/************************************************************************************************ 
 * getYear() and writeYear() -- Two rudimentary functions for getting the current year from the *
 * browser and writing it. Useful for and used by the rights section of the page footer.        *
 ************************************************************************************************/
function getYear() { 
	var d = new Date();
	return d.getFullYear();
} 

function writeYear() { 
	var y = getYear(); 
	document.write(y); 
}