A unique opportunity exists in the coming week and it will happen right before many of our eyes on Sunday October 18th when Dorothy Cotton, Civil Rights leader and former Education Director for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses the crowd at the inaugural Finger Lakes Bioneers – We Make Our Future Conference. In this keynote address, Ms. Cotton will speak to what the Civil Rights movement can teach the modern day Sustainability movement. In this critical time for both people and the planet, the rare opportunity to hear the first hand lessons learned from an accomplished civic leader of Ms. Cotton's stature marks a truly historic occasion.
For well over a decade Dorothy Cotton was an integral figure in the Civil Rights movement and a close colleague to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. As the highest-ranking female in the only organization that Dr. King ever founded in his lifetime, Ms. Cotton played a formative role in bringing many individuals into the nonviolent Civil Rights movement. Fulfilling the role of Education Director for the Citizenship Education Program, Dorothy helped thousands of African-Americans transform a debilitating view of themselves as "powerless victims" into an empowering appreciation of what "being a citizen" meant. This profound transformative process enabled and inspired many to band together and take bold action, even to the extent of risking one's life for the sake of significant and necessary social change.
The achievements of Dorothy Cotton and the U.S. Civil Rights movement as a whole offer an undeniably moving model for grassroots movements around the world. While many causes continue in the tradition of marches on Washington and sit-ins, it is the subtle intricacies of developing and cultivating an informed populace that Ms. Cotton brings to bear. It is this knowledge and know-how, which largely goes untold in the history books, that leads individuals to come together to form a movement and eventually find victory. In the context of modern day circumstances, if we are truly to band together and form a global movement to save the planet, than an educated and informed citizenry is the beginning and end of that hope.
The sustainability movement in our community has been growing strongly in recent years, and Tompkins County has a national reputation for innovation and leadership in this arena. But we are just a small part of an enormous global movement that is trying to redesign how we work and live, and to reconnect with each other across the barriers of geography, culture, race, and economic circumstance. If we as a people are to succeed in stemming climate change, altering our consumption patterns, and ensuring equitable access to health care, education and justice, than it is crucial that we educate and affirm each and every citizen. Mother Nature has sounded the bell loud and clear, but our response as inhabitants of this earth will largely hinge upon our own personal understanding of that call to action.
Matt Riis is the Finger Lakes Bioneers Conference Coordinator for Sustainable Tompkins.


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Q: 'work' and 'from across' usage
Our shelves display the work of 35 artisans from across the region.

In this sentence, Did 35 artisans make only one work collaboratively?
or Did 35 artisans make their work respectively?
and I saw answer in this site that explains 'from across' means 'from every part of', and I was wondering if 'from across' can always mean 'from every part of' in any sentences. (then I can write that in my vocabulary note and memorize it)

A: "From across (some region)" means "from one side of the region to the other", which figuratively does mean "from every part of the region".
Since it's not specifically mentioned there is no reason to think that all the artisans collaborated on a single piece.  Here "work" is an uncountable (or mass) noun meaning artwork -- all of the individual pieces by all of the artisans.  Example:

This month the museum will feature work by various Impressionist painters.

Side note:  There is a difference between an artist and an artisan.  While there is often some element of artistry in what artisans do, an artisan is someone proficient in a trade, who generally makes items that have both practical and aesthetic value.
For example, a particularly skilled cheesemaker could be called both an artisan, and an artist with cheese.   The cheese has practical value in that it can be eaten, but how the cheesemaker selects and combines ingredients can be considered an art.

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Tej Pratap surprised many in the party when he tweeted to announce his decision to resign from the post of convener of RJD's student wing, he had headed for last many years and fielded candidates to contest the students union polls of Patna University.
There was high drama in the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday when RJD chief Lalu Prasad's elder son and Mahua MLA Tej Pratap Yadav called a press conference in the afternoon at the state party office. The presser was eventually called off as he did not turn up to address media leaving the impression that 'all is not well' in the RJD family.
Barely two hours later, Tej Pratap surprised many in the party when he tweeted announcing his resignation as the RJD student wing convener. He was heading the student wing of the party for past several years and was the final authority in deciding the candidates for student union polls in Patna University.
The reason behind Lalu's elder son's sudden outburst and bid to run down his party's top leadership is attributed to the Mahua MLA's failure to get some tickets for his close aides as candidates from few seats as against official nominees of the RJD in the coming polls.
Leaders said Tej Pratap, who had filed for divorce from his wife Aishwariya Rai in November last year, has been putting pressure on the party's top leadership, including younger brother Tejashwi Yadav, to accommodate two candidates — Angesh Kumar from Sheohar seat and Chandrapraksh Yadav from Jehanabad seat as against official RJD nominees, whose names are yet to be announced.
Today, Tej Pratap, presumably miffed by not getting a favorable response from party higher ups and brother Tejashwi about his chosen candidates, decided to call a presser and announce their candidature at 2.30 pm.
The party's top brass, having got wind of Tej Pratap's plans, went into damage control and asked the Mahua MLA not to attend the press conference, sources said. It is said Tej Pratap cancelled his decision to face the media at the last minute and decided to stay at his own official residence after being 'admonished' by mother Rabri Devi.
But, the entire event not only embarrassed the party but set tongues wagging in political circles. The elder Yadav scion continues to sulk at being ignored in party's organisational matters. He is not happy with younger brother Tejashwi capturing the political space in the party as second-in-command after Lalu Prasad, indicating sibling rivalry between them.
"I have been urging the party's senior leaders, including Lalu Prasad and Tejashwi, to field young candidates as they would take the party forward. Yes, I want two persons of my choice as candidates and there is nothing wrong in it. It is not Tej Pratap or Misa or Tejashwi who form the party. Youths should get adequate representation in the party," he said.
He laughed off the reports that he was planning to launch his own party, calling it "a total rubbish".
Evidently, Tej Pratap having hogged limelight once again for wrong reasons continues to put his patty in discomfiture owing to his unpredictable ways. He appears to be not giving up on his claim for a meatier role in the party like his younger sibling.
Earlier, Tej Pratap had embarrassed his party by lashing out against party's state president Ram Chandra Purbe for not appointing his close aides in key positions in the party. He also had a face-off with party's Maner MLA Bhai Virendra for seeking a ticket from the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat.


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Who Is Chet Huntley?
Most people know Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley for his 14-year role on NBC's flagship evening news program, The Huntley-Brinkley Report. As a newscaster from 1956 to 1970, Chet was a recognizable face and reliable source of information for all Americans. But what many may not realize is that Chet Huntley was instrumental in making Big Sky, Montana what it is today.
Lone Mountain at Big Sky Resort | Photo by D. Lennon
When Huntley's last episode of The Huntley-Brinkley Report aired on July 31, 1970 he returned to his home state of Montana. While in Montana, he focused his energy on creating a ski resort at the base of Lone Mountain called Big Sky. Huntley was the front man for this project. He worked with locals, businesses, and state and federal agencies to make Big Sky a reality.
Without Huntley's Montana roots and his ability to make things happen, Big Sky may never have been built. We're lucky that it did! Big Sky Resort opened to the public in December 1973. Unfortunately, Chet Huntley, a smoker, died of lung cancer on March 20, 1974 - shortly after the resort opened and just three days before the official opening ceremony for Big Sky. Following Huntley's death in 1974, Boyne Resorts purchased the resort in 1976. The rest is history.
Huntley Lodge | Photo: Big Sky Resort
Chet Huntley's legacy surrounds Big Sky to this day. Maybe you've enjoyed a micro-brew at Chet's Bar and Grill, booked a dog-friendly room at the Huntley Lodge, or ripped turns down Huntley Hollow ski run. The Big Sky Chamber of Commerce presents an annual Chet Huntley Lifetime Achievement Award to an outstanding and committed member of the Big Sky community each year too..
Stop by the Big Sky Visitor Center (across from the Conoco at the intersection of Highway 191 and Highway 64) to see some of Huntley's belongings on display. You can see his desk, office supplies, tapes, photographs, typewriter, and more. It's fascinating to get a glimpse into the man who literally put Big Sky on the map.
Chet Huntley's Desk | Photo: Margo Magnant
Today Big Sky is a four-season playground that is enjoyed by people from around the world. Without Chet Huntley's beautiful vision, we might all be someplace different. Next time you're at Big Sky Resort take a minute to remember Chet Huntley - a newscaster, a developer, and a Montanan. He's the reason that you're there.
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STAND (ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA)
Orange County, CA's STAND got their start in February of 2017 and are made up by the following people: Joel Bull- vocals. Chris Lohman- guitar. Pete Sosa- drums and Mike West- bass. At the time of this interview they have only played 8 shows and in December of 2017 released a 5 song EP titled "Broken Promises" which was recorded and mixed by Paul Miner. Their drummer Pete Sosa also currently plays in Street Dogs and with CJ Ramone, their bassist Mike West also plays in Rats In The Wall. In Effect caught up with Joel and Chris from Stand in this February 2018 interview. Photos by: Jason Cook, Forest Locke & Albert Licano.
IE: Hey guys, a nugget of info that I thought was interesting was that this band basically came together because the 4 of you all worked together. Can you get a little bit more into that fact? Where do you all work, how did the conversation about starting a band get started and who was most instrumental about getting everyone into a rehearsal room together?
Joel: I think it was mainly Chris. We have a screen-printing shop and we all work together and it just so happened that all of us basically play a different instrument so we started talking. Chris had a handful of songs so we set a date and went into Rats In The Wall's rehearsal space and it just kind of worked out.
IE: Can you tell us a little bit more about the company?
Joel: Chris has been screen-printing for over ten years and I've been screen printing and working with merch companies and band merchandise for a long time. We created our company (www.247merch.com) almost five years ago and we're doing pretty well. We had to hire Pete who works for us almost full time when he's not out on tour with CJ or Street Dogs. Mike was working there before Pete on and off and still does work at the shop when we need the extra help. When I was on tour with Linkin Park for a few years in their early career I helped them create Bandmerch.com. A few years later I worked for Reverend Horton Heat for five straight years and created a lot of relationships that crossed over into 247 Merch. We print for Hurley, X, and a bunch of other companies and bands. It's nice because it allows us to play music and rehearse whenever we want.
IE: You guys are based in Orange County, CA but I hear NYHC stamped pretty much all over your sound. Cro-Mags, and Agnostic Front immediately come to mind. What are some of the bands you would say directly influenced the sound you guys are doing?
Chris: New York bands like the Cro-Mags, Sick Of It All, and Agnostic Front changed the sound of hardcore. That newer sound influenced a lot of people; it motivated artists to try new things. I feel that those bands and that sound are the cornerstone of my playing style. It's the sound of the hardcore evolution, and I love being a part of it.
Joel: We're definitely fans of NYHC! It's almost hard not to be. Even though we sound nothing like Black Flag, they are a huge influence lyrically and musically for me. Also, DOA, Suicidal Tendencies, Uniform Choice, Minor Threat, Refused, 59 Times The Pain and Bad Brains. Straight Faced had a huge influence on me musically and especially lyrically. Johnny Miller and I have been very close for a long time. He's a great songwriter and lyricists. I was never straight edge, but I hung out with a lot of straight edge guys who were in straight edge bands growing up in Orange County and I always admired the beliefs and values within the straight edge scene. Those dudes and the music they made inspired me in a lot of ways. Plus, I don't drink or smoke or do drugs. I've also been influenced by Farside, Sensefield, Jimmy Eat World, Nina Simone, Junior Parker, and music that has nothing to do with hardcore because I feel like listening to Miles Davis can be just as enlightening and inspiring as listening to Madball.
PHOTO BY: ALBERT LICANO
IE: Your "Broken Promises" EP is a pretty sharp/precision like recording. Almost like you guys have been together for a lot longer than you actually have been. Were you guys practicing like crazy to get everything as tight as you possibly could leading up to going into the studio? What's the regular practice schedule like for Stand? Where do you rehearse?
Joel: We actually don't rehearse that much. If we have a show coming up we run through our set a few times a couple days before the show and then go play. Everyone is so busy with work and life that we don't really have that much time to practice. Chris writes all of the music, I write all of the lyrics. But we all collaborate in the studio and build on the ideas and riffs Chris brings to the table. Mike and Pete are amazing to work with and they remember things extremely well, and they're really good players. I rely on Chris for some of the vocal structures because he's been playing this kind of music his entire life and he has really good ideas. We actually recorded a demo before we went in and recorded with Paul Miner so we had a few months to sit on the demo and make changes, and there weren't that many. We rehearse at our shop or go to Gothard Sound Studios right down the street. Paul Miner is an amazing engineer and producer. He has great ideas, he's superfast, and the sound you get from his studio is exactly what we wanted.
Click image to listen to "Broken Promises"
IE: Where did you guys find the photo to the cover of "Broken Promises"?
Joel: I actually found it online. I think its riot footage from Istanbul Turkey, I can't remember. I just thought it was appropriate for the times and it also fits the lyrics to "Broken Promises".
IE: You guys put out a video for the song "Silence" which has an anti-domestic abuse message whether it is boyfriend/girlfriend or spousal abuse or abuse towards children. What brought you to write a song on this topic? Was it something that hit close to home personally?
Joel: I grew up in a super dysfunctional family where beatings and verbal abuse were rampant and demoralizing; that stuff still haunts me to this day and that's what the song is mainly about. But I have plenty of friends who have suffered far worse than myself. When we play live I usually dedicate this song to Chester Bennington from Linkin Park who I was pretty close with when I toured with them in their early days. The end result of the abuse he suffered was his suicide. It's very tragic. People online can be fucking brutal. I try to stay out of the comments on Facebook and Instagram because it can be a warzone. You have a human life that ended and a lot of people just start talking shit about it failing to realize that Chester, and plenty of other people are suffering from mental, emotional, and physical abuse and most of the time they don't have the tools to deal constructively with their issues and problems and the end result is either suicide or an overdose. It's not a laughing matter. I literally was un-friending people that I've known for a long time because they were making fun of Chester's death. Not fucking cool.
Watch "Silence" HERE.
IE: To expand on that last question... recently there have been some cases of sexual abuse cast upon members of various hardcore bands from online anonymous people. There have been at least 2 social media pages that I have come across and it can become a pretty heated discussion. Have you seen or heard about any of these pages and what is your take on possible abuse by band members and also the anonymous sources that make these accusations?
Joel: I recently heard a few things about a guy in the hardcorer scene. I was at a Foreign Pain show at Programme in Fullerton a few nights ago and Doyle who is the singer said some pretty heavy stuff about this person on the mic to the crowd. I have a daughter and so does Chris. What if that was her, or your sister or your best friend? I don't have to know any of these people to have compassion and sympathy for their pain and what has happened to them. If people are raping girls in the hardcore scene, or any scene for that matter, they need to be exposed and dealt with accordingly. There's just no room for that kind of shit here, or anywhere. When you continue to hurt people on purpose, you're going to pay a heavy price. Karma always wins out even when you think no one knows what you're doing; you will always pay the price for your actions no matter what. The video just happened to come out right now, and for good reason. Jeff Gordon, the director, came up with the concept and made the video based off his interpretation of the lyrics. I am super stoked about how powerful the video is and if it can help people who are struggling with abuse in any form, that's all that matters to us.
IE: Looking over the "Broken Promises" EP lyrics, and the video for "Silence" it is apparent that there is more of a message behind this band than most. Can you talk about the overall message you are trying to get across? What kinds of topics are you covering in your lyrics?
Joel: The five song EP is like a story. The first song, "Broken Promises", is about the political atmosphere in America and how it's crushed friendships, families, and lives. The second song is "Silence", which are the actual results of the first song. It deals with introversion, struggling, anger, people acting out as a result of what's going on, domestic violence, abuse, the past, etc. The third song is "Return", which is our protest song and where we are returning as a people and how there are more of us than you (the government) and how we need to fight for the rights of our best fucking friends, which is standing up against racism and sexism and the bullshit that's happening right now. The fourth song is "Love & Hate", which is the result of the media, relationships, having to stomach and try to live and go to sleep with the bullshit that's going on. The last song is called "Survived" because we are survivors and we won't let the shit that's going on stop us from helping people and standing up for humanity. The speech in "Survived" is Robert F. Kennedy and it still makes sense to this day. "What do you Stand for" is the real question? I personally think that if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for almost anything.
IE: Who came up with the name Stand? What other names were you kicking around (if any). My guess is the name has something to do with your response to my last question but if there is a different meaning behind it please let us know what it is.
Joel: Stand was partially derived from our protest against the pipelines in North and South Dakota and Standing Rock (NoDAPL). Chris' and my wife are Native American. The slogan for the protest was "Stand with Standing Rock". We had no idea as for a name. I thought we might want to look at some song titles by this band we used to listen to called Don't No. One of their songs was called Stand so we pretty much looked at the AIM Flag (American Indian Movement) hanging in our shop and it just made so much sense for us. Chris pointed at the flag and we looked at each other and knew it was the name we needed to use.
IE: How many other songs do you guys have besides the ones on "Broken Promises"? If you had to guess when the next Stand release will be what would it be?
Joel: We have three more songs we play live. We play an Infuse cover called "Times Like This", a Collateral Damage cover called "Holding My Breath" which is on the Indecision Records Compilation "Guilty by Association", and a brand new song we recently wrote called "Diminishing". We should be back in the studio by summertime for another EP. We will also be releasing the "Broken Promises" EP on Unity Worldwide Records as a split 12" vinyl LP with a band from Germany called Once I Cried. That will be out later this year.
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After former President George H.W. Bush died Friday night, he was remembered as a humble patriot and man of character by other presidents, including his son, and others in the political world.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump said they join the nation in mourning Trump's inspiring and faithful predecessor, according to a statement released early in the morning in Argentina, where they are attending the G-20 summit.
"George H.W. Bush's life is a testament to the notion that public service is a noble, joyous calling. And he did tremendous good along the journey," they said, citing his role in bringing the Cold War to an end, saving Kuwait from Saddam Hussein and legislative achievements.
Many others, from others leaders to public figures, paid their respects to Bush.
Bush tried to "create a new international order based on justice and equality among nations" … he never "forgot the Kuwaiti people and will remain in their memory." said Kuwait's ruling emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah. Bush led a 35-nation coalition into Kuwait after Iraq annexed and invaded the country.
"I will never forget George H.W. Bush and President Clinton meeting me in my old hometown of New Orleans to show support and raise money after Hurricane Katrina. I send my love to his family tonight" said Ellen DeGeneres via Twitter.
"Texans are genuinely honored that he called the Lone Star State home and we collectively grieve this monumental loss" said Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he's "deeply saddened" by the news of Bush's passing. Abe praised Bush in a statement Saturday for Bush's role in ending the Cold War with the Soviet Union and taking leadership in the Gulf War.
"Bush accomplished historic, great achievements by contributing to peace and stability of the international community," Abe said from the G-20 summit in Buenos Aires.
During his four-year presidency, Bush visited Japan twice and played tennis with Emperor Akihito. Abe said that "hugely" contributed to further enhancing amicable Japan-U.S. relations.


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The male breast is not just a cutaneous appendage of the chest. This tissue has a highly differentiated structure, which is different from the female breast. The ducts of the milk glands are absent. Lactotrophs and lipid-containing myoepithelial cells are present in the glandular tissue. The male breast varies considerably in size and shape from individual to individual and even from one side to the other within a person.
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Male breasts usually consist of connective tissue and fat, but no mammary tissue. In puberty, gynecomastia occurs more frequently due to a temporary imbalance between estrogens and androgens. It occurs in newborns and older people as a result of normal hormonal changes in the body. Also certain diseases or drugs can lead to increased estrogen levels and thus to enlarged male breasts.
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Gynecomastia is a common endocrinological disorder in men that occurs in newborns, during puberty, in old age and as a side effect of certain drugs. Gynecomastia can also be associated with various underlying diseases, such as tumors of the testes or adrenal glands, liver cirrhosis or hypogonadism. In about 15% of cases no cause can be found in the initial examination.
The first signs of gynecomastia are swelling and tenderness under one or both nipples due to the formation of breast tissue that has to be distinguished from fat deposits in the area ("pseudogynecomastia") by palpation (palpation). The formation of breast tissue can also occur without tenderness and without visible changes (so-called "subclinical" gynecomastia). In very rare cases, the glandular tissue may also develop unilaterally.
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Q: PyQt : How to change a label text from a package My question is :
How to change a label (or other graphic elements) from a package?
The idea is to lighten my main program.
Thanks!
ex main program :
#../mainprogram.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

from PyQt5 import QtWidgets
from ui import Ui_MainWindow
from package import update

class MainWindow(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
    def __init__(self):
        super(MainWindow, self).__init__()
        self.ui = Ui_MainWindow()
        self.ui.setupUi(self)

        # label from .ui -> .py
        self.ui.label_1.setText("need to change this")

    def update_label(self):
        self.update = update.label_update()

ex package :
#../package/update.py
#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

def label_update():
    self.ui.label_1.setText("no problem")

A: What you will need to do is pass the instance of the object through to the function. Consider:
def label_update():
    self.ui.label_1.setText("no problem")

In this scope, we don't know what self is because it's not been defined. However, if you pass through self:
#../mainprogram.py
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Marker #150, "Martin's Station, 3 miles NW of Paris, US 27, Bourbon County.
Historical Marker #150 tells very briefly of an important fort in Kentucky history. John Martin, an early Kentucky pioneer who spent time at Fort Boonesborough and John Hinkston's settlement (later Ruddles Fort), established a station on Stoner Creek in Bourbon County in the spring of 1779, after first building a cabin on the property in 1775/6 with the help of William Whitsett. It was located along a well-used aboriginal path, the Alantowamiowee Trail, an original buffalo trace. Martin who was of Irish descent, brought his family from Uniontown, Pennsylvania, down the Ohio to Limestone (Maysville). By 1779 the station provided homes for numerous families, many of them Pennsylvania German Settlers.
During the American Revolution in the spring of 1780, British officer Captain Henry Byrd of the Eighth Regiment marched his British soldiers from Detroit to Central Kentucky, a trip of over 600 miles, to eliminate the frontier stations/forts and drive the settlers back east into the mountains. Along the way Indians of many tribes (Delawares, Shawnees, Hurons, Ottaways, 'Taways, Chippeways and others) were added, bringing the number of the Indian forces to between 1000 and 1200. They captured the station, following a successful capture of nearby Ruddles Fort/Station. In addition to small arms they had brought six pieces of artillery with them, including a three pounder (or swivel) and a 6 pound cannon, the first cannon ever used against log forts in the Kentucky Wilderness. One is thought to be lying at the bottom of the Licking River near Byrd's Crossing.
Although the station contained a stockade area, the presence of the field artillery and the absence of John Martin, who was on a hunting trip, persuaded the inhabitants to surrender without a fight. The Indians divided the spoil and Byrd took charge of the prisoners.
Along with captives of Martin's Fort, many of the prisoners were killed and the remaining ones were marched on foot over dense forest and through creeks and rivers to Detroit, a six weeks trip. Some of the captives were marched on to Fort Niagara, Ontario, and Montreal in Canada. Many lived in Detroit for 14 years before they were able to return to Kentucky. When they returned, some settled in the area near Martin's Station, but others moved far away.
In 1795, a treaty signed at Greenville, Ohio, meant a general exchange of prisoners still held by the British and the Indians took place. Wives and husbands who had been separated for years were united and Kentucky parents welcomed little children who had grown up among the Indians.
The walled in graveyard on the site is said to be on the exact site of Martin's Station. A marker was erected by the Jemima Johnson Chapter DAR in 1921. The marker is dedicated to the memory of the brave pioneers who settled the fort and who were captured by Captain Byrd in 1780.
History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison & Nicholas Counties, in Kentucky, edited by William Henry Perrin, O.L. Baskin, Chicago, IL, 1882, p. 33-4.
Stockading Up: A Study of Pioneer Stations in the Inner Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, Archaeological Report 127, Kentucky Heritage Coucil, 1987, p. 70.
Map showing the location of Martin's fort in relation to Ruddel's fort, and Boonesborough.
1921 dedication of marker to John Martin, in the cemetery on the location, supposedly, of the fort. [Scott's book, Paris and Bourbon County, p. 32; "Martin's Fort Marker"


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Officers from Monterey Police Department in California take part in de-escalation training by acting out a scenario in which police are confronted by a man armed with a knife. (Courtesy of Monterey Police Department)
De-escalation in Policing
Part I: 'You Can Call Me V': The Rise and Promise of De-escalation in Policing
De-escalation asks police officers to slow down, think, and, when possible, put away their firearms. While the concept has had its share of critics, a groundbreaking new study is revealing just how effective — and safe — de-escalation tactics can be. In this two-part story, we dive into what police have called "fighting smarter, not harder."
By: Diana D'Abruzzo ArnoldVentures.org contributor
Read Next: The results of Engel's study are revealed in Part II: 'They Fought Smarter, Not Harder': De-escalation Put to the Test
The dark streets of Baltimore were wet with rain as Officer Angel Villaronga walked down the sidewalk toward the man with a knife. In the street, a half dozen cop cars were parked askew, their red and blue lights flashing as officers stood, hands on holsters, ready to react.
All Villaronga knew was that the man was unresponsive to calls from police to "put the knife down" and, in fact, wanted them to shoot him. "You're going to have to get it from me," he told them. "I don't want to go nowhere unless it's in a body bag."
Despite the knife, Villaronga didn't see an immediate threat; he saw a man who was in a mental health crisis. And that alone, the officer believed, did not call for use of force. So he walked closer to him — within hearing distance — and started to talk.
"Why do you not want to drop the knife, man?" Villaronga asked, engaging him with personal questions: How old was he? Did he have kids or anyone close to him? What brought him to this point? "Officer Villaronga, by the way," he told him. "You can call me V."
Officer Angel Villaronga
As the two engaged in dialogue, Villaronga told the man that he and the other officers were there not to hurt him but to help him.
"It's not your job," the man replied. "A man has got a knife in his hand. He's threatening, saying he's gonna hurt someone out here, and all of a sudden y'all don't do nothing? He's got a knife in his hand. It's a threat! It is!"
In the eyes of the law, the man was right: Using force on a person with a knife could have been justified — even if that force was deadly. But to those trained in the concept of de-escalation, or who, like Villaronga, understand that those in crisis sometimes need a different tack, it's not the only option.
As the list of people killed at the hands of police grows longer, and calls for reform in policing grow more urgent, there has been a push for agencies to adopt policies in de-escalation — the ability to defuse situations without using force by deploying tactics such as time, space, dialogue, and critical thinking. But there has been pushback as well, with some law enforcement leaders criticizing the policy as one that could get officers killed.
A new study on the effects of de-escalation training, however, turns that thinking on its head. The groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind research demonstrates that de-escalation training produces significant changes in officer behavior, including a decrease in the number of use-of-force incidents and injuries to citizens, as well as a substantial drop in the number of injuries to police officers.
"When we talk in de-escalation about time, distance, and cover, that's interpreted by some officers as don't rush in, retreat, hesitate," said Robin Engel, lead researcher on the study. "It's really important for officers to see and understand that de-escalation tactics are not going to increase their risk of injury but will literally make them safer if deployed properly."
Video stills from Baltimore Police Officer Angel Villaronga's body camera show him in September 2017 talking to a man with a knife, top left and right, and the man eventually turning over the knife, bottom left, and putting his hands behind his back, bottom right. (Screenshots from Baltimore Police Department video)
Villaronga wasn't surprised by the study's results on de-escalation because he's seen first-hand how the concept saves lives.
For nearly 20 minutes, the Baltimore officer tried to engage the man with the knife, following him when he took off down the sidewalk toward the city's main thoroughfare. In the street, the armed officers moved alongside them.
When the man finally stopped and spun around toward Villaronga, the officers moved in, guns out, ready to shoot, echoes of "drop the knife!" ringing out. Worried that another officer would fire, Villaronga motioned and told them to go across the street. Then he turned his attention back to the man with the knife.
"Look, I can talk to you. I'm 38 years old; I can relate to you, bro," Villaronga told him. "There is not a thing in this world that I have not dealt with that you probably have dealt with."
Then, as Villaronga added, "At the end of the day, I have kids to go home to," the man held out the knife to Villaronga, turned around, and put his hands behind his back.
The situation had been de-escalated and no one got hurt. The man was taken to a hospital for a psych evaluation. And Villaronga was able to go home that night to his wife and four children.
"It's all about communication," said Villaronga, recalling the September 2017 incident. "We don't talk enough sometimes, or if we do, we talk a minimum amount of time and we give up. You can't just give up because the situation is not going the way you want it to."
And that's de-escalation in a nutshell.
Photos of Samuel Dubose hang on a pole in July 2015 near where he was shot and killed by a University of Cincinnati police officer during a traffic stop that month. (Tom Uhlman/Associated Press)
The Research Gap
For Engel, the beginning of her journey studying and implementing de-escalation began with a tragedy.
In July 2015, Samuel Dubose, an unarmed Black man, was shot in the head and killed by a white University of Cincinnati police officer during a minor traffic stop. Amid the outcry that followed, Engel, a professor of criminal justice at UC, was brought in to take over the agency. Part of what she discovered during her top-to-bottom review was that the police division's use-of-force policy required an overhaul and its officers needed proper training in de-escalation.
Before jumping in blindly, the researcher sought out studies on de-escalation training and its effectiveness in policing. She found nothing — only studies on similar training in the fields of nursing and psychiatry, and while generally positive, they were weak in research design.
Still, Engel knew something needed to be done at the UC Police Division, so she enlisted the de-escalation program ICAT — Integrating Communications, Assessment, and Tactics — to train her officers. The program was run by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), one of the most respected police organizations in the country.
The ICAT training taught first-responding police officers how to defuse critical situations involving people who are unarmed or armed with weapons other than firearms. It provided options for dealing with those who may be experiencing a mental health crisis and aren't thinking reasonably. And it was anchored by a Critical Decision-Making Model, a way of thinking through situations rather than rushing in and using force.
Engel saw positive results from the training — including a change in attitude among UCPD officers and an increase in their self-reported use of de-escalation tactics on the job — but she still felt stymied by the lack of rigorous evidence to support whether such training was actually effective and could reduce use-of-force incidents.
"Of course, we are all excited and feel good about trainings that change officer attitudes," Engel said, "but at the end of the day, if we are going to have safer police-citizen encounters, that has to translate into changes in behavior."
Which is how her latest study came to be. With funding from Arnold Ventures, Engel's research center — the International Association of Chiefs of Police/University of Cincinnati Center for Police Research and Policy — dove into a comprehensive study, which included a modified version of a randomized control trial, the gold standard in research, to determine the effectiveness of de-escalation training. The Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky and ICAT program agreed to be test cases.
Though having his police department put under a microscope for a year could have been disconcerting, Louisville Sgt. Justin Witt knew the study could be a game-changer and was happy to take part — not only to ensure that what his officers were doing in the classroom correlated to their experiences on the beat, but because of the broader implications.
"Realizing that we were going to build the data for other agencies to be able to point to a program and say, 'This is effective,' it could have large implications on our profession and on how officers deal with subjects on the street," Witt said.
But like other police leaders who have brought de-escalation training to their departments, Witt knew there would be resistance from some Louisville officers. After all, it was something the ICAT program had experienced from its very inception.
Chuck Wexler, left, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, and other law enforcement leaders from the United States listen as a Scottish police official explains how police officers in the U.K. use de-escalation techniques. The U.S. group visited Glasgow in December 2015. (Courtesy of PERF)
U.K. Inspiration
It was 2014. Michael Brown, an unarmed Black man, had been shot and killed by police in Ferguson, Missouri. Unrest was spreading across the country as citizens marched and protested and sought answers. And Chuck Wexler was in the United Kingdom for a leadership program, witnessing how most police in Scotland didn't even carry guns on their belts as they interacted with the community.
"I turn to this constable, and I said, 'Wait a minute, how do you deal with someone with a knife or a rock or a two-by-four or a screwdriver?' — all of those things that police have shot people over," recalled Wexler, Executive Director of PERF.
The constable replied, "No problem" — he had his baton and pepper spray, which, if communicating with the person didn't work, could be used to protect himself and resolve the situation.
Wexler thought about it. Why, he wondered, are police in the United Kingdom able to deal with a person armed with a knife without having to use deadly force, whereas in the United States, we would? "That was what hit me," Wexler said. "Because a knife in Glasgow and a knife in Detroit are both still knives."
When he brought this thinking back to the United States, however, he was met with dismissal by police executives who said you couldn't compare the countries, especially because of the vast number of people who carry guns in America. And with that threat out there, they said, police officers deserved to be able to go home at the end of their shifts.
Scottish police officers explain their policing techniques to the American audience, at left, and demonstrate how they'd address a confrontation, at right, during PERF's visit to Glasgow in 2015. (Courtesy of PERF)
But Wexler couldn't stop thinking of the Michael Browns and Eric Garners and Walter Scotts — unarmed Black men killed by police who would never go home again. He went back to Scotland, this time with 25 police chiefs and other senior leaders in tow. He studied what SWAT teams and hostage negotiators in New York City do to resolve volatile situations. And he consulted with hundreds of resources — police professionals, civil rights advocates, researchers, psychologists, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
That cross-disciplinary group of stakeholders who helped form the tenets of ICAT "have influenced the content of the training in ways that are really important," said Christy Lopez, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center and Co-Director of Georgetown's Innovative Policing Program who was among those consulted.
From the input it had gathered from those stakeholders, PERF released a report on the 30 Guiding Principles on Use of Force — the precursor to ICAT. Among the guidelines, which questioned a lot of conventional thinking in policing and urged law enforcement agencies to adopt de-escalation as a formal policy, was the understanding that "the sanctity of human life should be at the heart of everything an agency does."
The condemnation by police groups and unions was swift. Such guidance, they said, could get officers hurt or killed.
"I think that the fact that it got an initially negative response from many people in the field of policing was in many ways a sign of its success at challenging the status quo in terms of how one uses force," said Lopez, who worked in the U.S. Department of Justice from 2010 to 2017 and led the team that investigated the Ferguson Police Department following Brown's death. "I thought that was important, because from what I was seeing, there was not enough emphasis on critical-thinking skills, too much emphasis on this ever-present danger that could just happen in time, and there was a sense that you had no control over the frequency and severity of the danger. … And that is often a recipe for overreaction."
Wexler often returns to a Washington Post statistic when defending the use of de-escalation. Of the average 1,000 fatal police shootings a year, 40 percent don't involve a person armed with a gun, and about 20 percent involve people in crisis.
If de-escalation training and policy were implemented in the 18,000 police departments across the country, Wexler said, "we could potentially save between 200 and 300 lives a year."
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Officer Cameron Deane instructs police recruits in the tenets of ICAT. (Courtesy of Cameron Deane)
A Skeptic-Turned-Advocate
In October 2016, the first ICAT training guide was published, and over the past four years, representatives from more than 600 police agencies have attended training sessions, with dozens of agencies fully implementing it.
When Cambridge, Massachusetts, Police Officer Cameron Deane was told in 2017 that he and his partner would be headed to Minnesota to learn more about ICAT — so they could in turn teach their department — Deane scoffed.
The officer, who had nearly 20 years of law enforcement experience, thought, "You gotta be kidding me."
He had heard about PERF but never looked into the organization and assumed it was made up of "a bunch of police administrators who don't work the street anymore" and that ICAT was going to be just another training program that was jumping on the bandwagon of de-escalation after a string of high-profile police shootings.
At the training, he and his partner climbed up to the balcony of the auditorium, where no one else was sitting, and "were like the two old guys in the Muppets ready to tear this apart."
But not even halfway through the presentation, the two looked at each other. His partner admitted, "This is pretty good," to which Deane replied, "You're not kidding."
What really changed Deane's opinion was how the training was being presented — by people who have been in the kinds of situations being discussed, including Baltimore Officer Villaronga, who showed the body-cam video of his encounter with the man with the knife and talked officers through it.
"They really nailed it," Deane said of ICAT. "This is a program where you can actually show people sort of the process that good cops go through — why they don't make some of the mistakes that other officers might make. It's because they use this particular thought process.
"With de-escalation, what I was afraid of was that this was going to be a program that was going to tell us, 'You can do this every single time,' or at least that's how they were going to sell it," Deane said. "I felt like this was going to be a 'Let's appease the general public, let's appease the current people who are dissatisfied with police and police services' by thinking that we can make something happen that cannot happen on every single call."
But that's not what ICAT says. In fact, it makes it clear that the training doesn't cover incidents with firearms and that sometimes, like when a person with a knife is running at an officer, the immediate threat requires a use of force to quell it.
What the training does do is encourage officers, when they can, to slow down and think of their options.
"In the academy, it was, 'You need to hurry up and save somebody'; everything is hurry, hurry, hurry," Deane said. "I think there's a time to act immediately and there's a time, most of the time, when you don't need immediate action and you have at least a few seconds to make an evaluation."
So while the Cambridge partners spent their plane ride to Minnesota deriding ICAT, they spent the plane ride home talking about how they could bring it to their agency.
Officers from Monterey Police Department in California take part in de-escalation training by acting out a scenario in which police encounter a man armed with a knife. (Courtesy of Monterey Police Department)
'Why Haven't We Done This Before?'
ICAT training is typically 12 hours of instruction, and most often, someone from a police department is chosen to take a "train the trainer" course or attend a conference on ICAT; that person then customizes the training for their department and implements it.
A critical component of the training involves the use of case studies: watching body-cam or citizen videos from past incidents and talking through what officers might have done differently. That's not something many officers are comfortable doing — but ICAT teaches why it's necessary.
"It's really hard to criticize your fellow officers, because we don't want to be criticized ourselves," said Lt. Mike Bruno of the Monterey Police Department in California, who took the ICAT training in 2017 and became a trainer for his department. "So we say, 'Well, I wasn't in their shoes,' or 'I don't have all the information.' But then how do we get better?"
The videos include those that ended peacefully and those that ended in gunfire and death.
"The prevailing thinking in policing used to be, 'We don't want to Monday morning quarterback' what happened, but today, we turn that on its head," Wexler said. "We say, 'Look, here's a situation, what were the options?'"
In talking through those options, officers are asked to "spin the model" — to think of the tenets of the Critical Decision-Making Model. In a situation where a mentally ill man is armed with a knife, instead of repeatedly shouting "drop the knife!" and approaching with guns drawn, the thinking might look something like: I have someone with a knife. What do I know? What are my options? Do I think I can handle this myself? Have we been to this location before? Who called us? What can they tell us about the situation? How are we going to approach this? Let's talk through a Plan B if this doesn't work. When we get there, let's use time and distance. Let's communicate with them. Let's listen to them. And let's leave our gun in its holster.
For officers who have spent many years in the profession, de-escalation can be a huge culture shift.
When Bruno was in the police academy in 2005, his training on how to handle such calls was a three-step process: I'm going to ask somebody to do something. If they don't do it, then I'm going to tell them to do it. If they still don't do it, I'm going to make them do it.
There wasn't a big push on recognizing if a person was under the influence or had a mental illness that meant it takes them longer to process information, Bruno said. "It was thought of as, you're a police officer, you have the badge, you have the uniform, they need to listen to you, and if they don't, you're within your right to use force; you have legal justification."
ICAT teaches officers that just because it's legal doesn't mean it's necessary, and that slowing down and not rushing to wrap up a call so they can move on to the next one could be the difference between life and death. "It's retraining everybody [to think] what's the rush? If we spend two hours with this person and someone else has to wait two hours for a theft report, that's just the way it is," Bruno said. "If they don't get hurt and we don't get hurt, that's successful for everybody."
Former Camden, New Jersey, Police Chief J. Scott Thomson said that most of his officers who were skeptical before taking the de-escalation training became advocates after they saw what the training entailed. Then the question became not "Why are we doing this?" but "Why haven't we done this before?"
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Walcott said the second officer suffered minor injuries. "He had too much to drink and too much to smoke", Sanchez said. A California Highway Patrol officer died in a serious vehicle crash on Highway 880 near Hayward, according to reports.
Dhinakaran stuns AIADMK, wins RK Nagar Assembly bypoll
Tamil Nadu and Central Armed Police Forces personnel have been deployed to provide multi-layered security at the counting centre. The seat of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa went to polls on Thursday with a record 77 percent voter turnout.
Trump's travel ban exceeds presidential authority, court rules
The case was brought by the state of Hawaii, as well as an individual affected by the September 24 order and a Muslim association. A panel on a powerful federal circuit court of appeals on Friday was asked to stay that order but rejected it.
Thomas Lemar transfer saga ready to start all over again
The Mirror report that the Frenchman will remain with the Ligue 1 side until at least the end of the season. He told French sports daily L'Equipe: " Departures of important players are not on our agenda ".
Bus falls into river in India, killing at least 33
A welder was called to cut open the door and somehow, the police entered the bus and started rescuing passengers. Out of the seven injured, one is said to be critical. "What caused the accident is matter of investigation".
Palestinians killed in clashes over Jerusalem status
Israeli Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, writing on Twitter, thanked Morales for what she described as "his courageous decision". In a Facebook post, Mr Morales said the decision was taken after he had spoken with Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
Pak fires unprovoked, Army officer, 3 jawans martyred on LoC in Rajouri
If ceasefire violation is established as the cause, Saturday's deaths will be the highest single-day toll from such an attack. Pakistani forces have violated ceasefire 724 times along the IB and the LoC till October in comparison to 449 times in 2016.
Pro-Trump Singer Accuses Lewandowski Of Sexual Misconduct
However, she confirmed to "Fox and Friends" on December 13 that she would run for Congress in the state of Florida. Villa was reportedly introduced to Lewandowksi for the first time, by a friend at the invite-only party.
London Zoo on lockdown after fire broke out next to the Meerkats
News reports that one person was taken to a local hospital and eight others were treated at the scene. Misha the aardvark, described as "one of the attraction's best-loved animals", perished in the fire.
Sid Meier's Civilization VI Is Now Available For iPad
You'll also need a newer, more powerful iPad with only the iPad Pro, iPad 2017 and the iPad Air 2 being supported at this time. To make a comparison, 2K Games charged players $19.99 when the XCOM: Enemy Unknown was launched for iOS in 2013.
Facebook Becomes Even More Intrusive by Asking Users to Map Their Face
Facebook had launched an automatic alt-text tool two years ago, which describes photos to people with vision loss. However, the thought that Facebook will be scanning every photo may not be acceptable to some.
West Ham star reportedly set to leave in January
The Irons, though, are 3-1-2 in their last six at home versus Newcastle . The area that he may edge the banned midfielder is in effort.
Odisha Celebrates Christmas with Joy and Fervour
Irrespective of the religion, people from various walks of life joined in to witness the grand celebration at the church. William placed the idol of Infant Jesus in the crib, which was specially prepared within the church premises.
Winter Weather Advisory issued for Christmas Eve across southeast MI
Snow and icy conditions on Friday and Saturday made travel hard , with numerous reports of vehicles off the road. Highs Christmas Day will be in the 20s while temperatures on Tuesday will only recover to the low- to mid-teens.
Ambassador Nikki Haley praises reduced United Nations 2018-2019 budget
Haley said that the United States will not be told by any country where we can put our embassy. There are no signs yet as to what retribution those who supported the resolution might face.
They "All Have AIDS": Trump Reportedly Raged at Advisers About Immigrants
Shear and Julie Hirschfeld Davis was set to publish the White House "pushed out cabinet members to deny the details of POTUS remarks".
Iced Tea Company's Stock Price Triples after Rebranding to "Long Blockchain Corp".
It recently had its shares suspended by the SEC , who cited concerns over accuracy and "potentially manipulative transactions". But today, the company announced a change of strategy that would start with a new name: " Long Blockchain Corporation".
Papa John's founder and CEO steps down
McDonald's Corp., for example, expects to increase delivery from 5,000 of its almost 14,000 US locations by the end of the year. Ritchie worked as a delivery driver and store manager before becoming operating chief in 2014 and president in 2015.
Four new flu deaths reported by state health officials
Gastrointestinal illness is generally caused by viruses and bacteria and occassionally from the toxins created by bacteria. Symptoms of influenza include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.
Tristan Thompson's Response to Khloé Kardashian's Pregnancy Reveal Is Too Sweet
Next to the sweet photo , she wrote, "My greatest dream realized!" I had been waiting and wondering but God had a plan all along.
Sixty pounds of marijuana seized
An elderly couple had an interesting excuse for the sixty pounds of marijuana police found in their vehicle . York County sheriff's deputies said they found 60 pounds of marijuana inside the Jirons' vehicle.
Enraged ex-food worker smashes up cars at Green Bay's Lambeau Field
On Friday, the suspect went to the Lambeau Field parking lot and found the other employee in his vehicle , police said. Multiple law enforcement and emergency agencies converged at Lambeau Field after an incident Friday afternoon.


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A common mistake when homeowners are choosing insurance coverage for their homes is not making sure they know what is in the policy. It is imperative that you know what is included and not included on standard insurance. You also need to know what you can include and pay extra for in order to be covered the way you want to be covered. Home Insurance in Deer Park, TX is not difficult to obtain or hard to find out about when you are an informed insurance shopper. The following will discuss things to consider when choosing your coverage.
Start by considering your home's value. Whether you live in a huge mansion or a small mobile/manufactured home, you need to know its worth so you can get coverage that will replace it in case something happens to your home. Too many times, homeowners do not read their policy, so when something does happen, they are not covered for an equitable replacement of their home. Most basic policies are not designed to cover you for home replacement. You will have to purchase additional coverage for that.
Instead of only considering the price of the coverage, consider the value of that coverage. This means researching the insurer's reputation for servicing claims and how much coverage you are getting for the price you will be paying. Just like anything you buy, consider the quality of the coverage, not just the price.
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On the night of January 22nd, 2010 Irish-American comedian Conan O'Brien hosted the legendary Tonight Show for the last time. His departure followed fierce negotiations with network NBC's move to push she Tonight Show's long-held start time of 11:35 p.m. to 12:05 a.m. to create an earlier slot for a half-hour show with O'Brien's predecessorRead more..
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The Global Irishman
Dubbed "Mr. China" by James Fallows of The Atlantic Monthly, and the subject of a BBC 4 program, Liam Casey, a native of Cork, is changing the way the world does business with China. You've studied the goods and compared the prices, and your latest electronic desire hovers in your online shopping cart, awaiting thatRead more..
The First Word: A Ribbon of Green
"There's a huge can-do attitude here in the U.S. that's very creative, very innovative." – Liam Casey. "You have to go, and you have to do well," Molly Fogarty told her grandson. Molly had been left a young widow with four daughters, the oldest of which was 13 years, and a farm to run. NowRead more..
USS New York: A Ship of Remembrance
A new Navy ship partly built with steel from the World Trade Center carries the motto "Never Forget." Aliah O'Neill talks to Lt. Erin Millea who is serving aboard the recently commissioned USS New York. Lt. Erin Millea always knew she wanted to be a dentist—her father and older brother are practicing and one ofRead more..
Irish Eye on Hollywood
This holiday season, audiences will see Saoirse Ronan – the Northern Irish wunderkind actress – in the intense drama The Lovely Bones, also starring Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Mark Wahlberg. Ronan plays a girl who is brutally murdered and, afterwards, watches from beyond the grave as her friends and family try to come toRead more..
Patrick Farrell Wins 2009 Pulizter
In April, second-generation Irish American Patrick Farrell of The Miami Herald was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography, for his incredible and moving photographs of the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and the other serious storms of the hurricane season in Haiti. In a recent conversation with Irish America, Farrell discussed his IrishRead more..
Column McCann Wins 2009 National Book Award
Colum McCann's newest novel, 'Let the Great World Spin,' was announced November 18 as the winner of the 2009 National Book Award for Fiction during a black-tie ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. In his personal history and in his writing, he is a man of many different places. McCann is anRead more..
A Celtic Cross at Bunker Hill
The Irish buried in a Catholic cemetery on Bunker Hill are remembered. The cemetery is gated and well hidden, and there have been no burials in it for three score years and more. It's a lovely, grassy, tranquil place, and Dan Mahoney, the parish priest, remarks how all the headstones face northeast toward home, towardRead more..
Going Green: Environmentalism in Business
As we present our annual Business 100 list, a celebration of the best and the brightest Irish-American executives and their standout achievements in the corporate world, we remain committed to highlighting progressive and innovative examples of business and industry. The following companies and executives are pioneers in using ecological thinking to fuel successful business. FromRead more..


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You can't hope to leave school knowing everything about everything, but you can leave knowing where to find out.
Every Student automatically becomes a member of the library. You do not need a library card as the library's computer has your details.
The library has approximately 6,000 books. Non-fiction books are arranged by the Dewey decimal classification system. Fiction is arranged in alphabetical order by the author's surname.
There is a careers club / drop in session held in the library on alternate Wednesdays, run by our careers advisor. Please see the library notice board for a list of dates.
Two books may be borrowed at any one time for two weeks. Books can be renewed if they are not overdue or reserved by another student.
Always return your books to the library counter. We don't charge fines if books are overdue, but please return them on time as other students may be waiting for them.
The library catalogue is available online from any computer is the school, it is also available for smart phones and tablets through an App.
The students can view book titles in the library as well as access approved websites. Also they can check their own borrowing records and write book reviews for other students to read.
Our Year 7 and 8 students are following the Accelerated Reader programme. After every book they read they are completing a quiz for individual and form prizes. Their individual book level has been decided using a STAR reading test completed in September, this test will be retaken in December.
Within Accelerated Reader there is a feature called Renaissance Home Connect, which you and your child can access outside of school from any computer with an Internet connection which allows us to share information on your child's progress.
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Jed McCaleb is an American programmer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is a co-founder and the CTO of Stellar. Prior to co-founding Stellar, McCaleb founded and served as the CTO of the company Ripple until 2013. McCaleb is also known for creating the Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange, and the peer-to-peer eDonkey and Overnet networks as well as the eDonkey2000 application.

As of March 2023, McCaleb is worth US$2.4 billion according to Forbes Billionaires List.

Early life and education
McCaleb was born in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and attended the University of California, Berkeley. He eventually dropped out and moved to New York City.

Career

In 2000, McCaleb founded MetaMachine Inc. and released his eDonkey2000 application. Sam Yagan joined him in 2001 and served as CEO of the company. McCaleb served as the CTO of the company and continued to develop the peer-to-peer eDonkey network as well as the Overnet network and the eDonkey2000 application. At its height, the network grew to have over 4 million active users at any given time. In September 2006, the company reached a settlement with the RIAA and agreed that the company and its top executives would "immediately cease distributing eDonkey, eDonkey2000, Overnet and other software versions" and the company would pay $30 million to the RIAA to avoid copyright infringement lawsuits.

In 2007, he purchased the domain Mtgox.com with the intent to create a trading site for Magic: The Gathering cards. After moving on from his original idea, McCaleb repurposed the site in late 2010 as a bitcoin exchange that could process bitcoin-to-dollar trades. The website grew in popularity within months. McCaleb sold the company to Mark Karpelès in February 2011 and remained a minority owner in the company until its collapse in 2014.

In 2011, McCaleb began developing a digital currency in which transactions were verified by consensus among network members which became known as the Ripple protocol, which differs from the mining technique used in bitcoin. He recruited David Schwartz and secured an investment from Jesse Powell before adding Arthur Britto as the chief strategist. McCaleb recruited Chris Larsen to be CEO of the new company, which became known as Opencoin. He continued development of the Ripple protocol and its currency while securing investments before McCaleb left his active role with the company in July 2013.

In 2014, he co-founded the non-profit organization the Stellar Development Foundation with Joyce Kim to develop the Stellar open source protocol to allow cross-border monetary transactions including fiat and digital currencies. The organization debuted on July 31, 2014, and received $3 million loan from the technology company, Stripe. The organization originally based its payment network on the Ripple protocol McCaleb previously developed but in 2015 adopted the Stellar Consensus Protocol. McCaleb serves as chief technology officer of Stellar.

In May 2017, McCaleb also launched Lightyear.io, a commercial endeavor building on the Stellar network. Lightyear facilitates Stellar becoming a global payment and currency exchange initially directed at the developing world. In October 2017, Lightyear partnered with IBM to launch blockchain banking in the South Pacific using Stellar's lumen currency. In September 2018, McCaleb negotiated the merger of Lightyear and Chain.com creating the new merged entity named InterStellar.

The New York Times named McCaleb one of the top 10 people leading the blockchain revolution in 2018.

Philanthropy
McCaleb donated US$500,000 worth of XRP (at the time of donation) to the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), and remains one of its largest donors, as well as joining its advisory board. In February 2018, McCaleb was announced as a new donor to the artificial intelligence research group OpenAI.

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American computer programmers
1975 births
Living people
Businesspeople from Arkansas
People from Fayetteville, Arkansas
University of California, Berkeley alumni
People associated with cryptocurrency

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It's amazing how much babies can understand - even when they don't act like they know what's going on and can't really express themselves. Lately, I'm reading some books from the Love and Logic series. Hopefully, combined with Baby Signs, Bobert will be able to express at least some basic thoughts soon!
I'm loving this recipe for it's use of blueberries, and everyone loves streusel topping, right?!
Love granola, especially when it's quick and easy!
What a unique flavor for some soft serve. Yum!
Lemon and raspberry - sounds like a yummy summer combo!
Thanks for the feature. Kiwi soft serve, who would have thought. Sounds refreshing. Have a sweet weekend.
CJ, our kids used baby signs with our grand-daughter and it so cute to see her say "Please", "More" and etc. Thanks for the party and hope you have a beautiful day!
Thank you so much for featuring the lemon sheet cake with raspberry glaze! It was a perfect summer treat! Have a great weekend!
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Thanks for stopping by and sharing! I'm hoping Bobert starts picking up on some of the signs soon. :) Hopefully it'll help him communicate before he can speak coherently.
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What: "Sports Illustrated: Fifty Years of Great Writing."
Publisher: Time Inc., New York, N.Y.
To celebrate its 50th anniversary next year, Sports Illustrated has given itself a big pat on the back in the form of this 560-page best-of-the-best book.
Though the title may appear self-indulgent, the 52 stories in the book make it a worthwhile read. Nearly every one of them, which have been reprinted from Sports Illustrated issues dating to its kickoff on Aug. 16, 1954, is terrific.
The subjects include some of the most respected sports figures of the 20th century, including Yogi Berra, Johnny Unitas, Sonny Liston, Larry Bird, Ted Williams and John Wooden.
Edited by Rob Fleder, Sports Illustrated's executive editor, the book also provides in-depth reporting on everything from the Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier title fight in 1975 ("The Thrilla in Manila") to the annual rattlesnake derby in Mangum, Okla.
"The stories themselves are a mirror of our times," Fleder writes.
In the introduction, the magazine's managing editor, Terry McDonell, writes: "As an SI writer, you didn't just cover the event, or even distill it with analysis, you blew it through as many filters as you could find -- both human and cultural."
Longtime readers of The Times will particularly enjoy Rick Reilly's tribute to legendary sports columnist Jim Murray, who died in 1998 after 37 years at the newspaper.
An excerpt from the piece, which was originally published on April 21, 1986: "How big is Murray? One time he couldn't make an awards dinner so he had a sub -- Bob Hope.... After a Laker playoff game against the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979, Ali ran into Murray outside the locker room and said, 'Jim Murray! Jim Murray! The greatest sportswriter of all time!' "