function countdown_clock(year, month, day, hour, minute, format) 
			{ 
			//I chose a div as the container for the timer, but 
			//it can be an input tag inside a form, or anything 
			//who's displayed content can be changed through 
			//client-side scripting. 
			html_code = '<div id="countdown"></div> '; 

			document.write(html_code); 

			countdown(year, month, day, hour, minute, format);
 			}
 
function countdown(year, month, day, hour, minute, format) 
			{ 
			Today = new Date(); 
			Todays_Year = Today.getFullYear() - 2000; 
			Todays_Month = Today.getMonth(); 
			//Convert both today's date and the target date into miliseconds. 
			Todays_Date = (new Date(Todays_Year, Todays_Month, Today.getDate(), Today.getHours(), Today.getMinutes(), Today.getSeconds())).getTime(); 
			Target_Date = (new Date(year, month - 1, day, hour, minute, 00)).getTime(); 
			//Find their difference, and convert that into seconds. 
			Time_Left = Math.round((Target_Date - Todays_Date) / 1000); 
			if(Time_Left < 0) 
			Time_Left = 0;
			
			switch(format) 
					{ case 0: 
							 //The simplest way to display the time left. 
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML = Time_Left + ' seconds'; 
							 break; 
					  case 1: 
					  		 //More detailed. 
							 days = Math.floor(Time_Left / (60 * 60 * 24)); 
							 Time_Left %= (60 * 60 * 24); 
							 hours = Math.floor(Time_Left / (60 * 60)); 
							 Time_Left %= (60 * 60); 
							 minutes = Math.floor(Time_Left / 60); 
							 Time_Left %= 60; 
							 seconds = Time_Left; 

							 dps = 's'; hps = 's'; mps = 's'; sps = 's'; 
							 //ps is short for plural suffix. 
							 if(days == 1) dps ='';
							 if(hours == 1) hps =''; 
							 if(minutes == 1) mps =''; 
							 if(seconds == 1) sps =''; 
							 
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML = days + ' day' + dps + ' '; 
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML += hours + ' hour' + hps + ' '; 
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML += minutes + ' minute' + mps + ' and '; 
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML += seconds + ' second' + sps; 
							 break; 
					  case 2:
					  		 //More detailed. 					  	
							 days = Math.floor(Time_Left / (60 * 60 * 24)); 
							 Time_Left %= (60 * 60 * 24); 
							 hours = Math.floor(Time_Left / (60 * 60)); 
							 Time_Left %= (60 * 60); 
							 minutes = Math.floor(Time_Left / 60); 
							 Time_Left %= 60; 
							 seconds = Time_Left; 

							 dps = 's'; hps = 's'; mps = 's'; sps = 's'; 
							 //ps is short for plural suffix. 
							 if(days == 1) dps ='';
							 if(hours == 1) hps =''; 
							 if(minutes == 1) mps =''; 
							 if(seconds == 1) sps =''; 

							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML = 'The National will start in ';
							 							  
							 if (days > 0) 
							 {			  
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML += days + ' day' + dps + ' '; 
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML += hours + ' hr' + hps + ' '; 
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML += minutes + ' min' + ' ';  
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML += seconds + ' sec';
                      } else if (hours > 0) 
                      {							 
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML = hours + ' hour' + hps + ' '; 
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML += minutes + ' min' + ' ';  
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML += seconds + ' sec';
							 } else if (minutes > 0) 
                      {							 
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML = minutes + ' minute' + mps + ' ';  
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML += seconds + ' second' + mps; 
							 } else if (seconds > 0)
							 {
							 document.all.countdown.innerHTML += seconds + ' second' + mps ;
                      } else 
                      document.all.countdown.innerHTML = ' ' ;
							 break; 
					  default: 
					  		 document.all.countdown.innerHTML = Time_Left + ' seconds';
 					  } 
 			  //Recursive call, keeps the clock ticking. 
 			  setTimeout('countdown(' + year + ',' + month + ',' + day + ',' + hour + ',' + minute + ',' + format + ');', 1000); 
 			  }