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STANDALONE -- A worker pressure washes the south memorial pool at ground zero in New York, Aug. 10, 2011. As Sept. 11, 2011 approaches, the 10th anniv...

President Barack Obama at lunch with campaign volunteers at Ted's Bulletin in Washington, Aug. 10, 2011. Obama joined the group of volunteers who were...

President Barack Obama at lunch with campaign volunteers at Ted's Bulletin in Washington, Aug. 10, 2011. Obama joined the group of volunteers who were...

President Barack Obama at lunch with campaign volunteers at Ted's Bulletin in Washington, Aug. 10, 2011. Obama joined the group of volunteers who were...

FILE -- The Statue of Liberty in New York, July 4, 2009. The statue will be undergoing a $27.25 million renovation for additional safety improvements...

FILE -- The Statue of Liberty in New York, June 14, 2007. The statue will be undergoing a $27.25 million renovation for additional safety improvements...

President Barack Obama gestures as he tells a story during lunch with campaign volunteers at Ted's Bulletin in Washington, Aug. 10, 2011. Obama joined...

FILE -- The Statue of Liberty in New York, July 4, 2009. The statue will be undergoing a $27.25 million renovation for additional safety improvements...

An iPhone photo of traffic near the Holland Tunnel, in New York, July 26, 2011. A tone poem of gridlock, car horns, screeching brakes, revving motorcy...

A collage of iPhone photographs of traffic near the Holland Tunnel, in New York, July 26, 2011. A tone poem of gridlock, car horns, screeching brakes,...

An iPhone photo of traffic near the Holland Tunnel, in New York, July 26, 2011. A tone poem of gridlock, car horns, screeching brakes, revving motorcy...

An iPhone photo of traffic near the Holland Tunnel, in New York, July 26, 2011. A tone poem of gridlock, car horns, screeching brakes, revving motorcy...

An iPhone photo of traffic near the Holland Tunnel, in New York, July 26, 2011. A tone poem of gridlock, car horns, screeching brakes, revving motorcy...

Ning Yuan, president of China Construction America, at the Alexander Hamilton Bridge construction site, in New York, Aug. 5, 2011. Investment in New Y...

Richard Xia, president of a firm raising money for Chinese investors developing a hospital and hotel project, in New York, Aug. 4, 2011. Investment in...

Ning Yuan, president of China Construction America, at the Alexander Hamilton Bridge construction site, in New York, Aug. 5, 2011. Investment in New Y...

Josh Kaufman, who keeps his Facebook and LinkedIn accounts tied to his Twitter page, in Fort Collins, Colo., Aug. 6, 2011. Networkers like Kaufman oft...

Xue Ya, President of China Center, a business and cultural organization that was the first tenant to sign a lease at 1 World Trade Center, in New York...

Steve and Christine Michaels, owners of the Hobbit House, outside of the guest home, in Trout Creek, Mont., Aug. 3, 2011. The 1,000-square-foot struc...

Jessica Lawrence, who decided to focus on a singular social network site rather than to spread herself thin among a half-dozen, at her apartment in Ne...

Steve and Christine Michaels, owners of the Hobbit House, outside of a decorative hobbit home, in Trout Creek, Mont., Aug. 3, 2011. The 1,000-square-...

The entrance to the Hobbit House, in Trout Creek, Mont., Aug. 3, 2011. The 1,000-square-foot structure, which rents for $245 a night, is built into a...

One of the decorative hobbit homes that surrounds the Hobbit House, in Trout Creek, Mont., Aug. 3, 2011. The 1,000-square-foot structure, which rents...

The roof of the Hobbit House, in Trout Creek, Mont., Aug. 3, 2011. The 1,000-square-foot structure, which rents for $245 a night, is built into a hill...

One of the miniature hobbit homes that surrounds the Hobbit House, in Trout Creek, Mont., Aug. 3, 2011. The 1,000-square-foot structure, which rents f...

Miniature clothes hang outside of one of the miniature hobbit homes that surrounds the Hobbit House, in Trout Creek, Mont., Aug. 3, 2011. The 1,000-sq...

The main living area of the Hobbit House, in Trout Creek, Mont., Aug. 3, 2011. The 1,000-square-foot structure, which rents for $245 a night, is built...

The master bedroom of the Hobbit House, in Trout Creek, Mont., Aug. 3, 2011. The 1,000-square-foot structure, which rents for $245 a night, is built i...

An assortment of lightbulb technologies, in New York, Aug. 4, 2011. Thanks to regulations taking effect then under the Energy Independence and Securit...

An assortment of lightbulb technologies, in New York, Aug. 5, 2011. Thanks to regulations taking effect then under the Energy Independence and Securit...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) uses a $20 bill to illustrate a point as she speaks to employees at Competitive Edge...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speaks to employees at Competitive Edge during a campaign stop in Clive, Iowa, Aug....

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speaks to employees at Competitive Edge during a campaign stop in Clive, Iowa, Aug....

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) pulls a campaign shirt off the line at Competitive Edge during a campaign stop in Cl...

Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) tours Competitive Edge during a campaign stop in Clive, Iowa, Aug. 10, 2011. Major c...

Campaign t-shirts are printed for Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) at the printing company, Competitive Edge, in Cliv...

Daniel Balin, right, and Brian Cairns, 2 of 20 club professionals in the PGA Championship, at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Ga., Aug. 10,...

Fordson High School football players during practice in the middle of the night, in Dearborn, Mich., Aug. 7, 2011. To accommodate its many fasting pla...

Fordson High School football coach Fouad Zaban directs his team through drills in the middle of the night, in Dearborn, Mich., Aug. 7, 2011. To accomm...

Maurice Geraets, of the semiconductor company NXP, installs the milage charging system device in his car in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, May 27, 2011....

An office chair re-covered with a selection of Capri Sun juice pouches at the offices of TerraCycle, a "waste solution development" company in Trenton...

From left: Brad Sherman, Tiffany Threadgould and Lori Anselm, the design team at TerraCycle, a "waste solution development" company in Trenton, N.J.,...

A wall clock made out of pregnancy tests at the offices of TerraCycle, a "waste solution development" company in Trenton, N.J., July 20, 2011. TerraCy...

A wall made out of plastic soda bottles and tables out of old doors at the offices of TerraCycle, a "waste solution development" company in Trenton, N...

A retaining wall made out of mortar and bottles harvested from local Dumpsters in the courtyard of TerraCycle, a "waste solution development" company...

Keith Granet, a licensing agent and management consultant for the design industry, left, meets with Monique Gibson, a client, in New York, June 23, 20...

Keith Granet, a licensing agent and management consultant for the design industry, in New York, June 23, 2011. Decorators are turing to consultants li...

Keith Granet, a licensing agent and management consultant for the design industry, left, meets with Thad Hayes, a client, in Hayes' office in New York...

The Chest Savers bra, which seeks to prevent cleavage wrinkles, in an undated photo. To help prevent chest wrinkles, which can reveal a woman's age an...

Irene Komsky with her invention, the Intimia Pillow, which seeks to prevent cleavage wrinkles, in Danville, Calif., July 29, 2011. To help prevent che...