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Apart from a booming north coastal tourist town, the town Ocho Rios holds on to a large amount of Jamaica's history. Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494, Ocho Ríos hosts various beaches which accommodated the Taino Indians in order for them to have easy access to the wide open Caribbean Sea. These small beach areas combined, made up the small fishing village that was maintained even until long after the arrival of the British in 1655. Ocho Rios as the name suggests, is a Spanish term which means "Eight Rivers".
This town is located in the parish of Saint Ann on the north coast of Jamaica. Many believe that Christopher Columbus first set foot on the land in Ocho Rios. It is also said and strongly maintained that it is Discovery Bay that the former World explorer first landed in Jamaica. However, the first landing on Jamaica by Christopher Columbus was in the river mouth of Rio Bueno. this river that borders the parishes of Saint Ann and Trelawney. Although he many spots along the Jamaican coast, it was very long after his arrival that he actually got to Ocho Rios, while travelling eastwards.
At that point, he had counted eight rivers; and so, the village inherited the name, Ocho Rios. From your place of accommodation in any of Jamaica's resort areas such as Kingston, Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio or any cruise ship port in Jamaica, you can take a tour with us and learn more from one of our knowledgeable tour guides as they share their wealth of information with you. If you are doing this tour from Kingston, this tour will take you north of Kingston through the lower and western regions of the Blue Mountains to the north coast.
After entering the north coast, you will be going through several towns, before you arrive in Ocho Rios. If you are travelling from Falmouth, Montego Bay, Negril or Port Antonio, you will be enthused with the brilliant views of magnificent coastline and local communities which you will be passing through. On arrival in Ocho, you will be driven first to the Dunns River Falls attraction, which is located west of the town of Ocho Rios.
At Dunns River Falls, you can climb the waterfalls from the beach to the top. This attraction is known to be the Caribbean's number one selling day tour attraction, surrounded by lush green vegetation. After enjoying the energizing waters of Dunns River Fall, you will be having a delicious lunch! If time permits, you can visit another attraction of your choice which is not included in this package before you go shopping.
If you book this tour from Kingston, on your way to or from Ocho Rios, you will have great views of the mountains and valleys of central Jamaica.
If you book this tour from Port Antonio, you will have gorgeous views of the Caribbean Sea, on your way to and from Ocho Rios.
While in Ocho Rios, you will be visiting one of the most visited attractions in the Caribbean, Dunns River Falls. Here you will be able to climb the falls, splash, dash and enjoy the refreshing atmosphere.
After your time at the waterfalls, you will be taken to a top level Jerk Center for lunch.
Enjoy real Jamaican food such as; Jerk Chicken or Jerk Pork, backed up with rice and beans cooked in coconut sauce. This dish is commonly called by Jamaicans, rice and peas. Other sides are roasted yellow yam, Cassava and Festivals. Learn more about these on your tour.
Although this attraction is not included in your tour cost, if you want to have an immaculate view of Ocho Rios harbour, and other areas of downtown Ocho Rios, you can have us adding this it to your tour cost.
On your way to the start of your bobsleigh adventure, you will be able to have a magnificent view of downtown Ocho Rios.
Go shopping for gifts such as; liquor, souvenir and other things of interest.
Shop for Jewelry, liquor and other items, duty free, is in walking distance from your cruise ship.


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Indian Scout Sixty: Move over Sportster
Since its takeover of the Indian Motorcycle brand in 2011, Polaris Industries has offered a full line of Indian motorcycles — cruisers, baggers, touring, and racing models.
Last year, the company launched the iconic Indian Scout — the first to appear since 1920. It was a singular model — no more model 101s of different displacements, or Scout Sports or Scout Military or Military Juniors or even the Scout model 648 Daytona Sport. Now, there's a new Scout — the Indian Scout Sixty, which comes with a base sticker price of $8,999.
In the Scout Sixty, Indian sleeves the cylinders with a bore that's slightly thicker, reducing cylinder capacity — from 69 cubic inches in the Scout — to 61 in the Sixty. In addition, the transmission has one less gear, with its five-speed sequential manual gearbox. The Scout Sixty tips the scales at 4 pounds less than the regular Scout. The Scout Sixty delivers the same retro flavor as its sibling. In fact, they look almost identical, having the same basic physical dimensions.
Motive force comes from a 61-cubic-inch, liquid-cooled Indian V-Twin with closed loop electronic fuel injection, a 60mm bore, and split-dual-right side exhaust with a crossover. Claimed horsepower is rated at 78, while the torque generated is 65 lb.-ft. at 5,800 rpm. A five-speed sequential manual transmission gears the engine's output to the rear wheel through a gear-drive wet-clutch Primary Drive to the final left-side belt drive.
The suspension setup consists of 41mm telescopic forks up front with 4.7 inches of travel and rear-dual-adjustable coil-over shock absorbers with 3.0 inches of travel, set at an exaggerated rake, paying homage to the 1920 Scout's hardtail look.
The new Scout rolls on Indian 130/90-16 72 H M/C tires in front and 150/80-16 71H M/C tires mounted on Black painted five-tri-spoke alloy wheels.
The Indian Scout Sixty comes with its bodywork sprayed in a choice of Indian Motorcycle Red, Thunder Black, or Pearl White, featuring hard edge lines on the fuel tank and front and rear fenders. The solo "old school" seat is done in durable, weather-resistant vinyl with a leather option. Instrumentation includes a digital tachometer, odometer, trip meter, engine temperature gauge, and low fuel lamp.
The Indian Scout Sixty at first glance, is that it's relatively small. It sits low, displaying an iconic retro image. There are no faux cooling fins on the engine, but rather, structural ribbing that matches other aluminum-toned accents.
The Scout Sixty comes as a solo bike in homage to its early heritage. Foot controls are set forward and the handlebars are well positioned, reaching back to the rider, all making for an exceptionally comfortable riding position. The seat is small but surprisingly comfortable with its 25.3-inch height. There's an optional low-fly windshield available, an optional 1920 solo seat with a grab rail, and available classic beach-style handlebars.
Essentially, all of the optional gear for the Scout will fit the Scout Sixty. Granted, added comfort, convenience, and functionality may trump appearance and may not be a bad thing. Optional chrome crash bars, for instance, would provide relief for tall riders on long rides, but a lot of add-ons would tend to elevate the "bling" level, which doesn't really fit the Scout Sixty's image.
The Indian Scout Sixty is exceptionally well balanced with its low center of gravity, which allows for easy, fluid handling at all speeds, and the lean angle is enough to bolster confidence in high speed cornering. The motor pulls powerfully at just above idle, making it a breeze to pilot in stop-and-go traffic. Shifting is smooth and finding neutral is easy, with a green neutral indicator in the gauge cluster. ABS and Traction Control are not available on the Sixty. The suspension delivers a comfortable ride that's ideal for cruising.
All in all, the Indian Scout Sixty makes for a great, affordable entry-level mid-sized cruiser that's comfortable and easy to ride while looking totally cool, since it doesn't look like an entry level bike at all.

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<?php

namespace OCA\user_external;
use \OC_DB;

/**
 * Base class for external auth implementations that stores users
 * on their first login in a local table.
 * This is required for making many of the user-related ownCloud functions
 * work, including sharing files with them.
 *
 * @category Apps
 * @package  UserExternal
 * @author   Christian Weiske <cweiske@cweiske.de>
 * @license  http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl AGPL
 * @link     http://github.com/owncloud/apps
 */
abstract class Base extends \OC_User_Backend{
	protected $backend = '';

	/**
	 * Create new instance, set backend name
	 *
	 * @param string $backend Identifier of the backend
	 */
	public function __construct($backend) {
		$this->backend = $backend;
	}

	/**
	 * Delete a user
	 *
	 * @param string $uid The username of the user to delete
	 *
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function deleteUser($uid) {
		OC_DB::executeAudited(
			'DELETE FROM `*PREFIX*users_external` WHERE `uid` = ? AND `backend` = ?',
			array($uid, $this->backend)
		);
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Get display name of the user
	 *
	 * @param string $uid user ID of the user
	 *
	 * @return string display name
	 */
	public function getDisplayName($uid) {
		$user = OC_DB::executeAudited(
			'SELECT `displayname` FROM `*PREFIX*users_external`'
			. ' WHERE `uid` = ? AND `backend` = ?',
			array($uid, $this->backend)
		)->fetchRow();
		$displayName = trim($user['displayname'], ' ');
		if (!empty($displayName)) {
			return $displayName;
		} else {
			return $uid;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Get a list of all display names and user ids.
	 *
	 * @return array with all displayNames (value) and the corresponding uids (key)
	 */
	public function getDisplayNames($search = '', $limit = null, $offset = null) {
		$result = OC_DB::executeAudited(
			array(
				'sql' => 'SELECT `uid`, `displayname` FROM `*PREFIX*users_external`'
					. ' WHERE (LOWER(`displayname`) LIKE LOWER(?) '
					. ' OR LOWER(`uid`) LIKE LOWER(?)) AND `backend` = ?',
				'limit'  => $limit,
				'offset' => $offset
			),
			array($search . '%', $search . '%', $this->backend)
		);

		$displayNames = array();
		while ($row = $result->fetchRow()) {
			$displayNames[$row['uid']] = $row['displayname'];
		}

		return $displayNames;
	}

	/**
	* Get a list of all users
	*
	* @return array with all uids
	*/
	public function getUsers($search = '', $limit = null, $offset = null) {
		$result = OC_DB::executeAudited(
			array(
				'sql' => 'SELECT `uid` FROM `*PREFIX*users_external`'
					. ' WHERE LOWER(`uid`) LIKE LOWER(?) AND `backend` = ?',
				'limit' => $limit,
				'offset' => $offset
			),
			array($search . '%', $this->backend)
		);
		$users = array();
		while ($row = $result->fetchRow()) {
			$users[] = $row['uid'];
		}
		return $users;
	}

	/**
	 * Determines if the backend can enlist users
	 *
	 * @return bool
	 */
	public function hasUserListings() {
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Change the display name of a user
	 *
	 * @param string $uid         The username
	 * @param string $displayName The new display name
	 *
	 * @return true/false
	 */
	public function setDisplayName($uid, $displayName) {
		if (!$this->userExists($uid)) {
			return false;
		}
		OC_DB::executeAudited(
			'UPDATE `*PREFIX*users_external` SET `displayname` = ?'
			. ' WHERE LOWER(`uid`) = ? AND `backend` = ?',
			array($displayName, $uid, $this->backend)
		);
		return true;
	}

	/**
	 * Create user record in database
	 *
	 * @param string $uid The username
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	protected function storeUser($uid)
	{
		if (!$this->userExists($uid)) {
			OC_DB::executeAudited(
				'INSERT INTO `*PREFIX*users_external` ( `uid`, `backend` )'
				. ' VALUES( ?, ? )',
				array($uid, $this->backend)
			);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Check if a user exists
	 *
	 * @param string $uid the username
	 *
	 * @return boolean
	 */
	public function userExists($uid) {
		$result = OC_DB::executeAudited(
			'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM `*PREFIX*users_external`'
			. ' WHERE LOWER(`uid`) = LOWER(?) AND `backend` = ?',
			array($uid, $this->backend)
		);
		return $result->fetchOne() > 0;
	}
}

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Q: Getting values from 2 tables with different conditions for both tables Table 1

ID
FirstName
LastNmae
city
Group
code

11
john
smith
abc
E
P

21
don
davis
def
E
P

3
vee
miller
ghi
Q
P

6
vee
miller
ghi
Q
P

Table 2

ID
FirstName
LastNmae
city
Status
EmpName
Phone

11
john
smith
abc
U
Company 1
123

21
don
davis
def
P
Company 2
456

3
vee
miller
ghi
C
Company 3
789

4
jim
jones
xyz
P
comapany4
001

I have 2 tables mentioned above. I need an output from both table under these conditions
For table 1 condition is:
Group='E' AND code='P'
For table 2 condition is : Status = 'U' OR Status = 'P'
For output required columns are:
ID, FirstName, LastName, City, EmpName, Phone
I cannot use UNION because number of columns mismatch.
Desired Output:

ID
FirstName
LastNmae
city
EmpName
Phone

11
john
smith
abc
Company 1
123

21
don
davis
def
Company 2
456

4
jim
jones
xyz
comapany4
001

How can i get desired output. With UNION i can't get "EmpName" and "Phone" column. Is there anyway to use JOIN to get desired output.

A: I think you still need UNION. Try this query:
SELECT ID, FirstName, LastName, city, EmpName, Phone
FROM table2
WHERE Status IN ('U', 'P')

UNION

SELECT t1.ID, t1.FirstName, t1.LastName, t2.city, t2.EmpName, t2.Phone
FROM table1 AS t1
LEFT JOIN table2 AS t2 ON t1.ID = t2.ID
WHERE t1.Group = 'E' AND t1.code = 'P'
;

A: First, your results are all coming from table2, so this returns the results specified in the question:
select t2.ID, t2.FirstName, t2.LastName, t2.city, t2.EmpName, t2.Phone
from table2 t2
where t2.status in ('U', 'P');

I think you also want a matching condition on table1 (which is not needed for your example).  Based on your description:
select t2.ID, t2.FirstName, t2.LastName, t2.city, t2.EmpName, t2.Phone
from table2 t2
where t2.status in ('U', 'P') or
      exists (select 1
              from table1 t1
              where t1.id = t2.id and
                    t1.Group = 'E' and t1.code = 'P'
             );

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Although our Styleshoot machines deliver cut-out images automatically, for some product there is a need for retouching, from smoothing creases or removing mannequin, to more complex 3D reconstruction work.
We will discuss this with you and estimate the time and cost when we discuss your shoot with you.
Involves taking multiple images of a product from multiple angles and stitching together the results (as above). For more technical product this is very effective.
If you need product made into compilation images for banners etc please let us know and we can talk through how we can do this for you.
Depending on the look that you want you may look to have wrinkles smoothed and any imperfections retouched away.
Although our mannequins are modular (allowing us to remove necklines, arms etc) there are often small pieces of mannequin that need to be retouched out. In the main this is a fairly quick task.
Shooting using Styleshoots technology is 99% colour correct but occasionally - shooting Neon for example - you may want us to colour match for you.
On occasion your sample may have a fault. Most of these issues we can fix, particularly if we understand the issue when we shoot.
Well done for getting to the end of this page!
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02. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - Rubber
03. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - Crows And Guts
04. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - Tricycle Express
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06. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - Room 16
07. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - Bellyball Road
08. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - No Reason
09. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - Sheila
10. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - Racket
11. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - Le Caoutchouc
12. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - Polocaust
13. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - Dump
14. MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE - Sunsetire
MR. OIZO & GASPARD AUGE
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Q: Database Table Row Counts Where Column Value is True I'm trying to modify this query to give me the row counts for each table in the database where the table contains the column "Archive" and the total row counts along with the row count where "Archive = 1".  I've got the first part down but I'm having a brain fart with  the second part.
SELECT sc.name +'.'+ ta.name TableName,SUM(pa.rows) RowCnt
 FROM sys.tables ta
 INNER JOIN sys.partitions pa ON pa.OBJECT_ID = ta.OBJECT_ID
 INNER JOIN sys.schemas sc ON ta.schema_id = sc.schema_id
 WHERE ta.is_ms_shipped = 0 AND pa.index_id IN (1,0)
 AND OBJECT_NAME(pa.object_id) IN
 (
       --Criteria 1
   SELECT iq.TABLE_NAME
   FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS iq
   WHERE COLUMN_NAME LIKE '%Archive%'
 )
GROUP BY sc.name,ta.name
ORDER BY SUM(pa.rows) DESC

Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions.

A: It's a bit nasty, but hopefully this will work:
create table #result
(
    schemaName sysname, tableName sysname, recordCount bigint, archiveCount bigint, sqlCommand nvarchar(max)
)
alter table #result add primary key clustered (schemaName, tableName)

insert #result (schemaName, tableName, recordCount, archiveCount, sqlCommand)
SELECT sc.name, ta.name, 0, 0, 'update r set sqlCommand=null, recordCount=cnt, archiveCount=arch from #result r inner join
(select ' + quotename(sc.name,'''') + ' schemaName, ' + quotename(ta.name,'''') + ' tableName, count(1) cnt, count(case' +
   (SELECT
        ' when ' + QUOTENAME(c2.name) + ' = 1 then 1'
        FROM sys.columns c2
        WHERE c2.object_id = ta.object_id
        and c2.name like '%Archive%'
        and c2.system_type_id = 56 --int
        FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE
   ).value('.','varchar(max)')
   + ' else null end) arch from ' + QUOTENAME(sc.name) + '.' + QUOTENAME(ta.name) + ') x on x.schemaName=r.schemaName and x.tableName=r.tableName'
FROM sys.tables ta
INNER JOIN sys.schemas sc
    ON sc.schema_id = ta.schema_id
INNER JOIN sys.columns c
    ON c.object_id = ta.object_id
WHERE ta.is_ms_shipped = 0
and c.name like '%Archive%'
and c.system_type_id = 56 --select name, system_type_id from sys.types where name='int'
GROUP BY sc.name,ta.object_id,ta.name

declare @sql nvarchar(max)
select @sql = sqlCommand from #result where sqlCommand is not null
while @sql is not null
begin
    print @sql
    exec(@sql)
    set @sql = null
    select @sql = sqlCommand from #result where sqlCommand is not null
end

select * from #result


The most important thing we can do to fight climate change in the near term is getting U.S. government leaders to implement aggressive policies and incentives to support clean technology.
If Barack Obama is elected the next president his plan to spend $150 billion over 10 years on alternative energy would be a good start. Obama is also planning to appoint the first federal chief technology officer in the U.S. So here's a thought: Why not make that a chief clean-technology officer and fill the position with someone prominent, like Google CEO Eric Schmidt?
Not that Schmidt doesn't have his hands full running the search-engine giant, but he recently launched Google's own detailed plan to ween the U.S. off fossil fuels by switching to clean power and plug-in vehicles over two decades. Google says it would cost $4.4 trillion dollars but ultimately deliver a net savings of $1 trillion through energy-efficiency gains. The plan has some holes (like ignoring nuclear), but Schmidt and Google have the right idea: A crisis needs a game plan with math behind it. We need to appoint a well-known leader who will tackle this head-on. While the next administration will have many other issues to tackle (like the economy), a chief clean-technology officer could use cleantech to lead us in the right direction.
Katie Fehrenbacher is the editor of the blog Earth2Tech.com.


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A Blue-Velvet Universe: Very Large Telescope Captures Invisible Glow of Deep Space
By Doris Elin Urrutia 2018-10-15T11:41:08Z
The whole sky appears to glow in a new photo from the European Southern Observatory (ESO).
An international team of astronomers used the special eyes of the incredibly sensitive MUSE instrument on ESO's aptly named Very Large Telescope. The team peered into the Hubble Ultra Deep Field region and found "an unexpected abundance" of emissions from the early universe.
From their observations, the researchers extrapolated that almost all of the sky is invisibly glowing, like this scene, as dim yet abundant clouds of hydrogen imperceptibly produce Lyman-alpha emissions. [Found Them! 72 Unseen Galaxies Found Hiding in Plain Sight]
"This is a great discovery!" said team member Themiya Nanayakkara in an Oct. 1 photo caption by ESO. "Next time you look at the moonless night sky and see the stars, imagine the unseen glow of hydrogen: the first building block of the universe, illuminating the whole night sky."
The MUSE spectrograph on ESO's Very Large Telescope saw abundant regions of atomic hydrogen surrounding distant galaxies.
(Image credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, ESO/Lutz Wisotzki et al.)
This composite image shows the faint Lyman-alpha radiation in blue superimposed on the popular image of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2003 and 2004. Hubble collected light for over 270 hours to produce the original image of thousands of distant galaxies, ESO officials said in the caption, in what was then the deepest view of the universe. This region of the sky is found in Fornax, the constellation whose names translates to "the Furnace."
"Realising that the whole sky glows in optical when observing the Lyman-alpha emission from distant clouds of hydrogen was a literally eye-opening surprise," team member Kasper Borello Schmidt said in the caption.
This chart shows the location of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field. (Image credit: ESO/IUA/Sky & Telescope)
MUSE sits atop the Very Large Telescope at ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile. As an integral field spectrograph, it can view the sky in different light wavelengths. According to team member Philipp Richter, observations taken with MUSE can help astronomers capture images of the gas cocoons that envelope the galaxies in the early universe.
Follow Doris Elin Salazar on Twitter@salazar_elin. Follow us @Spacedotcom and Facebook. Original article onSpace.com.


Crunchgear needed a bag that holds all their junk and was padded enough so that said junk wouldn't break. The solution came as in the form of a Naneu Pro u120, which they named the "finest bag in its class".
The main compartment acts like a regular backpack, or can be used to fit the removable camera-case to hold your camera and a multitude of lenses. There's a laptop compartment to hold one up to 15-inches. If you've got a 17-inch porker, you can always go up to the Naneu Pro u220.
Other than notebooks and cameras, the bag also holds pens, notepads, headphones, and various other survival utilities. The reviewer also took the bag around the streets of New Orleans while putting it through its paces. If it can stand up to New Orleans, it should do fine for your daily commute.


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Q: Classic ASP & Java Applets Is it possible to fetch the values selected in Java Applet and pass the values to the classic ASP page.
For example: I have the main page in Classic ASP which invokes the Java Applet an allow the users to select the desired seats. Once the user has selected the seats and clicked on Add to Cart button in the applet, the values are passed to the classic ASP page to add the values in the fields.
Thanks for your help.

A: Here is one way:
URL url = new URL(
    "addToCart.asp?" +
    "seat1=b32" +
    "&seat2=b33"
    );
getAppletContext().showDocument(url);


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Językoznawstwo synchroniczne (od gr. syn "razem", chronos "czas") – działy językoznawstwa, których przedmiotem jest badanie systemu językowego w danej chwili, bez względu na historię języka jako całości, jak i na historię poszczególnych jego elementów. Językoznawstwo synchroniczne bada więc wszystkie elementy danego języka (danych języków) współwystępujące w określonym czasie, a także relacje między tymi elementami, abstrahuje natomiast zupełnie od historycznej genezy poszczególnych zjawisk.

Czasem mówi się o językoznawstwie synchronicznym jako o badaniu "przekrojów" języka poszczególnych epok (należy sobie wyobrazić język przestrzennie – jako wijącego się przez epoki, nieustannie ewoluującego węża). Każdy taki przekrój to osobny, w pełni autonomiczny system, funkcjonalnie niezależny od pozostałych przekrojów (choć powiązany z nimi genetycznie).

Ścisłe oddzielenie językoznawstwa synchronicznego od diachronicznego postulował Ferdynand de Saussure – miał to być podstawowy warunek umożliwiający badanie struktury gramatycznej języka. Od ostatniej ćwierci XX wieku imperatywu tego nie traktuje się już w językoznawstwie tak poważnie. Coraz częściej w pracach synchronicznych wskazuje się na wagę procesów historycznych. Metaforycznie często mówi się o "pamięci" języka – o obecności w elementach i strukturach danej epoki jak gdyby "uśpionej", skumulowanej wiedzy o fazach rozwojowych poprzednich epok.

Zobacz też
 gramatyka synchroniczna
 językoznawstwo diachroniczne
 językoznawstwo historyczno-porównawcze
 językoznawstwo synchroniczno-porównawcze
 strukturalizm

Działy językoznawstwa

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Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Win Global Competitive Review 9th Annual Award Ceremony for "Litigation of the Year – Non-Cartel Prosecution"
On March 26, Cozen O'Connor attorneys David Reichenberg and Thomas Ingalls were honored at the GCR (Global Competition Review) 9th Annual Awards Ceremony for "Litigation of the Year – Non-Cartel Prosecution" for their work on the Arista Networks v Cisco Systems case. The antitrust litigation between Arista and Cisco established for the first time that a copyright lawsuit can be a part of the basis of an antitrust violation. Arista alleged that Cisco encouraged industry-wide adoption of its command-line interface (CLI) – used to configure Ethernet switches – for more than a decade and hit Arista with a copyright infringement suit that claimed its CLI was for Cisco's exclusive use. Arista accused Cisco of reversing its policy on CLI and engaging in associated intimidation tactics to monopolize the Ethernet switch market. A California court found that Cisco did not just sue for copyright infringement but used the suit in an alleged smear campaign to gain a market advantage. The court's ruling in May 2018 set the table for an August 2018 eve-of-trial global settlement of all intellectual property and antitrust claims.
Launched in 1997, GCR is recognized as the world's leading competition law and policy journal and news service. GCR prides itself on publishing informative competition news with breaking news commentary and analysis five days a week, as well as original in-depth reports, interviews and features on antitrust enforcement worldwide. GCR publishes independent, renowned signature rankings including the GCR 100 and Rating Enforcement.
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Steelers Turning Point: Sutton Saves The Season
By Tyler Wise
Posted on January 13, 2022 at 7:30 am
Following each game in the 2021 Steelers season, I will be highlighting the play or event in the game that is the turning point. These aren't meant to be anything Earth-shattering, but meant to take a deeper look at how we arrived at the outcome of the game that may be hard to see during the first live watch.
Sunday, we got another legendary chapter of the best rivalry in the NFL. The Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers have had countless battles that have come down to last-second plays to decide the winner. This round had a little extra zest with the possibility of it being Steeler quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's last game in the NFL, and both teams keeping playoff hopes alive with a win.
After going into halftime tied at three, the Ravens came out with a focus on the run game. Something they likely should have stuck with against the uncharacteristically bad Pittsburgh run defense.
The Steelers' defense allowed 24 runs of 20+ yards this season, most in the NFL. No defense has allowed more 20+ yard runs in a year since the 2011 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (28).
By most metrics, Pittsburgh's run defense was historically bad in 2021. #Steelers
— Alex Kozora (@Alex_Kozora) January 12, 2022
The Ravens' adjustment proved fruitful as a 46-yard touchdown run by Lativus Murray, right through the teeth of the defense, put them up 10-3. While it was only the first drive of the second half, it felt like that may be enough to put away this Steelers team that could only muster 82 yards in the first 30 minutes of play, especially after Baltimore learned they could run the ball.
The Steelers' offense wouldn't lay down though, as they countered with a field goal drive of their own that almost doubled their first-half yardage output.
After the two teams traded three-and-outs, you could feel every drive starting to raise the tension. THAT play that eventually would decide the game would be coming soon, but for what team?
When the Ravens started out their next drive with four straight Latavius Murray runs totaling 58 yards, it seemed like the war of attrition had been lost in the trenches. The Ravens were going to trot into the end zone on the ground. A 17-6 lead would be far too much for this Steelers offense to overcome in a quarter, especially under these rainy conditions.
Then, just as all hope was lost, the Ravens did the unthinkable. After seven straight run plays that gained 64 yards, getting them down to the Pittsburgh 11-yard line, they chose to pass.
This decision turned out to be THE turning point in the game on 2nd & 6.
Neither team called anything remarkable in terms of scheme. The Steelers came out in their base 3-4 defense to help stop the run, with a basic Cover 3 look behind it.
The Ravens ran a split-zone play-action pass with only a 3-man route concept behind it.
However, the concept really stresses the Steelers' defensive backs here. They have to be disciplined and not jump anything, leaving their zones unoccupied.
The speed out to the field by Rashod Bateman (purple 12) is a huge key, as Alex Highsmith sinking into his hook/curl zone makes this an impossible throw, allowing Cam Sutton to stay back in his deep third and not have any thoughts to jump down on the out.
Mark Andrews (purple 89), has what I call a "void" route in the middle of the field. It's essentially a deep over route. However, against zone, the receiver finds the "void" in the middle of the field between the zones of the linebackers and defensive backs. It's something Andrews has mastered in his four seasons in Baltimore.
While Andrews is leaking into the hole between the linebackers and defensive backs on the far hash, safety Minkah Fitzpatrick is doing his best to read the quarterback's eyes and mid-point himself between Andrews and receiver Marquise Brown (purple 5) who is leaning into his middle third of the field.
While you likely already know how it ends, let's see how it works itself out.
Make sure to watch how Highsmith works back outside after the initial inside release by Bateman, following the eyes of the quarterback.
Fitzpatrick does get beat here, as he gets caught waiting a bit too long trying to mid-point. Luckily for Pittsburgh, Cam Sutton makes an outstanding play, reading the quarterback, clicking and closing, and finishing off the catch.
The play kept it a four-point game, and you effectively could feel the momentum switch over to the Pittsburgh sideline.
Head coach, Mike Tomlin, even mentioned during his press conference how the play hasn't been talked about enough.
Mike Tomlin said he hasn't talked enough about the Cameron Sutton interception on Sunday and the swing it provided the team. #Steelers
— Steelers Depot 7⃣ (@Steelersdepot) January 11, 2022
While the interception took place on the first play of the fourth quarter, and we know the Steelers would need an extra "quarter" to actually win the game, they likely do not make it to overtime if Sutton doesn't make this season-saving play.
What did you feel was the turning point of the game? Leave your thoughts and comments below!
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When You Restate Something Into Your Own Words You Are Doing What?
Paraphrasing is to put something into YOUR OWN WORDS. RESEARCH REPORTS use paraphrasing, example when writing from an encyclopedia or other sorce you paraphrase the information. In this case you MUST give credit to the source of information. Paraphrasing helps to better understand and remember ideas!
1 When you restate something into your own words you are doing what quizlet?
2 When you can restate in your own words?
3 What does it mean to restate what was said in your own words?
4 What is it called when you use your own words to restate the ideas in a text?
5 How is summarizing main ideas in your own words useful?
6 When paraphrasing text what is most important?
7 What are the words that have the same meaning?
8 How do you restate a sentence example?
9 How do you write in your own words?
10 What is a paraphrase example?
11 What can I say instead of this quote?
12 Is putting the main idea of a passage in your own words?
13 What does it mean to Summarise the text?
14 What are the benefits of summarizing a text?
15 What is the importance of summary?
When you restate something into your own words you are doing what quizlet?
Paraphrase means to restate an idea in your own words when it is from someone else's work. You just studied 20 terms!
When you can restate in your own words?
To paraphrase means to restate someone else's ideas in your own words. Paraphrasing is more than simply substituting phrases here and there–you must use your own sentence structure and phrasing.
What does it mean to restate what was said in your own words?
How it's done: Summarizing/reflecting is restating what someone has said in your own words. Huffington Post. In your introduction, restate the thesis of the original article in your own words. 6.
What is it called when you use your own words to restate the ideas in a text?
PARAPHRASE Definition: A paraphrase precisely restates in your own words the written or spoken word of someone else. Guidelines: • Use your own words, phrasing, and sentence structure to restate the message.
How is summarizing main ideas in your own words useful?
When you summarize, you restate the most important information of a text, using your own words. strategy. It increases comprehension and retention of information.
When paraphrasing text what is most important?
When paraphrasing text, it is most important to..? Understand the main idea of the original passage.
What are the words that have the same meaning?
A synonym is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or a phrase. Antonyms are words which have the opposite (or nearly opposite) meaning. For example: new and old. Words that are synonyms are referred to as being synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy.
How do you restate a sentence example?
Restate sentence example
Just restate everything that is important, and keep it short and to the point. Let me clearly restate that remains our desired objective. The company is now planning to restate its last three years ' accounts, which may include a write-off of about 150 million pounds.
How do you write in your own words?
Read the passage several times to fully understand the meaning.
Note down key concepts.
Write your version of the text without looking at the original.
Compare your paraphrased text with the original passage and make minor adjustments to phrases that remain too similar.
What is a paraphrase example?
Sometimes you only need to paraphrase the information from one sentence. Here are some examples of paraphrasing individual sentences: Original: Her life spanned years of incredible change for women as they gained more rights than ever before. Paraphrase: She lived through the exciting era of women's liberation.
What can I say instead of this quote?
this demonstrates.
this illustrates.
this suggests.
this indicates.
this proves.
this displays.
this implies. v.
this portrays.
Is putting the main idea of a passage in your own words?
Paraphrasing involves putting a passage from source material into your own words. A paraphrase must also be attributed to the original source.
What does it mean to Summarise the text?
What is summarizing? Summarizing reduces a text to its main idea and necessary information. Summarizing differs from paraphrasing in that summary leaves out details and terms.
What are the benefits of summarizing a text?
It helps students learn to determine essential ideas and consolidate important details that support them.
It enables students to focus on key words and phrases of an assigned text that are worth noting and remembering.
What is the importance of summary?
Writing a summary is an important skill that students will use throughout their academic careers. In addition, summarizing improves reading skills as students pick out the main ideas of a reading; it also helps with vocabulary skills as students paraphrase a reading, altering the vocabulary and grammar as they do so.


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Q: Prove that the equation $x^{3}-3x+b=0$ has at most one root in the interval $[-1,1]$ I have to prove that the equation  $x^{3}-3x+b=0$  has at most one  root in the interval $[-1,1]$.
My attempt:
We consider the function $g(x)=x^{3}-3x+b$.Now since it is a polynomial it is differenciable and given that $g(x)$ has odd degree it has a root.
We now take a look to the derivative of $g(x)$ that is $g'(x)=3x^{2}-3$ and we notice that the equation $3x^{2}-3=0$ has two solutions $x=+1,-1$.Then we note that in the interval $[-1,1]$  $g′(x) \le 0$ so $g$ is decreasing, and, as this is a polynomial, it does not remain constant, on any interval and $g$ is hence is strickly decreasing. So g cannot have multiple zeros. Or we can state this as follows,  $g′(x)<0$ on the open interval then by the MVI we have that: (g(x)−g(y))/(x−y)=g′(c) with c∈(−1,1). As g′(c)<0 the ratio is <0 so $g$ is stricly monotonic.
Then there exists at most 1 root at the interval  $[-1,1]$.
Can you tell me if I am clear and right? and How can I fix that errors please? thank you a lot. :)

A: Your point is not clear. The fact to note is that
$$
g'(x) = 3x^2 - 3
$$
does not take both positive and negative values on the interval $[-1,1]$. Hence $g$ is monotonic, and has at most one zero.

A: Let $f(x)=x^3-3x+b$
Let's suppose $-1\leq x \lt y \leq 1$
Then $f(y)-f(x)=y^3-3y+b-(x^3-3x+b)=(y-x)(x^2+xy+y^2-3)$
The first factor $y-x$ is positive. We have $x^2\leq 1, xy \lt 1, y^2 \leq 1$ so that $x^2+xy+y^2-3$ is negative.
This means that $f(y)\lt f(x)$
Suppose $-1\leq y, z\leq 1$ and $f(z) =0$. If $y\lt z$ then $f(y)\gt f(z)=0$ and if $y\gt z$ then $f(y)\lt f(z)=0$
So if there is one root in the interval, there can't be another.
Much better to draw a diagram, and get a sense of what is going on.
Much better to develop an understanding of the shapes of functions.
Easier to use the derivative and to note that a negative derivative means a decreasing function.


Discussion in 'Price Drops, Must-Have Freebies, and Deals' started by Damjancd, Mar 19, 2015.
Decided to go free, and see how it feels. Hope it feels nice, like a soft colourful breeze.
Ignore the link saying it costs money, in itunes it correctly says it's free, like air, or bubbles.
UUUU. Action, Puzzle, Colors, Monotouch, Accelerating colors, Sounds and Colors that are falling down and you should stop them from doing that.
Monotouch. Using cutting edge technology we created a game that you can play by using a single finger. Very advanced space rocket technology.
Procedural. The game is different each time you play it. Colors, Sounds and gameplay differs every time, and you need to adapt as quickly as possible, to avoid any unnecessary color spillage. Who would want to waste such beautiful color?
Finger resource. Since UUUU is a revolutionary monotouch game, your single finger is your main strategic resource. Do you use it to manually hold off the colors, to create new boosters, or maybe some unique approach?
Text. Text is boring and in UUUU you will find absolutely no text, just symbol, sounds, and did we mention colors?
Colors. Unlike penguins, pandas, snow, and very old TVs.
Why are you still reading the description? It's black and white. You need color to compensate for this monochromatic reading experience - we have just the game for that. And it's this one.
This app does NOT play nice with the iPad... yet!
I don't know how to play the game. So, for me without text is also unplayable.
Those things are falling down. Prevent them doing that as long as possible by using those powers (the positive ones) you unlock more as you progress.
You can create more superpowers by sliding your finger higher above the first circle.
Superpowers can only be applied on other falling things, not the same.
They speed up as time progresses, falling faster and faster.
What superpowers do the different symbols represent?
Ok this is one SERIOUSLY strange game... but I'm intrigued. I only tried it twice so I should probably figure this out myself but if the objective is to stop the descent - why would you ever want the anchor... which just seems to drag it down? No way to dump a power up either I suppose?
Ok I'll try some more before more dumb questions.
I don't think there's any dumb questions here.
The directions are vague, both in the store description and the game.
Someone pm'd me telling me the same thing.
The game looks very polished and pleasant. I can see that it is unique and original.
Obviously. The dev put a lot of work into it. I think I heard that he,s a one man team, or it,s him and his wife??.
I am glad the dev wrote earlier. It helped somewhat. But... Not knowing what the symbols are, means a 10 or 20 second game. Is there a purpose for that anchor if it speeds the drop? I don't know. To me, it's just frustrating. I promise, I am not a stupid person. I am quite logical with most things.
The compliments I wrote above; I mean them. But, on a psychology side or human nature side, if a player doesn't understand the game, they don't understand the goal. Not understanding the goal will cause the player to lose interest quite fast. Just as I am starting to. There are two people in this thread that have shown confusion. And; I've heard from others now, that have already played and/or tested your game, that they have pointed out some of this confusion as well.
Please don't be offended by what I have written here. I promise I am only trying to help. If you want more players, downloaders, etc.... You really need to have a better tutorial or actual written directions. You can't expect everyone to automatically understand how to play the game. You could ruin your reputation as a developer where a potential buyer or player of your future games, will decide that they might not understand how to play that next game, so why bother?
The game looks really great. So please, fix this one thing. I think you'll see better results from your players. Of course, it's your prerogative. I'm just trying to be helpful.
^ It's not that difficult to find out how the power-ups work. *) Part of the puzzle if you ask me. The short tutorial shows the most important thing: You can use them only on OTHER stripes. Had some fun with it and unlocked the 170 power-up within 20 min. Will pick it up again for sure. Thanks for the freebie!
Some of them require taps (but only when the + symbol is visible, stop tapping on x) or swipes (the winding thingy p.e.). Anchor: Stops the stripe movement on holding. All with timers.
Ahh... You HOLD the anchor. Duh! Ok that makes sense. The wind key you push it back up and the plus sign you tap... Rocket is self-explanatory. Not sure about the battery yet lol. Cool presentation in any case. Very artsy.
Ignore this... Screwed up a quote.
To the dev: I'd listen to Lav's suggestions. Because another helpful poster shared some tips I already feel better about the game. Let's face it, people have short attention spans and are inundated with iOS games so if they have to think just to figure out how to play it they may move on before giving it a fair shake.
Real interesting looking game by the way... Kudos to your work.
Always amazed when even the dev has no interest in his product. I suppose after all the time spent on it you have to be a bit sick of it by release time. I know it can be this way producing music.


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The Heron spy plane, or unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), was sent to Weipa, Queensland in a standard freight container, from which it is being removed in this shot.
Credit: Australian Customs Service
Caption by: Suzanne Tindal
The lightweight carbon composite frame means the team can assemble the aircraft without a crane. Here, the wings are about to be bolted to the body.
In one piece, the UAV lifts off.
The satellite communications unit is housed in the mushroom-like form on the top, with the pot belly underneath containing the radar. Communications gear is kept in the nose.
The aircraft sends its footage and radar information to the command centre in Weipa, where the aircraft is controlled from. It is a temporary structure, having also been transported in a container.
The UAV is able to identify the size of ships using its radar. For ships over 300 gross tonnes, it picks up other information using their automatic identification system, which vessels of that size have to operate. Its speed can get as low as 65 knots, allowing it to get close shots of ships and their crew.
The eight-metre long UAV is a Heron operated by Israel Aerospace Industries.
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Dek Unu Magazine - Al Satterwhite
Dek Unu Arts
Square / 8" x 8"
1960s, documentary photography, fine art photography, news photography, sixties, south, Southern U.S
Al Satterwhite's newest book project, selected from an archive of over 800 images, is drawn from the first few years of a career that has spanned over 60 years. The project, outtakes from Satterwhite's work as a news photographer and from his wanderings around the South, collects sights from daily life in the Sixties, showing what has changed and what has not.
These images are not valuable just as nostalgia. Unlike snapshot mementos, these images, made with the right combination of craft and vision, not only last, but age to perfection. Satterwhite's news photographs, often originally created for the next morning's edition, have, after 19,000 mornings, become something else again. Not only do they remind us of those days, but they tell an even better story now. The photos included in Southern Exposure haven't changed, but their technical fit and finish endures, and the moment when they're seen provides a brand-new context; by art's magic, the particular fades and the universal appears.
Other Publications by Dek Unu Arts
Dek Unu Magazine - Diana Nicholette Jeon
Dek Unu Magazine - B.A. Van Sise
Dek Unu Magazine - Mary Salen


A Christmas rose blooming amid the softly fallen snow.
in this limited-edition Snowy White Floral collection.
The bottle is pink, and the cap is champagne gold.
every time you reach for it.
it's an adorable treasure exclusive to this season.
In a limited-edition Snowy White Floral fragrance.
for an exceedingly gentle fragrance exclusive to our holiday collection.
The fresh, wet feel of milk with the richness of oil.
Body milk oil for dewy, soft skin.
Hand cream containing generous quantities of plant oil.
Make bath time a relaxing time.
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Zombie blood is not red like that of living humans - it is black as the darkest night. Create or complete your costume with this handy bottle of water washable black Zombie blood spray and make Halloween a truly frightful affair.
The only thing I did not like about the spray version of the zombie blood is that the liquid was so thick, it eventually clogged up the spray part. Nothing would come out.
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Licensing Sub Committee (ceased to operate 10/04/2017) Minutes
10.00 a.m.
Council Chamber, Town Hall, High Street, Stockton on Tees, TS18 1AU
Councillor Kirton (Chair); Councillor Salt, Councillor Cains
S. Mills (DNS), J Nertney (LD)
Applicant: Miss Louise How
37/08 APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN
RESOLVED that Councillor Kirton be appointed Chairman for this meeting only.
Preamble for item LSC 38/08
39/08 CAFé SAPORE, 4 HARPER PARADE, HARTBURN, STOCKTON-ON-TEES - APPLICATION FOR GRANT OF A LICENCE UNDER THE LICENSING ACT 2003
(Attachment: 1)Report
RESOLVED that:-
•	The application be granted for recorded music between the following hours:-
Monday to Sunday:	10:00 to 22:00
•	The application be granted for the supply of alcohol between the following hours:-
(with the premises been open for an additional 30 minutes as a wind down period/drinking up time)
•	Hours premises are open to the public:-
Monday to Sunday: 09:00 to 22:00
•	To attach the following conditions to the licence:-
1.	Deliveries to the premises and the disposal of refuse such as bottles shall occur at a time when it was not likely to cause a disturbance to residents in the vicinity of the premises.
2.	Any recorded music played within the premises shall be background music only and inaudible at the nearest residential premises. Recorded music shall be played indoors only.
3.	All external doors and windows shall be kept closed when regulated entertainment is being provided except in the event of an emergency. Any music played within the premises shall not cause a disturbance at the nearest residential premises. Any music shall be played indoors only.
4.	The licence holder or his representative shall conduct periodic assessments of the noise coming from the premises when used for regulated entertainment and shall take steps to reduce the level of noise where it is likely to cause a disturbance to local residents. A written record shall be made of those assessments and shall include, the time and date of the checks, the person making them and the results including any remedial action. All records shall be retained for one year and be made available to enforcement agencies and Responsible Authorities upon request.
5.	Use appropriate management controls to reduce the likelihood of customers causing noise disturbance to local residents when vacating the premises and using the beer garden and passageway. This should include placing throughout the premises, in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public, notices requiring customers to leave the premises and use the beer garden in a quiet manner.
10.00am/11.00am
38/08 There were no declaration of interests.
39/08 The Chair introduced all persons who were present and explained the procedure to be followed during the hearing.
Members of the Committee gave consideration a report regarding an application for Grant of a Licence under the Licensing Act 2003. Members gave consideration to the representation that had been received. The Applicant informed the Committee that conditions had been agreed with Cleveland Police. The applicant had also agreed a number of conditions with the Councils Environmental Health Section. One representation had been received from a person living within the vicinity of the premises.
Miss How informed the Committee that the application was for a coffee shop selling hot and cold food products. It was intended to supply alcohol with food in a continental café style atmosphere.
It was noted that the applicant informed the Committee that Section M of the application form which related to supply of alcohol should be amended to show that alcohol would only be supplied on the premises.
It was also noted that after discussions with Cleveland Police the terminal hour for the supply of alcohol had been reduced to 21:30.
A representation had been made by Environmental Health. The Applicant had agreed conditions which addressed the concerns of Environmental Health and would ensure that the objector was not disturbed by public nuisance connected with the premise.
The Committee had regard to the representation which had been received from a resident of Hartburn Village.
When considering their decision the Committee had regard to the Statutory guidance issued under Section 182 of the Licensing Act 2003 and the Councils Licensing Policy.
Members had regard to the oral representations made to them and the one individual representation from a person living within the vicinity of the premises. The Committee noted that the Objectors concerns were general in nature and were concerned about what may happen rather than having any evidence that the premise would cause a problem.
The Committee were satisfied that the likelihood of noise nuisance from the premise was minimal and in addition a number of conditions had been agreed with Environmental Health which would address any potential for nuisance.
The Committee noted that the person who had made a representation was not in attendance at the Committee meeting. The Committee noted the residents concerns but felt that there was no evidence that if the application was granted the resident would suffer any public nuisance. The Committee were satisfied that if the application was granted the licensing objectives would not be undermined. It was noted that no representations had been received from Cleveland Police and therefore it followed that the Police were therefore satisfied that the crime and disorder objective would not be undermined.
After giving due consideration to all of the evidence the Committee agreed to grant the application for recorded music, and the application for the supply of alcohol, with conditions.


What's it like adjusting to life as a professor?
For language, literacy and culture Ph.D. grad Karsonya "Kaye" Whitehead '09, it was just as much about embracing a new sort of teaching — the Jesuit educational traditions upheld by her employer, Loyola University Maryland — as the challenges found in the everyday classroom. A member of Loyola's full-time communications faculty since 2009, Whitehead was recently interviewed by the university about her experiences so far.
Whitehead earned her bachelor's degree in history from Pennsylvania's Lincoln University and her M.A. in international peace studies from the University of Notre Dame. She answered some additional questions about the professor's life for UMBC's Alumni Blog.
Q: As a relatively new Ph.D. grad, what has it been like adjusting to your new work?
A: One of the things that I enjoyed the most about my doctoral program was working so closely with my dissertation committee. I had both the support and the ear of five very accomplished scholar teachers who were committed to my success. They read every word that I wrote, listened when I felt overwhelmed, cheered for my every accomplishment, and believed in me even during the times when I could not believe in myself. My co-chairs were Drs. Christine Mallison (LLC) and Kriste Lindemeyer (former chair of the History department) and my committee members were Drs. Michele Scott (History), Cristel Temple (former associate professor in Africana Studies) and Debra Newman Ham (History, Morgan State). My biggest adjustment has been adjusting to the fact that I am now the teacher scholar and that I must do for others, what was done for me. I miss my committee and there are days when I miss being the student (who could focus only on myself) rather than the professor (as I must look outward to ensure that my students are learning and growing and are not being left behind).
Q: What has been your most surprising discovery so far?
A: I am constantly amazed by how much I enjoy teaching at a Jesuit university. I was first introduced to the Jesuit teachings when I was in graduate school at the University of Notre Dame. I was living in the "Peace House," while I was working on my masters in international peace studies (fourteen graduate students in the peace program—students were from all around the world with no more than two from one country—were selected every year to live in the peace house and to actively work on building and maintaining a peaceful community. It was a yearlong commitment and it forced us to listen to one another and to bear one another's burden. We had a white and a black student from South Africa, a student whose mom was Jewish and her father was Palestinian, students from China, Korea, Vietnam, Russia…) and someone mentioned that the Jesuits were committed to promoting peace when peace was an option and protesting when it wasn't. I had never really heard of the Jesuits but I was familiar with protest and resistance and I was interested in hearing more about this group that did both and that did them in the name of love.
Since arriving at Loyola, I have immersed myself in the culture. I have gone on an Ignatian Pilgrimage, visiting all of the places in Spain and Rome where St. Ignatius developed the Jesuit teachings; I have participated in an Ignatian pedagogy class, where I learned how to infuse Jesuit teachings into my classroom; I have attended the Collegium program, a week-long retreat for faculty members from Jesuit and Catholic universities; and I have worked with a Jesuit priest to learn about the Examen process of daily meditative reflection and discernment. I enjoy being at a place where we take seriously the idea of cura personalis – the care of the entire student. We are concerned about them as people and we want them to think seriously about what they have to offer the world and how they can make a difference in whatever field they choose to enter.
Q: And what advice might you give to current UMBC students looking to begin careers as professors?
Find a university whose mission fits with the way that you see the world; if you want to focus solely on research then look only at R1 universities and if you want to focus on both your teaching and your research – look for places like Loyola.
Earlier this week, I left class, walked across my campus, and realized how much I love being a university professor. I get paid to make an impact on the lives of the next generation; to think deeply about issues that are important to me; and to be engaged in the world around me!
Congratulations and much continued success! I'm a Lincoln grad ('81) and Loyola MBA grad ('98). Great interview. I would love earning my Ph.D and becoming a professor (Business)…I feel that teaching young people is my true calling but may have missed the opportunity to do so as a college professor…at least at the present time.


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Around the world, Church celebrates a Christmas like no other
By Inés San Martín
|Crux
Palestinian children look at the Nativity scene in Manger Square, adjacent to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, ahead of Christmas, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020. (Credit: AP Photo/Nasser Nasser.)
ROSARIO, Argentina — When history books look back on how the Catholic Church experienced Christmas 2020, no matter where that history is written, inevitably the COVID-19 pandemic will loom large.
In Rome and around the world, bishops and other Catholic leaders called for vaccines to be made available to poor countries, expressed sorrow over the almost two million lives lost worldwide and reflected on the economic and cultural fallout of the crisis.
Yet no one, especially a global institution of 1.3 billion people, ever faces just one problem at a time, and so Catholic leaders also used the holidays to bring up several other issues too.
Here's a roundup of Christmas messages and homilies from around the world, signaling the particular concerns of each bishop or local Church.
Holy Land: A Plea for Inclusion
Italian Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who got a clean bill of health Dec. 22 after contracting COVID-19, wrote in his Christmas message that Christ "is the only logical response to the sad reality of our world."
Though much of his letter turned around the virus, the patriarch also made a strong plea for social inclusion.
"Tonight, we do not want, and we cannot forget, the sadness and worry that grips the world's heart as in a vice," Pizzaballa wrote. "Even here in the Holy Land, we are no exception. We live in a land with plurality and openness to the world as its vocation, but we continually witness opposite attitudes."
"Instead of being inclusive, we are increasingly exclusive: instead of recognizing each other, we deny each other," he wrote. "I am thinking of our faithful who live in Palestine: for them also, as for Mary and Joseph, there seems to be no place in the world, continually invited, before being able to live with dignity in their home, to await an unknown and repeatedly postponed future."
Pope Francis too included the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during his blessing to the City of Rome and the World on Christmas Day, calling for both peoples to "regain mutual trust and seek a just and lasting peace through a direct dialogue capable of ending violence and overcoming endemic grieavances, and thus bear witness before the world to the beauty of fraternity.
Colombia: Compassion for the needy
Archbishop Luis Jose Rueda, appointed earlier this year by Pope Francis as Archbishop of Bogota, Colombia's capital, said in his message that Christmas is a time of joy that "gives us a missionary task," calling on the faithful to show compassion towards the needy.
Those who are sick, elderly, kidnapped or imprisoned, he said, "must be part of our hearts."
Rueda also offered three moments, a spiritual one, an ecclesial one and a family one, to put into practice during the season, leading believers to renew their lives in such a way that "if we feel siblings in Christ, then the suffering of the other must be our pain, the joy of the other, ours."
He also invited families to tell Jesus child to "come to our homes, we have a place for you," as this is a time to "impregnate ourselves of God and his plan of salvation that brings hope to our lives."
Burkina Faso: Resist cultural colonization
Cardinal Philippe Ouedraogo, Archbishop of Ouagadougou, said Mass on Dec. 24, heavily quoting Pope Francis. He referred to this as the Christmas of "the pandemic, of the health crisis, of the economic, social and even ecclesial crisis, which blindly struck the whole world." Secondly, he referred to a "regrettable deterioration of ethics and a weakening of spiritual values and a sense of responsibility."
According to Ouedraogo, the "so-called developed countries and powerful lobbies want to impose on poorer countries the ratification of abortion and contraceptive methods through financial aid."
This is something many church leaders have denounced through the years, and it's what Pope Francis refers too when he speaks of "ideological colonization".
It's something his fellow Argentine bishops denounced in various opportunities during the final months of this year, as Argentina once again gears up to debate abortion- a half-sanctioned presidential bill could be debated by the Senate on Dec. 29-, and the bill could become law, despite the fact that 60 percent of the nation heavily opposes it, and only 29 percent of the population approves of abortion.
Ouedraogo also said that these practices, abortion and contraception, have had many consequences, including a drastic drop in birth rate, the aging of populations and the abandonment of the elderly.
"The church must promote a gateway to support families and educate young people for responsible sexual behavior," the cardinal said.
He denounced the "forms of cultural colonization" as "the arrogance of the strongest, obsessed with conflicts of interest, sacrificing certain parts of humanity by keeping them in a scandalous situation of dependence and misery without any respect for their dignity."
Venezuela: End our "grave crisis"
There was no joint Christmas message from the Venezuelan bishops' conference this yearbut the body's press department put out a short statement on Christmas Day, highlighting Pope Francis remarks on Venezuela during his Urbi et orbi blessing (to the city of Rome and the world.)
As he went through different countries and regions that face challenges, Francis referred to the American continent, "particularly affected" by the coronavirus, which has intensified its many sufferings, "frequently aggravated by the effects of corruption and drug trafficking."
"May [God] ease the recent social tensions in Chile and end the sufferings of the people of Venezuela," he said.
The Venezuelan conference focused on the last line, noting that the pontiff has often called to help the problems the country faces, including the fact that 80 percent of its population lives under the poverty line and that at least three million people have fled the country in the last decade looking for a better future in neighboring countries, the U.S. and Europe.
As the conference noted, back in April the pope called for the "facilitation of international aid to the population that suffers due to the grave political, social, economic and sanitary crises."
"The support from Pope Francis has been a constant when showing his concern for the grave crisis of the Venezuelan people," the conference wrote in their website.
Honduras: God shouldn't be 'great absentee' at Christmas party
Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, a member of the council of cardinals that advices the pope, recalled refugees, immigrants, those affected in Honduras by back-to-back tropical storms Eta and Iota that struck in November, and the war in Syria during his Christmas Mass
"God really has no home now in the refugee camps, where they suffer hunger, hatred, war in the Middle East, in Libya, Iraq, Sudan, the children of Syria, a country that is devastated after a decade-long war," he said.
More than 371,000 people have died as a result of the Syrian conflict, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Maradiaga said that God doesn't have a home in the many who lost it all after the two devastating storms that struck several Central American countries in early December.
Over 3.5 million Hondurans were affected by the storms, that on top of heavy winds and rains, left behind floods and landslides, killing over 100 and destroying homes and crops.
"How sad that in this world there is no place for refugees, immigrants, the elderly who live alone and for those most in need," Maradiaga said, before asking for God's help to "be more human every day."
Towards the closing of his homily, the cardinal noted that all of these events, as tragic as they are, are less so than "God not having a home in our hearts, when we do not want to receive or shelter him."
"How sad it is, when God is the great absentee at the Christmas party," he said, before stressing that the birth of Jesus "is not a simple historical event, it is much more, he comes to meet us, receives us all, accepts our fragile and limited human condition."
Spain: Don't leave new arrivals at the door
Cardinal Juan Jose Omella, president of the Spanish bishops' conference, asked faithful and all the people of good will to "welcome those who come for afar and share with those who have nothing."
The archbishop of Barcelona said that the birth of Jesus teaches that "the greatest greatness is in the small."
Speaking about the Holy Family, Omella said that they couldn't celebrate Christ's birth where they wanted, nor share it with whom they wanted. By leaving them outside, in the manger, he said, the "local people" of Bethlehem, "left out the best, those most in need."
"That family that came from abroad, as it happens so many times, was a blessing, a wealth and a new gift for that society," the cardinal said, in a clear reference to the growing willingness from Spain to welcome migrants. "Leaving them outside, they lost the best. Let that not happen to us."
Follow Inés San Martín on Twitter: @inesanma


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MEAL PLANNER
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An open source meal planner for CS441


WE at DB Sports Tours pride ourselves on providing the best and most exclusive opportunities for Irish athletes – and our latest competition is no exception.
To kick-start what we hope will be a long line of similar prizes given out in the coming months, we have an incredible pair of authentic Deco worn football boots to give away.
Unlike anything you can buy in the shops, these size 7.5 Umbro football boots are not only of professional quality – amateur players only have access to copies in the shops – but were actually worn by Champions League winner and Portugal international Deco.
A two-time European Cup winner with Porto and Barcelona, Deco has also played for Chelsea and represented his country at the European Championships and a World Cup.


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Home / COVID-19 / Support Resources
COVID-19 Support Resources
uAspire is working to ensure students, families, and practitioners have accurate and timely information to navigate financial aid and higher education systems during the COVID-19 crisis. We are regularly updating these resources on key questions and procedures regarding financial aid and the impact of COVID-19. This is a changing environment based upon policy and guidance shifts. This information is accurate as of January 12, 2021.
Is there a second round of emergency aid available for students?
Yes, the recent additional COVID relief (CRRSA Act) as of December 27, 2020, unlocked more funds that colleges can provide directly to students. Students in need should reach out to their college's financial aid office to inquire about emergency aid. Students may need to have a FAFSA on file to receive these funds.
This emergency aid can be used to cover any part of COA, or emergency costs due to COVID-19 such as tuition/fees, food, housing, health care, etc. This emergency aid is also available to students fully enrolled in distance learning.
Will DACA/TPS and/or undocumented students be eligible to receive these emergency funds?
The Department of Education has provided guidance that the original emergency aid funded through the CARES Act as well as this second round of aid cannot be given to DACA/TPS and/or undocumented students (as of NASFAAs guidance on January 15, 2021.
If DACA/TPS and/or undocumented students are not able to receive this second round of emergency funds, how else can we support these students?
One additional piece of advice we can offer DACA/TPS and/or undocumented students is to contact their college to inquire about any institutional emergency funds which may have different eligibility requirements. Eligibility, process, and availability will differ by college.
How will students receive emergency aid funds?
Students should reach out to their colleges to find out how to access these funds. The distribution of emergency aid funds to students will vary per college. In order to receive these funds students may need to fill out an application and/or have a completed FAFSA with their college. Colleges are allowed to use a variety of distribution methods including checks, electronic transfer payments, debit cards, and payment apps, as well as directly applying these funds to the student's college account.
What is happening with student loan repayment?
Student loan payments are suspended through January 31, 2021. These months will still count toward loan forgiveness (both income-driven repayment programs and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)). Interest will not accrue during this time period. Students do not need to do anything on their end—the Department of Education will be making the necessary changes. Unfortunately, private student loans, FFEL loans owned by commercial lenders, and Perkins Loans owned by the institution are not eligible for this.
There is much talk about the Biden administration further extending this loan relief after President-Elect Biden takes office. Stay tuned.
Will students be eligible for this second round of stimulus checks?
Similar to the first round of stimulus checks, students claimed as dependents do not qualify. Self-supporting students who filed their own taxes in 2019 may be eligible.
Students who didn't file on their own in 2019 and weren't claimed as a dependent, but will file in 2020, will still be able to receive the first stimulus check ($1,200) via the Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2020 tax return. (Not confirmed yet, but might happen for the second $600 payment.)
We strongly encourage students to reach out to tax professionals (ideally free services when applicable) to better understand their eligibility for these funds.
Where can I direct students/families for more information about the second round of stimulus checks?
The IRS has provided this FAQ page about the second round of stimulus payments.
I have heard about FAFSA simplification. When will changes to the FAFSA take place?
While there are many changes coming to the FAFSA and overall financial aid system, they will impact the FAFSA that becomes available on Oct 1, 2022 for the 2023-2024 award year. For anyone interested in diving deeper into the details, we recommend you visit this link from NASFAA (National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators).
What are the changes to SNAP benefits for college students?
There have been changes to eligibility requirements's for college students. Students enrolled at least half-time are eligible as long as they are also eligible for work study OR have a $0 EFC.
For Students and Families
How to Appeal a Financial Aid Offer
Sample Appeal Letter for COVID-19 Related Situations
Appeal Letter Templates (SwiftStudent)
Student Scripts for Calling Colleges for COVID-19 Related Situations
Guide on Taking Time Off from College
For more financial aid resources and tools click here.
Student-Centered Solutions Needed During COVID-19
uAspire Calls on Congress for Additional COVID-19 Relief for College Students
Massachusetts Education Equity Partnership Letter to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education
uAspire Calls on Congress: 12 Ways to Support College Students in Next COVID Relief Package
COVID-19 and the CARES Act
Federal Student Aid webpage dedicated to questions related to COVID-19 and its impact on education
The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) resources for student loan borrowers
National College Attainment Network (NCAN)
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) information on emergency aid