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PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 23: Rain falls on PNC Park during a rain delay in the game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs on May 23, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 23: Rain fall
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 23: David DeJesus #9 of the Chicago Cubs is safe at second against Clint Barmes #12 of the Pittsburgh Pirates during the game on May 23, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 23: David DeJ
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 23: James Russell #40 of the Chicago Cubs looks on during a rain delay during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 23, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 23: James Rus
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Pittsburgh Pirates watches his double during the fourth inning against the Chicago Cubs on May 22, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh won the game 1-0. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Andrew Mc
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Welington Castillo #53 of the Chicago Cubs can't come up with the ball after a wild pitch by Jeff Samardzija #29 of the Chicago Cubs during the seventh inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 22, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Welington
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Pittsburgh Pirates safely steals second base in front of Darwin Barney #15 of the Chicago Cubs on May 22, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh won the game 1-0. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Andrew Mc
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Mark Melancon #35 of the Pittsburgh Pirates is congratulated by Manager Clint Hurdle after a 3-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on May 22, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Mark Mela
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Starling Marte #6 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates with Gaby Sanchez #14 after a 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on May 22, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Starling
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Neil Walker #18 of the Pittsburgh Pirates makes a catch for the final out during the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs on May 22, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh won the game 1-0. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Neil Walk
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Mark Melancon #35 of the Pittsburgh Pirates reacts after the final out against the Chicago Cubs on May 22, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh won the game 1-0. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Mark Mela
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Francisco Liriano #47 of the Pittsburgh Pirates delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs on May 22, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Francisco
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Andrew McCutchen #22 of the Pittsburgh Pirates celebrates with Neil Walker #18 after scoring in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs on May 22, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 22: Andrew Mc
Craig Stevens of Pennsylvania holds a local newspaper clipping while speaking at the Craig Stevens of Pennsylvania holds
Julanne Skinner (L) and Ray Kemble (R), both of Pennsylvania, hold a February/2013 map of the overall gas activity in Bradford County, Pennsylvania at the Julanne Skinner (L) and Ray Kemble
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 14: Colin Greening #14 of the Ottawa Senators skates against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Consol Energy Center on May 14, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 14: Colin Gree
Sandra Hollingsworth, Anchuca s general manager, said the Civil War sesquicentennial is a boon for business, as tourists have been filling the beds, and the dinner tables, for the past four months at the white-columned antebellum home where Joseph Emory Davis, older brother of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, once lived, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Vicksburg, Miss. Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg _ so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist dollars around July 4. Sandra Hollingsworth, Anchuca s gen
Pieces are bagged and labeled as crews take apart the historic 117-year-old telescope at the University of Illinois observatory in Urbana, Ill., Tuesday, May 21, 2013, so it can be restored off-site by Ray Museum Studios in Pennsylvania. The telescope hasn't been used for research since the 1960s but is still used in introductory classes and public open houses. The observatory is a National Historic Landmark because of pioneering work done there in the early 1900s by astronomer Joel Stebbins to record the brightness of distant stars. Pieces are bagged and labeled as cr
Swarthmore students sophomore Yousef Alhessi, left, and junior Sergio Rosas label pieces as they remove them from the historic 117-year-old telescope at the University of Illinois observatory in Urbana, Ill., Tuesday, May 21, 2013, so it can be restored off-site by Ray Museum Studios in Pennsylvania. The observatory is a National Historic Landmark because of pioneering work done there in the early 1900s by astronomer Joel Stebbins to record the brightness of distant stars. Swarthmore students sophomore Youse
Swarthmore engineering sophomore Yousef Alhessi, left, and Fred Orthlieb, emeritus professor of mechanical engineering at Swarthmore, work on taking apart the historic 117-year-old telescope at University of Illinois observatory in Urbana, Ill., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. The telescope is being dismantled to be sent to Pennsylvania for restoration. The observatory is a National Historic Landmark because of pioneering work done there in the early 1900s by astronomer Joel Stebbins to record the brightness of distant stars. Swarthmore engineering sophomore Yo
The University of Illinois observatory is seen Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Urbana, Ill. A crew is dismantling the the historic 117-year-old telescope to be sent to Pennsylvania for restoration. The observatory is a National Historic Landmark because of pioneering work done there in the early 1900s by astronomer Joel Stebbins to record the brightness of distant stars. The restoration work is expected to be finished by August. The University of Illinois observat
Melissa Beatty, right, and her daughter Amanda, 9, sit on a ledge overlooking some of the graves of Union soldiers killed during the Civil War at the Vicksburg military campaign, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Vicksburg, Miss. The Vicksburg National Cemetery's graves were adorned with an American flag placed by volunteers prior to the Memorial Day weekend. Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg _ so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist dollars around July 4. Melissa Beatty, right, and her daug
The recovered Union ironclad gunboat Cairo sits under a canopy for visitors to view at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Miss., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg _ so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist dollars around July 4. The recovered Union ironclad gunboa
Sculptures and plaques of all sorts honor the men who fought at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Miss., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg _ so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist dollars around July 4. Sculptures and plaques of all sorts
A quote and face sculpture of Union Gen. U.S. Grant adorns the entrance to the Illinois Memorial at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Miss., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg _ so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist dollars around July 4. A quote and face sculpture of Union
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A bus load of visitors pull up to the Illinois Memorial at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Miss., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Even 150 years later, Vicksburg is still overshadowed by Gettysburg _ so much so, that the Mississippi city is having its Civil War commemoration a few weeks early rather than compete with Pennsylvania for tourist dollars around July 4. History buffs are traveling to battlegrounds to mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War from 2011 to 2015. Union forces waged a long campaign to conquer Vicksburg and gain control of the lower Mississippi River. The effort culminated in a concentrated military attack that started May 18, 1863, and a siege that started eight days later. Confederate forces surrendered the city on July 4. A bus load of visitors pull up to t
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks during an event discussing impact of sports, hosted by the Rothman Institute, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speak
David hugs his biological mother Maria Rosa after they were reunited after 28 years, in Zaragoza, on the outskirts of San Salvador May 21, 2013. David had been left at a safe house during the civil war in the 1980s by his mother who was an insurgent, according to a press release of the Asociacion Pro-Busqueda, an organisation that searches for children gone missing in the civil war. The safe house was discovered by the army who handed the children over to legal guardians and David was then adopted by a U.S. couple. Today David lives in Pennsylvania, is married and works as a truck driver. David hugs his biological mother Ma
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 21: Anthony Rizzo #44 of the Chicago Cubs stands in the on deck circle against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the game on May 21, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pirates defeated the Cubs 5-4. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 21: Anthony R
PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 21: Pedro Alvarez #24 of the Pittsburgh Pirates fields a ground ball against the Chicago Cubs during the game on May 21, 2013 at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pirates defeated the Cubs 5-4. PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 21: Pedro Alv