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Burleigh Manor Middle student state winner in Google logo design contest
Someday, Burleigh Manor seventh-grader Lauren Shen might go to Google and see what the Internet search engine is displaying to millions of users throughout the country: her artwork. Lauren, 12, is the state's winner in a Google-sponsored national contest...Tags: Taipei (Taiwan), Students, Ellicott City, Teaching and Learning, Katie Couric
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Ellicott City student has shot at Google fame
The Baltimore SunAn Ellicott City seventh-grader has a shot at having her artwork grace Google’s homepage. Lauren Shen, who attends Burleigh Manor Middle School, found out this week that her drawing will represent Maryland in the sixth annual Doodle 4 Google...Tags: Ellicott City, Google Inc.
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Ginseng, once widespread in Maryland, now dwindling
Ginseng, one of the most sought-after medicinal herbs in the world, once flourished across much of Maryland. It has nearly vanished now, though, from all but the westernmost counties, prompting officials to ponder banning commercial harvest of the...
Tags: Agriculture, Conservation, Wildlife, Garrett County, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Head out for the holidays
The holidays are here before you know it and often gone before you've had a chance to sample any of the wonderful seasonal offerings. Taking a day trip to any of these destinations will provide a quick cup of cheer.
New Market
Shadrack's Christmas Light...Tags: Entertainment Events, John F. Kennedy, Holidays, Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Holiday Vacations
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'Mad Men' recap: Season 5, Episode 12: 'Commissions and Fees'
Towards the end of this quiet though affective episode, Glen Bishop asks Don, "Why does everything turn out crappy?" Yikes, the kid is right. Well, in this hour anyway. First things first: Saddled by severe money woes, a perceived failure in business and...
Tags: Suicide, Museums, Museum Dioramas
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Dinosaur bone found in Laurel
Scientists working in Laurel's Dinosaur Park on Wednesday excavated the largest dinosaur fossil found in Maryland in five years.
It's too early to say for sure what type of bone it was. "It's not a femur; maybe part of a femur head," said Smithsonian...Tags: Prince George's County, Science, Tropical Storms, Paleontology
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Scrabble at the Bain Center
Activity Pals For single seniors. Get together with others to attend events, shop, go sightseeing, dine out and more. 301-596-6385. The Bain Center 5470 Ruth Keeton Way, Columbia. 410-313-7213. •A New Year, a New You. Mon., Jan. 30, 10 a.m. Free....Tags: Massage Therapy, Government Health Care, Medicare, Government Health Care, Diseases and Illnesses
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See the Hogwarts cake Charm City Cakes made for the N.Y. Harry Potter premiere
The Baltimore SunCharm City Cakes made this special-effects Hogwarts cake for the party following Monday night's New York premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" The party was held at the American Museum of Natural History following the invite-only...Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character)
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Demetrius J. Dukas, iconographer who painted churches
Demetrius James Dukas, a world-renowned Byzantine iconographer who decorated churches with mosaics and paintings in the United States and abroad, died June 17 from complications of an infection at his home in Bowie. He was 83.
The son of Greek...Tags: Stamford, Charity, Turkey, Christianity, Boston
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Maryland dinosaur gets a name
Some 110 million years after its birth, a Maryland-born dinosaur has finally been given a name.
The infant armored dinosaur, smaller than a dollar bill, apparently drowned in a flood plain not long after it hatched during the Early Cretaceous Period. Its...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Prince George's County, Science, Washington, DC, Paleontology
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Demetrius J. Dukas
Baltimore Sun reporterDemetrius James Dukas, a world-renowned Byzantine iconographer who decorated churches with mosaics and paintings throughout the United States and abroad, died June 17 from complications of an infection at his home in Bowie. He was 83. The son of Greek...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Stamford, Charity, Painting, Greece
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