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  • Keith’s never-ending journey in miniature Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 5:59AMIt took four men a year each to build but in the eyes of its owner, it is never truly finished. Retired Wolverhampton electrical engineer Keith Thompson will this weekend show off his pride and joy to 18,000 visitors at Birmingham NEC.
  • COMMUNITY BRIEFS Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:30AM Cantigny calls for photo contest entries
  • Put conditions on loans to automakers Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:23AMDan K. Thomasson’s Monday column in the Las Vegas Sun pushes for a bailout of our auto companies. Among other things, Thomasson argues that our national pride is involved.
  • Bass Pro offers craft corner on weekends Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:03AMAs a kid, it seemed like it took forever for the time to pass between Halloween and Thanksgiving, and the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas seemed like an eternity.
  • Introduces pilot in Tamil Nadu to provide loans and support to ICT businesses Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 3:43AMChennai, Nov 21 (Business Wire India): Cisco(r) announced that it is collaborating with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and Tiruchirappalli Regional Engineering College- Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park (TREC-STEP) to promote information and communications technology ICT entrepreneurship and innovation in the country.
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Schools Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:30AM TIME talks to management guru Stephen Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, about his new book on applying his principles in the classroom
  • Art and exhibit listings Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:02AMGallery exhibits
  • BC BREAKING NEWS: Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:19PMUNBC research unveiled the preliminary results of a two-year study on air quality in Prince George, Friday. The study, conducted on behalf of the Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable (PGAIR) research working group, is not final, says Peter Jackson.
  • Connecting pieces of peace Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 4:09PMWe islanders started something last year that is uniquely our own - a Place of Peace Festival. As far as we know it was the first event of its kind in the country. It is becoming an annual affair marking the first week of December in the season of hope. This year, the dates are Dec. 1-5.
  • Mike Tharp: Ignoring the third rail Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:37PMThe third rail of American politics.
  • 2 Trains Crash Near Rialto Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 3:03PMRialto police say a Metrolink commuter train and a freight train have collided in the San Bernardino County community but there appear to be no serious injuries.
  • Train exhibit a labor of love for Cal professor Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:32AMFor his first Christmas, Chip Sullivan got a steam locomotive. He still has it. The Lionel classic, now part of a model railroad the 59-year-old UC Berkeley professor built in his loft, is the inspiration for something that combines his love of trains and...
  • All aboard for Train Day Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 10:07AM Ventress Memorial Library in Marshfield will present Train Day from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22. This free festival of events and activities will feature a working model railroad, food, games, music, railroad history and shopping.
  • The metamorphosis continues Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:50AMThe Czech Republic this week enters its 20th year free of foreign occupation and domestic oppression. The post-totalitarian Czech Republic has now endured almost as long as the Czechoslovak First Republic.
  • Examine the World Pistons, Piston Rings and Engine Valves Market Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:12AM NEW YORK----Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Car Parts and supply industry is available in its catalogue.
  • Top 10 The Planet Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 7:56PM Here are the top songs currently being played on 92.7-FM The Planet.
  • Top 13 The DAWG Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 7:55PM Here are the top 12 songs currently being played on 93.7-FM The DAWG.
  • Top 10 WKEE Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 7:55PM Here are the top 10 songs currently being played on WKEE 100.5-FM.
  • If you go: Staind, Seether and Papa Roach Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 7:55PM WHO: Multi-platinum rockers Staind return to Huntington with special guests Papa Roach, Seether and State of Shock.
  • Papa Roach takes over The Planet Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 7:54PM Multi-platinum selling band Papa Roach will be in studio and on 92.7 and 98.5 The Planet at 2 p.m. Thursday.
  • New Dunsmuir Mercantile restores historic building Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 6:23PM
  • Government Computer News Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 11:21AMVIDEOCONFERENCING, once a privilege used by military commanders and agency executives, has gone mainstream. It is now commonly used for legally mandated training for first responders, telemedicine for veterans and prisoners, and remote court arraignments.
  • Mallory Morrell discovers a talent for swimming Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:45AM The R-H senior began swimming just for fun.
  • Green Jobs Recharge Lives Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:13AMA Richmond, Calif. program is training a green collar workforce to do rooftop solar installations and other jobs in the burgeoning green economy.
  • People can be themselves with demise of consumer society Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:13AMWe all have seen these tremendously long trains stacked with doubled up containers, most of them originating in China. That sort of transport may soon [...]
  • Keeping IT on track Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 6:14AM Angelica Mari, Computing , Wednesday 19 November 2008 at 11:59:00 Catherine Doran, winner of Computing’s IT Leader of the Year award, tells Angelica Mari of her determination to drive on with technology-led transformation at Network Rail despite uncertainty over funding These are challenging days for Catherine Doran. She is in charge of Network Rail’s IT assets and is facing ...
  • Christmas Train On Track Again For Holiday Season Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 9:42PMThe New Hope Valley Railway has just received word directly from the North Pole confirming a personal appearance by Santa Claus himself on its trains on both Saturday and Sunday of the first two weekends in December.
  • IU helps lead fight against HIV/AIDS in Kenya Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:44PMEyewitness News traveled to Kenya to witness firsthand how Hoosiers and Kenyans are working together to fight and win the battle against HIV/AIDS.
  • Steiger tractor still impacts this region Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 3:06PMAs Douglass Steiger reflected on the 50th anniversary of the first Steiger tractor, he had a surprising revelation, and it came from a Case I-H employee in Fargo, N.D.
  • Shoppers, Start Your Engines! Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 10:39AMThe Santa Claus Parade is over and done with for another year, but jolly old St. Nicholas and his clones have still hardly had time to get comfortable on their thrones in the shopping malls. All the same, there’s already no room at the inn—or the parking lots, anyway.
  • Christmas on Centre: Historic homes and family fun Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 9:23AMSeven festive Victorian homes to tour, strolling carolers, designer trees and wreaths, gingerbread houses, classic model trains, games, Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus. What more could you want for Christmas than Christmas on Centre in downtown Fernandina Beach?
  • News to Use Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 7:25AMSarah Lyle will present a program on spiders at 2 p.m. Nov. 23 at Jennings Environmental Education Center, 2951 Prospect Road, Slippery Rock.
  • Lions may have left run too late Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 7:00AMNEW Brisbane coach Michael Voss is still interested in recruiting Ben Cousins but says the Lions may have left their run too late.
  • Kyiv calls tender to study municipal passenger transportations Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 6:32AMThe transport department of the Kyiv municipal state administration has called a tender to study the passenger traffic on municipal passenger transportation systems.
  • Science Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 5:10AM Some call it the world’s greatest hobby. We call it just plain fun! This Thanksgiving holiday, Science Central will host its 12th annual Festival of Trains from Nov. 28 to 30. Photo caption: Did you know that the first railroad in North America was built in 1827? Photo by File photo
  • Keynes wrong and right Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 4:48AMIn the ultimate analysis, economic prosperity depends not on how brilliant a few people are, but on how large a scale you are able to produce competent people in all walks of life.
  • Rotary Holiday to be Dec. 14 Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:56PM The Rotary Clubs of Rolla have announced that the 2008 Holiday Celebration Buffet and Entertainment is Sunday, Dec. 14. This will be the ninth year for the annual fundraiser, which serves a bountiful buffet- style meal to approximately 1,100 area residents.
  • Baguio Central University Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 8:56PMNineteen forty-five marked the beginning of a fulfillment of a husband and a wife’s dream of building a university.
  • Lions still keen on Cousins, says Voss Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 7:28PMThe Brisbane Lions remain interested in drafting Ben Cousins if he is cleared by the AFL Commission
  • Long-time teacher, coach mourned Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 1:58PMSam Dillard, a long-time teacher and soccer coach for the Cincinnati Christian Schools, died suddenly Sunday.
  • School mourns long-time teacher, coach Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 1:57PMThe Cincinnati Christian Schools has announced the death of Sam Dillard, a long-time teacher and soccer coach.
  • Save the Choo-Choo Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 10:42AM How irresistible is the Choo-Choo restaurant in Des Plaines? For 57 years, a model train has delivered food to hungry patrons. But now the property the Choo-Choo sits in is being eyed by city officials...
  • Bass Pro Shops Offer Free Holiday Activities Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 9:55AMIf you’re looking for a free activity and maybe something to help you and your little ones get into the holiday spirit then Destin’s Bass Pro Shop is the place for you this holiday season.
  • 2008 Berrie Awards go to expert on metabolic pathways of obesity and a CUMC research scientist Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 8:33AM( Columbia University Medical Center ) Columbia University Medical Center has presented the 2008 Naomi Berrie Awards to a nationally recognized diabetes and obesity researcher, and a promising young investigator, for their outstanding achievements in diabetes research.
  • Board officially names reading room for Wilson Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 7:59AMMembers of the Morris Area Public Library Board Wednesday voted to name the adult reading room after long-time director Pam Wilson.
  • Day trip: Holiday Preview Weekend, Cape May, N.J. Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 3:36PMWhere: Cape May, N.J.
  • Garfield Heights: City sets Christmas lighting ceremony for Nov. 30 Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 8:48AMGarfield Heights will have its holiday lighting ceremony Nov. 30 at the Civic Center, with the inside ceremony beginning at 4 p.m. and the outside ceremony beginning at 5:30 p.m. Garfield Heights Youth Theater will perform at 4, when Santa...
  • Larry King And Health Leaders Address Child And Adult Obesity In Our Communities Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 5:10AMHealthcare leaders gathered at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California Health Science campus to discuss the critical issue of obesity and the challenges it brings to uninsured, under-insured, and lower-income communities. According to LA Public Health, one out of every five adults in LA County is obese (2005).
  • Mexican town stands up for illegal immigrants Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 12:12AM RAFAEL LARA GRAJALES, Mexico — The Sunday afternoon calm was broken by shouts from the small, mission-style house, watched over by a statue of the Virgin Mary.
  • Calendar | St. Louis Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 10:47PMExplore the lineup of events taking place in the next few months if you’re planning a visit to St. Louis.