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Some ex-trainers say SeaWorld downplays risks of working with killer whales
The February 2010 death of SeaWorld Orlando trainer Dawn Brancheau, who was pulled underwater and killed by the 12,000-pound killer whale Tilikum, triggered the most exhaustive safety review in SeaWorld history and changes that are still being implemented...Tags: Dawn Brancheau, Stetson University, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace, Killer Whale (animal)
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Michael K. Williams' 'Empire'
RedEyeMichael Kenneth Williams is making a habit of creating unforgettable characters in HBO series. Williams is probably best known for his turn as gay stickup artist Omar Little on “The Wire.” But he’s currently burning up the small...Tags: Television, Tools and Hardware, David Simon, Hardware, Steve Buscemi
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Polasek legacy: Sculptor's democracy statue returns to Prague
When about a dozen Central Floridians attend a Czech national celebration Wednesday in Prague, they will be watching a piece of history set right — and the conclusion of a saga that encompasses two world wars, communist occupation, defiant...Tags: Woodrow Wilson, U.S. Department of State, Arts, Prague (Czech Republic), Vaclav Klaus
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The Crosby Chronicles: Politicians don't make good teachers
Gov. Brown signed a bill last Thursday that requires California schools to use history textbooks and lessons that mention positive contributions from the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. No other state has such a requirement.
While I...Tags: Elections, Gays and Lesbians, California, Truman Capote, Arts and Culture
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Archivists scramble after men accused of stealing historic documents
On an invitingly bright summer day, the reading room at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania starts filling up nonetheless as soon as the doors open: professors, Ph.D. candidates and amateur genealogists alike stream in to spend hours perusing the...Tags: Theft, Benjamin Franklin, Missouri, Police Arrests, Lawyers
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Probe expands into attempted theft of Maryland historical papers
At the Maryland Historical Society, they're calling it the Great Cupcake Caper. Before being arrested by police on Saturday and charged with stealing dozens of historical documents, author and collector Barry H. Landau had brought cupcakes for the...Tags: Television, Travel, Theft, History (tv network), Finance
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Critic's Notebook: Under the influence of Hemingway
![For much of the 1980s, beginning when I was in college, I used to read a Hemingway book a year. The point was not self-improvement but rather a kind of exploration: What was it, exactly, about his writing that I'd missed? I had read "The Sun Also Rises" in high school and had admired its spare portrayal of 1920s expatriate life. But I'd also thought of it as more than a little stilted, even melodramatic in its way.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-06/62887735-30134252.jpg "For much of the 1980s, beginning when I was in college, I used to read a Hemingway book a year. The point was not self-improvement but rather a kind of exploration: What was it, exactly, about his writing that I'd missed? I had read "The Sun Also Rises\" in high school and had admired its spare portrayal of 1920s expatriate life. But I'd also thought of it as more than a little stilted, even melodramatic in its way.")
Los Angeles Times Book CriticFor much of the 1980s, beginning when I was in college, I used to read a Hemingway book a year. The point was not self-improvement but rather a kind of exploration: What was it, exactly, about his writing that I'd missed? I had read "The Sun Also Rises"...Tags: Raymond Carver, Norman Mailer, New York, Petroleum Industry, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Top 10 Florida Marlins highlights
April 5, 1993: Charlie Hough throws the first pitch in Marlins history. The Marlins won their inaugural game over the Dodgers 6-3 in front of 42,334 fans.
Oct. 3, 1997: Robb Nen pitches a perfect ninth inning in Game 3 of the NLDS against the...Tags: Cleveland Indians, Jeff Conine, Mike Lowell, Luis Castillo (baseball), Charles Nagy
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Phelps' rival aims to heat up world meet
For the past eight years, the major competitive storyline at every meaningful swimming championship has arisen from Michael Phelps' international and historic dominance. How many medals will he win? How many records will he break? How dramatically will he...Tags: Sports, Awards and Prizes, Multi-Sport Events, 2016 Olympic Games, Michael Phelps
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'Terra Nova' recap: Episode 4, 'The Runaway'
I'm putting a call into IKEA first thing tomorrow morning to pitch a new line of furniture — the DinoSaϋr — modeled after the classy desk gracing Commander Taylor's office: a T. Rex skull holding up a sheet of glass. Functional,...Tags: Missing Persons, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Theft, Terra Nova (tv program)
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Lasater: history buff honored
CHARLEVOIX — Retired Charlevoix County Sheriff George Lasater recently received the prestigious Gov. John B. Swainson Award by the Michigan Historical Commission during a ceremony in the state Capitol building in Lansing. Lasater is counted among...Tags: Defense, Elections, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Michigan, Veterans Affairs
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Baltimore Messenger calendar
Submit notices via email: messenger@patuxent.com; fax: 410-332-6336; or mail: Baltimore Messenger, 501 N. Calvert St., Third Floor, Baltimore, MD 21278. Include sponsor or host, date, time, address of event, contact name and phone number. Deadline is...Tags: Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Dance, History (tv network), Walters Art Museum, Festive Events
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