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Some Concerned Union Too Involved In Pittsburgh Public Schools As Crucial Decisions Looming « CBS Pittsburgh
Some Concerned Union Too Involved In Pittsburgh Public Schools As Crucial Decisions Looming « CBS Pittsburgh:
Some Concerned Union Too Involved In Pittsburgh Public Schools As Crucial Decisions Looming
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Crucial decisions lie ahead in the area's largest school district.
The Pittsburgh Public School Board must choose a new superintendent and negotiate a new contract with teachers — and there are concerns the teachers union may be taking too much of an active role in board politics.
She's the powerful head of the American Federation of Teachers, representing more than 1 million teachers nationwide.
But Randi Weingarten has shown a particular interest in Pittsburgh. Not only its teachers, but in who sits on the Pittsburgh Public School Board.
"Why would the AFT be contributing to local neighborhood school board elections?" asked KDKA's Andy Sheehan.
The AFT has been active in Pittsburgh for the past two years, funding advisers to the local Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers in fighting the implementation of a teacher evaluation system funded by the Gates Foundation.
This year, the AFT has given thousands of dollars to two board candidates: Moira Kaleida and Kevin Carter. Each received $3,750 apiece.
Weingarten, who comes to Pittsburgh frequently from Washington DC, came here again this month. KDKA's Andy Sheehan asked her about the union's influence.
Sheehan: "You're not local. You're a national teachers union. Why do you have what some people would consider undue influence on a local school system?"
Weingarten: "We actually don't."
Sheehan: "You've contributed thousands of dollars to local school board elections for pro-union candidates."
Weingarten: "We actually only contribute that which community members and our own members have asked us to do. We never come in other than being invited."
But the contributions have raised concerns.
"People should always look at who the majority funder is," said Esther Bush. "What are their emphasis as their running for office and can they honestly be fair and flexible on behalf of the student's academic progress?"
Former teachers and administrators now account for four of the nine board members — and with Kaleida and Carter running unopposed. Urban League President Esther Bush is concerned that new majority of the board may favor teacher concerns over students.
"Teachers having a say is absolutely critical to the process," she said. "They've been in the classroom, or principal, they see the management side of things, but I also know that it's critically important that we have other people with expertise, objectively so that our students win."
Kaleida, who also received a $5,000 contribution from the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, declined a camera interview, but told KDKA:
"They (the AFT) supported me because we share a vision of community schools and shared justice to achieve a great public school system in Pittsburgh. I will represent the entire community but I am proud of everyone who contributed to my campaign."
But there are other complications. Kaleida is married to a teacher and she and the three former teachers on the board might benefit from a favorable contract with the teachers union. It's unclear if they would be able to vote on it.
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In Puerto Rico, Students Go On Strike to Stop Teacher Relocations | gadflyonthewallblog
In Puerto Rico, Students Go On Strike to Stop Teacher Relocations | gadflyonthewallblog:
In Puerto Rico, Students Go On Strike to Stop Teacher Relocations
Students streamed out of their classrooms chanting in unison in the mountainousUtuado region of Puerto Rico earlier this month.
They took over the halls and doorways of Luis Muñoz Rivera High School on Thursday, Sept. 10, locking their arms together to create a human chain.
They paralyzed their school, shut it down, and allowed no one in or out.
The reason? Not too much homework. Not lack of choice in the cafeteria. Not an unfair dress code.
These roughly 100 teenagers were protesting the loss of their teachers. And they vowed to occupy their own school until the government gave them back.
Six educators had been ordered to other schools, which would have ballooned classes at the Rivera School to 35-40 students per classroom.
Government officials claimed the high school had too few students to justify the cost. However, with more than 500 young people enrolled, the school has more than In Puerto Rico, Students Go On Strike to Stop Teacher Relocations | gadflyonthewallblog:
Memo to Scott Walker From Milwaukee: "We're Not Going To Let Our Public Schools Die"
Memo to Scott Walker From Milwaukee: "We're Not Going To Let Our Public Schools Die":
If Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker thought running for President of the United States was a big challenge, he may be facing an even more imposing contest back in his home state
Last week, all across the community of greater Milwaukee, thousands of parents and public school advocates showed up before the opening bells at neighborhood schools to protest education policies many Wisconsinites attribute to Walker and his administration. The protests were called "walk ins" – a tactic borrowed from school protests in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2014 – as opposed to walk outs which disrupt students' learning time.
Parents, teachers, and students had a range of specific complaints that can all be attributed to Walker's governance.
As the local Journal Sentinel newspaper reports, "at more than 100 public schools" protestors turned out to oppose a "program, devised by Republican state lawmakers from the suburbs," that created a state-operated district to oversee a portion of the city's public schools that are deemed under-performing.
The Milwaukee County Executive hand picked by Walker to oversee the district is about to name a commissioner to run the special district.
As the Journal Sentinel report notes, protestors wanted to voice their resentment at having local schools taken out from under the control of their democratically elected school board. They also wanted to send clear warning to the ruling Executive, Chris Abele, that he had better not select someone inclined to turn the yet-to-be-designated schools over to a charter school organization, which is what is generally feared.
Straight Out Of Scott Walker
The school takeover program "comes straight out of Gov. Scott Walker's campaign rhetoric, " says a Wisconsin progressive blog based in Green Bay. The post quotes Democratic Assembly Leader Peter Barca who notes the takeover program "[was] not requested by Milwaukee or any of the Memo to Scott Walker From Milwaukee: "We're Not Going To Let Our Public Schools Die":
Will School District Bankruptcy Lead to "the Next Education Revolution"? | deutsch29
Will School District Bankruptcy Lead to "the Next Education Revolution"? | deutsch29:
Will School District Bankruptcy Lead to "the Next Education Revolution"?
On September 23, 2015, I wrote a post about the Hillsborough County (Florida) Public Schools and some of its fiscal issues, one of which involves former superintendent MaryEllen Elia's spending over half of the district's financial reserves without school board knowledge or approval. The result is a drop in district reserves that threatens its bond rating, which could result in higher interest rates for the district when it borrows money.
The Hillsborough district has also had to tap into its fund balance in order to meet payroll at the end of the 2014-15 school year.
In short, Hillsborough schools' finances are showing signs of instability.
It seems that this is what Rebecca Sibilia, CEO of charter school facilities financing nonprofit, EdBuild, is looking for in a traditional school district. After all, shaky finances might get shakier, which might lead a district down the dark path of bankruptcy.
Sibilia views bankruptcy of traditional school districts as "a huge opportunity" that could usher in "the next education revolution." In other words, Sibilia wants to seize Will School District Bankruptcy Lead to "the Next Education Revolution"? | deutsch29:
Camden Protesters Warn of Privatization Looming for City's 'Public' Schools - NJTV News
Camden Protesters Warn of Privatization Looming for City's 'Public' Schools - NJTV News:
Camden Protesters Warn of Privatization Looming for City's 'Public' Schools
Protestors — about 50 in all — met outside a conference downtown in the hopes of confronting Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard, the symbol of what they say is an effort to privatize the city's schools.
"Where's Mr. Rouhanifard," barked demonstrator Vida Neil into a bullhorn. "Where you at? I wanna see you face to face."
Camden schools have been under state control for only two years, but in that time the governor has moved quickly, installing a new superintendent and pushing legislation that helped pave the way for renaissance schools like this one — the KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy, which opened last week.
"We've had KIPP, UnCommon, Mastery come in here," said Marie Blistan, a Vice President with the New Jersey Education Association, the teacher's union. "They are national corporations that come in and they upset the communities. We've had a full history of the work that they have done in undoing any work that the public schools have done and they do not make the changes that they purport to do."
KIPP renaissance is not a charter, per se. It functions with the same mandates as traditional public schools but it's run by a private operator, with its own board, which has some parents here concerned.
"No transparency, no voices, no democracy," said activist Monique Ragsdale. "The media put this perception out that we're ok with this, so we want to get our voices heard. We're sick of talking to walls. We want everybody to know — we want Rouhanifard to resign. We would like to get back full control. We have no democracy here in Camden. We don't even elect our school board. It is sad and it is unconstitutional."
Antoinette Baskerville sits on the school board in Newark, where the state has had control for more than two decades. She was there to remind demonstrators that the battle for return of local control may be long, but it is winnable.
"We come here today from Newark to speak to you guys in Camden, to say we have had 20 years of state control," she said. "We are hopefully on our way but we don't want you to do 20 years. We have done 20 years, like 20 years on prison. Don't get it wrong."
Rouhanifard was gone by the time protestors gathered downtown. NJTV News met him across town, outside Cooper's Poynt school, where the still-new superintendent is meeting with parents tonight. He says it's important to remember where the impetus for all this change comes from.
"Parents don't necessarily think about governance structure," he said. "They think about safety first. They think about the quality of the facility and they think about the quality of instruction."
Right now about a third of Camden's kids are in charters or Camden Protesters Warn of Privatization Looming for City's 'Public' Schools - NJTV News:
How my time at a "failing" high school blew me away - Salon.com
How my time at a "failing" high school blew me away - Salon.com:
How my time at a "failing" high school blew me away
Journalist Kristina Rizga spent 4 years at SF's Mission High and learned there was more to success than test scores
(Credit: fernandogarciaesteban via iStock/Salon)
With the implementation of state standards and assessments to measure student and school performance under the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), many public schools have wound up with their curricula painfully narrowed. In too many schools, the focus on testing in language arts and math has led to the erasure of art, physical education and music programs, as schools, particularly in poorer districts, scramble to keep their heads above water to avoid being labeled "failing," which puts them at risk of incurring devastating sanctions.
The stated goal of NCLB was to bring accountability and additional resources to low-income schools. But a growing list of critics argues that the legislation has instead forced teachers to spend too much of their time teaching to the tests, instead of imparting essential skills to their students — like collaborative and critical thinking — or being able to foster true joy in learning. When standardized tests are one of the only metrics used to assess whether students are learning, schools can often wind up deemed failing, with little regard for what's actually taking place in the classroom.
Kristina Rizga, a former Mother Jones education reporter, wanted to explore one of those so-called failing schools to see what things really looked like on the ground. She ended up at San Francisco's Mission High School, ranked as one of the lowest-performing 5 percent of schools in the country, according to its test scores (just 30 percent of all students scored at proficient or above on the state standardized tests in English; 40 percent did so in math). This meant the school was at risk of radical restructuring, which could have included revamping the curriculum, replacing half the staff, replacing the principal, or closing the school. Yet Rizga, who spent four years in the classes at Mission, didn't see evidence of a failing school in her time there; instead, she found engaged students and committed teachers, high college acceptance rates, and declining suspensions.
In the course of her reporting, Rizga's view of standardized testing shifted dramatically. Once she had considered these tests, however flawed, the best measure of overall school performance. But at Mission, she saw that some students who did well on subjective assessments, like presentations and writing papers, were unable to match that level of achievement on standardized tests. Painting a complete picture of student learning, Rizga came to understand, was only possible by taking stock of more holistic measures — by, for example, evaluating students' day to day work and performance in the classroom, not just their scores on a single test.
Rizga's time at the school, and her change of heart while there, led to her newHow my time at a "failing" high school blew me away - Salon.com:
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Zingiber officinale is a spice commonly known as ginger that originated in Southeast Asia and was used by the Chinese as a medicine to treat common ailments. The spice has a high content of gingerol, which has powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The use of ginger was eventually spread to Mediterranean regions by traders where it was cultivated and used to flavor dishes as well as being used as a medicinal herb. The 15th-century ships carried ginger plants to new regions of the Caribbean as well as Africa, and the spice is grown in most areas of the tropics today. Ginger became quite expensive in medieval times when it was imported and used in a preserved form to flavor sweets.
Ginger root was carried on merchant ships as they traveled from one port to another. The spice was a valuable trading commodity, but it was also used by sailors to combat seasickness. Cultivation of the plant eventually spread around the world, and it was grown by Indians as a medicinal herb as well as to flavor certain dishes. Ginger root can be purchased in most grocery stores today for just a few dollars, but in the 14th century, the price was as much as the value of a live sheep.
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Ginger has been used mostly for its medicinal qualities up until the past 200 years or so. The herb is classified as belonging to the Zingiberaceae family, so is related to cardomon, turmeric and galangal. The rhizome or ginger root is used fresh, dried or can be powdered for long-term use. Ginger is also available as a juice or oil, and is used primarily to flavor foods but can also be found in certain cosmetics.
While ginger has been highly valued for its medicinal and food flavoring qualities for hundreds of years, a new use for the spice has become recognized. Some people have discovered that using ginger for weight loss has helped them reach their weight loss goal and get fit and healthy. Obesity has become a serious health problem over the past few decades, and the cause is likely a diet high in fat and calories. Convenience foods that contain over-processed ingredients and empty calories are sold in grocery stores, and a busy lifestyle encourages people to purchase them.
Fast-food chains and restaurants that serve large portions are partly responsible for customers who consuming two or three times as many calories as they can burn in a single day. Some serious health conditions affecting the population can be traced to people eating foods that contain too much sugar and fat. The increasing incidence of heart disease, diabetes, osteoarthritis, kidney disease and certain types of cancer can all be linked to the over-consumption of sugar and fatty foods. Perhaps the advice doctors give to their patients most often is that they should lose weight and get more exercise.
Weight loss has become the focus of an entire industry in the United States. Health food stores across the world sell a wide variety of supplements that are promoted as weight loss aids, and weight loss clinics are available across the nation. Individuals who want and need to lose weight will spend millions of dollars each year on various types of weight loss supplements and pills that are not effective in most cases.
Weight loss clinics are much more helpful to obese people than the various branches of the weight loss industry, but what is really needed is a complete change of lifestyle with a dietary switch to healthy, low calorie foods. In many cases of morbid obesity, weight loss surgery may be recommended, but most patients are required to lose some weight before they qualify. The surgery can be dangerous for individuals who weight over 500 pounds. Unfortunately, about 90 percent of people who undergo bariatric surgery regress to their old eating habits and regain whatever weight they were able to lose.
Health professionals nationwide agree that obesity has become a serious health problem in our current society. While there are certain prescription drugs available that will suppress hunger and lead to weight loss, some of these medications have serious side effects. A healthier and less dangerous choice could be the use of ginger for weight loss since the spice has been found to reduce feelings of hunger and increase the level of metabolism so calories are burned faster.
How Does Ginger Impact Weight Loss?
There have been 60 studies done on Ginger based on the consumption of the spice in food or drink or taken as a supplement. The findings indicate that the ancient herb may protect consumers against certain chronic diseases and obesity. Although there is not a specific recommended dosage to prevent these health issues, health experts believe that adding this spice to the diet of overweight people is smart.
Only 10 of the studies cited have been done on humans due to lack of funding, but the human studies were included in the findings. The human studies used various forms of ginger including capsules, tablets, and beverages such as tea made with powdered ginger. The scientists were still unable to determine which formulations or dosages are required for optimum results.
Metabolic syndrome is a health problem that has increased to the point that it now affects one-fourth of the worldwide population. This condition includes high-risk factors for heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Historically, ginger has been used widely as a spice and has an extensive record of treating various ailments as an herbal medication. Researchers have found this is due primarily to the phytochemicals and antioxidants contained in this potent spice.
Ginger has been shown to relieve chronic indigestion or dyspepsia, a condition that causes pain due to a delay of the stomach emptying its contents. A study involving 24 healthy individuals showed taking ginger powder previous to eating alleviated this problem at a rate of 50 percent. Other important benefits of ginger include its ability to control blood sugar and serum cholesterol, and there is evidence it can reduce the cortisol levels that trigger the accumulation of belly fat.
Research indicates that ginger has anti-inflammatory properties that help to reduce muscle and joint pain. Individuals who suffer from arthritis and muscle pain typically find it difficult to be as active as they should, so they tend to live a sedentary lifestyle. Taking ginger as a supplement or in their food or drink can help them to burn more calories through exercise and a higher level of metabolism. The combination of a reduction in appetite and a higher level of energy will result in weight loss for people of any fitness level.
How to Use Ginger for Weight Loss
While ginger can be used in many ways in recipes, the specific amount consumed will vary using this method so the effect may be somewhat haphazard. Drinking ginger tea could be the most effective and enjoyable way to use ginger for weight loss. The tea can be made ahead of time and refrigerated for convenience, or it can be made fresh one cup at a time according to the individual preference. The tea should always be hot when it is used.
A simple recipe for tea made from ginger root calls for a two-inch piece of root that has been peeled and finely grated. The ginger is then added to 250 ml of boiling water and allowed to simmer 5 minutes. The water and ginger should then be strained into a cup and enjoyed with a little honey or without. The tea can also be made using one-half to one teaspoon of ginger powder using the same method.
Drinking ginger tea probably will not result in satisfactory weight loss without also eating healthier meals and being at least moderately active. However, it has been shown that ginger does curb the appetite and stimulate digestion. When using ginger tea to assist in weight loss, it is recommended to drink one cup before your meals every day. It is also important that the tea is consumed while it is still hot, but no more than 4 grams of ginger should be used in one day. Overuse of the spice could cause heartburn or an upset stomach. People who take blood-thinning medication or prescriptions to treat gallstones should not use ginger since it interferes with the effectiveness of the medicine.
There seems to be a good amount of evidence that ginger can indeed be used to induce weight loss, but the spice also offers other important health benefits. In addition to treating nausea, reducing joint and muscle pain, reducing the risk of heart disease and diabetes and lowering cholesterol, ginger may also reduce the risk of some cancers and Alzheimer's Disease. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of gingerol can help to reduce the risk of all these health issues as well as fighting infection anywhere in the human body. Individuals who would like to lose weight and regain their health should consider adding ginger to their food, drink or supplements.
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Welsh, Louisiana has a population of 3,226. The mayor as of 2018 is Carolyn Louviere. The town can be found in Jefferson Davis Parish. It is part of the Jennings Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Carolyn Louviere
201 South Elms St.
Welsh, Louisiana 70591
The crime index of Welsh, as reported by a 2016 statistic, was 474.6. There has been 14 registered sex offenders living in the city, with the residents-sex offender ratio at 232 to 1.
Welsh, Louisiana Police Station Information
Facts about crime in Welsh, Louisiana:
The overall crime rate in Welsh is 77% higher than the national average.
For every 100,000 people, there are 13.76 daily crimes that occur in Welsh.
Welsh is safer than 4% of the cities in the United States.
In Welsh you have a 1 in 20 chance of becoming a victim of any crime.
The number of total year over year crimes in Welsh has increased by 109%.
The mission of the Welsh Police Department, in partnership with the community, is to protect life and property, to understand and serve the needs of the town's neighborhoods and to improve the quality of life building capacities to maintain order, resolve problems and apprehend criminals in a manner consistent with the law and reflective of shared community value. A community free from crime and disorder, remains an achieved ideal. Nevertheless consistent with the values of free society, achieving this ideal must be the primary goal of the men and women of the Welsh Police Department. We strive to promote efficiency throughout the department, while recognizing each person our members come in contact with as an individual, and must not be subjected to impersonal treatment. We wish to work with the members of the community without regard to race, color or beliefs. The officers of the department are a part of the community, not a separate entity. Training and ultimately professionalism are goals the Welsh Police Department will continue to achieve every day. Every officer should and will remain committed to providing quality service and protection for the community and citizens of Welsh.
Welsh Police Department Address:
Marcus Crochet, Chief of Police
201 West South St
Welsh, LA 70591
The Jefferson Davis Parish Jail was built in 1964 and has beds for sixty-two (62) inmates. The jail's Warden is Corrections Commander Dustin Locke.
Visitation:
Visitation is held every Saturday: female inmates are allowed visitors from 8:30 a.m. until 9:00 a.m.; male inmates are allowed visitors from 9:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. An inmate can request up to two visitors per visitation. Each visit lasts thirty minutes; if there are two visitors for one inmate, then that inmate's time is equally split between them (fifteen minutes per visitor). In order to be allowed a visit, the inmate must complete a Visitation Request form with your Name and Driver's License or I.D. Number and are allowed to request preferred visiting times. Once the inmate requests a visitation, the request goes through an approval process. If the visitation request is approved, then the inmate is given a visitation time. It is the inmates' responsibility to inform the visitor(s) of the time of the visitation. The following rules govern visitation and must be adhered to at all times:
Visitors must be 18 years of age or older
Visitors can not be a Convicted Felon
Visitors can not be on Probation
Visitors can not have been incarcerated in Jefferson Davis Parish Jail
Visitors can not be intoxicated or under the influence of any drugs
Visitors must conduct themselves in an orderly manner and respect all other visitors
No Coats
No Hats
No Dresses
No Skirts
No Suggestive Clothing
No Sleeveless Shirts
No Open Toe Shoes
No Shorts
No Low-cut tops
No Revealing Clothing
No Derogatory Clothing
No Electronic Devices
No Purses or Bags
No Neck-ties
You can only bring yourself, your car keys, and your I.D.
Any visitors refusing to comply with the above will be denied visitation
All visitors are subject to being searched or being asked to leave at any time.
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Welsh, Louisiana Jail:
Jefferson Davis Parish Jail
Address 1: 201 W South St
City: Welsh
County: Jefferson Davis Parish
Type: Police Departments
Population Served: 3300
Number of Officers: 17
County Sheriff, Warrant, Most Wanted Information in Welsh, Louisiana
Ivy J. Woods, Sheriff
321 E. Plaquemine St.
Email: info@jeffdavis.net
The Civil Division is responsible for serving criminal and civil papers within Jefferson Davis Parish, including but not limited to citations, garnishments, notices, subpoenas, summons and other processes. The Civil Division also executes judgments, mandates, orders and writs directed to the Sheriff by the District Courts, Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Upon the execution by the Civil Division of a writ of attachment, sequestration, fieri facias or seizure and sale under executory process, the Sheriff is directed by the court to seize the subject's property. These seizures may lead to the public auction or Sheriff's Sale of the seized property, which is overseen by the Civil Division.
The Criminal Investigations Division (C.I.D.) of the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office is tasked with effectively and professionally investigating criminal complaints and preparing cases for the District Attorney to prosecute.
Detectives also follow up on all reports written by Patrol Deputies, as well as initiating investigations and executing search warrants when necessary.
Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's detectives have all attended training in various fields and regularly expand their knowledge in state and federal law, investigative techniques and forensic sciences as these topics continually change.
Under the command of Investigations Commander Ramby Cormier, detectives with C.I.D. are tasked with several different duties and also investigate numerous types of crimes, including, but not limited to, narcotics investigations, cyber crime investigations, crimes against individuals, property crimes, abuse, sexual assaults, missing persons, homicides and robberies.
The Jefferson Davis Sheriff's Office currently utilizes two certified K-9 Deputies who aid in the fight against illegal drugs: K-9 Deputies Jonathan Hebert and Michael Gary.
Deputy Hebert works with a multi-purpose dog, Bean that performs a multitude of duties, some of which include tracking, locating illegal narcotics and area and building searches.
Tracking involves searching for subjects who have fled a scene, as well as helping to locate lost citizens. Bean is also able to seek out and detect illegal narcotics in a variety of settings, including residential and in vehicles.
They have expanded their patrolling ability by including additional trucks to their fleet, allowing them to respond to emergency situations during flooding emergencies.
After expanding the patrolling ability, they then became aware of a greater need for the Sheriff's Office to enact a Marine Patrol Division, allowing the agency the ability to assist in searches for missing boaters, fisherman and hunters, as well as providing additional methods of assistance for the residence of the parish through the many parish-wide waterways and during flooding emergencies.
The Narcotics Division falls within the umbrella of the Criminal Investigations Division, and detectives work varying schedules based on the required time of any given case or cases.
To report a tip regarding any illegal narcotics activity, please contact detectives immediately. Detectives can and will react on credible tips within a reasonable time period, however please keep in mind that action cannot be taken on information based solely on hearsay.
The Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office Patrol Division includes Patrol Deputies that work the parish in twelve (12) hour shifts. There are Patrol Supervisors that co-ordinate shifts, vehicles, personnel, and make sure all areas of the parish are sufficiently covered.
The Patrol Division is under the command of Commander Douglas Britnell, who leads the Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff's Office Patrol Division with 22 years of law enforcement experience.
Tax Collection Dept. Supervisor – Danette Hargrave
Email:dhargrave@jdpso.org
Office hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Sheriff Ivy J. Woods is the Ex-Officio Tax Collector in Jefferson Davis Parish and is responsible for collecting parish Ad Valorem taxes. The Sheriff's Office collects taxes for the parish and some municipalities, as well as school and improvement district taxes. The collected tax revenues are then distributed to each of the respective taxing districts. The parish is responsible for collecting all property taxes from the middle of November until the day of the tax sale, which is generally held sometime in or around June of each year.
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Q: Adding data text file to apigee database I am trying to add data to apigee database from text files. I have several text files which contain books data.
I am able to add one book data by this code:
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How do I access the .txt files and get data of other books from javascript?
I understand that javascript only allows adding files through user input using FileReader(). Is there any other way of doing this?

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Karen Ellis Named 2020 Ted Bushelman Legacy Award for Creativity and Excellence Recipient
WASHINGTON — Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA) today announced Karen Ellis, Chief Customer Experience Officer for the San Antonio Airport System, as the 2020 recipient of the Ted Bushelman Legacy Award for Creativity and Excellence. The Bushelman Award recognizes the accomplishments and contributions of airport marketing, communications, and customer experience professionals. The award was presented to Ellis during a virtual awards ceremony on December 17, 2020.
"Karen Ellis is a passionate advocate for improving the airport experience for all passengers and finding innovative ways to ensure high standards of customer care," said ACI-NA President and CEO Kevin M. Burke. "Her work sets the standard for high-quality airport customer experiences, and her commitment to collaborating with her peers on proven best practices has advanced the role of customer experience throughout the aviation industry, making this award well-deserved."
As the Chief Customer Experience Officer for the San Antonio Airport System, Ellis oversees numerous departments including Arts, Culture and Music, Customer Experience, Governmental and Military Affairs, Public Relations, and the Volunteer/Ambassador Program.
Ellis developed and implemented an airport wide Customer Experience Program for San Antonio International Airport, including the creation and implementation of appearance, behavioral, safety and service standards, and a unified service culture across the airport.
Prior to her time at the San Antonio Airport System, Ellis worked as the Director of Customer Service for the Houston Airport System and as Senior Customer Service Manager at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Throughout her career, Ellis has emphasized collaboration and education as key to advancing the industry. She frequently participates in industry conferences and symposiums and has educated thousands of industry professionals on best practices for enhancing the passenger experience. Additionally, Ellis currently serves as a member of the ACI-NA Marketing, Communications, and Customer Experience Committee Steering Group and is co-chair of the committee's Customer Experience Working Group. Ellis also serves as one of the committee's representatives on ACI-NA's Airport Industry Recovery Advisory Panel to help develop guidance to the industry as it prepares for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Ted Bushelman Legacy Award for Creativity and Excellence is named for its first recipient, Ted Bushelman, who served as Senior Director of Communications at the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport for 40 years.
The award is presented each year to an individual nominated and selected by his or her peers in the airport industry. This special award recognizes the values, accomplishments and creativity of airport marketing, communications, and customer experience professionals who also share those talents and contribute to the legacy of professionalism experienced throughout our meetings and programs.
In addition, the individual who is selected must have a record of demonstrating his or her skills, expertise, and professionalism in some or all of the following areas:
Promotes the professionalism of the marketing, communications, and customer experience disciplines within the airport industry;
Has a history of generating and embracing new ideas to promote and support his or her airport's programs and services;
Actively shares his or her knowledge and experience with other marketing, communications, and customer experience professionals within the airport industry;
Participates in the ACI-NA Marketing, Communications, and Customer Experience Committee and attends its programs; and
Promotes the importance, and advances the understanding, of airports and aviation within the broader community.
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"Please help us to help the children. Educate us all. Educate the ones that should have been there for her." Such testimony might ring hollow in a House Public Education Committee, but coming from Carolyn Mosley, mother of slain Reagan High School student Ortralla Mosley, the effect was quietly devastating.
Carolyn testified May 3 on behalf of HB 1166, authored by Austin's Rep. Dawnna Dukes. Created to defuse teen dating violence, HB 1166 seeks to halt "abuse used by a partner to harm, threaten, intimidate or otherwise control a partner," according to a bill analysis. Dukes seeks to accomplish this through school staff and instructor education. Mosley described a lack of institutional support in the days leading up to her daughter's murder by ex-boyfriend Marcus McTear. Ortralla "talked to people, begged people. … That's what she was asking for all day long," said Carolyn, tears tumbling down her face as she shook in front of the dais. After describing her daughter's stabbing, she recounted her daughter's serene courage: "My baby looked up at him and said 'I'm sorry. I forgive you.'"
McTear, an athlete whose gridiron aggression extended far off the field, was a point of contention during the testimony. Members asked Reagan English teacher Vanessa Conner, who was with Ortralla when she died, questions about administrators' lapses in disciplining, counseling, and transferring McTear. "She was told to stay away from him because the district had no policy," Conner said.
Asked why, given a violent history, nothing was done about McTear, a voice from the crowd boomed, "Because he was a star athlete!" That voice belonged to RaeAnne Spence, a classmate of Ortralla, and a previous victim of McTear. When at one point Rep. Scott Hochberg brought up Chapter 37 of the Texas Education Code, an alt-ed program for at-risk youth with emphasis on self-discipline, Spence sobbed, "I'm just a child. … Chapter 37 didn't help me. It didn't help Ortralla." Rep. Dukes, herself a Reagan graduate, pointed to the school's current program, a collaboration with Austin nonprofit SafePlace, as heading off several violent incidents. Indeed, Conner stated that the previous day, a student had come forward out of concern for a friend. "They'll speak for one another. … [A] young man was immediately removed from school yesterday," Conner said. Legislators reported HB 1166 favorably and sent it on to Calendars.
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Many schools are struggling in terms of budget cuts for teachers, courses and availability for extra-curricular activities. Layoffs for teachers recently reached a record high and the Chicago Public Schools teachers went on strike for the first time in 25 years. With longer school hours, less pay for teachers and huge budget cuts in course curriculums; people are starting to really take a look at what is going on in the education system in the U.S.
Although many public schools think of preschool as optional rather than mandatory, preschool can play a huge instrumental role in the molding of young minds. Preschool not only helps to socialize young children at an early age but it also prepares them for future learning. The lessons learned in preschool are crucial in transitioning well for future education and utilizes a key time in a child's mind for optimal learning.
However, there is more to preschool than simply learning to take your turn and helping to learn the alphabet and fundamental numbers. A crucial part of preschool is the added course of drama in terms of imagination, music and socialization. Many schools are trying to cut out music appreciation and drama because they don't feel that these are essential elements to learning.
Organizations like the "Save the Music Foundation" help to restore arts education in public schools all across America because of they feel that this is a much needed course in developing a well-rounded education. Drama is not just about pretend play, especially in the preschool years.
Drama can help to motivate self-confidence in toddlers because it allows them to take the spotlight in a non-threatening way. While it may seem that simple education courses like learning the alphabet and distinguishing colors can be easy for young children, these are relatively new ideas to toddlers and can be intimidating when introduced.
It's important to offer options in learning that differ from simply repeating letter formation and using flashcards. Drama offers the ability for playtime while implementing imagination, self-confidence and music.
Instead of forcing toddlers to sit in their chairs and remain quiet in concentration, drama allows them to use up a lot of the high energy kids have during the preschool years. This keeps kids active, which is essential in a time where many children are facing the epidemic of childhood obesity. Government initiatives like the "Let's Move!" campaign helps to motivate children to be more active and healthy in their lifestyle. Drama is a great way to facilitate active movement while stimulating both the body and mind.
Drama can help to facilitate socialization among children at a young age. During preschool years many toddlers aren't necessarily used to socializing with big groups on children their own age. With many children staying home in their early years, preschool is usually the first time they are given the chance to be around big groups of children their own age. Drama allows preschoolers to interact with one another rather than playing solo, which is what young toddlers tend to do.
Drama is not just an additive when it comes to a preschool curriculum, it is an essential part of education. Preschoolers can sometimes be overwhelmed with the new expected milestones they are to reach and it's important to implement play time without focusing only on individual play. Drama can help to mold toddler's minds and can help to encourage self-confidence and imagination, which are two very important elements into becoming a well rounded adult.


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Bungle Bungle Ranges - Kimberley Australia
The Bungle Bungles are a massif in the Kimberley's Purnululu National Park that has eroded into hundreds of dome-shaped, orange and black banded sandstone formations. Some of the domes are hundreds of feet high.
The massif formed some 360 million years ago, with the rivers and streams that flow out from the Kimberly Plateau. For millions of years these waterways carried eroded sandy sediment, depositing it over a flood plain that would eventually become the Bungle Bungle Range.
Until 1982 they were known to only a few Australians – mainly cattle stockmen and the local Aborigines. Rising from the middle of hundreds of square miles of remote, rugged, uninviting wilderness, the formations are well off the beaten path.
Within the Bungle Bungle Range, in the deep gorges, you'll discover mainly tropical vegetation. Rock fig vines cling to the steep walls and fill crevices and Palm trees are plentiful.
Camping in the Bungle Bungles
Surrounded by the World Heritage listed Purnululu National Park, the Bungle Bungles are among the most scenic rock formations on the planet. This ancient sandstone landmark was only made known to the world in the late 1980s. Since then, it has soared to world stardom, thanks to its colourful façade, imposing size and mystical interior.
Despite a vast improvement to the landmark's access road, self-driving to the Bungle Bungles is still too often overlooked by tourists. The road, known as the Spring Creek Track, can be quite rough in parts, and the facilities at the surrounding national park are not overly efficient. Nevertheless, there is absolutely no doubt that camping in the Bungle Bungles will provide a memorable experience for tourists, giving plenty of time to discover the beauty of this haunting range.
There is no way to stay overnight at the Bungle Bungles other than camping. There are two separate campgrounds within Purnululu National Park offering independent facilities for guests. In the northern reaches of the park, the Kurrajong Campground offers several different sites to set up camp, including a private quiet area and one designed for tour operators only. This camping ground offers easy access to Echidna Chasm and Mini Palms Gorge, not to mention a fantastic sunset lookout.
In the southern part of the national park, Walardi Campground can be found. It is similar to Kurrajong in relation to its set up, although it's located closer to the helicopter launch pad, making it much busier during the peak tourist season. Both campsites provide only basic facilities, including access to bore water and simple toilets. It is recommended that visitors treat the bore water before consuming it.
For a more luxurious camping experience, forget Walardi or Kurrajong, and check out the camping facilities at Bellburn Creek. Often reserved for safari companies and tour operators, these camp grounds offer more 'high-end' amenities, like permanent tents, hot showers and fresh linens. Guests are far from 'roughing it' when staying here, although it does come at hefty prices. Nevertheless, there are options available, so visitors can always try camping in the Bungle Bungles.
Seeing the Bungle Bungles
Much of the Bungle Bungles are inaccessible. One of the easiest ways to see the Bungle Bungles is to fly over them. Tour operators in both Kununurra and Halls Creek offer air tours and air safaris.
On the ground it's best to stick to those gorges and dry creek beds open to visitors, such as Outstation Canyon and Mini-Palm Canyon. From the south, one of the best ways into the Bungles is to follow Piccaninny Creek, which is waterless during the dry season. The best time to visit is May through June, during the dry season.
The rocky mounds of the Bungle Bungles have unique black and orange stripes, caused by the black lichen and the orange silica.


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Very well written article on an interesting subject…I'm familiar with Theosophy and have been to the Besant building on Beachwood, but didn't know all this…I'll never look at that street the same way again! Thank you for sharing your discoveries.
I think the Knudsen house still stands, it has been horribly remodeled into apartments but it is on Vista del Mar alongside the Krotona steps.
I wondered–having been by several times, I couldn't recognize the building at all! It looks nothing like the original.
My dear there is no coincidence here…you are being lead, just as I was lead to you. Reseach the Sinclair family and there connection to Rosslyn Chapel in Scotland….then go back and back in time of the Crusades and peices will fall into place. A family history will appear…. other planned colonies throughout the decades.
Hope, the house still stands. I lived there for about 5 years. The apt house just to the east of the Krotona Flight stairs.
I did figure that out, belatedly–it is so different-looking now.
Augustus Knudsen was my great uncle, and as the current family historian/ researcher, I would like to make a few corrections to the facts mentioned in this article. Valdemar Knudsen, Augustus' father, arrived on the island of Kaua'i, Hawaii in 1851 or 1852, not 1856. He became a Naturalized Subject in the Kingdom of Hawai'i five years after arriving in the Islands. He was asked by George Wilcox to oversee the field production of his new sugar farm called Grove Farm in LIhu'e. George was the son of one of the first Boston missionary families to settle on Kaua'i in 1820. Valdemar loved the outdoor work, and continued to learn the Hawaiian language, but as the wet, chilly winter weather brought symptoms of malaria, a recurring fever, his thoughts lead to the warmer, dry lands out on the west side. Valdemar obtained the lease on some Crown Lands, becoming the konohiki or overseer of the lands and Hawaiian people for the king. He never was the manager of Grove Farm, the Wilcox sugar plantation in Lihu'e.
Several years later, at the request of King Kalakaua, who was seeking income for the Crown in Honolulu, Valdemar escorted an agricultural commission all over the leased lands in search of land appropriate for sugar farming. Although they presented the king with a massive report against such a venture, Valdemar went ahead and planted 100 acres of land behind his home, Wai'awa, and built the irrigation system and mill with his own limited funds. The sugar thrived in the rich soil, and at harvest time, Valdemar went to San Francisco to try to find laborers to harvest the first crop for the king. The cold, wet weather, however, struck him down once again, leaving him delirious in a hospital bed. His wife, Scottish born Anne Sinclair Knudsen contacted the Wilcox brothers of Grove Farm, and asked for their help to save the sugar. They agreed to harvest the crop, and started Kekaha Sugar Company. They took over much of the leased lands, but worked out a fair percentage income for the Knudsen family, also saving their home at Wai'awa.
There is nothing recorded that ever associates Valdemar with brothels.
Anne Sinclair Knudsen was born in Scotland, and grew up predominantly in Pigeon Bay, New Zealand where her family lived after her father, Captain Francis Sinclair retired from the British Navy. After twenty years in New Zealand, after her father and oldest brother were lost at sea, the Sinclair family decided to make a new start in Canada. Winter had set in, though, and they were advised to sail to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) to spend the winter. They enjoyed life in Honolulu, and King Kamehameha IV decided to invite the family to stay in the Islands by offering them a place to set up a sheep and cattle ranch. They were shown several different tracks of Crown Lands on O'ahu, until they decided upon the remote island of Ni'ihau off the west side of Kaua'i. Anne was about twenty when the Sinclairs moved to Ni'ihau. She soon met Valdemar Knudsen after her brother invited him over for a visit.
The lands mentioned in the article refer to those on the south side of the island that had been offered to Anne Sinclair Knudsen by the Princess Kamamalu Trust. The princess had died in her early 20's, and having no heirs, the trust tried to sell the land. Two previous owners released the lands back to the trust before it was offered to Anne. In the old Scottish tradition, Anne had been given a dowry by her mother when she married Valdemar Knudsen, and decided to purchase this property in the Koloa district. Valdemar's son, Augustus did manage the ranch at Wai'awa his father started on the west side during the reign of Kamehameha III, soon after returning from his sojourn in India, and later, tried to start a sugar venture in the "Gap" with his brother, Eric. Their first attempt failed, but years later, McBryde Sugar Company leased much of these lands, and was successful.
Augustus had extraordinary spiritual sensitivity, having inherited the Scottish gift of being "fay" or highly intuitive.
Amanda, it is so exciting that you commented! I am so thankful to Hope, for having written so extensively on the Krotona Colony and on Augustus Knudsen.
I lived in 2 buildings that Augustus built for half my adult life: the Colony on Vista del Mar, and later, the home he shared with Anne Sinclair Knudsen further down Vista del Mar. Both places influenced me greatly, which never made sense until I found this lovely blog and documentary Hope has devoted so much effort to.
About 10 years ago, I discovered a book in my husband's library: The Secret Science Behind Miracles by Max Freedom Long — about the shamanistic Hawaiian religion he named "Huna".
This book was powerfully intriguing to me and I've spent years learning about Huna.
Max's first book on Huna was published very near the time that Augustus died. Max lived in Hollywood.
So much of what is in Max's book, seems to be very close to what Augustus would have written, if he had published a book on the religions of Hawaii.
I find it a disservice to Augustus that all his knowledge of the original Hawaiian religion is not known and has never been published. Especially, since he would have a profound understanding of the beliefs and practices so early in the encounter between the western culture and the Hawaiian culture.
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Greenport Village Board hears basement apartment ban
Residents challenged Greenport Village Board members Monday night to explain why they want to ban basement apartments.
There probably aren't more than half a dozen basement apartments in Greenport, former trustee Bill Swiskey said.
"I don't understand the purpose of this law. I think this is just overkill," he commented at Monday night's hearing on the matter.
His neighbor, John Saladino, doesn't have a basement apartment but argued that a future owner of his property might and he sees no reason to prohibit it.
Trustee Chris Kempner, who sponsored a proposal to limit apartments, argued that basement apartments pose problems for firefighters in the event of an emergency. Also, flooding problems caused by the village's high water table would become more critical if more people were living below ground level, she said.
Some basement apartments might start out as legal in terms of adherence to New York State building codes, Ms. Kempner said. But owners make changes that result in potential health and safety problems. The law would make the village code more restrictive than state requirements and that's reasonable, Ms. Kempner said. There are other instances where the village code is more strict, she noted.
Resident Doug Moore argued that the building code should apply to basement apartments and that it should make clear what requirements are.
Mr. Swiskey said he wanted an emphasis on code enforcement, with inspections of buildings to assure they're safe.
Board members voted to close the public hearing on the subject, but to delay further discussion of the proposal until the June 21 work session.
TRAILS PLAN POPULAR
A public hearing on the Bay to Sound Integrated Trails Initiative ran into no opposition, despite early rumors that residents along Silver Lake in the village might object to a walking path through what has been their own secluded haven.
The proposed path would cross village, town and county land and would enable hikers and bicyclists to follow a trail from Mitchell Park on Peconic Bay, through Moore's Woods and Silver Lake to Clark's Beach on Long Island Sound.
"I'm strongly in favor of it," resident Jada Rowland told the board. Resident Leueen Miller called it "a great idea." At the same time, she expressed concern about environmental impacts and safety issues.
An environmental study is under way to look at flora and fauna along the proposed trail, Trustee Michael Osinski said. He noted that one rare orchid has been identified that would have to be protected.
As for safety, Mayor David Nyce said there wouldn't be a way to close down the trail at night, but others suggested a trail is safer than dense woods.
Former trustee Bill Swiskey said that if money is spent to develop the trail, the village would have to commit to maintaining it. Mr. Osinski wondered if some of the community preservation fund money that has been raised from the sale of properties in the village might be applied to maintenance. But John Sepnoski, who was at the meeting representing the town of Southold, said that currently CPF money can be applied only to the purchase of land for preservation, not maintenance.
The board kept the public hearing open and agreed to allow further comment at its June 28 meeting.
Work on the wastewater treatment plant project is about 30 days behind schedule, largely due to weather delays, utilities chief Jack Naylor told the board. Efforts will be made to get the project, still in its infancy, back on schedule, he said. The board has requested regular updates to track the progress of the project, which is largely being paid for with federal stimulus funds.
Resident David Bauer got approval to create three 4-by-8-foot raised-rim community garden plots near the split-rail fence along the South Street side of the village firehouse property. The permission was granted with the understanding that the gardens must be properly maintained and that, if they become inactive, the group that created them will return the land to its original condition.
Artist Arden Scott got approval to do beautification work at Monument Park at the intersection of Sterling Street and Sterling Avenue.
As expected, Diana Van Buren has resigned from the Historic Preservation Commission because she will no longer be a full-time village resident. David Murray has been appointed chairman of that commission.
Lara McNeil will replace Penny Coyle as chairwoman of the Planning Board and Victoria Swensen has been appointed to fill Ms. McNeil's seat.
The board authorized the Southold Transportation Commission to place a three-sided kiosk near the gazebo on Adams Street, close to Main Street.
RETURNING RESTAURANT
If you loved the Fifth Season Restaurant on Front Street and mourned its loss to Port Jefferson a couple of years ago, there's good news. It's coming back. Owner Eric Orlowski secured a letter from the Village Board Monday night asking the New York State Liquor Authority to grant his application for a liquor license without the usual delay. Mr. Orlowski will continue to operate the Port Jefferson restaurant as well. He left the village after losing his bid to add a second story to the Front Street premises.