Word: normalization
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...since, despite complaints about the euro, there have been no such drastic side effects. From retail sales to savings patterns, the data appears normal. "There are no indicators that something terrible happened," says Enrico Giovannini, the former head of the Italian statistics office who now works at the O.E.C.D. in Paris...
Still, problems arose in the layering of foreground and background, which at times was dizzying, and the fact that the ball's rapid movements prevented it from ever coming into focus. And there are other hurdles to overcome; the technology requires twice the normal bandwidth of a regular HD broadcast, which satellite and cable carriers aren't likely to offer until there is enough content (now there isn't any), and the NBA will need to plow a lot of money into development if it wants to expand the technology's reach...
...Sure, freshmen could go out and buy a Finale cake to enjoy with a small group of friends. But the UC isn’t in the business of providing scrumptious study breaks—proctors are. The UC party grants are designed to create some semblance of a normal college social life, something that freshman generally cannot provide without violating College regulations. In addition, it should come as little surprise that freshman parties are attended almost exclusively by, well, freshmen. Furthermore, the targeted party fund increases will only provide yet another opportunity for freshmen to remain isolated from...
...close friends. Promoting the frequently portrayed image of the Harvard student as overstressed, self-involved, and unable to naturally cultivate relationships does not set a good example for either group: Those who fall prey to personal stress and procrastination or those of us who have discovered how to lead normal lives while doing (nearly) as much work as everyone else. MICHAEL C. PADGETT ’07 Cambridge, Mass. January...
...Adi”). As the family—of which each member, with the notable exception of Adolf, is portrayed with remarkable clarity and complexity—works and grows, the strong-headed eldest son rebels, the motherly sister matures, and young Adi lives a relatively normal life only occasionally punctuated by hints of his menace. Oh, and they raise a lot of bees.How did this result in one of the most evil men in history? I still don’t know, because Mailer’s answer is that it didn’t—it didn?...