// Variable Random Number Generator

function randNumber ( maxNumber ) {

// Initialization
   var randomNumber   = 0;
   var number         = maxNumber;


// Date property
   today  = new Date();  
   
   dateSeed   = today.getTime();


// Number Soup
   soup1 = 9301;

   soup2 = 49297;

   soup3 = 233280;

   dateSeed = (dateSeed * soup1 + soup2) % soup3;

   randomNumber = Math.ceil( (dateSeed/(soup3*1.0)) * number);

   return randomNumber;

};

// --- end of program ------------------