function isnew(doc_year, doc_month, doc_day) {
	var the_cookie = document.cookie;
	the_cookie = unescape(the_cookie);
	the_cookie_split = the_cookie.split(";");
		
	for (loop=0; loop<the_cookie_split.length; loop++) {
		var part_of_split = the_cookie_split[loop];
		var find_last = part_of_split.indexOf("last_visit");
		if (find_last!=-1) {
			break;
		}
	} // for
	var date_split = part_of_split.split("=");
	var last = date_split[1];
	var last_split = last.split(",");
		
	last_year=last_split[0];
	last_month=last_split[1];
	last_day=last_split[2];
	last_month_plus_one=parseInt(last_month)+1;
document.write("("+monName[parseInt(doc_month-1)]+" "+doc_day+", "+doc_year+")")

		if (doc_year>parseInt(last_year) || 
		   (doc_year==parseInt(last_year) && doc_month>last_month_plus_one) || 
		   (doc_year==parseInt(last_year) && doc_month==last_month_plus_one && doc_day>parseInt(last_day))){
			
			document.write(" <b><font color=#ff0000>UPDATED!</font></b> ");
		} else {
			//document.write("notupda ")
		}
}