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...Shipping Act of 1916, although mostly about maritime commerce, included a small clause requiring all national emergencies to be "declared by proclamation of the President." President Woodrow Wilson issued the first formal statement of national emergency the following year, on Feb. 5, 1917, in which he forbade American ship owners to sell their vessels to foreigners, arguing that they were needed to fight World War I. (See TIME's photo-essay "Landscapes of the Great...
...Ruth's Chris Steak House franchisee Paul Fleming (his initials make up the P.F.) founded P.F. Chang's China Bistro in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the help of Chinese-American consultant Philip Chiang (Chang was derived from Chiang). An alternative to Chinese food-court fare and high-priced formal dining, Fleming's casual-dining chain of bistros soon became a comfortable, go-to place for happy hours, family outings and birthday dinners. You'll find many of them in unexpected places, like Alpharetta, Ga., and Rogers, Ark. Most of the time, there's nary an Asian face in the room...
...rest of the contributors, stress that accessibility is one of “Literary History’s” primary objectives. As part of their mission to revise the means of representing literary history, they wanted to captivate the attention of readers commonly alienated by the formal, esoteric jargon of other scholarly works of this kind...
...contrast, many financial services companies that recruit at the College allow students to apply through a standardized online form and then notify students of their progress after each stage of the process. So far, no formal agreements have come out of Harvard’s discussions with the White House, but administrators said they hope to streamline the recruitment process for government employers.“We’re working on trying to make the connection between students and public service careers smoother,” Faust said...
...HRDC and primary organizer of the panel. “I’ve learned so much from HRDC, but there is no one here who will sit you down and tell you how to make a career in theater.” Because there is not a formal system in place for putting alumni in touch with recent grads, Stone has been working with the Harvard Alumni Association to compile a database of HRDC alums. The list includes professionals extending beyond actors and directors to set designers and light technicians. The panel consisted of recent alums with first-hand...