Mayor Walsh asks Residents to “Scrub the Hub” During Boston Shines
BOSTON – Mayor Martin J. Walsh has asked for Boston residents’ help in beautifying the city for Spring. This year marks the twelfth year of Boston Shines, the City’s annual volunteer Spring clean-up. This year, the event has been extended across three weekends, and will bring together more than 5,000 volunteers, including businesses, community groups, and residents to clean up after this year's harsh winter.
“It was a long, tough winter,” Mayor Walsh said. “But the days are getting longer and it’s time for Spring cleaning. Boston belongs to all of us, and I’m encouraging residents in all our neighborhoods to come out and volunteer to ‘Scrub the Hub’ and help make Boston even more beautiful. When we work together across the city, we improve the quality of life for all Boston residents. I’m looking forward to working with my neighbors to make Boston shine.”
The City of Boston will be expanding Boston Shines volunteer opportunities while focusing on four service areas: physical service, university engagement, youth development, and creating opportunities to help unite neighbors and communities. Through Boston Shines, Mayor Walsh seeks to increase volunteerism and civic engagement across the city, improve the quality of life for all Boston residents, and help demonstrate the City’s solidarity working together to make one Boston.
Representatives from the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services will call upon constituents to help each other bring vibrancy back to the parks, sidewalks, school yards, and streets. Brooms, shovels, and other tools will be provided by the City and distributed at one of the hundreds of sites that have been identified for cleaning.
This year, Boston Shines will take place over three weekends in April and May:
• The first weekend, April 25 and 26, will take place in West Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury, Allston and Brighton.
• The second weekend, May 2 and 3, will take place in Hyde Park, Roslindale, Dorchester and Mattapan.
• The final weekend, May 9 and 10, will finish up in Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Mission Hill, Fenway, South End, Bay Village, North End, West End, Downtown, Charlestown, Chinatown, East Boston and South Boston.
Individuals, Groups, and Organizations can sign up now at the following link: http://www.cityofboston.gov/ons/bostonshines/register.asp. For more information, participants can call the Office of Neighborhood Services at 617-635-3485, or the Mayor’s 24-Hour Hotline (617-635-4500) on weekends and after-hours.
星期二, 4月 15, 2014
2014波士頓馬拉松將創造1.8億元消費額
波士頓體育協會（Boston Athletic
Association (B.A.A.)昨（十四）日宣佈，今年的第118屆波士頓馬拉松賽，以及包括約翰漢考克運動及健身展，BAA五千公尺賽等相關活動，將為大波士頓地區帶來一億七千五百八十萬元的消費額。
這一數據來自大波士頓會議遊客局執行長Patrick Moscaritolo的估計。
波士頓馬拉松賽今年將有35660名正式參賽者，5330名參賽者來自70個美國以外國家。四月廿一日的愛國者日這一天，將有更多圍觀者，沿路在全長26.2哩的馬拉松賽路徑中為跑步者加油。約有來自300 個媒體機構的1800名新聞從業人員趕來波士頓，報導這一比賽。大波士頓地區將經歷前所未有的國際曝光率。
波士頓體育協會行政主任Tom Grilk表示，2014年的波士頓馬拉松賽對所有的大波士頓人來說，都將市場特別活動。
1996年，波士頓馬拉松賽跨入一百週年時，創造了一億七千二百萬元的消費額，打破了歷年紀錄。那一年從起跑點出發的人數，有38708人，連續保持了七年全世界最多人參加的體育活動這記錄。
約翰漢考克財務服務公司今年是連續第29年贊助波士頓馬拉松賽。1986年時，還為波士頓馬拉松賽提供了獎金，迄今共達約一千六百萬元。今年的獎金總共有八十萬六千美元，另加紅利。
約翰漢考克運動及健身展（The John Hancock Sports
& Fitness Expo）將設在波約斯頓街900號的約翰海恩斯老兵紀念會議中心，從四月十八日進行至四月廿日。將有200家參展商，預計十萬人參加。
其他活動將包括四月十九日舉行的BAA5k賽。這一比賽今年的參賽人數也破紀錄，達到一萬人之多。長3.1哩的這比賽，起跑點和終點線都在波士頓廣場，約有600人來自其他國家。
MIT-CHIEF：千人計劃創業大賽5/31截止報名
麻省理工學院創新創業論壇（MIT-CHIEF）上週末舉辦宣講會，介紹中央人才工作協調小組牽頭的“千人計劃”創業大賽，第三屆訂五月三十一日截止報名。該論壇的創業大賽，訂七月廿一日截止報名，十一月十五，十六日舉行決賽與年會。
宣講會由麻省理工學院創新創業論壇共同主席潘軼超做開場介紹，夥伴組副主席劉茁主持，“千人計劃”創投中心代表劉豫莎以Skype遠程回答現場提問。
潘軼超當天在會上介紹，MIT-CHIEF的使命是促進中美科技，創新與創業的交流，合作，每年以清潔能源，醫療健康，互聯網和信息技術，社會創新，其他產品和服務等五大主題，舉辦的創業大賽，平均每年有120隊報名，經過初賽，20進複賽，6隊進決賽等三輪比賽，有現金獎勵兩萬美元。
今年八月十日至八月十六日，MIT-CHIEF預定帶領十個創業團隊訪問中國的廣州，南京，蘇州，北京等城市。查詢詳情，可上網mitchief.org。
劉茁在會中介紹“千人計劃”創業大賽，指出這是國家中組部主導，“千人計劃”創投中心以及“千人計劃”專家聯誼會主辦的創業項目，是國內最高層級的人才計劃，也是唯一獲准冠以“千人計劃”名稱，唯一由創投機構聯盟主導，有百餘家創投企業合夥人擔任評委，導師的全球性創業大賽。
劉茁指出，“千人計劃”創業大賽的獎金只有十萬元，五萬元，三萬元，並不算高，但這比賽的全流程融資財務顧問服務，為期一年的“學在沙湖”創業者免費訓練營，要比獎金更吸引人。有意報名者可上網contest.1000plan.org。
“千人計劃”創業大賽的另一項特色是提供20左右的導師團，在複賽期間，對打入複賽項目，進行統一的創業輔導與診斷，對打入決賽的項目做一對一的個性化輔導。
這一比賽，目前已有20多家人才基地在中國實地推廣，主辦單位也派員到英，法，德，美，日等國家推廣。今年七，八月，大賽將在華東蘇州，華西成都，華南廣州，華北北京，華中武漢等五個賽區進行複賽。海外部分以視屏評審。
2012年啟動時，有400多海歸創業項目報名，2013年進行首屆大賽決賽，有6個項目獲獎，打入決賽項目的融資額超過了2.5億元。2013年時，大賽平台聚集了50多家知名創投機構，100多名創投精英及創業專家。
這兩屆比賽的參賽團隊，以信息技術產業比率最高，達43.9%，醫療健康其次，佔20.71%，環保節能13.65%。其中有31.76%的參賽團隊，已回中國創業，另有29.41% 的團隊，已回中國，還未創業。已在國外創業的約18.82%。
以地區來說，最多團隊來自江蘇省，以及美國，各有逾百隊。
這些參賽團隊的20個打入決賽項目，共獲得融資逾2.5億元，有四人當選第十批千人計劃創業專家。他們也分別獲得行業，產業資源，地方政府扶持，在技術轉移與擴散上得到幫助。
2012年成立，開發可應用在新能源和觸摸屏上納米級新材料的諾菲科技公司，在參賽期間就獲得北極光創投220萬美元投資。創辦人潘克菲也在2013年獲中組部選為第十批千人計劃創業人才之一。
在首屆大賽中僅打入優秀項目的“通付盾(PayEgis)”，做的是移動互聯網支付安全服務，在參賽期間就獲得A輪融資，賽後雖未獲獎，卻完成了超過千萬美元的B輪融資。
第三屆“千人計劃”創業大賽，已從去年十二月底啟動，預定今年五月三十一日截止報名，十月底舉辦決賽。
當天有逾六，七十人出席，提問踴躍，包括智慧財產權保護，產業偏好，團隊組成要求，創業地點限制等都有人問。千人計劃創投中心代表劉豫莎透過Skype遠程現場回答。她強調，“千人計劃”創業大賽，主旨是鼓勵各地人才回中國創業，獲獎團隊必須再回到中國創業後，才能領到獎金，但對參賽者來說，更重要的是參賽期間就有各方投資者關注，參賽後還可獲得專業輔導。
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麻省理工學院創新創業論壇共同主席潘軼超（右三），副主席劉茁（左三），公關黃哲（左四）等工作團隊，分工合作舉辦“千人計劃”創業大賽宣講會。（菊子攝）
劉茁拿麥克風給提問者。（菊子攝）
潘軼超做開場介紹。（菊子攝）
發展商蓋華廈波市府給折扣民眾嗆可負擔住宅有危機
華人前進會與支持者，昨（十四）日一大早，在千禧年夥伴公司（Millennium Partners）的天滿街辦公室門口喊口號，抗議該公司少付了一千五百萬元可負擔住宅基金，呼籲社區採取行動。
千禧年夥伴公司高層(Principal)拉金斯（Joe Larkin)回應本報提問時表示，該公司的千禧地（Millennium Place），麗晶（Ritz-Carlton）酒店，以及麗晶酒店住宅等三項土地發展，至少聘用了八百人，換言之，創造了八百個就業機會，其中約有一半員工把自己歸類為少數族裔。他也指出，該公司的發展方案與實施細則，都獲波市府認可。
華人前進會和城市居住權聯盟（Right to the
City Boston），波士頓就業聯盟（Boston Jobs Coalition）等，昨日一早八點半，匯聚了約廿人，在千禧年夥伴公司的天滿街辦公室前，舉牌示威，並張貼一紙“逾期未付款通知（Payment
Overdue Notice），指該公司欠一千五百萬元可負擔住宅費用。
華人前進會說明，這是全美性，促使人們關注可負擔住宅危機的“全民有屋（Home
for All）“示威行動之一。昨日出席抗議活動者，還包括早年與華人前進會關係良好，曾任波士頓市第七區市議員的查克透納（Chuck
Turner）。華人前進會的陳玉珍，鄺寶蓮等人帶領出席者高喊“保留，重建，紮根”等口號，打出標語牌，強調全美有至少一百萬人在苦等可負擔住宅。
華人前進會營運主任劉衛恒表示，根據波士頓市的包容性發展政策（inclusionary
development policy），共管公寓（condo）發展商若不在所建造住宅大樓內，包括法例規定必需提供的可負擔住宅數量，就須付出每戶廿萬元的費用，供發展出租的可負擔住宅。該會估計，千禧地大樓少付的可負擔住宅費用約為五百九十萬元。上星期，他們發現，千禧年夥伴公司承接的舊費林百貨（Filene Basement）大樓翻建工程，預計以千禧塔（Millennium
Tower）之名，建造450個單位，但該公司和波士頓市政府取得協議，少付了約九百萬元可負擔住宅費用。
華人前進會昨日早上在示威後發出新聞稿，指組織者之一的沈小姐（Lorrayne
Shen）表示，千禧年夥伴公司已獲得二千六百萬元的底稅減免，竟還獲得一千五百萬元的可負擔住宅費用折扣，但華埠內卻有兩三戶人家擠住一間公寓，其他們被逼流離失所的情況，千禧年夥伴公司少付的可負擔住宅費用實在可用來為這些家庭建造住宅。
千禧年夥伴公司高層之一的龐加羅（Anthony Pangaro）早前曾透露，華人前進會和該公司曾就社區福利與就業機會等事談判，但該公司無法應允華人前進會提出的要求。
據悉，華人前進會去年和千禧年夥伴公司洽談時，除要求該公司拿出前述的五百九十萬元，還要求千禧年夥伴公司提高標準，執行波市府的土地發展項目聘雇工作人員比率指標，把聘雇少數族裔比率，從25%提高到50%，聘雇婦女的比率從10%提高到15%等。
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華埠民眾昨日在千禧年夥伴公司天滿街辦公室前示威。（菊子攝）
華人前進會劉衛恒（左起），鄺寶蓮，陳玉珍等人率民眾喊口號。（菊子攝）
華埠民眾舉牌強調，全美有百萬人在等待可負擔住宅。（菊子攝）
莊智超推動個人經驗開放平台IOH
取得麻省理工學院建築系碩士，進了媒體實驗室研究電動車的來自台灣學生莊智超，昨（十三）日在天下雜誌跟拍中，和表親蔡明容一起正式揭櫫他們努力了兩年多的初創事業，IOH（個人經驗開放平台），MINI Open（秘密公開）。
2012年時，莊智超寫了一封信，發給哈佛大學設計學院畢業的交通大學建築研究所教授張基義，談起他和蔡明容的夢想，希望有朝一日，建立一個平台，讓人們可以不論出身，背景，自由的交流經驗。
由於莊智超來自台灣，又在與同學聊天中發現，包括哈佛大學，麻省理工學院，多所美國頂尖大學招收的來自台灣學生人數，急劇下降，例如哈佛建築學院以前有20到30名台灣學生，如今只剩下2名，而哈佛或MIT的建築系，都沒收台灣學生，中國大陸學生，卻有不下20到60名。
同時間，台灣充斥著經濟不景，大學畢業生薪資22k，年輕人缺乏機會的新聞報導。
這讓他們想到台灣內需不足，必須爭取國際市場，才能改善整體經濟環境，但年輕人若不出國遊歷，學習，人生規劃必有不同，台灣具國際觀，國際視野人才將出現斷層現象，在外交上已處弱勢的台灣，未來將更不容易為世界所了解。
莊智超和蔡明容因此想到藉網路做平台，無遠弗屆的分享經驗，邀請在海外就讀同學，分享經驗，讓在台灣的年輕學子，不出國的，藉此獲得國際見聞，要出國的，借此獲得參考資訊，對自己出國前後要做哪些準備，更有概念，甚至可因而修正自己的出國計劃。
他們從台灣有意出國學生需要知道哪些資訊為出發點，要求願意分享經驗者，就他們所就讀學校、科系、課程特色、入讀經驗、申請過程、獎學金資源等，暢敘所知，甚至留下聯絡資訊，供台灣學子進一步提問，獲得在一般學校介紹裏得不到各校實況經驗，包括有哪些“酷”活動，“神”人物。
莊智超這構想，贏得很多支持。在很短的時間內，就有TED
x Taipei可以幫忙建網站，台灣創意中心可以幫忙聯繫，資策會與時代基金會都願意提供協助。 MIT與哈佛有約40名志工，他回到台灣後，在那兒也吸引了20多名義工，分別提供經驗，錄製影片，剪接上網。如今已累積了60到70個經驗分享記錄，有過不下100人做講者。
去年五月，IOH獲得第九屆Keep Walking夢想資助計劃大獎。今年一月十六日，IOH還和美國在台協會（AIT）合作，在該會剛開幕的美國創新中心，舉辦了在美國求學、工作與創業的講座。
在台灣滯留一年多後，莊智超和表親蔡明容十一日回到美國，十二日出席新英格蘭台灣同學會聯合會改選，昨（十三）日回到麻省理工學院舉辦現場轉播的IOH講座，邀他的MIＴ媒體實驗室同學，去年剛取得博士學位的李務熙，分享他五歲學鋼琴，八歲寫程式，2006進MIT，2013畢業，創立CharmPI LLC繼續開發聲音與影像專案的經歷。
莊智超表示，“開放個人經驗平台（IOH）”是非牟利組織。他和蔡明容這次回波士頓，同時正式推出以高中生，大學生為對象，以極少代價，提供第一手經驗的事業體，“秘密公開（MiniOpen)。
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莊智超（右）與蔡明容（左）聯手推廣IOH，MiniOpen。（菊子攝）
台學聯改選 李慧真出任新會長
新英格蘭地區台灣同學會聯合會（FTSANE）十二日中午在波士頓龍鳳酒樓改選新一屆會長。波士頓學院李慧真獲全票支持，將與副會長，波士頓大學謝奇諺，招募一批新幹部，承擔起新學年服務重任。
駐波士頓經濟文化辦事處教育組組長黃薳玉當天請同學們“飲茶”吃港式點心，送小禮物，算作補發農曆新年“紅包”，聊以感謝各校同學會會長，副會長過去一年來的辛苦。她表示，在海外求學，既要兼顧學業，更要適應新環境，沒有勇氣與熱誠，絕對做不來會長與副會長。
黃薳玉也在會中頒獎狀，表揚十四名台學聯幹部。
黃薳玉組長還提醒同學，求學期間要注意身體健康，和家人保持聯繫。如果在求學期間要離開美國國境，記得要和各校的國際事務處聯繫，出境前先辦回美証，在外旅遊期間，提拿行李要謹慎，畢業前記得到教育組辦理文憑認證，平日不妨撥空參加包括包括下週六將在麻省理工學院舉辦的頂大學人講座系列等學術活動，拓展視野。
黃薳玉透露，去年有學生去其他國家旅行，領取行李時，未仔細檢查，誤把其他人的行李當作自己的帶走了，結果被逮捕，導致不必要的後果。
在新舊台學聯會長交接時，卸任會長，預定今年五月畢業的波士頓大學林俞安表示，在很多人看來，擔任學聯會長是“爽缺”，但要做的事，真的很多，幸好有副會長呂承翰等許多幹部，義工的全力協助，過去這些日子才能撐過來。如果有做得不週到的地方，還希望同學體諒。
新當選為台學聯會長的波士頓學院李慧真說明該校有文化夜等活動之餘，她透露當初自己初來乍到時，遇上很大的麻煩，幸虧經文處大力幫忙，她才渡過難關。這親身經歷讓她非常了解，人在海外，有經文處，同學會作依靠的重要，也是她願意出來服務的主要原因。
教育組當日還特地邀請公費留學生，麻省理工學院媒體實驗室的莊智超，分享他創辦簡稱為IOH（Innovation Open House）的海外留學及工作經驗分享平台，以及“秘密公開（Mini
Open)的經驗。
“開放個人經驗平台（IOH）” 邀請在世界各地，各系所就讀者，分享他們的求學，生活經驗，製成錄影帶，放到網上，供有心出國留學者做為參考。迷你公開則以高中生為對象，提供一對一咨詢，讓高中生有機會深入了解，他們有意升讀的大學系所概況。查詢IOH詳情，可上網http://www.ioh.tw。
會末，黃薳玉提醒同學，今年五月三日是牛頓市台灣日，希望同學們抽空當義工，向美國社會展示台灣民俗文化。
圖片說明：
新英格蘭台灣同學會聯合會各校會長等合影。（菊子攝）
駐波士頓經濟文化辦事處教育組組長黃薳玉(前右三)頒獎感謝上一屆台學聯幹部，包括副會長呂承翰（前右二），會長林俞安（前左二）等。（菊子攝）
駐波士頓經濟文化辦事處教育組組長黃薳玉（右三）主持新舊幹部交接。右起，謝奇諺，李慧真，林俞安，波士頓大學賴雅抒（女字邊），東北大學裴家瀅，塔芙茨大學呂承翰。（菊子攝）
駐波士頓經濟文化辦事處教育組組長黃薳玉提醒同學在海外注意健康，安全。（菊子攝）
台學聯新會長李慧真致詞。（菊子攝）
波士頓加強安全措施因應馬拉松賽
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| 波士頓市長馬丁華殊（左三），波市警察局長伊文斯（William Evans）（講台前）等人， 宣佈今年波士頓馬拉松賽的安全措施。（周菊子攝） |
(Boston Orange 周菊子波士頓報導)今年的波士頓馬拉松賽，波士頓市府將加強安全措施，部署更多警力，醫護人員，在五十多個觀察點，增加安裝100個以上的錄影攝像機。波士頓警察局局長伊文斯（William Evans）呼籲有意到現場觀賽民眾，別帶揹包出席。
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波士頓市長馬丁華殊率波市警察局長伊文斯（William Evans），波市公共衛生局局長 等多人，宣佈今年波士頓馬拉松賽的安全措施。（周菊子攝） |
波士頓市長馬丁華殊（Martin Walsh）十二日（週六）下午與波士頓警察局局長伊文斯（William Evans）等近十名高層人員，在波市府廣場前宣佈，為預防慘案再度發生，波市府將在今年預定四月廿一日舉行的波士頓馬拉松賽路徑沿途，派出更多制服，以及便衣警察。沿路安排有十三輛救護車，以及140名緊急醫護人員，或徒步，或騎自行車，開車的巡邏，並駐守在四個醫療帳篷內。終點線旁將安置最大的，可容220人的醫療帳篷。
全長共26哩385碼，或42.195公里的波士頓馬拉松賽，始於1897年，每年都在愛國者日舉行，如今是全世界每年舉行的馬拉松賽中最老資格的一個，也是全世界最知名，在馬路上舉行的馬拉松賽，擠身於世界六大馬拉松賽之一。
根據波士頓體育協會資料，在今年的36000名跑者中，將有42人來自中國，64人來自香港，20人來自台灣。
波士頓清華大學校友會早前公佈，該校將有張宇宙，蓬蔓，沈繼業，陳暉，徐壯榮，周超等人組成代表隊參賽。
波士頓華埠社區中心（BCNC）日前也表示，將有潘嘉欣（Chloe Poon） ， Brendan
Greally代表該中心跑波士頓馬拉松賽。
2013年的四月十五日，波士頓舉行馬拉松賽時，發生爆炸案，造成3死逾260傷的慘況。為向受逝者，幸存者，在第一時間進行搶救者等等受慘案影響人士致意，波市府將於四月十五日在海恩斯會議展覽中心舉行紀念儀式。美國副總統拜登已預訂出席。
波市府公佈的公共安全措施包括，波市警察局將在馬拉松賽沿途增派警力，安裝100架錄影攝像機，在後灣區的終點線一帶，將部署50個觀察站。圍觀群眾最好把揹包，嬰兒車等大型物件留在家裏。警方並未禁止民眾攜帶這類物品，但個別人士將需接受搜查。
警方鼓勵民眾見到可疑人物或行動，發短信（text）“Boston“到69050，如果是緊急狀況，就打911電話。查詢有關賽事安全最新狀況，在推特上跟隨@bostonpolice。
在緊急醫療服務上，除前述安排外，波士頓公共衛生局（Boston Public
Health Commission (BPHC)）將在波士頓廣場安置一個小醫療站，以及一輛有30張床的救護車備用。
波士頓的緊急營運中心將視情況提供警報廣播，支援設備，協助緊急救護，並由非牟利機構的紅十字會，救世軍的資深人員支援服務。
在週一（廿一日）波士頓馬拉松賽當日，紐百利街（ Newbury )，杭亭頓道（Huntington）的出城方向路段，將封路，以便圍觀者移動。
當天有許多街道都將限制行車，停車，波市府建議民眾搭乘公共交通工具。
Mayor Walsh’s Elderly Commission releases “Aging in Boston”
Mayor Walsh’s Elderly Commission releases “Aging in Boston”
Report includes a demographic
profile of the City’s fastest growing population and
the City’s next steps
Boston – Today Mayor Martin
J. Walsh released “Aging in Boston,” a comprehensive report on Boston seniors produced by the Boston Commission on Affairs
of the Elderly in collaboration with the Center for Social and Demographic
Research on Aging at the Gerontology Institute of the University of
Massachusetts Boston. In addition, Mayor
Walsh announced that the City of Boston
will join the World Health Organization’s Age Friendly Cities Network.“The over 60 population is growing rapidly in Boston. In fact, by 2030 one out of every five residents of Boston will be over the age of 60,” said Mayor Walsh. “This population has a strong legacy in Boston and they continue to contribute in important ways to life in the city. Yet too many of our seniors still struggle day to day as they face difficulties in maintaining their ability to continue to live independently.”
“At the University of Massachusetts Boston we are committed to developing a growing body of knowledge that will address the wellbeing of New England’s older residents,” said Chancellor J. Keith Motley. “We are honored to collaborate with the Boston Commission on Affairs of the Elderly on this report, and we look forward to continuing to work together with the City of Boston.”
Research staff at the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging at the Gerontology Institute at UMass Boston performed all calculations and generated the report based on publicly available data obtained from the United States Census Bureau, the Boston Public Health Commission, and from the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). Projections for the Boston population were generated by the UMass Donahue Institute and by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC).
The report includes information related to the welfare of older adults in
Boston with
data on age, gender, race, education, as well as income, housing situation,
mobility, and health and disabilities. The report highlights an
increasingly diverse senior community where nearly one in five older adults speak
little to no English and live in linguistically isolated households. While many
seniors have the resources they need as they age, 75 percent of Boston seniors living
alone have incomes insufficient to meet their expenses. Additionally, while
there are many Boston residents who are still healthy and thriving, 50 percent
of residents age 80 and over don’t have access to a vehicle and one out of five
seniors age 60 to 70 report ambulatory difficulties.
Today Mayor Walsh also announced that the City of Boston will join the World
Health Organization’s Age Friendly Cities Network to better prepare Boston for the
growth in the over 60 population. In
joining the network, Boston
makes a commitment to create environments that promote healthy and active aging
and a good quality of life for older residents. Over the next five years, the City
will work with partners to assess its “age friendliness,” and then create and
implement a three-year action plan. “We are excited to finally have Boston specific data on this population. We look forward to working with our partner agencies to utilize this data to plan for Boston’s growing and diverse older adult population,” stated Elderly Commissioner Emily Shea. “We are one of the first cities in Massachusetts to join the WHO Age Friendly Cities and we are eager to get started and make Boston an even better place to grow older.”
To view the full report, visit the City of Boston’s Elderly Commission website at www.cityofboston.gov/elderly.
Tom Cruise 科幻片“EDGE OF TOMORROW”預定4/29上演
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EDGE OF TOMORROW - Movie Tie-In Edition:
©2014 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved.
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Two New Science Fiction Action Titles Timed To
Release With The Summer Blockbuster Movie EDGE OF TOMORROW Starring Tom Cruise And
Emily Blunt
San Francisco, CA, April 14, 2014 – VIZ Media’s Haikasoru literary imprint supports the
upcoming release of the gripping sci-fi action film, Edge of Tomorrow with the release of an official movie tie-in novel
on April 29th. The new EDGE OF TOMORROW paperback release will carry
an MSRP of $7.99 U.S. / $9.99 CAN. The book features a cover with the official
movie poster featuring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt in their title roles from the
film. The EDGE OF TOMORROW novel was written by Japanese author Hiroshi
Sakurazaka, and was previously published as ALL YOU NEED IS KILL.
The Haikasoru imprint
has also announced the May 6th release of the ALL YOU NEED IS KILL
official graphic novel adaptation. Written by Haikasoru editor and noted sci-fi
author, Nick Mamatas, and featuring full-color artwork by popular comic book artist
Lee Ferguson (Green Arrow, Miranda
Mercury), the new graphic novel offers a single-volume retelling of
the original ALL YOU NEED IS KILL novel that inspired the EDGE OF TOMORROW
movie. The graphic novel carries an MSRP of $14.99 U.S. / $17.99 CAN, and
features an oversized North American graphic novel trim size of 6 5/8" x
10 ¼”. An
eBook edition will also be available worldwide for $8.99 (U.S. / CAN) for the
Amazon Kindle, Apple’s iBooks Store, Barnes & Noble’s Nook Book Store, and
the Kobo eBooks Store. North American fans can also access the graphic novel
digitally on the VIZ Manga App as well as through VIZManga.com.
The Edge of Tomorrow feature film is slated
for U.S. release from Warner Bros. Pictures on June 6th, and will be
presented in 3D and 2D in select theaters, and 3D IMAX. The movie is directed
by Doug Liman and stars Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt and Bill Paxton.
The story is set in
the future when aliens called Mimics invade. Keiji Kiriya is just one of many
recruits shoved into a suit of battle armor called a Jacket and sent out to
kill. But he dies on the battlefield after only a few minutes, only to be
reborn each morning to fight and die again and again. On his 158th
iteration, he gets a message from a mysterious ally – the female soldier known
as the Full Metal Bitch. Is she the key to Keiji's escape or his final death?
In 2009, ALL
YOU NEED IS KILL served as the launch title for Haikasoru, a
unique imprint developed by VIZ Media dedicated to publishing the most
compelling contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy for
English-speaking audiences. New York
Times best-selling author John Scalzi declared ALL
YOU NEED IS KILL to be a novel that, "reads fast, kicks
ass, and keeps on coming," and it has proven to be one of Haikasoru's most
popular titles. Sakurazaka's other novels include Characters (co-written
with Hiroki Azuma) and SLUM ONLINE, which
was published in English by Haikasoru in 2010.
“Live…die…repeat. ALL
YOU NEED IS KILL / EDGE OF TOMORROW delivers a nightmarish, action-packed
spin on reliving one’s own triumphs, and failures,” says Nick Mamatas, Editor, Haikasoru. “Catch the original story that inspired the gripping movie with
the official movie tie-in edition, and in the Western comic book mode with the ALL
YOU NEED IS KILL official graphic novel. Both
of these debuts are perfect reads leading up to the highly anticipated theatrical
debut of Edge of Tomorrow this
summer!”
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ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Graphic Novel:
All You Need Is Kill © 2004 by Hiroshi Sakurazaka
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"The
ALL YOU NEED TO KILL graphic novel stays very true to the original source
novel," says Joel Enos, editor for the new comic. "We made a
conscious effort to create something unique that could stand on it's own away
from both the original novel, the film and the upcoming manga, but would nicely
complement and pay respects to all three! Lee's retro-futuristic art style
especially puts ALL YOU NEED TO KILL as a comic into it's own orbit!"
Author Hiroshi
Sakurazaka was born in Tokyo in 1970 and published his first novel, Modern Magic Made Simple, in 2003 with
Super Dash Bunko, a popular young adult light novel imprint. There are now
seven volumes in the series, and it was adapted as a manga in 2008 and became a
television anime series in 2009. His 2004 short story, "Saitama
Chainsaw Massacre," also won the 16th SF Magazine Reader's Award.
Sakurazaka published All You Need Is
Kill with Super Dash Bunko in 2004 and earned his first Seiun Award
nomination for best of the year honors in Japanese science fiction. In
2010, Sakurazaka started an experimental digital magazine AiR with fellow author Junji
Hotta. He remains one of Japan's most energetic writers of both light novels
and adult science fiction.
Haikasoru’s
Nick Mamatas is the author of several novels, including The Damned Highway (with Brian
Keene) and Love is the Law.
His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's
Science Fiction, Tor.com, Weird Tales, and numerous other venues. He's also written
comics for Media Blasters and the Squid Works! Collective and has been
nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, Bram Stoker, and Shirley Jackson awards.
Artist Lee Ferguson has worked in comics since 2001, when he broke
in at Marvel on the 9/11 Heroes tribute book, followed by work on the company's
X-Men titles. Since then, he's worked at DC, IDW, and Dynamite, while also
putting out Freak, his
creator-owned project from Image Comics. His newest book is The Many Adventures of Miranda Mercury,
co-created with Brandon Thomas and published through Archaia Comics. In
2012, Miranda Mercury was
on YALSA’s Best Graphic Novels for Teens list and was also nominated for four
Glyph Awards, including Best Artist.
Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital announce formation of new health care system
Tufts Medical Center, Lowell General Hospital announce formation
of new health care system
Alternative model to emphasize unmatched collaboration and provider autonomy
to manage and improve health
The organizations will align with a new parent company, led by Normand Deschene as Chief Executive Officer and Ellen Zane as Chairperson. Tufts MC, Lowell General and their physician groups will maintain local governance but will partner to create the scale needed to capitalize on population data management, efficiencies of group purchasing and the development of innovative services while assuring autonomy. The organizations will have equal representation on the parent company board.
“We
believe in keeping physicians close to patients and removing the
barriers that stand in the way of patients receiving care at the right
time in the most appropriate setting, conveniently and affordably,” said
Deschene, CEO of Lowell General Hospital. “This partnership with Tufts
Medical Center will do just that. The new system will allow us to build
and strengthen connections, remove obstacles and ultimately ensure that
patients are navigating a far less complex healthcare experience.”
“Our partnership will be the first of its kind in Massachusetts,” said Zane, Vice Chair of the Tufts MC Board of Trustees. “This system is not being formed by one entity taking over another, with the academic medical center as the hub of the universe. What we are creating is a ‘round table,’ if you will, predicated on our commitment to managing the health and well-being of the communities we serve. This system we are forming with Lowell General Hospital is powerful both on its own, and as an alternative for other community providers and regional physician groups who share our vision and values.”
Lowell General Hospital and Tufts Medical Center have been recognized repeatedly in reports from the Attorney General’s Office and the Center for Health Information and Analysis for their ability to deliver high quality care with a lower cost structure, just the formula that legislators, business leaders and patients have been demanding to make care better and more affordable in Massachusetts.
“We know from experience that strong hospitals and physician groups like ours seek the scale necessary to leverage collaborative technologies and data sharing that allow us to improve access to affordable, high quality health care for the communities we serve,” said Deschene. “We believe the market is hungry for this type of value-driven system.”
Tufts Medical Center CEO Michael Wagner, MD, said, “Lowell General is a perfect teammate, one of the strongest and most well-respected community hospital systems in Massachusetts. By joining together, we can accelerate the development of services and technologies to help patients across the spectrum from the healthy to the chronically ill to the critically ill. As a CEO and a physician, I find the benefits offered by this system unmatched and extremely attractive.”
“We have seen the success of working with Tufts Medical Center and its commitment to partnering with community hospitals firsthand through our successful pediatric and critical care affiliations,” said Joseph White, President of Lowell General Hospital. “Ultimately, this partnership will help us continue to deliver on our promise of complete connected care to members of our community – no matter where they access that care. Tufts Medical Center will bring its commitment to research, teaching and specialty care innovation to this partnership, and will help us to increase the breadth and scope of the care we provide in the community.”
The new system will leverage population health data and services already available through the Lowell General Hospital and New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA), a network of 1,800 physicians affiliated with Tufts Medical Center. This will support a cost-efficient and optimally effective approach to population health management, a method by which hospitals, doctors and other health care providers work together to improve patients’ health rather than simply treat episodes of disease. It is a critical component of health care reform. NEQCA and Lowell General Hospital have had significant success and are highly regarded for their innovations in this area.
“Physicians and hospitals are going to find this unique system attractive in that it provides a level of local control and collaboration between academic and community medicine that currently does not exist,” said Jeffrey Lasker, MD, President and CEO of NEQCA. “This new model has been designed to support the relationship between the doctor and patient and will allow us the opportunity to build on our demonstrated success in ensuring healthier outcomes for patients and limiting health care costs.”
Springwell 4/16起舉辦保護耆英系列講座
Springwell launches a series of informational presentations for
the Chinese-speaking community
What: “Elder Protective
Services – The Response to Elder Abuse and Neglect in Massachusetts”
Who: April Evans,
Protective Services Program Manager, Springwell
Where: Boston Chinese Evangelical Church Newton Campus,
218
Walnut St, Newton, MA
When: Wednesday, April
16, 2014, at 10:30 AM
Translation by: The Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
In
coordination with the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center, Springwell is
hosting a series of educational events in the Chinese-speaking community,
starting April 16, 2014 at the Boston Chinese Evangelical Church Newton Campus.
April Evans, Springwell’s Protective Services Program Manager, will describe
the various types of elder abuse and neglect as well as provide guidance on how
to identify instances of elder abuse and neglect, and will also explain the
process of reporting abuse and neglect. April will be available for a questions
and answers at the end of the presentation. The presentation will be conducted in
Chinese, courtesy of staff from the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center.
Springwell
is a private, nonprofit agency that has been creating, implementing, and
providing services for over 35 years to older adults, adults with disabilities,
and those who help care for them. Springwell’s service area includes Belmont,
Brookline, Newton, Needham, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley, and Weston.
Springwell has a history of providing a variety of culturally appropriate
services to Chinese-speaking older adults and has administered several
community grants to the Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center to facilitate
programs within the communities that the agency serves.
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