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// not for older browsers

function makeArray() {
  var args = makeArray.arguments;
  for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
    this[i] = args[i];
  }
  this.length = args.length;
}

function fixDate(date) {
  var base = new Date(0);
  var skew = base.getTime();
  if (skew > 0)
    date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}

function getString(date) {
  var months = new makeArray("01", "02", "03",
                             "04",   "05",      "06",
                             "07",    "08",   "09",
                             "10", "11", "12");
  return months[date.getMonth()] + "/ " +
         date.getDate() + "/ " + (0000 + date.getYear());
}

var cur = new Date();
fixDate(cur);
var str = getString(cur);
document.write(str);

// -->