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$("#countdown").countdown("2016/08/01 12:34:56").on('update.countdown', function(event) {

    	var d = '%D days',
    		h = '%H hours',
    		m = '%M minutes',
    		s = '%S seconds';

		if(event.offset.days > 0) { d = '%-d day%!d'; }
		if(event.offset.hours > 0) { h = '%-h hour%!h'; }
		if(event.offset.minutes > 0) { m = '%-m minute%!m'; }
		if(event.offset.seconds > 0) { s = '%-s seconds%!s'; }

		var format = d+" "+h+" "+m+" "+s;
	   
	   	$(this).html(event.strftime(format));

	 }).on('finish.countdown', function(event) { $(this).html('Next Datathon Date To Be Determined').parent().addClass('disabled'); });