Seal

On August 13, 2004, ROSE MARIE (nee Thompson) Seal of West Friendship, beloved wife of Luther H. Seal, her husband of 43 years; devoted mother of Dan Seal, Debbie Saunders, Diana Liebno, Denise Stillings, the late Tommy Wayne Seal and the late Sherri Lynn Seal; loving mother-in-law of Mary Seal, Patrick Saunders, Andy Liebno and Charles Stillings Jr., dear sister of Harold, Herman, Jack and Robert Thompson, Betty Plunkert, Gloria Ecker, Evelyn Curtain, the...

An 8-month-old harbor seal, nursed back to health at the National Aquarium in Baltimore after being stranded last month south of Virginia Beach, has been trucked to the New England Aquarium in Boston.The feisty young female seal has joined a group of six other harbor seals and two hooded seals stranded on New England beaches and rehabilitated in Boston.They will all be released by spring."We wanted to stick her with that group so she could respond to the stimulus of the wild animals," said David Schofield, director of the Baltimore aquarium's stranding program.

First the Orioles. Now Loyola College.In a move that stung many Baltimoreans, the baseball team in the late 1970s stripped the city's name from its road-game uniforms to broaden its regional image.Now Loyola has dropped the name Baltimore from its official seal after 141 years.The new seal, which was unveiled last week, reads "Loyola College In Maryland," replacing a 1968 version that read "Loyola College Baltimore Maryland."A previous seal that dated to 1853, the year after the college was founded, also included the Baltimore name.

Q: I have weatherstripped my front and side doors, but there's a draft coming in underneath them. How can I seal out the drafts under the doors without having the seal rub on my carpet when opening the door?A: The threshold seal under a door is often neglected when weatherstripping. It receives the most abuse from opening and closing the door and from feet and objects being dragged over it. Just a small leak there can cause cold feet in the winter and can push up your utility bills year-round.

ZION, Ill. -- Zion has pulled a new civic slogan out of its pocke -- literally. The motto is straight off U.S. currency and coins: "In God We Trust."Although it is only a minor change from the old motto, "God Reigns," city officials in this northern corner of Illinois are banking that courts will find constitutional the phrase that soon will be emblazoned on their new city seal.The U.S. Supreme Court this summer ruled Zion's old seal, which included several religious symbols, an unconstitutional mix of church and state.

A year-old harp seal, found stranded on Assateague Island at least 500 miles south of its natural habitat, was in critical condition yesterday at the National Aquarium.T. David Schofield, a senior mammalogist at the aquarium, said the seal was found Monday, weighing 76 pounds -- about 35 pounds below normal -- and was dehydrated and possibly stricken with parasites. Its condition has improved only slightly since it was found, he said."We're watching this animal closely," Mr. Schofield said.

A young male harbor seal stranded this week on a Virginia beach was fighting for his life today at the National Aquarium in Baltimore.The 45-pound animal was reported to be in guarded condition, suffering from pneumonia, malnutrition and worms."

"Andre" is set in 1962, and if it weren't for the presence of a few modern faces, you'd think it was made in 1962.That's not really meant as a compliment. The movie seems to hail from the grand old days of movie hooie when all families were happy, all wives devoted, all children photogenic and all pets imbued with the saintly virtues of Thomas of Aquinas -- a kind of rosy gloss on reality that, as a value, has happily left film culture except for occasional retro appearances.In other words, it's "Lassie" with a seal.

Specialists at the National Aquarium in Baltimore now have a second harbor seal pup they're nursing back to health after the animal washed ashore Monday in Virginia with an injured flipper.Called simply "Pup 2," the new arrival was reported to be in "pretty good condition," undergoing treatment for lacerations and an infection to his left front flipper.Pup 2 washed up in Virginia Beach, near where another young male harbor seal stranded Jan. 2 suffering from malnutrition, lungworm, blood poisoning and pneumonia.

"Pup II," an injured harbor seal brought to the National Aquarium in Baltimore after washing ashore in Virginia in January, is to be released into the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Cod late today after a seven-hour truck ride to Massachusetts.The seal, a 10-month-old male, has been given a clean bill of health by aquarium officials. The seal is the first marine mammal National Aquarium personnel have been able to nurse back to health and return to the wild, officials said yesterday while allowing a brief "photo opportunity" for Pup II at the aquarium.