CONSTRUCTING AFRICAN AMERICAN URBAN SPACE IN ATLANTA,GEORGIA*

Recognizing the connections between the construction of urban space and racial identity, this article explores an urban redevelopment scheme launched in 2004 by Big Bethel ame Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Known as the “Renaissance Walk,” Big Bethel's project is a $45 million dollar redevelopment plan to turn an adjacent city block into a mixed‐use development. By looking at the racialization of place from the perspective of those who live, work, and organize along Auburn Avenue, one of the most historically significant African American business corridors in the United States, I contend that Big Bethel's redevelopment project is emblematic of contemporary black counterpublic spaces and links the redevelopment project undertaken by Big Bethel with African American identity positions.     

赣北修武地区下寒武统黑色岩系地球化学特征与沉积环境判别

通过野外地质调查、常量及微量地球化学分析等方法,初步查明修武地区下寒武统黑色岩系尤其是石煤中富集钒铀等多金属元素;稀土特征为轻稀土相对富集,轻重稀土分馏程度较高,Ce、Eu均为负异常;黑色岩系是在大陆边缘沉积,沉积环境为干燥气候的还原环境,物源应为陆源和海底热水沉积物两者混合组成,且以陆源为主。     

青藏高原羌塘盆地早侏罗世晚期海螂蛤页岩及其年代地层学意义

发现于德国南部的早侏罗世土亚辛期的海螂蛤页岩相沉积是中生代最早一次,也是唯一保存在大陆地层中的全球性大洋缺氧事件的典型代表。近年中国羌塘盆地已相继发现4处海螂蛤页岩相地层。北羌塘天然气水合物钻探试验井QK-5井钻遇含海螂蛤页岩相特有化石组合的地层,厚度逾150m,是迄今所知羌塘盆地纬度最高的海螂蛤页岩相产地,其他3处分布在羌塘盆地中间隆起带以南的双湖和色哇等地。海螂蛤页岩相的分布纵贯南、北羌塘,意味着羌塘盆地在早侏罗世并没有受到中间隆起带的制约而分成南、北2个独立的沉积凹陷。北羌塘西部白龙冰河、半岛湖一带与东部雀莫措、雁石坪一带的早侏罗世沉积相截然不同,形成早侏罗世西海东陆的沉积格局。海螂蛤页岩相在羌塘盆地的发现,有助于进一步认识中生代羌塘盆地沉积和古海洋演化历史。该区以海螂蛤黑色页岩为代表的富碳沉积无论是分布面积还是沉积厚度都十分可观,对盆地的天然气水合物、页岩气及常规油气勘探具有重要的意义。     

陕西安康—石泉北部金矿成矿地质背景浅析

安康—石泉北部金成矿带位于南秦岭早古生代裂谷盆地次级单元牛山—赤岩地垒,南北两侧分别以安康断裂和麻坪河断裂为界,典型金矿床有羊坪湾、黄龙、鹿鸣等.早古生代裂谷盆地以发育黑色岩系为特征,普遍沉积碎屑岩—碳酸盐岩夹火山岩,特别是浅变质志留系砂泥质岩和印支—燕山期脆韧性剪切带控制着金矿床的形成,前者提供金矿源层,后者促使含金热液运移富集成矿.该地区是金矿成矿带有利区段.     

贵州遵义下寒武统黑色页岩镍、钼多金属矿床的形态硫特征及成矿模式

黄家湾矿是贵州遵义地区寒武系底部新发现的黑色页岩镍钼多金属元素矿床。根据形态硫测试结果,文章分析了黄家湾下寒武统牛蹄塘组黑色页岩剖面和矿石中不同形态硫（硫酸盐硫、黄铁矿硫、有机硫）的特征,推测镍、钼金属富集层处还原性硫的来源。     

星斑裸颊鲷胚胎及卵黄囊期仔鱼发育研究

对星斑裸颊鲷(Lethrinus nebulosusForska.l)的胚胎发育过程做了详细的观察和描述,并跟踪了孵化仔鱼的生长情况。结果表明,星斑裸颊鲷受精卵为浮性卵,卵径0.761 mm±0.019 mm,在水温27℃±1℃,盐度30~32的条件下,受精后约16.5 h孵化;在水温25℃±1℃,盐度30~32的条件下,受精后约17.83 h孵化。初孵仔鱼全长1.739~1.772 mm,仔鱼孵出2 d后开口,卵黄囊与油球已基本消耗完毕,大部分仔鱼开始摄食L-S型轮虫,开始由内源营养期向外源营养期过渡。同时发现在不同温度下,胚胎发育的时间、初孵仔鱼的大小、生长速度及卵黄囊的大小均不同。     

Variable and broad iron lines around black holes

“Variable and Broad Iron Lines around Black Holes” was the topic of the first scientific workshop organized by the XMMNewton Science Operations Centre. This foreword gives a brief introduction to the history of black hole research, which motivated the workshop's scientific topic. The organizing committees are listed and the meeting is shortly outlined. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

For whom the disc tolls

Report on the Nordita Workdays on Quasi‐Peridic Oscillations (QPOs). (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Inhibition of Fertilization and Larval Metamorphosis of the Coral Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) by Petroleum Products

Accidental oil spills from ships or rigs and inputs of effluent such as production formation water (PFW) are key perceived threats to tropical biota from industry activities. Scleractinian corals are an important functional component of tropical reefs and the abundance, diversity and resilience of coral communities can be used as an indicator of ecosystem health. In this paper, we report the effects of petroleum products, including water accommodated fractions (WAF) of crude oil, PFW and dispersant (Corexit 9527), on fertilization and larval metamorphosis of the widespread scleractinian coral, Acropora millepora (Ehrenberg, 1834) in laboratory-based assays. At 20% v/v PFW fertilization was inhibited by 25%. This concentration was equivalent 0.0721 mg l⁻¹ total hydrocarbon (THC). In contrast, larval metamorphosis was more sensitive to this effluent, with 98% metamorphosis inhibited at the same concentration. Crude oil WAF did not inhibit fertilization of gametes until dispersant was introduced. Dispersed oil was slightly more toxic to fertilization than dispersant alone, suggesting toxicity to that event may be additive. The minimum concentration of dispersed oil which inhibited fertilization was 0.0325 mg l⁻¹ THC. Larval metamorphosis was more sensitive than fertilization to crude oil. Although crude oil and dispersant inhibited larval metamorphosis individually, this toxicity was magnified when larvae were exposed to combinations of both. Crude oil inhibited metamorphosis at 0.0824 mg l⁻¹ THC and at 0.0325 mg l⁻¹ THC when dispersed in 10% v/v (dispersant/oil). Management of petroleum-related risks to spawning corals should consider not only the occurrence of the annual coral spawning event, but also the subsequent 1–3-week period during which most larval metamorphosis and recruitment occur.