Boston, Oct. 28, 2014, — Bright Pearl Dance (BPD) and Chinese School of Andover (CSA), along with other community organizations and supporters, will be co-hosting an Andover Asian Culture & Arts Night (Andover Night) at the Andover High School Collins Center on Saturday Dec. 6, 2014.
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Andover Asian Culture & Arts Night To Be Held on Dec. 6
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With Hillary by Her Side, Coakley Rallies toward Finish Line
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Oct. 28, 2014, — With only a week left until the Nov. 4 general elections, Democratic Governor Nominee Martha Coakly and her Republican opponent Charlie Baker are campaigning across the state to make sure their supporters will come on to vote on next Tuesday. Coakley’s campaign got a boost last Friday when Hillary Clinton joined her rally in Boston, and strongly endorsed Coakley’s candidacy. Hillary told supporters that Coakley would become a great Governor for the state if elected.
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Six Easy Ways to Prepare for Winter Weather by Energy Education Council
SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Oct. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — This year’s winter weather predictions vary on the amount of precipitation we can expect, but many of them agree that much of the country will experience below normal temperatures. The Energy Education Council encourages you to take some simple steps before these cold temperatures set in to help keep warm air in your home and money in your pocket by making your home more energy efficient.
There were quite a few snow storms last winter in Boston (file photo).
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China to Launch Space Station from Wenchang
Beijing, Oct. 26, 2014, — China’s fourth space launch center, the Wenchang satellite launch center in south China’s Hainan Province, will launch the country’s space station and cargo spacecrafts.
Chang’e 3 moon lander touches down on the Moon surface in December 2013 (from ecns.com).
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University of Utah Researchers Discover Material for Superfast Computing
Salt Lake City, Oct. 22, 2014 – University of Utah researchers discovered a way to create a special material – a metal layer on top of a silicon semiconductor – that could lead to cost-effective, superfast computers that perform lightning-fast calculations but don’t overheat.
Feng Liu (left), chair of the University of Utah Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Miao Zhou, a postdoctoral fellow, co-authored a study of a new “topological insulator” that could lead theoretically to faster computing (from utah.edu).
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2014 Boston Asian American Film Festival Opens at Brattle Theatre
By Changhong Zhang, bostonese.com
Boston, Oct. 24, 2014, – The weather was rough yesterday morning in the Boston area as a Nor’easter passing through. But the storm didn’t keep film stars away from Harvard Square. The 6th Annual Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) was officially opened at Brattle Theatre last night.
Directors and actors pose for a picture at the reception at NOIR Bar (photos by David Li).
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Wu Gang of CNR New Media Lectures at GYL Mentoring Session
By Tong Zhang, bostonese.com
Beijing, October 16, 2014, — The fourth session of GYL Mentoring was held successfully in GYL Beijing office on Oct. 12. Mr. Wu Gang, the Associate Editor of China National Radio (CNR) New Media and GYL Youth Mentor was invited to give a lecture on “Global Leadership in the Information Age”. Mr. Wu is a senior reporter and an expert in new media. He recently returned from Boston after 12-month stay at Harvard University as a visiting scholar.
Mr. Wu Gang lectures at the GYL Mentoring session (photos provided to bostonese.com).
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Zuckerberg Shows Off Chinese Language Skills at Tsinghua University
Beijing, Oct. 23, 2014, (ecns.cn) –Foreign visitors to China can create an instant camaraderie of goodwill by speaking a few words of Mandarin. But Mark Zuckerberg went one step further: he conducted a complete half-hour public conversation in the Chinese language.
Mark Zukerberg gives a speech at Tsinghua University on Wednesday. [Photo: screen shot from online video]
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Free Cancer Screenings Offered at Tufts Medical Center’s Fifth Annual See, Test & Treat Program on Oct. 25
Boston, –October 20, – For the fifth straight year, Tufts Medical Center will host See, Test & Treat®, a free cervical and breast cancer screening program, funded through grants from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Foundation. The event features same-day test results, diagnoses and follow-up care for uninsured and underserved women ages 21 and older. Barbarajean Magnani, PhD, MD, FCAP, Pathologist-in-Chief at Tufts Medical Center, will lead a group of Tufts MC pathologists, OB/GYN doctors, primary care physicians and radiologists in offering this program to the Boston-area community. The event will take place on Saturday, October 25, from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm in the OB/GYN clinic on the second floor of Tufts Medical Center’s South Building (860 Washington Street in Boston).
Volunteers from Tufts Medical Center provide free checkups at 2014 August Moon Festival in Boston Chinatown (photo by David Li).
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AAPI Community Turns out to Support Martha Coakley for MA Governor
Boston, Oct. 21, 2014, –AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) Community held a Rally for the MA Governor Candidate, bringing community members together to utter a collective voice on Oct. 19 in Boston Chinatown with hundreds of AAPI supporters. Governor Deval Patrick and Attorney General Martha Coakley, who is also the MA Governor Candidate, were the feature speakers. Light receptions and the Chinese lion dance at the Metropolitan Building Courtyard (38 Ash Street, Boston) lightened everybody up in the cold weather.
A.G. Martha Coakley (MA Governor Candidate) offers her passionate talk(all photos provided to bostonese.com).
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