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Motions in the murder case of Ryan T. Furlough, the Centennial High School senior accused of fatally poisoning a classmate by spiking his soda with cyanide, were postponed yesterday after his lawyers said they are waiting for a psychological evaluation of their client. The evaluation will help attorneys decide whether an insanity plea is warranted, but it has been held up because the psychiatrist retained for the case has been in poor health, said Joseph Murtha, one of two attorneys representing Furlough.

There is so much constant movement in our world that it takes an artist to translate some of that motion into a lasting image. In the aptly titled exhibit "Motion" at the Artists' Gallery in Columbia, painters Rana Geralis and Nancy Lee Davis encourage you to linger and look at the animals, people and cars that ordinarily don't slow down for inspection. This pairing of two artists is at its most concentrated in the side-by-side installation of two very small works that amount to portraits of individual animals: Columbia resident Geralis has a watercolor, "Paint Pony," and Clarksville resident Davis has an oil painting, "Cow Eating.

Anne Arundel County prosecutors rushed to file motions yesterday to prevent charges from being dismissed against 11 juveniles whose court dates were postponed because of this week's blizzard.Juvenile cases must be brought to court within 60 days of the citation by police, said Kristin Riggin, a spokeswoman for the county state's attorney. And the courthouse in Annapolis was closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday because of the storm, which dumped nearly 2 feet of snow on the region.The motions were filed to beat the 60-day deadline in cases ranging from drug violations to battery and disorderly conduct charges, she said.

Seven Baltimore-area student-athletes were among the 13 state recipients chosen for the 2013 Minds In Motion Scholarships, provided by The Allstate Foundation. A luncheon held in their honor will take place June 4 at M&T Bank Stadium, where each of the winners will receive a $1,000 scholarship. Dr. Lillian Lowery, state superintendent of schools, will be the guest speaker. This is the sixth year for the scholarship program, which awards $1,000 toward post-secondary education to each of the female and male senior student-athletes chosen who attend an MPSSAA school and participate in MPSSAA recognized sports.

It was not entirely clear from your review of the Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer whether it would be an improvement for people suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome. Would an Intellimouse be easier on the wrists and fingers than a regular mouse?When asking me for medical advice, keep in mind that while I am more than eager to offer it, I am even less than a quack; I am a newspaper reporter posing as something I am not.That said, I believe this slick new laser-light-driven pointing device may be a boon to the hordes of computer users who have been injured by repeating the same motions over and over.

Motions in the murder case of Ryan T. Furlough, the Centennial High School senior accused of fatally poisoning a classmate by spiking his soda with cyanide, were postponed yesterday after his lawyers said they are waiting for a psychological evaluation of their client. The evaluation will help attorneys decide whether an insanity plea is warranted, but it has been held up because the psychiatrist retained for the case has been in poor health, said Joseph Murtha, one of two attorneys representing Furlough.

WESTMINSTER -- A Circuit Court judge is scheduled to hear motions tomorrow on evidence to be used in the trial of a 19-year-old Eldersburg man who has been behind bars for two months awaiting trial on attempted murder and drug charges.Gordon L. Cartnail has been jailed at the Carroll County Detention Center. He faces a life term in state prison.Cartnail faces more than 14 charges, including attempted murder and numerous drug offenses in connection with a December drive-by shooting.While out on bail in that case, he was arrested and charged with drug possession and distribution charges in March.

In the days before state police investigators arrested Michael C. Bryson Sr. in the murder of Melrose hardware store owner Charles W. Therit, their search for the killer led to three dead ends.None of the dead ends led investigators anywhere near Mr. Bryson, who was arrested April 6 after a set of fingerprints found at the slaying scene was identified as his. Mr. Bryson was in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court yesterday, as his attorneys and prosecutors argued over more than 30 pretrial motions in the death penalty case.

Lawyers for a 43-year-old Dorsey man accused of killing his wife, who disappeared almost five years ago, withdrew motions in the case yesterday, saying they found no pretrial issues to argue in more than 7,000 pages of discovery. Paul Stephen Riggins is charged with the first-degree murder of his wife, Nancy Lee Riggins, whose body was never found. During a brief hearing in Howard County Circuit Court yesterday, defense attorney Joseph Murtha said there were no issues with the way tape recordings were done or the way two search warrants were executed in the case.

After three days of pretrial motions, jury selection is set to begin Thursday in the trial of three men accused of killing former Baltimore City Council member Kenneth N. Harris. Charles McGaney and Gary Collins, both 22, and Jerome Williams, 17, face charges of first-degree murder, first-degree assault and various robbery and weapons counts in connection with the death of Harris outside a Northeast Baltimore jazz club Sept. 20, 2008. The pretrial motions did not go well for the defense.

A city prosecutor in Decatur, Ala., has decided not to file a motion to have bonds revoked from Rolando McClain's arrest, which will allow the troubled linebacker to come to Baltimore and start the Ravens' conditioning program if he so chooses. After signing a one-year deal with the Ravens on April 12, McClain was arrested Sunday night in Decatur after police responded to a disturbance at a local park. It was his third arrest in 16 months. McClain, who allegedly incited the crowd by saying '[Expletive]

Construction can proceed on a casino planned for Baltimore after a Circuit Court judge threw out on Thursday an attempt by opponents to halt the development. A group of environmental advocates and neighborhood residents filed suit last month to delay the issuing of building permits for the planned Horseshoe Baltimore Casino, alleging the city and state improperly approved an inadequate cleanup of industrial contamination at the site near Westport. Earlier this week, another judge approved a temporary order blocking construction when attorneys representing the neighborhood said work had begun on the site despite the lawsuit.

Defense attorneys for the man accused of murdering Phylicia Barnes have filed motions claiming to have a witness who saw the teen alive in Cecil County and attacking the credibility of the lead police detective who investigated the case. In a motion filed in Baltimore Circuit Court, defense attorneys for Michael Maurice Johnson say they intend to call an "alibi witness" named Robert Hickman Fields when the case comes to trial in January. Johnson was charged with murder April 25 in the high-profile disappearance of the North Carolina teen.

Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time and current Canton dweller , headed north to visit another of the state's most successful sportsmen, horse trainer Graham Motion. Phelps' coach, Bob Bowman, tweeted the above photo of the two outside one of Motion's barns at the peaceful, sprawling Fair Hill Training Center in Elkton this afternoon. It was Bowman who got Phelps into racing. He'd picked up an interest years ago because a swimming coach he was working with liked to go out to the races.

Among the variety of reasons why prognosticators think the Ravens will have the advantage against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday is Byron Leftwich's long windup. Leftwich's passing motion has been compared to that of a baseball pitcher and may rival New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow's for its elongated windup. While critics question how Leftwich can release the ball quickly enough to execute offensive coordinator Todd Haley's scheme, the Ravens said they aren't giving much weight to that theory.

Every Tuesday at Glen Meadows Retirement Community in Glen Arm, residents wave wooden batons, sway their hips and move to the sounds of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" and other classical music pieces. Led by Bob Hunter, the activities director for the facility, the 30-minute Music 'N Motion class is a physical, social, intellectual and spiritual experience. How it got started: While doing research, Hunter found that adding music to exercise increases motor coordination and other body functions.

The trial of a man accused in a November robbery and shooting that left a ballet dancer paralyzed from the chest down began yesterday in Baltimore Circuit Court with the presiding judge deciding on two defense motions.John C. Rogers, 31, of the 600 block of Pitcher St. is charged with armed robbery and conspiracy to commit murder the day after Thanksgiving.James Branford Pace, 29, of New York, the victim, was in Baltimore to perform in the American premiere of "Jolson: The Musical." He was accosted at Saratoga and St. Paul streets while walking to his hotel, shot in the neck and robbed.

When his lawyer told him that a jury had awarded him $690,000 in his case against two asbestos makers, Kenneth Perkins thought he might actually see that money. That was more than a year ago.Now he's not so sure. The $690,000 award, part of an $11 million settlementwith 10 shipyard workers, is still tied up after a year in post-trial motions in city Circuit Court.Once Judge John Carroll Byrnes rules on those motions, possibly in September, the defendants can begin an appeal of the case.Even if the award stands after the post-trial motions and the almost-inevitable appeal, Perkins, who turned 78 yesterday, will face the onerous task of actually getting the money from the Manville Corp.

Breeders' Cup Motion's 'Kingdom' to compete in Mile Animal Kingdom will return in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Mile on the Santa Anita Park turf on Nov. 3 with a chance to become the first Kentucky Derby winner to go on to Breeders' Cup glory since Unbridled in 1990. The reigning champion 3-year-old male of 2011, who finished second in last year's Preakness after winning the Derby, scored an easy turf win Feb. 18 at Gulfstream Park in his only start this year. He developed a stress fracture of the ilium three weeks later that knocked him out of the Dubai World Cup. Over the summer, trainer Graham Motion suggested the Mile as an option if the colt didn't encounter any setbacks.

  What can I do to prevent my dog from getting carsick? She is fine for a short trip, but after 20 minutes, she gets sick. Motion sickness is one of the undertreated problems that we see in pets. This can make a road trip a nightmare for the pets and their companions. Before trying to fix the problem, it is important to figure out what's making them to throw up in the car. Two main reasons for this are fear of the car ride and true motion sickness. The first is especially common in younger pets or newly adopted pets that have not had a lot experience in cars.