Nobody could get in or out until a local farmer turned up with his snowplough, and every fresh fall of snow means the villagers are trapped again.

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In the U.S. the economic recovery has surprised with its strength since last fall, just about every economic report exceeding consensus forecasts.

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And every fall the AHA faithful, together with beer enthusiasts from around the world, flock to Denver for the renowned Great American Beer Festival.

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Without vaccines, countless thousands of people would fall ill every holiday season after mingling with other shoppers, and some would likely die.

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One person told me that every time she wears Lanvin men fall in love with her, and I thought that was so beautiful.

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And as with every other type of digital hardware, the price will only fall from there as manufacturers continue to scale up and to refine their production processes.

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Giving them a place to stay isn't dealing with the kind of underlying issue, which is there's a very small number of people who are addicted to drugs, are mentally ill, have severe problems with alcohol, and they live on the streets and every winter they fall down drunk four times and get taken to the hospital and have to get a cat scan.

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OK, I've run into some trouble with authorities, but most people - in every town of every country - are just trying to get on with their lives and will fall over themselves to help a stranger in need.

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And so every fall, I'm off to the store to buy some kind of miso made with some kind of grain that I sincerely hope I'll figure out how to use sometime soon.

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