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Upstairs, I switch on the Shinto Weather Channel and the priests at the map show me the next wave--white swirls and eddies over Indiana, heading ominously east...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE RELIGION OF BIG WEATHER | 1/22/1996 | See Source »

...jackboots of the Industrial Era can be heard stomping cluelessly around the Infobahn. In fact, the Germans did almost nothing to stanch the flow of sexual materials. The newsgroups that CompuServe removed are still active on millions of computers worldwide. CompuServe subscribers in Bavaria or anywhere else can simply switch to a less timid online service and re-enter the discussion. As Internet pioneer John Gilmore once said, "The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THINKING LOCALLY, ACTING GLOBALLY | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

...RECEIVING MY ISSUE OF TIME, I CAREfully removed the cover, ripped it in half, put it in the trash compactor and turned the switch. What bliss! RICHARD S. KOCHAN Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 15, 1996 | 1/15/1996 | See Source »

What's more, he told them, several vulnerable freshmen who opposed the bill had privately offered to switch their votes if it were necessary. Did these moderates, most of whom enjoyed relatively safe seats, want to put the freshmen's survival on the line over this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEWT GINGRICH; MASTER OF THE HOUSE | 12/25/1995 | See Source »

...European Union announced that, beginning Jan. 1, 1999, Europe will have a single currency, to be called the euro. Germany, France and the Netherlands would probably be among the first to switch. Britain hasn't decided if it will take part. Under the Maastricht Treaty, each country must meet strict economic standards before it can join the currency union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE WEEK: DECEMBER 10-16 | 12/25/1995 | See Source »

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