PENSIONER SERIOUSLY HURT IN CRASH

A PENSIONER suffered serious injuries after the mobility scooter she was riding collided with a refuse truck. (16/09/2006 07:26:43)

Segway recalls 23,500 scooters
Segway Inc. is recalling about 23,500 scooters because the wheels can reverse direction and cause the rider to fall.

1993 Mumbai blasts: Ghansar found guilty
MUMBAI: A key hitman of Tiger Memon, prime accused in the 1993 serial blasts that killed 257 people here, was found guilty of committing terrorist acts by a designated TADA court, taking the number of persons convicted in the case to five.The 43-year-old Mohammed Shoaib Ghansar had parked a RDX-laden scooter at Zaveri Bazaar jewellery hub that exploded killing 17 people and injured 57 on March

Segway recalls scooters for injury risk
Segway Inc. is recalling all 23,500 of the self-balancing scooters it has shipped because of a software glitch that can make its wheels unexpectedly reverse direction, throwing off the rider and in at least one incident, break some teeth.

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Though scooters are touted as a declining segment of the two-wheeler industry in comparison to a far more active motorcycle segment, it is clearly delivering higher satisfaction to its buyers, according to the Scooter Total Customer Satisfaction Survey done by TNS Automotives.

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Injuries force Segway scooter recall

NEW YORK -- The injuries that caused Segway Inc. to recall its scooters yesterday were not numerous, but they sure sound painful: Broken teeth, a broken wrist and some banged-up faces, including one that needed surgery to repair.

Novak-Armitage spat over 'CIA leak:' What gives?
Conservative columnist Robert Novak has now had his say about what former State Department deputy secretary Richard Armitage supposedly told him regarding CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson -- a conversation that kicked off what became the CIA leak investigation because...

CIA Learned in '02 That Bin Laden Had No Iraq Ties, Report Says
The CIA learned in late September 2002 from a high-level member of Saddam Hussein's inner circle that Iraq had no past or present contact with Osama bin Laden and that the Iraqi leader considered bin Laden an enemy of the Baghdad regime, according to a recent Senate Intelligence Committee report.

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Hello, Neighbor: woman keeps up with friends, family

NATCHEZ Anyone who moves to Jefferson Street in Vidalia will likely find Donnie Lisenby Gant from 205 knocking on their door to welcome them. Ive lived in this house for 45 years, Gant said while she watered her yard. Ive seen people come and go and Ive seen people die. more...

Shoaib, who was an associate of absconding main accused Tiger Memon, drove a RDX-laden scooter to the crowded Zaveri Bazaar in South Mumbai, resulting in the death of 17 persons. more...

The driver of a van was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian after hitting a 77-year-old woman on her scooter on 50 Ave. in Lacombe Sept. 5, according to Cst. K Lyver of the Lacombe Police. The woman was treated at the scene for minor injuries but was not admitted to hospital. more...

Segway fell off-balance Thursday, recalling all 23,500 of its scooters because of a software glitch that can make their wheels unexpectedly reverse direction, causing riders to fall off -- and in at least one incident, break some teeth. more...

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City woman injured in scooter accident

Brockville Recorder and Times, Canada - Aug 31, 2006A Brockville woman suffered minor injuries when she apparently lost control of the scooter she was riding on Stewart Boulevard Wednesday afternoon, said a fire ...

Woman on scooter shoots attacker
Bryan College Station Eagle, United States - Sep 9, 2006NEW 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 ...

Thieves steal disabled man's scooter
Sheffield Today, UK - Sep 9, 2006A DISABLED Sheffield pensioner has been left a prisoner in his own home after callous thieves stole his electric scooter. Grandfather ...

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Mean, lean scooter hits roads

Calgary Sun, Canada - Aug 15, 2006... has overhauled its self-balancing scooter with a new batch of technology that allows riders to start the device with a remote control and steer it simply by ...

Video of new Segway i2 LeanSteer scooter
Mobilemag.com - Aug 16, 2006First, it was referred to as Project Ginger. It was supposed to revolutionize the transportation industry, and make us see methods ...

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Man, 85, gets scooter after told no mowers on sidewalk

AZ Central.com, AZ - Aug 23, 2006An anonymous woman donated a motorized scooter Tuesday to Benjamin Steinbach, which prompted this response: "Gee, I got to learn to drive all over again.". ... more...

The Taiwan Economic News, Taiwan - Aug 30, 2006... of machining centers She Hong Industrial Co., Ltd., makes complete motorcycles and engines, recently launched a new commercial/recreational scooter dubbed Magic ... more...

Gainesville Sun, FL - Aug 28, 2006On a recent August afternoon while he was studying with a friend, Devin Byrnes said he was dumbfounded as he saw his scooter being rolled out of his carport. ... more...

Nelson Leader, UK - Aug 25, 2006... The Cheeky Northern Monkeys scooter club, which meets at the pub every Wednesday, organised its Yorkshire and Lancashire Alliance tour to finish at the Emmott ... more...

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Cheney defends his 'bad cop' role and lauds efforts to bolster security

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday defended his lightning-rod role as a leading advocate for invading Iraq, for a warrantless surveillance program and for harsh treatment of suspected terrorists. more...

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MILAN, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Italian scooter maker Piaggio said on Monday its underlying profit rose 9 percent in the first half of the year on higher sales, which it expected to keep rising as it expanded into growing markets such as India. more...

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Annual party raises Cancer Center funds

All tickets were sold for Treads & Threads, the fundraiser Friday night at the Kansas Speedway that benefits the Cancer Center at KU Med. more...

Democratic Senate candidate Jim Webb has a television ad ready to air featuring praise from his late boss Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan called on him Friday to cancel it. more...

Our Position: CIA leak story has finally reached its end. more...

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

The summer is waning, but don't expect the number of scooters on Pueblo streets to decrease much. Motor scooter dealers and riders say scooters are here to stay, thanks to $3-per-gallon gasoline prices. J.D. Wimmer, sales manager at Timme Motor Sales in Pueblo West, reports that interest in scooters has been huge at his Honda dealership. "It's the biggest increase in sales in 40 years," more...

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Broder: The media owe Karl Rove an apology

WASHINGTON -- Conspiracy theories flourish in politics, and most of them have no more basis than spring training hopes for the Chicago Cubs. Whenever things turn dicey for Republicans, they complain about the "liberal media" sabotaging them.

Firebirds split in volleyball
The Free State High volleyball team split its four matches Saturday at the Lees Summit West Invitational.

Police seek help in break-in
Greenville Police are seeking assistance in identifying five men who broke into Rent-A-Center early Saturday.

SARD TO BEAT ; Avoid the Fake Tan of the Costa Smeralda and Head for the Real Sardinia (Just Watch Out for Suicidal
By ROBIN GAULDIE WHEN the Aga Khan bought up a vast stretch of bleak, sunblasted Sardinian coastline in the 1960s, he turned the Costa Smeralda into a byword for floating gin palaces and exclusive hotels. But it only takes a quick peek to explode that old myth.

Help build play center
It's an incredible thing when a community comes together and builds something. It's positive. It's exciting. It's rewarding. It also takes a lot of work. Organizing. Coordinating. And actually building.

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Your pictures: Preparing for Florence

Readers in Bermuda sent us their pictures as the island prepares for Hurricane Florence. more...

With the addition of a Suzuki dealership, Cumberland Kawasaki at 300 E. High St., Carlisle, will become Cumberland Cycle Center on Friday. Owner Jerry Stake may not be holding a grand opening until spring, though, "since were headed into the fall season." more...

WEST TOLEDO -- President Bush's top political advisor was in Toledo on Wednesday, throwing all of his political weight behind Ken Blackwell, the Republican candidate for governor in Ohio. Karl Rove was the headliner at a fundraiser at the Inverness Club in west Toledo. more...

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KUs Monarch Watch attracts a crowd

About 500 people attended Saturdays fall open house for Monarch Watch, the area group of butterfly enthusiasts.

Obituaries for August, 15, 2006
Ms. Louiza Eaton, age 78, of Selma, died August 9, 2006 at Regency Hospital in Meridian, MS. Funeral Services are scheduled for August 15, 2006 at 1 p.m. at Paradise Baptist Church with Pastor A.L. Allen officiating. Burial will follow in church cemetery. Directed by Miller Funeral Service.

Armitage Confesses--and Prompts a Question for Rove
The Nation -- On Thursday, Richard Armitage went on CBS News and confessed:

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