Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Abnormal is the new normal

Abnormal is the new normal for the Toronto Raptors
National Post (blog)
Some have suggested that DeMar DeRozan is too bashful of a young man to be a leader. Casey defended him against those charges, saying DeRozan was both humourous and vocal. In a typical pre-season of seven or eight games, the first half is used for ...

National Post (blog)

Imperium Watch: Frugal Is Cool
Valley Advocate
The spikes in those businesses are hardly enough to lift the general economy, but they're a sign of change. Time's findings were summed up in the title of its article: "The Frugal 'New Normal' Has Become the Norm.""

A new era at Jacobsen
Golf Course Industry Magazine
What's your take on the “new normal” in the US golf market and how it impacts companies like Jacobsen? There has been a structural shift in buying habits. We used to be able to count on equipment churning every five years. In today's market, they just...

Golf Course Industry Magazine

Global Volatility Drives Break-Out Business for Steelwedge Software in 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
In 2011, business planning for global organizations became a significantly bigger headache as uncertainly became the "new normal." Executives -- grappling with how to course-correct their enterprises -- are increasingly turning to Steelwedge. ...

Permanent wounds
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
Life, as Marianne says, “is different; a new normal.” “I think of life in two ways,” she said. “Life when Mikey was alive, and life after he was killed.” The Clearys, both 65, have four other children – Erin, 42, Shannon, 41, Kelly, 37, and Patrick, ...

Wilkes Barre Times-Leader

Bolder Giving Nonprofit - Twelve Leading Givers of 2011
MarketWatch (press release)
Almost everyone has the potential to give more and the twelve individuals we spotlighted during 2011 are modeling a new 'normal' of bold giving for us all." Abigail Disney - Walt Disney's grandniece knows that life can be far from a fairy tale; ...

Senate Blocks Infrastructure Bank Measure
Water World
The National Association of Counties (NACo) has reported that counties appear to be settling into the "new normal" of revenue, staffing and service delivery levels after years of revenue losses in a struggling economy. NACo said its latest survey ...

Climate Change Creates Need for Better Extreme Weather Preparation, Experts Say
Insurance News Net (press release)
"We don't know yet what the new normal is going to be," Nutter said, "but the industry sees a pattern of losses that is rather extraordinary." Given that situation, it is essential to be more forward-looking in risk assessment, he said. ...

Don't settle for the check mark. Embrace cloud strategically, not tactically.
Wired News
This isn't because it is a fad that will fade, but because it will actually be the new normal. IT services will be primarily self-service, dynamically provisioned, highly-elastic, usage-metered and delivered from a multi-use pool of resources. ...

Not such a wonderful life: For people who are grieving, holidays can be ...
Montgomery Advertiser
"We have to create new ways (to live), because we have a new normal." For example, McDermott said that after her mother died in 2005, the family changed the way they celebrated. When her mother was alive, they all gathered at McDermott's sister's house ...

Prepare for Emergency Situations with Survival Kits from New Website
PR Web (press release)
“The new normal, regardless of source, is a lot more tornadoes, droughts, storms and other natural disasters. I want to raise awareness because it's not a question of 'if' tragedy will strike, it's a question of 'when,'” said Scholz.

Q & A with Polly Trottenberg, Asst Sec of Transportation Policy at the USDOT
BikePortland.org
Am I correct in assuming that it's just the new normal that all roadway projects include adequate access for people to walk and bike? "New normal is a wonderful way to put it. When the Obama Administration first came in, we'd have people say, ...

Grassroots gripped by Stockholm syndrome over SMRT fiasco while shareholders ...
The Online Citizen (blog)
What I found most disturbing was that they somehow found justifications for these breakdowns, said that it was ok, it is all part of the 'new normal,' giving it a completely new spin. Back in 2002, Tharman compared Singapore with New York; ...

Blue Christmas
The Union of Grass Valley
Despite the fact that there may have been a divorce, a loved one has passed away, or grown children are now off with their own families, Bryant says this is a time to embrace the “new normal,” and redesign your holiday. “You need to look at things ...

2012 Trends Worth Watching
Business 2 Community
Q. Navigating the new normal seems to be more about re-packaging (less frills University degree, smaller pack of gum, fewer featured tablet like Kindle Fire etc.) than offering something new. How do you think this will manifest itself in the services ...

Fear: The Other 99 Percent
Huffington Post (blog)
If you're still hoping and wishing that things will return to normal, wake up, because this is the "new" normal. You'll never be in control so you might as well get comfortable with being uncomfortable. The next way to fight fear is to "Face Everything ...

Road projects can take decades from drawing board to reality
Florida Times-Union
“Contractors have had to tighten their belts, lowered their prices and hunkered down to wait for thenew normal, whatever that is,” Burleson said. Future funding does look pretty tight, Sheffield said. The Transportation Planning Organization, ...

Food prices will likely be more stable in the coming year
Guelph Mercury
Volatility is the new normal in agriculture, and our climate is very much a factor. Productivity and yields are constantly affected by weather, whether the climactic effects are regional or more widely spread. Mother Nature will have her say this ...

Carm Cavallaro Rongere
Rockford Register Star
Making a difference in the healing process, the path to recovery or the assisting in supporting the participant's journey to a new normal are each wonderful benefits of this staff position. A difficult part of this job is being unable to completely ...

Mortgage reform threatens the British way of saving
First Post
Today's grim credit conditions, with strict eligibility criteria and high deposits and margins demanded by lenders, are the new normal. This may well be prudent. Ultra low interest rates have kept repossessions down and the housing market surprisingly...

First Post

The battle of the business operating systems
MicroScope (blog)
What has been described as the 'new normal' in IT also creates a perfect storm for the IT manager. Dealing with consumerisation along with regulatory bodies, reduced operating budgets and an increasingly mobile workforce poses serious challenges for IT ...

Bank Experts Clash over True Cost of 'Free' Checking
American Banker (subscription)
Now "banks are going to have to find a new normal," he says, adding that retail bankers may have to try to reduce some fixed costs through methods including layoffs or branch closings. Israel says that banks do not necessarily need to ditch customers ...

Microsoft courts growth in the cloud – first must contend with squeezed profit ...
The Strategic Sourceror (blog)
Bloomberg reports the crimp in profits could become the new normal for Microsoft, which is accustomed to reporting outsize profit margins. "Nothing will ever be as high as the old model," Wells Fargo analyst Jason Maynard told the news provider. ...

Remembering victims of Sosoliso crash
Daily Sun
Now, the country is having a new normal—Boko Haram. Unfortunately, it has dawned on me that we may be in for a rude awakening—an emotional roller coaster that may last for generations. I was shaken in acknowledgement that the dividends of culture of ...

8 Ways To Adapt Your Business To The New Normal | Young Upstarts
By Contributor
Welcome to 2012 and your “new normal.” It's time to accept that operating lean and mean will be necessary for the foreseeable future. Your mission statement, your business plan, your 2012 budget – everything needs to set a different bar with ...
Young Upstarts

Tennessee Titans Daily Links: When A Slump Becomes The New ...
By August West
Tennessee Titans Daily Links: When A Slump Becomes The New Normal Edition. F3e0e35d492badc1e5b7a96046063cbd_tiny by August West on Dec 20, 2011 10:39 AM CST in Tennessee Titans Links · Tweet · 0 comments; Story-email ...
Music City Miracles

MMS Education Proud Sponsor of the 2011 SIIA Ed Tech Business ...
By Megan Backus
Susan Meell, CEO of MMS Education, moderated “The New Normal for Ed Tech Customers,” session which highlighted what “new normal” means to educators and US school districts faced with an uncertain economy. The SIIA Education ...
MMS Education

NEPC Report: Federal Ed Policy Relies on Shaky Research ...
By B. A. Birch
... the U.S. Department of Education, and High-Quality Evidence,' examines several documents that the Department of Education promotes on its website as resources for school districts to live within an environment called the “New Normal. ...
Education News

Look out for Medicare!
By Chris Tessone
Although state tax collections are on the rise, and have returned to 2008 levels in many places, education advocates shouldn't kid themselves that the “new normal” of flat budgets and tough resource allocation decisions will soon come to an ...
Flypaper

Culinary Concoctions by Peabody – Move over Hansel and Gretel…
By Peabody
I have a new normal now. And maybe now my tradition is that I buy myself a new pair each year. I think too many people put emphasis on the traditions and they get a little freaked out if they don't get done. It's okay if they don't get done. As the ...
Culinary Concoctions by Peabody

Bolder Giving Nonprofit - Twelve Leading Givers of 2011 | Virtual ...
Almost everyone has the potential to give more and the twelve individuals we spotlighted during 2011 are modeling a new 'normal' of bold giving for us all." Abigail Disney - Walt Disney's grandniece knows that life can be far from a fairy tale; ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine - Your...

Bibliophile By the Sea: First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros
By (Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea
It's the new normal at the Garber household in Connecticut: Glen, a contractor, has seen his business shaken by the housing crisis, and now his wife, Sheila, is taking a business course at night to increase her chances of landing a ...
Bibliophile By the Sea

What is Your Personal New Normal ?
The New Normal means living with 2.5% growth. Or something. It's hard to tell when you skim. What is your new normal ? Mine is giving up on the cooked ...
www.secularhomeschool.com/.../5334-What-is-Your-Personal...

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