// Set up global variables for the page.
	ns.headlinesTemplate = "headlines.html";
	ns.articleTemplate = "article.html";

	// Set up variables for the hierarchy navigation
/*	ns.categoryNav.parentBullet = "";
	ns.categoryNav.currentParentBullet = "";
	ns.categoryNav.childBullet = "";
	ns.categoryNav.currentChildBullet = ""; */
	ns.categoryNav.nsTopLink = "";
	ns.categoryNav.nsCurrentTopLink = "";
	ns.categoryNav.nsCurrentTopLinkExpanded = "";
	ns.categoryNav.nsSubLink = "";
	ns.categoryNav.nsCurrentSubLink = "";
	ns.categoryNav.nsSubParentLink = "";
	ns.categoryNav.nsCurrentSubParentLink = "";
	ns.categoryNav.nsCurrentSubParentLinkExpanded = "";
	ns.categoryNav.width = 160;
	ns.categoryNav.indentWidth = 15;

	// Set up variables for the previous/next navigation
	ns.prevNextNav.nextLinkClickable = " NEXT>>";
	ns.prevNextNav.nextLinkNonClickable = " NEXT>>";
	ns.prevNextNav.prevLinkClickable = "<<PREV ";
	ns.prevNextNav.prevLinkNonClickable = "<<PREV ";
	ns.prevNextNav.homeLink = " HOME ";
	ns.prevNextNav.nextLinkStyle = "";
	ns.prevNextNav.prevLinkStyle = "";
	ns.prevNextNav.homeLinkStyle = "";
	ns.prevNextNav.nonClickableLinkColor = "";

	// Set up variables for current category heading.
	ns.currentCategory.linkStyle = "";
	ns.currentCategory.delimeter = " > ";

	// Set up variables for headline listing.
	ns.headlines.linkStyle = "";
	ns.headlines.preLinkHTML = "<P>";
	ns.headlines.postLinkHTML = "<BR>";
	ns.headlines.preProviderDateHTML = "";
	ns.headlines.postProviderDateHTML = "";
	ns.headlines.articlesPerPage = 10; 

	// Set up variables for article.
	ns.article.preHeadlineHTML = "";
	ns.article.postHeadlineHTML = "";
	ns.article.preBodyHTML = "<p>";
	ns.article.postBodyHTML = "";
	ns.article.preCopyrightHTML = "<p>";
	ns.article.postCopyrightHTML = "";

	// Set up the variables for photos.
	ns.article.prePhotoHTML = "<P>";
	ns.article.postPhotoHTML = "";
	ns.article.photowidth = "150";
	
	// Set up variables for related headline listing.
	ns.relatedHeadlines.linkStyle = "";
	ns.relatedHeadlines.preLinkHTML = "&#149;";
	ns.relatedHeadlines.postLinkHTML = "<br>";
	ns.relatedHeadlines.articlesPerPage = 5;

	// Set up variable for the summary applet
/*	ns.summaryApplet.width = "150";
	ns.summaryApplet.height = "200";
	ns.summaryApplet.titleFont = "verdana";
	ns.summaryApplet.titleSize = "11";
	ns.summaryApplet.titleColor = "black";
	ns.summaryApplet.titleColorRGB = "000,000,000";
	ns.summaryApplet.titleText = "";
	ns.summaryApplet.showTitle = "false";
	ns.summaryApplet.summaryFont = "verdana";
	ns.summaryApplet.summarySize = "10";
	ns.summaryApplet.summaryColor = "black";
	ns.summaryApplet.summaryColorRGB = "000,000,000";
	ns.summaryApplet.summaryText = "To view news, choose a category from the left menu on the left, or select an article from the current list. To see an article's summary, roll your mouse over it's headline.";
	ns.summaryApplet.providerFont = "verdana";
	ns.summaryApplet.providerSize = "10";
	ns.summaryApplet.providerColor = "";
	ns.summaryApplet.providerColorRGB = "102,102,102";
	ns.summaryApplet.providerText = "";
	ns.summaryApplet.showProviderHeading = "false";
	ns.summaryApplet.dateFont = "verdana";
	ns.summaryApplet.dateSize = "10";
	ns.summaryApplet.dateColor = "";
	ns.summaryApplet.dateColorRGB = "102,102,102";
	ns.summaryApplet.dateText = "";
	ns.summaryApplet.showDateHeading = "false";
	ns.summaryApplet.backgroundImage = "";
	ns.summaryApplet.backgroundColor = "white";
	ns.summaryApplet.backgroundColorRGB = "255,255,255";
	ns.summaryApplet.borderColor = "white";
	ns.summaryApplet.borderColorRGB = "255,255,255"; */

	// The abstract text width and height
	ns.abstractLayerWidth = 200;
	ns.abstractLayerHeight = 200;