星期四, 12月 26, 2013

華夏文協 1/25 摩頓市迎農曆新春


華夏文化協會將於 125日(週六)下午在摩顿市高中大禮堂 (Malden High School Jenkins Auditorium, 77 Salem Street, Malden, MA 02148)舉辦第五屆“華夏之春”聯歡會,慶祝農曆新年。 下午一點半開始文藝表演,節目包括舞獅、功夫、舞蹈、時裝表演、樂器演奏、歌曲演唱等。入場免費,歡迎贊助,有意擺攤者,可洽華夏文協, 781-321-6316,或 mei@chinesecultureconnection.org

星期三, 12月 25, 2013

麻州火樹銀花慶聖誕節

聖誕年節期間,不但人們各自點綴家裡的那棵聖誕樹,路邊街頭,各地有不少燈飾,為人增添過節氣氛。



            麻州州政府也為州民妝點聖誕氣氛,在州政府大樓前擺出一顆綴有藍色燈飾的聖誕樹。
            在滿天霧氣中,從天滿街上遙望麻州州政府大樓,格外的有紐英崙氣氛。
            波士頓市長萬寧路歡迎遊客到訪,慶祝佳節的招牌,將是最後一年掛在這裡。
            波士頓廣場裡的這棵聖誕樹,象徵著波士頓市和加拿大哈利法克斯市的友誼。
            成千上萬顆的小燈泡,把波士頓公園對面的聯邦大道(Commonwealth Ave.),點綴的迷人十分。
            四季酒店斜對面的波士頓廣場,幾棵大樹都繞上了燈飾,氣氛十足。
            九號公路上,一家購物商場在門前裝飾出銀樹火花的味道。


 

Eighth Annual Cancer Molecular Markers 2014, 2/10-12 in SF


Eighth Annual Cancer Molecular MarkersGuiding Cancer Management

February 10-12, 2014 | Moscone North Convention Center | San Francisco, CA
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Keynote Presentations at CHI's Eighth Annual Cancer  Molecular Markers conference will closely evaluate cancer molecular markers criteria for validation, and demonstrate the opportunities and challenges for the development of clinical proteomic diagnostics.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Clinical ValidationHoward I. Scher, M.D., D. Wayne Calloway Chair in Urologic Oncology, Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers; Chief, Genitourinary Oncology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Validation in Clinic and Trial: Why So Hard?George W. Sledge Jr., M.D., Chief, Oncology, Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine

Key to Success in Translating Cancer Biomarkers to the Clinical LaboratoryDaniel W. Chan, Ph.D., DABCC, FACB, Professor, Pathology, Oncology, Radiology and Urology; Director, Center for Biomarker Discovery and Translation & Clinical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University
Speaker Biographies:
Dr. Howard I. Scher
 | Chief of the Genitourinary Oncology Service at the Sidney Kimmel Center for Urologic and Prostate Cancers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering and a board-certified medical oncologist with special expertise in treating men with advanced prostate cancer. Under his leadership, the Genitourinary Oncology Service program is dedicated to the treatment of prostate cancer, testicular cancer, bladder and upper-tract urothelial cancer, and kidney cancer. The objective is to foster synergy between scientific research and clinical practice, and to ensure that promising scientific discoveries are used to develop new diagnostic tests and treatments for patients.
His own research is focused on three critical areas: developing treatments that target specific signaling pathways that contribute to prostate cancer growth, developing non-invasive methods to determine whether these agents are working, and improving the way drugs are evaluated in the clinic.

George W. Sledge | Oncology Chief at Stanford University School of Medicine where he is currently a Professor of Medicine. He specializes in the study and treatment of breast cancer and directed the first large, nationwide study on the use of paclitaxel to treat advanced breast cancer. His recent research focuses on novel biologic treatments for breast cancer. He has published over 250 articles in medical journals about breast cancer and chaired several nationwide clinical trials involving new breast cancer treatments. His work spans both laboratory and clinic.

Dr. Sledge serves as Editor-in-Chief of the journal Clinical Breast Cancer, and Past President of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He served as chairman of the Breast Committee of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group from 2002 - 2009, where he played an important role in the development of several nationwide clinical trials. He has also served as chair of ASCO's Education Committee, as a member of the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program's Integration Panel, as a member of the Food and Drug Administration's Oncology Drug Advisory Committee (ODAC), and currently as a member of the External Advisory Committee for The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project.

Dr. Sledge was the recipient of the 2006 Komen Foundation Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction, the 2007 Breast Cancer Research Foundation's Jill Rose Award and was the 2010 recipient of the William L. McGuire Award from the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.  In 2013 he was honored with the Hope Funds for Cancer Research Award of "Excellence for Medicine."


Dr. Daniel W. Chan | Professor of Pathology, Oncology, Radiology and Urology, the Director of Center for Biomarker Discovery and Translation, and the Director of Clinical Chemistry Division at the Johns Hopkins University/Hospital. He is an internationally recognized expert in molecular diagnostics, cancer biomarker and clinical proteomics and received numerous awards.  He has written 5 books, 40 book chapters and over 250 scientific articles. He is a Senior Editor of Cancer Screening and Detection of the journal Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention and the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Clinical Proteomics.

波士頓候任市長,樞機主教為流民送聖誕餐

聖誕佳節送溫暖。波士頓候任市長馬丁華殊(Martin J. Marty Walsh)昨(24)日中午到南端(South End)的松街客棧(Pine Street Inn),和大波士頓天主教樞機主教奧馬利(Seán Patrick O’Malley)一起,為流民服務,送餐。
            聯邦參議員馬基(Ed Marky)也短暫出席,和馬丁華殊,奧馬利主教一起戴上塑膠手套,為流民做聖誕大餐之後,匆匆趕往機場。
            松街客棧創立於1969年,是麻州內歷史悠久,規模較大的流民服務機構之一,總部位於南端,還在大波士頓,布魯克蘭(Brookline)鎮等地,擁有或管理36個住宅大樓,為800人提供廉宜住處。 包括早,午,晚餐,平均每日為流民供應2000份餐食。
昨日約有150名義工參加服務,約1000人享受了聖誕午餐。其中至少有一名義工是華人。父親來自中國,母親來自香港,住在麥德福市的David Chia表示,施比受有福,能讓人高興是好事。
            馬丁華殊昨日很認真的穿上松街客棧的綠圍裙,逐桌送上甜品,再和奧馬利轉往女性流民聚餐地點,簡短發言,賀節。他還提及十八年前,自己也曾迷失在人生路上,鼓勵的表示,只要有心,努力,就能恢復正常生活。最重要是過得快樂。
            談及一生中收到過的哪件聖誕禮物,讓他印象最深刻時,馬丁華殊著實想了好一陣子,先想起來的是十歲時的生日禮物,母親送給他一個十二吋彩色電視。那是個黑白電視年代,他竟能有彩色電視。拿到禮物時的興奮,他至今難忘。
            至於聖誕禮物,他想起來的是以冰棍球傳奇人物為依據做出來的Bobby Orr冰棍球遊戲。
            他的新年新希望是,全波士頓市安全,健康。

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            波士頓候任市長馬丁華殊(Marty Walsh,左起),聖Cecilia教堂神父John Unni,和大波士頓天主教樞機主教奧馬利(Seán Patrick O’Malley),羅森岱爾聖心教堂神父Jack Kelly等人,昨日都在松街客棧服務。(菊子攝)
            波士頓候任市長馬丁華殊(Marty Walsh)(左一)為流民送上甜點。(菊子攝)

            和大波士頓天主教樞機主教奧馬利(Seán Patrick O’Malley)為流民送上餐點。(菊子攝)



新市府人事大計 馬丁華殊不鬆口

波士頓候任市長馬丁華殊(Marty Walsh)還有兩個禮拜就要宣誓就任了。他的競選陣營21日宣佈了一月六日慶祝活動進一步細節,但直到昨(24)日,他仍未鬆口透露,新市府人事大計。
            馬丁華殊強調,這些人事任命,對他的未來新政府,影響很大,他要確保自己做出正確決定,不急著定案。
            昨(24)日他在回答本報提問的新政府內會有多少亞裔時,也依然不肯鬆口。但他表示, 擔任麻州眾議員時,他的轄區就有很多亞裔,尤其是越南人。他的交接團隊也有不少亞裔。等新政府組成時,也一定會有亞裔。
            馬丁華殊昨日和其他記者交談時提到,他不反對設一名副市長這想法,但他更願意參考紐約,費城,芝加哥等城市的運作模式。目前的首要之務,是聘請一名幕僚長。
            馬丁華殊的人事抉擇,在23日傳出,又有一名波市府首長將辭職離任後,更加受人矚目。
萬寧路決定不再競選連任時,波士頓警察局長戴維斯(Ed Davis)宣佈了辭職。馬丁華殊當選波士頓市長後,陸續有波士頓消防局長費瑟(Roderick Fraser),人士及勞工關係長鄧樂普(John Dunlap),資訊長歐茲(William Oates),人民服務長格林芬(Daphne Griffin)等人,或辭職,或轉往非市長內閣部門工作。
23日是波市交通局長丁林(Thomas J. Tinlin)辭職,宣佈將於一月六日,馬丁華殊上任這天卸任。
一名學術界政治系主任表示,這些辭職對新政府來說,未必不是好事。到底新市長要推動新政,就得有一批他自己的工作班底。市政府也需要新人來帶動新氣氛。
            馬丁華殊預定一月六日早上十點,在波士頓學院(Boston College)的 Silvio O. Conte Forum舉行,晚上七點起,在海恩斯會議展覽中心(Hynes Convention Center)舉行慶祝晚會,節目包括指揮Keith Lockhart親自上陣的波士頓流行交響樂團The Boston Pops Swing Orchestra演奏,1996年在麻州昆士市成立的落踢墨菲(Dropkick Murphys),藍人集團 Blue Man Group; Ellis Hall; 板神樂隊(The Floor Lords; 完全辛納屈(Strictly Sinatra)等等的表演。許多其他表演還將陸續公佈。
            慶祝會門票可上網購買,35元一張,: http://www.ticketmaster.com/Mayoral-Inaugural-Gala-tickets/artist/1947013
馬丁華殊為鼓勵人們在這喜慶日子不忘做善事,呼籲人們別忘了捐出罐頭食物,或捐款給ABCD能源及燃油服務項目,以期貧苦人家可想暖冬。海恩斯會展中心門口將放置捐贈物品收集處。捐款可上網,https://www.bostonabcd.org/donate-now.aspx。查詢其它詳情,可上網 www.bostoninaugural2014.org.

大波士頓一月十八,十九迎春揮毫

紐英崙中華公所、新英格蘭中文學校協會、紐英崙藝術學會、中華書法會、北美藝術家協會、駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處華僑文教服務中心等六單位合作,將於一月十八日,十九兩日,在牛頓市的波士頓僑教中心,波士頓市的紐英崙中華公所會議廳,舉辦 「駿馬奔騰迎新春;四海同心賀吉」迎春聯合揮毫活動。
            僑教中心表示,該活動開放各界參加,分成人及學生兩組。為鼓勵學生,新生代出席,凡學生參加,都可獲贈紀念品。學生組還將按年齡,再另分兩組。
            參加迎春揮毫活動者,須自備筆墨,主辦單位將提供揮春紅紙。揮毫內容可由參加者自行創作,或參考主辦單位提供的參考資料。
活動地點及時間為, (1)波士頓華僑文教服務中心, 1月18日(週六)上午10點至下午2點, 90 Lincoln St. Newton Highlands, MA 02461 ,電話 617-965-8801。(2)紐英崙中華公所,1月19日(週日)上午10點至下午2點,90 Tyler St. Boston , MA 02111 ,電話617-542-2574。