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SeaWorld fights OSHA findings in trainer's death
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld Orlando is fighting $75,000 in penalties from a federal job safety agency after a whale killed its trainer. A hearing is set for Monday before an administrative judge in the Orlando suburb of Sanford. SeaWorld is...Tags: Career and Workplace, Amusement and Theme Parks, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, SeaWorld, Health and Safety at Work
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Safety of SeaWorld trainers questioned
ORLANDO, Fla. -- SeaWorld Orlando is fighting $75,000 in penalties from a federal job safety agency following last year's death of a trainer who was grabbed by a killer whale and dragged under water.
A hearing is set for Monday before an administrative...Tags: Career and Workplace, Wildlife, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Justice System, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Indiana family starts foundation to honor SeaWorld trainer
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The family of SeaWorld Orlando trainer killed a year ago when she was pulled underwater by a whale has established a foundation to carry on her passion for life and love of others. The Times of Munster reports that (http:/...Tags: Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Amusement and Theme Parks, SeaWorld
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SeaWorld's new killer-whale show 'One Ocean' awash with inspiration
SeaWorld Orlando's new killer-whale show includes old favorites, new maneuvers on display and a message designed to inspire landlubbers.
"The title itself, 'One Ocean,' says we're all in one world, the world is one ocean and we as a species can make a...Tags: Whale (animal), Nature, Shamu (killer whale), Amusement and Theme Parks, Interstate 4
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Orlando's top business stories in 2010
The good news for Central Florida is that 2010 can't be written off entirely as lost to a sour economy.
This year's list of the region's top business stories begins and ends on a positive note.
Joblessness, the housing slump and an overall slow recovery...Tags: Harry Potter (fictional character), Business, Elections, AirTran, Services and Shopping
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Shamu attack exposes social media risks
When big companies like SeaWorld use Facebook, Twitter and blogs effectively, they scrape off a layer of shiny corporate veneer and engage in a more intimate relationship with both customers and critics. We are seeing just how difficult it can be for...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Religion and Belief, Apple iPhone, Facebook
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911 Calls Released in Killer Whale Attack at SeaWorld
Orlando SentinelORLANDO, FL -- Fire rescue officials in Orange County this morning released the 911 dispatch calls from the SeaWorld Orlando accident that claimed the life of killer whale trainer Dawn Brancheau. In the first call, a SeaWorld employee is heard telling...Tags: Career and Workplace, Tilikum (killer whale), Orange County (Florida), Whale (animal), Nature
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Sea World Fined $75,000 following Death of Trainer
Associated PressORLANDO -- The federal job safety agency fined SeaWorld Orlando $75,000 on Monday for three violations uncovered while investigating the February death of a trainer who was grabbed by a killer whale and dragged underwater. The Occupational Safety and...Tags: Weather Reports, Tilikum (killer whale), Nature, Killer Whale (animal), Punishment
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Killer-whale experts say: Reintroduce Tilikum to the wild
Regardless of what SeaWorld decides as Tilikum's long-term future, a conversation has started within the whale research and advocacy communities about what ought to be done with an orca linked to three human deaths. Killer whale experts know the giant...Tags: Tilikum (killer whale), Whale (animal), Nature, Iceland, Killer Whale (animal)
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SeaWorld trainer's family, friends gather in Chicago to mourn her death
Chicago TribuneCHICAGO -- A veteran SeaWorld Orlando trainer was remembered during her wake today as a kind woman who loved the dream job that killed her. A line starting inside the St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on Chicago's southwest side went around the church...Tags: Evergreen Park, Tilikum (killer whale), Death, Chicago Tribune, Nature
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SeaWorld to keep Tilikum -- he may even perform again
SeaWorld Orlando said Thursday that it intends to keep Tilikum, the 12,000-pound killer whale that has now been involved in three fatalities in 19 years, but it hasn't decided whether Tilikum will perform in front of audiences again.
The mammoth male...Tags: Tilikum (killer whale), Nature, Killer Whale (animal), Science and Technology, SeaWorld
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SeaWorld witnesses: Trainer was pulled from killer whale’s mouth
The chaotic moments surrounding Dawn Brancheau's death were detailed Monday in dozens of witness statements released by the Sheriff's Office, and they told authorities that Tilikum the killer whale kept Brancheau underwater for many minutes and did not...Tags: Career and Workplace, Tilikum (killer whale), Whale (animal), Nature, Shamu (killer whale)
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Dec 26, 2010
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