Pure Gold for Broken Bodies: Discursive Techniques Constructing Milk Banking and Peer Milk Sharing in U.S. News

Technological advances provide increased ability to transfer human tissues—blood, organs, milk—from one body to another. This article analyzes mechanisms of reality construction in U.S. news to construct shared human breast milk. Articles used typifications and human interest stories to convey participants as victims, lay heroes, and villains. Milk banking was portrayed as institutionally integrated through associations, expert testimonies, and formalized procedures, making banked milk “pure gold.” Peer sharing was portrayed as institutionally opposed through institutional warnings, expert testimonies, informal procedures, and hypothetical atrocities, making peer milk “fool's gold.” Findings suggest that “biovalue” of human milk is interconnected with institutional processing.     

借鉴美国经验,促进广州大数据产业发展

基于海量数据资源的挖掘和应用催生的大数据产业,是新一代信息领域的重点产业及大数据时代的基础支撑产业,是全球下一个发展创新、角力竞争、提高生产力的战略性产业。目前,国内外大数据产业标准和产业格局尚未形成,这是广州促进大数据产业跨越发展的难得机会。广州应借鉴美国等发达国家经验,把握大数据时代到来的机遇,高度重视和超前谋划,整合资源合力加快广州大数据产业跨越发展,抢占战略性新兴产业发展的制高点。     

现阶段全球经济失衡与中国的作用

现阶段全球经济失衡并非临时性失衡,而是全球经济结构调整与国际分工格局长期演变的必然结果;同时,由于其得到美国与东亚之间贸易—资金双重循环的支撑,具有长期性与持续性。在这一双重循环中,中国作为部分生产过程的最终聚合地和资金循环的重要中介,发挥着关键作用。在短期内,由于美国“市场提供者”的地位难以改变,发达国家私人资本对顺差国的产业转移以及“美元体制”的存在,全球经济失衡可以维持,不致造成严重的破坏性后果。正因为如此,相关政策调整不能仅限于中美之间,需要在全球贸易与金融领域中展开多边磋商与协调。     

李约瑟与竺可桢的中国科学史研究

针对＂中国自来无科学＂的论断,以竺可桢为代表的中国学者致力于中国科学史研究,发表大量学术论著,为中国辉煌而久远的科技发展史正名;李约瑟亦不约而同地加入了大讨论,并以大量无可争辩的事实有力地批判了＂西方中心论＂。作为李约瑟《中国科学技术史》编纂强有力的支持者,竺可桢有目的地为李约瑟搜集中国科学技术史的书籍资料,并通过中国科学院给予其人力、财力资助。而李约瑟的《中国科学技术史》编撰计划实际上也诱发了竺可桢着手建立中国科学史研究专门机构的构想。就二十八宿起源地点与创立时期的学术争论,竺可桢坚持中国起源说,李约瑟则依违于巴比伦起源说与双方独立起源说之间。     

Immigrants,Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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This article reviews policies and services related to immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the U.S. Definitions of immigration categories are provided to clarify the context in which services operate. Particular attention is given to issues that are unique to populations of the Southwest. Historical information on this region is offered; immigration trends and recent statistics are presented. The article is based on published data; field interviews with personnel in selected immigrant and refugee serving social agencies are used to compliment the literature. The authors highlight the social consequences of the global phenomenon of migration, whether motivated by economic or political realities. Recommendations for those who serve immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers are offered.     

2012年镇江赛珍珠国际学术研讨会综述

2012年6月8日,历史文化名城镇江隆重举行赛珍珠诞辰120周年纪念活动暨赛珍珠国际学术研讨会,纪念这位中国人民的朋友.在这次研讨会上,大量赛珍珠研究的新方法、新思路以及新生力量呈现出来,研究思路较以前有很大拓宽,不仅仅局限在传统的文学研究领域,研究重点从对赛珍珠作品的研究转向多个方面.     

“9·11”事件后美国与印度尼西亚军事关系的正常化

冷战时期，美国与印度尼西亚在大部分时间里保持着密切的军事关系。1991年帝力事件后，美国政府行政部门在国会的压力下中止了对印度尼西亚的军事援助。1999年8月东帝汶公投独立后，印度尼西亚军方及其支持的民兵对东帝汶进行了攻击，美国国会对两国军事关系进一步作出限制，两国军事关系跌入低谷。“9·11”事件后，随着亚太地区安全形势及力量平衡的微妙变化，美国政府行政部门积极推动恢复两国的军事关系，在印度尼西亚有巨大利益的美国大公司和印度尼西亚政府也都积极游说美国政府行政部门和国会。这些因素促使两国军事关系实现了正常化，美国全面恢复了对印度尼西亚的军事援助。     

Language,Identity and Empowerment

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This article addresses the relationship between language and identity and language and power. Language is viewed as an important vehicle through which empowerment can occur in society and through which social workers can contribute to the empowerment of dual language individuals and communities. Language suppression is viewed through the framework of bilinguaphobia, a term coined by Faltis and Coulter in 2004. Because of the long and unique history of Spanish in Southwestern communities, the authors suggest that true empowerment must overcome the prevalent discourse of fear of bilingualism. This article suggests that the present status and identity of Latinos in the Southwestern United States would be enhanced and affirmed by the healthy co-existence of two tongues and two cultural frameworks and that social workers should recognize and advocate for the power of bilingual discourses.     

Serials Clutter in Online Catalogs

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Finding and deciphering serials records in online catalogs is a challenge to many library users. To understand and analyze these challenges, the author conducted searches for scientific journal titles in the online catalogs of Committee on Institutional Cooperation (CIC) libraries. The first part of the study measures the difficulty of retrieving serial records from online catalogs comparing one-word versus multiple-word titles. The second part analyzes displays for complexity by measuring the length of the complete record and the length of the holdings statements. These data show the complexity of displays and indicate the potential confusion that these displays may induce in library users.