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"In the U.S., there is paranoia about vaccines
[for infants] that doesn't match the data. I would
call it hysterical."
-- Dr. Henry Binder, professor of medicine
and of cellular and molecular physiology,
"New Vaccine Fast-Tracked Into Mexico,"
Financial Times (London), Dec. 31, 2004.
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"Some of these invasives [non-native plant species] look beautiful in nature, and sometimes even more beautiful in paintings, but they are true pests. They can truly destroy an entire ecosystem."
-- Nico Cellinese, collections manager (botany)
at the Peabody Museum of Natural History,
"Beauty of the Beasts; Yale Exhibit Combines Art, Science to Call Attention to Problem of Invasive Plants," Hartford Courant, Jan. 14, 2005.
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"Herbs have been used in the Orient for 2,000 years with clear efficacy. Experience was passed down from generation to generation to generation. My great-grandfather was a Chinese herbalist."
-- Edward Chu, professor of medicine and of pharmacology, "Yale Doctors Say Herbal Blend Can Help Cancer Patients," Associated Press, Dec. 23, 2004.
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"We are moving into a period in U.S. history where there is a broad awakening to and re-evaluation of the involvement of faith in public life."
-- Serene Jones, the Titus Street Professor of Theology, professor of women's, gender and sexuality studies and of African American studies, "Seminary Enrollments Up, though Full-Time Jobs Are Hard To Come By," Associated Press, Dec. 23, 2004.
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"We sing 'the sons of Eli' when the sons of Eli aren't even on the field."
-- Thomas C. Duffy, director of University Bands and adjunct professor of music, about the inappropriateness of some standard fight songs at all-female events, "When Sis-Boom-Bah Falls Short," The New York Times, Dec. 30, 2004.
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"Some of the risks [of using pesticides] are so significant that you could not presume labels are an adequate way to manage that risk."
-- John Wargo, professor of environmental risk analysis and policy and of political science, on the ineffectiveness of warning labels in preventing inappropriate use of pesticides, "Lobstermen Cast Their Nets Toward Litigation; Die-Off Tied to Pesticide Label?" Newsday (New York), Dec. 28, 2004.
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"Research shows that most people don't maintain their weight loss on the first few attempts -- that's why an individual needs to keep trying, making small, effective changes that will last."
-- Diane Berry, postdoctoral fellow at the School of Nursing, "Past Failures Can Hold Key to Working Diet," Richmond Times Dispatch (Virginia), Dec. 29, 2004.
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"For many years, addictive behavior like gambling has been viewed as a sin or a vice. It is only recently that people have begun to think about the biological mechanisms that might predispose someone to develop problems with gambling."
-- Dr. Marc Potenza, assistant professor of psychiatry, "A Winning Therapy? S.D. Firm Hopes To Market a Drug To Treat Gambling Addiction," The San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 31, 2004.
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"Common sense is a life skill. It defines your ability to adapt successfully to the challenges you face in everyday life. It's just as important as, if not more important than, book smarts. And it's never too late to start enhancing your common sense."
-- Robert J. Sternberg, the IBM Professor of Psychology and Education, "Start Specific and Small When Organizing Tasks," Copley News Service, Jan. 2, 2005.
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"Unless a change can be achieved in attitudes towards America, the progress of globalization will, at best, be impeded. At worst, there will be a retreat."
-- Paul Bracken, professor of management and of political science, "Commentary -- Managing 'Anti-Americanism,'" Traffic World, Jan. 10, 2005.
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"Auto manufacturers are basically absolutely liable anytime there's a serious accident. They will always be sued, and they will always have to settle the case in some way. ... That means that auto prices have to increase. That litigation has no effect on safety, it has no effect on the redesign of automobiles. ... The litigation has no effect whatsoever. It simply adds to the cost [of cars]."
-- George Priest, the John M. Olin Professor of Law and Economics, on the consequences of excess litigation in the United States, "A Shorter Leash For Trial Lawyers," Investor's Business Daily, Jan. 6, 2005.
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"The disruptive and unwelcome presence of Britain's many aliens has always been explained in racial terms as an invasion. ... In the grip of melancholia and xenophobia, Britain can quietly concede that it doesn't much like aliens, blacks, foreigners, Muslims and other interlopers, but then become uncomfortable because it doesn't like the things it learns about itself when it gives vent to long-submerged feelings of hostility and hatred."
-- Paul Gilroy, the Charlotte Marion Saden Professor of Sociology and African American Studies, in his article, "From a Colonial Past to a New Multiculturalism," Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 7, 2005.
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"This is a Justice Department with a blatantly political agenda which sees its task as translating right-wing ideology into proposed constitutional law."
-- Robert Post, the David Boies Professor of Law, "Bush Lawyers Target Gun Control's Legal Rationale," The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 7, 2005.
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"The point of these trials [of corporate leaders] is to signal to other CEOs that, while the corporate governance system is broken and the chances of detection are depressingly slim, the consequences of discovery are so dire that it's irrational to engage in fraud."
-- Jonathan R. Macey, professor of law, "Fraud Cases Focus on Top Executives; Trial of WorldCom's Ebbers Starts Tomorrow," The Washington Post, Jan. 18, 2005.
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"People were in the hospital for much longer stays back then, so [nurses] got to know them. You could just tell so much about how they were doing by observing them. The doctors depended on our assessments. It's been said that a good nurse without a doctor is better than the best doctor without a nurse."
-- Dorothy Sexton, professor emeritus of nursing, "St. Raphael's School of Nursing May Be Gone, but Area Grads Have Not Forgotten," New Haven Register, Jan. 9, 2005.
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"The current debate about Social Security reform will often be mind-numbing in its complexity. Benefit formulas, battling indices, earnings forecasts and debt projections will fly thick and fast. But make no mistake. While the devil is often in the details, the real debate is about values, about what kind of nation we think we are -- one that recognizes obligations of mutual support and collective responsibility, or one dedicated entirely to the individual pursuit of private wealth."
-- Ted Marmor, professor of public policy and management and of political science, and Jerry Mashaw, Sterling Professor of Law, in their article, "Private Ownership, Collective Default; The Bush Proposals for Social Security Are About Dismantling the Current System -- and Not Saving It," Newsday (New York), Jan. 10, 2005.
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"The skyscraper seems to have even more power now as a symbol of modernization. I think the skyscraper is back. But is it back in the same way? No."
-- Robert A.M. Stern, dean of the School of Architecture, "Kissing The Sky; It Used To Be that the Only Way to Build a Skyscraper Was Up," Time, Dec. 27, 2004.
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"Latin America must accept that in order to grow it cannot have it both ways: investing little and investing wrong."
-- Ernesto Zedillo, director of the Center for the Study of Globalization, in his article, "Latin American Puzzles; Ernesto Zedillo Calls for Deeper Reforms in Latin America," Forbes, Jan. 10, 2005.
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"The vast majority of the public thinks that government does too much to regulate the economy, with the exception of healthcare. ... Yet, the very same people who think the government is much too intrusive in other domains think that in healthcare it just doesn't do enough."
-- Mark Schlesinger, associate professor of public health, "Dietary Rules Heighten Food Fight Over FDA," Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 13, 2005.
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"The band adds a certain atmosphere that is synonymous with college hockey. I would say I've seen it on the increase. When you go to a college venue and school is in session, it's odd not to hear a college pep band now."
-- Wayne Dean, associate director of athletics, "Band Strikes a Chord with Fans," The Times Union (Albany), Jan. 13, 2005.
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"Usually a quarter of the people will notice their mood changes and their energy level is down when the weather is [cloudy and rainy]. At least when it snows, the sun reflects off the snow and you get light that's almost as bright as summer. When it's raining like that, all you have left are mud puddles. Unless you have a taste for mud soccer, you really can't do much outside."
-- Dr. Dan Oren, adjunct associate professor of psychiatry, "Wet and Gloomy if It Seems Downright Depressing -- Even More of a Downer than the Normally Cold, Slightly Snowy Winter We're Used To -- That's Because It Is," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan. 12, 2005.
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"It seems to me the Bill of Rights clearly anticipated that when a person is charged with criminal conduct, that's got to be proved beyond a reasonable doubt and presented to a jury."
-- Kate Stith, the Lafayette S. Foster Professor of Law, on recently struck-down federal sentencing guidelines that penalized defendants for acts that were never admitted to or proven beyond reasonable doubt, "Federal Judges Get Free Rein; Sentencing Guidelines Become Optional After High Court Strikes Them Down," San Antonio Express-News (Texas), Jan. 13, 2005.
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"Very young children (generally those 7 and under) do not need to see images of dead bodies and destruction. It is an unfair burden and one that may serve very little purpose."
-- Dr. Steven Marans, the Harris Associate Professor of Child Psychoanalysis, "Little Kids, Big Fears; Tuning In to Feelings and Tuning Out Tsunami Coverage Can Help Protect Children from Waves of Anxiety," Times-Picayune (New Orleans), Jan. 10, 2005.
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