index.html

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title: Welcome
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<script>
// Set the date we're counting down to
var countDownDate = new Date("October 24, 2018 16:00:00").getTime();

// Update the count down every 1 second
var x = setInterval(function() {

    // Get todays date and time
    var now = new Date().getTime();

    // Find the distance between now and the count down date
    var distance = countDownDate - now;

    // Time calculations for days, hours, minutes and seconds
    var days = Math.floor(distance / (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24));
    var hours = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60 * 24)) / (1000 * 60 * 60));
    var minutes = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60 * 60)) / (1000 * 60));
    var seconds = Math.floor((distance % (1000 * 60)) / 1000);

    // Output the result in an element with id="demo"
    document.getElementById("countdown").innerHTML = days + " Days " + hours + " Hours " + minutes + " Minutes  and " + seconds + " Seconds";

    // If the count down is over, write some text
    if (distance < 0) {
        clearInterval(x);
        document.getElementById("countdown").innerHTML = "EXPIRED";
    }
}, 1000);
</script>

<h1>Current Resolution: </h1>
<h2><i>Resolved: The United States should accede to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea without reservations.</i></h2>

<h1>The next debate is in:<h1>
<h2 align="center" id="countdown"></h2>