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Regular charter bus service from Indirapuram to Delhi and back? I have moved in Ahimsa Khand of Indirapuram (Ghaziabad District, UP) recently. My place of work is at Ashram Chowk/Maharani Bagh (New Delhi). I want to know if there is any regular charter bus service which would ply on weekdays enroute those two places. Please write specific details.

Any charter bus service from karol bagh to noida sector 18? Well kindly let me know the details if anyone knows.

Any charter bus service from shastri nagar to noida sector 62,or from kashmiri gate to noida 62 sector?

What is the cheapest Bus Charter service to get to Buffalo?

is any charter bus service from delhi to noida & G noida? Preferebaly maharanibagh to noida.

any charter bus service from Vaishali to Mohan Co-operative area, Delhi?

Is any charter bus service from IIT Gate to noida Sec 62?

I am looking for a shared-cab service or even a chartered bus service? I am looking for a shared-cab service or even a chartered bus that shuttles between Gurgaon & East Delhi (Dilshad Graden, Shahdara, Anand Vihar). Would need to reach Gurgaon by about 9:30 or 9:45 in the morning and leave for Delhi (Dilshad Graden or any nearby location) by about 7:00 in the evening.

Is there any Charter bus from AksharDham Mandir to Gurgaon.? My office time is 10 -7, for daily convince I'm looking for some charter bus service.

is there any charter bus service from pushpanjali enclave(pitampura) to mohan industrial area/sarita vihar....?

Chartered Bus service from Rohini to Badarpur via ISBT? Is there any chartered bus service from Rohini to Badarpur via ISBT? If yes, please provide me with details. It would be of great help. Thanks

Chartered bus service or car pooling from Noida, Sector 21 to Siri Fort Auditorium? Hi, My name is Alka and I am looking for a chartered bus service or car pooling from Noida, Sector 21 to Siri Fort Auditorium. My work timings are from 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM. I work Monday to Friday. Thanks. Please contact at - 09871708776

looking for e-mail for cleveland southeastern charter bus service at 43 Harrison St. in Bedford, Ohio? Cleveland Southeastern trailways is located at 43 Harrison St. in Bedford, Ohio 44146. I am seeking their e-mail address.

I am going to sixflags and i need a bus service in the bronx like a coach or charter buses that will take me? i will be going with my daughter and my daughters friend and i will pay my daughters and my own ticket and her friend will pay her own.I am on a budjet of $250 and i really need a bus service that includes a round trip and the entrance to get in the park

is there any charter bus service from delhi to noida & Gr.Noida.? from mharanibag or ashram

I am trying to plan a family reunion trip from Penna to Texas. Where can I find a good chartered bus service? Would like to leave July 4th, reunion picnic July 5th and return home July 6th of 2008.

Is there any Chartered Bus service available from Vasundhra Enclave, New Delhi to Soami Nagar, New Delhi? I am looking for Bus Service from Vasundhara Enclave, New Delhi to Soami Nagar, New Delhi? If any bus service is available, can anyone please tell the timings? Also, please let me know if there are any Chartered Bus service available for Nehru place.

Any chartered bus service from West-Delhi to Gurgaon? hi, I just wanted to know that is there any chartered bus service from Vikas Puri to Gurgaon ?

Tell me about any chartered bus service from shastri nagar to Chandiwala Estate or kalkaji?

Any chartered bus service/Cab pool from Peeragarhi(Pitampura)-Delhi to Sohna Road-Gurgaon? Any chartered bus service from Pitampura-Delhi to Sohna Road-Gurgaon?

Please how to go from Guayaquil to Tumbes in auto or van, no bus, like a charter service?

I want to know the chartered bus service in kolkata .? i am a new comer to kolkata and i got a job in kolkata .now i am staying near kestopur and i want to go dalhousie daily .if anyone know about the chartered bus services in this location pls tell me .

is there any chartered bus service available between Naraina and Munirka in Delhi?

What is the ph no of Chartered Bus Service from Enggs Apt (Patparganz ) to South Extension, Delhi, India ?

National Bus Service? My friend is looking to come up to Binghamton, NY from Biloxi, MS. I need a national charter bus service for just one person looking to book a ticket. All I keep getting is rental rates to book an entire bus. Does any one know of any bus service other than Greyhound? Thanks oh okay, so how do I book it so that he'll stop off?

Is there a bus company that goes from Sacramento to Las Vegas? NOT GREYHOUND? I have got to get to Las Vegas, my brother in law is sick, and I need to help my sister. I have taken Amtrak there, but on the way back it goes through Utah. I took Greyhound back, and it was a disaster! I hate to fly, and I don't want to have to take Greyhound again on the way back, any suggestions? Maybe a bus service company that does individual tours from Sacramento to Las Vegas, instead of just a charter bus service?

i'm looking for the number or website for a chartered bus service called " The Magic School Bus" in Toronto Nothing to do with the t.v show, chartered bus service is in toronto, ontario, canada

Any chartered bus service from East-Delhi to Gurgaon?

Any chartered Bus service from Vaishali , Ghaziabad to Noida (preferably near sec-24)?

Is there a bus service (not chartered) from Massapequa NY to Great Adventure? Similar to the Atlantic City busses that run from a shopping center in Massapequa. My son and some friends want to go, and I don't want them driving!!!! thanks for any help anyone can give me.

Is there any Chartered Bus starting from nearby Noida Sect 62 to Gurgaon Iffco Chowk? I am looking out for the chartered bus service from Noida Sec 62 to Gurgaon Shankar Chowk. Please inform me if anyone knows about it. Thanks

CHI-TOWN:What are some charter bus services? out of Chicago from Midway Airport other than Coach USA (MegaBus)?? Thanks.

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i need to find a bus service? I need a bus service to take my home from Gainesville, FL to Melbourne, FL. What are some good charter buses with moderately low prices? (Greyhound was too expensive)

What charter bus will take students from Henderson to six flags? My school would like to have our senior trip at six flags, so we need a charter bus that is willing to do that. Does anyone have any past expeirences where they went on a trip to six flags with school and use a charter bus. If so could you put the name, the website and wheather or not the service was good. THANKS :)

hampton, VA charter bus services?

Are there charter buses (or similar) that will take me to a Michigan or Michigan State home football game? Some charter bus services offer transportation to sporting events (i.e. to Tigers and Lions games). Are there any such services to Michigan or Michigan State home football games?

Is there any Delhi-Gurgaon chartered bus(Ac/Non AC) available from Rohini at 7:00 a.m in the morning? Any Delhi-Gurgaon Chartered Bus service from Rohini/Prashant Vihar/Pitampura at 7:00 A.M daily?

why do charter buses have a seat pair with extra leg room? i was on a charter bus this weekend for a competition and the seat pair i grabbed had about 10 inches more leg room than the other seats. is this just a mistake that happened or do all charter buses have it? if it helps, i'm pretty sure it was a Newton Bus Service Inc. bus, it was on the left side (standing in the back and facing towards the front) and it wasn't the seat pair backing up to the bathroom but the one in front of it

Do we have any chartered bus from Rohini to Greater Noida? or any Cab Service?? I need a bus or cab service Monday to Saturday and Timings are 9:30 AM to 6 PM

What time do charter bus drivers have 2 be to work at? What time do bus drivers from durham school services in racine wi have to be to work at???????????????????????????????????

Plz Plz tel if any charter buses frm Nehru place delhi to Shipra mall or sector 63 noida...How to contact them Plz tel as really need the info.. i need the contact number of any charter bus service provider to noida and near shipra mall... plz help! Hey rockstar... there must be some mode of transportation ... how do the people working in that area reach there... am sure al donot have a personal transport system.. any info that u can provide wud be of help Thanks Ranjan, I guess I will do a check at NP

Is there any shared cab service that shuttles between Gurgaon & Delhi? I am looking for a shared-cab service or even a chartered bus for that matter that shuttles between Gurgaon & New Delhi. Would need to reach Gurgaon by about 9-9 30 in the morning and leave for Delhi (Karol Bagh, C.P. or any central location) by about 6- 6 30 in the evening.

Complaints against charter buses? I traveled this past weekend with a charter bus company that provided AWFUL service. First of all the bus had tons of mechanical problems, and then it had a cracked front tire. I think that was very dangerous. Don't want to mention a ton of other things wrong with this bus company but want to do something about it. They need to stop putting people's lives in danger. Does any one know what I can do? where I can complain?

Thousands of DeKalb students may lose bus service??? Do you think this is right? Hi I live on atlanta georgia and this is news to me read the article below and tell me what you think see if you like it They are doing my children wrong Dekalb County school officials may end the practice of busing students beyond their neighborhood campus — a controversial decision that would end decades of service to magnet and other choice schools that began with desegregation. The draft plans, expected to be announced today, come as the system wrestles with funding cuts, soaring fuel prices and declining student enrollment. School officials say the busing change alone would save the system $5.9 million a year. Recent headlines: Thousands of DeKalb students may lose bus rides School board seeks legal advice on buyouts 8 qualify for school board seat • DeKalb County news The change affects about 5,600 of the school district’s 99,600 students, including those who may be enrolled in magnet schools, charter schools and academic theme schools or who transferred from lower-performing campuses. It will bring DeKalb more in line with other metro Atlanta school systems, officials say. Cobb County, for example, provides transportation to its magnet high schools, but students are not picked up door to door as DeKalb has done. Gwinnett County does not provide out-of-area transportation for its choice schools. In DeKalb, Superintendent Crawford Lewis expressed frustration at what he calls “a brain drain” of the most successful students from neighborhood schools. Stopping bus service to magnet schools could mean more of those students stay close to home. DeKalb officials expect an angry reaction from parents who have come to rely on the busing service. Many, such as Ellenwood resident Christine Norman, say sending their child to magnet or choice schools is essential. Although several choice schools in DeKalb score among the top schools in Georgia, the number of DeKalb schools overall meeting federal testing goals plunged this year to 54 percent — the lowest in metro Atlanta. “We do what she has to do to go to a school where learners are a majority,” said Norman, whose 10th-grade daughter attends the DeKalb Early College Academy, a choice school in Stone Mountain. Her daughter is zoned to attend Cedar Grove High School, which did not meet testing goals. “If she had to go back to her home school, learners are a minority,” said Norman. That’s not an option, she stressed. “I would walk her there [to DECA] if I had to.” Details of the new busing plans will be presented this evening at the first of at least four parent meetings officials will hold over the next two weeks. A presentation to school board members is expected Sept. 26. A formal vote by the board, however, is not expected until January. DeKalb already began some transportation changes at the start of this school year, when officials announced the system will no longer bus transfer students allowed to leave their home campus under federal law — a move that affected about 1,265 students. The system could not afford to buy or lease the 45 additional buses needed to accommodate those students this year. Their parents instead may file for federally funded mileage reimbursement. That reimbursement, however, does not exist for students who choose to attend DeKalb-specific schools and programs such as a magnet school. School officials originally planned to recommend outright that so-called “out-of-area” busing be stopped starting next school year. They now say they are open to suggestions from the community, although it is clear they want to make changes. “What we’re saying to parents is, ‘Here’s what we’re dealing with. What do you think we should do?’ ” said Robert Moseley, DeKalb’s associate superintendent for administrative services, who has spearheaded the planning. “Every dollar spent on transportation [outside of neighborhood schools] is a dollar that could be spent on education,” Moseley said. “It’s money there’s no state funding for.” The system over the spring and summer assembled an 18-member transportation task force, which included members from MARTA, Coca-Cola and other school systems. Lynn Simpson, who oversees Fulton County schools’ transportation, was on the task force. She said the group did not directly recommend stopping bus service outside students’ home attendance area. But she said their studies validated DeKalb’s concern about “budgetary constraints.” Out of 153 campuses total, DeKalb currently offers 14 magnet programs, seven “theme” schools (schools that concentrate on a specific discipline, such as technology) and four system-run charter schools. Last year, officials also announced a four-year effort to increase choice programs in more neighborhood schools; when finished, they say DeKalb will offer more than 40 choice options. No other system in Georgia has as wide a range in magnet and choice schools as DeKalb or offers as wide a range of bus service.

Is there any bus between Ontario and Orlando Florida? I need a service for about 5 adults and 2 children... Is there any charter service that I can book?

Transportation to Bare Hill Correctional from Syracuse or Binghamton NY? Anybody know of any charter bus or services to Bare Hill Correctional from Syracuse or Binghamton NY or near one of those areas, if so please provide web link or phone number thanks?

any chartered bus from dwarka sector 4 to okhla phase 1??kindly give the fone no..? Any details about th bus service named daya or ravinder passing sector 4 dwarka or ayushmaan hospital at around 8 in th morning.i need th bus till okhla phase 1

HOMEWORK HELP PLEASE! PLEASE READ!? Hello! Im really bad in math and I just came upon. So if you know to do this please show me how. (this is 7th grade pre-algebra math) thanx-you! ^^ 1) a charter bus service charges $125 transportation fee plus $8.50 per passenger. This is represented by the function c=8.5p+125, where c is the total cost based on P passengers. What is the total cost of transportation for the following numbers of passengers: 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250? 2) A 60 yard piece of sting is divided into three pieces. The first piece is twice the length of the second piece, and the third piece is three times the length of the second piece. What is the length in yards of the longest piece? 3) During which of the following races did the fastest average speed occur? Race | Distance (m) | Time (s) --------------------------------------... 1 | 100 | 10 2 | 240 | 20 3 | 800 | 125 4 | 5000 | 800

Math HOMEWORK! PLEASE HELP!!? Hello! Im really bad in math and I just came upon. So if you know to do this please show me how. (this is 7th grade pre-algebra math) thanx-you! ^^ 1) a charter bus service charges $125 transportation fee plus $8.50 per passenger. This is represented by the function c=8.5p+125, where c is the total cost based on P passengers. What is the total cost of transportation for the following numbers of passengers: 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250? 2) A 60 yard piece of sting is divided into three pieces. The first piece is twice the length of the second piece, and the third piece is three times the length of the second piece. What is the length in yards of the longest piece? 3) During which of the following races did the fastest average speed occur? Race | Distance (m) | Time (s) ------------------------------------------------ 1 | 100 | 10 2 | 240 | 20 3 | 800 | 125 4 | 5000 | 800

no such thing in your country? I am a chinese a few appartment blocks which are close in space and bulit by the same developer and they share the same poverty adminastration department is called what? living area,community, living district,or anything closer to the meaning? and when there are shuttle buses going regularly from this area to city centre(not belong to public transportation becoz they are for residents there only) is there a name for these buses,except shuttle bus an indian answered:In India, they are mostly known as Societies or Housing Societies. For example "Chris Housing Society". The shuttle bus service is known as 1) Shuttle Service 2) Feeder Service 3) Chartered Bus Service i guess that is a right answer is there such area in your county?

School bus rental for baltimore/DC area? It's my friends 22nd birthday and we want to rent a school bus for the night. We're leaving from College Park area and going out in Baltimore. I've looked around a little on the internet but I was wondering if anyone knew of a good service - we want a school bus because it will be cheaper, not a limo or coach/charter bus. We're all college students or recent grads so we're on a tight budget! We can probably get 30-40 ppl and we'll be splitting the cost. We're not looking to drive it ourselves - we're looking to have a driver for it, as you would rent a limo. I know it is possible because I have a friend who did it last year - but they don't remember where they rented it from.

Bingo Trips? I am looking for any websites or links to provide me with any information due to bingo bus trips that provides any sort of charter bus services within the michigan area.please provide me with the information and i would really appreciate it.

How can someone compete with the government? About 5 years ago my county, which is in a very rural part of PA, started public transportation. At first it was only 1 bus doing local stuff, then they started another bus that would take people 50 miles away into the city twice a day. Knowing that I could do better I started a bus service with 3 charter buses about 3 years ago. I don't do local service and run my buses into the city around rush hr time, so I get most of the workers. I do well, but we're certainly not rich. Lately, I've heard a few complaints from my workers about the city drivers. They are unionized, make more money, and have a ton more benefits, like health care, paid vacation, 401k plan, etc. I can't do that stuff. Heck, I'm only running 3 buses! The problem is that the city can't do that either. They never make any money and consistantly run a deficit of over $2 million, but the state picks up the tab. They don't fire anyone, don't cut back on benefits, and don't cut back on their service. Now my employees are talking of unionizing. How can I compete with the gov't? How can I compete with a bunch of idiots running a bus company that has nearly unlimited funding and doesn't care how much money they lose? My rates are better, my people are friendlier, and my buses are on time. I've heard many stories about elderly cancer patients being stuck at the hospital because the city bus just didn't show up for one of their trips into the city. That's just inexcusible. But, how can I, or anyone else, compete with them despite all their screwups? It's like I'm just buying time until they run me out.

Where can I rent buses for a day? I need to rent a bus for one whole day and make a round trip from Los Angeles to Six Flags in Valencia. I already have one in mind right now but the cost is $825. Do you know any charter service cheaper than this?

Bus from Dallas, TX to Shreveport, LA? Hi, I have heard of a charter bus that makes Day Trips from Dallas to Shreveport. I have called Charter and confirmed that they no longer do. I also checked online, with casino's and the Dallas Morning News travel section. Does anyone have any information on this service? Thanks, JH

is there any charted bus frm sec 37 to sec 60? any idea abt charter bus frm sec 37 to sec 60,or any contact no. of the service provider

How can I get to Miri from Bandar Seri Begawan? I know they were planning to start a direct bus service, has it started yet? It seems that most recommended method found on the internet is chartering private car ride, where can I find one and how much does it cost?

Alternative airport shuttle service in New Orleans? I have used the Airport Shuttle that operates out of the terminal in New Orleans and have only had TERRIBLE experience with them -- it's always super slow, inefficient and staff clearly hates their jobs. Does anyone know of another service in New Orleans? I am trying to plan for a group of people arriving, so I would be renting out full shuttle vans. (note: It will be around 100 people, but not all at the same time, they will be coming in from all over the place over the course of about a day and a half, so large scale charter buses probably aren't what I want)

Any cheap charter bus services in the Philadelphia area? I am having a wedding in May and I need to find a bus service that would take wedding guests from a hotel to the reception hall and back. Its roughly a 15 minute trip each way, so I'm not looking for a bus to have all day long, just about 5 hours. And it needs to hold about 50 people. I cant spend more than $500 for this service. Any ideas?

Would parents in hot states like Texas use this service? Passing an elementary school and SUVs lined up for two blocks waiting to pick up their kids this afternoon, I had an idea. You tell me if it has any merit. I know that some day care centers already do this, but would you and 15 or so other wealthyish families get together and charter or purchase a fancy bus or RV to pick up your kids from school and take them home or wherever else you want them to go afterwards? They would have air conditioning, a bathroom, seats with seatbelts, flip-down desks where they can plug in a laptop and do their homework, etc.

Chartered Bus service from D Block janak puri to Noida? Can anybody help me out to find a chartered bus from D Block janak puri to Noida sec 62 or nearby. Thanks in advance.

bus from klia to lcct? is there any chartered bus connect from klia to lcct malaysia? how about the services? is it frequent? how much is the bus fair? if i'm taking a taxi/cab, how much i the fare?

ny giants tix? I know this is kinda odd but does anyone know of a tour bus company in the upstate NY area that is going to the Buffalo Bills game on Dec. 23. The bills are playing the giants but my husband won't drive to buffalo and i really want to see the game. He says the only way we can go is if i can find a charter service or tour bus co . to drive us. We're a little north of the Syracuse area Please help if you can

So I arrive in Rome, I have 5 days to spend, help please? I plan to spend 3 days in Rome, the 4th morning on a journey to Pisa (spending 2-3 hours there), then onto Florence, where I spend a night, then the next day on a journey to Venice, where I will be till night. Could you suggest a good mode of transport? ie. Bus which charter these routes? What about trains? Is there a pass allowing me to visit all of Italy in 5 days? I am travelling on a limited budget though so I would prefer bus services. And I do not need comments on how stupid my idea sounds like, it is condescending and not helpful at all. I have pretty much made up my mind.

Hershey, Pa? I would like to know if you have a package to Hershey amustment Park. I need a package with Hershey park and a charter bus. If you can provide this service please write me at shanci21@hotmail.com

How is it that Muslm charter schools are held to a different standard than any other type? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_re_us/charter_school_religion_1 "The state said Tarik ibn Zayad Academy should change its busing schedule and its handling of Friday prayer services. The shorter prayer services on other days were found to be acceptable, but not the 30-minute service on school grounds on Muslim's holy day." So, if a public school keeps a Christian prayer short, it should be just fine and pass constitutional muster wth no problem, right? Somehow I doubt that same rules would apply. Why does our society insist on carving out exception after exception for Islam and Muslims that would NEVER be acceptable for any other religious group? guess: The dfference being Catholic schools are not public n nature, whereas charter schools ARE. Try to follow along here... dk: Incorrect. A charter school is NOT a private school. It is a public school which is adminstered independently of the local school district. george: If it were a private school, I would have no gripe with it. Charter schools are publicly-funded. What's good for the goose should be good for the burqa. EDIT: For those of you who seem to be confused, here is the defniton of a charter school from Wikipedia: "Charter schools are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools in the United States that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_school guess: Incorrect. There are many charter schools which are Catholic in origin, but they are public in scope, and are not allowed to teach religion in any way, shape, or form...as is any public or charter school. Read a newspaper sometime. Further, it would behoove you to refrain from name-calling, as resorting to it renders your responses less less compelling. guess: If there have been over 100 cases, I'm sure you can produce a link to just one, right? I'll be waiting.

How is it that Muslim charter schools are held to a different standard than any other type? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_re_us/charter_school_religion_1 "The state said Tarik ibn Zayad Academy should change its busing schedule and its handling of Friday prayer services. The shorter prayer services on other days were found to be acceptable, but not the 30-minute service on school grounds on Muslim's holy day." So, if a public school keeps a Christian prayer short, it should be just fine and pass constitutional muster wth no problem, right? Somehow I doubt that same rules would apply. Why does our society insist on carving out exception after exception for Islam and Muslims that would NEVER be acceptable for any other religious group? BTW, for those who will clam that charter schools are not public, I offer the following definition from Wikipedia: "Charter schools are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools in the United States that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_school wiggins: So if Christians became terrorists, they could have prayer in public schools too? I don't think we want it quite THAT bad. blue: That's exactly what I'm telling you. Many Christian denominations run charter schools as well, but the difference is they're actually held to the same laws which govern other public schools...apparently unlike Muslims. holy: You think we support this?? guess: Faculty?!? Why should the faculty be changed? Is it your contention that if someone once teaches on a Catholic school, he/she should never be allowed to teach in a public school? You never did answer my challenge to produce one of the "hundreds" of instances where a Catholic-run charter school has been reprimanded for violating the separation clause. Of course, that might be because they exist solely in your head. mukto: Christians haven't invaded anythng. They posess nether a foreign policy nor an armed force. Sovereign nations such as the Unoted States do. Are you denyng there are Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, atheist...and even Muslim members of the US Armed Forces? puller: Do you agree with every last thing your party's leadership has ever said? Neither do I. Get over yourself.

Inequalities and Linear Programming? "LEEMING ENTERPRISES LTD" operate the bus services for the new town of Twittering on a charter basis. The cost of hiring a bus is £15 a journey and they operate fixed charges of 40p per journey for the first class passengers and 20p for second class passengers. The seating accomodation demands that: i) First class passengers must not exceed second class by more than 30. ii) The number of second class passengers must not exceed 50% nor fall below 25% of the total number of passengers. iii) The max seating capacity of the bus is 80. The firm do not start a journey unless there are at least 50 passengers in all but the local council guarantees at least 30 (first class) passengers for each journey. a) List all the constraints involved in terms of x, the number of second class passengers and y, the number of first class passengers. b) How do you draw a graph of the feasible region for the simultaneous constraints in (a) and label all the vertices?

am i a bad tipper? i tip my barber like once a month and waiters about 10 to 20% depending on service. However i do not tip cab drivers or hotel maids and recently i went on a chartered bus trip and they asked everyone to through in a tip for the driver. I did about two dollors for a one day trip. When the counted they got about 25 dollars and went to ask for more and i refused but why would you tip the hotel maid or a cab driver. I work in retail i don't except a tip when i help someone pick out a drape

What do you think about this article from a Maywood CA police officer? Hello everyone, I am a visitor on this site and would like to give a little insight into how the day went. I hope you don't mind. I was one of the police officers assigned to the event. I will not say which department I work for, but, will say that there were officers from 5 different agencies there. As far as we were concerned, the day went pretty well. That means that nobody had any major injuries. I do want to express my condolences to your female friend that was attacked. I wish her well. I do want to thank you guys for having a peaceful demonstration. I just wish other activist groups that we deal with would act in the same manner. About the parking situation, the original plan was to have everyone park in the grocery store parking lot. Unfortunately, the store's manager was on the side of your foes and would not cooperate. This caused you guys to park in the streets at your own risk. Unfortunately, we couldn't provide the resources to keep them safe. Next time, especially in a small town like Maywood, you might want to have everyone carpool in a large bus. This would help out tremendously. The police departments might even let you park it in the safe area. I know what a lot of you are thinking, but, I'm not just trying to pass the buck. Crime reports need to be filed for the vandalism to your vehicles. The only problem is that nobody will be caught. The best you can probably hope for is the insurance money. And, as far as the weapons comments go, I don't think that carrying the weapons would be a really good idea. I do believe in the 2nd Amendment whole heartedly......hell, that's what makes us citizens and not subjects. The only problem is when something happens and the guns either end up in the wrong hands. There are places that don't even let cops carry them (like Dodger Stadium). When you have a permitted demonstration, it is up to the police to try to protect you as best we can. I think the bus idea will work here too. The flag issue was huge. I thought you guys were going to do a cavalry charge on them for that one. I stopped some of you and said to give us a minute and we'll take care of it. Unfortunately, it got tangled as they were taking it down. I could imagine the big s__t storm that would have came down if you would've made it to the other side. My money would've been on you.......remember the Alamo. I read a comment about the police not protecting you guys properly. I don't know what happened in some of the incidents. I wasn't there when your brother was taken down at gun point with his camera in his shirt. I wasn't there when your sister was attacked by the other side. I was there when a group of immigrants was trying to sneak up on you guys from 60th st. Who knows what their plan was. We stopped them at Floral and turned them around. There was a bunch of them and they looked pissed. Of course, we were called every name in the book. I just couldn't understand it (I wonder why). The city council is out of control in Maywood. There are 2 good councilmen and 3 bad ones. The leader is the Vice Mayor. He takes all his orders from the church. The police dept pretty much has its hands tied. They did disband the traffic unit by order of the city council. They do still impound cars but can't put the state's mandatory 30 day hold on them. Another agency has been enforcing traffic laws and impounding cars. The city has no authority over their officers. The city council is now drafting a plan to move from being a general law city to being a charter law city. For those of you that don't understand the ramifications of this, here it is. Under a city charter, the city council makes all the decisions. Nothing has to be voted on by the people. The police officers can lose civil service rights. This will make them 'at will' employees. Can you see a cop getting fired for enforcing the law on one of the city's migrant children. This sounds like a tyranny to me. By the way, in case you didn't know, the Vice Mayor was at the demonstration. Guess which side he was on. I have to go now, so, once again thank you for a good demonstration. Keep up the fight and stay safe. I hope to see you guys again. It's too bad I can't join without losing my job

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The differences between McCain and Obama's campaigns. Quality or Quantity? I found this column interesting because it gives the contrasts of both candidates. Sorry it's so long but I didn't want to cut and paste and leave anything out. Some people don't like to click exterior links so I have quoted the entire story. So, if you are interested, read it and give me your thoughts....:) Do you vote for quality or quantity! (CBS)From CBS News' Dean Reynolds: (NASHVILLE, TENN.) - After most of the previous 12 months covering Barack Obama's campaign for the presidency, it was interesting, instructive and, well, relaxing to follow John McCain for the last few days. The differences between the two are striking. Obama is the big time orator, McCain is the guy who struggles with a teleprompter or even note cards strategically placed nearby. Obama's crowds are larger, more enthusiastic. McCain's events are smaller, but to my eye, better choreographed. And now with the addition of Sarah Palin to some of his events, McCain can boast of crowds that match Obama's in energy. There is an urgency to the McCain campaign now that I don't think was there before. Due to the fact that he is running second, no doubt, but it may also be because McCain has a finishing kick. Whatever the case, he is sharper on the stump than he was before. (Though I would suspect a candidate running behind would want to schedule two or three appearances per day, instead of the one McCain usually does.) It is true that McCain enjoys taking questions from the audience in town hall-style settings. That doesn't mean he is the master of that kind of forum, it just means he's good at it. He likes to converse with voters. Obama does it well too, but seldom achieves that intangible bond with the people that all politicians crave -- or fake. Behind the scenes, where the public is not allowed, there are other differences. Obama's campaign schedule is fuller, more hectic and seemingly improvisational. The Obama aides who deal with the national reporters on the campaign plane are often overwhelmed, overworked and un-informed about where, when, why or how the candidate is moving about. Baggage calls are preposterously early with the explanation that it's all for security reasons. If so, I would love to have someone from Obama's campaign explain why the entire press corps, the Secret Service, and the local police idled for two hours in a Miami hotel parking lot recently because there was nothing to do and nowhere to go. It was not an isolated case. The national headquarters in Chicago airily dismisses complaints from journalists wondering why a schedule cannot be printed up or at least e-mailed in time to make coverage plans. Nor is there much sympathy for those of us who report for a newscast that airs in the early evening hours. Our shows place a premium on live reporting from the scene of campaign events. But this campaign can often be found in the air and flying around at the time the "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" is broadcast. I suspect there is a feeling within the Obama campaign that the broadcast networks are less influential in the age of the internet and thus needn't be accomodated as in the days of yore. Even if it's true, they are only hurting themselves by dissing audiences that run in the tens of millions every night. The McCain folks are more helpful and generally friendly. The schedules are printed on actual books you can hold in your hand, read, and then plan accordingly. The press aides are more knowledgeable and useful to us in the news media. The events are designed with a better eye, and for the simple needs of the press corps. When he is available, John McCain is friendly and loquacious. Obama holds news conferences, but seldom banters with the reporters who've been following him for thousands of miles around the country. Go figure. The McCain campaign plane is better than Obama's, which is cramped, uncomfortable and smells terrible most of the time. Somehow the McCain folks manage to keep their charter clean, even where the press is seated. The other day in Albuquerque, N.M., the reporters were given almost no time to file their reports after McCain spoke. It was an important, aggressive speech, lambasting Obama's past associations. When we asked for more time to write up his remarks and prepare our reports, the campaign readily agreed to it. They understood. Similar requests are often denied or ignored by the Obama campaign aides, apparently terrified that the candidate may have to wait 20 minutes to allow reporters to chronicle what he's just said. It's made all the more maddening when we are rushed to our buses only to sit and wait for 30 minutes or more because nobody seems to know when Obama is actually on the move. Maybe none of this means much. Maybe a front-running campaign like Obama's that is focused solely on victory doesn't have the time to do the mundane things like print up schedules or attend to the needs of reporters. But in politics, Do you pick quantity or quality?

has anyone read this news item.? Immigrants are being offered cash cards by a Labour donor hoping to profit from a rush by workers to transfer billions of pounds out of the UK. Iranian-born Ali Sarikhani, a friend of Tessa Jowell's husband David Mills, has set up the Tuxedo Blue Diamond card for people without bank accounts who have money to send abroad to friends or family. Cash 'loaded' on to the cards will be accessible to duplicate cardholders in 900 locations across 100 countries worldwide. But the launch of the scheme raises fresh doubts over the Government's claims that immigration boosts the country's gross domestic product by £4billion a year. An annual £5.6billion worth of funds is transferred by immigrants out of the country, according to figures provided by the Department For International Development. Andrew Green, of MigrationWatch UK, said: "The main beneficiaries are the immigrants, who are able to send home about £10million a day, not the host nation. It is a loss when that money leaves and we have to buy foreign capital to make it up. Freedom of movement of capital is right and proper but it is a loss that is often overlooked." The new cards will be sold on buses and even ferries as migrants enter the country looking for work. Tuxedo is investing £5.1million in the scheme, advertising across a range of ethnic TV channels and in publications across Asia and Eastern Europe as it targets the lucrative immigrant market. Migrants will be able to load their cards with up to £2,500 and then pay bills with the card, withdraw cash, send up to £200 a day abroad or order duplicate cards to be used for withdrawals by friends and family from cash machines abroad. To set up a Tuxedo card, a UK-based customer need only provide a photocopy of a passport of any nationality. No bank account or credit check is required. Mr Sarikhani and his fellow directors hope to make money by selling the cash cards for £9.95 and charging up to £1.50 in the UK for cash machine withdrawals and £2.25 abroad. Purchases with the card have a 2.95 per cent fee. The 61-year-old businessman is a non-executive chairman of Tuxedo Money Solutions and donated £10,000 to Labour in 2001. A trained chartered accountant, he made his fortune in tax consultancy. He and Tuxedo's chief executive officer, Andre Bischoff, were also involved in a successful buyout of Alpha Telecom, which has a lucrative share in the pre-paid telephone market favoured by immigrant workers in the UK. Mr Sarikhani became a British citizen at the age of 23 and lives in a mansion close to Hampstead Heath in North London. He became friends with Mr Mills when his company Edasco acquired CMM Corporate Services which was then run by the Culture Secretary's husband.

i want to know about bus service from Santragachi to Karunamoyee (Salt Lake). is there any chartered bus?

How is it that Muslim charter schools are held to a different standard than any other type? http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080520/ap_on_re_us/charter_school_religion_1 "The state said Tarik ibn Zayad Academy should change its busing schedule and its handling of Friday prayer services. The shorter prayer services on other days were found to be acceptable, but not the 30-minute service on school grounds on Muslim's holy day." So, if a public school keeps a Christian prayer short, it should be just fine and pass constitutional muster wth no problem, right? Somehow I doubt that same rules would apply. Why does our society insist on carving out exception after exception for Islam and Muslims that would NEVER be acceptable for any other religious group? For those who will clam that charter schools are not public, I offer the following definition from Wikipedia: "Charter schools are publicly funded elementary or secondary schools in the United States that have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_school puller: Yep, I've asked it numerous times since this story came out. I want as many people as possible to see it and realize we are signing our own cultural death warrant by sucking up to Islam. dkstring: LOL! How can one post be so wrong on SO many topics? You are incorrect regarding charter schools and the rules pertaining to them, and you are most assuredly wrong about me "hating" brown-skinned people, a fact to which my mixed-race fiancee could attest. I detest Islam, and am prgmatic enough to realize it's us or them. dk: Charter schools are NOT allowed to have religion classes (other than comparative religion, which is allowable in all schools), nor are they allowed to have organized prayer. If you still mantain this is incorrect, by all means, produce a link to the contrary. I can tell you with absolutely NO doubt I am correct.