While Blue Note couldn't claim Miles for its permanent roster, the label which celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2009, was home to some of the greatest names in jazz.

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That year the company brought in bleached wood and etched glass for its counters, a new blue for its packaging and more androgynous models who glowed with energy and health.

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That comment exemplifies the struggle the discount chain, known for its "blue light" specials that sent shoppers scurrying down aisles for a limited-time bargain, has had to endure in modernising its image.

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At the end of our four-hour hike, Remo pounced into a dense roadside thicket to catch a scarce swallowtail, a butterfly noted for its brilliant blue and gold tail whose design mimics the head of a distasteful insect to ward off predators.

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