var top_message = [];
            var now_top_message_length = 1;
            var current_top_message = 0;
            
            //get_top_message_data();
            Event.observe(window, "load", get_top_message_data); 
            
            function get_top_message_data()  {
                var url = '/en/data/pane_top_message.xhtml?t='+Math.floor(Math.random()*10000000);

                var myAjax = new Ajax.Request(
                  url,
                  {
                    method: 'get',
                    onComplete: top_message_Response
                  }
                );

              }

              function top_message_Response(originalRequest) {
                var isMSIE= (navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer");

                var back_information = "";
                xml_data = originalRequest.responseXML;

                var items = [];

                //var itemNodes=xml_data.documentElement.selectNodes("/xml/news");
                var itemNodes=selectNodes(xml_data.documentElement,"news");
                for(var i=0;i<itemNodes.length;i++){
                  var item=itemNodes[i];
                  var obj=new Object();
                  for(var j=0;j<item.childNodes.length;j++){
                    var n=item.childNodes[j].nodeName;
                    var vNode=item.childNodes[j].firstChild;
                    if(vNode!=null) {
                      obj[n]=vNode.nodeValue;
                    } else {
                      obj[n]="";
                    }
                  }
                  top_message.push(obj);
                }
                
                show_top_message();
              }
              

              function show_top_message() {
                $("top_message_span").innerHTML = top_message[current_top_message].Headline.substring(0,now_top_message_length);
                set_message_href(top_message);
                now_top_message_length = now_top_message_length + 1;
                if (now_top_message_length > top_message[current_top_message].Headline.length) {
                  current_top_message = current_top_message + 1;
                  if (current_top_message >= top_message.length) {
                    current_top_message = 0;
                  }
                  now_top_message_length = 1;
                  show_message_time = setTimeout("show_top_message()",5000);
                } else {
                  show_message_time = setTimeout("show_top_message()",40);
                }
              }

              
              function change_top_message(type) {
                if (type == "back") {
                  current_top_message = current_top_message - 1;
                } else if (type == "next") {
                  current_top_message = current_top_message + 1;
                }
            
                if (current_top_message < 0) {
                  current_top_message = top_message.length - 1;
                } else if (current_top_message >= top_message.length) {
                  current_top_message = 0;
                }
                
                now_top_message_temp = top_message[current_top_message].Headline;
                now_top_message_length = 1;
                clearTimeout(show_message_time);
                show_top_message();
              }
              
              function set_message_href(top_message) {
                //$("top_message_span").onclick = new Function("window.location.href('/en/" + top_message[current_top_message].ParentCategory + "/fullstory.html?id=" + top_message[current_top_message].news_id +"');");
                  $("top_message_span").href = "/en/" + top_message[current_top_message].ParentCategory + "/" + top_message[current_top_message].formatHeadline + "/fullstory_" + top_message[current_top_message].news_id + ".html";
              }