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...Switzerland battling for the title of sailing's best. The Trapani preraces are part of a restructured lineup of annual contests that lead to the finals in Valencia, Spain, in 2007. Trapani's historic port is spruced up for the event with wine bars and VIP tents, while the peculiar sight of windmills and salt flats add a quirky touch to an otherwise Latin coastline. But if you fancy a day trip, hit the road for some truly special scenery. Just 14 km inland from Trapani is the medieval town of Erice. Perched more than 700 m atop a steep...
...very peculiar and unsettling to watch something that you always experienced as being stable, something you could count on, fall apart like that,” Dalton said...
PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT PRISON MAY HAVE HELPED YOUR IMAGE BY MAKING YOU APPEAR MORE SYMPATHETIC. DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANY TRUTH TO THAT? That may be a peculiar feature of being an American. Once you rise, you can fall and rise again. I would never wish that on anybody, but other people seem to take glee in that sort of thing...
...What's peculiar about the product is that there's no good way to carry it around. Sure, it comes with a big case that can hold the headset plus all of its snap-on accessories, three different sizes of rubber earbud inserts and an optional wraparound ear stabilizer. But once you assemble the headset to your satisfaction, it won't fit in the case. The lipstick charging cradle might protect the headset from some damage, but it leaves the call button, the most vulnerable part of the product, exposed. This means that when you stick the headset in your...
...need now." There is no lack of obsessive surfers in the world. What's unusual about Liava'a is his nationality. Save for the odd wave-chasing tourist, surfing vanished from Tonga nearly two centuries ago. Liava'a is among a group of locals who've discovered its peculiar challenges and joys, unknown to generations of Tongans before them...