The Outlandish~1 Adventures of Liberty Aimes 《艾梅斯奇遇记》Liberty Aimes has spent all of her ten years captive2 in her parents'old house.One day,she runs away from her home and tries to find the famous Sullivan...The Outlandish~1 Adventures of Liberty Aimes 《艾梅斯奇遇记》Liberty Aimes has spent all of her ten years captive2 in her parents'old house.One day,she runs away from her home and tries to find the famous Sullivan School.She can live and go to school there.利伯蒂·艾梅斯在父母的老房子里度过了十年的囚禁生活。一天,她离家出走,然后尝试去寻找著名的沙利文学校。她可以住在那里,还可以在那儿上学。展开更多
Shoppers,crowding into the West End of Londonyesterday for the start of sales,answered demands fromthe police to use public transportation rather than theircars.They also decided not to invite danger,after thebursting...Shoppers,crowding into the West End of Londonyesterday for the start of sales,answered demands fromthe police to use public transportation rather than theircars.They also decided not to invite danger,after thebursting of a bomb in the West End on Christmasevening,by not waiting in line outside the shops.“Iwould have been very worried of what they had.”saidMr Harry Weblin,manager of Liberty’s.Last night the police,which operated a big actionincluding special searches outside the main shops,spoke highly of the common sense of the展开更多
Racial discrimination remains a prevalent issue in the contemporary U.S.despite efforts to promote equality.Many young African American and Hispanic males are easy target for law enforcement agents.Minorities experien...Racial discrimination remains a prevalent issue in the contemporary U.S.despite efforts to promote equality.Many young African American and Hispanic males are easy target for law enforcement agents.Minorities experience a higher and more unfair form of racial discrimination,racial profiling,police brutality,unfair sentencing,and mass incarceration for offences which are the same or less than those committed by White males.The rate of incarceration in the United States is five to eight times higher than most developed countries,and Black males constitute the largest percentage of inmates in the U.S.prison system.Once arrested,Black Americans are more likely to remain in prison longer,and await trial for minor offenses at a higher rate than Whites.Black and Latino males sentenced in state and federal courts face significantly greater odds of incarceration than White offenders for the same or even higher crimes.Vagins and McCurdy in a 2006 ACLU on“cracks in the system”reported that“There is no rational medical or penological reason for the 100:1 disparity between crack and powder cocaine and instead it causes an unjustified racial disparity in our penal system”(p.7).There is a racial disparity in the proportion of Black males in prison serving sentences of life without the possibility of parole(LWOP).In addition,The United States Criminal Justice System needs to be carefully examined as a top priority agenda needing immediate call of action that needs reform to guarantee the constitutional rights accorded to every American“with liberty and justice for all”.展开更多
In recent years, Xing＇an larch （Larix gmelinii） has been seriously infected by pests and drought. In order to improve the accuracy of monitoring the damage to larch by remote sensing （RS） and to predict the healt...In recent years, Xing＇an larch （Larix gmelinii） has been seriously infected by pests and drought. In order to improve the accuracy of monitoring the damage to larch by remote sensing （RS） and to predict the health of the larch, We studied fire reflectance features of larch needles under different water conditions at the needle level by using the LIBERTY （Leaf Incorporating Biochemistry Exhibiting Reflectance and Transmittance Yields） model. Before applying the LIBERTY model, we recalibrated it for the needles of L. gmelinii based on ten field-measured spectral curves. After recalibration, LIBERTY can accurately model the needle reflectance spectra of L. gmelinii. Based on the recalibrated LIBERTY model, we extracted and analyzed the sensitive bands to needle water content by simulating the needle reflectance spectra under different drought conditions. Then, we established mathematical equations between the spectral indices （MSI, NDWI, and GVMI） and needle water content. Results show that the variations of larch needle water content can significantly change the needle spectra at the near-infrared and short-wave infrared bands. The higher the water content is, the higher the absorption peak is. We believe that our study will provide the theoretical basis and an optional method to investigate the forest water stress using multi-spectral or hyper-spectral remote sensing data.展开更多
文摘The Outlandish~1 Adventures of Liberty Aimes 《艾梅斯奇遇记》Liberty Aimes has spent all of her ten years captive2 in her parents'old house.One day,she runs away from her home and tries to find the famous Sullivan School.She can live and go to school there.利伯蒂·艾梅斯在父母的老房子里度过了十年的囚禁生活。一天,她离家出走,然后尝试去寻找著名的沙利文学校。她可以住在那里,还可以在那儿上学。
文摘Shoppers,crowding into the West End of Londonyesterday for the start of sales,answered demands fromthe police to use public transportation rather than theircars.They also decided not to invite danger,after thebursting of a bomb in the West End on Christmasevening,by not waiting in line outside the shops.“Iwould have been very worried of what they had.”saidMr Harry Weblin,manager of Liberty’s.Last night the police,which operated a big actionincluding special searches outside the main shops,spoke highly of the common sense of the
文摘Racial discrimination remains a prevalent issue in the contemporary U.S.despite efforts to promote equality.Many young African American and Hispanic males are easy target for law enforcement agents.Minorities experience a higher and more unfair form of racial discrimination,racial profiling,police brutality,unfair sentencing,and mass incarceration for offences which are the same or less than those committed by White males.The rate of incarceration in the United States is five to eight times higher than most developed countries,and Black males constitute the largest percentage of inmates in the U.S.prison system.Once arrested,Black Americans are more likely to remain in prison longer,and await trial for minor offenses at a higher rate than Whites.Black and Latino males sentenced in state and federal courts face significantly greater odds of incarceration than White offenders for the same or even higher crimes.Vagins and McCurdy in a 2006 ACLU on“cracks in the system”reported that“There is no rational medical or penological reason for the 100:1 disparity between crack and powder cocaine and instead it causes an unjustified racial disparity in our penal system”(p.7).There is a racial disparity in the proportion of Black males in prison serving sentences of life without the possibility of parole(LWOP).In addition,The United States Criminal Justice System needs to be carefully examined as a top priority agenda needing immediate call of action that needs reform to guarantee the constitutional rights accorded to every American“with liberty and justice for all”.
基金supported by the program "Biodiversity and Forest Pest Problem in Northeast China (1114201)" between Beijing Forestry University and Helsinki Universitythe Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in Universities (PCSIRT0607)Science Foundation for the Young Scholars of Beijing Forestry University
文摘In recent years, Xing＇an larch （Larix gmelinii） has been seriously infected by pests and drought. In order to improve the accuracy of monitoring the damage to larch by remote sensing （RS） and to predict the health of the larch, We studied fire reflectance features of larch needles under different water conditions at the needle level by using the LIBERTY （Leaf Incorporating Biochemistry Exhibiting Reflectance and Transmittance Yields） model. Before applying the LIBERTY model, we recalibrated it for the needles of L. gmelinii based on ten field-measured spectral curves. After recalibration, LIBERTY can accurately model the needle reflectance spectra of L. gmelinii. Based on the recalibrated LIBERTY model, we extracted and analyzed the sensitive bands to needle water content by simulating the needle reflectance spectra under different drought conditions. Then, we established mathematical equations between the spectral indices （MSI, NDWI, and GVMI） and needle water content. Results show that the variations of larch needle water content can significantly change the needle spectra at the near-infrared and short-wave infrared bands. The higher the water content is, the higher the absorption peak is. We believe that our study will provide the theoretical basis and an optional method to investigate the forest water stress using multi-spectral or hyper-spectral remote sensing data.
