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Source of News : Gulf News Visitors and residents point to a government-owned clock tower as evidence of rapid urbanisation damaging the ethos of a city renowned as a sanctuary The Makkah Clock Tower looms in the distance as pilgrims walk around the Ka’aba in the Grand Mosque during the recently-concluded Haj. Future development in Makkah will be more in tune with traditional architecture, the mayor says, but for now residents worry that one of Islam's holiest sites is disappearing behind skyscrapers. The historic city, the birthplace of Islam, is studded with dozens of yellow and red cranes and metal scaffolding aimed at increasing hotel space and improving facilities to make the annual Haj safer and easier. As more than 2.5 million Muslims from across the world flood Makkah's narrow streets for the annual pilgrimage, however, many visitors and residents point to a government-owned 657 metres tower surmounted by an extravagant clock as evidence development has ...

Source of Article – Daily Mirror Why we all need more sleep 33% of us have sleep disorders such as insomnia, according to a recent report for the Mental Health Foundation, Charlotte Haigh Posted On Tuesday, November 08, 2011 It’s official, we’re not getting enough shut-eye. Some 33% of us have sleep disorders such as insomnia, according to a recent report for the Mental Health Foundation. And 80% of us rate our sleep as inadequate. But that doesn’t just leave you snapping at the kids or snoozing at your desk – poor sleep could have serious consequences for mental and physical health as well. “We still don’t fully understand the reasons why we need to sleep, but we do know about the effects of not getting enough,” says Bupa clinical adviser Dr Sarah Salvilla. Here are some of the health implications of sleep deprivation. Matters of the mind Recent research from Stanford University in the US suggests fragmented sleep can cause memory lapses. “Sleep is thought to be impo...

Source of Information : Economic Times Call Jahnavi Kumar* at 12 pm and she replies in a sleepy voice. Flying the international circuit, she had got in late. When she calls you back, it's 5 pm and she's ready with her lipstick in place to fly the domestic circuit. She says she's reaching her breaking point soon. But for now, she combs her bun, pins her hair up and is all set to welcome aboard yet another round of "thankless passengers who feel that they are entering a restaurant and not an airplane", her summing up of the airhostess profession. But how widespread is this mood among the women (and a few men) who are up in the air? Which is to ask has airlines' current business troubles severely impacted the flight crews? Is this sunrise segment of GenY employment looking less sunny? As ET on Sunday spoke to air hostesses, industry experts, aviation professionals and cabin crew trainers, a counter-intuitive conclusion emerged. Airlines' scary...