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...Initially, political scientists studied how institutions shaped human behavior. American scholars, in particular, examined the Constitution’s influence on legislators. In the 1950s, however, “behavioralists,” led by Robert Dahl, revolted. Human behavior shaped institutions, they argued, so political science could predict future events by analyzing motivations, which seemed more useful than quaint debates over checks and balances...
...emergency workers and volunteers began to search for survivors under the rubble in L'Aquila on Monday morning, perennial questions were already brewing over the sometimes slipshod building standards in Italy and the latest methods used for trying to predict when the earth will shake. Indeed, a little-noticed controversy had erupted the week before, after Giampaolo Giuliani, a seismologist at the nearby Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Abruzzo, predicted, following months of small tremors in the area, that a much bigger jolt was on its way. The researcher had said that a "disastrous" earthquake would strike on March...
...substances they chose to introduce into their systems that day. Although SANOSON offers therapies comprised generally in lyric-less, original compositions, one can’t help but relate the researchers’ clinical findings to one’s own musical habits. It’s hard to predict, for instance, how a swig of Sara Bareilles will pair with a rip of Ratatat. Whatever the blend, it will define the collective mood for the day. These most recent developments by SANOSON are exciting for the simple reason that we all know the raw power music has to influence...
...with so little time "to change the world" - Merkel's stated ambition for the G-20 meeting - what concrete proposals are likely to be agreed? Officials confidently predict that there will be progress in reforming resources for financial institutions. In particular, they expect more than $100 billion in support for trade finance to be agreed, along with a doubling of resources for the IMF. Japan and the EU have already promised additional funds and more countries are expected to pledge additional money during the afternoon. The details on financial regulation are still being discussed but a 7-page addendum...
...analyst at leading Russian investment bank Troika Dialog. "Overall, the luxury market really struggled in December and January, since the consumer was feeling quite under the weather. In March, we have been seeing some signs of stabilization, but we are not sure this is a trend. No one can predict when this will end." (See pictures of Paris couture...