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-# countdown-timer
-A simple Countdown Timer implemented using Jquery and Javascript
+## Countdown Timer
+
+This is a simple and interactive Countdown Timer. Its written using Jquery and Javascript. Here the user selects a date alone with the time to countdown to. After the selection is made, the countdown timer is shown on the browser window.