Some of Google's product and feature announcements for November

November 1 - OpenSocial platform for social networking applications launched.
November 5 - Android mobile phone software platform plans unveiled.
November 9 - Google says it is testing ways to deliver ads in computer games.
November 23 - Google Maps expanded so users can make Wikipedia-style edits to correct location errors.
November 27 - Google creates renewable energy R&D group to develop electricity from sources cheaper than coal.
November 27 - Google Maps 2.0 for mobile phones released, allowing users to pinpoint their approximate location even if their phone does not include a GPS receiver.
November 27 - Dell says it will sell Google search devices to help companies find information on their networks.
November 30 - Google announces it will bid on the 700MHz radio spectrum in the US, which would allow it to build nation wide wireless network.

期货投资成功难 保持成功更难

5 Dec, 2007

  公司曾经有个期货客户,在期货市场摸爬滚打十几年,起起伏伏,三上三下。每次都是从10多万元本金起步,随后经过努力做到几百万的资本,但是很快又被一两次风浪所吞没,然后不得不从头再来。
  其实不管是在股票市场,还是在期货市场,取得一点小的成功或者比较好的积累还不算很困难。只要你努力钻研市场,琢磨出一些合适自己的投资策略,认清市场风险,还是有希望作到的。但是一旦成功之后,如果不想离开这个市场,还想继续投资获得更大的成功,这个时候原有的投资经验就不一定能帮助你了,而你能否不断学习并提高自己,将成为能否保持成功的关键。比如怎么面对不断变化的市场,怎么处理好外力和自身的关系,还有怎么处理好投资与生活的关系等等。
  我们可以来看一下历史上一些比较有名气的投资家的经验教训,从他们身上也许能找到好的启迪。第一个例子是美国早期市场的鲁德,他曾经通过投资市场赢得1300万美元,但是他最后又全部回吐了财富。他失败的很大原因在于他的自私和吝啬。他不信任他的助手,仍然完全依靠自己,而且不管任何人就管自己赚钱。但是市场在改变,而且资本到了一定阶段不可能还按照单打独斗的模式。但他拒绝改变自己,最后还是倒在强大的市场面前。与此非常类似的是托马斯,他一度拥有5亿美元,尽管成功的路上有不少标准石油的朋友们帮助,但是他背叛了他的朋友们,最终也间接导致自己的失败。所以在成功之后,如果保持自己对市场的认识不落伍,不退步,如何保证在新的资本规模下进行新模式操作的探索和定型,特别是在旧有的操作模式已经不适应新的资本规模下,要善于利用别人的帮助,不管是助手还是朋友。要善于吸收有用的信息而不是盲目主观自大。此外,做人做事要有信誉,不能把利益看得高于一切。
  除了上面的例子外,还有其他案例值得总结。比如苏利,他在1902年前后就在棉花(14585,-40,-0.27%,进入该吧)市场赚得到1000万到1500万美元的资本。尽管他已经对棉花市场非常熟悉,但是他不满足于现有的成功,开始进行其他一些
股票和商品期货的交易。这样就分散了他的注意力,使得他不能专心研究棉花的趋势。而且最不利的是当分散交易后,不同品种有赢利的,有亏损的,但是他将赚钱的商品期货的头寸或者股票头寸撤出来去弥补亏损的品种头寸,拒绝遵守客观规律和听从他人意见,这样终于被棉花的暴跌趋势所淹没。
  所以正如俗话说的:创业难,守业更难。投资市场也如此,上述所举的例子远不可能概括了保持成功的所有的经验和教训。“他山之石,可以攻玉。”对其他人特别是曾经获得成功者失败的原因分析是一堂有益的课程。尤其是在自身获得一些成功之后,切不可飘飘然,一定要小心谨慎,在没有离开投资市场之前,还不需要谈论最后的成功。(金元期货 冯伟民)

推薦15個最佳在線英文書庫

推薦15個最佳在線英文書庫

  本名單所列的在線書庫是本人經常翻閱查考的網站,各有其優越之處,更重要的是多數書庫的圖書製作都相當精美,所收圖書有很多還是善本,這也是我想向大家推薦的理由之一。

  1. http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu

  喜歡讀英文書的朋友差不多都知道這個在線書庫,該書庫幾乎每天都有新書增加進來,目前其所擁有的在線免費圖書已超過2萬本,內容涉及眾多領域,閱讀格式也多種多樣。最好的是,你可以通過每本書所提供的鏈接,還能順籐摸瓜地找到其他很多非常有價值的在線書庫和豐富多彩的內容。本文所提供的其他一些書庫就是本人通過這一書庫的線索找到的。

  2. http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moa/

  Making of America(MOA)是研究美國從南北戰爭到重建時期社會、歷史、文化的極佳的網上資源,當然其收藏內容遠不止於此,歐洲各國的歷史以及著名作家的經典著作也非常之多,比如英國湖畔派詩人的全集、休謨的英國史(6卷本)、基佐的法國文明史(8卷本)等等,而且所有圖書皆為圖形格式或PDF格式,並且都是掃瞄輸入的,原汁原味。遺憾的是,出於版權保護的考慮,所收圖書的作者差不多都是已故距今至少70年以上的。其中很多書都有極高的收藏價值。遺憾之處是其PDF格式不能整本下載。

  3. http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/

  我個人要向大家極力推薦Posner先生的這個個人藏書網站,書籍的數量雖然不是很多,但每本差不多都是善本,甚至可能有孤本。比如他所收藏的莎士比亞戲劇集居然是第一個劇團演出本!吉本的《羅馬帝國興衰史》好像也是第一版的。所有圖書皆為原書掃瞄輸入,保留了這些善本書的全貌,非常值得藏書家收藏!缺點也跟MOA一樣,不能整本下載。

  4. http://www.archive.org/details/texts

  Internet Archive也是一個不錯的在線書庫,其中的百萬書庫項目(Million Book
Project)號稱到2005年底要將百萬冊圖書數字化,不過到目前為止該書庫好像只有1萬多本書,但這樣的成績也很不錯啦。其中的很多書都有DjVu、PDF版,也有不少好書,值得一看。

  5. http://www.bartleby.com/

  Bartleby.com敢號稱自己是「Great Books Online」當然有其理由,因為光它的「哈佛經典叢書」就多達100卷,哪位讀者要是能將其讀完,我看成為大師級人物應該不成問題。此外還有很多極有價值的百科全書和詞典,比如哥倫比亞百科全書(第六版)、美國文化遺產詞典、名人名言詞典等,所有的辭彙還都帶發音,相當不錯。

  6.http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/

  這是美國弗吉尼亞大學的電子圖書中心,你要是只看其書庫分類目錄,你肯定會怦然心動,感覺這個中心簡直是一個寶庫,然而遺憾的是,其中很多的東東只限於該校師生訪問,並不對外。但是其對外的部分也算不錯了,值得好好淘一淘。

  7.http://selfknowledge.com/index.shtml

  這個經典作家書庫收集的作家和書籍頗為不少,但大多以文學為主。值得一提的是它配有百科辭典功能,每本書中的很多詞彙都可鏈接到辭書中,讀者可聽到該詞的正規發音以及釋義,有些書還有真人閱讀片斷,實為外語學習的好幫手。

  8.http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/econ/ugcm/3ll3/

  McMaster大學的經濟思想史書庫,所收集的經濟學家著作相當齊全,實為研究經濟學的不可多得的好網站。當然,其藏書也並非全跟經濟學有關,比如也亞里士多德、孟德斯糾、伯克等人的著作。

  9.http://oll.libertyfund.org/Home3/index.php

  這是自由基金會組織建立的在線書庫,經常更新,而且差不多都是經典著作,涵蓋了社會政治、哲學、經濟、歷史等多領域的著作,很多著作還是掃瞄輸入的PDF版,比如吉本的12卷本《羅馬帝國興衰史》就是原書複印的,而且可以全書下載。此外像格拉斯哥版的亞當·斯密全集據說也是斯密最好的版本。

  10.http://texts.cdlib.org/ucpress/

  加州大學的這個學者文庫相當不錯,很多書都是非常新的著作,製作也相當不錯。遺憾的是也分成了對內和對外兩類,好在對外的數百本書也都是不錯的專著,值得好好讀。其中關於中國社會、歷史、經濟、文化方面的書也不少,其中有一本論述達賴喇嘛的書,很值得一讀。

  11.http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/

  帕修斯數字圖書館是研究西方古典著作的最佳網站,幾乎所有目前遺存的古希臘和古羅馬經典都能在此找到,很多書都有希臘文、拉丁文原本以及英文譯本,而且有希臘文和拉丁文詞彙研究工具,原文著作中的幾乎每一個詞都可以點擊察看其英文詞意以及使用頻率等。除此之外,該圖書館還有英國文藝復興時期書庫,有莎士比亞和馬洛的全部戲劇。

  12.http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/

  古登堡項目可以說是目前全球最大的免費在線圖書網站,有很多書庫,包括上面的一些書庫都收藏有古登堡的圖書。雖然其中的大多數書籍都是TXT格式的,但也有一部分書製作還算不錯,比如愛德蒙·伯克的12卷本全集、帶有著名畫家達利插圖的但丁《神曲》等,此外還有一些圖書的音頻資料。缺點是這個網站經常會上不去。

  13.http://www.blackmask.com/page.php

  這個網站收藏的圖書比較多,每本書也有很多格式,我個人推薦使用微軟的Reader格式。不過該網站的搜索功能不怎麼樣,其他方面還算不錯。

  14.http://gallica.bnf.fr/

  這是全球互聯網上大概最齊全的法語圖書資源庫了,也是希拉克總統希望挑戰撒克遜語言在互聯網上統治地位的一個陣地。對法語愛好者來說這真是不可多得的寶庫,其中有巴爾扎克全集、波德萊爾全集……,還有很多中世紀的法語書籍和圖形資料,原版掃瞄,非常寶貴。

  15.http://www.marxists.org/reference/subject/philosophy/index.htm
  這是一個哲學書庫,雖然只有文本格式,但所收藏的書籍多為哲學史上的名著,從古代到當代都有,相當的豐富。

Understanding Volume & Open Interest in Commodity Futures

Technicians utilize a three dimensional approach to market analysis which includes a study of price, volume and open interest. Of these three, price is the most important. However, volume and open interest provide important secondary confirmation of the price action on a chart and often provide a lead indication of an impending change of trend. For beginning students of the market these two concepts tend to be somewhat confusing but are very important concepts to understand in- undertaking a thorough analysis of market action.

Volume represents the total amount of trading activity or contracts that have changed hands in a given commodity market for a single trading day. The greater the amount of trading during a market session the higher will be the trading volume. As mentioned earlier, a higher volume bar on the chart means that the trading activity was heavier for that day. Another way to look at this, is that the volume represents a measure of intensity or pressure behind a price trend. The greater the volume the more we can expect the existing trend to continue rather than reverse. Technicians believe that volume precedes price, meaning that the loss of upside price pressure in an uptrend or downside pressure in a downtrend will show up in the volume figures before presenting itself as a reversal in trend on the bar chart.



Open Interest is the total number of outstanding contracts that are held by market participants at the end of each day. Where volume measures the pressure or intensity behind a price trend, open interest measures the flow of money into the futures market. For each seller of a futures contract there must be a buyer of that contract. Thus a seller and a buyer combine to create only one contract. Therefore, to determine the total open interest for any given market we need only to know the totals from one side or the other, buyers or sellers, not the sum of both.



Each trade completed on the floor of a futures exchange has an impact upon the level of open interest for that day. For example, if both parties to the trade are initiating a new position ( one new buyer and one new seller), open interest will increase by one contract. If both traders are closing an existing or old position ( one old buyer and one old seller) open interest will decline by one contract. The third and final possibility is one old trader passing off his position to a new trader ( one old buyer sells to one new buyer). In this case the open interest will not change. By monitoring the changes in the open interest figures at the end of each trading day, some conclusions about the day activity can be drawn. Increasing open interest means that new money is flowing into the marketplace. The result will be that the present trend ( up, down or sideways) will continue. Declining open interest means that the market is liquidating and implies that the prevailing price trend is coming to an end. A knowledge of open interest can prove useful toward the end of major market moves. A levelling off of steadily increasing open interest following a sustained price advance is often an early warning of the end to an uptrending or bull market.

The relationship between the prevailing price trend, volume, and open interest can be summarized by the following table.


It is important to understand that the commodity price chart only records the data. In itself, it has little value. By monitoring the price trend, volume and open interest the technician is better able to gauge the buying or selling pressure behind market moves. This information can be used to confirm a price move or warn that a price move is not to be trusted. This will provide you with valuable information to develop a suitable pricing strategy and an appropriate production-marketing plan for your farming operation.

Organizing your week based on PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

PUT FIRST THINGS FIRST

Long term organizing -
Mission statement -> Roles -> Goals

Weekly Organizing -
Roles -> Goals -> Schedule and Delegate


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Form in (PDF file), in (Excel file)

First book that change me...The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peoples by Stephen Covey

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peoples by Stephen Covey

You may say it is just a typical self-help book. BUT to me it is the first and the most important book, it is still in my bookshelf. It is old…paper turned brown…It is still my favorite book. I brought the audiobook from Audible of course, it is the top rated in my portable devices...
The Chinese name of this book is called “與成功有約”.
I highly recommend everyone to read it or to listen. (download to your mp3 and play it when you taking bus...)

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Peoples by Stephen Covey
Habit 1 - Be Proactive
Habit 2 - Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3 - First Things First
Habit 4 - Think Win Win
Habit 5 - Seek First to Understand then be Understood
Habit 6 - Synergize
Habit 7 - Sharpen the Saw


Key concepts that I want to share here are
1) Our character is a composite of our habits. Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value -- they are fundamental.

In our education system, I found….5 aspects of personal development, 德知體群美
教 育 統 籌 委 員 會 - 整 體 教 育 目 標
- 讓 每 個 人 在 德 、 智 、 體 、 群 、 美 各 方 面 都 有 全 面 而 具 個 性 的 發 展 , 使 其 一 生 能 不 斷 自 學 、 思 考 、 探 索 、 創 新 和 應 變 , 有 充 分 的 自 信 , 合 群 的 精 神 , 願 意 為 社 會 的 繁 榮 、 進 步 、 自 由 、 民 主 和 法 治 不 斷 努 力 , 為 國 家 和 世 界 的 前 途 作 出 貢 獻 。
教 育 目 標 首 要 達 致 的 重 點 是 培 養 學 生 樂 於 學 習 、 善 於 溝 通 、 勇 於 承 擔 、 敢 於 創 新 。
Do you still remember them? We should learn it start from Kindergarten...

2) Effectiveness lies in balancing our Production (P) with building Production Capacity (PC)….our language may be “Work Hard, Work Smart”
In Chinese, we have 工欲善其事,必先利其器 -- To do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools. The tools here, are not necessary hardware tools, but the required skills for the person to build the Production Capacity.

3) We should develop ourselves from dependence to independence to interdependence. We can accomplish much more by cooperation and specialization. However, we must achieve independence before we can choose interdependence.
We, Chinese have same principle
「修身、齊家、治國、平天下」 -出於《禮記》的《大學》篇,「古之欲明明德於天下者,先治其國。欲治其國者,先齊其家。欲齊其家者,先修其身。」.
If you want conquer the World, you need to lead your country.
If you want to lead your country, you need to complete your family.
If you want to complete your family, you need to manage yourself .

Logic and flow of the book
Habits 1, 2 and 3 (Be Proactive, Begin with The End In Mind, Put First Things First) deal with self mastery. They are the "private victories" required for character growth. Private victories precede public victories.
Habits 4, 5 and 6 (Think Win Win, Seek First to Understand, Synergize) are the more personality-oriented "public victories" of Teamwork, Cooperation and Communication.
Habit 7 (Sharpen the saw) is the habit of Renewal, creating an upward spiral of growth.

haha... the blog remind me to learn the audiobook tonight...

1st day to blog

Hi All,

It is my first day to blog. After read serveral books, visited some others blog / sites. I decided to wait no more. Just do it and go blog.

Heard some said that they learnt as they shared. Learning is always my hobby. Visiting bookshops is my route job during lunch time.

So, why and what this blog is about...Learning...Comments are welcome.

But ...then who am I ?

  1. I'm Chinese in Hong Kong. -> I can speak English and Mandarin but I'm still learning them.
  2. I trade stocks, funds, commodities. -> I learn how to trade, e.g. fundatmental analysis and technical analysis, trading psychology.
  3. I'm a Salesperson.-> I learn selling skill, communication skill, presentation skill, marketing, writing etc.
  4. I'm in mobile software area. -> I need to learn the mobile technology, market trends.
  5. I travel a lot for business. -> I learn different cultures and people.
  6. I own a small business. -> I have to learn all management and business skills.
  7. Finally, I am a learner. -> I learn how to learn.

Last but not least, I enjoy learning. I want to share with you.

Cheers,

Eager Learner (15-Oct, 2007)