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In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 photo, Kenny Jenkins uses a lift bag to help him carry a weight and geocache marker to place it in about 33 ft. of water in Lake Denton in Avon Park, Fla. Interest in geocaching has grown significantly over the years. But combining the two hobbies, geocaching and scuba diving, has only recently taken off. About 100 geocaches around the world today are only accessible with scuba gear, according to the geocaching.com database. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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In this Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012 photo, Kenny Jenkins places a weight and geocache marker in about 33 ft. of water in Lake Denton in Avon Park, Fla. Interest in geocaching has grown significantly over the years. But combining the two hobbies, geocaching and scuba diving, has only recently taken off. About 100 geocaches around the world today are only accessible with scuba gear, according to the geocaching.com database. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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The kitchen has a center island and breakfast bar, granite counters, white cabinetry and stainless steel appliances.
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The two-story family room has a floor-to-ceiling stone wood-burning fireplace and two skylights. A triple window overlooks the backyard.
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The home at 1307 Murray Downs Way in Reston is on the market for $773,900. The Colonial-style five-bedroom house, built in 1997, has approximately 4,000 square feet.
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The Pemberton model, priced from $384,900, has an open family room, breakfast area and center-island kitchen at the back of the home.
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First lady Michelle Obama and comedian Jimmy Fallon compete at tug-of-war at the White House during a taping of Mr. Fallon's "Late Night" program Jan. 25. Mrs. Obama has made the talk-show rounds while promoting her "Let's Move!" fitness campaign. (The White House via Associated Press)
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The Morocco Mall in Casablanca is dripping with glamour and luxury, yet the futuristic silver structure on the coast overlooking the Atlantic is a stark symbol of contrasts in a country where 8.5 million people live in poverty. (Associated Press)
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Actress Gillian Anderson (right) shows first editions of a Charles Dickens book to Britain's Prince Charles, his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, and David Wootton (left), the lord mayor of London, during a tour of the Dickens Museum in London on Tuesday. (Associated Press)
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Workers pick traminer grapes (above) and pinot grapes (right) from a vineyard near the village of Stosikovice na Louce, Czech Republic. Following an unusually warm winter, Czech winemakers finally got the deep chill needed to reap grapes for ice wine. "We never picked the grapes so late before," said winemaker Antonin Zatloukal. (Associated Press)
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A traveler walks Feb. 7, 2012, next to an information board at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in Roissy-en-France. (Associated Press)
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Iranians walk Feb. 2, 2012, at Tehran's old main bazaar. A simple trip the store these days offers a crash course in life under sanctions. The price tags on many imported goods are sometimes double from 2011. The money to buy them, meanwhile, has plunged in value against the U.S. dollar and other foreign currencies. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** This undated photo shows guests at an Alikewise.com launch party at the Gallery Bar in New York. (Associated Press)
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Tugendhat Villa is viewed from a different angle. Some 80 percent of the villa's original features have been preserved, making it "the most authentic Mies van der Rohe building on the European continent," said architect Iveta Cerna. (Associated Press)
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Singer Roberta Flack said Don Cornelius was an inspiration to other black performers and entrepreneurs as creator and host of "Soul Train."
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U.S. Park Police dressed in full riot gear hold back protesters during a raid on the Occupy encampment at McPherson Square, Washington, D.C., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Tents and camping equipment are removed by park maintenance officials dressed in hazmat suits during a raid on the Occupy encampment in McPherson Square, Washington, D.C., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Police and protesters clashed throughout the day as protesters were forced out of the square. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Park officials in hazmat suits break down tents and camping equipment during an early morning, peaceful raid on the Occupy encampment at McPherson Square, Washington, D.C., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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In this photo taken Oct. 27, 2011, a sign along Highway 29 welcomes visitors to the Napa Valley in Oakville, Calif. Napa Valley wine producers will go a long way to protect their good name, all the way to Thailand if necessary. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Vivan Perez dishes out fruit for lunch at Kepner Middle School in Denver. The Colorado General Assembly is considering the nation's toughest ban on unhealthy fats that would apply to food served in school and after school. (Associated Press)