app Digital Contact-Tracing Apps: Hype or Helpful? By www.careersinfosecurity.com Published On :: Australia, India and UK Pursuing Centralized Approach Many Privacy Experts Warn AgainstTechnology is no panacea, including for combating COVID-19. While that might sound obvious, it's worth repeating because some governments continue to hype contact-tracing apps. Such apps won't magically identify every potential exposure. But they could make manual contact-tracing programs more effective. Full Article
app Digital Contact-Tracing Apps Must Win Hearts and Minds By www.careersinfosecurity.com Published On :: We Need These Apps, But Some Nations' Security and Privacy Follies Don't Bode WellDespite the need to battle COVID-19, several nations' in-development digital contact-tracing apps are already dogged by security and privacy concerns. Whether enough users will ever trust these apps to make them effective remains a major question. Is it too late to get more projects back on track? Full Article
app Digital Contact-Tracing Apps: Hype or Helpful? By www.cuinfosecurity.com Published On :: Australia, India and UK Pursuing Centralized Approach Many Privacy Experts Warn AgainstTechnology is no panacea, including for combating COVID-19. While that might sound obvious, it's worth repeating because some governments continue to hype contact-tracing apps. Such apps won't magically identify every potential exposure. But they could make manual contact-tracing programs more effective. Full Article
app Digital Contact-Tracing Apps Must Win Hearts and Minds By www.cuinfosecurity.com Published On :: We Need These Apps, But Some Nations' Security and Privacy Follies Don't Bode WellDespite the need to battle COVID-19, several nations' in-development digital contact-tracing apps are already dogged by security and privacy concerns. Whether enough users will ever trust these apps to make them effective remains a major question. Is it too late to get more projects back on track? Full Article
app Digital Contact-Tracing Apps: Hype or Helpful? By www.databreachtoday.asia Published On :: Australia, India and UK Pursuing Centralized Approach Many Privacy Experts Warn AgainstTechnology is no panacea, including for combating COVID-19. While that might sound obvious, it's worth repeating because some governments continue to hype contact-tracing apps. Such apps won't magically identify every potential exposure. But they could make manual contact-tracing programs more effective. Full Article
app Digital Contact-Tracing Apps Must Win Hearts and Minds By www.databreachtoday.asia Published On :: We Need These Apps, But Some Nations' Security and Privacy Follies Don't Bode WellDespite the need to battle COVID-19, several nations' in-development digital contact-tracing apps are already dogged by security and privacy concerns. Whether enough users will ever trust these apps to make them effective remains a major question. Is it too late to get more projects back on track? Full Article
app [Coronavirus] Vestager pushes tracing apps as key for summer holidays By euobserver.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 07:07:37 +0200 The commissioner for the digital portfolio, Margrethe Vestager, warned that "without the technology, it will be very difficult to open [society] to the degree that we all want" - since new outbreaks might surge back until there is a vaccine. Full Article
app [Ticker] 'Significant weaknesses' on EU disinformation approach By euobserver.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 10:03:20 +0200 A new report from the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services (ERGA) on the implementation of the EU Commission's 2018 code of practice on disinformation reveals "significant weaknesses" linked to the lack of transparency and voluntary approach. ERGA proposes shifting from the current flexible self-regulatory approach to co-regulatory. The code targeted companies such as Google, Facebook and Twitter. Full Article
app [Opinion] The Dutch tracing app 'soap opera' - lessons for Europe By euobserver.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 08:11:09 +0200 The app would need to be paired with more than 100,000 daily tests in order to have effect. And far more than 60 percent of the population will need to use the app in order for it to be effective. Full Article
app 'Disappointing' watchdog may get new EU banking role By euobserver.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:02:42 +0200 The European Commission is floating plans to beef up the fight against money-laundering, including possibly giving a supervisor role to the European Banking Authority. Yet the authority's board refused to act on a €200bn money-laundering scandal involving Danske Bank. Full Article
app Greenpeace Praises Apple's Increased Commitment to Renewable Energy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-04-02T16:06:00Z Greenpeace issued its annual report on the energy efficiency of Internet companies, praising Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and other major providers of online services for improved use of energy resources. Full Article Wind Power Solar
app EU Approves UK Payments for Renewables, Capacity Guarantees By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-07-24T11:54:00Z The European Commission approved the U.K. government’s renewable energy contracts and so-called capacity payments, saying the program that benefits power plants complies with state-aid rules. Full Article Wind Power Solar
app Apple To Build Two Renewable-Powered Data Centers in Europe By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-02-23T21:33:00Z Apple Inc. plans to spend 1.7 billion euros ($1.9 billion) building data centers in Ireland and Denmark in its biggest European investment, with the facilities set to run services such as iTunes and maps for users of its devices. Full Article Wind Power Solar
app Carbon Market Overhaul Closer After EU Lawmakers Approve Plan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2015-05-06T16:13:00Z European Union negotiators are endorsing an accelerated overhaul of the bloc’s carbon market after the price of emission rights fell to levels that fail to deter polluters. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
app EWC Volunteer Named ‘Happiest Man in America’ By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:16 +0000 EWC Volunteer Named ‘Happiest Man in America’ Trudy and Alvin Wong Full Article
app How to Approach Pakistan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:33 +0000 How to Approach Pakistan (Note: This commentary originally appeared in The Honolulu Advertiser on March 8, 2009.) By Shabbir Cheema EWC Senior Fellow The Obama administration has placed its relationship with Pakistan at the top of its foreign policy agenda, and for good reason. Put simply, a solid relationship with Pakistan is key to a stable Afghanistan and, in turn, national and global security. Many of the safe havens of al-Qaida, surely the No. 1 "enemy" in the war on terror, are in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan next to Afghanistan. This is where as many as 50,000 U.S. troops will be stationed in the near future. Full Article
app Happy East-West Center Day, May 14! By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 10 May 2019 21:44:04 +0000 On May 14, 1960, US President Dwight Eisenhower signed into law the act of Congress that established the East-West Center as a place “where scholars and students in various fields from the nations of the East and West may study, give and receive training, (and) exchange ideas and views.” Full Article
app 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
app 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
app Upside-Down Apple-Pecan-Raisin Pie By www.food.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:11:46 +0000 From Nov 2009 Southern Living magazine. -- posted by Bren in LR Full Article
app Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers By www.food.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 19:24:17 +0000 Super simple and delicious. Recipe courtesy of www.dinneratthezoo.com. Serving size is estimated. -- posted by AmyZoe Full Article
app Apple Cinnamon Latticed Hand Pies By www.food.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 18:28:55 +0000 Apple pie has never looked so good. -- posted by Food.com Full Article
app Occupational Health and Safety Alert: When Working from Home does the Home become a Workplace and What happens if you are Injured at Home? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-08 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 “... Full Article
app 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
app Applications Being Accepted for 42nd Summer Seminar on Population By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:06 +0000 Applications Being Accepted for 42nd Summer Seminar on Population Trio of independent workshops will focus on designing fertility analysis, effective responses to HIV and communicating with policymakers HONOLULU (Nov. 4, 2010) – Applications are being accepted through December 31 for the East-West Center’s 2011 Summer Seminar on Population. Held annually since 1970, the Summer Seminar provides a forum for learning and discussion on a wide range of population and health issues. Former participants work in government, nongovernmental (NGO), and academic institutions throughout the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. Click here for full information on the Summer Seminar workshops, instructions for applicants, and application forms from the Summer Seminar website. Full Article
app Asia Pacific Leadership Program Applications Accepted Through Dec 1. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:06 +0000 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. Full Article
app Applications for Asia Pacific Leadership Program Being Accepted Through Jan. 31 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:17 +0000 Applications for Asia Pacific Leadership Program Being Accepted Through Jan. 31 HONOLULU (Dec. 18) – The application deadline for the East-West Center's 2010-11 Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) – considered the premier leadership education program in the Asia Pacific region – is Jan. 31, 2010. Entering its tenth 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 48 countries. All participants receive a fee-waiver valued at approximately $15,000. Full Article
app Applications Being Accepted for Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:18 +0000 Applications Being Accepted for Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Two-week professional workshop in Indonesia during May will focus on “Internal Conflicts in the Asia Pacific Region” HONOLULU (Nov. 19) – Applications are being accepted through Jan. 1 for the third annual Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Human Rights. Organized by the Asian International Justice Initiative – a collaboration between the East-West Center and the University of California-Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center Full Article
app Applications Being Accepted for Summer Population Seminar By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:18 +0000 Applications Being Accepted for Summer Population Seminar Trio of independent workshops will focus on population aging, health-care financing and communicating with policymakers HONOLULU (Dec. 1) – Applications are being accepted through December 31 for the East-West Center’s 2010 Summer Seminar on Population. Held annually since 1970, the Summer Seminar provides a forum for learning and discussion on a wide range of population and health issues. Former participants work in government, nongovernmental (NGO), and academic institutions throughout the Asia-Pacific region and around the world. Full information on the Summer Seminar workshops, instructions for applicants, and application forms can be obtained from the Summer Seminar website at http://www.eastwestcenter.org/summerseminar . Full Article
app Fesharaki Appointed to Board of Dubai Mercantile Exchange By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:24 +0000 Fesharaki Appointed to Board of Dubai Mercantile Exchange HONOLULU (August 6) – East-West Center Senior Fellow Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME). The DME is the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, providing a financially secure, well-regulated transparent trading environment. Full Article
app Application Deadline Approaches for New Pacific Islands Scholarship By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:32 +0000 Application Deadline Approaches for New Pacific Islands Scholarship HONOLULU (Feb. 6) – The application deadline for the East-West Center's new Norway-Pacific Islands Scholarship Program (NPISP)— created for students from the Solomon Islands or Vanuatu to pursue a master’s degree in anthropology, Pacific islands studies, or political science at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa— is March 15, 2009. Study will begin in August 2009. Scholarship provisions include tuition, residence hall fees, book allowance, living stipend, health insurance, and round-trip airfare. Application forms and detailed program information are available at: http:// EastWestCenter.org/studentprograms . Full Article
app 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
app Application Deadline Nears For Asia Pacific Leadership Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:37 +0000 Application Deadline Nears For Asia Pacific Leadership Program HONOLULU (Oct. 30) – The application deadline for the East-West Center's Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) – widely regarded as the premier leadership education program in the Asia region – is December 1, 2008. Application forms and detailed information about the program are available on the APLP website. The APLP is a nine-month graduate certificate program with a minimum five-month residency in Honolulu, Hawaii. The program combines the development of regional expertise with the cultivation of individual leadership capacity. Full Article
app EWC Board Member Appointed to Lead Korean Presidential Transition Competitiveness Council By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:52 +0000 EWC Board Member Appointed to Lead Korean Presidential Transition Competitiveness Council FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Derek Ferrar Media Relations Specialist East-West Center Phone: (808) 944-7204 Email: ferrard@EastWestCenter.org Full Article
app Jan. 31 is Application Deadline for Journalism Fellowships to India, Malaysia and the U.S. By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:53 +0000 Jan. 31 is Application Deadline for Journalism Fellowships to India, Malaysia and the U.S. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Derek Ferrar Media Relations Specialist East-West Center Phone: (808) 944-7204 Email: ferrard@EastWestCenter.org American and Asian Journalists to Focus on Issues in the U.S. and among Asia’s Muslims HONOLULU (Dec. 19, 2007) -- The East-West Center is accepting fellowship applications from Asian and American journalists who want to learn more about the United States and Muslims in Asia. The Senior Journalists Seminar, a travel-and-dialogue program, will take American journalists to Kolkata (Calcutta), India and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Full Article
app Deadline Approaches For EWC’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:55 +0000 Deadline Approaches For EWC’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program HONOLULU (Nov. 1) — The application deadline for the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program (APLP) is December 1, 2007. Application forms and information on fellowship opportunities are available on the program’s website at www.eastwestcenter.org/aplp . Eligible candidates for the APLP include exceptional early to mid-career professionals and mature graduate students with high leadership potential from all sectors (government, business, NGOs, media, etc.) across the globe. Applicants must have a four-year bachelor’s degree or its equivalent. Full Article
app EWC Accepting Applications For Two Journalism Fellowship Programs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:55 +0000 EWC Accepting Applications For Two Journalism Fellowship Programs HONOLULU (Nov. 7) – The East-West Center (EWC) is now accepting applications for two journalism travel-study fellowships—the Spring 2008 Jefferson Fellowships for Journalists and the 4th Korea-United States Journalists Exchange. The Spring 2008 Jefferson Fellowships program will take place May 3-25, 2008, and is open to journalists from the United States, Asia, and the Pacific islands. The theme for this program is “Beyond the Boomtowns: Development Challenges in The Other China.” Fellows will travel to Honolulu, Hawaii; and Beijing, Chongqing and Chengdu, China. The China study tour will include overland travel through smaller cities and rural areas. Fellows will visit regions that reflect different stages of China’s economic and political development. Full Article
app New Members Appointed to EWC Board By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:27 +0000 HONOLULU (April 6, 2011) – Hawai‘i Governor Neil Abercrombie has appointed four new members to three-year terms on the East-West Center’s Board of Governors and re-appointed one currently serving member. The new members are: former Hawai‘i Governor George Ariyoshi, attorney Corianne Lau, attorney R. Brian Tsujimura, and attorney Richard Turbin. Abercombie also re-appointed the board’s current chairman, Puongpun Sananikone, an international business development consultant and alumnus of the East-West Center. Outgoing board members are Eddie Flores Jr., Betty Kwong, Roland Lagareta and Gene Ward. The EWC Board of Governors consists of 18 members, including five appointed by the governor of Hawai‘i, five appointed by the U.S. Full Article
app Secretary of State Clinton Appoints New Members to East-West Center Board of Governors By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 11 Jan 2012 03:16:59 +0000 HONOLULU (Jan. 10, 2012) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has appointed five new members to three-year terms on the East-West Center’s Board of Governors. The new members are: UN Foundation CEO Kathy Bushkin Calvin, Clinton advisor and former USAID official Margaret Carpenter, Three Oaks Investments CEO and former White House National Economic Council senior counselor Ginger Lew, Mapleton Investments Chairman Marc Nathanson, and former U.S. Ambassador to Fiji and other Pacific island nations M. Osman Siddique. Outgoing board members are Lori Forman, Theodore Lee, Patricia Saiki, S. Linn Williams, and Michael Young. Full Article
app East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-In-Residence, Nicholas Papp By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 02:01:08 +0000 HONOLULU (Sept. 27, 2012) – – Nicholas Papp, a 13-year veteran of the U.S. Foreign Service, has joined the East-West Center as Diplomat-in-Residence. He will be posted at the Center until June 2013 with a research focus on the current democratic reform movement in Burma. Full Article
app Application Deadline Approaching for Asia Pacific Leadership Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:36:24 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 14, 2012) – The priority application deadline for the East-West Center's 2013-14 Asia Pacific Leadership Program – considered the premier leadership education program in the Asia Pacific region – is Dec 1, 2012. From August – December 2013, up to APLP 40 Fellows from around the globe will join regional specialists and leadership educators in a dynamic learning community at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii for this graduate certificate program combining the development of regional expertise with the enhancement of individual leadership capacity. All participants receive a fee-waiver fellowship valued at approximately $15,000. Full Article
app East-West Center Board Re-Appoints Richard Turbin as Chairman By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:48:01 +0000 Former US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell andPunahou School President James Scott Chosen as Vice Chairs HONOLULU (Oct. 17, 2017) –Members of the East-West Center’s Board of Governors have re-appointed Honolulu attorney Richard Turbin as the board’s Chairman for another one-year term. Turbin, a member of the board since 2011, has served as its Chairman since February 2016. At a meeting on Oct. 6, the board also selected former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Kurt Campbell and Punahou School President James Scott as Vice-Chairs. Full Article
app EWC President Vuylsteke Appointed to Hawaii Pacific Export Council By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:58:26 +0000 Full Article
app Gov. Ige Appoints John Waihe‘e and Lynn Miyahira to EWC Board of Governors By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 01:49:04 +0000 HONOLULU (April 30, 2020) – Hawai‘i Governor David Ige has appointed former Governor John Waihe‘e III and communications executive Lynn Miyahira to three-year terms as members of the East-West Center’s Board of Governors. They succeed outgoing Board members R. Brian Tsujimura and Richard Turbin. Full Article
app The effect of Brexit on UK public procurement legislation and the application of EU State aid rules in the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-06-30 Introduction This briefing considers issues relating to the extent to which the UK&rs... Full Article
app The question of a sufficiently serious breach: a relevant consideration in the review of applications for the lifting of automatic suspensions? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-04-05 Case comment: (1) Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust and (2) Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust v Lancashire County Council [2018] EWHC 200 (TCC) Summary In a recent judgment of the new head of the TCC, Fraser J, Lancashire County ... Full Article
app Apprenticeship employer agreements By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-16 This session will cover an introduction to these agreements and the ESFA Funding rules which underpin them. We will also cover topics such as:... Full Article
app Covid-19 - Policy for supporting renewables and how banks are approaching renewable projects impacted by the virus By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 The Energy Transition Club and the REA are hosting a webinar on Wednesday 6 May at 11am for 90 minutes.... Full Article
app IHC HR e-briefing 117 - Disability discrimination: in preserving the status quo, the Court of Appeal takes a radical leap! By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-07-30 The Court of Appeal has approved the application of the House of Lords decision in the case of London Borough of Lewisham v Malcolm [2008] IRLR 700 to employment-related cases. See our previous HR e-briefing 366 for further information. In many res... Full Article
app IHC HR e-briefing 129 - Court of Appeal decides collective redundancy consultation law is unclear By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-11-09 The Court of Appeal has today cast doubt on existing domestic case-law on when the obligation to consult begins under section 188 TULRCA and the EU Collective Redundancies Directive. Having considered two opposing views as to when consultation begin... Full Article
