dateFuture = new Date(2012,5,2,10,00,00);

		function GetCount(){

		        dateNow = new Date();                                                                        //grab current date
		        amount = dateFuture.getTime() - dateNow.getTime();                //calc milliseconds between dates
		        delete dateNow;

		        // time is already past
		        if(amount < 0){
		                document.getElementById('countbox').innerHTML="Now!";
		        }
		        // date is still good
		        else{
		                days=0;hours=0;mins=0;secs=0;out="";

		                amount = Math.floor(amount/1000);//kill the "milliseconds" so just secs

		                days=Math.floor(amount/86400);//days
		                amount=amount%86400;

		                hours=Math.floor(amount/3600);//hours
		                amount=amount%3600;

		                mins=Math.floor(amount/60);//minutes
		                amount=amount%60;

		                secs=Math.floor(amount);//seconds

		                if(days != 0){out += days +" day"+((days!=1)?"s":"")+", ";}
		                if(days != 0 || hours != 0){out += hours +" hour"+((hours!=1)?"s":"")+", ";}
		                if(days != 0 || hours != 0 || mins != 0){out += mins +" minute"+((mins!=1)?"s":"")+", ";}
		                out += secs +" seconds";
		                document.getElementById('countbox').innerHTML=out;

		                setTimeout("GetCount()", 1000);
		        }
		}

		window.onload=function(){GetCount();}//call when everything has loaded