var clockTimerID = null;
	var monNames = new Array ('','Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec');
	var dayNames = new Array ('','Sunday','Monday','Tuesday','Wednesday','Thursday','Friday','Saturday' );


	function startClock () {

		if ( clockTimerID !== null ) {
			clearTimeout ( clockTimerID );
		}

		update_clock_display ();
	}


	function update_clock_display() {

		var TimezoneOffset = 6;
		var X = " DAC ";
		
		
		// GET THE CURRENT SYSTEM DATE/TIME INFORMATION
		var dateNow = new Date ();
		
		// SPLIT THE DATE INTO VARIOUS DATE/TIME COMPONENTS
		var hour = dateNow.getHours () + (dateNow.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000)
             + TimezoneOffset * 3600000;
		
		var mins = dateNow.getMinutes ();
		var secs = dateNow.getSeconds ();
		var date = dateNow.getDate () + (dateNow.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000)
             + TimezoneOffset * 3600000;;
		var daynum = dateNow.getDay () + 1;
		var monnum = dateNow.getMonth () + 1;
		var year = dateNow.getYear ();
/*if (hour > 12) {
      hour = hour - 12;
      add = " p.m.";
    } else {
      hour = hour;
      add = " a.m.";
    }
    if (hour == 12) {
      add = " p.m.";
    }
    if (hour == 00) {
      hour = "12";
    }*/
		// SECONDARY CALCULATION FOR CLOCK DIGITS, ETC.
		var hour1 = Math.floor ( hour / 10 );
		var hour2 = hour % 10;
		var mins1 = Math.floor ( mins / 10 );
		var mins2 = mins % 10;
		var secs1 = Math.floor ( secs / 10 );
		var secs2 = secs % 10;
		var date1 = Math.floor (date / 10);
		var date2 = date % 10;
		if (year < 200) {
			year += 1900;
		}

		// NOW START THE ROUTINES TO UPDATE THE CLOCK
		updateDate('fullDate',monNames,date1,date2,monnum,year,dayNames);
		updateTime('bigTime',hour1,hour2,mins1,mins2);
		updateDayName('dayName',dayNames,daynum);
		updateSeconds('seconds',secs1,secs2,X);

		// THIS LINE RECURSIVELY CALLS IT'S OWN ROUTINE EVERY SECOND
		clockTimerID = setTimeout ("update_clock_display ()" ,1000);
	}


	var prevDate = "";
	function updateDate(objId,monNames,date1,date2,monnum,year,dayNames) {

		var htmstr = date1 + '' + date2 + '-' + monNames[monnum] + '-' + year;
		if (htmstr != prevDate) {
			squirtHTML(objId,htmstr);
		}
		prevDate = htmstr;
	}


	var prevTime = "";
	function updateTime(objId,hour1,hour2,mins1,mins2) {
		
		var htmstr = hour1 + '' + hour2 + ':' + mins1 + '' + mins2 ;
		if (htmstr != prevTime) {
			squirtHTML(objId,htmstr);
		}
		prevTime = htmstr;
	}


	var prevDayName = "";
	function updateDayName(objId,dayNames,dayNum) {

		var htmstr = '&nbsp;(' + dayNames[dayNum] + ')'; 
		if (htmstr != prevDayName) {
			squirtHTML(objId,htmstr);
		}
		prevDayName = htmstr;
	}


	var prevSeconds = "";
	function updateSeconds(objId,secs1,secs2,X) {

		var htmstr = ':' + secs1 + '' + secs2 + '&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;' + X;
		if (htmstr != prevSeconds) {
			squirtHTML(objId,htmstr);
		}
		prevSeconds = htmstr;
	}


//=================================================================================

	function convertObj(objStr) {

		var objID = null;

		if (document.getElementById) {
			objID = document.getElementById(objStr);
		} else if (document.all) {
			objID = eval("document." + objStr);
		} else if (document.layers) {
			objID = eval("document.layers." + objStr);
		}

		return(objID);
	}


	function squirtHTML(objStr,htmstr) {

		var objID = convertObj(objStr);
		objID.innerHTML = htmstr;
	}