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Guadalupe Vazquez Dias holds a bottle of mescal with a worm inside, in Zumpahuacan, Mexico, July 13, 2011. Artisanal versions of mescal, the fiery Mex...

Guadalupe Vazquez Dias places a label on a bottle of mescal to be sold, in Zumpahuacan, Mexico, July 13, 2011. Artisanal versions of mescal, the fiery...

Jose Luis Maldonado, who grows agave, at his farm in Zumpahuacan, Mexico, July 13, 2011. Artisanal versions of mescal, the fiery Mexican liquor derive...

From left: French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for a meeting in Brusse...

Composer-pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin at the Mannes College The New School for Music, in New York, June 10, 2011. On the evening of July 29 at Mannes Co...

Composer-pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin at the Mannes College The New School for Music, in New York, June 10, 2011. On the evening of July 29 at Mannes Co...

Dominic Cooper, an actor in the 2011 film "Devil's Double," directed by Lee Tamahori, at The Soho House in Los Angeles, July 8, 2011. "The Devil's Dou...

Dominic Cooper, an actor in the 2011 film "Devil's Double," directed by Lee Tamahori, at The Soho House in Los Angeles, July 8, 2011. "The Devil's Dou...

Richard Strauss, the composer, in an undated photo. Along with a focus on Sibelius, the Bard SummerScape festival is including a little-produced opera...

Chris Fletcher and a colleague ready a pipe for a pump near the mouth of the Elwha River in preparation of removing the two dams in Olympic National P...

The Glines Canyon dam, one of two on the Elwha River to be removed by sometime in 2014, in Clallam, County, Wash., July 21, 2011. The removal of the d...

The Glines Canyon dam, one of two on the Elwha River to be removed by sometime in 2014, in Clallam, County, Wash., July 21, 2011. The removal of the d...

A portrait of Gary O'Rourke in New York, in 2011. The World Trade Center site employs more than 3,200 workers. At present, it is the largest constru...

A portrait of Joe Travers in New York, in 2011. The World Trade Center site employs more than 3,200 workers. At present, it is the largest construc...

A portrait of Mike Tighe in New York, in 2011. The World Trade Center site employs more than 3,200 workers. At present, it is the largest constructio...

Travelers at Grand Central Station in New York, on July 18, 2011. The focus by the terminal's landlord on a different mix of shops and restaurants has...

The Grand Central Market at Grand Central Station in New York, on July 18, 2011. The focus by the terminal's landlord on a different mix of shops and...

Bulgaria's prime minister, Boyko Borisov, center, at a ceremony, in Sofia Bulgaria, July 5, 2011. The prime minister has singled out suspected crime l...

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and members of the House of Representatives meet with Elizabeth Warren, Special Advisor for the United S...

Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and Republican presidential hopeful, holds a news conference in a mall parking lot to discuss the econom...

Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and Republican presidential hopeful, holds a news conference in a mall parking lot to discuss the econom...

Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and Republican presidential hopeful, holds a news conference in a mall parking lot to discuss the econom...

Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and Republican presidential hopeful, holds a news conference in a mall parking lot to discuss the econom...

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and members of the House of Representatives meet with Elizabeth Warren, Special Advisor for the United S...

Max Drucker, chief executive of Social Intelligence, at Union Square in New York, July 15, 2011. Drucker's start-up company helps companies look into...

Members of the Amish community gathered in Jasper, N.Y. to mourn the dead and injured after a van carrying 13 Amish farmers was sideswiped causing it...

FILE -- L. Douglas Wilder, a former governor of Virginia, who proposed the unbuilt United States National Slavery Museum, in Richmond, Va., Feb. 6, 20...

Members of the Amish community in Jasper, N.Y. mourn the dead and inured after a van carrying 13 Amish farmers was sideswiped causing it to collide wi...

An Amish horse and buggy travels in Jasper, N.Y., where members of the community are mourning the dead and injured after a van carrying 13 Amish farme...

Members of the Amish community in Jasper, N.Y. mourn the dead and inured after a van carrying 13 Amish farmers was sideswiped causing it to collide wi...

Steve Owens, who became fertile after going through multiple studies using testosterone gels and implants, at his home in Seattle, July 19, 2011. Scie...

Cary Mosier, left, and Ryland Engelhart, stepbrothers who own and manage Cafe Gratitude, a new hot spot for vegan food, in Los Angeles, July 7, 2011....

Steve Owens, who became fertile after going through multiple studies using testosterone gels and implants, at his home in Seattle, July 19, 2011. Scie...

Jonathan Rothberg holds the semiconductor chip he invented, which is used in the Ion Torrent machine, in Guilford., Conn., July 19, 2011. The new Ion...

Alexei Petrov, who faces charges of racketeering and threatening to murder a business partner, in Kyustendil, Bulgaria, June 29, 2011. If convicted, P...

Members of the Amish community in Jasper, N.Y. mourn the dead and inured after a van carrying 13 Amish farmers was sideswiped causing it to collide wi...

Students participated in a contest in which they design a dress using a trash bag on July 20, 2011. At Fashion Camp NYC, a five-day program centered...

Students participated in a contest in which they design a dress using a trash bag on July 20, 2011. At Fashion Camp NYC, a five-day program centered...

Students participated in a contest in which they design a dress using a trash bag on July 20, 2011. At Fashion Camp NYC, a five-day program centered...

A portrait of Kieran O'Hallorad in New York, in May, 2011. The World Trade Center site employs more than 3,200 workers. At present, it is the largest...

A portrait of Michael Zerbo in New York, in July, 2011. The World Trade Center site employs more than 3,200 workers. At present, it is the largest co...

A portrait of Armando Desa in New York. The World Trade Center site employs more than 3,200 workers. At present, it is the largest construction proje...

A portrait of John Massey in New York, in May, 2011. The World Trade Center site employs more than 3,200 workers. At present, it is the largest cons...

FILE -- Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) speaks at a press conference about the debt ceiling, in Washington, July 13, 2011. Bachmann suffers from migra...

FILE-- The New York Mets center fielder Lenny Dykstra swings a bat to warm up during a practice before Game 1 of the 1986 World Series, at Shea Stadiu...

FILE -- The New York Mets center fielder Lenny Dykstra (4) hits a double in the 8th inning to score the winning run against the Houston Astros, at She...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 19, 2011. The House is expected to debate and vote...

Tom Cullen, co-founder of Sonos, with the company's new wireless Play: 3 speaker, in New York, July 18, 2011. Sonos, a maker of wireless music systems...

Tom Cullen, co-founder of Sonos, with the company's new wireless Play: 3 speaker, in New York, July 18, 2011. Sonos, a maker of wireless music systems...

A man and woman walk through the deserted streets of Hama, Syria's fourth largest city on July 16, 2011. Hama has emerged as a focus of defiance again...