Word: allowing
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Much of his strength lies in the weakness of his enemies. In 1996 the Serb President did suffer a scare when three months of protests over fraudulent elections filled the streets with disillusioned citizens demanding democratic change. But he held out long enough to allow the opposition to self-destruct in personal rivalries. Since then his strongest potential challengers have opted to join his government instead of fight it. In 1997, when the constitution barred him from a third term as President of Serbia, he stuck to legal niceties and "won" election as President of the Yugoslav Federation, transforming that...
...undiluted populist propaganda that is fed relentlessly through the state media. And some of it may simply be old-fashioned pride and nationalism, emotions no less powerful and gripping in Yugoslavia than in any other country. But that loyal core is enough, in the words of one Serb, to allow Milosevic "to steal any election." It also gives him the causes and crises that make him irreplaceable. "We are for Slobo because he is for us," explained Velimir Djurica at his plumbing stall in Belgrade's black market last week. "The foreign boot must...
...masses in tax-deferred retirement plans. They also require a minimum investment of $500,000 and a net worth of $1 million. It's a select crowd, for sure, and that bugs me. Diversification is a huge issue for all investors. If tax-free diversification for the rich is allowed to stand--and, frankly, even if it isn't--the time has come to ease restrictions on company-contributed shares in 401(k) plans. The average 401(k) account with employer stock contributions has 55% of its assets in the employer's stock. That's way too much. The plans...
...autonomous zone, the alliance remains loath to fight its way in. A ground invasion of Kosovo would demand more than 100,000 troops, and would inevitably involve extensive casualties. "If Milosevic stopped his offensive, withdrew some of his forces and opened dialogue on a peace plan that would allow NATO to save face, that would likely be an attractive option to at least some of NATO," says Dowell. Indeed, on Friday French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine said peace talks could begin if Milosevic halted his offensive and reduced his forces in Kosovo to the levels agreed with NATO last October...
...someone else's computer? First he would need that person's permission, and then he would have to do the dreary work of adding the new material to a central database. An even better solution would be to open up his document--and his computer--to everyone and allow them to link their stuff to his. He could limit access to his colleagues at CERN, but why stop there? Open it up to scientists everywhere! Let it span the networks! In Berners-Lee's scheme there would be no central manager, no central database and no scaling problems. The thing...