The public reefs in nearby Black Bay, one of the post-spill reconstruction projects, had been closed after spat turned up to protect the larvae.

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What I have left off my list are the exceptional municipal courses that are bargain priced only for local residents but still quite expensive for everyone else: namely Bethpage Black, Chambers Bay, and Torrey Pines.

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And it was very difficult for me not to turn into that little black girl from the Bay Area and roll my neck and say, look, I'm a poet.

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When the Reds did threaten a goal, Black Cats keeper Fulop kept them at bay as he impressively palmed Albert Riera's deflected shot off Grant Leadbitter wide.

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Its popularity in the U.S. pretty much starts and stops there, but in France, as well as Britain and Northern Europe, the dried blue-black berries have a rightful place alongside thyme, rosemary and bay.

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Add the bay leaf and thyme, a scant tablespoon kosher salt, and 15 or 20 black peppercorns.

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Mr. Dinerstein showed "Black Rock" at local film festivals, such as the Louisiana International Film Festival and the Tampa Bay International Film Festival.

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