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The story of a 24-year-old Georgia graduate student fighting a flesh-eating disease has prompted a microbiologist with the Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System to speak out about the infection. Aimee Copeland lost most of her left leg after the flesh-eating bacteria necrotizing faciitis is believed to have entered a cut on her leg, according to the Associated Press, which reports she may also have to have her fingers amputated. The waterborne bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila is believed to have caused the infection.

Et cetera Stanwick, Durkin win major lacrosse awards Virginia senior Steele Stanwick (Loyola) was given the Lt. Col. J.L. (Jack) Turnbull Award, presented to the country's outstanding attackman. Stanwick is the reigning Tewaaraton Award winner and this year is one of five finalists for the honor, awarded to the top college player. Johns Hopkins junior Tucker Durkin was selected as the recipient of the William C. Schmeisser Award as the nation's outstanding defenseman.

In the wake of WWE's Over the Limit pay-per-view, a new Intercontinental champion has been crowned, four other champions continue to hold onto their titles and John Laurinaitis remains employed. Sunday night's show delivered an evening of quality entertainment and good in-ring performances. On a non-major PPV event, WWE delivered a product that surpassed the expectations of many. Here's a match-by-match look at the show: Battle Royale This last-minute addition to the card was a means of crowning a No. 1 contender for one of the midcard titles.

As of 8:30 a.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on U.S. 50 westbound at the Capital Beltway, due to an accident involving six vehicles. According to the Maryland Transit Administration, light rail service is suspended between the Timonium and Hunt Valley stations due to construction work. A shuttle bus service is available instead. There are no other major delays reported on Baltimore area transit systems.

On January 12, 2006, DOROTHYMARGARET (Kroeber) MAJOR, beloved wife of the late James Joseph Major. Loving mother of Robert Spencer Major and Deidre Isabel (Major) Kligys. Cherished grandmother of Kaylee Linda, Brayden Craig and Maggie Elizabeth Major and Jonas James Kligys. Friends may call at the family owned Slack Funeral Home, P.A., 3871 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City, Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday 10 A.M. at the St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, 3755 St. Paul Street, Ellicott City, MD 21043.

On June 22, 2003, JAMES JOSEPH MAJOR, beloved husband of Dorothy Margaret (nee Kroeber) Major. Loving father of Robert Spencer and Diedre Isabel Major. Cherished grandfather of twins Kaylee Lynda and Brayden Craig Major, dear brother of Peter Major and his wife Peggy and Margaret Delaney and her husband Walter. Friends may call at the family owned and operated Slack Funeral Home P.A., Ellicott City on Tuesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday at 9;30 A.M. at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, 3755 St. Paul St. Ellicott City.

LONDON -- Chancellor of the Exchequer John Major was assured today of becoming Britain's next prime minister after both rivals in a Conservative Party leadership election conceded victory to him.Major won 185 votes, two less than the simple majority required for election. Former Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine had 131 votes; Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd had 56 votes.Hurd said that the party rules required a third ballot, even though he and Heseltine had conceded that Major would be the winner.

On March 23, 2004, DONALD W. MAJOR, beloved husband of the late Ethel V. Major (nee Hartman), devoted significant other of Camilla Trahan, dear step-father of Joyce Bjork, brother of Charles, Joseph, the late John and Bernard Major Service will be held at family owned Ruck Towson Funeral Home, Inc., 1050 York Rd. (beltway exit 26A) on Saturday, March 27 at 11 A.M. Entombment Private. Friends may call on Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Bishop Cummins Memorial Church, 2001 Frederick Rd., Balto.

The Orioles sold 25,000 tickets the day after the baseball strike ended. Now for an opposing view.In Sunday's editions of The Sun, readers were asked whether they have lost interest in major-league baseball and plan to attend fewer Orioles games because of the 7 1/2 -month strike. The vote was 294-96 against the majors.Joe Lamm of Owings Mills spoke for many callers."I used to go to 50 to 60 games at Camden Yards, but I've decided to cut back drastically," he said. "I might go to two or three games this year and maybe five or so next year, but I'm going to start going to minor-league games and exploring other options for my entertainment dollar."

Prime Minister John Major, every British caricaturist's model of a wimp in politics, knocked his party's back-stabbers on their behinds by resigning as party leader. His stock immediately soared. He will win re-election as leader by Conservative Members of Parliament, or lose the prime ministry.There are two basic objections to Mr. Major by some Tories. The first is that the unpopular governing party seems destined to lose the election that must be held by summer 1997 to a revived Labor Party.

Xavier Avery could have excelled in any sport, but he chose baseball because he saw it as a game his talents could grow into with hard work. He enjoyed the challenge of playing a sport in which there's always room for improvement - where getting three hits in 10 at-bats is universally seen as successful. To him, it's a game best-suited to his competitiveness, and having grown up in a family that has collected plenty of athletic accolades, Avery had little choice but be competitive.

As a freshman at Kenwood, Trevis Buckhanon Jr. was targeted regularly by opponents looking to embarrass the gangly big man. The son of a former Douglass star and Baltimore City hoops champion, the younger Buckhanon had been raised to play football, and only recently gave up the gridiron to focus on basketball - which he started playing in seventh grade. So despite Buckhanon's 6-foot-4 stature, freshman year on Kenwood's JV squad was a challenge. “They came at me,” Buckhanon said.

After Jim Johnson seized the closer's role in the second half of last year and converted his final eight save chances, the Orioles knew they had a guy who could finish games if they needed him to. But there was also the possibility that Johnson could move to the starting rotation. Then there was the lower-back strain that cost him a good chunk of the spring, making it uncertain whether he would be ready for Opening Day. "I went through some periods in spring where I was kind of going, 'Boy, I don't know if he's going to quite get there,'" Orioles manager Buck Showalter said about Johnson.

What if the cable guy was also your home security guy? Maryland consumers are about to find out. Comcast Corp. has launched a marketing blitz this month to sign up customers for its new "Xfinity Home" package, which features a residential alarm system, video monitoring, and temperature and lighting controls, among other features — all manipulated from a touchpad, mobile device or computer. It's not enough for major telecom and cable companies to sell you services for your television, computer and smartphone.

As of 9 a.m. Thursday, traffic was slow on the inner loop of I-695 near Reisterstown Road, due to an accident. Accidents were slowing traffic on I-695 at the Curtis Creek Drawbridge in Baltimore County, Oliver Street and Milton Avenue in Baltimore City, and Darien Drive and Parkland Place in Glen Burnie. A disabled vehicle was blocking traffic on U.S. 50 westbound at the Bay Bridge. Debris in the road was blocking traffic on I-95 northbound at Route 100 in Howard County.

As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, traffic was slow on Route 543 at Prospect Mill Road in Harford County, due to an accident. Light rail service is suspended between the Timonium and Hunt Valley stations due to construction work. A shuttle bus service is available instead. There are no other delays reported on Baltimore area transit systems.

SEATTLE -- Steve Greenberg, Major League Baseball's deputy commissioner and chief operating officer, said last night that baseball's rules forbidding foreign ownership of a team don't apply to the bid by a Japanese-led group of investors trying to buy the Seattle Mariners.Greenberg said that baseball is "backing off" from its initial position that the sale is unlikely because Nintendo owner Hiroshi Yamauchi would hold a majority interest in the team.He said commissioner Fay Vincent didn't realize the bidders have the strong minority participation of local business leaders such as Frank Schrontz, Boeing chairman and chief executive officer, and that the majority interest would be controlled by Minoru Arakawa, Yamauchi's son-in-law, who has lived in the Seattle area for 15 years.

As of 9 a.m. Monday, traffic was slow on I-95 southbound near White Marsh Boulevard, due to an accident involving two vehicles. Accidents were slowing traffic Reisterstown Road and Garrison Boulevard in Baltimore County, Dorsey Road and Aviation Boulevard in Anne Arundel County, Route 22 at Tudor Lane in Harford County, Wise Avenue at Lynch Road in Dundalk, and Washington Boulevard at Freestate Drive in Elkridge. Debris in the road was blocking traffic on Route 2 northbound near Dover Road in Anne Arundel County.