ac Spotlight on Alumni: Rose Nakamura’s selfless service attracts national honor By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:37 +0000 Spotlight on Alumni: Rose Nakamura’s Selfless Service Attracts National Honor Rose Nakamura After 25 years of devoted service as a program officer and participant services officer assisting East-West Center’s international students, Rose Nakamura didn’t slow down. Her retirement from the Center in 1989 opened up new avenues of service. As Hawaii’s senior population continues to grow and many are isolated, living far away from family on the U.S. mainland, Nakamura saw a need in the community to create a program that provides volunteer assistance to homebound frail elderly and disabled persons to ensure their independence and dignity. Full Article
ac EWC guide to Specialists on the Asia Pacific Region (2009-2010) By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:38 +0000 EWC Guide to Specialists on the Asia Pacific Region Now Available The latest edition of the EWC guide to Specialists on the Asia Pacific Region (2009-2010) is now available as a free pdf download here . It includes a list of the specialists affiliated with the East-West Center, their expertise, their contact info and a brief bio of each. Using the guide’s cross-indexes by subject and region, you can quickly locate specialists in such topics as politics, international relations, economics, environment, energy, health, population, education and culture, indexed by regional expertise in Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Pacific islands. Full Article
ac Spotlight on Seminars: U.S. and Asian Muslim Journalists Explore Each Other’s Worlds By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:44 +0000 Spotlight on Seminars: U.S. and Asian Muslim Journalists Explore Each Other’s Worlds Full Article
ac Asia's Energy Impact By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:46 +0000 Asia's Energy Impact The Asia-Pacific region’s rising fuel consumption is leading to a shift in the global center of gravity for oil demand, a shift that has raised worldwide concerns about energy security and its implications for economic performance and political stability. This dramatic shift in the global energy markets took center stage on April 24, when East-West Center researchers Kang Wu and Fereidun Fesharaki – editors of the recent book Asia’s Energy Future – presented a briefing to a packed house on Capitol Hill. Click here to read a full report on the issues covered in the presentation, co-sponsored by the East-West Center and the Center for Strategic & International Studies. Full Article
ac Nobel laureate urges prompt action on climate change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:49 +0000 Nobel laureate urges prompt action on climate change In delivering his formal address on Dec. 10 while accepting a share of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC Chairman and former East-West Center Visiting Senior Fellow Dr. Rajendra Pachauri told the audience at Oslo City Hall that the hazards of climate change are already a reality in some places and present the acute possibility of disaster, especially for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities, but that prompt action by more affluent societies could moderate such impacts. Full Article
ac Renewing the Pacific Partnership By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:50 +0000 Renewing the Pacific Partnership Charles E. Morrison Peter A. Petri By Charles E. Morrison and Peter A. Petri In key economic areas, Asia is about to overtake the United States. Unhappily, this sea change in the global economic picture is happening just as the climate of U.S. relations with this surging region is cooling. The United States and Asia have yet to find a way to cooperate effectively on any significant global issue. In short, the chemistry of the Asia-U.S. relationship is failing. While government-to-government relations have been positive, public attitudes have soured. Full Article
ac Spotlight on Alumni: EWC Alumnus Leads Nobel Peace Prize Winning Organization By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:51 +0000 Spotlight on Alumni: EWC Alumnus Leads Nobel Peace Prize Winning Organization IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri (center) with IPCC Working Group III Co-Chairs Ogunlade Davidson from Sierra Leone (left) and Bert Metz from The Netherlands. Photo courtesy of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Full Article
ac E-Newsletters Lighten the Center’s Environmental Impact By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:29 +0000 Full Article
ac Clinton’s Visit to Pacific Islands Forum Signals Renewed U.S. Engagement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:40:01 +0000 By Charles E. Morrison (Note: This commentary originally appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Sept. 12, 2012) It may not compare to APEC or the G-20 for global economic weight, but for the Pacific island nations, the annual Pacific Islands Forum summit is the premier regional meeting. It brings together heads of the island nations (including Australia and New Zealand) with representatives of international organizations and “dialogue partners,” including the United States, China, Japan and many others. For the Cook Islands, with less than 15,000 residents, hosting last week’s PIF was a rare event made especially significant by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s unprecedented stop to attend the post-meeting partner dialogue – the highest level U.S. participation ever. Full Article
ac EWC Honors Governor Ariyoshi with Asia Pacific Community Building Award By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Oct 2012 20:04:44 +0000 Governor and Mrs. Ariyoshi with Rick Tsujimura, EWC Board of Governors' Chairman, at the EWC award banquet.The East-West Center honored the Honorable George R. Ariyoshi, former Governor of the State of Hawai'i, with the presentation of the Asia Pacific Community Building Award for his dedication to strengthening the bonds of understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. The Award recognizes outstanding leaders whose vision and professional and personal accomplishments exemplify the mission of the East-West Center. Full Article
ac EWC's Asia Pacific Leadership Program Fellows Discuss Digital Strategy with White House Social Media Experts By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 02:39:18 +0000 APLP fellows gather with the White House social media team.On the first day of their Washington, D.C. field study, EWC’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) fellows met with the White House Office of Digital Strategy (a.k.a. the Twitter Team). They discussed how for the first time, a U.S. President is using social media platforms to amplify the Administration’s message and directly interact with the American public. “Being from Indonesia, this is very new for me,” remarked Ismail Sulaiman, APLP fellow and head lecturer of communications at the State Islamic College Cot Kala in Aceh. “Of course we are online, but this is actively exchanging information with the U.S. Full Article
ac Ambassadors Discuss U.S. Engagement in Freely Associated Pacific Nations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 09 Apr 2013 02:33:05 +0000 Ambassadors Thomas Armbruster (Marshall Islands) & Helen Reed-Rowe (Palau), with PIDP Co-Director Sitiveni Halapua. On April 4, 2013 the U.S. ambassadors to the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau and the Marshall Islands participated in an informal discussion at the East-West Center intended to launch a broad-ranging conversation about the future of U.S. engagement with the freely associated Pacific island nations. Participants included policymakers, Pacific island scholars and public intellectuals. Topics included the future of the freely associated states in the regional system, migration, institution building and new paradigms for engagement. Full Article
ac EWC Discusses Pacific Leaders' Meeting in PNG By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 04 May 2013 04:19:52 +0000 HONOLULU (May 3, 2013) -- East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison met yesterday with the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O'Neill, and U.S. Ambassador to PNG Walter North to discuss the possibility of PNG hosting the next meeting of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders, the only U.S.-based organization that convenes summit meetings of Pacific island heads of government. EWC serves as the administrative secretariat for the PICL summits. Full Article
ac EWC Researchers Brief Congress on Pacific Climate Change Impacts By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 01:18:55 +0000 EWC environment researchers Melissa Finucane and Victoria Keener gave a congressional briefing on Capitol Hill Sept. 17 on the findings of the recent Center-led Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment, which will be included as regional input to the federal government’s upcoming National Climate Assessment. Hawai‘i Sen. Brian Schatz, who co-hosted the briefing, said that “In Hawai‘i and throughout the Pacific, climate change is not an abstract concept –it is already having very real consequences.” Sen. Schatz speaks at the climate briefing. Among the major concerns for Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands that Finucane and Keener discussed are: Full Article
ac Future Leaders of the Pacific Converge in Samoa By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 01:56:12 +0000 APIA, SAMOA (Aug. 29, 2014) -- Youth leaders from 18 Pacific nations have converged in Samoa this week for the second ‘Future Leaders of the Pacific’ conference, organized by the U.S. embassies in New Zealand and Samoa in partnership with the East-West Center and held in connection with next week’s International Conference on Small Island Developing States. Photo: US Embassy New ZealandThe youth delegates are meeting with more a dozen of the region’s top dignitaries to discuss regional issues such as non-communicable diseases, gender equality, climate change and sustainable development in the Pacific. Full Article
ac Pacific Islands Women in Leadership Program Holds Capstone Workshop in Suva, Fiji By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 03 Jun 2015 01:34:40 +0000 Pacific Islands Women in Leadership 2015 participants and staffThe 2014-2015 Pacific Islands Women in Leadership (WIL) Program held its capstone workshop in Suva, Fiji, May 17-23, 2015. The weeklong program allowed the participants to reconnect with each other as well as make new connections within the Pacific Region. The group reported on the status of the projects they started upon returning home after the initial program workshop held in Honolulu in October 2015. Two of the participants from Fiji shared their projects with the WIL group with site visits. Full Article
ac EWC Students from South Pacific and Timor-Leste Gain U.S. Insight, Experience Through 2015 D.C. Internships By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 01:18:04 +0000 WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 25, 2015) – Nine college students from the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste who are studying in Hawai‘i on East-West Center-administered scholarships are wrapping up six-week internships in Washington, D.C. designed to offer them professional experience and help expand their understanding of American society. Full Article
ac School’s in as S. Korea gets back to normal By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 01:23:00 +0800 South Korean students will return to school starting next week, officials said yesterday, as the country seeks a return to normal life after a significant drop in new coronavirus cases in recent days. Full Article World
ac Tracking apps useful tool, but raise privacy fears By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +0800 As governments around the world consider how to monitor novel coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help stem the pandemic. Full Article World
ac World braces for the second wave By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:05:51 +0800 From Italy to Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question isn’t whether a second wave of infections and deaths will hit, but when and how badly. Full Article World
ac Whistleblower fights back By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:05:51 +0800 The ousted director of a US agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic filed a whistleblower’s complaint on Tuesday accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of retaliating Full Article World
ac Private Equity Fund Practice: ILPA Principles 3.0 Evolution or Revolution? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-11 Introduction The Institutional Limited Partners Association (“ILPA”) has released Version 3.0 of its Principles aimed at fostering transparency, governance and alignment of interests for general partners (“GPs”) and limited p... Full Article
ac Investor Directors - will you be in breach of your duties on 1 October 2008? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-08-19 From 1 October 2008, all directors of UK companies have a duty under the Companies Act 2006 to avoid actual or potential conflicts of interest. The new law places a positive onus on the director to avoid these conflict situations; it is not sufficie... Full Article
ac Lehman Brothers bankruptcy: ISDA - right to terminate OTC transactions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-09-15 Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the US, filed for bankruptcy this morning. If you have funds which have entered into OTC derivatives contracts with Lehmans under an ISDA Master Agreement you may be considering your posi... Full Article
ac New EU laws for marketing AIFs and UCITS: One step forward, one step back? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-15 On 12 March 2018, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published legislative proposals for new rules on marketing AIFs and UCITS comprising: a Directive on the cross-border distribution of collective investment funds (COM(2018) 92... Full Article
ac Lawbite:Language, context and background knowledge should not to be disregarded By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-02-11 Ashtead Plant Hire Company Limited v Granton Central Developments Limited [2019] CSOH 7 This case involves a landlord and tenant dispute over the proper construction of the rent review provisions in a lease of commercial premises. The parties ... Full Article
ac At what point in time is permission needed for landlords access? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-13 New Crane Wharf Freehold Ltd v Jonathan Mark Dovener [2019] UKUT 98 (LC) A lease covenant requiring the tenant defendant, Mr Dovener, to permit its landlord at al... Full Article
ac Lawbite: No place for the real world in this business rates negotiation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-16 Telereal Trillium v Hewitt (Valuation Officer) [2019] UKSC 23 By a majority 3:2 decision, the Supreme Court has overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of Telereal Trillium v Hewitt (Valuation Officer) [2018] EWCA Civ 26. The case... Full Article
ac Back to basics requirements for contracts for sale of land By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-22 Alexander Kuznetsov v Camden London Borough Council [2019] EWHC 805 (Ch) In an application for relief from sanctions, the Claimant tenant, Kuznetsov, persuaded the High Court that it had a real prospect of establishing at trial that a letter between... Full Article
ac The First Sacrifice (Genesis 3:20–24) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 08 Mar 2020 00:00:00 PST For tonight and in the future we’re going to continue to look at finding Christ in the Old Testament. Now we have established this series long ago, m Full Article
ac The New Electronic Communications Code Code of Practice, Notices & Standard Terms By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-01-12 The new Electronic Communications Code (“the Code”) received royal assent on 27 April 2017, as part of the Digital Economy Act 2017 (“the Act”). The Code came into force on 28 December 2017. Full Article
ac Time for Class Actions in Scotland? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-07 Scottish Parliament brings forward Bill to introduce new “group proceedings” procedure in Scotland The Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill (the ‘Bill’) is currently making its way through the Sco... Full Article
ac Lawbite: The key step to serving a break notice is to make sure it is actually sent! By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-05-21 Gateway Assets Limited v C.V Panels Limited [2018] CSOH 48 A tenant had a ten year lease with a break option after 5 years, which could be exercised by giving not less than 6 months’ written notice to the landlord. When the tenant served a bre... Full Article
ac Rates Mitigation: We act for Principled Offsite Logistics in landmark case By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-07-09 R (Principled Offsite Logistics Limited) – v - Trafford Council [2018] EWHC 1687 (Admin) In a decision which will be welcomed by corporate occupiers nationwide, the High Court has ruled that the storage model employed by Principled Offsite Log... Full Article
ac Black-Pepper Salmon With Dill Smashed Potatoes By www.food.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:45:12 +0000 From Gourmet 2009. -- posted by Vicki Kaye Full Article
ac Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers By www.food.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 19:24:17 +0000 Super simple and delicious. Recipe courtesy of www.dinneratthezoo.com. Serving size is estimated. -- posted by AmyZoe Full Article
ac Parents Rights to Care and Contact of their Children during Lockdown By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-06 The lockdown announced by the President on 23 March 2020 left many parents who are co-holders of parental responsibilities and rights uncertain as to what the position is in regard to their right to exercise contact and care to their children during... Full Article
ac Coronavirus - Occupational health and safety measures in workplaces South Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 On 29 April 2020, a directive addressing the implementation of necessary occupational health and safety measures in workplaces to reduce and eliminate the escalation of Covid-19 infections (“Directive”) was published. The Occupational He... Full Article
ac Coronavirus - Occupational health and safety measures in workplaces South Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 ... Full Article
ac Coronavirus Social distancing: When states decouple from the federal CARES Act US By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 ... Full Article
ac Coronavirus CARES Act loans and related programs come with increased oversight and risk of False Claims Act prosecution: Borrowers beware US By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 ... Full Article
ac Coronavirus Q&A: Insights and practical solutions for tenants UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 On 20th March, we held the 'Coronavirus Insights and practical solutions for landlords' webinar. Full Article
ac Coronavirus Q&A: Insights and practical solutions for landlords UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 On 20th March, we held the 'Coronavirus Insights and practical solutions for landlords' webinar. In this webinar, our speakers discussed how the outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent political and economic impact is having a signific... Full Article
ac Coronavirus - Webinar: Listen again - French, German and Dutch insights regarding Force Majeure and Commercial Contracts - Europe By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 In this session we answered some of the most common questions clients have asked us over recent weeks as well as digging into more detail around how your business should proceed with specific legal and technical challenges according to French, Germa... Full Article
ac Coronavirus Webinar Practical experience with measures to mitigate the economic consequences in Slovakia SK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-07 Slovak-Austrian Chamber of Commerce together with law firm Eversheds Sutherland invites you to a webinar: First practical experience with measures to mitigate the economic consequences of COVID19 in Slovakia. The Slovak republic applied a number of ... Full Article
ac Occupational Health and Safety Alert: When Working from Home does the Home become a Workplace and What happens if you are Injured at Home? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-08 INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 Regulations issued by the government have required persons to work from home, where they can. As we have engaged with our clients on a daily basis, one of the key questions is whether a person’s home becomes a “... Full Article
ac Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-01-23 It is estimated that there are currently hundreds of millions of pounds sitting unclaimed in UK bank and building society accounts. This forgotten money is a drain on the resources of financial institutions, when it could potentially be put to good ... Full Article
ac The Pre-Action Protocol for Possession Claims - a view from the courts? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-02-24 The Pre–Action Protocol for Possession Claims (the Protocol) has been in operation for three months. In 2009, we are beginning to get an idea of how the courts are interpreting its use. However, before going further, it's worth remembering wha... Full Article
ac Pre-action protocol for possession claims - a new checklist By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-07-28 Evidencing compliance The introduction of the pre-action protocol for possession claims in November 2008 represented one of the most significant changes for lenders in recent years. Few would argue with the principle behind the protocol - to encou... Full Article
ac Default charges face fresh scrutiny notwithstanding Supreme Court ruling By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-12-02 In recent years few, if any, lenders will have escaped the experience of borrowers challenging the enforceability of arrears administrations’ fees and regulators requesting that the level of such fees be justified, for example: credit card l... Full Article
