Engineering student adds gear shifting to wheelchair
URBANA, Ill. (AP) - A grad student studying mechanical engineering at the University of Illinois watched wheelchair users on campus and had a thought: If gear shifting is good for motorists...
WBBM Newsradio 780 Chicago,
Tue Dec 01 07:50:50 PST 2009
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Veterans clinic closing today
HOLYOKE - Signs will be posted at the Cherry Street entrance of the Holyoke Soldiers' Home this morning so that veterans who use wheelchairs, walkers or canes will learn the news before the...
The Republican,
Tue Dec 01 01:35:32 PST 2009
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PHS grad's NYC Marathon: wheelchairs and supermodel
Jim McNamara took a long run through New York City's five boroughs - a run that, for him, was really more of a guided tour than a race.
Portage Daily Register,
Sun Nov 29 22:12:44 PST 2009
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UI student's wheelchair features rolling, with changes
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The Champaign News-Gazette,
Mon Nov 30 05:05:51 PST 2009
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Thanksgiving theft? Wheelchair owner needs it back
After insurance companies denied to cover a new powerchair, a local charity gave this Northeast Portland man a power wheelchair last week. It was a birthday gift that promised a new life, o...
KATU Portland,
Tue Dec 01 12:02:20 PST 2009
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"These are the children who are slow learners at their schools but we are proud of them and we have a dream that one day we will have a hall not caravans. The community is very supportive a...
AllAfrica.com,
Tue Dec 01 11:59:48 PST 2009
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With hope -- and help -- cancer survivors look to the future
BRIDGEPORT -- A year ago, Carmen Dalrymple would never have thought she'd be eating breakfast with hundreds of people who have survived the scourge of cancer.
Connecticut Post,
Tue Dec 01 09:47:30 PST 2009
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The prams that ate Thomastown
Bugger me, I have had just about it with Bugaboos and pramzillas in general.
The Age,
Tue Dec 01 05:11:25 PST 2009
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Oconomowoc pastor with Minnesota ties dies in crash
Two years ago, the Rev. Gregory J. Schrimpf of Good Shepherd United Methodist Church in Oconomowoc started a service for those who had lost loved ones and who were having trouble dealing wi...
Pioneer Press,
Tue Dec 01 04:49:29 PST 2009
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UPDATE 2: Reward increased for escaped inmate
A $15,000 reward is being offered for information on the whereabouts of a heavily armed convicted child molester who escaped from a prison van in Baytown, a Texas Department of Criminal Jus...
Beaumont Enterprise,
Tue Dec 01 12:11:21 PST 2009
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Ecuador's consul general to address Torrance Rotary
Ecuador's consul general to address Rotary Club: Eddie Bedon, Ecuador's consul general, will be the keynote speaker at Tuesday's meeting of the Rotary Club of Del Amo.
Daily Breeze,
Tue Dec 01 08:29:46 PST 2009
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Full season of power wheelchair sport comes to area
Power soccer is the first competitive team sport designed for power wheelchair users
The Fairfax County Times,
Tue Dec 01 11:38:38 PST 2009
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Eagles sign Celek to six-year extension
The Philadelphia Eagles today announced they have signed tight end Brent Celek to a six-year contract extension that will keep him in Philadelphia through 2016.
The Morning Call,
Tue Dec 01 08:10:14 PST 2009
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Namibia :
Yes I Voted But Why? IT is exactly nine hours left before the moment every Namibian has been waiting for.
AllAfrica.com,
Tue Dec 01 08:59:08 PST 2009
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Eagles Sign TE Brent Celek to 6-Year Extension
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday announced they have signed TE Brent Celek to a six-year contract extension that will keep him in Philadelphia through 2016.
WBOC Salisbury,
Tue Dec 01 11:48:30 PST 2009
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Montini meeting addresses access issues
A DOG-WALKER exits State Park land at site of possible Fourth Street West trailhead. Robbi Pengelly/Index-Tribune The ongoing access argument over an entry-point to the west side of the Mon...
Sonoma Index-Tribune,
Tue Dec 01 09:34:48 PST 2009
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Council ponders bridge route
The proposed pedestrian bridge providing a shortcut across Fryer Creek, already the subject of a lengthy City Council hearing Sept. 16, returns to the agenda Wednesday night as city staff p...
Sonoma Index-Tribune,
Tue Dec 01 09:32:37 PST 2009
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UPDATE: Reward offered for escaped sex offender
A $10,000 reward is being offered for information on the whereabouts of a heavily armed convicted child molester who escaped from a prison van in Baytown, a Texas Department of Criminal Jus...
Beaumont Enterprise,
Tue Dec 01 08:26:01 PST 2009
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JEFFERSON COUNTY First-ever in-county bus service begins The Jeffco Express bus service connecting four cities in Jefferson County began operating Monday.
Suburban Journals,
Tue Dec 01 09:22:43 PST 2009
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