Today In Pictures: Dec. 12, 2011

A young girl dressed as the Virgin of Guadalupe rides on a float in Tyler, Texas during the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parade, Dec. 11, 2011. December 12 marks the feastday of the Virgin Mary, or Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of the Americas who appeared to Juan Diego in Mexico City in 1531. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph/AP Photo)

A reveler dressed as an elf takes a photograph during the annual SantaCon event, Dec. 10, 2011 in New York City. SantaCon is a mass gathering of revelers dressed as Santa Claus who take to the streets in cities across the country before Christmas. (Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

Children jump on stage to dance during the Brooks Museum of Art light festival in Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 11, 2011. The light show followed an evening of live performances, art making, carriage rides and a visit by Santa Claus. (Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal/AP Photo)

Three-month old Henry Hirschey wears headphones while attending an NCAA college basketball game between Duke and South Carolina Upstate with his mom Rachel in Durham, N.C., Dec. 11, 2011. (Gerry Broome/AP)

A spider is seen in web, cast with early morning dew drops, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, India, Dec. 12, 2011. (Biswaranjan Rout/AP Photo)

A news story about British Prime Minister David Cameron is broadcast on a TV screen at the stock market in Frankfurt, Germany, Dec. 12, 2011, when the German stock index DAX went down more than two per cent. (Michael Probst/AP Photo)

Sgt. First Class Samuel Ethridge of the Alaska Army National Guard salutes after placing a wreath at a veteran's burial site at Fort Richardson National Cemetery in Anchorage, Alaska, Dec. 10, 2011. (Marc Lester/The Anchorage Daily News/AP Photo)