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HTML
<input type="button" onclick="example_ajax_request()" value="Click Me!" />
<div id="example-placeholder">
<p>Placeholding text</p>
</div>
JavaScript
function example_ajax_request() {
$('#example-placeholder').html('<p><img src="ajax_loader.jpg" width="220" height="19" /></p>');
$('#example-placeholder').load("http://www.muna_abigail.com");
}