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  • Vote #1- Barry Chang, the Imperfect Idealist on June 3

    By Ignatius Yuan Ding

    It’s really comical! I couldn’t stop laughing when I read the news story in which Cupertino Mayor Gilbert Wong claims that he and other three council members were brazenly “bullied” by one colleague. A picture instantly ballooned in my mind – a giant, like the one in the story of “Jack and the Beanstalk,” had taken on the foursome in one tackle and reduced them into dust! Really?
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    Barry Chang (left) and a volunteer campaigned on Memorial Day 2014 (file photo).
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  • Amazing 2014 Summer Resort Deals!

    By FETI Travel in Boston Chinatown

    As the Memorial Day weekend just passed, the summer travel season has arrived. We have prepared some amazing 8-day/7-night resort deals（air ticket not included） for you. Please check out the deals below, and give us a call at (617)456-0606 to book the resort pakages.
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  • China Bans Windows 8 for New Government PCs

    Beijing, May 28, 2014, (ecns.cn) — With Windows 8 now banned from being installed on Chinese government computers, domestic operating system (OS) developers are itching for a niche in the world’s biggest PC market.
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    Tiananmen Square, Beijing China(file photo).
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  • Invitation Letter to UV 2014 @MIT

    By UV2014 Organization Committee

    I am writing to invite you to attend International Conference on Universal Village (UV2014) which will be held at MIT on June 16-17, 2014.
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  • Chinese Consulate Issues Strong Condemnation of Isla Vista Killings

    (from chinadaily.com.cn) May 27, 2014, –China’s Consulate General in Los Angeles condemned the shooting rampage in Isla Vista, California, that killed six students at the nearby University of California Santa Barbara, three of them Chinese.

    “The Consulate General expresses strong condemnation of this violent behavior. We are mourning and express our deepest condolences to the victims and their family members,” said a spokesman for the Consulate, who asked that he not be named, on Tuesday. He said they have kept close contact with local police, the school and student community to help identify the victims.
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    (From left)Weihan Wang, George Chen and Chen Yuan Hong were fatal stabbing victims.
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  • The Last Week of Mao Zedong

    At five o’clock in the afternoon of September 2, 1976, Mao suffered a heart attack, far more severe than his previous two and affecting a much larger area of his heart. X rays indicated that his lung infection had worsened, and his urine output dropped to less than 300 cc a day. Mao was awake and alert throughout the crisis and asked several times whether he was in danger. His condition continued to fluctuate and his life hung in the balance.
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    Meng Jingyun from Wuhan, China, was nurse for Mao during the last 489 days of his life.
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  • Memorial Day Campaign Updates from Barry Chang

    By Barry Chang, Candidate for CA Assembly district 28

    2:39 PM, May 26, 2014
    After having sandwiches, we started again. Precinct walkers Tim Brand and John Bartas. They are walking precincts for me today in Campbell too. What a nice street for precinct walk!
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  • Top 25 Most Expensive Places to Get Married According to TheKnot.com

    NEW YORK City — XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO), a global media and technology leader and creator of the top wedding website TheKnot.com, recently released the results of its annual Real Weddings Study. This comprehensive report surveyed nearly 13,000 US brides and grooms married in 2013. TheKnot.com 2013 Real Weddings Study captures detailed information on the average cost of a wedding, average number of wedding guests, wedding style trends and other key statistics related to weddings in America.

    “Wedding budgets have been increasing steadily since the economic downturn of 2008, and in 2013, couples spent a record high average of nearly $30,000,” said Carley Roney, cofounder of The Knot. “Couples are more focused than ever on creating a unique, personalized and once-in-a-lifetime experience for their guests – plus they’re doing so in a modern way, by planning from their smartphones, publicizing details on social media and more.”
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    Michelle Kwan and Clay Pell tied the knot in January 2013.
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  • Harvard Hosts Book Launch Ceremony for Macroeconomics A Chinese Perspective

    By Qian Liu and Gang Wu, Visiting Scholars at HKS

    Cambridge, Mass., May 26, 2014, — “Macroeconomics(English version)” written by Prof. Li Xiaoxi has been published by CENGAGE Learning Singapore. This is the first Macroeconomics textbook written by Chinese economist issued internationally.

    In the book launch ceremony this afternoon at Harvard University, Prof. Li Xiaoxi expounds the evolution of GDP and NI as a focus in economics history by starting with “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” written by Thomas Piketty. The book launch ceremony was organized by Chinese Students and Scholars Association(CSSA) of Harvard Kennedy School(HKS). Attendees of the ceremony congratulated Prof. Li for his book and his groundbreaking research.
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    Prof. Li at the book launch ceremony.
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  • Returning from Afghanistan, President Obama Delivers Memorial Day Speech

    (After taking a surprise visit to US troops in Afghanistan on Saturday, May 24, President Obama returned to Washington for Monday’s Memorial Day events.)

    Arlington National Cemetery
    Arlington, Virginia
    11:38 A.M. EDT

    THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Please be seated. Thank you, Secretary Hagel, for your introduction and for your lifetime of service — from a young Army sergeant in Vietnam to our nation’s 24th Secretary of Defense.
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    President Barack Obama waves at the conclusion of his remarks to U.S. troops at Bagram Airfield in Bagram, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 25, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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