function relative_time(time_value){
	var values = time_value.split(" ");
	time_value = values[1] + " " + values[2] + ", " + values[5] + " " + values[3];
	var parsed_date = Date.parse(time_value);
	var relative_to = (arguments.length > 1) ? arguments[1] : new Date();
	var delta = parseInt((relative_to.getTime() - parsed_date) / 1000);
	delta = delta + (relative_to.getTimezoneOffset() * 60);
if(delta < 60){
	return 'less than a minute ago';
	}else if(delta < 120){
	return 'about a minute ago';
	}else if(delta < (60*60)){
	return 'about ' + (parseInt(delta / 60)).toString() + ' minutes ago';
	}else if(delta < (120*60)){
	return 'about an hour ago';
	}else if(delta < (24*60*60)){
	return 'about ' + (parseInt(delta / 3600)).toString() + ' hours ago';
	}else if(delta < (48*60*60)){
	return '1 day ago';
	}else{
	return (parseInt(delta / 86400)).toString() + ' days ago';
	}
}
//for hover cards
$j(document).ready(function(){
	twttr.anywhere(function (T){
		T.hovercards();
	});
	twttr.anywhere(function(T){
		T('a.tweet-cards').hovercards({
			username: function(node){
			return node.name;
		}
		});
		T('img.tweet-cards').hovercards({
			username: function(node){
			return node.alt;
		}
		});
	});
});