// custom script supplied by 'Alan' from ISPA
// to be included with the stadard header

function countdown(){
	var today = new Date()
	var targetDate = new Date("10/05/2009") //use full year 
	var timeBeforeTarget = Math.floor(( targetDate.getTime() - today.getTime()) / 86400000)
	var msg = "<B>There are only "  + (timeBeforeTarget +1)   + " days until the year 2100.</B>"
	document.write(msg)
}