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  • Boston Population to Top 700,000 by 2030

    Boston, Oct. 9, 2014, — Mayor Martin J. Walsh today released “Housing a Changing City: Boston 2030,” the administration’s housing plan. The plan, which aims to create housing across demographics and neighborhoods, outlines the City’s strategies for housing an expected 91,000 new Bostonians by the year 2030, and calls for the creation of 53,000 new units of housing at a variety of income levels across the City.
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    Red Sox rolling parade passes in downtown Boston on Nov. 2, 2013(file photo).
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  • Ebola Situation Assessment by WHO

    What we know about transmission of the Ebola virus among humans
    World Health Organization Ebola situation assessment – Oct. 6, 2014

    The Ebola virus is transmitted among humans through close and direct physical contact with infected bodily fluids, the most infectious being blood, faeces and vomit.
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    Sources: Situation reports received from the ministries of health of Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Sierra Leone, and the World Health Organization (from cdc.gov).
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  • Boston City Councilors Wu and O’Malley Call for Hearing on Fossil Fuel Divestment

    Boston, Oct. 7, 2014, – Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu (At-Large) and Matt O’Malley (District 6) filed a hearing order on Monday regarding fossil fuel divestment for City of Boston funds. The order will be introduced at the October 8th meeting of the Boston City Council.
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    Activists at People’s Climate March in New York City on Sept. 21, 2014(file photo).
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  • Civil Disobedience in Hong Kong Ends Peacefully as Reform Talk to Begin

    Hong Kong, Oct. 6, 2014, — Hong Kong demonstrators, which occupied main finance regions of the city in protest to the Chinese government’s intervention in selection of names to be nominated for 2017 elections, decided to dissolve. Principles of dialogue on constitutional reform has been agreed upon by both sides.
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    Only a handful of protests remain at around noon time on Monday (file photo).
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  • You Are Invited to 2014 Boston Asian American Film Festival Preview Party

    Boston, Oct. 3, 2014, — Let’s get the celebration started for the 6th Annual Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) coming Oct 23-26! BAAFF is hosting a preview party at Crave in Boston on Thursday, October 9th at 6:00pm in partnership with Future Boston. Come hear about the inside scoop on festival lineup, munch, mingle, and support our festival!
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  • Eighteen Scientists and Innovators to Be Honored by President Obama

    Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2014, –President Obama today announced a new class of recipients of the National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation—our Nation’s highest honors for achievement and leadership in advancing the fields of science and technology. The new awardees will receive their medals at a White House ceremony later this year.

    Cherry A. Murray, dean of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), is on the list (file photo).
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  • The Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma to Tour East Asia

    Boston, October 3, 2014 — /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Between October 28 and November 10, 2014, the celebrated Silk Road Ensemble with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma will bring innovative cross-cultural music to eight major Asian cities. Their musical journey will begin in South Korea, with a first-time appearance in Daejeon as well as a return visit to Seoul. Traveling to Japan, they will greet audiences in Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo before touching down in Taiwan for performances in Taipei and Kaohsiung, and finally China, for a concluding concert in Shanghai. As part of its 15th-anniversary celebration, Silkroad will share updates from the tour at #silkroad15. See the Silkroad website for a detailed Asia tour concert schedule.
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  • Kathryn Tian Takes Home Gold and Silver Medals at WAKO Junior World Championships

    By David Li, translated by Tong Chen, bostonese.com

    Boston, Oct. 2, 2014, — When Kathryn Tian moved to Studio City in Southern California from Boston at end of last year, she didn’t expect that she would be selected to USA Karate and Boxing National Team in April 2014, and win gold and silver medals for Team USA just a few months later.
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    Tian holds the trophy with her coach Christine Bannon-Rodrigues after winning gold medal (photos provided to bostonese.com).
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  • Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Open to Reform Talks

    Hong Kong, Oct. 2, 2014, — Chief Executive CY Leung has reiterated that the Government is willing to discuss constitutional development with the public, as long as it is done peacefully, rationally and in compliance with the Basic Law.
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  • Boston Marks China’s National Day with Flag Raising Ceremony

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Oct. 1, 2014, — Today is the 65th Anniversary of founding of People’s Republic of China. A flag raising ceremony was held at Boston City Hall plaza on Sept. 27. Over a thousand people showed up to witness the national flag of China rising along side of US National and Mass. State flags.
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    Binghong Han of MIT speaks at the ceremony (photos by John Tsou).
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