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Amazing and Easy Crepes

The crepes are perfect for when you want a sugary breakfast and I don't recall where I got it from, but it's absolutely amazing and delicious. -- posted by Anonymous




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Chicken With Celery and Bean Sprouts

From 365 Ways To Cook Chinese, one of my favorite cookbooks ever. -- posted by Zephyrs Breeze




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The Best Easy Peasy Chicken Salad

This recipe is a great base for all your chicken salad ideas. Easily add grapes for a refreshing twist. Chopped pecans for the girls. It's all in the dressing. We all have a different preference on how much mayonnaise we like. Please change to your likings. The best part is you can use leftover chicken or do what I do...Costco has the white meat rotisserie chicken in a bag just waiting for you.  -- posted by shadowgirl...




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Strategic, pragmatic and focused support - 2019 Health and Safety experience

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Providing guidance - Helping you navigate environmental and health and safety risk

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Prosecuted for COVID-19 exposure of employees – REALLY?

Amidst the attention grabbing hysteria of Coronavirus headlines, some commentators have speculated that employers may be about to face prosecution if they don’t take all precautions possible to protect staff and third parties from infection. I...




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The Coronavirus - advice from a health and safety lawyer

Amidst the attention grabbing hysteria of Coronavirus headlines, some commentators have speculated that employers may be about to face prosecution if they don’t take all precautions possible to protect staff and third parties from infection. I...




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Coronavirus - Occupational health and safety measures in workplaces – South Africa

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...




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Coronavirus - Occupational health and safety measures in workplaces – South Africa

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Coronavirus – CARES Act loans and related programs come with increased oversight and risk of False Claims Act prosecution: Borrowers beware – US

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Changes in the customs regulation of Russia and the EAEU caused by COVID-19 pandemic

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Coronavirus – Webinar – Practical experience with measures to mitigate the economic consequences in Slovakia – SK

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 ...




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Lawbite: All or nothing – enfranchising a “leasehold house”

Freehold Properties 250 Ltd v Field [2020] EWHC 792 (Ch) The tenants of terraced and semi-detached houses on an estate, demised under a long lease that excluded certain structural parts had no right to acquire the freehold title as they were not "a ...




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Occupational Health and Safety Alert: When Working from Home does the Home become a Workplace and What happens if you are Injured at Home?

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 “...




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OFT Publishes information sheets on arrears and default

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published details of the information sheets required by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA) as amended by the Consumer Credit Act 2006 for sending to borrowers in arrears and with default notices. The information ...




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Evans v Cherry Tree Finance – Definition of consumer and early redemption penalties

Cherry Tree Finance sought to appeal against the decision that an early redemption penalty imposed by it was unfair. Mr and Mrs Evans carried out an antique restoration business from a property they owned. The property comprised part business and p...




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Special feature - Islamic finance in the credit crunch

In the current climate, whilst many are soul searching about how the financial sector was allowed to get into trouble, Islamic mortgage providers are quietly getting on with their business. The turmoil has had an impact for them but not as devastati...




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Credit hire agreements unenforceable if consumers not provided with notice of their right to cancel

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...




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Leadership Program Virtual Workshop: Foresight Roadmap for COVID-19

Start Date: 
May 14 2020 - 4:00pm
End Date: 
May 14 2020 - 5:00pm
Timezone: 
Hawaii time
Description: 

A Discussion with the Founder of Vision Foresight Strategy LLC
Join a discussion with Hawaii futurist, Dr. Richard “Kaipo” Lum, as he shares his company’s recently-released U.S. roadmap for COVID-19. Learn why and how they created it, as well as  how it can be useful to you and your organization/community in mapping possible and preferred futures. Attendees will get access to the roadmap before the session and submit their own questions and insights, which Dr. Lum will weave into the interactive session. This session is open to Leadership Program alumni.

Location: 
Zoom meeting
Contact Name: 
Christina Monroe




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Leadership Program Virtual Workshop: Power and Influence

Start Date: 
May 18 2020 - 4:00pm
End Date: 
May 18 2020 - 5:30pm
Timezone: 
Hawaii time
Description: 

Influence is a key leadership skill. In this live workshop, we'll explore sources of power and also strategies for influence. We’ll think about and map out which power sources and influence strategies we have, which we prefer, and which we could grow and practice. This session is open to Leadership Program alumni and East-West Center staff and students.

 

Location: 
Zoom meeting
Contact Name: 
Christina Monroe




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Leadership Program Virtual Workshop: Yoga Flow

Start Date: 
May 19 2020 - 3:30pm
End Date: 
May 19 2020 - 4:30pm
Timezone: 
Hawaii time
Description: 

Stretch from head to toe with LP alum Goi-Chawesa Fischer. Goi will guide us in a restorative session that gives us time to care for our bodies and minds. The focus will be on relaxing and stretching, with a short meditation and a bit of pranayama (breath exercise). Goi is an experienced online yoga instructor from Thailand who lives with her husband and daughter in Colorado, USA. This session is open to Leadership Program alumni.

 

Location: 
Zoom meeting
Contact Name: 
Christina Monroe




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Leadership Program Virtual Workshop: Four Trajectories for Post-COVID Futures

Start Date: 
May 21 2020 - 2:00pm
End Date: 
May 21 2020 - 3:30pm
Timezone: 
Hawaii time
Description: 

COVID-19 is exposing many fault lines in the global system and is having strong and unpredictable effects on all aspects of our lives: energy, manufacturing, food supply, finance, science, technology, politics, and social values. As a tool for collective understanding, Forum for the Future (based in NY with offices globally) has outlined four possible post-COVID-19 futures. In this session we will examine these futures and discuss ways to use them in our own organizations. LP alum Alisha Bhagat, a futurist and senior strategist at Forum for the Future, will lead the session. This session is open to Leadership Program alumni.

 

Location: 
Zoom meeting
Contact Name: 
Christina Monroe




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Leadership Program Virtual Workshop: Leading Hope

Start Date: 
May 29 2020 - 4:00pm
End Date: 
May 29 2020 - 5:00pm
Timezone: 
Hawaii time
Description: 

In times of adversity, we all look for signs of hope. But what is hope? Leaders are under pressure to provide hope for others, but how do you do this? We'll explore the power and pitfalls of hope, map personal sources of hope, and identify ways leaders can broker hope responsibly and effectively. This session will be led by Dr. Nick Barker. This session is open to Leadership Program alumni.

 

Location: 
Zoom meeting
Contact Name: 
Christina Monroe




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Leadership Program Virtual Series: Change Leadership Certificate

Start Date: 
Jun 3 2020 - 4:00pm
End Date: 
Jun 3 2020 - 6:00pm
Timezone: 
Hawaii time
Description: 

This four-part series offers new insights on change leadership from the fields of organizational development, behavioral sciences and positive psychology. You will learn new tools to help you manage and even thrive in times of change, as well as receive coaching support to make progress within the month on a goal you identify. We recommend you join the certificate together with a colleague/partner who is working with you on the change initiative. This is also a pre-qualification program for upcoming online EWC Innovation Fellows. This certification series is free (estimated value of 2000 USD) but we suggest a donation of 50 USD to an EWC Program of your choice. To meet all qualifications for this certificate, please register for all four sessions scheduled for May 13, 20, 27, and June 3 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM HST. This event is open to Leadership Program alumni and East-West Center staff and students.

 

Location: 
Zoom meeting
Contact Name: 
Christina Monroe




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Leadership Program Virtual Series: Change Leadership Certificate

Start Date: 
May 27 2020 - 4:00pm
End Date: 
May 27 2020 - 6:00pm
Timezone: 
Hawaii time
Description: 

This four-part series offers new insights on change leadership from the fields of organizational development, behavioral sciences and positive psychology. You will learn new tools to help you manage and even thrive in times of change, as well as receive coaching support to make progress within the month on a goal you identify. We recommend you join the certificate together with a colleague/partner who is working with you on the change initiative. This is also a pre-qualification program for upcoming online EWC Innovation Fellows. This certification series is free (estimated value of 2000 USD) but we suggest a donation of 50 USD to an EWC Program of your choice. To meet all qualifications for this certificate, please register for all four sessions scheduled for May 13, 20, 27, and June 3 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM HST. This event is open to Leadership Program alumni and East-West Center staff and students.

 

Location: 
Zoom meeting
Contact Name: 
Christina Monroe




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Leadership Program Virtual Series: Change Leadership Certificate

Start Date: 
May 20 2020 - 4:00pm
End Date: 
May 20 2020 - 6:00pm
Timezone: 
Hawaii time
Description: 

This four-part series offers new insights on change leadership from the fields of organizational development, behavioral sciences and positive psychology. You will learn new tools to help you manage and even thrive in times of change, as well as receive coaching support to make progress within the month on a goal you identify. We recommend you join the certificate together with a colleague/partner who is working with you on the change initiative. This is also a pre-qualification program for upcoming online EWC Innovation Fellows. This certification series is free (estimated value of 2000 USD) but we suggest a donation of 50 USD to an EWC Program of your choice. To meet all qualifications for the certificate, please register for all four sessions scheduled for May 13, 20, 27, and June 3 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM HST. This event is open to Leadership Program alumni and East-West Center staff and students.

 

Location: 
Zoom meeting
Contact Name: 
Christina Monroe




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Leadership Program Virtual Series: Change Leadership Certificate

Start Date: 
May 13 2020 - 4:00pm
End Date: 
May 13 2020 - 6:00pm
Timezone: 
Hawaii time
Description: 

This four-part series offers new insights on change leadership from the fields of organizational development, behavioral sciences and positive psychology. You will learn new tools to help you manage and even thrive in times of change, as well as receive coaching support to make progress within the month on a goal you identify. We recommend you join the certificate together with a colleague/partner who is working with you on the change initiative. This is also a pre-qualification program for upcoming online EWC Innovation Fellows. This certification series is free (estimated value of 2000 USD) but we suggest a donation of 50 USD to an EWC Program of your choice. To meet the qualifications for the certificate you need to register for all four sessions scheduled for May 13, 20, 27, and June 3 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM HST. This event is open to Leadership Program alumni and East-West Center staff and students.

 

Location: 
Zoom meeting
Contact Name: 
Christina Monroe




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Leadership Program Virtual Workshop: Reflective Writing

Start Date: 
May 11 2020 - 4:00pm
End Date: 
May 11 2020 - 5:30pm
Timezone: 
Hawaii time
Description: 

Experience a “slow” writing process that encourages reflection in a supportive environment. In response to prompts, you will write for 3-6 minutes, and then choose sections of your writing to read aloud. Reflective Writing sessions often reveal new ideas and generate a sense of community. This session will be co-facilitated with LP alum Hira Sidiqui. Materials needed: Just pen, paper, and an open mind! The workshop will be repeated on Wednesday, May 6 and Monday, May 11 from 4:00 - 5:30 PM HST. This event is open to Leadership Program alumni. 

 

Location: 
Zoom meeting
Contact Name: 
Gretchen Alther




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'EWC Insights' on ThinkTech: Marcus Noland on North Korea

Webcast
Start Date: 
May 12 2020 - 2:00pm
End Date: 
May 12 2020 - 2:30pm
Timezone: 
Hawaii time
Description: 

Join EWC and ThinkTech Hawaii every other Tuesday for a new online interview program:

East-West Center Insights

Hosted by EWC Vice President Karena Lyons

Live May 12, 2:00 – 2:30 pm:

Featured guest:

Dr. Marcus Noland

EWC senior research fellow and Peterson Institute executive vice president and director of studies

“Not Dead Yet: Instability and Resilience in North Korea”

View live at: ThinkTechHawaii.com

Or watch series replays at: EastWestCenter.org/Insights

 

Location: 
ThinkTechHawaii
Related Link: 
http://EastWestCenter.org/Insights




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Streets Ahead on Devolution? – Consultation Launched on Greater Manchester’s Spatial Framework

Manchester is the City Region that has most enthusiastically embraced the devolution agenda – unsurprisingly, perhaps, given its long standing commitment to the cause of devolved powers and city region autonomy. In addition to embracing the Me...




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Greater Manchester – Mayoral Powers Update

When it comes to the devolution of fiscal and functional responsibilities to city regions, Greater Manchester continues to be well ahead of the curve. Additional functions for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) that have already been t...




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Eversheds Sutherland (International) is ‘Legal Practice of the Year’ at Northern Lights Awards

Eversheds Sutherland (International) has been named ‘Legal Practice of the Year’ at the Northern Lights Awards, Manchester. The awards are designed to highlight collaboration between companies and within companies in the Northern Powerh...




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A search for the "Holy Grail" valuation graph continues

On 17th January 2018 the Court of Appeal dismissed a leaseholder’s appeal relating to the Upper Tribunal’s decision as to how one of the components of a valuation for a lease extension or collective freehold enfranchisement should be cal...




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HK eases virus social restrictions

Chief Executive of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam yesterday announced a relaxing of some social distancing measures, including allowing some entertainment venues to reopen and




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Trump warned against use of tariffs as weapons

China said tariffs should not be used as a weapon after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose more of them for China’s handling of the novel coronavirus.




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Leaning pagoda plan

The delayed renovation plan to rescue a 1,000-year-old leaning pagoda from collapsing in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region will be finalized later this month, according to the regional




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Team sets off to remeasure Everest

A team of more than 30 Chinese surveyors yesterday left a base camp at Mount Qomolangma, or Mount Everest, for a higher spot on their journey to the peak, as they endeavor to accomplish a mission to remeasure




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Cultural Considerations in Advocacy: French-Speaking Africa

Wesley Pydiamah, Partner in our Litigation and International Arbitration department and Manuel Tomas, Counsel, recently contributed to the 4th edition of The Guide to Advocacy published by Global Arbitration Review. In the chapter "Cultural Consider...




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Graduate Students from 26 Nations to Gather in Honolulu for International Conference on Asia Pacific Research

Graduate Students from 26 Nations to Gather in Honolulu for International Conference on Asia Pacific Research
HONOLULU (Feb. 11, 2011) -- More than 130 graduate students from 48 universities in 26 nations are set to gather next week at the Hawai‘i Imin International Conference Center in Honolulu to present their research at the East-West Center’s 10th annual International Graduate Student Conference. The interdisciplinary gathering, planned and organized by EWC students, is the largest of its kind worldwide. All conference panel sessions are free and open to the public.




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EWC in Washington and ISEAS Release Special Journal Issue on America’s Re-engagement in Southeast Asia

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 .




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East-West Center to Host High-Level Pacific Islands Dialogue

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.




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Asia Pacific Leadership Program Applications Accepted Through Dec 1.

Asia Pacific Leadership Program Applications Accepted Through Dec 1
HONOLULU (Nov. 12, 2010) – The application deadline for the East-West Center's 2011-12 Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) – considered the premier leadership education program in the Asia Pacific region – is Dec 1, 2010.

Entering its eleventh year, the APLP is a graduate certificate program combining the development of regional expertise with the enhancement of individual leadership capacity. Based at the Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, the program has created a network of dynamic leaders in 52 countries. All participants receive a fee-waiver fellowship valued at approximately $15,000.




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East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-In-Residence, Daniel F. Romano

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.




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EWC Receives Grants for Teacher Workshops on Pacific War Legacies

National Endowment for the Humanities Awards $360K to EWC for Teacher Workshops on Pacific War Legacies
HONOLULU (October 7, 2010) – The East-West Center’s AsiaPacificEd Program for Schools has been awarded two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for teacher professional development programs focusing on legacies of World War II in the Pacific.

The first grant, an $180,900 award, is to conduct a three-week institute on “Southeast Asia: At the Crossroads of World War II.” The second grant, an $180,000 award, is for an NEH Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop titled “Pearl Harbor: History and Memory Across Asia and the Pacific.” Both workshops are conducted in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, where the Center’s main campus is located.




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East-West Center Receives NOAA Funding for Program to Help Pacific Communities Cope with Climate Change

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.




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U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for a “Comprehensive Re-Invigoration” of the U.S.-Indonesian Higher Education Relationship

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




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East-West Center Announces New China-U.S. Journalists Exchange Program

East-West Center Announces New China-U.S. Journalists Exchange Program

Travel and dialogue program is designed to deepen public understanding of the two countries and their relationship

HONOLULU (June 17, 2010)




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Young Environmental Leaders from Asia To Study Sustainability on Big Island

Young Environmental Leaders from Asia To Study Sustainability on Big Island
HONOLULU (June 1, 2010) -- A group of 20 undergraduate scholars from Burma, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand will be visiting the Big Island June 2-8 as part of an innovative environmental leadership program designed to foster a greater understanding of sustainability in the U.S. and aid in the development of more resilient communities in their home countries.




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Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders to Gather at EWC 50th Anniversary Conference

Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders to Gather at EWC 50th Anniversary Conference
HONOLULU (June 10, 2010) – An estimated 800 Asia Pacific and U.S. scholars, officials, educators, business leaders and other professionals – most of them alumni of East-west Center programs – will gather in Honolulu July 2-5 for the Center’s 50th Anniversary International Conference at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.

The gathering will provide an opportunity for alumni from more than 35 countries who have participated in Center programs over the last five decades to reunite, renew friendships, and reminisce.




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Young Environmental Leaders from Asia Study Sustainability in the U.S.

Young Environmental Leaders from Asia Study Sustainability in the U.S.
HONOLULU (May 25, 2010) -- A group of 20 undergraduate scholars from Burma, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand are currently at the East-West Center in Honolulu participating in an innovative environmental leadership program designed to foster a greater understanding of sustainability in the U.S. and aid in the development of more resilient communities in their home countries.