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The Orioles announced via their communications department's Twitter account that Tejada will wear uniform No. 9 this season. Tejada, who had been No. 10 in his first stint with the Orioles, said Tuesday he wasn't concerned about getting it back from Adam Jones, who had joked earlier in the week that Tejada could have it for a Rolex watch. Tejada had worn No. 4 with the Oakland A's, but the Orioles retired that number in honor of Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver.

The father-son owners of Carol's Western Wear in Glen Burnie are so attached to the legend of John Wayne that they know his boot size and preference for plain brown with a squared-off toe. They will mark the 105 t h birthday of America's well-known cowboy Saturday with a storewide sale that includes everything from alarm clocks and mugs with the Duke's image to several nearly 6-foot tall cut-outs of the actor in full-Western regalia....

Editor's note: This rhyming treat describes Jesse Bear's activities from morning to bedtime. Jesse Bear, what will you wear? What will you wear in the morning? My shirt of red Pulled over my head Over my head in the morning. I'll wear my pants My pants that dance My pants that dance in the morning. I'll wear a rose Between my toes A rose in my toes in the morning. I'll wear the sun On my legs that run Sun on the run in the morning.

For the rest of May, and especially over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, Maryland State Police from the Bel Air Barrack say they plan to be out in force on traffic details, with a special focus on people who drink and drive as well as those who aren't wearing seat belts. In a press release issued recently, the state police said they want "to remind everyone that buckling up is the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself in a motor vehicle collision. " The enforcement effort focusing on people not wearing seat belts goes by the name "Click It or Ticket," and has been under way since the beginning of the month.

It's like a kid being told to eat his spinach: Somehow he knows it's good for him, but he still doesn't like it.Maryland's new helmet law is to take effect Oct. 1, but even cyclists who regularly wear helmets don't like the idea of being told what to do."I have a lot more lawyers and doctors and professional people coming in here buying bikes than most people would believe, and most of them wear helmets," said Keith "Rock" Opeka, 33, who manages the Dirt Shop in College Park. "Most of the people who come in here wear helmets, but they don't want to be told to wear one."

The social season draws near.Soon many of us will be partying amid festive gold, red and silver decorations at dinners, charity benefits or other holiday shindigs.So, how will we dress?Preferably, in accordance with what is written on the invitation. It's polite to do that, despite our contemporary laid-back attitudes, which make jeans the favored attire for many."People don't take invitations literally anymore," says Karen Spratt, president of Innovative Special Events, a 6-year-old Charlotte, N.C., company that stages everything from large corporate events to private parties.

Is there life after modeling for the Victoria's Secret catalog?If you're Alexa Fong Drubay, you go from donning lingerie to running your own cafe, stopping in between to help run a hotel in China, learn cooking in Paris and marry a ski instructor in Switzerland.Regardless of your travels, though, one thing remains true -- your eclectic style.That's how it's been for Ms. Drubay, who currently runs Cafe Drubay with her husband (and former ski instructor) Philippe.But whether she's wearing chef's whites in her fledgling Cross Keys bistro or attending a party in a Thierry Mugler dress, she says comfort is key."

Not only am I openly embracing the fact that Ravens coach John Harbaugh has decided to wear a lavender coat on the sideline, but I also want him to look even less macho next week when his team takes on the Pittsburgh Steelers. Seriously. I won't even object if he dresses up like a police officer from the Village People and sips white wine out of a Gatorade bottle. You know why? Because being the baddest dude on the block is all about attitude and results, not aesthetics. That's why one of my favorite Johnny Cash songs is "A Boy Named Sue."

Q: Our 10-year-old son refuses to wear a cup when he catches for his Little League team. How can we persuade him to use it?A: In this case, experience will be a painful teacher. We hope your son can be encouraged by the facts.He already knows that batters wear helmets to protect their heads. You should explain why a cup is important and that his testicles are just as sensitive to injury as his head is. It is worth pointing out that if he is hit there by a ball, he will likely think of nothing else for quite a few days!

Back-to-school nerves kept Christina Reginaldi from touching her pancakes, but she ate a few bites of sausage, brushed her teeth and neatly taped two quarters' worth of ice cream money to the inside of her lunch box.It was a first day of school like any other year -- except for the uniform.The 9-year-old was clad in a red polo shirt and pleated khaki skirt, adhering to a new voluntary uniform policy at Hampstead Elementary School. About half of Hampstead's 647 pupils arrived yesterday looking like Christina, in bright red tops and khaki bottoms.

It turns out wearing sneakers - without exercising - won't get you in shape. Skechers USA has agreed to a $40 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission for making that claim. The shoe company had claimed its Shape-ups sneakers would help people lose weight. It also said the shoes would strengthen and tone people buttosk, legs and abs. The government agency said Skechers also made false claims about its Resistance Runner, Toners and Tone-ups shoes.

Perry Hall's varsity and JV girls lacrosse teams will wear red this Friday as they raise funds for the American Heart Association and honor Breanna Sudano, a Gators field hockey player who collapsed during a JV game in September. Sudano's life was saved through CPR at the field, then an operation at Maryland Children's Hospital by Dr. Sunjay Kaushal after she was diagnosed with anomalous coronary artery disease -- a condition she was born with but didn't know she had. From a news release sent out Wednesday: On Friday, starting at 5 p.m., the JV and varsity lacrosse teams at Perry Hall will honor Breanna with a "Red Out" game where they will all wear red in her honor. The girls play a fundraiser game every year.

The mourners wore blue nail polish, blue-striped ties, blue jewelry and crisp blue dress shirts. Blue hoodies and blue hair bands. Blue was Grace McComas' favorite color, so that's what mourners at her visitation wore Friday in memory of the 15-year-old Glenelg High School sophomore who took her life recently to end the pain, her family said, of a cyber-bullying campaign against her. Meanwhile, a social media "event" — blue4grace —...

A Baltimore County gun owner, whose federal lawsuit led a judge this month to declare a portion of Maryland's gun laws unconstitutional, has filed a court motion to protect the ruling, which would make it easier for state residents to carry firearms. Attorneys for Raymond Woollard filed the 29-page document in Baltimore's U.S. District Court at the close of business Friday in response to a filing last week by the Maryland attorney general's office, which sought clarification and a delay of the judge's order so the agency could have time to appeal.

The two brightly colored rubber bands that Orioles catcher Michael Ohlman wears around his right wrist — one orange and the other green — serve as a constant reminder. They remind him of two high school friends, Brett Wagner and Josh Rogers, who died in an automobile accident 10 weeks ago. They also remind Ohlman to always wear his seat belt when he gets into a car. The bands read "Josh and Brett: Forever our Light. " "[They] died on Christmas," Ohlman said. "They weren't wearing their seat belts, so these [bracelets]

Just in time forSt. Patrick's Day, a bit of Erin treasure sparkles like a rainbow right in our own, soon to be green, community back yard. The Emerald Isle Club, founded in 1956, meets once a month in Parkville and keeps the Irish heritage alive to pass on to future generations. In finding more details about this club, it was a pleasure speaking to a true Irish gem, Norah Kalkman, of Towson. A club member since 1966, Norah embraced the group like a pot of gold when she came over from County Mayo in western Ireland.

What's a mother of four boys to do when she has to be ready for anything, from luncheon meetings to black-tie extravaganzas? Get to Loehmann's whenever possible. "I'm the Loehmann's queen," says Xandy Waesche of Timonium. Waesche is the chair of the "nuts and bolts committee" for the Rites of Spring Garden Show, Union Memorial Hospital's annual benefit April 16-18 at the Maryland State Fairgrounds. (Call 410-554-2662.) Waesche, 37, dubs herself the "master planner" and knows how to stay on top of her mother and volunteer responsibilities.

As co-host of the TLC series "What Not to Wear," Stacy London has a national reputation for defining fashion trends, and helping people develop their own personal style. The 40-year-old style expert regularly appears on NBC's "Today" show and is a contributing editor for People magazine. Last weekend, she traveled to Baltimore to host Believe in Tomorrow Children's Foundation's Benefit and Auction. London often talks about others' style choices. But what about her own? At the benefit, she wore a black Shoshanna dress, copper metallic Lanvin pumps and an Alexis Bittar pewter resin bangle bracelet and oyster resin earrings.

Holly Atwood, 18, chose a sequined, strapless wedding gown and train with a shoulder-length veil for her wedding to Steven Joseph, 21. He wore a tuxedo with a red vest and tie, a nod to Valentine's Day. She was so nervous she left her heels in the car and walked into the Baltimore County Courthouse in satin slippers. Court Clerk Julie Ensor officiated at the brief civil ceremony and offered the Harford County couple best wishes. Theirs was among the last of nearly 30 weddings there on Valentine's Day, the most love-infused day of the year and the busiest wedding date at many area courthouses.

He was on probation and wearing a GPS monitoring device. He was also armed with a rusty machete, and prosecutors said he carjacked a woman as she checked the oil in her car on Ravenwood Avenue in May. On Tuesday, a Baltimore Circuit Court jury convicted the teenager, Terrell Singleton, of carjacking and car theft, and he faces up to 69 years in prison when he is sentenced in April. Prosecutors said the GPS device he was wearing, so that prison officials could keep track of him, put him at the scene of the holdup.