var linklist = document.getElementById("linklist").getElementsByTagName("ul")[0];
		var activestory = document.getElementById("activestory");
		var storylist = $("#stories > ul > li");
		var x;

		for (x = 0; x < storylist.length; x++)
		{

			var storytitle = storylist[x].getElementsByTagName("span")[0];

			newlink = linklist.appendChild(document.createElement("li")).appendChild(document.createElement("a"));
			newlink.href = storytitle.innerHTML;
			newlink.innerHTML = storytitle.innerHTML; 
			newlink.onclick = (function(story)
			{
				 return function() {
								var wrappedstory = $(activestory);
								
								wrappedstory.fadeOut(300, function() {
									$(this).html(storylist[story].innerHTML);  
									$(this).fadeIn(650);  
								}); 
								
								return false;
				}
			})(x); 

		}
		
		var wrappedstory = $(activestory);				
		wrappedstory.html(storylist[opentabnumber].innerHTML); //load up the first story 
		
		
		
		//Facebook tab sliding routine
		$("#facebook").hover(
			function(){
				$(this).animate({ left:'0' },{queue:false,duration:150});
			},
			function(){
				$(this).animate({left:'-100px'},{queue:false,duration:300});
			}
		);