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Madison Wilson, 21 months old, plays in a spare bedroom of her grandparent's home among her parent's belongings in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Dec. 17, 2010...

James Wilson pulls his daughter, Madison, 21 months old, around the home of his fiance's parents in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Dec. 17, 2010. Wilson and hi...

James Wilson checks online job listings at the home of his fiance's parents in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Dec. 17, 2010. Wilson and his fiance, Holly Maggi...

Jim Maggi moves some bicycles in a pile of scrap he hopes to sell at his home in Fort Pierce, Fla., on Dec. 17, 2010. Maggi's adult daughter, Holly, a...

James Wilson, right, talks with his fiance, Holly Maggi, left, and her parents Kathy and Jim Maggi, third and fourth from left, at their home in Fort...

Glenn Branca, at right, during the world premier of his Symphony No. 15 at Le Poisson Rouge, in New York, Nov. 20, 2010. It is becoming clear to more...

7-year-old fraternal triplets Constantine Oskiper, flanked by Nicholas, left, and Andreas, at their home in East Windsor, N.J., Dec. 20, 2010. The bro...

FILE -- Butter-poached oysters with cooked celery root and American caviar at Colicchio & Sons in New York, on March 11, 2010. The restaurant has a ca...

File -- Codfish fritters with lamb-sausage ragu at Recette in New York, on March 23, 2010. The kitchen is run by chef and owner Jesse Schenker. (Kirst...

File -- Guacamole Frutas, with apple pear and jalapeno, at Toloache in New York, on Aug. 4, 2010. The Meixcan restaurant dishes were prepared by chef...

FILE -- Hete bliksem, translated as "hot lightning," which is fried fingerling potatoes combined with smoked bacon and a dice of tart apples glossed i...

FILE -- Diners at the Casa Lever restaurant in New York, on Dec. 30, 2009. The Italian restaurant, at the Lever House building, is decorated with Andy...

FILE -- Black sea bass with chilies, herbs, red bliss potatoes and spinach at the ABC Kitchen Spa in New York, on May 25, 2010. The restaurant, opened...

Burgundy snails with pork sausage in a sauce served with baguettes at Ma Peche in New York, on Dec. 16, 2010. The dish was prepared by Tien Ho at the...

FILE -- Smoked crab laksa with anchovies, maitake and shiitake mushrooms, grated daikon, brown-rice vinegar, unrefined palm syrup and chilies at Fatty...

Members of the Hispanic congregation of the Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church gather downstairs for fellowship and a meal as members of the Chines...

A sanitation plow removes snow to free both a garbage plow truck and taxi that were stuck in the snow as an MTA bus passes in New York on Dec. 28, 201...

A disabled train sits at the Long Island Rail Road Hicksville station in New York as passengers wait for trains after receiving mixed signals as to th...

Pedestrians walk through an unplowed intersection in the neighborhood of Red Hook in the borough of New York on Dec. 28, 2010. After New York was hit...

A taxi cab sits stuck in the snow in the borough of Brooklyn in New York on Dec. 28, 2010. After New York was hit with a blizzard leaving more than 2...

Buses and cars sit stuck in the snow in the borough of Brooklyn in New York on Dec. 28, 2010. After New York was hit with a blizzard leaving more tha...

Passengers watch snow plows on the tarmac as they wait for flights at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Dec. 28, 2010. The ripple effects from over 4,000...

FILE-- The Russian flag can be see over the Olympic cauldron during the Closing Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics, in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 28,...

FILE-- Michael Phelps, center, and Garrett Weber-Gale react after the U.S. won the gold medal in the men's 4X100 freestyle during the 2008 Olympics in...

Broiled Sardines with Lemon and herbs, in New York, Oct. 13, 2010. An easy way to make sardines restaurant-style at home is broiling, the process crea...

Broiled Sardines with Lemon and herbs, in New York, Oct. 13, 2010. An easy way to make sardines restaurant-style at home is broiling, the process crea...

Natalie Mendoza, as Arachne in the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," at the Foxwoods Theater in New York, Dec. 19, 2010. Mendoza, who...

Natalie Mendoza, as Arachne in the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," at the Foxwoods Theater in New York, Dec. 19, 2010. Mendoza, who...

A Mangalitsa hogs eating acorns on the property of Dr. Erno Hollo, who has raised the hogs on five acres at his home for three years, in Bernardsville...

FILE -- A hang glider at The exhibition, "1,001 Inventions" at the New York Hall of Science, in New York, Dec. 4, 2010. In recent years a new trend kn...

FILE -- A collection of mittens with various designs Installations at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle, June 28, 2008. In recent years a new tren...

A wire table with a milk crate holds a parking space cleared of snow in South Boston on Dec. 28, 2010. The neighborhood has a tradition, which is not...

Bacon cheddar quiche with a custard flavored with sage for a woodsy scent. A butter- and lard-based pie crust makes the dish flakier and more savory....

Bacon cheddar quiche with a custard flavored with sage for a woodsy scent. A butter- and lard-based pie crust makes the dish flakier and more savory....

Passengers sleep on the floor at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Dec. 28, 2010. Buried beneath white powder for more than 24 hours, New York area airpo...

Passengers wait for their flight at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Dec. 28, 2010. Buried beneath white powder for more than 24 hours, New York area ai...

Passengers watch snow plows on the tarmac as they wait for flights at LaGuardia Airport in New York, Dec. 28, 2010. The ripple effects from over 4,000...

Merrill Thomas, the chief executive of Providence Community Health Centers, a nonprofit organization, at the site of a future clinic, in Providence, R...

FILE -- Arroz con pato, a duck paella served with foie gras, duck confit, seared breast, a pile of gizzards and a fried duck egg, at Nuela Giant in Ne...

Chef Juan Cuevas, left and his team prepare some Mangalitsa hog hors d'oeuvres before the start a Mangalitsa tasting dinner at the Pluckemin Inn, in B...

Ultra-Orthodox, or Haredi, men and boys of the Abraham Yitzhak court converge in the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem, Dec. 2, 2010. The ultra-Or...

A pair of Mangalitsa hogs cool off in the mud on the property of Dr. Erno Hollo, who has raised the hogs on five acres at his home for three years, in...

A Mangalitsa hogs eating acorns on the property of Dr. Erno Hollo, who has raised the hogs on five acres at his home for three years, in Bernardsville...

The second course during a Mangalitsa hog tasting dinner is Mangalitsa with American caviar, potato-butter, aged soy and San Michele olive oil, at the...

A photograph of Joseph Samaha, who founded the Al Akbhar newspaper before his death, at the newspaper's offices in Beirut, on Dec. 9, 2010. The five-y...

Dr. Erno Hollo, who has raised Mangalitsa hogs on five acres at his home for three years, cracks a whip to herd on of the hogs, in Bernardsville, N.J....

Merrill Thomas, the chief executive of Providence Community Health Centers, a nonprofit organization, at the site of a future clinic, in Providence, R...

Natalie Mendoza, center, as Arachne in the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," at the Foxwoods Theater in New York, Dec. 19, 2010. Mendo...

Natalie Mendoza, as Arachne in the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," at the Foxwoods Theater in New York, Dec. 19, 2010. Mendoza, who...

A newly corked barrel of "Remember the Maine," a classic cocktail, made by Jeffery Morgenthaler, mixologist and bar manager of Clyde Common, at the ba...