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ASSOCIATED PRESS Residents of San Francisco's Dogpatch neighborhood near Pier 70 are passionate about the 150-year-old industrial buildings, canneries, drydocks and maritime lore. The city, which sees economic potential in a commercial revival, promises that most of the historic buildings will not be razed and that new structures will integrate nicely. Still, residents are concerned that "frou-frou upscale stuff" will change their lifestyles. (Associated Press)
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Participants of a "Soul Train" flash mob make their way along the dance line during a tribute to show creator Don Cornelius Saturday Feb. 4, 2012 in New York's Times Square. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)
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Tyrone Proctor points to a picture of himself from the time when he was a "Soul Train" dancer. He attended a tribute to the show's creator, Don Cornelius, at the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network in New York on Saturday. (Associated Press)
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Daniel and Belinda Conne, shown in an undated photo, were rescued along with their son on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, after being lost for six days while picking mushrooms in Oregon. (AP Photo/Karanda Williams)
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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (right), Qatar Foreign Minister Khalid Mohamed A. Al-Attiyah (center) and Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed K. Amr participate in a panel discussion at the Conference on Security Policy on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012 in Munich. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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A raid on the Occupy encampment at McPherson Square turns ugly as Park Police officers try to clear protesters from sections of the park, Washington, D.C., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Tents and camping equipment were removed by Park police and maintenance officials, some dressed in hazmat suits. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Protesters identifying themselves as Scout Fox of Charlotte, N.C., second from left, and Jake Roszak of Rochester, N.Y., center, are escorted out of a section of McPherson Square during a raid on the Occupy encampment, Washington, D.C., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Police and protesters clashed throughout the day as tents and camping equipment were removed by park police and maintenance officials, some dressed in hazmat suits. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A dead rat is found underneath a tent during a raid on the Occupy encampment at McPherson Square, Washington, D.C., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Park police officers clashed with protesters through out the day as they tried to clear them from sections of the park to remove tents and camping equipment. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A raid on the Occupy encampment at McPherson Square in Washington, D.C., turns ugly as Park Police officers try to clear protesters from sections of the park, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Tents and camping equipment were removed by park police and maintenance officials, some dressed in hazmat suits. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A raid on the Occupy encampment at McPherson Square in Washington, D.C., turns ugly as Park Police officers try to clear protesters from sections of the park, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. Tents and camping equipment were removed by park police and maintenance officials, some dressed in hazmat suits. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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President Barack Obama holds up a proposed mortgage application form as he speaks at the James Lee Community Center in Falls Church, Va., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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**FILE** A man suspected of being a Gadhafi loyalist shows wounds on his feet Sept. 22, 2011, at a detention facility in Misrata, Libya. (Associated Press)
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Daniela Silvero (left), an admissions officer at ASA College, discusses job opportunities Jan. 25, 2012, with Patrick Rosarie, who is seeking a job in IT, during JobEXPO's job fair, in New York. (Associated Press)
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In this Friday, Jan. 27, 2012, photo, travelers Maria Poole, right, and Lindsey Shepard, practice yoga at San Francisco International Airport's new Yoga Room. The quiet, dimly lit studio officially opened last week in a former storage room just past the security checkpoint at SFO's Terminal 2. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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"This is a serious matter," D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics Chairwoman Deborah Nichols says to witnesses at a hearing to listen to allegations of petition fraud in gathering signatures to get Ward 7 council member Yvette M. Alexander's name on the April 3 ballot. (Barbara Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Ward 7 resident Dawn Matthews and assistant Kemry Hughes look over what they consider to be suspect signatures on a petition to add Ms. Alexander's name to the ballot for the ward's primary election. Ms. Matthews is asking the elections board to keep Ms. Alexander's name off the ballot.
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** FILE ** In a Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, file photo, Nancy Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari, File)
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It's springtime in New York, at least in Park Here, a temporary indoor park in lower Manhattan where the temperature is a balmy 75 and recorded nature sounds play amid blossoming bushes. (Associated Press)
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Ward 7 resident Dawn Matthews, left, and her assistant Kemry Hughes look over what they consider to be suspect petition signatures collected to add Yvette Alexander's name to the ballot for Ward 7 council. Ms. Matthews and Mr. Hughes were part of a D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics hearing Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, in Washington, D.C. Ms. Matthews is asking that Ms. Alexander's name be removed from the ballot. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Cookies in the likeness of a groundhog are available for attendees at the inaugural Groundhog Day event at Dupont Circle in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
