var charDelay = 50;
var storyDelay = 5000;
var numStories = 4;
// two dimensional array to hold stories and links 
var storyMatrix = new Array();
storyMatrix[0] = new Array();
storyMatrix[1] = new Array();
storyMatrix[0][0] = 'Vertical invests in improved digital mailer software'
storyMatrix[1][0] = 'news.asp?id=43'
storyMatrix[0][1] = 'Vertical’s 20th anniversary'
storyMatrix[1][1] = 'news.asp?id=46'
storyMatrix[0][2] = 'New website for HumiSeal®'
storyMatrix[1][2] = 'news.asp?id=48'
storyMatrix[0][3] = 'Refreshed, re-rendered and reloaded'
storyMatrix[1][3] = 'news.asp?id=42'