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...Britain, Germany, Greece and Singapore over the past several months. In the River Fal estuary, near the old port city of Truro on Britain's southwest tip, harbor master Andy Brigden runs a service for companies looking for long-term berth space. Since early November, he says, the number of inquiries has skyrocketed. "It had been quiet here for many years, just a few seasonal moorings," says Brigden. "In my experience, this is the largest number of requests we've had in such a short time." Adds Lendoudis: "The next 24 months do not look very optimistic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: As the World Economy Sinks, So Does Global Shipping | 12/31/2008 | See Source »

...data, that seems not to be upheld. They don't differ in their age of sexual initiation; both groups initiated around 21 years old. That shows that this is quite a conservative group, because that's four years later than the American average. And they don't differ in number of lifetime partners. Each group had about three partners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Do Virginity Pledges Work? | 12/30/2008 | See Source »

...Opportunists see this as a great way to make $12,000 a day or more just by eating out," says Peters. "Easy money with the help of the courts is bound to attract opportunists." Peters adds that a surprisingly large number of suits are filed by individuals with significant prior criminal history. "It's hard enough to get a job if you have a criminal record. It's probably harder if you have one and are in a wheelchair. These lawsuits offer an unbelievable amount of money...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lawsuits by the Disabled: Abuse of the System? | 12/29/2008 | See Source »

...Miss Suzy had a steamboat, the steamboat had a bellMiss Suzy went to heaven, the steamboat went toHello operator, please give me number nineIf you disconnect me, I'll cut off yourBehind the 'frigerator...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: JibJab's 2008 In Review | 12/29/2008 | See Source »

...Israeli media for its handling of the assault against Hamas. In particular, analysts cite the months of intelligence gathering and high level of secrecy in planning the air strikes. The timing of the first raids on Saturday appears to have caught Hamas by surprise, accounting for the high number of casualties among the militants...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Attacking Gaza, Israel Worries About Lebanon | 12/29/2008 | See Source »

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