逾20亞裔團體合辦麻州長候選人論壇系列 3/4首場

麻州州長亞裔顧問委員會（Governor Patrick's Asian American Commission/Advisory Council）和20個亞美社區組織合作，將從三月四日起，舉辦一系列不分黨派的麻州州長候選人論壇。

            麻州州長亞裔顧問委員會表示，這論壇系列將是亞裔社區歷史性的團結合作，攜手參與公共事務。

         這一系列的候選人論壇，都將在信義大廈（Metropolitan, 38 Oak Street, Boston）社區室舉行。

            目前已排定的出席候選人，以及日期，時間如下：

            三月四日（週二）下午五點十五分至六點半，民主黨籍的外科醫生及生物科技高管艾維龍（Joe Avellone）。

         三月十日（週一）下午五點十五分至六點半，民主黨籍的麻州財政聽聽長葛羅斯曼（Steve Grossman）。

            三月廿五日（週二）下午五點十五分至六點半，聯合獨立黨（United Independent Party）全球醫療護理高管費爾覺（Evan Falchuk）。

            三月廿七日（週四）下午六點至七點，民主黨籍的貝里克（Don Berwick）。

            麻州州長亞裔顧問委員會指出，該會已發出邀請函給所有的麻州州長候選人。其中的麻州總檢察官柯克莉（Martha Coakley），已於一月份時出席該會的社區對話系列，進華埠和社區大眾見過面了。

            查詢詳情，可洽該會主席陳穎玉(Christina Chan, CChan84@Gmail.com)，或副主席李超榮（Leverett Wing, Leverett.L.Wing@Gmail.com）。

        參加合辦論壇的社區組織包括，華美福利會（AACA），亞美新聞從業人員協會新英格蘭分會（AAJANE），亞美律師協會（AALAMA），亞裔文化資源中心（AARW），亞美社區發展協會（ACDC），亞裔反家庭暴力工作小組（ATASK），亞裔婦女健康會（AWH），波士頓華埠社區中心（BCNC），波士頓亞裔青年會（Boston YES），華埠居民會（CRA），華人前進會（CPA），麻州州長派區克的亞裔顧問委員會，印美政治教育論壇（Indian American Forum for Political Education），新英格蘭日美公民聯盟（Japanese American Citizens League of NE），新英格蘭韓美公民聯盟（Korean American Citizens League of NE），亞美專業人士協會波士頓分會（NAAAP Boston），健康地圖會（MAP for Healt），亞協服務中心（QARI），中華頤養院（South Cove Mano），越助中心（Viet-Aid）等。

波士頓馬拉松賽今年增獎金 總額近15萬元

B.A.A. Increases Prize Money Structure and Institutes Performance-Based Bonus Incentives for B.A.A. Distance Medley Events

B.A.A. 5K, B.A.A. 10K, and B.A.A. Half Marathon Will Reward Top Finishers.

BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) today announced a new prize money structure for B.A.A. Distance Medley events, which will award nearly $150,000 USD in prize money each year, a 55% increase over the guaranteed total prize purse in 2013 for those three events. The purse for each race has been increased. In addition, bonus incentives have been established both for professional runners recording multiple top finishes at B.A.A. events in 2014 and for event record times set at B.A.A. Distance Medley events. Prize money awards and bonus incentives are equal for men and women.

The B.A.A. Distance Medley is a three-race series which combines the B.A.A. 5K on April 19, the B.A.A. 10K on June 22, and the B.A.A. Half Marathon, presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, on October 12. Professional runners are eligible for bonus incentives for multiple top finishes in the same calendar year at the B.A.A. 5K, B.A.A. 10K, B.A.A. Half Marathon, and Boston Marathon^®, beginning with the 2014 B.A.A. 5K, two days prior to the Boston Marathon. For example, a runner who wins three of those four events in 2014 will be awarded $50,000. Only the single highest bonus will be awarded to a runner.   The full prize money and bonus structures are listed below.

Boston Marathon principal sponsor John Hancock Financial Services provided the first-ever prize purse in 1986 and will continue to provide prize money and bonus incentives for the Boston Marathon. The prize purse for the 2014 Boston Marathon is $806,000. Through John Hancock’s sponsorship, the B.A.A. has awarded nearly $17 million in prize money and bonuses at the Boston Marathon since 1986.

New for 2014, bonuses for event record times established at B.A.A. Distance Medley events will be $5,000 for the B.A.A. 5K, $7,500 for the B.A.A. 10K, and $10,000 for the B.A.A. Half Marathon. Boston Marathon event record bonuses will continue to be provided through John Hancock’s sponsorship of the Boston Marathon.

“The prize structure for B.A.A. events promotes and recognizes elite athletes who achieve at the highest level of our sport,” said B.A.A. Executive Director Tom Grilk. “The mission of the B.A.A. remains the promotion of health and fitness through sports, and our commitment to elite athletes is an important component of our mission. We look forward to welcoming many of the world’s best athletes to our events in 2014.”

Established in 2012, the B.A.A. Distance Medley is now in its third year. In 2012 and 2013, the male and female with the fastest cumulative gun time in the three-race series each won $100,000 in prize money, in addition to prize money won at each race of the series.

Kenyans Allan Kiprono and Stephen Sambu were the men’s B.A.A. Distance Medley champions in 2012 and 2013, respectively. New Zealand native and Providence, RI resident Kim Smith was the women’s B.A.A. Distance Medley champion in 2012 and 2013. 

Also included on the B.A.A. schedule of athletic events is the B.A.A. Invitational Mile on Saturday, April 19, 2014. This one-mile road race, which starts and finishes at the Boston Marathon finish line, offers a $14,500 prize purse to professional runners. Top finishes at the B.A.A. Invitational Mile will not count toward B.A.A. Distance Medley bonus incentives.

Prize Money Structure for 2014 B.A.A. Distance Medley Events

Overall/Open Division
Place	B.A.A. 5K	B.A.A. 10K	B.A.A. Half Marathon
1	$7,500	$10,000	$10,000
2	$4,000	$5,000	$6,000
3	$2,500	$3,000	$4,000
4	$1,500	$1,500	$2,500
5	$1,000	$1,000	$1,200
6	$750	$750	$1,000
7	$600	$500	$600
8	$400	$400	$500
9	$300	$300	$300
10	$200	$200	$200
Masters Division
1	$300	$300	$300
2	$200	$200	$200
3	$100	$100	$100
Push Rim Wheelchair Division
1	$300	$500	$500
2	$200	$300	$300
3	$100	$200	$200
TOTAL	$39,900	$48,500	$55,800

2014 B.A.A. Schedule of Events

EVENT	DATES
B.A.A. 5K	Saturday, April 19, 2014
Boston Marathon	Monday, April 21, 2014
B.A.A. 10K	Sunday, June 22, 2014
B.A.A. Half Marathon	Sunday, October 12, 2014

Bonus Incentives for Top Overall Finishes in 2014 B.A.A. Events *:

Win three of the four events	$50,000
Win two of the four events	$20,000
Place in the top two in three of the four events	$10,000
Place in the top three in three of the four events	$5,000

* Includes finishes in the Boston Marathon. Only the single highest bonus will be awarded to a runner.

Event Record Bonuses:

EVENT	BONUS
B.A.A. 5K	$5,000
B.A.A. 10K	$7,500
B.A.A. Half Marathon	$10,000
Boston Marathon*	$25,000

* Event Record bonuses in the Boston Marathon are provided through John Hancock’s sponsorship of the Boston Marathon.

B.A.A. 5K Event Records:

TIME	NAME	CITIZENSHIP	YEAR
13:37	Dejen Gebremeskel	Ethiopia	2013
15:12	Werknesh Kidane	Ethiopia	2012

B.A.A. 10K Event Records:

TIME	NAME	CITIZENSHIP	YEAR
27:19	Geoffrey Mutai	Kenya	2011
31:36	Kim Smith	New Zealand	2012

B.A.A. Half Marathon Event Records:

TIME	NAME	CITIZENSHIP	YEAR
1:00:34	Lelisa Desisa	Ethiopia	2013
1:09:14	Kim Smith	New Zealand	2013

Boston Marathon Event Records:

TIME	NAME	CITIZENSHIP	YEAR
2:03:02*	Geoffrey Mutai	Kenya	2011
2:20:43	Margaret Okayo	Kenya	2002

* World Best time. Through John Hancock’s sponsorship of the Boston Marathon, the B.A.A. awards a $50,000 bonus for World Best times established at the Boston Marathon.

BPHC to premiere “The Halls” at Emerson’s Paramount Center 2/21

Nearly 200 local youth expected to attend special screening of first-ever web series about teen dating and relationship violence

BOSTON – Close to 200 local teens, violence prevention advocates, and community partners will fill Emerson College’s Bright Family Screening Room at the Paramount Center for an exclusive sneak peek of the Boston Public Health Commission’s innovative new web series “The Halls.”  The youth-driven project represents a nearly year-long collaboration with local teens and aims to engage youth, particularly young men, in a citywide conversation about healthy relationships and preventing dating violence.

Created in partnership with Beyond Measure Productions, the eight-part series follows a group of fictitious Boston high school students as they confront the challenges of young fatherhood, trauma, masculinity, and personal identity.  Tension begins to build in the characters’ lives and in their school’s community when one of their peers is implicated in the alleged rape of another student.

To view the trailer for The Halls, visit www.TheHallsBoston.com, and follow us on Twitter @TheHallsBoston.

WHAT: Premiere event for The Halls

***Full length screening of web series followed by director’s panel***

WHEN: Tomorrow, Friday, February 21

6:00-8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Paramount Center (Bright Family Screening Room)

Emerson College

559 Washington Street, Boston’s Theatre District

WHO: Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission

Noah Cristofer and Miranda Craigwell, Co-directors of “The Halls,” Beyond Measure Productions

Local youth and adults from youth-serving organizations

僑務委員會2014年餐館經營研習班 4/28-5/9

僑務委員會2014年餐館經營研習班

僑務委員會為提升僑營餐館業者經營能力及協助僑商創業轉型，並促進與國內業者交流及配合推動臺灣美食國際化，訂於2014年4月28日至5 月9日辦理「餐館經營研習班」，由「國立高雄餐旅大學」承辦，聘請專業餐廚名師及國內知名講座擔任師資，本次研習課程以餐旅經營管理理論與實務為主軸，包括餐館服務品質管理、競爭策略分析、連鎖餐廳經營實務、風險管理、成本控管、人力資源調度及觀摩參訪知名餐廳及相關企業等。

本研習活動採遴薦僑營餐館經營者或計畫轉型經營餐館之僑商參加，申請者須經由各駐外單位或華僑文教服務中心推薦。參加僑胞須自付自僑居地往返的交通費用，其餘教材、師資及場地等學雜費用及研習期間之膳宿費(不含5月4日自由活動日餐費)均由僑務委員會負擔。

有意報名參訓者，請於2014年3月21日前與波士頓華僑文教服務中心聯繫。招生簡章及相關資訊可至僑務委員會網站（www.ocac.gov.tw首頁/貼心服務/報名僑商研習班）或全球僑商服務網（www.ocbn.org.tw首頁/最新訊息）查閱。

麻州長推動刑法改革 盼五年內累犯率降50%

麻州州長派區克(Deval Patrick)昨（20）日宣佈一系列節省開支的刑事法改革計劃，希望在未來五年內，把麻州累犯率降低50%。

麻州州長派區克昨日早上出席麻州公司（MassINC）在麻州大學波士頓分校舉辦的“改革，重新進入及結果：麻州刑事司法系統的改變及進步（Reform, Re-entry and Results: Change and Progress in the Massachusetts Criminal Justice System）”會議後，下午在州政府大樓舉行族裔媒體記者會，希望各族裔社區也能知道州政府在減少累犯上的努力。

派區克認為，抱持“預防勝於治療”態度，以更切合實際情況的輔助，幫助有犯罪記錄的人回社會重過正常生活，比任由這些人出獄後，面對社會不接受他們的現實，又再犯罪，政府必須再以監獄來收容他們，省錢得多，也能讓社區更為安全。

他在昨日早上出席的會議中還聽到，十四歲是一個人成長的轉捩點，應該在這年紀階段，灌輸更適當社會行為觀念。

派區克也認為，濫用毒品這類情況，應該當作健康問題來治療，而不是當作刑事罪問題來處理。他提出的改革做法包括對患有精神病囚犯的約束須有限制，懷孕囚犯在懷孕期間禁用鐐銬等。

派區克表示，要成功的讓囚犯為重回社會做好準備，必須從他們進監獄時就開始給他們更多的教育及培訓。他指出“降下”計劃（‘‘step-down’’ programs）就是設計成讓囚犯在鄉下地方的感化院（houses of corrections）服滿刑期，以幫助他們為重回社區生活，避免再回監獄做準備。

派區克指出，有種新的治療濫用毒品法，是把鈉曲酮（naltrexone）當藥，來幫助個別人士從依賴鴉片或酒精的情況中恢復過來。這項目是設計成再犯人獲釋後，持續跟蹤，給予注射藥物，提供輔導。

他還提出擴大除毒的臨床穩定服務，包括增加64個除毒病床，設立一個登記中心，來為個別人士尋找適當的治療場所。

派區克也表示他將額外撥款一百萬元，用於培訓執法人員，幫助他們學習如何適當處理有精神病的人，降低問題嚴重程度。他的2015年度預算還提議把精神健康專業法庭數量增加一倍，以把個別人士從一再回到監獄，變成接受治療。

            對患有精神病者的約束須有限制計劃，目的在避免發生類似2009年案件的情況再次發生。一名23歲，經診斷患有偏執型精神分裂症的Joshua Messier，在水橋州立醫院和警衛打架後死亡。監視錄影顯示，兩名警衛從他背後，把兩手靠在背後，坐在床上的Joshua Messier壓倒下來。

            派區克也要求檢視麻州的量型委員會（Sentencing Commission），以確保麻州的量刑法符合時代。

在禁止鐐銬懷孕的女性囚犯上，全美已有十八州採取這一做法。

在容許非法移民申請駕照上，派區克表示，他傾向支持另發一種證件的做法，但有些人擔心，拿出那張卡，就等於說明自己的無証身份。

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            麻州州長派區克（右）聽取州長辦公室的難民及移民健康及人民服務辦公室主任Josiane Martinez（左）說明有關州政府對移民的服務，笑言麻州在歡迎“新美國人”上，做得還不夠。麻州港務局正在增加機場歡迎蒞境旅客的語言種類。（ 菊子攝）