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Induction Day at Naval Academy a blur of commands, requirements
The plebes looked stunned.
Under a relentless barrage of commands, most of them bellowed, some 1,200 members of the U.S. Naval Academy's Class of 2015 ran the gantlet of induction Thursday, a process that by any definition appeared to be an ordeal. In...Tags: West Point, Minority Groups, Students, U.S. Army, Defense
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Demetrius J. Dukas, iconographer who painted churches
Demetrius James Dukas, a world-renowned Byzantine iconographer who decorated churches with mosaics and paintings in the United States and abroad, died June 17 from complications of an infection at his home in Bowie. He was 83.
The son of Greek...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Museum of Natural History, Christianity, Christian Orthodoxy, Istanbul (Turkey)
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Demetrius J. Dukas
Baltimore Sun reporterDemetrius James Dukas, a world-renowned Byzantine iconographer who decorated churches with mosaics and paintings throughout the United States and abroad, died June 17 from complications of an infection at his home in Bowie. He was 83. The son of Greek...Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), St. George, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Museum of Natural History, Mobile
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College news
Valecia Winston, of Laurel, received a Master of Arts from the University of Oklahoma Norman campus. Benjamin Cameron, a sophomore from Laurel, was named to the dean's list for the spring semester atWashington College, inChestertown. Alex Paxton, of...Tags: High School Sports, Students, University of Oklahoma, Colleges and Universities, Scranton
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Descendants offer stories from ill-fated Clara Nevada
A recent column on the wreck of the steamer Clara Nevada, which went to the bottom in 1898 while returning from the Alaska gold fields with the loss of all hands and a cargo of gold dust worth $13.6 million today, brought interesting reader feedback. The...Tags: Gold and Precious Material, Watertown, Protestantism, Christianity, San Francisco
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Sun sets on 31-year Sun career
Maryland WeatherThis past August I marked 40 years in the newspaper business, including more than 31 years in Baltimore, first at The Evening Sun and, after 1993, at The Sun. This week will be my last. I am taking a buyout, extended by the......Tags: Wars and Interventions, Rocketry, Social Media, Apple iPhone, Nobel Prize Awards
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Friday's heat shattered records all over the place
Maryland WeatherHere are some of the high temperature records broken and set on Friday, from the National Weather Service:Newark, NJ: 108 degrees, breaking the 101-degree record for the date, and the 105-degree all-time high set Aug. 9, 2001. Records began in......Tags: Central Park, Georgetown, Bangor, New York City, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Earl weakens a bit; watch extended to Canada
Maryland WeatherThe National Hurricane Center is reporting at 2 p.m. Thursday that Hurricane Earl's top sustained winds have slowed to near 125 mph as it continues to spin north toward a brush with North Carolina's Outer Banks.Hurricane Warnings are posted for......Tags: Weather Warnings, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Earl (2010), Meteorological Disasters, Baltimore Weather
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More cold, more snow, then winter starts
Maryland WeatherDo you remember what we were all doing a year ago on this date? Here's a hint: We were watching the weather forecasts as a weekend coastal storm threatened to dump heavy snow across the region on the night of......Tags: Weather Reports, Winter Solstice, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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The Ravens vs. Colts food bet
Dining@LargeI can't believe I didn't do a post on the Ravens vs. Patriots food bet. I didn't even know about it until I heard Governor O'Malley's gracious speech to his Massachusetts counterpart, Deval Patrick, after the beat down, which ended......Tags: Regional Authority, Pies and Tarts, The Washington Post, Government, Executive Branch
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The top hot dog-consuming cities
Dining@LargeIn honor of Labor Day, I guess, Ball Park Franks sent me a list of the Top 10 Hot Dog-Consuming Cities. A weaker person than I would save it for next Tuesday, but I'm better than that. I'm going to......Tags: Mustard, Potatoes, Hot Dogs, Dog (animal), United States
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