从马思聪魂归祖国说到文革之罪
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马思聪的名字,也许在今天中国年轻人那里,没有周杰伦那样响亮,然而,在中国音乐界,这可是个振聋发聩的泰斗般的人物。
他1923年11岁时就留学法国[
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Oh,andwhilewe'reatit,let'stalkabouttheover150,000bondsplacedonnegativeratingswatchlastnight-yes,youreadthatright,overonehundredfiftythousandissues.Mostofthemmunicipals,andallonthebackofthethreateneddowngradeofMBIA.Today,anotherbatchofthesamebasicsizewentoffunderwrittenbyAmbac,bringingthetotalthreatenedwithdowngradesoverthelasttwodaystoapproximately300,000issues.
No,you'renotreadingthatwro...[
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AlthoughHarvardisoftenatrendsetter,itisnotclearthatmanyotherschoolscanaffordtofollow.Itsendowmentof$35billionisthelargestofanyuniversity.Mostothercollegesrelyheavilyontuitionandfeesandcan’treadilygiveupthatincome.Therearemorethan60collegesthathaveendowmentsthatexceed$1billionthatoughttomoveatleastpartiallyinthesamedirection.Studentsattendingpubliccollegeshavealsofacedsteepcostincreases,inpartbeca...[
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Thegovernmentwouldgainmuchmorecontroloverthepopulationthroughacontrolleddeflationarydepressionthanwitheitherstagflationorhyperinflation.
Stagflationwouldonlybetemporarydotothefactthatsinceoureconomyisbasedonsellingandbuyingthatwhichwedonotneed,thelackofspendingwoulddestroyjobsandbusinessesinshortorder.
Hyperinflationisnotlikelybecausethegovernmentwouldhavetofindawaytoincreaseincomesorthein...[
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AHalfATrillionHereandThere
Onecertainlycannotcomplainthatcentralbanksarebeingtootightwithcredit.TheEuropeanCentralBankauctionedoff$500billionincreditfacilitiesthisweek,inparttocoveroverwhateveryonehopesisjustatemporaryyearendcreditcrunch.Thatisastaggeringamountofmoney.ItmakesthemoneytheUSFederalReservebankisputtingtoworkseemsmallbycomparison.Theydidtheirsecond$20billionauction,andtoldusthatwhe...[
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ThebullreturninthemarketsinceJunehasbeenzero.ThereturnontheSPXsince2000,almost8yearshasbeenthesameasjy10yearbonds,lessthan2%.Therateofinflationsince2000hasbeenunderthebestofterms,3%.Wearegoinglower.Itmightnotbeonyourlimitedtimeframe,buthistoryhasshownthatbuyingstocksatthesepricesleadstolossesthatlastfor2generations.Itwas1966ataminimumthattheyreapedabetterthant-bondreturnoutofholdingstocksfrom1929....[
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还真有这样的事?刚听说一做faculty的老同学出了美国后就回不来了LocalAccess打往中国电话卡1.3¢/分种来源:铁面人于07-12-2011:36:54[档案][博客] [旧帖][转至博客][给我悄悄话]
回国开了个学术会议,回来的时候就不让进了,说其所搞的东西涉及国家安全。
唉,叹一句,可怜老婆、孩子、家业都在这边呢。还指着他养家呢。
那就别让他出去啊,那不是逼着人破坏“[
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“自由?自由值几个钱?”——与一位中国同事商榷
·德川江鑫·
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首先恭喜你以专家身份直接从中国办绿卡到美国。你的一步走完了许多国人几年甚至十几年、几十年才能走完的路:从只能在中国居住的中国公民到可以在美国永久居住的中国公民。
前几天,俺被你这样问到:“你说,自由值几[
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Ittookfromthespringof1997toMarchof2000fortheSPXtogofrom770toitsalltimehigh.Ittookuntilmid2007forittogetbacktowhereitendedinMarch2000.Thismustbesomekindofidiotargument,thoughIhatetothrowaroundwords.Wearegoingtobeclosertothe1997pricebeforewemakeanykindlevelthatwillmakeitworthwhilebeingbullishgoingforward.Thebullscanpointtoroughly100%gainedin10yearsontheindexesasevidencetheyareright,buttheycannotduck...[
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Thetotaldollaramountofhousing"value"iscurrentlyestimatedat: $22trillion
Basedonanaveragepropertytaxrateof1.5%,thisyields:$337billioninstaterevenueperyear.
Thenumberofhousingunitssoldperyearhasaveraged: 9million(butmuchlesslately)
Whichequalsatotalyearlyrevenueof:$2trillion
Whichfedthegigantic"SecuritizationMachine,yielding:tensofbillionsofdollarsforWallStree.
Then,ofcourse,allt...[
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