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A peaceful interlude at the Mojave National Preserve
For a nation in perpetual motion, to cross the lands that make up the Mojave National Preserve has long meant only one thing: You are very nearly somewhere else.
For westward-bound travelers, whether they came through open wilderness, along the now-...Tags: Chevron Corportion, National Parks, Folklore and Mythology, Environmental Issues, John Muir
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Top 20 for 2012: Best new rides at theme parks around the world
Los Angeles Times staff writerIt already looks like 2012 will prove to be a good year for globetrotting ride enthusiasts as theme parks in Asia, Europe and South America are planning to roll out major new attractions. > Photos: Best new international theme park rides for 2012...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Folklore and Mythology, Entertainment, Italy
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Cruise line listings
Here's a list of many of the lines that carry passenger traffic, along with a list of their vessels. Ships that are to have maiden voyages this year also are listed; check with the cruise line, though, because dates can change. AIDA Cruises, (011) 49-...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Tourism and Leisure, Literature, Folklore and Mythology, Boudicca
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Gevork Vartanian dies at 87; Soviet spy helped derail plot to kill Allied leaders
Gevork Vartanian, a former Soviet intelligence agent who helped derail a Nazi plot to assassinate allied leaders at a 1943 conference in Tehran, has died. He was 87.
Vartanian died Tuesday of an unspecified illness, according to Russia's Foreign...Tags: Dmitry Medvedev, Espionage and Intelligence, Arts and Culture, Russia, Folklore and Mythology
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Visiting out West? Here's a SoCal traveler's cheat sheet
Los Angeles Times staff writerFor most of the last 20 years, it’s been my job to leave Los Angeles and bring home tips on travel elsewhere. But let’s face it: Elsewhere can get expensive. And there’s a lot of elsewhere here already. So a year ago, I turned my...Tags: The Getty, Tourism and Leisure, Folklore and Mythology, Entertainment, Los Angeles Hotels
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Bob Anderson dies at 89; sword-fight teacher to the stars
Ten days before Bob Anderson headed to the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki as part of the British fencing team, he responded to a call from a British film studio in need of three fencers to coach the lead actors for sword-fighting scenes in a new pirate...Tags: The Three Musketeers (movie, 2011), Peter O'Toole, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Fencing, Folklore and Mythology
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Kim Jong Il dies at 69; North Korean leader
North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the mercurial strongman who styled himself as a "Dear Leader" while ruling over an impoverished police state, died at 69, according to North Korean state media.
Kim was believed to have suffered from multiple chronic...Tags: Bombings, South Korea, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Literature, Folklore and Mythology
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Daum: Santorum and the mythic power of the zealots
If you think Rick Santorum is a weird, pious wackadoo, try being a female walking around certain ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in Israel with your ankles showing.
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Religion: Meghan Daum, in her Jan. 12 Op-Ed column...Tags: Christian Orthodoxy, Tea Party Movement, Health, Family Planning, Rick Santorum
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Germany's Europa-Park set to debut first wooden coaster in 2012
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterGermany'sEuropa-Park plans to open an elaborately themed wooden roller coaster in March 2012 that celebrates the Norse mythology of legendary heroes and supernatural creatures. > Photos: Concept art of Europa-Park's new wooden coaster Dubbed Wodan,...Tags: Germany, Arts and Culture
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Singer Etta James hospitalized but 'still fighting,' son says
L.A. NOWEtta James, the legendary rhythm and blues singer suffering from end-stage leukemia and dementia, is under sedation while being treated at a Riverside hospital, her son said Saturday.... -
Etta James spending Christmas in hospital
L.A. NOWThe family of Etta James said they hope to share Christmas with the hospitalized singing legend if she is feeling well enough. James, suffering from end-stage leukemia and dementia, is under sedation while being treated at a Riverside hospital....
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