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    3/30/2009

    各位有识之士:请问你们的见解?

    转发以下一段文字,请你们有空的话发表一下见解:

    周末“环球时报”沈松《中国建议以新储备货币替代美元获联合国支持》一文让我感想颇多,周末时间宽松,我也不妨多说几句,任何事务总有生的喜悦,但注定会有死的悲哀,我敢断言:美元曾经让美国经济独霸世界,但美元迟早会要美国经济的命!


    一、美元曾经让美国经济独霸世界。

    在第一、第二次世界大战中,因为战火都没在美国本土燃烧,美国先向交战双方放贷、出售军用物资、武器,大发战争财,最后在以胜利者的姿态出现收拾残局,摄取胜利果实,二战之后,美国经济逐步强大,同时美元逐步取得了世界货币地位,因为其强势纷纷被世界各国所接受,作为主要外汇储备,美国以国家信用为基础,通过美联储大量印制廉价“美元”,大量换取世界黄金、原油、有色金属等资源,极大促进了本国经济发展,同时进一步巩固了美元霸主地位,因此就可以印制更多的廉价“美元”,从而换取世界更多黄金、原油、有色金属等资源……

    美国用世界的资源来发展本国经济,只要缺什么,只要开动机器,印制更多的美元就可以了。因此美元曾经让美国经济独霸世界。

    二、美元迟早必会要美国经济的命。

    由美国次级债发展而来的金融危机席卷全球,令世界各国损失惨重,人们越来越发现美元独大的弊端,因此才有了“中国建议以新储备货币替代美元”的建议,真如此会产生什么后果呢?

    美元作为世界货币时代将终结,一方面美国今后将不能用大量印制廉价“美元”换取世界资源,更主要的是各国的美元外汇将被各国抛掉,这些外汇美元有多少呢?数量多的能买下半个美国,到那时美元会跌得比日元更“不值钱”,美国通货膨胀或许不再是个位数,很可能是千位乃至万位数,最面临国家破产的不是冰岛,而恰恰是美国,美国将对所有持有美元外汇的国家负债,美国经济将一泻千里,一旦美元离开世界货币的宝座,美国经济将彻底完蛋,因此,我说美元迟早必会要美国经济的命。

     

    说实话我对经济话题一窍不通。是我老爸想听听大家对此文章的意见。大家帮帮忙哈!

    3/24/2009

    OMG moment of the day

    The Smurfs = 蓝精灵?!?!?!

    This explains many of the smurf jokes I've been hearing... Among which is the big one in "How I Met Your Mother" pilot... (yea, the one with the blue French Horn)

    This is one of those "恍然大悟" moments that makes living in a foreign culture fun.
    3/23/2009

    宅女在家做什么

    自制mango smoothie!

    其实原材料很简单,最重要是家里最近添了个想要了颇久的(马力很强劲的)blender,使得一切成为可能。

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    随便在网上找的recipe:

    1 banana

    1/2 cup of yogurt

    1 cup of orange juice

    先把这三样打匀,然后再加:

    1 large mango diced and chilled

    6 ice cubes

    继续打匀。Ta-da!

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    今天只是第二次做,还在试验如何能把冰打成大小合适的冰碎,做成像在外面买的smoothie一样的口感。这个blender实在很厉害,几个pulse就可以把冰块打到无影无踪(haha, Joe’s Magic Bullet, in your face!),所以“火候”要掌握得刚好才行。不过这对我的下一步计划是好消息啊——我一直crave/fantasize的Margarita,you’re up next!

    3/21/2009

    Marty's Liquors


    Marty's Liquors, Allston landmark, closes its doors

    That’s what I love about local news. First of all, the subject being mentioned is something that I actually have previous knowledge of, it’s like – hey I know that place! Secondly, the journalist always finds a way to make the story (laughably) sentimental. Like using the word “landmark”, pointing out its existence in Allston for “60 year”, plus throwing in some personal stories of the owner and the customers.

    By the way, I probably wouldn’t think of Marty’s Liquors as a “landmark” (usually I would think of “landmark” as something much grander), but now that the “L” word is used, it does seem kind of appropriate. At least whenever I ride on the B line and when I see that liquor store, I know I’m at Harvard Street.

    I couldn’t remember whether I have actually shopped there, but Marty’s did appear to be an indispensable part of the “alcohol culture” along Harvard Street between Brighton Ave. and Comm. Ave. (you know, with several bars and big liquor stores concentrated on the block). I’m sure Marty’s will be missed by the “醉猫” (quoting Tom) community.

    3/18/2009

    世事无常啊

    大家有没有留意Natasha Richardson的新闻?虽然之前并没有听过这个名字,但看到整个新闻的发展也觉得满难过的。各位爱好滑雪的朋友可要注意安全啊!
    3/11/2009

    http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja808431h

    请大牛们莫取笑。我就随便自我鼓励一下。
    3/9/2009

    Some more Coldplay stuff

    They're on tour again, and here's a video clip from Down Under (Brisbane to be exact).

     

    Awww... when are they gonna come back to Boston for a third time? (in fact, they do have a concert scheduled somewhere in Massacheussettes in the summer, but the venue is kind of far for me to go... sad...)

    By the way, they'll be visiting Hong Kong later this month. Any of you going?
    3/7/2009

    It's a beautiful day

    早从天气预报得知今天会很暖,但踏出家门的一刻还是pleasantly surprised了一下。路上的行人对天气(特别是暖和的天气)反应尤其敏锐,大家的穿着都很合时宜的作出了改变。

    掰手算来已经在这个城市经历了为数不少的季节更替,但由寒冬转为初春的喜悦,still hasn't gotten old.

    比平日稍微dressed up了一点,只身前往matinee的ballet。跳出了平常周末宅女的框框(哪怕只是一点点),加上天气的配合,time and again证明了一个人的快乐其实可以很简单

    要是今晚的casual dinner party with the gang能如愿发生,这就是一个perfect Saturday了。

    Daylight Saving Time already?

    Well, just watching David Letterman and heard it mentioned. It seems that DST starts this weekend. Even though it means we'll lose an hour (of sleep), it also means that we are getting more daylight, which is pleasant! Spring should be upon us soon! Don't take it for granted though - as an immigrant New Englander, I've learnt not to take nice and warm weather for granted, especially after a turbulent start of March.

    Anyway, for those of you in the US, don't forget to adjust your clock this Sunday.
    3/1/2009

    BPS Annual Meeting

    Boston真有性格,会议的第二天一早就好好的刮风下雪,让全国各地的与会人士好好尝尝Boston weather的厉害。怪不得老板每回提起在Boston开会总是一副不屑的样子。

    在本地开会除了省(老板的)钱之外,实在是没有什么好处。我今天7点多爬起来(considering it's a Sunday, it's actually a semi-miracle!),结果折腾到10点多才到convention center,今天第一part的seminar已经结束(8:15-10:15am, absolutely brutal)。I was just in time for a half-hour break,所以才有闲情写blog。对比起去年在Long Beach的BPS meeting,享受加州阳光和Westin待遇,现在实是一百个不爽。

    Whining完毕,听seminar去。