var week_days=["Sun", "Mon", "Tues", "Wed", "Thurs", "Fri", "Sat"]
   function showLocalTime(container, offsetMinutes){
    this.container = document.getElementById(container);
    this.localtime = this.serverdate = new Date(servertimestring);
    this.localtime.setTime(this.serverdate.getTime()+offsetMinutes*60*1000);
    this.updateTime();
    this.updateContainer();
  }
  showLocalTime.prototype.updateTime = function(){
    var thisobj = this;
    this.localtime.setSeconds(this.localtime.getSeconds()+1);
    setTimeout(function(){thisobj.updateTime()}, 1000);
  }
  showLocalTime.prototype.updateContainer = function(){
    var thisobj = this;
    var hour = this.localtime.getHours();
    var minutes = this.localtime.getMinutes();
    var seconds = this.localtime.getSeconds();
    var ampm = (hour>=12) ? "PM" : "AM";
    var dayofweek = week_days[this.localtime.getDay()];
    this.container.innerHTML = formatField(hour, 1)+":"+formatField(minutes)+" "+ampm;
    setTimeout(function(){thisobj.updateContainer()}, 1000);
  }
  function formatField(num, isHour){
    if(typeof isHour!="undefined"){
      var hour = (num>12)? num-12 : num;
      return (hour==0) ? 12 : hour;
    }
    return (num<=9)? "0" + num : num;
  }