【波士頓雙語網記者李強報導】中華耆英會白禮頓樓1月份耆老生日派對暨新年聯歡會，近日在波士頓布萊頓區會址成功舉行。西區佈道會謝雲鵬長老、陳天佑牧師等嘉賓同近80位耆老為一月份過生日的5位女壽星何佩榮，黃惠卿、陳文龍，梅綺慈，肖俊，黃惠卿唱起生日快樂歌，活動現場充滿溫馨喜慶的氣氛。
上圖：（左起）謝雲鵬長老，陳天佑牧師、梅麗梨、肖俊女士、李積秀女士、樂趙令瑜、何佩榮、朱偉民合影（主辦方提供）。
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耆英會白禮頓樓新年生日派對 西區佈道會送上大獎
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降雪或高达30英寸 暴风雪周末席卷美东
【波士顿双语网综合报道】2015年1月份，波士顿地区创纪录的降雪大家还记忆犹新。在刚刚过去的周末，强大的冬季风暴扫过美国中部多地，带来了2019年新年以来最猛烈的一场大范围暴风雪。而这场肆虐中部的暴风雪本周末可能来到新英格兰地区，给某些地区带来高达30英寸的降雪。
上图：麻州艾克顿居民2015年暴风雪后在足球场铲雪。
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陳文棟、陳偉民就職紐英崙至孝篤親公所主席
【波士頓雙語網記者李強報導】紐英崙至孝篤親公所2019年主席和職員就職典禮於1月6日中午在華埠會址舉行。包括麻州參議員賓加利、州眾議員麥家威、波士頓市議員吳弭、費連等民選官員在內的近百位來賓出席了本次活動。
上圖：宗親們見證陳文棟、陳偉民接過印信。
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2018–2019 MA Statewide Testing Schedule
2018–2019 Statewide Testing Schedule and Administration Deadlines
MCAS Tests, Retests, and Field Tests, MCAS Alternate Assessment,
MCAS/EPP Mathematics Test, and ACCESS for ELLsDate/Time November 2018 MCAS ELA and Mathematics Retests Paper-based administration Before Testing Complete the pre-administration Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) process[1] September 24–October 5 Receive test materials November 1 Complete Principal’s Certification of Proper Test Administration (PCPA; Before Testing section) November 1–6 Report packing discrepancies, if necessary Order additional materials, if necessary Test Administration ELA Composition Sessions A and B November 8 ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 and 2 November 9 ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3 November 13 Mathematics Session 1 November14 Mathematics Session 2 November 15 Last date for regular make-up testing November 16[2] After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary November 19, 3:00 p.m. Deadline to complete the PCPA Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline November 20, 5:00 p.m.[3] 2019 ACCESS for ELLS Test (Grades K–12) Before Testing Order test materials October 22–November 9 Receive test materials January 2 Report packing discrepancies, if necessary January 2–31 Order additional materials, if necessary Test Administration[4] ACCESS for ELLs test sessions January 3–February 8 After Testing Deadline to schedule UPS pickup February 7 Deadline for UPS pickup February 8 February 2019 High School MCAS Biology Test Paper-based administration Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process1 December 3–14 Receive test materials January 30 Complete PCPA (Before Testing section) January 30–February 4 Report packing discrepancies, if necessary Order additional materials, if necessary Test Administration Biology Session 1 February 6 Biology Session 2 February 7 Last date for regular make-up testing February 112 After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary February 12, 3:00 p.m. Deadline to complete the PCPA Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline February 13, 5:00 p.m.3 2018–2019 Statewide Testing Schedule and Administration Deadlines continued
Date/Time March 2019 MCAS ELA and Mathematics Retests Paper-based administration Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process[5] January 7–18 Receive test materials February 25 Complete PCPA (Before Testing section) February 25–28 Report packing discrepancies, if necessary Order additional materials, if necessary Test Administration ELA Composition Sessions A and B March 4 ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 and 2 March 5 ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3 March 6 Mathematics Session 1 March 7 Mathematics Session 2 March 8 Last date for regular make-up testing March 11[6] After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary March 12, 3:00 p.m. Deadline to complete the PCPA Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline March 13, 5:00 p.m.[7] Spring 2019 Grade 10 MCAS ELA Test The grade 10 ELA test will be a next-generation, computer-based test, and schools are expected to administer it online. (Exceptions are made for students who require a PBT edition as an accommodation.) See the test design for details, and note there will be two test sessions.
Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process5, [8] January 30–February 12 Extended pre-administrationSR/PNP window for CBT February 13–March 11 Conduct an Infrastructure Trial and download ProctorCache software (strongly recommended) Available beginning February 11 Recommended completion date: March 11
Receive test administration manuals and PBT materials for accommodations March 12 Precache operational test content for spring 2019 testing March 12–25 Order additional manuals and PBT materials for accommodations,
if necessaryReport packing discrepancies for PBT shipments, if necessary
March 12–22 Test Administration Prescribed administration dates[9] Test the maximum number of students who can participate concurrently.
ELA Session 1 March 26 ELA Session 2 March 27 Administration dates if needed Test remaining students who did not participate in the first set of dates due to technology/device limitations.
ELA Session 1 March 28 ELA Session 2 March 29 Last date for regular make-up testing April 46 After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary April 5, 3:00 p.m. Deadline to complete the PCPA Mark students’ tests complete, if necessary For PBT accommodations: Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline April 8, 5:00 p.m.7 2018–2019 Statewide Testing Schedule and Administration Deadlines continued
Date/Time 2019 MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) (Grades 3–8 and high school) BeforeSubmission Order MCAS-Alt submission materials January 7–18 Receive submission materials (binders, etc.) Week of February 25 Complete PCPA (part 1) March 4–22 Schools should complete these tasks as soon as materials are received,
but have until March 22 to do so.Order additional materials, if necessary Submission Deadline to complete the PCPA March 18–28, 3:00 p.m. Deadline to schedule UPS pickup March 28, 3:00 p.m. Deadline for UPS pickup March 29, 5:00 p.m. Spring 2019 MCAS Tests for Elementary and Middle Schools Grades 3–8 ELA and Mathematics, and grades 5 and 8 Science and Technology/Engineering Tests
Schools are expected to administer all the grade 3–8 tests online. (Exceptions are made for students who require a PBT edition as an accommodation.)
For more information about the tests, refer to the test designs for ELA,Mathematics, and STE. Also, note that the prescribed administration sequence for the grades 3–8 tests is as follows: ELA followed by Mathematics, followed by STE (for grades 5 and 8).
Before Testing Complete the pre-administration SR/PNP process[10] January 28–February 8 Extended SR/PNP window for CBT February 11–March 15 Conduct an Infrastructure Trial and download ProctorCache software (strongly recommended) February 11–March 15 Available beginning February 11
Recommended completion date: March 15
Receive test administration manuals and PBT materials for accommodations March 18 Precache operational test content for spring 2019 testing Operational test content will be available for precaching on or around March 18, but schools should not precache until two weeks prior to the start of their testing window. Order additional manuals and PBT materials for accommodations,
if necessaryReport packing discrepancies for PBT shipments, if necessary
March 18–28[11] Test Administration ELA test sessions April 1–May 3[12] (Note: ELA testing ends earlier than Mathematics/STE.)
Mathematics test sessions April 2–May 2412 STE test sessions (grades 5 and 8) April 3–May 2412 After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary ELA: May 6, 3:00 p.m. Math/STE: May 28, 3:00 p.m.
Deadline to complete the PCPA Mark students’ tests complete, if necessary For PBT accommodations: Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline ELA: May 7, 5:00 p.m.[13] Math/STE: May 29, 5:00 p.m.13
2018–2019 Statewide Testing Schedule and Administration Deadlines continued
Date/Time 2019 MCAS/EPP Mathematics Test The MCAS/EPP Mathematics test is an option for students to successfully complete the mathematics assessment portion of their Education Proficiency Plan (EPP) in order to meet their Competency Determination graduation requirement. The MCAS/EPP Mathematics test has two separate sessions. Individual test sessions are designed to be completed in 60 minutes.
Before Testing Download test materials from the Department’s Security Portal April 8–May 3 Test Administration MCAS/EPP Mathematics test sessions April 22–May 3 Last day for make-up testing May 3 After Testing Score students’ answer sheets May 6–15 Deadline to destroy test booklets May 15 Securely transport materials to the superintendent’s office for storage May 7–24 Spring 2019 Grade 10 MCAS Mathematics Test The grade 10 Mathematics test will be a next-generation, computer-based test, and schools are expected to administer it online. (Exceptions are made for students who require a PBT edition as an accommodation.) See the test design for details.
Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process[14], [15] January 30–February 12 Extended pre-administrationSR/PNP window for CBT February 13–May 3 Receive test administration manuals and PBT materials for accommodations May 7 Precache operational test content for spring 2019 testing May 7–20 Order additional manuals and PBT materials for accommodations,
if necessaryReport packing discrepancies for PBT shipments, if necessary
May 7–17 Test Administration Prescribed administration dates[16] <p class=”gmail-MsoNo
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2019健康食物芹菜籽 / Health Benefits of Celery Seeds
【波士顿双语网讯】波士顿双语网向读者朋友们推荐2019年健康食物：芹菜籽。芹菜不仅可以当蔬菜吃，芹菜根和芹菜籽都是可以入药的，有很多的治病功效，那芹菜籽有什么功效呢?服用芹菜籽的时候有有没有需要注意的禁忌呢?今天小编给大家讲的是吃芹菜籽的方法。
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如何帮父母在麻州申请福利
【作者：一位麻州华人移民】我在2010年入籍之后，申请父母移民美国，他们在2011年4月拿到绿卡在麻州常驻了。我给他们申请了Mass Health, 还办了政府补助，一个月两个人有700多。立即给他们申请了老年公寓，只申请了离我家走路10分钟的一家。2012年底，等了一年半后，有了一套三楼的靠边的一室一厅，房租$100全包。我们这里属于好学区，平均房价$700k。
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Asian-American Television & Film Festival Held in New York
NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2019 — The 2018 Asian-American Television & Film Festival, organized by the Asian-American Television & Film Alliance, took place spectacularly this past October 25 and 26 in New York City, featuring high-profile events including the Asian-American Television & Film Alliance Forum and the lavish Golden Oak Award ceremony.
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首届中美宠物经济蓝海创新论坛暨PIOMOS宠物健康品牌发布20日哈佛大学举行
【波士顿双语网讯】首届中美宠物经济蓝海创新（哈佛）论坛暨PIOMOS宠物健康品牌发布将于元月20日在哈佛大学科学中心举行，其主题为「健康与陪伴：今天的宠物市场」。论坛将邀请中美两国宠物经济专家教授、企业经营者、资本市场投资者、行业研究机构等演讲嘉宾作精彩主题演讲。
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「美中台的三邊關係」演講會13日中華公所舉行
【波士頓雙語網訊】習近平2019年元旦就《告台灣同胞書》發表40周年的講話，在海內外華人社區引起很大的反響。全美台灣同鄉聯誼會將於1月13日（週日）下午4時至6時，在波士頓華埠中華公所舉辦「美中台的三邊關係」演講會，兩位知名台灣學者將同波士頓僑胞分享他們對中美台關係的看法。
上圖：邱稔壤院長（左一）在一次學術會議中致詞（檔案圖片）。
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