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December 2 Cabinet Briefing – 'Cabinet decided to launch a full investigation into the "sell-off" of government assets by the previous administration. The inquiry will include representatives from the Ministry of Finance, the Attorney General's Ministry, the Ministry of the Public Service, and representatives from the Public Service Union and the private sector.'
Name the government SUV and the past UDP government sold it to the lowest UDP bidder, all in the last minutes leading up to the General Elections. The internet term 'viral' has now been put to greater and appropriate use. The virulent infamy of the UDP is being slowly unearthed and the stench has revealed that the hotbeds were actually cesspools of grand corruption. Belizeans are now experiencing transparency into the UDP Barrow/Faber maladministration. Now, we know a sampling of why the UDP stretched their last failed recession term deep into 2020.
On December 3, Minister Henry Charles Usher met with executive members of Public Service Union (PSU) to discuss their inclusion in the investigation into the illegal "sell off" of the people's assets by the previous UDP government. The PSU accepted to be a part of the investigation and pledged its support for a good and productive relationship with the new PUP government.
For the UDP, it was never about caring about the "collateral damage" it was always about the "spoils of victory" and maybe along the way "winning elections." Dean Barrow and Patrick Faber utterances in 2008 post-election to Belize were the only truths. They had NOT done anything with their lives that was worth it. One was a failed lawyer clinging to his partner and the other was a failed teacher who engrained his personal pettiness into Belize's Education system.
The UDP connived and gave life to infrastructure monsters called Belize Infrastructure Limited headed by Faber and Montero and Imer Hernandez Company Development Limited ceremoniously headed by Imer and really by the UDP. Imer got way more discredit than Arguelles who said tons more in 13 minutes than Imer said in 13 years. Both raked deeply into the backs of the Belizean people. We all remember…this was a John Briceño and PUP promise since no one is above the law and all consequences are on the table including jail time.
Memes galore exposed one of the last of UDP's infamy as being crooked car dealers.
You remember how Vega connived 400,000 dollars from us Belizeans by buying cheap and selling back expensive. UDPs, during the lameness of the Minister of Finance and with referee Vicente's fox-like strokes, attended and bought from the invitation-only firesale of Belizean assets—vehicles being the asset of choice. One Prado, a 200plus thousand dollar vehicle, was sold for 12k.
You know the cash desperate now powerless UDPs will make a move to recover their cash(if they did pay) and then make some obscene profit
The new planBelize Cabinet has approved the formation of a task force to deal with this 'firesale' as the Public Service Union has requested in an open letter.
Also, the BIL will undergo a forensic audit. From the Civic Centre to the Belize City Hall the Foreign Affairs Building will all be under official review.
December 2 Cabinet Briefing – 'In accordance with its commitment to full transparency, Cabinet decided to authorize a forensic audit of Belize Infrastructure Limited, including all projects it administered.'
Another move in direct scrutiny of UDP corruption is the opening of the process to add a team around the contractor general. This is truly forward-thinking to remove the power of reviewing contracts from one individual—a contractor general.
PM Briceño and Cabinet are moving forward with getting the right people with the best expertise into the right positions to expedite the making a Belize that works for everyone! On November 11, 2020 todos ganaron, watch it!!
Belmopan. December 2, 2020. 5:15 p.m.
The Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Hon. John Briceño, met remotely in regular session on Tuesday, December 1st, 2020.
- Cabinet decided to launch a full investigation into the "sell-off" of government assets by the previous administration. The inquiry will include representatives from the Ministry of Finance, the Attorney General's Ministry, the Ministry of the Public Service and representatives from the Public Service Union and the private sector.
- In accordance with its commitment to full transparency, Cabinet decided to authorize a forensic audit of Belize Infrastructure Limited, including all projects it administered.
- Julius Espat, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Housing, updated the Cabinet on the current state of the nation's roads, bridges and culverts and the need for emergency repairs and restoration. In this regard, Cabinet approved additional funding of BZ$9 million for road works especially on the major roads and highways severely impacted by the recent rains and floods.
- The Attorney General, Hon. Magali Marin-Young, presented a proposal to amend the legislation to impose time limits for the delivery of judgments in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The Hon. Attorney General informed Cabinet that she had consulted the President of the Court of Appeal, the Acting Chief Justice and the Belize Bar Association before presenting the proposal. Cabinet decided that the legislation would not come into effect immediately and agreed to approve an increase in the allocation for the Judiciary in next year's budget.
- Cabinet also discussed important amendments to the Contractor General Act including proposals to introduce an independent Public Contracts Commission to review and approve the award of public contracts and to work along with the Contractor General to investigate any suspicious public contracts.
- The Hon. Michel Chebat, Minister of Health and Wellness, updated Cabinet on the current effects of the pandemic and measures recently implemented. Minister Chebat informed Cabinet that a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Agriculture for the use of the laboratory at the Belize Agricultural Health Authority for COVID-19 PCR testing. This will scale up the capacity for PCR testing.
The Minister also indicated that the Ministry of Health and Wellness will be doubling the lab staff to decrease the turnaround time for results.
- The Hon. Orlando Habet, the Minister of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, updated the Cabinet on NEMO's ongoing assistance as a result of the impact of the rains associated with Hurricanes ETA and IOTA. The Minister informed Cabinet that assistance for food, household appliances and other supplies were being provided to more than 2,800 Belizeans. Cabinet requested the production of an updated map of flood-prone areas by NEMO. This deadline for completion before the start of the 2021 Hurricane Season.


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Host a superhero-themed party that is sure to be a hit without a ton of time, money, or effort. Enjoy the best DIY superhero party ideas, recipes, décor, games and more to make planning a party easy-peasy.
Planning a themed party can be a lot of fun. And with so many popular Marvel and DC movies being released in recent years, it's no wonder that superhero parties are becoming increasingly popular. If you're looking for some ideas to help you plan a fantastic superhero birthday party, look no further. This post is packed full of superhero party ideas to get you started! From decorations and food suggestions to Superhero games and activities, we've got everything you need to make your child's party a success.
Happy planning! Enjoy another year of blowing your candles.
Superhero Birthday Party Cakes
Learn how to make the coolest three-tier superhero cake using a Cake Boss kit. It combines Spiderman, Batman, and Superman into one fun dessert the birthday boy or girl will absolutely love. | Viva Veltoro
This cityscape style birthday cake is amazing! It's a fairly simple design, too, because all you need for the buildings are fondant sheets, a knife to cut the shapes, and edible markers to sketch the building designs. | Play Party Plan
What could be better than a cake featuring Spider-Man, Superman, and Batman? Spider-Man is climbing up the side of the cake, while Superman holds up the second tier with Batman standing on it. Super cool! | Frog Prince Paperie
Turn any cupcakes into superhero ones with these printable superhero cupcake toppers. The buildings that the cupcakes are sitting on are super cool, too! Just grab cardboard boxes, construction paper and create a cute dessert table tablescape. | Less Than Perfect Life of Bliss
Make a Spider-Man cake with homemade fondant using this tutorial. It shows step by step how to cut and shape the cake and pull everything together. Even if you've never worked with fondant before, you can tackle this easy cake. | Amanda's Cookin'
Don't want to try anything fancy? We don't blame you. You have enough to worry about with planning a party. Use this easy Captain America cake idea to turn any white round cake into a patriotic cake using red and blue M&Ms. | Cleverly Simple
Superhero Party Food
Any kid who's obsessed with Spider-Man will go crazy for these cute strawberries! Plus, it's a healthy-ish snack you can feel good about serving to everyone even if the berries do have a little icing on them. | Living Chic Mom
Captain America would be proud of these shield pretzel bites decked out in red, white, and blue. They're so easy to make, too. | A Grande Life
Turn any red punch into Spider-Man punch by simply placing a spiderweb on the front of the pitcher. Pretty clever! We also love the fruit kabobs and superhero sandwiches here. | Meaningful Mama
These 'design your own shield' cookies are genius! Provide sugar cookies, frosting, and blue and red candies to allow your party guests to make their own edible Captain America shields. | Play Party Plan
Mix up some Incredible Hulk punch for the party. This mean green drink is made with Sprite, lemon lime Kool-Aid mix, fresh limes, and green and yellow food coloring. It'll quench any superhero's thirst. | Simplistically Living
Wiggly, jiggly Jell-O is always a hit with kids, especially when it looks like Captain America's shield! The superhero cookies look scrumptious as well. | Creative Juice
For a super simple party treat, make these edible Thor hammers using pretzel sticks, marshmallows, and edible silver food color. They're easy to put together in just minutes. You could even send them home with party guests in small cellophane bags tied with ribbon. | Simplistically Living
Cap would be proud of this fruit platter that's decorated with blueberries, marshmallows, cherries, and strawberries with a star bowl filled with fruit dip in the middle. | Catch My Party
Use density to create layered superhero drinks for the kiddos. The yellow and red Iron Man drink looks incredible! | The Cards We Drew
Superhero Birthday Party Décor
Decorate your superhero party with this amazing Captain America shield banner. Cut it out on your Cricut or Silhouette Cameo. Your little superhero can hang it up in his or her room after the party. | Hey Let's Make Stuff
Making your own superhero invitations is easier than you think. Glue the printable template to a piece of yellow cardstock (or any other background color you'd like), and complete it with a photo of your child inside along with the party details. | Meaningful Mama
Use construction paper to make these cute Captain America water bottle labels for your superhero party! They'll be quick and easy if you use circle hole punches and star punches to cut out the shapes in a jiffy. | Big Family Blessings
Make a superhero photo prop for all your guests to take pictures with. This design featuring Superman and Wonder Woman is completely adorable and relatively easy to make. | Feeling Nifty
Superhero party decoration ideas can quickly be costly. One simple way to add pop to your party is with these fun word bubbles with phrases like Zap!, Pow!, and Bam! Put them in your centerpieces, on the walls, or even on top of the cake. | Meaningful Mama
Use these Batman cupcake liners to turn any cupcakes into superhero ones. It's as simple as printing the Batman symbols and gluing them to the front of the black cardstock cupcake liners. Pretty simple, right? | Laura's Crafty Life
If you want to make a cute background for photos, try this colorful cityscape backdrop. Use foam or poster board in blue, red, yellow, and black to make the tall buildings in various shapes and sizes. | Meaningful Mama
Superhero Party Games and Activities
Don't let not planning party activities become your kryptonite. Check out this list of hilarious superhero party games! Our favorite is the Spider-Man game. You'll use sticky hands to try to collect as many spiders as you can on your web. You'll find lots of other fun ideas here, too! Plus quickly download these printables so you have a full ist of superhero games for kids with directions and a supply list. | Frugal Coupon Living
Make your own superhero masks. You can either set up a crafting station at the party or make these paper plate superhero masks ahead of time if you want to give them out as favors. Instructions are included for Superman, Batman, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and the Hulk. | Meaningful Mama
Have a superhero art party! This is such a fun and creative activity for kids, especially older ones who still love super heroes. | Michelle's Party Plan-It
Superhero Birthday Party Favors
We LOVE these bat signal flashlights! You can grab inexpensive flashlights for a buck at the dollar store like Dollar General or Dollar Tree. Don't forget the batteries! Add a bat symbol over the glass, and you've got yourself a handy dandy bat signals the kids will have a blast with at the party. | Catch My Party
While these superhero lollipops have a Valentine's Day message on the, you can certainly make them without a message. Use paper or felt to make tiny eye masks and superhero capes, using a hole punch and tape to insert the lollipops and hold everything in place. | One Creative Mommy
It's not a superhero party if you and your guests aren't decked out in your favorite superhero gear. Sew a quick cape (or make a no-sew version), whip up a logo on your Cricut or Silhouette, and apply it to the cape. This create an easy peasy superhero costume and doubles as superhero party favors! | Hey Let's Make Stuff
You don't need any special tools at all to make this cute Batman mask disguise! Simply download the template, trace it onto heavy cardstock or craft foam, and add an elastic string to go around the head. These easy and frugal masks make terrific party favors! | Laura's Crafty Life
Grab these printable superhero masks to use as favors or as props for a photo booth. Kids and adults alike will have a blast posing for pictures with them. | Artsy Craftsy Mom
We hope you've enjoyed this list of superhero birthday party ideas. Pin it so you'll have all the ideas handy when you're ready to shop, plan, and decorate.
We love making a birthdays special. this can include events with friends or small private events with family. Take a look at this huge list of birthday party ideas for kids and don't forget to download and print the best party games based on themes!
We loved a good themed party. Take a look look a more fun birthday party ideas for boys and girls.
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You can keep parties small or even celebrate small celebrations every six months. Take a look at these…
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VATICAN CITY – The French nun whose healing was accepted as the miracle needed for Pope John Paul II's beatification will share her story with pilgrims at a prayer vigil in Rome the night before the beatification Mass.
Cardinal Agostino Vallini, the papal vicar for Rome, said the vigil April 30 would include "the precious testimony" of Joaquin Navarro-Valls, the former papal spokesman; Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz of Krakow, Poland, who was the pope's personal secretary for almost 40 years; and Sister Marie-Simon-Pierre, the member of the Little Sisters of the Catholic Motherhood, who had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and believes she was cured in 2005 through the intercession of Pope John Paul.
Cardinal Vallini, other officials from the Rome diocese and Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, held a news conference April 5 to discuss the details of Pope John Paul's beatification May 1 and other events surrounding the ceremony.
After the prayer vigil at Rome's Circus Maximus, eight churches located between the vigil site and the Vatican will remain open all night for pilgrims to pray, the cardinal said.
The cardinal also announced that prayers for the Mass and the office of readings for Pope John Paul's feast day should be approved before the beatification, although he said people will have to wait until the beatification Mass to find out which date will be Pope John Paul's feast day each year.
The Vatican, he said, will be "very flexible" in granting permission to use the Blessed John Paul Mass texts around the world.
Generally, when someone is beatified, only Catholics in his or her diocese or religious order can celebrate publicly the blessed's feast day Mass. With canonization, the person – recognized as a saint – can be venerated throughout the Catholic Church.
Even after the beatifications of Pope John XXIII and Mother Teresa of Kolkata, the Vatican insisted on maintaining the restrictive rule even though bishops around the world requested permission to have feast day Masses in their dioceses.
Cardinal Vallini said that the Vatican recognizes that Pope John Paul is a "universal figure" and, therefore, public Masses are likely to be approved for more dioceses than just Rome and Krakow, where he served as archbishop.
Father Lombardi told reporters that the grotto under St. Peter's Basilica would be closed to the public April 29 and 30 as Vatican workmen prepare to move Pope John Paul's casket from its grotto burial site to the chapel of St. Sebastian on the main floor of the basilica.
The body of Blessed Innocent XI, who originally was buried in the chapel, will be transferred April 8 to the Altar of the Transfiguration, closer to the main altar, Father Lombardi said.
During the news conference, Monsignor Marco Frisina, director of the Rome diocesan liturgy office, released the text of a hymn he has composed for the beatification. The diocesan communications office, working with the Pontifical Council for Social Communications and assisted by young adult volunteers, announced the addition of a beatification page to the revamped website for young people, www.pope2you.net.


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An attempt to murder case was filed on Friday after an additional district and sessions judge of Fatehpur district alleged that an SUV deliberately hit his car at Kokhraj area of Kaushambi the previous evening.
SUV driver Mohammad Umar was detained while three other occupants, all employees of a construction agency, were let go on the condition that they would return for questioning whenever required, said Kokhraj Station House Officer Gyan Singh.
Additional DGP (Prayagraj Zone) Prem Prakash in a video message said "so far there is no evidence" to corroborate Judge Mohammad Ahmad Khan's attempt to murder claim.
Kaushambi SP Radhey Shyam said Khan's car was damaged when the SUV was trying to overtake it."The complainant asked the SUV driver to pay for the damage. The driver refused and said he would instead get the car repaired," said Shyam. Amid the din, a huge crowd gathered at the spot and a sub-inspector also reached there. When Khan was asked to leave behind his car for examination, he said he would speak over the phone, said the SP.


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Analysts are praising the deal's value to shareholders. The Tesla mogul's plans to purchase Tesla have raised concerns regarding the exit of advertisers who are uncertain about the future of their product and unclear revenue goals.
In the wake of Elon Musk's closing the deal that will cost 444 billion to buy Twitter for $44 billion, Twitter, Wall Street experts have offered their opinions on what the sale will mean for Twitter's media empire, what consequences it will have on the broader digital advertising sector, and whether the turbulent Tesla CEO is the perfect choice for the company.
"Twitter –"Run … toward to the Bank," MoffettNathanson analyst Michael Nathanson, who has been awarded the "neutral" assessment of the stock, shared his report. The most important takeaway: "We did not believe that there was a second bidder in the market and thought that Musk's bid was a bargain-priced opportunity for shareholders looking at the company's monetization, operational, and valuation issues. The buyout cost of $54.20 is proof enough to prove that the idea behind Twitter is worth more over the operations over the long term, which comprises Twitter! "
Twitter founder Jack Dorsey also tweeted about Twitter as an idea and a possibility after the announcement on Monday, declaring: "The idea and service are what is most important for me, and I'll do the necessary steps to safeguard both. "
In the meantime, Evercore ISI analyst Mark Mahaney outlined the most pressing questions investors have, including whether Twitter will transform into a "better" site under Musk's direction. "Hard to find out," the Wall Street expert told. "We are unwavering in our belief that the development of new products for both consumers and advertisers is one of the weak points at Twitter in the last few decades. In the past, Twitter management has acknowledged that. The obvious conclusion is that Twitter, under the direction of Musk, will not enhance its innovation in the development of its services. The decision of whether or not it will get better or not remains a mystery. "
Mahaney also talked about an eventual exodus of marketers. With Musk speaking of "almost the whole purpose of mentioning the advertisers from Twitter" and talking about the company's subscription service, "there is a distinct possibility that marketers will move their marketing campaigns to other websites (Google, Facebook, Snap, TikTok, Reddit, etc. )," the author argued.
"As for consumers, our extensive research on the past seven years hasn't found much interest in Twitter's moderated content policies among Musk's biggest concerns," Mahaney said. Musk," Mahaney also said. "We're not sure this moderated approach to content will bring about an increase in the number of users. Interest in subscriptions to the service isn't always high in our surveys, with just 13 percent of the respondents to our recent survey saying that they are interested. Musk's ideas to allow edits to tweets and remove the character limit on the text appear to us as very sensible and user-friendly. "
Do you think Twitter's Twitter board "made the right decision for shareholders" when it came to the arrangement that it struck with Musk? "That is dependent on two factors," Mahaney argued. "How do you feel about the knowledge that the Twitter leadership team and the board can reach the goals they've declared in 2023 ($7.5 billion in revenue and 315 million daily active, also referred to by the term DAUs). as well as also when you think that the demand for growing equity will begin to return." The result was that "Musk's deal with its huge price came at an economic downturn in the tech sector that saw Twitter shares were trading 50% less than their previous highs in the latter half of 21st century," said the Evercore ISI expert said.
In the wake of Twitter's most recent financial report released on Thursday, the analyst Nathanson also shared his opinions about the implications for business and lessons to be learned from the Musk agreement. "Interestingly, the board has endorsed the deal just three days before the date that Twitter announces its first-quarter earnings of 2022," Nathanson wrote. "Last week, Snap's quarterly earnings showed that brands' advertising was less effective than performance ads, despite macroeconomic factors that impact macroeconomics, including rising supply chain and inflation and the ongoing conflict within Ukraine. It is our opinion Snap's weaknesses in the area of advertising for brands (which we estimate is around one-quarter of Snap's advertising revenue) can be a bad sign for Twitter because it is most likely to spend on brands among the top digital ad platforms (brand represented the most significant portion of Twitter's advertising revenue in that year). "
How will this impact how branding ads and other forms of advertisement on social media and other channels on the internet? "We think advertisers will be less likely to invest in Twitter if Elon Musk removes content moderation to permit the freedom of expression," Nathanson wrote. However, he also stated: "We continue to believe that performance advertising is the principal driver behind the digital (and the overall) U.S. ad spend shortly, and we don't believe that an acquisition by Twitter via Elon Musk notably alters the direction of this. "
John Blackledge from The Cowen's John Blackledge also discussed the effects that the market for ads could have played in this social media company's selection to accept Musk's proposal. "While it's true that the offer represents significant, with a 38 percent rise over April's beginning, it's also in that middle point of twitter's 52-week trading range, with an average loss of 26% to its most recent annual high," he highlighted. "That is a fact, considering that macro-, as well as market environment, has been deteriorating over the last few months, and the potential of adverse effects shortly due to the conflict in Ukraine Ukraine conflicts on brand's marketing campaign and branding The board may find it challenging to achieve the same or even higher value for the proposition in the near or mid-term. Additionally, when considering the various macro-related obstacles (rising rates of interest growing inflation, and supply chain challenges and supply chain challenges. ), It is possible that the board could have thought about a U.S. recession on the horizon shortly that could impact the advertising business for brands on Twitter and also the of the price of shares. "
Blackledge has stated that the company was required to focus on the advertising industry: "Twitter's management has worked in the past to enhance the level of service that it offers users and advertisers alike. This includes the most recent enhancement to its tech stack used for advertising to increase the amount of direct-response (DR) advertisements that are focused on achieving the goal of increasing DR advertising to 50% of the total advertising revenue instead of 15 percent currently, which is lower than the social networks. "


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gnutls relies on glibc-specific getpass functionality in tests
Description of problem:
The certtool test in cert-tests does not detect any password and fails at line 59 since it relies on getpass falling back to stdin and stderr if it is unable to connect to a TTY. This only occurs on glibc (source code), while other libcs like musl (source code) do not have this behaviour.
I can think of a few options to fix this
- Change getpass_copy to directly use utility functions in
termios.h. This would be most compatible with existing scripts. Note that according to its man page, getpass is obsolete.
- Stop relying on this behavior and test functionality another way, such as giving another password and making sure certtool fails.
- Try to make a pty so that the existing test line still works. This should be possible, but I have no idea how to do it.
Version of gnutls used:
Distributor of gnutls (e.g., Ubuntu, Fedora, RHEL)
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
- Build gnutls with musl libc (in my case
nix-build '<nixpkgs>' -A pkgsMusl.gnutls)
- Run tests
Actual results:
The test fails with the following log:
Generating a 3072 bit RSA private key...
Generating a self signed certificate...
No PIN given.
note: when operating in batch mode, set the GNUTLS_PIN or GNUTLS_SO_PIN environment variables
cert generation failed
FAIL certtool (exit status: 1)
Expected results:
The test should pass


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By Prokofy Neva, Virtualtor
Ugly pylons circle Hector pond in a screenshot I took in 2012 - because I lived on these sims!
I seem to recall this was WARR's power station or utility yard -- why that was on a nice pond, why a telephone pole with wires had to be sunk into the river is totally beyond me, and even if this is not evola's build, he doesn't criticize it. Odd, that.
I never looked down that far at that time. You can see my rentals cottage peeking out -- that was in Slosser. Where I both gave right-of-way to WARR next to my cottages AND sold them a parcel. I guess they had an idea to build the ugly bridge down here at first?
The Lindens have created a "Right of Way" in Juanita this month, amidst land they sold on the auction which has been bought by both land barons and end users.
Will we see these ugly pylons coming back? [Update 2022: Now it's gone.]
This history needs to be reposted and reinforced because of the emergence of evola's new alt Ineffable Mote in the art world.
Not surprisingly, evola Courtois came into this thread in 2016 a year after it was started in 2015 and made false claims again -- and as these are periodically revived, this thread needs to be rebutted in 2021 once again, a place where the Lindens cannot delete the replies. Because as noted, a Right of Way has appeared now in 2021 in Juanita.
Therefore to revisit this troubled history -- tortured and convoluted and riveted with falsehoods from evola and his posses -- is worth doing once again to set the record straight once again.
Evola seems to think that time started when he noticed the large, ugly build in the middle of the pond which he photographed and put on Snapzilla. But the waterfront tenants had all been there for years by then, and I myself and my rentals had been there FOR YEARS by the time of Miss Behavin, and we protested more than he did, from our land, which we properly owned.
I was in Zephyr and Patagonia starting in 2005 when the Lindens built Heterocera -- those are my castles you can see in this picture. He is apparently unaware of my presence not only on these nearby sims, but in Slosser, starting in 2004-2005 as well. Then I bought land in Grote at that end of the sim -- he may have not noticed that after Lupin Nostram and Zan sold it, I became the owner. I didn't "ruin" anything on these sims. The same pristine creek that runs through here is still there, exactly as it was in 2013, thanks to me holding the tier.
It's all jumbled in his mind; he's protesting an ugly view blocker who put up ban lines; I'm protesting that very same person; he thinks my protests against that person are somehow part of my grand conspiracy to chase people off their land, take it over, and single handedly thwart a railway that the Lindens had "all along" wished to put through.
Does it need explaining that if the Lindens want to do something, they do it? It's not like a resident can "get in their way." I think cases of "eminent domain" are rare in SL -- where the Lindens would remove a resident paying tier from his land because of some construction project or need of theirs, like a RL government. If the Lindens had truly needed my roadside land in Juanita -- which has nothing on it and is used for prims -- they would ask? They would do a swap or a compensation. They never did. Various furries aggressively asked me to sell this land; I refused. I saw absolutely no need to encourage the resurrection of the WARR -- a resident-built railroad on land that was ABANDONED -- by selling my land. We had long endured the ugly pylons of WARR above the nice pond in Grote -- this, despite me both selling land to WARR cheaply at their request years ago AND giving them right of way through land I kept for prims. Hello!
Skip to the "re-cap" at the end if you hate long reads with the sort of extensive proof and documentation required to debunk fallacious claims.
It's rare that you have records to prove things like that, but in this case, I can show clearly land which I bought abandoned from the Lindens -- that still has the date and my name on it, which is how they labeled abandon land for your purchase after you send a support ticket.
evola's spite-plot here is directed at somebody else's build, unrelated to me; I bought this adjacent land when it was abandoned. He did not.
If someone thinks I would put a fake Linden-seeming label on that land after the fact, they can go ask the Lindens, who will have a record of the purchase.
Of course the claim date -- a day after the Linden's labeling of the abandoned land for sale -- September 24, 2015 -- is not something that can be faked. There it is. Proof that I bought the land AFTER he started campaigning against ANOTHER owner, unrelated to me, earlier that year, then decided to keep up this jihad against me for years on end -- six to be precise -- based on his crazy belief that I was somehow deliberately crapping up land here and forcing people off to buy it.
I didn't have to do that; they put their land to sale normally. Ask them. And the only one crapping up land in Grote is evola, with this spite-memorial. His land description says:
The memorial to classiness and civilization as leading definers of basic social norms.
note: encroaching objects will be returned
How someone can imagine that if you put out an outhouse, a garbage bag, a gnome, and ugly "Good Neighbour" pillars, that you are striking a blow against what you view as "not classy" i.e. my motel court cabins (made by POST, and perfectly fine) -- it's insane. Only in SL.
I owned land in Juanita, Slosser (the Lost Gardens), Zephyr, Patagonia, on the opposite side of the sim from the pond in Grote, for years and years -- starting in 2004-2005 for Juanita and Slosser and Zephyr, moving on to Patagonia and Grote. Long, long before any of these characters came on the sims, I was there, just not by the pond, except for the Slosser garden, which has waterfront on the pond. I then gradually got more land in Grote and Sikkima -- normally, legally, and not with any intent to thwart a railroad project, but to build out my rentals, which I had on 4 sims in that area, without any complaint from anybody -- including the WARR, whose owner knows full well he routed through my land in Slosser with my permission; I sold land in Slosser to him; and he also devalued my waterfront in Grote bought years before Michael Linden made any stirrings there with his "Right of Way" -- which I abandoned. No one bought it. It lay abandoned for years on end til I bought it back -- after WARR was long gone.
I am not the person who bought this land on the auction -- abandoned or sold and then abandoned by Miss Behaving. I bought this water from a Canadian land dealer who priced it low on Canada Day.
Could evola think I'm the one who bought the land in the middle of the Pond and put up a big ugly view-blocking build (Lindens should have made THAT Linden protected land, but they often don't, setting up conflicts for years)? I don't see how that's possible, given that another person's name on it, without my groups, not one of my known alts. But of course, that may be a notion he got in his fevered brain.
I was with the glowing atomic power station, PROTESTING that build along with everyone else on the pond who now could not sail it -- there were ban lines.
I was the one who bought this pond water from land flippers and PRESERVED IT TO THIS DAY.
I totally get it that evola imagines as he frolicked around on land that he didn't own in Grote in and around the pond, owned by others from whom I bought it, after being YEARS in this area on the adjacent sims, that somehow I am to blame for ending his lovely furry life, free of tier. But I bought land on the open market he could have bought. I didn't buy it all at once. I bought it over time -- several years, including a long rent-to-buy from LIFE -- because I'm not rich, and didn't have the money and tier. I bothered with this area, and I kept it nice. He has kept up with this insane, fevered and crazy vendetta for years with his grief-build, and bad-mouthing me all over town, although usually when I run across someone who has read his "pink flamingo" agitprop, they get it that he is wrong. They can see the facts in front of them. On the pond. Which has no ugly build in it. Any more.
So it's just that this many years of history wasn't noticed until the railroad agitators got busy. Somehow, evola got it into his furry brain that I was a late-comer who "trashed" two sims that I had been on for years with rentals that no one complained about at all, except him AFTER he had given up his land there. It would be nice if this was some kind of honest mistake, some kind of hearsay garbed in his mind, but it's not, it's about ill will toward a class of people -- landlords -- and their tenants -- poor people who don't own land in Bay City, the end. There is nothing I have "trashed" in Grote or Juanita. Come and look. All the old owners are still there, and grateful that I BOUGHT THE VIEW there as you can see from one of them speaking up in that thread. The rentals are filled, people are happy, plenty of visitors come, and it's a mystery why I am being harassed and vilified here.
His forums agitprop, which I am refuting yet again in red:
Some additional history from someone who once owned much land adjacent to the WARR line on Grote as well as across from the old Sikkima station on Slosser. The WARR line was abandoned when I still lived there, I ended up giving up most of my land there later on after the sims got trashed first by some auction buyers who put up huge walls and banlines in the middle of the lake on Grote blocking everyone but them from using it, and then by the other person here currently blocking the rebuilding of the rail line when she effectively "went to war" with them, putting up numerous huge particle spewing full glowing nuclear reactors, large wall sized signs, etc. just blight overload.
o I was in Slosser before he was, since 2004; I sold land to WARR in fact, and let them go through other land I owned.
o If he gave up his land, that's on him, I didn't trash anything, was unrelated to people who did, and his claim is preposterous from start to finish as anyone who actually lives in these sims knows -- for years on end;
o The auction buyers are unrelated to me; I, too protested them.
o The one atomic nuclear reactor was directed at the same view-blocking ban-line build he is complaining about, and as soon as they sold their land to a land baron, I removed my atomic station as did other owners there with various protests like the giant toilet
o I had a sign up against the view blocker/ban line person he, too, was protesting and removed it when they sold out
o I didn't buy that water until some time later, on Canada day, in July of that year, 2015.
Once the land on the sim had been scorched and burned and most landowners driven off by it, it all got conveniently put to auction, presumably because tickets were filed on them to take ownership of them, at cheap prices.
o All the original Hector Pond waterfront owners there today remained; no other land owner was "driven away" because they put their land on the open market and it was purchased by land barons. I bought it from land barons over time, and requested only my own old parcel and another small parcel or two of abandoned land on the other side of the road in Grote
One of the Linden Right Of Way parcels was also conveniently put up for auction, which this person then took ownership of, ostensibly to "safekeep" it along with all the other land on the sim and prevent whatever usage of it she didn't want on the sim, when they knew full well what it was for along with the history of the rail and LL's taking of it after the WARR abandonment.
o The Lindens put THEIR OWN land on the auction. It's hard to see this as a "mistake". It was bought by a land baron. I purchased it from them. It was for prims for my rentals on Juanita and had no build on it then or now; it is part of a vacation area of4 sims where I had land there by that time: Juanita, Grote, Slosser, Sikkima. Even earlier, when the continent was born in 2005, I bought land in Zephyr and Patagonia.
o There is no evidence that the Lindens had some long-term plan other than their "Right of Way" in Grote which lay fallow for years on end. The Lindens sold their Juanita Right of Way along the road, and if it was a mistake, they could simply reverse it, plenty of time went by. LL seized WARR's abandoned land like they would any abandoned land, and there is no proof they had some grand RR plan. Michael Linden, now gone, may have had some notion of this, but there is no evidence that it was approved or in place then or now.
One person doesn't have any business blocking the public rail line from being put in as planned, especially when they didn't "just happen" to acquire and own a random piece of land here, it was their intent to block the project all along. This person has made that clear, they thought the WARR build with the raised tressel through there was ugly and was glad to see it gone, and now with "NO RAILROAD!!!" signs even. And this is all just business as usual for them.
o Once again: it is not possible to block a project that a) I had no notion of b) the Lindens did not declare c) the Lindens appeared to have scuppered when they themselves sold it on the auction.
o There is not just "one person" who opposes this preposterous railroad; it's every single long-term owner on that sim, due to the ugly overpass the WARR had. The "tressel" was indeed ugly, devalued my land, forced my tenant out, forced me to abandon the land, and forced others to leave and/or suffer for years with it in the view.
o I bought land for prims on my hotel which I had owned in Juanita since 2005 when the continent was made. The person from whom I bought the land and the building could testify as to the date as can other items on the land.
o I put up "No Railroad" signs when a gaggle of furries and hobos began screeching on the forums that this railroad "had" to go through -- on MY LAND which I legally purchased from people who themselves legally purchased it from the Lindens. I sure as hell opposed an ugly concrete overpass that had caused me to ABANDON WATERFRONT on Grote Pond years before because it would never rent. Once again: I once supported WARR, gave them land, gave them right of way, and I was repaid with that ugly overpass that forced my tenant to leave and forced me to abandon my land. All of that happened long before the furries began agitating on the forums.
i recall in the old days people playing extortion games with parcels wanted for rail lines on the north side of continent as well, I don't see why a land swap or confiscation at worst case can't/won't be done here so that the line can go through on protected/reclaimed parcels along the route as planned, unless it can be rerouted, over/along the road maybe. It's literally *one* person currently hijacking the project and blocking the use of contigous land *specifically* set aside for this project, contiguous for probably well over a dozen sims across that part of the continent, which was always meant to be set aside by LL and used by the residents of Second Life as a whole.
o I have never been involved in any extortion games whatsoever with land; I purchased this land normally as described; I fail to see why some Bay City asshole who doesn't own land in this area, who calls himself an "artist" now under the name Ineffable Mote, should get away with urging Lindens to confiscate land I purchased lawfully in their system. Nor has any Linden ever asked me to give up my land here. It's utterly preposterous to accuse a person who has had land and rentals in this area since 2005 when Heterocera was first created, who has gradually purchased land in Grote over the years only to protect it from the kind of abuse it saw with the ugly build in the middle of the pond, should be accused of "hijacking".
There is no evidence that land OWNED BY A RESIDENT FOR THEIR OWN RAILROAD was "always planned" to be used by LL for their own considerabl railroad, which already existed, was not needed here, and if needed to be extended, could be done in other ways.
Apologies if any of this is redundant, I haven't time to read the entire thread.
So, this is simply out-and-out a bald-faced lie: One person doesn't have any business blocking the public rail line from being put in as planned, especially when they didn't "just happen" to acquire and own a random piece of land here, it was their intent to block the project all along.
I don't have "intent to block a project" that in fact did not exist. WARR abandoned their land. The end. They were gone. If there was a secret plot with the Lindens for THEM to take it and then displace us all, I never heard of it. I suspect it does not exist except in the minds of some furries on the IRC channel with "their" Lindens. But I really don't think the actual Lindens in charge ever had any plans at all for WARR or any land abandoned by it or near it. And I am not "one person" -- no land owner on Grote wants an ugly overpass.
To recap:
- I was there for years, starting in 2004-2005 on adjacent sims of Juanita and Slosser on the pond, purchased Grote Pond land in 2014-2015 to build out rentals I had on Patagonia and Zephyr. I did not extort anyone but bought land that was sold by previous owners, or land dealers who flipped it. This is known to everyone who lives there and to the Lindens.
- The only abandoned land I bought back was my own land, abandoned, under the huge rail crossing, on the Grote waterfront, and another small parcel by evola's spite-memorial which came AFTER he built it against ANOTHER person unrelated to me.
- The Lindens sold their own right of way, because they were not interested in the RR project and had other fish to fry (Bellisseria). I see no evidence this was a "mistake".
- A land baron bought it on the auction from them; I purchased it from the land baron for more prims for my long-existing rentals -- my Flamingo Court Hotel in Juanita, across from this rail overpass, has been there since 2005. That's a long time. My rentals in Grote have been there since 2014 That's a long time. But the land in part of Grote and Zephyr goes back to 2004. The pond purchases merely extend areas I owned since 2004-2005, and through which WARR once had right of way in Slosser.
- The glowing atomic station was put up to protest the very same build in the middle of the pond that evola is protesting, at that exact time, not before or since. It was in concert with other Grote Pond land owners who put up giant toilets, etc. etc. in an effort to get that ugly build AND ITS BAN LINES to mitigate their disaster. That's where his sequencing is way off. Why? Because I had land in Zephyr, Patagonia, Slosser and part of Grote for years before I bought by the pond. My atomic station was put on land in Grote I owned at that time, duh and it was directed against the same idiot evola was incensed about -- but then, by that time, he no longer owned land there but was only on one small parcel in Sikkima.
- What's astounding is this incredibly crazy conspiracy theory -- which the Lindens and all the old landowners on the pond know to be an utter falsehood -- that I somehow plotted and planned for years to "drive people off their land" so I could buy it. Huh?! Lupin Nostram sold most of the land she owned there. Zan of LIFE bought it, and I did a "rent to buy" plan with him for months before acquiring it outright and putting the campground on it. There were no plots or plans, merely normal buying of land put to sale openly.
- It isn't just "one" person wishing to block a railroad that a RESIDENT owned and ruined our view with and then ABANDONED it -- there are multiple land owners on that sim and others, all are opposed, and it's normal to wish that a rail overpass not blight the view.
- Michael Linden -- no longer at the Lab -- and old techie susceptible to alliances with old furries in SL may have felt he could push me off my land, but he never seriously attempted this. He put out his RR props to sort of threaten this, but no Linden ever approached me formally much less seized my land. And how could they? I bought it legally and normally.
- If the Lindens "all along" had a grand plan of rescuing WARR after they seized it, they waited years and years to sic their furries on the forums to accomplish this by stealth. I never heard from them at all. Was it only a plan that one Linden, Michael Linden had? I have no idea. No other Linden, including Michael, ever informed me of this plan and my need to "stop blocking it" -- which was merely a function of me normally and naturally buying land around my original purchases in Juanita and Slosser in 2004. 2004 for fuck's sake.
- Should the Lindens push a railroad through sims where people own the land and pay tier, to satisfy a bunch of landless hoboes hollering on the forums, and this "artiste" Ineffable Mote? Of course not. That's insane. Even our very craven and forums-thrown Lindens will not do this. However, I will ask them their plans in a ticket to Support, the normal way, not in the IRC or even an office hour, where I imagine they would only be bewildered.
- Of course the obvious, glaring problem here is this idea that the Lindens would have a plan through dozens of sims, that now only I am holding up -- when they sold their land there. And if they sold it "by accident," they could have taken it back from the land flippers before me at any time. Or for that matter, taken it from me any time during the YEARS AND YEARS I owned it. That's what is so crazy about all this. These furries actually waited years to begin hollering to take back land for me which has no build on it, and is used for prims.
- As I noted on the forums, the notion Qie advances is absurd that the Lindens did not plan their SLRR years ago, when they created this continent, when we all remember exactly how it appeared and how its stations appeared one by one in their builders' contest (itself a cooptation of a building contest I myself ran), and that they somehow had to improvise or deal with ad farmer extortionists. An edge case like that can't undo the obvious fact that something like the SLRR has to be planned before you auction the land off, under the old way sims were created and sold; nothing the Lindens have done since then would lead us to believe that they need to "improvise". The Lindens "improvised" themselves right off the old Mainland, into Bellisseria, is what happened, and I think the furries are mad at that.
- Thus: A completely fictional RR project is lobbied by a bunch of hobos/furries; Qie in his usual contrarian way backs them because he is owner of RR land and groups and content in the Moth Continent as well and thinks it benefits his projects/content sales/whatever; but he is more sane than any of these people. He knows it is not necessary to establish the terrible precedent of seizing a resident's land to satisfy landless lobbyiests on the forums.
- Does the Right of Way that has suddenly appeared in land that had long lain fallow in Juanita in the center of the sim mean that the Lindens are going to now take their fallow Right of Way in Grote and link it across the road? If so, I haven't gotten the memo yet that they will seize my land "in the way". And the other owners who have to look at a railroad pass there will have something to say about this.
In the overheated furry mind here, there was this grand Linden project, that appeared...only after a resident spent years painstakingly building his own RR alongside theirs...and the abandoned it. That part seems weird. But then there's this other weird belief. That the Lindens had grand plans to take this resident-built RR and build it out through many sims -- but that only I stand in the way of it. I have to marvel at that premise, when the Lindens themselves sold their own land, having apparently abandoned their own project. So then this notion develops that they sold this "by mistake". But their Linden Right of Way in Grote lay fallow for years on end while I and others moved into that sim and put up homes and rentals. There are multiple owners on those sims, not just me, some who have been there for years before me.
RE: evola's pictures on Snapzilla -- The motel in Juanita is not built by a "three-day-old newbie". It was made in 2004 by Barnesworth Anubis and is perfectly stylish and fine -- just in prims, and from an age that feels dated to some. I personally wish to keep it. After I edited it to fix 10-m prims and such, it takes up less land impact than some of the many mesh buildings I own and could have put here. I see no need to replace it. It has stayed full for years, with ebbs and flows. If at some point all the rooms are empty and no one is renting it, then I would put something else there, but not now, merely to satisfy the agitation of some idiot on the forums.


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To illustrate how excited this makes me (and, because I've finally decided there aren't enough pictures of ME on here)…
Will be posting a simple, delicious recipe for coconut-stewed greens later this week. Chock full of healthy fats (from the coconut) and tons of nutrients (from the greens). And also, instructions on how to open a coconut- because despite the fact that you think you can machete-chop a coconut open with a regular kitchen knife…well, you can't.
update: A post on how to open a coconut, how to make coconut milk, and a recipe for coconut braised greens.


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Monte Halcones is a residential area just off the Ronda Road and conveniently located next to La Quinta golf and Los Arqueros golf. It has its own commercial area with restaurants, supermarket, pharmacy, etc. Positioned on an elevated plot this villa enjoys commanding views of the sea. The accommodation is versatile and can accommodate live in staff if required. The house oozes style and has prominent features like the high ceilings in the lounge. The ground floor also accommodates a fitted kitchen, utility, guest cloakroom, a bedroom and a self contained apartment of two bedrooms, a bathroom, living room with its own kitchen. The rest of the accommodation is found on the first floor and includes the master suite with walking wardrobe and a Juliette balcony to the lounge below and two further double bedrooms. Outside the gardens are well tended around a private heated swimming pool and there is the access to the solarium. The garage is big enough for two cars and there is further parking on the drive for several cars. Viewing is essential to appreciate.


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Megan's Law Attorney in Ocean County
New Jersey has been at the forefront of sex offender registration for decades, ever since New Jersey resident Megan Kanka was sexually assaulted and murdered by her neighbor, a convicted sex offender who had not been required to register with law enforcement or inform his neighbors of his prior offense. A resulting legislative push, spearheaded by Megan's parents and then by state and federal legislators, resulted in the adoption of Megan's Law in New Jersey and in the passage of similar statutes across the United States. Under Megan's Law, sex offenders must adhere to certain strict registration and notification requirements depending on the "risk tier" in which they are placed. While all of this is in service of the community, being convicted of a Megan's law sex crime and being labeled a "sex offender" who is forced to register with the state interminably can have a devastating impact on your life. Megan's Law sex offender registration leaves you with a heavy burden, not to mention that it can hinder your job opportunities, financial situation, and personal relationships. This is why it is imperative to know your rights when it comes to a Megan's Law sex offense and your legal options if you are subject to registration. If you would like to discuss defense for a sexual offense, removal from Megan's Law, or challenging your tier classification, contact our experienced Ocean County Megan's Law Attorneys for a free consultation at (848) 238-2100. We have successfully handled many of these cases and can provide answers and highly effective representation specific to your case.
What is Megan's Law?
There are many sex crimes subject to Megan's Law registration in New Jersey, including endangering the welfare of a child (involving sexual contact with a minor), aggravated criminal sexual contact, sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault, as well as false imprisonment and kidnapping when it involves a sexual offense. If you have been convicted of a Megan's Law eligible offense, you are generally required to register with your local police department immediately upon your release from incarceration. You must submit a registration form that includes your employer and address, along with other personal information. As the law stands today, Megan's Law registration remains in effect for life.
What are the Tiers of Megan Law?
The details of your case will be reviewed before assigning you to one of three "risk tiers." Each of these tiers comes with a different set of continuing requirements to which you must adhere indefinitely. The three tiers applicable to the Megan's Law registration framework are as follows. Tier 1 offenders are categorized as having a low risk of re-offense. Tier 2 offenders are categorized as having a moderate risk of re-offense. Tier 3 offenders are considered to have a risk of re-offense; this is the highest risk tier used in New Jersey's Megan's Law framework. After you submit your registration form to local law enforcement, that information is forwarded to a county prosecutor. The prosecutor analyzes your likelihood of re-offense based on a Registrant Risk Assessment Scale (RRAS) or Juvenile Risk Assessment Scale and assigns you to a particular risk tier. Notably, you are entitled to have a hearing before your final tier classification. If you want to avoid being placed on the registry or obtain a lower tier assignment, you should consult and hire a knowledgeable attorney who knows how to handle the hearings and can argue in favor of your best interests at this hearing. Contact us to discuss how we can help with your hearing in Ocean County or elsewhere in New Jersey.
How do they Decide Your Tier Classification?
The RRAS scale examines 13 factors to evaluate your likelihood of re-offense. These factors include the degree of force used in committing the crime that led to your registration requirement, the age of the victim involved, the degree of contact you had with the victim, the relationship of the victim to you, the length of time involved in the course of the offense, the number of your offenses and victims, the length of time that has passed since your last offense, any history of anti-social behavior that you may have previously displayed, any history of substance abuse, your response to treatment in the past, your level of residential and/or therapeutic support, your employment prospects, and your educational history.
As you might imagine, more severe or prolonged behavior will correlate to a higher risk score on the RRAS or JRAS. If you committed offenses against a close family member for a long period of time, if you committed offenses, using force, against many victims, or if you engaged in particularly heinous crimes, you are more likely to score as Tier 3. If, on the other hand, you were convicted of a first time offense, have no criminal history, and have a good job and family support, you may be more likely to score a Tier 1. Given the breadth of these factors, it can be difficult to say which risk category you will fall into based on the type of offense you committed alone, but certainly more serious offenses increase the likelihood that you will be assigned to a higher risk tier.
If you are classified as Tier 1, you have the least onerous registration responsibilities. You should consult your attorney and your probation or parole officer for the specifics, but generally speaking, you are simply required to register with local law enforcement given that your risk of re-offense is considered to be low. If you are classified as Tier 2, you have more significant ongoing responsibilities, including notifying law enforcement, who will then provide notifications to community organizations, summer camps, daycare centers, and schools. Finally, if you are categorized as Tier 3, you face the harshest ongoing requirements given your high risk classification. Notices will be sent to all the above groups and all your neighbors, in addition to law enforcement.
Can You get off Megan's Law?
Megan's Law registration typically takes place for life. That said, in rare cases, you may apply to be removed from the registry if you have only committed one offense, 15 years have passed since you committed the registrable crime and you have not committed another one, and you can prove that you are not a threat to others. This is a difficult showing to make, but not impossible, particularly with the right legal counsel. In addition, if you disagree with the application of the RRAS or JRAS factors to your case following your release from jail or prison, you may be able to bring a motion in the original court where you were convicted to challenge your assignment to a particular tier. Contact our experienced New Jersey Megan's Law Attorneys to learn more about appealing your tier assignment.
What about Juvenile Sex Offender Registration?
Juveniles can also be ordered to register under Megan's Law. registration is required for crimes like aggravated sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, sexual assault, kidnapping in certain cases, luring or enticing, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal restraint, false imprisonment in certain cases, or criminal sexual conduct involving a minor, among other crimes. Juveniles are assigned to one of three risk tiers along the lines discussed above, based on a prosecutor's assessment using the JRAS. The JRAS factors consider three main areas: sexual offense history, environmental characteristics, and antisocial behavior. These three categories cover the same thirteen factors as those for adults. The more serious or prolonged the offense, the more likely you are to be assigned to Tier 3. The more support you have, and the less criminal or antisocial history you have, the more likely you are to be assigned to a lower tier.
Juvenile sex offenders also have a greater chance of getting off the sex offender registry, although that can still be difficult. Such offenders may request that the court remove them from the registry if they were under 14 at the time of their offense but are now over the age of 18. They can also apply to be removed based on the same criteria discussed in connection with adults above.
Jackson NJ Megan's Law Attorney Help
If you are accused of sex crime or have a case involving Megan's Law in Ocean County or anywhere else in New Jersey, you should contact a knowledgeable attorney to learn more based on the facts of your case. Our lawyers have extensive experience in the realm of sex crimes and we can help with your defense, registration questions, classification challenges, or appeals. Contact our local offices at (848) 238-2100 for a free consultation now.


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With the advent of internet connectivity, gamers can play online games against other players from all around the world. This means that parents can monitor their children's gaming activity and monitor the time they spend online. Keeping tabs on their children's gaming habits can be an important part of keeping them healthy and happy. While there are many benefits to playing online games, there are also several risks. If you're worried that your child is spending too much time playing these games, there are a few things you should keep in mind.
One of the biggest disadvantages of online games is that they don't last forever. The time spent playing them can impact their performance in other areas of life. The amount of time they spend playing games can also affect their sleep. Furthermore, too much time playing online can lead to parents neglecting their children. It's important to remember that the time you spend playing these games is not permanent, so you can always stop playing them later if you want to.
Another important consideration when playing online games is that these are not permanent. They require special servers to function properly. You can't play them over again, so you have to check for updates. You may also find yourself unable to access some features of certain games for a long time. While these problems can be frustrating, you can use online games to learn about the benefits of online games. Once you've decided which ones you want to play, you can spend time exploring the world of online games. If you have a computer, you can play the same game over again.
The social aspect of joker123 is also important. Since these games require interacting with others, they can be an environment for cyberbullying, hate speech, and other forms of harassment. The social aspects of playing these types of games have been studied and discussed extensively by professional observers, developers, and gaming companies. However, there are no proven solutions to all these issues. Nevertheless, these games can be a fun way to pass the time and relax.
Another benefit of playing online games is that they can be useful for learning how people communicate and collaborate online. These interactive experiences offer a safe environment for mistakes and experimentation. They can be a way to improve your life. If you play online games for fun, you'll never have to worry about spending too much money. They are also free to play, but they are often operated as games as a service. This means that you can purchase and play these games as you like, but there are no rules.
There are many other benefits of playing online games, too. They can help people understand collaboration and problem-solving online. For example, the social aspect of online games is that it fosters innovative problem-solving, which can be difficult in real life. Despite these advantages, they are also detrimental to our society. Using the internet for gaming is not only a waste of time, but it can lead to addiction. Some people even quit their jobs because of their gaming addiction.


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"It's been said, knowledge is power. Unfortunately, many people like to spread damaging information or intimate details about others, whether true or not. This is what is called gossip. It used to be that people called gossip, dishing the dirt. Whatever it's called, people use gossip to hurt people, in order to feel good about themselves and to feel like they have power over others." Dawson McAllistar [1] "Gossip magazines" are money makers for many stores. Don't waste money that you receive from God on them. (See Deuteronomy 8:18)
"Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip." ~ Erma Bombeck.
"Words have no wings but they can fly a thousand miles." ~ Korean Proverb
"If you can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all." ~ Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
"Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events.
Small minds discuss people." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
"There are many places [in] the Bible dedicated to warn us against 'malicious gossips, busybodies, slanderers, talebearers, whisperers, false witnesses, quarrelers, meddlers, deceivers, backbiters.'" [Here are a few verses that deal with these subjects that would be good to review periodically and/or memorize:]
"Where there is no talebearer, the strife ceases." (Proverbs 26:20)
"Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear" (Ephesians 4:29).
"If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless" (James 1:26).
"And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell" (James 3:6).
"Remind them…to speak evil of no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show perfect courtesy toward all people" (Titus 3:1, 2). [3]
God's Desire. He always wants His people to do what is right in His sight, to be compassionate to those who are hurting, and to walk humbly before God. (A paraphrase of Micah 6:8) Are we doing this or not? If not, why?
Unusual Penance
"The story is often told of the most unusual penance St. Philip Neri assigned to a woman for her sin of spreading gossip. The sixteenth-century saint instructed her to take a feather pillow to the top of the church bell tower, rip it open, and let the wind blow all the feathers away. This probably was not the kind of penance this woman, or any of us, would have been used to!
"But the penance didn't end there. Philip Neri gave her a second and more difficult task. He told her to come down from the bell tower and collect all the feathers that had been scattered throughout the town. The poor lady, of course, could not do it — and that was the point Philip Neri was trying to make in order to underscore the destructive nature of gossip.
"When we detract from others in our speech, our malicious words are scattered abroad and cannot be gathered back. They continue to dishonor and divide many days, months, and years after we speak them as they linger in people's minds and pass from one tale-bearer to the next." [4]
Problem. Some Christians, even from the earliest days of the church, had some serious problems. They were busybodies and tale-bearers (1 Timothy 5:13-15). These particular temptations come from the devil/demons and must be overcome by putting on the whole armor of God and specifically using the belt of truth to overcome them (Ephesians 6:10-17).
Questions. Allen Redpath suggested that before speaking of any person or subject that might be controversial, ask these questions. If what we are about to say doesn't pass these tests, it's best to keep our mouths shut. (We should memorize and use this acrostic (THINK) to remind ourselves to guard our words.)
T–Is it true?
H–Is it helpful?
I–Is it inspiring?
N–Is it necessary?
K–Is it kind? [5]
Day Of Reckoning. Believe it or not, Judgement Day is coming (Hebrews 9:27) and all of us will give an account to Judge Jesus (John 5:22; 2 Timothy 4:8) for every word that we say, and everything that we do (Matthew 12:36; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 20:11-15). These separate judgments will be to determine our degree of enjoyment in heaven, or our degree of suffering in the lake of fire (Daniel 12:1-3; 1 Corinthians 3:11-15; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Revelation 20:12, 13).
Don't Be Confused. Faith or lack of faith in Christ alone and the Gospel will determine the place of our eternal destiny (John 3:16, 18, 46; Acts 16:31; 1 Corinthians 15:3, 4). Where will you spend it?
Sure? My Friend, Are you absolutely sure that you will go to heaven the moment you die? Why should God let you into His heaven? Is there anything you could do or fail to do that would cause you to lose your salvation? If so, what? We're here to assist those who aren't sure of their eternal destiny, and to help Christians grow spiritually. We can be reached through our website: www.kelseypeach.com If this has helped you, please SHARE it with others.
Some of the material for this article was gathered from these websites:
[1] https://www.thehopeline.com/danger-of-gossip/
[2] https://www.thepositivemom.com/35-powerful-quotes-that-will-make-you-rethink-gossip
[3] https://pastorunlikely.com/23-forceful-bible-verses-on-gossip-and-slander/
[4] https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/religion-and-philosophy/philosophy/the-feathers-of-gossip-how-our-words-can-build-up-or-tear-down.html


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Trivia night is a fun way to test your knowledge
Before Alaska and Hawaii, what was the last state to be admitted to the Union?
Give up?
It's Arizona, which became a state in 1912.
Here's another one for animal fans. What's the only bird that can fly backwards?
That would be the hummingbird.
Last question: What play by William Shakespeare is believed to be bad luck if mentioned in a theater?
Anyone who answered "Macbeth" is correct.
These questions might seem random, but they could make the difference between winning and losing a game of trivia.
That's the beauty of trivia, and why so many people enjoy it, said Brooklynn Holtz, director of marketing and public relations for Last Call Productions, a Cincinnati company that organizes trivia events across the country.
Anything can happen, and the more eclectic your knowledge base is, the better, Holtz said.
"I definitely feel like being smart is cool now," she said. "Being nerdy is in."
Trivia nights and pub quizzes have increased in popularity, especially in Central Ohio, Holtz said.
Last Call hosts about a dozen trivia nights each week in the Columbus area — visit lastcallusa.com for a list of events — and many more are led by independent hosts.
"I think, plain and simple, it's just fun," Holtz said. "People come out and like to be competitive. They like to show their friends they are smart."
For those who want to stay in and play, there are hundreds of trivia games options.
They can be as traditional as the standard Trivial Pursuit to trivia games for the Nintendo Wii and other gaming systems. For those who want to test their knowledge of "The Simpsons," "Friends" or the Bible, there are games out there for you, too.
Think you're a trivia whiz? Check out these sample questions.
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Test your trivia skills
1.What's the third most-populous city in the world's third most-populous country?
2. Which NFL stadium is named for a college that does not have a football team?
3. Which 1982 teen comedy contained the eventual 1996, 2004, and 2007 best actor Oscar winners?
4. An argument during a hunting trip in 1951 about which bird could fly the fastest led to what best-selling series of books?
5. Name four of the five people who were pictured on U.S. paper money larger than $100. The $100 bill is the highest denomination still in circulation.
6. What is the largest organ in the human body?
7. What is the only rock regularly eaten by humans?
8. On what day of the week do the most auto crashes happen?
9. What was featured in the first TV commercial advertising a toy?
10. What is the only state whose name is a single syllable?
1. Chicago
2. University of Phoenix Stadium (Cardinals)
3. "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (Nicolas Cage, Sean Penn, Forest Whitaker)
4. "Guinness World Records"
5. William McKinley ($500), Grover Cleveland ($1,000), James Madison ($5,000), Salmon P. Chase ($10,000), and Woodrow Wilson ($100,000, which was used only for bank-to-bank transactions).
6. Skin
7. Salt
8. Saturday
9. Mr. Potato Head
10. Maine
Sources: Lastcallusa.com and freebartriviaquestions.blogspot.com.
Trivia at home
A sampling of Amazon.com's highest rated trivia games (there are more than 1,400)
• Matter of Fact: The Trivia Challenge Game
• Pub Trivia Game
• Mental Floss Trivia Game
• Bezzerwizzer
• Trivia for Dummies Game
• Fact or Crap
• A quick online search for Trivial Pursuit games showed several hundred versions of the game including, 1980s trivia, "Star Wars" trivia, "World of Warcraft" trivia and a "Doctor Who" edition.


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The IRS has recently unveiled a portal to help families manage the Advanced Child Tax Credit payments.
In March of 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC) temporarily.
When you file your 2018 income tax return, you'll likely find that some big tax law changes affect you — besides the much-discussed tax rate cuts and reduced itemized deductions.