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John Maynard
Disclosure Project Witness
Posted to the Current Encounters E-Mail List
By Francis
"Ex-DIA analyst and UFO-reality proponent John Maynard has been arrested and charged for violating his National Security oath as regards statements made in conjunction with his activity as a UFO-reality witness with the Disclosure Project. He currently is incarcerated in a federal facility, location uncertain."
"I would bet that there is more to this than the UFO angle. Anybody got any information on this?"
[Note: The following is not endorsed by SDI - its posted here FYI]
Source: http://www.surfingtheapocalypse.com/maynard.html
Maynard, John (US Army Retired, Defense Intelligence Agency)
interviewed regarding UFOs~ALIEN & GOVERNMENTAL CONTACTS....
Maynard, John (US Army Retired, Defense Intelligence Agency)
interviewed regarding UFOs~ALIEN & GOVERNMENTAL CONTACTS....
This interview was conducted in 2001 by Theresa de Vito....
John is one of many many witnesses to come forward as part of
Steven Greer's Disclosure Project
JOHN OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING WHILE IN THE DEFENSE INTELLINGENCE AGENCY: that the U.S. GOVERNMENT'S plan regarding the UFO question was to put the burden of proof on the UFO researchers and to steer the public away from the military organizations that were directly involved in UFO research. The Military then used the MEDIA to brand the UFO researchers as "kooks, weird, paranoid & unbelievable..." and chasing after shaddows AS IF the government were hiding something.
John's decision to come forward evolved over time...first by noticing (as a disinformation artist for the intelligence community) that the government was TRULY hiding UFO related material while Maynard was in charge of US/NATO classified repository & the Pentagon Papers (in the 1970s). Afterward, he was transferred from Germany to Turkey where (besides becoming a Christian) he became even more convinced that the public needed to know what was going on...He was assigned (as he put it) PROIDENTIALLY at the Pentagon where he would wait & see what information he could gather BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, the "why" of the government's posture that the UFO revelation would be a threat.
It was REVEALED to him by his friend; this was no ordinary friend, but a man who worked on the Janet flights out of Las Vegas McCarran Int'l Airport which went directly to Nellis/Area 51. The most telling remark: THAT THE SHIPS THE MAN SAW WERE BOTH THEIRS (THE ALIENS) & OURS THAT WERE IN UNDERGROUND HANGERS....(Two other friends also confirmed this AREA 51 information, but when John told them about Steven Greer's "DISCLOSURE PROJECT", they both parted company with Maynard....
THE MOST "ACCURATE" INFORMATION THAT THE PUBLIC HAS ALREADY ABOUT THE UFO SITUATION: actually a book & a movie by the same title: "THE FALCON & THE SNOWMAN" [[no details given]]
HOW IMPORTANT IS JOHN'S TESTIMONY AT THE CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS (if they were to take place!): VERY IMPORTANT. [[QUOTED DIRECTLY FROM THE INTERVIEW]]: "...documents do exist, as I (JM) can identify the kind & classification of them...[and] establishes a basis for congressional hearings...." WHAT THEORIES EXPLAIN THE UFO PHENOMENON? ~ [JOHN'S INTRIGUING ANSWER!!!]
THEY CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO EXTRATERRESTRAIL MULTIDIMENSIONAL GOVERNMENT BLACK OPS PROJECTS as well as DEMONIC ENTITIES!!! [[REMEMBER: THIS IS A FORMER MEMBER OF the defense intelligence agency!!!]]
THE BLACK OPS: Maynard admits [[similar to Bob Lasar]] that the govt. "back-engineered" alien vehicles that could provide us with traveling "great distances from this planet"...[[DETAILS WILL ONLY COME IF JOHN CAN GET IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION based on future CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS; this, by the way, is ONE of the goals of Steven Greer.]]
RELIGIOUS CONSIDERATIONS: John has no trouble with fitting UFOs into his Christian beliefs...in fact, he says it has strengthened them....He also mentions at least five books that have references to UFOs, (although the Government's only weak remark: IT IS OPEN TO VARIOUS INTERPRETATIONS. Be that as it may (what did you expect the government to say, anyway???) ~ the books are as follows:
WHO ARE THE ALIENS & WHERE ARE THEY FROM? John is only familiar with one type: THE GREYS! but his clearance is not high enough to identify their origins...he only says that they are not from here. As John was interviewed more extensively, it became clear that he feels that the government is trying to limit the contact between the GREYS and the populace, but that this situation may not last much longer ~ a predicament that the government would not like to see transpire: OPEN CONTACT!!!
Let's say by the mid 1800s (but not elected government)[[NOTE: Morris Jessup in a book called, "A CASE FOR THE UFO" did mention changes on the moon in the mid 1800s]] and CONTACT by the mid 1930s, but possibly between 1910-1914. [[Please read the transcript of the interview for the complete wording here.]]
John has also strongly intimated that there was a CONFRONTATION going on between those in government who have had "daily contact" WITH THE ALIENS & those of a higher authority...There may even be armed billigerence between the groups with a reduced alien presence. [[NO MORE DETAIS]]
THE REMAINDER OF THE INTERVIEW: This goes into the very specific locations of the governmental bases that deal with the UFO security question...as well as the various branches of the NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY that deal with the UFO QUESTION. [[If you wish to get a more complete idea of this intriguing aspect, please read Richard Dolan's book, "UFOs & THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE".]]
SIMPLE: GREED & SECRECY = POWER!!! (Go to text for full explanation.)
ANSWER: Simple disclosure that UFOs & aliens exist... The rest will come later as Congress gets into the act and really finds out what the military has been doing (WITH THE TAX PAYERS' MONEY)FOR THE LAST 60 YEARS OR SO.....
posted 1/2/03 1:17 PM (this message copied from old UFO forum #2) (c) Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 00:40:09 GMT
Regarding these highly classified projects that you speak of involving U.S. Corporations: according to your research, were these corporations involved in "defensive" measures against the so-called "alien threat", backward engineering of captured or shared alien technologies, or all of the above and more? What can you tell us?
MAYNARD: The Department of Defense has had an ongoing program since the mid-1950's, which provided contracts to U.S. Civilian Contractors, Organizations & Corporations that worked in the intelligence community. These projects came under very tight security and usually were very highly compartmentalized.
What this means is that you have several concentric circles: the closer you are to the inner circle the more information you could find on the project. The further you get away from this inner circle, the less information is available. All this is established on a very strict need-to-know basis. Within these circles you could, if you looked hard enough, find contractors that worked on various parts of the project but really had no idea what the overall project was. This also happened with the military's interaction with the primary contractor. Also in this respect, each military branch had certain projects that came under the compartmentalization security measures.
What is meant by this compartmentalization is simply the classification of a document or project, whether it is classified as Confidential, Secret, or Top Secret. However, when they are named, such as; UMBRA (UM), MAJESTIC (MJ), OMNI (OM), or TALENT KEYHOLE (TK), the compartmented program becomes an entity unto itself. The projects and the circle of knowledge draw very tight toward the center and access is granted or denied from within that circle.
Therefore, you can literally talk with a top official in the Pentagon, but unless he has the authorization for that particular project, he probably does not know that it exists. If he does know it exists, he knows nothing about it. Knowing the simple rules of classification helps in identifying the right person to talk with.


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For example, which accepts event definition object (it can be iCalendar-style) and current date as input and outputs whether this date matches event definition?
Hmm. Calendaring is hard.
I've had very mixed experiences with iCal4j - it's not too smart about time zones in some places, but after a bit of work it can be just about okay. That will allow you to parse iCal entries.
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Sustainability: Green trends growing in materials handling
Solar panels on the roof of States' warehouse facility in Arizona generate enough energy to power the facility and recharge its electric lift truck batteries.
Out with the old
Upgrading and replacing old conveyor components is an effective energy-saving strategy. Existing conveyor can be upgraded to low-voltage motor driven roller conveyor with multiple speed settings and multiple settings for start up. Slower speeds and soft start control further reduce energy usage.
A traditional pulley motor assembly can be replaced with an energy efficient motorized pulley (drum motor) that reduces energy usage, resulting in 96% efficiency compared to 30%.
Modernizing some of your facility's sortation equipment can also result in an energy savings. "There are upgrade kits available that allow the sorter to operate using less energy," says Ruehrdanz. "For example, if the mechanical portion of a sliding shoe sorter is worn out, it can be upgraded. New components are incorporated that allow the sorter to use less energy."
Modular and robotic conveyance solutions
For example, modular conveyor systems, which are lighter than the old metal variety, ship partially assembled in a box, which reduces freight costs and transportation emissions. These systems not only add flexibility, they subtract cost and emissions into the atmosphere.
For more flexibility and savings, look to mobile fulfillment systems like those recently installed at the new 1.2-million-square-foot Gold LEED designated Crate and Barrel facility in Tracy, Calif. These mobile robotic goods-to-person product movers have not only resulted in a cleaner, quieter working environment, they have reduced energy consumption and lowered the light bill.
"From a sustainability standpoint, the systems creates a more desirable work environment that's not as loud and dirty," says John Ling, Crate and Barrel's vice president of supply chain management and logistics. "From a power perspective, the mobile pods bring product to pickers so the storage area doesn't have to be lit, which saves on energy."
Ling says it's hard to estimate the precise savings, however, the overall improvement is significant when looking at the reduction in the amount of equipment and motors from the old conveyance system and the opportunity provided to use less lighting.
Pallets, packaging and reusables
Less is more, and that includes weight. While pallets are responsible for carrying the weight of our products around the world, they shouldn't contribute to the weight of shipping these products.
Pallets manufactured from wood by-products are about 60% lighter than the conventional hardwood type, so transportation, energy and handling costs can be reduced.
Manufacturing pallets from wood by-products also prevent millions of pounds of scrap wood from landing in a landfill every year.
Another way to keep material from going to the landfill is to use returnables and reusables. Reusable plastic bulk containers can save companies with a large shipping infrastructure in many industries millions of dollars annually, as well as help keep tons of cardboard out of the waste stream.
"Returnables make sense, especially in a closed loop system where product is traveling a fairly short distance," says Bill McMahon, who is responsible for sales and marketing at ORBIS. Automotive manufacturing is a good example. At one point in time, for every car manufactured, 90 pounds of waste went into the landfill. Today, McMahon says, that number is almost zero because of reusables.
"More and more companies are demanding a lean, sustainable, cost-effective solution to replace cardboard in their operations," says Mike Thomas, new product development manager for Buckhorn.
As a result, new reusable container designs and materials are being offered. For example, one collapsible container, which is constructed of material that is 30% lighter than traditional plastic, features an integrated pallet and lid system, meaning the pallet can be used as the lid when storing product. Then it folds flat and fits within its own footprint, creating a 5:1 return ratio, which helps to reduce transport costs.
But, if your packaging is a puzzle, Thomas recommends conducting a site visit for a general audit of your operation and packaging systems. "Many companies in warehousing and distribution carry a lot of different types of containers, which can be inefficient," he says. The idea is to consider all different types of containers and minimize what you have on hand, since there are efficiencies associated with minimizing doing more with less.
Tracking the green footprint
Whether your company has already gone green, or is still considering adopting green practices, it's important to establish a baseline performance and track your results. In July 2011, the IWLA introduced the industry's first metric-driven, facility-output-based sustainable logistics program for warehouse operations in North America, called the Sustainable Logistics Initiative (SLI). SLI is an online tool that enables participating companies to report, track and improve upon their green status.
Linda Hothem, IWLA chairman and CEO of Pacific American Group, says that when she joined the board of the IWLA, she realized that the industry didn't have the same tools and programs available as other industries to measure its carbon footprint. "We needed to establish metrics to benchmark and improve upon. The data collected through SLI will inform our industry and our customers on the best and most efficient means to improve sustainable warehouse practices," Hothem says.
Companies participating in SLI—third-party logistics providers—supply facility data and measure performance in three areas of responsibility: environmental, social and economical. They receive a SLI certificate as proof of participation then, as metrics improve, facilities can achieve silver, gold or platinum status in the program.
The entire process is verified by a neutral party, The Sustainable Supply Chain Foundation (SSCF). The SSCF is the organization tapped by IWLA to be the third-party verification source for the IWLA Sustainable Logistics Initiative.
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Bad news for people in Abilene hoping to see the popular movie "Gravity" .. due to a water main break, Century 12 theatre on John Knox Dr. was forced to close on Sunday.
Would-be movie goers arrived to find a wet empty parking lot, a closed box office, and theatre staff explaining the situation.
A staff worker told KTXS news, that the damage inside the theatre mainly consisted of wet carpet.
It is unclear, but it appears that neighboring businesses including Burger King and Target were not affected by the water main break and were open as usual.
Just before noon, a city of Abilene maintenance truck could be seen surveying the situation from the theatre's parking lot.


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Joe Salazar, liberal/socialist/Democrat (LSD) - Thornton, Colorado should have his head examined if he finds out that he actually has one. Debating whether or not to allow women to carry concealed weapons (i.e. guns) on campus, Salazar magnanimously admitted to "gender (he means "sexual" ) inequities" on campus.
"It's why we have call boxes. It's why we have safe zones. It's why we have whistles. Because you don't know who you're gonna be shooting at." Every coed in the State of Colorado must feel safer already.
Call boxes are great things to have around if you can get to one in an emergency. Even if you have time to make the call, how much time will elapse before help arrives?
As for "safe zones," it must have escaped Mr. Salazar's notice that they didn't work well at all at Virginia Tech, Aurora, Columbine, or Shady Hook. In each of those cases, the shooters counted on the fact that they were about to open fire in a "safe zone." They knew they'd be safe. Nobody else would be armed.
Whistles? Granted, they get your attention. But what makes Mr. Salazar, and for that matter the rest of his LSD buddies, think that help will automatically come a-runnin' when a lady blows her whistle? Has Mr. Salazar never heard of Kitty Genovese, who was stabbed to death even though as many as 38 witnesses heard her desperate cries for help and did nothing?
On her way home from work on March 13, 1964, at 2 AM, Miss Genovese was stabbed in the back two times by Winston Moseley as she tried to get away from him. "Oh my God. He stabbed me," she screamed. "Please help me!" A window opened and a neighbor shouted, "Leave that girl alone." Mosely ran to his car and drove off. Nobody called police.
Moseley then pulled over and waited a couple of blocks away. When he was sure that the police hadn't been called, he went back to the scene. Badly injured, Miss Genovese had staggered to the back entrance of her apartment building. Too weak to manage the locked door, she collapsed out of sight. Moseley hunted her down. When he found her, he stabbed her several more times as she fought back and cried for help. Over the course of half an hour, Moseley raped and robbed her. As many as 38 people heard her screams. Nobody helped.
Kitty Genovese died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital a couple of hours after the attack.
But Salazar wasn't finished. Not by a long shot. No pun intended.
"And you don't know if you feel like you're gonna be raped, or if you feel like you're in trouble when you may actually not be, that you pop out that gun and you...pop a round at somebody."
"You don't know if you feel like you're gonna be raped," he says. Shades of Todd Akin and his misguided concept of "legitimate rape." Does Mr. Salazar mean somebody like Ted Bundy? All handsome and seemingly harmless right up to the moment when he strikes? It's possible that Miss Genovese may have thought that Moseley was "harmless" when first she saw him.
Admittedly, there are those who today refer to the murder of Kitty Genovese an "urban myth." It doesn't take much imagination to imagine Mr. Salazar and his LSD friends numbered among them. After all, nobody saw the actual stabbing. One witness said that Moseley and Genovese were "standing close together, not fighting or anything."
Well, if one has rape and robbery in his heart, he wouldn't exactly shout his intentions from across the street. It stands to reason that Moseley would have wanted to keep that information strictly confidential, between just the two of them, don't you think? So, of course he was close to her. It's also reasonable to deduce that when he confronted Miss Genovese, she was initially surprised. She was getting out of her car. Moseley must have seemed to come out of nowhere. It must have taken her a few precious seconds to figure out what he was up to and when she knew for certain, she tried to run. By then, it was too late.
Although the University of Colorado's Department of Public Safety would probably disagree with that assessment. They would likely say that, had Kitty Genovese been "informed," she might be alive today. Maybe, back in 1964, if it existed atl all, the UCDPS's "modern" strategy was in its developmental stage or its success wasn't yet documented. If it's documented even now.
"Tell your attacker that you have a disease or are menstruating," they suggest, assuming that the attacker will listen, which is anything but a given.
Or, "vomiting or urinating may also convince the attacker to leave you alone." Ok. Who knows? Any of those helpful tips "may" discourage an attacker. Then again, any one of them may also serve to fan the flame. They don't call those guys "perverts" for nothing.
Besides, can anyone urinate on cue? Aside from Joe Salazar that is? Even if you can, would you really want to bet your life on it?
Here's a relevation for you, Mr. Salazar: if a woman feels like she's being stalked, like she's in serious trouble and about to be raped, the odds are heavily in favor that she's probably correct. If that's what's happening, there is no time to dawdle. If she has time to act, that time is right now. There is nothing in the world that gives an attacker as much pause as seeing a gun in the hands of a potential victim.
Too bad that Kitty Genovese didn't have one.


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Limting Audit Exposure and Managing Risk: A BNP Paribas, North America Success Story
By Tanu Sood-Oracle on Oct 27, 2011
Audits are not something we look forward to typically. Because audits mean we have to prepare for the exercise in addition to doing our daily jobs. Compliance mandates and company policies, however, have made access certification audits a necessary job function. In a large enterprise, that would mean, reviewing access for thousands of users across hundreds of applications in a dynamic environment i.e., where users change jobs, locations, move to and from projects, join or leave the company. The traditional spreadsheet model clearly can't work here. And even if you are somehow able to enforce access policies, how do you prove to your auditors the same? And hence, Audit Eye! If you haven't seen the video, you should check it out now.
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then get him to the Vet because it could be a sign of something more serious, like infection or a dermatological problem such as pemphigus foliaceus (a severe skin disease that is characterized by pustules and blisters that rupture).
Wet nose
Why are dog noses wet? One theory is that a dog's nose is wet because the dog constantly licks it. Another belief is that a dog's nose needs moisture to help capture scents. Either way, there's nothing wrong with your dog having a wet nose.
However, if your dog has a runny nose accompanied by coughing, sneezing, wheezing and difficulty breathing then a visit to the vet is a good idea. Your dog may have a respiratory infection, an obstruction in its nose or a tumor in the nasal passage.
Coming Soon We touched on the issue of sunburn in this article, and with Summer fast approaching, I think it might be a good idea to get a little more in-depth with that topic so keep an eye out for that article in the real near future.
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As mentioned above, this certification helps fresh candidates to land a good networking job and the existing employees to land good raise and promotion. There is certain job roles where this certification is much favored than in other job roles. Here is a list of those job roles that this certification helps the candidates to achieve.
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The Cisco CCNA certification does not have any formal prerequisites that the candidates have to fulfill if they want to sit for the certification exam. However, it is highly recommended that the candidates get 1 to 3 years of experience in the networking field before sitting for this certification exam.
Required exams:
There are no required exams for the Cisco CCNA. The candidates wont have to complete any kind of exams before they can sit for this certification. During the certification exam they will have to sit for a written exam to get this certification.
Required courses:
There are no mandatory courses that the candidates will have to take for this certification. But they are recommended to take the recommended training provided by the Cisco itself. The recommended training courses are: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices: Accelerated, Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 and Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2.
Exam cost:
The Cisco CCNA certification exam costs about $150 to $295. This depends on the type of the Cisco CCNA certification that the candidates want to take.
Study materials:
The Cisco website contains all the information about the study materials that are beneficial for the candidates. The Cisco Learning Network Resources website provides access to all the study materials that might come handy during the exam preparation. Besides that there are a number of books, practice tests and other resources that the candidates can look for. The e-learning labs and hands-on lab practice can also help a lot during the preparation time.


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Research has widely focused on finding a cure for Alzheimer's. Methods of providing better day-to-day care of persons living with Alzheimer's have also a highly focused topic of Alzheimer's research. We also know that Alzheimer's can last as long as 20 years or more depending on age and type of diagnosis. Alzheimer's has received a lot of attention from care to cure, and less philosophical attention.
What is the philosophical side to Alzheimer's? What is the meaning of life with Alzheimer's? The more my husband progresses in his Alzheimer's, the more I appreciate the meaning of life and value of the therapeutic process. Bernstein (2005) posited that compassion and unselfish concern by one individual for the well-being of another defines the therapeutic process. Nietzsche, the philosopher, suffered long bouts of illness accompanied by pain. He wrote:
"Did you ever say yes to a pleasure? Oh my friends, then you also said yes to all pain. All things are linked, entwined, in love with one another."
I made a few philosophical discoveries while observing the progression of my husband's Alzheimer's. The personality traits remain intact, perhaps even stronger than before. My husband has profiled as an Empath® and according to Seich (2000) the following would be characteristics of an Empath® personality style:
-- Thinking ~ By proximity, they can tune into the emotional state of others; they are often unaware of their own intuitive power.
-- Working ~ These gentle individuals feel successful when they encourage others to be successful; they are natural-born teachers and instructors.
-- Emoting ~ Their emotions bubble over easily and unexpectedly; they may confuse being used with being needed (p. 19).
I can attest that my husband, even in his advanced stage of Alzheimer's, has always demonstrated this in different ways and at different times of the day. It is not true that Alzheimer's steals the personality. I believe the personality can only be reinforced. In the absence of sound judgment and altered reality, distractions are at a minimum. The heart of personality is still very much active and clearly recognizable. As someone wrote, "…it is not my memories that make me myself…" (VIV, 2004, http://www.writework.com/essay/if-you-know-you-have-alzheimer-s-do-you-regard-person-inhe). This is in contradiction to Locke's theory of personal identity. He defined personality in terms of consciousness and memory.
Knowing that Alzheimer's will begin by dulling the memories and eventually erase them for good, Penelope Garner listed three tips to those individuals living with Alzheimer's:
1. From now on please don't worry about the future – stay with what you already know and love.
2. Appoint the person you most trust as your advocate – and ask them to read this book while you get on with your life.
3. Forget all about the diagnosis – you're very good at forgetting now, so use this skill to forget about dementia and get on with enjoying your life once more (James, 2009, p. 77).
Perhaps we need to approach Alzheimer's from a philosophical stance and instead of looking at the changes Alzheimer's may bring; we can look at what hasn't changed in the person living with Alzheimer's. More people, including caregivers and the person living with Alzheimer's, may begin to enjoy Alzheimer's for what it brings instead of what it takes away. I know that my husband dreaded losing his memories, especially associating my name with my face.
Now he is content and peaceful. The time we spend together is much more philosophical than physical or mental. We are able to enjoy the small things without worry. I read to him and we listen to music together. He holds me close for long periods of time without saying a word. I hold his hand and give him a tender kiss. Touch has become more important than words because hands and lips are overly sensitive to a person living with Alzheimer's.
Someone shared with me she was finally able to be more intimate with her mother now that her mother had Alzheimer's. I think more intimacy can be achieved due to Alzheimer's effect on judgment. Judgment is obsolete with Alzheimer's. Judgment requires a statement of opinion, who wants to state an opinion without an opportunity for discussion? The person living with Alzheimer's does not care about opinions or facts. He/she cares only about philosophical aspects of life such as emotions, living in the here and now, and death. The awareness of life and death seems even more remarkable for a person living with Alzheimer's.
References for this article:
Bernstein, A. (2005). The practice of wisdom: A contribution to clinical philosophy. Psychoanalytic Inquiry, 25(4), 540-554.
Nietzsche, Pain and Meaning. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_(philosophy)
James, O. (2009). Contented Dementia (Kindle Locations 77-81). Random House UK. Kindle Edition.
Johnson, T. (n.d.). Treating Alzheimer's disease with Reiki. Retrieved from http://www.joyfullivingservices.com/handouts/treatingalzheimerswithreiki.pdf
Seich, S. (2000). 3 Sides of You: Unlocking the way you think, work, and love. Huntsville, AL.
About the writer:
Ethelle G. Lord, former president of the Maine Gerontological Society in the State of Maine, currently is president and professional Alzheimer's coach offering Alzheimer's coaching and consulting with businesses at Remembering4You.com, and is a professor of Organizational Behavior at several universities. Dr. Lord has a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership from the University of Phoenix. Her 10-year experience as a family caregiver originated with her husband who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in Jan. 2003. In that decade she has seen a daily influx of new Alzheimer's cases. Dr. Lord realized there is an urgent need for a change in perspective with regards to providing individual and institutional care for individuals living with Alzheimer's. She is married to Maj. Larry S. Potter, USAF retired, and lives in Mapleton, Maine. Dr. Lord is available for presentations, training, and Alzheimer's coaching/consulting.


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Nokia Lumia 920 (AT&T, Rogers) and Lumia 820 (AT&T) getting software updates
Nokia has announced the availability of new software updates for AT&T's Lumia 920 and Lumia 820, as well as for Rogers' Lumia 920.
Among the novelties included in the updates, Nokia mentions: improvements in Messaging, more efficient and reliable start-up sequence, more efficient and reliable Bluetooth connectivity, improvements in imaging performance and battery management, plus other platform updates and enhancements.
According to Nokia, similar updates will be available to the Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 in other markets (meaning globally), starting February 2013. The company didn't say if Verizon's Lumia 822 and T-Mobile's Lumia 810 would get these updates. Also, there's no word if the newer Lumia 620 (Nokia's cheapest WP8 devices, which should debut next month) will have the above-mentioned enhancements at launch.
You can manually check if your Lumia is ready to be updated by going to Settings -> Phone Update -> Check For Updates.
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College Hockey:Atlantic Hockey Picks Nov. 9-11
Last week: 6-3-3
On the season: 28-18-11 (.587)
This Week's Picks:
Friday, Nov. 2 and Saturday, Nov. 3:
Air Force at Penn State – The Nittany Lions have done pretty well against AHA competition (4-1) but I think that ends this weekend. Air Force sweeps.
Niagara at Army – This is a battle between the last two teams unbeaten in league play. The Purple Eagles are coming off a strong weekend and I think they'll continue to roll. Niagara sweeps.
Friday, Nov. 9:
Robert Morris at Canisius – This is one of those "throw the records out" matchups that is always close. The teams have split six meetings since RMU joined Atlantic Hockey, with the home team winning each time. I think that ends here. RMU wins.
Bentley at Holy Cross – This has turned into a good rivalry with the Crusaders holding the edge (5-1-4 over the last three seasons). I usually pick the home team to win in this series. Holy Cross wins.
Mercyhurst at RIT – RIT leads the series 12-5-3 since joining Division I but the Lakers usually play the Tigers better at Ritter Arena than they do in Erie. Mercyhurst wins.
Sacred Heart at Connecticut – Both teams need a win after setback weekends. I think UConn breaks though. Connecticut wins.
Saturday, Nov. 10:
Canisius at RIT – The Tigers usually get the better of the Golden Griffins, holding a 16-5 advantage since moving to Division I. I think they rebound from Friday and post a victory here. RIT wins.
Connecticut at Merrimack – The Warriors are 22-1 all-time against UConn and unless they suffer a letdown from a game with Boston University the night before, they should coast. Merrimack wins.
Sunday, Nov. 11:
Holy Cross at Sacred Heart – Sunday afternoon games are often tossups, but I'm sticking with the Crusaders. Holy Cross wins.
Feel free to post your picks in the comments and follow me on Twitter at @chrislerch for updates throughout the weekend.
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During a Wednesday interview with Fightnews.com, bruising badass Gennady Golovkin said he and Australian Daniel Geale will give fans "a great show, a great fight."
Golovkin (29-0, 26 KOs) will defend the WBA and IBO middleweight belts against the 33-year-old Geale (30-2, 16 KOs) on July 26 at Madison Square Garden.
GGG last vacated the squared circle on February 1 after overwhelming Osumanu Adama.
Golovkin, who has now recorded 16 consecutive knockouts, floored the 33-year-old Adama (22-4, 16 KOs) in the first and sixth rounds.
Sensing a beaten man, the powerful Russian mercilessly stalked Adama and again bullied the challenger to the canvas with a savage hook in the seventh frame.
Referee Louis Pabon compassionately halted the lopsided beating at 1:20 of the decisive round.
A punishing, ferocious and accurate slugger, Golovkin has never been toppled in over 375 contests.
"I am happy to be back boxing, I know this is not an easy fight," said Golovkin, 32, who took an extended break following the death of his father on February 18. "He throws a lot of punches but I think my style has more power to it. I respect him. He's an ex-champion. It's not an easy fight for us."
Conversely, Geale most recently earned a sixth round TKO over Garth Wood on February 19 in Sydney.
Geale has a solid chin and Golvkin's trainer, Abel Sanchez, recognizes the Aussie's stamina and history of going the distance.
"The biggest thing for me is (Geale's) experience going 12 rounds. We have never been 12 rounds and we have never gone past 10," said Sanchez. "That is not a concern. But, it's something we have to be aware of."
Mainly because marquee opponents have cowered like clowns pockets, GGG does not own signature triumphs and only Kassim Ouma nearly managed to last 30 minutes with the powerhouse in June 2011.
Hence, facing a decent veteran pugilist, perhaps Golovkin and Geale will provide "a great show, a great fight."
However, in all likelihood, Gennady Golovkin will knock Daniel Geale onto Queer Street within eight rounds.


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Gulu commercial farmers face challenges
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While farming in the northern parts of the country has taken off, Cissy Makumbi writes that farmers in the area still face challenges such as weather changes and an inability to access farm loans.
Commercial farmers in Nwoya, Gulu district have expressed fears of weather changes that they believe will affect their crops.
Mr Geoffrey Oola, a commercial farmer in Purongo stated that the fears are a result of losing billions of shillings due to heavy rains in the first season of last year.
"I lost over Shs50m when the heavy rains affected my groundnuts and maize.
"As I talk now, we have already planted rice and maize and groundnuts on 50 acres of land, but we do not know what will happen," Oola says.
He adds that the issue of elephants and buffaloes from Murchison Falls conservation park destroying their crops has remained unresolved.
Last year the buffaloes destroyed over 20 acres of cassava in Latoro farm where he was expecting to get Shs2.5m from each acre.
"We know the elephants have increased in number, but the wild life authority should relocate some of them to other parks where they are not many," he says.
Mr Tom Okello the Conservation Area Manager Murchison falls, however says that they have advised the community to always alert them whenever the animals encroach on their farms especially at such a time when farmers are busy tilling.
He said it's true that the animals have increased in number but there are also some communities that settled in areas where there was no settlement before the insurgency, hence the increase of animals encroaching on the farms.
Communities have also been advised to plant thorny plants and red-pepper in addition to doing some trench digging.
Mr Quelirino Okello, another farmer who shares Oola's plight noted that the loan schemes are not favouring farmers in the area due to strict terms and conditions.
One needs a land title to get a loan but this is difficult for them as many commercial farmers in the region have no land titles.
"Most land in the region is customarily owned. We do not have land titles and those who would have had them do not have because of the past insecurity in the region," Okello adds.
He also said that the interest rate of 22 per cent is very high and argued that if it were reduced to 15 per cent the farmers would be able to access the loans.
Also, the farmers lack tools. At the moment,there is only one combine harvester, which serves a population of 40 commercial farmers in the district. This tends to affect their yields especially during the harvest seasons.
"The government should look into our problems especially those to do with farm implements and supply some, like irrigation machines which can supply water to over 40 acres," Okello says.
The farmers also face a hard time when it comes to transportation of their foodstuffs. Many farmers sell their produce at a giveaway price because the roads are inaccessible especially when it rains. Most farms are located five to 10 kilometres away from the main roads.


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Manchester City's chance to go top of the league was denied at the Emirates as Arsenal battled to a 1-1 draw.
Chelsea, who lost earlier in the day at Crystal Palace, presented the Citizens with a golden opportunity to take the top spot on goal difference where they hold a sizable advantage. However, City can take solace in the fact that they've got two games in hand relative to Chelsea, and one to Liverpool who sit in second.
David Silva opened the game's account in the 18th minute after Edin Dzeko hit the post. In nearly a mirror image of the type of goal City opened the game against Manchester United on Tuesday, it was a man in blue that was there to pounce on the rebound.
Though Arsenal continued to have much of the football, it looked like Manuel Pellegrini's side was the most likely to score with a dangerous looking counterattack style.
Arsenal got to the halftime whistle down by just one, and manager Arsene Wenger was able to make a few changes.
Finally, Mathieu Flamini, who was the victim of a terrible own goal the last time out, scored on 53 minutes. At that point, Arsenal really came alive.
The Gunners put several dangerous crosses into the box, but there just was nobody to get on the end of them.
Pellegrini brought on Javi Garcia and James Milner in favor of Samir Nasri and Jesus Navas, respectively, signaling a more defensive approach.
In the end, neither side was able to break the deadlock, and it would finish even at one.
Arsenal fans, though, showed their appreciation afterwards to a team that so often has capitulated in similar circumstances. This time, the hosts showed a real sense of determination to battle back after a very challenging few weeks.


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Reverend Walter McGill of Creation Seventh Day Church in Guys (TN) was recently arrested in Loma Linda (CA). McGill's arrest comes following a six-year legal dispute with the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church. A former Seventh-day Adventist, McGill left the denomination over two decades ago, and eventually founded an independent church which he named "Creation Seventh Day Adventist."
Subsequently, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists accused McGill of using their name for fraudulent purposes, and successfully sued for trademark infringement. The U.S. District Court of West Tennessee ruled that McGill could no longer use "Seventh Day Adventist" in his church name. However, McGill's continued refusal to comply with the court ruling, led to the issuance of a contempt of court warrant.
The embroiled pastor is now being held the San Bernardino County Jail, where a federal magistrate will soon decide whether he will return McGill to Tennessee to face contempt of court charges.
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Why are people still sceptical about climate change?
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Why are some people still sceptical about the reality and seriousness of climate change when the scientific evidence is so overwhelming?
This is the question that motivates a great deal of climate change communication. How can climate scepticism be countered?
It is natural to assume that if people do not accept the science of climate change, it is because they do not understand it, or perhaps need to know more about it. Certainly it is true that someone who knows very little about climate change is unlikely to care a great deal about its consequences. So it is important that the facts about climate change are widely known and readily available.
Several comprehensive summaries of the key facts and figures of climate change are available, including the website Skeptical Science, which describes itself as "Explaining climate change science & rebutting global warming misinformation". The British newspaper The Guardian offers a very readable series of answers to 'frequently asked questions' about climate change. And the website Real Climate (run by working climate scientists) contains a great deal of (sometimes very technical) information about the science of climate change.
But while dispelling myths about climate change is a valuable public service to offer, the truth about climate scepticism is that it is not just a dispute over the science. Accurate factual information has been available for anyone who has wanted to find it for a long time. And still some people say they are unconvinced that climate change is actually happening – or express more uncertainty than scientists do about the seriousness of the problem.
Climate change is not the first example of a topic where politicians or campaigners have expressed frustration or surprise that members of the public don't seem to 'get' the science. Public opinion often turns against a new technology or development even if the science behind it is sound. Researchers who study public attitudes to science used to think that providing more facts and figures – increasing knowledge – was the way to improve public engagement with science. This approach is known as the 'deficit model' of science communication – it was assumed that opposition to a particular scientific development was based on a deficit of knowledge (Irwin & Wynne, 1996).
However, it soon became clear that many of the arguments about 'scientific' controversies (e.g. disputes over GM crops) were not really about 'science' at all, and climate change is no exception.
Social scientists have started building up a picture of the sort of people who are likely to be climate sceptics. People who are sceptical about climate change are likely to be older, male and politically conservative (McCright & Dunlap, 2011). The fact that more than half of the incoming Republican politicians in the 2010 US mid-term elections dispute climate change illustrates this perfectly. These people were not driven by their rejection of climate change science to become Republicans – their conservative views have coloured their interpretation of the science, which they see as threatening to their ideology.
Dan Kahan and his colleagues at Yale University have shown that people's positions about scientific topics tend to be driven by their political ideologies and worldviews (Kahan et al, 2010). So it is no surprise that apparently neutral, uncontroversial scientific reports (like those published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) have acted as a lightning rod for disagreement. For an individual who supports co-ordinated international action to tackle climate change, what could be more compelling than a consensus statement from an international body of independent scientists? For someone inclined to perceive international regulations as a threat to trade and industry, an international report that speaks of consensus is likely to set alarm bells ringing. The facts are the same in both cases: the interpretation very different.
Research by academics at Cardiff University (Corner, Whitmarsh & Xenias, in press) has established that when people with opposing attitudes towards climate change are given news reports about climate change to read, they evaluate the evidence in a very different way. Those who accept the science of climate change rate the pro-climate change report as convincing and reliable, whereas climate sceptics see the very same report as unconvincing and unreliable. This is know as the 'biased assimilation' of information, and several decades of social psychological research have shown that on any number of topics – from capital punishment, to gun control, to nanotechnologies – people squeeze new evidence through powerful social and cultural filters. Pouring facts into this filter system does not necessarily produce consensus – and it can even cause attitudes to polarise.
The source of a climate change message is also very important – if the audience trust the communicator, they are more likely to trust their arguments. For an individual who believes that industry should be left to regulate itself, a message about environmental regulations from a campaigner who lobbies for stricter rules for industry is likely to fall on deaf ears.
So what can climate change communicators do to overcome the fact that climate sceptics say they oppose the science, when in fact they object to what are seen as its implications?
Understanding that climate change scepticism will not be overcome by a more forceful presentation of the science is a critical first step. A lot of valuable communication time will continue to be wasted on explaining the science of climate change over and over again to a group of people who have already heard everything they need to hear. Of course people need to know about the science of climate change – but once they know about it and choose to reject it, explaining it to them louder is unlikely to do much good.
Instead, communicators need to bring the real cause of disagreement out into the open, separate the science from the politics (Hulme, 2009), and make clear that although the science tells us that climate change is happening, and what is causing it, the science doesn't tell us which way to respond.
Society could do nothing. Society could build new technologies. Society could raise taxes. Society could change its behaviour. Society could regulate industry. But these are decisions to make as citizens – and so they should be the subject of debate. Providing opportunities for people to deliberate with each other about climate change allows the reasons for disagreement to come to the fore. If these reasons are based on values, cultural world-views or ideology, then it makes sense to get these disagreements out into the open rather than obscuring them by fighting political battles using the language of science.
Corner, A., Whitmarsh, L. & Xenias, D. (in press). Uncertainty, scepticism and attitudes towards climate change: biased assimilation and attitude polarisation.
Hulme, M. (2009). Why we disagree about climate change: Understanding controversy, inaction and opportunity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Irwin, A. & Wynne, B. (1996). (Eds). Misunderstanding science? The public reconstruction of science and technology. Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press.
Kahan, D., Braman, D. & Jenkins-Smith, H. (2010). Cultural cognition of scientific consensus. Cultural Cognition Project Working Paper No. 77
McCright, A.M. & Dunlap, R.E. (2011). Cool dudes: The denial of climate change among conservative white males in the United States. Global Environmental Change 21 (4) 1163-1172.
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The Columbus Dispatch reported yesterday that COTA's operating board is considering a rate hike for most routes and passes starting next year. The increase would allow the expansion of routes throughout Central Ohio and increase revenues by approximately $2.4 million.
Currently the majority of COTA's operating budget comes from Franklin County sales tax, and the goal is to have the passengers pay more of "their fair share," according to COTA president and CEO Bill Lhota.
The changes are as follows:
- Local one-way fares increase from $1.75 to $2.00.
- Express routes increase from $2.50 to $2.75.
- Monthly local passes increase from $55 to $62.
- Monthly express passes increase from $78 to $85.
- Weekly passes increase from $22 to $25.
- Daily passes increase from $4.00 to $4.50.
- Discounted rides for senior citizens (older than 65), children, and disabled riders woudl increase from 85 cents to $1.00.
- Rides for riders qualified for COTA's Mainstream service would increase from $3.00 to $3.50, and a monthly pass would increase from $89 to $105.
- Mainstream's sedan-voucher service woudl increase from $4 to $5.
- Mainstream's will-call service would increase from $3.50 to $4.00.
In addition, COTA would end the policy of giving free rides on fixed routes to those disabled riders who qualify for door-to-door service. The amount per ride would be $1.00 as indicated above.
There will be two public hearings about the fare and policy changes:
- October 11, 12:00 pm (noon).
- October 13, 6:00 pm.
Both hearings will be at COTA's downtown headquarters at 33 N. High St. in Columbus. COTA plans to vote on the changes by November 16th.
Fare changes normally don't cause a major dip in ridership, with the last fare change being in 2010. Ridership normally stabilizes after an initial dip.


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We've reported on this case before, but this article by Alison Bath adds a lot more detail.
As you can see, the murder of this little girl--"allegedly" at the hands of her father WESLEY LOWE and the new step--follows a familiar pattern. Lots of authorities who failed to do their job and essentially set up this crime. People who now refuse to take any responsibilities for their actions. Unfortunately, this is not a unique incident. Fathers of history of violence are often skilled manipulators when it comes to getting and retaining child custody, and smearing/discrediting the protective mother. And too often, these cases end as this one did: with the death of an innocent child.
Missed opportunities
Death of 5-year-old Anna Celeste Lowe brings more questions than answers
By Alison Bath • firstname.lastname@example.com • February 6, 2011
The name on her birth certificate was Anna Celeste Lowe.
But the people who knew and loved the 5-year-old, who was one-part tomboy, one-part girlie-girl and 100 percent precocious, called her by her middle name. She was Celeste.
She loved Barbie dolls, mermaids and fairies. She liked to play in the dirt and explore the world around her. She was the center of attention in her family — doted on by her mother, half-sister and half-brother, and grandparents.
"She was an extremely happy child," said Jamie Mercer, Celeste's mother.
Most people know the ending of Celeste's story. Her father and step-mother — Wesley and Catherine Lowe — brought her to a Shreveport hospital Jan. 13 claiming she was suffering from a stomach virus.
But Celeste already had been dead for some two hours and her body showed signs of a different story. Among the injuries an autopsy would reveal: Celeste's stomach had been ripped away from her intestines.
Caregivers accused
The Lowes remain jailed in Bossier Parish. Wesley Lowe, 32, is charged with negligent homicide, and Catherine Murray Lowe, 34, who investigators contend intentionally hurt Celeste, is charged with first-degree murder. A grand jury will consider in March whether Catherine Murray Lowe should face the death penalty.
"I hope she rots," said Mercer, who also wonders why Wesley Lowe let Celeste be abused and wants him to face more serious charges. "I wish he could be held just as responsible as she is."
Yet, Celeste's story is more than another tale of child abuse. It's the story of a little girl caught in a custody battle. It's the story of an accused mother desperately trying to get her daughter back. And, it's the story of how "the system" appears to have been manipulated to gain the upper hand.
But most of all it's a story of missed opportunities. At most every turn, it seems, the people who Celeste counted on most appeared to have failed her.
"The whole system broke down in this particular case," said Eydie Comeaux, a Shreveport child abuse awareness advocate. "Nothing worked for this child."
But others say pointing fingers is useless and unfair — social workers, teachers, judges, police and others followed the law. Blame for Celeste's death should rest squarely on the shoulders of the people who hurt her.
"Why do we have to look past where the blame actually lies?" Caddo Assistant District Attorney Hugo Holland asked.
A routine visit
On Sept. 24, Celeste went for a weekend visit to see her father. Wesley Lowe's then-girlfriend — Catherine "Cat" Murray — met Celeste and her mother at an Arcadia truck stop for the Friday evening exchange.
Mercer and Celeste lived in West Monroe. Lowe and Murray lived with her two children in Elm Grove.
Mercer and Lowe were together until Celeste was born.
"She was a beautiful baby," Mercer said. "She always was a beautiful child."
Mercer said Lowe was in and out of Celeste's life, sporadically exercising his visitation rights. In fact, Mercer was unaware that in 2008 Lowe was living in North Platte, Neb. A Dec. 26, 2008, North Platte police report shows Lowe was arrested and charged with domestic assault involving his then-girlfriend, Pam Murrill. Police say the couple had a fight that turned physical. Lowe was accused of pushing Murrill into a wall and then taking her to the ground by the throat. He later pleaded guilty and was fined $300 plus court costs, Lincoln County Clerk of Court records show.
By the summer of 2009, Lowe and Murrill had parted. He was back in Louisiana and dating Murray. Celeste was regularly visiting with him every other weekend and on holidays.
"It was like this girl came into his life and completely took over," Mercer said, referring to Murray.
A surprise call
On the Friday night Celeste went to visit her father, Mercer received a phone call from Lowe demanding to know about a bruise on Celeste's head. The question surprised Mercer, who said Celeste did not have the injury when she and Murray met to exchange the child.
She didn't hear anything more from Lowe until that Sunday, when she called him to confirm the time she would pick up Celeste.
He said: 'I'm not bringing her back. You need to go to the house and get the card off your door," Mercer said.
After several phone calls, Mercer talked with the Louisiana Department of Social Services worker who left the card. The woman told Mercer that she and a platonic male friend with whom she was living were accused of sexually abusing Celeste. The allegations, which Mercer characterized as "completely and literally absurd," hit hard.
"I couldn't believe (it) in a million years," Mercer said.
Social Services spokesman Trey Williams would not comment about the investigation involving Mercer or say if the department had completed background checks on Lowe or Murray before placing Celeste in their care.
"This case does involve a criminal investigation by law enforcement and we are cooperating in that investigation as well as conducting our own investigation," said Williams.
However, a Ouachita sheriff's report reveals that at some point over that September weekend, Lowe took Celeste to a Shreveport pediatric clinic where she told staff members the bump on her head was caused by her mother hitting her. It was during that medical visit Celeste also told workers of behavior by her mother and the friend that indicated possible sexual abuse. The clinic called a Monroe-based child welfare specialist who notified the Ouachita Parish sheriff's office.
On Sept. 28, Celeste was examined at the Center for Children and Families in Monroe. In addition to again disclosing possible sexual abuse, Celeste also said "she doesn't like staying with her mom and enjoys staying with dad and Cat," the report states.
Mercer suspects Lowe and Murray coerced Celeste into telling authorities she was being physically and sexually abused.
"They had enough time to coach her — to convince her," Mercer said.
Warning signs
Catherine L. Lorich Anderson Murray was married at least twice before she started a relationship with Lowe. In 2001, she divorced her first husband Rory W. Anderson and gained sole custody of the couple's two children. She would later petition to strip Anderson of his visitation rights. Her request was granted in September, according to Bossier Parish District Court records.
In 2002, she married Daniel James Murray, but the couple parted in November 2003. Catherine Murray eventually sought a divorce in February 2010.
In June 2009, she was accused of three counts of cruelty to animals. Bossier Parish sheriff's deputies say Murray left three pit bull dogs at an abandoned Benton home leaving them without food or water for days. She pleaded guilty to one count of animals at large.
Mercer, who was unaware of Murray's background, says the relationship between the three adults was friendly.
"The best thing for her was to be with her mother and have a relationship with her father," Mercer said of her reasoning in letting Celeste spend more time with her dad.
But already there were signs something might be wrong. In early 2010, Celeste's pre-school teacher asked Mercer if everything was OK at home. The then-4-year-old wasn't herself and had acted up in class, the teacher told Mercer.
In May, Murray suggested Celeste spend the summer in Bossier Parish so her father could get to know her better. Mercer would see her every other weekend.
During that time, Mercer noticed a burn on Celeste's forearm. When she asked about it, Celeste and Murray told her the same story — the burn happened when Celeste brushed up against a flat iron in the bathroom while brushing her teeth.
In August, Celeste had bruises on her collar bone and around her neck. Again, the injuries were explained — this time caused by another child who was pushing Celeste on a swing.
When Celeste came back home to live in West Monroe that month, she wasn't herself. Normally gregarious, Celeste was timid. She seemed jumpy and nervous, and would cry uncontrollably when scolded.
Mercer was concerned but didn't realize Celeste may have been being abused.
"Thinking about it now, she had her own little way of telling me something wasn't right," Mercer quietly said.


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The City of Minneapolis, according to Mayor R.T. Rybak, has hit some hard times and the budget goals for 2010 include cuts in police, fire and city workers jobs as well as raising residents property taxes on average of 6.6 %, which also includes residents paying for pension obligations of the city.
There are many city projects that are not of dire urgency to keep around. One such project is the city's 3-1-1 information hotline. It is this hotline where city residents can call to report a broken street light, snow parking bans and dogs at large complaints. Many question the need to have what ultimately is the yellow pages, the police department (non-emergency), the public works department and a redundancy of the State of Minnesota's 1-800-Snow or Plow.
The start up of 3-1-1 which happened last year was 3.6 Million dollars and its annual budget is 3.1 Million dollars. 3-1-1 employs 28 people in which a few will not be returning to their jobs once the city budget is put in place.
The City of Minneapolis and its departments have been slashing their budgets to be in line with the Mayors proposed budget for 2010. Jobs that are unfilled now will remain unfilled. City workers who have chosen to leave their positions, including those at 3-1-1 will not have their positions filled.
For the City of Minneapolis 3.1 Million dollars in annual savings by eliminating the 3-1-1 hotline would go further than cutting the police department budget or raising taxes on residents.
"If the government has more of your money every year, then you can be sure they are wasting it." CZ
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We have the following: $A,B,C$ are sets.
$C = \{ab: a \in A, b \in B\}$.
What is the relationship between $\sup(C),\sup(A)$, and $\sup(B)$?.
Is it: $$\sup(C) \le \sup(A) \sup(B)\;,$$ and why?.
We have the following: $A,B,C$ are sets.
$C = \{ab: a \in A, b \in B\}$.
What is the relationship between $\sup(C),\sup(A)$, and $\sup(B)$?.
Is it: $$\sup(C) \le \sup(A) \sup(B)\;,$$ and why?.
If $A$ and $B$ are sets of non-negative real numbers, your conjecture is correct. Let $x=\sup A$ and $y=\sup B$. Then for any $c\in C$ there are $a\in A$ and $b\in B$ such that $c=ab$, and since $a,b\ge 0$, $ab\le xy$. That is, $c\le xy$ for every $c\in C$, so $\sup C\le xy=\sup A\sup B$.
But we can say more. Suppose for now that $0<x,y<\infty$, and let $\epsilon<\min\{x,y\}$ be positive. Then $$\begin{align*}(x-\epsilon)(y-\epsilon)&=xy-(x+y)\epsilon+\epsilon^2\\ &>xy-\epsilon(x+y)\;. \end{align*}$$
Now $x=\sup A$, so there is an $a_\epsilon\in A\cap(x-\epsilon,x]$. Similarly, there is a $b_\epsilon\in B\cap(y-\epsilon,y]$, and clearly $xy-\epsilon(x+y)<a_\epsilon b_\epsilon\le xy$. Since $x+y$ is a positive real, by taking $\epsilon$ small enough we can make $\epsilon(x+y)$ as small as we like. Thus, we can find products $a_\epsilon b_\epsilon\in C$ as close to $xy$ as we like, and it follows that $xy=\sup C$.
It's easy to check that this is also the case when one of $x$ and $y$ is $0$ and the other is finite, and when one of $x$ and $y$ is infinite and the other is positive. When one is $0$ and the other is infinite, $\sup C=0$. Thus, if we (perhaps somewhat arbitrarily) define $0\cdot\infty=0$, we can say that $$\sup(AB)=\sup A \sup B$$ when $A$ and $B$ are sets of non-negative real numbers, where $$AB=\{ab:a\in A\text{ and }b\in B\}\;.$$
As you can see from the example in the comments, matters are much more complicated when $A$ and $B$ are allowed to contain negative numbers.
Suppose for simplicity that $A$ and $B$ are finite. For all $a \in A$, we have $a \leq \max A$. For all $b \in B$, we have $b \leq \max B$. What can you say about $ab$ (assuming $A,B\subseteq \mathbb{R}_{\geq 0}$)? What can you deduce about $\max C$?
You can also think about the extreme case $A = \{a\}$, $B = \{b\}$, $C = \{ab\}$. What does it imply about the inequality?


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College Hockey:Princeton Shuts Out Harvard for First Time in 50 Years
PRINCETON, N.J. — Senior night is the last chance for a graduating player to impress his home crowd. Two Princeton players sure made it count.
Senior goaltender Dave Stathos stopped 36 shots for his first career shutout and winger Ryan Kraliz scored his first goal of the year — a beautiful breakaway, top-shelf finish — en route to a 3-0 drubbing of Harvard on Saturday night in front of a sold out Hobey Baker Memorial Rink.
The win gave Princeton a sweep of the weekend and catapulted it into sixth place in the ECAC. Meanwhile, the Crimson tanked in its final weekend, getting swept, lucked out with a third-place finish and a first round matchup against Brown
"I can't explain it, it is just an awesome feeling," said Princeton captain Dave Schneider. "This was just a gritty, old-fashioned effort. I've never been prouder to wear the jersey."
After an even first period, Princeton turned it on in the second period for the second straight night. Its top line of Neil Stevenson-Moore, David Del Monte and George Parros continued to set the tone with a fierce forecheck. The Crimson struggled to clear the defensive zone and the front of its net.
The hard work of the top line paid off, breaking a scoreless game at 3:49 of the second period. On the power play, Crimson forward Dennis Packard whiffed on a clear in front of the net and Del Monte scored his ninth goal of the season.
Junior winger Trevor Beaney gave the Tigers a 2-0 lead at 10:17 as Harvard got caught on a line change and the puck came to a wide-open Beaney at the top of the left faceoff circle. With all day to wind up, Beaney blasted one past Harvard goalie Dov Grumet-Morris for his fifth goal of the year — and his career — and his first goal since Jan. 4.
"Everyone knows that Harvard is a very skilled team," Schneider said. "Physical play is one of their weaknesses, and we took it to them."
Between Beaney and Kraliz, Princeton received goals from a pair of unlikely sources.
At the other end of the ice, goaltender Stathos was not going to let anything spoil the final home game of his Princeton career. Whenever Harvard counterattacked, Stathos had the answer, making a brilliant kick save on a shot by Ryan Lannon with five minutes remaining in the second period.
Coach Len Quesnelle gave Stathos a hug on the ice after he completed the clean sheet.
"It was well-deserved shutout for Stathos," Quesnelle said. "We were outshot and he made some big saves for us."
Morris made 26 saves for Harvard.
This was a contest that both teams needed to win. Princeton still could have missed the playoffs if it lost, and Harvard — which once sat in first place in the ECAC and was nationally ranked — could have been on the road during the first round.
Both Princeton and Harvard have an unusual schedule in that the school's break for first semester final exams is in January, whereas virtually every other college in the nation holds its exams before Christmas. The two Ivy League schools have been on different paths since their rigorous tests. Harvard has been in a tailspin, going 2-7-1 in the month of February. The Tigers, on the other hand, have played their best hockey of the season, going 4-3-2 over the same stretch.
"This one felt good," said Princeton coach Len Quesnelle. "We played hard two nights in a row and to finish the year 10-10-2 in the league is a big accomplishment.
"We have really come together as a team. If we continue to stay close we are going to have some chances in the postseason. This is a special team and a special run."
Mirroring its collapse of the season, Harvard grew increasingly frustrated as the minutes ticked off in the final period, taking a few hard penalties and showing a general lack of effort while the Tigers simply smothered them.
While Harvard has a good playoff draw in Brown, it remains to be seen if the team can turn it on in the playoffs.
"We didn't play well tonight," said Harvard junior forward Dominic Moore. "However, the hockey gods were with us and we still finished third even though we didn't do anything to help ourselves. Hopefully, we can turn it on in the playoffs."
The game was extra special for Kraliz, who has played in only 32 games during his four years on the team. The goal was the pinnacle of years spent practicing, working hard, but knowing that most likely he would be watching the games from the stands.
"This night made it all worthwhile," Kraliz said. "I've thought about quitting 100 times over the years, but I stuck with it. I will never forget this night.
"It's a great effort we have put forth as a team. We were spinning our wheels before the exam break, but now we are unbeaten in five."
Princeton ended up in a three-way tie for sixth place with Colgate and Brown. The Raiders held the tiebreaker over the Bears, but the Tigers edged Colgate to claim the highest seed of those not receiving home ice.
The shutout was the first by Princeton of Harvard since Jan. 12, 1952.
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