Uber無人駕駛車撞人致死 波士頓兩公司測試叫停

               (Boston Orange 周菊子整理報導) 無人駕駛車輛在亞利桑那州闖禍了，3月19日首次發生撞死路人事件，波士頓市政府立即叫停兩家公司正在海港區進行的無人駕駛車輛測試。

優步(Uber)正在亞利桑那州鳳凰城(Phoenix)一帶，以及匹茲堡( Pittsburgh)，舊金山( San Francisco)以及多倫多(Toronto)等地測試無人駕駛車輛好幾個月了，但3月19日在鳳凰城繼續測試，車內還有一名觀察駕駛時，卻撞到了一名沒走在人行道上的49歲婦女。

該名婦女Elaine Herzberg在送往醫院後，因傷勢過重，不治辭世。

優步(Uber)在事件發生後，公司執行長Dara Khosrowshahi立刻在推特上哀悼逝者，立即暫停了無人駕駛車輛測試，也表示將檢討肇事原因。

波士頓市交通局局長Gina Fiandaca，為了以防萬一，波市府已要求政在海港區做無人駕駛車輛測試的NuTonomy和華人陳志翔創辦的Optimus這兩家公司暫停繼續測試。波市府打算和這兩家公司重新審視安全流程，以確保每項計畫都能繼續辦理。

照波市府要求，NuTonomy 和 Optimus 這兩家公司已經必須在無人駕駛車輛上公路測試時，車上一定要有兩名員工，其中一人是安全駕駛，在需要的時候接管車輛。從2017年春起，nuTonomy已經和Lyft這招租車合作，在海港區一帶，有限度的率先為乘客提供無人駕駛車輛服務。同年稍後時間，Optimus也開始了測試。

全美已有33州為無人駕駛車輛訂定了管理法規。

欖城安良工商會慶新春 提前歡送賴銘琪 別情依依 (圖片)

欖城安良工商會慶新春。右起，駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長賴銘琪(中)即將於四月初調返台灣，欖城安良共同會長陳任卓，羅德島州克蘭斯頓市市長馮偉杰，欖城安良共同會長黃超炎，鄺英偉等人送上惜別禮物。

羅德島州克蘭斯頓市市長馮偉傑(左)刻正競選州長。

欖城安良工商會會長陳任卓(左)致詞。

欖城安良工商會會長黃超炎致詞。

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES 4TH ANNUAL "ONE BOSTON DAY" ON APRIL 15

MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES 4TH ANNUAL "ONE BOSTON DAY" ON APRIL 15; ENCOURAGES CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND ACTS OF GOODWILL

BOSTON - Monday, March 19, 2018 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the City of Boston will once again honor Boston's resilience, generosity and strength on April 15, now known as "One Boston Day." The day serves as an opportunity to recognize the good in our community, celebrate one another, and reflect on the spirit and resilience of the people of Boston that was exemplified in response to the loss and tragedies of April 15, 2013. Individuals and organizations are encouraged to share their plans for One Boston Day on the official website and on social media using the hashtag #OneBostonDay. "One Boston Day has turned the Marathon into a movement our entire city has rallied around, spreading the message of kindness and goodwill across the world," said Mayor Walsh. "April 15 will forever be a day that represents the resilience of the human spirit, and I hope everyone can mark this day in a way that showcases the very best of our city and its people." The Mayor made the announcement at the unveiling of the 2018 Boston Marathon street banners at Marathon Sports on Boylston Street. "One Boston Day" encourages random acts of kindness and spreading goodwill, and activities across the City will encourage individuals to give back to their community. The tradition came together in 2015 based on the desire expressed by many survivors to pass on the kindness, generosity and support they received following the 2013 Boston Marathon. In every year since its official establishment in 2015, on April 15, #OneBostonDay has been a leading trend nationally on social media. Last year alone there were over 43,000 posts across social channels. As in the past, Hill Holiday is serving as the creative and digital marketing partner to help spread awareness and raise the visibility of One Boston Day.

加斯林糖尿病中心籌款 3/25素描一點薑，4/9 MFA 薑味

Ready for the 14th Ginger event everyone? April 9th, 2018 * 33 amazing restaurants * MFA Boston Save the date for one of Boston’s largest food events of the year! A Taste of Ginger will feature thirty of Boston’s most celebrated chefs including Jasper White of Summer Shack, Andy Husbands of the Smoke Shop, and Tracy Chang of Pagu. See below for the list of all participating restaurants - see you at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston!! Event Details I Get Your Tickets This Sunday, brunch in Kendall Square! Sumiao Hunan Kitchen, one of our "A Taste of Ginger" restaurant participants, is hosting a brunch event called "A Pinch of Ginger" on Sunday, March 25 at their restaurant in Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA. Details on the brunch event Restaurateur Brian Moy and Dr. George King on Urban Update! Restaurateur Brian Moy of BLR by Shojo Shōjō Ruckus Boston and China Pearl Restaurant - Boston and Dr. George King appeared on Urban Updates on 7News - WHDH again and took us through all the details for this year's A Taste of Ginger! Check out more chefs sharing their passion for Ginger! Huge thanks to our 2018 Ginger participating restaurants!! AADI | Joslin Diabetes Center | 617-309-3444 | aadi@joslin.harvard.edu | aadi.joslin.org

紐英崙昭倫公所春宴 謝開明圖片輯

謝開明專輯
紐英崙昭倫公所春宴
https://photos.app.goo.gl/JRjwQrutljVKi7Vo1

紐英崙昭倫公所幹部及嘉賓合影。前排右起，譚玉秀，經文處副處長陳銘俊，昭倫主席謝如鍵，謝仲安，譚達兒，譚達兒夫人，左一談繼欣。

昭倫公所主席謝如鍵(右起)，談達兒，前主席許揚威，譚柏林。

波士頓市議員愛德華費林(Ed Flynn)(中)頒發表揚狀，昭倫主席
謝如鍵(右)，譚達兒(左)代表接受。

駐波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪，雲雯蓁夫婦(左)和談繼欣。

昭倫主席譚達兒(左一)和謝如鍵(右二)和波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪(中)，
僑教中心主任歐宏偉(右一)合影。

波士頓經文處與Brandies大學4/13辦會議探討台美經貿關係

駐波士頓辦事處與布蘭代斯大學合辦

「臺美經貿關係展望研討會暨攬才說明會」

為強化臺美學術交流，同時為招攬各界優秀人士赴臺工作，駐波士頓辦事處與布蘭代斯大學訂於本(107)年4月13日(週五)在布蘭代斯大學(Brandeis University，415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453) 舉辦「臺美經貿關係展望研討會暨攬才說明會」，歡迎各界人士踴躍參與。

該研討會訂於4月13日下午1時30分於布蘭代斯大學Shapiro Campus Center 二樓Multipurpose Room舉行，由金融系教授Gary Jefferson擔任引言人，並特別邀請中華經濟研究院王副院長健全擔任主講人，闡述近年亞洲經濟發展趨勢及其對美國經濟之重要性，並剖析臺美經貿關係之現況及展望；第二場次聚焦於新興產業及重點攬才領域，邀請駐美投資貿易服務處孫主任良輔說明。透過三位講者對談，將提供聽眾亞洲經貿脈動之第一手觀察，精彩可期。

復鑒於波士頓地區學風鼎盛，人才濟濟，駐波士頓辦事處另協調經濟部籌組海外攬才團同時來波辦理攬才說明會。該攬才活動自同日下午1時30分至5時於布蘭代斯大學Shapiro Campus Center 一樓舉行，將有來自臺灣、紐約及波士頓臺商參與攬才，包括資策會及北美祥茂等均將於現場設置一對一攬才說明攤位，另有廣達電腦股份有限公司、緯創軟體股份有限公司、建騰創達科技股份有限公司、凌巨科技股份有限公司、微星科技股份有限公司及臺新國際商業銀行股份有限公司將有服務攤位可代收履歷，歡迎畢業生及求職者參與。有意參加現場一對一攬才說明會者，請先至Contact Taiwan 網站註冊登錄並預約。網址如下：https://www.contacttaiwan.tw/main/tourHumanIndex.aspx?tour_year=9&location_num=1# 。(經文處提供)

Three Decades Later, Guilty Verdict in Young Woman's Murder

Three Decades Later, Guilty Verdict in Young Woman's Murder

BOSTON, March 16, 2018—More than 30 years after 19-year-old Dora Jean Brimage was found beaten and strangled inside a Warren Street storefront, the man who killed her has been convicted of her murder, Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said.

A Suffolk Superior Court jury this afternoon found JAMES PAIGE, 51, guilty of first-degree murder under the theory of felony murder in Brimage’s 1987 slaying.  He faces a mandatory term of life in prison without the possibility of parole when he is sentenced on Tuesday.

Assistant District Attorney Craig Iannini of the DA’s Homicide Unit presented evidence and testimony to prove that Brimage attended a birthday party for a relative of Paige on Sept. 6, 1987.  The next morning, construction workers found Brimage’s body inside a Warren Street storefront that was under construction.  She had been badly beaten, sexually assaulted, and strangled.

The first generation of investigators interviewed potential witnesses and collected physical evidence from the scene and biological evidence from Brimage’s body.  However, DNA testing that could identify her killer was not available at the time. 

In 2013, detectives assigned to the Boston Police Cold Case Squad re-interviewed witnesses and requested new testing of DNA evidence collected from Brimage’s body.  Criminalists at the Boston Police Crime Lab were able to produce a DNA profile that was entered into the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System, or CODIS. The killer’s DNA profile was matched to Paige, who had been required to submit a DNA sample following a felony conviction. That "hit" led to a renewed investigation by cold case detectives and prosecutors assigned to the Suffolk DA's Homicide Unit, leading to Paige's indictment in 2016. 

Assistant District Attorney Juliann Campbell of the DA’s Appellate Unit second-chaired at trial.  Jennifer Sears is the DA’s victim-witness assistant.  Paige was represented by Dan Solomon.  Sentencing before Judge Christopher Muse is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday in courtroom 806 of Suffolk Superior Court.