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Look! Up in the sky! It's a year's worth of heavenly wonders
Sun reporterMarylanders will have plenty of reasons to step outdoors during 2008 and find a dark spot where they can gaze into the night sky. The new year brings the first total eclipse of the moon, visible here from start to finish during evening hours, since...Tags: China, Astronomy, Orion Space Mission, Maryland, Halloween
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Star-struck
You say the economy's in the tank, your credit card's maxed out, and you can't afford a movie ticket, much less a Wii? Well, lift your head up high! Go ahead, look up! The new year holds in store all kinds of celestial entertainment for Maryland...Tags: Astronomy, Halloween, Society, Science and Technology, Easter
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Wildflower seeding in the fall can pay off later
Special to The TimesIN NO INSTANCE is the California gardener more richly rewarded than with the autumn planting of wildflower seeds. Buy them now, sow them between Halloween and Christmas, and spring will be marked by a tumbling succession of grace notes. Moreover, as...Tags: Halloween, Religious Festivals, Weather, Natural Resources, Death
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The Acjachemen's victory
On the chilly morning of the winter solstice last Sunday, the sun was just cresting the ridgeline of San Mateo Canyon as the Acjachemen talking circle started. Twenty or so people stood around a campfire. They passed a smoking bundle of dried white sage...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Politics, Road Transportation, Transportation
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Book calendar
Words & Ideas
TODAY
Jessica Lange The actor and photographer will present and sign her new book, "50 Photographs." Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. 2 p.m. Free. (310) 659-3110.
Rhapsodomancy Reading Series This installment of the...Tags: Arts and Culture, Colorado, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California), Jessica Lange, Wally Lamb
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Add fresh bay leaves to recipes for aromatic appeal
Special to The TimesSo many things in recipes are optional. But if you live in Southern California, and you lack that bay leaf for a soup, stew or roast, it's almost criminal to cook without it. This is the one place in North America with a Mediterranean climate. As such,...Tags: Potatoes, Los Angeles, Science and Technology, San Francisco, Recipes
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Labor Day as the Romans do
HERE IN THE MODERN United States, we tend to believe we've achieved a kinder, gentler workplace that honors 9-to-5ers with a special day off in early September, especially when compared with the workaday world of the past. But 2,000 years ago, workers in...Tags: Slavery, Trips and Vacations, Health and Safety at Work, Employees, Marcus Aurelius
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CHRISTMAS AT THE CAPITOL CONTROVERSY
st1:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } This coming December, the state capitol in Olympia will have opposing displays of the holiday season. Last year a nativity scene was displayed on the third floor after Ron Wesselius, a local real estate agent,...Tags: Politics, Holidays, Wisconsin, Madison (Dane, Wisconsin), Family
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Atheist Sign Disappears From Capitol and Turns Up at Seattle Radio Station
OLYMPIA- It's been found! The atheist sign that has caused national controversy has shown up at a Seattle radio station. KMPS officials hold up sign KMPS Radio personnel tell Q13 FOX News that someone entered their facility Friday morning and handed...Tags: Christmas, Politics, Government, Litigation, Family
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Inspiring the budding performers in audience
Sun Theater CriticA glove leapt jauntily around a small stage; a pair of banana peels danced; a pile of crumpled newspaper became a barking, galumphing dog. These unlikely puppets sprang to life from the refuse in Black Cherry Puppet Theatre's clever and imaginative...Tags: Artscape, Bill Pullman, Washington (U.S. state)
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Christmas and Hanukkah overlap this year. How can my family have a nice celebration?
Of The Morning CallQ: Hanukkah and Christmas overlap this year. Our family includes members who celebrate each. How can we do it inclusively, sensitively and memorably? It's important to our family that we honor both holidays. A: Happy Hanukwanzmas, say Family Project...Tags: Christmas, Holidays, Judaism, Hanukkah, Religious Festivals
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Storm moves on; outages, flight delays, clogged interstate remain
4:39 PM: The good news: The storm has moved out of the Chicago region, headed east. The bad news: Local temperatures are about to plunge. "Tonight, with clearing skies and snow pack, temperatures are going to drop pretty fast," said Tim Halbach,...Tags: Comedy (genre), Trips and Vacations, Moving and Storage, Illinois, United Air Lines
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