var no = 30; // snow number
	var speed = 13; // smaller number moves the snow faster
	var snowflake = "images/snowgrey1.gif";
	//var snowflake = "images/mable_leaf.gif";
	var ns4up = (document.layers) ? 1 : 0;  // browser sniffer
	var ie4up = (document.all) ? 1 : 0;
	var dx, xp, yp;    // coordinate and position variables
	var am, stx, sty;  // amplitude and step variables
	var i, doc_width = 800, doc_height = 600;

	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()*20;         // set amplitude variables
		stx[i] = 0.02 + Math.random()/10; // set step variables
		sty[i] = 0.7 + Math.random();     // set step variables
	
		if (ie4up) {
			if (i == 0) {
			document.write("<div id=\"dot"+ i +"\" style=\"POSITION: ");
			document.write("absolute; Z-INDEX: "+ i +"; VISIBILITY: ");
			document.write("visible; TOP: 15px; LEFT: 15px;\"><img src=\"");
			document.write(snowflake + "\" border=\"0\"></div>");
			} else {
			document.write("<div id=\"dot"+ i +"\" style=\"POSITION: ");
			document.write("absolute; Z-INDEX: "+ i +"; VISIBILITY: ");
			document.write("visible; TOP: 15px; LEFT: 15px;\"><img src=\"");
			document.write(snowflake + "\" border=\"0\"></div> ");
		    }
		}
	}
	
	function snowIE() {  // IE main animation function
	
		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();
				doc_width = document.body.clientWidth;
				doc_height = document.body.clientHeight;
			}
			dx[i] += stx[i];
			document.all["dot"+i].style.pixelTop = yp[i];
			document.all["dot"+i].style.pixelLeft = xp[i] + am[i]*Math.sin(dx[i]);
		}
		setTimeout("snowIE()", speed);
	}
	
	snowIE();