Word: segways
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...anything come graduation besides moving back into their parents’ basements, there seems to be a move away from the traditional I-Banking or consulting route toward the nobler frontier of social enterprise. Is this just a momentary fad that will fade into obscurity much like the Segway or going to class? Or is it possible that students are finally heeding Bob’s wise words...
...South Island's largest city is obsessive about greenery, famed for its meticulously manicured greenswards - many of them rose gardens in the English style - and fully deserving of its "Garden City" tagline. Edwardian punts float down the peaceful, winding river Avon, while helmeted sightseers glide past on futuristic Segway transporters. This combination of the genteel and the modern is typical of the place, which offers plenty of artistic, culinary and recreational opportunities against a panoramic backdrop of ocean, peaks and plains. "Christchurch is a beautifully green, clean, safe city," says Ellis, who appreciates that "it's 10 minutes to surf...
...expected rage. A single dad whose hypoglycemia has disqualified him from the police force, he endures the insults of a pen salesman (Stephen Rannazzisi) and the polite indifference of Amy (Jayma Mays), the cute gal at the hair-extensions booth, without troubling to seethe. He motors around on his Segway - riding it is the one thing at which he's an ace - smiling at Amy, shrugging off the rest of the world. Either Paul is conditioned by decades of being ignored or scorned, or he's attained a degree of secular satori. Or he's an idiot...
...effect. If horror is about geometry, comedy is about physics: the pretzeling and punishment a body can take. James' pratfalls don't give the impression of hurting because he has such a capacious cushion to fall on. His grace in motion isn't exceptional, but he could medal in Segway. There's a perfect meeting of actor and character in one little scene when Paul discovers Amy and the other hostages in a small bank: instead of busting in like an action hero, he just naturally traverses the winding maze of a roped waiting area...
...Amidst a retinue that included everything from superhero impersonators on stilts to a group of students promenading as giant fruit and yellow-suited men on Segway scooters, Johansson sat nestled in the backseat of a Bentley convertible between two drag-clad Hasty Pudding ambassadors...