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Palestinian children fill plastic bottles and jerry cans with drinking water from a public tap at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) headquarters in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp  on September 23, 201. (Photo by Ahmed Deeb/wn)
Climate   Development   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Natural resource  
 Al Jazeera 
Co-operation in a world of scarce resources
Mon 6 Feb 2012
| From competition among hunter-gatherers for wild game to imperialist wars over precious minerals, resource wars have been fought throughout history; today, however, the competition appears set to en... (photo: WN / Ahmed Deeb)
Rieko Saitoh, a publicist of Matsushita Electric Works, demonstrates the company's "Sleep Room," in Tokyo Thursday, June 10, 2004. Matsushita began giving those who have sleeping disorder a chance to get a scientific take on their sleep  patterns, and take nap in this model room. The display shows what are provided in this room, the lights, relaxation images, music, aroma, air conditioning and sleeping goods like a pillow and beddings. The whole system is expected to go on sale next June, to the tune of 3 million yen (US$30,000).
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 The Daily Mail 
How to... get a good night's sleep: Expert tips to help you snooze soundly
Sun 5 Feb 2012
| Who thinks they get enough sleep? The Sleep Council says just one in ten of us always gets a good night's rest. So what can we do? Here Slumberdown’s sleep expert Phil Atherton to give us his ... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi)
Jellyfish in sea life Helsinki.  Sydney Morning Herald  Sun 5 Feb 2012
Jellyfish still the same - it's interaction that's different
| THEY not only sting people and break fishing nets. In recent times Jellyfish have also clogged up desalination works, blocked the cooling systems of nuclear power stations and even disabled a war sh... (photo: Public Domain / Skorpion87)
Australia   Climate   Desalination   Fishing   Photos   Wikipedia: Jellyfish  
Falmouth Bay residents split over dredging plan for giant cruise liners  The Observer  Sun 5 Feb 2012
Falmouth Bay residents split over dredging plan for giant cruise liners
The picturesque harbour at Falmouth which developers hope giant cruisers will be able to visit once the the waters of the bay are dredged. Photograph: Andy Stothert/Getty Images | Falmouth Bay is one ... (photo: WN / Marzena)
Cruise   Harbour   Photos   Travel   Wikipedia: Falmouth, Cornwall  
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Bears Alaska (3).jpg The Daily Telegraph Australia Sun 5 Feb 2012
Bears and salmon run in Alaska
| ANGELA Saurine takes to the water and the air to view some of Alaska's most famous denizens and their vast, wild habitat. | We are on a pontoon boat anchored in Al... (photo: Creative Commons / Carl Chapman )
Alaska   Animals   Environment   Photos   Wikipedia: Bear  
Eravikulam National Park is a 97 km national park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki district of Kerala in India, between 1005'N - 1020'N latitude and 770'E - 7710'E longitude. See:map.  The park is administered by the Kerala Department of Forests and Wildlife, Munnar Wildlife Division, together with the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Anamudi Shola National Park, Pambadum Shola National Park, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kurinjimala Sanctuary.[1] The Western Ghats, Anamalai Sub-Cluster, including all of Eravikulam National Park, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site.[2] The Hindu Sat 4 Feb 2012
Watchers to be deployed to prevent wildfire
The sudden change in the weather conditions have raised a threat to the forests of Idukki with cases of wildfire reported from Vazhathoppe near the district head quarters... (photo: Creative Commons / Leoboudv)
Environment   Forestry   Photos   Wikipedia: Idukki district   Wildlife  
Supermarket - Shoppers - Child - Boy Newstrack India Sat 4 Feb 2012
Men better at shopping in supermarkets than women
| London, Feb 4 (ANI): When it comes to food shopping men are found to be better at it than women, who find themselves flustered and stressed in a supermarket environment... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Food   Men   Photos   Shoppers   Wikipedia: Supermarket  
Houseboats in a frozen Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday Feb. 3, 2012. Zeenews Sat 4 Feb 2012
Death toll from European freeze tops 220
Kiev: Temperatures plunged to new lows in Europe where a week-long cold snap has now claimed more than 220 lives and forecasters warned on Friday that the big freeze woul... (photo: AP / Margriet Faber)
Environment   Europe   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: List of extreme weather events  
Efforts On To Protect Kashmir's Rare Flora, Fauna: Omar Kashmir Observer Sat 4 Feb 2012
Efforts On To Protect Kashmir's Rare Flora, Fauna: Omar
| Jammu, Feb 03 – Highlighting the State’s rich bio-diversity and uniqueness of being land of rare fauna and flora, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Friday emphasized th... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Environment   Kashmir   Photos   Wikipedia: Kashmir   Wildlife  
Tourists take shelter from snow as snowflakes fell in downtown Rome on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. BBC News Sat 4 Feb 2012
Freezing Europe hit by Russian gas shortage
Freezing weather sweeping across Europe has led to a shortage of vital Russian gas supplies to several countries, officials say. | An EU energy spokeswoman said eight cou... (photo: AP / Riccardo De Luca)
Energy   Europe   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: Cold wave  


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