The Nets were just 14-14 after a December slump, prompting Prokhorov, their billionaire Russian owner, to cut short a winter vacation and fire Johnson.

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Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise said Wednesday in their first 2013 summer outlook that a dry winter and expected warming trend mean the potential for significant fire activity will be above normal on the West Coast, in the Southwest and portions of Idaho and Montana.

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For their big mid-winter party, they broke out that tender free-range lamb smoked over a dung fire to mark the halfway point in a long far northern winter.

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The company's chief fire officer, George Farquhar, said winter months were a challenge for Hial.

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In the warmer months, take a seat on the wide jasmine-scented veranda, while in winter it is divine to cosy up inside by the open fire.

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I'm not sure if the fire is causing them to be more active or just the time of year going into winter.

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We had reported earlier in the year that the chapel had originally opened in 1811, but was now threatened with closure because it needed a bit of tlc in the form of a new fire escape, a new boiler and a central heating system which could ward off the oncoming winter.

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The Solners said the patio, along with a hot tub and a fire pit near the lake, means they spend lots of time outside, even during the frigid Minnesota winter.

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