Lexington, Mass., August 25, 2014 , — Empow Studios recently released a full calendar of fall classes, including seven new classes: Minecraft Animation, Website Design, 3D Modeling and Printing, App Design, Digital Music Production, LEGO Animation, and Game Design with Unity. There are also two kid-tested favorites: Game Design with Gamemaker and LEGO Robotics.
Empow Studios students work on solar-powered cars.
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Empow Studios Launches STEM-Enriched Fall Classes and After-School Program
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Secretary Kerry’s Statement on Peter Theo Curtis
Washington, D.C., August 24, 2014, — Particularly after a week marked by unspeakable tragedy, we are all relieved and grateful knowing that Theo Curtis is coming home after so much time held in the clutches of Jabhat Al-Nusrah.
Peter Theo Curtis is a Boston based writer with a Ph.D. from UMass Amherst (CNN).
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For the Price of a Cup of Coffee, You Can Own a Piece of Chinese American History
All Yin and Yang Press Books on Chinese American history are now available in e-book (kindle, epub, and pdf) as well as paper versions. Descriptions and reviews by scholars and comments from readers are provided in this announcement. For convenient online ordering, click on the following links.
paperback ($14.95) e-books ($2.99)
Photographs of the inside of the Holyoke, MA business owned by Lee Wong Hing, ca. 1904 (National Archives online).
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Cathay Pacific Launches Nonstop Flights between Boston and Hong Kong
Boston, August 22, 2014, -– Cathay Pacific Airways today announced at a joint press conference at the Massachusetts State House with Massachusetts Secretary of Transportation, Richard Davey, President and CEO of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Paul Guzzi, and Thomas P. Glynn, CEO, Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport), that it will commence a new four-times-weekly non-stop service from Boston Logan International Airport to Hong Kong on May 3, 2015, subject to government approval.
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WSU Researchers Find Crucial Step in DNA Repair
By Becky Phillips, Washington State University Communications
PULLMAN, Wash., August 18, 2014, –- Scientists at Washington State University(WSU) have identified a crucial step in DNA repair that could lead to targeted gene therapy for hereditary diseases such as “children of the moon” and a common form of colon cancer. Such disorders are caused by faulty DNA repair systems that increase the risk for cancer and other conditions.
Smerdon, left, and Mao in their lab in the WSU School of Molecular Biosciences. (Photos by Becky Phillips, WSU University Communications)
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Arrest Made after Four People Shot in Boston Chinatown
Boston, August 20, 2014, — At about 2:55 AM on Sunday, August 17, 2014, officers from District A-1 (Downtown) responded to the sound of shots fired in the area of 15 Edinboro Street in Chinatown.
This car in the photo above was parked in front of New Moon Villa Restaurant Sunday morning when the shooting took place (provided by CCBA-NE).
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ACDC Closes Financing on Tremont Village and Preserves Affordable Housing in Boston Chinatown
Boston, MA, August 20, 2014, –- On July 31, 2014, Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC), a 27-year old non-profit organization serving the Asian American community of Greater Boston, closed on $5.3 million of financing for the rehabilitation of Tremont Village, a 20-unit low-income apartment building at the border of Chinatown and Bay Village.
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National Press Club Expresses Condolences on Apparent Death of James Foley
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Press Club expressed profound sorrow at the apparent death of American photojournalist James Foley, who had been missing since November 22, 2012. The terrorist group Islamic State released a video claiming to be Foley’s execution today.
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Boston Chinatown Celebrates August Moon Festival
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, August 18, 2014, — Tens of thousands people showed up at the August Moon Festival in Boston Chinatown on August 10 as the weather was just perfect. Three candidates for MA Governor: Steve Grossman, Don Berwick and Charlie Baker greeted visors on the stage on Harrison Ave with CCBA-NE president Hung Goon.
Charlie Baker wishes visitors happy August Moon Festival (photo by David Li).
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Japanese Delegation Visits Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing
Nanjing, China, August 16, 2014, — A group of peace advocates from Japan visited Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre yesterday. Friday, August 15, 2014, marked the 69th anniversary of Japan’s unconditional surrender at the end of world War II.
Zhu Chengshan (3rd L, front), curator of the Memorial Hall of the Victims in Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders, mourns for victims of the Nanjing Massacre (Xinhua/Sun Can)
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