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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Model-railroads show returns after a year's hiatus

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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Florida center trains doctors from around the world

Mobile phone game trains players to make healthier diet selections

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

A new study has shown that playing health-related video games on a mobile device can help adults learn to live more healthfully by making smart diet choices.

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Computer model to calculate noise levels along the Swiss rail network

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

Acoustic specialists have developed a computer model which allows them to calculate noise levels along the entire Swiss rail network. The program describes how much sound is radiated and how it is attenuated. The results will one day show in high precision where residents are particularly exposed to noise and what abatement measures will be most effective in protecting them.

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Why French unions don’t want to wait until 62 to retire

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

French unions rallied again in protest of President Sarkozy's proposal to increase the minimum retirement age to 62.

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While the World Scales Back its Afghanistan Ambitions, Afghan Women Push Forward

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

At the same time the United States is scaling back its goals for Afghanistan, women in the country are scaling up their own ambitions. In arenas ranging from medicine to the military, from small business to civil society, women are speaking up for themselves and tackling ever-larger aspirations.

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Alex Reid happy to have space

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Alex Reid has admitted he is glad to be apart from wife Katie Price while he trains for his upcoming cage fight against Tom ‘Kong’ Watson.

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Train enthusiasts line up for Japan hotel’s railway room

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Some hotels use luxurious spas or spectacular views to attract guests but one hotel in Japan boasts a unique attraction in its star room -- a large, built-in train set.

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Economic Downturn Not Too Ruff On Local Dog Business–Dairydell Canine Achieves Big Gains in Tough Times

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Would you know what to do if your business launch coincided with one of the worst economic downturns in history? Meet Camilla Gray-Nelson. Her Irish wit and business grit more than matched the challenges of the marketplace.

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Economic Downturn Not Too Ruff On Local Dog Business--Dairydell Canine Achieves Big Gains in Tough Times

Subway gas attack simulation studied

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Scientists are releasing gases and fluorescent particles into Boston's subway tunnels during a test to study how toxic chemicals and lethal biological agents could spread through the subway system in a terrorist attack.

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