Across the street from Barry Truss's house in Beckbury, Shropshire, is a wooden cabinet.
On a rackety shelf, he's laid out a selection of carrots, cabbages, onions, beetroots and potatoes.
They're all from his allotment and they're all for sale. Next to an attractively perky lettuce, there's a wooden box where customers can place their money.
This is the sort of intimate village — one pub, one church, one school, 300 residents — where you'd be a fool to attempt to pinch a free parsnip without paying. Everybody knows everyone in Beckbury, a place so long established it gets a mention in the Domesday Book and so tiny it doesn't even have a shop.
You can say that again. If you listen to his detractors — and there are plenty — Barry is a man who has brought shame upon himself and, by implication, the entire village.
'Prison's too good for him,' grumbles Mick, the chairman of the local allotment association.
'He fell by the wayside,' laments Caroline, the pub landlady.
'I wouldn't believe a word Mr Truss says,' says lifelong villager Peter.
So what has 58-year-old Barry — an 18st lorry driver with a bushy ginger moustache and an inscrutable smile — done to deserve such calumny?
And why, a year on from his crime, will no one believe that he is going straight?
To understand the reason for such strong feelings, you need to go back to last autumn.Once a year, in late October, the Beckbury Allotment Association hosts a pumpkin competition at the village pub, the Seven Stars. The winner is the grower who has produced the heaviest pumpkin.
Over the years, Barry has entered ten times and won four times. Not a bad record, but not good enough for Barry, so he decided to try out a very unorthodox — and unsporting — horticultural procedure.
Barry smiles as he tells me precisely what he did to guarantee victory. 'I tipped the pumpkin upside down. Then I took a 3in plumbers' issue metal water pipe and rammed it through the bottom. This made a nice round plug which I could pull out easily.
The result? Though his pumpkin was not the biggest in the competition, it was easily the heaviest. 'It took four people to lift the beast onto the scales,' recalls Barry. It weighed in at 186lb — more than 13st.
The only people aware of Barry's deceit were his wife, Carol, and a mysterious flat-capped pensioner called Dan, who acted as look-out to make sure no fellow allotment- holders spotted what he was doing.
'Carol saved me from disaster. I was at work when I heard that the sponsor of the competition wanted to give the winning pumpkin to his children to carve.
'I tipped the pumpkin upside down. Then I took a 3in plumbers' issue metal water pipe and rammed it through the bottom.
That might have been the end of the story, had Barry not gone for a drink in the village pub eight months later and enjoyed rather too much beer. Consumed by what — guilt, bravado, or a sense of invincibility? — he let slip what he'd done. A quiet conversation between a couple of friends became virtually a full-blown riot after he admitted his crime.
'I tried to explain that I'd not really done anything wrong. I argued that everyone gave their pumpkins water to make them grow heavier. The only difference was that rather than just watering the soil, I was putting it directly inside the pumpkin.
Indeed not. The reaction in the village, despite the fact that he had given his ill-gotten £50 winnings to charity, was, he says, 'unbelievable'.
But all that happened last year. Why are feelings still running so high? The answer is that a couple of weeks ago, Barry decided to compete again in the village pumpkin competition.
And guess who won? Yep, Barry again. This time his pumpkin was a mere 108lb — but still 18lb heavier than his nearest rival. 'Honest to God, hand on heart, this time I didn't cheat,' he insists.
I demand to see the evidence. So we both toddle down to the Seven Stars, where this year's prize pumpkins are lined up outside. He points at a big orange beast and hands it over to me. It's been carved and, as I tip it towards me to look inside, a dribble of water spills out.
Barry quickly explains: 'It's been raining. You can't blame me for that!' Although I'm prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt, the villagers of Beckbury are less charitable.
'Did you see his pumpkin this year?' asks Mick Scriven, chairman of the allotment association. 'Are you sure it's his?' Mick's implication is that Barry may have swapped his pumpkin for that of a rival.
In fact, a picture soon emerges of even more skulduggery.
Peter Glaze, 57, has known Barry since they were boys at the village school. 'We know he's a rogue, but we didn't think he'd go as low as pumping water into a pumpkin to win £50. But he did.
Ah yes — the 'foot through the pumpkin' incident. That's not the way Barry tells the story to me.
And there's more! Peter claims Barry also sabotaged his shallots by turning the bulbs upside down so they wouldn't grow.
Such stories, once they've started, don't stop. I'm asked if I've heard about the time when Barry swapped his own unimpressive hanging baskets for his neighbour's rather smarter efforts when he once had visitors?
Or the time he won the village 'best pastry' award, using pastry bought from Tesco? Or a rival's oversized carrots which mysteriously lost a few inches moments before the judges arrived at the vegetable show — just in time for Barry's carrots to grab the prize.
It is alleged that Barry surreptitiously topped and tailed the rival vegetables.
For his part, Barry — who denies any wrongdoing beyond the unfortunate watering can incident — claims someone has been stealing his chicken's eggs and replacing them with Kinder chocolate eggs.
And that, frankly, is the only honest thing I've heard all day.


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It Took Me 850 Days to Get My Tax Refund
Credit.com
Death involves a lot of paperwork. It's not something people associate with losing a loved one, but for Wendy Boka Gonzalez, paperwork was one of the things she hated most after her husband died suddenly at age 31 of a pulmonary embolism — when one or more of the pulmonary arteries in the lungs is blocked. They were high school sweethearts, Brian and Wendy, and death had cruelly ruptured that bond. She loathed the paperwork confirming it.
"I was a little slow about some things, like getting his name off bank accounts," Gonzalez said. "I had to go in with the death certificate, and I hated doing that. It felt so cold, and final, and official."
She'd eventually be done with it, she thought, and she'd no longer have to struggle with documenting the end of Brian and Wendy. One of the things she had to do to complete that process was file their last joint tax return, so she and her accountant, Jason Dinesen, prepared everything in April 2011 and submitted their taxes electronically. At least, that was the plan. The electronic file was rejected, because someone had already filed a tax return using Brian Boka's Social Security number.
All she wanted to do was move on from the tragedy, but the months that followed were practically the opposite of that. Loads of paperwork kept Brian's death fresh in Gonzalez's mind for more than two years.
Dealing With Identity Theft
Until recently, the Death Master File was a publicly available document through the Social Security Administration, allowing anyone to obtain sensitive information on recently deceased citizens, like their Social Security numbers, names, dates of birth, state and ZIP code of last residence. In other words, it was an identity thief's jackpot.
From what Gonzalez and Dinesen understand, that's how someone stole Boka's identity. (In 2013, President Barack Obama signed a law requiring certification, which involves paying fees, to access entries in the Death Master File added within the past three years. It went into effect earlier this year.)
When Dinesen contacted the Internal Revenue Service, he was instructed to send a paper tax return to the IRS. Three months passed and neither he nor Gonzalez heard anything about her refund, he inquired about the status of it, and the IRS told him they needed to fix an error with the paperwork.
"'You have to fill out this particular form and a copy of the death certificate,'" Dinesen recalled. "So we sent it to them. By September 2011, again, nothing came from the IRS — no acknowledgment that they had received any of these documents."
After Death & Identity Theft, Debt Collectors
In September 2011, Gonzalez started receiving collection notices from the IRS, saying she was going to face collection action for failing to file her taxes. When she and Dinesen followed up with the collections department of the IRS, no one there had any knowledge of her identity theft claim. For the next several months — until she eventually received the refund check — Dinesen had to call the collections department every 60 days to renew a hold on collection activity.
Meanwhile, nothing came of the identity theft report or the tax return. In September 2012 — a year after sending the corrected identity theft documents to the IRS — they found out what the problem was. On the identity theft paperwork, Gonzalez's name was listed first. Because Boka was the victim, the IRS wanted his name first on the paperwork. Dinesen and Gonzalez were told to redo everything.
"They tried calling Wendy," Dinesen, thinking back to a conference call he, Gonzalez and the IRS had in 2012. By the time the IRS reached out about the paperwork issues, Gonzalez had moved to Texas and had a new phone number, so the IRS didn't reach her. "Apparently, they just gave up. This was the first that we were hearing about this."
A spokesman for the IRS said tax law prevents him from commenting on any consumer's specific situation, but that the IRS takes identity theft "very seriously," and "we work hard to get the right people their refunds."
Dinesen was already extremely annoyed with the IRS, but when they told him and Gonzalez to redo all the paperwork they'd already filed, he was in disbelief. He tried to argue it was unfair they had to start over, but the IRS insisted it was procedure, so again Dinesen reworked the documents, and the waiting continued.
At Last, a Check
In January 2013, Gonzalez was due to get her refund. There was just one problem: The IRS told her it would be sent to her old address in Iowa, where she and Boka lived when he died. She had filed a change of address with the IRS, and they knew she lived in Texas, but they said it would go to Iowa, get returned, and her check would be re-issued in March.
"I mean, it was just really frustrating and mind-boggling when we get to the point where everyone knows what needs to be done, and yet it just can't happen," Gonzalez said. "They basically said, 'OK in six to eight weeks, we are going to make this error.' That was so frustrating, and the solution they gave me was to call the post office and have them look for the check or find out who was living in my old apartment and have them send me the check."
It's undeniably an absurd situation, but that's how it went. The $2,000 check went to Iowa, was returned and re-issued to Texas by summer 2013. It arrived 850 days after she first filed her return in 2011.
It was finally over, but that didn't lessen the pain Gonzalez felt from needing to repeatedly provide the IRS documents of her personal tragedy.
"I had to keep dealing with these files and these documents I would rather have put in the closet. It was just ridiculous," she said.
Boka and Gonzalez had life insurance, and she says she feels lucky she didn't need that refund in the immediate aftermath of her husband's death. Her debacle with the IRS became more a battle of principle, rather than one of necessity.
To put in perspective just how long this ordeal was: "It's pretty crazy I got remarried before this was sorted out." Gonzalez and her husband are expecting a baby any day now.
It can be extremely difficult to avoid identity theft like what Gonzalez experienced. That's why it's important to keep an eye on your financial accounts and credit to make sure if you are a victim, you can act quickly. Your credit scores will change if an identity thief uses information like your Social Security number to open new accounts in your name, and you can check your credit scores for free every month on Credit.com.
While it helps to file your taxes early and head off thieves, it's not always practical or possible to do so. Dinesen said the big lesson he took away from this experience was to be more aggressive when dealing with the IRS. He said victims of identity theft should "address it immediately and keep after it." Even if you can't control how people on the other end of the phone are doing their jobs, it's in your best interest to stay organized, informed and committed to resolving your case.
Inset image courtesy of Wendy Boka
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Win Myo Thu, the director of EcoDev, speaks with The Irrawaddy about combating deforestation and defending the rights and livelihoods of local communities.
The Economically Progressive Ecosystem Development group (EcoDev) is a prominent local NGO campaigning and educating on resource rights and good environmental governance in Myanmar. Its director and co-founder, U Win Myo Thu, spoke with The Irrawaddy's Kyaw Hsu Mon on combating deforestation and defending the rights and livelihoods of local communities in this resource-rich country.
When did you start EcoDev and what areas did you focus on at the time?
I started to engage in social welfare activities when I arrived back in Myanmar in 1994. At that time, civil society organizations had a limited role to play and we therefore had to cooperate with concerned UN agencies. We primarily helped locals claim the timber [from forests] which they had conserved from generation to generation, but that the government claimed.
After 2000, we engaged in work on the rule of law. For example, it is public knowledge that cutting down a tree is punishable by three years in jail, although the Forestry Law does not carry that penalty. In some cases, villagers were imprisoned for cutting down a tree inside their own fence. We could help them get acquitted by appealing to the Supreme Court. Gradually, our focus has shifted from social development to the rule of law and environmental justice. We also took a lead role in protests against the Myitsone Dam. The 88 Generation Students group joined our efforts and it therefore became a massive protest movement.
Then again in 2012, we engaged in a program called "Ensuring Clean Air," focused on handling the fumes emitted by coal-fired power plants. We have been constantly engaged in campaigns against this. At present, we are working with concerned organizations to address environmental issues in urban Yangon. Mainly, we protect the rights of grassroots [communities]. We have labs where air and water quality can be examined and we present the results to concerned government departments and push for action.
From your experience, what environmental issues need to be addressed as a priority?
We view deforestation as the most pressing issue and the biggest threat to the environment. It is the major factor behind environmental deterioration and has many consequences. However, people tend to care more about other, more immediate problems. When we conducted a survey in over 60 townships in Kachin State and Sagaing and Tanintharyi regions, [respondents] mainly talked about water shortages and water pollution. That is very realistic because they use water every day. I had previously thought that only some areas were facing this problem of poor water quality, but then the survey suggested that it was a widespread problem and I was quite worried.
How strong is the public's awareness of environmental issues at present?
Roughly speaking, they have [good] general knowledge about environmental conservation. They know that deforestation will lead to climate change and water scarcity. But they don't know about biodiversity because it is a difficult subject. It is fair to say that they have enough awareness to link causes and effects.
To what extent have forests depleted in Myanmar and what are the consequences?
According to the government's forestry department and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, forest cover is 46 percent [of the country's land area]. They estimate that one percent of Myanmar's forested area is lost on average annually. This rate is very high. The government takes both dense and sparse forests into account regarding the rate of deforestation. Recently, in cooperation with a foreign university, we studied the country's deforestation using satellite images and found that almost one percent of very thick forests in Kachin State and Sagaing and Tanintharyi regions have been lost.
Deforestation of dense forests is particularly worrying. [The government] should issue an honest statement on current deforestation rates and the remaining forest coverage. It is terrifying that the deforestation rate is one percent. It can be argued that it is the highest rate in the world. Although the current percentage of forested area is not bad compared to other countries, we can't be satisfied with this. If this amount decreased, it would be very difficult for grassroots [communities] to sustain their livelihoods.
People may receive help during times of disaster, but help is always limited. It is the environment that helps people sustain their livelihoods. How can they survive without this? If both social capital and natural resources are depleted, people will not be able to face environmental challenges. It is important that we conserve the environment now. According to a study, there are around 20 million people living within a five-mile radius of forests and around six million people living along rivers [in Myanmar]. These people will suffer if the water and forests they rely on are depleted.
What is the main cause of deforestation: human activities or natural causes?
There are natural causes like forest fires, but mainly it is human activities. Natural causes only account for around one percent of deforestation.
Do civil society organizations like EcoDev lobby the government on combating the illegal timber trade? What recommendations has EcoDev offered on this issue?
After studying illegal logging, there are three main factors behind it: firstly, because of greed; secondly, because of livelihood; and thirdly, because of weak bureaucratic processes… Illegal logging at the border is either directly or indirectly linked with armed groups who do so for their survival. Even if they are arrested, they may not be punished legally because of the peace process. As villagers have said, there are cases in which those who steal a [small] bunch of wood are imprisoned while those who steal logs in trucks act with impunity. The Forestry Department has difficulty in enforcing the forestry law. In some cases, they are even killed. We civil society organizations want the government to adopt national level policies on illegal logging. It needs to develop plans and organize awareness training.
Another problem is awarding licenses for seized logs. It is called License 8. [The government] imposes a fine for smuggled logs seized and then gives the logs back to smugglers officially. So they log illegally before the eyes of the public and allow themselves to get arrested. They can then take logs out of the country legally after paying the fine. [The government] does not usually give out logging licenses. These issues need to be addressed.
So far, only export regulations for the EU market have been discussed… I want the government to draw up plans to eliminate illegal logging. While a certain proportion of logs are exported to the EU market systematically, illegal logging is still rampant in the country. It is important that people are aware. Again, the government is only focusing on exports. We want the government to focus on local use. Poor people have to use wood for their houses as well as for agricultural implements. I would like wood to be available for the poor and for priority to be given to locals. But there may be different views.
This interview originally appeared in the July 2015 issue of The Irrawaddy magazine.


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Summary of "Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria"
March 11, 2018 Movies - DocumentaryJohn Messerly
I recently watched the PBS "Frontline documentary "Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria." It investigates the rise of deadly drug-resistant bacteria. As the world health organization has recently reported, we may be heading for a post-antibiotic world where common infections will again kill.
Most of us realize that a big part of the problem is that most antibiotics are fed to livestock. Everyone knows that we shouldn't engage in that practice but the agricultural and pharmaceutical lobbies are just too powerful to defeat on this issue. And those lobbies are interested in profit, not public health.
Perhaps lesser known is that few drug companies are developing new antibiotics because it is less profitable to develop antibiotics which are taken occasionally, as opposed to drugs that need to be taken regularly for conditions like blood pressure, cholesterol, hair loss, or erectile dysfunction. This is a classic example of how the market doesn't always serve the individual's best interests. We may get erections and hair but die from the effects of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
How real is the problem? The CDC claims:
Each year in the United States, at least 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people die each year as a direct result of these infections. Many more people die from other conditions that were complicated by an antibiotic-resistant infection.
Only government research supported by tax dollars is likely to solve such large problems. The purpose of good government is to act in the interest of the common good. This is their raison d'être.
But private corporations answer to their shareholders—profit is their only concern. Need evidence? 1) Consider that while tobacco killed millions over decades, the tobacco industry actively covered up the problem since tobacco was a profitable product. But government slowly exposed the problem by placing constraints on the sale of tobacco and publicizing it as a public health hazard. 2) Consider that after decades of polluting the air, earth, and water, only the creation of the EPA stemmed the tide, successfully enacting measures to clean up the environment. 3) Consider the deadly effects of leaded gasoline, lead paint, and other lead products. Again industry profited, people died, and government saved us. Today, as global climate change proceeds unabated, fossil fuels companies and their allies again lie and deceive. And why not? It is profitable to burn fossil fuels. Only governmental power is likely to stop the ruination our fragile climate.
From an economic standpoint, even larger steps are probably needed including the creation of a new economic system or at least serious changes to our current one. Politically we needed more global cooperation or we should grant intergovernmental bodies like the IPCC or UN more power to make states comply with international law. The fact is that many problems we confront today cross international borders.
So thanks PBS for an informative documentary. It wasn't profitable to investigate this for a small audience, and without adequate public funds you are forced to beg for money, but this broadcast performed a great public service. Thanks "public broadcasting system."
Note – The NY Times published this op-ed about the documentary.
Movie Review of "Life Itself"- The Life and Death of Roger Ebert
September 28, 2017 Movies - DocumentaryJohn Messerly
I recently watched the movie of film critic Roger Ebert's illness and death, Life Itself . It is one of the most moving depictions of the end of a well-lived lives that I have ever watched.
I first encounted Ebert arguing about movies with his partner Gene Siskel in the 1970s. I enjoyed their sophisticated banter about movies. Ebert was a superb prose stylist who really loved literature. (I have written about him previously on this blog.)
A warning though. The movie is not for the faint of heart. Ebert wants us to know what death is really like. I was edified by watching the film.
Review of "Exile Nation: The Plastic People"
I have recently watched the documentary: Exile Nation: The Plastic People. It is about U.S. deportees in Tijuana who struggle to survive a cartel war zone, and who live in cardboard boxes and sewer pipes, in an ever-expanding underworld of exiles. Most of the deportees have lived in the US since childhood, have extended families in the US, have no relatives in Mexico, and speak no Spanish. Many have waited for citizenship for years but multiple roadblocks block that path. Many of these deportees do the migrant farm work without which Americans wouldn't enjoy low prices for their food. Here is the trailer for "Exile Nation."
I encourage my readers to watch this moving film and, if possible, work for solutions to human degradation in the US and elsewhere.
Command and Control: Damascus Titan Missile Explosion
January 30, 2017 Movies - DocumentaryJohn Messerly
Last night I viewed the new documentary film, Command and Control from director Robert Kenner. It was released January 10, 2017, and broadcast by PBS as part of its American Experience series. [11] The documentary is based on Eric Schlosser's book, Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety . The book focused on the explosion, as well as other Broken Arrow incidents during the Cold War.[6][7] It was a finalist for the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for History.[10]
The Damascus Titan missile explosion refers to an incident where the liquid fuel in a LGM-25C Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile exploded at missile launch facility Launch Complex 374-7 in Van Buren County farmland just north of Damascus, Arkansas, on September 18–19, 1980. The initial explosion catapulted the 740-ton silo door away from the silo and ejected the second stage and warhead. Once clear of the silo, the second stage exploded. The W53 warhead landed about 100 feet (30 m) from the launch complex's entry gate; its safety features operated correctly and prevented any loss of radioactive material.
However, we came frighteningly close to a nuclear catastrophe that night. Had the warhead detonated, millions of people would have either been killed outright or died shortly thereafter from the effects of the radioactive fallout.
The documentary is riveting, especially when your realize how many times we've had nuclear close calls, incidents that could start an unintended nuclear war, and nuclear accidents, incidents involving nuclear material that led to, or could have led to, events significant consequences to people, the environment or the facility. Examples include lethal effects to individuals, large radioactivity release to the environment, or reactor core melt."[4] The Chernobyl nuclear accident would be a quintessential example.
The simple fact is that we have so far avoided more costly failures primarily because we've been lucky. It is also ironic how the having these weapons poses as much threat to those who have them as to those at whom they are aimed. It's reminiscent of the idea that the more personal guns we have the safer we'll be—which is self-evidently absurd and contradicted by all available evidence from societies around the world.
Of course superpowers with thousands of nuclear weapons find themselves in a version of the prisoner's dilemma. Russia and the USA, who possess more than 90% of the world's largest nuclear arsenals, find themselves in the following situation: If they both disarm they both do better, they can spend that money on their societies; if they both arm they both do worse, they must spend that money on nuclear weapons and face mutually assured destruction. But both fear that they will disarm and the other side won't, which would allow the other side to dominate them.
In matrix form, where B = best; S = second best; T = third best; and W = worst; and the first outcome in each parenthesis is the USA outcome, and the second is Russia's outcome, the situation looks like this:
Arm Disarm
Arm (T, T) (B, W)
Disarm (W, B) (S, S)
It is easy to see here that both do better and neither does worse if they both disarm, but disarming without assurance that the other disarms risks being made a sucker. Still, if each can be assured that the other will comply with an agreement to disarm, both sides should. The alternative is the inevitable nuclear wars and accidents that will result.
All of this reminds me of reading Jonathan Schell's The Fate of the Earth years ago, when he warned of the existential threat posed by nuclear weapons. Then, in today's New York Times we read that " Thanks to Trump, the Doomsday Clock Advances Toward Midnight."
It is now two and one-half minutes to midnight. Our organization, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, is marking the 70th anniversary of its Doomsday Clock on Thursday by moving it 30 seconds closer to midnight. In 2016, the global security landscape darkened as the international community failed to come to grips with humanity's most pressing threats: nuclear weapons and climate change.
There can be little doubt that humankind threatens their own existence. How things will turn out or whether there will be anyone left to read these or any other words is unknown. The chances for using these weapons, either on purpose or accidentally, is almost certain given sufficient time. And when you consider even more deadly technologies in the future, the situation is truly dire. As for me, I'm not optimistic.
Review of "No Place on Earth"
June 28, 2015 Movies - DocumentaryJohn Messerly
I just saw the moving and profound documentary "No Place on Earth." It tells the story of caving enthusiast Chris Nicola 1993 visit to Ukraine to explore the Verteba and Priest's Grotto Caves. There he found evidence that they had recently been inhabited by Jews escaping The Holocaust. He then embarked on a decade-long quest to find survivors. The film features interviews with survivors and their descendants, now living mainly in New York City and Montreal. At the end of the film, Tobias brings some of the survivors, now in their 80s and 90s back to the caves.
It is an incredible story of human survival which really makes your typical first-world troubles trivial in comparison. But it also reminds us how terrible life is, how filled it is with suffering, and how we are all obligated to make a heaven of our universe—the only real place such a heaven could ever exist.


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Lauren Green Bio, Marriage, Husband, Daughter, Salary & Net Worth
Quick Facts of Lauren Susan Green
Full NameLauren Susan Green
Net Worth$2 million
Date of Birth30 June, 1958
NicknameLauren
BirthplaceMinneapolis, Minnesota, the USA
Ethnicity Black
ProfessionCorrespondent/Musician
Active Year1984-present
SpouseTed Nikolis
Height5 ft 7 inches
EducationUniversity of Minnesota and Medill School of Journalism
Today we will be talking about, Lauren Green is an American Correspondent and a musician. She is currently working at Fox News Channel as a chief religion correspondent. Moreover, Lauren is widely known for doing a controversial interview with an author Reza Aslan. Previously, she worked as headline anchor covering weekday updates at the top and bottom of the hour during morning television show Fox & Friends.
Not just that, Lauren released an album Classic Beauty consisting of classical piano music. Apart, Lauren is a married woman and lives happily with her husband. Who is Green Married to? Do the couple share children? To find out all the details about Lauren's life, read the whole article.
Lauren Green's Biography
Lauren Green was born on June 30, 1958, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the USA. She is the daughter of Robert Green and Bessie Grissam Green. Moreover, she grew up alongside her four siblings. Among them, two are her brothers whose name is Leslie Green and Kenneth Green and two sisters, Barbara Green and Lois Green.
Lauren in her early years
Image Source: [email protected] Green
Talking about her childhood, she has a pretty good experience and memories. Because she used to attend the same class with Prince and once in an interview, she mentioned that Prince had a crush on her.
Green went to the University of Minnesota and earned a Bachelor of Music in piano performance. Later on, she attended the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University graduated.
Multiple profession
Green has been involved in the multi profession; she began her career from taking part in various beauty pageants. In 1984, Green won the title of Miss Minnesota pageant, and later she took part in Miss America in 1985 but end up grabbing the title of third Runner-up.
Lauren crowned as Miss Minnesota
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After that, she started to work as an anchor and a correspondent at CBS02 and later became a reporter at ABC-5. Green's most significant breakthrough was when she joined the Fox News Channel. Moreover, she got an offer from Fox News Channel because of her hardwork and dedication while working in FNC.
Lauren at her work station
Also, in 2004 she released her debut album Classical Beauty. Also, back in the time, Green has played with the band called The Little Rockers, and later on, she played in the 90th birthday concert of Georg Ratzinger.
Husband- Ted Nikolis
Janet is a married woman, whereas she is married to her long time boyfriend, Ted Nikolis. Before marriage, the couple dated for several years. In 2015 the couple announced their engagement, and in the same year on May 2, 2015, the duo finally tied their knot.
Lauren and her
husband took a picture at an event
The marriage proposal was made by Ted to Lauren. Moreover, their wedding ceromany was held at a Greek Cathedral Wedding in New York City. Taking about Ted, he is currently working as a principal at Nicolas and Associates. Since 2011, he also holds a position at Merle, Brown, and Nakamura.
How much did Lauren Green Earn?
Lauren Green has earned lots of fame and money from her multi career. As being a Television correspondent and a musician, she grabbed the net worth of $2 million. She began her career at a young age, and she has also done some modeling before getting into the journalism field.
Currently, she is working at Fox News Channel as a correspondent and living a lavish life with her husband. In the future, she might get a boost in her net worth as she is still active on her profession. Also, while working at Fox News Channel, she is associated with Alexa Rodriguez, Morgan Ortagus, Jillian Mele, and Sandra Smith.
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The Animas River Trail behind River City Hall will receive new lighting when this section of trail receives a makeover. Work is likely to begin in March.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
Mike Smedley
Like many Durangotangs, I enjoy using the river trail to bike, run, walk the dog and even for yoga. But there's a problem at night. There are no working lights between the Powerhouse Science Center and the Ninth Street Bridge. Yet all the lights in vastly underutilized sections of the trail are functioning properly. Why isn't the most heavily used portion of the trail illuminated? – Sign me, In The Dark (aka Steve)
If anyone asks if there's a dark side to living in Durango, you can now say the downtown section of the Animas River Trail.
Action Line checked it out. No lights were working.
Naturally, this sort of thing will flip the switch for every dim-bulb conspiracy junkie out there.
It's a sure sign the city's progressive Dark Skies Police are coming to confiscate your incandescent lamps.
Probably teams in ninja outfits rappelling from black helicopters. Agenda 21 and all that.
Or the city didn't pay the electric bill covering this portion of the trail, a result of its ongoing massive budget debacle and the crisis at embattled power-supplier Tri-State.
Or maybe the shady characters hanging around Schneider Park don't want any lights at night.
But in order to have shade, you have to have some sort light. So forget that idea.
Still, there are a number of lumen questions loomin'.
Rather than take shots in the dark, Action Line sought enlightenment about the unlit trail.
Action Line caught up with our good friend Cathy Metz, director of Durango's Parks and Recreation Department, which oversees the Animas River Trail.
Cathy said a contractor cut into the underground electrical supply line located beneath the Veterans Way road by River City Hall.
"We couldn't find the person responsible, so we had to move on," she said. Besides, there were a number of issues with this trail section.
Cathy said the power line was really old. "We weren't able to fix it," she said. "And for years we've been having problems with electricity there."
That section of the trail is one of the oldest. Over the years, the trail crews have wrestled with difficulties, including uneven surfaces and crumbling pavement.
So having the electricity cut off was pretty much going to happen anyway, as the now-dark portion was already scheduled for a complete makeover.
So that's good news.
Now for the bad news: The timing of the power cutoff was not what anyone wanted.
Work can't start until spring. "March probably," Cathy said. "It all depends on weather."
So there's not going to be lighting until the trail makeover is complete.
As they say, it's always darkest before the dawn.
In the meantime, Action Line suggests using flashlights, headlamps or other personal illumination devices.
Torches, however, should be avoided, despite the fact that the fire department is right there.
Citizens carrying torches make city officials very nervous, especially if the mob is also carrying pitchforks.
Besides, our city code prohibits torches along the trail:
It shall be unlawful "to kindle, use or maintain any open fire in or upon any park, playground or recreational facility other than at locations and in receptacles specifically designed for such purpose."
Thus, the city doesn't take torches lightly.
Email questions to actionline@durangoherald.com or mail them to Action Line, The Durango Herald, 1275 Main Ave., Durango, CO 81301. You can request anonymity if you give dark trails less than a glowing review.
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I decorated one of Tim Holtz Etcetera tags using the paint marbeling technique.
I began by adding Dusty Concord, Seedless Preserves and Twisted Citron Distress Paint to a Non-Stick Craft Sheet and then spritzing the paint with water. I only added a small drop of Seedless Preserves as this colour is quite strong.
Make sure the paints are nice and fluid.
I drew around the Etcetera tag onto a piece of glossy card, cut out the shape and then swiped my cut out piece through the beads of paint. Look how the paints marble, I love this technique.
I spritzed the paint with water, I love the effect. I tried not to add too many layers of paint as I wanted the marbling to be visible and some white space still remaining.
Now onto my layers for my design. I coloured a piece of cheesecloth with Wilted Violet Distress Ink to tone with my background and then dried with a heat tool and scrunched the cloth whilst drying.
I added a picture to a Tim Baroque Frame, the glue was still visible at this stage as I take time to play around with the composition. I added five random pieces of Chatter Design tape to the background along with some Texture Paste through the Trellis Layering Stencil to add yet a further layer of interest.
At this stage I decided I was happy with the composition and began to layer my elements.I die cut a Wildflower using Tim's Wildflowers #2 Thinlits Die, I cut from black card which I though worked well against the more colourful backdrop.
I added some Bouquet pieces, the white giving a contrast to the other colours. I also applied Twisted Citron and Wilted Violet Distress Crayon to the stencilled areas.
Some twisted silver wire adds further dimension and interest and I added a touch of Twisted Citron Distress Paint to my frame, applying with my finger.
A few delicate splatters of black paint and delicate scratchy lines around the edges.
'Hope is never lost' Quote Chip and random Remnant Rubs complete my design.
I hope you have enjoyed the second leg of our journey for July.
I hope I have given you a little inspiration to play along with the travel ingredients. We will have stage three of our journey next Monday and if you would like to see Terminal One of our journey, please stop by HERE.
Great use of the marbling technique Tracy and such an interesting colour combo! Fabulous tag making great use of the DI travelbag contents this month!
Fabulous DI post Tracy and such a gorgeous tag. Love the marbling detail and created layers........inspiring !!!
The colours here are just luscious, Tracy - the marbling is so cool, and I love the wisps of fabric giving the whole thing a soft romantic feel. Lovely work with the travel bag contents.
Oh, I agree with Alison...the colors are just 'melt in your mouth' yummy! You have executed the paint marbling technique to perfection; it's as if you had total control over them! I love the Twisted Citron on the frame which looks stunning against the delicate cheesecloth! Gorgeous, Tracy! PS You could be a hand model!
I love this fresh colour combination and all the wonderful detailed work you added... absolutely beautiful!


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Fryderyk Buchholtz (16. května 1792 Olsztynek (Hohenstein, Prusko) – 15. května 1837, Varšava) byl výrobce klavírů a varhan.

Život
Po ukončení studia výroby klavírů ve Vídni se Buchholtz odstěhoval do Varšavy a v roce 1815 zde založil na adrese ulica Mazowiecka 1352 továrnu na výrobu klavírů. Vedle běžných a tzv. žirafích klavírů od roku 1824 tvořil i jiné příbuzné nástroje jako melodipantaleon, melodikordion a aeolomelodikon. Častým hostem jeho domácího uměleckého salonu a továrního obchodu byl Fryderyk Chopin, který si roku 1830 koupil Buchholtzův klavír postavený podle vzoru vídeňských klavírů J. B. Streichera. O tomto nástroji Chopin psal: "hraje se na něj dobře, lépe než na [Buchholtzův] vídeňské nástroje, ale daleko od skutečných vídeňských". Po Chopinově smrti ho získala jeho sestra Isabella Barcińská a nástroj byl zničen při rabování paláce Zamoyských roku 1863. Říkalo se, že pokaždé, když si více než dva hosté přišli poslechnout Chopinovu hru, byla společnost přesunuta do Buchholtzovy dílny. Chopin hrál rovněž na Bucholtzově aelomelodikonu pro cara Alexandra I. Buchholtzovy klavíry využíval též například Alexander Dreyschock a hrálo se na ně v pověstném varšavském salónu Marie Szymanowské.

Po Buchholtzově smrti v roce 1837 továrnu provozovala jeho manželka a v letech 1841-46 jeho syn Julian.

Do současnosti se nedochoval žádný Buchholtzův klavír v provozuschopném nebo restaurovatelném stavu. V roce 2017 zadal Národní institut Fryderyka Chopina Paulu McNultymu zakázku na kopii Buchholtzova klavírního křídla. Ta byla použita v září 2018 v první Mezinárodní Chopinově soutěži na dobových nástrojích.

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy
 The Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Buchholtz's instrument store (anglicky)
 Buchholtz's pianos in Polish collections
 Narodowy Instytut Fryderyka Chopina (polsky)
 Buchholtz piano brand. Klaviano (anglicky)
 Period pianos evoke sounds of Chopin at new contest. The Business Times
 Piano – the main attraction of the Polish salon during Maria Szymanowska time (anglicky)

Výrobci hudebních nástrojů
Narození v roce 1792
Úmrtí v roce 1837
Muži

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Morning Links: Who we share the roads with, Spring Street filming, and parking in the not-so-protected bike lane
January 31, 2019 / bikinginla / 2 comments
This is who we share the roads with, part 1.
A hit-and-run driver plowed into a line of parked cars at 6th and Daisy in Long Beach, resulting in a daisy chain of crashed cars.
Or as the Long Beach Post called it, a car conga line.
But sure, tell us again about those entitled bicyclists.
Or maybe scooters.
A Texas woman had this to say about the driver of the bus she was on after the driver fatally rear-ended a bicyclist on the University of Texas campus.
"She was drunk or she was crazy or something. She was not normal. I could feel it the whole time I was on the bus," Mitchell said. "She was all over the place. One second she'd be 34 miles per hour, then 17 miles per hour, then 21 miles per hour. There was nothing steadfast about it."
Not exactly the most comfortable way to get from here to there. And as usual, it was the guy on the bike who paid the price.
Thanks to Stephen Katz for the heads-up.
A drunken Honolulu driver killed three people when he somehow drove his truck across three lanes, jumped a traffic island and hit six people, followed by crashing into a pole, then into another truck.
Three other people remain in critical condition, including the driver of the other truck.
Initial reports indicate one of the people killed was on a bicycle.
CiclaValley points out that the new Spring Street sort-of-but-not-really protected bike lanes don't seem to have hurt filming, unlike the Hollywood rebellion over the previous green lanes.
No one can say Spring St bike lanes hurts filming… pic.twitter.com/1XVzyUTkYu
— Ciclavalley (@Ciclavalley) January 30, 2019
Then again, it also seems to double as a parking lane.
Time for the Spring Street #lataxireport pic.twitter.com/h5VpK2Q4kx
— Sean Meredith (@seanmeredith) January 30, 2019
But wait, there's more.
pic.twitter.com/IvszqVZ0bh
Then again, I'm told that parking in the bike lane is a daily occurrence.
And so is the filming.
BikinginLA sponsors Cohen Law Partners offer advice on how long you have to file a lawsuit after a crash — two years in most cases.
Unless the driver holds you captive.
Freemont, California approved plans for a 17-mile, $1 million bike lane network to make up for their existing patchwork of disconnected lanes.
And yes, the plans include Complete Streets and lane reductions.
Although Robert Leone suggests that maybe it's just a ploy to keep more motorists off the main streets and on the highways.
A Los Angeles architect says little vehicles like e-scooters and bicycles can help heal car-centric cities.
Long Beach has seen an average of over one person killed in traffic collisions every week this year, including two pedestrians and two bike riders.
The LA County Sheriff's Department received a nearly $2 million grant from the state to conduct traffic safety operations over the coming year, including DUI checkpoints and bicycle and pedestrian safety education.
San Diego officials suggest defunding proposed bike lanes and sidewalks in a low income urban neighborhood, and moving the money to another project — even though it scored much lower on the city's Visio Zero network.
The two-day, 30-mile Wounded Warrior Project's Soldier Ride across San Diego County is intended to "help military veterans wounded on battlefield begin a new path towards healing."
A mountain biker was airlifted to a hospital after suffering serious injuries while trail riding at the Vail Lake Village Resort east of Temecula.
The faux Dutch village of Solvang put a bike lane project on hold, after discovering it was cheaper to remove parking on both sides of the street than just on one.
A San Francisco woman got her $4,000 foldie e-cargo bike back after it was stolen, thanks to Bike Index and an alert cop. One more reminder to register your bike for free before something like this happens to you.
Not bias here. A Marin newspaper says six months is plenty of time to judge if a pilot bikeway program on the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge is a success. Let's see if they say the same thing about the area's next highway project.
Petaluma police busted a pedal-pushing burglar peeping into parked cars with drug paraphernalia and break-in tools in his pack.
Chico got a $12 million cash infusion from the state's Active Transportation Program to build a bike bridge over a major roadway.
Good news. A new study shows "extreme" exercise like bicycling or running doesn't put any extra strain on your middle-aged heart.
A writer for Bicycling wants to know if Google Sheets is trolling her with the image of four bicyclists on its homepage.
A new study of 22 cities shows that transit use drops an average of 1.27% annually when ride-hailing services enter a city; the only one not to see a drop was Seattle. It would be interesting to see if it has a corresponding effect on bicycling.
A Washington driver was sentenced to four and a half years behind bars for the hit-and-run death of a woman out for a 30-minute bike ride; her 81-year old husband found her body in a ditch when she didn't come home.
In yet another example of our legal system keeping a dangerous driver on the road until it's too late, a Las Vegas hit-and-run driver with a previous DUI conviction downed three-quarters of a gallon of beer before he ran down a bike rider. Then downed another three-quarters afterward because he said he was going to jail anyway.
A Montana writer says it's dangerous to tailgate bike riders, so don't do it. Especially in the snow. Which is not a problem LA riders are likely to face anytime soon, though rain is another matter.
Pensacola FL embraces Complete Streets after a previous effort was torpedoed by city leaders.
West Palm Beach, Florida officials credit the city's Vision Zero program for a more than 20% drop in crashes involving bike riders and pedestrians over the past year. Even though they didn't adopt it until the last five months of the year.
A hate crime lawsuit was filed against the white Miami driver who threatened a group of black teenage bike riders with a gun while yelling racist epithets. Couldn't happen to a more deserving guy.
Toronto votes to make a set of separated bike lanes permanent after they reduced crashes involving bicyclists by a whopping 73% during the pilot period. More proof that bike lanes work, despite what the traffic safety deniers claim.
There's a lot of good people out there. A British woman wants to thank the strangers who rushed to her aid after she skidded on some oil and flew off her bike.
Not surprisingly, a UK used car magazine's campaign to give free reflective wear to vulnerable road users got a lot of blowback on social media, even though the company says they had a great response from the bicycling community.
Twenty more bicyclists have come forward claiming they had "inexplicable" crashes at a single intersection on an English roadway, bringing the total to 28 people who say they were injured falling off their bikes at the same location.
No size shaming here. An Irish rugby player says when he sees someone who weighs 280 pounds riding a bicycle, he wonders "What's the point?" The point is a) they're improving their health, b) they may be going somewhere, and c) they're enjoying themselves. So get over it, already.
A Norwegian startup has developed a rechargeable, bendable GPS tracker that can be wrapped under your handlebar tape to help fight bike theft.
A one-armed Indian bicyclist rode nearly 1,000 miles from Delhi to Mumbai in just 15 days. No word on whether anyone lent him a hand.
An Aussie newspaper says motorists are wrong when they criticize bike riders for breaking the rules — like the man who drove on a bike path to swear at two bicyclist who were riding in the road, not doing a damn thing wrong.
A bicyclist says the barriers blocking an Australian bike path are just a load of bollards.
Hurry, and you might be able to score one of two remaining handmade ti bikes inspired by the ancient Chinese imperial court in the Forbidden City, for just under $6,000; the other seven have already been given to foreign dignitaries as national gifts. Or you could just ask your favorite dignitary to give you theirs.
Evidently, the fifth time is not the charm. If you're trying to ride away from an angry owner after stealing his bike, watch out for cross traffic.
And now you can ride My Boo.
As long as you're willing to move to the UK first.
Category: Morning Links / Tags: bicycling, blocked bike lanes, Hollywood vs. bikes, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Spring Street, Spring Street bike lane, who we share the roads with
Ed Rubinstein says:
The comment about the deadline to file a civil suit in Califronia after a crash is accurate, but dangerously incomplete. The deadline to file a personal injury or property loss against a private person or entity is correctly stated as 2 years. However in California if a public government entity is involved (I.e., state or local government and any public entity e.g. CALTRANS, CHP, a public school or university) you must first file a claim within only 6 months (California Tort Claims Act Gov't Code 810-996.6). So if a cyclist is hit by a school bus, public transit bus or a police car, the deadline is 6 months to first file a claim. Also the 6 months claim requirement applies if the crash involves a dangerous road condition. Ed Rubinstein Bikelaw@att.net
bikinginla says:
Hey Ed, thank you for the correction. Do you have a website? I can't find one for you.
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Q: apps script web app with Labview and limited domain access I didn't find a thread relative to my question.
I use a script to transfer data from Labview to google spreadsheet.

function doPost(e){
  // Parse out the URL parameters
  var param=e.parameter;
  var time =param.time;
  var dA = param.dA;
  var dB = param.dB;
  var dC = param.dC;
  var sheet=SpreadsheetApp.openById('to replace by sheetID');
  var dAsheet=sheet.getSheetByName('dA').appendRow([time,dA]);
  var dBsheet=sheet.getSheetByName('dB').appendRow([time,dB]);
  var dCsheet=sheet.getSheetByName('dC').appendRow([time,dC]);
  var Main=sheet.getSheetByName('Main').appendRow([time,dA,dB,dC]);
}

code from : https://github.com/joseph280996/LabView-to-GoogleSpreadsheet
In labview I use the link of the published apps script as web app with an HTML function to run the script.
It work well with my personnal google account and the web app access configured as : "Anyone, even anonymous"
With my professional account I have a web app access limitation to "Anyone within "my domain"". With this configuration I cannot run the sript from a labview HTML request.
My question is how can I be "log-in" to execute this script with Labview?
I tried in the past to use the .net spreadsheet API but its dll cannot be used with labview.
More details about the dll issue :
I tried this code : https://github.com/ni/labview-gdrive
It works on my computer. I'm able to use the Google drive api. I wanted to do the same with the spreadsheet api. When I load the DLL with the .net constructor I got the following error :
Screenshot
If I download on Nuget the same dll as the gitub project (Google.Apis.Drive.v3.1.14.0.543), I have the same problem.
Regards.

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Color in Branding: What Does it Say About Your Industry?
Jeff Desjardins
The use of color can be a powerful way to guide the associations consumers have about a brand, but how and why certain colors are used can often be perplexing.
The color red is the perfect example. When it is used as a primary color for McDonald's, red is meant to energize and attract the attention of potential customers. Red is also thought by some psychologists as a hunger stimulant, which might help them sell more Big Macs and McNuggets at the end of the day.
However, in the case of a company such as British Airways, red is supposed to represent none of those things. For an airline brand, red should be about warmth and a sense of caring, and it ostensibly helps to make customers feel more comfortable flying. For the famous shoe brand Vans, the color red is supposed to evoke feelings of desire and passion, with a hope that customers will link these concepts intrinsically to their brand.
How can red mean so many different things at the same time? The answer is context, much of which is provided by consumers choosing between brands within a particular industry.
Color and Context
When consumers plan to make a purchase decision, they are typically deciding between an evoked set of companies that they're familiar with for a specific industry or sector. In buying an automobile, for example, a consumer may only to be willing to only consider buying a Toyota, Ford, or Honda.
Since these brands are competing against one another for a "spot" in the mind of consumers, their brands are positioned based on consumer needs and desires in order to win certain associations. Color is an important part of this – but the need is only to differentiate from competitors within an industry, since non-auto brands like McDonald's or Calvin Klein are not a part of the evoked set of brand choices in this situation.
Therefore, industry context is an essential factor that determines the color choices made by companies for their branding.
Examples: Color in Branding
Today's infographic from Towergate Insurance breaks down 26 industries by the colors used in top brands, providing an additional focus on industries such as autos, pharmaceutical, and apparel to identify the reasons why particular colors are used.
Here are some examples worth thinking about:
Based on the breakdown of the top 20 brands in the auto industry, it is interesting to see that silver is used with more prominence than in other sectors. Silver provides a sense of luxury and high-quality workmanship. Red and blue are also popular colors for brands in the auto sector. Red can symbol masculinity, while blue is supposed to represent reliability for brands like Volkswagen or Ford.
Within the context of pharmaceutical branding, the concepts of health, vitality, and optimism are important. Blue, which is used as a color in branding for companies such as Pfizer, is meant to represent well-being. Meanwhile, GlaxoSmithKline's orange is meant to be optimistic and energetic. Vitality or health can also be represented with green, which has a strong association with nature and healing.
Fashion is dominated by companies that use black as a part of their branding. Of the top 20 apparel and accessory brands, 12 of them use black in their logos to evoke senses of sophistication, formality, style, or luxury.
These include companies such as Chanel, Zara, Adidas, Nike, Oakley, Burberry, Cartier, and many others.
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24 Cognitive Biases That Are Warping Your Perception of Reality
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When shopping for a new car, what is the most important factor you look for? According to Statista, it's not design, quality, or even safety—it's fuel efficiency.
Because of this, automakers are always looking for clever ways to improve gas mileage in their cars. Beating the competition by even the slimmest of margins can give valuable bragging rights within a segment.
In this infographic, we've used data from the EPA's 2022 Automotive Trends Report to list off the most fuel efficient cars from 1975 to today.
Editor's note: This is from a U.S. government agency, so the data shown skews towards cars sold in North America.
All of the information in the above infographic is listed in the table below. Data was only available in 5-year increments up until 2005, after which it switches to annual.
Real World Fuel Economy (mpg)
1975 Honda Civic 28.3 Gas
1980 VW Rabbit 40.3 Diesel
1985 Chevrolet Sprint 49.6 Gas
1990 Geo Metro 53.4 Gas
2000 Honda Insight 57.4 Hybrid
2006 Honda Insight 53 Hybrid
2007 Toyota Prius 46.2 Hybrid
2010 Honda FCX 60.2 FCEV
2011 BMW Active E 100.6 EV
2012 Mitsubishi i-MiEV 109 EV
2013 Toyota iQ EV 117 EV
2014 BMW i3 121.3 EV
2017 Hyundai Ioniq Electric 132.6 EV
2020 Tesla 3 138.6 EV
From this dataset, we can identify three distinct approaches to maximizing fuel efficiency.
Prior to 2000, the best way for automakers to achieve good fuel efficiency was by downsizing. Making cars smaller (lighter) meant they could also be fitted with very small engines.
For example, the 1985 Chevrolet Sprint was rated at 49.6 MPG, but had a sluggish 0-60 time of 15 seconds.
The 2000s saw the introduction of mass-market hybrid vehicles like the Honda Insight and Toyota Prius. By including a small battery to support the combustion engine, automakers could achieve good MPGs without sacrificing so heavily on size.
While the Insight achieved better fuel economy than the Prius, it was the latter that became synonymous with the term "hybrid". This was largely due to the Prius' more practical 4-door design.
The following table compares annual U.S. sales figures for both models. Insight sales have fluctuated drastically because Honda has produced the model in several short spans (1999-2006, 2009-2014, 2018-2022).
Insight Sales
Prius Sales
2005 666 107,155
2007 3 181,221
2008 - 158,884
2009 20,572 150,831
2012 6,619 236,655
2016 67 136,629
2018 12,513 87,590
2022 7,628 33,352
Source: goodcarbadcar.net
The Prius may have dominated the hybrid market for a long time, but it too has run into troubles. Sales have been declining since 2014, even setting historic lows in recent years.
There are several reasons behind this trend, with one being a wider availability of hybrid models from other brands. We also can't ignore the release of the Tesla Model 3, which began shipping to customers in 2017.
We're currently in the middle of a historic transition to electric vehicles. However, because EVs do not use fuel, the EPA had to develop a new system called MPGe (miles per gallon of gasoline-equivalent).
This new metric gives us the ability to compare the efficiency of EVs with traditional gas-powered cars. An underlying assumption of MPGe is that 33.7 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity is comparable to the energy content of a gallon of fuel.
The most fuel efficient car you can buy today is the 2023 Lucid Air, which achieves 140 MPGe. Close behind it is the 2023 Tesla Model 3 RWD, which is rated at 132 MPGe.
Check out this page to see the EPA's top 10 most efficient vehicles for 2023.


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Q: 2 linear algebra questions I'm trying to find an example of a function from $\mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathbb{R}^2$ which is not linear. So would this be something like a parabola or more like a vertical line?
Also, I'm trying to find a line, $L$, where $f(L)$ is not a straight line. This one has me stumped. I'm supposed to prove it and I'm not sure I can even think of one?
I don't intend for people to solve the problems for me but some advice on where to start or how to think and formulate an answer is much appreciated.

A: Hint for the first question: Can you show that $f(x)=x+1$ is not a linear function from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$? Can you generalize this to a function from $\mathbb{R}^2$ to $\mathbb{R}^2$?
Hint for the second question: Can you find a function from $\mathbb{R}$ to $\mathbb{R}$ that sends the real line to a point? Can you generalize this result to a function from $\mathbb{R}^2$ to $\mathbb{R}^2$?

A: This is not answer as requested. It is a explanation that can hopefully give you a more intuitive understanding to help you come up with your proofs.
A linear function is any function that satisfies two properties: $ \gamma f(\vec x)= f(\gamma \vec x) $ and $ f(\vec x + \vec y)= f( \vec x)+ f(\vec y)$  where $\vec x \vec y $ are vectors and $\gamma $ is a scalar.
You're instinct to think of a parabola is correct. What you want is a function that doesn't satisfy the two properties. Basically a linear function is a function that geometrically speaking can stretch and change directions of vectors but does not transform a straight line into a any graph with a curvature. This has to do with the fact that the first property $ \gamma f(\vec x)= f(\gamma \vec x) $ only stretches or contracts lines and by the second property $ f(\vec x + \vec y)= f( \vec x)+ f(\vec y)$ that all points in a vector space remain proportional distance apart after a linear transformation.
I highly recommend checking out this video that uses very elegant computer graphics to make this point intuitively which talks about the the geometric movement of linear functions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYB8IZa5AuE&index=4&list=PLZHQObOWTQDPD3MizzM2xVFitgF8hE_ab
** Also a linear function always maps a $\vec 0 $ to $\vec 0$ which is why JMoravitz solution works.
For your second question it is basically the same as the first. Hint $f(x)= e^x$ which maps the x-axis, a straight line, to the curve of $e^x$. Now think of this with context of $\mathbb R^2 \rightarrow \mathbb R^2$.
Hope this helps.


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The Devil And Winnie Flynn
Author(s): Micol Ostow
17-year-old Winnie Flynn, a closet horror fan with a starkly realistic worldview, has never known her mum's sister, Maggie: a high-profile reality TV producer. But in the wake of her mother's suicide, Winnie is recruited by Maggie to spend a summer in New Jersey, working as a production assistant on her current hit. At first Winnie figures that she has nothing to lose; her father has checked out, and Maggie is the only family she has left. But things get increasingly weird on set as Winnie is drawn into a world of paranormal believers and non-believers alike.
Praise for The Devil and Winnie Flynn [An] excellent novel . . . Brilliantly teases out horror movie tropes. Entertainment Weekly "Part graphic novel, part script, part letter to a friend, this mix of reality TV, your fave pop culture horror moments and Winnie s sarcastic narration blends into a suspensefully creeptastic thriller with incredible settings. Just be warned: read this one with the lights on!" Justine Magazine "[The Ostows] didn't take the normal path of telling the story of the winged, Garden State demon, they broadened the story to include modern-day paranormal investigators and television cameras." NJ.com "Great twists . . . Readers who love reality television, especially the behind-the-scenes elements, as well as those who love thinking about the world of creation will dig Winnie s story and the means through which the Ostows reveal it. A creative, engaging, memorable read." Book Riot "Snark and horror combine in this YA spooky story . . . The detailed graphics offer a unique experience to a frightful story, making it easy to become wrapped up in Winnie's world." Fresh Fiction"I enjoyed the letter format and the pen and ink illustrations made me really feel like I was reading someone's journal. I loved how the story has many twists and turns as Winnie tries to determine what is fake/scripted and what is real." Teenreads.com "A 360-degree view of reality TV s inner workings . . . A terrifying and addictive novel."Publishers Weekly "Micol Ostow carefully weaves themes of feminism in and among the tropes commonly used in horror, and equally meticulous plot twists turn the story into a genuine mystery. Winnie's narrative voice is grounded, critical, and humorous, all while being true to that of a teenager . . . This stylish novel is both a celebration of horror as a genre and chilling in its own right." Kirkus Reviews "I loved it. It s smart and funny and atmospheric; all of the various formats Winnie s ongoing journal/letter to her best friend, the snippets of screenplay, the documents and wiki pages and illustrations integrate seamlessly into a larger whole; it very well might inspire some readers to watch reality television with a slightly more critical eye; and it s just as much about grief and loss as it is about chasing ghosts." Leila Roy, forKirkus "Written as a scrapbook-style letter for her friend Lucia, this novel is a mixed-media adventure filled with Winnie's dry humor, illustrations, shooting scripts, and other ephemera beyond the traditional narrative . . . Sure to have high appeal for horror fans." School Library Journal "Take your favorite reality show, throw in Joss Whedon, and then top it off with the kind of creepy, blood-chilling storytelling that only the Ostows can conceive and you've got one of the most terrifying reads of the year. The Devil and Winnie Flynn will haunt you long after you've finished it." Michael Buckley, New York Times bestselling author of Undertow "Just when you thoughtyou'd seen, heard and read it all, Micol and David Ostow take a whole new approach to paranormal fiction with The Devil and Winnie Flynn.Full of surprises and suspense, the Ostows words and images resonate not only on the page, but off, ratcheting up the horror while dialing back the genre cliches in this unique, engrossing and entertaining read." Tonya HurleyNew York Times bestselling author of the Ghostgirl series and The Blessed trilogy The Devil and Winnie Flynn is a hell of a story, a multilayered love letter to horror that unites romance, mystery, and reality TV in a macabre romp across the underbelly of New Jersey. The clever illustrations strike just the right notes, adding another dimension (so to speak) to the tale. Michael Northrop, New York Timesbestselling author ofTombQuest "In their latest offering, the Ostows prove themselves a force to be reckoned with.The Devil and Winnie Flynnfeels like a love letter to all your favorite horror movie classics. Winnie's voice crackles off the page and readers will be fully absorbed in and fully creeped out by her quest for the truth behind her mother's death and the hunt for the Devil. Micol Ostow's razor sharp writing and David Ostow's wonderful illustrations combine for an unforgettable reading experience. I loved it." Courtney Summers, author ofThis Is Not a TestandAll the Rage "The Devil and Winnie Flynn is a perfect blend of clever snark, pop-culture savvy and horror story homage. The sharp interplay between art and a wide variety of text prose, letters, screenplays and more makes this book unique and unforgettable." Carrie Ryan, New York Times bestselling author of Daughter of Deep Silence From the Hardcover edition."
Sister-brother team Micol and David Ostow were born and raised in suburban New Jersey and share a lingering fascination with their home state, as well as a love of all things horror. Their previous collaboration, So Punk Rock (And Other Ways to Disappoint Your Mother) received two starred reviews and was named a Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Teens. Despite their affection for New Jersey, both Ostows currently live in Brooklyn, NY, with their respective families (in respective houses with respective smelly dogs). Visit Micol at micolostow.com, and for more of David s work visit davidostow.com or follow him on Instagram @oscomics. From the Hardcover edition."
Publisher : Soho Press Inc
Imprint : Soho Press Inc
Author : Micol Ostow
Reading Level : From 14
Library of Con LOCSH : 2015009878
BIC subject : YF


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Q: Periodic and Non periodic tasks with Django + Telegram + Celery I am building a project based on Django and one of my intentions is to have a telegram bot which is receiving information from a Telegram group. I was able to implement the bot to send messages in Telegram, no issues.
In this moment I have a couple of Celery tasks which are running with Beat and also the Django web, which are decopled. All good here.
I have seen that the python-telegram-bot is running a function in one of the examples (https://github.com/python-telegram-bot/python-telegram-bot/blob/master/examples/echobot.py) which is waiting idle to receive data from Telegram. Now, all my tasks in Celery are in this moment periodic and are called each 10 or 60 minutes by Beat.
How can I run this non-periodic task with Celery in my configuration? I am saying non-periodic because I understood that it will wait for content until it is manually interrupted.

*

*Django~=3.2.6

*celery~=5.1.2
 CELERY_BEAT_SCHEDULE = {
 'task_1': {
     'task': 'apps.envc.tasks.Fetch1',
     'schedule': 600.0,
 },
 'task_2': {
     'task': 'apps.envc.tasks.Fetch2',
     'schedule': crontab(minute='*/60'),
 },
 'task_3': {
     'task': 'apps.envc.tasks.Analyze',
     'schedule': 600,
 },

}
In my tasks.py I have one of the tasks like this:
@celery_app.task(name='apps.envc.tasks.TelegramBot')
def TelegramBot():
    status = start_bot()
    return status

And as the start_bot implemenation, I simply copied the echobot.py example and I have added my TOKEN there (of course the functions for different commands from the example are also there).

A: Set up a webhook instead of polling with Celery
With Django, you shouldn't be using Celery to run Telegram polling (what you call PTB's "non-periodic task", which is better described as a long-running process or service). Celery is designed for definite tasks, not indefinitely-running processes.
As Django implies that you're already running a web server, then the webhook option is a better fit. (Remember that you can either do polling or set up a webhook in order to receive updates from Telegram's servers.) The option that @CallMeStag suggested, of using a non-threading webhook setup, makes the most sense for Django-PTB integration.
You can do the bot setup (defining and registering your handler functions on a Dispatcher instance) in a separate module; to avoid threading, you should pass update_queue=None, workers=0 to your Dispatcher instantiation. And then, use it in a Django view, like this:
import json
from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
from telegram import Update

from .telegram_init import telegram_bot, telegram_dispatcher

...

@csrf_exempt
def telegram_webhook(request):
    data = json.loads(request.body)
    update = Update.de_json(data, telegram_bot)
    telegram_dispatcher.process_update(update)

    return JsonResponse({})

where telegram_bot is the Bot instance that I use for instantiating telegram_dispatcher. (I left out error handling in this snippet.)
Why avoid threading? Threads in the more general sense are not forbidden in Django, but in the context of PTB, threading usually means running bot updaters or dispatchers in a long-running thread that share an update/message queue, and that's a complication that doesn't look nice nor play well with, for example, a typical Django deployment that uses multiple Gunicorn workers in separate processes. There is, however, a motivation for using multithreading (multiple processes, actually, using Celery) in Django-PTB integration; see below.
Development environment caveat
The above setup is what you'd want to use for a basic production system. But during dev, unless your dev machine is internet-facing with a fixed IP, you probably can't use a webhook, so you'd still want to do polling. One way to do this is by creating a custom Django management command:
<my_app>/management/commands/polltelegram.py:
from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand

from my_django_project.telegram_init import telegram_updater

class Command(BaseCommand):
    help = 'Run Telegram bot polling.'

    def handle(self, *args, **options):
        updater.start_polling()
        self.stdout.write(
            'Telegram bot polling started. '
            'Press CTRL-BREAK to terminate.'
        )
        updater.idle()
        self.stdout.write('Polling stopped.')

And then, during dev, run python manage.py polltelegram to fetch and process Telegram updates. (Run this along with python manage.py runserver to be able to use the main Django app simultaneously; the polling runs in a separate process with this setup, not just a separate thread.)
When Celery makes sense
Celery does have a role to play if you're integrating PTB with Django, and this is when reliability is a concern. For instance, when you want to be able to retry sending replies in case of transient network issues. Another potential issue is that the non-threading webhook setup detailed above can, in a high-traffic scenario, run into flood/rate limits. PTB's current solution for this, MessageQueue, uses threading, and while it can work, it can introduce other problems, for example interference with Django's autoreload function when running runserver during dev.
A more elegant and reliable solution is to use Celery to run the message sending function of PTB. This allows for retries and rate limiting for better reliability.
Briefly described, this integration can still use the non-threading webhook setup above, but you have to isolate the Bot.send_message() function into a Celery task, and then make sure that all handlers call this Celery task asynchronously instead of using the bot to run send_message() in the webhook process 'eagerly'.

A: In PTB, Updater.start_polling/webhook() starts a background thread that waits for incoming updates. Updater.idle() blocks the main thread and when receiving a stop signal, it ends the background thread mentioned above.
I'm not familiar with Celery and only know the basics of Django, but I see a few options here that I'd like to point out.

*

*You can run the PTB-related code in a standalone thread, i.e. a thread that calls Updater.start_polling and Updater.idle. To end that thread on shutdown, you'll have to forward the stop signal to that thread

*Vice versa, you can run PTB in the main thread and the Django & Celeray related tasks in a standalone thread

*You don't have to use Updater. Since you're using Django anyway, you could switch to a webhook-based solution for receiving updates, where Django serves as webhook for you. You can even eliminate threading for PTB completely by calling Dispatcher.process_update manually. Please see this wiki page for more info on custom webhook solutions

*Finally, I'd like to mention that PTB comes with a built-in solution of scheduling tasks, see the wiki page on Job Queue. This may or may not be relevant for you depending on your setup.

Dislaimer: I'm currently the maintainer of python-telegram-bot


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Next month I'm heading to Kohler, Wisconsin. Yep, I've never been to Wisconsin before. I'm quite tickled to say the least. I've been invited by Kohler to attend the 13th Annual Kohler Food and Wine Experience, along with a group of other food writers. We'll be attending a variety of food and wine events at the Village of Kohler, as well as exploring the Kohler Design Center, The American Club, and the Kohler Waters Spa.
Other than the Kohler bath and kitchen fixtures, I'd never heard of the Kohler Food and Wine Experience, which rivals the best food and wine festivals from across the nation, until my friend, Sommer told me all about it. After checking out the lineup of cooking demonstrations, wine tasting, and chocolate tasting events, The American Club, Kohler Waters Spa (oh my word!), and The Shops at Woodlake Kohler, I'm starting to get very excited about packing my bags and heading north in a few weeks.
It looks like a wonderful destination if you're planning a last-minute getaway for October, or if you live within driving distance to be able to take off for a few days and enjoy some great food and wine. Can't make it happen this year? I'd encourage you to check it out anyway. Maybe you'll be able to plan ahead for attending next year's event?
Be sure to view the lineup of renowned chefs that will be in attendance, as well as the full schedule of tasty events throughout the 4-day event. Many of the events are complimentary including food and wine samplings, book signings, and more.
I'll be reporting back after I return, so be on the lookout here at She Wears Many Hats for an update.
I hope to see you in Kohler!
How Fun! I know you'll have a blast!
I love wisconsin in the fall! Have a great time, it sounds like an amazing event!
This looks like the best time! Enjoy it and I can't wait to hear all about it!
Oh, yes! Looks fabulous Amy!
You are going to love it! I am from Wisconsin and although have moved away each time I visit I make a trip to Kohler and the design center! The spa is fabulous, the Kohler chocolates are to die for and the American Club is filled with old world charm and beautiful grounds.
In fact I was married here that is how much I love it!
The Kohler cafe/chocolate center is filled with delitable treats and is just down the way from an excellent Italian restaurant as well as the Baker furniture outlet and the Ann Sachs tile store.
Oh and one more thing, there are some excellent restaurants in Sheboygan one is an Italian with a store and a cafe attached, sorry I cannot remember the name.
If you have time either in or out of Milwaukee check out the beautiful Pfister Hotel for drinks, visit the Calatrava at the Milwaukee art museum, and the shores of Lake Michigan.
Ohmygosh that looks like such an amazing time! Some year I hope to get out there for it!


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Ілля Ісаакович Рейдерман (1937 Одеса - 2012 Одеса) — російський поет, філософ, культуролог, театральний критик, педагог, журналіст.

Член Південноросійської спілки письменників (Південноросійської спілки письменників) (2007) і Спілки російських письменників (2012).

Біографія
Народився в 1937 році в Одесі в сім'ї бухгалтерів Ісаака Іхиловича Рейдермана (1903-1943), уродженця Джурина, і Хани Липівни Сородської, родом з Дубосар. З початком Другої світової війни сім'я евакуювалася в Черемхово Іркутської області (тут він пішов у перший клас), а після війни оселилася в містечку Дружківка Донецької області, де Ілля Рейдерман закінчив середню школу, а мати десятиліттями працювала плановиком-економістом у ЦМК Дружківського машинобудівного заводу. Батько майбутнього поета загинув на фронті у 1943 році Ілля Рейдерман.

Закінчив фінансово-кредитний технікум у Тбілісі. Після закінчення філологічного факультету Пермського університету в 1965 році був направлений на роботу в районну газету в Страшени Страшенах (Молдавська РСР МССР) ]), звідки через кілька місяців був переведений театральним критиком до кишинівську щоденну газету «Вечірній Кишинів» (працював у відділі культури, яким завідував письменник Єфрем Баух): Ілля Рейдерман після від'їзду Бауха до Ізраїлю в 1977 році зберіг машинописну копію його першого роману «Птах над хвилею», який вийшов під новою назвою «Над краєм кратера» лише у 2011 року.</ref>. Там же, в Кишинів, в 1975 році вийшла перша поетична збірка І. Рейдермана «Міг». Наприкінці 1970-х — початку 1980-х років завідував літературною частиною Тираспольського російського драматичного театру, потім повернувся до Одеси. Працював у місцевій пресі українською мовою, в газеті «Комсомольська іскра» (у тому числі під псевдонімом «Ілля Рудін»).

До останніх днів життя жив в Одесі, де викладав в Одеському художньому училищі Художньому училищі імені М.Б.Грекова. У 2012 році прийнятий в Союз російських письменників.

Сім'я

 Дружина — Ольга Володимирівна Коган-Шац (1941—?), дочка акторів Одеського державного єврейського театру на ідише Володимира Борисовича Коган-Шаца і Клари Юхимівни Садецької (сценічний псевдонім Гартова), племінниця художника [,Коган- Матвій Борисович | Матвія Коган-Шаца]].
 Син — Карл Ілліч Рейдерман (1971—2003), писав вірші під псевдонімом Карл Ольгін (опубліковані посмертно).
 Після смерті дружини та сина одружився з Анастасією Сергіївною Зіневич, психологом і прозаїком, кандидатом філософських наук (2019). Спільно з нею написав кілька робіт з Екзистенціальної психотерапії та екзистенціальної психотерапії та Екзистенціалізму; філософії [ref> Existential Foundations of Therapeutic Practice. First World Congress for Existential Therapy, 2015]</ref>.

Поетичні збірки

 Миттєвість. Кишинів: Картя молдовеняске, 1975.
 Простір. Одеса: Негоціант, 1997.
 Буття. Одеса: Інга, 2002.
 Земний тягар. Одеса: Негоціант, 2007.
 Поезоконцерт (під псевдонімом Ілля Рей). Одеса: Негоціант, 2008.
 Любофф ... (Під псевдонімом Борис Осінній). Одеса: КП ВГТ, 2009.
 Одеські етюди. Одеса: КП ВГТ, 2010.
 Мовчання Іова. Одеса: КП ВГТ, 2010.
 Вічні сни. Одеса: КП ВГТ, 2011.
 «Я». Одеса: КП ВГТ, 2011.
 Музика: Одеса: КП ОГТ, 2012.
 Сподіватися на розуміння. М: Вест-Консалтинг, 2013.
 БІЛЬ (під псевдонімом Борис Осінній). Одеса: КП ВГТ, 2014.
 Навіщо ми, поети, живемо? Одеса: КП ВГТ, 2015.
 Справа духу. Київ: Видавничий дім Дмитра Бураго, 2017.
 З глибини. Вибрані вірші. СПб: Алетея, 2017.

Примітки

Посилання

 Біографія поета на його блозі в ЖЖ
 Інтерв'ю з поетом
 Про феномен одеської непідцензурної літератури 1970-80-х років у журналі «Інші береги» (Італія, серпень) 2007)
 Журнал «Жовтень» 2005, № 7 Вірші
 В альманасі «Дерибасівська — Рішельєвська» (Одеса, № 30, жовтень 2007)
 Публікації на сайті Об'єднання російських письменників Америки
 Виступ на одеському телебаченні до святкування сімдесятиріччя поета
 Про книгу «Мовчання Іова»
 «Де ж істина, що з душею єдина?» про книгу Вибраних віршів «З Глибини»
 Фільм до святкування вісімдесятиріччя поета

Персоналії:Кишинів
Випускники Пермського державного університету
Випускники філологічного факультету Пермського державного університету
Персоналії: Філологи Пермського державного університету
Персоналії:Тираспіль
Російські поети
Російські письменники XX століття
Російські письменники XXI століття
Письменники Молдови
Поети України
Поети СРСР
Філософи України
Журналісти Молдови
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Students, families, faculty, and community supporters participated. I spoke with children, parents, teachers, science researchers and knitters I met.
The student organizers spoke about the historical significance of free speech, and played an audio clip of Mario Savio on the Savio steps of Sproul Hall. They talked about the importance of science and their different fields of work. Young science professors also spoke about their work. It was enlightening for people who don't understand the technical aspects, like nanobiology, or astrophysics, or mitochondria, etc. They talked about the social importance of science and the positive impact it has and can make on society. They also spoke about the importance of showing the world that UCB is not just a site of violent protest, and that students and science supporters can be thoughtful and peaceful even though they're "nerdy." We were thankful that outside agitators did not show up.
After the rally, we "strolled" through campus and downtown Berkeley to the central park. Students talked about the age-old problem of research assistants not being paid well enough or getting health benefits for running labs, doing field work, or supporting PIs (principal investigators and faculty).
The student organizers talked about the importance of not just marching, but to gather with friends, connect with other small groups just as we at ECP to. They urged the students to meet with friends, reach out to other small groups, choose something to work on, run for office, and write our local, state and national elected officials.
The rally and march were well-thought out, organized, orderly, and peaceful. All the speeches were positive and proactive, not anti-anything. Only once was Trump's name mentioned. As the students said—they wanted to prove to the world that the Berkeley campus is not just a scene of violence, but of peaceful, free speech—this time for Science. They succeeded.
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Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States and is disproportionately higher among veterans than nonveterans. We examined the prevalence of nicotine dependence and its associated risk factors among veterans who used health services in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) system.
Using a case-control design, we compared all VA health service users in fiscal year 2008-2009 (N = 5,031,381) who received a nicotine dependence diagnosis with those who did not. Independent risk and protective factors associated with receiving a nicotine dependence diagnosis were identified using logistic regression analysis. We conducted subgroup analyses on 2 groups of particular policy concern: homeless veterans and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Among all recent VA health service users, 15% (n = 749,353) received a diagnosis of nicotine dependence. Substance abuse, other mental health diagnoses, and homelessness were identified as major risk factors. Veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan were not found to be at increased risk compared to veterans from other war eras. Major risk and protective factors within the subgroups of homeless veterans and veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan were broadly similar to those in the general VA population.
Given that other studies have found higher rates of nicotine dependence among veterans, this risk behavior may be underdiagnosed in VA medical records. Veterans who are homeless or have mental health or substance abuse problems are at highest risk and should be targeted for smoking prevention and cessation interventions. These results support, in principle, efforts to integrate smoking cessation programs with mental health and homeless services.