（来自腾讯体育，原标题：张斌：并肩奔跑 用2014去拯救波士顿的伤痕）
对于波士顿马拉松赛，心里总有份莫名的牵挂，总该为明年的比赛做些什么，至少让更多人看到那个曾经血肉横飞的终点线旁重归宁静平顺。2013年4月15日，波士顿重伤，美国神伤，至今还隐隐作痛。近日，美国加州尔湾大学研究人员发布报告称，今年当波士顿马拉松赛爆炸案发生后，如果一个普通电视观众连续收看电视台有关于此的直播报道超过6小时，那在内心中形成的惊恐压力指数，与身临现场的人没有太大差别，不断重播的现场爆炸画面和刺耳的声浪不断穿透人们脆弱的心理防卫。
因为恐怖袭击，BCNC选手郭文莉（Julia Kuo）仅仅差一英里而没有跑完2013波士顿马拉松。
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【波士顿华人双语网综合报道】犹他大学乔金森（Jorgensen）生物实验室和德国生物学家合作，本月在国际知名学术期刊《自然》上发表了题为“Ultrafast endocytosis at mouse hippocampal synapses”的论文。这篇论文描述了该实验室对神经细胞通过小囊泡相互传递神经信号的最新研究成果，对于人类理解大脑神经细胞的机制，以及对研究失忆症和阿尔茨海默症等疾病的起因等将产生深远影响。
上图：乔金森教授（左）和论文第一作者Shigeki Watanabe（来自犹他大学网站）。
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ZURICH, Dec. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — For the first time, scientists at IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) have demonstrated a complex quantum mechanical phenomenon known as Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC), using a luminescent polymer (plastic) similar to the materials in light emitting displays used in many of today’s smartphones.
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【波士顿华人双语网特约记者李心茗图文报道】“金贵银贵不如健康贵”，“要绿水青山，不要金山银山”，“我没有架子，是种树的人。我们要种200万棵红豆杉树，”中国生发大王章光101集团董事长赵章光在访谈中侃侃而谈。
上图：赵章光在访谈中（李心茗 摄）。
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 10, 2013, — The 2013 Medical Device and Diagnostics Innovation (MDDI) Symposium was held on Dec. 7 at IBM Innovation Center on One Rogers Street. Over 100 attendees packed the lecture hall during the day-long symposium.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Lexington, Mass., Dec. 10, 2013 — It was about two years ago, Asian Cultural Center Greater Boston Asian American Youth Symphony Orchestra (GBAAYSO) had its debut performance at National Heritage Museum in Lexington. This Saturday, GBAAYSO will return to Lexington with a Christmas concert that features Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 at Lexington High School (LHS) auditorium.
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【波士顿华人双语网讯】由美东教育咨询服务公司（EA Education Consulting & Services）和莱克星顿公立学校共同打造的中国校长培训班在2013年的11月12日迎来了第一批的中国校长访问团：小新星教育集团旗下的来自中国各地的13位中小学校长。
上图：美东教育咨询服务公司工作人员与小新星校长们及其海外办事处的工作人员，在著名的Minuteman民兵雕像前合影。
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Dec. 6, 2013, — In two elections over three days in Boston Chinatown at beginning of this month, Mr. Hung Goon came out as a winner. In the Dec. 3 CCBA-NE election, Hung Good won 23 votes from CCBA-NE board members, edging Simon Chan’s 21 votes. The Chinatown Neighborhood Council (CNC) election on Dec. 1 was not as close. Goon, who was up for reelection, received 1151 votes from Asian residents, and got the most votes among the eight councilors elected or reelected.
Candidates like Nicholas Kang You, a youth worker at Boston Asian: Youth Essential Service (YES), may be one of the reasons of large number of young voters turning out in this year’s CNC election.
(L to R)Kenny Wong, Hung Goon, Rosemary Lam, Sherry Dong and Nicholas You celebrate their victories in CNC elections (photo by David Li).
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Dec. 9, 2013, — It’s that time of the year again. For years, you have to go to the theater district in downtown Boston to catch the holiday classic The Nutcracker. Now, Commonwealth Ballet Company (CBC) in Acton Mass. has brought a production of The Nutcracker to Metro West area. You can enjoy this wonderful production by talented young ballet dancers at Regis College in Weston, Mass. the weekend before Christmas.
The Nutcracker by Commonwealth Ballet (Photo by Mike Nyman Photography).
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