ut Beijing to Shut All Major Coal Power Plants to Cut Pollution By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-03-24T15:57:00Z Beijing, where pollution averaged more than twice China’s national standard last year, will close the last of its four major coal-fired power plants next year. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
ut Mexico Pledges to Cut Emissions 25 Percent in Climate Change Milestone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-03-30T16:13:00Z Mexico has become the first developing nation to formally promise to cut its global-warming pollution, a potential milestone in efforts to reach a worldwide agreement on tackling climate change. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
ut Australia’s Biggest Power Producer Sees Future without Coal By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-17T14:36:00Z Australia’s largest electricity producer committed to close its coal-fired power plants within 35 years as part of an effort to cut the nation’s dependence on the fossil fuel. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
ut Japan Anticipates Clean Energy Will Edge Out Nuclear Power By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-04-28T18:12:00Z Japan anticipates that by 2030 clean energy such as solar and hydro will generate slightly more of the nation’s electricity than nuclear power plants. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
ut Scientists Start $150 Billion Program to Cut Clean Energy Costs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-06-02T16:58:00Z Scientists and economists including BP Plc’s former chief executive officer, John Browne, are inviting governments to join a $150 billion program that aims to make clean energy cheaper than coal. Full Article Wind Power Solar Storage
ut Green Bonds Sprout as Wall Street Embraces Renewable Energy Debt By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-06-05T17:02:00Z Bonds backing clean energy and other sustainable initiatives are booming. Investors are snapping up green bonds at the fastest pace on record, as big banks like Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Corp. pile in with new issuance to feed the growing appetite for socially responsible investments. Full Article Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
ut German Utility's Race for Renewables Seen as Too Little, Too Late By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-06-18T18:30:00Z RWE AG, the German utility whose coal-fired plants make it Europe’s largest carbon emitter, officially started the company’s largest renewables project on Thursday: a wind farm in Liverpool Bay off Britain’s coast. Full Article Wind Power Solar
ut The Way Humans Get Electricity Is About to Change Forever By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-06-23T17:46:00Z Trillions of dollars will be invested in renewable energy over the next 25 years, driving some of the most profound changes yet in how humans get their electricity. That's according to a new forecast by Bloomberg New Energy Finance that plots out global power markets to 2040. Full Article Wind Power Solar
ut Germany Gives Dirtiest Coal Plants Six Years for Phase Out By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-07-02T17:27:00Z German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said 13 percent of power stations burning lignite, a cheap form of coal, would be phased out by 2021 under a program to cut power industry pollution. The government abandoned talks on proposals to impose a climate-change fee that the industry said would have forced mines and plants to close, threatening jobs. Full Article Storage Wind Power Solar
ut Gut Instinct: Human Microbiome May Reveal COVID-19 Mysteries By blogs.nvidia.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:00:06 GMT Days before a national lockdown in the U.S., Daniel McDonald realized his life’s work had put a unique tool in his hands to fight COVID-19. The assay kits his team was about to have made by the tens of thousands could be repurposed to help understand the novel coronavirus that causes the disease. McDonald is Read article > The post Gut Instinct: Human Microbiome May Reveal COVID-19 Mysteries appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog. Full Article
ut NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Instructor-Led Training Now Available Remotely By blogs.nvidia.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:00:34 GMT Starting this month, NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute is offering instructor-led workshops that are delivered remotely via a virtual classroom. DLI provides hands-on training in AI, accelerated computing and accelerated data science to help developers, data scientists and other professionals solve their most challenging problems. These in-depth classes are taught by experts in their respective fields, Read article > The post NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Instructor-Led Training Now Available Remotely appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog. Full Article
ut Gut Instinct: Human Microbiome May Reveal COVID-19 Mysteries By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:00:06 +0000 Days before a national lockdown in the U.S., Daniel McDonald realized his life’s work had put a unique tool in his hands to fight COVID-19. The assay kits his team was about to have made by the tens of thousands could be repurposed to help understand the novel coronavirus that causes the disease. McDonald is Read article > The post Gut Instinct: Human Microbiome May Reveal COVID-19 Mysteries appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog. Full Article Research Supercomputing GPU Computing High Performance Computing Medical Research and Healthcare New GPU Uses Parallel Computing
ut NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Instructor-Led Training Now Available Remotely By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 15:00:34 +0000 Starting this month, NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute is offering instructor-led workshops that are delivered remotely via a virtual classroom. DLI provides hands-on training in AI, accelerated computing and accelerated data science to help developers, data scientists and other professionals solve their most challenging problems. These in-depth classes are taught by experts in their respective fields, Read article > The post NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute Instructor-Led Training Now Available Remotely appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog. Full Article Deep Learning Deep Learning Institute Education
ut The Beauty and Blessing of Forgiveness, Part 1 (Philemon 1–3) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 03 Sep 2017 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article Philemon
ut Thinking Rightly About the Work of the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-26) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 06 May 2018 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article Galatians
ut Thinking Biblically About Social Justice (Panel Q&A) (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article
ut Thinking Biblically About the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interview with John MacArthur (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article
ut New Journalist Exchange Focuses on China’s Growing Clout By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:17 +0000 New Journalist Exchange Focuses on China’s Growing Clout L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (center, left) with participants in the EWC’s China-U.S. Journalists Exchange program discussing Chinese investment in Los Angeles. The East-West Center’s first China-United States Journalists Exchange focused on China’s more assertive role in regional issues and its increasing economic might. Full Article
ut Spotlight on Alumni: EWC Pays Tribute to Alumnus Mau Piailug, Master Navigator of the Pacific By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:21 +0000 Spotlight on Alumni: EWC Pays Tribute to Alumnus Mau Piailug, Master Navigator of the Pacific EWC Alumnus Mau Piailug (photo by Monte Costa). The East-West Center expresses its deep sympathy to the family and friends of Mau Piailug as we mourn his recent passing. Piailug, a humble, traditional navigator from the Micronesian island of Satawal in Yap, is hailed as the catalyst for launching the cultural renaissance in the Pacific. In 1976, Piailug sat at the helm of the replica ancient Hawaiian voyaging canoe, the Hokule‘a, as it completed a historic journey, sailing 2,300 miles between Hawai‘i and Tahiti without modern-day navigational instruments. Full Article
ut Publications Highlighting Center's Global Impact Make Debut at 50th Anniversery Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:21 +0000 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. Full Article
ut Trade Representative Kirk Outlines Asia-Focused Trade Agenda at East-West Center’s USAPC Washington Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:23 +0000 Trade Representative Kirk Outlines Asia-Focused Trade Agenda at East-West Center’s USAPC Washington Conference U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Full Article
ut Outlook for Global Energy Markets after the Great Recession By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:28 +0000 Outlook for Global Energy Markets After the 'Great Recession' Audio : At an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies and co-sponsored by the East-West Center in Washington, EWC Senior Fellow Fereidun Fesharaki discusses the outlook for global oil and gas markets after the “Great Recession.” Will growth reemerge to pre-crises levels? Will production keep up with resumed growth? What will the implications be for prices? Click here to listen. Full Article
ut Spotlight on Research: EWC Fellows Discuss Asia’s Energy Future on Capitol Hill By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:45 +0000 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. Full Article
ut Burma's Constitutional Referendum: Breakthrough or Status Quo? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:46 +0000 Burma's Constitutional Referendum: Breakthrough or Status Quo? On May 10, the Burmese people will vote on a new constitution, a rare opportunity for the Burmese to express their political opinions about the ruling military junta's protracted path to "guided democracy." In the latest edition of the East-West Center in Washington's Asia Pacific Bulletin series of issue briefs on current events, Zaw Oo, professor of international development at Chiang Mai University in Thailand, argues that, while the May referendum represents a significant step forward for the Burmese political process, procedural mishaps, opacity about the language of the constitution itself, and an imminent clash between the state news media's "yes vote" and the Burmese democracy movement's "no vote" campaigns may negatively impact the referendum process. Full Article
ut Young Environmental Leaders from Southeast Asia Present Eco-Solutions By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:30:45 +0000 SUSI participants from Southeast Asia present their eco-solutions at the EWC.As part of the five-week SUSI institute (Study of the U.S. Institute for Student Leaders on Global Environmental Issues), the East-West Center recently hosted a showcase of student-generated solutions for local environmental problems. The ‘Gallery of Eco-solutions’ focused on four themes: sustainable agriculture and food security; waste management; watersheds; and climate change and energy. Full Article
ut Nationalist Rhetoric Fanning Escalation of East Asia Territorial Disputes By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:18:05 +0000 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. Full Article
ut Taiwan Deputy Defense Minister Gives Briefing at EWC By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:34:07 +0000 Taiwan Deputy Defense Minister Andrew Nien-Dzu Yang briefed an audience of international relations specialists at EWC on Feb. 27 on current Taiwan security issues, including cross-strait relations with mainland China, U.S. arms sales, regional territorial disputes and more. Full Article
ut ASEAN Environmental Youth Leaders Collaborate on State Department Project Proposals with Chance to Win $25,000 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 01:56:44 +0000 HONOLULU (April 24, 2013) -- Last month in Singapore, the East-West Center realized a four-year goal to gather ASEAN-wide young environmental leaders to create collaborative project proposals in what was deemed ““an incredible, innovative, and enriching workshop” by Eric Watnik, the Public Affairs Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore. Fifty-seven alumni from the Study of the US Institutes (SUSI) at East-West Center and University of Montana Mansfield Center (UMT) spent three intensive days crafting proposals for the chance to win $25,000 from the U.S. State Department’s Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund. Full Article
ut Shutdown Hurts US-Asia Engagement By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 02:41:55 +0000 By Charles E. Morrison, EWC President (Note: This commentary first appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Oct. 13, 2013.) When I arrived in Bali last week for this year’s APEC summit, my van driver asked where I was from. When I told him, his face broke into a huge smile. “Say hello to my brother,” he said enthusiastically, referring to President Barack Obama, who remains enormously popular in Indonesia where he spent several years as a child. Two days later, the U.S. budget stalemate forced Obama to cancel his trip to the APEC meeting and the subsequent East Asia Summit in Brunei, along with scheduled stops in Malaysia and the Philippines that had already been called off. Full Article
ut 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
ut Navigating a Future for the East-West Center By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 03:36:28 +0000 Navigating a Future for the East-West Center By Charles E. Morrison Keynote address at the EWC/EWCA International Conference Naha, Okinawa 17 September 2014 Full Article
ut 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
ut Global employment briefing: South Africa, October 2015 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-10-07 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 ... Full Article
ut Global employment briefing: South Africa, February 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-02-01 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. ... Full Article
ut 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
ut Italians slowly venture out into the world again By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +0800 Italians strolled in the park, grabbed take-out cappuccinos and paid their respects to the astonishing number of dead as the European epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic gingerly woke up from the continent’s Full Article World
ut 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
ut 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
ut 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
ut 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
ut Financial Institutions e-briefing: AIFMD update By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2013-03-15 FSA survey on AIFMD – aiming to provide support to AIFMs On 11 March 2013, the Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) published new web-pages on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (“AIFMD”), including an o... Full Article
ut Financial Institutions E-briefing: AIFMD update: FSA and the Treasury publish further consultations on implementation of AIFMD By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2013-03-25 On 19 March, the Financial Services Authority published its much anticipated second consultation on AIFMD: “Implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive” – CP 13/9. The FSA paper came hot on the heels of HM ... Full Article
ut Financial Institutions E-briefing: Asset Management Update: Taxation of rebates of trail commission on investment products By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2013-04-03 On 25 March, HMRC published a briefing on the tax treatment of payments of trail commission which is rebated to investors in collective investment schemes and other investment products such as life insurance policies. The briefing relates to any reb... Full Article
ut Financial Institutions E-briefing: Asset Management Update: Taxation of rebates of trail commission on investment products - update By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2013-04-05 In our previous briefing we reported on HMRC’s recent briefing on the tax treatment of payments of trail commission rebated to... Full Article
ut MiFID II and Structured Deposits: New Duties for Banks By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-06-11 The European Commission (Commission) has contacted the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and, more recently, the European Banking Authority... Full Article
ut Authorised funds for hedge strategies By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-14 When it comes to hedge strategies, onshore FCA-authorised fund vehicles may offer some unique advantages with fewer drawbacks than you might think. When it comes to authorised funds - as in a fund authorised as a product, by a regulator &ndas... Full Article
ut Show me the Money! - The SFC Moves to Regulate Depositaries of SFC-authorised Collective Investment Schemes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-11 The SFC Moves to Regulate Depositaries of SFC-authorised Collective Investment Schemes In September 2019, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “SFC”) issued a Consultation Paper (available here) setting out its proposa... Full Article
ut Twin Truths: God's Sovereignty and Man's Responsibility (John 3:11–21) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 00:00:00 PST This morning we’re going back to John chapter 3, so open your Bible, Full Article
ut Lawbite: Searching for a solution By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-29 Commodity Solution services Limited and Charles Henry Sands v First Scottish Searching Services Limited [2018] SC DUNE 74 In Scotland, inhibitions are a method of debt recovery designed to prevent a debtor selling or disposing of heritable property ... Full Article
