Environment

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Volcanic ash spews from the Volcan de Fuego (left), or Volcano of Fire, as seen from Palin, south of Guatemala City, on Sept. 13, 2012. The long-simmering volcano exploded into a series of powerful eruptions, hurling thick clouds of ash nearly two miles high, spewing rivers of lava down its flanks and forcing the evacuation of more than 33,000 people from surrounding communities. (Associated Press)

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Prince William and his wife, Kate, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, take their shoes off before entering a mosque in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Sept. 14, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Some people say that because the newspaper industry is in decline, it's a waste of breath to argue against the wrong-headed editorial board of a dead-tree product. George Mason University's Donald Boudreaux begs to differ. He'll explain why on Sept. 19 at the Heritage Foundation.

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Photographs provided by Eric Kieley Photography Michael Harris Homes is building 112 20- and 24-foot-wide town homes at Symphony Park in North Bethesda. The homes have approximately 3,200 to 3,900 finished square feet, with base prices from $1,000,000 to $1,200,000.

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Ryan Homes is building villa-style town homes at Legacy at the Courtyards at Waverly Woods West in Marriottsville, Md. The homes are base-priced from $353,990 to $361,990 and have 2,187 finished square feet, which can be expanded to 3,953 square feet.

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The kitchen features granite counters, a center island, professional-grade stainless steel appliances and abundant cabinet space.

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Mourners place flowers (lilies for the mother and roses for the father) on a table inside the Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center near Seoul, Korea on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 to honor the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church. His 13-day funeral ends Saturday with a ceremony honoring his life followed by the burial. According to officials, they had to import flowers from Japan because they could not get enough in Korea. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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An usher indicates a place where mourners carrying flowers should pause before approaching a long table to place the flowers at the Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training complex outside of Seoul, Korea on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Thousands of mourners have passed through the complex in the last few days to pay tribute to the late Rev. Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church. The mourners placed flowers (lilies for the mother and roses for the father) as part of the tribute. According to officials, they had to import flowers from Japan because they could not get enough in Korea. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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A mourner sits down near several flower arrangements at the Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center complex near Seoul, Korea on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. Although the announcement of the death of Unification Church founder Rev. Sun Myung Moon asked for no flowers, hundreds of these tribute flowers have poured into the complex over the last week. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Mourners leave the Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center stadium outside of Seoul, Korea on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012 after offering flowers and greeting the family of the Rev. Sun Myung Moon. The official funeral ceremony will be held Saturday. Some 30,000 people are expected to attend. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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**FILE** A man fills his gas tank Aug. 29, 2012, at a gas station in Lyndhurst, Ohio. (Associated Press)

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A fallen tree supports numerous heron nests in the mud of Southern California's Salton Sea in December 2010. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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** FILE ** North Koreans collect emergency goods, including kitchen sets and blankets, distributed by North Korean Red Cross officials in the flood-stricken city of Anju in the South Phyongan province of North Korea on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

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Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Yukiya Amano of Japan addresses the media during a news conference after a meeting of the IAEA board of governors at the International Center, in Vienna, Austria, Monday, Sept. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

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Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, smiles Sept. 11, 2012, during a ceremony naming a hybrid orchid in their honor at the Orchid Garden within the Singapore Botanical Gardens in Singapore. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are on an official three-day trip to Singapore. (Associated Press)