el 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
el Participants Celebrate East-West Fest By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:31:54 +0000 The EWC Participants Association held its 2013 East-West Fest cultural fair April 13 on the Jefferson Hall lanai. Themed "Colors of the World," the celebration featured cultural booths and performances from a variety of participants' home countries. View a photo gallery. Full Article
el Help EWC Earn Matching Funds by June 30 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:32:07 +0000 Through June, the McInerny Foundation will match your gift up to $100 per donor: When you donate for the first-time OR When you add $100 to your last contribution We are at 42% of our matching goal--your gift is critical, is needed now, and makes a difference. How can you make your gift? It's easy to make a gift online by using our secure website service: EastWestCenter.org/donatenow Make a gift by credit card or check (payable to: East-West Center Foundation) and mail to East-West Center Foundation, 1601 East-West Road, Honolulu, Hawaii 96848-1601 Donate by June 30, 2013 to earn matching funds! Full Article
el Students from India and Pakistan Meet Online in Cooperative Project on ‘Peri-Urban’ Development Issues By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 22:14:39 +0000 HONOLULU (Sept. 4, 2103) -- Graduate students from India and Pakistan participated in a two-way video conference last week as part of a cross-border East-West Center project, funded by the U.S. State Department, that brings together experts, scholars, young professionals and university students from both countries to explore development issues in critical ‘peri-urban’ areas that lie between cities and the countryside. Full Article
el New Book on Development Thinking Launched at the UN By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:33:12 +0000 The East-West Center, in partnership with Yale University and the Pacific Basin Research Center, launched the new book The Evolution of Development Thinking: Governance, Economics, Assistance, and Security at the United Nations on December 15, 2016. (Watch video of the book launch.) Full Article
el In India, EWC Leadership Fellows Help Boost an Alumna’s Development Efforts for Women By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 16 May 2017 02:12:01 +0000 Leadership fellows from the 2016-17 cohort of East-West Center’s Asia-Pacific Leadership Program, spent a week recently volunteering their technical assistance for the Parinaama Development Foundation in India's Odisha state. Full Article
el Global employment briefing: Ireland, February 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-02-01 2016 – A new year and a new employment claims system in Ireland 2015 brought a number of changes to the Irish employment law landscape. The most significant change was the introduction of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 (the “Act”... Full Article
el Pandemic fuels resurgence in cycling By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 00:04:00 +0800 Halfway through his 30-minute bike ride to work, police ordered Juan Pasamar to dismount, accusing him of breaking Spain’s coronavirus lockdown rules by exercising in public. Full Article World
el Pets stranded by travel shutdown By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:05:51 +0800 When Guy Nizan flew to Israel with his wife and daughter for a family emergency in March, Gula — their six-year-old German shepherd mix — stayed behind in New York with a pet sitter. Full Article World
el Venezuela to try captured US duo after failed invasion By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:30:28 +0800 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” Full Article World
el Millions more out of work in US as productivity levels plunge By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:30:28 +0800 Millions more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, suggesting layoffs broadened from consumer-facing industries to other segments of the economy and could remain elevated even as many parts Full Article World
el AIFMD update: ESMA updates AIFMD Q&As and delays opinion on the extension of the AIFMD passport to non-EU entities By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-07-23 Updated AIFMD Q&As The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an updated version of its Q&A paper on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD). This publication was released on... Full Article
el Lawbite: Faraday magnet for concerned developers? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-12-06 Faraday Development Ltd v West Berkshire Council [2018] EWCA Civ 2532 Relevant background: The Court of Appeal has issued a decision that has rendered a development contract between a Council and a private developer for the regeneration of an indust... Full Article
el Lawbite - Reasonable prospect of development taking off at airfield By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-09 Warwickshire Aviation Ltd & 6 Ors v Littler Investments Ltd [2019] EWHC 633 Tenants of an airfield recently failed in their appeal to the High Court to show that their landlord wasn’t able to oppose new leases being granted to them pursuan... Full Article
el Lawbite: A little bit of relief for BHS By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-14 (1) SHB Realisations Ltd and (2) GB Europe Management Service Ltd v (1) Cribbs Mall Nominee (1) Ltd and (2) Cribbs Mall Nominee (2) Ltd. The County Court recently considered a claim for relief from forfeiture involving premises previously occupied b... Full Article
el Lawbite: Is Compensation in the Pipeline? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-04 Ury Estate Limited v BP Exploration Operating Company Limited [2019] CSOH 36 A landowner raised a court action against BP seeking compensation for their inability to develop land due to a presence of an oil pipeline. The proposed development w... Full Article
el The Garden of Glory (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 05 Apr 2020 00:00:00 PST A NOTE ABOUT THIS TRANSCRIPTThe following sermon transcript does not match the video version of the sermon—i Full Article
el Why the Ascension Matters (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:00:00 PST As we look together to the Scripture, earlier in our service I read from Full Article
el Lawbite: Service Charge Welcome Relief for Intermediate Landlords By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-12-20 Westmark (Lettings) Limited v Elizabeth Peddle and others [2017] UKUT 449 (LC) Here, the Upper Tribunal had to decide on the issue of when “relevant costs” are incurred for the purposes of Section 20(B)(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act ... Full Article
el 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
el Chicken With Celery and Bean Sprouts By www.food.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 19:24:51 +0000 From 365 Ways To Cook Chinese, one of my favorite cookbooks ever. -- posted by Zephyrs Breeze Full Article
el Not so good vibrations prosecutions for failures to adequately manage the risks from vibration remain a priority for the HSE By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-10 Amy Sadro, Principal Associate in Eversheds Sutherland’s Environment, Health and Safety Team and Dr Chris Nelson, a Principal Consultant and specialist in noise and vibration at Finch Consulting give their views on recent HAVS prosecutio... Full Article
el Providing guidance - Helping you navigate environmental and health and safety risk By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-20 ... Full Article
el The FSA consults on updated guidance following change to allergen labelling law By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-10 In September 2019, the UK government introduced new legislation which will change the way in which food businesses are required to provided allergen information. The new legislation, which comes into force on 1 October 2021, requires food businesses... Full Article
el 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
el Coronavirus - Commercial Court and Litigation Funding - Northern Ireland By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 Commercial Court – a return to action? On 4 May 2020, the Commercial Court Judge in Northern Ireland, the Honourable Mr Justice Horner, circulated an update to legal professionals stating clearly that the Commercial ‘Hub’ is open f... Full Article
el Court makes finding of Unfair Relationship as a consequence of Secret Commission Payments By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-10-01 It is reported today in the media that a Deputy District Judge in the South Shields County Court has made a finding against MBNA ("the Creditor") in respect of various aspects of the enforceability of a credit card agreement and a payment protection... Full Article
el Credit hire agreements unenforceable if consumers not provided with notice of their right to cancel By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-09-23 Hot on the heels of our guide to credit hire essentials we find that the enforceability of the credit hire agreements themselves is back on the agenda. In the case of Wei v Cambridge Power and Light Company (2010) the court decided in an appeal hear... Full Article
el The Gap in the App: The Home Office must develop its message about Settled Status By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-18 A report in The Guardian of 15th July noted a technical problem with the EU Settlement Scheme which had not previously been identified. Citizens of EEA countries who obtain “pre-settled status”, based on having lived in the UK for a peri... Full Article
el Five key implications of Brexit for planning, infrastructure and development By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-06-29 The outcome of the vote in favour of leaving the EU will undoubtedly have far reaching implications, but what does this mean for the UK planning system? We have not rushed to comment upon the planning and environmental implications of the vote to le... Full Article
el Selling your property? You have the right to choose your conveyancer By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-09-06 One of the most frequently asked questions in a property purchase is why, if the buyer of a property is paying the conveyancing attorney, the seller has the right to appoint him? Our common law specifically states that a seller is the party entitled... Full Article
el Proposed revisions to the planning system for electricity storage By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-21 The Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 requires the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 (compared with the previous target of at least 80% reduction from 1990 levels). Developing or enhancing the nece... Full Article
el Bank in focus as comedian’s feud fuels privacy row By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:30:28 +0800 A DISPUTE between a comedian and his former employer ignited social media yesterday when it turned into an issue relevant to everyone — privacy protection. Full Article Nation
el EWC in Washington and ISEAS Release Special Journal Issue on America’s Re-engagement in Southeast Asia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:05 +0000 EWC in Washington and ISEAS Release Special Journal Issue on America’s Re-engagement in Southeast Asia WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan.18, 2011) — A collaborative research project between the East-West Center (EWC) and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) has resulted in a special issue of Contemporary Southeast Asia , ISEAS’ internationally refereed journal on the politics, international relations, and security-related issues of Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic environment. The collection of articles by American and Southeast Asian specialists featured in the journal’s recently released December 2010 issue focus on the topic of America Re-engages Southeast Asia . Full Article
el East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:05 +0000 East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue HONOLULU (Jan. 19, 2011) -- The East-West Center’s Pacific Islands Development Program will be hosting a high-level dialogue on Pacific island issues January 25-26 at the Center’s campus in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Full Article
el East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-In-Residence, Daniel F. Romano By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:07 +0000 East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-In-Residence, Daniel F. Romano HONOLULU (Sept. 24, 2010) – Daniel F. Romano , a Management Officer at the U.S. Department of State, has joined the East-West Center for a one-year post as a visiting research fellow and diplomat-in-residence. He most recently served as Supervisory General Services Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, where he completed a key property exchange agreement for a new embassy site. His previous posts include Beijing, Jakarta, Dubai, Berlin and Krakow. Full Article
el East-West Center Receives NOAA Funding for Program to Help Pacific Communities Cope with Climate Change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:08 +0000 East-West Center Receives NOAA Funding for Program to Help Pacific Communities Cope with Climate Change HONOLULU (September 24, 2010) -- The East-West Center has been awarded funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to serve as the lead institution in the Pacific Regional Integrated Science and Assessment program, which is designed to help island and coastal communities cope with the effects of climate change. Full Article
el Solomon Islands Election Observers Issue Statement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:09 +0000 Solomon Islands Election Observers Issue Statement Voter turn-out was high on the Island of Makira. Inside the polling station, dye was placed on voter's cuticles to indicate that they had voted. The arduous task of manual ballot counting took several days to complete. Full Article
el U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for a “Comprehensive Re-Invigoration” of the U.S.-Indonesian Higher Education Relationship By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:10 +0000 U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for a “Comprehensive Re-Invigoration” of the U.S.-Indonesian Higher Education Relationship For Immediate Release Contact: Alysson Oakley, U.S.-Indonesia Society, 202-232-1400 or aoakley@usindo.org Sharon Witherell, Institute of International Education, 212-984-5380 or switherell@iie.org Derek Ferrar East-West Center, 808-944-7204 or ferrard@eastwestcenter.org Paul F. Hassen, APLU, 202-478-6073 or phassen@aplu.org Full Article
el East-West Center Students Celebrate Connecting Diversities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:14 +0000 East-West Center Students Celebrate Connecting Diversities HONOLULU (March 25) – The East-West Center Participants Association is hosting its 2010 cultural celebration, East-West Fest, on Saturday, April 10th from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Center's Hawaii Imin International Conference Center (Jefferson Hall) on the East-West Center campus. Admission is free and open to the public. Parking will be available on the UH Manoa campus. This year's fest, themed Connecting Diversities, will also celebrate the East West Center’s 50th anniversary. Students from throughout the Asia Pacific region – many dressed in colorful national attire – will present cultural performances, activities and displays. Highlights of the performance lineup include dances, songs from Bangladesh, USA, China, The Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Nepal, Italy, Iran, Pacific Islands, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, and many more. Full Article
el Senior Fellow Fesharaki Endows Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students in East-West Center Leadership Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:16 +0000 Senior Fellow Fesharaki Endows Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students in East-West Center Leadership Program HONOLULU (March 9, 2010) – East-West Center Senior Fellow and prominent energy market analyst Fereidun Fesharaki has established a fund to help Iranian and other participants attend the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program. Under an agreement recently signed with the Center, Dr. Fesharaki has pledged to donate his full monthly take home EWC salary, which will exceed the $25,000 necessary to establish a scholarship fund. The Fesharaki Scholarship Fund will be used to fund awards of at least $1,000 each year for one or more students, with a preference for (but not limited to) Iranian students from Iran or elsewhere outside the United States. Awards will be granted based on financial need, leadership experience, educational achievement, and funding availability. Full Article
el UN Democracy Fund Awards East-West Center $225K to Help Strengthen Democracy in Pakistan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:17 +0000 UN Democracy Fund Awards East-West Center $225K to Help Strengthen Democracy in Pakistan HONOLULU (Feb. 18, 2010) – The East-West Center has received a grant of $225,000 from the United Nations Democracy Fund to help strengthen Pakistan’s recently restored democracy. The project will reinforce electoral and parliamentary processes and enhance civil society’s capacity to promote accountability and transparency. “Pakistan is a Muslim country of 164 million people, and a nuclear power,” said project leader Shabbir Cheema, Director of the East-West Center’s Asia-Pacific Governance and Democracy Initiative. “But a weak Parliament, lack of trust in electoral processes and weak civil society institutions have constrained the deepening and consolidation of democracy in the country.” Full Article
el NSF Awards East-West Center $1.4 Million to Study Development’s Role in Avian Flu Transmission By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:22 +0000 NSF Awards East-West Center $1.4 Million to Study Development’s Role in Avian Flu Transmission HONOLULU (Sep. 1) – The East-West Center (EWC) was awarded a three-year grant for $1,398,380 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate the impact of development-based environmental change on avian flu transmission. The project, “CNH: Coupled Natural-Human Systems and Emerging Infectious Diseases," will examine the interaction of urbanization, agricultural change, and habitat alteration with outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry in Vietnam. Full Article
el International Development Experts to Discuss Microfinance For Community Development By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:23 +0000 International Development Experts to Discuss Microfinance For Community Development HONOLULU (August 20, 2009) – Many developing nations are now using microfinance as a means to reduce poverty. On Tuesday, September 1, the East-West Center (EWC) will host a public forum on “Microfinance as a Tool for Community Development” in the EWC Gallery featuring presentations by the following international development experts: Full Article
el Hiroshima Mayor to Commemorate 50 Years of Sister-City Relationship with Honolulu By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:26 +0000 Hiroshima Mayor to Commemorate 50 Years of Sister-City Relationship with Honolulu HONOLULU (June 25) – The Mayor of Hiroshima, the Honorable Tadatoshi Akiba, will commemorate 50 years of the sister-city relationship between Hiroshima and Honolulu at a special luncheon presentation on Wednesday, July 8. In addition to the mayor’s presentation, there will be Japanese musical entertainment and a special photo exhibit centering on Sadako Sasaki, the young Hiroshima atomic bombing victim who famously folded 1,000 cranes for peace before she died from radiation-induced leukemia. Full Article
el April 24 event will celebrate and discuss Indonesian cultural diversity By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:28 +0000 April 24 event will celebrate and discuss Indonesian cultural diversity HONOLULU (April 16) -- This year’s annual, student-organized Indonesian Conference and Cultural Event (ICCE 2009) will be held on Friday April 24, from 2 - 9 p.m. at the East-West Center’s Hawaii Imin International Conference Center. Admission to the conference and cultural celebration is free and open to the public. The topic for this year is ‘A Decade of Reform 1998-2009’; looking at changes after the end of the Soeharto regime in 1998. The underlying force guiding these changes has been a spirit of reformation promising democracy, equity and justice among Indonesia’s people. However, after a decade of reform, Indonesia’s ability to provide equal democratic rights and access to every citizen has still been questioned. Full Article
el EWC Students to Celebrate Many Cultures, One World By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:29 +0000 East-West Center Students Celebrate Many Cultures, One World HONOLULU (April 10) – The East-West Center Participants Association is hosting its 2009 cultural celebration, East-West Fest, on Sat. April 18 from 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm at the Center's Hawaii Imin International Conference Center (Jefferson Hall) on the East-West Center campus. Full Article
el Federated States of Micronesia Election Observers Issue Statement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:30 +0000 Federated States of Micronesia Election Observers Issue Statement Election observer and EWC Phd student from Gujarat, India Shakeel Makarani (L) interviews poll workers on Tol Island, Chuuk State, Federated States of Micronesia. Ballots being prepared to be tallied on Moen, Chuuk State, FSM. Full Article
el Election Observers Arrive in Federated States of Micronesia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:31 +0000 Election Observers Arrive in Federated States of Micronesia HONOLULU (Feb. 27) -- A delegation of election observers coordinated by the East-West Center in Honolulu has begun arriving in the Federated States of Micronesia to act as official monitors for the FSM national congressional and Chuuk state elections on March 3. Some 20 observers from a variety of countries in the Asia Pacific region will be participating in the monitoring project, which will focus on learning about local election processes and promoting their integrity and legitimacy. Among the observers is expected to be U.S. congressional Rep. Eni F. H. Faleomavaega of American Samoa, along with a number of other prominent scholars and diplomats. Teams of observers and translators will be stationed at a number of key polling and vote tabulating locations in Pohnpei, Chuuk and Yap. Full Article
el EWC Senior Fellow Fereidun Fesharaki Appointed to National Petroleum Council By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:34 +0000 EWC Senior Fellow Fereidun Fesharaki Appointed to National Petroleum Council HONOLULU (Dec. 23) – East-West Center Senior Fellow Fereidun Fesharaki has been appointed by U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman to serve on the National Petroleum Council (NPC). The Council is a self-funded advisory body to the Secretary of Energy whose members represent all sectors of the oil and natural gas industries and related interests. Full Article
