Hospitality_Recreation

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Raene Hicks, of Vale, Ore., from left, with her son Lain, 12, and daughter Sally, 5, look at the Christmas tree in the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 21, 2011. Raene said both her father and grandfather fought in the Vietnam War aboard the same Navy ship. "Both made it home, my family is blessed," she said, adding that "I come out here to see if I recognize any other names." (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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I didn't want to get left behind in the e-book revolution," author Michael Chabon says about taking the traditional e-book royalty for his recent works though he says it's too low. (Associated Press)

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River guide Andy Andrzejewski hoists a bass taken from the Occoquan River. (Gene Mueller/The Washington Times)

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Bill Choyke, of Washington, D.C., third from left, sits with his granddaughter Elizabeth Ann Brister, 5, during the National Menorah Chanukah Lighting. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Shoppers grab up televisions at a store in Knoxville, Tenn., minutes after it opened on Black Friday, Nov. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/The News Sentinel, Wade Payne)

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Kevin Wesson shovels a path through the snow Tuesday for customers at the Water Still in Amarillo, Texas. The Monday snowstorm caused motorists to adjust their holiday plans midtrip, though some roads reopened Tuesday. (Amarillo Globe-News)

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Wizards center JaVale McGee is fouled on a drive to the basket during Friday night's 103-78 exhibition loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. (Associated Press)

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ON THEIR OWN: Iraqi army soldiers train with an M1 Abrams tank, purchased from the U.S., during an exercise in Baghdad.

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This easy, portable casserole takes the flavors of a creamy crab dip and turns it into a meal for 16 - or even more for a potluck dinner. (Associated Press)

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A US Marine walks through the rubble of the Iraqi Parliment Building in Saddam Hussein's Palace complex near the Tigris River Saturday, April 12, 2003. ( J.M. Eddins Jr. / The Washington Times )

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The Hanover model includes an open center-island kitchen, breakfast area and family room, with a formal living room and a formal dining room at the front of the main level.

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The home at 2910 Daniel Road in Chevy Chase's Ridgewood Village community is on the market for $935,000. The four-bedroom home was built in 1955 and renovated in 2010.

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The kitchen features white cabinets with a gray Corian counter. The owners added a shelf above the doorway leading to the dining room.

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The kitchen in the Archbold model available at 1801 Foxhall was designed by Lobkovich Inc., a Tysons Corner-based kitchen-design firm. It features professional-grade appliances and a butler's pantry.

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Photo courtesy of Denise Willard Place faux snow or fine sand in a thrifted apothecary jar and then fill it with coordinating ornaments, some shiny, some with a matte finish.

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By Angie Seckinger/Courtesy of Shanon Munn Using pretty display stands can make the desserts part of the table's decorations.

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** FILE ** Glyn Davies, the U.S. special representative for North Korea affairs, speaks to journalists at a hotel after he met with Chinese officials in Beijing on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)