function countdown_output(i)
{
  document.write('<span id="countdown"><\/span>');
  var x = readCookie('countdown');				  
  if (x)
	{
    countdown(x);
  }
  else
  {
    countdown(i);
  }
}
				
function countdown(i)
{				  
  if(i>2)
	{
	  // get random number
	  var j = Math.round(5*Math.random())
	}				
  if(j == 1) i=i-1;				      
       
  document.getElementById('countdown').innerHTML = i;
         
  //Recursive call, keeps the clock ticking.
  createCookie('countdown',i,'1');
  setTimeout('countdown(' + i + ');', 6000);
}   

function createCookie(name,value,days)
{
  if (days)
 	{
    var date = new Date();
 		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
    var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
  }
  else
	{
	  var expires = "";
	} 
  document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

function readCookie(name) 
{
  var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) 
	{
	  var c = ca[i];
		
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) 
{
  createCookie(name,'','-1');
}