endTime = 1211086800000;
	localTime = new Date().getTime();
	serverTime = 1211037133000;
	timeDiff = serverTime - localTime;

	function timer (parm){
	
		remainingTime = (endTime - (new Date().getTime() + timeDiff))/1000;
		
		theH= Math.floor(remainingTime/3600);
		theM = addzero(Math.floor((remainingTime%3600)/60));
		theS = addzero(Math.floor((remainingTime%3600)%60));
		theTime = theH + ':' + theM + ':' + theS;
		if (remainingTime < 0){theTime = "time expired.";}
		document.getElementById('timer').innerHTML = 'time remaining: ' + theTime;
	}
	
	function addzero (parm){
		if(parm.toString().length == 1){parm = "0" + parm;}
		return parm;
	}	
		
	function runtimer(){
		if (document.getElementById('timer')){
			runningtimer = setInterval(timer, 200);
		}
	}
	
	window.onload = runtimer();