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Friday, 13 December 2013
Apple - Steve Job
Steve Jobs born on February 24, 1955. He was an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, who was the co-founder and chairman CEO of Apple Inc. Through Apple, he is widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution and for his influential career in the computer and consumer electronics fields, transforming "one industry after another, from computers and smartphones to music and movies".He also co-founded and served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The Walt Disney Company in 2006, when Disney acquired Pixar. Jobs was among the first to see the commercial potential of Xerox PARC's mouse-driven graphical user interface, which led to the creation of the Apple Lisa and, one year later, the Macintosh. He also played a role in introducing the LaserWriter, one of the first widely available laser printers, to the market.
After a power struggle with the board of directors in 1985, Jobs left Apple and founded NeXT, a computer platform development company specializing in the higher-education and business markets. In 1986, he acquired the computer graphics division of Lucasfilm, which was spun off as Pixar. He was credited in Toy Story (1995) as an executive producer. He served as CEO and majority shareholder until Disney's purchase of Pixar in 2006. In 1996, after Apple had failed to deliver its operating system, Copland, Gil Amelio turned to NeXT Computer, and the NeXTSTEP platform became the foundation for the Mac OS X. Jobs returned to Apple as an advisor, and took control of the company as an interim CEO. Jobs brought Apple from near bankruptcy to profitability by 1998.
As the new CEO of the company, Jobs oversaw the development of the iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, and iPad, and on the services side, the company's Apple Retail Stores, iTunes Store and the App Store. The success of these products and services provided several years of stable financial returns, and propelled Apple to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company in 2011. The reinvigoration of the company is regarded by many commentators as one of the greatest turnarounds in business history.
In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with a pancreas neuroendocrine tumor. Though it was initially treated, he reported a hormone imbalance, underwent a liver transplant in 2009, and appeared progressively thinner as his health declined. On medical leave for most of 2011, Jobs resigned in August that year, and was elected Chairman of the Board. He died of respiratory arrest related to his tumor on October 5, 2011.
Jobs received a number of honors and public recognition for his influence in the technology and music industries. He has been referred to as "legendary", a "futurist" or simply "visionary", and has been described as the "Father of the Digital Revolution",a "master of innovation", "the master evangelist of the digital age" and a "design perfectionist".
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
My Self
Inside the photo above, the child who wear blue and red shirt is mine. I was 5 years old. The child who wear yellow shirt is my brother which is 6 years old. And lastly, the child wear white dress is my younger sister which is 2 years old.
Enactus.
I believe that not everyone of us had heard about the word of 'Enactus'. Enactus is
A community of student, academic and business leaders committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better more sustainable world.
Enactus make fromen•act•us.
entrepreneurial—having the perspective to see an opportunity and the talent to create value from that opportunity;
action—the willingness to do something and the commitment to see it through even when the outcome is not guaranteed;
us—a group of people who see themselves connected in some important way; individuals that are part of a greater whole.
Enactus is an international non-profit organization that brings together student, academic and business leaders who are committed to using the power of entrepreneurial action to improve the quality of life and standard of living for people in need.
Guided by academic advisors and business experts, the student leaders of Enactus create and implement community empowerment projects around the globe. The experience not only transforms lives, it helps students develop the kind of talent and perspective that are essential to leadership in an ever-more complicated and challenging world.
Together we pledge to take action. Together we commit to apply our passions and talents and ideas to impact as many lives as we can. Not to hand out help to people in need, but to work side-by-side with them to create opportunity. So every person and community we touch is empowered to live up to their fullest potential.
The 'Solar Energy' - Plastic Bottle Light.
Punch a bottle-sized hole in the corrugated iron roof of a shack. Insert a one-liter plastic bottle into the hole and seal it there—about a third of the bottle remains above the rooftop, exposed to the sunlight, two thirds of the bottle is suspended inside the home like a giant bulb.
Fill the bottle with filtered water, add a little bleach and you have a "solar bottle". The sunlight from above is refracted through the liquid into the gloom below, enough to brighten the entire room.
All at once you have not just an affordable source of light—critical for education, for homeworkers, for personal safety and for health—but a reuse for plastic bottles that prevents them from being thrown away to pollute the local area and the oceans beyond and a whole new zero-carbon grassroots industry that creates green jobs.
It’s a win-win-win. Except for the energy companies perhaps, as the whole process is so incredibly cost- and energy-efficient, using almost entirely recycled materials.
Why Go Vegeterian
People are drawn to vegetarianism by all sorts of motives. Some of us want to live longer, healthier lives or do our part to reduce pollution. Others have made the switch because we want to preserve Earth’’s natural resources or because we’’ve always loved animals and are ethically opposed to eating them.
Thanks to an abundance of scientific research that demonstrates the health and environmental benefits of a plant-based diet, even the federal government recommends that we consume most of our calories from grain products, vegetables and fruits. And no wonder: An estimated 70 percent of all diseases, including one-third of all cancers, are related to diet. A vegetarian diet reduces the risk for chronic degenerative diseases such as obesity, coronary artery disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and certain types of cancer including colon, breast, prostate, stomach, lung and esophageal cancer.
There are some reason :
You’ll ward off disease. Vegetarian diets are more healthful than the average American diet, particularly in preventing, treating or reversing heart disease and reducing the risk of cancer. A low-fat vegetarian diet is the single most effective way to stop the progression of coronary artery disease or prevent it entirely. Cardiovascular disease kills 1 million Americans annually and is the leading cause of death in the United States. But the mortality rate for cardiovascular disease is lower in vegetarians than in nonvegetarians, says Joel Fuhrman, MD, author ofEat to Live: The Revolutionary Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss. A vegetarian diet is inherently healthful because vegetarians consume less animal fat and cholesterol (vegans consume no animal fat or cholesterol) and instead consume more fiber and more antioxidant-rich produce——another great reason to listen to Mom and eat your veggies!
You’ll keep your weight down. The standard American diet—high in saturated fats and processed foods and low in plant-based foods and complex carbohydrates——is making us fat and killing us slowly. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and a division of the CDC, the National Center for Health Statistics, 64 percent of adults and 15 percent of children aged 6 to 19 are overweight and are at risk of weight-related ailments including heart disease, stroke and diabetes. A study conducted from 1986 to 1992 by Dean Ornish, MD, president and director of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, found that overweight people who followed a low-fat, vegetarian diet lost an average of 24 pounds in the first year and kept off that weight 5 years later. They lost the weight without counting calories or carbs and without measuring portions or feeling hungry.
You’ll live longer. If you switch from the standard American diet to a vegetarian diet, you can add about 13 healthy years to your life, says Michael F. Roizen, MD, author of The RealAge Diet: Make Yourself Younger with What You Eat. ”People who consume saturated, four-legged fat have a shorter life span and more disability at the end of their lives. Animal products clog your arteries, zap your energy and slow down your immune system. Meat eaters also experience accelerated cognitive and sexual dysfunction at a younger age.”
Want more proof of longevity? Residents of Okinawa, Japan, have the longest life expectancy of any Japanese and likely the longest life expectancy of anyone in the world, according to a 30-year study of more than 600 Okinawan centenarians. Their secret: a low-calorie diet of unrefined complex carbohydrates, fiber-rich fruits and vegetables, and soy.
You’ll build strong bones. When there isn’’t enough calcium in the bloodstream, our bodies will leach it from existing bone. The metabolic result is that our skeletons will become porous and lose strength over time. Most health care practitioners recommend that we increase our intake of calcium the way nature intended——through foods. Foods also supply other nutrients such as phosphorus, magnesium and vitamin D that are necessary for the body to absorb and use calcium.
People who are mildly lactose-intolerant can often enjoy small amounts of dairy products such as yogurt, cheese and lactose-free milk. But if you avoid dairy altogether, you can still get a healthful dose of calcium from dry beans, tofu, soymilk and dark green vegetables such as broccoli, kale, collards and turnip greens.
You’ll reduce your risk of food-borne illnesses. The CDC reports that food-borne illnesses of all kinds account for 76 million illnesses a year, resulting in 325,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths in the United States. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), foods rich in protein such as meat, poultry, fish and seafood are frequently involved in food-borne illness outbreaks.
You’ll ease the symptoms of menopause. Many foods contain nutrients beneficial to perimenopausal and menopausal women. Certain foods are rich in phytoestrogens, the plant-based chemical compounds that mimic the behavior of estrogen. Since phytoestrogens can increase and decrease estrogen and progesterone levels, maintaining a balance of them in your diet helps ensure a more comfortable passage through menopause. Soy is by far the most abundant natural source of phytoestrogens, but these compounds also can be found in hundreds of other foods such as apples, beets, cherries, dates, garlic, olives, plums, raspberries, squash and yams. Because menopause is also associated with weight gain and a slowed metabolism, a low-fat, high-fiber vegetarian diet can help ward off extra pounds.
You’ll have more energy. Good nutrition generates more usable energy——energy to keep pace with the kids, tackle that home improvement project or have better sex more often, Michael F. Roizen, MD, says in The RealAge Diet. Too much fat in your bloodstream means that arteries won’’t open properly and that your muscles won’’t get enough oxygen. The result? You feel zapped. Balanced vegetarian diets are naturally free of cholesterol-laden, artery-clogging animal products that physically slow us down and keep us hitting the snooze button morning after morning. And because whole grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables are so high in complex carbohydrates, they supply the body with plenty of energizing fuel.
You’ll be more ‘regular.’ Eating a lot of vegetables necessarily means consuming more fiber, which pushes waste out of the body. Meat contains no fiber. People who eat lower on the food chain tend to have fewer instances of constipation, hemorrhoids and diverticulitis.
You’ll help reduce pollution. Some people become vegetarians after realizing the devastation that the meat industry is having on the environment. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), chemical and animal waste runoff from factory farms is responsible for more than 173,000 miles of polluted rivers and streams. Runoff from farmlands is one of the greatest threats to water quality today. Agricultural activities that cause pollution include confined animal facilities, plowing, pesticide spraying, irrigation, fertilizing and harvesting.
You’ll avoid toxic chemicals. The EPA estimates that nearly 95 percent of the pesticide residue in the typical American diet comes from meat, fish and dairy products. Fish, in particular, contain carcinogens (PCBs, DDT) and heavy metals (mercury, arsenic, lead, cadmium) that can’’t be removed through cooking or freezing. Meat and dairy products can also be laced with steroids and hormones, so be sure to read the labels on the dairy products you purchase.
You’ll help reduce famine. About 70 percent of all grain produced in the United States is fed to animals raised for slaughter. The 7 billion livestock animals in the United States consume five times as much grain as is consumed directly by the American population. “If all the grain currently fed to livestock were consumed directly by people, the number of people who could be fed would be nearly 800 million,” says David Pimentel, professor of ecology at Cornell University. If the grain were exported, it would boost the US trade balance by $80 billion a year.
You’ll spare animals. Many vegetarians give up meat because of their concern for animals. Ten billion animals are slaughtered for human consumption each year. And, unlike the farms of yesteryear where animals roamed freely, today most animals are factory farmed: —crammed into cages where they can barely move and fed a diet tainted with pesticides and antibiotics. These animals spend their entire lives in crates or stalls so small that they can’’t even turn around. Farmed animals are not protected from cruelty under the law——in fact, the majority of state anticruelty laws specifically exempt farm animals from basic humane protection.
You’ll save money. Meat accounts for 10 percent of Americans’’ food spending. Eating vegetables, grains and fruits in place of the 200 pounds of beef, chicken and fish each nonvegetarian eats annually would cut individual food bills by an average of $4,000 a year.
Your dinner plate will be full of color. Disease-fighting phytochemicals give fruits and vegetables their rich, varied hues. They come in two main classes: carotenoids and anthocyanins. All rich yellow and orange fruits and vegetables——carrots, oranges, sweet potatoes, mangoes, pumpkins, corn—owe their color to carotenoids. Leafy green vegetables also are rich in carotenoids but get their green color from chlorophyll. Red, blue and purple fruits and vegetables——plums, cherries, red bell peppers——contain anthocyanins. Cooking by color is a good way to ensure you’re eating a variety of naturally occurring substances that boost immunity and prevent a range of illnesses.
It’’s a breeze. It’’s almost effortless these days to find great-tasting and good-for-you vegetarian foods, whether you’re strolling the aisles of your local supermarket or walking down the street at lunchtime. If you need inspiration in the kitchen, look no further than the internet, your favorite bookseller or your local vegetarian society’’s newsletter for culinary tips and great recipes. And if you’’re eating out, almost any ethnic restaurant will offer vegetarian selections. In a hurry? Most fast food and fast casual restaurants now include healthful and inventive salads, sandwiches and entrees on their menus. So rather than asking yourself why go vegetarian, the real question is: Why haven’’t you gone vegetarian?
Friday, 6 December 2013
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - PKT Logistics.
The five pillars of our CSR are:
- Community Development
- Education & Skill Set Enhancement
- Sports & Recreations
- Arts & Culture
- Environmental Conservation
| 1. ABIB - Anak Belajar Ibu Bekerja |
 Anak Belajar Ibu Bekerja (ABIB) is a CSR program offered in PKT. This program is aimed to give job opportunities to mothers who live in the villages surrounding our facility. PKT will also provide training in various relevant areas to enhance their skills. |
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| Cash Donation to neighborhood |
| A cash donation of RM10,000 each to Kg Jalan Kebun, Kg Jawa, Kg Johan Setia, Kg Bukit Naga and Kg Medan for improving public amenities and mosque/surau. |
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2.Education & Skill Set Enhancement
| ALC - University of Hull Memorandum of Intent |
 On 9th October 2013, ALC College, a subsidiary company of PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd had officially signed MOI (Memorandum of Intent) for a wide spectrum of collaborations with University of Hull (United Kingdom) witnessed by YAB Tuan Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister Of Penang, Datuk Wira Jalilah Baba, Chairman of ALC College and Dato' Michael Tio, CEO of PKT Logistics Group.The Ship Campus, a ship concept campus at Batu Kawan, Penang will be University of Hull's first franchised branch campus outside the UK. The campus will be ready in 2016. |
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| Career Day 2013 - Facebook Compulsory Company |
 On 6th July 2013, PKT held their 2nd Career Day event which organized specially for more than 10,000 Facebook page fans. With the theme " Facebook Compulsory Company", the event concluded successfullyAround 40 companies with big name such as Air Asia X, Kenny Rogers Roaster, CMA CGM, Macfood and etc joined us. Just as previous year, we had job-matching session prior to event to make sure the right candidate is only for the right company. |
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| Career Day 2012 - Tailored by PKT |
 On 7th July 2012, PKT has been successfully held a Career Day event where it was tailored specifically for more than our 10,000 Facebook page fans.There were 21 companies participated on the day, whom we have worked with, and job-matching session also has been done before the event to make sure the right candidate is only for the right company. |
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| MoU with POLISAS |
 On 4th October 2012, PKT and Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah (POLISAS) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see the former assisting in the educational development of the Pahang-based institute.The collaboration includes the placement of jobs and internships for qualified students of POLISAS and the provision of regular lectures, qualified and experienced personnel from us.The MoU also outlines of onsite trainings for lecturers and industrial visits by undergraduates of POLISAS to our facilities and warehouses. |
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| Online Competition - Kamu Dipecat! |
 Aptly named Kamu Dipecat! (You Are Fired!), essentially it is a series of online reality shows where students worked in teams in preparing and presenting business prepositions based on topics provided to a panel comprising seasoned bankers, auditors, PKT Top Management as well as officers from government and private sectors.To ensure well rounded approach, students in the team of 5 shall comprise from various discipline such as Marketing, Accounting, IT etc. Students shall benefit via working in teams and able to apply theories into practice interacting with the panels, in a fun way. To reward efforts, prize shall be given to deserving teams. |
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| Scholarship |
| RM500,000 education fund packages for unfortunate students from 5 Kampungs (villages) in Kg Jln Kebun, Kg Jawa, Kg Johan Setia, Kg Bukit Naga and Kg Medan. Ten successful applicants will receive full scholarships to study at ALC College while 60 others will receive partial scholarships. Excellent students may be considered for employment with PKT Group of Companies. |
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| Education fund |
| Contribution of RM60,000 to Step Up, a new pullout by The Star to improve English language skills among students of Chinese schools.Step Up is a 24-page bilingual education pullout catering to the linguistic needs of teachers and pupils, with the element of excitement that The Star’s NiE brings to the classroom. It is a syllabus-based pullout approved by the Education Ministry and prepares pupils in Years Four, Five and Six for the UPSR examination. |
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3. Sports & Recreations
| Futsal and Badminton Courts |
| PKT is currently at the final stage in negotiating for two acre of land for the construction of 4 Futsal and 1 Badminton courts in the vicinity to further promote this sports and interactions between the community and PKT staff. |
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| OLAK-PKT : Hockey Team Sponsorship |
| Sponsorship of contribution of RM500,000 in cash and in kind to Old La Sallians Association of Klang (Olak) to make a comeback with a bang in the Malaysian Junior Hockey League (MJHL). |
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| ASTRO Raja Lawak 5 & Maharaja Lawak |
| Sponsorship of R2 for Raja Lawak 5 & Maharaja Lawak competition in terms of paid leave for practice and shooting in promoting sketch comedy.Raja Lawak competition is an ASTRO sponsored Comedian Reality Show aired over channel Astro Prima (105 ) and Astro Warna (132), and the winners of past 5 seasons shall entitle entry for Maharaja Lawak. He also currently in the Super Spontan Comedian Reality Show. R2 comprises of Mr. Rahim Mat Ali who is permanent employees of PKT and Mr. Ridhzuan Mat Ali. |
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| Green Transportation & Smart Warehouse Management System | ||||
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| Green Environment: The Sea of Pineapples | ||||
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