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Jun 9, 1999

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Business & Finance

Lita's Mutual Fund Trends

Lita Epstein discusses trends in the mutual fund industry.

By: Kirk Lindstrom

Film & TV

CTV Announces Fall Line-Up

What's going to be new and returning on CTV this fall? This week, CTV announced their fall line-up of shows. Find out if your favorites are on it!

Music

'Elodia', new Lacrimosa Album!

Germany's Lacrimosa is releasing their 7th album, called Elodia as I write. A taster from the....

By: Sven Johansson

Surf Music (1960-61: Part IV)

Continuing in our look at some of the major forces of the music of the early 1960s that shaped the rest of the decade, this week we look at surf rock: its origins, artists and the reason for its popularity. Surf rock was seen by many to be just another form of bubblegum music, but it may in fact have had a large effect on the music that followed it.

By: Robert Whillans

Plants & Animals

Controversy Abounds - Where Do You Stand?

Thoughts on where to draw the line in the entertainment industry, especially using primates.

By: Karen Hawkins

Technology

Mah-Jongg 3000 Pro - Get Addicted Now

Review of a computerized version of the ancient Chinese tile game

By: Krissi Danielsson

Education & Career

A Fond Farewell

A farewell article from your Career Planning editor.

By: Deborah Lapoint

American National Standards, Part II: K-4 Instrument Performance

Part II in a series on the U.S. National Standards for Music: K-4: performing on an instrument.

By: Karen Stafford

Home & Style

How I use Suite101.com

Just in case any of you don’t travel around Suite101, I’m going to tell you about some of it’s great resources. I know it looks like I spend all of my time here, but I love to surf the Suite.

By: Eileen O'dea

Outdoor & Recreation

Fiji : Tomburua Part 2

Come to a Fijian Birthday Party, with Kava ceremony. A great honour and special evening. Experience life in a Fijian village. Please join me.

By: Mary Ellen Bradshaw

How to Buy The Perfect Snowboard--Part One

What better way to wile away the long, hot summer than to contemplate your new snowboard purchase for next season! In this two-part article, I will discuss how to buy your next snowboard according to form and function.

Politics & Society

Italy: President Elected, Red Brigades Resurrected

With the swift election of the new state president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Italy's political class has given a rare and surprising example of efficiency and responsibility. The former prime minister, finance minister and central banker has been elected due to an agreement between the majority and the opposition. In the past Ciampi has always proved master of a new style of consensus policy and therefore his election has now grown new hopes for the long awaited Constitutional reforms. Before that, however, parties have to run the test of the European elections on June 13th, which could even jeopardize the government stability. Meanwhile in Rome the historic terrorist group "Red Brigades" has made an unexpected return, killing a high government official.

By: Peter Weber

The Golden Years of the Capone Era

Review of the early years of Capone's reign as the master of the underworld in Chicago. With the events leading to his income tax court case and the St. Valentine Massacre.

By: Ron Lombard

Travel

Bath, Regency Jewel of the Southwest.

England's Regency Jewel and onetime favourite Health Spa of Ancient Romans is host to the Travelsleuth and his Lady on their travels through ancient Wessex.

By: Stuart Buchanan MacWatt

Tales from the West Texas Dust

Texas News Digest

The value scale in the Vietnamese culture.

The Vietnamese value education and rate it as the most important component in the value scale of their class classification. If you had to choose between Wealth or Education, which one would you opt for?

By: lana lebozec

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