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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Texas Nurse Tested Positive for Ebola Virus
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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.
Red Sox rolling parade passes in downtown Boston on Nov. 2, 2013(file photo).
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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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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.
Binghong Han of MIT speaks at the ceremony (photos by John Tsou).
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Joyce Chen Among Five Celebrity Chefs Honored on Forever Stamps
Chicago, Sept. 26, 2014, — The Postal Service cooked up a feast of 20 million Limited Edition Celebrity Chefs Forever stamps today. The sugar-free, fat-free, zero-calorie stamps will be on the menu of the nation’s Post Offices beginning today.
Joyce Chen (1917–1994) made Chinese food popular in Boston.
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Mayor Walsh Announces the Neighborhood Innovation District Committee
Boston, Sept. 26, 2014, –Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the formation of a “Neighborhood Innovation District Committee” to expand innovation and entrepreneurship in the City of Boston today. The Neighborhood Innovation District Committee will seek to identify policies, practices, and infrastructure improvements to support the development of innovation districts throughout the City. The first meeting will be October 1 from 6:00PM to7:30PM at the Roxbury Community College at Roxbury Community College, Media Arts Room 1 (Room 301) at 1234 Columbus Avenue. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Gov. Patrick and Mayor Walsh tour Vertex Pharmaceuticals early this year (file photo).
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Boston Cultural Council Accepting Applications for 2015 Grant
Boston, Sept. 9, 2014, — The Boston Cultural Council (BCC) is now accepting applications for its 2015 grant funding cycle. Under the umbrella of the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, the BCC annually distributes funds allocated by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, to support innovative arts, humanities, and interpretive sciences programming that enhances the quality of life in Boston.
Dance performance at the fourth Asian American Association of Boston Festival at Fenway Center in August 2014 (photo by John Tsou).
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President Obama Commemorates the 13th Anniversary of 9/11
The Pentagon
9:45 A.M. EDTPRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning. Scripture tells us, “We count as blessed those who have persevered.”
Secretary Hagel, General Dempsey, members of our Armed Forces, and, most of all, the survivors of that September day and the families of those we lost –- Michelle and I are humbled to be with you once again.
It has now been 13 years. Thirteen years since the peace of an American morning was broken. Thirteen years since nearly 3,000 beautiful lives were taken from us, including 125 men and women serving here at the Pentagon. Thirteen years of moments they would have shared with us. Thirteen years of memories they would have made.
President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, and Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, listen to the national anthem during the September 11th Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Two Local “Champions of Change” to Be Honored by White House
Washington, D.C., Sept. 5, 2014, — On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 10:30 AM the White House will honor local “Champions of Change” who are doing extraordinary work to prepare individuals and communities for disasters and to help build a safer and more resilient nation. These Champions have distinguished themselves through their innovation, dedication, and passion in preparing and protecting members of their communities. This event will showcase these outstanding leaders and the exceptional organizations they represent. The program will feature FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate and Deputy Administrator Timothy Manning.
Reverend Norman Fong, executive director of the Chinatown Community Development Center, is also one of the preparedness “Champions of Change”.
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Tufts Medical Center Receives National Leadership Award from EPA Chief Gina McCarthy
Boston, August 25, 2014, — U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy traveled to Boston on Aug. 19 to meet with families and health care workers to discuss the impacts of clean air and President Obama’s Climate Action Plan. At Tufts Medical Center, where the EPA recognized staff with a national leadership award in asthma management earlier this year, Administrator McCarthy met with Barbara Ferrer, Phd, MPH, MEd, Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC); Michael Wagner, MD, President and CEO of Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children; May Chin, RN, Program Manager of the Asthma Prevention and Management Initiative at Tufts Medical Center and others involved in asthma treatment and prevention. She heard from Robenia Chambers, a mom of three and a client of BPHC who shared her story of how working with a community health worker helped her with her asthma and her kids.
(L to R)May Chin, Barbara Ferrer, Kurt Spalding, Gina McCarthy, Nathalie Bazil, Michael Wagner, Margaret Reid, Sherry Dong and Laurita Kaigler-Crawlle pose for a group picture (provided by Julie Jette).
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