$(document).ready(function() {
        try {
            $("#tabs").tabs();
            $("#tabs").tabs('select', 1);
        }
        catch (e) {
            return false;
        }
        
         try {   
        var el = $("#s_news .s_byline .s_date");
        el.each(function() {
            var date = $(this).text();  
            var bits = date.split("/");
            var lastTwoChars = bits[0].substring(bits[0].length-2);
            var month = convertMonth(lastTwoChars);
            var day = bits[1];
            var year = bits[2];
            var chunk = '<span class="s_month">' + month + '</span>' + '<span class="s_day">' + day + '</span>' + '<span class="s_year">' + year + '</span>';
            $(this).html(chunk);
        }); //end:each 
      }
        catch (e) {
            return false;
        }  
        
        
        
    });  // end:DOM ready





function convertMonth(arg){
        var x = parseInt(arg,10);
        switch (x) { 
            case 01: return "JAN"; 
            case 02: return "FEB"; 
            case 03: return "MAR"; 
            case 04: return "APR"; 
            case 05: return "MAY"; 
            case 06: return "JUN"; 
            case 07: return "JUL"; 
            case 08: return "AUG"; 
            case 09: return "SEP"; 
            case 10: return "OCT"; 
            case 11: return "NOV"; 
            case 12: return "DEC" 
            default: return false;
        }       
}