/* initialize banner */
function initBanner(feedUrl) {
	
	var el = YAHOO.util.Dom.get('banner');
	
	//skip if element id does not exists
	if (el != null) {
		var flashvars = {feedUrl: feedUrl, duration: 10};
		var params = {wmode: "transparent", allowScriptAccess: "sameDomain", align: "t", salign: "tl"};
		var attributes = false; 
		swfobject.embedSWF("/assets/swf/banner.swf", el.id, "215", "80", "9.0.0", false, flashvars, params, attributes);
	}

}