Bill Tavonallo, 39, said he walked home on purpose from a Manhattan bar to enjoy the snow falling.

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Mr. SETZER: (Singing) I don't need no movie car(ph), falling star, new, new guitar, the jukebox in a funky bar, and one more night with you.

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As you can see from the bar chart, Japan has managed to perform well, even in dollar terms, despite the yen falling even further this year against the dollar than the pound has.

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