ASIA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Oct 30, 2011

Kyrgyzstan votes in test of reforms Reuters Africa By Robin Paxton BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyzstan began voting on Sunday to elect a new president capable of bridging divisions that threaten stability in the former Soviet republic, a vital step to completing bold reforms to create Central Asia's first ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters Africa

One couple's story of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail from beginning to end HeraldNet By Mark Morical, The Bend Bulletin But when 500 of those miles are covered insnow, what begins as a test of endurance can turn into a test of survival. Kristen Grund, 30, and Ville Jokinen, 31, boyfriend and girlfriend who split their time between ... See all stories on this topic »

Mehrin Anwar urges Shahbaz Sharif to focus on good governance Associated Press of Pakistan NEW YORK, Oct 29 (APP): Snow started falling on late Saturday morning in the tri-state area—New York, New Jersey and Connecticut—as part of a storm that could dump anywhere from a dusting to up to 10 inches of snow throughout the region. ... See all stories on this topic »

Trio of events focus on US-China Film Business Asia It is presented by their UCLA-USC Joint East Asian Studies Center. Separately, the Asia Society's Southern California's Entertainment & Media/Asia Initiative (EMAsia) is putting on a two-part panel discussion on US-China film collaborations in ... See all stories on this topic »

Before the Snow, a Prudential CARES Disaster Relief 5K Run/Walk on October 30... Benzinga (press release) Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU), a financial services leader with approximately $883 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2011, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential's diverse and talented ... See all stories on this topic »

Yak's milk and kindness in the Pamirs BBC News Apart from these shepherds with their animals, the only creatures you see in the high valleys are marmots, vultures, and - if you are really lucky - a faraway glimpse of a snow leopard. I cannot speak Wakhi or Kyrgyz, so I found myself an interpreter ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

TMCnet's Live Streaming Coverage Week in Review TMC Net If you're in the north east, chances are you're getting ready for a little early-in-the-season snow, so sit back with a cup of cocoa and let's look at this week's news in live streaming coverage! Caribbean telecommunications provider LIME tapped ... See all stories on this topic »

Global Food Crisis (Global Crisis Series) PlanetSave.com Some of the weather conditions that are associated with climate change are extreme cold, extreme heat, and excessive amounts of rain and snow. These conditions contribute to damaged crops around to world. “A report by the Washington-based International ... See all stories on this topic »

COLUMN: Help, I'm being equalized out of my property Culpeper Star Exponent The county sheriff's office does provide security and the volunteer fire departments provide well for us and road maintenance including snow removal is provided. The federal government has stated that those of us receiving Social Security will see a... See all stories on this topic »

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