It is worth spending a long part of any day in front of it, watching it transform and be transformed by the human life that pulses around it and its waters.

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There's also the more expected bits -- things like keeping track of your motorcar's location in order to retrieve it after a long, confusing day at Disneyland, but the real magic here is the promise of what's to come.

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Another spending spree is going on now, during the new week-long May Day holiday (May 1 to May 7), but it is a different phenomenon altogether.

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It seemed like this day would never come, but at long last, Blizzard is finally being firm with a release date for Diablo 3.

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You know the interesting thing is when people sign a declaration of war they understand that it's going to be long and arduous and day after day they have to put an effort into it.

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It is not clear how long the country will take to return to its normal output of 350, 000 barrels a day.

BBC: South Sudan restarts oil production

Years of backpacking in various parts of the United States have taught me that while a box of organic macaroni and cheese is easy to prepare after a long day of lugging a heavy pack up and down mountains, it's not nearly as satisfying as quinoa chowder or fresh vegetables roasted over a fire.

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When it is a sunny day, and taxi drivers are not getting much buck for their hour, they continue driving and make long days.

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