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  • Must See: Charming House in Newton Highland on Sale by Owner

    A nice single family house in quiet area of Newton highland is on sale by owner before going onto market. It is about 2000SF plus 1000SF finished and walkout basement, 6000SF beautiful yard, walking distance to Contryside elementary school, couple mins drive to Brown middle school and NSHS, close to road 9, 95 and 90, with lots of upgrade recently. Ask for $600-700K.
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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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  • 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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  • Baidu Opens Silicon Valley Lab

    SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced the appointment of pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher Andrew Ng as Chief Scientist of Baidu. Mr. Ng will lead Baidu Research, with labs in Beijing and Silicon Valley.
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  • Hillary Clinton to Deliver Keynote at BIO International Convention

    Washington, D.C. (May 19, 2014) – Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a keynote address at the 2014 BIO International Convention® in San Diego. The Keynote Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, June 25 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm PDT. The BIO International Convention regularly draws over 15,000 attendees, offers key networking and partnering opportunities and provides insights and inspiration on major trends affecting the industry.
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    CD Cover of Hillary Rodham Clinton Living History (file photo).
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  • Survey Shows 83% Graduating College Students Don’t Have a Job Offer

    San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 7, 2014, — Results of the 2014 AfterCollege Career Insights Survey, conducted among college students and recent grads, reveal unique insights into the millennial mindset, including a growing sense of anxiety about the transition to the working world and whether college is actually preparing students for life beyond the classroom.
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    Picture from 2013 Harvard University Commencement (file photo).
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  • Largest Thai Buddhist Temple in the US Topped Off

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, May 10, 2014, — Constructed on 35 acres previously occupied by a farm in Raynham Mass, Thai Buddhist temple Wat Nawamin opened its doors to the public in June 2006. The ground breaking ceremony for the temple building took place on May 5, 2011. Three years later, the grand structure was finally topped off.
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    Design of the new temple building (from Wat Nawamintararachutis Facebook page)
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  • Mountains of People at Season Comic Exhibition in Shenzhen

    By Vicky Li, high school student in Shenzhen

    Shenzhen, China, May 2, 2014, — Season Comic Exhibition (Summer) 2014 opened in Shenzhen on May 2. I had looked forward to it for a long time. I have been to HK C3 and Shenzhen ACG(Animation, Comic and Game) Exhibition before, but never been to SCE (Season Comic Exhibition). Today is the opening day of SCE – Summer. I spent some time on the long queue outside the exhibition. There were mountains of people there.
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  • US-CERT Warns Security Vulnerabilities in Popular Applications from MicroSoft, Adobe and Google

    April 28, Washington, D.C., — United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issues multiple warnings about security vulnerabilities in popular software applications from major companies. Please review these warnings below and follow the suggestions to fix the vulnerabilities to ensure your computer and personal information are protected.
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