No effort has been spared in designing the exclusive N230, with its well-harmonized finish of glossy, mat and patterned black surfaces.

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And the bath provided a powerful walk-in shower, a soaking tub, black marble surfaces and art deco ornamental mirrors.

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They reveal a shabbily dressed man, hunched over a pair of crutches, painstakingly wielding a brush full of black paint to cover surfaces with text, all in the name of asserting ownership of what he believed was rightfully his.

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Still plausible is a 10 percent decline if the black swan which is Greece surfaces.

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The HP Pavilion dm3 includes a 13.3-inch diagonal HD(2) display, an island- style keyboard with optional backlit feature and a stylish and durable metal finish with soft-touch surfaces in matte black.

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Both machines use black plastic for the top and bottom surfaces and for the area surrounding the ports.

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And in the image of Moscow-Sheremetyevo airport, the flat concrete surfaces of the runways appear as black lines because the radar beam has been very efficiently reflected away from the satellite.

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