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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)。 chutze@bostonorange.com ******************* All rights of articles and photos on this website are reserved.
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Lydia Edwards endorsed by State Senators and Representatives
Endorsement press conference held along with Mayor Michelle Wu, City Councilors
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, House Ways & Means Chair State
Representative Aaron Michlewitz and State Representative Adrian Madaro offered
welcoming remarks reaffirming their support for Lydia for Senate. A number of
state legislators joined them in endorsing:
“I first met Lydia Edwards in the legal field 10 years ago and I could see right away the qualities that still impress me about her to this day: Always fair, always focused, dedicated and fiercely loyal to her cause,” said Rep. Jay Livingstone. “I’ve seen her put together strong coalitions to get things done and Lydia knows you have to reach out to stakeholders and build partnerships. I’ve seen her do that through the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. We need Lydia’s energy and spirit in the State House.”
“I could talk to you today about Lydia’s experience, her expertise, her relationships, but I want to talk to you today about her passion and her dedication,” said Rep. Joan Meschino. “She will be a fantastic State Senator with the true commitment to lift up the issues facing her district and who will put the people first every step of the way. Lydia has the ability to walk into the State House and make a difference right now. I am all in.”
“We need Lydia Edwards in the State Senate. We know we have a housing crunch in Greater Boston and Lydia is the one with the experience and expertise,” said Rep. Steve Owens. “Lydia is an expert on transportation. I modeled one of my bills that I filed this session after an ordinance that she had been working on in Boston, and she is really a role model for me from afar. I was out on the doors this past Sunday with Rep. Connolly in Cambridgeport and we’re going to everything we can to help bring Lydia Edwards to the State Senate.”
Rep. Kip Diggs said: “The first person who called me when word got out that I was running for state representative was Lydia Edwards, and I was honored by her leadership and guidance. She reached out from Boston, and now I’m reaching with my support from the Cape. Vote for Lydia for the Senate!”
“As you can see, Lydia Edwards is a tenacious campaigner, but today you’ve heard how important she is as an advocate and that is why this race is so important,” said Rep. Dan Ryan. “I’m honored to have her as my City Councilor and I want her to be a member of the Senate. I have seen her knock every door and make every phone call, and bring people together who wouldn’t ordinarily come together. That’s what makes her a great candidate, a great City Councilor, and what will make her a great Senator.”
“We know that Lydia Edwards has the right values and the right policy proposals for this job, but what makes Lydia Edwards and unbelievable choice for the State Senate is that she understands that legislating is about teamwork. It’s about building relationships and finding ways to connect with people with whom you don’t always agree to move forward and build something positive. Lydia Edwards shows us that time and time again that she can work with folks from anywhere, on anything, and get a positive result,” said Rep. Tommy Vitolo.
Rep. Liz Miranda said: “I could spend the next few minutes explaining the 30-some-odd reasons why Lydia Edwards is qualified and has a phenomenal track record, but I want to talk about two other things. I am one of four black women who serve in this building – we make up 2% of the Legislature here in Massachusetts, and across the country we make up 4.5% of state legislatures, which isn’t enough. As a member of the Black & Latino Caucus, I am extremely excited at the opportunity to have Lydia Edwards as our next Senator, to be the third Black woman in its history since the founding of the Legislature. Because we know that when Black and brown people are elected, they not only represent the work in equity and opportunity on behalf of our communities but for everyone. We cannot equally serve the residents of this Commonwealth until we have a body that is incredibly effective. The other point is that 90% of politics is showing up. It’s not showing up when it’s easy or a time of accomplishment, or a time of achievement or celebration. It’s showing up when it’s difficult, when it’s hard, when it’s about pushing the Commonwealth to understand that we’ve got a long way to go on a lot of issues. Whether it’s housing or racial justice or just like later today, about hair discrimination and its impact on Black and brown in the workforce, Lydia shows up.”
State Senator Nick Collins (Boston) also endorsed Lydia Edwards, joining his colleagues who have previously endorsed: Senator Julian Cyr (Truro); Senator Jamie Eldridge (Acton); Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz (Boston); Senator Becca Rausch (Needham); Senator Cindy Friedman (Arlington); and Senator Eric Lesser (Longmeadow). Cambridge City Councilor-elect Burhan Azeem also joined today's press conference with his endorsement, as well as Boston City Councilors Kenzie Bok and Ed Flynn.
Primary Election Day is December 14, 2021. Early vote
in Boston begins on December 4 and will take place at City Hall and
neighborhood locations to be announced by Mayor Wu. Boston Democratic voters
that requested mail-in ballots through the end of the year on their initial
applications should receive ballots in the mail in the coming week.
新英格蘭台灣同學會聯合會台灣夜市現場。(周菊子攝) |
新英格蘭台灣同學會聯合會共同會長吳亞哲(右),王昕璿(左)。周菊子攝)) |
新英格蘭學聯共同會長吳亞哲,璿在忙亂中,掩不住滿臉歡愉的說,「真的出乎我們的預料,沒想到有這麼多台灣學生、家庭,甚至在美國已經住了很久的爺爺奶奶輩都來參加,真的很高興,也很驚訝」。
台學聯台灣味夜市。 |
台式香腸,豬耳絲都是令人懷念的台灣美味。 |
找場地,也是他們頗費勁才克服的困難。各學校礙於新冠病毒疫情,都不希望外校人進入,所以學校場地都不可能。然後在他們洽談的20~30個場地中,有的不容許外來食物攤位,有的要限制人數,有的租金太貴,押金太高等等,最後才敲定華森市的「義大利之子」,還特意把活動時間拉長,從下午3點半,一直到8點半,更提供「夜市接駁車」,好讓更多人參與。
這天下午踏進會場的人,一進門左邊就有給12元就可以無限續杯的金灘木瓜牛奶,可以沾各種醬料的白糖粿,梅干扣肉,麵茶。右邊是名稱都經過創意改造的十八仔,丟鐵罐,神射手,寂寞吶喊,麻將不加彈,讀唇噢,皮卡兵乓等等遊戲。最裏面是「食全食美,食在學聯」的美食區,一個個臭豆腐,薑汁豆花,米糕,韭菜盒子,蔥油餅,台灣香腸,豬耳朵,全是讓人垂涎三尺的台灣美食。其中有許多是同學自己親手製作,也有合作餐廳以特價提供。
右起,波士頓經文處科技組組長謝水龍,台學聯會長王昕睿,吳亞哲,波士頓經文處處長 孫儉元、倪雪娥夫婦,教育組組長黃薳玉,波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮。(周菊子攝) |
駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長孫儉元,教育組組長黃薳玉,科技組組長謝水龍,波士頓僑教中心主任潘昭榮等人都特地到場,給同學們打氣。
東北大學的呂昀蓉(左),波士頓大學的楊宸雲(右)主持現場活動。 |
台學聯會長吳亞哲會後解釋,該會近年和一些商家有長期合作,這次又和一些餐館談妥彼此互惠條件,包括筷子湯匙,茶工坊,海豚灣,珠媽廚房,Fuji
at Kendall等,很幸運的已籌得足夠經費,所以未另外尋求贊助。科技組組長謝水龍盛讚這一模式。
查詢台學聯活動詳情,可上網https://www.ftsane.org/,或上臉書,Instagram。
麻將變成了會場的另一種遊戲。 |
柏克萊音樂學院學生吳嘉琪(左)已出2張單曲,在顧宗浩伴奏中演唱。(周菊子攝) |
蔡昀寰,陳唯一,顧宗浩的二胡,小提琴和吉他三重奏。(周菊子攝) |
台學聯有自己的採訪台。 |
UMass Amherst的黃冠博(左)投籃神準,領得獎品。 |
小小朋友也來台灣夜市吃美食,領獎品。 |
科技組組長謝水龍(中)和同學打成一片,為金灘木瓜牛奶捧場。(周菊子攝) |
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Governor Baker Nominates James Manitsas as Associate Justice of the Superior Court
BOSTON — Today, Governor Charlie Baker nominated James Manitsas as Associate Justice of the Superior Court. Attorney Manitsas has 29 years of legal experience.
"Attorney Manitsas’ decades of experience have prepared him well to serve as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court,” said Governor Charlie Baker. "I am pleased to submit this qualified candidate to the Governor's Council for their advice and consent."
“Throughout his career, Attorney Manitsas has demonstrated a deep knowledge and commitment to the law," said Lt. Governor Karyn Polito. "If confirmed by the Governor's Council, I am confident that he will continue to serve the Commonwealth well as an Associate Justice of the Superior Court."
The Superior Court, the trial court of geneal jurisdiction for Massachusetts, is committed to delivering high quality justice in a timely and fair manner in accordance with the rule of law. The Court's 82 justices sit in 20 courthouses in all 14 counties of the Commonwealth. The Superior Court has original jurisdiction in civil actions over $25,000 and in matters where equitable relief is sought. It also has original jurisdiction in actions including labor disputes where injunctive relief is sought, exclusive authority to convene medical malpractice tribunals, appellate jurisdiction over certain administrative proceedings, and may hold sittings for naturalization in any city or town. The Superior Court also has exclusive original jurisdiction of first-degree murder cases and original jurisdiction of all other crimes.
For more information about the Superior Court, please visit their homepage.
Judicial nominations are subject to the advice and consent of the Governor’s Council. Applicants for judicial openings are reviewed by the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and recommended to the governor. Governor Baker established the JNC in February 2015 pursuant to Executive Order 558, a non-partisan, non-political Commission composed of volunteers from a cross-section of the Commonwealth's diverse population to screen judicial applications. Twenty-one members were later appointed to the JNC in April 2015.
About James Manitsas
麻州州長Charlie Baker (中)等人為Vineyard風力發電項目動產破土。 |
美國總統拜登有著到2030年時,離岸風力發電要達到30千兆瓦的目標,麻州的目標是達到5.6千兆瓦。藤蔓風力 (Vineyard Wing 1)這項目將是美國、麻州達成清潔能源目標的關鍵之一。
第一步工程要先鋪設兩條傳輸纜線,把藤蔓風力一號和大陸連結起來。這電力農場將每年製造800千兆瓦電力,足以供40萬人家使用,將由工會勞工承做,可以創造數以百計的工作機會。
7月時,美國內政部的海洋能源管理局批准了在瑪莎葡萄園及南特基(Nantucket)
以南15哩,離麻州陸地約35英里的地方,建造62個風力發電機。
商業捕魚業卻一職反對風力農場這計畫。
9月時,由商業捕魚團體組成的「負責任離岸發展聯盟
(Responsible Offshore Development Alliance)」向位於波士頓的美國第一巡迴法院遞狀,挑戰海洋能源管理局的批准藤蔓風力1計畫。
他們說,批准風力農場,卻不做任何努力來縮小對傳統及管理良好海產業可能有的不合理干擾,給這可持續行業增加了讓人無法接受的危險。
另一項藤蔓風力項目,藤蔓風力南,也在進行中。
美國境內的其他離岸風力發電計畫,包括位於羅德島州和維琴尼亞州的2項計畫,仍在雛形階段
哈佛、MIT學術白話文講座,波士頓經文處處長孫儉元、黃薳玉、謝水龍組長 都出席支持。 |
哈佛同學會長蕭育舜。 |
今年的這場「哈佛-MIT秋季五乘五學術白話文」,由哈佛蕭育舜,唐一平,徐祥,張家睿,MIT陳思穎,游理聿,王尊玄等2個同學會幹部團隊籌辦。
5名講者及講題,依序為哈佛費正清中心訪問學者曾伯勤的「哈佛與中國:費正清中心簡介」,MIT核子工程博士生王予柔的「等等,美國正在打造一卡車的核子電池」,哈佛電腦系博士生王愷的「人工智慧在社會問題中的角色」,MIT腦神經及認知科學博士後童筱妤的「為何你應該從嬰兒學人工智慧」,以及MIT博士生,創辦了Hashgreen公司的徐子旻講「在24小時內有效的利用48小時-以我的AI研究及實業經驗為例」。
MIT同學會長陳思穎。 |
駐波士頓台北經濟文化辦事處處長孫儉元,教育組組長黃薳玉,科技組組長謝水龍,科技組秘書楊明儀當天都出席都出席與會,盛讚這活動有意義,可以讓不懂某個專業領域知識的門外漢,在短短幾分鐘內,經由既不枯燥,又不艱澀的講解,學到新知。
本身是律師,在緬甸經營律師事務所已8年的曾伯勤,因為來到費正清中心做訪問學者,又正好幾個月前,一項被稱為「哈佛北京書院」的哈佛中文項目宣佈遷往台灣台北,哈佛大學和中美之間的關係,頓時引發不少人的興趣。
哈佛費正清中心訪問學者曾伯勤。 |
浦安臣簽的約,包括華工和留學2部分,使得美國第一位中國留學生容閎得以在耶魯完成學業,並於後來促成1872年第一批中國幼童來美留學。1838年,哈佛從中國聘來戈鯤化教中文,其後有哈佛教授龐德 (Roscoe Pound)
到中國擔任司法行政顧問,哈佛燕京學社成立,收藏有民國第二任大總統徐世昌的題字等等。哈佛大學校長白樂瑞
(Lawrence S. Bacow)在2019年到北京會見習近平,曾任費正清中心主任的柯偉林(William
Kirby)、歐立德 (Mark Elliot)和宋怡明(Michael
A. Szoniy)也都在座。MIT核子工程博士生王予柔。
曾伯勤並引用余英石的話,指出費正清是事業型的學者,費正清中心在中國研究上影響很大。
王予柔從核電廠談起,指出一般人對核電的印象不太好,擔心安全,但這領域的人正在研究,以前的設計可能錯誤定位了水的角色和能力,以及水沸騰的能量與壓力控制。如果顛覆了以往的材料予設計,很有可能就不會發生核事故。王予柔還把元宇宙和觀落陰拿來對比。她目前的研究是數位攣生於核子系統的應用,以及系統模擬予組件設計。她還介紹了哈佛電腦系博士生王愷。 |
在回應提問時,王予柔指出,核融合目前還處於基礎研究階段,要取代核分裂,可能還要一段時間。
王愷的人工智能研究,目前專注於社會挑戰,包括野生動物保護的防止非法獵捕,解決人與動物的衝突,以及醫療健康上的服務時程安排等。這幾個問題可分成兩個部分,包括用機器學習來從數據分析出模型,進而做預測,供人類做決策參考。
MIT腦神經及認知科學博士後童筱妤。 |
童筱妤指出人工智慧科技有其限制,需要大量數據及運算,通常訓練好的模型只能做一件事,無法做訓練以外的事,但人腦卻只用少量數據,就學得很快,舉一反三。1950年時,圖靈曾提議模擬小孩頭腦的程式,但研究者後來發現圖靈錯了,小孩其實有核心知識,包括物體幾何學,自然物理學,自然心理學,所以人對學習符號知識,有些是與生俱來的,有些是後天學習來的。童筱妤目前主要在做3D視覺重建,可以改進機器人的視覺。
徐子旻是MIT台灣同學會前三屆的會長。他在波士頓待了5年,鑽進過牙醫AI
,藥廠領域,課餘用個人時間開了一家區塊鍊新創公司,做加密貨幣,研究資料科學,做金融商品交易,研究策略,還每週寫一篇科普文章,在這情況下,他每天睡眠不足,於是採用一種多段式睡眠法,還試著促成團隊協作。他的目標是要藉硬實力,視野,組織能力與制度,來發揮槓桿作用,讓人類免於重複性事務,有效,迅速的拓展人類文明。MIT博士生,創辦了Hashgreen公司的徐子旻。
查詢兩校同學會往後活動,可洽哈佛同學會長蕭育舜,yushun_hsiao@g.harvard.edu,麻省理工學院同學會會長陳思穎,chen_sy@mit.edu。