my father

Even as a child, Christine Whipp, now a 46-year-old grandmother, says she was aware that somehow life was not as it pretended to be.
　　 Her carpenter father had been an insulin-dependent diabetic who died when she was six. Christine and her mother never got on.
　　 Ten years ago, Christine's mother referred to the secret directly for the first time.
　　 "She told me that I had been conceived through donor insemination (DI) at the Margaret Jackson clinic in Exeter," says Christine. "I was 40 when I found out that my father was a glass jar with a blob of sperm in it. My father doesn't have a face, or a name and he wasn't even a one－night stand. If my mum had had an affair at least there would have been sex and lust, something human rather than something so cold, scientific and clinical. My parents never even met. How weird is that? I still feel like a freak, a fake. I don't feel I know who I am any more."
　　 Between 1940 and 1983, 483 children were conceived through anonymous DI at the private Exeter clinic, most by affluent middle-class mothers, not factory girls like Christine's mum. Christine has never knowingly met a single one of them, though it's almost certain that some-even scores - are her half - siblings. She has no way of tracking the donor or her half-siblings down. Christine has no access to records, and it is likely that none survive. She has no rights to know anything about the man who helped give her life. The situation hurts. 'I was only made to assuage my parents' reproductive vanity,' she says bitterly.
　　 Almost 18,000 babies have been born through donated gametes (sperm and eggs) and embryos in the UK since the regulatory Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority was set up in 1991. Anonymous donations have allowed infertile heterosexual couples, gay couples and single women to create families that would otherwise never have existed. Between 1940 and 1990, tens of thousands more were conceived mainly using donated sperm, the low-tech end of gamete donation which has been around for over a century.
　　 While the first baby conceived with a donated egg was not born until 1987, the first documented case of donor insemination took place in 1884, when the Philadelphia-based doctor William Pan coast inseminated a sedated woman with a medical student's sperm without her permission or knowledge. Sperm insemination remains, by far, the most common donor conception procedure.
　　 No one can say exactly how many people alive in Britain today were conceived through donor conception-estimates put it at around 40,000.
　　 The received wisdom was that secrecy was in everyone's interests. The biological mother and her husband usually wanted to pretend that, genetically, the child was completely theirs. The clinics encouraged women to go home after artificial insemination and make love with their infertile husbands. Then the couple could cling to the possibility-however remote-that the child was really theirs. Some clinics even mixed a sterile husband's sperm with the donor's to keep the parental fantasy alive.
　　 The donor dads were shadowy figures, guaranteed anonymity by the clinics. That way there was no risk of the past -- and, conceivably, hundreds of offspring -- returning to haunt the donors, and clinics did not have the expense and hassle of records. Keep it secret, it's simpler, advised the doctors. But it is not proving that easy. Someone forgot that gurgling, happy babies grow up into adults with complex needs.
　　 "DI robbed me of half my genetic history, and it robbed my children and grandchildren too."says Christine Whipp, she argued that she had the right to know her parentage.
　　 Since 1991, details about donors -- name, place and date of birth, medical history, physical characteristics, religion, occupation and interests -- have had to be registered with the HFEA but offspring have no rights of access. They may only check with the HFEA that they are not related to someone they intend to marry or ask the HFEA -- presumably they have to be, firstly, suspicious -- if they were the product of donated gametes or embryos when they reach 18.
　　 The HFEA says that it has yet to face a situation where it is asked to reveal the identity of a donor because a DI child has a genetic condition or a disease such as leukaemia where bone marrow from a biological father might be needed to save a child's life. "But the law is clear at the moment,' said a spokesman. "The identity of the donor cannot be revealed."
　　 Joanna Rose, 28, DI－conceived, was recently granted leave by the High Court to begin an action under the Human Rights Act that would force authorities to give more 'non－identifying' information about donors to offspring born since 1991. Ms Rose, complains that she and her half-sibling Adam, 34, a conservation biologist, have suffered an identity crisis from knowing nothing about their biological father.
　　 The fertility industry is already issuing dark warnings that an end to anonymity will create a shortage of sperm, eggs and embryos, a terrifying prospect for the women having trouble conceiving, and the men who have difficulty fathering a child.
　　 Melissa was conceived through DI 37 years ago. Melissa's mother blurted out the truth in 1996 during a heart-to-heart chat. But it was five months before her father knew the secret was out. Her mum feared he might have a heart attack.
　　 Father and daughter have rarely discussed it since. Melissa, an only child, loves her dad.
　　 Melissa would like to discuss with her father the possibility of being more open with their friends. She spent two years abroad after learning the truth and discovered she felt "freer" when she could speak about being DI. "When I'm home I feel I'm an actor in a play again," she says. Melissa felt something was not quite right as she was growing up. There was nothing she could put her finger on, or articulate, just this lingering unease. She grew up oddly disappointed that she was not at all like her father."He's extremely capable, practical and focused," she says. "I am the opposite extreme and I always felt he deserved someone more like himself."
　　 Since 1996, she has veered between the joy of the truth and despair at an "insoluble situation". She, too, talks of identity crisis. She wants to find her donor father but does not know how. She is most angry at the Government which, she argues, ought to do more to protect the rights of the DI children that adults are desperate to have. "My mother didn't think about the long－term implications," she says. "They just wanted a baby so much."
　　 Melissa argues that in future clinics should only recruit donors willing to be identified. She also wants a voluntary register for past donors. Because the consultation paper only consider the possibility of identifying future donors, Melissa says tens of thousands of DI offspring are being offered no hope of ever finding their donor parents. Melissa asks why, when adoption law changes were made retrospective, that is being ruled out by the Government for DI.
　　 The motivation of sperm donors varies. There are students who think, "￡15 a throw, twice a week, good beer money", older men with perhaps more altruistic motives and, of course, egotists who, before limits were put on the number of sperm donations, seemed keen on hundreds of "minime's" running around.
　　 Until a couple of years ago there had been little research into the happiness and wellbeing of DI children. But a few studies since suggest many grow up feeling a secret is being kept from them, and at least half suspect their 'social' dad is not their genetic father before being told. Most think they have a right to find out who the donor is, and 60 per cent want to meet him. Despite evidence that secrecy is damaging, one study of DI families in Britain, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain found that only 9 per cent of parents had told the truth to their children by the age of 12.
　　 William, 18, from north London, is a rarity. He cannot remember a time when he did not know that another man had helped his parents, Walter Merricks and Olivia Montuschi, create their family. "It is something I completely accept," says William.
　　 His sister, Susannah, 15, conceived through another sperm donor, recently wrote touchingly of her interest in the man who 'gave me life and my parents great joy'. But William has no curiosity about his donor. He does not look at all like Walter, a lawyer, but he says he shares many of his personality traits. It's proof, William says, of the power of nurture.
　　 William thinks it would be "outrageous" to identify past donors, who were previously promised anonymity. He argues that the rights of adoptees to information about their birth mothers is greater than those of DI offspring. In DI, I see the sperm and eggs as components in baby-making, like the wheels are components of a car. Giving up sperm is not like giving up a baby.
　　 William's parents decided to be honest with their children from the start. Their motivation was not fear that their children might suffer an identity crisis as adults, but a gut feeling that a solid family could not be build on a lie.
　　 Canadian filmmaker Barry Stevens, conceived through DI in London 49 years ago, argues that even if sperm donations drop when anonymity disappears, why should DI offspring sacrifice their rights so sperm banks can be full? Stevens, who recently made an awardwinning film about trying to track down his biological father -- and perhaps 200 half-siblings -- is part of a lobby pushing the Canadian government to give DI offspring more details about donors.
　　 Stevens now argues the state has a duty to children whose parents lie to them. "The first relationship between a citizen and larger society is the birth certificate. In the case of these children that document is a lie. I would like to see everyone have access to their birth information." How, he asks, can genetic heritage be so deeply embedded in our culture and then DI offspring be expected to accept that, for them, it does not matter?
　　 "Everyone was so keen to tell us it didn't matter. And then suddenly I felt this enormous anger-that was for me to decide."

preface

Science is a dominant theme in our culture. Since it touches almost every facet of our life, educated people need at least some acquaintance with its structure and operation. They should also have an understanding of the subculture in which scientists live and the kinds of people they are. An understanding of general characteristics of science as well as specific scientific concepts is easier to attain if one knows something about the things that excite and frustrate the scientist.
This book is written for the intelligent student or lay person whose acquaintance with science is superficial; for the person who has been presented with science as a musty storehouse of dried facts; for the person who sees the chief objective of science as the production of gadgets; and for the person who views the scientists as some sort of magician. The book can be used to supplement a course in any science, to accompany any course that attempts to give an understanding of the modern world, or – independently of any course – simply to provide a better understanding of science. We hope this book will lead readers to a broader perspective on scientific attitudes and a more realistic view of what science is, who scientists are, and what they do. It will give them an awareness and understanding of the relationship between science and our culture and an appreciation of the roles science may play in our culture. In addition, readers may learn to appreciate the relationship between scientific views and some of the values and philosophies that are pervasive in our culture.
We have tried to present in this book an accurate and up-to-date picture of the scientific community and the people who populate it. That population has in recent years come to comprise more and more women. This increasing role of women in the scientific subculture is not an unique incident but, rather, part of the trend evident in all segments of society as more women enter traditionally male-dominated fields and make significant contributions. In discussing these changes and contribution, however, we are faced with a language that is implicitly sexist, one that uses male nouns or pronouns in referring to unspecified individuals. To offset this built-in bias, we have adopted the policy of using plural nouns and pronouns whenever possible and, when absolutely necessary, alternating he and she. This policy is far form being ideal, but it is at least an acknowledgment of the inadequacy of our language in treating half of the human race equally.
We have also tried to make the book entertaining as well as informative. Our approach is usually informal. We feel, as do many other scientists, that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously. As the reader may observe, we see science as a delightful pastime rather than as a grim and dreary way to earn a living.

NSSOL-ShangHai

2008-10 - Now General Manager of Finacial Department
Location:ShangHai Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to:Director Manager Number of Subordinates:10employees :
Job Category:Management
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Oct 2008 up to now, NSSOL-ShangHai as General Manager of Finance Department (Report to Director Manager)
Job Description:
Lead NS Solution-ShangHai’s Financial Business. Including both China’s market and Japanese Banks that extended their business around Asia (Exclude Japan), mainly focus on derivative risk management and offshore development in financial area.
IBM-GDC
Industry: Company Type:Foreign Company / Rep. Office Company Size:1000+ Company Profile:
2006-7 - 2008-9 Advisory Project Manager/People Manager
Location:Shanghai Job Type:Full-time Department:JP-Commercial Report to:Delivery Manager Number of Subordinates:70employees :
Job Category:
Career Level:
Responsibilities and Achievements:
July 2006 – Sep 2008, IBM- ISSC (Global business service) Advisory Project Manager/People Manager
Project Manager (Report to Sector Leader, Lead 131 members)
Job Description:
Works as the project manager to lead one or several projects in designing, developing, and delivering software, Responsible for:
Analyzing the project statement of works: confirm scope, contractual issues and validate risk assumptions
Defining the project’s key indicators (schedule, budget and quality);
Collecting requirements from customer, coordinating the design and construction, and managing team to deliver on time and with expected quality (CMMI-V Level).
Panasonic Automotive Systems Development Tianjin.
Industry: Company Type:Foreign Company / Rep. Office Company Size:100 - 499 Company Profile:
2003-8 - 2006-4 PM
Location:TEDA of TianJin Job Type:Full-time Department:Technology Department Report to: Number of Subordinates:25employees :
Job Category:
Career Level:
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Works as the project manager to lead one or several development teams in designing, developing, and delivering software, Responsible for:
Analyzing the project statement of works: confirm scope, contractual issues and validate risk assumptions
Defining the project’s key indicators (schedule, budget and quality);
Collecting, requirements from customer, coordinating the design and construction, and managing team to deliver on time and with expected quality (CMMMI IV Level).
Westlake Micro-Electronics Co. Ltd, Senior Manager
Industry: Company Type:Foreign Company / Rep. Office Company Size:50 - 99 Company Profile:
2001-3 - 2003-7 Senir Manager
Location:TianJin Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to:VP Number of Subordinates:9employees :
Job Category:
Career Level:
Responsibilities and Achievements:
?Service Management System of ChangHe Motor and ChangHe-Suzuki Motor,
Project manager and Designer ,
based on SQL Server、PB、VC、ASP.
?Sale Management System of TianJin Motor, Designer and Programmer, based on SQL Server、PB、VC.
?Westlake Co.Ltd Network Tester Project, Leader/Programmer, based on WinCE、EVC、DDK、SNMP、MIB、SONET、SDH.
Tianjin University
Industry: Company Type:Public Utility Company Size:1000+ Company Profile:
1998-8 - 2001-8 Professor Assistant
Location:TianJin Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to: Number of Subordinates:employees :
Job Category:
Career Level:
Responsibilities and Achievements:

Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.

2005-4 - Now Region GM (report to VP)
Location:Shanghai, Bangkok, HK, etc. Job Type:Full-time Department:Oversea Group Report to:VP Number of Subordinates:30employees :
Job Category:Management
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
Take charge of the marketing, sales, and projects management in Asia Pacific area for Oversea Group, the accomplished projects are:
2005: Thailand True Move Project Ph4.3 (Size: 105MUSD);
2006: Thailand True Move Project Ph5 (Size: 57MUSD); HK PCCW NGN Project (Size: 10MUSD);
2007: Japan SoftBank 3G Project (Size: 20MUSD); Singapore SingTel NGN Project (Size: 10MUSD); Malaysia Celcom GSM Project (Size: 15MUSD);
2008: Laos National e-Government Project (Size: 37MUSD)；Myanmar GMS Project (Size: 45MUSD);
2009: Laos National e-Government Project Ph2 (Size: 55MUSD). Alcatel-Lucent (China) Co., Ltd.
Industry:Trading/Import and Export Company Type: Company Size: Company Profile:
2000-3 - 2005-4 Marketing Manager & Director
Location:Shanghai Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to: Number of Subordinates:employees :
Job Category:Management
Career Level:management ( manager / director)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
2001/03: Shanghai Telecom Broadband Network Multimedia Platform project;
2001/12: Idea, Planning, software developing, market developing for the Enterprise Electronic Platform (EEOP);
2002/01: Mobile value added platform - market developing.
2001: Technical Manager for the Alcatel 3G applications platform project (Partner: Netease, South Korea SKT, LG, etc.);
2002: PM of the 3G PS product implement projects in China (CMCC, CT, CNC, etc.);
2003: Take charge of the MSD 3G PS department;
2005: Take charge of the MSD 3G department;
Microsoft (China) Co. Ltd.
Industry:Internet/e-Commerce Company Type: Company Size: Company Profile:
1998-7 - 2000-3 Marketing Manager
Location:Shanghai Job Type:Full-time Department: Report to: Number of Subordinates:employees :
Job Category:Marketing/Public Relations (PR)/Media
Career Level:Mid Career(2+ years experience)
Responsibilities and Achievements:
2000/01: Windows 98, Windows Me product marketing ---China market (include Taiwan, HK).

In Thoughtless Self-centeredness

Passage TwoQuestions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage:

Outwardly admitted,
And within inner circles met.
No one is going to say how they feel,
To intimidate what is politically correct.

People have their hatreds.
And they are socially in effect.
Only blocked visions of those blind...
Can not visually observe,
The denials and the disrespect.
Reflected within one's placed footsteps.

All of us are affected.
Whether or not we accept regret.
Decay has been and is on the rise.
Lies spoken will not keep them,
From eyes that are opened...
To divisions kept.

The causes for insecurities,
Will always be in the minds of those displeased.
To initiate mental diseases without remedies.
If humanity does not actively seek peace...
To inflict upon those defenseless to increase peace,
Seen weakening minds as it decreases.

Havoc and chaos will become a way of life.
For all who believe one rule is right.
Or one kind of bird should take flight...
From one tree to land on one soil selected.
Where one people rule as they please?

One God will make One Choice and none other.
And that's to do away with all One God has made...
To end it for 'ALL' that breathes,
Selfishly.
Foolishly.
And in thoughtless self centeredness.

Outwardly admitted,
And within inner circles met.
No one is going to say how they feel,
To intimidate what is politically correct.

And if those who should survive,
One day in their discussions in retrospect.
The perception of being politically correct,
Will be reviewed as a defective aspect...
To those who regard truth as a normal pursuit,
To preserve their peace.

After ignorance has ceased to flourish.
And those of consciousness have it outlawed.
To nourish One Humanity as intended.