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Most Western countries had adopted it by the 18th century. The Julian calendar has now fallen 13 days behind the Gregorian. Frank Roylance The Weather Blog Send Frank a question at frank.roylance@baltsun.com The killing at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda was high-profile, coming on New Day at the well-known facility. The victim, Roosevelt Brockington, was stabbed more than 70 times in a basement boiler room. Detectives quickly identified a suspect: Keith Little, a hospital employee.

He worked for Brockington, who had recently given him a poor performance review. Little had also been accused of killing a co-worker at a previous job, at a maintenance facility in Washington in 2003, but he was acquitted. Detectives spoke to Little, but they said that it until a bizarre incident Wednesday night that they had enough to charge him: Another hospital worker said he saw Little, just outside the boiler room, using chemically treated water and a bucket to wash down a pair of black gloves and a ski mask, police said. got a break in the Montgomery Police Chief J. Thomas Manger said Thursday.

Little, 49, of Lanham, was being held without bond in the Montgomery County jail. He is due in court today to be arraigned on a charge of first-degree murder. Detectives said the brutality of the crime indicated anger. They said the recent poor performance review from Brockington kept Little from getting a raise. believe this may have been the Manger said.

In the Washington case, Little was charged with three counts, including second-degree murder while armed, in the shooting death of Gordon Rollins, according to court documents. Rollins and Little were co-workers at the facility in Northwest Washington. Rollins, 47, was a janitor, and Little was a maintenance man who had joined the company only a month before the shooting. Authorities said the two men argued over a missing snake before Rollins was shot to death. Rollins had accused Little of stealing tools, according to Montgomery officials.

Hospital killing suspect accused in slaying By Dan Morse and Keith L. Alexander THE WASHINGTON POST Aformer teacher at an elementary school in Glen Burnie was suspended after his arrest Wednesday on child pornography charges. Gregory Alan Christy, 39, of the 7000 block of Timberfield Place in northeastern Anne Arundel County was charged with one count of distribution of child pornography and 10 counts of possessing it, according to police. Court records indicate that bail was set at $250,000, and he was released after posting bond. Christy was a physical-education teacher at Rippling Woods Elementary School from 2008 until last spring.

victims have been identified as having resided within Anne Arundel Justin Mulcahy, a spokesman for Anne Arundel County police, said Thursday. According to charging documents, on April 5, while Christy was out of town, his roommate tipped police off to the images on personal computer. The roommate told police that Christy bragged about his pornography the paperwork says. The roommate saw video that included agirl who appeared to be about 10 years old, according to charging documents. The search warrant that police obtained for the residence was sealed, giving the roommate time to move, the charging documents say.

Investigators seized several computers from home. Told of the investigation, school officials reassigned him to an administrative job away from children. After Christy was charged Wednesday, he was suspended with pay, said Bob Mosier, a school system spokesman. Christy could not be reached for comment Thursday. of of suspected child pornography were on computer, Mulcahy said.

According to the charging documents, there were also 143 videos of suspected child pornography, some of which feature children who appear to be as young as 9. Of them, 10 were known victims and are the basis for the charges. The children were identified through the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children from other cases, police said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did the forensic computer work, according to Mulcahy. ICE told police that the downloaded and was sharing over 300 image, video and audio many of which depicted suspected child pornography, according to charging documents.

The investigation is continuing. are certainly going to look into the possibility that there are more Mulcahy said. According to Mosier, Rippling Woods parents received an automated phone call Thursday morning telling them to expect aletter from the principal, Gwen Atkinson. is important that you understand that we have no indication at this point that any of the charges against Mr. Christy involve conduct that took place on school says the letter, which is also on the website.

Christy has been a teacher in the county since 1996, and Rippling Woods is his fourth school. He worked at Old Mill Middle-South from 1996 to 1997; at Chesapeake Bay Middle from 1997 to 2002; then at J. Albert Adams Academy, an alternative middle school, through 2008. He left teaching for about a year for a business position, school system records show, before joining Adams Academy. The maximum penalty for a single conviction for promoting or distributing child pornography is 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine; for possession of child pornography, five years in prison and fine.

andrea.siegel@baltsun.com Glen Burnie teacher, charged with child porn, is suspended He was reassigned to office duties during investigation By Andrea F. Siegel THE BALTIMORE SUN Gregory A. Christy Sun Rewards code is worth 2,500 points. Enter the code below at www.mysunrewards.com/dailycode Each daily code is only valid until midnight. DXL316 When Dorian Teal wanted to turn his life around, the high-school dropout decided he just want to be great, he wanted to be educated.

The now-20-year-old student, who dropped out of Edmondson-Westside High School two years ago, is among the more than 2,000 students who have made their way back to the Baltimore school system in the past three years to take advantage of the Great Kids Come Back campaign, an effort launched by the school system in 2008 to lower the dropout rate. The first 2011campaign is under way, and the school system will hold two resource fairs this month for students to explore their options. For three years, the school system has coordinated its outreach to students like Teal who have a rekindled desire to give school, and themselves, a second chance. saw a lot of people around me working, taking care of their family, and I wanted to be one of those said Teal, who enrolled in the Youth Opportunity Academy, an alternative high school that partners with city schools to allow dropouts to obtain their high school diplomas and GEDs. The vast majority of students who return under the Great Kids Come Back campaigns enroll in alternative schools or programs, according to city school data, usually because they are older and have enough credits.

In the current school year, about 460 students have been referred to alternative schools and programs. But story proves that the Great Kids campaign is no longer just a rallying cry but has improved the number of students leaving city schools, which is now at a record low. we found three years ago was that the culture of the district welcoming to students with said Jonathan Brice, executive director for student support and safety. culture has changed, so more kids and parents are coming back to the right The campaign is still marked by ramped- up efforts such as central staff members knocking on doors of dropouts and aggressive school-based initiatives across the city. But Brice said the mentality behind the Great Kids campaign is pervading the school system on a daily basis.

Teal returned to school in September once he learned that the school system had programs that would allow him to obtain his high school diploma. He gathered his own paperwork, stood in line to have it processed and waited for the phone call from city school headquarters indicating that he could enroll in a program that fit his needs. Now, Teal is the treasurer of the student council and is on track to graduate in June. He also has a daughter for whom he believes he can provide a life. is a good he said, adding that he promotes the alternative diploma programs to his friends who have dropped out.

still good for people to go out and literally pull people out from the streets to improve our lives, our The 2011Great Kids resource fairs will take place at city school headquarters, 200 E. North from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 14 and from 9 a.m.-noon Jan. 15.

erica.green@baltsun.com City schools work to return dropouts to class 2011 Kids Come campaign is under way By Erica L. Green THE BALTIMORE SUN Dorian Teal, now 20, returned to school after dropping out and is now a senior at the Youth Opportunity Academy in West Baltimore. BARBARA HADDOCK SUN PHOTOS Dorian Teal and Rhonda Alexander, Youth Opportunity Academy principal, embrace..