论民事诉讼审前程序的模式转变

民事审前程序的改革是势在必行的,改革应当贯穿当事人主义和集中审理主义两项基本原则,同时应当确立证据交换、争点整理、审前会议等各项制度和程序。     

Applying rapid results approach to local service delivery: issues,lessons and challenges from Nairobi City Council

Over the years, the Kenyan Government has pursued wide‐ranging public sector reforms to improve local service delivery, but little has been achieved due to lack of a wide‐ranging decentralisation policy and institutional framework. To precipitate the reform process, the rapid results approach (RRA), commonly applied in private sector organisations, was recently introduced thorough out the public sector, including local authorities (LAs). This article assesses the efficacy of the rapid results approach (RRA) methodology in local service delivery using Nairobi City Council as a prototype; highlighting the success stories, pitfalls and challenges. The analyses are based on the findings obtained using current literature on the subject matter and the author's interactions with the council staff, councillors and other stakeholders. On the basis of the analysis, the article draws the main conclusions and policy advice on what could be considered critical for further debate, highlighting issues, lessons and challenges that could be raised to improve the practice of RRI. The key messages presented here will help policy makers, scholars and practitioners of reform to re‐think the envisaged countrywide replication of RRI to the rest of LAs. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A New Cosmology of Risks and Crises: Time for a Radical Shift in Paradigm and Practice

Crises in the twenty-first century differ—structurally—from those we had to deal with in the last century. Crises of the twentieth century were traditionally defined and handled as a combination of "threat, urgency, and uncertainty." Today, crises are better described in terms of a destruction of vital references and a dynamic of systemic implosions. If crises were once a type of severe, dynamic accident, they are now the essential mode of life in our hypercomplex systems. These transboundary crises mark a watershed between mind-sets and tools of the past, and the new strategic landscape that we are now in. The intellectual and governance challenges are extreme. But looking back is not an option. It is vital to forge new routes into Terrae Incognitae . The goal of this article is to help build (1) a renewed understanding of the emerging challenges we face; and (2) a better strategic response to these systemic dislocations.     

论《道路交通安全法》的立法变化

《中华人民共和国道路交通安全法》的立法有以下重要变化：第一,废除民事诉讼的前置程序;第二,快速处理交通事故的机制;第三,《交通事故认定书》取代《交通事故责任认定书》;第四,规定机动车实行第三者责任强制保险制度,并设立道路交通事故社会救助基金;第五,规范了公安交通管理部门的执法行为;第六,方便群众的原则。     

对国民经济“又好又快”发展的思考

党的十七大报告科学阐述了加快转变经济发展方式、促进国民经济“又好又快”发展的战略部署。在新时期，“又好又快”发展是贯彻落实科学发展观的根本要求，是我国工业化进程由中期向后期转变的客观要求。当前，我国国民经济总体运行继续呈高速增长趋势，为“又好又快”发展奠定了坚实的基础；结构调整变动处于活跃期，成为向“又好又快”发展转型的机遇期。     

Leaving Homelessness Behind: Housing Decisions Among Families Exiting Shelter

Because homelessness assistance programs are designed to help families, it is important for policymakers and practitioners to understand how families experiencing homelessness make housing decisions, particularly when they decide not to use available services. This study explores those decisions using in-depth qualitative interviews with 80 families recruited in shelters across four sites approximately six months after they were assigned to one of four conditions (permanent housing subsidies, project-based transitional housing, community-based rapid re-housing, or usual care). Familiar neighborhoods near children's schools, transportation, family and friends, and stability were important to families across conditions. Program restrictions on eligibility constrained family choices. Subsidized housing was the most desired intervention, and families leased up at higher rates than in other studies of poor families. Respondents were least comfortable in and most likely to leave transitional housing. Uncertainty associated with community-based rapid re-housing generated considerable anxiety. Across interventions, many families had to make unhappy compromises, often leading to further moves. Policy recommendations are offered.     

Insiders and outsiders: social change,deviant others,and sense of community in a boomtown

In the last decade, the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta has undergone significant social changes due to the rapid growth of the oilsands industry in and around the city. In this short period of time, Fort Murray’s population has more than doubled attracting migrants from all over Canada and internationally to fill labor shortages in the city. In the process, Fort McMurray has become a twenty-first century boomtown. Drawing on in-depth interviews, this article examines how young people and (adult) key informants perceived disorder, crime, risk, and boomtown living. It was found that participants drew a sharp distinction between those who contributed to the community by making Fort McMurray a home (the insiders) and those who did not (the outsiders). Blame for many of the negative aspects (i.e., disorder, crime, and risks) that came along with boomtown living was attributed to these outsiders.     

表面增强拉曼光谱快速检测食品基质中毒物

目的建立常见食品基质中氰化物等五种毒物的拉曼光谱快速分析方法。方法采用水、乙腈及乙酸乙酯作为提取剂对饮用水、苹果以及烤鸭三种常见食品基质中氰化物、百草枯、毒死蜱、甲拌磷以及敌鼠钠五种毒物进行提取,并使用表面增强拉曼光谱法检测。结果实验表明,每种毒物均有其独特的拉曼信号,这些特征信号可作为其定性的判别依据,氰化物在饮用水、苹果以及烤鸭这三种基质中的检出限均不大于1μg/mL(g);百草枯的检出限在0.05~0.1μg/mL(g)之间;毒死蜱、甲拌磷的检出限在0.05~1μg/mL(g)之间;敌鼠钠检出限在0.1~1μg/mL(g)之间,均满足现场检测需求。结论该方法操作简单且分析速度快,为毒物的快速筛查提供了较好的解决方案。     

Reverse engineering--rapid prototyping of the skull in forensic trauma analysis

Rapid prototyping (RP) comprises a variety of automated manufacturing techniques such as selective laser sintering (SLS), stereolithography, and three-dimensional printing (3DP), which use virtual 3D data sets to fabricate solid forms in a layer-by-layer technique. Despite a growing demand for (virtual) reconstruction models in daily forensic casework, maceration of the skull is frequently assigned to ensure haptic evidence presentation in the courtroom. Owing to the progress in the field of forensic radiology, 3D data sets of relevant cases are usually available to the forensic expert. Here, we present a first application of RP in forensic medicine using computed tomography scans for the fabrication of an SLS skull model in a case of fatal hammer impacts to the head. The report is intended to show that this method fully respects the dignity of the deceased and is consistent with medical ethics but nevertheless provides an excellent 3D impression of anatomical structures and injuries.