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Facebook considering lower age restrictions
Special to The Baltimore SunThe folks at Facebook are thinking about lowering the age restrictions on the site to allow tweens. Officially, the site is closed to those under age 13, but many kids lie about their age to get in. My tween tried it and was kicked off the site. I'm not...Tags: Xbox 360, Social Media, Apple iPad
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Boy, 11, dies after being shot accidentally by his brother in Pylesville
An 11-year-old boy, who was about to finish fifth grade and get ready for his summer vacation, died Saturday morning after he was accidentally shot in the head by his younger brother. The Harford County Sheriff's Office was notified by the boy's...Tags: Deere and Company, Accidental Death, Shootings
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Marriottsville/Sykesville/Woodstock: Mt. View Middle School creates inventive fundraiser with Olympic Day
Good news is never too late to share, and Mt. View Middle School deserves recognition for a unique event that took place earlier in the spring. First, a little background: This year, the Mt. View PTA decided to forego traditional fundraisers, such as...Tags: Students, Easter, ESPN (tv network), Cancer, Special Olympics
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Mass appeal: what do we want out of our MMOs?
Electronic Arts is confident that “Star Wars: The Old Republic” is a massively multiplayer online game that people will be playing in a decade. As they told GamesIndustry International, EA is also considering variations on a free-to-play...
Tags: Mafia Wars (game), EA Tiburon, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Fiction, Social Media
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Grocery retailers compete with mobile shopping tools
Plenty of shoppers at a Baltimore Safeway have started checking their cell phones while pushing carts and scanning shelves.
They may have been texting or checking Facebook updates, but now grocery customers could use mobile devices to plan meals,...Tags: Giant Food, LLC, Apple iPod, Media Industry, Electronics, Computer Hardware
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Modern pentathlon: Perfect sport for Suzanne Stettinius
Like many Olympic athletes not named Michael Phelps, Suzanne Stettinius is both training and fundraising in these final weeks before the Summer Games. She's made appeals via Facebook and her blog and, next week, will host a party at a Baltimore County...Tags: Social Sciences, 2012 Summer Olympics, Fencing, Horse and Harness Racing, Injuries and Wounds
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Finally somebody says it: Graduates, you're not that special
The English-teacher son of a Pulitzer Prize winner gave a much-ballyhooed commencement speech recently to students graduating from an American high school that one might categorize as privileged. David McCullough Jr., a teacher at Wellesley High School in...
Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Ceremonies, Fox News Channel (tv network), Schools, Culture
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Woofound wants to help personalize the web
The idea for Woofound came to Joshua Spears while he struggled to plan a blind date. He was looking for things to do and places to eat that matched his and his date's tastes and preferences in a personal way. But there was no app for that.
So he and...Tags: University of Southern California, Computer Hardware, Pandora Media, Inc., College Sports, Apple iPhone
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City posts online survey for Laurel residents
In an effort to improve how city news is distributed, Laurel city officials are using a short, online survey to get input from residents. The information distribution survey can be accessed on the city's website, laurel.md.us and includes questions on...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Television Industry, Government, Public Officials
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Geeks on a Train leaves this Thursday morning
All aboard! What are you doing this Thursday? It's nice to see an idea that percolated in the Baltimore Tech Facebook group months ago get birthed into reality this week. The "Geeks on a Train" event is about connecting Baltimore's tech community with...Tags: Amtrak
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Diverse group of 2012 HCC grads get diplomas
About 300 Harford Community College students of all ages donned blue robes Thursday evening, ready to graduate and begin the next chapter in their lives. Inside the campus library, members of the HCC Class of 2012 stood along the walls and crowded into...
Tags: Students, Cancer, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning
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How about a Baltimore-brewed Natty Boh?
There has been a lot of talk about beer in The Sun recently — news of bar openings, microbreweries setting up shop, even an article about how the owner of National Bohemian helped bring the Orioles to town ("Beer, baseball and Baltimore," May 16)....Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Brewers Hill, Baltimore Orioles, Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs
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