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2015年汉字文化节第一次大型文化活动

新任主席郭天涵将在中华公所做书法報告

精彩詩歌朗诵、音樂表演、現場挥毫，把活动推向高潮           

By  黄鏡明

    由纽英崙中華公所、波士頓僑教中心、波士頓中華書法會、北美藝術家協会，纽英崙藝術学会和中華藝術表演基金会等，联合主办的2015年汉字文化莭第一次大型文化活动，将于七月二十六日（星期天）下午一時在中華公所隆重举行。将发邀请函，分别邀请台北经文處正副處長和僑教中心主任、僑社僑領等蒞臨指導。欢迎大波士頓地区僑胞、华人各界人士踴躍出席盛会。

    北美藝術家協会新任主席、 書画家郭天涵，1950年5月出生于中國福州書香世家。曾在福建省師范大学美術系油画班学习；後到中國美術学院进修國画。福建省美術家協会和福州市美术家協会会员。从事中國書画专业创作，有二十多年。2012年，中國文化出版社为其编辑個人書画作品专集：《硯邊戲筆-郭天涵書画集》。

   通读郭天涵中國書画艺术作品，给我留下深刻印象，是無论中國画或書法，其藝術基本功比较扎实。縱觀他的書画作品，才情优于法则，作品大方而质樸。他的用筆，使墨；对线条的运用；运筆之前，用中鋒还是侧锋，点点滴滴，细微處，落筆之前已做好“胸有成竹”的准备。郭天涵的许多作品，拿到桌面上来一看，给我第一個印象是不零乱，中心或主题集中；第二個印象是画面布局“有谱”，易看，耐看，易懂。对其書画藝術整体的评价，正如福建省画院院長郭東健先生说的：天涵平時玩書画，意在自樂自娛，闲玩之樂。即“平淡缄黙”。我想：所谓“平淡”，指平時低调处理藝事，不争高低；“缄黙”，指少说话，不强調己見。虛心听取，廣纳诸見。

    由此，可知天涵博习绘事二十多载，由博而專，由廣至精，积累下可观的大批心力之作。從專业的角度可预想到，這中间的潜心之艱。我這里要特别指出的是：天涵的書法以草書見長，他学懐素起家，但依据不同词句内容，突出重点，给予发挥夸张，氣贯连绵，筆力飄逸，给人留下一种异峰突起、神韵飛揚的良好印象！

Governor Baker Statement on Tennessee Shooting

Governor Baker Statement on Tennessee Shooting

                                                                       

BOSTON – Today, Governor Charlie Baker issued the following statement on yesterday’s shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee:

“The senseless violence that occurred in Tennessee is a terrible tragedy made worse by the fact that the brave individuals whose lives were taken answered the call to serve and protect our nation. Today, our prayers are with the wounded as we wish them a full recovery and our hearts are with the loved ones left behind by the heart breaking loss of four American patriots."

THE FOURTH "DESIGN BIENNIAL BOSTON" OPENS WITH FOUR ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATIONS ON THE ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY AND A DISPLAY AT BSA SPACE

THE FOURTH "DESIGN BIENNIAL BOSTON" OPENS WITH FOUR ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATIONS ON THE ROSE KENNEDY GREENWAY AND A DISPLAY AT BSA SPACE

BOSTON - Friday, July 17, 2015 - The City of Boston announced the opening of the fourth Design Biennial Boston, a program that supports emerging architects, landscape architects and designers who have created inspiring and innovative practices in Massachusetts. Following an open call for entries, four firms-Cristina Parreño Architecture, GLD, Landing Studio and MASS Design Group-were selected in March by a panel of distinguished professionals and academics with the design field. Since then, the firms have been preparing installations that now are on view on the Rose Kennedy Greenway through September 25. They join 19 previous winners of the Biennial, a group that represents Boston's deeply creative pool of design talent. The 2015 Biennial is sponsored by the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics, the Boston Art Commission, pinkcomma gallery, BSA Space and the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy. A related introductory exhibition curated by pinkcomma is located at BSA Space (290 Congress Street). The four site-specific installations include a 17-foot-high landmark that acts as an urban periscope constructed of 350 custom-fabricated glass blocks; a series of chambers enclosed by resin-infused fiberglass that forms a surprising collective interior space; a field of 18 reconstituted wharf pilings recycled from a shipyard in Boston Harbor; and a lattice-like structure composed of more than one thousand wood and metal components to create an intimate gathering space. "Boston has a vibrant talent pool of designers, and these four installations remind us of how creative artists can be when given opportunities," said Mayor Walsh. "Boston is on its way to becoming a municipal arts leader, and implementing this type of exciting and thoughtful work into the public realm is what gets us closer to that goal." "Boston is home to a healthy, vibrant design community," said Joyce Linehan, Chief of Policy for the City of Boston. "We have world-renowned architects, artists and innovators. We have outstanding schools that specialize in design. We have all the tools we need to meet the Mayor's challenge to think big about our built environment as we embark on our first citywide plan in 50 years. The emerging designers represented here exemplify the spirit of imagination that will inform our process." "This fourth installment of the Biennial has moved outdoors to put the work ofemerging designers on display in an exciting and very public way," said Chris Grimley of pinkcomma gallery and over, under, a Boston-based interdisciplinary practice with expertise in architecture, urban design, graphic identity, and publications, and one of the exhibition's curators. "At a time when the Mayor has brought forth urgent questions about the quality of buildings being produced in the city, the Biennial participants demonstrate how Boston's new design talent can be drawn on for its innovative thinking and ability to respond to the challenges we will face in the future." The previous design work of each team is presented at BSA Space, as are the ideas behind their installations. The public is invited to tour the exhibition and then pass through the Greenway. The works are located on two blocks along Atlantic Avenue, the first with three installations between Congress and Pearl Streets, the second with one installation nearest to High Street. The sites are immediately adjacent to the 250-foot-high suspended art piece, As If It Were Already Here, near South Station, by Janet Echelman. "We are excited to host the 2015 Biennial on the Greenway," said Lucas Cowan, curator of public art for the Greenway Conservancy. "With the Biennial installations and Janet Echelman's piece so close to one another, the Greenway has become home to a wonderful confluence of architecture and public art, showcasing innovative thinkers who make Greater Boston their home." "This year's Design Biennial Boston has provided four outstanding emerging designers with an invaluable chance to engage the wider public in their imaginative work," said panelist Tim Love AIA, 2015 president of the BSA and a Biennial participant in 2008. "BSA Space is pleased to host the introductory exhibition and support the Biennial. We believe that Boston's future is in good hands if these brilliant minds are given more opportunities to shape our city." The jury for the 2015 Biennial included curators Chris Grimley, Michael Kubo, and Mark Pasnik AIA (pinkcomma gallery) along with Lucas Cowan (Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy), Eden Dutcher (GroundView), Michael Evans (Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics), Mary Fichtner (BSA Space), Karin Goodfellow (Boston Art Commission), Dan Hisel (Dan Hisel Architect/Wentworth Institute), Eric Höweler AIA (Höweler + Yoon/Harvard University), Tim Love AIA (Utile/Northeastern University/2015 BSA President) and Ana Mijlački (Project_/MIT).

B.A.A. Half Marathon® Registration is Now Closed

B.A.A. Half Marathon® Registration is Now Closed

               

Third and final event of the 2015 B.A.A. Distance Medley, held on October 11, quickly reached its field size limit of 8,500 entrants

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced that registration for the 15th B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, closed after its 8,500 entrant field size limit was reached. The B.A.A. Half Marathon will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2015, and will be the third and final race in the 2015 B.A.A. Distance Medley. Registration opened on Wednesday, July 15 at 10:00 a.m. ET, and closed at 5:00 p.m. ET, on Thursday, July 16.

Similar to 2014, the B.A.A. Half Marathon used both a first-come, first-served and random selection process to fill the 8,500 runner field. A total of 2,640 runners pre-registered for the event through B.A.A. Distance Medley registration, which was held in January. In addition, up to 700 runners will comprise the Dana-Farber Fundraising Team, raising at least $750 for the Jimmy Fund.

Approximately 5,000 entries were available beginning on Wednesday, July 15, with 2,000 selected by a first-come, first-served basis. The remaining 3,000 entrants will be decided through random selection of those applicants who submitted an entry before the 5:00 p.m. ET closing time on Thursday, July 16. 

The B.A.A. Half Marathon is presented annually by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund. Through its official team of participants, up to 700 runners will raise funds to advance cancer research and improve patient care. Dana-Farber has a separate registration, and spaces are still available for those who would like to join the fundraising team. For more details or to register for the Dana-Farber team, please visitwww.rundanafarber.org.

EVENT NOTES:

·         The B.A.A. Half Marathon’s 13.1-mile, rolling course is an out-and-back route that runs along the Emerald Necklace park system, highlighting the beauty of the historic park system while furthering the B.A.A.’s mission of promoting health and fitness. The B.A.A. Half Marathon will begin and end at White Stadium in Franklin Park, one of America’s oldest parks, in Boston’s Jamaica Plain and Dorchester neighborhoods.

·         The B.A.A. Half Marathon is the third and final race in the 2015 B.A.A. Distance Medley, a three-race series which combines the B.A.A. 5K in April, the B.A.A. 10K in June, and the B.A.A. Half Marathon. Each of the three races has its own prize purse. In addition, top finishers of the events are eligible to win bonus prize money based upon podium finishes.

·         A total prize purse of $55,800 is at stake in the B.A.A. Half Marathon. Prize money will be distributed to the top ten runners overall, the top three in the masters division, and the top three in the push rim wheelchair division. Prize money awards are equal for men and women and are based on gun time results. The overall men’s and women’s B.A.A. Half Marathon champions will each receive $10,000 in prize money.

·         At the 2014 B.A.A. Half Marathon, Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa successfully retained his men’s title, finishing in a time of 1:01:38. Desisa’s win was a precursor to his triumphant victory at the 2015 Boston Marathon in April. Kenya’s Stephen Sambu came away with the B.A.A. Distance Medley crown, having finished in the top four at all three events.  

·         Ethiopia’s Mamitu Daska won the women’s race at the 2014 B.A.A. Half Marathon in record fashion, setting an event record of 1:08:20 en route to defeating Kenyan Cynthia Limo by four seconds. American Molly Huddle took third in 1:09:22. With her victory, Daska solidified the B.A.A. Distance Medley title; she won both the B.A.A. Half Marathon and B.A.A. 10K in 2014, and placed second in the B.A.A. 5K.

·         Since the event’s inception in 2001, the B.A.A. has directed a portion of the entry fees from the B.A.A. Half Marathon towards the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, which works to preserve, maintain, and promote the historic park system. The Emerald Necklace park system was developed by America’s first landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, and the B.A.A. Half Marathon features recreational use and appreciation of the landscape, waterways, and parkways as they were intended at the time of design in the late 1800s. The Franklin Park Zoo also has been an attraction of the B.A.A. Half Marathon since the event’s inception.

QHS Environmental & Sustainability Club Hosts Quincy’s 3rd Annual Green Apple Day!

QHS Environmental & Sustainability Club Hosts Quincy’s 3^rd Annual Green Apple Day!

As Club Leader of Quincy High School’s Environmental & Sustainability Club, Science Teacher Evaline Hsu ledThe Green Team QHS in hosting the City’s 3^rd annual participation in Green Apple Day of Service - a global green initiative sponsored by the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council. The event was held in cooperation with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) and in partnership with the City of Quincy Planning & Community Development Department (PCD). For the 3^rd year in a row, Quincy’s participation in Green Apple Day of Service could not have been possible without the unwavering support of Mayor Thomas P. Koch, whose office continues to embrace opportunities that enhance Quincy’s Green Communities designation, and Dr. Richard DeCristofaro, Superintendent of Quincy Public Schools, who has welcomed student participation in the City’s broad-reaching sustainability initiatives.

In 2012 the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council hosted the first ever Green Apple Day of Service, marking Quincy’s first year of what has become an annual participation. Now in its fourth year, Green Apple Day projects are student sponsored events within which students, teachers, parents, and citizens can come together to support healthy safe and efficient schools and communities, while increasing awareness of the meaningful, lasting local and global impacts of sustainable living practices through individual actions. The Green Apple logo was a natural choice to promote these events because apples have been rooted in American tradition as a symbol of education since the 1920s. The symbol was adopted from a practice originating in Denmark and Sweden in the 1700s when poor families gave teachers apples in place of traditional payment. To this day, apples are common gifts given to teachers as a sign of gratitude.

Originally scheduled as part of the 2014 Green Apple Day of Service, the event got postponed due to stormy winter weather, but the students were undeterred and determined to hold the event when the weather cooperated. “HELP SAVE THE BEACH!!!” Wollaston Beach Clean Up was finally held on one of the most beautiful, sunny summer Saturdays! The event proved a tremendous success, showing a diverse turnout of community members committed to environmental stewardship. Because of Quincy’s annual participation in this event, the City was awarded a Green Apple Day mini-grant from the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council. The Green Team students used the award funding for the Wollaston Beach Clean-Up, designing their own posters and T-shirts which the team wore to help advertise the event, pictured below.

With its 27 miles of beautiful coastline, this event successfully achieved its goal of demonstrating the importance of celebrating and maintaining the aesthetic and ecological health of Quincy’s most prized amenity, as well as showing the importance of recycling. Why is recycling important? - because it conserves our natural resources, protects and preserves wildlife habitats, prevents the pollution of soil, sea, and sky, mitigates global climate change by reducing carbon emissions, supports public health, creates green jobs, and diverts thousands of tons of reusable trash from ending up in landfills. Best of all, recycling saves money and energy - and it’s as easy as a day at the beach!

One person can make a difference!

Please join The Green Team & PCD in making a difference in Quincy!!!

Mark your calendars for Quincy’s 4^th annual participation in Green Apple Day of Service, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2015.

The Green Team QHS Hosts Successful Green Apple Day of Service Event:

          

   QHS Science Dept. Chair Ed Smith and The      

    Green Team QHS Club leader Evaline Hsu

                     

                                                        

  

                      Matthew Pham                                     Yusra Ahmed, Manal Khan, Maysoon Khan

Wollaston Beach Clean-Up Volunteers (l-r): Habib Jacq Laracy-Karim, Evaline Hsu, Anna Zheng,

Stephanie Lopez, Manal Khan, Maysoon Khan, Yusra Ahmed, John Dinh, Matthew Pham 

    

Susan C. Karim

Assistant Planner

Dept of Planning & Community Development

City of Quincy

34 Coddington Street, 3^rd Floor

Quincy, MA 02169

617-376-1372

skarim@quincyma.gov

Mayor Walsh Announces Trash Day Web and Mobile App

Mayor Walsh Announces Trash Day Web and Mobile App

Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the launch of Trash Day, a new web and mobile app that allows residents to easily access their trash and recycle collection schedules and sign up for reminders via text, email or phone. "We are always looking for ways to be responsive to residents' needs in new and innovative ways," said Mayor Walsh. "This tool is a simple way for us to share information that affects nearly all of Boston residents on a daily basis." Residents can decide when they want to get their Trash Day reminders, which will also include helpful details such as what's being picked up that week and information on special collections (e.g., leaf and yard waste). Trash Day also makes it easy to find out how to dispose of various items, including recyclable or hazardous waste. "The easier it is to look up what you can and can't recycle, the more likely you are to put items in the right bin and divert waste away from a landfill," said Interim Commissioner of Public Works Michael Dennehy. "Every little bit helps." This project was undertaken after an analysis of calls to the Mayor's Hotline showed a high volume of inquires related to trash collection, especially during holiday weeks. Now, Trash Day will automatically notify residents if their pickup schedule is adjusted due to a holiday. Trash Day reminders and collection schedules are available through the City's website and through the free iOS or Android mobile app. The launch of Trash Day is supported by the City's Department of Innovation and Technology's Digital Team, and is one of many efforts to deliver a more welcoming and useful digital experience to members of the Boston community. For other issues citywide, residents are encouraged to call the Mayor's 24 Hotline at 617-635-4500 or use the Citizen's Connect smartphone app. Trash Day reminders and collection schedules are available through the City's website and through the free iOS or Android mobile app.

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES CITY OF BOSTON RECEIVES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AWARD

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES CITY OF BOSTON RECEIVES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS AWARD

City to Create Artists in Residency Program within City Government; One of 69 Awardees Nation-Wide

BOSTON - Thursday, July 16, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a $100,000 Our Town award to the City of Boston from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to support an Artists in Residency program within city government, hosted by the Mayor's office of Arts and Culture.   "This Our Town award signifies the City's dedication to engaging and growing with the arts," said Mayor Walsh. "I thank the National Endowment for the Arts for recognizing Boston's important role in maintaining and enhancing our cultural capital." "The City of Boston demonstrates the best in creative community development and whose work will have a valuable impact on its community," said NEA Chairman Jane Chu. "Through Our Town funding, arts organizations continue to spark vitality that support neighborhoods and public spaces, enhancing a sense of place for residents and visitors alike."   As part of the City's Cultural Planning Process, called Boston Creates, the Artists in Residency program will work to directly connect local artists with city departments and the municipal planning process, informing policy around civic practice and the role of artists in government and community work. The City is working to identify which departments will host these artists, and will use this program as a pilot learning lab for how artists in residence can be institutionalized in other departments and agencies. The cohort of artists will receive capacity development, training and support focused on the growth of their ability. More information about this process will be available in the coming months.   The mission of the Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture is to foster the growth and well-being of the cultural community and promote participation in the arts. Recognizing the importance of creativity across all policy areas, the Office seeks to promote access to arts and culture to all of Boston's residents and to make Boston a municipal arts leader. The Office will partner with the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) to implement the Artists in Residency program. "The Mayor has charged us with thinking about ways that the arts can be integrated into initiatives and functions across city government," said Chief of Arts and Culture Julie Burros. "We want to explore ways in which creativity can help us deliver city services. Embedding artists in city departments will certainly result in great collaborations." MassArt is a natural partner to collaborate with the City of Boston on this project. As a public institution, MassArt is dedicated to accessibility and community engagement, as well as excellence in arts programming, and MassArt maintains a network of public, private, non-profit, local, city, state, national and international relationships. "We are proud to be the City's primary partner for this important initiative," said Acting President of MassArt Kurt Steinberg. "Civic and community engagement are at the core of MassArt's mission and I am excited for the MassArt community to contribute its creative talents, expertise and energy to the City of Boston's Artists in Residency program."   "The Our Town project is another step in the City of Boston's leadership in arts policy," said NEA Director of Design Programs Jason Schupbach. "It's a fantastic example of putting artists at the center of government innovation, and the NEA is excited to see where it leads." In total, NEA announced 69 awards of almost $5 million through the Our Town program's fifth year of funding. The NEA received 275 applications for Our Town this year and will make grants ranging from $25,000 to $200,000.  The Our Town grant program supports creative placemaking projects that help to transform communities into lively, beautiful and resilient places with the arts at their core. Since the program's inception in 2011 and including these projects, the NEA has awarded 325 Our Town grants totaling almost $26 million in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.

麻州彩券銷售破紀錄 五十億元

只是賣彩券，一年也可賣出五十億元？麻州財政廳長高柏珂（Deborah Goldberg）十四日宣佈，麻州去年的彩券銷售成績就打破了這紀錄。

            高柏珂表示，麻州的彩券銷售已經一連四年打破紀錄，剛結束的上一會計年度還待核實銷售總額，更第一次超過五十億美元。

            來自這五十億一千元元銷售成績的利潤，估計為九億八千三百五十萬元。彩券部門的報告指出，去年的銷售成績為四十八億六千萬元。

            彩券部門也說，在六月三十日結束的上一會計年度中，發放出去的獎金數額也破紀錄，高達三十六億四千萬元，其中包括被領走的一千五百萬元刮刮樂（instant ticket）獎金。

            高柏珂表示，她很高興財政廳採行的分析方法及策略又一年的為麻州市鎮提供了有價值的融資來源。

            高柏珂是麻州財政廳長，兼任彩券局主席。

波市公校首名華裔總監張欽棠公佈百日計畫

波士頓市首名華裔公校總監張欽棠（Tommy Chang）昨（十五）晚六點向學校委員會遞交新學年的百日計畫，誓言處理黑人及西語裔學生的成就差距問題，並免除讓校長們無法專注於學習的行政任務。
張欽棠表示，他向學校委員會遞交的這首個百日計畫，旨在容許教育者決定，怎麼做對學生，學校最好，同時也讓所有高中的畢業要求更一致。
波士頓公校系統共有 57,000名學生。張欽棠接任後，不但制定短期的百日計畫，還訂立了長期目標，包括要把處境不佳的麥迪遜公園職業高中（Madison Park Technical Vocational High School）變成一個模範職校，並把進階工作課程，向所有希望註冊入讀的四到六年級學生開放。
今年四十歲的張欽棠，七月一日正式上任。他表示，老師們都相信可以為孩子們做得更好，所以為何不給孩子們更多機會，而不必把學生們從四年級起分開。他們要把更多精力放在四年級學生身上。
不過在九月八日新學年開始前，張欽棠說他會把精力放在確保順利開學上。
張欽棠的百日計畫是根據家長，學生，老師，社區份子在過去三個月中所提出1300項建議制定的。基本根據五項原則，包括所有學生都能有高成就，學生應可在他們的住家附近上好學校，應容許教育者做決定，並負起責任，以有創意的教學方法來啟發良好表現，這個學區需要一個源自溝通的統一文化。
張欽棠公佈的這百日計畫，將是他預定2016年九月公佈三年計畫的起點。
雖然張欽棠七月一日才正式就任，但他早從今年四月初，就帶著他的交接團隊，拜訪了30多所波市公校，和不下1500名社區人士座談，在“聽、學”之旅中了解各方面的看法。
張欽棠訪問的學校之一是波士頓新來者國際學校（Boston International Newcomers Academy）。他在那兒看到移民學生以自己的本土語言學習主要科目，一邊藉由特別設計的課程學習英語。
他說，他會支持更廣泛的雙語項目及課程，讓每一個年紀很小的學生都有機會接觸多種語言。
查詢張欽棠的百日計畫，可上網http://www.bostonpublicschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=1。

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張欽棠正式上任波士頓公校總監。（圖片取自波士頓公校網站）