Removing "Shutting down" dialog box in Energy Saver mode?

I've got an iMac using 10.4.11 running as a kiosk to play a DVD in an exhibit we have. Using the energy saver panel I can set it to start up and shut down at appropriate times. But about 5 minutes prior to shutting down there is a dialog box that pops up saying "This computer is scheduled to shut down in X minutes." It has the radio buttons to "shut down now" or "cancel," but is there anyway to remove the warning entirely? Since I've already scheduled it to shut down I don't want it to tell me it's doing what I told it do do and the box covers the screen while it's running.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Patrick

You might be able to schedule an Applescript via iCal to do the shutdown.
There's a possible Applescript listed here:
http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/forums/viewthread/3605/#36954
and some advice about using iCal for running scripts here:
http://www.hawkwings.net/2005/12/09/make-an-ical-event-run-an-applescript/
I'm not very familiar with this sort of thing, and I don't know if it would work.

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Keywords
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TimeCreated
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Application
Computer
computername
Security
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Safari.exe
5.34.57.2
4f982b5e
CoreGraphics.dll
1.87.0.0
4f9739a0
40000015
0013a762
17f4
01cded6b09576023
C:\Program Files\Safari\Safari.exe
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