World Life Cafe

                         Burj Khalifa – World’s Tallest Building   Living in the 21st century means living in the age of technological wonders—considering, at least, you are living in a first-world or second-world country. Technological progress manifests itself in the surroundings of a modern individual, starting from coffee machines and ending up with larger-than-usual skyscrapers. Speaking of the latter, they have evolved greatly from the times of the Home Insurance Building in Chicago—the first skyscraper ever built.  Today, the most technologically advanced skyscraper is the famous Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The Burj Khalifa (or how it was called until 2010, Burj Dubai) opened on January 14, 2010.  Even before the building construction was finished, starting from 2007 it had become the highest skyscraper in the world.  Its exact height is 2,722 feet, or 829,8 meters, and it obviously can be seen from any point in Dubai. The number of floors, however, is a bit fewer than som

Mark Zuckerberg  Biography Computer Programmer ,  Philanthropist  ( 1984– ) Mark Zuckerberg is co-founder and CEO of the social-networking website Facebook, as well as one of the world's youngest billionaires. Synopsis Born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York, Mark Zuckerberg co-founded the social-networking website Facebook out of his college dorm room. He left Harvard after his sophomore year to concentrate on the site, the user base of which has grown to more than 250 million people, making Zuckerberg a billionaire. The birth of Facebook was recently portrayed in the film  The Social Network . Early Life Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York, into a comfortable, well-educated family, and raised in the nearby village of Dobbs Ferry. His father, Edward Zuckerberg, ran a dental practice attached to the family's home. His mother, Karen, worked as a psychiatrist before the birth of the couple's four children—Mark,

   How to Refresh Your Mind Over            Winter Break Just what is the best way to refresh your brain while also remaining sharp for the spring term? After the long fall semester, with its difficult assignments and stresses, it is important to allow your body and your mind to rest. But just what is the best way to refresh your brain while also remaining sharp for the spring term? Here are four possibilities to consider as you approach winter break: Sleep Let us be realistic for a moment – you likely did not sleep for eight full hours each evening of the semester. Perhaps you were completing a project or simply hanging out with friends. Whatever your reason (or reasons), aim to return to a normal sleep schedule during winter break. Indulge in that nap that you have been looking forward to, but also retire to bed at a reasonable, regular hour. And remember – sleep can positively affect your focus and recall, which you will need come mid-January!