<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
    $.ajaxSetup ({
        cache: false
    });
    var ajax_load = "<img class='loading' src='/static/img/loading.gif' alt='loading...' />";

//  load() functions
    var loadUrl = "/foo";
    $("#places").click(function(){
    alert("hello");
        $("#content-body").html(ajax_load).load(loadUrl);
    });
});
</script>