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Saturday, June 20, 2009

New 7 QC Tools of Quality : Affinity Diagram - QC Tool 1

Guys, all you heard about the 7 QC Tools of Quality. But the days are gone to strengthen the quality norms new 7 QC Tools are introduced. I think, after applying these "New 7 QC Tools" everyone can able to analyze the problems in micro level.

The Affinity Diagram:

This Affinity Diagram is a very useful tool to use when brainstorming is the main goal. This is an especially effective tool because it allows the participants to be both creative and logical. By generating ideas the participants are tapping into their creative side, and organizing those ideas allows them to exercise logic. According to "Pekin Area Chamber of Commerce", there are 3 main instances when an affinity diagram is especially useful. First, when the problem is complex or hard to understand. Second, when the problem is very large and could appear to be overwhelming. Last, when support and involvement of another group is required. There are six basic steps to creating an affinity diagram:

1. Identify the problem or issue
2. Each person writes issues related to problem on note card or sticky notes
3. Organize the cards or sticky notes into logical piles
4. Name each pile with a header
5. Draw an affinity diagram
6. Discuss the piles created

Below is an example of an affinity diagram:

Saturday, May 16, 2009

St. Thomas Villas : Be a Virgin Islander in Just $100

Hello, I am not joking! Really, It is true! Yes, you will be a Virgin Islander of $2 million valued St. Thomas Villas. Yeah! Oh! I know, you people never believes me. Just come with me I will show you what is it exactly!

Guys, it is an upper-class country house that everyone dreaming about it, like we people. Actually, I cannot forget these words that I will be a Virgin Islander of St. Thomas Villas. OK!

Everyone has a wish to visit a gracious place, a place that gives the most beautiful moments of life. Where the husband, wife and kids or love couple spending their valuable time with each other. It is just one they imagine as a dream vacation, that the time never allows them to forget all the sweet memories easily.

But while we are planning to go anywhere else, we have to struggle a lot from booking to fix an accommodation and also the worries about family security; it happens normally. But there is no guarantee that one can gets a peaceful and unforgettable moments.

At St. Thomas Villas, you never say like that or you never imagine other side. If you look at above picture then I am sure, you can realize the truth behind St. Thomas Villas. I know, all you think that I am guiding you all on wrong ways. But it is not the fact, for the instance, you just surf the site named "VIPropertyRaffle.com" and all the related information to become a real and virgin islander of St. Thomas Villas. So just move your fingers to be a virgin islander in just $100.

Mind-reading : A New Chapter of Technology

'Mind-reading' body scanner uses sensors to tell if a person has harmful intentions; could thwart terrorist attacks, and speed up security checks.

The Department of Homeland Security in the US is testing a body scanner for its efficacy in reading people's mind - an approach that can make it easy to nail terrorists who can wreak havoc.

The new system could be set up at entrances to stadiums, malls and in airports to make it very difficult for terrorists to carry out attacks. The technology could also speed up entry routes at checkpoints.

How it works:

As people walk through the scanner, called MALINTENT, sensors measure their body temperature, heart rate and respiration. The system uses this data to predict whether the person has plans to harm those around him.

The sensors do not even require any physical contact to carry out such tests - a reason why the system is also being hailed as an "X-ray for bad intentions".

The researchers are also incorporating micro facial scanning in the technology, which measures minute muscle movements in the face for clues to mood and intention.

The system recognizes, defines and measures seven primary emotions and emotional cues reflected in the contraction of facial muscles.

If the sensors identify that something is amiss, MALINTENT transmits the warning data to analysts, who then decide whether to flag passengers for further questioning.

The researchers recently conducted a field test: While the 144 test subjects thought they were merely passing through an entrance-way, they actually walked through a series of sensors that screened them for bad intentions.

The boffins also selected a group of 23 attendees to be civilian "accomplices" in their test.

Each of these participants was given a "disruptive device" to carry through the portal. Unlike the other attendees, they were conscious of being on a mission.

While the results of the experiment were not disclosed, the scientists called it a resounding success.

Fast Passage:

The entire security array - from scanners to screeners - is called Future Attribute Screening Technology (FAST) because it is designed to get passengers through security in two to four minutes, and often faster, the scientists said.

It also meets rigorous safety standards to ensure that the screening would not cause any physical or emotional harm.

As for errors, experts working on the project insist that even if a person sweats heavily by nature, the system is smart enough not to mistake him for one with criminal intentions.

MALINTENT addresses privacy concerns as well, by deleting all data regarding a person examined after the test.

Your data is dumped. The information is not maintained - it does not track who you are.

In the future, FAST may also incorporate biological, radiological and explosive detection. But the primary focus is still on identifying and isolating potential human threats, said the researchers.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Water Pollution : How we responsible?

Water is a vital resource for all living organisms and is also a habitat in its own right. Watercourses and seas have long been used as a convenient disposal area for wastes.

The effects of this use of water as a disposal route have been wide-ranging. For example, the Elbe, which flows from Czech Republic to East Germany is completely dead and the lakes and reservoirs in many Asian and Pacific countries tend to have nutrient levels ten to fifteen times higher than the world average.

Water pollution may occur from point sources, such as factories which discharge effluent according to a permit, or it may be from a non-point source, such as run-off of pesticides and fertilizer from agricultural land.

Pollution of groundwater is now also a problem, particularly where contamination with complex, long-lived organic compounds occurs. It is extremely expensive and difficult to clean up polluted groundwater.

In 1978 the Hooker Chemical Company was found liable for causing cancer in the community around Love Canal. Organic wastes, such as lindane, had been 'dumped by the company in an unmarked land-fill and seepage from the dumped waste polluted local sources of subterranean drinking water. However, it is not always so easy to identify the source of pollution and to attribute liability to those responsible. Where the person(s) responsible for the pollution cannot be found, it may be impossible for funds to be established to cover the cost of re-mediation.

Pollution of the seas and oceans is also a concern. Oil spills are the most high profile example of this. For example, the Exxon Valdez incident lead to the deaths of an estimated 33,000 birds.

Name Meaning : What is your name meaning?

Guys, if I ask you, what is the meaning of your name, then you suddenly reply me back for the same. But it happens often that many of us could not know his/her name meaning. Yeah! It is true. If someone asks him/her the meaning of his/her name then they could not able to reply it back instantly. But is it really get impacted on anyone's life? Off course! The reason behind is, names are not only the mirror of his/her life but also it represents one's personality and gives an unique importance through out the life. Just take a recent example of our beloved American President - Mr. Barack Obama. I am sure, a big portrait of the American President containing full of horizons immediately comes forward at everyone's eye. And naturally, all we sense the no boundaries of that particular name.

Actually, it is difficult to dig out the name meaning of our beloved one within a fraction of seconds. Naturally, we people look out the quick reference guide in hand to know more about names meanings. Here, the website named "NamesPedia.com" helps you to get ride of your problems. Just visit this website and find out your relatives or friends or even your new born kids names in any language at this website for e.g., African, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Breton and many more. So, just get yours name meaning by visiting this website.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Air Pollution : The Big Issue

While pollution of the upper atmosphere threatens the basic preconditions for life, pollution of the lower atmosphere is also a threat. Already it is estimated that one fifth of the world's population breathes air contaminated by pollutants in excess of World Health Organization (WHO) safety limits.

Acid emissions, especially oxides of sulphur and nitrogen are one of the major culprits. These arise primarily from the burning of fossil fuels for industry, power-generation and transport. It is estimated that £11 billion worth of damage is occurring annually in the EU alone to buildings, pipework, forestry and agriculture as a result of acidification.

This is a trans-boundary air pollution issue. The UK exports acid emissions due to its dilute and disperse control methods, which rely on tall chimney stacks to remove pollutants from the locality. Norway on the other hand imports 96% of its acid deposition from elsewhere.

Soil acidification also releases toxic metals such as aluminium, which can then accumulate in groundwater.

Other local effects include the build-up of photochemical smog from a cocktail of gases including nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and ozone. This has been linked to an increase in respiratory diseases and asthma. Ozone is also implicated in $5.4 billion worth of damage to crops every year in the United States of America.

Volatile organic chemicals (VOCs), especially solvents used in industry are another health hazard. In Europe, stricter controls are being made on the use of VOCs but in many areas of the world, restriction on air emissions is limited to acid gases.

Waste incinerators are specifically implicated in the production of carcinogenic air pollutants such as dioxins. The point here is when we are going to think on Air Pollution?

Pediatric Links - Must See

Pediatric Surgery
This blog describes various medical and surgical diseases in children.

Laparoscopic procedures
Laparoscopic surgery though require skill, it is less morbid, less painful, gives good cosmesis and avoids large scars.

Pediatric Cancer
It is an informative blog which describes various types of cancer in children, their clinical presentation,diagnosis and management written by a surgeon.

Atlas of Pediatric Diseases
It includes the exclusive pictures of various diseases in children. This is very useful site to remember the pathology in a glance. Especially for doctors as well as for persons who are interested in pediatric medicine and surgery. Disclaimer :The images in this blog are from real surgeries, and they might not be suitable for all readers.