bl Finding Security in a Troubled World (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 22 Mar 2020 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article
bl Bible Questions and Answers, Part 72 (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article
bl Thinking Biblically About the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interview with John MacArthur (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Mon, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article
bl Bible Questions and Answers, Part 73 (Selected Scriptures) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 00:00:00 Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church. Full Article
bl EWC 2010 Annual Report Available By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:17 +0000 EWC 2010 Annual Report Available EWC 2010 Annual Report cover and historic timeline of events. The East-West Center’s 2010 Annual Report – 50 th Anniversary issue is now available online to download. Full Article
bl 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
bl EWC 2009 Annual Report Available By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:23 +0000 EWC 2009 Annual Report Available The East-West Center’s 2009 Annual Report is now available on-line for download . Full Article
bl 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
bl 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
bl EWC Annual Report Available By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:31 +0000 EWC Annual Report Available The East-West Center’s 2008 Annual Report is now available on-line for download . Full Article
bl Spotlight on Publications: East-West Dialogue Discusses the U.S. Role in Fostering the ASEAN Economic Community By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:42 +0000 Spotlight on Publications: East-West Dialogue Discusses the U.S. Role in Fostering the ASEAN Economic Community In the latest issue of the East-West Dialogue, How (and Why) the United States Should Help to Build the ASEAN Economic Community , EWC Senior Fellow Michael Plummer calls for ambitious new initiatives, leading to a U.S.-ASEAN Economic Space that would develop a framework for expanding FTAs and a U.S.-ASEAN Partnership Fund to deepen civic and cultural ties. These ideas are elaborated on in commentaries by Scot Marciel (U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN), Kishore Mahbubani (former Singaporean Ambassador to the UN), and Chalongphob Sussangkarn (former Thai Minister of Finance). Full Article
bl Spotlight on Publications: Senior Policy Seminar 2008 Report By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:42 +0000 Spotlight on Publications: Senior Policy Seminar 2008 Report--Shifting Currents of U.S. and Asia Pacific Economics, Resources, and Security Wendy Dobson (right), professor and director of the Institute for International Business at the University of Toronto, and EWC Senior Fellow Shabbir Cheema (far left) at the EWC Senior Policy Seminar 2008. Full Article
bl The East-West Center: A Valuable National Asset By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:57:17 +0000 By Charles E. Morrison (Note: This commentary first appeared in The Honolulu Advertiser on July 31, 2011.) The East-West Center is a Hawai‘i-based, federally-supported institution, long a key part of U.S. outreach to the countries of the Asia and the Pacific and a fixture in Honolulu. When a House committee recently voted to eliminate the 1960 authorizing legislation for the Center, friends and alumni were alarmed, even though few observers believe the bill has any likelihood of becoming law. By Charles E. Morrison (Note: This commentary first appeared in The Honolulu Advertiser on July 31, 2011.) The East-West Center is a Hawai‘i-based, federally-supported institution, long a key part of U.S. outreach to the countries of the Asia and the Pacific and a fixture in Honolulu. When a House committee recently voted to eliminate the 1960 authorizing legislation for the Center, friends and alumni were alarmed, even though few observers believe the bill has any likelihood of becoming law. Full Article
bl Global employment briefing: Czech Republic, February 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-02-01 Amendment to the Labour Code and the Employment Act On 1 October 2015, amendments to the Czech Labour Code and the Employment Act came into effect and brought about substantial changes to Czech labour law, affecting most employers in the Czech Repub... Full Article
bl Whistleblower fights back By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:05:51 +0800 The ousted director of a US agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic filed a whistleblower’s complaint on Tuesday accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of retaliating Full Article World
bl 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
bl Publication of the EU Market Abuse Regulation: Particular Considerations for Asset Managers By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-07-01 In the same week that the Recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID 2) and its companion Regulation (MiFIR) were ... Full Article
bl Lawbite: Ready, willing and able? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-03-25 Robert James Oakley, Carolyn Oakley, Jonathan Mark Page, Union Pension Trustees Limited, Morgan Lloyd Trustees Limited v Harper McKay Developments Limited [2018] EWHC 3405 (Ch) The Court recently had to consider whether claimant sellers were entitle... Full Article
bl Lawbite - Reasonable prospect of development taking off at airfield By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-09 Warwickshire Aviation Ltd & 6 Ors v Littler Investments Ltd [2019] EWHC 633 Tenants of an airfield recently failed in their appeal to the High Court to show that their landlord wasn’t able to oppose new leases being granted to them pursuan... Full Article
bl Lawbite: When is it reasonable for a landlord to enter their tenants demise? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-18 Windsor-Clive v Rees [2019] EWHC 1008 (Ch) In considering the scope of a landlord’s reserved right to enter premises let to their tenant “for all reasonable purposes”, the High Court has held that the right to do so must be... Full Article
bl The Humble Coronation of King Jesus (Matthew 21:1-11) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 00:00:00 PST Now I thought it might be helpful for us through this Passion Week, which is today and often called Palm Sunday - and then Good Frida Full Article
bl Taking Sin Seriously at the Lord’s Table (James 1:13–17) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 00:00:00 PST If you’re going to come to the Lord’s Table you’re going to have to take it seriously. You cannot deal with the Lord’s Table superfic Full Article
bl Finding Security in This Troubled World (1 Peter 3:13–17) By feeds.gty.org Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 00:00:00 PST Now this is a special day because it is Mother’s Day. I’ve never understood that because every day is Mother’s Day, so why...you know, limi Full Article
bl Lawbite: Not all or nothing the test of reasonableness By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-07-25 No.1 West India Quay (Residential) Ltd v East Tower Apartments Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 250 The Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court’s decision and confirmed that where two out of three of the landlord’s reasons for refusing consent ... Full Article
bl 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
bl Black-Pepper Salmon With Dill Smashed Potatoes By www.food.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:45:12 +0000 From Gourmet 2009. -- posted by Vicki Kaye Full Article
bl Coronavirus Dividends payable partly in stock may provide capital flexibility to BDCs US By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 ... Full Article
bl OFT Publishes information sheets on arrears and default By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-01-17 The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published details of the information sheets required by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA) as amended by the Consumer Credit Act 2006 for sending to borrowers in arrears and with default notices. The information ... Full Article
bl OFT publishes details of information sheets for regulated agreements By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-01-23 The OFT has published details of the information sheets required by the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA) as amended by the Consumer Credit Act 2006 for sending to borrowers in arrears and with default notices. The information sheets are to be implemen... Full Article
bl Credit hire agreements unenforceable if consumers not provided with notice of their right to cancel By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-09-23 Hot on the heels of our guide to credit hire essentials we find that the enforceability of the credit hire agreements themselves is back on the agenda. In the case of Wei v Cambridge Power and Light Company (2010) the court decided in an appeal hear... Full Article
bl Coronavirus - Business interruption loss recovery - Czech Republic By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-09 How to navigate the financial recovery process the state is responsible for damages caused by the crisis measures adopted under the Crisis Act. No unlawful behaviour of the state is required business party is liable for damages caused by a bre... Full Article
bl Making the Right Decision the Public Sector Equality Duty and Planning By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-05-12 In recent years the importance of paying ‘due regard’ to the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED)1 when it comes to decisions to reduce or withdraw local authority services in response to the austerity agenda has been underlined by a serie... Full Article
bl Government publishes proposals for fixing broken housing market By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-02-08 On 7 February 2017 the Government published its much anticipated Housing White Paper. Whilst those in the industry welcome the recognition of the extent of the supply problem and the commitment to tackle the entire process from site finding to deliv... Full Article
bl Housing for Older and Disabled People Guides councils in preparing planning policies on housing for older and disabled people By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-06-28 The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published new guidance on 26 June 2019 in relation to housing for older and disabled people. The guidance forms part of National Planning Practice Guidance and will be a material consid... Full Article
bl Serafin v Malkiewicz Guidance on responsible journalism By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-10-16 Abstract: This articles reviews the Court of Appeal decision in Serafin v Malkiewicz reversing the dismissal at first instance of a libel claim relating to an article which made serious allegations about the claimant. The ruling makes clear th... Full Article
bl Unmanned submersible finishes task By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:30:28 +0800 China’s unmanned submersible, Qianlong 2, has completed its expedition mission in the southwest Indian Ocean, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences yesterday. Full Article Nation
bl Leading Chinese Journalist Hu Shuli to Make First Public Comments since Leaving Caijing By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:13 +0000 Leading Chinese Journalist Hu Shuli to Make First Public Comments since Leaving Caijing Media Contacts: Derek Ferrar East-West Center Hong Kong Mobile: (+852) 6256-5774 Email: ferrard@eastwestcenter.org Ms. Kylie Chan HKU Journalism and Media Studies Centre Mobile: + (852) 2219-4416 Email : kyliec@hku.hk Leading Chinese Journalist Hu Shuli to Make First Public Comments since Leaving Caijing Highly Anticipated Speech Will Be Streamed Live at EWC50.org/mediaconference2010 April 27 at 11:45 a.m., Hong Kong time Full Article
bl Khmer Rouge Trial Videos Available Online By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:29 +0000 Khmer Rouge Trial Videos Available Online HONOLULU (April 8) – Weekly video updates about the Khmer Rouge trial proceedings currently underway in Cambodia can now be viewed online at forum.eastwestcenter.org/Khmer-Rouge-Trials . The films – produced for a prime-time Cambodian television audience, with English subtitles added – endeavor to explain the complex legal proceedings in an accessible and informative manner through the use of trial footage, expert commentary and interviews. Also available on the “Time for Justice, Cambodia” site are written reports on the tribunal sessions prepared by legal monitors from the Asian International Justice Initiative, or AIJI . Full Article
bl East-West Center Establishes Thai Scholarship Fund By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:32 +0000 East-West Center Establishes Thai Scholarship Fund Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (center, wearing lei) and the scholarship committee pose in front of the rededicated sala. Click image to enlarge. HONOLULU (Jan. 28, 2009) – The East-West Center and an EWC alumni group have signed the agreement which establishes a new scholarship fund to assist Thai students at the Center. Interest earnings from the Royal Sala Thai Scholarship Fund will help cover travel and living expenses for qualified graduate students from Thailand studying in Hawai‘i on East-West Center grants. Full Article
bl Environmental Impacts on Health: Problems and Solutions Explored at Beijing Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:58 +0000 Environmental Impacts on Health: Problems and Solutions Explored at Beijing Conference Full Article
bl Flower Exhibition Blooms at EWC Gallery By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:04 +0000 Flower Exhibition Blooms at EWC Gallery HONOLULU (May 25) – Creating beautiful artistic works out of flowers and greenery is something shared among many cultures throughout the world. Hawai`i is lucky to have an abundance of beautiful and fragrant plants, representatives of many cultures, and is home to countless flower artists … a winning trifecta the East-West Center Gallery is showcasing. Full Article
bl Expert Source Available on Pakistan-U.S. Relations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:19 +0000 HONOLULU (May 2, 2011) – The U.S. discovery and killing of Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan has resulted in intensified focus on the crucial but troubled relationship between the two nations. East-West Center research fellow Dr. Shabbir Cheema is available to comment on such issues as possible impact of the Bin Laden operation on U.S.-Pakistan relations going forward, as well as reactions within Pakistan itself. Dr. Cheema, who is originally from Pakistan and previously directed governance programs at the United Nations, is an expert on Pakistani political affairs and international relations. His contact information is : Shabbir Cheema , East-West Center Senior Fellow and Director of Asia Pacific Governance and Democracy Initiatives Email : cheemas@eastwestcenter.org Phone : 808 944-7427 Full Article
bl Health Experts Meet at EWC on Environmental Risks in Vulnerable Communities By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 23:51:20 +0000 HONOLULU (Sept. 24, 2013) -- Distinguished health experts from around the world are gathered this week at the East-West Center in Hawai‘i for the 15th International Conference of the Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment and Health. Keynote speakers include Superfund Research Program Director William Suk of the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and Her Royal Highness Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand, a professor of chemistry who will speak on potential health impacts of exposure to environmental pollutants in children. Princess Chulabhorn Mahidol of Thailand speaks on the impacts of environmental pollutants on children's health.Major themes of the Sept. 24-27 conference include: Full Article
bl EWC and US-ASEAN Business Council Launch 'ASEAN Matters for America" Online Tool and Publication By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 20:46:25 +0000 WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 10, 2014) – At an event on Capitol Hill yesterday, the US-ASEAN Business Council and the East West Center launched a new “ASEAN Matters for America” publication and online tool that outlines the essential role ASEAN plays in American economic prosperity. Senate East Asia and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee Chairman Ben Cardin and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce spoke at the launch event, which also included a discussion panel with leaders from the Southeast Asia business, media, analysis and diplomatic communities. Full Article
bl New Supplemental Scholarship Established for Okinawan Students at the East-West Center By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 16 Mar 2016 01:14:22 +0000 EWC Okinawan projects specialist Bob Nakasoneestablishes $50,000 endowment in parents’ honor Full Article
bl East-West Center Publishes Report on Inaugural Asia Pacific Dialogue of Women20 for the G20 Process By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 01:08:23 +0000 HONOLULU (January 19, 2018) – The East-West Center in Honolulu Hawai‘i has just published a report on the findings of the inaugural Women20 for the G20 Asia Pacific Dialogue, which was held at the Center in June. The 20-page report expands on initial policy recommendations that the participants released soon after the meeting to help the G20 address several of the most pressing areas of ongoing disparity in women’s economic status throughout the Asia Pacific region and the world. Findings from the report will be highlighted at several upcoming international meetings on women’s empowerment: Full Article
bl East-West Center Releases Updated Korea Matters for America/America Matters for Korea Publication and Website By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 22:28:35 +0000 WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 27, 2018) -– The East-West Center and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United States have now released the newest, updated versions of the Korea Matters for America/America Matters for Korea publication and website. The booklet and corresponding state and congressional district one-page connections summaries can be accessed and downloaded online at: https://AsiaMattersforAmerica.org/Korea. Full Article
bl East-West Center Launches Updated 'Asia Matters for America' Publications and Website By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 02:15:51 +0000 Launch Event on Sidelines of Last Week's East Asia Summit in Singapore Marks 'Asia Matters' Data Initiative's 10th Anniversary SINGAPORE (November 20, 2018) – At a conference on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Singapore last week, the East-West Center and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, with the support of the US Department of State, launched the East-West Center’s newly updated Asia Matters for America/America Matters for Asia publication, website, and one-page state summaries highlighting the mutual business, diplomatic, security, and cultural engagement between the US and the Indo-Pacific region. Full Article
bl 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
bl PPP: a win-win situation for the public and private sectors By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-12-15 Public-Private Partnerships have become an effective way for Government to raise finances for large infrastructural projects, especially considering the current situation of most public coffers. Business Agenda speaks to Tomasz Korczynski about how ... Full Article
