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Reaction: ATP + L-methionine + tRNAMet = AMP + diphosphate + L-methionyl-tRNAMet
Other name(s): methionyl-tRNA synthetase; methionyl-transfer ribonucleic acid synthetase; methionyl-transfer ribonucleate synthetase; methionyl-transfer RNA synthetase; methionine translase; MetRS
Systematic name: L-methionine:tRNAMet ligase (AMP-forming)
Comments: In those organisms producing N-formylmethionyl-tRNAfMet for translation initiation, this enzyme also recognizes the initiator tRNAfMet and catalyses the formation of L-methionyl-tRNAfMet, the substrate for EC 184.108.40.206, methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9033-22-1
1. Bergmann, F.H., Berg, P. and Dieckmann, M. The enzymic synthesis of amino acyl derivatives of ribonucleic acid. II. The preparation of leucyl-, valyl-, isoleucyl- and methionyl ribonucleic acid synthetases from Escherichia coli. J. Biol. Chem. 236 (1961) 1735-1740.
2. Lee, C.P., Dyson, M.R., Mandal, N., Varshney, U., Bahramian, B. and RajBhandary, U.L. Striking effects of coupling mutations in the acceptor stem on recognition of tRNAs by Escherichia coli Met-tRNA synthetase and Met-tRNA transformylase.
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Fresh from capitulating to his backbenchers over Europe, David Cameron is having to give in again on the issue of the marriage tax allowance. Evan Harris has already spoken out against the Tories' plans here on LDV this week, highlighting how the policy harks back to the 1950s' concept of nuclear households with (male) 'breadwinners' and (female) 'stay-at-home' spouses.
In the lead-up to the 2010 election, the IFS also looked hard at the policy, producing a devastating indictment of the policy's flaws.
First, it sets out how it works: 'up to £750 of the income tax personal allowance [will be] transferable between adults who are married or in a civil partnership, so long as the higher-income member of the couple is a basic-rate taxpayer.'
Who would benefit from the marriage tax allowance?
A minority of married couples. In fact, as at 2010, 8.3 million of 12.3 million married companies will be EXCLUDED from the policy, including 6.2 million married couples with someone at work. Just 29% of non-pensioner married couples benefit at a cost to the taxpayer of £550 million a year.
Who doesn't benefit from the marriage tax allowance?
An overwhelming majority of married couples.
Three sorts of married couples will not benefit from this policy:
• First, those couples where both adults each have an income greater than £6,555 and where there is therefore no unused allowance to transfer.
• Second, those couples where one adult has an income below £6,555, but their spouse pays income tax at the 40% rate or higher.
• Third, those couples where both have an income below £6,555, because such families would pay no tax in the absence of the policy and so neither partner can benefit from a higher tax allowance.
What does it do for work incentives?
To be fair, it helps the first potential earner in married couples, as long as they're a basic-rate taxpayer. BUT it 'reduces the incentive to work at all for some actual or potential second earners in married couples' (especially those whose spouse's income is less than £43,955, and whose own income in work would exceed £5,805).
Will it encourage marriage?
the extent to which marriage decisions respond to financial incentives is not known with any confidence; many couples would not benefit from the policy even if they were married; and the incentives to marry (or not to divorce) provided by a policy whose maximum benefit is £150 a year must surely be weak relative to the other costs and benefits involved.
Will it help the children of married couples?
A bigger question is why any government would want to encourage more couples to get married, or provide greater support to married couples than unmarried ones. Research by the Centre for Social Justice shows that children born to parents who are married do better on a wide range of outcomes than children born to cohabiting couples (and indeed to lone parents), but it is not clear that this relationship between marriage and better child outcomes is a causal one. …
If encouraging marriage is seen as desirable primarily for the impact that it has on child development, it is not clear that a policy where pensioner families make up more than a third of the beneficiaries and receive 31% of the gains is well targeted. In fact, only 35% of the families who gain from the policy have children, and only 17% have children under 5.
Does it make the tax system simpler to understand?
The most striking feature of the policy is that it significantly complicates the income tax system, introducing new marginal rate bands into already increasingly byzantine tax schedules. … The policy represents yet another use of a tapered personal allowance, which is a complicated, confusing and untransparent way of simply increasing an individual's marginal income tax rate over a small band of income.
So there you have it… the Tories' much-vaunted marriage tax allowance will actively discourage both parents from working, do next-to-nothing to encourage marriage, be irrelevant to two-thirds of married couples, benefit only 1-in-6 married parents with young children, and complicate the tax system further. Full steam ahead!
(* Declaration of personal interest: I've been living with my partner for more than 5 years. I don't think a £150 hand-out from the taxpayer is likely to change that state of affairs.)
* Stephen was Editor (and Co-Editor) of Liberal Democrat Voice from 2007 to 2015, and writes at The Collected Stephen Tall.

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What is Anglicanism? How is it different from other forms of Christianity, and how did it come to have so many different versions throughout the world? Although originally united by location and a common belief, Anglicanism has gradually lost its pre-eminence as the English state church due to increasing pluralisation and secularization. While there are distinctive themes and emphases that emerge from its early history and theology, there is little sense of unity in Anglicanism today.
Here, Mark Chapman explores the fascinating history, theology, and structures of Anglicanism, and highlights the diversity of the contemporary church by examining how traditions vary from England and American, from South Africa to Malaysia. Chapman looks at current developments and controversies, such as homosexuality and women priests, and offers thought-provoking suggestions for the future of Anglicanism. Putting the history and development of the religion into context, Chapman reveals what it is that holds Anglicanism together despite the recent crises that threaten to tear it apart.


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Turkey: 24 Arrested in Connection with $2.47 Million Crypto Exchange Hack
Turkish Police have successfully arrested 24 people in connection with the hack of an unnamed crypto exchange after simultaneous sting operations across eight provinces, as reported on February 11, 2019.
Caught in the Act
Hacks are nothing new in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency. 2019 alone has seen both the Ethereum Classic Network and exchanges such as Cryptopia experience hacks.
However, more and more perpetrators of these hacks are getting caught by law enforcement and on February 11, 2019, it was reported that police in Turkey arrested 24 individuals in connection with the hack of an unnamed exchange in Istanbul. The hack resulted in the loss of about $2.47 million and simultaneous sting operations were carried out across eight provinces in the country which are Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Afyonkarahisar, Bursa, Edirne, Bolu, and Antalya.
After the hack was carried out and the police was informed, it was discovered that some of the funds had been moved to other exchanges. The money stolen was in form of some of the most popular cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, ether, and XRP.
Gaming and Crypto
Even more interesting was that when police conducted an investigation into how the criminals were operating, it was found that they were communicating by way of the online multiplayer battle royale game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG). There is a significant overlap between the gaming and crypto community and the criminals might have thought that by making use of the gaming platform, they were less likely to be detected.
After the raids were carried out, $10,000 in cash and $246,000 in cryptocurrency was recovered. 22 suspects were eventually referred to a court in Çağlayan and two were released. As of now, six suspects have been arrested by the court and 16 are under judicial control.
One thing that aided the case, however, is that the cryptocurrencies that were stolen were the ones which could be traced and thus, once they were transferred to other exchanges, could be used to track down the criminals.
This is another example of the argument that has been made in the past about privacy coins versus non-privacy coins. In the case of privacy coins, the police would not have been able to find the criminals as easily. This can be seen in the case of Cryptopia where, some of the funds there stolen were traced to Binance, who immediately froze them.


text: Home > Sports Lady Eagles spill the beans on 'Jekyll-and-Hyde' coach By Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBNnews.com Posted at Mar 27 2014 10:23 PM | Updated as of Mar 28 2014 06:23 AM Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Viber Coach Anusorn Tai Bundit MANILA – Ateneo head coach Tai Bundit became popular for the entertaining figure he cut at the sidelines of volleyball games, for his now popular dance, and for his exhortations of "happy, happy" and "heart strong" to the Lady Eagles. But the champions Lady Eagles reveal that Coach Tai is completely different during training. "With Coach Tai kasi, he's really different during training. He's really like… a beast. He's really a beast," said Ateneo's Aeriel Patnongon on ANC's "Hardball" on Wednesday. "During games, he's like, 'happy, happy.' But during training, sometimes we start to hate him na," she added. "Every morning, conditioning 'yung training namin," added veteran Ella De Jesus. "As in, tatakbo kami sa oval, tapos laging may time (limit) na kailangan namin i-meet." The Lady Eagles, including team captain Alyssa Valdez, agreed with the hosts comment that Bundit can be a bit of a "Jekyll and Hyde." "Pero nagbubunga naman 'yung pagiging beast niya," Patnongon said. With Bundit at the helm, the Lady Eagles made a surprising run to the Finals of the women's volleyball tournament, where they shocked three-time defending champions De La Salle in four hard-fought games. "During training he's so hard, and minsan, he's mean to us na. But during games, he's so happy, so we feel light na rin," said Patnongon. "He's so positive. Even though alam mo sa sarili mo na, you haven't done anything good or right, he'll still be like, 'very good, very good.' He's like that," she added. The Lady Eagles also say that the trust that Bundit showed in them was a major factor in their spectacular play in the finals. "May trust po talaga sa akin si Coach Tai na maglaro sa loob ng court," said Ateneo rookie Michelle Morente. "Anlaki ng trust niya sa amin, so binigyan niya po kami ng confidence." Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Viber Sports,Top Stories,Ateneo Lady Eagles,UAAP Women's Volleyball,uaap season 76,collegiate sports,coach tai bundit Read More: Ateneo Lady Eagles UAAP Women's Volleyball uaap season 76 coach tai bundit


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Messi, Neymar, Suarez and Rakitic lead Iniesta tributes
Neymar, Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, David de Gea, Juan Mata and Ivan Rakitic are among the stars to have paid tribute to Andres Iniesta.
Andres Iniesta has called time on his career-long association with Barcelona, with the midfield genius set to leave Camp Nou at the end of the season.
Iniesta has already guaranteed he will go out having won yet more silverware, scoring a delightful goal in a 5-0 demolition of Sevilla in the Copa del Rey final, and his ninth LaLiga title is expected to follow this weekend.
A move to the Chinese Super League has been mooted for Iniesta, although Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has stressed the Spain international will always be welcomed back.
Iniesta's announcement on Friday led to football figures paying emotional tributes to one of the greats of the game - and we have picked out some of the best.
We will never forget you, April 27, 2018
Lionel Messi
"Andres, thank you for all these years of football. It was a privilege to enjoy this sport by your side and spend so many unforgettable moments together. I wish you all the best in this new stage in sport and in your life. You are a phenomenon, inside and outside the pitch. We will miss you!!!"
Sergi Roberto
"You have been a reference for me since I came to Barcelona. It has been a pleasure to share so many moments with you. Thank you very much for everything Andres Iniesta. You are an example for everyone!"
Ivan Rakitic
"Thanks Andres Iniesta! My captain, my team-mate, my friend. Good luck to you and your family in your new challenge!"
Luis Suarez
"Today you made public your decision, but luckily I HAVE TIME TO CONTINUE ENJOYING YOURSELF, my friend!!! YOU ARE TOP CAPTAIN."
Hoy hiciste publica tu decisión pero por suerte ME QUEDA TIEMPO PARA SEGUIR DISFRUTÁNDOTE, amigo!!!!! SOS GRANDE CAPITÁN Today you made public your decision, but luckily I HAVE TIME TO CONTINUE ENJOYING YOURSELF, my friend!!! YOU ARE TOP CAPTAIN April 27, 2018
"Maestro, an honour to be part of his career in Barcelona, I already admired you from afar and after I came to be closer I fell in love with his football and more for the person that you are out of the field... I will always tell my friends, children and family that I had the pleasure of celebrating goals and titles at his side. Barcelona thanks you, I thank you and soccer lovers thank you for everything you did !!! Lots of luck on your walk always, hug CAPI Andres Iniesta."
Juan Mata
"I always dreamed of playing football like Andres."
David de Gea
"Thank you for making a whole country dream. It's a pleasure to play at your side."
Gary Lineker
"Andres Iniesta is to leave Barcelona. One of the great midfielders of this or any other generation. A truly joyous footballer who has won absolutely everything with his club and country. Have a lot of luck in everything you do."
Andrés Iniesta is to leave . One of the great midfielders of this or any other generation. A truly joyous footballer who has won absolutely everything with his club and country. Qué tengas muchisima suerte en todo lo qué haces April 27, 2018
David Silva
"It's been a long road and we've got one more step. Proud to have shared a shirt with one of the best people in the world of sports."
Samuel Umtiti
"Thank you captain, thank you teacher. It was an honour and a pride to play alongside you during those two seasons. An example."
Gerard Pique
"We'll miss you. We'll miss you."
Javier Mascherano
"What a privilege to have played with you, but even more to have known you, friend. You marked a time in Barcelona and in Spain. Now to continue enjoying your soccer wherever you go."
Saul Niguez
"Football will miss you friend."
Bojan Krkic
"I'm grateful to football for having given me the opportunity to meet and learn from a player like Andres. Unique on the pitch and above all as a person."
I'm grateful to football for having given me the opportunity to meet and learn from a player like Andrés. Unique on the pitch and above all as a person. April 27, 2018
Marc Bartra
"One of the best in the history of football, which has made all lovers of this sport enjoy. Proud of the moments we share in the field and as a professional, but above all what I learned from you as a person. We will miss you Don Andres."
Mario Suarez
"I've been lucky enough to play some games by your side and a lot against it. Andres Iniesta you're an example to everyone. PS: If you finally decide to come to China you will be more than welcome in this great country, you will enjoy, and be a great push for this football league."
Iker Casillas
"It has been a pleasure to be able to enjoy your soccer in Spain and to share shirts with you. Together, we won the most beautiful. Separately, maximum rivalry with the utmost respect! Luck Andres Iniesta in your new stage."
"Thanks Andres Iniesta, it has been a great honour to play alongside you. Good luck in your next stage."
Mohamed Elneny
"Don't leave Andres!! The truth, not only the fans enjoy your performance, we do too. The fun and joy of football will never be the same without you out there!"
Don't leave Andrés!!The truth, not only the fans enjoy your performance, we do too. The fun and joy of football will never be the same without you out there! April 27, 2018
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I am very happy and very humbled to be nominated for another award. Seems like its been awhile. The last few I kinda just ignored and never passed on. Not very nice of me and I kinda feel bad about it.
The Lazy Hippie Mama sent me the Versatile Blogger Award and though I'm not all that familiar with her site, I'll be checking it out more.
So the rules are
1) I must link back to my nominator (see above),
2) tell you 7 things about myself,
uhm…..let's see
- I'm a 3rd Generation Texan and damn proud of it!
- I have been grilling and smoking for 15 years now.
- I am a true Egghead. After owning too many charcoal grills, gas grills and smokers to mention, I will never buy another one again….unless it's another Egg to go with the one I have.
- I have an obsession with guns (just like any good ole South Texas boy does)
- Even though we never cook desserts, I have a bit of a sweet tooth and always have some cookies or candy stashed away.
- I went to Baylor University and always root for the Bears….even though it is usually a lost cause.
- I am an avid reader, mostly sci-fi, zombies, end of the world stuff, but will pick up anything and read it. I always have my Kindle or a book with me…at all times.
3) and pass on the love. It is always such a pleasant surprise to find these happy notes in my inbox, but the best part is sharing some of my favorite bloggers with you in no particular order.
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You may be smart. You may be intelligent. You may be creative. Yet to really achieve something meaningful, to make a real change, you need to do what the title suggests.
I like words and these three did something to me. There are other good words to describe this but these three are special. For me.
Continuously, probably the most misspelled word in the agile jargon. "Con" meaning together, the Proto Indo European root "ten-" meaning "to stretch" (source: https://www.etymonline.com), same root of the french tenir, to hold. Literally, meaning "to hold on, together". To persist.
Relentlessly. Relent meaning "to melt, soften, dissolve" (same source as above.) Add the "less" and you get exactly what we're looking for: "showing no lessening of severity, intensity, or strength" (source: https://www.merriam-webster.com).
So far we had two adverbs, telling us that whatever it is we're doing, we need to hold on and to show no change in strength or intensity.
And now to the thing that we're actually doing – persevering. "to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement" (source: https://www.merriam-webster.com). Not only do we need to hold on and to show no change in intensity, there is something active we need to do: to persist, in spite of any opposition.
Making a change, making a difference is very hard. Taking a geeky metaphor, the difference between doing something and actually making a change is like the difference between writing a piece of code and actually delivering it. You need the proper framework to make something happen. You need to continuously and relentlessly persevere.


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1. To begin the game, the first ball has to be served from the Right Service Court by the person who is starting the game. Subsequently, the server serves from the right service court when the score is even, and from the left service court when the score is odd.
2. In doubles, if the serving side wins a point, the same player continues to serve, but changes to the next court to serve so that he/she serves to a different opponent each time.
If the opponents win the point, the service transfers over to them and if their new score is even, their player in the right service court now takes the serve; if the score is odd, the player in the left service court must serve.
3. For the service, all players must be standing inside their respective courts, inside and not touching court lines.
4. The game is begun by the player or team who wins the 'toss' or any other mutually decided method. To serve, he/she has to bounce the ball within the court before hitting it over the net into the opponent's service court. On the other side, the opponent must again take the ball only after it has bounced. Once this requirement has been fulfilled by both sides, the ball can be taken in any preferred way, with a bounce or before it bounces, ie, in flight.
5. A ball may also be served with a 'Back Hand' stroke, from the side opposite the hand being used to serve.
6. Each half of the court is divided into the Left Service Court and the Right Service Court. For the purposes of starting a game or for playing for a point, the ball has to be 'served' from a pre-determined court, as explained further.
7. For play to begin, the ball is served from the right court. If the point is won and the score becomes 1 – 0, the player who served from the right court now moves over to the left court to serve, and so on. If it is a singles game, the opponent also has to move in tandem with the player who won the point, so as to be standing in the court diagonally opposite the player about to serve. In case of doubles, there would already be a player in that court.
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8. Once play has commenced, the court to serve from is determined by the score. If the server has an even number for his/her score, the ball will be served from the Right court. If the score happens to be an odd number, then the service must be from the Left court. It's the same for the doubles. For an even score, the player in the Right Service Court will take the service, and vice versa. In short, all scores that are even, including '0' (zero), are taken from the Right. All odds are taken from the Left.
9. When the serving side loses a point, the serve immediately passes to their opponent(s). The players will now serve from the court as determined by the even or odd score existing at that time.
10. 'En Passant', which means 'In Passing', is a French term to describe a unique form of play in the game of Jombola; if a player hits the ball and it does not go over the net but still remains in flight on the same side, the ball can be taken again by the same player or his / her partner, any number of times, provided that the umpire is satisfied that the ball was not 'Set' by the player for that purpose, and secondly, that it has not yet touched the ground. In simple terms, this is also referred to as an 'Ace'. If the ball is hit twice in a similar manner, it is referred to as a 'Double Ace', and so on. There is also no limit to the number of times a ball is played 'En Passant'. However, En Passant cannot be applied at the service, only from the time the ball has been returned by the opponent.
11. A ball is still considered to be in play if it bounces off the net and falls back into the same court from where it was hit. As long as it has not yet touched the ground, any player can still take the ball, provided there is no contactbetween the player or his/her racquet with the net.
12. If the racquet or the players' body touches the net during play, it's a foul.
13. If the ball touches the player's body, the point is lost. However, if the ball inadvertently touches the fingers clasped onto the racquet of the player taking the shot, and it is clear that the player had no intention of using his / her hand, play may continue.
14. A ball taken from outside the court must pass over the net into the opponents court.
Balls may be spun to alter their bounce and direction (for example, topspin and backspin in tennis), and players may slice the ball (strike it with an angled racket face) to produce such spin. Slicing the ball from the side may cause it to travel in a different direction from the direction suggested by the player's racket or body movement. This is used to deceive opponents. Slicing the ball from the side may cause it to follow a slightly curved path (as seen from above the court), and the deceleration imparted by the spin causes sliced strokes to slow down more suddenly towards the end of their flight path. This can be used to create dropshots and smashes that dip more steeply after they pass the net.
If a 'Let' is called, the rally is stopped and replayed with no change to the score. 'Lets' may occur because of some unexpected disturbance from which it would be unreasonable to carry on play, such as a ball from an adjacent court landing in the court of play, or the ball showing damage in mid rally. A 'Let' may also be called if the receiver is not ready when the service is delivered; yet, if the receiver attempts to return the ball, he/she shall be judged to have been ready. The decision to declare a 'Let' rests entirely with the umpire.


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I'm Milton
I am an Enneagram and Career Coach who works to transform people and organizations. I facilitate workshops, conferences, and groups around topics that include inner and outer work through the Enneagram lens. Milton is also passionate about creating transformation using Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion tools. Prior to his coaching and consulting practice, I worked in education and the banking sector. When I am not deep in Enneagram work I enjoy mentoring youth and sports.
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Healthy Holiday DietIf you are
like me, you are forever worrying about gaining weight during the
Holidays! Cope with stress, paranoia, depression and delusion that
build during the holidays with this special diet plan… The
following diet is designed to help you cope with the feeling of stress,
paranoia, depression and delusion that build during the holidays... Breakfast: * 1/2 grapefruit * 1 slice whole wheat toast * 8 oz. skim milk Lunch: * 4 oz. lean broiled chicken breast * 1 cup steamed spinach * 1 cup herb tea * 1 Oreo cookie Mid-Afternoon snack: * The rest of Oreos in the package * 2 pints Rocky Road ice cream, nuts, cherries and whipped cream * 1 jar hot fudge sauce Dinner: * 2 loaves garlic bread * 4 cans or 1 large pitcher Coke * 1 large sausage, mushroom and cheese pizza * 3 Snickers bars Late Evening News: * Entire frozen Sara Lee cheesecake (eaten directly from freezer) RULES FOR THIS DIET: * If you eat something and no one sees you eat it, it has no calories. * If you drink a diet soda with a candy bar, the calories in the candy bar are cancelled out by the diet soda. * When you eat with someone else, calories don't count if you do not eat more than they do. * Food used for medicinal purposes NEVER count, such as hot chocolate, brandy, toast and Sara Lee Cheesecake. * If you fatten up everyone else around you then you look thinner.
* Movie related foods do not have additional calories because they are
part of the entertainment package and not part of one's personal fuel.
Examples: Milk Duds, buttered popcorn, Junior Mints, Red Hots, Tootsie
Rolls. * Cookie pieces contain no calories. The process of breaking causes calorie leakage. * Things licked off knives and spoons have no calories if you are in the process of preparing something.
* Foods that have the same color have the same number of calories.
Examples are: spinach and pistachio ice cream; mushrooms and mashed
potatoes. * Chocolate is a universal color and may be substituted for any other food color. * Anything consumed while standing has no calories. This due to gravity and the density of the caloric mass.
* Anything consumed from someone else's plate has no calories since the
calories rightfully belong to the other person and will cling to
his/her plate. (We ALL know how calories like to cling!) REMEMBER! STRESSED spelled backwards=DESSERTS The Holiday Season Song (To the tune of "Deck The Halls") 'Tis the season to be greedy! Fa la la la la, La la la la! Treat ourselves, forget the needy! Fa la la la la, La la la la! Charging gifts with wild abandon! Fa la la la la, La la la la! Credit limits not withstandin'! Fa la la la la, La la la la! Sing we now the spendthrift's carol! Fa la la la la, La la la la! Buying presents by the barrel! Fa la la la la, La la la la! Throwing parties, being merry! Fa la la la la, La la la la! 'Till bills come in January! Fa la la la la, La la la la!


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Name: Sartwelle, Jr., James D.
Title: President of Port City Stockyards
Texas A&M Class: 1963
Inducted: 2001
James D. Sartwelle, Jr., an award-winning business owner, a noted cattleman, and a giving public servant, received a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics from the A&M College of Texas (TAMU) in 1963. Following his service as an officer in the U.S. Army, Mr. Sartwelle became an integral part of two family agribusinesses: Port City Stockyards Company in Sealy and Sartwelle Brahman Ranch. Since becoming president of Port City Stockyards in 1979, he worked closely with departmental faculty in pioneering the concepts of electronic livestock marketing and co-mingled stocker cattle sales. His company has been a willing participant in livestock marketing information studies and has provided for numerous research projects. He also serves as General Partner of Sartwelle Brahman Ranch, a foundation herd of registered Brahman cattle under family ownership since 1924.
Numerous agricultural organizations have benefited from Mr. Sartwelle's leadership. He has served as president of the Texas Brahman Association; president of the Texas Livestock Markets Association; vice-president of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo; and director of the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.
He also served faithfully on many councils and committees established by Texas A&M University. He was a member of the first TAMU College of Agriculture Development Council. He was called upon twice at critical junctures to serve on program review committees aimed at improving the responsiveness of TAMU agriculture programs. In 1992, he contributed to the "Chancellor's Review of the Agricultural Program." Through his involvement with the local Washington County Extension Beef Committee, his company provided cattle and facilities for numerous cow-calf educational events held by Extension. For these efforts and more too numerous to mention, he was named "Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture" by the Texas County Ag Agents Association in 1979. In 1993, he was honored with the John E. Hutchison Extension Visionary Award from the Texas Ag Extension Specialists Association.
Many of Mr. Sartwelle's accomplishments are very visible and his awards well known. But, he works behind the scenes for the benefit of others also- including the department's students and programs. Not many folks know that he was instrumental in getting the Congressional Intern Program launched at Texas A&M in the early 1990s. He worked with Ron Knutson and others in the Ag & Food Policy Center in getting the first internship established with Congressman Laughlin. As a member of the Educational Review Committee of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Mr. Sartwelle provided valuable guidance in building a significant financial partnership between the Show and the department's nationally recognized Master Marketer Program. HLS&R became a statewide sponsor for this activity.
James D. Sartwelle Jr. and his wife, Lavinia "Sugie" Sartwelle, continue to operate livestock markets in Sealy and Brenham today.


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Mention Broadway Books, the independent bookstore in Northeast Portland, and a certain word is sure to come up: Community.
"When I go for neighborhood walks I often stop in the store just to chat. It feels like a community center," Rhonda Hughes, owner of the local publisher Hawthorne Books, said by email.
"Community bookshop" might be a better descriptor for the place than "independent bookstore," said Portland marketing consultant Edward Hershey, who is selling his memoir of his Jewish-American New York childhood at Broadway Books. "I've been in there on Saturday mornings and you feel a vibrance in the place."
It hasn't always been easy being what Powell's Books' chief executive officer, Miriam Sontz, called "one of the best community bookstores in existence." There was the reality check right at the start, the day Broadway Books founders Roberta Dyer and Gloria Borg Olds signed the lease for the 2,000-square-foot store, when they got a call from Michael Powell, of Powell's Books, warning that Barnes & Noble was moving in four blocks away. There was the rise of Amazon, and of e-readers such as Amazon's Kindle. There was the Great Recession, which left the business on such shaky financial footing by December 2009 that Dyer's son, Aaron Durand, took to Twitter to say he'd buy a burrito for anyone who spent at least $50 at Broadway Books by Christmas. There was the 2016 presidential election, which dropped sales to a level that current co-owner Sally McPherson called "crappy" and that left her and business partner Kim Bissell "fairly discouraged."
Nevertheless, they've persisted, and Broadway Books will celebrate its 25th anniversary on Saturday, May 20, at its first and only home, 1714 N.E. Broadway.
"I'm proud of 25 years. We should be proud of 25 years," Bissell said.
Broadway Books sprang to life from a simple observation. Dyer, who was working at a now-closed bookstore in downtown Portland, the Catbird Seat, realized her own Northeast Portland neighborhood lacked a bookstore.
Dyer and a co-worker, Olds, decided to provide that bookstore, opening it in 1992. "They started with no computers, no technology whatsoever, just a passion for books and book matchmaking," McPherson said.
She and Bissell nurture the same passion for finding the right books for an increasingly varied customer base. There isn't a typical Broadway Books customer, Bissell said. "I'm always pleasantly surprised by the people who walk in and take a brand-new nonfiction about a really engaging, very modern subject and match it with a mystery."
McPherson said, "We have people who came here as kids who are now coming here with their kids shopping, and then we have other people who say, 'Did you guys just open? We've never seen you before.' We get a lot of people that have just moved to Portland."
To serve them all, "we work very, very hard on our inventory," McPherson said. "Nothing is by accident. We pore over the catalogs, we meet with publisher reps, we read advance readers, we follow the news."
Broadway Books' fans eagerly attest to that attention to the store's selection.
"I want to read everything in there and I trust everything they say," said Portland author Margaret Malone.
The trick is in getting others to trust them as well. "Their challenge is going to be to continue to help customers understand that they're getting something different when they walk into the doors of Broadway Books than they do when they walk in through the doors of a huge bookstore or go onto Amazon," said Malone.
It's a considerable challenge. "If sales hold steady in 2017, that would be good news for many booksellers," Publishers Weekly said in a December article about independent bookstores headlined "What's ahead for bookselling in 2017." But McPherson and Bissell are optimistic.
"People are more excited about books now than I think they've been in the whole time I've been here," said McPherson, who's been at Broadway Books since 2005. "I think part of that is the whole retro analog resurgence. I think part of it is the election. I think people are like, 'I need to read more, I need to learn about other people, I need to learn about other cultures, I need to read about politics, I need to understand.' For some people it's, 'I just need an escape.' "
McPherson and Bissell do their best to stoke that excitement by holding as many as 15 events each month, featuring authors who run the gamut from Keith Rosson (May 16), whose debut novel "The Mercy of the Tide" blends influences such as his hometown of Newport and his admiration of Stephen King, to Lidia Yuknavitch (June 22), whose eco-dystopian novel "The Book of Joan" scored the cover of The New York Times Book Review upon the book's publication in April.
"We've built good connections with local authors," Bissell said. "Local writers, they want to launch their books here."
The local literary community extends to publishers, such as Hughes' Hawthorne Books and Laura Stanfill's Forest Avenue Press.
"As a publisher, I walked in and said, 'Hi, I have a book' and they took me seriously and took the book and took the next book and the next book," Stanfill said. "They've become a powerhouse supporter of all the presses in Portland, putting our books in the window, handselling our books."
Broadway Books even embraces other booksellers.
"When I first opened my store, Broadway Books' owners always cheered me on and showed me support and kindness, rather than viewing me as a competitor," Jennifer Green, owner of the children's bookstore Green Bean Books, said by email.
McPherson and Bissell don't see any reason not to be collegial. "We are a city of readers, we are a city of writers," McPherson said.
"What they've done," said Portland author Cheryl Strayed, a frequent customer, "is really struck this nice balance in terms of changing with the times and also staying true to their roots and saying, we believe in books, we believe in the act of buying a book and holding it in your hand and reading it. They really honor that ancient act of reading."
"I wish them 25 more glorious years."
Broadway Books' 25th Anniversary Celebration
What: Special sale, book totes, giveaways, prizes, custom bookplates by a local artist, cake from Helen Bernhard Bakery, champagne and more
When: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, May 20
Where: 1714 N.E. Broadway
Admission: Free


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Essential Qualities to Look For In HVAC Companies
Without a doubt HVAC components is a must in different commercial buildings and once these units starts to malfunction and needs a repair or replacement, you will need to hire and HVAC company to do the latter. The problems that HVAC companies handle varies, it could be something related to the pipes, a leaking seals or a problematic ventilation ducts. Other prevalent problem that they address has something to do with the air conditioning and refrigeration components.
Any job that has something to do with HVAC components requires some technical skills and knowledge. Many HVAC companies put significant importance with the services and technical education they offer and most of the time they include this in their marketing campaigns. HVAC agencies that are active members of a well-known organization for HVAC technicians are one of the things that you must look forward to; they surely have competent staff and technician. If they are able to obtain this certification then you can be assured that the technicians in that HVAC company are professional and well-trained.
When choosing an HVAC company, make sure the tools and equipment they are using are high end furthermore the knowledge and skills of their technicians should not be obsoleted it should keep up with the innovations in the HVAC industry. This is what you need to think, you have to choose the right HVAC company to deal with so that the installation, replacement or repair of units are done properly and you don't have to spend more with replacing the same component in the future.
The HVAC systems serve as the primary controller of the air quality in a particular structure, if your building fails to acquire this equipment then it will be inconvenient for people. The unit also controls the temperature, humidity and the flow of air within the building. It is necessary that each part of this system is not having any problems otherwise you will not be able to fully experience the benefits of having this unit. If you are to conduct an assessment of the functionality of the HVAC unit you must not overlooked the smaller parts like the pressure gauges, thermostats, wiring, switches and the like. The venting ductwork along with the motors,fans, burners and refrigeration units are other things that you must pay significant attention to.
If you are planning to build a new building then you must contact and HVAC company ahead of time. This one is necessary so that all areas of building have the needed HVAC units and no problems will occur in the future. If you are looking for the best HVAC services then you must go for the Montgomery HVAC.
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Two pro-abortion researchers are trying to disprove a study showing women who have abortions are more likely to suffer from a variety of mental health problems than women who carry to term.
Published by Professor Priscilla Coleman of Bowling Green State University in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, the study showing women having abortions were at greater risk for anxiety as well as mood and substance abuse disorders.
Julia Steinberg of the University of California, San Francisco, and Lawrence Finer of the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion group that is a former affiliate of the Planned Parenthood abortion business, have set out to disprove Coleman's findings.
They published their analysis in the journal Social Science & Medicine saying they failed to find the same links even taking similar factors into account.
"We were unable to reproduce the most basic tabulations of Coleman and colleagues," Steinberg said. "Moreover, their findings were logically inconsistent with other published research — for example, they found higher rates of depression in the last month than other studies found during respondents' entire lifetimes. This suggests that the results were substantially inflated."
"Antiabortion activists have relied on questionable science in their efforts to push inclusion of the concept of 'post-abortion syndrome' in both clinical practice and law," Finer added, according to a Washington Post report. "Our inability to replicate the findings of the Coleman study makes it clear that research claiming to find relationships between abortion and poor mental health indicators should be subjected to close scrutiny."
LifeNews.com spoke with Coleman, who said the pro-abortion researchers used a different set of criteria to evaluate the abortion-mental health problem link.
"Despite their many claims to have conducted a 're-analysis' of our study, published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, Steinberg and Finer have conducted a very different set of analyses," Coleman said.
"The critical distinction is in how the psychological disorders were defined," she explained. "Our analyses reflected 12-month prevalence and their analyses reflected only the 30 day prevalence. Our results are quite similar to those reported by pro-choice researcher David Fergusson in 2006 and many others. There are additional differences between the two sets of analyses, most notably related to the choice of potential confounding variables and the methods used to control them in the analyses."
Coleman notes the 30 published studies from the last five years coming from researchers and scientists worldwide.
"Are all these studies flawed too? The real story here is the lengths that biased researchers, professional organizations, and the media will go to hide and distort highly credible scientific data," she said.
Coleman wants to know if Steinberg and Finer plan to "replicate" the 2010 study by Mota and colleagues published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry where the authors used the NCS Replication data and their results were quite consistent with Coleman's.
"I find it hard to imagine that Steinberg and Finer believe a journal as reputable as the JPR — edited by Alan Schatzberg, M.D., president-elect of the American Psychiatric Association — would publish an article indicating that abortion poses psychological risks to women independent of other stressors without scrutinizing the methodology carefully," she added.
For Dr. Coleman, the criticizing of the research she and others have done on the topic of abortion and its mental health consequences is a political one where abortion advocates critique the studies because they don't like the results.
"These two authors have strong pro-choice ties. The first author is a recent recipient of the generous Charlotte Ellertson Social Science Fellowship and the second author is a long-time employee of the Guttmacher Institute. The conscientious reader will question their objectivity," she concludes.
"These authors wrongly assumed we conducted our analyses in a particular manner and then made unprofessional, disparaging remarks, hoping I suppose to continue to hide the reality from women," she says.
"We owe the millions of women who have had abortions in the past and will undergo them in the future a fair representation of the scientific research. After the highly biased American Psychological Association report was published two years ago, I conducted a meta-analysis or quantitative synthesis of the strongest studies. The results based on nearly a million respondents unequivocally indicate that abortion increases the risk of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicide," she adds.


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Passion fruit is one of my favourite flavours, really! :)
The other day I saw passion fruit muffins posted by Kenneth, so I really wanted to try it out. Happened to browse at the supermarket and saw a pack of 6 passion fruits!
Although I love the flavour of passion fruit, keeping it to ripen seemed quite difficult for me. I tried ripening them at room temperature, but they looked spoilt after a few days lol. This time I just chucked every one of them into the fridge, and they really do look spoilt after 1 week hahaha!
This is almost a no hassle muffin recipe - you don't need to cream anything. Just measure and mix mix, pour and bake. Great for busy mummies!
The original recipe uses melted butter, which I think would carry a nice buttery scent! I've changed to replace with oil, because my husband do not like buttery taste.
These muffins are tangy and moist. On its own, without the glaze, it's not too sweet as well. So I am happy to offer those kosong muffins without glaze to my 2y5m toddler lol!
Oh yes, these muffins are a hit with my toddler. I suppose she loves passion fruit, like me!
Passion Fruit Muffins - Recipe adapted from Guai Shu Shu
(Makes 8-10 muffins depending on size)
- 4 medium sized passion fruit
- 2 eggs
- 100g oil
- 180g self raising flour (or 180g plain flour + 2 tsp baking powder + 1/2 tsp salt)
- 120g sugar
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 30g icing sugar
- 1.5 to 3 tsp passion fruit juice or milk
1. Preheat oven to 180C.
2. Extract the passion fruit juice by straining & pressing the seeds over a sieve or mesh. You might need to add a little water. If you prefer to eat the seeds, you can just add in all the flesh and skip this step.
3. Add eggs, oil and passion fruit juice or flesh into a bowl. Stir till well combined.
4. Sift the self raising flour and baking soda. Add sugar to flour mixture and stir to mix well.
5. Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture. Add in the egg mixture into the well. Mix quickly and lightly. Don't overmix it, otherwise the baked muffins may be dry or tough in texture. It is ok to have lumpy batter. Just ensure there is no visible white flour.
6. Bake in preheated oven at 180C for about 15-20 mins, or until a skewer comes out clean.
7. Cool completely before storing in air tight container.
8. Just before serving, you can drizzle on some icing or glaze. Simply mix the icing sugar with juice or milk. If you want the icing to be thick like mine, use about 1.5 tsp of liquid. If you prefer it to be of thinner consistency, add in slightly more liquid.
- I am using no-aluminum baking powder, especially baking for kids :)
- For this recipe, try to use a lighter oil, eg. corn or canola oil.
- For the glaze, I have used milk, and found that it doesn't really affect the passion fruit taste much.


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"I can text, I can mail, I can call for hour. But, I can not talk with someone face to face. I feel very nervous on the stage."- It is someone's major problem. It is because of lack of knowledge of communication skill. In our schools and colleges we have to study only the syllabus. But unfortunately communication skill is not a part of it. We ourselves and our school/colleges do not give any importance to communication skills. But it is a need of life. To improve our personality we should know how to communicate with some kind of people. To get a job, to impress someone, to be a gentleman we should have communication skill.
What is communication skills?
The ability to convey or share ideas and feelings effectively is called communication skill. It means how you can express or share your feelings, ideas to people in a way that they can understand. How to make a good connection with friends or people around you depends on your communication skills.
Why we should learn communication skills?
Good Communication Skill can change your personality, attitude, behaviour etc. e.g. if you are going for an interview and you have impressed them who was examining you there has a lot chance to get that job. Thus communication skill can change your life. It helps you to achieve something you want.
Let us take another example, you are a boy you like a girl. You can be her most likeable person by speaking to her. It also helps you to know about her what she likes, what she want from you, how you can make her happy etc. Thus communication skill can help you to impress someone.
Sometimes you may feel boring, monotonous. It is the time to talk with someone to make yourself happy. A good conversation can make you feel happy and fulfilled. Scientifically communicating with someone increases dopamine level and it takes over the boredom. Thus communication skill can take over boredom and make you happy.
How to improve communication skills?
Now how can we develop our communication skills? In the internet you can find a lots of information about how you can develop your communication skills. Try to learn them. Act according to the situations by understanding the situations. Ask yourself when you feel good and how you feel good when talk with someone. Thus you can make your way to communicate with people in the way they like. And also try to learn when you feel awkward, boring with someone while you are talking. Try to avoid those talks. Learning from your true and realistic experience can help you better than the tips on the internet. Examine your habits. What habits make you to feel confident? What not? We know that confidence attract everyone. Be confident as much as you can. Talk honestly without argument and keep away from the unpleasant matters.


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Movie Trailer – The Shallows
Category : Movie Trailer
Director: Juame Collet-Serra
Starring: Blake Lively
Release: June 24th, 2016
Well, at the very least someone knows how to make a great trailer. The sounds, the waves, the screams, the danger in the water; enough to freak me out. I can't imagine two hours of Blake Lively trying to escape a shark though, that doesn't sound great, but I'm almost willing to try given this awesome trailer and the slight possibility that this could be something cool.


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Webinar: Community Justice Partnerships
"There is no greater power than a community discovering what it cares about. Ask "what's possible?" not "what's wrong?" Notice what you care about, be brave enough to start a conversation that matters." –Margaret Wheatley
Guest Bio
Officer Vanessa Westley is a twenty-five year veteran of the Chicago Police Department. She has served in various positions within the Department's Patrol Division and other units. She began her service in Community Policing in 2004 under now-retired First Deputy Dana V. Starks, as project manager in the Department's CAPS Project Office. She later served as project manager for the Mayor's Office of Faith Based and Community Partnerships. Currently she is the program manager for the Chicago Police Department's and the Metro YMCA's "Bridging the Divide" program. She is the special projects coordinator for the CAPS Revitalization effort launched in 2013. She leads the community engagement training program for the Department through DePaul University's Center for Urban Education. Vanessa is a Restorative Justice and Art of Hosting practitioner and trainer.


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New Delhi: Two prime accused in the sensational Kathua gangrape and murder case of an eight-year-old girl today moved the Supreme Court opposing the plea of the victim's father seeking transfer of trial outside the state, preferably to Chandigarh.
Sanji Ram and Vishal Jangotra, who were chargesheeted by the crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police in the case, have also sought transfer of the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation besides seeking to be impleaded as parties in the petition filed by the father of the victim.
The two have claimed innocence in the apex court and said they were compelled to file the interlocutory application for impleadment because they were "falsely implicated and arrayed as accused persons in the case".
"It is humbly stated that the applicants are necessary and proper parties as their rights and interest are bound to be affected by the outcome of the writ petition," they said.
The accused said in their plea that Article 21 of the Constitution guarantees fair investigation as well as trial to the accused and it is absolutely necessary for preservation of fundamental right.
"Therefore, investigation must be fair, transparent and judicious as it is the minimum requirment of rule of law. The investigating agency cannot be permitted to conduct an investigation in a tainted and biased manner," the plea said.
With regard to the transfer of the case, it said the convenience of the complainant cannot be the sole consideration for transferring a criminal case out of state.
"Courts have to consider the convenience of the accused, prosecution witness and larger interest of the society. That the trial in the charge sheet has commenced at Kathua and there is no apprehension on behalf of the complainant for any threat or coercion of prosecution witnesses," it said.
The accused said their rights and interest are bound to be affected by the outcome of the writ petition filed by father of the victim and therefore they should be granted an opportunity to be heard in the matter.
Recently, a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra had ordered the state police to grant security to the family of the victim, their friend and their lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat.
The top court had also said it would later decide on the prayer for transfer of case out of Kathua in Jammu after the state government filed its reply.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir government told the apex court that protest and obstruction forced the police to file the chargesheet in Kathua gangrape and murder case at the residence of the magistrate, a charge denied by two lawyers' bodies which claimed that an administrative decision was taken by the crime branch.
"The other officers accompanying the team were heckled and prevented from even reaching the court of the CJM," the state government said, adding that sloganeering even continued inside the chamber of the judge by the lawyers who had barged into the room.
"Thereafter attempts were made to humiliate and threaten the officers to leave the court premises and prevent the filing of the charge sheet and its acceptance," it said.
In their affidavit, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Jammu, told the apex court that justice shall be done to the victim only after a fair and impartial probe by the CBI.
It said a "motivated and malicious campaign" by some media channels had created an "erroneous impression" about the motives of the Bandh call in Jammu by projecting the legal fraternity, as also the people supporting the bandh, as pro-rapists which was "factually incorrect and misleading and denied."
With regard to the allegation of obstruction or threatening lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat, who represented the family of the victim, the association said "it is totally false and baseless and the same is vehemently/specifically denied". It also said that its members have resumed work.
In its reply, Kathua Bar Association also denied allegations that its members had obstructed Rajawat from appearing in the case on behalf of the victim's family.
It said that crime branch had taken an administrative decision in its own wisdom to produce the accused in the case at the residence of Chief Judicial Magistrate in the wake of "a volatile situation" prevailing at that time.
On April 13, the apex court had taken a serious note of lawyers obstructing the judicial process in the case and had initiated a case on its own accord saying such impeding of the process of law "affects the delivery of justice".
The minor girl had disappeared from near her home in the forests next to Rasana village in Kathua, on January 10. Her body was found in the same area a week later.


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Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces A Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against MiMe
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. Announces A Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against MiMedx Group, Inc.
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rigrodsky & Long, P.A.:
Do you, or did you, own shares of MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ CM:MDXG)?
Did you purchase your shares before March 7, 2013, or between March 7, 2013 and September 4, 2013, inclusive?
Did you lose money in your investment in MiMedx Group, Inc.?
Do you want to discuss your rights?
Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., including former Special Assistant United States Attorney, Timothy J. MacFall, announces that a complaint has been filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased the common stock of MiMedx Group, Inc. ("MiMedx" or the "Company") (NASDAQ CM: MDXG) between March 7, 2013 and September 4, 2013, inclusive (the "Class Period"), alleging violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 against the Company and certain of its officers (the "Complaint").
If you purchased shares of MiMedx during the Class Period, or purchased shares prior to the Class Period and still hold MiMedx, and wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact Timothy J. MacFall, Esquire or Peter Allocco of Rigrodsky & Long, P.A., 825 East Gate Boulevard, Suite 300, Garden City, NY at (888) 969-4242, by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com, or at: http://www.rigrodskylong.com/investigations/mimedx-group-inc-mdxg.
MiMedx is an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterial products and allografts processed from human amniotic membrane. The Complaint alleges that throughout the Class Period, defendants made materially false and misleading statements, and omitted materially adverse facts, about the Company's business, operations and prospects. Specifically, the Complaint alleges that the defendants concealed from the investing public that: (a) MiMedx did not possess the necessary licensing to make certain of its products; (b) the Company was manufacturing certain of its products unlawfully and in violation of U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") rules and regulations; (c) at all relevant times, MiMedx's revenues from these products were substantially and materially threatened due to the Company's lack of licensure; (d) because a portion of its revenues were subject to termination, MiMedx's revenue guidance issued during the Class Period lacked a reasonable basis when made; and (e) as a result of the foregoing, Defendants' statements regarding the Company's financial performance and expected earnings were false and misleading and lacked a reasonable basis when made. As a result of defendants' false and misleading statements, the Company's stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the Class Period.
According to the Complaint, on September 4, 2013, the FDA posted an "Untitled Letter," dated August 28, 2013, on its website describing regulatory violations committed by the Company. The letter concerned MiMedx's amniotic/chorionic-based products, including AmnioFix Injectable, AccelShield Injectable, and EpiFix Injectable, all of which are intended for use in reducing inflammation and scar tissue formation, as well as for enhancing soft tissue wound healing. Among other things, the Untitled Letter stated that because these products were micronized, they were drugs. And since MiMedx did not possess a valid biologics license, the Untitled Letter concluded that the Company was unable to lawfully market its products.
On this news, shares in MiMedx dropped more than 36%, closing at $3.85 per share on September 4, 2013, on unusually heavy trading volume of over 4.8 million shares.
If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than November 8, 2013. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. In order to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member's claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class. Your ability to share in any recovery is not, however, affected by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. Any member of the proposed class may move the court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.
While Rigrodsky & Long, P.A. did not file the Complaint in this matter, the firm, with offices in Wilmington, Delaware and Garden City, New York, regularly litigates securities class, derivative and direct actions, shareholder rights litigation and corporate governance litigation, including claims for breach of fiduciary duty and proxy violations in the Delaware Court of Chancery and in state and federal courts throughout the United States.
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The Fallout After a Blow-Up
I wonder how many of our interactions and reactions during times of stress, affect the lives of others.
My thoughts as I journey through this thing called life.
I wonder how many of our interactions and reactions during times of stress, affect the lives of others.
Let's be intentional today to listen carefully, weigh our words intentionally, and release them wisely!
I wonder how many times we miss a miracle because we're too focused on the sound of our own voice.
I don't know the areas in which you feel God has been a disappointment, but I want to encourage you to choose to be thankful. It's uncomfortable because choosing to walk away from disappointment requires trust. Do you trust God enough to give your disappointments to him?
We all have those experiences, hurts, disappointments, pain, suffering, etc. that cause us to sometimes doubt the goodness of God. Those are the moments God is entrusting to us to continue to serve and love him well.
What if we prepared our character, our business model, our communication, our schedule, relationships, etc. to accommodate the growth we are praying for? I wonder what our world would look like if we actively participated in our lives and dreams instead of passively leaving them up to God.
We are always duplicating ourselves in others; what are you choosing to pass on? The disciples eventually mentored other men and women in the ministry, discipling them, and duplicating themselves, knowing that the message that Jesus shared was too big to just keep to themselves.
Over the next few weeks, we'll be looking at some words that are commonly heard in the business realm of our society and how that intersects with our faith.
I believe there is a blessing waiting at the end of this journey, as we dig deeper into our faith, seeing those places when what we believe and where we work intersect. I'm excited for you to journey with me as we dig deeper into what we believe and how we communicate and live out our faith.
What do we do with lies? We combat them with the truth. When your thoughts begin to return to that dark, twisty place say "No. I am fearfully and wonderfully made" or "I am His masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus for good works". But instead of reciting these verses from rote, learn what they mean. What does it mean, practically, for me to be a masterpiece of God? How does God's masterpiece act? What does it mean to be fearfully and wonderfully made?
"…That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet." Have you ever thought about why


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This morning, I think I taught one of my best lessons. I've been trying to hold off the blogging recently for the AfL Symposium but I thought people might be interested. And besides, Mark Enser has been nagging people to write about this for ages so why not give it a crack?
Quantitative Chemistry (QC) isn't exactly a standard contender for a "best lesson." It's abstract and confusing and normally students just retain various bits and pieces from the three or four different methods they learn and apply them in haphazard ways. It's probably the hardest topic in the GCSE course.
This morning, I made all that clear to my Year 11 doubles. It's a group with a very broad range of abilities and I told them it would be hard. I told them I would be teaching them using a method called Direct Instruction, where I was going to break down the topic into the smallest chunks imaginable and have them practise each chunk before moving on. I told them that they would know they were succeeding if they were finding it easy and – dare I say – boring.
So that's how we did it. Previously, I had broken the topic up and built SLOP (Shed Loads of Practice) booklets for the students to do. No powerpoints, no crazy activities. Me, with a board pen. Explain, practise, review. Rinse and repeat.
Below is a list of the "craft" type stuff that I tried throughout the lesson (it was a double).
- Spend more time on explanations: I did all explanations at least twice
- Used concrete examples
- Lots of worked examples
- Introduced one thing at a time – did not have them use any other chemistry other than what they were focussing on right then (If you are a science teacher, I've written the exact steps in an appendix at the bottom)
- Based on when I used the booklet with another class gave them the answers to select questions and made them do the working to get there (the booklets were already printed so no time to change hard copies)
- Anticipated specific errors based on another class's work
- Had students do all their marking in red pen. I know this sounds trite, but it meant I could quickly breeze around the classroom while they were working, glance at their pages and see how many they were getting right and how many wrong.
- Intervened quickly with struggling students. I had made them follow a very specific format to write their answers (thanks Doug) and could quickly identify error. If they hadn't followed the format I refused to help them until they redid it.
- Had extension work ready in the back of the booklet in the form of "interleaved questions" – random questions from all across the course
Did it work? Well, I'll only really know in the long term, but below are some observations that indicate to me that the lesson was effective:
- Students worked solidly for two straight hours. This isn't always an easy class so this is a good sign.
- Student verbal responses were very encouraging
- Student written work and corrections (almost all students got almost every question right)
- Students saying this is easy
- Students saying "I've got this section can I skip ahead" (no)
Perhaps the most important moment though was when I was tying together mass, Mr and Avogadro's number and showed that Avogadro's number of atoms or molecules had a mass in grams equivalent to its Mr. A really good number of the students clearly had that "light bulb" ahhhhhhhhhhhhh moment and said "that makes so much sense!"
For a chemistry teacher, that's the best thing ever and something I've never achieved before. For chemists, the world makes perfect sense. Everything is explicable and everything makes sense. It's obvious to us what the numbers mean, which ones to use and which procedures to follow. But it isn't to our students. And it's why their answers are usually such a tangled mess of confused procedures, steps out of order and concepts incorrectly applied. Sure, when I see them after half term they will probably have forgotten everything. But right then and there, they got it. They really got it.
Appendix: the exact steps
Start with relative formula mass. Dead straightforward, explain, worked examples, student practice.
Next step is using words like "dozen," "baker's dozen" and "score" to run calculations. How many eggs in three dozen? How many eggs in 8.2 gross? The idea is to get them used to the idea that you can use a word to substitute for a number.
After that practice, explain that each of those words is useful to someone. It's useful for supermarkets to talk about a dozen eggs because that's how many they sell. It's useful for a farm to talk about a gross of eggs, because that's how many they sell. It is useful for chemists to use Avogadro's number because it is a way of turning the enormous scales of atomic quantities into something tangible. Students practise using Avogadro's number in exactly the same way they used a dozen or a score.
Next, is moles and Mr. I draw an old school scales on the board and draw a carbon atom in one cup and a hydrogen atom in the other. I ask which one weighs more and discuss how the same number on each side does not equate to the same mass. I then write on top of each atom 6.022E23 and say now I have one mole here and one mole there. Which one weighs more? Still Carbon, good. I then drop the BOMBSHELL that one mole of carbon atoms weighs 12g, which is the number we have been using from the periodic table.
Reiterate that the number we pick has to be more useful than just the number. The reason why chemists picked 6.022E23 is because it gives you the mass that you can just read off the periodic table. *Drops mic and walks off*
Show students the moles = mass/Mr equation and have them practice. Don't bother rearranging it for them just have the rearranged form in the booklet and then questions which test that form.
Recap and go over responses.
Move on to ratios. Make sure they follow my method to the letter, even with simple examples (it's in the booklet). Practise ratios with reference to how many youth leaders you need for a given number of youth (on a camp) and vice versa.
Time up – end of lesson!


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- 1/2 an onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 carrots (shredded)
- 3 cups fresh broccoli florets
- 2 cups milk
- 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 can spicy fire roasted chilis
- salt & pepper
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 8 Oz (1 small block) sharp vermont white cheddar
- 4 Oz (1/2 small block) pepper jack cheese
I really like to prep all my ingredients first, especially on a Sunday. I'm able to cook so much more quickly on week days after work if my ingredients are already chopped! You'll need to shred 2 carrots on your cheese grater, chop your broccoli into small bite-size florets, and shave you onion very fine. Oh, and don't forget about that cheese, please. :)
Saute your onion, carrot, and garlic in 3 tablespoons butter until the onions are translucent and your house smells amazing.
When your veggies are cooked, sprinkle your flour over them, and let the flour cook out just a bit, medium heat for 1-2 minutes.
Slowly add your chicken broth a 1/2 cup at a time, stirring consistently to make sure the flour is completely dissolved. Clumpy soup is not delicious!
Slowly add your 2 cups of milk, and then stir in your can of chilis.
Next comes the star of the soup, the broccoli! Add broccoli to the soup and stir until well mixed.
Add a lid to your soup, and on low-medium heat let it simmer for about 20 minutes. You do not want to bring it to a boil because it will make the milk gritty and not tasty at all. After 20 minutes, when your broccoli is tender and the flavors are amazing, season with salt and pepper, and slowly add your cheeses stirring the entire time so that it becomes well blended. Don't forget to reserve some cheese for topping!


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With over 400 imaging satellites orbiting our globe, a bird's eye view of Earth has never been cheaper. Analysts have taken advantage of this access and, with advanced machine learning, derived many ways to use satellite imagery for more than just the gorgeous view. While benefits from the geo-intelligence movement have been reaching a wide variety of industries, it is the financial sector where satellite imagery analytics can have the largest impact. Check out four ways investors are using satellite imagery to understand markets and assist in the ongoing quest to beat the street.
4. Predicting global commodity supply
Did you know that the volume of oil in a storage tank can be estimated by the shadow it casts on the side of it's container? And, if you are able to measure the shadow in every tank on the globe, you can accurately predict the world's supply of oil. While this method of projection was impossible just a few years ago, improvements in satellite technology and analytics tactics have made efforts in this area feasible. While political turmoil and extraction technology developments have caused great uncertainty in the oil markets, satellite data analytics can help keep investors updated with accurate, frequent reports. And the power of these analytics doesn't stop with oil; satellites can track the build-up of stockpiles on a mine site, the progress of a forestry operation, or the growth of crops on farmland across the globe. The insights gained through this kind of observation have the power to alter the way investors assess opportunities.
3. Measuring Economic Fluctuations
While one satellite image on its own may give its viewer a glimpse at valuable insight, the real benefit of earth observation comes from watching the world change at a macro level. In finance, this benefit goes from interesting to game-changing. Economies, typically measured annually by a census and other methods of self-reporting, are difficult to project. But what if you could watch these same economies grow and shrink in real time? Satellites give us this opportunity. Tracking the progress of infrastructure projects in central China, the increase in nighttime activity in Ghana, or the change in number of ships in and out of ports in Brazil — these are just a few of the activities which can give insight into the economic state of a region or country. This information can help investors understand the geopolitical landscape of areas in which they are considering investment.
2. Projecting revenue at Big Box retailers
While counting cars in parking lots is not a new concept, the extent of such an operation for more than a single retail location was beyond the scope of feasibility just a few years ago. Information that once required thousands of labour hours to acquire can now be derived from a single dataset of satellite imagery. With advances in machine learning technology, and the availability of 30 cm resolution imagery, cars can now be detected by satellites 400 km above them. With this identification comes the ability to track and model the parking lot traffic of massive retailers like Walmart and JC Penney. Fluctuations in this traffic appear to correlate accurately with store revenue. Investors with access to this kind of information can make more guided decisions in their strategy for the upcoming quarter and beyond.
1. Tracking the progress of invested assets and their competitors
You can't lie to satellites. This is a key advantage of utilizing satellite imagery when tracking the progress of an asset or creating a competitor analysis. After an investor has sunk valuable capital into an investment, continuous monitoring is required to assess when an exit is the optimal strategy. Typically, this kind of analysis relies upon self-reporting from the asset itself. And while many regulations have been adopted in order to keep self-reporting companies honest, sometimes things fall through the cracks. Investors can be much more confident if they track their assets themselves. For example, using satellite imagery to watch the progress of a real estate development can give investors information that would otherwise be uncertain. The same method of analysis can be done for the competitors of an invested company. This proprietary information would be nearly impossible to procure by traditional investigative methods. However, satellite images give a bird's eye view of every square mile on earth (yes, that includes North Korea — check out our previous blog post if you want to learn more about that). Observing a foreign wheat farmer's harvest, or tracking the production of cars at a European auto manufacturing plant, is fair game. Satellite imagery is changing the rules of investing.
Satellites have been observing our world for over five decades. In that time, they have gone from producing grainy images of a faraway earth to the augmented colour, high resolution imagery available today. This imagery, as well as advancements in machine learning and artificial intelligence, is continually improving our understanding of the changing planet. Investors are just beginning to grasp the true value of this imagery and the impact it makes on the world of finance.