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...these times is that free markets succeed where governments fail, Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is a very voguish thinker. Though his effort to revive his country's punch-drunk economy gets much less attention than the shake-ups transforming Eastern Europe, his monetary program . is every bit as revolutionary. To corset the bloated public sector and turn the economy over to the entrepreneurs, Collor has adopted policies more radical than anything attempted in Brazil in decades -- or perhaps ever -- since taking office on March 15. His approach, says Kenneth Maxwell, senior fellow at the New York City-based...
...build in every bit of fright imaginable. Riders want it," explains coaster designer Ronald Toomer. Most of the new roller coasters are constructed with tubular steel, which lends itself to loops and corkscrew twists. But a number of coaster builders are putting modern tracks and cars within a traditional latticework of wood, which provides the sense of ricketiness, danger and nostalgia that riders love. In fact, roller coasters are safer than ever. Unlike old coasters, which speed out and back over often predictable sets of hills, today's rides careen through tight turns, 60 degrees plunges and dark tunnels, sometimes...
While most people ride roller coasters for the sheer fun of it, Woodbury believes there is also a psychological dimension to their popular appeal. Says he: "Coaster riding is a way of living through, confronting and conquering our fears. You feel a little braver and stand a bit taller when you leap off the train after it returns to the station...
McCartney took the zero-risk option and waited until his LP faded off of Billboard's charts, lest recent success detract from his old standards. The crowds, desperately weary of the soundbite, searching for a bit of the past, seemed to especially appreciate the old Beatle ballads...
...band members, Paul should have at least made it his business to acknowledge John, George and Ringo. But only Lennon--whom McCartney called an "old friend"--got a special dedication in a short rendition of "Strawberry Fields Forever." The idea of McCartney mentioning another Beatle only once seems a bit stingy...