Thursday, May 27, 2010

西瓜为什么要圆变方?


西瓜为什么要圆变方?

 二零一零年五月二十七日 下午十二时

文:郑文辉
西瓜为什么要圆变方?
新加坡职工总会秘书长林瑞生最近在劳动节集会上提出这个看来和劳动生产力无关的问题,但却是直接提高生产力和增加收入的主要原因。
原来在寸金寸土的日本,零售店的租金奇高,而一些售卖西瓜的水果商为解决圆形西瓜不易叠放的问题,而设法改变西瓜品种由圆而方,但是谁也没有想到原本为节省空间而改变的新品种——方西瓜却大受欢迎,它身价因此暴涨;而由原来一个圆西瓜只卖35新元,变成一个方西瓜可卖到115新元,这不但生产力突破瓶颈,也使农民和果商发了财!
另一个例子,那就是星巴克(Starbucks)咖啡;这个原自美国西雅图的连锁咖啡座,当初是因为热咖啡可以给人在寒冷的天气下饮喝热身,结果成了当地的畅销品,但是,这热咖啡后来发展到了炎热的加州却不受欢迎,可是他们脑筋一动,把热咖啡加碎冰,变成了冷咖啡(冰沙加Frappuccino),结果这种冷饮一炮而红大受欢迎,在赤道边缘的新马,在星巴克也可享受这冷的“冰沙咖”。星巴克随后推出瓶装冰咖啡,在短短两年内创下10亿美元的销售业绩。
这两个例子说明了什么?
——一切都在变,连圆的要变成方,热的要变成冷;这是180度相对的改变。
这说明了世界上没有一样东西可以永恒的,当需要变时就要变,俗语说:“穷则变、变则通”,尤其是现代的商业市场,绝对不能一成不变。当你走到瓶颈的时候。不要一味不变继续钻下去,回过头来可能是一条康庄大道。
——在红海里搏杀,不如改变独走蓝海策略,走出自己的一条路!
其实,不只是商场如此,办报也如此;这里又一个例子,举世著名的《华尔街日报》在两年前被传媒大亨默多克收购,他把这家具有百年传统的新闻媒体,一改过去的理念;在过去的传统业务价值观是编辑至上,从传统分析长文开始逐渐减少,而取而代之的是更短的新闻报道,“简明”成为新的新闻价值取向,造成对《纽约时报》以及其他传统美国新闻媒体带来强劲的冲击,具有标志意义的传统分析性报道在其他媒体也迅速变得销声匿迹。
到了2009年第三季度,《华尔街日报》的发行量正式超过《今日美国》(USA Today),达到了惊人的202万份,成为美国发行量最大的日报媒体。
——这个例子说明了,百年老店的老秘方还是要加上新元素的,所以“变”是惟一的选择!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Tumbuhan Beracun



Zamioculcas zamiifolia

Terjemahan terus daripada "google translator"
Ini adalah herba tanaman tumbuh tinggi 45-60 cm, dari bawah tanah gemuk,segar rimpang.Hal ini biasanya hijau,
tapi menjadi gugur selamakekeringan, kekeringan hidup kerana besarkentangseperti rimpang-bahawa air menyimpan sampai curah hujan kembali. 
Para daun yangmenyirip, panjang 40-60 cm, dengan 6-8 pasang risalah 7-15 cm, mereka halus, berkilat, dan hijau gelap. 
Parabunga dihasilkan di kuning terang kecil untuk coklat atau tembaga gagang 5-7 cm, 
sebahagian tersembunyi di antara asas daun, bunga dari pertengahan musim panas ke awal musim gugur. 
Semua bahagian tanaman ini beracun jika ditelan.
PERHATIAN !!!!
Kalau tak makan, adakah tumbuhan ini beracun?? Perlukah tumbuhan ini dibuang begitu sahaja?
Sesiapa yang mempunyai maklumat lanjut, diharapkan dapat berkongsi di sini. Terima Kasih


Dalam Bahasa Inggeris. Lihat penerangan di bawah


TaxonZamioculcas zamiifolia (Lodd. et al.) Engl.

Genus: Zamioculcas
Family: Araceae subfamily: Aroideae tribe: Zamioculcadeae.
Nomen number: 313019
Place of publication: Pflanzenr. IV. 23B(Heft 21):305. 1905
Name verified on: 23-Feb-2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 02-Jul-2007
Species priority site is: Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA).

NO ACCESSIONS IN NPGS UNDER THIS NAME.


Distributional range:

      Native:
  • AFRICA
    East Tropical AfricaKenyaTanzania
    South Tropical AfricaMalawiMozambiqueZimbabwe
    Southern AfricaSouth Africa - KwaZulu-Natal

money plant poison-Zamioculcas

Zamioculcas

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zamioculcas zamiifolia
A cultivated specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Monocots
Order:Alismatales
Family:Araceae
Subfamily:Zamioculcadoideae
Genus:Zamioculcas Schott
Species:Z. zamiifolia
Binomial name
Zamioculcas zamiifolia
(Lodd.) Engl.[1]

Zamioculcas (Common name "Zanzibar Gem") is a genus of flowering plant in the family Araceae, containing the single species Zamioculcas zamiifolia. It is a tropical perennial plant native to eastern Africa, from Kenya south to northeastern South Africa.

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[edit]Etymology

Close-up of leaflets

The botanical name derives from the superficial similarity of its foliage to that of the cycad genus Zamia. Botanical synonyms include Caladium zamiaefolium, Zamioculcas loddigesii and Z. lanceolata. It is sometimes known by the trivial names "ZZ plant", "aroid palm", "fat boy", and "eternity plant".

[edit]Growth

It is a herbaceous plant growing to 45-60 cm tall, from a stout underground,succulent rhizome. It is normally evergreen, but becomes deciduous duringdrought, surviving drought due to the large potato-like rhizome that stores water until rainfall resumes. The leaves are pinnate, 40-60 cm long, with 6-8 pairs of leaflets 7-15 cm long; they are smooth, shiny, and dark green. Theflowers are produced in a small bright yellow to brown or bronze spadix 5-7 cm long, partly hidden among the leaf bases; flowering is from mid summer to early autumn. All parts of the plant are poisonous if ingested.

[edit]Cultivation

Zamioculcas zamiifolia flower

Zamioculcas is grown as an ornamental plant, mainly for its attractive glossy foliage. It can be kept outdoors as long as the temperature does not fall below around 15 °C (59 °F); best growth is between 18 °C to 26 °C (65° to 79 °F). Hot temperatures give an increase of leaf production. In temperate regions, it is grown as a houseplant. Over-watering may destroy this plant; erring on the side of dryness is preferable to risking tuber rot. Do not use leaf shiners. A quarter or eighth strength liquid fertilizer such as fish emulsion or worm-cast liquid may be used once a month at the warmest period for potted specimens. Bright, indirect light is best for Zamioculcas, although it will tolerate very low light. Some sun will be tolerated, very early in the morning for hot districts – morning or afternoon for cooler districts.

Z. zamiifolia may be propagated by leaf cuttings: typically, the lower ends of detached leaves are inserted into a moist gritty compost and the pot enclosed in a polythene bag. Though the leaves may well decay, succulent bulb-like structures should form in the compost and these may be potted up to produce new plants.

[edit]References

  1. ^ "Zamioculcas zamiifolia information from NPGS/GRIN". www.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 2008-03-24.

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