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  <html>
  <body>
  
  <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
  
  var months = new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July",
                         "August","September","October","November","December");
  var dateNow = new Date();
  var yearNow = dateNow.getFullYear();
  var monthNow = months[dateNow.getMonth()];
  var dayNow = dateNow.getDate();
  var daySuffix;
  
  switch (dayNow)
  {
  case 1:
  case 21:
  case 31:
     daySuffix = "st";
     break;
  case 2:
  case 22:
     daySuffix = "nd";
     break;
  case 3:
  case 23:
     daySuffix = "rd";
     break;
  default:
     daySuffix = "th";
     break;
  }
  
  document.write("It is the " + dayNow + daySuffix + " day ");
  document.write("in the month of " + monthNow);
  document.write(" in the year " + yearNow);
  
  </script>
  </body>
  </html>
  


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