简介:Theyearof1996wasnotbadatallfortheUnitedStates.Itseconomywentsmoothly,thePresidentandtheRepublicanpartybothgotwhattheywantedintheelections,andthecountrydidnotsufferanymajorforeignpolicycrisis.Theyearof1997maybesomewhatdifferent.Mosteconomistsforeseethatthisyear,theseventhyearofeconomicgrowthfortheU.S.sincetherecoveryin1991,wouldbeanothermoderateyearforthe
简介:SoonafterKofiAnnanassumedhisofficeasthenewSecretary-GeneraloftheUnitedNations,hedeclaredhisdeterminationtoquickenthepaceoftheUN’sreformwiththepurposeofenablingtheworldbodytoserveitsmemberstatesthebetter.Ifsuccessful,thereformwillnodoubtbringthe52-years-oldinternational
简介:FactorsaffectingtheU.S.Refractoriesindustry,suchusdecreasingdemand,mergers,anddecreasededucationarediscussed,alongwithmanufacturingstatistics(I.E.,annualvalueandproducttrends),indicatingthattheU.S.Markethasdeclinedforfivestraightyears.Researchactivitieshavechanged,withmoreemphasisonpractical,appliedprojects,whichhavecontinuedtoproduceimportantadvances.Manychallengesandopportunitiesremain,basedonthecurrentandfuturebusinessrequirements.
简介:TheUnitedNationsAllianceofCivilizations(UNAOC)wasestablishedin2005,asthepoliticalinitiativeofMr.KofiAnnan,formerUNSecretaryGeneralandco-sponsoredbytheGovernmentsofSpainandTurkey.UNAOCaimstoimproveunderstandingandcooperationamongnationsandpeoplesacrossculturesandto
简介:TheCMSgroupsintheUSAareactivelyinvolvedinseveralgrid-elatedprojects,includingtheDoE-fundedParticlePhysicsDataGrid(PPDG)andtheNSFfundedGridPhysicsNetwork(GriPhyN).Wepresentdevelopmentsof:theGriddataManagementPilot(GDMP)software;aJavaAnalysisStudio-basedprototyperemoteanalysisserviceforCMSdata;toolsforautomatingjobsubmissionschemesforlargescaledistributedsimulationandreconstructionrunsforCMS;modelinganddevelopmentofjobschedulingschemesusingtheMONARCtoolkit;arobustexecutionservicefordistributedprocessors.ThedeploymentanduseofthesetoolsatprototypeTier1andTier2computingcentersintheUSAisdescribed.
简介:CAFIUDelegation'sVisittotheUnitedStatesWangLipeiAttheinvitationoftheAmericanForeignPolicyCouncil(AFPC),aCAFIUdelegation,heade...