/***********************************************
* Returns the current date in mm/dd/yy format as a string.
***********************************************/
function todayStr() {
months = new Array();
months[0] = "January";  months[6] = "July";
months[1] = "February"; months[7] = "August";
months[2] = "March";    months[8] = "September";
months[3] = "April";    months[9] = "October";
months[4] = "May";      months[10] = "November";
months[5] = "June";     months[11] = "December";

var today=new Date();
month=today.getMonth();
date  = today.getDate();
year = today.getFullYear() ;

return months[month] + " " + date + ", " + year;
}