NEW CHANGES IN THE THIRD WORLD AND NORTH-SOUTH RELATIONS

Since the end of the cold war,there have take place a number of notablechanges in the Third World and North-South relations,which are expected tohave a far-reaching impact on the evolving world configuration and even the inter-national relationship in the 21st century.

A Perfect Combination of the Real Life and Literary World： An Analysis of The Old Man and the Sea

Being distinguished from many greatest American writers, Hemingway is noted as an iron man and his powerful philosophy： “Man can be destroyed, but not defeated”. Among all his works, The Old Man and the Sea is considered to be the masterpiece of Hemingway＇s works and the one that best demonstrates this powerful philosophy. And The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel about an old Cuban fisherman Santiago and his battle with a great marlin. In his masterpiece, Hemingway portrays Santiago with every dominant and strong characteristic, which is the prototype of an iron man. This is one of the basic characteristics of the novel which gives Ernest Hemingway great honor and makes him become one of the authors who define American literature. The Old Man and the Sea is the one that best represents American social life on the period Hemingway lived. In this short novel, a lot of facts are used. Most of the facts come from Hemingway＇s own experience. Reading up the masterpiece, it is evident that the story and the hero are the self-portray of the author himself. With the real life and the literary world perfectly combined, we read Hemingway＇s and we read through Hemingway and his inner world.

From World Leader to "Sick Man of the East"

Backwardness invites foreign bullying. --- A popular Chinese saying China was the world’s acknowledged science and technology leader throughoutthe first millennium up to the first half of the second one, in the global odyssey

Seizing Opportunity to Improve China's Relations with the World

Iraq war reveals two basic features in current international situation. The first feature is disturbance. Terrorism endangering the world is a disturbance, weapons of mass destruction being proliferated over the world is a disturbance, great powers realigning is a disturbance.

Ecuador and World War I： One Nation＇s Experience on the Periphery of the Great War and During its Aftermath, 1914-1924

In the horrific conflict of 1914-1918 known as World War I, Latin American nations were peripheral players but they were not immune from its effects. This essay reviews the conflict＇s impact on Ecuador--a Latin American nation that after declaring neutrality in 1914, broke relations with Germany on December 7, 1917 but refrained from any involvement in the actual fighting. Following a brief review of the existing historiography of this period, the study examines Ecuador＇s geographic, political, economic and social situation in 1914; its involvement in the war as a neutral between 1914 and April 6, 1917; and the developments that occurred after its decision to break relations with Germany in December 1917 until the armistice on November 11, 1918. Finally it suggests how the consequences of Ecuador＇s stance in the months after the restoration of peace contributed to the end of the Liberal Era in 1924.

Tapping Advantages and Expanding International and Domestic Networks for Further Integrating Jiangxi with the Rest of the World——Thriving Foreign Related Work in Jiangxi Province

"…enable Jiangxi to become the example of ecological civilization and pacesetter of building beautiful China,and realize the dream of a prosperous,harmonious and beautiful Jiangxi through our earnest efforts."Recent years have witnessed vigorous efforts made by the Provincial Foreign Affairs and Overseas Chinese

Exploring formation mechanism and source attribution of ozone during the 2019 Wuhan Military World Games:Implications for ozone control strategies

A series of emission reduction measures were conducted in Wuhan,Central China,to ensure good air quality during the 7th Military World Games(MWG)in October 2019.To better understand the implications for ozone(O_(3))pollution control strategies,we applied integrated analysis approaches based on the de-weathered statistical model,parameterization methods,chemical box model,and positive matrix factorization model.During the MWG,concentrations of O_(3),NO_x,and volatile organic compound(VOCs),OFP(O_(3)formation potential),L_(OH)(OH radical loss rate)were 83μg/m^(3),43μg/m^(3),26 ppbv,188μg/m^(3),and 3.9 s^(-1),respectively,which were 26%,18%,3%,15%,and 13%lower than pre-MWG values and 6%,39%,30%,33%,and 50%lower than post-MWG values,respectively.After removing meteorological influence,O_(3)and its precursors during the MWG decreased largely compared with post-MWG values,and only O_(3),NO_(2),and oxygenated VOCs(OVOCs)declined compared with pre-MWG values,which revealed the emission reduction measures during the MWG played an important role for O_(3)decline.For six VOCs sources,the mass contributions of biomass burning and solvents usage during the MWG decreased largely compared with pre-MWG values.O_(3)production was sensitive to VOCs and the key species were aromatics,OVOCs,and alkenes,which originated mainly from solvents usage,biomass burning,industrial-related combustion,and vehicle exhaust.Decreasing O_(3)concentration during the strict control was mainly caused by OVOCs reduction due to biomass burning control.Generally,the O_(3)abatement strategies of Wuhan should be focused on the mitigation of high-reactivity VOCs.

Emancipative Development in Contemporary World Politics

In the contemporary world, various political actors, both within and outside of states, have continued to break through subjective and objective constraints to participate more and more widely in the political activities of the world society, which has promoted inclusiveness in the relationship between all actors and fostered reconciliation between man and nature. Historically, the political development of the world has followed two routes: one involves inter-personal relationships, which have evolved gradually through violent and non-violent forms of revolution from one marked by the conflict between the oppressed and the oppressors and between the exploited and the exploiters, to one marked by equality and mutual respect; and the other involves the progress of the forms of production organization and society made possible by the productive forces driving the production relations forward and the change to the economic foundation that forced the superstructure to experience fundamental transformation. The latter is fundamental and recessive, while the former is dominant, which has a direct impact on states and the broader world. In such a progressive evolution, the political transformation of the world has gradually changed from a violent one to a more peaceful one, and the grander trend has changed from having the features of national independence and liberation as well as a people's revolution, to having the features of seeking development in an all-around way and forging a harmonious world free from threat, fear and anxiety.Hereinto, the dominant role of rational human self-restraint is becoming more and more obvious, with which the actors, even those who onceopposed each other, are seeking mutual tolerance, acceptance and cooperation, including human respect for nature and the environment. In essence, this is indicative of the emancipation of human sociality and the reconciliation between man and nature, which is still currently under way.

ⅩⅩ World Congress on Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders

Time:December 8-11,2013Venue:Palexpo Geneva Congress Center,Geneva,Switzerland Email:Parkinson@kenes.com Website:www2.kenes.com/parkinson/Pages/Home.aspxⅩⅩ World Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders will be held on December 8-11,2013 in Geneva,Switzerland.As the motto for this World Congress is'Integration by Translation',this Congress will deal in a most translational way with most recent research and updates on the etiology,pathogenesis,potential diagnostic markers and treatment modalities

Language and Practice From the Buddhist Perspective: Based on the Prajñāpāramitā-Sūtras

Having traveled through four gates of the palace,Śākyamuni became aśramaṇa to seek the solution for mankind’s“birth,aging,sickness,and death”.Finally,he found the truth-the ineffable reality of the world.To expound the truth to people,he had to use the linguistic convention to express the inexpressible state.The primary purpose of this paper is to use the Buddhist perspective on language based on the Prajñāpāramitā-sūtras,to compare the daily language in the world-especially linguistics and philosophy of language in academia;hence point out their limitations,defect,or pitfalls,to see the crux of the language problem,and turn to the path of Buddhist practicing as well as“bringing wisdom from knowledge”.I will elaborate on six points in full text:I.Introduction,including the five key concepts.II.The comparison of the Buddhist perspective on language with linguistics and philosophy of language.III.The perspective of the language in the 4th,7th&16th assemblies.IV.To understand the reality of the world,we have to cultivate the“hearing,contemplating,and practicing”based on Buddha’s words.V.The significance of the Buddhist perspective on language in this era.VI.Conclusion.

The Influence of Socio-Demographic, Health and Work-Related Factors on Health-Related Quality of Life among Iranian Industrial Workers

Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has not been investigated among Iranian industrial workers. The present paper aimed to study the influence of the socio-demographic, health and work-related factors on HRQOL among Iranian industrial workers. In this cross-sectional study, participants were 280 workers of two factories. The Persian version of World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) was used to assess the HRQOL. A questionnaire was developed to assess the socio-demographic, health and work-related factors. Results showed that the means (SD) of physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment domains of HRQOL were 13.2 (2.7), 13.3 (2.6), 14.2 (3.5) and 12.6 (2.5), respectively. A multiple linear regression showed that types of job, exercise activity, working schedule, sleep quality, smoking, and conflict between work and social life were significantly associated with physical health domain;whereas, working schedule, marital status, working demand, sleep quality, BMI, and conflict between work and individual life were significantly associated with psychological health domain. Working schedule, working demand, sleep quality, conflict between work and individual life, and having children over two years were significantly associated with social relationship domain;however, working demand, working schedule, smoking, sleep quality, working hour, job satisfaction, marital status and exercise activity were significantly associated with environment domain. Collectively, work-related factors including unhealthy working conditions, unsafe working environments, long working hours, irregular working schedules, and the lack of occupational training may negatively influence the HRQOL of workers. To improve workers’ HRQOL, intervention programs should focus on improving work environment, working schedule, occupational training and restricting working hours.

Man behind World's Largest Radio Telescope Passes Away at 72

NAN Rendong,a distinguished expert in radio astronomy who is known as the father of the world’s largest radio telescope,died from lung cancer in Boston on September 15,2017 at the age of 72.His untimely passing away was just ten days before his masterpiece,the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope(FAST),which he spent over two decades conceiving and building for the next generation

Relations between man and nature reflected by the evolution of the Neolithic production tools in the Three Gorges region of Yangtze River,China

The relations between man and nature reflected by evolution of Neolithic production tools in the Three Gorges region of Yangtze River is discussed in this paper.Our results show that there is a good correlation between the percentage vibration of cutting tool types and the environmental evolution indicated by the natural profile nearby.It is possible for ancestors from the Three Gorges region to learn the advantage of mortise and tenon in the early Neolithic Age because they used the stones as vital tools for processing woods.The hunting method in the early Neolithic is throwing,which was inherited in the mid-Neolithic Age when hunting with arrow and bow was developed.Fishing tools are found at the same period.Numbers of net sinkers and spinning wheels unearthed from the strata of the Western Zhou Dynasty from Zhongba Site reveal the fact of fishing with net,while a mass of fishbone pits indi- cate the powerful productivity brought by new production tools.Quantity of stone spades and stone hoes proves that cultivation agriculture by hoe is extremely attached importance by the ancestors in the Three Gorges region.Moreover,the developed agriculture in Daxi Culture at Zhongbao Island benefits from the landform,climate,traffic location,etc.Otherwise,the reason that the farming tools declined in the late Neolithic Age is related to the extreme flood during the early Xia Dynasty and the fishing hunting preference of some ancient settlements.This research shows that ancestors of the Three Gorges region during the Neolithic Age attached importance to fish hunting and cultivation, fought against the natural environment by production tools,constantly created and improved them, then comprehensively utilized them to evolve the relations between man and nature.

论毕飞宇《欢迎来到人间》的叙事伦理

毕飞宇在日常生活的肌理中,透过人物细致入微的行为与语言,描绘庸常的俗世,抑或是卑琐的浮生。他通过不断切换和交织的人物内外视角,创造了一种流动的叙事效果;他采用具有反讽魅力与日常语言杂糅的幽默性语言,将叙事对象对准时代、人性、社会,工作与生活呈现出当代的社会热点问题与人性的复杂与悖论,凸显出时代映射下人的精神裂变与中年危机。

《海上扁舟》中海洋环境的社会价值

斯蒂芬·克莱恩的《海上扁舟》作为一部典型的美国自然主义文学作品,以作者亲身经历的海难故事为原型,讲述了海上小舟上的四个人努力与大海抗争最终获救的过程,反映了人与自然/海洋的冲突关系。作品通过人物自身对海难事件场域的身体性体验,突显出海上“生活世界”的风险性、局限性和荒诞性与陆地生活世界的安全感和稳定感形成了鲜明对照,表现了海洋环境经验对陆地生存意义的价值启示。作品人物从听觉、视觉、触觉、味觉等多方位对海洋环境的感知影响着他们的审美心理,在他们矛盾性的生命体验中叙写出海洋环境感知的诗思意义:作品人物在“生命场域”的极限考验中体会到对生命的依恋情感和生命的意义。海洋环境经验和海洋环境感知经过感官的综合作用唤起了作品人物的海洋环境情感,他们在海上小舟这个与海洋/自然/宇宙合一的特定背景空间里体验到自我与海洋环境的对抗性情感,映衬出以忠诚和友谊为主题的人际情感蕴含着人类“爱的本能”。作品通过人物对海洋环境的感知体验和观察思考,从海洋的自然属性和社会属性传递了克莱恩对陆地生活世界中“生存之海”秩序意义的新认识和新理解——人类的生命秩序意义在于去征服那些敌对因素,弘扬“爱”的价值。这一思想正是海洋环境带给他及其读者们的社会价值。