function $(element)
{
 return typeof element != "object" ? document.getElementById(element) : element;
}

function fix_flash()
{
 objects = document.getElementsByTagName("object");
 for (var i = 0; i < objects.length; i++)
  objects[i].outerHTML = objects[i].outerHTML;
}

function init()
{
 if (/MSIE (5\.5|6|7|8).+Win/.test(navigator.userAgent)) fix_flash();
}