function produceDate() {
  var today = new Date();
  var day = today.getDay();
  var date = today.getDate();
  var month = today.getMonth();
  var year = today.getFullYear();

  if (day==1)
    dayofweek = "Monday";
  if (day==2)
    dayofweek = "Tuesday";
  if (day==3)
    dayofweek = "Wednesday";
  if (day==4)
    dayofweek = "Thursday";
  if (day==5)
    dayofweek = "Friday";
  if (day==6)
    dayofweek = "Saturday";
  if (day==0)
    dayofweek = "Sunday";

  if (month == 0)
    mth_nm = "January";
  if (month == 1)
    mth_nm = "February";
  if (month == 2)
    mth_nm = "March";
  if (month == 3)
    mth_nm = "April";
  if (month == 4)
    mth_nm = "May";
  if (month == 5)
    mth_nm = "June";
  if (month == 6)
    mth_nm = "July";
  if (month == 7)
    mth_nm = "August";
  if (month == 8)
    mth_nm = "September";
  if (month == 9)
    mth_nm = "October";
  if (month == 10)
    mth_nm = "November";
  if (month == 11)
    mth_nm = "December";

  if ( (date == 1) || (date == 21) || (date == 31) )
    {
      var rank = 'st';
    }
  else if ( (date == 2) || (date == 22) )
    {
      var rank = 'nd';
    }
  else if ( (date == 3) || (date == 23) )
    {
      var rank = 'rd';
    }
  else if ( (date >= 4 && date <= 20 ) ||  (date >= 24 && date <= 30 ) )
    {
      var rank = 'th';
    }

  the_date = mth_nm + " " + date + rank + " " + year;

  month_day = mth_nm + "_" + date;

  moments_number = date;

  booklet_number = eval(month + 1);

}

produceDate();

function writeDate(id) {
  var nodeObj = document.getElementById(id);
  nodeObj.firstChild.nodeValue = the_date;
}