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...Kotowski said yesterday he filed thecharges for larceny of a motor vehicle andmalicious destruction of a motor vehicle on theday after the incident. It took seven months forthe suit against Angier to come to trial...
...running on four cylinders -- and after 30 or 40 years, that can take its toll. "Everything has a finite life-span, from a car engine to the human heart," says Dr. Lauro Halstead, director of the postpolio program at the National Rehabilitation Hospital and a polio survivor. "A motor neuron is no different. Neurons that normally drive 20 muscle cells in the polio patient may now have to supply up to 2,000 muscle cells. Basically, this is a demand that the motor nerves are not designed to sustain...
...most effective therapy seems to be no therapy at all. Postpolio sufferers are simply advised to take it easy -- to pace themselves, listen to their body and avoid activities that cause them pain. Dr. Halstead, who uses a motorized scooter instead of walking long distances, calls this "babying the motor neurons." His clinic uses sophisticated electromyography equipment that charts the activity of muscle and nerve cells in order to design exercise regimens tailored to each patient's particular weaknesses. The approach is almost the exact opposite of "use it or lose it." Says Dr. Jacquelin Perry, director of the pathokinesiology...
...Cabaret, we spent the night driving around Montreal for hours looking for a car mechanic who spoke English. We finally found one, and it turned out that we drove about 500 miles without any oil. That, I was told, would "fuck the car up." If you saw the Castrol Motor Oil commercials, you can understand what happened...
Seven months later, Angier was charged withtheft of a motor vehicle as well as assault andbattery by Kotowski, the prosecution has claimed...