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At the back of the ground level in the Southwick model are the center-island kitchen, which is open to the family room and breakfast area.

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The white-on-white kitchen features a center island, granite counters, two sinks and three dishwashers.

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North Korean youths dance in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate a rocket launch on Dec. 12, 2012. (Associated Press)

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The home at 3226 O St. NW in Georgetown has two full kitchens. The one at the front of the home has stainless steel appliances, black granite counters and hardwood flooring.

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A job seeker uses his iPad to fill out job applications at the Fort Lauderdale Career Fair in Dania Beach, Fla., on Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)

Anti-virus software founder John McAfee talks on his mobile phone as he walks on Ocean Drive in the South Beach area of Miami Beach, Fla., on his way to dinner on Wednesday, Dec 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

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Johan Huibers shows off his full-scale replica of Noah’s Ark in Dordrecht, Netherlands, on Monday. It has opened up to receive up to 3,000 visitors per day. (Associated Press)

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Jarrod McKenna of Perth, Australia, jumps down from a wall after taking a photograph of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on Tuesday, the day the Department of the Interior announced it will remove the controversial truncated “drum major” quote on the side of the memorial rather than replace it with the full quote. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** Crews work on construction of the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline near County Road 363 and County Road 357, east of Winona, Texas, on Dec. 3, 2012. (Associated Press/The Tyler Morning Telegraph)

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Rachael Alhadad greets some of her cats at her family's home in the Midland Beach section of New York's Staten Island on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. The family's two-room rental house became mildewed after water from superstorm Sandy rose nearly to the ceiling on the first floor. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Short sleeves and shorts were just fine attire for a jogger along the Georgetown Waterfront in this 2012 file image. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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Seagulls screech on the boardwalk in Ocean Grove, N.J. The boardwalk was warped and cracked by Superstorm Sandy. Tourists and residents alike head to the boardwalk to spend their money on food and drinks or on a variety of games to win a stuffed animal.

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Sand and rubble sit where the boardwalk used to be in Seaside Heights, N.J. Seaside Heights, like many other coastal towns, is racing to rebuild its boardwalk from Superstorm Sandy’s damage in time for next summer’s tourism season. Boardwalks are a major economic engine for shoreline communities. (Associated Press)