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File - In this Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 photo head of research for Greenpeace Tony Sadownichik speaks at an oil spill near the town of Usinsk, 1,500 km (930 miles) northeast of Moscow, Russia.
Environmental Degradation   Gaia Theory   Photos   Sochi Olympics   Wikipedia: Environmental issues in Russia   		 WorldNews.com 
A Specter Is Haunting the Winter Games, the Specter of Gaia
Fri 21 Feb 2014
Article by Wn.com Correspondent Dallas Darling | A specter is haunting the Winter Games. The new roads and sidewalks, the neat hotels and dazzling amusement park, the colorful boardwalk along the Blac... (photo: AP / Dmitry Lovetsky)
Democratic mayoral hopeful Bill de Blasio, greets supporters after a news conference, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 on the steps of City Hall in New York. City Council speaker Christine Quinn endorsed de Blasio for mayor.
Bill de Blasio   New York   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Bill de Blasio   		 Business Insider 
New York Mayor Bill De Blasio Caught Jaywalking After City Cracks Down On Pedestrians
Fri 21 Feb 2014
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and his security detail were caught jaywalking Friday on the way to de Blasio's morning workout, according to the New York Post. | The Post story includes a video showing... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer)
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, attends the burial of Deputy President John Nkomo, at the Heroes Acre, in Harare, Zimbabwe, Monday, Jan, 21, 2013. Nkomo died of cancer aged 79. Mugabe who addressed mourners at the funeral called on Zimbabweans to be united and for peace to prevail in the country ahead of elections set for sometime this year.  Swissinfo  Fri 21 Feb 2014
Zimbabwe's Mugabe turns 90 - in Singapore clinic
  | Reuters | Image Caption: | Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe speaks at the opening of the ZANU-PF annual People's Conference in Chinhoyi (reuters tickers) | February 21, 2014 - 11:46 | By Cris... (photo: AP / Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Mugabe   Photos   Singapore   Wikipedia: Robert Mugabe   Zimbabwe  
Syria President Bashar al-Assad addresses reporters following his meeting with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday Dec. 9, 2010.  Swissinfo  Fri 21 Feb 2014
Iran boosts military support in Syria to bolster Assad
  | Reuters | Image Caption: | Syrian refugees, who fled the violence back home, are seen at the Domiz refugee camp in the northern Iraqi province of Dohuk (reuters tickers) | February 21, 2014 -... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere)
Iran   Photos   Politics   Syria   Wikipedia: Bashar al-Assad  
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A soldier arrest a student during clashes outside the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas, Thursday, Dec. 23. 2010. Police and soldiers fired water cannons and plastic bullets as thousands of students protested against a law passed by Venezuela's congress that increases government powers over the country's universities. Business Insider Thu 20 Feb 2014
VENEZUELAN PROTESTER: We Have Reached The Point Of No Return
Anti-government protests have been a semi-regular occurrence in Venezuela for quite some time, but they've gained steam in recent weeks with high-profile murders galvaniz... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano)
2014 Venezuela Protests   Nicolas Maduro   Photos   Ukraine Protests   Wikipedia: 2014 Venezuelan protests  
Kashmiri Muslims offer prayers on the Friday following Eid -e-Milad marking the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 17 January, 2014. The Times Of India Thu 20 Feb 2014
Schism between Sunni and Shia has been poisoning Islam for 1,400 years - and it's getting worse
The war in Syria began much earlier than is generally recognised. The conflict actually began in the year 632 with the death of the Prophet Mohamed. The same is true of t... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Arab Spring   Mideast Peace   Photos   Syrian War   Wikipedia: ShiaSunni relations  
Sleeping baby - Infant Newstrack India Thu 20 Feb 2014
Brain switch that tells us to sleep identified
Tweet | Washington, Feb 20 (ANI): Researchers at Oxford University have identified the switch in the brain that sends us off to sleep. | The switch works by regulating th... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Oxford University   Photos   Sleep   Washington   Wikipedia: Sleep disorder  
Outside its shell, the soft, curved abdomen of hermit crabs such as Pagurus bernhardus is vulnerable.Most species have long, spirally curved abdomens, which are soft, unlike the hard, calcified abdomens seen in related crustaceans. Taipei Times Thu 20 Feb 2014
‘Homeless’ hermit crabs hard focus of students’ campaign
Three college students have launched a campaign to find shells for homeless hermit crabs, calling on the public to protect the crabs by upholding a principle of “three ... (photo: Creative Commons / Arnstein Rnning)
Animal   Environment   Photos   Science   Wikipedia: Hermit crab  
Cat-kitten-animal-India. Newstrack India Wed 19 Feb 2014
Cats have 'superpowerful' psychedelic vision
Tweet | Washington, Feb 19 (ANI): A new research has found that common house cats can see things that are invisible to us. | Everything from psychedelic stripes on flower... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Animal   Photos   Research   Science   Wikipedia: Cat  


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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, residents of the besieged Yarmouk Palestinian refugee camp carry their belongings as they flee the camp, on the southern edge of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Third shipment of chemical weapons leaves Syria - UN BBC News
File - An advance team of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations arrives in Damascus, Syria, four days after the OPCW Executive Council and the UN Security Council unanimously endorsed a plan to begin the process of overseeing the destruction of the countrys chemical weapons programme, 1 October, 2013. Syria stalls as chemical weapons deadline looms BBC News
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Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra speaks during an interview with foreign media at Government House in Bangkok, Thailand Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Yingluck said Saturday that while she sees no quick end to her country's deep political impasse, her government is willing to negotiate with opponents to end the crisis. Thai Prime Minister denies corruption allegations over rice program CNN
A soldier arrest a student during clashes outside the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas, Thursday, Dec. 23. 2010. Police and soldiers fired water cannons and plastic bullets as thousands of students protested against a law passed by Venezuela's congress that increases government powers over the country's universities. VENEZUELAN PROTESTER: We Have Reached The Point Of No Return Business Insider
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second from right, follows a Shinto priest to pay respect for the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. Abe to attend Nuclear Security Summit The Japan News
File - U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, on Feb. 23, 1945. Islands of Illusions and the Damned WorldNews.com
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Chardonnay grapevines by Jeanette King. (August 2006) Grapevine cold hardiness & strategies to handle winter cold The Examiner
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