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East-West Center Welcomes Ambassador Karena Lyons as New Vice President

HONOLULU (May 30, 2019) -- The East-West Center is pleased to welcome Ambassador Karena Lyons, the former New Zealand Ambassador to the nations of Micronesia and Consul General for Hawai‘i, as the Center’s new Vice President, Executive Director of Research, and Director (designate) of the Pacific Islands Development Program.




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East-West Center Welcomes New Diplomat-in-Residence, Jay Avecilla

HONOLULU (Aug. 6, 2019) – Juan “Jay” Avecilla, a 16-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 2020.

Prior to his arrival in Honolulu, Mr. Avecilla served as Management Officer in the U.S. Consulate General in Milan, Italy. Previously, he has served in various management positions at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan and in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs in Washington, D.C.  His other overseas assignments included tours as Consular/Management Officer in Fukuoka, Japan, Consular Officer in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Economic Officer in Hanoi, Vietnam.    




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Shipping case update: Firodi Shipping Ltd v Griffon Shipping LLC ("The Griffon") [2013] EWCA Civ 1567

In Firodi Shipping Ltd v. Griffon Shipping LLC (“The Griffon”) the Court of Appeal considered the decision of Teare J. reported in [2013] EWHC 593 (Comm). For our e-briefing article on Teare J’s decision in the Commercial Court,



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Transport legal update: Griffon Shipping LLC v. Firodi Shipping Ltd (The Griffon) [2013] EWHC 593 (Comm)

In Griffon Shipping LLC v. Firodi Shipping Ltd (The Griffon) Teare J considered, in the context of clause 13 of the standard form Norwegian Sale Form (“NSF”) 1993, where a buyer fails to pay the deposit under a memorandum of agreement, w...




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Shipping: Supreme Court's decision in Zurich Insurance PLC UK Branch v International Energy Group Limited

The Supreme Court’s decision in Zurich Insurance PLC UK Branch v International Energy Group Limited provides some clarity to the position of Clubs who face long-tail work related illness claims where multiple employers or insurers were involve...




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Shipping: Calculation of damages following an anticipatory breach

Bunge SA v Nidera BV [2015] UKSC 43 This case was first brought to the attention of the Commercial Court in June 2013, when an appeal on the ruling of the first arbitral panel was sought by the Claimant, Bunge SA (“Bunge”). The matter at...




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Hindalco Industries Ltd. 2020 Q3 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation




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Numsa, Sacca welcome Labour Court ruling on 'unfair retrenchments' at SAA

Numsa and Sacca have welcomed the Labour Court's ruling that the retrenchment process initiated by the SAA business rescue practitioners was unfair.




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Silicom Ltd. (SILC) CEO Yeshayahu Orbach on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Trouble in Paradise: The Problem of Alcohol in São Tomé and Príncipe

Alcohol consumption is a problem in many African countries. In the island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe, off Africa's western coast, many residents don't want to hear about, fearing it could damage the country's international image as burgeoning travel destination.




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DSME and HMM Sign 5 VLCC Deal Worth 470 Bil. Won

Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering signed on September 4 a contract to build five very-large crude carriers bigger than 300,000 tons with Hyundai Merchant Marine. The price tag for the deal is estimated at 470 billion won, with an option to build five more. At the signing ceremony, Daewoo Shipbuilding CEO Jung Sung-leep and Hyundai Merchant Marine CEO Yoo Chang-Keun were in attendance with other executives. With the latest ship orders, Hyundai plans to upgrade its fleets. Earlier ...




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German data protection authorities agree on calculation model for GDPR fines

While fines recently imposed by the French and UK data protection supervisory authorities have been high, the supervisory authorities in Germany have so far imposed rather moderate penalties. This could now be changed by a new model for calculating ...




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UK, Contracts for Difference: COVID-19 may be eligible for Force Majeure relief, LCCC announces

The Low Carbon Contracts Company (“LCCC”), the counterparty for the UK’s Contracts for Difference (“CFD”) scheme, issued an advice note on 7 April 2020 confirming that COVID-19 is capable of constituting a Force Majeure...




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Cushman & Wakefield plc 2020 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation




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Falcons' Allen says idea of practice is 'nerve-racking'

ATLANTA (AP) — Ricardo Allen didn't budge when Georgia was one of the first states to open businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. The Atlanta Falcons safety...




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**UPDATE** Driver and Passenger Killed in Head-On Crash in Calcasieu Parish

TROOP D NEWS RELEASE May 9, 2020 **UPDATE** Driver and Passenger Killed in Head-On Crash in Calcasieu Parish Sulphur, LA. - The deceased passenger is identified as 38-year-old Michael C. Vidrine of Eunice, LA. Original Release - On May 8, 2020, at approximately 4:15 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a two-vehicle, fatal crash on LA Hwy 27 on top of...




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Welcome to Hotel California: This could be heaven, or hell

Treatments can only help with symptoms while you wait for your immune system to fight off the virus. By staying in lockdown while our ‘scientists’ study and the rest of us ‘pray’ for deliverance, we might have been boxing ourselves into a dead end alley. What if Magufuli is right? That the cure ought not to kill the patient?




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Amisom Welcomes the Decision By the Governments of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia to Investigate Plane Crash Incident in Bardale

[Dalsan Radio] The African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, expresses its heartfelt condolences to the families of those who perished in the plane crash of 4th May, 2020. The aircraft which left Baidoa, had six people on board and was approaching Bardale, south of Somalia and 300km northwest of the capital Mogadishu when it crashed.





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Turkish soccer to welcome back players — but not fans

Turkey's professional soccer teams will begin playing in empty stadiums in June, the Turkish Football Federation president said Wednesday.




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In Bangkok, street food and takeaway alcohol are back on the menu but nightlife stays on ice

Hair salons, restaurants and even street-food stalls in Bangkok’s Chinatown came back to life this week, albeit with social distancing in place, as Thailand eased its lockdown rules and an alcohol ban after making progress in controlling the spread of Covid-19.The country has reported single-digit increases in cases in recent days, and has 2,988 confirmed infections and 54 deaths. More than 2,700 patients have recovered from the disease.However, it will be some time before the Thai capital’s…




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Survey: Prague ranked 15th most wheelchair-friendly city in Europe

HomeToGo

As we celebrate the International Wheelchair Day this coming Sunday on March 1st, we are sharing the results of a report into the 'Most Wheelchair-Friendly Cities in Europe'. Prague ranked at spot #15 and was found to be more accessible than larger cities like Paris or London.

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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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Crepuscular Calculations

Happy Crepusculus! Never heard of Crepusculus? I’ll come back to that later. Instead, let me begin with a fun fact: the shortest day of the year is December 21st. ... read more >>




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SSD1963 LCD Controller Graphics Card Information Sheet

SSD1963 LCD Controller Graphics Card Information Sheet




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Realtors welcome RBI move to improve liquidity into system

NEW DELHI: Real estate developers and property consultants today welcomed the RBI decision to cut statutory liquidity ratio (SLR), saying this would enable banks to lend more to industry, including cash-starved realty sector. However, developers demanded easing of interest rates to boost housing sales. RBI today decided to keep the key policy rate unchanged but slashed statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) by 0.5 per cent to unlock about Rs 40,000 crore into the system. “The RBI’s move to cut SLR by 50 basis points to 22 per cent will give banks more headroom to lend and thereby spur lending in future. However, the much anticipated cut in rates would have been […]



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Realty sector welcomes home loan rate cuts by SBI, HDFC

Welcoming the 0.25% rate cut by two of the biggest home loan financiers SBI and HDFC, realty sector participants today said the move will help revive interest in the gloomy market. “This is a positive move to boost property sales and spur industry growth. Home buyers who were earlier waiting for rates to come down will now certainly look at buying their dream homes,” industry body Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of India (Credai) Chairman Lalit Kumar Jain said. “The home loan rate cuts from certain banks have occurred after nearly a year, and will augur well for investment sentiments in the market,” property consultant CBRE South Asia’s Chairman […]




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ATWILC/ATWINC Serial Bridge Application Note

ATWILC/ATWINC Serial Bridge Application Note




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HARMAN Welcomes Indie Music Stars Swarathma, Mame Khan and Darshan Doshi as Brand Ambassadors

MUMBAI, INDIA – HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems, including networked AV, today announced popular fusion rock band Swarathma, Rajasthani folk singer Mame Khan and percussionist Darshan Doshi...




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Open to the Public: Kennedy Center’s REACH Complex Welcomes Creativity, Music & Art

Sensuous and unique, the smooth white structures of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts new, 21st century The REACH complex promises a different sort of experience than its more formal neighbor. Featuring innovative indoor and outdoor...




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Welcome to Audio Matters, a HARMAN Podcast dedicated to all things audio

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and the drastic changes in social interaction that it has caused, who among us has not felt the desire to reach out, to engage, to reconnect? At HARMAN, one of our most dearly-held beliefs is that music empowers...




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Pi Day: How to calculate pi using a cardboard tube and a load of balls

This Pi Day, try calculating everyone’s favourite mathematical constant using balls and a cardboard tube, thanks to a mathematical trick involving the balls’ masses




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Pondering the big question of consciousness is a welcome distraction

Our best mathematical theory of consciousness is sparking a rethink of one of science’s hardest problems – how simple matter gives rise to a complex mind




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Britain to welcome first wild storks in centuries amid lockdown

Storks are famous in folklore for delivering human babies to their parents. Conservationists are looking to return the favour with the imminent hatching of several white stork eggs on a 'rewilding' estate in southern England - as the coronavirus outbreak provides a noticeable boost for some wildlife.




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Brazil refuge welcomes eagle hatchling

Brazil's Bela Vista Biological Refuge Veterinarian Pedro Enrrique Ferreira says the Harpy Eagle hatchling born on April 26 only weighs 150 grams now but could one day grow to weigh some 20 pounds.




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Beijing gym-goers welcome partial re-open

The grunts, groans and the sound of pulsing music and crashing weights has returned to some of Beijing's gyms after being closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus outbreak. Ciara Lee reports.




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Britain to welcome first wild storks in centuries amid lockdown

Storks are famous in folklore for delivering human babies to their parents. Conservationists are looking to return the favour with the imminent hatching of several white stork eggs on a 'rewilding' estate in southern England - as the coronavirus outbreak provides a noticeable boost for some wildlife.




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World’s highest mammal discovered at the top of a Mars-like volcano

The highest dwelling mammal – a mouse – has been discovered at 6700 metres above sea level, where conditions are so harsh they have been compared to Mars




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Analysis of 85 animals reveals which are best at holding their alcohol

Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and bats have evolved to be good at metabolising alcohol, according to a study that suggests many mammals can get drunk




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Brazil refuge welcomes eagle hatchling

Brazil's Bela Vista Biological Refuge Veterinarian Pedro Enrrique Ferreira says the Harpy Eagle hatchling born on April 26 only weighs 150 grams now but could one day grow to weigh some 20 pounds.




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Dinosaur extinction lines up closely with timing of volcanic eruptions

Many people assume an asteroid triggered the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs, but geologists say massive volcanic eruptions occurred at the same time




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Volcano behind huge eruption that kick-started mini ice age identified

A mini ice age that lasted 125 years started in the 6th century. Now we may have identified the volcano that kicked it all off




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Inside the powerful fire clouds that pack a volcanic punch

This rare image shows massive pyrocumulonimbus clouds that form above fires and can funnel as much smoke into the lower stratosphere as moderate volcanic eruptions




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Volcanoes and Wine: Why a match made in hell tastes like heaven

From Etna to Vesuvius, Santorini to Stromboli, volcanoes have long been linked to excellent wines. New book Volcanoes and Wine explores this unlikely terroir




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Half a million people at risk from volcano eruption in the Philippines

Taal volcano, situated on an island in a lake, began erupting dramatically on Sunday, prompting an evacuation order for 450,000 people in the surrounding area




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Dulce de leche: How to turn condensed milk into a tasty caramel sauce

How to use the Maillard reaction to make delicious dulce de leche – the ultimate comfort food when you are stuck indoors, says Sam Wong




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Brazil refuge welcomes eagle hatchling

Brazil's Bela Vista Biological Refuge Veterinarian Pedro Enrrique Ferreira says the Harpy Eagle hatchling born on April 26 only weighs 150 grams now but could one day grow to weigh some 20 pounds.




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Beijing gym-goers welcome partial re-open

The grunts, groans and the sound of pulsing music and crashing weights has returned to some of Beijing's gyms after being closed for nearly three months due to the coronavirus outbreak. Ciara Lee reports.




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Analysis of 85 animals reveals which are best at holding their alcohol

Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and bats have evolved to be good at metabolising alcohol, according to a study that suggests many mammals can get drunk




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Pondering the big question of consciousness is a welcome distraction

Our best mathematical theory of consciousness is sparking a rethink of one of science’s hardest problems – how simple matter gives rise to a complex mind