//
// format date as mmmm d, yyyy
// example: December 25, 2006
//
function date_long_mdy(date)
{
  var d = date.getDate();
  var m = date.getMonth() + 1;
  var y = date.getFullYear();

  var mmmm = 
    ( 1==m)?'January':( 2==m)?'February':(3==m)?'March':
    ( 4==m)?'April':( 5==m)?'May':(6==m)?'June':
    ( 7==m)?'July':( 8==m)?'August':(9==m)?'September':
    (10==m)?'October':(11==m)?'November':'December';

  return (mmmm + " " + d + ", " + y)
}