雷玉珍無辜被撞辭世百日 華埠同情者追悼

將近20名華埠民眾，19日傍晚在益士石（Essex）街旁的菲利浦廣場前聚集，悼念無辜被撞，100日前不治過世的72歲雷玉珍（Yuzhen Lei  ）。

            去年夏天的7月8日早上7點半左右，雷玉珍在彩絲街（Chauncy）和益士石街（Essex）交界處附近，和24歲的黨英（Tajanetta Downing）擦身而過，被撞倒在地，送醫不治。

            一份英文報章指出，有關當局表示，黨英把雷玉珍撞倒在地後，還把雷玉珍的頭撞向人行道地磚。雷玉珍被送至塔芙茨醫療中心時，因頭部傷勢嚴重，情況危急。當晚，有關當局就證實雷玉珍辭世了。黨應也被起訴了。

            出席追悼會的Blythe Schulte表示，想到有人會這樣對待一名老人家，就讓人覺得恐怖。

            由於代表黨英的律師上個月要求把保釋金從75,000元降到10,000元，華埠社區擔心黨英即使被定罪，最後可能也不會受到懲罰。

            波士頓同源會的李徐慕蓮表示，並不是人們一定要黨英被關進監獄，但有錯就該罰。他們舉行追悼會，只是為了紀念雷玉珍的一生。

From Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office

The Grand Jury did not find probable cause to proceed with a manslaughter charge against Downing, but they did indict her for the felony of assault and battery on a person 60 or older.  The indictment was returned on Sept. 28 and her next court date is Nov. 10 in Suffolk Superior Court.

波士頓亞美電影節 今晚（10/22 ) 開幕

This Weekend: Boston Asian American Film Festival Events Co-presented by CHSNE

My Life in China New England Premiere Followed by Q&A with Director Kenneth Eng and father, Yau King Eng ​2014 | USA | 88 mins | Documentary Friday, October 22, 7:00 PM ArtsEmerson, The Paramount Center 559 Washington Street, Boston MA (T: Park Street, Chinatown, or Boylston) "My Life in China" is a personal film that takes viewers on a journey to rural China where an emotional revelation takes place. Every family has a special story. In America, everyone has a family story of immigration. Everyone, at some point, has had somebody in their family leave their native country behind to search for a better life. How did they hold onto their identity? How did they adapt to their new life? In my case, it’s my Chinese-American story. Director Kenneth Eng's Bio:  After graduating from Boston Latin School, America's first public school, KENNETH ENG left for NY in 1994 to study film at the School of Visual Arts. His thesis: "Scratching Windows", a short documentary film about graffiti writers, was broadcast on WNET as part of Reel NY's 4th Season (NY local PBS).   ​In 2007, Ken was awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship to launch "My Life In China", a film that retraces his father's epic journey to America in search of a better life. Buy Tickets Now Tickets are only $10 Use promo code ChinBos to save on general admission ticket or you may buy 3 or more screenings at $8 each.  Seniors: $7.50   Students: $5.00 Shorts: Home in America Followed by Q&A with Director Max Esposito and Producers Saade Barber and Jonathan Wong (El Chino), Directors Lucy Craft and Kathryn Tolbert (Fall Seven Times, Get Up Eight), Cindy Quong Lofton (Leadway), Director Larissa Lam (Finding Cleveland) Sunday, October 25, 1:00 PM ArtsEmerson, The Paramount Center 559 Washington Street, Boston MA (T: Park Street, Chinatown, or Boylston) These short documentaries depict the courage and determination of Asians who have struggled to build their HOME IN AMERICA. From three Japanese women marrying American servicemen after WWII and raising their families in a foreign culture; to a second generation Chinese American facing tragedy in her rural Mississippi town; to a young man who forgoes his family’s Chinatown store to run his own surfboard business in Boston. HOME IN AMERICA boldly deals with questions of assimilation and identity, of overcoming obstacles and not giving up.   Buy Tickets Now Tickets are only $10 Use promo code ChinBos to save on general admission ticket or you may buy 3 or more screenings at $8 each.  Seniors: $7.50   Students: $5.00

Biogen 將裁員800 麻州400

生物醫藥界的整頓風，掃來波士頓。位於劍橋市的大型生物醫藥公司百奧健（Biogen），昨（21）日表示，為加強競爭力，將整頓機構，裁員800人，其中400人在麻州。

            百奧健在一個重要的多發性硬化症藥物遭遇挫折後，打算今年結束幾個藥物研發計畫，重整機構，以加強公司競爭力。

            百奧健是麻州內最大的上市生醫公司，市值667億元。該公司表示，名為Tysabri的藥物，在後期實驗中，未達到治療一般認知為第二期多發性硬化症這疾病的目標，失去可擴大市場的病患人口，因此決定重整公司。

            百奧健在全世界約有8000名員工，宣佈的裁員人數約11%。百奧健表示，裁員一舉，可讓營運開支降低約2億5千萬元，節省下來的錢可投資在其他研究項目，以及阿爾茨海默氏症（Alzheimer），脊椎性肌萎縮（spinal muscular atrophy）等病症。

            百奧健也將不再繼續做治療治療狼瘡性腎炎和免疫學和纖維化的Tecfidera的後期臨床實驗了。

            百奧健執行長George A. Scangos在週三和股票分析師開的電話會議中表示，儘管這是非常困難的決定，卻是百奧健要達到公司目標必須走的一步。

            大波士頓地區的生物科技公司，最近這週遭受一連串打擊。至少有3家公司在營運上遭遇陰沈狀況。

            百奧健在納斯達克（Nasdaq）股票交易市場上的股價，週三一早，大跌6.7%，跌至每股283.71元。該股票在3月時衝上最高點，每股480.18元。今年內，該股票已跌了16%。

            百奧健週三時公佈的第三季盈餘為9億6560萬元。比去年同期的8億5690萬元多。銷售額也從25億1千萬元，增加到27億8千萬元。

李台、王世輝 - 專業牙醫教你用牙線、選牙刷

新英格蘭大波士頓台灣商會上週末（17 日）在波士頓僑教中心舉辦健康講座。牙醫師李台、王世輝指出，牙齒保護好，身體更健康。

在牙齒口腔健康對身體，事業都有很大影響的前提下，新英格蘭台商會會長許欽俊邀請已開業行醫30年的李台，創辦過大波士頓地區華人牙醫協會的王世輝等兩名牙醫師分享口腔保健的專業心得。

在摩頓市（Malden），勒星頓鎮（Lexington）分別開有兩家診所的李台指出，許多人以為掉牙齒是人年紀大的老化現象，其實醫學證明，只要牙齒沒病，可以陪人活過百歲。

李台強調，口腔健康與人的身體健康關係密切。包括心臟病，心血管病，中風，糖尿病，腎臟病，肝病，甚至流產，早產等許多病，都可能是起因於牙周病，口腔內病菌沿血液，血管侵入身體其他器官引起的。

在清潔口腔上，李台表示，光刷牙不夠，還得清理牙齒本身，注意牙齦，牙肉，舌頭的健康，保持整個口腔衛生。

最理想的牙齒、口腔保健法，有五大要點，包括每天用牙線，正確刷牙，定期檢查，14歲以前塗氟治療，飲食習慣要良好等。

            在清潔牙齒上，用牙線比刷牙更有效，李台指出，許多人都有什麼時候用，怎麼用等疑問，他建議多多益善，吃完就用，最重要那次是睡覺前，減少細菌在睡眠時所分泌唾液中生長的機會。

            至於刷牙，也講究方法，首先是選擇圓頭軟毛牙刷，刷時45度角，上下或圓型動作，三面都要刷。牙膏並不那麼重要，量也不需要多，倒是不要忘了刷舌頭，以預防口腔癌。

            李台建議，定期找牙醫檢查，就是最好的牙齒保險。一般的保險公司都供一年2次的免費牙齒保養檢查。他也建議14歲以下的兒童，青少年，每年找牙醫塗氟1到2次，增加牙齒的抗酸荔。

            至於維持良好的飲食習慣，就是要多纖維，注意均衡。

            曾任塔芙茨醫學院助理教授，1996年迄今在哈佛大學當講師，一度和人合開有4間診所的王世輝，是牙根管治療的專科牙醫師。

            在一般的牙齒保健上，王世輝指出，刷牙要用軟毛牙刷，是因為保護牙齒的珐瑯質，一旦被刷掉，就不會再長回來，牙齒會因此對冷熱酸痛非常敏感。至於刷牙時用不用牙膏，其實無所謂，但刷牙時間的長短很重要，最好至少刷上3分鐘。

            由於牙周病會導致牙齒之間縫隙加大，進而增加牙齒動搖，得拔牙的可能，王世輝建議積極預防牙周病，除適時適度清潔牙齒外，不妨在平日飲食中補充維他命C、D、K、A、B，以及綠茶萃取物。

            在牙根管治療上，王世輝指出，牙醫科技越來越進步，許多以前非得專科醫師才做得到的事，現在一般醫師也能處理。不過植牙仍是手術，可以避免就不要做。

         當天出席講座的聽眾，包括台商會前會長許炳煌，蔡明機，現任副會長張耀熙等人，都發問踴躍。

圖片說明：

            新英格蘭台灣商會會長許欽俊（左起），邀王世輝，李台兩名牙醫師講談。經文處副處長陳銘俊（左三），台商會前任會長許炳煌，蔡明機等人出席支持。（菊子攝）

            李台（左），王世輝（右）回答提問。（菊子攝）

            李台醫師。（菊子攝）

            王世輝醫師。（菊子攝）

            李台指出，用3%的雙氧水漱口，殺菌效果極佳。（菊子攝）

FORMER BELMONT MAN SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT BUSINESS

FORMER BELMONT MAN SENTENCED FOR FRAUDULENT BUSINESS

 

BOSTON – A former Belmont man who fled to Columbia in the early 1990s pleaded guilty and was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with the fraudulent sales of non-existent rare scholarly books to universities, seminaries and churches.

 

Richard Stanley Haugh, 73, pleaded guilty and was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to time served of 20 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $167,883.  In 1995, Haugh was indicted on 30 counts mail fraud in connection with purported sales of rare and scholarly texts. 

 

From November 1989 to November 1990, Haugh claimed to be a scholar in theology and the history of Eastern Christianity.  He operated a business, Notable and Academic Books, from his home, and claimed to be the exclusive U.S. marketing representative for Buecher Vertriebs Anstalt (BVA), a Liechtenstein entity specializing in the rare and scholarly book business. 

 

Haugh also used the aliases Heinz Reuchlin and Paul Briel to operate Editions Briel, a company that fraudulently claimed to possess for immediate shipment translations of early Christian works, multi-volume encyclopedic scholarly works and an Encyclopedia of Eastern Christianity that Haugh claimed to have authored, which did not, in fact, exist.  Haugh mailed marketing brochures advertising the books to universities, schools of theology and individuals around the U.S. and in foreign countries.  Although he required advance payment for the books, neither Haugh nor Editions Briel possessed the books or had any means of obtaining them.  The scheme defrauded more than 150 universities, seminaries, churches and individuals around the country as well as in Canada, England, Australia and Japan.  Among those defrauded were Smith College in Massachusetts, Cornell University, Bates College, University of Michigan and others.

 

By 1992, Haugh had become a fugitive, in part because he was awaiting trial in Middlesex County on child sexual assault charges.  Haugh was located in Colombia in 2014 and was extradited to the U.S. in April 2014 on the federal charges.  Immediately following his sentencing in federal court yesterday, Haugh was turned over to the custody of the Belmont Police for prosecution on the pending sexual assault charges in Middlesex County.

 

United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and James V. Buthorn, Acting Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, made the announcement today. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Victor A. Wild and Ryan M. DiSantis of Ortiz's Criminal Division.