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...always been hard to predict. The group has, since its start, been drawn to the outrageous, but since all three members have a sort of charming, impish glow about them, they get away with things that groups with less charm and impishness would be castigated for. For example, while promoting their first album, Ooooooohhh...on the TLC Tip, the members sported condoms affixed to their clothes. The group's second album, CrazySexyCool, did something even more unexpected: it sold 10 million copies. This week the trio is poised to release its third CD, Fan Mail. With the CD's arrival...
...Celebrity Deathmatch face-off between Alanis Morissette and Shirley Manson of Garbage, the battle would rage to the very finish. Each singer has talent and appeal, each woman has confidence and poise. With such an even playing field, it would be difficult to predict a possible victor before match time. Admittedly, allegiances among fans are inevitable and sides would be taken. Morissette is certainly more popular in mainstream music, and Manson's Garbage is universally revered among rock critics. But even with these loyalties, the battle would be too close to call...
...Fortunately, [Tarantino's] films come from avoice that speaks honestly, respectfully anddoesn't always say the same thing," he said. "Ithink that people like to be mystified and not beable to predict what is coming next in a film...
Avery would not comment on these specificcases, but said that in general she never attemptsto predict the outcome of Ad Board proceedings,although she does sometimes give her opinionsabout the possible outcomes...
This could be especially true of disadvantaged students, who routinely score much lower on these tests. "If you give me the income tax returns of all the students being tested," says Kitty Kelly Epstein, who teaches education at California's Holy Names College, "I could predict how they would score and save millions of dollars." Well-off New York City parents hire tutors to give their kids a leg up, while poorer students depend on the goodwill of teachers generous enough to tutor them after school...