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  • 情和理，故乡的荷花——NEUTRAL, A Lotus Flower by Itself

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    情和理
    俞莎菲娅

    我只能在荷花盛开时才醒来
    假如你能熬过那秋未的冷落

    我只有在荷叶飘逸时回乡来
    如果你能越过那深冬的湖面

    醒来时是你这九月的天和意
    回乡时是你这六月的情和容
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  • Beijing Symphony Orchestra Makes U.S. Debut at Carnegie Hall

     BEIJING SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PREMIERES AT CARNEGIE HALL.

    ONE NIGHT ONLY

    Led by renowned Musical Director and Principal Conductor Tan Lihua

    Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall

    Thursday, October 17th, 2013, 8:00 p.m.
    Tickets: $25–$89

    carnegiehall.org | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 | Box Office at 57th and Seventh.

    New York City, Oct. 9, 2013, — Wu Promotion and Attila Glatz Concert Productions jointly present the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, the critically-acclaimed Chinese ensemble, praised both for its interpretation of standard repertoire and for premiering the works of Chinese composers.
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  • 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Goes to Three Americans

    The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award

    The 2013 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

    jointly to

    James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman
    and Thomas C. Südhof

    for their discoveries of machinery regulating vesicle traffic,
    a major transport system in our cells

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  • Marty Walsh and John Connolly in Their Own Words, in Cantonese

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, October 8, 2013, — Boston Chinatown Residents Association (CRA) holds monthly meetings on first Wednesday of each month in Josiah Quincy Elementary School in Chinatown. Two final candidates for Boston Mayor: State Representative Marty Walsh and Boston City Councilor At-Large John Connolly appeared at the Oct. 2 meeting. About 100 Chinatown residents attended this meeting, and asked the candidates questions. Terry Yin, administrative director of CRA did Cantonese interpretation for the two candidates.
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  • After Third Asian American Festival, AAAB Plans More Cultural Events

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Oct. 6, 2013, — During a recent board meeting at 130 Lincoln Street in Boston Chinatown, members of Asian American Association of Boston (AAAB) reflected on the successful completion of third Asian American Festival on Sept. 7 at Quincy High School, and reviewed plans for future events. Mr. Klysler Yen also brought moon cakes and coffee to thank the hard work by meeting attendees in organizing the Asian American Festival.
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    Mr. Klysler Yen, Dr. Hao Wu thank performers of the third Asian American Festival.
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  • Consul General Sun Guoxiang Hosts China’s National Day Reception in NYC

    By Luyuan Zhang, bostonese.com

    New York City, Sept. 30, 2013 –On Sept. 27, Sun Guoxiang, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in New York City, hosted a lunch reception in celebration of the 64th anniversary of the founding of the PRC. More than 450 people, including guests from government institutions, diplomatic corps and business sector, attended the event.
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    Ambassador Sun (left) talks exchanges business card with an attendee.
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  • Prof. Shi Yigong of Tsinghua University Wins Aminoff Prize 2014

    The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has dedicated the award the Gregori Aminoff Prize in Crystallography 2014 to Professor Shi Yigong, Dean of the School of Life Sciences at Tsinghua University, according to a news release by RSAS in September. Professor Shi was awarded “for his groundbreaking crystallographic studies of proteins and protein complexes that regulate programmed cell Death.”
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  • CRISPR Symposium at Harvard Medical School Draws Crowds

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Sept. 30, 2013, — Doing research in life sciences is a tough business. It requires years of training, long work hours and patience. Breakthrough discoveries are few and far in between, but they could improve lives of millions people. Recently, a symposium at Harvard Medical School (HMS) drew about 300 students and researchers to packed Cannon Room of Building C to listen to four distinguished fellow researchers sharing their experiences.
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    Speakers and organizers of the symposium take a group picture (photo by David Li).
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  • Frank Wang Wins The Tenth Annual Boston China Cup Golf Tournament

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Oct. 1, 2013, — Tenth annual Boston Chinese Golf Association (BCGA) Cup, also known as China Cup, was held on Sunday, September 29, at Stow Acres Golf Club. The weather was very perfect for playing golf with mild temperatures and little wind.
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    Group picture in front of the club house (provided by Charlie Wang of BCGA).
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  • CCBA Receives $5000 Check from Chinatown Main Street

    Boston, Sept. 30, 2013, — During last Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) bi-monthly board meeting, Chinatown Main Street (CMS) President Tony M. Yee and Executive Director Courtney Ho-Ha presented a check of $5000 to CCBA President Rick Wong and Executive Officers, and CCBA became the community partner of the Chinatown Streets cleaning program.
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    (L to R) English Secretary Simon Chan, Treasurer Philip Huang, CMS President Tony M. Yee, CMS Exec Dir. Courtney Ho-Ha, CCBA President Rick Wong, Auditor Levelin Chan, and Chinese Secretary Larry Young
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