Saturday, November 29, 2008

11/29/08

Bus carrying Washington high school football team overturns
USA Today - USA
SEATTLE (AP) — A charter bus carrying a high school football team overturned Friday in a four-vehicle collision on Interstate 5 south of Seattle, ...
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Team bus crash delays playoffs
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
The team's chartered bus overturned on Interstate 5, injuring a half-dozen players and causing a nasty traffic jam. The accident forced postponement of ...
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Woman Is Struck, Killed by Truck on Highway
Washington Post - United States
A 49-year-old woman died Wednesday after being struck by a pickup near a bus stop on a busy Charles County highway, authorities said yesterday. ...
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One dead, four hurt in bus crash
BBC News - UK
A bus mounted the pavement and crashed into a hotel, hitting four women, when the driver collapsed at the wheel, police have said. The driver, a 71-year-old ...
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Kentucky man dies on Greyhound bus in Vail
Examiner.com - USA
(Map, News) - A 58-year-old Kentucky man is dead after he collapsed on a Greyhound bus as it was leaving Vail. Police say the bus was departing from the ...
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Metro adds nonstop bus service to and from Bush airport
Houston Chronicle - United States
By ROSANNA RUIZ Metro now offers nonstop bus service to George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The fare is $30 round-trip or $15 one way. ...
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Cops look for pattern in bus attacks
Inquirer.net - Philippines
A bus conductor, who was sleeping inside one of the buses, suffered burns. A representative of the bus company declined to comment on reports that ...
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Kentucky traveler dies on bus near Vail
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
By Howard Pankratz A 58-year-old man traveling on a Greyhound bus collapsed and died as the bus was departing Vail this afternoon. The bus was leaving the ...
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Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Cedar Falls reviewing benches at bus stops
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier - Waterloo,IA,USA
As the situation currently stands, a person or business submits an application for a permit to install benches at designated stops along the MET Transit bus ...
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News: Desert Bus
By gabe@penny-arcade.com (Gabe)
Gabe : I stayed home today to spend the day with the fam, but I wanted to pop in here real quick and mention the Desert Bus 2: Bus Harder. Watching these kids torture themselves by playing Desert Bus for charity is a real treat. ...
Penny Arcade - http://www.penny-arcade.com/
Bus company De Lijn uses real bus tickets as businesscards
By Duval Guillaume Brussels
Related News items. 31 August 2008 - ‘Save 8 lives’ voted best non profit ad (1); 15 August 2008 - A wet t-shirt campaign thanks to Belgian rain (0); 12 August 2008 - Belgian Olympic Committee welcomes newborn suporters (0) ...
Duval Guillaume News - http://www.duvalguillaume.com/news/
Metro adds nonstop bus service to and from Bush airport
Houston residents and out-of-town travelers can rely instead on taxis, shuttles and now nonstop bus service to George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Metro has added nonstop bus...
Houston, TX News RSS Feed - YourStreet - http://www.yourstreet.com/news/houston-tx
Kaua'i tests free bus rides for workers
A free bus program for Kaua'i County employees that is set to begin Monday has been met with much enthusiasm, Kaua'i officials said. Approximately 180 people signed up this week for the county's free bus pass program, which will end ...
Honolulu Advertiser - Local news - http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/
Team bus overturns on way to Class 3A football playoff game; no ...
SEATTLE -- A charter bus carrying the Bellevue High School football team overturned Friday in a four-vehicle collision on Interstate 5 south of...
HeraldNet.com Local, Sports,... - http://www.heraldnet.com/
Jewish pupils attacked on buses
Wembley and Kingsbury Times - London,England,UK
... behaviour on route 183 and have downloaded on bus CCTV footage of the alleged incident - every London bus currently has a CCTV system installed. ...
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Could Mumbai-Type Attacks Happen in Manila?
By midfield
5 buses were gutted in the attack, bringing to 9 the number of Victory buses lost in such incidents. 4 bus units were also razed when attackers swooped down on the Victory bus terminal in Quezon City’s populous Cubao shopping district ...
At Midfield - http://midfield.wordpress.com/
Community Forum - Minutes
By Jane B
They explained that under Section 59, for certain incidents, a driver can be given a warning, and if given a second one in 12 months, the car can be seized. The driver has to pay a Recovery fee to get his car back. ...
PARWICH.ORG - http://parwich.org/
Mosul Remains One Of The Most Violent Cities In Iraq
By motown67(motown67)
In fact, the number of incidents has increased since the beginning of the year. In January there were 1.65 attacks and incidents a day that led to 3.52 deaths and 11.68 wounded per day. In June, a month into the new security crackdown ...
Musings On Iraq - http://musingsoniraq.blogspot.com/
Traffic Light: A Journal Written During a Travel
By UP Aguman(UP Aguman)
It’s one hot and sweating afternoon, and I don’t know if this bus I am riding will get to the bus station on time. Maybe it won’t. I’m seeing the traffic light shifting color from yellow to green in a short period of time…30 seconds? ...
UP Aguman | ASLAG ONLINE: Your... - http://aguman-aslag.blogspot.com/
Ex-cop, school official die in accidents
Indian Express - New Delhi,India
In the second incident, a 52-year-old man was crushed to death by a DTC bus in Mayur Vihar area of the East district on Thursday night. ...
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Rain-Slicked Roads Cause Hundreds Of Accidents
News 8 - San Diego,CA,USA
One of the worst accidents was on Interstate 8, where a tour bus with 35 passengers got tangled with several vehicles. Nobody on the bus was hurt, ...
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"Fit buses with
DailyNewsOnline - Dar es Salaam,United Republic of Tanzania
3) carrying the title: “Risky Rides across Tanzania on a bus” had no idea that some ten day later, two separate accidents involving passenger buses would ...
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Bus accident forces postponement of Capital-Bellevue game
By Darrin Beene
The team bus, on its way to Tacoma for a 1 pm game, flipped over on Interstate 5 near Federal Way. No serious accidents were initially reported. Although not official, the playoff game between the two schools will likely be made up on ...
The Prep Blog - http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/preps/
Bellevue High football team bus overturns on I-5 headed towards ...
The bus accident was caused by a chain of events apparently caused by a dropped ladder on the freeway. Lost or unsecured loads are a real frustration to the Washington State Patrol. At least 400 accidents are caused every year in ...
Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Blog - http://www.seattlecaraccidentlawyerblog.com/
You Can Be Compensated For All Types of Injuries
By RickHendershot
There are automobile, boat, motorcycle, and school bus accidents. In the sports arena there are back, neck, and spinal cord trauma. There are defective products that cause injury, toxic substances in the air and our office buildings. ...
Full text legal articles - Content... - http://www.content4reprint.com/legal/
Adding to the City’s Coffers, One Ticket at a Time
By Rafael Martínez Alequín(Rafael Martínez Alequín)
... impede the flow of traffic and increase the likelihood of accidents,” he said. “We want them to focus on things such as double parking. Vehicles parked in bus stops. No standing. Obstructing a traffic lane. Obstructing a bus lane. ...
Your Free Press - http://yourfreepress.blogspot.com/
Marleaux : 30 ppl on the bus, lit up standing, holding on to the ...
By bounder
Marleaux : 30 ppl on the bus, lit up standing, holding on to the poles and standing in the seats dancing to Wipe Me Down almost caused accidents… Published by, Published by xFruits ...
Tweets on the bus - http://tweetsonthebus.wordpress.com/
Center hearing looms, transit ponders options
Keizertimes - Keizer,OR,USA
By JASON COX As a text amendment allowing a transit center to be built next to city hall in the Iris Capitol goes before the Keizer City Council Monday, ...
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Agencies seek improved transit for disabled riders
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
AP - November 28, 2008 11:45 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Social-service and transit agencies are looking for ways to expand transportation options for ...
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Transit center site depends on future
Keizertimes - Keizer,OR,USA
By BILL QUINN The question posed last week in "In the Ring" in the Keizertimes dealt with the proposed location of the transit center in Keizer. ...
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New York guards against Mumbai-like attacks
Reuters - USA
As it happened, reports of "plausible but uncorroborated information" about a possible al Qaeda attack on New York's transit system had led police to deploy ...
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Man to sue Phila. transit agency over beating
York Daily Record - York,PA,USA
AP PHILADELPHIA—A man who was brutally beaten on a Philadelphia subway concourse in September is preparing to sue the city and its main transit agency. ...
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NJ Transit service changes today
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
by The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk NJ Transit has made several service adjustments today, Black Friday, which is traditionally one of the busiest ...
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Rapid transit system could expand
BBC News - UK
The rapid transit system is expected to carry 5.5m passengers a year, with a bus arriving every five minutes during rush hour periods.
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NJ Transit's actions drive food vendor totally nuts
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com - Newark,NJ,USA
John Ellis is a train guy, an NJ Transit conductor for 19 years now, and has all the qualities of a good conductor. He's amiable, organized and keeps his ...
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REGIONAL: POLICE, TRANSIT AGENCIES MAKE BLACK FRIDAY SMOOTHER
CBS 5 - San Francisco,CA,USA
As the biggest shopping day of the year looms close, Bay Area agencies are offering advice on how to make Black Friday safer and easier than ever before. ...
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Re “Not a Moment Too Soon,” by Bob Herbert (column, Nov. 25):
New York Times - United States
This is beyond ridiculous, and both stops me from putting money into a mass transit system I’d like to support and limits my ability to choose the greenest ...
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Guelph VIA Rail station: Parking lot being improved
By shost
VIA Rail has listened and is adding about 20 spaces to the already crowded Downtown Guelph VIA lot. The expansion is coming out of the very large Guelph Train platform — essentially they are taking some of the platform and extending the ...
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Man to sue Phila. transit agency over beating
PHILADELPHIA - A man who was brutally beaten on a Philadelphia subway concourse in September is preparing to sue the city and its main transit agency.
Pennsylvania News Headlines from... - http://www.phillyburbs.com/
New land-use law's message: build near transit
... passage of legislation designed to address global warming by curbing suburban sprawl as a watershed moment, perhaps the state's most important land-use law in more than 30 years. ''It's a ... News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com.
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It's Black Friday in America and Try Transit Day in the Lehigh Valley
By Precious Petty
Express-Times File PhotoA LANTA bus makes a stop in Easton. Save yourself the hassle of navigating Black Friday traffic and get on the bus. It's Try Transit Day in the Lehigh Valley and the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation ...
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News | Canadian Union of Public Employees: Keep Ottawa transit ...
A full 97 per cent of OC Transpo supervisors and special constables voted last night to take strike action if necessary, says their union, the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE).
Drupal aggregator - http://2081.cupe.ca/
Ocean City Eyes Bus Service Cuts
The Dispatch - Ocean City,MD,USA
By Bryan Russo, Staff Writer OCEAN CITY – A proposed wintertime scale down of the bus fleet in Ocean City could mean longer and unfortunately colder waits ...
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2 Salpointe students raise funds for bus passes for homeless
Tucson Citizen - Tucson,AZ,USA
Salpointe Catholic High School senior David Charles gives bus passes to Efrain Montano at El Rio Community Health Center. Patients at El Rio Community ...
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Man Becomes Violent On CTA Bus
CBS2 Chicago - Chicago,IL,USA
CHICAGO (STNG) ― A man who became "rambunctious" on a North Side CTA bus was in police custody Thursday night after injuring a police officer. ...
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Lack of tickets doesn't deter thousands from inauguration
USA Today - USA
The American Bus Association expects a record number of chartered buses to converge on the capital. Airlines have added flights. ...
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BBC News
Festive bus strike action planned
BBC News - UK
First Bus staff in Aberdeen are planning strike action for the three busy weekends leading up to Christmas, it has been announced. ...
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Bus passenger 'racially abused'
BBC News - UK
A man racially abused one bus passenger in Aberdeen and threatened another with violence, police have said. The suspect made intimidating comments to a ...
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Victim of 2006 Cat Tracker bus accident still recovering
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
While riding on the Cat Tracker, a converted school bus that took Wildcat fans to games outside of Manhattan, Chris struck his head on a concrete bridge ...
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Riders want to save bus line
Monterey County Herald - Monterey,CA,USA
By LARRY PARSONS An outcry from riders of a Pacific Grove bus line has budget-trimming officials at Monterey-Salinas Transit backing off a proposal to ...
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Wild weather blows Greyhound bus off road
A bus has been blown off the road by a wild storm in western Queensland.
Weatherzone News - http://www.weatherzone.com.au/
Code of conduct for bus lane bikers
It is believed that Transport for London will launch a new code of practice to encourage bikers to ride considerately when bus lanes in London are opened to them in January. London Mayor Boris Johnson is behind the move to...
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Expanded Bus Service Announced
Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA) will begin new service along Route 12 beginning Monday, December 1. DATA will no longer serve NC Highway 54 to the Research Triangle Park due to the move of the Triangle Transit Transfer Center.
News Feed - MyNC.com - http://news.mync.com/site/news/rss
Good News, Bad News
By MeghatronsMom(MeghatronsMom)
The good news first: The procedure went well. I did not have to have a stent or angioplasty. They only found a mild stenosis in the one kidney & it isn't anything to fix yet. There was nothing wrong with my aorta! ...
TILL THE SHORT BUS - http://tilltheshortbus.blogspot.com/
A battle against hate
Central Maine Morning Sentinel - Augusta,ME,USA
... said one incident she is aware of was dealt swiftly by the administration and was not repeated. She said high school students on a school bus with young ...
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PNP airs side on crime incidents in East Samar
Philippine Information Agency - Philippines
As to the recent highway robbery hold-up of MIA Bus in Canpidhan, San Julian, (near Putong crossing) which cost the life of an ESSU engineering student from ...
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Four killed in separate incidents
The News International - Karachi,Pakistan
Waqas Ahmed, aged 22, was shot dead by bandits in Pak Colony police limits when he tried resisting the bandits’ demand to extort money from him in a bus. ...
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Breckenridge burglary suspects busted on tape
Summit Daily News - Frisco,CO,USA
Surveillance cameras were placed on all 32 Summit Stage buses last year after a slew of violent incidents during late-night rides. ...
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9:20 AM, US-70 E, Automatic Congestion, Congestion, White Pine Dr
Traffic is traveling at 16 MPH at: US 70 BUS E; MM 91.2; White Pine Dr.
NCDOT Traffic Incidents - http://apps.dot.state.nc.us/tims/
The Day After: It’s Not Over As Yet
By ideasmith
I’ve been proud to be a Mumbaiker and faced bandhs, riots, bomb blasts, train explosions, bus stoning incidents, hostile weather conditions and various acts of local violence. All this and I got up matter-of-factly and went to work the ...
Mumbai Metblogs - http://mumbai.metblogs.com/
The rights of criminals still coming first in Britain As thief ...
By jonjayray(jonjayray)
A NORTHERN TERRITORY man has been making his five-year-old son walk two-and-a-half hours to school every day, after he was kicked off the school bus. When Jack Burt confessed that he'd been banned for five days for hitting the bus ...
Political Correctness Watch - http://pcwatch.blogspot.com/
20 Surefire Ways to Beat the Morning Traffic
By Paul
It can start from a few traffic violators, road development projects or even unforeseen incidents, such as accidents or malfunctioning traffic lights. You should be able to anticipate each of these events and have the resourcefulness to ...
Life Hackery - http://lifehackery.com/

NATIONAL: 28-year-old (Darjeeling youth) killed in Blueline accident
By barunroy
FROM THE TIMES OF INDIA NEW DELHI : A 28-year-old man was crushed under a Blueline bus on Wednesday evening near Pandav Nagar in east Delhi. Gopal Dev was on his way to Mother Diary in east Delhi on his motorbike when the bus on route ...
The Himalayan Beacon - http://beacononline.wordpress.com/


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