function play(div_id, file) {
  var soundPlayer = new SWFObject("/snd/howiePlayer.swf", "howiePlayer", "0", "0", "9.0.115", "#FFFFFF" );
  soundPlayer.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "always");
  soundPlayer.addParam("allowFullScreen", "true");
  soundPlayer.addParam("quality", "high");
  soundPlayer.addVariable("file", file);
  soundPlayer.addVariable("SWFRoot", '/snd');
  soundPlayer.write(div_id);
}