Planet Earth rolled on in ever decreasing circles around the sun. As it had been carrying on in this fashion for more years than anyone cared to remember, there seemed no cause for immediate alarm. Not that things were exactly a bundle of laughs down on old terra firma at the present time, oh dear me, no. Things had never been quite the same since, in a moment of gay abandonment, outgoing US president Wayne L. Wormwood had chosen to press the nuclear button just as the New Year bells were gaily chiming in the arrival of the twenty-first century.This generally unwele turn in events had caught many with their trousers well and truly down and had definitely taken the edge off much of the auld lang syning. But it did, at least, offer followers of the late great Nostr...
Dreams and AwakeningsWHY IS IT forbidden to write down specific knowledge of the magics? Perhaps because we all fear that such knowledge would fall into the hands of one not worthy to use it. Certainly there has always been a system of apprenticeship to ensure that specific knowledge of magic is passed only to those trained and judged worthy of such knowledge. While this seems a laudable attempt to protect us from unworthy practitioners of arcane lore, it ignores the fact that the magics are not derived from this specific knowledge. The predilection for a certain type of magic is either inborn or lacking. For instance, the ability for the magics known as the Skill is tied closely to blood relationship to the royal Farseer line, though it may also occur as ...
Anselme, who has ever been acknowledged as the first and perhaps the greatest of all the troubadours of Arbonne, was of modest birth, the youngest son of a clerk in the castle of a baron near Cauvas. He was of middling height, dark haired, with a quiet manner in speech that was nonetheless wondrously pleasing to all who heard him. While yet tender in years, he showed great skill and interest in music and was invited to join the celebrated choir of the Cauvas sanctuary of the god. It was not long, however, before he felt the beginnings of a desire to make music very different from that acceptable in the service of the god, or indeed of the goddess Rian in her temples. And so Anselme left the forts of the chapel and choir to make his way alone among the vil...
《服装应该这样卖》:推荐序一 中国服饰品牌经历了十几年风风雨雨的洗礼,其间跌宕起伏,有成功的巨大喜悦,也有低谷的艰辛坎坷。面对竞争日趋白热化的品牌服饰市场,我非常认同王建四老师说过的一句话:产品是生命,终端是灵魂! 当然,决胜终端绝不是一句空洞的口号,而是需要许多因素的相互作用,其中就包括不断提升终端加盟商队伍的经营观念与管理能力。可以说,梦哲商旅男装能取得今天这样的成绩,与重视终端的健康发展并同加盟商队伍携手共进是息息相关的。长期以来,为了给品牌加盟商提供更多、更好的支持,梦哲商旅男装与王建四老师建立了持续的战略性合作关系。因为王老师是一位“聚焦服饰终端,真正提升业绩”的服饰门店业绩提升专家,而我们的渠道与终端最需要的就是这种实战派讲师的把手号脉、对症下药。 梦哲商旅男装总经理 曾大柱 《服装应该这样卖》:推荐序二 今天,中国服饰品牌市场的营销策略已...
1 不知不觉中,我在股市里一身泥泞一身血汗的摸爬滚打已经有10年了。 华尔街有个说法:“你如果能在股市熬十年,你应能不断赚到钱;你如果熬二十年,你的经验将极有借鉴的价值;如果熬了三十年,那么你定然是极其富有的人。” 这段话充分说明了时间在股市上的重要性! 然而十年之前,当我刚刚走进股市的时候,我根本没有预料到从股市大门口走进股市殿堂竟然让我走了足足五年多的时间! 当时我想的是:用1、2个月的时间应该够了。 真是黄毛丫头不知道天高地厚! 大学我学的是商业。毕业前夕,妈妈和校长的一席长谈改变了我后来的命运。 我的同学们不是被分配到商业系统就是被分配到学校教书,只有我完全脱离了“商”字,进入一家事业单位坐办公室。 办公室里有两个老头,一个老太婆,还有四个年轻女孩,再加上我,正好五朵“金花”。 工作轻松之极,除了吹牛就是看书看报,随随便便迟到早退,一周之内的事假还不会扣工资。...
HIS NAME WAS THORNE. In the ancient language of the runes, it had been longer-Thornevald. But when he became a blood drinker, his name had been changed to Thorne. And Thorne he remained now, centuries later, as he lay in his cave in the ice, dreaming. When he had first e to the frozen land, he had hoped he would sleep eternally. But now and then the thirst for blood awakened him and using the Cloud Gift, he rose into the air, and went in search of the Snow Hunters. He fed off them, careful never to take too much blood from any one so that none died on account of him. And when he needed furs and boots he took them as well, and returned to his hiding place. These Snow Hunters were not his people. They were dark of skin and had slanted eyes, and they ...
TO TRACEY We praise the Golden One, the Lady of Heaven, Lady of Fragrance,Eye of the Sun, the Great Goddess,Mistress of All the Gods,Lady of Turquoise, Mistress of Joy, Mistress of Music . . .that she may give us fine children,happiness, and a good husband. - Epithets of Hathor,piled from various sources ACKNOWLEDGMENTS To err is human, and I am and I do, despite the fact that I go to considerable effort to get even small details right. I do not scruple to make use of my friends in this endeavor; several of them have read all or part of the manuscript and made suggestions. I am particularly indebted to Tim Hardman and Ann Crispin, for setting me straight on the (to me) esoteric subject of horses and cavalry. Catharine Roehrig, one of the few Egyptolo...
有一种说法:社会学的主流是非理论的。 我大概就属于这个主流。自从在美国学了社会学,就对理论产生了反感,后来就常常感到自己成了"理论上的残疾人"。当然,我不应当拿北美社会学的实证主流为自己辩护,不喜欢理论本是我内心的倾向。 我也不想用自己长大的环境为自己辩护我总觉得,我生活的前三十年(从五十年代到七十年代),中国人犯了一种"理论过多症",各种所谓"理论"充斥于我们的生活,连二十岁的大学生都言必称"主义"。记得我在匹兹堡大学的导师、著名历史社会学家许倬云先生有一次感慨地对我说:你们这些大陆来的学生说起话来怎么总爱用些大名词。的确,就像一个人因为吃某种东西太多吃伤了一样,我对理论就有这种感觉。由此你可以知道,当我看到弗雷泽所说的"我确信,一切理论都是暂时的,唯有事实的总汇才具有永久的价值"(弗雷泽,孙珉编,第9页)这句话时,我为什么会对他怀有共鸣甚至是有点感激的心情。 ...
作者:[日]胜间和代通过时间投资,简化创造成果的过程2007年,38岁的我出版了《“白骨精”学习法――让你的年收入持续增长》一书,在发售不到1个月的时间里,销量突破了10万册,我又由此跻身于畅销书作者之列。光看这些表象,很多人也许会认为我一定忙得没时间睡觉。可是,相反,熟悉我的朋友却说:“你总是在玩啊。”“给你介绍个好店,你马上就去了!”“介绍本好书,你马上就开始读了。”他们都知道我空余的时间其实非常多。实际上,现在我仍会坚持每周去两次健身俱乐部、一次美甲沙龙,从不间断。我为什么会有这么多空余时间呢?大概是因为我对时间的利用有着与别人极其不同的做法和想法。如果掌握了时间投资法,短期内就能创造成果我将自己管理时间的方法称做“时间投资法”。用一句话来说,这是一种时间利用方法,其核心是“在相对较短时间内创造同样的成果,应该怎样规划时间”,以及“从中长期的角度考虑,应该对哪些事情进...
单项选择题 多项选择题 判断是非题 综合题 共60题,每题1分。1 . 期货公司首席风险官提出辞职的,应当提前()日向期货公司董事会提出申请,并报告公司住所地中国证监会派出机构。 A: 5 B: 10 C: 20 D: 30正确答案是:D正确答案解析:《期货公司首席风险官管理规定(试行)》第十八条规定,期货公司首席风险官提出辞职的,应当提前30日向期货公司董事会提出申请,并报告公司住所地中国证监会派出机构。2 . 期货公司首席风险官应当在每年()前向公司住所地中国证监会派出机构提交上一年度全面工作报告。 A: 1月20日 B: 2月20日 C: 5月1日 D: 6月1日正确答案是:A正确答案解析:《期货公司首席风险官管理规定(试行)》第二十八条规定,期货公司首席风险官应当在每年1月20日前向公司住所地中国证监会派出机构提交上一年度全面工作报告。3 . 期货公司首席风险官()不参加培训,或者连续两次培训考试成绩不合格的,中国证监会及其派...
《经济的坏脾气》 相关内容 序言 逃不开的经济周期最早的经济危机是从什么时候开始的,史书并没有明确的记载。我们只知道,人类历史上第一次有记载的经济危机,是1637年荷兰郁金香泡沫导致的经济大震荡。然而直到今天,人们对这次因投机导致的经济震荡是否应该划为第一次经济危机仍存在分歧。产生分歧的原因其实很简单,虽然1637年的郁金香泡沫在荷兰导致了商人破产、经济萧条、社会动荡等结果,但这次危机并不是由企业生产过剩所致,所以在很多专家学者眼里,它还算不上真正意义上的经济危机。按照###的观点,经济危机是具有周期性特点的,因此,真正的第一次经济危机,应该从1788年的英国开始。1788年的英国,经历了工业革命的洗礼,原先的手工制造业、家庭作坊因采用了新发明的种种先进科学技术而变成了工厂,从而使产品的生产速度达到了历史上从未有过的程度。然而,商品虽然增多了,人们的消费能力却并没有相应跟进,因此,具...
阳光碎裂在记忆里每一道伤口都刻痛了青春我们站在友情、亲情、爱情的交叉路口谱一曲盛夏的旋律,让时间冲淡剩下的伤痛乘着时光机,让我回到那个盛夏光年高一的最后一天在考试中结束,同学们涌出考场向自己所在的班级走去,走道上到处都是人。我被谁重重地撞开一米的距离,皱着眉看了看,找不着撞我的人。我站在熙熙攘攘的走道上发愣,傍晚的夕阳斜照,不知道是谁喊了声:“韩莫,下学期你是学文科,还是学理科?”我下意识地回头,看见一个身影。金色的阳光覆盖着身影的主人,让他看上去就像是一团温暖的光。他有着一张精致无瑕的侧脸、一抹淡淡的笑容和一个浅浅的酒窝。我被他一下子抓住了视线,忘记了呼吸。我热切地期待他转过身来,让我看见他的正面,可阳光却恶作剧般照进我的眼睛里,一阵刺痛,我眯着眼睛用手挡了挡,再次睁开眼睛的时候,他已经消失不见了。...
《杜拉拉升职记2——华年似水》作者:李可自序 一个人从25岁到40岁,有不同的责任和焦虑,而体能、经验和心态也大不相同。 刚毕业,一心想找份好工作,但到底什么样的工作算好,心里没底,也闹不清自己能干什么,喜欢干什么。 工作两年有点感觉了,发现具备某些优势的人才够格挑好工作,于是想搞明白并缩小自己的差距。等到自己也能挑好工作甚至被委以重任,28岁、30岁到了,挣的钱多起来,买房提到议事日程上,却发现房价涨得太快,通货膨胀让手中的储蓄贬值,挣得多可能还不如买得对,会理财。 有人见别人赚了,也跟着炒股,却把本儿都搭进去了,他一咬牙,谁再提理财就和他急!人到这个阶段会发现,不是什么人都能靠投资挣钱的。 28岁、30岁,正当主流城市人口的结婚高峰,女性很焦虑,是否马上要孩子?要,走势正漂亮的职业进程就会落后;不要,得拖到啥时候?超过35岁就不好了。 男人的35岁是焦虑的,经验和...
【第一部分】引子走出满是电脑的交易操作室,身后的那些电脑显示器上仍在闪烁着各种颜色的数据和图表 。我驱车回家,在南加州的高速公路上飞驰。 这是春夏之交一个周末前的下午,高速公路上的车辆异乎寻常地少。在这单向就有五六 条车道的高速公路上,对面的车道被好几十米宽的绿地隔开,两面的道路旁种满了各种颜色 的花:有红色的月季,黄色的喇叭花,粉色的玫瑰,紫色的鸡冠花,还有白色的丁香…… 我家的后花园也种有这些花。我太太是个爱花之人,经 常从超市买回各种花儿摆弄。这些种在高速公路两旁的花也是幸福的,它们会每天定时喝到 被埋在地里的自动洒水器喷出的水。这时,它们似乎正被风吹着向我微微地点头 致意。我大开着车窗,任由呼呼的凉风吹拂着我的头发和面庞,让我从一整天的紧张股票 交易中放松和解脱出来,令我的思绪重新变得冷静、清晰。 几个月前,我买下了一栋离公司不算太远的大房子,那里环境非常舒...
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内容简介:在下面的文章里,我要表现中国人的观点,因为我没有办法不这样做。我只想表现一种为中国最优越最睿智的哲人们所知道,并且在他们的民间智慧和文学里表现出来的人生观和事物观。我知道这是一种在与现代不同的时代里发展出来的,从闲适的生活中产生出来的闲适哲学。可是,我终究觉得这种人生观根本是真实的;我们的心性既然是相同的,那么在一个国家里感动人心的东西,自然也会感动一切的人类。我得表现中国诗人和学者用他们的常识,他们的现实主义,与他们的诗的情绪所估定的一种人生观。我打算显示一些异教徒的世界之美,一个民族所看到的人生的悲哀、美丽、恐怖和喜剧;这一个民族对于我们生命的有限发生强烈的感觉,然而不知何故却保持着一点人生庄严之感。正文 第一章(1)正文 第一章(1)少之时从外表看来,我的生命是平平无奇,极为寻常,而极无兴趣的。我生下来是一个男儿——这倒是重要的事——那是在一八九五年...
WIN in the Gulf An hour before dawn, in the Straits of Hormuz: a dark and dangerous time and place. The air was a chill mixture of sea and sweetness, giving no hint of the heat that would be generated once day took over. The massive Japanese-registered oil-tanker Son of Takashuni slowly ploughed its way towards the Gulf of Oman and parative safety. Its vast deck rolled gently; the tall superstructure, rising from the stem, looking like a block of flats, appeared to tip more violently than the deck because of its height. Every officer and rating aboard could feel a tightening of the stomach muscles, the sense of urgency, and the absurd detached feeling which people experience when they know any minute could bring death by fire, explosion, bullet or water. ...
This story takes place in an America whose history is often similar to, but often quite different from our own. You should not assume that the portrayal in this book of a person who shares a name with a figure from American history is an accurate portrayal of that historical figure. In particular, you should be aware that William Henry Harrison, famed in our own history for having the briefest presidency and for his unforgettable election slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too," was a somewhat nicer person than his counterpart in this book. My thanks to Carol Breakstone for American Indian lore; to Beth Meacham for Octagon Mound and Flint Ridge; to Wayne Williams for heroic patience; and to my great-great-grandfather Joseph for the stories behind the story i...