SPORTS Bowies' Allison Smith (right) tries to hold back the Rattlers' Rayo Rivas as the Reagan girls defeat Austin Bowie 1-0 at Blossom Soccer Stadium in Region iV-5A finals Saturday, April 4, 2009. Tom Reel/Staff

Allison Smith of Jacksonville, Florida, left, tries to keep warm as she and others take part in the New Year's Eve festivities in New York's Times Square Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)