Posts from — January 2007

(earlier Finn or Find mac Cumail or mac Umaill, later Anglicised to “Finn McCool”) was a mythical hunter-warrior of Irish mythology, occurring also in the mythologies of Scotland and the Isle of Man.

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I, I love the colorful clothes she wears
And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair
I hear the sound of a gentle word
On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air

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From the day it debuted in showrooms in June 2000 (as a 2001 model), the Lexus IS 300 fought an uphill battle for respect and attention in the compact luxury performance market, never quite able to escape the long, dark shadow of the class leading BMW 3. Sure, the IS won some fans, but few tears were shed when Lexus announced that 2005 would be the end of the road for the little car that couldn’t. Ears pricked up as news spread that the IS 300 would be replaced by not one but three completely new models for ‘06—the base IS 250, the IS 250 AWD aimed directly at the rally crowd Subaru has owned lately and the flagship IS 350. Could a revamped Lexus make a real run at the 3? We convened at the Horseshoe Bend Resort on Lake Marble Falls in the Texas Hill Country to find out.

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Panache
Venus basque

Women are from Venus, but we think this basque is heaven sent. The Venus basque from Panache offers fantastic shape and support and uses gorgeous floral embroidery over sheer mesh and leafy edging at the cups for a truly classic look.

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Anyone for some Chip KA ?????

The 8C Competizione makes its debut in Paris

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The tax man and the Rabbi…………………….to Cheer up
your
Day

At the end of the tax year, the Tax Office sent an inspector to audit
the
books of a synagogue. While he was checking the books he turned to
the
Rabbi
and said: “I notice you buy a lot of candles. What do you do with
the
candle
drippings? “Good question,” noted the Rabbi. “We save them up and
send
them
back to the candle makers, and every now and then they send us a
free
box
of
candles.”

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