var start_date = new Date("November 16, 2009");
var start_seconds = start_date.getTime(); 
var updates_per_second = 1;  
var d = new Date();
var cur_seconds = d.getTime();
var elapsed = start_seconds - cur_seconds;
var elapsed_seconds = elapsed / 1000;
var units_per_second = .00001157407407407407407407407407407407407407407407407;
var count = (elapsed_seconds * units_per_second);

var myOdometer;
	function run () {
	var div = document.getElementById("js_counter");
	myOdometer = new Odometer(div, {digits: 3, tenths: false});
	myOdometer.set(count);
	update();
}

function update () {
	d = new Date();
	c_cur_seconds = d.getTime();
	c_elapsed = start_seconds - c_cur_seconds;
	c_elapsed_seconds = c_elapsed / 1000;
	c_count = (c_elapsed_seconds * units_per_second) ;
	myOdometer.set(c_count);
	setTimeout("update()", 1000 / updates_per_second);
}