Word: april
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...April 9, Annan announced a peace proposal which would stop the bombing once Yugoslavia withdrew its military forces from Kosovo and allowed the return of refugees. It also would have required an international peacekeeping force in Kosovo after Yugoslavia's withdrawal. Annan's proposal is sound; it makes clear that the aim of the NATO intervention is not to punish Yugoslavian civilians but to protect the civilians violently uprooted in Kosovo. Without the return of refugees and the removal of Yugoslav Army units, those who wish to see an Albanian-free Kosovo will have triumphed...
However, the U.N. proposal was officially turned down on April 16. Yugoslav diplomats said that the nation would not withdraw its troops until the bombing had ceased, in essence asking NATO to make the first move. In addition, Yugoslavia would allow only civilian observers, not military forces, into Kosovo. These conditions are unacceptable. The expulsion of the Albanians demonstrates that Milosevic cannot be relied on to obey international human rights conventions, so his compliance with international agreements may be unsteady. If the bombing stopped first, Yugoslavia could easily delay the withdrawal of troops long enough to continue its ethnic cleansing...
...team will be in action on April 29 at the New England Division I Championships...
...passed, your chances are gone, and you won't have another similar opportunity for, literally, another thousand years. Because if you were planning on giving birth to a "Millennium Baby," one born on Jan. 1, 2000, then you are sadly already almost two weeks late. Doctors and statisticians calculated April 9 as the coveted date to conceive a child that would be born on New Year's Day, 2000. Besides, demented couples have been practicing new positions and hopeful mothers have been monitoring their menstrual cycles and popping prenatal vitamins for months. You've got no chance...
...even if you missed out on this year's April 9 fertilization date, never you fear: the whole 2000 thing is just a farce anyway. Everyone knows that the third millennium doesn't really begin until Jan. 1, 2001. So don't be disheartened--there's still fortune and fame for you out there after all. JORDANA R. LEWIS