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股价低于1美元的无奈
房地美周三
公布的信息函表示,根据联邦住房金融局的指示,房地美将把在纽交所上市的房地美普通股以及优先股退市。与现在的情况形成巨大反差的是,两房的股票曾在
2007年时维持高于60美元每股的高价,但随着次贷危机的爆发,两房股票开始了一路暴跌,最终于2008年9月双双跌破1美元。
联邦住房
金融局周三表示,房利美的股价已经连续30个交易日低于1美元每股,而房地美的股价也长期徘徊于1美元左右。根据纽约证券交易所的规定,要么短期内提高股
价,要么退市。消息一出,由于担忧可能出现的风险,周三午盘房利美股价一度暴跌46%,而房地美则一度暴跌48%。
“退市是一种监管当局为
保护投资者财产所进行的简单举措。”联邦住房金融局副局长Edward J. DeMarco如是认为。
美国磁石基金金融工程研究员王宇涵
在接受《华夏时报》记者采访时表示:“两房的股票早就该退市了,它们本来就不该上市,所以退市反而是好事。两家公司自从危机之后基本上已经是美国国有了,
它们起的是政府代言人的功能,但是名义上却要为股东谋利益,这是很矛盾的事情。”
金融危机后,美国政府为了挽救房地美和房利美两家贷款担保
公司,已经累计投入了1450亿美元,美国有经济学家预计,要完全解决两房的问题,政府需在2012年前累计投入4000亿美元,但是房地产市场的持续低
迷,也让奥巴马政府在重组两巨头时变得畏首畏尾。
目前两房都表示还要在美国证交会走退市手续,最早的退市日可能是6月28日,最迟不超过7
月中旬。房利美将从纽约证交所和芝加哥交易所退市,两房的股票今后将在场外柜台市场交易。
两房债券不会亏本?
两房股票退市的
消息同样刺痛了中国资本市场。自2008年房地美及房利美破产保护后,市场上关于中国持有巨额两房债的消息就不胫而走,总持有3760亿美元、中国银行持
有超千亿美元等消息甚嚣尘上。
对于具体数字,记者采访了多位银行业内人士,没有得到答案。一些有政府背景的学界人士更是集体沉默,社科院世
界经济与政治所跨国公司研究室主任鲁桐告诉《华夏时报》记者:“这个问题外人很难说清楚,不排除中美两方私下以协议方式解决。”
中央财经大
学中国银行业研究中心主任郭田勇在接受《华夏时报》记者采访时表示:“股票退市与债权关系不大。两房债虽属机构债,但在金融危机后由于被美国政府担保,信
用等级已经接近国债,因此问题不大。”
德邦证券宏观分析师陆兴元也表示:“从这几天的大幅抛售可以看出,受冲击最大的是股票持有者。债权在
企业破产时优于股权,所以两房债的本金是安全的。”至于有消息称银行业内对两房退市存在“禁言令”,陆兴元认为,当前是农行上市的关键时期,监管层可能是
担心媒体热议后对国内银行业产生不利影响。
两房的退市在分析人士眼中,被视为美国政府改革公有制“私企”的实质措施。金融危机后美国政府向
问题机构大量输血导致了一系列的后续问题。由于救助两房迟迟未能见效,各方对占美国抵押贷款市场近60%的两房将会采取怎样的措施极为关注。财经评论员叶
檀最近就表示,美国政府含糊的语言,意味着两房债券能否得到有效的保障存太大变数。
美国玩残中国投资——
美国“两房”公司退市!
约4000亿美金(2.5万亿以上人民币)买美国两房债股券血本无归
一
6月16日,美国联邦住房金融局发表声明,要求其监管的美国两大抵押贷款巨头房利美与房地美从纽约证交所和其他全国性证交所退市。“奉旨退市”消息一出,
原本已低得可怜的“两房”股价立刻再度暴跌约四成。
至周三收盘时,“两房”股票在投资人急速抛售下,房利美股价已不足40美分,房地美股价也仅为50美分左右。
引发美国本轮金融危机的房地美和房利美,自2008年9月起即由美国联邦住房金融局接管。如今,两家公司股价长期低于1美元,已不符合纽约证券交易所交易
规则,退市只是早晚问题。联邦住房金融局认为,“两房”退市可以避免持续的最低价格水平和股东投资的损失。
对此,房地美和房利美立刻回应,表示将领命“退市”。
房地美在当天的一份声明中表示,计划将其普通股和优先股从纽约证交所退市,正式的退市时间将在今年7月8日左右。
中国是房地美与
房利美两大按揭公司债券外资机构最大债权人,持有房利美和房地美3760亿美元的债券。中国持有美国国债总额达9002亿美元,是美国最大债权国。两房债
券接近其中的45%。
二
美政界人士要中国自己负责
美国前政界人士成立的一个非官方机构认为,不应以美国纳税人的金钱,补助外资应承担的风险。如果中国做了不明智的投资,就应该承担后果,而不是由美国纳税
人买单。这两家公司的债券既然属于 “非政府担保债券”,投资者获得了高于国债的利息,就不应该再受益于政府的救市政策。
以中国为代表的这些持有房利美和房地美大量债券的债权人的损失是不可避免的。中国是房地美与房利美两大按揭公司债券外资机构最大债权人,持有房利美和房地
美3760亿美元的债券。
无论是这两家公司是以债券融资还是以股权融资,为了吸引投资者都必然要提高其收益率,而这必然会对二级市场债券的价格造成打压,使得手中持有的这些机构债
券的价值和房地美股票价值下降,它们被迫以更高的利率发行新的债券,这必将造成它们过去发行的债券的市场价值下降,从而给债券持有人带来账面损失。
目前,全球投资者大约持有市场价值高达5.2万亿美元的房利美与房地美发行的债券。这两家企业陷入危机,将会对中国外汇储备资产价值造成一定程度的损失,
不过具体损失很难估计。
房利美、房地美案例充分表明,中国规模巨大的外汇储备,不仅面临美元贬值的汇率风险,还有美国国债、机构债产品市场价值下跌的价值重估风险。如何通过外汇
储备资产的多元化来缓解上述风险的潜在冲击,是中国外汇储备管理机构面临的艰巨任务。
三
房利美和房地美将从纽约证交所摘牌
房利美(Fannie Mae)和房地美(Freddie Mac)将从纽约证交所(New
York Stock Exchange)退市。
房地美(Freddie
Mac,NYSE:FRE,旧名联邦住房抵押贷款公司),是美国政府赞助企业(GSE,Government Sponsored
Enterprise)中第二大的一家,商业规模仅次于房利美。1970年由国会成立,作为旨在开拓美国第2抵押市场,增加家庭贷款所有权与房屋贷款租金
收入。规模:抵押投资组合总金额达1.29兆美元,其中5690亿美元抵押资产是其自身投资一部分。债券市场协会(Bond Market
Association)资料显示,由Fannie mae、Freddie Mac与Ginnie
Mae提供担保的抵押担保证券或债券,达到3.2兆美元,占美国流通债券总值的16%。
房利美(Fannie
Mae),创立于1938年,是政府出资创建,从事金融业务,用以扩大资金在二级房屋消费市场上流动的资金。
1944年,房利美的权限扩大到贷款担保,公司主要有退伍军人负责管理。1954年,房利美发展成为股份制公司。1968年, Raymond H.
Lapin
成为房利美的总裁,在他就任的30年内,修改了公司的制度,使之成为一个私有的股份制公司。1970年,房利美股票在纽约交易股票所上市。1984年,房
利美首次在海外发放公司债券,从此公司的业务进入国外金融市场。
商务印书馆出版的《英汉证券投资词典》中对Fannie
Mae解释如下:“联邦国民住房贷款协会 Federal National Mortgage
Association(联邦国民住房贷款协会)的昵称。美国三大住房贷款证券化经营机构之一,成立于1938年。其性质为社会公众拥有,美国政府资助。
专门运作由联邦住房委员会或其他金融机构担保的住房抵押贷款。将这些住房抵押贷款按期限、利率进行组合,作为抵押或担保发行住房抵押债券,在金融市场上出
售,再以收入资金向更多的人提供住房贷款。同时还对提供住房贷款的金融机构发行的住房抵押贷款证券品种提供担保。所发行的重要品种为住房抵押债
(mortgage backed security或mortgage
pass-through)。联邦国民住房贷款协会自身的股票在纽约股票交易所挂牌上市。”
中国是房地美与房利美两大按揭公司债券外资机构最大债权人,持有房利美和房地美3760亿美元的债券。
马朝旭:
中方未同他国讨论抛售“两房”债券问题
2010年2月2日 19:35
中国外交部发言人马朝旭2日在例行记者会上表示,中方未同任何国家讨论过抛售美国房地产抵押贷款巨头“房地美”与“房利美”债券的问题。
马朝旭说,在应对国际金融危机过程中,中国采取了负责任的态度,尽最大努力维护国际金融市场的稳定,这是世界各国有目共睹的。
美
国政府从未明确担保两房债券,市场担心出现违约
2010年05月27日 21世纪经济报道
本报记
者 吴晓鹏上海报道:
美国金融改革法案所缺失的一项核心内容,成为24-25日举行的中美战略与经济对话(S&ED)中关于金融改革
对话的中心话题之一。
在《第二轮中美战略与经济对话框架下经济对话联合成果情况说明》中,美方特别提到,承诺继续加强对“政府支持企
业”的监管,确保“政府支持企业”具有足够资本和能力以履行其财务责任。
华盛顿智库卡托研究所客座研究员克林(Arnold
Kling)告诉本报记者,他对这句话的理解是:美国政府承诺确保两房发行和担保的债券以及抵押贷款证券(MBS)不会出现违约,“中国持有的这些债券在
我看来,安全性等同于美国国债”。克林曾在美联储理事会和房地美担任过多年经济学家。
在美国房市泡沫不断膨胀的那些年,中国曾经是两房
债务最热情的买家。
据美国财政部“外国持有美国证券”年度报告,截至2008年6月30日,外国持有美国长期机构债券总量为1.5万亿
美元。
其中,中国持有5270亿美元(占36%)。
中国从2008年7月开始持续抛售美国政府企业债券。但
因为原本持有量巨大,截至去年底,中国依然持有超过4000亿美元的长期机构债券,其中绝大多数为两房债券。
前美国财政部长斯诺上月访
华时告诉本报记者,“我知道中国购买了很多两房债券,因为总是有中国官员问我两房的问题。”两房问题被提上中美谈判桌因此不足为怪。
两
房吞掉中国3760亿,是美国就会发动战争!
据悉,6月16日,美国联邦住房金融局发表声明,要求其监管的美国两大抵押
贷款巨头房利美(FNM)与房地美(FRE)从纽约证交所和其他全国性证交所退市。
引发美国本轮金融危机的房地美和房利美,自2008年9
月起即由美国联邦住房金融局接管。如今,两家公司股价长期低于1美元,已不符合纽约证券交易所交易规则,退市只是早晚问题。联邦住房金融局认为,“两房”
退市可以避免持续的最低价格水平和股东投资的损失。
中国是房地美与房利美两大按揭公司债券外资机构最大债权人,持有房利美和房地美3760
亿美元的债券。 这两家企业陷入危机,将会对中国外汇储备资产价值造成一定程度的损失,不过具体损失很难估计。
如果这两家公司真的退出债券
市场,则各个债权人的资本都会大大缩水,特别是作为最大债权人的中国,其损失将会是最大的。对于这么巨额的金融投资,国内到底是哪些机构哪些人在操作?这
些人平时拿着国家的高额薪金,却干着帮助国外主子的勾当,是不是良心都叫狗吃了?
常常听说国外的热钱进入中国后,能够控制某个行业或者垄断
某一种市场,甚至大批购买某一刚刚上市而发展前途无限的企业股票,能够转瞬间从中获利数千亿美元(比如中国工商银行的上市)。而我们中国的这些饭桶金融专
家们,眼睛不知是在盯着国外的三级片还是纯属有眼无珠,把这些中国无数企业和劳工用血汗换回来的美元,坚持常年钉在某一个方向或领域,如投资美国国债和投
资两房债券,就不会见风使舵,在收到效益后及时地抛出去吗?是不是即使全部损失了,也是国家的,干他们鸟事?
这事如果发生在美国,不用说美
国没有这样吃里扒外的官老爷,即使有这种情况,那些监管部门也早就会发出警报,尽可能把损失降低到最小!而我们国内的那些所谓金融部门和监管部门,由于没
有相应的监管措施和惩处手段,盈亏都是国家的,个人仅仅算是失职,可能没有人去追究或者承担这个责任!
这事如果发生在美国,不管美国民众还
是美国政府,都是绝对不会忽视的。民众会问责政府的执政能力,国会会质询相关部门的管理人员,甚至员工会游行抗议这一行为!而如果此事确实发生了,美国政
府会转移本国民众的注意力,很多情况下会考虑发动一场战争来一次经济掠夺,来弥补这样的巨额亏空。
但是在中国,就没有事了吗?这些金融蛀虫
就能安然继续其罪恶行径吗?不,人民群众不会答应,各个论坛上要求对这些部门进行问责的帖子,就代表了最广大的民意!相信我们的政府不会置之不理的!
人民强烈要求:深挖出深藏在这个领域里的害群之马!
帐户名:Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Vancouver
温哥华总领事馆相关信息:http://vancouver.china-consulate.org/chn/news/t434778.htm
世界宣明会和红十字都在很后面。世界宣明会还排在红十字会前面,当然了,两个头头的工资有很大差别。
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投身慈善事业,当然也要养家糊口,但是决不能做奢侈生活的梦。
还有一篇请大家看看:
看到网友的帖子,建议将救助中国四川地震受难者的捐款送美国或国际红十字会,因为那样可以免税。按照美国法律规矩,向打着 "济贫","救灾" 或 "领养儿童" 等旗号的非盈利机构 (如红十字会) 捐款 (或捐赠物品),这些捐款 (或和物品同等价值的款) 在年终报税时,是可以被捐赠者用来抵税的。
这样考虑也不错,但是我们或许还要考虑事情的另外一个方面,那就是红十字会等非盈利机构的特性。对此金笔谈谈自己知道的美国非盈利机构的组建特性。
按照美国法律,任何非盈利机构只要它将所募捐来的款额或物品价值的百分之二十或以上,直接用于它所要救助的对象,那就不触犯法律。也就是说,当你向一个慈善机构捐一百美金,让他们去帮助无家可归的儿童,他们至少拿出二十美金直接用在这些儿童身上就不犯法,其余的钱可以被慈善机构用做广告费用,也可以做机构人员的工资发放等。
实际上,慈善机构在美国是一个巨大的产业。
几年以前我看见过一个报道,说大部分的慈善机构只是将百分之二十至四十左右的捐款 (很多都是百分之二十左右) 直接用在受帮助的对象身上。记得那时候看到的记录里,国际红十字会的百分额是比较高的,大约五十左右。美国九一一的时候,我们也捐了款。但那次美国红十字会的头儿出来说话了,他向公众保证所有九一一的捐款,将百分之一百地用于九一一受难者的家属。
但这次地震向国际或美国红十字会捐款,结果可能就不一样了。也就是说,您向它捐了一百美金,减去您的免税金额,大约您支出了八十美金 (每个人的免税金额不一样,但如果您收入很高,这样的捐款是不能免税的)。这八十美金中,有四十是直接用在中国四川地震的受难者身上,其余六十是被用来作为红十字会的日常开销。
但如果您向中领馆捐款,赈灾捐款则是由官僚机构为您完成服务的。比如您是向中领馆捐八十美金 (相当于您捐一百美金,减去免税的二十美金后的金额),那么中国政府会将这八十美金的全部都用在受难者的身上。当然,也许有人会质疑向中国政府捐款效率可能比较低,也许会被浪费,还有被贪污的可能 (我本人没有看到大笔捐款被政府成员贪污的证据存在)。当然浪费的可能还是存在的,但是向红十字会的捐款,也会有这种现象存在。但一般来说,中国政府是会完成这项任务的。
这样算下来的话,或许我们应该向中国领馆捐款,因为有更多的钱会到达受难者。
还有另一种网上传播的捐款方法,那就是向某些基金会 (一般都是不太闻名的) 认捐。比如您捐五十美金给 A 基金会,A 基金会同时也拿出五十美金,一共有一百美金交予中国四川地震受难者。但是为了避免这是一个骗局,您这时候一定要问清楚,A 基金会是不是直接参与救灾,如果是的,那么有百分之几是直接用于受难者的身上。如果不是的,比如 A 基金会将这一百美金交予 B 慈善机构,那么这就很有问题了。如前所述,B 慈善机构可能只将募捐金额的百分之二十直接用在受难者身上。也就是说您那四十美金 (免税后),有二十是用在受难者身上了,还有二十美金和 A 基金会的五十美金一起,经过它们之间的转帐,最终可能会打到某些人的工资卡上。
综上所述,我想最好的救灾方法应该象文学城里的 "红袖添香老板娘" 一样,自己跑一趟,亲眼看见钱都是用在了受难者身上。如果没有这样的机会,那么通过亲戚朋友也是好的方法。也有网友提到向教会捐款,这也是一个不错的做法。有一些教会跟国内有联系,会直接将您的捐款用到地震的受难者身上。但是他们是不是也有比率就没人知道了 (不好意思问),但是正规的教会年终有财物报表,是可以查证的。
如果没有上面这几种可能性,那么向中领馆或红十字会捐款都是很好的途径,其余的就很难保证了。就我本人来说,我们觉得中领馆比较好,因为我相信中国政府会将这个事情做好。
谢谢阅读。
来源: 围观生活 于 07-12-21 10:32:43
十多年前俺来美后就读的物理系,拿资助容易,找工作难。无意之间造成了婚姻上“打天下容易,坐天下难”的状态,不断上演人间悲喜剧。正所谓“国家不幸诗人幸,朋友不幸卦友幸”,故事也特多。
我们同一年来的几个同学中,顶数小李聪明,就是长的怀才不遇,上讲台做报告,只见半个脑袋露在台上,台下只看到两只小短胳膊在讲台后面挥舞。小李出国后,中学的班花主动找到他家,打听到地址,写信来一见钟情。小李从小就视班花为珍品,能看上一眼就知足了,现在飞来横乐,那有拒绝之理。可看到学长们搬运工的经历,心里怕怕,班花见状,以为小李不肯,加大一见钟情力度,去小李父母家问寒问暖,街坊看了,夸小李父母有福气,小李父母脸上倍儿有面子,写信促小李勿失良缘。
结婚搬运来美国后,班花学计算机,小李在物理系打工,小李知道打天下易,坐天下难的道理,对班花那是24孝全活。班花毕业工作,小李去国家实验室做项目。不久,班花提出要离婚,小李急了,飞回来保卫爱情,班花丢下小李,和白哥哥郊游去了。小李去我那里,和我们一说完,像白领女小资一样痛哭。我们急了,这样下去,谁还敢回国骗婚去?都这么势利,我们学物理的还怎么泡妞?咋不学榜样王太太呢?我打电话去劝,班花说:他是好人,但我们缘分尽了,我和白哥哥走到一起,除了缘分,还是缘分。一句话,噎的我没词了。
白哥哥带班花去主流社会后,班花看到了一片新世界,高兴的四处作见证:白哥哥是如何一进门就蓝眼睛传情问FEELING,过去小李是如何一进门就操锅做饭,不问其死活。弄得没去过主流社会的未离婚妻们心里痒痒。
后来小李毕业,有了两个工作机会,一个是导师联系的本地美国最具声望研究机构,一个是硅谷小公司,小李一心离开伤心之地,很可惜的去了硅谷小公司,谁知赶上光钎热,小公司股票一飞冲天,从几块钱涨到几百块,小李就这样发了。现在约会女孩往保时捷跑车里一坐,等着。女孩来了一看,身穿保时捷的他怎么瞅怎么帅,这是后话不提。
从小李开始,后面几起离婚套路,越来越公式化,概念化,一点八卦价值都没有。劝阻女方,我说什么,她答什么,台词都一样,除了女主角不一样,结尾总是女方使出“缘分尽了”这个必杀技,对话结束。气得我想骂人:你这躲在缘分后面的虚伪娘们儿,可如果我把两人劝的和好如初,骂了他太太,他非要恨我一辈子不可,只好忍着。总之,女方照本宣科的缘分,然后男方按部就班的痛不欲生,干等着情毒慢慢排出体外。也有那被我们劝回来的,关起门来打呀闹呀,就没我们什么事了。只要有人一提离婚,我们又被德高望重地请来了。
看着老有人往主流社会里渡人,物理系的搬运工们开始狠抓对新太太的管理,搬运来崭新的太太一下飞机,直接送去热心的老王家PARTY欢迎兼 ORIENTATION,路上还要远远绕开这几个外嫁女的家,生怕新太太沾上她们的缘分,不吉利。到了老王家就教育:“这是学长老王,原来也学物理,这是你的楷模王太太,原来也是校花,在餐馆里打工几年,供先生转读计算机。现在老王工作了,瞧这豪宅,瞧这猛车,瞧这乖孩子,瞧咱们这将来。。。”当然不能忘了批判外嫁女:“听说那女的快要和洋老公离婚了,还带着孩子,真可怜,你离她远点。”
。。。。。。。。。
学物理学的真没了路的时候,也就是怎么走都是路的时候了。猫走猫道,狗走狗道,历尽状况后,大家各自也都混出来了。豪宅,猛车,乖孩子也都有了。漫漫长路,该散的都散伙后,只剩下不离不弃,相濡以沫的太太们,执子之手,一路走过黑暗,走过贫穷,走到小康。我们的学长老王做了主管后,领导新潮流,拿外派海归了。他们夫妻两人在临走的告别PARTY上十指紧扣,恋恋不舍。王太说:等孩子们上了大学后也回去。老王说要不是为了这个家,我实在不想丢下孩子回去,可现在不搏上位,五十岁后怎么办?我当时也想海归的辙,说求求你千万别出事,给我们留点希望。老王说:我们老夫老妻二十年里经历了多少事?怎么可能还有二十年从头再来?如果家没了,别的还有什么意思?王太说:如果真的已经没有任何情感可以胜过诱惑了,那我也认命了。
后面的故事又落俗套了,老王遇到妖精,晚节不保,要和王太离婚了。风水轮流转,该我劝男人了,打电话去,老王说:我不过是随缘而已。缘起缘灭,缘聚缘散。没有理由,没有原因。缘起时惜缘,缘灭时随缘。Bala Bala。。。我说:这话怎么听着耳熟呢?不离不弃那词儿哪儿去了?老王说:不离不弃实际上就是懦弱。因为一个不离不弃的承诺,所以忍耐,所以继续,你看到不离不弃中的无奈吗?你看到不离不弃中的无爱吗?Bala Bala。。。我说:你喜新厌旧理论水平咋这么高了?咋说得一套一套地?老王说:我都数不清你是第几个来的劝我的了,我说了无数遍了,都说顺溜了。
后来又有几个海归朋友也出事情了,而且包括有些患难夫妻。如果不是老王和身边的这些人,我会认定沦陷的海归本来就是坏人,像当年那些外嫁女一样的坏人。现在想想,我们与外嫁女的不同,只是作案条件的不同而已。从此不敢与世俗叫板,远离诱惑,远离海归。
有一次在99大华碰到王太太,她还是带两个孩子一人过,当年的大美人也有了许多白发,身材也开始发福了。我帮她把国宝米放到VAN上,看着她的VAN远去,想想当年的反面典型,如今家庭貌似幸福;而正面典型,年过四十后却形单影孤,真的善有善报吗?
最近听说王太和一老美结婚了,我们从心底里为她高兴,祝这位曾在我们艰难的时刻,为大家点亮一盏希望明灯的王太太,好人一生平安。
On a September afternoon in nineteen sixty one
A baby girl’s first cry rang out – a new life had begun.
Her mother rocked her in her arms, and she kissed the tiny brow.
She said ‘Darling I’m just as scared as you, but I promise you somehow…’
I will take care of you
The very best that I can
With all of the love here in my heart
And all of the strength in my hands
Your every joy I’ll share
For every tear I’ll be there my whole life through
I will take care of you
On a September afternoon in ninety eighty five
That little girl had grown into a beautiful young bride
And she turned to the man who held her hand
In front of the waiting crowd
They smiled at each other as they spoke,
And this was their wedding vow…. And they said….
I will take care of you
The very best that I can
With all of the love here in my heart
And all of the strength in my hands
Your every joy I’ll share
For every tear I’ll be there my whole life through
I will take care of you.
On a September afternoon in ninety eighty nine
A Girl waited by a hospital bed, never leaving her mother’s side
She said ‘mom, why don’t you close your eyes – try to get some rest.
It’s my turn to take care of you…
I learned from the best, I will take care of you’
With all of the love here in my heart
And all of the strength in my hands
On a September afternoon in ninety ninety one
A baby girl’s first cry rang out – a new life had begun
我会照顾你
在一九六一年九月的一个下午
一个女婴的初啼-一个新的生命开始了
妈妈怀抱着她轻轻地摇,轻吻她娇小的额头
喃喃低语,‘宝贝我同你一样的担心,
可是不管怎样我向你保证。。。’
我会照顾你的
尽我所能 用心地爱你
用我的一生来维护你
我会分享你的每个欢笑
在你伤心流泪的时候 我会陪伴在你身边
我会照顾你的
在一九八五年九月的一个下午
那个小女孩已出落成年轻漂亮的新娘
她转向握着她的手的他
在等待婚礼的人群前
一边交谈一边笑望着对方
这是他们婚礼的誓言。。。他们说。。。
我会照顾你的
尽我所能 用心地爱你
用我的一生来维护你
我会分享你的每个欢笑
在你伤心流泪的时候 我会陪伴在你身边
我会照顾你的
在一九八九年九月的一个下午
一个女孩等在病榻旁,寸步不离她的母亲
她说,‘妈妈,为什么不闭上你的双眼-好有片刻的休息。
该我来照顾你了。。。
你教会我怎样去爱,我会照顾你的’
我会用心地爱你
用我的一生来维护你
在一九九一年九月的一个下午
一个女婴的初啼-又一个新的生命开始了
There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea.
You became the light on the dark side of me.
Love remained a drug that’s the high and not the pill.
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and,
The light that you shine can be seen.
Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey.
Ooh,
The more I get of you,
Ooh……………….
Stranger it feels, yeah.
And now that your rose is is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the grey.
There is so much a man can tell you,
..there………………..woa…
So much he can say.
there’s so much inside.
You remain,
My power, my pleasure, my pain, baby
To me you’re like a growing addiction that I can’t deny.. yeah.
Won’t you tell me is that healthy, baby?
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.
I’ve been kissed by a rose on the grey.
太好听了,禁不住把歌词翻成了中文,一并发上来献丑了。-Wayne
玫瑰之吻
In an excerpt from their book, Donald Trump and Bill Zanker challenge readers’ commitment to succeed financially and offer their own anecdotes about their climb to the top.
Chapter 1: Do you have what it takes?
Take the quiz: Are you the next Trump?
People always ask me, "How did you get so rich?" The way I do things has allowed me to succeed financially far beyond what I had expected. I have had a lot of fun, and I have made a lot of money. I have known many celebrities, billionaire businesspeople, and superstar sports figures. It is not easy to explain in a couple of words, but I have noticed that all these successful people have traits that set them apart from the pack: their attitudes, actions, persistence, and passion, plus a whole slew of other qualities that separate the winners from the losers.
To be successful you have to separate yourself from 98 percent of the rest of the world. Sure, you can get into that special 2 percent at the top, and it is not just by being smart, working hard, and investing wisely. There is a formula, a recipe for success that the top 2 percent live by and that you too can follow to be successful.
First, you must be honest with yourself. The only way to get rich is to be realistic and brutally honest. You have to get out of the ideal fantasy world you read about in magazines and see on TV. It is not as easy as they make it look. It is tough, and people get hurt. So you have to be as tough as nails and willing to kick ass if you want to win. Most people are not cut out for this. You have to deal with a tremendous amount of pressure. You have to think large and be creative to solve big problems that scare the crap out of most people. People are going to try to steal from you and destroy you just for the fun of it. You have to stand up to them, fight back and kick their ass. Nobody is going to hold your hand and help you along. You are on your own. You have to be able to bend but never break.
All of the greats in every sport, in finance and business, in the arts, and in government possess something special. A lot of people have it, but frankly, most people do not. Do you have what it takes to think big and kick ass? Virtually all self- made millionaires and billionaires, such as Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and Walt Disney had the ability to think big and kick ass. It is hard to explain, so I have devised the following success quiz, which you can take to see if you have it. If you have it, you are going to make a lot of money.
EXPLANATIONS OF THE QUESTIONS:
1. How much money do you want to have in five years?
If you chose the lowest amount, why did you do that? You have a choice of getting any amount from $100,000 to $5 million in the next five years. It is completely up to you. Nobody is telling you what to choose. So why would anyone choose $100,000?
Yet in life that is exactly what many people do. They settle for $100,000 when they could just as easily have $5 million. Choosing less money shows a lack of ambition and a lack of confidence. Do not start out by settling. Always shoot for the top. Every great athlete and every great billionaire goes for the gold, not the bronze. If it were me answering this question, I would scratch out $5 million and write in $50 billion! That is the attitude you must have to make it big.
2. What are your financial dreams?
What you dream about is what you will do. If you cannot even dream of doing big things, you will never do anything big in life. I spent my first few weeks in Manhattan dreaming of what I would do with a huge piece of vacant real estate on New York’s West Side that was owned by the bankrupt Pennsylvania and New York Central Transportation Company. After eighteen months of hard work and focus, I took an option to the property, worth $62 million, with no money down. I conceived the Javits Center on the land. That is the power of big dreams. What kind of big dreams excite you and make you feel great? Do not worry about whether you can do it. That does not matter. It does not cost anything to dream. Spend your time enjoying your big dreams.
3. Which statement best describes your financial situation?
This question shows how hungry you are. Hungry people work harder and are much more motivated to make great strides forward in life. If you are satisfied with your current financial situation, what is going to motivate you to do all the things you need to do to become rich and successful? You have to set higher and higher goals. You have to want more or you will start slipping backwards fast.
4. How much time do you spend each day building your wealth?
Wealth comes from big goals and sustained action toward those goals every day. Many people start with big goals. Yet after they run into a few problems or get distracted by other things that compete for their attention every day, they lose focus on their goals. To keep your goals alive you must take action every single day for at least two hours. No one should care about your money and success more than you do.
5. How much money do you spend on business, financial education, and training?
Finance and business are dangerous waters where vicious sharks are swimming around looking to feed on innocent novices. In this game, knowledge is the key to power. Spend the money necessary to know what you are doing or somebody will quickly be doing you. Financial illiteracy is a huge problem in this country. People get trapped in very bad situations because they did not do their homework.
6. What do you do when you are faced with a difficult problem?
Rich people are rich because they solve difficult problems. You must learn to thrive on problems. CEOs of big companies are paid huge amounts of money because they solve problems that nobody else can solve. Some are good at what they do and some are terrible and overpaid. I face problems every day. It is one of the things I do best. If you want to be in the top 2 percent, you must become very good at finding creative solutions to what appear to be impossible problems.
7. What is your attitude toward work?
There is no worse feeling than being trapped in a job you do not enjoy. You have to love what you do. To be a success the most important thing is to love what you do. You have to put in long hours and face enormous challenges to be successful. If you do not love what you do, you will never make it through. If you love your work, the difficulties will be balanced out by the enjoyment. I love making deals and constructing great buildings. The fun I am having every day keeps me going when things get tough.
8. What would you do if you lost your job or source of income?
This is the ultimate test. If disaster struck, would you fold up and go home to your mother? Or would you pick yourself up and make something happen? The biggest doers often suffer the biggest setbacks in life. So if you want to aim high, you have to have the guts to handle the inevitable bumps in the road. If you strike out, nobody is going to help you — not your friends, not the government. You have to look out for yourself, and your attitude is the key to surviving a setback. Look at shoe maven Steve Madden: he had some legal trouble, but he had a successful attitude that could not be subdued, and he staged a big- time comeback. You have to know that you have what it takes to come back from anything. Martha Stewart is another example — what a great and brave comeback she made — few people could have done what she did!
9. Which statement best describes your energy and concentration level?
In truth you have more energy than you think you have. Most people are working at about 50 percent capacity. You can do much more. It takes a crisis or an emergency to get most people up to full steam. I get charged up by loving what I do. Nothing is more important to me than the excitement of putting caution to the wind and doing something that has never been done before. I love the thrill of jumping headfirst into a big challenge, and then using all of my talents to make it successful. Passion is why Mark Burnett, Jim Cramer, and Arnold Schwarzenegger are at the tops of their fields. All successful people are high- energy people who are passionate about what they do. Find a passion that energizes you!
10. Which best describes your reaction when someone tells you that you cannot do something?
If you want to be a success, you have to get used to frequently hearing the word no and ignoring it. As a child, when your mother told you no, your father told you no, the teacher told you no, or the coach told you no, if you were a good little boy or girl, you listened to the word no and stopped what you were doing. That is why 98 percent of adults are conditioned to stop when they hear the word no. Quitters do not get anywhere. You will not be successful if you listen to nos.
If you want to be in the top 2 percent, you have to get real. In business you are not dealing with your mother, your father, or your teacher. People are not looking out for you. They do not want the best for you; they are looking out for themselves.
When most people say no, they are doing it to further their own ends. Do not let somebody’s arbitrary "no" stop you. Find a way to turn the "no" into a "yes," or find a creative way to sidestep the "no." Do not let anybody stop you!
11. You have an important decision to make and you do not know what to do. Which statement best describes your decision- making process?
I really believe that if you are good and if you are smart and if you know your business, you have to go with your gut on occasion and go against the tide. In some of the best deals I have made, I went against what everybody else believed. Television producer Mark Burnett went from selling T-shirts on Venice Beach to reaching the pinnacle of Hollywood power because he followed his instincts about the kind of reality TV that would appeal to the masses. We all have instincts. The important thing is to know how to use them. You may have superb academic credentials, but if you do not use your instincts, you might have a hard time getting to and staying at the top.
12. What is your attitude toward people?
The world is a vicious and brutal place. We think we’re civilized. In truth, it’s a cruel world and people are ruthless. They act nice to your face, but underneath they’re out to kill you. You have to know how to defend yourself. People will be mean and nasty and try to hurt you just for sport. Lions in the jungle only kill for food, but humans kill for fun. Even your friends are out to get you: they want your job, they want your house, they want your money, they want your wife, and they even want your dog. Those are your friends; your enemies are even worse! My motto is "Hire the best people, and don’t trust them."
13. When someone intentionally harms you or your reputation, how do you react?
When someone crosses you, my advice is "Get even!" That is not typical advice, but it is real- life advice. If you do not get even, you are just a schmuck! When people wrong you, go after those people, because it is a good feeling and because other people will see you doing it. I love getting even. I get screwed all the time. I go after people, and you know what? People do not play around with me as much as they do with others. They know that if they do, they are in for a big fight. Always get even. Go after people that go after you. Don’t let people push you around. Always fight back and always get even. It’s a jungle out there, filled with bullies of all kinds who will try to push you around. If you’re afraid to fight back people will think of you as a loser, a "schmuck"! They will know they can get away with insulting you, disrespecting you, and taking advantage of you. Don’t let it happen! Always fight back and get even. People will respect you for it.
14. You are "on a roll" and everything seems to be going your way. What do you do now?
If you are on a quest for the golden ring, you cannot afford to be complacent. You can never rest, no matter how good things are going. Your current "good times" are only a result of the hard work and dedication you have put forth. What you do today will produce results tomorrow. If you want to keep the good times rolling, you have to keep on planting those seeds every day! If you stop focusing even for one minute, you will start slipping backwards.
It is true that a few people are born to be successful. They possess a special talent that makes it easy to succeed — the gifted musician, the natural athlete, or the talented businessperson. The vast majority of successful people were not handed success on a silver platter. They worked hard for it. They set goals, and they stayed focused until they reached them.
Some people are born with an exceptional talent that makes it easy for them to excel, like Mozart or Shakespeare. Most great successes weren’t born that way. It took many years of hard work and intense focus to get to the top.
15. What is your attitude toward the business of being married?
Now, I have seen bad deals, I have seen bad partnerships, I have seen many business deals in litigation — and litigation is not nice — but there is nothing worse than a man and a woman who fight, especially when they are fighting over their assets, their business, their home, their cars, and everything else. It is terrible. You were in love with somebody, and now you are no longer in love. The hatred is so intense, far more intense than it usually gets in a business transaction. There is nothing more vicious than a man or woman going through a divorce. It is pure hell, like nothing else I have ever seen. You need a prenuptial agreement to protect yourself and your business interests.
Marriage is a contract unlike any other contract in life. You marry for love. But your signature on the marriage certificate is all about rights, duties, and property. It’s a legally binding contract that knows nothing of love.
If the love dies, all you have left is a resentful ex-spouse and the marriage certificate. There’s nothing more terrible than an ex-spouse with a ten-ton axe to grind, and no agreement on how your common property is to be divided. It usually leads to all-out war that is more vicious than any legal battle in business and could easily lead to your financial and emotional ruin. Always get a prenup. It’s just too risky not to.
So how did you score on the test? Let’s cut to the chase. If you scored a 46-60, you are making the grade! You are one of the top 2 percent who have what it takes to make it big. If you work hard, you may become more successful than someone with a high IQ or an MBA. I have seen it all my life. I went to the Wharton School of Finance with some great students. I still know many of them today and, with a few exceptions, they are not very successful. I have seen people who could not even get into Wharton, who went to other colleges or no college at all, but they focused on their goals and never quit. They worked hard and they loved what they were doing. So they ended up being more successful than the genius students at Wharton.
Hard work is my personal method for financial success. I know a lot of people who do not have great talent, but they are rich. You can do it, too. The principles in this book will help anyone no matter what their background. If you did not score between 46 and 60, then read this book now, underline what is missing in your life, and, especially important, absorb the attitudes expressed in my stories. Feel what I am feeling, and make my attitude your attitude. Then retake the test. You will score much higher after reading this book!
ZANKER’S TAKE
As President and Founder of The Learning Annex, I have had the opportunity to observe hundreds of supersuccessful people firsthand, millionaires and billionaires who have risen above the ordinary to achieve amazing things in life. They all possess one very important quality: persistence. Look at Donald Trump, for example; he personifies the word persistence. He never quit, even when he was down and out.
More than anything else, it takes persistence to do the things you need to do to get to the top. How many days do you feel like you can’t do it anymore? Can’t make the call or knock on the door. How many times can you get rejected, yet you know you are just so close? How many times do you have to ignore people hounding you for money, while you are moving heaven and earth to make you and your family’s dreams happen? We have all been there. It is hard, but the rewards are great, so we don’t stop until we achieve our dreams.
It takes persistence to knock on door after door and deal with rejection after rejection, without knowing whether you will ever be successful. And when you finally break through and land a great client or a great job or venture capital for your start- up business, it takes persistence to sign on the dotted line and commit to fulfilling what you promised you would do. It takes persistence to face the difficult problems that nobody can help you solve. It takes persistence to endure setbacks and come back with the same level of intensity and enthusiasm you had before. And when you finally succeed, it takes persistence to fight back when rivals, competitors, and bullies come after you to take you down.
I learned how persistence works long ago, when I was building The Learning Annex in the early 1980s. I wanted the owner of the famous New York food store Zabar’s, Murray Klein, to speak on "How to Create a Great Food Market." I thought New Yorkers who love food — and there are plenty of them — would flock to this class. Zabar’s was (and still is) a great New York food institution on the Upper West Side. I called and went to see Murray Klein, and in a very New York way he dismissed me and my request while he was busy yelling at the fish cutter to make the slices thinner. (If you’ve never been to Zabar’s, you’ve got to go visit this place.) Murray Klein is a quintessential New Yorker.
Walking home, feeling rejected, I got an idea. The next morning, I called a florist, and told them to deliver $200 worth of flowers every day to Zabar’s, with a note to Murray Klein saying, "Please teach at The Learning Annex." Remember this was the 1980s, and $200 bought a lot of flowers. I told the florist, "Keep delivering the flowers every day until I tell you to stop." By day nine, I started panicking that I was down $1,800 already, with not a word from Murray Klein.
Then the call came. "Zanker," Murray said, "What’s it going to take for you to stop sending me those damn flowers? There’s no room in my office anymore."
I said, "Give New Yorkers one night of your time."
Murray said, "I love your chutzpah. I’ll do it."
And Murray surprised everyone and brought a spread of food to the class that was glorious. People ate for free all of Zabar’s delicacies while Murray talked. He was brilliant bringing the food to class because everyone talked about it the next day. What great publicity for Zabar’s. And the next day I got fl owers from Murray with a card saying, "Zanker, that was fun, but I will never ever do it again!"
I’ve used this trick numerous times since then, and in fact more recently I got Jim Cramer from Mad Money the same way.
Let me tell you another story about persistence. When I bought back The Learning Annex in 2001, I wanted Robert Kiyosaki of Rich Dad fame to speak. I kept calling up his office, and he and his partner Sharon Lechter wouldn’t take my calls. I read that he was speaking in Phoenix, so I left my home in Westchester County, New York at 5:00 A.M., and got on a plane at John F. Kennedy Airport to get to Phoenix. I got to the event on time, and I asked to meet with Robert during lunch. His assistant said, "I can’t do it. You need an appointment."
I said, "I can’t get an appointment; he’s not returning my calls."
She said, "I’m sorry."
Taking a taxi back to the Phoenix Airport, I was very angry. How stupid. But on the fl ight back to New York, I decided I wouldn’t quit.
So every day, at around 11:00 A.M., I’d call Robert and Sharon, and leave messages. It became a ritual. Like brushing your teeth in the morning, I would call Robert and Sharon every morning at about 11:00. I did this for about three months straight, never missing a day, and finally Sharon Lechter called me up. She said, "I’ll be in New York next week, would you like to have lunch?"
I said, "Great."
She asked, "Where do you want to meet?"
I’m a guy who eats lunch at my desk, but the first restaurant that came to my mind was The 21 Club, a posh New York restaurant.
She said, "Great, I’ll see you there."
I got to the restaurant an hour before we were supposed to meet, and I went to the maître d’. I gave him twenty dollars, and asked him, "When I get here for lunch, can you ask me if I want my usual table?"
He took my $20, and said, "No."
I went into my pocket, took out five more twenties, and gave them to him. He said, "I’ll see you at one o’clock."
I walked in at 1:00, exactly when Sharon walked in, and the maître d’ hugged me — he was almost overdoing it — and he said, "Mr. Zanker, nice to see you." He ushered us to a great table. Sharon was duly impressed.
In the end, the lunch was a great success because it was over that lunch we agreed Robert would speak just once for The Learning Annex. "Rich Dad" Robert Kiyosaki had such a great experience that the "once" became many times. It took me six months, but I was persistent and always knew I would get Robert to teach for The Learning Annex because "No" was not an option.
I see it all the time. The most successful people I have learned from just never take no for an answer. They have all had to endure big challenges to get to where they are. They’ve had to overcome the odds that stop most people from making it big. To do this, they’ve had to develop the habit of persistence. You are going to learn a lot in this book, but as a small business owner never giving up is the most important attribute you can learn.
To Sum It Up
Winners in life have a special quality that I call the Trump IT quality, which sets them apart from 98 percent of the population. There is a formula you can follow to be a winner in life. But you must be brutally honest with yourself. Getting rich is tough, and people get hurt. You have to be as tough as nails and willing to kick ass if you want to win. Take the preceding litmus test to see if you have the right stuff. Learn about the areas of your life you need to kick up a notch. Read this book and absorb the tough-attitude stories. Then retake the test and you will score much higher.
From Think Big and Kick Ass. Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Copyright (c) 2007 by Donald Trump & Bill Zanker. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
“我下面要说的都是心里话。本人25岁,非常漂亮,是那种让人惊艳的漂亮,谈吐文雅,有品位,想嫁给年薪50万美元的人。你也许会说我贪心,但在纽约年薪100万才算是中产,本人的要求其实不高。
这个版上有没有年薪超过50万的人?你们都结婚了吗?我想请教各位一个问题——怎样才能嫁给你们这样的有钱人?我约会过的人中,最有钱的年薪25万,这似乎是我的上限。要住进纽约中心公园以西的高尚住宅区,年薪25万远远不够。我是来诚心诚意请教的。有几个具体的问题:一、有钱的单身汉一般都在哪里消磨时光? (请列出酒吧、饭店、健身房的名字和详细地址。)二、我应该把目标定在哪个年龄段?三、为什么有些富豪的妻子看起来相貌平平?我见过有些女孩,长相如同白开水,毫无吸引人的地方,但她们却能嫁入豪门。而单身酒吧里那些迷死人的美女却运气不佳。四、你们怎么决定谁能做妻子,谁只能做女朋友?(我现在的目标是结婚。)”——波尔斯女士
下面是一个华尔街金融家的回帖:
“亲爱的波尔斯:我怀着极大的兴趣看完了贵帖,相信不少女士也有跟你类似的疑问。让我以一个投资专家的身份,对你的处境做一分析。我年薪超过50万,符合你的择偶标准,所以请相信我并不是在浪费大家的时间。
从生意人的角度来看,跟你结婚是个糟糕的经营决策,道理再明白不过,请听我解释。抛开细枝末节,你所说的其实是一笔简单的“财”“貌”交易:甲方提供人的外表,乙方出钱,公平交易,童叟无欺。但是,这里有个致命的问题,你的美貌会消逝,但我的钱却不会无缘无故减少。事实上,我的收入很可能会逐年递增.而你不可能一年比一年漂亮。
因此,从经济学的角度讲,我是增值资产,你是贬值资产,不但贬值,而且是加速贬值!你现在25,在未来的五年里,你仍可以保持窈窕的身段,俏丽的容貌,虽然每年略有退步。但美貌消逝的速度会越来越快,如果它是你仅有的资产,十年以后你的价值甚忧。
用华尔街术语说,每笔交易都有一个仓位,跟你交往属于“交易仓位”(trading position),一旦价值下跌就要立即抛售,而不宜长期持有——也就是你想要的婚姻。听起来很残忍,但对一件会加速贬值的物资,明智的选择是租赁,而不是购入。年薪能超过50万的人,当然都不是傻瓜,因此我们只会跟你交往,但不会跟你结婚。所以我劝你不要苦苦寻找嫁给有钱人的秘方。顺便说一句,你倒可以想办法把自己变成年薪50万的人,这比碰到一个有钱的傻瓜的胜算要大。
希望我的回帖能对你有帮助。如果你对“租赁”感兴趣,请跟我联系。”——罗波.坎贝尔(J·P·摩根银行多种产业投资顾问)
纪念我的外婆清晨的电话铃声
让万事瞬间成空
那是姐姐的电话
来自遥远的山城哭诉外婆的远去
言语早已难继续
周围的声音里面
还有亲人的悲叹您将我从小带大
您总是以我为荣
您的轻言和细语
早让我耳熟能详您给我讲的故事
我永远不会忘记
从您的父亲母亲
直到现在的生活
若是我淘气惹事
您会将我绑床头
若是我做出成绩
您便对我翘拇指光荣听话好小子
是您常说的字眼
浅浅的笑容鼓励
朴素又易于理解对于亲切的定义
就来自您的笑容
您的和蔼和慈祥
从来就不曾改变您的生活岁月里
亲情多过了爱情
生活有时也无奈
却在知足中消融
三个月前我回来
探望久违的外婆
您悄悄地告诉我
想早走省却麻烦即便病痛的时候
你也是那么安静
消瘦面容露出的
依然是亲切微笑您在艰难岁月里
将儿孙都拉扯大
慈祥善良和勤俭
烛照我们的成长是否有一天我还
能回来坐您膝边
用心聆听您
娓娓道来的故事2007.07.29