function fof($maxentries='', $before='<li>', $between='<br />', $after=" 
ago</li>\n", $withdate=true/*, $linkarticle=true*/) {
    global $wpdb, $fof_feed_table, $fof_item_table;
    
    $titles = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT id, url, title, link, 
description FROM $fof_feed_table");

    $items  = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT DISTINCT feed_id, 
UNIX_TIMESTAMP(max(timestamp)) as updatetime, title, link FROM 
$fof_item_table GROUP BY feed_id ORDER BY updatetime DESC");

    $total = 0;

    foreach ($items as $item) {
            
        if($total++ === $maxentries) { return; }

        $feed_info     = find_in_set($titles, $item->feed_id);

        $full_title    = $feed_info->title;
        $full_url      = $feed_info->link;
        $full_desc     = $feed_info->description;
        
        $article_url   = $item->link;
        $article_title = $item->title;
        
        if(function_exists(time_since)) {
            // using the excellent time_since plugin! woo!
            $date = time_since($item->updatetime);
        } else {
            $withdate=false;
            // uhhhh....
        }

        $out = '';
        $out .= $before;
        $out .= "<a href=\"";
        $out .= ($linkarticle) ? $article_url : $full_url;
        $out .= "\" title=\"";
        $out .= ($linkarticle) ? $article_title : $full_desc;
        $out .= "\" " ;
        $out .= ">$full_title</a>" ;
        $out .= ($withdate) ? $between.$date : '';
        $out .= $after;

        echo($out);

    }

}