DRAWING UP A NEW BLUEPRINT

正Local governments plan to tackle pollution and change growth modes for 2014 Choking smog lingered,covering an area of 1.43 million square km in central and east China,an area more than twice the size of France,for a whole week starting from February 20.Beijing and part of the neighboring Hebei Province suffered most.On February 25,readings of PM 2.5,fine particulate matter 2.5     

The Ascent Of Haba Snow Mountain

正IN 1995,a group of Chinese mountaineers reached the summit of Haba Snow Mountain,5,396 meters above sea level,making it the highest snow peak in Yunnan Province to be conquered by humans.The mountain,in the eyes of professional mountaineers,is"entry level."However,to amateurs,it is a game for the brave.At 10 a.m.on October 5,2013,I,along with 17teammates and a group coordinator,reached the top of Haba.Standing next to the altitude mark,I texted"I made it!"to my family.The message was simple but we all knew it was hard earned.     

Economy

正China’s Pension System:Three Employees Support One Retiree China’s 2013 Statistical Bulletin on Human Resources and Social Security Development indicates that the surplus of China’s pension insurance fund has cumulated to RMB 2.8269 trillion,with around three employees supporting one retiree.In 2013,the total number of people joining the national basic pension insurance system reached 819.68 million,an increase of 31.72 million over the previous year.The2013 overall input to the basic     

When the election rains out and how bad weather excludes marginal voters from turning out

Ostensibly random and trivial experiences of everyday life, e.g., local weather, can have significant political consequences. First, we present a comprehensive meta-analysis of 34 studies of electoral turnout and rainfall – the vast majority demonstrating a negative association. Secondly, we present a new analysis of a voter panel with validated turnout for a complete electorate merged with fine-grained meteorological observations to show that Election Day rainfall reduces turnout by 0.95 percentage points per centimeter, while more sunshine increases turnout. Marginal voters (young voters) are up to six times more susceptible to bad weather and respond more positively to pleasant weather. Thus, bad weather exacerbates unequal democratic participation by pushing low-propensity voters to abstain. Efforts to include marginal voters therefore ought to be intensified during poor weather, and elections could even be moved to seasons with more pleasant weather to improve participatory equality.     

不良公共政策利益导向的矫正

公共政策的利益导向关乎大众百姓的切身利益。实践中,不良公共政策利益导向严重危害公共政策系统,加剧公共政策的非公共性,导致社会阶层间的对立和冲突。究其原因,主要是由于部分公权力发生异化、法律法规相对薄弱、社会价值观发生扭曲等因素所致。因此,应建立合理的公共政策评估体系,加强对权力异化的遏制;规范法律法规,增加政策透明度,强化对公共政策的监管,进而使我国公共政策利益导向集聚更多正能量。     

处置不良个贷的法律程序及疑难法律事项研究

结合法律与实践经验,处理不良个贷的一般法律程序为:发出催款通知书--尽职调查--发律师函及上门催收--追索保证人,处置抵押物品--诉讼手段催收.贷款抵押物处置时,抵押物的拍卖加剧了不良个贷的清收负担;拍卖活动在处理他项权问题时出现的混乱,需要通过加强对拍卖活动的监督管理来解决.     

什么是“内在观点”?

"内在观点"是哈特实证主义理论中的重要概念,因为它是解读哈特理论的关键线索之一。作为反思性批判态度的内在观点,不但使得规范态度得到有效说明,进而成为批判外在观点的基础;而且它还可以保障法律理论的描述性特征。当然,内在观点并非坏人观点或者参与者观点,因为前者是理论姿态,而后两者则是实践姿态。     

警察的酗酒问题及防治

人民警察酗酒不仅有损自身的形象,影响工作,而且极易走上腐化堕落的深渊。只有加强思想修养,提高自控能力,培养健康高尚的生活情趣,牢固树立法纪观念,才能自觉戒除酗酒恶习。     

Cold floor effects on homicide

The cold floor pattern (a lack of homicides on days with extremely cold temperatures that was found by Cheatwood in Baltimore) is to be expected by chance. Under a model in which the number of homicides and the maximum temperature are independent, the probability that a day will fall below the cold floor is small. The Baltimore data do not support a model in which extremely cold weather suppresses human aggression.     

Insurers, Claims and the Boundaries of Good Faith

This article examines the refusal of the English courts to award damages for consequential losses following unreasonable delay on the part of insurers in settling a claim. This has the potential to give rise to dire consequences for insureds. These difficulties have been addressed in North American jurisdictions where the concept of good faith has been developed and applied as a means of both compensating insureds and regulating the conduct of insurers. However, a hallmark of English law is that it fails to draw a bright line between the law of contract and the law of contracts. As a result, the policy issues that should inform insurance contracts are excluded by virtue of the notion, imported from the law of contract, that the contractual relationship is a matter of private law and is not, therefore, a means for public regulation of insurers.