function startPopularTimer() {
if (level == "home") {
popularAjax.makeRequest('GET', '/en_US/xml/popularnews.xml', onPopularResponse, true);
} else {
popularAjax.makeRequest('GET', '/en_US/xml/popularnews_sub.xml', onPopularResponse, true);
}
popularLoopTimer();
}
function popularLoopTimer() {
if (level == "home") {
setInterval('popularAjax.makeRequest(\'GET\', \'/en_US/xml/popularnews.xml\', onPopularResponse, true)',newsRefresh);
} else {
setInterval('popularAjax.makeRequest(\'GET\', \'/en_US/xml/popularnews_sub.xml\', onPopularResponse, true)',newsRefresh);
}
}
var popularAjax = new Ajax();
addLoadEvent(startPopularTimer);
function onPopularResponse() {
if(popularAjax.checkReadyState() == "success") {
var xmlDoc = popularAjax.request.responseXML;
var entryNodes = xmlDoc.getElementsByTagName("article");
//alert(entryNodes.length);
var headline = "";
var link = "";
var popularHTML = "";
if (entryNodes.length > 0) {
if (level == "home"){var tableWidth = "100%"; var paddingVar = "0"; var spacingVar = "5";}
if (level == "sub") {var tableWidth = "172"; var paddingVar = "5"; var spacingVar = "0";}
popularHTML+='<ul>'; 
//add new entries
for (i=0;i<entryNodes.length;i++) {
entryData = entryNodes.item(i).childNodes;
entryCell = "";
headline = "";
link = "";
for (var j=0; j<entryData.length; j++){
switch(entryData.item(j).nodeName){
case "headline": headline = entryData.item(j).hasChildNodes() ? entryData.item(j).firstChild.nodeValue : ""; break;
case "link": link = entryData.item(j).hasChildNodes() ? entryData.item(j).firstChild.nodeValue : ""; break;
default:break;
}
} 
if (link != ""){
if (level == "home") {
entryCell += '<li><a href="' + link + '">' + headline + '</a></li>';
} else if (level == "sub") {
entryCell += '<li><a href="' + link + '" class="blackLink">' + headline + '</a></li>';
}
}
else{
if (level == "home") {
entryCell += '<li>' + headline + '</li>';
} else if (level == "sub") {
entryCell += '<li>' + headline + '</li>';
}
}
//logTable.rows[i].cells[0].innerHTML = entryCell;
popularHTML+=entryCell;
}
popularHTML+='</ul>';
document.getElementById('tabMostPopularContent').innerHTML = popularHTML; 
} 
}
}