Christmas sales up 1, 000% from 1998 at some sites, e-tailers enduring explosive traffic growth.

FORBES: The Last Etail

Lt Chesterman, a Platoon Commander in C Company, was commanding a patrol convoy in the Nad-e Ali district when the lead vehicle struck an improvised explosive device.

BBC: Lt Andrew Chesterman

The Ministry of Defence said the soldiers were part of a patrol travelling along Route 611 between Forward Operating Base Ouellette and Patrol Base Lashkar Gah Durai in Nahr-e-Saraj when their vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device.

BBC: Fuberal of Fusilier Samuel Flint-Broughton

McKinsey executives, in an attempt to cash in on the explosive growth of hedge funds, had recently sent Rajaratnam several e-mails proposing that Galleon hire the company to provide expert advice.

NEWYORKER: A Dirty Business

In other words, despite everything the dot-coms did to screw up the business, the e-commerce market is continuing to cook along, meeting all of the most optimistic predictions for explosive growth.

FORBES: A Season For Surprises

Sapper Clive Smith, 26, from Hednesford, Staffordshire, was injured when he stood on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) while on duty with the 33 Engineer Regiment in the Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand in 2010.

BBC: Poppy appeal fronted by Staffordshire amputee soldier

The rise will be steady for a long time, but it won't be explosive, " says Shatzkin, who adds that art books and other illustrated works are simply not "e-bookable.

WSJ: Book industry gathers for annual convention