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...would be fruitless to try to summarize in detail here the corpus of Klitgaard's analysis. Suffice it to say it is heavily quantitative, loathe to make categorical statements, and in general correctly skeptical of making too much of our ability to predict "success." But from his research, Klitgaard does hazard some striking and, in many ways, unsettling conclusions...
...weakness in the economy would make the plight of minority youths even worse. The Commerce Department reported last week that the index of leading economic indicators, a gauge that attempts to predict future business trends, dropped .2% in March, portending sluggishness for the rest of the year...
...much of a problem from here on in," Kathy Vignia said and Austrian went so far as to predict another 9-0 victory...
Scientists have refined their skills to the point where they now believe that under certain conditions they can predict an earthquake. Last week the U.S. Geological Survey for the first time pronounced an impending shake-up: the tiny ranch community of Parkfield, Calif. (pop. 34), has a more than 90% probability of being rocked within the next nine years by a tremor. Residents of the town, which lies along the San Andreas Fault, seem unconcerned. "We don't have any high-rise buildings," observes Duane Hamann, the hamlet's only schoolteacher. "We just better stay out from under...
...Boston, fat guys who only run after buses can tell you, in detail, all about the course layout, the previous winners, and the legendary heroes. Weathermen predict the order of finish. Everyone either runs the race or wishes he could...