//================================================================
// This function displays the copyright notice at the bottom of each
// page. The "<noscript>" tag within the HTML will insert an
// alternative should scripts be disabled on the user's browser.
//================================================================
function get_copyright(){
	
	// get the current year
	var varCurrentDate = new Date();
	
	// extracts the current year from the Date object
	var varYear = varCurrentDate.getFullYear();
	
	// writes the copyright notice to the screen
	document.write("<p>&copy; Dominic Neagle 2006 - ");
	document.write(varYear);
	document.write(". All rights reserved.</p>");
	
}

//================================================================
// This function outputs a link to the user's last visited page
//================================================================
function load_previous_page(){
	
	// writes the copyright notice to the screen
	document.write('<p>If you do not wish to report the error, you can select a page from the main menu, or <a href="');
	document.write('javascript: history.go(-1)');
	document.write('" title="Go back to your previous page">go back</a> to your previous page.</p>');
	
}