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Shake, rattle, and roll

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Richard Rodriguez is the Guinness Book of World Records holder for the marathon roller coaster riding. The 45-year-old Richard Rodriguez, who was successful in sitting for eight days continuously on a roller-coaster ride attributes his success to his love for this feat and his stomach, which never gets sick.

Author: Kapos, Shia
Publisher: Tribune Company
Publication Name: Chicago
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0362-4595
Year: 2004
Achievements and awards, Competitions, Automobile racing, Rodriguez, Richard (American writer)

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Urban Zen: famed Japanese architect Tadao Ando brings concrete style to Lincoln Park for his first U.S. house

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Ando, winner of the 1995 Pritzker Prize, and an expert on the designing of concrete houses, is building the three-story C-shaped house with its hidden courtyard. Built for businessman Fred Eychaner, it has already cost between $6 mil-$8 mil. Other features include ramps and a reflecting pool.

Author: Nino, Raul
Publisher: Tribune Company
Publication Name: Chicago
Subject: Travel, recreation and leisure
ISSN: 0362-4595
Year: 1997
Practice, Design and construction, Architects, Criticism and interpretation, Homes and haunts, Ando, Tadao, Concrete houses, Eychaner, Fred

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