With military operations inside Ukraine's borders an unappealing prospect for many of the country's professional soldiers, irregular units are springing up as Kiev struggles to wrest back control of Donetsk and Luhansk regions from the grip of pro-Russia fighters.
We're driving 200km south-east, towards Trincomalee, where luxury resorts are springing up on the once out-of-bounds coast.
A new wave of clubs and websites is springing up to support the growing numbers of women who are worried about their alcohol intake and want help to cut back.
The hosts were second favourites and El Salvador's hopes of springing a surprise looked doomed when they were beaten by Canada in their first game.
As well as forming SSC, David Dunn thinks these decisions began to spawn an "eco-system", with new companies springing up in clusters.
Cycling is – rightly – booming: bike shops are the new coffee shops, springing up in huge numbers on every high street; in London the Barclays bikes have been taken up with enthusiasm; and the Tour de France, starting this weekend, will undoubtedly enthuse even more people to get on two wheels when it passes through Yorkshire.
Blogs and online communities have been springing up.
Affordable beach bungalows are springing up along the strip: most are small and built in traditional styles.
+91 (0 832 652 3796, yogamagic.net, seven-night yoga holidays from £370pp full board, flights extra Natasha Were Eco-tourism has taken grip in the silence of the desert, with simple, affordable and, by their nature, relaxing accommodations springing up in communities across the region.
That sound you just heard in the background was a cry of anguish involuntarily springing from the lips of Lost in Showbiz, as it once more considered its lot in life and the stark contrast it presents to that of the men and women gainfully employed as service providers to people with more money than sense.
As far as I can tell from flicking through the sellers, this is not related to the Invisible Children campaign, but seems to be some sort of industry springing up around it.
