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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, 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: Teaching and Learning, Easter, Relay for Life, Special Olympics, Cancer
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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), Social Media, Fiction, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, EA Tiburon
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The Interview: Bentley on a maritime promise lost
The Baltimore Sun's front page on July 22, 1959, carried the news accompanied by a six-column photo: The world's first nuclear-powered cargo ship had been launched at Camden, N.J.
The christening of the $47 million N/S Savannah was bigger than news about...Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Port of Baltimore, Nuclear Power, Museums, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Lacrosse provides college opportunity for two Baltimore natives
Ahmaad Simmons and Jamar Peete may not have known it at the time, but they had a lot in common. Both grew up in Baltimore and had dreamed of playing football at the college level. Both were natural athletes who were handed lacrosse sticks early in high...
Tags: Baltimore City College, Schools, College Sports, High School Sports, Lacrosse
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Egg on Face(book)
There will be investigations and already there are lawsuits over the rollout of Facebook's overhyped IPO last week, but no investigation is necessary into the reason for the outrage over the stock's rapid fall. It's called human nature. It is the same...
Tags: Social Media, Financing and Stock Offerings, Mark Zuckerberg, Stock Market, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company
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Oakenshawe parents slow to embrace planned school in Waverly
Oakenshawe students are zoned for nearby Waverly Elementary/Middle School, where a $25 million replacement school is slated to open by the end of 2013. But children from Oakenshawe are nowhere to be found at the current campus, located in two buildings a...
Tags: Parenting, Charles Village, Students, Canterbury, Family
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Which team will win the Stanley Cup?
Cursed Kings will win Helene Elliott Los Angeles Times Hell will freeze over, because the Kings will win the Stanley Cup. Yes, the cursed Kings, the team that has made exactly one previous visit to the Cup finals. They're bigger than the Devils,...Tags: Ice Hockey, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Brian Hamilton, Martin Brodeur, Eastern Conference (NHL)
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After man's alleged killing by adopted son, family says it was an 'isolated incident'
George Stevenson grew up in a family that cared for numerous foster children, and after mentoring and coaching boys in youth baseball for years, he decided to adopt a child of his own. He became the father of an 8-year-old boy and named him Galen,...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Mental Health, Juvenile Delinquency, Substance Abuse, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania)
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Anne Arundel County religion briefs
Flea market As part of a "Spring Fling Fundraiser," an outdoor flea market, will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 9, at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1110 St. Stephen's Church Road in Crownsville. The event includes a bake sale and takeout...Tags: Crofton, Anglicanism, Christianity, Annapolis, Music
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Columbia Home Tour looks for variety and 'wow' factor
The annual Columbia Home Tour — held the first Sunday in June — is a labor of love, but it's also a tightly choreographed high-wire act involving 60 docents and many people working behind the scenes. As organizers refine the details of the...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Rentals, Event Planning
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