IDB Courses. THE GATEWAY TO OPEN LEARNING FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

THE GATEWAY TO OPEN LEARNING FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN IDB Courses Data for Effective Policy Making Take control of data and gain a better understanding of the tools used in public policy planning, management, and evaluation. By the end of this course, you will be able to: Understand the relationship between data analysis and decision-making in public management Define the research problem, starting hypothesis, analysis variables and methods to test the hypotheses Interpret and develop different types of visualizations, using concrete examples Identify how to use data analysis to propose solutions to public policy problems, to explain the assessment of a policy, and to carry out policy planning Browse the IDB’s Numbers for Development and Caribbean Data Portal and its different sections In this course, students will strengthen their ability to use, understand and interpret data. Using the “Numbers for Development" and “Caribbean Data Portal” platforms developed by the IDB - which presents data and socioeconomic indicators from the Latin American and Caribbean region - students will be able to understand how to improve the decision-making process in public management. At the end of the course, participants will have gained the tools to navigate data, perform and interpret visualizations, and understand the different types of data analysis according to the policy to be implemented. Format: massive open online course (MOOC) Start date: November 2, 2017 Duration: 6 weeks Prerequisites: None Cost:  Free Certificate: If you want to obtain a certificate, the cost is US$ 25.00 Questions about this course? Click on this link for a guide to register for the course or email idbx@iadb.org  Register     _______________________________________________________________________

Keystone Pipeline. What's Next? American University Washington College of Law

What's Next in the Pipeline? A discussion of the Legal, Economic, and Societal Implications of The Keystone XL Pipeline

November 8, 2017

8:30 am - 3:00 pm

American University Washington College of Law 4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20016 Warren Building - Terrace Level - Room NT01

Presented by American University Business Law Review

The American University Business Law Review (“AUBLR”) will host a discussion between leading energy, environmental law and policy professionals from major law firms, environmental groups and think tanks. The panelists will discuss the legal, economic, and societal implications of the controversial Keystone XL Pipeline project during their Fall 2017 Symposium on Wednesday, November 8, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The program will be held in the Ceremonial Classroom (NT01), Warren Building, American University Washington College of Law, 4300 Nebraska Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Panel Overview Panel I (9:30 am – 11:00 am) Legal Challenges Preventing Construction of the Keystone Pipeline Moderator: Mark Niles, Professor at AUWCL Panelists: 1.    Wayne D’Angelo, Partner at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 2.    Doug Hayes, Senior Attorney at the Sierra Club Environmental Law Program 3.    William J. Snape, III, Senior Counsel for the Center for Biological Diversity; AUWCL Assistant Dean of Adjunct Faculty Affairs; Fellow in Environmental Law 4.    Benjamin Nussdorf, Senior Policy Advisor for the Office of Oil and Gas Global Security and Supply in the Office of Fossil Energy at the Department of Energy; AUWCL Oil and Gas Professor Panel II (11:00 am – 12:30 pm) Economic Effects of the Keystone Pipeline Moderator: Jeffrey Lubbers, Professor at AUWCL Panelists: 5.    Mark Anderson, Senior Government Relations Advisor at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 6.    Brian Jorde, Attorney at Domina Law Group, pc llo 7.    Fred Jauss, Partner at Dorsey & Whitney LLP 8.    Anthony Swift, Director of the Canada Project, International Program, at the Natural Resources Defense Council Panel III (1:00 pm – 2:30 pm) Societal Effects of the Keystone Pipeline Moderator: Mark Niles, Professor at AUWCL Panelists: 9.    Lee Terry, Senior Advisor at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP; Former U.S. Representative (R-Nebraska) 10.    Ezra Rosser, Professor at AUWCL 11.    Jane Kleeb, Chairperson of the Nebraska Democratic Party; President of the Bold Alliance 12.    Marlo Lewis, Senior Analyst at the Competitive Enterprise Institute  Registration is free but required CLE registration is $220. 4 CLE credits will be applied for. For more details, please contact the Office of Special Events & Continuing Legal Education

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Perspectives on Obama library. Community Agreement Needed.

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Once Again the World Stands with Cuba!

International Committee  for Peace, Justice and Dignity Once Again the  World   Stands with Cuba! The International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity congratulates the government and the Cuban people for their emphatic victory yesterday at the General Assembly of the United Nations in which 191 countries voted overwhelmingly for the 26 time, in favor of the Resolution "Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba". Only two countries voted against it: the United States and its satellite Israel. We reject the disrespectful and interventionist statement of Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, that was cloaked in dishonesty and does not reflect the sentiments of the people of the U.S., the majority of whom support an end to the blockade. Her words were not only offensive to Cuba but  all member countries of the General Assembly. In her talk she insulted and mocked the great majority of the nations of the planet dismissing their overwhelming support for Cuba and calling the vote meaningless "political theater." Her intervention not only revealed a new height of imperial arrogance and ignorance, but the absolute disdain for the entire international community. Large countries such as Russia, China, India to the small Jamaica, not only voted against the blockade but  had memorable interventions, that brought together the global political spectrum from the right, center and left, to express the need to end a failed policy that causes enormous suffering to the Cuban people and affects people  of the United States as well. We denounce the arrogance and interference of the United States that pretends to have the right to decide about the life, the economy and the form of government of the small neighboring  Cuba that  forged its definitive independence on January 1, 1959. A historic act that the empire has never forgiven them for. The United States lacks the moral character to talk about democracy and human rights, as it has emerged as the main violator. Its  endless wars of occupation has left millions dead, has destroyed a significant part of the heritage of humanity, and has caused hundreds of thousands of refugees, orphans and maimed. It possesses  the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons and is the main threat to peace. Behind each coup d'état and targeted killing, behind the  torture and the prison camps, is the evil imprint of the United States. While they are  busy filling the world with pain,  small, besieged and blocked Cuba for more than half a century, even under the most difficult circumstances, has constituted an example of dignity and international solidarity. Cuba has never occupied or threatened another country,  on the contrary it has helped them in their struggles for freedom including helping to put an end to the shameful regime of apartheid in Angola. Its medical and educational missions do not use lethal weapons, Cuba is synonymous with the love for humanity. The cynicism and the interventionist appetite from the imperial representative mirrors an absence of dignity and honesty who, like her President, inspires a shadow of shame for the millions of people of the United States leaving the world in a stupor to witness in the most grotesque form  what the great US writer Gore Vidal once said,  "The United States is mired in its biggest political, ethical and moral crisis ". Never has the isolation and loneliness of the U.S. been greater. Along with the government and the people of Cuba, and the millions of men and women of goodwill, represented in the 191 countries who said No More Blockade, we will continue denouncing, resisting and struggling for the end of a criminal and reactionary policy fueled by hate. The blockade continues, the international solidarity must multiply now! No to the Blockade! No to the occupation of Guantanamo! No to the regime change plans! Cuba will be victorious! Long Live a free, sovereign and Socialist  Cuba! November 2, 2017 SPEECH OF CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER BRUNO RODRIGUEZ PARRILLA International Committee for Peace, Justice and Dignity 510-219-0092 | info@TheInternationalCommittee.org | Website

Donate to Rebuild Dominica

ReBuild Dominica  Founded in 2015 in the wake of the devastation wrought by Tropical Storm Erika, ReBuild Dominica is now raising funds and organising relief for the category five Hurricane Maria: the worst natural disaster in Dominica's history. DONATE _______________________________________________________________________