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Julie Macklowe, a hedge-fund veteran, with products from her vBeaute line at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, on Nov. 18, 2011. Macklowe is one of severa...

Products from Julie Macklowe's line at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, on Nov. 18, 2011. Macklowe is one of several socialites who have crossed over fro...

Sugar, Brown Sugar and Sugar Lemon fragrances by Fresh, in New York, Dec. 2, 2011. Sugary scents are the flavor of the moment at the perfume counter,...

Angel Eau de Toilette, which carries a heavy dose of patchouli with its candy core, by Thierry Mugler, in New York, Dec. 2, 2011. Sugary scents are th...

Dark Temptation, a chocolaty concoction, by Axe, in New York, Dec. 2, 2011. Sugary scents are the flavor of the moment at the perfume counter, temptin...

Wind turbines rotate harnessing wind energy for the Bonneville Power Administration in the Kittitas Valley Wind Farm near Ellensburg, Wash., Nov. 4, 2...

A protester is detained by police after refusing to move from the middle of K Street in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. Demonstrators with the Occupy moveme...

A protester is detained by police after refusing to move from the middle of K Street in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. Demonstrators with the Occupy moveme...

Protesters block traffic on K Street in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. Demonstrators with the Occupy movement blocked the major intersection of 16th Street...

President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a news conference following their meeting at the White House in Washington, on De...

President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a news conference following their meeting at the White House in Washington, on De...

Dr. Brandon Foreman, center, a neurology fellow, is wired with electrodes by sleep researchers and studied as he sleeps on the A train, in New York, N...

Dr. Brandon Foreman, second from left, a neurology fellow, is wired with electrodes by sleep researchers and studied as he sleeps on the A train, in N...

President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a news conference following their meeting at the White House in Washington, on De...

President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a news conference following their meeting at the White House in Washington, on De...

The living area, which opens to the outdoors, at the home of Elaine Gorham and David Strip near La Jara in the mountains of New Mexico, Nov. 15, 2011....

Animal rights advocates in support of banning horse-drawn carriages demonstrate outside City Hall in New York, Nov. 13, 2011. A ride through Central P...

Milagro Benitez wires Dr. Brandon Foreman, a neurology fellow, with electrodes so that his brain could be monitored as he sleeps on the subway at Colu...

Elk antlers set on a glass ceiling inside the home of Elaine Gorham and David Strip near La Jara in the mountains of New Mexico, Nov. 15, 2011. The ho...

The master bedroom inside the home of Elaine Gorham and David Strip, who build a multi-building outdoor mountain house, near La Jara in the mountains...

Marin Ireland, left, and Jeanine Serralles in Jordan Harrison's "Maple and Vine," at Playwrights Horizons, in New York, Nov. 18, 2011. In the play, wh...

Custom wood kitchen cabinets, topped with colored concrete inside the home of Elaine Gorham and David Strip, who built the kitchen, near La Jara in th...

The living room inside the home of Elaine Gorham and David Strip near La Jara in the mountains of New Mexico, Nov. 15, 2011. The house, which is on 15...

The dining room inside the home of Elaine Gorham and David Strip near La Jara in the mountains of New Mexico, Nov. 15, 2011. The house, which is on 15...

Ali Nahassi, 12, who accidentally killed his father, Hassan Nahassi, holds a phone with Nahassi's picture, in Libya, Nov. 20, 2011. Despite casualties...

An ice machine at the Red Lion Inn in Gallup, N.M., Nov. 11, 2011. The magic effected in hotels can be as particular as that or a standard element of...

A room in the Sunset Tower in Los Angeles, Nov. 13, 2011. The magic effected in hotels can be as particular as that or a standard element of the hosp...

A large image of Moktada al-Sadr, the anti-American Shiite cleric, which stands as a prominent landmark on the outskirts of Sadr City, the Shiite encl...

Men sit and talk in a public area in the late afternoon in Sadr City, a Shiite enclave in Baghdad, Dec. 7, 2011. Earlier this week bomb blasts ripped...

A server dressed in traditional garb at one of the hotel restaurants at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo, Nov. 14 2011. The magic effected in hotels can...

A doorman dressed in an embellished coat at the Plaza Hotel in New York, Nov. 15, 2011. The magic effected in hotels can be as particular as that or a...

Doormen dressed in an embellished coats at work at the Plaza Hotel in New York, Nov. 15, 2011. The magic effected in hotels can be as particular as th...

A television set in the Diplomat Suite at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo, Nov. 14 2011. The magic effected in hotels can be as particular as that or a...

Guests dine at the Girandole, one of four restaurants at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Tokyo, Nov. 14 2011. The magic effected in hotels can be as particula...

Steven Gambrel, an interior designer, offers housekeeping tips from his home in Sag Harbor, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2011. Among the holiday lists, "cleaning th...

Steve Gambrel, an interior designer, organizes and stores his wine neatly in his home in Sag Harbor, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2011. Among the holiday lists, "cl...

Steve Gambrel, an interior designer, measures the proper amount of sheet that should be folded over when making beds in his home, in Sag Harbor, N.Y.,...

Tinamarie Guaglianone works out at Equinox Gym in Greenwich, Conn., on Nov. 28, 2011. The gym is one of many fitness clubs that have for years insiste...

A no-cellphone sign at Equinox Gym in Greenwich, Conn., on Nov. 28, 2011. The gym is one of many fitness clubs that have for years insisted that their...

Kathryn Ireland, a Los Angeles-based decorator, removes wax from fabric using and iron and two paper bags in the laundry room of her home in Santa Mon...

Steve Gambrel, an interior designer, keeps rooms in his home simple, neat and tidy in Sag Harbor, N.Y., Nov. 20, 2011. Among the holiday lists, "clean...

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2012 Republ...

Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2012 Republ...

Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2012 Republican Pre...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition luncheon in Washington, on Dec. 7, 2011. Christie, who has endorsed former Ma...

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, speaks at the Republican Jewish Coalition's 2012 Republican Presidentia...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich arrives to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition luncheon in Washington, on Dec. 7, 2011. Republican voters in I...

President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a news conference following their meeting at the White House in Washington, on De...

President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at a news conference following their meeting at the White House in Washington, on De...

Police surround protesters as they lie in the middle of K Street in Washington, Dec. 7, 2011. Demonstrators with the Occupy movement blocked the major...