function startClock() {
        timeRemaining();
}
function string(number) {
        var tempnum;

        tempnum= Math.round(number)+" ";
        tempnum= tempnum.substring(0,tempnum.length-1);

        if (tempnum.length >3) {
        tempnum = tempnum.substring(0,tempnum.length-3) + " " + tempnum.substring(tempnum.length-3, 99);
        }
        if (tempnum.length >7) {
        tempnum = tempnum.substring(0,tempnum.length-7) + " " + tempnum.substring(tempnum.length-7, 99);
        }
        if (tempnum.length >11) {
        tempnum = tempnum.substring(0,tempnum.length-11) + " " + tempnum.substring(tempnum.length-11, 99);
        }

        if (tempnum.length == 11) {
                tempnum = "  " + tempnum;
        }
        if (tempnum.length == 10) {
                tempnum = "   " + tempnum;
        }
        if (tempnum.length == 9) {
                tempnum = "   " + tempnum;
        }
        if (tempnum.length == 7) {
                tempnum = "      " + tempnum;
        }
        if (tempnum.length == 6) {
                tempnum = "       " + tempnum;
        }
        if (tempnum.length == 5) {
                tempnum = "        " + tempnum;
        }
        if (tempnum.length == 3) {
                tempnum = "          " + tempnum;
        }
        if (tempnum.length == 2) {
                tempnum = "           " + tempnum;
        }
        if (tempnum.length == 1) {
                tempnum = "            " + tempnum;
        }
        return tempnum;
}


function timeRemaining() {

        var now = new Date();                                
        var newyears = new Date("January 1, 2000");
        var todaysdate = new Date("January 1, 2000");
        var may4 = new Date("May 4, 1999");
         
        var currentPop;;

        newyears.setFullYear(now.getFullYear());

        secsSince = Math.round(now.getTime() - newyears.getTime())/1000;
        secsSincePop = Math.round(now.getTime() - may4.getTime())/1000;
          
        todaysdate.setMonth(now.getMonth());
        todaysdate.setDate(now.getDate());
        todaysdate.setFullYear(now.getFullYear());
        secsToday = (now.getTime()-todaysdate.getTime())/1000;


current_population = string(secsSincePop * 2.42 + 6040340016);   
if($('toRefresh'))
{
	$('toRefresh').set('html',current_population);
}
    timerID = setTimeout("timeRemaining()", 1);
        timerRunning = true;

}