This is just a quick helper for those having a problem getting your JavaScript drop down menus to appear ABOVE you're embedded flash.Official resource:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=tn_14201&sliceId=2

and the end result (simplified):
<object>
<embed src="flash.swf" width="500" height="300" wmode="transparent"/>
<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
</object>