Word: normalization
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...Thais will attempt to label you by your appearance and may expect you to behave in ways that they have previously experienced with people similar to you. This is a normal reaction to your strangeness...
...tiny caviar-like balls. The use of scientific techniques—often referred to as molecular gastronomy or molecular cooking—has formed a basis for the cuisine Adrià serves at elBulli. “In Spain, in high-end cuisine, this is starting to be normal,” he said with the aid of a translator. “It is a new language, and people understand it or they don’t.” Roberto G. Kolter, a professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at Harvard Medical School, who also served...
...Sengeh says. Between now and next fall, the close-knit team will work on ensuring the right technologies are brought to the right locations. And maybe—if they have enough time—they’ll get some time to act like normal college students...
...Chinese government's approach to 'modernization' has proven disastrous," the charter states. "It has stripped people of their rights, destroyed their dignity and corrupted normal human intercourse. So we ask: Where is China headed in the 21st century? Will it continue with 'modernization' under authoritarian rule, or will it embrace universal human values, join the mainstream of civilized nations and build a democratic system? There can be no avoiding these questions...
...South Asia Terrorism Portal, dismisses what he calls the "small, incremental" steps taken thus far. "There may be some symbolic movements to hold them up to the public for political impact. But that's it," he says. "We need manpower and technology and matériel on war footing. Normal bureaucratic practice will not work; we need to reinvent procedures. It can be done overnight ... if you are flexible and in action mode." Even after the Mumbai carnage, he claims, the requisite political will and sense of urgency remain lacking. "We have such an incoherent and incapable leadership, and across...