function twIsExpired
(
  tweet
, meta
)
		{
		if ( meta == null )		return false;		// no metadata found for item
		if ( (typeof meta.expiry) == undefined  ||  meta.expiry == null )		return false;		// no expiry present

// The check for dtUtil.CONST.now can be removed once lnal.com/dtUtil.js is reconciled with the later version hocksl.com/dtUtil.js
// The check for dtUtil.CONST.now can be removed once lnal.com/dtUtil.js is reconciled with the later version hocksl.com/dtUtil.js
// The check for dtUtil.CONST.now can be removed once lnal.com/dtUtil.js is reconciled with the later version hocksl.com/dtUtil.js
		return		( (typeof dtUtil.CONST.now) != undefined  ?  dtUtil.CONST.now.getTime()  :  dtUtil.data.now.getTime() )  >  meta.expiry.getTime();
// The check for dtUtil.CONST.now can be removed once lnal.com/dtUtil.js is reconciled with the later version hocksl.com/dtUtil.js
// The check for dtUtil.CONST.now can be removed once lnal.com/dtUtil.js is reconciled with the later version hocksl.com/dtUtil.js
// The check for dtUtil.CONST.now can be removed once lnal.com/dtUtil.js is reconciled with the later version hocksl.com/dtUtil.js
		}	// End method; twIsExpired






var metaTwitter =
{


  ieDate: function		// because Microsoft sucks.  That's why.
(
  twDt
)
		{
		return	new Date( twDt.substring( 4, 11 ) + twDt.substring( 26, 30 ) + twDt.substring( 10, 25 ) );
		}	// End method; ieDate








, statuses:
	{ db:
		[
			null		// just so we don't have to worry about the goddamned first (uncomma'd) element in an array

// LNAL{field-name}
//// closed for the season (winter 2009):
//		, { twStsID: '5655723685', expiry: new Date( '2010/03/14' ), isExpired: twIsExpired }




// LNALcom
		, { twStsID: '12587109854', expiry: new Date( '2010/05/6 21:00' ), isExpired: twIsExpired }	// Open Mtg, 5/6


		]	// DB
	}	// statuses


};	// End object; metaTwitter