人生一定要有的八個朋友：
推手(Builder)、
支柱(Champion)、
同好(Collaborator)、
夥伴(Companion)、
中介(Connector)、
開心果(Energizer)、
開路者(Mind Opener)、
導師(Navigator)。
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滿能執行長Cynthia H. Sierra表示，”我們真的很榮幸有市府確保居民能及時，方便的得到檢測。作為一個社區健康中心，我們的使命就是把醫療護理擴大進病人居住的社區及鄰里。無論是做新冠病毒篩檢，或是很快就要做的新冠病毒疫苗接種，或是面對面，或是任何其他的支援性醫療服務，我們都致力為所有需要我們的人確保醫療護理及服務的完善及品質。
City of Quincy, Manet Community
Health Center to Partner On Free Testing Clinic
QUINCY, MA – December 22, 2020 Mayor
Thomas P. Koch announced today that the City of Quincy and Manet Community Health
Center will partner to bring expanded COVID-19 testing to residents beginning Tuesday,
December 29, from noon to 4 p.m. at the future site of the City’s special education
learning center at 180 Old Colony Avenue.
The testing is free, does not require
insurance information, and is open to any Quincy resident. Pre-registration is
recommended but not required. To register, call 774-406-5400.
The testing will run on Tuesdays at the
same time for at least the next eight weeks.
Manet is partnering with the laboratory
at the Broad Institute to process test, and results are expected to be returned within 24 to 48
hours. The test is a self-administered swab but will be clinically supervised by Manet’s
medical team.
“Time and again, Manet and its team
have stepped up in so many ways during this pandemic, and coordinating this
expansion of our local testing capacity so quickly is just another example of an extraordinary
commitment to the people of this community,” said
Mayor Thomas P. Koch. “We hope our
residents, particularly our young people who may not have interacted much with the
health care system, will avail themselves of this easy and free opportunity to help us fight the
current surge in COVID-19 cases.”
Added Manet Chief Executive Officer
Cynthia H. Sierra:
“We are truly honored with the City to
ensure that residents have access to timely and convenient access to testing. As a
community health center, we are compelled by our mission to extend care out into the
community and the neighborhoods where our patients live. Whether it is through COVID
screening and testing – and soon our COVID vaccination program – or our in-person and
telehealth primary care, addiction medicine, behavioral health services or any of our other
supportive health services, we are committed to ensuring quality, comprehensive health care and
services for all who need us.”
The clinic site is an office and
classroom building that was owned by Eastern Nazarene College until it was purchased by the
City earlier this year as part of a plan by Mayor Koch to create a learning center for the
City’s special education students. Construction to retrofit the building is scheduled to begin
later in 2021. There is ample parking at the site, and it is in close proximity to MBTA
bus routes and the Wollaston Center Red Line station. (updated version)
Baker-Polito Administration Announces Further Measures
to Stop the Spread of COVID-19
BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced
further restrictions to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth,
including new capacity and gathering limits. These measures will go into effect
on Saturday, December 26 and will remain in effect until noon on January 10,
2021.
Effective Saturday, December
26, most industries in Massachusetts will be subject to a 25% capacity limit
including:
Restaurants (based on permitted
seating capacity)
Close
Contact Personal Services
Theatres
and Performance Venues
Casinos
Office
Spaces
Places
of Worship
Retail
Businesses
Driving
and Flight Schools
Golf
Facilities (for indoor spaces)
Libraries
Lodging
(for common areas)
Arcades and Indoor Recreation
Businesses
Fitness
Centers and Health Clubs
Museums,
Cultural Facilities and Guided Tours
Workers and staff will not
count towards the occupancy count for restaurants, places of worship, close
contact personal services, and retail businesses.
All other rules and
restrictions in each sector-specific guidance will remain in effect.
Gatherings Limit
Effective Saturday, December
26, the gatherings limits will be updated. Indoor gatherings will be limited to
10 people. Outdoor gatherings will be limited to 25 people outside.
The gatherings limit applies
to private homes, event venues and public spaces.
Elective Surgeries
The Department of Public
Health released updated guidance to hospitals around nonessential, elective
invasive procedures. To preserve health care personnel resources, effective
12:01am on December 26, all hospitals are directed to postpone or cancel all
nonessential inpatient elective invasive procedures in order to maintain and
increase inpatient capacity. Hospitals shall make every effort to preserve
their inpatient capacity by cancelling nonessential electives and redeploying
staff.
Patients are reminded to
still seek necessary care at their hospital or from their health care provider
BOSTON—The Boston Athletic Association
(B.A.A.) has announced the upcoming launch of Athletes’ Village, a
virtual community for runners of all levels and abilities. Athletes’ Village
will be a virtual hub for free monthly challenges as well as paid training programs,
and will serve as a central location for participant and volunteer history,
official race results, race updates, and race registration. The B.A.A. seeks to
engage with 125,000 athletes worldwide through the online Athletes' Village in
honor of and leading up to next year's 125th Boston Marathon.
“Whether you
are an accomplished marathoner, looking to increase your physical activity in
the new year, or brand new to the sport of running, Athletes’ Village will
provide a space for you to achieve your fitness goals and celebrate your
accomplishments with a global community,” said Tom Grilk, President &
C.E.O. of the B.A.A.
The online
community will formally launch on Tuesday, January 5th with a free, six-week
Winter Warm-Up training program designed for new runners, runners recovering
from injury, and anyone looking to be more active in 2021. Created by Mark
Carroll, B.A.A. High Performance coach and two-time Olympian for Ireland, the
Winter Warm-Up will provide structured weekly goals to increase participants’
aerobic abilities and build endurance for a spring 5K. Athletes looking to take
on an additional challenge can conquer the January challenges: logging 125
miles or completing a total of 125 minutes of activity throughout the month.
Additional challenges for Athletes’ Village will be announced every month.
Participants must create a free account to access content on the platform.
“January is a
perfect time to plan your fitness goals for the year. Whether those goals
include running your first or fastest 5K, we’ve designed training plans and
monthly challenges that will push you to achieve your goals,” said Carroll.
Athletes’
Village will also feature message boards for participants to connect with one
another and build a virtual community. Those enrolled in training programs will
be able to access program-specific message boards featuring training tips,
exercise videos, and insight from the B.A.A.’s High Performance team runners
and coaches. Runners and volunteers can create accounts in Athletes’ Village
throughout the year.
“Athletes’
Village will challenge the most experienced runners, introduce the sport to new
runners, and be a platform for all to benefit from running and living an active
lifestyle,” said Grilk.
The 125th
Boston Marathon was postponed from April to Fall 2021; a date has not yet been
established. Race updates will be shared when available in the Athletes’
Village platform in addition to www.baa.org
and across Boston Marathon social media platforms.
Commerce
Department Will Publish the First Military End User List
Naming More Than 100 Chinese and Russian Companies
WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Industry and Security
(BIS) will amend the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding a new
‘Military End User’ (MEU) List, as well as the first tranche of 103 entities,
which includes 58 Chinese and 45 Russian companies. The U.S. Government has
determined that these companies are ‘military end users’ for purposes of the
‘military end user’ control in the EAR that applies to specified items for
exports, reexports, or transfers (in-country) to the China, Russia, and
Venezuela when such items are destined for a prohibited ‘military end user.’
“This
action establishes a new process to designate military end users on the MEU
List to assist exporters in screening their customers for military end users,”
said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. “The Department recognizes the
importance of leveraging its partnerships with U.S. and global companies to
combat efforts by China and Russia to divert U.S. technology for their
destabilizing military programs, including by highlighting red flag indicators
such as those related to Communist Chinese military companies identified by the
Department of Defense.”
The MEU
List informs exporters, reexporters, and transferors that a license will be
required to export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) designated items to
listed entities. The U.S. Government has determined that these entities represent
an unacceptable risk of use in or diversion to a ‘military end use’ or
‘military end user’ in China, Russia, or Venezuela.
Commerce
is taking this action, which is scheduled to go on public display at the
Federal Register on December 22, to respond to requests received from the
public to identify specific ‘military end users’ by name and address in the
regulations. The MEU List supports the export community by identifying military
end users known to the U.S. Government, improving the effectiveness of military
end-use and military end-user controls.
Importantly,
this is a non-exhaustive list, and does not imply that other parties not
included on the list are exempt from regulatory prohibitions. For example,
parties not listed on the MEU List but included on the Department of Defense’s
Section 1237 list of the National Defense Authorization Act would raise a Red
Flag under the EAR and require additional due diligence by exporters,
reexporters, or transferors.
While
the initial MEU list includes 103 companies, additional parties may be added or
deleted from the MEU List pursuant to a determination made by the End-User
Review Committee, the interagency body composed of Commerce, and the
Departments of Defense, Energy, State, and, where appropriate, the Treasury.
This
final rule will add the following 103 entities to the MEU List:
China
Academy
of Aerospace Solid Propulsion Technology
(AASPT);
The
following eight subordinate institutions of Aero-Engine Company of China:
AECC Aero Science & Technology Co. Ltd.; AECC Aviation Power Co. Ltd.;
AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical. Materials; AECC China Gas Turbine
Establishment; AECC Commercial Aircraft Engine Co. Ltd.; AECC Harbin
Dongan Engine Co., Ltd.; AECC Shenyang Liming Aero Engine Co., Ltd.; and
AECC South Industry Company
Limited;
Anhui
Yingliu Hangyuan
Power;
The
following seven subordinate institutions of Aviation Industry Corporation
of China:
AVIC Aircraft Co. Ltd.; AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (GROUP) Co.,
Ltd.; AVIC Flight Automatic Control Research Institute (FACRI); AVIC
General Aircraft Huanan Industry Co. Ltd.; AVIC General Aircraft Zhejiang
Institute Co., Ltd.; AVIC International Holding Corporation; AVIC Leihua
Electronic Technology Research Institute (LETRI);
Baimtec
Material Co.,
Ltd.;
Beijing
Aero Lever Precision
Ltd.;
Beijing
Ander Tech. Co.,
Ltd.;
Beijing
Guang Ming Electronics Co.,
Ltd.;
Beijing
Siyuan Electronic Co.,
Ltd.;
CAST
Xi’an Spaceflight Engine
Factory;
Chengdu
Holy Aviation Science &
Tech;
China
Aviation Ind. Std.
Parts;
CSSC
Xijiang Shipbuilding Co.,
Ltd.;
Elink
Electronic Technology Co.,
Ltd.;
Fly
Raise International Limited;
Fuhua
Precision Man.
Co.;
Government
Flying
Service;
Guangzhou
Hangxin Aviation Technology Co.,
Ltd.;
Guizhou
Aviation Tech. Dev.
Nat.;
Guizhou
Liyang Intl Manufacturing Co.,
Ltd.;
Hafei
Aviation Industry Co., Ltd.
(HAFEI);
Hangzhou
Bearing Test & Research Center Co.,
Ltd.;
Harbin
General Aircraft Industry Co., Ltd.;
Henan
Aerospace Precision
Mach;
Hunan
South General Aviation Engine Co.,
Ltd.;
Hutchison
Optel Telecom Technology Co.,
Ltd.;
Jiangsu
Meilong Aviation Components
Co.;
Jiatai
Aircraft Equipment Co.,
Ltd.;
Jincheng
Group Imp & Exp. Co.,
Ltd.;
Laboratory
of Toxicant Analysis, Institute of Pharmacology and
Toxicology;
Molecular
Devices Shanghai Corporation;
Nanjing
Engineering Institute of Aircraft Systems
(NEIAS);
National
Satellite Meteorological
Bureau;
Second
Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural
Resources;
Shaanxi
Aero Electric Co.,
Ltd.;
Shaanxi
Aircaft Industry Co.,
Ltd.;
Shanghai
Aerospace Equip. Man.;
Shanghai
Aircraft Design and Research
Institute;
Shanghai
Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
(SAMC);
Shanghai
Tianlang Electronic Science Co., Ltd.;
Shenyang
Academy of Instrumentation Science Co.,
Ltd.;
Shenyang
Aircraft
Corporation;
Shenyang
Xizi Aviation Industry Co.,
Ltd.;
Sichuan
Hangte Aviation Tech. Co.,
Ltd.;
Star
Tech Aviation Co.,
Ltd.;
Sumec
Instruments Equipment Co.,
Ltd.;
Suzhou
Eric Mechanics and Electronics Co.,
Ltd.;
Wuxi
Hyatech Co.,
Ltd.;
Wuxi
Paike New Mat. Tech. Co.,
Ltd.;
Wuxi
Turbine Blade Co.
Ltd.;
Xac
Group Aviation Electronics Import & Export Co.
Ltd.;
