PERUSAHAAN TERBAIK DI DUNIA

PERUSAHAAN PALING DIKAGUMI DI DUNIA

Inilah daftar perusahaan-perusahaan paling dikagumi di dunia tahun 2008.

1. Apple, Amerika

Innovation rank: 1
Industry rank in Computers: 1

iPod, iPhone, iMac. Apple is the "i" word in action. Led by Steve Jobs, the company has disrupted three different industries -- computers (the Mac), music (the iPod) and movies (Pixar).

Apple iMac

2. General Electric, Amerika
Konglomerat terbesar Amerika. Didirikan Thomas Alva Edison, sang penemu bola lampu tahun 1878. Pernah dipimpin oleh salahsatu tokoh bisnis paling berpengaruh, Jack Welch, "The Manager of The Century". Mempunyai total aset US$ 795.337 Milyar (2007), dan keuntungan bersih US$ 22.208 Milyar (2007).

3. Toyota Motor, Jepang
4. Berkshire Hathaway, Amerika
Perusahaan keuangan/asuransi terbesar milik orang terkaya no.1 Amerika, Warren Buffet. Warren memiliki nilai total kekayaan US$ 62 Milyar (Februari 2008), lebih besar dari Bill Gates (US$ 58 Milyar).

5. Procter & Gamble, Amerika
6. FedEx, Amerika
7. Johnson & Johnson, Amerika
8. Target, Amerika
9. BMW, Jerman
10.Microsoft, Amerika
11. Costco Wholesale, Amerika
12. United Parcel Service, Amerika
13. IBM, Amerika
13. PepsiCo, Amerika
15. Cisco Systems, Amerika
16. Boeing, Amerika
17. Wal-Mart Stores, Amerika
18. Honda Motor, Jepang
19. Coca-Cola, Amerika
20. Caterpillar, Amerika
dan..
21. Singapore Airlines, Singapura.

The most comfortable, spacious and quiet aircraft to ever take to the skies, the Singapore Airlines A380 brings you travel in a new light. (First flight, October 2007. A380 adalah pesawat penumpang terbesar di dunia. Singapore Airlines menjadi maskapai penerbangan pertama di dunia yang menerbangkan pesawat ini)

Selebihnya, inilah daftar 50 perusahaan paling dikagumi di dunia.
"World's Most Admired Companies, 2008", Fortune, CNNMoney.com.

Pesawat Murah

Sketsa komedi paling lucu dari The Carol Burnett Show.
Bedanya naik pesawat kelas bisnis, sama kelas paling murah.

No frills = Tanpa "kemewahan" / tanpa pelayanan istimewa
Rug = Karpet
Seat belt = Sabuk pengaman

50 Acara TV Terbaik Amerika

Majalah TV Guide telah memilih 50 acara TV yang dianggap paling berpengaruh dalam sejarah Amerika.

Dan inilah daftarnya.

1. Seinfeld (NBC, July 5,1989-May 14,1998)
2. I Love Lucy (CBS, October 15,1951–May 6,1957)
3. The Honeymooners (CBS, October 1,1955–September 22,1956)
4. All in the Family (CBS, January 12,1971–April 8,1979)
5. The Sopranos (HBO, January 10,1999–June 10,2007)
6. 60 Minutes (CBS, September 24,1968—present)
7. The Late Show with David Letterman (CBS, August 30,1993—present)
8. The Simpsons (FOX, December 17,1989—present)
9. The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, October 3,1960–April 1,1968)
10. Saturday Night Live (NBC, Ocotber 11,1975—present)
11. The Mary Tyler Moore Show (CBS, September 19,1970–March 19,1977)
12. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (NBC, October 1,1962–May 22,1992)
13. The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS, Ocotber 3,1961–June 1,1966)
14. Hill Street Blues (NBC, Janaury 15,1981–May 12,1987)
15. The Ed Sullivan Show (CBS, June 21,1948–June 6,1971)
16. The Carol Burnett Show (CBS, September 11,1967–March 29,1978)
17. The Today Show (NBC, Janaury 14,1952—present)
18. Cheers (NBC, September 30,1982–May 20,1993)
19. Thirtysomething (ABC, September 29,1987–May 28,1991)
20. St. Elsewhere (NBC, October 26,1982–May 25,1988)
21. Friends (NBC, September 22,1994–May 6,2004)
22. ER (NBC, September 19,1994—2009)
23. Nightline (ABC, 1980–present {originally premiered as The Iran Crisis—America Held Hostage in 1979})
24. Law & Order (NBC, September 13,1990—present)
25. M*A*S*H (CBS, September 17,1972–February 28,1983)
26. The Twilight Zone (CBS, October 2,1959–June 19,1964)
27. Sesame Street (PBS, November 10,1969—present)
28. The Cosby Show (NBC, September 20,1984–April 30,1992)
29. The Phil Donahue Show (Syndication, November 6,1967–May 2,1996)
30. Your Show of Shows (NBC, 1950–June 5,1954)
31. The Defenders (CBS, September 16,1961–May 13,1965)
32. An American Family (PBS, 1973)
33. Playhouse 90 (CBS, 1956–1961)
34. Frasier (NBC, September 16,1993–May 13,2004)
35. Roseanne (ABC, October 18,1988–May 20,1997)
36. The Fugitive (ABC, September 17,1963–August 29,1967)
37. The X-Files (Fox, September 10,1993–May 19,2002)
38. The Larry Sanders Show (HBO, August 15,1992–May 31,1998)
39. The Rockford Files (NBC, September 13,1974–Janaury 10,1980)
40. Gunsmoke (CBS, September 10,1955-March 31,1975)
41. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB/UPN, March 3,1997–May 20,2003)
42. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (NBC, January 22,1968–March 12,1973)
43. Bonanza (NBC, September 12,1959–January 16,1973)
44. The Bob Newhart Show (CBS, September 16,1972–April 1,1978)
45. Twin Peaks (ABC, April 8,1990–June 10,1991)
46. Star Trek: The Next Generation (Syndication, September 28,1987–May 23,1994)
47. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show (ABC, 1959–1964)
48. Taxi (ABC/NBC, September 12,1978–June 15,1983)
49. The Oprah Winfrey Show (Syndication, September 8,1986—present)
50. Bewitched (ABC, September 17,1964–July 1,1972)

Tapi kok "The A-Team" sama "MacGyver" ngga ada ya? Haha..

Oke, ini program-program TV dahsyat yang aku tonton sekarang.

1. 24 (Terutama Season 2).

2. Heroes (tayang di Trans7).

3. Lost.

4. Friends.

5. Battlestar Galactica (2004).

Keywords : Creative, Creative Industry, Creative Economy.

IBM 2008 Global CEO Study: The Enterprise of the Future

Apa yang dibutuhkan untuk menciptakan

perusahaan terunggul di dunia?

Hungry for change. Wildly imaginative. Disruptive by nature. Totally wired to the people who matter most. To some people, this might sound like your average teenager. In fact, these are the qualities companies will need to thrive in the near future, according to our newest CEO study.

Every two years, IBM talks to some 1,000+ CEOs and public sector leaders worldwide. We ask these executives:

What are they thinking about?

Where are they investing?

What do they believe the Enterprise of the Future will look like?

We also reviewed the differences between outperforming and underperforming businesses. This is our third global CEO survey. Here’s what we found.

Hungry for Change

The Enterprise of the Future is capable of changing quickly and successfully. Instead of merely responding to trends, it shapes and leads them. Market and industry shifts are a chance to move ahead of the competition.

Innovative

Beyond Customer Imagination

The Enterprise of the Future surpasses the expectations of increasingly demanding customers. Deep collaborative relationships allow it to surprise customers with innovations that make both its customers and its own business more successful.

Globally Integrated

The Enterprise of the Future is integrating to take advantage of today’s global economy. Its business is strategically designed to access the best capabilities, knowledge and assets from wherever they reside in the world and apply them wherever required in the world.

Disruptive By Nature

The Enterprise of the Future radically challenges its business model, disrupting the basis of competition. It shifts the value proposition, overturns traditional delivery approaches and, as soon as opportunities arise, reinvents itself and its entire industry.

Genuine, Not Just Generous

The Enterprise of the Future goes beyond philanthropy and compliance and reflects genuine concern for society in all actions and decisions.

IBM Global CEO Study Website

PESAWAT TEMPUR TERCANGGIH

China Advanced Fighter, Shenyang J-11B

Eurofighter Typhoon, pesawat no.2 paling mematikan di dunia

Dassault Rafale

F-22 Raptor, pesawat paling mematikan dalam sejarah dunia
DERA Study

F-18F Super Hornet

F-18F Super Hornet

Su-37 Terminator

China Chengdu J-10

Fighter cockpit

Su-27 Flanker, Russian Knights

4,5th Generation Fighters, Wiki

INTAN BERLIAN

INTAN, skala kekerasan mineral Mohs : 10, sempurna

Intan adalah salahsatu benda terkeras dan terindah yang ada di muka bumi. Skala kekerasannya mencapai nilai 10, sedangkan baja saja hanya 6,5 - 7. Intan, terbentuk dari atom Karbon (C).

Skala kekerasan Mineral Mohs, Wikipedia

And what about that "Carbon" ? ..

Kok bisa jadi intan ?

Ujung pinsil yang berwarna hitam juga terbentuk dari Karbon. Namanya, Graphite. Tidak seperti intan, graphite berwarna hitam dan cenderung lunak. Graphite berasal dari bahasa Yunani ”Graphein” artinya ”menulis/menggambar”.

Carbon based economy

Batubara, arang, dan minyak bumi juga terbentuk dari Karbon, plus Hidrogen (H). Mereka menjadi sumber energi utama dunia saat ini (Carbon based fossil fuel). Karbon dibakar dan diambil energi Hidrogennya. Sayangnya ini juga menghasilkan zat Karbon-dioksida yang berlebih.

Sebenarnya Karbon-dioksida (CO2) penting bagi semua tumbuhan untuk berfotosintesis. Ditambah cahaya matahari, tumbuhan berfotosintesis dan tumbuh, dan menghasilkan Oksigen serta Karbohidrat yang dipakai untuk tumbuh (gula dan tepung pati, starch).

Photosyntesis

Tapi karena jumlah CO2 terus bertambah akibat industrialisasi dan meluasnya penebangan hutan, maka akumulasinya merusak ozon. Ini nantinya akan diatasi dengan teknologi baru yang bisa mendapat energi Hidrogen dari Air dengan memecahnya, dari H2O, Hydrolisis air.

Energi Hidrogen diambil langsung dari Air, tidak lagi memakai sumber energi berbasis Karbon lagi. Ini misalnya telah digunakan untuk beberapa mobil konsep berbahan bakar Hidrogen.

Karbon, juga ada dalam tubuh manusia karena pada dasarnya Karbon adalah elemen dari semua senyawa organik.

KOK KARBON BISA JADI MACAM-MACAM ?

Atom Karbon (C) bisa jadi macam-macam bentuk karena susunan struktur atomnya berbeda-beda. Elemen atom yang sama, kalau bentuk susunannya berbeda, akan menciptakan benda yang berbeda. Istilahnya kerennya, Alotropi ( Greek ; allos, other, and tropos, manner).

Apa ada elemen lain yang penting ?

Sekarang, ilmuwan telah menemukan struktur elemen Karbon baru, yang 200 kali lebih kuat dari baja, dan lebih keras dari intan, namanya ...



KARBON, Carbon, C, Nomor atom 6.

Artspace 2008 Winners

TABUNG NANO KARBON, MATERIAL AJAIB FUTURISTIS.

TABUNG NANO KARBON

Ilmuwan dunia

diam-diam telah menemukan sebuah material ajaib baru, material berukuran nano yang 100-200 kali lebih kuat dari baja dan kevlar, dan lebih keras dari intan.

Tidak itu saja, tapi juga 10 kali lebih ringan, fleksibel seperti plastik, dan menghantarkan listrik lebih baik bahkan dari tembaga. Material ini dinamakan Carbon Nanotube, atau Tabung Nano Karbon.

“They are stronger than steel, and as flexible as plastic, conduct energy better than almost any material ever discovered, and can be made from unexotic raw materials such as methane gas”.

“The Stuff of Dreams”, CNET.com

Ini adalah impian semua ilmuwan untuk masa depan, penemuan baru yang efeknya akan sangat revolusioner.

Mobil dan pesawat masa depan akan berbadan jauh lebih kuat tapi lebih ringan, dan juga akan menjadikannya irit bahan bakar. TV LCD dan layar komputer juga akan jadi lebih baik, lebih tahan panas, dan lebih murah.

Dalam kemiliteran, ini bisa dipakai untuk lapisan pelindung tank atau pesawat tempur yang lebih kuat, bahkan seragam anti peluru yang sangat ringan.

Dan Tabung Nano karbon yang superkuat ini juga akan memungkinkan dibangunnya struktur bangunan yang sangat futuristis seperti Space Elevator, Tangga Luar Angkasa.

Elevator ini menghubungkan secara langsung bumi dengan stasiun ruang angkasa ratusan kilometer di orbit Bumi.

“A Carbon Nanotube is essentially a sheet of carbon atoms—
arranged in hexagons--that curls up into a tube”.

Tabung nano karbon pada dasarnya adalah lembaran atom Karbon super tipis yang tersusun dalam bentuk hexagonal, dan dilipat dalam bentuk tabung. Salahsatu varian komposisi material ini adalah Buckypaper, dari nama penemu bentuknya, Richard Buckminster ("Bucky") Fuller.

Material ini berukuran Nano, ukuran super kecil sepersemilyar meter. Seandainya rambut manusia dibelah 50.000 kali, itulah ukuran Nano.

Lho ? Lalu bagaimana kita bisa melihat atau memanipulasi materi sekecil itu? Mudah, kita melihatnya dengan mikiroskop super canggih seperti Mikroskop Gaya Atom (Atomic Force Microscope, AFM).

“Touted as ‘harder than diamonds’ and ‘stronger than steel at a fraction of the weight’, buckypaper, which has the potential for use in illuminating devices, heat sinks, armor, and electromagnetic protective skins, might help usher in a new age in material technology”.

The futureofthings.com

Saat ini tantangan terbesarnya adalah harganya yang masih mahal. Tentu saja karena masih dalam tahap awal. Tapi dengan penelitian yang intensif, biaya pembuatannya akan bisa makin efisien. Dan bila sudah bisa diproduksi secara masal, maka harganya sudah akan bisa menjadi murah.

Dan saat itu, seluruh benda di dunia mungkin sudah akan menggunakan material ajaib ini. Material yang lebih kuat dari baja dan lebih keras dari intan. Fleksibel, dan ringan. Tabung Nano Karbon.

The Stuff of Dreams, Nanotubes, CNET.com
'Buckypaper': stronger than steel, harder than diamonds, physorg.com
The Future of Things, Buckypaper, Nanotubes on Steroids, The Future of Things.com
Carbon Nanotube, Wikipedia
Tensile strength, Wikipedia

Tangga Luar Angkasa

Tangga Luar Angkasa, The Space Elevator..

Audacious & Outrageous: Space Elevators

The Space Elevator Comes Closer to Reality, Space.com
Space Elevator, Wikipedia

KEPEMIMPINAN

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more,

You are a leader.

John Quincy Adams, Presiden ke 4 Amerika.

"2057, THE WORLD"

"2057, The World" video.

Video super dahsyat tentang rangkaian teknologi tercanggih masa depan. Tayangan dari Discovery Channel.

Saksikan lanjutan, disini.

NAPOLEON

NAPOLEON, 15 Agustus 1769 – 5 Mei 1821.

"In Italy, I realized I was a superior being,
and conceived the ambition of performing great things."

Napoleon adalah salah satu jenderal terbesar dalam sejarah. Seorang genius, workaholic, tidur hanya 4 jam sehari, dan punya ambisi yang tak terbatas. Umur 16 tahun, ia sudah menjadi tentara Prancis berpangkat letnan.

Umur 24 ide geniusnya membuat Prancis berhasil mengusir armada Inggris dari Toulon. Umur 27 tahun, ia sudah jadi pemimpin dari seluruh pasukan Prancis di Italia. Dan di umurnya yang ke-30, Napoleon praktis sudah jadi penguasa tunggal di seluruh Prancis.

Dan dia lalu ingin menguasai seluruh Eropa, dan lalu, seluruh dunia..

The word ‘impossible’ is not in my dictionary

Imagination rules the world.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

I love a brave soldier who has undergone the baptism of fire.

An army marches on its stomach.

A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit.
In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

All men are equal before God: wisdom, talents, and virtue,
are the only difference between them.

Great men are like meteors, which shine and consume themselves
to enlighten the earth.

To have a right estimate of a man’s character, we must see him in misfortune.

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man;
to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.

A leader is a dealer in hope.

He who is unmoved by tears has no heart.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious,
than to be able to decide.

In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.

The best cure for the body, is a quiet mind.

There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at,
and who steals what is most precious to men: Time.

Battle of the Nile, 1-2 Agustus 1798

Siapa sih, Napoleon?

Europe and the Superior Being: Napoleon
Napoleon, Emperor of France
Napoleon, About.com, European History
Napoleon, Wikipedia

TEORI MEKANIKA KUANTUM

TEORI MEKANIKA KUANTUM

T-shirt Mekanika Kuantum dari Thinkgeek.com, US$ 16.99

Apa hubungannya "Mekanika Kuantum", dengan "Ketidakpastian"?
Apa itu sebenarnya Mekanika Kuantum?
Dan kenapa, teori alam semesta ajaib ini sempat bikin Einstein jadi bingung?

... dan apakah anda pernah mendengar istilah, Parallel Universe?

Lihat penjelasannya yang lumayan menarik lewat Komputer Kuantum, disini.
Give it a try.

Biografi Albert Einstein

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction"

Albert Einstein.

Albert Einstein menemukan rumusnya yang super dahsyat tapi begitu sederhana, waktu umurnya baru 26 tahun. Saat itu dia tidak berada di lingkungan para ilmuwan dan intelektual, melainkan hanya bekerja jadi pegawai kantor hak paten di Berne, Swiss.

Rumus besar apa yang dihasilkannya waktu umur 26 tahun ?

Tahukah Anda apa hobi Einstein sejak kecil?

Lihat disini, Biografi Einstein.

5 Makanan yang akan Memberi Anda Kekuatan "Manusia Super"

"5 Foods to Give You Superhuman Powers"

1. X-Ray Vision

Superman squandered his x-rays peering through brick walls instead of Lois Lane's flimsy feminist veneer. To keep your perception sharp, you need two key things: lutein and zeaxanthin, which sound like villains but aren't.

Macular tissue—the clump of photoreceptors on each retina—degenerates faster than the rest of the eye, and as it does, you no longer see clearly, so "you lose the ability to read and to drive," says Steve Pratt, M.D., author of SuperFoods Rx. "There's a big smudge in the center of everything.

"Researchers at Heinrich Heine University in Germany found that lutein and zeaxanthin help filter blue light, which may wreck macular tissue. "People with high levels of these two phytonutrients are at lower risk of both macular degeneration and cataracts," Dr. Pratt says.

Your secret source:

Bayam dan Alpukat (Spinach, Avocado)

Dr. Pratt recommends 12 milligrams (mg) a day of the two nutrients combined, or ½ to ¾ cup of cooked spinach, one of the best sources. Cooking concentrates the greens and their powers; to get 12 mg from raw spinach, you'd be munching forever—and using too much dressing.

2. Superhuman Strength

You can't build shoulders and biceps like the Hulk's unless you have a great special-effects department in your basement. But you can make the most of your workouts by eating at the right time. You probably already have the "guzzle a protein shake immediately after a workout" thing down. (And if you don't, start now; you have a 60-minute window for maximum protein uptake and glycogen restoration after exercise.) The rest of the day, make sure you take in the calories and protein you need for muscle growth.

Your secret source:

Medium Rare Steak dan Keju

Bulk up on lean meat, nuts, and cheese. Researchers at the University of Connecticut found that cutting carbs can change body composition better than cutting fat can. In a 6-week study, normal-weight men who trimmed calories by following an old-school low-carb diet traded 7.4 pounds of fat mass for 2.4 pounds of lean muscle.

Lead researcher Jeff Volek, Ph.D., R.D., an assistant professor of kinesiology, attributes the boosted burn to a reduction in insulin levels. "The effects are more pronounced when the diet is only slightly restricted in energy," he says.That means there's no need to be all crazy about cutting carb calories. Just be sensible: Skip the cookies before bedtime.

3. Mental Firepower

What would Batman be without his deductive powers? Just a lonely, frustrated millionaire in a cape. You, on the other hand, can stay sharp (and maybe make your own millions) by getting enough Niacin.

A study at Chicago's Rush Institute for Healthy Aging found that people with diets high in niacin had a lower risk of both Alzheimer's and age-related cognitive decline. The study was done on people 65 and over, but lead researcher Martha Morris, Sc.D., says, "Some studies show that niacin is important for DNA synthesis and repair, as well as for normal brain functioning. One could surmise that people of all ages should make sure they eat a diet that includes niacin-rich foods."

In the study, the top 20 percent of niacin consumers, who got 20 to 48 mg a day from food, had an 80 percent reduction in Alzheimer's risk.

Your secret source:

Ikan Salmon dan Ayam Masak Lemon

Look to fish and poultry. Four ounces of chicken breast has 15 mg; 4 ounces of swordfish has 13 mg. Oddly, foods high in tryptophan (the stuff that seems to shut down your brain after Thanksgiving dinner) can add to your niacin intake, too; the body uses tryptophan to make niacin when it needs a fresh supply. So even though turkey breast contains only 6 mg niacin per 3 ounces, it's another good source.

4. "Invisibility"

Now you see him, now you...well, see less of him—no disfiguring accident required. George Fahey, Ph.D., a professor of animal sciences at the University of Illinois, studies pig stomachs for clues to men's stomachs. He has established that compounds called oligosaccharides and resistant starches aren't digested completely and so have fewer calories than we think.

But are men pigs? Depends who you ask, but Fahey says our digestive systems are similar. If pigs don't digest it, men won't either.

Your secret source:

Pisang (Banana)

Smart dieting is easier than you think, Fahey says. Artichokes, onions, shallots, bananas, and beans have fewer absorbable calories than standard measures show—i.e., consequence-free food. Beans and peas are particularly high in resistant starches: "A conservative estimate is that people extract approximately a third fewer calories from beans than the label says," according to Fahey. Sadly, oligosaccharides and resistant starches haven't yet been found in prime rib or cheesecake.

5. Eternal Youth

Superheroes are on call 24-7, in perpetuity. No old age, no retirement, no condo in Florida. What's the secret? "Keep your biological age lower than your chronological age," Dr. Pratt says.

One way to do that is by getting your astaxanthin, the potent carotenoid that gives salmon its orangey color.

Astaxanthin acts as an antioxidant, neutralizing free radicals. Just as oxidation eats away at your car's quarter panels, free radicals age your cells. Astaxanthin is Rust-Oleum for your body."While there aren't any clinical human studies yet," says Dr. Pratt, "astaxanthin is showing promise in the fight to slow biological aging." It may also help fight cancer and atherosclerosis, and have anti-inflammatory and UV-protective properties.

Your secret source:

Salmon Salad, dan Salmon Bayam Saus Taragon

Dr. Pratt recommends 3 ounces of salmon 4 days a week. Salmon caught in the wild has up to 80 percent more astaxanthin than the farmed kind. The wild variety should be easy to find now, because it's just coming off its peak season. (Other sources include shrimp, crab, and trout.)

Besides astaxanthin, salmon contains omega-3 fatty acids, which lower your risk of heart disease—particularly helpful, because not dying is the ultimate superhero power.