var nextMatch = new Date(2010, 03, 23, 00, 30, 00);


    var days = 0;
    var difference = 0;
    now = new Date();

    difference = nextMatch - now;

    if(difference > 0){
    $('#countdown').countdown({
      until: nextMatch,
      format: 'DHMS',
      layout:  '%D<h2 class="days">%nn</h2>%D'
              +'%H<h2 class="hrs">%nn</h2>%H'
              +'%M<h2 class="mins">%nn</h2>%M'
              +'%S<h2 class="secs">%nn</h2>%S'});
      }else{
       $('#countdown').css("background" , 'transparent url(/images/template/spacer.gif) no-repeat scroll left top');

      }