This tutorial will teach you how to create and apply an advanced glow flash filter on some object, using action script. This is very useful filter which you can use it wherever you like.
Read this tutorial and see how to draw a lamp and after that how to create a lamp twinkle effect, without Action Sctipt. You can use this effect for your header, some animation....
If you want to create a nice text effect you'll need to use the Action Script, whic isnt very easy. This tutorial will learn you how to create in a easily way a cool text effect without Action Script. Let's go!