By David Li, bostonese.com
The results of the first in the nation presidential election was made public on live TB at 3:05 AM on November 6, 2012 in Dixville Notch, NH. The voting started right after the midnight, and a total of 10 votes were recorded in this small precinct. Among the 10 votes, there were five independents, three Republicans and two democrats.
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BOSTON, November 5, 2012 – A Chinatown travel agency owner has been indicted in connection with stealing more than $89,000 from multiple clients in schemes involving U.S. citizenship applications and airline tickets, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today.
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亲爱的华人朋友们，
美国总统大选和国会选举即将举行。美国华人全国委员会，全美中文学校协会，美国华人联合总会，北卡华人联谊会，大费城侨学界社团联席会议，华盛顿华人社区联盟，美国华人专业团体联合会，俄亥俄中国文化中心，华人社团联合总会新泽西分会，科罗拉多美中交流协会，爱荷华州华人协会等全国性的华人主要团体和在关键摇摆州的主要华人团体一同，呼吁美国华人，不分党派分野和政治取向，积极参与和投入到今年的大选中去。
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By David Li, photos provided by Eclipse Mass Media
The IFSM 2012 Boston Contest hosted by Eclipse Mass Media (EMM) was successfully held at Royale Nightclub in the evening of Sunday, October 14, 2012.
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The two major categories of the contest are Runway Model (for contestants 5-foot and 8-inch or taller) and Photo Model for other contestants. After four-rounds of intense competition, the winner of Runway Model: Jaeyoung Lee and winner of Photo Model: Jessica Graf stood on the runway with followers on their hands and big smiles on their faces. They thanked Eclipse Mass Media for providing such a wonderful opportunity to showcase their talents. Everyone in the audience applauded and cheered loudly. |
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Boston – November 5, 2012 – Governor Deval Patrick today announced that Massachusetts is helping to enable gasoline shipments to New York and New Jersey as those states and their residents recover from Hurricane Sandy. The announcement comes at the request of New York officials, and will facilitate the distribution of gas supply throughout the region.
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The enormous hurricane Sandy has not only caused Wall Street to shut down its main stock and bond markets, but also affected the oil prices in the US. The total economic losses to be caused by the hurricane are expected to amount to between 10 to 20 billion US dollars.
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Even in the middle of Hurricane Sandy’s strong wind and heavy rain, classic music fans still have something to look forward to. In the evening of Nov. 3, The Long Piano Duo concert will be held at NEC’s Jordan Hall, presented by Foundation For Chinese Performing Arts.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston – In the afternoon of Sunday, October 28, Governor Patrick held a news conference wearing a Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) uniform. He urged Massachusetts workers, including non-essential state employees to stay home on Monday. Hurricane Sandy has killed 65 people in the Caribbean islands, and is threatening lives and properties along US Eastern seaboard from Virginia to Maine.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
The New Bostonioan Summit was held on Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 8:00 AM at City Year’s Lavine Civic Forum. The half-day summit focused on top issues facing Boston’s immigrants. About 250 Boston’s immigrants and representatives from several sectors attended the Summit The half-day summit provided an update on the New Bostonians Agenda, a collective response to three of the biggest issues facing Boston’s immigrants: educational attainment for their children (K-12 Education); English language acquisition (ESOL); and economic success through family-sustaining jobs.
Director Cheng Imm Tan explains the three breakout sessions coming up at the summit.
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By David Li, bostonese.com, translated by Lang Gao
On the weekend of October 27 – 28, the Cornell China Conference will be held in Cornell University, a member of the prestigious Ivy League located in Ithaca, New York. Cornell Chinese Students Association (CCSA), the organizer of this conference states that the theme of the conference is to discuss the perspectives of China given the background of national reformation and transformation.
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