Model railroad at library
Saturday, December 24th, 2011Coastal Mountain Railroad, a group of hobbyists from area communities, will exhibit its HO-scale model trains at the Norfolk Public Library.
Trains, Boats, Planes… and Cyberspace
Friday, June 10th, 2011MANILA, Philippines — Incoming DoTC Secretary Mar Roxas said that he chose this theme song, Trains & Boats & Planes written by Burt Bacharach and sung by Dionne Warwick as it is the way our people and economy move As in the human body, that’s where the blood flows, the veins, the arteries of the body, he noted.
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Business : No fare hikes, 68 new trains in populist India rail budget
Friday, February 25th, 2011NEW DELHI - Sparing the passenger and industry from fare and freight hikes yet again, India’s Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday presented the rail budget for 2011-12 with the highest investment of Rs57,630 crore ($12.7 billion), 68 new trains and a vow to build a stronger railroad infrastructure based on the Vision 2020 document.
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Scott Burgess: Honda CR-Z hybrid: Room for two
Thursday, August 26th, 2010Our own ability to see ourselves not as we are but as we want to be will be the downfall of the 2011 Honda CR-Z hybrid, a terrific little car that will hardly get noticed.
New mom: Midwife gave me tools to get through pregnancy
Thursday, August 19th, 2010Cathy Sichewski, left, and her daughter, Claire Sichewski-Ursich, are thankful for midwife, Jane Wines.
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Junction’s Railroad Days on track again
Saturday, August 14th, 2010JUNCTION CITY - Main Street was a sweltering jumble of activity Saturday for Junction City's Railroad Days parade and events.
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Junction's Railroad Days on track again
Superbrakes for civilians? Cost is the obstacle
Thursday, August 5th, 2010For more than 30 years, Formula One racecars have benefited from powerful brakes that vastly outperform the systems available on any showroom model. The gap may be narrowing, though: High-tech materials similar to those on the racetrack began showing up in exotic sports cars about 10 years ago, and some luxury models now offer them as well.
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Ant’s Mind and Body gym elevates training
Monday, July 19th, 2010At 7 a.m. on a gray Bay Area summer morning, in a nondescript storefront near the MacArthur BART Station, an unlikely group of college and pro athletes and middle-aged adults gather for what looks like a meditation session. Mellow New Age music plays softly... San Francisco Bay Area - Bay Area Rapid Transit - Meditation - California - United States
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Ant's Mind and Body gym elevates training
Crashing into morality
Sunday, July 18th, 2010While most summer festivals tend to focus on one genre, the offer ings of Bard Col lege's SummerScape cover theater and dance, music and film. It's hard not to find something to like, and it's even harder to beat the setting: the gleaming, Richard Gehry-designed Fisher Performing...
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Crashing into morality
Celebrating summer
Saturday, July 10th, 2010Wellbrook Winery's sixth annual Summerfest is set for next Saturday.
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Celebrating summer