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.
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, 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.
Activists at People’s Climate March in New York City on Sept. 21, 2014(file photo).
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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.
Only a handful of protests remain at around noon time on Monday (file photo).
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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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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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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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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.
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, 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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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.
Binghong Han of MIT speaks at the ceremony (photos by John Tsou).
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Comprehensive Online Platform Connects New Yorkers with Information, Resources and Jobs in New York City’s Digital Economy
NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2014—New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio today unveiled Digital.NYC, a first-of-its-kind online platform that will serve as a centralized hub for the City’s tech ecosystem, providing information and resources to help turn ideas into businesses, deliver valuable tools for digital startups, and connect New Yorkers to opportunities in the City’s tech ecosystem. Digital.NYC offers a pioneering search portal and database with profiles of virtually every city-based tech company and investor; a continuously updated list of tech and digital job openings, a citywide tech event and class calendar; an interactive map of tech companies, startup resources across the boroughs; and additional features that combine to create a comprehensive one-stop shop for everything startup-related in New York City.
Mayor de Blasio Unveils Digital.NYC today (from digital.nyc)
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