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June 11 绿坝--花季护航==Joke 中国的计算机大有被黑的风险 China's computers at hacking risk http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8094026.stm China Faces Criticism Over New Software Censor http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/world/asia/11censor.html?ref=asia 绿坝--花季护航==Joke March 28 Pandora at UM, Mileage standard! On campus, Pandora founder describes company's rise from struggling start-up to Internet sensation I feel the application is good, when it makes me feel good http://www.michigandaily.com/content/2009-03-27/pandora-and-entrepreneurship U.S. mileage standards for cars up for first time This is a long overdue policy, but later is better than never http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52Q3J820090328 September 24 Tremendous PowerI am writing proposal at Media Union Library. I recently came up with a, I think, innovative idea that can be used to apply for Dare to Dream grant and beyond.
Besides me, a student is playing piano. The music, yes the powerful music, suddenly let me feel tremendous power inside me.
It is hard to go out of comfort zone, but I am pulling it off, day-by-day, month-by-month, and task-by-task, with support of family and friends. And I know, I should continue to do so, to find the best of me.
August 28 演讲的力量晚上LD很高兴地说她第一次在Toastmaster作演讲，自己认为挺成功的。“怎么讲的?”我问。LD说上来先告诉大家在去年一年里生了两个孩子！哦？我说。“一个孩子怀了五年，一年孩子怀了41周”，LD说。“哈哈，Great！”我说。
原来LD在用一种浓缩故事的悬念来引起她的演讲，抓住大家的兴趣后，再娓娓道来如何在猪年得到的猪头学位，和像小猪猪的小猪猪如何到来。虽然没有到场，但我已经体会得到这必定是一个很有趣的演讲。 一年多以前我写了一个博客，说我恰好在相近时间里听到的几个高水平演讲的心得。放在MSN和新浪，印象里被推荐后达到几万个View，可见大家都好的演讲有多好奇、有多重视。其实我也一直非常关注好的演讲，同时也在衡量着自己演讲的能力。
前两天听了UM CSSA组织的要去麦肯锡咨询公司的GU Xinyi的演讲，其实严格的说只是一个讲座，但也还是让我有些感触。Xinyi的演讲很难说有激情，但却不乏沟通。通过从听众的角度讲问题、积极坦率地答疑解惑，无私地分享心得和信息，很快同原本背景庞杂的听众建立了连接，进而有了信任、权威。
再到这两天的美国民主党大会，一个个最重量级的民主党首领梯次登场，各大电视台同时直播。我认为最耀眼的几个应该算是：
Obama的太太Michelle Obama的演讲，用个人的故事和强势的演讲向所有美国人证明了自己，把自己从幕后推到了精选的台前。 希拉里的演讲，可谓排山倒海一般，就像媒体评价的一样，这算得上希拉里政治生涯中最出色的一次演讲了。让人觉得虽然败给Obama，但希拉里已经读过了这一政治和心里难关。我想希拉里这一次演讲，就是对所有支持她的选民的交代。让现场很多人人类盈眶，让无数的质疑和猜忌云消雾散。Obama刚刚上台也说：昨晚希拉里的演讲震动了全场！希拉里在演讲最后所引用的排比句式的“Keep Going”，的确有超强的激发的力量。 克林顿的演讲，我只看到了部分，但足以再次证明克林顿是当代美国政治舞台上的演讲超级大师。没有人质疑他的演讲能力。克林顿对极度棘手问题的提炼和征服，让人看到的是思想的力量。当然，如我以前在“一个人对五万人的演讲”所写，他同现场的沟通能力也是罕有对手。
有段时间没有写这个博客了（虽然在另外的私人博客里开了炉灶），但这些演讲推着我写下一点心得：演讲的力量，就是沟通的力量，就是激发的力量，就是思想的力量。
忽然就有了悬念：在这些沟通得不能再沟通、激发的不能再激发的超级演讲之后，明晚在七万人会场的中央，在所有美国电视观众瞩目下，奥巴马的总统候选人获选演讲又会给人怎样的一种力量呢？ May 29 抗震救灾: Pass Love Project 在行动（截至2008-5-28） Pass Love Project （PLP), 是密西根注册的爱心传递慈善基金会(Pass Love Charity Foundation, PLCF) 的活动执行机构。 5月13日， PLP北京成员张新紧急起草了《PLP应灾紧急预案》，预案明确提出了PLP在灾前、灾中和灾后的工作重点。其中灾中、灾后的部分（含募捐、灾后儿童心理救助等）对此次汶川地震救灾工作有指导作用。 5月15日，北京会员legency2008起草了《爱心传递慈善基金会灾后心理救助队志愿者招募通知》。同日，PLP在北美特设的赈灾在线捐款账户开通， 接受Paypal和信用卡捐助支付(美国捐助者免税）。（http://www.passlove.org/plp_donation/Sichuan/donation.htm） 5月17日，北京会员legency2008提议向地震灾区发运急需物品，随后PLP向奋战在救灾第一线的人员不断了解急需物品和送货渠道。 5月19日，北京会员观水女士临危受命，将作为副领队（队中唯一女性）带领公司150名建筑工人于5月21日奔赴四川绵阳灾区。19日下午，PLP成立救灾急需物资紧急募集小组。到傍晚时，已经筹措到八千八百余元人民币，其中包括PLP通用基金四千九百余元。 5月20日中午，PLP得到确认，观水女士所在公司的救灾工程队有剩余运力。救灾急需物资紧急募集小组成员立即分头在北京四处采购急需物品，共购得消毒水 326瓶，棉纱口罩（用于抵挡灾区到处弥漫的腐尸气味）6400个， 橡胶手套（用于搬运尸体）960双。所购救灾物品共装入28个纸箱，并于20日晚分头送抵城南装车地点。当日又获捐款3100元。 5月21日, PLP的救灾物资启运。PLP为这批物资共花费11681元人民币。 5月24日，PLP的救灾物资到达绵阳安县，并由安县红十字会接手安排使用。 PLP正在为“PLP爱心礼物传递行动”募款，该行动是要给灾区的孩子送上六一儿童节礼物，详见: http://www.passlove.org/plp_sichuan_61/index.html 同时PLP也在同其他灾区组织以及密西根当地组织联系和合作，力争尽快落实，救人、救急! 详见: http://www.passlove.org May 16 To American Friends: Call for donation: China's massive earthquake disasterDear American Friends and Colleagues,
Perhaps many of you have heard about the devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake on May 12 that destroyed towns and killed tens of thousands across Sichuan province in southwestern China. The earthquake was so powerful that it shook buildings hundreds of miles away in Shanghai and even people in Thailand and Vietnam could feel the quivering.
Here are some tragic numbers so far, and the number is expected to rise dramatically: 22,069 died, could rise to 50,000.
You could read more about the earthquake in New York Times:
I am attaching a flyer in which you will see pictures of a heartbroken mother who mourned near the body of her child and students who were buried under rubble of collapsed buildings.
Among those who died, many are school children, and they are the only child of their parents due to the one-child policy. Also, thousands of young children just lost their parents and become orphans.
Please help them, if you can. And there are many ways you can make donation:
Among them, our Michigan local charity foundation: Pass Love Charity Foundation (PLCF) is calling for donation. PLCF support both online (by credit card or Paypal) and by mail donation (see flyer for detail): http://www.passlove.org/plp_donation/Sichuan/donation_en.htm * 100% of your donation (except transaction fee charged by Paypal) will be used to help children and students in counties near epicenter! * Every donation will be recorded and made public (unless you prefer anonymous) for 100% transparency. * Every donor will receive donation certificate in email.
There are also other ways to donation: * Hong Kong Red Cross China Relief Fund: https://www.redcross.org.hk/donation/user_donation.asp?langId=2 https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?idb=729292596&df_id=3198&3198.donation=form1 * Tzuchi Charity Foundation (a highly reputable Charity Organization who has local volunteers) http://www.tzuchi.org/global/help/index.html Any of your support is deeply appreciated!
Sincerely, Pass Love Charity Foundation
//-------------------------------------------------------------------------// PLCF is a IRS certified public charity foundation with tax-exempt status. April 25 达赖、CNN是这么在密西根被抗议的！
No Media Distortion! February 26 Pass Love--贵州安徽雪灾区学校捐助在您温暖的日子里，不忘给冰冻的孩子们春天 >>>> 贵州安徽雪灾区学校 紧急捐助 <<<< 贵州遭50年来最严重雪凝灾害,至1-26日受灾1018万人，转移15.6万,伤病21860人, 赴灾区的PLP成员电话里说: More on: *********************************************** 捐助流程：海外募款—〉委托各校联络老师二人以上就近购衣—〉立刻组织分发给村里 PLP已完成的国内捐助和落实: （Start: Feb 1—End: March 1）
If you are in U.S.: 1) 寄支票至 (Send donation check to)： * Please make your check payable to：Pass Love Charity Foundation 2) 在线Paypal：www.passlove.org/plp_donation/donate_online.html * Donations to PLCF are Tax Deductible 3) 爱心传递慈善基金会除了发起募捐外，也愿作其他各学生组织/和基金会捐款的代实 More questions? Contact: PassLoveCharity@gmail.com)
二．PLP爱心传递理念 三．PLP当前的扶助对象 四．PLP的公众信赖度：有能力提供及时透明的落实 *********************************************** Web: www.passlove.org
 February 25 Flex 3! 一个从未被我如此期待的语言！Flex 3来啦！ 从来没有如此期待过一个程序语言，但是Flex就是如此不同。 在用Flex 2 以飞行的速度完成了几个以前貌似不可能的任务后，当两个星期夜以继日的Flex+创新算法就初步搞定了一项数据挖掘专利基础之后，当发现三个星期的Flex程序其实就实现了那个刚获$6.5M融资的Blist程序中技术上较难的一部分的时候， 这种对“上一个台阶”的Flex 3.0的期待，是那么地迫切，那么地自然。 如果两年前有人说实现一个在线的Excel(比Google Spreadsheet要强大的那种），还是那样难以置信。但是现在，这些似乎都可以在三/十：十个Flex高手，十个月，十小时编程下变成现实。 我毫不怀疑，一年之后Flex的程序能让Web从现在的Rich Content渐进到Rich Interaction，甚至Rich Design, Rich Idea。 放眼下一代互联网程序，Adobe製棋的Rich Internet Application（RIA)，已经让本已惧怕PDF的微软不得不战略防御性地匆忙推出Silverlight 1.0和试图抢占Flex 3.0风头的Silverlight 2.0，已经让Sun Microsystems破天荒地把JavaFX的口号喊在了甚至在程序原型之前...。 如果把Salesforce.com（程序角度）看作一个Flex成功范例，那么Oracle,Google对Flash UI的悄悄试水，已经预示着主流的力量已经在商业堤坝的那一端积蓄。 在我看来，如果说Oreilly提出的Web 2.0是归纳和启发了层出不穷的UGC 2.0热潮，那么Adobe的Flex，以及其所激发的各种相关RIA技术和框架，将直接、迅速地为互联网加上一个Experience 2.0的标签。 Bravo! Flex 3.0! You finally arrive! January 11 Celebrate What's Right with the World对Organizational Behavior这种“软”课总不感冒。本科时其实就领教过了。记得那时候，差不多就是记了X/Y/Z理论的皮毛，便开始在期末考的纸上自我发挥……。还用说， 以“硬”方法来学“软”东西，根本消化不了，考试椅子上的余温还没消，X/Y/Z就全从大脑小脑里一块欢快地跑调了。 今天上Wayne Baker的这门课，惊奇地发现这种课原来也可以在开场的时候就震人一震，捶人三捶！ 第一节课先从Southwest Airline开始。以前总认为是SWA就是低成本、低成本，但这次的案例讨论下来，发现SWA的“People Department”，SWA的“Work is important，don't spoil it with seriousness”，特别是从其精神领袖Herb Kelleher开始的“Fun”文化（Work should be fun，it can be play enjoy it），从而真正让员工体验到如家的工作环境，从来自觉地激发工作潜能和效率，主动或志愿作各种工作，完全围绕客户服务为中心，才是SWA的看家法宝，让西南航空35年始终盈利，成为所有企业的典范。 Wayne又放了一个节目，题目叫做“Celebrate What's Right with the World”。这是国家地理杂志的摄影师Dewitt Jones的一个非常发人深思的节目。节目中看到的不仅仅是Dewitt捕捉到的世界一个个精彩的瞬间，更多的是他对自己看待世界，看待摄影，直至看待生活、工作的简单而深刻的反思。 Dewitt说，不要认为“第二名是第一个失败者”（second winner is the first loser)，要更多地看到这个世界的美好，要“Celebrate What's Right with the World”。当你用正确地态度来对待哪怕是普通、琐碎的事务，甚至是挫折和困难，你都会保持感恩和乐观。Dewitt用他的相机，一个又一个地解说了如何把寻常的瞬间化为不朽的视角。他不断地、强烈地发送着一个有可能提升你的人生的信息：“Celebrate What's Right with the World”。 我想今晚这个信息我收到了。 November 16 FedEx's StoriesRoger Frock, one of the founders on the executive team and previous COO of FedEx, gave a surprisingly interesting talk yesterday at Ross school of business.
I like stories, especially legendary business stories. And Rodger is really a story-teller that reveals one story after another. The stories were all about Federal Express, from a risky start-up to a household name. However, such remarkable journey will not be alone, although not many companies can ultimately become an 800 pounds giant as FedEx does, with annual revenue of $30B and 600 airplanes.
Fred Smith, the founder of FedEx, was a Yale graduate, ex-pilot, Vietnam veteran, and a new entrepreneur. Fred has worked on his business of trading corporate jets and made his profit. Fred proposed to the Federal Reserve that he can use aircrafts to ship bonds between reserve branches and the central, and based on this proposal, Fred named his new venture, Federal Express.
However, Federal Reserve turned down his proposal. Not intimidated, Fred developed an innovative idea of using small cargo airplanes for priority delivery, and he had foreseen that the hub-and-spokes model was the only feasible system that could deliver packages within a reasonable time frame, and of course, with limited airplanes.
Fred is never just an idea developer, instead he is a person that believes in his ideas and make them happen. One day, in 1971, Fred came to A.T.Kearney for help. And Roger was in a supervisory position at A.T.Kearney and has many years experience in consulting in the aviation industry. A lot of experts at the time shadowed doubts on FedEx's business model, as the costs of operating and the risks of hitting the ceilings of aviation regulation were so high. However, after scratching the surface, Roger raised his interest in the venture. Roger outlined the operating plan and wanted to help Fred seek after a general manager. Fred said "why don't you just come here and make it work?" Wow.
In last evening's talk, Roger told a story that propelled him making the move. At the beginning, Roger didn't seriously consider Fred's offer because Roger had everything to lose but too much risk to gain. On a weekend when they were at a party, a gunman broke in and asked everybody for money. Everyone gave his cash. Fred said to the gunman, "stay cool, we will give you the money, and no one gets hurt". Fred handed the only dime he had. As Roger recall, the gunman seems to be on his first week out and his hands were shaking so there was a quarter feel off. As the gunman collecting from others, Fred calmly picked up the quarter and put it into his pocket, which make him end up making a profit :) Anyway, Roger saw the courage and the leadership in Fred, and joined FedEx as its first COO.
The start-up journey of FedEx is nothing but difficulties. One of the most legendary stories is that FedEx had to pay the fuel provider on next Monday, but on Friday night there was almost nothing left on their accounts. Then on the Monday morning when Roger came to office, he was so surprised to find $27,000 showing in FedEx's account. So he asked Fred where the money came from. Fred said that on Friday the General Dynamics refused his plan, so Fred was angry and went to Las Vegas. Then, guess what, he had good fortune and made $27K back, which saved FedEx! Roger believed that storied was true, but regardless whether it is purely an anecdote it demonstrated the falter of FedEx in its cradle.
One inspiring note Roger made was that to be a true leader and entrepreneur you have to stand up to voice yourself in some very unfavorable situations. At one early point, the investors of FedEx controlled the board, and they wanted to replace Fred with another CEO. However, Fred was a charismatic leader and almost every idea that he argued with the board turned out to be on his side later at some points. Roger and another executive member decided to stand up. They said to the board "If Fred goes, we go!" Eventually, the board gave up, and the FedEx was again back on track from yet another verge.
I got Roger's book: "Changing How the World Does Business: FedEx’s Incredible Journey to Success - The Inside Story" after his talk. I am still immersing myself in the numerous stories of last-minute saves and turnarounds. It is like sipping the entrepreneurialship out of the success journey of FedEx, one of most admired company of America.
November 03 神奇的开始捏捏小脸，掖好被角，看着一周多来就已经加了一圈儿小嘴巴儿的小猪猪，说不出的欣慰，和爱。
姐姐喜欢小熊，所以我外甥的几乎所有玩具、衣服和文具上都有小熊的影子。而我则喜欢小猪，特别喜欢。所以，冥冥之中让我和猪猪有了很多的故事。
猪猪喜欢拿个猪头，为了这，努力了很多年。而今年，这个金猪之年，终于缴获了猪头学位。猪猪也很喜欢小猪猪，所以，猪猪在猪年有了小猪猪！
猪猪很能忍耐，很有韧性，怀着小猪猪的时候，体重增加了40%，而且工作压力也大，却天天乐呵呵地站到秤上过过磅，说没准时候猪重会超过我，后来真就超过了。
再后来，快乐悠闲地长了九个月的小猪猪，终于“哇”地一声同和这个世界打了第一声招呼。连阅猪无数的医生护士都连连说，祝贺呀祝贺，这真是一只既健康又可爱的，硕大硕大的小猪猪。那时那刻，手心里在几天里攥出了两斤水的我，和眼睛里浸了两桶水的猪猪，紧握着手，满眼皆是晶莹。
美国护士阿姨抓了我的相机，抢拍正在过磅的小猪猪。小猪猪非常茁壮，身高体重超过90%的新生儿！而且，一生下来就睁着眼睛，真的是到处看。终于，看到了被他踢了几个月的妈妈，小猪猪不哭了，用他黑白分明的亮亮的眼睛绕着妈妈的脸在看。感受着怀里小猪猪的体温，凝视着孩子嫩嫩而厚实的小嘴，这一刻，我和猪猪的心里都被太多的太多的感情充满着。
或许，只有神奇这个字眼才能形容这一时刻。而或许，这一时刻却又只是神奇的开始…… September 06 旅行：德国、奥地利照片(1000P)德国、奥地利两国的风物景色让人流连。近来大忙，游记没得空，1000张“匆匆”旅游照片同大家分享。奥地利:音乐圣地--萨尔茨堡照片(184P) |
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