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Court allows suit over alleged abuse
Submitted by Niels on Mon, 2008-12-22 01:29.
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ATLANTA - Former employees of the Florida Department of Children and Families "exhibited deliberate indifference" by placing three small children in a foster home with sexually aggressive older children who abused them, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit of Appeals upheld a lower court's refusal to dismiss a lawsuit stemming from the abuse in a Jacksonville-area home. That allows the suit to proceed, barring a settlement or further appeal by the defendants.
The adoptive parents of the children, identified as H.A.L., J.H.L. and S.L.L., claimed the DCF employees violated the children's constitutional rights nine years ago by placing them in the home where they suffered abuse by the foster parents' adopted son and another foster child.
The defendants -- foster-care license counselor Ed Foltz, foster-care supervisor Deborah Jones and Virginia Jordan, who placed the children in the home -- said they deserved "qualified immunity" from civil liability because they acted within their discretion as state employees. They appealed a decision not to dismiss the case on that basis.
The key issue in the appeal was the term "deliberate indifference," because the 11th Circuit Court had previously ruled it was necessary to show "actual knowledge of abuse or that agency personnel deliberately failed to learn what was occurring in the foster home."
In this case, the plaintiffs did that, the panel wrote.
Howard M. Tallenfeld of Fort Lauderdale, a lawyer for the children, expressed hope for a settlement. He said the children, now in their teens, are beset with problems stemming from the abuse.
"I would hope that the state would spend money helping them rather than to continue defending it," Tallenfeld said.
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\section{Introduction}
We are concerned in this paper with the existence of periodic solutions for the sublinear impulsive differential equation
\begin{equation}\label{maineq}
\left\{\begin{array}{ll}
 x''(t)+g(x)=p(t,x,x'),\quad t\neq t_{j};\\[0.2cm]
 \Delta x|_{t=t_{j}}=a x\left(t_{j}-\right),\\[0.2cm]
 \Delta x'|_{t=t_{j}}=a x'\left(t_{j}-\right),\quad\ \ \ \ \ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots,\\
 \end{array}
 \right.
 \end{equation}
where $0\leq t_{1}<\cdots<t_{k}<2\pi$, $a>0$ is a constant, $\Delta x|_{t=t_{j}}=x\left(t_{j}+\right)-x\left(t_{j}-\right)$ and $\Delta x'|_{t=t_{j}}=x'\left(t_{j}+\right)-x'\left(t_{j}-\right)$. In addition, we assume that the impulsive time is $2\pi$-periodic,
that is, $t_{j+k}=t_{j}+2\pi$ for $j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots$, and $g$ is a continuous function with the sublinear growth condition
$$(g_{0}):\ \displaystyle\lim_{\mid x\mid\to+\infty}\frac{g(x)}{x}=0.$$

This problem comes from Duffing's equation
\begin{equation}\label{Duffing}
x''(t)+g(x)=p(t),
\end{equation}
and there is a wide literature dealing with this problem not only because its physical significance, but also the application of various mathematical techniques on it, such as Poincar\'{e}-Birkhoff twist theorem in \cite{Dingsuperquadratic}, \cite{Hartman77}, \cite{Jacobowitz76}, variational method in \cite{Bahri841}, \cite{Long89} and topological degree or index theories in \cite{Capietto92}, \cite{Capietto90}. Under different assumptions on the function $g$, for example being superlinear, subliner, superquadratic potential and so on, there are many interesting results on the existence and multiplicity of periodic solutions of \eqref{Duffing}, see \cite{Dingsublinear}, \cite{Pino}, \cite{Qian01}, \cite{Qian052}, \cite{Rebelo} and the references therein.

Recently, as impulsive equations widely arise in applied mathematics, they attract a lot of attentions and many authors study the general properties of them in \cite{Bainov93}, \cite{Lak}, along with the existence of periodic solutions of impulsive differential equations via fixed point theory in \cite{Nieto97}, \cite{Nieto02}, topological degree theory in \cite{Dong01}, \cite{Qian05}, and variational method in \cite{Nieto09}, \cite{Sun11}. However, different from the extensive study for second order differential equations without impulsive terms, there are only a few results on the existence and multiplicity of periodic solutions for impulsive second order differential equations.

In \cite{Qian15}, Qian etc considered the superlinear impulsive differential equation
\begin{equation}\label{qianeq}
\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
 x''(t)+g(x)=p(t,x,x'),\quad \quad\quad\ \  t\neq t_{j};\\[0.2cm]
\Delta x|_{t=t_{j}}=I_{j} (x\left(t_{j}-\right),x'\left(t_{j}-\right)),\\[0.2cm]
\Delta x'|_{t=t_{j}}=J_{j} (x\left(t_{j}-\right),x'\left(t_{j}-\right)),\ \   j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots,
 \end{array}
 \right.
\end{equation}
where $0\leq t_{1}<\cdots<t_{k}<2\pi$, $\Delta x|_{t=t_{j}}=x\left(t_{j}+\right)-x\left(t_{j}-\right)$, $\Delta x'|_{t=t_{j}}=x'\left(t_{j}+\right)-x'\left(t_{j}-\right)$,
and $I_{j}, J_{j}:\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}$ are continuous maps for $j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots$. In addition, they assume that the impulsive time is $2\pi$-periodic, that is, $t_{j+k}=t_{j}+2\pi$ for $j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots$, and $g$ is a continuous function with the superlinear growth condition
$$(g_{0}'):\ \displaystyle\lim_{\mid x\mid\to\infty}\frac{g(x)}{x}=+\infty.$$ The authors proved via the Poincar\'{e}-Birkhoff twist theorem the existence of infinitely many periodic solutions of \eqref{qianeq} with $p=p(t)$ and also the existence
of periodic solutions for non-conservative case with degenerate impulsive terms by developing a new twist fixed point theorem.

In this article, we discuss \eqref{maineq} with the sublinear condition $(g_{0})$, which is different from the superlinear case and there is few papers studying on it up to now. As we all know, the existence of impulses, even the most simple impulsive functions, may cause complicated dynamic phenomenons and bring difficulties to study. Here, we start with linear impulsive functions and investigate the existence of periodic solutions completely. The rest is organized as follows. In Section 2, we obtain the existence of harmonic solutions of \eqref{maineq} by Poincar\'{e}-Bohl fixed point theorem. In Section 3, some properties of Poincar\'{e} map of \eqref{maineq}, including its derivative and rotation property, are considered and then the existence of subharmonic solutions is obtained according to a fixed point theorem coming from \cite{Qian15}.

\section{Harmonic solutions}
It is well known that Duffing's equation \eqref{Duffing} with the sublinear condition has at least one harmonic solution, see \cite{Mawhin72}. We will find that the existence of harmonic solutions also remains under the influence of special impulses, such as impulsive differential equation \eqref{maineq}.

\begin{theorem}\label{harmonicthe}
Suppose that in \eqref{maineq} the external force $p$ is a bounded and continuous function with $2\pi$-periodic  in the first variable, and $g$ is a locally Lipschitz continuous function satisfying the following conditions
$$(g_{0}):\ \displaystyle\lim_{\mid x\mid\to+\infty}\frac{g(x)}{x}=0$$ and
$$(g_{1}):\ \displaystyle\lim_{\mid x\mid\to+\infty}g(x)\mbox{sign}(x)=+\infty,\quad \displaystyle\lim_{x^{+}\to +\infty}\int_{x^{-}}^{x^{+}}\frac{ds}{\sqrt{G(x^{+})-G(s)}}=+\infty,$$
where $x^{-}<0<x^{+}$ are two zeros of the potential $G(x)=\int_{0}^{x}g(s)ds$. Then there is at least one $2\pi$-periodic solution of \eqref{maineq}.
\end{theorem}

Before giving the proof of Theorem \ref{harmonicthe}, we do some preparations. At first, some basic properties of impulsive differential equations will be given.

Consider the following initial value problem
\begin{equation}\label{generaleq}
\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
 u'=f(t,u),\quad\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \  t\neq t_{j};\\[0.2cm]
 \Delta u|_{t=t_{j}}=I_{j}(u\left(t_{j}-\right)),\ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots,\\[0.2cm]
u(t_{0}+)=u_{0}, \\
 \end{array}
 \right.
\end{equation}
where $\Delta u|_{t=t_{j}}=u\left(t_{j}+\right)-u\left(t_{j}-\right),\ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots,$ and assume that
\begin{enumerate}
\item $f:\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R}^{n}\to\mathbb{R}^{n}$ is continuous in $(t_{j},t_{j+1}]\times\mathbb{R}^{n}$, locally Lipschitz in the second variable and the limits $\dlim_{t\to t_{j}+,v\to u}f(t,v),\ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots$ exist;
\item $I_{j}:\mathbb{R}^{n}\to\mathbb{R}^{n},\ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots,$ are continuous;
\item $f$ is $2\pi$-periodic in the first variable, $0\leq t_{1}<\cdots<t_{k}<2\pi$, $t_{j+k}=t_{j}+2\pi$ and $I_{j+k}=I_{j}$ for $j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots$.
\end{enumerate}
Then the following lemma holds.

\begin{lemma}\label{generallem} (\cite{Bainov93}) Assume that the conditions above hold. Then for any $x_{0}\in\mathbb{R}^{n}$, there is a unique solution $u(t)=u(t;t_{0},u_{0})$ of \eqref{generaleq}. Moreover, $P_{t}:u_{0}\to u(t;t_{0},u_{0})$ is continuous in $u_{0}$ for $t\neq t_{j},\ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots$.
\end{lemma}

According to Lemma \ref{generallem}, we will further state some properties of the solutions of \eqref{generaleq} and $P_{t}$ in the next lemma, the proof can be found in \cite{Qian15}.

\begin{lemma}\label{generallem2}
Assume that the conditions of Lemma \ref{generallem} hold. Then all solutions of \eqref{generaleq} exist for $t\in\mathbb{R}$ provided that all solutions of $u'=f(t,u)$ exist for $t\in\mathbb{R}$. Moreover, if $\Phi_{j}: u\to u+I_{j}(u),\ j=1,2,\cdots,k$ are global homeomorphisms of $\mathbb{R}^{n}$, then $P_{t}$ is a homeomorphism for $t\neq t_{j},\ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots$. Furthermore, all solutions of \eqref{generaleq} have elastic property, that is, for any $b>0$, there is $r_{b}>0$ such that the inequality $|u_{0}|\geq r_{b}$ implies $|u(t;t_{0},u_{0})|\geq b$ for $t\in(t_{0},t_{0}+2\pi]$.
\end{lemma}

In what follows, we write \eqref{maineq} as an equivalent system of the form
\begin{equation}\label{maintwoeq}
\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
 x'=y, \ \ y'=-g(x)+p(t,x,y),\ t\neq t_{j};\\[0.2cm]
 \Delta x|_{t=t_{j}}=a x\left(t_{j}-\right),\\[0.2cm]
 \Delta y|_{t=t_{j}}=a y\left(t_{j}-\right),\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots.
 \end{array}
 \right.
\end{equation}
Let $x=x(t)=x(t;x_{0},y_{0}),\ y=y(t)=y(t;x_{0},y_{0})$ be the solution of \eqref{maintwoeq} satisfying the initial value condition $x(0)=x_{0}, y(0)=y_{0}$. By Lemma \ref{generallem2}, the solution $(x(t), y(t))$ exists for all $t\in\mathbb{R}$, and for any $b>0$, there is $r_{b}$ such that the inequality $r_{0}=\sqrt{x_{0}^{2}+y_{0}^{2}}\geq r_{b}$ implies $|r(t)|=\sqrt{x(t)^{2}+y(t)^{2}}\geq b$ for $t\in[0,2\pi]$. Denote by
$$P:(x_{0}, y_{0})\mapsto \left(x(2\pi;x_{0},y_{0}), y(2\pi;x_{0},y_{0})\right)$$
the Poincar\'{e} map of \eqref{maintwoeq}, then it is continuous in $(x_{0}, y_{0})$ and its fixed points are harmonic solutions of \eqref{maintwoeq} correspondingly.

By polar coordinates $$x=r\cos\theta, y=r\sin\theta,$$ \eqref{maintwoeq} has the following form
\begin{equation}\label{mainpolareq}
\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
 \theta'=-\sin^{2}\theta-\left(g(r\cos\theta)-p(t,r\cos\theta,r\sin\theta)\right)\cos\theta/r,\\[0.2cm]
  r'=r\cos\theta\sin\theta-\left(g(r\cos\theta)-p(t,r\cos\theta,r\sin\theta)\right)\sin\theta,\quad t\neq t_{j};\\[0.2cm]
 \Delta \theta|_{t=t_{j}}=0,\\[0.2cm]
 \Delta r|_{t=t_{j}}=a r\left(t_{j}-\right), \ \ \ \ \ \ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots,\\
 \end{array}
 \right.
\end{equation}
from which we can find $\theta(t)$ is continuous in $t\in\mathbb{R}$ actually. Next in the phase plane, we give some general descriptions of the trajectory of \eqref{maintwoeq}.

\begin{lemma}\label{derivativelem} Assume that the conditions of Theorem \ref{harmonicthe} hold. If the initial value $r_{0}$ is large enough, then
$$\theta'(t;\theta_{0},r_{0})<0,\ t\in[0,2\pi],\ t\neq t_{j},\ j=1,2,\cdots,k$$ with $(\theta_{0},r_{0})=(\theta(0),r(0))$.
\end{lemma}
\Proof From the discussion above, we know that for any $c>0$, there is $d=d(c)>0$ such that for $t\in[0,2\pi]$, \begin{equation}\label{req}
r(t)=\displaystyle\sqrt{x(t)^{2}+y(t)^{2}}\geq c,
\end{equation}
if $r_{0}=\sqrt{x_{0}^{2}+y_{0}^{2}}\geq d$. Suppose that \eqref{req} holds and $c$ is a large number to be determined later.

In \eqref{mainpolareq}, we consider the first equation
\begin{equation}\label{polareq}
\theta'=-\sin^{2}\theta-\left(g(r\cos\theta)-p(t,r\cos\theta,r\sin\theta)\right)\cos\theta/r, t\neq t_{j},j=1,2,\cdots k.
\end{equation}
Due to the condition $(g_{1})$ and the boundedness of $p$, there exists a constant $N>0$ such that
\begin{equation}
\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
g(x)-p(t,x,y)>\frac{1}{2}g(x),\ x\geq N;\\[0.2cm]
g(x)-p(t,x,y)<\frac{1}{2}g(x),\ x\leq -N,\\[0.2cm]
 \end{array}
 \right.
\end{equation}
and $x^{-1}g(x)>0$ for $|x|\geq N$. Then
\begin{equation}\label{negative1}
\theta'<-\sin^{2}\theta-\frac{1}{2}x^{-1}g(x)\cos^{2}\theta<0,\ |x|\geq N.
\end{equation}
On the other hand, when $|x|\leq N$, since $g$ and $p$ are bounded, there is a $K>0$ such that
$$-[g(x)-p(t,x,y)]\cos\theta\leq K, \ t\in[0,2\pi],$$
which implies that for $t\in[0,2\pi]$ and $|x|\leq N$,
\begin{equation}\label{negativesemi}
\theta'\leq K/r-\sin^{2}\theta.
\end{equation}
We choose $c>N$ large enough in \eqref{req} satisfying $\frac{\pi}{4}<\arccos\frac{N}{c}<\frac{\pi}{2}$. Denote $$\alpha=\arccos\frac{N}{c},$$ then for $r(t)>c$ and $|x|\leq N$, we have $|\cos\theta|\leq N/c=\cos\alpha$ and
$$\sin^{2}\theta\geq\sin^{2}\alpha\geq\frac{1}{2},$$
which implies
\begin{equation}\label{negative2}
\theta'\leq K/r-\frac{1}{2}<0,
\end{equation}
 if $c>2K$.

Combining \eqref{negative1} and \eqref{negative2} yields $\theta'(t;\theta_{0},r_{0})<0,\ t\in[0,2\pi],\ t\neq t_{j},\ j=1,2,\cdots,k$, for $r_{0}$ large enough. Thus we have finished the proof of the lemma.
\qed

\begin{lemma}\label{no2pilem}
Assume that the condition $(g_{1})$ holds. Then
\begin{equation}
-2\pi<\theta(2\pi;\theta_{0},r_{0})-\theta(0;\theta_{0},r_{0})<0
\end{equation}
with the initial value $r_{0}$ large enough.
\end{lemma}
\Proof Denote $\Gamma_{z_{0}}:z(t;z_{0})=(x(t;z_{0}),y(t;z_{0}))$ the trajectory of \eqref{maintwoeq} with the initial value condition $z_{0}=(x_{0},y_{0})$ and $(\theta(t;\theta_{0},r_{0}),r(t;\theta_{0},r_{0}))$ the polar coordinates of $z(t;z_{0})$.

As we know for $c_{0}>0$, there is $d_{0}>0$ such that the inequality $|z_{0}|\geq d_{0}$ implies $| z(t;z_{0})|\geq c_{0}$ for $t\in[0,2\pi]$. Let $d_{0}$ large and by Lemma \ref{derivativelem}, one has $\Gamma_{z_{0}}\in D$, where
$$
D=\{(x,y)\in\mathbb{R}^{2}:|(x,y)|=\sqrt{x^{2}+y^{2}}\geq c_{0}\},
$$
and
$$
\theta'(t;\theta_{0},r_{0})<0, \ t\in[0,2\pi],\ t\neq t_{j},\ j=1,2,\cdots k.
$$

In what follows, we divide $D$ into six subregion
$$
\begin{array}{ll}
&D_{1}=\{(x,y)\in D: \ |x|\leq c_{0},y>0\};\\[0.2cm]
&D_{2}=\{(x,y)\in D: \ x\geq c_{0},y\geq0\};\\[0.2cm]
&D_{3}=\{(x,y)\in D: \ x\geq c_{0},y\leq0\};\\[0.2cm]
&D_{4}=\{(x,y)\in D: \ |x|\leq c_{0},y<0\};\\[0.2cm]
&D_{5}=\{(x,y)\in D: \ x\leq -c_{0},y\leq0\};\\[0.2cm]
&D_{6}=\{(x,y)\in D: \ x\leq -c_{0},y\geq0\}.
\end{array}
$$
Since for $t\in[0,2\pi]$ and $t\neq t_{j}$, $\theta'(t)<0$ and for $t=t_{j}$, $\Delta\theta|_{t=t_{j}}=0,\ j=1,2,\cdots k$, $\Gamma_{z_{0}}$ moves by the following order:
$$D_{1}\rightarrow D_{2}\rightarrow D_{3}\rightarrow D_{4}\rightarrow D_{5}\rightarrow D_{6}\rightarrow D_{1}.$$

We first verify
$$
-2\pi<\theta(t_{j}-;\theta_{0},r_{0})-\theta(t_{j-1}+;\theta_{0},r_{0})<0, \ \ j=1,2,\cdots k,k+1,
$$
where $t_{0}=0$ and $t_{k+1}=2\pi$. If it is not true, $\Gamma_{z_{0}}$ moves at least one turn around the origin in $D$
when $t\in(t_{j-1},t_{j})$ for some $j=1,2,\cdots k,k+1$. Therefore, there exists at least an interval $[s_{1},s_{2}]\subset(t_{j-1},t_{j})$, during which $\Gamma_{z_{0}}$ goes through the region $D_{2}$. For the fixed $c_{0}$ and $d_{0}$ mentioned above, choose $d>d_{0}$ and there is a large constant $R_{0}$ such that the inequality $|z_{0}|>d>d_{0}$ implies $|z(t)|\geq R_{0},\ t\in[0,2\pi]$. When $t\in(s_{1},s_{2})$,
$$
x(t)>c_{0},\ \frac{dx(t)}{dt}=y(t)>0,
$$
and
$$
x_{1}=x(s_{1})=c_{0},\ y(s_{2})=0,\ x_{2}=x(s_{2})>R_{0}.
$$
Since $p$ is bounded, denote
$$
m=\inf_{(t,x,y)\in[0,2\pi]\times\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R}}|p(t,x,y)|,
$$
and then by \eqref{maintwoeq},
$$y(t)\displaystyle\frac{dy(t)}{dt}=-g(x(t))\displaystyle\frac{dx(t)}{dt}+p(t,x(t),y(t))\displaystyle\frac{dx(t)}{dt}\geq-(g(x(t))-m)\displaystyle\frac{dx(t)}{dt}.
$$
Integrating the inequality above on the interval $[t,s_{2}]\subset[s_{1},s_{2}]$, we have
$$\begin{array}{lll}
\frac{1}{2}y^{2}(t)&\leq&G(x_{2})-G(x(t))-m(x_{2}-x(t))\\
&=&[G(x_{2})-G(x(t))]\left(1-\displaystyle\frac{m}{g(\xi)}\right),\\
\end{array}
$$
where $\xi\in(x_{1},x_{2})$ by the mean value theorem. From the condition $(g_{1})$, one has
$$0<\displaystyle\left(1-\displaystyle\frac{m}{g(\xi)}\right)<1$$ for $R_{0}$ large enough. Therefore
$$\frac{dx(t)}{dt}=y(t)\leq\sqrt{2(G(x_{2})-G(x(t)))},\quad s_{1}<t<s_{2},$$
from which we deduce
$$s_{2}-s_{1}\geq\displaystyle\int_{c_{0}}^{x_{2}}\frac{dx}{\sqrt{2}\cdot\sqrt{(G(x_{2})-G(x(t)))}}.$$
Notice that $c_{0}$ is a fixed constant and $x_{2}>R_{0}$. By the condition $(g_{1})$, for $R_{0}$ sufficient large, $s_{2}-s_{1}$ can be large enough, which implies $t_{j}-t_{j-1}$ cannot be bounded for $j=1,2,\cdots k,k+1$. That is a contradiction.
Then $$-2\pi<\theta(t_{j}-;\theta_{0},r_{0})-\theta(t_{j-1}+;\theta_{0},r_{0})<0, j=1,2,\cdots k,k+1,$$ where $t_{0}=0$ and $t_{k+1}=2\pi$.

Finally, from the proof above, together with the condition $\Delta\theta|_{t=t_{j}}=0,\ j=1,2,\cdots k$, $\Gamma_{z_{0}}$ cannot go through the region $D_{2}$ for $t\in[0,2\pi]$. Therefore $$-2\pi<\theta(2\pi;\theta_{0},r_{0})-\theta(0;\theta_{0},r_{0})<0$$ with the initial value $r_{0}$ large enough.
\qed

We are now in a position to prove Theorem \ref{harmonicthe}.\\

\noindent {\bf Proof of Theorem \ref{harmonicthe}} By Lemma \ref{no2pilem}, for $|z_{0}|=d$ large enough, the argument of $\Gamma_{z_{0}}$ satisfies $$-2\pi<\theta(2\pi;z_{0})-\theta(0;z_{0})<0.$$ Then on $D_{d}\triangleq\{z\in\mathbb{R}^{2}:| z|\leq d\}$, the Poincar\'{e} map $P$ of \eqref{maintwoeq} has at least one fixed point $\zeta_{0}$ by Poincar\'{e}-Bohl fixed point theorem. Correspondingly, $z(t;\zeta_{0})$ is the $2\pi$-periodic solution of \eqref{maintwoeq}.\qed

\section{Subharmonic solutions}

In this section, we discuss the existence of subharmonic solutions of \eqref{maineq}, and we always assume that the conditions $(g_{0})$, $(g_{1})$ hold and
$$
(g_{2}): g'(x)>0, \ x\in \mathbb{R}.
$$
We now state the existence of subharmonic solutions of \eqref{maineq}.
\begin{theorem}\label{subthe}
Assume that the conditions above hold. Then there is a positive integer sequence $$0<n_{1}<n_{2}<\cdots<n_{k}<\cdots (\rightarrow \infty)$$
such that \eqref{maineq} has at least one $2n_{k}\pi$-periodic solution for each $n_{k},\ k=1,2,\cdots$.
\end{theorem}

By Theorem \ref{harmonicthe}, Eq.\eqref{maintwoeq} has at least one harmonic solution: $x=\overline{x}(t),\ y=\overline{y}(t)$. Let
$$x=u+\overline{x}(t),\  y=v+\overline{y}(t),$$
then \eqref{maintwoeq} can be transformed into
\begin{equation}\label{uvtwoeq}
\left\{
\begin{array}{ll}
 u'=v, \ \ v'=-H(t,u)u,\quad t\neq t_{j};\\[0.2cm]
 \Delta u|_{t=t_{j}}=a u\left(t_{j}-\right),\\[0.2cm]
 \Delta v|_{t=t_{j}}=a v\left(t_{j}-\right), \quad\ \ \ \ \ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots,
 \end{array}
 \right.
\end{equation}
where $$H(t,u)=\displaystyle\int_{0}^{1}g'\left(\overline{x}(t)+su\right)ds$$ is $2\pi$-periodic in the first variable. By $(g_{2})$, $H(t,u)>0$.

It is easy to see that $(u,v)=(0,0)$ is a trivial solution of \eqref{uvtwoeq}. Let $(u_{0},v_{0})=(u(0),v(0))\neq0$, then the solution $(u(t),v(t))$ of \eqref{uvtwoeq} with the initial value $(u_{0},v_{0})$ cannot intersect with the origin. Denote the solution by polar coordinates $$u=\rho\cos\varphi,\ v=\rho\sin\varphi.$$
If $\rho_{0}=\sqrt{u_{0}^{2}+v_{0}^{2}}\neq 0$, then $\rho=\rho(t)=\rho(t;\rho_{0},\varphi_{0})>0$, where $\varphi_{0}$ is the argument of $(u_{0},v_{0})$ with $\varphi_{0}\in[0,2\pi)$. From \eqref{uvtwoeq}, it follows that
$$\Delta \varphi|_{t=t_{j}}=0,\  j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots,$$
which implies that $\varphi=\varphi(t)=\varphi(t;\rho_{0},\varphi_{0})$ is continuous in $(t,\rho_{0},\varphi_{0})\in \mathbb{R}\times \mathbb{R}^{+}\times[0,2\pi)$.

Under polar coordinates,
\begin{equation}\label{uvpolareq}
\varphi'=-(H(t,\rho\cos\varphi)\cos^{2}\varphi+\sin^{2}\varphi), \ t\neq t_{j},\ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots.
\end{equation}
Then for $\rho_{0}>0$,
\begin{equation}\label{uvderivativeeq}
\varphi'(t)<0,\ t\in \mathbb{R},\ t\neq t_{j},\ j=\pm1,\pm2,\cdots.
\end{equation}

Next, we prove the following lemma.
\begin{lemma}\label{jiaodu}
The equality
\begin{equation}\label{inftyeq}
\displaystyle\lim_{t\rightarrow +\infty}\varphi(t)=-\infty
\end{equation}
holds for $\rho_{0}>0$.
\end{lemma}
\Proof We first assume that $\rho=\rho(t)$ is bounded as $t\to+\infty$. Since $g'\left(\overline{x}+su\right)$ is bounded on $s\in[0,1]$, $H$ has a minimum $H_{0}$ such that $$H(t,u)\geq H_{0}>0, \ t\geq 0.$$ By \eqref{uvpolareq}, we have the estimate $$\varphi'(t)\leq-(H_{0}\cos^{2}\varphi+\sin^{2}\varphi)\leq-a,$$ where $a\triangleq\displaystyle\inf_{\varphi\in \mathbb{R}}(H_{0}\cos^{2}\varphi+\sin^{2}\varphi)>0$. That implies \eqref{inftyeq}.

Secondly, we assume that $\rho=\rho(t)$ is unbounded as $t\to+\infty$. It follows from \eqref{uvderivativeeq} that $$\displaystyle\lim_{t\rightarrow +\infty}\varphi(t)=\varphi_{1}\geq-\infty.$$ Then we just need to prove $\varphi_{1}=-\infty$. Otherwise, we assume that $\varphi_{0}>\varphi_{1}>-\infty$. Firstly, by \eqref{uvpolareq}, we have $\varphi_{1}=k\pi$ ($k$ is some integer). Indeed, if $\varphi_{1}\neq k\pi$, then $\sin^{2}\varphi_{1}\neq0$. By \eqref{uvpolareq}, for large enough $t$,  we have
$$\varphi'(t)<-\sin^{2}\varphi(t)<-\frac{1}{2}\sin^{2}\varphi_{1},$$
which means $\varphi(t)\rightarrow-\infty$ as $t\rightarrow+\infty$, and contradicts with the assumption.

Without loss of generality, let $k=0$ and
$$\displaystyle\lim_{t\rightarrow +\infty}\varphi(t)=0.$$
Then for $(u_{0},v_{0})$ belonging to the first quadrant, $$\frac{du}{dt}=v>0,\ \Delta u|_{t=t_{j}}=a u\left(t_{j}-\right)>0,$$
from which we know that
$$
\displaystyle\lim_{t\to +\infty}u(t)=+\infty
$$
and
$$
\displaystyle\lim_{t\to +\infty}v(t)=0+.
$$
We notice that $(\overline{x}(t),\overline{y}(t))$ is the harmonic solution of \eqref{maintwoeq}, therefore
$$
\displaystyle\lim_{t\to +\infty}x(t)=\displaystyle\lim_{t\to +\infty}(u(t)+\overline{x}(t))=+\infty.
$$
By \eqref{maintwoeq} and the condition $(g_{1})$, as well as the boundedness of $p$, one has for $t$ large enough, there is a constant $M>0$ such that
$$
y'(t)=(-g(x(t))+p(t,x,y))<-M,
$$
which implies
\begin{equation}\label{ynegfintyeq}
\displaystyle\lim_{t\to +\infty}y(t)=-\infty.
\end{equation}
On the other hand, since $\displaystyle\lim_{t\to +\infty}v(t)=0+$, it follows that
$y(t)=v(t)+\overline{y}(t)$ is bounded as $t\rightarrow+\infty$, which contradicts with \eqref{ynegfintyeq}. Thus $\varphi_{1}=-\infty$ and the proof is finished. \qed

Generally speaking, if the external force $p$ in \eqref{Duffing} depends on the derivative $x'$, then equation \eqref{Duffing} is not conservative, and hence the Poincar\'{e} map of \eqref{Duffing} is not area-preserving and the method via the Poincar\'{e}-Birkhoff twist theorem is invalid. To overcome this difficulty, Qian etc \cite{Qian15} established a new fixed point theorem, which is a partial extension of the Poincar\'{e}-Birkhoff twist theorem. As for the non-conservative equation \eqref{maineq}, we will find that this theorem can be used to obtain the existence of subharmonic solutions. The fixed point theorem is stated as follows.

\begin{lemma}\label{fixlem}(\cite{Qian15})
Let $\Gamma_{-}$ and $\Gamma_{+}$ be two convex closed curves surrounding the origin, $int(\Gamma_{-})$ and $int(\Gamma_{+})$ be the interior domain of $\Gamma_{-}$ and $\Gamma_{+}$, respectively. Denote by $\mathcal{A}$ the annulus bounded by $\Gamma_{-}$ and $\Gamma_{+}$. Consider a continuous map $F:\overline{int(\Gamma_{+})}\rightarrow\mathbb{R}^{2}$. Let
$$E=\{z\in\mathcal{A}:|F(z)|\leq |z|\},$$
$$J=\{z\in\mathcal{A}:F(z)\in\mathbb{R}^{2}\backslash U(O),\ <Lz,F(z)>=0\}, $$
where $U(O)$ is a small neighborhood of the origin O and $L$ is a real orthogonal matrix with $det (L)=1$.

If for any curve $\gamma$ connecting $\Gamma_{-}$ and $\Gamma_{+}$, one has $\gamma\cap(J\cup E)\neq\emptyset$, then $F$ has at least one fixed point in $\overline{int(\Gamma_{+})}$.
\end{lemma}

In the $u,v$ plane, let $$B_{r}=\{(u,v)\in\mathbb{R}^{2}:u^{2}+v^{2}<r^{2}\},$$
$$C_{r}=\{(u,v)\in\mathbb{R}^{2}: u^{2}+v^{2}=r^{2}\},$$
and $\Lambda_{\omega_{0}}:w(t;w_{0})=(u(t),v(t))$ be the trajectory of \eqref{uvtwoeq} with the initial value $w_{0}=(u_{0},v_{0})=(u(0),v(0))$. By Lemma \ref{generallem2}, for
$b>0$, there is $c>0$ such that $|w_{0}|\geq c$ implies $|w(t)|\geq b,\ t\in[0,2\pi]$.
In order to give a description of the motion of $\Lambda_{\omega_{0}}$, we consider the region
$$\Omega:|\varphi|<\frac{\pi}{4},\ \ \rho\geq b, $$
and estimate the time of $\Lambda_{\omega_{0}}$ going through $\Omega$ with $w_{0}\in C_{c}$.

In $\Omega$, one has
$$u=\rho\cos\varphi\geq b \cos\frac{\pi}{4}=\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}b.$$
According to the condition $(g_{0})$, for any $\delta>0$, there exists some $b$ large enough such that
\begin{equation}\label{smallheq}
H(t,u)=\frac{g(\overline{x}+u)-g(\overline{x})}{u}<\delta^{2},\ \ \mbox{if}\  u\geq\frac{\sqrt{2}}{2}b.
\end{equation}
Then in $\Omega$ and for $t\neq t_{j},\ j=1,2,\cdots,k$, by \eqref{uvpolareq} we have
$$\begin{array}{lll}
0>\varphi'&=&-\left(H(t,\rho\cos\varphi)\cos^{2}\varphi+\sin^{2}\varphi\right)\\[0.2cm]
&>&-\delta^{2}\cos^{2}\varphi-\sin^{2}\varphi.\\
\end{array}
$$
As for $t=t_{j},\ j=1,2,\cdots,k$, one has $\Delta \varphi|_{t=t_{j}}=0$ which implies that $\varphi(t)$ is continuous in $t\in \mathbb{R}$. Then the time of $\Lambda_{\omega_{0}}$ going through $\Omega$ outside $B_{b}$ is
$$\tau>\displaystyle\int_{\frac{\pi}{4}}^{-\frac{\pi}{4}}\frac{-d\varphi}{\delta^{2}\cos^{2}\varphi+\sin^{2}\varphi}=\frac{2}{\delta}\arctan\frac{1}{\delta}.$$
Because $$\displaystyle\lim_{\delta\to 0+}\frac{2}{\delta}\arctan\frac{1}{\delta}=+\infty,$$ then for any $n\in\mathbb{Z}^{+}$, we have
\begin{equation}\label{timeinftyeq}
\tau>2n\pi,
\end{equation}
if $\delta$ is sufficiently small (or the initial value $c$ mentioned above is sufficiently large).

\begin{lemma}\label{sublem}
Let the Poincar\'{e} map of \eqref{uvtwoeq} be $$P_{0}:(u_{0},v_{0})\rightarrow(u(2\pi;u_{0},v_{0}),v(2\pi;u_{0},v_{0})).$$ Then for any $n\in\mathbb{Z}^{+}$, there are $c_{n}>0$ and $n^{\ast}>n$ such that
$P_{0}^{k}\ (k\leq n)$ has no fixed point while $P_{0}^{n^{\ast}}$ has at least one fixed point outside $B_{c_{n}}$.
\end{lemma}
\Proof For any $n\in\mathbb{Z}^{+}$, we choose $c_{n}$ large enough so that \eqref{timeinftyeq} holds, which implies that $P_{0}^{k}\ (k\leq n)$ has no fixed point outside $B_{c_{n}}$.

Fix the $c_{n}$ above. By \eqref{inftyeq}, for $(u_{0},v_{0})\in C_{c_{n}}$, there is a positive integer $n^{\ast}>n$ such that
$$\varphi(2n^{\ast}\pi)-\varphi(0)<-2\pi+\frac{\pi}{2}.$$

On the other hand, \eqref{timeinftyeq} guarantees that there exists $e_{n} (e_{n}>c_{n})$ such that
$$-2\pi+\frac{\pi}{2}<\varphi(2n^{\ast}\pi)-\varphi(0)<0, \ (u_{0},v_{0})\in C_{e_{n}}.$$

Denote by $\mathcal{A}=\{(u,v)\in\mathbb{R}^{2}:\ c_{n}^{2}\leq u^{2}+v^{2}\leq e_{n}^{2}\}$ the annulus bounded by $C_{c_{n}}$ and $C_{e_{n}}$. Let $\beta$ be a curve connecting $C_{c_{n}}$ and $C_{e_{n}}$, then there is $\omega^{\ast}\in\beta$ such that $$\varphi(2n^{\ast}\pi;\varphi^{\ast},\rho^{\ast})-\varphi(0;\varphi^{\ast},\rho^{\ast})=-2\pi+\frac{\pi}{2},$$
where $(\varphi^{\ast},\rho^{\ast})$ are the polar coordinates of $\omega^{\ast}$. Therefore, choosing $L=id$ in Lemma \ref{fixlem}, we have $$<L\omega^{\ast},P_{0}^{n^{\ast}}(\omega^{\ast})>=0,$$
which implies $\beta\cap J\neq\emptyset$. The continuous map $P_{0}^{n^{\ast}}$ meets all assumptions of Lemma \ref{fixlem}. Thus $P_{0}^{n^{\ast}}$ has at least one fixed point $\omega_{\ast}$ in $\mathcal{A}$.\qed

Actually, Theorem \ref{subthe} is the corollary of Lemma \ref{sublem}, since the fixed point of $P_{0}^{n^{\ast}}$ is also the $2n^{\ast}\pi$-periodic solutions of \eqref{uvtwoeq}. Then we have finished the proof of Theorem \ref{subthe}.

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In the early 80s at the Buffalo Station PAIC Ted Golda organized and led a four agent raid on a Finger Lakes area fur farm. We had received telephone complaints and information that the fur farm had hired a crew of Canadians for the fur skinning and processing season. They were working cheaper than the locals had in past years. It was our first experience with a fur farm and I found it to be an eye-opening experience.
A two-hour drive from Buffalo got us out there early, but we were surprised, on arrival, to find the place to be completely impenetrable without the operator's cooperation. The fur farm was completely surrounded by a 12-foot double fence that had several guard dogs roaming freely between the two fences. A telephonic appeal to the management brought them out to the gate to admit us. So much for the element of surprise. The gates had to be opened in such a fashion to keep the dogs corralled. Once inside we learned that the security measures were necessary as the main products were minks and silver foxes. Our visit was in late fall and was the optimum harvest time for the minks and fox because of maximum coat growth for these animals. The animal cages were all suspended above ground and I seem to recall that the animals to be harvested were either 3 or 4 years old. Not only was their fur the most valuable at this point but they had produced several litters of pups that were the future crop.
The skinners turned out to be all Canadians all right and were imported for their expertise in the trade. However, they all turned out to be Canadian Indians and our academy training reminded us DFWTI. The ingenuity of this fur farm was evident with the explanation of what was done with the carcasses. The mink were ground up and fed to the foxes and the foxes were ground up and fed to the mink, Brilliant!


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San Diego priest in hot water over election advice
Emily Morris2016-11-03T13:52:03-07:00November 3rd, 2016|
(photo from San Diego Union Tribune)
The following comes from a November 2 San Diego Union Tribune article by Joshua Stewart:
Between requests for prayers for the sick and a notice for an upcoming chastity luncheon, a newsletter from a Catholic church in Old Town that doubles as an election-day polling site included a flier that told parishioners they'll go to hell if they vote for Democrats.
Two Sundays later, the message had changed: Satan was working through former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The Oct. 16 bulletin from the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church was stuffed with a flyer written in both English and Spanish that cited five legislative policies — support for abortion, same-sex marriage, euthanasia, human cloning, and embryonic stem cell research — that will doom a politician and their supporters to eternal damnation.
"It is a mortal sin to vote Democrat … immediately after death the souls of those who die in a state of mortal sin descend into hell," the flyer said. It cited the five public policy issues from the "Voters Guide for Serious Catholics" and said that Democrats violate each of them, while Republicans cross none.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego on Wednesday said the messages in the flier and bulletin do not reflect Catholic teaching or diocese policies, are inappropriate, and that voters should use their conscience to determine which candidates to support.
"It's not a mortal sin to vote for Democrats, number one. And number two, the church doesn't take positions on this, and we're not going to," diocese spokesman Kevin Eckery said.
In a speech Tuesday at the Center for Catholic Thought and Culture at the University of San Diego, Bishop Robert McElroy stressed the importance both for his faith and for the country of religious leaders like himself staying out of candidate elections.
"I speak to you tonight as a bishop who is part of a long tradition in Catholic episcopal leadership in the United States which holds that both the Church and society are best served when bishops refrain from publicly endorsing or favoring, either directly or indirectly, specific candidates in partisan elections," a transcript of his address says.
The diocese said the flier was not authorized by the parish, but it was somehow inserted into the Oct. 16 bulletin.
"For all I know someone thought that they were doing a service," by putting it into the bulletin, Eckery said. "The pastor said it was not something he had reviewed or approved."
In his homily three weeks before the flier appeared in bulletins the church's pastor, the Rev. Richard Perozich, discussed those same five points from the flier and how they're relevant in this upcoming election but didn't mention political parties, candidates, or damnation.
"In the church, we have what we call the five non-negotiables, things that are most important, and they're around life issues. There's life, from conception to natural death. There's marriage and sexuality, embryonic stem cell research, cloning and euthanasia. When we vote, we don't vote for candidates who support these things, even if they support other things that we really like," said Perozich, according to a recording of the Sept. 25 homily posted on the church's website.
Eckery said Perozich was not available for comment.
Francine Busby, the head of San Diego County Democrats, said she saw the flier and thought it was absurd to the point it didn't seem like something the faith she grew up in would publish.
"My initial reaction was that this was extreme and completely over the top in the accusations," she said. "I thought it was important to bring it to the attention to the diocese, just as a friend. I know that they didn't mean it. … Clearly this was something that the diocese would never ever approve."
The Clinton-as-Satan comment was in an article from the Oct. 30 bulletin headlined "Voting Catholic" that discusses contemporary issues that Catholics have long stood against like abortion and same-sex marriage, plus ones that Eckery said are not a part of Catholic teachings and out of line with diocesan policy.
The article, which was written in the bulletin and not an insert, listed 10 "sins" that have "enslaved" American society created by politicians, judges and the voters who support them.
Besides long-standing matters the church has opposed, it also spoke against the "importation of immigrants whose religious values are to eradicate every belief except those of their own prophet and god, and to impose this on America" and public assistance for immigrants adding to the public debt "while paying Americans to sit home and not work." The article also criticized "regulating the right to bear arms for free citizens in a nation where criminals and terrorists will always have weapons, and where government is now in opposition to the citizens."
The article goes on to criticize clergy and politicians who think Christians who are concerned about these issues are homophobic or Islamophobic. "We are called by politicians such as Hillary Clinton, deplorables," it said.
This article does not reflect the Catholic church's stance, Eckery said.
"There's no Catholic teaching to national debt, there's no Catholic teaching on the Second Amendment. Those are civil issues, not Catholic issues," he said. "It doesn't reflect official church teaching. We're a welcoming church, welcoming to immigrants."
Eckery said the article came from within the parish, but it's not clear who the author was, or who approved it for the bulletin.
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Joe November 3, 2016 at 7:05 pm - Reply
"Eckery [Bishop's rep] said Perozich was not available for comment."
Hate to say it but this reminds me of China; where outspoken priests are thereafter reported by the government as being "unavailable" or "on retreat."
Anonymous November 3, 2016 at 7:26 pm - Reply
malta is the clerical guantanamo
Metooanonymous November 7, 2016 at 6:06 pm - Reply
Malta, the only country in the world – besides The Philippines – where divorce is illegal. You want a little "Malta"?, come to the Philippines.
time to let the old worries about losing tax exempt status for churches to go by the wayside and apply gospel values in a way that only the catholic church is capable of.
Abeca Christian November 3, 2016 at 8:45 pm - Reply
Father has a moral duty to inform the faithful and Father did right by God and we need to support him and write to the bishop and inform the bishop that we do not approve of his lukewarm behavior. He is a Bishop he needs to lead. We are not Johovah Witness cult where you can't vote and speak your mind.
Catherine November 4, 2016 at 5:31 pm - Reply
"Father has a moral duty to inform the faithful and Father did right by God and we need to support him and write to the bishop and inform the bishop that we do not approve of his lukewarm behavior. " = Don't trust that advice. This is a slippery way to cause more trouble. The article clearly states: The pastor said it was not something he had reviewed or approved." IF someone from the parish placed it in there then they should go to Father and apologize for not letting Father approve or disapprove of it. For Abeca to write "he did right by God" is telling readers and the "lukewarm" bishop that it was Father Perozich who did this. This is a real slippery and dirty way to stir up a perfect excuse to revengefully antagonize a…
very faithful priest. Never underestimate the work of infiltrators to do whatever it takes to punish priests who have been faithful.
The article states that Francine Busby, the head of San Diego County Democrats, said she saw the flier and thought it was absurd to the point it didn't seem like something the faith she grew up in would publish. = Interesting! No comment about Hillary's bashing of Catholics but time to write about a good priest. Something smells quite fishy!
continued…..
"My initial reaction was that this was extreme and completely over the top in the accusations," she said. "I thought it was important to bring it to the attention to the diocese, **just as a friend** I know that they didn't mean it. … Clearly this was something that the diocese would never ever approve."
Wake up and smell the "friends of a feather flocking together" in a underhanded attempt to create a scene. Too bad the heretical teachers and scandalous drag queen shows at USD never attracted this quick of a response from a bishop or Catholic "friends" like Francine.
Catherine November 4, 2016 at 6:17 pm
Fr. Dariusz Oko's major article: "With the Pope against the Homoheresy"
In order for such evil to be concealed and tolerated, it is necessary that the right people hold key positions, and that not only a homolobby, but a homoclique or a homomafia is created. He said that when he intervened in the Church in the case of Archbishop Paetz, he had the impression he was dealing with a mafia, brutally negating even the most obvious principles and facts.
Therefore, the homomafia in the Church must be dealt with in a very professional way – we must act like a prosecutor or an officer in the battlefield. We must be aware that the other party may have become internally degenerated by decades of living in sin and hypocrisy, that they may have gone downhill to the level of ordinary criminals, that they are prepared to do even the worst things, both in words and acts, to defend their interests and position.
We must be prepared, and not be surprised even if we are insulted with the worst curses, if we are accused of the worst things, for it is "out of the overflow of the heart that the mouth speaks" (cf. Matthew 12:34). Someone who has committed great iniquities for dozens of years is ready to do things at least equally vile to conceal evil and avoid responsibility. It is much easier to lie and say they have not done anything wrong than to beat or kill someone.
anne o nymous November 3, 2016 at 8:56 pm - Reply
Wow! Looks like push has come to shove. They're "gonna make you pay" Father Perozich. The least I can do is offer a daily Rosary and Chaplet for your intentions – you can count on it. Thanks for your pastoral fidelity.
Clinton R. November 4, 2016 at 1:14 am - Reply
How can any Catholic justify voting for Hillary? The women is pro abortion, pro contraception and pro sodomy. Many of us are tired of the effete rhetoric that we receive from most bishops. The woman is indeed doing the work of satan. If she is elected, she will undoubtedly restrict the freedom of the Church. "Rights have to exist in practice — not just on paper," she said. "Laws have to be backed up with resources and political will. And deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed." -Hillary Clinton April 29, 2015
Joel Fago November 4, 2016 at 4:18 am - Reply
Fr. Richard Perozich, stay at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church as long as possible. If I were still living in San Diego, I would still be going to Mass there.
Be not afraid!
diane November 4, 2016 at 8:22 am - Reply
Why is the Bishop and his fellow priests allowing the Democrat Party to silence them? Especially when the recent wikileaks papers show the utter distain that Hillary and her campaign have towards Catholics? What useful idiots they are indeed.
https://www.cnn.com/2015/07/15/health/planned-parenthood-undercover-video/index.html
Not only does the Hillary campaign back Planned Parenthood, they in affect back the selling of baby parts while the child is alive.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjxwVuozMnU
Hillary admires the founder of PP. A racist who sought to extinguish people of color as well as the handicapped.
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hosemonkey November 4, 2016 at 10:37 am - Reply
Amen. C'mon Bishops, grow a pair and speak out against the candidate who will complete the destruction begun by Obama and his catamites. She is for everything that decent people are against and if you cannot find the courage to condemn evil publically, then perhaps you should seek other employment.
Peggy Bartley November 4, 2016 at 9:47 am - Reply
Fr. Richard Perozich, you are a true shepherd! You speak the truth and, because of the lack of faith formation of so many parishoners, we have (c)atholics supporting intrinsic evils. You are a saint. Bp. McElroy is a sheep in wolf clothing and is leading many on the road to hell. The USCCB, with their "Faithful Citizenship" directive, give the "seamless garment" support to the Democratic Platform. Shame on them!
theresa November 4, 2016 at 9:51 am - Reply
VOTING CATHOLIC
As children of God, we share in the ministry of Jesus to free the world from slavery to sin for goodness in Jesus, and to offer faith in Him that leads to everlasting life.
The sins to which our American society are enslaved today have come from our elected officials, appointed judges, and Catholics who have voted for them and supported them. These officials are unyielding in their imposition of sin upon us.
Among the slavery imposed upon us is killing the unborn child in the womb, abortion, even with monies from our taxes. Another is the threat of punishment for rejecting homosexuality in all its forms: in its teaching in the schools, in "so called same sex marriage" with fines resulting in loss in business, income, and…
Father Richard Perozich you are right, but you may be dead right when the bishop gets done with you. I certainly hope that I am wrong. I have admired you for many years and you speak the truth in your homilies and in all other ways of communicating with people. From what I have seen and heard from Bishop McElroy since his arrival here in San Diego he is a liberal who does not care about the moral or natural law. He advocates following your conscience even if it goes against the Magisterium. Sad to say I have lost all respect for the man. Every time I hear of read something that he says or does I get angry and my blood pressure goes up. May God help us all!
FromThePew November 4, 2016 at 6:37 pm - Reply
Rev. Richard Perozich is a living saint for his clarity & courage. Blessed are his flock who listen. May God bless him and protect him. Dear people, rise up & support this good priest any way you can!
This Francine on the other hand = CINO or more democrat then Catholic. By her own words she condemns herself. From article: Francine Busby, the head of San Diego County Democrats, said she saw the flier and thought it was 'absurd to the point it didn't seem like something the faith she grew up in' would publish.
Obviously, Francine has not had the truth preached to her for a very long time! Especially if she is still voting for baby killers via planned parenthood. Wake up Francine! The diocese may agree with you but God does…
Continued……………but God does not agree with ANY killing of babies. You should have 'let the flyer go' as the matter is valid church teaching and none of a democratic operatives business. Religious liberty lost because of you personally. Sad that you could be a 'turncoat' for your politics. Disgusting really.
The Watchman November 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm - Reply
Be not afraid Father! Continue to preach the truth and you will find favor with Almighty God not the world and you will receive your heavenly reward. I urge all American Catholics to not support Hilary Clinton. She has already proven to be an anti-Catholic bigot. America needs to convert and repent and turn to Almighty God. Remember well my fellow Americans a vote for Clinton is a vote for the culture of death which will lead to the destruction of America. Make America great again and vote for Trump!
Joan of El Cajon November 4, 2016 at 9:11 pm - Reply
I live in the San Diego Catholic diocese and consider Father Richard Perozich to be one of the very best priests—if not THE BEST priest—in this entire diocese. He should be bishop instead of the liberal, politically-correct former San Francisco auxiliary Bishop Robert McElroy that Pope Francis has recently foisted upon us. Please pray for Father Perozich; he is being so unjustly persecuted right now. Pray God to send us more courageous priests like him.
Terry S. November 5, 2016 at 12:04 pm - Reply
Fr. Richard Perozich did not put that flier in the Immaculate Conception bulletin. He does not hold that view. Several other parishes were papered with this inflammatory flier as well. This is the machinations of the enemy. Joshua Stewart (UT) never contacted Fr Perozich for the whole truth. Please keep this Holy Priest in your prayers!
Diane even the Nazis admired Margaret Sanger. So basically the Nazis and Hillary Clinton admired Margaret Sanger. They both belong together because almost 60 Million unborn baby children have been slaughtered in America since Roe versus Wade made abortion legal in 1973. And of course we must not forget that Roe in Roe in Roe versus Wade is totally opposed to abortion today. Why don't pro-life politicians point this very important fact to the American people. At least Donald Trump has promised that he would appoint more pro-life justices to the Supreme Court of America. This will be America's last chance to stop this senseless slaughter of the unborn. Pray America Pray!
EFT November 5, 2016 at 11:35 pm - Reply
Francine Busby thinks it "didn't seem like something the faith she grew up in". Bad catechesis, from your parents, from your religious instructors, from your bishop. Plus as an adult, wilful ignorance.
mike m November 6, 2016 at 5:43 am - Reply
There is a general rule in the military and other institutions that the 'Commanding Officer' takes the fall when there is a serious issue, even if someone else created the issue.
MIKE November 6, 2016 at 7:04 am - Reply
Just like Clinton – the "2016 Democrat National Platform" supports abortion on demand at any time and for any reason.
Just like Clinton, the Dem Platform supports repeal of the Hyde Amendment to force ALL taxpayers to pay for all abortions.
Clinton goes one step further in wanting to force Religions to change their beliefs to support abortions and other intrinsic evils. Therefore she is against Religious Freedom.
https://www.lifenews.com/2015/04/27/hillary-clinton-force-christians-to-change-their-religious-views-to-support-abortion/
Steve Phoenix November 6, 2016 at 4:28 pm - Reply
Self-appointed "Bp." Dermot Rodgers is a well-known activist who has set up his own independent church (Rodgers makes a Nov. 4th Facebook post above calling for the removal of Fr. Perozich, without finding out any background facts about the spurious inserts in the bulletin). As someone else noted, several other parishes were targeted as well, so Fr. Perozich must have a lot of free time on his hands.
And, since Rodgers is so concerned about "separation of church and state" for which the accused, Fr. Perozich, must immediately summarily pay by being removed from his pastorate, one wonders if the words "due process" are known to the beloved "Bishop".
Also, "Clinton-as-Satan" is way much— everyone knows she is piker at the Father-of-Lies job-description, although she continues practicing incessantly. An amateur, beside Belial Barry.
Anonymous November 7, 2016 at 12:54 am - Reply
Pray the Rosary and Chaplet of Mercy begging God to have pity and be merciful to the United States in allowing for a pro life – Trump victory tomorrow. Pray also for the holy and courageous Father Perozich and for the conversion of Bishop McElroy.


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Want to explore the home of the most famous mouse in the world and his pals? You can bet your kids are bursting at the seams with anticipation. Walt Disney is the ultimate destination for kids. It's an adventure packed theme park inspired by Disney. Both kids and adults can have tons of fun at the park enjoying the thrilling rides, amazing dining experiences, and friendly characters. The amount of fun you can have at Walt Disney World is only limited by your budget and energy levels. Make a point of going on a weekday or during the off-season to avoid the crowds. This way, you'll have shorter wait times for rides.
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Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young
Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics and USDA's Chief Scientist
Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young serves as the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics (REE), and as USDA's Chief Scientist. The REE mission area is comprised of more than 8,500 employees with a $4 billion budget across its five component organizations including the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Economic Research Service (ERS), National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), and Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS). Together these organizations advance agricultural research, innovation, data, and Extension across a full range of agricultural issues including climate-smart agriculture, nutrition security, equity, and strengthening food supply chains. As Chief Scientist, Dr. Jacobs-Young advises the Secretary of Agriculture and other senior officials on scientific matters and chairs the USDA Science Council, which convenes all parts of USDA's scientific enterprise.
Prior to being appointed by President Biden to serve as the REE Under Secretary, Dr. Jacobs-Young was Administrator for ARS from 2014 to 2022. Prior to that role, she served as ARS Associate Administrator for National Programs, leading the research objectives of the entire Agency. She also led the Office of International Research Programs, which is responsible for ARS' liaison with its international partners. From 2009 to 2012, Dr. Jacobs-Young served as the inaugural OCS Director, where she was responsible for facilitating the coordination of scientific leadership across the Department to ensure that research supported by, and scientific advice provided to, the Department and external stakeholders were held to the highest standards of intellectual rigor and scientific integrity. She has also served as the Acting Director for NIFA and as a senior policy analyst for agriculture in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Dr. Jacobs-Young is a native of Georgia. She holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Wood and Paper Science and a B.S. degree in Pulp and Paper Science and Technology from North Carolina State University. She is a graduate of American University's Key Executive Leadership in Public Policy Implementation Program, and a proud fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Academy of Public Administration.
Dr. Simon Liu
Administrator, Agricultural Research Service
Dr. Simon Liu has served as ARS Administrator, the chief scientific in-house research agency, since January 2023. Prior to ARS Administrator, Dr. Liu served for seven years as the Associate Administrator for Research Management and Operations.
He previously served as Director of the National Agricultural Library (NAL), which serves as the central library for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is one of the four National Libraries of the United States. NAL is world's largest and most accessible research library specializing in agriculture.
Before joining NAL, Simon Liu served as Associate Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) and Director of the NLM Computer and Communications System. Prior to his service at NLM, he held leadership positions with the U.S. Departments of Justice and Treasury, following work in the private sector where he led information system development and space mission studies to support NASA mission and operations.
He attended university in his native Taiwan and pursued graduate studies in the United States, where he earned master's degrees in Computer Science, Business Administration, and Government from Indiana University, the University of Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University. He has earned two doctoral degrees: an Ed.D in Higher Education Administration and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from George Washington University. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member with graduate school appointments at several of these institutions.
Simon Liu is active in professional societies and associations and have served as the Editor-in-Chief of an information technology magazine and editor of four journals in the past 20 years. Simon has published a book and more than 80 book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers.
Dr. Spiro Stefanou
Administrator, Economic Research Service
Spiro Stefanou is the Administrator of the Economic Research Service. He provides leadership and guidance for the agency research, analytical, and technical operations. Since 2015, Dr. Stefanou was a Professor of Economics in the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida.
Prior to his time at the University of Florida, Dr. Stefanou was Professor of Agricultural Economics at Penn State University since 1983.
He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association and was a Marie Curie Senior Fellow at the University of Crete (Rethymnon, Greece), Mansholt Senior Fellow at Wageningen University (Netherlands), and Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute (Florence, Italy). He has been a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies (Vienna, Austria), and the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute (at Chania). Dr. Stefanou has served on the editorial boards of six national and international journals.
Dr. Stefanou received his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis, his M.S. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from George Washington University.
Hubert Hamer
Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Hubert Hamer has served as NASS Administrator since 2016. He brings extensive experience in all aspects of the agency's work. Before becoming administrator, he served as director of the Statistics Division, which produces and releases more than 400 national statistical reports each year covering the agency's crops, livestock, economic, demographic, environmental, and census programs. He also served as executive director of the NASS Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB) and executive director of the Advisory Committee on Agriculture Statistics.
From 2010 until he became head of the Statistics Division, Hamer was chair of the Agricultural Statistics Board. As ASB chair, he led the preparation and dissemination of market-sensitive reports compiled and issued under special security conditions known as Lockup. He was also responsible for promotion and outreach of the NASS mission to all stakeholders. From May 2000 until April 2010, Hamer served as associate deputy administrator for field operations, overseeing 24 state field offices as well as the Training and Career Development Office.
Since joining NASS, Hamer has served in a number of capacities in Washington, D.C. as well as the Louisiana, Illinois, and Missouri field offices. While directing the Missouri office, he completed USDA's Senior Executive Candidate Development Program and was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in 2000. Hamer completed the program for Senior Managers in Government at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2004 and completed the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Executive Potential Program in 1994. As part of the OPM program, he served as a fellow with the Senate Budget Committee and worked on the staff of the Secretary of Agriculture.
Hamer was born on a small livestock and row crop farm in Benton County, Mississippi, and later continued his development in Grand Junction, Tennessee. He is a graduate of Tennessee State University.
Dr. Dionne Toombs
Acting Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Dr. Dionne Toombs is the Acting Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's extramural grant funding agency for agricultural research, education, and Extension programs across the nation. Previously, she was Director of the Office of the Chief Scientist, where she led a wide range of issues affecting science programs and science policy in agricultural research, education, and economics.
Dr. Toombs also provided scientific leadership and coordination to the White House, Office of Science and Technology Policy, National Science and Technology Council working groups, across USDA and other federal agencies, and the agricultural community.
With over a decade of USDA service, Dr. Toombs was the Division of Nutrition at NIFA where she led USDA nutrition science leaders who helped steer science policy and program development to ensure America's food supply is safe, nutritious, and accessible to all citizens. She was the National Program Leader for NIFA's Agriculture Food and Research Initiative, leading large competitive grant programs to fund research into nutrition, food science and technology, and food safety and as a Program Specialist for Food Science and Nutrition at the former USDA Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service, which is now NIFA.
Since she started at USDA as a student intern at USDA's Agricultural Research Service, Dr. Toombs has been repeatedly featured as one of USDA's most impactful woman scientists and recognized by the Secretary of Agriculture for outstanding leadership. Throughout her career, she has helped her colleagues, staff, and students maximize their potential by bolstering their talents and developing their leadership skills. Always willing to champion the next generation of scientists, she often emphasizes the importance of relationship building, citing collaboration as a key to her success.
Dr. Deirdra Chester
Acting Director of the Office of the Chief Scientist
Dr. Deirdra Chester serves as the Acting Director of the Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS), where she leads collaboration activities for science programs that support scientific excellence, innovation, and capacity to achieve USDA's mission. She provides leadership on a wide range of issues affecting programs in agricultural research, education, and economics. In her permanent position, she serves as the Division Director of the Division of Nutrition at NIFA's Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition. In this role, she provides leadership and oversight for the division's research, education, and extension activities across the nation through competitive grant programs.
Previously, Dr. Chester was the agency Science Advisor for USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). Before APHIS, she served as the National Program Leader for NIFA's Applied Nutrition Research in the Division of Nutrition at the Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition Prior to joining NIFA, Dr. Chester was a scientist at USDA's Agricultural Research Service.
Additionally, Dr. Chester is a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist. She has spoken both nationally and internationally on nutrition topics and is on the editorial board of the Journal of Obesity and Chronic Disease.
Dr. Chester is a graduate of the American University Key Executive Leadership program and is SES certified through the USDA Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Program. Dr. Chester holds a Doctor of Philosophy in nutrition from Florida International University, where she was awarded the McKnight Doctoral Fellowship and was in the inaugural class of the Gates Millennial Scholars. She holds a master's in food and nutrition science and a bachelor's degree in nutrition and dietetics from Florida State University.
Dr. Chester is the recipient of numerous honors and awards. The American Public Health Association Food and Nutrition Section awarded her the Mary C. Egan Award and she was recognized by Florida State University's College of Human Science with the Circle of Excellence Alumni Award.
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Taarbæk Church (Danish: Taarbæk Kirke), formerly known as Skovkapellet, is a Church of Denmark parish church in Taarbæk, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, some 15 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The church and adjacent cemetery is bordered by Jægersborg Dyrehave to the north and west and by the Coast Line to the east. The church was inaugurated in 1864 but Taarbæk Paris was not disjoined from that of Lyngby until 1907.

History

Taarbæk Prayer House
The fishing village of Taarbæk was originally part of Lyngby Parish. The distance to Lyngby Church was long and Jægersborg Dyrehave even made it necessary to make a detour by way of Jægersborg Allé on Sundays. In 1821, Mrs. Bilberg asked pastor Bone Falch Rønne to conduct bible readings for the community in her home. Shortly thereafter, two Englishmen, Gordon and Watt, presented their summer residence, Neptunus, to the community as a new combined school and church room. The building was from then on known as Taarbæk Skole og Bedehus (Taarbæk School and Prayer House) and colloquially as Haabet (The Hope). Rønne started Det Danske Missionsselskab in the building later the same year. Peter Rørdam succeeded as pastor of Lyngby in 1856.

Skovkapellet, 1764-1897

In the second half of the century, the need for a new church became more evident as the population started to grow and wealthy new citizens began to arrive. The construction of Taarbæk Church was financed through private donations with Carl Frederik Tietgen, a personal friend the pastor at Lyngby Church, Peter Rørdam, as by far the largest contributor.

The church was inaugurated on 26 June 1864. The inaugural ceremony was conducted by Bishop Hans Lassen Martensen and attended by Christian IX. Tietgen owned a summer retreat on Taarbæk Strandvej from 1754 to 1890. Both churches therefore shared its priest. In 1880, Gerhard Kemp was employed by Lyngby Parish as chaplain with special responsibility for the Taarbæk area.

20th century
In 1907, Taarbæk was finally incorporated as an independent parish with Kæmp as its first pastor. Cathinka Hermine von Bertouch, principal of Vallø Stift, donated a house at Taarbæk Strandvej 111 to the parish as clergy house. In 1945 this property was sold and the proceeds were used for acquiring the current rectory at Edelslundsvej 2.

Architecture
The church was designed by Carl Emil Wessel. The design was supposedly inspirated by a church in Limerick, Ireland. The same church was used as a source of inspiration by Wessel's son in his design of Dragør Church. The church consists of a nave, a chancel to the west and a tower placed on the south side of the nave. The walls are supported by buttresses.

The nave features four stained glass windows created by Johan Vilhelm Andersen. The apse features a stained glass window by Kræsten Iversen from 1956. The upper part depicts Christ seated on a rainbow. The lower part of the window depicts Ansgar, Absalon and Hans Tausen. The room under the tower features a stained glass window from 1955. The central part features the scenes Jesus walking on water, Christ's meeting with Zacchaeus and the Raising of Lazarus.

Two stained glass windows from 1939 by Poul and Fanny Sæby in the chancel have now been replaced by clear window panes.

FFurnishings and fittings
The original altarpiece featured a painting by Peter Raadsig depicting the Agony in the Garden. It was in 2006 replaced by a modern altarpiece in stainless steel by Kurt Tegtmeier. The antependium is also from 2006 and was created by Ville Clemmesen. The pulpit was designed by Wessel in connection with his design of the church. The baptismal font is from 1939 and its upper part was carved in wood by O. Clemmensen.

The current organ is a 22-step Th. Frobenius & Sønner organ from 1976. It replaced a Marcussen & Søn organ from 1929.

Three new church bells were installed in the tower in October 1971. They replaced a church bell donated to the church by Elise Wessel in 1909. The largest of the bells islike its predecessor from 1909inscrived with a quote from a N.F.S. Gundtvig hymn: "»Jeg kalder på gammel og ung, mest dog på sjælen træt og tung, syg for den evige hvile". The two other bells feature the inscriptions "Kyrie eleison" and "Te Deum laudamus".

Cemetery
A cemetery was created at the church in 1905. It was later expanded in 1925 and 1950. Notable burials include:
 Alfred Benzon (1855-1932), businessman
 Otto Benzon (1856-1927), writer
 Ejnar Breinholt (1890-1873), sculptor
 Christen Daell (1883-1947), businessman
 Poul Glud (1859-1924), businessman
 Valdemar Psilander (1884-1917), actor
 Knud Sønderby (1909-1966), author
 Villy Sørensen (1929-2001), author
 Emil Vett (1843-1911), businessman
 Theodor Wessel (1842-1895), businessman

List of pastors
 (1864–83) Peter Rørdam
 (1883-1906) H.F. Rørdam
 (1906–23) G.P.B. Kemp
 (1923–36) Severin Widding
 (1936–45) Ø.A.E.V. Schiawitz
 (1945) E.M. Frederiksen (temporary)
 (1945–72) Poul Gamrath
 (1972–91) Poul Falk Hansen
 (1991-2008) Thorkild Grosbøll
 (2008–present) Charlotte Gamborg Paaskesen

References

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Churches in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality
Churches in the Diocese of Helsingør
19th-century Church of Denmark churches
Buildings and structures completed in 1864
1864 establishments in Denmark
1907 establishments in Denmark


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