ATLANTA -- Two local canoers have gotten close to qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team, and they're continuing a family tradition in the process.

Nowadays, Eric Hurd of Woodstock and Jeff Larimer of Marietta are Olympic hopefuls, a paddling duo in the whitewater slalom canoe. 

But when they were younger, they learned to paddle along the Chattahoochee River, under the tutelage of two one-time teammates: their fathers.

"The coolest part of it for me is seeing everything come full circle," Mike Hurd said.

The international success of the two sons began with the camaraderie of the two fathers, Mike Hurd and Mike Larimer.

Technically, you could say it began with a movie.

"I got into whitewater after watching the movie Deliverance," Mike Hurd said.

That movie, of course, was filmed in North Georgia. It made Mike Hurd want to canoe; not long after, Hurd met future U.S. teammate Mike Larimer.

Jobseekers can brush up on computer skills at CED Solutions in Marietta for a limited time for free.    Classes include Intro to PC, MS Word 1 and 2 and MS Excel 1 or 2. 

Students can take the class at CED headquarters in Marietta or remotely.   The next set of free classes starts May 21st.   CED Solutions is located at 1640 Powers Ferry Road Building 5, Suite 100
Marietta, GA 30067.   To register call 1-800-611-1840. 

Urban Active Fitness centers are offering free memberships for the month of May. The promotion is in honor of Michelle Obama's fitness initiative. 

ATLANTA -- 11Alive News is sounding the alarm.

Research shows African-American women, many living in Atlanta, are being infected with HIV -- so much so that the new cases are being compared to African countries. 

Data collected in 2009 from the health departments in Clayton, Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Douglas and Gwinnett counties indicates infection rates of HIV and AIDS, respectively, as follows: (This is for women and men combined, all races.)

Fulton: 4,213 and 7,342 

DeKalb: 3,257 and 3,983 

Clayton: 847 and 943 

Cobb and Douglas: 1,030 and 1,288 

Gwinnett: 884 and 1,041

In another study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, black women make up 60 percent of all new HIV cases among women. That's 15 times higher than white women and four percent higher than Hispanic women.