简介:Thisfirstessayisaboutapendingmarriagebetweenbiologyandsomeofthetechnologiesofengineering.Itisastoryofalong-standingflirtationthathasbeenconsummatedanumberoftimes,butneverproperlysolemnised,despiterepeatedattempts,andnooneisquitesurehowmanyoftheoffspring,ifany,havebeenviable.Whethertheunionwillbeblessedinthenearfutureisanyone'sguess.Inthehopeofhelpingthemarriageonitsway,Istartwithfourluckythingsthebridehastowearattheweddingforthemarriagetosucceed,atleastinoneofthemorerecentWesterntraditions.
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简介:QomolangmaNatureReserve(QNR)coversseveralcounties:Tingri,Nyalam,GyirongandDinggyeunderthejurisdictionofShigatsePrefectureofTibet
简介:ThenatureofbondinginthetitlecompoundshasbeenstudiedbyusingCASSCFandFOCItechniques.ThegroundstatesofPtCandPtNarefoundtobe1Σ+and2Πstatearisingprimarilyfrom:…1σ22σ21π41δ43σ2and…1σ22σ21π41δ43σ22π1configurationrespectivelyandbothofwhichformtriplebond(ones,twoπbonds),butthebondofPtCismuchstrongerthanthatofPtN.
简介:Thepresentpaperisdividedintoeightsections:introduction,theglobaldiffusionofEnglish,perceptionsofthenewvarieties,theissueofintelligibility,featuresthatcauseunintelligibility,needforabroaderpragmatics,andpedagogicalimpli-cations,andconclusion,followedbythereferences.Notsurprisingly,theglobalspreadofEnglishhasgeneratedvaryingperspec-tivesonthenatureandfunctionsofitsacculturatedvarieties.Broadlyspeaking,thedebatehasdividedscholarsintotwocampsholdingdiametricallyopposingviewsonthemultipleversionsofEnglish.Ontheonehand,somescholarsviewvariationsassymp-tomsoflinguisticdegenerationanddeterioration;ontheotherhand,somescholarslegitimizethemasinevitablemanifestationsne-cessitatedbythedemandsofthenewculturalcontexts.Thenormativeviewoftheformercampstems,atleastpartly,fromtheproblemsthenewformsofEnglishposeintermsofinternationalintelligibility.Itisinthiscontextthatthepaperexaminesthetraditional,one-sided,nativespeaker-centredideaofintelligibilityandtherecenttwo-sidedviewofintelligibilitythatplacestheonusonboththenativespeakerandthenon-nativespeaker.Theargumentofthelattercampisbasedonthepremisethatthenewvarietiesrequireabroaderpragmaticframework,becauseuniversalpragmaticsisinadequatetodescribethemsatisfactorily.Thus,thecampadvocatesaneedforalanguagespecificpragmatics,andacomparativepragmatics,inadditiontothetraditionaluniversalpragmatics.Logically,thedebateonphonological,lexical,grammatical,anddiscoursestructurevariations,andtheirle-gitimacyhaspromptedEnglishlanguageteachingspecialiststohaveafreshlookatthegoalsandobjectivesofteachingEnglishinthecountriesoftheouterandexpandingcircles,andaccordinglyprioritizetheteachingofnationalandregionalvarietiesoverthatoftheso-callednativevarieties.Thus,theparadigmsofindependenceandcentralityofthenewvarietiesarereplacingthe
简介:GUIZHOUProvincehaslongsufferedfromaregionalinferioritycomplex.AplateauinChina’ssouthwest,theprovincehasSichuananditsworld-famouspandastothenorth;Yunnan,whosespectaculartownsincludeShangri-La(Zhongdian),tothewest,andHunanProvince,homeofmuchCommunistPartylore,totheeast.
简介:AttendingtotheNeedsofLocalPeopleinNatureReserves-AnImportantMeasureintheEstablishmentandProtectionofNatureReservesTXAttendingt...
简介:Inrecentyears,moreandmoreconflictshaveemergedinthemanagementofnaturereserves,ofwhichthemainproblemisthathowtocarryoutthecampaignofconservationalongwiththepromotionofdevelopmentoflocaleconomics.ToresolvetheactualprobleminNanjishanNationalWetlandNatureReserveandexploretheidiographicmethodofthemanagementofthewetlandreserve,somestudyingmethodsincludingface-to-faceinterviews,informaldiscussionwithlocalleadersandofficials,groupdiscussionwithlocalfishers,questionnaire,andjoboftheconversationstationhavebeencarriedout.Theresultsshowthattheeducationlevelofthelocalpeopleislow;only5%ofthelocalpeoplehaveanopportunitytothejuniorcollege;themainincomeofthelocalpeopleisfishing,whichaccountsfor70%moreorless;andtheincomeiscomingdownyearbyyearbecauseoftheunreasonablewayoffishing.Tocopewiththeproblems,somereformativewayofmanagementandthedevelopmentofthereserveareintroduced,suchasestablishinganNOGthatconstitutesoflocalfishermentoachievethegoalofcommunityco-management,developingBedandBreakfastandsoon.Throughpracticeofthemanagementoftheparticipationofthelocalpeople,wedrawtheconclusionthatthelocalpeoplehaveagreatdesiretoimprovetheirlifelevel,andtomaketheco-managementofthereserveeasy,itisimportantforthemanagerstoplaytheroleofpilotincludingengraftingthenewideas,givingsomesubsidytoencouragethelocalpeopletotakepartinthemanagement.Inaddition,makinglocalpeopleperceivevalueofthereserveandthecloserelationbetweenreserveconservationandthepromotionofleveloftheirlife.Onthisbasis,theyinclinetotakepartinthemanagementofthereserve.
简介:TheCountryParksofHongKongoccupy40%ofthetotallandmassofHongKong,andconsistsofvastareasofsecondarywoodlands,scrublands,grasslands,andreservoirs.Thatvegetation-andthesoilunderneathsubtractcarbonfromtheatmosphere,whichhasamarketvalue.Theaimofthispaperistoestimatethevalueofthatcarbon,toassesswhetherthatvaluewouldbesufficienttopayfortheupkeepoftheCountryParks,andtocomparethatvaluetothecostsofalternativewaystoreduceatmosphericcarbondioxide.Todothis,wecomparethelandcoverof1978,1991,1997and2004usingremotesensing,andidentifythethreepredominantlandcovers(woodlands,scrublands,grasslands).WethenestimatetheamountandvalueofthecarbonsequesteredbythevegetationandsoiloftheCountryParks,andcompareittothebudgetavailabletotheAgriculture,FisheriesandConservationDepartmenttoruntheCountryParks(HK$234millionin2009/2010).Weextrapolateourresultsover50years,from1978to2028.Weconcludethatby2028thecarbonsequesteredwouldbevaluedoverHK$800million,butthevalueoftheadditionalcarbonsubtractedyearlywouldonlycoverapproximately7%ofthetotalbudgetneededtoruntheCountryParks.WealsoconcludethatbecauseofthelargebudgetallocatedtotheCountryParks,alternativemethodsofcarbonsequestration-representedbytheEUETSpriceofcarbon-aremuchcheaper.