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...enjoy a lengthy lead. Reformer Deng's brand of "socialism with Chinese characteristics" has scored the most dramatic successes in the countryside. The roads of Sichuan province, the rice bowl of China, teem with bicycles and mini-tractors hauling everything from geese and green beans to bricks and black vinyl sofas. In Guanghan county, one of the first two regions in the country to abolish the Mao-inspired communes and lease land back to farmers % under the family contract system, the per capita income of agricultural workers is 646 yuan ($174), almost four times as high as it was before...
...first glance, the passport looks richly authentic. Its burgundy, textured- vinyl cover is stamped with gold lettering that reads, PASSPORT, REPUBLIC OF CEYLON. Trouble is, Ceylon is now Sri Lanka and the passport is a fake. Or, to use the euphemism favored by Creator Donna Walker, a 49-year-old former travel agent, "It's not counterfeit; it's camouflage...
...next three hours passed in a swirling of bright sights and sounds. The two of us sat, our feet curled around the chrome and vinyl stools, and witnessed a nocturnal ritual few but the crazy or insomniac...
ergometer (erg): a machine that simulates rowing. An erg looks somewhat like half a bike glued to a thin rail and a little sliding vinyl seat. Ergs measure a rower's power by counting how many revolutions of the bicycle wheel he or she can generate...
Hearsay is good, almost classic stuff, but not too original. If the Minneapolis crew keeps making music like Alexander O'Neal's album, it certainly won't be a total waste of vinyl. But some inspiration for innovation will soon be needed if Flyte Tyme wants to keep flying so high...