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Vintage guitars: the sweet sound of an investment

Randy Bachman, who collected Gretsch guitars, sold them all last year; here's some tips on investing in the classic instruments

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Thoughts on the frenzy

The Globe Hockey Roundtable discusses all the big deals from the free agency period

Raksha Vasudevan is in Bangladesh on an internship with that country's Association for Social Advancement (BASA), which helps people in poor communities through the use of microcredit and sustainable development projects. Raksha has just graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing. Born in India and raised in Oman and Canada, she chose Bangladesh for her internship due to its track record on innovation in the not-for-profit sector. She writes about her experiences in GlobeCampus's Global Citizens blog.

Campus

Think before you swallow

Our Global Citizens intern sees first-hand the poverty of tea plantation workers

27-year-old Janel Nadeau is in her 1st year of a five year Neurology Program at the University of Calgary working at the Foothills Hospital.

A stroke patient's long road from healed to healer

Janel Nadeau, a 27-year-old intern and neurologist-in-training, shows the once-accepted belief that the brain could not heal is simply not true

Car landed in canal via unlikely route

Detectives baffled at how aunt, three nieces from Montreal met their fate

Air France flight fell intact into sea

Investigator says plane that crashed off coast of Brazil plunged vertically and life vests found among the wreckage were not inflated

U.S. Marines begin massive Afghan assault

Aim is to seize virtually the entire lower Helmand River valley, the heartland of the Taliban insurgency and the world's biggest opium poppy producing region

Blackmore's push to quash polygamy charge in limbo

B.C. judge questions whether she has authority to halt the prosecution

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Bank of America boosts its economic forecasts

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Madoff evicted from penthouse

Wife of disgraced financier forced to move after federal marshals took possession of $7-million penthouse

Elephant gets cold shower

With temperatures hitting 30 degrees Celsius, the Antwerp Zoo turned to cold showers and ice treats to cool animals down

Autos
Problems in paradise

Porsche struggles as it prepares to launch the four-door Panamera, a new class that’s bound to displease the purists

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You could be our next Freshman Life blogger

Just out of high school and headed for university in Canada? Want to chronicle your year for Campus? We want to hear from you

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Insects in the outfield

MLB suspends play in Astros at Padres game after horde of bees descend on Petco Park, clearing fans out of several sections

 San Diego Padres left fielder Kyle Blanks stands in a swarm of bees during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in San Diego. The swarm delayed the game. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Pakistani refugees flood strangers' homes

Families stretch resources to breaking point to care for those fleeing violence in Swat

An internally displaced girl, who fled a military offensive in the Swat valley region, transports water back to her family tent at the UNHCR Yar Hussain camp on June 30.