// The following function call is in the onloads js file 
//startCountDown(12, 1000);

function startCountDown(i, p) {
// store parameters
var pause = p;

// make reference to divs
var countDownObj = document.getElementById("countDown");
var imageObj = document.getElementById("Layer1");
if (countDownObj === null) {
// error
   alert("div countDownObj not found, check your id");
  // bail
return;
}
if (imageObj === null) {
// error
   alert("div imageObj not found, check your id");
// bail
return;
}
countDownObj.count = function(i) {
// write out count
//countDownObj.innerHTML = i;
if (i === 0) {
// set up image div

    imageObj.innerHTML = 
	"<ul id=advertise_find><li id=advertise_rental><a href=southwestfrance/english/holiday_rentals_advertise.html><span>Advertise your Holiday Rental Property on South West France Holiday Gites</span></a></li><li id=find_rental><a href=southwestfrance/english/holiday_rentals_search.html><span>Looking for a Holiday Rental Property? Search for a Holiday Rental Property in South West France with South West France Holiday Gites</span></a></li></ul>";
// stop
    return;
}
setTimeout(function() {
// repeat
    countDownObj.count(i - 1);
    },
    pause
    );
};
// set it going
countDownObj.count(i);
}

//  End