Word: closed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Pakistan's military high command dismissed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, placing Sharif and his close associates under arrest. Army Chief Pervez Musharraf proclaimed himself chief executive, declaring a state of emergency, placing the constitution in abeyance and suspending parliament. Sharif's ouster is the fourth successive dismissal of an elected government before it completed its term of office, bringing to an abrupt end the democratic process Pakistan's powerful army had itself put into place in 1988 when it reluctantly transferred power to the political leadership following eleven years of military rule...
...have been spending quite a bit a lot of time staring at green columns of digital characters that stream down my computer screen. The ASCII characters on my screen don't look nearly as cool as the ones created by Warner Brothers. Nor do these characters represent anything close to an elaborate human prison designed by intelligent robots gone sour. But Keanu's Matrix is my Unix, and like my stolid friend, I can see what people are up to. Sort...
...know that "ajchun" and "ktsmith" are close blockmates because they "write" each other on a regular basis. I know that if Shuttleboy were ever to disappear, regular Quad users like "ajjoh" and "vollnin" would be heartbroken. I speculate that "lianate" must have had some sort of a fight with "moseau"--why else would he not respond to his roommate's "ytalk" request? I cheer "kmrote" for dedicating so much time to editing her webpage and I silently chide the inconsiderate ones--who I won't name, even in pseudo-username--who idle at the Science Center kiosks for longer than...
...Being very close, it's a lot of fun to be able to do and share so much together," Steve said. "It is very special. We always play together, but have never played for real together, on the same team, in competition. I'm very excited...
...game was not nearly as close as the final score indicated, as Yale led throughout, taking a 24-3 lead into halftime and a 41-10 lead into the fourth quarter...