The Malinowskis sold 600, 000 oysters last year, up from 300, 000 in 1999, growing them on longlines and buoys in Block Island Sound.

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Over 40% of the land is preserved by the Block Island Conservancy, protecting the naturally exquisite landscape of this New England gem.

FORBES: Visit Block Island: "A Last Great Place"

National Grid announced an agreement Thursday to buy power from a small project set to be built by Deepwater Wind near Block Island, R.

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En route, they stopped on Block Island, R.

CNN: Books, Golf Clubs -- And Rain

Which it does: serene views of Little Narragansett Bay and Block Island Sound, spotless white-sand beaches, and a newly rebuilt, grand inn atop a scenic bluff, the Ocean House, which for decades had stood as a neglected sentinel, a reminder of grander times past.

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The "forward island" of HMS Queen Elizabeth, known as Upper Block 07, contains the main bridge of the ship.

BBC: HMS Queen Elizabeth final section leaves Portsmouth

For those of you without kids or who live on a remote island without a broadband connection, Minecraft is a legitimate worldwide phenomenon, a building block video game that launched in 2009 and now has over 8 million paying customers and a total of 40 million users worldwide, its own conference, and a legion of YouTube stars.

FORBES: The Great Lego Minecraft Shortage of 2012