Manta, the upcoming “flying” coaster at SeaWorld Orlando, remains on schedule for its summer debut. The rails already in place have changed the look of the park, and all of them are expected to be in place by the end of December, park officials say

Sumner Redstone can’t escape life in the goldfish bowl - Times Online
Someone really has it in for Sumner Redstone, the 85-year-old media tycoon who is restructuring his debt-plagued empire. An extraordinary piece appears on TheFirstPost.co.uk and is picked up elsewhere. His demons have come home to roost. He lives

The developer of the proposed Mission Gateway redevelopment has pushed back its expected groundbreaking to next spring, citing financing problems related to the global credit crisis. In June, developer Tom Valenti of the Cameron Group said he had
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King County budget, student athletes, plus reader comments about - Seattle Post Intelligencer Blogs
It’s in the P-I — a few topics for the morning meeting. We’re talking about the King County Budget. Yesterday we met with budget chair Larry Phillips. On Thursday we meet with Ron Sims and his budget team. It’s important to remember that this is a
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KUSA - In Kyle’s Kritters this week we check in on one of the Denver Zoo’s new arrivals, a young okapi, a distant relative to the giraffe family. Imba, who will be two years old in January, came from a park in San Diego in October to become part of a
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The Wizard of Zoo - Minneapolis Star Tribune
There’s a place in Minnesota where temperatures don’t tumble, snow doesn’t fly and water never seizes into ice. It’s a magical realm of shimmery blue water where dolphins dance, sharks prowl and otters wriggle and play: the Minnesota Zoo. In charge
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Cold Temps Hurting Turtles - WNCT
These cold winter days are simply deadly to a beloved animal found along North Carolina s Coast. Dozens upon dozens of sea turtles are in danger from the crisp air and rapidly dropping water temperatures. Nine on Your Side s Laura Vesco went to
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