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Select S Series models sport a premium and elegant design in Black or White with magnesium and aluminum materials, and all of them incorporate a built-in lithium polymer battery that when coupled with the all new and advanced large-capacity optional sheet battery, you can stay mobile and unplugged for up to 15 hours.

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The aliens' camp was built in an abandoned black township near Soweto, re-using the materials of huts that had been left standing.

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Available in two colors, burgundy and black, the new notebook line features a sculptured design that blends materials and edges for a cohesive look and feel marked by the cover's distinctive branding stripe flanked by silver accents.

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Indeed, the Anglo-Dutch multinational announced today that it had inked an agreement to acquire Koch Materials China , which is involved in the manufacture and marketing of bitumen--that black viscous residue taken from the distillation of crude petroleum--in the country.

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Materials were shearling, leather and tartan on an almost steampunk vibe of slate, bone and black bases with cobalt and chevron patterns that popped.

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It's a smart use of materials to make the body seem a little more expensive and tactile given that it's just black plastic.

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