Boston, Jan. 21, 2013, –Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced City response plans for the impending winter storm expected to bring 8 to 10 inches of snow to Boston this evening and tomorrow. The Mayor declared a Snow Emergency and Parking Ban for the City of Boston, in effect tonight, Tuesday, January 21, at 6:00 p.m. Boston Public Schools have canceled afternoon activities today, Tuesday, January 21, and schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22.
The picture above is a screen shot of the Boston City’s website on Jan. 21, 2014.
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Boston Closes Schools on Jan. 22 as Mayor Walsh Declares Snow Emergency
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罗德岛大学孔院成功举办汉语演讲比赛、马年春晚2月7日推出
【波士顿双语网综合报道】在过去一年中，罗德岛大学孔子学院成功在本校举办了中文教师培训、汉语演讲比赛等多个大型活动，并参加了在波士顿等城市举行的全美中文大会等大型会议论坛，为推动罗德岛州乃至美国的汉语教学做出重要贡献。在马年新春即将到来之际，罗德岛大学孔子学院又为大家准备了一台精彩的春节联欢晚会。
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Nonstop Flight between Beijing and Boston to Open up New Opportunities
（by Jack Freifelder, from usa.chinadaily.com.cn）It’s the largest city in New England and the sister city of Hangzhou, China, and come June it will become another direct-entry point for Chinese travelers as Hainan Airlines launches its Beijing-to-Boston service.
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大波士頓文協2014年會五百人齊歡聚
趙鐘英，波士頓雙語網專欄作家
一年一度的大波士頓區中華文化協會（GBCCA）年會於1月18日在牛頓市隆重舉行。近500人濟濟一堂，好不熱鬧。大家品美食、看節目，度過了一個愉快的夜晚。
知音舞韻的演員們（趙鐘英 攝）。
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Chuck Martin Publishes New Book on Mobile Influence
Boston, Jan. 20, 2013, –Chuck Martin is a New York Times business best-selling author, CEO of Mobile Future Institute and the Editor of the MediaPost mCommerce Daily, where he writes the daily MobileShopTalk column. Martin has been a leading pioneer in the digital interactive marketplace for more than a decade.
Chuck Martin (middle) answers questions from Chinese business executives at a mobile Internet conference at IBM software campus in Littleton, Mass. in December 2013 (photo provided by Cheers Publishing).
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直航中国或将引发波士顿房价攀升
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辱华造型挨批 CBS热播剧制作人道歉
据美国媒体报道，近日，哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）的热播剧集《老爸老妈浪漫史》（How I Met Your Mother）最新一集激怒了许多亚裔观众，因为这一集中主角们换上刻板观念中的华人服饰、将脸涂黄；而剧情安排的笑点更是凸显错误刻板的亚裔形象，被网友怒指“一点都不好笑”。
剧中男主角模仿傅满洲形象的装扮。（图片来源：美国媒体）
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2014 Ivy League Chinese Spring Festival Gala Showcases Diverse Cultures
By Harvard Chinese Students and Scholars Association(HCSSA)
The annual Ivy League Chinese Spring Festival Gala will be hosted again by HCSSA on Feb. 1, 2014 at John Hancock Hall in Boston. This year’s Spring Festival Gala is organized by the eight Ivy League schools to celebrate the arrival of the Lunar New Year. We are excited to present an evening where people from diverse cultural backgrounds can gather and celebrate this special occasion.
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18岁成都女孩被英国三名校录取
【华西都市报华西都市报记者张峥、摄影吕甲】会跳芭蕾、会组装电器、还会焊接……女孩会的她会，女孩不会的她也会。
18岁的魏欣巧，是牛津国际公学成都学校的一名高三学生。近日，她收到了英国帝国理工学院、南安普敦大学和布里斯托大学三所世界顶尖大学的 录取通知书。成绩优异自然不说，生活中的魏欣巧还是一位“多面娇娃”，跳芭蕾、做焊接、裁衣服……女孩会的她会，女孩不会的她也会。2014年1月18 日，魏欣巧将回到牛津国际公学成都学校和同学们分享她的求学心路，有兴趣的同学可以报名参加。
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Not to Be Missed – The Color Purple, A Broadway Musical by SpeakEasy
By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist
The Color Purple is a Boston theater premiere (Jan10—Feb 8, 2014) of the acclaimed Broadway musical based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Alice Walker. Since its publication in 1982, this novel has sold more than 5 million copies in 22 languages. The Warner Bros/Amblin Entertainment motion picture “The Color Purple” opened December 20, 1985, was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover and Laurence Fishburne.
Crystin Gilmore (center) as Shug Avery with (from left) Lovely Hoffman, Taylor Washington, Carolyn Saxon, and Maurice Emmanuel Parent in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company production of THE COLOR PURPLE, running now through February 8th at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End (Photo credit: Glenn Perry Photography).
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