//	browser check
function checkBrowser()
{
	this.ver=navigator.appVersion
	this.parsedVer = parseInt(this.ver);
	this.dom=document.getElementById?1:0
	this.ie5=( (this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 5")>-1) && this.dom)?1:0;
	this.ie4=(document.all && !this.dom)?1:0;
	this.ns5=(this.dom && parseInt(this.ver) >= 5) ?1:0;
	this.ns4=(document.layers && !this.dom)?1:0;
	this.bw=(this.ie5 || this.ie4 || this.ns4 || this.ns5)
	return this
}
var bw=new checkBrowser()
	
	//	write out date and time	
	function createMonth(n)
	{ this.length = n; return this;	}
	
	//	******** function to write today's date ***************************************
	var monthNames = new createMonth(12)
	monthNames[0] = "January"
	monthNames[1] = "February"
	monthNames[2] = "March"
	monthNames[3] = "April"
	monthNames[4] = "May"
	monthNames[5] = "June"
	monthNames[6] = "July"
	monthNames[7] = "August"
	monthNames[8] = "September"
	monthNames[9] = "October"
	monthNames[10] = "November"
	monthNames[11] = "December"
	
	function createDay(n)
	{ this.length = n; return this;	}
	
	var dayNames = new createDay(7)
	dayNames[0] = "Sunday"
	dayNames[1] = "Monday"
	dayNames[2] = "Tuesday"
	dayNames[3] = "Wednesday"
	dayNames[4] = "Thursday"
	dayNames[5] = "Friday"
	dayNames[6] = "Saturday"
	
function customDateString(oneDate)
{	
	var theDay = dayNames[oneDate.getDay()]
	var theMonth = monthNames[oneDate.getMonth()]
	var theYear = oneDate.getYear() + ((oneDate.getYear() <= 1000) ? 1900 : 0);
	return "<span style='font-family:Verdana,Arial,sans serif;font-size=8pt;color:#FFFFFF;'>"+ theDay + ",&nbsp;" + theMonth + "&nbsp;" + oneDate.getDate() + ",&nbsp;" + theYear+"</span>"
}





