nc The Lord’s Vengeance, Part 4 (Isaiah 5-6; John 12) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 10 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 Isaiah
nc Sanctification: The Believer’s Transformation, Part 1 (Colossians 3:9-17) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 15 Sep 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 Colossians
nc Sanctification: The Believer’s Transformation, Part 2 (Colossians 3:9-17) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 22 Sep 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 Colossians
nc Irreconcilable Views of Reconciliation (Voddie Baucham) (Ephesians 2:11-22) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Fri, 18 Oct 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 Ephesians
nc 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
nc 50th Anniversary Conference Wraps Up By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:22 +0000 50th Anniversary Conference Wraps Up Halau Hula Ka No‘eau opens the conference with an offering of hula. Friends and colleagues reunite. Full Article
nc 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
nc EWC 50 Spotlight: EWC Arts Program Introduces Diverse Audiences to Traditional Japanese Music By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:24 +0000 EWC 50 Spotlight: EWC Arts Program Introduces Diverse Audiences to Traditional Japanese Music photo by Eric Chang Full Article
nc EWC 50 Spotlight: Follow the EWC International Media Conference Online By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:24 +0000 EWC 50 Spotlight: Follow the EWC International Media Conference Online More than 250 journalists and media experts from across the Asia Pacific region and the U.S. gathered in Hong Kong April 25-28 to discuss the latest news and media-industry issues in the region. Full Article
nc EWC 50 Spotlight: International Graduate Student Conference Addresses Global Challenges By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:25 +0000 EWC 50 Spotlight: International Graduate Student Conference Addresses Global Challenges Conference co-coordinator Vandana Krishnamurthy welcomes the audience to the International Graduate Student Conference. Seated in the front row ( L to R) are Beryl Yang, the other co-coordinator, EWC President Charles E. Morrison, keynote speaker C.H. Tung, EWC Board of Governors Chairman Puongpun Sananikone, Mr. and Mrs. John K. Tsui, and Jean Ariyoshi. Full Article
nc EWC 50 Spotlight: East-West Center Launches 50th Anniversary Celebrations at Dinner Honoring the Founders By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:26 +0000 EWC 50 Spotlight: East-West Center Launches 50th Anniversary Celebrations at Dinner Honoring the Founders At the dinner honoring EWC founding leaders and launching the Center’s 50th Anniversary, Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister to President Obama and daughter of EWC alumni Ann Dunham and Lolo Soetoro, speaks about the Center’s importance to her family. Full Article
nc Spotlight on Public Events: Microfinance as a Tool for Community Development By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:28 +0000 Spotlight on Public Events: Microfinance as a Tool for Community Development EWC Changing Faces Women’s Leadership Program participant Kalpana Sankar, CEO of Hand in Hand in Tamil Nadu (India), speaking on microfinance initiatives. Kathleen Stack, Vice President of Freedom from Hunger and a participant in EWC’s 2009 Changing Faces Women’s Leadership Program, speaking on her NGO’s microfinance projects. Full Article
nc Asia Pacific Recovery Policies Explored at Economic Council Meeting By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:31 +0000 Asia Pacific Recovery Policies Explored at Economic Council Meeting WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 14) – The Asia Pacific region is starting to see the effects of various stimulus packages, but a long road still lies ahead before the global economy recovers, experts said at the annual General Meeting of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, hosted this week by the East-West Center in Washington. A survey of more than 400 regional opinion leaders released during the two-day PECC conference also revealed that, while a substantial number of respondents expected much weaker economic growth in the next year, the degree of pessimism has declined compared to a previous survey conducted in October 2008. Full Article
nc Spotlight on Alumni: Alumna Encop Sopia Blaizes the Trail for Indonesian Women in Politics By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:31 +0000 Spotlight on Alumni: Alumna Encop Sopia Blazes the Trail for Indonesian Women in Politics EWC Alumna Encop Sopia at the 2008 EWC International Conference in Bali. Full Article
nc Pursuing North Korea Sanctions That Work By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:33 +0000 Pursuing North Korea Sanctions That Work EWC Non-Resident Senior Fellow Marcus Noland, who has done extensive economic and political research on North Korea, argues in an op-ed published in the current issue of Newsweek ’s international edition that the Obama administration and world community are unlikely to deter North Korea from staging another missile launch simply by the threat of a return to limited and “toothless” U.N economic sanctions, which have failed in the past. However, Noland writes, other, more substantive measures have previously proved more successful in dealing with the North Korean regime, including cutting off oil deliveries from China and freezing the regime’s overseas bank assets. Click here to read the Newsweek article. Full Article
nc Spotlight on Education: EWC International Graduate Student Conference Attracts Global Participation By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:34 +0000 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. Full Article
nc EWC Conference Underway in Bali By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:38 +0000 EWC Conference Underway in Bali Among the conference speakers was Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii. HONOLULU (Nov. 13) – The EWC/EWCA 2008 International Conference got underway yesterday in Bali, Indonesia, with welcoming remarks by the Governor of Bali, the U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia and the Indonesian Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare, followed by the conference’s keynote address by East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison. Full Article
nc Watch “The EWC Experience” on the Web By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:43 +0000 Watch “The EWC Experience” on the Web A short video featuring East-West Center participants and alumni discussing their EWC experience is now available for viewing on the Web as part of the Center’s growing collection of online video . The eight-minute “ East-West Center Experience ” video offers a concise overview of the Center’s history and mission, along with personal insights from participants about the Center’s impact on their education and lives. “The relationships you build at the East-West Center really fundamentally change you,” says Asia Pacific Leadership Program participant Eric Hanson in the video. “…It’s really like a laboratory for human relationships, (and) a microcosm of how the world should be.” Full Article
nc Early Registration for Bali EWCA Conference Ends June 30 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:45 +0000 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 . Full Article
nc Spotlight on Graduate Student Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:48 +0000 Spotlight on Graduate Student Conference Malaysian student Abu Bakar Husni from the University of Delaware asks a question at the conference's opening session. Some 130 graduate students from 50 universities in 25 nations gathered at the Hawaii Imin International Conference Center Feb. 14-16 to present their research at the East-West Center’s 7th annual International Graduate Student Conference. Full Article
nc Spotlight on Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Visit By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:48 +0000 Spotlight on Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Visit HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the Royal Sala Thai dedication ceremony. Photo: Shayne Hasegawa. Earlier this year, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited Hawaii to take part in several special East-West Center events, including a dedication ceremony for the Center’s recently reconstructed Royal Sala Thai, or Thai pavilion. Click on the player window at the bottom of this page to watch a brief video on the princess’ visit. Click the following links to view: Full Article
nc Spotlight on Seminars: Bangkok Media Conference 2008 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:49 +0000 Spotlight on Seminars: Bangkok Media Conference 2008 Fall 2007 Jefferson Fellows Johnny Brannon (Honolulu Advertiser), Dante Ramos (Boston Globe), and Christina Larson (Washington Monthly) interview Cambodians at a temple near Phnom Penh. New Generation Seminar participant Kalolaine Moeaki of Tonga’s Ministry of Education (center) presents a gift to the principal (right) of Shanghai’s innovative South Dong Chang Middle School. Full Article
nc It’s the 70s Once More at EWC Get-Together By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:52 +0000 It’s the 70s Once More at EWC Get-Together HONOLULU (August 6) – There is an old joke that goes, “If you remember the 60s you weren’t there.” What about the 70s? No worries. At least 110 East-West Center (EWC) 70s alumni have already signed up to prove they were there and remember. The EWC’s 1970s reunion, open to all “born into the family” back then, will be held August 24 through 27 at the Center. The 30-year gathering is more than just an old-time meet-and-greet. According to EWC Alumni Officer Gordon Ring, “There will be plenty of opportunities to discuss the issues we faced in the 1970s and how they have evolved, and the chance to meet current Center staff, researchers, and students. But, there will also be plenty of opportunity for fun.” Full Article
nc Videoconference with NY High School on APEC Issues Helps Launch Online Exchange Project By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:21:38 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 4, 2011) -- EWC President Charles E. Morrison participated today in a videoconference with about 80 students and teachers at Scarsdale High School in New York, focusing on issues related to the APEC Leaders Meetings in Honolulu next week. Also participating in the discussion was Robert Koepcke, Deputy Director of the U.S. State Department's Bureau for East Asia and Pacific Affairs. Video of the discussion will be posted soon as part of the launch of a new online school exchange program called "Open Channels," which will connect more than 60 schools in the U.S., Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and elsewhere. Full Article
nc EWC Graduate Students Develop Leadership Skills and Discuss Global Challenges at International Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:22:05 +0000 Lee Howell of the World Economic Forum presents the keynote address at the International Graduate Student Conference.IGSC co-chairs Apinya Jantunyarux & Asmatullah Junejo (center) with presenter Lee Howell and EWC directors and board members. Full Article
nc 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
nc 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
nc 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
nc EWC Partners with Tongji University on Asian Regional Peri-Urbanization Conference in Shanghai By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 02:18:20 +0000 With millions of people who live in “peri-urban” areas at the edges of cities in Asia suffering from enormous deficits in basic urban services, spillover environmental impacts and weak local governments, policymakers in the region recognize the urgent need for solutions to cope with the range of issues impacting residents of these areas. Full Article
nc Global employment briefing: France, October 2015 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-10-07 New provisions relating to staff representatives OverviewFrom 17 August 2015 new provision, referred to as the “Rebsamen Law” (the “Law”), was introduced. It is aimed at modernising and strengthening relationships with staff ... Full Article
nc Global employment briefing: France - February 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-02-01 Compulsory provision of health insurance by employers in FranceThe safeguarding of employees’ wellbeing is a key focus of French employment legislation. From biannual consultations with employees to evaluate the psychological impacts of their ... Full Article
nc 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
nc Iran to drop 4 zeroes from currency By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 01:23:00 +0800 IRAN’S parliament has passed a bill allowing the government to slash four zeros from the rial, Iranian state media reported yesterday, after a sharp fall in the value of the currency as a result of crippling Full Article World
nc Japan extends emergency amid fears of sudden spike By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 01:23:00 +0800 JAPAN’S Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday extended a state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of May, warning it was too soon to begin relaxing restrictions. Abe said a review of the situation Full Article World
nc France may have had the virus in December By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +0800 FRENCH scientists say they may have identified a possible case of the new coronavirus dating back to December — about a month before the first cases were officially confirmed in Europe. In a study published Full Article World
nc 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
nc 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
nc 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
nc 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
nc 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
nc MiFID II and Insurance Products By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-05-20 The European Commission (Commission), Parliament and the Council have now reached agreement on the texts for the Recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (... Full Article
nc Leverage under the AIFMD: some rare guidance By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-08-08 On 7 August 2018, ESMA published a letter from Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, to Gabriel Bernardino, EIOPA Chair. The letter addressed the question of whether ESMA would consider borrowing arrangements and derivative arrangements entered into by an Alt... Full Article
nc 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
nc Lawbite: Do fence me in! By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-09 Churston Golf Club Ltd v Richard Haddock [2019] EWCA Civ 544 The Court of Appeal has overturned both the High Court and earlier County Court decisions and found that a covenant to fence should not be treated as a fencing easement capable of binding ... Full Article
nc Repairing covenants - does aesthetic appearance matter? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-10 Blue Manchester LTD v North West Ground Rents LTD [2019] EWHC 142 (TCC) The High Court confirmed earlier this year that landlords must consider aesthetic appearance when assessing repairs as they may be obliged to reinstate original design features.... Full Article
nc Lawbite: Assessing the nature of the tenancy! By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-02-20 (1) Stephen Charles Smyth-Tyrrell (2) Beaujolois Katherine Smyth-Tyrrell –v- William Robert Bowden (2018) Recovery of possession of land by a landlord against his tenant is not always an easy business. In this particular case, the tenant... Full Article
nc Rates Mitigation: We act for Principled Offsite Logistics in landmark case By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-07-09 R (Principled Offsite Logistics Limited) – v - Trafford Council [2018] EWHC 1687 (Admin) In a decision which will be welcomed by corporate occupiers nationwide, the High Court has ruled that the storage model employed by Principled Offsite Log... Full Article
nc Lawbite: Money, money, money injunctions and rights to light By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-09-04 Beaumont Business Centres Limited v Florala Properties Limited [2018] EWHC 2112 (Ch) The High Court was not persuaded that Beaumont, the Claimant, should be precluded from continuing with its claim for an injunction to restrict works which threatene... Full Article
nc Lawbite: When does a nuisance tenant become the landlords problem? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-02-13 Fouladi v Darout Ltd and others [2018] EWHC 3501 (Ch) A nuisance is caused by a person doing something on his own land, which he is lawfully entitled to do but which becomes a nuisance when the consequences of his act extend to the land of his neigh... Full Article
nc Strategic, pragmatic and focused support - 2019 Health and Safety experience By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-18 ... Full Article
