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UCITA covers contracts for "computer information," a neologism that masks conceptual chaos, including software, on-line access services and content, books and databases on CD-ROM, and even the digital information on silicon chips in your car or oven...

Author: By Jean Braucher, | Title: A Setback for E-Consumers | 5/10/2000 | See Source »

...Greenland's overlord, Erik the Red took a cut of virtually everyone's profits from the export of furs and ivory. Material success apparently did not keep Erik and his family content, though; they undoubtedly heard of a voyage by a captain named Bjarni Herjolfsson, who had been blown off course while en route to Greenland from Iceland. After drifting for many days, Bjarni spotted a forested land. But instead of investigating this unknown territory, he turned back and reached Greenland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Archaeology: The Amazing Vikings | 5/8/2000 | See Source »

...struggle for survival that gives the German variety its edge. The grape can be harvested late to make the syrupy sweet wines Americans are averse to, or picked early for dry Chardonnay imitations. Epicures prefer the middle ground, in which the wine has a delicate floral scent, low alcohol content, a light, fruity sweetness at the front and a slightly acid aftertaste that cleanses the palate and cuts through fats and proteins. "There's absolutely no better wine with food," says Gluckstern...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Riesling's Revenge | 5/8/2000 | See Source »

...video-gaming industry, with $6 billion in annual sales, denies any link between violent games and violent behavior. But it has nonetheless developed a rating system intended to help parents and players gauge violent content. Parents whose last experience with video games might date back to Pac-Man should pay close attention to these ratings. They range from C for young children to A for adult--which indicates extreme violence. The Entertainment Software Rating Board's website, esrb.org contains helpful ratings of many, but not all, video, computer and online games. Before purchasing a game, parents should read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video Playground | 5/8/2000 | See Source »

...phone line, only 1 in 10 Latin Americans does, and probably waited months or even years to get it. The average monthly income in the region hovers around $350, while computers and Internet service cost the same as or more than in the U.S. Eighty percent of Web content is still in English. And any e-commerce site trying to spread across the region still faces a snarl of cross-border tariffs and delivery problems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Latin America Logs On | 5/8/2000 | See Source »

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