[knak]

since you've obviously looked at the html code, did you see this, what do make of it

crosscount.innerHTML=opentags+"Occasion already passed! "+closetags

[Try2Discern]

Crosscount is a variable name. Right now, it is set to ' ', which is blank space. When the counter reaches zero, the message "The occasion is passed!" will be displayed on the screen.

I majored in programming in college.

[LayoutGuru2]

Not a Java guru, but it does not appear to be anything secret, sinister or devious.
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex6/dhtmlcount2_dev.htm