Throughout his career, the work of singer-songwriter Eric Bachmann hasn't exactly radiated warmth, whether he was unfurling surly screeds as lead singer of Archers of Loaf or re-creating himself as a crooning indie-rock Neil Diamond with Crooked Fingers.

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Well, even if that warmth doesn't last forever, it has now helped one of its upstart competitors, HTC, to rise beyond Nokia in terms of market valuation.

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But the fuzzy warmth clearly didn't rub off on whoever wrote the DUP's response to the Westminster boundary commission's proposals.

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They invariably do so accompanied by the audible gasp of the paying customers on board who shuffle around the boat like a clumsy congregation of penguins, grateful that they won't be asked to leave the relative warmth of their polar suits.

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It was a rainy and cold night, and the family -- who were wearing only T-shirts and shorts -- huddled close for warmth.

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Meanwhile, Grenaches remain the world's most undervalued great wines, wines that cause people to love you for your warmth and good taste, even when they can't remember what wine it was.

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