Even though we’ve already seen extreme weather this year in Wisconsin, there’s still plenty of time to prepare for what’s to come.

And as a meteorologist Jesse Gunkel mentioned in his blog regarding the (CoCoRaHS) and SKYWARN programs, you can also help the National Weather Service during inclement season.

Wisconsin Storm Spotter Training

In case you didn’t know, National Weather Service offices across the country hold regular training sessions for storm spotters. During the training, meteorologists in your area will explain how you can provide vital storm information during a severe weather event.

Here is a list of storm watcher trainings across the state that you can attend both virtually and in person this year:

NWS Duluth

Facebook: @NWSDuluth

Twitter: @NWSDuluth

You can find more information and register for a training session (only required for virtual sessions) here.

NWS Green Bay

Facebook: @NWSGreenBay

Twitter: @NWSGreenBay

You can find more information and register for a training session (only required for virtual sessions) here.

NWS La Crosse

Facebook: @NWSLaCrosse

Twitter: @NWSLaCrosse

You can find more information and register for a training session (only required for virtual sessions) here.

NWS Milwaukee

Facebook: @NWSMilwaukee

Twitter: @NWSMilwaukee

You can find more information and register for a training session (only required for virtual sessions) here.

NWS Twin Towns

Facebook: @NWSTwinCities

Twitter: @NWSTwinCities

You can find more information and register for a training session (only required for virtual sessions) here.

In June 2020, at the height of nationwide protests against the police following the murder of George Floyd, two of the top brass of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) delivered a sober and somber assessment. joint trainings they have organized since 2004 between American and Israeli police forces. In a memo to ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt that was leaked to the press, ADL Senior Vice President George Selim and ADL Vice President for Law Enforcement and analysis, Greg Ehrie, acknowledged that these trainings are extremely expensive, may have led to militarization of American police, and have increased resentment toward the police among politicized communities and communities of color in the United States.

Indeed, earlier that same summer, the Minnesota State Patrol requested a ‘mine resistant vehicle’ to engage in what they described as ‘deployment’, not police work, in Minneapolis. . Faced with throngs of unarmed civilian protesters, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety expressed the need for an increased law enforcement presence to deal with what they saw as “urban warfare” in Minneapolis. – using a military term usually reserved for combat against a foreign enemy, not the citizen police are meant to serve and protect.

Specifically, Selim and Ehrie write that “in light of the very real police brutality at the hands of militarized police forces in the United States, we need to ask ourselves some tough questions, as if we are contributing to the problem. In other words, we must ask ourselves why it is necessary that American police, enforcing American laws, need [sic] meet members of the Israeli army. We need to ask ourselves if, coming home, those we train are more likely to use force. They considered the pros and cons of a number of options, namely ending trading, continuing trading, reforming trading, pausing and reflecting on trading, before making the recommendation that trading , being costly, controversial, counterproductive, and likely to aggravate an already serious situation, should be terminated.

I live just outside of Seattle, a city with a notoriously racist police force, which has been under a federal consent decree to right a well-documented pattern of unwarranted excessive force and policing racist since 2012. Yet over the past decade, the Seattle Police Department has sent numerous officers on training trips to Israel, including former police chief Carmen Best and former deputy police chief Nick Metz.

Two years ago, a coalition of 55 local grassroots organizations introduced legislation to end such trips, which would have been in line with Seattle City Council members signing a letter urging the police department of Seattle to demilitarize and redirect funds from the police budget. to community programs. While meeting with local activists ahead of the vote, council members described the ADL-organized trips to Israel as “wine and dine” social events. The leaked ADL memo, listing the impact of those trips, clearly belies the Seattle City Council members’ rejection of their nature.

In fact, the ADL was not only providing this training to the police, but also lobbying the Seattle City Council against ending the program.

“The leaked memo makes it clear that before lobbying against our legislation, the ADL questioned the substance and impact of these trainings while misleading Seattle City Council members to understand them. as benign,” Abby Brook, an activist with End the Deadly Exchange Seattle, told me. “We saw this happen when, in private meetings, Council member Andrew Lewis replicated the ADL’s talking point that these trips are simply wine and dine events. During the council’s full vote on our legislation, he acknowledged that four of the six past formations were listed as “tactical formations”, but still voted against the legislation, saying “we don’t really know the substance of these formations.

End the Deadly Exchange Seattle activist Aisha Mansour agrees and says, “After the Seattle City Council publicly vowed to demilitarize the Seattle Police Department, it was disheartening to see several council members jump to through hoops to justify voting against legislation that would prevent the SPD from training with countries that had been found guilty of the most gross human rights abuses.

Mansour continues:

“We knew Israel advocacy groups like the ADL had to lobby against our legislation, there was no other logical explanation for why the Seattle City Council would want our police trained by rights abusers of man.

“During the vote of the full council on September 20, 2021, it was very clear when the council member [Alex] Pedersen has openly stated that he has met with the ADL and is voting against our legislation, calling it a “time-consuming distraction from pressing matters.”

When approached about the leaked memo by reporters Alex Kane and Sam Levin, Selim downplayed its contents, saying it was only a draft and stating that the recommendation to end exchanges, as indicated in the memorandum, had not been advanced. Instead, Selim told Levin and Kane, the ADL intends to continue the program “with updated curriculum and content to increase the value and impact of this type of engagement. of law enforcement.”

Although it was indeed only a “draft”, the leaked memo confirms one thing: the ADL is fully aware that the joint trainings it facilitates between US police forces and Israeli veterans are counter-productive, unpopular among communities victimized by law enforcement violence. , and can lead to the hypermilitarization of American police. This hypermilitarization, as we all too often witness across the country, is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color. The ADL’s decision, however, and in full awareness of the racism and brutality of American police forces everywhere – and certainly in Seattle – is to continue its alliance with the police. This goes against their stated mission to fight discrimination and hate crimes and ensure justice for all. And the Seattle City Council’s failure to respond to its own local constituency, ending police force “wine and dine” trips to a country that the world’s most respected human rights organizations determined to be engaging in apartheid and crimes of persecution, is beyond shame.

Ultimately, in the leaked memo itself, as well as in their response to that memo, the ADL itself gave us the answer to the question “Which side is the ADL on?” This answer is “the racist police”. Unfortunately, this is also the side that the Seattle City Council and all the cities that engage in these exchanges have chosen.

Anyone interested in learning more about these deadly exchanges can attend a webinar on April 8, titled “The ADL is NOT a Civil Rights Organization,” in which key organizers from the Drop The ADL campaign will outline the many ways the ADL has hurt communities of color, gay people, immigrants, Muslims, Arabs and other marginalized groups, aligning itself with police and other perpetrators of state violence.

The USTA Florida today announced the expanded launch of its Community Coaching Program, where Florida’s public parks can partner to provide training, mentorship and employment to diverse new tennis coaches. The Community Coach program was successfully piloted in fall 2021 in seven locations across the state. The program has expanded to include more industry partners, additional locations and now includes online modules for youth, adult and team coaching.

“We have heard loud and clear that there is a severe shortage of tennis coaches in virtually every area of ​​tennis,” said USTA Florida President Dana Andrews. “This program leverages partnerships across our tennis ecosystem to welcome new coaches and give them the training and experience needed to deliver community programs at facilities across the state.”

Engaging new and diverse coaches has been a strategic priority for USTA Florida for several years now, and the organization fully recognizes the need to try different approaches in order to grow beyond the existing delivery system. The Community Coach program was piloted by members of the USTA Florida Board of Directors who are themselves certified tennis professionals and tennis directors at several public tennis centers across the state.

“We are building the agricultural system for tennis coaching in Florida,” President-Elect Phil Girardi said. “We need a bigger base of entry-level coaches in order to bring in more certified tennis professionals. Currently, we do not have a sufficient pool of new coaches.

The Community Coaches program is open to high school students, community residents, tennis players, and others who are passionate about coaching community tennis. The education effort includes one or two days of training followed by up to ten weeks of paid mentorship in the field and experience in the facility. Hours spent practicing and on court will be shared with the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) and the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) for potential training credits.

The USTA Florida is the administrator of this program. The organization provides planning, project management and marketing support to the program, ensuring that all coaches are Safe Play approved and receive all the resources available to them. Additionally, all USTA Florida-operated facilities offer training directly. The USPTA Florida has joined the program to help provide training and engage in mentorship of new coaches through its regional representatives.

“Establishments are asking for this training because they have vacancies. We basically function as a connector bringing potential coaches into these jobs and providing the training necessary to perform in the position,” said Danielle Gooding, Director of Community Tennis at USTA Florida. “As a chapter, we are focused on growing programs, however, you can’t grow programs without enough people to run them. The service we provide now is a win-win for everyone.

The USTA Florida has also partnered with Racquet Sports U, an online education platform created by Jorge Capestany and supported by a number of tennis industry leaders. Capestany, who is a professional master with both the USPTA and the PTR, is widely considered a leader in line tennis drills. For this program, he created a Florida-specific dashboard that provides resources for teaching adult beginners, tennis camps, and college and high school teams.

“We live in a digital world. By adding online training modules tailored to the needs of these new coaches, we are able to make coaching more accessible and available to everyone who enters the Community Coaching Program,” said Chuck Gill, CEO of USTA Florida.

For more information on the USTA Florida Community Coach program and to register, please visit www.USTAFlorida.com/CommunityCoach.

“Out of respect for the fans of the club and to clarify the situation inside the club, we would like to confirm that the financial payments have been delayed for several months. Despite this, we have chosen to remain silent as we appreciate the difficult situation of the club in the league,” the Ismaily players said in a joint statement.

The Suez Canal team, considered one of the most prestigious football clubs in the country, has suffered since the start of the season; sitting at the bottom of the league table with just eight points from 13 matches after a run of poor results.

The Dervishes have won just one league game, lost in seven and held a draw in the remaining five games.

“After several broken promises from club officials to resolve the issue, we had no choice but to [to issue this statement] to clarify the situation,” added the statement from the players.

The players’ statement came just hours after the club announced on Sunday that the players had already received 25% of the value of their contracts since the election of the current board. The club added that they had decided to withhold the remaining dues due to the poor results.

(For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.)

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29 LDPs in Benguet complete their livelihood trainings

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Twenty-nine Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL) at Benguet Provincial Jail have been trained in livelihood skills in bread and pastry making with the help of the Education Authority Technical and Skills Development (TESDA)-Cordillera and in coordination with the provincial government of Benguet.

Jimmicio Daoaten, Provincial Director of Benguet-TESDA, said trainees are preparing to obtain Certificates of Competence (COC) in Bread and Pastry Production NC II: Bread Making, Pastry and Pastry.

These trainees successfully completed the training course and were duly recognized recently during the graduation rites honored by Governor Melchor Diclas, Municipal Mayor Romeo Salda and Jirah Sidayao, a representative from the office of Congressman Eric Go Yap. .

Daoaten praised the graduates for their diligence in completing the training and urged them to continue learning despite their incarceration.

“Life has a lot to offer. Just because you’re detained doesn’t mean your life ends here,” Daoaten said. “We have different experiences and stories to tell, but don’t let that experience and challenges keep you from achieving your goals in life.”

“It’s temporary, you won’t last here in prison. It’s part of our life that we make mistakes, but use them as inspiration. TESDA and the government want you to have a vision for a better life and future,” Daoaten added.

The interns expressed their gratitude to TESDA for the opportunity to learn valuable skills that they can apply when they return to the community.

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EBENSBURG, Pa. – The Cambria County Drug and Alcohol Program will host a free Responsible Alcohol Management Program (RAMP) server/vendor training in conjunction with The Learning Lamp to help organizations serve as safe alcohol.

The trainings will take place from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on April 4 and June 13 at the Youth Community Center, 300 rue Prave, Ebensburg. They will be led by a RAMP trainer approved by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.

RAMP server/vendor training ensures staff and volunteers know how to serve alcohol safely by recognizing signs of intoxication and ensuring patrons are 21 years of age or older.

“We are thrilled to provide access to this free training to members of the Cambria County community,” said Fred Oliveros, Drug & Alcohol Program Administrator. “The training provides individuals with the opportunity to ask questions and receive advice about situations they may encounter when serving alcohol to the public.”

For Special Occasion Permit holders or Day Permit holders, RAMP certification is not required, but is strongly encouraged to help reduce potential issues associated with serving alcohol. Certification can better protect organizations from liability, as well as provide potential insurance reductions and reduce alcohol-related hazards in the community.

The number of places is limited to 40 participants for each training. Registration is required and available online at www.surveymonkey.com/r/RAMP4-4-22.

For more information, contact Prevention Coordinator Elizabeth ElBayly at 814-262-0732, ext. 287, or [email protected]

Katie Smolen is a reporter for the Tribune-Democrat. Follow her on Twitter @KSmolen1230.

Chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee and Opposition MP, Hon Peter Kenilorea Jnr, said the government should be concerned that our police have been trained by two different security partners.

Speaking to the media recently, Hon. Kenilorea said the government should be concerned that a group of police officers are currently being trained in Australia while another group is being trained by PRC police in Honiara .

“We must not allow ourselves to be a playground for geopolitics and national security,” he said.

The MP for East Are’Are said the technical operational aspect of the whole arrangement is very confusing.

“Honiara should be more concerned than the others. If we are not concerned, it shows that we are allowing this to happen without any thought or anything,” he said.

Meanwhile, Hon. Kenilorea said these trainings also call into question the type of police training conducted in relation to the recent raid at East Fataleka.

He said the type of police training conducted and applied recently in East Fataleka is of great concern.

“I don’t know if tear gas has ever been used in a village in the Solomon Islands before 4am. The image itself shows that we are entering another stage of policing which is concerning,” he said.

Hon Kenilorea said the fear is that we are turning another policing page in the country.

“What happened to community policing where we engage with community leaders and people rather than raiding a village of women and children,” he asked.

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PIERRE, SD — Gov. Kristi Noem has signed a bill her office says will thwart critical race theory training on public and post-secondary campuses across the state.

Noem signed House Bill 1012, a measure “to protect students and employees of higher education institutions from divisive concepts,” on Monday, March 21, according to a statement from his office.

In the same message to the media, Noem’s office says the measure codifies language that “prohibits colleges from requiring students and teachers to take training or orientations based on critical race theory.”

“No student or teacher should have to endorse critical race theory to attend, graduate or teach at our public universities,” Noem said in a statement accompanying the press release. “The university must remain a place where freedom of thought and expression is encouraged, not stifled by political agendas.”

The text of the bill, which was heavily amended by the state legislature, does not mention the words “critical race theory” anywhere in its final form. After the measure passed the House of Representatives last month, the chamber approved a title change to accurately reflect the impact of the bill.

Instead of the tenets of “critical race theory,” which is a decades-old legal approach that posits that racism is a social construct produced by political and economic systems rather than individual prejudice, HB 1012 lists seven ideas called “concepts of division” that the teachers of the compulsory courses cannot impose on the students.

A “dividing concept” says that an individual “should feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or some other form of psychological distress” because of their race or religion. Other banned gigs include general assertions of racial supremacy, or that one’s race or ethnicity is intrinsically linked and even guilty of past sins by one’s race.

The South Dakota Board of Regents provided political support for the bill’s passage in both houses, while noting that the measure did not affect the prerogatives of a teacher in his or her classroom.

In fact, the bill explicitly exempts the “content or conduct” of any curriculum from the prohibition of the concept of division.

In a statement to the Forum News Service, South Dakota Democratic Party Executive Director Berk Ehrmantraut said the state should invest in higher education, not “attack educators.”

“This is just another example of Governor Noem making trouble to divide South Dakota in the national spotlight,” Ehrmantraut said.

A companion bill that would have more directly affected teaching in the K-12 environment failed by a vote in the Senate Education Committee.

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“No student or teacher should have to endorse critical race theory to attend, graduate or teach at our public universities,” Noem’s statement said. “The university must remain a place where freedom of thought and expression is encouraged, not stifled by political agendas.”

Noem has repeatedly criticized critical race theory, an academic framework centered on the idea that racism is systemic in the nation’s institutions. The initiative signed on Monday does not prohibit higher education teachers from teaching such notions in academic education.

The actual text of the bill makes no mention of critical race theory. It sets out seven “divisive concepts” and prohibits universities from enrolling students or faculty members or promoting them to required training.

It was one of twelve education bills Noem signed into law on Monday. She has signed 192 bills in total and vetoed one this session.

This comment is from Marianne Ward, a Burlington resident and mother of three sons.

Please don’t ignore Deborah Bucknam’s warnings in her March 15 commentary, “Stop racist formations in Vermont.”

I was unaware that the “trainings” she warns of are taking place across the state. I live in Burlington. According to a city employee I spoke with, here the formations are separated by skin color. I wasn’t going to believe it until I checked it out for myself. Sure enough – Covid dollars are wasted on mandatory, segregated trainings, which are literally described by the Burlington Office of Racial Equity, Inclusion & Belonging as safe spaces.

When I asked the acting director of REIB (the director left on March 10) if I could have access to the documents, I was told no – they are not intended for the public. This is legitimate internal business of the city! What are they hiding?

Ms Bucknam says Martin Luther King is not mentioned in the trainings — trainees are told his ‘dream that his children would be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character’ is racist . Ex-REIB director Tyeastia Green’s statement reveals the new black narrative that explains the new racist label.

On Rosa Parks and MLK, she says this: “They (the white people) took people they found acceptable and threw them. They say that’s the standard you should aspire to – be that docile black man so you can be acceptable to us. No Malcolm X, Angela Davis or Stokely Carmichael. It’s wrong.”

This quote is taken from a CCTV interview she did on December 15, 2020 with three black refugee interns at a high school. There is more. To read what follows from the point of view of true or false historical facts would be to miss the point.

Consider its audience – vulnerable black refugee high school students trying to fit in and struggling mightily with English and homework.

On reparations, she said: “The indigenous population received reparations for the white people who stole their land. The Japanese got money for the whites by putting them in internment camps. The Chinese received money for white people to be racially offensive to them. The only group of people who haven’t gotten any kind of relief from the damage done by the white people is us. “We,” she said. Skin color is not a “we”.

And this: “One thing for you young black people (ages 15-17) who have been here more recently is that the whole history of American blackness is at your feet.

When they expressed their gratitude for the opportunities they were getting here, she said, “Yeah, but what are you giving up for this?” We come from hell, they said.

She told them the white boys would beat them to death. And that all over this country they would be called the N word.

If I were to teach vulnerable black African refugees how to recognize that they are being politically manipulated, this unethical 30 minute video, about paralysis, I am your savior is what I would use.

I am the mother of three sons. I thought of the parents of black high school interns and what a betrayal it was for her to indoctrinate them into hatred and tribalism – the same forces that expelled them from their homeland.

She brought an arrogant militancy to the post. “I am not trying to change mentalities. So it’s like you (white people) can be racist, you can hold on to your racism, I don’t care, but that’s how we gon’ do it and those are the rules we gon’ respect. You (the mayor) are not going to commit racist acts under any circumstances and you’ll get away with it…”. Much like what Bucknam warns us about, his words can only be described as tribal indoctrination of white hatred.

In the 1980s, I too was indoctrinated into racist propaganda. I sort of bought into it, but I never stopped wondering if I was really racist. Today, with all the divisive black propaganda and accusations against white people, I reject it completely.

In another interview (David Goodman on VTDigger, March 31, 2021), Green said she sees racism all over Vermont. When we arm for war, we create an enemy.

About Burlington, she says there is something nefarious. Luckily she wasn’t in tourism!

Remember, this is the same woman responsible for bringing “training” to Burlington. And the one the mayor took to the air every time he got the chance to give her credit for “educating” her. Upset city officials say their relationship was a dog-tail relationship. And because of that, they all walked on eggshells. He betrayed this community. Just like his legacy of white hatred.

What really scares me about all of this is that as a city leader with the power of the mayor behind her, she may have been consulted on what and how to teach racial history in our schools.

Over twenty years ago, I volunteered with the State Minority Health Department in Burlington. There, I learned from the BIPOC communities about racial inequalities in health care and their calls for help. So when state and local officials claimed they were unaware of the impact of Covid on black and brown communities, I could not be convinced.

Many years later and before the murder of George Floyd, councilors made statements about the high level of racial tension in the city. Over the decades, mayors and councilors have come and gone – not all of them; some still “serve”. Nothing has changed except the rise in tensions.

But hey, look how racially fair we are! Our main street declares Black Lives Matter! The Everybody Loves a Parade mural was removed because it didn’t have enough black faces. And, with his seven substitutes spread across the city, you won’t find a white face. Kudos to us! Power is not ashamed.

It is state and local governments that have brought upon us the tragic racial tensions in our communities. Their forced indoctrination by armed departments for racial equity, inclusion and belonging is a horribly bad idea.

It all sounds like a massive CYA plan.

So now, as I see it, it’s easier for officials to blame their failures on the people, as if we – with all our might – created the problem. Otherwise, why would city employees, by an authoritarian regime, be forced into separate “trainings”?

Black activists are no better. They are belligerent, demanding, unreasonable, exploitative, and sometimes intentionally divisive.

Fueling division will not mend our broken communities. But then, healing is not everyone’s goal.

Following the passage of the so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is set to enact another controversial law – the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act ( WOKE) – which could ban companies from diversity training.

Critics warn that the ‘Stop Woke’ law – introduced by the governor to codify ordinances banning Florida schools from following a perceived ‘critical race theory’ curriculum – could censor lessons on racism and promote dishonest reading Of the history.

The “Individual Liberties” bill also applies to workplace diversity training, which could be considered an illegal employment practice subject to legal action.

Legislation could prohibit companies from suggesting that “an individual’s moral character or status as privileged or oppressed is necessarily determined by race, color, sex or national origin.”

During the debate, bill sponsor and Republican State Rep. Bryan Avila specifically singled out The Walt Disney Company’s Reimagine Tomorrow as a program of concern, saying the company educates its employees about “systemic racism” and discrimination. “critical race theory”.

According to Disney, Reimagine Tomorrow is about “amplifying underrepresented voices and untold stories” and builds on Disney’s long-standing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.”

Following revelations that Disney entities had donated tens of thousands of dollars to Republican lawmakers who supported the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, prompting Disney officials to publicly oppose the bill, Governor DeSantis and other Republican officials attacked the company, a political heavyweight in the state and the state’s largest private employer.

ESPN employees recently joined Disney staff in walkouts over Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.

The company’s staff and LGBT+ allies have also staged walkouts to protest the bill.

Governor DeSantis released a statement on his “Stop Woke” bill in December 2021.

“In Florida, we take a stand against state-sanctioned racism which is a critical theory of race,” he said. “We must protect Florida workers from the hostile work environment that is created when large corporations force their employees to undergo CRT-inspired ‘training’ and indoctrination.”

Lt. Governor Jeanette Nuñez added that she was proud to stand with the governor on this bill and with “the state of Florida without revival.”

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran said “classrooms, students, and even teachers across the state are under constant threat from critical race theory advocates,” and added that “Schools should empower students with important and historically accurate knowledge and give those students and their families the freedom to draw their own conclusions.

The governor said the legislation will prevent schools “from teaching children to hate our country or to hate each other. We also have a responsibility to ensure that parents have the means to assert their rights when it comes to enforcing state standards.

Opponents of the bill say there is little evidence that critical race theory is being taught in public K-12 classrooms and that the legislation simply provides Republican officials with another opportunity to discretionary policing that will discriminate against people of color when exercising their First Amendment rights.

Under Donald Trump’s administration, federal agencies have been ordered to identify “anti-American propaganda” or any formation of “critical race theory” in its contracts and spending. President Joe Biden overturned the order, but Republican state lawmakers across the United States proposed their own bans on critical race theory.

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (right) on Monday signed a law banning public universities in the state from using training and guidance materials that could cause race-based ‘discomfort’.

“No student or teacher should have to endorse critical race theory to attend, graduate or teach at our public universities,” Noem said in a statement. “The university must remain a place where freedom of thought and expression is encouraged, not stifled by political agendas.”

Noem says the state House Bill 1012 “prohibits colleges from requiring students and faculty to attend training or orientations based on critical race theory,” although the actual text of the measure makes no mention of critical race theory the race.

Instead, it lists seven “dividing concepts” that are prohibited from being a mandatory part of trainings for students or faculty members. It does not preclude teaching that racism is systemic in societal institutions, which is the framework of critical race theory.

South Dakota’s American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) previously said the measure curtails the rights of First Amendment educators and “creates more questions than answers.”

“It opens the door to a wide range of interpretations that could be used to chill free speech and academic freedom, discouraging open and honest discussions about systemic racism in classrooms and in communities across the country. higher education,” said Jett Jonelis, advocacy officer for the ACLU of South Dakota.

“This passing Bill 1012 shows the very need for the types of discussion our government is trying to ban,” Jonelis added.

PIERRE, SD (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Monday signed a bill she promoted as a rejection of so-called critical race theory, even though the legislation has far-reaching limited.

The law prohibits public universities in the state from using training and guidance materials that make people feel “uncomfortable” because of their race. The bill passed the Senate earlier this month.

“No student or teacher should have to endorse critical race theory to attend, graduate or teach at our public universities,” Noem’s statement said. “The university must remain a place where freedom of thought and expression is encouraged, not stifled by political agendas.”

Noem has repeatedly criticized critical race theory, an academic framework centered on the idea that racism is systemic in the nation’s institutions. The initiative signed on Monday does not prohibit higher education teachers from teaching such notions in academic education.

The actual text of the bill makes no mention of critical race theory. It sets out seven “divisive concepts” and prohibits universities from enrolling students or faculty members or promoting them to required training.

It was one of twelve education bills Noem signed into law on Monday. She has signed 192 bills in total and vetoed one this session.

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The pandemic, which has been going on for about two years, has brought new habits to the business world, changing and transforming all the usual business processes. kazan continues to climb. Although this situation is particularly difficult for sectors working for customer satisfaction, companies that invest in digitalization are developing solutions adapted to current conditions. Operating under the Schaeffler Group umbrella, Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket Turkey offers a state-of-the-art training model to its customers operating in the automotive aftermarket sector in this sense.

Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket, which works for high customer satisfaction in our country as well as in the world and is ready to provide technical support under any conditions, attaches great importance to industry information in order to create value-added service. In this sense, it shares information about its high quality products and services through the trainings it organizes for the needs of its customers. The company, which has been unable to physically meet with customers due to the two-year-long pandemic, has successfully implemented an industry-leading distance learning model through its digitization efforts. Under the umbrella of Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket Turkey, live online trainings at Schaeffler Technology Center in Istanbul are as interactive as face-to-face trainings with a specially prepared setup.

Schaeffler succeeded in making online workouts as effective as physical training.

Sharing information about the trainings, Şenay Bayram, Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket Marketing Manager for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, said: “As a company, we attach great importance to providing technical support to our business partners. In this sense, the trainings we offer have become part of our service. Although we had to end the workouts we met physically due to the pandemic that suddenly entered our lives, we managed to make the online workouts we held in this process as effective as the physical workouts . When planning these trainings, we didn’t particularly want them to be in the form of a presentation. It was very important to us that all product details could be shown from different angles down to the smallest detail and that they were in a practical training format. Likewise, we knew it would not be beneficial for our clients to simply listen to what is being said and leave the training in a passive state. In this sense, we have created an extremely dynamic and interactive fiction that unfolds in the form of mutual questions and answers. In this system, our clients can ask any question that comes to mind during the training to our trainers and get instant answers. It can achieve both theoretical knowledge and practical applications. noted.

Training will continue in 2022

Şenay Bayram said that they have made great efforts to make the online training program as effective as the face-to-face training and have prepared all their technical infrastructure accordingly: “We have shared detailed information about our products and services with a total of 2021 online training courses we have organized 15. Our technical experts also provided detailed theoretical and practical information on the operating principles of our repair solutions and the diagnosis of associated faults. were unable to take a coffee break with our participants during the training, we have delivered the coffee break packages we have chosen for them to their addresses. We have shared the training certificates with them. Our trainings will continue in 2022 to increase the technical skills of our customers and provide them with up-to-date information on Schaeffler products.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month is celebrated each October by King County to honor the many contributions made by people with disabilities and how these people strengthen our workforce, our communities and our country.

Over the past year, the Disability Awareness Committee has organized an extensive series of articles and events to highlight these contributions, including:

Universal design for meetings, events and training: This event was hosted by the King County Department of Human Resources and featured Blayne Amson, City of Bellevue Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VI Program Administrator. Amson spoke about his work applying universal design principles to meetings, trainings and events. Blayne is a power chair user, holds a Masters in Disability Studies, and has over 15 years of experience helping non-disabled people adopt an anti-capable lens in the work they do. View the event online here.

Disability Awareness Month Employee Panel: This panel, titled “So I Disclosed My Disability, What’s Next?”, featured employees with disabilities who shared their personal experiences of disclosing their disability, from a supervisor’s perspective, alongside a representative from the Disability Department who shared the resources available to support employees with disabilities and the housing navigation process. View the online panel here and learn more about the panel here.

Considering accessibility in capital improvement projects: This webinar featured the King County Wastewater Division discussing how to better consider accessibility in projects to support project teams and our communities, a top priority as King County achieves major capital projects to build roads, storm and sewage utilities, transportation facilities and more. Watch the webinar online here.

To get involved in organizing events and programs that celebrate the anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, better known as the ADA, each July, and National Month Disability Employment Outreach in October, please contact Christina Davidson at Christina [email protected]

Additional Services, Resources and Contact Information for Persons with Disabilities in King County

As employees of King County, our True North guides the work we do and the services we provide, “making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive.”

As an employer, King County offers the same commitment to those who bring this mission to life. Guided by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and our commitment to equity and social justice, King County provides a range of services and supports for employees with disabilities.

Click here to see the full list of resources.

Nagpur: The state government has banned the conduct of education-related trainings, campaigns and surveys by local authorities unless prior permission is obtained from the State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) .
The state wants to end the “unregulated” involvement of NGOs, edtech companies, etc. in organizing training or distributing e-learning materials locally, as this may not be aligned with the overall Maharashtra education plan.
A circular dated February 24, signed by the director of SCERT, MD Singh, was sent to all district collectors, municipal commissioners and general managers of zilla parishad in which it is mentioned that no such activity can henceforth be permitted under their jurisdiction.
SCERT is the apex state agency for planning and implementing teacher education, among many other related activities.
SCERT says that lately, many NGOs, edtech companies and influencers are getting in touch with local officials and organizing teacher training camps/seminars. The state council adds that non-governmental stakeholders may have a commercial interest in promoting such activities, and this cannot be permitted.
The circular also raises the serious question of the privacy of students, who would be the end users of the online learning materials distributed by these edtech companies. SCERT points to the advertising link integrated therein and also points out that further misuse of student/parent data cannot be ruled out.
Another issue that SCERT has noticed is that when such teacher training events occur in various districts, alignment with the state plan is lacking. Different methodologies are used by different organizers and SCERT says this “ultimately leads to chaos among students”.
It also calculated the hours of work lost due to these unauthorized trainings. “If a teacher has 30 students and classes last six hours, then 180 man-hours are deployed. If the teacher is absent for a two-day training, then 360 hours of work have been lost and the students suffer,” the circular quotes.
Thus, to ensure uniformity in pedagogical training, permission to organize any event must now be obtained from SCERT. This will obviously put a damper on the work of NGOs and IT companies which, until now, had almost unfettered access to public schools.
A school principal said, “It’s a good decision. We were also fed up that our teachers were required to attend trainings and seminars by NGOs. »

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(West Fargo, ND) – The West Fargo Fire Department offers both manual and certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training through the Cardiac Ready Community program. The Cardiac Ready Community program aims to educate community members to recognize the signs and symptoms of a heart attack and how to access care early.

“Only about 46% of people who have a heart attack get the help they need before first responders arrive,” said Travis Olson Community Risk Reduction Officer. “These two CPR courses will provide vital training to our West Fargo community.”

Certified CPR class is available upon request and meets all state certification requirements. Certified CPR class is available for groups and individuals. Class requests must be submitted 30 days in advance as all classes are subject to instructor availability. Group rates are $300 per class for six participants or less. There will be an additional charge of $50 per participant for classes with more than six participants.

Individuals can register for certified CPR training on an ongoing basis for $50 per participant. Classes will be taught once a minimum class size is reached. Registration for this course is available online.

The free Hands-Only CPR course is available for large groups, schools, or workplaces to introduce residents to Hands-Only CPR tactics, as well as the basics of PulsePoint. This course does not meet state CPR certification requirements. Instructors cover hand-only CPR techniques, AED training, PulsePoint app functionality, and general first aid training. Registration for this course is available online here.

Both courses will cover the basics of the PulsePoint app. PulsePoint is a 911-connected mobile app that alerts nearby passers-by who can help victims before professional help arrives. Residents are encouraged to learn CPR, download the app, and join the West Fargo Fire Department in saving lives.

The PulsePoint app can be downloaded here.

Agile software development and DevOps practices help developers reduce development time, improve collaboration and innovation, and ensure scalability and reliability. One thing that hasn’t always been addressed – but is getting more and more attention – is security in the software development lifecycle.

DevSecOps is the practice of shifting security to the left to involve security throughout the SDLC rather than just before or after deployment.

Due to its growing importance, a number of DevSecOps certifications and trainings are available today. They apply to DevSecOps-specific jobs, such as DevSecOps engineers, managers, specialists, and consultants, as well as software developers and engineers, security professionals, IT managers, auditors, and other security professionals. computing.

These certifications can help professionals deepen their knowledge of DevSecOps and further their careers in the space. Courses and trainings also allow candidates to explore their interests in a structured environment. Certifications are beneficial to organizations because their employees or candidates must demonstrate that they have the skills and knowledge necessary to collaborate and implement security-by-design practices to achieve them.

Let’s take a look at some of the best DevSecOps certifications and training.

1. DevOps Institute DevSecOps Foundation and 2. DevSecOps Practitioner

DevOps Institute offers two DevSecOps certifications. Its DevSecOps Foundation course teaches candidates the basics of secure software development. The course, which has no prerequisites, focuses on the benefits of moving security to the left, building strong relationships between developers and security teams, and implementing security by design without sacrificing the speed and scalability of SDLC.

DevOps Institute’s DevSecOps Practitioner is designed for candidates looking to advance their technical DevSecOps knowledge. This course provides guidance on security best practices, methods, and tools in the SDLC using real-world scenarios and case studies. It is recommended to obtain the DevSecOps Foundation certification before pursuing the Practitioner certification.

The DevSecOps Foundation and Practitioner multiple-choice exams are offered online. They each require a pass mark of 65%.

3. DevSecOps EXIN Manager

EXIN’s DevSecOps Manager is an advanced certification that covers DevOps and security management. This exam is designed for those pursuing a leadership or management role in DevOps or DevSecOps. This career path is best suited for professionals interested in integrating development, security, and operations into the product lifecycle.

Candidates must pass three exams to receive certification:

1. A basic course:
   1. EXIN Scrum Agile
   2. EXIN Lean IT
   3. EXIN DevOps
2. EXIN DevOps Professional
3. EXIN Information Security Management (ISO/IEC 27001) Professional

EXIN offers several exam exemptions and alternatives that can meet the course requirements.

4. GIAC Cloud Security Automation (GCSA)

The GCSA certification is designed for candidates who want to deepen their knowledge of cloud security and DevSecOps best practices, including developers, engineers, and security professionals. Topics covered include securing cloud services; use open source tools; and automate configuration management, continuous monitoring, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD).

The GCSA exam, which has no prerequisites, is based on the SANS Institute’s five-day online or in-person SEC540 course: Cloud Security and DevSecOps Automation. The program covers five areas of intervention:

1. DevOps Security Automation
2. Cloud infrastructure security
3. Cloud Security Operations
4. Cloud Security as a Service
5. Compliance as code

5. GSDC Certified DevSecOps Engineer Certification

The Global Skill Development Council (GSDC) Certified DevSecOps Engineer certification teaches recipients DevOps security best practices and how to use security as code in the SDLC. The exam is aimed at a number of professionals, including security practitioners, software engineers, IT managers, compliance teams, and managed service providers. Candidates should have a basic understanding of DevOps and coding before attempting this certification.

The DevSecOps Engineer certification program is divided into six sections:

1. Introduction
2. Overview of modern app development
3. Introduction to containerization
4. Information Security Overview
5. Overview of Cloud Computing and Infrastructure-as-Code
6. Introduction to CI/CD

6. Certified DevSecOps Professional (CDP)

The Practical DevSecOps CDP Certification course teaches candidates DevSecOps processes, tools, and techniques. The course also provides guidance on creating and maintaining a DevSecOps pipeline and using Software Composition Analysis (SCA), Static Application Security Testing (SAST), dynamic applications (DAST) and security as code.

Candidates should have a basic understanding of Linux commands and application security before enrolling in this course.

The CDP course has nine chapters, many of which feature demonstrations and hands-on practice:

1. An introduction to the basics
2. Introduction to the tools of the trade
3. SDLC pipeline and secure CI/CD
4. SCA in the CI/CD pipeline
5. SAST in the CI/CD pipeline
6. DAST in the CI/CD pipeline
7. Infrastructure as code and its security
8. Compliance as code
9. Managing vulnerabilities with custom tools

Students earn the CDP certification after passing a 12-hour practical exam.

Practical DevSecOps offers three additional DevSecOps certifications:

1. Certified DevSecOps Architect. This certification focuses on DevSecOps best practices for AWS. It is recommended that candidates complete the CDP certification before attempting this exam.
2. Certified DevSecOps Leader. This leadership exam helps managers learn how to influence DevSecOps practices from a business perspective.
3. Certified DevSecOps expert. This certification focuses on infrastructure as code, compliance as code, vulnerability management and more. Candidates must be CDP certified to attempt this exam.

DevSecOps training

Many training courses are available to help those looking to learn more about integrating security into the SDLC. DevSecOps training and courses include the following:

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — A Riverwest cafe now doubles as a resource in the fight against the local drug and opioid epidemic.

Since opening in January, the owner of The Daily Bird has been on a mission to help save lives. Every first Tuesday night of the month, you can learn how you could save someone’s life.

“It saved a few friends’ lives. And, you know, unfortunately, there are cases where it doesn’t,” Milwaukee resident Elliot Brown said.

On Monday evening March 1 at The Daily Bird, Chelsea from MKE Overdose Prevention taught a group Narcan and how to administer it.

Narcan, or Naloxone, is a drug used to reverse the effects of a known or suspected opioid overdose.

Drug overdose deaths are rising rapidly in Milwaukee County.

the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner‘s Office says it is tracking a 42% increase since 2020 and a 23% increase since 2021. So far this year they have confirmed 44 overdose deaths.

“We can’t get away with this,” said Dan Zwart, owner of The Daily Bird.

Zwart believes that harm reduction, not abstinence, is a more practical and compassionate approach to care.

“I want to try to put Narcan in everybody’s pocket. Try to de-stigmatize drug use,” he said.

Zwart lost his two brothers, Jason and Eric, to drug overdoses. He has been recovering for four years now.

Zwart opened the cafe two years ago and opened its current location on Center Street in December.

“Half the kids I grew up with are dead now. You know, too many people are dying. It’s dangerous,” he said.

Like others in the room on Tuesday, Sheila Johnson knows how dangerous addiction can be. She says her 24-year-old grandson overdosed twice in the past year.

“I was hysterical. I was going crazy. I dialed 911,” Johnson said.

Johnson says she used Narcan on him while waiting for paramedics.

“It doesn’t matter where you have this meeting as long as the meeting is over,” she added.

This year, the medical examiner’s office estimates 726 overdose deaths if current trends continue.

Last year, the total of deaths was 604.

On Tuesday, March 8, The Daily Bird is hosting a panel on harm reduction at 6 p.m.

Their Narcan workouts take place every first Tuesday of the month.

If you are interested in Narcan training at the Daily Bird, or any other harm reduction sessions, you can click here.

King County Executive Branch employees must complete three mandatory trainings by early April 2022:

• Harassment prevention for employees: complete by March 30, 2022
• King County Immigrant and Refugee Ordinance: complete by April 1, 2022
• cyber security: complete by March 31, 2022.

For employees assigned to courses as part of New Employee Orientation, the due dates are 90 days after your date of hire rather than the dates listed above.

To find both the Harassment prevention for employees and Immigrants and Refugees Ordinance courses, access your KC eLearning NEOGOV Learn dashboard. To see your completed courses, click on Training so what See the course transcript (see below):

If you have not yet completed either course, you will find a direct link to the course on the first page of your Dashboardunder your Tasks (see below):

To find the Cybersecurity traininggo to training.knowbe4.com and click on Training Where Go to training (see below). You may be asked to sign in with your King County email address:

Employees who do not have regular access to a computer will be provided with alternate instructions and timelines for completing these trainings.

Employees will be paid for the time they spend on these trainings and supervisors will work to fit them into schedules. If you have any questions, please speak to your supervisor.

Thank you for helping us provide a work experience based on mutual trust and respect, fairness, inclusion and opportunity, where every employee can perform at their best and do their best.

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MADISON, WI – Space is available in a new line of popular leadership courses from the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA), offered in virtual and hybrid formats. Details and registration for Front-Line and Next Step Leadership courses are now available at WisCheeseMakers.org/Trainings.

“Whether working in the head office or on the production floor, dairy processing employees rely on essential skills like conflict resolution and time management all day, every day,” noted Rebekah Sweeney, Senior Director of Programs and Policy, WCMA. “WCMA’s interactive trainings are a great way to create a lifelong culture of these skills and so many other important leadership skills.”

Established leaders and graduates of WCMA’s frontline or advanced leadership training programs should take advantage of the Association’s unique Next Step Leadership Course, scheduled for Thursday, March 31. Each year, Next Step Leadership combines a review of familiar concepts with new material covering a specific topic. In 2022, the class will focus on talent retention strategies. Based on feedback from WCMA members, Next Step Leadership will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing participants to join in person in Madison, Wisconsin or online from anywhere in the world.

By popular demand, WCMA has added three more frontline leadership courses to its spring 2022 offerings. These courses are for new and seasoned supervisors looking to develop their skills in communication, stress management, cultivating a team mentality, and more. Frontline leadership sessions are offered à la carte and can be taken in any order.

Frontline Leadership Part A, scheduled for Tuesday, April 19, will focus on developing essential leadership skills. On Wednesday, May 18, Part B of Frontline Leadership will provide strategies to help supervisors improve staff performance. The Spring Series concludes with Frontline Leadership Part C on Tuesday, June 14, tied to building a team. The three spring sessions will be held virtually.

WCMA members interested in attending the Spring Sessions can register at WisCheeseMakers.org/Trainings. Questions regarding WCMA educational programming can be directed to Rebekah Sweeney at [email protected] or (608) 386-3012.

The Tillamook Family Counseling Center is pleased to announce that in March it will be offering community members two virtual prevention education events.

Both events include a Question, Persuasion and Refer Gatekeeper training and an Introduction to Problem Gambling Prevention presentation.

Question Persuade Refer Gatekeeper Training:

QPR Gatekeeper training will be presented virtually via the Zoom platform on March 11^and, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This training is a community-based mental health intervention that has been listed on SAMSHA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices as Effective Suicide Prevention Training. This training has been designed to benefit all adults, including: parents, teachers, employers, healthcare staff and care staff. This training will be offered free of charge to the participant (registration for this training will be limited to 20 participants who reside or work in Tillamook County).

Presentation on problem gambling prevention:

The Introduction to Problem Gambling Prevention presentation will be presented by the Tillamook Family Counseling Center in partnership with Northwest Parenting. This presentation will be presented virtually using the Zoom platform on March 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Participants who attend this training will learn about: problem gambling, the continuum of gambling behaviors, the impacts of problem gambling, problem gambling prevention strategies and useful resources. This training has been designed to be beneficial for parents, guardians or other caring adults. This training is offered free of charge to 20 participants who live or work in Tillamook, Clatsop or Columbia counties.

If you would like to register for either event, please contact Janeane Krongos at [email protected] or call me at (503) 842-8201 ext #270.

In their early days, Venus Williams and Serena Williams were trained to perfection by their trainers Rick Macci and Richard Williams. Both coaches came up with unique methods to train the Williams sisters to withstand all circumstances while playing on the court.

Remembering the early days, Rick Macci often tells stories of the two sisters’ training days. One such story is the “57 Chevy”. Today, February 10, he took to his Youtube channel, telling the whole story.

The story was a narration of how Venus Williams’ father and trainer, Richard Williams, came up with a unique idea to make her mentally stronger.

DIVE DEEPER

Star trainer Macci begins to tell the story as he repots the scene. He said, “Richard had a 57 chevy and he pulled it to short 13 and he said -> ‘Rick, can you get Venus to play a cheater today?’

Venus Williams and the ’57 Chevy’ Story

Taking it on a lighter note, Macci agrees saying everyone cheats, and that’s okay. However, it wasn’t as pleasant as it seemed to Rick as Richard explained, “Let her play a 17 year old boy, I want her to lose 6-0. Tell the guy if the ball hits the line I want the guy to cheat on it on purpose. Richard wanted Venus to be tricked on purpose.

Macci then opens up on the match scene as Venus Williams plays a 16-year-old boy. macci says, “They go to court 13 and before it starts Richard parks his car right next to the court, not even in a parking lot. He parks on the grass. He lifts the hood because he keeps his foot on the accelerator to rev the engine.

DIVE DEEPER

Opening up about the situation, Rick said, “He (Richard) turns on the music. It’s so strong that it interferes with the whole academy. He takes, like six bottles of Budweiser beer, throws them in the backcourt, not in the field and he says ‘V, don’t back down’. Rick wants you to stay close to this baseline as you keep moving forward. You step back, you’re going to get cut.

He also adds: “He breaks broken glass there, he is purposely deceived by someone. The music is loud. They play a game, it’s like 6-0,6-0. She throws a ball, he goes, “Hello, VW’. HE yells at her and it’s like madness.”

However, considering the big picture, Rick understands Richard and his vision. He says, “Building fiber, building character, is building others. It’s not, but that’s for the future.

Appreciating the thinking skills of Richard Williams, sensational trainer Rick Macci says: “The whole academy saw what was happening, but this was Richard Williams at his best.”

The relationship between Rick Macci and Richard Williams

Although there had been early rumors of an unpleasant relationship between the two, Rick clarified the situation a few months ago. In an interview, Rick said: “What people say or what they read is tabloid…. We were a family, I wasn’t just the trainer for Venus or Serena.

He then talked about reuniting with the Williams family on the “King Richard” red carpet. He said, “Everyone was laughing, (there were) a few tears, we went back to the past. There were no problems. »

Rick Macci and Venus Williams separated in the early years. However, his training helped Venus become one of the best players in the history of the sport. Keeping Rick’s lessons in mind, Venus rode through her formative years, winning her first Grand Slam at just 20 years old. Two years later, she also became the world No. 1.

Venus has a total of 49 singles titles, 7 of which are Grand Slams. She also held the top spot for 11 weeks.

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