And so, when it finally happened, because it was bound to happen, we all knew it was only a matter of time, we felt, in the midst of our curiosity and terror, a certain calm, the calm of familiarity, we knew what was expected of us, at such a moment.

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Over-the-top weddings are regularly fawned over by the mass media, with everyone from Chelsea Clinton to Kim Kardashian celebrating their unions with multi-million dollar bashes and, by implication, upping what is expected for all of us.

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The whole Pop Idol thing may be geared for commercial gain, but there can be no doubt that it will also raise the standard of what is expected from emerging artists too, which benefits us all.

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These types are useful for us to identify to prevent many misunderstandings of what is expected from the coaching dynamic.

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While I suspect Americans will reach their own conclusions as to who should bear the greatest responsibility for security failures, if such failures are found to have existed, the issue of what the White House knew versus what they told us can be expected to dominate the conversation.

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