Members of Justice Democrats see their organisation as a vanguard of activists keeping the Democratic Party true to its values. Not everyone has such a favourable view
2008年9月7日 星期日
core value, bounce back
Surviving the Storm
Downsizing. Buyouts. Layoffs. In some fields the job market is getting nasty. It's time to adopt a few strategies to avoid getting cut -- or bounce back quickly if you do.
(By Elizabeth Razzi, The Washington Post)
to start to be successful again after a difficult period, for example after experiencing failure, loss of confidence, illness or unhappiness:
Stock prices bounced back after a steep plunge earlier this week.
Children often seem to bounce back from illness more quickly than adults do.
core (IMPORTANT PART)
Hide phonetics
noun [S or U]
1 the basic and most important part of something:
The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
2 core value/belief/issue, etc. a value, belief, etc. which is basic and more important than any other:
The final status negotiations would focus on the core issues of the peace process.
3 core business/operations/activities the most important or largest part of a company's business activities, which it depends on in order to continue trading:
The company's core operations include entertainment and aviation.
4 core curriculum/subjects/courses the most important parts of a course of study, that all students must do
core value 又可指核心業務之市價January 11, 2008, 10:16 am
Downsizing. Buyouts. Layoffs. In some fields the job market is getting nasty. It's time to adopt a few strategies to avoid getting cut -- or bounce back quickly if you do.
(By Elizabeth Razzi, The Washington Post)
bounce back phrasal verb
to start to be successful again after a difficult period, for example after experiencing failure, loss of confidence, illness or unhappiness:
Stock prices bounced back after a steep plunge earlier this week.
Children often seem to bounce back from illness more quickly than adults do.
Yahoo’s Core Value Is Falling
The market is taking stock of still more rumors that Microsoft is trying to buy Yahoo. (This would be a great deal, if it weren’t for management, strategic and cultural differences that would probably sink any combination.)
In the meantime, according to Jeffrey Lindsay, an analyst for Sanford C. Bernstein, Yahoo’s stock price has fallen so far that the value of the company’s cash and stock holdings exceeds its actual business, despite a bounce from the merger talk.
At $24.09, Thursday’s closing price, Yahoo has a market capitalization of $32 billion. When Mr. Lindsay looks at the company’s $2 billion in cash, along with its holdings in Yahoo Japan, Alibaba (the Chinese e-commerce firm) and other entities it doesn’t run, he comes up with a value of $13.24 a share. That leaves a value of $10.51 a share for the actual business of Yahoo, making the value of Yahoo’s core business about $14 billion, or 7 percent of Google’s $200 billion market value.
Mr. Lindsay runs through a litany of problems with Yahoo’s core business that reduce its value in his calculations. The company’s overall audience is stagnant and its share of Web searches is falling. And it is losing lucrative revenue from providing e-mail and other services to phone company broadband systems.
Mr. Lindsay is so negative on the company that he thinks it should get out of selling search advertising, chop its payroll and try to expand its Right Media Exchange, a fledgling approach to placing banner advertisements through a trading market structure.
He assesses investor sentiment as veering to the negative, reacting to the scenario that Yahoo will implode into irrelevance, as AOL has done.
Mr. Lindsay says this analysis leads him to believe that a bid by Microsoft at a rumored price of $40 billion is “remote.” I’m not entirely sure this makes sense. Microsoft bought the advertising firm aQuantive for $6 billion, a price far higher than anyone would pay on a financial basis. So it is willing to spend a lot of money for what it considers to be a strategic advantage.
Kara Swisher writes that Yahoo’s management has no interest in being bought now. I suspect that’s true. But if Yahoo’s shares keep falling, and Microsoft decides it is willing to spend more for Yahoo than it is worth on paper, there could be a very interesting hostile offer down the road.
In the meantime, according to Jeffrey Lindsay, an analyst for Sanford C. Bernstein, Yahoo’s stock price has fallen so far that the value of the company’s cash and stock holdings exceeds its actual business, despite a bounce from the merger talk.
At $24.09, Thursday’s closing price, Yahoo has a market capitalization of $32 billion. When Mr. Lindsay looks at the company’s $2 billion in cash, along with its holdings in Yahoo Japan, Alibaba (the Chinese e-commerce firm) and other entities it doesn’t run, he comes up with a value of $13.24 a share. That leaves a value of $10.51 a share for the actual business of Yahoo, making the value of Yahoo’s core business about $14 billion, or 7 percent of Google’s $200 billion market value.
Mr. Lindsay runs through a litany of problems with Yahoo’s core business that reduce its value in his calculations. The company’s overall audience is stagnant and its share of Web searches is falling. And it is losing lucrative revenue from providing e-mail and other services to phone company broadband systems.
Mr. Lindsay is so negative on the company that he thinks it should get out of selling search advertising, chop its payroll and try to expand its Right Media Exchange, a fledgling approach to placing banner advertisements through a trading market structure.
He assesses investor sentiment as veering to the negative, reacting to the scenario that Yahoo will implode into irrelevance, as AOL has done.
We do not think that an AOL-like slide is inevitable for Yahoo, but we think management must take more robust action.The bottom line of all this is that Mr. Lindsay reduced his 12-month price target for the stock from $32 to $28.
Mr. Lindsay says this analysis leads him to believe that a bid by Microsoft at a rumored price of $40 billion is “remote.” I’m not entirely sure this makes sense. Microsoft bought the advertising firm aQuantive for $6 billion, a price far higher than anyone would pay on a financial basis. So it is willing to spend a lot of money for what it considers to be a strategic advantage.
Kara Swisher writes that Yahoo’s management has no interest in being bought now. I suspect that’s true. But if Yahoo’s shares keep falling, and Microsoft decides it is willing to spend more for Yahoo than it is worth on paper, there could be a very interesting hostile offer down the road.
core (IMPORTANT PART)
Hide phoneticsnoun [S or U]
1 the basic and most important part of something:
The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
2 core value/belief/issue, etc. a value, belief, etc. which is basic and more important than any other:
The final status negotiations would focus on the core issues of the peace process.
3 core business/operations/activities the most important or largest part of a company's business activities, which it depends on in order to continue trading:
The company's core operations include entertainment and aviation.
4 core curriculum/subjects/courses the most important parts of a course of study, that all students must do
core value 又可指核心業務之市價January 11, 2008, 10:16 am
2009年3月6日 星期五
core values, pride, calibre (QUALITY)
Despite Taiwan's unclear economic and political prospects, and daunting barriers waiting down the road, 79.5 percent of respondents still said they felt pride in being Taiwanese. (Table 15)
Taiwan's people affirmed the country's core values, expressing the most pride for the country's freedom and democracy (28 percent), along with the natural environment, the caliber of the people, and the culture, which all were chosen by more than 10 percent of respondents. Those polled, however, did not select affluence as one of their most admired values. These choices demonstrate that Taiwanese people clearly understand where the nation's advantages lie compared to China or other countries. (Table 16)
雖然台灣經濟、政治前景不明，眼前是座難跨越的高牆，但被問及，是否覺得身為台灣人是件光榮的事時，高達七九．五％的民眾抱持肯定。
台灣人仍然肯定台灣的核心價值，而大家覺得最值得驕傲的價值是自由民主（二八％），自然環境、人民的素質、文化這三個價值的選答率也很高，都超過十 個百分點；而人民認為「富裕」這個選項並不是台灣最值得驕傲的價值，這也看得出與中國大陸或其他國家相比時，台灣人民很清楚自己的優勢所在。
core (IMPORTANT PART) Show phonetics
noun [S or U]
1 the basic and most important part of something:
The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
2 core value/belief/issue, etc. a value, belief, etc. which is basic and more important than any other:
The final status negotiations would focus on the core issues of the peace process.
3 core business/operations/activities the most important or largest part of a company's business activities, which it depends on in order to continue trading:
The company's core operations include entertainment and aviation.
4 core curriculum/subjects/courses the most important parts of a course of study, that all students must do
calibre (QUALITY) UK, US caliber Show phonetics
noun [U]
the degree of quality or excellence of someone or something:
If teaching paid more it might attract people of (a) higher calibre.
The competition entries were of such (a) high calibre that judging them was very difficult.
Taiwan's people affirmed the country's core values, expressing the most pride for the country's freedom and democracy (28 percent), along with the natural environment, the caliber of the people, and the culture, which all were chosen by more than 10 percent of respondents. Those polled, however, did not select affluence as one of their most admired values. These choices demonstrate that Taiwanese people clearly understand where the nation's advantages lie compared to China or other countries. (Table 16)
雖然台灣經濟、政治前景不明，眼前是座難跨越的高牆，但被問及，是否覺得身為台灣人是件光榮的事時，高達七九．五％的民眾抱持肯定。
台灣人仍然肯定台灣的核心價值，而大家覺得最值得驕傲的價值是自由民主（二八％），自然環境、人民的素質、文化這三個價值的選答率也很高，都超過十 個百分點；而人民認為「富裕」這個選項並不是台灣最值得驕傲的價值，這也看得出與中國大陸或其他國家相比時，台灣人民很清楚自己的優勢所在。
core (IMPORTANT PART) Show phonetics
noun [S or U]
1 the basic and most important part of something:
The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
2 core value/belief/issue, etc. a value, belief, etc. which is basic and more important than any other:
The final status negotiations would focus on the core issues of the peace process.
3 core business/operations/activities the most important or largest part of a company's business activities, which it depends on in order to continue trading:
The company's core operations include entertainment and aviation.
4 core curriculum/subjects/courses the most important parts of a course of study, that all students must do
calibre (QUALITY) UK, US caliber Show phonetics
noun [U]
the degree of quality or excellence of someone or something:
If teaching paid more it might attract people of (a) higher calibre.
The competition entries were of such (a) high calibre that judging them was very difficult.
2008年7月7日 星期一
core vs marginal, sweep sth under the carpet
Why Firms Are Returning to Their Roots
The boom in commodities has pushed companies to focus on core assets and shed marginal operations to stay competitive. (WSJ)
TODAY'S EDITORIAL: Share the Table
Times of India - India
Yet, there is resistance to expansion by countries like Japan who fear that they will be marginalised. But the facts cannot be brushed under the carpet any ...
to hide a problem or try to keep it secret instead of dealing with it:
The committee is being accused of sweeping financial problems under the carpet to avoid embarrassment.
core (IMPORTANT PART) Show phonetics
noun [S or U]
1 the basic and most important part of something:
The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
2 core value/belief/issue, etc. a value, belief, etc. which is basic and more important than any other:
The final status negotiations would focus on the core issues of the peace process.
3 core business/operations/activities the most important or largest part of a company's business activities, which it depends on in order to continue trading:
The company's core operations include entertainment and aviation.
4 core curriculum/subjects/courses the most important parts of a course of study, that all students must do
marginal (SMALL) Show phonetics
adjective
1 very small in amount or effect:
The report suggests that there has only been a marginal improvement in women's pay over the past few years.
2 of marginal interest of interest to only a few people:
programmes about subjects of marginal interest
marginally Show phonetics
adverb
slightly:
marginally more expensive
marginalize, UK USUALLY marginalise Show phonetics
verb [T often passive]
to treat someone or something as if they are not important:
Now that English has taken over as the main language, the country's native language has been marginalized.
marginalization, UK USUALLY marginalisation Show phonetics
noun [U]
The marginalization of certain groups within the community may lead to social unrest.
The boom in commodities has pushed companies to focus on core assets and shed marginal operations to stay competitive. (WSJ)
TODAY'S EDITORIAL: Share the Table
Times of India - India
Yet, there is resistance to expansion by countries like Japan who fear that they will be marginalised. But the facts cannot be brushed under the carpet any ...
Definition
sweep sth under the carpet UK (US sweep sth under the rug)to hide a problem or try to keep it secret instead of dealing with it:
The committee is being accused of sweeping financial problems under the carpet to avoid embarrassment.
core (IMPORTANT PART) Show phonetics
noun [S or U]
1 the basic and most important part of something:
The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
2 core value/belief/issue, etc. a value, belief, etc. which is basic and more important than any other:
The final status negotiations would focus on the core issues of the peace process.
3 core business/operations/activities the most important or largest part of a company's business activities, which it depends on in order to continue trading:
The company's core operations include entertainment and aviation.
4 core curriculum/subjects/courses the most important parts of a course of study, that all students must do
marginal (SMALL) Show phonetics
adjective
1 very small in amount or effect:
The report suggests that there has only been a marginal improvement in women's pay over the past few years.
2 of marginal interest of interest to only a few people:
programmes about subjects of marginal interest
marginally Show phonetics
adverb
slightly:
marginally more expensive
marginalize, UK USUALLY marginalise Show phonetics
verb [T often passive]
to treat someone or something as if they are not important:
Now that English has taken over as the main language, the country's native language has been marginalized.
marginalization, UK USUALLY marginalisation Show phonetics
noun [U]
The marginalization of certain groups within the community may lead to social unrest.
2008年5月20日 星期二
core (IMPORTANT PART)
台湾新总统马英九今天在就任演说中表示希望两岸和平，但拒绝与大陆统一。马英九希望两岸抓住当前难得历史机遇，共同开启和平共荣历史新页。但他同时强调，他的政府将以最符合台湾主流民意的三不理念，即“不统、不独、不武”，在中华民国宪法架构下，维持台湾海峡现状。马英九称，希望以1992年两岸达成的“一中各表”的共识为基础，尽早恢复协商。这位台湾新总统表示，两岸问题最终解决的关键不在主权争议，而在生活方式与核心价值。
core (IMPORTANT PART) Show phonetics
noun [S or U]1 the basic and most important part of something:
The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
2 core value/belief/issue, etc. a value, belief, etc. which is basic and more important than any other:
The final status negotiations would focus on the core issues of the peace process.
3 core business/operations/activities the most important or largest part of a company's business activities, which it depends on in order to continue trading:
The company's core operations include entertainment and aviation.
4 core curriculum/subjects/courses the most important parts of a course of study, that all students must do
core (IMPORTANT PART) Show phonetics
noun [S or U]1 the basic and most important part of something:
The basic lack of government funding is at the core of the problem.
2 core value/belief/issue, etc. a value, belief, etc. which is basic and more important than any other:
The final status negotiations would focus on the core issues of the peace process.
3 core business/operations/activities the most important or largest part of a company's business activities, which it depends on in order to continue trading:
The company's core operations include entertainment and aviation.
4 core curriculum/subjects/courses the most important parts of a course of study, that all students must do
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