Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 18, 2014, –MIT has received $15 million in funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to establish an initiative aimed at laying the foundations for a smart, sustainable cybersecurity policy to deal with the growing cyber threats faced by governments, businesses, and individuals.
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MIT Receives $15 Million from Hewlett Foundation for Cyber Security Research
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South Cove Manor Presents Two Free Breakfast Seminars
Boston, Nov. 18, 2014, –You are invited to the November South Cove Manor Breakfast Seminar on Nov. 20. The program is sponsored by South Cove Manor and Asian Health Initiative at Tufts Medical Center. The Breakfast Seminar series are Free and open to the public, seminar topics may focus on healthcare, eldercare, healthy aging or community resources and services.
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Boston Tea Party Comes Alive at Boston Harbor This December
Boston, Nov. 17, 2014, — The history of Boston Tea Party comes alive this December. It’s December 16, 1773 and trouble was brewing in Boston. Presented by Boston’s famed Old South Meeting House and the new Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, the 241st Boston Tea Party Anniversary & Annual Reenactment is an opportunity for the public to experience one of America’s most iconic public protests.
Picture from Boston Tea Party reenactment in 2012(photo credit: Michael Blanchard Photography).
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The Politics behind G20 “Family” Photo and Statement on Ebola
Brisbane, Australia, Nov. 15, 2014, –There was plenty of distance between Tony Abbott and Vladimir Putin when world leaders lined up for the traditional G20 “family” photo.
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Time to Buy a Home? Mortgage Rates Hit 2014 Lows
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Nov. 14, 2013, — Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® yesterday, and it showed mortgage rages are approaching 2014 lows as the holiday season approaches. The average 30-year mortgage is at around 4%, near historical lows.
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Iris Chang Remembered for Documenting Nanking Massacre
San Jose, Nov. 12, 2014, — Iris Chang, who is credited with increasing awareness of wartime atrocities in Asia with her famous book The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocuast of World War II, was remembered on the 10th anniversary of her death Sunday.
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Putin’s Friendly Move on Chinese First Lady Draws Media Attention
Beijing, Nov. 12, 2013, — The gesture by President Vladimir Putin of Russia to place a shawl on China’s first lady Peng Liyuan at the APEC leaders’ banquet and firework show on a cold night in Beijing on Nov. 10 immediately sent Chinese social media into overdrive.
Vladimir Putin drapes a shawl over Peng Liyuan’s shoulders in a picture that was first spread as endearing then deleted as an embarrassment. (Photo/CNS).
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U.S. and China Extend Visas for Business Travelers, Tourists and Students
Beijing, Nov. 12, 2014, Starting today, the United States and the People’s Republic of China will reciprocally increase the validity of short-term business and tourist visas visas and student and exchange visas issued to each other’s citizens.
A U.S. student visa issued in 2010 (file photo).
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Beckham Visits Hangzhou and Alibaba Group
By David Li, bostonese.com
Hangzhou, China, Nov. 11, 2014, — If you want to increase the sales of your e-commerce website dramatically, how about invent a new shopping festival on the Singles’ Day? That’s exactly what the Alibaba group did in 2009 when it created the annual shopping festival on Nov. 11, which was widely known as the Singles’ Day in China.
Alibaba’s CEO Jack Ma takes David Beckham on a tour of the company’s headquarters(file photo).
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President Obama Announces 2014 Medal of Freedom Recipients
Washington, DC, Nov. 10, 2014, –Today, President Obama named nineteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “I look forward to presenting these nineteen bold, inspiring Americans with our Nation’s highest civilian honor,” said the President.
President Barack Obama delivers remarks and awards the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom to honorees during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Nov. 20, 2013. Honorees are: Ernie Banks, Ben Bradlee, former President Bill Clinton, Daniel Inouye (posthumous), Daniel Kahneman, Richard Lugar, Loretta Lynn, Mario Molina, Sally Ride (posthumous), Bayard Rustin (posthumous), Arturo Sandoval, Dean Smith, Gloria Steinem, Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian, Patricia Wald, and Oprah Winfrey. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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