Saturday, December 22, 2007

headlines 12-22-07

BJP plans to corner Sheila during winter session
Hindu - Chennai,India
... it had done nothing in this regard despite governing both Delhi and the Centre, he said. Prof. Mukhi also raised the issue of the Blueline and DTC buses ...
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Oil Fund for mass transit
Bangkok Post - Thailand
The conservation fund as a result will gain more than one billion baht a month, which will be placed in a special account to fund Bangkok mass-transit lines ...
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City transit point in hawala racket
Times of India - India
The city is also the transit point for such transactions in the state and Kerala. The seizure of Rs 1.2 crore by officials of the directorate of enforcement ...
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Morris Transit serves most riders in 33-year history in 2007
Morris Sun Tribune - Morris,MN,USA
14, Morris Transit established a new annual ridership record, and two days later surpassed 60000 riders for the first time in its 33-year history. ...
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Transit mechanics must end slowdown
Montreal Gazette - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
The union representing 2200 Montreal Transit Corp. mechanics has been ordered to end pressure tactics that have slowed work at two bus garages. ...
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Senior citizens set to protest para transit hike
Brockville Recorder and Times - Ontario, Canada
The township says it's Brockville's issue since the para transit services are run by the city. But the city says the residences are in Elizabethtown-Kitley ...
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Sutter Hill Transit Center could be just the start for county
Amador Ledger-Dispatch - Jackson,CA,USA
By Raheem Hosseini Plans for a transit center in Sutter Hill are 65 percent complete, with design specifications expected to be completed in February by ...
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Transit services adjust schedules during holidays
YorkRegion.com - Keswick,Ontario,Canada
York Region’s transit providers are letting users know they can count on them throughout the holiday season. York Region Transit and Viva will operate ...
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Bombardier wins $124M maintenance contract from GO Transit for ...
The Canadian Press -
B) has won a GO Transit contract worth $124 million for the commuter rail system's fleet maintenance services in the Toronto area. ...
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AMCAT receives bids for public transit operation
Austin Herald - Austin,MN,USA
Austin businessmen Tim Duren and Kevin Anderson were the low bidders Tuesday in a contract to take over management of the Austin-Mower County Area Transit ...
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What's In Your Wallet Holiday Transit Plans?
Torontoist - Ontario, Canada
The ever-reliable Transit Toronto has just posted a comprehensive list of a number of Ontario transit services' holiday hours. If you have any intention of ...
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Top News: Commuter Train Strikes, Kills Man in Hanson
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Don Conkey, The...
A man was struck and killed by a commuter rail train today on the track near the town line between Halifax and Hanson.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

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Public transit void hits disabled hard
A couple of years ago, Travis Tittle was diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, but he had to put treatments on hold for a year.
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Election Software Lost in Transit
InfoSec News: Election Software Lost in Transit: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/12/election-softwa.html By Kim Zetter Wired.com December 19, 2007 More than a hundred computer chips containing voting machine software were lost or ...
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New Phila. regional transit manager wants clean buses, trains
PHILADELPHIA - Southeastern Pennsylvania's transit agency may be giving buses and trains some extra sweeping.
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Bus killer sent to Broadmoor
The Press Association -
A man who killed a bus passenger in north London after he tried to stop him throwing chips at his girlfriend has been sent to Broadmoor secure hospital. ...
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Bus tunnel to remain closed at least until Wednesday
Seattle Times - United States
By Seattle Times staff The downtown Seattle bus tunnel will remain closed until at least Wednesday, because of computer problems and the Christmas holiday. ...
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R. Kelly Gets Wrist Slap, Trial Date
E! Online - USA
On Thursday, Gaughan admonished Kelly for skipping a hearing the previous day, after the singer's bus convoy was halted in Utah due to bad weather and then ...
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Bus disrupted by angry passenger
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Police removed an angry man from a Kansas City Area Transportation Authority bus this evening, after a 20-minute rolling disturbance that spanned several ...
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Providence mayor fires EMA director after school bus debacle
Boston Globe - United States
Cicilline said he took responsibility for last Thursday's debacle, which he called "totally unacceptable," but he also blamed the bus company that brings ...
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Apollo to step up truck-bus radial tyre capacity
Hindu Business Line - Chennai,India
Apollo Tyres is planning to step up its truck-bus radial tyre capacity in the next fiscal. The company had set up its radial tyre facility for heavy ...
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Charges Mount For Teen Held In Las Vegas Bus Stop Shooting
KOLO - Reno,NV,USA
An 18-year-old jailed in Denver awaiting extradition to Nevada in a school bus stop shooting also faces charges that he shot a 40-year-old woman in a ...
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Secret Santa returns to hand out money, kindness
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
SUSAN Dahl was homeless, hungry, tired and broke when a tall man in a red coat and red hat sat down next to her in Kansas City's downtown bus station. ...
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TransLink bus interior
By The BH
Interior view of the front of a TransLink-owned New Flyer D60LF bus, during a layover at Ladner Exchange. The blue light is not due to a camera lighting error; the lights really were blue. (Delta, BC, Canada)
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Bus tunnel in Seattle to be closed until at least Wednesday
SEATTLE (AP) -- The downtown Seattle bus tunnel will remain closed until at least Wednesday because of computer problems and the Christmas holiday. Contractors and transit officials are repairing...
The Columbian News: State News - http://www.columbian.com/


Man sentenced over bus murder
A man who stabbed a bus passenger to death has been sent to Broadmoor secure hospital.
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MTA reacts to recent assaults, offers a plan to halt violence
Baltimore Sun - United States
Most MTA buses have surveillance, but the camera on the bus that was the scene of the most violent of the recent incidents was not working, according to ...
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Storm Track Infiltration: Staying Up To Date With Jihad
Blogger News Network - USA
Don’t be blindsided in your neighborhood by terrorist or suspicious activity like Bridge / Tunnel Incidents and Security, Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus ...
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Big decline in bus vandalism in city
Limerick Post - Limerick,Ireland
Stressing that there has been a 50 per cent decline in incidents of vandalism in the city this year, he stated they are optimistic that there will be ...
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Don’t walk alone
Duncan Banner - Duncan,OK,USA
By John Walker COMANCHE — COMANCHE — There have been two known incidents in Comanche of attempted abduction of children while they were walking, ...
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We could have done more to shield student, educator says
Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA
District officials also testified repeatedly that the students named in Kearney's complaint were suspended for incidents brought to the attention of ...
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Violence and vandalism report has mixed results
Brick Township Bulletin - NJ, United States
The remaining incidents occurred in the cafeterias (25); other areas inside the schools (34); on school grounds (16); on a school bus (13); at the school ...
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Indiana Superintendent Turner-Shear calls alleged sexual attack ...
By Hank Nuwer
The second one happened a day after the bus incident before basketball practice. The student says two players grabbed him in the locker room while another approached exposing himself. “He was touched in a very inappropriate manner and ...
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Storm Track Infiltration: Staying Up To Date With Jihad
By WC(WC)
Don’t be blindsided in your neighborhood by terrorist or suspicious activity like Bridge / Tunnel Incidents and Security, Bus Stations/ Bus Security/ Bus Related Incidents, Assassination/ Assassination Attempt, Radiation Incidents/ ...
The Gathering Storm - http://the-gathering-storm.blogspot.com/

Comment on Riding the Bus, Changing Perspectives by Cheryl Hammond
The incidents mentioned of harrassment and crime on Metro are scary. However, I try to keep it in perspective. I ride Metro every day, not to commute since I work from a home office, but for everyday activities- like going to the ...
Comments for Urban Review STL - http://www.urbanreviewstl.com

HEADLINES 12-21-07
By Al M(Al M)
The Examiner reports a Muni bus hit a pedestrian Monday evening bringing the total number of "pedestrian incidents" to 20 since the start of Muni's fiscal year on July 1. 20 incidents? Why so many? Is this excessive? ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

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