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Spotlight on International Forum for Education 2020

Spotlight on International Forum for Education 2020

A new book resulting from the East-West Center’s International Forum for Education 2020 project has received a warm review in Comparative Education Review, the leading academic journal in the field.




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Spotlight on Graduate Student Conference

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.

 




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Spotlight on Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Visit

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.

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Spotlight on Seminars: Bangkok Media Conference 2008

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.

 




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Spotlight on East-West Center in Washington

Spotlight on East-West Center in Washington

EWC in Washington Director Satu Limaye (center), U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia Scott Marciel (left) and ISEAS Director Ambassador K. Kesavapany discuss U.S.-ASEAN relations at the Oct 25-26th EWC forum

The East-West Center in Washington, D.C. is growing.

There are new publications, expanded outreach efforts and other initiatives under the leadership of Director Satu Limaye, who joined the office in February.

Highlights include:




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Spotlight on Research: EWC’s Workshop on Combating Emerging Infectious Diseases Sparks New Ideas and Partnerships

Spotlight on Research: EWC’s Workshop on Combating Emerging Infectious Diseases Sparks New Ideas and Partnerships

More than 80 representatives from government agencies, universities, and international, non-governmental and philanthropic organizations gathered in Hanoi from September 12-13 to participate in the East-West Center-sponsored workshop on combating emerging infectious diseases (EID).




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Spotlight on Alumni: EWC Alumnus Leads Nobel Peace Prize Winning Organization

Spotlight on Alumni: EWC Alumnus Leads Nobel Peace Prize Winning Organization

IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri (center) with IPCC Working Group III Co-Chairs Ogunlade Davidson from Sierra Leone (left) and Bert Metz from The Netherlands. Photo courtesy of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

 

 




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Spotlight on Education: Welcoming Ceremony

Spotlight on Education: Welcoming Ceremony

HONOLULU (August 14)  The EWC welcomed 155 new fellows from 37 countries in traditional Hawaiian style with a lei greeting, a hula dance, and a Hawaiian ole chant during this week’s new student orientation.

The traditional welcoming ceremony was part of a two-week orientation that exposes new students to the unique cross-cultural environment of the EWC and instills an appreciation for the host indigenous Hawaiian culture. 




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Spotlight on the EWC Arts Program: EWC Exhibit Highlights Alumna Ann Dunham’s Pioneering Research in Indonesia

Maya Soetoro-Ng, daughter of Ann Dunham, shares insights about her mother's handicraft collection.The mother of President Barack Obama, EWC alumna S. Ann Dunham (1942-1995), is recognized in her own right for her outstanding work in anthropology, which focused on the small craft industries in Indonesian villages. “This exhibit shows how much she really valued the labor of the people,” noted EWC Curator Michael Schuster.




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Black-Pepper Salmon With Dill Smashed Potatoes

From Gourmet 2009. -- posted by Vicki Kaye




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Turkey Potpie With Cheddar Biscuit Crust

From Gourmet 2007. The finished product seems too juicy but the biscuits quickly absorb. This can be used with rotisserie chicken too. I used a 13 x 9 pan. So delicious. -- posted by Vicki Kaye




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It’s Magic! EWC Gallery Spotlights Shamans of Vietnam

It’s Magic! EWC Gallery Spotlights Shamans of Vietnam
HONOLULU (June 22) – To many it’s magic. But to others the shamanic tradition is a very real cultural heritage and a continuing part of everyday life. These healers and ceremonial leaders continue to play a leading role in the Dao, San Chay, Tay, Nung, Hmong, and San Diu minority groups living in the mountains of Vietnam.

The shamanic arts will be spotlighted in the upcoming Shaman Arts of Vietnam exhibition at the East-West Center Gallery. The exhibition gets underway Sunday, July 1 at 2 p.m. with a gala opening reception and runs through Monday, September 10.




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East-West Center Awarded $424,000 for Gates Foundation-Funded Project on Economic Potential

HONOLULU (May 8, 2013) – The East-West Center has received a grant of $423,975 from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health as part of a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on “Realizing the Demographic Dividend for Africa.”




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Potential Unintended Consequences of E-mail Correspondence

You may recall the recent case of Golden Ocean Group Ltd v Salgaocar Mining Industries PVT Ltd [2011] EWHC 56 (Comm) in which it was argued that a valid guarantee had been given as a result of a chain of emails exchanged between two parties. At...




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Reverters and how to spot them

This webinar will provide delegates with an introduction to the rights of reverter, which may result in unexpected consequences where land ceases to be used for certain educational purposes....




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The Bruce Dear Interview: Fidelity's Neil Cable in the spotlight

As originally published on CoStar on 07 November 2019 In the first of a regular series, leading real estate lawyer Bruce Dear talks to a senior player in real estate over ...




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Helping our clients avoid the potholes - Street works service

Why is getting it right important? Each year statutory undertakers are engaged in hundreds of thousands of street works activities across the country to keep our key utilities and infrastructure running. They must all comply with the New Roads and S...





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Work in the time of Covid - an overview of potential EL liability in a pandemic

UK goes into ‘Lockdown’ The current lockdown arises as a result of The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020. Broadly, this legislation restricts the movement of people to ‘essential journeys&rsqu...




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In the media spotlight - Handling the media following a health and safety incident

There have been many examples of high profile health and safety incidents in recent years, including major rail disasters, the serious incident at Alton Towers and of course the tragedy at Grenfell Tower. These have rightly received high profile, wi...




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Briggs & Stratton: Buy The Senior Unsecured Bonds And Short The Stock Ahead Of Potential Refinancing



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Business As Usual For Bunge, Apart From 59% Potential Return





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Charging orders under the spotlight

The Citizens Advice Bureau has recently published a report highlighting concerns about the increasing use of charging orders in particular as well as enforcement in general and bankruptcy A charging order is a way of securing a judgment debt o...




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Samsung Engineering Hits 550 Bil. Won Jackpot in Thailand

Samsung Engineering said on August 16 that it won two petrochemical power generation projects worth 550 billion won jointly with PTT Public Company Ltd., a Thai state-run oil company. This has been less than a week since the Korean company announced a large-scale oil refinery building project in Oman worth more than 1 trillion won. The project calls for building a petrochemical plant and an electricity generation plant in Rayong, Thailand's largest industrial city 150 kilometers southeast of ...




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In the spotlight: How witness evidence may change in civil cases

Civil cases are usually built around two cornerstones: contemporaneous documents and witness statements. In 2019 the Business and Property Courts implemented a pilot with the aim of streamlining the process for the disclosure of contemporaneous docu...




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What are the potential benefits of OTT?

Part 2 of 4 (a) For Users/Consumers Simply put, OTT services are low or free of charge services. Its known that online video traffic is on the growth due to simple accessibility and cheapness. Consumers’ hopes are also evolving as they are exp...




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French Competition Authority puts model agencies’ price-fixing practices in the spotlight

On 29 September 2016, the French Competition Authority (l’Autorité de la concurrence - the “Autorité”) imposed a fine of EUR 2.4 million on 37 model agencies and their main trade association, the SYNAM, in relation to...




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Drones disinfect Indian coronavirus pandemic hotspot city after clashes

Hundreds of paramilitaries kept people off the streets and virtually all stores have been closed for at least a week. On Friday night, security forces fired tear gas at stone-throwing residents who ventured...




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BREXIT – UK REACH – Potential Judicial Review?

Contenders to replace Theresa May as Conservative leader continue to clash over the prospect of a no-deal Brexit and how it could be achieved. In the meantime, the chemicals sector continues to attempt to mitigate the major ramifications it could ha...




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Follow the leader: How COVID-19 could unlock Japan’s giving potential

As celebrities reveal details about their charitable giving during the COVID-19 pandemic, some feel it could be the start of a new attitude to donating ...




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NBA proceeding with extreme caution toward potential restart

The NBA says some players can voluntarily return to their team practice facilities starting Friday, with some very specific conditions and only in places where ...




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Former Whales slugger Carlos Ponce hits jackpot coaching in Taiwan

The 61-year-old, who led NPB in home runs in 1988, is enjoying his new role in charge of the Wei Chuan Dragons, who will join ...




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A pandemic potpourri of Golden Week news gems

As if the COVID-19 pandemic didn't give Japan enough things to worry about, the unseasonably warm winter and resulting lack of snow may spell severe ...




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Coronavirus: Two antibodies identified for potential drug treatment by Chinese scientists

Chinese scientists say they have identified two antibodies that could be candidates for a cocktail treatment for patients with different strains of the coronavirus.The antibodies were found to work together as a team to prevent the virus from latching onto a host cell, in a study led by Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention director George Fu Gao with collaborators from across the country.They said that even a mutant strain was likely to be neutralised because the antibodies…




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Coronavirus: Austrian ski haven under fire for being early contagion hotspot

In early March, throngs of skiers flocked to Austria’s famed alpine resorts in Tyrol, completely unaware the new coronavirus was quietly working its way through the region.Thousands would become infected, bringing the virus home in Austria and beyond – to Germany, the US, Singapore and Hong Kong.Many have now filed legal complaints blaming local authorities in Tyrol for not acting quickly enough to protect travellers.“One of the key questions will be to find out when the authorities knew enough…




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Coronavirus latest: sombre Victory Day in Russia as cases rise; Seoul orders nightspots to close

President Vladimir Putin told Russians they are “invincible” when they stand together as the country on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of the end of second world war on lockdown from the coronavirus.With the number of virus cases surging and authorities urging Russians to stay in their homes, celebrations of this year’s Victory Day were muted after the Kremlin grudgingly agreed to postpone plans for a grand parade with world leaders.Instead of columns of military hardware and thousands of…




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Making sweet silage for pigs from potato vines

Silage from the crop is one of the best feeds for the animals especially when they are three months of age and weigh more than 25kg




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Drones disinfect Indian pandemic hotspot city after clashes

Ahmedabad, a city of 5.5 million, has become a major concern for authorities.




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Coronavirus: Irish donate to hard-hit Native Americans to repay Potato Famine help

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'Harry Potter' star Rupert Grint welcomes baby girl with girlfriend Georgia Groome

Rupert Grint and Georgia Groome welcomed their little bundle of joy on Thursday




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Two Years of Unlocking Potential, Performance and Productivity through HARMAN University

By Dr. Cristina Bettencourt, Head of HARMAN University   At HARMAN, we owe every degree of our success to our talented and dedicated employees. While we already have extraordinary talent across all of our operations, we never stop trying to improve by...




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HARMAN Showcases Life-Saving Potential of Vehicle-to-Pedestrian 5G Technology at CES 2020

CES 2020 – LAS VEGAS, Nev. – January 6, 2020 – HARMAN, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., focused on connected technologies and solutions for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, today unveiled a new ADAS use case, called...




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We may have spotted a parallel universe going backwards in time

Strange particles observed by an experiment in Antarctica could be evidence of an alternative reality where everything is upside down




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Environmentalists shine World Cup spotlight on "vulnerable" mascot

June 16 - With attention focused on the world's greatest soccer stars in Brazil, conservationists are working hard to promote the plight of the animal being used as the official World Cup mascot. Known as Fuleco on posters and banners throughout the country, the three-banded armadillo is in decline, and conservation groups say FIFA and the Brazilian government should be doing more during the World Cup to ensure the animal's long term survival. Rob Muir reports.




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A lazy cave salamander didn't move from the same spot for 7 years

Olm are salamanders that spend all their lives in pitch-black caves, and it turns out they don’t move very much – sometimes lurking in the same spot for years




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World's only known pink manta ray spotted in the Great Barrier Reef

This pink manta ray, nicknamed Clouseau, has resurfaced off Australia’s coast. No one knows why it has a bubble-gum pink underside or if there are others out there




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Chipotle vs. Taco Bell: Einhorn’s short put to the taste test - Felix TV

David Einhorn, the investor known for betting against stocks like Green Mountain Coffee, now is targeting Chipotle Mexican Grill, saying it will face significant competition from "a resurgent Taco Bell." We put his theory to the taste test with Reuters blogger Felix Salmon, Reuters Social Media Editor Anthony De Rosa and Food and Wine Restaurant Editor Kate Krader. (October 3, 2012)




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HARMAN and Spotify Collaborate to Usher In New Generation of Automotive Streaming Experience

STAMFORD, Conn. –  SEPTEMBER 26, 2019 – HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, today announced a new automotive partnership with...




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A spotter's guide to the Milky Way's most badly behaved stars

There are around a hundred billion stars in the Milky Way, and most are rather humdrum – but the oddballs are so strange that they challenge our understanding of physics