RR Auction of Amherst, N.H. is planning an auction of a photo believed to be that of the huge iceberg that sunk Titanic in 1912. It estimates the value of the photo to be in range of $8,000 to $10,000.
“Amazing and extremely rare original 9.75 x 8 photo of a uniquely-shaped ‘blueberg’ photographed by the captain of the Leyland Line steamer S. S. Etonian two days before Titanic collided with it,” according to rrauction.com.
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潘雅然移民法专业法律师提供， 2012年12月3日
问: 我入境的目的是参加在美企业培训。但边境官员在我I-94卡上授予的签证类别为B2， 而不是B1。 我需要对边境官的错误进行修改吗？如何改正这个错误呢？
答： 首先， 如果入境的目的是参加由相关美国公司提供的企业培训， 而不是个人的观光旅行， 你应该立即 向边境官指出I-94卡上的签证类别错误。 如果你的证据齐全， 边境官会立刻改正你I-94卡上的入境记录。 如果你当时没发现这个错误， 一旦发现后， 你应当去国土安全局下属的边境保护部门要求改正。 只要证据齐全， 错误会很快被订正的。
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By David Li, bostonese.com
2012 Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC)’s annual meeting and dinner was held on the evening of Nov. 27 at Hei La Moon Restaurant in Boston Chinatown. ACDC is a community-based organization that serves the Asian American community of Greater Boston and the neighborhoods in which they live and work, with an emphasis on preserving and revitalizing Chinatown
At last year’s ACDC annual meeting on Nov. 29, 2011, Prof. Paul Watanabe of UMass Boston led a panel discussion of the future of Boston Chinatown. This year’s annual meeting focused on homebuyer education. David Taglieri, Mortgage Development Officer at Sovereign Bank, was awarded the prestigious Community Award.
Vivien Wu presents the Community Award to David Taglieri.
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【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】 11月18日下午，波士顿爱乐乐团（BPO）在哈佛大学桑德斯剧院举办了俄罗斯经典音乐主题演奏会。由才华横溢的年轻钢琴家黎卓宇（George Li）领衔钢琴独奏。
黎卓宇同指挥桑德尔一同谢幕。
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Washington, D.C. – November 30, 2012. – As part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored five artists—Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons,, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems—with the first U.S. Department of State – Medal of Arts for their outstanding commitment to the AIE program and international cultural exchange.
Artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons (partly visible), Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith and Carrie Mae Weems pose with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on November 30.
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YiMing Yu （余逸銘）, a Charlestown High School student is receiving the Youth Action Award at the We Are Boston Gala. We Are Boston Gala (www.cityofboston.gov/weareboston) is hosted by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and the Office of New Bostonians. The Youth Action Award recognizes immigrant youth who translates perseverance, courage of New Bostonians into action; demonstrate significant contribution to his community.
Students in the BCNC-Charlestown High School partnership program who participated in a video contest won a visit to White House in April 2012.
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【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道】由美国《侨报》、《侨报周末》和美国亚洲文化中心共同主办，美东华人社团联合总会、美国华人工商业联合会等机构协办的“美东地区首届少年儿童中文写作大赛”总决赛11月17日下午在纽约《侨报》总部隆重举行。
（左起）来自波士顿的朱安妮、郭耀匀、唐若洋在纽约《侨报》总部 （王书艺 摄）。
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Obama Administration Awards Mass. $720,856 Grant to Assist with Export Promotion
BOSTON – December 3, 2012 – The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced that Massachusetts was awarded a $720,856 grant from the United States Small Business Administration, which will help enhance international trade opportunities for small businesses.
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高青，剑桥中国文化中心
11月25日，中国中央电视台9频道的刘文总监，纪录频道制片人韩雯，纪录频道翻译李瑨等一行参观访问了剑桥中国文化中心。中心董事长纪虎民，副校长李正玲， 董事高青，以及学校项目负责人张朴，付丽娜等陪同刘总一行参观了中文学校华森校区，包括小篷车双语幼儿园，舞蹈，中文，数学，乒乓球，绘画等各教室， 并饶有兴趣浏览了暑期班，夕阳红，家长会和校友会的墙报。
（左三起）：李正玲、纪虎民、刘文、高青等访问结束时一起合影留念。 （剑桥中国文化中心 提供）
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中新社华盛顿11月30日电 (记者 吴庆才)华裔艺术家蔡国强30日获得由美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿亲自颁发的美国艺术勋章，作为5名获奖艺术家之一，蔡国强当天还受邀在华盛顿国家广场成功实施了“黑色圣诞树”的爆破计划。
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