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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Some computers may go down around the world when the calendar changes from 1999 to 2000, but any glitches will be nothing like the catastrophes some doomsayers have predicted, technology analysts said Tuesday.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Y Worry? Experts Dismiss Dire Y2K Predictions | 12/29/1999 | See Source »

As everyone now recognizes, the world at the turn of the 21st century is not multipolar but unipolar. America bestrides the world like a colossus. Such hegemony is rare in history because coalitions of rival powers invariably rise to challenge and cut down the big guy. Two centuries ago, Russia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Second American Century? | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

It's funny. I always tell people that if they would just spend the same amount of time analyzing the stock market that they do the sports pages, they could make a fortune picking stocks. Now, given the time I spent setting up my league--vs. the rigor of picking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Market Rotisserie | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

There were nine of them in reality, just three of them in the movie (for the sake of narrative convenience), and their relentless determination to free a man they came to know only after they took up his cause is impressive. That's especially so since they are led by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Hurricane | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

ROSEBUD SAFETY TIPS For many kids, the best part of winter is a good sled ride down a snowy slope. To keep the thrill safe, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is urging parents to supervise the fun--and to put helmets on children under 12. Each year about 7...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Brief: Dec. 27, 1999 | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

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