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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Rich Products Corp. has announced a voluntary recall of its Farm Rich Mini Quesadillas and other Farm Rich products because of a possible contamination with E. coli bacteria.
The recall, announced Thursday, also includes the Buffalo, N.Y.-based company's Farm Rich Mini Pizza Slices, Farm Rich Philly Cheese Steaks, Farm Rich Mozzarella Bites and Market Day Mozzarella Bites.
The products were distributed in retail stores nationwide. The company says it's working with the Food Safety Inspection Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture to identify the possible source of contamination.
Health officials say symptoms of E. coli infection could occur up to 10 days after exposure and can include diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting.
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Brussels, 31 st July 2009
State aid: Commission approves German asset relief scheme
The European Commission has approved, under EC Treaty state aid rules, a German scheme designed to further stabilise the financial markets by providing financial institutions with the possibility of asset relief, as an addition to the German rescue package authorised by the Commission in October 2008 (see IP/08/1589 ). The mechanism is in line with the Commission's Guidance Communication on the treatment of impaired assets (see IP/09/85 ). In particular, the mechanism provides ex-ante transparency and disclosure of impairments, valuation of the assets based on their real economic value, a burden sharing of the costs related to the operation and adequate remuneration. Moreover, the enrolment period for asset relief is limited to six months.
Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said: "Thanks to an extensive and fruitful cooperation between the German authorities and the Commission, the German asset relief scheme now provides an efficient tool for addressing the uncertainty regarding the quality of banks' assets. This will contribute to maintaining market confidence. Yet, restructuring is likely to be necessary in a significant number of cases."
On 25 May 2009, the German authorities notified an amendment, introducing asset relief, to its package of rescue measures which was originally approved by the Commission in October 2008 (see IP/08/1589 ). The Commission assessed the proposed amendment with regard to its Impaired Assets Communication (see IP/09/85 ).
Asset relief
Asset relief is achieved through the possibility to transfer structured securities to special purpose vehicles in exchange for guaranteed bonds. In general, the beneficiary will have to make an initial write-down of 10% of the book value. The securities are valued to determine their real economic value. To the real economic value a further haircut is applied for unexpected losses, leading to the so-called fundamental value, a theoretical fair price. The difference between the transfer value and the fundamental value will be paid from distributable profits over 20 years and even further if required due to losses incurred on the transferred assets.
Ex-ante transparency and disclosure of impairments
The real economic value of the assets to be transferred is established by the financial institution prior to the asset relief measure. It is then assessed by independent experts and confirmed by the competent supervisory authority. Furthermore, the real economic value has to be published in the annual report of the beneficiary.
Valuation and validation
The real economic value is established using a cash flow approach which follows the criteria set out in the Commission's Impaired Assets Communication. The real economic value is then validated by the competent German authorities when assessing an application.
Burden sharing and remuneration
Burden-sharing is ensured ex-post through the beneficiary's obligation to pay the difference between the transfer value and the fundamental value. This payment is made in annual instalments. The effect is similar to that of a capital injection theoretically enabling a write-down and subsequent sale. For this advantage, beneficiaries need to pay an annual fee, which is in line with the EU requirements for the remuneration of recapitalisations.
Public policy incentives
The rationale for the introduction of asset relief to the German rescue package is to reduce the uncertainty regarding banks' assets and to enable them to continue lending to the real economy. Enrolment is possible within a six months time window. A potentially higher burden as a result of further downgrades of these assets provides an incentive for early application. As asset relief is part of the German rescue package, specific behavioural restrictions apply, for example expansion limits or caps on payments to shareholders and on bonuses.
Germany committed to notify either a viability review or a restructuring plan which will be assessed in line with the applicable guidelines (see IP/09/1180 ), both supplemented by the valuation within three months from the implementation of any asset relief. Furthermore, should Germany intend to prolong the measure beyond the initial six months validity, it would again be subject to a Commission investigation. Moreover, Germany has to report every six months to the Commission on the implementation of the measure.
The non-confidential version of the decision will be made available under the case number N 314/200 9 in the State Aid Register on the DG Competition website once any confidentiality issues have been resolved. New publications of state aid decisions on the internet and in the Official Journal are listed in the State Aid Weekly e-News .
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Jim & Cindy Hopkins moved their family from Wallins Creek in Harlan County, Kentucky to Rockcastle County between 1900-1902. Their new home was this 2-story house near Brodhead on what is now KY 1326. According to family legend, the house had been used by troops during the Civil War and almost 40 years later still had blood stains on the upstairs walls and porch from the wounded soldiers. (I've never been clear on whether that was Union or Confederate troops.) The family lived here until 1919 when they moved to Gum Sulphur to the west of Brodhead.
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Yesterday, I received some very good news from the University of Hawaii. As part of the Hamilton Library's Asia Collection, an Okinawan Collection was recently established.
See http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/okinawa/index.html
An important part of the Okinawan Collection is the Hawaii Karate Museum Collection, which we donated to the university last fall.
See http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/okinawa/collections/karate/index.html
Right now, there are 260 titles in the rare portion of the collection.
See http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/okinawa/collections/karate/karateSpecial.pdf
These titles are in closed shelves and can only be accessed in a secure room after showing an appropriate ID. Some of the earliest Karate books are in this section. The library has also published its access policy for this part of the collection.
See http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/okinawa/collections/karate/access_policy.html
The larger portion of the collection (418 titles) is in general circulation and can be checked out by Karate students and enthusiasts.
(See http://uhmanoa.lib.hawaii.edu:7008/vwebv/search?searchArg=%22hawaii+karate+museum%22&limitTo=none&searchCode=HKEY^&recCount=25&searchType=1&page.search.search.button=Search
These books should also be available for loan between libraries, in the United States and internationally.
A digital archive has also been established. Right now the complete text of ten (10) titles are online.
See http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/okinawa/digital_archives/karate_museum.html
It is planned that many more titles will be added. The complete text of four of Gichin Funakoshi's and Kenwa Mabuni's earliest books are already online.
We are very happy to see the progress of the collection and look forward to its growth over the years. Now, the collection will have a life that extends well beyond any of our own. It will have a permanent existence in a secure and climate controlled environment, as well as the expertise of Japanese language specialists.
Our museum has continued to collect rare Karate books and periodically donates them to the collection. People can either donate books directly to the collection at the university, or to our museum and will then donate them.
I feel that the universities are the best place for the collection and preservation of rare Karate books and artifacts. I hope that similar collections will be established around the world. In particular, the universities are in the best position to make digital archives of rare titles available free of charge to the general public.
Without the help of so many Karate Sensei, students, and their families around the world, the collection would not have been possible. If you donated books or materials to the collection, thank you very much!
Can you please let you friends and students know about this collection?
And if by chance anyone has originals of Motobu Sensei's 1926 and 1932 books...
Charles C. Goodin
Hawaii Karate Museum
Great News About the Hawaii Karate Museum Collection!
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Beef Stir Fry With Rice Recipes
Vietnamese Beef and Broccoli Recipe (Thit Bo Xao)
This is a quick beef stir fry recipe accompanied with broccoli florets and carrots. The sauce consists of sherry wine vinegar, palm sugar, soy sauce, oyster sauce and a bit of corn starch as the thickening agent.
I served the beef dish with steamed jasmine rice. It's that simple. Why order out?
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Beef Stir fry with Bamboo Shoots (Bo Xao Mang Recipe)
I bought three large bags of fresh bamboo shoots this weekend, which I used to prepare an enormous pot of bún măng gà (bamboo chicken noodle soup).
Today I took the leftover bamboo we hadn't cooked, but instead of chicken, I paired the bamboo shoots with tender beef steak (bò xào măng). I stir-fried the two with oyster sauce and fresh ginger. To add a little color to the dark dish, I mixed in a few vegetables such as asparagus spears, carrots and Portobello mushrooms. You could make the exact same dish with tofu and vegetarian stir fry sauce if you need to feed a vegetarian crowd, (which is always my case!).
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Vietnamese Oyster Sauce Beef Recipe (Thit Bo Xao)
Dưa leo xào thịt bò ("beef stir fry with cucumber" in Vietnamese) is really tasty because the meat is so tender it melts in your mouth. The beef stir fry sauce is both sweet and savory; I combined oyster sauce, hoisin sauce and caramelized onions.
It's not the prettiest but it's perfect for a quick and easy meal. I used filet mignon that I sliced paper-thin. I don't cook often with cucumber but in this case, it added crunch to the dish. I also added zucchini, green onions and cilantro. You can serve the dish with bún (vermicelli rice noodles), but for me, nothing can beat beef stir fry with rice. Just add đô chua condiment (pickled carrots and daikon) and you'll have a complete, balanced meal in no time.
Note: Glossary of relevant Vietnamese cooking terms.
Bò = beef
Xào = stir fry
Cơm = rice
Dưa leo = cucumber
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This masterpiece in architectural design and in luxurious boutique hotels is a prime example of the major boom in the daily life of the fascinating city of Hong Kong. The Hotel Pennington is located in the heart of the ever transforming metropolis. This marvel with a total of 79 rooms divided into 5 different categories leaves many options and different choices to accommodate all wants and needs. Along with top of the line services such as laundry, currency exchange, in-room massage, wi-fi internet and many more fabulous options. Along with the Hotel Pennington being located nearby many of the sites that define the city such as the SOGO, Lee Gardens, Hysan Place and just a few minutes away from the transportation system, guests at the Hotel Pennington need to look no further for a perfect getaway vacation or a perfect business trip.
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I'm still patiently awaiting the arrival of an NBA team at the KFC Yum! Center, but until then, I've found another pro sport to keep me entertained.
The Kentucky Stickhorses, an indoor professional lacrosse team, is currently dominating in their first official season, accomplishing a 3-0 start in the North American Lacrosse League.
Though I know pretty much nothing about lacrosse, I've watched the sport grow in popularity over the last decade and figured it was finally time to jump in on the action.
Last weekend, I went to Freedom Hall, my third favorite venue behind the Yum! Center and Churchill Downs, to catch the Stickhorses compete against the Chicago Outlaws.
With it being the "Super Sunday Game,†I was able to purchase $5 end zone seats and, even better, was given a ticket for six free wings from Buffalo Wild Wings.
When I arrived, I found a spot close to the field, sat down with a Bud Light and chatted with a friend.
I quickly discovered, despite my lack of knowledge of lacrosse, I was easily entertained by all the event had to offer, from the fast-paced action of the sport, to the off-field entertainment dispersed throughout the game.
For those of you who have never seen a lacrosse game, from what I gathered, I'd say it's a mix of field hockey, ice hockey and a hint of baseball.
Each team has 10 players on the field who throw a tiny ball from stick to stick until a player is close enough to the goal to toss the ball past the goalie.
Just like hockey, the game can become aggressive and every once in awhile a small fight will break out, but is usually settled before any real damage is done.
At the end of the game Sunday, the Stickhorses prevailed 12-7, as David Mitchell led in scoring with 5 points on four goals and one assist.
Aside from the game, the Stickhorses' DJ kept the crowd going, playing song requests – including "I Wanna Dance with Somebody,†which was my song choice – and "Black and Yellow†by Wiz Khalifa, the perfect anthem for the Stickhorses, whose team colors are none other than black and yellow.
Following the game, the fans also had the chance to rush the field, hang with their favorite players and take pictures or ask for autographs.
If you haven't seen the team play, there's only three more chances to witness them in action this season. Whether you have a clue as to what is going on in the sport or are just looking for a good time with friends, family and fans of lacrosse, the Stickhorses provide a great way to spend a Friday evening or Sunday afternoon watching the next pro team to take over the Derby City.
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Luxury suites are available on a per game basis and include 22 tickets for $750 per game or $3,750 for the season.
March 2, 7 p.m.: Boston at Kentucky
March 16, 7 p.m.: LeHigh Valley at Kentucky
April 7, 7 p.m.: Boston at Kentucky
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ISPRS 2003 Topography Profile Diagrams of Mars: Algorithms for Computing Altitude of Craters
Recently, mathematical approach was proposed providing a way to compute how deep Martian ocean was during each period of the planet history, including the probability that ocean existed once. An important step toward the formal proof of Martian ocean recession, timing and probability is representation of Martian topography and related values, in the form of topography profile diagrams. For this purpose, algorithms for computing crater altitude according to the topography, center coordinates and radius of impact crater r are of importance.
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Cloud saves let you play games on multiple consoles. If you have more than one Xbox One console, or if you want to play games at a friend's house, you can store your saved games in the cloud. This way you can continue playing a game on a different console, right from where you left off.
This page describes what to do if you see an error message when you try to synchronize games that are saved in the cloud.
Note If you're having other issues using games saved in the cloud, see Xbox One cloud game saves FAQ.
This error occurs when your console runs out of space for saved games while synchronizing with the cloud. You should free up space by deleting saves you no longer need. Or, you can ignore the error and continue to play without the option to save.
You get this message when your console has newer or different locally saved data than what's saved in the cloud, usually after you play offline. You'll be given the choice of which saved data to use, the locally saved or the cloud saved version (and you'll be notified which is newer). Pick the "save" you want to use and continue.
This error occurs when you're playing on one Xbox One console after having played on a different Xbox One console that hasn't finished synchronizing your saves to the cloud. You have two options:
This error occurs when your Xbox One console can't maintain a good connection to Xbox Live. If you can, select the Play offline option to use the data on your console's hard drive instead.
To test your network connection:
If you get an error during the test, try the Xbox One Network Connection Error Solution.
If you see this error, this can mean that the Xbox Live service for social and gaming may be limited. If you see any Xbox Live service status alerts here, wait until the service is up and running and try again:
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Climate Technology Centre and Network Expert Dialogue
Climate and Energy Director, Alexander Ochs, will be attending the Climate Technology Centre and Network Expert Dialogue
UNFCCC COP Decision 1/CP.16 established a Technology Mechanism to facilitate the faster uptake of climate relevant technologies by developing countries so that they can achieve low carbon and climate resilient development. The Mechanism aims to: foster public-private partnerships; promote innovation; catalyze the use of technology road maps or action plans; mobilize national, regional, and international technology centres and networks; and facilitate joint research and development. The Technology Mechanism consists of a policy arm – the Technology Executive Committee (TEC), and an operational arm – the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN).
The CTCN's mission – as determined by the COP – is to build or strengthen the capacity of developing countries to identify technology needs; to facilitate the preparation and implementation of technology projects and strategies that support action on mitigation and adaptation; and to enhance low emission and climate-resilient development. An Advisory Board guides the operations of the CTCN. At COP 18, Parties selected the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as the host of the CTCN, leading a consortium of 12 other partner institutions.


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Your service equipment preventive maintenance practices probably include voltage measurements, visual inspections, infrared inspections, and cable testing. But do they include cable limiters?
Cable limiters are passive devices that provide short-circuit fault protection. They are among the few devices you can install on the supply side of the service disconnect [230.82(1)]. Their location here provides a clue as to why you would use them, rather than relying on load-side devices only. It's faster and cheaper to replace a few fuses than to replace several cabinets of switchgear damaged by a short circuit fault.
A perceived downside of using cable limiters is you are adding a device and thus another point of failure. But the intention is for failure to be at that point. Depending on the configuration, the connections to a cable limiter may replace the normal cable terminations and thus not change the total points of failure.
For increased reliability with cable limiters:
- Where practical, use a style that crimps to cables instead of bolting to a cable termination (fewer connections).
- Follow the manufacturer's installation instructions, using the recommended crimping tool and not something "close."
- Include cable limiters in your thermography program (check connections).
- Conduct resistance tests through cable limiters (again, check connections) during windows of downtime.


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NBA trade deadline: Jeremy Lin may be on Knicks' wish list
Linsanity, the sequel? According to one scribe, it's at least a possibility.
ESPN NBA writer Chad Ford stirred that pot Tuesday, saying the point guard is the Knicks' radar as they try to make a trade before Thursday's deadline.
"We've heard about them going after a point guard (such as) Kyle Lowry, Jeff Teague. I know another guy they'd love to get their hands on right now, and that's Jeremy Lin," Ford said in a podcast segment with Bill Simmons. "And the question is, would Houston do it? I know the word is no, but maybe, to get out of that contract. Maybe if Iman Shumpert and Tim Hardaway Jr. are in the deal. Maybe."
Simmons was incredulous that Shumpert and Hardaway would be in the discussion. Those two players represent the Knicks' young talent. Ford didn't budge.
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"They want a point guard. They want something to shake this up," he replied. "That's someone that they would like."
New York is 3 1/2 games out of a playoff spot in the East despite a 20-33 record.
The Knicks moved on from Lin in 2012 when they decided not to match the Rockets' three-year, $25 million offer sheet to him and chose to go with Raymond Felton. The deal was heavily backloaded: Lin will make $15 million next season in the final year. Any team that acquires Lin would thus pay him more for one-plus year than the Rockets would for almost two. On the other hand, that'll be a big expiring-contract chip come next trade deadline.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lipscomb men's soccer coach Charles Morrow has announced the addition of five more student-athletes to the 2013 class. The addition of these five athletes brings the 2013 class to 11 new faces in the fall.
Benaiah Shaw is a midfielder who has had some national experience. Shaw, a native of Lawrenceville, Ga., was invited for a trial with the U17 Jamaican National Team. He was also a Georgia State Cup Finalist in 2012 and ODP participant from 2008 to 2011.
"Benaiah is a quick and technical midfielder," Morrow said. "Benaiah has tremendous work-rate and we are looking forward to getting him here in the fall."
Chad Swieca will add depth to the defensive line. A native of Sugar Grove, Ill., Swieca competed for the Illinois Olympic Development Program. His ODP team garnered third place honors at nationals.
"Chad is a versatile defender who will bring size and physicality to the back line," Morrow said. "Chad will be a quality defender and compliment the other incoming defenders and returning players. He has the chance to be a dominant player in the Atlantic Sun."
Nick Ranieri, a native of Loveland, Ohio, brings international experience to the Bisons. Ranieri had trials with A.S Bari, A.S Roma and A.C Lazio in Italy in 2011. During his prep career, Ranieri led his team in assists and was second on the team in goals scored enroute to being named team MVP.
"Nick is a natural midfielder who has a knack for finding the ball and putting himself in dangerous positions," Morrow said. "Nick's work rate and vision will bring much needed energy and craftiness to the middle of the field for the Bisons. He has the experience playing both a holding and attacking midfielder and has the skill and ball handling ability to make an impact within the Bisons roster.
Local product Josh Russell will bring competition to the front line. Russell, of Christ Presbyterian Academy, led his squad in scoring for three straight years. With his club team, Russell won the Tennessee State Cup in 2011 and 2012 while finishing third in the nation in 2011.
"A local standout from the Tennessee Soccer Club, Josh will come into the Bisons program as an attacking threat," Morrow said. "A true goal-scorer at the youth level, Josh will work hard to transition his physical and technical gifts to the college game."
Joining a former teammate, Daniel Vieira joins the squad from Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. Vieira is a former teammate of current Bison Miguel Hof. Vieira has won numerous tournaments in South Africa including the Inter-Provincial Tournament, RCLFA Cup and FAP Cup.
"Daniel will join the team as an attacking midfielder," Morrow said. "He is a highly sought after South African native and will be looked upon to be a contributor early in his career. His time spent overseas will provide valuable soccer experience and perspective to the Lipscomb program."
The class joins Timothy Horth, Kit Huddleston, Cameron Botes, Lucas Wiman, Scout Monteith and Micah Bledsoe for the 2013 class. All 11 student-athletes will report in July for fall camp.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lipscomb men's soccer coach Charles Morrow has announced the addition of five more student-athletes to the 2013 class. The addition of these five athletes brings the 2013 class to 11 new faces in the fall.


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GetReligion readers who frequent the CNN Belief blog know that it features a wide range of material, from hard news stories to essays by academics. A recent offering falls into this latter category, but I still think GetReligion readers will want to know about it since it focuses on a topic that frequently comes up for discussions on this blog. This commentary piece was written by Stephen S. Schneck, director of the Institute for Policy Research and Catholic Studies at The Catholic University of America, and ran under the headline: "The myth and reality of the Catholic vote." Obviously, this is a topic that is closely related to all of the poll numbers that have been tossed around in the wake of the church-state showdown between the Obama White House and traditional believers in a wide range of faith groups, including traditional Catholics, many Eastern Orthodox leaders, evangelicals, Orthodox Jews and others.
Schneck notes that Catholic voters, whoever they are, are supposed to be the great swing bloc in the American population. There is a problem, however:
... The idea of a Catholic bloc is patently ridiculous. As voters, American Catholics mirror the electorate as a whole, divided into Democrats, independents, and Republicans at about the same percentages as all Americans. And it's hard to trace such political complexity to religious allegiance.
One explanation for why is the sheer number of Catholic voters and their now multigenerational assimilation into American society. About 35 million Catholics voted in 2008. That's about 27% of all voters. ...
By finally achieving that assimilation, Catholics in the last 50 years have lost much of their sense of special self-identity. For white Catholics, who are about 60% of the Catholic vote, their distinctiveness in class, education, income and even ethnicity has grown increasingly ambiguous in America's famous melting pot.
The melting pot has even transformed Catholics' relationship to their church. Polling numbers released Friday by CNN about the White House contraception dust-up illustrate this: Only 11% of Catholics polled said they should always obey official church teachings on moral issues like birth control and abortion. To put this differently, 88% of Catholics in the poll said that it's OK for Catholics to make up their own minds about these moral issues. That represents a growing trend. In 1992 only 70% supported the "make up their own minds" argument. In 1999 it was 80%.
This is all pretty standard information. Schneck properly notes that one of the other major realities that must be taken into account -- obviously -- is the growth of the Latino population in Catholic pews here in the United States. Latino Catholics now make up about a third of all American Catholics.
The Latino vote, he concludes, is one of three discreet Catholic votes at play in modern American politics. It is a swing vote that often backs Democrats due to issues of economics and social justice.
Things get more complex when looking at the Anglos, however. For starters, Schneck notes 2011 research from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life indicating that one-third of Americans who were raised Catholic have left the church through exit doors both to the secular left and the cultural right. That's a solid 10 percent of the American electorate.
The other two camps of "Catholic voters," he said, can be labeled "intentional Catholics" and "cultural Catholics." This section of the story must be read carefully.
Some who leave still feel lingering allegiance to things Catholic, but many do not, and former Catholics do not have a distinctive political identity. But as a result of disaffiliation, many Catholics who remain with the church are "distilled." More and more of those who remain are those who actively choose to embrace the church and its teachings. These "intentional Catholics" are the second of the three important groups of Catholic voters.
Largely white, with impressive education levels, mostly suburban and with moderate to high income levels, such Catholics are in evidence in weekly Mass attendance and parish activities. Politically active, intentional Catholic voters lean toward the Republican Party (with some youthful swing voters) and are motivated by economic issues and increasingly by opposition to abortion, same-sex marriage and illegal immigration.
"Cultural Catholics" make up the third important group of Catholic voters. They are a complicated mix of mostly white Americans with lower levels of Mass attendance and higher levels of ambivalence toward Church authority.
To some degree, it is accurate to note that the "intentional" Catholics are simply more active in the life of the church. This is the old "pew gap" trend in which the more believers attend worship, the more likely they are -- in voting booths -- to be influenced by the so-called "culture war" issues. But does this mean that the "cultural" Catholics can simply be described as progressives?
Not really, according to Schneck:
Many culturally Catholic voters are at odds with both conservatives and liberals on many issues. They are more socially conservative than the majority of Americans, but many are put off by the more intense social conservatism of intentional Catholics and evangelicals. They are more economically populist than most Americans but are uncomfortable with the libertarian zeal of the tea party. They are alienated from the lifestyle liberalism of many progressives but remain supportive of unions and governmental programs for the middle class.
The bishops may have little role in these voters' personal faith, but cultural Catholics look to the church for the sacraments that mark the turnings of their lives and for the traditions that connect generations. Their religious sensibility might almost be described as ethnic.
"Ethnic," as opposed to "doctrinal"?
Now, once you have soaked up the professor's take on this, feel free to contrast it with the viewpoint of that veteran K Street priest I interviewed a few years ago who posited four different Catholic votes. When I asked about the Latino vote, he said that he was convinced that there is no one Latino vote, either. In particular, he said that he thought Latinos who are highly active in the church, especially in terms of coming to Confession, tend to lean right on moral and cultural issues.
That grid, you may recall, looks like this:
* Ex-Catholics. Solid for the Democrats. GOP has no chance.
* Cultural Catholics who may go to church a few times a year. This may be an undecided voter -- check out that classic Atlantic Monthly tribes of American religion piece -- depending on what is happening with the economy, foreign policy, etc. Leans to Democrats.
* Sunday-morning American Catholics. This voter is a regular in the pew and may even play some leadership role in the parish. This is the Catholic voter that is really up for grabs, the true swing voter that the candidates are after.
* The "sweats the details" Roman Catholic who goes to confession. Is active in the full sacramental life of the parish and almost always backs the Vatican, when it comes to matters of faith and practice. This is where the GOP has made its big gains in recent decades, but it is a very small slice of the American Catholic pie.
So, read and discuss. The main difference I see is that he has the "active" Catholics in one basic "intentional" group, while my veteran DC priest has them divided two ways, with the "sweats the details" being the only tiny segment of American Catholics who are consistently pro-Vatican day after day, controversy after controversy. Also, note that Schneck has some "ex-Catholics" headed to the right, into evangelical Protestantism.
IMAGE: Official White House photo.


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Most software today must support both novice and expert users. You can let novices discover available features through the use of visible clues such as drop down menus that list all potential actions, or as Microsoft's Ribbon tries to accomplish, you can try to show the most relevant actions all at once depending on what context the user is in. Supporting novices is all about showing them visibly what actions and features are possible. Expert users on the other hand can quickly tire and become frustrated with having to use these same scaffolds that help novice users so much. If an expert user already knows a specific action to take, even just a few extra mouse movements and clicks for each simple action will start to slow them down. This is why we usually offer keyboard shortcuts for known actions, covering simple actions like copy and paste, all of the way up to the most niche actions that you'll find in software such as Adobe Photoshop. So how can you make it clear to users what is possible? A great place to start is to look at how people interact with objects in the real world, and the idea of affordances (Norman, 1990; Gibson, 1979).
In the real world, it's clear what we can do with many physical objects. We don't think twice about picking up a book, flipping through the book's pages, or handing the book to someone else. We can pick up a photograph, turn it over to see if anything is written on the back to explain where or when it was taken, or who is in the picture. Interacting with these real world objects just seems natural. One of the goals of gesture-based systems is to leverage this natural feeling of interacting with real world objects in how we interact with digital objects; this is why these types of systems are sometimes referred to as Natural User Interfaces (NUIs). Therefore rather than trying to come up with new complicated ways to interact with digital objects, your first goal should be to try to leverage how people already interact with objects and each other when designing gesture based systems.
With traditional, mouse-based systems, how can people tell which items on a computer screen are clickable, or how would you tell the difference between regular text and a link on a web page? Affordances are the characteristics of objects (both real and digital) that provide visual clues about what interactions are possible with the objects. For example, when you walk towards the front door of a building you've never been to, and you reach out to open the door, how do you know whether to push or pull on the door. Even if there is a "push" or "pull" sign on the door, you probably don't really think about it, you just interact with the door. Chances are the door has visual clues, or affordances that you pick up on. If the door has any sort of physical handle that you could place your hand around, you will likely grab that handle and pull. Likewise if the door has a flat piece of metal at about arm height that looks different from the rest of the door, you will likely place your hand against this area and push. You may not notice these types of affordances of everyday objects, but you interact with them all day.
When designing software interfaces, it is therefore important to design objects so that they give off affordances that will make interacting with the software as simple as walking up to and opening a door. In the same way that you shouldn't have to spend time trying to understand how to open a door, your users shouldn't have to waste time trying to understand which objects are clickable, which objects allow text to be entered, and which objects simply cannot be interacted with.
I have spent time introducing the concept of affordances because one of the key challenges when moving to gesture-based systems is offering affordances that will sufficiently guide users. Showing what's possible becomes more difficult in the gesture world. The fact that something is visible goes a long way in letting you know that you can interact with it. You see something, you may touch it. But now imagine the case where you provide pictures that can be moved with just one finger, yet two or more fingers can be used to shrink or stretch the picture. With gesture and touch based interactions, it is best to make possible actions as explicit as possible. Try to get people engaged by making the interface seem inviting, fun, and playful. I will discuss the idea of engagement further in the following section, but for now just understand that a great way for people to learn how to use your system is to get them to touch it and to want to keep touching it. All it takes is for a user to accidentally touch a picture with multiple fingers and see it change size to understand that such things are possible. After one such unexpected, and hopefully fun encounter, users will likely become more comfortable with just trying things out to see what is possible.
There are some ways to make possible actions much more explicit. "Phicons" are physical icons that can be used to show possible actions. Phicons are really just small physical objects (think chess or checkers piece sized) that can be identified by a system through the use of tags that cameras can pick up and identify. Microsoft Surface uses these types of tags that can be recognizied by its five cameras that sit below the screen. Phicons can be kept off of the screen when not in use, serving a similar purpose as menus (keeping functionality out of the way), but without taking up screen real estate. Moreover, it becomes difficult to find an appropriate location for menus in order to support multiple concurrent users each with their own physical orientation to the screen. You can put images or text on phicons to give users information about what action or idea they represent.
For example, imagine a round magnifying glass phicon, maybe four or five inches in diameter that can simply be placed over a section of the screen to magnify it. The zoom amount can be increased or decreased by rotating it. Compare this to trying to look for or remember where the zoom function is hidden in a menu. This example introduces subtle yet important challenges with multi-user systems. In many multi-user systems, users will typically be positioned in such a way that they each have different orientations to the screen. Therefore, if instead of a phicon for magnification we wanted to reuse a traditional zoom function, where would we put it; what would be right side up for one user, would be upside down or sideways for others. In addition, if a user decides to increase the zoom, it would impact what all users are looking at. Using the phicon approach, users can choose to magnify only a specific area of content, the area surrounded by the magnification phicon.
Along with usefulness and usability, we always strive for desirability in designing good user experiences. In traditional systems design, visual aesthetics plays a big role in increasing the desirability of products, as well as contributing positively to usability when applied properly. In fact, studies have shown that systems that look more aesthetically pleasing are assumed to be more usable. When systems that differed mainly in aesthetics (with functionality and usability the same) were evaluated by users, aesthetics impacted how users rated the perceived usability. Another reason to design engaging experiences for your users is that the experience can have residual affect that lasts well beyond the interactions with your system. Emotional attachment, whether positive or negative that is created during interactions with a product transfers to how people feel about that product's brand.
With gesture-based systems we of course continue to include desirability as a major goal, but going beyond just visual aesthetics, something that we can call "interaction aesthetics" becomes even more important than with traditional systems. If visual aesthetics have to do with how we feel when we visually perceive something, interaction aesthetics have to do with our perception of how it feels when we interact with something. Interaction aesthetics are all about how it feels to use a product during an activity over time, including very subtle aspects of the interactions that we may not even notice consciously.
The ideal type of interaction is what philosopher Martin Heidegger called "ready-to-hand," which is when we don't even notice a tool that we are using, and in some ways the tool becomes an extension of our own body or self. For example, when using a hammer, once you get into the flow of hammering you think about hitting a nail more than you think about the hammer itself. To contrast the good engagement of "ready-to-hand," Heidegger used the term "present-at-hand" for the case where you are unfortunately too aware of the tool you wish to use. For example, when in the flow of writing a paper using a word processor on a computer, all of a sudden you flow is interrupted by the software asking you if you are sure you really want to do an action that you've already specified you want to do. Your goal as a designer is to keep people engaged in a seamless flow of activity, or as Martin Heidegger would put it, you want your gesture based system to always seem "ready-to-hand."
The big challenge for you then is to never force users to look for hidden features, actions, or interactions because this interrupts the flow of activity and therefore decreases engagement. Possible Interactions should be perceivable just by looking at the surface features and affordances of both digital (on screen) and physical objects (digital cameras and phicons) that make up your system.


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Freeport Community Center Hosts Dinner Concert BABY IT'S COLE OUTSIDE Tonight
Freeport Community Center (43 Depot Street) will host Freeport Players' First Friday Dinner Concert, "Baby It's Cole Outside" tonight, February 1. 6pm concert, 7pm dinner.
The First Friday Dinner Concert series brings the community together for great music and delicious meals. February's event features Freeport Players' alums Lisa Bossi (Radio 2011) and Elizabeth Guffey (Radio, Chanson) on vocals and David Watts (Radio's WFCP Orchestra) on piano and vocals. Lisa, Elizabeth and David have entertained First Friday audiences in the past as part of "Ladies Of Flame." This time around they are presenting a program of standards by Cole Porter, including torch songs to cabaret and Broadway favorites.
February's Downton Abbey-inspired meal -- prepared by Mabel Gerquest and her crew -- is a nod to the jazz age. The audience is invited (but not required) to dress for the occasion to put us all in the Cole Porter / jazz mood.
Tickets $18 (includes mini-concert and meal). BYOB. Seating is limited. Call Kim at 865-3985 for reservations today. (Follow the voice mail prompts to FCS and Kim Hudak and leave a message with your name and the number of people in your party.)
For more information visit www.fcponline.org or like Freeport Players on Facebook.