Model trains much more than a hobby – Everett Herald

by Admin on January 28th, 2009

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MONROE — If Brett Lopez had to choose between tickets to the Super Bowl or a model train, hed take the train. Lopez, 49, of Tacoma, was one of about 4,000 people who attended a model train show held this weekend at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds …

Train show to raise for funds school – Holland Sentinel
Model trains will fill the Glenn Community Center, 6953 114th Ave., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday to raise funds for students at the Glenn School. A bake sale will accompany displays set up by the Holland Modular Railroad Club. Admission is $2 for …

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Toymaker Maerklin Goes Defiantly Bankrupt – Deutsche Welle
Maerklin has become the latest victim of banks hesitancy about lending money amidst the global economic crisis. The news of the bankruptcy was particularly ironic, coming as it did on Wednesday, Feb. 4 — one day before a major toy manufacturers …

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Area Brokers Wined & Dined During Cocktail Reception at Crystal Point’s New Sales & Model Center (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

by Admin on January 25th, 2009

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Real estate brokers from throughout the region packed the new off-site sales and model center at Crystal Point to get an up-close look at what distinguishes the new 42-story luxury condominium building facing Manhattan on Jersey City’s Hudson River waterfront.

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Mrklin files for insolvency – Financial Times

by Admin on January 23rd, 2009

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Mrklin, the famous maker of model trains that was taken over in one of Germanys best-known private equity deals, has filed for insolvency after the failure of long-running restructuring efforts. The detailed toys made by the company, which marks …

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German Model Train Maker Goes Broke – BusinessWeek
Mrklin, the 150-year-old German model train manufacturer, declared bankruptcy on Wednesday after talks with banks to extend a 50 million line of credit broke down. There may be light at the end of the tunnel: Mrklin executives say they intend …

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OUT OF STEAM – Der Spiegel

by Admin on January 20th, 2009

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Mrklin has a reputation for using authentic materials for its scale-model trains. Mrklin, the 150-year-old German model train manufacturer, declared bankruptcy on Wednesday after talks with banks to extend a 50 million line of credit broke …

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Model trains much more than a hobby – Everett Herald
MONROE — If Brett Lopez had to choose between tickets to the Super Bowl or a model train, hed take the train. Lopez, 49, of Tacoma, was one of about 4,000 people who attended a model train show held this weekend at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds …

Toy Fair opens, top model-train company insolvent – Summary – Earthtimes
Nuremberg, Germany – As the Nuremberg Toy Fair, the worlds top toy expo, was about to open in Germany, leading model train manufacturer Maerklin declared itself insolvent on Wednesday. That setback underlined the tough market in 2009 for the world …

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Graphisoft releases free BIM Learning Studio

by Admin on January 19th, 2009

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Graphisoft has released the BIM Learning Studio, a suite of learning tools that allows architects, architectural students, and other design professionals to experience building information modeling (BIM) as an alternative to standard CAD programs. The training tools guide the user through ArchiCAD 12, where they can view the modeling software as it is used to design the Massaro house, a project by…   RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

Replica Arcade Cabinets for the model train enthusiast

What if you could combine your love for two favorite things, like model trains and arcade games. Well the people over at J&C Studios know how you feel and have created these DIY Arcade Video Game Replica Kits to put your favorite arcade games in your O-scale model layouts.
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Research model may one day ‘inoculate’ elderly against slip-related falls

Training people to avoid falls by repeatedly exposing them to unstable situations in the laboratory helped them to later maintain their balance on a slippery floor. The study furthered the understanding of how the brain develops fall prevention strategies that can be generalized to a variety of conditions and could eventually help people, including the elderly, for whom falling is an important health issue.   RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

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Hobbyist looking for home for empire (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

by Admin on January 11th, 2009

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Frank Lowrie’s Atlanta is about 1,700 square feet, full of trees and buildings forgotten by the real Atlanta, the one he lives in. Lowrie hand-built his city, with long-gone landmarks from history and his childhood, with trains still running everywhere. The miniature city and trains operated for years at Underground Atlanta. These days, it’s packed up in boxes that fill Lowrie’s basement and …

Area Brokers Wined & Dined During Cocktail Reception at Crystal Point’s New Sales & Model Center (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Real estate brokers from throughout the region packed the new off-site sales and model center at Crystal Point to get an up-close look at what distinguishes the new 42-story luxury condominium building facing Manhattan on Jersey City’s Hudson River waterfront.

Area Brokers Wined & Dined During Cocktail Reception at Crystal Point’s New Sales & Model Center (PRWeb)

Real estate brokers from throughout the region packed the new off-site sales and model center at Crystal Point to get an up-close look at what distinguishes the new 42-story luxury condominium building facing Manhattan on Jersey City’s Hudson River waterfront. (PRWeb Feb 8, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2009/02/prweb1971424.htm

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Model hobby about more than just railroads – North Channel Sun

by Admin on January 9th, 2009

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Steve Sandifers lifelong love of trains began when he received a Lionel model when he was 18 months old. Now, at 60, an entire room in Sandifers Stafford home is being used to rebuild a model of the Santa Fe Railway as it ran through central …

Toymaker Maerklin Goes Defiantly Bankrupt – Deutsche Welle
Maerklin has become the latest victim of banks hesitancy about lending money amidst the global economic crisis. The news of the bankruptcy was particularly ironic, coming as it did on Wednesday, Feb. 4 — one day before a major toy manufacturers …

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The toy and model train hobby is a good family activity for children … – San Francisco Examiner
The most important thing before starting in model and toy trains is research. Learn all you can about model railroads. Read all you can. A good place to start is your local library. They generally have books and magazines on the topic. Talk to local …

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Model Railroad Day on track at Oceano Depot (The Times Press Recorder)

by Admin on January 3rd, 2009

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Model train layouts that were unveiled and operated for the first time in public were a hit at Sundays second annual Model Railroad Day at the Oceano Depot.

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Wal-Mart to sell iPhone before end of year

by Admin on January 1st, 2009

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Wal-Mart Stores will begin selling Apple’s iPhone later this month, employees at several stores in the discount retail chain said Monday.The company’s corporate headquarters, however, would not confirm that it will sell the iconic iPhone. A spokeswoman said only that, "We are not making an official announcement at this time." Special report: IT’s guide to the iPhone  Also check out how to make the new iPhone work at work Over the weekend, reports surfaced claiming that Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in United States, would soon sell one or more models of the iPhone. On Saturday, for example, the San Jose Mercury News cited managers and employees at stores in Northern California who said that they were undergoing sales training, and that the iPhone would be on store shelves either shortly before, or right after, Christmas.Monday, employees at several stores in Oregon confirmed that Wal-Mart would sell the iPhone, but that it would not be   News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Research model may one day ‘inoculate’ elderly against slip-related falls

Training people to avoid falls by repeatedly exposing them to unstable situations in the laboratory helped them to later maintain their balance on a slippery floor. The study furthered the understanding of how the brain develops fall prevention strategies that can be generalized to a variety of conditions and could eventually help people, including the elderly, for whom falling is an important health issue.   RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

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First-Person Shooter Modified For Fire Drill Simulation

Hugh Pickens writes ”Researchers at Durham University have modified a video game and turned it into a fire drill simulator using the Source engine (the 3D game engine used to drive Half-Life 2), and created a virtual model of one of the university’s departments. Dr. Shamus Smith said that although 3D modeling software was available, modifying a video game was faster, more cost effective, and had better special effects. ‘We were interested in using game technology over a customized application and the Source Engine, from Half-Life, is very versatile,’ said Smith. ‘We used the simulation to see how people behaved in an actual fire situation and to train people in ”good practice” in a fire.’ The team says the virtual environment helped familiarize people with evacuation routines and could also help identify problems with a building’s layout. One problem, however, was that while the simulation worked for most people, those who played a lot of video games did some unusual things when using   RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

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