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...than 2007's growth rate of 19% and below the retail e-commerce growth rate of 9% year to date in 2008. "I don't know that this is the only prediction to go by," says Ried, noting that other firms like Forrester Research expect to see online sales grow about 12% for the holiday. "But a dire prediction from an organization as big as comScore does give retailers pause...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Cyber Monday. Will E-Retailers Have a Letdown? | 12/1/2008 | See Source »

Whoever said absence makes the heart grow fonder has probably never been in a long-distance relationship. But while long-distance relationships, or LDRs, get a bad rap, I think there are still plenty of good things about them and ways to make them work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Making It Work Long-Distance | 11/28/2008 | See Source »

Indeed, the assault only seemed to grow in frenzy, scope and intensity as time passed. Less that two hours after the first reports of firings and explosions, which came at about 10 p.m. local time, it soon became clear that instead of just crude bombs left on bicycles, scooters and cars, this attack used the whole arsenal: grenades, AK-47s, rifles and a car bomb in a taxi that exploded on the highway headed to the city's international airport. And unlike previous attacks, which have hit mainly Indians in popular, crowded markets, this one appeared to have targeted foreigners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terrorism Strikes in Mumbai | 11/27/2008 | See Source »

...makes a lot of sense.” “Immigration has played a large role in making this country more diverse,” Alanis said, adding that he thinks that offering higher education opportunities and amnesty to children of illegal immigrants can only help the country grow. Harvard officials could not be reached for comment by press time last night...

Author: By Sean R. Ouellette, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Federal Initiative May Aid Illegal Aliens | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

...actually further damage the reef and inhibit government restoration efforts. Sponges should be left to recover alone; but damaged brain, maze, great star and other hard corals will have to be cemented in placed at their old location. Such hard corals are so sensitive and take decades to grow back, at a rate of a few centimeters a year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's Killing Florida's Coral Reefs? | 11/26/2008 | See Source »

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