星期日, 12月 18, 2016

紐英崙中華公所、大同村居民聯誼會攜手慶聖誕 (圖片)



















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波士頓僑務12月簡訊

       
僑 務 簡 訊
波士頓華僑文教服務中心          


Culture Center of T.E.C.O. in Boston
90 Lincoln St., Newton Highlands, MA 02461
Tel: 617-965-8801 Fax: 617-965-8815
中華民國105年12月第2期

敬祝

聖誕快樂 新年如意

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

波士頓華僑文教服務中心主任歐宏偉與中心全體同仁            




◎106年中華民國元旦升旗典禮
  駐波士頓臺北經濟文化辦事處訂於106年1月1日上午11時在波士頓僑教中心舉辦「中
  華民國106年元旦升旗典禮暨民俗藝術表演活動」，歡迎僑胞鄉親共襄盛舉。

◎105年宏觀電子報問卷滿意度調查
    為了解海內外讀者對『宏觀電子報』報導內容滿意度，僑務委員會於(105)年11月1 日
   至12月31日於網址(http://event.udn.com/mq2016/) 進行宏觀電子報問卷滿意度調
   查，以做為未來業務推展參考，請僑胞們踴躍上網填寫。　
   另，「宏觀電子報」(ocacmacroview.net)網址將自105年12月23日起停止服務，請
   至(macroview.com.tw)繼續閱讀「宏觀電子報」。

◎106學年度海外僑生來臺就讀大學校院簡章修訂重點事項
海外聯合招生委員會106學年度僑生來臺就讀大學校院簡章修訂重點事項如下：
   (一)「聯合分發」同分參酌規定另增採「中學學業成績總平均」。
(二)「個人申請」志願數調增為4個，並試辦1年。
(三)於各式學士班適用簡章中，增列採計「國際文憑預科課程考試 IBDP成績」之相關規定。
(四) 106學年度「個人申請」報名及放榜期程提前2週辦理。
106學年度海各地區適用簡章及報名表已於本年10月27日於海外聯合招生委員會網頁(www.overseas.ncnu.edu.tw)公布，歡迎上網參考，並利用網路填寫報名資料方式申請。

◎海外僑胞返國自費體驗優質安心醫療服務
   為增進華僑福祉，並妥善運用海外廣大僑胞聯繫網絡將臺灣高水準之醫療品質推向國
   際，僑務委員會特訂定本計畫，以運用華人社群之全球網絡，打開臺灣醫療服務之國
   際知名度。
網站資訊：臺灣國際醫療全球資訊網（內含各醫療院所介紹、數位影音、動態及臺灣旅遊等資訊）（http://www.medicaltravel.org.tw）。
   如有洽詢事項，請逕洽國際醫療管理工作小組陳怡伶經理（電話：02-2885-1528 ext.12，
   email:nhca14@gmail.com），可獲得即時、專業之解答，另亦可洽僑務委員會黃馨瑩
   小姐代為詢問(電話：02-2327-2856，email: jany@ocac.gov.tw)。

◎2017臺北世界大學運動會場館陸續完工。
   2017臺北世界大學運動會將在明年8月19至30日舉辦，為期12天的賽會活動，在世 
   界大學運動總會(FISU) 和國際技術委員會(CTI)多次來臺灣訪視之下，將由臺北市政
   府邀請其他4個縣市及14所國私立大學一同籌辦，所需場館達60座之多，截至2016
   年11月底已有14座場館陸續完工。在臺北體育館完工記者會，臺北市政府特別邀請
   世大運培訓選手白馭珀、吳玓蓉及林家翾一同參與，並和柯市長文哲親自下場體驗整
   修後的場館設施設備，期許在2017臺北世大運能夠得到好成績。欲了解更多世大運內
   容及最新動態請洽官網(http://www.taipei2017.com.tw)。


  
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國際領袖基金會獲選為優秀慈善組織 2017公共事務實習即起報名

國際領袖基金會
再度被選入聯邦政府慈善活動 (CFC) 最佳慈善事業組織名錄
宣布2017年暑期公共事務實習計劃

  
國際領袖基金會(International Leadership Foundation，簡稱ILF) 宣佈喜訊，今年(2016 - 2017 )再度被聯邦政府慈善活動（Combined Federal Campaign, CFC）選為最佳慈善事業組織之一，並籲請有意參加2017年度「暑期公共事務實習計劃」的學生，二月一日前報名。該會將錄取大約30人。

CFC 是白宮人事局 (Office of Personnel Management) 主辦，世界上最大，最成功，以專業慈善組織為對象的活動，每年一度，從全美慈善事業組織中嚴格挑選出最優秀者，並建議、鼓勵聯邦政府機構及僱員予以支持，以提高整體社會生活質量。國際領袖基金會表示，該會得以憑藉傑出使命，健全財務及審計報告，於今年再度獲選為CFC最佳慈善組織之一，深感榮幸。

「暑期公共事務實習計劃」是國際領袖基金會辦理，培訓亞太裔青年學生成為公共事務領域未來領袖的項目，每年挑選大約30名傑出亞太裔大學生，在暑假期間到華盛頓特區(D. C.)，進入包括白宮，國會在內的聯邦政府機構實習十個星期，學習公共事務。

獲選學生們在實習期間，還將於週末參加國會山莊的領袖才能研討會，學習發展人際關係的技巧，獲取關於美國政府系統最有價值的第一手知識。

凡是具有美國公民身份，GPA成績在3.0及以上的亞太裔大學本科學生，都有資格報名參加ILF「暑期公共事務實習計劃」。獲選者將可獲得國際領袖基金會每人$2000元的資助，但需自行負擔到華府的旅費及實習期間食宿費。查詢或申請，可上網， www.ILFnational.org。

國際領袖基金會是非營利組織，在全美各地有15個分會，以培訓青年領袖人才聞名，主要宗旨為提升美國亞裔地位、培養國際青年成為未來領袖、整合美國政經資源、促進美國與亞太地區的國際交流。

國際領袖基金會認為亞太裔社區在政府中需要有更大的代表性，多年來一直致力培訓亞太裔青年，鼓勵亞太裔參與公共服務，在各自專長領域成為領袖，從而提升亞太裔在美國社會的聲音和能見度。 

ILF執行長董繼玲表示，“國際領袖基金會以教導亞裔未來領袖如何進入美國主流社會, 促進美國亞裔參與公共服務為宗旨，舉辦「暑期公共事務實習計劃」是ILF達成目標的努力之一。

在2016年間，ILF的30名公共事務實習學生分別在10個聯邦政府部門的16個辦公室（其中包括國務院、國防部、商務部等）實習了8個星期。這一年也是ILF連續第五年有學生獲選進入白宮實習。

ILF希望藉著把學生們安排進十數個聯邦政府機構，甚至白宮去實習，能夠給學生們機會，實地觀察，了解美國政府內部運作方式，以砥礪領袖能力，將來能更嫻熟的處理公共事務。

過去這些年來，ILF已為逾千名美國亞太裔，尤其是華裔大學生，提供了獎學金及領袖訓練。在2016年內，有200多名傑出大學生參加了ILF的各項計畫，還有超過150名傑出美國亞太裔學生參加了國際領袖基金會和「美國亞裔領袖訓練會(CAPAL)」合辦的培訓項目「美國華府領導人才研討會」，接受了「領袖人才培訓及講習」等不同性質及內容的活動。

       ILF的名譽主席均為著名亞太裔領袖，包握前聯邦勞工部部長趙小蘭女士為國際領袖基金會名譽理事長，前交通部長豐田先生則為基金會名譽主席。理事長 徐紹欽, 總會長 陳燦安 。 全美各地分會會長包括林美蓮 (舊金山),  黄亚村 (紐約),   劉馨儀  (洛杉磯),   孔慶超 (底特律),  傅惠芬 (芝加哥),  黄國清 (華盛頓DC) , 伯尼莊麗香 (休斯頓),  嚴培達 (奧蘭多) ,  鄭漢城 (邁阿密）, 葉超, 吳子平 (新英格蘭), 吳小燕 (西雅圖),  安妮拉 安利 (橙縣), 簡衛 (亞特蘭大)等, 其他榮譽會長和委員會主委包括孫陳小鳴,  吳來蘇,  陳鈞亞,  沈郭逸媛, 董殿會, 韓麗莉 。


 國際領袖基金會（ CFC編號24372 ）收到的捐款，將直接用於支持學生參加暑期公共事務實習計劃，發給獎學金，推薦並資助優秀的亞裔青年進入國會及聯邦政府各部門實習。該會也致力培養青年領袖人才，發展青年領導力，幫助亞太裔第二代學習，研擬公共政策。查詢相關資料，可上網(http://www.opm.gov/combined-federal-campaign)。
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星期五, 12月 16, 2016

Join the “L Street Brownies” For the Annual New Year’s Day Plunge

Join the “L Street Brownies” For the Annual New Year’s Day Plunge

Boston - On Sunday, January 1, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., one of Boston's oldest traditions will continue with an estimated 600 people plunging into Boston Harbor for the annual “L Street Brownies” New Year’s Day Plunge.

The plunge is hosted by the L Street Brownies at the BCYF Curley Community Center, 1663 Columbia Road in South Boston, “K” Street entrance.  Due to the tide schedule, it will start at 10:30 a.m.  Other information you should know:

·         Doors open at 9:30 a.m. and close at 12 noon; 
·         Participants should arrive dressed for the water as the men’s and women’s locker and shower rooms will not be available until after;
·         Water shoes are suggested due to shells and rocks left by the tide;
·         Pets are not allowed, please leave your furry friends at home;
·         There is no need to pre-register. You will be asked to fill out a short form when you arrive;
·         Lifeguards will be on duty;
·         Participants must be age 16 and older.

This event has taken place for over 100 years.  The Brownies are the oldest “polar bear” club in America.  The Brownies promote health, fun and friendship.  Each year, the plunge is dedicated to past and recently deceased Brownies.  Spectators are welcome and creative costumes are encouraged. 
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海青班中南區畢典 吳新興祝福畢業生

海青班中南區畢典3：僑務委員會委員長吳新興（中）參觀海青班
靜態成果展，由海青班同學（左）介紹學習成果。
僑務委員會委員長吳新興16日出席第34期海外青年技術訓練班中南區聯合畢業典禮，他期許全場700多位畢業生無論是返回僑居地發揮一技之長，或是留在台灣升學，都能開創人生美好前途。
   
海青班中南區畢典1：僑務委員會委員長吳新興（第二排中）與
逢甲大學海青班畢業生合影。
    吳新興致詞表示，僑生政策是過去60年來僑務工作最重要的成就，一共培養了12萬名的留台校友，僑委會也會挹注更多資源給予僑界的下一代，未來海青班與3+4僑生技職教育方案也將擴大招生並增加開辦學校，希望有更多的僑生來到台灣讀書，同時落實新南向政策與東南亞僑胞、僑生雙向交流的內涵。
   
    吳新興感謝現場500多位前來參加畢業典禮的家長，將子女送來台灣求學，也歡迎家長們順道在台灣旅遊，回到僑居地後向親朋好友宣傳台灣之美，未來也可以再來台灣進行健檢服務，體驗台灣先進醫療。
   
海青班中南區畢典2：僑務委員會委員長吳新興（第一排中）與弘光
科技大學海青班畢業生合影。
    第34期海外青年技術訓練班中南區聯合畢業典禮由靜宜大學舉辦，來自馬來西亞的畢業生致詞代表溫能展與公碧詩以「今日我以海青為榮，明日海青將以我為榮」說出畢業生對自己的起許，並感謝台灣栽培和僑委會的資助。
   
    吳新興也在靜宜大學校長唐傳義和各校代表陪同下，參觀靜態成果展，見證海青班畢業生在過去兩年在台求學期間的成果，並一一詢問畢業後規劃和留台心得，與同學互動熱絡。

    第34期海外青年技術訓練班中南區聯合畢業典禮共有靜宜大學、逢甲大學、弘光科技大學、中台科技大學、南開科技大學、明道大學、環球科技大學、國立屏東科技大學、建國科技大學、大葉大學、和春技術學院及元培醫事科技大學共12校19班，700多位畢業學生參加。
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生命麵包12/25免費供應聖誕餐

Bread of Life will host its annual Christmas Day Dinner on Sunday, December 25, 2016 from noon to 2:00 p.m. at Malden High School, 77 Salem Street, Malden. The dinner, as always, is free of charge and open to anyone in need or alone for the holiday, including families and senior citizens. No reservations are needed. Guests will enjoy a special holiday meal of roast beef and turkey with the fixings, bread, dessert, juice, tea & coffee. Guests may enter from Ferry Street or through the rightmost entrance on Salem Street. The site is handicap accessible.
​About 35% of the people served by Bread of Life's food pantry are immigrants from China or southeast Asia, and the same percentage holds true for Bread of Life's holiday meals at Thanksgiving and Christmas. These events not only provide a hearty meal, with bakery items and fruit to take home, but they also provide a great time for guests to socialize with each other and meet new people.
The annual dinner is sponsored by Project Ezra volunteers Dr. Ed & Dr. Jon Weiner & friends, Temple Tiferet Shalom of Peabody and Congregation Agudas Achim Ezrath Israel of Malden, and the office of Malden Mayor Gary Christenson. The event provides about 800 meals, including over 500 meals delivered to homeless families and to senior citizens who are home-bound.

Bread of Life welcomes additional volunteers to help in these areas:

Bread of Life is a faith-based nonprofit organization based in Malden, MA that brings  together over 500 volunteers from our 46 partner organizations and the community at large to offer free food – over 1 million meals per year - to neighbors who are low-income, unemployed, homeless, senior citizens or disabled. Services include evening meals held four nights a week in Malden; food pantries serving residents of Malden, Everett, Medford, Melrose, Saugus, Stoneham, Reading, N. Reading, Wakefield and Winchester; grocery delivery to senior citizens in public housing in Malden, Everett, Melrose, Medford and Wakefield; and food delivery to homeless families sheltered in local motels. For more information, see www.breadoflifemalden.org.
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IN MAJOR ANTITRUST LAWSUIT, AG HEALEY SUES GENERIC DRUG MAKERS FOR CONSPIRING TO RAISE PRICES

IN MAJOR ANTITRUST LAWSUIT, AG HEALEY SUES GENERIC DRUG MAKERS FOR CONSPIRING TO RAISE PRICES
Six Pharmaceutical Companies Coordinated to Fix Drug Pricing Among Competitors and Maintain Market Share

BOSTON – Alleging that six pharmaceutical companies conspired together to raise prices and reduce competition for generic drugs, Attorney General Maura Healey has joined a coalition of states in filing a lawsuit against the generic drug makers.

The complaint, filed today in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, alleges that generic drug-makers Heritage Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Aurobindo Pharma USA, Inc., Citron Pharma, LLC, Mayne Pharma (USA), Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. conspired to maintain market share, avoid competition and fix prices in order to manipulate and raise the prices of two generic drugs: doxycycline hyclate delayed release, an antibiotic, and glyburide, an oral diabetes medication.

The complaint alleges that the companies routinely coordinated their schemes with their competitors at industry trade shows, customer conferences and other events, as well as through direct email, phone and text message communications.

“These drug makers coordinated to allegedly fix prices and allocate markets for these two generic pharmaceuticals in order to maximize profits,” AG Healey said. “Generic drugs play a vital role in keeping health care costs down and making medication affordable to those who need it, and companies that fix prices to illegally profit and drive up prescription drug costs must be held accountable.”

In 2015, generic drug sales in the United States were estimated at $74.5 billion, and the generic pharmaceutical industry accounts for approximately 88 percent of all prescriptions written in the United States.

In July 2014, the state of Connecticut initiated an investigation into the reasons behind suspicious price increases of certain generic pharmaceuticals. In the lawsuit filed today, the states allege that the misconduct was conceived and carried out by senior drug company executives and their subordinate marketing and sales executives. The states allege that this anticompetitive conduct, which includes efforts to fix and maintain prices, allocate markets and otherwise thwart competition, caused significant, harmful and continuing effects to the country’s healthcare system.

The drug companies allegedly made efforts to avoid communicating with each other in writing or, in some instances, deleted written communications, including after they became aware of the investigation. The states allege that the companies’ conduct violated the federal Sherman Act and are asking the court to enjoin the companies from engaging in illegal, anticompetitive behavior and for equitable relief, including substantial financial relief, to address the violations of law and restore competition.

In addition to Massachusetts, and led by Connecticut’s attorney general, the plaintiff states in this lawsuit are Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.

The lawsuit was filed under seal in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Portions of the complaint are redacted in order to avoid compromising the states’ ongoing investigation.

This matter is being handled for Massachusetts by Antitrust Division Assistant Attorneys General Michael MacKenzie, Carol Head, Matthew Lyons, Economic Analyst / Paralegal Kyle Barr and Chief William Matlack.
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CITY ANNOUNCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR HOUSING INNOVATION COMPETITION

CITY ANNOUNCES ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR HOUSING INNOVATION COMPETITION
Advisory Committee, featuring community members, city officials, and renowned innovative architects and developers, to help decide compact living competition
BOSTON - Thursday, December 15, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the selection of an eight-member Advisory Committee for the recently released Housing Innovation Competition. Members of the Advisory Committee will be responsible for reviewing all applications and making a recommendation of the preferred developer's proposal to the city's Public Facilities Commission. 

The Housing Innovation Competition is intended to determine if innovatively designed compact units combined with reduced development costs will result in financially feasible developments with a mix of affordable price points.

The Housing Innovation Competition is part of Mayor Walsh's call for Boston to become a national and international leader in pioneering innovative housing models to serve the needs of Boston's current and future residents.

"We want Boston to be a place all residents can call home," said Mayor Walsh. "To do so, we must look beyond the options that currently exist and activate new and original ideas. The Housing Innovation Competition is a chance for Boston to continue its leadership in housing innovation."

The City's Department of Neighborhood Development (DND), in partnership with the Mayor's Housing Innovation Lab, the Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association (GTNA), and the Boston Society of Architects (BSA)/AIA, are soliciting proposals for a City of Boston pilot initiative on five City-owned vacant land parcels in the Garrison Trotter neighborhood. The properties associated with the Housing Innovation Competition are 71 and 73 Holworthy Street, 29 and 31 Hollander Street, and 24 Westminster Avenue. The proposals will be solicited through a competitive, transparent Request for Proposal (RFP) process.

The resulting proposals will allow the City to test the effectiveness of this pilot initiative on multiple fronts: reducing costs to build; creating market driven, attractive and livable compact homes; and promoting a diverse resident income mix, including affordable workforce and market rate housing.

The Advisory Committee's role will be to review all applications and make a recommendation of the preferred developer's proposal to the Public Facilities Commission. The composition of the Advisory Committee is intended to ensure the interests of the community are prioritized as are innovative and unique proposals. The members of the Advisory Committee are included below.
  • Usama Kariba - Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association, Housing Committee 
  • Tia Lawrence - Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association, Housing Committee
  • Tamara Roy AIA - 2016 President of the Boston Society of Architects, Principal Stantec Architecture Boston
  • Richard Dattner FAIA - Principal Dattner Architects, President
  • Kirk Sykes - President, Urban Strategy America Fund, L.P.
  • Jay A. Lee AIA NOMA - Assistant Director Design Construction Openspace, City of Boston, Department of Neighborhood Development
  • David Carlson AIA - Deputy Director for Urban Design, Boston Planning & Development Agency, Executive Director, Boston Civic Design Commission Ex Officio, Boston Art Commission
  • Max Stearns - City of Boston, Housing Innovation Lab, Project Manager

The Mayor's Housing Innovation Lab (Housing i-Lab) was created in 2015 through a Bloomberg Philanthropies Innovation Team grant and is a collaboration between the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics and the Department of Neighborhood Development. The Housing i-Lab was created to serve the needs of Boston's current and future residents, by pioneering innovative housing models and systems, as well as accelerating the pace of innovation in the housing sector. To learn more visit their website, follow the iLAB on Twitter and sign up to share your ideas at their office hours.

Proposals for the Housing Innovation Competition are due Monday, December 19, 2016. The RFP is available here. More information can be found at https://www.boston.gov/housing/housing-innovation-competition.
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