This torch works by storing energy in a hand-wound spring, and then using that energy to drive a dynamo.

ECONOMIST: Taking the heat out of gynaecological examinations

Other hand, late Spring and Early Summer are the tightest.

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On Dec. 4 the head of FEMA, Craig Fugate, told the House Transportation Committee that his agency had enough cash on hand to disburse aid until spring.

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One of King Abdullah's responses to the Arab Spring has been massive hand-outs to keep his people sweet.

BBC: Why Saudi rulers feel under siege

"The results will be published later in the spring and will provide first hand information on current levels of employee satisfaction and engagement across the service, " added the spokesperson.

BBC: Junior doctor says Welsh hospitals at 'breaking point'

Only this spring, once Bench had flip-flop samples in hand, did Harrington and his wife, Jean (Bench s godmother), make a low-six-figure investment.

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The cull is due to resume next spring, but SNH said it was still willing to hand over the hedgehogs it caught to animal rescuers if it could be scientifically shown that they can survive re-homing.

BBC: Hedgehog cull comes to an end

This spring Prestone is coming out with a hockey-puck-shaped hand- held wax applicator sponge called the Bullet Wax.

FORBES: Bleeding arm, but no bleeding heart

Looking back at how cheap stocks got last spring, you may conclude that any idiot should have known to be buying them hand over fist.

WSJ: Intelligent Investor: Don't Bet the House on Efficient-Market Model

Made from personally selected blue agave plants, multiple distilled with pure spring water, it gets its platinum color from ultra-modern filtration, and is finished by hand with an extra anejo tequila which has rested in oak barrels for five years to enhance the flavor.

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