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Pope Benedict XVI waves upon his arrival for a meeting with the "Santa Cecilia" association, at the Vatican, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012.

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Warren Edward Nalls Sr. 80, visits the National World War II Memorial on the Mall on Veterans Day 2005. Mr. Nalls, of Alexandria, was in the Coast Guard and fought in the Atlantic and Pacific in World War II. Veterans from other wars also were at the memorial during his visit. (The Washington Times)

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Two Syrian boys, both of whom fled with their families from the violence in their village, look on Nov. 8, 2012, as one holds a gun toy at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village sits next to their belongings Nov. 7, 2012, at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian boy who fled with his family from the violence in their village waits his turn Nov. 8, 2012, to fill water at a displacement camp, in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village sit on the ground at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian woman who fled from the violence in her village carries a water bucket on her head Nov. 7, 2012, at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atma, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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Amina Al Sado, 5, who fled with her family from the violence in their village, poses Nov. 7, 2012, for a photograph inside a tent at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian family who fled from the violence in their village sits Nov. 5, 2012, in a tent at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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Syrian families who fled from the violence in their villages sit Nov. 8, 2012, next to their belongings at a displacement camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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A Syrian man who fled from the violence in his village sits Nov. 8, 2012, for a haircut next to his tent at a camp in the Syrian village of Atmeh, near the Turkish border. (Associated Press)

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Dinner guests could well mistake pureed parsnips for mashed potatoes. The trick is to save the liquid in which the parsnips are cooked, boiling it down until it becomes syrupy, then adding it back to the puree. (Associated Press)

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Head of a man, cast bronze, 1st century B.C. to 2nd century A.D. (Photo courtesy Arthur M. Sacker Gallery)

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Inscribed plaque adorned with ibex, 1st century B.C. or 1st century A.D. (Photo courtesy Arthur M. Sacker Gallery)

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This undated image released by NBC shows Vice President Joe Biden, left, with actress Amy Poeher, who plays Leslie Knope on the NBC comedy "Parks and Recreation," in Washington. Biden will appear on the NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation" on Thursday, Nov. 15. (AP Photo/NBC, David Giesbrecht)