Make juicy and flavorful Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chops (Suon Nuong Xa) with this easy recipe. Marinated with a simple homemade sauce, these lemongrass infused pork chops are fragrant, savory and delicately sweet. Lemongrass adds amazing freshness and flavor to pork chops. The homemade marinade is really easy to make with just a few fresh ingredients and pantry staples. If you're looking for a flavorful dish to enjoy at summer barbecues and beach trips, this is the recipe to try. Prepare the ingredients and marinate the pork ahead. The longer the pork chops marinate, the better the flavor. Grill up when ready. Enjoy this recipe for Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chops!
The marinade recipe is really simple and versatile. Double or triple the marinade ingredients depending on how much pork you're making. Don't skip the lemongrass–it's key! The lemongrass adds amazing fragrance and flavor to the pork chops. Use fresh, frozen or lemongrass paste. The marinade is a combination of sweet and savory but you can certainly making it sweeter or more savory depending on your preference. I use a 1:1 ratio of sweet (honey) to salty (soy sauce + fish sauce). I often make extra marinade to serve as a dipping sauce for the pork chops.
If marinating the pork overnight, remove from the fridge and let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes before grilling. It's always best to grill meats when it's not cold for even cooking.
The pork chops I am using are thin-cut and about 1/2 inch thick. I grill the pork chops to an internal temperature of 155 F (68 C). The National Pork Board recommends cooking pork chops to an internal temperature of 145 F (63 C). To eliminate any guesswork whether the meat is properly cooked, I use a digital thermometer. I love the Weber iGrill which has a cooking app to monitor the temperature and set timers and alarms. So geeky but I love it!
Make a classic Vietnamese rice plate by serving the Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chops with broken rice, Egg Meatloaf (Cha Trung), Scallion Oil (Mo Hanh), cucumber and tomato salad, Carrot and Radish Pickles (Do Chua) and Fish Sauce Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Mam Cham). It's so delicious and one of my favorite combinations!
Transfer the pork chops to a medium baking sheet or large plate. On each side of meat, sprinkle 1/2 Tbsp salt and drizzle 1/2 Tbsp white vinegar. Gently rub the mixture onto the pork. Rinse each pork chop under cold running water. Pat the meat dry using paper towels. Transfer the pork to a large dish.
Cut off a section of lemongrass approximately 6-7 inches in length. Coarsely chop the lemongrass. Cut the peeled shallot into chunks. Cut the peeled garlic cloves in half.
Transfer the shallots, garlic and lemongrass into a small food processor. Pulse for a few seconds until minced.
Add the soy sauce, fish sauce, 1 Tbsp honey, sesame oil and ground black pepper into the food processor. Pulse the marinade ingredients until well combined.
Coat both sides of the pork chops with the marinade and rub onto the meat.
Let the pork chops marinate for at least 1 hour. For the best flavor, marinate overnight in the refrigerator.
Heat the grill making sure it's hot. Transfer the pork chops onto the grill and cook until they reach an internal temperature of 145 F (63 C), approximately 5-6 minutes per side.
Brush the remaining 1 Tbsp honey on the cooked pork chops. Remove from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes.
Top the Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chops with scallion oil.
Refrigerate any remaining portions for 3-4 days. Freeze for up to 2 months.
Make juicy and flavorful Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chops (Suon Nuong Xa) with this easy recipe. Marinated with a simple homemade sauce, these lemongrass infused pork chops are fragrant, savory and delicately sweet. Lemongrass adds amazing freshness and flavor to pork chops. The homemade marinade is really easy to make with just a few fresh ingredients and pantry staples. If you're looking for a flavorful dish to enjoy at summer barbecues and cook-outs, this is the recipe to try!
Heat the grill making sure it's hot. Transfer the pork chops onto the grill and cook until they reach an internal temperature of 145 F (63 C), approximately 5-6 minutes per side.
The marinade recipe is really simple and versatile. Double or triple the marinade ingredients depending on how much pork you're making.
Don't skip the lemongrass--it's key! The lemongrass adds amazing fragrance and flavor to the pork chops. Use fresh, frozen or lemongrass paste.
The marinade is a combination of sweet and savory but you can certainly making it sweeter or more savory depending on your preference. I use a 1:1 ratio of sweet (honey) to salty (soy sauce + fish sauce). I often make extra marinade to serve as a dipping sauce for the pork chops.
If marinating the pork overnight, remove from the fridge and let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes before grilling. It's always best to grill meats when it's not cold for even cooking.
The pork chops I have are thin-cut and about 1/2 inch thick. I grill the pork chops to an internal temperature of 155 F (68 C). The National Pork Board recommends cooking pork chops to an internal temperature of 145 F (63 C). To eliminate any guesswork whether the meat is properly cooked, I use a digital thermometer. I love the Weber iGrill which has a cooking app to monitor the temperature and set timers and alarms. So geeky but I love it!
Make a classic Vietnamese rice plate by serving the Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chops with broken rice, Egg Meatloaf (Cha Trung), Scallion Oil (Mo Hanh), cucumber and tomato salad, Carrot and Radish Pickles (Do Chua) and Fish Sauce Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Mam Cham). It's so delicious and one of my favorite combinations!
Hi Trang, I made these tonight with the scallion oil and fish sauce. Wow, just like when I have them at Vietnamese restaurants or at my parents' house. They were a smash. Thanks for your recipes!!!
Hey sis, your grilled lemongrass pork chops recipe was a hit at our church cook-out today. Perfectly seasoned and I love the lemongrass. Glazing the meat with honey at the end is brilliant. It made the pork chops glossy and adds a touch of sweet. I am making these again for our July 4th barbecue. Thanks for sharing this yummy recipe!
That's wonderful! I am so glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe. I appreciate you stopping by to share your comments. Have an awesome July 4th!


Compromised credentials are a constantly occurring headache for businesses and consumers around the world.
However, research from enterprise-class cyberthreat intelligence company Blueliv shows the rate of stolen credentials depends significantly on where you are in the world.
It was a great harvest for cybercriminals targeting North America in the second quarter of 2018, as compromised credentials retrieved from botnets geolocated to the region skyrocketed 141 percent quarter over quarter (March to May 2018 over June to August 2018).
Meanwhile, Europe and Russia actually saw a decrease of 22 percent, while Asia plummeted 36 percent. Obviously, there were some profitable campaigns in North America over the quarter.
The data holds even more insights when taken to a deeper level. For instance, between just July and August, geolocated credentials detected from Europe and Russia fell 33 percent, while Asia surged 77 percent.
According to Blueliv, this suggests a sizeable botnet was taken down in Europe, while a campaign targeting Asia was thriving.
"All it takes is a single good credential for a threat actor to gain access to an organisation and cause havoc," says Blueliv CEO and founder Daniel Solís .
In terms of the malware families being used by cybercriminals, Pony, KeyBase, and LokiPWS (also referred to as Loki Bot) were consistently the most common tools of choice, but when it comes to popularity Pony has always been several lengths ahead of its counterparts.
However, LokiPWS is hot on its heels as in May its distribution had gone through the roof by more than 300 percent year over year. During the second quarter LokiPWS samples almost doubled, with a 91 percent increase quarter over quarter.
Solís says the growth of LokiPWS is of particular concern. It can be used as both a loader for other malware as well as a password and cryptowallet stealer. It is widely available from a variety of underground markets as a modular product, usually priced between US$200-300 depending on the desired use.
"Our analysts have been following the development of a huge variety of malware families," says Solís.
Blueliv shares its intelligence in a bid to socialise cybersecurity and encourage parity to enable businesses around the world to fight cybercrime collaboratively.


Tonight's boys and girls basketball games between the Whiteford Bobcats and Whitmore Lake Trojans have been postponed.
The varsity girls game will be made up at 6 p.m. Feb. 25.
Thursday's Whiteford-Clinton boys JV and Varsity basketball games have been moved to Monday, Feb. 18 with a 5:30 p.m. start.


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Q: MFC: How do I change background color in MFC? By default the color is gray, I want to change it.I use OnEraseBkgnd in my MainFarm.h,this works, it changes color,but when somewhere further in the code mfc changes it to gray again.
BOOL CMainFrame::OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC)
{
    CBrush backBrush(RGB(0, 0, 0));
    CBrush* pPrevBrush = pDC->SelectObject(&backBrush);
    CRect rect;
    pDC->GetClipBox(&rect);
    pDC->PatBlt(rect.left, rect.top, rect.Width(), rect.Height(),
        PATCOPY);
    pDC->SelectObject(backBrush);
    return TRUE;
}

A: A MDI application doesn't just have frame windows and child windows. It also has a client window. The client window handles most of managing child windows.
But it also draws the client area of the frame window. This is what's drawing the grey background after you draw your background when you handle OnEraseBkgnd in the frame window.
Assuming your frame is derived from CMDIFrameWndEx, you should have a OnEraseMDIClientBackground virtual function that you can override to do the drawing you want.
If you're modifying older code, it's possible it uses an old enough version of MFC that's not present. If so, you need to create a window class and do the correct drawing in its onEraseBkgnd, create an instance of that in your frame window class, and in the frame window's onCreate, you subclass the MDI child window:
class MyBkgndErase : public CWnd {
public:
    BOOL OnEraseBkgnd(CDC* pDC) {
        // drawing code here
    }
};

class MyFrameWnd : public CMDIFrameWnd {
    MyBkgndErase eraser;

    int OnCreate(LPCREATESTRUCT lpCreateStruct) {

        // there's probably existing code you'll want to preserve here

        eraser.SubclassWindow(m_hWndMDIClient);
        return 0;
    }
};

Or, if you can switch to a newer version of MFC, you can probably just change your frame window's parent class from CMDIFrameWnd to CMDIFrameWndEx, and use OnEraseMDIClientBackground (which is undoubtedly easier).

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The Met Office has issued a weather warning for severe gales and heavy rain this weekend as Storm Callum makes its way to the UK.
The yellow weather warning in place on Saturday.
The Met Office says there is a small chance homes and businesses could be flooded as well as a slight chance of power cuts and loss of other services.
Spray and flooding could lead to difficult driving conditions and some road closures. There is a small chance that some communities become cut off by flooded roads.
Where flooding occurs, there is a slight chance of delays or cancellations to train and bus services,' it warned.
'There is a small chance of injuries and danger to life from flying debris.' Some buildings could become damaged by the wind blowing tiles from roofs and road, rail, air and ferry services may be affected, the Met Office warns.
There is a potential gusts of wind could reach 70 mph around exposed coasts and hills in Northern Ireland, with winds reaching 80 mph affecting parts of Scotland and the Outer Hebrides, forecasters said.
'A zone of heavy rain will become slow-moving, bringing prolonged and often heavy rainfall,' a Met Office spokesman said.
'Parts of south and west Wales may well see the greatest amounts but throughout the warning area, high ground exposed to the south and south west could see 50 to 100 mm by the end of the day.
(Picture: Metro.co.uk) It's a tale of two cities as before the weekend, forecasters are predicting the south of England could experience an October 'mini-heatwave'.
In London, it could be hotter than Istanbul on the warmest October day for seven years today, forecasters said.
Temperatures are set to hit 24 degrees in parts of the country, with the Met Office labelling it an 'Indian summer day'. Met Office meteorologist Alex Deakin said: 'The temperatures are really rocketing – it will start warm and just get warmer. 'Temperatures are getting up over 20 degrees in quite a few places.
'It's going to be possibly the warmest October for seven years, with 23 or 24 degrees possible in parts of the south.


Serge Christian Belamant was born in France, but later his family relocated to South Africa when he was at the age of fourteen. Serge Belamant go the opportunity to study computer science at Witwatersrand University in South Africa.
Belamant has been able to combine his talent for digital financial system with great experiences he got from working with various companies. These combinations have enabled Serge Belamant to have a significant impact on creating technological advancements that are used in day to day financial transactions.
Serge Belamant designed the net1 UEPS which stands for universal electronic payment systems in the year 1989. UEPS which was founded by Belamant partnered with VISA in the year 1995 to come up with the idea of a chip offline pre-authorized card which is used for day to day transactions.
Serge has recently co-founded the Zilch Technologies together with his son Philip who is also a graduate with a degree in computer science. Serge Belamant states that the idea for Zilch was brought by his son who is also an IT engineer who has also developed mobile games.
Belamant was very attentive to understand the new social media advancements and how they can be used to impact the youth with affordable and innovative financial services and products that are in line with their lifestyle. The commercial products are meant to monitor the younger people's earnings and spending habits which will enable them to have better management of profits.
Serge is currently semi-retired but the schedule of his typical day is still intact which involves checking the business that he is presently involved with. Belamant assists in providing guidance and overseeing potential impasses that the company may come across and come up with solutions on how to avoid those problems.
According to Serge Belamant, bringing an idea into life is a matter of understanding the concept itself and what makes it real. This can be done by splitting the concept into the small component, and after that, you have to think of the impact the idea can cause to the users.
Jason hope originally began his career by pursuing a formal education at the famous Arizona State University. It was at this university that he first received his bachelor's degree in the field of finance. Later went to the college's WP Carey school of business where he was able to acquire his MBA. Upon the completion of his career, Jason hope was able to launch a company in the field of mobile communications. The success of this company has allowed him to turn his attention elsewhere and today Jason hope focuses primarily on philanthropy and venture capitalism. He has a particular interest in both life extension technologies in the biotechnology field as well as David technology in the Internet of things. He has an interest in politics and is well known throughout the state of Arizona as one of the most preeminent entrepreneurs futurists and philanthropists in the region.
Jason hope has recently commented on the potential for the future of biotechnology and rejuvenation research as it relates to age-related diseases. He has already had his fingers in the anti-aging industry for a number of years. After he began his partnership with the founder and chief science officer of the scientifically engineered negligible senescent research foundation Aubrey de Grey. This is an organization that that is functioning as a research center which pursues research involved with the creation of regenerative medicine that will potentially treat the damages that are the underlying causes of age-related diseases.
Each year this organization hosts a conference called the rejuvenation of biotechnology conference where individuals who are interested in the creation of potential medical applications that will operate in the treatment of delaying aging can congregate. These are the medical issues that Jason wants to help treat the most. And this is why he has contributed such a large amount of money to the conference over the years. In order to demonstrate the level of commitment that he has to the cause of this organization is supporting, he donated $500,000 to the research foundation. This donation was used in order to create a new laboratory that is called the Cambridge laboratory.
Jason stated that he was ecstatic to donate the money in order to support the foundation because the organization was able to come up with many new unique ways to combat aging.
This new laboratory has already come up with several new breakthroughs. One of these, in particular, is related to advanced glycation end products.
The marketing company known as Talk Fusion has recently launched a product that will help a number of consumers more effectively market themselves. Talk Fusion introduced Live Meetings which allows users to hold video meetings and conferences with ease and efficiency. With this product, users can have real time communication using one of the most updated interfaces on the market. They will also be able to take advantage of the WebRTC system as well. Using Live Meetings are able to transmit one way videos which are ideal for holding conferences and other meetings. Therefore, the use of Live Meetings provides a number of consumers with the ability to hold various speaking events on the computer in a more convenient manner. This new product was announced by the founder Bob Reina.
Talk Fusion is a company that was founded by Bob Reina. He has built Talk Fusion into one of the most successful marketing companies around. Over the last several years, he has introduced a number of different products that make marketing on the internet more efficient. Reina has introduced a number of products that allow users to hold meetings and run ads via online video. This has allowed numerous organizations to improve their marketing campaigns. Before Bob started up Talk Fusion, he worked as a police officer for a number of years. This occupation was quite fulfilling but he needed to make some extra money on the side. He would sell products for a commission and this proved to him that he was proficient at selling. Therefore he decided to devote his focus to network marketing.


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Venezuela's Energy Crisis Continues
Developments In The Fight To Protect Venezuela's Justice System
A New House in Venezuela Costs 166 Years Worth of Savings on a Minimum-Wage Salary
According to a recent statement from Carlos Alberto Gonzalez, the President of Real Estate Camber of Venezuela (CIV), the country's inflation rate has ballooned enough to impact both public and private sectors of the real estate market.
The most shocking part of his statement, as Blasting News and Descifrado reported, was that the average Venezuelan working full-time in a minimum wage job would have to save up for 166 years in order to purchase a house now.
Currently, the minimum wage in Venezuela is 7,421 bolivars per month (about $37 U.S.). The average cost of housing in Venezuela is 15 million bolivars.
As of Sept. 2015, with one bolivar equal to .16 U.S. dollar, 15 million bolivars roughly equals $2.36 million U.S.
For comparison, the average cost of a home in the U.S. (as of July 2015) was $235,000, according to Bloomberg Business.
Unfortunately, a new house isn't the only thing that costs more than most Venezuelans can afford to buy. The same minimum-wage worker currently has to save up for seven months to buy a new pair of running shoes. Purchasing a smartphone takes at least six years of savings. For a new car, it would take 50 years to pay off the cost.
Compared to the financial situation of the average American citizen, the plight of Venezuela seems even more extreme. Even though 27% of Americans have absolutely no savings and 62% admit they have trouble paying for unexpected expenses, the majority of Americans can scrounge up some extra cash for a cheap pair of shoes even without saving up for the purchase.
Gonzalez seemed rather unaffected by the sad state of affairs in Venezuela and simply said that "it is a problem of general impoverishment of the population and we [the CIV] can not solve [that]."
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The Educational Summer Vacation: Studying Thailand
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One way I try to keep my kids' brains active during summer vacation is to pick something to learn. In 2011, I had the idea to make our summer vacation a pretend trip around the world, and every year since we've been "visiting" a new country each week and learning all about it.
This week the kids wanted to visit Thailand!
Throughout the week, I set out the following books:
Thailand from the Enchantment of the World series
Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho
Silk Umbrellas by Carolyn Marsden
The Detour of the Elephants from The Boxcar Children series
I put them in a box in the living room with some other nonfiction books, and one of the things they are supposed to do before getting screentime for the day is "read a book from the box for 15 minutes."
The kids started the week by coloring Thailand's flag and adding it to our wall, which is getting quite full by now since we save all the previous years' flags and hang them back up every summer!
I read fun facts from Thailand, part of the Country Explorers book series as the kids found Thailand on the map and filled out their passport pages.
Bangkok used to be called "the Venice of the East" because of all the canals, called khlongs. Most have been filled in to make streets, but some are still there. I thought this video was so interesting — the khlongs today are used like subway tunnels, with stops and maps and everything.
We use this giant laminated wall map and it's held up great.
If you're interested in downloading the passport pages I use for free, here is the link:
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Then we watched a 90-minute video on Amazon Prime called Passport to the World: Thailand. It followed a family on vacation and narrated everywhere they went in Thailand.
When sitting down to watch an educational video, I often have to remind the kids it's about the educational value and not necessarily the viewing experience (I swear some of them were filmed with my dad's camcorder from 1995.) But this was a really beautiful movie!
Admittedly, we didn't make it all the way through and the video probably would've been better if it were half as long.
In Thailand, they speak Thai which is a tonal language. A great way to explain what that means is this article, which we used last summer when learning about Vietnam.
Next, we watched a video about the Vietnamese alphabet. Written Thai seems insanely complicated, with 44 consonants and 16 vowels, and they don't put spaces between their words.
I found this handwriting worksheet with a fun Thai-themed border to color (since it printed out a little small, I cropped the image in half and printed it on two pages and taped them together) and we tried some handwriting practice with the Thai consonants. (More worksheets are here if your kids really like it and want to do more.)
Probably the prettiest script I've learn about in all our Educational Summer Vacations so far.
We then attempted to count to 10 in Thai. It was really difficult to remember. I think I need to watch this video about 50 more times.
For dinner that night, what else could we possibly have but pad thai? I've had pad thai several times at restaurants and honestly, I always think it looks better than it tastes. But I really liked this recipe from Tastes Better from Scratch.
I guess it really does taste better from scratch.
This is definitely going in our regular rotation (even though we have one peanut-allergic child so I have to be careful to set aside his portion before adding the peanut sauce.)
As is tradition, whenever the kids ask for anything at the dinner table during The Educational Summer Vacation, we make them say "please" and "thank you" in whatever language we're learning about that week. Thai has no direct translation for please, but we did our best to use the Thai for 'thank you.'
Kohn is a traditional maked dance from Thailand telling the story of the Ramakien. The Ramakien is the Thai version of the Sanskrit Indian epic poem Ramayana.
It's arguably the most influential piece of Thai literature, kind of like how The Odyssey is the blueprint for all of English literature for the rest of eternity.
I found plenty of full-length kohn videos online, but they seemed kind of slow-moving and I didn't think the kids could sit still for it. So we ended up watching this video, which explained a little bit about kohn and showed plenty of clips from the dance so my kids could get a feel for what it looked like.
The details of the story are pretty out there, especially if you haven't grown up hearing them (every culture has their own things that are bizarre if you really think about them) but I tried to explain that the Ramayana and Ramakien are more than just the sum of their details.
Just like The Nutcracker is so popular because underneath it's a story about the magic of childhood, the Thai love the Ramakien because it's an epic story of courage and loyalty. Here's a promotional trailer that illustrates what I mean:
Epic, right?
We then watched an animated retelling of the Ramayana. There's a full 2-hour cartoon, but we watched an abbreviated 10-minute version because that worked better for us.
Afterward, I had each of the kids write a newspaper article about the events of the Ramayana/Ramakien.
I found this editable newspaper template for the older kids to work on together and this one for the 8-year-old. I just made a simple one for the 4- and 6-year-olds.
My 4-year-old drew a picture of the palace. It says "Where Rama lives."
My 6-year-old drew a picture and told me what to write. The 10-headed drawing is priceless.
My 8-year-old is hilarious.
Collaboration between my 12-year-old and 14-year-old.
Dinner tonight was tom yum soup, and other than one kid who was neutral about it and one kid who said it should be called 'tom yuck soup,' I was pleasantly surprised.
Check out the giant chunks of tofu floating in this. I'm actually thrilled my kids didn't all claw their tongues off just looking at this.
It was an interesting soup. The intense flavor came from the broth, while the things in the soup were pretty bland.
Thailand is known for its beautiful Buddhist temples, called 'wats.' So there were no shortage of bad puns today ("A temple is called a 'wat.'" "What?")
We watched a few YouTube videos of Thai temples, like the Temple on the Glass Cliff and Doi Suthep.
Then the kids kept busy with these Buddha coloring pages while listening to Becoming Buddha: The Story of Siddhartha.
Most people in Thailand follow Theravada Buddhism, which emphasizes the importance of monastic life. In fact, all Thai men are supposed to become monks for at least three months (I didn't even know temporary monkhood was an option.)
So we watched this video on the day of the life of a Buddhist monk and talked about what the kids thought it would be like to lead that kind of life.
Buddhism is explained with what it calls The Four Noble Truths, so we made a poster of it with images of a lotus flower (symbols of peace in Buddhism.)
If the Noble Truths explain the "what" of life, the Eightfold Path explains the "how." This is how Buddhists believe we should live in order to achieve enlightenment.
I printed out the names of the 8 parts of the Path, cut them up, and hid them in numbered Ziploc bags around the room. The kids had to find them and unscramble them, and glue them to the right part of this poster around the 8-spoked wheel of dharma.
The kids couldn't find the first step on the Eightfold Path and I couldn't remember where I'd hidden it so we had to write it in with a marker, suggesting we might be sort of lousy at attaining elightenment.
I tried to start a discussion about what each one meant, but the kids were kind of (read: completely) antsy and done for the day, so I hung the poster on the fridge and hoped they'd learn by osmosis while getting their 150 daily snacks.
For good measure, I added the book Buddhism from the Eyewitness Books series to our box of nonfiction books in the living room.
When reading Cultural Traditions in Thailand, we learned about Loy Krathong. It's a Thai holiday where people release small floats made of banana leaves, flowers, incense, and candles into the water to send away troubles from the past.
We decided to make our own krathongs and let them go! After watching this how-to video, we got started.
Traditionally you'd use a piece of the trunk of a banana tree for the base, but we were fresh out of those. So we took slices of good old Wonderbread and decorated them with leaves and flowers from the yard.
My 4-year-old was more interested in eating the Wonderbread than anything else.
We used pieces of toothpicks to pin everything in place and left out the incense and candles, both to make them biodegradable (because I didn't want to fish those things out of the water after we were done) and so we didn't start a forest fire.
The water in this brook is pretty still, so the kids were disappointed that they just sat in the water and didn't go anywhere. But at least they didn't sink!
Then we talked about the animals of Thailand.
We learned about Siamese Cats (Thailand used to be called Siam) with Siamese Cats by Stuart A. Kallen and learned about the Annual Monkey Buffet (my kids were relieved to know it's a buffet for monkeys, not a buffet of monkeys.)
We also read Elephant by Will Travers and watched a documentary on Amazon called When Elephants Were Young. It was boring for my younger kids but everyone 8 and up was pretty interested. At my suggestion, the younger kids played a few rounds of Zimbbos.
My kids love this game.
For dinner, we had Massaman curry.
It was really good! We already have a curry recipe in our meal lineup, but this one was a completely different flavor and everyone ate it, so we'll add it into the rotation for sure.
The Grand Palace in Thailand no longer houses the royal family but it's now a popular tourist attraction. I didn't expect it to be so huge or impressive, but this video proved me wrong.
As a family we watched The King and I, a movie adapted from a stage play about a British governess to the King of Siam in the 1860s. It's actually banned in Thailand because of how it depicts the king. (Speaking badly of the royal family is still punishable by jail time in Thailand.)
When I was prepping for this week, I was reading over a list of Thailand's major exports and when I got to rice (#3 on the list,) I stopped and thought, "You know, I actually don't know how rice grows." So I thought this would be a good time to find out with the kids.
We watched this video on how rice grows and then as an activity, dyed uncooked rice with food coloring.
What will we use it for? I don't know. People let their toddlers do sensory play with colored rice, and I'm sure my three youngest kids can think of plenty of ideas on their own.
Needs to dry out for 24 hours, but whatever the kids do with afterward, they're doing it outside.
As a general rule, I hate doing crafts with the kids. It's always messy and time-consuming, and they get frustrated when there are steps they can't do by themselves. But this was easy, awesome, cheap, and fast. Five stars out of five. Would do this again.
Our last activity of the week in Thailand was one final Thai dinner: phat kaphrao.
Served on brown rice. Yum.
Phat kaphrao was a tasty change from our usual stir-fry so we're keeping this one, too. So far, this summer has been amazing for our future dinner menus.
All in all, this week of The Educational Summer Vacation was time well-spent. I loved the food, the kids liked the activities, and we all learned a lot. And did I mention the food? I'm in love with Southeast Asian cooking now.
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North American Division Office Education:
Arne Nielsen, Vice President for Education
Leisa Standish, Director of Elementary Education
Stephen Bralley, Director, Secondary Education, Accreditation
Evelyn Sullivan, Director, Early Childhood Education
Martha Ban, Director, Technology and Support
Paola Oudri, Adventist Learning Community Educational Professional Development Coordinator
Dan Houghton
As president of Hart Research Center, Dan is dedicated to creating moments where the Holy Spirit has maximum opportunity to work in the lives of people. A graduate of Andrews University, Dan has served in various administrative roles in the Midwest for Adventist Health System and is a past president of ASI, Adventist Laymen's Services and Industries. Dan created Hart Research Center in the late 1980s as a "creative think tank challenged with developing resources to facilitate evangelism." Hart Research Center is well-known for its collaboration with prominent Adventist authors and speakers and noted artist Nathan Greene. Hart's mission of empowering anyone interested in sharing the gospel through personal, relevant, and unique resources, continues to guide their ever-expanding roster of projects with Three Angels' for Kids and Three Angels for Today as the latest additions to a line of distinctly Adventist, spiritually grounded, Christ-centered resources. Dan and his wife Karen live in California, where they are active members of their local church.
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Sandra has enjoyed working as an educator and writer within the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the larger community for more than thirty years. She is the author of seven books, hundreds of articles, and served as columnist for the Adventist Review, Signs of the Times, and ParentTalk magazines. Within the educational arena, she has taught on every level from pre-school through college, held top administrative roles in four schools, and worked as Associate Superintendent of Education for the Florida Conference for 15 years. Most recently, she served as founding head of North Tampa Christian Academy, creating an innovative environment for project-based learning. Doran holds a bachelor's degree in elementary education from Atlantic Union College, a master's degree in religion and communication from Andrews University and a doctorate in special education from Boston University. She lives in Florida with her husband Pastor Eric Doran, where they enjoy ministering to two congregations.
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Yvette is a seasoned administrator, educator and trainer with more than 25 years of experience in the Seventh-day Adventist school system. She has served in the South Atlantic, Allegheny West, Florida and Ohio conferences, holding positions as teacher, principal, and superintendent of education. With a creative approach to teaching math, science and literacy, Yvette is known as a skilled presenter and teacher trainer for conference, union and division conventions. Her highest ambition is to provide Seventh-day Adventist teachers with the skills to equip students to reach their full potential for the kingdom.
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In 2019 work on the curriculum began in earnest. The name Three Angels for Today was selected for the high school companion piece to the PreK-8 curriculum, Three Angels for Kids. The North American Division Education Department and the General Conference world headquarters granted approval and support. The wheels began to turn.
By the dawning of 2021, a rich array of resources had been created including audio stories, video clips, slide presentations, lesson plans, children's books, weeks of prayer, and much more. Grounded in the love of Jesus, Three Angels for Kids and Three Angels for Today continues to push forward, creating educationally sound, developmentally-appropriate resources to remind our children of their distinct calling to share Revelation's messages with the world.
The Three Angels Curriculum Project has been created to strongly ground Seventh-day Adventist PreK-12 students in the Revelation 14 message of a God of love about to intervene for humanity. Our ultimate goal is to draw students into a loving relationship with Jesus. Our core philosophy is one of righteousness by faith and trust in the One who provided the ultimate sacrifice for us. This leads to a natural response of courage and conviction to stand up for beliefs in the midst of pressure and chaos.
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There's an old joke that no one wants to see how the sausage is made – which is one of the reasons why what's happening these days in the world of municipal bankruptcies is so painful for the parties involved.
Unlike corporate bankruptcies, there's so little precedent for cities filing for bankruptcy protection that case law is being written with each major decision. The big difference is, of course, that cities cannot liquidate like a business can. But beyond that divide there are more nuanced scenarios where that distinguishing characteristic is playing out.
In Chapter 11, for example, judges can use their vast authority to move a case along – in Chapter 9, they have few overarching powers. Creditors in Chapter 11 are well versed in their options but the options in municipal bankruptcy are limited and still being tested.
Cities, Bankruptcy Law and Pension Payments The Subtle Slide into Municipal Bankruptcy Bankrupt Cities, Municipalities List and Map The Muni Bond Market in 2013 The 'B' Word: Is Municipal Bankruptcy's Stigma Fading?
In other words, it's still a crapshoot.
Klein's comments came during a teleconference hosted Tuesday by the American Bankruptcy Institute in which lawyers and municipal finance experts weighed in on what lies ahead for distressed municipalities.
Patrick Darby a partner at Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP in Birmingham, added that lenders are at least more comfortable with corporate bankruptcies because they know what to expect. And there is a higher chance of getting paid back in Chapter 11 because the process allows for the selling off of assets. Creditors in Chapter 11 can also submit reorganization plans for the debtor whereas in municipal cases, only the city has that authority.
Meanwhile, in both Chapter 11 and Chapter 9 bankruptcies the plan of reorganization "must be in the best interest of the creditors, meaning they get at least as much in chapter 11 as they would if the debtor entity liquidates," added Juliet Moringiello, a professor at Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, Penn. But just how that intent is carried out in Chapter 9 when there is no possibility of liquidation is fuzzy.
"So the question is, what exactly does that mean?" she said.
Natalie Cohen, managing director for Wells Fargo Securities, said investors are watching cases closely to get even small clues about what's in their future if they are dragged into a municipal bankruptcy. For example, a ruling in Jefferson County, Ala., helped draw the line between secured and unsecured creditors in the world of Chapter 9. Last July, a judge limited Jefferson's use of revenues generated by its sewer system by ruling that Jefferson could not use that money for bankruptcy-related expenses.
The ruling meant that general obligation bonds, generally considered the gold standard of muni debt because they are backed by the government, fall into the unsecured debt category in bankruptcy. Meanwhile, special revenue bonds, which are repaid with the proceeds from the projects they finance, are treated as secured debt because the funds are protected.
"The marketplace is watching very carefully to see if there's any droplet on … these points," Cohen said.


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Published: 11 Mar 2017 11:30
Business, industry and innovation, Economy, Transport
Funding for new roads and land.
A £15 million investment in the development of infrastructure is expected to unlock significant levels of private sector funding, Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has confirmed.
Applications by Fife and North Ayrshire Councils through the Tax Incremental Financing scheme (TIF), have been approved with the councils now set to work with the Scottish Futures Trust on more detailed businesses cases.
The Fife application for £10 million TIF investment in the Fife Interchange distribution and business park development will help to develop 22 hectares of land and is expected to provide leverage for private sector investment of £75 million to £100 million.
The £5 million TIF funding in North Ayrshire Council will be used to construct roads and services within the i3 Irvine, Innovation and Industry Park with the potential to facilitate up to 26 square meters of industrial buildings. The TIF is expected to bring wider economic benefits of around 400 additional jobs, securing existing jobs and investment in the new region and promoting the life sciences hub in Irvine.
TIF allows councils to fund infrastructure by borrowing against future business rates that are generated as a result of attracting more businesses into the area. The two new schemes were announced through the 2017-18 Draft Budget, and follow pilot schemes operating in Glasgow, Argyll and Bute, Falkirk and Fife. Around £30 million of public sector funding has so far been invested of the total £175 million. This overall investment is expected to generate £900 million of private sector investment over the lifetime of the projects.
Mr Mackay said:
"This investment in Fife and North Ayrshire will redevelop and regenerate the local areas, making them attractive places to do business, which will unlock significant economic development and regeneration.
"The TIF scheme is just one part of this Government's innovative approach to investing in infrastructure. Boosting capital spending is key to economic growth, supporting jobs, apprenticeships and helping the Scottish economy."
Tony Rose, Infrastructure Director at the Scottish Futures Trust, said:
"TIF as a mechanism provides another lever for local authorities to enable and deliver inclusive growth and secure additional levels of private sector investment. These two new TIF projects demonstrate great ambition and we look forward to working with the two local authorities to bring their visions to life for the benefit of the local communities."
More information on TIF can be found at:
http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Finance/18232/TIF


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First things first. Ordering parts. Here is a complete list of everything you need plus the optional extras that you can decide to do if you want. These are NISSAN part numbers (√ indicates verified with Nissan). The prices listed are the price I paid, Dealer, and CourtesyParts.com prices.
Optional items. Recommended to be replaced at the same time as the chain, but not required.
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The first of the KA24E engines were recalled and the tensioner and "slinger" guide were replaced to a modified design.
The next issue started when people started hearing chain rattle during start-up. What happens is that debris can sometimes enter the oil feed channel to the tensioner and restrict the flow and pressure. Once the engine was running, there was sufficient oil pressure to the tensioner to properly tension the chain. However, at start-up situations, the chain would remain "slack" and rattle and would eat away at the top of the fixed, plastic chain guide. In worse cases, the fixed guide would break apart so bad that the timing chain would start cutting into the back of the front cover and could cut into the coolant jacket behind the water pump! Nothing like aluminum shavings and coolant for your engine bearings!
Eventually, Nissan finally smartened up and designed a fixed guide with a metal backing. This didn't necessarily address the main problem, but did keep the fixed guide from breaking apart and making the situation worse. 1995 models and up have the updated guide. 1994 models and earlier have the plastic guides unless they have been replaced with the updated parts. The twin cam, KA24DE, also had a similar design change on the lower chain guide, but they didn't really suffer from the problems that the KA24E did. The KA24DE did suffer from the same problem of sludge build up (usually behind the timing main gear) which caused upper chain rattle, which was "fixed" by eliminating the fixed guides of the upper chain (not really fixing the problem...just the noise).
The KA24E engine would also encounter jumped timing in some cases when the guides failed and the chain slacked. This would also retard the ignition timing as the distributor ran off of the camshaft. This I would usually see on U12 Stanzas and B12 Sentras and generally one tooth seemed to retard the timing about 8 degrees. One tooth jumped, the engine would run, but have little power. More than a few teeth would often result in bent exhaust valves.
The timing chains actually hold up pretty well. They do not have a recommended replacement interval, like timing belts. I highly recommend the Nissan filter (and recommend you NOT use the Fram) and keep up on the oil changes (3000-4000 miles).
If the chain is rattling for 3 to 4 seconds at startup, it is NOT normal unless the oil has just been changed or the vehicle sits for an extended period of time (several weeks). If it is rattling that long of a period, I would recommend new guides and a tensioner. When the tensioner is removed, one can see the oil port. Remove the oil filter and clear out the port by spraying brake cleaner into the tensioner port until it sprays out of the oil filter adapter. Follow that with compressed air, if available. If there is a lot of mileage on the engine, to me it would be foolish not to replace the chain and gears while the cover is off. Obviously replace the old filter and oil prior to startup. 5W30 is recommended, regardless of whether you prefer dino oil or synthetic. It is better for the tiny ports of the hydraulic lifters, which is sometimes another problem with the KA24E engine (valve tap).
* Be very careful pulling the drive pully off. The flanges can break off. Have an assistant put the vehicle in gear and stand on the brake to help get the drive pully off.
* The oil pan does not take a seal, only RTV. The book did not make this clear and five different parts stores (including the Nissan dealership) said "We don't carry it" instead of "You don't need it".
* Pull out the fan shroud to get yourself some working space.
* Tighten the drive pully bolt to 100 ft/lb as the book recommends.
Check for fuel and spark (double check everything you removed). If you have those two then you could be 180 degrees out on the distributor timing or just a couple teeth off.
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Are the courtesyparts.com part #'s OE nissan part #'s?
Is the water pump on the front of the motor and easy to get to? That's behind and connected to the fan right? I want a 240sx pump to go electric fan? I will probably do that mod in the future, so I may leave the stock water pump for now. Yes?
EDIT: The part numbers with xxxxx-D21xx above are CourtesyParts.com numbers. I'm trying to get all Nissan numbers since they work as well on their site and at the dealership if you want to go that route.
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I'm not sure, are these part numbers Nissan or courtesy?
$356 with all seals, chain set, oil pump, and water pump.
You can use the truck water pump. Just remove the fan and fan clutch and reinstall the nuts to hold the water pump pulley in place. Then put an electric fan in its place and your done.
Water pump is a breeze to get to and remove.
The water pump is bolted to the front cover so its easy to replace with the timing set.
Ok, Thanks David...But does the 240 pump have the manual fan mounts? I was thinking of dropping the fan at the sime time as I replace the waterpump. If I don't have to have those ugly bolts sticking out by using a 240 pump, I'd rather do that.
Actually they DO make up their own numbers, I just asked them. They said Nissan changes up the numbers a lot so they give the parts their own number and they have a system on the back end that translates them into the correct numbers and keeps it all up to date.
Genuine Nissan part numbers are usually formatted as 5 digits or letters followed by a single dash and 5 or more digits or letters.
You could just get some nice looking Allen head bolts to screw into the flange on the pump where the pulley bolts on.


Rainer Maria Rilke is one of the more influential poets of the last century. Writing in German, his verse is lyrically intense and often mysterious. Critically Rilke is best considered a strong influence moving away from the traditional into the modernist forms of poetry and prose where introspection and critical observation began to supplant the traditional themes and techniques. Rilke wrote only one novel, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge.
The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge addresses what we now consider common existential themes: the quest for individuality, the experiences of life, and the significance of death. Heavily influenced by the writings of Nietzsche, Rilke, like many modernists, selected images of the industrial revolution and the age of scientific progress to project the anxiety and alienation of the period.
I found reading this novel a bit of a chore: not because it was too difficult but because it was chunked and not smooth sailing in the narrative. Although short, the novel moved between more plot-like elements into more psychological or philosophical discussions and back, much like Mann's Magic Mountain. I did, however, find sections and passages incredibly well written and evocative, so I suspect a second or even a third reading will help to smooth out the bumps.
The novel is not long and, as I said, it's not really a difficult read (especially if you are used to German literature in translation). I recommend adding The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge to your reading list to experience a great writer and an influential thinker from the last century. When you finish reading Rilke you will wonder why you ever wasted all that time reading fluff like Harry Potter.
Next, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe for more fun … or maybe a frisky romp through The Cantos.


DIYARBAKIR - Commemoration of Susa Martyrs, who were martyred in the mosque by PKK on 26th June 1992 in Susa village located near Silvan district in Diyarbakır province, is going to be held on the third day of Eid al-Fitr.
The commemoration event for Susa martyrs, who were slain by PKK militants in Susa village's mosque on June 26, 1992, is going to be held on 7th July due to Ramadan month.
Reminding the massacre carried out by PKK militants, who were dressed as soldiers, Çetinkaya said: "10 Muslims were martyred and 5 others were wounded in this massacre. After this event we buried many other brothers martyred in Silvan in Susa cemetery. Currently we have 33 martyrs here. For the last two years, the commemoration programs coincided with Ramadan, so we held the commemoration program after Ramadan. We are going to realize the marking program after Ramadan this year, too.


Great idea to let them take pictures of you trying to do this. It gave you a chance to express your respect for the difficulty of the work. I lived in southern Africa for six years–in Lesotho, and then during Mandela's presidency, in South Africa. I was a professor of theatre-for-education and empowerment. I will always be dreaming of going back, although now I doubt I will ever get back again. Most of the people I knew in Lesotho have died. But thanks for the memories and for this excellent story of a photographer leveling the field of power.
Thank you Kendall, but never say never! I'm going back to be sure, possibly to live. I did manage to travel through Lesotho, though it was a short detour. Beautiful rolling green!
So glad you made the women feel at ease and validated.
Such a gorgeous view from that thatched hut.
Yes it is. Lake Malawi is really a beautiful lake!
Yes it is, but everyone I met lives full lives, and they all work very hard, and for themselves not others. Those things are all you can ask for in this life.
Haha, I'll think about it.
I love your wonderful adventures and the people you meet..
A nice picture and interchange. Thanks for sharing.
Hope she got the message that this image comes across as both fascinating and powerful. Definitely a cultural eye-opener. In a good way. Thanks for sharing it, and the story.


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IG Farben and the History of the "Business With Disease"
Historical Fact: "The most powerful German economic corporate emporium in the first half of this century was the Interessengemeinschaft Farben or IG Farben, for short. Interessengemeinschaft stands for "Association of Common Interests" and was nothing more than a powerful cartel of BASF, Bayer, Hoechst, and other German chemical and pharmaceutical companies (still around today). IG Farben was the single largest donor to the election campaign of Adolph Hitler. One year before Hitler seized power, IG Farben donated 400,000 marks to Hitler and his Nazi party. Accordingly, after Hitler's seizure of power, IG Farben was the single largest profiteer of the German conquest of the world, the Second World War."
The author concludes "The U.S. government's investigation of all the factors leading to the Second World War in 1946 came to the conclusion that without IG Farben the Second World War would simply not have been possible. We have to come to grips with the fact that it was not the psychopath, Adolph Hitler, or bad genes of the German people that brought about the Second World War. Economic greed by companies like Bayer, BASF and Hoechst was the key factor in bringing about the Holocaust.Without IG Farben corporation there is an argument that there could be no Holocaust and the final solution." http://bit.ly/1JeqQdM
In 2016 we have a dangerous situation in America - mega corporations like the successors of IG Farben wield enormous power. #MoveToAmend is working to limit the power. We the people amendment is a necessary and indispensable first step towards the world we deserve and require. Help #MoveToAmend reach it's goal of securing 500,000 Motion to Amend petition signers. https://movetoamend.org/motion Forward the petition to your friends and ask them to sign. Volunteer with a local affiliate group or start one yourself. Thank You!


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FINRA panel awards five UBS clients $521,000 in damages over Puerto Rican bonds
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Category: UBS Puerto Rico
An all-public arbitration panel of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. has awarded five clients of UBS Financial Services more than $521,000 in compensatory damages in a case related to the clients' investments in Puerto Rican bonds and closed-end bond funds.
The clients, all residents of Puerto Rico, claimed UBS violated the Puerto Rico Uniform Securities Act and engaged in securities fraud, common law fraud and constructive fraud, in addition to breaching its fiduciary duty and negligently supervising its personnel.
The clients originally asked for compensatory damages in the amount of $840,000 plus punitive damages, interest, costs, expert witness fees, Finra fees and attorneys' fees. All were denied by the panel.
Compensatory damages in the following amounts were awarded to the following clients: Hector E. Rodriguez-Lopez, $87,411; Myrna L. Rivera Marengo, $19,221; Angel M. Cruz Colon and Carmen Ortiz Nevarez, $181,989, as well as an additional $5,056 to Ms. Ortiz Nevarez; William Rodriguez Reyes and Betzaida Hernandez, $223,814, plus $3,575 to Ms. Hernandez.
Greco & Greco Wins Third FINRA Arbitration Award Against UBS of Puerto Rico
A FINRA arbitration panel issued an award of damages to Greco & Greco clients against UBS of Puerto Rico on February 23, 2018. The arbitration involved multiple Puerto Rico customers of UBS who had been invested primarily in UBS Puerto Rico Closed-End Mutual Funds and Puerto Rico Bonds.
The award, totaling $521,075.00 in damages, was significant because most of the damages were incurred in investments that UBS claimed were conservative (the Puerto Rico AAA Portfolio Bond Fund and COFINA bonds), and UBS further unsuccessfully claimed that the customers had not lost any money because of the interest/dividends they had earned over the years in the investments.
As set out in more detail at Greco & Greco's website (http://www.securities-lawyers.net/ubs-puerto-rico) the UBS Puerto Rico Closed-End Funds (CEFs) were high risk investments which used leverage (a speculative investment technique) and which did not have a market (they were traded by UBS's trading desk but UBS had the ability to stop trading of the funds at any time).
Greco & Greco provides free attorney consultations regarding potential cases involving UBS, Puerto Rico Closed-End Funds, and Puerto Rico bonds. Please contact us here: http://securities-lawyers.net/contact
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Investigation Regarding Terry Trenchard
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Investigation Regarding Terry Trenchard (aka Teryl Lee Trenchard) of Capitol Securities in Reston, Virginia.
Greco & Greco is currently investigating possible claims regarding a Reston, Virginia financial advisor, Terry Trenchard. Mr. Trenchard was registered to sell securities with Capitol Securities Management from 2009 to 2015, with Aegis Capital from 2003 to 2009, and with Voss & Co. from 2001 to 2003.
According to FINRA's Brokercheck, Mr. Trenchard was discharged by Capitol Securities in March, 2017 while "under investigation for fraud."
Prudential Fined for Failure to Supervise Fraudulent Withdrawals From Variable Annuity
Category: Disciplinary Actions
FINRA fined Prudential Annuities Distributors $950,000 this month for its failure to detect and prevent the theft by its agent, Travis Wetzel, of almost $1,300,000 from a customer's variable annuity. The FINRA Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent may be found here.
Mr. Wetzel, who was a former registered representative of LPL Financial, allegedly submitted multiple forged wire transfer requests from the variable annuity, to be paid to a third party account in Mr. Wetzel's wife's maiden name.
Washington DC Investment Advisor Dawn Bennett Barred by SEC
As set out in this SEC Order from an Administrative Law Judge (https://www.sec.gov/alj/aljdec/2016/id1033jeg.pdf), Dawn Bennett has been barred from the securities industry by the SEC. Dawn Bennett was a Washington DC area advisor who was previously registered to sell securities with Western International Securities.
Judge Grimes also imposed over one million dollars of fines and disgorgement against Ms. Bennett. The findings in the above Order included the following:
"Respondents repeatedly overstated their AUM [Assets Under Management] by at least $1.5 billion in Barron's magazine, on a radio show hosted by Bennett, and in various other advertisements and communications with existing and prospective clients to create the impression that Respondents were larger and more successful players in the industry than was actually the case."
UBS Puerto Rico Bond Funds Claims
(en Español) Reclamaciones de Fondos de Bonos de UBS Puerto Rico
UBSs Puerto Rico Closed-End Funds
Since 1995, UBS has been the underwriter of fourteen Puerto Rico closed-end funds (CEFs) with a total market capitalization of approximately $4 billion. UBS has also been the underwriter and dominant market maker for nine co-managed Puerto Rico closed-end funds with more than $1 billion in total market capitalization.
The UBS CEFs include the following funds:
Virginia Broker Andrew Corbman Suspended by FINRA
FINRA, a regulator of the securities industry, recently issued a Letter of Acceptance, Waiver, and Consent (AWC) regarding former FSC Securities Corporation broker, Andrew Corbman. Pursuant to the AWC, Mr. Corbman was suspended for one month from being registered with any FINRA firm.
Capitol Securities Censured and Fined for Reverse Convertible Notes and Other Conduct
Category: Arbitration
FINRA recently entered a Letter of Acceptance Waiver and Consent regarding Capitol Securities Management Inc. regarding various alleged sales practice violations. The AWC can be found here: http://disciplinaryactions.finra.org/Search/ViewDocument/63638 The issues addressed by the AWC involved supervision, its anti-money laundering program, and the alleged unsuitable sales of Reverse Convertible Notes.
Investigation Regarding Randy Watts of Winchester, Virginia
Greco & Greco is currently investigating possible claims regarding a Winchester, Virginia financial advisor, Randy Watts. Mr. Watts operated under the name Watts Financial Group, and was registered to sell securities with Lincoln Financial Securities until November, 2015.
If you believe you may have a legal claim regarding investments with Mr. Watts or Lincoln Financial, please contact Scott Greco for a free consultation: http://www.securities-lawyers.net/contact.html
SEC and FINRA fine UBS over Puerto Rico bond funds
The SEC and FINRA have brought charges and fined UBS relating to sales practices and supervision of their UBS Puerto Rico Bond Funds.
The SEC press release and Orders can be found here: SEC Press Release 2015-217. The SEC alleged that UBS Financial Services of Puerto Rico (UBSPR) failed to supervise its broker in relation to solicited loans used to purchase additional UBSPR closed end funds, while failing to disclose the risks of this strategy and misrepresenting the safety of the strategy. The SEC further alleged that UBSPR did not implement reasonable supervisory procedures and had inadequate systems in place to prevent and detect this wrongful conduct.
Success of FINRA Arbitration Claims against UBS regarding Puerto Rico Bond Funds
To date, FINRA Arbitration Panels have issued five awards relating to claims filed by investors against UBS and UBS of Puerto Rico regarding their Puerto Rico Closed End Bond Funds (CEFs).
H.D. Vest Charged With Failures Related to Supervision
The SEC entered a Cease and Desist Order pursuant to an Offer of Settlement by H.D. Vest Investment Securities Inc. The Order can be found here.
The SEC charged H.D. Vest with failing to implement proper supervisory procedures and policies that would have discovered and prevented a fraudulent scheme by one its brokers who wired monies out of customer accounts to an account controlled by the broker. H.D. Vest further failed to monitor and preserve investment related emails from its brokers.
H.D. Vest was fined $225,000 and ordered to hire an independent consultant to recommend improvements to its supervisory systems.
Greco & Greco regularly represents investors in broker theft cases such as this. Customers may attempt to recover their losses in FINRA arbitration and/or court by demonstrating firms' failures to supervise, failure to follow up on red flags, and by arguing the firm is responsible for the acts of its agent under the legal theories of respondeat superior and vicarious liability. Federal and state securities laws also mandate liability of control persons (such as brokerage firms) if certain requirements are met. If you are a victim of broker theft, please contact one of our attorneys for a free consultation. Contact
Norfolk Virginia Financial Advisor Charged with Fraud
Category: Affinity Fraud
As reported by the Virginia Pilot, Joshua Abernathy was charged in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia with mail fraud related to his alleged unlawful conversion of funds from customers. Court documents filed by the government allege he defrauded and stole almost 1.3 million dollars from various customers in Texas and Virginia. The government further alleged that he had many customers write checks to Omega Investment Group and he then converted funds for his personal use.
According to FINRA Brokercheck, Mr. Abernathy was registered with Next Financial from 2007 to 2012 and with The O.N. Equity Sales Company from 2013 to 2014. FINRA barred him from the securities industry in February, 2015.
Greco & Greco regularly represents investors in "selling away" cases such as this where the broker sells unauthorized securities or converts funds away from his firm. Customers may attempt to recover their losses in FINRA arbitration and/or court by demonstrating firms' failures to supervise, failure to follow up on red flags, and by arguing the firm is responsible for the acts of its agent under the legal theories of respondeat superior and vicarious liability. Federal and state securities laws also mandate liability of control persons (such as brokerage firms) if certain requirements are met. If you are a victim of Mr. Abernathy, please contact one of our attorneys for a free consultation.
Vienna Virginia Financial Advisor Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Customers
Ismail Elmas plead guilty on October 21, 2014 to a Count of Wire Fraud in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office press release (which can be found here), Mr. Elmas worked at Apple Financial Services, an affiliate of Apple Federal Credit Union during the time of the offense.
FINRA's Brokercheck Report for Mr. Elmas states that Mr. Elmas was previously registered as a securities registered representative with CUNA Brokerage Services and CUSO Financial Services, both FINRA Broker-Dealers. The Brokercheck Report states that he was terminated by CUSO because he "allegedly converted funds for personal use…"
The above press release references that Elmas admitted to misappropriating client funds given to him for legitimate investments, and that he defrauded more than 10 of his clients, many of whom were seniors and widows.
Greco & Greco is currently investigating and pursuing claims against the parties involved in the Elmas case. Greco & Greco regularly represents investors in "selling away" cases such as this where the broker sells unauthorized securities or converts funds away from his firm. Customers may attempt to recover their losses in FINRA arbitration and/or court by demonstrating firms' failures to supervise, failure to follow up on red flags, and by arguing the firm is responsible for the acts of its agent under the legal theories of respondeat superior and vicarious liability. Federal and state securities laws also mandate liability of control persons (such as brokerage firms) if certain requirements are met. If you are a victim of Mr. Elmas, please contact one of our attorneys for a free consultation.
Virginia Regulators Require License Surrender and Fines over sale of 54 Freedom Products
Category: Fraud
A Settlement Order was recently issued by the State of Virginia (Bureau of Insurance and Division of Securities) against two insurance salespersons and their firm. The Order may be found here.
In the Order, the Virginia Regulators alleged as follows:
a. "The Defendants, on multiple ocassions, sold over $2 million in unregistered securities in the form of qualified charitable gift annuities ("CGAs") issued by 54 Freedom Foundation, Inc. (54 Freedom") and promissory notes…"
b. The brokers involved mischaracterized the investment risks involved with the investments and failed to conduct adequate due diligence.
c. "Ultimately, principals of 54 Freedom misappropriated funds obtained through the sale of both 54 Freedom CGAs and Notes… As a result, all of the Defendants' clients who purchased 54 Freedom CGAs or Notes appear to have lost their principal investments totaling over $2 million."
Pursuant to the Order the salespersons surrendered their licenses to sell insurance and were required to pay monetary penalties.
If you were sold these investment products and wish to discuss your claims with an attorney, please contact Greco & Greco for a free consultation.
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Pandemic Giving Tuesday Release April 22
News Release – 22 April 2020
Please join WRYM's Pandemic #GivingTuesdayNow fundaiser!
The Windsor Residence for Young Men (WRYM) must raise $30,000 as soon as possible to cover expenses until June, and is asking the community for assistance. The campaign is being conducted online through social media, with donations accepted through WRYM's website at www.wrym.ca
WRYM has joined with other charities in the #GivingTuesdayNow initiative, a global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020, as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.
WRYM must implement special measures to protect vulnerable homeless youth during this coronavirus pandemic emergency. Meeting even their most basic human needs is only possible if these homeless youth have a supervised shelter. Overtime staffing and special supplies will mean added costs at a time when pandemic social distancing has put an end to in-person fundraising events.
"The Windsor Residence for Young Men is desperate for funding to shelter our guys while helping new ones to enter our programs." said WRYM's volunteer Executive Director Greg Goulin. "I can confidently say that we have not received even our modest fair share of federal and provincial emergency funding administered by the City of Windsor – because we have simply received none."
Goulin said that an anonymous donor has stepped up to offer up to $5,000 in matching funds to start WRYM's Pandemic #GivingTuesdayNow fundraiser!
"We are very grateful to this donor and to all our supporters who care about protecting and helping vulnerable homeless youth." Said Goulin. "We depend on the generosity of the citizens of our community to do this work, and that is especially true during this pandemic emergency."
WRYM provides young men 16 - 24 years with a supportive home, individual counselling, and basic life skills. Youths with potential are diverted from the streets to reconnect with their community, education and employment. WRYM's 2019 statistics show an average 95 percent success rate over the past three years. Since its opening in 2012, WRYM has helped more than 330 youths to build new lives. This is Windsor's only supportive transitional housing program for young men.
For more information about Windsor Residence for Young Men, visit www.wrym.ca or message WRYM on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/windsorresidenceforyoungmen. You can also telephone 519-981-9917.
Media liaison: Brian Worrall, Pres., Windsor Residence for Young Men
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According to classical mechanics, the macroscopic world around us evolves in a completely deterministic fashion, where the effect of every cause can, in principle, be computed beforehand. The immense complexity of the real word, however, rarely permits us to do so, and hence we often resort to modelling the surrounding phenomena by random (or stochastic) methods.
I took some time to write a short introduction to such stochastic differential equations (SDEs) from a mathematical point of view. The focus is on modelling the evolution of a stock price — a use case widely adopted all around the financial world. We will contrast the stock price, which we view as a stochastic process (Figure 3), with the completely predictable (or deterministic) growth of a bank account balance with an interest rate (Figure 1). The latter is a typical example of an ordinary differential equation (ODE).
Qvik has lead application development projects with a number of companies in the financial sector. These kinds of calculations underlie the financial forecasts based on which the investment strategies are made. In layman's terms, one is interested in creating investment portfolios, which divide the funds between different stocks and bank accounts in an optimal way.
What are the crucial components of our stock price SDE and how can we solve it so that an understandable plot such as Figure 3 can be produced? The mathematical interpretation of an SDE begins by defining the noise component in a rigorous manner. It turns out that the resulting stochastic process (known as the standard Wiener process) has continuous, but nowhere differentiable, sample paths (Figure 2). Now, solutions to differential equations rely on integration, but integrals with respect to such rough paths lead to surprisingly delicate and thorny issues. This leads us to the theory of stochastic integration.
Our SDE has two parameters, the expected rate of return and volatility both of which we, for simplicity, assume to be constant. In practise their values can be inferred from historical stock data, and in a more realistic scenario we would allow them to vary with time. We will, however, keep our treatment purely mathematical and without any reference to actual stocks. The more detailed discussion can be found in this Jupyter notebook.
In this blog post we've briefly touched the topic of SDEs and their applications in finance. The ability to model stock prices is an great starting point for more advanced problems such as option pricing. I hope this text has sparked interest in the reader to dig deeper and learn more.
Mikko is Qvik's mathematician with a PhD who's also passionate about music. Plays the bass and piano, and is a great guy to hang around with.


Hi gang! I hope you all had a great week! We have been having pretty cold and dreary weather here, which doesn't seem much like summer. But maybe I shouldn't complain as it is usually 100 degrees here this time of year!
Things are pretty quiet on the home front, though busy with the day job. Of course, this is just when younger daughter is home for most of the summer, but she is pretty good about keeping busy. Still, I'm trying to think of some outings she and I can do together. Right now I'm planning a trip for afternoon tea (both of us are huge tea drinkers). So we will see what else I can come up with it.
And that should do it! Enjoy!
Sounds like a good week ahead. Enjoy your tea!