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...Those declines followed a trickle of new data suggesting a slowing of U.S. economic activity, and follow-through damage inflicted by the global financial crisis. Statistics released Wednesday showed American retail sales were off 1.2% in September - almost double the expected decline. That added weight to other indicators suggesting U.S. consumer spending - which represents nearly 70% of American economic activity - is declining due to fears over economic turmoil and job security...
...mobile revolution continues - and it will continue since mobile telephones are almost as likely to survive home-budget cuts as cable TV - who stands to gain more market share than Google? Mobile search queries are just starting to explode, said Schmidt. Though he declined to give numbers, he said: "the compound growth rate is one of the fastest-growing things in the company." That's a pretty big statement at Google. And remember that we're at the earliest stages of this particular revolution. The first Google phone is just coming to market after...
Barack Obama is nearly impossible to rattle. His aides and friends are fond of pointing out that his emotional highs are not too high and his lows are never particularly low. It is Obama's almost preternatural calm that will be John McCain's main obstacle at Wednesday night's final presidential debate in Hempstead...
This is the first election in our lifetimes, and maybe ever, when almost 9 out of 10 people think the country is going in the wrong direction. We have bridges falling into our rivers and children dropping out of our schools and an abiding sense that the American Century that let us shine as a beacon to the world is giving way to one in which we can't afford the electric bills. And yet the historians sitting around the table are more comfortable with ambiguity than is a voter heading into the booth. Even in crisis, they say, there...
...blocks out every stray photon of light, and the silky head-strap won't give you any rude awakenings or crude indentations. If you want to spice things up, try the Dream Essence mask, which has a pocket that comes with a sachet filled with lavender and chamomile; it almost made me topple like Dorothy in a field of poppies. After a while I wasn't down with the smell, but you can take the sachet out or add your own. Price: $21.95 for Dreamer; $24.95 for Dream Essence...