//pre-load images
	var story_1 = new Image();
	story_1.src = '/images/stories/story_1.jpg';
	var story_2 = new Image();
	story_2.src = '/images/stories/story_2.jpg';
	var story_3 = new Image();
	story_3.src = '/images/stories/story_3.jpg';
	var story_4 = new Image();
	story_4.src = '/images/stories/story_4.jpg';
	var story_5 = new Image();
	story_5.src = '/images/stories/story_5.jpg';
	var story_6 = new Image();
	story_6.src = '/images/stories/story_6.jpg';

	var storytext_1 = new Image();
	storytext_1.src = '/images/stories/storytext_1.png';
	var storytext_2 = new Image();
	storytext_2.src = '/images/stories/storytext_2.png';
	var storytext_3 = new Image();
	storytext_3.src = '/images/stories/storytext_3.png';
	var storytext_4 = new Image();
	storytext_4.src = '/images/stories/storytext_4.png';
	var storytext_5 = new Image();
	storytext_5.src = '/images/stories/storytext_5.png';
	var storytext_6 = new Image();
	storytext_6.src = '/images/stories/storytext_6.png';


	
	function makeImage(l,i){
		this.link = l;
		this.img = i;
		this.write = writeImage;
	}
	
	function makeText(l,t){
		this.link = l;
		this.text = t;
		this.write = writeText;
	}
	
	function writeImage(){
	var str = '';
	str += '<a href="' + this.link + '">';
	str += '<img border="0" src="' + this.img.src + '"><\/a>';
	return str;
	}	

	function writeText(){
	var str = '';
	str += '<a href="' + this.link + '">';
	str += '<img border="0" src="' + this.text.src + '"><\/a>';
	return str;	
	}
	
	
	var imageArray = new Array();
	imageArray[0] = new makeImage('/storypages/story_1.html',story_1).write();
	
	imageArray[1] = new makeImage('/storypages/story_2.html',story_2).write();
	
	imageArray[2] = new makeImage('/storypages/story_3.html',story_3).write();
	
	imageArray[3] = new makeImage('/storypages/story_4.html',story_4).write();

	imageArray[4] = new makeImage('/storypages/story_5.html',story_5).write();

	imageArray[5] = new makeImage('/storypages/story_6.html',story_6).write();

	
	

	var textArray = new Array();
	textArray[0] = new makeText('/storypages/story_1.html',storytext_1).write();
	
	textArray[1] = new makeText('/storypages/story_2.html',storytext_2).write();
	
	textArray[2] = new makeText('/storypages/story_3.html',storytext_3).write();
	
	textArray[3] = new makeText('/storypages/story_4.html',storytext_4).write();

	textArray[4] = new makeText('/storypages/story_5.html',storytext_5).write();

	textArray[5] = new makeText('/storypages/story_6.html',storytext_6).write();


		
	var nIndex = (Math.floor(Math.random()*6));
	var timerID = null;
	
	function rotateNews(){
		rotateImage();
		rotateText();
		timerID = setTimeout('rotateNews()',6000);
	}
		
	function rotateImage(){
		var len = imageArray.length;
		if(nIndex >= len)
			nIndex = 0;
		document.getElementById('storydiv').innerHTML = imageArray[nIndex];
		/*timerID = setTimeout('rotateImage()',6000);*/
	}
	
	function rotateText(){
		var len = textArray.length;
		document.getElementById('storytextdiv').innerHTML = textArray[nIndex];
		nIndex++;
		/*timerID = setTimeout('rotateText()',6000);*/
	}

	function pauseNews() {
		if (timerID != null) {
			clearTimeout(timerID);
			timerID = null;
		}
	}
	
	function playNews() {
		if (timerID == null) {
			timerID = setTimeout('rotateNews()', 1000);
		}
	}