//Configure below to change URL path to the snow image
  var snowsrc=""
  // Configure below to change number of snow to render
  var no = 30;
  // Configure whether snow should disappear after x seconds (0=never):
  var hidesnowtime = 0;
  // Configure how much snow should drop down before fading ("windowheight" or "pageheight")
  var snowdistance = "pageheight";

///////////Stop Config//////////////////////////////////

  var ie4up = (document.all) ? 1 : 0;
  var ns6up = (document.getElementById && !document.all) ? 1 : 0;

	function iecompattest(){
		return (document.compatMode && document.compatMode!="BackCompat") ? document.documentElement : document.body;
	}

	var dx, xp, yp;    // coordinate and position variables
	var am, stx, sty;  // amplitude and step variables
	var i, doc_width = 800, doc_height = 600;
	var boo, z;
  
	if (ns6up) {
		doc_width = self.innerWidth;
		doc_height = self.innerHeight;
	} else if (ie4up) {
		doc_width = iecompattest().clientWidth;
		doc_height = iecompattest().clientHeight;
	}
	
	dx = new Array();
	xp = new Array();
	yp = new Array();
	am = new Array();
	stx = new Array();
	sty = new Array();
  for (i = 0; i < no; ++ i) {  
    dx[i] = 0;                        // set coordinate variables
    xp[i] = Math.random() * (doc_width-50);  // set position variables
    yp[i] = Math.random() * doc_height;
    am[i] = Math.random() * 24;         // set amplitude variables
    stx[i] = 0.03 + Math.random() / 10; // set step variables
    sty[i] = 0.8 + Math.random();     // set step variables
    boo = i % 19;
    z = i + 50;
        if (ie4up || ns6up) {
      	document.write("<div id=\"dot"+ i +"\" style=\"font-family: Garamond, Tahoma, Verdana, Arial; font-size: "+ boo +"px; POSITION: absolute; Z-INDEX: "+ z +"; VISIBILITY: visible; TOP: 15px; LEFT: 15px;\">*<\/div>");
    }
  }

function snowIE_NS6() {  // IE and NS6 main animation function
	doc_width = ns6up ? window.innerWidth-10 : iecompattest().clientWidth-10;
	doc_height = (window.innerHeight && snowdistance=="windowheight") ? window.innerHeight : (ie4up && snowdistance=="windowheight") ?  iecompattest().clientHeight : (ie4up && snowdistance=="pageheight")? iecompattest().scrollHeight : iecompattest().offsetHeight;
	
	for (i = 0; i < no; ++ i) {  // iterate for every dot
		yp[i] += sty[i];
		if (yp[i] > doc_height-50) {
			xp[i] = Math.random()*(doc_width-am[i]-30);
			yp[i] = 0;
			stx[i] = 0.02 + Math.random()/10;
			sty[i] = 0.7 + Math.random();
		}
		dx[i] += stx[i];
		document.getElementById("dot"+i).style.top=yp[i]+"px";
		document.getElementById("dot"+i).style.left=xp[i] + am[i]*Math.sin(dx[i])+"px";  
	}
	snowtimer=setTimeout("snowIE_NS6()", 10);
}

function hidesnow(){
	if (window.snowtimer) clearTimeout(snowtimer)
		for (i=0; i<no; i++) document.getElementById("dot"+i).style.visibility="hidden";
}
        
/*
if (ie4up||ns6up){
	setTimeout("snowIE_NS6(doc_width, doc_height)", 1000); // snowIE_NS6(doc_width, doc_height);
}
*/
if (hidesnowtime>0)	setTimeout("hidesnow()", hidesnowtime*1000);