Thursday, July 9th, 2009
Fashion's undisputed king, Karl Lagerfeld of Chanel, served up an haute couture collection fit for royalty on Tuesday, with dangling trains adding a regal touch to everything from classic tweed skirt suits to slim cocktail dresses.
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Chanel delivers couture fit for a queen (3news)
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
KARNATAKA: Iron ore exports from Karnataka decline 503A//www.thehindubusinessline.com/2009/07/01/65hdline.htm" title="STATES (The Hindu)">STATES (The Hindu)
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
AIRLINES: Paramount to buy 10 Airbus A-321 Airline to launch international operations. New Delhi, June 17 The Chennai-based Paramount Airways has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus Industrie, to purchase 10 Airbus A-321 aircraft, with the ...
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LOGISTICS (The Hindu)
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Thursday, April 9th, 2009
TrainPlayer Software has announced the release of TrainPlayer-TrackLayer 3.2, a new version of its "virtual railroading" software for Mac OS X. It's priced starting at $30.
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TrainPlayer virtual railroading app improves RailModeller support (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News)
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Somewhat serving as a prelude to the President “Lincoln and the Railroad” exhibit set to open at the Historic Railpark and Museum, a Civil War audio tour of the area now is available.
More here: CVB unveils new audio tour (Bowling Green Daily News)
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
OGDEN -- Model trains of all sizes filled Union Station on Saturday and for the first time, crowds could ride one very big train from Salt Lake City directly to the smaller trains at the Hostlers Model Railroad Festival.
More here: 20 years later, train lovers still gather for model train show (Standard-Examiner)
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Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Container train operators are on a losing streak and they should rework their strategy if they want to survive the bleak economic weather. Container train operators (CTOs) have been in business for nearly two years with various business models, and varying degrees of successes.
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Box trains: Stopped in their tracks (The Hindu)
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Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Hans Beck, the inventor of Playmobil dolls and matching model cars collected by millions of children worldwide, has died at the age of 79, the German manufacturing company he worked for said Monday.
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Hans Beck, Father of Playmobil Toys, Dies at 79 (Deutsche Welle)
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