By Sun Xiaochen in Melbourne, Australia, and Lei Lei in Beijing (China Daily)
Losing the final of the Australian Open is unlikely to stop Li Na from becoming a global superstar.
China’s 30-year-old tennis ace twisted an ankle and also hit her head as she contested the final against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus on Saturday night. However, she earned immense respect, helped to rejuvenate her career and gave another boost for the sport in her home country.
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（潇湘晨报）澳网女单结束已经过去40多个小时了，但娜姐的精神仍在激励着大家。昨日，在新浪热门微博排行榜上，娜姐高居TOP1。一位网友在其微博中感叹：“菜市场有李娜，公交车上有李娜，商场有李娜，饭店有李娜，发廊有李娜，浴池有李娜，微博上全都是李娜……”而网友们则热议“李娜style”，赞扬其勇于拼搏、永不放弃的精神。
上图：李娜在澳网决赛中第二次摔倒。
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(from www.icshanghai.com)
This is what Curt Mabry has always loved to do. Before moving to Shanghai from the United States four years ago, he spent years hosting radio shows and singing at weddings. However, his life took a sudden turn.
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2013年1月17号在盐湖城国际机场起飞的一架飞机上，有乘客拍摄到飞机起飞后不久出现在飞机右侧的四个不明光点，乘客并用自己随身携带的相机拍下了不明飞行物的样子。对象是四个大小不一的橙色光球，它们散发着颜色相同光芒强度不同的橙色光芒。
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【僑報周末實習記者王昊、特約記者李強波士頓圖文報導】 1月初的波士頓依舊寒風刺骨，但是哈佛大學燕京圖書館內卻是高朋滿座，溫暖如春。 2013年的第一次哈佛中國文化工作坊研討會10日下午在這裡如期舉行。本次研討會請到了沙先一、朱學淵和王開成三位主講人，他們精心準備的演講稿給與會者帶來了許多獨特的見解和新穎的視角。
（左起）沙先一、張鳳、朱學淵、王開成會後合影。
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SEATTLE, Jan. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Boeing (NYSE: BA) welcomes the progress being made in the 787 investigation discussed today by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in Washington, D.C. The regulatory and investigative agencies in the U.S. and Japan have dedicated substantial resources to these investigations, and we appreciate their effort and leadership.
Japan Airlines has a large fleet of Boeing 787s.
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國際領袖基金會(ILF)日前在華府首次舉辦全美分會長領袖培訓峰會。全美各地共十個分會的正副會長，全都出席了包括珍珠慶典(Pearl Gala)在內的奧巴馬總統第二任就職典禮相關活動，與白宮內閣秘書長盧沛寧、聯邦參議員艾琳平野(Irene Y. Hirano)、國會議員趙美心、孟昭文、譚美‧達克沃斯(Tammy Duckworth)等十數名本屆亞裔國會議員晤面、交流，促進他們推動下一代亞裔參政的積極性。
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Boston, Jan. 25, 2013 -- Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced the Boston economy has made a full recovery from the Great Recession. New data released by the Boston Redevelopment Authority in its “2013 Economy Report” shows the unemployment rate in Boston has fallen steadily over the last two and a half years. The City is projecting an all-time record for employment in 2012 with 682,000 jobs. The data shows Boston has regained nearly all jobs lost between 2008 and 2010 and new investment from construction topped $3.8 billion, a 10-year high, in fiscal 2012. |
(L-R)Mayor Menino, Gov. Patrick, Roger Crandall and Joe Fallon at groundbreaking of Boston Innovation District on June 22, 2011 in South Boston. (photo credit: David Li, bostonese.com)
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【僑報周末特約記者李強波士頓圖文報道】1月11日到13日前，位於波士頓西郊艾克頓鎮的波士頓生命河靈糧堂連着三天舉行了以“活出豐盛”為主題的建堂7周年慶祝活動。教友們一同回顧過去7年來教會發展的不平凡歷程，並在周愛玲主任牧師的帶領下通過唱讚美詩等各種形式感謝神的恩典，為2013年祈禱。
上圖： 周愛玲牧師（右一）帶領大家一同祈禱。
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Wellesley, Mass., Jan. 24, 2013 — Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright ‘59 and Former Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson visited Wellesley College today for a public dialogue on “The United States and China in the 21st Century.”
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