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Mar 14, 2012

TASMANIA Summer News, Mar 14, 2012


Queensland and Tasmania gear up for Shield final
ABC Online
And history shows that the five day Sheffield Shield final which to some is the 'last Test match' of the summer, can and probably will provide a closing sequence to remember for this remarkable season. First there is the weather, which seemingly will ...
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Bird named Shield player of year
Fox Sports
Tasmania's George Bailey and Ed Cowan, who have both gone on to represent Australia this summer, along with Western Australia's Liam Davis, were tied for third on 15 votes. Bird, 25, will look to cap a sensational debut season when he leads the Tigers ...
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Don't be fooled by wet summer - scientists
The Australian
CLIMATE scientists say Australians shouldn't be fooled into thinking the world isn't warming just because much of the country experienced a relatively wet and cool summer. The years 2010 and 2011 set a record of 1409mm of rain averaged over Australia.
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What's in season - March 13 round-up
Sydney Morning Herald
The catch from South Australia peaks in summer and the catch from Tasmania peaks in autumn. Blue-eye trevalla is a deep-ocean fish. It swims across rocky bottoms half a kilometre below the surface during the day, rising closer to the surface at night.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Bob Barker tells of danger
TheMercury.com.au
CREW of the anti-whaling ship Bob Barker have described this summer's protest actions as "extremely dangerous". The Bob Barker docked in Hobart this morning after another season hampering the Japanese whaling fleet. But the crew is pushing for action ...
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TheMercury.com.au
Fans win, final on Fox
Adelaide Now
AT the start of the summer he was an anonymous club cricketer, butTasmania's "Action Jackson" stands between the Bulls and Shield glory. QUEENSLAND Bulls have qualified for the Sheffield Shield final, dismissing South Australia for 103 in their second ...
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Fox Sports to televise Sheffield Shield final
Herald Sun
Recommended Coverage Bird set to let fly against Bulls AT the start of thesummer he was an anonymous club cricketer, but Tasmania's "Action Jackson" stands between the Bulls and Shield glory. Bulls book place in Shield final QUEENSLAND Bulls have ...
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Michael Hogan eyes English county campaign
Newcastle Herald
The right-armer notched up his 100th first-class wicket in the second innings of the loss against Tasmania on Saturday. He was recognised for his bumper season with selection in the Sheffield Shield team of the year yesterday. OnlyTasmanian rookie ...
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Marsh backs Haddin to stay behind the stumps
Sydney Morning Herald
I can recall him dropping one or two catches, which, over asummer of six Test matches, it happens. ''He's probably not been at the peak of his form but he's a hell of a good cricketer. I've known Brad for a long, long time. He's got a very good record ...
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Sydney Morning Herald
Staying in Longford: hotels in Australia online
Hotel Business News
Hotels in Longford for summer holiday, rooms in hotels of Longford for family, suites for Christmas - view the right hotel in Longford on the site www.city-of-hotels.com. Australia is a bright country. And Longford becomes another example.
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Men's NCAA tourney field broken down by letter, from 'Asheville' to 'zero'
The Keene Sentinel
G is for Hugh Greenwood of Mountain West champ New Mexico, an Aussie who got 26 on the US under-19 team one summer. Fourteen relatives fromTasmania came to Albuquerque last Christmas, to keep a tradition alive. Father Michael is a wildlife ranger who ...
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Why Clarke must give up the ODI captaincy
ESPNcricinfo.com
If Clarke goes, it is almost certain Tasmania captain George Bailey will take over the reins. Bailey's selection as Australia's T20 captain raised a few eyebrows a few months back, but it is obvious that he has a flair for leadership.
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ESPNcricinfo.com
Why are rising CO2 levels caused by burning fossil fuels?
ABC Online
By 1975, average mean CO 2 levels were around 330 ppm, according to atmospheric data captured at Cape Grim on the remote tip of North West Tasmania. Today, the annual mean CO 2 levels measured in the atmosphere at Cape Grim are around 385 ppm ...
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ABC Online
Wade welcomes Haddin input
Sportal.com.au
And Forrest described his selection as a 'thrill' as it capped off a big summer in which he rose from state cricketer to international star. "It's very satisfying given the year that I've had," Forrest said. "I couldn't have asked for a bigger year ...
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Davey among Bradman Medal hopes
Standard Messenger
He has had a career-best summer, scoring 655 runs at 65.5 from 11 innings to rank second in the competition behind Adelaide gloveman Sam Raphael (674 at 61.27). Davey has also taken 12 catches and made three stumpings. His performances led him to be ...
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Standard Messenger
Expo signals growing US interest in Japan trade
Beef Central
Australia was represented by just two smaller non-packer exporters - Top Cut Foods ( ex-Tender plus, displaying mostly prime lamb and veal and some Teys Australia beef); and Top Trading (ex JBS Tasmania, displaying grassfed beef and lamb).
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SWITZERLAND Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Mar 14, 2012

Idaho's Schweitzer Ski Resort touts great snow, views and no crowds
Kansas City Star
By CRAIG HILL The ski area is on private land so it has a base village with ski-in, ski-out lodging. On a bluebird day you can see snow-capped peaks in Montana, Washington and British Columbia from the top of Idaho's largest ski resort.
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22 Belgian children, 6 adults die in bus crash returning from ski trip in ...
Fox News
The bus carrying 52 people, including students of around age 12 from two different Belgian schools, hit the tunnel wall shortly after 9 pm Tuesday night on a highway near the southern town of Sierre,Switzerland, in an area of popular ski resorts.
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Fox News
Swiss official: bus carrying kids was not speeding
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The crash killed 22 students and six adults on their way back to Belgium following a Swiss skiing vacation. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. SIERRE, Switzerland (AP) — A tour bus ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Swiss official: bus carrying kids was not speeding
Houston Chronicle
A bus carrying Belgian students returning from a ski holiday crashed into a wall in a Swiss tunnel, killing 22 Belgian 12-year-olds and six adults, police said Wednesday. MANDATORY CREDIT Photo: KANTONSPOLIZEI WALLIS/POLICE OF VALAIS, Handout / Police ...
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21 Belgians, 7 Dutch Dead in Tunnel Crash
TIME
The crash late Tuesday claimed the lives of 28 people, 22 of them children, as they traveled from a Swiss Alps ski vacation back to Belgium. Valais police chief Christian Varone, speaking at a news conference Wednesday in Sion,Switzerland, ...
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WORLD: Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children
Delmarva Now
AP SIERRE, Switzerland – A tour bus slammed into a tunnel wall in the SwissAlps in a horrific accident that killed 22 schoolchildren and six adults returning to Belgium from a joyous ski vacation, police said Wednesday. Another 24 students were ...
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Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children
Albany Times Union
A bus carrying Belgian students returning from a ski holiday crashed into a wall in a Swiss tunnel, killing 22 Belgian 12-year-olds and six adults, police said Wednesday. MANDATORY CREDIT (KANTONSPOLIZEI WALLIS/POLICE OF VALAIS, Handout / Police of ...
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Global warming will take skiing to new heights
Valthonet.com
Individually these stats and figures could be insignificant but globally we are seeing changes in our favourite ski resorts that are affecting how, when and where we ski. A Swiss report produced by the WSL (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snowand ...
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Valthonet.com
Nearly Two Dozen Children Killed In Swiss Bus Crash
NPR
A tour bus slammed into a tunnel wall in the Swiss Alps on Wednesday morning in a horrific accident that killed 22 Belgian 12-year-old students returning from a joyous ski vacation as well as the six adults who were accompanying them, ...
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The snow's not over till the fat lady sings
TravelMole
Ischgl was the first non-glacial European ski resort to open, on November 25, thanks to the 1100 snow canons that churned out enough snow to cover 80kms of its 238kms of pistes. Down the road, St Anton was forced to delay its opening by a week, ...
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TravelMole
Student Ski Trip Ends in Disaster: 28 Dead in Switzerland Bus Crash
Ski Channel
Disaster has struck in Switzerland as a tour bus carrying a group of Belgium students returning from a ski vacation crashed into the wall of the Tunnel de Geronde shortly after 9pm on Tuesday night. The bus had been carrying 52 people, which included ...
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Ski Channel
Bus crash in Switzerland claims 28 lives
Firstpost
A tourist bus slammed head-on into a concrete wall in a SwissAlps tunnel, killing 28 people, mostly children returning from a skivacation. Swiss police said Wednesday the vehicle was not speeding and everyone was wearing seat belts.
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Firstpost
Swiss bus crash kills 28, including 22 children
KTAR.com
(AP Photo/Keystone, Laurent Gillieron) Associated Press SION, Switzerland(AP) - A tourist bus slammed head-on into a concrete wall in a Swiss Alps tunnel, killing 28 people, mostly children returning from a ski vacation. Swisspolice said Wednesday ...
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Swiss Bus Crash Parents Head To Alps Scene After Gathering In Lommel Belgium
Sky News
The parents of children killed and injured in a bus crash as they returned from a ski trip in Switzerland are being taken to the accident scene. The devastated relatives gathered at a school in Lommel, Belgium, in the early hours as news began to ...
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Sky News
Alpine Views at the Hotel Guarda Golf
Travel Agent
Last night we we were taken about two hours outside Geneva to the famous Valais region in Switzerland, home to world-classskiing and equally impressive hotels. I'm staying at the Hotel Guarda Golf, a ski-, golf-, and spa-resort with Alpine vistas.
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Travel Agent
Ideal spots for Easter skiing
Just the Flight
Bansko is easily accessible from Sofia, and with the exchange rates favouring the British pound, holidays to this ski resort can be great on a budget.Switzerland too has noted a strong winter of snow, with Engelberg and Innsbruck both having heavy ...
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Glorious Garda: olives, red wine and a biomass boiler by Italy's largest lake
The Ecologist
From wood chips to lights that turn themselves off, Lake Garda's Lefay Resortand Spa offers an unusually green experience to travellers. What's more, says Ruth Styles, the views of the lake and mountains are sensational Standing looking up at the tall ...
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Idaho's Schweitzer Ski Resort touts great snow, views and no crowds
On a bluebird day you can see snow-capped peaks in Montana, Washington and British Columbia from the top of Idaho's largest ski resort.
www.kansascity.com/.../idahos-schweitzer-ski-resort-touts.html
Idaho's Schweitzer Ski Resort touts great snow ... - The News Tribune
Idaho's Schweitzer Ski Resort touts great snow, views and no crowds ...Schweitzer Mountain is reportedly named for a Swiss hermit (In German, Schweizer ...
www.thenewstribune.com/.../idahos-schweitzer-ski-resort-touts...
Latest Ski News - Ski Club of Great Britain
Welcome to the Ski Club website - join the Club to get the most from your visit; login · join the ... Snowcast Extra: Zermatt resort guide · Snowcast Extra:skiing in Scotland ... “The organising committee, F.I.S. and Swiss Ski express their deepest ...
www.skiclub.co.uk/skiclub/news/story.aspx?storyID=8541
Heavy Snow Across North America, Warm, In The Alps - (Jackson Hole ...
Get Free Snow Reports, for your favourite ski resorts & join the chat. ...resorts following their record breaking winter 2010-11, but the good news is that Western USA has received its biggest snowfalls this .... Switzerland: SkiChalets for Sale ...
www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/12246.page
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