var weekday		=	new Array("Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday","Thursday","Friday","Saturday")
var shortWeekday=	new Array("Sun.","Mon.","Tue.","Wed.","Thu.","Fri.","Sat.")
var monthname	=	new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June",
						"July","August","September","October","November","December")
function daysUntil(gameDateString)
{
    var gameDate   	= new Date(gameDateString);
    var difference 	= gameDate.getTime() - today.getTime();
    var daysDifference 	= Math.floor(difference/1000/60/60/24);
    return (daysDifference);
}
function week_before(s) {
    // parse s for month, day, year
    var dateArray = s.split('/');
    sdate = new Date(dateArray[2],dateArray[0]-1,dateArray[1]);
    // figure out day, month, year 7 days ago
    var odate = new Date(sdate.getTime() - (7 * 86400000));
    // return value
    return (odate.getMonth()+1) + '/' + odate.getDate() + '/' + odate.getYear();
}