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星期五, 10月 14, 2016
Governor Charlie Baker Reappoints Michael J. Dirrane as Chairman of MassHousing
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMEMORATES 400THANNIVERSARY OF SHAKESPEARE’S DEATH WITH SHAKESPEARE UNAUTHORIZED EXHIBITION AND CITYWIDE INITIATIVE
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY COMMEMORATES 400THANNIVERSARY OF SHAKESPEARE’S DEATH WITH SHAKESPEARE UNAUTHORIZED EXHIBITION AND CITYWIDE INITIATIVE
Free exhibition opens today, presented by Iron Mountain Incorporated
“At some point in life, everyone has experienced the work of Shakespeare," said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "These opportunities at the Boston Public Library give all the chance to learn more about the creative genius of Shakespeare and how his legacy lives on today."
“Shakespeare Unauthorized is sure to engage and inspire people of all ages, and we hope visitors leave with a better understanding of not only Shakespeare’s works, but an appreciation for the world-class Shakespeare holdings of one of Boston’s finest cultural institutions,” said Julie Burros, Chief of Arts & Culture for the City of Boston. “We applaud the Boston Public Library for ensuring these works are accessible to everyone.”
Shakespeare Unauthorized: Experience the original works of “The Bard”
Shakespeare Unauthorized, a major gallery exhibition on view from October 14, 2016 through March 31, 2017, includes extraordinarily rare first and early editions of familiar and beloved plays like A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet, and The Merchant of Venice, as well as all four Shakespearean folios, most notably the BPL’s own copy of the world-famous First Folio. Through the pages of these precious books, visitors can experience Shakespeare in his original language and spelling, just as he would have been read by book lovers and theater-goers hundreds of years ago.
Shakespeare Unauthorized is made possible through the financial support of Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), the global leader in storage and information management services. Based in Boston, Iron Mountain provides charitable grants of funding and in-kind services to cultural and historical preservation projects likeShakespeare Unauthorized through its Living Legacy Initiative.
“We’re proud to help bring this exhibition to life in our home city of Boston,” said Ty Ondatje, senior vice president, Corporate Responsibility and Chief Diversity Officer at Iron Mountain. “Our philanthropic mission is to preserve and create access to our world’s cultural and historical treasures, those ideas and artifacts that make up the human experience, so that they can be shared and enjoyed by everyone. The works and legacy of Shakespeare are the very definition of iconic and timeless treasures, and we’re honored to help present the Library’s impressive collection to the world.”
Shakespeare Unauthorized contains far more than just books of plays: this exhibition features surprising rarities and mysterious objects; scandalous forgeries made by con men and accomplished scholars; books from the luxurious private libraries of early English aristocrats; and memorabilia from four centuries of acting and stagecraft.
“We are indebted to Iron Mountain for their leadership grant to the Boston Public Library Foundation, and for partnering with the BPL to display our extensive collection of Shakespeare materials,” said Boston Public Library President David Leonard. “This exhibition of rare and valuable items promises to provide an inspiring adventure for all who visit. We are also very grateful for the critical funding provided by The Boston Foundation, and the Associates of the Boston Public Library, for curatorial and conservation work that supported this project.”
C&G Partners created the engaging exhibition design that showcases the extraordinary historic material on display in Shakespeare Unauthorized.
“Many know the name Shakespeare, but might not know how to experience something like a rare book, however precious it may be,” said Jonathan Alger, Co-founder of C&G Partners. “So it was very important to us to help that process along for modern visitors. We designed a space that is itself theatrical, intriguing and deliberately ambiguous, veiling what’s to come as any good playwright would.”
Kronborg Castle in Denmark, known as Elsinore in Hamlet, is highlighted in the exhibition. A 1629 Dutch map depicting the Danish Kingdom, along with a vignette illustrating “Elsenor,” is on display. Complementing this map is an original print of “Cronenburg” from Samuel von Pufendorf’s 1696 historical atlas. Geographically-significant quotes from the dramas set the stage for the visitors, such as Marcellus’ line from Hamlet, “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” (Act 1, scene 4). Visitors also see Heinrich Bünting’s famous “Clover leaf map” from 1581 and Abraham Ortelius’ 1570 edition of Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.
“This is an opportunity for visitors to appreciate Shakespeare in a whole new way, through viewing the cartographic treasures from the collections of the Boston Public Library and our founder Norman B. Leventhal,” said Connie Chin, President of the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center.
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES INCREASED HOURS AT CITY'S COMMUNITY CENTERS
| MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES INCREASED HOURS AT CITY'S COMMUNITY CENTERS |
Operational Shifts Will Provide Boston's Families With More Access and Programming
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BOSTON - Friday, October 14, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced operational changes at the City's community centers that will increase operating hours and provide more opportunities for Boston's families. These changes take effect October 15.
"These operating shifts will allow our community centers to be open and fully staffed, offering programs when our families need them the most," said Mayor Walsh. "Our community centers are important resources for residents, and all across the neighborhoods I have heard from people who would benefit from having more access to their neighborhood centers."
Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) operates 36 facilities, including 20 free standing community centers and pool buildings and 16 based in school buildings. Over 2,500 people visit BCYF community centers daily. Shifting employee hours and redeploying some staff will allow BCYF to keep all free-standing centers open Monday through Friday, from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. On Saturdays, the centers will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Five centers will be open seven days a week. BCYF centers in school buildings will operate from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Friday. Select school sites will be open on Saturdays. Morning programs for children and seniors in school-based buildings will still be offered as will school vacation week and summer programs.
"Taking a critical look at our staffing levels and hours of operation yielded these changes which will add value for our participants, add value to the neighborhoods and add value to our staff whose time will be better utilized," said William Morales, Commissioner of BCYF.
An evaluation of BCYF programming found that the department could more effectively meet youth, families' and seniors' need for longer evening and weekend community center hours by redeploying existing resources. With an increase of staff during peak operating hours, BCYF can provide higher quality programming for Boston's youth and their families. Extending evening and weekend hours also provides a safe space for young people to gather and receive quality programming and provides working parents with peace of mind knowing their children are in a safe and healthy environment while they are working.
BCYF streamlined the hours of operation at two school-based centers as a pilot last year. A review of school-based centers found that they are open early morning to late evening, stretching staff thin over 12 hours even though key programming hours in school-based buildings are later in the day from 1-9 p.m. Changing the hours at two centers during the pilot process allowed a supervisor to be on site at all times.
Also announced as part of the FY17 City Budget were plans to transition the BCYF Grove Hall Community Center in Dorchester to a senior center and return the Mattahunt Community Center to BCYF. While BCYF offers senior programming across various sites throughout the City, they operate only one dedicated senior center, the Golden Age Center in Charlestown. The BCYF Grove Hall Community Center has already transitioned to a thriving senior center in a community that has both requested this and has a need for a dedicated senior space. The Mattahunt Community Center has been operated by Wheelock College for several years now but returned to BCYF on July 1.
Below is the full schedule of new operating hours for all centers:
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AARP free seminar for Caregivers
Free Webinar for Asian American & Pacific IslanderCaregivers
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
10:00am – 11:30am PT
WHAT:
Join AARP for a free interactive and informative discussion about family caregiving in California. Faced with tough decisions about his parent's health and finances, (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Tony Taguba and his siblings managed to care for them the best they could. To help others, General Taguba now advocates for caregivers and their families. The panelists will also share the lessons they've learned and the proactive steps families can take to be better prepared.
PANELISTS:
- Joe Garbanzos, Executive Council Member, AARP California
- Yvonne Kuo, Senior Family Care Navigator, USC Los Angeles Family Caregiver Support Center
- (Ret.) Maj. Gen. Tony Taguba, AARP Community Ambassador
- Edie Yau, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Alzheimer's Association
WHEN:
Thursday, November 2, 2016
10:00am – 11:30am PT (1:00pm – 2:30pm ET)
10:00am – 11:30am PT (1:00pm – 2:30pm ET)
Can't make the webinar? Register and a link to view the recorded webinar will be sent to you once it is complete.
星期四, 10月 13, 2016
MAYOR WALSH UNVEILS CITY HALL'S EXTERIOR LIGHTS, RESTORING BUILDING'S ORIGINAL FEATURES AND INCREASING PUBLIC SAFETY
| MAYOR WALSH UNVEILS CITY HALL'S EXTERIOR LIGHTS, RESTORING BUILDING'S ORIGINAL FEATURES AND INCREASING PUBLIC SAFETY |
BOSTON - Thursday, October 13, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today unveiled Boston City Hall's architectural exterior lighting installation, a permanent fixture to highlight and enhance the building's original design while livening up City Hall plaza and increasing public safety. The unveiling was made during this year's final Beer Garden on the Bricks event, themed 'Light Bright Beer Garden.'
"I am proud that for the first time in its 48 year history, Boston City Hall is going to shine," said Mayor Walsh. "This state of the art lighting system will help make City Hall the civic heart of our city by livening up the plaza, while make the area safer and connecting us to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. Bringing new light to City Hall is symbolic of a more responsive vision here at City Hall, one that is meant to be engaging, inspiring, and serve as a beacon of the city and our values."
New high-efficiency LED fixtures have replaced the original exterior recessed lighting fixtures to illuminate the lower levels and highlight the entrances. The new fixtures wash the building in a warm white light, and also have the capability of projecting a wide-range of color options which will allow the City to light the building to acknowledge a variety of civic and celebratory events.
As part of tonight's unveiling, Mayor Walsh lit City Hall blue to serve as a reflection of the police officers injured in East Boston and pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Across the city, these lights were joined in being lit pink by those on the Zakim Bridge; the TD Garden; the Prudential Center; the Rose Kennedy Greenway; Atlantic Wharf and Rowes Wharf; the Dorchester gas tank; UMass Boston, the Bolling Building in Dudley Square; the Fallon Building on the South Boston waterfront; and Government Center T Station.
The lighting highlights the original tripartite design of City Hall, which organized the building into three parts -- the public spaces: the lower levels that house public transaction areas; the symbolic spaces: the middle sections that house the governmental offices of the Mayor and the City Council; and the administrative spaces, the crown of the building, that house the administrative functions of government.
"Light is a metaphor for many things -- energy, transparency, understanding -- and light is necessary for growth and evolution," said Greg Galer, Executive Director of the Boston Preservation Alliance. "Bringing new light to City Hall is symbolic of not just a change in attitude of this important piece of architecture but as a sign of a new life for City Hall and the plaza. We know this project is the first step to make City Hall a civic centerpiece cherished by the residents of Boston and our visitors. We thank Mayor Walsh for bringing a new perspective, a new light, to City Hall."
The new exterior lighting improves security lighting, and allows for the floodlights and associated conduit added to the building over the years to be removed in its entirety. The lighting is utilizing energy efficient equipment to help meet the city's sustainability goals, replacing the existing Metal Halide fixtures with LED technology that has a 20 year life span. The current fixtures have a four year life span and have never been replaced.
"By illuminating its iconic and bold form, City Hall's interaction with Boston's urban fabric may be reinvigorated," said David Eisen FAIA, Boston Society of Architects/AIA (BSA) Vice President for Communications. "It's a decisive step toward transforming one of the most internationally renowned buildings that make up our distinct architectural heritage."
The new fixtures are also more energy efficient than the Metal Halide fixtures and the existing Flood Lights. Cost savings are expected to be in the range of 300,000 kWh saved per year.
Arcade lights have also been retrofitted to complement the City Hall lighting. Both will be operated by the same controller and will be able to be coordinated. The lighting is very flexible, so future building or plaza renovations can utilize the new lighting.
"It is wonderful that the City is taking this opportunity to recreate its own home place - City Hall - as the keystone and central event in an ongoing pursuit of improved illumination for our city," said Todd Lee, President of LIGHT Boston. "Mayor Walsh and his administration's strong support for using lighting to make our city even more dramatic, accessible, safe and a desirable place to be for both residents and visitors is noteworthy."
The exterior lighting installation is one of several ongoing initiatives to activate City Hall and City Hall plaza and make it more inviting and welcoming for residents. In September, Mayor Walsh announced that a contract was signed with Boston Garden Development Corporation as the vendor to enhance City Hall Plaza. Last year, Mayor Walsh launched RethinkCityHall.org and selected Utile to partner with the City on a City Hall campus plan study, a one-year comprehensive planning process that will serve as a roadmap for the operation and design improvements to City Hall and the plaza. |
首屆中美機器人峰會10月下旬從麻州出發
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| InTeahouse營運長Christian Na(右起)，麻州機器人協會執行主任 Tom Ryden，中國駐紐約總領事館科技參贊邢繼俊博士，Vecna 科技 共同創辦人暨首席創新官Daniel Theobald在會中合影。(周菊子攝) |
(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導) 11家以波士頓地區為主的機器人公司將於本月底飛往中國，在十天內拜訪五個城市，出席首屆”中美機器人峰會"，為美國和中國的大規模機器人行業交流，揭開序幕。
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| 麻州企業發展暨國際貿易署助理署長范文南(Nam Pham) 出席首屆中美機器人峰會接待會。(周菊子攝) |
這活動由去年在麻州劍橋市正式成立的”茶館裏(InTeahouse)"和麻州機器人協會(MassRobotics)合作，號稱首屆中美機器人峰會。今日早上11點，在麻州州政府大樓大廳(Great Hall)，高調舉行酒會，邀得麻州企業發展暨國際貿易署助理署長范文南(Nam Pham)，中國駐紐約總領事館科技參贊邢繼俊博士，麻州機器人協會執行主任Tom Ryden，Vecna 科技共同創辦人暨首席創新官Daniel Theobald等人致詞。
加入”茶館裏"才一星期的營運長Christian Na指出，該公司舉辦機器人峰會等活動，旨在搭建平台，為促進中美科技，企業，貿易交流出一分力。在機器人峰會之後，預定12月繼續舉辦生物醫療峰會。
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| 機器人峰會代表團，致詞嘉賓，InTeahouse工作人員合影。(周菊子攝) |
麻州機器人協會執行主任Tom Ryden透露，麻州雖小，卻不但有大約10所大學有很棒的機器人相關系所，機器人公司也有不下150家機器。
據悉，這首屆”中美機器人峰會”，費用將全部由承辦方負擔，目前有iRobot，Locus Robotics，Vecna 科技，Ascend Robotics，Artaic，Insightfil，greensightAG，R-Storm，Movia Robatics，Soft Robotics，Next Droid等11公司應邀參加，其中iRobot最為出名，Vecna科技有員工300多人，Insightfil和GreensightAG剛創辦，都是有意爭取投資，尋找合作夥伴，或供應商的公司。他們預定訪問深圳，廣州，上海，北京，佛山，紹興等5個城市。
為活動宣傳的公關公司表示，這峰會將加強麻州和廣東這姊妹省在今年5月12日簽署共同聲明的關係。
峰會代表團將由麻州機器人協會執行主任Tom Ryden，以及"茶館裏(InTeahouse)"的資深顧問Val Livada率團，訂10月22日至30日，訪問深圳，廣州，佛山，紹興，以及北京等5個城市。
“茶館裏"創辦人劉心表示，該公司志在為中國鋪出一條通往國際的羅馬大道，特別是為與科技，人才，資金有關的中美市場交流，奠定更好關係。目前該公司除了在美國麻州，中國杭州設有分部，正籌備中的包括美國舊金山，紐約，英國倫敦，德國慕尼黑等。麻州州長查理貝克預定今年12月率代表團訪問以色列，”茶館裏"也將藉此機會籌設以色列分部。
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