function todays_date(){
	var date = new Date();
	var month;
	var day;
	var monthdate = date.getDate();
	var year = date.getFullYear();
	
	switch(date.getDay()){
		case 0:
			day = 'Sunday';
			break;
		case 1:
			day = 'Monday';
			break;
		case 2:
			day = 'Tuesday';
			break;
		case 3:
			day = 'Wednesday';
			break;
		case 4:
			day = 'Thursday';
			break;
		case 5:
			day = 'Friday';
			break;
		case 6:
			day = 'Saturday';
			break;	
	}
	
	switch(date.getMonth()){
		case 0:
			month = 'January';
			break;
		case 1:
			month = 'February';
			break;
		case 2:
			month = 'March';
			break;
		case 3:
			month = 'April';
			break;
		case 4:
			month = 'May';
			break;
		case 5:
			month = 'June';
			break;
		case 6:
			month = 'July';
			break;
		case 7:
			month = 'August';
			break;
		case 8:
			month = 'September';
			break;
		case 9:
			month = 'October';
			break;
		case 10:
			month = 'November';
			break;
		case 11:
			month = 'December';
			break;
	}

	return day + ', ' + month + ' ' + monthdate + ', ' + year;
}

// VARIABLES FOR OVERLIB
var ol_fgcolor,ol_capcolor,ol_bgcolor;

function setNavVars() {
	// window color
	ol_fgcolor		= '#95CD60';
	ol_capcolor		= '#5D7289';
	ol_bgcolor		= '#1F862B';
}

function findPosition(obj){
	var curleft = curtop = 0;
	if (obj.offsetParent) {
		curleft = obj.offsetLeft
		curtop = obj.offsetTop
		while (obj = obj.offsetParent) {
			curleft += obj.offsetLeft
			curtop += obj.offsetTop
		}
	}
	return [curleft,curtop];
}

function setNavItems(obj,width,text,position_x,position_y) {
	setNavVars();
	var coords = findPosition(obj);
	var position_left = coords[0];
	var browser = navigator.appName;

	if (browser != "Netscape") {
		var offset = 10; // diff of 10 pixels
	} else offset = 0;

	var position_top = coords[1] + 16 + offset;
	return overlib(text, FIXX, position_left, FIXY, position_top, WIDTH, width, STICKY, MOUSEOFF)
}