var so;
function renderMta(){
	
	mtaBlock = $(document.createElement("div"));
	mtaBlock.attr("id", "meetTheAuthor");

	mtaSpan = $(document.createElement("span"));
	mtaSpan.addClass("linkSurround");
	mtaSpan.addClass("button");
	mtaSpan.addClass("MTA");
	mtaContents = $("<a href='#MTAPopup' id='openMeetTheAuthor' title='Meet the author video '><em>video</em></a>");
	mtaSpan.prepend(mtaContents);

	mtaBlock.append(mtaSpan);
	
	closeLink = $("<a name='close' class='close' id='closeMeetTheAuthor');return false;'> x </a>");

	mtaPopup = $(document.createElement("div"));
	mtaPopup.addClass("popUp");
	mtaPopup.attr("id","MTAPopup");
	mtaPopup.append(closeLink);
	mtaPopup.append(getMtaPopup());

	mtaBlock.append(mtaPopup);

	$("#previews").prepend(mtaBlock);
	
	so = new SWFObject(mtaFlashPlayer, "MTAvideo", "320", "270", "8", "#FFFFFF");
	so.addVariable("videoPath", mtaFlashVideo);
	so.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always');
	so.addVariable("thumb", mtaFlashThumb);
	so.write("flashcontent");
}

function getMtaPopup(){

		flashContent = $(document.createElement("div"));
		flashContent.attr("id", "flashcontent");
		flashContentUpgrade = $("<h4>You need to upgrade your Flash Player</h4>");

	//	flashContentDownload = $("<span class='linkSurround'><a href='http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/' class='blank'></a></span>");

		flashContentDownload = $(document.createElement("span"));
		flashContentDownload.addClass("linkSurround");

		flashContentLink = $(document.createElement("a"));
		flashContentLink.addClass("blank");
		flashContentLink.attr("href", "http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer");
		flashContentLink.html("Download the latest Adobe Flash player");

		flashContentDownload.append(flashContentLink);

		flashContent.append(flashContentUpgrade);
		flashContent.append(flashContentDownload);
		
		return flashContent;
	}