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...analyst at BNP Paribas, says part of that difference is a function of factors like climate - you'll drink more sodas on a hot, sunny Florida day than on a drizzly, gray one in the Paris suburbs. While Euro Disney knows the U.S. isn't necessarily the best predictor of Continental attitudes toward amusement, both analysts and executives say there is room for spending growth...
...rankings have been a remarkably good predictor of seeding in the lower quarter of the bracket. In the last two years, out of the 32 automatic qualifiers picked to fill the bottom quarter of the bracket, only three earned a seed worse than their RPI-projected seed...
...also been a solid predictor of hosting. Two years ago, 15 of the top 16 teams in the RPI hosted. Last year, 14 of the top 16 teams in the RPI hosted and no host had an RPI ranking below...
...surprise everyone. He loves to defy conventional wisdom. "Senator No," as he's nicknamed in Washington, is proudest of the nominations he's single handedly held up and the votes he's cast as the chamber's lone conservative dissenter. His current campaign finances aren't an accurate predictor of his political future; if Helms seeks a sixth term, the cash will pour in from devoted conservatives all over the country faster than you can say "North Carolina barbecue." Helms could announce he's running again just to spite Ted Kennedy, The New York Times and The Raleigh News...
Psychiatric social worker Sue Kutz agrees. She conducted a study of new mothers in Boston, expecting to find that moms who adjusted best were those in relationships in which husband and wife were well attuned to each other. She discovered to her surprise, though, that a better predictor was the number of nearby relatives the new mother could call on for assistance...