Word: april
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...exports has in some cases been re-exported for profit or its distribution in the country has been cruelly manipulated by the government to control hungry groups. Meanwhile, Saddam, who intelligence agencies believe is a billionaire, has built 48 palaces for himself since the Gulf War ended. Last April, according to a State Department report, he opened a vacation resort west of Baghdad for his cronies. It is complete with 625 homes, a man-made lake, stadium, amusement park and Ferris wheel...
...because domain names are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis to whoever pays the $119 fee. And it has become so rampant that the government has begun a crackdown, with courts listening sympathetically to companies and individuals claiming their names have been misappropriated in Web addresses. In April a federal court took wwwpainewebber.com (missing a period to distinguish it from the investment company's site) away from a porn website. And the House of Representatives last week passed the Trademark Cyberpiracy Prevention Act, a bill that would give broad power to trademark holders to go after cybersquatters...
...Monica is twelve years older now. And things have changed. From April 1993 to August 1995, she endured a two-and-a-half year (forced) layoff after being stabbed by a deranged Graf fan in Hamburg. The perpetrator was never convicted. And right after she recovered and the light at the end of the tunnel seemed within her grasp, her father (and coach, confidante, best friend) passed away after a prolonged bout with stomach cancer...
Walser said she was pleased with the strong campaign that she has been running since April, and said she wouldn't have anything done differently...
...China's economy. But hard-liners, fearing the social unrest that rapid reforms may bring, are digging in their heels against some of the conditions demanded by the industrialized nations. Despite renewed negotiation efforts, the changing domestic political climate at both ends has rendered the deal almost signed in April beyond reach right now. So they're haggling once again over everything from textiles to telecommunications in search of a workable deal. But in light of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty debacle, the espionage allegations, the competitive concerns of U.S. industry and labor lobbies and the fact that an agreement...