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Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart
Clubs and Organizations
Sacred Heart Academy encourages each student to participate in extracurricular clubs and activities. These opportunities provide outstanding leadership experiences for students and occasions to build friendships with peers who share similar interests. The extracurricular clubs and activities at SHA are designed to foster social awareness and debate, develop talents and skills, and enhance our students' commitment to others. Some of the diverse opportunities available at SHA include:
American Sign Language will allow students to learn another language - American Sign Language. It will also help them to better understand what life is like for the hearing impaired. Students will learn how to sign and more.
Moderator: Ms. Kaitlyn Kaiser
Amnesty International focuses on helping the vulnerable and unfortunate in the impoverished and war torn areas of the world. SHA's chapter emphasizes women's rights and freedoms in these disadvantaged countries.
Moderator: Mrs. Sheila Lyons
Art Club is a group of students who create art and work on projects which they choose. Meetings are held every other week.
Moderator: Ms. Lisa Bonn
Art of Cosmetology Club is open to all students interested in learning about and practicing the art of makeup application for both social and theatrical purposes. Meetings held every other week for 10 weeks.
Moderator: Ms. Lisa Bonn
Badminton Club allows any student the opportunity to play badminton. Members will also have the opportunity to participate in some tournaments. Badminton meets twice a week for 8-10 weeks in January and February.
Moderator: Ms. Kristina Hartman
Book Club is a group of SHA students who enjoy reading great books and discussing them with others. Each year we travel to Rochester to attend the Teen Book Festival where we have the opportunity to listen to and meet authors. As a service project we critique books for the Museum of disABILITY History. This group meets every 6-8 weeks.
Moderator: Mrs. Lyn Biniszkiewicz
Classic Club (Latin Bowl) is a group of students who participate in a quiz bowl, much like Jeopardy, except all questions are in and/or about Latin. Meetings are held monthly.
Moderator: Mr. Michael Wright
Cooking for a Cause is a group that meets several times a year to plan and cook delicious and nutritious meals or treats for various organizations in Buffalo and its surrounding areas that support people in need.
Moderator: Mrs. Kate Nicosia
Couch to 5K Club is a group that trains to run a 5K race in 9 weeks. Couch to 5K is less of a running regimen than a walking and jogging program. The idea is to transform members from "couch potatoes" to runners capable of going 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) in just two months.
Moderator: Mrs. Mary Cochrane
Diversity Club attends conferences, invites speakers, and educates the student body about diversity issues. Members work to make all feel accepted and break down stereotypes in order to create a positive and welcoming atmosphere for everyone at SHA.
Moderator: Ms. Kirsten Smith
DIY Club (Do It Yourself) is a group that makes various crafts found on Pinterest, mainly focusing on the holidays. Some of the projects are made for the club members and others for their family. The club meets monthly.
Moderator: Ms. Jessica Thrush
Donate Life is a club that seeks to raise awareness about the power of organ and tissue donations to give critically ill patients a new chance at leading healthy, productive lives. Meetings are held once or twice a month.
Moderators: Mrs. Lyn Biniszkiewicz and Mrs. Jane Coughlin
Drama Club/Musical Production members participate in SHA's fall musical and/or spring drama. On-stage and behind-the-scenes roles offer everyone a chance to get involved.
Directors: Musical - Ms. Terri Filips Vaughan
Drama - Mrs. Karen Szalach
Drill Team is a diverse group of students who put together step routines to perform for a variety of SHA events. No previous experience is necessary. Meetings are held the third Thursday of the month from 3:00 to 3:30 pm.
Moderator: Ms. Kirsten Smith
Environmental Club combines learning, service, and fun in monthly activities. Speakers, many of them alumnae, inform the group about the latest environmental problems in the Western New York area and the world. Service is performed with groups such as Riverkeepers, and students raise money to beautify the grounds at SHA as well as assist families in need. Field trips, such as snowshoeing, provide time to relax and meet new friends. The Club is open to all classes and organizational meetings are held weekly.
Moderator: Sister Mara Walton
Etiquette Club will help students learn how to act appropriately, how to present themselves, and how to dress properly in social settings such as weddings, dinners, etc. The club will meet weekly.
Moderator: Mrs. Margaret Wietig
FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Club will bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development goals. Meetings will be held once a month.
Moderator: Mrs. Tina Gilbert
Franciscan Scholars are SHA students in advanced placement or honors English classes who read and discuss various plays and musicals and attend the theatrical productions.
Moderator: Mrs. Nancy Brady
French/Spanish Club offers exposure to the Spanish and French speaking world and its cultures in a fun environment. It looks beyond the Foreign Language classrooms and encourages the understanding of diversity of other people and cultures. Meetings are held monthly.
Moderator: Mrs. Joanne Hozdic
Going Places will offer students the opportunity to visit various sites and places of interest in and around Buffalo, as well as attend some special events and theater productions. Meetings will be held monthly.
Moderator: Ms. Jennifer Egan
Guitar Club is a gathering of students of the guitar, both acoustic or electric. Students will meet to share information and to help one another improve their skills. Members will encourage each other in their efforts to learn this wonderful instrument. The group will meet every 2-3 weeks.
Moderator: Mr. Kenneth McKinnon
Knitting Club will teach students how to knit or refine their knitting skills. The group will also work on a service project and invites knitters of all levels to join. The group meets once a week after school in the Library Media Center.
Moderator: Mrs. Barbara Rooney
Literary Magazine is comprised of a group of SHA students who enjoy creative writing and artwork, and who work together to produce SHA's literary magazine, Quoth The Raven.
Moderator: Mrs. Martha Horohoe
Mock Trial learns about the principles of case development and trial techniques and competes against other schools in mock trial tournaments.
Meetings are three times a week.
Moderator: Mrs. Nancy Brady
Music Ministry consists of students who are looking to get involved in the planning, rehearsing, and/or performance of music at our monthly SHA liturgies. The group meets in the week prior to liturgy.
Moderator: Mr. Terry Madill
National Honor Society is a group of juniors and seniors who maintain a grade point average of 3.6 or higher. Members participate in activities that help improve the community. Time and dates of meetings vary, depending on the projects at hand.
Moderator: Mrs. Martha Horohoe
Rocket Club members plan, build, and fly rockets, using math and science skills. The club is part of the Team America Rocketry Challenge (T.A.R.C.), the world's largest student rocket copmpetition; and the top one hundred teams across the country compete in the finals in Washington, D.C.
Moderator: Mr. Ron Stepien
Sacristans help to prepare the SHA auditorium for school religious services and participate in the Academy liturgies. Sacristans meet during the week prior to liturgies.
Moderator: Mrs. Maria Clare
Science Olympiad Team prepares for Regional, State, and National interscholastic competitions in science, engineering, and math events. The team meets every week on Tuesday and Wednesday after school.
Moderator: Mrs. Tammy Mugel
Self Defense Club will teach students some valuable self-defense techniques while giving them self-confidence and the opportunity to become more physically fit. The club will meet once a week for one month.
Moderator: Mrs. Rosa Newman
Service Club works to provide a service corps for the needs of our Western New York community. Participants in this club will research, design, and volunteer for various WNY non-profit organizations. Our goal is to help others while having fun and learning more about the community in which we live. Club members, if present at all club volunteer days, should be able to satisfy the basic Footprints Service Requirements.
Moderator: Mrs. Bridget McGuinness
SHAcappella is a high-quality performance group that incorporates singing and dancing without musical accompaniment. Auditions are held in September and the group rehearse once or twice a week to prepare for performances at SHA and in the community.
Moderator: Mr. Terry Madill
SHARK Club (Sacred Heart Acts of Random Kindness) is a group of students who participate in various activities that bring kindness to the SHA community and beyond. Meetings are held twice each month.
Moderator: Mrs. Jane Coughlin
SHA Shouties are a group of students overflowing with school spirit who cheer on the school sports teams at competitions with rival schools.
Shouties will meet prior to selected games.
Moderator: Mrs. Anne Spasiano
Spilled Ink is a community for budding writers who are looking to hone their craft, procure quality feedback from their peers, and publish through a variety of avenues, including our own Schoology Page.
Moderator: Mrs. Kate Nicosia
Sports Writing for the Media Club members will cover all SHA sports and compose season outlooks, game recaps, player spotlights, and season recaps. The club will publish to various outlets, including the SHA website, the SHA Athletics Twitter Account, and other school publications. Members will also work to expand the @SHAathletics Twitter network by reaching past, present, and future SHA Sharks.
Moderator: Mr. Nick Sperrazza
Ski Club offers a great outdoor winter activity for those students who enjoy the thrill of the slopes. Students ski at Holiday Valley on Friday evenings through the St Joe's Ski Club.
Student Council is the government and leadership of the student body. Its members include the Student Council officers, class officers, and homeroom representatives. Student Council and class officers are elected each year in May. Homeroom representatives are elected in October. Members discuss and plan various events throughout the year, including Spirit Week. All officers and representatives must attend meetings every quarter.
Moderator: Mrs. Anne Spasiano
Technology Club will teach students to be creators of technology, rather than just being consumers. The group will explore computer and hardware programming and design through student-led projects. Frequency of the meetings will be determined by the group.
Moderator: Mr. Chris Poole
The Torch is the school's newspaper, and for the first time, it will be published as an online news site. Articles range from International, National, and Local News to Editorials, as well as features on SHA activities, fashion, movies, books, and sports.
Moderator: Mrs. Mary Marciniak
Ukulele Club is open to students, faculty, and staff members who would like to learn to play the ukulele. Members will perform at the Music Department concerts, as well as various events throughout the school year. The group meets each week.
Moderator: Ms. Riley Stepnick
Volleyball Club is open to all students who enjoy playing volleyball in a non-competitive atmosphere. The club meets every Tuesday and Thursday from 3-4 pm from September through November.
Moderator: Mr. Ron Stepien
Yoga and Meditation will teach students techniques to relax, stretch, and de-stress. The group meets the last Wednesday of the month from 3:00 to 3:30 pm.
Moderator: Ms. Kirsten Smith
80's Movie Club will explore the cinema of the 1980's, "the decade that made us," according to a recent National Geographic special. Members will watch and discuss some classic 80's movies and enjoy the humor, life lessons, and big hair they have to offer us. In the words of Ferris Bueller, "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around for a while, you could miss it." Meetings will be held twice a month.
Moderator: Dr. Bryan Krull


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Oh, how stupid..... it seems I can add all I want by using the Effects Control! But still, why can't I use the buttons in the timeline???
I know it's me doing something stupid, but I cannot figure out what it is. In the timeline, I click on the down arrow to expand Video 2. I then click on the icon below and to the left of it to select "Show Keyframes." All should be well, but it's not.
I have Transform on the clip. I can see "Transform" over the top of the clip. I can also select its dropdown arrow for Motion, Opacity and Transform. I click on Transform and select "Anchor Point."
I then look back right below "Video 2" on the far left of the timeline, and the "left, add and right" keyframe buttons/icons are still greyed out. The track is not locked, either.
What gives?????
Oh, how stupid..... it seems I can add all I want by using the Effects Control! But still, why can't I use the buttons in the timeline???
Doberman, is animation toggled on? You won't be able to do anything in the timeline with keyframes until you activate animation. Make sure the little stopwatch next to the value (Anchor Point in your case) is depressed. As soon as you do this you should see your 'add' button spring to life but the left and right arrows won't work until you're either left or right of a keyframe.
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Transition Wells Food Group
This new group meets on a monthly basis to discuss: 1) Ways of reducing food waste, 2) How we can promote and support local food producers and 3) Ideas to encourage people to eat local food. Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's campaign #waronwaste, is very timely and has inspired the group to campaign locally in support. If you would like to find out more please come along to one of our meetings. Contact: firstname.lastname@example.com for more information. New members are always welcome
Transition Wells Energy Group
Generally this group meets monthly on a Saturday mornings for 1 hour. Their prime objective is to support the local community in becoming more energy efficient. The group have a thermal imaging camera and offer free surveys to those wishing to reduce heat loss. The group also supports renewable energy and has, for example, supported local planning applications for solar arrays and other renewable energy projects. The group also attend local events with a pop up energy shop providing information and advice on energy efficiency. For more information please email email@example.com. New members are always welcome.
Big thank you to everyone who took part
Big thank you to everyone who supported 'Eat the Landscape' on 11th October, at the Wells Food Festival. Oner 150 people attended the event and took part in the debate having listened to, Chris Baines, Colin Tudge, Steve Brenman and Tessa Munt who gave inspiring talks on how we can become more sustainable and highlighting the importance of our local food networks.
Our Energy Day was a great success (27th September 2014, Wells Town Hall)
More than 300 people came to our event at Wells Town Hall on Saturday to learn more about renewable energy. We are all very grateful to everyone who supported the event especially the stimulating group of speakers and the diverse range of exhibitors.
Chris Briton, Mayor of Wells, opened the event with gusto and thanked Bill MacKay for his long standing commitment to the Transition movement within Wells. One of the highlights of the event was Wendy Stephenson, CEO from The Converging World, who gave an inspirational talk about their renewable energy projects in India and how this will potentially make a difference to the lives of 1 million people by providing electricity in remote areas while at the same time saving 41,000 tons of CO2 emissions. This was a good news story at a time when there seems to be so much bad news in the press. A short film of the event will soon be available on this website but you can check out Wendy's presentation here
Fracking Group
A subgroup to the Energy Group has formed to organise a public debate on fracking. This short life group arose from the feedback from the survey (see posts) carried out to ascertain views about proposals to erect solar arrays and wind turbines on the Mendips, and granting of Petroleum Exploration and Development Licenses by Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) in Somerset. The PEDL licenses allow the holder to explore for and develop unconventional gas – to "search for, bore and get hydrocarbons" subject to access rights, planning permission, environment and health & safety permits. The Fracking Group is organising a public meeting to take place in Autumn 2014, with the objective of providing a rational and intelligent debate about fracking. Representatives offering different perspectives are to be invited to respond to questions from the public about fracking to improve understanding and knowledge of this controversial form of gas extraction. To get involved or to find out more, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thermal Imaging Surveys
The Energy Group offers free thermal imaging surveys to households and businesses in Wells and the surrounding area in the winter months from October to March. So far, we have surveyed 50 homes and businesses. Using a thermal imaging camera, we are able to detect heat loss from poorly insulated roofs, draughty doors and windows, and patchy insulation in walls and ceilings. We can help you identify the main areas of heat loss in your home so you can prioritise your actions to greatest effect and so reduce your energy bills. For more information, please contact Maddy
Pop Up Energy Shop
The Energy Group attends local events with their pop up energy shop, providing information on different energy efficiency measures and local support. To find out more please contact Maddy
Sustainable Communities Act Task Force
Transition Wells was instrumental in encouraging Mendip District Council to opt in to the Sustainable Communities Act.
We have since formed a task force to put forward proposals to Government via the local strategic partnership.
We are also keeping an eye on the new Localism Bill and how this might help us. However, Transition is primarily about localisation, rather than localism. See this blog post from Rob Hopkins about the differences bwteen the two.
We support our local economy and buy from local, independent retailers. Please consider joining the Wells Loyalty League,
Other things we'd like to do next:
- Have a "Make Do and Mend" Day
- Start a "Grow Veg Anywhere" scheme, just like in Incredible Edible Todmorden. Contact Lucy for further details.
- Have a breadmaking day using ingredients form local sources. Learn about the health, environmental and economic benefits of baking your own.
- Arrange for an energy consultant to advise us on the possibilities for renewable energy sources in and around Wells.
- Have a stall at Summer Fairs in the area to promote awareness of the issues around climate change and peak oil and the possibilities for local solutions.
- Campaign to improve public transport links.
- Start a car club in Wells.
Do let us know your ideas and how you can help.
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Galaxy Nightclub
Hi, I was wondering if Galaxy nightclub is still open in the town?
Underage Discos?
Just wondering of there are any underage discos for between 10-15 years old? If so, which are more popular?
Getting to Battle of the Boyne heritage site by foot, bus or bike?
Advice welcomed. I'm hoping to go from Dublin to the Battle of the Boyne heritage site at Oldbridge, near Drogheda. Is it possible to walk from Drogheda bus or train station, i.e. how far is it? Bus Eireann told me that the Drogheda to Slane bus does not go near the entrance to the site. Also, where exactly is the entrance? Many thanks, GI Chuck, Cabinteely, Dublin 18.
Laytown races...
I'm taking a day off work to see something special. I'm going on my own, and then I thought I'd open it up to all VT members. Short notice & unusual event, but who knows...
Laytown is near Drogheda. Once a year it holds a horse race meeting which is the same as anything you'll see at Longchamps, Epsom or Monmouth Park - except that it takes place on the beach at low tide. For more information look at www.goracing.ie and select the Laytown tab on the left.
First race is at 3pm. The 6th and last is at 5.30.
I'll be renting a small car at Dublin airport about 10am, and could take anyone who needs transport. I'll be having lunch somewhere near Drogheda.
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Featured Recipe: Broiled Swordfish with Pomegranate-Mint Agrodolce
Agrodolce means "sweet-sour" in Italian and refers to a sauce with those predominant flavors. Normally made simply with onions, vinegar, and sugar, this one adds pomegranate, pine nuts, and mint for a more colorful—in both looks and flavor—version.
Difficulty: Easy
Yield: 4 servings
Total time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Hands-on time: 40 minutes
Takeaway: How to broil fish.
Recipe Within a Recipe: The agrodolce sauce can be used as a condiment for grilled meats, sandwiches, or on toasts with goat cheese as an impromptu appetizer.
Pomegranate-Mint Agrodolce
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus more for drizzling
- 1 lb/455 g shallots, halved and cut into 1-in/2.5-cm slices
- 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1 cup/240 ml red wine vinegar
- ½ cup/120 ml apple juice
- ¼ cup/50 g packed light brown sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt, plus more for seasoning
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ cup/135 g pomegranate seeds
- 1/3 cup/70 g toasted pine nuts
- ¼ cup/55 g thinly sliced fresh mint leaves
- Four swordfish steaks (about 2 lb/910 kg total)
For the Pomegranate-Mint Agrodolce
Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. When it shimmers, add the shallots and garlic, stirring occasionally, until they are golden brown and tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Stir in the vinegar, juice, brown sugar, the 1 teaspoon salt, the ½ teaspoon pepper, and bay leaf. Decrease the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the shallots are very tender and the liquid is thick and syrupy, about 40 minutes. Stir in the pomegranate seeds, pine nuts, and mint. Season with salt and pepper.
For the broiled swordfish
Heat the broiler to high and arrange a rack 6 to 8 inches from the heating element. Pat the fish dry, drizzle with oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the fish under the broiler and cook until the fish is flaky, opaque throughout, and has a 135°F/57°C internal temperature, 8 to 12 minutes. Serve topped with agrodolce sauce.
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When you add the vinegar to the agrodolce, open a window or turn on a fan because the vinegar fumes released may sting your eyes or make you cough.
The agrodolce can be made without the mint up to 2 days ahead and refrigerated in an airtight container. Heat over low heat before serving and stir in mint.
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The dessert course is equally adventuresome: mango custard pie, dulce de leche-lemon cheese cake and a chai-flavored coffee cake.
I found many, many things to bookmark for entertaining or for even just to make more out of a haul of vegetables from the farm stand. It also looks like a pretty decent gift for friends of mine who are enthusiastic cooks. Highly recommended.
The book does in fact have a lot of basic information about cooking techniques and food, but it was nothing that I as an experienced cook did not already know, or did not know where to find in the cookbooks I already have. Moreover, the information part took up only about a quarter of the book; the rest consisted of the recipes. These tended to be rather unusual and eclectic - Braised chile chicken with raisins and almonds, anyone? What about Roasted carrot soup with toasted coconut? If you like such things, this book will certainly help you become a more adventurous cook, as the title promises. But if you're looking for familiar, down-home recipes that won't cause your kids to say "Ee-ew, what's that?" you won't find many of them here. There is, for example, only one recipe for pie. For a cookbook that has a lot of familiar American recipes plus a nice selection of ethnic-style (but not experimental) dishes, and that also has lots of basic information about cooking techniques and foods, a book already on my shelf, namely "The Good Housekeeping Cookbook," 2010 ed., can't be beat.
In conclusion, the basic reference information can be found in many cookbooks, so there's no point in buying it just for the reference part. If you like unusual, experimental dishes, this is a good book for you. However, if you prefer a more familiar cuisine and established recipes, it's probably not worth spending your money on.
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- Defining and structuring a new site
- Creating new web documents from scratch or from templates
- Adding and formatting text
- Understanding style sheet basics
- Placing and styling images
- Creating links to internal pages and external web sites
- Controlling page layout with CSS
- Building and styling forms
- Reusing web content with templates
- Adding interactivity
- Working with Flash and video
Skill Level Beginner
Once your Flash content has been added to your page, you still have options regarding how that content operates and is controlled. Between controlling quality and playback options, you can have an impact on how the Flash file is viewed within your web page. So here I have the mission.htm file opened from the 15_02 folder. I'm just going to scroll down and select the Flash movie that we placed in our file in our last exercise. So looking down at the Properties Inspector, we can see that there are quite a few properties of the Flash movie that we can set here in Dreamweaver.
For example, if we want to, we could maybe stretch this banner a little wider and maybe even shrink it down a little bit if it wasn't fitting the right size. Most of the times that's not a really good idea and as a matter of fact, if you take a look in the Properties Inspector, in the lower right-hand corner of all these properties, you can see a little Play button and you can click that to preview the Flash movie directly here in Dreamweaver and you can kind of see what you've done to the file. Yeah, that's not a good idea. So with some Flash movies it's not that big of a deal, especially since they're vector artwork.
So that sometimes scaling them up and scaling them down doesn't really have any adverse affect on the file. In this case however, it really tears the banner ad up and makes the artwork look just kind of odd. So I think what I'm going to do is go right back to my Properties Inspector and I can click this little Reset Size icon that shows up whatever you modify those properties and it'll take your Flash Movie back to its proper size. Now the next thing that the Property Inspector is displaying is the location of the SWF file itself and also the location of the source file.
So this would be the FLA file that was used to create that SWF file. Later on as we explore the integration between Dreamweaver and Flash, that's going to be a very important feature. We also have the ability to affect the playback of our Flash file. Notice that we have a Loop and Autoplay feature and those are going to pass parameters into the Flash movie that tell the Flash Player to loop the content or not loop it, autoplay it or not autoplay it. Now you need to be really careful about passing those values in. Number 1, if whoever was creating your Flash file was doing some ActionScript work, those parameters aren't necessarily going to override the ActionScript inside the Flash file itself.
And if you turn Autoplay off, then you need to give your users some method or means of playing the Flash content. If it's not already built-in to the file, you're not going to have those abilities. There are some options that are more of just basic HTML properties like Vertical Space and Horizontal Space. Those are the same types of attributes that you can set for images and it'll push artwork away from the Flash content. So a little easier and it's actually a better approach to do that through CSS. Now two other options here I want to talk about in little bit more detail.
One is Quality and the other one is Scale. Notice if you grab the pulldown menu for Quality that it goes from Low, High, Auto Low and Auto High. A lot of people are very confused by these settings and they're not really sure what that's going to do. Well, those settings are going to affect the playback quality for vector artwork and text. If you feel like your audience members are going to have a really slow connection or maybe you have a lot of content on the page that's going to playing back all at once, you could set the Quality to Low and it would drop some frames and maybe not smooth the artwork quite as much, but you'd get a better playback at that Low setting.
High or Auto High is going to give you the best possible playback quality settings with Auto High adjusting for playback quality as well. I almost always use High or Auto High, but if you're having trouble with your playback, you might want to experiment with some of the other settings. Now we also have the Scale pulldown menu and our scale can either be No border or Exact Fit. If this Flash vie were going to pop- up in its own window, those two settings become pretty important. Now No border means that you're not going to be able to scale the Flash movie at all, you won't be able to resize the window and you're not going to have any scaling.
Exact Fit on the other hand means that if somebody resizes the browser window that the Flash movie is in, the Flash movie will scale right along with it to fit that window. That could cause distortion. It could cause image quality to suffer, if they scale it up too high. But it gives you that option and that's especially useful if you have things like interactive maps or applications like that that you want people to be able to scale. Now over here on the right-hand side of this we have a parameter called Window Mmode. Notice that the settings for that are Window, Opaque and Transparent. By default, Flash content is transparent.
And if you place the Flash movie say in a floating window or a div tag that was positioned using absolute positioning to float above other elements, if you say Transparent, Dreamweaver is going to tell Flash not to render the background of the movie and you'll literally be able to see through it. That's how a lot of the ads that we're seeing these days online with Flash are done. Notice that we also have Opaque and Window. Basically, both of those options are going to show the background color of the Flash movie and give you pretty much just the default viewing. Now it is worth noting that not all browsers support the transparent windowless mode.
So it's one of those things where if you're going to be doing that, it's a really good idea to have some browser detection in there so that you can present alternate content if that particular ad or application is not supported. There is one more thing that I want to show you about your Flash content within Dreamweaver. We have some Flash Player detection going on and if somebody visits your page without the necessary version of the Flash Player installed, your page is going to provide them with some alternate content and suggest that they upgrade their player. Well, you have total control over the look and feel of that content.
And we've got this little eye icon right here and if we click that off, what I'm looking at now is the alternate content. You're free to go ahead and update this any way that you want. So, please upgrade your Flash Player! Anything you want to do, you could add anything to that. You could style it anyway that you want. You could customize that so it sort of fit your branding or integrated into your site a little bit better. And then as soon as you're done with that, you can just click that again and it'll go right back to displaying your Flash content. So although we have a fair amount of control over our Flash playback in Dreamweaver, most functionality should be taken care of in Flash.
So don't rely on Dreamweaver to provide you with mission-critical performance options. Keep in mind also that the transparent Windowless Mode that we were talking about does not work in every browser. So it's best to have a script that checks for browser compatibility and provides options for non-compliant browsers.


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