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The center-island kitchen in the Griffin model at the Legacy at Manning Village has an adjacent breakfast area.

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George Poveromo's Salt Water Sportsman National Seminar Series will be at the Doubletree Hotel in Annapolis on Feb. 4. Go to www.nationalseminarseries.com for complete details. (Courtesy of Dr. Ken Neill)

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Republican presidential candidate and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, accompanied by his wife Callista, speaks Jan. 25, 2012, at Wings Plus Restaurant in Coral Springs, Fla. (Associated Press)

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An on-duty bus driver went on a rampage on the crowded streets of the central Indian city of Pune on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, as he mowed down pedestrians and rammed other vehicles, witnesses said. (AP Photo)

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The grounded cruise ship Costa Concordia lies Jan. 23, 2012, on its side off the Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks Jan. 19, 2012, about a new strategy to boost tourism and travel during a visit to the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Associated Press)

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The camerawork and aerial acrobatics in "Red Tail" are top-notch, but the film could have benefited from better special effects. (20th Century Fox via Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Saturday, May 14, 2011 file photo Italian satirical filmmaker Nanni Moretti poses for a portrait during promotion for Habemus Papam at the 64th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France. Organizers of the Cannes Film Festival have chosen satirical Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti to head the jury at this year's festival. The veteran actor and director of 2001 Palme d'Or winner "The Son's Room" will head the jury for the May 16-27 festival on the French Riviera. (AP Photo/David Azia, File)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum speaks at Captain Steve's Restaurant in Fort Mill, S.C., Friday, Jan. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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McFarlane Toys' Daryl Dixon gets ready to take care of the Zombie Biter while the Zombie Walker sneaks up on him. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

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McFarlane Toys' Daryl Dixon sizes up the Zombie Walker and Zombie Biter. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times)

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A comparison between McFarlane Toys' Daryl Dixon action figure and Norman Reedus, the actor who portrays Mr. Dixon in the Walking Dead television show. (Action figure photograph by Joseph Szadkowski / The Washington Times; Norman Reedus photograph, courtesy AMC)

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Henry Flagler's Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad train rolls on the Seven Mile Bridge near Marathon, Fla. The centennial anniversary of the first train's arrival into Key West and the completion of the Over-Sea Railroad project will be marked on Jan. 22, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Contest: H Street Karaoke Championship The full-tilt narcissism inspired by the document-everything era (or perhaps the narcissism came first?) has created some interesting cultural byproducts: Everyone's a photographer; everyone's a foodie; everyone has a really important story to tell. Also? Karaoke has replaced kick ball as the thing you used to do because you enjoyed it that you now do so you can post it on your Facebook timeline. If that sounds like you, the hippest corridor in D.C.--H St. NE--is hosting its fourth annual karaoke contest. The show is free, while $6 gets you a pound of PBR and "a shot of crap whiskey." That sounds like a great Facebook post, if not a reasonably good time. Jan. 26 at the Rock and Roll Hotel, 1353 H St. NE. Phone: 202/388-ROCK. Web: http://www.rockandrollhoteldc.com