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Empty chairs are seen in the Tuileries garden in Paris as freezing temperatures swept the French capital Thursday Dec. 2, 2010. Heavy snow and subzero temperatures swept across Europe, killing at least eight homeless people in Poland, closing major airports in Britain and Switzerland, and causing delays to rail and road traffic across the continent.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

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A man walks as workers shovel the snow on the walkway, in Lyon, central France, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. Heavy snow and subzero temperatures swept across Europe, killing at least eight homeless people in Poland, closing major airports in Britain and Switzerland, and causing delays to rail and road traffic across the continent. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

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A man walks past on the road as snow covers the field, in Pyrenees route of Erro, northern Spain, Thursday Dec. 2, 2010. A polar wind is crossing the country as many parts of Spain registered freezing temperatures and snow storms. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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The roofs of Bern's, Switzerland, old town are covered by snow Thursday, Dec 2, 2010. Heavy snowfalls hit large parts of central Europe. (AP Photo/Keystone, Peter Klaunzer)

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In this photo taken Tuesday Nov. 23, 2010, a woman suffering cholera symptoms is carried to a local hospital in Limbe village near Cap Haitien, Haiti. Haiti's countryside is seeing the worst of an epidemic that has killed at least 1,800 people since erupting less than two months ago. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Vehicles are stranded on the New York State Thruway during a winter storm in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

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Vehicles sit stranded on the New York State Thruway during a winter storm in Buffalo, N.Y., Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. (AP Photo/David Duprey)

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Cars are partially covered by water at the flooded parking lot of a car importer in Palmira, southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. According to meteorologists the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon is causing an exceptionally wet rainy season that has caused floods and landslides, killing over 130 people throughout Colombia. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora)

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People watch rescue efforts after homes fell due to heavy rain in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela, forced thousands from their homes and idled an oil refinery. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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People float on inner tubes through a flooded street in Higuerote, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela and forced thousands from their homes. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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A boy carries a girl on his back through a flooded street in Higuerote, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela and forced thousands from their homes. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

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People sit under a roof near homes that collapsed due to heavy rain in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela and forced thousands from their homes. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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A woman sits with her belongings and her bird as she evacuates from her home after nearby homes fell due to heavy rain in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela, forced thousands from their homes and idled an oil refinery. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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People sit with their belongings as they evacuate from their home after nearby homes fell due to heavy rain in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday Nov. 30, 2010. Flooding and landslides unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 30 people in Venezuela, forced thousands from their homes and idled an oil refinery. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

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People rescue chickens from a flooded chicken farm in Palmira, southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. According to meteorologists the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon is causing an exceptionally wet rainy season that has caused floods and landslides, killing over 130 people throughout Colombia. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora)

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A worker rescues chickens from a flooded chicken farm in Palmira, southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. According to meteorologists the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon is causing an exceptionally wet rainy season that has caused floods and landslides, killing over 130 people throughout Colombia. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora)

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A worker rescues a chicken from a flooded chicken farm in Palmira, southern Colombia, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010. According to meteorologists the "La Nina" climatic phenomenon is causing an exceptionally wet rainy season that has caused floods and landslides, killing over 130 people throughout Colombia. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora)