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Nearly 1000 offer backyards for homeless ADUs - Duration: 1:32.
EXPRESSED INTEREST IN HOSTING A
NEW, HOUSE THE HOMELESS PROJECT,
SET FOR THIS SUMMER.
THE COUNTY WANTS TO PUT 4 TINY
HOUSES INTO USE FOR HOMELESS
PEOPLE, KOHR HARLAN SHOWS US
MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT.
THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING PART
OF THE PROPERTY TO HOUSE A FIXED
EXCESS REACH WELLING UNIT TO
HOUSE THE HOMELESS AS OF MONDAY
HAS RISEN TO 936.
THE SIZE OF THE NUMBER AND
THE PACE AT WHICH PEOPLE HAVE
SAID THEY ARE INTERESTED AND
WANT TO HEAR MORE HAS SURPRISED
ME A LITTLE.
HER OFFICE HAS BEEN TASKED
WITH THE JOB OF COMING UP WITH
OUT-OF-THE-BOX SOLUTIONS TO
HOUSING THE HOMELESS POPULATION,
BRINGING THE HOUSING ONLINE
FASTER AND AT A LOWER PRICE,
THOSE OF THE TWO GUIDING
PRINCIPLES.
THESE ARE NOT TINY HOUSES ON
WHEELS, THEY ARE NOT SLEEPING
PODS.
SOME FOLKS MAY HAVE HEARD THAT
THEY ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF
ACCESS READ WELLING UNITS.
THEY WILL HAVE ELECTRICITY,
PLUMBING, AND WATER.
THE COUNTY PLANS TO PAY FOR
THE UNITS WHILE HOMEOWNERS ACT
AS LANDLORDS IN A FIVE-YEAR
LEASE AGREEMENT AND AFTER THAT
IS OVER, THE SMALL HOUSING UNITS
WILL BE TURNED OVER TO THE
HOMEOWNERS AS -- TO USE AS THEY
WISH.
THE COUNTY WANTS TO START WITH
FOUR OF THEM IS A PILOT PROJECT
TO SEE IF IT WORKS WELL ENOUGH
TO EXPAND THE PROGRAM IN THE
PUTRID IN AN EFFORT TO HOUSE THE
AREA'S HOMELESS POPULATION.
YOU CAN READ MORE IN THIS
WEEKS'S EDITION OF "THE PORTLAND
TRIBUNE."
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It's Okay to be Wobbly | Dylan Marr - Duration: 4:04.
(light music)
(audience applauding)
- My statement of personal belief begins
much like the essay that impacted me the most.
I don't really know what I believe.
I've never been one to be so set in my ways that
I couldn't see the potential upside to one's
side of a debate or another.
And until recently, I thought that was a bad thing.
I've always been very agreeable, maybe too much so at times.
And I tend to frequent the phrases, "effective point and,
I see what you mean."
I would almost go as far to say I'm slightly gullible.
Yearning to place my unconditional trust to people
and what they have to say.
Ted Gup, a writer and teacher of journalism,
at Case Western University wrote the essay,
In Praise of the Wobblies.
And I'm sure glad he did.
While reading, I found myself nodding my head
and letting out an affirmed, "yeah,"
every few lines or so.
He explains how we always seem to stand in the
no man's land between opposing arguments,
longing to be won over by one side or the other.
He explains how, excuse me,
but finding degrees and merit in both.
But in time he came to embrace what he called
his confusion.
He states that he much preferred listening
to speaking and inquiring over crusading.
There's nothing wrong with being ignorant,
which by definition is a lack of knowledge.
But I believe his preference is beneficial,
in that it minimizes the opportunities you have
to look and be stupid.
I believe this philosophy ideally conveys not one but two
of the nine virtues.
These being open mindedness and a love of learning.
At Universities there are a lot of highly opinionated people
who will not hesitate to tell you exactly what
they believe.
I did not realize how true this was until I signed up
for an informed citizen discussion group.
Which is basically an extracurricular weekly conversation
on current events.
I joined this group at the beginning of the semester
with the hope that it would help me resolve
some of the conflict I experienced when I heard,
"you should vote for candidate a, candidate b is the devil,"
or that I would finally have some idea about
what is going on in the world,
and how I should feel about it.
I did learn something, that it was not what I expected.
I attended only two meetings, the very first one,
and the one after the week of the election.
I attended the first meeting unbiased,
ready to discuss and explore different points of view.
I was met by the hands of a very few, strongly opinionated
people trying diligently to force feed me Hillaryism
anytime I showed any uncertainty on a topic.
I left feeling unsatisfied and discouraged
from attending another meeting.
As the election approached, something changed.
I read Gup's essay and was empowered to open my mind
even further, and broaden my horizons even wider.
Like a true wobbly, I voted for a third party candidate.
I had no dog in the fight.
I returned to the group with the intention
to simply sit back and observe.
I left feeling satisfied because I entered
without the possibility of being disappointed.
There was nothing for me to win or lose.
Ted Gup put it best in his essay when he said,
"as a non combatant I was welcomed at the table
of even bitterly divided folks."
I figured out that it was okay if didn't know
exactly where I stood.
I simply enjoyed hearing where others stood and why.
Through this realization, I developed a love of learning
in a way that I could not have anticipated.
Being respectful of others beliefs puts me
in an ideal position to question them in a manner
that does not offend them.
This allows others to feel like their opinions
are being heard and valued while allowing me
to expand my knowledge, perspective,
and understanding to its maximum capacity.
I believe this is the only way I can effectively
grow and become the most understanding and accepting
person I can be.
As the Switzerland, if you will,
of any conflict, I will never again be ashamed
to be wobbly.
Thank you.
(audience applauding)
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By the Book | Donald Huston - Duration: 4:30.
(upbeat music)
(audience clapping)
- After everything we've heard tonight,
it might sound a bit simplistic,
but I believe in books.
You might think that perhaps anyone
who's inhabited this world,
this small blue marble that we call home,
for almost seven decades,
might have something more profound than books.
Perhaps an epiphany gained while flying combat over Vietnam,
or maybe a lesson learned
through this painful aging process.
Perhaps something my grandfather taught me.
But the more I look into myself,
the more it really all boils down to books.
Books have been a driving force in my life
since grade school when I came down with chicken pox,
followed immediately by the measles.
In those less enlightened times,
they thought that sunlight would damage your eyes
if you had a high fever.
And so I convalesced in a darkened room,
with only my mother reading to me for relief.
But then we know the difference,
suddenly, rather than being a small child
convalescing in a dark room,
I was roaming a castle with Hamlet,
and there were ghosts, and pirates and sword fights,
and all kinds of adventure.
That sense of adventure has never left me,
but I quickly learned
that there's a lot more to books than adventure stories.
Books are in fact the repository of all human knowledge.
Of ideas.
And the beauty of an idea is
that it cannot exist in a vacuum,
alone and untouched by other ideas.
Every idea is connected to other ideas,
and those ideas are connected,
and those ideas are connected,
and this interconnectedness forms a huge web
that contains all human knowledge.
And this web is ever-expanding
as long as we keep thinking and learning.
Einstein described our personal knowledge as
contained in a small circle.
Everything we know, every thought and every dream
is in that small circle.
Everything we do not know is outside that circle,
touched at the circumference.
And the paradox arises as we learn more.
As we learn more, that circle expands,
and so does the circumference of the unknown.
The more we know, the more we know we don't know.
But that web of ideas that I mentioned earlier,
that great web of human intelligence can overcome
that vast unknown that's outside that circle.
Not all at once of course, but relentlessly,
as long as we're willing to think our own thoughts,
and compare them with the ideas of others.
Of course, just reading a book isn't enough.
Socrates, through the voice of Plato maintained that
books are invalid for presenting positions or arguments.
He said that books do not allow a response
and cannot be adequately questioned.
With respect, these limited philosophers,
I think, missed an idea.
I question every book I read, even the bible.
Accepting dogma, without questioning,
is letting others do your thinking for you.
Love of reading requires love of thinking.
Through questioning, even questions unanswered by authors,
new insights and new ideas are developed.
Books, if properly examined,
stimulate the mind and lead to exciting ideas and places.
John Dewey, American educator and philosopher,
declared that all education
is the result of personal experience.
However, in this short life,
a person can only experience so much,
compared with everything that might be accomplished.
The solution of course is, books.
Books are a monument of ideas,
and through a relationship with books,
we can lead to enrich our own experiences.
And when we share our ideas,
the amount of knowledge in the world increases.
Imagine you're on a path, and you have a loaf of bread.
You come upon some strangers and you give them the bread.
They walk away, but you're left hungry.
Now imagine you're on that same path with an idea.
And you walk down that path, and you meet these strangers
and give them your idea.
Everybody walks away with more knowledge,
and the knowledge is spread.
That's the purpose of ideas.
That's the purpose of a love of learning.
That is the purpose of books.
Thank you.
(audience clapping)
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CalTime for Supervisors - How to Setup a Schedule - Duration: 3:04.
This video demonstrates how a supervisor uses CalTime to setup a work schedule for their
staff.
Let's get started.
Once logged into CalTime, go the to the Schedules link on the right panel.
This opens a new tab listing the names of the staff.
As a supervisor, you can set up a schedule for one employee, a select few, or your entire
staff.
To set up a schedule for a single employee, just click on their name.
To select multiple employees, hold down the control button on your keyboard and click
any additional names.
In this demonstration, we will add a schedule for just one employee.
Once the selection (or selections) are made, right click on the name of one of the employees
and click Schedule Pattern.
This generates a pop-up window where you set the details of the schedule.
Use either Shift Template or Pattern Template to create the schedule.
Shift Template lists all the available start and stop shifts while Pattern Template does
the same but also includes the days of the week.
For now, let's use Shift Template.
Start by selecting the days of the week to apply the schedule.
Multiple days are selected by holding down the Control button and picking out the additional
days.
For this example, we'll select Monday through Thursday.
Then, click the Shift Template link and pick out a pre-defined work period.
In this example, we'll pick 6:30am to 3:30pm.
Next, verify that you are applying the schedule to the correct date range.
In this example, the schedule begins on March 12 and continues indefinitely.
To erase any future schedules already in place, click on the Override Other Patterns checkbox.
If the schedule pattern is only temporary, leave this box unchecked and instead enter
an End Date.
Suppose you have made arrangements for this employee to work every Friday from 1pm to
5pm.
To set this up, select Friday, then Shift Template, and pick out the hours of one to
five.
When you are done, click Apply and then OK.
And finally, to apply this schedule to the employee's record, click the Save button.
If later you decide you need to edit this schedule, go back to the Schedule Pattern
and click the "edit" icon.
Or to delete the schedule entirely, click the delete icon.
Deleting a schedule generates a confirmation pop up window.
Click Yes followed by OK.
And finally, don't forget to click the Save button anytime you add, edit, or delete a
schedule.
This concludes this video.
For written job aids and other CalTime training information, we encourage you to visit caltime.berkeley.edu/training.
Or, if you need additional assistance, feel free to email the CalTime Help Desk at caltime@berkeley.edu.
Thank you.
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Contagious Compassion | Alicia Allen - Duration: 3:59.
(relaxing instrumental music)
(applause)
- I recently lost the only person
who has always had my best interests in mind.
The only person who was always willing
to sacrifice himself or things to make sure that I was okay.
In his passing, I learned things about him
that should have changed the way that I felt about him.
However, it changed our relationship for the better.
For this exact reason, I chose the essay,
"The People Who Love You When No One Else Will,"
from the "This I Believe" book,
and I also chose compassion as my virtue.
In the essay, a young woman talks
about her hard life growing up.
Her mother was a drug addict and her father
wasn't as involved as he could be.
She moved around a lot during her childhood,
but a family eventually took her in.
They loved her as if blood couldn't make them any closer.
She felt like she belonged and had a true place
to stay with people who loved her.
I related heavily to this story,
because I, too, had a rough childhood.
My mother battled with drugs and I didn't know my father,
when my grandpa came into my life,
and became the only mother and father
I ever knew and needed to know.
He took care of us and made sure
that we were always out of harm's reach.
He took care of me and my sister from birth
until we were able to take care of ourselves.
When he passed, we learned
that we weren't even blood-related,
that he had taken care of our mother
knowing she wasn't his daughter.
He did what he could do for her,
even when she was battling with her addiction,
but he realized he could do no more for her,
and focused on what would eventually become the future,
my sister and I.
Just like the author of the essay, I realized
that blood doesn't make you family all of the time.
Family consists of those who take care of you,
and love you, and want nothing but the best for you.
Even in his passing, I still have family.
My boyfriend's mom and my god mom teamed up
to help me plan his funeral,
take care of his hospital information, and so much more.
They offered me places to stay
when I thought I was out of luck.
They fed me, took me where I needed to go,
and continued to shower me with love and affection.
Neither of them share any blood with me,
but if you were to see us all together,
you wouldn't be able to tell.
Also, I have family here at OU.
My gateway teacher has been a motherly figure
by giving me a safe place to confide in.
She gives me good hugs and always has chocolate.
(audience laughs)
She's pointed me to people at OU
who can help me do everything, so I don't feel so alone.
I also have great friends on campus,
who all have taken care of me.
Even with my paw-paw passing,
it's as if God put these people in my life
so that when times got hard, it wouldn't be so bad.
The driving force behind everything that has happened to me,
and to the author of the essay, is compassion.
Compassion in the simplest form is caring for others.
The ability to love one another
and show compassion is what makes having relationships
with others so meaningful.
The author of the essay received compassion
from people who took her in, and she was then able
to give all the compassion she was unable to give before.
I am in the same situation.
After receiving so much love from my paw-paw,
I am able to pass that on to everyone around me.
I don't want his passing to be in vain.
I want his virtue to live on forever.
I just plan on making myself
a better person and staying positive.
I want to love all the people
who have loved me through this process.
I want to brighten days and uplift spirits,
whether it be at my job, at home,
at school, and even at church.
I want my compassion to be contagiously spread like the flu,
and that it touches everyone.
(audience laughs)
Thank you.
(applause)
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RCMP Officer for the Day - Runner up - Duration: 1:06.
I would like to be an RCMP officer for the day because…
Reason 1,
if I see someone going out the store without paying
I would tell them "hey you will have to pay for that."
Reason 2,
when I see someone on the road going too fast,
I would give them a ticket.
If they still go too fast, I would arrest them.
Reason 3,
I would help them if there is a fire.
If I see someone who does not live there,
I would arrest them
and help the people who were in the fire.
I would help them.
Reason 4,
if they are breaking the rules, they would go to jail.
I would put people in jail if they are bad.
Therefore, I would like to be an RCMP officer for the day
because I think it would be nice to help people.
Sincerely, Future Officer Emily
Oh, that's so sweet!
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Download Apps & Games | AT&T Wireless Support - Duration: 2:35.
Download Apps and Games:
Download, Install & Open.
The Google Play Store provides access
to the latest music, apps, games, videos, and more
to all Google account holders.
A Google account must be set up first
to complete this process.
From the home screen, select "Play Store".
Select the Search field.
Enter the desired search item,
and then select the Search icon.
Select the desired result.
For a free app, select "INSTALL".
While the content is downloading,
the Download icon will be displayed
in the notification bar.
To open the app, select "OPEN".
Apps built for Android 6.0 or later
will ask for permissions once you start using them.
Review permissions,
and if you agree, select "ALLOW".
Uninstall an App.
To uninstall an app,
from the home screen, select and hold the desired app.
Drag the app up to Delete, and release.
Select "DELETE" to confirm.
You may be prompted to view app trash.
Select "SETTINGS".
Select the Delete icon.
Select "DELETE".
Some preinstalled applications
cannot be uninstalled from the device,
but can be disabled.
LG SmartWorld.
LG SmartWorld is an app store
that strictly provides free customized content
for LG devices.
To access LG SmartWorld,
swipe to and select the Management folder,
then select "SmartWorld".
Review permissions,
and if you agree, select "ALLOW".
Select the Search icon.
Enter the desired search item,
then select the Search icon.
Select the desired result.
Select "Download".
Select "I agree",
then select "Start with device account".
Select "OK".
The content will take a moment to download.
Select "Apply".
Select "APPLY".
Select "SET" to confirm.
♪AT&T jingle♪
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Personal Users Part 2 - Registration - Duration: 2:57.
In this video, we'll look at registering your personal My Tax Account.
You can only access personal account management if you have received one of these four notices
from the Department of Revenue: Statement of Account, Notice of Amount Due, Notice of
Overdue Tax, or Notice of Referred Debt.
If you have a My Tax Account profile for business, we recommend you create a separate, personal,
My Tax Account profile to ensure privacy and separation between your accounts.
To register as a new personal user, select the My Tax Account icon from our homepage.
Find the link "New user?
Create new username" and follow the steps.
Step 1 - enter your profile information.
Create a Username and password and enter an email address that is not currently used in
My Tax Account.
We may use this email address to send notifications such as system outages and filing reminders.
Enter the requested information and select a secret question and answer to help you log
in to My Tax Account if you get locked out or forget your password.
Unless you are managing someone else's account, select "No" to the "Are you a third party
preparer" question, and click OK.
Step 2 -
Select the identification type you want to use.
Most people will use their Social Security Number.
Enter the last name and zip code as it appears on your letter, even if the letter is incorrect.
You'll be able to change that information once you set up your profile.
Click OK.
Verify the information on the summary screen and submit your registration.
You must agree to terms of use for My Tax Account.
You will receive a confirmation by email that confirms submission of your registration.
It also includes an authorization code you will need to log in the first time.
Click Home and prepare to login for the first time.
In order to Login you'll need to include the authorization code you received in your confirmation
email.
You will now be asked to add a Security Contact cell number or email address.
You will receive a new security code each time you log in.
Use this security code the same way as you used the authorization code in the previous
log in.
Also, enter your options for mail delivery.
We recommend receiving your mail electronically through your personal online account.
Click Save.
You have now set up your profile, contact information, security information, and mail
delivery options.
At this point, you are ready to add access to your personal accounts.
Continue to video 3 for Using My Tax Account.
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The Strength of My Ancestors | Heather Shotton - Duration: 3:17.
(light music)
(audience claps)
- I believe I carry
the strength of my ancestors.
It is a strength
that has fostered resiliency
within and allowed me to
withstand numerous challenges
throughout my life.
It is an accumulation of strength,
garnered through the collective
prayers of my ancestors,
uttered across generations.
I believe their strength
resides within me
and has allowed me to thrive.
Throughout my life,
I have been taught to
pray in a way that
extends beyond myself
and beyond the present.
In a way that recognizes
those that are here
and those yet to be born.
This type of prayer acknowledges
our connections to both
our ancestors and descendants.
And, it honors a belief
in our intimate connections
and responsibility to one another.
I often hear people
throughout my community say
"we are the answers to our
"ancestor's prayers."
And, throughout my life's journey,
I have developed a deeper understanding
of what that statement really means.
I have come to understand
that my ancestors thought of me
and prayed for me
before I even existed.
They prayed for their desires
for future generations,
for the strength and stability
of our families and communities,
and for the continuation of our people.
And, I am constantly reminded
that we are the manifestation
of those prayers.
I am the result of their collective
strength and resiliency.
I was recently reminded of this
as I passed this teaching
on to my own daughter.
My oldest daughter turned 16
earlier this year.
And, to mark her journey
to becoming a young woman,
we held a ceremony for her.
As the ceremony concluded,
I spoke with her
and explained what had taken place
throughout the ceremony.
The prayers that were said for her
and the collective intentions
of the relatives,
who had gathered in her honor.
I explained that we said prayers
for her future,
for her education,
her happiness, her well being.
And, that we prayed not only for her,
but for her future children,
grandchildren, and even
her great grandchildren.
It may seem odd to pray for
children and grandchildren
who don't yet exist.
But, as I explained to my daughter,
we have been taught to think beyond ourselves,
to always think ahead to
the generations who will come after us.
I explained to her that this
is a continuation of what our
ancestors passed on to us
and that the strength garnered
through those collective prayers
will sustain not only her
but her descendants,
just as it has sustained me.
(audience claps)
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Learning Animals For Babies Learning Animal Names Learning Animals Wild Animals Names For Kids - Duration: 4:29.
Learning Animals For Babies Learning Animal Names Learning Animals Wild Animals Names For Kids
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Kevin Horahan: What are Regional Emergency Coordinators? - Duration: 2:20.
Regional Emergency Coordinators or "RECs" are emergency management experts, specifically
focused on their region's public health and medical ability… to be ready for and
get through a disaster. They're the H H S preparedness, response
and recovery "eyes and ears" in each region of our country. There are 10 regions, plus
an additional National Capitol Region, so RECs can cover a few states.
They work directly with the state counterparts in their region to ensure – if there's
a disaster – the federal response will be there when needed, providing public health
and medical care to those people when it matters the most.
But we want to be prepared before any disaster strikes, so RECs work within their regions
to plan, exercise and identify what's in place… and what's needed, before that
disaster ever hits. Each region has its own preparedness concerns…
some may be more focused on earthquakes, or hurricanes, or floods…
Within a region, individual states may have lots of medical resources like hospitals or
ambulances, while others may have limited medical support.
Even areas with large medical capabilities may not have much "surge capacity" meaning
they use all of those resources every day. RECs ensure we know what's available within
each region at ANY given time, so if a disaster strikes, we can quickly help that region with
those medical needs they may desperately need. When there is a disaster and a state requests
help, FEMA rolls in with federal support. H H S is the health and medical part of that
support, and the RECs lead that public health and medical portion. RECs are the ones on
the ground, overseeing deployment of federal disaster medical response teams, medical resources,
and – when the disaster passes – helping the community recover.
Disasters can come with no warning. That's why we have RECs on-call 24 hours a day, every
day to respond to regional and national incidents or events. They identify, validate and execute
missions responding to the public health and medical needs of the community, all-the-while
maintaining regional readiness for additional missions.
To sum it up: Regional Emergency Coordinators are there to help each region support our
national health security.
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Why I Care | Lee Roland - Duration: 9:29.
(applause)
- I am burdened
for others.
Specifically, marginalized people of color
and primarily
because I grew up
in such
amidst poverty, little resources
but worse of all
little hope.
I suffered depravation
without knowing it.
Only to eventually discover
that I was losing
in the race of opportunity
before i even ever got started.
Unfortunately,
as I speak today
marginalization
is arguably no less today
than it ever was
I
am
confused.
A preacher's kid.
I grew up the youngest of six boys.
With a younger sister.
I went to school with all the children
whom were all Black and poor
just like me.
While the more prosperous White children across the street
were educated
in a better facility
that was exclusively
for those of Caucasian descent.
Yes
the homes
the cars
the churches
their jobs
were all superior to ours.
Like the television shows
I watched.
Leave I to Beaver,
My Three Sons,
The Brady Bunch,
life was just better for them.
I
was
confused.
During those same years, I've witnessed
some of the most tragic events
in American history,
committed by other Americans
I think
from the eyes of a small child.
The first occurred when I was just four years old.
I came home
from kindergarten
to find my mother and aunt watching television
viewing the breathtaking aftermath
of the assassination
of the President of these United States
John Fitzgerald Kennedy,
while my mother and aunt
and others who looked like me were hurting
the television depicted
a direct dichotomy of some people
in the south of a different hue than ours
were celebrating.
This horrific tragedy,
I
was
confused.
The second event occurred some four plus years later.
Again, I came home from school to see my mom
crying.
This time,
a Black man was the victim of incomprehensible hate.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
He had just been assassinated.
I did not know who he was at the time.
But I could tell that he must have been somebody
pretty important.
The television images and the footages
are indelibly etched in my mind
as I recall the contradicting reactions from people
all over this country.
Black people were crying,
rioting,
and just outright distraught.
On the other hand,
there again were some White people,
waving these odd flags
I had seen in Civil War movies,
parading and celebrating,
in the days that followed
and the tremendous upheaval around the country.
The picture became just a little clearer.
Any and everybody that looked like me was horrified,
helpless, and hopeless.
While White people have responses ranging from
genuine concern,
to extreme exuberance.
I
was
confused.
As time went by,
and I became more news aware
I ascertained why these men were killed.
They spoke and dreamed
about justice for all.
They said that every American had the right
to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
And that just made sense to me, a moral boy.
And I couldn't comprehend why any fellow countryman
would kill another for advocating civility
and justice.
I
was
confused.
Fast forwarding.
Some 40 plus years.
My fate has been in a career in public education.
The vast majority as a principal,
as I've served in our schools,
I've seen many children grow up
just like me.
Not because it was the law
but rather because of systemic issues
in our schools
and society.
Many children of color are still segregated
with much less chance of achieving
the American dream
than others.
How is this you ask
In 2017?
Oh, I'm so glad you asked.
Today,
in too many communities,
Black children are living below the poverty line.
Today, in too many cases
children of color are still being suspended from our schools
at a disproportional rate
than their Non-Black peers.
Today
in too many cases,
children of color
with the greatest needs are still in school
with the least resources.
Today, in too many schools,
children of color have very few people
who look like them in positions of authority
and influence.
Today, in too many cases
children of color
are in a pipeline to prison.
Today, in too many cases,
children of color
are still failing
and being failed.
I
am
confused.
As a principal.
13 years ago
I inherited a school with a predominantly Black
and poor student population.
Replete with aforementioned characteristics
that could've been characterized
as a sinking ship
with consistently low test scores,
lots of suspensions,
retentions and other negative indicators.
The school is now sailing
the uncharted waters of hope and opportunity
for all children
Red or Yellow, Black or White,
they're all precious
in His sight.
With some of the best test scores
and absolutely the fewest suspensions you will find anywhere
one in the last two years.
Why?
Because we care.
Why?
Because we did not assume the worse about them.
Why?
Because of their complexions and their economic status
didn't matter to us.
And we sought to make a difference in their lives.
I
am
confused.
Finally,
today,
why are so many
of our schools
still segregated?
Today,
why are the least still getting the least
in our schools?
Today,
why are so many other schools consitently failing
our children of color?
Today,
why don't enough people care enough to change things
for our children of color?
Today,
why are there so few schools
like Two Lakes?
Today,
why
do I have to ask
why?
I
am
confused.
What about you?
(applause)
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A Battle with the Truth | Emily Humphreys - Duration: 2:48.
(chimes ring)
(applause)
- When I was a senior in high school,
I ate lunch with the freshmen.
At the beginning of the year,
I had met a group of girls at a school retreat.
I just really loved talking to them.
They had so many questions and funny thoughts,
and when that weekend came to a close,
I still felt like there was so
much more left to hear and say.
One's freshman year of high school
is the beginning of the rest of their life.
It is like everyone hits the reset button,
making it one of the most influential
times in a person's life.
When I was a freshman, I really
looked up to my older brother,
but none of the girls in his grade
were great role models.
I would've given anything to have
someone take me by the hand,
give me advice and tell me that
everything was going to be okay,
so I decided to be that for those girls.
And they agreed to let a random
senior eat lunch with them.
Throughout the year, the content
of our conversations was relatively consistent.
Cute boys, teachers that were just so unfair,
and the usual high school rumor mill.
Throughout all of our conversations,
I realized one great thing these
girls desperately needed.
Truth.
They were not speaking it, hearing it
or believing it.
Truth is this currency, spent far more
selfishly than money.
Truth or the lack thereof has the power
to skew reality and fog even the brightest of minds.
Over the course of my life,
I have found that the biggest culprit
of withholding truth is none other than myself.
I believe the exchange of truth
has the power to break chains in
peoples' minds and hearts.
All day we hear lies.
And what's worse, we convince ourselves
that they are truth.
So with every conversation I had with those girls,
I fought to break down the walls
of lies that seemed to surround that cafeteria.
Their mindset of what beauty looked like
and their expectations of what
success meant held them captive
to believing their worth came from
things like their boyfriend or their grades.
And contrary to previous opinion,
their outfits or knowledge of pop culture
would never give them the affirmation
they so desperately desired.
With humility, we talked a lot about
what fills us and what validates us.
When they started to hear and speak
truth about their worth,
those girls started to believe it.
So collectively about all of the truth still redesign,
but now they give and receive it more freely.
They have created an entirely new culture
for their group of friends and to this day
I still believe my greatest lesson
in high school I learned at lunch with the freshmen.
Thank you.
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Personal Users Part 1 - Overview - Duration: 2:23.
This My Tax account training series is divided into three videos.
This video is an overview of My Tax Account, focusing on its navigation and help features
for managing your personal tax accounts.
Currently, personal account management is only available to those who have a debt with
the Wisconsin Department of Revenue.
Each video starts at the My Tax Account Login Screen.
It's located on our website at revenue.wi.gov.
Select the My Tax Account icon on our homepage.
Here are three tips to help you get started:
Tip 1: Use the help features
On the login screen, we have links to other help videos and resources for you to manage
your personal accounts.
As you navigate in My Tax Account, you'll see tips in gray boxes at the top or right
side of the screen.
If an entry field is red, there is an error.
Hover over the field for a brief description of the error.
If the corner of the entry field is orange it is a required field.
Tip 2: Prepare your computer
Make sure your web browser is updated.
To avoid issues with My Tax Account, use these minimum versions as your web browser.
Next, disable your popup blocker.
Since My Tax Account opens new browser windows for some functions, you may want to disable
the popup blocker on your browser when using the program.
You may also need an up-to-date version of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDFs in My Tax
Account.
Tip 3: Use the menu on the left and the tabs in the middle of your screen.
The panel on the left has action buttons that change depending on the screen you're on.
On the tabs across the middle of the screen you'll see your accounts, requests, notices,
mail and balances.
Under "I Want To" on the right side of your screen, you can do things like view your profile,
pay your collection balance, view payment details, add access to an account, and more.
Continue to video 2 to learn how to register for My Tax Account.
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School Choice | Glenn Davis for Lt. Governor - Duration: 0:35.
Every student should have a solid foundation for education, and that's really where school choice comes in.
You know, school choice really is that rising tide that lifts all ships,
whether it's homeschool and all the new technology and opportunities that are out there to homeschool your children
whether it's charter school, and a lot of those opportunities and a lot of those opportunities that exist,
or whether it's just elevating the playing field with public schools. We need to make sure that all of our students have that solid foundation,
to truly reach their full potential in a 21st century, global economy, and I really believe school choice is what's going to allow them to do that.
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