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+// hacky enabling of snowstorm, probably a better way
+$(document).ready(function(){
+        var snow = localStorage['snow'] ? false : true;
+
+        if (window.Options && Options.get_tab('general')) {
+                        selector = '#add-snow>input';
+                        event = 'change';
+                        Options.extend_tab("general", "<label id='add-snow'><input type='checkbox' />"+_('Snow! (requires refresh)')+"</label>");
+        }
+
+        $(selector)
+                .on(event, function() {
+                        snow = !snow;
+                        if (snow) {
+                                delete localStorage.snow;
+                        } else {
+                                localStorage.snow = false;
+                        }
+                });
+        if (snow) {
+                if (window.Options && Options.get_tab('general')) {
+                                $('#add-snow>input').prop('checked', true);
+                }
+                $.getScript( "/js/snowstorm.js", function() {snowStorm.snowCharacter="&bull;";snowStorm.start();});
+        }
+});