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...team had hoped to be able to predict accurately both how people would test and how they would cope on receiving the results. "So far," says Brandt, "it's been a bust." The only predictor of test results remains age; since HD typically hits between ages 30 and 50, the older the person, the higher the chance of a negative result. As for predicting people's reactions, most preliminary hypotheses have been replaced by new ones. Contrary to expectations, for instance, married people have a harder time coping with bad news than singles (perhaps they worry about becoming a burden...
...been proved yet," says Ralph Smith, whose family operates seven chicken houses on the Eastern Shore. "They're pointing fingers our way, but it's probably a combination of things." The poultry industry has already reacted angrily to calls for mandatory nutrient-management legislation, and followers of state politics predict it will use its clout in the legislature to fight any new restrictions. "Poultry farmers are a small voting bloc, and many don't make a lot of money, but the poultry industry is very wealthy and has been very active in politics," says Paul Herrnson, professor of government...
Since it is not possible to predict an attrition rate, the housing office uses past rates as a guide, which Dingman compared to the methods used to price a stock...
...gaffe after another--remember the mess over busy signals?--leaving Case exhausted and his critics smirking. When he called a reporter while on his way to Japan one day last spring, his enthusiastic charm had folded. "Look," he snapped, "what I've figured out is that I can predict the future. I just can't predict when...
...other casualty of the shooting may yet be the cordial relations between the Argentines and their Virginia friends and employers. The Virginians speak of Cummings' gentleness. Some of the Argentines predict bitterly that she will get off. "She had the power in the relationship," says local pro Rodrigo Salinas. "She had the money." But if the horse-crazy Virginians want to sustain their polo culture, they will probably find some way to patch things up. After all, it is the Argentines who score most of the goals...