A Shell-owned ethylene cracker plant on Pulau Bukom, Singapore. Several U.S. states are competing for a similar plant the company plans to build in northern Appalachia. Courtesy of Shell Chemicals hide caption

The National Federation of the Blind estimates that today only one in 10 blind people can read Braille. That's down dramatically from the 1900s. Steve Mitchell/AP hide caption

George Hanamoto inspects some marijuana plants he's growing as his wife, Jean, looks on at their home in Mendocino County, Calif., in 2008. Rich Pedroncelli/AP hide caption

Ella Washington, 83, works as a receptionist three days a week at Holly Hall Apartments, a housing complex for disabled and elderly people in Silver Spring, Md. Emily Bogle/NPR hide caption

Several thousand people participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Tyler, Texas, in 2007. Some walkers for this year's races, including the 3-Day walk, are worried that they might have trouble raising money because of the Planned Parenthood controversy. Scott M. Lieberman/AP hide caption

Fishermen work near the Scarabeo-9 oil rig off the coast of Cuba. U.S. officials are concerned about the potential impact in the case of a spill. Javier Galeano/AP hide caption

Adele won the song of the year category at this year's Grammy Awards for her tear-jerker "Someone Like You." Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

A sign on a car window at a Feb. 2 rally for Ron Paul in Elko, Nev. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption