var month = '7'; // 1 through 12 or '*' for next month, '0' for this month
var day = '6';   // day of month or + day offset
var year = '2007'; //the freakin' year
var hour = 23;    // 0 through 23 for the hour of the day
var tz = +1;     // offset in hours from UTC to your timezone
var lab = 'cd';  // id of the entry on the page where the counter is to be inserted

function start() {displayCountdown(setCountdown(year,month,day,hour,tz),lab);}
window.onload = start;

// Countdown Javascript
// copyright 20th April 2005, by Stephen Chapman
// permission to use this Javascript on your web page is granted
// provided that all of the code in this script (including these
// comments) is used without any alteration
// you may change the start function if required
//
// Keeping with copyright, I kept the notice in. His code
// Didn't do what I wanted it to, but since it's a derivative work
// I'll keep his blurb in there (even the part about not being able
// to change his code). Sucks to the man.
function setCountdown(year, month, day, hour, tz) {
	var toDate = new Date();
	
	toDate.setYear(year);
	if (month == '*')
		toDate.setMonth(toDate.getMonth() + 1);
	else if (month > 0) { 
		toDate.setMonth(month-1);
	}
		
	if (day.substr(0,1) == '+') {
		var day1 = parseInt(day.substr(1));
		toDate.setDate(toDate.getDate()+day1);
	} 
	else{
		toDate.setDate(day);
	}
	
	toDate.setHours(hour);
	toDate.setMinutes(0-(tz*60));
	toDate.setSeconds(0);
	var fromDate = new Date();
	fromDate.setMinutes(fromDate.getMinutes() + fromDate.getTimezoneOffset());
	var diffDate = new Date(0);
	diffDate.setMilliseconds(toDate - fromDate);
	
	return Math.floor(diffDate.valueOf()/1000);
}
function displayCountdown(countdn,cd) {
	if (countdn < 0) 
		document.getElementById(cd).innerHTML = "I'm already done!"; 
	else {
		var secs = countdn % 60; 
		if (secs < 10) 
			secs = '0'+secs;
		
		var countdn1 = (countdn - secs) / 60;
		var mins = countdn1 % 60; 
		
		countdn1 = (countdn1 - mins) / 60;
		var hours = countdn1 % 24;
		var days = (countdn1 - hours) / 24;
		
		document.getElementById(cd).innerHTML = days+' days<br> '+hours+' hours<br> '+mins+' minutes <br> '+secs +' seconds';
		setTimeout('displayCountdown('+(countdn-1)+',\''+cd+'\');',999);
	}
}