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In the Pipeline: Magic in the microfilm
A snapshot of Huntington Beach 50 years ago today, Dec. 22, 1961, courtesy of the Huntington Beach News: There was a groundbreaking for the Nordlund Village Center on Beach Boulevard between Heil Avenue and Terry Drive. It was announced that soon...Tags: Santa Claus (fictional character), Walnuts, New York City, Mark Twain, Arts and Culture
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From bustling Stockholm to the island of Fårö, Sweden shines when days grow long
STOCKHOLM - I seemed to be flowing amid a river of wildflowers. I was at Skansen, Stockholm's open-air folk museum and zoo, and all around me, bobbing heads - many crowned with wreaths of freshly plucked blooms - made their way down the cobblestone...Tags: Audi, Music, Wildflowers, Stockholm (Sweden), Dance
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From ship to prison: Unique hostels in Sweden
In Sweden, unique hostels spring from old quarters: -Gustav AF Klint My wife and I booked a two-bed cabin on the Gustav Af Klint, a beat-up, decommissioned steamship-turned-hostel, because it was a bargain at around $60 a night and in a great location,...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Stockholm (Sweden), Bars and Clubs, Prisons, England
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Summer events 2013
This is is not all-inclusive June 1-2 Bolingbrook Cavalcade of Planes 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Visit Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport for the annual festival of aircrafts. Enjoy a close look at historic planes and helicopters on the ground and...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Arts and Culture, Concerts, Customs and Tradition, Morton Arboretum
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Prayer service remembers victims of Bangladesh building collapse
NEW DELHI, India -- Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 victims who died in the ruins of the world’s worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at...
Tags: National Government, Plant Openings, New Delhi (India), Disasters and Accidents, Walmart
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Bangladesh crowd gathers as collapse cleanup ends
NEW DELHI — Thousands gathered Tuesday in the rubble of the collapsed Rana Plaza garment factory complex in Bangladesh to pray for the 1,127 people who died in the world's worst apparel industry disaster. Pictures taken at the Islamic prayer...Tags: Italy, National Government, Plant Openings, Walmart, Bangladesh
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Review: Lang Lang leads the L.A. Phil on a jazzy jaunt
The famous first bars of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto summon four fortissimo horns to urgently blare a four-note descending figure and then leap. The full Los Angeles Philharmonic punctuated that leap Thursday night about as adamantly as I can...
Tags: Music Industry, Music, Arts and Culture, Culture, Lang Lang
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Many Panthers head to World Championships
Sun SentinelSeason continues for some Several Panthers are heading to Sweden and Finland to participate in the annual IIHF World Championships for their respective countries, including Tomas Fleischmann (Czech Republic), Jacob Markstrom (Sweden), Marcel Goc (Germany)...Tags: Czech Republic
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Justice Department accuses U.S. citizen of being Cuban spy
WASHINGTON — Almost 30 years ago, two young women allegedly obtained fake passports in Europe for a clandestine trip to Cuba. Today, one is in prison serving a 25-year sentence for espionage; the other has taken shelter in Sweden. On Thursday, the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Johns Hopkins University, Prosecution, Prisons, Espionage and Intelligence
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Search of Justin Bieber tour bus in Sweden yields weed, stun gun
As if Justin Bieber's European escapades haven't been entertaining enough already, let's add ... a drug raid in Sweden! A strong smell of marijuana got authorities' attention Wednesday night when the bus was outside the Biebs' hotel before the Stockholm...Tags: Weaponry, Aftonbladet (newspaper), Justin Bieber, Social Media, Drug Trafficking
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Jim Thorpe's body must be moved closer to casinos, says ruling
Two significant things have changed in Oklahoma's Sac and Fox Indian Nation since the world's greatest athlete died six decades ago. One change is called the Shawnee Casino and the other change is called the Stroud Casino. They are just 25 miles apart...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Crime, Law and Justice, Tour Operations Industry, Human Interest, Laws
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Europe austerity strategy is hurting growth, IMF says
WASHINGTON — Britain and the Eurozone are steadfastly sticking to austerity measures despite increasing evidence that such action alone isn't working to revive their economies and is dragging down global growth. Such persistence, analysts said,...
Tags: National Government, Moody's Corporation, Christine Lagarde, Brookings Institution, Government
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