I'm not sure how much more of this I can handle

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<p>This example calls a function which performs a calculation, and returns the result:</p>

<p id="demo"></p>

<script>
function isitnew(thinggiven)
{
//this is supposed to check to see if the last updated panel is "new"
//"new" being defined here as the [updated panel] being posted less than 2 days ago from this date

var updatetime = Date.parse(thinggiven);
document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = msec;

//this gives milsecs for updatetime1

var currenttime = getTime() ;
//grabs milliseconds for current time

if updatetime > currenttime - 172800000
//if it has been more than 2 days since an update
{
return true;
}

}

//displaying the thing
var image = document.getElementById("new1");
//defines new1 as a thing to look for

if isitnew("August, 20 2016") == true
{
  image.style.display = 'block';
  //this is where the magic happens
}
//the last updated time (thing given) goes there

</script>

<div class="container" style="position: relative"> <a href="sj1.html"> <span class="locked"></span> <img src="http://jingloria.x10.mx/sbargrewrite/niki1.png" onmouseover="this.src='http://jingloria.x10.mx/sbargrewrite/niki1.png'" onmouseout="this.src='http://jingloria.x10.mx/sbargrewrite/niki1_bl.png'" /></a>

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<img alt="top image" id="new1" style='visibility: hidden' src="http://jingloria.x10.mx/sbargrewrite/new.gif"><p>Last updated: <br>8/25/2016</p><!-- change it here --></div> </div>


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