Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) articles from November 2006

Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) archives from November 2006

MD Legal Briefs: November 1, 2006.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Broadway pleads guilty Before jury selection got underway yesterday in his murder and child abuse trial, Nathaniel Broadway, 27, of Baltimore, agreed to plead guilty to two counts of second-degree...

Maryland Legal Briefs: November 1, 2006.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Developer must pay Developer C. Richard E. Benson violated his parole and has been ordered by an Anne Arundel County Circuit Court judge to pay $2,500, the balance of a $10,000 fine that was suspended following...

Hubble Space Telescope rescue means more dollars for Md.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Joe Bacchus The decision to extend the life of the Hubble Space Telescope means hundreds of millions of federal dollars will keep flowing into Maryland until at least 2013. NASA announced yesterday a shuttle mission to repair the...

University of Maryland immune from instructor's lawsuit.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale A former instructor at the University of Maryland was two years too late in filing a breach of contract claim against the school for terminating his employment in June 2002, the Court of Special Appeals has...

Little impact expected from Baltimore-based Trammell Crow, CBRE merger.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Jen Degregorio Two of Baltimore's largest commercial real estate companies could become one if CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. succeeds in acquiring Trammell Crow Co. in a $2.2 billion transaction. Questions remain about how the...

Suit by slain marine's dad survives challenge in Maryland.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber The father of a slain Marine can proceed with his lawsuit against the fundamentalist church that picketed his son's funeral, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett dismissed the Westboro...

After trademark suit, Gaithersburg-based Advancis Pharmaceutical will change its name.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Karen Buckelew Gaithersburg drug firm Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp. is swallowing its medicine after losing its trademark lawsuit, agreeing to change its name and branding before next July. Advancis last Friday submitted to the...

International visitors drive tourism increase in Maryland.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Dori Berman Spending by international travelers in Maryland grew by 13 percent last year after aggressive marketing by the state in conjunction with the tourism departments in D.C. and Virginia. Overall tourism spending in Maryland...

Bethesda-based Fidelis Security Systems Co. tapped.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Fidelis Security Systems Co., of Bethesda, which makes software to prevent the unauthorized network transfer of critical or sensitive information, said its Fidelis Extrusion Prevention System was selected by the...

Drug shows positive results for Rockville-based Human Genome Sciences Inc.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Human Genome Sciences Inc., of Rockville, a drug development company primarily focused on protein and antibody drugs, said its hepatitis C treatment candidate Albuferon showed positive results halfway through a...

Maryland gasoline price steadies.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Maryland's gasoline price appears to have stabilized following a period of significant declines, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. Maryland's average of $2.15 for a gallon of self-serve regular is the same as it was...

Silver Spring-based United Therapeutics Corp.'s profit drops.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff United Therapeutics Corp., of Silver Spring, a developer of pharmaceuticals to combat chronic and life-threatening cardiovascular, infectious and oncological diseases, said its third-quarter profit fell on...

Baltimore-based FTI Consulting Inc. reports loss.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff FTI Consulting Inc., of Baltimore, a national provider of consulting and technology services, reported a third-quarter net loss of $286,000, or 1 cent per share, compared with profit of $11.2 million, or 27 cents...

Frederick-based EarthData International gets contract.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record EarthData International, of Frederick, which provides aerial mapping services, said it was awarded a $4.3 million contract from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to map portions of one of South America's...

$200M order for Bethesda-based USEC.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff USEC Inc., of Bethesda, a global energy company that supplies enriched uranium fuel for commercial nuclear power plants, said it received a $200 million contract to supply electric utility PPL Corp., of...

Glenn Dale-based TVI Corp. gets $2M contract.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff TVI Corp., of Glenn Dale, which supplies first-responder systems for homeland security, hospitals, the military, police and fire departments and public health agencies, said it received a $2 million order from...

Changes at Greyhound Lines Inc.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Greyhound Lines Inc., the nation's largest provider of intercity bus transportation, announced service upgrades and fare adjustments, allowing customers traveling in select Northeast cities, including Baltimore,...

Nuclear go-ahead for Baltimore Constellation Energy Group.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Constellation Energy Group, of Baltimore, announced that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed operating licenses for both generating units at its Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Station in Oswego,...

Bethesda-based American Capital makes $50M investment.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff American Capital Strategies Ltd., of Bethesda, a publicly traded buyout and specialty finance company, announced an investment of up to $50 million to support the growth of First Capital, of West Palm Beach,...

Good deal for Baltimore-based RWD Technologies Inc.
November 1, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff RWD Technologies Inc., of Baltimore, a provider of products and services in the areas of training, consulting and organizational performance, said it has an agreement with the National Technical Information...

Law Digest.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports COURT OF APPEALS Administrative, Right to appeal under LEOBR: Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Comm'n v. Anderson, No. 112, Sept. Term, 2005. LEOBR does not authorize a police...

News Summary.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Advancis' losses mount As a result of reduced revenue and high expenses associated with the launch of its Keflex 750 mg capsules, Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp., of Germantown, reported a...

Rockville-based corporate governance firm to merge with RiskMetrics.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Joe Bacchus Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. expects more business and more Maryland jobs with its planned sale to a New York firm. The Rockville-based corporate governance company will be acquired by RiskMetrics Group Inc.,...

BDC seeks plan for Sphinx Club in Baltimore.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Jen DeGregorio The long-shuttered Sphinx Club on Pennsylvania Avenue could soon be marketed to developers who would restore the historical venue as part of a deal with the city. The Baltimore Development Corp., the city's economic...

Germantown-based Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp.'s losses mount.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff As a result of reduced revenue and high expenses associated with the launch of its Keflex 750 mg capsules, Advancis Pharmaceutical Corp., of Germantown, reported a third-quarter net loss of $9.9 million, or 36...

Baltimore Development Corp. awards exclusive negotiating rights.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Baltimore Development Corp. said yesterday it is awarding exclusive negotiating rights to three separate teams for redevelopment of scattered properties on the city's West Side. Redniwa Inc. was awarded 313...

Bowie-based Old Line Bancshares Inc. boosts earnings.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Old Line Bancshares Inc., of Bowie, the parent company of Old Line Bank, reported third-quarter net income of $416,624, or 10 cents per diluted share, a 48 per cent increase over net income of $281,271, or 13...

MD banks join forces.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff First National Bank of North East, of North East in Cecil County, and Bay Net A Community Bank, based in Bel Air, said Friday they have joined together under the name Bay First Bank. The action followed...

Adventure Sports Center in Garrett County tourist destination includes whitewater course.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Dori Berman More than 15 years after some kayaking enthusiasts first conceived the idea, a manmade mountaintop whitewater course in Western Maryland is in the final phases of construction and will be fully tested beginning next...

MD Court of Special Appeals rules rape conviction withstands 'other crimes' challenge.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Ann W. Parks A man who abducted and raped a mentally challenged woman in Frederick County was not unfairly prejudiced at trial by evidence that he committed a similar offense 23 years earlier in Baltimore, the Court of Special...

Applications sought for stem cell research.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Karen Buckelew Maryland's Stem Cell Commission yesterday issued its first-ever requests for applications, finally revealing how it will distribute $15 million in state funding for adult and embryonic stem cell research. The...

MD Board of Elections waiting for Rolle's report.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale With less than a week to go before the election, the Maryland Board of Elections was still waiting yesterday for a campaign finance report from the committee raising funds for Scott Rolle, the Republican...

Champions! University of Maryland School of Law's team takes NITA's top honor.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale It's not the Super Bowl or NCAA men's basketball final, but for litigators-in-training, it doesn't get any bigger than the National Institute for Trial Advocacy's Tournament of Champions. And an underdog team...

Piecemeal advice supports finding that defendant waived right to counsel.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber A drunken-driving defendant was properly required to represent herself at trial because she waived her right to counsel by inaction, the Court of Special Appeals has decided. Maryland Rule 4-215 requires a waiver by...

Hunt Valley-based Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.'s profit drops.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc., of Hunt Valley, a diversified broadcasting company that owns or programs 58 television stations in 36 markets, said its third-quarter earnings fell sharply from a year-ago quarter...

HSBC USA Inc. opens new bank in Bethesda.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff HSBC USA Inc., the U.S. banking unit of London-based HSBC Holdings PLC, one of the world's largest financial services company, said it has established HSBC National Bank USA, a new, nationally chartered bank...

BankAnnapolis' earnings up.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Annapolis Bancorp Inc., the parent company of BankAnnapolis, reported third-quarter net income of $740,000, or 18 cents per diluted share, a 9.1 percent increase over net income of $678,000, or 16 cents per...

Glenn Dale-based TVI Corp. acquires company.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff TVI Corp., of Glenn Dale, a supplier of first responder systems for homeland security, hospitals, the military, police and fire departments, and public health agencies, announced it has acquired privately held...

White Marsh-based Williams Scotsman International Inc. turnaround.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Williams Scotsman International Inc., of White Marsh, which leases mobile office and storage units, reported third-quarter net income of $16.2 million, or 37 cents per diluted share, versus a net loss of $14.7...

State Board of Public Works approves Ambulatory Care Center in Baltimore.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff The state Board of Public Works yesterday approved a $10.7 million grant to assist with the design of an eight-story Ambulatory Care Center adjacent to the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. The...

Former Baltimore-based company changes name.
November 2, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Aether Holdings Inc., a formerly Baltimore-based company that moved to New York in June, announced that its stockholders approved changing the name of the company to NexCen Brands Inc. As of yesterday, the...

Maryland communications firms announce staffing changes: November 3, 2006.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Alice D. Settle-Raskin has joined the Howard County Economic Development Authority as the new communications manager. She brings a wealth of public relations and marketing expertise to the...

Commentary: Pray or meditate, but keep school officials out of it.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Charles C. Haynes Wilson County, Tenn., and Marin County, Calif., are about as different as any two places in America can be. But this month school officials in both communities appear equally confused about what constitutes...

Commentary: Area is well positioned to benefit from BRAC.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Christian S. Johansson The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure could prove to be one of the most significant economic developments in a generation. Since the recommendations became law, Greater Baltimore has been hard at work...

1st Mariner Bank appoints Frank Dittrick financial advisor and VP of financial services.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports 1st Mariner Bank announced the appointment of Frank Dittrick as financial advisor and vice president of 1st Mariner Financial Services. With more than eight years of experience in the financial...

Avatech Solutions appoints Bruce White head of its infrastructure solutions group.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Avatech Solutions, the nationwide technology experts for design, engineering and facilities management, has made Bruce White the head of its infrastructure solutions group. As the president of...

Maryland health care companies announce staffing changes: November 3, 2006.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Alicia Slahetka is the new president of the Volunteer Auxiliary of Howard County General Hospital. The appointment is a homecoming of sorts for Slahetka, who has been a hospital volunteer since...

Kelly Wilson elected president of Maryland Association of Health Underwriters.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Kelly Wilson, vice president of DC/VA sales for Kelly & Associates Insurance Group, has been elected president of the Maryland Association of Health Underwriters for the 2006-2007 term. Wilson...

MD marketing firms announce staffing changes: November 3, 2006.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business announced Neil Selvin joined the center as a new entrepreneur-in-residence. Selvin runs a...

Maryland nonprofits announce staffing changes: November 3, 2006.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Thomas D. Bonomo has been named interim president and CEO of United Cerebral Palsy of Central Maryland. In this position, he will be responsible for leading all operations of the Maryland chapter...

MD real estate firms announce staffing changes: November 3, 2006.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Rakesh Patel, a 10-year development and brand management veteran, has joined Manekin LLC as a developer. Working from the firm's Columbia headquarters, he develops mixed-use properties in the...

Commentary: It's time to re-examine Maryland's juvenile justice system.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Steven I. Platt My final column before the election will focus on an issue that has been debated in every election that I can remember since I came to Maryland in 1970: the juvenile justice system. In 1967, in a decision styled In...

MD now has group of judges specially trained to hear cases dealing with complicated scientific issue.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber Maryland now has a group of judges specially trained to hear cases dealing with stem cells, DNA, addiction, brain imaging and other complicated scientific issues. Twenty-three state jurists graduated from a yearlong...

MD woman wins $270K from landlord after mold worsens lung disease.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Cynthia Di Pasquale A St. Mary's County jury awarded $270,000 to a woman whose chronic lung disease was exacerbated by mold, fungi and other toxic substances in her rental home. Margaret Buckler, 58, lived in the Mechanicsville...

Commentary: Challenges or opportunities: China presents both to U.S.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Satish B. Parekh I have just returned from China after a monthlong visit during which I worked with two major universities and a few businesses in Jinan City, capital of the Shandong Province, strategically located in the...

Two leading candidates for state comptroller outline their visions for Md.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Dori Berman The two leading candidates for state comptroller, Peter Franchot and Anne McCarthy, met separately with Dori Berman, The Daily Record's government reporter, to answer questions about their views and goals. Here is what...

Challenge to Gansler's candidacy came too late, MD Court of Appeals holds.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Ann W. Parks Bowie lawyer Jason W. Shoemaker had a tough challenge ahead of him. Shoemaker, representing Maryland resident Nikos S. Liddy, was trying to convince the seven judges on Maryland's Court of Appeals to throw the name of...

Diebold Election Systems: No technical glitches when Marylanders cast their electronic votes.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Alan Dessoff Maryland voters will cast ballots Tuesday on the same electronic voting machines that caused problems in the September primary elections, but there should be no such technical glitches this time, according to Diebold...

Big Bang scientists awarded 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Christine Hansen Long and widely held suspicions regarding the validity of the Big Bang theory may now be put to rest, thanks to the hard work and award-winning science of John C. Mather and George F. Smoot, both of whom were...

MD Court of Appeals rules outstanding arrest warrant legitimizes evidence obtained in unlawful traff.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Barbara Grzincic A Hagerstown man was properly convicted of theft in Maryland even though the evidence against him was discovered following an unlawful traffic stop in Pennsylvania, Maryland's highest court has held. Ernest J....

Commentary: Talk is cheap.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Darren Rudham VOiP. No, it's not contagious -- but when Voice Over Internet Protocol is recognized for all its potential benefits, it will probably proliferate like a virus. Although this computer-to-computer voice package...

Greater Baltimore Technology Council interviews Tim Askew, president and CEO of CSA Medical Inc.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff The Greater Baltimore Technology Council (GBTC) recently interviewed Tim Askew, president and CEO of CSA Medical Inc. (www.csamedical.com). CSA Medical has created a device that allows physicians to destroy...

Baltimore targets traffic flow.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Mark R. Smith We all know the feeling. The starts, the stops. Then more stops and more starts. And then comes the waiting. Going with the flow, be damned. There often is no flow. That's the routine that many commuters live out...

Commentary: The NSA, electronic surveillance and your business.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Frederick Rick M. Joyce The recent ruckus over the National Security Agency's warrantless electronic surveillance program has once again brought electronic privacy rights to the forefront of public discourse. According to publicly...

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield sees tech in its future.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Karen Buckelew The departure of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield President and CEO William L. Jews by the end of this year opens the door for a new strategic plan for the company's future in an age of technology, CareFirst Inc.'s...

MD-based BreakAway Ltd. takes games seriously.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Arlene Karidis When Doug Whatley launched his gaming company, BreakAway Ltd., in 1998, he had a specific business plan in mind, but an unexpected opportunity came along, you can say, by serendipity. After that, things began...

Low bids for Tribune bolster Maryland businessman's bid for Baltimore Sun.
November 3, 2006... Byline: Jen Degregorio A Maryland businessman's attempt to buy The Baltimore Sun Co. may have gotten a boost yesterday with news reports that the Tribune Co. is looking to sell off its individual assets. National media reported yesterday...

Commentary: 'Moblogging' on the increase.
November 4, 2006... Byline: Larry Fiorino Increasingly, blogging is going mobile--that is, people are moblogging. Moblogging, otherwise known as mobile blogging, consists of posting content to the Internet from a mobile or portable device such as a PDA or...

Commentary: Take one more club to be sure.
November 4, 2006... Byline: Joe Rahnis Ask any professional golfer what the biggest mistake amateur golfers make and I'll guarantee you a majority of them will say amateurs consistently under club themselves on approach shots to the green. We've all been...

Surviving portion of U of MD space probe has new mission.
November 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports The surviving portion of a University of Maryland space probe that watched as its other half crashed into a comet on July 4 has a new celestial body to chase. NASA announced that it accepted a...

Greyhound Lines Inc. announces service upgrades and fare adjustments.
November 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Greyhound Lines Inc., the nation's largest provider of intercity bus transportation, announced service upgrades and fare adjustments, allowing customers traveling in select Northeast cities, including Baltimore,...

MobilePro Corp. subsidiary launches preview of Web site.
November 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff MobilePro Corp., of Bethesda, a provider of wireless technology and broadband telecommunications services, announced that its subsidiary, ProGames Network, has launched a preview of its Web site,...

Public Service Commission hearing examiner recommends approval of wind power project.
November 4, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff A state Public Service Commission hearing examiner has recommended approval of a third Western Maryland wind power project -- but with environmental restrictions that could force developer Synergics Inc. to...

News Summary.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff and Wire Reports Digene's profit quadruples Digene Corp., of Gaithersburg, a biotechnology company that manufactures and markets tests for women's cancers and infectious diseases, said fiscal first-quarter...

Maryland Legal Briefs: November 6, 2006.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Challenger cleared T-shirts proclaiming "David Titman, Circuit Court Judge" did not violate the Maryland Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee's voluntary Standards for the Conduct of Judicial Elections, the...

U of MD competition looks to find the latest voting technologies.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Dori Berman As political leaders nationwide argue about how to fix the problems with electronic voting machines, students around the world will take a stab at doing something about it. University of Maryland, Baltimore County...

Court of Appeals to consider whether Code of Judicial Conduct applies to recalled judges.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Caryn Tamber The Court of Appeals is about to consider an issue that could affect arbitration and mediation in Maryland -- as well as the personal finances of the state's retired judges. The top court plans to hold a hearing this...

Baltimore Ravens' off-the-field info protected from disasters.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Joe Bacchus Every night for the last six weeks, the computers at the offices for the Baltimore Ravens have sent all their stored information across high-speed data lines to distant safe spots -- just in case. The professional...

Court ruling could change how Baltimore Development Corp. works.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Jen DeGregorio Friday's court ruling that the Baltimore Development Corp. is a public body could drastically alter the way the city does business. The unanimous decision by the Maryland Court of Appeals ends a nearly two-year...

Will downtown Baltimore gondola plan fly?
November 6, 2006... Byline: Jen DeGregorio Trey and Peter Winstead have kept a low profile since they won a state grant last year to further their dream of building a ski lift-style gondola system around the Inner Harbor. But the Winstead brothers are back,...

State Board of Law Examiners: The gatekeepers.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Ann W. Parks As the story goes, a man once showed up on the doorstep of the State Board of Law Examiners with his wife in tow, demanding to know how he had fared on the Maryland State Bar Exam. "He said, 'You didn't give me my bar...

FreeWebs.com branches out.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff FreeWebs.com, of Silver Spring, a privately held, free, do-it-yourself Web site builder, said it opened an office in Manhattan's SoHo district to help grow relationships within the interactive advertising...

Old Mutual Financial Network launches Hispanic brand.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Old Mutual Financial Network said it launched OMFN En Espaol, the Hispanic brand for its life insurance products and services, with a new Web site, updated marketing materials and a bilingual sales and customer...

Talbot County's laptop program receives high marks.
November 6, 2006... Byline: Daily Record Staff Talbot County's program giving laptop computers to all ninth-graders got high marks from a recent Johns Hopkins University study. According to Lynne Harper Mainzer, head of the university's Center for Technology...