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James Welsh, who works for an online printing firm he founded, at his loft in Barcelona, Spain. Welsh's home in the El Poblenou neighborhood mixes nat...

Su Zhen Chen, the mother of Pvt. Danny Chen, a U.S. Army soldier whose body was found in October lying in a guard tower in southern Afghanistan, durin...

FILE -- A shrine for Pvt. Danny Chen at his home in the Manhattan borough of New York, on Oct. 22, 2011. In a statement released by the U.S. Army on W...

Yan Tao Chen, left, and Su Zhen Chen, second from right, the parents of Pvt. Danny Chen, the U.S. Army soldier whose body was found in October lying i...

Kendrick Lamar, a young rapper from California, performs at S.O.B.'s in New York, Dec. 19, 2011. Two performances this week, Common at the Highline Ba...

Kendrick Lamar, a young rapper from California, performs at S.O.B.'s in New York, Dec. 19, 2011. Two performances this week, Common at the Highline Ba...

Common performs at the Highline Ballrom in New York, Dec. 19, 2011. Two performances this week, one by Kendrick Lamar, at S.O.B.'s and Common's, showe...

Common performs at the Highline Ballrom in New York, Dec. 19, 2011. Two performances this week, one by Kendrick Lamar, at S.O.B.'s and Common's, showe...

Joel Lederhause, founder of DiscountRamps.com, at the company's warehouse in West Bend, Wis., on Nov. 29, 2011. Lederhause is seeking investors for hi...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at a campaign stop in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2011. Sever...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at a campaign stop in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2011. Sever...

Supporters leave after a campaign event for Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, De...

President Barack Obama outside a PetSmart store, where he shopped for his dog, Bo, in Alexandria, Va., on Dec. 21, 2011. Obama reached out earlier Wed...

President Barack Obama leaves Del Ray Pizzeria with lunch in Alexandria, Va., on Dec. 21, 2011. Obama reached out earlier Wednesday in telephone calls...

President Barack Obama speaks with a young boy after shopping for his daughters at a Best Buy store in Alexandria, Va., on Dec. 21, 2011. Obama reache...

President Barack Obama shops with his dog, Bo, for a toy at a PetSmart store in Alexandria, Va., on Dec. 21, 2011. Obama reached out earlier Wednesday...

Members of an audience listen to Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speak at a campaign stop in Mount Pl...

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at a campaign stop in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2011. Jus...

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at a campaign stop in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2011. Jus...

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at a campaign stop in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2011. Jus...

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign stop in Fort Madison, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2011. Just wee...

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign stop in Fort Madison, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2011. Just wee...

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign stop in Fort Madison, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2011. Just wee...

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign stop in Fort Madison, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2011. Just wee...

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, signs books at a campaign stop in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2011...

Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas), a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, during a campaign stop in Fort Madison, Iowa, Dec. 21, 2011. Just wee...

FILE -- Ralph MacDonald at his home in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on March 24, 1977. MacDonald, a Grammy Award-winning percussionist and composer who was a c...

FILE -- Sculptor John Chamberlain at his studio in Shelter Island, N.Y., on May 5, 2011. Chamberlain, who almost singlehandedly gave automotive metal...

FILE -- Sculptor John Chamberlain at his studio in Shelter Island, N.Y. on May 5, 2011. Chamberlain, who almost singlehandedly gave automotive metal a...

FILE -- Foxymily, a sculpture of painted chrome and steel by John Chamberlain at the Winfield House, the home to American ambassadors in London, Jan....

Bystanders watch as President Barack Obama poses for a photo with a young boy after shopping for his daughters at a Best Buy store in Alexandria, Va.,...

President Barack Obama greets bystanders outside Del Ray Pizzeria in Alexandria, Va., on Dec. 21, 2011. Obama reached out earlier Wednesday in telepho...

FILE -- The Algonquin Hotel, which markets Matilda, the cat, in New York, Oct. 14, 2011. An electric fence was installed at the hotel in late summer a...

An electronic device, under a tabletop, to activate an electric fence planted to restrict, Matilda, the cat, from entering certain areas at the Algonq...

President Barack Obama shops with his dog, Bo, for a toy at a PetSmart store in Alexandria, Va., on Dec. 21, 2011. Obama reached out earlier Wednesday...

FILE -- Greg Hicks in the Royal Shakespeare Company's "King Lear," at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, July 15, 2011. In addition to its recent unv...

FILE -- The installation of "Leonardo's Last Supper: a Vision by Peter Greenaway" at the Park Avenue Armory's Drill Hall, in New York, on Nov. 23, 201...

FILE -- Shen Wei Dance Arts perform "Folding" as well as site-specific work at the Park Avenue Armory, in New York, Nov. 28, 2011. In addition to its...

FILE -- A scene from Bernd Alois Zimmermann's opera "Die Soldaten," at the Park Avenue Armory in New York, June 27, 2008. In addition to its recent un...

Skin Authority Age Defying Hydrating Sunscreen in New York, Dec. 19, 2011. The bad economy is fueling demand for high-end products, as men realize tha...

Jena Min, a boutique owner, with her husband, Gunther Romer, looks for mistletoe for Christmas decorations in New York, Dec. 19, 2011. The mistletoe,...

A clutter of personal belongings at the apartment of Jonathan Ames, a novelist and memoirist, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Dec. 9, 2011. Ames,...

A clutter of books at the apartment of Jonathan Ames, a novelist and memoirist, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Dec. 9, 2011. Ames, who has lived...

FILE -- "No Man's Land," a work by French artist Christian Boltanski, being installed at the Park Avenue Armory in New York on May 9, 2010. In additio...

Bagged mistletoe in New York, Dec. 20, 2011. The mistletoe, particularly the kissing kind, which is a holiday standard native to the U.S., is scarce t...

Mistletoe on display at Jamali Garden Supplies in New York, Dec. 19, 2011. The mistletoe, particularly the kissing kind, which is a holiday standard n...

Gianluigi Fiamenghi, who employs seven Indian workers on his farm, where he tends a herd of 1,700 cows, in the town of San Bassano Cremona, Italy, Aug...

Parmjilta Singh tends to a herd of cows on the farm of Gianluigi Fiamenghi, who employs seven Indian workers, in the town of San Bassano Cremona, Ital...

Parmjilta Singh tends to a herd of cows on the farm of Gianluigi Fiamenghi, who employs seven Indian workers, in the town of San Bassano Cremona, Ital...

Parmjilta Singh milks a cow on the farm of Gianluigi Fiamenghi, who employs seven Indian workers, in the town of San Bassano Cremona, Italy, Aug. 31,...