//variables
	var displayed_date = "";
	var today = new Date();
	var dayofweek = "";
	var monthname = "";
	var datenum = "";
	var yearnum = "";
<!---	var yearname = "";
	if (today)
	{
		//get day of the week
		switch (today.getDay())
		{
			case 0: dayofweek="Sunday";break;
			case 1: dayofweek="Monday";break;
			case 2: dayofweek="Tuesday";break;
			case 3: dayofweek="Wednesday";break;
			case 4: dayofweek="Thursday";break;
			case 5: dayofweek="Friday";break;
			case 6: dayofweek="Saturday";break;
			default: dayofweek="Date error";
		}

		//get month
		switch (today.getMonth())
		{
			case 0: monthname="January";break;
			case 1: monthname="February";break;
			case 2: monthname="March";break;
			case 3: monthname="April";break;
			case 4: monthname="May";break;
			case 5: monthname="June";break;
			case 6: monthname="July";break;
			case 7: monthname="August";break;
			case 8: monthname="September";break;
			case 9: monthname="October";break;
			case 10: monthname="November";break;
			case 11: monthname="December";break;
			default: monthname="Date error";
		}
		
		//get year
		switch (today.getFullYear())
		{
			case 2006: yearname="2006";break;
			case 2006: yearname="2007";break;
			case 2006: yearname="2008";break;
			default: yearname="Date error";
		}
		
		

		//get date
		datenum = today.getDate();

		//create date string
		displayed_date = dayofweek + ", " + monthname + " " + datenum+ ", " + yearname;
	}


//--->