Tuesday, December 25, 2007

news christmas day 2007

Train-bus collision kills nine in Tajikstan
Xinhua - China
24 (Xinhua) -- A passenger bus collided with a railroad locomotive in Tajikistan on Monday, leaving nine people dead and several others injured, ...
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Old Tactic Returns as Gunmen Seize 13 Iraqis from Bus
Washington Post - United States
... Monday morning along a road north of Baqubah, the capital of Diyala province, before seizing the Shiite civilians in the bus, according to Maj. Gen. ...
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‘Judicial bus’ will be launched, no matter what: SCBA
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
LAHORE: The date of the launch of the Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) ‘judicial bus’ will be announced at the association’s executive committee ...
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1 KSRTC bus gutted, 2 partially burnt
Times of India - India
BANGALORE: A Rajahamsa bus was gutted on Monday morning, while two more parked next to it were partially burnt. The fleet is operated by the Karnataka State ...
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Car crashes into MBTA bus
Boston Globe - United States
By Globe Staff Several people suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a collision this afternoon involving an MBTA bus and two cars, MBTA officials ...
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Huckabee campaign bus doesn't brake for undocumented immigrants
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
By MARY SANCHEZ Apparently, presidential campaigning is a little like drinking alcohol. Too much, too quickly, brings out the worst in people. ...
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Missing Montreal woman found at bus station in Timmins
Globe and Mail - Canada
Sergeant Rick Blanchette of the Timmins Police Force says officers located Robyn Hertz, 26, at a bus station. Sgt. Blanchette says police were called to the ...
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Bus tunnel closed until further notice
Seattle Times - United States
By Seattle Times staff The Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel will remain closed until further notice due to computer problems. Buses that usually use the ...
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Gunmen abduct Shiite bus passengers in Iraq
AFP -
BAGHDAD (AFP) — Gunmen ambushed a bus near the restive Iraqi city of Baquba on Monday and kidnapped 14 Shiite passengers, a day after 13 members of a family ...
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9 killed in Tajikstan bus-train smash
A train and a minibus have collided in the capital of Tajikistan, killing nine people and seriously injuring three.
ABC News: Breaking Stories - http://www.abc.net.au/news/


BEA's AquaLogic Service Bus 3.0 Enables Enterprise SOA
BEA Systems announced the release of BEA AquaLogic Service Bus 3.0, a comprehensive enterprise service bus (ESB) that is designed to improve the integration process for enterprise-wide service-oriented architecture (SOA) deployments. ...
WebLogic News Desk - http://weblogic.sys-con.com/

Passenger power is saviour of bus routes
PEOPLE power is reviving bus services across the district.
Bournemouth Echo | Latest News - http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

Bus link axed
A winter Sunday bus link from Otley and Ilkley to the Yorkshire Dales will end next weekend due to the knock-on effects of new EU legislation.
Bradford Telegraph and Argus... - http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

Former NJ Transit Director George Warrington dies at 55
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
MENDHAM, NJ (AP) _ Former NJ Transit executive director George D. Warrington, who led one of the nation's busiest rail and bus systems for almost five years ...
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New transit chief's mission: Communicate
Charlotte Observer - Charlotte,NC,USA
The new CEO of the Charlotte Area Transit System, Parker wants the Lynx line to be an icon for the community, something residents are proud of and tourists ...
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Abandoned car causes transit delay
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
By WILLIAM LAMB PATERSON — Service on NJ Transit’s Main Line was delayed up to hour Monday night after a northbound train struck an unoccupied car at the ...
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Former NJ Transit head Warrington dies at 55
NJ Blog - New Jersey,USA
by Joe Malinconico/The Star-Ledger George Warrington, executive director of NJ Transit from 2002 until January, died today at his home in Mendham after an ...
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Transit union accepts Essential Services order
CBC Montreal - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
Public transit workers in Montreal have agreed to abide by an Essential Council Services ruling that orders them to drop pressure tactics. ...
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Transit service reduced for Christmas
770chqr.com - Calgary,Canada
The good news is Calgary Transit service will be free on Christmas Day. The bad news is the service will be greatly reduced. Ron Collins with Calgary ...
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Pigeon poop gets man $6 mn windfall
Hindustan Times - India
Stewart's lawyer, Robert Genis said New York City Transit has indicated that it planned to appeal. Now divorced, Stewart said he was thinking of using his ...
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GO Transit buses may stop rolling in the new year
680 News - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The 30000 GTA travellers who rely on GO Transit's fleet of 300 buses will be good to go through the Christmas and New Year's holidays, but bus drivers could ...
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Larry Phillips stays on Sound Transit board
Ballard News Tribune - Seattle,WA,USA
The King County Council has approved Councilmember Larry Phillips' re-appointment to the Sound Transit Board for a second four-year term. ...
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Westmoreland transit to study commuter train to Pittsburgh
Carlisle Sentinel - Carlisle,PA,USA
The Westmoreland County Transit Authority has agreed to pay $500000 to study a possible commuter train to Pittsburgh from New Kensington and other parts of ...
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UTA Opts not to Cut Weber, Davis Service
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Nicole Warburton,...
The Board of Trustees of the Utah Transit Authority approved a $283 million budget for 2008 on Wednesday that included no cuts to service in Weber and Davis counties -- at least not yet.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Former NJ Transit Director George Warrington dies at 55
MENDHAM, NJ - Former NJ Transit executive director George D. Warrington, who led one of the nation's busiest rail and bus systems for almost five years, has died. He was 55.
New Jersey News - http://www.phillyburbs.com


Metro tunnel still closed
... many Seattle Metro riders might simply want to know if the downtown bus tunnel will be open again on Wednesday when they head back to work. Metro and Sound Transit said Monday that the tunnel will be closed again Wednesday. ...
Local - MySpace News - http://news.myspace.com/local

Transit service reduced for Christmas
The good news is Calgary Transit service will be free on Christmas Day.
AM770 CHQR Calgary - http://www.am770chqr.com

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MILLVILLE: No injuries in latest shooting incident
Vineland Daily Journal - Vineland,NJ,USA
She re-mained at the bus stop during the incident. The victims described the suspects as black males who wore all black clothing. The victims described the ...
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Five killed in separate incidents in two districts
The New Nation - Bangladesh
A Dhaka-Khulna bound passenger bus of Banoful Paribahan was going to Dhaka from Khulna town. When the passenger bus reached middle position of the Majigati ...
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Witnesses sought in Langley beating
The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada
He said Langley police are going to keep an extra eye on the bus loop to make sure similar incidents don't happen again. Police are asking witnesses to the ...
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Tour driver nabs vandal
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD,USA
Jones stopped his bus, got out and chased the vandals. He caught up with one, and kept him there until police arrived. “I don’t think these kids were ...
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County budget cuts could hit fire department, bus service
Examiner.com - USA
In addition, the plan acknowledges that fire and rescue departments may take longer to respond to incidents given cost-savings methods, like taking a ...
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Eastern Cape road deaths reach 80
The Herald Eastern Cape - Port Elizabeth,Eastern Cape,South Africa
Of the 24 people who died, seven were killed in a bus accident on the R61 between Aberdeen and Beaufort West on Saturday, a traffic official said. ...
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Other Items
By Common Ills(Common Ills)
AFP reports that train crash was Sunday and notes that, today, a fake checkpoint was set up outside of Baquba and 14 Shi'ites were taken off a bus at the checkpoint and kidnapped -- this was "all the passengers" on the bus "including ...
The Common Ills - http://thecommonills.blogspot.com/

reports 12/24/07
By Al M(Al M)
Seventeen die in two separate bus accidents Talk Radio 702 - Both accidents happened yesterday and both buses were on route to the Eastern Cape. In the first incident, ten people died near Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal after the bus they . ...
Bus Emergency news archive - http://busemergencynewsarchive.blogspot.com/

Parents Concerned After Pflugerville Bus Incident - Topix
Parents Concerned After Pflugerville Bus Incident. Posted by roboblogger 5 hrs ago | Bookmark and Share. “I think people need to have more consideration ...
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Solution for crowd management at busy Delhi metro stations
Merinews - New Delhi,India
... like the International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan, which is the third station from Rajiv Chowk on Line - 3 (Blue Line), the Dwarka-Indraprastha track. ...
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Delhi's Blueline buses on trial
Public anger is mounting in Delhi against the Blueline bus service, which has been involved in many accidents.
Truveo Video Search: Top tag:"World"... - http://www.truveo.com/

Your Guide to Delhi
By Mayank Austen Soofi(Mayank Austen Soofi)
Reflective getaway from the city’s chaos and confusion; by Mayank Austen Soofi Viewpoint – Mrs. Sheila Dikshit’s Blueline Blues Here's why Delhi Chief Minister would rather walk than board a city bus; by Mayank Austen Soofi ...
The Delhi Walla - http://thedelhiwalla.blogspot.com/

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