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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Patch: Shout It Out: This Week’s Best in Local Columns & Community News

Shout It Out: This Week’s Best in Local Columns & Community News

We all have an opinion, especially when it comes to our community.
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    Patch readers know we’re all about objective news in and around our neighborhoods. But we also like to hear about the thoughts and personal experiences that matter to you. We’ve pulled together a bevy of great columnists, so if you want to find out what residents are saying in your neck of the woods, read on for this week’s Columns and Community.

    On High-Pollution Days, Doctors Say Don’t Run the Risk
    It’s hot. It’s humid. Yet, people are still out running. Perhaps they have good health in mind or the latest photo from a celebrity beach sighting, but they could actually be putting themselves at risk, specialists say. Find out what that means to you and your active family onSavage-Guilford Patch.

    Owings Mills Mall at 25: Quiet and Lonely
    After the departure of Saks Fifth Avenue a decade into the mall’s existence, anchor stores have come and gone at the Owings Mills Mall. Would-be shoppers bemoan the mall’s current state, as you can see on Tweeting Owings Mills Mall: You Used to be So Pretty, or read the article in full, onOwings Mills Patch.

    Mischief Managed? Harry Potter Midnight Premier
    Excited fans of all ages came out to AMC Columbia for the midnight release of Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2, the 8th and final movie in the popular series. Don’t miss the gallery of all the muggle magic, on Columbia Patch

    Smoking Bans Increased in Public Places Across Maryland Fires Up Conversation
    Smokers who want to light up at Howard County parks will have to find another location, or find themselves breaking the law--the first such comprehensive ban in the state. Is this a preventive measure or liberty infringement? Be sure to add your two cents, on Reisterstown Patch.

    Vacation, Schmacation. Why Not a Maryland ‘Staycation?’
    Hoping to save money this summer but still take a vacation? Take a look around–literally. That vacation could be as close as your hometown. Many Marylanders are opting this summer for a “staycation.” Don’t miss this list of all the fun diversion available right here, on Arbutus Patch.

    DREAM Act Heads Toward Referendum
    The fate of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in Maryland appears to be headed to voters next year after a campaign to put the issue on the 2012 ballot amassed more than twice the required signatures in only two months.The campaign has blocked the onset of Maryland’s DREAM Act, which was set to take effect July 1. Westminster Patch has the story.

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    From the Farm: Cucumbers

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    imageAn easy, light snack, cucumbers are the perfect summer food.

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    Austrian Man Wins Right To Wear Pasta Strainer In License Photo

    THE TWO-WAY
    Niko Alm argued that as a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster he was required to wear the "religious headgear." After asking him to submit to a mental exam, Austria relented and issued his license.

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    Even in Italy, healthy peasant fare like the fresh vegetables and fruits at this market stall in Venice isn't cheap, leading many there to abandon the famously healthy Mediterranean diet.
    HEALTH
    The Mediterranean diet is not alive and well in 2011 — even in the seaside Italian town where it was first studied. Obesity rates in Italy are soaring, especially among young people. The heart of the problem: Even in Italy, healthy peasant food like fresh fruits and vegetables, olive oil and fish isn't cheap.
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    Travel enthusiasts buy thousands of coins with credit cards that award frequent-flier miles for purchases. The government picks up the tab for shipping.
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    This Friday the credits will roll on the phenomenon that is Harry Potter. As fans prepare to graduate from the series of books and movies, they're left to wonder what the future will hold. NPR intern Annie Ropeik prepared her postgrad reading list with three books for the matureHarry Potter fan.
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    Niko Alm argued that as a member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster he was required to wear the "religious headgear." After asking him to submit to a mental exam, Austria relented and issued his license.
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    Beat the heat (and the spaghetti-and-meatball doldrums) by pairing fun pasta shapes with fast, fresh sauces — hardly sauces at all, actually, but simple sautes of vegetables and herbs in olive oil.
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    Saturday, July 16, 2011

    WTKR: Aircraft carriers USS Enterprise, USS Eisenhower cross paths at sea

    Aircraft carriers USS Enterprise, USS Eisenhower cross paths at sea

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    USS Dwight D. Eisenhower prepares for deployment
    USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) pass one another as Enterprise returns to homeport after completing a six-month deployment to the fifth and sixth fleet area of responsibility. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is currently underway conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Shonna L. Cunningham)
    11:45 a.m. EDT, July 15, 2011
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    ATLANTIC OCEAN - A unique moment took place the evening of July 14, when USS Enterprise and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower crossed paths in the Atlantic Ocean off the East Coast.

    Enterprise, on its way home from a regularly-scheduled seven-month deployment to the Sixth Fleet and Fifth Fleet areas of responsibility, had just picked up its crew’s family members from Mayport, Fl., for a Tiger Cruise. Eisenhower was off the Southeastern Coast conducting the largest carrier qualification in recent memory  for squadrons around the country.
      
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    The common link between the two ships was Capt. Dee L. Mewbourne, Enterprise’s commanding officer (CO), who was returning home from his third deployment as CO of a carrier in three years. Mewbourne had previously commanded Eisenhower on its two deployments in 2009 and 2010.
      
    The ships spent some time alongside each other, and photos were snapped from helicopters in the air and Sailors and their families on both ships...  






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