VIDEO: Why do the British love their trains?

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Peter Snow, who has a model railway in his loft, explained why the British love railways and why he preferred trains to his famous swingometer.

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Trains and fun make a stop at the Nixon library

Saturday, November 19th, 2011

YORBA LINDA - The model trains are again chugging on the tracks at the Nixon Presidential Library & Museum.The Holiday Festival of Trains has become somewhat of an annual tradition at the library, from model trains representing various periods in history to the fantasy, such as a Thomas...

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Stanford team trains computer to evaluate breast cancer

Wednesday, November 9th, 2011

( Stanford University Medical Center ) In a paper to be published Nov. 9 in Science Translational Medicine, computer scientists at the Stanford School of Engineering and pathologists at the Stanford School of Medicine report their collaboration to train computers to analyze breast cancer microscopic images. The computer analysis were more accurate than those conducted by humans.

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Liberal Communities Join Libertarians in Firing at the Bullet Train

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011

PALO ALTO, Calif. -- When the commuter trains rumble toward San Francisco, they pass through some of the most liberal cities ...

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Lego Master Builder Academy Trains Future Builders

Monday, May 30th, 2011

You know Lego Master Builders — or at least you know their work. They are the geniuses who design the Lego sets you buy in the store. Now, Lego has cleverly turned the Master Builder designation into a series of lessons on Lego-building called the Master Builder Academy. The Academy consists of a three-year run of

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Auckland wants to own trains, not lease them

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

Auckland Transport is pitching for ownership of new electric trains rather than leasing them from KiwiRail.Transport Minister Steven Joyce revealed the proposal after Herald questions about a leasing deal being negotiated in confidence.The...

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Brooklyn Decker’s model-to-actress challenge

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Brooklyn Decker may be one of the more famous models in the world but she makes a point of not acting like one.

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ITrainCollect.com: The Online Community and Blog for Model Train Enthusiasts

Sunday, January 30th, 2011

ITrainCollect.com, an online community and blog about model train collecting, has published new blog posts about model train stores, model train layouts, and collecting toy trains.

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Model-railroads show returns after a year’s hiatus

Saturday, November 27th, 2010

Eleven-year-old Robert Brockmeier examined the miniature city with a train running through trailing a cloud of smoke.

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Florida center trains doctors from around the world

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

Doral, Florida center uses cadavers to train surgeons from throughout the world. In a former flower warehouse in Doral on a recent Saturday morning, 10 operating tables each contained a human hand and arm. Dozens of surgeons hovered over them, learning how to insert small titanium plates to fix fractures.

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