var timeout = 500;
var closetimer = 0;
var ddmenuitem = 0;

function jsddm_open() {
    jsddm_canceltimer();
    jsddm_close();
    ddmenuitem = $(this).find('ul').css('visibility', 'visible');
}

function jsddm_close()
{ if (ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.css('visibility', 'hidden'); }

function jsddm_timer()
{ closetimer = window.setTimeout(jsddm_close, timeout); }

function jsddm_canceltimer() {
    if (closetimer) {
        window.clearTimeout(closetimer);
        closetimer = null;
    }
}

function remainingDays(control) {
    debugger;
    var ctrl = $get(control.id);
    today = new Date();
    todayEpoch = today.getTime();

    target = new Date("22 January, 2011");
    targetEpoch = target.getTime();

    daysLeft = Math.floor(((targetEpoch - todayEpoch) / (60 * 60 * 24)) / 1000);

    ctrl.value=daysLeft;
}