(function() {  
                  
  //{{{ utility functions 
                  
  var jQ = typeof jQuery == 'function';
  
  // from "Pro JavaScript techniques" by John Resig
  function isDomReady() {
          
          if (domReady.done)  { return false; }
          
          var d = document;
          if (d && d.getElementsByTagName && d.getElementById && d.body) {
                  clearInterval(domReady.timer);
                  domReady.timer = null;
                  
                  for (var i = 0; i < domReady.ready.length; i++) {
                          domReady.ready[i].call();        
                  }
                  
                  domReady.ready = null;
                  domReady.done = true;
          } 
  }
  
  // if jQuery is present, use it's more effective domReady method
  var domReady = jQ ? jQuery : function(f) {
          
          if (domReady.done) {
                  return f();        
          }
          
          if (domReady.timer) {
                  domReady.ready.push(f);        
                  
          } else {
                  domReady.ready = [f];
                  domReady.timer = setInterval(isDomReady, 13);
          } 
  };        
  
  // override extend opts function 
  function extend(to, from) {
          if (from) {
                  for (key in from) {
                          if (from.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
                                  to[key] = from[key];
                          }
                  }
          }
          
          return to;
  }        
  
  // JSON.asString() function
  function asString(obj) {
           
          switch (typeOf(obj)){
                  case 'string':
                          obj = obj.replace(new RegExp('(["\\\\])', 'g'), '\$1');
                          
                          // flash does not handle %- characters well. transforms "50%" to "50pct" (a dirty hack, I admit)
                          obj = obj.replace(/^\s?(\d+)%/, "$1pct");
                          return '"' +obj+ '"';
                          
                  case 'array':
                          return '['+ map(obj, function(el) {
                                  return asString(el);
                          }).join(',') +']'; 
                          
                  case 'function':
                          return '"function()"';
                          
                  case 'object':
                          var str = [];
                          for (var prop in obj) {
                                  if (obj.hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
                                          str.push('"'+prop+'":'+ asString(obj[prop]));
                                  }
                          }
                          return '{'+str.join(',')+'}';
          }
          
          // replace ' --> "  and remove spaces
          return String(obj).replace(/\s/g, " ").replace(/\'/g, "\"");
  }
  
  // private functions
  function typeOf(obj) {
          if (obj === null || obj === undefined) { return false; }
          var type = typeof obj;
          return (type == 'object' && obj.push) ? 'array' : type;
  }
  
  // version 9 bugfix: (http://blog.deconcept.com/2006/07/28/swfobject-143-released/)
  if (window.attachEvent) {
          window.attachEvent("onbeforeunload", function() {
                  __flash_unloadHandler = function() {};
                  __flash_savedUnloadHandler = function() {};
          });
  }
  
  function map(arr, func) {
          var newArr = []; 
          for (var i in arr) {
                  if (arr.hasOwnProperty(i)) {
                          newArr[i] = func(arr[i]);
                  }
          }
          return newArr;
  }
          
  function getHTML(p, c) {
  
                  
          var e = extend({}, p);        
          
          var ie = document.all;        
          var html = '<object width="' +e.width+ '" height="' +e.height+ '"';
          
          // force id for IE or Flash API cannot be returned
          if (ie && !e.id) {
                  e.id = "_" + ("" + Math.random()).substring(9);
          }
          
          if (e.id) {        
                  html += ' id="' + e.id + '"';        
          }
          
          // prevent possible caching problems
          e.src += ((e.src.indexOf("?") != -1 ? "&" : "?") + Math.random());                
          
          if (e.w3c || !ie) {
                  html += ' data="' +e.src+ '" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"';                
          } else {
                  html += ' classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"';        
          }
          
          html += '>'; 
          
          if (e.w3c || ie) {
                  html += '<param name="movie" value="' +e.src+ '" />';         
          }
  
          // parameters
          e.width = e.height = e.id = e.w3c = e.src = null;
          
          for (var k in e) {
                  if (e[k] !== null) {
                          html += '<param name="'+ k +'" value="'+ e[k] +'" />';
                  }
          }        
  
          // flashvars
          var vars = "";
          
          if (c) {
                  for (var key in c) {
                          if (c[key] !== null) {
                                  vars += key +'='+ (typeof c[key] == 'object' ? asString(c[key]) : c[key]) + '&';
                          }
                  }
                  vars = vars.substring(0, vars.length -1);
                  html += '<param name="flashvars" value=\'' + vars + '\' />';
          }
          
          html += "</object>";        
          
          return html;
  
  }
  
  //}}}
  
  function Flash(root, opts, flashvars) {
          
          var version = flashembed.getVersion(); 
          
          // API methods for callback
          extend(this, {
                          
                  getContainer: function() {
                          return root;        
                  },
                  
                  getConf: function() {
                          return conf;        
                  },
          
                  getVersion: function() {
                          return version;        
                  },        
                  
                  getFlashvars: function() {
                          return flashvars;        
                  }, 
                  
                  getApi: function() {
                          return root.firstChild;        
                  }, 
                  
                  getHTML: function() {
                          return getHTML(opts, flashvars);        
                  }
                  
          });
  
          // variables        
          var required = opts.version; 
          var express = opts.expressInstall;
          
          
          // everything ok -> generate OBJECT tag 
          var ok = !required || flashembed.isSupported(required);
          
          if (ok) {
                  opts.onFail = opts.version = opts.expressInstall = null;
                  root.innerHTML = getHTML(opts, flashvars);
                  
          // fail #1. express install
          } else if (required && express && flashembed.isSupported([6,65])) {
                  
                  extend(opts, {src: express});
                  
                  flashvars = {
                          MMredirectURL: location.href,
                          MMplayerType: 'PlugIn',
                          MMdoctitle: document.title
                  };
                  
                  root.innerHTML = getHTML(opts, flashvars);        
                  
          // fail #2. 
          } else { 
          
                  // fail #2.1 custom content inside container
                  if (root.innerHTML.replace(/\s/g, '') !== '') {
                          // minor bug fixed here 08.04.2008 (thanks JRodman)
                          
                  
                  // fail #2.2 default content
                  } else {                        
                          root.innerHTML = 
                                  "<h2>Flash version " + required + " or greater is required</h2>" + 
                                  "<h3>" + 
                                          (version[0] > 0 ? "Your version is " + version : "You have no flash plugin installed") +
                                  "</h3>" + 
                                  
                                  (root.tagName == 'A' ? "<p>Click here to download latest version</p>" : 
                                          "<p>Download latest version from <a href='http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer'>here</a></p>");
                                  
                          if (root.tagName == 'A') {        
                                  root.href = 'http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer';
  			}				
  		}
  	}
  	
  	// onFail
          if (!ok && opts.onFail) {
                  var ret = opts.onFail.call(this);
                  if (typeof ret == 'string') { root.innerHTML = ret; }        
          }
          
  }
  
  window.flashembed = function(root, conf, flashvars) { 
          
  //{{{ construction
          
          // root must be found / loaded        
          if (typeof root == 'string') {
                  var el = document.getElementById(root);
                  if (el) {
                          root = el;        
                  } else {
                          domReady(function() {
                                  flashembed(root, conf, flashvars);
                          });
                          return;                 
                  } 
          }
          
          // not found
          if (!root) { return; }
  
          // setup opts
          var opts = {
                  
                  // very common opts
                  width: '100%',
                  height: '100%',                
                  
                  // flashembed defaults
                  allowFullScreen: true,
                  allowscriptaccess: 'always',
                  quality: 'high',        
                  
                  
                  // flashembed specific options
                  version: null,
                  onFail: null,
                  expressInstall: null, 
                  w3c: false
          };
          
          
          if (typeof conf == 'string') {
                  conf = {src: conf};        
          }
          
          extend(opts, conf);                
          
          return new Flash(root, opts, flashvars);
          
  //}}}
          
          
  };
  
  //{{{ static methods
  
  extend(window.flashembed, {
  
          // returns arr[major, fix]
          getVersion: function() {
          
                  var version = [0, 0];
                  
                  if (navigator.plugins && typeof navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"] == "object") {
                          var _d = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"].description;
                          if (typeof _d != "undefined") {
                                  _d = _d.replace(/^.*\s+(\S+\s+\S+$)/,\; "\$1");\; var\; \_m\; =\; parseInt(\_d.replace(/^(.*)\backslash ..*$/, "$1"), 10);
                                  var _r = /r/.test(_d) ? parseInt(_d.replace(/^.*r(.*)$/,\; "\$1"),\; 10)\; :\; 0;\; version\; =\; [\_m,\; \_r];\; \}\; \}\; else\; if\; (window.ActiveXObject)\; \{\; try\; \{$// avoid fp 6 crashes
                                  var _a = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7");
                                  
                          } catch(e) {
                                  
                                  try { 
                                          _a = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6");
                                          version = [6, 0];
                                          _a.AllowScriptAccess = "always"; // throws if fp < 6.47 
                                          
                                  } catch(ee) {
                                          if (version[0] == 6) { return; }
                                  }
                                  try {
                                          _a = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash");
                                  } catch(eee) {
                                  
                                  }
                                  
                          }
                          
                          if (typeof _a == "object") {
                                  _d = _a.GetVariable("version"); // bugs in fp 6.21 / 6.23
                                  if (typeof _d != "undefined") {
                                          _d = _d.replace(/^\S+\s+(.*)// returns a String representation from JSON object 
          asString: asString,
          
          
          getHTML: getHTML
          
  });
  
  //}}
  
  // setup jquery support
  if (jQ) {
          
          jQuery.prototype.flashembed = function(conf, flashvars) { 
                  return this.each(function() { 
                          flashembed(this, conf, flashvars);
                  });
          };
  
  }
  
  })();