Unidentified aides deliver pizza to House Democrats in a conference room around the hallway from the office of House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md) at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 1.

A Marine sentry stands guard, indicating that President Obama is working in the West Wing of the White House, as discussions regarding the fiscal cliff continue on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 1.

Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp, R-Mich., confer as they leave a closed-door meeting on the "fiscal cliff" bill passed by the Senate Monday night on Jan. 1.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., enters a Republican caucus meeting to discuss the terms of the fiscal cliff deal at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan 1.

Republican House Budget Committee chair Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chats with Aaron Schock, R-Ill., at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 1.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives for a House Democratic Caucus meeting to discuss the legislation that will blunt the effects of the "fiscal cliff" before a rare New Year's Day session in Washington.

A worker processes wool used to make traditional footwear at a factory in Smilovichi, Belarus, Dec. 5.

A worker processes semi-finished valenki, in Smilovichi, Belarus.

A worker moves a cart of semi-finished valenki at a factory in Smilovichi, Belarus, Dec. 5.

Workers sort semi-finished valenki at a factory in the village of Smilovichi, Dec. 5.

A worker processes semi-finished valenki, Dec. 5.

Franck Bonnet uses a thermoforming technique on a pair of tortoiseshell frames in Maison Bonnet's Paris workshop.

An apprentice prepares a pair of tortoiseshell frames, looking at the turtle-shell's shades at Maison Bonnet's Sens workshop, south of Paris.

A pair of tortoiseshell frames and its fact sheet containing the information of the future owner is found in Maison Bonnet's Paris workshop.

Christian Bonnet and his apprentice Daniel work on pairs of tortoiseshell frames in the Maison Bonnet's Sens workshop.

A Maison Bonnet workshop employee works on a pair of tortoiseshell frames.

Franck Bonnet, adjusts a pair of spectacles on a customer in Maison Bonnet's Paris shop.

Anchored container ships sit offshore near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach during a strike by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit in Los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 2, 2012. The strike by clerical workers at the twin ports idled most of the busiest U.S. cargo shipping complex for a sixth day on Sunday as container-laden vessels waited to be unloaded and marathon contract talks stretched into the night.

A road normally crowded with trucks is seen empty during the strike at the Port of Los Angeles on Sunday.

Vice President Joe Biden samples food while shopping at a Costco in Washington D.C. on Nov. 29.

Vice President Joe Biden looks over a selection of books while shopping at a Costco in Washington D.C. on Nov. 29.

Vice President Joe Biden tries on a watch during a visit to a Costco store on a shopping trip in Washington D.C., on Nov. 29.

Vice President Joe Biden checks out after shopping at Costco in Washington D.C. on Nov. 29.

A boy arranges dried mud blocks at a traditional brick manufacturing site in San'a, Yemen, Nov. 20, 2012. The bricks are made from clay and straw and widely used in the construction of houses due to its low cost.

People work near a kiln at a traditional brick-manufacturing site in San'a, Yemen, Nov. 20.

A worker adds water to clay mixed with straw at a traditional brick-manufacturing site in San'a, Yemen, Nov. 20.

Workers carry dried mud bricks to a kiln at a traditional brick-manufacturing site in San'a, Yemen, Nov. 20.

Workers stack dried mud bricks inside a kiln to be fired at a traditional brick manufacturing site in San'a, Yemen, Nov. 20.

A file photo reveals the traditional mud-brick architecture used at the historical city of Shibam in eastern Yemen's Hadramaut province on Oct. 28, 2008.

Fishermen cast nets for bait fish in the Almendares River before heading out to fish for the day near Havana, Cuba, Nov. 16, 2012. Despite Cuba's fisheries being at critically low levels according to the United Nations, fishermen are still catching enough to make a living.

Fishermen haul in a marlin at a dock in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 16.

A fisherman repairs his cast net at one of the local fishing docks in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 16.

Feral cats crowd a boat in hopes of receiving scraps from fishermen at a dock in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 16.

Fishermen help pull a boat into a landing at a local dock in Havana, Cuba, Nov. 16.

Workers at Pakistan's lone beer maker, Murree Brewery, line up empty beer bottles at the factory in Rawalpindi, Nov. 10, 2012.

An employee prepares barley at the Murree Brewery in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Nov. 10.

A Murree Brewery employee checks barrels at the factory in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Nov. 10.

A Murree Brewery guard closes the factory's main gate in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Nov. 10.

Officers of China's People Liberation Army watch planes performing during the 9th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai on November 13, 2012.

A visitor watches a flight demonstration in front of Long March CZ-3B (right) and CZ-2E rockets on the first day of the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition, November 13, 2012.

People Liberation Army parachutists perform during the 9th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai on November 13, 2012.

A Toposa boy walks along the Singaita River where gold has been found in Namorinyang, South Sudan.

A Toposa woman looks for gold in the Singaita River in Namorinyang, South Sudan.

A man digs a hole in search of gold in Napotpot, South Sudan.

A Toposa boy takes a rest after digging for gold in Napotpot, South Sudan.

A trader weighs his gold in a shop in Kapoeta, South Sudan.

A Toposa girl pans for gold in the Singaita River in Namorinyang, South Sudan.

A shirt hangs in the window of a Sarko alcohol shop in Kapoeta, South Sudan.

A bowl holding small flakes of gold sits in the middle of Singaita River in Namorinyang, South Sudan.

A view of the Singaita River which flows down from the Lauro mountains and through Kapoeta, South Sudan.

An Egyptian child stands in front of a tire repair shop where he works in Cairo, Egypt. Photo taken on Oct. 2.

An Egyptian girl fills water containers at a pottery workshop in old Cairo. Photo taken on Oct. 18.

An Egyptian child helps his father to load a donkey cart with hay in a farm at the outskirts of Qalyobiya, 27 miles north of Cairo, Egypt. Photo captured on Oct. 17.

An Egyptian child loads a cart with cement bricks in a brick factory at the outskirts of Qalyobiya, 27 miles north of Cairo.

An Egyptian child carries a clay roof tile in a pottery workshop in old Cairo. Photo captured on Oct. 18.

An Egyptian child takes a tea break during his work at a mechanics workshop in Cairo, Egypt. Photo captured Oct. 4.