var syndicate = new Object;

  syndicate.title_fontbold    = true;
  syndicate.title_fontital    = false;
  syndicate.title_fontface    = 'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif'; 
  syndicate.title_fontsize    = '2';
  syndicate.title_fontcolor   = '#000080';

  syndicate.date_fontbold     = false;
  syndicate.date_fontital     = true;
  syndicate.date_fontface     = 'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif';  
  syndicate.date_fontunder    = false;
  syndicate.date_fontsize     = '2';
  syndicate.date_fontcolor    = '#000080';

  syndicate.summary_fontbold  = false;
  syndicate.summary_fontital  = false;
  syndicate.date_fontface     = 'Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif';  
  syndicate.summary_fontunder = false;
  syndicate.summary_fontsize  = '2';
  syndicate.summary_fontcolor = '#000080';

  syndicate.bgcolor           = '#FFFFF0';
  syndicate.max_articles      = '10';
  syndicate.display_date      = true;
  syndicate.display_summaries = true;
  syndicate.not_found_message = '<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" color="#000080">Sorry, no articles were found.</font>';