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...middle-income families to spur household consumption. While economists can argue about the relative effectiveness of government spending as opposed to tax cuts in stimulating the economy (Krugman would presumably find a reason not to like this idea), who can deny that there would be a positive jolt to consumer spending from something as dramatic as a complete suspension of payroll taxes, even for a relatively short period of time? The February stimulus bill contains something along these lines, the Making Work Pay tax credit, which will mail out a refundable tax credit of up to $400 in both...
...latest methods used for trying to predict when the earth will shake. Indeed, a little-noticed controversy had erupted the week before, after Giampaolo Giuliani, a seismologist at the nearby Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Abruzzo, predicted, following months of small tremors in the area, that a much bigger jolt was on its way. The researcher had said that a "disastrous" earthquake would strike on March 29, but when it didn't, Guido Bertolaso, head of Italy's Civil Protection Agency, officially denounced Giuliani in court last week for "false alarm." "These imbeciles enjoy spreading false news," Bertolaso was quoted...
...also gave Hollywood a humungous jolt of high-octane gas - or should we say Diesel? Vin Diesel, who a few years back was a fan favorite as the thug-hero of The Chronicles of Riddick and xXx, returned to glory as the stolid stud behind the wheel and helped drive his new vehicle to record-breaking numbers. Earning an estimated $72.5 million in its first three days, F&F had the biggest opening not only of any 2009 film but also of any movie released in the normally somnolent month of April. (Previous top dog of the cruelest month...
...days, more importantly, the Final Four will jolt the local economy. Thousands of fans have flocked to Detroit for the big games, and they'll spend money in the city's downtown hotels, restaurants, bars and retail shops. The games are being played at Ford Field, the downtown home of the Detroit Lions, which will seat some 70,000 fans. Fan-festivals and free concerts throughout the weekend will also draw visitors downtown. The NCAA anticipates that the Final Four will generate anywhere between $30 million and $50 million in new direct spending for the ailing area. (Hear Dick Vitale...
TIME: You write about why we get dizzy - the liquid in our inner ears sloshes around. Is that similar to when people get motion sickness? ??Bentley: Yes, it is. We're all hardwired to correlate a jolt in our balance with a jolt in our vision systems; that helps us maneuver through the world. If one happens without the other, it's a bit weird and we don't like it so much. Basically, if you're in a vehicle, your vision is stationary. You aren't seeing the bumps in the road, but you are feeling them...