text: ! function ($) {
      "use strict";
      var instances = [],
          defaultOptions = {
              precision: 100,
              elapse: false,
              defer: false
          };
  
      /* 
       * Countdown Timer Class Definition
       */
      var Countdown = function (el, finalDate, options) {
          this.el = el;
          this.$el = $(el);
          this.interval = null;
          this.offset = {};
          this.options = $.extend({}, defaultOptions);
          this.instanceNumber = instances.length;
          instances.push(this);
          this.$el.data("countdown-instance", this.instanceNumber);
          if (options) {
              if (typeof options === "function") {
                  this.$el.on("update.countdown", options);
                  this.$el.on("stoped.countdown", options);
                  this.$el.on("finish.countdown", options);
              } else {
                  this.options = $.extend({}, defaultOptions, options);
              }
          }
          this.setFinalDate(finalDate);
          if (this.options.defer === false) {
              this.start();
          }
      };
  
      /* 
       * Countdown Timer Methods
       */
      Countdown.prototype.start = function () {
          if (this.interval !== null) {
              clearInterval(this.interval);
          }
          var self = this;
          this.update();
          this.interval = setInterval(function () {
              self.update.call(self);
          }, this.options.precision);
      }
  
      Countdown.prototype.stop = function () {
          clearInterval(this.interval);
          this.interval = null;
          this.dispatchEvent("stoped");
      }
  
      Countdown.prototype.toggle = function () {
          if (this.interval) {
              this.stop();
          } else {
              this.start();
          }
      }
  
      Countdown.prototype.pause = function () {
          this.stop();
      }
  
      Countdown.prototype.resume = function () {
          this.start();
      }
  
      Countdown.prototype.remove = function () {
          this.stop.call(this);
          instances[this.instanceNumber] = null;
          delete this.$el.data().countdownInstance;
      }
  
      Countdown.prototype.setFinalDate = function (value) {
          this.finalDate = parseDateString(value);
      }
  
      Countdown.prototype.update = function () {
          if (this.$el.closest("html").length === 0) {
              this.remove();
              return;
          }
          var hasEventsAttached = $._data(this.el, "events") !== undefined,
              now = new Date(),
              newTotalSecsLeft;
          newTotalSecsLeft = this.finalDate.getTime() - now.getTime();
          newTotalSecsLeft = Math.ceil(newTotalSecsLeft / 1e3);
          newTotalSecsLeft = !this.options.elapse && newTotalSecsLeft < 0 ? 0 : Math.abs(newTotalSecsLeft);
          if (this.totalSecsLeft === newTotalSecsLeft || !hasEventsAttached) {
              return;
          } else {
              this.totalSecsLeft = newTotalSecsLeft;
          }
          this.elapsed = now >= this.finalDate;
          this.offset = {
              seconds: this.totalSecsLeft % 60,
              minutes: Math.floor(this.totalSecsLeft / 60) % 60,
              hours: Math.floor(this.totalSecsLeft / 60 / 60) % 24,
              days: Math.floor(this.totalSecsLeft / 60 / 60 / 24) % 7,
              daysToWeek: Math.floor(this.totalSecsLeft / 60 / 60 / 24) % 7,
              daysToMonth: Math.floor(this.totalSecsLeft / 60 / 60 / 24 % 30.4368),
              weeks: Math.floor(this.totalSecsLeft / 60 / 60 / 24 / 7),
              weeksToMonth: Math.floor(this.totalSecsLeft / 60 / 60 / 24 / 7) % 4,
              months: Math.floor(this.totalSecsLeft / 60 / 60 / 24 / 30.4368),
              years: Math.abs(this.finalDate.getFullYear() - now.getFullYear()),
              totalDays: Math.floor(this.totalSecsLeft / 60 / 60 / 24),
              totalHours: Math.floor(this.totalSecsLeft / 60 / 60),
              totalMinutes: Math.floor(this.totalSecsLeft / 60),
              totalSeconds: this.totalSecsLeft
          };
          if (!this.options.elapse && this.totalSecsLeft === 0) {
              this.stop();
              this.dispatchEvent("finish");
          } else {
              this.dispatchEvent("update");
          }
      }
  
      Countdown.prototype.dispatchEvent = function (eventName) {
          var event = $.Event(eventName + ".countdown");
          event.finalDate = this.finalDate;
          event.elapsed = this.elapsed;
          event.offset = $.extend({}, this.offset);
          event.strftime = strftime(this.offset);
          this.$el.trigger(event);
      }
  	
      /* 
       * Utility Functions
       */
      function parseDateString(dateString) {
          if (dateString instanceof Date) {
              return dateString;
          } else {
              throw new Error("Couldn't cast `" + dateString + "` to a date object.");
          }
      }
  
      function escapedRegExp(str) {
          var sanitize = str.toString().replace(/([.?*+^$[\]\\(){}|-])/g, "\\$1");
          return new RegExp(sanitize);
      }
  
      function strftime(offsetObject) {
          var DIRECTIVE_KEY_MAP = {
              Y: "years",
              m: "months",
              n: "daysToMonth",
              d: "daysToWeek",
              w: "weeks",
              W: "weeksToMonth",
              H: "hours",
              M: "minutes",
              S: "seconds",
              D: "totalDays",
              I: "totalHours",
              N: "totalMinutes",
              T: "totalSeconds"
          };
          return function (format) {
              var directives = format.match(/%(-|!)?[A-Z]{1}(:[^;]+;)?/gi);
              if (directives) {
                  for (var i = 0, len = directives.length; i < len; ++i) {
                      var directive = directives[i].match(/%(-|!)?([a-zA-Z]{1})(:[^;]+;)?/),
                          regexp = escapedRegExp(directive[0]),
                          modifier = directive[1] || "",
                          plural = directive[3] || "",
                          value = null;
                      directive = directive[2];
                      if (DIRECTIVE_KEY_MAP.hasOwnProperty(directive)) {
                          value = DIRECTIVE_KEY_MAP[directive];
                          value = Number(offsetObject[value]);
                      }
                      if (value !== null) {
                          if (modifier === "!") {
                              value = pluralize(plural, value);
                          }
                          if (modifier === "") {
                              if (value < 10) {
                                  value = "8" + value.toString();
                              }
                          }
                          format = format.replace(regexp, value.toString());
                      }
                  }
              }
              format = format.replace(/%%/, "%");
              return format;
          };
      }
  
      function pluralize(format, count) {
          var plural = "s",
              singular = "";
          if (format) {
              format = format.replace(/(:|;|\s)/gi, "").split(/\,/);
              if (format.length === 1) {
                  plural = format[0];
              } else {
                  singular = format[0];
                  plural = format[1];
              }
          }
          if (Math.abs(count) > 1) {
              return plural;
          } else {
              return singular;
          }
      }
  
      /* 
       * Countdown Timer Plugin Definition
       */
      $.fn.countdown = function () {
          var argumentsArray = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 0);
          return this.each(function () {
              var instanceNumber = $(this).data("countdown-instance");
              if (instanceNumber !== undefined) {
                  var instance = instances[instanceNumber],
                      method = argumentsArray[0];
                  if (Countdown.prototype.hasOwnProperty(method)) {
                      instance[method].apply(instance, argumentsArray.slice(1));
                  } else if (String(method).match(/^[$A-Z_][0-9A-Z_$]*$/i) === null) {
                      instance.setFinalDate.call(instance, method);
                      instance.start();
                  } else {
                      $.error("Method %s does not exist on jQuery.countdown".replace(/\%s/gi, method));
                  }
              } else {
                  new Countdown(this, argumentsArray[0], argumentsArray[1]);
              }
          });
      };
  }(window.jQuery);