var so = new SWFObject("http://www.pulsemicro.com/media/insidepages_header_top.swf", "topbanner", "974", "180", "8", "#fff");
so.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); 
so.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "always");
so.addParam("flashvars", "val="+region);
so.write("flashcontent"); //comment for debugging