It's the colour purple.

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He says it's all because of Purple Heart Homes.

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Without knowing more about your situation, it's hard to know whether the purple fingernails you report are related to the numbness.

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It will be turned green on St Patrick's Day (17 March) and it will be illuminated orange and purple to mark Orangefest (12 July).

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This Columbus Day, the Italian-American groups that traditionally lay a wreath at the base of the monument can lean it against a purple sofa in Mr. Nishi's ersatz living room.

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In this case, it's Maumee, Ohio, and the band is wearing the purple and gold of the Panthers of Maumee High.

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It's actually a well-organized club where regular people can get their hands purple and help make a barrel or more of their own wine.

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Whether it's unusual heirloom tomatoes, such as Aunt Ruby's German Green or Yellow Pear, or purple-leaved Black Pearl peppers, which were introduced by the U.S. National Arboretum in 2006, interesting-looking vegetable varieties are more widely available.

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Sure, the magazines have changed -- now it's J-14 and Twist -- and Jones' fitted button-down shirts have been replaced by purple hoodies.

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It is also offering colors, such as purple and red, to attract female customers, a segment it believes will particularly like the S2's soothing shape.

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