function cdLocalTime(container, servermode, offsetMinutes, targetdate, debugmode) {
  if (!document.getElementById || !document.getElementById(container)) return
  this.container=document.getElementById(container)
  var servertimestring=(servermode=="server-php")? 'September 05, 2010 16:02:07' : (servermode=="server-ssi")? '<!--#config timefmt="%B %d, %Y %H:%M:%S"--><!--#echo var="DATE_LOCAL" -->' : '<%= Now() %>'
  this.localtime=this.serverdate=new Date(servertimestring)
  this.targetdate=new Date(targetdate)
  this.debugmode=(typeof debugmode!="undefined")? 1 : 0
  this.timesup=false
  this.localtime.setTime(this.serverdate.getTime()+offsetMinutes*60*1000) //add user offset to server time
  this.updateTime()
}
cdLocalTime.prototype.updateTime=function() {
  var thisobj=this
  this.localtime.setSeconds(this.localtime.getSeconds()+1)
  setTimeout(function(){thisobj.updateTime()}, 1000) //update time every second
}
cdLocalTime.prototype.displaycountdown=function(baseunit, functionref) {
  this.baseunit=baseunit
  this.formatresults=functionref
  this.showresults()
}
cdLocalTime.prototype.showresults=function() {
  var thisobj=this
  var timediff=(this.targetdate-this.localtime)/1000 //difference btw target date and current date, in seconds
  if (timediff<0) { //if time is up
    this.timesup=true
    this.container.innerHTML=this.formatresults()
    return
  }
  var oneMinute=60 //minute unit in seconds
  var oneHour=60*60 //hour unit in seconds
  var oneDay=60*60*24 //day unit in seconds
  var dayfield=Math.floor(timediff/oneDay)
  var hourfield=Math.floor((timediff-dayfield*oneDay)/oneHour)
  var minutefield=Math.floor((timediff-dayfield*oneDay-hourfield*oneHour)/oneMinute)
  var secondfield=Math.floor((timediff-dayfield*oneDay-hourfield*oneHour-minutefield*oneMinute))
  if (this.baseunit=="hours") { //if base unit is hours, set "hourfield" to be topmost level
    hourfield=dayfield*24+hourfield
    dayfield="n/a"
  } else if (this.baseunit=="minutes") { //if base unit is minutes, set "minutefield" to be topmost level
    minutefield=dayfield*24*60+hourfield*60+minutefield
    dayfield=hourfield="n/a"
  } else if (this.baseunit=="seconds") { //if base unit is seconds, set "secondfield" to be topmost level
    var secondfield=timediff
    dayfield=hourfield=minutefield="n/a"
  }
  this.container.innerHTML=this.formatresults(dayfield, hourfield, minutefield, secondfield)
  setTimeout(function(){thisobj.showresults()}, 1000) //update results every second
}
function formatresults() {
  if (this.timesup==false) { //if target date/time not yet met
    var displaystring="<span style='background-color: #000049; color: #ffff00;'>"+arguments[0]+" days "+arguments[1]+" hours "+arguments[2]+" minutes "+arguments[3]+" seconds</span>"
  } else { //else if target date/time met
    var displaystring="<span style='background-color: #000049; color: #ffff00;'>This month's draw has taken place</span>"
  }
  return displaystring
}