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NVIDIA and King’s College London Announce MONAI Open Source AI Framework for Healthcare Research

It’s never been more important to put powerful AI tools in the hands of the world’s leading medical researchers. That’s why we’re introducing MONAI, our latest initiative with King’s College London. This open-source AI framework for healthcare builds on the best practices from existing tools, including NVIDIA Clara, NiftyNet, DLTK and DeepNeuro. MONAI is user-friendly, Read article >

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How RDMA Became the Fuel for Fast Networks

Two chance encounters propelled remote direct memory access from a good but obscure idea for fast networks into the jet fuel for the world’s more powerful supercomputers. The lucky breaks launched the fortunes of an Israel-based startup that staked its fortunes on InfiniBand, a network based on RDMA. Later, that startup, Mellanox Technologies, helped steer Read article >

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NVIDIA Sets Conference Call for First-Quarter Financial Results

NVIDIA will host a conference call on Thursday, May 21, at 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 p.m. ...




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American Airlines Delivers the Goods, with Data Science Workstations

If you think flying commercial is stressful, consider the air cargo industry. Unlike passenger flights, which are often booked and paid for months in advance, cargo shipments are typically booked just 10 days before the planned departure. And customers don’t have to pay until they drop off their shipments. However, even when customers create a Read article >

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Medical AI Startup Quickly Shifts Strategy to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world like few events before it. But for Shukun Technology, a response required “a minor change in our strategy,” according to its chief technology officer, Chao Zheng. That’s because Shukun, a startup founded by some of China’s brightest AI and medical minds, was busy refining its AI-powered platform to Read article >

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American Airlines Delivers the Goods, with Data Science Workstations

If you think flying commercial is stressful, consider the air cargo industry. Unlike passenger flights, which are often booked and paid for months in advance, cargo shipments are typically booked just 10 days before the planned departure. And customers don’t have to pay until they drop off their shipments. However, even when customers create a Read article >

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Medical AI Startup Quickly Shifts Strategy to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the world like few events before it. But for Shukun Technology, a response required “a minor change in our strategy,” according to its chief technology officer, Chao Zheng. That’s because Shukun, a startup founded by some of China’s brightest AI and medical minds, was busy refining its AI-powered platform to Read article >

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Sanctification, Sin, and Obedience (Selected Scriptures)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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The Inheritance You Can’t Lose (Galatians 4:7–11)

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The Primary Importance of Sanctification (Galatians 4:19–20)

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The Right Motive in Sanctification (Galatians 4:19)

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The Starting Point of Sanctification (Galatians 4:19)

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Sanctification: The Pastor’s Clarion Call (Selected Scriptures)

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Profound Implications of the Resurrection (Selected Scriptures)

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The Inescapable Law of Sowing and Reaping (Galatians 6:7-10)

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Fighting the Good Fight: Fiftieth-Anniversary Interview with John MacArthur (Selected Scriptures)

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Thinking Biblically About Social Justice (Panel Q&A) (Selected Scriptures)

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Sanctification: The Believer’s Transformation, Part 1 (Colossians 3:9-17)

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Sanctification: The Believer’s Transformation, Part 2 (Colossians 3:9-17)

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Thinking Biblically About the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interview with John MacArthur (Selected Scriptures)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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EWC Volunteer Named ‘Happiest Man in America’

EWC Volunteer Named ‘Happiest Man in America’

Trudy and Alvin Wong




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International Engagement Critical to U.S. National Security Strategy

International Engagement Critical to U.S. National Security Strategy

HONOLULU (Dec. 3, 2010) – A critical focus of the National Security Strategy released by President Obama last May is it its emphasis on international cooperation to meet the global challenges of the 21st century, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Esther Brimmer said in a speech today at the East-West Center in Honolulu Hawai‘i.




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EWC 50 Spotlight: Educators from Nine Nations Explore the Multiple Histories of the Pacific War

EWC 50 Spotlight: Educators from Nine Nations Explore the Multiple Histories of the Pacific War

Workshop participants show appreciation for the presentation by civilian survivors of the Pacific War.

Different ‘voices’ and multiple perspectives shed new light on the impact World War II had on the Pacific, when 75 college professors from nine nations participated in workshops as part of the East-West Center’s Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP).

 




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EWC Spotlight on Education: EWC Welcomes 167 New Students from 33 Countries

EWC Spotlight on Education: EWC Welcomes 167 New Students from 33 Countries




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Publications Highlighting Center's Global Impact Make Debut at 50th Anniversery Conference

Publications Highlighting Center’s Global Impact Make Debut at 50th Anniversary International Conference

The roughly 800 participants who gathered from more than 35 nations at the recent EWC/EWCA 50th Anniversary International Conference received a special gift conveying the significance of the celebration.  Opening their conference bags, they found two new publications – Fifty Years, Fifty Stories , focusing on the lives and achievements of select Center alumni; and The East-West Center Legacy , sharing a behind-the-scenes look at some of the Center’s institutional accomplishments.




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Spotlight on Education: New Environmental Stewardship Program Cultivates Action-oriented Leaders

Spotlight on Education: New Environmental Stewardship Program Cultivates Action-oriented Leaders

USIE participants with Representative Mazie Hirono (D-HI) on Capitol Hill

 




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Spotlight on Education: EWC Students Develop Leadership Skills by Organizing Cultural Festival

Spotlight on Education: EWC Students Develop Leadership Skills by Organizing Cultural Festival

East-West Fest logo designed by Imon Chowdhooree, an EWC degree fellow from Bangladesh.


Vietnamese students performed a dance from the Central Highlands of Vietnam.


Truna Jaya, or "victorious youth," a traditional dance from Bali, Indonesia.


East-West Center students from Indonesia.




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Spotlight on Education: EWC International Graduate Student Conference Attracts Global Participation

Spotlight on Education: EWC International Graduate Student Conference Attracts Global Participation

Click the audio icon to listen to the keynote address by EWC Non-resident Senior Fellow Marcus Noland.

 




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Spotlight on Publications: East-West Dialogue Discusses the U.S. Role in Fostering the ASEAN Economic Community

Spotlight on Publications: East-West Dialogue Discusses the U.S. Role in Fostering the ASEAN Economic Community

In the latest issue of the East-West Dialogue, How (and Why) the United States Should Help to Build the ASEAN Economic Community , EWC Senior Fellow Michael Plummer calls for ambitious new initiatives, leading to a U.S.-ASEAN Economic Space that would develop a framework for expanding FTAs and a U.S.-ASEAN Partnership Fund to deepen civic and cultural ties. These ideas are elaborated on in commentaries by Scot Marciel (U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN), Kishore Mahbubani (former Singaporean Ambassador to the UN), and Chalongphob Sussangkarn (former Thai Minister of Finance).




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Spotlight on Publications: Senior Policy Seminar 2008 Report

Spotlight on Publications: Senior Policy Seminar 2008 Report--Shifting Currents of U.S. and Asia Pacific Economics, Resources, and Security

Wendy Dobson (right), professor and director of the Institute for International Business at the University of Toronto, and EWC Senior Fellow Shabbir Cheema (far left) at the EWC Senior Policy Seminar 2008.




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Spotlight on Education: New EWC Student Fellows Welcomed

Orientation 2008 group photo. Click image to enlarge.

 




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Spotlight on Research: EWC Fellows Discuss Asia’s Energy Future on Capitol Hill

Spotlight on Research: EWC Fellows Discuss Asia’s Energy Future on Capitol Hill

As gas prices soar in the U.S., concerns about energy security take center stage in the international dialogue on economic development. Editors of “ Asia’s Energy Future: Regional Dynamics and Global Implications ,” EWC Senior Fellows Fereidun Fesharaki and Kang Wu, examined this issue in light of Asia’s sharply increasing energy demands, during an EWC briefing in late April on Capitol Hill.




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Early Registration for Bali EWCA Conference Ends June 30

Early Registration for Bali EWCA Conference Ends June 30
The 2008 EWCA International Conference in Bali, Indonesia, is just five months away! Early registration for the conference ends on June 30, so register now to get the discounted rate of $175 for EWCA members and guests, UH alums, and Fulbrighters, and $225 for non-EWCA members. Starting July 1, the registration rate will increase by $25. Registration is easy – just click here .




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Spotlight on International Forum for Education 2020

Spotlight on International Forum for Education 2020

A new book resulting from the East-West Center’s International Forum for Education 2020 project has received a warm review in Comparative Education Review, the leading academic journal in the field.




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Spotlight on Education: Welcoming Ceremony

Spotlight on Education: Welcoming Ceremony

HONOLULU (August 14)  The EWC welcomed 155 new fellows from 37 countries in traditional Hawaiian style with a lei greeting, a hula dance, and a Hawaiian ole chant during this week’s new student orientation.

The traditional welcoming ceremony was part of a two-week orientation that exposes new students to the unique cross-cultural environment of the EWC and instills an appreciation for the host indigenous Hawaiian culture. 




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EWC Hosts Political and Economic Leaders During APEC Week

As the leaders of 21 economies gathered in Honolulu to take part in APEC meetings and activities, the East-West Center ramped up into high gear.  The EWC hosted three public speeches by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Vietnam President Truong Tan Sang, and Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak (click link to view video/transcript) and cosponsored a business symposium.Secretary Clinton p




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Renewing American Ideals in Asia

By M. Osman Siddique
Member, EWC Board of Governors 

Note: This commentary originally appeared in Singapore's Straits Times on Dec. 23, 2011.

As President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently observed, a major focus of American attention in the coming decades will be to expand and deepen American relationships with the Asia-Pacific region. Approximately 40 per cent of America’s export earnings are generated in Asia, and the region is poised to be the United States’ fastest growing market. The economic growth in Asia is shifting the overall architecture of the global economy – and the U.S. must play a decisive role in shaping Asia’s direction and significantly increase America’s participation in this new global economy.




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EWC's Online Classroom Exchange Connects Students and Educators in Eight Countries

The EWC’s AsiaPacificEd Program for Schools launched the AsiaPacificEd Crossings Website and educational initiative. This online resource, established just prior to the APEC Summit in Honolulu, has already enabled more than 1,400 K-12 students and educators from 48 schools in eight APEC economies (Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and United States) to explore and connect with the Asia Pacific region. 




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EWC Installs Solar Panels to Further Reduce Carbon Footprint

EWC President Charles E. Morrison (center) and EWC Foundation VP Mangmang Brown with Island Pacific Energy President Joseph Saturnia and members of the EWC Sustainability Task Force.




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Nationalist Rhetoric Fanning Escalation of East Asia Territorial Disputes

By Edward J. Shultz

(Note: This commentary originally appeared in The Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Oct. 16, 2012)

The recent eruption of protests throughout the Muslim world points once again to the stability of our globe being threatened by people with the intransigence of fundamentalists. It was fundamentalists in the United States who produced a reprehensible video vilifying the Islamic faith, and it was fundamentalists throughout the world who took to the streets to protest this affront to their faith and culture. In East Asia we are witnessing a somewhat similar escalation of tensions as fundamentalists in China, Korea and Japan push these three countries down an increasingly volatile path leading to growing animosities. And regrettably this is a verbal slugfest among U.S. allies and friends.




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Pacific Islands Women in Leadership Program Holds Capstone Workshop in Suva, Fiji

Pacific Islands Women in Leadership 2015 participants and staff

The 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.




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EWC Community Members Aid Voyaging Canoe Hokule‘a’s Unprecedented Visit to Bali

HONOLULU (Aug. 3, 2015) -- With the Hawaiian Voyaging Canoe Hokule‘a now sailing out of the Pacific for the very first time and currently in Bali, Indonesia, for the canoe’s only scheduled Asian stop on its unprecedented worldwide voyage, a number of East-West Center participants, alumni and community members are in Bali with the canoe, or helped plan the visit.




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Global employment briefing: South Africa, October 2015

Labour Brokers and Clients: The Assigned roles of Employers In recent years South Africa has experienced progressively stricter regulation on the use of labour brokers (also known as employment agencies in some other jurisdictions - placing workers ...




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Global employment briefing: South Africa, February 2016

Prescription (the lapse of arbitration awards) in employment  There have been a number of conflicting judgments dealing with the prescription of arbitration awards and how the term “debt” should be defined in the employment arena. ...




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Chinese medical aid lands in Madrid

A Boeing 777 carrying 56 tons of medical equipment from China landed in Madrid late on Saturday night, the regional government said.




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Venezuela to try captured US duo after failed invasion

Venezuela will try two Americans captured during a failed bid by mercenaries to invade the country, President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday, as the United States vowed to “use every tool available”




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Publication of the EU Market Abuse Regulation: Particular Considerations for Asset Managers

In the same week that the Recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID 2) and its companion Regulation (MiFIR) were ...




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AIFMD update: CSSF provides clarification on marketing and reverse solicitation

The Luxembourg regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) has provided guidance on the meaning of marketing and reverse solicitation under AIFMD. This guidance is to be welcomed, as there is no European-wide guidance on th...




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Lawbite: Can Brexit frustrate a lease?

Canary Wharf (BP4) T1 Ltd v European Medicines Agency   The impact of Brexit upon property disputes has not been wide ranging thus far.  However, a case which is set for trial in the early part of 2019 may alter that position and potential...




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Lawbite: No modification of restrictive covenant

The Alexander Devine Children's Cancer Trust v Millgate Developments Ltd and others [2018] EWCA Civ 2679 The Court of Appeal has refused to allow a property developer to modify a set of restrictive covenants, reversing the decision of the Upper Trib...