Remembering Tibet

I close my eyes. The children with whom I stayed with in Lhasa appear before me. In the pink world they smile. It is a strange feeling. I have been to Tibet twice. I remember how the Lhasa children would walk on the streets in Lhasa: when they spotted a man and a woman holding hands, they would sing, You Are Late, a popular song of that time. I had her in my heart a long time ago./Oh! She arrived before you. When the young couple turned around, the children would run away. Then they searched for another couple. What I most remember about Tibet is     

Gambling in Western and Eastern Europe: The Example of Hungary

The history of gambling in post-socialist countries is noticeably different from that of other countries in Europe. The goal of this study was therefore twofold: Firstly, to systematically review all European epidemiological studies related to excessive gambling in the general adult population, and secondly, to provide an overview of the state of gambling in Hungary based on the first ever nationwide representative survey, setting the results against the backdrop of the earlier European studies. A systematic review was carried out of European gambling studies which focus on a representative adult general population. Hungarian data was obtained from the National Survey on Addiction Problems in Hungary general adult population survey (N = 2,710). Pathological gambling was measured by the South Oaks Gambling Screen. Lifetime prevalence of excessive gambling (problem and pathological gambling) in the general adult population of European countries varies between 1.1% (Italy and Spain) and 6.5% (Estonia). In Hungary, the prevalence of problem gambling is 1.9%, with pathological gambling at 1.4%. The socio-demographic characteristics of the results are similar to those of other European countries. Using epidemiological data from the general adult populations of two post-socialist nations, it was possible to compare the results with data from 12 other European countries. Based on the data available, the extremely rapid liberation of the gambling market in the post-socialist countries has led to a similarly swift escalation in associated gambling problems.     

福利社会的危机

一、福利国家处于危机中国家社会主义的计划经济,在前第二世界的国家,连中国也在实质上被放弃了。正如英国的工党一样,德国的工会也已经放弃对关键的工业部门执行国有化和投资控制。一切社会制度的理性的捍卫者,特别是在欧洲大陆上发展起来的那些人,今天都承认:福利国家处于危机中,并且这不仅是由于全球化的缘故,而且是由于经济增长速度的降低,人口的老龄化,鉴于今天的规模,它简直支付不起。根据许多经济政治的评估和看法,得出如下结论:除了要反通货膨胀外,还必须立即进行整顿:要大大减少国家的财政赤字和国家所占的份额;要对社会保险制度进…     

日本内阁新首相森喜朗

今年4月5日,原自民党干事长森喜朗在小渊惠三首相病重住院的情况下,既出人意料又在情理之中地当选内阁新首相,引起世人的普遍注目。记者出身的众议员森喜朗1937年7月14日出生于日本石川县小松市能美郡根上町,地主世家,其祖父和父亲两代长期任町长。森喜朗1950年3月于根上町立浜小学毕业后,进金泽市高冈町初中学习,1953年3月毕业后再进金泽市县立二水高中就读。1956年进早稻田大学商学部,翌年参加学生组织“雄辩会”,同年参加了自民党。1960年大学毕业后进产经新闻社经济部任记者,1963年辞去记者工作任众议员今松次郎的秘书。今松属自民党岸…     

风暴之后的风平浪静:智利的收入分配与社会福利

近年来,两次突如其来的“风暴”对智利的收入分配造成了严重影响。第一次风暴(也是最为严重的)是由一系列经济结构改革和政治体制的重大变化所引发的,这次改革始于1974年,在80年代后期基本完成,包括贸易自由化、国有资产私有化、税收制度的改革等重要内容。与此同时,政治体制各种微妙的变化也对智利的收入分配造成了一定的影响第二次风暴的冲击对象是学术界和决策层,人们就智利的经济发展模式以及贫困和不平等等现象展开了激烈的争论。由于智利加快了贸易自由化的步伐,因此,熟练工人与非熟练工人之间的贫富差异进一步拉大。尽管缺少足够的统…     

全球能源新宠——海上风电

随着全球能源供应持续紧张和金融危机的不断蔓延,世界各国都将发展新能源产业作为经济复苏的重要手段.风力发电因其相对其他新能源较为成熟的优点,得到世界各国的青睐.当前,全球陆上风电发展已初具规模.截至2008年12月底,全球的总装机容量已经超过了1.2亿kW,2008年,全球风电增长速度为28.8% ,新增装机容量达到2700万kW,同比增长36%.随着陆上风力资源的大规模开发利用,海上风电因其风能资源更加稳定丰富、不占用土地空间等优势逐渐引起各国重视.     

浅谈任务驱动教学法在技校英语教学中的实施

本文结合技工学校学生的特点和现阶段技校英语教学的情况,探讨在技校英语教学中如何实施任务驱动教学法,激发学生自身的英语学习积极性,提高学生的发展能力,拓展学生的心理格局,从而让学生在学中乐、在乐中学。     

七句箴言,每日一读一省

1、永远不要向任何人解释你自己。因为喜欢你的人不需要,而不喜欢你的人不会相信。2、别让某人成为你生命中的优先,当你只是他们生命中的一个选择时。人与人之间的关系只有在彼此达到平衡时。运作的最恰当。