Little was known about Vincent or what happened to her, but masses of people were fascinated and saddened by her story.

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The rest of that decade seemed to belong to Ireland, or more particularly to Vincent O'Brien, who trained three consecutive winners in Early Mist (1953), Royal Tan (1954) and Quare Times (1955).

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It is not yet clear whether the penguins are male or female, keeper Mairee Vincent said.

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Vincent on day or overnight sails, with stops to snorkel or dive and, even better, eat, just-caught sashimi or delectable grilled lobster.

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Though Mr. Weiner acknowledges some points of tangency between his parents and the characters of Pete and Trudy Campbell (portrayed by Vincent Kartheiser and Alison Brie), he maintains that he avoids using people or situations from his own life as models for the series.

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Throughout our visit, Vincent kept asking the kind NASA public affairs officers if there were "clean rooms" or "white rooms" he could photograph in, and they were generous enough to let him navigate his way through a handful.

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