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Feet welcome multitude of fungi
Here's a scientific finding that may knock you off your feet: At least 80 types of fungi reside on a typical person's heel, along with 60 between the toes and 40 on the toenail. Altogether, the feet are home to more than 100 types of fungus, more than...Tags: Athlete's Foot, Viral Diseases and Infections, University of Pennsylvania, Medical Specialization, Medical Research
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F-35 fighter jet program reaches milestone with vertical takeoff
The F-35 fighter jet, a nearly $400-billion weapons program under development for more than a decade, hit a major milestone when it completed its first-ever vertical takeoff. On Monday, aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. released a video in...
Tags: Military Equipment, Military Aircraft, Virgin Group, Ltd., Science and Technology, Armed Forces
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Could the AT&T National return to Philadelphia?
Tiger Woods dropped an interesting reference to Philadelphia on Monday at media day for the AT&T National. The tournament will be held at Congressional Golf Club in Bethesda, Md., through 2014. According to the Washington Post, the membership will vote...Tags: Tiger Woods, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Post
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Maryland Public Schools seeks to diversify teaching corps
Capital News ServiceMike Williams recalls having only one black, male teacher during his K-12 education in Montgomery County, Md. “I felt a bit isolated. That’s coming from me, and I was fairly popular. I was an athlete,” said Williams, 43, now a social...Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Elections, Colleges and Universities, Howard University, Teachers
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Ken Venturi, 1964 U.S. Open champion, dies at 82
Ken Venturi, a San Francisco native and the 1964 U.S. Open golf champion, has died. He was 82. Matt Venturi says his father died Friday afternoon at a hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif., after a two-month battle with a spinal infection, pneumonia and...Tags: Human Interest, PGA Tour, U.S. Open (golf), Pneumonia
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Nordstrom Rack opens today in Columbia
Nordstrom Rack will open its planned store in Columbia today at 9 a.m. The discount format of upscale department store Nordstrom Inc. celebrates the opening of a 41,000-square-foot space with "Rally at the Rack." The retailer promises music, breakfast...
Tags: Nordstrom, Nordstrom, Inc., Towson, Annapolis
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Andrew Bogema Jr., 89
Andrew Bogema Jr., age 89, of Rochester Hills, formerly of North Carolina, died May 12, 2013. Loving husband of Elizabeth for 69 years. Dear father of E. Diane (James) Lahmann, Andrew (Jennifer) Bogema III, Janet Kay Bogema, and Jon (Laurie) Bogema....
Tags: U.S. Army, Autism
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High hospital bills go public, but will it help?
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the government is publicly revealing how much hospitals charge, and the differences are astounding: Some bill tens of thousands of dollars more than others for the same treatment, even within the same city....
Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Insurance, White House
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Brown is first to enter 2014 gubernatorial race
Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown became the first candidate to join the 2014 Maryland governor's race Friday with a call to close the gap between rich and poor in education, health and economic opportunity. Before a crowd at Prince George's Community College...
Tags: Montgomery County (Maryland), Martin O'Malley, Government, Douglas F. Gansler, Military Justice
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Somerset County approves settlement with FTCA
DAILY AMERICAN REPORTERThe Somerset County commissioners ratified a tax assessment appeal settlement with FTCA, the former owner of the Fleetwood manufacturing plant, during their regular meeting Tuesday. As a result of the settlement, the county will have to refund $391....Tags: Somerset County (Maryland), Real Estate, Services and Shopping
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F-35's manufacturers put civilians in 'cockpit'
Rep. Donna F. Edwards slipped into the F-35 cockpit — a stationary demonstration model — and gave the jet a simulated spin, trying out the controls, shooting down enemy aircraft over the Chesapeake Bay and executing a celebratory roll. "This...Tags: Barack Obama, Boeing Co., Government, Linthicum, Aerospace Manufacturing
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Annapolis' Borland, Williams lead classes at NOOD Regatta
Two Annapolis sailors, Jeff Borland and Tim Williams, took advantage of favorable winds on their home Chesapeake Bay waters to take the lead in their classes Saturday at the Sperry Top-Sider NOOD Regatta. Borland leads the nine-boat Etchells class...Tags: Hicksville, Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), Clarksville, Pittsburgh, Severna Park
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