星期五, 9月 05, 2014

華人醫務中心介紹提供免費營養食品的奶券計劃

九月三日晚，華人醫務中心派代表出席波士頓華埠居民會會議，介紹奶券計劃（WIC），說明這是麻州政府為符合資格家庭，提供營養，健康食品咨詢的免費計劃。
            華人醫務中心社區協調員陳太（Bet Har Wong-Chan）表示，奶卷計劃（Women, Infants, and Children Program）， 或稱為WIC，是一個聯邦政府資助為5歲以下的兒童,懷孕婦女，產後婦女的免費營養計劃。符合資格的計劃參加者，每月可領取“奶券”這食品福利，以購買牛奶，奶酪，雞蛋，果汁，全麥麵包，嬰幼兒配方奶粉，水果和蔬菜等食品，保護幼兒獲得足夠營養。WIC項目還提供營養教育，營養諮詢和免疫篩檢，支持母乳喂養，以及轉介醫療和社會服務。
WIC是為馬薩諸塞州居民，各種低收入家庭設立的服務項目。查詢詳情，可洽617-521-6777，或上網參考www.mass.gov/wic。

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            波士頓華埠居民會的殷先彬（右起），梅大衛，余仕昂，陳丹心（左一）等人歡迎陳太（右二）到會介紹乃券計劃。李超榮（左二）出席支持殷先彬辦候選人論壇。（菊子攝）

            
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MAYOR WALSH TO CONDUCT CITY-WIDE AUDIT OF EVERY STREET IN BOSTON

MAYOR WALSH TO CONDUCT CITY-WIDE AUDIT OF EVERY STREET IN BOSTON
Neighborhood representatives to assess every neighborhood, on the ground

BOSTON – Today, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced NEW (Neighborhood Engagement Walks) Boston, a comprehensive audit of every street in every neighborhood across Boston. Starting September 15, representatives from the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services (ONS) will begin walking the 850 miles of city streets across Boston, in an effort to assess each neighborhood in great detail. The findings will be shared in a forward-facing story map, continuing the Mayor’s pledge for increased transparency and accountability in City government.

“This is the first step in revitalizing our work with Neighborhood Services,” said Mayor Walsh. “Our ONS reps are outstanding, but I want them to know every inch of the area that they represent and the best way to do that is to get on the ground and in the weeds. By combining technology and grassroots engagement, we can – for the first time in our history – truly assess every piece of this City, to better serve the people in our neighborhoods.”

ONS representatives will survey every part of their respective neighborhood, on the ground, and evaluating infrastructure challenges, identifying constituent concerns through conversations, and cataloging issues facing each neighborhood. The goal of this effort is to closely examine the City, allowing ONS representatives to understand every facet of their respective neighborhood while engaging with constituents on the ground and building relationships face-to-face. 

“Mayor Walsh has challenged each department to take a fresh look at the work that we do, and the best way to begin is to conduct a comprehensive evaluation,” said Jerome Smith, Director of ONS. “We always want to take a long view and find ways to better serve our constituents. By combing the City’s streets, and logging everything we find, we’re fulfilling the Mayor’s promise to increase efficiency while supporting greater transparency.”

NEW Boston will be a cross-departmental effort, with ONS representatives working closely with the City’s Inspectional Services Department, Public Works Department, Transportation Department, and Parks Department, among others. 

ONS representatives will be equipped with connected tablets and data will be gathered utilizing mobile technology through existing apps such as Citizens Connect and City Worker. This is another step forward in Mayor Walsh’s pledge to upgrade infrastructure through technology, enabling ONS and the City to respond to issues effectively and in real-time, with greater transparency and accountability. The data from NEW Boston will be compiled by Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT), and will be shared with the public through a web-based story map. The map will show the routes that have been covered, highlight the issues that ONS has identified, and display the progress of resolving each issue. 

This audit will begin on September 15, 2014, with a goal of completion by the end of the year. At the close of this audit, each ONS representative will generate a neighborhood report outlining their findings, to be shared with the public and presented to neighborhood associations.
 
The ONS representatives leading NEW Boston include:
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僑委會「2014年花藝與咖啡研習班」開始招生

「2014年花藝與咖啡研習班」開始招生

研習目的：
為協助海外僑商及專業人士藉由研習花藝與咖啡等課程，結合文化創意複合式經營理念暨微型創業等知能，提昇事業競爭力，拓展商機。

研習時間：2014年11月3日至11月14日
報名截止日期：2014年10月4日
報到及研習地點：實踐大學
研習對象：
   海外僑商，年齡在20歲至65歲通曉中文、目前在僑居地從事文化創意(含花藝或咖
   啡)產業或有意從事相關事業者。遴薦核錄排序原則如下：（1）花藝與咖啡相關事
   業從業人員；（2）在當地相關行業團體、商會擔任幹部者；（3）近兩年未曾參加
   本會經貿研習班者；（4）能提具創業計畫者；（5）年齡未超過60歲者優先。錄取
   名額:36名。
研習課程內容及時數：
(一)    實際研習日程計11天，研習總時數合計至少74小時。
(二)       課程內容：包括花藝與咖啡應用實務、含茶藝實作、材料認識、器具擇選即用具操作，以及咖啡認識、研磨、萃取、烹煮、盛杯、裝飾及相關器具之操作等，並將安排原住民臺灣原產咖啡相關課程。

費用負擔方式：
（一）        本會負擔學員研習期間之教材、師資、場地及材料等學雜費用。
（二）        學員自付費用：
1.     僑居地往返台灣來回機票費。
2.     返台後機場至報到（研習）地點及活動結束後至機場之往返交通費。
3.     研習期間膳宿費及其他個人費用；住宿自理，或可洽由承辦單位實踐大學協助代訂。
4.     研習所需東方花藝剪刀及劍山（可自備）、實習圍裙等委由實踐大學統一採購。

報名注意事項：
（一）       報名表件請以正楷填寫或繕打，於簽名處親簽後，送至波士頓華僑文教服務中心報名。未經核轉逕向本會或承辦單位報名者，概不受理。報名表件請向各駐外館處或華僑文教服務中心索取或逕自本會網站（www.ocac.gov.tw首頁-公告事項-開班/該班招生訊息）或全球僑商服務網（www.ocbn.org.tw首頁/最新消息）下載。
（二）       同一家庭或同公司人員以一人報名參加為原則，眷屬不得隨同參加課程。
（三）       錄取僑胞於接獲通知後，應依本會規定向承辦單位完成線上報到以確認取得錄取資格。
其他
（一）     本研習班因課程緊湊，請報名人員衡量自身健康及體力狀況，以免參訓期間不堪負荷，致影響班級學習。如因而發生意外事故，應自負責任及相關醫療費與返回僑居地等相關費用。
（二）     研習期間本會為參加人員投保新台幣二百萬元意外險，參加人員如認不足，請自行斟酌額度加保；另參加人員須於行前辦妥個人醫療保險，在台活動期間如因疾病就醫治療，應自行負擔所有醫療費用
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星期四, 9月 04, 2014

GOVERNOR PATRICK LEADS INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP MISSION TO DENMARK, UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE TO GROW THE MASSACHUSETTS GLOBAL ECONOMY


GOVERNOR PATRICK LEADS INNOVATION PARTNERSHIP MISSION TO DENMARK, UNITED KINGDOM AND FRANCE TO GROW THE MASSACHUSETTS GLOBAL ECONOMY
Mission will strengthen relationships with key global centers of growth, foster new partnerships in Europe

BOSTON – Thursday, September 4, 2014 – Governor Deval Patrick today announced he will lead a coalition of the Commonwealth’s government and industry leaders on an innovation partnership mission to Denmark, the United Kingdom and France to expand opportunities between the Commonwealth and these three European countries for economic development and job creation in the innovation economy, clean tech, digital gaming, financial services, workforce training and education sectors. 

From September 14, 2014 – September 19, 2014, the Innovation Partnership Mission will make stops in Copenhagen in Denmark, London in the United Kingdom and in Lyon and Paris in France. The Governor and members of the delegation will visit companies and business organizations in sectors important to the Commonwealth’s continued economic growth, and meet with top business and government leaders to highlight all that Massachusetts has to offer.

“In today’s competitive economy, the way we grow jobs is by building partnerships not just locally, but globally,” said Governor Patrick. “This mission is a tremendous opportunity for us to cultivate new relationships and strengthen existing ones with key global growth centers in Europe to compete for jobs and position Massachusetts as the prime destination for business growth.”

During the mission, the Governor will meet with leaders of the global offshore wind industry to tour the Lilligrund Wind Farm off the coast of Copenhagen, meet with England’s Financial Secretary to Her Majesty’s Treasury David Gauke and other top government officials in the United Kingdom, and deliver an address at the Movement of the Enterprises of France (MEDEF) International and Paris Chamber of Commerce’s event in Paris. MEDEF International is France’s largest union of employers. The Governor and members of the delegation will also make announcements relative to educational partnerships and expansion in key innovation economy sectors throughout the mission. 
  
“I am very pleased the Governor will be visiting the UK for a second time, later this month,” said British Consul General Susie Kitchens. “This certainly speaks to the strength of the relationship between Massachusetts and the UK and the significant potential we see for transatlantic collaboration relevant to the Massachusetts economy.”

“We are thrilled to welcome Governor Patrick and his delegation to France,” said French Consul General Fabien Fieschi. “This visit will provide Massachusetts businesses and agencies with opportunities to discover two major French hubs for industry and innovation, Lyon and Paris, and to exchange ideas and explore collaborations with French leaders in business and government on a wide range of issues, from building smart cities to creating a supportive environment for innovation in clean tech, biotechnologies, robotics or video gaming. We are confident this visit will give a new momentum to the already strong trade and cross-investment relation between France and Massachusetts.”

"Massachusetts is recognized worldwide as a leader in education, research and industry, producing some of the brightest minds in science, finance and technology," said John Hailer, Chairman of the New England Council and President and CEO, Natixis Global Asset Management - The Americas and Asia. "We have created a culture of innovation that encourages the creation of new companies and welcomes well-established companies to our state every day. It's an honor to represent the business community as a part of the governor's business development delegation. These visits allow us to identify opportunities to create jobs and enhance the economy in the Commonwealth, London, Paris and around the world."

“As a single market, the European Union remains the number one global trading partner for Massachusetts,” said Richard Elam, Executive Director of the Massachusetts Office of International Trade & Investment. “This trade mission will be an opportunity to recognize the importance of the relationship and to forge even stronger and new alliances, most notably in the innovation sectors where we have so much in common with the countries to be visited.”

Since taking office, Governor Patrick has led coalitions of the Commonwealth’s leaders from business, academic, financial services and cultural sectors to 14 countries including the United Arab Emirates, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Chile and Brazil.  These visits focused on expanding opportunities for job creation and partnership in the life sciences, IT, water technology, clean energy, transportation and education sectors and have produced tangible results for residents and businesses across the Commonwealth.

The Massachusetts-Denmark Connection:

Last year, Denmark was Massachusetts’s 40th largest export partner, with Massachusetts exporting approximately $60.3 million in goods and services to Denmark. Denmark was Massachusetts’s 48th largest import partner in 2013, with Massachusetts importing approximately $48.9 million in goods and services.

Denmark is also a leading region for the life sciences, making up part of Medicon Valley, a region that is included in the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center’s (MLSC’s) International Collaborative Industry Program (ICIP).  The ICIP is a program that promotes and funds joint research and development projects between companies in Massachusetts and six partner regions around the world.  Medicon Valley is one of the strongest life sciences clusters in Europe. 

The Massachusetts-United Kingdom Connection:

In 2013, the United Kingdom was Massachusetts’s 7th largest export partner, with Massachusetts exporting approximately $1.4 billion in goods and services. The United Kingdom has been Massachusetts's 4th largest import partner since 2011. In 2013, Massachusetts imported approximately $2.41 billion in goods and services from the United Kingdom.

In recent years several UK-based life sciences companies have chosen Massachusetts as the best place to locate their US operations. Most recently, Xenetic Biosciences relocated its operations to Lexington, Massachusetts as a direct result of Governor Patrick’s last mission to the United Kingdom, and UK-based GE HealthCare announced last month its plans to locate its US life sciences headquarters in Marlborough, Massachusetts, creating more than 220 new jobs.

“This trade mission will be an opportunity to showcase the MLSC's programs for international collaboration and further expand the strong ties between the life sciences clusters in Europe and Massachusetts,” said Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D., President & CEO of the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center. “Governor Patrick’s 2011 trade mission to the U.K. yielded concrete results, including the decision by Xenetic Biosciences, Inc. to relocate its global headquarters to Lexington, and decisions by several other companies to locate or expand in Massachusetts. During the upcoming trade mission we look forward to building on these successes.”

The Massachusetts-France Connection:

Last year, France was Massachusetts’s 13th largest export partner, with Massachusetts exporting approximately $647.3 million in goods and services to the country. In 2013, France was Massachusetts’s 7th largest import partner, a 16 percent increase from 2012, with Massachusetts importing approximately $958 million in goods and services.

France is home to many leading life sciences companies, including several that have chosen to expand in Massachusetts over the past six years, such as Sanofi, the company that now owns Genzyme.  The Alsace Region of France is also part of the MLSC’s International Collaborative Industry Program.
  
“This mission is another opportunity to expand the reach of our innovation industries,” said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Greg Bialecki. “We look forward to collaborating with our foreign counterparts to ensure that Massachusetts remains an active player in the 21st century global economy.”

“With Massachusetts-based business leaders at our side, we aim to expand our partnerships with European governments and companies working in the growing global clean energy sector,” said MassCEC CEO Alicia Barton.  “Denmark and the United Kingdom are the heart of the global offshore wind industry. As Massachusetts looks to become the hub for offshore wind in North America, this trip will build connections that with strengthen our opportunities to grow jobs at home in this emerging industry.”
   
“Through this Innovation Partnership Mission, we will highlight to international audiences how the Commonwealth supports key technology industries," stated Pamela Goldberg, CEO of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative. “In the Big Data sector specifically, this mission allows us to highlight the 500 advanced analytics companies that call Massachusetts home, and showcase the Commonwealth’s vibrant and collaborative culture of innovation.”
“This mission is a great chance for us to showcase how we’re thinking creatively about how we deliver transportation services to our customers and to learn from those who are committed to doing the same,” said MassDOT Secretary Richard A. Davey. “I am excited to explore new partnership opportunities that will help us continue to move the ball forward in transportation.”

“This is an enormous opportunity to foster new partnerships in the clean energy industry,” said Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Maeve Vallely Bartlett. “Massachusetts is already a national clean energy leader, and has positioned itself to be the center of the emerging offshore wind industry in the United States. We look forward to making connections that will help us grow the industry here at home.”

Government and Business Delegation for the Innovation Partnership Mission: 

Delegation members will participate in various portions of the mission. 

  • Governor Deval L. Patrick
  • Gregory Bialecki, Secretary of Housing & Economic Development 
  • Maeve Vallely Bartlett, Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs
  • Richard A. Davey, Secretary of Transportation
  • Susan Windham-Bannister, PhD, President & CEO, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
  • Pamela Goldberg, CEO, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
  • Alicia Barton, CEO, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
  • Richard Elam, Executive Director, Massachusetts Office of International Trade & Investment
  • Joe Rull, Chief of Operations for Mayor Martin J. Walsh, City of Boston     
  • Bill White, Senior Director Offshore Wind Sector Development, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
  • Marcy Reed, President, National Grid Massachusetts       
  • John Hailer, Chairman of the New England Council and President and CEO, Natixis Global Asset Management - The Americas and Asia Management   
  • Bruce Magid, Dean, Brandeis International Business School
  • Phil Edmundson, CEO/ Chairman, William Gallagher & Associates/The Alliance for Business Leadership
  • Michael Greeley, General Partner, Foundation Medical Partners
  • John Harthorne, Founder & CEO, MassChallenge
  • Tom Pincince, President & CEO, Digital Lumens
  • David Brewster, President & Co-founder, EnerNOC
  • Tim Loew, Executive Director, Mass Digital Games Institute
  • Monty Sharma, Managing Director, Mass Digital Games Institute
  • Robert Johnson, President, Becker College
  • Kristen Rupert, Executive Director, Associated Industries of Massachusetts, International Business Council
  • Tom Dretler, CEO, Shorelight Education           
  • E. Ashley McCown, President, Solomon McCown & Company
  • Edvaldo Morata, ENEAS International   
  • James Paul, United States Department of Commerce Director, Boston Export Assistance Center
  • Keon Holmes, Managing Director, Cambridge & Associates
  • Chris Todd, Senior Vice President of Operations and Chief Services Officer, Kronos Incorporated
  • Herb Healey, Senior Director for Regulatory Affairs, EnerNOC
  • Jill Macoska, Executive Director, Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy
  • Francois Ducroux, President, French American Chamber of Commerce of New England
  • Emily Reichert, Executive Director, Greentown Labs
  • Mark Vasu, Executive Vice President, Greentown Labs 
  • Al Bunshaft, Senior Vice President, Dassault Systemes
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波士頓華埠塗鴉、針頭問題加劇

波士頓華埠一帶，近來多處出現非法塗鴉，吸毒針頭，居民及波市府緊急醫護服務（EMS）人員，昨（三）日都上波士頓華埠治安委員會陳情。
            屋街居民梅大衛表示，他家住屋外牆，近來數度出現塗鴉，連累他收到罰單，希望警察可以加強他家附近的夜間巡邏。他也探問是否可在住處安裝監視錄影機。
            波士頓A-1區警長鄺志強（Ken Fong）表示，在他人物業上非法塗鴉是刑事罪，居民見到有人塗鴉時，應該打911電話報警。至於安裝監視錄影機，據他所知，如果是只錄影，不錄音，應該沒有問題。
            波士頓華人佈道會牧師陳卓明也指出，教堂旁邊那座樓的頂端，也被人劃上巨幅塗鴉，影響華埠市容觀瞻，估計是有人趁深夜時分，從小巷弄攀爬上頂樓畫的。
            A-1區的社區警察表示，民眾遭遇塗鴉問題，可打電話到617-635-4101，找波市府的物業管理人員協助，清除塗鴉。
            波市府緊急醫護服務（EMS）局隊長（Captain）麥高文（Phillip McGovern）表示，從八月一日以來，該局接獲通報，共處理不下62宗地面有吸毒針頭個案，數量多到有如傳染病了，該局認為要保護地方民眾安全，尤其是避免年幼小孩因碰觸那些針頭而感染B型肝炎，或愛滋病，應該提醒民眾設法處理。
            麥高文指出，問題最嚴重的巷弄，包括平安巷，華埠公園靠近益士石（Essex）街，愛丁保羅街（Edinboro）一帶，林肯街（Lincoln）中國超市旁的私人巷道，以及Utica街，Burnstead巷，Tamworth巷，東街地（East St. Place）等。他提出約三個解決方案，包括打電話報警，在更多地點設立針頭收集桶，要店鋪停止賣酒給流浪漢。
            麥高文認為，針頭問題其實是社區健康問題，民眾應該促使波市府的公共衛生局設法處理這一問題，而不只是打911電話而已。
            昨日在波士頓治安委員會上，還有數宗陳情案，包括發展商奧瑞朗（Ori Ron）偕律師出席，說明京士頓街120號一樓的餐廳要申請全酒牌；尼倫街上的Suishaya餐廳出席報告更換管理人員；龍鳳酒樓少東梅沛傑說明該酒樓所在大樓的一樓零售店面，有意更改用途，將翻修成有17個座位，附屬於一旁“燒酒”餐廳的麵店； 姜兆羽表示將在尼倫街32號開新店，希望十月推出果汁共和國（Juice Republic）。
            亞美社區發展協會（ACDC）房屋主任劉安琪昨日也到會報告“綠路一號”進展，邀社區大眾在九月十五日（週一）這天的中午十二點至下午一點，到天滿村（Tremont Village）停車場，慶祝有20個可負擔住宅，建於1987年的“天滿村”，翻修完工。
           
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        華埠治安委員會共同主席陳灼鋆（左起），波士頓警察局A-1區警長鄺志強（Ken Fong），社區小組長陳孔恩等人主持會議。（菊子攝）

            波市府緊急醫護服務（EMS）局隊長（Captain）麥高文（Phillip McGovern）到會說明華埠出現針頭多的問題。（菊子攝）

            華埠公園旁騰皇閣東主李衛新（左二）昨日也出席華埠治安會議，關切當地治安問題。

            發展商奧瑞朗（Ori Ron）（左一）為京士頓街120號一樓的餐廳爭取酒牌出席。

            波士頓華埠治安委員會昨日的會議，出席人數超過四十。（菊子攝）

            華人佈道會教堂對面大樓的樓頂，出現巨幅塗鴉。（菊子攝）
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