<![CDATA[月若百合]]> http://linwufu.bokee.com/index.html ]]> zh-cn email 2008-05-06T11:02:32Z <![CDATA[News around the world -Yahoo Chief Says Microsoft Was the Stubborn One ]]> http://linwufu.bokee.com/6704203.html
By BRAD STONE and MIGUEL HELFT
Published: May 6, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO — People involved in relationships that end abruptly often have grossly conflicting accounts of what went wrong. On Monday, Jerry Yang gave his version.

Paul J. Richards/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Jerry Yang offered a different account from the one given by Microsoft’s chief executive.

In an interview, Mr. Yang, Yahoo’s co-founder and chief executive, addressed Microsoft’s surprise $44.6 billion bid to buy his company and the three-month corporate tussle that ensued.

He said he was open to selling Yahoo to Microsoft all along, but that Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief executive, and his deal makers ultimately declined to negotiate and withdrew their proposal on Saturday with little explanation.

“They chose to walk away after we put a price on the table, and they didn’t want to negotiate,” Mr. Yang said. “From my perspective, we were open all along to selling to Microsoft. We just feel Yahoo, either stand-alone or with Microsoft, is worth more than what they put on the table.”

Mr. Yang’s account conflicts with that of MiDcrosoft’s advisers and executives. They have said that they received no counteroffer from Yahoo for three months, after Microsoft’s deadline to consummate the deal had expired. They also say that Mr. Yang and his board settled on a price of $37 a share and ultimately refused to budge.

Microsoft had raised its initial bid to $33 a share when Mr. Yang and his co-founder, David Filo, met with Mr. Ballmer and other Microsoft executives at the Seattle airport on Saturday. After that meeting, Mr. Ballmer made public a letter to Mr. Yang withdrawing the offer. “I am disappointed that Yahoo has not moved towards accepting our offer,” he wrote.

In the interview Monday, Mr. Yang and Roy Bostock, Yahoo’s chairman, said that throughout the process they were open and receptive to a merger with Microsoft. Mr. Yang said that he spent personal time alone with Mr. Ballmer but that they were ultimately unable to bridge their differences.

Mr. Yang also looked ahead to the daunting task of guiding Yahoo’s growth as an independent company — under heavy scrutiny. Mr. Yang — who last June took control of the company he co-founded, acting after the departure of the prior chief, Terry Semel — must now quickly demonstrate that Yahoo can increase its revenues and share price while navigating an online advertising industry that is quickly coming to be dominated by Google.

“I feel like we now have the task to continue to build shareholder value,” he said. “This is just creating another set of challenges we have to overcome as a company. We have to show the world the opportunity that we have been talking about for the last three months.”

One immediate problem for Mr. Yang is frustration among shareholders — including some of the largest ones. In reaction to the deal’s collapse, Yahoo’s stock fell almost 15 percent on Monday, to $24.47.

“I am extremely angry at Jerry Yang and at the so-called independent board,” said Gordon Crawford, portfolio manager for Capital Research Global Investors, which owns 6 percent of Yahoo. The firm’s parent company owns a total of 16 percent of Yahoo, making it the largest shareholder.

Mr. Crawford questioned a statement from Mr. Bostock in which he said the company was pleased that so many shareholders had supported its position.

“I would love to know who these shareholders are,” Mr. Crawford said. “It’s none of the ones that I talked to today. Everybody I talked to would have sold their stock at $34.”

“I’m hoping that there is such an outpouring of outrage that the board is embarrassed into revisiting this thing,” Mr. Crawford added, “but I’m not optimistic about that.”

Making Mr. Yang’s job even harder is the recession’s effect on the online advertising market and intense day-to-day scrutiny from Wall Street analysts and shareholders, who will view any more vague long-term plans from Yahoo’s management team with skepticism.

“Yahoo is now in a position where it has to prove its worth quickly,” said Derek Brown, an analyst at Cantor Fitzgerald &amp; Company. “It’s as if there are many things happening behind the scenes that have given Yahoo management so much confidence. We need to see what those things are.”

Mr. Yang argued that the Microsoft bid had opened up new doors for Yahoo. “We feel Microsoft approaching us has created an opportunity for us to talk to just about anybody and everybody in the industry,” he said. He said the company would do new deals “in a way that ensures that it’s the right thing to do for Yahoo, and not because of some time pressure.”

One of those deals could be a tie-up with its chief rival, Google. In April, Yahoo conducted a two-week advertising test with Google, whereby Google served up its own more lucrative ads on 3 percent of Yahoo searches in the United States. The companies said the trial was successful and that they were exploring an extension of it, though some analysts say that could raise antitrust issues in Washington.

“Anything we might do with Google would allow us to maintain the ability to compete in what is important to us,” Mr. Yang said. He declined to say whether Yahoo would pursue such a deal.

Christa Quarles, an analyst at Thomas Weisel, said a deal with Google could have the long-term effect of strengthening Yahoo’s largest rival. “At the end of it you wouldn’t have an alternative to Google,” Ms. Quarles said. “It would be thrust into the very powerful position of being the only real provisioner of paid search.”

Yahoo might also consider tie-ups with AOL, a division of Time Warner, and MySpace, a division of News Corporation, though shareholders and analysts seem unenthusiastic about those options. Mr. Yang would not address speculation about those deals.

He did want to address what he said was a misconception: that Yahoo executives celebrated the news of Microsoft’s withdrawal and viewed it as a victory. “I was not witness to any celebration, and we do not consider it a victory. I would have been personally very happy to do a deal with Microsoft,” he said.

Mr. Yang is now left without that deal — at least if Microsoft is serious about going in another direction and closing this chapter in its history.

At the very least, Mr. Yang has impressed some in the industry with his gumption in rejecting the most highly capitalized technology company on the planet.

“It’s pretty bold to turn down a 70 percent premium,” said Peter Falvey, managing director at Revolution Partners, a technology investment bank. “Long term, do I think he should have taken it? Yes, I do. But he’s obviously got guts.”

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]]> 6704203@http://linwufu.bokee.com/ STUDY 2008-05-06T11:02:31Z <![CDATA[OUR LIFE,OUR LOVE]]> http://linwufu.bokee.com/6693122.html Life

When&nbsp; you struggle for it

something&nbsp; make you different

your lover

your friends

your family

just living in the world

don't struggle for it

don't looking for more

just purchasing happiness

so

everything is gonna be changed

may u find who r u ?

what r u?

and&nbsp; why r u here?

what 's your destiny

is in god's eyes

for such a long time

anyway.

]]> 6693122@http://linwufu.bokee.com/ DAILY LIFE 2008-04-22T12:14:02Z <![CDATA[职场12个最致命的行为模式]]> http://linwufu.bokee.com/6654481.html

　华德普与巴特勒认为：每个人或多或少都具备下面12种行为模式的影子，在迈向成功之路时，不论主管或基层员工，都有必要时时检视自己。

　　1、总觉得自己不够好

　　这种人虽然聪明、有历练，但是一旦被提拔，反而毫无自信，觉得自己不胜任。此外，他没有往上爬的野心，总觉得自己的职位已经太高，或许低一两级可能还比较适合。

　　这种自我破坏与自我限制的行为，有时候是无意识的。但是，身为企业中、高级主管，这种无意识的行为却会让企业付出很大的代价。

　　在一个越来越强调人际交往和互动的现代社会里，仅仅凭自己的本事去开辟一个新的生活空间，或者仅仅做好本职工作，就想脱颖而出获得成功，似乎越来越不可能了。唯一的做法是，勇敢地说出和实施自己的想法和主张，维护自身的尊严和权利，然后尽一切可能去影响同事、上司、下属或客户，用自己的言语和行为打动他们，形成一种互动的集体的自信心。

　　2、非黑即白看世界

　　这种人眼中的世界非黑即白。他们相信，一切事物都应该像有标准答案的考试一样，客观地评定优劣。他们总是觉得自己在捍卫信念、坚持原则。但是，这些原则，别人可能完全不以为意。结果，这种人总是孤军奋战，常打败仗。

　　3、无止境地追求卓越

　　这种人要求自己是英雄，也严格要求别人达到他的水准。在工作上，他们要求自己与部属“更多、更快、更好”。结果，部属被拖得精疲力竭，纷纷“跳船求生”，留下来的人则更累。结果离职率节节升高，造成企业的负担。

　　这种人适合独立工作，如果当主管，必须雇用一位专门人员，当他对部属要求太多时，大胆不讳地提醒他。

　　友情提醒：容易断送你职涯的心理陷阱为什么许多才华横溢的人也难脱失败的命运？

　　4、无条件地回避冲突

　　这种人一般会不惜一切代价，避免冲突。其实，不同意见与冲突，反而可以激发活力与创造力。一位本来应当为部属据理力争的主管，为了回避冲突，可能被部属或其他部门看扁。为了维持和平，他们压抑感情，结果，他们严重缺乏面对冲突、解决冲突的能力。到最后，这种解决冲突的无能，蔓延到婚姻、亲子、手足与友谊关系。

　　5、强横压制反对者

　　他们言行强硬，毫不留情，就像一部推土机，凡阻挡去路者，一律铲平，因为横冲直撞，攻击性过强，不懂得绕道的技巧，结果可能伤害到自己的事业生涯。

　　6、天生喜欢引人侧目

　　这种人为了某种理想，奋斗不懈。在稳定的社会或企业中，他们总是很快表明立场，觉得妥协就是屈辱，如果没有人注意他，他们会变本加厉，直到有人注意为止。

　　7、过度自信，急于成功

　　这种人过度自信，急于成功。他们不切实际，找工作时，不是龙头企业则免谈，否则就自立门户。进入大企业工作，他们大多自告奋勇，要求负责超过自己能力的工作。结果任务未达成，仍不会停止挥棒，反而想用更高的功绩来弥补之前的承诺，结果成了常败将军。

　　这种人大多是心理上缺乏肯定，必须找出心理根源，才能停止不断想挥棒的行为。除此之外，也必须强制自己“不作为，不行动”。

　　8、被困难“绳捆索绑”

　　他们是典型的悲观论者，喜欢杞人忧天。采取行动之前，他会想像一切负面的结果，感到焦虑不安。这种人担任主管，会遇事拖延，按兵不动。因为太在意羞愧感，甚至担心部属会出状况，让他难堪。

　　这种人必须训练自己，在考虑任何事情时，必须控制心中的恐惧，让自己变得更有行动力。职场中最有效地生存法！

　　9、疏于换位思考

　　这种人完全不了解人性，很难了解恐惧、爱、愤怒、贪婪及怜悯等情绪。他们在通电话时，通常连招呼都不打，直接切入正题，缺乏将心比心的能力，他们想把情绪因素排除在决策过程之外。

　　这种人必须为自己做一次“情绪稽查”，了解自己对哪些感觉较敏感；问朋友或同事，是否发现你忽略别人的感受，搜集自己行为模式的实际案例，重新演练整个情境，改变行为。

　　10、不懂装懂

　　工作中那种不懂装懂的人，喜欢说：“这些工作真无聊。”但他们内心的真正感觉是：“我做不好任何工作。”他们希望年纪轻轻就功成名就，但是他们又不喜欢学习、求助或征询意见，因为这样会被人以为他们“不胜任”，所以他们只好装懂。而且，他们要求完美却又严重拖延，导致工作严重瘫痪。

　　11、管不住嘴巴

　　有的人往往不知道，有些话题可以公开交谈，而有些内容是只能私下说。这些人通常都是好人，没有心机，但在讲究组织层级的企业，这种管不住嘴巴的人，只会断送事业生涯。

　　他们必须随时为自己竖立警告标示，提醒自己什么可以说，什么不能说。什么样的MM最好找工作……

　　12、我的路到底对不对？

　　这种人总是觉得自己失去了职业生涯的方向。“我走的路到底对不对？”他们总是这样怀疑。他们觉得自己的角色可有可无，跟不上别人，也没有归属感。

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Quote from: 阿里巴巴

]]> 6654481@http://linwufu.bokee.com/ STUDY 2008-03-09T11:46:20Z <![CDATA[I Wish You Enough]]> http://linwufu.bokee.com/6636378.html Elise S.,
Clarksville, MD

By Rachel P., Fresno, CA

&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I wish you enough. I rocked back and forth on my heels, a single tearcoursing down my cheek. I wish you enough. The words kept repeating in my head, resonating off thecolorless walls of my mind and making my ears ring. I wish you enough. I knew he was getting old,but I had always thought there would be time. Time to say what had to be said. Time to talk. Timeto listen. Time to love. But there wasn’t. I wish you enough. There wasn’t enough time.There was hardly even enough to say good-bye. I wish you enough. I couldn’t stop the wordsdully repeating in my thoughts. Even if I could, I wouldn’t. I wish you enough. They were mygrandfather’s last.

The feeling of someone watching me pulled me from my thoughts. Iturned toward the door and saw Grandfather standing there. My shocked mind winced with the suddenbombardment of questions. What was he doing here? How was this possible? Was I going crazy? Then heopened his arms, and none of the questions mattered. I ran into his embrace, despondent sobswracking my body now that I finally allowed them. I was in his arms, and nothing elsemattered.

Grandfather guided me to the couch as his hand moved soothingly in circles on myback. “It’s alright. It’s alright,” he said softly, wiping the cascadingtears. Grandfather’s calming mantra had the desired effect. My breathing slowed, and the roomcame back into focus. I buried my head in his chest, content just to listen to the sound of hisvoice. His deep baritone traveled in one ear and out the other. I had no idea what he was saying.All I knew was the deep rumbling sound in my ear, the sound I wasn’t sure I could livewithout. Slowly, his voice petered out, and I lifted my head to look into his blue, twinkling eyes.He stared back. Then I made a terrible mistake - I started thinking.

The millions ofquestions came shooting back at me, as if they had never left. I blurted out the first one I couldwrap my mind around, “Why aren’t you dead?” As soon as the words left my mouth, Irealized how awful they sounded. My eyes filled with tears again, but Grandfather smiled and hiseyes twinkled even more. He simply answered, “I am.” I frowned in confusion, my tearsevaporating as quickly as they had come. Then I realized what he meant, and felt my body slump indisappointment. This grandfather wasn’t real. He was an image created by my imagination tohelp ease the pain. Grandfather was gone, and he wasn’t coming back.

Mygrandfather’s image interrupted my thoughts before they could sink in and do permanentdamage. He asked in a soft voice, “Does it truly matter if I’m real?” I felt myface go blank, and then smiled as he folded me in his arms again.

“Why did you haveto die?” I asked, pulling away and staring at him again. “Why?”

Grandfather sighed, “It was my time, Joybug.” I ignored his loving nickname andrepeated the question, my voice taking on an urgent tone.

Grandfather sighed again andpicked me up to sit on his lap. “I was ready, Joybug. I see now that you are not, but Iwas.” I opened my mouth, but Grandfather, knowing what I would say, cut me off.“Don’t you see? I had everything I could ever want. I had you, and I was at peace. Iwas ready.” I nodded, but my brows were still furrowed. Grandfather knew. He gave me a lookand said, “Joybug, do you not remember our last talk?” I smiled sadly. Of course I did- word for word. There had only been a few minutes to say what needed to be said. To say good-bye.That’s when he told me the family tradition. In my family, we never say good-bye. Never.It’s an unspoken rule. When we leave someone, we always end with, “I wish youenough.” I never knew why. No one ever told me - until the night Grandfather died. It was apoem, a wish, that had been passed down through my family. I committed it to memory. They wereGrandfather’s last words to me:

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright,

enough rain so you can appreciate light.

I wish you enough music to raise yourspirits,

enough silence so you can hear it.

I wish you enough happiness to make youglow,

enough pain to make you grow.

I wish you enough intelligence to make yourway,

enough innocence to enjoy the day.

I wish you joy. I wish you love. I wish youpeace. I wish you enough.

My thoughts were in turmoil. I didn’t have enough.Grandfather was gone. Life would go on. But I couldn’t. Grandfather would want me to but Icouldn’t without him. We were inseparable.

“We’re stillinseparable!” Grandfather said, again cutting into my thoughts. “Look at us! We aresitting here on the couch loving each other after everything that’s happened. Do you reallythink that I would let a little thing like death keep us apart?” I looked down and said,“You’re not real.” Grandfather tilted my chin up and looked me square in theeyes.

“It doesn’t matter if I’m dead. I’ve lived my life to thefullest - now we have to worry about yours. I’m not going to stand by and do nothing whileyou throw your life away, Joybug. Get out there and live!” My grandfather’s blue eyesbored into mine, flashing with determination. I could see the stubborn gene reflected in thoseeyes, the one I had inherited. Grandfather was not going to back down. And that was fine. Because Ihad already made my decision.

We slept on the couch that night. I lay curled in mygrandfather’s arms, our hearts beating in tandem. I felt a new sense of peace drift over me.I laid my head on his chest for the last time, and murmured the only words I could: I wish youenough, Grandfather.

When I awoke he was gone. As I knew he would be. Should be. I saunteredover to the large window that looked to the eastern sky, watching as almost undistinguishablepastel colors streaked across it, growing brighter with each passing second, mixing with the darkerblues and purples. Dawn broke as sunlight streamed into the room, warmth tingling on my arms as thefirst rays hit the sky. I gazed up into the sky, the darker side, and saw the stars slowly fadingfrom view, as the sun took over, claiming its realm to start a new day. And as the last star, thebrightest star, glistened at me one final time, I heard its whisper. I wish you enough, Joybug. Iwish you enough.

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]]> 6636378@http://linwufu.bokee.com/ STUDY 2008-02-25T16:51:18Z <![CDATA[念家]]> http://linwufu.bokee.com/6621568.html 念家了

终于要飞回去

想你

却终于要离开你

真的要走

真的将走了

夜深了

时间却没有睡去

终于还是要走

我会回来的

我向往着

你的怀抱

母亲的怀抱

]]> 6621568@http://linwufu.bokee.com/ DAILY LIFE 2008-02-05T23:32:10Z <![CDATA[Create Harmony]]> http://linwufu.bokee.com/6598183.html Instead of prodding, poking, and forcing yourself to make changes, create harmony with the changes you want to make. Envision the life you would like to live and form a rich and rewarding relationship with that life. Build a bridge of loving respect between you and your desire. See your dream as a living, delicate entity needing your kind attention so that it can grow and take shape. All it takes is your heart and motivation to take pride in what you are creating. You have choice to struggle and be angry about creating change in your life, or you could take a breath and make a new agreement within yourself. Decide to create a phenomenal connection between you and your dream.

不要去敦促、催促、强迫自己做出改变，而是和你要做出的改变达成共识。想象出你希望过的生活，然后形成一种与理想生活之间丰富和有回报的关系。在你和你想获得的东西之间建立一个爱戴尊重的”桥梁“。 将你的梦想视作一种有生命的、细致微妙的东西，它需要你的亲切关注才能成长。你要做的一切不过是付出真心，为自己所创造的东西感到自豪。 在做出改变时，你可以选择痛苦挣扎或表示愤怒；或者你可以做一次深呼吸，和自己达成一项新的协定，在你和你的梦想之间创造出一个很好的联系。

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quote from http://sl.iciba.com/

]]> 6598183@http://linwufu.bokee.com/ DAILY LIFE 2008-01-10T10:31:09Z <![CDATA[Any planning in the new year?]]> http://linwufu.bokee.com/6592738.html The new year is coming ,

yes

don't wait for any individual

it just come ,quielt&nbsp;and

just with it's own pace

I don't have even come back to it

it's &nbsp;just coming

face to face

maybe say hello to me ?

many groups all around the world are cheering,helling...

but I ' m&nbsp; falling in comfusion

health ?

love?

sweet love ?

career?...

Is any planning I should make and gear to it ?

maybe it's the time

within my discretion.

]]> 6592738@http://linwufu.bokee.com/ DAILY LIFE 2008-01-05T17:08:29Z <![CDATA[已经很久了]]> http://linwufu.bokee.com/6572646.html 已经很久了

梦想拖着现实

在泥泞的大地上跛行

落叶和落日交相辉映

似乎一切都要在地平线那头

失望的坠落

......

]]> 6572646@http://linwufu.bokee.com/ DAILY LIFE 2007-12-19T14:56:23Z <![CDATA[DON'T LET ME DOWN]]> http://linwufu.bokee.com/6557964.html BOSS

Dont't let me down

Let it be

my pation is coming down

I know

I do feel truly that

what I wanna be is

not such kind posion

not so&nbsp; many unknown

so what should i do

is another way to get out of here

get&nbsp; off this style of life

maybe i wanna be

a&nbsp; new boss

]]> 6557964@http://linwufu.bokee.com/ DAILY LIFE 2007-12-06T21:28:52Z <![CDATA[COST !]]> http://linwufu.bokee.com/6530793.html cost&nbsp;&nbsp; cost&nbsp; ,stll cost

if everything concerned by cost

what else can we do?!

but all the information&nbsp;come to the&nbsp;point --cost

hell

CCSQS

there are schedule ,quality and safety need to be concerned

is cost the most important thing?

money, cash ,salary&nbsp;

okey

go for them

go to the side of life

the most important thing

is not the cost!

such complaint is useless

but it's really hard to work aheak

just binded by cost

influenced by the profit.

]]> 6530793@http://linwufu.bokee.com/ DAILY LIFE 2007-11-14T13:17:11Z