function modal_from_ajax(url, title) {
	if (typeof(title) == "undefined") title = '&nbsp';
	$.modal('<div class="header" id="modalHeader"><div id="modalTitle">'+title+'</div><a href="#" title="Close" class="modalCloseX modalClose">x</a></div><div class="content" id="modalContent">Loading...</div>', {overlay: "50"});
	$.get(url, function(data){
	// create a modal dialog with the data
		$('#modalContent').html(data);
	});
}