【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道】波士顿华人摄影协会的12月份聚会9日在弗莱明罕镇公共图书馆，20多位摄影爱好者出席了本次聚会，听取了中国著名摄影家和水下洞穴、沉船探险者吴立新的以“内太空的震撼”为题做了精彩讲解。2012年度会长杨波在作了年度小结之后，宣布2013年度新任会长为大家推选的陆德礼，李明伟出任副会长。
上图：吴立新（后排左六）、杨波（后排左七）、陆德礼（后排右四）、齐雅明（后排右二）同与会者合影。（李明伟 摄）
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波士顿华人摄影协会12月聚会 陆德礼出任新年度会长
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Messi Scores Record 91st Goal to End Brilliant 2012
(from cntv.cn)
Lionel Messi, one of the contenders for the Ballon D’Or award, was looking to continue his stunning momentum and to extend the calendar year record he broke earlier this month. The Argentine talent led his Barcelona against Real Valladolid on Saturday in the last round of the Spanish La Liga before the winter break.
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梦圆金色大厅–记波士顿东方之声合唱团2012年维也纳之行
周云深，波士顿东方之声合唱团
2012年12月5日晚9点，闻名世界的维也纳金色大厅 (The Golden Hall of Musikverein) 座无虚席，波士顿东方之声合唱团在世界成人合唱节 (World Choral Festival of Adults and Seniors) 闭幕式上隆重登场！乔万钧指挥快步走到台中央，给钢琴伴奏郭凌一个轻轻的手势，全场刹那间安静下来，鸦雀无声。
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A Message from President Obama about Your Petition on Reducing Gun Violence
A Message from President Obama about Your Petition on Reducing Gun Violence
By Bruce Reed, Chief of Staff to Vice President BidenIn the days since the tragedy in Newtown, Americans from all over the country have called for action to deter mass shootings and reduce gun violence. Hundreds of thousands of you have signed petitions on We the People.I’m writing you today to thank you for speaking up, to update you on an important development, and to encourage you to continue engaging with the White House on this critical issue.
First, you should know that President Obama is paying close to attention to the public response to this tragedy. In fact, he sat down to record a message specifically for those of you who have joined the conversation using We the People. Watch it now:
But the fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. The fact that we can't prevent every act of violence doesn't mean we can't steadily reduce the violence, and prevent the very worst violence." Vice President Biden has been asked to work with members of the Administration, Congress, and the general public to come up with a set of concrete policy proposals by next month -- proposals the President intends to push swiftly. The President asked the Vice President to lead this effort in part because he wrote and passed the 1994 Crime Bill that helped law enforcement bring down the rate of violent crime in America. That bill included the assault weapons ban, which expired in 2004. As the Vice President's Chief of Staff, I'm going to do everything I can to ensure we run a process that includes perspectives from all sides of the issue, which is why I wanted to respond to your petition myself. Two decades ago, as domestic policy adviser in the Clinton White House, I first worked with Joe Biden as he fought to enact the Crime Bill, the assault weapons ban, and the Brady Bill. I will never forget what a key role the voices of concerned citizens like you played in that vital process. The President called on Congress to pass important legislation "banning the sale of military-style assault weapons," "banning the sale of high-capacity ammunition clips," and "requiring background checks before all gun purchases, so that criminals can’t take advantage of legal loopholes to buy a gun from somebody who won’t take the responsibility of doing a background check at all." An issue this serious and complex isn't going to be resolved with a single legislative proposal or policy prescription. And let's be clear, any action we take will respect the Second Amendment. As the President said: "Look, like the majority of Americans, I believe that the Second Amendment guarantees an individual right to bear arms. This country has a strong tradition of gun ownership that's been handed down from generation to generation. Obviously across the country there are regional differences. There are differences between how people feel in urban areas and rural areas. And the fact is the vast majority of gun owners in America are responsible -- they buy their guns legally and they use them safely, whether for hunting or sport shooting, collection or protection.
On Wednesday, the President outlined a series of first steps we can take to begin the work of ending this cycle of violence. This is what he said: "We know this is a complex issue that stirs deeply held passions and political divides. And as I said on Sunday night, there's no law or set of laws that can prevent every senseless act of violence in our society. We're going to need to work on making access to mental health care at least as easy as access to a gun. We're going to need to look more closely at a culture that all too often glorifies guns and violence. And any actions we must take must begin inside the home and inside our hearts.
The President said it best: "Ultimately if this effort is to succeed it's going to require the help of the American people -- it's going to require all of you. If we're going to change things, it's going to take a wave of Americans -- mothers and fathers, daughters and sons, pastors, law enforcement, mental health professionals -- and, yes, gun owners -- standing up and saying 'enough' on behalf of our kids." So let's continue this conversation and get something meaningful done. If you have additional ideas and are interested in further engagement with the White House on this issue, please let us know and share your thoughts here: http://www.whitehouse.gov/share-your-thoughts-reducing-gun-violence Thank you for speaking out and staying involved. Stay Connected Tell us what you think about this response and We the People. Stay connected to the White House by signing up for periodic email updates from President Obama and other senior administration officials.But you know what, I am also betting that the majority -- the vast majority -- of responsible, law-abiding gun owners would be some of the first to say that we should be able to keep an irresponsible, law-breaking few from buying a weapon of war. I'm willing to bet that they don't think that using a gun and using common sense are incompatible ideas -- that an unbalanced man shouldn't be able to get his hands on a military-style assault rifle so easily; that in this age of technology, we should be able to check someone's criminal records before he or she can check out at a gun show; that if we work harder to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people, there would be fewer atrocities like the one in Newtown -- or any of the lesser-known tragedies that visit small towns and big cities all across America every day." Please do not reply to this email. Contact the White HouseThe White House • 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW • Washington, DC 20500 • 202-456-1111 -
百老汇的第一部中英双语剧——《中式英语》
英语学习爱好者必看的电影，《中式英语》的演员阵容包括林真华（Jennifer Lim）、Gary Wilmes（加里·维尔梅斯）、林丹扉（Angela Lin）、林逸扬（Christine Lin）、Stephen Pucci（普士梵）、伍贤中（Johnny Wu）与张磊（Larry Lei Zhang）；由外百老汇OBIE得奖导演Leigh Silverman （蕾·施尔弗曼）执导。土生土长的美国观众从这个戏里，听到了一些前所未闻的“英语”，常常乐不可支。《中式英语》讲了一个美国商人如何努力赢得一份中国订单的故事，编剧名叫大卫·亨利·黄，是个不会讲中文的美籍华人。他前些年到中国出差时，在公共场所时常发现一些奇奇怪怪的英语表达，不正宗不说，更弄出了歧义叫人误解。他当然并非这种语言现象的唯一发现者，可他灵机一动，据此写了个剧本。
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“笑語弦琴”音樂會話古箏
【僑報周末實習記者王昊、特約記者李強波士頓圖文報道】十年，對於一個樂團來說，意味着從初生到發展。12月8日，波士頓唯一的古箏樂團迎來了自己十周歲的生日。他們在萊剋星頓的國家歷史遺產博物館禮堂用一場免費的音樂會為自己獻上了一份最好的生日禮物，也為400多位觀眾帶來美妙的音樂享受。
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China’s School Knife Attack Suspect “Feared End of the World”, Media Coverage Questioned
(from chinadaily.com.cn)
The suspect in a knife rampage that left 23 students and an elderly woman wounded on Friday was influenced by rumors that the world was about to end, a local government report said.
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警察电击枪暴力受害者李晓洁陈述Nashua苹果店地狱之旅
【波士顿双语网记者李强报道】到商店购物的顾客本来应该得到店主的热情接待，而一位华妇上周周二在没有销售税的新罕布什尔州的一家苹果店购买iPhone时，却遭到两名男警察电击枪（Taser）的高电压电击。这一事件引起了新英格兰地区众多华人同胞的不满，指责警察对这位华妇实施没有必要的暴力。
李晓洁手腕的伤痕。
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2012 Interfaith Statement on Immigration
As members of different faiths in Utah, we respect each other’s differences and embrace our shared values. Our common roots in the teachings of Scripture guide us to certain universal truths. Thus:
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哈佛举办中共十八大研讨会 庆祝马若德荣退
【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】12月1日，为庆祝著名的中国问题专家马若德教授（Roderick MacFarquhar）荣退，哈佛大学东亚研究中心举办了一场中共十八大专题研讨会。
上图： 马若德同郑世平在研讨会的合影。
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