In retirees' Man Cave, a return to the hobbies of youth

Friday, April 20th, 2012

Outnumbered by the women at an Irvine senior living center, men rediscover the joy of model making that has been dormant since they were young. Along with trains and planes, they build fellowship. The ladies are everywhere at the Atria Woodbridge senior living community in Irvine: It is the ladies who fill the dining hall, the ladies who while away the afternoon chatting and doing crossword ...

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Kelly Cutrone Fashion Week critique

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

New ''Top Model'' judge trains her unwavering gaze on the front-row styles of celebs at the N.Y. shows

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Local Briefs

Sunday, December 11th, 2011

Trains to be displayed at the mall Dec. 24The San Juan Large Scale Model Railroad Club will display G Scale model trains from Monday to Dec. 24 at the Durango Mall.

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Library hosts modular train event Saturday

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

FARGO - The Red River Modules Model Railroad Club will display and demonstrate model trains from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the public library's community room in downtown Fargo.

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Harvest at Wildwood this weekend

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Kat Robinson Harvest at Wildwood Park is this weekend. It’ll be a weekend of pickin’ and grinnin’ — literally, with the Arkansas Pickin’ and Grinnin’ Championships. There will be hayrides, a pumpkin fort, model trains, a lot of edibles available and different vendors for this and that. I have to admit, I am a little apprehensive. I’ve volunteered to be a judge in the culinary competition — and ...

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Scientist’s research produces a dangerous high

Thursday, September 29th, 2011

John W. Huffman created synthetic marijuana for tests on lab animals. His formulas ended up in the hands of head shops, which have created substances that can lead to seizures, hallucinations and convulsions. John W. Huffman is a bearded, elfin man, a professor of organic chemistry who runs model trains in his basement and tinkers with antique cars. At 79, he walks a bit unsteadily after a ...

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All aboard: Thomas takes youngsters for a ride in Fillmore

Friday, April 8th, 2011

Excited exclamations came from children in anticipation of riding Thomas the Tank Engine Friday at the Fillmore & Western Railway in Fillmore.

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Santa Susana Model Railroad Club brings together people who love trains

Friday, March 18th, 2011

Santa Susana Model Railroad Club brings together people who love trains.

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Model trains come to life in Turlock

Saturday, December 4th, 2010

Volunteers made tracks this week at the Stanislaus County Fairground in Turlock in preparation for the 36th annual Model Train Show this weekend.

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David Rakoff’s ‘Half Empty’ Worldview Is Full Of Wit

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Writer David Rakoff's glass is never half full. In Half Empty, his latest essay collection, Rakoff explains the powers of pessimistic thought as he analyzes topics such as a pornography trade fair, his neurotic childhood and his recent cancer diagnosis.

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