function soBanner() {
  if($('#banner').length) {
    var h1 = encodeURIComponent($('#banner h1').text());
    var banner_image = encodeURIComponent($('#banner').attr("class"));
    var so_banner = new SWFObject("/flash/banner.swf", "flash-banner", "870", "170", "8", "#ECF2F3");
    //so_banner.addParam("wmode", "transparent");
    so_banner.addVariable("h1", h1);
    so_banner.addVariable("image", banner_image);
    so_banner.addVariable("offset", banner_offset);
    so_banner.write('banner');
  }
}

$(document).ready(soBanner);