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...courage and faith of this man earned him a Presidential Medal of Freedom in November. His son was at the White House to accept it on his behalf. Dr. Biscet unfortunately couldn’t be there; he spent another day as a Cuban prisoner of conscience, locked in a wretched cell. Before accepting his father’s award, Yan Valdes Morejon emphasized in a Boston Globe editorial that his father’s suffering has not diminished. Biscet has lost nearly 40 pounds and most of his teeth. Castro refuses to release Biscet, despite appeals from the United...
...breezy November night, Yan etches Chinese characters across most of the side of City Hall. They read "Save Queen's Pier" (an ironic appeal on behalf of a now demolished landmark), and the reason he can write them with impunity is because they are drawn using a laser pointer in high-intensity light - not spray paint. By standing on the roof of a parking lot across the street, he also avoids any danger of trespassing. When he's done, Yan erases the words by clicking a button on the laser pointer, connected to a laptop and projector at his feet...
...environment is the defining challenge of our time. But if the list must be confined to a one-person nomination, the Dalai Lama--for his contributions to peace, spirituality, philosophy and science, as well as his nonviolent efforts on behalf of freedom from oppression for his people. His leadership in the study and development of neuroplasticity has also furthered science and medicine...
...government agencies ... The result of all of this activity is that the NCPH group siphoned thousands--if not millions--of unclassified U.S. government documents back to China." Citing evidence of Tan's close ties to the military and other Chinese hackers' organizations that have been suspected of acting on behalf of the military, the reports conclude that Tan and the NCPH were almost certainly acting on behalf of and funded by the Chinese armed forces. "Most likely," the reports suggest, "hundreds of these groups exist in China." Tan declined to comment on the studies...
...sense of community that is really tight.” She added that she “explicitly took the job saying that I’m not a disciplinarian,” and that she would like to spend her time working on behalf of students. “If there’s a word that describes my ethos, it’s ‘advocacy,’” Herman said. “I’m there on the side of the students.” —Staff writer Aditi...