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In the last several months, the Rev. Al Sharpton has taken part in at least three religious ceremonies and outreach efforts sponsored by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon's Unification Church, renewing his marriage vows based on the tenets of the church and appearing at a holy day ceremony attended by Mr. Moon, according to church officials and publications.
The association with a religious group known for its extremely conservative political views is a surprising one for an activist preacher from the opposite end of the political spectrum. One of two candidates in a runoff election for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of New York City, Mr. Sharpton is a Baptist minister and is not a member of the South Korea-based church, which has been criticized by many mainstream religious organizations as a cult.
Mr. Sharpton said in an interview yesterday that he would never join the church because of its political views, and maintained that he knew little about its theology. But he acknowledged he had strongly endorsed one of its main outreach efforts, the marriage-blessing ceremony that Mr. Moon developed in 1960.
''I'm not a follower of them or anyone else,'' Mr. Sharpton said. ''But I give him credit for supporting the idea of family values.''
Religious critics of the church -- whose leader, Mr. Moon, says he is the Messiah -- have accused it of using deceptive tactics to recruit young and vulnerable members, mainly through its goodwill organizations, which skeptics say operate under the pretense of being nonsectarian but proselytize many of those who take part. Mr. Moon himself served time in a Federal prison for tax evasion.
On June 5, Mr. Sharpton appeared as an invited guest with Mr. Moon at the church's Manhattan headquarters to observe the True Day of All Things, one of the church's four main holy days, and praised Mr. Moon for ''being right all along'' in promoting the idea of a God-centered marriage, according to the church newspaper.
On May 24, he and his wife, Katherine, had their marriage officially blessed by the Rev. Joong Hyun Pak, leader of the North America True Family Values Ministry, an outreach arm of the Unification Church, according to Chris Corcoran, public affairs director for the church.
In doing so, Mr. Sharpton accepted the church's marriage vows, which include fidelity, sexual chastity for unmarried people and a statement of belief that the ceremony will enhance world peace.
''Reverend Sharpton received the blessing, which comes to us from God through Reverend and Mrs. Moon,'' Mr. Corcoran said. ''Subsequent to that, he officiated a couple of other times in multiplying this blessing.''
The ceremony, once restricted to church members, was opened to members of any faith a few years ago and is now one of the principal ways in which Mr. Moon seeks to broaden the influence of his church.
Mr. Sharpton's participation was covered in detail in the June issue of the Unification News, the church's monthly newspaper, which featured several front-page articles and photographs of Mr. Sharpton.
Mr. Sharpton subsequently administered the same blessing to 21 couples at the Harlem offices of the National Action Network, his nonprofit civil rights organization. Mr. Sharpton said that he added some aspects of an African liturgy to the ceremony, but that the basic vows were the same ones used in the Unification Church rites.
The church newspaper said Mr. Sharpton had also publicly agreed to have his marriage vows blessed once again by Mr. Moon at a huge ceremony in R.F.K. Stadium in Washington on Nov. 29, a few weeks after the mayoral election. More than 30,000 couples are expected at the stadium, and 3.6 million couples around the world will participate in the event through a satellite hookup.
''Rev. Sharpton gave testimony to the True Parents,'' the newspaper said, using the church's term for Mr. Moon and his wife. ''He said that the Blessing started many years ago under difficult times and hasn't been well received until now, but the signs of the times show clearly that Rev. Moon was right all along. He offered his thanks to True Parents for sticking to the task God asked them to do, and looked forward to working with the Blessing and to being at RFK Stadium on Nov. 29. True Parents were very happy.''
Mr. Sharpton, however, said he had not yet made up his mind whether to join the ceremony. ''I will go anywhere anytime to talk to anybody,'' he said, ''but that doesn't always mean that I endorse everything they've got to say.''
Mr. Sharpton said he never used phrases like ''True Parents'' and did not even know Mr. Moon was present at the June event. He said he was not aware that the marriage ceremony was part of the church's outreach efforts, saying he simply agreed with its fundamental religious principles.
The idea that he is any way associated with the church is laughable, Mr. Sharpton said, noting that he is often attacked in the pages of the Washington Times, the conservative daily newspaper controlled by the Unification Church. He said he has never received any income from the church.

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On Monday, I read an e-mail from King Dickhead, saying that we could pick up the van at any time. YES! SUCCESS!! I think the best part was the following line: "It took a while to convince certain people that this was the best course of action to solve the problem." Translation: Queen Cuntbreath pitched a fit until King Dickhead told her to shut the hell up!
Today was my company's quarterly meeting (if you're interested, NASDAQ symbol MTMS). I can't say too much about the financials, but I still have a job, and look to have one for quite a while. The best part was that it was also the company president's 50th birthday. We had balloons, noisemakers, cake, and just as he was about to begin his presentation, a Marilyn Monroe impersonator walked in and serenaded him. Not too bad looking, either, although she looked more like a blonde Cindy Crawford.
Finally, I added some new friends to my list. To Cinder, JelloBabe, Psymonetta, and PunkRockHottie, welcome to my journal. I hope you don't mind me "friending" you, but I read your journals and profiles, and you sound like people (you are people, aren't you) that I want to read about. HOOPLA!


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With a new water mist system, fires can be extinguished even from a distance of eight meters. Sinorix H2O Jet is meant for industrial environments, including turbines, painting lines, or production equipment. Special nozzles generate a fine mist of tiny water droplets. The water and the propellant nitrogen are non-hazardous, environmentally friendly, and leave no residues. Sinorix H2O Jet won the Innovation Award in the Fire Fighting category at the Expoprotection trade fair in Paris.
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When I was in high school I was very rebellious. When someone told me I couldn't do something, I found a way to do it. I never liked rejection or negativity.
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Outdoor advertising has been dated back a thousand years ago with Egyptians employing high stone obelisks to publish their laws and treaties. It is undeniable that during those days, outdoor advertising is already evident and present in most areas. However, in this century, we don't use stones anymore, as there is a plethora of advertising materials and methods that we can use to let our message be conveyed to our target audience. Now, we engaged in Digital Outdoor Advertising.
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myJohnDeere makes it even more easy to use the eoMapper prescription files for precision agriculture. While we develop the automated process you can follow these step to get the data straight from the eoMapper portal to your John Deere tractor.
Log in to your eoMapper account
If you do not have a log in it is easy to create and only requires an e-mail. The login is there so that we can help you to find your files and processes.
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The easiest way is to got to process choose Precicion Farming, search for the nearest town and draw the field with the tool, save the geometry with a field name and start the process. The field should be under 150 ha and the process will take about one minute.
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Download in the John Deere format
A shapfile in the John Deere file structure.
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Press the files button under the tools section in the myJohnDeere panel. The files to upload are the .shp, .dbf and .shx. and must be chosen separately.
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Boneless pork chops are cut from the back of the pig between the animal's hip and shoulder and is a lean cut of meat with little marbled fat. Because it is quick cooking and versatile, the boneless pork chop is identified by the National Pork Board as "the most popular cut from the pork loin."
Sauteed Boneless Pork Chops
Sauteing is a technique where the pork chop is cooked over medium-high heat for a few minutes. To saute boneless pork chops, heat equal parts olive oil and butter in a skillet over medium-high heat until the butter melts. Add the boneless pork chops that have been dusted in flour seasoned with salt and pepper to the pan and allow them to cook for three to four minutes. Flip the chops once and continue cooking on the other side for another three minutes. Once the pork chops have reached an internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit, remove them from the skillet and serve.
Baked Pork Chops
As boneless pork chops do not have much fat, they can be marinated for up to five days prior to cooking to add flavor and moisture. This marinating process is especially important prior to baking pork chops which will prevent them from becoming tough and dry. Mix olive oil, soy sauce, lemon juice and other favorite flavors in a roasting pan and add the pork chops. Cover the pan and place it in the refrigerator for up to five days prior to cooking. Place the pork chops in a 350 degree Fahrenheit oven for 30 minutes on each side until the internal temperature of the meat is 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
Braised Pork Chops
Braising is a cooking technique where meat is slowly cooked in a liquid at a low temperature. To braise boneless pork chops, first brown the meat on both sides over low heat in a large cast iron skillet. This should take about 10 minutes per side. After the meat is browned, add diced vegetables such as onions, carrots, potatoes or tomatoes and cover the meat with a braising liquid such as chicken stock or wine. Cover the skillet and cook the pork over low temperature for 45 minutes. The meat should be very moist and tender.
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Deep frying pork chops is a quick method of preparation that only requires a few ingredients. Mix an egg, milk, salt and pepper in a shallow bowl and several cups of yellow cornmeal in another shallow bowl. Dip a pork chop in the egg mixture and then dredge it in the cornmeal and repeat this process until all the chops are coated. Place the breaded pork chops into a cast iron pot that is filled with 1 inch of vegetable oil heated to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook the pork chops for eight to 10 minutes while turning them several times to ensure they brown evenly.
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When Army Specialist Tyler Roberts and his bomb-sniffing dog, Cpl. Donna, were in Afghanistan together, the two were inseparable.
"We were there for a year together, spent 24 hours a day together," Roberts told Denver's KUSA.
But when his tour was up, Roberts returned to the U.S., and had to say goodbye to his best friend. He believed that Donna, a 6-year-old Belgian Malinois, was being retrained and would serve another tour of duty with a different handler - but the truth was much more tragic.
Donna's program had actually been retired by the U.S. military, and she was sent to work for a private contractor.
But instead of traveling the world as a working dog, Donna and 11 other former military dogs wound up abandoned in a kennel in Virginia.
Without knowing when or if someone was coming to claim the dogs, the kennel's owner, Greg Meredith, looked after Donna and her fellow doggy heroes for 17 months - spending over $100,000 of his own money to care for them.
While Donna was waiting in boarding, Roberts was fruitlessly trying to find out what had happened to her. It wasn't until Mission K9 Rescue, a nonprofit that works to reunite military dogs and their handlers, got involved that the pieces finally came together.
"While these dogs are sitting in a kennel, their handlers are desperately looking for them," Mission K9 Rescue's Kristen Maurer told The Dodo.
Mission K9 Rescue, in partnership with the United States War Dogs Association, picked up the 12 dogs in Virginia and drove almost all the way across the country, to Denver, Colorado, to reunite as many as they could with the handlers they had tracked down.
Maurer was watching the emotional moment when Donna and Roberts were finally reunited - two best friends finally back together again.
"I say it over and over," Maurer told The Dodo. "It's the most beautiful sight - there's nothing more beautiful than seeing these guys who love their dogs so much get reunited."
Now Donna and Roberts are settling into civilian life together, and enjoying every minute of it. "She's gonna get the life she deserves now," Roberts said.
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"As the president of my class, I have been a leader in the Student Bar Association (SBA). We put on several annual events to both foster a sense of community within the law school and connect us with the community around us. From hosting social events for students and faculty to helping with blood drives and families in need, the SBA for me has been a great example of what Nebraska Law is all about."
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Last September I attended the Global Citizen Festival- a massive advocacy concert held by the Global Poverty Project (GPP) in Central Park, New York to coincide with the General Assembly. The event brought together 60,000 change makers, and artists like Neil Young with Crazy Horse, the Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, John Legend, Band of Horses and K'NAAN. Run in partnership with top charities, the event helped secure $1.3 billion in commitments for projects helping fight extreme poverty. Also, people at the concert earned their way in by taking action through the Global Citizen platform. The event was undoubtedly heard around the globe – proving to be the largest ever live streamed syndicated charity concert in history.
Since this festival the world continues to question: What is next from GPP and how will they continue to build this immense movement aimed to eliminate extreme poverty within our lifetime? Each day I am personally moved by their impact but also wholly impressed by their ability to engage people by building awareness around complex issues such as women's empowerment, water stewardship, and environmental sustainability. In doing so, they ultimately increase the number and effectiveness of people of taking actions.
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LIBERAL, Kansas- The Seward County Saints and Lady Saints basketball teams will be hosting the 10th Annual Saints Bookstore Basketball Preview Night on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 6:00 p.m. in the Greenhouse on the campus of SCCC/ATS. Admission to the event is free, with all proceeds going to support the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Haskell, Stevens, and Seward Counties. Donations will be accepted at the door and at the concession stand throughout the night.
The night will officially begin at 5:30 p.m. with both basketball teams signing autographs in SW229 C/D (upstairs conference rooms) for the public to attend. FREE posters of the Men's and Women's basketball teams will be handed out and the public can have the Saints and Lady Saints autograph their posters. The public will also get a chance to meet the Cheerleading team and Dance team before the start of the benefit night in the gym.
The Basketball Benefit Night will showcase the Seward County Saints and Lady Saints basketball teams as they will be introduced and both teams will scrimmage for 10 minutes at the end of the night. The Cheerleaders and Saintsations Dance Team will also be introduced and perform their first routine of the school year.
There will be a free-throw contest with Saints coaches Bryan Zollinger and Patrick Nee vs. Lady Saints' coaches Toby Wynn and Caitlin Demarest. The Saints and Lady Saints will square off in a Battle of the Sexes three-point contest and fans will be able to get into the action with a pair of contests just for them. Also come with your camera's ready as there will be a slam dunk contest between four high-flying Saints players to conclude the contest portion of the evening. Keep your eyes on the skies as 150 FREE Saints Basketball T-Shirts will be thrown out throughout the night thanks to the Saints Bookstore.


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I really love my long hair, I love a top bun on a lazy day and playing with styles. I mentioned before I hate going to the hairdressers because I get so anxious (that going to the dentist feeling). It's very rare but sometimes you just feel like a change. So I took the plunge..
(Sorry for poor quality, some reason my phone decided to do this)
Sometimes your gut just tells you to go for it. And it felt good.


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Duxford Imperial War Museum
We are just 13 and a half miles from Duxford Imperial War Museum, famed as the premier aviation museum throughout Europe.
Duxford houses over 200 rare and historic aircraft, and over 50 historic flying aircraft which regularly take to the skies, as well as one of the finest collections of tanks, military vehicles and naval exhibits in the country.
Duxford Imperial War Museum is a former Royal Air Force fighter base with many original period buildings such as the Control Tower and hangars still in use, and holds a number of Air Shows throughout the year.
For more information, please visit: www.duxford.iwm.org.uk


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King Henry Died Unexpectedly Drinking Chocolate Milk Conversion Chart.
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text: Napa - that means "land of plenty" in the language of the Wappo Indian tribe- is a vineyard overflowed with fine wines and legendary domains. Its story began in 1840, when the pioneer George C. Young planted the first vine. At the end of the 19th century, the Napa Valley counted more than 140 "wineries". In 1981, the Napa Valley became the first AVA (American Viticulture Area) and over the years, it became an unavoidable wine touristic region. Its 16 300 are located only an hour and a half away from San Francisco, and represent a multitude of microclimates and soils. The Napa Valley is divided in 12 areas and the most famous ones are Stags Leap District, Los Carneros, Paso Robles, Mount Veeder, Rutherford and Oakville. Several red grape varieties grow in the Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir and the local Zinfandel.


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Personal setups » First attemptby slim
This was my first attempt at a bikepacking trip. I used gear I already had. The ride was in North Dakota in mid October, 6″ of snow the week before, estimated average lows 20, estimated highs 45 and chance of extreme wind. In fact we had sun most days, no rain and highs in the low 60's!
I learned a few things:
- Keep the weight and bulk down!
- If you use a rear rack you need something heavy on the front to compensate
- a backpack is not great, smaller is definitely better
- Make sure rear bags (rack or seat mounted) don't interfere with getting behind the seat for steep drop-offs.
- Smartwool socks shed Bentonite clay better than bare feet!
I used a Cannondale Prophet with a Topeak seatpost rack. On the rack a drybag with my rectangular down sleeping bag and non-wp bivysack, 3 spokes, as well as food for the rest of the ride. Bag secured with small camlock straps.
On the handlebar a small REI bag that mounts on top of the stem/bar, has a map compartment. In bag:
- map
- gps
- bike minitool
- day food
- arm warmers
- chain lube
- petzl tikka
- small first aid kit
- yellow lenses for glasses
- Park cassette tool
- quick link
Under the handlebar was one 2l Platypus bladder, tied on with giant twist-ties, and the hose routed straight up in the air on one of those.
On my back a 33l Black Diamond Stone pack with the frame removed. In it:
- Cut to calf length and torso shape Ridgerest
- Long midweight bib tights
- spare Smartwool socks
- Mtn Hardwear Tempest pants (a 2l WP/B fabric, not taped, with a brushed lining)
- Mtn Harwear Epic jacket
- Gore-Tex Paclite shell mittens
- Pearl Izumi Amfib shoecovers
- Vaude lightweight fleece vest
- Merino wool boxers
- Sprayway down jacket
- Odlo balaclava
- Mtn Harwear Windpro beanie
- Golite tarp,with spectra guylines and Hi-vis orange Ti stakes
- 1 trekking pole
- spork
- derailleur hanger
- brake pads
- derailleur cable
- film canister with Assos
- second 2l platypus reservoir, not allways filled.
Wearing Northwave shoes, Smartwool socks, Specialized Pro bibs, Ibex merino wool zip-T, long finger gloves and Sunglasses.
My friend had the other pole and the canister stove.
The clothes were the lightest I had on hand that would give full waterproof protection in 35 degree weather on the bike, and keep me warm in the morning in camp in 20 degrees. The 2 hats because I used a bag without a hood. I planned on sleeping in all my insulating clothes. The fairly heavy pants were brought because they were only slightly heavier than my rainpants and substantially warmer.
After this I came up with some changes: The backpack needs to be lower, this one kept knocking the back of my helmet if I braked on a downhill. Lighter is better, both for the climbing and for the handling and the comfort of sitting on the saddle. I got lighter clothes and sleeping bag, a Wingnut backpack and much else. I would welcome some comments.


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The Maryville College baseball team used a dozen hits and strong pitching performance from Damian Lusby to defeat Emory & Henry College 4-0 on Tuesday afternoon on MC's Scotland Yard.
Maryville put up a trio of runs in their first offensive inning. A Mike Homan single to left field sent Jake Petersen home before a two-out double by Cody Gregory plated both Homan and Peyton Sawyer to give the Scots a 3-0 advantage.
MC's Damian Lusby earned the mound victory after tossing five shutout innings scattering only a pair of hits. Trevor Townsend, D.J. Cooper, and Samuel Joiner maintained the staff shutout collectively striking out four and allowing two hits over four relief innings.
The Scots added an insurance run in the eighth inning went pinch runner Ian Campbell scored on a Mike Homan RBI ground out to third base.
Maryville's offense was paced by Christian Poulsen (3-for-5) and Mike Homan (3-for-5, 1 run scored, 2 RBI). Jake Petersen and Cody Gregory each added a pair of hits with Gregory going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI.
Emory & Henry's J.T. Agosto suffered the mound loss after scattering seven hits over four innings allowing three earned runs.
Maryville will jump back into USA South action this weekend with a three-game series in Montgomery, Alabama against Huntingdon College. The Scots will return to Scotland Yard on March 6th.


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The plan was first to quietly port my Frequent Miler Quick Deals posts to WordPress. The next step would be to announce the new Portal Alerts feature of this blog. Things didn't go as planned…
The Quick Deals deluge
The first I knew that something had gone wrong was when I glanced at my phone yesterday and saw a series of text messages from a friend:
16 tweets in 1 minute? Really!?!
It's continuing!
You need to shut down your Twitter account!
I knew immediately what had happened. WordPress is configured to broadcast every new post on my site through Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and LinkedIn. As the technical crew at Boarding Area ported posts from my old Blogger platform to WordPress, each post looked like a new post. So, the system proudly blasted each one through every social channel. And, that wasn't even the worst part…
It used to be possible to subscribe to this blog by checking a box when adding a comment. That checkbox ensured that all new posts were sent to your email as soon as they were published. You know where I'm going with this right? We ported 278 Quick Deals posts, so readers who had subscribed in that way received 278 delightful emails. Fortunately, most people subscribe through the "Subscribe by email" box on the right side of every page, or through an option in my free email newsletter service. Neither of those delivery mechanisms were affected.
Later, the same day, I discovered that I had mysteriously published my first Portal Alert post. Oops, that wasn't supposed to happen! Luckily it appears to be in pretty good shape so let's go ahead and announce it ahead of schedule…
Announcing Portal Alerts!
I've often been asked if there was any way to be alerted when great online portal offers appear (or disappear). I've wanted that too. Until now, I've been dependent upon tips from readers, emails from portals, etc. This has been a problem because great portal deals often appear for a very limited time. When Sears offered 16X through the United MileagePlus portal last year, it was for two days only. Recently, many deals have been available for just one day. The question was how to identify those deals right away so as to share them in a timely manner?
There are many websites that let you look up the best available portal rates for a given merchant. I call these "portal finders". The problem is that you have to know which merchant you're interested in, and they are often inaccurate or not up-to-date. In the past I've tested various portal finders, and I most recently found CashBackMonitor to be best. It wasn't (and still isn't) perfect (they're still working on correcting the Ultimate Rewards results, for example), but I found them to be far better than the competition.
So, I turned to CashBackMonitor to see if they could help. With CashBackMonitor providing the data, we will now publish a Portal Alert post every morning. The post is designed to show merchants that have increased or decreased the best rates available through portals.
Here's an example of what you'll see:
The image shown above is just a picture so its not clickable, but the real Portal Alerts posts are. As you can see in this image, the portal alert found that the best rate for Bloomingdale's had increased from 6 points per dollar on September 29th to 8 miles per dollar on September 30th. And, in the real Portal Alert post, you can click the Bloomingdale's link to go right to the CashBackMonitor page showing exactly which portal offers 8 miles per dollar. In this case, it's the United MileagePlus Shopping portal:
Each Portal Alert post is divided into three sections:
- Travel Mileage/Points
- Bank/Credit Card Points
- Cash Back
Sometimes you'll see few or no results in a section and sometimes you'll see an overwhelmingly long list. Often, the Cash Back section is particularly long, so it's conveniently placed at the bottom. If you're not interested, don't bother scrolling down. Results in each section are currently sorted alphabetically so that if you have a few favorite merchants you can easily find them on the list if they're there.
Separate pages and emails
Even though Quick Deals and Portal Alerts are now hosted on the same platform as my regular daily blog, the posts appear on separate pages, as follows:
- Daily blog posts: https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com
- Quick Deals: https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/category/quick-deals/
- Portal Alerts: https://frequentmiler.boardingarea.com/category/portal-alerts/
If you follow me through social channels, such as Twitter and Facebook, you'll be alerted to all new posts, regardless of type. If you subscribe to Frequent Miler through email, you'll have to register separately with each page (unless you previously subscribed through the no longer available subscribe through comments feature). We separated these intentionally so that you can subscribe just to the types of posts that most interest you.
We are currently working to setup email subscription links for Quick Deals and Portal Alerts. Hopefully by the time you read this, you'll see the option to subscribe when visiting either of those pages.
Last updated on September 3rd, 2018


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About the Pioneer DEH-P3500
Instant car stereo gratification is yours when you spin the Pioneer DEH-P3500's pop-up rotary volume control. The multicolor display is as functional as it is attractive, showing you the receiver info in three crisp colors. You also get Pioneer's newest sound control feature, the EQ-EX. Simply select your favorite Easy EQ curve, then turn on EQ-EX to boost the tonal settings for even more powerful sound it's like having twelve EQ settings instead of six!
Sound Focus EQ provides independent tone control over the front and rear speakers, allowing you to make the vocals and instruments up front more distinct, while keeping the overall sound robust. Add more bass input by selecting one of the three loudness settings.
With all those sound-enhancing features, you can make any type of music sound good! Tune in the local hits with the station-grabbing Supertuner IIID tuner or feed it a disc. Besides prerecorded CDs, the DEH-P3500 also plays your CD-Rs and CD-RWs. You're a button push away from a wide selection of music, news, and entertainment when you add XM Satellite Radio service controls for Pioneer's optional XM tuner module are built in!Details:
- detachable, fold-down face
- multicolor display
- Supertuner IIID
- 18 FM/6 AM presets
- Easy EQ five preset EQ curves with 3-band tone adjustment
- Sound Focus EQ
- 3-level loudness
- MOSFET50 internal amp
- XM radio-ready (XM Radio subscription, tuner, antenna required to receive the satellite radio signal) service is available only in the lower 48 states, not available in Alaska, Hawaii, or U.S. territories
- CD changer controls
- front and rear preamp outputs
- low-pass and high-pass filters
- optional auxiliary input
- wireless remote
- clock
- 22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels
- CD frequency response 5-20,000 Hz
- CD signal-to-noise ratio 94 dB
- FM sensitivity 8 dBf
- 1-year warranty
What's in the box:
Pioneer DEH-P3500 owner's manual
- AM/FM/CD/Changer controller receiver with 10-amp fuse inserted into chassis
- Sleeve
- Trim ring
- Face
- Hard plastic face case
- Wiring harness
- CXC1265 Wireless remote control
- 1 CR2025 lithium battery
- 2 Extraction keys
- 1 Release pin
- 1 Rear support screw
- 1 Rubber bumper
- 4 Pan head ISO-mount screws
- 4 Countersunk ISO-mount screws
- 2 Fixing screws
- 1 Left metal holder
- 1 Right metal holder
- Operation Manual (English/French/Spanish)
- Installation Manual (English/French/Spanish)
- Warranty sheet
- Product Registration card
- Tag note
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Features & specs
|AUX Input
|Audio/video Input
|USB Input
|Backup Camera Input
|Second Camera Input
|Android Auto
|Siri Control
|Android Control
|Memory Card Slot
|Bluetooth Compatible
|Satellite Radio Ready
|HD Radio
|iPod Compatibility
|Full size
|RMS Power (CTA-2006)
|22 watts
|RMS Power (Manufacturer)
|Peak Output
|50 watts
|RMS Power Bandwidth
|Preamp Outputs
|Sub Preamp Outputs
|Switchable Rear Preamp Outputs
|Video Screen
|Navigation App Compatible (iOS)
|Navigation App Compatible (Android)
|Preamp Voltage
|2.2 volts
|Screen Size
|Display Color
|Key Button Color
|EQ Bands
|Wireless Remote
|Steering Wheel Control Compatible
|Parts Warranty
|1 Year
|Labor Warranty
|1 Year
|FM Sensitivity
|8 dBf
|European Tuning
|Radio Data System
|File Playback
|Music File Playback
|High-res Playback
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Changer Controls
MOSFET50 Internal Amplifier: This receiver is equipped with a 50 watts x 4 (peak) MOSFET amplifier for low distortion, high power output. The amplifier is strong enough to power small subwoofers to moderate volume levels in compact cars and pickups. For higher volume levels from subwoofers, an optional amplifier may be connected to the preamp outputs.
XM Satellite Radio Tuner Compatible: This unit can control an optional Pioneer XM tuner (sold separately). XM Satellite Radio programming features 100 channels of digital-quality music, news, talk, sports, entertainment, and children's programming. For a monthly subscription fee, you will be able to receive the XM signal in your car using an optional XM antenna and tuner.
Easy EQ Curves: This model has "SUPER BASS", "POWERFUL", "NATURAL", "VOCAL", "CUSTOM", and "FLAT" preset EQ curves. The "CUSTOM" curve is one that you create and store in memory. A separate "CUSTOM" curve can be created and stored in memory for each source.
EQ-EX: This feature allows you to boost the current EQ setting for even more powerful sound.
3-Band Parametric Equalizer: This unit includes a 3-band parametric EQ with Selectable Q Factor. You may select a low (40, 80, 100 or 160Hz), mid (200, 500, 1k or 2kHz) and high frequency (3k, 8k, 10k or 12kHz) to boost or cut within a range of -6dB to +6dB. The Q factor (slope of the boost or cut) may be selected from one of the following four options: 2N (narrow), 1N, 1W and 2W (wide). Selecting a narrow (steep) Q factor results in frequencies around the center frequency to be affected less by the boost or cut than they are with a wide Q factor. This feature is useful for taming frequency response problems caused by the dimensions, materials and speaker locations of a vehicle.
Sound Focus Equalizer (SFEQ): The SFEQ feature is made to enhance the soundstage in the front of the vehicle by increasing the clarity of vocals and instruments. There are two primary SFEQ modes ("FRT1" and "FRT2"), and there is a "CUSTOM" mode. The "FRT1" mode boosts the treble on the front outputs while boosting the bass on the rear outputs; when this mode is selected, treble adjustments affect the front channels only, and bass adjustments affect only the rear channels. The "FRT2" mode boosts the treble and bass on the front outputs while boosting only the bass on the rear outputs; when this mode is selected, treble adjustments affect the front channels only, and bass adjustments affect the front and rear channels. You may select "HI" or "LOW" operation for the "FRT1" and "FRT2" modes; the "HI" setting of each mode provides a more pronounced effect than the "LOW" setting. If you adjust the bass or treble setting while an SFEQ mode is on, the adjustment is applied to the selected SFEQ mode and that setting is kept in memory as the "CUSTOM" SFEQ mode. The SFEQ feature also includes a seating position setting that helps tailor the sound to where people are sitting in the vehicle.
Bass and Treble Settings: When the "CUSTOM" Easy EQ curve is selected and EQ-EX is turned on, you can adjust bass and treble settings.
Note: If the SFEQ has been set to FRT1, bass adjustment affects only the rear output. If the SFEQ has been set to FRT1 or FRT2, treble adjustment affects only the front output.
Adjustable Loudness: You can select Low, Mid or High for different levels of loudness compensation.
Source Level Adjustment (SLA): This function lets you adjust the volume level of each source to prevent radical changes in volume when switching between sources. Settings are based on the volume level of the FM tuner, which remains unchanged.
High-pass Filter: When you don't want sound in the subwoofer frequency range output from the front and rear speakers, you may activate the built-in high-pass filter. You may select a filter frequency of 50Hz, 80Hz, or 125Hz.
Subwoofer/Non-fading Preouts: In addition to the front preamp outputs, there is one set of outputs that may be set for "subwoofer" or "non-fading" output. When set to "non-fading", the signal is full range and the output level is user selectable from -6 to +6. When set to "subwoofer", the outputs are non-fading, and they may be set for normal or reverse phase, 50Hz/80Hz/125Hz low-pass output, and the level is user selectable from -6 to +6.
Supertuner IIID AM/FM Tuner: The Supertuner IIID features Feed Forward Control, which avoids multi-path interference. This pre-detection of interference enables quick filter control and results in less distortion. In addition, the Supertuner IIID creates enhanced stereo during multi-path interference, unlike conventional tuners that collapse to mono.
CD-R/CD-RW Skip Function: Some CD-R/W recorders allow you to assign skip ID tags to tracks that you never want to hear. When a track has been assigned a track skip ID, compatible units will recognize the skip ID information and skip over that track. This player recognizes track skip IDs, so CD-R and CD-RW discs with skip ID information will be played back as intended.
Disc Title Memory: Titles of up to 8 characters each can be entered into memory for up to 48 discs. When a compatible changer is connected, titles of up to 8 characters each can be entered into memory for up to 100 discs in the changer.
Optional Aux Input: When used with item 130CDRB10 (sold separately) or item 130CDRB20 (sold separately), this unit can accept input from an auxiliary source, such as a portable CD or MD player. When item 130CDRB10 is used, a CD changer cannot be connected to this unit. Item 130CDRB20 allows you to connect an optional Pioneer CD changer and an auxiliary source to this unit.
Dimmer Feature: This unit is equipped with a wire that Pioneer calls an illumination lead, however, it acts as a dimmer lead. When the illumination wire of this unit receives power and the dimmer feature has been turned on, the display will dim to a preset level. When the power and constant wires are connected and the illumination wire is supplied with voltage (when you turn your lights on), the button illumination remains on even if the unit is turned off completely.
Cellular Mute: This feature mutes or attenuates the unit's audio output when a cellular call is received, then restores the level once the call is over. To use this feature, you must have a cellular phone with a muting output that can be connected to the muting input wire (yellow/black lead) of this unit.
Warning Tone: If the front panel is not detached from the head unit within 5 seconds of turning off the ignition, a warning tone will sound. This feature can be turned On or Off.
ITS (Instant Track Selection) Programming: The ITS function can be used to program automatic playback of up to 99 tracks per disc for up to 100 discs. With changers sold before the CDX-P1250 and CDX-P650, up to 24 tracks can be stored in the playlist.
Disc Title Memory: Titles of up to 8 characters each can be entered into memory for up to 100 discs.
Disc Title List: This feature allows you to display disc titles that you have entered. From the list, you can select a disc for playback.
CD Text Display: When used with a CD Text compatible Pioneer CD changer, this unit will display the titles of CD Text encoded discs that are played in the changer. When playing a CD Text disc on a CD Text compatible changer, you cannot switch to the Disc Title Input mode. CD Text disc titles, artist names and track titles longer than 8 characters may be scrolled to reveal the entire string of text.
CD Sound Quality Adjustment: Using the "COMP" (compression) and "DBE" (dynamic bass emphasis) functions, you can adjust the playback quality of the changer. Each function may be set to one of two levels or off. The "COMP" function compresses the audio signal to eliminate distortions caused by the imbalances between the loudest and softest sounds when played at high volumes. The "DBE" function boosts bass frequencies to give your music a more full sound.
Note: For these functions to work, they must be supported by the Pioneer CD changer.
Display Illumination/Clock Display: When the Clock Display has been turned on, pressing and holding the source button turns off audio output, but the clock display and face/button illumination remain on. When the Clock Display has not been turned on, pressing and holding the source button turns the unit off completely. This unit's illumination and clock are "keyed" only when the Clock Display has been turned on.
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AST 1601 - Destroy the Thunderbird, Lei Ming's Defeat
The shock Lei Ming felt was hidden by his calm façade. With a careful look at Qing Shui, he hoped to detect any unease in his expression—perhaps something that would show that he was struggling.
Instead, Lei Ming was disappointed by what he found; now he had truly placed Qing Shui at the same level as himself. The gigantic thunder wings on his back were even clearer and the aura that they emitted rose even higher.
With a smile on his face, Qing Shui brandished the Golden Battle Halberd in his hand and sent the Art of Pursuing towards Lei Ming, decreasing the latter's speed by 30% in that instant.
The Art of Pursuing had always been deemed by Qing Shui as a paragon, and while it wasn't as great as Emperor's Qi, it wasn't that inferior either. There was a limit between their disparity and the battle technique was strong in execution.
Lei Ming grew frantic by Qing Shui's Art of Pursuing—the 30% reduction in speed was terrifying for a martial artist like him, who relied on speed to gain an edge. Panic flashed across those deep, fierce eyes of Lei Ming.
This was a battle where a single slip-up could cost your life. The Inheritance of the Thunder Roc Condor Demon King focused on an increment of speed, and it was the basis of his sudden surge of anxiety. Still, Lei Ming had his own trump card.
With that, Lei Ming's speed increased by 30%, cancelling out the effect caused by the Art of Pursuing. From the beginning of their duel, Lei Ming had not used this battle technique of his inheritance.
Qing Shui's eyes shone from the action. The Inheritance of Thunder Roc Condor Demon King was mighty indeed—with speed as its core strength, along with the Skyrocket skills which could furthermore increase it, he would be able to wipe out their opponents based on this alone. With their advantage in speed, the Thunder Roc Condor Demon King would have almost secured their victory, to have the freedom of attack and defense as they pleased.
Watching as his opponent's stats returned to normal, he unleashed the Nine Palace Laws.
Right after, Qing Shui charged towards Lei Ming. The Golden Battle Halberd in his hand struck forth with immense strength—the Nine Stances of the Ancient Divine Battle Technique could split and smash anything in its way, being flexible in its usage. Qing Shui was unreserved in his might when he smashed it towards Lei Ming.
From the attack before, Qing Shui had already realized Lei Ming's potential. In short, there was no way he would be able to penetrate Qing Shui's defense and Qing Shui wasn't too shabby in speed when compared to Lei Ming either. It was the reason behind Lei Ming's difficulty in dealing with his rival.
The enormous thunder wings flapped on vigorously, allowing his speed to increase ever so quickly. The Violet Lightning Sabre in his hands was also surrounded by a violet light.
Evading Qing Shui's attack, which would have been enough to split the Heaven and Earth, Lei Ming's thunder wings shot a long and slender bolt; the Violet Lightning Snake.
The two, dozens of meters long Violet Lightning Snakes slithered towards Qing Shui, their speed being a hundredfold faster than Lei Ming. Qing Shui was taken aback by this, summoning the Nine Continents Mountain in a knee-jerk reflex.
Tsst, tsst…
The Nine Continents Mountain was circled by the violet electricity but it could still be commanded by the subconscious without obstacles. However, the Nine Continents Mountain had been thrown back from the impact of their collision. Just as those Violet Lightning Snakes began attacking aggressively, Lei Ming unleashed his full powers in his attack as well.
The Violet Lightning Sabre could land an attack over a few dozens of meters away, fast as lightning when it pushed towards Qing Shui. Lei Ming's movement roared over like a Thunder Roc towards his opponent.
The atmosphere was covered by the violet lightnings while Qing Shui was within the Nine Palaces, in the midst of a gathering of lightning. Every strike of his Golden Battle Halberd made contact with the Violet Lightning Sabre.
Their energies were neutralizing each other, exhausting their strength. In spite of this, Qing Shui's greatest strength lied in his endurance and he still had his trump card. The same couldn't be said for Lei Ming; not only was endurance not a forte of his, but the exhaustion of might deep within the Nine Palace Laws caused fear to stir in him as well.
Violet Lightning Snake, Violet Lightning Halfmoon Sabre!
Lei Ming's attacks were relentless. In contrast, Qing Shui was like a mountain that couldn't be moved, countering each attack as it came. He had found his stance, control, consumption—the longer this dragged on, the more beneficial it would be for him. If he could drag it out, he would be able to clinch victory.
Hence, Qing Shui wasn't hasty in advancing his attacks and the Nine Palace Laws were exhausting his opponent's might ceaselessly. It had been fifteen minutes into his advantage and the attacks that were sweeping away couldn't inflict any damage on Qing Shui. Even the Violet Lightning Snakes were being obstructed by the Nine Continents Mountain innumerable times; this frustrated Lei Ming.
Above Lei Ming, an enormous Thunderbird made its appearance; it was a beast surrounded by violet lightning. Both its wings were at least 500 meters in length, the lightning energy in its body blazed on as ferociously as a miniature sun.
"You've got to be careful now."
Violet Lightning Snake!
The two streaks of Violet Lightning Snakes struck towards Qing Shui once more. He knew what his opponent was up to and swiftly summoned his own beast to take defense ahead of him.
The Thunderous Beast was a Divine Beast of the electric type; while it might not be fully immune to electric-type attacks, Lei Ming's Violet Lightning Snakes wouldn't be able to injure it.
At that moment, Lei Ming and the Thunderbird were already on the move. Qing Shui shifted the Nine Continents Mountain to smash towards Lei Ming as he summoned the Dragon Slaying Beast to tackle the Thunderbird.
As though it felt threatened, the lightning energy in the Thunderbird converged, drowning their surroundings into a piece of a horrifying lightning domain. With the roaring of thunder, the sight would cause goosebumps to form on anyone.
In comparison with the Thunderous Beast, the Thunderbird didn't seem at all inferior; while they were both Divine Beasts, the Thunderous Beast was more controlling while the Thunderbird was more fitted for combat.
Violet Lightning Soul Lock!
The Thunderbird flapped its wings, emitting gigantic lightnings that looked akin to an electric dragon, whizzing towards Qing Shui. There were dozens of them and each of them were thick, intertwining with each other while combusting into sparks at each contact.
Qing Shui was strong but even he was unwilling take the risk. With a wave of his hand, he set his Art of Pursuing and Emperor's Qi loose towards the Thunderbird.
Qing Shui and the Dragon Slaying Beast were both nimble in their movements, able to forego even the Nine Palace Steps. After all, he had reduced their speed by half; the speed of the Thunderbird's lightning attacks and its responsiveness were both greatly reduced.
Qing Shui worried for the Thunderous Beast as well and eventually decided to keep it by his side, attacking the Thunderbird with its lightning strikes. In the end, Qing Shui unleashed the Emperor's Qi upon Lei Ming as well.
The arrogant Emperor's Qi reduced all of Lei Ming's might by 20% and made him feel as though his powers had fallen short of his desires. At this point, Qing Shui made use of his Five Elements Divine Refining Technique to tackle the Thunderbird. Along with the Thunderous Beast, the Thunderbird was caught in a tight corner.
Even though Lei Ming had sustained the battle this far on, the situation was beginning to worsen for him with every passing second. Likewise, he could feel himself growing inferior—Qing Shui's attacks were getting more ferocious, as though the battle that led up to this had not exhausted any of his combat strength.
Qing Shui didn't summon any other beasts, choosing to lay low; keeping some tricks up his sleeve could prove to be the fatal blow he needed to clinch victory at the most critical moment.
Still, there's a limit to how much one should conceal or you might just be the one to be killed in battle. When it comes down to that, it would be too late to even weep. Thus, under the circumstances when one wasn't confident with their probability of winning, they should give it all they had with every attack lest they regret.
Violet Lightning Strike!
Out of the blue, the Thunderous Beast used its Violet Lightning Strike against the Thunderbird, freezing it to its spot. Like a shadow, Qing Shui charged towards the opponent with his Golden Battle Halberd, aiming for their vital passage.
With an abrupt, high-pitched cry from the Thunderbird, its wings brought upon a strong thunderous gust, transporting Lei Ming away as it evaded Qing Shui's attack.
In order to protect Lei Ming, the Thunderbird exposed itself. At this time, the Dragon Slaying Beast seized the opportunity and lunged towards its heart at the speed of light.
The Dragon Slaying Beast's attack was fatal with every strike.
The size of the Dragon Slaying Beast was about the size of an adult camel but its physique was much sturdier and stronger like a diamond. It was incomparably sharp and in just a short moment, a hole was dug through the Thunderbird's chest, around where its heart resided.
However, with a violet lightning, the Thunderbird struck back at the Dragon Slaying Beast, refusing the burrowing into its body, but the former had still incurred a great amount of damage.
The area where the heart resided was still the weakest after all. After that tackle, the Thunderbird's might was greatly reduced once more. Along with the previous reduction in speed and strength, it was no longer much of a threat and if it fell into Qing Shui's clutches again during this battle, it would likely meet its demise.
Lei Ming's heart ached for his Thunderbird and had acknowledged the fact that he wasn't Qing Shui's match—he could concede defeat but doing this would bring a great impact upon his clan and a shadow that would follow him thereafter. It would be hard to break through this in his road to cultivation.
If he continued to fight, he may risk both his and Thunderbird's lives, but if he won then he would have a bright future ahead. He achieved the might he had today after the numerous False God Tribulation he faced; he knew about the joys and sorrows that came from such tests.
Even if he didn't continue with the battle, his might would still prosper but he would never be able to enter the gates of the Divine. Even so, the probability of victory was slim.
Just as he was caught in a trance, Qing Shui rushed towards the Thunderbird with the Dragon Slaying Beast in tow. Lei Ming was taken aback by the action—if the Thunderbird dies, then he would be defeated without suspense; he didn't have any choice now.
"Stop! I admit defeat!" Lei Ming roared.
The Thunderbird was simply too important to him.
A smile tugged at the corner of Qing Shui's lips but Lei Ming's shout made him uneasy. For that, he tackled one last time at the Thunderbird but the Dragon Slaying Beast penetrated its previous injury once more…
Even if the Thunderbird's physique was enormous, it wouldn't be able to tolerate such an attack. It let out an agonizing cry. The Thunderbird was strong, but it couldn't withstand the Dragon Slaying Beast's devastation. On top of the attack from before, its heart suffered a huge blow.
The Thunderbird fell; whether it would live or die was no longer a certainty. Qing Shui and the Dragon Slaying Beast looked relaxed in eliminating the Thunderbird but Qing Shui knew the terror which Lei Ming and the Thunderbird could be when their forces combined. If it hadn't been for his tough body, as well as the assistance of the Nine Continents Mountain and his two beasts, Qing Shui reckoned he would only play a part in getting beat up.
Lei Ming let out screams after screams of indignation. Both his eyes were bloodshot when he charged towards Qing Shui with full intention of giving up his life in order to fight him. At that moment, however, a stern voice rang out.
"Come back. Haven't you had your fill of embarrassment?"
The voice wasn't loud by any means but it was enough to reverberate in one's mind. Lei Ming's advancing stature stopped in his tracks. In just an instant, drawing the metaphor of a squashed eggplant, Lei Ming looked as though he had lost half his spirit.


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With former Pennsylvania State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky facing allegations of sexual abuse against eight children spanning a 15-year period, many in the American public are left wondering how such a chronic narrative of seduction and abuse could go on so long.
At least one parent brought allegations of sex abuse to the police as early as 1998. Since then, at least two university employees say they witnessed Sandusky in the commission of a sexual act with young boys, yet according to records from local law enforcement the complaints never reached police.
In 2000, a Penn State janitor says he witnessed what he described as Sandusky performing oral sex on a young boy in a university shower, according to a Pennsylvania state grand jury. He never reported the incident, fearing he would lose his job, according the grand jury.
The most publicized incident occurred in 2002 when then graduate assistant football coach Mike McQueary reportedly saw Sandusky engaged in sexual activity with another young boy in a university shower. McQueary reported the incident to now former head coach Joe Paterno.
Paterno reported the incident to his supervisor, athletic director Tim Curley, who reported it to vice president of business and finance for the college Gary Schultz.
Still, the allegations of sexual abuse never made it to the police.
If it wasn't for the person court documents refer to as 'Victim 1,' the trail of abuse allegations against Sandusky may not have come to the attention of the public. Documents refer to the abused as 'Victim 1' not because he was the first to be allegedly assaulted by Sandusky, but because after more than four years of sexual abuse he was the first to step forward.
With at least four colleagues of Sandusky's aware of sexual abuse claims, many are left wondering why it took so long to identify the problem, launch a criminal investigation and bring it to the public's attention.
The four years of abuse outlined by 'Victim 1' didn't even start until after the incident McQueary reported.
Like many states around the country, Pennsylvania designates a specific class of "mandatory reporters," or those required by law to contact authorities when abuse is suspected. Those include teachers and administrators, social workers, health professionals and clergy.
None of the Penn State officials with knowledge of the allegations have been charged for their reporting procedures, an indicator the staffers didn't meet the "mandatory reporter" threshold based on their respective relationships to the children visiting Penn State as part of the Second Mile program – a non-profit founded by Sandusky in the mid 1970s.
Every state has statutes identifying persons who are obligated to report child maltreatment and abuse cases, according to the Federal Child Welfare Information Gateway, but only 18 states require anyone who witnesses such incidents to report.
In the wake of the Penn State abuse scandal, lawmakers in many states have started talking about tightening mandatory reporting requirements. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett has told the press he is confident state lawmakers will pass a law broadening the definition of who must report abuse directly to law enforcement.
Similar drives are underway in other states, including Georgia where at least one state representative is advocating a bill to reform the current law that would be introduced in the upcoming session of the Legislature.
A wider breadth of reporting laws, however, may not be the answer. More than 80 percent of abuse reports in Georgia, for example, turn out to be false, estimated Melissa Carter, Director of the Barton Child Law and Policy Center at Emory University in Atlanta.
"You always want to error on the side of child safety and caution," Carter said. "But increasingly the field is coming to terms with the fact that [an abuse] investigation is traumatic in itself," especially when the allegations are found to be false.
If the Penn State scenario had played out in Georgia, for instance, or one of the 31 other states without mandatory reporting requirements for the general public, the legal implications would be pretty much the same for Penn State officials involved.
Nationally, the number of sexual abused children decreased by 38 percent from 1993 to 2005-2006, according to a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) commissioned study. In the 2005-2006 an estimated 135,300 children were sexually abused, down from 217,700 estimated cases in 1993.
But national statistics offer little insight into those effected the most, the victims.
"There's a very close correlation between kids that are abused and juvenile delinquency," said Henry County (Ga.) juvenile prosecutor Tom Williams. "Boys, like those at Penn State, rarely reach out directly," he said, adding that abused young men are more prone to act out in a delinquent or disruptive manner.
"As prosecutors we see the secondary effects [of abuse]," he said. "We see a higher percentage of juvenile offenders with past trauma in their lives — whether it be physical, emotional or sexual abuse."
FBI special agent Nathan Whiteman has seen a similar trend through his work with the Metro Atlanta Child Exploitation Task Force (MATCH), a joint initiative between the FBI and local law enforcement specifically targeting sexual exploited and trafficked children. He said many of the kids the task force dealt with came from dysfunctional families, but each case was unique.
With that in mind, Whiteman said early intervention and positive influences in a young person's life, hopefully as early as elementary and middle school, were the best deterrents.
"Sometimes by high school it's too late," he said.
In the Sandusky case, with multiple witnesses and victims coming forward, the decision to investigate the allegations of abuse was pretty straight forward, yet with many cases of suspected child abuse it is not such an easy decision to make.
"Sexual abuse is well hidden, much more so than physical abuse," said Jeanne Alshouse, Co-Founder of HEROES, Great & Small, Inc. of Rome, Ga. For nearly two decades the organization has helped sexually abused children "rise above" the trauma of abuse through group meetings and social activities.
For Alshouse, identifying instances of abuse is the top priority.
"It's still 'hush' in a lot of communities," or something people don't want to talk about, she said. "Children are groomed sometimes to keep a secret. The most we can hope to do is educate children about what's appropriate."
Mandatory reporter laws were developed to help ensure fast reporting of potential abuse from those that come in contact with children the most, experts agree. Child abuse cases have the potential to be high-stress, emotionally-charged situations for those involved. In theory, having a designated class of mandatory reporters can help cut down on unsubstantiated claims of abuse and place the burden of legal responsibly on the shoulder of specific professionals.
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Emergency Service Communications: Split-Second Responsiveness Required
While all contact centers require high-quality network connections and the elimination of any delay, the facilities that support an area's emergency services are a different breed entirely. Here, every second counts, and any type of network issue impacting communication abilities – from jitter and latency to packet loss and delay – could mean life or death.
For this reason, emergency service call centers require specialized network solutions that can work proactively to prevent these issues before they become large-scale problems. An SD-WAN solution from Talari Networks can help establish a fail-safe network, which is essential for today's public safety answering points.
911 by the numbers
There are a few telling statistics that reveal the stress under which emergency service contact center networks operate today:
- According to the National Emergency Number Association, there were around 5,899 primary and secondary public safety answering points across more than 3,000 counties in the U.S. as of late 2015.
- Overall, these contact centers receive about 240 million calls annually.
- Approximately 70 percent of all 9-1-1 calls today are made from a mobile device, like a smartphone.
- Nearly all 911 call centers – 99.1 percent to be specific – have Phase I capabilities in place, enabling the call taker to view all caller's phone numbers, including those associated with wireless devices.
- Just over 98 percent of emergency service contact centers have Phase II, allowing agents to view both the phone number and location information of callers.
Problems with communication
With so many calls coming into emergency service facilities each day, it's critical that these organizations ensure that communication can take place in a clear and streamlined way. However, there are a number of issues that can creep up when the network isn't properly designed and optimized.
"Public safety answering points receive about 240 million calls annually."
A main problem here is latency, which can have particularly impactful effects on voice calls. Latency can create delays which cause data packets associated with voice traffic to not be delivered on time. This can cause a caller's voice to become delayed, which typically results in callers talking over one another as they attempt to communicate.
Packet loss can be even more damaging. When this occurs, the packets associated with voice calls are misdirected or lost in the network. This can result in a call being dropped altogether, requiring that the caller attempt a second call to re-establish communication.
According to a policy widely held by public safety answering points, call takers must address all calls – even those that result in hang-ups or dropped calls. In this way, packet loss or latency on the line not only creates frustration for call agents and those seeking help, it can also create extra work as call takers work to confirm whether or not an emergency has taken place and if they should send help.
However, the worst issue seen by many call centers is when the network crashes altogether. This famously took place in New York City on September 11, 2001, when callers inundated the local contact center network to report the incidents taking place at the World Trade Center.
As reporter Dana Liebelson noted, there have been a few other system failures as well. One of them took place in Chicago in 2012, where the city's emergency service network was down for about four hours without a backup in place. In this case, dispatchers resorted to taking calls manually and using the radio to communicate with first responders.
Software defined, fail-safe network
Public safety answering points simply cannot be burdened with network issues like failures, packet loss, latency or delay. These can negatively impact all inbound calls, and prevent citizens from receiving the help that they need in a crisis. Here, every second counts, and these organizations need a solution that will proactively eliminate these problems.
The answer here is a Software Defined WAN. This technology creates a seamless, fail-safe network capable of standing up to even the most demanding requirements of today's emergency service call centers.
An SD-WAN solution works by measuring the quality of every single path across the network, including MPLS, broadband and all Internet links. The technology collects metrics about the latency, jitter, packet loss and availability of each path, and uses this information to identify the best path for traffic, and route packets accordingly. In this way, if one link or cannot provide a high-quality path for critical traffic – like that associated with emergency service calls – the network can respond to real-time network conditions and reroute calls to another path.
This is particularly critical in the case of link failure. Where other solutions promise failover, Talari can ensure a fail-safe network, where any downed links go unnoticed. This is because Talari delivers an SD-WAN that can proactively identify problems and work to prevent and avoid them before they impact network activity.
A Talari SD-WAN in the real world
Talari is uniquely positioned to help emergency service organizations establish a robust, fail-safe network. But don't just take our word for it.
Maricopa Region 911 has had a Talari SD-WAN in place for several years now, and for good reason. Here, the SD-WAN solution helps Maricopa better utilize their available network links, and do so in a way that helped them save considerably on their network costs.
However, this benefit pales in comparison to the improvements the Talari solution enabled for network failover. Previously, Maricopa Region 911's network took up to eight seconds to failover to a backup link. With Talari's solution in place, this delay was completely eliminated.
"One of the most intriguing aspects of Talari is the ability to failover off suspect links sub-second," Maricopa's 911 Technical Manager said.
To find out more about Maricopa's use of Talari's SD-WAN solution, check out this case study. And for a custom demonstration showing how Talari's technology can enhance your emergency service network, contact us today and come visit us at the 2016 NENA Conference & Expo in June!
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The stories we tell have power. " They "inform, instruct and inspire. They might even entertain." But those stories "can also strip us totally bare." So writes Edwidge Danticat in the Introduction to The Best American Essays 2011. On Tuesday, the award-winning writer, editor and anthologist brings some of those stories to life at Books and Books.
How'd you come to be the guest editor for the Best American Essays 2011? The series editor, Robert Atwan, asked me. Every year he asks a different guest editor and this year I had the great honor of being asked.
Who are some of the writers included in the collection? We have Zadie Smith, Christopher Hitchens, Chang-Rae Lee, Victor Lavalle, Hilton Als, Toi Derricotte, Mischa Berlinski, Susan Straight, Pico Iyer, Caryl Phillips, Lia Purpura among others
What were the criteria for selecting those that made the cut? The series has been going on for so long that it has its own protocol. The series editors sends you a very big batch of essays and you choose among that bunch. I also went out and looked for some of my own.
It was important to me to have work from online publications because there is a lot of exiting stuff going on online that deserves to be acknowledged and to be paid attention to.
How many essays did you originally have to choose from anyway? Over a hundred.
Were there any that you wish were included? Of course. There were some that came to my attention after the book was done and some that were fabulous but covered the same or a similar subject as another essay. We tried to cover as wide a range of subjects as possible, from as many different perspectives as possible, though I realized after the fact that illness is kind of common thread. There's never enough room for everything you want to include in any anthology. That's the hard part.
This isn't the only anthology you edited this year, is it? No, I also edited Haiti Noir, which is part of Akashic Books' famous Noir series. It was published last year and was two years in the making and it was also a wonderful experience. It's a great collection and I feel extremely honored to have worked with all those wonderful writers and to have been part of that.
It isn't the only collection of essays you published either, is it? Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist At Work is a collection of essays I published last year as well. It came out of the Toni Morrisson lecture I gave at Princeton University in March 2008. It is a series of personal essays on Haiti and Art and the immigrant experience. It's out in paperback from Vintage this fall.
Will you be taking a break from both essays and anthologies for your next book? Yes, indeed. I've been writing a novel for a while now and it's been stop and go. From now on, it's all fiction, all the time. Okay, mostly fiction, most of the time.
Edwidge Danticat reads from and discusses The Best American Essays 2011 on Tuesday, October 11 at Books and Books 265 Aragon Avenue Coral Gables. For more information call (305) 442-4408 or log on here.


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This Fourth of July, we've got a chance to celebrate America's birth in a very American way — watching internecine warfare, spasms of savage violence and a dark government conspiracy pulling the strings. That's right, it's time for a new Purge.
"The First Purge ," the fourth film in the franchise, is an origin story set in modern day New York that allows creator James DeMonaco to do what he does best — mix social satire with doses of heart-pounding horror. It's a worthy addition to the B-movie "Purge" cannon, even as it's depressingly prescient.
For those unfamiliar with the low-budget-but-high-earning "Purge" series, here's how it works: In a dystopian near-future, the government, led by a nefarious party called the New Founding Fathers of America, allows an annual 12-hour period of lawlessness without recriminations. Over the course of a single night, rape, murder, robbery and everything else is permitted across the nation as a way to release anger but also a way to cull from an overpopulated nation and lower crime.
Over the past three films, DeMonaco has explored all kinds of different facets to this rich and complex notion, from gun control to the behavior of predatory corporations, to government brutality against people of color and class wars. This time, DeMonaco goes back to the root of the "societal catharsis" to dive into how murder is incentivized and celebrate the first resistance to the purges.
DeMonaco sets "The First Purge" on Staten Island, where the first beta test was launched (and is, incidentally, his hometown). He has bafflingly attracted Oscar-winner Marisa Tomei to play the behavioral scientist who has designed the purge for the NRA-backed New Founding Fathers of America. She's not on any side here; she's just a data-driven gal unwittingly about to unleash holy hell on a sealed-off island.
On the ground, we meet our main players — Y'lan Noel, who makes a hunky and very charismatic drug kingpin; Lex Scott Davis, as his old girlfriend who has become a community activist; and Joivan Wade as her younger brother, torn between the lure of quick drug money and his sister's unwavering morality. Rotimi Paul makes an absolutely frightening psycho and Steve Harris is an always welcome addition. (There's also a cameo by Van Jones as a TV reporter skeptical of the purges.)
DeMonaco has handed over directorial duties this time to Gerard McMurray, who made his feature directorial debut with the Netflix hazing drama "Burning Sands." It is perhaps fitting that McMurray, an African-American director, helps tell the story of an inner-city minority community under siege that overwhelmingly stars actors of color. McMurray has a deft touch juggling action sequences, humor and intimate dialogue.
The first purge actually starts off unevenly, with many Staten Islanders who have stayed (and who have pocketed $5,000 in the process) choosing to have a boozy block party rather than murder each other. The New Founding Fathers of America soon decide to goose the violence level with a familiar tactic and the film moves into action hero territory, with Noel turning into a John McClane-like hero, and our makeshift community banding together to fight an oppressive regime — very Yankee Doodle Dandy. The blood flows so much that in one sequence it splashes the camera itself.
The "Purge" films have never been very subtle and "The First Purge" is no different. At one point, the brave ragtag Staten Islanders are being systematically hunted by heavily armed white gunmen wearing KKK hoods or Nazi coats and masks that look like blackface and minstrel shows. (Oh, and big thanks to costume designer Elisabeth Vastola for reprising her work from "The Purge: Election Year" by creating some masks that will haunt my nightmares forever.)
But DeMonaco's signature hammy scriptwriting also rears its head. The characters are barely one-dimensional and prone to doing stupid stuff, like wandering out alone during a night of mayhem. "We're safe," the sister says at one point. Her brother responds thoughtfully: "For now." (They're not.) Poor Tomei is a wonderful actress marooned. "What have I done?" she intones toward the end, having to use her eyes to convey the turmoil her dialogue cannot.
But there's no denying DeMonaco's ability to conceive of a film that seems ripped from the headlines. "The First Purge" is hardly sci-fi in the face of neo-Nazis really marching in U.S. streets, immigration policies that have been denounced as inhumane and a Congress awash in NRA donations.
One thing DeMonaco can't do is avoid his own timeline. We know that the purges are still raging in 2039, so whatever happens in Staten Island can't end them. That's a truly depressing thought on this Independence Day holiday: There will be more blood in the streets, not less.
"The First Purge," a Universal Pictures release, is rated R. Running time: 99 minutes. Two stars out of four.


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