Anita roddick brief biography of adolf
>friendly debate
sounds good because it seems like a muddy issue anyway. When it boils down to it, you can seriously point the finger at any one party and not "blame" the other for some fault.
another muddy issue is the fact that google would be acting "politically correct" by censoring this comment, when also remembering that the purpose of the web page was political.
*A side issue from this is whether it is allowable for google technology to "serve" particular political opinions at number 1 and another at number 2? What argument is most "relevant"?
As far as I am concerned with Google, I wouldn't like it if they were actively screening information to their liking, or their perception of "correctness".
I think, partly, due to her position, as an established face "in the city", it is slightly unfair that an "SEO'd" page of hers can rank #1 and reach the masses when perhaps someone else's "just as correct" answer to a political problem is ranked #100
big topic! great read
Franchise Advice Articles
Franchise News & Events – Thursday, September 13, 2007
Posted by Jason Gehrke on September 25, 2007Body Shop
founder Anita Roddick dies at 64
Anita Roddick, the charismatic founder of
environmentally-friendly beauty product chain The Body Shop, died of a brain haemorrhage
early this week at the age of 64. Ms Roddick, who was made a Dame of the
British Empire in 2003, started her international chain in Britain in
1976. Today, The Body Shop has more than 2000 outlets worldwide and is now
owned by French cosmetics giant L’Oreal. Ms Roddick was not only a pioneer of
environmentally-friendly business practices, but also built one of the first
major international non-food franchises and was an inspiration and role model
to many businessmen and women. Read
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Ms Roddick was reknown for her dedication to social
causes, particularly the environment, and created a new wave of interest in
philanthropy among small to medium-sized businesses. Read
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Retail Food
Group bids up to $88 million for Michel’s Patisserie
Less then four days after mopping-up the few
outstanding shares to complete its acquisition of the 320-strong Brumbys bakery
chain, listed franchisor Retail Food Group (RFG) last week announced a bid for
Michel’s Patisserie, valuing the 340-strong cake retail franchise at up to $88
million. The deal is expected to be completed in early November, and will
result in a network of bakeries, cafes, donut and cake shops with more than
1,000 stores in Australia,
making RFG one of the country’s largest franchisors. The conditional $50
million cash and scrip agreement to buy Michel’s includes an incentivated
earn-out clause which could raise the total price to $88 million. The
management team of Michel’s will remain as part of the deal, with RFG not
ruling-out additional acquisitions once the deal is completed. Read
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Frederick the Great of Prussia
Frederick the Great had a brute of a father. When young Frederick was captured trying to run away, he was locked up and forced to watch his friend - possibly his lover - being beheaded in front of his eyes. King of Prussia from 1740, Frederick was also a musician, a composer, a writer and a chancer who took extraordinary military risks to secure his place in Europe. Adolf Hitler thought the world of Frederick the Great, but how do Germans view him today?
Joining Matthew Parris to discuss a really extraordinary great life is Christopher Clark, regius professor of history at Cambridge University and Frederick's nominator. He recalls crossing into East Berlin in the eighties and being thrilled to discover Frederick's cultural legacy was still largely intact. Also in studio is Katja Hoyer, author of Beyond the Wall who grew up with the spectre of Frederick looming large both at school and at home.
The producer in Bristol is Miles Warde
New York Times bestselling author Adam Grant on the complexity of having a high EQ.
By Adam Grant
16th Jan 2024
Some of the greatest moments in human history were fuelled by emotional intelligence. When Martin Luther King Jr presented his dream, he chose language that would stir the hearts of his audience. “Instead of honouring this sacred obligation” to liberty, King thundered, “America has given the Negro people a bad cheque.” He promised that a land “sweltering with the heat of oppression” could be “transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice,” and envisioned a future in which “on the red hills of Georgia sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.”
Delivering this electrifying message required emotional intelligence – the ability to recognise, understand and manage emotions. Dr King demonstrated remarkable skill in managing his own emotions and in sparking emotions that moved his audience to action. As his speechwriter Clarence Jones reflected, King delivered “a perfectly balanced outcry of reason and emotion, of anger and hope. His tone of pained indignation matched that note for note.”
Recognising the power of emotions, another one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century spent years studying the emotional effects of his body language. Practising his hand gestures and analysing images of his movements allowed him to become “an absolutely spellbinding public speaker,” says the historian Roger Moorhouse – “it was something he worked very hard on.” His name was Adolf Hitler.
Since the 1995 publication of Daniel Goleman’s bestseller, emotional intelligence has been touted by leaders, policymakers and educators as the solution to a wide range of social problems. If we can teach our children to manage emotions, the argument goes, we’ll have less bullying and more cooperation. If we can cultivate emotional intelligence among leaders and doctors, w