Australia

Bits & Pieces: Scheduling conflict presents troubling quandary for Atholton seniors

2013-05-07 20:15:00

It has come to my attention that an unfortunate combination of circumstances and apparent stubborness on the part of some administrators has led to a troublesome conflict between the state track championships and the Atholton High School graduation....

Do the right thing on gun control

2013-04-04 10:30:00

I am a retired physician. During my first two years in practice I was an emergency room physician and saw some horrific injuries. Because of those experiences I want to see real solutions to the gun madness We know that Australia's 17-year-old assault...

Alabama defensive tackle Jesse Williams pursues combine bench press record

2013-02-23 14:35:00

Alabama defensive tackle Jesse Williams casts an intimidating figure. He has a bulky upper body and a maximum bench press of 600 pounds. And the�6-foot-4, 320-pounder�has multiple tattoos on various parts of his body, including his neck, face and his...

Ravens Fans from Australia express congratulations

2013-02-06 08:15:00

I would like to pass on sincerest praise to the Baltimore Ravens for an amazing effort against the 49ers. My son and many of his mates watched the game here in Australia. Enjoy your success. Marie Hall, Albury, New South Wales, Australia - Text NEWS to...

Letter: We need to look beyond guns to find causes of violent crime

2013-01-04 13:46:00

Responding to Mr. Michael Cornel's comments regarding the removal of guns in Australia as a "true portrait of gun control" (Letters, Dec. 17): The old saying of figures doesn't lie but liars figure. His comments give the reader a false impression that gun...

Total solar eclipse visible over South Pacific today

2012-11-13 10:47:00

A total solar eclipse will occur over parts of northern Australia and the southern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, and you can watch it from Maryland via a webcast. The eclipse begins at about 3:35 p.m. EST, with its path starting in�Australia's Garig Ganak...

Head of Australia school visits St. Paul's School for Girls

2012-10-09 11:52:00

St. Paul's School for Girls, in Brooklandville, recently hosted a visit by Peter Crawley, headmaster of St. Hilda's School in Queensland, Australia, and his wife, Anne, as a continuation of the school's exchange program with St. Hilda. The partnership...

Facebook: One billion served

2012-10-04 08:36:00

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, announced this morning that the massive social networking site had reached an awesome milestone: One billion active monthly users. "Helping a billion people connect is amazing, humbling and by far the thing I am most...

Commentary: Musings on family traditions and firebugs

2012-09-03 08:27:00

Growing up the second oldest of a little more than a dozen cousins born to five sisters, I've had the unusual vantage point of being able to watch a succession of family members pass through parts of life's obstacle course. Some stumble where I stumbled,...

Grand Prix of Baltimore: Driver bios

2012-08-30 20:20:00

No. 26 Marco Andretti Age: 25 Country: United States Racing team: Andretti Motorsport Driver points: 237, 16th place, 185 behind leader Top finish in 2012: Andretti finished second behind teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay at the Iowa Corn Indy 250 on June...

Rookie of the year just the beginning for Pagenaud

2012-09-01 14:17:00

Things didn't go well for Frenchman Simon Pagenaud in his first race. But that didn't stop him. And though he could find similarities to that first outing last weekend, he clinched The IZOD IndyCar Series' Rookie of the Year award at the Grand Prix of...

5 questions with Columbia Iron Girl winner Michellie Jones

2012-08-25 11:22:00

Michellie Jones, a fomer world-champion triathlete won the seventh-annual Columbia Iron Girl last Sunday in her first try, after Nicole Kelleher was penalized two minutes for using an illegal draft move on the bike portion of the race. Jones, 42, won...

This handout photo supplied by Marineland Melanesia on May 21, 2013 shows Cassius, the world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity, eating his 110th birthday cake, on Green Island, Queensland in Australia. The cake was made of 20 kilograms of chicken necks.

2013-05-21 00:00:00

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21: Stunt expert Leigh-Anne Vizer is held by a 4.5 metre King Kong hand 300 metres above the city of Melbourne during a 'King Kong' production photo call at Eureka Skydeck on May 21, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.

2013-05-20 00:00:00

Despite Dreamliner woes, Boeing jumped from the No. 39 spot last year, improving on $68.7 billion in revenue. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner carbon composite aircraft touches down in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by James Morgan/Boeing Australia via Getty Images)

2013-05-06 06:27:00