Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Thursday, April 17, 2014
羅德島大學漢字酷比賽江翱烈、陳冰奪冠
羅德島大學日前舉辦第二屆“漢字酷”漢字認讀比賽，共40人參加。初級組江翱烈，高級組陳冰奪得冠軍。
羅德島大學的“漢字酷”漢字認讀比賽，今年仍由羅德島大學孔子學院、中文領航項目和語言系聯合舉辦，分初級，高級兩組，參賽人數較上屆增加八人。
該校文理學院院長Winifred E Brownell， 副院長"Patricia Morokoff，語言系主任Norbert Hedderich"在比賽當天都親臨現場觀摩，致詞。
羅德島大學孔子學院院長何文潮、中方院長李淑敏當天親自上陣，和應邀而來的布朗大學中文項目主任汪洋，以及胡龍華老師一起擔任比賽評委。
當天的比賽除了分初級、高級兩組，還分淘汰賽和決賽兩個環節。淘汰賽設立了“漢字變變變”（給漢字部件增添筆劃使之變成一個新字）、“漢字搭積木”（寫出不同結構的漢字）和“漢字賓果”（將給定的部件組成一個新字）等三關。每一關淘汰15%參賽者。
由於比賽一關關進行，晉級選手絲毫沒有喘息機會。進入決賽時，入圍者以搶答方式競比，嚴格考驗了他們的平日知識儲備，心理素質。求勝心切選手屢屢犯下違規搶答的錯誤。也有人因為壓力，平時熟得不能再熟的字， 比賽時卻就是想不起來怎麼寫，讓一旁圍觀的幾十名師生親友和參賽者一起緊張的心情起伏不定。
羅德島大學孔子學院表示，這些比賽不僅推動美國學生學習中文、了解中國文化的熱情，也為他們提供展示中文水平、發揮特長的舞台。該院將吸收兩年來成功辦賽的經驗，繼續這文化推廣事業。
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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Make a Business Plan Part of Your Retirement Plan 4/17
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Join SBA and AARP as We Take Your Through the Essential Elements of a Business Plan and Show You How to Better Understand Financial Statements |
The
U.S. Small Business Administration's Rhode Island District Office and
the Rhode Island chapter of AARP are pleased to present two Encore
Entrepreneur Month Events!
Learn to Read the Story Your Financial Statements Are Telling YouTuesday, April 15th - 9:30am - 11:30am
Warwick Public Library 600 Sandy Lane, Small Meeting Room Warwick, RI 02889
Being
able to understand what the numbers in your cash flow statement, and on
your balance sheet are telling you is a critical component to
understanding just how financially healthy your small business is.
Participants will learn the tricks of the trade when it comes to
deciphering what your financial statements are really telling you about
your business.
Make a Business Plan Part of Your Retirement PlanThursday, April 17th - 9:30am - 11:30am
SBA District Office Training Facility 380 Westminster Street, 5th Floor, Room 511 Providence, RI 02903
Many
people celebrate retirement by starting their own business. At the core
of every successful business is a solid business plan. Join us as our
small business experts show you the building blocks for your successful
small business.
Both
seminars are presented FREE of charge. For more information or to
register, please call or email Matthew Spoehr at the RI District Office
of the U.S. Small Business Administration (401) 528-4561 or matthew.spoehr@sba.gov
With
one in four individuals ages 44 to 70 interested in becoming
entrepreneurs, and 63 percent of Americans planning to work during
retirement, small business ownership has never been a more viable
option. SBA and AARP will offer training and mentoring services older
entrepreneurs need to successfully start and grow businesses in order to
create jobs.
Starting
a business at any age can be a life changing event. This SBA and AARP
initiative will help potential business owners be confident they have
addressed important questions as they prepare to pursue their dream of
business ownership. Questions about finance, planning and market
analysis should be addressed before men and women invest their time,
energy and personal funds to their business.
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Rhode Island Power of Connections 2014 on 4/11
Rhode Island Power of Connections 2014
Get
ready to take your business to the next level during The Rhode Island
Power of Connections 2014. This premier networking and educational
summit is designed for minority women and diverse business owners to
build business relationships and connect with National Grid and CVS
Caremark procurement teams, as well as local agencies and organizations.
Learn:• “How to do business” workshops with National Grid, CVS Caremark and their top prime suppliers
• One-on-one “matchmaking” with National Grid buyers and prime suppliers
• One-on-one “matchmaking” with CVS Caremark buyers and prime suppliers
• How to become certified through CWE-WBENC, GNEMSDC, MA Supplier Diversity Office, U.S. Small Business Administration, and the RI MBE Compliance Office
• Keynotes from National Grid and CVS Caremark senior leadership
• Academic Enrichment opportunities and resources to grow your business
• And much, much more
• One-on-one “matchmaking” with National Grid buyers and prime suppliers
• One-on-one “matchmaking” with CVS Caremark buyers and prime suppliers
• How to become certified through CWE-WBENC, GNEMSDC, MA Supplier Diversity Office, U.S. Small Business Administration, and the RI MBE Compliance Office
• Keynotes from National Grid and CVS Caremark senior leadership
• Academic Enrichment opportunities and resources to grow your business
• And much, much more
Register now at http://nationalgrid-
State Arts Council Announces Providence Artist Julie Gearan will paint Governor Chafee Official Portrait
State Arts Council Announces Providence Artist Julie Gearan will paint Governor Chafee Official Portrait
The
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts announced today that Governor
Lincoln D. Chafee has selected Rhode Island artist Julie Gearan to
create his official portrait. Gearan, of Providence, was chosen from
among 124 artists who applied late last year as part of a national
search conducted by the State Arts Council.
State
law requires that an official portrait be commissioned for each
Governor before he or she leaves office. The law calls on the Secretary
of State's office to oversee the selection process. The Rhode Island
State Council on the Arts assisted the Secretary of State and Governor
in organizing the process of securing and reviewing applicants for this
commission. The fee for this commission is $15,000, the same fee paid
for the official portrait of former governors Lincoln Almond and Donald
Carcieri.
"Commissioning
a portrait of a governor is an important event in the life of Rhode
Island," said Randall Rosenbaum, director of the State Council on the
Arts. "Art is the way society preserves its history. Great art tells a
great story, and walking through the halls of the state house, you
experience the history of Rhode Island."
Artist
Julie Gearan agreed, saying,"to be a part of this historic tradition in
portrait painting is a wonderful opportunity. I look forward to working
with the Governor to capture his unique character as well as his
specific place in Rhode Island history. It should be a very interesting
project."
Julie
Gearan, a recipient of several awards, including a 2007 Merit Award
Fellowship in Painting from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts,
is a Providence resident. Ms. Gearan teaches at the Rhode Island School
of Design and Roger Williams University, and has taught at the
University of Rhode Island, the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago and
at Indiana University campuses in Florence, Italy and Bloomington,
Indiana. Her work is in several private collections, and she has
exhibited work in Rhode Island and throughout the country. She earned
her B.F.A. at the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, and a Master of
Fine Arts from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Ms. Gearan
also studied for two years at the Rome campus of Temple University and
at the Yale University Summer School for the Arts.
With
regards to painting portraits, Ms. Gearan stated, "As a painter of
themes that connect human relationships of past and present, linking
ancient myths with our current everyday lives, I have always been
interested in the possibilities of "the portrait" in painting. From the
austerity of Holbein to the grace of Van Dyck, I have studied the genre
intensely. Gilbert Stuart's portraits of skaters fueled the fire in a
recent series I painted since living here in Rhode Island. The
organization of color, the language of light and dark, and the mastery
of the human form, all contribute to the greatest portraits, but it
seems to me that it is the sensitivity to the human spirit that makes a
portrait painting most memorable. I take these inspirations with me when
painting a portrait, attempting to gather likeness and character while
simultaneously aspiring to make a strong work of art."
More information can be found at Gearan's website at http://juliegearan.com/ . Samples of Gearan's portrait work can be found at http://www.arts.ri.gov/images/
The
portrait is scheduled to be completed before the end of the year, and
will be ready for an official unveiling just after Governor Chafee
leaves office.
Regulatory Fairness Forum for Small Business
Regulatory Fairness Forum for Small BusinessTuesday, April 15, 2014 | Warwick, RI and Wednesday, April 16, 2014 | Boston, MA
A forum for small business owners to discuss federal regulations, compliance audits, regulatory fines, and enforcement actions impacting small businesses.
A forum for small business owners to discuss federal regulations, compliance audits, regulatory fines, and enforcement actions impacting small businesses.
The
U.S. Small Business Administration presents this Regulatory Fairness
Forum to facilitate a dialogue on federal regulatory issues impacting
small businesses and to highlight the range of resources available to
small business owners from the SBA and the Office of the National
Ombudsman.
WHO: SBA
National Ombudsman Brian Castro will host a conversation with Rhode
Island and Massachusetts Businesses and other representatives of the
small business community.
WHAT: The
National Ombudsman holds regulatory fairness hearings and forums across
the country to give small business owners a means to comment on unfair
enforcement actions, government audits, and excessive fines or
regulations. The Ombudsman directs specific issues raised by
participants to the appropriate Federal agency for a high-level fairness
review, and works across government to address those concerns, reduce
regulatory burdens, and help small businesses grow.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014New England Institute of Technology
Hall of Fame Room – 2nd Floor
2480 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Hall of Fame Room – 2nd Floor
2480 Post Road
Warwick, RI 02886
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014District Hall
Assembly Room
75 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Assembly Room
75 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
All
members of the small business community, trade organizations, chambers
of commerce, and media are invited to attend. Those wishing to report a
federal regulatory concern confidentially will have the opportunity to
do so privately at the forum.
There
is no cost to attend and advanced registration is encouraged. To
attend the Rhode Island forum, please contact Matthew Spoehr in the
Rhode Island District Office by e-mail at matthew.spoehr@sba.gov or by phone at (401) 528-4561. To attend the Massachusetts Forum, please contact Matthew Sisk in the massachusetts District Office by email at matthew.sisk@sba.gov or by phone at (617) 565-5569. For more information, visit www.sba.gov/ombudsman
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
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