motorized scooter: 10/01/2006

Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Sep 10, 2006... The foundation has given away more than 20 motorized scooters. David Gilbert, 35, of Miami, received a motorized scooter from the foundation. ...

ACTS OF FAITH
Carthage Press, MO - Sep 22, 2006... time to get moving again. He got a motorized scooter to help him get around, and finally made it outside. I've always told my ...

New battery tech still years away
Fuel Cell Works - Sep 14, 2006... Improvements have come from companies like Valence Technology Inc.(Nasdaq:VLNC - news), whose systems are used by motorized scooter maker Segway. ...

In his prime, when he performed bruising pratfalls, putting on greasepaint was the easy part. Cold cream first to fill the pores, white circles around the mouth and eyes, and finally a dusting of talcum powder to prevent the makeup from smearing.

Golf legend Byron Nelson dies at 94
Byron Nelson, 94, the owner of professional golf's most unbeatable record and supporter of generations of golfers thanks to the annual event on the PGA Tour named in his honor, died yesterday at his farm in Roanoke, Texas.

Sharks assistant back after some hard times
There were times over the past three years when Sharks goalie coach Warren Strelow -- labeled by ESPN the Magazine as the best in the world at what he does -- thought his days teaching the fine art of puck-stopping were over.

Injury accidents
Tuesday, Oct. 3 11:42 a.m. North Saginaw Road and Eastman Avenue Michael David Roth, 66, Midland, was hurt when three vehicles collided. He did not seek treatment. The other drivers, Leigh Ann Oswald, 46, Midland, and Florian Joseph Sanak, 75, Auburn, were not hurt.

San Jose Mercury News, USA - Sep 26, 2006... Late in his life, Nelson got around on a motorized scooter and required oxygen for up to 20 hours a day to regulate his breathing. ...

Katrina evacuees opt to remain in Iowa
Sioux City Journal, IA - Sep 4, 2006... was forced to leave her apartment building a dozen blocks from one of the levee breaks in New Orleans, boarding a boat with only her motorized scooter and cat ...

Granny Was Packin' When Robber Came Callin'
Gothamist, NY - Sep 9, 2006Johnson, who uses a motorized scooter because of a dislocated hip and herniated disk, was choked by a robber who grabbed her jewelry while she was riding along ...

South Bend Tribune, IN - Sep 9, 2006... of Operations Duwaine Elliott said the impetus to begin the project came from local residents, including one who gets around town on a motorized scooter. ...

Bainbridge Liveaboards Sue Over Removal Program
Kitsap Sun (Subscription), United States - Sep 27, 2006... A liveaboard found Wednesday at City Dock declined to go on the record before getting on his motorized scooter to go into Winslow. ...

Victim, 6, described as nice, smart
Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - Sep 18, 2006... Ryan Rivera, 17, said Coralrose was known to sneak out of her bedroom window and wander. He said Coralrose once asked him for a ride on his motorized scooter. ...

Georgetown considers scooter ordinance
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Sep 21, 2006... discretion what they consider to be a motor vehicle," Quittner said, adding that the city hasn't had many problems with moped or motorized scooter riders. ...

With the cost of gas taking big bites from everyones pocketbooks, its easy to stop and think about just how many miles a gallon one can squeeze out of ones mode of transportation. However, there arent many who can boast of getting a whopping 160 miles per gallon.

Crime Log 10-4
The following are excerpts from the Washoe County Sheriff's Office Incline Village Substation from the previous week: Monday, Sept. 25

Woman on scooter shoots attacker
NEW YORK - The man picked the wrong person to rob - an ailing Harlem woman on a motorized scooter who pulled out a .357-caliber handgun and shot him in front of stunned passersby in broad daylight Friday, police said.

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When friends, family and neighbors gather today in the community room of the Allaire Crossing seniors complex on New Bedford Road in Wall, they'll do more than celebrate the 56th birthday of resident Dennis Rispoli.

Concerns over exploding computer batteries may be heating up, but alternative power sources for portable devices like laptops, music players and cellphones could still be up to 10 years away.

Group speaks up for disabled residents
When Jayme Cox, president of People First, makes her way down Richardson Street downtown, she does so in the street. Cox has femoral hypoplasia, the arrested development of one of her legs, and uses a wheelchair much of the time.

NEW YORK -- The man picked the wrong person to rob -- an ailing Harlem woman on a motorized scooter who pulled out a .357-cal. handgun and shot him in front of stunned passersby in broad daylight Friday, police said.

Victim, 6, described as nice, smart
CAPE CORAL -- For Coralrose Fullwood, 6, and three of her siblings who lived with her, the family's move to North Port two months ago represented a dream come true.

Alexander takes control of Pilots
Cori Alexander aims to avoid chaos and the stress it induces. Like the way she swats away soccer balls. Some chaos can be controlled, on the field and off.

Despite barricades, increased police patrols and citizen meetings, a stretch of Ben Maddox Way continues to draw accidents, now eight since 2003.

Goalie coach has been through wringer
SAN JOSE There were times over the past three years that Sharks goalie coach Warren Strelow praised by ESPN the Magazine as the best at what he does thought his days teaching the

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