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Justia Forms Business Contracts Atlanticus Holdings Corp First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Series 2017-One
First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Series 2017-One Indenture Supplement for Perimeter Master Note Business Trust, dated November 16, 2018
Contract Categories: Business Finance - Indenture Agreements
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED SERIES 2017-ONE INDENTURE
This First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Series 2017-One Indenture Supplement (the "Amendment"), dated as of November 16, 2018, among Perimeter Master Note Business Trust, a business trust organized and existing under the laws of the State of Nevada (herein, the "Issuer" or the "Trust"), Access Financing, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company (the "Servicer") and U.S. Bank National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as Indenture Trustee (herein, together with its successors in the trusts thereunder as provided in the Indenture referred to below, the "Indenture Trustee") under the Master Indenture, dated as of February 8, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Indenture") among the Issuer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee.
Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Supplement (as defined below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee executed the Amended and Restated Series 2017-One Indenture Supplement, dated as of June 11, 2018 (the "Supplement"); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to amend the Supplement on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Indenture;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendments of the Supplement.
1.1 The definition of Class B Note Rate is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"Class B Note Rate" shall have the meaning specified in the Class B Note Purchase Agreement, but in any event shall not be greater than [*****]% per annum.
1.2 Paragraphs (c) and (d) of the definition of Collection Release Conditions are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following:
(c) the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all Series of Notes issued under the Indenture or any Indenture Supplement shall not exceed the sum of the Net Eligible Receivables Balance plus the Pre-Funding Amount as of such date plus the aggregate pre-funding amounts of other Series of Notes issued and outstanding on such date; provided, however, for purposes of this calculation, clause (b) of the definition of Net Eligible Receivables Balance shall be determined as of the last day of the immediately preceding Monthly Period;
(d) the Transferor Amount on such day is greater than the Required Transferor Amount (after giving effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to the Issuer on such day); and
1.3 The definition of Excess Finance Charge Collections is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following definition:
"Excess Finance Charge Collections" shall mean, with respect to each Monthly Period, the sum of (i) the Series 2018-One Excess Collections and (ii) the product of (a) the aggregate amount for all other outstanding Series of Collections of Finance Charge Receivables which the related Indenture Supplements specify are to be distributed to the Transferor after all other Collections of Finance Charge Receivables are applied and distributed in connection with the payment of servicing fees, marketing fees and all non-principal amounts owed to the Noteholders of such Series and (b) the percentage equivalent of a fraction, (x) the numerator of which is equal to the Series 2017-One Allocation Percentage for such Monthly Period and (y) the denominator of which is the sum of the Series 2017-One Allocation Percentage and the Series 2018-Three Allocation Percentage for such Monthly Period; provided that any Excess Finance Charge Collections (as defined in the Series 2018-Three Supplement) that are not required to make a payment under Section 4.05(a)(i)-(xiii) of the Series 2018-Three Supplement shall constitute Excess Finance Charge Collections if there are insufficient Available Funds to make the payments under Section 4.05(a)(i)-(xv) hereof.
1.4 The definition of Excess Principal Collections is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following definition:
"Excess Principal Collections" shall mean, with respect to each Monthly Period, all Collections of Principal Receivables allocated to the Senior Facility remaining after such Collections of Principal Receivables are applied and distributed in accordance with the Indenture Supplement for the Series related to the Senior Facility; provided that any Excess Principal Collections (as defined in the Series 2018-Three Supplement) that are not required to make a payment under Section 4.05(b)(i)-(iii), 4.05(c)(i)-(vi) or 4.05(d)(i)-(iii) of the Series 2018-Three Supplement shall constitute Excess Principal Collections if there are insufficient Available Principal Collections to make the payments under Sections 4.05(b)(i)-(iii), 4.05(c)(i)-(viii) or 4.05(d)(i)-(iii) hereof.
1.5 The definitions of Reallocated Principal Collections and Reallocated Class B Principal Collections are hereby deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following definitions:
"Reallocated Principal Collections" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (I) the product of (a) the sum of (i) Allocable Principal Collections (as defined in the Series 2018–One Indenture Supplement) plus (ii) the product of (A) the Series 2017-One Allocable Principal Collections deposited in the Collection Account for the related Monthly Period and (B) the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage for the related Monthly Period, and (b) the Class A/B Subordination Percentage, and (II) the greater of (x) the Note Principal Balance (prior to any distributions on such Distribution Date), minus the excess, if any, of the total amount of Reduction Amounts for all prior Distribution Dates and the Reallocated Principal Collections that under subsections 4.07(b) through (g) were used to fund the Series 2018-One Required Amount, the Class A-1 Required Amount, the Class A-2 Required Amount, the Class A-3 Required Amount, the Class A-4 Required Amount, or the Class A-5 Required Amount on all prior Distribution Dates over such Reduction Amounts and Reallocated Principal Collections reimbursed pursuant to subsection 4.05(a)(xi)(A) prior to such date and (y) zero.
"Reallocated Class B Principal Collections" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of of (I) the product of (a) the sum of (i) Allocable Principal Collections (as defined in the Series 2018–One Indenture Supplement) plus (ii) the product of (A) the Series 2017-One Allocable Principal Collections deposited in the Collection Account for the related Monthly Period and (B) the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage for the related Monthly Period, and (b) the Class B Subordination Percentage, and (II) the greater of (x) the Class B Note Principal Balance (prior to any distributions on such Distribution Date), minus the excess, if any, of the total amount of Reduction Amounts for all prior Distribution Dates and the Reallocated Principal Collections that under subsections 4.07(b) through (g) were used to fund the Series 2018-One Required Amount, the Class A-1 Required Amount, the Class A-2 Required Amount, the Class A-3 Required Amount, the Class A-4 Required Amount, or the Class A-5 Required Amount on all prior Distribution Dates over such Reduction Amounts and Reallocated Principal Collections reimbursed pursuant to subsection 4.05(a)(xi)(A) prior to such date and (y) zero.
1.6 The definition of Series Adjusted Subordinated Transferor Amount is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following definition:
"Series Adjusted Subordinated Transferor Amount" shall mean, as of any date, an amount equal to (a) the Series Required Transferor Amount as of the last day of the prior Monthly Period minus (b) the excess, if any, of the total amount of Transferor Reduction Amounts for all prior Distribution Dates and the amounts that under subsection 4.07(a) were used to fund the Series 2018-One Required Amount, Class A-1 Required Amount, the Class A-2 Required Amount, the Class A-3 Required Amount, the Class A-4 Required Amount or the Class A-5 Required Amount on all prior Distribution Dates over amounts reimbursed pursuant to subsection 4.05(a)(xi)(B) prior to such date.
1.7 The definition of Series Required Transferor Amount is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following definition.
"Series Required Transferor Amount" shall mean, with respect to any date of determination, an amount equal (a)(i) the sum of the Note Principal Balance plus the Series 2018-One Principal Balance, in each case as of the last day of the prior Monthly Period divided by (ii) 95.0% minus (b) the sum of the Note Principal Balance plus the Series 2018-One Principal Balance, in each case as of the last day of the prior Monthly Period.
1.8 The definition of Transferor Available Principal Collections is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following definition:
"Transferor Available Principal Collections" shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the product of (A) the sum of (1) the product of the Series 2017-One Allocable Principal Collections times the Fixed/Floating Allocation Percentage for such Monthly Period plus (2) the Allocable Principal Collections (as defined in the Series 2018–One Indenture Supplement), in each case deposited in the Collection Account for the related Monthly Period and (B) 5.0%, and (ii) the greater of (A) the Series Adjusted Subordinated Transferor Amount and (B) zero.
1.9 The definitions of Required Subordinate Transferor Percentage and Transferor Amount are hereby deleted in their entirety.
1.10 The following definitions are hereby inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:
"Regulation RR" shall mean Part 244 – Credit Risk Retention (Regulation RR), 12 C.F.R. §§244.1-244.22, as the same may be amended from time to time.
"Series 2018-Three Allocation Percentage" shall have the meaning given to such term in the Series 2018-Three Supplement.
"Series 2018-Three Supplement" shall mean the Series 2018-Three Indenture Supplement to the Master Indenture, dated as of November 16, 2018, among the Issuer, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.
"Series 2018-One Allocation Percentage" shall have the meaning given to such term in the Series 2018-One Indenture Supplement.
"Transferor's Interest" shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.09.
1.11 Section 3.01 of the Supplement is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(a) Servicing Fee. The share of the Servicing Fee allocable to the Series 2017-One Noteholders with respect to any Distribution Date (the "Monthly Servicing Fee") shall mean an amount equal to the product of (1) the Floating Allocation Percentage, (2) the Series 2017-One Allocation Percentage and (3) the Servicing Fee for the most recent Monthly Period preceding such Distribution Date. The remainder of the Servicing Fee, if any, shall be paid by the Issuer or the holders of the Transferor Certificate and the Noteholders of other Series (as provided in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement and the related Supplements) and in no event shall the Indenture Trustee or the Series 2017-One Noteholders be liable for the share of the Servicing Fee to be paid by the Issuer or the holders of the Transferor Certificate or the Noteholders of any other Series.
(b) Marketing Fee. The share of the Marketing Fee allocable to the Series 2017-One Noteholders with respect to any Distribution Date (the "Monthly Marketing Fee") shall mean an amount equal to (A) the product of (x) the Marketing Fee for the most recent Monthly Period preceding such Distribution Date times (y) the Floating Allocation Percentage times (z) the sum of the Series 2018-One Allocation Percentage and the Series 2017-One Allocation Percentage. The remainder of the Marketing Fee, if any, shall be paid by the Issuer or the holders of the Transferor Certificate and the Noteholders of other Series (as provided in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement and the related Supplements) and in no event shall the Indenture Trustee or the Series 2017-One Noteholders be liable for the share of the Marketing Fee to be paid by the Issuer or the holders of the Transferor Certificate or the Noteholders of any other Series.
(c) Backup Servicing Fee. The share of the Backup Servicing Fee allocable to the Series 2017-One Noteholders with respect to any Distribution Date (the "Monthly Backup Servicing Fee") shall mean an amount equal to the product of (1) the Floating Allocation Percentage, (2) the Series 2017-One Allocation Percentage and (3) the Backup Servicing Fee for the most recent Monthly Period preceding such Distribution Date. The remainder of the Backup Servicing Fee, if any, shall be paid by the Issuer or the holders of the Transferor Certificate and the Noteholders of other Series (as provided in the Transfer and Servicing Agreement and the related Supplements) and in no event shall the Indenture Trustee or the Series 2017-One Noteholders be liable for the share of the Backup Servicing Fee to be paid by the Issuer or the holders of the Transferor Certificate or the Noteholders of any other Series.
1.12 Section 4.03(a) of the Supplement is hereby amended by deleting clause (z) and replacing it with the following:
and (z) the sum of the Note Principal Balance and the Series Adjusted Subordinated Transferor Amount shall be no less than the Required Senior Subordination Amount.
1.13 Section 4.03(b) is hereby amended by deleting clause (b)(ii) and replacing it with the following:
(ii) the sum of the Note Principal Balance and the Series Adjusted Subordinated Transferor Amount shall be no less than the Required Senior Subordination Amount.
1.14 Section 4.05(a)(xv) is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(xv) an amount equal to the Program Expenses for such Distribution Date minus any Capped Program Expenses paid in clause (i) above for such Distribution Date, plus the amount of any Program Expenses previously due but not distributed to the Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee on a prior Distribution Date, shall be distributed pro rata to the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee;
1.15 Section 4.05(a)(xvi) is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(xvi) [*****].
1.16 Section 4.05(b)(iv) is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(iv) an amount equal to the balance, if any, of such Available Principal Collections shall be distributed to the Transferor, but only if the Transferor Amount on such date is greater than the Required Transferor Amount (after giving effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to the Issuer on such day) and otherwise shall be deposited in the Special Funding Account.
1.17 Section 4.05(c)(ix) is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(ix) for each Distribution Date beginning on the Distribution Date on which the Class B Notes are paid in full, an amount equal to the balance, if any, of such Available Principal Collections shall be distributed to the Transferor, but only if the Transferor Amount on such date is greater than the Required Transferor Amount (after giving effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to the Issuer on such day) and otherwise shall be deposited in the Special Funding Account.
1.18 Section 4.05(d)(iv) is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(iv) the balance of such Available Principal Collections shall be distributed to the Transferor, but only if the Transferor Amount on such date is greater than the Required Transferor Amount (after giving effect to all Principal Receivables transferred to the Issuer on such day) and otherwise shall be deposited in the Special Funding Account
1.19 Section 4.10(c) is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(c) On any Deposit Date in a Monthly Period during the Revolving Period, the Servicer may withdraw from the Pre-Funding Account an amount not to exceed the lesser of (1) the positive difference, if any, between (I) the Transferor Amount and (II) the Required Transferor Amount, and (2) the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding Account, and pay such amount to the Issuer for application pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
1.20 Section 6.01(c) of the Supplement is hereby amended by adding the following at the end thereof:
or Access Financing, LLC resigns as Servicer
1.21 Section 6.01(s) of the Supplement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
(s) (i) the Transferor shall fail to cause the amount of the Transferor's Interest, when measured in a manner consistent with the requirements of Regulation RR, to satisfy the requirements of Regulation RR as required by Section 9.09 of this Supplement or (ii) if, for any Measurement Date, the Servicer determined that the Transferor Amount is less than the Required Transferor Amount, the Transferor shall fail to cause to be designated additional Eligible Accounts to be included as Accounts in a sufficient amount such that the Transferor Amount is at least equal to the Required Transferor Amount on or before the last Business Day of the Monthly Period in which such Measurement Date takes place;
1.22 Section 6.01 of the Supplement is hereby amended by deleting the period at the end of clause (t) and inserting "; or" therefor and inserting the following new clause (u) at the end thereof:
(u) the occurrence of any Early Redemption Event (as such term is defined in the Series 2018-Three Supplement);
Section 6.02 Events of Default. In addition to the Events of Default set forth in Section 5.02 of the Indenture, any Event of Default with respect to Series 2018-Three and any of the Early Redemption Events described in Section 6.01(t) shall constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture with respect to Series 2017-One.
1.24 Section 9.09 is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
Section 9.09 Measuring the Transferor's Interest for Purposes of Regulation RR. In order to facilitate the obligation of Fortiva Funding, LLC, a Georgia limited liability company, to comply with Regulation RR, the Servicer shall, on each Measurement Date and on the issuance date of any Notes under the Indenture, measure the interest of the Transferor in the Transferred Assets represented by the Transferor Certificate (the "Transferor's Interest") in a manner consistent with the requirements of Regulation RR. If on any Measurement Date the amount of the Transferor's Interest, when measured in a manner consistent with the requirements of Regulation RR, does not satisfy the requirements of Regulation RR, the Transferor shall cause the amount of the Transferor's Interest, when measured in a manner consistent with the requirements of Regulation RR, to satisfy the requirements of Regulation RR as soon as practicable thereafter but, in any event, no later than the immediately subsequent Measurement Date. For purposes of this Section 9.09, the Transferor's Interest shall constitute a "seller's interest" for purposes of Regulation RR.
The Servicer shall indicate in each Monthly Servicer Statement whether the amount of the Transferor's Interest, when measured in a manner consistent with the requirements of Regulation RR, satisfies the requirements of Regulation RR.
In no event shall the Indenture Trustee have any responsibility to monitor compliance with or enforce compliance with Regulation RR. The Indenture Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of such rules, nor shall it be liable to any Noteholder or other party for violation of such rules now or hereinafter in effect.
SECTION 2. Miscellaneous
2.1 Ratification. As amended hereby, the Supplement is in all respects ratified and confirmed and the Supplement as so supplemented by this Amendment shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.
2.2 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
2.3 Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED THEREIN WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
2.4 Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
2.5 Effectiveness. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date first above written.
2.6 Limitation of Liability. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this Amendment is executed and delivered by Wilmington Trust, National Association, not individually or personally but solely as trustee of the Issuer, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it under the Trust Agreement, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust, National Association, but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Issuer and (c) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust, National Association be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this Amendment or the other Transaction Documents to which the Issuer is a party.
2.7 Representation and Warranty. Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that this Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights in general and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the day and year first above written.
PERIMETER MASTER NOTE BUSINESS
TRUST, as Issuer
Wilmington Trust, National
Association,
not in its individual capacity, but
solely as Owner Trustee
By: /s/ Robert P. Hines Jr.
Name: Robert P. Hines Jr.
Title: Vice President
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
solely as
Indenture Trustee
By: /s/ Mirtza J. Escobar
Name: Mirtza J. Escobar
ACCESS FINANCING, LLC,
By: /s/ Brian Stone
Name: Brian Stone
Title: President
Consent of Series 2017-One Noteholders:
TSO-FORTIVA NOTES HOLDCO LP,
as holder of 100% of Class A Notes
By: TowerBrook TSO GP (Alberta), L.P., its
By: TowerBrook Investors, Ltd., its General
By: /s/ Glenn F. Miller
Name: Glenn F. Miller
Title: Attorney-in-fact
CCFC CORP.,
as holder of 100% of Class B Notes
By: /s/ Joshua C. Miller
Name: Joshua C. Miller
Title: Assistant Vice President
Consent of Administrative Agent on behalf of Series 2018-One
Noteholders:
Credit Suisse AG, New York Branch, As
Administrative Agent, on behalf of the holders of
100% of Class A Notes
By: /s/ Michael Eaton
Name: Michael Eaton
By: /s/ Erin McCutcheon
Name: Erin McCutcheon
Title: Director


Calling all higher educational TYPO3ers and web professionals! We're pleased to announce that the Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur and the TYPO3 Academic Committee have joined forces with us to bring the annual TYPO3 University Day (T3UD18) to an excellent location in the heart of Germany and Europe, in Mainz, just south of Frankfurt am Main.
The T3UD18 is a two-day leadership conference that takes place once a year at different locations. The conference continues to bring together higher ed leaders, future IT professionals and TYPO3 web professionals to deepen understanding of vital topics, advance innovative solutions and provide new opportunities for businesses.
Academic members and TYPO3 representatives are currently working hand in hand to shape the two-day event coming up in September. There will be a diversity of speakers, with a good balance between the two, providing insights from both the maker's as well as the user's side. In presentations, with high-level networking and with interactive debates in the World Café and in workshops, we address a wide range of issues that relate to higher education.
We work with sponsors to integrate them into the conference, ideally in a way that augments their experience and advances each sponsor's goals. Our sponsorships are designed to ensure maximum exposure and visibility for each organization before, during, and after the event.
Sponsorship comes in various packages and with many benefits, but most importantly, it is an amazing opportunity to align your business with our message of improving the collaboration between universities, TYPO3 and web professionals. Each tier level has a different set of benefits and stack upon each other as you move up the ladder. Choose the one that suits you best and find detailed descriptions in our info brochure.
Sponsors are welcome and all the sponsor logos get (tastefully) arranged. If you want to get exposure to a wide range of higher educational professionals and future IT specialists who are now still studying, there is no better event than the TYPO3 University Day to sponsor.
TYPO3 CMS is a popular choice in higher education. For instance, in Germany a substantial market share of 60% of higher education institutions use the open source content management system for their website. If you're an academic member and your university or college is running a TYPO3 site - and there are an awful lot of good reasons to do so - then the annual TYPO3 University Day is the place to be.
The TYPO3 University Day is all about strengthening business relationships: those between colleges and universities that use TYPO3 and those between the TYPO3 users and the TYPO3 makers. Here, academic members and TYPO3 representatives share knowledge, experience and know-how.
TYPO3 users play a very active role at this event. There's a good reason for this: it ensures that the makers know the specific requirements and can develop the software in a way that benefits its users. T3UD is an incredibly valuable opportunity for both sides and is rapidly evolving. Come along, engage in conversation with colleagues about how TYPO3 serves specific purposes!
For sponsorship inquiries, location and event details, please contact Jörg Hambuch per email.
BONUS: Mainzific Rim at T3UD18, a special event for students!
Starting one day earlier, SkillDisplay will bring together students to join in their three-day gamification event Mainzific Rim at the TYPO3 University Day. What is gamification, you might ask? It's the process of using games to engage the audience by rewarding them for achieving milestones or goals. It's a great way to learn and will add excitement and value to the event.
SkillDisplay invites five teams of three students each to participate in this workshop from September 24th to 26th which leads up to the TYPO3 Certified Editor Exam (TCCE). Each of the teams will be supported by a personal operator. Essentially, Mainzific Rim is a hands-on way to learn TYPO3 editor skills in a fun and adventurous way. Its goal is to help students maximize enjoyment by utilizing game elements in learning environments. Find out more and sign up here.
Before leaving, I'd like to express my sincere gratitude to our sponsors from last time around and also to Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences for hosting us so well, to the organizational team who helped bring the good work on its way and of course to all of the enthusiastic participants. We look forward to our tasks and the further joint venture. Thank you!
Are you interested in sponsoring the event? Do you have questions about the location and event details? Feel free to contact Jörg Hambuch for any of those questions.
Thank you for reading and we look forward to the joint venture!


It was a hot August afternoon in 2003. Cherie Stafford's husband Eric, a plant nursery owner, was where he felt most at home – out in the woods on their Rougemont, North Carolina property.
He was sawing down a towering oak that had been damaged during an ice storm the previous winter. One of the oak's huge limbs was precariously hanging, but Eric didn't notice. He sat down his chainsaw and was pushing the tree over when the dangling branch snapped. It came down on his head.
Thus began the journey that Cherie, Eric, and their two children have been on ever since. A journey of hospital stays, rehabilitation, disappointment, small victories and perseverance.
The afternoon of the accident, Cherie found her husband lying unconscious next to his chainsaw and called 911. He was life-flighted to UNC Hospital where it was determined he had massive brain trauma. He was in the neuro-intensive care unit for several weeks then went into rehab.
Their daughter turned 3 while Eric was in the hospital. Their son was 8. With two small children, a husband that needed full-time care, and a job as a case manager for Blue Cross, Cherie knew she had to pick up the pieces and get things done.
One thing that helped Cherie navigate through Eric's care is being a Registered Nurse. She was able to advocate for him in ways that someone without a medical background might not have been able to.
And for the most part, it's worked out.
Thirteen years after the accident, Eric's left arm is paralyzed, and his left leg is partially paralyzed, but he's walking on his own, and he's able to stay at home by himself during the day. He struggles with his speech, but has kept his sense of humor.
Once a charismatic plant nursery owner who knew all of his customers by name, he now leads a quiet life inside their home, interacting with the kids, throwing the tennis ball for their dog Sammie, and doing word search puzzles.
Their son is now a senior and bio-chemistry major at N.C. State, and their daughter is 15 and in her high school's marching band. They are a close-knit family, and the kids have always been willing to lend a hand and help out.


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The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is a UK overseas territory with a population of approximately 32,000. Its economy, considered one of the most stable and prosperous in the Caribbean, is dependent on tourism and the offshore financial sector. The BVI is a well-established, sophisticated financial centre offering accounting, banking, legal services, captive insurance, insolvency practitioners, company incorporations, mutual funds administration, investment management and advisory services, trust formation and administration, and marine vessel and aircraft registration.
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During 2017, a number of firms experienced an uptick in M&A involving BVI-licensed entities, as well as demand for advice on both the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, which requires foreign financial institutions to report on US account holders' foreign assets, and the Common Reporting Standard (CRS); the CRS is an information standard for the automatic exchange of bank account information on a global level between tax authorities.
Key legislative developments in the BVI include new 2017 BVI Probate Rules, which replaced longstanding rules that did not keep pace with the BVI's status as a major financial centre; state-of-the-art provisions were also introduced in relation to new applications for grants of probate and letters of administration. In addition, a new Limited Partnership Act (LPA) was enacted, which applies to all newly formed BVI limited partnerships; the LPA has adapted existing basic statutory positions to be more commensurate with actual market practice.
New entrants to the jurisdiction's legal market saw Jersey corporate and private client law firm The Hatstone Group open up a BVI office that is focused on corporate, investment funds and private client advice. Notable moves at partner level include Walkers BVI hiring finance, corporate and funds expert Patrick Ormond from Carey Olsen, and Ashley Davies joining Campbells' Hong Kong corporate and finance group.
Campbells itself experienced change in the BVI: Mo Haque QC joined the litigation, insolvency and restructuring group from Crown Office Chambers but former litigation partner Callum McNeil left for Walkers' own Hong Kong office. Elsewhere, Harneys' Russell Willings relocated to the firm's London office and former counsel Hamish Masson left for Blackfinch Investments.
Meanwhile, with the BVI being the second-largest offshore jurisdiction for hedge funds globally, The Legal 500 this year introduces an investment funds section to its BVI coverage to reflect the jurisdiction's significant market presence.
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Carey Olsen established its BVI office in 2013. The team has an in-depth knowledge of BVI's law and regulation and offers clients the full range of legal advice regarding corporate and finance, investment funds, dispute resolution, insolvency, and trusts and private wealth. Carey Olsen has the international experience to provide accurate, efficient legal services for all transactions involving the BVI, including where BVI entities form part of a wider multi-jurisdictional structure. Clients include global financial institutions, investment funds, private equity houses, multinational corporations, sovereign wealth funds, high-net-worth individuals, family offices, directors, trustees and private clients.
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Expanding the scope of IP applications in the BVI – the proposed new trademark legislation
The much anticipated Trade Marks Bill ("the Bill") was recently circulated to the industry for comments. The Bill, which when enacted will be known as the Trade Marks Act, 2012, promises to introduce much needed change to the trademark industry in the British Virgin Islands and place the jurisdiction in line with other modern jurisdictions.
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Corporate Reconstructions in the British Virgin Islands
The current economic climate has forced many companies to consider their future and, for those able to survive, there has been significant impetus in cost saving and rationalising structures where possible. However, it is not only in the downturn that companies look to restructure. This process can also have a positive spin, especially where a company is seeking to structure acquisitions or expand into new areas of operation.
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Olson, Z., Staples, J., Mock, C. N., Nguyen, N. , et. al. . "Helmet Regulation in Vietnam: Impact on Health, Equity, and Medical Impoverishment". In: Disease Control Priorities (third edition): Volume 7, Injury Prevention and Environmental Health, edited by C. N. Mock, R. Nugent, O. Kobusingye, K. Smith. Washington, DC: World Bank.
Using Vietnam's comprehensive helmet policy, this chapter bolsters the case for similar policy adoption in neighboring countries as well as in other low- and middle-income countries. The study simulated the impact on health consequences by estimating the number of deaths and nonfatal head injuries attributable to motorcycles both prior to and after implementation of the comprehensive helmet policy. The simulation estimates that the 2007 helmet policy prevented approximately 2,200 deaths and 29,000 head injuries, saved individuals US$18 million in direct acute care costs, and averted US$29 million in individual income losses in the year following its introduction. While large health and financial benefits accrued to the wealthy, the policy also provided significant health benefits and substantial financial risk protection to Vietnam's poorest citizens.
*Zachary Olson and John Staples contributed equally to the work.


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History and Meaning of Camelia
Camelia ~ Adoration, longing, flame in my heart
Camellia is a flower of the Theaceae family. Camellias have been known for centuries in the Orient. Camellia sinensis, the "common tea plant", was used as a beverage (tea) by the Chinese as early as 500 B.C. Tea was a rare commodity in Japan during the Tang Dynasty (618 – 905 A.D.) and as such the elaborate tea ceremony developed for the royalty and elite. Tea is thought to have come to England in the late 16th or early 17th century brought by traders who traveled to the Orient in search of silks and spices and was considered so valuable that it was kept locked in silver tea caddies or boxes in the homes of the wealthy only.
It is thought that the camellia first came to Portugal in the first half of the 16th century. The first species of camellia to enter the United States was the tea plant in the form of seed. Camellia japonica plants were imported from England in 1797 or 1798 by John Stevens of Hoboken, New Jersey and became popular in the Northeast as greenhouse plants. Camellias gained in popularity and by 1920 Sacramento was named "Camellia City". Camellias were named in posthumous honor of George Joseph Kamel by Carolus Linnaeus, the Swedish botanist who developed the binomial system of naming plants that is still in use today. Kamel, whose name in Latin was Camellus, was a Jesuit priest who served as a missionary to the Philippines.
In 1945 the American Camellia Society was formed. It has now grown to 4000 members in 44 states and 22 foreign countries with a permanent Headquarters in Fort Valley, Georgia.
LA TRAVIATA by Giuseppe Verdi is based on a play by Alexandre Dumas called LA DAME AUX CAMELIAS It served as a source of inspiration to the composer Verdi; which resulted in the opera 'La Triviata'.
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Dr. Olivares is the current Chair of the International Conference for Algal Biomass, Biofuels and Bioproducts (AlgalBBB), which he has helped organize since its inception in 2010.
He is Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journals Algal Research and New Negatives in Plant Science (Elsevier Publishers). He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Wilkes College, and his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from Iowa State University.
Dr. Olivares recently retired from Los Alamos National Laboratory were he last served as Division Leader for the Bioscience Division. In this position, he provided strategic, technical and operational management for all activities within the Division. Major focus areas for the 150 staff within the Division included a long-standing efforts in biosecurity, biosurveillance, and public health security. New areas of growth included bioenergy and biome science. He also served as the Executive Director of the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts, a consortium of over 30 institutions awarded a $49M program by DOE-EERE along with $20M of cost share from industry and academia.
Previously he served in several program and technical management positions at Los Alamos National Laboratory, including Biofuels Program Manager and acting Division Leader for Chemistry. In these positions he was responsible for developing strategic direction for science programs, operations, and leading specific program development efforts. Dr. Olivares has extensive experience with private industry and serves as consultant for several small companies and government agencies. One of his passions is technology commercialization.
Olaf Kruse started his scientific carrier as a postdoctoral fellow at Imperial College London with research topics on Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In 1997 he returned to Bielefeld University/Germany, where he took over a group leader position in the field of Molecular Biology on microalgae.
In 2006 he was appointed as the Head of Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences at the European Science Foundation in Strasbourg. In 2007 he became a Research Fellow at The University of Queensland and a Co-Director of the International SOLARBIOFUELS consortium before he returned to Bielefeld University, where he built up the Algae Biotechnology & Bioenergy Group at the Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) focusing on molecular aspects of light to biomass and energy conversion and the establishment of microalgae as green cell factories. In 2009 he was appointed as a Full Professor at the Department of Biology and in 2015 as the Scientific Director of the CeBiTec.
Dr. Ronald Chance began his career with Allied Corporation in 1974, where he served in a number of research positions including Research Manager for Electronic Materials. In 1986, he joined Exxon Corporate Research as the Director of their Polymer and Fluids Laboratory, later serving as Division Manager for the Paramins Technology division of Exxon Chemical, and as Distinguished Scientific Advisor in ExxonMobil's Corporate Strategic Research Laboratories.
Dr. Chance retired from ExxonMobil in 2006 and joined the Georgia Institute of Technology as Professor of the Practice with a joint appointment in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He also served as Distinguished Scientific Advisor Emeritus at ExxonMobil from 2006-2009. Dr. Chance is currently Executive Vice President of Engineering for Algenol Biotech. His current research interests center around algae-based biorefineries. He has organized a number of international scientific meetings, served on numerous industrial and academic advisory boards, and is a Fellow in the American Physical Society. He has published more than 200 papers and patents, with over 20,000 citations. In 2018, Ron was the recipient of the Evans award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers for lifetime achievement in chemical engineering practice. Ron received a BS in chemistry from Delta State University and a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Dartmouth College.
Kimi Coaldrake holds a B.A. from The University of Sydney, a M.A. (Asian Studies) from The University of Hawaii and a Ph.D. from The University of Michigan. She has also studied at the Australian Graduate School of Management and Harvard Business School.
Kimi is a Fulbright scholar with thirty years' US-Australian research experience and was appointed by US Congress to be a Fulbright Cultural Ambassador. She also has a lifelong association with Japan and has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University. Kimi is a co-founder of Pan Pacific Technologies, a family-owned company that has more than 20 years' experience in the US, Australia and the United Arab Emirates with algal processes including the use of algae for uranium recovery in Australia and Colorado, the development of biofuels including TEA/LCA and process design.
Gwendolyn McClung is a microbiologist with more than 25 years of experience in the Biotechnology Program in EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) conducting ecological hazard assessments and risk assessments of genetically engineered (GE) microorganisms reviewed under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
GE microorganisms reviewed under TSCA include a variety of applications such as biofuel production, bioremediation, biofertilizers, and for production of enzymes, specialty chemicals, and commodity chemicals. In recent years reviews have included cyanobacteria and eukaryotic microalgae (microalgae) used in both closed systems (e.g., photobioreactors and fermentors) and in open pond field tests.
Gwen received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Agronomy (Soil Science) from the University of Maryland, College Park, and her Ph.D. in Soil Science (Soil Microbiology) from the University of California, Riverside.
Roberto Bassi is full Professor of Plant Physiology at the Department of Biotechnology - Verona University, Italy. Previously, he was professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Marseille, (Fr) and Assistant Professor of Botany at The University of Padua.
RB has been working on the biology and biophysics of photosynthetic organisms since 1983. His lab has been researching in topics ranging from photosynthesis, biosynthesis/function of carotenoids, adaptive stress physiology of microalgae, plants and mosses, structure and function of light harvesting proteins and photoprotection. Recently, he has been focusing on domestication of unicellular green algae for growth in photobioreactors in autotrophic and mixotrophic conditions.
Dr. Rob Brown leads Synthetic Genomics Inc. (SGI) world-class phototrophic research and production group. Rob. has over 20 years of experience in molecular biology and gene expression in the biotechnology sector.
Prior to SGI, he was a senior scientist Diversa Corp., developing recombinant expression systems for industrial enzymes and animal vaccines.
Dr. Inna Khozin-Goldberg is Associated Professor at the French Associates Institute for Agriculture and Biotechnology for Drylands, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
She received Ph.D. from the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia). She did her Postdoctoral research on the biosynthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in microalgae at the Microalgal Biotechnology Laboratory, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (Israel).Inna Khozin-Goldberg has research experience in field of microalgal lipid biochemistry and microalgal biotechnology for more than 25 years. Her research interests include fundamental and applied aspects of lipid metabolism in microalgae, genetic engineering of microalgae for high-value lipids and carotenoids, development of molecular tools for non-model microalgae, and application of microalgae-based dietary supplements for improving fish health and tolerance to stresses.
Dr. Michael Huesemann (Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Rice University; MBA, Arizona State University) is a staff research engineer at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Marine Sciences Laboratory) and has conducted both experimental and theoretical research in environmental and marine biotechnology for more than 25 years.
Dr. Huesemann's recent research has focused on climate-simulated culturing of microalgae in LED-lighted and temperature-controlled ponds and photobioreactors, predictive modeling of microalgae growth in outdoor pond cultures, recycling of hydrothermal liquefaction waste nutrients, enhancing air CO2 transfer into microalgal cultures, photosynthetic hydrogen production, and offshore cultivation of macroalgae. Dr. Huesemann is presently the principal investigator of the ARPA-e NOMAD (Nautical Offshore Macroalgae Autonomous Device) project and also the DISCOVR project, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory consortium endeavor focused on the screening and standardized characterization of industrially relevant high productivity microalgae. He currently also serves as editorial board member of Algal Research.
Dr. EonSeon Jin is Professor in Department of Life Science at Hanyang University, Korea. She received Ph.D. in Plant Biology from the University of Minnesota in St. Paul and did post-doctoral work in Plant Microbial Biology at UC Berkeley.
Dr. Jin has over 25 years of experience in fundamental and applied research on photosynthetic organisms in topics ranging from photosynthesis, biosynthesis of carotenoids, adaptive stress physiology of microalgae, development of genetic toolkits, and application of microalgae for bio-mineralization and carbon conversion and utilization. Recently, she has employed the targeted gene editing methods to develop microalgae for various basic and applied research.
The development and implementation strategies for CO2 mitigation technology are necessary to offset the greenhouse gas effect of carbon dioxide emissions. There is the possibility of the conversion and utilization of CO2 (CCU) in which CO2 waste is recycled and converted into value-added chemicals. Microalgae are responsible for half of the global primary productivity, converting solar energy to organic energy and fixing carbon dioxide, making them important for the mitigation of greenhouse gases. There are numerous commercial applications of microalgae in areas including nutrition, pharmaceuticals, and biofuels. Overproduction of specific high value biochemical requires the modification of the metabolic pathway. However, metabolic engineering in microalgae has been limited, and specific transformation tools are necessary to develop each microalgal species. Recently, resulting in the effort of developing tools for precise microalgae nuclear gene editing, employment of metabolic engineering has been attempted. Hence, in this study, the one-step multiplex genome-editing of microalgae by the CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins method was carried out to generate commercially desirable microalgal strains for mass cultivation. These strains can produce high-value pigment or enhanced neutral lipid accumulation, and its truncated antenna property can confer greater productivity of mass culture under bright sunlight. This technology has been applied to various areas of algal research including basic and applied field such as CCU, which will be discussed.
Dr. Lieve Laurens is a senior scientist and Algae Platform team lead at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Bioenergy Center.
She is primarily responsible for research in analytical biochemistry, investigating ways to understand carbon energetics towards lipid, carbohydrate, and protein production and composition in microalgae and other microorganisms. A large emphasis of her current research is the pursuit of high-value co-products from microbial and algal biomass, including bio-derived surfactants and bio-polyurethanes as promising oleochemical products. She has over 15 years of experience in biotechnology, with a focus on bioenergy. She is currently leading several, multi-year projects for the US Department of Energy with academic and private partners, covering research in algae and plant biochemistry, cell biomass conversion and characterization, techno- economic analysis. Her group has recently published a set of laboratory analytical procedures specifically tailored for characterization of biomass and product composition. Dr. Laurens is the chair of the Algae Biomass Organization's Technical Standards Committee leading the development of industry acceptance of algal biomass, bioproducts, and biofuels. She holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in Biochemistry and Biotechnology from the University of Ghent in Belgium and University of Paris, France, and a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of East Anglia at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, England.
Originally educated as a teacher, Peter Lindblad took his PhD in Physiological botany at Uppsala University (1987) and then carried out postdoctoral studies in Western Australia and in New York.
This was followed by Research Associate (1989) and Research Fellow (1991) positions, both at Uppsala University. In 2000 he was promoted to professor in Biology at Uppsala University and in 2009 he moved to chemistry where he created the research program Microbial chemistry. Since 2010 he has developed a strong interest to custom design, construct, and engineer photosynthetic microbial cells to produce solar chemicals and solar fuels from solar energy, air and water in direct processes.
Graham Peers is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Colorado State University. His research group is interested in the physiology of algae and cyanobacteria with a particular focus on photosynthetic processes including photoprotection in fluctuating light environments.
His group is also interested in the discovery of novel metabolic pathways that exist within the diversity of algal taxa. Dr. Peers holds a Ph.D. from McGill University and was a researcher at UC Berkeley, Synthetic Genomics Inc. and the J. Craig Venter Institute prior to joining Colorado State University.
Professor Matthew Posewitz received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Dartmouth College.
Following post-doctoral research at the University of Utah and then Memorial Sloan Kettering, he joined the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 1999. After three years at NREL, he accepted a faculty position in the Department of Chemistry at the Colorado School of Mines. His research team studies photosynthesis, metabolic networks, carbon partitioning and cell wall biosynthesis in photosynthetic microorganisms. These efforts inform applied research projects aimed at engineering improved strains of algae and cyanobacteria for the synthesis of renewable biofuels, and other bioproducts.
Jason Quinn is an associate professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department Colorado State University.
His education and research have always been centered on energy with his current work focused on system evaluation of electric transportation, microalgae biofuels, and nuclear power systems. Research efforts are dedicated to the development of engineering system models validated through experimentation and leveraged for techno-economic evaluation, life cycle assessment, and resource demand of emerging technologies. Results from modeling work are used to focus research and development efforts to high impact areas. Jason completed a master's degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in nuclear engineering and engineering physics, and a PhD at Colorado State University in Mechanical Engineering.
Yumiko Sakuragi is a group leader and associate professor with strong expertise in glycan (e.g. polysaccharides and glycoproteins) production and functions in diverse photosynthetic organisms.
She has discovered novel regulatory mechanisms of polysaccharide synthesis and developed new ways to manipulate glycan productions through bioengineering. Because photosynthetic organisms are powerful cell factories for biofunctional glycan productions, the ability to manipulate their yields and structures will accelerate development of natural glycans with valuable features in multiple areas including foods, tissue engineering, nanotechnology, and biocompatible hydrogels.
Setsuko Wakao started with her education in Biochemical Engineering in Tokyo Institute of Technology.
During an exchange program in UC Davis she became fascinated with plant biology and went on to obtain her Ph.D. in Genetics from Michigan State University working with Dr. Christoph Benning on the biochemistry and metabolism of plant seed oil accumulation. She has been working at UC Berkeley with Dr. Kris Niyogi studying the model green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii using genetic, biochemical and genomic approaches to study photosynthesis and signaling in response to excess light. Currently she is a Research Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.
Dr. Weissman has over forty years of experience in engineered micro-algal systems for waste treatment, alternative fuels and chemicals, and aquaculture, including analysis, design, and operation of such systems.
He started and operated several companies engaged in algal research and development as well as commercial production of aquaculture products. He was the Principal Investigator of over a dozen major projects funded by the US. Dept. of Energy related to biofuels and has authored over 100 technical reports, peer reviewed publications, conference proceedings and reviews. He has advised and consulted internationally for research, development, and commercialization of systems based on the cultivation of micro algae as well as for systems for cultivating hard shell clams. He has given numerous presentations at international conferences. Dr. Weissman received his BA in physics from Cornell University, and an MS in mechanical engineering and PhD in biophysics from the University of California, Berkeley. Presently, he is a Distinguished Scientific Associate at ExxonMobil Research & Engineering in Annandale NJ, USA.


the idea behind all seven of the music videos that kenlon clark directed for above & beyond was to draw inspiration from well known films.
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Thanksgiving is a time when we can formally recognize and give thanks for the obvious and more abstract things that shape our lives here in Canada. The first recognized Canadian thanksgiving was held in 1578, at least forty years earlier than that of our friends to the south. In an attempt to discover a northern passage to the Orient, English explored Martin Forbisher succeeded in establishing a settlement in New Foundland. In order to give thanks for surviving the arduous sea journey, Frobisher celebrated with a harvest feast. The Parlament of Canada, formally declared the second Monday of October as "a day of general thanksgiving to almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed".
The peace (Eirēnē) indicated here includes both the concept of an agreement, pact, treaty, or bond, and that of an attitude of rest or security. Objectively, believers are at peace with God: "Therefore having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" (Rom. 5:1). The war between the believer and God is over, and the treaty was paid for by the blood of Christ. That is the message of the Gospel. Because of that, believers are at rest, and secure. Paul told the Philippians that the "peace of God… shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 4:7). Here he calls it the peace of Christ because it is the peace He brings (cf John 14:27; Eph. 2:14). The peace of Christ guides believers in making decisions. When faced with a choice, the believer should consider two factors. First, is it consistent with the fact that the believer and Christ are now at peace and thus on the same side? Does it perpetuate that oneness with the Lord that is the believer's possession? Second, will it leave a believer with a deep and abiding peace in their heart? These two factors are also the two greatest deterrents to sin in the believer's life. The Gospel makes it clear, that sin offends Christ, with whom a believer is positionally at peace, and thereby shatters the rest and security in their heart. To live in peace does not mean that suddenly all differences of opinion would be eliminated, but it would require that people work together despite their differences. This kind of tranquility and cooperation can't come from mere human effort. It requires God's help to arbitrate and enable people to get along.
The peace of Christ is to rule our hearts. The word rule is from brabeuō, a word used only here in the New Testament (Although a compound form appears in Col. 2:18). It was used to describe the activity of an umpire in deciding the outcome of an athletic contest. The word rule comes from the language of athletics: Paul wanted the believers to let Christ's peace be umpire or referee in their hearts. Peace should arbitrate, or decide any argument, and thereby restrain any of the passions of the (sinful flesh) that might threaten. Peace should settle any friction and strife so the believers could remain strong and unified.
Peace must rule hearts. As in Col. 3:1, the heart is the center of a person's being, the center of spiritual and moral life. If peace rules there, it rules every believer's entire life and, by extension, the life of the church. But not all Christians show the self-restraint needed in conflict. How can we deal with these conflicts and live as God wants? When we are hurt by others or our gracious efforts are rebuked, we must have an umpire inside that says, "Peace." We need to call a time-out on our passions and reactions; then we can think about the peace that God has won for us in Christ's death. Paul does not teach "peace at any price." Instead, he encourages believers to embrace God's peace and be under His control as they make courageous moral decisions for the truth and the right. (Barton, B. B., & Comfort, P. W. (1995). Philippians, Colossians, Philemon. Life application Bible commentary (218). Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers.).Paul is not saying that the peace is in our hearts; he is saying that the peace should rule "in your hearts."( Moo, D. J. (2008). The letters to the Colossians and to Philemon. The Pillar New Testament commentary (283). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co.) He is referring to the person of Christ ruling in us.
Just because you may perceive "peace" about a decision, does not mean that it is a Biblical one. Do not mistake a lack of conviction as Biblical peace. We can harden our consciences and be deceived. When God rules our hearts, He will give a peace concurrent with His word. He provides external objective checks in scripture to confirm if a perceived peace is indeed from Him or from a mistaken hardened deception.
Peace is not only objective and subjective, but also relational. Believers were called to live in peace in one body. (Sinners) are called by the effectual call of God into salvation. This calling into a participation in and enjoyment of peace was in one body. That is, as members of the One Body of Christ, the saints are to enjoy peace. This peace not only refers to individual tranquility of heart, but extends to peace among the members of the Body in their relations to one another (Wuest, K. S. (1997). Wuest's word studies from the Greek New Testament : For the English reader (Col 3:15). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.).
My heart breaks to see rumor and assumption disrupt congregational peace. Instead of checking out facts, some will make assumptions or jump to conclusions. The judgement of charity that 1 Cor. 13 prescribes means giving the positive benefit of the doubt instead of assuming the worst.
The body of Christ is one body, but a general reference to that larger body does not have much meaning if it is not experienced in a local fellowship. A feeling of oneness with all God's people is not a substitute for dealing with a strained relationship with a particular brother or sister. This phrase emphasizes the manner in which the believers were called, not the goal of their calling, and focuses upon their unity (Biblical Studies Press. (2006; 2006). The NET Bible First Edition Notes (Col 3:15). Biblical Studies Press.).
We cannot create unity. It is created by the Holy Spirit in drawing people into the body of Christ. But God takes very seriously those who would bring in personal division among the brethren.
Eph. 4:3 peace itself is the bond in which the unity of the Spirit is maintained. If members (of the body of Christ) are subject to Christ, the peace which he imparts must regulate their relations with one another. It was not to strife but to peace that God called them in the unity of the body of Christ (cf. 1 Cor. 1:9; 1 Thess. 2:12).
This Thanksgiving, we should give thanks that God has called us together as a body. Every individual gift, talent and blessing, has been given to us not for self-serving ends, but we have been called to exercise them corporately to minister to one another in the bond of peace.
In a healthy body harmony prevails among the various parts. Christians, having been reconciled to God (Cf. Col. 1:21–22.), enjoying peace with him through Christ (Cf. Rom. 5:1), should naturally live at peace with one another (Cf. Mark 9:50; 2 Cor. 13:11; 1 Thess. 5:13—and not only with one another but, as far as possible, with everybody (Rom. 12:18).) Yet this peace is specifically identified here as between believers, and not with the unsaved, where the believer is to expect enmity, even bitter enmity even within his own physical family (10:34) (Mills, M. (1999). Colossians : A Study Guide to Paul's epistle to the Saints at Colossae (Col 3:10). Dallas: 3E Ministries.).
Strife inevitably results when men and women are out of touch with Christ who is the one source of true peace; but there is no reason why those who have received the peace which Christ established by his death on the cross should have any other than peaceful relations among themselves. (Bruce, F. F. (1984). The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians. The New International Commentary on the New Testament (156). Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.).
A spirit of humble gratitude toward God will inevitably affect our relations with others. Peace and gratitude are thus closely linked.
Paul concludes verse 15 with the command to "be thankful". This is a PRESENT ACTIVE IMPERATIVE, "keep on always being thankful." Thankfulness is a sign of Christian maturity, of the Spirit-filled life (cf. v. 17; Eph. 5:20; I Thess. 5:18). It is not a resignation to determinism (Islam), but a biblical world-view that God is with us and for us even amidst the difficulties and circumstances of this fallen world! (Utley, R. J. D. (1997). Vol. Volume 8: Paul Bound, the Gospel Unbound: Letters from Prison (Colossians, Ephesians and Philemon, then later, Philippians). Study Guide Commentary Series (45). Marshall, Texas: Bible Lessons International.) Thankfulness is important not only for a person's spiritual life, but for physical welfare as well. Doctors have found out what the Scriptures have taught through the years—that a cheerful, thankful attitude of mind is beneficial for the body, and that worry, depression, and a complaining spirit are definitely harmful to one's health. Usually we think of thankfulness as something that is determined by our immediate circumstances, but Paul here shows that it is a grace to be cultivated. We are responsible to be thankful (MacDonald, W., & Farstad, A. (1997). Believer's Bible Commentary : Old and New Testaments (Col 3:15). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.) Thankfulness puts all we have in the right perspective; God has given us what we need for service, comfort, expression, and recreation. Greediness or discontent signals an attitude that says to God, "I'm not getting much of a bargain here." Thankful people can worship wholeheartedly. Gratitude opens our hearts to God's peace and enables us to put on love. Discontented people constantly calculate what's wrong with their lot in life. To increase your thankfulness, take an inventory of all you have (include your relationships, memories, abilities, and family, as well as material possessions). Use the inventory for prayers of gratitude (Barton, B. B., & Comfort, P. W. (1995). Philippians, Colossians, Philemon. Life application Bible commentary (219). Wheaton, Ill.: Tyndale House Publishers.).
The combination of thankfulness and peace is a logical one. Generally a lack of peace results from self-seeking or dissatisfaction with things as they are. Thankfulness points one to the realization that all things are provided in Christ. There is no room for ill will or bitterness if thankfulness prevails (Melick, R. R. (2001). Vol. 32: Philippians, Colissians, Philemon (electronic ed.). Logos Library System; The New American Commentary (302). Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers.).
The "word of Christ" is the Christian doctrine, the gospel in the widest sense of the term (ch. 1:5), as proceeding from Christ (Gal 1:11, 12; Heb. 2:3; Matt. 28:20; 2 Cor. 13:3). This precise phrase occurs only here, where the name of Christ is emphasized (The Pulpit Commentary: Colossians. 2004 (H. D. M. Spence-Jones, Ed.) (154). Bellingham, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.) The word of Christ refers to the revelation He brought into the world, which is Scripture. "The Word of Christ" does not exclude the Old Testament but includes the additional Word that Christ gave to his apostles who were to transmit it to the church. Although it was as yet only partly written, the New Testament was abundantly transmitted orally (Lenski, R. C. H. (1937). The interpretation of St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians, to the Thessalonians, to Timothy, to Titus and to Philemon (177). Columbus, O.: Lutheran Book Concern.).
Peace and thankfulness, as well as unity, love, and all the required virtues, flow from a mind controlled by Scripture. That is why the word is to "dwell" in us "richly". Dwell is from enoikeō and means "to live in," or "to be at home." Paul calls upon believers to let the Word take up residence and be at home in their lives. Plousiōs (richly) could also be translated "abundantly or extravagantly." The truths of Scripture should permeate every aspect of the our lives and govern every thought, word, and deed. The Word dwells in us when we hear it (Matt. 13:9), handle it (2 Tim. 2:15), hide it in our hearts (Ps. 119:11), and hold it fast (Phil. 2:16). To do those things, the Christian must read, study, and live the Word. It should "dwell richly" in our fellowship and in our hearts if we paid heed to what we hear, bow to its authority, assimilate its lessons, and translate them into daily living (Bruce, F. F. (1984). The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians. The New International Commentary on the New Testament (157–158). Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.).
To let the word of Christ dwell in you richly is what happens when we are filled with the Spirit (cf 5:18). The Word in the heart and mind is the handle by which the Spirit turns the will. It is clear that these two concepts are identical because the passages that follow each are so similar.
Colossians 3:18–4:1 is a more brief parallel to Ephesians 5:19– 6:9.
The result of being filled with the Holy Spirit is the same as the result of letting the Word dwell in one's life richly. Therefore, the two are the same spiritual reality viewed from two sides. To be filled with the Spirit is to be controlled by His Word. To let the word of Christ dwell in you richly is to be controlled by His Spirit. Since the Holy Spirit is the author and the power of the Word, the expressions are interchangeable.
Paul then mentions two specific results of the Word of Christ dwelling in the believer, one positive and the other negative: teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom. Teaching is the impartation of positive truth. The Colossian Christians, like those at Rome (Cf. Rom. 15:14 (also Heb. 5:12). should be able to instruct one another but such instruction should be given wisely and tactfully. If wisdom or tact be absent, the instruction, however well intentioned, could provoke the opposite reaction to that which is designed (Bruce, F. F. (1984). The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians. The New International Commentary on the New Testament (158). Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.).
Admonishing is the negative side of teaching. It means to warn people of the consequences of their behavior. Both are the result of a life overflowing with the Word of Christ.
The Gospel of Christ; the good news of salvation has a flip side. There is bad news for the one who rejects the good news. To share the Gospel, is also share the consequences of rejecting the good news.
That communication is not directed alone to those outside the fellowship, but is the dynamic relationship of persons within the church (to one another). We teach and admonish one another, presenting our learnings, sharing our insights, being with, holding responsible, challenging, supporting, questioning, guiding--all for the building up of the body, that we might all be equipped for ministry within and outside the church (Dunnam, M. D., & Ogilvie, L. J. (1982). Vol. 31: The Preacher's Commentary Series, Volume 31 : Galatians / Ephesians / Philippians / Colossians / Philemon. The Preacher's Commentary series (382–383). Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson Inc.).
Poem: ("The Blessings that Remain") In applying this, Annie Johnson Flint wrote: There are loved ones who are missing From the fireside and the feast; There are faces that have vanished, There are voices that have ceased; But we know they passed forever From our mortal grief and pain, And we thank Thee, O our Father, For the blessings that remain.
Far from mortal grief and pain--We thank Thee, O our Father— For the blessings that remain.
For the help we can bestow, For the care that watches o'er us Wheresoe'er our steps may go, For the simple joys of living, For the sunshine and the breeze, For the beauty of the flowers And the laden orchard trees, For the night and for the starlight, For the rainbow and the rain— Thanksgiving, O our Father, For the blessings that remain.
Having the Word of Christ richly dwell in us produces not only information, but also worship. It generates singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. It is unlikely that any sharply demarcated division is intended, although the "psalms" might be drawn from the OT Psalter (which has supplied a chief vehicle for Christian praise from primitive times), the "hymns" might be Christian canticles (some of which are reproduced, in whole or in part, in the NT text), such as the Magnificat (Luke 1:46–55), Benedictus (Luke 1:68–79), and Nunc Dimittis (Luke 2:29–32), which have been used in Christian praise from the early centuries and the "spiritual songs" emphasized testimony (cf Rev. 5:9–10). They express in song what God has done for us. (Bruce, F. F. (1984). The Epistles to the Colossians, to Philemon, and to the Ephesians. The New International Commentary on the New Testament (158–159). Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.).
God directs us in the singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, that it be done: with thankfulness in your hearts to God. The word here for thankfulness (chariti) calls for believers sing out of thankfulness for God's grace. When Paul tells believers to sing in your hearts he does not mean not to sing with the voice. His concern is that the heart agree with the mouth (cf Amos 5:23).
The reason for this thanksgiving here is that God has attended to the voice of my prayer (v. 19). Here, the Psalmist directs each member of the people that they must own the covenant for themselves; thus each one would have some report of what God has done for their soul (and not just for the people as a whole). The one requirement is that the worshiper has not cherished (lit., "looked forward to," "aimed for") iniquity in their heart (v. 18). The term "iniquity" here (Hb. 'awen) refers to what is vile and abhorrent to God. To "cherish iniquity" is to aim at it; in context it refers to praying for God's help in order to be able to commit some form of sin. Therefore it would be a misinterpretation to read this as implying that absolute sinlessness is a condition for answered prayer; rather, this reminds the faithful to pray for God's help in order to give him thanks and to serve him better (Crossway Bibles. (2008). The ESV Study Bible (p. 1016). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.).
Singing is to be directed to God as praise and worship offered to Him for His pleasure and glory. That it is edifying to believers is a byproduct of its main purpose. Just as internal thankfulness is a natural result of the Holy Spirit working in us, outward thankfulness in song, is a natural result as well. The point that must not be ignored is this, that these songs must be sung in a thankful spirit. The songs must be poured forth sincerely, rising from within the humbly grateful hearts of believers. … Not only are its songs a source of daily nourishment for the church, but they also serve as a very effective vehicle for the outpouring of confession of sin, gratitude, spiritual joy, rapture. Whether sung in the regular worship-service on the Lord's Day, at a midweek meeting, in social gatherings, in connection with family-worship, at a festive occasion, or privately, they are a tonic for the soul and promote the glory of God. They do this because they fix the interest upon the indwelling word of Christ, and carry the attention away from that worldly cacophony by which people with low moral standards are being emotionally overstimulated (Hendriksen, W., & Kistemaker, S. J. (1953-2001). Vol. 6: New Testament commentary : Exposition of Colossians and Philemon. New Testament Commentary (162–163). Grand Rapids: Baker Book House.).


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Moiseichik Appointed to Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies
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Merry Moiseichik
Merry Moiseichik, a professor of Recreation and Sport Management at the University of Arkansas, has been appointed to the National Recreation and Park Association's Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies.
CAPRA is the accrediting body for park and recreation agencies, ensuring high standards of practice in quality of operation, management and service to the community. The commission has 15 members, and Moiseichik will represent the Academy of Park and Recreation Administrators.
"I was thrilled and honored to select Merry to the CAPRA Commission for a three-year term, based on her dedication and commitment to educate the parks and recreation profession," said Michael McLarty, executive director of the American Academy for Park Recreation Administration.
Moiseichik has been a member of the accreditation community for 15 years and has contributed as editor and chapter author for four editions of the "Management of Parks and Recreation" textbook. The fifth edition will be out by next summer and the project will again be led by her.
"The management book is based on CAPRA standards and is one of the best books in the industry," McLarty said.
Moiseichik said she has wanted to be a member of the commission for many years as "it's the leader in the parks and recreation industry for increasing the quality of administration and provision of parks and recreation services."
"It is these services that create the quality of life in a community," she said. "Excellence in these services improves air quality, economic growth and positive health benefits, which has been especially true in the pandemic.
"It creates beauty in our community and gives us wonderful places to play. The CAPRA Commission helps administrators identify where they can improve and the Management book tells and shows them how to do it. The two work hand in hand."
Moiseichik joined the faculty of the College of Education and Health Professions at the U of A in 1989.
Moiseichik was appointed by the American Academy of Park and Recreation Administration, which has five appointments to the commission.
The commission is committed to the development of quality park and recreation agencies. The agency accreditation program focuses on the education and evaluation of the agencies using standards considered to be the essential elements for effective and efficient operations.
Accreditation is earned through comprehensive and systematic self-assessment process and on-site visitation and peer review. Also, visitors are trained as peer evaluators and review the agency as part of the process.
Established in 1980, the American Academy for Park and Recreation Administration was formed to advance knowledge related to the administration of recreation and parks; encourage scholarly efforts by both practitioners and educators to enhance the practice of park and recreation administration; promote broader public understanding of the importance of parks and recreation to the public good; and conduct research, publish scholarly papers and/or sponsor seminars related to the advancement of park and recreation administration.
The National Recreation and Park Association is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to building strong, healthy and resilient communities through the power of parks and recreation. NRPA's network of more than 60,000 park and recreation professionals and advocates represents public spaces in urban communities, rural settings and everything in between. NRPA champions and supports the field of parks and recreation through professional development, advocacy, grants and programs, research, publications and more.
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package repofiles

import (
	"fmt"
	"html"
	"regexp"
	"strconv"
	"strings"
	"time"

	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models"
	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/notification"
	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/references"
	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/repository"
)

const (
	secondsByMinute = float64(time.Minute / time.Second) // seconds in a minute
	secondsByHour   = 60 * secondsByMinute               // seconds in an hour
	secondsByDay    = 8 * secondsByHour                  // seconds in a day
	secondsByWeek   = 5 * secondsByDay                   // seconds in a week
	secondsByMonth  = 4 * secondsByWeek                  // seconds in a month
)

var reDuration = regexp.MustCompile(`(?i)^(?:(\d+([\.,]\d+)?)(?:mo))?(?:(\d+([\.,]\d+)?)(?:w))?(?:(\d+([\.,]\d+)?)(?:d))?(?:(\d+([\.,]\d+)?)(?:h))?(?:(\d+([\.,]\d+)?)(?:m))?$`)

// getIssueFromRef returns the issue referenced by a ref. Returns a nil *Issue
// if the provided ref references a non-existent issue.
func getIssueFromRef(repo *models.Repository, index int64) (*models.Issue, error) {
	issue, err := models.GetIssueByIndex(repo.ID, index)
	if err != nil {
		if models.IsErrIssueNotExist(err) {
			return nil, nil
		}
		return nil, err
	}
	return issue, nil
}

// timeLogToAmount parses time log string and returns amount in seconds
func timeLogToAmount(str string) int64 {
	matches := reDuration.FindAllStringSubmatch(str, -1)
	if len(matches) == 0 {
		return 0
	}

	match := matches[0]

	var a int64

	// months
	if len(match[1]) > 0 {
		mo, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Replace(match[1], ",", ".", 1), 64)
		a += int64(mo * secondsByMonth)
	}

	// weeks
	if len(match[3]) > 0 {
		w, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Replace(match[3], ",", ".", 1), 64)
		a += int64(w * secondsByWeek)
	}

	// days
	if len(match[5]) > 0 {
		d, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Replace(match[5], ",", ".", 1), 64)
		a += int64(d * secondsByDay)
	}

	// hours
	if len(match[7]) > 0 {
		h, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Replace(match[7], ",", ".", 1), 64)
		a += int64(h * secondsByHour)
	}

	// minutes
	if len(match[9]) > 0 {
		d, _ := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.Replace(match[9], ",", ".", 1), 64)
		a += int64(d * secondsByMinute)
	}

	return a
}

func issueAddTime(issue *models.Issue, doer *models.User, time time.Time, timeLog string) error {
	amount := timeLogToAmount(timeLog)
	if amount == 0 {
		return nil
	}

	_, err := models.AddTime(doer, issue, amount, time)
	return err
}

func changeIssueStatus(repo *models.Repository, issue *models.Issue, doer *models.User, closed bool) error {
	stopTimerIfAvailable := func(doer *models.User, issue *models.Issue) error {

		if models.StopwatchExists(doer.ID, issue.ID) {
			if err := models.CreateOrStopIssueStopwatch(doer, issue); err != nil {
				return err
			}
		}

		return nil
	}

	issue.Repo = repo
	comment, err := issue.ChangeStatus(doer, closed)
	if err != nil {
		// Don't return an error when dependencies are open as this would let the push fail
		if models.IsErrDependenciesLeft(err) {
			return stopTimerIfAvailable(doer, issue)
		}
		return err
	}

	notification.NotifyIssueChangeStatus(doer, issue, comment, closed)

	return stopTimerIfAvailable(doer, issue)
}

// UpdateIssuesCommit checks if issues are manipulated by commit message.
func UpdateIssuesCommit(doer *models.User, repo *models.Repository, commits []*repository.PushCommit, branchName string) error {
	// Commits are appended in the reverse order.
	for i := len(commits) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
		c := commits[i]

		type markKey struct {
			ID     int64
			Action references.XRefAction
		}

		refMarked := make(map[markKey]bool)
		var refRepo *models.Repository
		var refIssue *models.Issue
		var err error
		for _, ref := range references.FindAllIssueReferences(c.Message) {

			// issue is from another repo
			if len(ref.Owner) > 0 && len(ref.Name) > 0 {
				refRepo, err = models.GetRepositoryFromMatch(ref.Owner, ref.Name)
				if err != nil {
					continue
				}
			} else {
				refRepo = repo
			}
			if refIssue, err = getIssueFromRef(refRepo, ref.Index); err != nil {
				return err
			}
			if refIssue == nil {
				continue
			}

			perm, err := models.GetUserRepoPermission(refRepo, doer)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}

			key := markKey{ID: refIssue.ID, Action: ref.Action}
			if refMarked[key] {
				continue
			}
			refMarked[key] = true

			// FIXME: this kind of condition is all over the code, it should be consolidated in a single place
			canclose := perm.IsAdmin() || perm.IsOwner() || perm.CanWriteIssuesOrPulls(refIssue.IsPull) || refIssue.PosterID == doer.ID
			cancomment := canclose || perm.CanReadIssuesOrPulls(refIssue.IsPull)

			// Don't proceed if the user can't comment
			if !cancomment {
				continue
			}

			message := fmt.Sprintf(`<a href="%s/commit/%s">%s</a>`, repo.Link(), c.Sha1, html.EscapeString(strings.SplitN(c.Message, "\n", 2)[0]))
			if err = models.CreateRefComment(doer, refRepo, refIssue, message, c.Sha1); err != nil {
				return err
			}

			// Only issues can be closed/reopened this way, and user needs the correct permissions
			if refIssue.IsPull || !canclose {
				continue
			}

			// Only process closing/reopening keywords
			if ref.Action != references.XRefActionCloses && ref.Action != references.XRefActionReopens {
				continue
			}

			if !repo.CloseIssuesViaCommitInAnyBranch {
				// If the issue was specified to be in a particular branch, don't allow commits in other branches to close it
				if refIssue.Ref != "" {
					if branchName != refIssue.Ref {
						continue
					}
					// Otherwise, only process commits to the default branch
				} else if branchName != repo.DefaultBranch {
					continue
				}
			}
			close := (ref.Action == references.XRefActionCloses)
			if close && len(ref.TimeLog) > 0 {
				if err := issueAddTime(refIssue, doer, c.Timestamp, ref.TimeLog); err != nil {
					return err
				}
			}
			if close != refIssue.IsClosed {
				if err := changeIssueStatus(refRepo, refIssue, doer, close); err != nil {
					return err
				}
			}
		}
	}
	return nil
}

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This section features continuing education opportunities for physicians and registered nurses, with direct links to many professional organizations offering training. Also addressed are licensing requirements for health care specialists, among them coding specialists, certified compliance professionals and registered health information technicians.
Advancement in the medical fields often entails pursuing certification in one of more than 200 specialties and subspecialties. This article presents some of many opportunities.
Every discipline in the medical profession requires meeting certain continuing education requirements, which vary from state to state and discipline to discipline.