Word: scootering
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...pianist. "A conductor," Sonia replied. "It's easier." She was naturally talented, adept at the piano, a good writer, accomplished at painting and photography. But she was emotionally unstable, and Toscanini's death in January 1957 grieved her deeply. Five months later, she was severely injured in a motor-scooter accident in Italy. In 1974 she was in another motor-vehicle accident, this one in Switzerland, and she died shortly thereafter...
...mail and phone records were monitored, says Martinet, who also scrutinized Gaccio's finances, and stalked and photographed him for any activity or contacts that might cause disrepute. But Gaccio's private life proved so staid, Martinet says, his superiors pondered planting drugs on Gaccio's motor scooter, or entrapping him with the help of a prostitute. The spy quickly grew disenchanted. "I didn't spend 20 years trailing terrorists in the secret service to do this," explains Martinet, 41, who left Canal Plus soon after. Channel management, which has undergone considerable turnover since that time, says it does...
...with the Denver economy recovering, the police controversy doesn't seem to have dampened enthusiasm for the mayor, a colorful guy who rides around on an Aprilia scooter and once suggested that employers earmark a percentage of their payroll to buy local artwork. "If I make a mistake, I'll apologize," says Hickenlooper. So far, no apologies seem necessary. -- With reporting by Rita Healy/Denver...
...title Ms. Wheelchair Wisconsin was awarded last week to the third-place contestant after the winner was forced to give back her crown and the first runner-up refused to take it. Why the pageant turmoil? Officials said Janeal Lee, 30, a scooter-dependent teacher with muscular dystrophy who can still walk about 50 feet a day, violated a rule against appearing in public out of her wheelchair. "Every year there are tasks I have to give up doing because of my disease," says Lee. "I guess when it progresses enough, I'd be able to enter [the contest] again...
Everyone knows it's not cool to drink and drive, but rounding up a designated driver can be a drag. Now it's becoming surprisingly hip to hand over your keys to a stranger on a scooter. On New Year's Eve, for instance, some 350 Coloradans caught a lift with NightRiders, a designated-driver service that safely deposits the inebriated--along with their cars--back home after a big night out. The company, like others popping up across the country, relies on collapsible scooters small enough to fit into a backseat or trunk to get its employees from...