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Actor

What is this job like? Actors perform in stage, radio, television, video, or motion pictures. It's hard for most actors to find steady work. Only a few become famous "stars." Some well-known…

All About Detector Dogs

Taking a Bite Out of Crime How long has the Customs Service been using dogs to search for dangerous drugs? Detector dogs were introduced on a wide scale in September 1970 as part…

Transportation

Check out the links below for data on public transportation, driving laws, motor vehicle registrations, most congested roads, accidents, trains, and airlines. Automobiles and Road Travel…

Canada's Quest for Gold

Canada's effort to win gold comes at the expense of other countries by Catherine McNiff Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern…

(Hubert) Sonny Hine 2000 Deaths

(Hubert) Sonny HineAge: 69 horse trainer whose 52-year career peaked with Skip Away, horse of the year in 1998; had a knack for turning modestly priced horses like Skip Away, Big Bet, and…

John Jacob ROGERS, Congress, MA (1881-1925)

ROGERS John Jacob , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass., August 18, 1881; attended the public schools, and was graduated from Harvard University in 1904…

February 2002 Disasters

Feb. 9 et seq., southern Calif.: More than 5,400 acres were burned in 2 separate brush fires, one near Fallbrook, north of San Diego, and the other outside Anaheim. About 40 buildings (…

Accountant---CPA (#3)

Susan Spain Tell us about your work -what do you do? I am a CPA for a medium sized public accounting firm . We are a firm that has the goal of being…

Thomas and the Magic Railroad

Director/Writer:Britt AllcroftDestination Films; G; 89 minutesRelease:7/00Cast:Alec Baldwin, Peter Fonda, Mara Wilson Thomas and the Magic Railroad will be familiar to anyone who has seen PBS…