By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist
Medford, Oct. 15, 2014, –We went to see the Mayan exhibit in the science Museum last weekend, now that it’s open to the public you would enjoy that very much.
Entrance to the exhibition (Photos by Jing Xia).
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Boston, Oct. 15, 2014, – Today English for New Bostonians (ENB), and its English Works Campaign, held the event “Raising Our Voices: Recognizing ESOL Leadership in Business and the Community” to honor 20 businesses and labor management partnerships that have joined together with government and the non-profit sector to offer their immigrant workers the chance to learn English. Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rachel Kaprielian, joined ENB for the event at Northeastern University that included an audience of more than 200 state officials; business, labor and community leaders; and ESOL students. ENB also announced 26 new grants to ESOL programs in Boston.
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Boston, Oct. 8, 2014 – National Grid recently filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to adjust electric and gas rates for the winter. The company’s electric customers will see a significant increase in their bills due to higher power supply prices (the cost of the electricity National Grid buys for customers and passes on without a mark up). Starting in November, a typical residential customer will see an electric bill that is 37 percent higher than last winter for the same amount of electricity used. Gas rates will be one to three percent lower than last year, but using more natural gas for home heating as the weather cools down means that gas bills will rise for most customers as they do every winter.
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Boston, Oct. 14, 2014, — Congratulations are in order for one former MGA Champion.
Paul Lei (Ferncroft CC) – winner of the 2013 Massachusetts Junior Amateur Championship – was named an HP Scholastic Junior All-American by the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA). Since 1988, HP and the AJGA have come together to recognize 12 young men and 12 young women who demonstrate the ability to excel both on the golf course and in the classroom.
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By Prof. Ron Suleski, Suffolk University
This year our China Town Hall will be the most exciting yet. President Jimmy Carter will join us via live webcast to talk about US-China Relations and Pacific Strategy. At Suffolk, we will have with us The Honorable Keven Nealer, a member of President Obama’s Intelligence Advisory Board who is experienced in the US involvement with Asia. Also joining us will be BBC Correspondent Bill Hayton, who will tell us about his just-released book The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Oct. 13, 2014, –The Ebola outbreak made local and national news headlines yesterday as a suspected patient with Ebola symptoms was isolated at a health clinic in Braintree, Mass. The Patient was later transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center(BIDMC) in Boston. To add to the anxiety, CDC has confirmed positive preliminary test result of a Dallas nurse for Ebola virus.
CDC Ebola training at BIDMC on Oct. 6, 2014 (file photo).
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Atlanta, Oct. 12, 2014, — A healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the index patient has tested positive for Ebola according to preliminary tests by the Texas Department of State Health Services’ laboratory. The patient was isolated after the initial report of a fever and remains so now. Confirmation testing at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s laboratory is being done today.
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By John Kerry, Secretary of the State
Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2014, –As we celebrate International Day of the Girl, I congratulate Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As a recipient of one of the world’s highest honors, Malala’s resilience and courage challenge us all to support the struggle against brutality, ignorance, and violence. She inspires hope in millions of people and embodies our commitment to human rights and education.
Malala with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in 2013(file photo).
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Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 10, 2014, –The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University has opened its annual call for fellowship applications. This opportunity is for those who wish to spend the 2015-2016 academic year in residence in Cambridge, MA as part of Berkman’s community of pioneers, and who seek to deeply engage in the collaborative, cross-disciplinary, and cross-sectoral exploration of some of the Internet’s most interesting, challenging, and compelling issues. Applications will be accepted through Friday December 12, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Oct. 9, 2014, (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton) Sorry, America. China just overtook the US to become the world’s largest economy, according to the International Monetary Fund.
We’ve just gone past that crossover on the chart above, according to the IMF. By the end of 2014, China will make up 16.48% of the world’s purchasing-power adjusted GDP (or $17.632 trillion), and the US will make up just 16.28% (or $17.416 trillion).
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