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...hands-down the most festive booth ofall, the centerpiece of which was a windsurferemblazoned with the company's logo. A steadystream of students was drawn to the booth by aminiature wheel of fortune, because spinning meantwinning an IBM-insignia trinket, a balloon, a cup,or a notebook. And if you wanted popcorn, this wasthe place...

Author: By Amy N. Ripich, | Title: Sellers and Students Interface at PC Fair | 9/29/1986 | See Source »

...average Soviet citizen is the star of Wheel of Fortunoff, hosted by the beautiful Vanna Red. Three contestants compete to decipher a patriotic slogan, spinning a wheel to win prizes such as a new potato harvester, a guided tour of Lenin's tomb, or a mink coat (with only a six-month wait). Competition is keen, as the consolation prize is a tanning session in scenic Chernobyl...

Author: By Cyrus M. Sanai, | Title: TV Guideski | 9/25/1986 | See Source »

Here is how you do it: jump on a bike and pedal in a straight line. Brake abruptly, spin the bike over the jammed front wheel and stand semiupright on "fork stander" pegs that you have attached to either side of the front tire. When the maneuver is completed, pedal off nonchalantly. Congratulations. You have just freestyled. You are a "bike breaker." Go join skate boarders and break dancers in the Street-Life Hall of Fame...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Move Over, Break Dancing | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...wait. There are still a lot of tricks to be learned. Any biker worthy of his wheels knows the "Vander roll," a forward somersault over the handlebars as you pull the bike along behind you. Then there is the "cherry picker," in which you lock the brakes and bounce on one wheel as if the bike were a pogo stick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Move Over, Break Dancing | 9/22/1986 | See Source »

...newspaper in Soviet Estonia reported that military reservists from that Baltic republic were being forced to participate in the Chernobyl cleanup. The men were said to be working 14-hour days washing down buildings and trees and digging up contaminated topsoil. "They are like squirrels in a running wheel," wrote Journalist Tonis Avikson. He noted that the reservists staged work stoppages when their Chernobyl tour of duty was extended from two months to six, and the "air was filled with strong words, words fueled by disappointment, indignation, despair." Despite this harsh picture, the reporting was apparently an officially approved effort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union We Are Still Not Satisfied | 9/8/1986 | See Source »

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