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CANADA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Feb 02, 2012

Holiday-makers ski and snowboard on Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights, some 500 metres from Israel's border with Syria January 17, 2012. REUTERS/Nir Elias
Snowboarders more injury-prone than skiers
Reuters
(Reuters) - Snowboarders are hurt slightly more often than skiers, with the most injuries among young, inexperienced female boarders, according to a study from a Vermont ski resort. Snowboarders were most likely to suffer a hurt wrist or shoulder, ...
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Why are fans paying medical bills for world-class skier Sarah Burke?
msnbc.com
Competitors at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo. adorned themselves with items in rememberance of Canadian skierSarah Burke who died from injuries she sustained in a training accident in Park City, Utah in January. By Kari Huus, msnbc.com Updated at ...
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It's all downhill for area skier
STLtoday.com
When alpine skier Abigail Murer was 6 years old, she accidentally slipped out of a ski lift and fell more than 30 feet. Hidden Valley Ski Resort general manager Bill Brandes watched it happen from the top of the slope in Eureka.
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Not fumbling this chance
Boston.com
By TD Thornton Here's the most bankable prediction for Super Bowl Sunday:Skiers and boarders will win big, while resort operators will humbly accept the trouncing pro football inflicts on their accounting ledgers with a mixture of resignation and ...
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Jesus at mountaintop ski resort in US allowed to stay after feds reverse ...
Washington Post
The statue has been a curiosity at the famed Big Mountain ski hill for decades, mystifying skiers with its appearance in the middle of the woods as they cruise down a popular run. The Forest Service said in its original decision that case law was ...
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Incredible deals? That's the ticket at resorts
Boston.com
Here's a capsule look at the emerging trends: ■Rocker and camber continue to be the big technology buzzwords for the 2012-13 line of skis and snowboards, including new ski models that allow skiers to fine-tune the level of rocker by raising or ...
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ON SKIING: Phones bring a whole new element to the slopes
Kennebec Journal
Still, they're a cool way to compare how you tackle the slopes with otherskiers. The AlpineReplay tag line is "Ultimate Bragging rights for skiers and boarders," and you can easily weigh your medals and stats against your friends, other people at the ...
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For many area teens, the slopes beckon
Buffalo News
Brandi, who has been skiing since she was 2, enjoys being with friends and family and getting together to have a good time on the ski slopes. Holiday Valley's Learning Center teaches kids, ages 3 to 12, to ski. Twice a day, Brandi takes the kids out on ...
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Buffalo News
Sun Valley Resort's Snowmaking Crew Keeps Ski Season Alive
Twin Falls Times-News
Using water and compressed air, they covered Sun Valley's ski hill in white, allowing skiers and boarders to play in the snow when ski resorts in Utah, California and other states had little or no terrain open. By the time Sun Valley opened to 2600 ...
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US ski resorts get much needed snow at last
Gadling
But things have started to change out west, and a few big storms over the past few weeks have made now made it possible for skiers and snowboarders to hit the slopes at last. The Jackson Hole Ski Resort in Wyoming, for instance, got hit with a massive ...
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Magic Mountain ski area hits its goal to become a skier owned cooperative
Boston Globe
Magic's inability to cover trails with man-made snow has kept the small skiarea from thriving, especially during dry winters like this one when skiersflock to nearby resorts with more snowmaking equipment. Magic is in Londonderry, Vt. The sale of the ...
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Snow Sports: New owners have Waterville Valley in its former glory
Worcester Telegram
When skiing legend Tom Corcoran founded Waterville Valley in 1965, the Campton, NH, ski area became a national model for master-planned resortcommunities. Nestled in an unspoiled swath of the White Mountains, the skiarea and village became a magnet ...
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Alyeska Offers Ski And Stay Packages
OnTheSnow.com
The Hotel Alyeska offers lodging packages for skiing AlyeskaResort. Photo by T Dawg/Flickr. Alyeska Resort is offeringski and stay packages to get you on Alaskan slopes. This year, the resort is offering its four-night package again.
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OnTheSnow.com
SKIING: Have no fear, there's a way to bring that gear
Daily Breeze
And maybe you noticed, there seemed to be a heavy load of advertising for Park City, Utah, and the three ski resorts in that city. You probably didn't have to wonder why the blitz of Southern California airways in January, considering that Mammoth ...
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Omar's way to promote skiing at Gulmarg
Hindustan Times
We plan to have the facility at other hill resorts in Kashmir," said Shah. Famous international cricketer of South African team, Jonty Rhodes, known for agility and fielding skills, is camping at Gulmarg to enjoy heli skiing with the Heli-Ski Company ...
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Family fun on the slopes of Rauris
Liverpool Daily Post
THIS month, a sudden dump of snow turned 2012's mediocre ski season into a winter wonderland – and for the first time in my life, I could well imagine how exciting it must have been for passionate skiers to hear the news. Last year, I travelled to ...
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Outdoors briefs: Icky hits the slopes, Riverview bird trip and more
Sparks Today
Great Basin Brewing Co., maker of some of Nevada's finest handcrafted brews, has teamed with Moment Skis, local manufacturer of handmadeskis, to create Icky Skis. Only 40 pairs of the limited edition skis, designed with Great Basin's Ichthyosaur Icky ...
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Schweitzer Lights up For Winter Carnival Feb. 17-26
OnTheSnow.com
Horses enter the ski action Feb. 18-19. Ski joring debuted in last winter's event to audience acclaim, and this year's competition adds divisions for juniors and women. The afternoon of the second day features skiers and snowboarder being pulled by a ...
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OnTheSnow.com
Russia Must Host More Ski Events - Olympic chief
RIA Novosti
Russia will host the first test events for the 2014 Winter Olympics skiingevents this month at the Rosa Khutor ski resort, including a stage of the Alpine Skiing World Cup from February 8 to 12 for men, and February 15 to 19 for ladies.
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Kearney eyes 13th straight World Cup moguls win
SI.com
"Your ski career won't go on forever. I take immense satisfaction with setting goals and achieving them. My goal is victory and skiing my best, and when I do that, it's very satisfying.'' Kearney will be the favorite, but Canada's 17-year-old sensation ...
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Skiing Heritage Week Comes to Pacific Northwest April 8-15
OnTheSnow.com
Skiing Heritage Week plans to celebrate skiing in the Pacific Northwest at six resorts this spring. The event, which culminates in the annual induction ceremony for the Ski Hall of Fame, also plans to honor K2 Sports Corporation.
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OnTheSnow.com
Call of the couloir
Helena Independent Record
Eliza Wiley Independent Record - Dave Stergar skis the Big Couloir, known as "the Big" to locals, at Big Sky Resort recently. The epic ski run is not for the faint at heart. A transceiver, shovel, probe and partner are a must for this run whose 1500 ...
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Whitefish Ski Resort Rebounds After Strong January Snowfall
Utah Skier Online
Huge storms in the northwest were a big hit for skiers in Montana as they brought seven feet of snow to Whitefish Mountain Resort in January. As of today the resort is reporting an 83-inch base at the summit and 53-inch base at mid-mountain.
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Utah Skier Online
Meager Sierra snow worries CA officials, farmers in state that depends on ...
Washington Post
Resorts are suffering as skiers turn up their noses at manmade snow, especially after last year's prolific powder. And paltry snow means big worries this summer for farmers in the state's Central Valley who depend on snowmelt delivered through ...
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Visitors to Spain's Pyrenees go for more than the mountains
Fort Worth Star Telegram
What few snow enthusiasts know is that the Pyrenees, which separate France and Spain, hide some three dozen ski resorts. "'The Pyrenees -- is there skiing there?' It's like a stuck record for us," said Dave Slattery of Baqueira British Ski School, ...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Tire testing: Results from a ski mountain reveal key differences between car tires
ConsumerReports.org
With snow a rare sight in southern New England this year, Consumer Reports relied on the good folks at Jay Peak Ski Resort in Vermont (way up near the Canadianborder) to provide the frosty conditions necessary to test 71 tire models.
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ConsumerReports.org
New Escape Package Announced at Waterville Valley
PR Web (press release)
The snow is falling around New England, and there are new packages at Waterville Valley Resort to help skiers/riders save in the snow. Enjoy the short lift lines and open slopes with the Middle of the Week Escape package. The package includes lodging ...
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20th annual candlelight ski set for Saturday night in Whalan
Republican-Leader
The event is free, however skiers do need to have a DNR ski pass. It's available from many Lanesboro businesses, the Lanesboro visitor center or online at www.dnr.state.mn.us/licenses/skipass/index.html To rent skiscontact Cedar Valley Resort in ...
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From warm islands to cold highlands
Aspen Times
ASPEN — Some people can't stay away from white, powdered mountains and the excitement and joy of skiing. The Maui resident and timeshare salesman is in the midst of a tour of 100 ski resorts across the continental US, which he began before ...
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Mild Weather Causing Slower Ski Season
WNEP-TV
By Renie Workman The warm weather is making for empty slopes at someski resorts in our area. Even with snow-covered slopes at Sno Mountain in Scranton, the mild weather seemed to have skiiers thinking spring instead of winter.
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U.S. ski resorts get much needed snow at last | Gadling.com
By Kraig Becker
But things have started to change out west, and a few big storms over the past few weeks have made now made it possible for skiers and snowboarders to hit the slopes at last. The Jackson Hole Ski Resort in Wyoming, for instance, got hit with ...
Gadling
Snowboarders more injury-prone than skiers: study
By Genevra Pittman | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study from a Vermont ski resort found that snowboarders get injured slightly more often than skiers, ...
www.reuters.com/.../us-snowboarders-injuryprone-idUSTRE8...
Blue Mountain Ski Resort: A Huffington Post Travel Ski Resort Guide
Blue Mountain Ski Resort in Ontario is a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel offers ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../blue-mountain-ski-resort-ski-guid...
Holiday Heliskiing: Why it's Better than Riding ResortsHeli Ski News
Resort skiing can be fun, and it has and always will be the perfect getaway... in Canada, the Trois Vallees in France, and all Colorado's resortscombined, we ...
www.lastfrontierheli.com/.../holiday-heliskiing-why-it’s-better...
Skiing: Boot camp fitness in the Canadian Rockies - Telegraph
Although with the snow quality at the Alberta resorts of Lake Louise and ...But I wasn't in the heart of the Canadian Rockies simply to click on my skisand shred ...
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Skiing-Boot-camp-fitness-in-the-Cana...
Skiing: First glimpse of the resort that Putin built for the 2014 Winter ...
President Putin spends vacation at Krasnaya Polyana alpine ski centre ....close ties with Intrawest, which built Arc 1950 along with the two Canadian resorts.
www.telegraph.co.uk/.../Skiing-First-glimpse-of-the-resort-that...
Fernie Alpine Resort Named In Ski Canada Magazine's Annual Best ...
Fernie, BC - Ski Canada Magazine's Annual Best of Skiing Awards issue has just hit the stands and Fernie Alpine Resort has received 8 exciting accolades ...
www.skircr.com/mediaCentre/pr_detail.asp?id=738
How to enjoy a weekend at the ski resort without skiing - Canada
Let's say you've been invited on a ski weekend, but aren't particularly enthusiastic about skiing. Instead.
www.canada.com/travel/enjoy+weekend+resort.../story.html
Skiing - The North Face Canadian Open Freeskiing ... - SBC Skier ...
“There was some great skiing on the slopes of Mount Roberts. We had a really tight ... noted Jeff Holden, the Canadian Open's head judge. The top 5 men and ...
www.sbcskier.com/news_article?news_id=1270
Xc ski websites at PressAboutUs
Cross Country Ski Areas AssociationEverything you need to know about where to cross country ski and snowshoe in the US and Canada. Skiresorts & trails ...
pressabout.us/tags/XC+Ski/
Canadian skier Sarah Burke dies from skiing accident
Sarah Burke, a freestyle skier from Canada, is dead at the age of 29. She was critically ...
digitaljournal.com/article/318190
Sonne Lifestyle Resort - Ultimate Ski News ultimate Ski: Home
Canadian ski resorts are once again enjoying an abundance of snow following regular heavy snowfall since Christmas. ... Show more UltimateSki News ...
www.ultimate-ski.com/Home/Ski_News.html?id=1243
Volcom Peanut Butter & Rail Jam - Snow Skiing Channel: Ski, Snow ...
Volcom Peanut Butter & Rail Jam at Blue Mountain in Canada. websnowskiing. ... Subscribe to Snow Skiing Channel: Ski, Snow, ResortsGuide, Area Guides, ...
www.snowskiing.com/blog/volcom-peanut-butter-rail-jam/
Best Skiing Eastern Canada | Downhill Skiing Magic
Here is the info on Best Skiing Eastern Canada, that you are looking for. ...The Mountain Biker's Guide to Ski Resorts: Where to Ride Downhill in New York, New ...
www.nordicsub.com/best-skiing-eastern-canada/
Bormio Ski Resort Offer Fantastic Skiing During the Day | World On ...
We Can Help You Get to the Best Places to Ski in Italy ... Right now is considered to be the best time of year to visit the Bormio ski resort area. ...Vacation Packages · World On Skis Launches Canada Ski Vacation Sweepstakes on Facebook ...
www.worldonskis.com/blog/?p=803
  
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BULGARIA Ski, Snow, Resorts News, Feb 02, 2012



Monaco Prince Albert Skips Star-Packed Ski Charity in Bulgaria's Bansko
Novinite.com
Monaco's Prince Albert II has confirmed has canceled at the last moment his participation in a charity event organized by his Star Team for Children association and the Bulgarian Ski Federation at top Bulgarian winter resort of Bansko.
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The cheapest ski resort in Europe is located in Romania
Skiurlaub-infos.com
Ski season in Romania this year was in danger due to the abnormally warm weather and became the cheapest ski resort followed by the Polish Szczyrk, where the average price was 63 Euros. On the third place is the Bulgarianresort of Bansko, where double ...
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Snowboarding: Bulgaria's Alexandra Zhekova finishes second in Aspen
Focus News
Alexandra Zhekova of Bulgaria has come in second in women's snowboarding in the 15th edition of the Winter Extreme Games in the US ski resort Aspen, www.focus-sport.net reported. The Bulgarian snowboarder participates in the games for a third time.
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Cheap winter holidays: the ultimate guide
TotallyMoney News
While some non-Alpine ski resorts have a bad press, others are on the rise. Zakopane in Poland and Bankso in Bulgaria are tipped as two of the best. If you're impartial about where you head this year, take a look at Igluski for excellent resort deals.
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TotallyMoney News
Prince Albert Cancels Visit to Bansko
Standart News
Prince Albert II of Monaco has cancelled his visit to Bulgaria?s winter resort of Bansko. Prince Albert was scheduled to arrive in Bansko today and attend a charity ski race, but sources from his office said shortly after noon yesterday that he was not ...
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Code Red weather warning declared for the whole of Bulgaria: Update
Sofia Echo
A Code Red weather warning was declared throughout Bulgaria by Regional Development and Public Works Minister Liliana Pavlova on January 26 2012. The declaration, including a ban from the roads throughout the country of all vehicles of more than 10 ...
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Sofia Echo
Bulgaria property prices fall in 2011
Overseas Property and Investment News
Operations director at a Bulgarian real estate firm Polina Stoikova told the publication that the greatest demand is for properties in a low price bracket that are located in major cities. Bansko, a ski resort, is one of the places that has experienced ...
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Overseas Property and Investment News
Go snowshoeing for an affordable winter wonderland experience
Vancouver Sun
We packed up our snowshoe equipment along with our energetic Labrador, and drove off from our cabin on St. Froid Lake to enjoy the free community trails at the 10th Mountain Ski Club in Fort Kent, Maine. Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other ideas and ...
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Historic Bulgarian property goes on sale
A Place in the Sun
Former socialist leader Todor Zhivkov's residence on the Vitosha Mountain near Sofia, Bulgaria has gone on sale to the public. Zhivkov was the controversial communist president of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from March 4, 1954 until November 10, ...
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A Place in the Sun
Winter X Games draws to end
PlanetSKI.eu
The moist poignant was the ski superpipe, Sarah's discipline, that was won by Rosalind Groenewoud. She dedicated her win in the women's skisuperpipe on Saturday to Sarah Burke. Here on PlanetSKI, as well as the tribute to Sarah Burke, ...
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PlanetSKI.eu
Destinations with a Difference for Brits This Valentine's Day Reports eRentals ...
PRunderground
Bookings are up for destinations like Sofia in Bulgaria, Prague in the Czech Republic, Bratislava in Slovakia and Krakow in Poland. eRentals.co.uk believes that this demand is due to UK tourists wanting to get away for a romantic break which doesn't ...
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Emergency declared in 13 Serbian areas due to heavy snow
People's Daily Online
The Serbian Army has been summoned to clear roads and rescue isolated individuals, more notably the mountainous village of Babusnica, near the Bulgarian border, where snow drifts over one meter have made it inaccessible. The most critical areas are ...
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Taking charge
Sofia Echo
I would also like to have representatives of all of Bulgaria's six economic regions; I have extended invitations and they will have permanent seats in these councils. I believe in the necessity to strengthen the connection between education, ...
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Sofia Echo
Sofia, Prague and Krakow New Valentine's Day Destinations for Brits Says ...
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
eRentals.co.uk reports a spike in reservations for Sofia in Bulgaria, Prague in the Czech Republic, Bratislava in Slovakia and Krakow in Poland as Brits look to source themselves value for money romantic breaks this February.
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Valentine's bookings surge to Eastern Europe
e-Travel Blackboard (press release)
Findings compiled by car hire comparison engine, eRentals.co.uk found that vehicle bookings over the romantic period to destinations throughout Eastern Europe has surged compared to last year particularly for car hire in Sofia in Bulgaria, ...
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George Garvey: Kenny's straight talk is a blast of political fresh air
Irish Independent
It is doubtful if his comments at the World Economic Forum in the Swiss ski resort of Davos would have provoked such a strong reaction if they hadn't come less than eight weeks after his pre-Budget TV address to the Irish people when he told us that: ...
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TONY HETHERINGTON: This 'Acropolis' is even shakier than Greece's economy
This is Money
Last May I reported that a reader who won a £36000 ski chalet in Bulgariain a raffle in 2005 was still without the property, which has not been built. Someplace Else boss Ben Mason says that clients who have bought property in various overseas ...
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ski service in Bulgaria Ski discussion, BULGARIA
Good place 2 doors down from White Majic they do an excellent job, drop them off afterskiing and they will be ready the folowing morning. If you ask Booby he ...
story.bulgariaski.com/Bulgaria+Ski+discussion/.../index.html
World Snow Day 2012 in Bulgaria's ski resorts
World snow day is celebrated in Bulgaria's ski resorts!
www.bulgaria-hotels.com/.../world_snow_day_2012_bulgaria...
Borovets, Bulgaria Presents 'Borosport Cup' Alpin Skiing Race.
The racing is international, part of the Ski Federation calendar. Organizers areBulgarian Ski Federation and the concessioner of the ski runs in Borovets ...
www.neilson.co.uk/.../borovets-bulgaria-presents-borosport-cu...
Bulgarian Ski Season Disrupted by Dispute 26-01-12
The Bulgarian ski area of Vitosha will not open this season according to the company which operates its lifts, following an environmental dispute. Vitosha is the ...
www.ultimate-ski.com/Home/Ski_News.html?id=1245
How (Not) To Go Skiing On A Budget | Travels with a Nine Year Old
After spending November in northern China, we have a cold weather wardrobe well up to the challenges of a Bulgarian ski resort, or for that matter an English ...
travelswithanineyearold.com/.../how-not-to-go-skiing-on-a-bu...
Ski and Snowboard Guide to Bulgaria | Base Camp
The first of a series of articles from The Ski and Snowboard Guide to Bulgariahighlighting the best ways to save money on a ski trip to Bulgaria. You must read ...
www.skiguidebg.com/.../how-to-make-a-ski-holiday-as-cheap-...
Photo reports and picture galleries from Bansko, Borovets ...
Photo reports from Bulgaria ski resorts. Information, pictures and interesting facts for Bansko, Borovets, Pamporovo and all ski resorts in Bulgaria. Views from the ...
skibulgaria.ru/en/photo-reports/index.html
Bulgaria (Ski) holidays from Dublin, Ireland in February - LateDeals.ie
Book last minute holidays to Bulgaria (Ski) from Dublin, Ireland in February.
www.latedeals.ie/.../results-DUB-PDV-120204-7-2-0.html
  
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ASEAN News, Feb 02, 2012


Myanmar taps Singapore expertise to modernise economy
Sin Chew Jit Poh
Myanmar President Thein Sein (L) and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ...Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and ...
Myanmar taps Singapore expertise to modernise economy
Channel News Asia
SINGAPORE - Myanmar Monday signed an agreement with Singapore seeking the ...Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and ...
Myanmar Taps Singapore Expertise To Modernize Its Economy; Deal Signed
Manila Bulletin
By MARTIN ABBUGAO SINGAPORE (AFP) – Myanmar has signed an agreement with... Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and ...
Myanmar taps Singapore expertise to modernize economy
Inquirer.net
Myanmar President Thein Sein (2nd from left) followed by Singaporean ... Brunei,Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
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... or ASEAN, countries (Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,Myanmar (Burma), the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).
Mekong Unquiet Over Contain China Moves
Inter Press Service
... under the GMS for Burma (or Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, ...that includes Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, ...
  
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