window.addEvent('load', function(){
	countDown('uptime', '9 Dec 2008 13:27:57 EST');
});

function countDown(event, target) {
	var targetDate = new Date(target);
	var theDate = new Date();
	var dateDiff = Math.abs(targetDate - theDate);

	var days = dateDiff / 86400000;
	var hours = (days - parseInt(days)) * 24;
	var mins = (hours - parseInt(hours)) * 60;
	var secs = (mins - parseInt(mins)) * 60;

	hs = ms = ss = "s";
	if (parseInt(hours) == 1) hs = "";
	if (parseInt(mins) == 1)  ms = "";
	if (parseInt(secs) == 1)  ss = "";

	document.getElementById(event).innerHTML = "<b>" + parseInt( days ) + "<\/b> Days, <b>" + parseInt( hours ) + "<\/b> Hour" + hs + ", <b>" + parseInt( mins ) + "<\/b> Minute" + ms + ", <b>" + parseInt( secs ) + "<\/b> Second" + ss;

	setTimeout("countDown('" + event + "', '" + target + "')", 1000);
}