The trippy coloring, punchy shades of pinks, blues and yellows, reinforce the optimistic mood of spring 2012.

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But the mood among Japanese financial and business folk has noticeably improved since the spring.

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Perhaps, then, a better gauge of the Tory mood would be to speak to the people who weren't at this Spring Forum.

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Jackson dropped out of sight last spring and his office later said he was being treated at the Mayo Clinic for a mood disorder, depression and gastrointestinal problems.

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