Washington Post
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Skiers and coaches complained there weren't enough workers to clean new snow off the 2014 Sochi Olympics downhill course on Thursday, forcing training for a women's World Cup race to be canceled. There were about 200 ...
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| Lack of workers criticized on Sochi 2014 course Atlanta Journal Constitution By ANDREW DAMPF AP KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia —Skiers and coaches complained there weren't enough workers to clean new snow off the 2014 Sochi Olympics downhill course on Thursday, forcing training for a women's World Cup race to be canceled. See all stories on this topic » |  Atlanta Journal Constitution |
Lindsey Vonn has positive 1st impression of Sochi 2014 women's course, aside ...
Washington Post
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Lindsey Vonn had a positive first impression of the women's downhill course for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, while other skiers were concerned about the big jumps. Vonn participated in a training run Wednesday before the World ...
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| Lindsey Vonn and other skiers pleased with 2014 Sochi Olympics course The Daily Star By Kenny Laurie KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia: From Lindsey Vonn on down, the first impression of the women's downhill course for the 2014 Sochi Olympics was a positive one. The only problem was that the jumps were too large. “I like it. The snow is a ... See all stories on this topic » |  The Daily Star |
| Cold snap in Eastern Europe kills more than 650 Atlanta Journal Constitution Tens of thousands have been trapped in often-freezing homes and villages by walls of snow and unpassable roads, and officials have struggled to reach out to the vulnerable with emergency food airlifts. Authorities in Russia and Ukraine alone reported ... See all stories on this topic » |  Atlanta Journal Constitution |
Cold snap in Eastern Europe kills more than 600
BusinessWeek
More than 600 people in Eastern Europe have died during a record-breaking cold snap that has brought the heaviest blizzards in recent memory and trapped thousands behind walls of snow, officials said Wednesday. Authorities in Russia say 205 people have ...
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The Snow Revolution's Orange shadow
The Day Weekly Digest
By Anders ASLUND MOSCOW – Vladimir Putin's regime is warningRussians that their budding “Snow Revolution” will be as big a mistake as Ukraine's Orange Revolution of 2004. But, while the similarities between these two popular movements are palpable, ...
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Europe cold has killed over 650
Philadelphia Inquirer
Tens of thousands have been trapped in often-freezing homes and villages by walls of snow and unpassable roads, and officials have struggled to reach the vulnerable with emergency food airlifts. Authorities in Russia and Ukraine reported Wednesday that ...
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| A fine state of affairs Boston.com Instead of snow from above, manmade winter has broughtsnow to the slopes during a time of below-normal snowfall.Skiing and riding families will take advantage of a variety of activities and events largely courtesy of about three months of snowmaking. See all stories on this topic » |  Boston.com |
Baffled Russians ban unruly toys
Sydney Morning Herald
MOSCOW: There hadn't been any rallies like it before in Russia. Last month there were dozens of toys, from teddy bears to Lego figurines, standing in the snow of a Siberian city with banners complaining about corruption and electoral malpractice.
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| Jean-Claude Killy Praises Sochi's “Spectacular Downhill” PR Web (press release) The Coordination Commission began its three-day visit by taking in the first FIS Alpine Ski World Cup event held inRussia, at Rosa Khutor – the future home of the Alpine skievents for Sochi 2014 - and meeting the President of theRussian Federation, ... See all stories on this topic » |  PR Web (press release) |
| Sarıkamış is ready to be explored! Today's Zaman The center, which offers skiing at reasonable prices, has become an attractive destination for tourists from a number of countries, including Russia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan. The snowfall this week may have been sufficient for kids to play, ... See all stories on this topic » |  Today's Zaman |
VanderBeek taking baby steps
Canada.com
And then there was the psychological factor, the fear-laden prospect of putting your body on the line again at 120 kilometres an hour when catching a rut or slipping into soft snow can have catastrophic results. She is skiing"protectively," she says, ...
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Cold snap in Eastern Europe kills over 600
Business Recorder (blog)
... which has brought the heaviest blizzards in recent memory, trapped thousands behind walls of snow, and left officials struggling to reach out to the vulnerable. Authorities in Russia and Ukraine alone said Wednesday that more than 300 people have ...
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Russia's Syrian Diaspora Divided on the Syrian Conflict
AINA (press release)
Moscow is thousands of kilometers away from Homs, but echoes of the heated battles fought by the government troops against the opposition forces in this Syrian city resonate strongly in Russia's snow-bound capital, where hundreds of natives of this ...
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Death toll hits 600 as Europe struggles to fight big freeze
Irish Independent
Tens of thousands have been trapped in their homes and villages by walls of snow and impassable roads, and officials have struggled to airlift food to the vulnerable. After a massive pile-up in a blizzard, about 100 damaged cars blocked a major road in ...
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Officials say worst cold snap in memory in Eastern Europe has killed more than 650
Newser
(Associated Press) A woman walks along the Kremlin wall during a snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel) (Associated Press) Snow ploughs clear the A2 highway during a heavy snowfall in Wassen, near St. Gotthard, ...
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Russian officials ban toy "demonstrators" from protesting because they're not ...
GlobalPost (blog)
Russian officials have banned toy "demonstrators" from protesting election malpractice. (AFP /AFP/Getty Images) When a group of toy "demonstrators" stood in the snow in Barnaul, Russia a month ago holding banners protesting corruption and electoral ...
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| Snow Drought Continues WOOD-TV (blog) Rome -10.7, Berlin -15.2, Bucharest -15.6, Warsaw -18.9, Leningrad -11.9, Moscow-14.2 (highest for the month +15), Yashkul, Russia -25.9 (warmest so far this month -2.9F), Oymyakon, Siberia -2.0 (coldest temperature -72F). The death toll in Europe is ... See all stories on this topic » |  WOOD-TV (blog) |
| Human Toll From Deadly Cold in Eastern Europe Passes 600 Salem-News.Com ... snow that not only blocked roads, but also wreaked havoc on the railroad system. To make matters worse, some residents are expressing concerns over possible roof collapses. The death toll sailed past 300 people in Russia and the Ukraine alone. See all stories on this topic » |  Salem-News.Com |
| A fun day sledding in the awesome Italian Alps The Herald | HeraldOnline.com I took a trip high into the mountains on Sunday with my friend Sasha from Russia and her host family. We spent Saturday night at their house because we had to leave early Sunday morning. Saturday night we ate at a Japanese restaurant. See all stories on this topic » |  The Herald | HeraldOnline.com |
| Photo Reportage: Romania Under Snow Argophilia Travel News Ukraine has had 112 victims, Russia over 200 people, and Poland reported 107. Lithuania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Estonia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia reported casualties as well, and the list could go on. Argophilia Travel News brings you a few ... See all stories on this topic » |  Argophilia Travel News |
| WA teen hopes it's all downhill from now on Paul Sokoloski Opinion Wilkes Barre Times-Leader No wonder Jallen is on her way to skiing in the Paralympics. “When I was younger,” Jallen said, “and I said my goal was to go to the Paralympics, I had no idea what it was actually all about. Her goal is tangible because she always believed in it. See all stories on this topic » |  Wilkes Barre Times-Leader |
Outdoor game, shutouts highlight Oddset tourney
NHL.com
(Photo: Getty Images) Without question, the most unique venue for any of this year's tour games was the outdoor game between Finland and Russiathat opened the Oddset Hockey Games. A crowd of 25036 braved frigid temperatures and snow to witness the ...
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Another Snow White Film On the Way, This Time Starring Saoirse Ronan
The Flickcast
by Matt Raub, Feb 15 2012 Saoirse Ronan is not only starring in Twilight author Stephanie Meyer's The Host, but is now attached to headline yet another Snow White centric flick called The Order of the Seven. The film will have a completely new spin on ...
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Vonn, other racers pleased with Sochi course
MetroNews Canada
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia - From Lindsey Vonn on down, the first impression of the women's downhill course for the 2014 Sochi Olympics was a positive one. The only problem was that the jumps were too large. "I like it. The snow is a little bit soft and ...
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Third Snow White Movie Kind of Happening
CSICON
So; there's Mirror Mirror and Snow White and the Huntsman. Both are versions of the same story, with Snow White and the evil queen being important characters in each. As if that wasn't enough, now we're – kind of – getting a third.
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January 2012: Globe experienced its 19th warmest January on record
Examiner.com
Meanwhile, cooler than normal readings were observed across China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, south central Russia, much of the Middle East, northern India, north Africa, and southwestern Greenland. The United Kingdom experienced its warmest January since ...
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| Saoirse Ronan is Disney's Snow White Yahoo! Singapore News 16 Feb – It is not enough that two versions of "Snow White" are coming out this year that Disney has got to try their hand at an adaptation of their own too, after launching their brand with the animated feature "Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs" back ... See all stories on this topic » |  Yahoo! Singapore News |
| To Unfreeze Europe, Gazprom Expands Gas Storage Forbes Russian natural gas company Gazprom said it will invest at least 200 million euros to expand underground natural gas storage facilities should another deep freeze occur in the future. It's been quite the winter in Europe. Russian energy company Gazprom ... See all stories on this topic » |  Forbes |
Putin loses ground in hometown
The News International
SAINT PETERSBURG: As protests against the rule of Vladimir Putin shakeRussia, his popularity is also eroding in Saint Petersburg, the city where he was born and built his political career. Only 47 percent of the electorate inRussia's second city ...
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Preventing A Blowout In The Arctic – OpEd
Eurasia Review
By Julia Heath In September 2011, Vladimir Putin announced a program to begin offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling in the Russian Arctic. Putin is also interested in creating new sea terminals, which he said would rival the Suez and Panama ...
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Soybeans Called to Open Lower on Brazil Rainfall; Corn, Wheat May Decline
Bloomberg
... -Russia Unlikely to Impose Grain Export Duty Before July: Union -Ukrainian Grain Exports Fall Due to Cold Weather, Official Says -Ukraine Grain Traders Plan to Ship 63000 Tons of Corn to Iran -Toepfer Says SnowProtected Germany's Crops After Jan.
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"Airport City" Takes to the Skies on the Android Market
Gamasutra
Moscow, Russia, February 16, 2012 - Game Insight is announcing the launch of its latest title for Android Market, the airline business manager, "Airport City." Game Insight is a company that has lived up to its name by becoming one of the world's ...
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Marilungo helps Atalanta defeat Genoa
Fox News
PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) – Atalanta edged Genoa 1-0 in Serie A to claim their first home win since December 21. Substitute Guido Marilungo struck 12 minutes from time to hand the Bergamaschi their second victory in seven games. Genoa were unlucky not to ...
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| Nicolas Sarkozy, a Napoleon theme park and France's grand European delusions Daily Mail Equally less enjoyable for French tourists, there may also be a replay of the retreat from Moscow during which tens of thousands of French soldiers perished in the Russian snowand ice after Napoleon had catastrophically overreached himself, ... See all stories on this topic » |  Daily Mail |
Binge Britain: How do we tackle our booze problems?
Mirror.co.uk
While the Eskimos have dozens of words for snow, we probably have just as many for getting drunk. But experts fear that the nation's alcohol consumption has now reached epidemic proportions. Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday declared war on ...
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Officials say worst cold snap in memory in Eastern Europe has killed more than 650
Global Toronto
Tens of thousands have been trapped in often-freezing homes and villages by walls of snow and unpassable roads, and officials have struggled to reach out to the vulnerable with emergency food airlifts. Authorities inRussia and Ukraine alone reported ...
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| Perspectives on the Evidence and Impacts of Changing Environments in the Far North The Arctic Institute In Sapmi, the region inhabited by the Saami people that stretches over northern Europe and Russia's Kola Peninsula, Saami herders face their own problems. Climate-induced shifts in Arctic tundra vegetation have had a substantial impact on reindeer, ... See all stories on this topic » |  The Arctic Institute |
State of the Climate
NOAA
Cooler-than-average regions included China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, south central Russia, much of the Middle East, northern India, north Africa, and southwestern Greenland. Separately, the global land surface temperature was 0.61°C (1.10°F) above the 20 ...
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| How cold is Europe? Cold enough for the Danube River to freeze Mother Nature Network Keeping Europe frozen is a climate pattern called a "RussianWinter." In this pattern, a strong Siberian anticyclone hovers over northern Russia and triggers intense cold and snow, according to a NASA statement. That cold has lingered long enough to ... See all stories on this topic » |  Mother Nature Network |
Binge Britain: How do we tackle the country's booze problems?
Mirror.co.uk
While the Eskimos have dozens of words for snow, we probably have just as many for getting drunk. But experts fear that the nation's alcohol consumption has now reached epidemic proportions. Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday declared war on ...
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Alaska's Native heritage
Juneau Empire
Russian Orthodox priest Father Michael Oleksa told me about an Alutiiq man he knows whose wife left him for another guy (who was less energetic and less able to provide for her and his children). Seeing them struggle, he invited them all back — with ...
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WORLD IN BRIEF
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Tens of thousands have been trapped in often-freezing homes and villages by walls of snow and unpassable roads. Authorities in Russia and Ukraine alone reported Wednesday that more than 300 people have died in the bitter cold.
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