But this one is maybe too big and maybe too hot still to die, at least this soon.

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An unusually hot summer in 2010 also caused some grasses to die off in the lower bay.

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If I'm ravenous heading into "Die Hard XX, " I'll visit the concession stand and ask for hot buttered popcorn.

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