Here’s a sleek Flash component that can easily be used as a topic header to a personal blog.  XML Banner Rotator v3 has a robust feature set and is completely XML-driven which allows you to update the file on the fly. 

Features to be expected from XML Banner Rotator 3:

• XML-driven
• Rotate images and swf files
• Set a time period for each slide via XML
• Link slide a webpage via XML
• Body copy supports HTML formatting via XML

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