Unique – NCRSOL https://ncrsol.org Fighting for registered citizens and families Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:01:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ncrsol.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-cropped-NCFlag2-32x32.jpg Unique – NCRSOL https://ncrsol.org 32 32 165103099 Employment for people with sex offender convictions https://ncrsol.org/2022/12/employment-for-people-with-sex-offender-convictions/ https://ncrsol.org/2022/12/employment-for-people-with-sex-offender-convictions/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2022 13:15:40 +0000 https://ncrsol.org/?p=4560 Finding employment is one of the most difficult task a person with a felony has to face. Having a sexual offense on your record can make this even more difficult, especially if you live in a state that requires you to not work within a certain distance of places like schools and parks. Below are listed tips and resources that may help you in finding a job, even if you have a felony for a sexual offense. If you are on probation, there may be additional requirements that could hinder successfully securing employment. Check first with your probation requirements before applying and accepting an employment offer.

There are not guarantees any of this information will help you find a job, this is just listing things helpful or government and/or non-profit organizations have recommended.

Ask Friends and Family

Friends and family are first important steps in searching for a job. Most likely they know of your past and will be willing to work with you if you are on parole or probation. If a family or friend owns a business, ask if you can work for them. Maybe a friend or family member’s place of employment is hiring and by asking them, they could be a positive reference for you to their employer. You may find that friends and family are willing to hire you for odd jobs, providing you with short-term employment until you find a full-time job.

Temp Agencies

Many temp agencies will work with individuals who have felonies on their records. If you call several temp agencies and they say they do not work with those that have felonies or there is a certain length of time that must pass since your conviction date, do not give up. Some of the larger temp agencies have policies in regard to hiring felons, but there are many medium and smaller temp agencies that are willing to work with you to help you find temporary employment, which could become full-time based on your job performance. Many temp agencies post job listings on Indeed.

Federal Bonding Program

the U.S. Department of Labor established The Federal Bonding Program to provide Fidelity Bonds that guarantee honesty for “at-risk”, hard-to-place job seekers. The bonds cover the first six months of employment. There is no cost to the job applicant or the employer. In most states the bonds are made available through the state agency responsible for workforce matters. A list of where one can obtain a Federal Bond for each state is available on their website.

Non-Profit Organizations

There are a few organizations that are helping individuals whom have a felony find jobs. One of those organizations is Better People, which is located in Portland, Oregon. Another organization is Chrysalis, located in Los Angeles. A third organization is The National H.I.R.E Network, which help people across the US. A fourth organization is Hard 2 Hire.

State Employment Agents

Many states offer job search assistance. These places help with writing a resume, and job searches, which may even offer help conducting mock interviews. NC Works Online is a good tool to begin localized job searches. For more information about North Carolina-specific former offender job searches, please click on this resource page for vital information.

Start Your Own Business

If you have a skill like carpentry, cooking, or computers, you may want to look into starting your own business. With the advancement in technology, starting a home base business is much easier. There may be some restrictions to what type of business you may start, check the North Carolina website before you start a business.

Other Resources

“From Jail to a Job” the hardcore ex-offender job search manual, is a step-by-step guide that can teach any ex-offender how to get a job quickly. This book has helped thousands of ex-offenders and felons get jobs.

Riley Guide

Riley Guide – Ex-offender – Not only does the above site provide relevant information for ex-offenders seeking employment, but it also provides a LIST of employers who will hire ex-offenders. Some of these employers actively seek to hire ex-offenders to give them a second chance!

Sex Offender Jobs

Sex Offender Jobs – A blog dedicated to providing information for people who can find gainful employment. They want to see all people that have to register to find a good job where they can support themselves and their family.

]]> https://ncrsol.org/2022/12/employment-for-people-with-sex-offender-convictions/feed/ 3 4560 How much time does the world spend watching porn? https://ncrsol.org/2022/12/how-much-time-does-the-world-spend-watching-porn/ https://ncrsol.org/2022/12/how-much-time-does-the-world-spend-watching-porn/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2022 16:45:27 +0000 https://ncrsol.org/?p=4557 Michael Castleman — Perhaps you’re familiar with pornography critics’ allegations: As much as 30 percent of Internet content is porn, and tens of millions of men (and some women) waste much of their lives in endless, mind-numbing, relationship-killing, out-of-control, binge-watching, which leaves their lives in tatters and their partners and families in despair.

Actually, that’s nonsense. Only 4 percent of today’s Internet is porn, and while a tiny fraction of men watches for more than two hours at a sitting, the vast majority of men—and the women who account for 25 percent of the porn audience—treat it like a coffee break, a brief time-out from daily hassles.

How Much of the Internet Is Porn?

The Broadway musical, Avenue Q, is a raunchy send-up of Sesame Street. One puppet character strikes it rich in online porn and leads the cast in the show’s most rollicking number, “The Internet Is For Porn.”

At the dawn of the Internet, that was true, but things have changed. Computational neuroscientists Ogi Ogas, Ph.D., and Sai Gaddam, Ph.D., coauthors of A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells Us About Sex and Relationships, explain that the proportion of the Internet devoted to porn depends on the era. During the early Internet (1996-1999), the vast majority of users were young adult men, a group particularly interested in video sex. In 1999, 40 percent of Web searchers involved porn. But since then, as the Web has infiltrated every corner of almost all lives, the proportion of Internet content devoted to porn has fallen substantially. Ogas and Gaddam analyzed the 1 million most visited websites and found that 42,337 were sex-related at just 4.2 percent.

Time Spent Worldwide on Internet Porn?

No one knows for certain. But a reasonable estimate can be deduced from three sources: statistics published by a top porn site, my own tabulation of viewing data for the top 100 porn sites, and studies by University of Montreal researcher Simon Louis Lajeunesse.

But before we go there, one myth must be debunked, the notion that only “bad” men (and women) watch porn. Actually, virtually all men with Internet connections do. For one study, Lajeunesse hoped to compare the sexualattitudes of men who either watched porn or had never seen it. He couldn’t find a single man who hadn’t seen it. To be male is to watch.

Now, about time spent on porn. The world’s second most popular porn site, PornHub, publishes annual audience statistics. For 2019, here’s what Google Analytics showed about time spent there:

Visit duration Share of PornHub visitors

0 to 5 minutes 52 percent

5 to 10 minutes 18 percent

10 to 20 minutes 16 percent

20 to 30 minutes 6 percent

30 to 60 minutes 5 percent

1 hour to 2 hours 1 percent

More than two hours 0.2 percent

More than half of viewers spent less than five minutes per visit, and 86 percent—almost nine out of 10 visitors—spent less than 20 minutes. Only two viewers per 1,000 watched for more than two hours at a time.

Next, I obtained metrics for the world’s top 100 porn sites for the month of April 2020 from SimilarWeb, a company that compiles Web traffic data.

  • The world’s top porn site, XVideos amassed 2.92 billion views among 382 million unique visitors who averaged 12.5 minutes per visit.
  • The number 100 most popular porn site, DrTuber, attracted 27.83 million views from 16 million visitors who watched for an average of 3.5 minutes per visit.
  • Overall, for April 2020, the world’s top 100 sites garnered 14.5 billion views from 3.3 billion unique visitors who spent an average of six minutes watching video sex.

However, as mentioned above, more than 42,000 sites present porn. Are the top 100 representative of all of them? To answer that question, I turned to three friends. One is a mathematician. Another is a computer engineer. The third is a biostatistician. Their consensus estimate: The top 100 sites probably capture the great majority of total porn views. They agreed that visit duration for the top 100 sites very likely extends to all sites—around six minutes per visit.

But there’s a problem. Viewers may stay only 5 to 10 minutes per visit, but some might go to porn sites many times a day, which would increase their viewing time, perhaps substantially.

Fortunately, as part of a 2014 study, the University of Montreal researcher mentioned earlier asked a large group of men how much time they spent on porn. Single guys said they averaged two hours a week (three weekly visits of 40 minutes each), coupled men 34 minutes a week (1.7 weekly visits of 20 minutes). Men watch porn for five to 17 minutes a day.

Of course, it’s likely that some of Lajeunesse’s sample under-estimated their viewing. People often under-estimate engagement in stigmatized behaviors, for example, smoking and drinking. For argument’s sake, let’s presume that the men watched 50 percent more porn than they admitted. That would mean coupled men watch an average of 7.5 minutes a day, single men 25 minutes—still not very much.

Conclusion: The porn-bashers are mistaken. Two men in 1,000 may watch for more than two hours at a time, but for 99.8 percent of men, porn is not some black hole that sucks them into oblivion. It’s more like a coffee break, a little time-out from daily responsibilities—and no threat to civilization or to the well-being of men or their relationships, occupations, or families.

Screen Time: What’s the Difference?

According to Nielsen, the media-tracking company, in 2016, the average American watched television (broadcast, cable, and streaming) 35 hours a week—almost the equivalent of full-time employment. Some viewers call themselves TV addicts and Web sites offer tips for breaking the habit. But television viewing provokes no outrage, no accusations of rending the social fabric.

Millions of men care passionately about NFL football. During usual (non-Covid) seasons, many spend Sunday afternoons and Sunday, Monday, and Thursday nights watching games that typically last three hours. If fans view two games on Sundays and all three weeknight games, they watch 15 hours a week. Many women call themselves “football widows” and Internet sites offer support. But televised football prompts no national hand-wringing.

Meanwhile, men watch porn for 7.5 to 25 minutes a day, one to three hours a week, only a small fraction of the time most people spend glued to on-screen entertainment.

What’s the difference between watching porn and TV or football? It’s explicitly sexual and while watching, most men engage in self-sexing, which around 25 percent of women consider appalling and the sex addiction industry calls pathological.

Anti-porn women and the sex addiction industry are mistaken. Self-sexing is normal, natural, healthy, stress-relieving, and great fun. It’s the foundation of satisfying partner lovemaking. Sex therapists recommend it as part of treatment programs for premature ejaculation, arousal difficulties, trouble working up to orgasm, and recovery from childhood sexual abuse. If you have trouble enjoying sex with yourself, it’s very difficult to enjoy it with anyone else.

Yes, there’s tons of porn on the Internet—but so what? The vast majority of those who watch spend no more time viewing than the typical coffee break. The sky hasn’t fallen. Internet porn is not a social crisis, not even close.

P.S. If you are among the tiny proportion of men with problematic relationships to porn, you can find help and support. Consult a sex therapist who employs cognitive-behavioral therapy.

]]> https://ncrsol.org/2022/12/how-much-time-does-the-world-spend-watching-porn/feed/ 1 4557 2020 NARSOL Webcast speaker videos https://ncrsol.org/2020/08/2020-narsol-webcast-speaker-videos/ https://ncrsol.org/2020/08/2020-narsol-webcast-speaker-videos/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2020 01:16:28 +0000 https://ncrsol.org/?p=4093 Just in case you missed the 2020 NARSOL/Live webcast, we have the presentation videos. You are now able to watch the following:

Click here to access the free presentation videos

Equal Justice Under the Law
by Phil Telfeyan

For Reason in a Mad World
by JoAnn Wypijewski

How To Reach People Who Don’t Already Agree With You
by Phil Telfeyan

The Media: Friend or Foe?
by Michael McKay

Registry Overload: Review of Michigan’s Registry Reform
by Kimberly Buddin

How To Talk To Policymakers So They Will Listen
by Kimberly Buddin

Standing Up; Speaking Up
by Jeanie Mezger

Everyday Champions
by Glen Gerding

Heroism and Faith: Becoming a leader in the fight for change
by Paul Dubbeling

Paraphilias: A Mental Health Perspective
by Dr. Fred Berlin

]]> https://ncrsol.org/2020/08/2020-narsol-webcast-speaker-videos/feed/ 0 4093 Wake County Free Drive-thru COVID-19 testing https://ncrsol.org/2020/07/wake-county-free-drive-thru-covid-19-testing/ https://ncrsol.org/2020/07/wake-county-free-drive-thru-covid-19-testing/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2020 23:20:35 +0000 https://ncrsol.org/?p=4035 Wake County is now conducting drive-thru COVID-19 testing at specified locations throughout the county. This free service provides an easy and efficient way for residents to learn if they have the virus. If you are unable to secure an appointment time, you may be able to use the drive-thru service if you have your registration form with you. However, try to be on-site at 10 a.m on the testing dates available.

Those seeking a COVID-19 test will not exit his/her vehicle. All of the testing are self-administered while seated in your vehicle. A health worker will give instructions at the passenger or driver window (just roll your window down a few inches for testing). Self-administered testing typically takes less than a minute per person.

Before you arrive, fill out this registration form (also available in Spanish) and print a copy to take to your appointment.

In addition to your printed registration form, you need to bring an ID. Examples of acceptable forms of identification include your driver license, voter registration card, passport and utility bill.

If you have questions, call Wake County’s COVID-19 hotline at 919-856-7044 or email covid19.questions@wakegov.com.

July 9–11:

Apex High School

1501 Laura Duncan Road, Apex
10 a.m.–3 p.m.

July 13–14 & July 16–18:

Wake County Commons Building

4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh
10 a.m.–3 p.m.

July 27–28 & July 30–Aug. 1

Sunnybrook Building Parking Deck

2925 Holston Lane, Raleigh 27610
9 a.m.–3 p.m.

As more locations are confirmed, we’ll share them here. For those that do not live in Wake County, testing may be found by clicking here. 

Free alternative testing may be found here. At this time, there is no cost.

(updated 07/27/2020)

]]> https://ncrsol.org/2020/07/wake-county-free-drive-thru-covid-19-testing/feed/ 2 4035 Virtual Opportunities during COVID https://ncrsol.org/2020/07/virtual-opportunities-during-covid/ https://ncrsol.org/2020/07/virtual-opportunities-during-covid/#respond Wed, 08 Jul 2020 20:34:40 +0000 https://ncrsol.org/?p=4031 Many registrants, their families, and allies are perhaps at home avoiding contact of COVID prone areas or regions. Here are some free virtual opportunities to watch various educational and programs.

UPCOMING VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Monday, July 6
NEW! Abraham Lincoln Institute Online Lincoln Symposium CLICK HERE TO JOIN
Join on Monday at 4pm for this online symposium focused on the life, career and legacy of President Lincoln.

NEW! Live From Emmet’s Place CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Watch free jazz concerts every Monday at 7:30pm by Emmet Cohen via Facebook Live.  Click the link above and scroll down until you find the live feed.

Tuesday, July 7
NEW!  Bermuda’s Heritage & Natural History: A Virtual Field-Trip  CLICK HERE TO ACCESS
Join lecture at 2pm Tuesday to take virtual field trip though Bermuda

Wednesday, July 8
NEW!  Bermuda’s Conflict & Peace in Northern Ireland (Part I)  CLICK HERE TO ACCESS
Join lecture at 11am Wednesday to learn about the nature of the conflict in Northern Ireland and explore strengths and weaknesses of the peace process.

NEW!  A House Divided: Housing Segregation & Gentrification in Detroit  CLICK HERE TO ACCESS
Join lecture at 2pm Wednesday to learn about the history and legacy of housing segregation and gentrification in Detroit.

Thursday, July 9
NEW!  Lemur Science: Virtual Talk with Duke Lemur Center Expert  CLICK HERE TO JOIN
Every Thursday at 10am in the month of July, come behind the scenes.  Come with questions to join in via live chat during the talk!  See the Link above where they will post the link to the live talk on Thursday mornings.

NEW! Road Scholar Lecture: The Origins of London: A Virtual Field-Trip  CLICK HERE TO ACCESS
Join lecture at 11am Thursday to take a virtual field trip of London through the archaeological discoveries of the 20thand 21st centuries.  Visit The Tower of London, London Bridge, and Guildhall. 

NEW! Manassas Ballet Theatre: TBA CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Thursday, July 9 at 8:30pm and streaming until July 15.

NEW! Stratford Festival on Film: Romeo and Juliet  CLICK HERE TO ACCESS
Join the live viewing party on July 9 at 7pm for Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.

ONGOING VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES
>>>Sports
NEW! Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
The story of Baseball is the story of America.  This is an epic overflowing with heroes and hopefuls, scoundrels and screwballs.  It is a sage spanning the quest for racial justice, the clash of labor and management, the transformation of pop culture, and the unfolding of the national pastime.

WNBA League Pass Free Preview  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Watch every game of the the 2019-20 WNBA Season free with code WNBAFREE30.

NBA League Pass Free Preview  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
With the 2019-20 NBA Season on hiatus, the NBA and Turner Sports are providing all fans with a free preview of NBA League Pass.  Watch all games from the 2019-20 season, classic NBA games, and more.

>>>ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMANCES
Bel Cantanti Opera Performances

Briscula the Magician  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
A World Premiere performance of a new opera based on a short story by Thomas Mann.
A Collection of Virtual Recordings
èSacred Music A-capella CLICK HERE TO WATCH

  èHymns  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
è Virtual Opera and Concerts  CLICK HERE TO WATCH

Kennedy Center Couch Concerts  CLICK HERE TO WATCH 
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Some Past Couch Concerts:
US Army Chorus presents We Remember  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Hope and Resilience featuring Sihasin and Taina Asili  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Creative Nomads presents Comrades in Arts: Jazzo and Eze Jackson  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Southern Fried Soul from the ATL CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Cicely and Deborah Bond CLICK HERE TO WATCH
The Time Machine Roast with Benjy Himmelfarb CLICK HERE TO WATCH
New York City’s Mexico Now Festival  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Larisa Martinez with Maestro  Kamal Khan  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Washington Women in Jazz Festival Showcase  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Seattle Theatre Group presents Mindie Lind and Benjamin Hunter  CLICK HERE TO WATCH

Access All Past Concerts  CLICK HERE TO WATCH

Kennedy Center Digital Stage Performances
NEW! National Symphony Orchestra-The Star Spangled Banner  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
NEW! India Arie-There’s Hope  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
NEW! Queen Latifah-Latifah’s Had It Up 2 Here  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
NEW! Mavis Staples and Sam Moore– Take Me to the River  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Will.i.am & NSO Pops Reach for the Stars CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Jessye Norman Amazing Grace (Sidney Poitier Tribute 1995) CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Revelations-Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Tap Stars on The Kennedy Center Roof Terrace CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Gladys Knight His Eye is on the Sparrow CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Blue: The Father A Kennedy Center Digital Stage Original CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Dule Hill-Let There Be Love CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Jennifer Hudson-I’m Here, The Color Purple (Oprah Winfrey Tribute)  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Glory from Selma—Washington Performing Arts Gospel Choir  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Copeland: Lincoln Portrait-Phylicia Rashad & National Symphony Orchestra  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: Soloman Howard as MLK, Jr.  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Harry Belafonte: Try to Remember & Michael Row Your Boat Ashore  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Cynthia Erivo: Somewhere from West Side Story  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Shelter by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar-Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater CLICK HERE TO WATCH
National Symphony Orchestra performs Holst: Mars  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Aaron Abernathy—“Favorite Girl”  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
John Legend—“Can’t Hide Love” honoring Earth, Wind and Fire  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Carrie Underwood- “Blue Bayou” honoring Linda Ronstadt  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Steven Spielberg honors Sally Field  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
All Digital Stage Past Performances Access  CLICK HERE TO WATCH

National Theatre at Home: A Midsummer Night’s Dream  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Thursday, June 25 through July 2
Watch the Bridge Theatre’s magical and immersive production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.


NEW! NY Metropolitan Opera Performances  CLICK HERE TO ACCESS
New Performance Available Every Night Starting at 7:30pm
Upcoming Shows: 7/6 Puccini’s La Boheme, 7/7 Verdi’s Il Trovatore, 7/8 Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte, 7/9 Zandonai’s Francesca da Rimini, 7/10 Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, 7/11 Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, 7/12 Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde

Stratford Festival on Film
NEW! Streaming until July 9, King John  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
NEW! Streaming until July 16, The Adventures of Pericles  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Streaming until July 23, Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra CLICK HERE TO WATCH

Strathmore’s Live from the Living Room CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Join us for past streamed concerts in multiple genres— straight from the living rooms of DC’s best musicians. Each concert will be bite-sized (about 20 min ) and feature one Artists in Residence.

Teatro de la Luna Past Performances   CLICK HERE TO WATCH
On this page, you have access to past performances by Teatro de la Luna including: productions in Spanish, productions (mostly bilingual) for kids, international Hispanic Theater Festivals in Spanish and other musical events.

Tinner Hill, Portraits in Black and White  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Creative Cauldron presents this recording of an original, museum-piece inspired play created in collaboration with the Tinner Hill Heritage Fund.  The show tells the story of segregation in Falls Church, VA.  PLEASE NOTE: The show is intended to be educational and even uplifting, but it does feature images of lynching, racial slurs and other allusions to violence.

WolfTrap’s Opera UNTRAPPED Online  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
Different Operas Streaming through December 1
We’re opening the Wolf Trap Opera vault and bringing back some favorite productions for you to watch from the comfort of your couch. Streaming Now: A Brother’s Grimm Fairy Tale, The Juniper Tree.

>>>MUSEUMS
Historic Locations and History

NEW! Stonehenge Virtual Tour CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Offers a 360 virtual tour with videos to explain more about the site.

NEW! Taj Mahal Virtual Tour CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Offers virtual tours inside and outside the mausoleum, the mosque, the gatehouse, in addition to the formal gardens.

Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece  CLICK HERE TO VISIT

An archaeological site-specific museum, housing famous artifacts from Athenian Acropolis

Anne Frank House  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Offering a virtual reality tour of the annex and other educational resources about her life.

Boston’s Black Heritage Trail CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Explore Boston’s free African American community of the nineteenth century.

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History  CLICK HERE TO VISIT

Chicago History Museum  CLICK HERE FOR EXHIBITS
Online Exhibits, including: Lincoln at 200, Touring Chicago’s Culinary History, Chicago and the Great War, Sweet Home Chicago: Blues and African American Life, A Wheel with a View, and more!

Colonial Williamsburg Virtual Tours  CLICK HERE FOR TOURS
Immerse yourself in the sites of Colonial Williamsburg

Ford’s Theatre Virtual Tour  CLICK HERE FOR TOUR
See the view from the President’s Box or stand on the historic stage.  Visit the Peterson House where Lincoln died.  Also, walk through two exhibit spaces and see the artifacts on display.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Museum showcases the history behind FDR’s story, his presidency, New Deal policies, assassination attempt and wartime decisions.

George Washington’s Mount Vernon Virtual tour  CLICK HERE TO TOUR

Juneteenth Multi-Museum Commemoration CLICK HERE TO VISIT

Museum of Flight CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Museum is full of an incredible collection of aircraft, spacecraft, artifacts, exhibits and more!

Museum of the City of New York  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Together head uptown, downtown, and throughout the five boroughs with online exhibitions, digitized collection objects, live streams, recorded videos, and more digital content.

National Museum of the United States Air Force: CLICK FOR ONLINE TOUR

National Underground Railroad Online Exhibits  CLICK HERE TO TOUR

The National Women’s History Museum  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Mission of the Museum is to educate, inspire, empower and shape the future by “integrating women’s distinctive history and culture in the United States.”  Explore exhibits and Oral histories.

Smithsonian Online Events Portal  CLICK HERE TO PARTICIPATE
A listing of all available webcasts and online events across Smithsonian Museums

Tampa Bay History Museum  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Offering virtual tours of exhibits, including Beer Exhibit, On Track: A History of Florida Railroads, Pensacola: Florida’s Second City, Gateways to the Caribbean: Mapping the Florida-Cuba Connection, and more!

Science Museums
NEW! Oakland Museum of California CLICK HERE TO VISIT
OMCA at Home includes virtual tours and the opportunity to learn at home.

American Museum of Natural History  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Visit museum exhibits online at the above link.

Also, explore outer space with a collection of videos:

>>The Known Universe  CLICK TO WATCH
Travel through the Milky Way galaxy and beyond!
>>Earth  CLICK TO WATCH
Take a flight around the world to marvel at our planet’s natural wonders—from the Amazon rainforest to the Sahara Desert, the Great Barrier Reef, and the Himalayas!
>>Venus, Earth, Mars  CLICK TO WATCH
Hop aboard a flight to unveil the mysteries of Earth’s toxic twin, Venus, and the dynamic nature of our planetary neighbors.

Museo Galileo  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Museum dedicated to Galileo Galilei.  Collection of over 5000 scientific instruments.

Museum of Science Boston CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Bringing you Virtual Exhibits: The Science Behind Pixar, Mystery Skulls, Bird Flight Patterns, Design Your Museum, Building Our Museum: The Making of Science Park and Color Your Museum

NASA:
Access Mars: The real surface of Mars, recorded by the Curiosity Rover!  CLICK HERE TO VIEW

Langley Research Center  CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE TOUR

Glenn Research Center  CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE TOUR

Space Center Houston App  CLICK HERE FOR AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE

National Geographic Museum: CLICK HERE FOR VIRTUAL EXHIBIT
Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall

Natural History Museum, London  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Online virtual tours of many exhibits.

National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City: CLICK HERE FOR EXHIBITS
Dive into the pre-Hispanic history of Mexico with 23 exhibit rooms full of Mayan artifacts.

New York Hall of Science  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Enjoy online virtual exhibits and At-Home STEM Activities.

OmniFest at Home  CLICK HERE TO WATCH
The Science Museum of Minnesota brings Omni and IMAX films online: Dinosaurs Alive!, Mummies: Secrets of Pharaohs, Wild Oceans, National Park Adventure, The Living Sea, Dream Big: Engineering Our World, Coral Reef Adventure, America’s Musical Journey, and Dolphins.

Science Museum of Virginia: Live Virtual Astronomy Shows  CLICK HERE TO JOIN
Thursdays at 2pm via Facebook Live!  No Registration Required

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History:  CLICK HERE FOR EVERY EXHIBIT
360-degree room-by-room tour of every exhibit in the museum.


Art Museums
NEW! Benaki Museum CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Houses Greek works of art from the prehistorical to the modern times and has an extensive collection of Asian art.

NEW! The Frick Collection  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Collection features some of the best-known paintings by major European artists as well as numerous works of sculpture and porcelain.

Art Institute of Chicago  CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE EXHIBITS AND MORE
Visit the Art Institute virtually to: explore the collection, see the El Greco Exhibit, watch video, download audio tours and more!


British Museum, London: CLICK HERE FOR VIRTUAL TOUR
A virtual tour of the museum including the Rosetta Stone and mummies.

Centre Pompidou  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Largest museum of modern and contemporary art in Europe and 2nd largest in the world!

Dali Theatre-Museum  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Located in Figueres, Spain, this museum is completely dedicated to the art of Salvador Dali.

Dallas Museum of Art  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Enjoy virtual Tours, Galleries and More!

Detroit Institute of Arts: CLICK FOR ONLINE EXHIBITS

Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence  CLICK HERE FOR TOUR
Experience Michelangelo’s David and other works during this virtual tour

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum: CLICK HERE FOR VIRTUAL EXHIBITS
Six virtual exhibits are available online

Grand Palais in Paris, France  CLICK HERE FOR TOUR
Experience Michelangelo’s David and other works during this virtual tour

Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Second-largest art museum in the world with over 60,000 pieces of art, including pieces by DaVinci, Rembrandt, Michelangelo and Canova.

High Museum of Art, Atlanta: CLICK FOR CIVIL RIGHTS PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT

Hong Kong Heritage Museum  CLICK HERE TO VISIT

J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
One of Los Angeles’ premier museums offers online ways to explore the collection.

Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland  CLICK HERE TO VISIT
Emphasis on Swiss art, but also works from Monet, Picasso and Warhol.

The Louvre:  CLICK HERE FOR TOUR 
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]]> https://ncrsol.org/2020/07/virtual-opportunities-during-covid/feed/ 0 4031 Don’t want people to act like monsters? Then don’t call them monsters https://ncrsol.org/2020/04/dont-want-people-to-act-like-monsters-then-dont-call-them-monsters/ https://ncrsol.org/2020/04/dont-want-people-to-act-like-monsters-then-dont-call-them-monsters/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:10:01 +0000 https://ncrsol.org/?p=3865 Originally published July 16, 2016, at With Justice for All

By “Shelly Stow” . . . If things really come in threes, then I have a monster story yet to come my way.

The first one was when an editor wrote a “Pokemon warning” to his readers and chose to call registrants living in the area “the real monsters.” I took exception to that verbiage and, after contacting him, sent my rebuttal, which he, in decency, printed.

Now, this morning, when I opened my usual collection of daily alerts, one shouted at me, “Monsters among us site provides digital vigilance to help you keep track of sexual predators…” The thing turned out to be nothing more than an advertisement for Family Watchdog [now behind a paywall] masquerading as a site review, but my initial reaction was, again, my radar going on high alert at the word “monsters” being used to describe those on the registry.

At the end of the piece was a request for readers to share their favorite sites for him to review. I took him up on it, sending him the following. Time will tell if I get a response.

Dear Mr. O’Neill,

Thank you for the invitation to share a favorite site. The one I would like to share is www.nationalrsol.org. It is the site of National Reform Sex Offender Laws, Inc., and it is dedicated to the advocacy of laws and policies based on facts and evidence that support the successful rehabilitation and reintegration of law abiding, former sex offenders into society. This is our goal because this is what research shows will help create a safer society.

Unlike the site you most recently recommended, we do not call people “monsters.” Research indicates that pejorative language of that type is counter-productive in furthering the rehabilitation initiatives approved by our criminal justice system.

Additionally, we find the type of site touted in your article “Monsters among us site…” contradictory to empirical evidence, and we find companies such as Family Watchdog extremely unethical as they are using deceit to play on the fears of parents. An exhaustive look at the research and scholarly literature on the subject will reveal that evidence does not support the use of public notification such as public sex offender registries. These popular but wasteful schemes do not further public safety, reduce sexual re-offending, nor offer any protection to children or other potential victims. They are predicated on misconceptions and myths and are denounced by academics and scientists alike.

I will be happy to dialogue with you further on this subject. Thank you for considering the site I have recommended for your column.

Addendum: “Shelly” reports that she did not get a response from Mr. O’Neill

]]> https://ncrsol.org/2020/04/dont-want-people-to-act-like-monsters-then-dont-call-them-monsters/feed/ 0 3865 After He Found California’s Indefinite Detention of Sex Offenders Wasn’t Working, the State Shut Him Down and Destroyed His Research https://ncrsol.org/2020/03/after-he-found-californias-indefinite-detention-of-sex-offenders-wasnt-working-the-state-shut-him-down-and-destroyed-his-research/ https://ncrsol.org/2020/03/after-he-found-californias-indefinite-detention-of-sex-offenders-wasnt-working-the-state-shut-him-down-and-destroyed-his-research/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2020 23:22:42 +0000 https://ncrsol.org/?p=3847 STEVEN YODER — In late 2006, a public defender went before a Napa County judge to argue for his client’s freedom. Rex McCurdy, a 49-year-old man, had been detained for seven years at Atascadero State Hospital under a 1995 California law authorizing “civil commitment” of people who have been convicted of sex offenses, a practice that keeps them confined long after they have completed their sentences.

In 1983, McCurdy had pleaded guilty to a rape, for which he served two years in state prison. In 1990, he was convicted of a burglary and served another six years. In 1998, McCurdy says he was brought in on a parole violation for living too close to a school, contrary to his conditions of release. Prosecutors used that violation and the two prior convictions to get McCurdy classified as a “sexually violent predator” (SVP), he says. That designation let them civilly commit him to Atascadero, much the way people with mental health issues can be locked up when they are deemed a threat to themselves or others.

Seven years after McCurdy was committed, his lawyer, Jim McEntee, was trying to persuade a judge that his client was a low risk to reoffend. If he failed, McCurdy would be confined at the hospital indefinitely. Fortunately, the lawyer had heard of evidence that might tip the scales: a study done at Atascadero itself that could help his client.

 

Read the entire story by clicking here

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While registered sex offenders in Wyoming are generally prohibited from coming onto school grounds or loitering within 1,000 feet, some exceptions in Wyoming law exist if people’s own children are attending schools or if registered sex offenders are themselves students.

Under the previous law, registered sex offenders could access schools to attend their children’s extracurricular activities or conferences. Wyoming House Bill 68 modifies this law so that permission is required before registered sex offenders can access schools for this purpose.

The new law will allow such access “with the written permission of the school principal, vice‑principal or person with equivalent authority.”

Registered sex offenders will still be allowed to access school grounds to drop off or pick up their own children without permission from principals.

With the signing of the bill into law, people who are registered sex offenders are barred from entering school facilities or loitering within 1,000 feet of school grounds unless the registered sex offender:

  • Is a student in attendance at the school
  • With the written permission of the school principal, vice‑principal or person with equivalent authority, is attending an academic conference or other scheduled extracurricular school event with school officials present when the registered offender is a parent or legal guardian of a child who is participating in the conference or extracurricular event
  • Resides at a state licensed or certified facility for incarceration, health or convalescent care that is within one thousand (1,000) feet from the property on which a school is located
  • Is dropping off or picking up a child and the registered offender is the child’s parent or legal guardian
  • Is temporarily on school grounds during school hours for the purpose of making a mail, food or other delivery
  • Is exercising his right to vote in a public election
  • Is taking delivery of his mail through an official post office located on school grounds
  • Has written permission from the school principal, vice-principal, or person with equivalent authority, to be on the school grounds or upon other property that is used by a school
  • Stays at a homeless shelter or resides at a recovery facility that is within one thousand (1,000) feet from the property on which a school is located if such shelter or facility has been approved for sex offenders by the sheriff or police chief

Perhaps North Carolina lawmakers can learn from our fellow Americans in Wyoming how to amend our draconian state school statute. A significant number of registrants in North Carolina are parents. These parents must be engaged with his/her child at every opportunity to provide a roadmap towards parental and academic success. Wyoming gets it and puts it in the hands of school leaders. North Carolina is lagging far behind and puts it in the hands of sheriffs that have no business in managing school affairs. 

]]> https://ncrsol.org/2020/03/wyoming-law-allows-school-staff-to-determine-if-registrant-may-be-on-school-property/feed/ 0 3744 UK Registrant Prisoner Becomes First To Die From Coronavirus https://ncrsol.org/2020/03/uk-registrant-prisoner-becomes-first-to-die-from-coronavirus/ https://ncrsol.org/2020/03/uk-registrant-prisoner-becomes-first-to-die-from-coronavirus/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2020 12:40:43 +0000 https://ncrsol.org/?p=3737 A convicted sex offender infected with the deadly coronavirus has died in prison in the United Kingdom.

The 84-year-old passed away three days ago at HMP Littlehey, in the village of Perry near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, England.

Prison officials have told news sources that the Covid-19 is thought only to have been detected after his death.

Littlehey, a low-level prison where its inmate population does not allow work release programs due to a majority of its people are incarcerated with sex offense crimes, has over 450 inmates. Most of them are male in shared cells. There is no word if other staff is infected. However, 19 inmates have tested positive for the virus within the UK prison system.

Several transport officers with the UK prison system have contracted the Covid-19 virus. No word on their condition and the potential affects of transmission to the prison population.

This is the first fatality in the United Kingdom that has gone public.

Being this is the first fatality, and in the United Kingdom, it should be a lessons learned moment for any nation that health care and public health measures in any prison system must be significantly improved and quick to respond to isolate outbreaks from spreading. Many advocates in the United States fear that such sympathy or equal access to health care will fall on deaf ears to improve public health conditions in prisons.

America will have to wait and see the final death toll in prisons, civil commitment facilities, and those affected by the sex offender registry living at home but enduring in-person mandatory appearances and home checks during a time of national crisis. Will our attitudes change after the Covid-19 has subsided? That assessment will be left up to public opinion and how advocates deal with after actions reviews.

]]> https://ncrsol.org/2020/03/uk-registrant-prisoner-becomes-first-to-die-from-coronavirus/feed/ 0 3737 Pardoned Kentucky Registrant Files Lawsuit Claiming He Should Not Be On Registry https://ncrsol.org/2020/03/pardoned-kentucky-registrant-files-lawsuit-claiming-he-should-not-be-on-registry/ https://ncrsol.org/2020/03/pardoned-kentucky-registrant-files-lawsuit-claiming-he-should-not-be-on-registry/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2020 03:57:23 +0000 https://ncrsol.org/?p=3734 Avery Seeger, Eagle Post,  Staff Writer (Hopkinsville, KY)  —  Dayton Jones and his defense counsel have filed a lawsuit on the grounds that he should not have to register as a sex offender.

The lawsuit was filed March 3 against the commonwealth, Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet as well as Probation and Parole officer Megan Goss.

Attorneys Daniel J. Canon of Saeed and Little, LLP out of Indianapolis, and Darren C. Wolff, a Louisville attorney, are representing Jones.

The lawsuit alleges Jones’ constitutional rights were violated for being required to register as a sex offender after receiving a pardon and commutation letter from former Gov. Matt Bevin.

The lawsuit states, “To counsel’s knowledge, there is no Kentucky case which squarely addresses whether a convicted felon must comply with Kentucky Sex Offender Registration Act once their sentence has been pardoned or commuted.

“However, the Kentucky Supreme Court has stated that a pardon relieves a convicted felon of ‘all the consequences which the law has annexed to the commission of the public offense of which he has been pardoned and [the convicted person] attains new credit and capacity, as if he had never committed that public offense.”

Jones’ counsel states that nothing in the pardon and commutation document suggests that Jones should have to register, noting that it would have been within the power of the governor to require him to do so.

“If forced to register under SORA, Jones’ rights under Kentucky law will be violated,” the document states.

The suit further claims that if Jones is required to register as a sex offender, he will suffer “immediate and irreparable injury, loss and/or damage.”

The suit claims Jones will suffer from registering in the form of reduced employment opportunities, severe social stigma, traveling restrictions, psychological harm and the ability to live wherever he chooses.

It also argues that Jones was granted a pardon instead of a commutation.

“On December 9, 2019, Bevin issued Executive Order No. 2019-1332, which styled ‘PARDON & COMMUTATION,’ ” the lawsuit wrote.

“Though the document clearly states that it is a ‘PARDON,’ the document simply states the fact of Jones’ conviction, and concludes that the Governor ‘hereby commute[s] the sentence of Dayton Ross Jones to time served.’

“There is no further limitation or requirement placed on Jones by the plain language of the ‘Pardon & Commutation’ document. The Secretary of State’s Website lists this document as granting an ‘unconditional pardon’ to Petitioner (Jones).”

It goes on to say that since the executive order was made by Bevin, the commonwealth has treated the document as granting a pardon.

However, on Jan. 13, the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office clarified to the New Era that the 15-year sentence of Dayton Jones was commuted, not pardoned, after the heading on the executive order was unclear.

While the lawsuit focuses largely on the commonwealth’s actions against Jones, it also accuses Goss of violating Jones’ rights.

The lawsuit alleges Goss caused a letter to be delivered to Jones’ grandparents’ house, which contained a signed notice of discharge declaring that Jones is on sex offender post-incarceration supervision.

However, Jones and his counsel say Jones had not signed the notice and had not seen it prior to Feb. 26, the date the letter was received by his grandparents.

His counsel further alleged that Goss required Jones to report to her office Feb. 28 for sex offender supervision.

In the lawsuit, Jones’ counsel requests several orders be made by Franklin Circuit Court, including a speedy hearing and declaring that Jones was granted an unconditional pardon by the former governor and doesn’t have to register, among other requests.

According to New Era archives, Jones pleaded guilty Aug. 22, 2016, to first-degree sodomy, first-degree wanton endangerment and first-degree distribution of matter portraying a sexual performance by a minor.

In November 2016, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison with no possibility of probation and a lifetime requirement to register as a sex offender upon release.

Jones, Colton Cavanaugh, Tyler Perry and Samuel Miller all pleaded guilty to the Oct. 12, 2014, sexual assault of a 15-year-old who was sodomized with a sex toy during a party. The boy suffered severe internal injuries as a result of the attack. It was also captured on video and shared on social media.

 

Reprinted from The Eagle Post | www.kentuckynewera.com

Copyright © 2020 Kentucky New Era

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