Monday, October 6, 2008

Cadbury Withdraws Chocolate On Melamine Concern


Cadbury, the famous Chocolate Maker recalled earlier, 11 types of chocolate, including Dairy Milk chocolate mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia because of fears of contamination and melamine as a measure precautionary step to another delivery of fresh produce.

Cadbury said last week, three factories, they sources of dairy ingredients in China, shipments were tested by the government, and no melamine had been found, but other tests showed some doubts, so that the recall was ordered.

Based in London, the group said its products, including Dairy Milk chocolate, said the mainland of China and the export markets of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Australia as a precautionary measure, step another delivery of fresh produce.

A list longer and longer future of China and milk products have been placed on shelves around the world in recent weeks after it came to light that some of milk has been with melamine, to Thousands of dead and four hit.

Melamine is a relatively cheap industrial chemicals can be used to cheat quality control of milk protein and a week ago the Ministry of Health in China said 104 people were seriously ill and nearly 40,000 others been affected by the contamination of milk.

"The withdrawal is due to the fact concerned about the possibility of contamination with melamine of our chocolate," said a spokesman for Cadbury on the basis of its headquarters in London.

Cadbury said last week, three factories, they sources of dairy ingredients in China, shipments were tested by the government, and no melamine had been found, but other tests showed some doubts, so that the recall was ordered.

"We believe it is appropriate for a precautionary measure, the withdrawal of market stage of our Cadbury chocolate products which were manufactured in Beijing, a new supply of fresh produce"

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Crucified Frog Angered Pope


Rome, Italy - an art museum in northern Italy on Thursday, he continues to display a sculpture of the representation of a green frog nailed to a cross, anger Pope Benedict XVI and local officials.

August earlier in the pope had sent a letter to Franz Pahl, president of the region of Trentino-Alto Adige, Bolzano, denunciation of the sculpture.
The museum has the statue in the lobby and in an area less frequented the third floor. He offended the religious feelings of many people, the cross as a symbol of God's love and our redemption, "Pahl, cited as the Pope wrote in the letter.

In a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Thursday Pahl said he was outraged by the Museum of the decision to work, he says "pokes fun at the population and the Catholic religion and insulted the pope."

The wooden sculpture from 1990 shows the frog crucified nailed by the feet and hands like Jesus Christ. The frog sautante paste eyes and language, wears a loincloth and has a pitcher of beer and an egg in his hands.

The museum, said the 3-foot-tall sculpture has nothing to do with religion, but an ironic self-portrait of the artist and an expression of its concern. "With humour and a tragi-meaning, which belongs to art since the days of Greek tragedy, Kippenberger ... faces of the suffering of his condition, he expresses in many books, including, for example , In a video in which he Kreuzigt "

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Ten Forms to Empowerment

Empowering man can take many forms. In most organizations, there are many measures can be taken without financial risk to the organization in early humans.

Among the greatest benefits for society to the smallest step - Net profit, there is the power of behaviour, enormous quantities of energy and leverage.

Ten behaviour prompted to take measures for citizens of the situation.

1 - Create an opportunity to trust. The confidence comes from the results. The results come from a combination of luck and actions. The climate allows all levels. Faster identify trustworthy people, the better. The same goes for credibility.

2 - providing recognition for the contribution. Many managers streamline not to say that the person was only doing their job. Question: Since when is the provision of a product, errors, delays and a notebook customers only "do their job?" Or give up a weekend and a family picnic to retrieve a calendar? Or to work twice for the lag correction of an error in a sensitive period of mounting for a client? Or fly to a Jobsite in a foreign country, 4 hours in advance to do with an irate customer? For the recognition of good work, accountability at all levels.

3 - Reduce the rules. The structure is important, leaves no doubt about that. But in most organizations, the rules are not clear, ignored or are obsolete. As a procedural guideline - and discretion - and citizens in the situation, providing nearing completion. Why the time and opportunity to constantly reinvent how - how - we - do - this wheel?

4 - Change significant targets and men and women, can contribute to this process. This can be messy - it is also much easier to write what to do. But authorizes the participation of all people and offers valuable data for setting goals. And in most cases, objectives, it is more aggressive, as if the boss just writing it. Supports people work harder and smarter.

5 - recognition of the results. The situation is different as a contribution laudatory, but equally valuable. When a goal is reached, allow people to go further and, through recognition of the performance goal.

6 - Development Boundary measures to certain risks. The risk aversion organizations does not imply that "certain degree of risk" to speak, and for good reasons. Nobody wants to get sacks and marked by a loan unseriƶse shopkeepers, a lawyer immoral, dishonest and an accountant Vendor too aggressive. But with the creation of borders based on the worst scenario, limits on its own initiative that accountability can not survive, let alone grow.

7 - Use the occasion as a reward for performance. This should be what, but it is surprising that many organizations and people is not seen as an opportunity to reward, but as a danger. The pessimists have their place in any organization - they provide valuable points of control and healthy scepticism. But the future belongs to the optimists - the viewfinder opportunities.

8 - Ask people what they think. And then, to hear their replies. I have written before most of the most feared in the economy of words - "What do you think?" For command and control managers, these words ring as they are, their right to God. The truth is that these words authorize their chance. And the capacity of their people. If leaders can not see that the time for a change.

9 - Do not be caught by the Bums below. How many times people have bones has been described as "a little borough need? But for many round results in a blunt instrument. Each channel and head of the force had several experiences in their" universe " human beings, has the potential to reduce the effectiveness of their own - to give them a blunt instrument. Mauvais manager, bad or non mentors and existing models, and dual-use dishonest peers, bad situations - all have the potential of a person. For this reason, positive and optimistic, with the ideals and expectations are so important and motivate them. They may be negative unavoidable incidents, drivers of behaviour.

10 - Research and the promotion of differences. There is no learning without conflicts. The "empowerment" comes from different angles - and respect these views. It is often tempting to portray dissenting opinion, observation or suggestion, but offers the possibility for accommodating differences led to greater accountability - and more effective decision-making.

On the inventory of your own behavior against these ten steps. Then, do the implementation stages of a meaning to your situation and the situation of people around you. Increases the authorization is the product of these actions.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Artificial Intelligent


Thinker said, "A nature that exists virtually. Do I perhaps with an AI could accede to infiltrate, talk, take ideas and put back on the programmer."

However, these interfaces AI aim to police surveillance, find terrorist threats, etc. It is a great technology, which is Avatar instructors for learning, fellow prisoners, VR-instructors , Simulator, manuals talk, you can not see the future? It is also obvious, of course, people work there, and they are increasingly quite damn good. Search on the Internet.

Some, the idea does not like to obtain information online saying, "It creates more disappointment by creating false." And believe it is violating human conversations online. Of course, what is perhaps too slowly pocket or do evil and create boys suspected of paranoia or their ranks. At this critical ask, "Is this worth as human beings normal, but may also be afraid? "

If that bothers you any concept or if you think that maybe help track international terrorists is something relevant, because it is the way forward, and we can also use around him.

Predictions On Future Or Future Concepts


Many scientists and writers warn against too far forward in the future that estimates are generally not by scientific knowledge and let the predictors and odd in an embarrassing situation. Gazing in the near future is not very stupid. But several authors are the future concepts of great importance in the fiction category. Many inventions, once only a future concept are either under way or are nearing completion. But where, taking into account future concepts fifty years in the future must not be beneficial to say a Web page or an individual, it bears fruit in the long term for the whole of humanity.

Take the example of a telephone. A budget phonies a product today and has been in service for almost forever. Today, we have VoIP phones. Even if they are also mobile phones and digital Einsen trace the progress of technology. The point is that future approaches to be taken into consideration should be strengthened and has worked for the development of humanity. Therefore, these concepts should speak openly, without criticism and derision, and people should begin to of-the-box. Anything less than this issue in order to initiate the process of innovation, slow is regrettable and should be offensive.

The future concepts are, in any case an idea is worthwhile, and it is high time that all evidence regarding abstinence to talk about it should be abolished.