Edgewood High School, El Corral, 1997, World Beat 16

Description:	LIFESTYLEHelping consumersmaintain privacy,marketers promotehome AIDS tests.Consumers draw theirown blood and then sendit away to be testedconfidentially.Advancing technologymeans more optionson telephones,including Caller ID,which becomes morecommon than ever in1996. The display unitallows people to see thename and number oftheir caller before evenanswering the phone.Authors Ellen Fein andSherrie Schneiderrelease The Rules, acontroversial manualteaching womenstrategies for getting aman to proposemarriage. While the bookdraws criticism fromboth sexes, it is abest-seller.The U.S. Postal Serviceissues stampscommemoratingHanukkah, the first non-Christian religiousholiday ever featuredon a stamp.The My Twinn Doll Companyoffers individually crafteddolls that replicate, from a photo,the eye color, hair and facialfeatures of a living girl. Each dollcomes with two matching outfits,one for the doll and one forthe owner.Casual Fridays becomemore and morewidespread in Americanwork culture. Businessesallow employees whonormally dress inprofessional clothing atwork to wear morecomfortable, casualclothing on Fridays.^^ The beverageindustryintroduces a newconcept—bottledwater with caffeine!One bottle of theuncarbonated watercontains as muchcaffeine as one cupof coffee.f--m. Nail polish colors get darkerand funkier. Deep brownsand blues are popular forms ofexpression and style._^Jk_ DisneysT^ 101Dalmatiansinspires anavalanche ofpromotionalmerchandise,filling storeswith spottedtoys, backpacks,games and otherodds and ends.WORLD BOOKENCYCLOPEDIA, INC.JOSTENS®
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Collection:	Edgewood High School

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