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12/12/12: It's Kayla's special day, but just a quirk in the calendar for others
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comBorn on Dec. 12, 2000, Hagerstown resident Kayla Bailey turns 12 wednesday, on 12/12/12. “It’s kind of cool that they’re all put together like that,” Bailey, a student at E. Russell Hicks Middle School said Tuesday. “My...Tags: Pick 4 Lottery, Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Our Friendly Skies - December 2012
THE DECEMBER SKY It’s December and soon winter will officially be here. This year, Dec. 21 marks the winter solstice, or the first day of winter. On this day we will have less daylight than on any other day of the year. This is because the sun...
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End-of-the-world theories rejected by scholars and local folks alike
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comWith the end of the current Mayan long-count calendar, the Winter Solstice, and the alignment of the Earth and the Sun near the center of the galaxy on Friday, it might be easy to see how doomsday theorists could interpret this as the end of the world....Tags: Astronomy, NASA
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Passports present gay parent trap
timr@herald-mail.comI have always been strongly in favor of gay marriage because, in the words of Moe Szyslak, "the laughter of small children cuts through me like a dentist drill." I have also been a strong believer in the premise that if your parents didn't have any...Tags: Civil Rights, Politics, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Justice and Rights, U.S. Department of State
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Our Friendly Skies - February 2011
We’re over halfway through winter! Groundhog Day celebrates the “cross quarter” day which is halfway between the winter solstice and vernal equinox. Think spring!
Start with Jupiter. It’s the brightest “star” in...Tags: Human Interest, Astronomy, Science, Galileo Galilei, Washington (U.S. state)
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There's No War On Easter
On the heels of complaints about a left-wing "war on Christmas," now there's fuming from the right about a supposed "war on Easter." Bill O'Reilly of "The O'Reilly Factor" fame recently identified several "anti-Easter municipalities" in various states....Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Easter, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, White House
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Look for full moon Tuesday night
March's full moon arrives Wednesday morning, the first to fall after the vernal equinox. It is the fourth full moon after the winter solstice, something that usually falls in April. This full moon is known by names including Grass Moon, Egg Moon,...
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Look for Full Snow Moon, International Space Station in night sky this week
The moon reaches its “fullest” phase at 3:26 p.m. today, so when it rises at about 6:05 p.m., it will be shining brightly, with clear skies expected. The International Space Station will meanwhile make a few passes over Maryland this week, but...
Tags: Lent, Space Programs, Science and Technology
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Groundhog Day: Garden's shadow of spring
Special to Tribune NewspapersDeep in a snowless, gray winter, clamped in bitter cold, it's reasonable to ask: What groundhog would be fool enough to think that spring is less than six weeks away? Why are we even thinking about spring on the 2nd of February? Where did this Groundhog...Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Germany, Groundhog Day, Weather Radar
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We look forward with hope
It’s hard to believe, but it’s that time of the year again. Ground Hog Day, that amusing event that occurs each year on the second day of February, is almost here. According to folklore, the little brown marmot will awake from a long winter...
Tags: Groundhog Day
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Love story begins with one Super Bowl, continues at another
This is what kind of roll the Ravens are on now: they've even inspired a love story. It's not a gauzy, Hallmark Channel tale, but a story of serendipity, fate and perseverance — and a football team at the center of it all. It stars an Overlea...
Tags: Marriage, Lotteries, Billy Cundiff, CBS Corp., Pittsburgh Steelers
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Find the right time and place for dynamic portraits
Orlando SentinelPalm tree? Check. Skyline? Check. Amazing sunset? Check. Sometimes the best way to make a nice portrait is to simply find a dynamic backdrop or location, square up your subject, and fire away. Location, location, location. When I was planning my...Tags: Photography, Arts and Culture, Arts, Apopka, Lake Eola
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