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Photography

Tim Cahill, Stephen McCarthy (AP)

AP TOPIX photo New York Red Bulls midfielder Tim Cahill, foreground and New England Revolution defender Stephen McCarthy head the ball simultaneously during their MLS soccer match in Foxborough, Mass., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. The Red Bulls and Revolution tied 1-1. (AP Photo/Lindsey Anderson)

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito (AP)

AP TOPIX photo United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., left, participates in a fireside chat event with the Honorable Ronald A. Cass at Roger Williams University Law School in Bristol, RI., Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Lindsey Anderson)

Turkish Flag

A Turkish flag waves in a cemetery

New England Patriots' Stevan Ridley (AP)

New England Patriots running back Stevan Ridley responds to a reporter's question during a media availability at the NFL football team's facility in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Lindsey Anderson)

Red Bulls vs. Revolution (AP)

New England Revolution midfielder Juan Toja, right, sails through the air as his leg gets tangled with New York Red Bulls midfielder Rafa Marquez's (4) during their MLS soccer match in Foxborough, Mass., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. The Red Bulls and Revolution tied 1-1. (AP Photo/Lindsey Anderson)

Actors

Actors perform on a NYC street

Hands

Black and white film photography

Patriots Coach Bill Belichick (AP)

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick addresses reporters during a media availability at the NFL football team's training facility in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Lindsey Anderson)

Red Bulls vs. Revolution (AP)

New England Revolution midfielder Kelyn Rowe, right, tackles the ball away from New York Red Bulls defender Wilman Conde (2) during their MLS soccer match in Foxborough, Mass., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. The Red Bulls and Revolution tied 1-1. (AP Photo/Lindsey Anderson)

Kendall

Black and white digital portrait

Red Bulls vs. Revolution (AP)

New England Revolution defender Kevin Alston, top, and New York Red Bulls defender Connor Lade, bottom, trip as they move the ball during their MLS soccer match in Foxborough, Mass., Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. The Red Bulls and Revolution tied 1-1. (AP Photo/Lindsey Anderson)

Patriots' Chandler Jones (AP)

New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones walks across the field during NFL football practice at the team's training facility in Foxborough, Mass., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Lindsey Anderson)

Prop 8 Protest

D.C. college students protest California's Prop 8

Kyle

Sitting on a wall in Mexico

Blur

Black and white film photography

Seashell

Reaching for a seashell in Mexico

Kicks & Giggles

Portrait in Hawaii

Imaginary

Playing with a sandcastle in Rocky Point, Mexico

Radio

Do modern-day farmers actually use farmer’s almanacs, once a staple of everyday farm life? This piece for Associated Press Radio discusses whether almanacs, known for their catchy weather predictions, are obsolete and what the Old Farmer’s Almanac forecasts for winter 2012 and summer 2013.

Old Farmer’s Almanac AP Radio Piece

Video

In spring 2011, American University and neighborhood residents began to heatedly debate the campus’s controversial construction plan. Residents objected to the university’s plan to build five new dorms near million-dollar condominiums; neighbors said students were loud, messy and often drunk. So I set out to ask both students and residents what it means to be a good neighbor.