In the seconds before the insight appears, a brain area called the superior anterior temporal gyrus (aSTG) exhibits a sharp spike in activity.
We may see a spike in activity such as increases in ticket sales, but I am not entirely convinced that there'll be a significant sustainable stream of revenues.
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Both Hewlett-Packard 's (nyse: HPQ - news - people ) Utility Data Center model and Sun Microsystems ' (nasdaq: SUNW - news - people ) N1 approach stress filling computers with the heaviest possible workloads--a change from the standard model of buying new servers when they run at 30% of capacity, for fear of hitting the occasional spike in activity.
Some will compare historical hotel occupancy and average hotel revenues per room for specific weeks to the event-week in question to gauge the net spike in economic activity.
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An activity spike in the left prefrontal cortex--an "approach" response to the image of a Kit Kat chocolate bar--would suggest the subject is attracted to the brand image or message.
Those who believe the Olympics can bring lasting change to a city -- beyond the spike in economic activity during the event -- are often misguided, suggested economist Rob Baade of Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Other applications will monitor other types of activity such as a spike in traffic to parts of web sites or a change in inventory levels and post notifications.
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The alternative, that the carbon came from the volcanoes, is unlikely because the spike is much shorter than the period of volcanic activity.
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Also, there remain potential macro risks to the housing sector, which could include a spike in interest rates, which could slow down purchase activity.
And she predicted a post-Games "spike" in British people's participation rates in physical activity.
Given the that VIX spiked more than 11% higher on Friday, a spike in call volume is not too out of line for options activity.
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