function formatDate(now) 
{
    //var now = new Date();
    var today = now.getDate();
    var month = now.getMonth();
    var months = new Array(12)
    months[0] = "January ";
    months[1] = "February ";
    months[2] = "March ";
    months[3] = "April ";
    months[4] = "May ";
    months[5] = "June ";
    months[6] = "July ";
    months[7] = "August ";
    months[8] = "September ";
    months[9] = "October ";
    months[10] = "November ";
    months[11] = "December ";

    var year = now.getFullYear();

    var dateFormat = months[month] + today + ", " + year;
    return dateFormat;
}