Word: virtually
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...beginning of last week, however, it had become all too clear that the offensive had slowed to a virtual standstill. As fighting in the mountains outside the city bogged down, the Bosnian government claimed that its objective had not, in fact, been to lift the blockade. Rather, it was announced, the operation had only a few modest goals: to cut several Serb supply routes, gain some strategic positions and keep Serb troops busy so that they would find it difficult to reinforce other units. "It's a limited-scope offensive," said Bosnian Prime Minister Haris Silajdzic. "We cannot lift...
Ninth- and 10th-graders from the Eagle Academy in Poughkeepsie, New York, used the computer's protean powers of simulation to build a virtual replica of the Gilgamesh myth. Not only are the details of the Sumerian ruler's life re-created, but visitors who log on also get to play at being king for a day, at least in cyberspace...
...that's just the way the neighbors want it. The Supreme Court refused the Arkansas couple permission to turn on a massive, 3.2 million-bulb Christmas light display in their yard. Neighbors had sued to shut down the lights, complaining that traffic drawn to the spectacle had made them virtual prisoners in their own homes. The Osbornes had claimed that limiting their display would infringe on their freedom to celebrate the birth of Christ. The Court found nothing in the Osborne's religion mandating the use of Christmas lights to glorify Christ...
...full-service casino-software package that he wants to license to interested parties. His price: $250,000, plus a 15% cut of the take. He says half a dozen countries, including Cuba and Costa Rica, are interested. The plan is to link the offshore computers together to form a "virtual strip" in cyberspace. Don't like the odds offered in Casino Cuba? Click a button, and you're in virtual St. Martin. Eugene is also mocking up theme-oriented casino worlds, such as Space World, Water World and, of course, Sex World, where bettors can go and soak up "specialized...
...real? "He's as real as a heart attack," says Jonas Heller, a multimedia producer and agent for International Creative Management, the high-powered talent agency. Heller has been working with Eugene for months, helping him devise a licensing strategy and even lining up lounge acts for the virtual strip. "He'd obviously like a celebrity like Mel Torme to be a dealer and host," says Heller, "but Mel Torme might have different ideas...