the easiest solution for a JavaScript/jQuery countdown timer

I want to implement a countdown timer, that will countdown until a specific date, starting with a date that will be taken form the database.

The countdown timer should not restart at page refresh, it should just countdown until a specific date.

I was wondering if it exi开发者_如何学Gosts a jQuery or JavaScript open source solution for that?

Here is a great looking countdown timer with a nice tick animation: http://www.littlewebthings.com/2010/02/jquery-countdown-script/

jQuery Countdown is a good one and easy to implement.