Wednesday, December 3, 2008

12/3/08

Are school buses safe?
Metro Spirit - Augusta,GA,USA
Neal defended her driving record, telling the board some of the accidents were caused by a transportation mechanic, who she says tampered with her bus. ...
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City council to consider light at East Jackson intersection
Jackson Sun - Jackson,TN,USA
There have been 46 accidents at the intersection of North Royal Street and East Forest Avenue in the last six years. Ten of those accidents occurred this ...
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Death toll rises to 22 in NW China highway crash
China Daily - China
The accident happened at about 8:30 am when a coal truck and a bus collided head-on while traveling on National Highway 314 in Kuqa County, Xinjiang Uygur ...
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Driver arrested for felony hit and run in Thanksging day accident ...
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Rear Seatbelt Dilemma
By jlshyang(Des)
Mohd Desa Saidin, 42, a clerk at the National Registration Department in Kulim and married with four children aged between six and 13, said wearing rear seat belts was no guarantee that accidents would not endanger passengers’ lives. ...
Bus Crash No More - http://buscrashnomore.blogspot.com/
UNION CITY, CA PERSONAL INJURY LAWYERS
Car crashes, train collisions and bus accidents can leave victims hurt or dead. When these accidents occur, it is not always clear who is to blame, and that is why you should get advice from a lawyer if you have been injured. ...
San Francisco Injury Lawyer Blog - http://www.san-francisco-injury-lawyer-blog.com/
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Takes Steps to ...
By Los Angeles Injury Attorney, James R. Gillen(Los Angeles Injury Attorney, James R. Gillen)
Accidents involving buses and large trucks are extremely dangerous. Because of the size difference between a bus or truck and an automobile, the chances of serious injury or death are much greater. Both truck and bus accidents are on ...
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Mumbai and Batman
By noreply@blogger.com (JS)
When a bus is blown up by a suicide bomber and 12 people are killed, why do we feel differently if instead the bus had flipped over and 12 people are killed? Both terror attacks and traffic accidents are caused by man. ...
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Fitch Views Potential Leveraged Lease Payments as Adding to ...
MarketWatch - USA
At the same time, like other municipalities, transit systems also facing rising labor, retirement and health care costs, as well as pressures to meet ...
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WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone Selects XO Communications for High ...
MarketWatch - USA
an MSO and competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), to provide high-speed, low-latency Gigabit Ethernet IP Transit circuits and Voice Termination services ...
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News & Observer
Transit officials should face tough questions
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
As chairman of the Transportation Board, I put the matter of the recent tragic fatality involving a Chapel Hill Transit bus on the agenda for our Nov. ...
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Tearful NYC Transit pals recall 'good friend' Edwin Thomas
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
Monday morning, these were insignificant items in the daily routine of an NYC Transit bus driver. Today, they are the final exhibits from a life stolen. ...
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Invest in Pa.'s transit future
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
The most effective long-term solution to traffic congestion is a modern, first-class passenger-rail and urban-transit system. Most of our peer countries ...
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Transit use stays high as gas prices fall
HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA
By Bill Sheets EVERETT -- Most of the people who jumped aboard the mass transit bandwagon last summer to escape rising gas prices appear to be staying there ...
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Mayor Newsom's longest speech
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
After ticking off a string of transit ideas - wind-powered transit shelters and "smart bikes" available for carless riders - he then mentions a more prosaic ...
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City Bus Drivers Say That Fare Beaters Have the Upper Hand in ...
New York Times - United States
According to New York City Transit, there were, on average, 89 assaults on bus drivers annually from 2000 through the end of last year. ...
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Debate on revenue for transit is very bumpy
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
By KEVIN GILES, Star Tribune A Tuesday board workshop to discuss public transit in Washington County became heated at times as commissioners debated the ...
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Transit Van, Car Collide In Johnston County
MyNC.com - Raleigh,NC,USA
By NBC17, NBC17, 10 hours, 48 minutes ago Several people were injured after a car and a Johnston County Area Transit van collided Tuesday morning. ...
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Man charged in fatal stabbing of NYC bus driver
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
BY ROCCO PARASCANDOLA | rocco.parascandola@newsday.com A 20-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested last night and charged with killing a bus driver in front of ...
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City Bus Drivers Say That Fare Beaters Have the Upper Hand in ...
New York Times - United States
By MARTIN ESPINOZA and WILLIAM NEUMAN A young man waited for about a dozen other people to board the B46 bus on Tuesday morning before he got on and slowly ...
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Parents’ Suit Offers Test of Title IX for Justices
New York Times - United States
By ADAM LIPTAK WASHINGTON — The parents of a girl who said she had been molested on a school bus seemed poised to win what may turn out to be an empty ...
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Expected MTA report could impact LI bus passengers
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
The report by the Ravitch Commission, headed by former MTA chief Richard Ravitch, could call for the MTA to take over Nassau's Long Island Bus and the ...
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Detroit awards $6M to family of woman in bus death
Chicago Tribune - United States
AP DETROIT - The Detroit City Council has awarded $6 million to the family of a 27-year-old woman who died after being hit by a bus. ...
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Three cars involved in crash with Aldine bus
Houston Chronicle - United States
An Aldine ISD school bus crash this morning sent a dozen middle school students to area hospitals with minor injuries, according to the school district. ...
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Stove Top heats up CTA bus shelters
Chicago Tribune - United States
Ten downtown bus shelters had heat on Tuesday, courtesy of Stove Top. Kraft reps will also occasionally hand out stuffing samples. ...
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DRI Corporation Announces Multiple Digital Recorders(R) Orders
MarketWatch - USA
Our products include: TwinVision(R) and Mobitec(R) electronic destination sign systems, Talking Bus(R) voice announcement systems, Digital Recorders(R) ...
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Passenger stabbed aboard SEPTA bus
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP — A stabbing on a SEPTA bus left one person in the hospital and another in police custody facing assault charges.
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No Security Cams for City's Dangerous Bus Routes
By NYConvergence
As part of a security initiative in 2006, the MTA installed security cameras on 272 buses operating on Manhattan's heaviest traffic routes. Buses in the other boroughs do not have cameras. In the wake of a fatal bus driver stabbing...
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Library bus by Muungano
By News
The present bus has been functioned mostly as a distributor of books from the library. The function of the new bus is to supply a larger service, where new digital media is presented as well as traditional printed material. ...
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14 Year Old Killed at Bus Stop: Inhalant-Related Car Crash
By ACE News(ACE News)
Just outside Los Angeles, a van crashed into a bus stop, “killing a 14-year-old and injuring four other teenagers.” The 18 year old driver was arrested after police “determined he may have been using an inhalant when he lost control of ...
Inhalant Abuse - http://inhalant-info.blogspot.com/
Ride the D-Bus, Control your Linux desktop from the shell
By extra
What is the D-Bus? From the D-Bus documentation: "D-Bus is an inter-process communication mechanism—a medium for local communication between processes running on the same host. (Inter-host connects may be added in the future, ...
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Everyone should get involved in bus safety
TheNewsObserver - Blue Ridge,GA,USA
In addition, there is a rigid screening process and extensive training before bus drivers are allowed to transport children. The recent incidents have ...
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In wake of hate crimes, a new town policy
27east.com - Southampton,NY,USA
“On incidents that might be hate related, the case often ends with no report, inconclusive findings or no findings at all,” he added. ...
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PNP fielding 'marshals' in buses, trains during the holidays
GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines
Among the transport groups who turned up for the meeting at the NCRPO Extension Office in Kamuning, Quezon City were the Metro Manila Bus Operators ...
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Collision with School Bus 4th of its kind this year
KTNA - Talkeetna,AK,USA
And an incident occurred November 24th when a vehicle hit a bus head-on in Wasilla. None of the incidents seem related and no bus drivers have been cited. ...
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Daily Crime Incidents for December 3, 2008
By spdk(spdk)
On 01/12/2008 at 2300 hrs near Madya circle at Madya village Mangalore Taluk one Giriyappa Shetty (62) R/o Madya village Mangalore Taluk passenger of the bus bearing Reg. No. KA-19-AB-4545 while getting down from the bus, the driver of ...
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Injury highlights dangers lurking in construction
OSHA investigates incidents resulting in death or serious injury, studying the accident and what led up to it, including whether employees were properly trained and given proper safety equipment. Investigations typically take about five ...
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Funny Side Up
By Tanushree(Tanushree)
Incident 2 This was, if possible, an even funnier incident. This too dates back to the days when I was in the eleventh grade, not long after the one written about above. I was walking down from my school to the nearest bus stop to catch ...
Star of this Cyber Space - Tanushree... - http://cyberspacestar.blogspot.com/
Zimbabwe News Update: Mujuru Consoles India; New Bills in ...
By Pan-African News Wire(Pan-African News Wire)
GOVERNMENT has strongly warned those behind the violence perpetrated by rogue soldiers who have been beating up illegal foreign currency dealers and looting shops in Harare since last week saying the coincidence of the incidents and the ...
Pan-African News Wire - http://panafricannews.blogspot.com/
Injury highlights dangers lurking in construction
CharlotteObserver.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
... Tryon Street near Stonewall Street in two separate accidents; there were no serious injuries in either case. One beam that fell struck a school bus. ...
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China Daily
Bus, truck collision kills 22 in Xinjiang
China Daily - China
Several deadly accidents have taken place in the region recently because of poor road conditions. The most recent major accident took place in Akqi, ...
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Traffic wardens fail to stop violations, accidents
The News International - Karachi,Pakistan
Pak-India ‘Dosti Bus’ killed a 24-year-old motorcyclist, Zeeshan, on Canal Road near Jallo. A student of University of Lahore was crushed to death and her ...
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Students okay after bus accident
Canton Daily Ledger - Canton,IL,USA
FARMINGTON - Students on a school bus which was involved in an early-morning accident on Monday are doing well, according to Farmington School District 265 ...
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CharlotteObserver.com
Construction worker seriously injured uptown
CharlotteObserver.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
A beam that fell in one of the accidents had struck a school bus. An official with the general contractor, Batson-Cook Construction, ...
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Highway collision kills 21 in China
Times of the Internet - North Olmsted,Ohio,USA
The bus was headed to Urumqi, the regional capital, when the accident occurred. The report quoted police as saying the weather was sunny and had ruled out ...
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Weather blamed for 3 deaths
Peoria Journal Star - Peoria,IL,USA
About 8 am, traffic stopped for an accident on Illinois Route 8, near Kings Park. A school bus rounding a corner near Farmington Road saw the stopped ...
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Icy conditions causing accidents
BBC News - UK
Police said there were reports of at least nine accidents involving multiple vehicles across both counties. In one incident, a bus and car collided near ...
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Several traffic accidents reported from slick roads
Gazette Online - Solon,IA,USA
A school bus was being towed up a steep hill on 30th Street SE, just off Mount Vernon Road. Eastern Iowans are in for a rude awakening to the workweek, ...
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Bus ends up in ditch today
Canton Daily Ledger - Canton,IL,USA
Bus students from Farmington had to be transferred to another bus, following an early morning accident. Icy road conditions may have been a contributing ...
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A Glimpse on Personal Injury in San Bernardino County
By admin
Road traffic accidents, which covers car-auto, motorcycle, truck and bus accidents;. 2. Wrongful death. 3. Dog bites (Animal Attacks). 4. On the job injuries. 5. Train accidents. 6. Aviation accidents. 7. Swimming pool accidents or ...
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Washington State Patrol urges drivers to secure loads after bus ...
In the aftermath of the four-vehicle injury accident involving a charter bus carrying the Bellevue High School Wolverine football team last Saturday, the Washington State Patrol has published a Media Release urging motorists to secure ...
Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Blog - http://www.seattlecaraccidentlawyerblog.com/
Walk a mile in my shoes or ride 20 hours on my bus?
By VDP(VDP)
Due to extensive amounts of holiday traffic and a few accidents, we were on the road until 5 am. A 10 hour trip took us 20. I have never seen so much traffic...not even in LA. It was insane. Our trip from Colorado to Michigan was longer ...
The Road Lots Traveled - http://theroadlotstraveled.blogspot.com/
Severeance of Routine: Chapter 2: part i
By devlinnreiko(devlinnreiko)
Just because he managed to fall asleep at unnecessary times didn’t mean that he couldn’t drive. The few accidents he had been involved in didn’t prove anything either. Reaching the bus stop he realized he had just missed it. ...
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Mktg - Delhi roads to get new ad ambulances
By SZri(SZri)
Now, Greenline, a Delhi based outdoor company, has entered into a three year agreement with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to provide 50 ambulances for the relief of victims of road accidents. The ambulances will carry ...
Good Read - http://spoonfeedin.blogspot.com/
Red Line backers say transit system could generate $3.5B economic ...
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Advocates hope the system can offer mass transit across an east-west axis of the city to complement its existing systems, the Light Rail and Metro subway ...
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NYC Transit To Provide Late NotesComments:0
Slashdot - USA
The transit authority will give you a late note. Passengers can request delay verification letters over the phone. NYC Transit verifies the date and time of ...
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Rally Against Proposed Transit Cuts to Brooklyn
The Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA
Brooklyn already represents the largest proportion of mass transit users in the City, and it's downright discriminatory—especially against our immigrant ...
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Details of transit pact leaking out
Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
Information on the proposal, reached last week during negotiations in Washington, DC, began leaking out today after Local 85, Amalgamated Transit Union, ...
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Viaduct, Christmas decorations, auto industry plus reader comments ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Despite their vague allusions to "bus rapid transit," the fact is that light rail opponents don't have any real, actionable plans to create a true mass ...
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Big recovery plan, smaller transit projects
Crain's New York Business - New York,NY,USA
Bus rapid-transit projects will also likely come into the mix. The city recently started a “select bus service” in the Bronx, which it could expand more ...
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Transit company, Newark at odds
The Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA
Williams Transit Management, the current provider of the Newark-Heath Taxi Token Program, filed an appeal Nov. 21 because its bid was not considered among ...
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Other schools offer safe transit options for students headed home ...
Red and Black - Athens,GA,USA
We suggest a transit system comparable to Alabama's "Entertainment Route," which takes students home from late-night venues free of charge. ...
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West Marin Transit Needs Assessment
Coastal Post - Bolinas,CA,USA
Marin Transit is conducting a community based transportation study to understand transit needs in West Marin. Please attend an upcoming public meeting to ...
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As Gas Prices Fall, Transit Still Popular
Washington Post - United States
By Lena H. Sun Gas prices have plummeted during the past several weeks, but commuters do not appear to be returning to their cars, according to transit ...
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Editorial: Transit agreement must be sustainable
By Ken Zapinski
As everyone learns more about the accord, let’s be mindful that the best deal is not one that merely keeps the buses rolling. It must do that and give the transit system reasonable terms for securing its future. ...
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MTA to text transit delays
An ambitious e-mail and text-messaging system that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched yesterday will allow riders to stay informed about transit delays with "near-real-time" alerts on cell phones and handheld devices, ...
Government Innovators Network News - http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/
City Holds Open House For Public On Long Range Transit
The Durham Area Transit Authority will host a public information meeting regarding the short-range transit plan to outline proposed bus service improvements for the next five years. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 3, ...
Durham County Local News - MyNC.com - http://durhamcounty.mync.com/site/page/rss
City Holds Open House For Public On Long Range Transit
Durham residents interested in bus service in Durham will get a chance to make their opinions count at an upcoming open house.
News Feed - MyNC.com - http://news.mync.com/site/news/rss
Transit Investment an Economic Stimulus
By stp@atu.org(stp@atu.org)
CANADA, NATIONAL: ...the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) is calling on the federal government to invest in public transit as a way to stimulate the national economy.
ATU News Feed - http://atu.bluestatedigital.com/index.php
Rider Fatally Stabs City Bus Driver and Flees
New York Times - United States
By ROBERT D. McFADDEN A New York City bus driver was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn on Monday after refusing to give a free transfer to his assailant, ...
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1 teenager killed, 4 hurt when van rams South Gate bus stop
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
By Joanna Lin Jean Merl A 14-year-old boy was killed and four other teenagers were injured Monday when a van jumped a curb and slammed into a bus shelter in ...
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Hot Food, and Air, at Bus Stops
New York Times - United States
For the next month, at certain bus stops, they will have a point. A rendering of one of the bus stops where Stove Top stuffing, from Kraft Foods, ...
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New York City bus driver stabbed to death in Brooklyn
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
BY PETE DONOHUE and BILL HUTCHINSON Scene where a bus driver was stabbed by a passenger in Brooklyn, reportedly sparked by an argument over a transfer. ...
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Dallas Area Rapid Transit bus purchase stalls on fuel debate
Dallas Morning News - Dallas,TX,USA
The US Environmental Protection Agency's new emissions standards will require all bus engines to meet the same strict air-pollution rules by 2010. ...
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Five Hospitalized After Bus-SUV Collision
The Ledger - Lakeland,FL,USA
By Jeremy Maready LAKE ALFRED | A traffic crash involving a Winter Haven Area Transit bus and a SUV hospitalized five people Monday afternoon, according to ...
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Kutztown company makes 2nd offer for bus business
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
BY TOM DOCHAT More than a year ago, a Kutztown bus company said it was buying Capitol Bus Co. of Harrisburg, known as Capitol Trailways. ...
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Plano boy says bus driver spanked, choked him
WFAA - Dallas,TX,USA
By JONATHAN BETZ / WFAA-TV PLANO - An investigation is underway after a Plano boy said his bus driver not only spanked him several times, but also choked ...
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On the bus with Jim Martin, Georgia Candidate for Senate
Huffington Post - New York,NY,USA
This weekend, I hit the road as a volunteer with the Jim Martin for Senate campaign again as we toured Georgia by bus. You can read my previous post from ...
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Teen killed in South Gate bus stop crash is identified
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Police say Louis Salazar, 14, died when a van jumped a curb and rammed the bus shelter. Police are questioning the driver and searching for his passenger, ...
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ws 12/01/08
Day One Update with News Channel 3.
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Ride D-Bus Control-your Linux desktop from the shell
By Ahmed Kamal(bob@lxer.com)
It is especially interesting (well for me anyway) to script some GUI elements like for example my KDE-4 desktop from the command line. This would help automate some tasks and is cool anyways. Let's see how to begin talking on the D-Bus.
LXer Linux News - http://lxer.com/
School bus and lorry collide in Waterford
Gardaí Waterford are investigating a road traffic accident in which an articulated lorry was in collision with a school bus.
RTÉ News - http://www.rte.ie/news/
New York City Bus Driver Stabbed, Killed By Passenger He Gave Free ...
(AHN) - A New York City bus driver was stabbed to death by a passenger he had allowed to ride, despite the fact that the rider's MetroCard was invalid. - Tue, 2 Dec 2008 08:35:22 GMT.
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Bus Stop Crash Kills Teen
Four teens are injured and one is killed when a van crashes into them at a bus stop in South Gate.
NBC Los Angeles - Local News - http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/
Late workers, students get notes blaming NY subway
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — People late for school or work because of New York City subway delays can get notes from the transit agency to give to their teachers or ...
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San Diego Union Tribune
Sprinter makes inroads with college students
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
The Sprinter's Palomar College station, with nearly 1000 boardings, ranks as the third-busiest of the 15 stops behind the Escondido and Vista transit ...
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Late workers, students get notes blaming NY subway
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
NEW YORK - Students late for school and workers late for their jobs because of New York City subway delays can get notes from the transit agency to give to ...
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Transit backers' quest for financing may get results soon
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
By Larry Sandler and Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel Wisconsin's public transit supporters have their best chance in years to win long-sought funding ...
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NYC transit agency rolls out vintage subway cars
CBS 3 - Philadelphia,PA,USA
NEW YORK (AP) Holiday shoppers are being treated to a trip back in time as New York City's transit agency runs a subway train featuring vintage cars. ...
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Transit dispute put scare in national unions
Monessen Valley Independent - Monessen,PA,USA
By Jim Ritchie The AFL-CIO intervened in Allegheny County's transit talks because the contract dispute became a threat to labor agreements everywhere, ...
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Will the Gold Line bring gentification to the Eastside?
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
The Gold Line extension from downtown to East LA has long been hailed as a turning point for the predominantly Latino areas, "transit equity" for residents ...
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Lost opportunities for bike transit
Boston Globe - United States
Although this opportunity for sustainable transit seems lost, the potential to retrofit the Greenway for safe bicycle commuting and recreation remains. ...
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Mesa strives for Main Street 'renaissance'
East Valley Tribune - Mesa,AZ,USA
Based on this developmental philosophy for west Mesa, city staff members are now working to outline a new land-use category called Mixed Use/Transit ...
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Chicagoist
Blago Continues Making Friends in Transit
Chicagoist - Chicago,IL,USA
Governor Blagojevich is currently putting together a plan that, if passed, would force all transit agencies that hike fares in 2009 and 2010 to institute a ...
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State taxes, fees to cover $1 billion a year transit programs
RALEIGH - A state committee looking into meeting the transportation demands of a growing North Carolina has tentatively approved a plan that could provide more than $1 billion a year for highways and transit programs. ...
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Workers, Students Get Late Notes Blaming Transit
Students late for school and workers late for their jobs because of New York City subway delays can get notes from the transit agency to give to their teachers and bosses.
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Subway Make You Tardy? NYC Transit to Provide Late Notes
By Staff(Staff)
The New York City Transit division says it gives passengers the notes so they can prove they're not lying about being delayed while riding the subway. More... Magazine Lane - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace ...
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Transit pact a relief to riders
They had to duck out of Pittsburgh for four days of secretive talks to do it, but representatives of the Port Authority and its union reached a settlement that came as both a...
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Governor Tells Transit Agencies He'll Freeze Pay if They Hike Rates
Blagojevich is crafting a plan that, if approved by the General Assembly, would force transit agencies that increase fares in 2009 or 2010 to hold the line on pay for all nonunion employees for those same years. ...
Local News for MyFox Chicago - http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox
Puerto Rico bus drivers seek $30 mln in back pay
The Associated Press
ARECIBO, Puerto Rico (AP) — School bus drivers plan to strike in Puerto Rico, pressing the government to pay $30 million in back wages they claim they're ...
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Bellevue football players avoid serious injury in bus crash
Seattle Times - United States
The charter bus carrying Bellevue High School's football team south on Interstate 5 for a playoff game Friday at the Tacoma Dome swerved to avoid a ladder ...
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Bus agency reaches out
Baltimore Sun - United States
By Mary Gail Hare Harford Transit is working with area employers to increase its ridership and improve travel for those who rely on the bus to get to jobs ...
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No sign, no stop for bus
Baltimore Sun - United States
7 had some bus drivers thinking Canton stop was canceled By Liz F. Kay | liz.kay@baltsun.com The problem Bus drivers didn't stop at an unmarked Canton bus ...
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Amtrak station gets bus
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
BY JOHN MULCAHY The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority will launch a bus route between the Blake Transit Center on Fourth Avenue and the Amtrak station on ...
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A man of education Wilson championed children from the bus to the ...
Kankakee Daily Journal - Kankakee,IL,USA
Elmer Wilson's school bus were lucky. As a bus driver for Kankakee School District 111's Kennedy Middle School, Wilson rarely pursued formal discipline. ...
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No tax rise seen to avert MTA cuts
Baltimore Sun - United States
The reductions would eliminate commuter bus service from Columbia to Baltimore, including one route serving US 1, and result in fewer trips to Silver Spring ...
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Seattle Times
Danny O'Neil This year's top QBs just 'driving the bus'
Seattle Times - United States
This appears to be the Year of the Bus Driver under center. That's how Bill Parcells famously described the job requirements for a quarterback. ...
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Pacquiao ditches tricked-out bus, will ride 'traditionally' to Vegas
MANNY PACQUIAO departs on Monday for Las Vegas aboard his reliable gray Lincoln Navigator and not on a graffiti-riddled, 30-seater bus provided by promoter Top Rank Inc.
GMA News.tv - http://www.gmanews.tv/
Bus company awaiting medical test of driver involved in crash
The Chippewa Yellow Bus Co. is awaiting to see if Mary M. Martin is medically cleared to continue driving school bus, a company official said Tuesday morning.
News from www.chippewa.com - http://www.chippewa.com/
Bus stop fears for Fortrose families
By MICHAEL FORBES
Children's lives could be put at risk by an Education Ministry decision to stop a school bus travelling from Tokanui School to the community of Fortrose, Fortrose residents said.
Stuff.co.nz - Southland Times Local News - http://www.stuff.co.nz/
Neighbors say bus stop safety problem lingers
LOWER OXFORD — Township Road residents Kimberly Gray and Jamie Cruz say they have not received an adequate response to their complaints about their children's school bus stop.
News from www.dailylocal.com - http://www.dailylocal.com/
Suspect arrested in Palm Beach County bus robbery attempt
A West Palm Beach man was arrested after trying to rob several passengers on a Palm Tran bus about 4 pm Friday near Boynton Beach Boulevard, Boynton Beach police said. They later found a toy gun in his book bag.
TC Palm Stories - http://www.tcpalm.com/news/

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