Is it just due to the pixie dust being puffed out by Wall Street and the Fed, about to be blown away by the gathering storm others see coming.

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Some were probably watching Olympic sport for the first time during those Games but when they see Paralympic sport for the first time they are going to be blown away by it.

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Naturally, though, we'd love to be totally blown away with some HSDPA action instead of that weak sauce EDGE, but hey, that's what expansion slots are for.

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"We were pretty blown away to be honest, " Dylan said.

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Neonatal nurse Jo Chubb, who works at Middlesbrough's James Cook Hospital, said she was "blown away" to be chosen as a torchbearer.

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Habitat for Humanity house number 66, a new four-bedroom, two-bathroom home that had yet to be occupied, was among the buildings blown away by the storm.

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Pollen particles are "so small, even if you're not sitting under a tree or anything, you're going to get large amounts of pollen that could be blown from miles away, " Mr. Robinson said.

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