function ge()
{
  var ea;
  for( var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++ ) {
    var e = arguments[i];
    if( typeof e == 'string' )
      e = document.getElementById(e);
    if( arguments.length == 1 )
      return e;
    if( !ea )
      ea = new Array();
    ea[ea.length] = e;
  }
  return ea;
}

function show()
{
  for( var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++ ) {
    var element = ge(arguments[i]);
    if (element && element.style) element.style.display = 'block';
  }
}

function hide()
{
  for( var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++ ) {
    var element = ge(arguments[i]);
    if (element && element.style) element.style.display = 'none';
  }
}

function shown(el) {
    el = ge(el);
    return (el.style.display != 'none');
}

function shide(el) {if (shown(el)) {hide(el);} else {show(el);}}


function createCountdown(ye,mo,da,ho,mi,se, id){
	var Future0 = new Date(ye,mo,da,ho,mi,se);
	var today = new Date;
	today1 = Date.parse(today);
	future1 = Date.parse(Future0);
	secleft = future1 - today1;

	if(secleft<0) return;

	idCountdown = id;
	updateCountdown();
	return secleft;
}

function updateCountdown() {
	ge(idCountdown).innerHTML = ''+secleft/1000+' ';
	secleft = secleft-1000;
	setTimeout(updateCountdown, 1000);
}