As spring approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, warmer weather, sunnier skies and often still-significant snowfall continue to draw skiers and boarders to the slopes.

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As Spring break approaches, some travelers are scouring the Internet for one last ski trip or a warm weather getaway to replenish vitamin D levels.

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It's the most-asked question travelers pose, and as spring break approaches, it helps to know that a recent study puts the average answer for a domestic trip at roughly seven weeks.

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Mr Monti is being as bold as he can, but he has lost popularity, some of his reforms have been watered down and his ability to do things is waning as next spring's election approaches.

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In the other direction, by the time the exit date approaches in the spring there has usually been an impressive favorable season rally that has reversed sentiment, convincing many that this time is different, that seasonality will not be a factor, that the market will most likely continue to climb through its unfavorable season.

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