The introduction of free trade between Russia and Belarus in mid-1995 led to a spectacular growth in bilateral trade, which was only temporarily reversed in the wake of the financial crisis of 1998.

The molecular epidemiology of bluetongue virus ( BTV ) in Europe since 1998: routes of introduction of different serotypes and individual virus strains.

* Graham, M. P, and McKenzie, Steven L., " The Hebrew Bible today: an introduction to critical issues " ( Westminster John Knox Press, 1998 )

Park quit in 1998, after deciding that he had done what he intended to do ; he maintained that his biggest achievement was the introduction of Hayley Patterson ( Julie Hesmondhalgh ), the first transsexual character in a British soap.

* Graham, M. P, and McKenzie, Steven L., " The Hebrew Bible today: an introduction to critical issues " ( Westminster John Knox Press, 1998 )

While the legalization of cannabis remains controversial, the introduction of heroin-assisted treatment in 1998 has been lauded for considerably improving the health and social situation of opiate-dependent patients in the Netherlands.

The standard circulating coinage of the United Kingdom is denominated in pounds sterling ( symbol "£"), and, since the introduction of the two-pound coin in 1998, ranges in value from one penny to two pounds.

Since its approval by the United States government in 1998 and introduction there in 1999, sucralose has overtaken Equal in the $ 1. 5 billion artificial sweetener market, holding a 62 % market share.

* White Wolf: Ill Met In Lankhmar ( 1995 ; books 1 and 2, with a new introduction by Michael Moorcock and Fritz Leiber's " Fafhrd and Me "), Lean Times in Lankhmar ( 1996 ; books 3 and 4, with a new introduction by Karl Edward Wagner ), Return to Lankhmar ( 1997 ; books 5 and 6, with a new introduction by Neil Gaiman ), and Farewell to Lankhmar ( 1998 ; book 7 ; the hardcover edition omits the final seven chapters of " The Curse of the Smalls and the Stars ")

SCSI ports remained standard equipment for all Macs until the introduction of the iMac in 1998, which replaced most of Apple's legacy ports with USB.

* Blind Harry's Wallace translated by William Hamilton, introduction by Elspeth King ( Edinburgh: Luath Press, 1998 ).

A survey of 15 – 18 year-old high school girls in Nadroga, Fiji found the self-reported incidence of purging rose from 0 % in 1995 ( a few weeks after the introduction of television in the province ) to 11. 3 % in 1998.

Despite a frequency of more than one train every two minutes, made possible by the installation of digital signalling in 1989, and the partial introduction of double-decker trains since 1998, the central stations of Line A are critically crowded at peak times.

Notable for its introduction of the 0. 85 magnification finder, the first high-magnification finder since 1966, and the basis for the 0. 85 cameras to follow starting in 1998.

* Announcement of his introduction at the House of Lords House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 19 October 1998

The IAAF World Championships in Athletics became a fully professional competition with the introduction of prize money in 1997, and in 1998 the IAAF Golden League — an annual series of major track and field meetings in Europe — provided a higher level of economic incentive in the form of a US $ 1 million jackpot.

* Aitken, M. J., Introduction to Optical Dating, Oxford University Press ( 1998 ) – Good introduction to the field.

After her introduction to the American porn industry, she won the People's Choice Adult Award " Best Newcomer " in 1997 and October 1998 Penthouse Pet of the Month ( U. S. edition ).

From 1998 to 2002, she served as Justice Minister in Gerhard Schröder's first cabinet, where she oversaw a number of controversial reform projects such as the reform of German citizenship legislation, the introduction of same-sex civil unions, and the overhaul of the German Civil Code, the most invasive since its inception in 1900.

* Full text of Hoppe's 1998 introduction to The Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard.

In 2002, Silicon Spin ( an opinion forum hosted by PC Magazine editor John C. Dvorak from the original ZDTV in May 1998 ) and AudioFile ( a show for digital audio enthusiasts launched in August 2000 ) were canceled, but 2003 saw the introduction of several new shows ( such as Performance, Robot Wars, and Unscrewed with Martin Sargent ).

* In the Heart of Darkness ( 1998 ), the second book of the alternate history Belisarius series by Eric Flint and David Drake, gives a significantly different outcome of the Nika riots because of the influence of Malwa as the financiers of the revolt and the introduction of a grenadier company led by Belisarius ' wife, Antonina.

On July 14, 1998, after one hearing on May 12, 1998, and involving only one teachers ' organisation, the High Court declared that the introduction of the spelling reform by the Ministers of Culture was legal.

In 1998, after helping to port the products to Windows and financing the development of Softimage | XSI and Softimage | DS, Microsoft sold the Softimage unit to Avid Technology, Inc. who was looking to expand its visual effect capabilities.

* 1998 – 2000 – Acquisition by Avid.

For continued development, Avid received an Oscar statuette representing the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design, and engineering of the Avid Film Composer system for motion picture editing.

Interestingly Microsoft sold Softimage in 1998 to Avid Technology, from where it was acquired in 2008 by Autodesk as well.

Both Dmitri Shostakovich ( Hamlet, 1964 ) and Alfred Schnittke ( Symphony No. 8, 1998 ) wrote works that use the harpsichord as part of the orchestral texture.

The Tehachapi Community Orchestra Now called the Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra, was founded in 1997 by Joan Samara and Deborah Hand as an outgrowth of the Da Camera Players String Ensemble, and incorporated in 1998 by Gayel Pitchford.

In 1998, the band won two Brit Awards — winning Best British Group, appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine in March, and in February 1999, " Bitter Sweet Symphony " was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song.

At the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, " Bitter Sweet Symphony " was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Group Video, and Best Alternative Video.

* The music video for " Bitter Sweet Symphony " was parodied by Fat Les for the 1998 World Cup song " Vindaloo ".

* 1998 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D major – Pierre Boulez, conductor ( Deutsche Grammophon )

Her interpretation of the music led to a new album, Twentieth Century Blues ( 1996 ), which focused on the music of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, followed in 1998 by a recording of The Seven Deadly Sins, with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies.

Later she performed Kurt Weill's " The Seven Deadly Sins " with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, a CD of which was released in 1998.

Edition copies ) 1998 – Off Beat ( EU ) • ( CD Album, Repress ) 2004 – Synthetic Symphony ( EU )

* Calling Ov the Dead – ( CD Album ) 1998 – Pendragon Records ( US ), Off Beat ( EU ) • ( CD Album, Reissue ) 2002 – Synthetic Symphony • ( CD Album, Reissue ) 2006 – Synthetic Symphony

* Leicestershire Schools Symphony Orchestra performs Russlan and Ludmilla overture A short video from 1998

Since returning to Australia in 1994, Kats-Chernin has written four operas (: Iphis, 1997, Sydney ; Matricide, the Musical, 1998, Melbourne ; Mr Barbeque, 2002, Lismore ; Rage of Life, 2010, Antwerp ), two piano concertos and compositions for many performers and ensembles, including The Song Company, the Sydney Alpha Ensemble, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Bang on a Can All-Stars, Chamber Made Opera, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony.

He served as principal conductor of the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1998 to 2011.

2 ) and Tambor ( 1998 ) written for the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

The Ninth Symphony was first performed on 19 June 1998 in Moscow in a version deciphered – but also ' arranged ' – by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, who conducted the premiere.

In February 1998, singing from the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations, the chorus represented the Americas when Seiji Ozawa led the Winter Olympics Orchestra with six choruses on five continents, all linked by satellite, in the Ode to Joy from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to close the Opening Ceremonies of the 1998 Winter Olympics.

On 1998 Varèse Sarabande released re-recording by Joel McNeely, conducted London Symphony Orchestra.

* EBM Club Classics – 2xCD disc No. 2 track No. 6 " Never Trust a Klingon ( A Version )" ( 1998 ) Synthetic Symphony

In 1998, Symphony of the Night was ported to the Sega Saturn for a Japan-only release.

Notable works include the New Era Dance, his second string quartet Musica Instrumentalis ( which won the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Music ), Colored Field for English horn and orchestra ( winner of the 2002 Grawemeyer Award in Music Composition, and later arranged for cello ), Superstar Etude for piano, and Symphony in Waves.

In 1998, Looptroop started their own record label, David Vs. Goliath ( commonly referred to as DVSG ), and with distribution handled by the Swedish punkrock label Burning Heart Records they released their full-length debut album Modern Day City Symphony in 2000.

In 1998, Lippa was commissioned by the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver to create an anthem for a concert celebrating Israel's 50th birthday, to be sung by 350 singers and conducted by Sergiu Comissiona of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Three concert versions were given by the end of the 1990s: the first by Orchestre National de France in Paris, conducted by Charles Dutoit in 1996 and at the London Proms by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Simon Rattle in 1998, while the third was presented in Canada in 1999 by the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit.