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function display_countdown() {
	dc = document.countdown;
	date = new Date();
	count = Math.floor((eventdate.getTime() - date.getTime()) / 1000);
	if (count > 0) {
		dc.secs.value = count % 60;
		count = Math.floor(count / 60);
		dc.mins.value = count % 60;
		count = Math.floor(count / 60);
		dc.hours.value = count % 24;
		count = Math.floor(count / 24);
		dc.days.value = count; 
		setTimeout("display_countdown()", 500);
	} else {
		dc.days.value = 0;
		dc.hours.value = 0;
		dc.mins.value = 0;
		dc.secs.value = 0;
		if (count > -1) {
			alert("Happy New Year!"); // Message appears precisely when time is out.
			location.href='http://www.firstnightggf.org/first_night.htm';
		} // if (count > -1) {
	} // else if (count > 0) {
} // function display_countdown() {

function display_counter() {
	dc = document.counter;
	date = new Date();
	count = Math.floor((date.getTime() - eventdatex.getTime()) / 1000);

	dc.secs.value = count % 60;
	count = Math.floor(count / 60);
	dc.mins.value = count % 60;
	count = Math.floor(count / 60);
	dc.hours.value = count % 24;
	count = Math.floor(count / 24);
	dc.days.value = count; 
	setTimeout("display_counter()", 500);

} // function display_counter() {

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