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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bunch of Washington politicians. And it could disappear just as quickly. "Things are happening which we call technical factors, which is another way of saying we don't have a clue, and they could just as readily go in the other direction," the chairman said. "And, if you start to simulate a number of these things that could go wrong, those surpluses evaporate fairly rapidly...
...with a spiritual grounding tend to be more resilient in the face of life's setbacks and are less likely to suffer from depression. For parents who are eager to give their children some basic spiritual or religious teaching, a program like Vacation Bible School can be a good start. Unlike Sunday school, most V.B.S. programs tend to be ecumenical and welcome children with varying religious backgrounds or none at all. The schools usually offer weeklong sessions during the summer, and local churches often stagger their schedules so kids can bounce from one program to another...
Director Stanley Kubrick was so ahead of his time technically and artistically that he transcended it, becoming as much an oracle as an auteur. With his visions of a hedonistic and machinistic future undeniably at hand, Kubrick bowed out just before things start to really go awry. Kubrick rivaled Freud in his ability to probe our collective unconscious. His final masterpiece, Eyes Wide Shut, is a testament to his creative genius. It is a shame that our culture has become desensitized to violence, while human sexuality is still as taboo as in the days of Adam and Eve. COLIN MCDONALD...
...race goes as predicted, of course, it will be only a few years before Americans start finding themselves a little irritated with Bush the Younger, who by then may have demonstrated that he not only can't tell Slovenia from Slovakia but also has a little trouble distinguishing Iran from Iraq. You could find yourself thinking, "One thing about Clinton--that boy knew his geography." It would be only a matter of time before you were admitting to yourself, "I miss ol' Webb Hubbell. The man was a hoot!" That would be the time for Bill Clinton...
WALL STREET CLEANING The National Association of Securities Dealers is getting rid of half its 6,500 over-the-counter securities. They'll go out the door unless they start reporting financial information regularly. These securities, too small to be listed on NASDAQ, are being reviewed alphabetically by ticker symbol. Noncompliant companies, listed on www.otcbb.com have 30 days to change their status or wind up on the National Quotation Bureau's pink sheets, available online by August...