var timeOutObject;

function showElapsedTime(){
// Description:
// This is a countup script from a specific date in the past.
// It shows the days, hours, minutes and seconds that have elapsed since the start date.
// For added effect, the elapsed time is updated each second.
startTimeStamp = document.getElementById('internalClock').value;
var rightNow = new Date();
var elapsedTime = rightNow.getTime() - startTimeStamp;
var one_day=1000*60*60*24;
var elapsedDays = Math.floor( elapsedTime / one_day );
var milliSecondsRemaining = elapsedTime % one_day;
var one_hour = 1000*60*60;
var elapsedHours = Math.floor(milliSecondsRemaining / one_hour );
milliSecondsRemaining = milliSecondsRemaining % one_hour;
var one_minute = 1000*60;
var elapsedMinutes = Math.floor(milliSecondsRemaining / one_minute );
milliSecondsRemaining = milliSecondsRemaining % one_minute;
var one_second = 1000;
var elapsedSeconds = Math.round(milliSecondsRemaining / one_second);
//document.getElementById('elapsedTime').innerHTML = "  "+elapsedDays + " day " + elapsedHours + " hr " + elapsedMinutes + " min " + elapsedSeconds + " sec ";
document.getElementById('elapsedTime').innerHTML = "" + elapsedHours + " hr " + elapsedMinutes + " min " + elapsedSeconds + " sec";
timeOutObject = setTimeout("showElapsedTime()",1000);
}