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...phenomenon that famously led Pavlov's dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell, which they had learned to associate with food--and of habituation, in which we unconsciously file away unchanging features of the environment so we can pay closer attention to what's new and different upon encountering a new experience...
...value of vaccinations is most obvious to those who remember row upon row of iron lungs occupied by victims of polio epidemics and the quarantine signs posted on the homes of people stricken by diphtheria, whooping cough, smallpox and measles. Of these scourges, smallpox has been wiped out and the others have become rare and largely preventable through the use of vaccines. Says Duke University pediatrics professor Samuel Katz, a leading authority on vaccines: "Immunization is the single intervention that has most dramatically reduced childhood morbidity and mortality...
...follicles. The most recently shorn is Felicity star KERI RUSSELL, who, by cutting her hair, banished one of the highlights of her show's first season. In the tidal wave of fame that followed the release of Pretty Woman, JULIA ROBERTS got cropped. And GWYNETH PALTROW ditched her do upon garnering acclaim for Emma. Maybe it's just a way to avert fallout...
...months old and is thrilled to the tips of her toes by dogs, any dog, but particularly the neighbors' golden Lab, Tula. She toddles toward her and reaches out to touch, jabbering endearments, trembling for joy. What you or I would feel if an angel appeared, my daughter feels upon meeting...
...will split the sales proceeds with Amazon. The movie was shot over 20 days in New York using mostly borrowed equipment. Sokolow and Lobl, who paid for the film to be recorded onto vhs cassettes, need to make $100,000 just to pay back investors. "I cannot impress upon you," says Sokolow, "how poor...