Suu Kyi verdict tests ASEAN's resolve Aug 14, 2009
More importantly, the signing of the ASEAN charter showed a regional normative shift by the grouping towards commenting on the internal dynamics of members. This was seen when ASEAN declared that it is committed "to strengthen democracy, enhance good governance and the rule of law, to promote human rights and fundamental freedoms". (Asia Times Online)
Yale scientists develop 'gas gauge' to prevent pregnancy loss Aug 3, 2009
In addition to validating the equation, the team is also collecting EPV data from centers around the world to create the normative curves that doctors can use to determine if the placenta is normal, too small or even too big. I hope that the EPV test becomes routine for pregnant women, said Kliman. (EurekAlert!)
China dips its toe in the Black Sea Aug 1, 2009
He said, "I hope the administration of President Obama will proceed from the agreements reached in Moscow. We believe the attempts by some people from within the administration to pull all of us back into the past, the way that Vice President Joe Biden, a well-known politician, did it, are not normative.". Return to Reaganism Lavrov added, "Biden's interview with the Wall Street Journal seemed to have been copied from the speeches by leading officials of the George W Bush administration."... (Asia Times Online)
Rorschach's inkblots elicit emotional response on Wikipedia Jul 30, 2009
Yes, new inkblots could be used, these advocates concede, but those blots would not have had the research "the normative data," in the language of researchers that allows the answers to be put into a la 00004000 rger context ... Yes, new inkblots could be used, these advocates concede, but those blots would not have had the research "the normative data," in the language of researchers that allows the answers to be put into a larger context. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Don't panic! It's just an outbreak Jul 13, 2009
When we throw in the mix normative values in assessing, for example, whether a behavior is normal or abnormal, we are faced with a daunting task if we wish to maintain what we are doing is science. Q: Can you say a little about why you wrote about these cases of extraordinary social behavior. (USA Today -- Tech)
Loans for Economic Resuscitation: Where is NDC Job Creation Plan? Jul 12, 2009
Although positivist and normative economists do get the national policies on check, our failure in allocating the scarce resources on our kind of production-possibilities frontier effectively, is the major cause of our jerky trailing on foreign aids. Regardless of which side of the national economy one is watching - be it small picture or big picture - the difficulty of the caretaker to make the optimal allocation of the nations scarce resources, is one cause of economic failure. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Gay row 'may cause Church split' Jul 5, 2009
They are acting in a way that is not normative according to what God has revealed in the Bible. "The Bible's teaching shows that marriage is between a man and a woman. That is the way to express our sexual nature. "We welcome homosexuals, we don't want to exclude people, but we want them to repent and be changed. (BBC News)
Link found between history of periodontitis and cerebrovascular disease in men Jul 1, 2009
Led by Thomas Dietrich of the University of Birmingham School of Dentistry, and Elizabeth Krall of the Boston VA and the Boston University School of Dental Medicine, the study analyzed data from 1,137 men in the VA Normative Aging and Dental Longitudinal Study, an ongoing study begun in the 1960s with healthy male volunteers from the greater Boston area. A trained periodontist conducted dental exams every three years that included full mouth X-rays and periodontal probing at each tooth. (EurekAlert!)
Lowering the bar Jun 30, 2009
There was a time when certain values and presumptions were taken for granted and that they were normative was viewed as a good thing. Even those who didn t play by the rules weren t saying the rules were bad or oppressive or old fashion or whatever. (The American Conservative)
The Paradox Of Civilisation May 16, 2009
Even the Church has not been spared the acrimonious debate on the propriety of ordination of gay bishops, all on the altar of the vexed debate on absolutes of sexual preferences, even when such violates God's normative order. The point expressed here is not about turning one's back to mankind's collective gains, particularly the vast advances that have been recorded in science and technology, but to draw some clear lines to perplexing issues that remain unresolved as mankind continues his... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
A Supreme Court For All Americans May 14, 2009
Since then the trampling has only gotten worse, with Congress legislating more and more of our rights straight down the toilet, robbing both the states of internal self determination of culture and normative values and imposing a federal socialist state even on those states whose residents are increasingly taxed to prop up states who's own policies have failed them (e. g. those that received federal bailout money this year). (CBS News)
Douglas teen found strangled in Agua Prieta May 10, 2009
Last updated on Thursday, Apr 16, 2009 - 05:15:49 pm MDT Douglas, AZ. Douglas Dispatch Print Edition. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Somalia: Beyond Piracy - Next Steps to Stabilize the Country [document] May 8, 2009
Some may see a preference for checks and balances and constraints on government security forces as a normative agenda for human rights groups. But in Somalia it is also a cold realist calculation abusive security forces will undermine, not protect, the TFG. And as in 2007 and 2008, such forces will strengthen public support for the shabaab and other opposition and extremist groups. (allAfrica.com)
How Right Was Reagan? May 7, 2009
Nothing remained of the hilltop city as a metaphor for the church s teaching ministry, no place, that is, for the normative interpretation of these words from Matthew s gospel among Christians for centuries until they were co-opted by American politicians and their speechwriters. Reagan gave the fullest explanation of his use of the shining city on a hill near the end of his Farewell Address in 1989. (The American Conservative)
Choosing love in the time Apr 11, 2009
My prayer for all those who serve the state is that in their budget deliberations they define the normative principles that inform them. The governor's budget address began a difficult conversation that the state must have. (NJ.com -- Times)
Why Vermont's Marriage Equality Matters Apr 11, 2009
2] The authors cited that this may be due to same-sex couples "non- involvement in joint parenthood", "lower exposure to normative pressure about the necessity of life-long unions" as well as differing motivations for getting married. Posted by soldat44 at 7:32 PM : Apr 10, 2009. (CBS News)
Transcript of a Press Briefing by Caroline Atkinson, Director, External Relations Department, International Monetary Fund Apr 10, 2009
It's just a sort of factual view as opposed to a normative view. QUESTIONER: Caroline, do you expect the proposal to go to the Board on the SDR allocation before the IMF meetings or afterwards. (IMF News)
Journalists' Gratuitous Attempts To Butter Up White House Officials Apr 9, 2009
Atrios them as an artifact of "elite pristine journalism." Matthew Yglesias "the widespread social and professional acceptance of this kind of thing." Ezra Klein beat-sweeteners "tend to be positive because, well, the players haven't done anything yet" and defended them as "legitimate profiles with positive side effects." Such gum-beating is symptomatic of contemporary press criticism, which tends to define everything in terms of professional ethics because that's the only normative vocabulary... (Slate)
Solving the mystery of concussions Apr 9, 2009
You can compare data to some normative data if you don t have a baseline established, but you get so much better information if you do have that baseline, Valentine said. But this doesn t replace the other things we do when we ask them questions about symptoms like trouble concentrating, headaches, and difficulty with balance or sleeping. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Israel Is Committing National Suicide Mar 28, 2009
Evyatar Ben-Tzedef, a research associate at the International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism and former editor of the IDF publication Maarachot, said the phenomenon of custom-made T-shirts is a product of "the infantry's insane race to be unique. I, for example, had only one shirt that I received after the Yom Kippur War. It said on it, 'The School for Officers,' and that was it. What happened since then is a product of the decision to assign every unit an emblem and a beret. After all,... (Slate)
Sino-EU ties hijacked by Tibet issue Mar 27, 2009
By doing this the EU could display its image of "normative power", while also showing that it has the resources and will to spread its Western values to other countries even when the world economy is in recession. With the rise of the co-decision procedure in the EU, which places its council and parliament on an equal footing, the EU's parliament can to a certain extent impose its will on other institutions, especially on its executive institution, the EU Commission. (Asia Times Online)
NeuroFocus Launches NGame; New Suite of Neuromarketing Products and Services for the Videogame Industry Elite Mar 27, 2009
NeuroFocus has the largest number of patents, the most highly-acclaimed neuroscientists on staff and on its international advisory board, and the largest normative database of any neuromarketing firm worldwide. By measuring players' neurological reactions to games on a millisecond-by-millisecond basis, at the deep subconscious level of the brain, the NGame suite precisely determines how gamers interact with and respond to. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
10News Examines Sex Predator Treatment Program Mar 26, 2009
"We do physiological testing of both deviant and normative sexual arousal patterns," said Dr. Shannon Kelly of Coalinga State Hospital. Marshall uses a special machine that is sensitive to any physical arousal, as images and sounds of both children and adults are shown to the patient. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)
Sexting, Seduction and Spring Breaks Mar 18, 2009
Most astonishing, sexting is becoming a normative part of the dating scene and protocol among youngsters. Marian Merritt, who is Symantec's Internet safety advocate, writes and speaks about issues impacting the online security and safety of kids and families. (Townhall.com)
Re: Upper and Northern Regions: Stop blaming Government: Mar 15, 2009
In seeking social justice in development, all regions should ask for that justice in line with normative development debates. Thus, when northerners advocate for development it is not an exception and it does not stop others from advocating for their regions. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Cardinal Sean O'Malley cites progress made against clergy abuse Mar 13, 2009
"What we've been working on is getting them routinized, because there is so much abuse out there, this has to be more normative than special.". Michael Paulson can be reached at. (Boston Globe)
Transcript of a Conference Call on Canada’s 2009 Article IV Consultation Mar 12, 2009
We are talking about having a normative target or signal some big policy change for the medium term now ... We just mean now is the time to deal with the world crisis, not to set some normative targets for the medium term. (IMF News)
NeuroFocus Expands Into the UK and Europe Through Acquisition of Neuroco Mar 12, 2009
We found that in Neuroco. Our focus now is on blending our understanding of the unique needs of the UK and European markets with NeuroFocus' knowledge, technology, expert staff, and marketing experience to provide unmatched products and services to our clients who are hungry for the economic benefits of neuromarketing in these troubling economic times. (Canada Newswire)
Top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo on Monday called on the country's lawmakers to maintain the correct political orientation, stressing the "essential differences" between the system of China's people's congresses and Western capitalist countries' system of political power. • Highlights of NPC Standing Committee Chairman's report Mar 9, 2009
-- The NPC Standing Committee received a total of 475 normative documents to be filed and handled 86 suggestions from ordinary individuals and organizations concerning examination work. -- In the year to come, the NPC Standing Committee should improve oversight of economic work. (Xinhuanet, China)
Ten years in NATO – thanks, Canada Mar 6, 2009
The inclusion of a love for democracy and humankind in an internal government document poignantly conveys the normative intent of the project; Canada, historians agree, sought in NATO not just a military alliance but a blueprint for Western unity. Article 2, which envisages non-military relations between member states, became known as the Canada clause. (Globe and Mail)
Sun's Encryption Keys Going Open Source Feb 19, 2009
Robert Griffin, director of solution design for EMC's RSA Security unit, said that "defining KMIP at the low level that we have, using tag/length/value, does not preclude a higher-level expression using XML. We believe that it is necessary to express the normative protocol at this fundamental level to achieve interoperability across all environments that require security objects. But we look forward to working with Sun and others to establish higher-level expressions of the protocol as well.".... (SmallBusinessComputing)
New survey: Asia still likes America Feb 18, 2009
Overall, China faired much worse than expected in soft power - its political system, legal system, respect for human rights and normative appeal all scored very low in the eyes of Beijing's neighbors. Even its economic stance did not resonate in the region. (International Herald Tribune)
Relaxing the takeover code Feb 16, 2009
The amendment to the regulation should enable smoother and faster change of management of such companies on a normative basis. It will neutralise the criticism that a special dispensation was being created for Satyam Computer Services. (India Times)
Letters to the editor (Feb. 6) Feb 16, 2009
There are normative social influences that, for the time present, exist whether we wish them to or not. And these social norms (or "mores") dictate in large measure what laws can and cannot be reasonably enforced. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
The Green Grid: Improve Operational Efficiency Feb 12, 2009
This divergence in results suggests that a conservation effect is a function of electricity rates levels, rate design structure, regional attitudes towards energy conservation, information delivery mechanism (online and/or mailed delivery), and data presentation (graphical representation, normative and historical benchmark comparisons, choice of highlighted metrics, etc. . (Energy Pulse, CO)
God, Kim Jong-il and his son Feb 10, 2009
"When Jong-un's father Kim Jong-il purged his political rivals, he was only 25. That's certainly too young an age to carry out such a task, if we look at it from the outside world's view. But we need to consider that Jong-il grew up with a special privilege like a prince," Cheong said, and cautioned against using any outside normative gauge to assess North Korea. The former North Korean Workers' Party secretary Hwang Jang-yup, the highest North Korean official ever to defect to the South, once... (Asia Times Online)
Sasha Frere-Jones: Beyoncé, at last. Feb 9, 2009
Boys get to wear what they want, chase girls, and enjoy normative privilege. Y know the patriarchy. (New Yorker)
How the Dutch protect their prostitutes Feb 7, 2009
We should not expect our personal norms to be normative for society. Let's respect their choice. (BBC News)
