Word: unorthodox
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...schools that are failing will have a vested interest in fixing these schools because educated citizens and workers make the state stronger; there is no reason for the federal government to get involved unless states ask for help.These regulations even usher in the threat of censorship. Many universities have unorthodox views, whether very conservative or very liberal, or even completely off the political spectrum. If the federal government imposes a curriculum, which is essentially what standardized testing does, it will limit the way schools can teach and even what they are allowed to teach because they will have to pander...
When scientists at Sanofi-Aventis took on the challenge of developing a weight-loss drug, they chose an unusual approach. Instead of studying ways to curb the body's natural desire to eat, they decided to home in on the very biological circuits that activate hunger. Even more unorthodox was the craving phenomenon they decided to analyze: the marijuana munchies. If marijuana can trigger the appetite, then perhaps that system could be coaxed into switching...
...written extensively on church growth, says, "I have no problem with where a church meets, [but] I do think that there are some house churches that, in their desire to move in different directions, have perhaps moved from biblical accountability." In extreme circumstances home churches dominated by magnetic but unorthodox leaders can shade over the line into cults...
...Jung says he's resisted the pressure and has made no changes to his production. Still, the heat caused some of his financing to dry up, forcing him to raise additional funds in a rather unorthodox manner: in return for a loan of about $20,000 from one backer, he says, he put his kidney?yes, his kidney?up as collateral...
...podcasting are changing the way music is distributed. You don’t need commercial radio or record labels to get your songs out—you can just put up some mp3s for fans. Our decision to release half of our record for free isn’t unorthodox. Bands like Deerhoof and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have gotten a lot of exposure for doing that.” This internet egalitarianism is a response to their feelings of the confinement of the Harvard rock scene. “Harvard lacks the infrastructure for a real scene, especially...