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| 麻省理工學院史隆管理學院全球經濟及管理教授黃亞生。(周菊子攝) |
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| 哈佛醫學公共政策教授蕭慶倫(右)和黃亞生教授。(周菊子攝) |
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| 哈佛前費正清中心主任馬若德也來聽黃亞生的講題。(周菊子攝) |
星期三, 12月 13, 2017
黃亞生哈佛講座從創投談中國下階段經濟 (圖片)
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES MILESTONES REACHED IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THREE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MAYOR WALSH ANNOUNCES MILESTONES REACHED IN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FOR THREE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Massachusetts School Building Authority Approves Next Steps in Boston Public School Improvement Projects
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Rendering of Boston Arts Academy
BOSTON - Wednesday, December 13, 2017 - As part of the Walsh Administration's commitment to improve schools, Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a set of milestones reached in the improvements being made to three schools in the Boston Public School system. The three schools include: Carter School, Boston Arts Academy and the Josiah Quincy Upper School.
The Walsh Administration has put a renewed focus on maximizing the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) as a resource for improving facilities. Since 2014, the City has secured funding for 12 repair projects throughout the District, with six more projects going into construction in the summer of 2018 and 2019. This in addition to moving forward with the Dearborn STEM Academy in Roxbury. Including today's action by the MSBA Board, the City has been approved for grants totaling up to $112 million since 2014.
"It's important that we provide the best education for our students, in the best learning environment," said Mayor Walsh. "These steps taken by the MSBA are significant in ensuring that we are able to update and modernize school facilities for the benefit of our students and educators. I thank the Board for their votes, and look forward to moving forward with these projects to create 21st century learning environments for all of our students."
As a result of approval from a MSBA Board vote, the Boston Arts Academy (BAA) is able to move forward with setting the scope, schedule and cost for a new school, marking a major milestone in the MSBA process. The City will receive upwards of $48 million in reimbursement from the state for the $124 million project. The new facility is designed to accommodate 500 students in academics and five arts majors, including: theatre, dance, music, design and visual communications (visual arts) and fashion technology.
In addition to the typical classrooms and science labs required at any high school, the new BAA will feature a 500-seat auditorium/theater space with proscenium stage and scene shop, a 200 seat black box theater, four new dance studios, visual arts studios, a recording studio, choral room and a 150 seat recital/lecture hall.
Other projects that received approval as part of the MSBA vote include the Carter School, which was approved to be invited into an Eligibility Period, the first step in the MSBA construction process to determine preliminary requirements and eligibility. The Josiah Quincy Upper School will move forward with the extension of a feasibility study to allow the City and MSBA the ability to continue collaborative efforts in determining potential locations for the new school facility.
"Improvement projects like these make an important difference in our students' lives by providing them 21st century learning environments where their minds and dreams can flourish," said BPS Superintendent Tommy Chang. "I am grateful to the MSBA for its support of our efforts to create world-class facilities, and bring our BuildBPS framework to life in classrooms across the city."
Earlier this year, Mayor Walsh announced a $1 billion commitment to improve Boston's school buildings through BuildBPS, a ten-year Educational and Facilities Master Plan for Boston Public Schools. Mayor Walsh also committed $13 million in near term investments for schools across the district through the creation of the 21st Century Schools Fund.
In addition, the Dearborn STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Academy, a $73 million construction project to create a four-story, 128,000 square foot state-of-the-art learning facility ideal for 21st century, will open to students in September of 2018. The project is being reimbursed $37 million by the MSBA.
Earlier this year, Mayor Walsh announced $9 million of investments for roof and boiler replacements at five schools, including Boston Latin School, James F. Condon Elementary in South Boston, John W. McCormack Middle School in Dorchester, Paul A. Dever Elementary School in Dorchester and the William E. Channing Elementary School in Hyde Park. The roof and boiler replacement project leverages nearly $6.1 million in MSBA Accelerated Repair Program, which is focused on performing energy-efficient and cost-saving upgrades, and will result in direct operational savings for the school district.
Last year, Mayor Walsh invested $25.1 million for door and window replacement at seven schools, which included construction grants up to $16.4 million from the MSBA Accelerated Repair Program. This project enabled for nearly 3,000 windows to be replaced at these schools.
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City Council Passes Procurement Reform Ordinance, Acoustic on Main, Appoints CPC Members
City Council Passes Procurement Reform Ordinance, Acoustic on Main, Appoints CPC Members
BOSTON - In the final Council meeting of the year, the Boston City Council passed two major ordinances as well as finalized the appointments of four community members to serve on the Community Preservation Committee (CPC). The first ordinance, sponsored by Council President Wu, removed the sunset clause on Boston’s Acoustic Live Entertainment Ordinance to permanently enable neighborhood small businesses to host acoustic live entertainment acts without fees or paperwork. The second, An Ordinance Promoting Equity in City of Boston Contracts, was co-sponsored by Council President Michelle Wu and Councilor Ayanna Pressley.
Acoustic Live Entertainment
In December 2016 the City Council passed the Acoustic Live Entertainment Ordinance to eliminate all permits, licenses, and fees for Boston businesses to host acoustic performances with five or fewer performers. The language included a sunset provision that the ordinance would expire at the end of 2017, in order to allow for review and reconsideration. Today, the Council voted to remove that provision and extend the program permanently.
“This ordinance empowers Boston's small business owners to enliven our business districts and showcase our arts and culture talent," said President Wu. "By eliminating red tape for acoustic performances in our small businesses, we are giving neighborhood retailers another tool to entice customers to shop local. We’ve heard very positive feedback from businesses and community members over the last year and I’m thrilled it will continue permanently as an example of innovation and collaboration in city government."
Procurement Reform
The Equity in City of Boston Contracts Ordinance codifies the City’s responsibility to create a supplier diversity program, which would conduct active outreach to women- and minority-owned business enterprises (WMBEs) regarding City needs and contracting processes. It also requires solicitation of bids from at least one women-owned business and at least one minority-owned business for contracts under $50,000. Finally it directs any and all requests for proposals (RFPs) that the City issues, as well as the evaluation process for such RFPs, to include a rating of diversity and inclusion plans as key criteria, and creates a quarterly reporting obligation.
“This ordinance aligns city spending with our vision of creating equity and opportunity across our neighborhoods” said Council President Wu. “The $700M that city government spends each year represents a tremendous opportunity to invest in local MWBEs that will build wealth in our communities.”
“This has been a long road from my first hearing in 2013, but today is a huge step towards codifying equity in the City of Boston’s procurement and purchasing systems,” said Councilor Ayanna Pressley. “In collaboration with my colleague, Council President Michelle Wu, we have crafted and passed an ordinance built to make a difference now and to create a system that pushes us to continue to set newer and bolder goals for inclusion. This policy is a step towards reducing wealth inequities in the city, and I look forward to its implementation.”
Community Preservation Committee
The Council also voted to confirm four nominees for the CPC, rounding out the 9-member board that will manage and grant the funds collected under the Community Preservation Act.
“The process for the Special Committee on the community Preservation Act to recommend four individuals was very thorough. With the partnership of my Council colleagues which allowed for an in-depth, transparent process to take place, I am confident that the four nominees that were approved by the full City Council will uphold the goals of the Community Preservation Act which will continued to move Boston forward,” said Boston City Council At-Large Michael Flaherty, Chair of the special Committee on the Community Preservation Act.
The new members are: Matthew Kiefer, Madeligne Tena, Kannan Thiruvengadam, and Ying Wang. They will join Mayor Walsh’s appointees: Chris Cook (Boston Conservation Commission), William Epperson (Parks and Recreation Commission), Felicia Jacques (Boston Landmarks Commission), Carol Downs (Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) Board), and Kate Bennett (Boston Housing Authority). They will serve staggered terms such that each year at least one seat will come up for reappointment or a new appointment.
Boston Public Schools, Boston Red Sox Host Holiday Gathering For Families In Need
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MASSACHUSETTS TO RECEIVE $2.4 MILLION FROM MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY OVER UNLAWFUL MARKETING
MASSACHUSETTS TO RECEIVE $2.4 MILLION FROM MEDICAL DEVICE COMPANY OVER UNLAWFUL MARKETING
Payment Part of $12 Million Settlement Resolving Multistate Investigation
Payment Part of $12 Million Settlement Resolving Multistate Investigation
BOSTON – Massachusetts will receive $2.4 million from a medical device company in a multistate settlement resolving allegations that it unlawfully promoted a device used in certain surgical procedures, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.
In a consent judgment entered today in Suffolk Superior Court, Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc. and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. (Medtronic) have agreed to resolve claims they engaged in a deceptive marketing strategy regarding its Infuse® Bone Graft device that is used to stimulate bone growth.
“Companies cannot use deceptive practices to increase their profits, while compromising the safety and well-being of patients,” said AG Healey. “With this settlement, we are bringing more than $2 million back to Massachusetts after uncovering this unlawful conduct.”
The payment is part of a $12 million multistate settlement that concludes an investigation conducted by AG Healey and state attorneys general in Oregon, California, Illinois and Washington.
Infuse is a medical device used in certain spinal fusion procedures as an alternative to more traditional bone grafting. The AG’s complaint, filed along with the consent judgment today, alleges that Medtronic used deceptive company-sponsored scientific literature to convey false and misleading claims about Infuse’s safety, comparative efficacy, and superiority in order to expand the market for Infuse.
Specifically, the complaint alleges that in order to promote Infuse, Medtronic collaborated with physician-authors – many of whom were paid millions in consulting fees by the company – to publish studies in peer-reviewed journals that unfairly and deceptively omitted discussion of adverse results, downplayed side-effects, overstated the comparative efficacy of Infuse, and failed to disclose consultant ties to Medtronic. The complaint alleges Medtronic knowingly disseminated these deceptive articles and benefited financially from them.
In addition to the monetary payment, the settlement imposes requirements on Medtronic’s promotional use of clinical trial information and its dissemination of published medical journal articles relating to clinical trials of Infuse.
Medtronic is also required to make clinical trial data relating to Infuse publicly available through the government-run website ClinicalTrials.gov, and comply with other injunctive terms relating to its marketing and promotional practices for Infuse.
This matter was handled by Assistant Attorney General Lisa Gaulin of the AG’s Health Care Division, with assistance from Eric Gold, Chief of the Health Care Division, and Assistant Attorneys General Courtney Aladro and Emily Gabrault through the Health Care Division.
劍橋合唱團12/17辦25週年音樂會
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星期二, 12月 12, 2017
REP. LIEU INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION
REP. LIEU INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN BILL TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D – Los Angeles County) introduced bipartisan legislation called the Fundamentally Understanding the Usability and Realistic Evolution of Artificial Intelligence (FUTURE of AI) Act with Congressmen John Delaney (D–MD) and Pete Olson (R–TX) to create a federal advisory commission to study artificial intelligence issues. Comprised of members from federal agencies, industry, academia and labor organizations, the commission would advise the government on how to regulate and prepare for advancements in AI. Reps. Lieu, Delaney and Olson are members of the Artificial Intelligence Caucus, which was created in the 115th Congress to inform policymakers of the technological, economic and social impacts of advances in AI. This is a companion to a Senate bill introduced by Senator Cantwell.
“Artificial intelligence is already reshaping the future of nearly every major industry. With thoughtful investment, American ingenuity in AI can transform our economy and help the United States remain the global standard-bearer of innovation. As a leader in this space, the U.S. is responsible for determining how to deploy these new technologies safely and wisely—especially considering the potential economic, legal and ethical implications of AI. I am proud to join my colleagues Rep. Delaney and Rep. Olson in bringing together a diverse group of experts to tackle these fundamental questions. Used correctly, AI can transform society for the better. Used in a nefarious manner, AI can wreak havoc on society.”
填补美国区域华人近代史空白 英文版《南加州华人30年史话》出版
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填补美国区域华人近代史空白 英文版《南加州华人30年史话》出版
南加华人文史保存基金会十二月十日下午二时，在洛杉矶举办英文版《南加州华人30年史话》出版发布会，宣告历时四年的英文翻译全部完成、并结集成书。同时分享整个翻译过程中的工作细节。这套英文版全书分四册，1600页，63万3千字，填补美国华人区域近代史的空白，被誉为全美华人近代史的里程碑。
4年前，这本书记载了南加州地区华人半世纪以来的历史，逾百万字的中文版完成并出版，曾被评为当年南加州华人社团十大新闻之一。
南加华人文史保存基金会主席林日昇表示，中英文版本，历时八年，编辑过程的八年犹如完成了一个博士学位，今天是我们的毕业典礼，同时也告诉我们，只要想做，就可以实现。这本书的完成，不仅是为我们当代做一个记录，同时，也将会将我们的历史传承给后代。他感谢所有给予支持和帮助的社会各界人士。
策划和发起编撰《南加州华人30年史话》的陈十美表示，四年前，南加华人文史保存基金会的全体董事：在当届主席林日昇的统筹又契而不舍的领导下，整个团队毅然走上更为坚辛的翻译英文版之路。再费时另一个四年之久, 将英文版奉献给社会。她特别感谢“以全然无我的精神，将生命奉献给我们后代子孙的义工团队。”
参与翻译统筹工作的前州立大学长堤分校亚州研究所所创始人李三宝敎授在发言中表示，当年的中文版出版就被视为是一个奇迹，这本书用一个最完整的轮廓、描述了南加州华人的近代史。现在用美国主流社会和我们后代所使用的语言整体的记录下来，让我们的后代珍惜所传承的文化。
编辑这本书是确定的主题是“光大传承”，这里面包含两个层面，第一是我们这一代生长在南加州的华人，还清楚和了解前辈移民的历史，我们要把他们的历史光大下去。第二是翔实记载我们这一点的历史、让后代传承下去。
翻译过艰辛之极，好多成语、名字、书名都花费了许多考证的功夫。其中多伦多大学的颜钟祐教授翻译了全书十七章中的十章，蔡梅曦博士翻译了五章，Li_mei & Gregory Baranoff以及中国文化大学的洪玉儒博士翻译了两章。劳思源博士编辑了十章，沈德彰编辑了七章。李三宝教授负责前言、序、后记、引言的翻译。
加州大学洛杉矶分校东亚语文学院图书馆馆长陈肃介绍，很荣幸能参与其中的工作，同时介绍了杨宝莉、张懿文、韦祎、王悠、胡均希、徐健轩等六位UCLA的学生，参与了部分章节的一审和二审。
华美博物馆前馆长郑舒兰丶UCLA 亚太研究中心主任周敏丶南海岸华人协会前理事长钟希寅等分别分享了自己参与部分的工作。
编辑和翻译这本史书的过程，是一次南加州华裔社会精英的一次集结号，是两岸三地华人携手的见证。而这本华人史册翻译成英文后，填补了华人在美国少数族裔史册的空白，是全美华人史的里程碑。（AACYF洛杉矶讯）
新英格蘭台商會2017尾牙 歐陽露連任會長
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| 波士頓僑教中心主任歐宏偉(左二)授印，歐陽露(右二)連任會長。 旁為兩名副會長林海倫(左一)，李苡惠(右一)。(周菊子攝) |
台商會今年的尾牙聚餐，出現兩段插曲，一是大會嘉賓柯乃南會末發言，促請台商會起而行動，團結社區力量，關注政治，集中力量支持某些政客，並促其訂定有利華人政策；一是紐英崙中華公所主席聲明中華公所是登記在案的501( C)3非牟利機構，依法不得涉入政治，但一向支持民主自由。
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| 左起，蔡坤洗醫師，史美芳，蔣宗壬夫婦，陳家驊，王本仁， 柯乃男夫婦和台商會會長歐陽露。(周菊子攝) |
台商會2002-2003年會長蔡坤喜再度出任司儀，在會場打出的過往一年活動照片助陣中，介紹台商會在關懷社區，支持台灣上的從來不落人後，包括當年非典型肺炎SARS爆發時，一馬當先的採購了大量口罩寄回台灣，每遇家鄉遭遇水火地震等天災，例必籌款捐輸、濟助，同時積極支持台灣加入聯合國等等。他還做了一首勸世打油詩，提醒台商會員，人生在世，歲月有限，把握光陰要及時。
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| 新英格蘭台灣商會會長歐陽露報告會務。(周菊子攝) |
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| 紐英崙中華公所主席陳家驊強調中驊公所支持民主自由。(周菊子攝) |
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| 抽獎環節，波士頓僑務委員蔣宗壬(右)也抽中大獎。波士頓 僑教中心主任歐宏偉代表送上。(周菊子攝) |
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| 經文處洪麗玲副組長(中)抽獎。左為陳裕逢，右為蔡高進。(周菊子攝) |
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| 波士頓關懷協會會長王志維(左)抽中衛斯理豐田汽車代理董事長柯乃南 送出的球賽門票。(周菊子攝) |
青年鋼琴家牛牛 簽約環球唱片
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| 牛牛(中)與父親張長峰(右二)在簽約儀式中舉杯祝賀。 |
(Boston Orange周菊子整理報導)暱稱牛牛的青年鋼琴家張勝量，今年9月才在”金磚會議”中為各國元首演奏，12月8日就和環球唱片公司簽約，將於2018年2月發行他的第7張個人專輯，並在茱麗亞音樂學院舉辦畢業演奏會。
牛牛父親張長峰表示，牛牛10歲簽約EMI(百代)唱片公司，後來加盟ICA、華納，如今簽約環球。牛牛因此成為全世界唯一在20歲之際就曾和世界3大唱片公司簽約合作，發行過最多數量個人專輯的華人鋼琴演奏家。
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| 牛牛在簽約現場演奏。 |
本名張勝量的牛牛，今年7月剛滿20歲，身高已達1米86，但他早從3歲就展現了音樂天分，能把初學者使用的鋼琴樂譜”約翰·湯普森鋼琴系列”整本彈完，還從6歲開始踏上音樂神童之路，開獨奏會，在1000人面前表演，8歲進上海音樂學院，10歲獲邀在英國查理士王子面前演奏，還簽約百代唱片，首張專輯”牛牛莫札特作品”就獲得金唱片銷售獎，12歲參加德國Bad Worishofen國際音樂節，獲得”2009年世界最年輕鋼琴家”證書和獎勵。13歲獲德國萬寶龍青年音樂家大獎，也獲得新英格蘭音樂學院與胡桃山藝術學校全額獎學金，來到麻州深造。
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| 牛牛簽約後接受媒體採訪。 |
17歲從胡桃山學校畢業時，牛牛曾經猶豫過是否要留在波士頓，幾經考量，還是決定轉往紐約，追隨老師陳宏寬，進紐約茱麗亞音樂學院，陸續和中國著名音樂家，指揮家譚盾等世界知名音樂家交流。滿20歲後，勢不可擋，9月在金磚會議中為各國元首演奏，12月就和環球唱片簽約。
環球唱片顯然很重視和牛牛的合約，正式簽署文件前，已經先遠赴柏霖，在著名的Emil
Berliner 錄音室為牛牛錄製獨奏專輯，還邀得過四座格來美獎的德國錄音工程師萊納麥拉德來打造環球出品的首張牛牛專輯，曲目包括牛牛個人最喜愛的”門德爾松E大調隨想迴旋曲”等。
環球音樂香港暨中國古典與爵士樂部門資深行政總監譚紀豪，香港環球唱片董事總經理黃劍濤，以及牛牛的全球經紀人李文偉都特地趕到簽約現場誌盛。(所有圖片張長峰提供)
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