Letters to the Editor

Some cities around the United States have turned their declining downtowns into vigorous, exciting places including pedestrian malls. It is inspiring to read their stories. Success seems to follow a long sustained collaboration of citizens, merchants and government. more...

ENCINITAS ---- India Glazer's brush strokes on Friday were smooth and deliberate. more...

NEW YORK -- For the first time in almost four years, the nation's manufacturing sector has shrunk, and its fall is firing warning flares for the job market, economists said today. more...

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The Whole Nine Yards

The draped wonder finds yet another admirer in this French artist When French comic book author Christian Cailleaux saw a lady riding a Vespa scooter, clad in a multi-hued sari, with a meter of drape flying in the air, his imagination went berserk. And a new comic character, The Flying Saree, was born. "She zipped through the traffic, and I thought, wow, she looks like superwoman," laughs more...

Sixty others elsewhere will be laid off in wake of Medicare changes. more...

Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary and President Mahinda Rajapakse's brother Gotabhaya today narrowly escaped an LTTE suicide attack that killed atleast one person and injured 15 others here, even as a special Norwegian envoy held talks with the government on ending the ethnic conflict. more...

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The Scooter Store lays off 200 workers

The Scooter Store, based in Texas, said Friday it was laying off 200 workers because Medicare cut its reimbursement for power wheelchairs and scooters.

Scooter store lays off 200
The Scooter Store on Friday laid off 200 employees nationwide, 140 of which were let go in New Braunfels. Company officials said deep cuts by Medicare in the amount of reimbursments paid for motorized wheelchairs forced the layoffs.

Mum's The Word
IS it too early to mention the C word? Christmas. There, I've done it. Last year I had all my shopping done by the end of November but I've just realised it's December next week and I haven't bought a thing.

Coffee break: Dec. 1
Those Egyptians may have made part of pyramids from concrete -- 2,500 years before the Romans got around to it; Seoul puts a ghost in a robot machine; and why haven't you bought your personal mini-copter yet?NY Times-- In new...

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Group seeks gifts toward new scooter

A local nonprofit group has been formed in order to help Shannon Lande, a Salem woman with cerebral palsy who lost her scooter in an motor vehicle crash. more...

AN up close and personal dive with French Polynesia's plentiful mantas, turtles and legendary sharks, sent Belinda Hickman to 'scuba nirvana'. more...

When Terry Hunter's bicycle broke down outside of Victoria on Wednesday, he pulled to the side of the road and wondered how he'd get to Houston. more...

If, during some bitterly cold day this winter, you see one or more scooters motoring down some Mankato road, do not pity them. Well, maybe a little pity wouldnt hurt. But they wont put their Vespas and Lambrettas in storage simply on account of subzero temps. more...

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Day 29 Of Challenge:Write 50,000 Words In 1 Month

YourHub.com, CO - Nov 30, 2006... So Darla converted the loose change into twenty dollar bills, called Scooter, the owner of the bar, and he came by and picked up the money. ...

'Hysyrider' may replace the scooter
Daily News & Analysis, India - Nov 25, 2006MUMBAI: The automobile industry is all set to welcome a new generation of scooter in the days to come. An Italian company is busy ...

HYDRO-METHANE SCOOTER: FIRST EXPERIMENT AT ECOMONDO TODAY
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - Nov 10, 2006... and energy and sustainable development, which takes place in Rimini fair up to tomorrow, has hosted the first world experiment with a scooter propelled by hydro ...

Futuristic 650 Scooter
Gizmag, Australia - Nov 3, 2006It's a scooter to look at, but the 650cc, fuel-injected motor and electronically-controlled continuously variable transmission of the Suzuki Burgman offer far ...

TVS Motor plans to enter four-stroke scooter category
Moneycontrol.com, India - Nov 15, 2006TVS Motor is planning to enter the 100cc plus four-stroke scooter category to take on Honda Activa and Kinetic 4S. Mr Prasad Narasimhan ...

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Answering the Call of the Wild, Minus the Snow

New York Times, United States - 2 hours agoJake Benson and his dog race their scooter at the East Meets West Dryland Challenge, basically dog sledding on wheels. By STEPHEN REGENOLD. ...

Some SC motorcycle and scooter laws
Charleston Post Courier (subscription), SC - Nov 12, 2006--To obtain a class M (motorcycle) beginner's permit, you must be 15 or older. If you are younger than 18, you must bring a parent ...

Police Investigate Electric Scooter Theft
NewsChannel 9 WSYR, NY - Nov 15, 2006Syracuse (WSYR-TV) A woman who uses an electric scooter to get around, tells police it was stolen from outside her apartment this afternoon. ...

Seniors learning to love the scooter
Globe and Mail, Canada - Nov 2, 2006... Canada Scooters salesman Neil Jefferis estimates that 25 per cent of the company's 3,000 local scooter customers have surrendered or lost a driver's licence. ...

Fuel cell scooter in development - 27th November 2006
Platinum today, UK - Nov 28, 2006An Italian company has announced that it is developing a scooter which will be powered by a fuel cell. GR Grafica is in the process ...

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Shooting victim's record extensive

One month ago, John Hevener confronted Albuquerque police in his apartment, suicidally taunting them to shoot him. Instead, they used an electric shock Taser on him and hauled him off for medical and psychiatric services. more...

An Italian company has announced that it is developing a scooter which will be powered by a fuel cell. more...

Mesa Air Group's Go carrier has triggered fare battles on inter-island flights. Lawsuits by two competitors accuse it of unfair practices. more...

The Bellevue City Council's attention to what should be done about motorized foot scooters is well-timed, considering Christmas morning... more...

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New scooter rules urged

Calls have been made to clear up "muddled" rules for the thousands of mobility scooter users, amid fears the vehicles could be being driven unsafely and illegally. (27/11/2006 09:17:14)

Slain cafe worker loved area
Louis Nout's life revolved around downtown DeLand and the community that calls it home.

'Drive-By Lawsuits' Seen As Shakedowns
The bathrooms in the country club were opulent, with marble floors and antique furniture. But months after purchasing the club, the owners gutted them. The problem: The walls at the Carolina Club were about an inch too narrow under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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MIRACLES OF MODERN TECHNOLOGY (COMIC)

Free Market News Network, FL - Nov 28, 2006... At one point, the wheels on one side of his scooter went off the edge of the sidewalk, and both the scooter and rider began to tip into the street, directly ... more...

This is Wiltshire.co.uk, UK - Nov 24, 2006By Kevin Burchall. A SCOOTER rider has died after a crash yesterday in the Oasis car park involving a Vauxhall Vectra. The young ... more...

Comet 24, UK - Nov 9, 2006AN ELDERLY lady repeatedly rammed into a customer after losing control of her mobility scooter in a post office. The unsuspecting ... more...

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Court rules against Times in leak case

The Supreme Court ruled against The New York Times on Monday, refusing to block the government from reviewing the phone records of two Times reporters in a leak investigation of a terrorism-funding probe.

Automobile dealer fined for non-delivery of scooter
New Delhi, Nov 24: An automobile dealer has been asked to pay Rs 35,000 compensation by a Consumer Forum to a customer for non-delivery of a scooter given for repairs, over two years ago.

The SCOOTER Store Brings Gift of Mobility To Oklahoma City Woman
Oklahoma City, OK (PRWeb) November 22, 2006 -- As part of its Gift of Mobility program, The SCOOTER Store presented an Aspire power wheelchair to Elsie Richardson, 77, of Oklahoma City, who is suffering from a mobility-related disability.

Woman admits to medical supply scam
More than $4.4 million was fraudulently taken from Medicare, Medicaid.

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Young scooter rider killed in Oasis crash

This is Wiltshire.co.uk, UK - Nov 24, 2006By Kevin Burchall. A SCOOTER rider has died after a crash yesterday in the Oasis car park involving a Vauxhall Vectra. The young ...

Accident Involving School Bus and Scooter
WJZ, MD - Oct 31, 2006WJZ.COM has learned of an accident in West Baltimore between a scooter and a school bus. The accident happened at Lawrence and Gilmore streets. ...

Hand in weapons to win scooter, UN tells Bosnians
Reuters AlertNet, UK - Nov 6, 2006SARAJEVO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Monday it is offering Bosnians a chance to win coveted consumer goods such as scooters and fridges in a ...

Scooter girl a role model for our youths
FayObserver.com, Fayetteville NC - Nov 14, 2006 Who should I contact about my opinion and resolution idea about the downtown scooter girl? Amy Revels writes in an e-mail about Savanna Nelson. ...

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Richmond teen struck by car while on scooter

WEAR, FL - Nov 21, 2006... a car. Authorities say Samuel Cohn was on a scooter when he attempted to cross a street shortly before ten last night. Reports say ...

Seniors learning to love the scooter
Globe and Mail, Canada - Nov 2, 2006... Canada Scooters salesman Neil Jefferis estimates that 25 per cent of the company's 3,000 local scooter customers have surrendered or lost a driver's licence. ...

Fuel cell scooter project gathers pace
Fuel Cell Today (press release), UK - Nov 23, 2006A project to develop an affordable hydrogen-powered scooter is gathering pace with a new agreement between experts from around the world. ...

TVS Motor plans to enter four-stroke scooter category
Moneycontrol.com, India - Nov 15, 2006TVS Motor is planning to enter the 100cc plus four-stroke scooter category to take on Honda Activa and Kinetic 4S. Mr Prasad Narasimhan ...

Parking tiff pits scooter versus SUV
Online Athens (subscription), GA - Nov 11, 2006A man who apparently moved - and damaged - a neighbor's scooter in order to make room to park his SUV nearly was arrested, before the scooter owner told police ...

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Letters

Alternatives to driving to Valletta - Mr Joe Borg Camilleri, president, Motorcycle & Scooter Association (MSA) Malta, Zurrieq. Mr Kenneth Scicluna's article on "Alternatives to driving to Valletta" (Motoring Supplement, The Sunday Times, November 19) was excellent and hit the nail on the head. more...

Calls have been made to clear up "muddled" rules for the thousands of mobility scooter users, amid fears the vehicles could be being driven unsafely and illegally. (27/11/2006 09:17:14) more...

An Italian company is currently developing a new hydrogen fuel cell-powered scooter, according to reports. more...

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