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ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Walt Disney World has jumped on the bandwagon of businesses pulling their funding from Boy Scouts of America, as the organization still refuses to end its ban on openly LGBT adults.
Charitable contributions will no longer be made to BSA or local troops as part of Walt Disney World's "Ears For You" grant program.
Central Florida Council Board President Robert Utsey reportedly addressed the issue in an email to members earlier today.
"We recognize that many Scout Units have received financial support over the last several years from this grant opportunity and are sad to see it go. The National BSA Council has reached out to [Walt Disney World] to try to resolve the situation, however, according to WDW, their views do not currently align with the BSA and they are choosing to discontinue this level of support."
In a vote last May, BSA's National Council ended the group's longstanding and controversial ban on LGBT youth. At the same time, they reinforced their ban on LGBT adults, meaning that openly LGBT scouts are no longer recognized by BSA after turning 18, and no longer permitted to participate in any scouting experiences, including volunteer and leadership roles.
Scouts for Equality co-founder and Eagle Scout Zach Wahls praised Walt Disney World's decision.
"We're never happy to see Scouting suffer as a result of the BSA's anti-gay policy, but Disney made the right decision to withhold support until Scouting is fully inclusive. Scouts for Equality will continue to advocate for a fully inclusive membership policy, to help build a stronger Scouting community that is eligible for the support of Corporate America."
As the straight son of a lesbian couple, Wahls has been working to reverse the BSA's policies of discrimination and exclusion. Since its inception in 2012, Scouts for Equality has succeeded in influencing seven major corporations - including Lockheed Martin, Caterpillar, Major League Soccer, Merck, Intel, UPS and now Walt Disney World -- to end their sponsorship.
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Our 4th annual BBQ Grill Expo fired up gas grills and charcoal grills at all Warners' Stellian stores this past weekend, April 10-11.
Representatives from Weber, DCS, Vermont Castings, Holland Grill, Wolf and the Big Green Egg cooked up meats, sides and desserts ("S'moretilla," anyone?) for hungry and curious guests.
Almost as quickly as the food vanished, $50 Von Hanson's gift certificates flew out the door for those who purchased a grill $599 and over. (And Warners' Stellian dressed them up with some nice swag, too — see below.)
The deals are still hot (pardon all the bad puns), and I'm especially excited about grills this season, because I'll actually be buying one myself. (If you have opinions, please share!)
Check out more pictures from the BBQ Expo, including grills and grilling fare, on Facebook and Flickr.

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Anatomical Bequest Program
Donate Your Body To Medical Science through The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology That Others May Live...
Download » Anatomical Bequest Program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Sheet
Anatomical Bequest Program Staff
Randall J. Nelson, Ph.D.
Professor of Anatomy
and Neurobiology
Donna M. Rogers
Kevin Johnson
The Anatomical Bequest Program at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is pleased to be able to accept the unselfish and generous donations of earthly remains given by donors to benefit the future healthcare providers of the State of Tennessee. The thoughtfulness behind these donations has been greatly appreciated by both the students who have learned a great deal with the aid of those donations and the instructors who have taught these young people so that they may aid others. When one stops to think about the impact of such donations, one can't help but realize that these single acts of generosity touch the lives of so many over the course of the career of the doctors, dentists, therapists, and other practitioners whose basis for medical understanding begins with an appreciation and reverence for the human body. Daily, these individuals use what they have learned to better the quality of life of people that donors may have never met in their lifetime. However, it is through the donors' perpetual gifts that Tennessee's healthcare providers have learned the skills that help them to help others and thus improve society as a whole.
Background Information
Examination of the dead to gain knowledge of the living has been practiced since ancient times.
Today, knowledge of the human body obtained by study of the dead is absolutely indispensable to the education of tomorrow's physicians, dentists and other health care professionals and to biomedical research.
For its current programs, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center needs more than 100 bodies each year from the over 5,000 residents of Tennessee and nearby states who die annually. In Tennessee, as in other states, the bodies of those that are unclaimed by relatives are allocated by law to medical institutions. But most people can afford conventional funeral procedures, and various social welfare programs aid most of the few who need help. Thus, there are now almost no unclaimed bodies, although the increasing need for health care workers requires more bodies for biomedical education and research than ever before.
The Solution
The solution lies in the increasing number of people who choose to give their bodies, after death, to medical science.
Recognizing the need for such gifts, all states have enacted uniform legislation providing for or clarifying the rights of those who wish to donate all or parts of their bodies after death to the advancement of medical education. Tennessee adopted one of the first such laws in 1969. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center operates within the framework of this law and other legislation, and makes every effort to answer a family's questions or concerns when accepting the gift of a body.
The Decision
The decision to donate one's body for medical teaching and research should be made only after a great deal of thought. Those considering such a donation should discuss it with their families and, if they choose, with a family physician, attorney or clergyman. Failure to make the decision known to others may defeat all advance arrangements made by donors.
The Procedure
The decision to donate one's body can be carried out by properly executing and returning to The University simple forms that are available to download here. The bequest becomes effective when The University acknowledges the donation and sends an identification card.
Even when a bequest is fully described in a last will and testament, signed bequest forms must be returned to The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Often a will does not receive consideration until funeral and burial procedures have been completed. The University does not accept bequests made on forms other than the one we provide.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What if I change my mind after signing papers making the bequest?
Simply write stating that you wish to revoke the bequest. The University will cancel the bequest, and, if you so request, return your signature document.
2. What reassurance can I give my family concerning the final disposition of my body?
After our studies are complete - usually 18 or more months after death - The University will cremate the body and have the ashes interred in a local cemetery at no cost to the donor's family or estate. Should special arrangements - such as return of the ashes for private burial - be desired, The University will cooperate, but cannot pay costs (including transportation) of such arrangements.
3. Except for burial, can a funeral or memorial services be held prior to delivery of a body?
Yes, either type may be carried out in the usual manner. The funeral director must confer with The University for special preparation and delivery instructions. Since The University cannot assume funeral or memorial costs, all such expenses must be paid by the donor's family or estate.
4. What circumstances might cause refusal of a donation?
A few causes of death lead to refusal. They include an explosion or a destructive accident, or conditions resulting in excessive obesity or emaciation may make a body unsuitable for our purposes. An autopsy or removal of organs other than the eyes also may make a body unacceptable for our programs. The University reserves the right to refuse any bequest.
5. What if a donor dies while not in Tennessee?
Usually The University is unable to bear the added costs for donations from other states. If the survivors or estate cannot pay the costs of preparation and transfer, we can frequently arrange to transfer the bequest to a medical school in the state where death occurred.
6. What expenses to family or estate are connected with donating one's body?
None. That is, unless death occurs outside of Tennessee, or if there are special arrangements departing from the usual procedures of The University.
7. Do diseases or advanced age destroy the usefulness of the body?
No. Diseases or age usually are not factors for whole body donation, but are critical factors for tissue and organ donation. Most conditions that make tissues and organs unsuitable for transplantation do not affect anatomical studies.
8. Does arranging to donate one's body also take care of organ and tissue donation?
No. For complete anatomical study, the body usually must be intact. Removal of tissues or organs for transplant or banking makes the body unsuitable for teaching and research. The University reserves the right to decline the bequest if such procedures make the body valueless for our studies. Your family physician (or The University) can advise you about contacting tissue banks and organ transplantation programs in your area.
9. Does a donor's family receive a report of findings when studies are completed?
No. The nature of our studies makes it impractical to report details to families or their representatives. Similarly, although our utilization of donated bodies contributes to advances in biomedical science, we cannot guarantee that an individual donation will be used to increase knowledge of any particular disease or clinical condition.
10. Can a body donation be made if arrangements were not complete before death?
Often it can, if relatives know and want to carry out the wishes of the deceased. However, the next-of-kin must contact us as soon as possible after death. If The University does accept the donation, relatives must sign a form releasing the body for education and research. When death occurs outside of Shelby County, donations by next-of-kin normally are accepted only if the costs of special embalming following our procedures, and transfer to Memphis by a funeral home, are paid by the family or estate of the deceased.
11. Are any payments made for donation of bodies?
No. Actually it is illegal to buy or sell human bodies. For those who have filed bequests while living, The University usually assumes the costs of special embalming, and transportation from most parts of Tennessee. If the distance is great, or if death occurs out of Tennessee, The University may decline the bequest unless the survivors or estate of the deceased pay for necessary preparation and transfer.
12. May friends and/or relatives make contributions to the Anatomy Bequest Program, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology in my memory?
Yes. Gifts will be acknowledged for the donor and to your family. Funds from such gifts will be used only for medical education and research.
Anatomical Bequest Program Quick Forms
Contact Us
Anatomical Bequest Program
Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology
College of Medicine
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
855 Monroe Avenue
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
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Our Monday morning #weekendeats chat on Twitter is meant to soothe the office blues with a healthy does of food porn. This week's chat was especially satisfying, with a good mix of everything from mini pies to cheese and olive straws, enough tacos to feed an army and a lamb sandwich that will make your eyes pop out of your head. Here are the highlights:
For the taco lovers, the blog Nomsnotbombs.com shared a post of bites from this past weekend's Tacolandia food fest. There are pictures of al pastor tacos, fried scallop tacos, goat cheese and peanut tacos, cured snapper tacos and more. Esther Tseng also shared a photo of one of her Tacolandia bites, an octopus taco from Tacos Kokopelli.
If you've never thought of putting cayenne pepper in your peanut butter, you may be missing out. Jenn from the blog JustJennRecipes.com took a chance with her latest dessert recipe for peanut butter pies with cayenne pepper and a graham cracker crust. YkB Urban also had us doing a double take with a picture of a Snickers pie.
If you're entertaining this summer, Shulie Madnick from the blog Foodwanderings.com has a recipe for Bread's Bakery cheese and olive straws. And here's a recipe for an easy coconut bread from Sabrina, also known as "Bean" on her blog Bean Eats.
For a picture that will have you drooling in no time, check out this braised lamb neck sandwich from Tony Chen of the blog Sinosoul. It's on the new lunch menu at AOC.
Please join in by tweeting your #Weekendeats at us Monday mornings @latimesfood, and share your photos with us in our "Weekend Eats" gallery. You can also use #Weekendeats on Twitter and #weekendeats on Instagram to upload your photos to the gallery automatically. We'll feature some of the photos here on Daily Dish, so be sure to check back for more #Weekendeats and #Foodporn throughout the week.
Hope to see everyone next Monday morning on Twitter! It's sure to be a drool-worthy good time.
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By Barbara Bronson Gray
HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with autism, having the chance to work somewhat independently may lead to a reduction in symptoms of the disorder, a new study suggests.
The research puts new emphasis on the potential for adults with autism to develop and improve over their lifetimes, said study author Julie Lounds Taylor, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Vanderbilt University, in Nashville.
"We have assumed it's really hard to budge autism symptoms in adulthood. Drugs are targeted to problems like acting out, for example," she said. "But this study suggests that these adults need a place where they're intellectually stimulated, and then we'll see a reduction in symptoms."
The challenge is to find the right fit between a person's abilities and interests and a specific job, she explained.
"How independent can they be and what are the risks of failure? We have to be careful. You're talking about a huge range of people with autism," Taylor said. "I've seen people who can manage pretty high-level jobs, like computer programming or being in the military, while others have more [mental] challenges, but can still work a job in the community with support."
Autism spectrum disorders are a class of neurodevelopmental disorders defined by difficulties with social functioning and communication, according to the researchers. Symptoms include restricted interests, repetitive behaviors and difficulty with social interactions.
The study findings were reported online recently in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Increasing the level of independence in adults with autism isn't necessarily difficult to do, Taylor said. "We found behavior changes any time you could bump [them] up to doing something a little more independent," she said. "As they get more independent, you see more benefit."
Yet understanding what makes a good fit is a huge challenge, she said. "Insight is one of the characteristics people with autism typically may not have, so we will probably need the person's perspective and then gather information from families, looking at what's available, and incorporating all of that together," Taylor explained.
About 50 percent of adults with autism spend their time in sheltered settings, and a minority work in the community, according to Taylor. Most have trouble holding steady jobs, she added.
For the study, the researchers tracked the behavioral development and activities of 153 people with autism spectrum disorder over a five-year period. Their average age was about 30.
The data came from a larger study conducted at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which followed 400 families with adolescents with autism over 10 years. Data were collected at two different points in time almost six years apart. Data came from the primary caregiver -- 150 were mothers and three were fathers.
The researchers found that having greater vocational independence and engagement was related to reduction in autism symptoms and maladaptive behaviors. It was also associated with improvements in daily life activities.
An expert in autism spectrum disorders who was not involved in the study said the results were not surprising.
"This study suggests that, as with nondisabled individuals, a more positive work experience can have many important associated benefits downstream," said Dr. Andrew Adesman, chief of developmental and behavioral pediatrics at Steven & Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York, in New Hyde Park.
If the research can be replicated, Adesman said it suggests greater emphasis needs to be given to helping adults with autism spectrum disorder find as independent and engaging a work environment as possible.
Taylor said the key point for parents of adults with autism spectrum disorder is to understand the value of getting the best possible vocational placement for their son or daughter and advocating for it.
"If it's a terrible fit, in ability or in what interests them, it won't work out," she said. "But a job can have lasting behavioral impact across the lifespan."


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The Natural Induction Bender
Carolyn Goosen
One week past my due date, I experienced an internal shift from zen mama to mildly nervous nail biter. The baby was still squirming and stretching in my belly the same way he had been for the past few months, and I was still peeing every hour or so. "When is this baby gonna pop already?" I kept asking myself.
The next morning (day 8 post-due date) I went to an antenatal test appointment at my back-up hospital, St. Lukes, where my nervousness transformed into a more acute state of anxiety.
In general, the medical community is in agreement that most healthy women are very capable of having a natural birth until 42 weeks of pregnancy. Starting at 42 weeks, however, experts agree that there are increased health risks to the baby and to the mother, which is why many hospitals and midwives advise women to have their labor induced at that point.
At my back-up hospital St. Lukes, however, some recently published research about the optimum birth time period has led the hospital to officially change their policy. They no longer induce a woman at 42 weeks. The deadline to have your baby induced is now 41.5 weeks- or 11 days post-due date. If a woman wanted to be induced, they would only provide induction up until 11 days post-due date. If the woman chose to bypass this date, then she could no longer request an induction at St. Luke's and would have to have their birth elsewhere.
The antenatal test showed that the baby was fine, but the nurse-midwife told me that my amniotic fluid was on the "low end" of the scale. She then explained the new hospital policy to me. She stressed that the policy was developed in the best interest of the baby, but that I could always go to another hospital at 42 weeks for an induction, should I not want to get induced at 11 days post due date.
This information left me feeling agitated. I hated the idea of getting induced, and staying in the hospital, but then I also wondered if I was self-indulgent for wanting to have a home birth when there were potential risks involved. Knowing I had less than optimal fluid in me didn't help either.
So, with some trepidation, I agreed to schedule a hospital induction in three days time- the 11 day deadline- at the latest possible time permitted- 7pm.
On the way home, I tried to convince myself and my partner that I didn't really mind going in for a hospital induction, although I was already beginning to dread it.
The fact was, I really did not want to be induced. Yet I was starting to panic and started doubting myself and my body. What if 42 weeks passed and the baby still hadn't arrived? What about at 43 weeks? What would be my options then? My mind started racing, and a powerful surge of maternal guilt overcame me- guilt for wanting to stick to my original home birth plan.
I had booked a midwife appointment that same afternoon, so I headed over there. During that meeting, I explained my nervousness and my resignation about getting induced should labor not begin by 7pm on the 11th date post- due date. My midwife, Maria, said it was entirely up to me, but reminded me that I was a "good birther", and urged me to trust in my body's ability to birth. My first child, Ella Zhao, now 6 years old, arrived 10 days after her due date after all, and I had her at home without complications or tearing, after 14 hours of healthy labor. I nodded my head in agreement and took a deep breath- I had for so long looked upon my first birth as a "lucky" experience- not as a product of my body's innate ability to birth. It was time for me to reframe that first birth in my mind.
She urged me not to make any final decisions at this point, especially considering my desire to have a home birth. Worst case scenerio, she said, she would help me induce my labor by having me drink a castor oil milkshake on the 11th day mark. And we could always go to another hospital for an induction at 42 weeks, should it come to that.
I left that appointment feeling like I still had options. I felt much more secure. And I felt determined to do whatever I could to get this baby out! I went home and embarked on a natural induction bender.
By poking around on the internet (man, the Internet is great in moments like this!), I found a huge amount of information on natural birth induction methods, including what herbs to take (chilis, oregano, basil), what acupressure points to press, what kind of foot massage to get, and other natural induction tips such as having plentiful sex, orgasms, nipple tweaking sessions, and strenuous walks.
That night I started with the herbs, (had a massive bowl of spaghetti with meat balls), the acupressure points, the orgasms and the nipple tweaking. I also made an acupuncture appointment for the next day, and a foot massage appointment for the day after that.
I also spent an hour's time reading about women's success with natural induction. I was particularly interested in the first-person narratives of women who gave birth at least 10 days after their due date. I discovered dozens of accounts by British women who had had successful homebirths between 10 and 20 days- some even more- after their due date.
The next day (day 9 post due date), I went for a hike with my mother and daughter, had an acupuncture treatment, ate a juicy burger with extra chili, and just tried to relax and enjoy myself as I poked my acupressure points and tweaked my nipples.
The following day (day 10 post-due date), I ran some errands, chugged some nasty Chinese herbs the acupuncturist had given me, and treated myself to a glorious foot massage at a dimly lit massage parlor whose other clients all consisted of middle aged men.
That night, my daughter went to sleep over at her grandparent's house, and I was laying on the couch topless, watching the HBO series Rome and tweaking my nipples (not a bad Saturday night all considering). Out of the blue, I started to get cramps. Real menstrual-type cramps! I called to my partner and we gave my nipples ample attention together. It was midnight at this point, and with every tweak and suck my cramps came on stronger. He suggested that we go to bed and start again in the morning, since I should ideally get some sleep before heading into labor. (With my daughter, labor went through the night, and it was indeed exhausting not to have slept at all.)
I agreed, and went to the bathroom to start getting ready for bed. Then all of a sudden, at about 12:15am, the wave of a contraction took over my body from the middle of my back stretching both up into my neck and down into the core of my belly. BAM! It was on. There was no early labor really- it went straight into intense contractions with very little in-between relaxing time. We called my midwife, and she said to call her again once my contractions were at least 4 minutes apart. We called her again 15 minutes later and by 1:15am or so, my midwife arrived. She set up her things, looked at me, smiled, and told me that it was time to push.
My baby was born at 2:15am, after 45 minutes of pushing. I admit I was surprised by the intensity of the pain, even though it was my second time around. But, as with my last labor, just at the point where I didn't think I could do it any longer, that I was somehow physically incapable, the baby arrived. Bruno Tai Ming was born at 8 lbs 5 ounces, lovely and healthy and covered in goo.
My entire labor was less than 2.5 hours total. Most likely, this is due to the fact that this was my second child. But I like to think that my natural induction bender helped nature along.


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Prior to tuning in to game 2 of the weekend series against the Jays projected AL East basement running mates, yoouuuur Baltimore Orioles, I referred to my trusty 2009 Baseball Prospectus for an overview of the team's 1,246th starting pitcher in the last 2 seasons.
(As an aside, if you consider yourself a fairly serious baseball fan and don't already own a copy, spend the thirty bucks or whatever it takes for the book. Gold.)
Described as a "storky righty" with "consistent low-90s heat, a good breaking pitch, and good command", BP projects Ray as more of a fifth starter/middle relief type of pitcher. With Bryn Smith noted as a comparable, I settled in expecting 6 workman-like innings and just enough to keep the Jays in the game.
And that's exactly what we got. Though his line was unspectacular (5.2IP-4H-3ER-4BB-2K), Ray seemed to settle in quite nicely after shaking the debut jitters, and actually looked stronger as the game progressed, with both strikeouts coming late in his appearance. We didn't see much in the way of breaking balls, but assuming he showed The Cito enough to earn another start (and I'm sure he did), he'll probably flash a few more next outing.
Put it all together, and it's enough to make a guy forget about the massive bed shitting we've seen from the rotation (notable exceptions - Doc, Richmond) in the last few turns.
Next up (Tuesday start): Brett Cecil. I don't know whether to be giddy or terrified.
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- Raul Chavez may never be much of a threat at the dish, but am I the only one who finds him supremely entertaining to watch catch a ballgame? He's got some Tony Pena Sr. in him back there, though I will point out that I consistently hated Tony Pena's fucking guts growing up. Feel free to take offense to that, Tony Pena fans.
- Speaking of Chavez, who was that pinch running for him? I have vague memories of the player, but somebody remind me....
- Jason Frasor: Bullpen Ninja
- What was that about Travis Snider being best suited for DH? Nails defense by the kid today. At the plate? Not so much. Oh, and if I may be so bold, can we possibly fuck off with bunting the kid, already?


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Harassment could deny a student the right to an education free of discrimination and could threaten a student's physical or emotional well-being, influence how well a student does in school and make it difficult for a student to achieve his or her career goals. Also, in cases where harassment is so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive that it interferes with benefits protected by law, the courts have made it clear that such harassment is illegal and requires recipients to take effective action to stop harassment and prevent its recurrence.
Racial Harassment
OCR found that a school district failed to take appropriate action when notified of incidents of racial harassment. These incidents included a racially motivated fight involving 15 students; racially derogatory remarks directed at African American students; and a white student calling a Pakistani student a "terrorist." The district agreed to revise and disseminate its grievance procedures and conduct training on recognizing harassment and investigating allegations of racial harassment.
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Sexual Harassment
OCR received a complaint that a school district did not take prompt and effective action when notified that a student was sexually harassed by a teacher. Following OCR's investigation, the district agreed to reimburse the family for counseling the student has received to assist in overcoming any effects of sexual harassment and to cover co-payment fees if additional counseling is required. The teacher was disciplined and required to take training on sexual harassment. The student also will be allowed to take a class normally taught by the teacher as an independent study assignment with another teacher.
Disability Harassment
In another OCR complaint resolution, a mother withdrew her son from classes because she felt the school was not trying to prevent harassment directed at him for being disabled. As a result of assurances from the district that it would monitor the situation, the student agreed to return to the school.
Post-September 11 Harassment
OCR continued efforts to assist communities in avoiding incidents of harassment and violence aimed at students, teachers or other persons perceived to be Arab Americans or of Middle Eastern or South Asian origin. For example, one of the enforcement offices worked closely with the Council on American-Islamic Relations and was recognized by the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund, a national Sikh civil rights organization, for its outreach activities.
Promoting Safe Schools
OCR participated in several state initiatives aimed at preventing harassment,
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Robert B. Cullum CBAA, President/Team Selection co-chairman
Classic MemoriesCBAA Chairman: 1960-61 CBAA President: 1958-59 CBAA Team Selection Committee: 1955-1973 Committee Assignments: 1946-1973
Robert B. Cullum was regarded as the most popular man in Dallas. He was the leader of nearly every civic group in town, but Cullum's greatest passion was college football. Aided by his father-in-law, Dan D. Rogers, he played a key role in negotiating the pact that linked the Cotton Bowl to the Southwest Conference in the 1940s. He then helped wrangle a $10,000 contract with NBC for the Classic's first national radio broadcast, long before the advent of television. In team selection, he convinced Navy to accept a bid to the 1964 Cotton Bowl where the Middies introduced Dallas to Roger Staubach. Yes, Cullum wore many hats, but the one he liked best was always reserved for the Cotton Bowl.
Eagle Day Ole Miss
Classic MemoriesHt. 5-11 Wt. 183 Class: Senior Position: Quarterback Hometown: Columbia, Mississippi 1956 Classic: Mississippi 14, TCU 13
StatisticsRushing: 13 attempts, 3 yards Passing: 10-21-0, 137 yards Punting: 6 punts, 256 yards, 42.7 average Kickoff Returns: 1 return, 17 yards Interceptions: 1 interception, 0 yards Tackles: 3 tackles, 1 unassisted
It was hard to beat Herman Sidney "Eagle" Day. The Mississippi quarterback was an excellent combination passer and runner who could dissect any defense. In the 1956 Classic, TCU found him to be just as slippery as everyone else. The Frogs held a 13-7 lead late in the fourth quarter when Day initiated a brilliant 66-yard scoring drive. With his battle-worn jersey flapping in the breeze, Day sealed the Frogs' fate. Forced to scramble, the elusive runner broke loose for 25 yards and sprinted to the TCU five. Ole Miss scored on the next play to win, 14-13. With Day in command, the Rebels captured their first major bowl victory.
Kent Lawrence Georgia
Classic MemoriesHt. 5-10 Wt. 165 Class: Sophomore Position: Tailback Hometown: Clemson, South Carolina 1967 Classic: Georgia 24, SMU 9
StatisticsRushing: 16 attempts, 149 yards, 1 TD Receiving: 1 reception, 3 yards Kickoff Returns: 1 return, 36 yards
Georgia's Kent Lawrence left a lasting impression upon SMU in the 1967 Classic and it didn't take him long to do it. On just the second play of the game, the Bulldog tailback blew through a huge hole over left tackle, cut quickly to the east sideline, and using his blinding speed, sailed 74-yards into the end zone for Georgia's first touchdown. Lawrence's run was spectacular and it proved to be devastating for the Mustangs. SMU never recovered. He ran for 149 yards against the Ponies that afternoon, but it was Lawrence's first carry of the day that set the tone for the rest of the game and carried Georgia to a convincing 24-9 victory.
Coach Charles McClendon LSU
Classic MemoriesHometown: Lewisville, Arkansas Classic Coaching Record: 2-0-0 1963 Classic: LSU 13, Texas 0 1966 Classic: LSU 14, Arkansas 7
His name was Charles McClendon, but everyone knew him as Cholly Mac. At the Cotton Bowl, the LSU coach was known as a giant killer. Twice, he guided the Tigers to victories over undefeated teams. In his first bowl appearance at the 1963 Classic, McClendon's seventh-ranked Tigers posted a 13-0 shutout of No. 4 Texas. Three years later, LSU was back in Dallas for the 1966 Cotton Bowl with plans of pulling off the improbable one more time. McClendon's victim was No. 2 Arkansas, a team riding high with a 22-game winning streak. The unranked Tigers played flawlessly and denied the Razorbacks' national championship bid with a 14-7 upset. Cholly Mac was a fierce competitor and at the Cotton Bowl he always met the challenge.
Kyle Rote SMU
Classic MemoriesHt. 5-11 Wt. 185 Class: Sophomore Position: Halfback Hometown: San Antonio, Texas 1949 Classic: SMU 21, Oregon 13
StatisticsRushing: 16 attempts, 93 yards, 1 TD Receiving: 4 receptions, 55 yards Punting: 2 punts, 126 yards, 63.5 average (84-yard quick kick)
Indelibly etched on the scroll of Cotton Bowl immortals are two men who became household names in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Kyle Rote and Doak Walker teamed up to form an extraordinary one-two punch in SMU's vaunted offensive attack. At the 1949 Classic, Rote was magnificent, running like a locomotive through the Oregon Ducks while en route to a 21-13 Mustang victory. Although only a sophomore, Rote rushed for 93 yards on 16 carries, including a 36-yard touchdown run. Yet, he is remembered most for an 84-yard quick kick that caught the Ducks napping, pinning them back to the 12-yard line and wiping out any scoring threat they had in the first half. Rote's kick remains as the longest in Classic history along with his 63.5 punting average. That's the kind of stuff legends are made of.
Joe Theismann Notre Dame
Classic MemoriesHt. 6-0 Wt. 180 Class: Sophomore/Junior/Senior Position: Quarterback Hometown: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Statistics1970 Classic: Texas 21, Notre Dame 17 1971 Classic: Notre Dame 24, Texas 11 1970 Rushing: 11 attempts, 48 yards 1970 Passing: 17-27-2, 231 yards, 2 TDs 1971 Rushing: 18 attempts, 22 yards, 2 TDs 1971 Passing: 9-16-1, 176 yards, 1 TD
The name of Joe Theismann is still ringing in the ears of Longhorns everywhere. His valiant effort may have fallen a bit short in the closing minutes of the 1970 Classic, but things changed dramatically one year later. In the most highly-touted bowl rematch ever, Theismann guided the Irish to a stunning 24-11 upset of the No. 1 Longhorns. The Notre Dame quarterback accounted for his teams first 18 points by rushing for two touchdowns and passing for another. The 30-game Texas winning streak came crashing down, and finally, Theismann could claim his revenge.
Steve Worster Texas
Classic MemoriesHt. 6'0 Wt. 210 Class: Sophomore/Junior/Senior Position: Fullback Hometown: Bridge City, Texas 1969 Classic: Texas 36, Tennessee 13 1970 Classic: 21, Notre Dame 17 1971 Classic: Notre Dame 24, Texas 11
Statistics1969 Classic: Rushing: 10 attempts, 85 yards Passing: 1 reception, 25 yards 1970 Classic: Rushing: 20 attempts, 155 yards 1971 Classic: Rushing: 16 attempts, 42 yards
His name is Steve Worster, but everyone calls him "Big Woo." A tremendous short yardage runner with brilliant breakaway speed, not to mention a devastating blocker, he was the cornerstone of the awesome Texas Wishbone attack. With Worster at fullback, the Horns chewed up 30 straight opponents, collected two national titles, and compiled the greatest victory total in Texas' celebrated football history. Worster led the Longhorns to three consecutive Cotton Bowl appearances, but his performance in the 1970 Classic was absolutely sensational. He bulled through Notre Dame defenders for 155 yards on 20 carries and paved the way to a 21-17 Texas victory. In the Cotton Bowl's most famous matchup, Worster's constant pounding took its toll on the Irish.


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Saudi Arabian Court Sentences Blogger To 7 Years, 600 Lashes Under Cybercrime Law
from the whipping-up-some-censoring dept
It is no secret that Saudi Arabia, still a chief American ally in the Middle East, has a horrible reputation on human rights, speech, and its policies regarding internet use. Most recently, they have attempted to put a stranglehold on internet communications via VoIP services. Don't forget as well that any citizen of Saudi Arabia that deigns to use Twitter has given up their claim on their immortal soul, which is sort of an odd stance to take given that members of the Saudi royal family have invested in the microblogging service. And, of course, as any conservative theocracy, they aren't particularly interested in having critical discussions about the state religion, despite having recently made statements suggesting otherwise.
Actions speak louder than words, as the saying goes, and as one Saudi court has dealt an activist blogger 7 years and 600 lashes, I think we can say Saudi Arabia still sucks at free speech. Raif Badawi had been imprisoned for the past few months for the apparent crime of starting a liberal blog seeking to start religious dialogue within Saudi Arabia.
He is accused of, among other things, breaking Sharia law and starting a website that infringed on religious values.It's a lesson in a great many things for us here in America. First, some of our allies have an awful lot of blood on their hands. Second, allowing any special interest groups, not just religion, to get their meat hooks into the censorship of speech is a dangerous precipice on which to teeter. Finally, free speech, secularism, and the enlightenment should be a global goal, not a local one. For instance, take the difficulty of getting Badawi any representation from the legal community into account.
According to Haidar, her husband just wanted to encourage discussion about religion in his homeland. But starting a liberal Internet forum in conservative Saudi Arabia can be a dangerous pursuit.
"No one wanted to take his case," said Waleed Abualkhair, Badawi's attorney. "Because they believed that anyone who'd take this kind of case, that means he destroys his (own) reputation. But I don't believe in that. I believe that everyone has his right to have a lawyer. And I believe that Raif is innocent."When the only person willing to represent you in a case about speech is himself on trial for his speech as well, you have a massive problem. Perhaps, like me, your first thought in reading this was to wonder what you could do to help. A noble thought, to be sure, but my first thought is what are the people we elect to represent us doing to help. They should be on this already, not relying on human rights groups.
Abualkhair is more than just Badawi's attorney. He's also his brother-in-law and a fellow human-rights activist also on trial in Saudi Arabia.
In the end, if Saudi Arabia wants us to believe their noise about becoming more open to change, it would be best if they started by freeing this peaceful blogger.
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Mass Treatment for Curable STDs has Mixed Results, Study Finds: Some STD Rates Fall, but HIV Incidence Remains Unchanged
Community-wide treatment of curable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) reduced STD rates, and improved pregnancy outcomes, but did not reduce new HIV infections, in a recent study supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The study was conducted in a rural region of Uganda where STDs and HIV infection are common.
Numerous epidemiological studies suggest that people with STDs have a greatly increased risk for HIV infection," explains Maria Wawer, M.D., one of the principal investigators on the study. "We conducted a controlled trial to see if community-wide treatment of curable STDs might reduce HIV infection rates." Dr. Wawer, an NIAID grantee at the Columbia University School of Public Health in New York City, presented results of the study on July 3, 1998, at the 12th World AIDS Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Dr. Wawer and a team of researchers from Uganda and the United States began the study, known as the Rakai STD Control for AIDS Prevention Study, in 1994. The scientists conducted the study in 56 villages in Uganda's Rakai district, where approximately 16 percent of the population is infected with HIV. STDs also are highly prevalent in Rakai. At baseline, for example, approximately 10 percent of the population had evidence of having had syphilis, while bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis affected about one-half and one-fourth, respectively, of all women. The prevalence of gonorrhea and chlamydial infections were about 2 and 4 percent, respectively.
The researchers randomly assigned groups of villages to either the intervention or comparison arms of the study. In the intervention arm, 6,602 HIV-negative adults between the ages of 15 and 59 received home-based, observed, antibiotic treatment against a broad range of STDs, whether or not they had symptoms. A total of 6,124 HIV-negative adults in the comparison arm were treated in the home for parasitic worm infections and given nutritional supplements.
Home-based treatments in both the intervention and comparison groups were repeated every 10 months, at which time all participants were screened for STDs and tested for HIV infection. Anyone in the comparison group who had STD symptoms at the time of the in-home study visits was referred to local project clinics for standard Ugandan STD treatment. All study participants were instructed to seek treatment at local clinics, which offered the prevailing standard of care, if they experienced STD symptoms in-between the visits of the research teams.
After the second 10-month follow-up, an analysis of study data showed that the treatment for curable STDs had had no effect on HIV incidence, i.e., the rate of new HIV infections was the same in the intervention and comparison groups. In fact, HIV infection rates increased slightly in both groups during the study. On the other hand, the STD treatment regimen did reduce the prevalence of most targeted STDs. Syphilis and trichomoniasis were significantly reduced in the intervention group relative to the comparison group at follow-up. Among pregnant women enrolled in the study, rate of gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis and bacterial vaginosis were significantly lower in the intervention group than the comparison group at follow-up. The rate of new HIV infections among pregnant women, however, was the same in the intervention and comparison groups.
The Rakai findings contrast with the only other completed community-based study that examined whether STD treatment can reduce the rate of HIV infection. In 1995, scientists reported results of a study conducted in the Mwanza region of Tanzania in which entire communities received either clinic-based treatment of symptomatic STD infections or the existing standard of care. This region was in a much earlier phase of the HIV epidemic compared to Rakai - only about 4 percent of the population was infected with HIV at the time of the study. Although the Mwanza study showed only limited effects of the intervention on STD rates, the rate of new HIV infections was 38 percent lower in the intervention group compared with the control group.
In Rakai, STDs are associated with increased risk of HIV transmission in individuals," explains co-principal investigator Ronald Gray, M.D., of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. "There is also a substantial background risk of exposure to HIV, irrespective of concurrent STDs. Thus, STDs may have contributed little to overall HIV transmission in this population, indicating that differences in the stage of the HIV epidemic may be important in this regard". "The Rakai findings underscore the vital need for additional research in this area," adds Penelope J. Hitchcock, D.V.M., chief of NIAID's sexually transmitted diseases branch. "Additional trials conducted in populations in which the epidemic is beginning will help determine the role of STD control in preventing HIV transmission. Studies to determine the importance of genital herpes and bacterial vaginosis in HIV transmission are also needed." Nelson Sewankambo, MB.ChB., the Ugandan principal investigator of the current study, from Makerere University, Kampala, stressed the importance of study findings with respect to the impact on STDs. "The mass treatment intervention substantially reduced STDs among pregnant women, and resulted in marked improvement in maternal and infant health," he noted. "These findings could help define new strategies for STD control in pregnancy."
Scientists from Makerere University, Kampala; Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore; and the Uganda Virus Institute of the Uganda Ministry of Health collaborated with Drs. Wawer, Gray and Sewankambo on the study. In addition to NIAID, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), the Rockefeller Foundation and the World Bank Uganda STI Project provided support for this study.
Press releases, fact sheets and other NIAID-related materials are available on the Internet via the NIAID home page at http://www.niaid.nih.gov. The home page for the 12th World AIDS Conference is http://www.aids98.ch.


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"Undivided Responsibility": R.R. Donnelley Advertising
Advertising samples form an important part of the RR Donnelley Archive, reflecting the major role that direct advertising played in promoting the company's products and services. "Demonstration of quality has been our long suit from the beginning," wrote Harry Owens, head of RR Donnelley's advertising department from 1945 to 1962.
Starting in 1921 with its first multiyear, direct-mail advertising effort, RR Donnelley sent examples of products enclosed in special wrappers to its advertising list as a demonstration of the quality of its work. The first such mailings were a series of fifteen promotional booklets, issued over a period of eight years. The objective, wrote T. E. Donnelley, was for customers to see and feel for themselves "the quality and diversity of the product."
Each booklet showed off the capabilities of the company's presses, art department, and designers. Some were illustrated by Chicago's best-known illustrators; some featured a single process such as offset or rotary printing. Others focused on the importance of typography, the elements of good bookmaking, or RR Donnelley's philosophy of "undivided responsibility."
The designs were the work of William A. Kittredge, who was hired in 1922 and given the extraordinary free rein (and budget) to elevate RR Donnelley's reputation for quality typography and graphic design. He was convinced that while phone books and encyclopedias were enormous commercial projects, there was no reason why they should not be well designed. Kittredge became one of the most influential graphic designers in the United States.
Another early notable effort targeted the publishers of cookbooks and other products for women. Launched in 1934, "Lemon Pies or Wash Tubs," included ten mailings over five years. The pieces featured the company's work for customers such as Libby, McNeill & Libby, Standard Brands, Carnation Milk Company, Land O'Lakes, and Quaker Oats Company. Over these printed booklets, RR Donnelley added decorative wrappers, enthusiastic testimonials from the publishers, and clever advertising prose.


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More great news today:
will be at the Starbase Indy, a fun science-fiction convention
at Wyndham Indianapolis West, Indiana
the Thanksgiving weekend
25th - 27th of November!!!
More information:
Twitter.com- Announcement of Dominic Keating at Starbase Indy
Starbaseindy.com - Homepage
Facebook.com - huge Facebook announcement of Dominic Keating at Starbase Indy
Many greetings,
Yours Gabi
Calendar and more
Update: 07/20/2017
Dominic Keating's next convention appearance and other important dates will appear here:
April 2017New movie with Dominic Keating in the main role will be shot in UK: "Once Upon A Time in London" - Dominic Keating plays the main role of the"Belgian Johnny"
More information: Dominickeating.blogspot.de
August 2-6, 2017convention appearance of Dominic Keating - The Official Star Trek 2017 Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
More information: Creationent.com
August 27, 2017convention appearance of Dominic Keating - Trek Fan Fest 2017,Cardiff Wales, UK
More information: Dominic Keating Fanblog
Premiere and releases of movies/interviews/articles 2016 /2017:
June 2, 2016 in France:TV premiere of the movie "A Killer Walks Amongst Us" (working title: "Knowing" with Dominic Keating as "Dobsyn", shot in 2015
Trailer with Dominic Keating: Vimeo.com - Trailer: "A Killer Walks Amongst Us"
August 30, 2016:release of the video game: "World of Warcraft: Legion" with Domminic Keating, voicing additional characters.
Further information Dominic Keating latest project: voice over acting in the videogame "World of Warcraft: Legion"
September 7, 2016:Release of the giant science-fiction/comedy movie "Unbelievable!!!!!" with Dominic Keating as "Paramedic Hacky" in USA
More details to Dominic Keatin in this movie: Dominickeating.blogspot.de - Dominic Keating in Unbelievable!!!!!
February 02, 2017:phone interview with Dominic Keating - 30:31 minutes with interesting and honest answers - & with questions by fans
Here you can hear the podcast interview: Ufplanets.com - Dominic Keating Podcast Interview with the UFP
Here you can read the written interview: Ufplanets.com - Dominic Keating Written Interview with the UFP
February 14, 2017:Release of "Star Trek Enterprise - The Complete Series" Blu-ray box - 24 discs
Here you can order it: Amazon.com Blu-ray box "Star Trek Enterprise – The Complete Series"
March 7, 2017:Dominic Keating is narrator of Ann Claycomb's "The Mermaid's Daughter" for Harper Collins
More details with wonderful photos of Dominic Keating: Facebook.com - DeyanAudio
June 7, 2017:A brandnew interview "SPIT AND POLISH" with the fantastic Dominic Keating: in Star Trek Titan Magazine #61 Further information Dominic Keating official fan blog"
probable in July 2017Dominic Keating is as Lieutenant Malcolm Reed on the cover of the upcoming Official Star Trek Magazine - and I think there will be also an article about him in this magazine.
More details and links: Dominic Keating Fanblog Post
Dominic Keating's Twitter profile: idomknow
Dominic Keating's Instagram profile: idomknow
Dominic Keating's Demo Reel Video on Vimeo.com
Friday, September 16, 2016
Meet Dominic Keating - November 25-27, 2016 - in Wyndham Indianapolis, Indiana at Starbase Indy
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21 September 2010
Cape Verde on track to end poverty and meet most Millennium Development Goals (MDGs )
United Nations Development Programme
Cape Verde's poverty rates have fallen substantially over time, and the island-nation remains on track to meet most of the MDG's, particular those related to poverty eradication, health, education and gender.
The country has already nearly halved the proportion of people living in extreme poverty, as well as the proportion of people living below the minimum level of dietary consumption. It has managed to successfully overcome its "double insularity" – it is far from its African neighbors, and individual islands are far from each other –especially in regard to the cost of basic economic inputs, transportation and communications, through good governance, proper management of internal and external resources, and strong global partnerships.
Cape Verde's 2008 and 2010 MDG reports indicated that the country is rapidly approaching the goal of achieving universal primary education. UN partnership, particularly through a 31-year national school feeding program that the government of Cape Verde has just taken over in August, 2010, has been a key factor in allowing Cape Verdean families to send their children to primary school.
"Without the work of WFP, the school meals programme would not exist," said the Cape Verdean Prime Minister, José Maria Neves. "School meals allow us to improve children's nutrition, which adds to the development of human capital in Cape Verde. This is a strong investment in the future."
Meanwhile, the government has continued its overall push to strengthen education at all levels in Cape Verde: Enhanced vocational training will be tailored to market demands, and the expansion of university education will permit many more Cape Verdean high school graduates to continue their education in-country.
More Success in Cape Verde
Cape Verde has achieved gender parity in primary and secondary education and the attendance rate of girls is higher than that of boys.
The country is on track to meet MDG five - reducing infant mortality from 57 deaths per 1000 births in 1995 to 21 in 2010. This is largely due to doubling the percentage of births attended by a skilled health professionals and improving programmes that address overall health and nutrition for pregnant women
An increased national push to identify and vaccinate children in more isolated regions of Cape Verde (with support from the UN) resulted in vaccination rates increasing in one year from 73 % in 2008 to 94.4% in 2009. Greater use of awareness raising campaigns sensitized families to issues related to child health, and the government moved aggressively to bring primary health services closer to its citizens, so that now 76% of Cape Verdean families live within 30 minutes of a health center.
Access to prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV has been extended to 90 percent national coverage.
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Since his golf outing with Tiger Woods, President Obama has been battling with the press over access. And things only look to get more contentious this week as we move toward sequester Friday.
Here's a look at a wide-ranging discussion of the issues involved that aired Sunday on CNN's "Reliable Sources" with host Howie Kurtz.
The first video has me engaged with longtime CBS White House correspondent Bill Plante, and Julie Mason, host of "Press Pool" weekdays on the POTUS channel (124) on Sirius XM radio.
The second video features me and Kurtz discussing Robert Gibbs, former Obama press secretary, and David Axelrod, the president's senior strategist in his 2008 and 2012 campaigns, signing on as analysts for MSNBC.
In my book, MSNBC is now an official propaganda arm of the White House.
Take a look.
Here's the Axelrod-Gibbs-MSNBC discussion:


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Jesus' dramatic invitation to come to him for living water provokes strong reactions. Some in the crowd believe he is from God, but for others Jesus' is disqualified because of where he is from (vv. 40-44). The Pharisees are certain he is not from God and are desperate to arrest him, despite the witness of their own guards and Nicodemus, one of their own members (vv. 45-52). Thus, the pattern of events earlier in the chapter is repeated (vv. 25-32; cf. Brown 1966:331), but this time there is the added problem concerning Jesus' origin and more detail concerning the leaders' rejection of Jesus. The light is shining, but the leaders of God's people are showing a determined preference for the darkness (cf. 3:19; 7:7).
John describes the crowd's very mixed response to Jesus. Some associate Jesus with one or another of the eschatological expectations, while others reject such claims. The words Jesus has spoken lead some in the crowd to affirm that Jesus is the prophet like Moses (v. 40; cf. Deut 18:15,18). Perhaps Jesus' offer of water is seen as a claim to be a second Moses, one who would repeat Moses' miracle of striking the rock and providing running water for the people in the wilderness (Ex 17:1-7; Num 20:1-13; cf. Jeremias 1967a:277).
Others in the crowd draw the conclusion that Jesus is the Messiah (v. 41). They seem to share the view expressed in a later rabbinic text that the Messiah was expected to provide bread and water like Moses did: "As the former redeemer caused manna to descend, as it is stated, `Behold, I will cause to rain bread from heaven for you' (Ex 16:4), so will the latter Redeemer cause manna to descend, as it is stated. `May he be as a rich cornfield in the land' (Ps 72:16). As the former redeemer made a well to rise, so will the latter Redeemer bring up water, as it is stated, `And a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim' (Joel 4:18)" (Midrash Ecclesiastes Rabbah 1:9).
These reactions reflect the variety of views within Judaism concerning the one (or ones) God would send to rescue his people. Despite this diversity, Jesus' words and deeds reveal him to be the expected one. Those in the crowd who recognize him as the Prophet or the Messiah still do not fully realize who it is they are dealing with any more than the Samaritan woman did when she accepted him as the Messiah. But such faith is the right start and true as far as it goes. The sower has sown seed, and some of it is producing fruit.
But John does not dwell on those who have seen something of the truth about Jesus. Rather, he contrasts them with those who reject the idea that Jesus is the Messiah. Earlier some people rejected Jesus because they knew where he came from and Messiah's origin was to be unknown (7:27). Now a different tradition is in view--that Messiah was to come from Bethlehem since he was the Son of David (v. 42; cf. Mic 5.2). Both conclusions are ironic. Earlier the people thought Jesus' origins were known when in fact they were unknown, for he came from the Father. Now those who reject Jesus do so because he is not from Bethlehem, when in fact he is.
John does not state elsewhere that Jesus is from Bethlehem, so a number of scholars have questioned whether he was actually aware of this fact. But Jesus' descent from David was well known in the early church (Mt 2:4-5; Lk 2:4; Rom 1:3; 2 Tim 2:8). "It seems strange that any one should have argued from this passage that the writer of the Gospel was unacquainted with Christ's birth at Bethlehem. He simply relates the words of the multitude who were unacquainted with it (comp. Luke 4:23)" (Westcott 1908:1:280). The point is to reveal how ignorant those who rejected Jesus were and how unjust their rejection was.
This is another example of rejecting Jesus on the basis of Scripture (cf. 5:46). As this story continues it is clear that the role of Scripture is a major focus (vv. 49-52). The problem is not with Scripture nor with their desire to be faithful to it--Jesus shares this attitude. The problem is their ignorance of Jesus. If they knew him better, these objections would be met, for his origin is not known: he is from the Father, and he is in fact from Bethlehem. There is more to it than this, of course. For if Jesus is the one he claims to be, then Scripture will have to be interpreted around him. This means that much of the Jewish interpretation of God's revelation regarding the nation, the land, the temple and the law itself will have to be rethought. John's Gospel is a sustained exposition of how Scripture actually bears witness to Jesus and against his opponents (Whitacre 1982:26-68).
The result of Jesus' clear teaching is division among the crowd (v. 43). This is the judgment that comes when the light shines. Such judgment is part of the job description Jesus spelled out in his keynote address (5:22, 30), as is evident throughout his ministry and as will be addressed more directly later at this feast (8:15-16, 26, 50).
Another attempt is made to seize Jesus (v. 44; cf. v. 30). Instead of receiving him as the Son of God whose word they should obey, they wanted to have him under their own will. This disordered desire is at the heart of human rebellion against God. But they do not act on their desire: no one laid a hand on him (v. 44). Again we see the contrast between the desire of rebellious humanity and the sovereign outworking of God's plan.
John shifts from the crowd and their chaotic reaction to the Jewish leadership, referred to as the chief priests and Pharisees (v. 45). Their settled opposition to Jesus is contrasted with a few of their associates' favorable response to Jesus--first their servants (vv. 45-49) and then Nicodemus, one of their own members (vv. 50-52).
The temple guards return empty-handed not because they had been rendered powerless by Jesus (cf. their later experience, 18:3-6), nor because they feared the crowds, for some among the crowds also wanted to seize him (contrast later, Mt 26:5 par. Mk 14:2 par. Lk 22:2, 6). Rather, they are struck by the uniqueness of Jesus' message (7:46). This probably accounts for the fact that they were gone for four days (cf. 7:14, 32, 37) instead of an hour or so, as the authorities might have expected! It is right that they should be struck by Jesus' teaching--here the eternal Word was speaking about himself, about God and about the salvation he had brought in fulfillment of the promises made through the prophets. Jesus' very way of speaking was unique, as befit his unique message: "The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life" (6:63). It is a mark of our own spiritual dullness if we can read the Gospels and be bored. Boredom is one response to Jesus we never find in the Gospels.
Their own servants have born witness to Jesus, but the authorities are rigid in their opposition. They accuse their servants of having been deceived, a view expressed earlier by some in the crowd (7:12). They knew their servants were learned in the Scriptures, so they were surprised that "even they" (kai hymeis) have been deceived. So they point to themselves as the ones learned in the Scriptures and capable of discerning the truth of religious teaching (v. 48), and then they contrast their secure assessment with that of the crowd, which was ignorant of the law (v. 49).
To speak of the crowd as ignorant of the law and under a curse corresponds to the rabbinic view of the 'am ha'arets, the people of the land. Prior to the exile this was a more positive term, referring simply to "the body of free men, enjoying civic rights in a given territory" (de Vaux 1961:1:70). Later it meant the people in distinction to various forms of leadership (de Vaux 1961:1:71). A tone of disdain begins in Ezra and Nehemiah, where the term sometimes refers to "the heterogeneous population which the returnees found in the land" (Healey 1992:169; cf. Ezra 9:1-2; 10:2, 11; Neh 10:30-31). For the rabbis the term is theological and negative. The Pharisees' use in our passage corresponds to this rabbinic view and also probably reflects the power struggles within first-century Judaism (cf. Meyer and Katz 1967:589-90). This term is basically a code phrase for those who do not approach the law in the same way as the rabbis and the Pharisees, who study the law constantly and work out meticulous interpretations for how to fulfill its commandments. Since one cannot keep the law if one does not know it, such ignorance implies law breaking and thus God's curse (cf. Deut 27:15-26). Rabbi Hillel (20 B.C.) said, "An uneducated man does not fear sin, and an Am ha-aretz is not pious" (m. 'Abot 2:5). This does not mean the 'am ha'arets were ignorant of the Scriptures or immoral. It means they did not try to keep the form of ritual purity promoted by the scribes and Pharisees. From the debates in all four Gospels it is clear that Jesus was as learned in the law as the rabbis were, yet he rejected their understanding of faithfulness to the Torah.
The opponents' ignorance or deceit is revealed in their response to the guards (vv. 45-49). First, they say that not one (me tis) of the rulers or Pharisees has believed in Jesus when in fact Nicodemus, who was both a Pharisee and a ruler (3:1), had acknowledged that Jesus was a teacher come from God and, by implication, certainly not a deceiver (3:2). Second, they take their stand on the law in contrast to this mob that knows nothing of the law (v. 49). But their whole way of handling the situation is contrary to the law, as Nicodemus points out (v. 51). The Old Testament does not contain an explicit text that makes Nicodemus's point, but the law's exhortation to make a thorough investigation when passing judgment (Deut 17:2-5; 19:15-19) would include hearing the accused, as later rabbinic teaching makes clear (m. Sanhedrin 5:4; Exodus Rabbah 21:3). This principle was recognized at the time of Jesus, otherwise Nicodemus's response would carry no weight. The text also implies that they knew of this principle because they do not dispute Nicodemus's point.
Instead, they choose to defend their judgment using a different supposed teaching of Scripture: a prophet does not come out of Galilee (v. 52). The NIV margin note indicates that two early manuscripts (p66 and p75) read "the Prophet" instead of a prophet. A reference here to "the" prophet fits the context well (v. 40) and has been accepted by a number of scholars. Since, however, Scripture does not say where the prophet like Moses is to arise, the opponents' rejection of Galilee is based more on prejudice against that region than revelation.
This prejudice is even stronger if the reading a prophet is accepted, as it probably should be. On this reading the evidence of their perversity is further heightened because Scripture reveals that in fact prophets had arisen in Galilee; for example, the prophet mentioned in 2 Kings 14:25 was Jonah, son of Amittai from Gath Hepher, which was about three miles northeast of Nazareth. Indeed, rabbinic sources from the late first-century A.D. speak of prophets having arisen from every tribe of Israel (b. Sukka 27b). Thus, whether we read "the prophet" or a prophet, there is great irony in their false claim to scriptural authority for their view regarding Galilee. Indeed, their very response to Nicodemus's accusation that they are acting contrary to the law reveals yet more clearly the truth of his charge.
On a deeper level this passage provides a vivid example of part of John's primary assessment of these opponents. They are judging by appearances (7:24) and are concerned more with human opinion than God's truth (5:44). When their servants bear witness to Christ they do not consider the authority of Jesus that the servants had experienced. Instead, they assume the servants were swayed by the crowd, and they contrast their own response to this response. They are weighing one set of human voices against another. In this they are acting as though they are in a trial: they attend to the witnesses, as it were, but they do not confront the evidence of Jesus himself. As Jesus will make clear, they are judging by weak and faulty human standards (8:15).Nicodemus, unlike his peers, had undertaken an investigation of the sort he here refers to (v. 51). He had come to a conclusion based on Jesus' deeds (3:2), but when he then went to Jesus and heard him Nicodemus came away confused. Thus, he had already learned for himself the truth of the servants' report that no one ever spoke the way this man does (v. 46). Our present passage shows that Nicodemus is still inclined toward Jesus; he is even willing to stick up for him in the face of severe opposition. He is not a full disciple, but he is a supporter. This passage reveals that the Pharisees are at the heart of the opposition to Jesus. Given the strong dualistic language John uses throughout his Gospel, it is important to see that he realizes that even the most negative group, the Pharisees, contains a person who is open to Jesus. John focuses on groups, but he also keeps sight of individuals.
As Jesus continues to act and speak it is increasingly clear that one must either receive him and his message on his own terms or utterly reject him. This is no less true today, not only for non-Christians considering the claims of Jesus, but also for those who call themselves his followers. Like these Pharisees it is all too easy to mistake our interpretations of God's revelation for reality. We should hold firmly to what has been revealed in Scripture under the guidance the Spirit has given the church, but we must do so in an abiding relationship with the living God in whose presence we live. We must hold firmly to him in his objectively real presence and allow him to correct our personal, faulty understandings of him and his ways. The truth is in Jesus in perfection, but our apprehension of him is not yet perfect.
In this section, then, we have a striking picture of the opponents' rejection of Jesus. We are at the low point in Jesus' ministry; most of his disciples have abandoned him, and he is moving about like a marked man. Even in this setting, some are open enough to respond by recognizing him as one sent from God in some sense (vv. 40-41). The division among the crowd and the positive response of the leaders' servants and of Nicodemus serve to highlight just how strong the opponents' rejection of Jesus is. This absolute rejection prepares us for Jesus' teachings in the next chapter, in which he will reveal the true identity of these opponents who claim to speak for God.
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ADVANCED FEATURES AND FEATURE SELECTION METHODS FOR VIBRATION AND AUDIO SIGNAL CLASSIFICATION by Enshuo Tsau A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) August 2012 Copyright 2012 Enshuo Tsau
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|An adequate feature set plays a key role in many signal classification and recognition applications. This is a challenging problem due to the nonlinearity and nonstationary characteristics of real world signals, such as engine acoustic/vibration data, environmental sounds, speech signals and music instrument sounds. Some of traditional features such as the Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCC) may not offer good performance. Other features such as those based on the Matching Pursuit (MP) decomposition may perform better, yet their complexity is very high. In this research, we consider a new feature set that can be easily generated in the model-based signal compression process, known as the Code Excited Linear Prediction (CELP) features. The CELP-based coding algorithm and its variants have been widely used to encode speech and low-bit-rate audio signals. In this research, we examine two applications based on CELP-based features. ❧ First, we present a new approach to engine fault detection and diagnosis based on acoustic and vibration sensor data with MFCC and CELP features. Through proper algorithmic adaptation to the specifics of the dataset, the fault conditions of a damaged blade and a bearing failure can, with high probability, be autonomously discovered and identified. The conducted experiments will show that CELP features, although generally used in speech applications, are particularly well suited to this problem, in terms of both compactness and detection specificity. Furthermore, the issue of automatic fault detection with different levels of decision resolution is addressed. The low prediction error coupled with ease of hardware implementation makes this proposed method an attractive alternative to manual maintenance. ❧ Next, we propose the use of CELP-based features to enhance the performance of the environmental sound recognition (ESR) problem. Traditionally, MFCC features have been used for the recognition of structured data like speech and music. However, their performance for the ESR problem is limited. An audio signal can be well preserved by its highly compressed CELP bit streams, which motivates us to study the CELP-based features for the audio scene recognition problem. We present a way to extract a set of features from the CELP bit streams and compare the performance of ESR using different feature sets with the Bayesian network classifier. It is shown by experimental results that the CELP-based features outperform the MFCC features in the ESR problem by a significant margin and the integrated MFCC and CELP-based feature set can even reach a correct classification rate of 95.2% using the Bayesian network classifier. ❧ CELP-based features may not be suitable for wideband audio signals such as music signals. To address this problem, we would like to add other new features. One idea is to perform real-time fundamental frequency estimation using a modified Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT), as studied in the last part of this proposal. HHT is a non-linear transform which is suitable for the analysis of non-stationary AM/FM like data. However, the application of HHT directly to music signals encounters several problems. In this research, we modify HHT so that it can be tailored to the short-window pitch analysis. It is shown by experimental results that the proposed HHT method performs significantly better than several benchmark schemes. ❧ Finally, for the ESR application with large number of classes, more features are needed in order to maintain the classification performance. On the other hand, more data are desired to avoid the over-fit problem. These two become contradicting requirements. We propose two methods to resolve the contradiction. They are the content-adaptive feature selection method and the context-based feature selection method. The content-adaptive feature selection method selects different features used for different testing samples according to their statistics. The context-based feature selection method eliminates the loading of the classifier by adding the context stage as preprocessing layer. As a result, we can dramatically decrease the number of features used and adaptively select a good subset of features.
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