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...Roller Coaster without serious incident before this week. But short of conducting echocardiograms on every child who wants to ride, says Dr. Arno Zaritsky, of the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, there is no way to know who has a hidden heart defect that might not withstand the ride's quick 0-60 mph acceleration, stomach-churning corkscrew turns and blaring rock-and-roll music...
...wear a helmet; 30 states have rolled back their helmet laws since the 1960s, and more may follow. Some riders argue that as long as they don't hurt others, the risk is theirs to take. Others question the efficacy of helmets. Federal standards require that they withstand a crash at 13 m.p.h., and "who drives that slow?" asks Vince Consiglio of American Bikers Aiming Toward Education in Michigan. He says boots and vests are more vital. "If a biker's going down, he's first going to protect his head...
...levee system fail? The Corps's system suffered from faulty design that was based on outdated scientific data. The network of canals and levees, built piecemeal over 40 years, was constructed to withstand relatively weak hurricanes, not the Katrina-size monsters that scientists had more recently warned...
...Ward, an Oregon native who started thinking about green building materials after getting sick from chemicals he was exposed to as a construction supervisor, set out to create a material cheap enough to be used in the world's poorest regions but also strong enough to withstand natural disasters like the recent earthquake in Afghanistan. The Strawjet - which was selected by a panel of experts, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, for its potential global impact - will be part of a traveling exhibit along with the contest's 24 other finalists, which will travel from New York City's Grand...
...most part, yes. In the near term, economists say, Katrina may shave half a point off GDP growth over the next couple of quarters, largely because everyone from homeowners to truckers to airlines will be paying more for energy. But the U.S. economy can withstand some big blows. The nation was emerging from recession on 9/11, and that event did not ruin the recovery (thanks to billions in tax breaks). A slowdown may give the Fed reason to suspend its interest-rate hikes, a prospect that has already sparked a bond-market rally. While Katrina's impact on the Gulf...