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Kettler Forlines Homes is building 77 single-family homes on sites of one-third acre to 1 acre at Brightwell Crossing in Poolesville, Md. The homes have 2,472 to 4,108 finished square feet, with base prices from $529,900 to $689,900.
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Rescuers search for victims at a village hit by pyroclastic flows from Tuesday's eruption of Mount Merapi in Kinahrejo, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday. The volcanic eruption and a tsunami killed scores of people hundreds of miles apart in Indonesia, spasms from the Pacific "Ring of Fire," which spawns disasters from deep within the Earth. (Associated Press)
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Tsunami survivor Rick Hallett, a boat captain, hugs his Indonesian wife, Hesti Dwiningsih, upon his arrival in Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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Rescue workers help people evacuated from their homes on the slope of Mount Merapi. About 800 miles away, emergency services were assisting victims of an earthquake and tsunami. (Associated Press)
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A villager watches Mount Merap in Indonesia. Scientists warned that mounting pressure could trigger the most powerful eruption in years. (Associated Press)
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More than 1 million Haitians live in refugee camps like this one in Port-au-Prince since an earthquake destroyed an estimated 110,000 homes and apartments. (Associated Press)
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A submersible with professor Steve Ross inside is raised from the Gulf of Mexico onto Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise after exploring coral reefs on the floor of the Gulf off the coast of Louisiana on Saturday. (Associated Press)
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The Rev. Appolonia Okwu of Nigeria works to build a fire in her hand-built mud-and-straw brick oven in Lineville, Ala., on Oct. 5. She is one of 19 trainees from 10 countries learning how to make the efficient, clean-burning cook stoves from mud bricks. (Associated Press)
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FILE- In this April 11, 2009, file photo, Vancouver Canucks center Rick Rypien warms up before facing the Colorado Avalanche in an NHL hockey game in Denver. Rypien has been suspended indefinitely by the NHL on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, for grabbing a fan while heading to the locker room in a game against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
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Colorado Avalanche's Adam Foote, left, checks New York Rangers' Michael Del Zotto during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
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National Basketball Association commissioner David Stern responds to a question during a news conference in New York, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Ryan Homes is building 1,400 single-family homes on sites of less than a quarter-acre at Brunswick Crossing in Brunswick. The homes have 1,944 to 2,935 finished square feet, with base prices from $294,990 to $388,990.
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Richmond American Homes is building 104 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Saratoga Hunt in Woodbridge. The homes have approximately 2,500 to 3,400 finished square feet, with base prices from $399,990 to $474,990.
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An oil-coated pelican off the coast of Louisiana in June is a reminder of the toll of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The April 20 Deepwater Horizon explosion caused untold damage to the Gulf's waters and shores. (Associated Press)
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A Peregrine falcon perches on a cliff in Greenland. Researchers from the Peregrine Fund are examining the birds as they migrate through southern Texas for any potentially harmful effects from BP's April 20 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Associated Press)
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Rescued miner Claudio Acuna (center) helps break down the tent where his family lived while he and 32 other miners were trapped for 69 days at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, until Wednesday's dramatic rescue. Before breaking down Camp Hope on Sunday, Mr. Acuna and others gathered for a Mass at the mine. (Associated Press)
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A local man in Cauayan in the northeastern Philippines prepares Monday to cut and remove trees downed by Super Typhoon Megi, which cut off power, phone and Internet service and was accompanied by huge waves and near-zero visibility. (Associated Press)
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The NIS Jugopetrol oil refinery operates in Pancevo, Serbia, where NATO bombings 11 years ago released mercury, dioxins and other cancer-causing compounds into the Danube River. (Associated Press)
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Green Bay Packers' Donald Lee fumbles the ball on a hit from Washington Redskins safety LaRon Landry during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010. Washington recovered, and Packers' Jermichael Finley left the game with an injury suffered later on the play. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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FILE- In this Oct. 3, 2010, file photo, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jordan Shipley is checked by medical personnel after a hard hit from Cleveland Browns safety T.J. Ward in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in Cleveland. The violent hit that left Shipley with a concussion was an illegal one, earning Browns safety T.J. Ward a $15,000 fine. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
