var _countDowncontainer=0;
var _currentSeconds=0;

function ActivateCountDown(strContainerID, initialValue) {
	_countDowncontainer = document.getElementById(strContainerID);

	if (!_countDowncontainer) {
		alert("count down error: container does not exist: "+strContainerID+
			"\nmake sure html element with this ID exists");
		return;
	}

	SetCountdownText(initialValue);
	window.setTimeout("CountDownTick()", 1000);
}

function CountDownTick() {
	if (_currentSeconds <= 0) {
		// alert("your time has expired!");
		return;
	}

	SetCountdownText(_currentSeconds-1);
	window.setTimeout("CountDownTick()", 1000);
}

function SetCountdownText(seconds) {
	//store:
	_currentSeconds = seconds;

	//get minutes:
	var minutes=parseInt(seconds/60);

	//shrink:
	seconds = (seconds%60);

	//get hours:
	var hours=parseInt(minutes/60);

	//shrink:
	minutes = (minutes%60);

	//build text:
	// changed to no leading zero var strText = AddZero(hours) + " hours " + AddZero(minutes) + " minutes " + AddZero(seconds) + " seconds";
	var strText = hours + " hours " + minutes + " minutes " + seconds + " seconds";

	//apply:
	_countDowncontainer.innerHTML = strText;
}

function AddZero(num) {
	return ((num >= 0)&&(num < 10))?"0"+num:num+"";
}