윈디하나의 누리사랑방. 이런 저런 얘기
※ 언어코드 표준: ISO 639에 정의됨
3단어 2단어 언어명 지역명
kor ko Korean 한국어
※ 국가코드 표준: ISO 3166에 정의됨
2단어 나라명
KR Korea, Republic of
- 즉 한글의 언어코드는 ko, 대한민국의 국가코드는 KR 이다.
바다로 흘러드는 쓰레기가 태평양 한가운데에 모인다
그린피스는 바다로 흘러드는 쓰레기가 태평양 한가운데에 모인다고 경고했던 적이 있습니다. 그렇다면 태평양 한가운데는 쓰레기장이 되었겠죠. 이걸 영국의 인디펜던트지가 보도했네요. 솔직히 조금 심각한게 아닌가 생각됩니다.
노란색이 쓰레기입니다. 윗 사진은 바다로 유입된지 6개월후, 아래 사진은 6년 후입니다. 출처는 그린피스 홈페이지입니다.
플래시에니메이션
http://oceans.greenpeace.org/en/the-expedition/news/trashing-our-oceans/ocean_pollution_animation
아래는 MS가 야후 이사회에 보낸 인수제의 e메일 전문이다. 비즈니스 영어의 대표작 아닌가 해서 한번 올려본다. 해석은 알아서.
Board of Directors
Yahoo! Inc.
701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
Attention: Roy Bostock, Chairman
Attention: Jerry Yang, Chief Executive Officer
Dear Members of the Board:
I am writing on behalf of the Board of Directors of Microsoft to make a proposal for a business combination of Microsoft and Yahoo!. Under our proposal, Microsoft would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock for per share consideration of $31 based on Microsoft’s closing share price on January 31, 2008, payable in the form of $31 in cash or 0.9509 of a share of Microsoft common stock. Microsoft would provide each Yahoo! shareholder with the ability to choose whether to receive the consideration in cash or Microsoft common stock, subject to pro-ration so that in the aggregate one-half of the Yahoo! common shares will be exchanged for shares of Microsoft common stock and one-half of the Yahoo! common shares will be converted into the right to receive cash. Our proposal is not subject to any financing condition.
Our proposal represents a 62% premium above the closing price of Yahoo! common stock of $19.18 on January 31, 2008. The implied premium for the operating assets of the company clearly is considerably greater when adjusted for the minority, non-controlled assets and cash. By whatever financial measure you use - EBITDA, free cash flow, operating cash flow, net income, or analyst target prices - this proposal represents a compelling value realization event for your shareholders.
We believe that Microsoft common stock represents a very attractive investment opportunity for Yahoo!’s shareholders. Microsoft has generated revenue growth of 15%, earnings growth of 26%, and a return on equity of 35% on average for the last three years. Microsoft’s share price has generated shareholder returns of 8% during the last one year period and 28% during the last three year period, significantly outperforming the S&P 500. It is our view that Microsoft has significant potential upside given the continued solid growth in our core businesses, the recent launch of Windows Vista, and other strategic initiatives.
Microsoft’s consistent belief has been that the combination of Microsoft and Yahoo! clearly represents the best way to deliver maximum value to our respective shareholders, as well as create a more efficient and competitive company that would provide greater value and service to our customers. In late 2006 and early 2007, we jointly explored a broad range of ways in which our two companies might work together. These discussions were based on a vision that the online businesses of Microsoft and Yahoo! should be aligned in some way to create a more effective competitor in the online marketplace. We discussed a number of alternatives ranging from commercial partnerships to a merger proposal, which you rejected. While a commercial partnership may have made sense at one time, Microsoft believes that the only alternative now is the combination of Microsoft and Yahoo! that we are proposing.
In February 2007, I received a letter from your Chairman indicating the view of the Yahoo! Board that “now is not the right time from the perspective of our shareholders to enter into discussions regarding an acquisition transaction.” According to that letter, the principal reason for this view was the Yahoo! Board’s confidence in the “potential upside” if management successfully executed on a reformulated strategy based on certain operational initiatives, such as Project Panama, and a significant organizational realignment. A year has gone by, and the competitive situation has not improved.
While online advertising growth continues, there are significant benefits of scale in advertising platform economics, in capital costs for search index build-out, and in research and development, making this a time of industry consolidation and convergence. Today, the market is increasingly dominated by one player who is consolidating its dominance through acquisition. Together, Microsoft and Yahoo! can offer a credible alternative for consumers, advertisers, and publishers. Synergies of this combination fall into four areas:
Scale economics: This combination enables synergies related to scale economics of the advertising platform where today there is only one competitor at scale. This includes synergies across both search and non-search related advertising that will strengthen the value proposition to both advertisers and publishers. Additionally, the combination allows us to consolidate capital spending.
Expanded R&D capacity: The combined talent of our engineering resources can be focused on R&D priorities such as a single search index and single advertising platform. Together we can unleash new levels of innovation, delivering enhanced user experiences, breakthroughs in search, and new advertising platform capabilities. Many of these breakthroughs are a function of an engineering scale that today neither of our companies has on its own.
Operational efficiencies: Eliminating redundant infrastructure and duplicative operating costs will improve the financial performance of the combined entity.
Emerging user experiences: Our combined ability to focus engineering resources that drive innovation in emerging scenarios such as video, mobile services, online commerce, social media, and social platforms is greatly enhanced.
We would value the opportunity to further discuss with you how to optimize the integration of our respective businesses to create a leading global technology company with exceptional display and search advertising capabilities. You should also be aware that we intend to offer significant retention packages to your engineers, key leaders and employees across all disciplines.
We have dedicated considerable time and resources to an analysis of a potential transaction and are confident that the combination will receive all necessary regulatory approvals. We look forward to discussing this with you, and both our internal legal team and outside counsel are available to meet with your counsel at their earliest convenience.
Our proposal is subject to the negotiation of a definitive merger agreement and our having the opportunity to conduct certain limited and confirmatory due diligence. In addition, because a portion of the aggregate merger consideration would consist of Microsoft common stock, we would provide Yahoo! the opportunity to conduct appropriate limited due diligence with respect to Microsoft. We are prepared to deliver a draft merger agreement to you and begin discussions immediately.
In light of the significance of this proposal to your shareholders and ours, as well as the potential for selective disclosures, our intention is to publicly release the text of this letter tomorrow morning.
Due to the importance of these discussions and the value represented by our proposal, we expect the Yahoo! Board to engage in a full review of our proposal. My leadership team and I would be happy to make ourselves available to meet with you and your Board at your earliest convenience. Depending on the nature of your response, Microsoft reserves the right to pursue all necessary steps to ensure that Yahoo!’s shareholders are provided with the opportunity to realize the value inherent in our proposal.
We believe this proposal represents a unique opportunity to create significant value for Yahoo!’s shareholders and employees, and the combined company will be better positioned to provide an enhanced value proposition to users and advertisers. We hope that you and your Board share our enthusiasm, and we look forward to a prompt and favorable reply.
Sincerely yours, /s/ Steven A. Ballmer
Steven A. Ballmer Chief Executive Officer
Microsoft Corporation
매체별 해상도
DVD가 지원하는 해상도를 조사하던중에 이왕 하는거 다 해 놓자는 생각에 조사했다. DVD 가 720p인줄 알았는데 아니네 ㅎㅁ...
350×240 (250 lines): Video CD
330×480 (250 lines): Umatic, Betamax, VHS, Video8
400×480 (300 lines): Super Betamax, Betacam (professional)
440×480 (330 lines): Analog Broadcast
560×480 (420 lines): LaserDisc, Super VHS, Hi8
670×480 (500 lines): Enhanced Definition Betamax
720×480 (520 lines): DVD, miniDV, Digital8, Digital Betacam (professional)
720×480 (400 lines): Widescreen DVD (anamorphic)
1280×720 (720 lines): D-VHS, HD DVD, Blu-ray, HDV (miniDV)
1920×1080 (1080 lines): D-VHS, HD DVD, Blu-ray, HDCAM SR (professional)
3840×2160 (2160 lines): Blu-ray
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지수 하락에 대한 단상
블랙 먼데이(black monday)
1987년 10월 19일(월요일) 뉴욕증권시장에서 일어났던 주가 대폭락 사건. 22.68% 가 떨어졌다. 지수로는 2247 → 1739 이다. 단 하루만에 저렇게 떨어졌다.
오늘 코스피가 48.85포인트(2.98%) 떨어진 1589.06 으로 마감되었습니다. 1,600이 깨졌고 이제 1,500도 깨질지 안깨질지 모르겠네요. 어쨋든 주식에서 투자자금 빼는건 시간 문제라 생각됩니다. 이게 언제까지 가느냐가 문제겠죠.
미국과 중국이 세계 경제를 주도하다가 둘의 거품이 꺼지면서 발생하는 문제라 합니다. 중국도 올림픽 이후에는 (다른 나라도 그랬듯) 거품이 하나둘 터질지도 모른다네요. ㅎㅁ
연방준비제도이사회(FRB, 미국)에서는 다시 금리를 0.75%인하했습니다. 3.50%가 된거죠. 이후에는 얼마나 어떻게 될지는 모르겠습니다만, 쩝. 일단 미봉책이 아닌가 싶네요.
한겨레신문 2008-01-29자에 아래와 같은 기사가 났네요. 그 부분만 인용합니다.
연준의 금리 인하는 또다시 유동성을 공급해 서브프라임 부실을 지연시키겠다는 것인데, 전세계적인 유동성 과잉으로 자산가격 거품이 해소되기는커녕 더 커질 수 있다. 국내의 한 투자분석가는 “연준이 금리를 계속 내리면 2분기 이후 주가가 다시 한 번 치고 올라갈 수 있을 것”이라며 “그러나 문제는 그 다음이다. 경제는 더 망가지게 된다. 지금은 거의 마지막 버블이란 느낌이 자꾸만 든다. 힘들게 견디면서 거품을 빼야 하는데…”라고 말했다.
전적으로 동의합니다. 예전에 외환위기때도 차라리 환율을 확올려버리고 다시 환율을 서서히 낮췄으면 국민들이 고생을 덜 했을 것이라 생각하거든요.
국민은행 특판예금이나 가입할까나...