function openWin( windowURL, windowName, windowFeatures ) {
        return window.open( windowURL, windowName, windowFeatures ) ;
}

function todaysDate() {

    var today=new Date();
    var weekdays = new Array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday");
    var months = new Array("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");
    var month = today.getMonth();
    var monthtext = months[month];
    var day = today.getDay();
    var year = today.getYear();
    if (year < 1000) {
            year = year + 1900;
    }
    var date = today.getDate();
    
    document.write(weekdays[day] + " " + monthtext + " " + date + ", " + year);

}

function thisYear() {

    var today=new Date();
    var year = today.getYear();
    if (year < 1000) {
        year = year + 1900;
    }
    
    document.write(year);

}

function disableButton( button ) {
    if ( button ) {
        button.value="Processing...";
        button.disabled=true;
    }
}

function writeEmbedTag(soundPath) {
    document.write("<embed id='water' name='water' height='0' width='0' src='" + soundPath + "' autoplay='true' loop='true' volume='10' hidden='true' />");
}