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Participants at a conference on Syria in November await the start of a session at the Esteghlal Hotel in Tehran. (Associated Press)
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Syrians who fled their homes with their families gather around a fire to warm themselves at a makeshift vegetables store in a camp for the displaced in the village of Atmeh, Syria, on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
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These students may choose to join Culinary Workers Local 226 if they take jobs on the Las Vegas Strip. More than 90 percent of Culinary’s 60,000 mostly immigrant workers opt to be dues-paying members, even though Nevada law says they can’t be forced to pay unions for their services. Local 226 represents hotel and casino staff. Housekeepers in most Strip hotels start at $16 an hour with free health care and pension. (Associated Press)
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Nemias Ayala (left) and Mailen Gonzales practice stripping and making hotel room beds in a guest room attendant class at the Culinary Academy of Las Vegas. The academy trains those who want to work in guest services. It is funded through a trust created by culinary and bartenders unions as well as management from 26 properties on the Las Vegas Strip. (Associated Press)
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Mark Sorrentino of Naugatuck, Conn., pays his respects near a U.S. flag with the names of the school-shooting victims on a makeshift memorial in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Names of victims hang on a U.S. flag on a makeshift memorial in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, as the town mourns those killed in Friday's school shooting. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Ryan Bartolotta, 17, picks up a candle to drain out rainwater and light it on a makeshift memorial in the Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn., on Monday, Dec. 17, 2012, as the town mourns victims of the school shooting. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Gift ideas for the watchers include The Dark Knight Rises, Dick Tracy and Men in Black 3. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski)
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Mega Bloks' World of Warcraft: Arthas and Sindragosa makes a great gift for builders. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski)
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Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man and Thor aboard Hasbro's S.H.I.E.L.D Helicarrier. (Photograph by Joseph Szadkowski)
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Women embrace at the site of a makeshift memorial for school shooting victims at the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn., Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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A woman lays flowers at the site of a makeshift memorial for school shooting victims at the village of Sandy Hook in Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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A couple of volunteer firefighters place flowers at a makeshift memorial at a sign for the Sandy Hook Elementary school, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, in Sandy Hook village of Newtown, Conn. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
