青年壯遊家實現遊台夢想 有機會得補助

肯動腦的年輕人，有機會免費遊台灣。教育部青年發展署刻正推出青年壯遊家大募集活動，邀18-30歲國際青年赴台壯遊，實踐旅行的夢想。

教育部青年發展署青年壯遊家大募集活動小組，為推廣18-30歲國際青年赴台壯遊，實踐旅行夢想，正舉辦青年壯遊家大募集活動，提供2,000-3,000美金壯遊實踐獎金，只要提交有創意的10天壯遊台灣計畫，並在今年11月以前赴台完成旅行，就有機會獲獎，計畫收件至2013年7月14日止。

            查詢相關詳情，可上網http://youthtravel.tw/youthtrekker/，該活動拍有推廣影片:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRo63afIhOc。

林子偉現身麻州球場 台灣學生助陣加油

紅襪隊小聯盟旗下的羅爾旋球隊(Lowell Spinners)6月19日晚舉行球季開幕賽。來自台灣棒球名將林子偉初次上場，8名麻州大學生趕往加油、打氣。

羅爾旋球隊的這場開幕賽，全場爆滿，5比1大勝。賽後施放煙火慶祝，出席觀眾個個情緒高昂。

麻州大學安赫斯特分校化學系博士生洪辰諭和同學一共8人，從學校開車一個半小時趕往捧場。他稱讚林子偉攻守兼備，19日晚打擊3次都上壘，表現不錯，難怪簽約金能高達209萬美元。

曾和球迷同好趕往紐約，為大聯盟金鷹隊陳偉殷捧場的洪辰諭透露，王建民所屬的藍鳥隊遠在美國西北部打球，但六月底、七月初，有幾場球可能在紅襪隊波士頓球場打，讓他們忍不住期望，能有一場藍鳥、金鷹對決賽，他們就可以一次同時為兩名來自台灣的球員打氣，而且不論那一隊贏，他們都高興。

      新英格蘭台灣同學會聯合會預定6月30日組團到羅爾觀賽，繼續為來自台灣的球員打氣。

圖片說明：

      林子偉(前右二)見到洪辰諭(後右一)等麻大同學們來捧場，笑得靦腆，又透著掩不住的高興。(圖由羅爾旋球對提供，John Corneau攝)

Wine by Design Toasts Red Sox Fans with Release of Two Limited Edition Wines

Wine by Design Toasts Red Sox Fans with Release of Two Limited Edition Wines
BOSTON, MASS. – JUNE 19, 2013 – Wine by Design today announced the release of two limited edition wines to honor the heritage and fan base of the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox Club Series Reserve wines include a 2011 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and 2012 Chardonnay from California’s Sonoma Coast. These limited edition wines are being produced by Wine by Design, which is officially licensed by Major League Baseball Properties and are now available for purchase at select New England retailers and at redsox.com/wine.
“We collaborated with Wine by Design to create these specialty wines that would appeal not only to Red Sox fans, but all wine drinkers,” said Red Sox SVP Corporate Sponsorships Troup Parkinson. “We look forward to sharing these custom wines with our fans at Fenway Park.”
The Boston Red Sox Club Series Reserve wines were procured from premium vineyards within California’s famed Sonoma region that source fruit to many prestigious brands. The 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon comes from the legendary Alexander Valley with bold developed flavors of chocolate, tobacco and cherries with rich tannins and superior color. The 2012 Chardonnay from the renowned Sonoma Coast is French oak aged, with deep, rich flavors of apple and citrus. The Club Series Reserve wines were carefully chosen with the goal of offering wines that fans would embrace.
“These aren’t novelty wines,” said Diane Karle, founder and CEO, Wine By Design. “We worked very closely with the Red Sox organization to select the wines, and design a label that would not only speak to the rich history and legacy of the team, but provide Red Sox fans with a taste experience for all levels of wine drinkers to enjoy. The Club Series Reserve wines are very approachable and affordable wines that Red Sox fans can appreciate throughout the season.”
To order the Boston Red Sox Club Series Reserve wines online and for a list of local retailers, visit redsox.com/wine.

台灣音樂季 6/21晚6點

GOVERNOR PATRICK ANNOUNCES FIRST-IN-THE-NATION ACADEMY DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO JOBS IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR

GOVERNOR PATRICK ANNOUNCES FIRST-IN-THE-NATION ACADEMY DESIGNED TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO JOBS IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR

Announcement made at Commonwealth’s first manufacturing summit

FOXBORO – Thursday, June 20, 2013 – Governor Deval Patrick today announced the creation of the Advanced Manufacturing Regional Partnership Academy (the Academy), a first-in-the-nation program designed to meet the manufacturing industry’s future workforce needs. The Academy will provide hands-on learning opportunities, and tool and peer-education to regional leaders, helping eliminate one of the industry’s chief concerns of finding well-trained employees to fill available jobs in manufacturing.

“Advanced manufacturing is an area of critical focus, one that can help us put people to work now and prepare our workers for the jobs of the 21^st century global economy,” said Governor Patrick. “It is central to our strategy of investing today in order to create a stronger Commonwealth for the next generation. Through the Advanced Manufacturing Regional Partnership Academy we are helping employers gain direct access to the talented workers that will strengthen their businesses.”

The announcement of the Academy was part of Thursday’s Advanced Manufacturing Summit at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, the first event of its kind to bring together government officials and industry and business leaders to discuss a resurgent sector of the state’s economy that expects to hire 100,000 people over the next decade. Nearly 500 industry professionals attended the summit.

The creation of the Academy builds on the record investments in workforce training and education made by the Patrick Administration in recent years, including more than $10 million in Workforce Training Fund Grants awarded to 117 manufacturers since July 2011. Additionally, the Administration has fostered relationships throughout the regions to strengthen and expand connections between manufacturing companies and community colleges, career and technical high schools, career centers and workforce boards. For example, in partnership with Putnam Vocational Technical Academy, Westfield Vocational Technical High School and Springfield Technical Community College, the Precision Manufacturing Training Program has supported the training of 89 workers in Hampden County, including 31 veterans and 44 residents from Gateway Cities.

“Promoting growth and opportunity in the manufacturing sector is essential to the Commonwealth’s long-term economic development,” said Senator William “Mo” Cowan. “Governor Patrick’s groundbreaking Advanced Manufacturing Regional Partnership Academy helps bridge the divide between an untapped workforce and the needs of advanced and high-tech manufacturers. Investing in the development of these partnerships spurs competitiveness in Massachusetts and, once again, allows us to serve as a model for job creation across the country.”

“With great job and career options available to workers, particularly younger potential employees, our manufacturing industry is creating economic opportunity for everyone in Massachusetts,” said Greg Bialecki, Secretary of Housing and Economic Development. “Through the Advanced Manufacturing Regional Partnership Academy we are creating better connections and potential success for both companies and employees.”

The Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative, created by Governor Patrick in 2011 to help build a globally competitive manufacturing industry in Massachusetts, is working with MassDevelopment, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development’s Commonwealth Corporation and the University of Massachusetts to build the Academy. By collecting and sharing best practices locally and nationally, the Academy will create models for education, training and workforce development efforts in support of advanced manufacturing.

“By working collaboratively across state agencies and in partnership with the private sector, we are identifying the needs and opportunities to enhance workforce training within the manufacturing industry,” said Joanne F. Goldstein, Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development. “As the industry plans to hire approximately 100,000 jobs over the next decade, we will continue to promote best practices to prepare and train the industry’s future generation of skilled workers.”

"The Academy is one of many initiatives that reflect a true collaboration between industry, government, and academic and training organizations to strengthen the competitiveness of the Massachusetts advanced manufacturing cluster," said Mitch Tyson, Co-Chair of the Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative and Principal at Tyson Associates.

Along with focusing on workforce development, the summit was designed to concentrate on promoting the vitality of the state’s manufacturing industry, improving supply-chain opportunities for small companies by connecting them to large manufacturing companies, and helping small manufacturers compete by sharing best practices and better connecting those companies with state programs and resources that are proven to work.

Other speakers at the summit included House Speaker Robert DeLeo, UMass-Lowell Chancellor Marty Meehan, MIT Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dr. Martin Schmidt and Chief Manufacturing Office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Roger Kilmer. Panelists included officials from some of the state’s biggest and most innovative companies in manufacturing, including General Dynamics, General Electric, Raytheon, Nypro, DePuy Synthes Johnson & Johnson, EMC, Pratt & Whitney, MKS Instruments, Bolt and Dragon Innovation.

波市A-1區增添2名華裔警察

波士頓A-1區的亞裔警察，近年有些更動，在陳毓禮、陳毓璇、余文博等人邀請下，6月18日晚， 3名陳姓警察同時現身於波士頓市議員林乃肯(Bill Linehan)(右二)的籌款會。

            已加入警界21年的陳劍峰(右起)，二個月前才升任巡佐(Sergeant)的陳孔恩，以及警探陳定良。

            波士頓市警察局，亞裔人數迄今不多，官階最高的仍為位階等同副局長的鄺志強(Ken Fong)，陳孔恩是升到巡佐的極少數華裔警官之一。

            陳孔恩和陳劍峰在1990年代初期，都曾在波士頓華埠服務，其後調往他地，最近才調回波士頓，午夜值班。

            他們倆都還記得，早年警民互信不足，華埠民眾礙於語言障礙，和警察溝通不易，往往有案不報，有冤難伸。他們的出現，有如架起橋樑。他們希望回波士頓華埠服務後，能再為華埠與警察局搭起更好的合作關係。

            據說，波士頓警察局內現共有有5名陳姓警察。(圖與文：菊子)

波城僑領為林乃肯辦籌款會

波士頓市第二區市議員林乃肯(Bill Linehan)在波士頓僑領陳毓璇，波士頓安良工商會顧問余文博出面助陣下，6月18日晚進華埠龍鳳酒樓舉辦籌款會，開始為競選連任造勢。

            由於這一席位，迄今只有兩人參選，不必辦初選，林乃肯和李素影之間的選戰，恐怕要到11月大選日靠近時，才會緊張起來。

            林乃肯當晚在籌款會中打僑領、助理牌。

他說，波士頓華埠若不是有前輩僑領們的努力經營，不會有今日，但很幸運的，諸如陳毓璇、陳毓禮、余文博等這些僑領，全都支持他。

            至於他為華埠做過些什麼事，他認為自己為波士頓華埠所做事情中，最好的一件事，大概就是聘用了陳偉民，一個在華埠長大，迄今仍住在華埠，通曉華埠民眾語言的華埠自己人。華埠民眾有需要市議員效勞，期望市政府關注的事情，以前可能有語言障礙，無法溝通，現在只要找陳偉民就行了。

            陳毓璇、陳毓禮當晚紛紛為林乃肯站台，透過余文博的中英文翻譯，補充說明林乃肯為華埠做的事，包括早前協助3名亞裔青年會(YES)的年輕人，爭取到羅根機場的暑期工機會，和麻州會議展覽中心協商成功，會展中心和南波士頓之間的巡迴接送車(Trolly)，去年起增加了波士頓華埠這一站，興旺了華埠商機。他們這批林乃肯之友，因此有錢出錢，有力出力，各盡其能的為林乃肯助選。

            林乃肯與陳偉民會後在私下交流中表示，波士頓華埠的商家、民眾有需要，他們總儘量的有求必應，設法解決問題，改善環境與民眾的生活品質。

            華埠必珠街、夏利臣街、泰勒街、乞臣街等一帶商區的街邊停車位置，早前指定只供商業車輛停洎，許多時候空曠無車，但一有民用車輛停下來買點東西，馬上就吃張大罰單。後來改為車輛可停洎15分鐘，再改為30分鐘，許多商家都表示顧客開心了，生意多了。陳偉民表示，這一改善就是市議員出面協商的結果。

            林乃肯在接受本報訪談時透露，波市第二選區共有人口69000，已登記選民45000人左右。在25個小選區(precinct)中，華埠佔1又四分之一。一年半前他當選連任時，約得5100票，其中來自華埠第3小選區第8投票站的就有239票，幾乎佔了該投票站投出票數的一半以上。他相信只要自己努力，爭取選民繼續支持，只要多一票，他就可以繼續為民服務。

            陳偉民事後透露，當晚約籌得一萬二千元。

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            余文博(前左三)、陳毓璇(前左四)出面為波士頓市第二區市議員林乃肯(Bill Linehan)(前左五)舉辦籌款會。前左起，趙金歡、吳振華，前右起，陳偉民、曾雪清、譚瑞乾、關美玲、梅伍銀寬，左後起，梁素英、陳文浩等人出席助陣。(菊子攝)