World 12 Top Incredible Towers

World 12 Top Incredible Towers !

Location : Paris
Height : 318 Meters
Floors :
Built : 1887

Location : Dubai
Height : 321 Meters
Floors :
Built : 1999

Location : Shanghai China
Height : 421 Meters
Floors : 88
Built : 1998

Location : Chicago Illinois
Height : 443 Meters
Floors : 110
Built : 1973

Location : Shanghai China
Height : 1228 Meters
Floors : 300
To Be Completed : 2020

Location : Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Height : 452 Meters
Floors : 88
Built : 1998

Location : Shanghai China
Height : 492 Meters
Floors : 101
To Be Completed : 2007

Location : Taipei Taiwan
Height : 508 Meters
Floors : 101
Built : 2004

Location : Guangzhou, Shanghai China
Height : 514.8 Meters
Floors : 131
To Be Completed : 2010

Location : WTC Manhattan NY
Height : 541 Meters
Floors : 69
To Be Completed : 2010

Location : Tokyo Japan
Height : 600 Meters
Floors :
To Be Completed : 2007

Location : Dubai
Height : 705 Meters
Floors : 160
To Be Completed : 2008
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Top Teen technology in world, 2005-2008

Home Networking

Ultra-wideband (802.15.13a): Bayangkan suatu saat Anda dapat menonton TV yang secara nirkabel dapat mengirim tiga program yang berbeda ke layar monitor yang berbeda pula. Ini tak lain berkat kemajuan teknologi nirkabel baru yang disebut Ultra-wideband (UWB), yang bercatu daya rendah, hemat biaya dan mampu mentransmisikan data 45 kali kecepatan Wi-Fi yang ada saat ini. Tak lama lagi, teknologi ini akan berada di ruang keluarga Anda dan siap Anda dan keluarga gunakan.

Wireless Broadband

WiMax (802.16d & 802.16e): WiMax ( Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access ), meski dikatakan tak akan menggantikan Wi-Fi yang ada sekarang ini, namun sebagai jejaring nirkabel yang mampu menjangkau area yang lebih luas, sekitar 30 mil (50an kilometer) dan transmisi data berkecepatan tinggi, tak terelakkan akan sangat berpengaruh juga nantinya. WiMax, saat ini, boleh dikata sebagai teknologi yang sangat dinanti-nanti, terutama oleh kalangan operator dan, bahkan, diprediksi akan mengubah peta industri telekomunikasi dan Internet. Teknologi ini juga sekaligus akan menjadi tantangan berat bagi para penyedia jasa Internet (ISP) yang ada sekarang ini, terutama yang kecil dan menengah.

Supply Chain

RFID: Teknologi yang satu ini dalam kurun dua tahun belakangan ini sangat banyak dibicarakan orang, terutama dari kalangan industri ritel. Namun, RFID ( Radio Frequency Identification ) tags, memang belum banyak digunakan. Tetapi, kepeloporan Wal-Mart telah mendorong perubahan besar-besaran dalam supply chain . Tahun 2005 mendatang, Wal-Mart telah berkeputusan untuk mengharuskan semua para pemasoknya menerapkan RFID tags . Wal-Mart sendiri, pada Januari 2005, setidaknya sudah menerapkan 4 persen RFID reader di jalur ritel dan distribusinya. Hal ini tampaknya akan diikuti oleh para peritel lainnya di seluruh dunia.

Computer Memory

MRAM: Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory diperkirakan akan merevolusi industri PC dunia, terutama karena teknologi ini memiliki kecepatan 1.000 kali lebih cepat dibandingkan nonvolatile flash memory dan hampir 10 kali lebih cepat dari DRAM ( Dynamic Random Access Memory ). “Nonvolatile” berarti bahwa dengan teknologi MRAM memungkinkan mempertahankan memori meskipun sumber dayanya terputus. Selain itu, konsumsi energinya rendah, sehingga sangat cocok digunakan untuk komputer dan ponsel masa depan.

Software

Antispam software (yang bekerja efektif): Ke depan, serangan email spam terhadap komputer Anda tak akan semakin berkurang, malah akan tambah menumpuk. Selain kecepatan perkembangan spam, yang juga berpeluang membawa serta virus, maka piranti lunak antispam (yang benar-benar efektif), diperkirakan akan semakin banyak dibutuhkan dan digunakan. Tujuannya bukan saja untuk menghadang arus spam, melainkan juga menangkal potensi terserang virus dan penurunan nilai produktivitas kerja.

Content Protection

Digital Rights Management: Windows Media digital rights management (DRM) merupakan suatu platform yang fleksibel yang memungkinkan melindungi dan mengamankan pengiriman dan berlangganan konten, misalnya musik atau video, yang akan dimainkan baik di komputer, perangkat portabel atau dalam suatu jejaring. Hal ini akan menguntungkan bagi mereka yang berkeinginan menciptakan, mengirimkan atau memainkan konten yang terproteksi dan dapat dinikmati oleh para konsumen di mana saja diinginkan dan pada perangkat yang mereka senangi. Teknologi ini akan membuka jalan utama komersialisasi konten (musik atau video) melalui jalur maya. Ada banyak jenis solusi yang dikembangkan, selain dari Microsoft.

Open Source

Linux: Peranti lunak open source memang bukan hanya Linux. Namun, munculnya Lindows, yang berbasis Linux berhadapan dengan Windows, yang dikembangkan Microsoft dan bersifat proprietary , dan telah digunakan oleh sebagian besar pengguna komputer dunia, mungkin akan menciptakan peta baru dalam pengembangan peranti lunak. Ke depan, perkembangan Linux dan peranti lunak open source lainnya tak bisa dianggap ringan. Adopsi Linux akan terus meningkat, meski menurut Microsoft, Linux masih belum akan mengancam penggunaan Windows setidaknya hingga tahun 2007. Tahun 2004 ini, menurut IDC sekitar 11% pasar server yang terjual di Amerika menggunakan Linux sebagai sistem operasinya, sedang Windows 34% dan Unix 37%. Keputusan beberapa negara untuk menggunakan open source belakangan ini, tampaknya akan menjadi momentum baru adopsi open source , termasuk Linux, secara lebih intensif.

Computer System

Grid Computing: Konsep grid computing sendiri memang bukanlah hal baru. Secara garis besar, konsep ini berangkat dari prinsip “tidak boleh ada PC menganggur”. Mesin virtual yang disebut grid computing ini tidak memandang sistem operasi (OS) atau platform perangkat keras yang diajaknya berkolaborasi. Ketika Anda membutuhkan data, Anda akan mendapatkan sebanyak yang Anda butuhkan, kapan saja Anda inginkan. Inilah visi Grid Computing : data dan komputasi yang ada di mana saja dan selalu tersedia. Teknologi ini diperkirakan akan menarik banyak orang yang akan menarapkannya, khususnya kalangan perusahaan atau enterprise.

Peer-to-Peer

Datapod, sekarang menjadi BeInSync. BeInSync adalah teknologi jejaring peer-to-peer dengan enkripsi SSL untuk mengamankan data yang ditransmisikan. Dengan teknologi ini, seorang pengguna yang memiliki beberapa komputer, misalnya di kantor dan di rumah, dapat menggunakan BeInSync atau DataPod untuk menjaga arsip, email, buku alamat atau alamat web yang sering dikunjungi akan tersinkronisasi satu sama lain. Ketika data diperbarui di satu komputer, secara otomatis ia akan memperbarui yang lain. Pengguna juga dapat berbagai data dengan pengguna DataPod lainnya. Yang menarik, pengguna bukan saja dapat berbagi data dan informasi, melainkan dapat mengaksesnya darimana saja diinginkan atau ketika tengah dalam perjalanan. Teknologi ini diperkirakan akan banyak digunakan, karena ia memberi fleksibilitas dan kebebasan yang lebih besar, sambil tetap menyinkronikan setiap data dan informasi yang diperbarui.

Digital Magazine

Zinio: Teknologi majalah digital ini diperkirakan akan merevolusi industri penerbitan dunia, karena ia menguntungkan tidak hanya bagi pembaca, melainkan juga penerbit dan pemasang iklan. Kenikmatan membaca majalah dalam edisi cetak dibawa ke dalam format digital, sehingga Anda tetap dapat membaca konten majalah yang sama, grafis yang sama dan tampilan yang sama tetapi di desktop atau laptop. Selain memberi pengalaman membaca yang baru, juga lebih bebas dan menyenangkan. Hingga kini, tak kurang dari 19 juta orang telah membaca sekitar 120 jenis majalah ternama dunia yang telah didigitalkan dari sekitar 40 penerbit besar mancanegara di lebih dari 200 negara.

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Top 10 Reasons The World Won’t End on December 21, 2012

No doubt about it, 2012 and doomsday prophecies are big nowadays. According to the Mayan
Sounds like there’s quite a few ways we might catch it, but what are the chances that any of these things might actually happen? Of course, there is no way to prove that something won’t happen, but below are the top ten reasons why one would be ill-advised to believe the end is coming in 2012 or any other time soon.
calendar, the world as we know it will end sometime around December 21st, 2012. Of course, if it doesn’t, that won’t mean we’ll be out of the woods. According to the Bible, Jesus Christ may return at any moment to destroy the armies of the Antichrist and reestablish his throne in Jerusalem, thereby ushering in a thousand years of peace. And if that doesn’t occur, there’s always the chance that the Mahdi will arise to institute a kingdom of justice and, alongside the returned Isa Al-Maseeh (Jesus), will fight against the Dajjal, the Antichrist of Islam. Then, of course, there’s always the chance that—at least according to the Hopi Indians—a blue star will suddenly appear in the sky to signal the start of a great atomic war which will destroy the white man and other ancient races.

10. Because a reversal of the magnetic poles would not be catastrophic.

It seems that every few hundred thousand years or so, the Earth’s magnetic field dwindles to practically nothing and then gradually reappears with the north and south poles flipped. Now this flipping of the magnetic poles—which appears to have last happened about 780,000 years ago—isn’t particularly dangerous, but this brief period—about a century or so in duration—of decreased magnetic fields could threaten life on the planet, for without magnetic protection, particle storms and cosmic rays from the sun, as well as even more energetic subatomic particles from deep space, would strike Earth’s atmosphere, eroding the already beleaguered ozone layer and causing all sorts of problems to both man and beast (especially among those creatures that navigate by magnetic reckoning). Further, scientists estimate that we are overdue for such an event and have also noticed that the strength of our magnetic field has decreased about 5 percent in the past century, possibly signaling that such an event may be in our immediate future—within a few centuries if not sooner. However, in being so gradual, should scientists in the future discover that such a shift is in the works, there should be plenty of time to take the necessary precautions to avoid the most destructive effects by moving underground or off planet, or perhaps strengthening the planet’s atmospheric defenses through the use of exotic, futuristic technologies. In any case, it isn’t something we need to worry about in the short term—though it could be a concern for those living a few hundred or even thousands of years from now.

9. An increase in sunspot activity in 2012 will not have any particularly detrimental effect on the planet.

As every schoolchild knows, our sun is constantly shooting gaseous plumes of white hot plasma thousands of miles into space which our atmosphere generously shields us from. Sometimes these plumes are much larger than normal, however, and are what we refer to as solar flares
(more properly known as coronal mass ejections). Fortunately, these enormous magnetic outbursts that bombard Earth with a torrent of high-speed subatomic particles are also largely negated by the planet’s atmosphere and magnetic field, so we seldom feel the effects of these plasmic bursts, beyond creating havoc for ham-radio users and increasing the luminosity of the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. They are of concern mainly to space explorers, who really would have a problem if they are caught in orbit without suitable shelter when one of these things go off. The sun goes through a natural twenty-two year cycle when such storms increase significantly for a time before decreasing again. Such a period is scheduled to occur in 2012, which has some folks all atwitter. For those who are expecting the worst, it might be beneficial to realize that the sun reached similar period of solar activity in 1990, 1968, 1946, and it will again in 2034, 2056 and 2078. While these periods can produce large solar flares that can effect satellite communications and, in a worst-case scenario, adversely affect the flow of electrical energy through the power grids, it is unlikely to do more than produce some especially spectacular light shows in the northern skies and make people onboard the International Space Station a little nervous.

8. Because the poles cannot shift or the planet’s orbit be otherwise altered.

Some well-meaning but scientifically challenged individuals maintain that the planet’s physical poles are on the verge of reversing (that is, the planet is flipping over onto its top) or that gravitational forces from the other planets or from the galaxy itself could affect Earth’s orbit and, hence, dramatically alter its climate and environment. Fortunately, however, the gravitational forces that effect our planet and its place in the solar system are mandated by Newton’s laws of planetary mechanics and cannot be changed without some extremely rare (think one chance in ten billion over the next three billion years) and dramatic event taking place—such as a collision with a small moon or a massive black hole making its way through the solar system, both of which would be noted well in advance or whose effect would be so gradual as to take centuries to have any great impact. As far as we know, there are no such cosmic events known to be on the horizon—at least for the foreseeable future (and well beyond 2012).

7. Because Earth climate change is a gradual process and one easily adapted to.

Some take a more hand-on approach to the end, claiming that humanity will perish as a result of human-caused weather changes, which, it is claimed, will melt the polar ice caps, raise the ocean sea levels, and change weather patterns over large portions of the planet. Even if the science holds together, however—which many claim it does not—such a process would be felt over a period of years or even decades, giving human beings time to adapt to the changes (relocate, create shoreline reclamation technologies, etc.) It is even possible that a warmer planet might ultimately be beneficial by, for example, increasing arable land in Siberia and North America as the permafrost layer retreats northward. In any case, the year 2012 has no particular significance in regards to any Earth changes that may occur over the next few decades.

6. Because the people who suggest the end is coming don’t know what they’re talking about.

Unfortunately, human beings have a tendency to invest great authority in people who can convince them they are prophecy “experts” or have some sort of hidden knowledge others do not possess that allows them to read the future. Many of these people are sincere individuals who simply misinterpret ancient bible texts, while others are deluded crazies who only want to include others in their fantasy world. A few are even unscrupulous charlatans out to make a quick buck. The bottom line is, however, that nobody really knows what the future holds regardless of who they are or what methodology they use. There simply is no evidence that anyone has ever successfully prophesied some future event (beyond some short-term political or military events easily surmised by gauging current international trends) with anything approaching clarity or accuracy.

5. Because the Bible Code is a parlor trick.

Using a complex type of cryptographic code called Equidistant Letter Sequencing (ELS), journalist Michael Drosnin, author of The Bible Code, contends that one can find meaningful and related patterns of words and dates in close proximity to each other within the words of the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Old Testament and the heart of the Jewish Torah) which would seem to go beyond mere chance. One of these, he says, suggests the planet will be struck by a comet in 2012, with all the unfortunate consequences that would entail. However, critics dismiss Drosnin’s methodology as little more than a parlor trick, demonstrating that meaningful words and phrases can be produced using his method on any similar sized manuscript. For example, Australian mathematician Brendan McKay, an ardent critic of Drosnin’s process, demonstrated that a computer search of Herman Melville’s nineteenth century classic Moby Dick found a number of meaningful phrases in close proximity to each other (specifically having to do with the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination in 1995), suggesting that just as the eyes can be tricked into seeing familiar faces in random patterns of light and shadow, so too can the mind be tricked into finding meaningful phrases in random collections of letters where none exists. And if that’s not enough, Drosnin has been proven wrong about other “significant events” he claims were contained in the Bible, so I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

4. Because the Earth isn’t that easy to destroy.

Sure, there are things that could do the planet in, but Earth is a lot hardier a place than many give it credit for. After all, it’s been here for four billion years now, had its clock repeated cleaned by asteroids and comets, endured climactic changes of biblical proportions, and even survived a collision with another planet that created our own moon, and yet it keeps on ticking. And you think a few melting ice caps and puny nuclear weapons are going to do it in? Please…

3. Because doomsday prophecies have consistently been proven wrong.

Literally hundreds of dates have been picked by various religious leaders and self-proclaimed prophets over the last two thousand years as being the end of the world and not a one of them has ever even come close to being accurate. So why do we believe these same people today when they tell us the end is coming in 2012 (or whenever they imagine it to be coming)? Listen, you wouldn’t believe your doctor if it has been repeatedly demonstrated that he has never once correctly diagnosed a patient, so why give these guys the benefit of a doubt?

2. Because Nostradamus never picked 2012 as the end date.

It has been popularly believed that Nostradamus, the famous sixteenth century French mystic, suggested the end would come in 2012, perfectly coinciding with the Mayan date, which, if true, would be very spooky indeed. However, in reading through Nostradamus’ many quatrains, nowhere does he specifically mention the year 2012 or even suggest that the end would come around that time. In fact, his predictions extend all the way to the year 3797, making it seem we have some time yet before the end is neigh. Additionally, his writings are so obscure as to make any interpretation little better than a guess. Most of them are likely referring to events that took place in his lifetime, with the rest being so vague that they can be made to fit any time frame the reader so desires.

1. Because the Mayans never claimed it would.

The Mayans had many calendars they used, one of which was known as the “long count” calendar, which measures very long periods of time. According to this calendar (which has been known to archeologists for decades, by the way) the Earth’s “fifth sun” would end at the Winter solstice, December 21, 2012, at which point a new, sixth 5,125-year cycle would begin. What significance this had to the Mayans is a source of some debate, but it is the general consensus that they did not attribute to it any catastrophic events. Most likely, they simply considered it a time for spiritual renewal or introspection, which doesn’t sound all that dangerous to me. The teaching that the Mayan’s believed it was the end of time, then, appears to be a largely westernized misreading (or deliberate misrepresentation) of the significance of the Mayan calendar and Mayan beliefs associated with it.

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