The new businesses that have sprung up, such as the hundreds of house-restaurants, or paladares, have come to rely on the mules to supply them.

BBC: Cuba bids farewell to tax-free food imports

It has been quite successful in diversifying, attracting well-known names such as Kelloggs and Sharp, and new industrial estates have sprung up.

BBC: NEWS | VOTE 2003 | Wrexham

The country's tax-collection system, notoriously porous to begin with, has sprung several new leaks in the past year.

ECONOMIST: After the B movie, a new main attraction for Filipinos

The term "brogrammer" (a mash-up of "programmer" and "bro, " the stereotypical fraternity-house salute) has sprung up recently as a sarcastic take on this new breed of Silicon Valley (or New York, or Chicago, or wherever else techies assemble) computing entrepreneurs.

CNN: In tech, some bemoan the rise of 'brogrammer' culture

Up to half-a-million fans are expected to visit for the tournament and a string of sparkling new stadiums and hotels have sprung up to accommodate them.

CNN: Sex and Soccer: The World Cup vice trade