function formatDate(inputDate) {
  var months = new Array(12);
  months[0]  = "January";
  months[1]  = "February";
  months[2]  = "March";
  months[3]  = "April";
  months[4]  = "May";
  months[5]  = "June";
  months[6]  = "July";
  months[7]  = "August";
  months[8]  = "September";
  months[9]  = "October";
  months[10] = "November";
  months[11] = "December";
  
  var newdate = new Date(inputDate);
  
	return months[newdate.getMonth()] + ' ' + newdate.getDate() + ', ' + newdate.getFullYear();
}