function $(idName) {
	return document.getElementById(idName);
}

function startCurrentTimeDisplay()
{
	var today=new Date();
	var H = today.getHours();
	var h = parseInt(parseInt(H) > 11 ? (H - 12):H);
	var A = String(parseInt(h) > 11 ? "PM":"AM");
	var i =today.getMinutes();
	var s = today.getSeconds();
	var d = today.getDate();
	var m = today.getMonth() + 1;
	var y = today.getFullYear();
// add a zero in front of numbers<10
	m=checkCurrentTimeDisplay(m);
	d=checkCurrentTimeDisplay(d);
	y=checkCurrentTimeDisplay(y);
	h=checkCurrentTimeDisplay(h);
	i=checkCurrentTimeDisplay(i);
	s=checkCurrentTimeDisplay(s);	
	if ($('currenttime')) {
		$('currenttime').innerHTML=m + "-" + d + "-" + y + "&nbsp;" + h+":"+i + ":" + s + "&nbsp;" + A;
	}
	t=setTimeout('startCurrentTimeDisplay()',500);
}

function checkCurrentTimeDisplay(i)
{
if (i<10)
  {
  i="0" + i;
  }
return i;
}