function show_flash()
{
var hasRightVersion = DetectFlashVer(requiredMajorVersion, requiredMinorVersion, requiredRevision);
						if(hasRightVersion) {  // if we've detected an acceptable version
							var oeTags = '<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"'
							+ 'width="264" height="221"'
							+ 'codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab">'
							+ '<param name="movie" value="/flash/awards_splash.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#31281d" />'
							+ '<embed src="/flash/awards_splash.swf" quality="high" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#31281d" '
							+ 'width="264" height="221" name="awards_splash" align="middle"'
							+ 'play="true"'
							+ 'loop="false"'
							+ 'quality="high"'
							+ 'allowScriptAccess="sameDomain"'
							+ 'type="application/x-shockwave-flash"'
							+ 'pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer">'
							+ '<\/embed>'
							+ '<\/object>';
							document.write(oeTags);   // embed the flash movie
						  } else {  // flash is too old or we can't detect the plugin
							var alternateContent = 'Alternate HTML content should be placed here.'
							+ 'This content requires the Macromedia Flash Player.'
							+ '<a href=http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflash/>Get Flash</a>';
							document.write(alternateContent);  // insert non-flash content
						  }
}