Auto emissions deal a win for California (Los Angeles Times)

by Admin on May 21st, 2009

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The state is the model for a compromise with U.S. carmakers and the federal government to curb greenhouse gases. The agreement that the Obama administration will announce today forcing dramatic reductions in vehicle greenhouse gas emissions and improvements in auto mileage marks a potentially pivotal shift in the battle over global warming — and a vindication of California’s long battle to …

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Collecting cash was his ‘labor of love’ (China Daily)

Some people collect stamps, others memorabilia, model trains or Pokeman cards. For former official Huang Peng, his hobby was collecting cold hard cash – like the HK$2.2 million ($322,300) police found in his bedroom when they searched his house last year.

Ontario model train convention planned June 6-7 (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

ONTARIO – Model train enthusiasts will find Ontario the center of the universe June 6 and 7 at the 19th annual Big Train Show at the Ontario Convention Center.

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Branson to appear online in advert (The Herald)

by Admin on May 21st, 2009

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Online viewers will be able to watch Sir Richard Branson reject model Caprice on a railway platform tonight – as part of a new advertisement for Virgin Trains.

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Model trains large scale

by Admin on May 20th, 2009

Model trains large scale
The world of model trains is growing pretty fast. Once upon a time these model trains large scale was limited for some elite people. These model trains large scale were invented about a century ago. But there was not much growth in this industry. But in the last ten years this model trains large scale industry is growing fast. There is good demand for these model trains large scale. In this short article about model trains large scale let us get more info about this topic. These model trains large scale have lot many other names also. Some people prefer to call them simply big trains. Some people like to call them garden trains as they are4 essentially for the outdoor purpose. All the name emphasizes only one fact, they are largest model trains. There are some interesting points regarding these model trains large scale. The first point is that this has become a family hobby. Every member in the family can participate in this hobby. There are lot many things that can be interestingly shared by the family members. The youngest kid in the family can enjoy this hobby. The grand pa can also enjoy this hobby. You are operating these large scale trains in the open outside areas. This essentially means you will be dealing with the nature. This is another fascinating point about these large scale model trains. The local atmosphere will matter a lot when you decide to buy this type of large scale model train set. The tracks in this case are always kept in the open atmosphere. They are made up of quality steel. They remain unaffected by the sun rays or the snow or the rain. All other parts can be taken away in the home. The interesting part is that there is no good or bad about any of the large scale model trains. You can have real and full freedom in building these types of large scale model trains. There are lot many clubs about this hobby. If you join any of these hobby clubs then you will get lot of guidance regarding these model trains large scale in a friendly manner. The variations in the basic theme of these large scale model trains can be infinite. These large scale model trains are battery operated. These model trains can be handled by the youngsters as they are rugged in the nature. They are generally from one is to twenty two point five to one is to twenty five in size. Many of these models have working parts which make these model trains fun to play with. There are lot many web sites marketing these model trains large scale.

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All aboard the locomotive – Daily Pilot

by Admin on May 20th, 2009

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Toot Toot! Thats a sound you wouldnt expect to hear on a weekend trip to the park, but on the third full weekend of every month the Orange County Model Engineers provide free rides to the public on a stretch of Fairview Park bordering the …

Melksham train show is
among the best in the region
– This is Wiltshire
A two-day model railway show held at a sports centre near Melksham is one of the best in the region, according to one of the exhibitors. Trainwest 2009 attracted hundreds of people to the Christie Miller Sports Centre in Bowerhill at the weekend …

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Brunswick Railroad Museum celebrates re-opening with Train Fest (Gazette.net)

by Admin on May 20th, 2009

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Stephen Sell of Frederick, with son Ben, 3, watch model trains during the Brunswick Railroad Museum Train Fest on Sunday. Loading…

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Java Program Uses Neural Networks To Monitor Games (source: Slashdot)

by Admin on May 18th, 2009

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tr0p writes ”Java developers have used the open source Neuroph neural network framework to monitor video game players while they play and then provide helpful situational awareness, such as audio queues when a power-up is ready or on-the-fly macros for co… (source: Slashdot) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

Swine flu: For once the media are right (source: Guardian)

Even if the predicted millions don’t die, a risk is still a risk and that’s why I’ve turned down everyone from the BBC to al-JazeeraFirst it was the emails, and the tweets. This is all nonsense about the aporkalypse, surely? Just like with Sars, and bir… (source: Guardian) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

Star Trek’s Warp Drive Not Impossible (source: Slashdot)

Trunks writes ”No doubt trying to ride the hype train that’s currently going for the new Star Trek film, Space.com has a new article detailing how warp drive may not be impossible to acheivefrom the article,”’The idea is that you take a chunk of space-tim… (source: Slashdot) – RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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China trains entrepreneurs – MSN UK News

by Admin on May 13th, 2009

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YIWU, China (Reuters) – Jia Shaohua is offering a radical solution to Chinas employment crunch: he teaches his students not just the skills they will need to find jobs, but how to create jobs of their own. An educator at a vocational school with …

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Community calendar – Dubuque Telegraph Herald

by Admin on May 13th, 2009

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Colts, 12:30 p.m. early games and 1 p.m. regular games, 1101 Central Ave. Knights of Columbus 5513, 12:15 p.m. warm-up games and 1 p.m. regular games, 7270 Sundown Road, Peosta, Iowa. Two jackpots paying up to $599. Mississippi Trails Hiking Club …

Open house offers unique experience – Duncan Banner
DUNCAN Twice a year, the Southwestern Oklahoma Railroad Association hosts a model train open house at their facility on the 1800 block of north Fifth Street for anyone to come, see and experience. Were the only one between Dallas and …

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Open house offers unique experience – Duncan Banner

by Admin on May 12th, 2009

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DUNCAN Twice a year, the Southwestern Oklahoma Railroad Association hosts a model train open house at their facility on the 1800 block of north Fifth Street for anyone to come, see and experience. Were the only one between Dallas and …

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Your Weekend Top 5 – Sauk Valley Daily Gazette
Fun in four-part harmony – The Rock River Valley Barbershop Chorus Quartets presents its 58th annual spring show, Hee Haw, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Sterling High Schools Centennial Auditorium. Tickets cost $12 for adults and $6 …

Digital model trains
The history of model trains is pretty interesting. In the initial days of this model train industry, clock spring mechanism was used. Then there were battery operated and AC operated electrically driven model trains. In the initial days there was lot many problems associated with this sort of electrical model trains also. After the invention of plastic the insulation of electricity was not a problem any more. The new model trains were better as compared to the old model trains. In the third stage of growth now the computer and software has entered in this area. When the electricity driven well insulated model trains were made available in the market, the people were extremely happy with them. These new electrically driven trains could have lot many types of controls on the movement of the model trains. The present day digital model trains now are more advanced in this control mechanism. With pc, servers and software the idea of digital control has become extremely sophisticated. Now you can run your model trains at the click of your mouse. http://www.trainpriority.com/Aboutus/AboutKam.aspx is an interesting web page. Though this is about KAM industries, it also gives you different stages of development of digital model trains. The growth in the technical side of the products represents the advancement in the digital model train industry. By using the software and the full kit of digital model trains you can control all the movements of your model trains from your computer. The first ever software product was produced in 1991. This was developed as the hobby in the leisure time. Presently they have an interesting scheme. They have also introduced in the market dog DNA identification kit. Anybody purchasing this dog DNA testing kit gets one trial copy of this software to run your digital model trains. When the person decides to buy this software he is given the discount of ten dollars. This is the way this company is promoting this hobby for digital model trains. This company has received Green Light Award. This was given to this company for their efforts in the support and advancement of this model train hobby. This is called as model railroad hobby in American English. Whatever info you want regarding these digital model trains it is available on this web side. There is all kind of info on this web site. In the present days of digital revolution the hobby of model trains have achieved new heights of pleasure. There are so many additional features in these digital model trains that it is simply not possible to explain them all in this short article. In future you can expect still more interesting features added to these digital model trains.

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Penny Pincher: Penny Pincher’s list of free family activities (Philadelphia Daily News)

by Admin on May 11th, 2009

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Penny Pincher invites you to resist the recession blues by enjoying these free family festivities:All Aboard, Trainiacs! Saturday is National Train Day at Amtrak’s 30th Street Station and it’s all free. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., see trains up close and personal – including private cars and freight cars. Plus, model railroads galore.

Environmental & Energy (Mondaq)

Negotiations continue behind closed doors as aides for Waxman and Markey work to find common ground with moderate Democrats from the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment in order to avoid a public dust-up in a mark-up. Major top-level issues continue to be unresolved in those negotiations . . .

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Briefcase-Contained Model Train Set Makes You Look Like a Businessman When You Clearly Are Not Toys (Gizmodo)

by Admin on May 9th, 2009

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I want a briefcase-contained model train set not because I’m into trains, but because I want to open it on an airplane tray table and see people’s reactions. Unfortunately, it’s $1,500. PaulSmith…

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Weekend calendar (The Herald-Mail)

Green Fest; Heritage Day; Trains for everyone; Tractor pull; Tractor pull; Fashion show for pets and owners; Ballet performance; Kathy Mattea; Battle of the comedians; Silent art auction

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Brush fires ravage homes – Calgary Sun

by Admin on May 8th, 2009

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The ransom proposal VIDEO: Thirteen Swine Flu cases in Canada VIDEO: Farmers dont fear swine flu Funeral for a trooper Repatriation Psychic meets with missing girls mom Fallen trooper Leons celebrates 100 year of business Students to rebuild …

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popularity remains strong in area – Republican
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In the age of Facebook.com and the Nintendo Wii video game console, some people still get a twinkle in their eye for model trains. Younger kids are so into trains. The Thomas the Tank Engine character, the kids just love him, said Heather Stine …

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Salt Lake Scout-O-Rama: Here a Scout, there a Scout, everywhere a … – Salt Lake Tribune

by Admin on May 8th, 2009

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Six-year-old Westin Price plays with one of the climbing bear games at the Scout-O-Rama at the Sandy Expo Center on Saturday. In every corner and cranny of the giant South Towne Exposition Center on Saturday, you could see blue- or tan-shirted boys …

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Brush fires ravage homes – Calgary Sun
The ransom proposal VIDEO: Thirteen Swine Flu cases in Canada VIDEO: Farmers dont fear swine flu Funeral for a trooper Repatriation Psychic meets with missing girls mom Fallen trooper Leons celebrates 100 year of business Students to rebuild …

Local train club seeks new members – Baxter Bulletin
Craig Chesbro, 73, was 3 years old when his father gave him his first model electric train. I got to play with it when I was 5, Chesbro said. Before then, it was Dads toy. Such was the power of trains large and small. They were the most powerful …

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Weekend options: Chugga-chugga choo – Minneapolis Star Tribune

by Admin on May 7th, 2009

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The Twin City Model Railroad Museum celebrates 75 years on track this weekend with workshops and lectures about building and maintaining model trains and the history of local railways for museum visitors. A custom O-scale model boxcar with the museum …

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Celebrating history – News Leader
On behalf of the West Nassau Historical Society, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who came out and supported the 2009 Railroad Days Festival held at the historic Callahan Depot. Thunderstorms dampened our spirits temporarily …

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Cheddar Iver – G-scale live steam

by Admin on May 6th, 2009

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Waushakum Live Steamers’s – Once Around the Ground LIne – Cab View

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Hornby dublo model trains on ebay
The world of toys has an important place for model trains. All over the world the people like to play with model trains as a hobby. Both the kids and adults enjoy the model trains. Hornbey dublo is an important name in these model trains. This is most popular brand marketed on eBay auctions. In this short article about hornby dublo model trains on ebay let us get more info about this topic. The model trains are made at certain scale. This scale can be expressed as the proportionate ratio or in the alphabet. Hornbey introduced these hornbey dublo model trains to the world in 1938. He gave the name hornbey dublo to those model trains. These hornbey dublo model trains were 00 gauge trains. The locomotives of these hornbey dublo toy trains were die cast. The carriages and wagons were made up of tinplates. These hornbey dublo trains had electrical drive of 12 volts. This company has faced many ups and downs. The company has presently lot many popular brands in its stable. The popularity of movies like Harry potter has helped to renew the interest in the kids about these types of hornbey dublo trains. Hornby dublo model trains on ebay are a very popular topic for the hobbyists all over the world. The eBay auction sites from different countries have auctions of these hornby dublo model trains on ebay. There is both fake and authentic type variety available on the eBay. You can open any eBay auction site and you will find a special web section devoted to this topic of hornby dublo model trains on ebay. There arte even guides to tell you about how to buy hornbey dublo trains on the eBay auctions. There arte different types of sellers on the eBay sites. Due to the popularity of these hornbey dublo trains they are shipped world wide generally. It is better to get confirmed the conditions in this regard. The Australians are famous as the dealers in these hornbey dublo toy trains on the eBay auctions. There is hornbey Railway collectors association in the Australia where you can get the real info about the current prices and the market conditions regarding these hornby dublo model trains. There is a fast growing market for these hornbey dublo model trains all over the world. This is the reason behind its popularity of the eBay auction site also. There is lot many books, magazines and guides devoted to these topics of hornby dublo trains. You can get guide for hornby dublo model trains on ebay also. EBay auction site offers you an exciting opportunity for buying your favorite hornbey dublo trains. But you must be thoroughly knowledgeable about this topic.

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Full steam ahead for pop mogul Pete on London to Swanage train – This is Dorset

by Admin on May 6th, 2009

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POP mogul Pete Waterman joined trainspotters to watch the first steam engine for 42 years take passengers from London to Swanage. Hundreds of people lined the grass banks at the railway station to welcome the 1940s steam locomotive Tangmere into the …

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Celebrating history – News Leader
On behalf of the West Nassau Historical Society, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who came out and supported the 2009 Railroad Days Festival held at the historic Callahan Depot. Thunderstorms dampened our spirits temporarily …

Train show in town – Daily Citizen-News
Mark Fuhrman of Clinton, Tenn., sets up air hoses for a fish tank car on one of his model trains at the trade center Thursday. Several cars on Fuhrmans trains have goldfish kept alive by air pumps on adjoining train cars. The Southeast Garden …

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Train show in town – Daily Citizen-News

by Admin on May 6th, 2009

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Mark Fuhrman of Clinton, Tenn., sets up air hoses for a fish tank car on one of his model trains at the trade center Thursday. Several cars on Fuhrmans trains have goldfish kept alive by air pumps on adjoining train cars. The Southeast Garden …

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Swine flu: For once the media are right (source: Guardian)

by Admin on May 4th, 2009

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Even if the predicted millions don’t die, a risk is still a risk and that’s why I’ve turned down everyone from the BBC to al-JazeeraFirst it was the emails, and the tweets. This is all nonsense about the aporkalypse, surely? Just like with Sars, and bir… (source: Guardian) – RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com

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Sales Training That Sticks for Technology Resellers (source: eWEEK )

Selling technology isn’t about the technology; it’s about the business. Success is increasingly dependent upon ‘consultative selling,’ or engaging executives about their business models and objectives, and how technology can best be applied. – How do y… (source: eWEEK ) – RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com

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Chicago Calendar – Beacon News

by Admin on May 1st, 2009

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail: The latest installment in the Meet the Maker film series at The Lakeshore Theater, 3175 N. Broadway, will be the former Python member and co-director of the film, Terry Jones. Audience members participate in an hour …

Gary Coleman
hates his new movie
– Digital Spy
Former Diffrent Strokes star Gary Coleman has revealed that he hates his new movie. The 41-year-old former child actor is reportedly unhappy with his participation in shockumentary Midgets Vs. Mascots , according to the New York Post . The film …

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Chetek couple wins BCEDC’s model business start-up award (The Chetek Alert)

by Admin on May 1st, 2009

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Duane and Katina Hodgson, of Chetek, will be awarded the Model Business Start-up award at the Barron Economic Development Corporation’s 14th annual Business Awards Banquet.

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Event (This Week Dublin)

The 45th Buckeye Model Trains and Railroad Artifacts Show and Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 9, in the Lausche Building at the Ohio Expo Center, 717 E. 17th Ave. More than 150 dealers from all over the United States will display 300 tables of items in all price ranges. Call (216) 755-1914.

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Titletown Train Show brings hobbyists home – Green Bay Press-Gazette

by Admin on May 1st, 2009

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The eighth annual show, a haven for hobbyists and families alike, featured 200 vendor tables offering memorabilia, railroad photos, model railroad engines and cars. Fifteen layout tables showcased model trains of all scales, receiving oohs and ahs …

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