Paris, 12 December 2015 – An historic agreement to combat climate change and unleash actions and investment towards a low carbon, resilient and sustainable future was agreed by 195 nations in Paris today.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second left); Christiana Figueres (right), Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Laurent Fabius (second right), Minister for Foreign Affairs of France and President of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) and Franois Hollande (right), President of France celebrate reaching the historic agreement.
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195 Nations Set Path to Keep Temperature Rise Below 2 Degrees Celsius
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U.S. Mayors Report Highlights a Decade of Global Climate Leadership
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — As part of the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference, COP 21, in Paris, leaders of The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) released a report from the organization’s Mayors Climate Protection Center calling attention to how U.S. mayors have been global climate leaders over the last decade. Titled U.S. Mayors Report on a Decade of Global Climate Leadership, the report was released during the Climate Change Conference’s signature event for American mayors at the residence of U.S. Ambassador to France Jane Hartley.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (second left); Christiana Figueres (right), Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Laurent Fabius (second right), Minister for Foreign Affairs of France and President of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris (COP21) and Franois Hollande (right), President of France celebrate
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State Rep. Ultrino Receives Greater Boston Labor Council Leadership Award
Malden, Mass., Dec. 11, 2015, — State Representative Steve Ultrino (D – Malden) was honored last month for his advocacy on the City Council and in the Legislature for working individuals and their families. The Greater Boston Labor Council recognized Representative Ultrino for his efforts with their annual Leadership Award.
State Representative Steve Ultrino addresses Greater Boston Labor Council after receiving its annual Leadership Award（provided to bostonese.com）.
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Mayor Walsh Offers Holiday Greetings in Boston Chinatown
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Dec. 8, 2015, — Chinatown Main Street(CMS) welcomed Mayor Marty Walsh to Chinatown to offer his greetings and holiday wishes to the Chinatown community on Sunday. Hundreds of residents and vistors enjoyed the festivities and kids took the opportunity to take pictures with the Santa Clause.
(L to R)Courtney Ho, Mayor Walsh, Rick Wong, Gilbert Ho and Wingkay Leung pose for a picture (provided by CMS).
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Harvard Report — Record Number of US Renters Face Increasing Cost
December 9, 2015 – Cambridge, MA and Washington, DC – Multifamily housing construction has accelerated to its fastest pace in nearly 30 years but has still not been sufficient to meet surging demand. Rental vacancy rates are now at their lowest point since 1985 and inflation-adjusted rents are rising 3.5 percent annually. With renter incomes stagnant, last year was another record-setting year in the number of renters paying more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs, according to the 2015 report on rental housing released today from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. While lower-income households are most likely to experience these cost burdens, the report finds that rental cost burdens increasingly afflict even moderate-income renters earning as much as $45,000 per year.
Residents of Boston Chinatown protest against high rents(bostonese.com file photo).
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Please Join East Meets West Cultural Dialogue on Dec 10
Please join Rick Irving, LICSW to learn the components of successful behavior management. Rick has extensive experience and training in working with children and families. We will continue to learn to understand children’s perceptions of what we do, and what the purposes of their behaviors are. We will then discuss how to intervene to change difficult or stubborn behavior patterns and encourage positive ones.
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MIT Researchers Took Home 2016 Breakthrough Prize Awards
Dec. 1, 2016, — MIT researchers took home several awards at the 2016 Breakthrough Prize ceremony at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California recently.
(Left to right) Edward Boyden, Larry Guth, and Liang Fu.
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Comparing Jewish Americans and Asian Americans
By S. B. Woo, President, 80-20 Educational Foundation
Introduction: 80-20 Initiative, the Asian American political action committee, isdevoted to advance civil rights of Asian Americans http://www.80-20initiative.net/andhttp://blog.sciencenet.cn/home.php?mod=space&uid=1565&do=blog&id=471528(see the second half of the article)
CA Assemblyman Ted Liew, speaking at our 2008 Endorsement Convention
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Coco Miao Wins ATV Miss Asia US East Coast Competition
Boston, Dec. 4, 2015, — Northeaster University student Coco Miao captured the crown at the ATV Miss Asia US East Coast competition, held in New York City recently. Miss. Miao advances to the 27th ATV Miss Asia Pageant finals in Hong Kong.
Coco Miao (middle), 1st
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The 242nd Boston Tea Party Anniversary Reenactment to Be Held on Dec 16
Boston, Dec. 3, 2015, — The Boston Tea Party comes alive this December! It’s Dec. 16, 1773 and trouble is brewing in Boston. Presented by Boston’s famed Old South Meeting House and the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, the 242nd Boston Tea Party Anniversary Reenactment is an opportunity to experience one of America’s most iconic public protests live.
Picture from Boston Tea Party Anniversary Reenactment in 2014(file photo).
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