The good apolitical news is that much of the drought-stricken country has received a good winter rainfall.
Conditions in the Cairngorms were described as good winter weather but with a considerable risk of avalanche.
Mr Irvine said people should dress for a "good Scottish winter and a great outdoor Scottish party".
Good, safe winter driving requires careful changes in direction and smooth braking, respecting and maintaining precious traction.
The farm backs onto the river Severn and lies in its meadows, so the fields receive a good watering every winter.
And being a Republican is apparently good for those winter blues.
"This is a signal for everyone to get prepared, that if we don't get good rainfall this winter it will be a challenge next spring and summer, " warned Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman.
But he called the snowstorm a blessing for bringing good moisture to the winter wheat.
Beyond that, I'm looking forward to a good break over the winter!
And just as it did last year, this year the market made good gains in the winter months, then topped out in late April, and was in a correction in May and most of June.
But Strauss, named England's man of the series after scoring 317 runs at an average in excess of 63, added that such a mentally taxing series could be good preparation for the winter's Ashes tour of Australia.
In these warm states, winter weather is good for home searches and going to open houses.
"Our work now is how to get the force there and get it there in good shape in the middle of winter, " he said.
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West was in good condition before the surgery, Winter said.
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Already several charities urge pensioners with large disposable incomes to donate money received via benefits, such as the winter fuel payment, to good causes.
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He was with the performance squad last winter in Perth and did a good job over there.
Winter also said West was in good condition before the surgery and that investigators are talking with Adams about the surgery.
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The team have worked well over winter and we think we have a good car, but that will probably be true of our competitors.
PORTLAND, Maine Buoyed by plentiful snow and good weather, Northeast ski resorts rebounded this past winter from a lackluster 2012 season that was plagued by lack of snow and high temperatures.
"The decline predicted by Piomas is slightly less in the autumn and slightly more in winter, but broadly speaking there's good agreement, " said Dr Giles.
In his language, what he meant was that, since the weather was good, we could leave the next day for the winter ascent of the Tooth of M.
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Others have pointed out the mistakes the Germans made regarding Barbarossa and their supplies and equipment, but had the operation kicked off on schedule (about a month and a half before it actually began), the Wehrmacht would have had a good chance of being in Moscow before the worst of the winter hit.
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It is an imbalance in this status quo that has allowed the seasons to change: the daylight hours of summer, the time of good, shortening, whilst the time of evil, the winter of night, has gained strength, the interim period, known as dusk, when both are present, becoming an all consuming battle for supremacy.
Who knows, another good performance here could be the spark to igniting a truly historic winter.
Good thing, since natural gas inventories are expected to start this winter's heating season at the highest levels since 1990, according to the federal Energy Information Administration.
Chris Holehouse, from the Highways Agency, said it was "so far, so good" on the county's motorways and trunk roads, with winter crews out gritting and patrolling.
I'm one of the latter set: The notion of entering a store on Black Friday is about as appealing to me as a dentist appointment in the dead of winter, but I'm quite happy to pick off some good online deals.
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