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David Powell, of the West Virginia Irish Road Bowling Association, stands astride a bowling “lane” at the North American region finals at a state forest near Bruceton Mills, W.Va. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Chesapeake Energy Corporation owns a natural gas drilling site in Leroy Township, Pa. (Associated Press)

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M/I Homes is building 48 town homes at the Pointe at ArundelPreserve in Hanover. The homes have 2,178 to 2,251 finished square feet, with base prices from $374,990 to $379,990.

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Murillo/Malnati Homes is building the Calistoga Condominium at 2225 California St. NW near Dupont Circle. The nine homes range in size from 978 to 2,012 square feet and are priced from $625,000.

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Photograph provided by Roger LIn The Passive House in South Arlington features a modular scheme the uses shallow square trays of plants.

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China reportedly has told North Korea’s Kim Jong-un not to provoke South Korea militarily until after China’s leadership change this fall. (Associated Press)

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Protesters hold anti-Japan placards outside the Japanese Consulate General in Hong Kong on Wednesday. A dispute with China and South Korea over islands has long been a source of tension in the region and have threatened to boil over in recent weeks. The placards read: “Overturn Japanese militarism.” (Associated Press)

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Britain's Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, attends the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics on Friday, July 27, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)