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...positive reinforcement: "We focus on what we like them to do." Indeed, he says, when Peters was dragged down, the trainer sought to calm Kasatka rather than do anything that would agitate her further. He rubbed her comfortingly in order to extricate himself, even as he struggled for breath. (See the top 10 animal stories...
...shopping frenzy you'll be operating at high speed. You grab some clothes, try them on (or not), maneuver your way to the shortest line at checkout. The quicker you get it done, the quicker you can pretend it didn't happen. So pause. Take a deep breath. Ask the opinion of the person in the next dressing room. Go to the bathroom if you can't think of anything else. What you're really doing is putting a little space between yourself and this purchase...
Vesper is a completely different kind of woman. Compared to the transparent hotties that populated earlier 007 films, she is as complex as the red wine she and Bond share at their first meeting. The other femmes seem to have conflicting sexual and emotional maturities, perpetually a breath away from ripping off designer dresses while simultaneously enjoying the psychological naïveté of four-year-olds...
There's a reason why Iraqis aren't holding their breath over the Amman summit: Viewed from Baghdad, both George Bush and Nuri al-Maliki are lame ducks. As he winds down his second term, the American president is burdened with a hostile Senate and Congress - not to mention mounting public dissatisfaction with his performance. The Iraqi Prime Minister is less than six months into his first term, and already he faces the same problems...
...According to the latest figures released by UNAIDS last week, 530,000 children under the age of 15 contracted HIV in the past year, most from their HIV-positive mothers who pass along the virus during birth. With their first breath, these children are born fighting for their lives. And while ever more life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) drugs are moving into places like Africa, thanks to the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the Global Fund, there just aren't enough doctors in these regions familiar with treating kids to use these drugs properly...