Millvina Dean was only 2 months old when she was wrapped in a sack and lowered into a lifeboat from the doomed Titanic. Now 96, the last survivor of the tragic sinking is selling mementos of the disaster to help pay her nursing home fees.
The last survivor of Titanic
"This awesome picture was taken in Bitterroot National Forest in Montana on August 6, 2000. The photographer, John McColgan, is a fire behavior analyst from Fairbanks, Alaska. He took the picture with a digital camera. Because he was working at the time he took the picture he cannot profit from it; however, we feel the picture is a once-in-a-lifetime shot and should be shared."
人類自開天闢地以來似乎從來沒停止互相殘殺過, 不管是為了土地, 為了財富, 為了草, 為了金, 為了女人. 其他的理由都可以理解, 但為了一個大家都未見過的神, 卻令人覺得唏噓. 我沒有做過深入的硑究, 也沒這個能力去做, 但依稀覺得, 為了宗教理由而戰死的人比任何其他理由的多. 到底人是真的為了保衛自己的那些超世脫俗的教義還是為了保衛自己那份難以剥離的肉身尊嚴呢?
Preah Vihear was awarded World Heritage status by the UN cultural body UNESCO
政府宜完善金融產品監管制度
鄰埠以亞洲金融中心著稱，對金融市場向有一套嚴謹的監管制度，但最近的雷曼迷你債券投資者投訴被銀行以不良手法推銷事件卻帶出了不少值得當地監管當局深省的問題。本澳現行有關金融產品銷售的市場監管制度或者力度是否也需要調整？
via 澳門日報電子版
AIA出售计划不够明确，究竟要卖什么资产并不清楚。兼之AIG的情况仍不明朗，这也降低了交易的吸引力
【《财经网》专稿/记者 陈慧颖 温秀 沈乎】美国国际集团（AIG）宣布出售旗下子公司友邦保险（AIA）少数股权近一周后，中国的潜在买家们仍处于观望状态。中国保险业和银行业人士对《财经》记者表示，国内机构会对AIA的交易保持关注，但目前的一些事态发展降低他们对AIA的兴趣。
Was AIG’s executive compensation fair?
In March, the board approved a new compensation contract for [ex-AIG CEO Martin] Sullivan that gave him a golden parachute worth $15 million. We will ask why that was in the interests of the shareholders….
The federal bailout occurred on September 16. Less than one week later, AIG held a week-long retreat for company executives at the exclusive St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, California. A photograph of the resort is on display.
Rooms at this resort can cost over $1,000 per night. Invoices provided to the Committee show that AIG paid the resort over $440,000, including nearly $200,000 for rooms, over $150,000 for meals, and $23,000 in spa charges.
Average Americans are suffering economically. They are losing their jobs, their homes, and their health insurance. Yet less than one week after the taxpayers rescued AIG, company executives could be found wining and dining at one of the most exclusive resorts in the nation.
via Ex-AIG Executives Questioned in Congress – The Home Front (usnews.com).
via Edge: THE FOURTH QUADRANT: A MAP OF THE LIMITS OF STATISTICS By Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
黑天鵝一書的作者Nassim Nicholas Taleb特別鍾情於偶然性這個元素, 最近發生的金融海嘯似乎又引證了他的理論. 他強調我們自以為生活在一個有恒定規律主宰著的世界, 但偏偏是那些難以預料的因素造就了我們的命運. 非常欽佩他深厚的理論基礎與及敢於挑戰權威的勇氣, 同時, 又具有啟蒙式的幽默感.
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