function displayYear(){
	var todaysDate = new Date();
	var todaysYear = todaysDate.getFullYear();
	document.write(''+todaysYear);
}

d = new Array('Sunday','Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday');
m = new Array('January','February','March','April','May','June','July','August','September','October','November','December');
today = new Date();
day = today.getDate();
year = today.getYear();
if (year < 2000){
	year = year + 1900;
	var end = 'th';
}
if (day==1 || day==21 || day==31) end='st';
if (day==2 || day==22) end='nd';
if (day==3 || day==23) end='rd';
day+=end;

function countInst(string, item) {
	var substrings = string.split(item);
	return substrings.length - 1;
}

function check_blank_field(field, caption){
	if(is_blank(field)){
		var prefix = "Please enter a ";
		if(caption.substring(caption.length-1, caption.length) == 's'){prefix = "Please enter "}
		if(is_vowel(caption.substring(0,1))){prefix = "Please enter an "}
		if(caption.charAt(0,1) == 'U' || 'u'){prefix = "Please enter a "}
		alert(prefix + caption)
		return false
	} 
	return true
}

function outputMoney(number) {
    return outputDollars(Math.floor(number-0) + '') + outputCents(number - 0);
}

function outputDollars(number) {
    if (number.length <= 3)
        return (number == '' ? '0' : number);
    else {
        var mod = number.length%3;
        var output = (mod == 0 ? '' : (number.substring(0,mod)));
        for (i=0 ; i < Math.floor(number.length/3) ; i++) {
            if ((mod ==0) && (i ==0))
                output+= number.substring(mod+3*i,mod+3*i+3);
            else
                output+= ',' + number.substring(mod+3*i,mod+3*i+3);
        }
        return (output);
    }
}

function outputCents(amount) {
    amount = Math.round( ( (amount) - Math.floor(amount) ) *100);
    return (amount < 10 ? '.0' + amount : '.' + amount);
}
		
function is_vowel(x){
	if(x == 'a' || x == 'e' || x == 'i' || x == 'o' || x == 'u' || x == 'A' || x == 'E' || x == 'I' || x == 'O' || x == 'U'){
		return true
	} else {
		return false
	}
}

function is_blank(form_element){
	if(RTrim(form_element.value).length < 1){
		form_element.focus()
		form_element.select()
	return true;
	}
	return false;
}
	
	
function RTrim (originalString) {
	var pos = 0
	pos = originalString.length
	while (originalString.substring(pos-1, pos) == " ") {
		originalString = originalString.substring(0, pos-1)
		pos = pos - 1
	}
	return originalString
}			


function is_Valid_Email(form_element) {
	if (form_element.value.indexOf("@") + "" != "-1" && form_element.value.indexOf(".") + "" != "-1" && form_element.value != "")
	return true;
	else {
		alert("Please Enter a Valid Email Address");
		form_element.focus();
	return false;
	}
}


function is_please_choose(form_element, caption) {
	if ((form_element.selectedIndex == 0)) {
		var prefix = "Please make a selection for ";
		if(caption.substring(caption.length-1, caption.length) == 's'){prefix = "Please make a selection for "}
		if(is_vowel(caption.substring(0,1))){prefix = "Please make a selection for "}
		alert(prefix + caption)
	return false
	}
	return true
}