Reflections on the Iraq War: Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy

Our foreign policy elites, the press, our elected representatives and the general public internalize “lessons” from each war, although the lessons may be wrong or misapplied. How we arrive at such consensus lessons is a mystery. It is too early to predict what lessons from Iraq will guide future U.S. decision-making. But on the situation as it now stands, it is possible to make some broad generalizations concerning what went right in Iraq and what went wrong.     

An Imperial Enclave

THE ancient city of Kaifeng sits at the center of the Central Plains, by the Yellow River in Henan Province, where the first light of Chinese civilization shone. Due to its central location, Kaifeng took several turns as national capital and home to seven royal families that ruled either a united or broken Middle Kingdom. Today the deep tincture of its antiquity can still be seen or sensed on a trip to this 2,700-year-old city,     

Western Countries Shift Their Attitude Towards Chinese Investment

THE first China Overseas Investment Fair opened in Beijing on November 3, 2009, aiming to promote Chinese investment in overseas markets. Surprisingly for the host, representatives from developed countries that had previously been cautious toward Chinese investment were among those from the 100 plus participating countries. They were sincere and anxious to market their projects to Chinese investors. Does this signal a change in the Western attitude toward Chinese investment？     

Passing Strange： Phenomenal Dunhuang

A place that is associated with strange tales is a mystery in itself, and fascinating Dunhuang in northwestem China＇s Gansu Province is just such a place. A tangle of mysteries and exotica, it has attracted not only curious tourists but also film directors who seek the atmospherics of antiquity and mysticism for their work.     

金融危机对中小企业科技创新的挑战与对策

金融危机对我国中小企业产生了巨大的生存压力,同时也将使全球经济产生一次行业性的调整。中小企业只有依靠科技创新,才能抓住调整机遇、化解危机。本文从中小企业科技创新的特点出发,剖析了金融危机对中小企业科技创新带来的挑战,分析了金融危机背景下中小企业科技创新的现实意义,从企业的内部机制与外部环境两个角度提出来中小企业应对科技创新的对策。     

Changes in Attenuated Total Reflection Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra as Blood Dries Out

The time since deposition (TSD) of a bloodstain is a valuable piece of evidence for forensic scientists to determine the time at which a crime took place. The objective of this study was to determine whether attenuated total reflection (ATR) Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy could be used to estimate the TSD of a bloodstain in a relatively early period (from 0 min to the time required for the bloodstain to dry out). For this purpose, we used ATR‐FTIR to study the variation in absorbance at certain wavelengths as rat and human blood sample dried out. The absorbance at 3308/cm (A3308) was found to have a close correlation with the TSD during this time period, and the changes in A3308 during the drying of rat and human blood drops under the same controlled conditions showed similar results. The current study indicates that ATR‐FTIR spectroscopy has potential as a tool for estimating TSD at early time periods of blood deposition.     

论保证人的条件

保证人的条件直接影响着保证合同的效力及债权人权利的实现,包括积极条件和消极条件。现行保证制度中关于保证人的条件,无论在理论上还是在实践中,尚存在一些问题和值得探讨之处。     

财政公共化改革的三个基本任务--支出结构调整、公开透明与责任落实

公共财政是公共管理和社会管理的经济基础,同时公共财政的运行制度和游戏规则是作为政治行政体制一部分的上层建筑。建立公共财政框架,需要对经济体制、政治行政体制进行全方位的改革。关键任务有:一是调整财政支出结构,确保社会公共需要的满足;二是提高公开透明程度,使公众确实能够了解、监督财政运行状况;三是落实财政责任,给权力以充分对应的制约。后两个任务的核心是民主和法治,旨在建立财政公共化的制度基础,关键是要重建政府预算制度。从历年的国家审计报告看,解决这个问题非常紧迫、相当艰巨、极端重要。     

论Flash网站视听美的表现

本文分析了近几年来Flash动画制作技巧以及视听效果表现方法,并对动画的制作进行概括,从而总结出动画制作中视觉、听觉美感表达一般规律。     

论近代中国民法变迁中的所有权绝对原则

所有权绝对原则是近代三大民法原则之一,其在近代中国民法中最早确立于《大清民律草案》。虽然所有权绝对原则在晚清没有发挥实际效用,但其后的《民国民律草案》和《民国民法典》继受了此项民法原则。重新审视该原则在我国近代民法中无论是立法上抑或理论上的传承、发展与继受经验,仍可为我国现今民法理论的发展提供历史的镜鉴。