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Recordings made Thursday, August 7, 1924
Columbia 81898 10-in. 8/7/1924 I want to be happy California Ramblers Jazz/dance band
Columbia 81899 10-in. 8/7/1924 Susquehanna home California Ramblers Jazz/dance band
Columbia 81900 10-in. 8/7/1924 Sing a little song Shannon Four Male vocal quartet, with orchestra
Columbia 81901 10-in. 8/7/1924 Follow the swallow Shannon Four Male vocal quartet, with orchestra
Brunswick 13692-13694 10-in. 8/7/1924 Never gettin' no place blues Dixie Stars Male vocal duet, with orchestra
Brunswick 13695-13697 10-in. 8/7/1924 Blue eyed Sally Dixie Stars Male vocal duet, with orchestra
Brunswick 13698-13700 10-in. 8/7/1924 Wanted "Someone to Love" Marion Harris Female vocal solo, with orchestra
Edison 9666 10-in. 8/7/1924 Sing a little song Golden Gate Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band
Edison 9667 10-in. 8/7/1924 Morning (Won't you ever come 'round) George Wilton Ballard ; Kaplan's Melodists Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo
Edison 9668 10-in. 8/7/1924 There's a bend at the end of the Swanee Kaplan's Melodists Jazz/dance band
Edison 9669 10-in. 8/7/1924 Kiss me goodnight Harry Raderman's Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band
Edison 9670 10-in. 8/7/1924 Haunting melody Harry Raderman's Dance Orchestra Jazz/dance band
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February 26, 2020 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm PST
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High level overview of the next version of WELL, the WELLv2 pilot, representing a new paradigm for supporting and advancing human health through better buildings. Explore how the design of buildings and interiors, and the operations and behaviors within the places where we live, work, learn, and play, can be optimized to advance human health and well-being.
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Discuss the key reasons for designing and building spaces with a primary focus on human health and well-being.
Distinguish between the LEED and WELL standards, and identify the ten different categories of WELLv2.
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Elena Bondareva, WELL AP –Vice President: Growth at CETEC
Through a varied international career, Elena Bondareva (MA, BS: Cornell University) has amassed a solid track record of transformative innovation around persistent problems. Elena has held public, private, teaching and Board roles in Australia, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, India, and the US; delivered CPD training to thousands of professionals; participated in globally significant events such as COP17, G20, and World Green Building Council Congress; published in peer-reviewed and public journals; and presented at countless conferences. Today, she is making robust tools for facts-based talent management and decision-making more broadly accessible across the property industry through CETEC, an independent international building science consultancy.
Kena David, WELL Faculty, WELL AP, LEED AP ID+C- Director of Sustainability, BCCI
With expertise in sustainability and green building, as well as a background in chemistry, Kena David leads the Sustainability Department at BCCI, shaping departmental initiatives and working with project teams to support client sustainability goals. Kena has completed dozens of projects under LEED for Commercial Interiors, New Construction and Core and Shell rating systems, as well as the world's first LEED v4 for Commercial Interiors Platinum Certified project. Additionally, she has worked on over half a dozen WELL projects including the first WELL Certified™ interiors in San Francisco, the first WELL Certified™ ground up in Northern California, and the first WELL Certified™ project in Texas. Her experience includes sustainable design strategy/cost analysis and LEED and WELL project management. Kena also provides educational training on the successful implementation of green building strategies and workshops on various sustainability frameworks. Furthermore, her expertise is demonstrated with her credentials as a LEED AP in Interior Design and Construction, a WELL AP, and a WELL Faculty member providing education on the WELL Building Standard and contributing to the continual development of the program. Lastly, Kena has been recognized for her leadership having been awarded the 2017 ELEVATE Rising Rock Star Award by the Northern California CREW chapters and The Registry and the Northern California Women of Real Estate Rising Star Award, and is a current Board Director for CREW San Francisco.
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Enforcement Reports > Financial Enforcement Actions | Week of December 16 to 21
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December 2018 Enforcement Action Summary
1 Enforcement Document
$0.00 in Fines
Penalties: TBD
Respondent: Corpus Christi Polymers LLC, et al.
Violation: Three PET resin producers have agreed to restructure their transaction and to accept certain other conditions to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their proposed $1.1 billion joint acquisition out of bankruptcy of an under-construction PET production facility would violate federal antitrust law… Read More
Penalties: N/A
Respondent: Diane Ludwig
Violation: Between December 2013 and May 2018, while employed as the Bank's cashier, BSA Officer, IT Officer, and Lending Compliance Officer, Ludwig embezzled approximately $491,000 from the Bank's general ledger accounts… Read More
12 Enforcement Documents
$12,463,263.68 in Fines
Respondent: Adam Michael Lopez
Violation: In November 2018, Lopez violated FINRA Rules 8210 and 2010 by refusing to provide documents and information requested pursuant to FINRA Rule 8210… Read More
Penalties: $5,000,000.00
Respondent: UBS Securities LLC , UBS Financial Services, Inc.
Violation: UBSFS, beginning in 2004, and UBSS, beginning in 2008, did not establish and implement AntiMoney Laundering ("AML") programs reasonably designed to detect and cause the reporting of potentially suspicious activity… Read More
Penalties: $5,000.00
Respondent: Annemarie Thomas
Violation: On October 18, 2016 while associated with the Firm, in an effort to accommodate a customer, Thomas assisted in the submission of a Letter of Authorization ("LOA") authorizing funds to be wired from the customer's account, as well as other documents, that Thomas knew or should have known were not genuine. Although the customer had previously approved the wire transfer, the customer did not execute the LOA and, in fact, was out of the country at the time at the time of its purported execution. By virtue of the foregoing, Thomas violated FINRA Rule 2010… Read More
Penalties: $100,000.00
Respondent: Tradition Securities and Derivatives, Inc.
Violation: Between August 2013 and August 2016 (the "Relevant Period"), Tradition facilitated the sale of Venezuelan and Argentinian bonds without having in place a reasonable anti-money laundering ("AML") compliance program that was tailored to the Firm's foreign bond business… Read More
Penalties: $25,233.68
Respondent: Peter Chris Marketos ("Marketos" or "Respondent")
Violation: From 2011 to November 2015 (the "Relevant Period"), Marketos made unsuitable recommendations to concentrate three customers' investments in speculative high yield bonds in violation of NASD Rule 2310 (for conduct through July 8, 2012), and FINRA Rules 2111 (for conduct from July 9, 2012) and 2010… Read More
Respondent: Nina Tran
Violation: During the course of an ongoing examination, Tran failed to respond to a FINRA Rule 8210 request for information and documents, thereby violating FINRA Rules 8210 and 2010… Read More
Respondent: Cetera Advisor Networks LLC
Violation: Between January 2009 and January 2015 (the "Relevant Period"), CAN failed to respond reasonably to red flags of unsuitable mutual fund switching, and unsuitable stock trading intended to conceal the switching, by one of its registered representatives, MK. MK's misconduct spanned six years; occurred in the accounts of 14 customers, including seniors; involved hundreds of unsuitable mutual fund switches and related stock trades, and caused nearly $700,000 in customer losses… Read More
Respondent: Chardan Capital Markets LLC
Violation: The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's ("FINRA") Department of Market Regulation, Offering Surveillance Group ("staff"), conducted a review of the firm's compliance with Rules 101and 104 of SEC Regulation M; rules promulgated by FINRA and-other SROs requiring that the firm provide various notices to the relevant SROs as a result of the firm's participation in a distribution of securities; and related supervisory requirements during the period of November 28. 2014. through September 30, 2015… Read More
Respondent: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Violation: From 2010 through March 2018 (the "Relevant Period"), Merrill Lynch violated Rule 5130 by making at least 1,462 prohibited sales of IPO shares in 325 different offerings to 149 customer accounts in which restricted persons held a beneficial interest… Read More
Respondent: Charles Joseph Lawrence, Ami Kathryn Forte
Violation: From September 2011 through June 2012 (the "Relevant Period"), while registered with member firm Morgan Stanley, Respondents Ami Kathryn Forte and Charles Joseph Lawrence exploited RS, a 79-year-old customer suffering from severe cognitive impairment. Forte and Lawrence engaged in qualitatively and quantitatively unsuitable trading in RS's accounts, generating more than $9 million in commissions in less than one year. In addition, Lawrence repeatedly exercised trading discretion without authorization in RS's accounts, including during periods when RS was hospitalized and unable to communicate… Read More
Respondent: Seth Andrew Nannini
Violation: Between approximately March 2010 and March 2011 (the "Relevant Period") Nannini participated in seven private securities transactions totaling $291,500 without disclosure to or approval from his FINRA member firm. As a result of the foregoing, Nannini violated NASD Rule 3040 and FINRA Rule 2010… Read More
Respondent: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
Violation: The examination found that, from February 2015 through June 2016, as a result of a vendor's system configuration, Mid-Price Peg, Immediate or Cancel orders were misclassified in the firm's Rule 605 reports… Read More
Respondent: Peter Cho
Violation: Peter Cho illegally bought Virgin America Inc. options prior to the April 4, 2016 public announcement that Alaska Air Group, Inc. would acquire Virgin. Cho learned of Alaska's efforts to purchase Virgin by listening to conversations of his now-wife, who worked on the deal from their shared apartment at night and on weekends… Read More
Respondent: NB Alternatives Advisers LLC
Violation: From 2011 through 2016, NBAA and its affiliates ("Neuberger") sponsored and managed three private equity funds, known as the "Dyal Funds." The investment objective of each Dyal Fund was to acquire minority stakes in alternative investment management companies, sometimes referred to as "Partner Managers… Read More
Respondent: UBS Financial Services Inc.
Violation: This matter concerns Respondent's violations of Section 17(a) of the Exchange Act and Rule 17a-8 thereunder in connection with its failure to file suspicious activity reports ("SARs") in compliance with these reporting requirements… Read More
Respondent: Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.
Violation: For at least eight reporting periods, SCUSA failed to calculate and report its incurred credit loss allowance in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP")… Read More
Penalties: $54,187,554.82
Respondent: The Bank of New York Mellon
Violation: These proceedings arise out of BNY Mellon's improper practices involving the pre-release of American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs")… Read More
Respondent: Paul A. Margis
Violation: Beginning in 2007, Paul A. Margis ("Margis") participated in a plan whereby Panasonic Avionics Corporation ("PAC"), a wholly-owned, U.S. subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation ("Panasonic"), offered a lucrative consulting position to a government official ("Government Official") who assisted PAC in obtaining and retaining business from a state-owned airline ("Government Airline")… Read More
Respondent: Ancora Advisors LLC
Violation: These proceedings involve violations of the Commission's "pay-to-play" rule for investment advisers by Respondent Ancora Advisors, an investment adviser. Rule 206(4)-5, promulgated under Section 206(4) of the Advisers Act, is a prophylactic rule designed to address pay-to-play abuses involving campaign contributions made by certain investment advisers or their covered associates to government officials who are in a position to influence the selection of investment advisers to manage government client assets, including the assets of public pension funds and other public entities… Read More
Respondent: Chris D. Rosenthal
Violation: Between January 2012 and May 2016 (the relevant period), Rosenthal engaged in a series of practices with certain unregistered brokers who falsely posed as retail investors in order to obtain new issue municipal bonds that they may not otherwise have been able to obtain… Read More
Respondent: Takeshi "Tyrone" Uonaga
Violation: Uonaga knowingly circumvented PAC's internal accounting controls concerning revenue recognition and caused the company's books and records to contain false information… Read More
Respondent: Robert S. "Lute" Davis, Jr., et al., Jordan E. Goodman., Alan H. New, et al.
Violation: Unlawfully selling securities of Woodbridge Group of Companies LLC to retail investors. Woodbridge collapsed into bankruptcy in December 2017 and the SEC previously charged the company, its owner and others with operating a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme and charged five of the top Florida-based sales agents for securities and broker-dealer registration violations… Read More
Respondent: Andrew F. Nicoletta, et al.
Violation: From July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015 (the "Relevant Period"), the Respondents violated Rule 105 in connection with 116 separate offerings, in each case by selling short shares of the issuer during the Rule 105 restricted period, and then purchasing shares in those issuers' offerings… Read More
Respondent: Central States Capital Markets, LLC
Violation: These proceedings arise out of the failure of Central States Capital Markets, LLC ("Central States"), a registered broker-dealer, (1) to file Suspicious Activity Reports ("SARs") when it knew, suspected, or had reason to suspect that certain transactions were conducted in order to hide or disguise funds derived from illegal activity or had no apparent lawful purpose, and (2) to accurately document the procedures set forth in its customer identification program ("CIP")… Read More
Respondent: American Portfolios Advisors, Inc.
Violation: From July 2012 to March 2016 (the "Relevant Period"), APA invested advisory clients in mutual fund share classes that charged 12b-1 fees instead of less expensive share classes of the same funds that were available without 12b-1 fees in many instances… Read More
Respondent: Grenda Group, LLC, et al.
Violation: Walter Grenda continued to associate with Grenda Group, LLC – an entity he and his son, Gregory M. Grenda, formed in part to replace his previous investment advisory business, Reliance Financial Advisors, LLC – despite a July 2015 Commission order barring him from association with an investment adviser with the right to reapply after three years… Read More
Respondent: PPS Advisors, Inc and Lawrence Nicholas Passaretti
Violation: From July 2012 to March 2016 (the "Relevant Period"), PPS and Passaretti invested advisory clients in mutual fund share classes that charged 12b-1 fees instead of less expensive share classes of the same funds that were available without 12b-1 fees in many instances… Read More
Respondent: Sterling Global Strategies LLC
Violation: From at least 2010 through 2018 (the "relevant period"), Sterling, a registered investment adviser, made material misstatements and omissions to its clients and prospective clients in advertising the back-tested performance of the Sterling Tactical Rotation Index (the "Sterling Index")… Read More
Respondent: Crowe Horwath LLP, Joseph C. Macina, CPA and Kevin V. Wydra, CPA
Violation: This matter involves improper professional conduct regarding the audit of Corporate Resource Services, Inc. ("CRS"), a temporary staffing services company, for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2014… Read More
Respondent: Thoroughbred Financial Services, LLC, Thomas Jenkins Parker, and Lawrence Randall "Randy" Hartley
Violation: TFS failed to adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violations of the Advisers Act and the rules thereunder in connection with its mutual fund share class selection practices… Read More
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President Xi's visit to the U.S. confirmed an era of "strategic patience" where both clearly understand the costs and benefits of confrontation and cooperation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping's recent visit to the U.S., having summit with newly elected President Trump, symbolizes an era of "strategic patience" as both sides clearly understand the costs and benefits of confrontation and cooperation. President Xi Jinping's "economic connectivity", through his belt and road initiative, may stem cooperation as well as competition between the two states in the future.
Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded, an official state visit to the U.S. earlier in April. Before him, the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had visited the U.S. and met President Trump. For Trump, Japan still stands more favourite than China and there are reasons for that, i.e. due to the emerging geopolitical realities and tug-of-war in the Asia-Pacific region. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe famously received a nineteen-second long handshake, while President Xi got a routine gesture of welcome. Also, President Xi went to Mar-a-Lago in the first place and President Trump came a bit late. It is important to mention here that the Chinese high-ups and even the rank and file have traditionally been very sensitive about the protocols their President gets around the world during his official visits.
The visit was an effort to neutralize President Trump's America. President Trump had been very vocal against China during his election campaign. North Korea, Asia-Pacific, and economic issues could have been the very causes of President Xi's state visit to the U.S. The U.S. President Trump stands for "economic nationalism" and the Chinese President Xi Jinping stands for "economic connectivity" through his belt and road initiative in the world. Overall, the body language of the two leaders remained comfortable. Both leaders' focus remains on the economy, which in return could be a prospect and as well as a challenge. President Xi's visit has confirmed that an era of strategic patience is seen on both sides and they clearly understand the costs and benefits of confrontation and cooperation between the two great powers in the world at present.
If one looks at the pages of history, overall this is Xi Jinping's eighth visit in different capacities including the President of China, to a country that somehow or the other does not seem happy with China on a number of issues lately. There is no denying the fact that the trust-deficit is visible between the two powers and the mutual relationship has been victim to this. The Chinese President was visiting the U.S. while America sent its warships to the Korean peninsula. Does anyone remember that during his election campaign, President Trump had floated an idea that for fixing the North Korean issue, China is the answer. Lately, President Trump seems busy in believing the unilateral military solution of the issues these days, i.e. from bombing Syria that annoyed both Iran and Russia to sending warships to check North Korea to test Kim Jong-Un's patience.
These two incidents point towards the fact that the US is slowly reverting back to its "unilateralism", which somehow had taken a back seat during two terms of President Obama. The timing of these two incidents is of great importance as President Xi was at Mar-a-Lago summit and the message was delivered loud and clear, i.e. China must get serious about North Korea. The other message to the world went that America is still ready for world leadership when it comes to world issues. During the two terms of President Obama, America somehow seemed to take along its allies and partners in fixing the issues.
The meeting between the leaders of the two largest economies of the world did get overshadowed by the US missile attacks in Syria and sending warships to the Korean peninsula. Sending warships also gave an impression that the US could also go solo in fixing the North Korean nuclear issue in the near future. The Syrian fiasco occupied the international media. The post-visit analyses have been nominal and the world attention has been shifted to US-Russia equation.
Now the question arises, has the US declared war on Syria and is going to do the same with North Korea? Constitutionally, the US can declare war when the Congress approves it as it did in the case of Iraq and Afghanistan. But, the US Congress seems divided on the Syrian attacks and some lawmakers have even called for Congressional oversight and authorization for further military actions in the future.
Here, it is important to mention that Chinese have seldom shown the slightest inclination to be involved with Assad regime's problems. President Trump said that progress had been made at the meeting with his Chinese counterpart, though he did not specifically mention what type and on what issue the progress has been made. China somehow wanted to engage President Trump early and that is the reason Chinese President Xi visited America. The troubles in US-China relations mainly revolve around the Pacific politics.
Ongoing shifts in geopolitical power and structure from the West to the East make the Asia-Pacific region more important to the US today than ever before and the same applies to China as well. Both giants have been trying to outwit each other, though the situation has not yet touched the level of direct confrontation. President Trump mentioned in his briefing to the media that he "believes lots of very potentially bad problems will be going away…" This shows the seriousness of issues between the two powers in the world.
Overall, it appears that the Chinese have been trying their best to normalize the relations with the world's sole super power no matter how America has been struggling to maintain its unipolarity around the world. But, again President Trump in his statement said that so far he did not get anything from the long discussion with his counterpart. So, it indicates that China does not seem to move away from its stated policy on various issues with the US and the same applies to the US.
The issues between the two remain there and are cumbersome and would need bilateral resolve from both sides in the future. But the fact is the Asia-Pacific dynamics have every potential to bring both the US and China eyeball to eyeball. At present, no party seems ready to give concessions to other and the conclusion of the visit did not bring any substantial results so far as the same environment of "not enemy nor friend" exists between the two. But the visits of such kind do have impacts as these could help in bridging the trust-deficit gap that seems to have touched the maximum mark in their bilateral history today than ever.
Khalid Chandio is Research Fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), Pakistan. His areas of research include (i) US foreign and defence policy and (ii) internal dynamics of the US/domestic politics (Lobbies in the US). Khalid regularly contributes articles on current strategic issues in English dailies of Pakistan. He achieved award/certificate of "NESA ALUMNUS" by Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies, National Defense University (NDU), Washington, D.C., US.
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100 percent of Emory pre-law students admitted to top law schools in 2017
By John Baker Brown | Emory Report | May 2, 2018
Rodia Vance (left), director of pre-law advising for the Emory Career Center, meets with one of more than 400 pre-law students, Aiyanna Sanders, majoring in political science and African American studies and looking forward to a career in corporate or civil law. Photo by Tina Chang.
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As graduation approaches, Emory's pre-law students in the Class of 2018 are setting their sights on the mark established by their immediate predecessors. In 2017, 100 percent of the 43 Emory seniors who applied to law school were admitted, according to data from the Law School Admission Council.
Graduating seniors and Emory alumni garnered 135 offers of admission from the nation's top 15 law schools, according to the council.
Of course, one might argue that hitting 100 percent was not entirely unexpected. After all, the annual law school admissions rate for Emory seniors averaged nearly 94 percent from 2013 through 2017. That's compared with a nationwide average of less than 77 percent during the same period.
Reaching this landmark is the product of a longstanding partnership that includes Emory students, a range of academic departments and the university's Career Center, according to Paul Fowler, executive director of the center, a department of Campus Life.
"The fact that Emory ranks so well with admission of its pre-law students to law schools is a testimony to the talent and hard work of Emory students themselves and certainly the quality and rigor of the university's undergraduate academic programs," says Fowler, who joined the university in 2008. "Add the Career Center's director of pre-law advising, Rodia Vance, and you have a team that's bound to succeed."
After joining the center as a graduate student in 2001, Vance transitioned to regular staff in 2002 as the center's first full-time pre-law adviser. She holds a bachelors in psychology from the University of Florida, a masters in professional counseling from Georgia State University and a juris masters from the Emory School of Law.
In addition to advising undergraduates, the pre-law program also assists Emory alumni who have decided to apply to law schools.
"Our mission is to educate Emory's pre-law students and alumni about their career options, how to apply to law school, and what to expect from life when they get there," says Vance.
The support has been invaluable to Katherine Frisbie, who will graduate in May with majors in political science and interdisciplinary studies. She is planning to pursue a career in public interest law.
"The pre-law services from the Career Center made me feel so much more confident and prepared going into my applications," says Frisbie. "After attending the pre-law information sessions, I knew what I needed to do for every step of the process – what a relief."
Equally important was one-on-one mentoring from Vance, according to Frisbie. "Rodia encouraged me to pursue my dream law schools and helped me create my application strategy," she says. "I was so grateful for the support and guidance that the Career Center provided."
Since Vance took the helm, she has substantially expanded the number of programs. The center's services today include individual pre-law advising, curriculum guidelines, document critique services, workshops on the application process, and networking opportunities with law school recruiters and law professionals.
Collaborating to help students
Because Emory does not offer an undergraduate pre-law major or minor and because law schools accept students from a variety of academic backgrounds, Vance's students span many disciplines. Among the more than 400 pre-law advisees, the most common majors are political science, history and international studies.
With the range of majors that pre-law students represent, the Career Center collaborates with faculty to serve students across a variety of undergraduate academic programs at Emory College, Oxford College and Goizueta Business School.
Vance also works closely with the Emory School of Law to host an annual program for pre-law students that features a panel of Emory law students who were also Emory undergraduates, along with presentations by the law school admissions and career services offices to showcase professional opportunities after law school.
Collaboration is a key to the success that Emory students are achieving in matriculating to the law school of choice, according to Ethan Rosenzweig, senior assistant dean for admission, financial aid and student life for the School of Law.
"Rodia has dedicated her career to ensuring our undergraduates receive the most valued pre-law advising in the nation," he says. "She is a valued partner not only to Emory Law but also to law schools throughout the country."
Vance agrees that partnerships are essential. "A big part of our job is building professional relationships with law school admissions officers," she says. "We've cultivated such relationships for years and that enables us to better prepare our students for admission to the nation's law schools."
When 100 percent is a starting point
"Placing 100 percent of pre-law students in law school is just our first goal," says Fowler. "Our ultimate goal is for 100 percent of all Emory graduating seniors to be headed for the next opportunity of their choice after graduation, and we have an outstanding Career Center team to help them do just that."
Fowler envisions each student in each graduating class "resolved," a term that means the student has selected and committed to a constructive and desired next step after graduation. Such steps include continuing education or fellowships, employment, post-graduate internships, gap years or volunteer service, military service, or returning to one's home country for international students who choose to leave the United States after graduation.
Since his arrival in 2008, Fowler and the Career Center team have made steady progress toward their destination of 100 percent resolution. In 2009, 77 percent of graduating seniors were resolved, having embraced opportunities in one of the categories described earlier. The numbers have improved dramatically since then.
In 2017, with 91 percent of all Emory graduating seniors resolved, it looks like Emory is on the way to achieving the goal of 100 percent resolution for all Emory graduating seniors – thanks in large part, Fowler says, to the untiring commitment and professional excellence of the university's Career Center team and its faculty partners across academic disciplines.


This beachfront hotel offers 2 outdoor pools and a seafront terrace, just a 10-minute walk from Monte Gordo Train Station. Its stylish bar features live music regularly. Accommodation at Hotel Vasco Da Gama includes a private bathroom, a minibar and air conditioning. Most rooms have balconies to enjoy the cool sea breeze. Guests can dine at the Vasco Da Gama Restaurant or dine at the snack bar overlooking the pool.
Guests can dine at the Vasco Da Gama Restaurant or dine at the snack bar overlooking the pool.
The Barraquinha Restaurant serves fresh fish and salads on its beach terrace. In addition to 2 tennis courts, Vasco Da Gama also has a fitness center and a mini golf course. Massages are available for afternoon relaxation. The Vasco Da Gama Hotel is a 15-minute drive from Altura and 15 km from Tavira. The Spanish border is 3 km away by ferry and 15 km by car.
A la carte restaurant with beach support - from April to October.


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Martinez, José Daniel
Martinez, José Daniel, Puerto Rican composer and pianist; b. San Juan, Sept. 8, 1956. He studied with Luis Antonio Ramirez and Luz N. Hutchinson at the Cons, of Music in Puerto Rico (certificate of diploma, 1975) and at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y. (B.A. in composition, 1977; M.A. in piano, 1980). He taught piano and theory at the Hochstein School of Music in Rochester (1977–80) and at the Cons, of Music in Puerto Rico (1981–82); in 1982–83 he worked as an accompanist in N.Y. In 1985 he made a recording of Puerto Rican "Danzas" for the Círculo de Recreo de San German, where he subsequently taught at the Interamerican Univ. of Puerto Rico.
Dos preludios for Piano (1971); Fantasía for Violin and Piano (1973); Tema y variaciones for Piano (1974); Tiempo sinfònico for Chamber Orch. (1976); Impromptu for Chamber Ensemble (1983); Música para la Interamericana for Organ and Baroque Orch. (1984); Concierto para aulos...Reflexiones sobre el retorno de un cometa for Flute, Piccolo, Oboe, Horn, and Piano (1986); Cello Sonata (1987).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians
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November 30, 2015 | The Jerusalem Post
Analysis: Are France and the EU Serious About Combating Jihadism?
France's Socialist President Francois Hollande declared on Friday that he will leave no stone unturned in his country's response to Islamic State's massacre of 130 people in Paris. Are Hollande and his European allies serious about the business of eliminating the jihadist movement? "To all of you, I solemnly promise that France will do everything to destroy the army of fanatics that committed these crimes," Hollande said at a memorial to the victims attended by some of the wounded along with family members.
Hollande's stated aim: to destroy "the army of fanatics." His rhetoric suggests a new form of hawkish socialist anti-jihadism.
While Hollande made a whirlwind tour to enlist support from the Americans and the Russians to mount a broad-based coalition against Islamic State, he still is fighting with one arm behind his back.
"France will not intervene militarily on the ground," said the French president on Tuesday in Washington.
Scores of military experts believe ground troops are a sine qua non of winning the war against Islamic State in the Syrian and Iraqi theaters.
Europe, parts of which still suffer from high-intensity Bush Derangement Syndrome, could find some wisdom in a core feature of George W. Bush's foreign policy doctrine, namely, "Take the fight to the enemy overseas before they can attack us again here at home."
To be fair, Hollande has launched an air campaign against Islamic State targets. His government plans to increase the military budget by 600 million euros.
Hollande, however, has not seized the opportunity to mobilize his army, the largest in Western Europe.
The New York Times reported Friday on an unprecedented surge in French military enlistment after the November 13 Paris attacks.
Col. Eric de Lapresle, a spokesman for the French Army, said, "I've never seen anything like it. People are coming in and contacting us in droves through social media, using words like liberty, defense and the fight against terrorism."
It is odd that at precisely the moment France has the kind of revolutionary discipline among its citizens to knock out the jihadists, Hollande rapidly retreats.
One can understand Hollande's frustration. He turned to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's administration on Wednesday for military help. "Knowing the rules that exist in Germany in terms of external intervention, if Germany can go further, it would be a very good signal in the fight against terrorism," said Hollande.
Germany issued a soggy expression of solidarity. The economic engine of Europe will provide a frigate and Tornado surveillance planes and might offer airborne refueling.
As reports surfaced on Saturday that a German arms dealer had provided weapons to the Paris terrorists, one might expect Germany to inject its military into Syria/Iraq.
On their domestic fronts, France and Germany are confronted with widening Sunni and Shi'ite radical Islamist structures.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said there are already 899 radical mosques and 41 additional mosques are being radicalized.
There are 7,900 radical Salafists in Germany, a reservoir of recruitment for Islamic State. The actual number is probably closer to 10,000.
Shi'ite-animated jihadism is not limited to the Middle East, where Hezbollah and Iran have enabled the Syrian regime to execute a war on its own people with over 250,000 dead.
Germany, like France, has also fought its rising homegrown jihadism with one hand behind its back.
There are an estimated 950 Hezbollah members in Germany. Merkel, like Hollande, refuses to outlaw Hezbollah's political networks.
Hollande's commitment to knock out "the army of fanatics" could be extended to Hezbollah.
The convicted Hezbollah terrorist Hossam Taleb Yaacoub used Lyon, France to hold meetings with his handlers to organize an attack against Israelis in Cyprus in 2012.
Hezbollah terrorists blew up an Israeli bus in Bulgaria in the same year, killing five Israelis and one EU citizen, a Muslim Bulgarian bus driver.
It is an open secret that France and Germany cut a deal with Hezbollah to allow the Lebanese militia to operate within their borders in exchange for no terrorist attacks.
The policy is incurably cynical and dangerous, according to critics, because Hezbollah has used France and Germany to raise funds for its terrorist activities. Hezbollah's presence in Europe helps to create an environment of lethal anti-Semitism and anti-Western ideology.
The lack of sophisticated entrapment procedures and American-style anti-terrorist finance policies does not bode well for Hollande's declared war on Islamic State. The absence of a full-throttle counter-terrorism strategy might mean France and Europe will have to brace for more jihadism.
Benjamin Weinthal is a fellow at Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Follow him on Twitter @BenWeinthal
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Hasegawa eggspertly goes on, "The Chinese Navy broke a whole carton of international egg-reements when they plucked all the juiciest features of the Russian Sukhoi-33 and used them to feather their own bird.
"If that's not eggs-asperating enough, the roost for these finagled fighters is an aircraft carrier lifted from the hen house under false pretenses. Other countries have squawked plenty, but they ended up with egg on their faces.
Well, yes. However, stolen design or not, this Shenyang J-15 doesn't get around the fact that Egg Planes are as delightful as ever, and if you're even vaguely interested in the aerotoon genre, then this Chinese bird has to be on the must-build list. And it's easy enough, with just 36 parts to assemble.
And if you don't know what an Egg Plane is, they are not 'true scale', instead being described by Hasegawa as, 'Grade-A Jumbo Scale.' They feature a roughly egg-shaped, distorted interpretation of a real world aircraft, and have a fairly low component-count, being aimed towards fun and collectability, rather than out-and-out scale perfection.
The real-life Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark (above) is a so-called 4.5 generation fighter, claimed to be more advanced than a 4G Eurofighter Typhoon, though less than the upcoming 5G Lockheed Martin F-35. The Chinese based the J-15 on the Russian Sukhoi Su-33, though the Russians doubt that the locally produced radars and weapon systems give it anything like a comparable performance, and look on the claimed figures with some doubt.
If true, the numbers are hugely impressive, with a J-15 top speed of Mach 2.4 at altitude. That's 2550km/h (1584mph) coupled with a staggering climb rate of 19,500 metres/minute (64,000ft/min), meaning that a J-15 can reach its maximum altitude in little more than 65 seconds.


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Awakenings from Then 'til Now allows you to Embrace Your Past, Empower the Present, Enrich Your Future.
Welcome to Awakenings
Life IS history in the making. Every word we say, everything we do becomes history the moment it is said or done. Life void of memories leaves nothing but emptiness. For those who might consider history boring, think again: It is who we are, what we do and why we are here. We are certainly individuals in our thoughts and deeds but we all germinated from seeds planted long, long ago.
Chocolate, Chocolate, MORE Chocolate!
February 28 is...
Whoever is responsible for the monthly celebrations has to be a LOVER of chocolate. Why? Because we have already celebrated in this month alone...
February 1: National Dark Chocolate Day & Ice Cream for Breakfast Day
February 5: Chocolate Fondue Day & World Nutella Day
February 14: National Cream-Filled Chocolates Day
February 19: National Chocolate Mint Day
February 25: Chocolate Covered Nuts Day
So, today being the last day of February 2014, it is no wonder it has been designated as...
Chocolate Soufflé Day
Though cheese soufflés may be better known, everyone with a sweet tooth will prefer a chocolate soufflé instead! The recipe for soufflé is thought to originate in La Cusinier Moderne, by Vincent La Chappell, published as long ago as 1742. A soufflé is a type of cake made from a custard base and egg whites beaten to a soft peak. It can then be flavored as desired.
Notoriously tricky to make, a chocolate soufflé is certain to impress your guests if you can pull it off. They are well known for collapsing soon after removal from the oven so consider topping your soufflés with fruit or plenty of sauce to hide the inevitable!
What better excuse than Chocolate Soufflé Day to dig in and enjoy a delicious ramekin of chocolate deliciousness?
I would venture to say the Word of the Day: Chocolate fits any day of any month but especially the month of February!
You can even add chocolate to your favorite beverage...What's Your Brew?
Check out Chocolate Strikes Again!
That's it for February!
Next on the Calendar: March is...
Reflections on First Oscars
The first Academy Awards:
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Source: en.wikipedia.org
With today being the eve of Oscar Night weekend, let's step back in time to a few firsts in Oscar, aka Academy Award, history. It is not only interesting, but fascinating, to see the changes that have taken place throughout many decades of movieland.
The 1st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1927 and 1928. It took place on May 16, 1929, at a private dinner held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles, California. Tickets cost five dollars, 270 people attended the event and the presentation ceremony lasted fifteen minutes. It is the only Academy Awards ceremony not to be broadcast either on radio or television.
Wings (1927 Silent Film):
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927 Silent Film):
Unique and Artistic Production
First Televised Oscars Opening (1953)
Bob Hope's Oscars opening monologue at the first televised Academy Awards® on March 19, 1953. Introduced by Charles Brackett.
First Oscar Awards Ceremony in Color (1966)
Bob Hope's opening monologue at the first Academy Awards® televised in color, on April 18, 1966.
Youngest winner of an Oscar
Shirley Temple, age 6, who was awarded the inaugural (now retired) non-competitive Academy Juvenile Award in 1934.
First X-rated film to win Best Picture
Midnight Cowboy (1969). It was also the first X-rated film to be nominated for Best Picture & the only one to date to have won it.
Shortest performance to win an acting Oscar
Beatrice Straight in Network (1976) - 5 minutes and 2 seconds.
Do you ever wonder "What does it REALLY take to win an Oscar?"
COMPARISON of 1929 to 2013
1st Academy Awards Ceremony: $5 per ticket
# people attending: 270
15 min presentation
85th Academy Awards Ceremony (2013):
Scalped tickets sold for as much as $30,000 - $40,000
Estimated 77.92 million total viewers
Scheduled for 3 hours
If you missed the link at the beginning of the post,
click Oscar Night 2014...
White Out!
February 27 is...declared White Out!
(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
That is WHITE-Out, not wipe-out, as you would expect on the shores of sunny California! And, what about Florida, the Sunshine State? It is not being neglected a bit by Ol' Man Winter! No mercy. Even when it comes to the succulent orange groves, extra care must be taken to protect the fruit that produces the breakfast drink of all ages.
In January, icicles clung to oranges in a small grove as temperatures in central Florida dipped into the 20s overnight. Farmers sprayed water on the crops that forms a protective layer of ice to help keep them around 32 degrees as protection from freeze damage. If January wasn't enough, February is trying to challenge those sub-zero temps with record breaking ones of its own.
This is bone-chilling, teeth-chattering weather. While Alaskans were enjoying a reading of 39 degrees, Georgians were trying to cope with 20 degrees while wishing they were in Alaska! Winter ain't over yet, folks!
49 states hit temps below freezing
Temperatures plunge below zero in many areas as the country goes into a deep freeze. Ice jams continue to cover rivers across the nation as 49 states reach below the freezing mark. TODAY's Al Roker reports.
Some areas are 30 degrees below normal!
Timeline Photo
Which state missed the sub-zero mark? Only one...the only one possible...
In this state, the month of February is characterized by essentially constant daily high temperatures, with daily highs around 80°F throughout the month, exceeding 83°F or dropping below 76°F only one day in ten.
Remember the Shake, the Hippy, Hippy Shake?
Anyone interested in going to Hawaii?
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This Day in History: February 27, 1827
"It took the city of New Orleans to transform the centuries-old celebration of Mardi Gras into America's Greatest Party."
On this day in 1827, a group of masked and costumed students dance through the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, marking the beginning of the city's famous Mardi Gras celebrations.
The celebration of Mardi Gras came to North America from Paris, where it had been celebrated since the Middle Ages. In 1699, French explorer Iberville and his men explored the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico. On a spot 60 miles south of the present location of New Orleans, they set up camp on the river's West Bank. Knowing that the day, March 3, was being celebrated as a major holiday in France, they christened the site Point du Mardi Gras.
Enjoy the celebration but not without knowing its history!
Polar Bear, Polar Bear!
International Polar Bear Day
Polar Bear Day celebrates one of nature's most impressive hunters, and the world's largest carnivore. When fully grown, polar bears can span an enormous 9 feet (2.7m) in height.
But, they sure are cute as cubs!
Just don't make Mama Bear mad!
With this being Polar Bear Day, why not learn about the polar bear and what makes a polar bear a POLAR bear?
Polar Bears natural habitat is the Arctic. Ever wonder how polar bears stay warm? What makes a polar bear a polar bear? Is it the colorless fur? Black tongue? A propensity for eating seals? Turns out, it has to do with hibernation, or the lack of hibernation. Read MORE...
Celebrate Polar Bear Day with warm fuzzies...
hugs, that is!
There is always more than one thing being celebrated on any given day. Visit Awakenings' sister site, catnipoflife for more.
Next on the Calendar: White Out!
Levi's Birth
Today's historical significance focuses on a birth that eventually impacted the entire fashion industry of the world, both male and female, young and old, infant to senior citizen. It is hard to imagine a closet or bureau drawer without the inclusion of BLUE JEANS! It is somehow appropriate that the most American of garments finds its roots in two European immigrants, one a visionary businessman and one an inventor. Blue jeans are as classic to America as baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and ice cream!
On this day was born...
Levi Strauss: American businessman of German Jewish descent
who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans.
His firm, Levi Strauss & Co., began in 1853 in San Francisco, California.
Birthplace of Levi Strauss
Image Source: en.wikipedia.org
Levi Strauss was born in Buttenheim (Bavaria), Germany on February 26, 1829 to an Ashkenazi Jewish family. He was the son of Hirsch Strauss and his second wife Rebecca Strauss. At the age of 18, Strauss, his mother and two sisters traveled to the United States to join his brothers Jonas and Louis, who had begun a wholesale dry goods business in New York City, J Strauss Brother & Co.
In January 1853, Levi Strauss became a USA citizen. When the family decided to open a West Coast branch of the family business, it was Levi Strauss who was chosen to represent the family in the new business. Strauss opened his dry goods wholesale business as Levi Strauss & Co. and imported fine dry goods.The company created their first pair of Levi's 501 Jeans in the 1890s, a style that went on to become the world's best selling item of clothing.
In 1853, the California gold rush was in full swing, and everyday items were in short supply. Levi Strauss, a 24-year-old German immigrant, left New York for San Francisco with a small supply of dry goods with the intention of opening a branch of his brother's New York dry goods business. Shortly after his arrival, a prospector wanted to know what Mr. Levi Strauss was selling. When Strauss told him he had rough canvas to use for tents and wagon covers, the prospector said, "You should have brought pants!," saying he couldn't find a pair of pants strong enough to last.
Source: Levi Strauss The History of Blue Jeans
Inventing blue jeans was just the start of how Levi Strauss pioneered a brand for true originals. Around every bend of the Levi's® story, innovation and quality is at the heart of everything we do. Here's how we've made history with you...
Happy Birthday, Levi Strauss!
Long live the fashion of blue jeans!
Nutter Nutty Celebration!
The topic of nuts started yesterday, February 25 with its celebration being National Chocolate Covered Nut Day, aka National Chocolate Covered Peanut Day. This led to the Goober Pea Meets the Vendor. How surprising to find that today continues with a different nut so we get to enjoy another nutty celebration!
There is something special about that little green nut once considered food for the rich and chosen few! Legend even has it that the Queen of Sheba restricted the eating of pistachios to the royal court and forbade commoners to grow them! Did you know the first provable historical mention of edible nuts just might be the pistachio? Would you believe it dates as far back as 6760 B.C.? That would mean pistachio nuts have been eaten by humans for almost 9000 years.
Some sites declare today as World Pistachio Day. No wonder since they are definitely enjoyed worldwide and grown in different parts of the globe. These little morsels of nutty goodness are native to the Middle East with the largest producer of pistachio nuts today being Iran. They are also grown in other areas, including California and Mediterranean Europe. Pistachios are also called the 'green almond' and are known as the 'smiling nut' in Iran and the 'happy nut' in China where the Chinese are reported to be the greatest consumers of the nut.
Pistachio Day
Pistachios are not just eaten as a snack – they are also used in cooking, while their sweet flavor sometimes finds them used in desserts, such as the Lebanese dish baklava. You can even find pistachio ice cream alongside more common flavors, such as chocolate or strawberry. Philadelphia's James W. Parkinson claimed to have invented this divine dish in the 1940s. One question: How did we get to the 1940s before realizing the beauty that comes from combining ice cream and pistachios? How, indeed?! If you feel really ingenious today, test your skills and make your own. Click HERE for a Pistachio Ice Cream recipe.
Power of the Pistachio
Studies have even suggested that eating moderate amounts of pistachios can help keep your heart healthy! Pistachios have more antioxidants per serving than green tea. They are also an excellent source of fiber, copper, manganese, and Vitamin B6. So, why not grab a bagful today and simply enjoy!
WARNING: Pistachios may have wonderful health qualities but they do NOT come without calories.
Here are a couple more options to be taken into consideration for today's celebration...
Image Credit: DalBoz
Feb 26 is Nat'l Pistachio Day - take a break and bake a pistachio cake
From eat, live, run - Celebrating life, one crumb at a time.
Pistachio Pudding Cupcakes
Is your mouth watering yet?
yum, yum, yum . . . yummy!
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The Goober Pea Meets the Vendor
A South American native, the peanut arrived in North America via slave ships and in African-inspired cooking on plantations. Slaves sometimes made a little cash growing and selling the famous 'goober pea,' and after the Civil War, when Union soldiers acquired a taste for them, peanuts traveled north.
Goober Peas: America's Favorite Snack Food
There's the vendor...can you smell it? A little bit closer now...can you taste it? Even before that first morsel hits your palate, can you feel the sensations? Oh, yeah! Nothing like the nutty aroma of fresh roasted peanuts. They have been around for a long, long time, first enjoyed by children. One day those children grew up but I dare say probably not a one ever outgrew the love of peanuts.
Street Vendor on the streets of New York City 1900
New York City hummed at the turn of the 19th century. It was not unusual to find vendors on the streets, especially selling peanuts and by the 1940s, they were customary on the grounds of circuses and fairs. This brings back recollections of being a child again. The fun times, times with family, simply good times of childhood. It was not long afterward that the peanut vendors infiltrated train stations where travelers welcomed the fresh aroma and availability of a quick snack.
Peanut vendor near the junction of Washington
and Flatbush Avenues, Brooklyn, circa 1905
Italian vendors were the first immigrants to sell peanuts on the streets of New York City. In fact, after the Civil War, the Italians dominated the retail peanut business. Many stuck with the trade for decades making a very substantial living for themselves and their families thereby leaving quite a legacy.
1910 Peanut Vendor
In the early part of the century, it was not unusual to find young children pushing the vending carts around the city. They worked an average of 6 hours a day often working until after midnight. Wages were not earned for personal use but turned over to 'father'.
Beginning in 1948, the vendors 'push' became more than just peanuts while the wheels were no longer dependent upon human hands to move them along. The evolution of the old-fashioned wooden carts to the stainless steel pushcarts allowed the once only peanut vendor to branch out and sling out an enormous array of different foods. For many on the streets of large cities, this is still their livelihood.
So many choices...where are the peanuts? Sprinkled on the 'dogs',
baked in the bread, nutty pretzels perhaps?
Image Credit: Andrew Savulich/New York Daily News
From cultivation to the vendor to gourmet dishes prepared in the finest restaurant, the "goober pea" has collected quite an historical account along its journey of evolution. Paired harmoniously with chocolate makes it a versatile and beloved icon among the American Classics of baseball, hot dogs and apple pie! Yum! And, of course, don't forget the Chevrolet!
Image Source: www.flickr.com
Let's not leave without mentioning the most iconic peanut, the master himself...Mr. Peanut. Little did he know in the beginning that he would grow into the world's grandest nut company. That is a story unto itself and must wait for its own day! For now, he bids you adieu with only one remaining thought...
Eat more peanuts!
Salty & Sweet!
A day to enjoy some of life's finest: Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't but when do you not feel like chocolate? Of course, this would exclude those who actually do not indulge in chocolate, perhaps some that even experience allergic reactions. For us who are the true chocoholics, chocolate is the bomb, the kicker, the stimulant, an upper, a Mr. Feelgood! Then, to combine it with the salty, nutty nut, you get the crunch along with that smooth rich chocolaty covering. So, what exactly is today? It is...
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE COVERED NUT DAY
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NATIONAL CHOCOLATE COVERED PEANUT DAY
Milk Chocolate Covered Peanuts
Dipping nuts and fruit into chocolate became popular as early as the 19th century. People even believed that chocolate had divine properties. Nuts themselves have been a staple of the human diet for thousands of years. The ancient Greeks and Romans were fond of the walnut, Native Americans enjoyed the pecan, and the Chinese believed the hazelnut was one of the five sacred nourishments. However, the first nuts covered in chocolate were sold commercially in America in 1925, with Goobers being the oldest brand.
Coated nuts have a reputation for being a snack to enjoy while watching movies, they even go great with popcorn. It's not certain when chocolate-covered peanuts were first awarded their own day, but it's thought the unofficial festival originated in the U.S.
Although many brands of chocolate covered nuts are available to buy, it's more fun – and cheaper – to make your own. All you need to do is to melt some chocolate in a pan, add in the peanuts and stir it all up. To make them extra special, sprinkle them with sea salt. Don't forget to allow the nuts to cool before eating.
Go nuts and enjoy the day!
Next on the Calendar: Nutter Nutty Celebration
Flaming Cocktails
While this day in history does not mark the first "Molotov cocktail" per se, it does mark the birth of its namesake. On February 25, 1890, Vlacheslav Mikhaylovich Skryabin, foreign minister for the Soviet Union who took the revolutionary name Molotov, was born in Kurkaka, Russia. Though he held many notable posts in the Soviet government, he is also remembered for another reason. During WWI, Molotov advocated the use of throwing bottles at the enemy...bottles filled with flammable liquid and stuffed with a lit rag. Thus, the famous "Molotov cocktail" was born.
A Finnish soldier
with a Molotov cocktail
in the 1939-40 Winter War.
The Molotov cocktail, aka the petrol bomb, poor man's grenade, fire bomb, was first used in the Spanish Civil War before they ever became known as "Molotov cocktails". It has been the weapon of choice for many protests around the world.
They are frequently used by amateur protesters and non-professionally equipped fighters in urban guerrilla warfare. They are primarily intended to set targets ablaze rather than instantly destroy them.
As incendiary devices, Molotov cocktails are illegal to manufacture or possess in many regions. In the United States, Molotov cocktails are considered "destructive devices" under the National Firearms Act and regulated by the ATF.
If you are really interested in a flaming cocktail, stick to this one...BUT even it can be dangerous so leave its concoction to an experienced bartender!
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Orange County officials declare local health emergency over coronavirus
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. - Orange County officials declared a local health emergency Wednesday in response to the coronavirus, which has now infected more than 81,000 people worldwide.
Michelle Steel, chair of the county Board of Supervisors, and board Vice Chair Andrew Do made the announcement at an early afternoon
news conference.
"Our declaration of local emergency today signed by Dr. Quick is about preparedness. It does not indicate a greater risk of harm, there are no current incidents reported in the county of Orange," stated Supervisor Andrew Do.
The CDC on Tuesday warned the American public to prepare for an outbreak of the disease.
Health officials believe that the novel coronavirus can be transmitted most commonly through respiratory droplets in the air as well as close contact with an infected person or touching areas contaminated with the virus before washing. The digestive tract may also transmit the disease.
There has only been one confirmed case of the virus in Orange County, according to county health officer Nichole Quick, that one patient has been treated and is no longer showing signs.
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"What it appears like with coronavirus is that maybe the older individuals that are dying more than others, but once again we don't have all the scientific information on coronavirus," Dr. Quick said.
San Diego County officials declared a local emergency in response to the coronavirus on Feb. 14. Officials there stressed that the declaration was not an indication of a greater risk of contracting the virus locally, only an effort to ensure the county was prepared to respond should an outbreak occur.
The San Diego County declaration came while hundreds of people who had been evacuated from Wuhan, China -- the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak -- were under quarantine at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Those evacuees have since cleared quarantine and have been released. Two of those people were diagnosed with the virus, but they were treated and eventually released.
San Francisco Mayor London Breed declared a local emergency on Tuesday. There have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus -- known as COVID-19 -- in that city.
Worldwide, more than 81,000 cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, including 2,770 deaths, the vast majority of them in China. More than 50 cases have been confirmed in the United States.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to file an amicus brief supporting Costa Mesa in a federal lawsuit seeking to block COVID-19 patients from being housed at the former Fairview Developmental Center.
Costa Mesa filed the suit late last week, and a judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the federal government and state from moving any patients to the facility. That order will remain in place until next Monday, when another court hearing will be held.
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The patients are believed to be among those who were evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which had been under quarantine while docked in Japan.
President Donald Trump will also be holding a news conference Wednesday afternoon with CDC officials at 3 p.m. PT to provide an update on the coronavirus threat in the U.S. Click here to watch live.


Walmart has acquired Polymorph Labs, which offers a cloud-based ad serving platform, in a deal whose terms were not disclosed, according to a blog post by the retailer. Polymorph's founders, product developers and engineers will join Walmart Media Group and Walmart Labs.
Integrating Polymorph's ad tech will help brands that sell through Walmart streamline the process for targeting audience segments based on shopping behavior, serving ads and tracking the results through a self-serve automated platform that enables advertisers to take advantage of header bidding and real-time auctions.
Benefits to advertisers will also include real-time capabilities for managing ads and spend, sophisticated ad targeting and measurement tools. Walmart is also planning future innovations based on the the platform, including machine-learning models for optimizing ads.
The Polymorph deals comes as Walmart is looking to help brands advertise on its platform in the same way that Amazon does. Amazon's moves into the advertising business have helped consumer packaged goods brands sell their products through its online platform and become a quickly growing revenue source for the retailer. If Walmart wants to keep up, the big box chain needs to help connect brands with consumers in more cutting-edge ways. While other retailers, including Target, Albertsons and more, are also looking to ramp up their digital ad offerings for brands, Walmart's acquisition quickly takes its strategy to a new level.
"If they can integrate a real-time bidding auction across multiple pricing models, Amazon won't be the only one taking budget from traditional search," said Scott Shamberg, CEO of Performics US, in comments emailed to Marketing Dive.
"This puts their more traditional competitors on notice — build your media networks fast or get crushed by Walmart's digital and physical ecosystem across commerce."
The Polymorph deal was announced on April 11, the same day that P&G's Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard said that digital media needs to reinvented as previous efforts to clean it up have not gone well, during a presentation at the ANA's annual Media Conference. Per the executive, issues around transparency, brand safety and privacy — what he referred to as the "dark side" of digital media — have, in some cases, gotten worse. The presentation made it clear that P&G is looking for trusted digital partners to spend its advertising dollars with. In this light, Walmart's acquisition of Polymorph could be seen as attempt to win some of P&G's ad budget that may be up for grabs.
Walmart's latest acquisition comes after Walmart brought ad sales in-house for its website to help grow its advertising business. This has helped Walmart provide ad services to CPGs interested in working directly with Walmart's team. By acquiring Polymorph, Walmart will be able to escalate these efforts more rapidly than if it had tried to build cutting-edge ad-tech platform on its own.
"Walmart can't win an arms race with Google or Amazon on engineering, so it makes sense to buy a technology solution," Shamberg said.
While Amazon's ad business continues to siphon off ad revenue from marketers and is even creating its own cottage industries, as evidenced by agencies popping up that cater specifically to helping brands navigate its ecosystem, Walmart is still a viable competitor.
Walmart boasts data on nearly 160 million consumers who visit its to stores and websites on a weekly basis, Stefanie Jay, vice president and general manager of Walmart Media Group, said in a blog post. These are significant numbers, and having this omnichannel data is beneficial to brands who want to track shoppers across the customer lifecycle. To put this in perspective, Amazon has about 100 million Prime members.


I've been waiting to upgrade my iPhone, but now that Apple's announced both the iPhone 5c and 5s I'm not sure which is right for me. Help?
Apple had a lot to say about iPhones yesterday and if you're in the market to upgrade then Apple's actually given you a choice this time. The 5c is certainly more colorful, but the 5s is more powerful. Let's take a look at the key differences between the two to see what's best for you.
You can find the full list of features for the 5c and 5s on Apple's site, but above you'll find a breakdown of the main differences between the two. Most obvious are the colors and material. The 5c comes in all kinds of colors with a plastic backing, whereas the 5s sticks with silver, gray, and gold metal. The differences between the two are more than skin deep though.
For the most part, the iPhone 5c has the same guts as the now-discontinued iPhone 5. It's the same basic speed, shape, and has the same camera. While the colors are nice, the 5c is a plastic case, which means it won't have quite the same feel. Otherwise, it's essentially a repackaged iPhone 5 with a $99 or $199 price tag.
The 5s has a few notable improvements over the iPhone 5. The most obvious is the new fingerprint sensor. This allows you to unlock your iPhone with your fingerprint so you don't have to worry about passcodes and passwords. The iPhone 5s gets a new 64-bit A7 chip, which Apple claims is about twice as fast as the iPhone 5 (and subsequently the iPhone 5c). It also has a new M7 motion coprocessor to handle specific motion-based tasks so the CPU doesn't have to work as hard.
The other main addition to the iPhone 5s is the new camera. It's still an 8 MP camera, but it now has a wider sensor and aperture so it can take better low-light photos. The iPhone 5s also gets a new burst mode for quick pictures and "True Tone" flash for more accurate colors when using the flash. The 5s continues the same pricing scheme of previous years with the lowest cost 16 GB model coming in at $199 and prices going up from there.
Otherwise, everything else is pretty much the same. The screen size hasn't changed on either from previous models, Siri works the same on every device, and both the 5c and the 5s see a small increase in battery life over previous generations.
Gamers: The 5s has a much more powerful chip than the iPhone 5c. With the new 64-bit processor, it's twice as fast as the last generation and also comes with a new motion coprocessor called the M7. This is a processor dedicated just to motion controls like the accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass. This is going to run the latest and greatest iPhone games (like Infinity Blade III) better and last longer as a gaming device than the 5c.
Frequent Camera Users: The megapixels are the same as previous iPhone's, but that's not really the whole story. The iPhone 5s has a larger aperture and sensor, which means the camera has more light sensitivity and should take better pictures. It also gets a new burst mode for action shots and slow motion for video, if that's your kind of thing.
Security Minded Users: The last big seller of the iPhone 5s is the fingerprint sensor. On the surface, this means you won't have to worry about passcodes and passwords ever again. You can unlock your iPhone with your finger or purchase apps. Theoretically, this should be a more secure way to protect your phone, but we'll have to wait and see how viable of an option it really is.
So, if you're concerned with the security of your passcode, you're looking for a big speed boost, and you take a lot of pictures with your iPhone, then the iPhone 5s is your best choice. It's more future-proof than the 5c, and at least from what we've seen so far, the camera appears to be a pretty solid improvement. If you want a more comprehensive look at the iPhone 5s, check out Gizmodo's post.
People on a Budget: It's pretty clear that the iPhone 5c is targeted toward people on a budget. The cheapest model is just $100, so if that's all you have to spend then this is the phone for you.
People Who Like Color: The 5c is targeted more toward people who are looking for a little color from their iPhone. Not only does the phone come in five different colors, you also have the option for six different colored cases. If color's not your thing, you might as well just grab a refurbished iPhone 5.
People Who Aren't Using Resource-Intensive Apps: Since the 5c has the same guts as the iPhone 5, it's a perfectly capable device, but it's going to become outdated quicker than the 5s, particularly in the realm of resource-heavy apps like games or video. If you don't care about any of that, then the 5c is all you'll need.
Essentially, this time around we're getting the iPhone 5c instead of simply bumping down the price on an iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 is still plenty powerful and capable of running iOS 7, so the 5c should work just as well. The slower processor does mean it'll be slower than the 5s overall, but for casual users it won't be that much of a difference. If you're looking for a bit more info, you can take a look at a comprehensive breakdown of the 5c over on Gizmodo.
Considering the price difference between the two models is only $100, your best bet if you have the cash is the iPhone 5s for future proofing, which is worth it considering since you'll have to sign a new two year contract to get the discounted pricing. The 5c's color options are certainly enough to appeal to some, but since it's essentially a repackaged iPhone 5, the 5c just doesn't have the legs of the 5s, so don't be surprised if starts feeling sluggish after just a year or so.