By David Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., August 15, 2014, Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google, gave a talk at Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS) in May 2014. He discussed his views on innovation, technology and entrepreneurship with moderator CNN’s David Gergen. Mr. Gang Wu, a visiting scholar at HKS, asked Eric Schmidt about how Google would protect privacy of its users.
Mr. Gang Wu asks Eric Schmidt about privacy protection.
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STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
Edgartown, Massachusetts
12:49 P.M. EDT, August 14, 2014
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. This sound system is really powerful. Today, I’d like to update the American people on two issues that I’ve been monitoring closely these last several days.
First of all, we continue to make progress in carrying out our targeted military operations in Iraq. Last week, I authorized two limited missions: protecting our people and facilities inside of Iraq, and a humanitarian operation to help save thousands of Iraqi civilians stranded on a mountain.
President Barack Obama talks with Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss the situation in Ferguson, Mo., in Chilmark, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., August 14, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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The NEW 2013 Winners were recognized at 2014 NECINA annual meeting (photo by David Li).
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By World Health Organization (WHO)
Ebola virus disease (formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever) is a severe, often fatal illness, with a death rate of up to 90%. The illness affects humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees).
Ebola first appeared in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks, one in a village near the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the other in a remote area of Sudan.
The origin of the virus is unknown but fruit bats (Pteropodidae) are considered the likely host of the Ebola virus, based on available evidence.
By David Li, bostonese.com
New York City, August 12, 2014, — Sport Lisboa e Benfica, based in Lisbon, Portugal, is one of the most successful soccer clubs in Europe. Many of their loyal fans recently saw a fun video Kidfun, which was made right here in New York City by production house Moon Punch Tiger.
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Boston, August 13, 2014, — For participation in the upcoming State Primary Election, the last day to register to vote, to change a voting address, or to change one’s political party is Wednesday, August 20, 2014. The State Primary Election will take place on Tuesday, September 9, 2014.
Candidates on top of the ballot in the MA Democratic primaries (file photo).
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New York City, August 12, 2014, — From October 31, 2014 through February 16, 2015, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum presents Wang Jianwei: Time Temple, an immersive exhibition of new work by the Beijing-based artist and his first solo museum exhibition in North America. Wang is recognized within China for his bold conceptual practice and vital contributions to the avant-garde and experimental art movements of the reform era that spans the early 1980s to the present day. Informed by critical theory and philosophy, his work links formal concerns about art making and process with inquiries into contemporary society and the experience of time. Time Temple is the first in a series of three commission-based exhibitions through The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Chinese Art Initiative at the Guggenheim Museum, which explores key ideas and core artists shaping contemporary art and discourse from China, within a global context. As a part of the initiative, the commissioned works will enter the Guggenheim’s permanent collection as The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Collection.
Wang Jianwei working at his Beijing studio, 2014, (Photo by Xu Boxin, courtesy the artist).
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., August 12, 2014, — Harvard Yard was full of visitors during summer vacation. A group of close to 30 Chinese students in Rainbow Bridge T-Shirt sat in a circle not far from the stature of John Harvard.
A Harvard student(right) introduces history of Harvard to Chinese students(photo by David Li).
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New York City, August 12, 2014, — New York Chinese Opera Society (NYCOS) will host the First Annual Showcase Concert of Classic Peking Opera Shows by Excellent Amateurs in Eastern U.S. on August 23. The concert will feature esteemed amateurs from Washington D.C., Philadelphia, and the New York area, as well as the Youth Troupe of NYCOS.
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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT A DSCC EVENT
Private Residence
Tisbury, Massachusetts
6:05 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Thank you. (Applause.) Well, first of all, can we all thank Roger and Linda for this unbelievable setting? (Applause.) This is absolutely gorgeous. And I understand that we also have some outstanding young musicians from the Berkeley School. So let’s give them a big round of applause. (Applause.) Thank you very much.
President Barack Obama receives a NSS briefing in the Oval Office, Aug. 8, 2014. Clockwise from the President’s left are National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice; Tony Blinken, Deputy National Security Advisor; Jake Sullivan, National Security Advisor to the Vice President; and Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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