// Manotick.net header bar:   Mon.  Apr. 2
// ŠPat Drummond pat{at}manotick.net 
//
function makeArray() {
  for (i = 0; i<makeArray.arguments.length; i++)
  this[i] = makeArray.arguments[i]; }
function getFullYear(d) {var y = d.getYear(); if (y < 1000) {y += 1900};   return y; }
//var zone = "EDT";
var days = new makeArray("Sun.","Mon.","Tue.","Wed.","Thu.","Fri.","Sat.");
var months = new makeArray("Jan.","Feb.","Mar.","Apr.","May","Jun.","Jul.","Aug.","Sep.","Oct.","Nov.","Dec.");

function format_date(t) {
  var Day = t.getDay(); var Date = t.getDate(); var Month = t.getMonth();
  timeString = ""; timeString += days[Day];
  timeString += " &nbsp;"; timeString += months[Month]; timeString += " ";
  timeString += Date; timeString += "&nbsp;"; return timeString;
}