Even at the ripe age of 98, Dr. Height still exuded class, dignity and an air of nobility.

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The original Raven -- as the team's first draft pick after it relocated from Cleveland to Baltimore -- literally stands above everyone else in the Class of 2013, by virtue of his height and 345-pound frame.

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But sushi, now deemed the height of sophistication, is becoming de rigueur for the capital's middle class.

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