Word: norms
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...some ways the story of Obama's victory was written in the turnout numbers. Democratic party officials said that turnout exceeded 218,000, a jump of nearly 100,000 - or nearly 80% - over 2004. A variety of precincts sites around Des Moines reported turnout two or three times the norm, with some would-be caucusers being turned away or precinct captains running out of registration forms. Obama's supporters swamped some sites...
...will finish this list with a quote from Jean-Luc Godard: "Culture is the norm, art is the exception...
...battle. Americans may say they hate their long commute, but there's little evidence that they're eager to abandon a lifestyle built around the car. If one city could represent the opposite of New Urbanism, it would be sprawling, decentralized Atlanta, where extreme commuting is fast becoming the norm. (Coincidence or not, Atlanta is one of the fastest growing metro areas in the U.S.) And sprawl is spreading overseas, to developing nations like China that are fast abandoning traditional, dense neighborhoods as they fall in love with the car. "We'll design a community for [Chinese clients] that...
...light-hearted—One posted recently reveals one person’s fear that his neighbor’s dog is a white supremacist.HRCF’s event was not intended to have entertainment or artistic value, and yet its aim was something rather outside the Christian norm, reflecting the group’s tendency toward secular therapy and a culture of sharing. The notion of public confession is somewhat counter to Christian doctrine: Although the Bible does tell Christians to seek spiritual accountability through the confession of sins, the command is a call for confession to God?...
...share of part-time and full-time non-tenure-track faculty in all U.S. degree-granting institutions jumped from 43 percent to 68 percent, according to figures from a report by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). While increasing numbers of non-tenured faculty may be the norm at other colleges, Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) consists mostly of professors with tenure or those who are on the path to tenure. “It’s quite the opposite at Harvard,” said Brian W. Casey, the FAS associate dean...