New Normal? - Seeking better answers to climate change

Seeking better answers to climate change, extreme weather questions Washington Post (blog) Reporters and members of the public wanted to know: has climate change vaulted us into a new normal, as some climate scientists have warned for years, in which these kinds of devastating events will occur more frequently, and be more severe? ...

Why Aren't We Sustainable? CSRwire.com (press release) (blog) How can we accelerate the transition to a bright, new normal? Social factors such as advertising, TV and widespread adoption of the “good life” got us into this mess, and social factors will get us out. We'll create a more sensible way of living by ...

Boehner on Obama deficit plans: Tells Fox Business, "I don't think I would ... Chicago Sun-Times (blog) "I don't know what the new normal is, but America's job creators are essentially on strike. They look at all of these regulations coming out of Washington to job creators, causing them to be scared to death. Secondly, they have no idea what the tax ...

Pakistan floods, Part II Christian Science Monitor Whether outsized monsoon season floods are part of a “new normal” for Pakistan remains to be seen. Military planners in the US and elsewhere are already trying to get a handle on how changing climates may affect various countries and, as a result, ...

World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick :“Beyond Aid” ACTmedia The New Normal will be dynamic, not fixed – with more countries rising and shaping the multilateral system. Some states may falter, too. The rising economies will be joining new networks in diverse combinations and changing patterns. ...

Volatile weather patterns throw a wrench in planting, harvest seasons Journal and Courier "However, the new normal season is an abnormal season. There is no normal anymore." The latest crop report released Sept. 12 by the US Department of Agriculture forecasts Indiana's average corn yield at 145 bushels per acre this year, down five bushels ...

Embrace social networking and consumer devices, but watch your legal back CSO (blog) We are getting a much better baseline of user activity, which can help us understand the new normal so we can more effectively identify today's abnormal activity." He noted the conundrum we face: Company leaders tend to see social networking as a waste ...

Coming Clash of the Middle Classes Carnegie Endowment for International Peace One of the realities of the new normal in the world economy is that the peaceful coexistence with inequality has ended. The 1990s and beyond created a tolerance for inequality that is no longer there. A lot of the protests and the demonstrations that ...

Philippine economy decelerating amid global turmoil World Socialist Web Site Analysts were trumpeting a “new normal” of high growth for the country. President Benigno Aquino pledged to boost growth by as much as 8 percent annually. Now these forecasts and plans are in tatters. The slump began from the second quarter last year, ...

Decide on Role, Size of Government The Ledger While we await rational discussion, we increasingly accept squalor as the new normal — potholes, decaying bridges, inconvenient transit systems, run-down airports, ineffective schools and rural as well as urban poverty. [ William L. Holahan, Ph.D., ...

That sinking feeling The Daily Deal With portfolios more firmly positioned for our industry's new normal, we look forward to the next wave of private equity conversation: how GPs seek to balance the economic realities of LP fee pressures with a real need for an expansive (and potentially ...

Floods Create Uncertainty for Home, Job WETM-TV As headway is being made on cleanup efforts, the Valley community is left trying to establish a new normal. “Going back to work, kids going back to school, stuff like that. Getting on right path with clean up down, trying to get back to normal ...

Before you judge, consider 600 who lined up for 50 jobs in Bridgeton The Bridgeton News - NJ.com If life on the public dole is the “new normal” for your average Bridgetonian, the message was missed by these people of all shapes, sizes and colors, who were standing on those lines waiting to fill out their job applications. ...

Six Questions for Brickman Group's Bogan GlobeSt.com Thus, in order to adjust to the “new normal,” businesses like Brickman have had to work very hard to reduce costs and increase efficiencies. GlobeSt.com: Tell me a bit more about what Brickman brings to the table? What do you offer? ...

Flood warning system proves invaluable WCAX With the ever more frequent flooding, businesses owners like Brewer say they have been forced to adapt to a new normal, deploying pumps and moving inventory elsewhere. In the wake of Irene communities once considered safe are re-evaluating what they ...

Climate Issues Important But Less Urgent for Sustainability Pros GreenBiz.com It's possible, Erikson said, that the concerns have become "accepted as the new normal ... and the perceived of the landscape of the future." "My take is the drop was more significant between 2009 and 2010 and less so between 2010 and 2011," Coulter...

Editorial: An 8-year-old faces life without parents. Whose problem is it? STLtoday.com Mr. Quinn is a decent man, but this is the new normal. We cut funding for mental health services. We treat welfare recipients like criminals. We talk about supporting schools, but we have little will to fund them. The truth is that we have a choice, ...

UAW Entry-Level “Tier Two” Workers Get Pay Bump Truth About Cars But the sooner the union shares the burden of the “new normal” equally across its entire membership, the better. This is a step in the right direction, but as long as some brothers are more equal than others, it's going to be tough to talk transplant ...

What the Lost Decade of Wages Means for Colleges and Their Graduates Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) (blog) One president of a very tuition-dependent private college told me in a conversation over the summer the new normal for his institution is 3 percent annual tuition growth. While maybe reasonable to him considering the recent past, I asked if a rate that ...

Overweight is the New Normal Weight By Julie A new report obesity trends report warned us that, if trends in the U.S. waistline continue as they are, 50 percent of our population would be obese by 2030. There are many reasons why overweight and obesity are such problems right now. Appetite for Health

Watch Online: Different is the New Normal | THIRTEEN By Michelle Michalos A film exploring the courage and triumph of Ariel Small, a teen growing up with Tourette Syndrome. THIRTEEN

PointRoll is now MRC certified! | PointRoll - Make an Impression By George Thomas We anticipate that future certification guidelines will evolve as Mobile devices become the new PC and online TV viewing becomes the new normal. Rest assured that PointRoll will be on the forefront of the evolving guidelines, as we continue ... PointRoll - Make an Impression

Film Shows Tourette's Can't Thwart Teen's Dreams disability news ... By admin Different Is the New Normal follows the adolescence of Ariel Small, whose family learned he has Tourette syndrome when he was five years old –- noticing his unique motor tics such as blinking. His parents, Robin and David Small, who ... disability news | assistive technolog...

Currency in Focus: The Biggest Movers in the Currency World By Abe Cofnas Last week I reviewed the fact that big moves in markets are a “new normal” for investors to consider. As my research proved, one-week moves happen frequently, making weekly binaries perfect instruments to play them. The first installment ... Penny Sleuth

Lessons Learned from the Great Recession « By georgeespy With little consensus about what the “new normal” will mean for philanthropy, and in an effort to prepare for what may yet come to pass, it may be useful to see what lessons OGF members have learned from the experimentation of the recent ...