Concessions and technical assistance, described in this article, are historical examples of private-public partnership, which appeared in the industrial era. Even in homogeneous economic, political and legal systems, ...Concessions and technical assistance, described in this article, are historical examples of private-public partnership, which appeared in the industrial era. Even in homogeneous economic, political and legal systems, the business and state co-operation does not always reach harmony and consensus. Here, the researchers observe more complicated, contradictory and sometimes tense relations between the Soviet state institutions and the Western, particularly American companies, who participated in economic modernization of post-revolutionary Russia, initiated by its leadership. After termination of the New Economic Policy （NEP） （Dziewanowski, 1989, pp. 129-137, 155）, and taking foreign concessions back to the state by the beginning of 1930s, the Soviet Union was preparing to become, in a few years, a high-rank industrial power. Giant American steel-making mills, automobile and tractor factories, assembling lines, oil-extracting, and oil-cracking installations, etc. attracted Soviet political leaders, ＂red directors＂ and engineers as the best examples to follow up. They were going to accomplish their plans by means of wide technological transfer： ordering and purchasing factory designs, patents and know-how, training Russian workers and technicians both abroad and at the Soviet constructions sites by placing them under supervision of contracted foreign specialists. However, the adoption of machinery and technologies without due organization and chains of supply diminished and distorted expected results.展开更多
The Cross River watershed was disturbed by historic logging activity during the past century, but under the management of the USDA （United States Department of Agriculture） Forest Service, the area has mostly recove...The Cross River watershed was disturbed by historic logging activity during the past century, but under the management of the USDA （United States Department of Agriculture） Forest Service, the area has mostly recovered from ecological disturbance. Today a new threat is being imposed by climate change; changes affect not only the temperature but also more extreme wind and rain In 2012, a mega-storm event passed through the north shore region of Lake Superior overwhelming many watersheds with excessive rain and runoff. As part of a Cross River study for the Forest Service, pre- and post-event hydrologic adjustment of the Cross River watershed were captured. Samples were collected for δD and δ18O during April, July, and September to estimate HRT （hydraulic residence time） using the stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen, The results showed that water collected throughout the watershed shifted toward the signature of the mega-event precipitation signature, then slowly diffused with new precipitation and fractionation processes that resumed into the summer and fall.展开更多
Georgian historiography being an attempt to create a shared and self-congratulatory impression of the past serves as verbal equivalent of a national monument. Ann Radcliffe＇s Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne was writte...Georgian historiography being an attempt to create a shared and self-congratulatory impression of the past serves as verbal equivalent of a national monument. Ann Radcliffe＇s Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne was written during the acme of popularity of gothified histories. This makes the novel a high drama of murder and revenge, usurpation and restoration, love and abduction, cruelty and virtue upholding common people＇s vow of joining hands to fight for ethical cause of avenging oppression against the backdrop of the Scottish highlands. On the one hand, the novel helps in perpetuating nationalist identity among English citizens by acclaiming virtuous, just, and moral act of the rightful feudal Chief Osbert and declaiming in contrast the avarice, oppression and lust of the usurper Malcolm. On the other hand, the self-devastating pride and calm resignation of the highborn women such as Mary and Louisa portrayed in the novel conform and thereby contribute to the notion of the ＂Angel in the House＂. The paper, thus, will examine the role of prevalent sense of honour and values imbibed in the major characters of the novel in bringing justice to the oppressed characters.展开更多
This article attempts to analyze the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between the Armenians and Azerbaijanis by focusing on place and territory as two key subjective components of national identity. Place and territory are a...This article attempts to analyze the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between the Armenians and Azerbaijanis by focusing on place and territory as two key subjective components of national identity. Place and territory are also crucial from cultural perspective because they enable communities to express their identity in a cultural landscape. Control of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh was essential to express territoriality that is to protect language and identity. In addition, the article examines the exclusionary treatment of Karabakh Armenians by Azerbaijan and discrimination against them as the cause of the conflict and its intensity. The article also focuses on the desire for political self-rule as a necessary condition for nationhood.展开更多
As the quantitative easing policy is gradually withdrawn by the U.S.Federal Reserve on the basis of economic recovery,the U.S.dollar will enter a phase of continuous interest rate increases.U.S.dollar’s appreciation ...As the quantitative easing policy is gradually withdrawn by the U.S.Federal Reserve on the basis of economic recovery,the U.S.dollar will enter a phase of continuous interest rate increases.U.S.dollar’s appreciation will become an inevitable trend.Against this backdrop,the Chinese currency,the yuan,will face more depreciation pressure.As a matter of fact,the timing for the yuan to moderately depreciate has come,judging from both external and internal factors.Moderate depreciation of the Chinese currency is not only beneficial for economic recovery,but will also lift China’s A-share market.展开更多
文摘Concessions and technical assistance, described in this article, are historical examples of private-public partnership, which appeared in the industrial era. Even in homogeneous economic, political and legal systems, the business and state co-operation does not always reach harmony and consensus. Here, the researchers observe more complicated, contradictory and sometimes tense relations between the Soviet state institutions and the Western, particularly American companies, who participated in economic modernization of post-revolutionary Russia, initiated by its leadership. After termination of the New Economic Policy （NEP） （Dziewanowski, 1989, pp. 129-137, 155）, and taking foreign concessions back to the state by the beginning of 1930s, the Soviet Union was preparing to become, in a few years, a high-rank industrial power. Giant American steel-making mills, automobile and tractor factories, assembling lines, oil-extracting, and oil-cracking installations, etc. attracted Soviet political leaders, ＂red directors＂ and engineers as the best examples to follow up. They were going to accomplish their plans by means of wide technological transfer： ordering and purchasing factory designs, patents and know-how, training Russian workers and technicians both abroad and at the Soviet constructions sites by placing them under supervision of contracted foreign specialists. However, the adoption of machinery and technologies without due organization and chains of supply diminished and distorted expected results.
文摘The Cross River watershed was disturbed by historic logging activity during the past century, but under the management of the USDA （United States Department of Agriculture） Forest Service, the area has mostly recovered from ecological disturbance. Today a new threat is being imposed by climate change; changes affect not only the temperature but also more extreme wind and rain In 2012, a mega-storm event passed through the north shore region of Lake Superior overwhelming many watersheds with excessive rain and runoff. As part of a Cross River study for the Forest Service, pre- and post-event hydrologic adjustment of the Cross River watershed were captured. Samples were collected for δD and δ18O during April, July, and September to estimate HRT （hydraulic residence time） using the stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen, The results showed that water collected throughout the watershed shifted toward the signature of the mega-event precipitation signature, then slowly diffused with new precipitation and fractionation processes that resumed into the summer and fall.
文摘Georgian historiography being an attempt to create a shared and self-congratulatory impression of the past serves as verbal equivalent of a national monument. Ann Radcliffe＇s Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne was written during the acme of popularity of gothified histories. This makes the novel a high drama of murder and revenge, usurpation and restoration, love and abduction, cruelty and virtue upholding common people＇s vow of joining hands to fight for ethical cause of avenging oppression against the backdrop of the Scottish highlands. On the one hand, the novel helps in perpetuating nationalist identity among English citizens by acclaiming virtuous, just, and moral act of the rightful feudal Chief Osbert and declaiming in contrast the avarice, oppression and lust of the usurper Malcolm. On the other hand, the self-devastating pride and calm resignation of the highborn women such as Mary and Louisa portrayed in the novel conform and thereby contribute to the notion of the ＂Angel in the House＂. The paper, thus, will examine the role of prevalent sense of honour and values imbibed in the major characters of the novel in bringing justice to the oppressed characters.
文摘This article attempts to analyze the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between the Armenians and Azerbaijanis by focusing on place and territory as two key subjective components of national identity. Place and territory are also crucial from cultural perspective because they enable communities to express their identity in a cultural landscape. Control of the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh was essential to express territoriality that is to protect language and identity. In addition, the article examines the exclusionary treatment of Karabakh Armenians by Azerbaijan and discrimination against them as the cause of the conflict and its intensity. The article also focuses on the desire for political self-rule as a necessary condition for nationhood.
文摘As the quantitative easing policy is gradually withdrawn by the U.S.Federal Reserve on the basis of economic recovery,the U.S.dollar will enter a phase of continuous interest rate increases.U.S.dollar’s appreciation will become an inevitable trend.Against this backdrop,the Chinese currency,the yuan,will face more depreciation pressure.As a matter of fact,the timing for the yuan to moderately depreciate has come,judging from both external and internal factors.Moderate depreciation of the Chinese currency is not only beneficial for economic recovery,but will also lift China’s A-share market.
