hr Asia Report: Three Ways to Ensure India's Bright Solar Future By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2013-12-17T14:47:00Z India's solar energy installed capacity has swelled from practically nothing to more than 2 GW in the three years since the creation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission Phase 1 (JNNSM). Impressively, costs have come down rapidly (to roughly $0.12/kWh for solar PV, and $0.21/kWh for CSP) to be competitive with grid-connected solar PV in many other regions. Full Article Wind Power Baseload Solar Storage
hr Top US Clean Energy and Climate Breakthroughs in 2013 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2013-12-31T06:02:00Z The United States broke one record after another for extreme weather in 2013. From deadly floods in Colorado to prolonged drought across the Southwest, Americans saw what unchecked climate change can do to our communities. But we also witnessed another kind of powerful force: real and positive climate action. Full Article Wind Power Baseload Solar Storage
hr Germany’s $2.8 Billion Power Link With Norway Threatened By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-03-27T14:59:00Z Talks between Germany and Norway about how to boost the trading of electricity from renewable sources are being held up by concerns that the power cable running under the North Sea won’t ever make money. Full Article Wind Power Solar
hr Utilities Threatened by Competitive Renewable Energy Growth By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-04-09T16:13:00Z Technology is catching up with Thomas Edison’s electricity industry, eating away at the utility business model that hasn’t changed much in a century. Full Article Wind Power Storage Solar
hr Expect $1.6 Trillion in Clean Energy Investments Through 2020, Says IEA By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-08-28T14:32:00Z Investments in new clean-energy capacity will total $1.61 trillion through 2020 even as the expansion of renewables is expected to slow, the International Energy Agency said. Full Article Wind Power Solar
hr Carbon Breakthrough: US, China Make Milestone Agreement to Fight Climate Change By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: 2014-11-12T16:03:00Z President Barack Obama pledged deeper U.S. cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions and China will for the first time set a target for capping carbon emissions under an agreement between the world’s two biggest economies. Full Article Storage Energy Efficiency Wind Power Solar
hr Earth to AI: Three Startups Using Deep Learning for Environmental Monitoring By blogs.nvidia.com Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:00:51 GMT Sometimes it takes an elevated view to appreciate the big picture. NASA’s iconic “Blue Marble,” taken in 1972, helped inspire the modern environmental movement by capturing the finite and fragile nature of Earth for the first time. Today, aerial imagery from satellites and drones powers a range of efforts to monitor and protect our planet Read article > The post Earth to AI: Three Startups Using Deep Learning for Environmental Monitoring appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog. Full Article
hr What the Magi Mean to Christmas (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 12:00:00 -0700 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article Selected Scriptures
hr What the Magi Mean to Christmas, Part 2 (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 18 Dec 2016 12:00:00 -0700 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article Selected Scriptures
hr The Geography of Christmas Prophecy (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 25 Dec 2016 12:00:00 -0700 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article Selected Scriptures
hr Christ, the Head of the Church (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 26 Feb 2017 12:00:00 -0800 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article Selected Scriptures
hr Freedom in Christ, Part 1 (Galatians 1:1–5) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 09 Apr 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 Galatians
hr Freedom in Christ, Part 2 (Galatians 1:1–5) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 23 Apr 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 Galatians
hr Making Christ Attractive in a Pagan World (1 Peter 2:4–12) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 02 Jul 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 1 Peter
hr The Christian’s Assurance of Salvation (Galatians 4:1–6) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 05 Nov 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 Galatians
hr The Mystery of Christmas (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 24 Dec 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
hr Understanding Christian Freedom (Galatians 5:13–16) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 04 Mar 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
hr How Christian Freedom Works (Galatians 5:13–16) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 11 Mar 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
hr The Divine Credentials of the Christmas Child (Colossians 1:15-19) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 23 Dec 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 Colossians
hr Who Is the Antichrist?, Part 1 (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 28 Apr 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 2 Thessalonians
hr Antichrist Unleashed (2 Thessalonians 2:6-12) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 26 May 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 2 Thessalonians
hr Election: Christ’s Honor and Our Blessing (2 Thessalonians 2:13-17) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 09 Jun 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 2 Thessalonians
hr Confessing Christ (1 Timothy 3:16) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 20 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 1 Timothy
hr 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
hr 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
hr Lawbite: Jumping through all the sub-letting hoops By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-22 Warborough Investments Limited v Lunar Office SARL [2018] EWCA Civ 427 The Court of Appeal has held that, contrary to the decision at first instance, the sub-clauses of a lease setting out the terms for permitting underletting should be read cumula... Full Article
hr Parmesan and Mushroom Stuffed Meatloaf By www.food.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:12:42 +0000 So delicious. From Southern Living, April 2009. -- posted by Vicki Kaye Full Article
hr Grilled Shrimp and Sausage Skewers With Smokey Paprika Gaze By www.food.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 19:23:51 +0000 from Bon Appetit. A delicious glaze. Make it often. -- posted by Vicki Kaye Full Article
hr 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
hr 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
hr Qawwali Music from Pakistan: Sufi Devotional Music by Mehr and Sher Ali By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:47 +0000 Qawwali Music from Pakistan: Sufi Devotional Music by Mehr and Sher Ali Pakistani Qawwali singers Mehr and Sher Ali. Photo: Courtesy of World Music Institute. April 28 - 29, 8:00 - 9:30 p.m. Imin Center-Jefferson Hall East-West Center “Soaring…vibrant…music fueled by its own jubilation” - NY Times Strong male voices, lively percussion and explosive hand-clapping – along with lyrics based on mystical poetry by Sufi masters – characterize the devotional music known as Qawwali, which was made famous in the Western world by the late master Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Full Article
hr Three Hawaii High Schoolers Headed for Cambodia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:03 +0000 Three Hawaii High Schoolers Headed for Cambodia HONOLULU (June 14) – Three Hawaii high school students have been selected to take part in the East-West Center's AsiaPacificEd Program "Partnership for Youth: Reporting for Change: Cambodia” program. Hannah Ross and Davin Aoyagi of Honolulu’s Mid-Pacific Institute and Maria Walczuk of Hilo’s Connections Public Charter School will join 18 of their mainland counterparts for the four-week program that gets underway July 1. Focusing on the Khmer Rouge Tribunal as a case study, the students will analyze the role of journalism in covering an event of international importance as well as the role of the media in the democratic process. Full Article
hr New Report Chronicles Status of Climate Change Law and Policy in Hawai‘i By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:37:01 +0000 HONOLULU, HI (August 24, 2012) — As part of a collaborative project of the Pacific Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments Program coordinated by the East-West Center, the Center for Island Climate Adaptation and Policy (ICAP) at the University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program recently published Climate Change Law and Policy in Hawai‘i, Briefing Sheet, 2012. The report chronicles Hawai'i state efforts to reduce human-caused greenhouse gas emissions and build resiliency to climate change impacts. “The briefing sheet outlines the great work that has been accomplished thus far; however, there is much more to be done to effectively mitigate and adapt to climate change,” says Malia Nobrega, ICAP Director of Strategic Partnerships. Full Article
hr East-West Center Students from South Pacific and Timor Leste Gain U.S. Insight, Experience Through D.C. Internships By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 02:32:42 +0000 WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2014) -- Thirteen college students from the Pacific Islands and Timor Leste who are studying in Hawai‘i on East-West Center-administered scholarships are currently in Washington, D.C. on six-week internships designed to offer them professional experience and help expand their understanding of American society. USSP and USTL participants meet with Ms. Julia Findlay of the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs. Full Article
hr EWC Researchers Contribute to New Study That Reveals the Increasing Threat from Cumulative Climate Hazards By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:21:10 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 19, 2018) -- East-West Center researchers Abby Frazier and Keith Bettinger are among the authors of a new study published today in Nature Climate Change that provides one of the most comprehensive assessments yet of how humanity is being impacted by the simultaneous occurrence of multiple climate hazards strengthened by increasing greenhouse gas emissions. This research reveals that society faces a much larger threat from climate change than previous studies have suggested. Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 207 - Don't be compromised! By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2005-05-11 Encouraging settlement of employment disputes outside of the courts and tribunal system remains the cornerstone of employment legislation. It also remains the case that the vast majority of parties resolve employment disputes without the ne... Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 207 - Don't be compromised! By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2005-05-11 Encouraging settlement of employment disputes outside of the courts and tribunal system remains the cornerstone of employment legislation. It also remains the case that the vast majority of parties resolve employment disputes without the ne... Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 225 - Resolving workplace disputes: one year on By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2005-10-13 On 1 October 2005, the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures were one year old. The procedures were introduced when the Employment Act (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 (the Regulations) came into force on 1 October 2004. As we reporte... Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 232 - Resolving workplace disputes: first EAT decision By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2005-12-12 For the past 14 months, cases clarifying the complex statutory dispute resolution procedures have been eagerly awaited. Our patience has been rewarded by a sudden flurry of cases all of which deal with the statutory grievance procedures (SGPs). In t... Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 233 - More EAT decisions on the Statutory Grievance Procedures By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2006-01-04 The first EAT decision on the statutory grievance procedures (SGPs), Thorpe v Poat and Lake was reported in briefing 232. Hot on its heels come four further EAT decisions ( Sher... Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 299 - Notice pay may be taxed By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2007-02-28 The extent to which payments in lieu of notice (PILONs) may attract tax has for a long time been a complex issue and one which has not always received consistent treatment by HM Revenue and Customs. The issue is straightforward if the payment is ma... Full Article
hr International HR briefing - France By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-04-14 Amicable terminations: a new way to terminate ? Apart from dismissal and resignation, French law provides for a third way to end an employment contract: the amicable termination. However, this way is rarely encountered in practice, especiall... Full Article
hr International HR briefing - Switzerland By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-04-14 Protection against unfair dismissal during the probationary period Introduction The key sources of Swiss labour law are to be found in Arts. 319 - 362 of the Swiss Code of Obligations and in the Swiss Federal Labour Act. In comparison to most othe... Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 355 - ACAS launches consultation on draft Discipline and Grievance Code By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-05-08 The repeal of the fated statutory dispute resolution procedures moved a step closer last week when ACAS issued, in draft, a revised Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance for consultation. The Code has been significantly amended and simp... Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 405 - European age discrimination ruling with a sting in its tail By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-03-05 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has this morning given a ruling that represents a significant victory for the charity Age Concern in their fight to have certain parts of UK age discrimination legislation ruled unlawful. As expected, the ECJ has... Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 417 - unfair dismissal awards to rise with redundancy pay By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-06-09 In e-briefings Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 421 - dismissal by letter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-07-14 You have written a dismissal letter and can now relax in the knowledge that what was an unpleasant experience for all concerned is concluded. Or can you? When does the employment end? Is it the date you wrote the letter, the date it is posted, the d... Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 429 - employment tribunal statistics for 2008/09 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-10-08 Despite an overall drop in the number of claims last year, statistics for 2008-09 released by the Tribunals Service last week reveal that claim numbers remain high at 151,028 and the majority of claim types rose in that period. The latest statisti... Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 441 - Maximum compensatory award reduced for 2010 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-12-17 The Government has today announced, just as predicted, a fall in RPI-linked compensation limits. The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will decrease from £66,200 to £65,300 for effective dates ... Full Article
hr HR e-briefing 442 - tribunals to blow the whistle from April By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-01-15 This morning, the Government has clarified its proposals to enable employment tribunals to pass on whistle-blowing allegations, raised in ET1 claim forms, to the relevant regulatory authorities. New powers are to be introduced ... Full Article
