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星期四, 4月 14, 2016
USA Science & Engineering Festival 4/16-17
Lockheed Martin, Founding and Presenting Host of the Festival, will have hands-on, high-tech exhibits to engage the minds of future scientists and engineers. Using the theme "This Science Isn't Fiction", participants will be able to interact with robots, see a flight simulator, and marvel at Mars vehicles, all demonstrating that deep space travel may not be as far off as we think.
Learn from scientists and health professionals at the renowned National Institutes of Health (NIH) how they are using the latest in STEM to advance health in a wide range of frontiers -- ranging from improving the basic health of children, families and communities, to conducting clinical and translational research that transforms scientific discoveries into medical practice. 
When will the first humans set foot on Mars? Get ready for amazing insights as NASA's Chief Scientist Ellen Stofan provides an overview of NASA's journey to Mars, with the goal of putting humans on the Red Planet in the 2030s. She also how YOU can get involved in the mission of a lifetime!
A crowd favorite at the 2014 Festival Expo, this Grammy Award-winning band returns to wow crowds with its electrifying pop melodies and vivid lyrics inspired by science and technology! TMBG returns to the #SciFest stage show on Saturday for 2 FREE shows! 
Think Differently and Change the World: Calling all innovators, makers, creative thinkers and doers! Do you have clever, creative science-fiction ideas or other futuristic brainchilds that can change the world? If you're ready to think differently, join Dr. Reginald Brothers, Under Secretary at the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate, and other innovators in an exciting presentation about how to turn your STEM ideas into reality!
Join Paul Taylor, Traveling Science Show and Community Outreach Manager of the Franklin Institute, for his Science Showdown -- an interactive tour-de-force with two sci-athletes who will engage in a battle for science supremacy! From the opening bell, these sci-athletes will demonstrate the science behind a series of unforgettable demonstrations!
Discover the dynamic organizations who are reaching out to girls and minorities in fascinating and effective ways to attract and retain them in the STEM careers of tomorrow. Organizations such as: The Society of Women Engineers; Women of InfoComm Network; Black Girls Code; Cyberjutsu Girls; Association for Women in Mathematics; National Science Foundation; Society of Black Engineers; National Society of Hispanic Physicists; and Benignant STEM Innovation Foundation.
Expect high tech, virtual reality, models, and cool photo op at NASA, experience the thrill of space exploration and aeronautic engineering in a big way with SpaceX, launch a rocket with Orbital ATK and get an infrared picture of yourself! Plus, stop in and see the 40-foot rocket and play with STEMbots at the STEMship Discovery Center! 
What is the future of science? How can you become a part of it? Come meet and learn from scientists representing many different fields at the American Association for the
Through a bevy of fascinating exhibits, discover why the Do It Yourself, or Maker Movement is revolutionizing technology by putting the power of innovation into the hands of the average person. Get on board the Movement with such leaders as Tech Shop DC - Arlington, Rogue Making, Black Girls CODE, and Cornell University to learn how they are transforming such fields as robotics, computer science, 3D printing and electronics!
MAYOR WALSH'S BUDGET PROPOSAL INVESTS IN SAFE TRAVEL ON CITY OF BOSTON STREETS
MAYOR WALSH'S BUDGET PROPOSAL INVESTS IN SAFE TRAVEL ON CITY OF BOSTON STREETS
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$3.1M Investment in Vision Zero, $2M for Traffic Signal Improvements
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BOSTON - Thursday, April 14, 2016 - Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that strong measures aimed at ensuring safe and reliable travel on City of Boston streets will be a key component in his administration's proposed fiscal year 2017 budget that was presented to the Boston City Council yesterday morning. A total of $3.1 million is proposed for Vision Zero in FY17 and $9.3 million over the next three years. Vision Zero is an international initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries. The City is also making additional investments in traffic signal and bike infrastructure. The budget calls for $2 million in FY17 for the City's vast traffic signal network to ensure that appropriate maintenance, re-timing and upgrading may be accomplished in the upcoming year. Another $900,000 is allocated to advance the City's strategic bike network.
"It is important that our transportation infrastructure provides the best and safest way for people to travel throughout the City of Boston," said Mayor Walsh. "Ensuring the safety of all of our residents and visitors is a top priority and these investments will help bring us one step closer to achieving Vision Zero and creating safer streets across our city."
"Our streets should be welcoming and beautiful, and getting around our city should be predictable and comfortable," said Chris Osgood, City of Boston Chief of Streets. "That work - and this budget - starts with making our streets safe for everyone, whether you are walking, biking, taking the T or driving."
In the spring of 2015, Mayor Walsh committed to Vision Zero and appointed an inter-agency and inter-disciplinary Task Force that worked to produce an Action Plan by December. The Action Plan summarizes the progress that has been made to date and outlines the steps that will be taken to achieve the City's Vision Zero goals.
The creation of a Rapid Response Team is one action item that has already been implemented. The Team, made up of Vision Zero Task Force members, now responds to critical and fatal crash locations to analyze the cause of a crash and gain insight to bring about corrective action. Recent progress also includes the introduction of a Transportation Safety Concerns Map, an online tool that allows visitors to identify locations where they have concerns about traffic safety.
Upcoming plans identified in the Vision Zero Action Plan include:
The City of Boston has recently been selected as one of 10 U.S. cities to participate in the Vision Zero Focus Cities Program, a new initiative developed by the national Vision Zero Network. Along with Austin, TX; Washington, DC; New York City, NY; Chicago, IL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; San Francisco, CA; and Los Angeles, CA; Boston was selected in recognition of the City's leadership and innovative work toward achieving Vision Zero goals that will change the way that safe mobility is prioritized.
The $2 million proposed for Traffic Signal Improvements will also work toward the achievement of the City of Boston's safe, reliable and accessible streets priority. Currently, there are 849 signalized intersections operated by the Boston Transportation Department. A multitude of traffic signal poles, signal heads and bulbs, pedestrian pushbuttons and embedded sensors is located at each of these intersections. In addition, cable connects 556 of these intersections to the Traffic Management Center at City Hall providing City of Boston Traffic Engineers with the ability to remotely adjust traffic signal timing at these intersections to accommodate traffic congestion, special events and emergency situations.
"Our traffic signal systems is complex, and frequently updating all of our equipment and keeping it in good working condition at all times is crucial to the effective functioning of our streets," said Boston Transportation Commissioner Gina N. Fiandaca. "The proposed investment in traffic signals will assist BTD in our efforts to provide a traffic signal system that safely and equitably ushers all users of Boston's streets to their destinations."
Completing a comprehensive retiming of traffic signals at every intersection in the City of Boston at least once every five years is an objective that will benefit from this additional funding. New traffic signal timings are based on current data gained from traffic studies that count the number of people walking and riding bikes, as well as the number of all types of motor vehicles traveling through an intersection in a given period of time. Signals are retimed to accurately reflect current activity and travel patterns resulting in signals that minimize stops and delays, decrease fuel consumption and air pollution emissions, and promote safe, efficient and progressive movement through the intersection.
BTD recently completed the retiming of traffic signals at 18 intersections in Dorchester and anticipates the project will reduce total delays by 10-14%, and decrease emission and fuel consumption by 8% at those 18 locations. Traffic signal retiming projects will also take place in Roxbury, Jamaica Plain, Roslindale and Brighton in the coming months. In FY15, BTD retimed traffic signals at 115 locations which included, among others, 62 intersections in the Back Bay, as well as signals on Atlantic Avenue, Seaport Boulevard, Kenmore Square, Bennington Street in East Boston, Hyde Park Avenue, and Massachusetts Avenue.
For more information on Vision Zero please visit www.visionzeroboston.org
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FIVE BOSTON-AREA MEN CHARGED WITH EXTORTION AND GAMBLING
FIVE BOSTON-AREA MEN CHARGED WITH EXTORTION AND GAMBLING
BOSTON – Five men were arrested and charged today in the U.S. District Court in Boston with conducting an illegal gambling business, making extortionate loans and collecting loans by extortionate means.
Joseph Yerardi, 62, of Newton; Anthony Corso, 51 of Cambridge; Michael Burke, 45, of Winthrop; Robert Conway, 27, of, Lynnfield; and Michael Habicht, 59 of Boston, were indicted on one count of operating an illegal gambling business from March 2015 through April 2016. Yerardi and Corso were also indicted on three counts of conspiracy to make and making extortionate extensions of credit. In addition, Yerardi, Corso, Burke and Conway were indicted on various counts of conspiring to collect and collecting extensions of credit by extortionate means from six debtors. The defendants will appear before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal at 11:30 a.m.
The charge of operating an illegal gambling business provides a sentence of no greater than five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. The extortion charges each provide a sentence of no greater than 20 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Harold H. Shaw, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; and Colonel Richard D. McKeon, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, made the announcement today. Assistance with the investigation was also provided by the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation, the Massachusetts Department of Correction, and the Boston, Medford, and Quincy Police Departments. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Timothy E. Moran of Ortiz’s Organized Crime and Gang Unit.
The details contained in the charging document are allegations. The defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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