The VVD formed a second Purple cabinet with the Labour Party and D66.

* For the 2010 Dutch cabinet formation, after coalition meetings between People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Labour Party, Democrats 66 and GreenLeft failed to form a new Purple government Lubbers was asked again to become Informateur tho seek possibilities for a new coalition.

The legislation was introduced in the second Wim Kok-led Purple government, but it was unable to get a two-thirds majority because the Labour Party, whose minister De Vries had initiated the reform, rejected the legislation, because they were opposed the model of election proposed by De Graaf.

His party, the Purple Party, " lobbied " for a restoration of Britain's heritage, and several extreme architectural measures such as tearing down all buildings that did not conform to their surroundings.

** Purple is also the colour of the original Swedish Pirate Party and several of its international sister parties.

** Purple is also unofficially used in the United States to denote a " swing state " ( i. e., one contested frequently between the Republican Party, whose unofficial colour is red, and the Democratic Party, whose unofficial colour is blue.

On the 7th of November 2003 in the MMORPG RuneScape, an extremely rare item, the Pink Party hat ( now the Purple Party hat ) was duped well over 2 million times ; the effects are still seen today in the game's economy.

The model flourished under the ' Purple ' governments of Dutch prime minister Wim Kok, a coalition including traditional rivals the Labour Party ( a social-democratic party, whose colour is red ) and the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( right-wing liberals, whose colour is blue ).

Class of 1999-The Purple and Gray Party Bombs

: For the book associated with the British Labour Party see Purple Book ( Labour Party ) and for that associated with polymers, chemistry see Compendium of Macromolecular Nomenclature

The 12 " single also included a " Purple Party Mix ", which starts with a string of samples from Prince's earlier hits and contains different lyrics.

A track identified as a " music mix " is an instrumental of the " Purple Party Mix ".

# " Partyman " ( The Purple Party Mix ) – 6: 02

It is later renamed to the more poetic Purple Heart.

* The Flying Sorcerers ( 1971, with David Gerrold ), previously serialised as " The Misspelled Magishun ", includes portraits of other SF authors — e. g. the lead character name becomes translated into the local language as " As a color, shade of purple-gray " ( or Purple for short ), that is, " As-A-Mauve "

The reverse of the medal has the motto taken from the Great Seal of the United States, "" (" He Has Favored Our Undertakings ") and the date "" ( 1782 ) which is the date of America's first decoration, the Badge of Military Merit, now known as the Purple Heart.

Steven Spielberg initially refused to release a pan-and-scan version of Raiders of the Lost Ark but eventually gave in ( although he successfully ordered the letterboxed format for the home video releases of The Color Purple and Always ); Woody Allen refused altogether to release one of Manhattan, the letterbox version is therefore the only version available on VHS and DVD.

In the past, Purple was considered the color of royalty ( like white ), but today it is sometimes used for feminist parties.

Another case where they are used is when it is not desirable to make rigorous links to parties, particularly when coalitions and alliances are formed between political parties and other organizations, for example: Red Tory, " Purple " ( Red-Blue ) alliances, Red-green alliances, Blue-green alliances, Traffic light coalitions, Pan-green coalitions, and Pan-blue coalitions.

In Philip Jose Farmer's " Riders of the Purple Wage ", there is a concept known as " the Pellucidar Breakthrough "

The Purple Heart is a United States military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those who have been wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917 with the U. S. military.

With its forerunner, the Badge of Military Merit, which took the form of a heart made of purple cloth, the Purple Heart is the oldest military award that is still given to members of the U. S. military, the only earlier award being the obsolete Fidelity Medallion.

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is located in New Windsor, New York.

The Purple Heart award is a heart-shaped medal within a gold border, 1 inches ( 35 mm ) wide, containing a profile of General George Washington.

Above the estimates, the text reads, " Any tally of Purple Hearts is an estimate.

The Purple Heart is awarded in the name of the President of the United States to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U. S. Armed Services after April 5, 1917, has been wounded or killed.

Specific examples of services which warrant the Purple Heart include any action against an enemy of the United States ; any action with an opposing armed force of a foreign country in which the Armed Forces of the United States are or have been engaged ; while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party ; as a result of an act of any such enemy of opposing armed forces ; or as the result of an act of any hostile foreign force.

The Purple Heart differs from all other decorations in that an individual is not " recommended " for the decoration ; rather he or she is entitled to it upon meeting specific criteria.

A Purple Heart is authorized for the first wound suffered under conditions indicated above, but for each subsequent award an oak leaf cluster is awarded.

The Purple Heart is not awarded for non-combative injuries.

Today, the Purple Heart is only for those men and women in uniform.

The award authority for the Purple Heart is normally at the level of an Army Brigade, Marine Corps Division, Air Force Wing, or Navy Task Force.

His transportation network moved smuggled liquor from the rum-runners of the East Coast, The Purple Gang in Detroit, who brought liquor in from Canada, with help from Belle River native Blaise Diesbourg, also known as " King Canada ," and local production which came from Midwestern moonshine operations and illegal breweries.

Purple Gromwell ( Lithospermum purpurocaeruleum ), a nationally rare plant, also grows in the wood.

There are several varieties commonly available, including White Vienna, Purple Vienna, Grand Duke, Gigante ( also known as " Superschmelz "), Purple Danube, and White Danube.

The ribbon design also follows the pattern of the Purple Heart ribbon.

Dylan's lead was also followed by The Byrds, joined by Gram Parsons to record Sweetheart of the Rodeo ( 1968 ), helping to define the genre of country rock, which became a particularly popular style in the California music scene of the late 1960s, and was adopted by former folk rock artists including Hearts and Flowers, Poco and New Riders of the Purple Sage.

He also wrote comedy songs, including " Purple Aeroplane ", which was a parody of The Beatles ' song " Yellow Submarine ".

The Vikings ' " Purple People Eaters " defense, anchored by Carl Eller and Alan Page, were also dominating teams again.

* Lapacho ( also known as Taheebo ) is the inner-lining of the bark ( or cambium ) of the Red or Purple Lapacho Tree which grows in the Brazilian jungles.

The mill was also the namesake and inspiration for a song by singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg. The mill was also the namesake for a song by the New Riders of the Purple Sage

It is usually assumed that they were lured to the garage with the promise of a stolen, cut-rate shipment of whiskey, supplied by Detroit's Purple Gang, also associates of Capone.

Since the 90s, Tangerine Dream have also recorded cover versions of Jimi Hendrix ' Purple Haze ( first on 220 Volt Live ) and The Beatles ' Eleanor Rigby, Back in the U. S. S. R., Tomorrow Never Knows, and " Norwegian Wood ".

Maximum Purple Blue became Medium Blue and also got dropped in 1958.

Middle Purple became Lavender and also is still a color in the Crayola color palette.

Prince also held a contest to win a trip to see a ' Purple Ticket Concert ' at his private residence in Hollywood, California.

Haig was also awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple Heart during his tour in Vietnam, and was eventually promoted to Colonel, becoming a brigade commander of the 1st Infantry Division ( United States ) in Vietnam.

" Finnegan's Wake " is also featured as the climax of the primary storyline in Philip José Farmer's award-winning novella, Riders of the Purple Wage.

Purple is associated throughout the novel with Pelafina, as it is the color of her long nails, and also the color of the ink Johnny is putting into needles when he has his panic attack in the supply closet.

Han Purple was also used on some of the warriors.

Metra's Union Pacific / North Line also serves Evanston, with stations at Main Street, Davis Street and Central Street, the first two being adjacent to Purple Line stations.

The Hall of Fame also serves as the town ’ s official visitor ’ s center, where you can see Alan Kulwicki ’ s championship winning 1992 Ford, and Curtis Turner ’ s famous “ Purple Hog ," a 1956 Ford race car.

Chylak was also a War Hero in the Battle of the Bulge who won the Purple Heart and Silver Star for valor in combat.

Morton was also the hometown of Infantry Sargeant Dylan Risinger, who received multiple combat awards, including the Purple Heart for being wounded by Taliban insurgents in the Afghanistan War.