<script type="text/javascript">
new TopNews('#Container', 7,true,6000);
</script>

//call ASP.NET page method asynchronous (send and recives data in JSON format)
PageMethod: function(fn, paramArray, successFn, errorFn) {
var pagePath = window.location.pathname;
var that = this;
//Call the page method
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: pagePath + "?Callback=" + fn,
contentType: "application/json; charset=utf-8",
data: paramArray,
dataType: "json",
//that is a reference to the object calling this callback method
success: function(res) { successFn(res, that) },
error: errorFn
});
}

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
// *** Route to the Page level callback 'handler'
this.HandleCallbacks();
}

// Callback routing
public void HandleCallbacks()
{
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(Request.Params["Callback"]))
return;

// *** We have an action try and match it to a handler
switch (Request.Params["Callback"])
{
case "fetchAllNews":
this.FetchAllNews();
break;
}

Response.StatusCode = 500;
Response.Write("Invalid Callback Method");
Response.End();
}

public void FetchAllNews()
{
List<NewsItem> lsttst = new List<NewsItem>();
lsttst.Add(new NewsItem("Environment of Australia",
this.ResolveUrl("~/img/news1.jpg"),
this.ResolveUrl("~/img/news1_thumb.jpg"),
"Australia has a rich variety of endemic legume
species that thrive in nutrient-poor soils because
of their symbiosis with rhizobia bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi",
DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()));
lsttst.Add(new NewsItem("Economy of Australia",
this.ResolveUrl("~/img/news2.jpg"),
this.ResolveUrl("~/img/news2_thumb.jpg"),
"The Australian dollar is the currency of the
Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island,
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island",
DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()));
lsttst.Add(new NewsItem("Demographics of Australia and
Immigration to Australia", this.ResolveUrl("~/img/news3.jpg"),
this.ResolveUrl("~/img/news3_thumb.jpg"),
"Most of the estimated 21.8 million Australians are
descended from colonial-era settlers and post-Federation
immigrants from Europe", DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()));
lsttst.Add(new NewsItem("Religion in Australia",
this.ResolveUrl("~/img/news4.jpg"),
this.ResolveUrl("~/img/news4_thumb.jpg"),
"Australia has no state religion. In the 2006 census,
64% of Australians were listed as Christian of
any denomination, including 26% as Roman Catholic and
19% as Anglican", DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()));
lsttst.Add(new NewsItem("Education in Australia",
this.ResolveUrl("~/img/news5.jpg"),
this.ResolveUrl("~/img/news5_thumb.jpg"),
"School attendance is compulsory throughout Australia.
In most Australian States at 5–6 years of age all children
receive 11 years of compulsory education",
DateTime.Now.ToShortDateString()));

Response.ContentType = "application/json; charset=utf-8";
Response.Write(JavaScriptConvert.SerializeObject(lsttst));
Response.End();
}