Tallest Skyscrapers of World

Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan – 1671 ft (509 m) 101 Floors

Taipei 101 became the world’s tallest building to be constructed in the new millennium and the first to cross the half-kilometer mark. The construction cost was $1.76 billion and it was completed in 2004. This multi-use steel-and-glass skyscraper was designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and has 61 elevators. It reflects the traditional Chinese pagoda, with a soaring podium base, eight tiers of eight stories (eight is considered a number representing prosperous growth in China), narrow pinnacle tower, and a spire.

The building has an 18 ft, 882-ton ball-shaped damper at the top that counteracts swaying motions during typhoons and earthquakes. Although CTBUH only takes into consideration the floors above ground level, there are 5 floors underground too. The number “101” represents not only the number of floors, but also the mailing code of Taipei’s international business district. It was hailed as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World by Newsweek magazine in 2006 and as one of the Seven Wonders of Engineering by The Discovery Channel in 2005.

Shanghai World Financial Center – 1614 ft (492 m) 101 Floors

This super-tall skyscraper in Shanghai dominates the skyline over East China and is destined to become a symbolic icon, giving the city a new status and depicts the arrival of a new era in Asia. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and officially opened its doors to the public on August 28, 2008. It is a mixed-use building with excellent urban shopping malls at the base, a 174-room luxurious five-star hotel at the top and sixty-two floors filled with offices. There are three observation decks between the 94th and the 100th levels. It has a total of 31 elevators and the construction cost was US $1.2 billion. The most remarkable feature of this majestic building is the aperture at the top of the building. It is the 2nd tallest building in the world.

Petronas Twin Towers – 1483 ft (452 m) 88 Floors

The beautiful world-famous Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were constructed in 1998. The name sounds as romantic as they look together, standing side by side. These elegantly slender towers once held the title of the world’s tallest buildings before being ousted from that position by Taipei 101.

Petronas Tower 1 is the 3rd tallest building in the world.

Petronas Tower 2 is the 4th tallest building in the world.

However, they still remain the tallest twin buildings in the world. They were designed by Argentine-American architect Cesar Pelli and were built on Kuala Lumpur’s race track. The structure is made of high-strength concrete and has a curtain wall of glass and stainless steel sun shades that help diffuse the intensity of light.

The major feature of the towers is the sky-bridge between the towers on the 41st and 42nd floors, which is the highest 2-story bridge in the world. Visitors are allowed on the Skyway. The sky-bridge is also meant to be used in case of a fire or for other emergencies.

Jin Mao Tower – 1380 ft (421 m) 88 Floors

The name of the landmark super-tall skyscraper, Jin Mao, literally means “Golden Prosperity Building.” Currently ranked the 6th tallest building in the world, it was designed by the Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and was constructed in 1999. It is located in the Lujiazui area of the Pudong district of Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. The architecture ingeniously combines elements of traditional Chinese culture with the modern architectural styles of the time, which makes it one of the most well-constructed buildings in China. The proportions of this structure revolve around the number 8, which according to Chinese belief signifies prosperity.

It houses the very luxurious Shanghai Grand Hyatt hotel and several offices. The construction cost is estimated to be 530 million dollars. The tower has several exhibition halls, banquet halls, entertainment venues, and an observation deck on the 88th floor that can fit about 1000 tourists. The daily maintenance of this tower is reported to be an unbelievable US$121,000.

Burj Dubai, Dubai, The United Arab Emirates (167 Stories)

. It’s name has been changed to the Burj Khalifa, and it officially opened and became the world’s tallest building on January 4, 2010. It stands at 828 meters (2717 feet) tall. 

let see what comes after it now and increase the passion of humans to touch sky.

Wrist Watch Cum Mobile

The desire to more has been inherent in our blood. We prefer gadgets which can do more things. the watch cum mobile introduced by burg is an amazing gadget.The benefits of a watch phone include being instantly accessible to answer calls,difficult to lose or forget,not likely to be dropped,and difficult to steal.A watch phone is a wrist watch that doubles as a mobile phone.Mobile phones on wrist watches make a great twist in Indian market.It provide all the functionality of mobile and watch.

Netherlands-based Burg that makes wrist watch mobile phones.The price of wrist watch mobile phones varies between Rs.9,000 and Rs.23,000.Then the company decide to expand their business in India by opening new branches across the country.Burg wrist watches which integrate features of a mobile.It provide the facilities like making and receiving calls and other multimedia applications.

All the wrist phone have a bluetooth connectivity and users can talk using using bluetooth headset.AGPS technology in the watch phone helps to track the location of the phone in the internet.Burg’s server sends out message to the phone which cannot be seen.Then the watch phone responds to the message and based on the time in which the server gets response, the location of user is ascertained.

The company is also decided to integrate Near Field Communication technology that can be used for transmitting data wirelessly like done in case of paying toll charges and metro rail fares using smartcard.It is also provide the facilities-text messaging facility alongside internet access,camera,video recording and other features of a smart phone today.Lowest price watch phones can be used only for the purpose of making and receiving calls.

Five models were launched-Burg 9, Burg 10, Burg 11, Burg 12 and Burg 13.Burg introduce their presence in many countries Italy, Germany,Russia, Mexico, United States of America, Spain, Chile, Venezuela, Norway and Switzerland.

10 steps to live a happy life

Our homes are an extension of who we are: what we do within the walls of our abodes shapes our mood, affects our productivity, and influences our outlook on life. Scientific studies have shown that we can have an impact on our happiness by adjusting the tiny little habits and routines that constitute our daily lives — we are, in fact, in control of our outlook on life.

1. Make your bed. In a popular post last month, I explained the many benefits of daily bed-making. Gretchen Rubin, New York Times best-selling author of The Happiness Project, explains that this three minute task is one of the simplest habits you can adopt to positively impact your happiness.

2. Bring every room back to "ready." I learned this trick from Marilyn Paul's clever book, It's Hard to Make a Difference When You Can't Find Your Keys. It's a known fact: Clutter causes stress; order creates a haven from it. This mood-boosting routine is simple: Take about three minutes to bring each room back to "ready" before you depart it. (Unless you have a toddler, or a partner who likes to simulate earthquakes, three minutes should be sufficient.)

3. Display sentimental items around your home. One reason that experiences (and memories of those experiences) make us happier than material things is due to the entire cycle of enjoyment that experiences provide: planning the experience, looking forward to the experience, enjoying the experience, and then remembering the experience. Make your home a gallery of positive memories.

4. Start a one-line-a-day gratitude journal. Before bed, simply jot down one happy memory from that day. (If you have kids, you can ask them, "What was the best part of today?") Reflection is an important part of happiness, and pausing to reflect on a positive event from each day cultivates gratitude. (An added bonus: Later, when your memory is defunct, you will already have all of your meaningful adventures recorded!) If you have trouble getting started with journaling, consider buying a book to guide you. Simple Abundance, by Sarah Ban Breathnach, is a great one.

5. If you can't get out of it, get into it. This tip comes from The Happiness Project. I love the message: The dishes are not going to clean themselves, so you will do it, and you will like it! (Unless, of course, you can outsource this job, in which case I say: Nice work!) Otherwise, get into doing the dishes. Feel the soothing warm water on your hands. Enjoy the tickle of the tiny bubbles. Crank your favorite album at an unusually loud volume, do a couple fist-pumps while shouting "Can I get a hell yeah for the dishes? Hell! Yeah!" and pretend you love it.

6. Before you get up each morning, set an intent for the day. In The Art of Happiness, the Dali Lama says ""Every day, think as you wake up: today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it." Wow. What a wise man. I tend to wake up with a strong visceral reaction that says, "Attention human beings: Be afraid of me before coffee. Be very afraid!" Setting a daily intent makes a huge difference. Your daily intent could be something like "be productive" or "enjoy today's delicious moments" or it could be something more specific like "say thank you to my loved ones today." But it should not be another "to do" item on your list.

7. Do small favors for your housemates, expecting nothing in return (not even a thank you!). (That's right, I said it: nothing!) Mow the lawn for your husband, but don't expect him to pat you on the back. Make the bed for your wife, but don't try to get bonus points for it. Take the trash out for your roommate, just because. The ability to cultivate strong, healthy relationships is one of the biggest contributors to health and happiness, but when you start to keep score, the benefit is lost. (No! It's YOUR turn to clean up the dog poop!) It's a well-known fact: When you do good, you feel good.

8. Call at least one friend or family member a day. You can do this while you clean, while you make the bed, or while you walk the dog. Texts and emails do not count! Make an actual phone call to a loved one, just to chat and catch up. We humans are social beings and studies show that even when we don't feel like it, even if we are naturally introverted, socializing with our loved ones makes us feel better.

9. Spend money on things that cultivate experiences at home. Save money for a new grill for parties or a new DVD for family movie night — something that will encourage you to have people over and entertain. Plan a summer barbeque, invite your closest friends, kick back and relax. (And don't forget to print out the pictures to remember the good times.)

10. Spend a few minutes each day connecting with something greater than yourself. Whatever your spiritual beliefs — or non-beliefs — may be, studies show that connecting to a high power is correlated with happiness. Just stepping back to realize that we are part of an enormous universe can put some perspective on your annoyance with the those-are-definitely-not-mine-and-they-are-abso-fricking-lutely-repulsive socks under the coffee table. Before bed, spend just a few minutes contemplating something larger than yourself. Take a walk in nature. Write in a journal. Create a sacred space in your home. (Or if spirituality is really not your thing, create a home spa: light some candles, soak in a hot bath, delve into a good book… are you feeling better yet?)

Eating Fat Won't Make You Fat but These 10 Things Will

Eating fat won't make you fat. Too many calories can, but most "low-fat" or "fat-free" foods actually have just as many calories as their full-fat versions. Yahoo Health has collected a list of 20 bad habits that can actually add to your weight.  Here are 10 of them:

1. Eating "low-fat": Low-fat or fat-free foods replace harmless fats with low-performing carbohydrates that digest quickly, causing a sugar rush and, immediately afterward, rebound hunger.
2. Sleeping too little or too much: Dieters who sleep five hours or less put on 2 and a half times more belly fat, while those who sleep more than eight hours pack on only slightly less than that.
3. Drinking soda -- even diet soda: Drinking one to two sodas per day increases your chances of being overweight or obese by nearly 33 percent. And diet soda is no better.
4. Eating too quickly: It takes 20 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain that it's had enough.
5. Watching too much TV: A study found that overweight participants who reduced their TV time by just 50 percent burned an additional 119 calories a day on average.
6. Eating off larger plates: One study found that when given an option, a whopping 98.6 percent of obese individuals opt for larger plates.
7. Taking big bites: Research shows that people who take large bites of food consume 52 percent more calories in one sitting.
8. Not drinking enough water: Adequate water intake is essential for all your body's functions, and the more you drink, the better your chances of staying thin
9. Eating too late: A recent study found that those who ate after 8 PM took in the most daily calories and had the highest BMIs.
10. Drinking fruity beverages: All juice is high sugar, and the ones that use viscous syrups made mostly from high fructose corn syrup and thickening agents are even worse.

"These results suggest that ingestion of a low-protein diet caused fatty liver in growing rats. However, when rats were fed the low-protein diet with [medium-chain triglycerides], hepatic triglyceride deposition was attenuated, and mRNA levels encoding CPT1a and CPT2 were preserved at the levels of rats fed control protein diets."

Smart Phones ??

You probably hear the term "smartphone" tossed around a lot. But if you've ever wondered exactly what a smartphone is, well, you're not alone. How is a smartphone different than a cell phone, and what makes it so smart?

In a nutshell, a smartphone is a device that lets you make telephone calls, but also adds in features that, in the past, you would have found only on a personal digital assistant or a computer--such as the ability to send and receive e-mail and edit Office documents, for example.

But, to really understand what a smartphone is (and is not), we should start with a history lesson. In the beginning, there were cell phones and personal digital assistants (or PDAs). Cell phones were used for making calls--and not much else--while PDAs, like the Palm Pilot, were used as personal, portable organizers. A PDA could store your contact info and a to-do list, and could sync with your computer.

Eventually, PDAs gained wireless connectivity and were able to send and receive e-mail. Cell phones, meanwhile, gained messaging capabilities, too. PDAs then added cellular phone features, while cell phones added more PDA-like (and even computer-like) features. The result was the smartphone.

Key Smartphone Features

While there is no standard definition of the term "smartphone" across the industry, we thought it would be helpful to point out what we here at About.com define as a smartphone, and what we consider a cell phone. Here are the features we look at:

Operating System: In general, a smartphone will be based on an operating system that allows it to run applications. Apple's iPhone runs the iOS, and BlackBerry smartphones run theBlackBerry OS. Other devices run Google's Android OS, HP's webOS, and Microsoft's Windows Phone.

Apps: While almost all cell phones include some sort of software (even the most basic models these days include an address book or some sort of contact manager, for example), a smartphone will have the ability to do more. It may allow you to create and edit Microsoft Office documents--or at least view the files. It may allow you to download apps, such as personal and business finance managers, handy personal assistants, or, well, almost anything. Or it may allow you to edit photos, get ]driving directions via GPS, and create a playlist of digital tunes.

Web Access: More smartphones can access the Web at higher speeds, thanks to the growth of 4G and 3G data networks, as well as the addition of Wi-Fi support to many handsets. Still, while not all smartphones offer high-speed Web access, they all offer some sort of access. You can use your smartphone to browse your favorite sites.

QWERTY Keyboard: By our definition, a smartphone includes a QWERTY keyboard. This means that the keys are laid out in the same manner they would be on your computer keyboard--not in alphabetical order on top of a numeric keypad, where you have to tap the number 1 to enter an A, B, or C. The keyboard can be hardware (physical keys that you type on) or software (on a touch screen, like you'll find on the iPhone).

Messaging: All cell phones can send and receive text messages, but what sets a smartphone apart is its handling of e-mail. A smartphone can sync with your personal and, most likely, your professional e-mail account. Some smartphones can support multiple e-mail accounts. Others include access to the popular instant messaging services, like AOL's AIM and Yahoo! Messenger.

These are just some of the features that make a smartphone smart. The technology surrounding smartphones and cell phones is constantly changing, though. What constitutes a smartphone today may change by next week, next month, or next year. Stay tuned!

The Road To Success

Just the other day, I came to a realisation as to what the road to success looks like. It turns out that it doesn’t look quite the way I had imagined. It’s bumpy and it has many twists and turns and also many paths that cross it almost at every turn.

Because of those very many intersections, it seems that many people walk along the path for short periods only to become side-tracked. Some of the other paths look very promising, but they ultimately lead in the wrong direction and sometimes it is possible to travel a long way before realising the path that looked so promising actually turned out to be nothing but a worthless detour.

Sometimes, it takes a long time just to find our way back to the place we were when we made the wrong choice, but despite the effort, going back is the right thing to do. As someone once said, no matter how far you have travelled down the wrong path, it is never too late to turn around.

The road to success is really a path, and it not as attractive as I had thought it would be, in fact, it is quite dull in many respects, and it is not a difficult path to follow, by which, I refer to the amount of effort needed to progress along the way. In other respects it is a very difficult path to follow, but only because it is difficult to see where it lays.

Occasionally, as the path turns in a particular alignment, it is possible to see ahead clearly for a short time, almost seeing the whole of the route to success, but such moments are rare and we lose sight of them at the next turn. It is to these moments that we must cling when, at some future stage, we become doubtful about the path and where it leads.

Sometimes it is possible to look back along the path too and occasionally see clearly how the route has led to where we find ourselves right now. It can be very beneficial to do this so we can come to an awareness that the correct path was indeed dull, bumpy and not well marked, though it was indeed there.

Such awareness can serve us well in the future as we become better able to resist temptations to step away from our steady ascent. We begin to recognise the intersections for what they are and, slowly and steadily, we find our way along the faintly, but surely marked path to success.

Apple Iphone 5

The awaiting is over! The new gadget from Apple hit the stores, unveiling the best-kept secret of the summer. Here are the characteristics of the new phone:

The new iPhone 5 is just 4 inches thin (which is about 7.6 mm). The specialists from Apple created a new nano-SIM card which is almost 50% smaller than a regular micro-SIM. There is another surprise with the creation of the chip, required for the transformation from LTE into a world phone. Usually, it takes two chips for such phones- one for voice and other- for data. The iPhone engineers revolutionized the process, as the new gadget needs only one chip. The new Lightning connector of the iPhone 5 is almost 80% smaller than the regular 30-pin connector. The camera of the phone is much smaller than the previous models- near 20%. It has new functions, like panorama and dynamic low-light mode. The new A6 chip is smaller than the previous A5 version and much faster. The chip is almost 22% smaller than the one used in the previous gadgets and near two times faster than A5. Thus, iPhone 5 is thinner (near 18%) and lighter than iPhone 4S (20%).

The new display of the iPhone 5 is also innovative for the iFans. The screen is larger than the display of iPhone 4S, but in the same time it has the more pixels than the previous iPhones. The display has 365 pixels, which is around 18% more than iPhone 4S.  The fans get all the benefits from the Apple`s achievements- they can enjoy full HD video, without letterboxing.

With the new iPhone you can easily download and upload in Internet, without worrying about the battery life. If you like slim phones, the design of the modern gadgets and the long-lasting batteries, then an iPhone 5 is the right choice for you. The connection of the new phone is much faster than the previous Apple gadgets, the battery has a longer endurance and the design is better than many modern smartphones. The new iPhone 5 supports more networks all over the world. Networks, such as HSPA, HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA make the new phone reliable and a `true world` phone. The battery of the phone can last up to 8 hours of talk time and around 10 hours of video playback time.

There are some interesting facts about the making of the new iPhone 5. During the assembly of the phone, each gadget`s aluminum housing is photographed by high- powered 29MP cameras. Then a machine compares the images to find the precise match between 725 uniquely cut inlays. The display of the iPhone 5 is made from sapphire crystal. The material has the second hardest surface after the diamond. It means that the lenses of the phone are far less likely to scratch. A crystalline diamond is used for the iPhone 5. The precious material was used for cutting the chamfers of the iPhone 5, so the new gadget has such shining look. The Apple engineers made a unique Retina display, which shows better images than the previous iPhones. Instead of separate layer between the touch electrodes between the display pixels, the pixels can do the both jobs- showing the displayed images and reacting as touch-screen electrodes. The Apple says that there will be nothing between the iPhone 5 and its users. So the display gets thinner and the images- bigger, the quality- better.