By the end of the century, there was an immense network of paved roads, residential streets, expressways, and freeways built to support millions of vehicles.

My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000 in support of a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger.

Microsoft says it will end support for XP and Office 2003 — the one-two computing punch in many an office across America — by April 2014.