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Photo courtesy of Ross Chapple Designer Kelley Proxmire often uses layers of fabric to make rooms acoustically softer as well as visually serene.

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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley asked for ideas and got a lot of them on how the state can be more business-friendly. (Barbara Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Marcus Johansson's speed is an invaluable asset short-handed, as penalty-killing situations quickly can become scoring opportunities. (The Washington Times)

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Andrew Lincoln (left) and Scott Wilson deal with a "zombie apocalypse" in AMC's "The Walking Dead," which has been renewed for a third season. (AMC via Associated Press)

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A traditional spray of water marks the arrival of an All Nippon Airways Boeing 787 "Dreamliner" to celebrate the model's inaugural commercial flight from Tokyo's Narita International Airport to Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

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Rescuers work around the clock under floodlights in hopes of finding more people alive in the rubble of a pancaked building in Ercis, Turkey, on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Selcan Hacaoglu)

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Friends (from left) Mollie Sachs, Michael Baker and Kenny Berrigan hang out together at the H Street Country Club, one of the popular new establishments in the H Street Corridor. "The neighborhood is going to have to determine what kind of a street it wants to be," said Jeff Soule, director of outreach at the American Planning Association. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rider Jennifer Bliss of Westchester, N.Y., walks back to the stables with "Elitere" after receiving a ribbon in the Model Class of the Green Conformation Hunter category at the annual Washington International Horse Show on Oct. 25, 2011, in D.C. The event runs Oct. 25-30 at the Verizon Center and features top riders and horses competing from the U.S. and abroad. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sandy Ferrell (left), of Bernville, Pa., riding her horse "Moshi", and Shawn Casady (right), of Harriman, Tenn., riding "Photo Shoot", wait to compete at the annual Washington International Horse Show on Oct. 25, 2011, in D.C. The event runs Oct. 25-30 at the Verizon Center and features top riders and horses competing from the U.S. and abroad. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Caretaker Amanda Longo of Ocala, Fla., cleans off the hooves of "Arcadia" before the horse competes at the annual Washington International Horse Show on Oct. 25, 2011, in D.C. The event runs Oct. 25-30 at the Verizon Center and features top riders and horses competing from the U.S. and abroad. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Shawn Casady (left), of Harriman, Tenn., riding "Photo Shoot", and Jennifer Bliss (right), of Westchester, N.Y., riding "Elitere", get ready to compete at the annual Washington International Horse Show on Oct. 25, 2011, in D.C. The event runs Oct. 25-30 at the Verizon Center and features top riders and horses competing from the U.S. and abroad. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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New horseshoes hang on racks outside on 6th Street NW in D.C., ready to replace any broken or damaged horseshoes at the annual Washington International Horse Show on Oct. 25, 2011. The event runs Oct. 25-30 at the Verizon Center and features top riders and horses competing from the U.S. and abroad. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Rider and trainer Katie Taylor (center) of Los Angeles walks back to their stables with her 7-year-old pupil Augusta Iwasaki (right) at the annual Washington International Horse Show on Oct. 25, 2011, in D.C. The event runs Oct. 25-30 at the Verizon Center and features top riders and horses from the U.S. and abroad. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Allison Toffolon of Bronxville, N.Y., rides her horse Carlsson on the first day of the annual Washington International Horse Show on Oct. 25, 2011, in D.C. The event runs Oct. 25-30 at the Verizon Center and features top riders and horses competing from the U.S. and abroad. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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An Israeli Bedouin man drinks coffee in his village near the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, the Negev's main city. The nomadic people are clustered in impoverished towns and villages, many devoid of basic services. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi looks on after speaking in the lower chamber of parliament in Rome on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)

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This Aug. 22, 2011, photo, shows a new home with a sold sign, in Springfield, Ill. Home prices rose for a fourth straight month in most major U.S. cities in July, buoyed by the peak buying season. But the housing market remains depressed, and prices are expected to decline in the coming months. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)