New Video From Charlie Baker: "Keeping The Promise"

New Video From Charlie Baker: "Keeping The Promise" 
 

BOSTON -- The Baker Committee today released a new web video entitled "Keeping The Promise," to mark one year since Governor Baker's inauguration. The video features Governor Baker highlighting some of the major accomplishments of his first year in office - including passing MBTA reform, tacking the opioid crisis, and reforming the Health Connector. 

 

Charlie Baker: "I also think that we've sent a message to people that this is really about performance. That's what we care about, that's what we're focused on. And I think for the most part that people are pretty favorably disposed to it. And I think a lot of people in and around government are psyched. So I'm looking forward to what comes next."

Click to watch "Keeping the Promise" (3:19)

麻州長、波士頓市長歡迎 GE 總部落戶波市海港區

General Electric Chooses Boston for World Headquarters

BOSTON – Governor Charlie Baker and Mayor Martin J. Walsh today celebrated General Electric's decision to relocate their world headquarters to Boston to take advantage of Boston and the Commonwealth's innovative and competitive economy and access to human capital and world-class educational institutions. General Electric will bring approximately 800 high-paying jobs to Boston with this move. 

"Our administration welcomes GE’s decision to take advantage of the unique resources that our state has to offer, ranging from our innovative economy to top universities," said Governor Baker. "In addition to adding hundreds of high-paying jobs to our state, we look forward to partnering with GE to achieve further growth across a spectrum of industries and are confident GE will flourish in the Commonwealth's inventive economy."

"General Electric's choice to move to Boston is the result of the city's willingness and excitement to work creatively and collaboratively to bring positive activity to our local economy and continue to grow our industries," said Mayor Walsh. "Boston is delighted and honored to welcome General Electric and its employees to our community and we are confident that this is the start of a strong partnership."

Bringing General Electric's operations to the Seaport District will cement the company as an anchor in the city's innovation industry. The Commonwealth offered incentives up to $120 million through grants and other programs and up to $25 million was offered from the city of Boston in property tax relief. Additional incentives offered to General Electric include:

· $1 million in grants for workforce training;

· Up to $5 million for an innovation center to forge connections between GE,innovators from Massachusetts research institutions and the higher education community;

· Commitment to existing local transportation improvements in the Seaport District;

· Appointment of a joint relocation team to ease the transition for employees moving to Boston; 

· Assistance for eligible employees looking to buy homes in Boston;

Additional details will be released as available. 

Dear Friend,

As a city, we achieved significant milestones this week - not only did Boston get a shout out in President Obama’s State of the Union address for our entrepreneurial spirit, but we also received confirmation that General Electric will relocate its corporate headquarters to the Seaport District.

GE is one of the oldest and largest corporations in the world and a global leader in technology, healthcare and innovation. Their choice to relocate to Boston reaffirms that our city is at the forefront of these industries and I am looking forward to the scores of positive change to our local economy and years of partnership ahead.

We have long known that Boston has what it takes to be a world-class city. We are home to the best colleges, hospitals and talent. However, our greatest strength as a city lies in our people. We have an educated and highly creative workforce who is inventing the technologies of the future and working to make the world a better place for everyone.

Our success in bringing GE to Boston is the result of months of hard work and collaboration between City and State officials. This all would not have been possible however if it weren’t for the people of Boston. The work that you do to help make Boston a world-class city, alive with the spirit of growth, creativity and innovation is the reason why our city is attractive to global companies.

As President Obama pointed out this week in his speech before the nation, Boston is competing with the most innovative cities in the country as we race to shape a better world.

While we celebrate our successes, we cannot forget the hard work that remains. For Boston to truly succeed, all of our residents must have equal opportunities. The Boston of the future should be equally known for success in our public schools, the safety of our streets and the affordability of our housing.

I will never lose sight of these true goals of building a better Boston for everyone. Together, we will make sure Boston’s best days are ahead.

Most sincerely,

Martin J. Walsh

萬達集團將斥資35億元買Legendary電影製作公司

美國今日在1月12日報導，中國的萬達集團（Wanda Group）將斥資35億元，買下製作出好萊塢票房片“侏羅紀公園（Jurassic World）”，“大猩猩（Godzilla）”等的傳奇娛樂公司（Legendary Entertainment）。

萬達集團在一份聲明中表示，這是中國迄今最大的一筆跨境文化併購。

萬達集團主席，富比士稱為中國最富有人士的王健林表示，這一收購將使萬達電影控股公司成為全世界創收最高的電影公司。萬達的企業將全面包括電影製作，展出及行銷，增強了萬達的核心競爭力，擴大了萬達在全球電影市場中的聲音。

王健林表示，萬達將幫助創下過120億元世界票房的傳奇娛樂公司增加市場機會，尤其是中國市場。

傳奇娛樂創辦人Thomas Tull將留任為主席及執行長。

萬達集團是在北京招開的新聞發布會中公佈了這一消息。

萬達集團在2012年時，已經以26億元買下美國第二大電影院連鎖集團AMC娛樂控股公司。

波士頓消防員考試 3/21 截止報名

CITY OF BOSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT NOW ACCEPTING FIREFIGHTERS EXAM APPLICATIONS

Boston - Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - The City of Boston Fire Department today announced that the written exam for firefighters will be administered on April 16, 2016.  There will be an additional $50 fee for applications received after March 1, 2016, and no applications will be accepted after March 21, 2016.   To apply online, please visit our website at www.cityofboston.gov/fire.   Boston Fire will host a series of open house sessions to provide more information and answer any questions candidates may have.  These sessions will be held on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon on the following dates at the listed locations:   January 23, E9 & L2, 239 Sumner St., East Boston February 6, E24 & L23, 36 Washington St., Dorchester February 13, E28 & TL10, 746 Centre St., Jamaica Plain February 20, E14 & L4, 174 Dudley St., Roxbury February 27, E48 & L28, 60 Fairmont Ave., Hyde Park March 5, E52 & L29, 975 Blue Hill Ave., Dorchester   The Boston Fire Department will also host a test preparation session at Florian Hall, 55 Hallet St., Dorchester on March 29, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.   All sessions are free and open to the public. Cancellations due to inclement weather will be posted on the Boston Fire Department's Facebook page: facebook.com/bostonfiredepartment.

Boston celebrates 563 mentors recruited

MAYOR WALSH CELEBRATES JANUARY'S  NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH WITH MASSMENTORING AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY

Six Businesses Receive Recognition for Strengthening Communities

BOSTON - Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh today joined business leaders from across the city and representatives from MassMentoring Partnership to celebrate the significant progress made in the Mayor's goal of recruiting 1,000 new mentors over the course of two years. The effort recently passed the halfway mark and 563 mentors have been recruited and matched with mentees to date. Today's event is part of a celebration of January's National Mentoring Month. "I am thankful to all of Boston's professionals who answered the call to connect our City youth with positive mentoring-based relationships," said Mayor Walsh. "Each and every single mentor is making a difference in the lives of young people across the City of Boston. There are many more children waiting to be matched with mentors, and I encourage Boston professionals to sign-up. We will continue to work together to build even more empowering adult-youth relationships here in Boston, and making sure all of our young people have access to this support system." "The Mayor's commitment to the Mayor's Mentoring Movement means that more young people in Boston have caring adults in their lives," said MassMentoring Partnership President and CEO Marty Martinez. "We were pleased to have the Mayor at the Summit and to be able to connect corporate leaders in the City to this important work." The event also featured a dialogue on the My Brother's Keeper initiative and related work that's happening in Boston and the central role that youth-adult relationships are playing in these efforts. In December, Boston ranked 6th out of 50 cities across the country based on its high level of engagement and committed action in helping Black men and boys achieve and reach their full potential.  The ranking was produced by the Campaign for Black Male Achievement, and published in their report:  The Promise of Place: Cities Advancing Black Male Achievement. MBK Boston focuses on improving life outcomes for all youth, especially Black and Latino boys and young men. Attendees heard from representatives of several youth-serving organizations about how the initiative is working to connect young people of color to greater opportunities. The following six businesses were honored and added to Mass MentoringPartnership's Corporate Mentoring Honor Roll for their commitment to supporting empowering youth-adult relationships: The Boston Herald Ernst & Young Gilbane Hill Holliday LPL Financial Loomis, Sayles & Company Bank of America was presented with the Ignite Award at the event, an annual award given to a company for their innovative work in growing the field ofmentoring. Bank of America has been a longtime supporter of mentoring and empowering youth-adult relationships. They give financial support to numerousmentoring and youth-serving organizations across the state by sponsoring events, conferences, and trainings and providing programmatic support. For more information about the initiative, or to sign up to become a mentorplease visit: www.bostonmentors.org.

第六屆TEEC杯北美創業大賽 1/16 頒獎 秀 CES 特色

THE 6TH TEEC CUP UCAHP NORTH AMERICA STARTUP CONTEST 2016第六届TEEC杯北美创业大赛

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Saturday, January 16, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 6:30 PM (PST) Mission City Ball Room, Santa Clara Convention Center 5001 Great America Pkwy Santa Clara, CA 95054 View Map

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波士頓清華校友談“精準醫療”

波士顿清华校友会1月9日在CUBIC举行的精准医疗（Precision Medicine）同行小聚活动，得到了校友的积极参与，总共大约有三十人参加。 此次活动邀请到的嘉宾有来自Harvard Medical School的沈亦平教授、Brandeis University的洪鹏宇教授，7 Bridges Genomics的张璐，Umass Medical School做生物信息学大数据分析的校友于军和RainDance的校友李新宇。

活动一开始组织者李君先向大家介绍了精准医疗的概念和发展趋势，以及目前美国和国内市场上主要的二代测序技术平台和应用领域。接下来由各位嘉宾分别介绍了各自的研究领域以及相关技术在分子医学中的应用，从而引发了大家对国内外精准医疗行业前景，机遇和目前面临的挑战的热烈讨论。

• 随着测序成本的降低和速度的提升，靶向测序，全基因组和全外显子组测序在临床诊断的应用越来越广泛，尤其在遗传病和癌症领域。测序的准确度，灵敏度，以及如何从大量数据中获取有用信息，都是需要考虑的关键问题。来自哈佛医学院的沈亦平教授分析了由其参与的“清华校友孩子林林的罕见病无法确诊”的案例，提出对于大部分的疾病，建立基因和疾病之间的因果关系非常具有挑战性。因此要通过测序达到诊断标准并帮助靶向治疗的决断，不仅需要大量的数据库，更需要知识库的扩充。在未来，不同研究机构之间数据的共享对于知识库的建立尤为重要。
• 测序变得日益普遍，类似于“百万老兵计划”的研究课题中巨大的样本数量使得测序后的数据处理和分析变得更加复杂，也给大数据的存储和传输带来了很大的压力。来自Seven Bridges的张璐介绍了如何通过云计算平台来解决这些问题，使得大数据的分析更为方便和快捷，并且达到数据共享的目的。
• 活动中大家还交流了国内精准医疗行业的定位和发展现状，以及中国在精准预防，诊断和治疗中的优势和机遇。主要体现在，和其他国家相比，资源的集中性使得群体研究的规模可以更大，涉及的疾病种类更多，组学研究更加全面，平台的搭建和数据的共享也更加容易。由于能够收集更多的病例，中国在罕见病的研究上将有巨大的优势。

这次活动邀请的嘉宾和参加的同行遍布产业链上下游不同领域，活动中大家踊跃提问和发言，探讨的问题还包括目前市场上提高测序精准度的方法，以及胞外DNA测序应用于肿瘤诊断的研究进展等等。活动结束后大家纷纷表示获益良多，希望以后还能举办类似的同行交流活动。

BOSTON ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF WARD AND PRECINCT ASSIGNMENTS

BOSTON ELECTIONS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF WARD AND PRECINCT ASSIGNMENTS

BOSTON - Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - The Boston Elections Department today announced that it has concluded its six month, comprehensive review of the ward and precinct assignments and precinct lines across the entire City of Boston. As a result an additional 370 addresses, representing 850 registered voters, need to be corrected. The corrections were accepted by the Board of Election Commissioners during a meeting this morning, Tuesday, January 12 at 10 a.m. in City Hall. The addresses that are impacted are in the neighborhoods of Allston, Brighton, Dorchester, Hyde Park, Mattapan, Roslindale, Roxbury and South End. "These corrections are not only necessary, but they bring our ward and precinct assignments up to speed with our modernizing City," said Dion Irish, Commissioner of the Election Department and Chair of the Board of Election Commissioners. "We believe that many of these re-assignments will make voting more convenient for our constituents, but most importantly their addresses are now correctly assigned. I thank the staff of the Election Department, the Law Department and the Department of Innovation and Technology for their hard work on this months long process that will benefit our city and voters for years to come." This comprehensive review began in August 2015, when errors made in the 1960s caused the incorrect assignment of five addresses in the Lower Mill Section of Dorchester. Following the discovery of these errors the Department and the Massachusetts Secretary of State's Office agreed that a comprehensive review of all address should be conducted to ensure that voters were able to correctly exercise their voting rights.  Prior to the municipal election on November 3, 2015, all address assignments were reviewed and corrected for geographical consistency with city council districts. Following the election the review continued with a focus on all of the other aspects of our electoral boundaries. In conducting the review the Elections Department found that is was necessary to make changes to the legal descriptions and lines of certain precincts to conform to the changing physical condition of the City of Boston. Unlike other cities and towns, the City of Boston is not subject to state laws that require wards and precincts to be divided every ten years. As a result, many of the City's precinct descriptions became outdated. For example, a description may reference a "railroad line" as a precinct boundary, but the railroad line no longer exists. In addition, three precinct lines need to be changed so that they are consistent with new residential development. One precinct line split a residential development so that residents had to vote in two separate locations.   Furthermore, during the review, the Elections Department discovered certain addresses that had been listed in the wrong precinct or ward due to past legislation. Following the 1990 census, the Massachusetts State Legislature found it necessary to balance population in districts by drawing congressional, representative and senatorial district lines using U.S. Census Voting Tabulation Districts ("VTDs") rather than existing municipal precinct lines. After the redistricting process was complete, it became apparent that, in some cases, there were discrepancies between the VTD lines and the existing municipal precinct lines, creating what were referred to as "hidden split precincts" in the City of Boston. Addresses that were located in a VTD and thus a particular district under the legislation were located in a different district on city maps. In order for city maps to be consistent with the newly created congressional, representative and senatorial districts, the City was required to move certain addresses from one precinct to another in the same ward, and, in some cases, from one ward and precinct to another ward and precinct. It appears that these changes were made administratively and not by a special act of the legislature (for ward line changes) or by vote of the Board of Election Commissioners (for precinct line changes). As a result, the legal descriptions of wards and precincts maintained by the City did not change. Voters, however, were assigned to their new wards and precincts and have been voting in those locations ever since. After the 2000 census, the Legislature started a new redistricting process which only referenced wards and precinct boundaries rather than VTDs.  As a result, congressional, representative and senatorial districts were created in 2002 using original ward and precinct lines. At that point, the administrative changes made by the City in 1992 were obsolete, because the hidden split changes that were created by the 1992 legislation no longer existed. In consultation with the Secretary of State's office, the City has determined that, absent proof of legal authority, the City's original designation of wards and precincts must govern. Therefore, the City now needs to move those addresses back to their proper ward and precinct assignments, in keeping with the City's official descriptions. The Elections Department will be reaching out to all impacted addresses in the coming weeks to ensure that all voters are notified before the March 1 federal primary. Once the changes are approved by the state, they will be uploaded to the voter database and available to voters online.

中華專協訂 2/20 慶元宵 猜燈謎

NEACP is proud to sponsor a Lantern Riddle Luncheon (元宵燈謎餐會), February 20, Saturday, 12pm at Bamboo Bedford Restaurant, 213 Burlington Road, Bedford.  Please see attachment.  We have prizes for the winners of Riddle party and Lottery.  The gathering is also co-sponsored by NCKUAA(成大校友會), MJNE(玉山科技協會), TCCNE(新英格蘭台灣商會), and CKHSAA(建中校友會).  To register, please reply this email (2neacp@gmail.com) indicating your name, affiliated organization and the number of people attending.  All members of NEACP and co-sponsor organizations enjoy a member rate of $20 per person. 

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蔡明機 Ming Tsai

會長 

紐英崙中華專業人員協會

New England Association of Chinese Professionals

http://www.neacp.com/

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Baker-Polito Administration Awards Inaugural Urban Agenda Grant in Roxbury

Baker-Polito Administration Awards Inaugural Urban Agenda Grant in Roxbury

Grants empower communities to lead on meeting local needs

Roxbury – Today, Governor Charlie Baker and Lt. Governor Karyn Polito announced the inaugural award from the Commonwealth’s Urban Agenda Grant Program, which seeks to unlock community-driven responses to local economic opportunities through partnership-building, problem-solving, and shared accountability. The first award supports a workforce development partnership between the Madison Park Development Corporation and Boston Education, Skills & Training Corp. (BEST).

“The focus of our urban agenda is community empowerment across the Commonwealth, to meet local needs with locally driven solutions,” said Governor Baker. “The partnership between Madison Park and BEST Corp. embodies the spirit of our urban agenda. In establishing a new vocational training center in the heart of Dudley Square, Madison Park and BEST Corp. are connecting Roxbury residents to economic opportunities, and building a foundation for long-lasting economic development.”

“Our administration is committed to empowering communities,” said Lieutenant Governor Polito. “By supporting communities that work cooperatively to generate community-driven responses to local economic opportunities, this grant program will help transform urban neighborhoods.”

“Urban Agenda grants prepare communities for future successes,” said Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash. “This grant program challenged community-based organizations to identify local economic assets, and to act as drivers of broad-based economic development in their own neighborhoods. I am thrilled with the response. ”

The $225,000 grant to Madison Park Development Corp. and BEST, a nonprofit workforce development organization focused on training Boston residents for jobs in the hospitality industry, will create a new 3,400 square foot hospitality training facility in Dudley Square. The workforce development center will feature a new computer lab, class and event space, and a model hotel room that will give trainees hands-on experience. The workforce training center, which will train Boston residents for jobs in the city’s hospitality cluster. 

The Commonwealth’s Urban Agenda promotes economic vitality and cultivate safer, stronger urban neighborhoods and communities throughout Massachusetts. The grant program seeks to advance vibrant communities, and unlock economic mobility for residents, through community-based partnerships that address workforce development, entrepreneurship, mixed-income housing development.

The administration will make additional Urban Agenda grant announcements on Wednesday, January 13.

黃靄霖新書「晚萼黃林」面世

周菊子攝

儘管今日社會是個以互聯網為傳播新依託的世界，寫作，出書，仍然是老一輩知識份子，文人雅士的心頭夢，一旦圓夢，就跺地有聲，氣勢不同起來。

在波士頓華埠以協辦象棋比賽廣為人知的黃靄霖（見圖），最近就圓了夢，由華夏文化出版社為他整理了124000字的詩、詞、散文，民歌等等，以「晚萼黃林」為名，發行一本新書。

黃靄霖是廣東台山人，1963年從廣東師範學院數學系畢業，在廣東肇慶地區和廣州市做過中學，大專函授學校的老師，1988年還為中國科學普及出版社編過中學數學輔導叢書一套六冊。

也是1988年，黃靄霖移民來美，落腳波士頓，進了Franklin體育工業公司，做批發部質檢員，直至退休。 

在擔任質檢員期間，黃靄霖充分發揮了他的數學長才，改善工作方法與效率，大獲雇主歡心，但他自己從未忘記，中學，大學時他都曾是校內歌舞團的出色演員，為創作節目與文藝結緣，退休後寄情詩詞，舞文弄墨，一有閒暇就提筆抒情，投稿報章，屢獲刊用，更加是樂此不疲。 

這本「晚萼黃林」由馬福蔭擔任責任編輯，伍法岳等人作序，共164頁，分七部分，包括古風和新體詩，律絕詩，詞，民歌，童謠34首，散文19篇，以及賀聯，日記，數學，棋藝創作等等其他作品，都是他人生路上隨手捻來的片段，既有憶述成長時期的經歷，包括他的地方名人三伯父黃公權，也有描繪移民北美後的生活種種，內容其實頗為多樣化，讓人一暌中國的時代變遷，以及異國他鄉風情。 

黃靄霖坦言自己晚年時在朋友支持下，出版了這本「晚萼黃林」，從此人生無憾，他還特地作詞一首，藉以誌記。 

落葉歸根（調寄定風波），墨硯歸根夢似花，金山落葉映煙霞。濁浪狂濤時已改，風采，黃林晚萼逗人家。遊戲文章窮器宇，充飢，多情絮語寫桑麻，塵海光陰留百感，無憾，安貧樂道是年華。

麻州元極舞聯誼會 1/10 迎新春

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曾正泉(左)，僑教中心主任郭大文。

陳玫菁(左)，曾秀梅(右)。

波士頓僑教中心主任郭大文。

駐波士頓僑教中心主任賴銘琪，雲雯蓁夫婦。

波士頓僑教中心主任郭大文。

右起，曾秀梅，許炳煌，波士頓經文處處長賴銘琪，雲雯蓁夫婦，元極舞老師。

曾政明(左)。

邱西薔。

吳萍萍(右)。

劉秀春。

黃秀英。