like various animals that hibernate is an escape from many yes but still outside life carries on however cold the weather gets away from noisy traffic and the chaos of city center living a reality check can be a good thing. as fresh as a check in texas size and age skate the city wrap up warm and venture outside. mahsud here now it seems every day that i get invited to various possy is a lot of vents by different organizations and people but i have to admit it just gets tiring after a while so i thought i want to travel outside the certain sense of come face to face with nature explore the true russian words a. bright white sun escapes the science of snow just a jones and breathtaking nature frozen in time just take a look at these beautiful sights. as the largest country in the world to seep in

mechanics and scenery people flock to this country each year to enjoy the interactivity supposed to by fun loving and spits a precious. muscovites deal with months of freezing temperatures have learned to make the best of the season they celebrate and cherish what ever the weather brings. to fishing region as many areas where you can i special a popular sports here the fishing season generally last from december until march it's my first time trying this out first you take the sheets of ice screwdriver all the alga as it cools precious and strength is needed and eventually you break very . good you can see the water ice fishing is about patience tangled a short rod in the small old. track the fish. wait.

i see something i think. well. look it's more it's a success. the reasons why russians are so passionate about fishing various pleasure the chance to pick their skills against nature and to spend time in the open like minded people ice fishing can be enjoyed as part of a stay in a nearby holiday resorts it presents a variety of entertainment programs but the children are grown ups and the company also prides themselves in being good for the environment. or star resort is eco friendly and it situated in pollution free area of the moscow region one of the main attractions of the place is its location on the banks of the easter want to reserve or surrounded by beautiful untouched nature all the cottages here are built

of natural materials like northern pine woods. of course in moscow and the surrounding region there are various winter sports one can enjoy such as snowboarding cross-country skiing or ice skating but. myself and the production team are going to try and bring you something a little more creative follow me. i'm here to try out a ski dog sledding and straight off it into the sled and. you can either sit or stand and there's a break at the back which controls like a friends at the front. is a medium sized dense coach working dog breed that comes in different colors the boys our club is called. to alaska it was founded in one thousand nine hundred eighty and is located at the park in moscow we have ten siberian huskies our club offers various p. magic right. experiences in sled pulled by the dogs there are excursions around the

park master classes in managing the sleds and extreme night riding and also a special family trip to russian santas mansion is very popular among the visitors joined by the owner team we frantically slide through the forest in other words they love the snow job just. and traffic. sliding over the hills and through the forest this is an excellent attraction anyone can enjoy. what a long term it's a way of traveling in the woods and that's the so this is great five dogs are just beautiful that's so well looked after and anyone committed to the center and try the south across one thousand roubles that's around thirty dollars for a twenty minute ride. but talk setting as a means of transportation and snowy climates is relatively outdated thanks to the snowmobile dock standing still remains popular in certain circles such as remote

areas of russia. today in moscow and in other cold the cities around the world dog sledding is most often seen as a competition sport and of course such amazing dogs a popular as pets. are most popular when sport has to be either snowboarding or skiing including downhill cross-country there are several places where you can enjoy such sports in the capital and surrounding areas outside the city there are various resorts such as volunteer. park. low please take note research well when it comes to prices in the peak season deposits room charges ski high and refreshments to make a day trip a weekend very very expensive. because while there is no deterrent to many tourists who visit mr joining cold months they want to see russia in full each week to glory beneath. and so he she would face

a secret she was anxious to the russian region in such a detail images. truck should be flexible and cheap as it's called is extremely popular here an alternative to the sledge to grip the hundreds and slide down a snow covered field pappas he built a track and before so he got chance to discuss any fear we'll push around. just like a roller coaster be coming down the slide fortunately we have lots of space in the frozen river to stop what. that was terrified and survived being amazingly it was it was good and it was scary to start with but it was a really really enjoyable experience tell me it's the middle of the frozen ressam winter why must you come here to moscow and i we wanted to experience something totally different and we thought why not come to moscow when it's going to be

really cold and for exactly what it is and it has been amazing if you're wrapped you know absolutely fine because in the u.k. when it gets what's. the temperature is you know in the winter it feels different it does i don't think people dress properly in the u.k. for the cold weather but here you kind of way tights long jones big gloves and you see fine we went ice skating yesterday. and it was the most fantastic experience but we really will. amidst the tree lights on it was really lovely i don't think people realise how exciting is here it's absolutely fantastic and we've had the best time i recommend anyone coming brilliant. i know for the first time in gold he paul i was rubbish but it was good it's amazing people he just embraced this this weather the seasons and they just passed. about it and celebrate it was in the u.k.

but it's not and everyone just. starving. everything's closed and you know. yeah but here it's just you know people just get on with life and just go on live. you know live and work how they have to and i think it's great that everyone certainly embraces the russian winter whatever the weather i'm from minus thirty plus would you recommend anybody to come here to moscow definitely definitely tell my friends to just. have ok there's so much to do here just. brilliant so cultural and yeah i'd love to come back. well it was great to meet you and i wish you luck in your next crazy sporting adventure thank you. saving the best for last night's cruise of a frozen rivers and driver of

a deep blankets a gleaming snow on snowmobile speeding to the russian countryside under a subclass sky is a fantastic and gentle and filled way of exploring the moscow region. insulated snowsuit so close are needed and gloves boots and crush helmets all provide just if you have your helmet you really feel the wind on your face and feel the true speed racing across that we feel the frozen river atop a snowmobile is a great way to see the region's breathtaking scenery just look at these wonderful winter images. wow. that was fantastic what a high. although strains here on the frozen lake and with the first thing is. winter is a dynamic time in the person capital animal scare region offering unique

possibilities to travel to experience russian culture traditions and sporting activities and as my restaurant party invites regime of my return to the capital maybe it's time to spend the time effort and money. she pops activities besides going to exercise and coming face to face with nature is only good thing for the soul russia rocks in the winter and a trip to moscow region with all its incredible winter activities is something not to be missed. wow what a day absolutely brilliant all the readings and just a few of the winter sports available here i'm definitely coming. it's the moscow region again next week although i think new hobbies might be a little difficult for me. well fortunately vessel is how we have left on this program for me i must go out production crew here bye bye for now.

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with more news in full in about fifteen minutes from now in the meantime dimitris next with the latest sports news from. hello there sport or not to good to have a company again this coming up in the bolton. shock defeat world number three murray sharper loses to in the quarters in france. huge boost for. little sore sets the fastest time on the final day of the twenty twelve pre-season test in spain. and. overwhelming favorites against underdogs to meet in the final of the african cup of nations. but to start with birth on the way to my fill up soon has claimed silver

in the men's ten kilometer sprint race at the eighth stage of the world cup in qatar lock to finland the russian was perfect on both shooting ranges and lost only eight tenths of a second to more tougher cards but eventually it won the race the french meant top the podium despite won most. of switzerland finished third for bronze as he lost one point six seconds to for cart. over to tennis now where maria sharapova has been knocked out of the open in paris the world number three suffered a shock to feet in the quarter finals the australian open finalist and top seed taylor went down in straight sets to. john broke up with three times in the first set and was able to come back from three one down in the second six four six is the finals. football now where in the english premier league manchester united have lit

rivals match the city at this summit following a two one victory over liverpool at old trafford double for. wayne rooney in the second heart gave since men in essential win on the scoreboard for the visitors the red devils are now at a point about city in the table with roberto mancini charges notts playing until sunday. in other football news final preparations are taking place ahead of this year's african cup of nations final ivory coast will be the overwhelming favorites one they take on sunday in the decisive clash in the born to booked their place in the final with a one mil victory over mali in the samis on wednesday the pre-tournament favorite haven't reached the showpiece final since back in two thousand and six but forward kalu says the elephants team spirit could be the secret to their success. in the.

team spirit world. and you can see with every game we played even destro came down. you know. so i think that the spirit those who are we looking for we want to win to give. the motos go. most importantly is to google we do to feel that's what we. well as they reached the final surprise one nil win over ghana in the semifinal selby huge underdogs ahead of the game despite that victory at parts kept saying chris scott tong is convinced they saw it can cause an upset. but at the moment. the thing but i think i want to be fulfilled to fit what i want to do and when this is the moment that we can shine all the guys together as a team if we can shine we're going to be in top as we did it for nobody expected it

but we believe in ourselves that we're going to do it and i think this is our moment. now russian athletes are says are becoming a major force at the paralympics their winter games are the country's strong point russia is slowly climbing up the rankings and some are disciplined says while a correspondent remark or serve has met one of the leading russian paralympic. while the russians dominated the winter paralympics it's the chinese who are unquestionable leaders when it comes to the summer portion of the games however the biggest country on earth could put up a decent fight against the world's most populated nation as soon as this summer their all these great opportunities russia like china may look at china look at china tops the summer games table russia tops the winter well let's see what happens if there's a big team coming from russia by two hundred eighty s. weights you know you could do very very well with the upcoming paralympics in

london could become the visually impaired as a call was third successful podium attempt. and they did won her maiden paralympic gold at the two thousand and four athens games but failed to repeat that feeds four years later in beijing settling for bronze but london is slowly dawning on me as she dreams of ending her career with another piece of paralympics still the word. i was thinking of retiring after the two thousand and four games i told myself this is it this is the last time. but then i got to go to the games again but this time i'm definitely going to retire that there's one. sports world is mostly famous for its multiple freestyle wrestling olympic champions this russian republic is predominantly muslim and the majority of athletes are male. as example good proper rising demand for women in sports who are already becoming a regular sight in that stuns gems. i don't get negative comments that often of

course some people say that girls should stay at home and cook dinner but none of my friends or fellow athletes would ever say such a thing they always treat me with respect they're always happy for me none of them think that i'm doing something inappropriate. muddiness success in life spans far beyond her sporting glory until recently she had the full support of her family and friends but that circle has now been complemented by another to die hard supporters her husband and new born son who will hopefully witness their favorite woman reach the top of the paralympic gold you once more room on call sort of artsy russia's republic of dagestan. over to winter sports no where in bought sleigh this series do you have to thomas one part or have claimed the world cup title that after clinching victory at the final stage of the season in calgary the two men but with

won't have to end the part of the cane germany's when a shot and. one hundredth of a second now that german crew finished in third. son is of course for russia came fifth here to take third place overall. in formula one team for i received a much needed boost as fernando alonso was fastest on the final day of the time to twelve pre-season tests in spain the spaniard clocked the best time of one minute eighteen point eight seven seven seconds to finish just ahead of french driver the net result was almost a second slower. defending world champions of us finished third on the day with one minute nineteen point six zero six seconds in the road while mcclaren hamilton was fourth fastest. want to world rally racing know where you are a lot for a lot of finland has taken the lead at the grand prix of sweden despite winning

just one of the ten special stages completed so far but two he's fought to a stage win and three second place finishes to overhaul compared to make him in it by seventeen seconds claimed three of the day's stages but some troubles on course let him to second place overall of norway currently lies twenty seconds behind the leader a time world champion sebastian up came off route stage seven finish the day in seventh place with almost a two minute gap. and finally cycling frenchmen not tomorrow has won this sixth and final stage of the twenty eight twelve tour of qatar tom boonen of belgium sealed overall victory there at the last competition boon and came home just fifteenth but this was enough to secure first spot overall for the belgian while britain's mark cavendish suffered some bad luck i see went down during the finishing sprint this

left him in sixth place overall but it was demar who celebrated victory in qatar as a final stage he out sprinted russian denise. and mark pressure off australia at the finish. is yet to get used to plate on the podium admitting there is still a lot to improve. well i'm very happy to have reached another level of great circumstances will do some good the result i still have a lot to learn the whole week has been a very enjoyable despite the strong wind in my teammates of teaching me a lot that's important. ok you have to did not think so watching us where there is next goodbye. from los angeles to chicago to birmingham twenty trauma centers have closed since two thousand severe problem is not enough inpatient beds not enough urgency department beds and not enough nurses to man those that has to take care of all the

people who are the only real health care system that we have in the city of los angeles is the los angeles fire department in fact when i started my venture is a firefighter i didn't want to turn it around so i started out running just do firefighting it's about eighty two percent of what we do the far the problem is medical i've got a rescue couple weeks ago waited four hours for bit i've waited sometimes three hours but i was it's a same francis in lynnwood for four hours and fifteen minutes standing against a wall with a patient and we have a federal law that mandates that you can't turn no one away who seeks care in an emergency room. we have the most expensive health care system in the world and it's probably valued the least.

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international live from moscow this is. a day egyptians are staging a general strike in a day of civil disobedience to mark the first anniversary of the toppling of former leader hosni mubarak they're calling for the military to step down immediately accusing them of hindering reform going to reports now from the square. if you ask those people they will tell you that really nothing has released easter in the year since the barak has been ousted does matter of fact there is saying that things have gotten worse because now they have to do with the military council the scouts and head of the country's government right now forces him to step down for saying that they're going forth with democratic reforms but most people here believe that is not the case and that is why they're calling for this massive act of civil disobedience the people who are.