function loadCurrentWeather() {
 x$.data = {};
 var _dom = new Object();
 x$("body").xhr("http://www.google.co.za/ig/api?weather=Cape+Town",
   { async: true,
  callback: function(){
   if (this.status = '200') {
    var xmlResp = this.responseXML;
    /** CURRENT CONDITIONS*/
    var current_info = xmlResp.getElementsByTagName("current_conditions"); //an array of elements/records
    x$(current_info).each(function(element, index, xui) {
     var city = 'Cape Town, South Africa';
     var icon = element.getElementsByTagName("icon")[0].getAttribute('data');
     var curr_temp = element.getElementsByTagName("temp_c")[0].getAttribute('data');
     var humidity = element.getElementsByTagName("humidity")[0].getAttribute('data');
     var wind_condition = element.getElementsByTagName("wind_condition")[0].getAttribute('data');
     var img_src = '<img  />';
     document.getElementById("weather-current-location")[removed] = city;
     document.getElementById("weather-current-icon")[removed] = img_src;
     document.getElementById("weather-current-temp")[removed] = "Temp: " + curr_temp + "ºC";
     document.getElementById("weather-current-humidity")[removed] = humidity;
     document.getElementById("weather-current-wind")[removed] = wind_condition;
    });
   } else {
    alert&#40;"XHR Failure: " + this.status&#41;;
   }
  }
   }
 );
 
}
/**
 * Using XUI XHR
 */
function loadForecastWeather() {
 x$.data = {};
 var _dom = new Object();
 x$("body").xhr("http://www.google.co.za/ig/api?weather=Cape+Town",
   { async: true,
  callback: function(){
   if (this.status = '200') {
    var xmlResp = this.responseXML;
    /** FORECAST CONDITIONS*/
    var forecast_info = xmlResp.getElementsByTagName("forecast_conditions"); //an array of elements/records
    x$(forecast_info).each(function(element, index, xui) {
     var dow = element.getElementsByTagName("day_of_week")[0].getAttribute('data');
     var icon = element.getElementsByTagName("icon")[0].getAttribute('data');
     var low = element.getElementsByTagName("low")[0].getAttribute('data');
     var high = element.getElementsByTagName("high")[0].getAttribute('data');
     var img_src = '<img  />';
     // convert to Celcius
     low = ((low - 32) / 1.8);
     high = ((high - 32) / 1.8);
     document.getElementById("weather-forecast-dow-"+index)[removed] = dow;
     document.getElementById("weather-forecast-icon-"+index)[removed] = img_src;
     document.getElementById("weather-forecast-tmp-low-"+index)[removed] = low.toFixed(0) + "ºC";
     document.getElementById("weather-forecast-tmp-high-"+index)[removed] = high.toFixed(0) + "ºC";
    });
   } else {
    alert&#40;"XHR Failure: " + this.status&#41;;
   }
  }
   }
 );
}