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...declined, however, to predict when a new chief will be chosen because "for an appointment which touches all parts of the campus as this one does, I would prefer to not feel or not have the community feel it is operating under a specific deadline...
Earthquakes may get more press, but hurricanes can be far more destructive. "They are," Gray says, "the biggest natural threat facing the U.S." Nobody can predict whether a given storm will blast through a city or dissipate harmlessly at sea. But it doesn't take an atmospheric scientist to realize that the more storms there are, the greater the danger of disaster...
...early to predict, however, whether this rare elixir (called leptin, after the Greek leptos, meaning slender) will be a stunning pharmaceutical success or just another "miracle" cure that never pans out. Even if all goes well, it could be five to 10 years before leptin is approved for human use. Researchers must first demonstrate that leptin benefits people as well as rodents and that it causes no serious side effects...
...diagnostic test for the HGE bacterium has been slow. One of the companies that funded some of the key research has filed for bankruptcy. So far, only the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta and one other research lab have access to the bacterial samples. Experts cannot predict when an accurate diagnostic test will be available...
Some commentators predict that the anticamera sentiment will subside once the Simpson jury reaches a verdict. "After that happens, I suspect courts will become more permissive again," says professor James Carey of the Columbia School of Journalism. But will America's pool of potential witnesses prove so resilient? "Would I do it again if I had known?" asks Fenjves. "I don't know...