The Dodgers' feel-good spring was stymied by a double dose of bad news.

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Even on a mild spring day, you can feel the temperature of the room rise as you approach the center of the factory.

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And, when spring does arrive, it will feel all the more welcome.

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If you feel trapped by your schedule or mind, enter spring knowing that the weather itself will make becoming physically active easier.

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But when Gmoser filed his indictment last week after snow was forecast to fall after the official start of spring, renewed attention made it feel like Feb. 2 all over again.

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Almost a year since the Arab Spring began, I have witnessed cycles of promise and now feel a deep sense of worry for what 2012 will bring.

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Heigl, the disgruntled star of Grey's Anatomy, fueled a media frenzy last spring when she withdrew her name from Emmy consideration, explaining she didn't feel she was given the material to warrant a nomination.

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