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Park operators credit those big, bad, headliner roller coaster with some of that - 50 new coasters opened in 2000, most of them the so-called "hypercoasters," standing more than 200 feet tall. Most people board the ride to get the daylights scared out of them, and they usually don't...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Roller Coasters: Thrills, Chills and Few Spills | 6/26/2001 | See Source »

They were big, mean-looking thugs, the corners of their down-turned mouths frothing with betel-nut juice. And the message they delivered to Huang Mei-shu that day last August was almost too horrible to contemplate. "We have your sister," they said. "She stinks. Pay $5,000 if you...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grave Stakes | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

Typically, these hoodlums bribe police and hospital officials for information about critically ill patients, traffic accidents or shootings. When they receive word of a fatality, they swoop in to claim the body and begin preparations for the funeral, even before relatives have been notified. There have been several cases of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grave Stakes | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

But taking on Taiwan's undertakers can be dangerous work. In April, Chen received a letter threatening government officials who had forced funeral companies "to the edge of survival." Its authors promised to take three of Chen's underlings "for a ride," and added that "Director Wu can tell you...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grave Stakes | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

What made last week's tragedy so hard to comprehend was the young age of its victims. Why this school? Why these kids? Ikeda Elementary School, affiliated with a teacher-training college, Osaka Kyoiku University, is a competitive preparatory school where kindergartners take entrance exams and interview for the coveted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Death Knell | 6/18/2001 | See Source »

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