Word: blocks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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James H. Rowe III '73, Harvard's vice presidentfor government and community affairs, said theUniversity does not intend to block anylegislation, but said he hopes that any provisiongoverning crime reporting will be carefully"thought through...
...Albanians are called, have long pushed peacefully for freedom from Serb-run Yugoslavia. Now they insist on nothing less than full independence, but Serbia's strongman, Slobodan Milosevic, who set the bloody standard for nationalist retaliation when Croatia and Bosnia tried to break away, is just as determined to block that. As the hatred builds and hard men on both sides pick up their guns, the U.S. and Europe's key powers are once again unable to unite behind any plan for strong action...
...jump too fast, it's not good." In an early attempt at a Net policy, the government in 1996 banned access to a range of sites from playboy.com to time.com in order to help combat "spiritual pollution." But an afternoon's surfing in Beijing shows the government firewalls that block access to these sites are only partly effective. While cnn.com is resolutely blocked, other Western news-focused sites are occasionally accessible because of software glitches on the blackout servers. And most Chinese with Net access are savvy enough to find what they want even in the face of a watchful...
NEXT: OZZY OSBOURNE BUYS H. & R. BLOCK...
...this was a prelude to what may be a monumental showdown this week, as Justice moves not only to block Windows 98 but also to end what critics have long thought to be Microsoft?s predatory and monopolistic practices; as many as a dozen state attorneys general may follow suit. After months of sparring, the real fight is about to begin...