/** @return formatted date string, hours in 24-hour format */
public static String currentDate() {
Date now = new Date();
SimpleDateFormat df = new SimpleDateFormat();
StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer("(");
df.applyPattern("MM/dd/yyyy");
buf.append(df.format(now));
buf.append(") (");
df.applyPattern("HH:mm");
buf.append(df.format(now));
buf.append(")");
buf.trimToSize();
return buf.toString();
}
