var month = '11'; // 1 through 12 or '*' for next month, '0' for this month
var day = '14';   // day of month or + day offset('+2' or '+5')
var hour = 16;    // 0 through 23 for the hour of the day
var tz = -4;     // offset in hours from UTC to your timezone
var lab = 'countthis';  // id of the entry on the page where the counter is to be inserted

function start()
{
   displayCountdown(setCountdown(month,day,hour,tz),lab);
}

window.onload = start;

// Countdown Javascript
// copyright 20th April 2005, 1st April 2006 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

function setCountdown(month,day,hour,tz)
{
   var toDate = new Date();
   if (day.substr(0,1) == '+')
   {
      var day1 = parseInt(day.substr(1));
      toDate.setDate(toDate.getDate()+day1);
   }
   else
   {
      toDate.setDate(day);
   }

   if (month == '*')
      toDate.setMonth(toDate.getMonth() + 1);
   else if (month > 0)
   {
      if(month <= toDate.getMonth())
         toDate.setYear(toDate.getYear() + 1);
      toDate.setMonth(month-1);
   }

   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 = "Sorry, you are too late.";
   else
   {
      var secs = countdn % 60;
      if (secs < 10) secs = '0'+secs;
      var countdn1 = (countdn - secs) / 60;
      var mins = countdn1 % 60;
      if (mins < 10)
         mins = '0'+mins;
      countdn1 = (countdn1 - mins) / 60;
      var hours = countdn1 % 24;
      var days = (countdn1 - hours) / 24;
      document.getElementById(cd).innerHTML = days+' days  '+hours+':'+mins+':'+secs+'';
      setTimeout('displayCountdown('+(countdn-1)+',\''+cd+'\');',999);
   }
}