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Brochures at the Student Health Center at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, N.Y., on Nov. 30, 2010. National surveys show nearly half of students...

A bus destroyed in a suicide attack is removed from the scene in Kabul, on Dec. 19, 2010. Two insurgents armed with AK-47s and grenades opened fire on...

Raffaele Morra, left, and Fernando Medina Gallego of Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, perform at the Joyce Theater in New York, Dec. 17, 2010. T...

Rivers Cuomo performs in the rock band Weezer, during one of the band's two-night performances booked on its Memories Tour, at the Roseland Ballroom i...

A man looks at photos of the late Grand Ayatollah Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr, the father of Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, in the Sadr City neighborhood o...

Friday prayer in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, an area that shows heavy support for Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, who in the past decade has...

**EDS.: RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT SLUG TO IRAQ SADRISTS** Friday prayer in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, an area that shows heavy support for...

**EDS.: RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT SLUG TO IRAQ SADRISTS** A street vendor works in the Sadr City neighborhood of Baghdad, an area that shows heavy sup...

FILE -- An elderly Afghan man cries while describing a visit from Taliban fighters to members of the U.S. Army 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, First Batta...

FILE -- From left: Army Pfc. Steven Short, Sgt. Dino Rosas, Spcs. Frank Casillas and Alan Bakula, sit with other soldiers of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Compan...

FILE -- Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Kremer, left, a minesweeper, is comforted by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lance Banuk after Kremer stepped on a m...

FILE -- Army Spc. Edward Kerr of 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, First Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment watches as the rest of his patrol ducks for cover...

UNDATED -- BC-TRAVEL-TIMES-SINGAPORE-ART-NYTSF -- Mr. Chiang putting the final touches on a dish. (Lauryn Ishak/The New York Times)

UNDATED -- BC-TRAVEL-TIMES-SINGAPORE-ART-NYTSF -- A "snackings" dish at Restaurant Andre consisting of crispy duck masala, popcorn with vanilla oil an...

UNDATED -- BC-TRAVEL-TIMES-SINGAPORE-ART-NYTSF -- One of Singapore's most impressive arrivals on the food scene is Restaurant Andre. Left, The chef, A...

UNDATED -- BC-TRAVEL-TIMES-SINGAPORE-ART-NYTSF -- Purple cauliflower consomme, purple shallot, basil, shiso and scallop ravioli. (Lauryn Ishak/The New...

The old and new puns, slang and jargon that we lived with this year. (Marilynn K. Yee/The New York Times)

A New York Knicks fan holds a sign during the first half of the Knicks and Miami Heat NBA basketball game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Dec. 1...

A villager receives humanitarian aid from U.S. Army soldiers in the Diyala Province of Iraq, Nov. 24, 2010. As contingency planning for any lasting Am...

A U.S. Army soldier rests as he waits for a helicopter at Forward Operating Base Warhorse in the Diyala Province of Iraq, Nov. 22, 2010. As contingenc...

Members of U.S. Army's 2nd Squadron, 14th Calvary Regiment inside a Stryker vehicle in the Diyala Province of Iraq, Nov. 25, 2010. As contingency plan...

Miami Heat forward LeBron James (6) in the first half of an NBA game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York, Dec. 17, 2010....

Shotious Namara barters a goat to see a doctor at Chidamoyo Christian Hospital in Chidamoyo, Zimbabwe, Nov. 22, 2010. For many rural Zimbabweans, cash...

A rural area near Chidamoyo Christian Hospital in Chidamoyo, Zimbabwe, Nov. 22, 2010. For many rural Zimbabweans, cash remains so scarce that the 85-b...

FILE -- New Jersey Nets forward Kris Humphries (43) looks for a rebound against Washington Wizards Al Thornton (14), left, during an NBA basketball ga...

A young couple poses for wedding pictures during marriage ceremony in a park in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 18, 2010. A six-day visit to North Korea'...

A young couple poses for wedding pictures during marriage ceremony in a park in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 18, 2010. A six-day visit to North Korea'...

Zvi Ben-Avraham, second from right, a professor at Tel Aviv University and a leading Dead Sea expert, and Uli Harms, right, the executive secretary of...

President Barack Obama visits second-graders at Long Branch Elementary School in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 17, 2010. Obama read from his book "Of Thee I...

Members of Catholic, Jewish and evangelical Christian clergy lead a prayer in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Dec. 14,...

Plastic tubes filled with sediment from a borehole in the middle of the Dead Sea in storage in Ein Gedi, Israel, on Dec. 12, 2010. The tubes of sedime...

Members of Catholic, Jewish and evangelical Christian clergy lead a prayer in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Dec. 14,...

Darryle Watson looks over his credit scores that show unpaid medical bills that he says prevented him from refinancing his home in Willow Park, Texas...

Empty row houses near Yebes, Spain, on Dec. 9, 2010. Most of the 250 homes have never been sold and are already falling into disrepair, despite being...

A sealed-off area of apartments at a sprawling empty development in Sesena, Spain, on Dec. 9, 2010. Twelve blocks of brick apartment buildings are emp...

Weeds grow in a soccer field at a sprawling empty development in Sesena, Spain, on Dec. 9, 2010. Twelve blocks of brick apartment buildings are empty...

Empty row houses near Yebes, Spain, on Dec. 9, 2010. Most of the 250 homes have never been sold and are already falling into disrepair, despite being...

Empty streets where a development was never completed near Yebes, Spain, on Dec. 9, 2010. Most of the 250 homes at the site have never been sold and a...

Visitors look at a piece or art that is part of "The Rising Tide" art exhibit at the Mohatta Palace in Karachi, Pakistan, Dec. 11, 2010. Violence is a...

A painting by Faiza Butt, "I'll be safe in my own mind" on display at "The Rising Tide" art exhibit at the Mohatta Palace in Karachi, Pakistan, Dec. 1...

Empty streets mark where apartment buildings were planned at a sprawling empty development in Sesena, Spain, on Dec. 9, 2010. Twelve blocks of brick a...

The Xavier High School Dramatics Society performs "The Laramie Project," Moises Kaufman's play about the murder of a gay college student, at the high...

Marie Eve prepares a tree for a customer at a Christmas Tree stand in New York, Dec. 15, 2010. Thinking they are helping the environment, Americans co...

Ronald Herrera rides the subway with his Christmas Tree on his way home in New York, Dec. 15, 2010. Thinking they are helping the environment, America...

In a photo illustration, men's jewelry for custom engraving, which can be found on specialty sites online, in New York, on Dec. 17, 2010. Square face...

A man walks past a wall with nationalist art in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 18, 2010. A six-day visit to North Korea's capital to accompany Gov. Bill...

Garganelli pasta with cream, truffle butter and prosciutto at the Osteria Morini restaurant in New York, on Dec. 17, 2010. The restaurant from Michael...

A local resident is handed a book by members of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division during a "humanitarian assistanc...

"Navajo Code Talkers" look on as President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the White House Tribal Nations Conference, at the Department of the Interi...

STANDALONE -- President Barack Obama's dog, named Bo, walks across the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Dec. 16, 2010. The Obama famil...