function showrecentcomments(json) {
  for (var i = 0; i < numcomments; i++) {
    var entry = json.feed.entry[i];
    var alturl;

    if (i == json.feed.entry.length) break;
    for (var k = 0; k < entry.link.length; k++) {
      if (entry.link[k].rel == 'alternate') {
        alturl = entry.link[k].href;
        break;
      }
    }
   alturl = alturl.replace("#", "#");

if (entry.content) {
      comment = entry.content.$t;
    } else if (entry.summary) {
      comment = entry.summary.$t;
    }

   var re = /<\S[^>]*>/g; 
   comment = comment.replace(re, "");
   document.write('<b><a href="' + alturl + '">' + entry.author[0].name.$t + '</a></b>'+': ');
   if (comment.length < numchars)
         document.write('' + comment  + '<br>' );
   else
         document.write('' + comment.substring(0, numchars) + '...<br></ul>');
  }
}

