fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Live Webinar | How to avoid the security dangers with working from home (WFH)




fro

Recognizing Lessons Learned From the First DNSSEC Key Rollover, a Year Later

A year ago, under the leadership of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the internet naming community completed the first-ever rollover of the cryptographic key that plays a critical role in securing internet traffic worldwide. The ultimate success of that endeavor was due in large part to outreach efforts by ICANN and […]

The post Recognizing Lessons Learned From the First DNSSEC Key Rollover, a Year Later appeared first on Verisign Blog.




fro

[Column] Should Hungary and Poland benefit from next EU budget?

If the North-South divide is bridged by a significantly increased EU-budget for the next seven years, anti-democratic governments should not continue to benefit.




fro

[Ticker] Belgium to reopen all shops from 11 May

The Belgian National Security Council, where all governments are represented, has decided to reopen all shops from 11 May onward, prime minister Sophie Wilmès announced at a press conference, adding "only one customer for every 10 square metres is allowed, and this for maximum half an hour". Bars, restaurants, markets and museums will remain closed. People are also allowed to see four extra people, instead of the current one person.




fro

[Letter] Right-of-reply from Chinese embassy to Belgium

Such claims, based on internal reports four years ago, fall far from the truth, and are mainly based on conjectures and presumptions. The so-called 'Chinese espionage menace' is nothing new and has time and again been proven fictitious.




fro

[Ticker] Only 59 minors relocated from Greece

A plan to relocate, from Greece, 1,600 unaccompanied minors seeking asylum to other member states have so far netted 59 transfers. Twelve minors have been sent to Luxembourg and 47 to Germany. The European Commission says Portugal and Slovenia are next to take some in. They hope to relocate the remaining minors over the next few months.




fro

[Ticker] Estonia holds UN talks on 'lessons learned' from WW2

Estonia is marking 75 years since the end of WW2 on European soil on Friday at a vide-meeting of the UN Security Council, which it currently chairs. The event, which is public and live-streamed, will discuss "lessons learned to prevent future atrocities" and "the responsibility of the Security Council", which has failed to stop egregious war crimes in Syria in recent times. US historian Timothy Snyder will also take part.




fro

[Stakeholder] Time to reinvent our Union, learning from Schuman's courage

70 years later, after decades of comparative peace, todays European Union - perhaps the world's greatest experiment in state integration - finds itself at a crossroads.




fro

Is Natural Gas Sucking Investment from Renewable Energy?

U.S. President Barack Obama says natural gas can be a bridge from coal to a cleaner energy future. Investors are showing it’s more likely a bridge to nowhere.




fro

Japan Calls US Emissions Plan a Bold Step Away From Coal

Japan said the U.S.’s proposed cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions from its power plants is a bold step to tackle climate change.




fro

News and information on small hydropower projects from around the world

The latest news on global small hydroelectric facilities from July-August 2014




fro

Renewable Gas from Wastewater Treatment Plant Fueling UK Homes

Extracting energy from “processed poo” to help power homes in the Birmingham area is what Severn Trent Plc, Britain’s second-largest publicly traded water company, is now doing to generate a cost-saving renewable gas.




fro

UK sees 40% rise in power from on-site biogas

The UK increased its power generation from on-site biogas plants by 40% in 2014, according to a survey by the Department of Energy and Climate Change.  




fro

Brexit: Insights from Renewable Energy Businesses

Brexit; It’s been the buzz word dominating the media recently and it’s likely to continue for some time. The UK’s decision to leave the EU has left both supporting sides of the ‘leave’ and ‘remain’ campaign in a somewhat collective state of uncertainty as to how this decision will impact the country right now and in the future years.




fro

Letter From Jensen: Building the New NVIDIA Together

NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang sent the following letter to our enlarged employee base when the Mellanox acquisition closed earlier this week: ​Hi everyone, I hope all of you and your families are well and safe during these extraordinary times. On March 11 last year, we announced plans to buy Mellanox, the world leader in Read article >

The post Letter From Jensen: Building the New NVIDIA Together appeared first on The Official NVIDIA Blog.




fro

Deliverance from Bondage to the Law (Galatians 3:23–29)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




fro

Hearing from Heaven: How to Know the Voice of God (Justin Peters) (Selected Scriptures)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




fro

EWC 50 Spotlight: Educators from Nine Nations Explore the Multiple Histories of the Pacific War

EWC 50 Spotlight: Educators from Nine Nations Explore the Multiple Histories of the Pacific War

Workshop participants show appreciation for the presentation by civilian survivors of the Pacific War.

Different ‘voices’ and multiple perspectives shed new light on the impact World War II had on the Pacific, when 75 college professors from nine nations participated in workshops as part of the East-West Center’s Asian Studies Development Program (ASDP).

 




fro

EWC Spotlight on Education: EWC Welcomes 167 New Students from 33 Countries

EWC Spotlight on Education: EWC Welcomes 167 New Students from 33 Countries




fro

Islamic Boarding School Leaders from Indonesia Visit

Islamic Boarding School Leaders from Indonesia Visit U.S. Schools in East-West Center Exchange Program

Director of EWC’s AsiaPacificEd Program Namji Steinemann (center) with some of the Indonesian pesantren educators.

 

U.S. and Indonesian educators perform together during a “culture night” presentation.

 

 

 

 

 




fro

Young Environmental Leaders from Southeast Asia Present Eco-Solutions

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.




fro

Pakistan-U.S. Relations: Insights from the Field

Pakistani and American journalists discuss insights from their March 2013 Pakistan-U.S. Journalists Exchange study tours to each other's countries.




fro

Students from India and Pakistan Meet Online in Cooperative Project on ‘Peri-Urban’ Development Issues

HONOLULU (Sept. 4, 2103) -- Graduate students from India and Pakistan participated in a two-way video conference last week as part of a cross-border East-West Center project, funded by the U.S. State Department, that brings together experts, scholars, young professionals and university students from both countries to explore development issues in critical ‘peri-urban’ areas that lie between cities and the countryside.




fro

EWC Students from South Pacific and Timor-Leste Gain U.S. Insight, Experience Through 2015 D.C. Internships

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.




fro

Student Journalists from Pakistan and India Meet in Nepal for Cross-Border Media Dialogue

Photos courtesy Kunda Dixit.

HONOLULU (Aug. 28, 2019) -- Journalism students from Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi and the Institute of Business Administration in Karachi met recently in Nepal for a two-day dialogue about cross-border media collaboration. The six Indian and Pakistani students were joined by three Nepali journalism students for the dialogue in Kathmandu, which was moderated by EWC media alumnus Kunda Dixit, Editor and Publisher of the Nepali Times.




fro

Iran to drop 4 zeroes from currency

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




fro

Lawbite: From Paving to Possession to Proprietor

Shirley Ann Thorpe v (1) Harald Nobert Frank (2) Lesley Frank [2019] EWCA Civ 150 The Court of Appeal has recently found that by paving an area an individual had done enough to establish that she had acquired the land by adverse possession. The Clai...




fro

Lawbite: Do you know your AGAs from your GAGAs?

Co-operative Group Food Ltd v A & A Shah Properties Ltd [2019] EWHC 941 (Ch) A recent case saw the court wrestle with the difficulties sometimes encountered with guarantee provisions and the way in which they are drafted. The landlord A & A ...




fro

Not so good vibrations – prosecutions for failures to adequately manage the risks from vibration remain a priority for the HSE

 Amy Sadro, Principal Associate in Eversheds Sutherland’s Environment, Health and Safety Team and Dr Chris Nelson, a Principal Consultant and specialist in noise and vibration at Finch Consulting give their views on recent HAVS prosecutio...




fro

The Coronavirus - advice from a health and safety lawyer

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




fro

Coronavirus – Social distancing: When states decouple from the federal CARES Act – US

...




fro

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

INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 Regulations issued by the government have required persons to work from home, where they can. As we have engaged with our clients on a daily basis, one of the key questions is whether a person’s home becomes a “...




fro

The Pre-Action Protocol for Possession Claims - a view from the courts?

The Pre–Action Protocol for Possession Claims (the Protocol) has been in operation for three months. In 2009, we are beginning to get an idea of how the courts are interpreting its use. However, before going further, it's worth remembering wha...




fro

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

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




fro

Young Environmental Leaders from Asia To Study Sustainability on Big Island

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




fro

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

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




fro

Young Environmental Leaders from SE Asia Study U.S. Environmental Movement

Young Environmental Leaders from SE Asia Study U.S. Environmental Movement
HONOLULU (May 29) - A group of 20 undergraduate scholars from Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji and Papua New Guinea are currently in Hawai‘i participating in an innovative environmental leadership development program. The program is designed to foster a greater understanding of the U.S. environmental movement and aid in the development of sustainable pathways to environmental stewardship.




fro

Exhibition: Myths & Magic - Mask Dance From Sri Lanka

Myths & Magic: Mask Dance From Sri Lanka

April 14-June 14, 2009

East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu

Opening reception: Sunday, April 19, 2 p.m.

In residence April 10-20: Mask dancers of the Southern Sri Lanka Dance Company

Dramatic ritual, ribald comedy, fantastic imagery, demons, animals, kings and queens – all of these and more are interwoven into the masked performances of Sri Lanka. Through the spiritual animism of these performances, traditional values and contemporary concerns alike are conveyed in marketplaces, village centers, private courtyards, and even tourist sites.