      function changeMessage(num){
       $('#message_container').unbind('click');
       $('#message_container').click(function(){
        window.open(messageArray[num]['href'], messageArray[num]['target']);
        return false;
       });
       $('#home_message').fadeOut(500,function(){
        $('#home_message').html(messageArray[num]['message']);
        $('#home_message').fadeIn(500);
       });
       if (totalMessages > 1) {
        setTimeout(function(){
         if (curMessage < totalMessages-1) {
          curMessage++;
         } else {
          curMessage = 0;
         }
         changeMessage(curMessage);
        }, 6000);
       }
      }

      var curMessage = 0;
      var totalMessages = messageArray.length;
      $(document).ready(function(){
       changeMessage(curMessage);
      });