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The Longwood neighborhood is the furthest east of Brookline and therefore the closest in proximity to the city of Boston. It was named after Napoleon’s estate on St. Helena by David Sears II. Sears was one of the wealthiest landowners in Boston during his lifetime and purchased land in Brookline in the 1820s in hopes of developing it. 

The Longwood area houses part of Wheelock College, yet it is a quiet area that attracts an older professional demographic and few students. There are four well-known squares in the Longwood area – Kynvet, Longwood, Mason, and Winthrop – that originated out of the initial “English Cottages” style that many of the first homes of Longwood were built in. These homes were designed in the style of Greek revival architecture and instead of being arranged in a strict grid pattern they were built around residential squares. This planning style created the current aesthetics of Longwood that features urban residential areas surrounding public green areas for residents to enjoy.

The ”D” Branch of the MBTA green line runs through Longwood, and the neighborhood has its own “Longwood” stop, as well as a nearby stop on the “C” Branch called Hawes Street. Longwood is in close proximity to the heart of Boston, so the neighborhood does not offer many restaurants and shops of its own. The area is primarily residential and very quiet, and its residents can head to the Fenway area if they are looking for shopping or a fun night scene.

 

Мистерията на символа @ в български превод от 1345 година

Маймунското “а” символизира интернет ерата, той е от съществено значение за изпращането на имейли и за социалните мрежи. Но едва ли много хора са запознати с произхода му.

Кльомбата някога е била слабо познат символ, известен само на деловодителите. Този факт се променя, благодарение на Рей Томлинсън, смятан за откривател на електронната поща.

През 1971 той поставил символа между потребителското име и адреса докато се опитвал да изпрати съобщение между два компютъра. Томлинсън избрал @, защото по онова време той рядко се използвал в света на компютрите и не би предизвикал объркване сред ранните операционни системи и програми.

Маймунското “а” се появи върху пишещите машини преди края на 19-ти век и обозначава умножението на броя предмети по цената им. По онова време това било единственото му значение.

По-късно се появява и върху компютърните клавиатури.

Причината е, че кльомбата в основата се е смятана за бизнес символ и се използва в бизнес средите.

През 2000 година италианският академик Джорджио Стабиле открива, че различните държави са дали различно наименование на символа @. Турците го наричат “роза”, норвежците “свинска опашка”, гърците “пате”, а унгарците – “червей”.

На френски, испански и португалски символът е известен като arobase или arroba – единица за тегло и стойност. Италианското наименование на символа е амфора, по подобие на древните съдове за съхранение.

Стабиле открил писмо, изпратено от Севиля до Рим през 1536 година, в което се обсъждало пристигането в Испания на три кораба от Новия свят. В писмото била описана продажбата на една амфора пълна с вино, но името на съда било заменено със символа @ за по-кратко. Стабиле заключил, че кльомбата е средновековен способ за стенографиране на различни мерни единици в Южна Европа.

Испанският журналист Хорхе Романс открил доказателства дори за по-ранна употреба на символа. “Спомням си, че попаднах на него като студент по история в Университета в Сарагоса, открих го в митнически документи между Арагон и Кастиля през 15-ти век. Означаваше ‘arroba’ – мерна единица за тегло – в този случай една arroba пшеница.”

Още по-ранни свидетелства подсказват религиозната употреба на символа @. Той се появява в български превод на гръцки хроники от 1345 година. Съхранявани днес в Апостолическата библиотека на Ватиката, хрониките се отличават с употребата на символа @ вместо буквата “А” в думата “Амин”. Защо кльомбата е била използвана в този контекст остава мистерия и до днес.

Важното е, че когато Томлинсън изпратил първото съобщение до tomlinson@bbn.tenexa, той едва ли е осъзнавал как това ще промени хода на събитията.

 

Rummy

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Sic bo

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Шах

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Bowling

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Crown & anchor

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Stravaganza

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Wild viking

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Triple pocket hold’em

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Spingo

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Odd one in

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Scratch cards

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Heads or tails

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† Днес почитаме Свети Антоний Велики

На 17 януари празнуваме Антоновден, почита се паметта на Свети Антоний. На този ден празнуват имен ден Антон и Антония, Тони, Тончо, Дончо, Донка, Антоанета и Андон.

Свети Антоний Велики бил роден в богато семейство, но като младеж останал сирак. Вместо да продължи занаята на баща си, който му оставил доста пари, свети Антоний раздал всичко, което имал, на бедните.

След това той се усамотил в една пещера. В пещерата свети Антоний бил нападнат от хищници, но от небето се разляла светлина, която премахнала многобройните му рани.

От небето се чул глас, който казал на свети Антоний, че ще стане известен по целия свят. Тогава свети Антоний се зазидал в стара къща, където живял сам десетки години.

ой починал на 17 януари, затова на този ден се почита паметта му. Свети Антоний наистина станал известен със способността си да лекува неизлечимо болните, след като излязъл от зазидания си дом.

Тъй като светецът е известен с лечителската си дарба, този ден се свързва с болестите и по-точно с различниритуали за предпазване от тях. Едно време са се правили питки на този ден, които са се мазали с мед и са се давали на децата.

И досега в някои райони на България този обичай се спазва, за да са здрави децата, а и възрастните. Тъй като свети Антоний се смята за защитник на българите от чума, на този ден задължително се правела питка, която не се дарявала на никого и никой не хапвал от нея.

Тя се оставяла, за да се нахрани с нея чумата и да не закача никого от семейството. Тъй като от суеверие хората не са изричали думата „чума”, тя била известна като „леля”.

На Антоновден много неща са забранени, именно за да не се разгневи чумата. На жените е било забранено да предат, да тъкат и да плетат, както и да варят боб.

 

Rock, paper, scissors

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An Increase In HIV Diagnosis Brings Awareness To World AIDS Day

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is an illness caused by HIV. AIDS is the stage of infection that occurs when your immune system is badly damaged and you become vulnerable to opportunistic infections. Without treatment, people who are living with AIDS typically survive about 3 years. There are medications, such as Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), that are highly effective in fighting AIDS and its complications. They help reduce the HIV virus within the body and keep the immune system as healthy as possible with little complications.

There are many more tools today to prevent HIV than ever before. To reduce your risk of HIV infection you should limit your number of sexual partners, practice safe sex by using condoms correctly and consistently including anal, oral, and vaginal, you should never share needles. It is also important to take advantage of newer biomedical options such as pre-exposure prophylaxis. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a pill prevention option for those who are at high risk of getting HIV. PrEP does not mean it is ok to have unprotected sex; one should always protect themselves by the use of condoms.

At this time, there is no cure for HIV/AIDS, but there are effective medications that fight and help prevent HIV and its complications. Researchers and doctors have made tremendous strides in acquiring knowledge about both HIV and AIDS and remain optimistic.

 

Washington Square Shopping

Located in the hilliest portion of Brookline, Washington Square take its name from the street running through it which was originally used for driving cattle from Brookline Village to stockyards in Brighton and Watertown. The extension of Beacon Street in 1851 encouraged wealthy businessmen from Boston to build country estates among the orchards and dairy farms on the slopes of Corey and Aspinwall Hills. Streetcars and the further widening of Beacon Street in 1887 opened the area to a broader demographic. Large apartment buildings built along Beacon Street in this period such as the Majestic and the Stoneholm are still in use today.

The first commercial building in the area was 1621 Beacon Street. Built in 1898 to house shops, office space and a concert hall, the building is currently the site of Athan’s Bakery. Today, Washington Square is widely known for its cultural stores and ethnic eateries. Along Beacon Street, visitors can find oriental rugs, Russian provisions and sweet treats at Athan’s. Those with culinary desires in mind can stop by the Publick House to sample beers from around the world or the Fireplace, for upscale, New England fare, in a cozy setting.

You can find a shop for almost anything in Washington Square. Services range from dry cleaners, shoe repair, multiple hair and nail salons, to the Cambridge Eye Doctor. Shops include your old-fashioned hardware store, sports-needs store, home and garden store, and convenient stores. The neighborhood includes a large supermarket as well as a nearby Whole-Foods market, in addition to a liquor store and store dedicated to fine wines.

To get to Washington Square from Boston

By subway, take the C “Cleveland Circle” train on the green line to the Washington Square stop.

By bus, take the #65 bus from Kenmore Station via Washington Street.

Metered street parking is available on Beacon Street.

 

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215

Tel.: 617-667-7000
URL: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (also known as the BIDMC, or just Beth Israel to Brookliners and Bostonians), located in nearby Boston, is a world renowned hospital best known for its excellence in biomedical research and home to the Harvard Medical School. With 649 beds in the hospital, Beth Israel is one of the largest hospitals in the Boston area, servicing nearly 750,000 patients a year. BIDMC has also always been on the cutting edge of technology and is home to the oldest clinical research laboratory in the United States.

Beth Israel receives government grants from the National Institutes of Health for biomedical research as well as private donations for clinical trials and projects. As a teaching hospital, the doctors at Beth Israel are often professors at Harvard’s Medical School. The hospital also often collaborates with other hospitals like the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center or the Children’s Hospital in research projects and clinical evaluations. Attention is always paid to the patients at the Beth Israel Medical Center since there are over 800 full time physicians amongst the 1,200 active doctors. It also encompasses a learning environment for other aspects of the medical field such as nursing, physical and speech therapy, and social work.

Because of its access to a wide variety of technology and research, Beth Israel Hospital has close affiliations with several community health centers and many primary care physicians around the greater Boston area. Some of the BIDMC outreach clinics are located in Roxbury, Allston-Brighton, Quincy, downtown Boston, and Dorchester. Beth Israel can attest to its medical and research excellence by the number of awards it has received, such as the Premier Health Care Alliance’s Premier Award for Quality and the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Family-Centered Care Award.

The BIDMC is located within walking distance of the Longwood MBTA stop or the Longwood Medical Area stop or by bus.

 

Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
243 Charles Street
Boston, MA 02114

Tel.: 617-523-7900
URL: Massachusetts Eye and Ear

The Massachusetts Eye and Ear is an accredited hospital dedicated to the care of the eye, ear, nose, throat, head and neck, providing both inpatient and outpatient care. Mass. Eye and Ear began as a small clinic in 1824, established by Drs. John Jefferies and Edward Reynolds who provided free eye care. Hospital services later expanded to include otolaryngology (ear, nose, throat, head and neck).

Mass. Eye and Ear has always been on the forefront of medical innovation. For example, the first eye pathology lab was established there in 1900. Today Mass. Eye Ear continues to be a leader in eye and ear care and research. Mass. Eye and Ear is home to the Eaton-Peabody Laboratory of Auditory Physiology, the world’s largest hearing laboratory in which the technology used to test for deafness among infants was first developed. After uniting with Schepens Eye Research Institute in 2011, Mass. Eye and Ear formed the world’s largest and most robust private basic and clinical ophthalmology research enterprise.

Mass. Eye and Ear is a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital and trains future medical leaders in ophthalmology and otolaryngology, through residency as well as clinical and research fellowships. Internationally acclaimed since its founding in 1824, Mass. Eye and Ear employs full-time, board-certified physicians who offer high-quality and affordable specialty care that ranges from the routine to the very complex. These medical professionals at Mass. Eye and Ear, which consist of pediatric and senior citizen specialists, provide care to all ages.

Mass. Eye and Ear has 13 locations, including 800 Huntington Avenue in Boston, where Mass. Eye and Ear, Longwood, houses a new and state-of-the-art outpatient and surgical center. In Brookline, the Mass. Eye and Ear and the Beetham Eye Institute have collaborated at the Joslin Center for Diabetes to research and provide services for complex diagnoses in eye and vision problems. Its main campus is located on Charles Street in Boston and can be reached by the MBTA red line at the Charles/MGH Station.

The other locations, in Stoneham, MA, can be reached by bus 132 from the Malden Station on the orange line. The Stoneham Campus hosts the department for Otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) and Ophthalmology. The South Suburban center is located at 500 Congress Street in Quincy, and it is home to the Otolaryngology center. The West Suburban Center is located at 200 Washington Street in Newton. This center can be reached by the “D” line at the Woodland stop, and it is also home to an Otolaryngology center. In East Bridgewater there is an Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, and Audiology Center located at 400 N. Bedford Street on Route 18.

U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals Survey” has consistently ranked the Mass. Eye and Ear Departments of Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology as top five in the nation. For information or to make an appointment, call 617-523-7900.

 

New England Baptist Hospital

New England Baptist Hospital
125 Parker Hill Avenue
Boston, MA 02120

Tel.:   617-754-5800
URL: New England Baptist Hospital

The New England Baptist Hospital (NEBH) is best known for its excellence in orthopedic surgery. It is recognized by the AARP as one of the best hospitals to get a hip or knee treatment and is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top orthopedic hospital. The NEBH hosts ambitious medical students from Tufts Medical School and is also affiliated with the Harvard School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School.

Beginning as a single room in 1893 located in Roxbury, the New England Baptist Hospital has been committed to patient care for over 100 years. Motivated by the goal of establishing a medical facility for the area’s impoverished, NEBH began as a free clinic run by Dr. Francis Whittier, Mrs. Francis Whittier, and Dr. H. White.

By 1894 the clinic had relocated to Brookline where it opened its doors as the Boston Baptist Hospital at 47 Bellevue Street. Since then, the hospital’s growth forced it to relocate once more to its current location and by 1897 claimed the name New England Baptist Hospital. Then, in the late 1960s, Dr. Otto Aufranc developed the Orthopedic Department at NEBH. Dr. Aufranc was a driving force in orthopedic advancements such as replaceable hips, and the hospital still recognizes his achievements today with the Aufranc Fellows program.

Today, the New England Baptist Hospital, with the highest volume of reconstructive orthopedic patients in New England, is still on the cutting edge of arthroscopic surgery, bone grafts, and joint replacements. It has also expanded its medical services to sports medicine, as NEBH is the primary hospital for the Boston Celtics, caring for the players in their Sports Medicine Division. In addition, the hospital has opened a Sports Cardiology Center for athletes of any ability.

The New England Baptist Hospital can be reached via public transportation. By MBTA’s subway train, you can take the “E” line to Brigham Circle or the No. 39 bus to the same stop.

 

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
736 Cambridge Street
Brighton, MA 02135

Tel.: 617- 789-3000
URLSt. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, is a community-based, 252-bed tertiary care hospital in the heart of Boston’s Brighton neighborhood. Founded in 1868 by five laywomen members of the third order of St. Francis to care for women from Boston’s South End, today St. Elizabeth’s is a full-service teaching hospital with more than 600 physicians who teach 166 residents and dozens of fellows in 15 training programs.

St. Elizabeth’s offers patients access to some of Boston’s most respected physicians and advanced treatments for a full-range of medical specialties. Services include:

  • community-based primary care and family medicine;
  • award-winning heart care with specialists in cardiology, electrophysiology, advanced cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery, interventional cardiology and progressive heart failure;
  • one of the region’s top-rated labor and delivery programs with a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care nursery affiliated withBoston’s Children’s Hospital;
  • cancer care with a new, state-of-the-art radiation center and a new hematology/medical oncology unit in affiliation with Dana-Farber Community Cancer Care;
  • New England’s leading robotic-assisted, minimally-invasive surgery program;
  • neurology;
  • urology;
  • orthopedics and sports medicine including serving as the official hospital of Boston College Athletics; and,
  • an Emergency Department with one of the shortest wait times of any hospital in the state.

As a member of Steward Health Care, the largest fully-integrated community care organization in NewEngland, St. Elizabeth’s is focused on providing world-class health care close to home and many of their physicians have offices in Brookline or in nearby communities.

If you are in need of a new primary care physician, St. Elizabeth’s 24-Hour Promise guarantees that you can get an appointment with one of their primary care physicians within 24 hours. You can contact Doctor Finder at 1-800-488-5959.

St. Elizabeth’s is proud of the spiritual care services it offers to patients and visitors. Rooted in its affiliation with the Roman Catholic Church, its Spiritual Care Department offers counseling services for all different ideologies, religious or non-religious, and for all patients and their families. St. Elizabeth’s opened Boston’s first Bikur Cholim room, a dedicated space designed to accommodate observant and Orthodox Jewish families’ customs, including kosher dietary laws and Shabbat.

St. Elizabeth’s consistently is recognized for providing the highest quality care. In 2012, Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters) named St. Elizabeth’s as one of the Top 50 Cardiovascular hospitals in the country – the only Boston hospital to earn this distinction. St. Elizabeth’s earned an A for patient safety from the Leapfrog organization, and more than 30 of their physicians were named to U.S. News and World Report’s Top Doctors List.

St.Elizabeth’s can be reached by “T” or bus and offers plenty of on-site parking for a nominal fee.

 

Charles River Museum Of Industry & Innovation

Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation is a museum located near the intersection of the Charles River and what is now Moody Street in Waltham, Massachusetts. The building was originally built as part of the Boston Manufacturing Company, Francis Cabot Lowell’s first textile mill. The museum, which opened in 1980, takes up only a small portion of the previous mill building complex.

History

The site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as America’s first factory. (Though many mills existed before the Boston Manufacturing Company, Francis Cabot Lowell’s mill was the first to combine all steps of cotton fabric manufacturing under one roof.)

Waltham received a $10 million urban revitalization grant, which allowed the site to be renovated and preserved. As part of the site’s renovation, a group of cultural, civic, and business leaders created the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation in what had been the mill’s massive steam-powered engine and boiler rooms. Following a monumental campaign of fundraising, cleaning, building, planning, and installation, the museum began operation in 1980.

The museum is a nonprofit corporation governed by a Board of Trustees, and funded by private donations.

The mission of the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation is to encourage and inspire future innovation in America. The museum accomplishes this through its collections and programs, by exploring the historical impact of industry on American culture, by examining the dynamic process of innovation, by promoting its location in Waltham as a foundation of the American industrial revolution, by connecting the expertise of older generations with the inquisitiveness of young people, and by providing audiences of all ages with an engaging museum experience.

Collection

Core exhibits cover the area’s role in the American Industrial Revolution, though the museum also has a dedicated gallery of the Waltham Watch Company to note the city’s watch making history. The museum includes two revolving exhibit spaces that change out anywhere from 3–6 months, covering anything from science and math to cultural investigation.

The museum also hosts many events and festivals in the Waltham area, and was the first to host the Watch City Steampunk Festival, which was the first steampunk festival to encompass an entire town. The Boston Globe in 2014 reported the museum “takes exploratory learning a step further.”

Charles River Museum Of Industry & Innovation
154 Moody Street
Waltham, MA 02453

Tel.: 781-893-5410
URL: CharlesRiverMuseum.org


Hours
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Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday closed
Thursday 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Friday 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sunday 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

 

 

† Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, “the Day of the Festival of Patrick”)!

This cultural and religious celebration is held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

Saint Patrick’s Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, céilithe, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks.

Christians also attend church services and the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol are lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday’s tradition of alcohol consumption.

Make this St. Patrick’s Day very special for your friends, family and loved ones!

Brookline Food Pantry Receives Donations From Register Of Deeds

Norfolk County Register of Deeds William P. O’Donnell recently delivered food donations to the Brookline Emergency Food Pantry. The donations were made by the employees and visitors to the Registry’s annual Food Drive in Dedham.

The Brookline Emergency Food Pantry assists approximately 130 families on a weekly basis, and in the past year the pantry’s client roll has increased 19 percent. Food and cash donations are a vital part of providing these services to Brookline residents. To learn how you can help or to get help, please visit here.

Anyone who wishes to contact a local pantry can find a list of the county’s city and towns pantries on the Registry of Deeds website here.

To learn more about these and other Registry of Deeds events and initiatives, like us here or follow us on twitter @ NorfolkDeeds.

 

Anti-Defamation League Names New Officers For New England Region

The Anti-Defamation League has officially selected David M. Grossman as the new board chairman and Debbie Shalom and Harvey Wolkoff as vice chairpersons, for its New England Region.

Grossman, Shalom and Wolkoff are long-time supporters of ADL and its core mission, bringing legal and business experience to the organization.

Grossman is co-president of Grossman Marketing Group, having assumed leadership of the family business in 2011 along with his brother, Ben. At GMG, Grossman specializes in marketing execution for professional services firms, sports teams, venture-backed startups and institution-sized nonprofit organizations. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University, and lives in Chestnut Hill with his wife, Mary Jo Sisk, and their three children.

Shalom is a marketing director of Newmarket Properties, Ltd. She is a second-generation ADL Regional Board member who serves as co-chairwoman of the Development Committee and offers countless hours of her time to ADL’s regional events and programs. Shalom received her bachelor of science from Syracuse University, and currently lives in Brookline with her husband, Neal, and two daughters.

 

Brookline Cultural Grant Applications Due

Applications for Brookline Commission for the Arts grants that support community-oriented cultural activities in the arts, humanities and science, must be postmarked by Wednesday, October 15, 2014.

These grants support a variety of projects and activities in Brookline, including: art exhibits, musical/dance performances, festivals, field trips, short-term artist residencies, performances in schools, workshops and lectures. The state Legislature provides an annual appropriation to the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, which then allocates funds to each city and town.

This year, the BCA will distribute more than $10,000 in grants. Each October, commissioners review grant applications and award funds to artists and organizations for projects in the following calendar year. All awards are made on a reimbursement basis.

The BCA, comprised of Brookline residents appointed to three-year terms by the Board of Selectmen, is part of a network of 329 Local Cultural Councils, serving all 351 cities and towns in the commonwealth. The LCC Program is the largest grassroots cultural funding network in the nation, supporting thousands of community-based projects in the arts, sciences and humanities every year.

For specific guidelines and complete information on the BCA, contact administrator Gillian Jackson at brooklinearts@gmail.com, or 617-730-2135. Application forms and more information about the LCC Program are available here, or here. Forms are also available in the Selectmen’s Office at Town Hall, 333 Washington Streem.

 

Sotheby’s International Realty Brand Welcomes Massachusetts Firm

Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, LLC today announced that Prudential Unlimited Realty, with offices in Brookline (1290A Beacon Street) and Jamaica Plain (673 Centre Street), Massachusetts, is the newest member of its real estate network. The company now will operate as Unlimited Sotheby’s International Realty, and Jon Ufland is principal and managing broker of the firm.

With this addition, the Sotheby’s International Realty® brand will have 33 independently owned and operated offices throughout the state of Massachusetts.

“We are proud to grow our presence in Massachusetts with Unlimited Sotheby’s International Realty,” said Philip White, president and chief executive officer, Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, LLC“Jon and his team are passionate about driving results for their clients and have built a reputation for providing the highest level of quality service. Both Brookline and Jamaica Plain are hubs for their surrounding local communities. Jon and his 50 dedicated sales professionals who serve these fine markets have achieved many successes for their clients over the last 15 years.”

According to Ufland, the Sotheby’s International Realty global reach perfectly complements his agents’ local knowledge and experience and will help attract the most talented and professional agents, while supporting the company’s consistent growth and evolution toward servicing extraordinary properties at all price points.

“We are so proud to represent the Sotheby’s International Realty network in Brookline and Jamaica Plain, and plan to be an integral part of the brand’s presence in the Greater Boston area,” he said. “Our brokerage has and will continue to operate on a ‘clients for life’ model. For each and every one of our customers and clients, we strive to build life-long relationships for the entirety of their real estate journey. Our goal is to advise them and to help them navigate through the emotional and financial aspects of any real estate need no matter what stage of life they are in. We aim to make the experience as fulfilling and rewarding as possible.”

The Sotheby’s International Realty network currently has more than 15,000 independent sales associates located in approximately 720 offices in 52 countries and territories worldwide. Unlimited Sotheby’s International Realty listings are marketed on the SothebysRealty.com global website. In addition to the referral opportunities and widened exposure generated from this source, the firm’s brokers and clients benefit from an association with the Sotheby’s auction house and worldwide Sotheby’s International Realty marketing programs.

Each office is independently owned and operated.

 

Stephen Popper Heads To Washington, DC

Stephen Popper of Brookline, who is the managing director of SageView Advisory Group’s Boston office, was selected as one of the nation’s top 200 elite 401(k) plan advisers in the United States. Popper will meet in Washington, DC, to listen to and brief top Congressional leaders about the future of the retirement savings industry, and how proposed laws and regulations will affect American workers’ retirement security.

Popper, a member of the National Association of Plan Advisors, will be among the 200 delegates to attend the second annual NAPA DC Fly-in Forum held on Capitol Hill September 30 – Octber 1, 2014.

 

Launching The Annual Hand-Washing Campaign

As the cold and flu season approaches, the Brookline Department of Public Health is again launching its annual “Clean Hands for Good Health” campaign.

In announcing the health education project, Dr. Alan Balsam, director of public health and human services, said, “Frequent hand washing with soap and warm water is perhaps the simplest and most effective way to help you and your family stay healthy this winter.”

Balsam also noted that with the increased incidence of diseases such as enterovirus D68 and MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus), a drug-resistant staph infection, simple hand washing is a very effective strategy to avoid the spread of germs.

The Health Department will distribute hand-washing educational packets to local schools, day care providers, libraries, town buildings, senior living centers and other Brookline locations. The packets include samples of posters, flyers and curricula that can be ordered from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Medical Society and other organizations.

Tips for effective hand washing include:

  • Rub your hands vigorously together and scrub all surfaces. Wash for at least 20 seconds. (Tip: Have your children sing the “Happy Birthday” song twice while washing.) It is the soap combined with the scrubbing action that helps dislodge and remove germs.
  • When soap and water are not available, use alcohol-based disposable hand wipes or gel sanitizers.

You can find them in most supermarkets and drugstores. If using a gel, rub the gel in your hands until they are dry. The gel doesn’t need water to work; the alcohol in the gel kills germs that cause colds and the flu. However, alcohol-based disposable hand wipes or gel sanitizers do not remove dirt.

Balsam mentioned two other very beneficial hygiene practices to avoid spreading germs:

  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs are often spread when people touch something that is contaminated with germs and then touch their eyes, nose or mouth. Germs can live for a long time on surfaces like doorknobs, desks and tables.
  • Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. Turn your head (never cough in the direction of someone else) and cough or sneeze into a tissue and then throw it away. If tissues are not available, cough or sneeze into the inside of your elbow. Then wash your hands, and do so every time you cough or sneeze.

Balsam also noted that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health website, here, has hand-washing information that can be copied from the website. If you would like any additional information about hand-washing materials, please contact Dawn Sibor at the Brookline Health Department, 617-730-2656.

 

Brookline Residents Taking Part In BAA Half Marathon

On Sunday, October 12, 2014, 28 runners from Brookline will be running in the 14th annual Boston Athletic Association Half Marathon presented by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund, as members of the official Dana-Farber team.

The group includes Jared Bacheller, Margaret Bourdeaux, Jennifer Bowen, Melissa Briggs, Jessica Cassidy, Laura Cline, Kha Dickerman, Heather Dillman, Amy Finn-Welch, Michael Gordon, Christina Gordon, Aida Hansen, Philip Hartmann, Jaquelyn Jahn, Michaela Koscher, Desta Marika, James McCarthy, Allison Merz, Giovanni Parmigiani, Casey Quinn, Rosalind Segal, Eva Sklaver, Meir Stampfer, Joshua Ungar, Juliana Valentin, Nicholas Welles, Randie White and Jennifer Zinser.

More than 570 Dana-Farber team members will raise awareness and at least $750 each to support adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at Dana-Farber.

To support a runner in the event, please visit here.

The 13.1-mile rolling course is an out-and-back loop that runs along the Emerald Necklace park system. It will begin and end in White Stadium in Boston’s Franklin Park. The event attracts a field of more than 8,000 runners, including world-class athletes.

 

Brookline Medical Reserve Corps Volunteers Needed

The town is looking for people interested in volunteering with Brookline’s Medical Reserve Corps (MRC). There is no set training; members choose to attend as many or as few of the workshops that are offered. Nor is there any set commitment. Some members ask to be contacted in an emergency only; others volunteer at scheduled events.

Although we have more than 270 volunteers currently, we are always looking for new volunteers, both medical and non-medical. We hope that you might come hear more about this on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, with refreshments at 6:15 p.m., and then an informal information session 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., at the Brookline Health Department, 11 Pierce Street (next to the Town Hall parking lot).

Workshops are run in the early evening and cover an ever-changing variety of topics, from emergency preparedness, to working with animals in a disaster, public health initiatives, as well as First Aid and CPR. Many workshops carry nursing, social work and EMT continuing education credits.

Over the last year, MRC volunteers have been recruited to help with vaccination clinics in the fall and helped staff reception centers on Beacon Street for runners and spectators during this year’s Boston Marathon. Volunteers have also helped with disasters outside Brookline, including helping Hurricane Katrina evacuees at Camp Edwards and those sheltering from storm damage in the Springfield area.

Please RSVP to Dawn Sibor at dsibor@brooklinema.gov or leave a message anytime on 617-730-2656 for more information. Also, please check out the Brookline MRC website here.