function event(month, day, desc) {
    var month_abbr = ["Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", "June", 
                       "July", "Aug", "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec" ];

    var month_string = (month >= 1 && month <= 12) ? month_abbr[month - 1] : "UNK";
    var day_string;
    
    if (day < 1 || day > 31) {
        day_string = "??";
    } else if (day < 10) {
        day_string = "0" + day;
    } else {
        day_string = day;
    }

    document.write("<li>");
    document.write("<div class=\"event_icon\">");
    document.write("<h1>" + month_string + "</h1>");
    document.write("<h2>" + day_string + "</h2>");
    document.write("</div>");
    document.write("<div class=\"event_caption\">" + desc + "</div>");
    document.write("</li>");
}

function news_item(month, day, year, desc) {
    var month_names = ["January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", 
                       "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December"];
    var date = new Date(year, month - 1, day);
    var date_string = month_names[date.getMonth()] + " " + date.getDate() + ", " + date.getFullYear();
    
    document.write("<li>");
    document.write("<h2>" + date_string + "</h2>");
    document.write("<p style=\"margin-top: 0;\">" + desc + "</p>");
    document.write("</li>");
}