CHILE Summer News, Mar 24, 2012

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Orchardists count cost of wet summer Otago Daily Times By Sarah Marquet on Sat, 24 Mar 2012 With only a small number of late variety peaches and plums left in orchards, the summerfruit season is almost over and Central Otago orchardists are beginning to add up the cost of the wetsummer. See all stories on this topic »

A killer climb with an unbeatable view of Chile's Towers of Paine Globe and Mail We were in Torres del Paine National Park in Chile halfway through the five-day “W” trek, and what sounded like thunder was actually large chunks of ice cracking off Grey Glacier falling into the lake below. Earlier that day, we came across a refugio, ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

News to use Chicago Tribune Among the port stops are Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil as you cruise around Cape Horn. Price includes free round-trip air from Los Angeles or New York. Air add-on from Chicago is $225.            800-780-9002 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting            800-780-9002      end_of_the_skype_highlighting      ; tinyurl.com/78w4egh Maps Ohio, ... See all stories on this topic »

Wales set to be hotter than Madrid this weekend, Met Office forecasts WalesOnline But prospective holidaymakers will hope it is not another precursor to yet another washout summer following recent British weather patterns. A spokesman for the Met Office said: “Certainly a look at our records over the past few years does support the ... See all stories on this topic »

Falklanders first. British second Irish Times The Falkland Islands are seeing the end of a southern summerthat has defied the perception of the archipelago as a desolate wasteland at the end of the world. As the war that briefly catapulted the islands into the spotlight in 1982 was fought during ... See all stories on this topic » Irish Times

Perils of Polly: Nafta gas, food inspection and just where is that campground? Kenai Peninsula Online Her perils continue in Argentina and Chile. Our second day of driving through the Argentine pampas and into Patagonia was one of language confusion which left my sister and me laughing. The Argentines we left behind are probably still shaking their ... See all stories on this topic »

Little Argus - March 24, 2012 Carlsbad Current Argus Concessions available with free-will donation in support of the youth group'ssummer mission trip. Info: 887-3033. Myra Green, a gospel song artist from Glorieta, NM, will be in concert at 10:45 am Sunday at Hillcrest Baptist Church, 605 N. Sixth St. See all stories on this topic »

Thirsty work Kidderminster Shuttle For a passport to pleasure, Chile is at the front of the pack for bright and juicy wines, such as Don Cayetano Merlot 2011, Colchagua Valley, Chile (£6.99, www.laithwaites.co.uk). Nicely balanced with big fruit flavours, subtle sweetness and smooth ... See all stories on this topic »

US DOE delays analysis, decisions on LNG exports Reuters Africa The DOE is allowed to quickly approve applications to export gas to South Korea, Chile and more than a dozen other countries that have free-trade agreements with the United States. The US-South Korea free trade agreement took effect on March 15, ... See all stories on this topic »

Comics used to teach central Pa. medical students NECN He also has helped to organize international symposiums on the topic, including one this summer in Toronto that so far has attracted 100 people. Penn State's medical school is well-known for its long-running humanities department and its attention to ... See all stories on this topic »

It's small town to big dreams for Crozon Regina Leader-Post Last summer, the 17-year-old suited up for Canada's under-19 junior women's team and helped the team to a fifth-place finish at the world championship tournament in Chile. Canada registered eight wins and knocked off international powers like China, ... See all stories on this topic »

The Nightly Turbo: Storytelling with Doyle, Robert De Niro and the APPT, and More PokerNews.com ... topped the leaderboard after Day 1b of the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Chile Main Event. To find out who else thrived, read our LAPT recap. WSOP bracelet winner Ken Aldridge is attempting to play the Big One for One Drop this summer. See all stories on this topic »

Spring sipper Winnipeg Free Press are often associated with summer, making them the perfect patio wine. Dry rosé is a great value wine. Let's not kid ourselves -- most dry rosé in the Manitoba market isn't made for serious aging. The bulk of pink wines made are meant to be aged in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Tell Me Why I Don't Like Chardonnay? Huffington Post UK On the other hand if you're sitting on a porch in the full heat of an Australiansummer it's a bit different. Consumers prefer their white wines chilled. So in Australia, to offset the 40 degree plus summers, a significant amount of oak was used to ... See all stories on this topic »

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