Tuesday, October 28, 2008

8/20/08

Sixteen injured as bus hits cars on Hadera traffic circle
Jerusalem Post - Israel
The accident occurred when a bus drove onto a traffic circle and hit nearby cars at the city's Police Square. All of those injured were bus passengers. ...
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Police: Drive safely in school zones
Longmont Daily Times-Call - Longmont,CO,USA
“We want to prevent accidents in school zones and remind drivers to use caution when traveling in areas where children are present,” Mountain View Capt. ...
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Harrowing scenes at Kentstown bus crash inquests
Drogheda Independent - Louth,Ireland
In his evidence, Dublin County Coroner Brian Farrell said the five girls died of multiple injuries consistent with roll over injuries in traffic accidents ...
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Tropical storm Fay clobbers Cuba
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Seven people were also reported dead in Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica from flood-related accidents. The storm is expected to swell to a ...
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HC upholds sacking of rash BEST driver
Times of India - India
The case is dated June 29, 1993, when the petitioner, who was a bus driver attached to the Worli depot, was involved in an accident that led to the death of ...
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Caught between a deadline and rockslides
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper - Bhutan
18 August, 2008 - With more than a score people killed in accidents at the ongoing Phuentsholing-Thimphu road broadening project sites, Dantak officials ...
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Fay churns along Cuban coast near Bay of Pigs
Swissinfo - Switzerland
... a bus tried to cross a river swollen by rain from Fay. Five others were known dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic from flood-related accidents. ...
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Two students killed by speeding RTC buses
Times of India - India
Immediately after the accident, the bus driver fled from the spot. In both the incidents, police registered cases under section 304-A (Causing death due to ...
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Commuters pin hopes on Budget 2009
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
“The LRT is an efficient and cost-effective mode of travel as the service is not exposed to traffic jams caused by various factors such as road accidents, ...
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Coping with more commuters
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
Spilling over: This bus stop is so crowded that commuters are forced to wait on the road. Can our current system cope with the drastic increase? ...
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Get Back to School Without Car Accidents or Injuries
By Matthew Noyes
Seven school-aged passengers die in school bus accidents each year, but 19 die getting off or on the school bus. So, make sure your children arrive at the bus stop on time and that they wait far away from the road. ...
NOYES LEGAL NEWS - http://matthewnoyes.typepad.com/attorney_matthew_noyes_bl/

When buses attack
By Jeff Kouba
A couple of times now when putting together my world news roundups at PLAR (here is today’s installment), I’ve noticed a concentration of bus accidents. (The first such roundup is here.) Here are the items from today. ...
Truth v. The Machine - http://www.truthvmachine.com

Bronson Car Accident Lawyer
By admin
We represent individuals injured in Michigan car accidents. These include cases for auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, truck accidents, moped accidents, pedestrian accidents, bus accidents, and hit and run ...
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Forecasters expect hurricane as Fay enters Florida Straits
By admin
The impact is very low — we have minimal damage as of now. There were also concerns about 50 people who may be missing in a bus accident in the storm, but details were not immediately clear, officials said. found here. Share This.
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As “accidents happen” why are lawyers involved?
By pinick
In many cases, a lawyer’s involvement also tends to have the person or firm responsible for the accident take corrective action, so someone else will not be similarly injured in the future. For example if a bus company allowed its ...
Personal Injury News Blog - http://personalinjurynewsblog.com


Cases keep coming, so do excuses
Hindustan Times - India
They are probably the biggest killer on roads today after trucks and Blueline buses. Innocent office goers and commuters are being killed or maimed by these ...
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Compensation for Blueline victims put on fast track
Hindustan Times ePaper - New Delhi,India
The rate of accidents involving Blueline buses are very high,” observed a bench of Chief Justice AP Shah and Justice S. Muralidhar The remarks came when ...
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Metro north train schedule. New york - metro-north railroad will ...
By bykin32049(bykin32049)
Metro gold line: the last northbound train from union station will depart at: p move north terminal at imperial to warner center and make minor le. Home; alerts; emergency ride; how to ride the bus; how to ride the rail ; metro pass; ...
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Experiencing Great India - Part 2
I'm a history graduate, I can be your guide and we'll go through the entire area and I'll also drop you off at the bus station." "Hey, Blue-Spewing Rickshaw... here's your pay, see you later," and just like that, I'd started my little ...
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Dolphin Man Phelps, Black Indigenous People in Olympic and We
"I think this is the best way to celebrate," said Zhang, wearing a bright yellow helmet and blue-and-white sports wear. He flew to Hong Kong in mid May and took a ship to Shenzhen, where he bought the bike, a digital camera and a map, ...
Mutinyrural - http://o3.indiatimes.com/mutinyrural/

Timeline Great Britain 1972-1997
By Cindi Epona'Bri(Cindi Epona'Bri)
1979 Sep 2, Charles Burton (1942-2002) led a small group down the Thames on a 3-year journey to follow the meridian line connecting Greenwich to the North and South Poles. Sir Ranulph Fiennes (b.1944) and his wife Ginnie also took part. ...
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Victim calls for more bus security
Meridian Booster - Lloydminster,Alberta,Canada
Blackley also believes the number of violent incidents involving bus passengers may be under-reported. His own traumatic ordeal being a case in point. ...
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IPSO responds to bus fight
Daily Iberian - New Iberia,LA,USA
It's a shame that these kinds of incidents occur day in and day out in school systems around the country. Fixing what's wrong with this country starts at ...
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(UPDATE 4) Military launches offensives vs MILF
Inquirer.net - Philippines
"The recent MILF perpetrated incidents in Mindanao is a virtual declaration of war against the duly constituted authority," Yano told a news conference in ...
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The Centennial Lakes Police Department reported the following ...
Quad Community Press - White Bear Lake,USA
3 graffiti was spray painted on a school bus parked at Galilee Baptist Church on O North Road, Circle Pines. • Graffiti was painted on the Northern ...
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V Festival passes by peacefully
BBC News - UK
Incidents dealt with by West Midlands Ambulance Service included alcohol overdoses, collapses, ankle and leg injures, back pain and falls.
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More Letters
Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
... that allowing civilians to carry handguns on buses would prevent incidents like the dreadful one where a man was killed on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba. ...
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Subway Fight Displayed on YouTube
WNED - Buffalo,NY,USA
Transit police are investigating the incident, using security cameras on trains and in subway stations. With Metro Rail ridership on the rise, ...
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Islamic terrorism growing in China
By Newsjunky(Newsjunky)
One week later two incidents on buses in the city made further headlines in local papers but received only scant attention outside the country. A man attempted to set fire to himself on a number 64 bus but was detained by authorities. ...
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4:36 PM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, White Pine Dr
Traffic is traveling at 23 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 91.2; White Pine Dr.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Man Falls on Subway Track, Excessive Spitting, Unauthorized Move ...
By ROOSEVELT ISLANDER(ROOSEVELT ISLANDER)
Other public safety incidents on Roosevelt Island this past week included a summons for repeated and excessive spitting (8/15), an unauthorized move out at Manhattan Park (8/16), an investigation into a bus driver not picking up a ...
ROOSEVELT ISLANDER - http://rooseveltislander.blogspot.com/

Chaltha hai. Hogili bidi. Good karma. Bad karma.
By churumuri
How is it that bus drivers can race against a moving train at railway level crossings? Or a busload of school children can meet a watery grave? Or a whole classroom can be roasted alive? Most of these ghastly incidents are avoidable. ...
churumuri - http://churumuri.wordpress.com

RUSSIAN TROOPS DIG IN DESPITE GEORGIA PULLOUT PLEDGE
By The San Francisco Sentinel
At least 27 civilians have died here in Gori in scattered incidents of violence since the Russian troops arrived, medical officials said, including a doctor killed in front of a hospital by helicopter fire. ...
San Francisco Sentinel - http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com

enior representative advocates better bus checks
The Tribune - Kingwood,TX,USA
The recent tragic charter bus accident in Sherman that claimed the lives of 17 passengers en route from Houston to Carthage, Mo. is fresh on many people’s ...
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Bangladesh road accident claims five lives
SINDH TODAY - Sindh,Pakistan
The bus driver and his helper were among the victims. Earlier on Sunday, at least 10 people were killed and 62 injured in other road accidents in the ...
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School bus burns
Charleston Post Courier - Charleston,SC,USA
... as a result of a fire-related incident on a state-owned bus. Still, such accidents spotlight the decrepit condition of many state buses, said Rep. ...
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Frequent accidents on North Coast Highway
radiojamaica.com - Jamaica
Some stoplights were erected but accidents continued to occur frequently. However the National Works Agency says the final set of traffic signals are in ...
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Dr. Jeff Hersh: Get to school safely
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA
Even with a great safety record, for the five or more kids who die in school bus accidents or the 15 or more killed as pedestrians by a school bus (half of ...
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Click a bus driver chatting on the mobile phone, win Rs 1000
Pune Newsline - Pune,India
The move is the latest in the series of measures to pull up erring civic bus drivers and reduce the number of accidents. It will come into effect from ...
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Forecasters expect hurricane as Fay enters Florida Straits
CNN International - USA
There were also concerns about 50 people who may be missing from a Sunday bus accident, but details were not immediately clear, officials said. ...
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Stand, On The bus Ride To Work, Don't Fall Down
By Carin(Carin)
Now that everyone's on the bus, we need posters telling people how to remain standing while the bus moves. Wow. Lots of people get hurt in non-collision-related accidents, apparently because they lose their balance and fall over. ...
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18 Wheeler Accident Lawyers And Lawsuits
By MyTOPIC
If there is an 18 wheeler accident, or a bus accident, or a train accident, the severity of the injury is likely to be higher and the need for a lawyer is greater. Attorneys often limit their areas of practice to a few specialties, ...
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18 Wheeler Accident Lawyers And Lawsuits
By arnold
This in turn generally means that the accident law firm would only accept cases that are severe, which are generally a result of 18 wheeler accidents, train accidents, bus accidents, and motorcycle accidents. ...
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Some real bus driving milestones
By Webteam
Then, factor in no accidents and what you have is Cazares’ amazing driving record. She has logged almost 1.3 million miles driving her school bus without being involved in a preventable accident. Officer Von Cain, representing the ...
News News - http://kcsos.kern.org/news/

Burr Oak Car Accident Lawyer
By admin
We represent individuals injured in Michigan car accidents. These include cases for auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, bicycle accidents, truck accidents, moped accidents, pedestrian accidents, bus accidents, and hit and run ...
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Blueline victim’s family awarded Rs.1.3 mn compensation
SINDH TODAY - Sindh,Pakistan
The woman was killed Nov 26, 2006, by a Blueline bus at Karol Bagh while she was crossing the road. The National Insurance Company Ltd had contended that ...
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Court for gender equality in fixing relief for mishap victims
Zee News - Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
... and empowerment of women in India," a Delhi court has said while awarding Rs 13 lakh relief to parents of a 23-year-old woman crushed by a Blueline Bus. ...
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Blueline victim’s family awarded Rs.1.3 mn compensation
By IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Upholding gender equality, a city court Tuesday awarded a compensation of Rs.1.3 million to the family of a 23-year-old woman who was crushed by a Blueline bus two years ago.“A woman has to be treated equally ...
Thaindian News - http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal

8/19/08
By Al M(Al M)
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A Delhi Police sub-inspector has been arrested after he was caught on camera asking a bribe of Rs.20000 from a Blueline bus driver and conductor to put aside a complaint against them, officials said Tuesday. ...
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Sikkim
Immigrant resident communities not native to the state include the Marwaris, who own most of the shops in South Sikkim and Gangtok; the Biharis, most of whom are employed in blue collar jobs; and the Bengalis. ...
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Former school bus driver charged in second sexual assault
Stillwater Gazette - Stillwater,MN,USA
Stillwater Police investigator Jeff Magler said the incidents are separate and the girls have no relation to each other. According to the criminal complaint ...
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Berkeley County school bus burns, no one hurt
Daily Comet - Thibodaux,LA,USA
... of Charleston reported last year that an analysis of school bus maintenance records from 1996 to 2006 identified more than 100 fire-related incidents.
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School safety advice for parents and kids
Santa Rosa Press Gazette - Santa Rosa,FL,USA
They say approximately 26 students were killed and another 9000 were injured in incidents involving school buses last year. Across the nation an average of ...
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HS SPORTS: Wilson incident featured by ESPN
Tonawanda News - North Tonawanda,NY,USA
“It's been an ongoing course of conduct at the school — not the sexual assault, but just hazing type of incidents on the bus where the varsity players may ...
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Police Search For Rape Suspect After?Five Incidents
Evening Bulletin - Philadelphia,PA,USA
18 around 12:30 am, on the 1200 block of Wakeling Street, an 18-year-old female was accosted walking home from the Bridge-Pratt bus terminal. ...
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Kindergarten student let off school bus unattended at wrong stop
Kingsport Times News - Kingsport,TN,USA
“When we do have incidents, it makes us that much more vigilant to review and correct policies and make sure that it doesn’t happen again. ...
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Erika Hobbs and Leslie Postal | Sentinel Staff Writers
Orlando Sentinel - Orlando,FL,USA
Seminole, Osceola and Lake reported no unusual incidents Monday. A few hiccups occurred in Orange, including a broken air conditioner at Windy Ridge School, ...
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Pedestrian sideswiped at JL Mann High
Greenville News - Greenville,SC,USA
... to the bus or get involved in carpool groups, Lyles said. Hiles said she knew of no incidents around schools, other than what happened at JL Mann High.
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Tempe, Kyrene districts get tough on cell phone use
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
The move is expected to curb incidents of cheating and reduce classroom distractions and tardiness, officials said. This year, Desert Vista High School ...
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4:50 PM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, NC 42
Traffic is traveling at 29 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 93.3; NC 42.
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All Is Good
By William ~ The Old Fart(William ~ The Old Fart)
The first incident that happened was I was just in service with taking over the bus. I was heading north on Center Street and stopped at the 3 Ave stop. When I started up not all the folks were seated. Why I started I still do not know. ...
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By roxannapablo
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Lil Wayne and Yung Berg have reportedly failed to appear in a New ...
By Reporters(Reporters)
A .40 caliber handgun was found by authorities in his tour bus last July following a performance with Ja Rule at Manhattan's Beacon Theater.Wayne, who has pleaded not guilty to the weapons possession charges, faces up to three and a ...
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6 drowned bodies found near Haiti bus accident
International Herald Tribune - France
AP PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti: Searchers in Haiti found the bodies of six people believed to have been aboard a bus that overturned in a surging river following ...
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State checking company after bus fire near Dallas today
Houston Chronicle - United States
The Texas Department of Transportation has no safety authority over buses and trucks, however, bus companies offering in-state service must register with ...
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SA tourist injured in UK bus crash
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
A SOUTH African tourist was involved in a bus crash in Staffordshire, England, in which one person died and 60 others were injured. ...
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Woman with hammer attacks Toronto bus driver
WELT ONLINE - Germany
With the horror of the sordid Greyhound bus killing still fresh in people's minds, unrest amongst passengers has been stirred with the latest incident ...
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NYC bus workers file suit against diesel makers
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
NEW YORK - A group of New York City bus workers claim in a lawsuit that diesel exhaust from idling buses exposed them to severe illnesses, including lung ...
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Pace bus drivers protest contract and don't show up for work
Chicago Tribune - United States
By Emma Graves Fitzsimmons and Jeremy Gorner | Chicago Tribune reporters Pace bus service was interrupted Monday in the south suburbs after many bus drivers ...
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Congressman Moore rides the bus
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Although he didn't mention his opponent's name, Moore used the bus trip to underscore his preference for an energy policy that strengthens the nation's ...
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Register for Change Bus Tour Heads to Nevada, New Mexico, and ...
MarketWatch - USA
The cross country "Register for Change" bus tour started in George Bush's backyard in Crawford, Texas and has traveled to eight other states and the ...
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Someone posing as victim's relative tries to cash in on Manitoba ...
The Canadian Press - WINNIPEG
WINNIPEG — Someone claiming to be a sister of the young man stabbed and beheaded on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba last month has been trying to use the ...
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Vegas schools considering bus ads to raise cash
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
AP LAS VEGAS—Las Vegas public school officials are considering financial options ranging from selling advertising on school buses to creating a rainy day ...
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Walking School Bus News
By rod
Great to see everyone on the bus again this week - what a lovely morning walk! The bus is still starting from the corner of Church & Mary streets for the next few weeks, so if you were going to join it between Charles St and the new ...
Orange Grove - http://www.orangegrove.org.au

Few show up to talk about school bus routes
The Alachua County School Board was expecting to see lots of parents at the regular board meeting Tuesday night to complain about the district's bus routes. Instead, 10 people showed up and only two spoke up about busing.
news | GS | http://www.gainesville.com - http://www.gainesville.com

Brit driver gets £40 ticket for pulling up at bus stop!
By ANI
British driver Paul Sharples was given a 40 pounds ticket by a traffic warden for parking his bus at a bus stop. The incident occurred as 35-year-old Sharples parked his double-decker in the bay for 30 seconds while he waited for his ...
Latest News - http://www.freshnews.in

Briefly: New Hanover posts bus routes
NEW HANOVER
School system posts bus route schedule
New Hanover County Schools has posted its bus schedule for the 2008-09 school year on its Web site, www.nhcs.net.
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TxDOT checking company after bus catches fire
Texas transportation officials are investigating whether a bus that caught fire near Dallas today was legally operating in Texas.
Dallas, TX News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/dallas-tx


Mayor recommends budget aid for transit
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
By Hayes Hickman (Contact) Knoxville Transit Authority commissioners and Mayor Bill Haslam agreed Tuesday that more long-range planning must be done to ...
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Gold Coast council await rapid transit briefing
ABC Online - Australia
TransLink is expected to give the Gold Coast City Council a confidential briefing on the rapid transit business case before the end of the week. ...
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Judge lifts gag on students over transit security
The Associated Press -
The transit agency sued after learning of a preconference Web advertisement for the presentation by the students — Zack Anderson, RJ Ryan and Alessandro ...
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Judge Rules Against Boston Transit In MIT Student Hacking Case
Wall Street Journal - USA
By KEITH J. WINSTEIN BOSTON -- A federal judge ruled against the Boston transit system in a closely watched lawsuit against MIT students who found a way to ...
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Judge lifts gag on students over transit security
The Associated Press -
Cohn said the students never intended to reveal key details that would have helped people hack into the fare collection system and ride MBTA transit for ...
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Reform plan could make Houston transit projects easier to fund ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
... the reform plan would also create a Metropolitan Innovation Fund that rewards cities willing to combine a mix of effective transit investments, ...
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Sen. Coleman announces federal funding for Metro Transit
Coon Rapids ECM Publishers - Coon Rapids,MN,USA
19) announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded $2.7 million in funding to make Metro Transit’s garages and support facilities more ...
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NY state firefighters deliver 3 babies in transit
The Associated Press -
ROCHESTER, NY (AP) — Make that three babies — count 'em, three — to go. Babies in a hurry made for a memorable Monday morning for firefighters in and around ...
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Judge lifts gag on students over transit security
The Associated Press -
A lawyer for the transit agency acknowledged its CharlieTicket system has security flaws. But the lawyer asked Judge George O'Toole Jr. to impose a five- ...
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Transit strike looms again in Winnipeg
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Riders can find out the results of the vote Wednesday evening by visiting the Winnipeg Transit website or by calling Telebus at 287-7433. ...
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Not-So Smart Cards Easily Hacked
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Ben Arnoldy and...
The recent hacking into Boston's mass transit system by three local university students underscores a much broader problem: More than a billion mass-transit fare cards and door-swipe badges worldwide have a security weakness.
MassTransitMag.com: Top Transit News - http://www.masstransitmag.com

Is Stretching So Important After All?
By admin
The Norwegian Knowledge Center conducts a flexible study By Gina Kolata New York Times News Service Investigators have begun two large studies of stretching, asking about its effectiveness in much the way scientists might ask about a ...
Transit News - http://transit.com.ph

Transportation Secretary Touts Transit Reform; Easier for Houston ...
>Right now, it takes longer to get federal approval for local transit projects than it does to put a man on the moon. But if the Bush administration's reform proprosal ...
Houston, TX News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/houston-tx

Judge lifts gag on students over transit security

8/18/08


MBTA sues to prevent talk – security by obscurity at its best
The Tech Herald - Indianapolis,IN,USA
The (Temporary Restraining Order) came at the behest of the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA). The cat is out of the bag, so was the TRO issued by ...
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Editorial: DART wins respect at 25
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
Dallas Area Rapid Transit was handed that mandate 25 years ago today, with voter approval of a new transportation tax in 14 North Texas communities. ...
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Warehouses looking for workers getting help from new COTA route
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The Central Ohio Transit Authority is taking action to boost development at Rickenbacker Global Logistics Park and the surrounding area. ...
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Transit Bus Thief Nabbed in Pickaway County
94Country WKKJ - Chillicothe,OH,USA
Jerald England is accused of stealing a Chillicothe Transit Bus and leading authorities on a high speed chase. A man who stole a Chillicothe Transit Bus ...
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PF shifts to townhouses near transit
Bangkok Post - Thailand
Property Perfect Plc (PF) has shifted its development strategy from condominiums to townhouses in locations near mass-transit routes as low-rise units would ...
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Embarrassing transit
Chicago Tribune - United States
I read with interest Mayor Richard Daley's fascination with the Beijing subway. Do you think he's ever actually ridden the elevated trains here? ...
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Flight stuff-up: Bangladesh cricketers spend 35 hours in transit
ABC Online - Australia
The Tigers spent 35 hours in transit because of a mistake at their head office which saw them detour to Sydney instead of getting a direct flight. ...
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Avocado Refrigerators Out, Mass Transit In
New York Times Blogs - New York,NY,USA
I’ve been an advocate for transit for a while - one of my letters was published in Newsweek last year (http://www.newsweek.com/id/35299 - first letter in ...
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Updated 8/15: Lake County area mass transit needs cash for upkeep
Vernon Hills Review - Vernon Hills,IL,USA
By JOHN ROSZKOWSKIjroszkowski@pioneerlocal.com Despite an increase in operating funds earlier this year, the Lake County region's mass transit system will ...
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Transit Design and Construction Manager
Seattle Times - United States
Metro Transit is the name more than 1.7 million area residents use to refer to the public transit agency serving King County, and has twice been honored as ...
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A Towering Influence Calls It Quits at Portland Metro
By rss@masstransitmag.com (Catherine Trevison)
A man who helped bring tall, eye-catching buildings to the region's light-rail and bus lines resigned from Metro last month after a reorganization took away his program and staff.
- http://www.masstransitmag.com

Transit plan draws mixed review from lawmakers
INDIANAPOLIS | Talk of marrying South Shore commuter trains with an undeveloped regional bus initiative drew mixed reaction Friday from Northwest Indiana legislators, whose help would be needed to pull off the transportation union.
/news/lake County from www.nwitimes.com - http://www.nwitimes.com/

Editor Has Vision For New Growth, Improved Transit
Democrat Teresa "Terri" Conroy is running for the District 3 county commission nomination against Nicholas Planck in the Aug. 26 primary. The winner faces whomever prevails in the Republican primary contest between six-term incumbent ...
TBO Pasco News - http://www2.tbo.com/content/list/news/pasco/

Transit agency wants MIT students to stay gagged
By Mary Stewart(Christopher Brooks)
... to industrial research in security technologies at the heart of our information infrastructure. We urge that you reconsider and remove the temporary restraining order issued on August 10, 2008. See full story at cnet.news.com.
TRUST in the News - http://trust-website-news.blogspot.com/

Land sale could make way for transit-oriented business
An industrial property near the intermodal hub will have a blend of uses fitting with an increasingly transit-oriented character of the neighborhood, if the Redevelopment Agency of


NY1 | 24 Hour Local News | Transit | Report Finds City's MTA ...
Aug 15, 2008 ... Your City, Your News. NYC’s 24-hour newschannel on the web. ... By: NY1 News. You need to enable JavaScript and to get the Flash player to ...

Make sure to watch out for the school buses, police warn
Florida Times-Union - Jacksonville,FL,USA
And we try to hit several bus stops and schools and [check for speeders]," Dobscha said. "We hope we don't have any accidents, and hope all the kids arrive ...
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School Bus Accidents Under-Reported
WSET - Lynchburg,VA,USA
You see, whenever a school bus is involved in an accident, no matter how minor, that school district is required by state law to report it to the Department ...
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Tuesday tram strike over CBD risk
Adelaidenow - Australia
As part of the dispute, drivers want higher wages because the tramline extension last October has


School Bus Accidents Under-Reported
Here"sa statistic that you might find unnerving: less than half the school districts in Virginia are complying with the law... when it comes to reporting school bus accidents. from ABC 13.
ABC 13 - Local Headlines - http://www.wset.com

Understanding the NCSBS
By admin
Although this may not seem like an important issue, if your child was involved in an accident and a seat belt would have saved them, you might want to join the cause. There are many bus accidents that happen every day where children ...
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School Bus Accidents Under-Reported
Here"sa statistic that you might find unnerving: less than half the school districts in Virginia are complying with the law... when it comes to reporting school bus accidents. from ABC 13.
ABC 13 - Local Headlines - http://www.wset.com

City sues Chicago School Bus Company for Fire Truck Accident
The law governing bus accidents is complex, and it is common for muncipalities and school districts to be parties to the lawsuit. In some instances though, the law may provide immunity from lawsuits to some entities. ...
Illinois Car and Truck Accident... - http://www.illinoiscarandtruckaccidentlawyerblog.com/

Auto Driver Dies In Los Angeles Bus Crash
By California Jurist Michael Ehline(California Jurist Michael Ehline)
If you have been involved in a school bus accident and need representation there are Orange County personal injury attorneys that specialize in school bus accident and can be called at 888-400-9721. news personal injury attorney los ...
California Bus Accident Lawyers... - http://bus-accidents.blogspot.com/


Another Gateway bus ambushed
Daily Monitor - Kampala,Uganda
Another Kampala bound Gateway bus has been ambushed by Jie warriors. The incident that took place yesterday morning (August 16) at about 5.00am comes in ...
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Toll rises after Somalia bus shootings
AFP -
MOGADISHU (AFP) — At least 39 people have been killed in recent incidents involving Ethiopian troops in Somalia, hospital sources and witnesses said ...
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Immigration raids are boon to Texas labor recruiters
Houston Chronicle - United States
Regenold, however, said Agriprocessors decided to send the Labor Ready workers home after safety incidents. The spring raid came amid investigations into ...
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The new cold war hots up
Times Online - UK
Most disturbing were reports that in some incidents the paramilitaries had taken young women as sex slaves. “A car with a family fleeing their village was ...
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For 3rd day, bomb strikes Iraq pilgrims, kills 6
The Associated Press -
On Friday, a passenger van packed with explosives blew up at a bus station in Balad, north of Baghdad. The Balad hospital director, Qassim Hatam al-Qaisi, ...
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3:57 PM, US-70 W, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, Boiling St
Traffic is traveling at 25 MPH at: US 70 BUS W; MM 94.4; Boiling St.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Children of bigger God talk by Anupam Kher on the occasion of 11th ...
By Asit K.Barma
... but it took a turn when he saw a bus accident near Juhu carrying special children. People of the ever busy Mumbai did not have time to stop by to help and instead to his horror he realized that people started watching the incident ...
This is Asit, Live! - http://www.asitlive.com/

India's Red Ribbon Express Connects Citizens to HIV Information
By Deepali Gaur Singh
The performers disperse to the selected villages in the districts on cycles singing songs, telling stories, enacting incidents, staging plays with one common thread - all with HIV related issues woven in to them. ...
Reproductive Health | RHRealityCheck.... - http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog

Foreign agency instigates political conflict
By MBI Munshi(MBI Munshi)
A bus traveling from Lahore to Sahiwal was blown up at Bhai Pheru on 28 April 1996, causing the deaths of 44 persons on the spot and injuring 30 others. An explosion in a bus near the Sheikhupura hospital killed 9 persons and injured 29 ...
DeshCalling - http://deshcalling.blogspot.com/

Toll rises after Somalia bus shootings
At least 39 people have been killed in recent incidents involving Ethiopian troops in Somalia, hospital sources and witnesses said Saturday. Ethiopian forces opened fire on two minibuses near the Soma...
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Lawsuit filed over bus incidents | www.tennessean.com | The Tennessean
The Sumner County Board of education is facing a lawsuit over an incident that may have resulted in the carbon monoxide poisoning of a 7-year-old boy.



Baby survives as heroes lift school bus off pregnant woman
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
DOZENS of strangers helped lift a 4.5-tonne bus off a pregnant woman in New York - a heroic effort that saved the life of her child but was too late for her ...
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Bus plunge kills 15
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
By AP BEIJING -- Reports say 15 people died when a bus plunged into a ravine in central China. The official Xinhua news agency said yesterday 20 people were ...
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1 killed, 1 hurt in school bus crash in South LA
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Authorities investigate a crash involving a yellow school bus and a compact car in South Los Angeles this morning that killed one person and injured another ...
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Another lawsuit against bus co. in
abc13.com - Houston,TX,USA
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- The owner of the bus involved in the deadly August 8 wreck in north Texas is facing another lawsuit. A second one was filed yesterday by ...
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HSE bus driver is accused of gasoline thefts
Indianapolis Star - United States
By James A. Gillaspy A suspended school bus driver caught taking gasoline from a pump reserved for Fishers police and town staff will be fired, ...
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Bus crash kills 8 in Brazil
USA Today - USA
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian police say seven adults and a one-month-old baby were killed when a passenger bus sped off a road and plummeted down a ...
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Houston-area churches honor victims of Sherman bus crash
Houston Chronicle - United States
By DALE LEZON Grieving families and friends are gathering at several area churches today to remember victims of a deadly bus crash in Sherman last week that ...
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Officials Brace For School Bus Ridership Increase
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
Transportation director Linda Smith explained that officials have revamped bus routes and reduced the number of students on each bus to make room for ...
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Give That Bus a Makeover
New York Times - United States
The solution was a package of fees and taxes that rescued not only the subway, bus and commuter rail systems, but the region’s economy, too. ...
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Baby survives as heroes lift school bus off pregnant woman
Dozens of strangers helped lift a 4.5-tonne bus off a pregnant woman in New York - a heroic effort that saved the life of her child but was too late for her.
WA Today News Headlines - http://www.watoday.com.au/

Try All Routes For Bus Stop Details
Parents who are frustrated in trying to call the school district's Transportation Call Center have other options for finding where the bus will pick up their children Monday morning, when Hillsborough County public schools open.
TBO News Metro - http://www2.tbo.com/content/list/news/metro/

Man steals empty bus to reach girlfriend
ASHVILLE, Ohio -- A man stole an idling Chillicothe Transit System bus and then led state troopers yesterday on a chase that exceeded 80 mph.
Columbus, OH News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/columbus-oh

Pedestrians Lift 5-Ton School Bus Off Run-Down Woman
By hbarber
A few dozen horrified Bronx, NY residents came tried to rescue 33-year-old Donette Sanz after the pregnant woman was hit by a car and run over by a nearby school bus Thursday. The pedestrians moved the 5-ton school bus from atop the ...
News You Should Know | BET.com - http://blogs.bet.com/news/newsyoushouldknow

Houston churches honor victims of Sherman bus crash
Hundreds of people packed the Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Church, where five of the crash victims are being eulogized in a funeral Mass this morning.
Houston, TX News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/houston-tx


Reporter's Notebook — TransIT has no speed racers, director says
Frederick News Post (subscription) - Frederick,MD,USA
By Stephanie Mlot Riders on TransIT can rest assured their bus drivers won't be pulled over for speeding any time soon. While the Washington Metro is on a ...
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Keep Major Moves for roads but expand transit options
Indianapolis Star - United States
Many see this inaction as a debate between road funding and transit funding. This approach has resulted in advocates on both sides failing to acknowledge ...
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NRC, states partner on intercity mass transit
The Punch - Lagos,Nigeria
Nwankwo said that following agreements recently reached with some state governments, the intercity railway mass transit would soon be fully revived across ...
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In transit
The Times - Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa
The Riebeek Valley will celebrate its shiraz heritage on September 20, when Riebeek Cellars puts on its irst solo Riebeek Cellars Shiraz and Art Festival. ...
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Support Rail Transit Responds to Court Decision to Let the Stop ...
Hawaii Reporter - Kailua,HI,USA
The rail transit project is the only viable option available. There is no federal money for another solution and no other solution has been identified and ...
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BART station closed after train strikes, kills man
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
AP SAN FRANCISCO—Bay Area Rapid Transit officials were forced to shut down the Civic Center BART station after a train struck and killed a man Saturday. ...
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Pittsburgh-area transit agency ridership increases
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
AP PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh-area's transit agency says high gasoline prices have spurred ridership despite a fare increase and route cuts that, at first, ...
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Police get Bashir's transit remand
Hindustan Times - India
PTI A court on Lucknow this evening granted Gujarat Police three-day transit remand of Mufti Abu Bashir,an alleged mastermind of Ahmedabad serial blasts and ...
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Transit remand for Ahmedabad blast mastermind
Sify - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
... masterminding serial bombings in Ahmedabad last month, will be taken to Gujarat as a court here on Saturday granted a three-day transit remand for him. ...
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Legal flap over Defcon talk exposes divide on disclosing security ...
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
The transit authority added that it wasn't trying to permanently gag the students and that it just wanted some time to determine the validity and ...
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Accommodating cyclists poses a challenge as more turn to transit
Finding room for cyclists on public transit is not easy. TransLink says they'd like to do more to meet everyone’s needs, but there isn't much room to go around. Ken Hardie with TransLink says bike racks ...
News1130 - All News Radio - http://www.news1130.com

Pittsburgh-area transit agency ridership increases
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh-area's transit agency says high gasoline prices have spurred ridership despite a fare increase and route cuts that, at first, dropped the number of passengers in the past year.
Pennsylvania News Headlines from... - http://www.phillyburbs.com/

New York Transit Use is High - But So is Congestion
By Action Alameda
If high-density, transit-oriented-development, of the kind proposed by SunCal for Alameda Point gets people out of their cars, and minimizes traffic, then why do the highest transit-usage cities in America still have significant ...
ACTION ALAMEDA News - http://actionalameda.org/actionalamedanewsblog

Transit authorities pitch fare increases, changes to routes
BARTOW - Transportation officials are proposing fare increases and route changes to buses that could go into effect Oct. 1.
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Transit remand for Ahmedabad blast mastermind
... leader of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), arrested for allegedly masterminding serial bombings in Ahmedabad last month, will be taken to Gujarat as a court here Saturday granted a three-day transit remand for him.
AOL India National News - http://www.aol.in/news


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Woman in guided bus route protest
BBC News - UK
If similar incidents happen again, the police will always be called." The first services running on the busway are due to start in spring 2009.
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Police and residents to renew talks on crime
Annapolis Capital - Annapolis,MD,USA
In May, there were four incidents on a bus line that connects the neighborhoods to jobs at Arundel Mills mall in Hanover. One bus driver, a 63-year-old man, ...
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As Children Head Back To School, AAA Urges Motorists To Slow Down
Weekly Challenger - Tallahassee,FL,USA
The program seeks to reduce the number of dangerous incidents that involve school children and motorists to prevent unsafe driving in school zones and ...
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4:21 PM, US-70 W, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, Boiling St
Traffic is traveling at 26 MPH at: US 70 BUS W; MM 94.4; Boiling St.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents for the... - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/

Somalia - A home on the range in Amarillo (Amarillo Globe-News)
Toll rises after Somalia bus shootings (TurkishPress.com) At least 39 people have been killed in recent incidents involving Ethiopian troops in Somalia, hospital sources and witnesses said Saturday. Ethiopian forces opened fire on two ...
Global News Blog Headlines - http://globalnewsblog.com/blog

Bandh turns violent in Madhya Pradesh; 5 killed in Indore Friday ...
By zarb
Similarly, incidents of violence have also been reported from Jhabua, Satna, Sagar, Gwalior and Jabalpur. ,Section 144 has been imposed in Jhabua to control the situation, while in Satna a businessman put himself on fire even as ...
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Powers Of Darkness
By admin
But a few incidents occurred around me that compelled me to seek explanations. A few years ago, we had a guest with a kid. My mom and sister told me that this kid has been empowered with the force of some baba and whatever he writes ...
MySelebriti.Com - http://myselebriti.com

Toll rises after Somalia bus shootings (TurkishPress.com)
At least 39 people have been killed in recent incidents involving Ethiopian troops in Somalia, hospital sources and witnesses said Saturday. Ethiopian forces opened fire on two minibuses near the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday, ...
Islamic Movements - http://www.islamicmovements.com


Schools eliminating bus routes
KSWO - Lawton,OK,USA
Lawton schools lost 500 bus stops this year to fuel hikes. School districts in Guthrie, Shawnee and Blanchard also are cutting back to reduce their ...
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Tears flow at bus crash victims' Houston-area funerals
Houston Chronicle - United States
By DALE LEZON AND DAI HUYNH Family members of the bus crash victims in Sherman pray during funeral services at Vietnamese Martyrs Church on Saturday, Aug. ...
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50 die in Haiti after swollen river sweeps away bus
Reuters UK - UK
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Around 50 people died in Haiti on Sunday when a bus tried to cross a river swollen with rain from Tropical Storm Fay and ...
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School Bus Overcrowding
KLFY - Lafayette,LA,USA
After receiving numerous calls about overcrowded busses, the Lafayette City Marshalls pulled over a bus that was carrying more weight than it should...more ...
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Nine-Tenths Of A Mile Keeps Student Off School Bus
WOWT - Omaha,NE,USA
So mom Nicki Greco has asked OPS to let her son ride a bus, but they live nine-tenths of a mile too close. “I think they could stretch their rule a little ...
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Bus Drivers Gear Up For School Year
Today's THV - Little Rock,AR,USA
Drivers all over the state are getting their buses in the best shape for the new school year. They are going over their routes and contacting families to ...
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Church Bus Involved in Deadly Accident Headed To Meridian
WTOK - Meridian,MS,USA
A church bus that overturned in Alabama, killing the driver and injuring five, was apparently headed to Meridian. The bus from Cleveland, Ohio overturned ...
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Wes Raynal--Really. Cool. Cars. And a bus
AutoWeek - USA
The highlight of the exhibit for me was the 1940 Futurliner bus, built to showcase the latest in science and technology. I think it's way cool for GM to ...
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5 killed, 28 injured in bus accident in east Spain
Xinhua - China
17 (Xinhua) -- At least five people died and a further 28 were injured in a bus accident Sunday afternoon in the municipality of Oropesa del Mar, Castellon, ...
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Haiti bus swept away in torrent, 50 dead
Around 50 people died in Haiti on Sunday when a bus tried to cross a river swollen with rain from tropical storm Fay and was swept away, witnesses said.
Weatherzone News - http://www.weatherzone.com.au

Cross-bus analysis speeds troubleshooting
Complete cross-bus analysis has become an indispensable troubleshooting methodology.
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Perea's bus intimacy gives him the edge
It's 6:30 am, and I'm waiting for a bus at Burroughs Elementary -- the neighborhood where Fresno mayoral candidate Henry T. Perea grew up and rode the bus to San Joaquin...
Fresno, CA News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/fresno-ca

Bus route changes help district balance budget
By Leanan(Paul Laudanski (mailto:admin@peakoil.com))
CORPUS CHRISTI — When Anne Benning learned a change in her son's bus route this school year would mean he would have to walk almost the same distance to the new bus stop as to the school, she decided she would stomach the high gas ...
Peak Oil News - http://www.peakoil.com

New MATA Bus Routes Begin Monday
Monday Memphis Area Transit Authority will expand it service by introducing three new express routes from Whitehaven, southeast and northeast areas of the city. The new routes...
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Gains for mass transit
Lower Hudson Journal news - West Harrison,NY,USA
While we wait for large-scale transit projects that may get sidetracked because of their massive costs, we're finding that for Rockland some minor ...
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Transit Advocates Want To Stem Residential Cars
NY1 - NY,USA
"New York City's status as a pedestrian and transit-oriented metropolis is severely threatened by zoning requirements that mandate lavish amounts of ...
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Invest in transit
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com - Trenton,NJ,USA
From May to July of this year, ridership on NJ Transit grew 4.6 percent. Even weekend ridership is up significantly. The jolt at the pumps has been felt and ...
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Try Transit
WTAJ - Altoona,PA,USA
Will you take advantage of AMTRAN's "Take the Bus to Work Week? or similar events in your community? BLAIR COUNTY - WTAJ, The city of Altoona, ...
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Georgian Bridge Blast Hits Oil Transit
The Moscow Times - Russia
18 August 2008TBILISI, Georgia -- Azerbaijan suspended oil exports through ports in western Georgia on Sunday after an explosion damaged a key rail bridge ...
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Transit police charge T worker with stealing fares
Boston Herald - United States
By AP BOSTON - Transit police have arrested a MBTA worker for allegedly stealing fares from so-called "drop boxes." The boxes are used to speed fare ...
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Reporter's Notebook รข"” Transit Has No Speed Racers, Director Says
WTOP - Washington,DC,USA
Riders on TransIT can rest assured their bus drivers won't be pulled over for speeding any time soon. While the Washington Metro is on a strict laser ...
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Hawaii rail transit a presidential issue
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA
By Derrick DePledge Honolulu's $3.7 billion mass-transit project, whether it makes the November ballot or not, will likely be a measuring stick in the ...
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Flap Over Transit Flaws Exposes Disclosure Divide
A court order that stopped a Defcon presentation about flaws in the Boston-area transit authority's e-ticketing system rekindled the debate over how such vulnerabilities should be publicly disclosed.
Computerworld Viruses News - http://www.computerworld.com

Hawaii rail transit a presidential issue
Honolulu's $3.7 billion mass-transit project, whether it makes the November ballot or not, will likely be a measuring stick in the mayor's race and could spill into many City...
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Transit police charge T worker with stealing fares
BOSTON -- Transit police have arrested a MBTA worker for allegedly stealing fares from so-called "drop boxes."
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Valley Transit board will discuss contract issues
Valley Transit board meeting this week to discuss ongoing negotiations with City of Lewiston on the future of local mass transit.
KLEW - News - Local & Regional - http://www.klewtv.com/news/local

Broome County Transit Junction to Relocate
Broome County's bus junction will have a new home for the next year and a half.
WBNG - News - Local - http://www.wbng.com/news/local