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Category: Extraterrestrial Life
Compound Associated With Life Found in Two Very Di...
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Far-future tech: How to build a solar megastructur...
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NASA Openly Admits Alien Life Exists: Get Ready fo...
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The Best Way to Make First Contact, According to S...
Aug 20, 2017 | Aliens, Extraterrestrial Life, Space Exploration | 0 |
Does cosmic silence mean aliens are extinct?
Aug 20, 2017 | Aliens, Astronomy, Extraterrestrial Life, Science, SETI, Space | 0 |
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Compound Associated With Life Found in Two Very Different Locations in Space
Why that's actually not good news for astrobiologists looking for extraterrestrial life. Searching for alien life in the vast expanse of the universe is somewhat comparable to tracking animals here on Earth. Astronomical observatories scan the depths of space for compounds associated with life …
Far-future tech: How to build a solar megastructure
Solar tech is big business. Physicist Isaac Arthur explains the path to building megastructures known as Dyson spheres, and how humans might harness …
NASA Openly Admits Alien Life Exists: Get Ready for Disclosure!
Most people 'in the know' realize that NASA is just part of the military industrial complex, but a recent open admission on mainstream news that …
How Would You Explain Humanity Today to Aliens?
Aug 20, 2017 | Aliens, Extraterrestrial Life | 0 |
Four decades ago, the twin Voyager space probes lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, bound for the distant reaches of the solar system. They soon brought us intimate portraits of our cosmic neighbors—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. But they were also conceived with another, even loftier goal …
The Best Way to Make First Contact, According to Science
Proof of Alien Life One of the most well known quotes regarding life in the universe aside from our own is from Sir Arthur C. Clarke, who once said: …
The universe is so unfathomably vast, it's hard to believe there is no other form of intelligent life programming its own supercomputer or flying a …
Article: Science Fiction and Fact – Building On Each Other and Each Having Their Own Place
In a day and age in which the element of mass communications is so prevalent in much of the world's culture, reliable facts and genuine news have …
Mars rover to focus on alien life
Aug 18, 2017 | Extraterrestrial Life, Mars, Planets, Space | 0 |
An American mission to Mars will focus on three key areas where alien life may once have thrived and gather samples to be returned to Earth, …
Was the Wow! signal evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence? Forty years later, the debate continues: Edd Wheeler (Opinion)
Aug 17, 2017 | Aliens, Extraterrestrial Life, SETI, Space | 0 |
TUCKER, Georgia — The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) was first conceived almost 60 years ago by the late Carl Sagan. In 1974 it …
A New Theory Suggests We May be the Only Technologically Advanced Civilization Still Around
Aug 17, 2017 | Aliens, Astronomy, Extraterrestrial Life, SETI, Space | 0 |
The Sound of Silence For retired astrophysicist Daniel Whitmire, currently a mathematics professor at the University of Arkansas (UARK), humanity is …
The Implications of Cosmic Silence
Aug 16, 2017 | Aliens, Exoplanets, Extraterrestrial Life, Physics, Science, SETI, Space, Space Exploration, The Future | 0 |
The Fermi Paradox The universe is incomprehensibly vast, with billions of other planets circling billions of other stars. The potential for …
One of the Most Famous Alien Abduction Cases
Aug 16, 2017 | Alien Abduction, Aliens, Extraterrestrial Life, UFOs | 0 |
Many early researchers into the mystery of UFOs had distinctive lines of belief. It is in the realm of possibility that someone could see and report …


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I've got the basic skeleton done and I'm pretty happy with it. What remains is to create posts for each of my pieces and get the recordings up on Soundcloud. Again, it is easy enough work to do but still time consuming.


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The happiest countries in the world have been revealed
Add these to your list immediately!
By Danielle Valente
Envisioning a post-pandemic getaway? Let the World Happiness Report 2021 inspire your impending vacation. (Don't forget to invest in one of the best travel pillows on the market while you're at it.)
To the delight of those with incurable wanderlust, the United Nations has sought to uncover the happiest countries in the world on an annual basis. However, its Sustainable Development Solutions Network experienced a challenge like no other while working on its ninth World Happiness Report due to the pandemic.
Despite the hardships we experienced in 2020, the global initiative made some tweaks to its research, took the current global situation into consideration, and still managed to present us with some interesting findings.
So, which countries made the cut? Drumroll, please!
For the fourth year in a row, Finland has claimed the top spot on the list, and the country is touting its accomplishment on its tourism website. Rightfully so! A combination of natural wonders and a lifestyle immersed in nature have made it a desirable location for global visitors. We're already dreaming about a visit to a few of the country's 40 national parks.
2. Iceland
Many flock to the Nordic nation with hopes of catching a glimpse of the beautiful Northern Lights, but that's just one thing to look forward to while there. The Golden Circle's lava fields, the Gullfoss Waterfall, and Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon are other spots to put on your must-see list.
Castles, beaches, gardens, national parks—there's a little bit of everything in Denmark. Plus, Copenhagen has really garnered attention from international travelers pre-pandemic.
4. Switzerland
Zurich and Geneva have long been on our to-see list. Plus, Switzerland is the place to go if you love winter sports. (Don't sweat it: other seasons are just as stunning in this country.)
Anyone else fancy a trip to Amsterdam when we get the green light to travel?
Stockholm is considered one of the most welcoming cities on the planet, and from the looks of it, it is also one of the most picturesque.
(Image credit: Germany)
Royal palaces, the Achterwasser Lagoon, The UNESCO World Heritage Centre of Germany—there's plenty to keep your time occupied in this country.
From natural wonders to arts and culture spaces, Norway will keep everyone in your family entertained, no matter their interests.
Serene beaches, picture-worthy fjords, and lush wilderness are all waiting in New Zealand.
Skiing, hiking, lake excursions—they're all on the itinerary in Austria.
Not only has this year's report given us insight about where to book our next adventure (when it is safe to do so, of course), but it shows us what needs to be done as we transition back to a sense of normalcy after the pandemic.
"The World Happiness Report 2021 reminds us that we must aim for wellbeing rather than mere wealth, which will be fleeting indeed if we don't do a much better job of addressing the challenges of sustainable development," Jeffrey Sachs, senior UN advisor and economist, said in a statement.
Have you decided which spots are on your list? Ideally, we'd like to hit all 10!
Danielle Valente
Danielle is a writer for woman&home and My Imperfect Life, where she particularly enjoys covering lifestyle and entertainment news. She was previously the editor of Time Out New York Kids and a news editor at Elite Daily. When she's not working, you can find her reading a good book and enjoying a cup of coffee. Follow her @dvwrites.

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Q: Retaining the fond of pdf to epub I'm currently working on a project which is to convert pdf to epub using python. While converting the pdf to epub the styling like font family, font size need to be exactly same in epub as that of pdf. Is there a way to achieve this using python? And i don't need any external softwares to do it. I used aspose.
#code i used
import aspose.words as aw
doc = aw.Document("Input.pdf")
doc.save("Output.epub")
and it is a simple text pdf.

A: You are going to get a variety of answers/comments that will ask you to show code as to what you tried and post sample documents etc.
Let me save you the trouble.  Your question seems straightforward in that want to convert a pdf to epub and retain the style information.
Good luck.
It will all depend on your PDF file.  Does it have embedded fonts or does it rely on system fonts?  Complicated layout?  Headers and footers?  What about images?  Dingbats characters?  What if there is no text in the pdf, but just postscript drawing of text characters?  What if the PDF just consists of multiple scans of pages in a pdf container? Is everything in English?  Any Unicode characters? Are you looking to get the styles right at the page level? Paragraph? Sentence? Word? or Character Level?
Basically this is a hard problem.  PDF was designed as an end use format not an  interchangeable format.  Most things get converted to PDF because someone wanted to control how the final product looked.  You can look at text extraction tools for PDF, but there is not an easy solution with opensource or commercial tools.

A: You can easily convert PDF to EPUB using Aspose.Words for Python. The code is pretty simple:
import aspose.words as aw

doc = aw.Document("C:\\Temp\\in.pdf")
doc.save("C:\\Temp\\out.epub")

However, upon loading PDF into Aspose.Words Document Object Model it is converted from fixed page layout to flow document. And when document is saved to EPUB it is saved as flow document. I am afraid, this might lead into layout and formatting loses upon conversion.

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Qu'est-ce qu'une évaluation des risques?
Rôles et responsabilités
Finalité de l'évaluation des risques
Comment procéder à une évaluation des risques
Micro- et petites entreprises
Projet SESAME
Enjeux pour les MPE
Comment atteindre les MPE?
OiRA et outils
Qu'est-ce que l'OiRA?
Outils OiRA
Points forts / points faibles des outils
FAQ de l'OiRA
Partenaires et communauté OiRA
Réseau «outils interactifs d'évaluation des risques» (IRAT)
Partenaires sociaux sectoriels
Ressources promotionnelles
Les outils sectoriels OiRA présentés ici sont mis à la disposition des micro- et petites entreprises pour procéder à des évaluations des risques, en les aidant à produire une évaluation documentée spécifiquement adaptée à leurs exigences. Ces outils peuvent être téléchargés gratuitement et sont facilement accessibles en cliquant sur le lien correspondant. Chaque lien est accompagné d'une brève description de l'outil et du nom du partenaire OiRA qui l'a développé. La recherche d'outils peut être effectuée par pays, par langue et par secteur.
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This tool is intended for fitness centres. Workplaces in fitness centres can be characterized by multiple risk factors such as work with complicated and demanding clients, long working hours, voice strain, physically demanding tasks such as moving of heavy weights etc. The tool starts with the identification of hazards and assesses the level of risk, subsequently it allows end-users to choose the most suitable preventive actions to eliminate or reduce risks. The tool further includes tips on reduction of stress and fatigue, ergonomics, physical security of employees, working with clients and workplace health promotion. The tools and the proposed solutions enable employers to prevent work accidents, to reduce the physical workload of employees and to introduce the main principles of fire protection and much more. Using this tool can contribute to keeping employees healthy, motivated and with good work ability.
Private security guards are involved in preventing all types of risks and in serving the security of people, premises, processes, and goods. At the same time they are exposed to many risks, such as slips, trips and falls and violence of all types to only name the most frequent ones.This tool shelps employers in the sector to assess the safty and health risks for their staff and to come up with an action plan for eliminating and mitigating identified risks.
Work in the private security sector goes along with plenty of risks, such as slips, trips and falls and violence of all types lead to private security guards being victims of work-related accidents or reporting temporarily inactive for certain periods of time. This is not a favourable situation for private security guards, private security companies and customers. Private security guards are involved in preventing all types of risks and in serving the security of people, premises, processes and goods. Hence, necessary measures must be taken to guarantee their own health and safety. This OiRA tool has been developed based on the tool developed by the EU sectorial social partners (CoESS and UNI Europa).
EU level
Sport sector - professional sports
The professional sports sector comprises many sub-sectors, such as handball, basketball, cycling, football (to only name a few). This tool includes general statements on either indoor or outdoor field sports, it further includes a section on water sports and on ice and snow sports. Beside covering a broad range of sports, the sector and accordingly the tool include a wide range of employmees, not only including athletes but also coaches, referees, office workers, receptionists, ticket sellers, security guards, caretakers, maintainance workers, gardeners, kitchen staff, bartenders, club managers, operations managers, supporting staff, and many more. All of these can be volunteers as well.
UNI Global Union
European Association of Sport Employers
Sport - not-for-profit
Not-for-profit sports improve the quality of people's lives through exercise, fun and personal development. Not-for-profit sports is a part of the broader sport sector. The OiRA tool on not-for-profit sports sector covers activities being conducted by the following staff: Sport coaches & sport instructors and trainers, individually orientated and group wise orientated; sport managers; location managers and operational support (e.g. maintenance workers, caretakers, cleaners, grounds men, gardeners, food & beverage staff, receptionists, cashiers, ticket sellers, office workers, drivers, security guards). All the above workers can also be volunteers. Any sports club or person that represents a sports club is considered to be an 'employer'. In the not-for-profit sports sector the employers are often volunteers as well. Working at a not-for-profit sports organisation concerns the indoor facilities an outdoor activities (grounds), and sometimes travelling. Work is often performed outside normal working hours, frequently in the evening or at night and at weekends. The workers may be employed on part-time or temporary contracts, as a volunteer or may work as self-employed. Many instructors in the outdoor sport are freelancer either working for centers on contract or as self-employed.
Sport - active leisure
The active leisure sector comprises two sub-sectors - fitness and outdoors, and they are part of the broader sport sector. The fitness sector uses qualified instructors and trainers to deliver diverse, structured exercise programmes that help people of all ages and abilities to improve their health, muscle and cardiovascular endurance, coordination, balance, agility and flexibility. Fitness programmes also build a feeling of individual wellbeing that establishes and helps to maintain a healthy balance of mind, body and spirit. The outdoor sector uses outdoor related activities (mountain biking, canoe, rafting, horse riding, … etc.) as the basis of delivery of a recreational or personal development service. Outdoor providers do not generally offer competitions, which are therefore not included in the tool. The outdoor sector uses qualified instructors to deliver outdoor activities in a context of fun, recreation, tourism, outdoor learning or engagement with the natural environment. The tool does not cover high risk activities such as climbing, diving, surfing etc. since these were considered to be very specific and as such, need to go along with very specific health and safety measure, that couldn't be covered within the current approach. Aspects such as work performed outside normal working hours, part-time or temporary contracts, or volunteer work as well as free lancer work are included in the tool.
Gas, water & electricity
Water collection, treatment and supply
The tool covers the following modules: OSH policy; Sites and workplaces; Operation of machinery, facilities and work equipment; Work on the premises of the enterprise, as well as in streets and adjacent areas; Manual handling of loads; Fire safety; Factors of the working environment; Organizational aspects of the work; Psychosocial risks; Office work; Relationships with external firms and persons.
General Labour Inspectorate
Electricity, steam and gaseous fuels
The tool covers the following modules: OSH Management; Work premises and flooring; Emergency management and fire safety; Maintenance and repair of machinery and equipment; Work in explosive atmospheres; Work in confined areas; Work at a height; Fire and welding activities; Work with hand tools; Outdoor work; Office work; Maintenance and handling of electrical installations and equipment; Work with asbestos containing materials; Work with lifting equipment near live parts; Works on pipelines for steam and hot water; Operation and maintenance of water facilities in power plants; Excavation work; Work with lifting equipment.
Private security guards are involved in preventing all types of risks and in serving the security of people, premises, processes, and goods. At the same time they are exposed to many risks, such as slips, trips and falls and violence of all types to only name the most frequent ones.The tool covers five different areas: commercial manned guarding, mobile patroling, event security, airport security and maritime security. The tool is highly adaptable and gives the choice to companies to repeat each of these areas for every single location/event where private security has been contracted. The tool has been developed by the EU social partners and needs to be adapted at country level to ensure that it includes the respective legislative information on national level.
Confederation of European Security Services
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EnviroLink Forum • View topic - Hey All!
Hey All! I'm Kyle and I'm a writer for a green living and environmentally friendly blog called https://greencoast.org/. I'm excited to interact with the community and be a part of some awesome dialogue.


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Redstone, CO
Welcome to Redstone Castle, a turn of the century jewel completed in 1902 for industrialist and coal magnate John Cleveland Osgood.
+/- Acres
Castle Features
At the time, Osgood was one of the wealthiest people in the United States (purportedly ranking 6th), and rubbed elbows with the likes of John D. Rockefeller, J. Pierpont Morgan and Teddy Roosevelt (who all spent time at the estate). In 1978, Jimmy Buffet was married at the castle – while The Eagles played live on the front lawn – and in 2006, the Property was used in the filming of the Hollywood movie The Prestige. It is also known as Osgood Castle and Cleveholm Manor.
The Castle can serve as a private, single-family residence, or can be repurposed for various commercial uses. For example, the estate was once operated as an upscale bed and breakfast, and its currently open to the general public for regularly scheduled historic tours, performed by the Property's live-in caretaker (who has resided there for 17 years). Other potential uses may include a restaurant, educational facility, or other type of hospitality venue.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971, the Castle provides a unique glimpse into the personal styles and social culture of America's elite at the turn of the 20th Century. Built in the Tudor style, the Castle is filled with the finest furnishings of the period: wooden paneling designed by Gustav Stickley (famed for his work in the American Craftsman style), intricately cast brass globe lights created by Louis Comfort Tiffany (of the Tiffany & Co. family), and countless pieces of furniture and artwork collected by the Osgoods on their frequent trips to Europe still decorate the halls.
The main residence offers +/- 23,000 sq. ft. of living space, with 42 rooms that range from an English-style Great Hall and a Russian-inspired formal dining room to a delicate Ladies' Drawing Room decorated in the French style of the era. Oversized claw-foot bathtubs grace the bathrooms, and Persian carpets embellish
the floors. The ceiling in the Great Hall boasts a unique feature as well: a special "peeping window" through which the original owner could view her guest's attire – and adjust her own accordingly – before making her grand entrance.
Several outbuildings remain on the Property's 150-acre parcel, including a 3-bedroom carriage house offering nearly 5,000 sq. ft. of interiors, with 2 full and one half baths. There is also a charming gazebo from which incredible views of White River National Forest and the Snowmass Wilderness can be enjoyed.
Contact Platinum for a detailed Case Study of this luxury auction®.
Property listed and offered for sale by Aspen Snowmass Sotheby's International Realty. Listing Agents Ted Borchelt (Lic# FA100004523) and Jana Dillard (Lic# FA040034016). Platinum Luxury Auctions LLC performed auction and auction-marketing services as part of this transaction, and did not perform any real estate brokerage services. Sotheby's International Realty, the Sotheby's International Realty logo and affiliate logos are registered (or unregistered) service marks used with permission. Neither Sotheby's, Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC, nor any of their affiliated companies is providing any product or service in connection with this event other than as required by applicable law.
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MacGown, Burrow exhibits kick off 2022 at CAC
By Nicole Layton • January 2, 2022
Joe A. MacGown's artwork includes mandala-like designs, such as this watercolor and ink piece called "Organic Cosmic Clock." Columbus Arts Council will host an exhibit of his work during the month of January. An opening reception will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday in the Rosenzweig Arts Center. Courtesy photo
John Burrow's photography includes landscapes such as this piece, "Cypress Trees and Bridge in Mississippi." Columbus Arts Council will display his work in Artist Alley during the month of January. An opening reception will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday at the Rosenzweig Arts Center. Courtesy photo
Joe A. MacGown
Columbus Arts Council will start the new year with mixed-media and photography exhibits by local artists Joe A. MacGown and John Burrow.
An opening reception will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday in the Rosenzweig Arts Center, 501 Main St., Columbus.
"Interdimensional travels: Drawings by Joe A. MacGown" will be shown in the main gallery.
The artist retired in 2020 as a researcher and illustrator for the Mississippi State Entomological Museum.
According to the CAC website, MacGown creates "chaotic assemblages of strange mutated creatures, crowded surreal landscapes, and mandala-like designs that reflect his thoughts and observations of life on this planet."
John Burrow
His artwork ranges from mutated creatures, crowded surreal landscapes and mandala-like designs.
"Using imaginative imagery and random patterns, he produces detailed drawings and mixed media paintings by simply allowing ideas to 'flow out of his head' using a method he describes as 'Subconscious Meandering.' "
MacGown's work has been featured in numerous local and regional exhibitions, as well as in international group shows.
Burrow is a doctorate student at Mississippi State. He specializes in 18th and 19th century British economic and taxation history.
According to the CAC website, he enjoys nearly "all forms of the humanities, especially writing, reading, researching, and photography. He especially enjoys photographing landscapes, forests, travels, and urban scenes."
Burrow also photographs Hugh Manatee, MSU's Institute for the Humanities' official mascot, as it interacts with the public and explores the humanities.
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Ask Rufus: The block where downtown began
By Rufus Ward
Closed-door COO search narrows to 2 finalists
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Porte de Clichy je nádraží příměstské železnice RER v Paříži, které se nachází v 17. obvodu na křižovatce ulic Boulevard Berthier a Avenue de Clichy. Slouží pro linku RER C. Podzemním tunelem je propojen se stejnojmennou stanicí, kde je možné přestoupit na linku 13 pařížského metra. V roce 2004 činil počet denních pasažárů 2 500-7 500 a vlaků 150-250.

Historie
V roce 1988 vznikla na lince RER C nová větev, která využívala dosavadní existující železniční tratě v severozápadní části pařížské aglomerace. Nově byl postaven pouze tunel mezi bývalou tratí Petite Ceinture a tratí vedoucí na nádraží Grésillons ve městě Gennevilliers.

Nádraží Porte de Clichy bylo otevřeno 29. září 1991 a je spolu se stanicí v Saint-Ouen jedinými dvěma novými stanicemi na tomto úseku, jsou tedy odlišné od stanic na původní lince.

Přestože jsou koleje a nástupiště umístěny v podzemí, nachází se samotná budova nádraží na povrchu.

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Bangladesh thrashed the tourists by 124 runs in Dhaka to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the sides' one-day international series - Anamul top-scoring with 95.
That followed a knock of 80 in the second ODI, however, the opener is happy to see the team succeed despite him falling short of a fourth century in the 50-over format twice in a row.
After being voted man of the match in Wednesday's win, Anamul said: "Little bit disappointed, two matches in a row I missed the centuries, but winning the match was the positive.
"Tamim Iqbal is one of the best openers in the world, and he helps me all the time."
Anamul's knock came from patient play, though his half-paced approach left Bangladesh with work to do after he was dismissed with the team on 167-3 in the 36th over.
However, Mushfiqur Rahim and Shakib Al Hasan smashed 72 runs from the subsequent 48 deliveries to take the game - and the series - beyond Zimbabwe.
"In the first 15 overs it was not easy to bat, so we tried to keep wickets," Anamul added.
"Mushy [Mushfiqur] and Shakib also played very good."
Elton Chigumbura was the only Zimbabwe player to come out of the game with any credit after an unbeaten 53 and he lamented another missed opportunity to win.
Zimbabwe's captain said: "I still think it's a good wicket to bat, and chasing was a good decision, but unfortunately we keep doing the same thing.
"We thought the guys who would come in would bring a different performance but still the same performance. It's disappointing to lose three games in a row.
"I thought the guys were up for it, but we still made the same mistakes. We have the two most important games to go for us. We've got to make sure we finish well."


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Escalating Finance Costs Drive 24% Spike in TCO
September 12, 2019 • by FI Staff • Bookmark +
Depreciation remains the No. 1 contributor to new-vehicle buyers' total cost of ownership, but finance costs grew at a higher rate than any other factor over the past 12 months, according to AAA.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Finance costs on new car purchases have jumped 24% in 2019, according to new AAA research, pushing the average annual cost of vehicle ownership to $9,282, or $773.50 a month. That's the highest cost associated with new vehicle ownership since AAA began tracking expenses in 1950 and a reminder that the true costs of owning a vehicle extend far beyond maintenance and fuel.
"Finance costs accounted for more than 40% of the total increase in average vehicle ownership costs," said John Nielsen, AAA's managing director for Automotive Engineering & Repair, in a press release. "AAA found finance charges rose more sharply in the last 12 months than any major expense associated with owning a vehicle."
Read: Prime Buyers Flock to Used Vehicles in Q2 Report
The new figures come from AAA's Your Driving Costs report, which reviews 45 vehicles in nine categories to determine the average annual operating and ownership costs of each. AAA focuses on top-selling, mid-priced models and compares them across six expense categories, including finance charges as well as service costs, insurance, and depreciation.
The spike in finance charges — which rose from $744 to $920 — was fueled by rising federal interest rates and higher vehicle prices.
Depreciation remains the single biggest cost of ownership, accounting for 36% of the average annual cost. It slowed a bit this year, with vehicles included in the study losing an average of $3,334 a year, up $45 — or 1.4% — from last year. In 2018, depreciation rose by $117, or 3.7%. In two vehicle classes this year — small and medium sedans — depreciation costs actually declined.
The spike in finance charges — which rose from $744 to $920, a nearly $200 increase — was fueled by rising federal interest rates and higher vehicle prices. It comes as 72-month car loans have become increasingly common — meaning car buyers are paying more, and longer, for vehicles that lose value the moment they're sold.
AAA found that, on average, every 12 months added to the life of a loan adds nearly $1,000 in total finance charges.
"Smaller monthly payments may be tempting to potential buyers, but they can add big costs in the long run," Nielsen said.
Read: AAA: EV Awareness Gap Slow US Sales
Read more about auto finance showroom dealer ops new-vehicle sales TCO AAA John Nielsen


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Q: Weighting data and show blank cells "0" issue with expss R I have codes below. It has not an error but when I weight the table with "tab_weight" it just effects inline rows. The total row numbers does not change. Total row numbers needs to change how can I do that?
And the second thing is If there is in cell it shows blank. Is it possible to change to zero "0"? For example row "Erzurum" has no case it should be shown 0 0 0 0 0 ...
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output is
            Kadın    Erkek           18 - 24     25 –34      35 - 44     45- 54          A       B       C1      C2      D       E
 #Toplam    204         122     82      25  81  98          30  76  74  15  6   3
 Ankara     2832        2087    745         339     1174    1319            678     828     1145    87  94
 Antalya    1203        525     678             525     678                 517     686
 Bursa      2257        1269    988         1038    899     320                 345     902     340     670
 Erzurum
 Gaziantep
 İstanbul   30010       18746   11264       2567    11835   15608           2462    11888   13626   1664        370
 İzmir      2601        1476    1125        1416    327     858             364     198     887     333     575     244
 Kayseri    199         199                 199                     199
 Malatya    220             220         220                         220
 Samsun     1451        979     472             940     511             188     752         511
 Tekirdağ   225         192     33          192     33              33      192

Trabzon      445         152     293             339     106                     339     106

A: By default, total statistic is unweighted counts. You need specify weighted counts:
df %>%
    tab_cells(F1) %>%
    tab_cols(tepe_kolonlari) %>%
    tab_weight(sys_RespNum) %>%
    # 'w_cases' - weighted cases
    tab_stat_cases(total_label = "Sum", total_row_position = "above", total_statistic = "w_cases") %>%
    tab_pivot() %>%
    # 'if_na' to show zeroes instead of blanks
    if_na(0)


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You Got Your COVID-19 Vaccine. Now What?
By Lindsay Carlton
Lindsay Carlton
Lindsay Carlton is an experienced health and medical journalist. She served as Fox News' health producer for seven years.
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Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has shown to be highly effective at preventing severe illness. However, the research is not conclusive on whether the shots reduce transmission of the virus.
The current COVID-19 vaccines in the United States—made by Pfizer and Moderna— provide what scientists call "effective immunity." This means that the shots prevent people from getting sick, but do not stop them from passing on the virus.
Experts say that both vaccinated and unvaccinated Americans should continue to wear face masks and practice social distancing.
As more and more Americans receive a COVID-19 vaccine, many people are wondering when they can go back to living their normal pre-pandemic life.
Unfortunately, the answer is not straightforward. There are still many unknowns about SARS-CoV-2—which is why experts are not suggesting a one-size-fits-all guideline for people who have been vaccinated.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently advises that people who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine should continue to wear a face mask, practice social distancing, and avoid crowds or poorly ventilated spaces.
"Unfortunately having a vaccine is not a get-out-of-jail-free card," Gavin Harris, MD, an assistant professor at Emory University School of Medicine who works in the divisions of infectious diseases and critical care, tells Verywell. "We don't fully know if being vaccinated prevents asymptomatic transmission of the virus. So you could still technically pass it on without even realizing it. And if you have contacts who are high-risk, it could be devastating."
CDC: Fully Vaccinated People Don't Need to Quarantine After COVID-19 Exposure
Effective Immunity vs. Sterilizing Immunity
It's important to understand that most vaccines do not completely protect against infection. For example, the hepatitis B vaccine provides excellent protection against future infection but does not provide sterilizing immunity—which stops disease-causing pathogens from establishing an infection.
Vaccines that accomplish sterilizing immunity, like the vaccines developed for human papillomavirus (HPV), produce a robust enough immune response to clear the virus from your body and prevent it from returning.
A vaccine that provides sterilizing immunity means that a person can no longer get the virus. A vaccine that provides effective immunity can prevent pathogens from making a person very sick but does not keep them from getting the virus and transmitting it to others.
The currently-authorized vaccines to prevent COVID-19 in the U.S. (the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines) do not cause sterilizing immunity. They produce effective immunity, which can prevent a pathogen from causing severe disease, but cannot prevent it from entering the body and making copies of itself. That means that you may still get infected, and you may still transmit the virus.
The type of immunity provided by the vaccines is one reason why experts continue to recommend that those who are vaccinated follow COVID-19 safety precautions.
Many Americans Plan To Continue Practicing COVID-19 Precautions Post-Pandemic
"It's great to have the vaccine. It is safer. But there is still the potential for spreading the virus," Bruce Hirsch, MD, an attending physician in infectious diseases at Northwell Health, tells Verywell. "We know the vaccines are effective in helping to prevent [the] severity of the disease, [but] even people with the vaccine still may get COVID-19 and still may be able to transmit it to others."
Can I See Other Vaccinated People?
Gigi Gronvall, PhD, a senior scholar and associate professor at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, tells Verywell that she fully plans on seeing other vaccinated family or friends—but that she will still judge each get-together on a case-by-case basis.
"The vaccines give you a much better chance at doing well with the virus and take the more severe outcomes off the table, but they can't be a forcefield around you to prevent you from being exposed," Gronvall says. "If I had particularly vulnerable people who I was worried about, I would continue to take some extra steps [when seeing them in person]."
Gronvall recommends taking extra steps when you're indoors, like improving ventilation indoors. She says that you can do this by opening a window, changing your air filters, or setting your fan to the "on" position if you have an HVAC air system that can be controlled by a thermostat.
Harris agrees with Gronvall to some extent, but adds that the choice is really a measure of individual risk evaluation and tolerance.
"A large gathering indoors without masks, whether vaccinated or not, is not a smart idea at this time. But two people who are fully vaccinated pose little to no risk to one another," Harris says. "The problem arises with their contacts and the risk they could potentially spread the virus to others. Vaccination will lower all these risks, but you will not be able to fully eliminate such risks."
'It's an Act of Love': Chicago Teacher Shares Experience Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
What If Some People In My Home Are Not Vaccinated?
In the coming months, many homes across America will likely find themselves in a situation where one family member has been vaccinated while others wait for their priority group to be called. This is especially true for families with school-aged kids who have not been cleared to receive any COVID-19 vaccine yet.
Gavin Harris, MD
Even after vaccination, I would recommend being very cautious with expanding bubbles.
— Gavin Harris, MD
What do these scenarios of mixed vaccination status mean for those who have been vaccinated? Should they continue to limit their exposure to people outside their "COVID bubbles" until everyone in their home is vaccinated?
"I am more conservative, but believe that until an entire household is vaccinated, the same bubbles should be kept," Harris says. "When this does occur, it usually means one member has a different level of risk (either due to an underlying condition or occupation that predisposes them to a greater risk of infection) and thus we should remain very careful. Even after vaccination, I would recommend being very cautious with expanding bubbles."
Should You Form a "Pandemic Pod?"
For households with children, Peter Chin-Hong, MD, an infectious disease physician at University of California, San Francisco Health, tells Verywell that certain factors increase the risk of COVID-19 transmission: the age of the kids (the older they are, the more likely they are to spread the virus), how much disease activity there is in the community, and how many people the parents see.
"The lowest risk is in vaccinated parents who have elementary-aged kids (under 12 years old). These parents could safely see an intimate group of vaccinated friends," Chin-Hong says. "There would be a low chance that the vaccinated parents would not have responded to the vaccine, and low risk that young kids would be able to acquire COVID-19 from their parents in general and transmit it to each other."
I'm a Vaccinated Healthcare Worker, Can I Still Transmit the Virus?
As they have cared for COVID-19 patients on the frontline of the pandemic, healthcare workers have lived with the increased risk of contracting the virus.
Now that many people in the healthcare industry have been vaccinated, has the risk diminished? Can people working in hospitals, nursing homes, and other healthcare settings safely visit with their family and friends once they have been fully vaccinated?
For some, maybe—but experts still recommend doing so in open spaces and staying socially apart.
"These high-risk people, even vaccinated, have a greater risk of becoming infected," Hirsch says. "The best strategy for right now is the combination of vaccination, masking, [and] distancing."
Harris adds that a patient with COVID-19 could still give the virus to a vaccinated healthcare worker, and even if that person does not get sick, they could still pass it on to others. "A vaccine at this point should not drastically alter behavior until we have a continued decline and great increase in vaccinated populations," Harris says.
'I Saw What the Virus Can Do': Physician Shares Experience Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine
Why More Research Is Needed
A February study, published as a preprint in The Lancet, found early evidence that the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine not only keeps people from getting sick but could also reduce asymptomatic transmission.
Based on swab tests of vaccinated trial participants after a single dose, researchers said that the vaccine cut positive test results by 67%. The researchers concluded that the results show fewer people in a community had the virus, making it less likely to spread.
Other researchers are also looking at viral load (the amount of virus an infected person has) to determine which people are more likely to pass on the infection.
Another preprint study found that the viral load is "reduced four-fold" for SARS-CoV-2 infections occurring 12 to 28 days after the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. The authors concluded that the vaccine helps make people less infectious, which ultimately reduces transmission risk.
While getting a COVID-19 vaccine can reduce your chances of getting seriously ill, research has not yet concluded whether the COVID-19 vaccines prevent transmission of the virus. For now, experts are still encouraging people to keep up with face mask-wearing, social distancing, and frequent, proper hand hygiene.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccination.
Werner JM, Abdalla A, Gara N, Ghany MG, Rehermann B. The hepatitis B vaccine protects re-exposed health care workers, but does not provide sterilizing immunity. Gastroenterology. 2013 Nov;145(5):1026-34. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2013.07.044
Frietze KM, Lijek R, Chakerian B. Applying lessons from human papillomavirus vaccines to the development of vaccines against Chlamydia trachomatis. Expert Rev Vaccines. 2018 Nov;17(11):959-66. doi:10.1080/14760584.2018.1534587
AstraZeneca. COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca confirms 100% protection against severe disease, hospitalisation and death in the primary analysis of phase III trials.
Voysey M, Costa Clemens SA, Madhi SA, Weckx LY, Folegatti PM, Aley PK, et al. Single dose administration, and the influence of the timing of the booster dose on immunogenicity and efficacy of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine. The Lancet. [preprint]
Levine-Tiefenbrun M, Yelin I, Katz R, Herzel E, Golan Z, Schreiber L, et al. Decreased SARS-CoV-2 viral load following vaccination. Infectious Diseases (except HIV/AIDS); [preprint]
What Is Effective Immunity?
How Does Obesity Affect COVID-19 Vaccine Immunity?
How Immunocompromised People Are Navigating New CDC Mask Guidance
When Can Vaccinated People Visit Nursing Homes?
Can Non-Vaccinated People Get Vaccinated People Sick With COVID-19?
FDA Authorizes Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine
Why Are Some Vaccinated People Still Getting COVID-19?
Immunity against COVID-19 Will Take Weeks after Vaccination, Experts Say
When Can I Travel Again After Being Fully Vaccinated?
What Type of Summer Travel Poses Greatest COVID Risk?
CDC Issues First Guidelines for Life after a COVID-19 Vaccine
A Growing Number of Colleges Will Require COVID-19 Vaccination for Fall
When Can I Go Out in Public Again After Being Fully Vaccinated?
Can I Test Positive for COVID-19 After Being Fully Vaccinated?
How To Plan a COVID-Safe Gathering When Not Everyone Is Vaccinated


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God the Gamechanger
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Some people wince at terms like game changer today the same way they winced in earlier years when they heard, "paradigm shift".
But the terms overuse suggests there might be something that triggered the buzz. When Apple introduced the Macintosh, they changed the scene, not only by causing a few Macintoshes to be sold, but by pushing a permanent shift for mainstream computers to be sold with Macintosh-style Windows, not the older command line MS-DOS. Apple may never have sold the same number of units as Microsoft, and they survived due to a Microsoft bailout, but once Apple introduced the Macintosh, Microsoft considered it non-negotiable to release Windows to compete with the Macintosh enviromnent (even if Vista was a painful enough imitation MacOS to earn the scorn of Microsoft's usual fans). It may be in the end that Apple's biggest gift to the world of desktop computing is Windows: Apple's gift to desktop computing today is that you can now buy, as a mainstream choice, Windows 7 instead of something more like MS-DOS.
It is no longer a provocative statement that Apple's introduction of the iPhone may be a more profound game changer than the Macintosh. It may turn out, in the end, that Apple's gift to mobile computing may be the Droid and Google-based smartphones—Verizon's "Before you choose a phone, choose a map", and, "iDon't"/"Droid does" marketing campaigns certainly reflect a realization on Verizon's part that shooing Apple away when Apple wanted Verizon to be the iPhone's exclusive carrier was perhaps not Verizon's best decision. But the iPhone changed the game profoundly enough that it was the gold standard everyone was trying to beat, and at least before the Droid, no "iPhone killer" even came close.
In both of these cases, Apple didn't offer their own brand of the existing options: while it was not the first graphical user interface, the Macintosh did not offer an attempt to improve on MS-DOS; it showed what a graphical user interface done right for desktop computing could look like. Likewise, the iPhone did not offer a miniaturized standard desktop environment like Windows Mobile, but it showed what mobile computing done right could look like. While the iPhone may no longer be the only phone that does mobile computing right, the Droid underscores that if you're going to beat Apple now, you need to beat it by the same game as Apple is playing in the iPhone. In neither of these cases did Apple try to beat Microsoft at its own game by providing a better MS-DOS, or a better Windows Mobile. Instead, they changed the game.
In our lives, we want God to help us struggle better at the games we are playing. What God wants to do is something different: to change the game.
God the Game Changer at work: A story
Every Lent, Orthodox remember a great saint with a great story. There was a very accomplished priest and monk who was troubled by the idea that no one had gotten as far as him in ascesis (spiritual work). And he was sent to a monastery by the Jordan, where as the custom was, every Lent monks would go out into the desert. And after a while, he saw a person, and chased this person; after a time he asked for the other person to stop fleeing; the other person called him by name and asked for his cloak, since her clothes were long since gone. He was terrified.
She asked why a great ascetic like him could want to speak with a sinful woman like her. They bowed down and asked each other for a blessing; then she told him that he was a priest and he should bless her, terrifying him even more by knowing that he was a priest. Then they spoke, and the woman called herself a sinner without any single virtue, and asked him to pray. So they began to pray, and a long time the priest looked up and saw her above the ground, levitating. He fell to the ground, weeping in prayer. Then he asked her story.
The woman asked his prayers for her shamelessness; in modern terms, she was a sorority girl who majored in men, money, and margaritas, except worse. Much worse. She went to a religious festival, got to church, and a force kept her from going in. She tried to go around it, then prayed before an icon of Mary the Mother of God asking to be let in and then saying she would do whatever she was told. Then she was able to enter in; she worshipped, and returned to the icon and asked to be told what to do. Then a voice from on high said, "If you cross the Jordan, you will find glorious rest."
She was given some money and purchased three loaves of bread as she left, and then went, and struggled and struggled and struggled in what seemed like endless temptations and struggles. She had given free reign to her vices for seventeen years, and for seventeen years in the desert she wanted men, wanted wine and lewd songs, wanted meat, and just kept on struggling. After a time—a long, long time—things got easier. And she had been living for almost half a century in the desert, eating desert plants and at the mercies of the elements. It came up in the conversation that she quoted from the Bible with understanding. The monk asked her if she had read them. She said she had never seen another person since making the journey, had no one to read holy books to her, and like most people then, she didn't know how to read. Then she alluded to Scripture and suggested that Christ the Word may teach by himself.
She told him he wouldn't be able to come the next year, but to come the year after and give her communion. The next year illness pinned him down, and the year after he went, then saw her on the other side of the river. She crossed herself and walked over the water. They met again like the first, and she asked him to come again in a year.
He returned in a year to find her dead, kissed her feet and washed them with his tears, and found written next to her her last request and her name, Mary. He didn't see how he would bury her, as per her request, but when he took a piece of wood and began to dig, an enormous lion approached, and at his command dug her grave. Then he and the lion went their separate ways, and per an earlier request, the monk addressed numerous things that needed correction. Somewhere along the way, he asked in perfectly good faith if she would return to the city. Her answer was that no, she would be returning to temptation and ruin all her work. Old woman as she was, she still couldn't handle the temptation of having all those young men around.
What can we learn from all this? In the Parable of the Talents, a master calls his servants and entrusts one with five "talents" (70 pound silver bars), one with two, and one with one talent. He returns and calls an account. The master commends the servant who was given five talents because he has earned five more, and likewise commends the servant given two talents who has earned two more. Then the we hear a different tune (Matthew 25:24-27):
He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, "Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not winnow; so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours."
But his master answered him, "You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sowed, and gather where I have not winnowed? Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest..."
This is a bit of a hard passage. The master represents God quite clearly, and this parable not only has the servant say that his master is (to use different words) cruel, but he harvests where he did not plant seeds and gathers where he has not scattered. Worse than that, the master, i.e. God, seems to endorse the portrayal. What are we to make of this?
One thought is that this is rhetorically abstaining from pressing a point. In other words, we could paraphrase the master's reply, "You wicked and slothful servant! Let's say for the sake of agument that I harvest where I did not plant seeds and gather where I have not scattered. Shouldn't you at least have invested it so I could have it back with interest?"
But in fact a deeper understanding is available, and it hinges on a question. What has God not sown? He created Heaven and earth, all things that can be seen and all things that cannot be seen. The demons themselves were created by God; everything from the highest of the angels to the lowest grain of sand, from the greatest saint to the Devil is a creation of God. What then could there be that God hath not sown?
The answer is that God has not sown sin, nor suffering, nor evil, nor pain, nor sickness, nor death. He created the Devil, but not the rebellion of angels once created pure. God has not sown this; he has not scattered us out of the glory he intended for us. And he has not planted sin, nor suffering, nor evil, nor pain, nor sickness, nor death, but he harvests them.
The servant's accusation, which the master repeats, is that God is so intent on harvest that he harvests whether or not he has sown. The priest, monk, and saint Zosima is among the greatest of saints, and he lived a life of spiritual work and spiritually sober living before God. His life was full of seeds that God sowed, and probably from childhood. And God harvested Saint Zosima's good works. But Saint Zosima needed something. He needed to be knocked completely flat on his back.
But to stop here is to miss the glory of God the Game Changer. The woman in the desert did a great many things that God would never sow. She was a worse sinner than a prostitute. But God harvested her and her sins too, and when Zosima had reached a point where he did not know if there was his equal on earth, God showed Saint Zosima, "Here is someone who leaves you completely in the dust."
Saint Mary wondered how many souls she ensnared. The answer is certainly, "Many," and this is tragic. But God harvested her sins, many as they were, and out of her person, her story, and her intercession God has helped innumerrably more people reach salvation. She is one of the greatest saints the Orthodox Church knows. And something is really destroyed in the story if you omit her numerous sins of sexual self-violation.
And in all this, God changed the game. He did not tear up the fabric of time, but he harvested what was planted in her even more than what was planted in Saint Zosima. God harvests where he has sown, and God the Game Change also harvests where he has never sown. And when he does, he pushes the game to another level entirely.
A present-day example of God's game-changing, this time not with sin but with injury, is in the life of Joni Erickson. At a young age, Erickson dove the wrong way into shallow water and broke her neck, instantly paralyzing her in all four limbs. And she assuredly prayed what everybody who has such an accident prays if prayer is even considered: "Lord, heal me." And some people are healed, miraculously. But an entirely different, in a way deeper, miracle occurred with her. She adjusted to her loss and is a woman who has not only discovered that her life is still worth living, but has become a vibrant and well-known ambassador for the claim, "Even after a tragedy like mine, life is still worth living." None of this would have happened if she had not suffered an injury that cost her the use of all four limbs. For that matter, none of this would have happened if God answered her prayers by giving her the supernatural healing she wanted. Instead, God changed the game. He answered her prayers, not by giving what she asked for, but by moving the game to the next level. God did not plant her injury, but he has harvested where he did not plant and gathered in where he never scattered.
More than a game change
The Gospel is the story of God changing the game. It was much more than Pharisees who did not recognize Christ; his own disciples seemed to have their eyes equally wide shut.
Christ's people looked for a military Messiah who would deliver the Jews from Roman domination. Christ changed the game; he did not offer salvation as military deliverance, but salvation from sin. He didn't give people what they were looking for; he pushed the game to the next level.
Darkness reigned in the crucifixion of Christ. Something like a quarter to a third of the Gospels are devoted to Christ's passion. The message appears to be very clear: "But this is your hour—when darkness reigns" (Luke 22:53 NIV). Game over. All hope is lost.
Yet this profound evil is precisely what God harvested treasure beyond all beauty. In I Corinthians 15 Saint Paul writes,
But some one will ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?" You foolish man! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. And what you sow is not the body which is to be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some other grain. But God gives it a body as he has chosen, and to each kind of seed its own body. For not all flesh is alike, but there is one kind for men, another for animals, another for birds, and another for fish. There are celestial bodies and there are terrestrial bodies; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another. There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory. So is it with the resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable, what is raised is imperishable. It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness, it is raised in power. It is sown a physical body, it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body, there is also a spiritual body. Thus it is written, "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. But it is not the spiritual which is first but the physical, and then the spiritual. The first man was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man is from heaven. As was the man of dust, so are those who are of the dust; and as is the man of heaven, so are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. I tell you this, brethren: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Lo! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we shall be changed. For this perishable nature must put on the imperishable, and this mortal nature must put on immortality. When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." "O death, where is thy victory? O death, where is thy sting?"
And Saint Paul knew a game change in his own life. English translations seem to put this point much more delicately, but Saint Paul, earlier in this chapter, compares himself to a miscarried child, as the least of the Apostles. He almost seems to be saying, "If there's hope for me, there's hope for anybody." And yet God harvested from what was sown in this persecutor of the Church.
The Resurrection is the ultimate game-changing move. Saint John Chrysostom's famous resurrection homily proclaims:
Let no one bewail his poverty,
For the universal Kingdom has been revealed.
Let no one weep for his iniquities,
For pardon has shown forth from the grave.
Let no one fear death,
For the Saviour's death has set us free.
He that was held prisoner of it has annihilated it.
By descending into Hell, He made Hell captive.
He embittered it when it tasted of His flesh.
And Isaiah, foretelling this, did cry:
Hell, said he, was embittered
When it encountered Thee in the lower regions.
It was embittered, for it was abolished.
It was embittered, for it was mocked.
It was embittered, for it was slain.
It was embittered, for it was overthrown.
It was embittered, for it was fettered in chains.
It took a body, and met God face to face.
It took earth, and encountered Heaven.
It took that which was seen, and fell upon the unseen.
O Death, where is thy sting?
O Hell, where is thy victory?
Christ is risen, and thou art overthrown!
Christ is risen, and the demons are fallen!
Christ is risen, and the angels rejoice!
Christ is risen, and life reigns!
Christ is risen, and not one dead remains in the grave.
For Christ, being risen from the dead,
Is become the first-fruits of those who have fallen asleep.
To Him be glory and dominion
Unto ages of ages.
We would do well to remember the scene a short distance after the funereal scene of joy turned to weeping at the death of King Caspian in Prince Caspian:
"Look here! I say," he stammered. "It's all very well. But aren't you—? I mean didn't you—"
"Oh, don't be such an ass," said [King] Caspian.
"But," said Eustace, looking at Aslan. "Hasn't he—er—died?"
"Yes," said the Lion in a very quiet voice, almost (Jill thought) as if he were laughing. "He has died. Most people have, you know. Even I have. There are very few who haven't."
Earlier in the Gospel, in Luke chapter 7, there is a scene where a widow's only son is carried out on a bier, and Christ says something truly strange: before doing anything else, he tells her not to weep. He is speaking to a woman who has been twice bereaved, and with her last bereavement went her source of support. And he tells her, "Weep not!" He then goes on to raise her son from the dead. That isn't what is happening in Christ's resurrection.
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Christ is risen, His joy!
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We, the undersigned, are deeply disturbed by the attempts to smear those advocating for Palestinians" rights to racial equality and freedom from occupation with false charges of anti-Semitism.
Professor Bill Mullen of Purdue University was recently the target of a vicious smear campaign that linked him to swastikas and anti-Semitic slurs found outside the American Studies department office at Purdue. Professor Mullen is an American Studies scholar who is nationally renowned for his leadership in the Palestine solidarity movement, for his advocacy for the academic boycott, as well as for his social justice activism at large. Professor Mullen is an organizer with USACBI (the US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel) who helped spearhead the academic boycott resolution in the American Studies Association. He is known for his principled positions against any forms of hate or oppression. The unfounded attacks on him can only be explained as a response to his activism.
The smear campaign against Professor Mullen appears to be part of a national pattern. There has been a troubling uptick of incidents at campuses around the country that appear to be part of a campaign to associate BDS and Palestine solidarity activists with public expressions of blatant anti-Semitism, including swastikas.
Recently, organizers of the divestment campaigns at the University of Indianapolis and the University of Minnesota have also have been targeted with accusations of anti-Semitism and blamed for appearances of swastikas (http://mondoweiss.net/2016/03/divestment-opponents-attack-university-of-minnesota-sjp-with-swastika-graphic/). In 2015, after the divestment resolution at UC Davis was successfully adopted by the student government, swastikas were found on campus and also falsely attributed to Students for Justice in Palestine-Davis and the divestment campaign. SJP and other student activists supporting Palestine were subsequently subjected to a torrent of hateful attacks.
These attacks all share the same spurious logic that equates advocacy for BDS–that is, support for racial equality for Palestinians, an end to the occupation, and refugee rights–with anti-Semitism. These false charges are used to undermine those who protest the Israeli state"s ongoing human rights violations and unstoppable violence, and they cheapen the history of actually existing anti-Semitism. Jewish American groups such as Jewish Voice for Peace have condemned such spurious and damaging accusations of anti-Semitism. [https://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/JVP_Stifling_Dissent_Full_Report_Key_90745869.pdf].
We view these manipulative charges of anti-Semitism as a tactic of right-wing groups who are escalating their campaign of repression and backlash against the BDS movement, as it spreads rapidly at campuses across the nation. For example, groups such as the Academic Engagement Network, the Israel on Campus Coalition, and Students Supporting Israel have emerged to shut down criticism of Israel, joining other Israel lobby organizations such as the Anti-Defamation League and AIPAC in endangering the academic freedom and free speech rights of students and faculty.
We stand in solidarity with those facing defamation, blacklisting, hate mail, harassment, and intimidation for their global justice activism. Solidarity with Palestine means standing against all forms of oppression, racism and colonialism–including anti-Semitism, and anti-Black, anti-Arab, and anti-immigrant racism. We stand together with Bill Mullen in solidarity, and in support of the Palestinians in their steadfast struggle to end decades of racism, occupation, and warfare.
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Remember Kyrie Irving's Pepsi commercial where he pretended to be an old guy who then went on to school some young whipper-snappers on the basketball court? Apparently, enough people enjoyed it enough that they're actually making a movie about it.
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The Hollywood Reporter notes that Shaquille O'Neal and Get Out star Lil Rel Howery are currently in negotiations to join the cast of the Lionsgate film Uncle Drew.
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As for the rest of the senior squad, the cast is still to be determined, but "star power on this project could be very high" and several NBA talents are said to be circling roles. Notable basketball personalities who took part in the commercials include Bill Russell, Kevin Love, Nate Robinson, and Ray Allen.
Of course, Irving also happens to be teammates with arguably the best basketball player in the world, LeBron James, and it wouldn't seem too surprising to see him involved as well.
Drumline director Charles Stone is set to direct the film, and Lionsgate has acquired distribution rights. When the project originally broke, Lou Arbetter — general manager of Pepsi's Creators League Studios — said, "Pepsi and Kyrie Irving are looking forward to expanding the Uncle Drew universe." So keep in mind that whoever eventually does sign on to don the old-age makeup for this film might be signing on for many more films to come.


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Posted 8:51 AM, October 18, 2019, by Los Angeles Times, Updated at 08:56AM, October 18, 2019
Students head to class at California State University Long Beach in this undated photo. (Credit: Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Graduation rates for the California State University system continued an upward climb, reaching record highs in 2019, although black, Latinx and low-income students continue to graduate at the lowest rates and their gap in achieving a diploma did not narrow this year, according to data released Thursday.
The overall improvements come as the system's 23 campuses continue to funnel resources through its major graduation initiative, which is expanding course offerings, student advising and financial aid in a major move to raise graduation rates by 2025. To date, the CSU has received $276 million from the state, chancellor's office and private funders for the initiative.
Twenty-seven percent of students who entered Cal State universities as freshmen four years ago graduated in 2019, up from 19% in 2015, according to CSU's figures. More than 62% of students who entered as freshmen six years ago graduated, up from 57% in 2015. In total, the university conferred 107,319 baccalaureate degrees in 2019.
"The goals we have set are ambitious, and to see that we're making steady progress … is pretty remarkable," said assistant vice chancellor James Minor. "Given the size and scale of CSU, what happens here has a consequence not only for the state of California but also the rest of the country."
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