2008/02/06
(((It would take a Tolstoy, a Dostoevsky... no, even he would balk. Too melodramatic.)))
The Once-Mighty Russian Oligarch
By Bruce Sterling February 04, 2008 12:49:31 PM
(((It would take a Tolstoy, a Dostoevsky... no, even he would balk. Too melodramatic.)))
KHODORKOVSKY LAUNCHES SYMPATHY HUNGER STRIKE. Jailed former Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky has declared a hunger strike in support of former Yukos Vice President Vasily Aleksanyan, Russian media reported on January 30. Aleksanyan, who has been held without trial for two years, reportedly has AIDS and has been denied medical treatment, despite an order from the European Court of Human Rights that he be given proper medical care (see "RFE/RL Newsline," January 15 and 17, 2008). A Moscow court on January 30 held a preliminary hearing of Aleksanyan's case, despite a request from the defense that it be postponed because of his deteriorating health. Ekho Moskvy reported on January 31 that Aleksanyan was brought by force into the courtroom that day and that he told journalists that he had recently been diagnosed with lymphoma as well. Aleksanyan is charged with embezzlement and money laundering, charges that he denies. Khodorkovsky's lawyer, Yury Shmidt, told Ekho Moskvy on January 31 that Khodorkovsky intends to continue his hunger strike until Aleksanyan is admitted to a hospital. A prison official in Chita, where Khodorkovsky is being held, told Interfax on January 31 that Khodorkovsky could be punished for "refusing to take food." RC
(((Meanwhile, the Russian intelligentsia are even deader than oil-company vice-presidents stricken with AIDS...)))
IS THE INTELLIGENTSIA DEAD? A recent poll by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) indicates that the long-respected Russian concept of the intelligentsia is on the verge of extinction, commentator Sergei Shelin wrote on gazeta.ru on January 30. The poll found that 26 percent of respondents, asked to name someone "famous in Russia" whom they regard as intelligent, named President Putin, followed in second place by First Deputy Prime Minister Medvedev with 6 percent. Filmmaker Nikita Milkalkov came in third with 3 percent, tied with First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov.
Less than 3 percent of respondents mentioned the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov, Nobel Literature Prize laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, or the late historian Dmitry Likhachyov. The most important result, according to Shelin, is that 43 percent of respondents were unable to name anyone. Asked to characterize a member of the intelligentsia, more than half of respondents said "educated" or "smart," while about one-quarter said "polite" or "cultured." Only 2 percent of respondents said members of the intelligentsia should be "politically or socially active," while only 1 percent said it is important they "have their own point of view." Forty-two percent of respondents nationally, and 65 percent in Moscow, said the influence of the intelligentsia has declined since the collapse of the Soviet Union. RC
The Once-Mighty Russian Oligarch
By Bruce Sterling February 04, 2008 12:49:31 PM
(((It would take a Tolstoy, a Dostoevsky... no, even he would balk. Too melodramatic.)))
KHODORKOVSKY LAUNCHES SYMPATHY HUNGER STRIKE. Jailed former Yukos owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky has declared a hunger strike in support of former Yukos Vice President Vasily Aleksanyan, Russian media reported on January 30. Aleksanyan, who has been held without trial for two years, reportedly has AIDS and has been denied medical treatment, despite an order from the European Court of Human Rights that he be given proper medical care (see "RFE/RL Newsline," January 15 and 17, 2008). A Moscow court on January 30 held a preliminary hearing of Aleksanyan's case, despite a request from the defense that it be postponed because of his deteriorating health. Ekho Moskvy reported on January 31 that Aleksanyan was brought by force into the courtroom that day and that he told journalists that he had recently been diagnosed with lymphoma as well. Aleksanyan is charged with embezzlement and money laundering, charges that he denies. Khodorkovsky's lawyer, Yury Shmidt, told Ekho Moskvy on January 31 that Khodorkovsky intends to continue his hunger strike until Aleksanyan is admitted to a hospital. A prison official in Chita, where Khodorkovsky is being held, told Interfax on January 31 that Khodorkovsky could be punished for "refusing to take food." RC
(((Meanwhile, the Russian intelligentsia are even deader than oil-company vice-presidents stricken with AIDS...)))
IS THE INTELLIGENTSIA DEAD? A recent poll by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) indicates that the long-respected Russian concept of the intelligentsia is on the verge of extinction, commentator Sergei Shelin wrote on gazeta.ru on January 30. The poll found that 26 percent of respondents, asked to name someone "famous in Russia" whom they regard as intelligent, named President Putin, followed in second place by First Deputy Prime Minister Medvedev with 6 percent. Filmmaker Nikita Milkalkov came in third with 3 percent, tied with First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov.
Less than 3 percent of respondents mentioned the late Nobel Peace Prize laureate Andrei Sakharov, Nobel Literature Prize laureate Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, or the late historian Dmitry Likhachyov. The most important result, according to Shelin, is that 43 percent of respondents were unable to name anyone. Asked to characterize a member of the intelligentsia, more than half of respondents said "educated" or "smart," while about one-quarter said "polite" or "cultured." Only 2 percent of respondents said members of the intelligentsia should be "politically or socially active," while only 1 percent said it is important they "have their own point of view." Forty-two percent of respondents nationally, and 65 percent in Moscow, said the influence of the intelligentsia has declined since the collapse of the Soviet Union. RC
ロシアのゴッドファーザー ホドルフスキーが、元ユコスの副社長 Vasily Aleksanyan(エイズらしい 横領とマネーロンダリングの疑惑)を救うために同情ハンガーストライキに入ったらしい
The Once-Mighty Russian OligarchOligarch(ロシアの新興財閥)
((It would take a Tolstoy, a Dostoevsky... no, even he would balk. Too melodramatic.)))
トルストイのような人、ドストエフスキーのような人が必要No 彼でさえためらうだろう メロドラマチックすぎる
福井日記さんによりますと
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/motoyama_2006/e/dd3823cc9291acca31519c221b76d80b
『フォーブス』(Forbes)は、二〇〇一年の世界の大富豪五〇〇人をよく発表しているが、二〇〇一年には、ロシアの大富豪が一一人入った。この一一人は、なんらかの形で、エリツィン(Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin, 1931〜2007)政権と強い関係をもっていた人たちである。
ホドルコフスキー(Mikhail Khodorkovsky)は、一九八八年までは共産党幹部、エリツィン時代には、ロシア政府の主任経済顧問となって、民営化に移行するさいに利権を集積して行った(広瀬[2002]、二七五ページ)。ユコス(Yukos)を買収した後、ルーブル危機のときに、石油増産に踏み切り、プーチン(Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, 1952) の石油戦略に上手く適合した。価値が下落するルーブル対価の原油販売よりも、西側通貨対価の販売に切り替え、ユコスの原油価格の安さを売り込んでいたのである。
IS THE INTELLIGENTSIA DEAD?ロシアの知識人は死んだか?
とBruce Sterlingは書いている
FOMによる最近の世論調査によると、ロシアの知識人は絶滅状態
プーチンMedvedev
映画監督 MilkalkovSergei Ivanov
ノーベル賞のAndrei Sakharov
作家Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn ソルジェニーチェン歴史家 Dmitry Likhachyov.
後ズケ=歴史学者の無知はブラックボックスを生む
「中央のイニシアティヴに対して受動的だった地方」というモデルでイギリスの衛生改革を理解するのは、部分的にしか正しくない。それは史実に反することを示す具体例も挙げられていたが、特に面白かったのは、「歴史学者の無知はブラックボックスを生む」という説明だった。つまり、「何が起きるべきだったかを知っている・あるいは知っていると思い込んでいる歴史学者から見ると、それを実現させた人たちが解決しようとしたテクニカルな問題がブラックボックスに入った状態になり、どうしてこんなに時間がかかったのかというような見方をしてしまう」ということだ。
19世紀後半に下水道を建設することは巨大な工事であり、技術的に解決しなければならない無数の問題があり、しかも根本的な方針においても、たとえば水で流すのがよいとか乾燥させるのがよいとかバキュームで吸い込むのがよいとか、さまざまなプランがある問題だった。人の土地に下水を通すだとか、既存の営利の水道会社との関係調整だとか、法律的に解決しなければならない問題も山積していた。こういった問題を把握しないで、「下水は、できるだけ早く作られるべきだった」という前提から出発した歴史学者から観ると、地方自治体がぬるま湯につかった因循家・守旧家の集まりのように見えてしまう。
何が起きるべきだったか知っている歴史学者が陥りやすい落とし穴」というのは、色々な文脈で心に留めなければならない。きっと、現代の環境問題や地球温暖化問題にも同じようなことが言えるのかもしれない。対策を早く打ち出すべきだという環境活動家の福音には感謝するし共感するけれども、到底ルーティンとはいえないようなテクニカルな問題が錯綜する領域なんだろう。「なぜ、こんなに明白なことを実地に移すのに時間がかかるの?」という叱責に似た疑問は、貢献もするけれども的確な理解ではないんだろう。
2008/02/05
♂の死=British scientist develop sperm cells from female embryo
In what seems to be achieving the impossible, British scientists have managed to reverse the laws of nature by developing sperm cells from female human embryo. Prof Karim Nayernia, Professor of Stem Cell Biology at Newcastle University has achieved this feat. The primary difference between the sperm cell and the female embryonic cells is that the former contains the Y-chromosomes along with the X chromosomes while the latter contains only the X chromosomes. To make the primitive sperm cells developed from female embryo functional the challenge that lies ahead of the scientists is to make the primitive sperm cells undergo meiosis so that they contain the correct genetic materials capable of fertilization.
This new development has raised hope among lesbian couples desiring to have their own biological children. However, to develop babies from the method would take years. There will be a number of biological as well as ethical issues in developing babies through unnatural ways. The biological impediment would involve developing healthy humans from this method without any genetic defect. In an earlier experiment, Prof Nayernia had developed sperms from male embryonic stem cells, used them to fertilize egg cells, and developed seven mice pups. Six of these mice survived adulthood but had severe defects.According to Dr. Robin Lovell-Badge of National Institute of Medical Research, Mill Hill, London this method of developing human embryo is ‘doubly-damned’. Firstly, presence of both X and Y-chromosomes is not possible from this method and secondly, you need Y chromosome genes to undergo meiosis.
達成するためには不可能だと思われるものは、英国の科学者が管理する自然の法則を逆に精子細胞を開発することにより女性のヒト胚からです。 Prof Karim Nayernia, Professor of Stem Cell Biology at Newcastle University has achieved this feat.カリムnayernia教授は、幹細胞生物学の教授ニューカッスル大学ではこの偉業を達成した。 The primary difference between the sperm cell and the female embryonic cells is that the former contains the Y-chromosomes along with the X chromosomes while the latter contains only the X chromosomes.主な違いは、女性の胚細胞精子細胞とは、前者には、 Y字型の染色体に沿っていますが、後者のX染色体のX染色体のみが含まれています。 To make the primitive sperm cells developed from female embryo functional the challenge that lies ahead of the scientists is to make the primitive sperm cells undergo meiosis so that they contain the correct genetic materials capable of fertilization.精子を作る原始胚細胞の機能の開発に挑戦してから女性待ち受けていることだが、科学者たちは、原始精子細胞を作る減数分裂を受けるように、正しい遺伝物質が含まれ受精能力がある。
This new development has raised hope among lesbian couples desiring to have their own biological children.この新たな発展が期待引き上げたレズビアンのカップルの間では、独自の生物学的欲求を連れています。 However, to develop babies from the method would take years.しかし、赤ちゃんを開発する方法をとる年からです。 There will be a number of biological as well as ethical issues in developing babies through unnatural ways.生物学的には、いくつかの倫理的な問題だけでなく、発展途上の赤ちゃんを通して不自然な方法があります。 The biological impediment would involve developing healthy humans from this method without any genetic defect.発展途上の生物学的障害を伴う健全な人間には、この方法よりもなく遺伝的欠陥です。 In an earlier experiment, Prof Nayernia had developed sperms from male embryonic stem cells, used them to fertilize egg cells, and developed seven mice pups.以前の実験では、教授が開発したnayernia男性の胚性幹細胞から精子は、卵子を受精させるように使われて、マウスや先進7パップス。 Six of these mice survived adulthood but had severe defects.しかし、これらのマウスを乗り越えた6人が重度の欠陥を大人になっている。
蝦夷vs東京帝大=阿片王=「赤い男爵」
星新一『人民は弱し官吏は強し』…父・星一の、星製薬創業・発展期における苦闘を描いた作品。星一は同じ東北地方出身であったことから後藤新平の知遇及び強い庇護を受けており、そのことを嫌った政界内の反後藤陣営(主に憲政会系の勢力)や彼らと結びつきが強い内務省(直接には製薬業界を所管する同省衛生局)の官僚らからしばしば企業活動への妨害を受けた。さらに後者に関しては、内務省は東京帝国大学出身者が強力な学閥を形成しており、後藤も星もその学閥に属していないことも関係が深かったとされる(なお、皮肉にも星新一自身は東京大学出身である)。
後藤は「赤い男爵」といわれたが、後藤はあくまで日本とロシアの国民としての友好を唱え、共産主義というイデオロギーは、単なるロシア主義として恐れるに足らず、むしろ、ソビエト体制の軟化のために日露関係の正常化が望ましいとしていた。
2008/02/04
Nothing's gonna change my world, Nothing's gonna change my world...."何も私の世界を変えることなどできないのだ。 何も私の世界を変えることなどできないのだ。
Nothing's gonna change my world, Nothing's gonna change my world...."何も私の世界を変えることなどできないのだ。 何も私の世界を変えることなどできないのだ。 これは Beatles'の曲 "Across the Universe."アクロス ザ ユニバースビートルズがこの曲を録音してから40年後、月曜日にNASAは世界中にこの曲をおくる。それは、一部分には、広告スタントのため、一部には、ノスタルジア、一部には、記念日祝賀のためだろう宇宙機関は、そうでもしなければ、宇宙に興味を持っていない人々の興味をひくのが難しい
「言葉は、長雨がペーパーカップの中へ降り注ぐように、飛び散っては消える
(Words are flying out like endless rain into a paper cup)
それは滑り且つ過ぎ大宇宙を遙かに越えて何処かに滑っては消える
(They slither while they pass They slip away across the universe)
悲しみはプールとなり、歓びは波となり、私の真実の心を漂っている
(Pools of sorrow waves of joy are drifting thorough my open mind)
悲喜こもごもの言葉の雨は、私を捉え、そして私に口づけをくれる
Possessing and caressing me
たとえJai(?)でも、導師(グル)でも、悪魔でも、呪文でも
(Jai guru deva om)
私の世界を変えることなどできないのだ。
(Nothing's gonna change my world)






















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