 		{
 			UIBase(_strand).stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, thumbMoveHandler);
 			UIBase(_strand).stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, thumbUpHandler);
+			
+			IEventDispatcher(_strand).dispatchEvent(new Event("valueChanged"));
 		}
 		
 		private var origin:Point;

			sliderView.thumb.x = xloc - sliderView.thumb.width/2;
			
			rangeModel.value = n;
		}
	}
}
	import org.apache.flex.core.IRangeModel;
	import org.apache.flex.core.IStrand;
	import org.apache.flex.core.UIBase;
	import org.apache.flex.events.Event;
	import org.apache.flex.events.IEventDispatcher;
	import org.apache.flex.html.staticControls.beads.ISliderView;
	
	public class SliderMouseController implements IBead, IBeadController
