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PUBLIC BETRAYAL: Massachusetts anti-corruption gaps fueled public servant misconduct
State Integrity News from SII partner New England Center for Investigative Reporting:
Deep flaws in Massachusetts laws constructed to keep government honest have sustained a recurring parade of criminal and ethical misconduct charges involving public servants in the past five years, a study by the New England Center for Investigative Reporting shows.
Massachusetts earned a "C" grade earlier this year in a national State Integrity scorecard released by the Center for Public Integrity. Among its lowest scores were an "F" for the transparency of the state budget process and public access to information, a "D+" for legislative accountability and a "C-" for the effectiveness of the state Ethics Commission. Judicial accountability earned a "C+ in Massachusetts.
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High Court Ruling Affects Judicial Accountability And Protections
State Integrity news for Massachusetts from SII partner WBUR:
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has issued a ruling that sets an important standard on how judges are judged.
The high court says that while holding judges accountable is essential, judges have certain protections. Specifically the court says judges do not have to disclose to investigators what they were thinking when they made a ruling, and that the notes a judge makes while on the bench are for the judge only.
The ruling comes as a national survey gives Massachusetts a C+ grade for how it holds judges accountable.
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Massachusetts governor responds to parking record controversy
State Integrity news for Massachusetts from SII partner WGBH:
Gov. Deval Patrick is at the center of a fight over government parking records.
Patrick has refused to release the records to the Boston Herald, citing security and privacy concerns. The newspaper alleges it's part of a pattern of secrecy in Patrick's office. The governor's office says he and his administration, "are extremely accessible to the public and the press on a regular basis."
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Access Denied: State Public Records Laws Are Riddled with Loopholes
Early last month, lawmakers in Iowa completed work on a new open records statute. Senate File 430 creates the Iowa Public Information Board, a nine-member commission charged with enforcing the state's open records and meetings laws.
For good government advocates in the Hawkeye State, the new legislation was cause for celebration — sort of.
Indeed, there were smiles all around as Gov. Terry Branstad signed the law on May 3 in the ornate Capitol Building, surrounded by lawmakers and journalists — many of whom spent six years on the effort. And the law is undoubtedly a victory of sorts for open government in the state, where enforcement was spotty at best, divided among several local and state entities. If a citizen's request for information was denied, the only option was to sue — a time-consuming and costly course of action. Now, the Board can investigate complaints and bring them to court on citizens' behalf.
It all sounds good — except for the fine print.
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick travels using donations to nonprofit
State integrity news for Massachusetts, from the Boston Globe:
Through a nonprofit established by his administration last year called Moving Massachusetts Forward, the Patrick administration collected $130,000 from five donors, according to ethics disclosure forms filed by the governor. Unlike campaign donations, contributions to the group have no limits and are tax-free.
Critics say that while donations to Patrick's nonprofit are legal and were publicly disclosed, the state would be better off paying the full expense of the trade missions to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
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Massachusetts colleges accused of breaking state lobbying law
State integrity news for Massahusetts, from the Boston Herald:
Community college administrators who are diverting student fees to pay a high-priced Beacon Hill lobbyist to fight reforms aren't just misusing public education dollars — they're breaking the law, a top Patrick administration official argued yesterday.
Gov. Deval Patrick signed a law banning state agencies and authorities from hiring outside lobbyists in 2010. The Herald reported yesterday that the Massachusetts Community College Trustees' Association, a shadowy consortium of higher-ed honchos, paid lobbyist Michael J. Muse $51,480 last year, using money from student fees as well as textbook and food revenues.
Read the rest of the story at the Boston Herald.
Massachusetts Attorney General wants to strengthen open meetings law
State integrity news for Massachusetts from SII partner WGBH:
On Monday, Attorney General Martha Coakley called for an amendment to the state's open meeting law. The need for change comes as no surprise to those who have followed the State Integrity Investigation, a nationwide look at corruption risk.
"The amendment would clarify the standard for a finding by the AG of an intentional violation of the Open Meeting Law," Coakley said in a statement.
Read the rest of the story at WGBH.
Massachusetts budget is a "Members only" process
State integrity news for Massachusetts, from SII partner WBUR:
The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved a $32.4 billion budget at midnight on Wednesday. Late-night sessions and closed-door caucuses are just part of a process that one nonprofit organization thinks lacks transparency.
The Center for Public Integrity gave the commonwealth an F for its state budget process on its "Corruption Risk Report Card."
Read and hear more from WBUR - Boston.
How Much Of A Problem Is Corruption In Mass.?
State Integrity news for Massachusetts from SII partner WBUR:
Monday's indictment of former state Treasurer Timothy Cahill is just one in a series of recent corruption scandals in Massachusetts.
Last month, a federal indictment named former Massachusetts Probation Commissioner John O'Brien and two of his top aides. Before that, the state's last three House speakers, before current Speaker Robert DeLeo, were all convicted.
All of which begs the question: How much of a problem is corruption in Massachusetts?
Hear more from WBUR - Boston.
Former Treasurer Indicted for Corruption
State Integrity news for Massachusetts from SII partner WGBH:
Former Massachusetts state treasurer Timothy Cahill was indicted Monday on public corruption and fraud charges stemming from his 2010 campaign for governor. Attorney General Martha Coakley said Cahill used publicly funded lottery ads to advance his candidacy.
The indictment comes on the heels of a nationwide report on state corruption risk. See the Massachusetts results and leave your comments.
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Break-In Suspect Eats Chinese Food, Warms By The Fire In Victim's House
TITUSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Eating Chinese takeout in front of a glowing fireplace is a pleasant enough way to spend an evening.
But state police in northwestern Pennsylvania say there was just one problem with those plans: The person or persons who made the fire and ate the food didn't live there.
Troopers from Franklin say it appears someone kicked in the door of a house in Oil Creek Township before making themselves at home.
Police haven't identified or arrested any suspects, but say the incident took place sometime between Oct.17 and 24.
The scene of the comfortable crime is about 85 miles north of Pittsburgh.
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DETROIT (DETROIT FREE PRESS) - Pavel Datsyuk dominated with the puck on one power play, then maneuvered it down low on another.
That got the Detroit Red Wings to two goals, but failure to convert in a shootout left them with a 3-2 loss Tuesday to the Winnipeg Jets and a six-game losing streak at Joe Louis Arena.
In the shootout, Datsyuk missed on a forehand. Devin Setoguchi scored on his forehand. Daniel Alfredsson scored in similar fashion. Andrew Ladd went in wide, and scored on Jimmy Howard. Todd Bertuzzi did his slow-paced sweep, unable to score.
The Wings had lost their previous two games in overtime, part of a down stretch that began last week when the Wings were shown up by the Jets on their home ice, outworked in every zone. Howard saw 47 shots that night; he hadn't even seen 20 when the third period end Tuesday.
Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg teamed up on Detroit's goal, which saw Datsyuk lift the puck high, and Datsyuk scored his ninth goal of the season in the third period, setting the puck in the paint as Winnipeg's goalie watched.
Johan Franzen returned to the lineup after being sidelined five of six games by an upper-body problem, bumping Daniel Cleary, as the Wings sought to generate offense outside their first line.
It was the first line that came through, on a power play, after the Jets had lessened some of the Wings' enthusiasm over a good start by scoring seven minutes into the game. Andrew Ladd set off an odd-man rush, tearing up the right side and finding Bryan Little for a one-timer in the left circle.
Having burned through one power play, the Wings converted on their second, scoring for the first time with the man advantage in four games. Niklas Kronwall collected the puck at the blue line and fed Zetterberg. While Bertuzzi distracted Ondrej Pavelec, Datsyuk lifted a shot high from the right circle.
Both goals were pretty, and were worth watching on replay in the second period - because nothing much really happened that stretch. The Wings had a chance here. The Jets, there. Howard did some work. Pavelec did some in his end. All in all, the period was bland.
Datsyuk nearly doubled up early in the third period while helping to kill off a penalty, weaving through defenders as he closed in on Pavelec. Then it went back to the give-an-go rhythm, up and down the ice. Pavelec had to make a good glove on Mikael Samuelsson, just as Joakim Andersson slid to the net angling for a rebound opportunity. The Wings had nearly doubled up on shots by midway through the third period.
The Jets made good on their second of the period, when Zach Bogosian was left unattended to get the puck in the slot, shift right and fire past a challenging Howard. The Wings went on a power play soon after, and got a two-man advantage with 49 seconds left in the first penalty. Datsyuk delivered again, scoring just after Niklas Kronwall had seen a shot go off the crossbar.
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The National Emergency Child Locator Center (NECLC) is operated by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and activated during Presidentially-declared disasters. Its mission is to assist in reunifying children separated from their parents or legal guardians in the aftermath of a disaster. The Center was established in conjunction with the National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System to reunite adults who may have evacuated and become separated due to a major disaster or emergency.
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Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos wants to remain with Toronto next year but he'd prefer his contract not be 'a story' | National Post
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The Phillies are number one!!!
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Ichiro Suzuki Aiming at Age 50
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Ode to Affeldt
Everything about that game felt flat, lifeless, colorless, like the whole scene had degenerated into black and white. I was sitting in the scout section with the Royals' general manager at the time, Allard Baird, and we were talking about family and life and anything that came to mind to distract us from the dullness of the game itself.
And then Jeremy Affeldt entered.
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ALL GAMES (except the STL/ATL DH) START AT 3:05 EASTERN
If Astros and Angels win, then there is an AL West tie between the Rangers and Astros and they will play (at Arlington) to determine who goes to ALDS and who faces Yankees (who will host WC game if they win against Orioles) in WC game.
If Astros lose and Angels win, then Angels and Astros face off (in HOU) for Wild Card spot at Yankees.
If Astros win and Angels lose, then Rangers are AL West champs and Astros are in WC game
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Max Scherzer pitches second no-hitter of 2015 | MLB.com
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OT - October 2015 College Football thread
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Why we picked the Cubs to win the 2015 World Series
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The Managerial Meddling Index, 2015 Edition «
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They didn't play well in September.
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Do not go quietly into that good night.
OMNICHATTER, OMNICHATTER against the dying of the light!
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MLB.com Video: Pillar's outstanding diving grab
Who've you got for the catch of the year: Kiermaier, Trout, or Pillar?
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Friday, October 02, 2015
Japan Times: [Yakult] Swallows claim first CL pennant since 2001
From worst to first. It's always good when anybody other than the Giants wins the Central League…
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Grantland: Loving the Pirates Come Hell or High Water (or Arrieta)
Jose Fernandez Playfully Teases Evan Longoria After Giving Up A Home Run
Davo's Favorite Tacos Are Moose Tacos Posted: October 02, 2015 at 06:08 PM | 0 comment(s)
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Inside Baseball: Nationals to let Williams go, and more MLB moves - CBSSports.com
Heyman's latest. SCOOP ALERT:Put your drink down! Matt Williams won't be back.
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Dodgers-Giants game interrupted by Full House sequel taping
The Dodgers were playing their final road game of the regular season on Thursday against the Giants when both teams got to be a part of one of San Francisco's greatest cultural cpntributions, Full House.
The game featured a slightly extended seventh inning stretch which had actress Jodie Sweetin, known to viewers as Stephanie Tanner, singing "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" for the upcoming reboot of the show, titled Fuller House, leaving Los Angeles starter Brett Anderson very confused, ...Read More...
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Cardinals, already with 100 wins, can finish as stingiest team since 1969
Being smart and having good players goes a long way.
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Diamondbacks announcers' selfie shaming needlessly alienates younger fans
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How Ned Yost Made the Kansas City Royals Unstoppable - The New York Times
I'd like the writer to name one team which doesn't blend analytics and scouting. One.
Yost might not be the best tactician but he's done an extremely good job with the clubhouse.
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red sox - Rich Hill's message: 'I can pitch for anybody, against anybody, anytime, anywhere' - WEEI | Rob Bradford
How much money can he really expect to get? $4-$5 million on a one-year deal?
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Fan launches 'Get Bartman to Cubs' wild-card game' campaign
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Twins beat Indians with 9th-inning rally | twinsbaseball.com
The Twins got their revenge with a unique twist. They didn't hit Ramirez; they won the game.
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Rangers wait to celebrate division title | MLB.com
They certainly had quite the ride.
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Orioles shortstop J.J. Hardy says he has played entire season with torn labrum in left shoulder - Baltimore Sun
Playing with a torn labrum can't be fun.
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Yankees Hold On to Clinch Wild Card - The New York Times
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Flat racing
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Flat racing is a form of horse racing which is run over a level track at a predetermined distance. It differs from steeplechase racing which is run over hurdles and harness racing where horses race on a level track, but in harness and pulling a sulky. Flat racing is a test of speed, stamina, and the skill of the jockey in determining when to restrain the horse or to impel it. Many different horse breeds are used in flat racing worldwide, but the Thoroughbred is the most dominant. The majority of North American races are flat races, and in that part of the world "horse racing" generally refers to Thoroughbred flat racing unless qualified otherwise.
Flat racing takes place on track surfaces suitable for horses. Worldwide, the most common is a natural grass surface, called "turf". In North America, the most common surface is a harrowed "dirt" surface, often based primarily on a mixture of sand and local soil. Worldwide, some races are now run on a synthetic or "all-weather" surface, generally a blend of sand with synthetic fibre and/or rubber, often coated with wax or a similar substance.
Flat racing in Great Britain[edit]
Flat races in Great Britain are run over a variety of distances from five furlongs 1,006 metres (3,301 ft) to over 2 miles (3,200 m) and are generally called sprints, middle distance or stayers races.
In Great Britain, (and the majority of Europe) flat racing is split into two distinctive bands, conditions races and handicaps.
- Conditions races are further split into:
- Pattern races
- Group 1 - (Classics and other races of major international importance)
- Group 2 - (less important international races)
- Group 3 - (primarily domestic races)
- Listed races - have less prestige than the group races but are still more important than handicaps.
- Pattern races
- Handicap races - where the Jockey Club official handicapper gives horses a different weight to carry according to their ability, are the bread and butter daily races although some of these are also quite prestigious.
Classic Races - In British horse racing, The Classics are a series of horse races run over the flat (i.e. without jumps). Each classic is run once each year and is restricted to intact horses that are three years old (in other words, geldings are barred); two of them are further restricted to fillies only. There are five Classic races:
Flat racing in North America[edit]
The majority of flat races in North America are written for and limited to Thoroughbreds. Races up to 1 mile (1,600 m) are common with 1.25 miles (2,010 m) races considered the "classic" distance used for the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic. Rarely will a flat race exceed 1.5 miles (2,400 m), and the few that do are generally on turf surfaces and designed to attract European entries. The highest level races are called Graded stakes races, with Grade I, II or III classification based on the entry "stake" money put up by entrants that goes to total purse money awarded. North American races include conditions races which are often called allowance races, handicaps, and assorted weight for age divisions.
In the western United States and western Canada, there is also a significant amount of Quarter Horse racing, short races, no more than five furlongs and usually less, designed for the sprinting abilities of the American Quarter Horse. There is a limited amount of breed-specific flat racing offered for Arabian horses, Appaloosas and American Paint Horses, as well as a small circuit of specialty racing for mules.
Flat racing worldwide[edit]
See also[edit]
- List of British flat horse races
- List of French flat horse races
- List of Irish flat horse races
- List of horse races
- Thoroughbred horse race
External links[edit]
- britishhorseracing.com – "Major flat racing events".


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Chinatown bus lines
Chinatown bus lines are discount intercity bus services, often run by Chinese Americans, that have been established primarily in the Chinatown communities of the East Coast of the United States since 1998, although similar services have cropped up on the West Coast. The buses have been subject to controversy because of safety issues with two fatal accidents in March 2011.[1] Some companies have been shut down either temporarily or permanently by regulatory authorities, while others continue to operate subject to increased safety checks. The low-overhead, low-fare services have been popular, helping to drive down the prices of competing services such as Megabus and BoltBus.
Early history[edit]
The first companies to offer such intercity bus services were the Fung Wah Bus, and the Eastern Shuttle, which in 1998 began routes between New York City, and Boston and Philadelphia, respectively.[2] The bus services originally transported workers in Chinese restaurants to and from jobs in Boston, Atlantic City, Cherry Hill Mall, Philadelphia, and Washington DC, and other cities. As word of these services spread, they became more popular with non-Chinese bargain-hunting travelers, many of them young.[3]
Also, some bus lines are used to transport large groups of mainly Chinese and Vietnamese immigrants to and from casinos such as Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, which are located in Connecticut. These gambling buses built upon the popularity of older bus routes to Atlantic City that also targeted Asian American customers.[4]
Because of their low fares, the services became popular among non-Chinese customers as well. Between 1997 and 2007, Chinatown buses took 60% of Greyhound Lines' market share in the northeast United States.[5] Competition has come from Megabus, BoltBus, Washington Deluxe and Vamoose Bus, along with other companies.[6] Two of the operations were brought under Megabus operation, with the purchase of Eastern Shuttle and Today's Bus.[citation needed]
Increasing popularity has also led to increasing regulatory interest. In September 2004, the city of Boston required all regularly scheduled intercity bus services to operate exclusively to and from the South Station transportation terminal. Steven Bailey of The Boston Globe suggested that the move was motivated by Peter Pan's and Greyhound's interest in maintaining their monopoly on the New York-Boston bus route, and Timothy Shevlin, executive director of the state Department of Telecommunications and Energy, said, "The big dog out there, Peter Pan, is dead set against Chinatown bus lines. They don't want that kind of competition." A complication with this arrangement was that the South Station bus terminal has only 25 gates (along with two departure gates), all of which were used at the time until other companies left.[7]
Possible organized crime ties[edit]
The bus lines have drawn scrutiny from law enforcement authorities for possible connections to Chinese organized crime gangs. In 2003 and 2004, a number of bus arsons, driver assaults, and murders in New York City were linked to the possible infiltration of Asian organized crime gangs into the industry.[8][9]
Among the crimes believed to have been associated with gang activity were a fatal stabbing and shooting incident in 2003. The shooting, on a busy street, may have been in retaliation for a driver having backed his bus into a rival. In retaliation for the shooting, two buses were set ablaze in 2004. There was another stabbing in 2004.[3]
In another incident tied to criminal gangs, one man associated with the Chinatown bus lines was shot dead in a Flushing Chinatown bar in the New York City borough of Queens in June 2004. A bystander was killed and another was shot in the leg. The accused shooter was arrested in Toronto in 2011 and extradited to the United States.[3]
In 2008, the New York Post linked the "Banya Organization" gang with Chinatown buses. The gang allegedly inflicted brutal beatings to muscle in on private bus and van companies. The victimized companies involved were not identified.[10]
In addition to Boston and the various Chinatowns within New York City and Long Island, New York, several bus line companies also link to the Chinatowns of Edison, New Jersey; Cherry Hill Mall; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; Baltimore; Doraville, in the Atlanta, Georgia area; and to the casinos of Atlantic City. On the West Coast, buses link the Chinatowns of the San Francisco Bay Area; Los Angeles Chinatown and the San Gabriel Valley; and Las Vegas' Chinatown and casinos. In the I-5 corridor in California, similar services are found in the Hispanic community and provide transportation to/from Baja California, Mexico.
Many competitors offer discount prices that undercut the major bus lines. Typical fares between East Coast cities range from $10 to $20. The industry has become highly competitive with companies offering hourly service between major cities.
The Appalachian extensions of these lines tend to offer less of a price advantage: In August 2006, one-way fares from New York to Pittsburgh on the Chinese-owned All State were $35 compared with $45 advance through Greyhound Lines, while tickets from State College, Pennsylvania, to New York were $35, compared to $46 for Greyhound.[2]
The bus routes have expanded with five bus companies now running between Manhattan Chinatown and Hampton Roads, Virginia, and two buses running to Richmond.
The fleet used by various Chinabus companies can vary greatly from new coaches to older, pre-owned coaches, and with a few notable exceptions such as Eastern Shuttle and routes to Boston, not all units are branded with the operator name other than required USDOT markings, as shown to the right.
With the exception of Eastern Shuttle and services to Boston (all of which use clearly marked buses), many Chinatown bus companies use wet leases to provide overflow capacity during the weekend. Some smaller companies use wet leases to provide their core capacity.[11] Typically, a bus (and a driver) would be chartered from a tour bus operator, a practice also used by mainstream companies such as Greyhound Lines during peak service.
Chinatown buses run express service, usually making no stops between the departure and destination points. This typically results in shorter travel times. The trip from State College, Pennsylvania, to New York City takes about four hours on the Chinatown bus, compared to more than seven hours on Greyhound.
Often, ticket booths are walk-up windows on the street, or are located inside restaurants and bakeries throughout a given Chinatown community. Some lines even simply collect cash-payment after passengers have boarded the bus. However, tickets are often sold online, either by the bus companies themselves or by portals and print-outs of confirmation emails are used as tickets.[citation needed]
Except in Boston, the lines rarely use stations of their own. Passengers are usually directed to wait along a given curbside for the arrival of the bus, although many companies offer waiting areas at or near the pickup points. Several bus stops are also near major hotels and in the parking areas of major Chinese supermarkets. In New York, several bus lines pick up passengers on a stretch of Forsyth Street at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge in the Little Fuzhou neighborhood within Manhattan's Chinatown. Since 1998, when the New York City Department of Transportation marked the strip a bus layover area, the sidewalk between Division Street and East Broadway has served as a de facto terminal for the Chinatown buses.[12]
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The majority of Chinatown buses have their base of operation in New York City. New York to Boston Chinatown buses generally use the Massachusetts Turnpike from Boston to I-84, and then follow I-84 to I-91 to I-95. As I-95 approaches New York, several routings are possible depending on the traffic situation.[citation needed] Some drivers use the Throgs Neck Bridge to reach the Long Island Expressway, then to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, and then Manhattan Bridge to Canal St. Other drivers use the Whitestone Bridge.[original research?] Most drivers use the Triborough Bridge when traffic is not congested, and reach the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway via Astoria Boulevard.
Besides the routes within the major North Eastern cities, several Chinatown buses have daily routes that runs from New York City to Miami, Florida. The majority of the trip uses I-95 and stops are made near major cities in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Florida. In order to save time, the buses never go into the city, instead they stop at gas stations and rest stops along I-95.
Some 'Casino Buses' use I-395 to make an intermediate stop at Foxwoods Resort Casino between the Massachusetts Turnpike and I-95.
Chinatown buses have been involved in numerous accidents over the years. In March 2011, a World Wide Tours bus crash on Interstate 95 in The Bronx, New York, left 15 people dead and more than 20 injured. The New York Police Department cracked down on mechanically defective buses after this crash and another fatal crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in March 2011, taking six off the road for inadequate brake air pressure, steering violations and missing driver paperwork.[1]
List of accidents[edit]
- On March 18, 2005, a Boston-bound Chinatown bus operated by Lucky Star/Travel Pack stopped and evacuated its passengers on the Massachusetts Turnpike shortly before bursting into flames. No one was injured.[13]
- On August 16, 2005, a New York-bound Fung Wah bus caught fire on Interstate 91 near Meriden, Connecticut. Though the passengers later criticized the driver for being unhelpful and untrained in evacuating the bus, all passengers were eventually evacuated and no injuries were reported.[14]
- On January 20, 2006, a surprise inspection on Forsyth Street in Manhattan's Chinatown resulted in two Washington-bound buses being pulled temporarily out of service and a driver running away from authorities.[15]
- On August 15, 2006, a Shun Fa bus travelling from New York to Pittsburgh crashed; 10 passengers were injured, with 5 requiring hospitalization. One person was in critical condition.[16][17]
- On September 6, 2006, a Fung Wah bus rolled over in Auburn, Massachusetts, and caused minor injuries to 34 passengers.[18] Excessive speed was cited as a factor and the bus company was fined.[19]
- On January 3, 2007, a Fung Wah bus lost its back two wheels in Framingham, Massachusetts, early on a trip to New York. No injuries were reported.[20]
- On February 14, 2007, a Fung Wah bus en route to New York lost control and hit a guardrail on the Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) in Allston, Massachusetts. No injuries were reported. State officials had advised Fung Wah to suspend operations because of the winter storms that day.[21] Fung Wah reached an agreement with regulators under which its buses will be subject to scheduled and unscheduled inspections and driver checks for 30 days. The company also agreed to improve safety, including ceasing to use buses that have not been maintained in a safe and sanitary condition.[22]
- On February 18, 2007, a bus (owned by Tremblay Motorcoach) operated by Sunshine Travel caught fire on the Massachusetts Turnpike near interchange 10A in Millbury, Massachusetts. All 50 passengers were evacuated and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is unknown. The bus was returning to the Chinatown in Boston from Mohegan Sun casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.[23]
- On March 23, 2007, a New York-bound Fung Wah bus from Boston got stuck on a concrete barrier in front of a tollbooth on the Massachusetts Turnpike at Route 128 in Weston, Massachusetts, when the bus drove up on a cement lane divider. The driver had entered an automobile-only lane and tried to change lanes. No one was injured in the incident, but the bus was taken out of service and passengers boarded another Fung Wah bus that arrived later.[24]
- On March 12, 2011, a bus operated by World Wide Tours crashed on the New England Thruway, killing 15 people.
- Also in March 2011, on the New Jersey Turnpike, a crash occurred in which the driver was killed and 40 injured, two critically.
After the August 2005 incident, the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Energy instituted a policy of holding three surprise inspections per month on all bus companies that leave South Station in Boston. New York senator Chuck Schumer proposed a four-point federal plan that includes surprise inspections and creating a national safety standard for bus operators. New York may institute a similar policy; however, inspections would be difficult in New York because the buses do not all leave the city from the same location.[25]
In 2012 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration began a crackdown on Chinatown bus lines.[5]
- Apex Bus, Inc.
On May 31, 2012, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that it had ordered the shutdown of Apex Bus, Inc., I-95 Coach Inc., New Century Travel Inc., and 23 other related entities due to safety violations.[26]
On March 2, 2013, US Federal transportation officials shut down Fung Wah bus operations. "The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration pulled Fung Wah's operating license based on a new law that gives it the authority to shut down any company that fails to hand over safety records."[27][28] In December 2014, the company was given permission to resume its bus operations under strict observation and limitations with service to restart in early 2015.[29][30] However, in July 2015, owner Peter Liang announced the service would end permanently. [31]
- Lucky Star
On June 5, 2013, Lucky Star was shut down as well. "Investigation uncovered egregious regulatory violations demonstrating Lucky Star's flagrant disregard for motor coach passenger safety," said the letter from the Department of Transportation.[32] Lucky Star engaged in an extensive bus upgrade and driver program over the next five months, passed required inspections, and resumed operations in November, 2013.[33]
See also[edit]
- 2011 World Wide Tours bus crash
- BoltBus - competing service of Greyhound Lines also stopping in Chinatown and near Penn Station
- Megabus - competing service of Coach USA that stops three blocks west of Penn Station
- Coach USA - operator of the Eastern Shuttle service
- ^ a b El-Ghobashy, Tamer (16 March 2011). "NYPD Cracks Down on Buses". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- ^ a b Carpenter, Mackenzie (August 16, 2006). "'Chinatown bus services' have grown quickly since 1998". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette., Aug. 16, 2006
- ^ a b c Wilson, Michael (7 October 2011). "Crime Scene: Collateral Damage in the Chinatown Bus Wars". The New York Times. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ Brulliard, Karin (November 24, 2006). "For Many Asians, an Atlantic City Pilgrimage". Washington Post.
- ^ a b Schliefer, Theodore (2013-08-08). "Bus travel is picking up, aided by discount operators". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ Gerson, Daniela (February 14, 2006). "If You Want To Vamoose in DeLuxe Style, You're in Luck". The New York Sun.
- ^ Bailey, Steven (June 18, 2004). "Peter Pan is a bully". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Harlan, Heather (2003-09-12). "Arsons May Signal Escalating NYC Shuttle Bus Feud". AsianWeek. Retrieved 2007-01-24.[dead link]
- ^ McPhee, Michelle; Alice McQuillan (2004-01-19). "Chinatown barrage stumps cops". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ "Feds' kung pow!". New York Post. October 23, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ^ "cite". Baltimore Sun.[dead link]
- ^ Knafo, Saki (June 8, 2008). "Dreams and Desperation on Forsyth Street". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
- ^ Ellement, John (2005-03-19). "Passengers Tell of Wild Bus Trip". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ Ross, Casey (2005-08-16). "Flames engulf Fung Wah bus in Connecticut". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ Cherasore, Paul (January 27 – February 2, 2006). "Day of confusion for Chinatown bus riders". Downtown Express. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ "Bus Crash Injures Several, Causes Big Parkway Backups". The Pittsburgh Channel. August 15, 2006.
- ^ Milan Simonich (August 16, 2006). "10 hurt as tour bus crashes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ "34 hurt, driver cited for Fung Wah bus rollover in Auburn". The Boston Globe. September 6, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-24.[dead link]
- ^ "Fung Wah bus company fined $31K for rollover". The Boston Globe. October 31, 2006. Retrieved 2007-01-24.[dead link]
- ^ "Fung Wah Bus Loses Wheels". WCVB-TV. January 3, 2007.
- ^ "Fung Wah Bus Crashes On Turnpike". WCVB-TV. February 14, 2007.
- ^ LeBlanc, Steve (September 12, 2006). "Chinatown Bus Line Agrees to Inspections". Fox News. Associated Press.
- ^ Kim Ring (February 19, 2007). "Passengers OK after bus fire on Turnpike". telegram.com.
- ^ Ryan, Tim (March 23, 2007). "Fung Wah Bus Involved In Mishap". WCVB-TV. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
- ^ O'Leary, Lizzie (2005-09-15). "Chinatown Buses Seek to Add Safety to Savings". WNYC. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
- ^ "Gov't cracking down on unsafe bus companies operating along East Coast's I-95 corridor". The Washington Post. 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ^ Feds close Fung Wah's doors
- ^ Raw Signal coverage of Fung Wah shutdown, including other stories
- ^ Newsham, Jack, "Fung Wah gets federal approval to return to the road", The Boston Globe, December 18, 2014
- ^ Connor Adams Sheets (18 December 2014). "Fung Wah's Chinatown Buses To Return To Road In 2015". International Business Times. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ http://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/fung-wah-bus-company-closes-doors-good-n394026
- ^ CBS's Boston Local blog, June 6, 2013
- ^ Boston Globe: Lucky Star buses will roll once more
Further reading[edit]
- Chinatown Bus Study (PDF). New York: New York City Department of City Planning: Transportation Division. 2009.
- Klein, Nicholas J. (2009). "Emergent Curbside Intercity Bus Industry" (PDF). Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2111 (1): 83–89. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chinatown bus lines.
- Brief History of Chinatown Bus, Gotobus, updated in 2011.


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Talking Point #3: "Keep Your Laws Off My Body!"
An oldie but one that has a special, resonating significance for the left. And hey, when in doubt, use their own empty rhetoric against them. Especially when it fits.
How well does it fit? Consider that, just when you thought nothing could be worse than the second-guess-your-doctor-and-deny-you-care protocols of the big insurance companies, the federal government decides they're going set up a system that will fix everything. Meanwhile they're telling us to pay no attention to the incomplete, inefficient, underpaying, over administrated health care systems they already run – Medicaid, Medicare, and the V.A. Those aren't historic like this one, so they'll get this gross expansion of federal government health care system right (finally!) – even though they're admitting that it's being created by an awful bill with lots of bad ideas and a bunch stuff that ultimately will cost (us) a whole lot more than what they are saying it will cost.
Remember – this is a crisis! We need to fix this now…or actually, 4 years from now. That's when all this will go into effect to start to begin to end the crisis. The crisis that's so urgent. That needs fixing now. Or soon.
Hey, it's better than doing nothing right? Like handing a band-aid to someone with a laceration. Or giving aspirin to a person with a broken arm. Or given someone a car with bald tires, blown steering and no brakes. Remember, all that fits under the category of: "It's better than doing nothing!"
Oh, and you get to pay for your neighbor's care, too! While you're also paying to bail out banks. And GM. And Chrysler. And funding some really neat special projects that were added into the stimulus bill that never really stimulated anything besides the buddies and favorite lobbyists of certain Congress Humans. See, you're so used to getting treated this way. Why push back now?
Don't worry, though. Unlike those other health care systems the government runs, they'll get this one right. Why? Because they're the government. Don't you watch movies or '24' or have 'The West Wing' DVD set? The government knows how to do stuff right, silly! Look at the Post Office and Social Security and H.U.D. and Welfare and the Department of Education and the Department of Energy…uh…well, have you seen the private congressional subway? That runs really well. As to do the elevators in the Capitol building. The private ones, anyway.
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January 10, 1926, on a cold winter day, a beautiful and lovely flower came forth, Katie Ruth Dawson.
Katie Ruth was born to Almon Dawson and Colista Meadows Dawson, the last of eight children, six of whom preceded her in death. Katie Ruth was educated in the Newnan School System. She graduated from Howard Warner High in 1942. Later that year she moved to Camden, New Jersey. In 1944 Katie Ruth moved back to Newnan to care for her ailing father. Katie Ruth was an active member in the Newnan community. She was a member of the former Progressive Club, where she served in several positions. She worked as a Poll Officer with the Coweta County Election Board for many years, until her failed health, and she was also very active in committees for the restoration of Howard Warner School. "Kitty," as she was affectionately called by her husband and close family and friends, was employed at Newnan Police Department as the first black and only crossing guard for a number of years. She then went to work for the F. W. Woolworth Co. until Woolworth went out of business. She was then employed with Big Star until retirement.
Kitty started driving at the grand age of 55, and there was no stopping her. She enjoyed transporting her friends, grandchildren and great grands, and she also enjoyed shopping.
Katie Ruth joined Zion Hill Baptist at a young age and has been a very active member. She was a member of the choir for 50 years. She was a dedicated member of the Pastor's Aide Club and the Senior Mission. You could always count on her for any needs at the church. She was a member of the Sizzling Red Hatters and past Queen.
On Dec. 24, 1945, Katie Ruth married the love of her life. They were married for 66 years until the death of James Gay. To this union are four children, Reginald (Jacqueline), James Michael (Deloris), Kathy and Wayne (Joyce). She also leaves to cherish many beautiful memories her grandchildren, James Michael Jr., Latrice, Camille, Jamal, Awun, Ashley, Wayne Jr., Raven and Kyla; great-grandchildren, Joni, Leah, Kameron, Jaden, Mallory, Jalen and Reginald James (R.J.); a loving sister, Carrie Booze; and two sisters-in-law, Emily Dawson and Lauranette Arnold; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
One grandchild (Reginald Musomi) and one great-grandchild (Naomi Elise) preceded her in death.
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Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at 11 a.m. at Zion Hill Baptist Church, Reverend Adrian Smith, eulogist. Interment will follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens, College Park, Georgia. Visitation will take place on Friday, July 5, from 6 to 8 p.m.
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Finnerty was found wearing fishing waders and a camouflaged jacket. He was in the woods about a half mile north of where he disappeared while on a fishing trip. There were no apparent injuries and no signs of foul play, according to Hilts.
"There was nothing obvious to us, to the view, of anything that would have caused his death," Hilts said.
An autopsy will be performed.
Finnerty was fishing alone Sunday on the Baldwin River northeast of Baldwin. His family owns a cabin near Bray State Forest. Police said Finnerty called his wife Sunday night and said he was in danger.
About 100 current and former football players and coaches from Grand Valley State searched through the thick, swampy woods northeast of Baldwin this afternoon, looking for Finnerty. The football players broke up and worked in small teams, stretching out, working slowly through the dense forest, focusing on 2 square miles of private and public land about 65 miles north of Grand Rapids.
Finnerty, who was the starting quarterback on Division II national championship teams in 2003, '05 and '06, had spent the holiday weekend with family near Baldwin, according to his father-in-law, Dan Brink of Muskegon.
"We had brats and hamburgers on Saturday and grilled chicken on Sunday," Brink said. "Everything was cool. It was a great weekend. We had a lot of smiles, a lot of laughs. There were no indications. There were no problems."
Brink said Finnerty decided to go fishing Sunday night.
"It was a nice night on Sunday and we thought, 'There is a nice stretch of the river,' and he got himself one of those boats, and he had been practicing on it. It's a riverboat, a raft.
"We were only a quarter mile from each other," Brink continued. "He ended up exactly where we told him to end up."
After Finnerty called his wife, he disappeared.
Police found his small boat but no fishing equipment.
Finnerty, who is from Brighton, Mich., had two small children.
"This sucks man," said Joe Wohlscheid, who played offensive line when Finnerty was at GVSU. "Cullen was a great guy."


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Dulé Hill Talks Wrestling With John Cena and New 'Psych' Episodes
New episodes of 'Psych's fourth season resume tonight at 10PM ET on USA. WWE superstar John Cena will guest as Ewan O'Hara, a special ops soldier and brother to Detective Juliet O'Hara (Maggie Lawson). It's a perfect bit of cross-promotion between two USA shows and before Hill got ready to rumble, he spoke to AOL TV about wrestling, romance for his character Gus and improvising with Roday.
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This is the last season for Monk, so USA gathered some of the stars -- in character -- from its other programs to give a little tribute to Adrian Monk. What a stroke of genius!
Psych: Daredevils!
(S03E03) "Deboned. Killed and re-killed. How does that work?" -- Gus, while filling out stunt forms.
Hi all. Before I begin I want to give a tip of the hat to Allison who covered last week's review of Psych while I was waiting in line over at Comic-Con. There were some moments, as I was contemplating gnawing on a a $7 hot dog, that I wished I was home watching this show.
I want to start this week's review not at the beginning, but at the reveal. Don't worry, I'm not going to let you know who the culprit was before the jump -- that would be a criminal offense. What I want to talk about was how Shawn went about it this time around. Usually, young Mr. Spencer is quite boastful during the reveals, sometimes to the point that he rubs in the fact that he solved the mystery. This time around there wasn't much boasting. In fact, Shawn took a very dramatic route when he revalued who was trying to kill Dutch the Clutch. Hey, when James Roday said there was going to be 20% more drama on the show he wasn't kidding.
Want to know why he was so dramatic, then read on. If you don't want to know yet, then wait until you watch the show to jump ahead.
James and Dule talk Psych
Psych is coming back! Starting on July 18th, the comedy starring James Roday and Dule Hill will be returning to USA Network with all new episodes. The third season of this series looks to be a very interesting one, as viewers will finally get to meet Shawn Spencer's long-lost mother as well as get to see a more dramatic side of the character ... something we got a taste of during the last few episodes of last season.
The two stars of Psych got together with the press last week to touch on a number of subjects. Topics included a preview of the upcoming season, a discussion about the duo's "Ebony & Ivory" commercial, Roday's appearance on the NBC anthology Fear Itself, and the never-ending 1980s references that the two spout during each episode.
Psych does Ebony & Ivory - VIDEO
James Roday laying on a Paul McCartney accent. The giant keyboard with the title Psych where Steinway should be. Dule Hill in the Stevie Wonder part, with impossibly wide collar flaps and a toothy grin.
In the Limelight: James Roday
There's a fine line between charming and obnoxious, amusing and annoying, cute and cloying, funny and trying too hard. James Roday veers close to the line. He's a daredevil of a comic actor, daring to be almost too much to take. But like other actors of his ilk, he succeeds in flying close to the sun, but never burning his wings. Like Jim Carrey or Robin Williams, James Roday is willing to push the comic envelope. So far, he's proved to me that watching him is always interesting, arresting and fun. While he may never reach the box office glory of Carrey or cop an Oscar like Williams, he's definitely going to be a TV star for today, tomorrow and down the road.
Psych: Psy vs. Psy (series re-premiere)
For those of you interested in reading a review about this episode of Psych you may want to look a the one that we did when the show originally premiered on USA. What this post is really for is to welcome new viewers to the show and give them a forum to discuss the series.
The thing about Psych, especially this second season, is that underneath the fluff mysteries and the pop cultural references (which there are many this episode) there is a story of friendship and family that flows throughout. Plus, it's funny. James Roday and Dule Hill really shine as Shawn Spencer and Burton "Gus" Guster and they have a very good supporting cast that guides them along the way.
I'm very glad that they used this episode to premiere Psych on the schedule rather as it had a very good and funny guest appearance by Lou Diamond Phillips. Should they ever air the second season premiere on NBC I give you fair warning...despite being directed by John Landis it is just not a very good episode. That being said, I'd like to know if you'll keep tuning in to Psych. Was it as funny as you thought it would be, or do you think it's a bad show with a good theme song? Your opinions are appreciated.
USA Network upfront: old characters, and a few new ones - AUDIO
All that's well and good -- be ready for more product placement and ad pods that other networks have recently adopted -- but the best part about an upfront presentation are the stars that the network drags out to schmooze and booze with those advertisers. And USA brought the big guns, including Tony Shalhoub from Monk, Debra Messing from The Starter Wife, Jeffrey Donovan and Bruce Campbell from Burn Notice, Dulé Hill, James Roday, and Corbin Bernsen from Psych, Kathryn Erbe and Chris Noth from Law & Order: Criminal Intent, the WWE's Triple H and Shawn Michaels, and Mary McCormack from the network's new show In Plain Sight. I got to speak to a few of them; audio of those interviews is after the jump.
Psych: If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead?
(S02E07) Look, if I understood what you guys were saying I'd still be a virgin. -- Shawn
Sometime during the run of Psych I expected someone to discover that Shawn Spencer's psychic abilities were a crock of poop. I just didn't expect it to come so soon, and from a bunch of teenage super-geniuses. They were all over him this episode, saying that his powers were simply of hyper-observation rather than the ability to see into another realm. Luckily, Shawn and Gus were able to point those teeniuses (a word coined by Gus, which should be on Wikipedia any day now) in another direction. If not, the show would be over and replaced by another rerun of Law & Order:SVU.
Psych: Meat is Murder, But Murder is Also Murder
(S0E06) Victim's Wife: I never broke two stars.
I realized something just as this week's episode of Psych was about to air. We were looking at a mini (and I mean mini) West Wing reunion with John Amos appearing as Gus' Uncle Burton. For those who don't remember, Amos had a recurring role on The West Wing as Admiral Percy Fitzwallace. His character met an untimely end during Wing's fifth season when his vehicle was caught in an IED explosion. I don't recall if Fitzwallace or Dule Hill's character, Charlie Young, ever spoke to each other while on Wing, but at least they were on the show together.
Psych: Psy vs. Psy
(S02E03) Lassiter: What color is that suit?
Agent Ewing: Black.
Lassiter: Really? Really? It seems blacker than black.
Ewing: It's Washington Black.
Man o' man o' man, did Shawn have to work his arse off tonight! For the second week in a row Mr. Spencer really had to put his skills to the test to show both the Santa Barbara police department and the Federal government what he could do. And, if that wasn't hard enough, he had to compete with another 'psychic' hired by the Treasury Department. In the end he got the culprit, of course, but it was fun to watch him squirm and try to keep up throughout the episode.
Psych: Sixty Five Million Years Off
(S02E02) Gus (to Shawn): If you slur one word I'm gonna give you an Indian burn so hot your socks will catch on fire!
Well, that was much better! After last week's funny but unusually disjointed season premiere of Psych the show got back to the normal zaniness that fans of the show fell in love with. Actually, the difference between this episode and the season premiere proved two things. One, don't rely on your guest stars to carry the show. Two, don't have John Landis direct anymore episodes. Seriously, the first season finale and last week's episode were both directed by Landis and they were both a bit off kilter. Maybe it's better to stay away from film directors and concentrate on those who continue to direct television.
Psych: American Duos (season premiere)
(S02E01) Lassiter: We found prints.
Shawn: Was he driving a Little Red Corvette?
Gus: Under the Cherry Moon?
Lassiter: Fingerprints.
And so, with that reference to 80's pop culture, I welcome you back to the second season of USA Network's Psych. After watching this week's episode I have come to the conclusion that this show has replaced Gilmore Girls as the program with the most pop culture references. In addition to it's nod to American Idol this week there were references to Prince, Michael Jackson, A-Ha, Tears for Fears, Hall & Oates, David Lee Roth's song Yankee Rose, and so many others that I'm sure you, the beautiful TV Squad reader, will remember and point out in the comments.
Psych: Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast (season finale)
(S01E15) Exactly twenty years later . . . give or take ten minutes.
And so, with heavy heart, we come to the conclusion of the first season of Psych. What at first seemed like a quirky little comedy-mystery hybrid (I call it mysterdy) featuring a Tom Cruise lookalike, the guy from The West Wing, and Arnie Becker, has become an amusing show full of snappy banter, decent character development and references to 227. Yes, Psych has come a long way in a very short time and I'll miss it while it's away on vacation. In the meantime, though, let's take a gander at this week's show.
Pretty strong for a final episode, although a bit different. That's because it was co-written by Shawn Spencer himself, James Roday, and directed by one Mr. John Landis (Animal House, Blues Brothers). The tone of the show was a little less humor, a little more tension. As Roday put it in his blog, it was a "thriller" episode of Psych.
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This is good news for those who are always disappointed with AT&T's service; you can now get an app that will convey your disappointment with your AT&T cell phone or service to AT&T. The bigwigs at the telecom giant somehow have learned how to make nice, at least for the time being. Verizon has this app as well so maybe the make-nice-virus is also out this flu season.
This however is not good news for those who really want to express their disappointment about AT&T's service because 511 only address coverage gaps, dropped calls and other network problems. Therefore, if you have a problem with your outrageous bill, you cannot complain here, you would have to talk to the people at customer care.
Mark The Spot is what this app is called and offers long-suffering customers an ability to send a message or to ping their carrier as soon as the problem comes up. No one knows yet how this is useful though so this disappointment app somehow has caused more disappointment than cheer.
Because for one, why cannot AT&T monitor dropped calls automatically the way Verizon does? Another thing is how wills someone, anyone reports that he or she has no coverage if in fact, there is NO COVERAGE? Well, maybe you report when you get your coverage back, which will be utter, useless. So maybe AT&T is not trying to be nice, maybe they are doing a survey on dropped calls i.e. which of these dropped calls or how many dropped calls made are related to the network's bad service or coverage. If this is a way to do a survey then it will probably not work.
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The Art of Living Learned Through Dying. ~ Jill Zekanis
Death, the D word. There, I said it.
This is a word that people fear. It is also a fact of life that many people deny. It is ok, denial is a coping mechanism.
I think that death is feared because people tend to think in a linear fashion. So death means the end. In this world and all worlds, I think life is circular, cyclical.
Death is just a part of it all, part of the circle.
Death has many things to teach us and learning these things is an art. It is the art of living.
When I see people everyday, in my work, this is my message. It is anxiety producing to think about the unknown and though death is a given, it is mysterious. So, I go with trying to see what goals people have. What to they want to do?
Death is about living a good life. and to me, a good life means learning how to die everyday and even in every moment.
To let go of all the known. Like letting go of ways of existing/being. Letting go of residence, letting go of work, letting go of ideas and perceptions, letting go of things or people that no longer heal. It can also accompany getting married, having a baby, any sort of change.
It is not an easy process. It can be uncomfortable knowing that everything changes. But, it can be a comfort to know that there is something next. And, there is always something next. There is no vacuum.
It is an art to be gentle while going through the letting go.
It is an art to be aware through the letting go. To be truely aware. To see and feel it in the body as well as the mind. It is an art to be able to express what is being felt and it takes courage, because many people do not want to hear about it or talk about it. Like I said, denial is a coping mechanism. It only goes so far though, because the experience does not just go away on its own.
It takes practice to die.
The more one practices, the less fear that is experienced. It becomes easier to let go because one develops a knowing that there will be something next.
And so today I die to another year and welcome another year of living.
Jill Zekanis is a mother, a RN, and a massage therapist. She has studied geography, with an economic and cultural focus, nursing, massage therapy, aromatherapy, flower essences, accupressure, yoga, dance, meditation,the use of herbs and natural remedies as well as reiki and energy/vibrational medicine using sound, stones,intention and compassionate touch. She uses all of her skills in her healing work as a hospice nurse and in her daily interactions with others. She provides education and resources in the community to empower people to create their own goals and plans for healing while continuing to explore the ideas of what healing means and how it can be used.
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