She grasps the Virgin at the knees, beginning a clockwise oval of hot color the Magdalene's vermilion robe to the orange in Mary's group, to the very warm off-white of the man on the left-hand ladder, to the red-orange garments along the top of the cross, and back down to the weeping man's molten vanilla robe.

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On any other warm summer day, the white sandy beaches here around Jieh - a resort town about 15 miles south of Beirut - would be packed with sun worshippers.

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But Teton gets a lot of online searches in both summer and winter since it's a gateway to Yellowstone National Park, where there are plenty of warm-weather activities, such as rock climbing, mountain biking and white-water rafting, says Lisa Delaney, vice president of marketing for Jackson Hole Sotheby's International Realty.

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This was the Ireland they could warm to, of linen, tweeds and lace that hinted of white-washed cottages.

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Housed in the ultra-modern Stanley Plaza shopping centre but tucked away on its quiet upper levels, The Cupping Room is a welcoming space blending industrial design details (exposed ducts, white brick walls, wood-top tables) and warm, personable service.

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Large windows, white linen tablecloths and red-shaded chandeliers give the interior a warm elegance, made for a romantic end to a ski vacation.

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Instead of Nelson Mandela, Mr Hague's warm-up act was Jim Davidson, who has dropped his old jokes about his black mate "Chalky White" in favour of jibes about his previous wives.

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Here mountains give way to an expanse of deserted white sand that runs hundreds of metres from shore at low tide, with the warm water waist-deep for hundred of metres more.

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