der Request

gistfile1.js

// check if there is data from the localStorage and
// whether the data must be fetched live
if(localNewsJSON && !live){
   // call renderNews with the data from the localStorage
   renderNews(JSON.parse(localNewsJSON));
}else{
   // fetch the news from the REST interface of the news plattform
   $.ajax({
      url: "http://spirit.fh-schmalkalden.de/news",
      dataType: 'json',
      success: function (data){
         // save the data to the localStorage
         localStorage.setItem('SpiritNews', JSON.stringify(data));
         // call renderNews with the fetched data
         renderNews(data);
      },
      error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown){
         // hide the loading animation
         $.mobile.hidePageLoadingMsg();
         alert("Konnte keine Verbindung zum Server herstellen!");
      }});
}