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READER SUBMITTED: HAI Group Grants Wish for 12-year old Connecticut Resident
CheshireHAI Group, a leading provider of niche insurance programs and value-added services for the public and affordable housing community, has announced they adopted a wish for Xavier, a 12-year old Connecticut resident. Afflicted with a life-threatening...Tags: Brookfield (Cook, Illinois), Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Museum of Science and Industry
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Universal's 4th hotel to open before debut of 2nd Harry Potter 'land'
Universal Orlando's fourth on-site hotel will open during the first quarter of 2014, the resort said Wednesday during a media gathering organized ahead of this week's grand opening of a new Transformers ride. Resort officials said the 1,800-room...
Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Universal Studios Orlando
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My Word: As FunRail, SunRail likely to succeed
What do Disney World and the New York City subway system have in common — besides frequent sightings of bigger-than-life mice? Both do a good job of transporting people and giving their customers entertaining rides. When passengers are carried...Tags: Subway Transportation, Transportation, Travel, Lake Mary, Entertainment
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Letters to the editor: TV English, price hikes, property rights
Learn TV English Sen. Marco Rubio wants immigrants to speak English in order to qualify for a "green card." So do I. I am a proud West Virginia-born-and-raised American. After marrying a Venezuelan, I wanted to move to Venezuela, and we did for a...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Trayvon Martin, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress, Government
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SeaWorld-owned killer whale calf dies in Europe
A killer-whale calf owned by SeaWorld Entertainment Inc. died this week at Loro Parque, a marine park in Tenerife, Spain. "Vicky," a 10-month-old female killer, died a "sudden death" on Sunday, Loro Parque said in a written statement. "In contrast...
Tags: Wildlife, SeaWorld, Loans
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News of the Weird: Very Personal Hygiene
Orestes De La Paz's exhibit at the Frost Art Museum in Miami in May recalled Chuck Palahniuk's novel and film Fight Club, in which lead character Tyler Durden's principal income source was making upscale soap using discarded liposuctioned fat fetched from...
Tags: Firearms, Medical Specialization, Tooth Decay, Arts and Culture, Arts
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Defeat of Orange paid sick time fight makes national splash
The bill that Gov. Rick Scott signed last week that blocks a paid sick time ballot fight in Orange County, and other similar efforts statewide, has made a national splash in various news media. Republicans and the Florida Chamber of Commerce, Walt...
Tags: Rick Scott, Orange County (Florida)
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Australia eyes Buddha and baccarat to lure Chinese tourists
ReutersBy Jane Wardell SYDNEY, June 18 (Reuters) - Australia's coastal Wyong region outside Sydney, a pretty stretch of pristine beaches and wildlife-filled wetlands, isn't high on the travel agenda of most Chinese tourists. But the local mayor and a Chinese...Tags: Theme Park Vacations, Arts and Culture, International Travel, Travel, Shanghai (China)
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Review: Knott's 'Boom Town' mixes cirque acrobatics, gold rush fever
Over the years, cirque-style shows have dealt with themes as wide-ranging as Hollywood and 1960s counterculture, magic and martial arts, evolution and sexuality, fairy tales and mythology, Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson. But cirque meets the Wild...
Tags: Michael Jackson, Theme Park Vacations, Travel, Google Inc., Social Media
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Letters to the editor: Jurors' commitment, preservation, and infant deaths
As I read about the arduous jury selection for the trial of George Zimmerman ("Week 1: Prospective jurors voice trial concerns, views on Trayvon," Orlando Sentinel, Sunday), I am struck by many potential jurors' commitment to the process. These are...Tags: Washington, DC, Healthy Diet, Public Officials, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Congress
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Sheriff: Child sex sting netted 41 suspects, ages 18-65
FloriDUHThe Polk County Sheriff’s Office just conducted its largest sex sting operation targeting people who use the Internet to exploit children. They busted 41 suspects -- 40 men and a woman -- for a total of 180 charges. Sixteen suspects brought...Tags: Labor Legislation, Extradition, International Law, Career and Workplace
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