Archive for March, 2010

Central Railroad Festival to expand with more music, memorabilia (Anderson Independent-Mail)

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Organizers of the Central Railroad Festival say they are going all out this year to make the event more accessible and entertaining.

Continue here: Central Railroad Festival to expand with more music, memorabilia (Anderson Independent-Mail)

Train fans enjoy Railfest Fillmore event features rides, displays (Ventura County Star)

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Visitors to the Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society’s 15th annual Railfest said exploring the trains in the quaint setting of Fillmore seemed like stepping back in time.

Read the rest here:
Train fans enjoy Railfest Fillmore event features rides, displays (Ventura County Star)

Fairbanks model train layout is theater on an HO scale (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

FAIRBANKS - How do you make a mountain? First, eat a good breakfast. Cheerios and Wheaties are good choices. Save the boxes and cut them into strips, shape into a mountain and glue them toget...

Continue here: Fairbanks model train layout is theater on an HO scale (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner)

Lots to celebrate today in the region: model trains, maple syrup and the Earth (Kitchener – Waterloo Record)

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

There’s plenty to do for enthusiasts of diverse interests across the region today.

See more here:
Lots to celebrate today in the region: model trains, maple syrup and the Earth (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)

Miami’s downtown club scene undaunted by slaying (Sun-Sentinel)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Aspiring model last seen at dance club In the past few years, a warehouse district in a gritty downtown area once considered too dangerous for anyone except criminals and cops has become the epicenter of a lively, 24-hour club and restaurant zone that is helping drive a revitalization of the inner-city.

See the rest here:
Miami’s downtown club scene undaunted by slaying (Sun-Sentinel)

SENTINEL EXCLUSIVE Popular Orange bilingual program targeted for cuts (Orlando Sentinel)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

‘For these kids, it’s sink or swim,’ says one teacher who fears the cutbacks will set up students for failure Parents of Spanish-speaking students in Orange County are fuming over the school district's plans to cut a successful bilingual program for more than 1,000 students in 29 schools.

Read more:
SENTINEL EXCLUSIVE Popular Orange bilingual program targeted for cuts (Orlando Sentinel)

Miami’s downtown club scene undaunted by slaying (Sun-Sentinel)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Aspiring model last seen at dance club In the past few years, a warehouse district in a gritty downtown area once considered too dangerous for anyone except criminals and cops has become the epicenter of a lively, 24-hour club and restaurant zone that is helping drive a revitalization of the inner-city.

Read more:
Miami's downtown club scene undaunted by slaying (Sun-Sentinel)

New U.S. retirement plan rules could hit brokers (Washington Post)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Proposed regulations that restrict how financial advisers can work with company retirement plans could send brokers advising small businesses scuttling out of the market.

Here is the original:
New U.S. retirement plan rules could hit brokers (Washington Post)

New U.S. retirement plan rules could hit brokers (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

By Helen Kearney

More:
New U.S. retirement plan rules could hit brokers (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

New U.S. retirement plan rules could hit brokers (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Proposed regulations that restrict how financial advisers can work with company retirement plans could send brokers advising small businesses scuttling out of the market.

Continue here:
New U.S. retirement plan rules could hit brokers (Reuters via Yahoo! News)