function gup( name )
  {
    var regexS = "[\\?&]"+name+"=([^&#]*)";
    var regex = new RegExp( regexS );
    var tmpURL = window.location.href;
    var results = regex.exec( tmpURL );
    if ( results == null ) return ""; else return results[1];
  }
  
  function setdate( )
  {
    var oNow = new Date( );
    var astrDays = new Array( "Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday" );
    var astrMonths = new Array( "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" );
    var strDate = astrDays[oNow.getDay()] + ", " + astrMonths[oNow.getMonth()] + " " + oNow.getDate( );
    var oDate = document.getElementById( "date" );
    oDate.innerHTML = strDate;
  }
  
  function setbanner( )
  {
    var strBanner = gup( "banner" );
    if ( strBanner != "" )
    {
      var oBanner = document.getElementById( "banner" );
      oBanner.src = strBanner;
    }
  }
  
  function updateheader( )
  {
    setdate( );
    setbanner( );
  }

  function setlastmodified( )
  {
    var strDate = gup( "lastmodified" );
    if ( strDate != "" )
    {
      var oLastModified = document.getElementById( "lastmodified" );
      oLastModified.innerHTML = strDate;
    }
  }
  
  function updatefooter( )
  {
    setlastmodified( );
  }