// CREDITS:
    // Snowmaker Copyright (c) 2003 Peter Gehrig. All rights reserved.
    // Distributed by http://www.hypergurl.com
    // Permission given to use the script provided that this notice remains as is.

    // Set the number of snowflakes (more than 30 - 40 not recommended)
    var snowmax = 55

    // Set the colors for the snow. Add as many colors as you like
    var snowcolor = new Array("#aaaacc", "#ddddFF", "#ccccDD")

    // Set the fonts, that create the snowflakes. Add as many fonts as you like
    var snowtype = new Array("Arial Black", "Arial Narrow", "Times", "Comic Sans MS")

    // Set the letter that creates your snowflake (recommended:*)
    var snowletter = "*"

    // Set the speed of sinking (recommended values range from 0.3 to 2)
    var sinkspeed = 0.6

    // Set the maximal-size of your snowflaxes
    var snowmaxsize = 26

    // Set the minimal-size of your snowflaxes
    var snowminsize = 8

    // Set the snowing-zone
    // Set 1 for all-over-snowing, set 2 for left-side-snowing 
    // Set 3 for center-snowing, set 4 for right-side-snowing
    var snowingzone = 1

    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
    // CONFIGURATION ENDS HERE
    ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////


    // Do not edit below this line
    var snow = new Array()
    var marginbottom
    var marginright
    var timer
    var i_snow = 0
    var x_mv = new Array();
    var crds = new Array();
    var lftrght = new Array();
    var browserinfos = navigator.userAgent
    var ie5 = document.all && document.getElementById && !browserinfos.match(/Opera/)
    var ns6 = document.getElementById && !document.all
    var opera = browserinfos.match(/Opera/)
    var browserok = ie5 || ns6 || opera

    function randommaker(range) {
        rand = Math.floor(range * Math.random())
        return rand
    }

    function initsnow() {
        if (ie5 || opera) {
            marginbottom = document.body.clientHeight
            marginright = document.body.clientWidth
        }
        else if (ns6) {
            marginbottom = window.innerHeight
            marginright = window.innerWidth
        }
        var snowsizerange = snowmaxsize - snowminsize
        for (i = 0; i <= snowmax; i++) {
            crds[i] = 0;
            lftrght[i] = Math.random() * 15;
            x_mv[i] = 0.03 + Math.random() / 10;
            snow[i] = document.getElementById("s" + i)
            snow[i].style.fontFamily = snowtype[randommaker(snowtype.length)]
            snow[i].size = randommaker(snowsizerange) + snowminsize
            snow[i].style.fontSize = snow[i].size
            snow[i].style.color = snowcolor[randommaker(snowcolor.length)]
            snow[i].sink = sinkspeed * snow[i].size / 5
            if (snowingzone == 1) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright - snow[i].size) }
            if (snowingzone == 2) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) }
            if (snowingzone == 3) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) + marginright / 4 }
            if (snowingzone == 4) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) + marginright / 2 }
            snow[i].posy = randommaker(6 * marginbottom - marginbottom - 6 * snow[i].size)
            snow[i].style.left = snow[i].posx
            snow[i].style.top = snow[i].posy
        }
        movesnow()
    }

    function movesnow() {
        for (i = 0; i <= snowmax; i++) {
            crds[i] += x_mv[i];
            snow[i].posy += snow[i].sink
            snow[i].style.left = snow[i].posx + lftrght[i] * Math.sin(crds[i]);
            snow[i].style.top = snow[i].posy

            if (snow[i].posy >= marginbottom - 6 * snow[i].size || parseInt(snow[i].style.left) > (marginright - 3 * lftrght[i])) {
                if (snowingzone == 1) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright - snow[i].size) }
                if (snowingzone == 2) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) }
                if (snowingzone == 3) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) + marginright / 4 }
                if (snowingzone == 4) { snow[i].posx = randommaker(marginright / 2 - snow[i].size) + marginright / 2 }
                snow[i].posy = 0
            }
        }
        var timer = setTimeout("movesnow()", 50)
    }

    for (i = 0; i <= snowmax; i++) {
        document.write("<span id='s" + i + "' style='position:absolute;top:-" + snowmaxsize + "'>" + snowletter + "</span>")
    }
    if (browserok) {
        window.onload = initsnow
    }