// JavaScript Document
special = new Array();
special[0]="09/12/2011|Friday 9<sup>th</sup> December 2011, Christmas Lunch get together. Time: 1.30 for 2 pm at La Calabria, Ffostrasol. Price &pound;16.95 per person.";

function showSpecial() {
var i = 0;
var aLine = new Array();
divCreated = 0;
var thisDate = new Date();
var today = new Date();

	while (i in special) {
		aLine = special[i].split("|");
		var displayit = 'N';
		if (aLine[0] != '') {
			thisDate = retrieveDate(aLine[0]);
			if (thisDate >= today) {
				displayit = 'Y';
			}
		} else {
			displayit = 'Y';
		}
		if (displayit == 'Y') {
			if (divCreated == 0) {
				document.write('<div id="special">');
				document.write('<h4>++ Stop Press ++</h4>');
				divCreated = 1;
			}
			
			document.write('<p class="colour">' + aLine[1] + '</p>');
		}
		i++;
	}
	if (divCreated == 1){
		document.write('</div>');
	}
}

function retrieveDate(dateLine) {
var bDate = new Array();
var wDate = new Date();
	bDate = dateLine.split("/");
	wDate.setFullYear(bDate[2], bDate[1] - 1, bDate[0]);
	return wDate; 
}