jQuery.fn.counter = function() {
		  $(this).each(function() {
			var max = $(this).attr('maxlength');
			var val = $(this).attr('value');
			var cur = 0;
			if(val) 
			  cur = val.length;
			var left = max-cur;
			$(this).after("<div class='counter'>"
			  + left.toString()+" characters left</div>");
			var c = $(this).next(".counter");
		  
			$(this).keyup(function(i) {
			  var max = $(this).attr('maxlength');
			  var val = $(this).attr('value');
			  var cur = 0;
			  if(val)
				cur = val.length;
			  var left = max-cur;
			  $(this).next(".counter").text(left.toString()+" characters left");
			  return this;
			});
		  });
		  return this;
		}