当前学习中的几对关系

​刚才和来做访问的汪老师谈到当前我们的学习中存在的一些问题，表现为以下几对关系。

一对是学与思的关系。我们的问题是有时候注重学习而不够注重思考 ，有时候注重思考而不够在注重学习。前者的表现在于：一是没能较好地将所学的概念、理论同实际问题、特别是自己所研究的话题结合起来。有效的学习者总是注意在学习新知的过程中始终想到这个知识点对我的研究的问题有哪些帮助、我可以怎样它运用到自己的研究中去。把别人的研究作为一个自己研究的一个隐喻，去挖掘其中可资借鉴的部分。这一方面使得学习更有目标性，可以带着目标去学，这样可以强化记忆和认知，帮助我们学习；另一方面促进读对于研究主题的思考，可以从不同角度去认识自己的研究主体。一个可能的弊端是，这可能导致对所学知识的认识比较狭窄和片面，不能很好进行一般化。避免的途径首先是从整体上把握这个知识，其次是在不同 领域和主题中进行运用。二是没有注意将所学的知识放在自身的中知识体系之中。这首先要求要构建自身的知识体系，这样的各个知识都有它的位置和坐标。“学而不思则罔，死而不学则殆”。

后者说的是没有把所思、所悟放在一定的理论框架之中、没有认真得调查前人做了哪些研究，因为思考所得的学术价值不高。这首先要求掌握一定的核心理论，形成自己观察世界的视角。

二是思与写的关系。我们往往是想的多、写下来的少。这既不能很好地对所思进行梳理和总结，也不利于认识的积累和提高。此外，写的多的一种重要好处可以练笔。

你所在研究团队强吗

一个研究团队、实验室或科研小组如果处在这样的情形中，那它就还比较弱：

1. 搞技术的人（如玩统计、计量的人，编程的人）比搞理论的人更吃香；
2. 申请经费要按照经费提供者、政策制定者的意图来写研究计划，而不是根据本团队的兴趣来写；
3. 各个成员研究的主题很分散（研究的方法和所采用的理论不同没有关系）。

如果出在这样的情形中，那它就没多大前途：

1. 毕业的学生（如硕士生、博士生）大部分不再从事科研，甚至不从事与研究相关的工作（甚至他们进来的就是不是冲着科研来的）；
2. 比较强的人（包括在某一方面有专长的人，比如搞技术的人），无论是在读的学生、还是其他研究人员，会轻易地离开这个团队；
3. 不重视基础理论研究，一心只做能拿到经费的、发文章快的研究；
4. 团队中比较强的人（比如PI）跟比较弱的人（比如硕、博士生）在学术上的交流很少或没有。

如果问，按照这些标准，本人所在的研究团队怎么样，结论是它不强，但还比较有前途。

Some Famous Metaphors

The Big Bang.
Fred Hoyle

All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances.
William Shakespeare

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Pablo Picasso

I am the good shepherd, … and I lay down my life for the sheep.
The Bible, John 10:14-15

All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.
Albert Einstein

Chaos is a friend of mine.
Bob Dylan

All our words are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind.
Khalil Gibran

If you want a love message to be heard, it has got to be sent out. To keep a lamp burning, we have to keep putting oil in it.
Mother Teresa

America has tossed its cap over the wall of space.
John F. Kennedy

A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.
Groucho Marx

A good conscience is a continual Christmas.
Benjamin Franklin

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Marcel Proust

And your very flesh shall be a great poem.
Walt Whitman

Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket.
George Orwell

Dying is a wild night and a new road.
Emily Dickinson

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.
William Wordsworth

Conscience is a man’s compass.
Vincent Van Gogh

Bedtime Vocabulary

Below list the English vocabulary I discussed with my dorm mates.

Vocabulary	Contributor	Date
sanitation	Wei	25/11/2013
fingers crossed	Hang	26/11/2013
for god's sake	Hang	27/11/2013
stochastic	Puqing	28/11/2013
swindle	Wei	29/11/2013
patriot, patriotic	Wei	30/11/2013
swindle	Wei	01/12/2013
oasis	Puqing	02/12/2013
millennium	Wei	03/12/2013
naught	Hang	04/12/2013
orchard	Puqing	06/12/2013
horticulture	Wei	07/12/2013
laundry detergent	Hang	08/12/2013
obesity	Hang	19/12/2013
obese, over-weighted, big-boned	Puqing & Hang	21/12/2013
--	--	//2013

Positive Personality Adjectives List

A

• Able 有能力的，能干的
• Active 活跃的，积极主动的
• Adaptable 能适应的，可修改的
• Adventuresome 敢冒险的，爱冒险的，冒险性的
• Adventurous 冒险的，大胆的，充满危险的
• Ambitious 雄心勃勃的，有野心的
• Appreciative 怀有感激的，赏识的，承认有价值的
• Authentic 地道的，正宗的，真实可信的
• Aware 知晓的，意识到的，察觉的，有...方面知识的，懂世故的

B

• Balanced 平衡的，和谐安定的
• Bold 英勇大胆的，厚颜无耻的
• Brave 勇敢的

[Note: Differences between Brave and Bold:

1. Brave is typically used to describe an action that is positive in nature and often selfless, for the benefit of others possibly at the peril of or lack of concern for oneself. 
2. Bold is forceful and in your face. A bold action is not necessarily a positive action. Bold can apply to things other than actions as well, such as referring to a very strong cologne as a Bold scent (because it is powerful and in your face).
3. You would not refer to inanimate objects as Brave.]

C

• Calm 平静的，心如止水的
• Capable 能胜任的，有能力的，有才华的
• Carefree 无忧无虑的，不负责任的 free from anexity and responsibility
• Caring 表示或感到关心的，有同情心的 displaying kindness or concern for others
• Cheerful 高兴的，愉快的
• Clever 聪明的，机灵的，熟练的
• Compassionate 富于同情心的，慈悲的 felling or showing sympothy or concern for others
• Concerned 有关的，与...相关的，关心的
• Confident 有信心的，确信的
• Conscientious 尽责的，认真的，本着良心的，小心谨慎的 wishing to do one’s work or duty well and thoroughly; relating to a person’s conscience
• Considerate 体贴的；体谅的；考虑周到的
• Courageous 有胆量的，勇敢的 not deterred by danger or pain; brave
• Creative 创造性的 relating to or involving the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something
• Curious 有好奇心的，有求知欲的

D

• Dainty 讲究的，秀美的，美味的 delicately small and pretty; fastidious, especially concerning food
• Daring 大胆的，勇敢的 (of a person or action) adventurous or audaciously bold
• Dedicated 专注的，专用的，献身的
• Dependable 可靠的，可信赖的 trustworthy and reliable 
• Determined 坚决的，有决心的，决定了的
• Devoted 献身的，投入的，忠诚的 very loving and loyal
• Diligent 勤勉的，用功的，费尽心血的 having or showing care or conscietiouness in one's work or duites
• Direct 直接的，直系的，亲身的
• Directed 定向的；经指导的；被控制的
• Disciplined 守纪律的，受过训练的
• Discriminating 有识别力的，差别的 having or show refined taste or good judgement
• Distinct 明显的；独特的；清楚的；有区别的
• Dynamic 动态的，有活力的

E

• Eager 渴望的，意愿强烈的
• Easy-going 随和的，好相处的
• Empathetic 富有同情心的，心意共鸣的
• Enduring 持久的
• Energetic 精力充沛的
• Enterprising 具有企业家特质的，富有创新精神的
• Enthusiastic 热情的，
• Ethical 伦理的
• Exceptional 例外的
• Excited 兴奋的
• Exuberant 

F

• Fair 公平的
• Fascinating 迷人的，妙极的
• Feisty
• Fervent
• Flexible 灵活的
• Forgiving 谅解的，宽恕的
• Friendly 友好的
• Fun 有趣的

G

• Generous
• Gentle
• Genuine
• Giving
• Gutsy

H

• Happy
• Hard Working
• Healthy
• Helpful
• Honest
• Honorable
• Humble
• Humorous

I

• Idealistic
• Imaginative
• Independent
• Ingenious
• Inquisitive
• Insightful
• Integrity
• Intelligent
• Interesting
• Intuitive
• Inventive

Jolly

Jovial

Joyful

Keen

Kind

Knowledgeable

Laid-back

Leader

Light-hearted

Likable

Lively

Loveable

Loving

Loyal

Magical

Mannerly

Mature

Mellow

Memorable

Mighty

Motivated

Natural

Neat

Noble

Nurturing

Observant

Open-minded

Optimistic

Organized

Original

Out-going

Patient

Patriotic

Peaceful

Perceptive

Perky

Persevering

Persistent

Pleasant

Popular

Positive

Practical

Principled

Private

Problem-solver

Proud

Quick-witted

Quiet

Rational

Real

Reasonable

Reflective

Reliable

Resilient

Resourceful

Respectful

Responsible

Self-confident

Self-directed

Self-sacrificing

Self-starter

Self-sufficient

Sensitive

Sharp

Sincere

Skillful

Smart

Sociable

Spirited

Spiritual

Spontaneous

Stable

Steady

Strong

Studious

Successful

Supportive

Surprising

Sympathetic

Talented

Thorough

Thoughtful

Tireless

Tolerant

Trusting

Trustworthy

Truthful

Understanding

Unique

Unselfish

Upbeat

Vigilant

Warm

Wise

Witty

Worthy

China’s New Reform Blueprint Has Arrived

A few days ago, a cautiously and a little vaguely worded communique caused some questions on Xi government's determination to deepen reforms. However, the specific plan for recasting economy released on Friday has largely reassured people.

The Decision on Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reforms promises a handful of potentially significant changes.

几天前，一份措辞含糊的会议公报引发了外界对习近平改革决心的质疑，但中国最高领导层周五公布了一项重塑经济的详细计划，在很大程度上打消了人们的一些疑虑。

周五公布的这份长达20页的文件相当于一项改革蓝图。中国领导人在文件中承诺将放开金融行业、放宽其他一些行业的外资准入限制、让市场决定资源价格并赋予农民更多财产权利。

China’s new leadership has released its first major reform blueprint.

The document said China would significantly ease its one-child policy, allowing couples to have two children if one of the parents is an only child. Currently, Chinese couples are restricted to one child except under some circumstances, such as rural dwellers, pilot programs in a number of areas and among ethnic minorities.

China also plans to abolish a controversial labor camp system in what Xinhua described as “part of efforts to improve human rights and judicial practices.” Under the system, which has been in place since 1957, police are allowed to imprison people in labor camps for up to four years without formal arrest or trial.

Other proposed reforms include a system for insuring bank deposits, an increase in the amount of profits state-owned companies pay the government and an increased emphasis on environmental protection in the evaluation of officials.

As with all Chinese government policies, the devil will be in the implementation.

http://www.china.org.cn/china/third_plenary_session/2013-11/16/content_30620736.htm

http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2013-11/15/c_118164235.htm

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/11/15/china-to-ease-one-child-policy-abolish-labor-camps/

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/10/30/editorial-hints-at-xis-challenge/

http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20131116/bch132712.asp

Does the Communique of Third Plenum of CPC Satisfy Expectation

Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China runs from Nov 9 to 12 in Beijing. It is the third such meeting since Mr Xi came to power; because the first two plenums of a party chief’s term are given over largely to housekeeping matters, including party and government appointments, third plenums are the ones to watch.

The closed-door, four-day conclave of some 370 senior party leaders as usual sums up its decisions in a gnomic communiqué full of ambiguities. Yet a parsing of the document suggests President Xi Jinping (pictured above, centre) is tightening his grip on power, and with it his ability to achieve breakthroughs in economic and social reforms.

China’s state-controlled media have hailed the meeting, known as the third plenum of the 18th Central Committee, as “a new historical starting point”. Global Times, an English-language newspaper, said it was just as important as the most famous plenum in the party’s history, which brought Deng Xiaoping to power in 1978 and ushered in profound changes that turned China into the world’s second-largest economy. There is little in the communiqué to back such bullish assertions, but the summary of the proceedings offers hope that the pace of reform will pick up.

Nevertheless, several points in this document are noteworthy and anticipated.

• For the first time in such a document, the role that markets play in the allocation of resources is positioned as “decisive”. This has been glossed by official media as a step up from previous party language that described the role of market forces as merely “basic”. 
• It gives more property rights to farmers, and promote the equal exchange of factors of production between urban and rural areas and the balanced allocation of public resource
• Setting up a leading group for comprehensively deepening the reforms.
• The first of these is the setting up of a “state-security committee”. Details of this have not been revealed.
• Deepening financial and military reforms.
• The other notable change is the establishment of a “leading small group” to supervise reforms. Such groups count.

Related Articles

1. http://www.economist.com/news/china/21589869-communist-party-calls-wide-ranging-economic-reforms-and-gives-itself-new-tools-implement
2. http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/sbjszqh/content-3/detail_2013_11/12/31187210_0.shtml

Happy Single's Day

11.11 (Nov. 11th) is Single's Day every year. This is a day for the single. Yes, the bachelors and bacheloretts. I think it is considered as a day originally for fun. Now more and more people celebrate the day though it is still a informal day. For example shops offer price reduction on this day.

单身汉、单身女 bachelor and bachelorette

单身男女聚会 bachelor and bachelorette parties

老女人 old maid

剩男、剩女 remaining / left male and female

Primitives "show", "print", "write", and "type" in NetLogo

show

show value

Prints value in the Command Center, preceded by this agent, and followed by a carriage return. (This agent is included to help you keep track of what agents are producing which lines of output.) Also, all strings have their quotes included similar to write.

print

print value

Prints value in the Command Center, followed by a carriage return.

This agent is not printed before the value, unlike show.

write

write value

This command will output value, which can be a number, string, list, boolean, or nobody to the Command Center, not followed by a carriage return (unlike print and show).

This agent is not printed before the value, unlike show. Its output also includes quotes around strings and is prepended with a space.

write "hello world"
=>  "hello world"

type

type value

Prints value in the Command Center, not followed by a carriage return (unlike print and show). The lack of a carriage return allows you to print several values on the same line.

This agent is not printed before the value. unlike show.

type 3 type " " print 4
=> 3 4

From NetLogo User Manual

How Poor English Speakers Make Clear Presentation

Today a guy with very poor English made a even poorer presentation in English. A presentation with same amount of information is made in twenty minutes by a normal English speaker, he used one and a half hour. However all audiences (fluent English speakers) were very patient and nice. They waited until he finished. In stead of making comments on the topic, they gave some suggests to the speaker on how to make a clear presentation. Here are some suggests they gave.

• Write down most of the information you want to send to the audiences. As you have problems on speaking clearly, you should write down as much as information as you can on the slides. If the audiences cannot understand what you talk, they can still get the information of the topic from reading your slides. Also the speaker you can just read out the slides if you cannot talk freely. This is not a nice way to make presentation but it guarantees that the audience can understand the topic.
• Make a detailed introduction to the topic. Do not mind to spend a bit more time on introducing your topic. If the audiences know what the topic from the beginning, they can guess the meaning that you want to express from their knowledge or experience when you cannot express clearly. If they do not understand what you talk about from the beginning, they cannot get any information from your presentation at all.
• If there are mathematical equations in your presentation, explain the notation (which notate the variables and parameters) in the equations clearly. Do not assume that everyone understands the notation you use. If they do not know what the notations mean, there is no way for them to understand the equations (usually these are the core information you hope to give to the audiences) you create.