Application of the Concept of“Endowing the Old with the New”in Urban Renewal

The renewal of ancient cities is an important part of the urban renewal work in China.However,there are few studies on the general historical ancient cities at the county level in China,and there is no guidance on the renewal path.Through the practice of the renewal design project of Suining County,Xuzhou City,it makes an exploratory study on the renewal concept and mode.It first interprets the connotation and implementation path of the renewal concept of“endowing the old with the new”.Based on the texture analysis of the ancient city of Suining,it finally determines the design theme that tracing the historical context of the ancient city.Using the renewal techniques such as“extraction-transformationactivation”,through the renewal strategies such as“building new space,shaping new landscape,inheriting new culture and pregnant with new environment”,it realizes the regeneration of urban historical context and meets the needs of residents'modern life,so as to provide reference and guidance for the renovation of general historical ancient cities at the county level in China.

The Age of the Old Transgression Sequence in the Pearl River Delta, China

The Pearl River Delta （PRD） is located in the north coast area of the South China Sea （SCS）. As one of the largest delta in China, only the two latest events among the several tens of eustatic fluctuations occurring in the Quaternary were recorded in almost whole area of the PRD.

Tentative Interpretation of The Old Man and the Sea

本文试图解析《老人与海》中老人和海的形象，认为小说中的老人是勇气、智慧和尊严的象征，是一个圣者，同时又具有常人的弱点；并认为老人对大海未知领域的探求是海明威自身的写照。小说中的大海不仅是一种神秘、巨大、与人为敌的自然力量，也是一种和善、能与人类相容的女人、兄弟和朋友。同时还认为老人与大海的结合一方面是老人一生与海相搏以达到相容的结果，同时也是他们自身和善、任性的产物。通过塑造两个形象，海明威在人物、小说背景安排和主题上实现了突破。在晚年，他更关心日常生活中的常人和他们所处的环境，对他们的勇气、智慧、特别是尊严给予高度赞扬。老人是海明威一生创作的这一系列＂英雄＂群像的一个新的里程碑，是其一生乐观主义精神追求的最终结果。

Financial Supports to the Rejuvenation of the Old Industrial Base of Northeast China

Supporting the reconstruction and reform of the old industrial base in Northeast China is a significant strategy made by the Central Government. With the strategy going into effect, it will be a great opportunity for the economy and finance development in Northeast. Based on the financial facts in Northeast China and the analyses on the key issues concerning finance and the rejuvenation of the old industrial base, countermeasures in five aspects are put forwarded in this paper.

Salamanders of the Old World, Max Sparreboom

Currently nine families of tailed amphibians, including 682 species, are recognised in the world. Five of these families, including some 166 species, occur in the Old World （Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa）. The family of hynobiid salamanders （hynobiidae） is endemic to this region, whereas the other families also are represented in the New World （America）. Salamanders of the Old Worm is a comprehensive monograph authored by Max Sparreboom. With this book, which aims to be an up- date of Robert Thorn＇s book of 1969, the author presents updated information on salamander species diversity in this region. The book is bound to become a classic in its field： it contains descriptions of all five families and 166 salamander species, a taxonomical diagnosis, distribution maps, and a wealth of information on habitat preferences, behaviour, threats, conservation, etc. Every species chapter is followed by a comment by the author and references to technical literature. For many species the biological information comes from the author himself, who made observations of behaviour in aquariums and in the field. This knowledge is supplemented with information from the scientific literature, which is synthesized in a systematic way. What will especially appeal to the reader is the great number of beautiful pictures in the text, showing details of morphological characters, habitat and bebaviour in the different life history stages. These features add to the value of the book, both in scientific and artistic aspects.

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.

A Comparative Study on the Street Space Form in the Old City of Beijing: A Case Study of Shijia Hutong, the White Stupa Temple Area, and Dashilanr

Urban renewal is one of the important contents of urban development in China. With the gradual progress of urbanization, the renewal of the old city has become the focus of urbanization. This paper analyzed the street space form in the old city, and explored the characteristics of the street space form with a view to exploring streets whose space forms are suitable for the current social development. Based on the field investigation of Shijia Hutong, the White Stupa Temple area, and Dashilanr, the similarities and differences of streets in these areas with different space forms in the old city of Beijing were compared and analyzed, and social and cultural factors expressed in urban space form and the impact of human activities on the street space form were explored in terms of the scale, function, building type, and connection with the outside world. It is hoped that this paper will provide a reference for future renovation of the Old City.

Geocriticism of The Old Man and the Sea

“The old man”and“the sea”are two essential parts of The Old Man and the Sea;however,most critics have given priority to“the old man”when interpreting the short novel.This essay thinks that the sea is not just a setting for action and attempts to explore the multiple meaning of the sea from the perspective of geocriticism.With theories of Westphal’s geocriticism and Tally’s literary cartography,it analyzes what the sea as geography does to the old man,how the sea is crucial to Hemingway’s writing and how Hemingway maps the sea.Geocriticism of the novella offers new insights in understanding literature.

Experience and Enlightenment of Serve the Old in Abroad Urban Community

At present, the world＇s aging population is developing at an unprecedented rate, how to deal with the community service for the elderly has become a top priority. For it not only relates to the community＇s harmony but also to the whole social＇s stability. This paper summarized some experiences and practices from some typical foreign countries on their community endowment, such as the British community care model, the Japan＇s aged care at home, the PACE mode of United States, the Germany＇s long-term care services, the Australian＇s old-age community security. On the basis of a comparative analysis, this paper concluded some experience and enlightenment of serving the old in abroad urban community, this include： Give full play to the function and role of the community in the pension, take law as safeguard on the implementation of community endowment, professional services, government-led and multiple subject participation, provide comprehensive and diversified service, etc. Combined with China＇s national conditions, this paper puts forward some countermeasures and suggestions in the end to further perfect China＇s elderly community service.

Contrast and Comparison Between the Old and New Bar Code for Commodity Management Measures

With the development of socialism market economy, the former Bar Code ForCommodity Management Measures (being called Old Measures for short hereafter) issued by the NationalBureau of Quality and Technical Supervision can not adapt to the requirement of managing for barcode for commodity. Therefore, for the purpose of standardize bar code for commodity managementstandard, ensuring its quality, speeding up the application of it in electronic business andcirculating field and accelerating the course of being a well informed country, a new Bar Code ForCommodity Management Measures (New Measures for short) has been issued by the General Administratorof Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of P.R. China (AQSIQ) on May 30th, 2005, and putinto force in October, 2005. At the same time, the Old Measures issued on July 3rd, 1998 has beenabolished.

Xintiandi——A Perfect Blend of the Old and New

Shanghai is changing in a big way. Xintiandi-New Heaven and Earth-a development of restoredlow-rise houses called Shikumen, or "stone gate"buildings, stands as a perfect symbol of the newShanghai.

An Analysis of the Colonialism in The Old Chief Mshlanga from the Perspective of Narratology

Doris Lessing is one of the most influential writers in English. The colonialism, one of her most concerned topics, is often revealed in many of her early works and so is in The Old Chief Mshlanga. In this story, Lessing first employs a third-person narrator and then a first-person narrator, both of whom adopt the narrative perspective from the protagonist within the story.What the two different person-narrators really differ is in the narrative voice. The narrative voice of the third-person narrator comes from the narrator outside the story, while the other one comes from the protagonist within the story. It is by means of the same perspective and the different narrative voice that Lessing vividly reveals the colonialism in The Old Chief Mshlanga.

LOOKING FOR THE NEW MJ? TRY THE OLD TD——“Old School”Duncan

The question was on the mind of every NBA fan last January: Whocould possibly be the next Michael Jordan? Turns out the answer wasn t thenew MJ after all. It was the old Tim Duncan. That s old as in... "old school." Duncan s game is built on solidfundamentals, hard work and team play. Just as Doctor Naismith intended. Of course, so was Jordan s game. MJ just preferred to play above therim for the first half-dozen years of his career. before he figured out the