Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Fighting the 'New Normal' with Workplace Democracy

A Co-Op Solution: Fighting the 'New Normal' with Workplace Democracy
Campus Progress
And it is a ransacking, what Pimco CEO Mohamed El-Erian calls “the new normal.” In a prominent piece for Foreign Policy magazine, El-Erian argues that the economic collapse is not a one-time plunge but a reduction of the baseline. ...

Campus Progress

City's growth is 'new normal'
StarPhoenix
What we are going through is not a blip, he suggested, but the new normal. To deal with the expected era of economic growth, city hall recently approved developing 10000 new housing lots, which could mean anywhere from an additional 30000 to 50000 ...

Watch What You Say: A List of Overused, Generally Useless Words
Philadelphia Magazine (blog)
The New Normal. Pet Parent. Win the future. Trickeration. Ginormous. Thank you in advance. Meet the 2012 edition of Lake Superior State University's annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness. ...

'The changing of the norms'
Today's Zaman
I would just like to see something besides a severe accident be the thing that stops the overly aggressive driver in their tracks and that the regular enforcement of serious traffic violations would be the new “normal” for the roads in this great ...

Today's Zaman

Crib notes: We won't call it a baby bump and you're not "ginormous"
msnbc.com
We hope you don't begin to think of your first trimester morning sickness as your "new normal" because that's also been banned (also, you'll feel better in a few weeks). Don't worry, we think your roundness is adorable and would never refer to your ...

Ron Paul pushes big economic change
DesMoinesRegister.com
High unemployment and a shrinking dollar are the new normal, requiring a dramatic shift in policy that the Texas congressman said only he is prepared to implement. It's a message Paul has been preaching for months — and one that now clearly resonates ...

2012: The Year of Relevance
Insurance News Net (press release)
Welcome to what is now being referred to as the “new normal.” As we embark into 2012, financial advisors need to mentally prepare themselves to embrace this. Why? Because their professional world has changed forever. It's truly a global economy; ...

Career Development: Shifting from Nicety to Necessity
T+D
The pressures of globalization, a world that has become flat, swift and chaotic economic shifts, and exponential growth in technology advances are now the new normal. American workers are seeing their livelihoods exported offshore, and many current ...

Wien Sees Oil Falling to $85, S&P 500 Topping 1400 in 2012
San Francisco Chronicle
"Recession fears and even 'the new normal' view of prolonged slow growth are called into question." ??Wien said in January 2011 that US economic growth and 10- year Treasury yields would approach 5 percent in the ensuing 12 months, while the S&P 500 ...

Make 2012 the Year You Stop Dieting
Shape Magazine (blog)
Generally my goal is to help my client reconnect with her body in a self-nurturing way, and learn an eating strategy that makes sense, feels good, soon becomes intuitive, then feels like her new normal. In short, I help people develop a whole new, ...

Standing up for bridesmaids
The Boston Globe
New normal, that is. Which means besides the dress and shoes, there's hair and makeup, throwing a bridal shower, throwing a bachelorette party, gifts, air fare, lodging, and food. According to the December issue of Brides, count on spending $265 for ...

Communters to face first full business day of tolls on SR 520
Bellevue Reporter
Stone said the state expects to see shifts traffic patterns, noting that it will take time – likely months - for drivers to make adjustments and for traffic patterns to settle into a new normal. Light traffic during the holidays helped drivers ease ...

Don't Expect the American Consumer to Save the Economy Anytime Soon
TIME
To pay off debt, deal with shrinking incomes, or just to sensibly play it safe in the light of widespread economic uncertainties, a frugal “new normal” became the norm for consumers. Despite a momentary return to splurging over the holidays just passed ...

TIME

Island may not see real economic growth until 2013
Royal Gazette
There is a new 'normal' for Bermuda that we all must accept and respond to. Success for Bermuda will only be achieved if there is a close relationship between the public and private sector which may result in decisions that will be difficult for the ...

Lessons of the recession Part 3: Northern Nevada business, nonprofit leaders ...
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
The recession has brought about a “new normal” in the real estate industry ... and we have had to learn to be masters of this environment. We were not able to do this by simply looking and thinking locally ... even though Dickson Realty is proud to be ...

Updating Andrew Smithers: Continued Caution For Stock Bulls (SPY, TNA, TZA ...
ETF Daily News (blog)
After half a century of investors accepting the “New Normal” paradigm that stocks should pay out less in dividend yield than a long-term Treasury bond, that ratio finally flipped to the historical level of stocks yielding more than bonds briefly about ...

Venture-Backed Exit Activity Drops in 2011
PR Newswire (press release)
"During 2012 we'll get a sense of whether the last two years of flat IPO activity is the new normal for the industry or if there's room to grow." During the fourth quarter of 2011, 10 IPOs raised $2.4 billion. Currently, 60 US venture-backed companies ...

The new year begins
World Socialist Web Site
The “new normal” is mass unemployment, poverty and an unrelenting attack on jobs and wages. Anticipating the growth of widespread resentment of and opposition to pervasive social inequality, the ruling class is systematically dismantling the old ...

Holiday Hangover: Forget the Rising Sales
Motley Fool
That's good news for investors looking at the retail sector, and may indicate there really is a "new normal." That's where things get interesting for mass merchants. They have all the main trends in their favor -- unemployment is down below 9% and ...

Displaced Slave Lake residents place hopes in 2012
CTV.ca
"I think we're creating a new normal for Slave Lake," she told CTV News. Sharon and Doug Horner, who lived in their RV for nearly six months after losing their house in the fire, are still waiting to settle their insurance claim so they can start ...

CTV.ca

Major construction on 85th St. starts Wednesday
My Ballard (blog)
Murphy expects a transition period of about a week for traffic to level out to the “new normal.” Then SDOT will make traffic signal timing adjustments based on what that new normal is. SDOT crews will be observing traffic patterns and intersections all ...

Bank Stocks Have Up to 25% Upside in 2012: Analyst
Forbes
The analysts believe that banks in a new normal environment can deliver a return on assets of 1% and a return on equity of 10%, which should typically command a multiple of at least 140% to 150% of book value. Bank stocks currently trade at an average ...

2012: The Year of Cloud Consumption?
Minyanville.com
I remember worrying in 2007 and 2008 as pundits proclaimed a coming era dubbed “the frugal future,” “the new normal,” or how my generation would have a lower standard of living than my parents' did. It all seemed so inevitable, this forced austerity. ...

Goldman Sachs is Bearish on Oil
Mother Jones
Today it's the new normal. What's worse, though, is that when the global economy expands, we hit our maximum pumping capacity and prices start to oscillate quickly upwards. Result: a global recession, which reduces oil consumption a bit. ...

Mother Jones

Hey, big spender: city splashed cash in 2011
Daily Gleaner
When 2011 started off, development was a bit slow, but he said the city has broken the $100-million mark again, which seems to have become the new normal in the capital city. "We've been able to put the finishing touches on our capital projects. ...

How to Save the Global Economy: Get Better Data
Foreign Policy (blog)
Uncertainty is the signature of this moment, and it hints at the shape of the new normal. We have entered the "Great Turbulence," a period of high amplitudes, rapid oscillations, and scarce equilibrium. Short-cycle events will punctuate the landscape,...

Foreign Policy (blog)

This might be the end of talking to each other
Grand River Sachem
Wi-fi and its limitless possibilities are here to stay and solidly the new normal. But the i-Phone, Blackberry, and texting technology also disappoints and scares me! Without much search effort, there are as many stats as there are links to research ...

So long 2011
Charlotte Observer
The big moments were easy: we celebrated Grace's high school graduation, cared for my sick grandmother, readied and put our home on the market, buried my grandmother, witnessed two weddings and attempted to live out our 'new normal' as normally as ...

Charlotte Observer

THE NEW NORMAL / A THEORY OF GOOD NEWS: 2012 ...
By Rick Jones
It's that time of year when we're forced to think about budgets and business plans. The pointy headed types from the accounting department.
CrunchedCredit

Happy New Normal - Talking Politics with Tony Phyrillas
By Tony Phyrillas
Montgomery County Pennsylvania daily newspaper covering local, regional, and national news including local sports, video and multimedia coverage, and classified advertising.
Talking Politics with Tony Phyrillas

The New Normal For 2012 - Tom Nelson
By Tom
Tuesday, January 03, 2012. The New Normal For 2012 | Real Science. Highest Arctic ice extent since at least 2004. Shocking Ice Loss Over The Last 15 Years | Real Science. It is possible that there is still a missing ice cube somewhere in ...
Tom Nelson

2012, New Plan | ArchDaily
By Jody Brown
My work in 2011 was not the most innovative of my career, to say the least. Except for the restroom addition I just finished, that was epic. In 2011, I could have been the poster boy for the recession, or the new normal, or whatever they're calling ...
ArchDaily

What are new community possibilities for times like these ...
By james
However, even if we dodge that bullet we need to wake up to the reality of what the ”new normal” is likely to look like for many of in the middle class. Growing numbers of older Americans are discovering that they simply will never be able to ...
Mustard Seed Associates

Three Many Cooks » Losing Weight, Eating Great!
By Pam
This became the new normal. When I reached my weight loss goal I had established a new pleasurable way of eating. All I had to do was cut back on my exercise (bummer : )). As you contemplate the new year, don't attempt the newest fad diet ...
Three Many Cooks

Non sense | Perfume Posse
By Musette
Well, my New Normal isn't anywhere near as dread and dire as it was for the citizenry of 1941 Warsaw but it's my current New Normal. I have lost a good 60% of my sense of taste and about 40% of my already-iffy sense of smell. It's bizarre ...
Perfume Posse

Dow Jones: Fewer VC Deals in 2011, Acquistions Get More Expensive
By Monika Jansen
Zoran Basich, editor of Dow Jones VentureWire, said that this year, “…we'll get a sense of whether the last two years of flat IPO activity is the new normal for the industry or if there's room to grow.” What do you think? Is last year's activity ...
Tech Cocktail

6 ways to save your underwater home | REThink Real Estate with ...
By Tara
Mood of the MarketTara-Nicholle NelsonInman News®What seemed like a housing market downturn is now nearly universally seen as the new normal. Accordingly,
REThink Real Estate with Tara-Nicholl...

A few real estate predictions for 2012 | Mountain Democrat
By Ken Calhoon
REOs and short sales will be the new normal. Two years ago REO and short sales accounted for one-third of all the sales in El Dorado County. Of the 200 home sales during December, about half were shorts or REOs. This year distressed ...
Mountain Democrat

10 Tips for Thriving in an Uncertain Economy – January 2012 ...
By admin
10 Tips for Thriving in an Uncertain Economy – January 2012. A new year is here, but for small business owners, 2012 presents many of the same challenges as did 2011. With economic uncertainty the “new normal,” how can your business ...
SBDC | Los Angeles Small Business...

These 32 Extreme Weather Disasters Each Did Over $1 Billion in ...
By Brian Merchant
This isn't the 'new normal'–at least not quite yet. But we're continuing down a path in which the industrialized ... And there will be a new normal, with, yes, more and scarier droughts and floods. We still have time to address this fact, both via ...
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Venture-Backed Exit Activity Falls In 2011: Report | iStockAnalyst.com
"During 2012 we'll get a sense of whether the last two years of flat IPO activity is the new normal for the industry or if there's room to grow." During the fourth quarter of 2011, 10 IPOs raised $2.4 billion. Currently, 60 U.S. venture-backed ...
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Daily Kos: The New Normal in Weather Strikes Again (But Funding ...
Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and much of western England hit by severe weather with winds gusting at more than 100mph. A violent Atlantic storm with ...
www.dailykos.com/.../-The-New-Normal-in-Weather-Strikes-...

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The New Normal For 2012 | Real Science
Highest Arctic ice extent since at least 2004. http://ocean.dmi.dk/arctic/icecover.uk .php Don't let this fool you though. NASA says that the ice will.
www.real-science.com/new-normal-2012

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