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Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Events, screenings, support groups and more

•The Baltimore County Department of Aging will present information sessions at county senior centers this week on how senior citizens can manage and treat arthritis. The sessions are: 11 a.m. Monday at Seven Oaks; 11 a.m. Tuesday, Parkville; 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Ateaze in Dundalk; 1 p.m. Thursday, Cockeysville; and 10 a.m. Friday, Bykota in Towson. Call 410-887-2594 or visit baltimorecountymd.gov/aging.

Avascular necrosis can affect joints

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Expert advice

Avascular necrosis is a disorder of the bone. It affects the ends of long bones, primarily the hip, but the knee and shoulder and ankle can also be affected, says Dr. Marc W. Hungerford, director of joint replacement and reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center.

In brief

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

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Stretching before exercising doesn't prevent injuries

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Arvelle White lifts weights three or four times a week. Before he even looks at a dumbbell, though, he hops on a treadmill and runs for 20 minutes.

bridge play frank stewart

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

I appreciate a partner who praises my good plays, but nobody can expect something for nothing: Even a mosquito doesn't get a slap on the back until it puts forth some effort.

The small screen thinks big

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:29:00 -0400

Telling stories about the obese and full-figured, TV is embracing a new kind of heavyweight programming

Telling stories about the obese and full-figured, TV is embracing a new kind of heavyweight programming

All the bells, whistles and 111 bikes

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Concert to re-create sound of wind with 111 bicyclists, array of instrumentation

Concert to re-create sound of wind with 111 bicyclists, array of instrumentation

Single Carrot Theatre knows all about growth

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Single Carrot Theatre has taken root and sprouted.

'Harry Potter' names cast a spell

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

But sharing one with Rowling characters is not magical for some in Md.

It isn't enough of a coincidence that he shares a name with the most famous literary character on the planet. He would have to have a scar on his forehead, starting between his eyes and snaking up his forehead in a line - just like the boy wizard created by J.K. Rowling.

Kurosawa classic 'Rashomon' heads to Senator

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Restored print of Japanese filmmaker's 1950 gem will open Friday

A samurai's wife dazzles a bandit as she and her husband make their way through a deep wood. The brigand rapes her. Someone kills the samurai. (Maybe it was himself.) That's all we know for sure about the action in Rashomon , even after the director, Akira Kurosawa, stages it from four different perspectives.