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The YWCA of Annapolis has received a $600,000 grant to develop a program to teach adolescents, especially girls, about science, and to help them pass their knowledge on to children when they baby-sit.The goal, according to one of the directors of the "Science Minders" program, is to get youngsters interested in technical fields, in which American children consistently lag behind youngsters from other countries."Despite efforts in the past decade, American children still fall behind much of the world in knowledge of the sciences," according to a statement issued by the YWCA of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County.

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On Wednesday, October 5, 2005, ROBYN JANOFF of Baltimore, MD, beloved mother of Erin Janoff; dear daughter of Irvin Falk and the late Bernice Falk and step-daughter of Harriett Sagel-Falk; loving sister of Sharon Friedlander and sister-in-law of Richard Friedlander; devoted aunt of Brad and Tracy Friedlander; dear niece of Leah Rosin. Graveside Funeral Services will be held today, Friday, October 7, 11 A.M. at Arlington Cemetery - Chizuk Amuno Congregation, N. Rogers Avenue, Baltimore, MD. Family will be receiving friends, Sunday, starting 12 noon, (Minyan Services, 7 P.M.)

While many people had yesterday off in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, Christopher Lee Falk was busy into the early hours of the morning, delivering white supremacist newspapers to a community that takes pride in integration.Mr. Falk, 18, delivered 1,000 copies to front lawns in his hometown of Columbia, where, the self-proclaimed "skinhead" says, people should realize that "racial equality and integration are brainwashing tactics that hurt the white race.""I'm proud to be white and I'm letting people know that I am," Mr. Falk said.

A Circuit Court jury yesterday found 23-year-old Christopher Falk guilty of being the graffiti writer whose "SPC" signature marred scores of buildings throughout Columbia before his arrest last year.The jury deliberated for two hours at the end of the two-day trial, handing down the guilty verdict for 14 counts of malicious destruction of property -- one a felony offense.Falk, a Wilde Lake High School graduate who lives with his parents in that Columbia village, is to be sentenced July 31, said Sang W. Oh, the county prosecutor who tried the Falk case in Ellicott City.

While many people had yesterday off in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, 18-year-old Christopher Lee Falk was busy into the early hours of the morning, delivering white supremacist newspapers to a community that takes pride in integration.He delivered 1,000 copies to front lawns in his hometown of Columbia, where, the self-proclaimed "skinhead" says, people should realize that "racial equality and integration are brainwashing tactics that hurt the white race.""I'm proud to be white and I'm letting people know that I am. It's not a crime," Mr. Falk said.

It has been five seasons since the Dallas Mavericks had a winning record, yet No. 2 pick Jason Kidd has gotten their fans excited. In Detroit, there's a feeling the Pistons could begin a turnaround with the addition of No. 3 pick Grant Hill. Though no one expects miracles in Minnesota, the Timberwolves have improved with the signing of No. 4 pick Donyell Marshall.And somewhere in the Washington Bullets' offices, there's a No. 5 jersey with the name "Howard" stitched on the back. But itdoesn't look like Juwan Howard, the No. 5 pick of the draft, will be in uniform any time soon.

NBA games lost yesterday: 8.Total games missed: 225.Earliest estimated date season can start: Jan. 8.Projected player salary losses (through Jan. 8): $390 million.Negotiations: The sides had a fruitless 10 1/2 -hour bargaining session Thursday and have promised to speak by telephone. No contact was made yesterday.Exhibition: Agents Arn Tellem and David Falk will announce Monday that an exhibition game will be played Dec. 19 in Atlantic City, N.J., featuring members of all four Dream Teams -- the 1992 and '96 Olympic teams and the '94 and '98 world championship squads.

WASHINGTON -- Washington Bullets forward Juwan Howard had to be impressed yesterday when he looked out the windows at the offices of agent David Falk. Glancing down, he saw a rally staged by the team, complete with cheerleaders and a band. Overhead, a plane flew around, pulling a banner reading "The Bullets love Juwan."Howard was said to be touched by the display, but afterward there were indications all did not go as smoothly as the Bullets had hoped as the club began talks to keep the All-Star forward in Washington.

It has been five seasons since the Dallas Mavericks had a winning record, yet No. 2 pick Jason Kidd has gotten their fans excited. In Detroit, there's a feeling the Pistons could begin a turnaround with the addition of No. 3 pick Grant Hill. Though no one expects miracles in Minnesota, the Timberwolves have improved with the signing of No. 4 pick Donyell Marshall.And somewhere in the Washington Bullets' offices, there's a No. 5 jersey with the name "Howard" stitched on the back. But itdoesn't look like Juwan Howard, the No. 5 pick of the draft, will be in uniform any time soon.