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EL PASO, Texas — In a matchup of strength on strength, Stanford blinked first. Facing fourth-and-2 on a last-ditch drive, boasting the top running back in college football, the Cardinal elected to pass.
Instead of handing off the ball to All-American Toby Gerhart, Stanford quarterback Tavita Pritchard rolled right and fired a desperation jump ball downfield that fell incomplete. "For them to throw there," said senior middle linebacker Ryan Reynolds. "When they have him in the backfield." "That said it all." The offense that was able to run on everyone this season conceded it couldn't run for 2 yards against the Sooner front in crunch time. After a shaky first half that saw tackle Adrian Taylor go down with a gruesome broken ankle, the Sooner defense elevated its play and emotion to their highest levels of the season, as OU rallied 31-27 on Thursday at the Sun Bowl. In the first half, Gerhart rumbled for 79 yards and a pair of touchdowns, as Stanford took a 24-17 lead into half. "They were going up and down the field at will," said linebacker Travis Lewis. But in the second half, the Sooners shut down the Heisman runner-up and the entire Cardinal offense, which managed to gain only 79 yards in the half. The only major halftime adjustment the Sooners made was emotional. "Our guys just showed a great deal of resolve," said defensive coordinator Brent Venables. "And fight. All the way to the end, they never gave up and continued to believe in each other." Said Reynolds, "We came out fired up, flying around." With the Sooner defense flying around, Stanford's only scoring after halftime was a Nick Whitaker 21-yard field goal, which was set up by a controversial call.


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The Fly is an electronic talking pen that LeapFrog is marketing as an educational toy. Some kids just turn it on and start playing. Derek has unfolded the directions and is painstakingly reading them aloud. His lilting, halting voice echoes through the lab. Soon he starts writing, the pen speaking each letter after he jots it down.
On the other side of the mirror, the experts and I are waiting for Derek to have an a-ha moment. It will begin in his right temporal lobe as a rumble of low-frequency beta waves that lasts for 1.2 seconds. Then, a flash - a 0.3-second storm of high-frequency gamma waves and electricity - will light up Derek's anterior superior temporal gyrus, a gum ball-sized structure just beneath his right temple. We'll see a sharp intake of breath and widening of the eyes, maybe a brief verbal outburst. If Derek experiences a moment like this soon, he will likely become a fan of the Fly. If he doesn't, he will probably give up in confusion.
Over the last few years, this lab in Emeryville, California, just across the bay from San Francisco, has been the scene of countless a-ha moments. Thanks to Jim Marggraff, the company's resident inventor, LeapFrog leads the world in play-based learning. In 1999, after three years of development, Marggraff unveiled the LeapPad, a product that is essentially a cross between a talking book and an educational videogame console. Winner of Toy of the Year from the Toy Manufacturers of America, it was the best-selling toy in the US in 2001 and 2002, and was knocked from the top spot in 2003 only by the books and cartridges sold separately for the device. Powered by the LeapPad and its accessories, LeapFrog's sales soared from $160 million in 2000 to $680 million in 2003. It was the fastest-growing toy company in history.
In technical terms, Marggraff's Fly pen is an even greater achievement than his LeapPad. Think of it as a powerful PDA sucked into the stylus alone. Marggraff views the $99 pen, which hits stores this fall in time for the Christmas season, as an ideal tool for teaching the 8- to 14-year-old tween market everything from algebra to Spanish. It's so impressive that Disney, Upper Deck, and Warner Bros. have already signed on to develop games for the device. And Marggraff envisions still more uses for the Fly: as a group-computing device for businesses, for example, or a screenless PDA. He plans to eventually open its architecture to encourage broader development.
But first things first. Using the Fly can be tricky for an adult; for kids, the pen might be too difficult to handle. And if kids don't get it, the future of not only the pen but LeapFrog itself may be in jeopardy. LeapPad's once-torrid sales cooled off last year, as the company's main competitors - Hasbro, VTech, Mattel - came to market with a raft of new learning toys. Complicating matters, LeapFrog has been embattled lately, facing operational disarray left over from its run of explosive growth and an internal scandal. Meantime, it has poured the better part of $100 million into making the Fly. The result: a management shuffle, a net loss for 2004, a cratering stock price, and angry stockholders. No wonder all eyes are on Derek. If he doesn't take to the Fly, LeapFrog could croak.
The first thing I notice when I meet Jim Marggraff is his voice. It's perfectly modulated, precisely inflected, with no discernible accent. Every syllable is cleanly enunciated. It almost sounds digital. And it's strikingly familiar. I realize that I've been hearing this voice for years - while having dinner at friends' houses as their kids played in the next room, in the background during phone conversations, even in the way children of a certain age pronounce words and emphasize phrases. Marggraff's is the voice of LeapPad, and with more than 20 million of the gizmos in circulation, if you've been around young children recently, you've likely heard him say "Bye-bye" or "It wiggles!"
The next thing I notice, because Marggraff is getting ready to show off his newest toy, is his enthusiasm. He pushes aside some books and a talking electronic globe to begin what must be his thousandth personal demo of the Fly. I can't help but feel a little energized as well.
He starts by drawing an M on a sheet of so-called Fly Paper, then makes a circle around it. The pen says, "Main menu." He taps the M repeatedly, triggering the pen to offer him a series of options. He settles on Games. Then he's prompted to draw a G and circle it to access the Games menu. From there he selects what the pen calls "fly tones."
The pen asks him to draw a series of nine vertical lines. Next it has him connect the lines across the top and bottom, resulting in a long rectangle broken into eight boxes. Marggraff touches one of the boxes, and the pen emits a perfect C note. He has just created a working piano keyboard.
After he adds boxes for sharp and flat keys, he draws three rhythm track buttons - rectangles with R1, R2, and R3 written in them. He touches one of these, and the pen chirps out a steady beat. When he wants to increase the tempo, he draws an up arrow in a rectangle and taps it. The beat speeds up.

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Humberto M. Rodriguez, 37, of 26389 Route 37, was sentenced to one to three years in prison after admitting that he violated his supervision by being charged Feb. 23 with violating an order of protection held by Alissan L. Hatlestad, Watertown.
He had been sentenced Feb. 13 to five years probation for third-degree burglary and first-degree criminal contempt convictions. On the burglary count, he was charged with using a key that did not belong to him to enter the Subway restaurant, 144 Eastern Blvd., on Sept. 24 and taking money from a safe. He also was charged in March 2011 with violating an order of protection held by Ms. Hatlestad.
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Latisha McNeal, 24, Watertown, was sentenced to an unspecified amount of time served at the Metro-Jefferson Public Safety Building and five years probation for a March 20 guilty plea to third-degree attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance. She had been accused in a grand jury indictment unsealed in court in November of selling cocaine in mid-October.
Shaun T. Fredette, 24, Indian Lake, formerly of Watertown, was sentenced to three years probation for March 13 guilty pleas to fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. He admitted that on Oct. 31 he engaged in a domestic dispute at his former Grant Street residence in which property was damaged in the presence of his 1-year-old son. He also admitted he possessed an assault rifle at the residence.
Charles E. McIntyre, 61, of 619 Bronson St., was sentenced to three years probation for a March 12 guilty plea to petit larceny. He admitted that on June 28, he took items from a residence on Nellis Road in the town of Pamelia without permission.
Sharonica E. Barber, 39, Utica, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. She admitted that on Oct. 6, with others, she possessed more than $1,000 worth of merchandise stolen from T.J. Maxx in Watertown. She is expected to be sentenced June 6 to 1� to three years in prison.
Jeffrey R. Ashwood, 50, of 215 S. Pleasant St., was arraigned on charges of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, fourth-degree conspiracy and first-degree criminal nuisance. The charges were contained in a grand jury indictment unsealed in court.
It is alleged that he had and sold cocaine in early April and that he conspired with others to possess the drug with the intent to sell it. It is further alleged that he allowed his home to be used as a place where others gathered to sell drugs. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was sent to the PSB on $1,000 bail.
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Mary E. Kjersem, 44, of 42346 County Route 40, Natural Bridge, pleaded guilty to third-degree grand larceny. She admitted that between Jan. 1, 2011, and Nov. 3 she stole $34,912 from United Neighbors Federal Credit Union, 144 Eastern Blvd., where she was the manager.
She is expected to be sentenced July 24 to five years probation and be ordered to pay full restitution.
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Donald P. Sheley, 52, of 308 Hugunin St., Clayton, pleaded guilty to third-degree rape. He admitted that he had sexual intercourse with a 16-year-old girl Feb. 1 in Clayton. He is expected to be sentenced July 24 to 10 years probation and be ordered to register with the state as a sex offender.
Daniel R. Goodfriend, 31, of 14658 Route 12E, Dexter, pleaded guilty to felony aggravated driving while intoxicated, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and circumventing an ignition interlock device. He admitted that he drove with a blood alcohol content of 0.26 percent Jan. 21 on Edmund Street in Watertown. A BAC of 0.08 percent or more is considered proof of intoxication under state law. Aggravated DWI is charged when the BAC is 0.18 percent or more.
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Introduction to Computer Information Systems/Multimedia< Introduction to Computer Information Systems
Web-Based MultimediaEdit
Whether you know it or not, you have seen multimedia and you should be semi familiar with it. Multimedia is exactly what is sounds like, multi (many) media (pictures, video, etc.). If you go to humble bundle.com[1] you will see an excellent assortment of multimedia. You have a countdown, which is your animation, you have images of the games you can get. When you click on an image you will get an expansion showing you a description and an embedded YouTube[2] video. Now that you understand the basics you can see all of the different uses of multimedia in your favorite websites. While this sounds great and having multimedia will make any site better, remember too much of anything is not good.
Web Based Multimedia Applications come in a wide variety and can be found all over the Internet. A website that contains more than one type of media is considered to be multimedia. Sites that contain sound, video, animation, and/or images alongside text fall into this category. Typically, these sites use multiple applications such as these to convey certain information to the viewer of the web page. Manufacturers might use photos and PDF based user's manuals to transfer key points of interest about their products to the viewers. In other cases, multimedia can be used as a teaching tool where visitors learn through instructional videos or a news site might use podcasts and television footage to update their readers through their websites. Images and sound are also employed by many musicians when visiting their sites alongside the text-based dates of their tour. Entertainment also plays a large factor in web based multimedia applications. With the rise of Internet video streaming, people can now watch their favorite t.v. shows when they have the free time to do so, and from anywhere there is an Internet connection. Websites like Netflix and Hulu use sound, video, and often thumbnail photo icons alongside their descriptive text of the shows available. Some things to keep in mind concerning these multimedia applications are Internet connection speed and bandwidth. Most of these video streaming websites; whether news, sports, or t.v. shows, etc. require a minimum broadband connection speed of 500Kbs for standard definition viewing. The minimum speed requirement increases as the definition increases and vice versa. Bandwidth plays an important role as well since some service providers put a cap on the amount of information that can be processed. Most "smart" phone service providers set a cap of 1Gb or 2Gb a month and charge additional fees if this ceiling is ignored. Considering that a standard definition, one hour t.v. show can be close to 200Mb, it is wise to pay attention to the bandwidth being consumed as this can rapidly add up.[3]
There are many advantages that web-based multimedia can offer. One of the biggest benefits of web-based multimedia is that it can address many different types of learning styles. For example, when being taught how to make a paper airplane, someone may prefer written instructions, while someone else may prefer picture instructions. Multimedia can offer picture instructions with captions in order to meet both people's learning styles. Another advantage of web-based multimedia is that it can make information more enjoyable and interesting to a user. Text-only information can get very boring, but multimedia could be implemented in order to spice up a web-page. For example, when learning where countries lay on a map, a simple picture might not portray the information in an enjoyable fashion. With multimedia, an interactive map could be created and used instead of a picture. An interactive map may be a more enjoyable way for a user to learn the material due to the fact that they must engage with the multimedia. Along with web-based multimedia's advantages come disadvantages. One disadvantage of web-based multimedia is that it can be very costly and time consuming.[4] Websites that use multimedia generally take more time and skill to develop than a text-based website. Businesses often hire someone to create and arrange multimedia on their webpages.[5]
Augmented Virtual Reality
Augmented Virtual Reality is the augmenting or adding-on of certain computer-generated elements to the real world usually through a display. Augmented Virtual Reality can be applied to many different types of technologies and industries and is currently growing within e-commerce. Some companies, such as IKEA are using the technology of Augmented Virtual Reality to give consumers a better view of how furniture will look in their home. Other uses include the application of Augmented Reality within the automobile industry. Certain manufacturers are utilizing the technology within windshields. This is known as Head-Up-Display and is used to allow drivers to see their MPH, fuel gage, and many other information that you would need while driving, without forcing them to take their eyes off the road. Another use of Augmented Virtual Reality is with Google Glass. Google Glass allows users to have all the features of a phone within a display on their glasses and with the use of voice commands. Also, some developments are being made to incorporate Augmented Virtual Reality within the medical field. Although Augmented Virtual Reality is a recent development, it is being used more and more within many devices and will possibly be a social normality within a few years.[6]
Multimedia ElementsEdit
The Five Multimedia ElementsEdit
Text, image, audio, video, and animation are the five multimedia elements. The first multimedia element is text. Text is the most common multimedia element. Text expresses the information the developer is trying to get across to their viewers. Even though pictures grab the viewers' attention, text is a good idea to include, as well, just in case the picture does not load. The second multimedia element is image. An image catches the viewers' attention much more quickly than just plain, old text. Almost every multimedia application contains images. The most common images are JPEGS and PNGs. Also, Photoshop and Paint.NET create high tech visual effects which are common with images. The third multimedia element is audio. Most of the time, audio files are deployed using plug-in media players. A few audio formats include RealAudio, MIDI, Wave, WMA, and MP3. The developer will compress the format to shorten the time. Before the file is downloaded, one can stream the audio. The fourth multimedia element is video. The web is the most common place where videos are seen concerning multimedia elements. A few digital video formats are Flash, MPEG, AVI, WMV, and QuickTime. Streaming digital videos can increase the speed of the playback. Developers use videos to hold on to the viewers' attention. The fifth multimedia website is animation. Animation draws in the younger crowd. AdobeFlash is the most common tool for creating these animations. Animations are the most creative and fun multimedia element! [7]
Serif vs. Sans-Serif Fonts & Font ChoiceEdit
All fonts, or typefaces, are either serif or sans-serif. "Serif" is Latin for "with feet," while "sans-serif" is Latin for "without feet", and that is the difference: serif fonts have small lines, or serifs, at the bottom of the letters, as if the letters have feet. Sans-serif fonts lack these "feet."[8] Times New Roman is the most common and easily recognizable serif font, while the most common and recognizable sans-serf fonts are Arial, Helvetica, and Comic Sans MS. There is some disagreement about whether serif fonts are easier to read than sans-serif ones, or vice versa, but in general, serif fonts are preferred for large bodies of text, especially on physical, printed materials, while sans-serif fonts are preferred for smaller things, such as headlines, and electronic messages.[9] Even past the question of whether to use a serif vs a sans-serif font, one should be careful about which specific font one is using. Different typefaces carry different connotations. A potentially more formal font, such as Times New Roman, would not be suited to something more informal like an invitation to a young child's birthday party; likewise, an informal font like Comic Sans would be very inappropriate for formal messages. When choosing a font, consider the purpose of the message and the audience.
Video provides a powerful impact in a multimedia program. It starts with continuous event and breaks it up to frames, whereas an animation starts with frames. Video formats are made up of container and codec(s). The container describes the structure of the file like where the various pieces are stored, how they are interleaved, and which codecs are used by which pieces. A codec is a way of compressing the file to decrease file size, while maintaining quality.[10] Some of the most common video file formats are Audio-Video Interleave (.avi), Flash Video Format (.flv), Moving Picture Experts Group 2 (.mp2), Moving Picture Experts Group 4 (.mp4), QuickTime (.mov), and Windows Media Video (.wmv).[11] In multimedia applications, the digital video is gaining popularity because the video clips can be edited easily, it can be stored like any other files in the computer and the quality of the video can still be maintained, and the video can be transferred within a computer network which allows non-linear editing in any part of the video.[12] Just like in audio, in streaming video the traveling information is a stream of data from a server. In 2006, people watched more than a million streaming videos a day on YouTube.[13]
JPEG, GIF, and PNG FormattingEdit
GIF and PNG are two different formats which images are available in. GIF simply means Graphics Interchange Format and is typically used for animations and sometimes single images as well. The images are compressed or made smaller; they are using what is called loss-less data compression. This compression makes it so that the image does not lose quality even if it is compressed due to its ability to have uniformed color with well-defined edges. A GIF is not the best quality format for images because of its limit of colors, which is one of the reasons that PNG was created. PNG are Portable Network Graphics. Their ability to compress is higher quality and allows for alpha transparency, which is basically creating the image with a background so that it looks transparent either partially or fully.[14] They can store more color depth but also take up more space than GIFs in some cases. In cases where this does not apply it is because their ability to have better compression in 8-bit data ends up being smaller than GIFs.[15] PNGs are unlike GIFs because they do not support animations, and are a single-image based format.[16] These formats are used in many Web pages today and are both arguably as important.
The Joint Photographic Experts Group committee created the file format that is otherwise known as JPEG. JPEG is a technique and file format used to compress color images, digital photos, and other digital graphics. Many users who store photographs on their computer will recognize the JPEG file extension recognized as ".jpeg", or "jpg". The file size of a selected image can be optimized for different uses, otherwise known as editing a photo to the desired sizes. The file format does so by using a type of compression of the image known as "lossy compression". The definition of lossy compression is defined as the ability for the image to decrease in file size, taking away a slight decrease in image quality. JPEG files are widely used by consumers as a way to save photos on their computer to view at their desire. However, a user may have interest in sharing these images through e-mail, or a website. As considering using a JPEG file on a website or through email, a user must consider the file size in comparison to the amount of quality of the image. For instance, if a user is interested in posting a photograph on a website of theirs, they must consider file size and formatting. Also, with e-mail, a user must consider the quality of the image they will be sending. The higher the quality of the image being sent, the larger the file size must be. If a user is sending this file over their cellular phone, it may require the use of more data to send a larger file size.[17]
Multimedia Web DesignEdit
Basic Design PrinciplesEdit
The main thing about designing a website is that the whole point is to create a site that is interesting and will bring customers or people to look at it. Not only that, but you have to keep it interesting; people don't want to see the same things on a website at all times. It needs to be updated and changed as time passes. Another important thing to remember is that many people aren't that tech savvy. It is important to keep the website somewhat simplistic. Confusing websites draw people away. It is important to make sure your webpages load quickly, which can be done by choosing multimedia elements carefully and to modify them as necessary, like optimizing photos to make them run as efficient as possible. Nowadays another important thing to consider when creating a website is whether or not people are going to be able to view it from other devices such as their phones, their tablets, or whatever else. It may be beneficial to also create a mobile version of the site. Its important to look at what browser people can use for this website. Some sites have certain features that can only be accessed by certain browsers, it is important to make sure to use features that work well on all common browsers. It would also be beneficial to use features that don't require plug-ins. When people visit a site they are not going to want to have to install something just to go on the site or to access something on the site. It is also important to look at the size of the page content.[18] You want to be sure that your information can be seen on all computer screens.
Web site design can be extremely time consuming and costly. Successful businesses and agencies typically have both the time and the money to have intricate web sites designed. However, for a company just starting out, those things may not be available yet. Fortunately, there are many sites today that offer free website design. Some great sites that offer this are Wix.com, Weebly.com, Yola.com and Moonfruit.com. This could be a great way for a brand new company or organization to be able to get their name out on the web and begin getting some recognition. These free sites make it easy for one who may not know much about web design, as they typically offer easy to use templates and offer step by step instruction along the way to guide one through the design process. Although the web design site is free, users will first have to purchase a domain name. These are available at companies such as GoDaddy, Register.com, Domaine.com and Dyn.com. After purchasing a domain name, it is time for the user to begin filling his site with content. The user has a great deal of freedom in customizing his site to contain the elements desired. Many of the sites mentioned earlier also provide tutorials to help get the site up and running. After the design of the website is complete, the creator can now publish it and get ready for some recognition. It is important for the creator to update the website often and to market the site as much as possible. For any organization or company that may be just getting off its feet, deciding to use a free site to do its web design might be a good option, and with so many sites offering this service, it seems silly not to.[19]
Using Flow Charts, Page Layouts, and StoryboardsEdit
When talking about website design, a flowchart is used to show how different web pages relate to each other. A flowchart is basically a map of the website. There can be links between the lines of the flowchart to take you where you want to go. When designing a website, you can make it as simple or as complicated as you want. Often times, the flowchart is designed in the early stages of the website because it provides a good building ground for the website.[20] Page layout is used in the designing of a website. Typically people create two page layouts; one for the home page and one for all the other pages. This is when you design where you want the different logos, like the home page button, and its when you decide how visually exciting you want your website. While it's important to make it visually interesting, it is also important to keep it simple so that it does not get too confusing.[21] Storyboards are also something commonly used in website design. Storyboards are a series of pictures that depict what is going to happen on each screen. They are typically used when creating something animated.[22]
How Start a StoryboardEdit
There are a few steps to take to make a great storyboard for a web site design. It is important to bring your ideas even if you think they are not that good. Next you need to draw them out on paper; One paper is faster and you can always toss it away if it doesn't look the way you want. Additionally it is good to use paper because on paper anyone can add to the design and you do not have to have a lot of experience making web sites. After drawing it out next is to find a focus from those drawings to make sure that each part of the website is completed. Following, take notes to see if there is anything that needs to be added. After that take the drawings that are completed and put them in a mind map to see the website more visually. Then critique the storyboard and make adjustments to the design. It is also important that other people look at it as well so you can various opinions on the storyboard.[23] When the storyboard is all finished make sure that the navigation, site structure, and content are done well. For navigation it is important to have everything at least a click away, at the maximum it should be 3.For site structure check if it is too complex and that there are visuals, glossary, table of contents, and or an index. The content should be understandable, creative, and flow together.[24]
While creating a Web site, it is important not to overlook small details. The structure of the site is the most significant part for easy navigation. Headlines and main menus need to be organized in a way that is understandable for users. Many experts and Internet users agree that it should only take up to three mouse clicks to return back to the main page and to search more easily. Different forms that are used in Web sites include search boxes, drop-down menus, site maps, text-based hyperlinks, navigation bars, and menu tabs. Images can also be another hyperlink to transfer to another page on the site. It is crucial that the Web site has the same links in the same location as the previous page. Things would get confusing if the user had to look over each navigation button every time they entered a new area on the site. Long Web pages should be separated into shorter, more concise pages to avoid loading and scrolling. On many Websites today users will see "Back to Top" to navigate back to the top of the page, mostly on long Web pages. Most importantly, a link to the Home Page should be listed on every Web page according to the Web site.[25]
Access ConsiderationsEdit
Device Compatibility and Assistive Technology should be taken into consideration while creating a multimedia Web site. As our society grows with more ways to reach the Internet than just the computer, Web site creators need to be aware of the fact that the public is using their Web sites on Smartphones, Tablets, iPads, and much more. The layout may be different on these smaller devices than would a desktop computer. Sites are now creating multiple ways to work with any form of technology. With stricter disability laws being put into place, we have started to think about different ways to inform the physically disabled via the Internet on Web sites. Braille display [26] and screen readers [27] are just some of the newly advanced technology that can be used. Alternative text [28] can be used, which is a text description for a web page image. These text descriptions of images are valuable for vision impaired users of the web site.
Refreshable Braille Displays are an electronic device, connected to a computer via a serial or USB cable, which uses small metal or plastic pins that move up and down to display braille characters so a blind person can read what is displayed visually on the computer.[29] The "refreshable" quality means that the braille display is constantly changing as the user scrolls the mouse around the web page or document. The user can move the mouse around by through either the command keys or cursor routing keys located on the device, or through Windows and screen reader commands.[30] Typically screen reading software, or just a screen reader, is used in conjunction with a digital braille display to give the ultimate experience for people with vision loss. A screen reader translates information on a web site into electronic text, which is sent to a speech synthesizer (so output is heard audibly) or to the refreshable braille display. The only thing that the screen reader cannot read is graphics; this is why it is important to include descriptions of pictures and "hover-over" captions when designing a web page to be sensitive to those with vision disabilities.[31] While some may only need the speech synthesizer, most prefer to have the refreshable braille display because it provides direct access to information and thus increases efficiency in completing tasks; allows the user to check spelling, grammar, and formatting of their own input and is quiet, so it can be used anywhere without it be being disturbing to others. Refreshable Braille Displays come in 40, 70, and 80 character displays and can range from $3,500 to $15,000 depending on the character display.[32]
Creating a Web Site using HTML, XML, XHTML, CSSsEdit
HTML or Hypertext Markup Language is mostly used to create webpages. HTML is a code made up of small pieces called tags. Tags are small pieces of the HTML code that give commands to the computer on how to format whatever it is linked to. tags begin with a less than symbol (<), then the command is written, then closed with a greater than symbol (>). That is the beginning tag. Next the text it applies to is inserted. Then, the tag is ended with a less than symbol (<), followed by a common slash (/), then the same command code as it began with, then a greater than symbol (>). So, your basic code will look something like this: </(insert code)> Applied Text Here </(insert code)> .
There are so many different things you can do with HTML. You can highlight text (even in different colors), you can make text different colors, you can (Hover Mouse Here), as well as bold face or italicize text. These are just some of the basic modifications that can be created by using HTML formatting.There are even ways to insert images as well hyperlinks. Here I have inserted A Link to Our Wikibook Homepage and even the pictures you see to the right. The possibilities are almost endless when using HTML.
The biggest problem with HTML is that most people do not want to take the time to sit down and learn all of the little codes and specifications. It is very useful when trying to organize webpages once it is mastered. HTML allows users the ability to manage where images, videos, animations, and text formatting are all located. It is a very powerful and useful design tool and something that seems to be somewhat overlooked and taken for granted.
The newest version of HTML is HTML5, which is being created to replace both HTML and XHTML. HTML5 is designed to be simpler and many things have changed or added to the coding for HTML5. The DOCTYPE and character encoding declarations have both changed to be simpler to code. Along with new declarations have come new elements for semantics, controls, graphics, and multimedia because more and more websites are becoming more complex with more information being packed into a website. Some of the new semantic elements include <header> and <footer>, which make it easier for a web designer to indicate where a new page will begin and end. New controls for HTML5 markup language include the date, time, and a calendar to help users be more aware. The biggest addition for HTML5 is the <audio> and <video> multimedia elements, because a multitude of users love to be able to listen or watch something that is useful on the website. This is especially true for e-commerce websites because potential buyers would like to be able to see a product in use, which can be shown through a video. All in all, HTML5 is a newer markup language that simplifies the coding for web designers and also makes their websites more appealing to look at.[34]
A Brief History Of CSSEdit
To make your website truly stand out, it needs a sense of style greater than what HTML and its ilk can provide. This is where CSSs come into play. CSSs stand for Cascading Style Sheets, and they offer a way to not only specifically style a Web page but even the entire Web site to which it belongs. Before CSSs there had been individuals who created style sheets for their own purposes but thought it unnecessary to publish their developed syntax, believing that each browser should decide how best to display pages to its users. When Web page writers issued complaints that they couldn't customize more deeply, they were generally ignored, forced to deal with browsers that offered consistently fewer options for the sake of streamlining. To address this, a Norwegian by the name of Hakon Wium Lie offered a first draft of Cascading HTML Style Sheets in 1994. He couldn't have imagined how popular his development would become.[35] CSSs offer plenty of room for style without being needlessly complicated like some of its rival setups, such as DSSSL. The easiest way to describe what makes CCS stand out as a language is how it works to separate the content of a page from its display.[36] CSS3 is the most popular variation of CSS right now, but number 4 is already growing in notoriety.
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Similar, yet very different than HTML, another type of markup language is called Extensible Markup Language, a universal format for structured documents and data on the Web. The biggest difference between the two markup languages is the fact that HTML describes presentation, whereas XML describes content. Simply, HTML describes the actual content such as text and graphic images, but only in terms of how it is to be displayed and interacted with. On the other hand, XML describes the content in terms of what data is being described. To do so, XML tags are then assigned to pieces of data. Once the data is tagged, it can be used with any XML document. XML is called "extensible" because the data contained in XML documents can be extracted and used whenever needed. [37]
Another version of HTML that is based on XML is known as the Extensible Hypertext Markup Language, or XHTML. It combines the flexibility of HTML with the extensibility of XML. This language is used to create Web pages while also supporting XML, unlike HTML. This way, XML controls the actual content displayed, while XHTML controls the appearance and format of the Web page. However, one major difference between XHTML tags and HTML tags is the fact that there are stricter rules about how the markup tags are written. For example, unlike HTML, while using XHTML, all tags must be written in lowercase letter, every tag must have an end tag, and quotation marks are required for values. [38]
XML vs XHTMLEdit
Multimedia Web Development (Scripting, Development Tools, Authoring Software, and Testing)Edit
Creating the Multimedia ElementsEdit
Multimedia presentation uses graphics, sound clip, video clips, and text to deliver a message to the audience. All you need is a multimedia authoring program and a computer in order to create a presentation. The reason in using multimedia will be able to not only get the message you want to convey to the audience out but it provides a creative way in making it for the viewer. These following are types of situations that would see yourself wanting to use multimedia presentations in order to provide a creative presentation. One is for projects in order to show your teacher or a classmate in a more formal setting, another would be a class exhibit for the library or computer lab, for a more personal use you could utilize it as a diary, and the last two ways would be in a slideshow format and or utilize it for a yearbook. The three C's in making a good multimedia presentation would be keeping it Clean, being Consistent and bring Character to the presentations. Next you will need to design the presentations in which make it able to be presentable and attract the attention of the audience. To continue, you'll have to plan your presentation. Make an outline and make sure you understand the major topics of the presentation. Next the presenter will have to choose their media; multimedia elements support the main points of the presentation. Certain data will benefit the presentation as well, like, charts, graphs, maps, images and videos. Afterwards, review revise and rearrange so you know that the information is accurate and ready to be presented.
Creating the web SiteEdit
Web site developers use a number of tools to create web sites. These can be divided into three large groups: markup languages, scripting languages, and web site authoring software. Markup languages are the foundation; they are coding systems that create the overall structure/appearance of the web page by the use of tags. Tags are commands that allow the web page designer to arrange text and multimedia. HTML, or Hypertext Markup Language, is the dominant markup language used today. The current version is HTML5, and it is intended to replace both HTML and XHTML, another markup language.
Other Content Development Tools
ActiveX is a component of the software in Microsoft's Windows operating system. Many of Windows' applications such as Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, and Windows Media Player use ActiveX in order to embed their functions into other applications. Microsoft Internet Explorer replacement browser, Microsoft Edge, will not support ActiveX, marking the end of the technology.
Testing, Publishing, and Maintaining the SiteEdit
It is extremely important, before your webpage goes out, to make sure that it is up and running and functioning at one hundred percent capability. This means that there cannot be any bugs, glitches, or error pages displayed when a user is utilizing your web page. Though this may seem easy enough, there are many different steps that one should go through to make sure their page is up to speed. Every link, icon, animation, picture, and etc., needs to be tested. Many websites like to utilize the software that is out there that will manually do these needed checks for you, however it is still important to keep an eye out personally for anything that could be raising red flags. At this point, after vigorous testing, the site should be set and ready to be published. All though the page has been successfully published, the work does not stop there. Many people like to think that they are set for the future, but these pages require constant maintenance. The publisher needs to be constantly checking to make sure everything is still running smoothly, things are still up to date, and links and animation are still functioning. With out this much needed maintenance, a site becomes difficult and outdated, and users will go out of their way to make sure that they do not use it.[42] [43]
Demand for Multimedia web Site DevelopmentEdit
In this day and age everything is online, everyday individuals go online and they use the Internet for different purposes. There is a lot of money in the industry to make web sites. The demand for these sites is that they are intriguing, useful, and navigable to users. Companies hire web designers and web developers to create multimedia elements and create sites for the online presence of the company. As a web designer, you need to have knowledge in Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. A good web developer needs to know all the things that a web designer needs to know plus advanced programming skills. Graphic design has truly emerged as a demanding field of the economy with new technological developments in multimedia and software. As mentioned above, HTML5 and CSS3 are new coding techniques that are available for developers. Students interested in these fields should continue to study HTML and CSS.[44]
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- ↑ http://www.youtube.com
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- ↑ Understanding Computers 14 ed. by Deborah Morley & Charles Parker
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- ↑ http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/tags/serif/info
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- ↑ http://www.slideshare.net/shortcomp/4-multimedia-elements-video
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- ↑ http://www.slideshare.net/azmankadir/multimedia-element-presentation
- ↑ http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/streaming-video-and-audio.htm
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In the world we live in today, we are constantly bombarded by multimedia through billboards, signs, logos, texts, ads, emails, and our day to day web browsing. Below is a list of vocab from the chapter and the words general definitions. Below the list is a set of fill in the blank questions. Use the vocab list to help you fill the blanks. Some words may not be used. Then check your answers at the bottom of the page.
1) Multimedia: Integration of a variety of media.
2) Web-based Multimedia: (aka rich media) refers to multimedia of any kind located on a Web page.
3) Virtual Reality (VR): used in E-commerce to show what a product or service will look like or do in the real world.
4) Text: used to supply basic content and is important in most Web sites.
5) Images/Graphics: digital representations of photographs, drawings, charts, and other visual objects.
6) GIF: (Graphics Interchange Format) used most commonly with non-photographic images and is the standard format for Web page images.
7) PNG: (Portable Network Graphics) the responding format created in 1996 because of issues with the GIF format.
8) JPEG: (Joint Photographic Experts Group) the standard format for photographs based on the Web.
9) Thumbnail Image: smaller images (similar to icons) that are linked to the full size images of larger files.
10) Java Applet: a small program in a Web page designed to perform a specific task from calculations to animations.
11) Animated GIF: a group of GIF images stored together in one animated file.
12) Flash or Silverlight: Animation developing tools.
13) Audio: All types of sound (music, voice, and effects, etc).
14) Video: a continuous stream of visual information that is broken into frames when the video is recorded.
15) Web Site Design: refers to the process of planning what your Web site will look like and how it will work.
16) Flowchart: describes how things relate to one another.
17) Page Layout: illustrate the layout and navigational structure of a Web site.
18) Storyboard: an ordered series of sketches depicting each page or screen in an animation sequence.
19) Alternative Text: captions of images to allow those who are unable to view the images the clarification of what they are missing.
20) Web Site Development: Creating a Web site after it has been designed.
21) Markup Language: a coding system used to define the structure, layout, and general appearance of the content of a Web page.
22) HTML (Hypertext Markup Language): The original Markup Language designed for creating Web pages.
23) XML (Extensible Markup Language): a set of rules for exchanging data over the Web.
24) XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language): a version of HTML that is based on XML.
25) Cascading Style Sheets (CSSs): specifies the styles used with a Web page or an entire Web site.
26) Wireless Markup Language (WML): language based on XML that is used to create Web pages to be displayed on WAP-enabled wireless devices (such as older mobile phones and those used in some developing countries).
28) AJAX: A set of Web standards designed to better handle Web page interactivity by downloading only new data from the Web server, instead of redownloading the entire Web page.
29) Web Site Authoring Software: a type of application program used to create Web pages and entire Web sites.
Quick Quiz:
1. HTML, XML, and _______ are all forms of _______.
2. Multimedia (sound, video, animations, text, and images) located on Web Pages is known as __________ or rich media.
3. Many sites such as https://www.youtube.com integrate _______ and _______ into their site to provide entertainment to viewers and/or listeners.
4. The three main types of images include ¬¬¬¬¬¬______, _______, and ______.
5. Placing pages in a ¬¬¬_____ show how they are related, while using a _____ shows the order of specific animation sequences.
Answers: 1. XHTML (Also Acceptable: CSS or WML); Markup Languages 2. Web-based Multimedia 3. Audio; Video 4. GIF; PNG; JPEG 5. Flowchart; Storyboard


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It's our last show ever of the year on Monday, so what better way to celebrate it than with carols played on recorders.
The catch? We can't play recorders. But we're hoping a new iOS title 'My Note Games' can teach us. In an hour. Whilst we also "do" the show, which we're not capable of doing even when we are just doing it.
We'll be joined by the makers of the game, who have pledged to get us Silent Nighting like the nerd recorder-playing equivalent of Bond.
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Sounds like a blast. Let's race to see who can figure out first what time 7PM GMT is in Colorado!
You guys are 7 hours ahead of me. I win! So I need to start listening to you live at noon here. Suckas


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On Bad Religion's seminal 1988 album Suffer, thesaurus-wielding frontman Greg Graffin offered this decidedly straightforward declaration of empiricist independence: "Hey, I don't know if the billions will survive, but I'll believe in God when one and one is five." A fairly pedestrian gob of punk ambivalence, really, but as we learn in Anarchy Evolution (It Books, 304 pages, $22.99), Graffin's autobiography-cum-evolution primer, such sentiments were (and still are) only the whipping tail end of Graffin's academic pursuits, which now find him balancing his legendary band's touring and recording schedule with a part-time gig teaching life sciences and paleontology at UCLA. That Graffin's book tour coincides with a Bad Religion jaunt confirms it: This man is going to vacuum as much meaningful experience out of life as he possibly can.
And Graffin wants the same earthly happiness for us. He might as well have appended this subtitle to Anarchy Evolution: "We're here, it's weird, get used to it." He still doesn't know if the billions will survive; he doesn't expect one and one to ever equal five; he views evolution as a chaos of Darwinian competition, random tragedy and accidental glory; but he is certain that humans have evolved into stewards of this tiny speck of the cosmos, and that the fate of this teeming happenstance is best left in the hands of those who've adopted a naturalist position, which is, according to the author, "the only perspective that can secure both our happiness as individuals and our survival as a species."
Anarchy Evolution's first half is a wall-eyed mess of everything-for-everyone: a history of Bad Religion, an introduction to evolution, a sentimental bildungsroman, and a self-congratulatory celebration of Greg Graffin's capacity for writing songs and books. Punks who ditched high school halfway through sophomore year (me!) will get a lot out of the first few chapters, which find Graffin dishing on 1980 A.D. punk and 540,000,000 B.C. archaeocyathids, but anyone who stuck it out through biology class instead of dropping out to listen to Minor Threat will either know too much about science or not enough about the Germs (band, not thing that makes you sick) to care. However, the book evolves (ahem) into a rather touching and even rousing manifesto: We might not know everything, but we know enough to know that we should be treating this world and its inhabitants with a bit more foresight and compassion. Some of us (me!) just need a little punk rock to help the inspirational message go down.
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Geneva is not a cheap city, nor is this hotel. But it's a truly 5 star property with very friendly staff and very nice rooms. You should ask for a room with view to the lake. The breakfast is one of the best I've ever had in my life! read hotel review
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This is a lovely place to stay. It might not be in the city center but the access is excellent - 10 minutes each direction either to air[port or railway station. Whats best is that public bus number 5 stops just outside the hotel to take you to these points. Moreover the hotel provides a 3 day card for free bus transport in Geneva! Check in was swift and I was impressed to find my room ready for an early check in at 8 am! The room we had was an executive lake view room which was huge and had ... beautiful views of mountains and lake Geneva. There is a fuel station behind the hotel and a supermarket of the local company COOP in the same area. Also you can find a nice Chinese restaurant in the same place. My only criticism would be the hefty parking charge of 45 Francs. Another issue is the free Internet wifi which was terribly slow and no one could do anything about it. This place ranks as one of my favorite ones and I cant wait to return there. read hotel review
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The InterContinental is a true legend in Geneva, having been the host for several events that shaped history over the past 5 decades. However, the hotel does not exploit this and the overall atmosphere in the public areas remain discrete. The building has been well preserved and renovated to keep up with modern times, and there is virtually nothing left to remind us of its early years. read hotel review
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When you go to Switzerland, you know you can expect quality. This hotel goes one step further and delivers top quality. It starts at the reception, with a perfectly smooth and friendly check-in. As a platinum ambassador I was upgraded to a beautiful executive suite with lake view. The suite itself was not huge, but perfectly fine. The breakfast is also top quality. Super fresh and everything you wish is there. Absolutely recommended, though expensive and a little far from the city center. read hotel review
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Next week I'm going to LA for work. Not that exciting, except that it means I may be able to come to up to SF for the weekend and see all my lovely friends, restaurants and climbing walls.
Hey you SF people, I know you probably don't read this stuff ever, but if you do then let me know if you're around the weekend of the 10th and 11th. I've probably already mailed you anyway.
I wonder how many super burritos I can eat in one weekend. Maybe I can carry them back in my hand luggage and freeze them for consuming here in London. Tessa brought one back for me last time she went and we ate it cold the next day on the train to Bath!
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In Cyprus it is tradition to offer these treats after the wedding, instead of bombonieres (favours), which are offered in Greece. After the church ceremony the couple and the parents of the bride and groom line up for congratulations and one of these wedding cakes are offered to the guests, neatly folded in cellophane paper.
In Cyprus weddings are huge and a thousand guests is quite a usual number, some may reach two, three or even more thousands of guests. Everyone is invited at the church ceremony and depending on the families" financial status, there will be either a reception at a hotel, usually by the swimming pool, or if the couple can't afford such a reception they will have a party at a restaurant for close relatives and friends.
I remember back in the seventies, it was common to have wedding receptions at home and all the catering was, of course, done at home. During the week before the wedding, lots of preparations were made, and it goes without saying that all relatives and close friends, were there to help.
You may be wondering how could they do this at home with all those guests? This type of wedding parties was quite common and usually there would be lots of space in the yard or a plot of land next door which was not yet built but even when this was not also possible, the party would take place in the road and no one would complain, as they knew that they would do the same one day. They would rent tables and chairs, even cutlery and hire musicians to play modern or folklore music and the party started in the evening and ended around midnight.
Traditional Loukoumia are similar to kourabiedes, which is a sort of cookie made with local ewes" milk butter but instead of flour they are made with fine semolina and a small amount of flour. They are filled with almonds, (which is a local product), sugar and cinnamon and when they are baked, they are washed with citrus or rose blossom water and then covered with icing sugar. The sugar absorbs the moist from the scented water and creates a hard sugar crust outside but at the same time it is flavoured by the rose or citrus water and the butter.
As I have said many times, Cypriot cuisine was and still is influenced by its neighbouring Middle Eastern countries and at a certain point pistachios were imported from Syria. In Cyprus pistachios were mainly imported from Aleppo (in Syria), known in antiquity as Khalpe or Beroea or Veroia to the Greeks and are known on the island as halepiana, which means coming from Aleppo. Although pistachios are very expensive, compared to almonds they have prevailed and are mostly preferred. Some confectioners even use pistachio butter or oil to make them but even yet they do not compare to homemade loukoumia.
I remember my cousin's wedding when I was a little girl, as I was there helping to crush the almonds and do all sorts of chores. A lady, named Katerina, who happened to be the mother of a schoolmate of mine, was hired to be in charge of making loukoumia, as she was famous for her skills to make the best loukoumia in Limassol.
Unlike pasticcia, which was difficult to find a recipe, eventually two of my readers e-mailed me with instructions how to make them and I thank them very much. I will surely make them sometime after the holidays. There is no recipe for loukoumia on the internet but as I said these were made at home, so fortunately my sisters knew how to make them.
I made some for Christmas, much smaller than the wedding cakes. It may sound unusual to make these for Christmas as we have associated them with weddings but beside that fact, I believe they are perfect for Christmas and I must say that mine turned out great much better than any I have eaten the past years when going to Cyprus. I made half of them with almonds, in the traditional way and half of them with pistachios. I even wrapped them in cellophane and these can now last for a few weeks (not that they will last that long).
The recipe is included in my cookbook Mint, Cinnamon & Blossom Water, Flavours of Cyprus, Kopiaste as well as in volume 2 of my e-cookbook.
Finally, I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and announce the winner of the giveaway, who has been randomly selected from Random.Org.
If you are still curious to find out about the secrets mentioned in my post for melomacarona, I have updated the post.
Thank you all for participating.The winner is number 35 – Giota from the Greek blog. Congratulations Giota and please communicate with me sending me your address so that I may mail the gift to you. Happy Holidays!!
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Tags: Christmas, cookies and biscuits, Cypriot cookbook, Cypriot Wedding Cakes, Loukoumia tou Gamou, Mint Cinnamon & Blossom Water Flavours of Cyprus Kopiaste!, Traditional
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Ο/Η Rosa λέει:
Congrats to Giota!
Those cookies look delightful! A terrific treat!
Happy Holidays!
Ο/Η Angie from Angie's Recipes λέει:
Congratulations to Giota!
Wedding cookies look so lovely!
Merry X'mas!
Ο/Η alison λέει:
wonderful wedding cookies!
ivy,merry christmas and happy holidays!
Ο/Η Lisa Henderson λέει:
Any cookie with butter must be delicious plus the pistachios and rose water make them irresistible. Congrats to the winner and again your photos are beautiful.
Ο/Η Peter G λέει:
The wedding cookies look lovely…thank you for explaining the tradition behind them. Merry Xmas and happy new year Ivy!
Ο/Η Nadjibella λέει:
Ivy mon amie, ces petits gâteaux sont pour moi.
J'adore. Je note la recette.
joyeux Noël pour toi et toute ta famille.
A bientôt.
Ο/Η heni λέει:
Lovely elegant cookies … they look wonderful for the holidays not just weddings! My family and I wish you and yours a blessed and joyous Christmas Ivy!
Ο/Η Cakelaw λέει:
These look great Ivy – like Mexican wedding cakes. Love the family Greek recipes that you can't get elsewhere. Merry Christmas!!!
Ο/Η tasteofbeirut λέει:
As I was reading your post I started thinking how familiar it all sounded.. until you mentioned middle-eastern countries and pistachios from Aleppo; in Lebanon too weddings are a huge affair (whether or not people can afford them); these delicacies sound delightful and with the semolina and pistachio or almond filling very close to home!
Ο/Η fimère λέει:
ces gâteaux c'est une pure merveille j'adore
joyeux noël et à biebtôt
Ο/Η Peter λέει:
Thank you for sharing these loukoumia and this Cypriot wedding tradition. I would want these more than "koufeta". Merry Christmas kai "hgeia" in 2010.
Ο/Η Niki λέει:
Your cookies look delicious!!!!
Thank you for the holiday woshes! I hope you and your family had a great Christmas and a fabulous New Year!
Ο/Η Cynthia λέει:
Happy Holidays!
Ο/Η Aparna λέει:
These look so perfect. I think its wonderful how home-made favours are distributed after weddings. We do something like this too.
Happy Holidays and Best Wishes for a very Happy New Year!
Ο/Η natalia λέει:
Dearest Ivy, these sweets look heavenly !! Buon Natale to you and all your family !! Baci
Ο/Η cupcakeweddingcakes λέει:
I really love those cookies. In fact , the old-style wedding reception by have it organised at hime have now become popular agin, this because not only for cost effective, but also you can meet family guest in very warm welcome atmosphere.
Ο/Η Antigoni λέει:
I am SO happy to have stumbled upon your wonderful pages!! A greek-cypriot from Perth Australia, I am always in search of ideas for my family and my restaurant too.
Though I have been here since I was 4, the Cypriot in me is still as strong as ever.
Is it possible to have the recipe for Lokoumia tou Gamou?? I have my daughters wedding coming up and would love to make them!
Ο/Η ivyliac
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Glad to meet you Antigoni. I am sending you a private message.
Ο/Η Alison λέει:
Your loukoumia look great. I have been searching for a recipe for Cypriot loukoumia as I just got married in Cyprus (to a Cypriot) and wanted to make some for friends and family in the UK who couldn't travel. I would really appreciate it if you could send me your recipe. Thanks you.
Ο/Η Banquet Facilities λέει:
Hey the cookies look totally yummy
[...] to stick, although this method seems not be used any more. We continue to do this in Cyprus for Loukoumia tou Gamou, our Wedding [...]
Ο/Η athena λέει:
Hi I love these loukoumia.. everytime I got o Cyprus they serve the and I have not been able to obtain a good recepi.
Are you able to email me the recepi pleaseeeeee
thank you so much
The recipe is included in my cookbook Mint, Cinnamon & Blossom Water, Flavours of Cyprus, Kopiaste! available at Amazon.com.
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Ο/Η Katy λέει:
Hi – I am marrying a Greek Cypriot and would love to make these as our wedding favours. Do you have a recipe and also would you be able to know how far in advance I am able to make these?
Many thanks
P.S. Sorry if i filled in the fields wrong – I can't read any Greek!
Hi Katy, the recipe is included in my cookbook. I shall e-mail you.
Ο/Η Elle λέει:
Hello I am based in Paphos and want to buy your book. can I buy from you direct otherwise i have to pay 20 GBP in postage?
Hello Elle. If you want the cookbook in print you will have to buy it directly from Amazon. If you want it in pdf format you can buy it directly from me. Thanks, Ivy
Ο/Η Chris Tophel λέει:
I've never heard that there are such wedding tradition like this. Anyway this tradition is unique and at the same time, I like the wedding venue.
Ο/Η creative cakes λέει:
Your loukoumia looks good. I have been finding for a recipe for Cypriot loukoumia as I just got married and wanted to make some for friends and family for party. I would really appreciate it if you could send me your recipe. Thanks you.
Thank you for contacting me. Since the recipe is included in my cookbook, I cannot distribute it for free. You can buy either buy a pdf (which is only worth 6 Euros) directly from me or an e-book from Amazon. http://kopiaste.org/cookbooks/
Ο/Η Asha λέει:
Really awesome cakes. Indian style of making them is quite different. We used to make pure veg Cake i.e. without Egg.
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Remember, one of the key functions of money is to provide information about needs and wants. Even in a world where everyone is filled with pure love and charity we still need some way to prioritize tasks and products. There just isn't enough time to do everything for everyone, as nice as that would be.
That's where prices come on. When you put a price on something you're just saying "This took X amount of personal effort to achieve. Should I keep doing this or would it be better to spend my time on something else?"
When people pay that price it's a clear message saying "We think it was worth the effort. Please keep doing it."
When people don't pay that price it's an equally clear message saying "Your end product is not worth the time and effort you put into it. Please try something else."
And when someone is willing to pay you more for task/product A than they will for task/product B it's a message saying "Please please please focus on A because we personally think it's a lot more useful/desirable than B".
Plus prices let people negotiate scarcity. You only have so many seats to sell and ideally you want the people who most enjoy your music to get them. Putting a modest price on each seat forces people to stop and ask themselves "Do I really want that seat or should I let someone else have it?"
So the problem with "name your own price" isn't a lack of human goodness, it's a lack of information. It doesn't tell your customers how much effort you put into your performance or how much money you need to break even. You might get a bunch of people feeling really proud that they chose to pay $7 instead of $3 without ever realizing that they still underpaid you for your time and didn't cover your expenses. It also doesn't help prioritize music lovers over bored people looking for a cheap way to waste time. You might get someone who values music at $50 a ticket stuck at home because a bunch of apathetic teenagers picked up all the tickets at $3 a piece and then spent the whole performance texting.
So I suppose I would suggest at least putting a minimum price on the tickets. Not because people can't be trusted to do the right thing but because people need information in order to make wise decisions.
- February 7, 2014 at 7:39 AM
- Mormon Guy said...
Thanks, Anon.
I see the logic in your thoughts, and I appreciate your willingness to share them with me. I've had the same thoughts fighting on one side of my head since I got the idea to do name your own price.
From a rational perspective, setting a minimum does ensure that people who aren't willing to pay it won't pay less. And teenagers do lack the processing power to see the results from their actions. But at least in the research I've read, setting price minimums in a NYOP also discourages people from paying more; there hasn't been a lot in this area, but most find that when a minimum is given, almost all people pay the minimum as they expect it is an honest and fair price. Then organizers have to put the minimum high enough to recoup costs, and it ends up being a better model to simply set a normal price for tickets and then offer a few to people who can't afford them through deals.
Another method that has some anecdotal support is giving a "suggested price" - and that's the method that I feel most comfortable with inside my idealistic mind. Online there's a retail price for tickets to both our concert and workshop. I know it may not be real, but I envision someone who absolutely loves music but doesn't have the money to pay $100, or even $12, to show his love. I know there have been times in my life when I was totally broke and couldn't accurately show my needs through money. I want that person to be able to come to the concert... more than I want to break even.
In the end, my goal for the concert isn't just raising money. It's first filling all the seats, and, once that is done, raising money for the group. We're small, and don't have a lot of fans yet. We only have 200 likes on Facebook. I think that filling 1340 seats (670 across 2 performances) is a huge undertaking. Yes, there are only 1340 seats. But if everyone who reads this post comes, (including the people from Indonesia, the Ukraine, and China), we'd still need more people to fill the theater. Hopefully name your own price is novel enough in Provo that I can get publicity about Grace out to the community and sell out.
Maybe for our next concert, if I know that demand will outpace supply, I'll find a way to ensure that people who want tickets most get them. I could develop something to add on to the name your own price mentality as a pre-screen to ensure that people are really passionate about music. That would actually be a cool experiment... But for this one, I'm happy with simply having a full house and not losing all my money. :)
- February 7, 2014 at 8:51 AM
- Barbara Robarts said...
How do we find your group's page on Facebook? Searching for "Grace" is overwhelming.
btw - I recently 'discovered' your blog and I enjoy/am inspired by/admire you and your posts very much.
- February 8, 2014 at 6:01 AM
- Mormon Guy said...
Grace A Cappella - Facebook.com/graceacappella
- February 8, 2014 at 5:03 PM