// Topic of the Day

totd = new Array(); n = -1;

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Karen Carpenter's solo album",
"Did it have to be shelved? Would it have been a hit if released in 1980?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Karen Carpenter's unreleased solo tracks",
"Should all these tracks be released? At least some of them? Which one's the best?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Buying Carpenters items on eBay",
"Great place to find rarities or to get ripped off? Did Karen and Richard ever use the same handwriting when they signed autographs?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Carpenters concerts",
"Ever attend one or just wish you had? Which were best, their earlier concerts or the later ones?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Karen Carpenter's hobbies",
"Although she lived for her music, what else did Karen enjoy?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Richard Carpenter's career",
"Should Richard compose more? Perhaps record jazz or classical albums?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Downey, California",
"How much has it changed since Richard Carpenters sold the Newville Avenue home? Are other Carpetners-related sights still there?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"A&M Records, Inc.",
"Ever toured the old lot before the Muppets took it over? What's the history of this label?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Eating Disorders",
"How much progress has medical science made in combating these diseases?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Speculations and Second-Guesses",
"What would Carpenters be like today had Karen lived? If you had a time machine, when would you go and what if anything would you change?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Picture This",
"What is your favorite photograph of the Carpenters or of Karen or Richard? Do you own a fan club photo or one from a Carpenters press kit?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Music Hath Charms",
"What other kinds of music do you listen to? How often do you play a Carpenters CD?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Fanship",
"When did you become a Carpenters fan? What made you become a fan?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Carpenters Trivia",
"Know or heard any? How many automobiles has Richard ever owned? What kind of pattern did Karen needlepoint the most? What were the names of their pet dogs?"
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Consult an Excerpt",
"What's the most interesting, funny, strange, or insightful thing you've read about Karen, Richard or the Carpenters? Please post an excerpt from it."
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"What I Really Want to Know Is...",
"Anything you'd like to know about the Carpenters? Wish someone could help you find that information? Please ask about it and hopefully someone has an answer."
);

totd[++n] = new Array(
"Winning Compilation",
"Richard has decided to hold a random drawing, and the person whose name he draws gets to pick what tracks will be on the next Carpenters CD. If you won the drawing, which songs would you choose for that album (a total of 45-60 minutes worth of music)?"
);


totdmo = new Array("January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December");

odate = new Date("March 2, 1950")
hdate = new Date();
hmo = hdate.getMonth();
hyr = hdate.getYear(); hyr = (hyr < 1000) ? hyr + 1900 : hyr;
hdy = hdate.getDate();
hmdy = totdmo[hmo] + " " + hdy + ", " + hyr;
ddate = hdate - odate;
dday = Math.floor(ddate/1000/3600/24);
k = dday % totd.length;


function printtotd() {
return '<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 10pt;"><tr valign="top"><td nowrap align="center"><span style="color: #c04040;"><i>Topic of the day</i></span><br><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td height="1" bgcolor="#778077"></td></tr></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt; color: #778077;">' + hmdy + '</span><br></td><td nowrap style="color: #778077;">&nbsp; &nbsp;<br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td height="1" width="5" bgcolor="#778077"></td></tr></table><br></td><td><b>' + totd[k][0] + '</b><br>' + totd[k][1] + '<br></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size: 8pt;"><br>To suggest additional <i>Topics of the day,</i> please <a href="http://bb.bbboy.net/karencarpenter-viewthread?forum=1&thread=65#post0">click here</a>.<br></td></tr></table>';
}