function getCurrentDate() {
	var days=new Array(6);
	days[0]="Sunday";
	days[1]="Monday";
	days[2]="Tuesday";
	days[3]="Wednesday";
	days[4]="Thursday";
	days[5]="Friday";
	days[6]="Saturday";

	var months=new Array(13);
	months[1]="January";
	months[2]="February";
	months[3]="March";
	months[4]="April";
	months[5]="May";
	months[6]="June";
	months[7]="July";
	months[8]="August";
	months[9]="September";
	months[10]="October";
	months[11]="November";
	months[12]="December";

	var time=new Date();
	var lmonth=months[time.getMonth() + 1];
	var date=time.getDate();
	var year=time.getYear();
	var day=days[time.getDay()];

	if ((navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer") && (year < 2000))
	year="19" + year;
	if ( (navigator.appName == "Netscape") && (year < 2000) )
	year=1900 + year;

	return(day +", " + lmonth + " " + date + ", " + year);
}

function newImage(arg) {
	if (document.images) {
		rslt = new Image();
		rslt.src = arg;
		return rslt;
	}
}

function changeImages() {
	if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
		for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
			document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
		}
	}
}

var preloadFlag = false;
function preloadImages() {
	if (document.images) {
		button_rollover_01_down = newImage("_images/button_rollover_01-down.gif");
		button_rollover_02_down = newImage("_images/button_rollover_02-down.gif");
		preloadFlag = true;
	}
}
/**********************************************************
	PURPOSE:
		Validate the length of the text in a specified textarea.
	INPUT:
		The textarea object and the maximum length (default=255) to check for.
	OUTPUT:
		True (1) or False(0)
	ASSUMPTIONS:
	EFFECTS:
********************************************************* */
function checkTextAreaMaxLength(taTest, lngMaxLength, strExtraText){
	//Combine the textarea value and data in the strExtraText
	var strTestString = new String(taTest.value + strExtraText);


	// check for a second parameter.  If missing, default to 255
	if (checkTextAreaMaxLength.arguments.length == 1){ lngMaxLength = 255 };
	
	// check the length of the text in the textarea.
	// prompt the user if it is too long.
	if (strTestString.length>=lngMaxLength){
		alert('You have reached the maximum length (' + lngMaxLength + ') allowed for this text area.');
		taTest.focus();
		return false;
	}
	else{
		return true;
	}
}