function date() {
  d=new Date();
  switch (d.getDay()) { 
       case 1:  document.write ("Monday"); break;
       case 2:  document.write ("Tuesday"); break;
       case 3:  document.write ("Wednesday"); break;
       case 4:  document.write ("Thursday"); break;
       case 5:  document.write ("Friday"); break;
       case 6:  document.write ("Saturday"); break;
       default: document.write ("Sunday");
  }
  document.write(", ");
  switch (d.getMonth()) { 
       case 0 :  document.write ("January"); break;
       case 1 :  document.write ("February"); break;
       case 2 :  document.write ("March"); break;
       case 3 :  document.write ("April"); break;
       case 4 :  document.write ("May"); break;
       case 5 :  document.write ("June"); break;
       case 6 :  document.write ("July"); break;
       case 7 :  document.write ("August"); break;
       case 8 :  document.write ("September"); break;
       case 9 :  document.write ("October"); break;
       case 10:  document.write ("November"); break;
       case 11:  document.write ("December"); break;
   }
   document.write(" "+d.getDate());
   y=d.getYear();
   if (y<1900) y+=1900;
   document.write(", "+y);
   document.write(" :: &nbsp; ");
}

function openFAQ(question) {
  window.open('/static/'+question+".html",'GEOPORTAL_FAQ', 'width=420,height=540,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes');
  return false;
}

function openScience(subject,w,h) {
  window.open('/static/'+subject+".html",'GEOPORTAL_SCIENCE', 'width='+w+',height='+h+',scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes');
  return false;
}

function openSyntheticMap(evtype,evid) {
  window.open('/view'+evtype+"map?evid="+evid,'GEOPORTAL_MAP_VIEWER', 'width=880,height=560,scrollbars=no,resizable=no');
  return false;
}