function TheDate(){
	var mydate=new Date();
	var year=mydate.getYear();
	if (year < 1000) year+=1900;
	var day=mydate.getDay();
	var month=mydate.getMonth()+1;
	if (month<10) month="0"+month;
	var daym=mydate.getDate();
	if (daym<10) daym="0"+daym;
	var hour=mydate.getHours();
	var ampm;
	
		if (hour>=12) 
			{ampm="pm";} 
		else 
			{ampm="am"};
	
	if (hour<10) hour="0"+hour;
	if (hour>12) hour=hour-12;

	var minutes=mydate.getMinutes();
	if (minutes<10) minutes = "0"+minutes;
	
	setTimeout (updateDate, 10000);
	
	return "<div id=\"thedate\">" + month + "/" + daym + "/" + year + " " + hour + ":" + minutes + " " + ampm + "</div>";
	
	
	
}

function updateDate(){
	
	var mydate=new Date();
	var year=mydate.getYear();
	if (year < 1000) year+=1900;
	var day=mydate.getDay();
	var month=mydate.getMonth()+1;
	if (month<10) month="0"+month;
	var daym=mydate.getDate();
	if (daym<10) daym="0"+daym;
	var hour=mydate.getHours();
	var ampm;
	
		if (hour>=12) 
			{ampm="pm";} 
		else 
			{ampm="am"};
	
	if (hour<10) hour="0"+hour;
	if (hour>12) hour=hour-12;

	var minutes=mydate.getMinutes();
	if (minutes<10) minutes = "0"+minutes;
	
	var replacedate = document.getElementById("thedate");
	replacedate.innerHTML = month + "/" + daym + "/" + year + " " + hour + ":" + minutes + " " + ampm;
	
	setTimeout (updateDate, 10000);
	
}

function alternate(id){
 if(document.getElementsByTagName){  
   var table = document.getElementById(id);  
   var rows = table.getElementsByTagName("tr");  
   for(i = 0; i < rows.length; i++){          
 //manipulate rows
     if(i % 2 == 0){
       rows[i].className = "";
     }else{
       rows[i].className = "altback";
     }      
   }
 }
}

function externalLinks() {
if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return;
var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++) {
var anchor = anchors[i];
if (anchor.getAttribute("href") &&
anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external")
anchor.target = "_blank";
}
}

function alternateyellow(id){
 if(document.getElementsByTagName){  
   var table = document.getElementById(id);  
   var rows = table.getElementsByTagName("tr");  
   for(i = 0; i < rows.length; i++){          
 //manipulate rows
     if(i % 2 == 0){
       rows[i].className = "yellowback";
     }else{
       rows[i].className = "altback";
     }      
   }
 }
}

function externalLinks() {
if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return;
var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++) {
var anchor = anchors[i];
if (anchor.getAttribute("href") &&
anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external")
anchor.target = "_blank";
}
}