Stolen Segway Recovered by New Jersey Police
A would-be thief was nabbed before he could get away with a Segway i Series model rented from Segway of Oakland on a stolen credit card.The alleged thief was caught thanks to the work of the Teaneck, N.J. Police Department, Steve Steinberg of Segway of Oakland and the powerful Internet search engine, Google."We had a Segway stolen just before Christmas," explained Steinberg, co-owner of Segway of Oakland. "We took a reservation for a weekly Segway rental to New Jersey. The person identified himself as living in Las Vegas, but he said he was going to be in New Jersey with his kids at Christmas."Steinberg said the individual supplied a local fax number - in addition to credit card number - where the rental agreement would be faxed."We called on Dec. 21 to verify shipment and the person said it got there fine, in great shape, and he was already riding it and his kids loved it," Steinberg added.
"Two days before the end of the rental period I phoned him to arrange the scheduled pickup time and I got an answering machine. I left the information to return it. Then on Dec. 29 I got a phone call from the person whose name it was rented to asking what was a Segway and why was there a charge for a weekly rental?"The true owner of the credit card turned out to be a resident of North Carolina."We realized we had rented a Segway on a stolen credit card and shipped it to New Jersey," Steinberg said. "We went to Google and typed in all the names, telephone numbers and addresses we had for the transaction and it came up with a small list of clues to finding the missing Segway.
We then called the Teaneck, N.J. Police Department and were put in contact with Detective Sgt. Michael Falvey, who seemed really interested in following up on it."According to Steinberg, the detective first visited the residence where the Segway had been shipped, but a woman at the home said the package was not addressed to her and she had returned it to the shipping company. However, the shipping company had no record of any package being returned from that address."At that point, Steve gave us the contract he faxes out and we tracked that number to a doctor's office in Hackensack," Detective Falvey explained. "The person we talked with the night before at the home was same person who worked at the doctor's office.
We called the doctor and she finally volunteered to come in. She partially admitted that her boyfriend at that time had delivered a box but she claimed she didn't know what was in it. She gave us the name of the boyfriend, we picked him up and he admitted to it. He said he used to work at a mail-order electronics store and that's where he'd stolen the credit card number from. He said he had always wanted to try a Segway."Falvey said he now wants to hire Steinberg as a detective with the force because of his diligence in tracking down his missing Segway."We were very pleased with his detective skills," Falvey said.
"He really did an excellent job. He had information anytime we called him and he was outstanding."In an attempt to minimize the problems, the couple quickly sent the Segway rental back to the Segway of Oakland office at 212 International Blvd."We were a little disappointed we didn't get the Segway here because we wanted to try it out," Falvey added.The couple was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card, theft of a Segway and lying to detectives investigating the case."We've sent a bill for three weeks rental?to the correct guy this time," Steinberg added. "We want to thank Detective Michael Falvey and the Teaneck Police Department, Google and the sloppy work of the credit-card thief."The Segway HT (Human Transporter) is the first of its kind anywhere in the world. The high-tech machine is a self-balancing personal transportation device designed to go anywhere and do just about anything. It provides the user with the ability to move faster and carry along more weight, allowing you to commute to work, run errands and shop more efficiently while also making these otherwise mundane chores fun again! The Segway is in use by progressive cities like Seattle and Spokane, by companies like Disney, Google, Remax Realty and Thrifty Car Rental, and by a wide array of others including the U.S.
Army, Navy and Air Force, the U.S. Postal Service and the nonprofit Big Brothers, Big Sisters. www.segwayofoakland.com.
FaithWriters.com Releases Its Sixth Anthology
Livonia, MI (ContentDesk) October 17, 2005 -- God created His children to celebrate.
"There is something deep within each of us that wants to commemorate and rejoice in the events, milestones and people that have impacted our lives. This desire to celebrate is another aspect of the human soul which sets us apart from all other creation" says Deb Porter challenge Coordinator of FaithWriters.com. "I honestly believe that if we werent given opportunities to celebrate in this way, we would invent reasons to do so & which, when you think about it, is pretty much what we already do. A quick look at any greeting card selection will prove that."A Year of Celebration (ISBN: 1597816248, Xulon Press, 2005, $17.99) by FaithWriters offers over 80 award winning inspirational messages by 49 of the best Christian writers.
It is filled with the most encouraging and uplifting messages submitted to the Weekly Writing Challenge on FaithWriters.com. Virtually every week of the year is now...
FaithWriters.com Releases Its Sixth Anthology
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Santa Spreading Cheer Through Mobile Phones
PhoneBites, Inc., a technology company, has created the Christmas RAZZ, a mobile phone application that enables people to add the sounds of Christmas into their phone conversations.
Traditional classics like "Jingle Bells" and "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" as well as the rest of the Christmas favorites, can be played right into the conversation, simply by pressing a number on the phone's keypad.
Consumers are able to choose from a library of accessible holiday sounds, which they can share with their loved ones on the other end of the line, or leave them an unexpected and cheerful message on their voicemail.
Reports of elves leaving festive holiday greetings on outgoing voicemail messages suggest that Holiday RAZZing is getting a little out of hand.
Some describe the Christmas RAZZ as "decorating your conversation." "Christmas RAZZ provides a unique way of sharing the holiday spirit while you're on the phone," said Jeff Malkin, PhoneBites CEO.
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Santa Spreading Cheer Through Mobile Phones
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Finding Profitable Products For Your Online Business
Emerging entrepreneurs from around the globe would like to try their hand on online marketing.
Where to start and what to sell are the first stumbling blocks for these aspiring entrepreneurs.
Fortunately, entrepreneurs can overcome this state of inertia given the right guidance. This article aims to guide and stimulate your creativity on how to generate ones online product.To cash in from the marketing advantages of the Internet you must first provide a product.
There is an exsisting theory in marketing on on existing pattern people buy products.Significantly, product must be something that people want not what they need.
If you offer only what people need you may not get a strong demand for your product.
It is a fact that people buy based on emotions.
People have to justify their decisions to buy after making a purchase from an emotional standpoint.
To put it another way, people will always make a decision based on emotion...
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How to Get Started Writing Articles for the Internet
Writing articles for the Internet is one of the best ways to promote your practice or products and it doesn't cost a thing!HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?The most popular articles are "how to" articles, but you can also think "topical." People who produce websites and ezines are always looking for articles relating to Valentine's Day, for instance, or tax time, or spring! If my dentist can put out a brochure promoting teeth cleaning for a Christmas present, and also as a "back-to-school special," I bet you can think of something!Then you need to research web sites where you can submit your articles. You won't get paid for writing, but people who use your articles have to keep the byline intact, and this is where you can tell about what it is you have to offer.You can start with this site, www.digital-women.com. Another site is www.ideamarketers.com, where articles on all sorts of topics are welcome -- self help, empowerment, web design, Internet marketing, management, family, holidays, Christian...
How to Get Started Writing Articles for the Internet
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Online Poker Rooms are Giving You Plenty to Play for During the Holiday Season
(ContentDesk) December 20, 2005 -- It doesn't matter if you play for fun, or if you play for real money. Online poker rooms are giving it all away, either in the form of freeroll tournaments and buy in tournaments with jacked up tournament guaranteed prize pools, with several online tournaments boasting prize pools in excess of $100,000.If you are one looking for a chance to enjoy in the holiday bliss there are several poker rooms that you can browse for special online poker room holiday bonuses. For example:Party Poker:http://partypoker.com/news/events/santas_party_pack.html?wm=2200420 - Its Christmas and Santas sack is bulging with PartyPoker.com points prizes!To celebrate this exciting time of year, we'd like to invite you to take part in PartyPoker.com's latest cash giveaway. Play your cards right and you could win up to $300 by earning points over a specified period of time.Paradise...
Online Poker Rooms are Giving You Plenty to Play for During the Holiday Season
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