Elections since 1998 have represented an improvement in terms of both fairness and efficiency, although they are still considered to have fallen short of international standards.

Carabiners complying with both EN 12275: 1998 and EN 362: 2004 are available.

In 1998 a border dispute with Ethiopia, over the town of Badme, led to the Eritrean-Ethiopian War in which thousands of soldiers from both countries died.

At the conclusion of the proceedings, both nations acquiesced to the 1998 decision which said sovereignty should be shared.

The “ perennialist ” or “ traditionalist ” school is represented by authors like the French René Guénon ( 1886 – 1951 ), the Indian Ananda Coomaraswamy ( 1877 – 1947 ), the Swiss Frithjof Schuon ( 1907 – 1998 ), the Italian Julius Evola ( 1898 – 1974 ), the Iranian Seyyed Hossein Nasr ( born in 1933 ), both scholars and esotericists.

Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base, he toured both within the United States and internationally, until a short time before his death in 1998.

Finally, in May 1998, they dealt Bobby Bonilla, Gary Sheffield, Charles Johnson, Jim Eisenreich, and Manuel Barrios to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Piazza and Todd Zeile, both of whom would be gone via trades by midseason.

Manning's Colts defeated the Chargers in 1998 and 1999, but in 2004 with Leaf long gone from the game the revamped Chargers behind Drew Brees erupted into playoff contention ; on December 26 with both teams at 11-3 the Colts hosted the Chargers with Manning close to matching Dan Marino's touchdown record ; the Chargers stormed to a 31-16 lead, but Dominic Rhodes ' kickoff return put the Colts within eight points, then with one minute remaining Manning rifled a 21-yard touchdown to Brandon Stokley, breaking Marino's record ; the two-point try succeeded, then after Brees was intercepted the game went to overtime and the Colts won 34-31 on a field goal.

It has also been possible to run Novell products without IPX for some time, as they have supported both IPX and TCP / IP since NetWare reached version 5 in late 1998.

Also in 1998, the Responsa Committee of the CCAR issued a lengthy teshuvah ( rabbinical opinion ) that offered detailed argumentation in support of both sides of the question whether a rabbi may officiate at a commitment ceremony for a same-sex couple.

The Minaret of Chakari, destroyed in 1998, had Buddhist swastika and both Mahayana and Theravada qualities.

The same year, both men attracted the attention of Saudi intelligence, who believed they were involved in arms smuggling, and the following year they were eyed as possible collaborators in the 1998 United States embassy bombings in East Africa after it emerged that Mohamed Rashed Daoud Al-Owhali had given the FBI the phone number of Mihdhar's father-in-law ; 967-1-200578, which turned out to be a key communications hub for al-Qaeda militants, and eventually tipped off the Americans about the upcoming Kuala Lumpur al-Qaeda Summit.

The Wizards had losing records for the 1998 and 1999 seasons, ending up last place in the Western Conference both years.

After supporting roles in the television series ER ( 1996 ) and films such as Wag the Dog ( 1997 ), Small Soldiers ( 1998 ) and The Virgin Suicides ( 1999 ), Dunst transitioned into romantic comedies and comedy dramas, starring in Drop Dead Gorgeous ( 1999 ), Bring It On ( 2000 ), Get Over It and Crazy / Beautiful ( both 2001 ).

The album was re-released in an expanded single-CD version by Rhino in 2001, featuring alternate mixes, outtakes and the group's 1968 single, " Your Mind and We Belong Together "/" Laughing Stock ", the last tracks that featured the " Forever Changes " line-up of Johnny Echols, Ken Forssi, Michael Stuart and Bryan MacLean ( Forssi and MacLean both died in 1998 ).

* 1998 – Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.

On April 23, 1998, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Marshall Islands issued an official Circular Note, denouncing representatives of both " EnenKio " and " Melchizedek " for making fraudulent representations.

According to a 1998 report created by William Brankowitz, a deputy project manager in the U. S. Army Chemical Materials Agency, the Army created at least 26 chemical weapons dump sites in the ocean off at least 11 states on both the west and east coasts.

From 1996 through 1998, the Saints returned to gold numbers on both the white and black jerseys, but complaints about the numbers on the white jerseys being too difficult to read forced the numbers on the white jerseys to be changed to black in 1999.

The Mets have worn a home version, with the " Mets " script, since 1998, and from 2000 – 2007 also wore a road version with " New York " in Tiffany lettering, both in blue outlined in white with an orange drop-shadow.

* 1998 – Apartheid: In South Africa, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission presents its report, which condemns both sides for committing atrocities.

Gangs and traditional criminal organisations cannot be universally linked ( Decker, 1998 ), however there there are clear benefits to both the adult and youth organisation through their association.

It also rejects any " colonial or territorial status " as a status option, and vows to keep working for the enhanced Commonwealth status that was approved by the PPD in 1998 which included sovereignty, an association based on " respect and dignity between both nations ", and common citizenship.

Although both Nawaz Sharif and general Jehangir Karamat were educated and hold common beliefs concerning the national security, but problems arose with chairman joint chiefs and chief of army staff general Karamat on October 1998.

His 1998 follow up to Modus Operandi was the Form & Function compilation album, featuring older tracks, in both original and remixed form.

* 1926 – John Derek, American actor ( d. 1998 )

In April 1998, American photographer John S Callahan organized the first surfing project in the Andamans, starting from Phuket in Thailand with the assistance of Southeast Asia Liveaboards ( SEAL ), a UK owned dive charter company.

* 1998 – John Bassett, Canadian publisher ( b. 1915 )

* Graham, M. P, and McKenzie, Steven L., " The Hebrew Bible today: an introduction to critical issues " ( Westminster John Knox Press, 1998 )

* John Lane Bell: A Primer of Infinitesimal Analysis, Cambridge University Press, 1998.

In 1998, Benedict learned that he also has another son, John Talbert ( born 1968 ), from an earlier relationship.

Leyland resigned as manager in October 1998, and was replaced by John Boles.

* Gray, John ( 1998 ).

* Cushman, John H. " Industrial group plans to battle climate treaty ", The New York Times, April 26, 1998.

* Woodwell, George M. and Holdren, John P. " Climate-Change Skeptics Are Wrong ", The New York Times, November 14, 1998.

* 1998 ( with John R. Anderson, Lynne M. Reder, K. Anders Ericsson, and Robert Glaser ).

* Klassen, John, " Hus, the Hussites, and Bohemia " in New Cambridge Medieval History ( Cambridge, 1998 )

* Booknotes interview with Paul Nagel on John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, A Private Life, January 4, 1998.

* 1998 – During a historic visit to Cuba, Pope John Paul II demands the release of political prisoners and political reforms while condemning US attempts to isolate the country.

* 1910 – John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Indian-English army officer and mountaineer ( d. 1998 )

* 1937 – John Lions, Australian computer scientist ( d. 1998 )

* Graham, M. P, and McKenzie, Steven L., " The Hebrew Bible today: an introduction to critical issues " ( Westminster John Knox Press, 1998 )

JPL has been recognized four times by the Space Foundation: with the Douglas S. Morrow Public Outreach Award, which is given annually to an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to public awareness of space programs, in 1998 ; and with the John L. " Jack " Swigert, Jr., Award for Space Exploration on three occasions – in 2009 ( as part of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Team ), 2006 and 2005.

* In the 1998 film Sliding Doors, the skit plays a central role: James ( John Hannah ) exhorts Helen ( Gwyneth Paltrow ) to " remember what the Monty Python boys say ..."-referring to the phrase " No one expects the Spanish Inquisition ".

* 1998 – John Derek, American actor, director, and photographer ( b. 1926 )

* 1920 – John Addison, British composer ( d. 1998 )

* Wigger, John H. ( 1998 ) Taking Heaven by Storm: Methodism and the Rise of Popular Christianity in America, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-510452-8 – p. ix & 269 focus on 1770 – 1910

Represented by high profile lawyer, John M. Dowd, Whitacre pleaded guilty, without a trial, to tax evasion and fraud and was sent to prison on March 4, 1998.

* Prose Merlin, Introduction and Text ( TEAMS Middle English text series ) edited by John Conlea, 1998.

" Its purpose is to inspire people to care about their planet, according to John M. Fahey, Jr., President and CEO since March 1998 and Chairman since January 2010.