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Dr. Peter Papadakos, an anesthesiologist and director of critical care at the University of Rochester Medical Center, who published an article on "ele...

Shaun White, the professional snowboarder and skateboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist, at his office in Los Angeles, Nov. 16, 2011. Although h...

Shaun White, the professional snowboarder and skateboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist, at his office in Los Angeles, Nov. 16, 2011. Although h...

Shaun White's home collection line of housing accessories he designed for Target, at his office in Los Angeles, Nov. 16, 2011. Although he is only 25,...

Shaun White, the professional snowboarder and skateboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist, at his office in Los Angeles, Nov. 16, 2011. Although h...

Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), right, and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) during a news conference in Washington, on Dec. 14, 2011. The Senators announced that they...

Shaun White, the professional snowboarder and skateboarder and two-time Olympic gold medalist, at his office in Los Angeles, Nov. 16, 2011. Although h...

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) shows a sample ballot that listed Republican candidates as Democrats during a news conference in Washington, on Dec. 14, 2...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at a news conference with fellow Republican lawmakers in Washington, Dec. 14, 2011. For the third time in a...

Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) speaks at a news conference with other Republican Senators in Washington, on Dec. 14, 2011. The Senators announ...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at a news conference in Washington, Dec. 14, 2011. President Barack Obama and Congress are currently strugg...

From left: Republican Sens. Jon Kyl (Ariz.), Kelly Ayotte (N.H.), Lindsey Graham (S.C.) and John McCain (Ariz.) at a news conference in Washington, on...

Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) enter a news conference in Washington, on Dec. 14, 2011. The Senators announced legis...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) exits from a meeting with other House Republicans in Washington, Dec. 14, 2011. President Barack Obama and Congres...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) speaks at a news conference in Washington, Dec. 14, 2011. President Barack Obama and Congress are currently strugg...

House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) exits from a meeting with other House Republicans in Washington, Dec. 14, 2011. President Barack Obama and Congres...

Newbury Village, a high-end development in South Fayette, Pa., Nov. 14, 2011. As energy companies move to drill in densely populated areas from Pennsy...

Lily Krivonick, 10, and her mother, Dianne, in South Fayette, Pa., Nov. 14, 2011. As energy companies move to drill in densely populated areas from Pe...

Keith McDonough on his property, which is adjacent to a hill where a gas drilling site was to be placed, in South Fayette, Pa., Nov. 14, 2011. As ener...

Keith McDonough on his property, which is adjacent to a hill where a drill site was to be placed, in South Fayette, Pa., Nov. 14, 2011. As energy comp...

Stephen Merchant at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London, Dec. 1, 2011. Merchant, a partner in writing with Ricky Gervais, is bringing his stand-up co...

Stephen Merchant at the HMV Hammersmith Apollo in London, Dec. 1, 2011. Merchant, a partner in writing with Ricky Gervais, is bringing his stand-up co...

Borba's Skin Balance Gummi Bears in an undated photo. A new batch of cosmetics are said to work by eating or drinking rather than applying to the skin...

Norma Kamali, the fashion designer who is in her 60s, swears by and sells olive oil, along with beauty beverages, at The Wellness Cafe in New York, De...

Skin Balance waters in four varieties: Age Defying, Firming, Clarifying, Replenishing, by Borba in an undated photo. A new batch of cosmetics are said...

Votre Vu's SnapDragon Beauty Beverage in an undated photo. A new batch of cosmetics are said to work by eating or drinking rather than applying to the...

Dan Biederman, president of the 34th Street Partnership, in New York, Dec. 14, 2011. A sharp drop in shopping since Thanksgiving weekend has prompted...

A dish of chicken and pork pate, in New York, Nov 29, 2011. Making pate at home might be a little bit of a project, but for the adventurous home cook...

A dish of chicken and pork pate, in New York, Nov 29, 2011. Making pate at home might be a little bit of a project, but for the adventurous home cook...

The cover of the book "The Ultimate Rogov's Guide to Israeli Wines" by Daniel Rogov. The end of the year would not be complete without a torrent of ne...

Gavriel Steinmetz, left, and Rabbi Binyomin Steinmetz, kosher the White House kitchen for a party, in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. A Hanukkah party at th...

STANDALONE-- A Yemeni boy walks through the old city of Sada in Yemen, Dec. 13, 2011. (Samuel Aranda/The New York Times)

Rabbi Binyomin Steinmetz marks an oven as kashering, or cleaned so it will be in compliance with Jewish dietary laws, in the kitchen at the White Hous...

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, right, talks with Rabbi Binyomin Steinmetz as members of the White House kitchen staff kosher the kitchen for a party, in Washingt...

Gavriel Steinmetz, a rabbinical intern, with koshered flatware in the White House kitchen, in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. A Hanukkah party at the White...

Rabbi Levi Shemtov, center in suit, oversees a team, including Tommy Kurpradit, second from left, the White House executive sous-chef, in koshering th...

The final scene in the play "Titus Andronicus" at the Public Theater in New York, Nov. 27, 2011. The Public Lab production of Shakespeare's "Titus And...

Jennifer Ikeda, left, and Jay Sanders in the play "Titus Andronicus" at the Public Theater in New York, Nov. 27, 2011. The Public Lab production of Sh...

Ron Cephas Jones in the play "Titus Andronicus" at the Public Theater in New York, Nov. 27, 2011. The Public Lab production of Shakespeare's "Titus An...

Artist Damien Hirst lies in front of one of his spot paintings at the Gagosian Gallery in London, Nov. 23, 2011. Hirst intends hold a retrospective of...

Brown University's new Warren Alpert Medical School in Providence, R.I., Dec. 12, 2011. The medical school building is the first built off campus at B...

The cover of the book "Earthly Delights From the Garden of France: Wines of the Loire, Volume 1, The Kingdom of Sauvignon Blanc" by Jaqueline Friedric...

The cover of the book "Authentic Wine: Toward Natural and Sustainable Winemaking" by Jamie Goode and Sam Harrop. The end of the year would not be comp...

The cover of the book "The PDT Cocktail Book" by Jim Meehan. The end of the year would not be complete without a torrent of new books on wine and spir...

Paul Allen, center, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, and Burt Rutan, who created the SpaceShipOne project with Allen, at a news conference wit...

Paul Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, speaks at a news conference in Seattle, on Dec. 13, 2011.The huge Stratolaunch plane, which could...

Paul Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, speaks at a news conference about the planned aircraft for the SpaceShipOne project, in Seattle,...

Paul Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, speaks at a news conference about the planned aircraft for the SpaceShipOne project, in Seattle,...

Paul Allen, left, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, and Burt Rutan, who created the SpaceShipOne project with Allen, at a news conference with...

Paul Allen, center, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft, and Burt Rutan, who created the SpaceShipOne project with Allen, at a news conference wit...