白求恩的情感世界

伟大的国际主义战士白求恩,为中国人民的抗日事业无私奉献、鞠躬尽瘁,广受敬仰。加拿大格雷文赫斯特的白求恩纪念馆建立起来后,人们才渐渐知道了他更多的事情。     

衢州二中之行,我一生明智的选择

能够游历世界上不少的国家让我深知自己是一名幸运儿.当能去中国衢州二中任教的机会摆在我面前时,我满怀憧憬,激动万分,但同时心生畏惧:长达三个月的中国行将会是一次与众不同却又十分不易的经历.我会对我在美国明尼苏达州雷德温市那幸福美满的家庭万分牵挂;我对中国文化了解甚少,对汉语一窍不通;我对自己能否应对文化差异、能否适应饮食习惯,以及能否被别人接受很是担忧.但我实在找不出一个更好的机会来结识地球另一端的人们了,所以当这份任教邀请函到来时,我欣然接受.而这个决定是我这一生中最明智的选择之一.     

Spectroscopic and chromatographic studies of sculptural polychromy in the Zhongshan Grottoes (R.P.C.)

The sculptural polychromy in the Zhongshan Grottoes, sited in northwest China, has been investigated in terms of chemical composition of employed materials and pigments, state of conservation and painting technique. Raman analysis, Fourier-transform infrared analysis, analysis through energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry coupled to scanning electron microscopy and pyrolysis coupled to gas chromatography and mass spectrometry were applied. Six analyzed samples showed silicates and kaolin as main components of the ground layers. Also lead white has been found in these layers. Minium, red-earth and mercury sulfide are the red pigments detected in the polychromy. A mixed use of malachite and atacamite has been detected in three green samples. Optical characteristics of atacamite and malachite found in the samples indicate a synthetic origin. The presence of a synthetic organic pigment such as phthalocyanine chlorinated pigment was also revealed. Ultramarine blue pigment, obtained by purification of lapis lazuli, has been detected in the blue sample. As for the binders used, fatty materials and siccative oil were found.     

章太炎的故事

考其平生,以大勋章作扇坠,临总统府之门,大诟袁世凯的包藏祸心者,并世无第二人;七被追捕,三入牢狱,而革命之志终不屈挠者,并世亦无第二人：这才是先哲的精神,后生的楷范。     

触摸生命的跌宕起伏简

2013年10月13日,杭州钱江新城杭州市图书馆,一场独特的雕塑展正在进行。观者需通过一段黑暗的盲道,触摸粘贴在墙上的盲文,方才豁然得见：一道沧桑的铁轨、一张银钉突兀的圆桌,一段身躯,静静地等待着,沉沉地呼吸着,默默地诉说着……     

Ground penetrating radar (G.P.R.) surveys applied to the research of crypts in San Sebastiano's church in Catania (Sicily)

The aim of the present paper is the identification of natural or anthropic buried cavities under the church of St. Sebastiano in Catania (Sicily). To this purpose Ground Penetrating Radar (G.P.R.) surveys were performed on the pavement of the church and three in situ drillings were carried out outside the church. Through the G.P.R. investigation, the existence of hidden structures was revealed; the results obtained by in situ drillings allowed a detailed characterization of the most superficial layers of the ground.     

The Legacy of the Studiengruppe Für Systemforschung

The Studiengruppe für Systemforschung was dissolved in 1974. Several members of the group moved to the Research Centre Karlsruhe. There, despite their new institutional surroundings, they remained faithful to the Studiengruppe’s conceptual foundations, and developed a new Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis. This has since become the leading technology assessment group in Germany.     

晓涓的宁波人家

王晓涓打来电话说,《宁波人家》出版了,请我参加首发式,我一口答应:一定!这本书,是她人生的又一次出发!晓涓是我大学里的同事,她在学报编辑部当编辑,这工作有点清闲。我教写作,隔三差五拿了学生习作跑进那寂寞的房间。我俩很谈得来。她思维活泼,待人真诚,而且挺有才华。我当时就估摸着,这样的人,是不可能久困于此的。果然,上世纪90年代末她下海去开办了一个广告公司。听说经营有方,公司风生水起盈利不少。原以为,她就这样朝着企业家的路顺风顺水走下