全美城市上班通勤排行榜

全美城市上班通勤排行榜

密歇根大学调查发现，全美上班通勤每天用时26分钟。  全美30个大城市中，通勤时间最长的城市分别是：纽约（40分钟），芝加哥（34分钟），费城（32分钟），巴尔的摩（31分钟）， 洛杉矶（30分钟），华盛顿特区（30分钟）和波士顿（30分钟）。  

密歇根大学交通研究中心研究教授迈克尔·西瓦克（Michael Sivak）发表的研究，全景式地报告全美大城市通勤上班状况。通勤方式，包括开车、使用公共交通系统（汽车、火车、轮船），骑自行车和走路均纳入考量。

通勤时间最短的城市是：俄克拉何马市（21分钟），俄亥俄州的哥伦布市（21分钟）， 肯塔基州的路易斯维尔(22分钟 )。

研究调查还发现， 纽约人使用公共交通工具上班最多，高达57%； 华盛顿特区（39%）， 波士顿（33%） 三藩市（33%），芝加哥（28%） 。因完善的交通系统，这些城市开车上班的人数百分比也很少。

约15％波士顿人走路上班，为全美之最。华盛顿特区（14%）、三藩市（11%）， 纽约（10%） 也有相当数量的居民走路上班。最少人走路上班的城市是德州的沃思堡(Fort Worth) 、俄克拉何马市、艾尔帕索（El Paso ）、圣安东尼奥（San Antonio), 圣荷西、拉斯维加斯、凤凰城、达拉斯、印第安纳波利斯。 以上城市，均少于2%的人走路上班。

波特兰约有6%的人骑自行车上班，为全美各大城市之最。其次是华盛顿特区（5%）， 三藩市（4%）和西雅图（4%）。

最多人在家办公的城市是－波特兰、丹佛、三藩市和德州的奥斯丁。这4个城市均有7%的在家办公者。

MASSACHUSETTS LIFE SCIENCES CENTER JOINS BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOR OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEWLY RENOVATED KARP AQUATICS FACILITY

MASSACHUSETTS LIFE SCIENCES CENTER JOINS BOSTON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOR OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEWLY RENOVATED KARP AQUATICS FACILITY

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Capital Grant Funded New Renovations to Noted Zebrafish Research Lab

Boston, MA – The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC) and Boston Children’s Hospital today joined members of the healthcare community for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the official opening of the newly renovated Karp Aquatics Facility at Boston Children’s.

The renovation of the Karp Aquatics Facility has dramatically improved the ability of Boston Children's scientists to leverage their zebrafish model system to better understand stem cell biology and various forms of cancer.  The renovations included: 1) replacement of the original aquaculture systems (installed in 2003) with state of the art, custom designed systems; 2) addition of a customized, automated breeding system that incorporates BCH-patented technology to produce embryos for drug screening; 3) addition of three robotic feeders to deliver diet to the fish; 4) rearranged/improved wet workspace for fish research; 5) installation of a new, dedicated aquatic tank washer; and 6) upgraded feed production infrastructure.

“The capital investments made by the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center in the research capacity of hospitals and academic institutions across the Commonwealth have been crucial to our growing global leadership in the life sciences,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “We congratulate Boston Children’s Hospital on the grand opening of its newly renovated Karp Aquatics Facility and look forward to seeing the new treatments and therapies that will come from their state-of-the-art zebrafish research.”

This ambitious project incorporates an impressive blend of state-of-the-art, sophisticated recirculating aquaculture systems, BCH scientist-patented and licensed breeding tanks for producing embryos on demand, and bar-code reading robots that deliver experimental diets to the fish in precise quantities. The newly remodeled infrastructure has the capacity to support a population of over 250,000 fish, all of which can be used by researchers to characterize genes involved in stem cell renewal and maintenance, and to rapidly identify potential new therapeutics for human blood diseases and cancers. 

“The zebrafish field has had a great impact on understanding biology and disease,” said Leonard I. Zon, MD, director of the Stem Cell program at Boston Children’s. “Several therapies have been developed at Boston Children's Hospital that originated from the zebrafish. Massachusetts is a leader in the world for this research.”

“This project is a great example of the goals of our capital program, as this newly-renovated facility will serve as a unique resource that will strengthen Massachusetts’ position as the global leader in life sciences innovation,” said Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D., President & CEO of the MLSC. “The mission of the Karp Aquatics Facility at Boston Children’s Hospital is the be on the cutting-edge of research and development of new therapeutics for blood diseases and different forms of cancer, and I’m excited to see the results of their work using the zebrafish model system.”

In 2013, the MLSC awarded a $4 million capital grant to Boston Children’s Hospital to help establish the Children’s Center for Cell Therapy (CCCT) and support new equipment and facility renovation, including the renovation of the Karp Aquatics Facility.  The project will allow for additional cell culturing facilities and a robotics area designed to perform highly specialized chemical screening on stem cells. The CCCT is a specialized center focused on developing novel stem cell therapies for currently untreatable or incurable diseases.

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Board approves first round of Milestone Achievement Program (MAP) grants

Massachusetts Life Sciences Center Board approves first round of

Milestone Achievement Program (MAP) grants

WALTHAM, Mass. –  The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center (MLSC), a quasi-public agency charged with implementing the state’s 10-year, $1-billion Life Sciences Initiative, announced today the awarding of over $2 million in Milestone Achievement Program (MAP) grants to twelve early-stage life sciences companies.  This is the first round of grants awarded under the newly established MAP program.

The Milestone Achievement Program (MAP) was launched in late 2014 with several goals including filling a gap in the funding environment and empowering early-stage life sciences companies to attract additional outside funding.  The program awards grants between $50,000 and $200,000 to Massachusetts companies in order to perform and complete essential value-creating milestones.

Applicants proposed and outlined the milestones they need to complete in order to further the development of their technology. Fundable milestones could include product development tasks, clinical and regulatory processes, business strategy undertaking, and market validation studies.

“The MLSC’s Milestone Achievement Program provides an excellent opportunity for early-stage companies to grow and develop within Massachusetts’ fast-growing innovation economy,” said Governor Charlie Baker. “I congratulate these companies and look forward to their contributions to our thriving life sciences ecosystem.”

“The Center’s Milestone Achievement Program is designed to fill a gap in the availability of funding to help young companies achieve milestones and position them for success in attracting private capital, while further strengthening our life sciences ecosystem here in Massachusetts,” said Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D., President & CEO of the MLSC. “I congratulate the awardees and look forward to seeing their contributions to our thriving life sciences community.”

The companies that have been authorized to receive MAP grants are as follows:

·         Akita Innovations, Inc. (North Billerica - $168,955)       Product Development   

·         Aquinnah Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Cambridge - $200,000) Product Development

·         Cognition Medical Corp. (Cambridge - $190,000) Product Development

·         Cre8MDI LLC (Chelmsford, $200,000) Product Development

·         Energesis Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Cambridge, $200,000) Product Development

·         Extend Biosciences Inc. (Cambridge, $200,000) Business Milestone

·         InsomniSolv, Inc. (Beverly, $83,380) Clinical/Regulatory

·         LayerBio Inc. (Arlington, $200,000) Manufacturing Scale-up

·         MCC Global Laboratories Inc. (Beverly, $200,000) Clinical/Regulatory

·         Micro-Leads Inc. (Boston, $200,000) Product Development

·         PathMaker Neurosystems Inc. (Boston, $200,000) Product Development

·         Platelet BioGenesis Inc. (Chestnut Hill, $200,000) Product Development

“The Center’s Milestone Achievement Program is a wonderful resource for early-stage companies looking to reach their next level of development,” said Alison Taunton-Rigby, Ph.D., former President and CEO of RiboNovix, Inc. and a member of the MLSC’s Scientific Advisory Board. “Through this program, small companies will have a chance to grow and succeed in Massachusetts’ prosperous life sciences industry.”

“Early-stage and milestone funding is critical to the long-term growth of the industry in Massachusetts,” said Robert K. Coughlin, President & CEO of MassBio, the life sciences trade association. “We appreciate the commitment from Governor Baker and the MLSC to support companies as they seek the next level of their development and fuel the ecosystem here.”

“The MAP Program provides support to medical device companies at the earliest stage of development,” said Thomas J. Sommer, President of the Massachusetts Medical Device Industry Council (MassMEDIC). “The grants that were approved today will help device companies move forward with prototype and product development, so that they can bring new technologies to the marketplace and to patients”.

Applications were subjected to a rigorous joint peer review and MLSC Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) review, followed by a question and answer evaluation and an in-depth discussion by the reviewers. Applicants were then further screened by the MLSC’s Investment Sub-Committee of the Board of Directors. Final awards were determined by the MLSC’s Board of Directors.

MAYOR WALSH GRANTS BOSTON YOUTH AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON HOW $1 MILLION WILL BE SPENT

MAYOR WALSH GRANTS BOSTON YOUTH AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON HOW $1 MILLION WILL BE SPENT

BOSTON--Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that young Boston residents can cast a vote this week on how to spend a $1,000,000 of the city’s budget. This is made possible through Youth Lead the Change, a project of the Mayor’s Youth Council.

“Boston is fostering young, talented leaders to create change in our communities that will affect their future and generations to come,” said Mayor Walsh.  “This is a chance for all young people in Boston to have their voices heard and share in the opportunity to shape our neighborhoods.”

Throughout the year, Mayor Walsh held youth forums in neighborhoods across Boston to gather ideas on how to make Boston even better. Teens facilitated these meetings and gathered over 1,500 ideas ranging from policy changes to construction projects. Since then, teens have been busy taking those ideas and working with city staff to craft 10 project proposals that are eligible for capital funding.

This is the second year that young people are voting on how city funds should be allocated. Last year, youth voted to renovate Paris Street Park and American Legion Playground, deliver Chromebooks to three public high schools, construct art walls, and fund a skate-park feasibility study. This year, the ballot includes expansion of Wi-Fi in schools and community centers, water bottle refill stations at parks, bike lane installations, and additional Hubway stations in residential neighborhoods.

“My favorite part about Youth Lead the Change is that it’s entirely youth led, entirely your voice. We get to decide which ideas are on the ballot and where that money goes”, says Shihua Wu, a junior at Boston Latin Academy. “Usually adults do that, but it’s very cool that youth get to decide on that.” In addition to the Mayor’s Youth Council, young people from 24 organizations in Boston collaborated to write the rules and manage this process.

"Youth Lead the Change is the nation's best example of true collaboration between young people and city administration," said Pam Jennings of the Participatory Budgeting Project, a nonprofit leading the development of Participatory Budgeting in North America. "Participatory Budgeting empowers our young leaders to understand how government works while giving them the tools to make informed decisions. We are excited to spread the innovations introduced by Youth Lead the Change, to make democracy better for communities around the world."

"Our mission is to scale up collaboration and decision-making. We envision an era in which large communities can deliberate and brainstorm with one another on important issues with the aid of intelligently designed algorithms and digital communication platforms. We are fortunate to partner with the Boston School District. The forward thinking, the willingness to innovate, and the commitment to inclusive democracy that we see from the city and the district has been a great motivator for our team."  Ashish Goel, Professor at Stanford University, who leads the Stanford Crowdsourced Democracy Team which developed the digital voting tool used for voting.

Boston residents between 12 to 25 years old can go to www.youthleadboston.org to access the online ballot and view ballot locations. Voting is open from May 25 until June 1.  On Friday, May 29 at 5PM, a teen Vote festival will be held at the BCYF Tobin Community Center on Friday, May 29 at 5pm. Voting results will be announced to the public on June 9, 2015 at City Hall.

MAYOR WALSH RELEASES ACTION PLAN TO ENSURE CITY’S FOOD SYSTEM CAN WITHSTAND DISRUPTION

MAYOR WALSH RELEASES ACTION PLAN TO ENSURE CITY’S FOOD SYSTEM CAN WITHSTAND DISRUPTION  

BOSTON – Wednesday, May 27, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today released Resilient Food Systems, Resilient Cities: Recommendations for the City of Boston, an action plan to ensure the city’s food system is able to withstand and recover from disruptions and natural disasters. Boston is now the first city of its size to study and assess food system resilience.

“This winter’s historic snowfall showed how much weather can impact daily operations," said Mayor Walsh. "As a City we need to be fully prepared when these storms or other natural disasters occur. With these recommendations, we will be working to prepare our food systems from any disruption.”

Boston has a complex food system of producers, processors, distributors and retailers that feeds more than 645,000 people. More than 100,000 people in Boston are food insecure, living without adequate access to fresh, healthy food. Today’s report will allow Boston to develop a resilient system in which all constituents have access to food, both in their daily lives and in the wake of a natural disaster.

The report was released by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and commissioned by the Mayor’s Office of Food Initiatives. The report was funded by the Henry P. Kendall Foundation and the Local Sustainability Matching Fund, a project of the Funder’s Network for Smart Growth and Livable Cities and the Urban Sustainability Directors Network. The report identifies points of vulnerability in food availability and access that could arise as a result of a natural disaster and created a set of recommendations for implementation.

Five areas for improvement are identified within the report, and focus on strengthening Boston’s food system to ensure that the City is able to return to normal operations following a natural disaster:

1. Greater public-private food system coordination, within Boston and the region;
2. Investment in critical food system infrastructure, including buildings and roads;
3. More national chain grocery stores in low-income neighborhoods;
4. Robust resilience plans for small grocery stores and corner stores; and
5. Expanded capacity and increased efficiency of Boston’s food safety net.

These areas will be improved through a coordinated strategy with lead agencies and organizations including the Office of Food Initiatives, the Office of Environment, Energy and Open Space, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Office of Business Development, Boston Transportation Department and The Greater Boston Food Bank.

Among the report’s recommendations, some include:

• Establishing a food system resilience committee that includes representatives from public and private sector food organizations;
• Developing a “playbook” of best practices in contingency planning and provide technical assistance to support food resilience planning for corner stores;
• Reviewing future development plans for Boston to assess impact on food distribution and retail;
• Incorporating insights from the study to the Go Boston 2030 transportation plan; and
• Developing and disseminating “storm action plan” guidelines for food safety net organizations.

"We are grateful for being included on Boston's Food Resilience Steering Committee and we are excited about the opportunity of furthering our work with the city to implement the ICIC recommendations in order to insure and improve food access for all of the city's residents," said Catherine D'Amato, President and CEO, The Greater Boston Food Bank.

To view the whole report, please visit: http://www.icic.org/research-and-analysis/resilient-food-systems

MAYOR WALSH, FWD.US, LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS DISCUSS BENEFITS OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S EXECUTIVE ACTION ON IMMIGRATION

MAYOR WALSH, FWD.US, LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS DISCUSS BENEFITS OF PRESIDENT OBAMA’S EXECUTIVE ACTION ON IMMIGRATION

DACA/DAPA Eligible Immigrants, Care.Com CTO Join Mayor to Call for Passage of Legislative Reform

BOSTON - Tuesday, May 26, 2015 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Boston-area immigrants, and local business leaders and advocates today discussed the economic and moral benefits of President Obama’s executive action on immigration, while calling on Congress to pass legislative reform without delay. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA) will help an estimated five million immigrants and children of immigrants stay in the United States, continue contributing to our economy and create American jobs.

"I want to make it clear that Boston welcomes and supports immigrants; Boston is a city of immigrants, and a city that’s made stronger by immigrants," said Mayor Walsh. "A complete federal legislative solution on immigration has taken too long and the need is too great. I support President Obama’s executive actions and I call on the courts to lift this order and let these sensible actions be implemented."

According to a study by the Center for American Progress, the DACA/DAPA programs could boost wages for eligible immigrants by $103 billion, as well as drive a $230 billion increase in the nation's gross domestic product over the next 10 years. Additionally, given Massachusetts' current share of the U.S. economy, the Council of Economic Advisers estimates that executive action will increase Massachusetts’s GDP by $2.4 to $5.6 billion over the next decade.

“Americans across the country clearly support immigration reform that grows our economy, creates jobs, and allows millions of hardworking immigrants to come out of the shadows and live free of the fear of family separation,” said Todd Schulte, President of FWD.us. “President Obama’s executive immigration actions are a critical first step to helping end the deportations which tear families and loved ones apart, while costing our economy billions of dollars. We will continue working every day to help pass a permanent legislative solution to finally fix our country’s terribly broken immigration system.”

“As an eleven-year-old child, I had little comprehension of the challenges that awaited us when my family and I arrived in the United States,” said Cesar Boc, an aspiring lawyer and a 2012 DACA recipient. “My dream was to work hard, attend school, and live a normal life. Yet, my journey in the United State has been a constant struggle to affirm my dignity as a human being in the midst of hostile and inaccessible immigration laws. DACA has made a considerable difference in my life since I now have a job, a driver’s license, and do not have a fear of deportation.”

“We immigrants are honest, hard-working people who have done everything we can do to be part of this community,” said Perla, a mother of two. “We come here in the pursuit of better opportunities that lead to a better quality life. We've been in the shadows for too long without a voice, and I believe that now is the time to speak out. With the President’s executive actions on immigration reform, now is the time to make change.”

“Highly skilled care workers provide essential services that are necessary to growing Massachusetts and the U.S.’ economy, and they deserve the same protections any professional is entitled to, such as overtime and leave,” said Dave Krupinski, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Care.com, and Boston FWD.us Co-chair. “By allowing these smart, hard-working individuals to continue working in our country and contributing to our economy, we are filling a critical need in our labor pool and growing our nation’s economy, while also helping working families find the care they need.”

A federal district court in Texas has issued an order that temporarily blocks the DAPA and expanded DACA programs from being implemented, preventing millions of immigrant families and thousands of Bostonians access to work authorization and relief from deportation. The ruling does not affect current DACA recipients.

The City of Boston's Office of New Bostonians has launched a “Know the Facts” campaign to make sure the City's residents are aware of their eligibility for these actions. This Saturday, May 30, the Office of New Bostonians will host a clinic on eligibility at the Umana Academy in East Boston. Legal Services and other partners will be on hand to give free one-on-one screenings and consultations.

夏星草藥之旅 5/30

Special Plant Journey You are invited to this special Plant Journey event at: SUMMER STAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY Nature Walk Series   on Saturday May 30th Presents  Native Herbalism Workshop  a day with Tommy Priester  Native Herbalism is amazingly inspirational. It's a journey to the Plants and into their world.  We'll meet at 10am.  We sit in Circle, connect in Native based ceremony and then we'll be guided to meet and learn from the plant teacher of the day.  Break for a quick lunch.  We'll then do a live plant walk here on the grounds of SUMMER STAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY. Cost: Free or donations can be made to the Sanctuary. Please RSVP the Sanctuary: info@SummerStarWildlife.org 690 Linden Street, Boylston, MA 01505 508-869-3434 Please arrive a few minutes early. Blessings on your journey, Tommy

紐英崙客家鄉親會換屆 退休教授周一男當選會長

 計票的許炳煌（右一）請經文處副處長陳銘俊（左二）監交紐英崙客家
鄉親會會長信物。周一男（左一）接任會長，陳裕逢（右二）卸任。
（謝開明攝）

(Boston Orange 周菊子麻州報導) 崙客家鄉親會五月廿三日中午在勒星頓鎮揚子江餐廳舉行年會，由出席理事票選出周一男為新任會長，林上田，林展輝為新任副會長。

成立於2010年的紐英崙客家鄉親會，從林岱當選為創會會長起，歷經張桂英，曾秀梅，以及連任兩年會長的陳裕逢努力經營，儘管會員人數並不龐大，卻已成為新英格蘭地區知名的向心力最強組織。

 紐英崙客家鄉親會歷任會長，陳裕逢（右起），張桂英，曾秀梅，
以及剛當選副會長的林展輝。（謝開明攝）

五月廿三日，該會在駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處副處長陳銘俊，波士頓華僑文教中心主任郭大文等嘉賓到賀，包括鄉親，好友，六十多人出席的盛況中，由客家女婿許炳煌計票，該會理事中的出席者投票，改選出新任會長，副會長。

獲邀出席的嘉賓陳家驊因事不克到會，捐款兩百元聊表心意。

去年當選為副會長的周健男，為全力支持嬌妻周映秋的今年擔任大波士頓中華文化協會會長，早在改選前就發電郵表態，不參加選舉。

當選副會長的林上田（前左一）夫婦，和曾家兄弟姊妹，以及張桂英
等人，都是多年好友。（謝開明攝)

新任會長周一男接任後，發出電郵，感謝鄉親抬愛，稱許前會長領導有力，成績豐卓，感嘆追趕不易，但誓言將盡力而為。

近年才從波士頓大學教授一職退休的周一男，一向致力服務社區，不但長期在中華藝術協會擔任董事，輔佐紐英崙青少年夏令營，還一度擔任大波士頓中華文化協會會長。廿三日談及當選紐英崙客家鄉親會會長一事時，他笑言沒想到自己已年過七十，在鄉親會中還是新人，竟仍得抬愛，將更義不容辭的為鄉親們服務。

當選為副會長的藥學專家林上田，華漾小館東主林展輝，都是紐英崙客家鄉親會中的青壯派。林上田與其妻鄭惠珠善於烹調客家菜，林展輝雖然開餐廳，但更善於做司儀。當天在會場入口登記處幫忙的邱茜薔，劉悅慧，邱雪鈴等出席鄉親們笑說，客家鄉親會的優點之一就是會內什麼人才都有。

            紐英崙客家鄉親會的2014至2015年理事，包括林上田，曾政明，林岱，周一男，邱雪玲，王豫靈，林展輝，曾泰明，曾淑枝，張桂英，曾建斗，蔡宏庚，邱西薔，曾秀梅，劉秀春，高小松，韓英，陳裕逢，蘇來富，徐世寬，周健夫，謝如鍵，曾正泉等人。五月廿三日這天，其中部分董事出門在外，未能參加改選大會。