When I got to Washington in 1993, in the spring of that year, from Moscow, a colleague of mine handed me that book -- it has come out the year before -- as I began to cover politics, and it was the best read imaginable.
New orders during the were flat with last year, showing slight improvement even in light of the homebuyer tax credit that was offered in the spring last year.
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Will it be that kind of a spring this year?
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So plenty of warm words, but no indication of what the government's response to the report will be - although Mr Clegg has set himself a firm deadline with that "before the spring of this year" line.
It has been an issue that we are always focused on, as we were when there were price surges last year during the Arab Spring, and we continue to monitor that.
Then later, when the Earth gets away from the sun and starts to slow down, that's the time of year we call spring and summer.
Today, brass bands still invigorate the streets during Mardi Gras, French Quarter jazz clubs deliver the best in live improvisation on any given night, and the Jazz and Heritage Festival brings together the past, present and future of American jazz every spring, proving year after year that New Orleans is still the jazz mecca of the world.
However, they have not ruled out the idea that the vacancies might not be filled until spring next year, when the terms of office of most of the current commissioners including Mr Dickson are due to expire.
The right-hander was expected to be a member of the big league rotation this year but pitched so poorly in spring training that he was sent to Triple-A Oklahoma City, where he is 2-2 with a 5.32 ERA in six outings.
That a few extra pounds in spring training, for a 23-year-old joining a new team, was cataclysmic.
"We have a lot, " he said, noting that demand earlier in the year was subpar because the mild winter meant few spring floods.
But this year, experts predict that the selling boom, which normally starts in spring, will hit at a different time than it has in the past.
Snow on the gallops and the trainer's new year holiday meant that the owners' dreams were put on hold until the spring.
Outside the rich world, the Arab Spring that brought down the governments of Tunisia and Egypt earlier this year was triggered in part by the lack of decent work for young people.
But in baseball, where every player arrives at spring training having found the panacea that will make this the best year of their career, to hear a star player acknowledge the obvious sounds downright alien.
"The branch has been identified as one that could potentially be partnered with a retailer between the autumn of this year and spring of 2015, with any change being subject to a six week public consultation to gather the views of the local community, " said a spokesperson for the Post Office.
In the spring Mr Tremonti rammed through parliament a three-year spending plan that included deep cuts.
Broadway veterans have high hopes for "Peter and the Starcatcher, " a Peter Pan prequel that sold out off-Broadway last year and is set to open on Broadway this spring.
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Mubarak led the North African nation for 30 years before being forced out last year amid a popular outcry that marked one of the seminal developments of the Arab Spring.
If you recall, last year it was revealed that up to 35 percent of the world's spam could spring from one source: a bot known as Mega-D.
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The Spring of Nations only lasted a year but set in motion the changes that led to all the major monarchies of Europe eventually falling over the next 100 years.
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That push-pull of supply vs. demand will keep prices elevated as we head into the spring selling season and its looking like that shopping season will be weaker this year than last.
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Naykary Silva, a 26-year-old Mexican woman in the country illegally, joined about 200 people who marched in Denver's spring snow, hoping for legislation that would ensure medical care for her 3-year-old autistic son.
Responding to the Tory leader pointing out that the number of police constables had fallen by 2, 000 since spring 1997, Mr Blair said that recruitment was now rising following a seven-year long drop in numbers.
Last year Interactive got attention for a community effort that was completely unplanned and that didn't spring from the fest itself: After earthquakes and tsunamis devastated Japan on the opening day of the festival, attendees launched "SXSW4Japan, " which raised funds for relief efforts.
Many brokerage firms that loved Apple one year ago are now capitulating in terror of being too bullish just before Apple issues spring guidance.
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The slight let-up in potholes this time last year may have been just a blip in the annual pothole blight that seems to beset us each spring.
Wright apparently missed a month of spring training last year as well with a reported injury to his left rib cage that was then diagnosed as a muscle tear.
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At home, in a year that marks the 50th anniversary of the independence of Algeria, as yet untouched by the Arab spring, there will be a complex sense of malaise in the heavily Muslim banlieues, or suburban council estates.
And as it did with MLB.tv on Xbox Live a couple days ago, MLB's now also updated the At Bat Android and iOS apps, leaving behind the spring training features from last month and making room for ones that are tailored for this year's Opening Day and forward.
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