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The Evelyn Trust is a grant-making charity supporting medical research and health and wellbeing projects in Cambridgeshire.
Each year we make grants of up to £250,000 totalling between £500,000 and about £1.5 million.
Except for our small grants programme our annual application deadline is 30 November.
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Moses commanded us the Torah, an inheritance of the congregation of Jacob (Deuteronomy 33:5).
Many Jewish souls have been pauperized through their parents' neglect and deprived of their inheritance. If any child has a right to theur share in mankind's supreme spiritual heritage of the Torah, it is the Jewish child, the child of the people of Moses who created that people through the Torah. The Torah of the Jew is the greatest classic of all literature, the most vivid document of all history, the constitutional charter of our moral society and spiritual humanity. Yet many a Jewish parent is dispossessing his/her children of their proudest and most ennobling spiritual heritage in the measure that he/she fails to teach them, not superficially from books about the Torah, but earnestly and diligently out of the Torah itself.

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L.A. Flower Market
Good Morning! There were some hints of Spring this past weekend and we got to enjoy some warm, sunny weather compared to the stormy week prior. I hope you got to step outside and soak up the sun!
If you read my earlier post (here) I was in L.A. for a couple days and I got a chance to visit the flower market! I. freaking. love. that. place. I wish I had more time to spend!!! The market is open to the public, but they have special hours so you have to check their website. When I was there they were open till 12pm Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11am Tuesdays and Thursdays. I wanted to go earlier, but ended up only have an hour to spend looking around. I paid my $2 entrance fee and frantically started scanning the market for what was available. At 10:15am a lot of places were preparing to close! I spotted the first succulent vendor and I went for it! If the drive back home was not so hot I would've got some beautiful fresh cut flowers. :( On the bright side, I got to find the succulents I was searching for and the best part was they were a steal!!!! I also picked up air plants, a mini potted rose, and a small orchid. If only I had more time, I'm sure I would've filled our car full of plants and flowers. <3 I'll be sure to photograph more of the market the next time I visit, but in the meantime enjoy my little beauties below!! :)


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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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As most of you know, Wheels and Deals is the best place in the Bay Area to buy or sell a used car. But what you didn't know is that we can also assist you with anything and everything automobile related in regards to repairs, paint, tires, smog, and more! Not only do we find the best shops at competitive prices, but we make it completely hassle free. Never again will you have to deal with a shady mechanic shop or an overpriced dealership. We will provide the friendliest, most professional group of guys available, making your day and your car a little better. Just give us a call with any questions or concerns and we will be more than happy to get you in touch with your new mechanic! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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Olympian Wins Waterville Valley Pro Ski Race
February 12, 2018
By Jan Stearns
A New Englander won the White Mountain Dual Challenge at Waterville Valley last weekend. Nolan Kasper, 28, of Warren, Vermont, won Saturday's race on the World Pro Ski Tour. On Saturday, Feb. 17, Kasper heads to South Korea for the Olympic … Continue reading
Waterville Valley: The Town with an Olympic Past
February 6, 2018
By Jan Stearns
With a long history of Olympic ties, Waterville Valley Resort will once again figure into many storylines that will develop at the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. The United States Olympic Committee has named six WVBBTS/Waterville Valley Academy … Continue reading


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About Tanya
Hello! My name is Tanya Marie Liebal and I am your Realtor, specializing in the historic town of St. Augustine, Florida. As a Native to Florida, my extensive local market knowledge and experience has helped hundreds of families achieve their goals. I commit to you the highest level of personal service and am always ready to meet your buying or selling needs. Making sure that the process is smooth and seamless is the cornerstone of my success. I am dedicated to meeting your goals and expectations. In an ever-changing market, I am with you every step of the way. I am experienced in all types of transactions including short sales, foreclosures and traditional sales. My experience as a negotiator has allowed me to connect exceptional people with extraordinary properties. I am ready for you to contact me for any of your real estate needs, 904-540-6529.
Throughout the transaction process, I strive to make sure the customer is represented and receiving the highest in customer service. Specializing in the most advanced on-line technology tools, I make home buying and selling a great experience for my customers. By empowering you with the easy-to-use information I provide, you'll be prepared to make the best decisions when buying or selling. My constant dedication to you allows me the opportunity to exceed your expectations.
A second generation real estate professional, I'm known as a trusted adviser and am widely respected for my integrity, honesty, and loyalty. Active in her community, I'm an energetic mom of two incredible children, Katie and Conner. When I'm not selling houses, you will be sure to find me on the sidelines of my son's football games. I am a woman who believes in giving it her all, in life as well as in business.


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Yoast SEO: the #1 WordPress SEO plugin
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Yoast SEO does everything in its power to please both visitors and search engine spiders. How? Below you'll find a small sampling of the powers of Yoast SEO:
Taking care of your WordPress SEO
- The most advanced XML Sitemaps functionality at the push of a button.
- Full control over site breadcrumbs: add a piece of code and you're good to go.
- Set canonical URLs to avoid duplicate content. Never have to worry about Google penalties again.
- Title and meta description templating for better branding and consistent snippets in the search results.
- [Premium] Expand Yoast SEO with the News SEO, Video SEO, Local SEO and WooCommerce SEO extensions.
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- Yoast SEO tunes the engine of your site so you can work on creating great content.
- Our cornerstone content and internal linking features help you optimize your site structure in a breeze.
- Manage SEO roles: Give your colleagues access to specific sections of the Yoast SEO plugin.
- Bulk editor: Make large-scale edits to your site.
- [Premium] Social previews to manage the way your page is shared on social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
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Premium support
The Yoast team does not always provide active support for the Yoast SEO plugin on the WordPress.org forums, as we prioritize our email support. One-on-one email support is available to people who bought Yoast SEO Premium only.
Note that the Yoast SEO Premium also has several extra features too, including the option to have synonyms and related keyphrases, internal linking suggestions, cornerstone content checks and a redirect manager, so it is well worth your investment!
You should also check out the Yoast Local SEO, Yoast News SEO and Yoast Video SEO extensions to Yoast SEO. They work with the free version of Yoast SEO already, and these premium extensions of course come with support too.
Bug reports
Bug reports for Yoast SEO are welcomed on GitHub. Please note GitHub is not a support forum, and issues that aren't properly qualified as bugs will be closed.
Further Reading
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- Visit 'Plugins > Add New'
- Search for 'Yoast SEO'
- Activate Yoast SEO from your Plugins page.
- Go to "after activation" below.
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- Activate the Yoast SEO plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
- Go to "after activation" below.
After activation
- You should see (a notice to start) the Yoast SEO configuration wizard.
- Go through the configuration wizard and set up the plugin for your site.
- You're done!
You'll find answers to many of your questions on kb.yoast.com.
Contributors & Developers
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Release Date: September 17th, 2019
Yoast SEO 12.1 is out today! It features a couple of changes in order to match the design of Google's search results pages, this includes those shiny new favicons. In addition to this, we added a number of new filters for our Schema implementation. See what else is new in the latest release of your favorite SEO plugin in our 12.1 release post!
- Updates the desktop snippet preview to match Google's new font sizes.
- Introduces the usage of the site's favicon in the mobile snippet preview.
- Adds a collapsible around the hidden problems and notifications on the Yoast dashboard.
- Adds a filter
wpseo_schema_organization_social_profilesthat allows filtering an organization's social profiles in the schema output. Props to juliquiron.
- Adds a filter
wpseo_schema_company_namethat allows filtering the company name in the schema output. Props to @andrewgillingham.
- Adds a filter
wpseo_schema_company_logo_idthat allows filtering the company logo in the schema output. Props to @andrewgillingham.
- Adds a filter
wpseo_sitemap_exclude_empty_terms_taxonomyto control hiding empty terms per taxonomy.
- Adds a filter
wpseo_enable_structured_data_blocksto allow disabling Yoast's structured data block editor blocks.
- Adds a
get_robotsmethod to retrieve the robot HTML without it being output. Props to @bradymwilliams.
- Improves the input validation on the settings pages.
- Improves the consistency of the plugin icons.
- Improves the How-to and FAQ blocks styling for better compatibility with latest version of the WordPress blocks editor.
- Fixes a bug where subscription checks would fail on some sites due to certificate verification being disabled.
- Fixes a bug where the primary term selector would not display HTML entities properly. Props to @dlh01.
- Allows showing specific dashboard feeds based on the
php_versionof a site.
- Removes the AMP Glue plugin suggestion from the SEO dashboard when AMP and Yoast SEO are installed. The AMP Glue plugin by Yoast will be discontinued soon.
- Removes the
Release Date: September 3rd, 2019
Contrary to what the version number might suggest, Yoast SEO 12.0 isn't a huge release. It's simply the next release in our current release schedule, but after hitting 11.9 a couple of weeks ago we had no choice but to go for 12.0. That's how it goes! But don't worry, there's enough interesting stuff in this release, including two new checks for the Portuguese language. Read more about Yoast SEO 12.0 in our 12.0 release post!
- Adds a filter
wpseo_exclude_from_sitemap_by_term_idsthat allows excluding a term from the XML sitemap.
- Adds a filter
wpseo_xml_sitemap_include_imagesthat allows excluding images from the XML sitemap.
- Adds a maximum width to the metabox, props to @justemoilouise.
- Adds support for the assessment that checks whether multiple sentences begin with the same word for Portuguese, props to amesdigital.
- Improves the wording in the configuration wizard notification, props to @emilyatmobtown.
- Improves user input validation for URLs.
- Improves the sentence length assessment for Portuguese by increasing the recommended sentence length limit, props to amesdigital.
- Updates the document title with a message to communicate form submission errors have occurred.
- Fixes a bug where a 404 error would be shown for the second sitemap (and up) of the author sitemaps in case of multiple author sitemaps.
Earlier versions
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Perry woman receives $14,000 home makeover in Aaron's contest
PERRY — Ruth Usher repeatedly screamed "Oh no!" after finding out she was the winner of a $14,000 home makeover Wednesday.
Usher was the grand prize winner in Aaron's Inc.'s National Lucky Dog Day contest. More than 1.6 million letters were distributed nationwide. Customers who brought those letters in to Aaron's were entered in a random drawing for the grand prize.
"I didn't think I had a chance," said Usher as she held her hands on her face. "This never happens to me."
Usher received a seven-piece living room set, a nine-piece dining room set, two seven-piece bedroom sets, a 60-inch television with a stand, a 42-inch flat panel television, a 32-inch flat panel television, two home theater systems, a refrigerator, a washer and dryer pair, a laptop and a netbook.
"This was the first time we've done something on this scale," said Mark Rudnick, vice president of marketing for Aaron's.
The company plans on making the contest an annual event.
One of Usher's neighbors, Leona Mixon, was riding in her car with her daughter, Melinda Jones, when they saw the Aaron's truck, balloons and the Lucky Dog mascot.
"We thought it was her birthday," Mixon said. "We didn't know she won something."
They both agreed Usher probably still was in shock about winning.
Emily Rich, another neighbor, said Usher was being rewarded for her kindness.
"She has blessed so many people," Rich said. "She just gave me a coat more than an hour ago."
Rudnick said Usher seemed to be a friend to everyone.
"Everyone just raves about what a nice person she is," he said.
Usher has lived in a senior community in Perry since February. She moved here from Miami.
"I just had a vision to move here," she said.
Even though the winnings were for her, Usher was thinking of people she could help with her gifts.
"I've been blessed, so I'll bless someone else," Usher said.
To contact writer Angela Woolen, call 923-5650.


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Martin Rama This change in plans responded to the emotion and sadness voiced by many people, of all religious beliefs. And it happened thanks to the good will of Father Vu Dinh Hieu, the Bui Chu archbishop. Alas, the suspension may only be temporary, and meanwhile much of Vietnam's heritage remains at risk. For example, the beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral of the northern Nam Dinh Province is scheduled for demolition on June 1. Its wooden ceiling, from the late 19th century, is truly a jewel. Crowning tall pillars, this wooden ceiling looks like an upside-down vessel magically sailing toward the heavens. The lack of resources to build the new church may hopefully delay the demolition. But beyond the specific date, the Nam Dinh cathedral may soon suffer the same fate as Tra Co and Trung Lao churches. It should be possible to mount a campaign to save the Nam Dinh cathedral, as was done with the Bui Chu cathedral before. But trying to protect one piece of heritage at a time, while … [Read more...] about Preserving Vietnamese churches: The trees and the forest
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Top culture official orders inspection of damaged painting
The painting titled Vườn Xuân Trung Nam Bắc (Spring Garden of North, Central and South) by Nguyễn Gia Trí has been displayed at the HCM City's Fine Arts Museum. — Photo toquoc.vn HÀ NỘI — Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyễn Ngọc Thiện has ordered agencies to inspect the preservation of a national treasure lacquer painting by painter Nguyễn Gia Trí (1908-1993). The minister on Tuesday urged the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition, Culture Heritage Department and the Việt Nam Museum of Fine Arts to examine the quality of the painting titled Vườn Xuân Trung Nam Bắc (Spring Garden of North, Central and South) stored at the HCM City's Fine Arts Museum. The agencies were told to report to the minister by May 5. The order was made after reports surfaced that the painting has been seriously damaged after being … [Read more...] about Top culture official orders inspection of damaged painting
That Thon peach trees receive special care to bloom in time for Tet
The flower growers in Nhat Tan flower village located in Hanoi provide meticulous care to close to 100 That Thon peach trees. The That Thon peach trees are considered royal flowers as they are a rare form of plant and often prove very difficult to grow. They are put into special rooms with air conditioners in order for them to bloom just at the right time for the Lunar New Year festival (Tet). There are very few households growing any That Thon peach trees. Local gardener Le Ham is one of the view households in Nhat Tan in Tay Ho district, Hanoi, to cultivate the peach flower trees. Le Ham says it requires a lot of investment and effort for growers to give the necessary care to these special peach blossoms. Mr Ham says in his garden, several of the That Thon peach trees have been placed in special rooms with specific conditions. Air conditioners have installed in the special rooms to control the temperature Special care helps the peach blossoms avoid the harsh … [Read more...] about That Thon peach trees receive special care to bloom in time for Tet
Trees planted at national trig point in Ca Mau
A tree planting ceremony was held at the national trig point GPS 0001 in Dat Mui Commune, Ngoc Hien District, the southernmost province of Ca Mau yesterday, in the presence of Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan. Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at a tree planting ceremony at the national trig point GPS 0001 in southern province of Ca Mau. - VNA/VNS Photo Trong Duc The event, jointly held by the Vietnam Environment Administration under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk), is part of a programme to plant one billion trees launched by the company. Addressing the ceremony, MoNRE Deputy Minister Vo Tuan Nhan said the programme aims to encourage different economic sectors to participate in environmental protection, especially in planting, managing and protecting trees, in order to improve air quality in cities and provinces. It is hoped the trees planted in Ca Mau Province … [Read more...] about Trees planted at national trig point in Ca Mau
Rich men pay thousands of USD to hire ornamental trees for Tet
The lunar New Year (Tet holiday) is the time for Vietnamese to relax and spend money, especially the rich. VietNamNet reporters collect interesting stories about Tet hobbies.Hiring ancient peach trees The old peach tree of Mr. Tu Khuong. The service to lend ornamental trees to display during the Tet holiday appeared several years ago in big cities in Vietnam as Hanoi and HCM City. In Hanoi, gardeners in villages famous for ornamental trees and flowers like Nhat Tan and Phu Thuong have prepared ancient peach trees and special ornamental trees to lease during Tet. Gardeners said that rich people are willing to pay thousands of US dollars to hire special ornamental trees to display at their home duringTet. Tu Khuong, a gardener in Phu Thuong village, said that last year a businessman paid him $6000 to hire his 80-year-old peach tree for the week of Tet. Khuong said the leasing price of this tree is high because this is one of two ancient peach trees of his family and one of the … [Read more...] about Rich men pay thousands of USD to hire ornamental trees for Tet


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A Quick Guide to Houseplants for Beginners
Most of my life I considered myself to have a black thumb. I had zero faith in my plant mama abilities, but looking back, it was because I didn't really try. I killed one bamboo plant from IKEA, and then it was as if I had 'plant killer' marked on my record. It wasn't until I started living with Andrew two years ago that I decided to give it another try. Fast forward to today, I have over 20 thriving houseplants! Why? A few reasons: Plants are beautiful, they add life to any space (without adding clutter), and they are good for your health.
Yep, just looking at greenery has been known to improve your mood. Research has proven plants reduce stress, promote wellbeing, and enhance productivity. Our innate tendency to want to connect to nature and other life forms is called Biophilia. And ironically the average American spends 90% of their life indoors, which goes against our human nature.
Plants also purify the air in your home by reducing pollutants and toxins and are natural humidifiers, which is especially handy during the winter months when indoor air can become extremely dry.
But when it comes to picking the right plant (or plants) for your indoor space, it's not one pot fits all. Here are some things you'll want to consider when you're choosing your green friends:
Start slow and grow into that green thumb
Get a few small, inexpensive plants from your local nursery or at a grocery store like Whole Foods to test the waters. The cost of plants can add up, so don't go overboard trying to create your home jungle if you're not sure how to take care of it. I recommend starting with something super easy like pothos or philodendron! These viney plants are super low maintenance, and grow long beautiful vines rather quickly. They like both low or bright, indirect light and need to be watered once a week or whenever their soil dries out. If you go out of town for a couple weeks and they come back looking droopy, they are easy to revive with just a fresh watering!
Pro Tip: Clip a few vines and place them in a vessel with water. You can scatter these clippings all over the house to add some more life to your space. I have a few clippings in my bathroom, kitchen, and on my bookshelf! You can save old mason jars, glass soap dispensers or wine bottles to use as a recycled vessel.
Find the best location for each plant
Ask yourself what sort of space you are looking to add your plant to. This is usually a good starting point when you're considering any new green addition.
Is it for a bright, sunny windowsill or will it be sprucing up your desk space and away from most sunlight or where curtains are usually drawn?
Will this plant be sitting in a large open space or is it more likely to be sitting on a shelf or in a corner spot?
Does the temperature in the room change substantially from day to evening or summer to winter?
Now, aim to try and match the space and the lighting to the plant's ideal conditions. You can find this out by asking someone at a plant shop or just googling the name of the plant you purchased once you get home.
Ideal plants for any lighting
Low Light: Plants with large dark leaves typically need less light to thrive.
This crew loves to hang out in the shade! They prefer low light environments and can survive in rooms with very few windows and limited sunlight.
Ideal low light plants:
Snake Plant
ZZ plant
Pothos / Philodendron
Moderate: Plants with colored or patterned leaves and tropical plants.
These plants thrive in rooms with windows or with some curtains pulled. They do well in a sunny room, but not directly in the sunlight.
Ideal moderate light plants:
Fern (Staghorn, Boston, Ribbon, etc.)
Bright to direct sunlight: Typically succulents and other thick-leafed plants.
These guys love a window seat. They'll take lots of bright, natural light and overhead indoor lighting.
Ideal bright and direct light plants:
Succulents / Cacti
Aloe Vera
Fiddle Leaf Fig
Learn to read the soil
The key factor to keeping plants alive is learning how to read the soil. There's a fine balance between underwatering and overwatering, and neither of which is good. A rule of green thumb for most plants is to wait until the first inch of soil dries or becomes cracked and that's typically a good indicator that your plant is ready for some hydration. Desert plants like cacti and succulents, however, like to stay dry and only need a light misting every few weeks. As for most of my plants, I water them every Sunday, and that seems to be the right cadence for me.
If the soil is either continually too dry or damp, the plant's roots can be affected which can eventually lead to either limited growth or even death of the plant, so aim for that happy middle ground. It takes time to understand your plant. I share more about gauging the warning signs at the end of this post under FAQ's.
Preventing Bugs
Anytime you buy a plant there's a chance for some unwelcome pests in the soil. Whenever I bring home a new plant baby, I take precaution (especially if it's from Home Depot or IKEA) by mixing the soil with Diatomaceous Earth (Food Grade). This is a non-toxic way to kill most bugs, and it's safe for pets and children. Just make sure you don't inhale when you're mixing it together. Then, I spray a homemade bug repellant of tea tree (1 Tbsp) with water (1 cup) and spray my plants and soil.
Now, if I see a gnat or two flying around then I pop out these gnat traps, which are a just yellow sticky paper with no chemicals. The bright yellow color naturally attracts and traps them.
You can also add 8-10 drops of lemon essential oils to an 8 oz bottle of water and spray the leaves to prevent future pests. Lemon is a natural deterant and it smells good!
1. What plants do you own/what are your favorite plants and why? I have a snake plant, several pothos and philodendrons, two staghorn ferns, monstera, schefflera or "umbrella" plant, dracaena massangeana or "corn" plant, ribbon fern, peperomioides, and birds of paradise. It's hard to pick a favorite, but I definitely recommend getting a staghorn fern because they are unique and beautiful, and also get a monstera for a beautiful statement plant that is easy to take care of and grows fast (hence, the 'monster' in monstera).
2. What kind of pots do you recommend, and where do you get them? Terra Cotta pots are some of the cheapest pots you can get, and they do the job! You can find them at most plant nurseries. I always recommend getting a pot with a drainage hole or at least drill one in at the shop. This will ensure that any excess water drains out rather than sitting at the bottom causing root rot. Otherwise, you can keep the plant in the plastic drainage pot and put it inside a nice ceramic pot. I have beautiful ceramic planters from a few local shops in Austin, Etsy, and Urban Outfitters has some cute affordable ones!
3. How do you know when a plant is truly dead and won't come back to life? As a general rule of them, plants will give you a few signs before just straight up die. If the leaves turn yellow, chances are you're overwatering it. If they start curling in and turn brown, they usually need more water. If a plant dries up, turns crunchy, and you try to water it, but the soil stays wet for several days, then it's dead, because it's not drinking up the water. It happens - it's the circle of life.
Got anymore plant Q's? Leave 'em below and perhaps I'll make a part two!
Check out my plant babies and more tips from me shared on Well+Good and mindbodygreen!


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There was hearty laughter when I blurted this out one night, evidently after a couple drinks too many but I nonetheless meant it in good faith. I was asked about Big Shoulders and growth and how we make decisions or something equivalent. It describes pretty clearly (at least I think so) the platform you need to be on while guiding the ship (that's an analogy) through murky waters.
I used to believe we were one or two bad decisions away from locking the door. Now in all honesty I think we're probably closer to 30 or 40 bad decisions away. Which is awesome since even in our worst day as an enterprise that just isn't going to happen...at least I sure hope so. I read somewhere that starting a business is all about surviving to the next day. And that's pretty accurate.
We gotta be smart about where we put our cash. Key employee now or new sharper designed bags for retail? Printed cups or plain cups and a printed sleeve? A new computer for book keeping or a new bag sealer for production? See what I mean? We gotta be smart or we're gonna be dumb!


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Excellent Service, very professional and courteous. MyHome provided sound advice and met the delivery date as planned. The products received were excellent quality. I would definitely recommend MyHome for any of your designing/funrniture needs.
Ottawa has limited furniture offerings of quality and craftsmanship. MY Home comes through always when looking to make your room something special. While pricey, most pieces one would buy here should be viewed as investments. While in the past, there have been issues with delays, my pieces arrived on time and staff was prompt with all queries. Delivery options were flexible and the white glove service was good.


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My top set are an absolute delight. They are able, enthusiastic and engaged. I could pretty much ask them to do exercises from a text book every lesson and they would, willingly and with a smile on their face. Compliance doesn't give you that thrill of really stretching a top set, however.
They'd recently grown so bored of the reading and analysis of Jekyll and Hyde (which they do, as it happens, exceptionally well) that I decided that I not only wanted them to approach the text in a different way but I also wanted to really stretch them.
I decided to develop a creative writing workshop, aimed at engaging them with the chapter The Carew Murder Case. Below, you'll find an outline of the activities with which they engaged, the rationale of including these activities and the results from the lesson.
This class already have a pretty excellent vocabulary. They are able to vary their vocabulary for effect and make adventurous vocabulary choices. I needed them to use vocabulary that they hadn't come across before and that was exceptionally sophisticated. I provided them with the vocabulary bank:
Metamorphosis – transformation e.g. The metamorphosis saw him change into a monster. Bloodlust – a desire to see bloodshed e.g. Only then did her senses register the three men before her, the alley, and the familiar bloodlust in their glowing eyes. Barbarous – cruel and vicious e.g. His barbarous behaviour shocked and appalled me. Baleful – threatening or menacing e.g. She shot be a baleful look Glowering – scowling e.g. They glowered at me as I stood alone in the corner.Gimlet-eyed – a sharp or piercing glance e.g. His face was set in a grimace and he was gimlet eyed. Decrepit – crumbling or decaying e.g. The decrepit buildings towered over me Dilapidated – run down e.g. The dilapidated building had smashed windows and no door. Squalid – dirty and filthy e.g. The conditions were squalid.
Not only did the students use all of these words, their desire to improve their vocabulary was really increased after seeing the complexity of the words in the vocabulary bank. One student described Hyde as "a behemoth like monster".
Descriptive techniques
I explained that good creative writing had to use the 5 senses. I provided them with an image of Victorian London and got them to write for 3 minutes using only their senses. The rationale behind getting them to write for such a short time was to get them to write and write straight away. So many students find it difficult to start or put up mental blocks to prevent themselves from having a go, so fearful that they won't produce something beautifully written.
The timed task gave students the push they needed to get writing and many of them, who had previously shown a reluctance to write, were able to produce a short, effective description which could be re-worked into a much longer piece of descriptive writing.
Before they began to write, I also talked to them about the use of figurative language. Again, these students could identify and use these language techniques with ease. The challenge was to get them to create sophisticated and unusual imagery that avoided cliché. I modelled a clichéd metaphor – "His teeth were like daggers." Then, I modelled a much more sophisticated and unusual simile "The deep fog spread like a pool of quicksilver".
Again, I used an image as a stimulus for students to work from. They had three minutes to produce a simile, a metaphor or personification based on the image.
The last task they were given was simply changing two sentences from 'tell' to 'show', with the aim of building up more engaging descriptive detail.
They were shown :
I was nervous – My nails had been bitten until my fingers were sore and my legs were trembling.
And asked to re-write:
I was scared –
Lastly, the students were asked to write in pairs to produce two descriptive paragraphs of the murder. Each student was responsible for one of the paragraphs and, thus, they had to make sure they fitted together. Not only did this ensure students worked well together and helped to consolidate and concrete their ideas, it also ensured that students were able to discuss interesting ways to make links between their paragraphs.
They were provided with a success criteria:
There was such a 'buzz' in this lesson. This was a result of working with others, the pressure of timed tasks, the challenge of the task, and the clear success criteria made this a really successful lesson.
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I have worked in public elementary schools for 6 years. I started out as a Substitute teacher when I was finishing my bachelor's degree at Old Dominion University. I graduated in 2015 from ODU with my Bachelors in Special Education grades K-12. I have been a Special Education Teacher in VA for 3 years now in an Intermediate School serving exceptional learners in grades 3rd-5th grade. I have taught many different styles of learners, including LD, OHI, Autism, Gifted & Talented, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, ED, and many more exceptional learners. I love the daily challenge that comes with being a SPED teacher because it keeps me on my toes & gives me a daily challenge to become my best version of my teacher self :)
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You may never be a scientist. You may never fire a gun. You may never set foot on the moon, but you're already someone. You may never find the missing link. You may never paint a work of art. But you will find faith where they say it is. It's already in your heart.
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Home is where I lay my head. So under the stars I'll make my bed.
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You may never be a millionaire. You may never have all you wish for, but when you have what you wanted just know you had it all before. When the time comes you will know , you will feel it in your heart. And the only time you will find real light is when you're searching in the dark.
-Lucy Spraggan, Someone
You may never have another chance. The stars are in your reach. You have the power in your hands. It's time now to believe. You will always have the secret. You will always have the air to breathe. Everyday say to yourself this future is for me.
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When the skies are looking bad, my dear, and your heart's lost all its hope, after dawn there will be sunshine
and all the dust will go.
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I believe in you, you believe in me. You're the lighthouse in the storm. I believe it's true- I can follow, come back to where the streets are paved with stone.
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I find myself persistently caught up confused, resisting the urge to kiss you. I never see this side of me. You spin my head excitedly, oh, 'round the issue.
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I don't want you to hurt your heart. It can't be healed by shooting stars. But you can trust me…
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We're tailor made to swiftly take our time, the glue that keeps the world together now. We're two of a kind, just don't leave me behind.
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She said she hated tourists but she wanted to travel the world. Said the best things in life were free and then worked all day to feed herself. She said you never know what you got until it's gone and she complained about the rain like she'd never seen the sun. She said good things come to those who wait and then she waited four hours for a cancelled train.
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I was stung by the sting of the worst of bees in New Orleans. I was scared and unprepared but right there I was happy. The one sunset I won't forget- you took my breath, it was so perfect! The journey of me and you started in New Orleans.
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Maybe one day you'll come to my town singing I love you, oh. I'll look at you with that same old smile and I'll say where d'you wanna go?
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I know what I'm scared of. I think that you can see it, too. I'm not scared of climbing mountains. I'm scared that I can't make them move.
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Wish I could stop and I'm not joking- drinking too much and socially smoking. Wish I could stop and start to behave, and then wake up in the morning and never miss a day again.
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You said 'you love me', oh, that I could trust you. You'd never leave me, oh, after all we got through. I took my chances, oh, strayed all my bounders. But you don't need me. Better off without me, oh.
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I chase the rain down the window. You're all I see wherever I go. You're all I see even with my eyes closed.
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I don't see you for some time. Yet, every day you're still in my mind. I'm moving forward, no longer the tortured by the person that you are. I met someone new. Yes, they're not you, but I still wonder how you are…
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Are you born a king or a joker or the jack of all trades? Are you the queen of someone's heart? What is the value of your face? Are you here to dig for diamonds? Well, bring along your spade. Seems that life is just a gamble, so just enjoy the game.
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When the dice you keep on rolling takes away what is your life, don't give up. Just try your luck. Look a snake right in the eye. Raise the stake and show some fac. This round has just begun. If you think outside the box, there's no such thing as square one.
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If you've got something interesting that's worth me listening, come say it to me. But if you can't be nice then shut your mouth. I'll drift away and chase my paper dreams, 'cause I'll never be the person that everyone else want me to be.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 13 (UPI) — A law on registration and community notification for released sex offenders cannot be applied retroactively, the Ohio Supreme Court said Wednesday.
The justices ruled 5-2 the 2007 Ohio Adam Walsh Law can only be applied to offenders who committed their crimes after it became effective, The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch reported. The court reversed a decision by a state appeals court.
"The General Assembly has the authority, indeed the obligation, to protect the public from sex offenders," Justice Paul Pfeifer said. "It may not, however, consistent with the Ohio Constitution, 'impose new or additional burdens, duties, obligations, or liabilities as to a past transaction.'"
Justice Terrence O'Donnell in the minority opinion said the court has said in previous rulings that requiring sex offenders to register and providing community notification in some cases are civil sanctions, not criminal penalties.
Ohio Supremes Ban Retroactive Use of Sex Offender Law: Hundreds of previously-convicted sex offenders will be affected
The Ohio Supreme Court, in a ruling published today, has declared that imposing "enhanced" sex offender registration and community notification requirements on previously-convicted sex offenders, as required by the Ohio Adam Walsh Act (AWA) which was contained in 2007's Senate Bill (SB) 10 is a violation of the Ohio Constitution.
"When the General Assembly adopted the AWA by enacting 2007 S.B. 10," stated a Ohio Supreme Court press release, "it included statutory language requiring that, regardless of the date on which a defendant's crime was committed, state courts sentencing sex offenders on or after July 1, 2007 must apply a new three-tiered AWA offender classification scheme and must include in the defendant's sentence registration and community notification requirements set forth in the AWA that are more severe than similar provisions in the prior, Megan's Law, version of the statute."
The decision was based on Article II, Sec. 28 of the Ohio Constitution, which states in part, "The general assembly shall have no power to pass retroactive laws." Similar wording can be found in the U.S. Constitution as well, where one clause in Article I, Sec. 9 reads, "No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto ["after the fact"] Law shall be passed."
The case at issue was State v. George Williams, where the defendant had been convicted for engaging in sexual conduct with a minor—conduct which took place prior to July, 2007, although Williams was convicted on the charges in December, 2007, after SB 10 had been passed.
"Prior to his sentencing hearing," the Supreme Court's press release stated, "Williams entered a motion asking the trial court to sentence him under the Megan's Law sex offender classification scheme that was in effect on the date of his offense, rather than under the AWA classification scheme. The trial court overruled Williams' motion. Pursuant to the AWA he was classified as a Tier II offender, which required him to register with the sheriff in his county of residence, and in any other county in which he worked or attended school, every 180 days for the next 25 years." Under Megan's Law, his registration and reporting requirements would have been limited to 10 years.
Williams appealed that ruling under the ex post facto/retroactivity clauses of both the Ohio and U.S. Constitutions, as well as arguing violation of the U.S. Constitution's due process clauses and its ban on double jeopardy.
Another portion of the AWA, which would have allowed the Ohio Attorney General to reclassify sex offenders without the necessity of judicial approval, was overturned by the same court just over one year ago.
The Ohio Supreme Court's 5-2 decision, authored by Justice Paul E. Pfeifer, overturning the AWA was largely based on the fact that while several state decisions had held that the registration requirements of Megan's Law were considered remedial rather than punitive in nature, "Following the enactment of SB 10, all doubt has been removed: R.C. Chapter 2950 [the AWA] is punitive," Justice Pfeifer stated in the majority opinion. "The statutory scheme has changed dramatically since this court described (in [State v.] Cook) the registration process imposed on sex offenders as an inconvenience 'comparable to renewing a driver's license.' … And it has changed markedly since this court concluded in [State v.] Ferguson that R.C. Chapter 2950 was remedial…
"Based on these significant changes to the statutory scheme governing sex offenders, we are no longer convinced that R.C. Chapter 2950 is remedial, even though some elements of it remain remedial…," the high court concluded. "We conclude that SB 10, as applied to Williams and any other sex offender who committed an offense prior to the enactment of SB 10, violates Section 28, Article II of the Ohio Constitution, which prohibits the General Assembly from enacting retroactive laws."
"The Ohio Supreme Court decision in Williams does a really good job of explaining how in light of these internet websites that we now have, and community notification and criminal penalties attaching and more periodic registration in person with a sheriff there, all of these measures are looking more and more and more like punishment and less and less and less like a driver's license," one attorney analyzed, "and as that shift has happened, it's become more like criminal punishment, and really, the Ohio Supreme Court is the first top court in a state to characterize it that way."
Kinsley said that through her discovery motions in the case, it had been revealed that hundreds of people in Ohio will be affected by today's decision, and will now be able to get on with their lives without the stigma of appearing on sex offender websites.
Court: Law applied to convicted sex offenders violates constitution
The legislature's attempt four years ago to apply a new law to already-convicted sexual offenders violated the Ohio Constitution, the state Supreme Court ruled today.
Imposing enhanced registration and community notification requirements in the 2007 Ohio Adam Walsh Act against defendants whose crimes were committed before the effective date of that law violates a constitutional prohibition on the General Assembly enacting retroactive laws, the justices declared.
The 5-2 decision, which reversed a ruling by the 12th District Court of Appeals, was written by Justice Paul E. Pfeifer.
"The General Assembly has the authority, indeed the obligation, to protect the public from sex offenders," Pfeifer said. "It may not, however, consistent with the Ohio Constitution, 'impose new or additional burdens, duties, obligations, or liabilities as to a past transaction.' "
Joining the majority opinion were Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor and Justices Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, Judith Ann Lanzinger and Yvette McGee Brown.
Justice Terrence O'Donnell authored the dissenting opinion, which was joined by Justice Robert R. Cupp.
Today's decision came on the appeal of George Williams of Warren County, convicted in December 2007 for engaging in sexual conduct with a minor an offense that occurred before the Adam Walsh Act took effect. Williams asked the judge to sentence him under the previous sex offender classification setup, known as Megan's Law.
The judge rejected that motion and classified him under the more stringent Adam Walsh Act as a Tier II offender, which required him to register with the sheriff in his home county and in any other county in which he worked or attended school, every 180 days for the ensuing 25 years.
Williams appealed, but was turned down by the 12th District Court of Appeals.
Pfeifer noted that in earlier Supreme Court decisions on previous changes in the sex offender law, justices upheld the changes because they were more remedial than punitive, and thus the constitutional ban on retroactive laws did not apply. But the changes in the Adam Walsh Act made them punitive, and therefore unconstitutional.
Call to Action : OH Legislature Going at it Again
Ohio Legislators are going at it again. Just six months after having been soundly defeated in the June 2010 Bodyke vs. Ohio Supreme Court ruling, seven Ohio House Representatives have proposed new legislation to retroactively revise Ohio's sex offender laws to re-capture all offenders who committed crimes before 2008 onto the rolls of the sex offender registry.
Those concerned about this proposed legislation must contact the seven Representatives immediately to express their opposition to this bill. If we are forced to do so, ConstitutionalFights will return to the battlefield to help defeat this latest attempt by the Ohio Legislature to violate the constitutional rights of 30,000 Ohio citizens.
The newly proposed bill, House Bill 77 of the 129th General Assembly would amend and repeal parts of the existing Ohio sex offender statutes to:
"clarify that SORN Law definitions of sexually oriented offenses, child-victim oriented offenses, tier classifications, public registry-qualified juvenile offender registrants, and related terms include the specified offenses regardless of when they were committed and to provide for court reclassification of offenders and delinquent children who committed their sexually oriented offense or child-victim oriented offense prior to January 1, 2008, and had SORN Law duties based on that offense into one of the tier classifications of the current SORN Law.
Bill Sponsors:
Hackett Garland Blessing Combs Grossman Hottinger Patmon
Bob D. Hackett, Representative
State Representative (R)
District: 84
Term: 2nd
Term Limit: Eligible to run for another two-year term
77 S. High St
11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 466-1470
Fax: (614) 719-6984
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Nancy J. Garland, Representative
State Representative (D)
District: 20
Term: 2nd
Term Limit: Eligible to run for another two-year term
77 S. High St
10th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 644-6002
Fax: (614) 719-6959
Email: email@example.com
Louis W. Blessing, Jr., Speaker Pro Tempore
State Representative (R)
District: 29
Term: 4th
Term Limit: Eligible to run for another two-year term
77 S. High St
14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 466-9091
Fax: (614) 719-3583
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Courtney Combs, Representative
State Representative (R)
District: 54
Term: 5th (includes appointed and elected terms)
Term Limit: Not eligible to run for another two-year term
77 S. High St
13th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 644-6721
Fax: (614) 719-6954
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Cheryl L. Grossman, Assistant Majority Whip
State Representative (R)
District: 23
Term: 2nd
Term Limit: Eligible to run for another two-year term
77 S. High St
14th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 466-9690
Fax: (614) 719-6962
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Jay Hottinger, Representative
State Representative (R)
District: 71
Term: 3rd
Term Limit: Eligible to run for another two-year term
77 S. High St
12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 466-1482
Fax: (614) 719-3971
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Bill Patmon, Representative
State Representative (D)
District: 10
Term: 1st
Term Limit: Eligible to run for another two-year term
77 S. High St
11th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6111
Phone: (614) 466-7954
Fax: (614) 719-0010
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We seek legal professionals who are willing to engage in a lawsuit against the State of Ohio should this legislation be put into law. We also still seek legal professionals who are willing to engage in a lawsuit against the State of Ohio regarding the Bodyke Supreme Court ruling of June 2010 for damages of those 30,000 former offenders who were maintained on the sex offender registry 2-1/2 years after they should legally have been removed.
We must collectively hit these legislators squarely in the "front teeth" this time to assure that we do not experience what we experienced between 2008 and 2010.
Ohio Attorney General New Efforts to Track Sex Offenders
ohioattorneygeneral.gov: Cordray Announces New Efforts to Track Sex Offenders (official announcement).
sexoffenderresearch.blogspot.com: Cordray Announces New Efforts to Track Sex Offenders (important analysis).
8/27/2010(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray announced today that his office has received a federal grant that will help county sheriffs keep better track of registered sex offenders.
The $155,546 grant will pay for two new programs. (your tax dollars)
The first will allow the Attorney General's Office to develop a phone and e-mail alert system that will send automated messages to offenders and sheriffs' offices around Ohio, five days before offenders are supposed to re-register as part of their reporting requirements. The system also will track phone numbers or e-mail addresses that no longer are in operation, alerting sheriffs' offices if the contact information provided by offenders is incorrect.
The second part of the grant will help county sheriffs' offices fund extradition of offenders who moved to other states without notifying local authorities as required by law.
Analysis from sexoffenderresearch.blogspot.com:
"Of course this new system of tracking likely will catch offenders unaware and maybe arrested, when they are actually compliant. For instance, if a phone is shut off because one cannot pay a bill, that would cause the registrant to be arrested. If a registrant doesn't use his/her e-mail addresses frequently, the e-mail provider will tag that account for being dormant and eventually close the e-mail account, causing the registrant to be arrested. Next, if a registrant has many e-mail addresses each for different purposes, will s/he be arrested because he decides to no longer use one of them? There is a big difference in having a e-mail address and using it, this new system forces registrants to use ALL e-mail addresses regularly or face arrest."
Don't forget: The Ohio Attorney General has still not complied with the Bodyke Supreme Court ruling of June 3, 2010. While 2300 registrants are slated to be removed from the sex offender registry as a result of this ruling, only 1000 names have been removed from the list in three months' time. We must all continue to call and contact the Ohio AG office to force them to comply with the law. 90 days after Bodyke, the Ohio AG office is in violation with Ohio law. Click Watchdog icon below for contact information:
Ohio AG Petition for Clarification Denied by Ohio Supreme Court
The State of Ohio, Appellee v. Bodyke et al, Appellants.
"1. On June 3, 2010, the court reversed the judgment of the court of appeals in this case. State v. Bodyke,Ohio St.3d, 2010-Ohio-2424,N.E.2d.
2. Appellee, state of Ohio, and amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General
have filed a joint motion for reconsideration and/or clarification.
3. The motion for reconsideration and/or clarification is denied."
Therefore, there is no longer any excuse for the failure of the Ohio Attorney General's office to re-classify all affected former offenders. They have been dragging their feet for ten weeks now, refusing to abide by the Supreme Court's ruling.
See: UPDATES, Friday, July 23 : Failure of Ohio AG to Abide by Supreme Court Ruling
In just over 10 weeks, the Ohio AG office has removed only about 1000 registrants from their Sex Offender Registry. We are told by the Ohio Public Defender Office that approximately 2300 individuals are slated to be removed. But keep in mind that people are forced onto this corrupt registry every day, as well.
The AG office has refused to answer or return our calls. They have now blacklisted Constitutionalfights. And they have told us so, very directly and rudely. So we must rely on you, the readers, to help do the job of holding them accountable.
Keep contacting the Ohio Attorney General's Office daily until they get these re-classifications completed and send official letters !
We are hearing from some (not many) readers who have told us of their removal from the registry. We are happy to see these people relieved of their illegal punishments but we urge all readers to remain vigilant until the Attorney General Office sends official letters to registrants informing them that they no longer have a duty to register. Having these letters in hand is very important. Law enforcement is just as corrupt and incompetent as other state authorities are. If a sheriff bangs on your door in the middle of the night because you did not register, you need to have that letter in hand !
Justin Hykes, Assistant Attorney General of Ohio
E-fax 1 866 293 1021
Paula Armentrout ,AG Help Center Manager can be contacted here:
Dan, Help Center Supervisor can be contacted here:
Ohio Attorney General Office:
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray, 30 E. Broad St., 17th Floor, Columbus, OH 43215
(800) 282-0515
Monday – Friday 8 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Email Ohio ESORN at email@example.com
OHLEG Support
Media Contacts:
Kim Kowalski: (614) 728-9692, cell: (614) 893-6018
Ted Hart: Deputy Director of Media Relations
Office of the Ohio Attorney General
PHONE 614-728-4127, cell: (614) 743-2286
EMAIL firstname.lastname@example.com (614) 728-4127
We are also now actively seeking advice from any legal professionals who read these blogs, regarding potential legal action against the Ohio Attorney General Office for their failure to abide by this Ohio Supreme Court ruling. Please contact us at email@example.com with any advice or willingness to help. Thank you.
Messy Realities of Ohio's Adoption of AWA Sex Offender Registration Rules
Sentencing Law & Policy: The messy realities of Ohio's adoption of AWA sex offender registration rules.
daytondailynews.com: Sex offender reclassifications will take months.
A helpful reader altered me to this local article which provides a window into just some of the many messy issues involved in Ohio's on-going effort to get conform its sex offender registration rules to comply with the federal Adam Walsh Act. The piece is headlined "Sex offender reclassifications will take months; One case shows how new ruling affects law on registration," and here are some highlights:
George Anderson, a rapist designed a Tier III sex offender, was convicted by a Montgomery County jury for failing to verify his address. On Friday, July 16, the Ohio 2nd District Court of Appeals voided his conviction, citing the June 3 Ohio Supreme Court decision that eliminated reclassifications under the Adam Walsh Act….
These types of decisions will likely continue during the coming months, said Margie Slagle, staff attorney with the Ohio Justice and Policy Center. "Thousands and thousands of petitions were filed across the state," Slagle said.
Twenty-eight counties were awaiting the Supreme court's ruling before taking any action on challenges to Walsh. Nine, including Montgomery, issued county-wide stays, according to a brief filed by the Ohio Public Defender.
Anderson was originally classified a "sexually oriented offender," the lowest designation under the state's Megan's Law. He was required to register his place of residence annually for 10 years. Under the Adam Walsh Act, which replaced Megan, he was reclassified as a Tier III offender — the highest level — and required to report every 90 days for the rest of his life….
The high court's ruling kept the Walsh system for new offenders, but ordered the 26,000 offenders who were reclassified to be returned to the old system and its requirements. "It's going to make it confusing," said Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey, who heads the Buckeye State Sheriff's Association's committee on sexual offender notification.
Under the old system, 77 percent of offenders were in the lowest category and 18 percent were in the highest as "sexual predators." Under Walsh, the highest category, Tier III, contained 54 percent.
That tripled the workload for sheriff's offices, with more offenders visiting four times a year instead of annually, Grey said. "That's less time that we have a deputy out physically looking" to see if offenders live at the addresses they give, Grey said.
Attorney General Richard Cordray, whose office notified all affected offenders in 2008 that their designation had changed, has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision. He also has included a request for clarification concerning those offenders who did not have court hearings to determine classification, such as those convicted in other states. Ted Hart, a spokesman for Cordray's office, said staff was manually going through all records to determine which defendants had court hearings.
"If they did have a hearing, they will be reclassified," Hart said "If they did not, the cases will remain pending until we receive further clarification from the court."
UPDATES, Friday, July 9 : New Info from Ohio Public Defender
From our contact at the Ohio Public Defender Office:
Someone in our SB 10 litigation group was able to get some information from the AG's office today. Here's the excerpt from that email:
The AG's office has reclassified all of the Predators and are now working on the Habitual Offenders (those whose original classifications were either Predator or Habitual before Senate Bill 10). They are reclassifying those two groups first because all of those people clearly have a prior judicial registration order (the court order given near time of conviction which originally classified the offender). The Bodyke decision requires that these original court orders shall now go back into effect.
For the originally-classified Sexually Oriented Offenders, they are pulling the final court order to confirm there was a hearing and reclassifying them.
Out of state offenders will not be changed pending the Motion for Clarification, and neither will anyone without a court order.
They believe approximately 2300 offenders will be released from the sex offender registry. They are checking each one individually to make certain there were no tolling events. They are then notifying the Local Sheriff's Office of whom should be removed from the registry. Notices will be sent to all but the Predators.
They also believe that all the other provisions of SB 10 still apply to the reclassified offenders.
They are reclassifying people whose original classifications (before SB 10) were either Predator or Habitual, because all of those people clearly have a prior judicial order. If you were originally classified as a Sexually Oriented Offender, you probably won't be getting an official letter from the AG until they start reclassifying people who were originally SOO's. And, it looks like they'll only reclassify SOO's who have a prior court order labeling them as such. (If you've seen the Motion for Clarification that the AG filed last month, they're unsure of how to classify people who don't have prior court orders.)
Note: Attorneys for Bodyke have filed a Motion in Opposition to the AG's Motion for Clarification, which was filed immediately after the decision by the Ohio Attorney General office. We said at the time that this was a stalling tactic by the AG to buy time. Let us hope the Ohio Supreme Court quickly denies the AG motion.
2nd Annual Conference of Reform Sex Offender Laws (RSOL)
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A group of former sex offenders and experts in the field of sexual offense met with members of the press Monday, following the 2nd Annual Conference of Reform Sex Offender Laws (RSOL). RSOL seeks to reform or repeal legislation like the Adam Walsh Act, which has a current deadline for implementation of July 1st but has only been completely adopted by 4 states (3 states and an Indian Tribe, as far as we know).
Surprisingly RSOL does not seek for the immediate abolishment of the Sex Offender Registry but for a more directed approach to Registration and other sex offender related laws. According to Dr. Chrysandi Leon, University of Delaware, Professor of Sociology and an Expert on Sex Offender recidivism who presented at the conference, "the limited resources of law enforcement are being diluted by the blanket registration of all sex offenders." "Credible statistical studies over the last 15 years "since the registry was implemented show that "it has had no impact of the recidivism rate." We can go back to studies from the 1940's on, long before the registry was implemented, and show that the rate of offenses has remained remarkably consistent over the intervening years.
RSOL advocates a more directed and individualized approach to registration using scientifically based data to identify those offenders who pose a significant treat to society and who are truly "dangerous." Right now it is impossible for parents or even law enforcement to accurately determine an offender's potential risk because of labels such as "sexually violently predator" which are blanketedly applied to all offenders who have committed a specific set of offenses rather that using individualized assessment to apply that designation. Having over 700,000 people on the registry nation-wide makes it difficult for law enforcement to narrow the field quickly when a child goes missing.
"We are as concerned about the safety of children as anyone else" says Kelly Piercy, a former offender, and chairman of Georgians for Reform, but "we don't believe that the current legislation is effective in doing so, it wastes resources and punishes those who are trying to reintegrate as productive citizens."
Interestingly several children both of non-offender presenters and children of former offenders attended and roamed freely about the conference seemingly without fear of any kind.
Besides Dr. Leon, and Piercy other presenters at the conference included: Lloyd Swartz, New Mexico Registrant and Reform Advocate, J.Tom Morgan, former prosecutor and sex offender registry sponsor from Georgia who now states that "the registry no longer serves the purposes for which it was created;" Norman A. Pattis, Connecticut defense attorney, Nancy M. Steele, PhD, a Clinical Psychologist and sex offender treatment specialist, and Rev. James L. Powell, PhD, DD, a Methodist Minister whose Atlanta- based church welcomes sex offenders but under strict perimeters. Powell is also a licensed clinical psychologist and regularly counsels with former sex offenders. "There is much that the church and other community based organizations can do to mentor and help former sex offenders who want to reform," thus increasing the net of safety that we all seek when dealing with those who have previously offended, particularly when the offense involves children." Another presenter Mary Duval of Oklahoma, CEO of SOSEN, another sex offender advocacy group, became vehement in her fight for change, when her teenaged son Ricky was convicted of having sex with a younger teenaged girl. At that time there were no "Romeo and Juliet" laws which exempt consensual teenage sex from prosecution. Duval's lobbying efforts help create these laws. Though completely blind, Duval actively lectures and campaigns throughout the United States, she also co-hosts weekly radio shows on ARC Talk Radio which focus on human rights and sex offender issues.
The conference concluded Monday after concentrated lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill. Portions of the Conference were recorded and links will soon be available online. These and other information about RSOL are available at their national website www.reformsexoffenderlaws.org .


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http://sandiegocountyrecycling.com/?unapproved=16351 Note: In many cases where World War II Medal of Honor recipients are "stacked", TFH is choosing to post some of their stories early. This is to prevent both writing crush and division of attention to these heroes!
http://crescentcourtfarmersmarket.com/"http:/crescentcourtfarmersmarket.com/contact/" Van Thomas Barfoot was born in Edinburg, Mississippi on June 15, 1919. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1940, and prior to the United States' entry into World War II, served in the 1st Infantry Division.
He was promoted to Sergeant in December 1941, and assigned to an Army unit planning for amphibious assault tactics co-located with the United States Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. When that unit was disbanded, Barfoot was reassigned to the 157th Infantry Regiment of the 45th Infantry Division.
The 45th Infantry Division deployed for combat in Europe in June 1943. Their first action was the attack on Sicily, and was followed by landings on the Italian mainland both at Salerno and Anzio.
On May 23, 1944, Barfoot had reached the Rank of Technical Sergeant and was a platoon sergeant in the 157th Infantry's 3rd Battalion. That day, the breakout from the Anzio beachhead began as the Allies advanced towards Rome.
On the first day of the offensive, Van Barfoot, whether it was with just his submachine gun, a bazooka, or by picking up and carrying his wounded comrades, placed himself amongst the finest American warriors of all time. He received a battlefield commission and promotion to Second Lieutenant not long after, and in the fall of 1944 was decorated with our Nation's highest honor.
From Medal of Honor Citations for World War II (A-F):
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, 157th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division
Place and date: Near Carano, Italy, 23 May 1944
Entered service at: Carthage, Miss.
Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 23 May 1944, near Carano, Italy. With his platoon heavily engaged during an assault against forces well entrenched on commanding ground, 2d Lt. Barfoot (then Tech. Sgt.) moved off alone upon the enemy left flank. He crawled to the proximity of 1 machinegun nest and made a direct hit on it with a hand grenade, killing 2 and wounding 3 Germans. He continued along the German defense line to another machinegun emplacement, and with his tommygun killed 2 and captured 3 soldiers. Members of another enemy machinegun crew then abandoned their position and gave themselves up to Sgt. Barfoot. Leaving the prisoners for his support squad to pick up, he proceeded to mop up positions in the immediate area, capturing more prisoners and bringing his total count to 17. Later that day, after he had reorganized his men and consolidated the newly captured ground, the enemy launched a fierce armored counterattack directly at his platoon positions. Securing a bazooka, Sgt. Barfoot took up an exposed position directly in front of 3 advancing Mark VI tanks. From a distance of 75 yards his first shot destroyed the track of the leading tank, effectively disabling it, while the other 2 changed direction toward the flank. As the crew of the disabled tank dismounted, Sgt. Barfoot killed 3 of them with his tommygun. He continued onward into enemy terrain and destroyed a recently abandoned German fieldpiece with a demolition charge placed in the breech. While returning to his platoon position, Sgt. Barfoot, though greatly fatigued by his Herculean efforts, assisted 2 of his seriously wounded men 1,700 yards to a position of safety. Sgt. Barfoot's extraordinary heroism, demonstration of magnificent valor, and aggressive determination in the face of point blank fire are a perpetual inspiration to his fellow soldiers.
Barfoot went on to land with the 45th Infantry Division in southern France, his fourth amphibious assault of the war, and remained in the Army after war's end. He went on to serve in both Korea and Vietnam, and retired from the Army in 1974 with the rank of Colonel.
In addition to the Medal of Honor, Barfoot was also a recipient of the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and three Purple Hearts for wounds received in combat.
Van Barfoot found himself back in the news in December 2009 when the homeowners' association for Sussex Square, Henrico, Virginia asked him to remove his flagpole which he used to fly the Stars & Stripes. The homeowners' association eventually bowed to massive public pressure, including from the White House, and let him keep his flag.
In late February 2012, Colonel Barfoot suffered a fall that left him with a grave head injury. He never recovered, and passed away on March 2, 2012. He was laid to rest in the H. C. Smither Memorial Cemetery, Hudgins, Virginia.
The 45th Infantry Division is presently inactive. The division's history and lineage are carried today by the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Oklahoma National Guard.


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I know for me, this is one of the reasons I am homeschooling my children. Not saying that public school necessarily pushes every child too fast, because I know for a fact they tend to do the opposite and hold some children back when they could do so much more, but I have seen at times where they will go on to the next part of a subject without everyone in the class mastering that one part. So then those children, who needed more time, are left behind and have a hard time keeping up.
It states in this article ....
"Leapfrogging necessary cognitive development skills....and asking a
young brain to do tasks for which it isn't truly ready...is asking for trouble with learning."
Dot is a lot of the reason why I am homeschooling. Dot seems to need more time for things, need more time to develop (along with other struggles, like having a kinetic learning style and thriving from one on one learning), so homeschooling was the best option for her. I felt like if we put her into the school system she would get lost or forgotten, not on purpose, but just because there are so many kids and they have to keep moving on, they don't have the time to go back over something just because one child isn't getting it. But since she is home with me, we can do this. If she is having a hard time with, say, addition but her math book says to go onto subtraction, we don't have to move on! We can travel back to addition and spend a little more time until she masters it.
Another reason we homeschool goes a lot along with this statement made about attachment and the benefits of it
.."Greater confidence and self esteem (and it isn't just based on performance and grades, but rather a sense of abiding and healthy self-worth)"After reading that sentence I wanted to scream "EXACTLY"! How our children view themselves or feel about themselves should not come from the grade they made on a test or how far up they are in their grade level, but how often is it that we see that is exactly what happens in the school system today. I know it happened to me, I viewed myself as not being good enough or smart enough because I didn't get the best grades on a test (now knowing that was because I froze every time), or I wasn't performing as well as others in my class. That's just not right! And I didn't want that for my children, so I have decided to invest more attachment with them, by teaching them at home, where we don't have a "grade level" so much and we work at our own pace, however fast or slow we need it to be.
I also loved this statement from the article...
"(In the commercial for Your Baby Can Read, the announcer asks oneHow so very sad that this program is taking away the attachment we can have with our children WHILE they are learning at the same time. Have we become lazy parents?
thrilled parent of three early readers, 'And did you have to do anything?' The mother replies with joy, 'I didn't have to do a thing!'
So, I am not saying that if you don't homeschool then you can't have the attachment with your child or your child will end up all messed up. That is NOT WHAT I AM SAYING AT ALL! I believe some people are called to homeschool and some kids are called to go to public/private school and they do great. I am saying that we need to watch how fast we try to push our children into learning, homeschooling parents AND public school parents, we all are at fault here.
We need to instead take our time and ENJOY our children and develop that attachment so they can develop what they need.


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One of the things you will learn when you make soap is that there will inevitably, at some point, be a disaster. It's not really a matter of if, so much as it is a matter of when. This past Monday was my when. Sure, I've messed up before - I overcooked my first batch of hot process soap and had to shred it down, add more oil and try again. I've used accelerating fragrances and colors, and ended up with lumpy blumpies all in the middle of my soap...But those weren't really a disaster, so much as they were oopses.
Monday, though....Monday was a disaster (at least my unluckiest day so far). Could it have been worse? Yes! At least I didn't add too much sugar and end up with a caustic volcano (I am aware that I'm completely jinxing myself right now, and that at some point a caustic volcano of death will heave itself onto my kitchen counter). So what DID happen, you say? Well, pull up a seat and grab a cup of tea, I am here to tell you - And teach you what not to do to repeat my mistake should you attempt something similar!
This story begins, as many do, when I was a child. I think I was about 4 or 5 when my PopPop died and left my MawMaw behind. What does this have to do with soap? Just stay with me. Anyway, after my PopPop died, my MawMaw frequented the Senior Center in town to play cards, sing music in chorale, play board games, and generally socialize. It was there that she met Marvin - I believe while playing bridge. They fast fell for each other, and soon they were inseparable. Marvin courted MawMaw until the day she died.
Every day during that courtship, Marvin brought my MawMaw freshly cut roses from the amazing rose garden he grew in his back yard. He had all different colors, varieties, scents - you name it - Marvin had it. He loved his garden like he loved my MawMaw, and the freshly cut roses on her kitchen table every day were a beautiful reminder of that. Sadly, my MawMaw died when I was 11 years old, and Marvin was with her at the time. He was so heartbroken by it all that we never really saw him after that - it was too painful for him (Marvin was a widower himself when he met MawMaw). I imagine by now, he has passed away. I saw him once when I was 18 at a local event, but that was the last time (and it was a decade ago).
So, how does this translate into soap?
Last weekend, I was organizing my soap supplies, and was going through some of my sample fragrances (I may have ordered about a million fragrance samplers when I first started so I wouldn't have to commit to one bottle at a time) - three of which were White Rose. I'm not a big floral person, but I thought to myself - you know, a rose garden type bar of soap could be really nice for some people, and hey, it's spring time. Then it hit me - all the memories of Marvin and his garden, and I realized I wanted to make a special soap to pay homage to that childhood memory of such an amazing man who treated my grandmother so wonderfully in her last years of life.
All day Sunday, I worked on the recipe - the oils, the colors, the swirl method, the fragrances (I didn't want it to smell pungent, or like, well, a grandma), the proportions, you name it. I went back and forth with a lot of things, did a bunch of calculations, and finally came up with my recipe (props to my girls D an N, who tolerated my day-long brainstorm and added valuable input to the process). By the time I was finished, it was time to go to bed. So I vowed to myself that on Monday, I would definitely come home and make the soap! I was so excited! And it would be my first time actually executing a recipe I made on my own! Woohoo!
Monday afternoon, I got home and went to make my soap as planned. I had had a rough day at work and a scare on the way home (almost ran over some kid's dog - it was a chihuahua and it ran up the side of my car from behind to my front tire. Thankfully, I stopped and the kid was able to get the dog, but it scared the crap out of me and I felt horrible!), so I was looking forward to making something right.
For this soap, I decided on white, pink, red, and yellow as my colors, with some green mixed in (gardens are mostly green, after all) - these colors were meant to represent the colors of roses that are most common, with some earthy green elements mixed in. My fragrance blend was white rose, crisp apple rose, summer fling, apple, and black tea (everything but Summer Fling was a sample size, so I felt the need to have more fruit notes than just a half ounce sample size - hence its inclusion). A nice, grounded mixture that wasn't too flowery, wasn't too sweet, and had some nice base notes to balance it out. I won't tell you my oils recipe, because nyeh nyeh, that's something I plan to keep to myself. ;) My design method was to be a hanger swirl, and I might even be brave and try a textured top.
I set about dispersing my colorants in oil, melting my oils, and making my lye water. I had my mold standing close by, along with my notebook to make any notes. Before starting, I decided to have a look at the FOs one more time (I am paranoid about discoloring, accelerants, ricing, etc.), and found that Summer Fling can cause ricing. Shit. Okay, well - I can deal with it. I'll encounter it sooner or later, right? I knew that florals were accelerants, and was just hoping that since I was using a relatively little amount, I'd still have time to work. And that's where the mistakes started.
Stay tuned for Part 2!
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Elizabeth is a new to soap making, and wishes to share her journey in learning to make cold process soap with the hope that it will help other newbies who may stumble upon this site as a resource. From swirl techniques, choosing colors, combining fragrances, embeds, toppers, and textures, she chronicles her lessons and stories here.
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Cellula Robotics Ltd. (Cellula) has delivered an environmental suction sampler, valve pack, and hydraulic reservoir to Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI).
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The head of a Soldiers' Mother Committee has been convicted on fraud charges in what appears to be retaliation for her activism in bringing to light cases of Russian soldiers killed in combat in Ukraine.
Welcome to our column, Russia Update, where we will be closely following day-to-day developments in Russia, including the Russian government's foreign and domestic policies.
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– 'I Was on Active Duty': Interview with Captured GRU Officer Aleksandrov
– Meet The Russian Fighters Building A Base Between Mariupol And Donetsk
– 'There Was No Buk in Our Field'
– With Cash and Conspiracy Theories, Russian Orthodox Philanthropist Malofeyev is Useful to the Kremlin
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– From Medal of Valor to Ubiquitous Propaganda Symbol: the History of the St. George Ribbon
– What Happened to the Slow-Moving Coup?
– Can We Be Satisfied with the Theory That Kadyrov Killed Nemtsov?
– All the Strange Things Going On in Moscow
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