function curDate(month)  {		// highlight holidays and current date
	dat = new Date;
	var bgcolor =  'transparent url(/images/halfscreen-blue.gif) center repeat';
	var bdrcolor = '#BBB #FCC #FCC #BBB';
	str = dat.toString();
	if (month == month)	{
		objectID = str.substr(4,6);
		if (document.getElementById(objectID))  {
			var dom = document.getElementById(objectID).style;
			dom ['background'] = 'transparent url(/images/halfscreen-yellow.gif) center repeat';
			dom ['border'] = '1px solid black';
		}
	}
	//
	if (month.substr(month,1) >="M")  {     // divide comparison into two groups
		if (month == "Mar")  {			// easter sunday 27th?
			var dom= document.getElementById("calendar").style;
			dom['background'] = 'white url(/images/march2.jpg) center no-repeat'; 
			var dom = document.getElementById("Mar 17").style;
			dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
			dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
		} else {
			if (month == "May")  {		// mother's day, memorial day
				var dom = document.getElementById("May 13").style;
				dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
				dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
				var dom = document.getElementById("May 28").style;
				dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
				dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
			}  else  {
				if (month == "Sep")  {		// labor day 
					var dom = document.getElementById("Sep 3 ").style;
					dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
					dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
				}  else  {
					if (month == "Oct")  {
						var dom = document.getElementById("Oct 31").style;
						dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
						dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
					}  else  {
						if (month == "Nov")  {		// thanksgiving 22nd?
							var dom= document.getElementById("calendar").style;
							dom['background'] = 'white url(/images/cornucopia.jpg) center no-repeat'; 
							var dom1 = document.getElementById("Nov 11").style;
							dom1 ['background'] = bgcolor;
							dom1 ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
							var dom2 = document.getElementById("Nov 22").style;  // Thanksgiving changes from yr to yr
							dom2 ['background'] = bgcolor;
							dom2 ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}  else  {
		if (month == "Jan")  {
			var dom = document.getElementById("calendar").style;
			dom['background'] = 'white url(images/newyear.jpg) center no-repeat';
			var dom = document.getElementById("Jan 1 ").style;
			dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
			dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
		} else {
			if (month == "Feb")  {
				var dom = document.getElementById("calendar").style;
				dom['background'] = 'white url(images/February.gif) center no-repeat';
				var dom = document.getElementById("Feb 14").style;
				dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
				dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
			}   else  {
				if (month == "Apr")  {
					var dom = document.getElementById("Apr 1 ").style;
					dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
					dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
					var dom = document.getElementById("Apr 8").style;
					dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
					dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
				}  else  {
					if (month == "Jun")  {		// father's day
						var dom = document.getElementById("Jun 14").style;
						dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
						dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
						var dom = document.getElementById("Jun 17").style;
						dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
						dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
					}  else  {
						if (month == "Jul")  {
							var dom = document.getElementById("Jul 4 ").style;
							dom ['background'] = bgcolor;
							dom ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
						}  else  {
							if (month == "Dec")  {
								var dom = document.getElementById("calendar").style;
								dom['background'] = 'white url(/images/december.jpg) center no-repeat'; 
								var dom1 = document.getElementById("Dec 25").style;
								dom1 ['background'] = 'transparent url(/images/xmas.gif) center no-repeat';
								dom1 ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
								dom1 ['backgroundColor'] = '#ffffdd';
								var dom2 = document.getElementById("Dec 31").style;
								dom2 ['background'] = 'transparent url(/images/newyear.gif) center no-repeat';
								dom2 ['borderColor'] = bdrcolor;
								dom2 ['backgroundColor'] = '#ffffdd';
							}  
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
}