2012/12/21

什麼是末日? 戴忠仁




什麼是末日?        戴忠仁
中午過去了,馬雅的世界末日預言還有半天成真的機會.
不論預言的真假,馬雅人的預測能力顯然沒幫到他們自己,
因為世界末日來臨的好幾百年前,
馬雅王國就已經消失殆盡!
地球遲早會有巨變,但過好自己的每一天最重要.
引用賈伯斯(Steve Jobs)在史丹佛大學畢業典禮的一段話,
或許可以給我們一些啟發:
我十七歲時讀到的一則格言,深有所感:「把每一天都當做生命中的最後一天,你終將找到人生的方向。」
過去卅三年,我每天早上都會攬鏡自問:「如果今天是我人生的最後一天,我要做什麼?」
如果連續幾天的答案都是「無事可做」,那我就該改變了。~賈伯斯
~戴忠仁 2012 12 21 noon

2012/12/9

食色性也?少帥與大師的曲折 作者:戴忠仁



食色性也?--少帥與大師的曲折             

作者:戴忠仁

華燈初上時,上海某豪門宴客,女主人趁機塞了個字條給一個男的,字條上寫著請你可憐可憐我,今天晚上你不要走。”來做客的男人把字條改了兩個字“請你可憐可憐我,今天晚上你放我走。”,交還給引誘他的女人 .那一夜之前和之後,他們倆其實已暗渡陳倉多次.男的是促成中華民國第一次統一的張學良,女的是某名人的太太,但張學良在口述歷史時,多次強調不能說出來.不過,他倒是自白共有十一位情婦.張學良的好友張大千,一生一妻三妾,紅粉知己無數,張學良生前唯一一次的收藏拍賣,我認為是啟動大千先生現代水墨作品價格飛躍的關鍵時刻.

1995年已經住在美國的張氏伉儷
 

民國八十年三月十日一早,透過管道安排下我和攝影同仁悄悄的進入了松山軍用機場,我一直在候機室踱步,直到受訪者張學良的出現,他坐在輪椅上接受我的訪問,趙四小姐在一旁看著,那是被軟禁四十五年的張學良,生平第一次接受台灣電視新聞媒體訪問,張學良對著鏡頭說,他要到美國探訪親友,我問他要在美國多久時間,人稱少帥的張學良說,沒計畫,一切隨興.訪問結束後半小時,張學良第一次離開台灣,也象徵他真的自由了.民國八十二年底,張學良偕同趙四小姐再度赴美,我沒去採訪,但我告訴同事,這次他永遠不會回來了.讓我意外的是,就在張學良拿到美國綠卡的那個月(1984年月4),他的書畫收藏在台北蘇富比亮相,並且引起極大轟動.

 
蘇富比的定遠齋拍賣目錄

蘇富比定遠齋專拍是在當年的新光美術館(台北市仁愛路圓環邊)舉行, 207件拍品全數拍出,最高價是以新台幣1655萬落槌宋代畫家謝元的傳世孤本《桃花》, 超出估價三倍.但高潮迭起的是張大千的18幅作品,《湖山清舟》以1050萬元落槌,《水竹幽居》和《秋聲圖》的價格分別是520萬元和390萬元,共有11幅張大千拍品的成交價超過新台幣100,這些數字現在看來是九牛一毛,在當年可是讓參與者熱血沸騰呢.知名的古董商和藏家張宗憲就說,定遠齋拍賣是他畢生難忘的拍賣會之一.

 

張學良和張大千有些第一次的糾葛相當傳奇.有一年張大千在古玩店看上了一幅畫,和商家約定好後兩天前往付款取件時,卻遭到琉璃廠賣家違約,因為張學良以高價和現金先下手為強了,商家哪敢得罪少帥?張大千第一次赴時任三軍副司令的張學良晚宴時,還事先寫下求救信,因為他怕張學良追究買到自己所仿冒石濤的畫作,不過,兩人在那一次開始結緣.西安事件前一年,他倆在西安見面,當張大千因事想告別時,張學良卻第一次開口求畫,張大千畫了幅華山山水”,為了趕時間,他把畫拿到爐邊去烤,不但焚毀畫作,也第一次把鬍子給燒掉一大把,但他還是又提筆連夜作畫到天明,張學良十分感動,派了專機把張大千送回北平,啥事也沒耽誤到.兩人再見面時,已是二十九年之後,當晚張學良在台灣北投寓所拿出一件禮物送給張大千,正是當年被張學良在古玩店橫刀奪愛的新羅山人作品紅梅圖”.

 

欲向天孫問消息,銀河可許小星藏張大千大膽的在詩句中向太太探口風,是否可以在國外納妾,最後沒能如願,讓張大千意亂情迷的是一位朝鮮女性--春紅,當年她只有十五歲.而張學良開始學會獵豔,則是從十六歲開始,肇因於一位女子的引誘,壞女人”(張學良的用語)是少帥的表嫂!

張大千宴請張學良的菜單成了拍賣名作
 

1981年張大千在外雙溪的摩耶精舍宴請張學良,張學良特別將當時大千先生親筆題的菜單送去裝裱,張大千看到張學良刻意留白的裝裱,就順手的再畫了五隻綠葉紅蘿蔔和兩棵白菜,更提詩一首:蔓菔無兒芥有孫,老夫久已戒腥葷。髒神安座清虛府,那許羊來踏菜園。這份菜單後來也成定遠齋專拍的一項名品.

年輕時的趙四小姐
 
 
 
張學良伉儷的大江南北不離不棄的情深,其實是令人羨慕的
 
 

獨家專訪張學良那年我剛滿三十歲,訪問一位改寫歷史的時代人物當然內心澎湃不已,張學良口述歷史出版時,我已年近五十,看到書中張學良說女人要沾上我,她就不離開了。我要是年青人,我就開課了,講怎麼管女人的事情啊”,讀著讀著我心裡又激動起來,”少帥,你怎不早說呢!”.

2012/12/8

女超人的金名片 作者:戴忠仁


女超人的金名片                 戴忠仁

 
劉曉慶的武則天扮相

有人問我,是否有意願看看武則天的傳國玉璽和黃金聖旨,我一聽可傻眼了!對方還說,那黃金聖旨只有孫中山胡錦濤幾個人看過,因為聖旨和玉璽分別被秘藏在台北和北京故宮博物院,沒有對外公開,不久前才獲特許限量複製.我靈機一動問,”大陸的武則天秘史電視劇看過嗎?”這位不曉得已經花多少錢的藏家回應我,我又問還記得飾演武則天的演員殷桃,那時突然罩杯升級而震驚各界嗎?”對方開始出現疑惑表情,”您那傳國玉璽和黃金聖旨的真假怕也殷桃的胸部一樣.武則天倒真有一件黃金名片流傳於世.”說完,我怕他說他也有,於是我連茶都不敢喝就趕緊告退.

 

19825,河南農民屈西懷上嵩山採藥時,在山上石縫中發現了一塊金閃閃的簡片,專家檢視後發現這是史籍曾記載過的金簡, 這長36.5公分,8公分,厚不到0.1公分的純金簡,顯現唐朝時期的金器工藝高超水準, 鐫刻雙鉤楷書銘文"上言:大周圀主武曌,好樂真道,長生神仙,謹詣中嶽嵩高山門,投金簡一通,乞三官九府除武曌罪名 太歲庚子七月甲申朔七日甲寅小使臣胡昭()稽首再拜謹奏."簡單的說這是武則天專用的名片,投放給山中諸神,祈求消災贖罪.這枚金簡是河南博物院的鎮館之寶之一,也是唯一和武則天有關的存世文物.武則天的陵墓至今沒被盜墓過,中共當局也沒計畫開挖.

 

這片金簡幾年前曾經在台北和高雄展出,不過,似乎參觀群眾對這金片並不特別在意.其實這金簡可能意含武則天對自己透過血腥代價取得權力的懺悔或不安,因為她殺了自己的女兒兒子 ,同時也不僅殺了唐朝的宰相國舅,也除掉了一位皇后和妃子,武則天也是最早實行大規模白色恐怖的統治者..

 

上述金簡可看到當時武則天已經是皇帝,並且立國號為周,銘文中的圀()和曌(音照)都是武則天自創的字,可見她是一位極具開創企圖心的政治人物.從企業管理的角度,武則天真是超級CEO和創業家,在丈夫唐高宗統治後期,武則天其實就已經掌權,實際治理國事,高宗駕崩後,變成皇太后的武則天快速布局,把董事長(皇帝)給架空了,最後把公司(唐朝)併吞並且另立董事會(扶植自己的姪子稱王並任用親信),武則天也是最早採取殿試的皇帝,也就是面試文官,為官者必須能寫也能說,舉止儀態都重視,武則天也藉此打破了階級門第,她的知人善任讓她掌權半個世紀之久.

則天當了皇帝後,大興佛寺,廣鑿佛像。洛陽龍門石窟中有許多佛像,便是武則天時代開鑿的。其中規模最大的露天摩崖大龕奉先寺中,有一尊「盧舍那佛」,被不少學者認為是武則天44歲時的「真容」。

 
 
 

史學家大都認為,武則天的有效治理為後來的開元之治鋪了路.可是武則天的豪放之姿真是super!她侍奉過兩位是父子關係的皇帝老公,五十九歲起寵養面首.被形容為白晰貌美的張易之張昌宗兄弟檔面首進宮時,武則天都已經是七十三高齡了!坊間有流傳武則天保養的秘方,不過,我想武則天家族的DNA恐怕才是關鍵.女兒太平公主曾經和母親武則天共享情夫,新唐書曾記載敏之韶秀自喜,烝于榮國”,敏之指的是武則天的親外甥,榮國指的是武則天的母親,是古代指晚輩男子和長輩女子通姦的用語,當時武則天母親是八十八歲!電視版的武則天荒唐也挺雷人的.

殷桃所演的武則天,專家看不下去,但收視率奇高,有人說和殷桃的雙峰有關
             
 

“皇上,我叫武媚娘,還有一個大名叫武曌.”這是大陸演員殷桃在武則天秘史電視劇中,見到唐太宗時講的第一句話,歷史老師看了一定吐血抓狂,因為武媚是唐太宗賜給她的名字,武曌是武則天後來得勢稱帝後自己取的名.通稱她武則天是因為她死後被尊奉為"則天大聖皇帝”.武則天是中國歷史上唯一被史學家承認的女性皇帝,至於這位曠世奇女子的本名,套句現代用語是不詳”!


2012/11/17

男人該緊張了 戴忠仁



美國CIA局長因為有小三,而丟了烏紗帽,洛克希德的CEO也是因為沾腥而被炒魷魚.
不過,華爾街日報日前有一篇專欄文章,則點出了現在女性出軌的比率不亞於男性,
男人別太搖擺了!以下是中文與英文的原文:

約60年前﹐金賽(Alfred Kinsey)的研究為二十世紀中葉人們對性問題的感知帶來震撼﹐當時他在研究報告中稱﹐在婚姻的某一階段﹐美國半數的男性和四分之一的女性都會發生婚外情。如今人們對金賽得出的高出軌率已經不是非常重視了(他的取樣方法存在嚴重的選擇偏差)﹐但他的結果符合人們長期以來的假設﹐即男性欺騙伴侶的可能性要比女性大得多。但研究者近期對這種觀點提出了質疑:他們認為﹐妻子的不忠行為發生幾率可能與丈夫接近。這些背叛行為的長期代價為許多與配偶離過婚或經歷過父母離婚的美國人所熟知。有關該問題的最可靠研究之一當屬“綜合社會調查”(General Social Survey)﹐這項研究由美國國家科學基金會(National Science Foundation)資助﹐從1972年開始向美國人詢問同一批問題。在2010年的調查中﹐19%的男性表示﹐他們在婚姻的某個階段曾有不忠行為﹐這一比例低於1991年的21%。而自述存在婚外情的女性比例由1991年的11%升至2010年的14%。印第安納大學(Indiana University)、金賽研究所(Kinsey Institute)和圭爾夫大學(University of Guelph) 2011年一項研究發現的性別差距要小得多:男性為23%﹐女性為19%。上述數據暗示﹐兩性之間在不忠行為上的差異趨於消失﹐但我們應該審慎地看待該數據。研究者──即便是那些取樣時小心謹慎的研究者──一直面臨的問題是﹐任何此類調查都要求那些很可能對伴侶撒了謊的人坦白自己的越軌行為。研究者一般認為﹐不忠行為的實際數字要比調查結果所顯示的高。 但也應該強調﹐在美國﹐無論對男性還是女性來說﹐欺騙都既非普遍行為﹐也非不可避免。多次調查均一致顯示﹐到目前為止﹐多數受訪者都珍視一夫一妻制﹐並認為不忠行為是有害的。假如你相信“綜合社會調查”結果是真實的﹐即14%的女性有欺騙行為﹐那麼同時也請記住86%的女性並沒有欺騙伴侶。不過﹐雖說調查很難做到精確無誤﹐專家們的意見也不盡一致﹐但女性不忠行為的比例似乎確實在追趕男性。從我作為心理學家的工作經歷和我的社交圈來看﹐我發現有更多女性不僅有婚外情﹐而且在積極尋找婚外情。她們的理由聽起來很耳熟:證明她們的吸引力、情感聯繫、欣賞、自我──更不用說對一種全新關係的渴望了(這種關係不受婚姻中的長期重壓羈絆)。研究者還指出了可能導致女性外遇增加的其他因素。其中之一也許可以稱為“不忠主題泛濫”。不論哪一週的電視節目﹐情節中出現較多的似乎都是婚外情﹐而婚內情則出現得比較少。(電視劇“廣告狂人”(Mad Men)中的夫妻幾乎沒有不出軌的)女性被描述為熱心的參與者和積極的發起者﹐人們可能會感覺社會對不忠行為的接受程度增加了。另外還存在一個機會因素──對新一代職業女性來說﹐更多的旅行﹐更多時候要工作到深夜以及與男性交往增加意味著外遇的機會和誘惑成倍上升。荷蘭蒂爾堡大學(Tilburg University) 2011年展開的一項研究稱﹐不忠行為也能作為一種較大的經濟和社會力量﹐為男性和女性帶來信心和個人優勢。女性現在能夠以男性早已習慣的方式運用她們的力量。此項研究論文刊登在《心理科學》(Psychological Science)期刊上。此外﹐更廣泛的文化變遷可能也是一大影響因素。生物人類學家費舍爾(Helen Fisher)今年早些時候為交友網站Match.com進行了一項研究﹐研究顯示﹐女性對待兩性關係的態度變得越來越非傳統。有意思的是﹐男性可能正走向相反方向。在調查中﹐有77%的處於承諾性關係中的女性表示她們需要個人空間﹐而男性的比例為58%。35%的女性希望晚上經常外出與朋友會面﹐但僅有23%的男性持同樣看法。另一大因素當屬社交網絡﹐哪怕社交網絡只是起到拓寬伴侶人選範圍的作用。從傳統上來看﹐精神層面的友誼變為肉體出軌是觸發女性婚外情的導火索。現在很容易從網上開始發展這種友誼。一些人認為社交網絡不過是助推器而已﹐即使沒有社交網絡﹐出軌者也總能找到辦法。不過﹐如果你一直不曾忘懷畢業舞會的舞伴﹐如今找到他的幾率可要比從前大得多了。如今女性在婚外情中所佔比例是不是更大?很可能如此。但近幾十年來﹐我們的社會一直在宣揚和讚美性別平等﹐並進行相關立法﹐也許我們也應該對婚姻越軌中的性別平等有所預料。(Drexler博士是紐約威爾康奈爾醫學院(Weill Cornell Medical College)的精神病心理學助理教授﹐她的最新著作是《我們的父親﹐我們自己:女兒、父親和不斷變化的美國家庭》(Our Fathers, Ourselves: Daughters, Fathers and the Changing American Family)。)

PEGGY DREXLERSome 60 years ago, Alfred Kinsey delivered a shock to midcentury sexual sensibilities when he reported that at some point in their marriages, half of the men and a quarter of the women in the U.S. had an extramarital affair. No one puts much stock in Dr. Kinsey's high numbers any more - his sampling methods suffered from a raging case of selection bias - but his results fit the long-standing assumption that men are much more likely to cheat than women.Lately, however, researchers have been raising doubts about this view: They believe that the incidence of unfaithfulness among wives may be approaching that of husbands. The lasting costs of these betrayals will be familiar to the many Americans who have experienced divorce as spouses or children.Among the most reliable studies on this issue is the General Social Survey, sponsored by the National Science Foundation, which has been asking Americans the same questions since 1972. In the 2010 survey, 19% of men said that they had been unfaithful at some point during their marriages, down from 21% in 1991. Women who reported having an affair increased from 11% in 1991 to 14% in 2010.A 2011 study conducted by Indiana University, the Kinsey Institute and the University of Guelph found much less of a divide: 23% for men and 19% for women. Such numbers suggest the disappearance of the infidelity gender gap, but some caution is in order.An enduring problem for researchers - even those who sample with meticulous care - is that any such survey is asking for confessions from people who are presumably lying to their spouses. Researchers generally believe that actual infidelity numbers are higher than the results indicate.It should also be emphasized that cheating in the U.S. isn't epidemic or inevitable, for either sex. Surveys consistently find that by far the majority of respondents value monogamy and think that infidelity is harmful. And if you believe the General Social Survey's finding that 14% of women are cheating, keep in mind that 86% aren't.Still, even though survey accuracy is difficult to achieve and experts are by no means unanimous, it would appear that women are, indeed, catching up. In my own work as a psychologist and in my social circle, I see more women not only having affairs but actively seeking them out. Their reasons are familiar: validation of their attractiveness, emotional connection, appreciation, ego - not to mention the thrill of a shiny new relationship, unburdened by the long slog through the realities of coupledom.Researchers also point to other factors that might be leading women to stray more. One is what might be called 'infidelity overload.' Scan the plots on any given week in television, and there seems to be more extramarital sex than marital sex. (Few spouses stay put in 'Mad Men.') With women portrayed as eager participants and aggressive instigators, there may be a feeling that infidelity has become more acceptable.And then there is the opportunity factor - more travel, more late nights on the job and more interaction with men mean that the chances and temptations to stray have multiplied for the new generation of working women.A 2011 study at Tilburg University in the Netherlands, published in the journal Psychological Science, argues that infidelity is also a function of greater economic and social power, which creates confidence and personal leverage for both genders. Women can now use their power in ways to which men have long been accustomed.A broader cultural shift may also be at work. According to a Match.com study conducted earlier this year by the biological anthropologist Helen Fisher, women are becoming less traditional about relationships. Men, interestingly, may be going the other direction. In the survey, 77% of women in a committed relationship said they needed personal space, as opposed to 58% of men. While 35% of women wanted regular nights out with friends, only 23% of men said the same.Social networks are another factor, if only by expanding the pool of possible partners. Emotional friendships that turn physical are the traditional point of entry for female affairs. It is now easy for those friendships to take root online. Some argue that social networks are merely an expediter and that cheaters will always find a way. Still, if you've never quite gotten over your prom date, today the chances are much better that you can find him.Do women account for more of today's affairs? Probably. But in a society that has been preaching, legislating and celebrating gender equality for decades, equality in marital misdeeds might be expected too.(Dr. Drexler is an assistant professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College and author, most recently, of 'Our Fathers, Ourselves: Daughters, Fathers and the Changing American Family.')

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iPhone Repeat Purchase Intention Drops 13 points in Western EuropeBoston, MA - October 30, 2012 - For the first time since the Apple iPhone was released in 2007, the number of iPhone owners who say they definitely will or probably will purchase their next phone from the same brand has declined.The recent Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Lab Report, iPhone Owner Loyalty Declines: Is Apple Losing its Innovation Edge?, found that only 75 percent of iPhone owners in Western Europe say they are likely to buy their next phone from Apple, down from 88 percent in 2011. US repeat purchase intentions have also seen a slight decline, down from 93 percent in 2011 to 88 percent in 2012. "There is no doubt that Apple is continuing its success in retaining existing user base while attracting new customers," commented Paul Brown, Director at Strategy Analytics' User Experience Practice. "However, negative press prompted by a perceived lack of recent innovation by Apple has meant we are starting to see some growth in the number of previously highly loyal consumers who are now reconsidering whether or not they will purchase a new iPhone for their next device."Taryn Tulay, Analyst at Strategy Analytics' Wireless Device Lab added, "Respondents who say they probably will or definitely will not buy their next phone from Apple is low. However, it is the shift in the number of those who are unsure whether they will remain with the same brand for their next phone that Apple should be concerned abot"