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VIENTIANE, March 13 (Vientiane Times/ANN): The National Disaster Management Committee will improve coordination between central and local authorities, to better prepare for disaster responses including post-disaster needs assessments. The topic was discussed at a meeting of the committee recently which was led by the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare and committee Vice Chairman, Dr Khampheng Saysompheng. Also present were deputy ministers and other officials. Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Planning and Investment, and Chairman of the National D...

By Jiminie Ha What was your point of entry to design? My introduction to design was probably when I was in grammar school, as my mother pursued continuing education in design and fashion design. We moved to France when I was about twelve years old, and my exposure to the arts was a major imprint on my youth. Even though my undergraduate degree was in international relations and ethnic studies, I would somehow figure out a way to pursue the arts late into my studies. I moved to New York City after graduation and worked some jobs in publishing; moonlighted as a stylist’s assistant; interned a...

Different? >> well, like you, if i'm looking at past precedent, it's a very -- it's a dark picture, right? we've had innumerable points and tragedies that should have pushed us to improve these laws, to improve background checks, to do this work better, and we haven't taken advantage of those opportunities. but what i would analogize it to, brianna, after the 9/11 attacks, the communities didn't sit around and say, let's come up with the one thing that will solve this problem, that will prevent a terrorist attack from ever happening again. we thought, let's think of everything we can do to hav...

>> i could not be prouder of the work that my administration has done. but there is no doubt that one of the central goals that i had had, which was to make the politics in washington work better, to reduce the knee jerk partisanship, to elevate the debate, i haven't accomplished that. >> shane smith is the founder of "vice." "vice, a house divided" debuts this sunday at 10:00 p.m. good to have you. >> thanks for having me. >> is it fair to say you're making this documentary to show this new hyper-era began in 2009? >> it didn't begin in 2009, but

Disability benefits way down, cut homelessness in half. just made the agency work better, not work perfect, but work better. and one of the mottos i always have with my staff is better is good. perfect is unattainable. better is possible. and so we will try to share the lessons that we've learned over these last eight years with the incoming president, and my hope is that he makes things better. and if he does, we'll all benefit from it. all right? thank you, everybody! you guys -- some of you who are traveling, you all get a chance to ask more questions, all right? thank you! >> president oba...