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星期二, 1月 16, 2018
AG HEALEY FILES LAWSUIT TO STOP ILLEGAL ROLLBACK OF NET NEUTRALITY PROTECTIONS
AG HEALEY FILES LAWSUIT TO STOP ILLEGAL ROLLBACK OF NET NEUTRALITY PROTECTIONSCoalition of 22 Attorneys General Files Petition for Review, Formally Commencing Lawsuit
BOSTON – Continuing their fight to protect equal and open access to the internet, Attorney General Maura Healey today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a multistate lawsuit to block the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) illegal rollback of net neutrality protections.
The coalition filed a petition for review in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, formally commencing the lawsuit against the FCC and the federal government.
“With so much of our lives online, the last thing we need is a slower, more expensive, and more restricted internet,” AG Healey said. “We are challenging the FCC’s order not only because it’s bad for consumers, students and small businesses here in Massachusetts – but because it’s illegal. We are moving forward with our lawsuit against the FCC to protect the internet as we know it.”
The FCC released its final order rolling back net neutrality protections on Jan. 4 after voting 3-2 in favor of the order on party lines in December. After that vote, AG Healey announced she would join a multistate lawsuit against the FCC over its vote to rollback net neutrality protections.
The repeal of net neutrality would have dire consequences for consumers and businesses in Massachusetts and across the nation that rely on a free and open internet—allowing internet service providers to block certain content, charge consumers more to access certain sites, and throttle or slow the quality of content from content providers that don’t pay more. The order also seeks to prevent states from taking action on their own to protect and secure equal and open access to the internet for their citizens.
In the petition filed today, the attorneys general seek a determination by the court that the FCC’s order to end net neutrality is “arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion” in violation of various federal laws and regulations.
Under the Administrative Procedure Act, the FCC cannot make “arbitrary and capricious” changes to existing policies, such as net neutrality. The FCC’s new rule fails to justify the Commission’s departure from its long-standing policy and practice of defending net neutrality, while misinterpreting and disregarding critical record evidence on industry practices and harm to consumers and businesses. Moreover, the rule wrongly reclassifies broadband internet as a Title I information service, rather than a Title II telecommunications service, based on an erroneous and unreasonable interpretation of the Telecommunications Act. Finally, the rule improperly and unlawfully includes sweeping preemption of state and local laws.
The lawsuit was filed by the Attorneys General of New York, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia.
包氏藝文中心1/18介紹劍橋市畫家 Bren Bataclan
BCNC Pao Arts Center Presents
Cambridge Artist Bren Bataclan
Explores Immigrant Experience in America
January 18 to April 28, 2018
BCNC Pao Arts Center, 99 Albany Street, Boston, MA
Opening Reception: Jan 18, 6:30 - 7 pm
Bataclan’s vivid style blends influences from anime, “Superflat” artists such as Takashi Murakami, Filipina artist Norma Belleza, and his visual communication background. Bataclan uses his graphic design skills to excise inessentials and distill human meaning from complex situations. His minimalist, hyper-stylized compositions are immediately accessible to viewers of all ages and backgrounds, even as they convey deeply-felt themes of estrangement, belonging, discovery, and confusion.
Kulap invites recognition, reflection, and contemplation of what it means to be an immigrant, a citizen, and an evolving human being.
科大訊飛劉慶峰MIT分享中國人工智能未來(圖片)
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| 科大訊飛董事長劉慶峰參觀MIT媒體實驗室，對人工智能應用在人體義肢上印象深刻。(周菊子攝) |
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| 科大訊飛董事長劉慶峰在MIT演講，接受紀念品。(周菊子攝) |
OCEAN創投講座邀石國玲談中國投資業過去未來(圖片)
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| OCEAN會長楊洪芳(右)介紹講者石國玲。(周菊子攝) |
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| OCEAN幹部與講者和部分出席者合影。(周菊子攝) |
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| OCEAN董事會主席暨iOptron董事長蔣華。(周菊子攝) |
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| 石國玲。 |
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| 石國玲。(周菊子攝) |
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| 波士頓天使俱樂部共同創辦人周雄偉(右)和中源協和高管趙曉宏。(周菊子攝) |
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| 石國玲在波士頓天使投資俱樂部分享經驗。(周菊子攝) |
以下為OCEAN的講座介紹:
OCEAN 系列创投讲座第一讲：中国投资行业的早期发展，现状和未来走向。
2018-01-15 马尧 OCEANUSA
2018年的新年在百年难遇的严寒中如期而至，而大洋两岸的创新与投资交流却依然如火如荼地展开着。随着中国政府供给侧改革的深入以及飞速增长的财富带来的海量资金的支撑下，中国全国上下正经历着前所未有的历史新机遇。大量的资金从地产行业转向高科技行业，对高科技项目的渴望前所未有。如果您是怀揣高科技项目，想法或技能的高科技人才，感慨自己因为来到美国错过了中国经济高速发展的十年，您是否意识到，未来的十年才是高科技行业人士的真正的历史机遇。留美企业家协会将在2018 年里推出系列创投讲座，助力有识之士赶上时代的列车，实现人生的价值。
2018 OCEAN 系列创投讲座第一讲，我们请到中国投资界的先锋，被麦戈文誉为称为广东IDG VC 教母的石国玲博士为我们详细讲解中国投资行业的早期发展，近况以及未来的走向。
石国玲女士是中国最早的风险投资人之一，中国最早的IT人，1992 年将美国著名的IDG风险投资引进广东成立合资投资公司，成为广东省风险投资集团和广东IDGVC的联合创始人。现为香港汇泽亚洲投资有限公司副总裁。该公司的另一位联合创始人王干芝先生是阿里巴巴的首位投资人，而且是唯一一位投资阿里巴巴前三轮的投资人。该公司投资了日本最大的的语音技术公司AMI，日本最大的电子地图公司昭文社等网络与软件公司，并在全亚洲范围内重点投资技术型的中小企业，帮助这些技术型的中小企业发展。这次讲座我们将可以听到石博士讲述阿里巴巴早期的融资策略，发展中遇到的问题和如何峰回路转达到今天的局面。
石国玲女士近年来专注于物联网,人工智能及大数据，移动互联网，机器人，石墨烯及生物医药领域的投资。投资参股了中国科学院的中科智城，有米科技及米双创信息科技，瀚信通信科技，丰石大数据，学壹传媒，千微网，美国硅谷Seevider等许多创新科技公司。石国玲女士在进军投资领域之前，本身就是一位高科技的IT 人才。她领军设计的“CGT-901高档中英文/图形终端”在1992年成为第一批进入中国银行和中国保险公司的国产计算机，为中国的计算机国产化做出了贡献，荣获1993年广东省科技进步奖。石博士还参与了中国第一台汉字微电脑“GF20/11A”攻关工作，荣获1984年广东省科技成果一等奖，中国科学院科技成果一等奖。研制的用于国家计委工业普查的“CSI–I型装置”，荣获1987年广东省科技进步二等奖。研制的“电解电容自动分选机”，荣获1987年电子工业部科技进步二等奖。她还被授予广东省劳动模范。
星期一, 1月 15, 2018
波士頓伍胥山公所伍輝民，伍樹俊就任2018主席
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| 波士頓伍胥山公所全體職員合影。(周菊子攝) |
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| 伍市公所新屆主席伍輝民(左二)，伍樹俊(右二)在駐波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪(中) ，伍氏美東副總長伍煥華，伍氏元老伍伯和(右)間教中接過印信。(周菊子攝) |
(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 波士頓伍胥山公所1月14日中午在華埠泰勒街會所舉行幹部就職典禮，伍黃兩家宗親及嘉賓濟濟一堂，恭喜主席伍輝民，伍樹俊，以及一眾新屆職員上任就職。
駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪，副處長陳銘俊，波士頓華僑文教中心主任歐宏偉，黃氏公所主席黃仁宇，黃國瀚等多名嘉賓應邀出席，懇切致詞。
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| 謝任主席伍樂仁致詞。(周菊子攝) |
連任主席伍輝民也是波士頓港澳之友社的共同創辦人，定居波士頓數十年，長期為族人服務，一向熱心，早就擔任過伍氏主席，近年退休，又被族人請出來再當主席。他的致詞簡短扼要，感謝族人支持，請繼續協助族務。
新任主席伍樹俊以伍氏公所牆上對聯為引，藉著”建堂紀念先人為盡孝思，非恃財雄爭出色，勒石流芳後代同垂景仰，因懷義氣得留名”這”光宗耀祖”的祖訓，呼籲宗親體恤前人艱苦創業精神，強調在元老，總長等先進帶領，宗親同仁的支持，幫助下，波士頓伍氏一定會克服困難，爭取更大成績。
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| 伍氏主席伍輝民(中)、伍樹俊(右)先後致詞。(周菊子攝) |
波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪全程以廣東話致詞。他先感謝伍氏對經文處長期以來的支持，繼而笑說，伍氏夫婦的鶼鰈情深甚至讓他太太都催他探問增進夫妻關係之道，結果得到的回答都是他們要先回家向太太請示之後才能告訴他。
賴銘琪還在致詞中再次表示，自己將在未來數個月後調任返台，但做處長是一時，做朋友是一世，希望伍氏把他們夫婦倆納入朋友圈。
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| 黃伍一家親的黃氏公所主席黃仁宇致詞。(周菊子攝) |
經文處副處長陳銘俊也強調賴處長的一世朋友說，表示雖然自己不姓伍，踏進伍氏公所卻人人親切相迎，讓他也有回家的感覺，心裏非常溫暖。尤其是人稱蓮姑的李伍綺蓮，以及前主席伍樂仁夫婦對他非常照顧。陳銘俊還講了幾句台山話來套近乎，笑說講得不對要怪教他的那個人。
僑教中心主任歐宏偉也感謝伍氏一直以來的協助，支持，並代表僑委會委員長吳新興，副委員長呂元榮，僑民處處長郭大文，送上問候，恭賀新禧。
伍氏美東副總長伍煥華接著總結，伍氏請職員，嘉賓們一一合影，與出席眾人分享燒肉午餐後，就職儀式圓滿結束。伍氏職員隨後立即朝開工作會議，底定三月十七日晚在帝苑大酒樓舉行農曆新年春宴。
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| 駐波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪致詞強調，友情一世。(周菊子攝) |
波士頓伍氏的本屆職員包括，兩名元老，育俊、伯和，美東副總長煥華，本屆主席輝民、樹俊，中文書記輝民夫人，惠勻，西文書記競偉、侃滋夫人，財政仁甫，核數玉娟，議長侃滋、樂仁，康樂國光，豔梨，外交仕培、百鍊、瑞光，海政，筷榮，樓業主任紹仁，侃滋、樂人，煥華，總務經廉、樹俊，出席中華公所代表樹俊，以及婦女部的主任惠玲，少雄，財政樂仁夫人，核數仁甫夫人，書記金亮夫人。
伍氏公所歡迎宗親到會所造訪，電話(617) 482-2163。
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| 波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉代僑委會長官表達問候。(周菊子攝) |
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| 嘉賓與伍市公所婦女部合影。(周菊子攝) |
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| 伍氏美東副總長伍煥華(中)扶著年近百歲的黃伍杏蓉(左)出席拍照。(周菊子攝) |
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| 就職典禮結束後，伍氏立刻召開所務會議。(周菊子攝) |
The future city will be enabled by Digital technology
Lucas DiLeo
Contributing Writer, Boston Orange
The future city will be enabled by Digital technology. These was the theme for Prof. MIT's Dennis Frenchman's talk at the Jan 6 MIT- Tsinghua Innovation Summit.
Prof. Frenchman discussed how digital technologies are being increasingly imbedded into cities and how these technologies are affecting life in cities. Back in 2000 we saw major tech firms developing info technologies to make cities smart. But these new digital technologies did not make the cities run any faster.
Now we are in the middle of a second wave, according to Frenchman. Cities are investing in new technologies and sensors - creating an urban intelligence. The most important product of these smart cities is not new technologies but the social changes that the new technologies are bringing about.
And as cities are facing increasing challenges the need for innovation by cities is increasing.
These new activities are not being designed by engineers or university professors - but are driven by the customers and users of cities - the digital natives who grew up on the Internet, social media and mobile phones.
Millenniums are flocking to cities - they prefer the density, diversity, social networks of cities - and benefit of less commuting. This is where they are locating their new companies.
And they are bringing their generations' values to cities and their own companies - less consumption and ownership oriented - more social and collaborative. Their networks and communities are global. They are health and environmental conscious in their outlooks and activities. These are the risk takers and the entrepreneurs who are moving to cities. And with $200 billion invested in startups - the proliferation of these innovative commercial models are changing the nature of business itself - and cities.
According to Frenchman, we are living a digital lifestyle where everything is incredibly connected. In the 20th century, highways were likened to arteries; we now have new urban pathways - the Internet and mobile systems creating a nervous system for the city.
Thru mobile and sensor based applications a new science is developing for looking at how cities behave - and tracking them in real time. The analysis of cities tell us that cities are not doing well - there are inefficiencies, waste and a lot of inequality in the 20th century city. However, big data is creating opportunities to change this, and capitalize on underutilized urban assets.
Prof. Frenchman then discussed the traditional assumption of cities based on hierarchies, separation of spaces and specialization - and that the new work, business and living patters are fragmenting cities and bringing their parts together in surprising ways.
For instance, streets used to define the public vs private realm - at the building lines. With the new digital technologies those edges are becoming blurred. New models for storefronts and digital signs are creating ubiquitous potential for transformation and meeting places and advertising. And the use of media to create new types of commercial spaces.
New models for working are arising: WeWork and other co-working spaces now account for significant square footage in New York and London. And now they are looking to introduce new models for living: co-living space.
These new companies and their services and production techniques are driving a new model for urban industry - efficient, clean, knowledge based and advanced manufacturing. And mixed into housing to create a new fine grain for living. Making efficient, live networks for community.
This is the new Tech city. According to Prof. Frenchman, in the old economy we moved to where the factories were located. In the new economy we are moving to where the idea factories are situated.
Prof. Frenchman concluded his talk by presenting his projects for a digital media city in Seoul and a new business district for Jinan China that illustrate these themes.
MIT Prof. Dennis Frenchman's talk at MIT – Tsinghua Innovation Summit on January 6 2018)
Contributing Writer, Boston Orange
The future city will be enabled by Digital technology. These was the theme for Prof. MIT's Dennis Frenchman's talk at the Jan 6 MIT- Tsinghua Innovation Summit.
Prof. Frenchman discussed how digital technologies are being increasingly imbedded into cities and how these technologies are affecting life in cities. Back in 2000 we saw major tech firms developing info technologies to make cities smart. But these new digital technologies did not make the cities run any faster.
Now we are in the middle of a second wave, according to Frenchman. Cities are investing in new technologies and sensors - creating an urban intelligence. The most important product of these smart cities is not new technologies but the social changes that the new technologies are bringing about.
And as cities are facing increasing challenges the need for innovation by cities is increasing.
These new activities are not being designed by engineers or university professors - but are driven by the customers and users of cities - the digital natives who grew up on the Internet, social media and mobile phones.
Millenniums are flocking to cities - they prefer the density, diversity, social networks of cities - and benefit of less commuting. This is where they are locating their new companies.
And they are bringing their generations' values to cities and their own companies - less consumption and ownership oriented - more social and collaborative. Their networks and communities are global. They are health and environmental conscious in their outlooks and activities. These are the risk takers and the entrepreneurs who are moving to cities. And with $200 billion invested in startups - the proliferation of these innovative commercial models are changing the nature of business itself - and cities.
According to Frenchman, we are living a digital lifestyle where everything is incredibly connected. In the 20th century, highways were likened to arteries; we now have new urban pathways - the Internet and mobile systems creating a nervous system for the city.
Thru mobile and sensor based applications a new science is developing for looking at how cities behave - and tracking them in real time. The analysis of cities tell us that cities are not doing well - there are inefficiencies, waste and a lot of inequality in the 20th century city. However, big data is creating opportunities to change this, and capitalize on underutilized urban assets.
Prof. Frenchman then discussed the traditional assumption of cities based on hierarchies, separation of spaces and specialization - and that the new work, business and living patters are fragmenting cities and bringing their parts together in surprising ways.
For instance, streets used to define the public vs private realm - at the building lines. With the new digital technologies those edges are becoming blurred. New models for storefronts and digital signs are creating ubiquitous potential for transformation and meeting places and advertising. And the use of media to create new types of commercial spaces.
New models for working are arising: WeWork and other co-working spaces now account for significant square footage in New York and London. And now they are looking to introduce new models for living: co-living space.
These new companies and their services and production techniques are driving a new model for urban industry - efficient, clean, knowledge based and advanced manufacturing. And mixed into housing to create a new fine grain for living. Making efficient, live networks for community.
This is the new Tech city. According to Prof. Frenchman, in the old economy we moved to where the factories were located. In the new economy we are moving to where the idea factories are situated.
Prof. Frenchman concluded his talk by presenting his projects for a digital media city in Seoul and a new business district for Jinan China that illustrate these themes.
MIT Prof. Dennis Frenchman's talk at MIT – Tsinghua Innovation Summit on January 6 2018)
僑委會青年英語服務營 2月1日起開放線上報名
2018年海外華裔青年英語服務營
全球網站自2月1日起開始開放線上報名
中華民國僑務委員會、教育部及客家委員會合作辦理之「2018年海外華裔青年英語服務營」(以下簡稱英語營)，歡迎現居美國、加拿大、紐西蘭、澳洲、英國、愛爾蘭、南非、或貝里斯地區，並以英語為母語，能以簡單中文溝通，身心健康、學行良好、能適應團體生活，且具高度從事志願服務意願者的華裔青年踴躍報名，本活動預計招募華裔青年534名（含70名海外客籍青年志工）。
申請資格為 :未曾參加本活動者，報名時已就讀11年級以上且於2018年11月30日前年滿17足歲，但未滿25足歲之華裔青年（以護照所載年齡為準）。
活動期間為:2018年6月30日至7月28日止，為期四週，活動內容：第1週由教育部安排英語教學訓練課程，第2至3週則前往偏遠地區國中、國小(海外客籍青年志工所服務之學校將以客家文化重點發展區的偏鄉學校為原則) 實地從事英語教學志願服務，第4週由僑務委員會負責安排寶島參訪活動。全程參與者將由僑務委員會核發80小時中英文服務證明。
活動期間為:2018年6月30日至7月28日止，為期四週，活動內容：第1週由教育部安排英語教學訓練課程，第2至3週則前往偏遠地區國中、國小(海外客籍青年志工所服務之學校將以客家文化重點發展區的偏鄉學校為原則) 實地從事英語教學志願服務，第4週由僑務委員會負責安排寶島參訪活動。全程參與者將由僑務委員會核發80小時中英文服務證明。
相關報名表及簡章請至僑務委員會網站（www.ocac.gov.tw）/華裔青年活動專區或至營隊網站（www.aidsummer.net）下載。
本活動報名時間為2018年2月1日至2月29日止，採網路報名，申請人須先於營隊專屬網站（http:/www.aidsummer.net）完成線上報名後，印出「網路登錄確認單」連同報名文件(如下)必須在3月1日之前寄(送)達波士頓華僑文教服務中心，逾期不受理。(波士頓僑教中心提供)
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