I couldn’t believe that there wasn’t already a solution for this, so I made my own. This solution uses a bit of php, javascript, and of course, flash. Please keep in mind that I cannot guarantee the reliability and/or quality of this solution, all I know is that it works for me, with IIS and PHP 5 (also works with PHP 4).

I tried to make this flexible, so the code that I inserted in the page that contains the page is:
<div id="container"><?php $flash_file = "flash_file.swf"; include("insert_flash.php");?></div>
And then I made an file called ‘insert_flash.php’. The code I put in was:
<div id="flashcontent">
<p>My alternate text in case the reader doesn't have flash.</p>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
if ("<?php echo $flash_file;?>" != ""){
dwidth = document.getElementById('container').offsetWidth;
var width = <?php $headerDims = getimagesize($flash_file);$headerWidth = $headerDims[0];echo $headerWidth;?>;
var height = <?php echo $headerHeight = $headerDims[1];$headerHeight;?>;
if (width > height) {
var percentage = (dwidth / width);
}
else {
var percentage = (dwidth / height);
}
}
var width = Math.floor(width * percentage)-2;
var height = Math.floor(height * percentage)-2;
var so = new SWFObject(”<?php echo $flash_file;?>”, “mymovie”,width,height, “6″, “#ffffff”);
so.addParam(”wmode”, “opaque”);
so.write(”flashcontent”);
window.onresize = function(){ //this is if the window gets resized by the user, so you don’t have to reload the page on every reload
dwidth = document.getElementById(’container’).offsetWidth;
var width = <?php $headerDims = getimagesize($flash_file);$headerWidth = $headerDims[0];echo $headerWidth;?>;
var height = <?php echo $headerHeight = $headerDims[1];$headerHeight;?>;
if (width > height) {
var percentage = (dwidth / width);
}
else {
var percentage = (dwidth / height);
}
var width = Math.floor(width * percentage)-2;
var height = Math.floor(height * percentage)-2;
var so = new SWFObject(”<?php echo $flash_file;?>”, “mymovie”,width,height, “6″, “#ffffff”);
so.addParam(”wmode”, “opaque”);
so.write(”flashcontent”);
}
</script>
Try it out and play with it, the only thing I really experimented with was the ‘-2′ when setting the width and height variables. I’m sure this could be adjusted by setting the properties of the container and flashcontent divs.

Any improvements to suggest? I did try to put the ‘window.onresize’ function into a separate function, so I wouldn’t have to reuse code, but it didn’t work, for some reason.

on(rollOver){displayTime = 30;

countDown = function(message){

displayTime--;

if (displayTime == 0){

clearInterval(timer);

gotoAndPlay('scene',1);

}

}

timer = setInterval(countDown, 15);

}

on(rollOut){clearInterval
(timer);}

So, if you look at the code above, and apply this to a symbol via actionscript, if you roll over the symbol, it will wait for a short period of time before flipping to the other scene (creatively called ’scene’ in the above code). Fool around with the 15 and 30 numbers in the above code to tweak the effect. Any questions?

2. Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
Fast moving, chest-thumping punk + “Riot Van”

3. The Rapture - Pieces of The People We Love
A fun album full of dance music, I guess kinda like LCD Soundsystem?

4. The Kooks - Inside In/Inside Out
Hard to explain, but enjoyable to listen to.

5. Ok Go - Oh No
More just plain fun rock music, and of course, don’t miss their great music videos

6. Augustana - All The Stars And Boulevards
Melodic, catchy music

7. Teddybears - Soft Machine
The techno selection of the year has a great sound and crazy guest artistics like Nenah Cherry and Iggy Pop

8. Gym Class Heroes - As Cruel As Schoolchildren
Brainless, vapid rock/rap mix is just plain fun to listen to

9. Lupe Fiasco - Food And Liquor
“The Instrumental” is a great, great track, but Lupe gives rap music hope

10. Rock Kills Kid - Are You Nervous?
Catchy rock, just check out “I Need You” to see what I mean

Paying down the mortgage rate

You can offer to pay “points” to reduce the rate of your buyers mortage. This can be an attractive offer as rates continue to rise, but you must remember that rates are already historically low, and buyers have already figured out how much they can afford.

Paying closing costs

Well, chances are, if you have your home on the market, you’ll be getting offers than stipulate that you pay closing costs. This is a much better offer to give to potential buyers, as it reduces the amount of “up-front” cash they need to have. Paying down “points” makes a miniscule effect on buyers potential monthly payment, so offering to pay closing costs is a better option.

Pay association fees

This may be better than paying points, but paying your association fees is another “spiff” you can offer to attract potential buyers.

A Home Warranty

A home warranty is a well-tested method of attracting potential buyers. You basically buy a policy that guarantees the structural integrity of your house for a specified period of time (usually 1-2 years).

There are many different people who are interested in how much your home is worth. When you are purchasing your home, what the seller thinks the home is worth, what the appraiser thinks the home is worth, what your hazard insurance company thinks the home is worth, and what the county thinks the home is worth are all very different. But, the most important opinion is yours (the buyers) opinion.

In a recent article in the Pioneer Press, a reporter investigated a number of free and low-cost home valuation services, including zillow.com, realestateabc.com, housevalues.com, instanthomevaluations.com, to try to determine how much a Seattle home was worth. They experienced a 29% spread in estimates.

2. Julie got into the University of St. Thomas Graduate Program

3. We got a new dog, Wallace! He’s a Chinese Sharpei and he’s been taking up a lot of time of our time as a puppy.

We’ll try to be better in the future. We start classes in the fall, Chris starts a little pre-requisite course August 1st.