Dubai’s Burj Khalifa Lit Up in Pink for Breast Cancer

The facade of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in the Gulf emirate of Dubai, was lit up in pink on thursday to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer. The lights will be turned on for the next two days, and then on the same days in the coming weeks, to mark “Pink October”, an annual breast cancer awareness month, said Burj’s developer, Emaar Properties. Visitors to the tower, which stands at 823 metres (2,700 yards), have been invited to “dress in pink to show their support” for…

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Want to choose healthy food? Consider brightly lit restaurants

Next time you visit a restaurant, make sure it is well-lit, as researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that people are more likely to order healthy food if they are dining in bright light . Those dining in well-lit rooms are about 16-24 per cent more likely to order healthy foods than those in dimly lit rooms, researchers said. “We feel more alert in brighter rooms and therefore tend to make more healthful, forward-thinking decisions,” said Dipayan Biswas from University of South Florida in the US. Researchers surveyed 160…

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