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• Rudd plays careful hand at CHOGM

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  Prime Minister Kevin Rudds appearance at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is an exercise in double-purpose diplomacy. First, he wants to keep a high profile among his Commonwealth colleagues, meeting all the big players of this 53-nation group: Britains Gordon Brown, Indias Manmohan Singh, South ...
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• Travel news in brief

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Oxford to the Alps A new route to the slopes launches this winter, linking Geneva with the recently re-branded "London Oxford" airport, north of Kidlington. Baboo (00 800 445 445 45; flybaboo.com ), a Swiss airline with five planes to its rather odd name, will run weekly Saturday flights from December 19 until March ...
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• Enjoy the sun and sea on the French Riviera

  
  frenchfriends — Authority: 110
  If you’re looking for a relaxing seaside break, head to the Cote d’Azur. With its warm Mediterranean climate, it is a great Autumnal escape. A first-class holiday destination, the Cote d’Azur is often referred to as the French Riviera. It’s possible to visit on budget, despite its long history of being a ...
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• “Excuse me - but who IS this?”

  
  t5m: Love Personality, Love t5m — Authority: 491
  This week a Parisian restaurant (and a popular one, as I discovered to my *joy*) decided to divert all calls from their reservation hot-line to their work mobile number. Except they didn’t. They forwarded them to my mobile number.  At a risk of sounding like a creaky old fart, I remember when my home telephone ...
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• Nicolas Sarkozy ‘helped’ Roman Polanski get bail

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, November 27 (ANI): French President Nicolas Sarkozy helped Roman Polanski get bail after the filmmaker spent two months in a Swiss prison on a child sex case, it has emerged.The director’s sister-in-law Mathilde Seigner hinted that the leader has been instrumental to the recent development.“I wouldn’t go ...
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• If anyone wants to know where the future of the UK’s new media landscape will be forged and decided, it’ll be in the North-East of England. Starting on Monday.

  
  Out With A Bang — Authority: 112
  Whether by accident or design, the North-East of England is a very interesting place to be now media-wise. That particular penny has taken a little while to drop, but events of the last 36 hours have only strengthened my feeling that over the course of the next 6-9 months, Newcastle, Sunderland and the great ...
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• Swiss OK Polanski Move to Alps House Arrest

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 180
  The Swiss government has accepted a move to free film director Roman Polanski from prison on $4.5 million bail. Hell be placed under house arrest in his chalet in the Alps. (Nov 26)
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• [video] yeasayer - ampling alps

  
  life's bathroom — Authority: 132
  
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• Swiss court grants bail to Roman Polanski

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  London, November 26 (ANI): Roman Polanski, who is imprisoned in Switzerland over a US child sex case, has been granted bail.The Swiss Federal Criminal Court has accepted the filmmaker’s plea to be freed on a 4.5million-dollar bail.However, the court has decided to subject the ‘Chinatowm’ helmer to “constant ...
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• Sean Avery: Edited for Television

  
  Melt Your Face Off — Authority: 471
  Okay, kids. Everybody get lined up. Hey, you! What are you, remedial? I said get in line! Let’s get this youth hockey clinic started.Little Jimmy: Sorry, Mr. Drury.Sean: What did you say, you little piece of sausage? Did you just call me Chris melon-farming Drury?Little Jimmy: (Crying) I’m sorry! My mom said to ...
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• It’s all about ‘electric’ at Austria’s Zell am See-Kaprun resorts

  
  SKIREBEL Magazine — Authority: 429
  Austria’s twinned ski resorts of Zell am See and Kaprun have decided to embrace electric transportation with new electric car charging stations and Segway rentals. The resorts already offer guests and locals public service stations to recharge electric vehicles, and the twin towns are planning to offer emission-free ...
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• Top Ten Most Breathtaking Platforms in the World

  
  Animation Blog — Authority: 133
  They say the true test of the beauty of a place is when one’s heart stops for a split second because of amazement. Definitely, we think your heart will take its time to stop and wonder at these creative and death-defying man-made platforms all over the world. Our 3D animation studio here in Media Freaks will ...
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• A guide on where to stay in Tignes

  
  Blog Your Site — Authority: 162
  France’s Tignes ski resort caters for both skiers and snowboarders of all levels of abilities. Many will be pleased to hear that, when it comes to choosing accommodation in Tignes can’t be beaten in Savoie. The five villages that make up the Tignes area are great tourist attractions offering plenty to see and do. ...
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• Jungfrau Guides Acquitted in the Death of Six Soldiers

  
  The Outside Blog — Authority: 494
  Two mountain guides were acquitted this week by the Swiss military court in the death of six Swiss soldiers recruits who were killed in an avalanche on Mount Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps in July of 2007.  According to SwissInfo , defending accusations of negligence, the defense argued chances of an avalanche that ...
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• Could denying bedroom privileges save the planet?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 135
  There will be a record number of side events at the United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen next month, but one woman’s one-woman show could give the delegates, most of whom will be men, the incentive they really need to agree a new global warming treaty. In “ The Boycott “, Kathryn Blume plays ...
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• All inclusive family vacation

  
  Travel Resources — Authority: 120
  All inclusive family vacation deal with a family holiday, where everything is included, in some cases this may even include the proverbial kitchen sink! The whole family goes on vacation, including transportation, food, lodging and even a number of activities for both children and adults. You can include unlimited ...
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• New Zealand glaciers melting away, survey shows

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Wellington, Nov 23 (DPA) New Zealand’s glaciers are melting away, according to an annual survey of the snowline on 50 glaciers in the South Island, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) announced Monday.They have lost half of their snow and ice over the last 30 years, scientist Jordy ...
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• DNA from extinct Moa bird rewrites New Zealand’s geological history

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Adelaide, November 22 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that DNA recovered from fossilised bones of the moa, a giant extinct bird, has revealed a new geological history of New Zealand.A team of scientists led by the University of Adelaide has reconstructed a history of marine barriers, mountain ...
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• Gearing up for BRITS 2010

  
  SKIREBEL Magazine — Authority: 429
  The longest established winter festival for UK-based freeskiers and boarders in the Alps is returning to the Swiss resort of Laax in March, with some new additions to the festivities.The week-long BRITS event combines eight British Snowboard and freeski championship events including the Animal Slopestyle, SNO!zone ...
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• Take a hike: it’s the in-between season

  
  GenevaLunch — Authority: 539
  Days end in the Alps, Friday 20 November New day in the Alps, 21 November 2009 Lake Geneva region, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - It’s the in-between season in Switzerland, too early for snow for the skiers, too late for warm pools and barbecues for the summer folk. If you’re looking for something to do ...
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