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Exam craziness
December 11th, 2009, 9:32 am PST by Greg
Yesterday, I had both of my CMPT 165 exams (on-campus and distance) back to back. The exams were different enough that students talking for the few minutes between exams wouldn't get anything useful from it, but no more than that.
Six hours is too goddamn long to be in exams. I can think of no way to describe the day other than a list of happenings:
[tl;dr Go for 2b, 3ab, 4b.]
Pre exam:
The first exams start at 8:30. At 7:45, not one but two of my colleagues were still trying to photocopy their exams for big sections. Office photocopier was jamming every two seconds; grad photocopier was down.
Critical mobile phone usage #1: realizing Amanda would already be in her office, I phoned her and got one colleague into the photocopier in the Dean's Office.
"Wait… did I tell that student she could start a half hour early? Where was she going to meet me?" Send TA running to the room with an exam paper, just in case. (No student.)
On campus section:
Before the exam, a girl flagged me down and told me she "had cancer before" and had been feeling lightheaded this morning. If she had to leave during the exam, that was why. I tried to get her to Health Services right away, but she insisted on staying. At the end of the exam, I convinced her to at least go and get her blood pressure taken or something.
Two minutes into the exam, after sitting there for three or four minutes before it started, looking at the exam cover sheet (which says "CMPT 165") and me, a student put up his hand and said "this isn't CMPT 120" and left.
Freakin' piles of questions, including "can you give me a hint" and "what time does the exam end". Many more questions than the distance section.
Distance ed section:
About 10 minutes into an exam, one of the kids that had run in a few minutes late flagged a TA over and said "I feel like I might pass out." I talked to him for a few seconds and he was not entirely conscious: able to answer yes or no questions, but that's about it. He probably couldn't have walked out of the room at that point.
Critical mobile phone usage #2: phoned SFU security for a medical emergency. To the credit of security: they came quickly and handled it quietly and with a minimum amount to spectacle to distract everybody else. They took the student to Health Services.
After all this, I start to realize that I have been getting lightheaded when standing up: I'm hungry and totally dehydrated from four hours running up and down hot lecture halls. A litre of water and snack later, I'm feeling much better.
A guy came in 45 minutes late after "car problems". A girl came in about 1:15 late after a car accident on the way from Abbotsford.
With an hour left in the exam, passed-out student came back! He wanted to finish his exam and was pretty sure he could get it done. I took this as a sign of not yet being fully capable of making decisions and sent him to the distance ed office to schedule an alternate time.
Critical mobile phone usage #3: phoned distance ed and told them the story so they'd deal with this kid appropriately. Apparently he wrote the exam later in the afternoon anyway (but at least he had the full three hours).
After the exams:
I'm barely standing at this point.
I was talking to Anne, and told her the story of my day. Anne is preparing to teach a course like 165 in Uruguay (since she is currently on study leave). She was translating the course outline to Spanish and kept asking me things like "what wording do you like better?" I must have said three times: "Anne… you know I don't speak Spanish, right?!"
I might have eventually just wandered out of her office while she was still talking. I don't really remember.
There was probably more. That's all that's coming to mind at the moment.
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2 Responses to "Exam craziness"
Amanda W. Says:
Was there a full moon yesterday? That is just too much strange activity for a regular day. On a positive note, yeah for cel phones!
Well..just happened to find your blog….when I typed CMPT 165 on google.
I didn't even notice that the security came in the lecture hall during the exam lol…, hopefully, I do hope that the guy gets better now.
Anyway, the exams were over
Crazy things have gone~~
Let's celebrate for the Christmas and have fun!!!:D
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Doug: Any of you ever encountered a con artist before? There have been some very creative con artists through History. One of them who wasn't quite as dangerous is Fred Demara. They actually made a movie about Him with Tony Curtis called "The Great Pretender." Fred had a photographic memory, a very high IQ ranked way above genius. He had a literal photographic memory, and He could read manuals on any topic, and pretend to be that person with some expertise. He never went by Fred Demara, He went by just dozens of names. He was Martin Goddard, a high school teacher, even though He'd never trained for that. He talked His way into being Dr. Robert French, a college dean. He talked His way into being Dr. Cecil B. Hannon, a law student. Brother John, a Benedictine monk, lived in a--he was a hospital chaplain, an assistant prison warden, a Hollywood actor, and a surgeon aboard a Canadian Navy destroyer with no medical training, and He was performing surgeries successfully.
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The big swindler is the devil. The devil is a counterfeiter. And He has a counterfeit for every truth of God. The devil has a counterfeit salvation, got a counterfeit Holy Spirit, He's got a counterfeit baptism, counterfeit speaking in tongues, counterfeit love, and it shouldn't surprise us that He's got a counterfeit day of rest. Now, if you look in the Bible, this is a prophecy seminar, but you read Revelation chapter 1, verse 10. John says, "I was in the Spirit on the Lord's Day, and I Heard behind me a loud voice, as of a trumpet." What is this Lord's Day? Someone said, "Well, it's because the vision of Revelation, He saw the Lord's coming, and so He called it the Lord's Day." Others have said, "Well, that was Sunday. He had that vision on Sunday, that's the Lord's Day." Others have said, "Well, He was working in the mines, He was a prisoner on Patmos, but He refused to work on Sabbath, and God gave Him the vision of Revelation on the Sabbath day."
So, what does the Bible say? And that's our first question. What day biblically is the Lord's Day? How about we let the Bible describe itself, give our answers, amen? So, let's look and find out. You look in Luke chapter 6, verse 5, and Jesus said, and we've read this several times already, He said, "The Son of Man is Lord also of the Sabbath." So, what is the Lord's Day? Jesus said the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath. Look again in Isaiah 58, did you catch something we read the other night? "If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on the Jewish holy day." Is that what He says? He says, "On My holy day," so what is the Lord's Day? God tells us. And right there in the command in Exodus 20, "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath," of a denomination, or of the Lord?
There is nothing in the Bible that tells us any other day than the Sabbath day is the day that the Lord would designate as His day. He rested, He blessed it, He set it aside. He made a whole day not where He created anything, but a day, a day of relationship, love, and worship.
Next question. If the Sabbath is the Lord's Day, why do so many people observe Sunday? People want to know what the Bible really teaches. "He said to them, 'All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition.'" There's a lot of traditions that have substituted for biblical truth. Furthermore, Ezekiel 22, they had this problem with neglecting the Sabbath even in the Old Testament. Ezekiel said, "Her priests have violated My laws, and have profaned My holy things." Profaning something means you take something sacred and you treat it as common. And it goes on to say, "They put no difference between the holy and the profane. They have hid their eyes from My Sabbaths, and I am profaned among them." This is God's people He was talking to.
Now, before I go any farther, I want to explain to you the word "Sabbath" is mentioned 60 times in the New Testament. I think no one questions, I don't know, hundreds of times it may be mentioned in the Old Testament, but it's 60 times in the New Testament. Never is it said that it is done away with or it has been changed. There were a number of disputes about how to keep it, but never whether or not you should keep it. The first day of the week that we commonly call Sunday, you realize the days of the week in the Bible, they don't call them Wednesday and Monday. We get--our calendar names and our weekly names we get from the Romans. They worshiped the sun on the first day of the week, moon day, Monday, Thor's day, Thursday, Odin's day, Wednesday, and so none of these names are in the Bible. First day of the week was called first day, second day, third day, fourth day, fifth day, preparation day, Sabbath day. So, you're never going to find the word "Wednesday" in the Bible. If you do, you have a strange Bible.
So, let's find out if there's any place in the Bible where God has changed the Sabbath from the seventh to the first day. If we look at every text that speaks of the first day of the week in the Bible, we should find out if it's there. That sounds fair? At least in the New Testament. So, that's what we're going to do. Do any of the first five resurrection texts say that Sunday is a new holy day? Let's look at them. Matthew 28:1, "In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn towards the first day of the week." Well, one thing this verse tells us is the Sabbath was still the Sabbath. And it actually tells us the Sabbath was just before the first day. "Now when Jesus was risen early," and this is Mark 16:9, "on the first day of the week, He appeared first to Mary Magdalene." Now, by the way, did that past verse, did it say anything about it being a new Sabbath day? "The first day of the week comes Mary Magdalene early while it was yet still dark." That's John 20, verse 1. And it goes on to say in Mark 16, this is another verse, "Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought spices that they might come anoint Him." Why were they coming to anoint Him Sunday morning? Because the sun was going down Friday afternoon when He died. They were afraid they would not complete a rather intensive job, and they wanted to do it before the Sabbath. You could biblically still anoint a person within 3 days of their death before they began to decompose. And they said, "Let's wait, we'll come back early Sunday and do it then because Jesus wouldn't want us doing this on the Sabbath." Sabbath was that important to the disciples.
Now, it states, of course, they came, the tomb was empty, praise the Lord, but Here's a question. Did that make it a new Sabbath day? How important was it that Jesus died for us on Friday? Very important. And when He had the Lord's Supper, the communion service on Thursday, do we all agree that that was important? He establishes a new covenant. Did it make it a new Sabbath? Did it do away with the old Sabbath because something important in the gospel happened on a certain day of the week? And so, trying to use that as an argument, the Bible doesn't use it. I don't think it's fair. So, if Sunday's not there to honor the resurrection, what does the Lord have? How do Christians remember Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection? Romans 6, verse 3, "Or do you not know that as many of us as have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?" And it goes on to say, "Therefore we are buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we should walk in a newness of life."
So, did God establish something to memorialize His death, burial, and resurrection? Yes, but it wasn't a new Sabbath because there was nothing wrong with the old Sabbath. Think about it, did God establish the Sabbath before or after sin? Before sin. So, was it part of His perfect plan? Yes. Why would He change it? He says, "I am the Lord, I don't change." There is nothing wrong with it. And then you have a similar verse in Colossians 2:12, "Buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead." Baptism again is connected with the resurrection. So, every time a person is baptized, it's like they have been raised from the dead. He didn't create a new Sabbath day to memorialize that. Luke 24, verse 1, and this is the fifth of the first 8 verses where the first day is mentioned. "Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came upon the sepulcher." That's a tomb. It's just stating a historical fact.
Now, we just went through them. All those verses that mention the first day are simply giving the record that the Sabbath was over. They came back, why does it mention the first day? Because now they can resume their work. Jesus even kept the Sabbath in His death. He went to sleep Friday afternoon, He woke up Sunday morning to continue His work as our high priest, mediator, intercessor before the Father. Amen?
Now, we're going to jump to the sixth text. And it talks about what I think is a regular meeting. You'll find this in John 20, verse 19. Then it says that same day, the day of the resurrection, "Being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut, the disciples were assembled," to celebrate and inaugurate the new holy day of the Christian era. No, they got together for fear of the Jews. They are trembling. They've just killed Jesus. They tried to arrest Mark, who was following Christ, and he fled naked. And now the body has disappeared, in spite of the fact Roman soldiers were there guarding it, put there by Pilate. They're going to be blamed. The religious leaders had paid the guard to say the disciples stole the body. They're terrified. And so, Jesus--they're not gathered to celebrate a new Sabbath. It's telling you that they were trembling, and then Jesus shows up, made them jump 3 feet off the ground.
Does the seventh passage say that Sunday is holy? Let's take a look at it. Now, I'm going to read this one with you. And you read in 1 Corinthians chapter 16, "On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up that he may prosper--as he may prosper, that there be no collections when I come." Now, why is Paul telling them on the first--some will argue that's because this was the new Christian Sabbath, and they're taking an offering. Anything says you can only give an offering on Sabbath? Paul was actually telling them--when he says lay by you in store, what does it mean, "lay by you"? Does that mean a church or at home? He's coming through, making haste on his way to Jerusalem to bring a special offering to the Jews because there's a famine there, in the Christian Jews, and he's saying, "Set something aside at home. After you get your accounts in order, you've done your giving on Sabbath, at home on the first of the week, when you get your books in order, put something else aside not for your local church needs, but that I can take an emergency relief offering to the people struggling from the famine in Jerusalem." It had nothing to do with there was a church meeting and they took an offering, or that this is a new Sabbath day. This is not the substitute for the Ten Commandments.
Does the eighth and final New Testament text command us to observe Sunday as a holy day? This is the last one, go to Acts chapter 20, verse 7. And it says, "Now the first day of the week, when the disciples came together to break bread." And people go, "Ah, there you have it, they came together on the first of the week to break bread. That's because they were having a communion service, and this is the new Sabbath, and this indicates this is when they would normally meet." I'm going to read this to you right from the Bible. Look in Acts chapter 2, verse 46. It says when the Holy Spirit was poured out, they continued, "Daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their meat with gladness." What does breaking bread mean? Does it always mean a communion service biblically, breaking bread from house to house? When Jesus on the road to Emmaus, He ate with two disciples, it wasn't a communion service. They asked Him to bless the bread. They were eating. You ever use the expression, "Let's get together and break bread"? Does it mean have a communion service? Not all the time. It would mean, "Let's eat." And so, to say in Acts chapter 20 that this was evidence that it was a religious meeting on Sunday, it doesn't hold water, friends, not if you're going to, in my opinion, be biblically honest about what the text is saying. It's telling you there was a resurrection, Paul's leaving, he's beginning a journey, they'd finished the Sabbath together, and it's a wonderful miracle. Do you see what I'm saying?
So, we've just looked at all the texts in the New Testament that talk about the first day of the week. Do any of them say that God has now changed the holiness and the reverence of the seventh day to the first day? They're not saying that. And so, we've got to be very careful about building that argument. Well, if Sunday keeping isn't in the Bible, Here's where we all bring it together, where did it come from? Matthew 15, verse 9, Jesus said, "And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men." They're manmade commandments that sort of became doctrines that they teach.
You can look in the Encyclopedia Britannica, you can look in a lot of history books, it is pretty clear. "The earliest recognition of the observance of Sunday, it's a constitution of Constantine." He established it in 321 AD. They called it the edict of Milan. It wasn't the Son-day, Son of God, S-O-N, it was the Sunday, S-U-N. And here's where you find an excerpt of that law, "Enacting that courts of justice, and inhabitants of towns, and workshops were to rest on Sunday." Notice the spelling. And again, you can read here from the Codex Justinianus. And it says, "On the venerable day of the sun, let the magistrates and the people residing in the cities rest, and let all of the workshops be closed." And all these pagans came into the church, and they said, "Well, we want to keep our idols," and the church leaders said, "Well, you'd better rename them. Better take, you know, Jupiter, Mercury, and Apollos, and call them Peter, James and John." And they had statues of Diana, they said, "Call her Mary." And all of a sudden, the church that used to be settled in Jerusalem, the capital now came to Rome, went through a dramatic change.
One of those changes, the Jews were very unpopular during that time. Anything connected with Judaism they wanted to get away from. So, to distance themselves--for a while, Christians kept both days. But since the Sabbath day, the church leaders would say it's a day of fasting. Well, the Bible doesn't say that. But the Sunday was a day of feasting. Which would you prefer, a day of fasting or a day of feasting? Gradually, over time, people started to abolish the seventh-day biblical Sabbath in preference for the more popular celebration of the Sunday. And that's how it made its way into the church. It wasn't because of a command of God. It was because of a compromise.
Again, Arthur Weigall in his book "Paganism in Christianity," "The church made a sacred day of Sunday, largely because it was a festival, and it was a weekly festival of the sun, and for it was the definite Christian policy to take over the pagan festivals to endear themselves to the people by tradition, and to give them Christian significance." They just began to say, "Well, let's just attach a Christian name to it, and bring it all in." "The church after changing the day of rest from the Jewish Sabbath or the seventh day of the week to the first, and made the third commandment refer to Sunday as the day to be kept as the Lord's day."
Matter of fact, I've got a copy here of the Ten Commandments. I stopped at a local Catholic church, and I snapped a picture. You probably can't see it blown up, but they've reorganized the Ten Commandments. How do you get the Sabbath to go from the fourth to the third commandment? You eliminate the second commandment about idolatry. And that's what happened Here. You'll notice the commandment about idolatry is missing. Well, how do you keep the number ten? Split the tenth commandment about covetousness and say don't covet your neighbor's wife, that's one. Don't covet your neighbor's house, that's the other one. And so, they changed the times and laws.
Baptist manual written by Dr. Edward T. Hitchcock. "There is no scriptural evidence of the change of the Sabbath institution from the seventh to the first day of the week." If you read from Alexander Campbell, Church of Christ, "I do not believe that the Lord's Day was changed from the seventh to the first day." Catholic, this is James Cardinal Gibbons, "You may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you'll not find a single line," that's why I opened it up to you, "authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Catholic Church for over one thousand years before the existence of a Protestant, by virtue of her divine mission, changed the day from Saturday to Sunday."
It was done through edicts of the church, not through the commandments of Christ. It is a manmade tradition that started as a practice that was popular, and they finally made it official. Episcopal, "Is there any command in the New Testament to change the day of the weekly rest from Saturday to Sunday? None!" This is not written by my church. This is an Episcopal manual of Christian doctrine. Methodist Harris Franklin Rall wrote, "Take the matter of Sunday. There is no passage telling Christians to keep the day holy." You can look at the Augsburg Confession, Lutheran. "The observance of the Lord's Day, Sunday, is not founded on any command of God." Presbyterian, "The Christian Sabbath, Sunday, is not in the Scriptures."
This is widely known. This is why it's just amazing to me--and I remember I got to be gentle with you because I remember when I first heard this, I thought, "I feel like I've been fooled." And you know, some people, all their life they've believed a certain thing, and you hear something different, and it shakes, it rocks your foundation. And so, I want to--I want to pray for you because some of you are hearing this for the first time, and you're thinking, "What would this mean if I step out in faith and do something about this? I didn't know this before, but now I know it. Now what do I do?"
You know, I heard years ago about a man that, in England, this is like a couple of hundred years ago, He had a yardage shop where they sold fabric. And in his shop, he had a table where he would unfold the fabric, and he'd measure it, and then he'd cut it, and sell it to the customers. And after--and he inherited this shop from His father and His grandfather. One day, a customer came back in and said, "You know, I was very precise in how much I ordered. I got back to make my pillows and curtains, and I realized that you actually sold me short." Well, this man who owned the yardage shop was an honest Christian, a very honest man. He'd never been accused of that. He said, "Well, let's check it." And he took the fabric, He laid it out, and it was--he said, "Look, it's right--it's right where it's supposed to be. You ordered 3 yards, Here they are." And the guy said, "Let me get a national tape measure and bring it in." He brought and he measured it, it was 3 inches short. And the man checked and he looked at his table, his table was 3 inches short. And he'd been selling people 3 inches short for years.
Now, you've got to understand, many years ago in England, the measurements would change. The inch was the distance on the king's thumb. The foot was the length of the king's foot. And as they went from one monarchy to another, sometimes these standards--the knuckle, the knuckle, Karen's correcting me, not the whole thumb, the knuckle, yeah. And so--and so, all these measurements, the span and--you know, in the Bible, it says a cubit. That was a measurement here. And so, these things would change from one monarchy to the other, and he was going by an old standard. Any of you ever gone from the metric to the standard and messed it up? Now, that man was an honest man. He had no idea that, for years, he had been selling people short. No one had ever called him on it because it was just a little bit.
Now, here's the question. If he continues to use that table measurement, is he still an honest man? There's a lot of godly people that go to church on Sunday, they don't know. God winks at their ignorance. They love the Lord, they're Spirit-filled, they're doing wonderful things. Karen and I went to the Billy Graham library, and just saw tremendous ministry happening. And so, we don't question that. We believe we have brothers and sisters in Christ that maybe don't know these things.
Sin is knowing to do good and not doing it. The Bible says if we continue to sin willfully, Hebrews 10:26, if we continue to sin willfully after we've received the knowledge of the truth, there remains no sacrifice for sin, but a certain fearful looking forward to of judgment and fiery indignation. So, sin is when you know God's will, and you say, "I don't want to do your will. I'd rather do my own thing. I want to do what's convenient, I want to do what's popular."
And I know, friends, some of you are hearing this for the first time. And if there is a struggle going on in your heart, I want to just plead with you, and I'm going to pray for you. Do you want to know what the Bible says? You find it in the Word. Do you want to please Jesus? If you're waiting to please your friends, your family, your tradition, your church, you're never going to make anyone happy. You've got to make God first, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God." And just be honest. Say, "Lord, first and foremost, I want to know, what do you want me to do?"
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We have an exciting opportunity for a talented, life-long learner at one of Seattle's hottest startups. Finagraph is an award-winning technology company that has been featured in the Seattle Times, GeekWire, 425 Magazine and the Puget Sound Business Journal.
At Finagraph we are building software and services to radically transform the lending experience for banks and businesses to enable small businesses to eliminate cash flow as a reason for failing. If you like working in a fast-paced, rewarding and customer-first environment, that is changing the world, then Finagraph is the place for you.
We are looking for an Accounting Manager that has subject matter expertise to handle the financial matters of the Company. In this role you will lead by doing and are also able to collaborate within Finagraph or beyond to deliver amazing results. You are an excellent communicator that has a deep understanding of full charge accounting principles.
Manage day-to-day finance activities – e.g. – A/R, A/P, collections, expense reports, payroll, etc.
Ensure all regulatory reporting requirements are met (monthly, quarterly, annual frequency) and maintains the accuracy of the financial data and reporting for both internal and external audiences.
Assist with the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts.
Keep abreast of current accounting standards and new developments in the areas of SAAS technology and financial reporting.
If this is you and you are ready to make an impact on our journey of growth, we'd love to hear from you.
Let's imagine for a minute that you want a job that's challenging in all the right ways – it drives you to show up with everything you've got. You wouldn't mind spending your days changing the world with award-winning technology working side-by-side smart, passionate people. Let's imagine you'd like to work at one of Seattle's 10 hottest startups, a company that's been featured in the Seattle Times, GeekWire, 425 Magazine and Puget Sound Business Journal. You can imagine that, right? We can too.
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Hey everyone! I hope you're all having a great weekend! I feel like mine is FLYING by! I thought I'd just update you all on what I've been up to the past couple of days!
First of all, we had our first GOTR practice on Friday! It was… overwhelming. Haha, well 2 of the coaches couldn't make it and so we had only 1 sub. So there were 3 of us when we should have had 4. Also, the other coach who I will be working with… well let's just say our personalities don't really mesh. She's really nice, but she's a lot younger, loud and more of an "in the moment" person rather than someone like me who plans and follows the lessons. But she's really enthusiastic and loves coaching so I'm sure it will work out. I think I was just VERY overwhelmed with realizing just how many 30 girls really is.
On top of all that – it was RAINING. Aka we had to do our lesson in the gym and they were all going crazy. And there were a few criers. Haha emotional day. But I think they had fun and I'm ready to really get going tomorrow when we have all of our regular coaches.
Saturday morning I had my 12 mile run, nothing too exciting to report on that one but it was a nice run and it felt good to get out there in colder temps (it was around 54 during our run) and try out wearing capris and a long sleeve.
That morning I was on the phone with my brother and I heard him shout "MOLLY, NOOOO!!!" and then he hung up.
He called back a bit later and explained what happened. It was hilarious.
He was walking Molly by a pond and had her off her leash so she could explore. They were up at the edge of the pond where there were a bunch of ducks, and suddenly Molly decided to take a huge jump into the pond to "hunt" the ducks. Well, first off she didn't reailze it was deep water, so she initially went under when she jumped and came up all flustered. My brother thought for a second he was going to have to go in after her… She remembered how to swim and paddled back into shore.
She looks pretty scary, right? Haha she was cold, wet, and confused as to why she was stuck in the kitchen. Luckily my sister-in-law was able to take her to a dog wash, but it was one of those places where you wash your own dog and Molly was not a fan. Apparently she was cowering in the corner because she was afraid of the dryer.
Yep. That's our fearless hunter right there.
That afternoon I met up with my brother, sister-in-law and one of my brother's friends from work to watch the Mizzou game at a Missouri Bar.
I love doing this because bars all over Chicago claim a team as their own and host game watching parties. We found a bar that was for Missouri fans and the alumni association sends over pom poms, and other various fun things (probably to get people all nostalgic so they'll donate… haha).
We had a great time watching the game and the best part was that during the commercials the bars switched the TVs over and play hilarious videos. It was SO entertaining. There's a hot dog place in my neighborhood called Weiner Circle, where the people who work there yell and cuss at you as you order… I haven't gone because 1) I can't really eat anything there and 2) I would be so scared! Haha. Well Conan O'Brien featured it on his show and sent in Jack McBrayer and Triumph and the video was absolutely hilarious. I was dying. There are some clips on youtube, but beware, there is a LOT of cussing.
Another new thing? I've started watching Downton Abbey. Obsessed.
Any funny stories from your weekend?
Are you a college football fan? Or NFL? I love Mizzou and the Chiefs!!!


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He literally phoned in a message to U.S. troops, and used it to attack judges he doesn't like.
Trump, who dodged service in Vietnam, has come under criticism for his failure to visit American troops in war zones. (Trump, whose physical bravery is not exactly legendary, reportedly fears assassination if he travels to Afghanistan, but another excuse attributed to him—that he doesn't care because he didn't personally start that war—is also plausible.)
Thanksgiving is a traditional time for such a visit—all of his four most recent predecessors made time to share turkey with troops abroad—but Trump decided a conference call from his Mar-a-Lago resort would suffice.
He used the opportunity to smear the federal judiciary, which has ruled any number of his policies unconstitutional, saying:
We get a lot of bad court decisions from the Ninth Circuit, which has become a big thorn in our side. We always lose, and then you lose again and again, and then you hopefully win at the Supreme Court, which we have done. But it's a terrible thing when judges take over your protective services, when they tell you how to protect your border. It's a disgrace.
Trump incorrectly believes that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals blocked his attempt to circumvent U.S. law regarding asylum seekers. In fact, it was a district court judge.
Trump's rambling discussion with selected servicemembers also covered his preference for steam catapults on aircraft carriers, rather than electromagnetic ones (which an officer gently corrected him about), the improving "brand" of the Coast Guard, and how good his own undergraduate education was.
He also found time to say what he was most thankful for: that he himself had made a tremendous difference in this country."
Members of the military are forbidden by law from overt political activism, and presidents—until Trump—have usually been content not to publicly drag them into political squabbles.
It doesn't seem to be helping: Trump's approval rating among members of the United States military has been plummeting since he took office. In addition to those deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, thousands of troops are "deployed" away from home within the United States today, in what is generally regarded by military experts as an election stunt.
The United States military is not a political prop.
Judicial decisions are not "bad" just because they go against the President.
Governments that don't have to worry about court decisions are called dictatorships.
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Q: git-hub for windows revert I am in a very stupid situation now. Playing with git-hub for windows I have reverted my last two local commits, and I can't undo this (revert command). A lot of code have gone. Is it posible restore reverted commits? I am new at git.

A: No worries. You can get your code back.
One way is to revert the commits that reverted your work. List your last commits using git log then git revert your previous reverts.
Another is to reset your master to a point before your reverts. This will be the cleanest way if the two last commands were the two reverts. Then you can do
git reset --hard HEAD~2

As Srdjan Grubor points out, if you cannot find your commits using git log you can go look for them in git reflog which shows you where your HEAD has been lately, even after such commands as git reset.

A: Klas is correct and you could also look into
git reflog

command to get your history back

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The EyeMobile application was developed for CBS Mobile by Seattle-based Treemo Labs.
CBS Mobile, a division of CBS Interactive Inc., has released its EyeMobile iPhone application, making CBS the first broadcast network to launch an application enabling users to become citizen journalists as they upload, view and comment on photos and videos.
The EyeMobile application was developed for CBS Mobile by Seattle-based Treemo Labs. The EyeMobile application offers the full functionality of CBSEyeMobile.com, which launched earlier this year. Using the iPhone camera, users can capture and upload photos to the CBS EyeMobile site, where they can view and rate reports and interact with others. After submitting information, EyeMobile application users can update their report, track the report's number of views, and engage in discussions with members of the EyeMobile community.
"Soon we will be able to broadcast anything live from the street, essentially becoming walking televisions. This application enables any iPhone user to report news from their hometown or wherever they are. It also allows users to engage in nonfiltered reporting from real people," said Jeff Sellinger, executive vice president and general manager, CBS Mobile.
The EyeMobile iPhone application is now available, free of charge, in the iTunes App Store online.
The new application lets iPhone users capture and transmit live, high-quality audio to Tieline codecs in the studio.
The free application offers a live-video "three-screen experience" that allows consumers to browse and shop the network's 35,000-plus array of products.
IQOYA *MOBILE transforms an iPhone into a high-quality MPEG-2 L2 and AAC recorder/editor, mobile IP codec.
The NCAA MMOD premium application offers live streaming video and video highlights of the 2010 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
The company's latest portal is targeted at content providers looking to optimize programming specifically for iPhone viewers.


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Asath Reon – Buried Visions – Review
In Reviews
Artist: Asath Reon
Album: Buried Visions
Label: Black Mara Records
01. Aka Manah
02. Dark Waters
03. The Timeless Self
04. Soul Stealing
05. Lone Weaver
06. Rise of the Forked-Tongued
07. The Damned
08. Tower of Silence
I've been following the musical career path of the artist behind Asath Reon for several years now. Back around early 2015 I found his old project Morvranh. I quickly fell in love with sounds of his music. The darkness was heavy, the sounds were subtle, perfect for increasing that dark augmentation to my surrounding atmosphere. Over the next few years, Morvranh continued to gather the releases. As a solo artist his albums found their way to labels such as Forest Path, where his first album, Mysterium had a digipak release. His work with Ruairi O'Baoighill in the form of Order of the Black Dawn released their first collaboration through Noctivagant Records.
Early 2017 saw a change of direction for Michal Polgár, from Handlová, Slovakia. Starting with a fresh slate, Asath Reon was born. This project would go on to record the debut, Buried Visions, which has been released through Black Mara Records, out of Novosibirsk, the Siberian city in south-central Russia. True to form, when it comes to Black Mara, the release was given an impressive production. The album is available in an exclusive limited-edition, on a CD that comes with a red leather hard-bound book, themed photos, poems and quotes, as well as a hand-made wooden pendant. There is also a themed t-shirt coinciding with the release.
Asath Reon takes Michal Polgár into some of the darkest territory we have yet witnessed from him, arguably darker even than much of the Black Mara discography! Its foundation lies directly in the ritual ambient sub-genre with a full array of sounds drawing it to this placement. One need look no further than the opening track, "Aka Manah", to find so much of what makes this project truly dark. There are singing bowls, human chants, recitations from some malefic book in a deep guttural tonality. All these elements sit atop a layer of hollowed-out drone-work. By the end of the track, the ritual is underway and the listener is primed for the further plunge into these daemonic rites.
Much of the album more or less follows these patterns described in "Aka Manah". The music could be compared to that of Shibalba. I use Shibalba as a reference to these sorts of albums quite often, but it really is the case. The one point that Asath Reon differs noticeably and may even surpass Shibalba is in the use of this guttural vocal element. The vocals produced by this artist are beyond malign and seem to arise directly from the fiery depths of the earth.
On "The Timeless Self" the vocals seem to come, not from some dark priest, but instead from some horrendous creature, some truly demonic aberration. The drones, chants, ritual instruments and field recordings come together in a cacophonous wall of sound that eats away at the sanity of the listener. This is not to mean that the sounds are unpleasant, everything works together as a seamless whole, that feels right, regardless of the depths of its darkness.
We should not be surprised to hear such a quality release. Black Mara have continued to prove that they are not going to back down from the realms of ritual dark ambient. They are slowly finding their niche, which diverges greatly from that of a label like Aural Hypnox, but finds an equally attractive balance and consistency in its form of ritual darkness. Michal Polgár has been honing his skills for years, and now more than ever he seems like he's truly found his calling. I would highly recommend Buried Visions to any fan of ritual ambient music. Asath Reon could easily become one of the heavy weights in this genre.
Written by: Michael Barnett
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New Release: Never Give You Up
It's another day for a new book, ladies and gents! Introducing Never Give You Up, book 2 in the McCoy's Boys Series...
A life of crime—or a lifetime of love?
Mary Billings knows her solitary mountain life is over when a handsome stranger blows on to her land in an unmarked chopper. Terry McCoy is not only dangerous to the pretty widow's shattered senses, he's a hardened criminal no woman in her right mind would fall for. Yet there's something tender about Terry—something that makes her surrender to his searing touch. Now Mary is in deep—deep enough to be taken hostage by a villain whose true target is Terry…
The son of a notorious crime boss, Terry is about to take over his murdered father's multi-million dollar empire. But first there's the little matter of avenging his father's death—and rescuing the one woman he knows could turn his hard-bitten life around. Terry never wanted a life of crime, but suddenly he's ready to do just about anything to bring Mary back…
They walked in silence along the path, surrounded by the relaxing swish of branches in the breeze. Nothing compared to the natural beauty of her property. Trees pushing sixty feet or more, some with trunks the width of a vehicle. The trickle of water from the river a constant and relaxing sound. The ever-present mountain tips above the treetops. It never failed to amaze her how insignificant she was in this endless highway of nature.
"If we catch anything, will it be on the dinner menu tonight?"
"Sure, if you'd like."
His relieved sigh made her chuckle. "Thank God. I was beginning to think I'd have to shoot a squirrel or something."
Mary paused on the path and turned to face him. "I'm not a complete hick you know. Mima might enjoy frontier living, but not me. I actually own an electric coffee pot, and I blow-dry my hair."
Terry nodded, his lip curling in amusement. "Good to know."
She stepped off the path and parted the brush. "Watch you don't get your rod caught in here. It's a little tricky."
"Want to hold it for me?"
The insinuation in his voice was unmistakable. "I'm talking about your fishing rod—not your dick." Her eyes widened when she realized how terrible that sounded coming from her own mouth.
Terry's rumble of laughter made her cheeks burn. "My, my, you have a dirty mind, Mary. I wasn't even talking about that."
Completely embarrassed, Mary stepped through the brush first and let the branches whip behind her, right in his face. She ignored his curse and his loud fight to get through the brush without getting his rod stuck, and made her way to the river's edge. She'd just set down her tackle box when Terry burst through the trees, violently yanking his pole out of the twisted branches.
"Why don't you trim the brush there?" Terry threw his gear onto the rocks and panted for air. "Jesus Christ, I might need plastic surgery on my face now."
Mary's shoulders shook from laughing. The crumpled mess of his hat barely clung to his head. He looked so cute and out of his element that her smile faltered as she stared at him, realizing this was the first time she'd seen him look vulnerable.
He wanted to come here. The city boy criminal wanted to be here—with her.
She opened her tackle box and found the perfect jig. "This is my private spot, Terry. I don't want anyone finding it."
He shook his head and stood straight, stretching out his back. "I don't think that'll ever be a problem. A Smurf can barely fit through it."
Mary turned around and glared at him. "Are you teasing me about my height?"
He cleared his throat and set out to find a spot to fish from. "Of course not." Yet his voice spilled with suppressed laughter.
For a long while they were completely silent, enjoying the trickle of the water, the swish and sway of branches in the breeze, the musical chatter of the birds. Every once in a while Mary would glance at him without making it obvious, and stifle a smile over his struggles. But he managed to get a decent cast out into the river and after a while he seemed to be really enjoying himself. Mary imagined he didn't get much joy in life. How could anyone who lived on the wrong side of the law?
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The exhibition was visited by over 850 participants. CABSAT, supported and endorsed by Leading Trade Association is a trade fair.
CABSAT: The Proven Route to Market in the MEASA region for 21 years.
CABSAT celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2014.
The MENA market for media and broadcast is expectedto be worth more than $2 billion by 2015.
CABSAT is the world's best location to secure profitable growth.
SVS Telekom was joined to CABSAT 2014. Since 2004, SVS Telekom is joining to CABSAT Exhibition as an exhibitior every year.
This year was very special for CABSAT Organisation because they were celebrating their 20 years. In this special anniversary, As SVS Telekom we were in CABSAT with 6 staff members.
As every year happened, We successfully presented our antenna systems to the visitor in CABSAT Exhibitior with their high interest.
During 3 days, We presented our military Drive-Away antenna system, Carbon Fiber Fly away antenna system and Eutelsat Approval Ka Band antenna system. Especially military antenna solution was very specific solution and it was got so much interest on stand.
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There will be strong temptations to return to the old model as the economy adapts. But China's leaders seem to accept that unless there are major negative shocks, they should not open the credit floodgates again to address cyclical weakness.
As a result, China must perform a difficult balancing act. It needs to keep growth high enough to maintain social stability, while also maintaining external stability, as reflected in the renminbi's exchange rate. How China manages its currency during the policy shift could have important global consequences.
In the wake of the global financial crisis, China managed to maintain high rates of investment growth only through rapid credit expansion. As a result, aggregate debt levels surged to around 270% of GDP in 2018 from approximately 150% in 2008. Over the same period, China's current-account surplus fell from 9% of GDP to less than 1%.
Because these high debt levels limit China's policy options, the renminbi's exchange rate could play a more important role in stabilizing growth than in the past. But the perceived political constraint on depreciating the currency to support growth, and the increasing role of the state sector in the economy, are adding to cyclical headwinds and making stabilization more difficult.
There are also uncertainties regarding China's future growth model, stemming from Western challenges to Chinese participation in the global trading system and the inconsistencies between the old and new policy playbooks.
China currently is unwilling to ease monetary policy because it doesn't want the renminbi to depreciate, in part for geopolitical reasons but also due to its bad experience with currency flexibility in August 2015. But, following the sharp rise in debt over the last decade, debt-service costs are now equivalent to 70% of the total monthly flow of credit. Interest-rate cuts have become imperative.
If China fails to ease monetary policy to complement the fiscal stimulus, it risks falling into a trap similar to the one that ensnared its Asian peers in the 1990s. The best way for China to avoid a sharper, more destabilizing currency devaluation is to stabilize growth quickly, before doubts deepen about the economy's longer-term trajectory.
China has embarked on a huge policy shift aimed at putting the economy on a lower-growth but more sustainable trajectory. How its leaders manage this transition is crucial for China's future, and how well it performs its balancing act will have major implications for global stability.
A surge in recent exports before the tariffs took effect have masked the dire situation China faces if a solution is not reached soon. Unfortunately, China has no intention of bending or admitting their path is unsustainable. Do not expect China to cave they see the American consumer unable to handle pain.
"China needs to keep growth high enough to maintain social stability"?
The Chinese government is the most trusted on earth.
Yes, you are right. China is the most trusted country according to various polls conducted by different Western organizations. Yet commentators keep repeating the mantra singling out China "needs to keep growth high enough to maintain social stability ..."
Why China? The Chinese language does not have an equivalent word for "legitimacy". The closest term is "the mandate of heaven." It is therefor not wrong to say that legitimacy is performance based per the Chinese language. Consistently non-performing government eventually loses the "mandate of the heaven." And consequently social instability. Question: Isn't the link between performance of legitimacy always true anywhere? Can one really dissociate legitimacy from performance?
One ready answer is election. Voters' act renders a government legitimacy. But this answer would only elicit further questions. For how long? And why? Evidence?


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Spetsnaz-Soviet Special Forces-were largely invisible until after the advent of "Glasnost". Its component units-especially Alpha and Zenith-were the striking arm of the KGB. In late 1979, the executed a strategic attack on the Presidential Palace in Afghanistan and executed the Afghan President. In 1980, they conducted strategic sweeps of insurgent villages and were instrumental in interrogating captured opponents. Kit features soldiers carrying AK-74 and AKS-74 weaponry, snipers, anti-tank teams, and the 9P54M anti-aircraft missile-fifty figures in total.


Knowledge gaps - Are we forgetting what we forgotten? Guidelines for cultural safety, the treaty of Waitangi, and Maori health in nursing and midwifery education and practice. Indigenous people are knowers, doers and givers of health and healing and so must be respected as their own witnesses in encounters with nurse clinicians, managers and researchers. Communication failure: Basic components, contributing factors, and the call for structure. The American Nurses Association has widely publicized standards related to prevention of workplace injuries due to needle sticks and patient lifting; and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has promulgated standards for establishing and sustaining healthy work environments. Cultural humility versus cultural competence: A critical distinction in defining physician training outcomes. Infant mortality rates are 1. Is it driven from the ground up or is it a 'top-down' notion? It has taken a long time to get to this stage in nursing and medicine - not sure about the latter even now but I have seen lots of examples where it is practised.
Attending to Work Safety Work hours, work-loads, staffing ratios, distractions, and interruptions all affect patient safety. Their evidence stems from their intuition, ancestors, dreams, totems and stories but is often marginalized because it cannot be measured. In keeping with a self-determined approach, it is critical that we learn from the people we serve. It differs from concepts such as cultural awareness and cultural sensitivity, cultural competency and cultural humility. The use of 'safe zones' and 'sacred spaces' facilitates a safe working environment with minimal distractions for personnel and patients alike. Anna was lying alone; fearful, sad, and depressed. Handoffs of patient care from one nurse to another are common nursing activities ; ;.
Ottawa: National Aboriginal Health Organization. She will describe , , and , and conclude by offering. Medical error: The second victim. The process of developing cultural safety involves individuals and organisations in three broad steps. Politics and policy in nursing and healthcare 6 th ed. Unpublisheddoctoral thesis, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
This demonstrates the importance and significance of client-centred care and listening to the client's needs before imposing what we think is right. The use of well-designed alarms that differentiate a potential emergency, such as a disconnected ventilator needing an immediate response, from a less serious situation, such as an alarm notifying the nurse that an intravenous infusion needs to be adjusted, decrease the need for continuous vigilance. Disclosure of errors to patients is linked to patient safety efforts and is mandated by many state patient-safety requirements. Ottawa: Health of Council of Canada. Quality and safety education for advanced practice nurses.
Medication error reporting: A survey of nursing staff. Health Service Research, 41 4 , 1576-1598. In professional practice, the central tenant of cultural safety is that rather than the nurse determining what is culturally safe, it is the recipient of that care who decides whether they feel safe with the care that is given. From lectures and the reading that I did, I know that there is a difference in socio economic and health and outcomes between Maori and non-Maori New Zealanders. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 160: 65-75. Accountability to patients and families is a hallmark of a culture of safety. Has it been articulated accurately? It also enhanced my critical thinking skills for I was able to find the link between her beliefs and her illness, and that led to provision of a culturally competent care.
Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd. Resources include annotated bibliographies, learning modules, and teaching strategies. Substance abuse smoking alcohol and drugs , cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, unintentional injures and domestic violence are significant health and social problems. Cultural expression assumes many forms, including language, traditions, stress, pain, anger, sorrow, spirituality, decision making and even world philosophy Catalano, 2006. Communicating critical test results: Safe practice recommendations.
Irihapeti Ramsden: The public narrative on cultural safety. The dimensions of religious ceremony, prayer and the client, relationship with God have been shown to have positive associations with mental health Catalano, 2006. Anticipating the Unexpected Organizational changes and reorganizations result in new patterns and processes of care. Therefore the imperatives of nursing practice, traditional knowledge and healthy policies have to be factored into any discussion of cultural safety. They must also foster teamwork and be transparent with communication and data. Respondents recommended that patient safety competency be introduced early in the curriculum and emphasized during the intermediate and advanced phases of the curriculum. This article opens up a dialogue on the long-standing issue of Indigenous people experiencing harm while trying to access services—in health care, justice, child and family services and education.
Protecting 5 million lives from harm. For most Indigenous peoples, kinship, the cosmos and the universe form the basis of who they are. Therefore, within the context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out of home care, cultural safety encompasses the child being provided with a safe, nurturing and positive environment where they are comfortable with being themselves, expressing their culture…their spiritual and belief systems, and they are supported by the carer and family. As health care becomes more complex and diversified it is important that people using health services are able to feel valued, listened to and respected and that their sense of self, identity and wellbeing are maintained as they negotiate complex health settings. Nursing handovers: Do we really need them? Susan, an Indigenous client, has just shared a story about her history, her experience at a residential school and what she has faced as part of a lifelong reality of colonial violence and racism. Many errors go unreported by healthcare workers out of fear that self-reporting will result in repercussions.


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With Jelastic PaaS, Unispace started to offer a new way of going to market faster for companies within the Czech Republic and the whole Europe. This new Jelastic Cloud partner guarantees that all customer data will be hosted exclusively in Tier III certified data center located in Hradec Kralove. The data center provides a dedicated uplink capacity 2 x 100 GBps to the Czech Republic and to neighboring European countries.
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Hello, my name is Rose Nkauj Lug Xiong and I am a 20 year old college student from Kansas City, Kansas!
the storyline that captures an audience, the characters that develop where we, as the audience, build a connection within a one-hour time frame, the angles giving stellar portrayal of imagery, and shots that were captured to be aesthetically en-trancing to the viewer.
So much goes into a great film because they conjure certain emotions for us, enticing a fantasy we wish we could live in. Film is a way for me to capture these enticing moments and to relive those emotions again. Through my artistic journey, videography is a way for me to be creative and to express myself — my passion.
Someone I look up to is definitely Wong Fu Productions. I love the direction of their platform and their aesthetic. I would love to internship with them and one day to work with them! I have created a lot of videos on my journey, mostly as a one-woman team. I have a lot of singing covers as of now, but I want to make the transition to short film. In the past, I've been featured on an article by Project Yellow Dress(a Southeast Asian project platform for Southeast Asian refugees and their children in the modern diaspora) about my first short film video called "I am Hmong.", which you can read here.
My most recent work would be "A strong Asian Woman // ep. 1"(also at the bottom of the page). It's been a while since I've sat down and committed to a short film but because I am going to school for film and media, I look forward to learning and applying it to my future films and projects. I'm not quite sure where my journey will take me, but I have an idea of where I'd like to be. Our future outcome is unpredictably ever-changing.
I just simply want to inspire people like how some films have inspired me. I want to befriend many people like how some films have been there for me when I was feeling alone. At the end of the day I want to be happy with what I'm doing, and I want to make a change in peoples lives whether that be a small impact or a huge one.
It's definitely not always easy to keep such motivation. To be honest, it's tough when I feel like I'm not good enough. Especially, when I look at another's work and I compare at how horrible mine is to theirs. What gets me through to keep pursuing my passion is Jesus, as cliché as that sounds. Jesus had a mission: to come to earth, to point us to God, to die for our sins, and then to save us all. He has a passion for us and he created all of us with passion. He didn't give up on us. So, I can't give up on myself. I don't know where the future is for me, but I know it's going to be good because Jesus is always good to me.
All I can say is: Watch me bloom.
For others in my shoes: It's going to be tough but don't stop fighting the good fight! If you love it, do it. You'll find a way.


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Patent Roll 14 Henry IV
RCH 201/1
On 3 Nov. [1411] 12 Hen. IV, the K. granted to Edward [Perers] and John his son the custody of Wicklow castle and the town of C[…. which are] situated among the Obrynnes, Irish enemies, to have for the lives of Edward and John by themselves or their deputies, with the fee of £50 p.a.1 GRANT to them, at petition, of custody of all lands [etc.] in Rathcarran, Rathcormack and Tressaneston, co. Meath, in the K.'s hand, which are extended at the sum of £21 16s 3½d p.a., to have to them and the survivor in part payment of their said fee, without rendering account.
RCH; RIA, MS 24.D.5, p. 32.
1 CIRCLE, PR 12 Hen. IV, §18.
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The pope by his apostolic letters made grace to Thomas Rosell chaplain, perpetual vicar of the parish church of St Peter of Drogheda, diocese of Armagh, of a canonry in the church of Dublin and of an ecclesiastical benefice at the disposal of the archbishop of Dublin; and also of another benefice pertaining to the collation or presentation of the bishop of Meath. The said Thomas, by force of those letters, has accepted the prebend and canonry of the prebendal church of Glenmethan, diocese of Dublin, in the said church of Dublin, and taken possession of it. PARDON to Thomas of his trespass committed in this part, and RATIFICATION of the estate [etc.] that he has in the said prebend [etc.].
Michael de la Feld clk has licence to absent himself rom Ire. for three years.
PARDON to John McCrotty of suit of peace for treasons [etc.]
John Okelly [has similar letters of pardon, as in §4].1
1 The reign of Henry IV ended on 21 March 1413, but the Irish chancery continued to date letters in his name for some days after this.
GRANT to John Kighley and Richard Sydevyll, for the term of their lives and that of the survivor, of the office of customer and collector of customs and cokets of the K. in all ports within Ire., together with the office of searcher in the same ports, receiving in that office of customer and collector £50 p.a. for their fees, by their own hands, from the issues of the said customs; and further that they might occupy the said office by deputies.
Vacanted because it did not emanate from the hanaper.
RCH; RIA, MS 12.D.16, p. 115.
To all [etc.].
John Kighley and Richard Seydevyll, collectors of custums within Ire., appointed John Gallane their deputy in the port of Dublin and John Howet their deputy in the port of Drogheda. ORDER to be intendent to the said John Howet; wishing that one portion of the seal called the cokett in the port of Drogheda should remain in the custody of the said John Howet.
To Richard Rede, deputy T.
ORDER to deliver without delay the said portion of the seal [called the cokett in the port of Drogheda, as in §7], which is in Richard's custody, to John Howet to be kept by him.
APPOINTMENT of Robert Gallane, John Walsh, Thomas Walleys and William Heyford to arrest all ships and boats [omnes naves & batellas] laden with wheat or malt from the head of Bray to the water of the Nany [del Nany], and keep them safely until the owners of the said wheat and malt find surety that they will not carry the same out of Ire.; always providing that all those who were previously licenced should in no way be impeded.
LICENCE to William Nevyll merchant to buy 20 weys of wheat within Ire. and carry them to the parts of Bordeaux for the victualling of the household of the Lt and the K.'s other faithful persons there.
RCH 202/10
APPOINTMENT of John Keppagh to levy all rents [etc.] that belonged to John Cruys kt and Richard Gyffard in cos. Meath and Louth, being in the K.'s hand.
Authorized:
By bill of the p.s. of the deputy.
The K. granted licence to William Alyngtoun esq., T. of Ire., to appoint a deputy in his absence. As he is now in Eng. upon urgent business concerning the K., APPOINTMENT of Richard Rede as his deputy.
COA, PH 15173, p. 470.
James Verdon dcd lately held the manor of Clonmore, co. Louth, in chief by knight service; and that manor was seised on his death and by reason of the minority of Christopher, his son and heir. Considering that, before his death, James granted the marriage of Christopher to Thomas Waley to be married to Thomas's daughter, GRANT to Thomas Waley of custody of the manor with the marriage of Christopher and all knights' fees, advowsons [etc.] with custody of the manor of Kyllaby in the K.'s hands by reason of the minority of John Telyng, son and heir of Margery Crictot, who held the said manor of James as of his manor of Clonmore by knight service and 20s p.a., together with the marriage of the said John; to have until the said heirs come of age without rendering anything.
COA, PH 15173, pp 473–4.
[...] Mar. 1413
PARDON, at the request of James of Desmond, to David s. of Odo Lees, former sheriff of Limerick, for various felonies.1
NAI, RC 8/34, p. 111 (=Peter Crooks, 'James the Usurper of Desmond and the origins of the Talbot–Ormond feud: texts and contexts', in Seán Duffy (ed.), Princes, prelates and poets in medieval Ireland: essays in honour of Katharine Simms (Dublin, 2011), note 93).
1 The precise day of the month on which the letters passed under the Irish seal is not given. The omission is explained by a note in the margin ofNAI, RC 8/34, p. 111, which states that the original memoranda roll was torn.
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Football can be loved in different ways. I, for example, do it sitting on a sofa with a gamepad in hand. Like millions of the same "footballers," I was looking forward to the release of FIFA 19. Of course, the series does not make annual breakthroughs in the genre, but still the project from Electronic Arts has noticeably improved in the last two years. And against the background of the eternal rival, Pro Evolution Soccer, he stands out noticeably although the brainchild of Konami was always something to oppose FIFA. Right now Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 is the most realistic football simulator. And I love ordinary realism in games. But it seems that in this case, it is he who prevents PES 2019 from winning the same audience. After many hours of exploring both projects, I want to return only to FIFA 19 just because it causes me at least some positive emotions.
Pro Evolution Soccer fans are proud of its tactical depth. To date, Konami still offers the most realistic football experience. The abundance of tactics and the possibilities of their settings, the need to continually monitor the actions of the whole team on the field – this is what attracts this footsie. AI at the maximum complexity quickly adapts to your style, and you need to change it at every opportunity if you want to win.
True, for some reason, this does not work at lower levels. It is at the maximum settings that are vital, for example, the transfer to the cut, because rivals are actively going to the selection. Sometimes the game requires such a concentration, as it was a rating match in StarCraft, and not a football simulator – although it would seem, there are a lot fewer variables to control.
In FIFA 19, tactical schemes just appeared – albeit in a much more arcade version than in Pro Evolution Soccer. But it is rather good. Veterans will rejoice at the new tactical possibilities, and newcomers will not be confused in the sliders.
The playability of football simulators is mostly determined by the number of leagues and a variety of modes although there are some nuances. It is much more beautiful and more presentable to play in the Champions League than, for example, in the Turkish league.
Regarding the number of leagues, Pro Evolution Soccer has bypassed a competitor long ago, but mostly the Japanese got little-known tournaments. And this year the Konami project also lost the UEFA Cup – the Champions League and the Europa League. Most likely, this was the reason for unimpressive sales in Europe and South America. Now all the top championships belong to FIFA 19.
Maybe this is a tricky plan of the Japanese – to acquire individual licenses from the best clubs, and not to buy incredibly expensive rights to entire leagues? It seems to be a logical decision, because so you can save money, almost without losing in-game content. But then it is not entirely clear why they need the Russian Premier League on exclusive rights.
Do you need a story in with sports games? In 2018, even some big-budget shooters did not bother with the story campaign. And here, for three years in a row, the story of Alex Hunter and his friends has been developing in a football arcade. I was very skeptical about the plot mode as far back as FIFA 17. But, in principle, he allowed me to look at the mechanics of the game, offered proper training before going online and, in the end, gave an extra ten hours of entertainment.
In Pro Evolution Soccer, the plot is not there and never has been, but the game does not lose anything from it. On the other hand, in FIFA, he found himself in the right place – even if he is stupid and naive, he is still about football. Just as in films about this sport, the main thing here is the game itself, and not the relationship of the main character with his coach, not to mention personal dramas.
The brainchild of Konami remains the most accurate imitation of football, even though it sometimes goes too far. At some point, the realism of PES 2019 will bother you, and other problems of the game will come out. They are unlikely to confuse the fans, but for a beginner – they will become an argument that will force them to play the game rarely or even remove it altogether.


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On each occasion the vehicle - believed to be carrying at least two people - was seen near plant equipment but drove off after being disturbed by local people.
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Heinrich Ahrens, né le  à Lilienthal en Allemagne et mort du choléra à l'âge de 43 ans le  à Yokohama au Japon, est un entrepreneur prussien.

Biographie
Ahrens grandit dans une grande famille avec laquelle il reste en contact toute sa vie. Il entre à 13 ans dans une école privée de théologie où il apprend le français et l'anglais. Il s'intéresse à la profession de marchand et commence un apprentissage en 1858 à la compagnie de August Korff à Brême. Cette formation prend fin à Pâques 1862, Heinrich a alors 19 ans et désire travailler à l'étranger. Il essaye d'abord de trouver du travail à Saint-Pétersbourg avant de se décider à partir pour Londres où il arrive en . Trois ans plus tard, il s'exile en Amérique du Sud et s'installe à Buenos Aires où il travaille pour la compagnie commerciale allemande J. N. Bieber & Co. du  au . Il essaie ensuite de s'installer au Chili et en Bolivie avant de se décider à partir au Japon. Il embarque à San Francisco et arrive à Yokohama le .

Au Japon

Grâce à son expérience, il trouve immédiatement du travail à la compagnie commerciale allemande Gutschow & Co. située à l'emplacement 92 de la ville. Puisqu'il sait à quel point la connaissance de la langue nationale est important dans la réussite d'une entreprise, il commence à apprendre le japonais avec assiduité et le parle et l'écrit très vite couramment. Le , il ouvre une petite boutique à Tokyo qu'il auto-proclame « première boutique européenne de Tokyo ». C'est une sorte de commerce de détail vendant des produits européens dont on ignore aujourd'hui l'adresse originale.

Son commerce s'étend progressivement au point de devenir une importante compagnie d'import-export. Comme les affaires marchent pour le mieux, il se met en quête d'un partenaire. Le premier, un certain Mr. Witte, s'avère être un très mauvais choix, il est arrêté fin 1869 à son retour en Allemagne. Cela n'a cependant pas d'incidence sur le succès de son entreprise. Le , il loue l'emplacement 41 à Tsukiji et commence la construction de locaux. L'emplacement voisin numéro 23 est alors loué par son compatriote Martin Behr qui est également en train de construire des locaux et les deux hommes s'associent.

Au début de , les nouveaux locaux sont achevés, soit deux bâtiments résidentiels, un magasin et une boutique. L'adresse est alors « Edo # 41 ». La connaissance du japonais des deux hommes contribue à la réussite de l'entreprise. Behr est ensuite nommé agent au consulat allemand à Tokyo, poste qui favorise la signature de contrats d'affaires. Au début de , l'entreprise embauche son premier employé allemand, Jakob Winckler, originaire de Stade et futur beau-frère de son demi-frère Georg. Il est cependant plus un technicien qu'un marchand ce qui ne satisfait pas Ahrens. Depuis la fin 1870, un apprenti japonais, Takata Shinzō, travaille pour l'entreprise. Il gagne rapidement la confiance de ses patrons et est progressivement chargé des contacts avec le gouvernement japonais.

En , Ahrens part pour l'Europe via New York afin de renforcer et d'étendre les relations commerciales et arrive dans sa ville natale en juin. En , il voyage en Allemagne, en Angleterre, en Écosse, en Suisse, etc. Durant cette période, Behr dirige la compagnie pendant qu'Ahrens assure les commandes en provenance du Japon et visite des fournisseurs. Il recrute un second partenaire en 1872, Eberhard Schmid, fonde une filiale à Berlin et visite l'exposition universelle de 1873 à Vienne. Il ne retourne au Japon que deux ans et demi après son départ.

En 1874, la compagnie conclut de plus amples contrats avec le gouvernement japonais. Ahrens reprend la direction et c'est maintenant Behr qui se rend en Europe à la fin de l'année. Eberhard Schmid était encore sur place et ils s'occupent du transfert de la filiale de Berlin à Londres. Behr s'occupe alors des affaires à partir de cette ville tandis que Schmid se rend au Japon pour aider Ahrens.

En 1872, l'entreprise fonde une première filiale au Japon à l'emplacement 29 de Yokohama, suivie d'une autre, au début de 1876, à l'emplacement 66 de Kobé qui déménage plus tard à l'emplacement 10. De 1876 à 1878, Ahrens dirige l'entreprise à partir de Londres. Cependant, des différends avec Behr mènent à une séparation en 1879. Ahrens considère qu'il valait mieux travailler avec des partenaires privés tandis que Behr donnait la priorité au gouvernement japonais. Chacun continue alors ses affaires de son côté et Takata Shinzō part avec Behr. Ahrens reste cependant le représentant au Japon de la compagnie Krupp. Quant à Eberhard Schmid, il n'est réemployé par aucun des deux et ne figure même pas dans le testament d'Ahrens dans le paragraphe sur l'entreprise. Jakob Winckler reste avec Ahrens et devient responsable de l'export jusqu'en 1884 lorsqu'il fonde sa propre compagnie. Behr ferme son entreprise à l'été 1881 et transfère ses droits commerciaux à Takata Shinzō qui fonde sa propre compagnie qui continue les contrats avec le gouvernement japonais et devient l'une des plus grandes entreprises commerciale du Japon. Ahrens signe même un partenariat avec cette entreprise à Londres.

Le , il arrive à Brême puis se rend à Londres où il achète une résidence. Au Japon, Theodor Hake devient responsable de l'export. En 1885, son demi-frère Hermann Ahrens commence aussi à travailler au Japon. Pendant le séjour d'Ahrens en Europe de 1876 à 1878, il rencontre Hemina Mosle qu'il épouse le  à Brême. Née dans cette ville le , elle est la fille d'Alexandre Georg Mosle (1827-1882), marchand renommé, l'un des fondateurs de la Deutschen Bank et délégué de Brême au Reichstag allemand.

Au début de 1879, le couple se rend au Japon et réside au rez-de-chaussée de l'emplacement 29 de Yokohama. Parmi leurs amis japonais se trouvaient : Sannomiya Yoshitane, Ōyama Iwao, le père du géologue , etc.

En , des affaires importantes le forcent à retourner au Japon. Il meurt du choléra à Yokohama le  et est enterré au cimetière pour étrangers de Yokohama.

Ahrens laisse une fortune considérable qui permet à sa famille de conserver son train de vie. De plus, si Hermina se remariait, elle perdait sa rente annuelle ainsi que tous les autres bénéfices. En , elle s'installe avec ses enfants à Leipzig où elle rencontre Carl Eduard Melchers qu'elle épouse le . Elle meurt le  à Crockham Hill dans le Kent.

Famille
Heinrich et Hermina eurent quatre enfants :
Hans Ahrens (25.08.1879 Yokohama - 25.06.1953 Londres)
Christiana Candida Ahrens (25.01.1881 Yokohama - 28.07.1974 Londres)
Alexandre Henry Ahrens (06.05.1883 Londres - 07.05.1954 Masterton, Nouvelle-Zélande)
Hermina Johanne Ahrens (* 07.05.1886 Londres - 13.11.1977 Francfort-sur-le-Main), épouse Paul Bartels en 1908.

Au regard de ses activités commerciales au Japon, force est de constater que deux de ses frères étaient vraiment importants dans sa vie :
Georg Rechten, son premier demi-frère, enseignant de métier. Il ne s'est jamais rendu au Japon mais a donné de précieux conseils à Heinrich et lui a envoyé du matériel pédagogique.
Hermann Ahrens, son deuxième demi-frère, qui travaillait également au Japon.

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Meiji-portraits

Allemand au Japon
Naissance en décembre 1842
Naissance à Lilienthal
Naissance dans le royaume de Hanovre
Décès en octobre 1886
Décès à 43 ans

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