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 today=new Date();				
        var lmonth=months[today.getMonth() + 1];	
        var date=today.getDate();			
        var year=today.getFullYear();			
        var daynum = today.getDay() + 1;		
        if(daynum==1) day = "Sunday";			
        if(daynum==2) day = "Monday";
        if(daynum==3) day = "Tuesday";
        if(daynum==4) day = "Wednesday";
        if(daynum==5) day = "Thursday";
        if(daynum==6) day = "Friday";
        if(daynum==7) day = "Saturday";
        var todaysdate= (day + ", " + date + " " + lmonth + " " + year);

var msgWidth = 0;
var bannerWidth = 440;
var timerID;

/* This function centers the banner window in the main browser window */
function centerBanner() {
  var el = document.getElementById('canvas');
  el.style.left = "5px";
  el.style.visibility = 'visible';
}

function scrollIt(Left, dx, speed) {
  var text = document.getElementById('canvasText');
  Left -= dx;
  text.style.left = Left + "px";
  
  if (Left < -msgWidth)
    Left = bannerWidth;
  
  timerID = setTimeout("scrollIt(" + Left + ", " + dx + ", " + speed + ")", speed);
}

function popUp(url) {
var width=500;
var height=300;
var from_top=350;
var from_left=500;
var toolbar='no';
var location='no';
var directories='no';
var status='no';
var menubar='no';
var scrollbars='no';
var resizable='no';
var atts='width='+width+'show,height='+height+',top='+from_top+',screenY=';
atts+= from_top+',left='+from_left+',screenX='+from_left+',toolbar='+toolbar;  atts+=',location='+location+',directories='+directories+',status='+status;  atts+=',menubar='+menubar+',scrollbars='+scrollbars+',resizable='+resizable;

window.open(url,'win_name',atts);
}