In the other case, a man had been convicted of felony-level sexual abuse in Texas, but the conviction was dismissed when he finished his prison sentence. He was still required to register in Utah when he moved here, though the licensing office cleared him to live in the home.

The audit revealed ambiguity in state policy about how to handle a situation like his, and recommended the licensing office come up with clearer policies about how to handle overturned or "set aside" convictions.

The audit also found that it was unclear whether at least 12 offenders, who were living in the same apartment buildings as licensed child care providers, had unsupervised access to the children. State licensing policy requires inspections that "demonstrate restrictions preventing unsupervised access to the child care facility," according to the report. "However, such documentation does not always exist."

In one example, a house was divided into five apartments, and offenders were living in four of the units. Though each apartment had a separate entrance, case file documentation was unclear about whether interior doors would give offenders access to other apartments.

The audit recommends the licensing office do more to document that, among other steps to make sure offenders don't have unsupervised access to children, or other vulnerable people.

On the positive side, the audit also found that none of the sampled education agencies employed sex offenders, nor did the Utah State Developmental Center or the Utah State Hospital.

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COMMENTARY

I dont know what kind of man Walter Scott was before he was shot in the back while fleeing from an officer in North Charleston, South Carolina. In the hours since the video of his death has been made public, I have learned that he was a member of the Coast Guard, had been arrested, and that he owed some child support. But those facts do not lead me to believe I have a solid understanding on who Walter Scott was. I do, however, know that the fallout from the video of his death has already begun to progress as these things do. Soon, Im certain we will be warned not to lump all cops in with the North Charleston, South Carolina officer charged with murder. Well be told that most cops are good cops.

But if so many cops are good, why are we here again?

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Fifty-year-old Walter Scott did not pose a significant threat to the life of 33-year-old North Charleston police officer Michael T. Slager when he was sprinting away from him with his back turned. The law permits an officer to use deadly force if and only if the suspect poses a significant threat of death or serious physical injury to the officer or others.

Based on what we already know, I do not believe Scott was a threat to Slager. Because Slager has already lied about one key point.

Slager pulled over a Mercedes-Benz with a broken tail light. Scott was its driver. Scott allegedly ran away from Slager into a grassy knoll, and, according to police reports, was undeterred by the firing of Slagers stun gun.

So Slager shot at him eight times, bringing him to the ground and mortally wounding him. And then he radioed in, telling dispatch that the suspect had taken his stun gun. The stun gun he used before the gun used to kill the suspect.

The New York Times published this video of the incident, taken by a bystander. It contains some graphic content.

Not only does Scott, who was running from his car, not appear to have any weapon, he is running full speed away from Slager, the significance of his threat diminishing with each step in the opposite direction.

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Cristiano Ronaldo returned to top form last weekend with five goals against Granada, and he is now urging his supporters to get themselves into shape.

The Real Madrid forward has not been at his best this year, but turned things around with a stunning display on Sunday, during Real Madrid's 9-1 win.

And the Portuguese star, and World Player of the Year, took to Twitter to share his celebrations with his many followers, posing with a bike and encouraging them to start riding.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored five goals as Real Madrid thrashed Granada 9-1 on Sunday afternoon

Ronaldois one of the fittest athletes in the world, and tweeted for his many fans to join him in using excercise as a way of feeling better.

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Cristiano Ronaldo returned to top form last weekend with five goals against Granada, and he is now urging his supporters to get themselves into shape.

The Real Madrid forward has not been at his best this year, but turned things around with a stunning display on Sunday, during Real Madrid's 9-1 win.

And the Portuguese star, and World Player of the Year, took to Twitter to share his celebrations with his many followers, posing with a bike and encouraging them to start riding.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored five goals as Real Madrid thrashed Granada 9-1 on Sunday afternoon

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Keeping it fresh

Want to change the way you experience exercise? These tips can make workouts more enjoyable.

1. Set your own calendar. Bored by the same-old, same-old schedule of exercise? Mix up your activities and time spent on each. People who plan ahead are more likely to follow through. So, once a week, pencil in your choices on your calendar. Carving out room for several short daily stints is often easier than one lengthy bout of activity. Three 10-minute blocks on Tuesday, one 10-minute block on Wednesday, two 10-minute blocks on Friday, plus a 90-minute hike or bike ride on Saturday meets aerobic goals for the week. Choose combinations and activities that appeal to you. Remember, though, its best to be active at least three days a week.

2. Wear a pedometer. The simplest step-counter can up the ante on exercise, according to a 2007 Journal of the American Medical Association review of 26 studies. Over all, those who clipped on a pedometer raised their physical activity by nearly 27%, adding about 2,100 to 2,500 steps a day. Other results were promising, too: a drop of 3.8 mm Hg in systolic blood pressure and a decrease in body mass index. Setting a step goal counted for a lot. Those who did so significantly increased activity; those who didnt generally remained at baseline.

So it may be worthwhile to invest in a pedometer and to set a step goal for yourself. To translate aerobic exercise guidelines from the page to the pavement, aim for 3,000 steps in 30 minutes thats 100 steps a minute. Five days of this (or three days of 5,000 steps in 50 minutes) enables you to meet your weekly goal of 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity. Cant find a chunk of free time that long in your schedule? Try 10-minute chunks that is, 1,000 steps in 10 minutes throughout the week.

3. Plug in. Turn on your computer and power up with the great range of individual exercises and workouts on these websites:

Or go interactive with a video game. Change up your weekly exercise routine by balancing, bowling, boxing, or trying any number of other active options available through Wii Fit and Wii Sports. Or work up a sweat stamping out the beat to music videos on Dance Dance Revolution, a video game that is available for PlayStation, XBox, and Wii.

4. Rise to the challenge. If your workouts arent challenging or interesting enough, expand your horizons. The Presidential Active Lifestyle Award and Presidential Champions challenge (www.presidentschallenge.org/celebrate) encourages you to become more fit. The Presidential Active Lifestyle Award helps you set activity and healthy eating goals over the course of six weeks, while the Presidential Champions challenge allows you to earn points for all sorts of activities: badminton or baton twirling, jai alai or juggling, ski jumping or skydiving, along with many more plebian pastimes. The more effort an activity requires, the more points you rack up while doing it. Log in alone or as a group (you can start your own group or join an existing one) to track your progress toward Bronze (40,000 points), Silver (90,000 points), and Gold (160,000 points) medals. Theres even a Platinum medal for those earning 1 million points. (Point requirements are higher for advanced athletes.)

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