Word: predictioneer
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Some students said they feared the prophecy might be self-fulfilling. Berry said she worries that "some lunatic is going to hear this prediction and think it's his personal calling."
But limitations on loans and investments did hurt. About half the American companies that once operated in South Africa have pulled out, and the value of their holdings has shrunk from $2.5 billion to $1 billion. South Africa currently suffers a net capital outflow of about $2 billion a year...
Even under the best of circumstances, weather prediction is an inexact science. Because the upper atmosphere is subject to countless fluctuations, mathematicians say the theoretical limit for a reasonably accurate forecast is less than two weeks. But within this time frame, a number of innovations have enhanced the meteorologist's...
How did the Weather Service get into such a mess? Part of the problem is bureaucratic: the NWS falls under the sway of the Commerce Department, which has never shown much understanding of or interest in the science or technology of weather prediction. Pinched by tight budgets and layoffs over...
Now, in 1991, Deeley's prediction is on the verge of becoming a reality. Politicians on Capital Hill and in the White House are calling for stricter regulations, including a possible cap on overhead rates nationwide.