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...Gregg may not be correct and his point of view may make him an outlier. But there is no denying the fact that there has been almost no time spent in the Congressional conversation about what could happen to the budget if either the revenue or expense assumptions at the core of the Administration or CBO analyses are wrong by a substantial margin. The projections of GDP growth only have to be a percent or two too low for deficits to go up by hundreds of billions if not trillions of dollars over the next decade. Not a single page...
...Peter J. Bentley, a research scientist at University College London, can answer questions on almost any scientific topic. His book Why Sh*t Happens: The Science of a Really Bad Day explores 39 typical mishaps - breaking a bone, losing your balance, getting crapped on by a bird - and explains exactly what happens and why. Bentley talked to TIME about the science behind...
...have on a town? Or a nation? Depending on a person's reading habits, the answers to these questions range from "It's the death of democracy!" to "Newspapers? What newspapers?" But with the demise of two major metropolitan dailies, the 149-year-old Rocky Mountain News and the almost equally venerable 145-year-old Seattle Post-Intelligencer in the last month alone, the issue is becoming a matter of practical rather than just theoretical concern. (See the 10 Most Endangered Newspapers in America...
...almost totally dependent on local newsgathering here," says Dave Ross, a radio host on Seattle's KIRO (AM), who recently moderated a discussion panel on the death of newspapers in his hometown. "We often try to take the story further but it starts with the local papers or their websites." He notes that while there are many bloggers in Seattle, that's not the same as reporters. "My concern is that there will be more opinion and less fact-based reporting...
...traditionally made rosé wines. Usually enjoyed as a cool summer drink, it is versatile enough to be drunk at meals, as an aperitif or during soirées. It is also currently enjoying a vogue: rosé has now overtaken white-wine sales in France and accounts for almost 10% of the world market. (See pictures of Paris expanding...