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Amusement parks: Taking U.S. roller coasters for a spin
SANDUSKY, Ohio — As an amusement parks blogger, I have visited most of the big theme parks in Southern California and central Florida, but my roller-coaster résumé was a little thin when it came to the parks in between. So last summer my wife,...
Tags: Gardens and Parks, Companies and Corporations, Theme Park Vacations, Hersheypark, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Highs and lows of a roller-coaster trip
If you go
Cedar Point, 1 Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky, Ohio; (419) 627-2350, http://www.cedarpoint.com. Must: Cedar Downs Racing Derby, one of the last racing carousels in the world. Miss: The miserable Mantis stand-up coaster, which left my head aching....Tags: Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, Six Flags Inc., Hersheypark, Hershey (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Amusement and Theme Parks
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'Chief skunk' at a hush-hush weapons complex
The gig: Alton D. Romig Jr., 58, is "chief skunk" at Lockheed Martin Corp.'s famed Skunk Works secretive weapons development facility in Palmdale. It's one of the most coveted jobs in aerospace.
For more than 70 years, workers at the shadowy site have...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Science and Technology, Aerospace Manufacturing, Military Equipment, World War II (1939-1945)
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Is Tiger Woods' video interview a sign of the future?
Tiger Woods did not hold a news conference before this week's Wells Fargo Championship. Instead, he answered questions from fans in a video posted on his website. The questions were submitted through Facebook and Twitter. Writers from around the...
Tags: NFL Draft, San Diego Chargers, Media Industry, News Media, Tiger Woods
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T-Mobile USA to cut 1,900 jobs as it consolidates call centers
T-Mobile USA will consolidate its call center operations from two dozen facilities to 17, resulting in 1,900 job cuts. “Concentrating call centers is an important step to achieve competitive cost structures to successfully compete,” said...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, New Products, Economy, Business and Finance, T-Mobile, Apple iPhone
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Offsite audience drives latimes.com growth in November
Readers' Representative JournalA memo to the staff from Managing Editor/Online Jimmy Orr and Senior Vice President/Digital Emily Smith: New Year’s resolution No. 1: Send monthly note out earlier (this note is for November). Yikes. But November was a great month. So let’s...... -
Congressional leaders reach agreement on pipeline safety
Nation NowHouse and Senate leaders on Thursday reached agreement on tougher safety rules for the nation’s vast network of pipelines in the wake of a spate of incidents including a deadly pipeline explosion in San Bruno last year that killed eight people and... -
Explosion fears: House OKs pipeline safety bill; Senate up next
Nation NowA pipeline safety bill that gained momentum after a spate of incidents around the country, including last year's deadly explosion in Northern California, cleared the House with unusual speed on Monday. The pipeline safety bill was expected to move quickly... -
EPA Web tool tracks major greenhouse gas sources
The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled a new interactive website Wednesday that allows users to track the total annual greenhouse gas emissions of power plants, oil refineries and other big industrial facilities that account for 80% of the country&...Tags: Environmental Politics, Companies and Corporations, Environmental Pollution, FBI, Global Warming
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Roger Williams dies at 87; 'Autumn Leaves' pop pianist found commercial success
Roger Williams, a pianist who was one of the most popular instrumentalists of the mid-20th century and who hit No. 1 on the pop charts in 1955 with his arpeggio-strewn "Autumn Leaves," has died. He was 87.
Williams died Saturday at his Los Angeles home...Tags: Armed Forces, Services and Shopping, Defense, Fine Arts, Entertainment Events
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Occupy Wall Street, angry over eviction, occupies a new corner
Nation NowOccupy Wall Street vows to press on as lawyers challenge eviction in New York.... -
Romney's jobs record a little shaky
Mitt Romney stood before a shuttered steel factory in Pennsylvania the other day, using the iconic backdrop to underscore what has become the most forceful theme of his presidential campaign: the need for more jobs.
"He has done everything wrong," Romney...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Labor Markets, Regional Authority, United States Census Bureau, Employers
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