function renderDateAsString($userdate) {
    var $dateComponents = new Array();
    var $tempDate = new String;
    var $formattedDate = new String;
    $tempDate = $userdate.toString();
    $dateComponents = $tempDate.split("/");
    
    if ($dateComponents[0] == 1) {
        $formattedDate = "January " + $dateComponents[1];
   }
    else if($dateComponents[0] == 2) {
        $formattedDate = "February " + $dateComponents[1];
    }
    else if($dateComponents[0] == 3) {
        $formattedDate = "March " + $dateComponents[1];
    }
    else if($dateComponents[0] == 4) {
        $formattedDate = "April " + $dateComponents[1];
    }
    else if($dateComponents[0] == 5) {
        $formattedDate = "May " + $dateComponents[1];
    }
    else if($dateComponents[0] == 6) {
        $formattedDate = "June " + $dateComponents[1];
    }
    else if($dateComponents[0] == 7) {
        $formattedDate = "July " + $dateComponents[1];
    }
    else if($dateComponents[0] == 8) {
        $formattedDate = "August " + $dateComponents[1];
    }
    else if($dateComponents[0] == 9) {
        $formattedDate = "September " + $dateComponents[1];
    }
    else if($dateComponents[0] == 10) {
        $formattedDate = "October " + $dateComponents[1];
    }
    else if($dateComponents[0] == 11) {
        $formattedDate = "November " + $dateComponents[1];
    }
    else if($dateComponents[0] == 12) {
        $formattedDate = "December " + $dateComponents[1];
    }
    else {
        $formattedDate = $userdate.toString();
    }
    
    var $suffix = new String;    
    
    switch ($dateComponents[1]) {
        case '1': $suffix = "st";
            break;
        case '21': $suffix = "st";
            break;
        case '31': $suffix = "st";
            break;
        case '2': $suffix = "nd";
            break;
        case '22': $suffix = "nd";
            break;
        case '3': $suffix = "rd";
            break;
        case '23': $suffix = "rd";
            break;
        default: $suffix = "th";
    }
    $formattedDate = $formattedDate + $suffix

    return $formattedDate;
        }