Wednesday, February 15, 2012

The new normal is not normal at all

The new normal is not normal at all
McPherson Sentinel
Instead of planting seeds during winter and hoping the weather would stay nice, Americans bought second homes and investment properties, assuming that by jumping in while the getting was good they could profit from the new normal. The new normal is not ...

International College Students: New Issues for a New Normal
Huffington Post (blog)
There will always be differences in the number and percentage of international students at different universities, of course, but it strikes me that this broad movement towards a truly international American university system represents a new normal.

PUBLISHER'S NOTEBOOK: Most of us accepting reality of the 'new normal'
Spring Grove Herald
Tom Gillaspy, who has served as Minnesota state demographer since 1979, gave a session on "Minnesota and the New Normal." He pointed out that although things are getting better since the Great Recession hit in 2008, we will not be returning to the ...

New Report Says Economy Will NEVER Recover
KMPH Fox 26
The report by board members of Fortune 500 companies show the US economy is transitioning to a new normal in which businesses invest less and consumers are spending less than before the recession. The report also found now that people's homes are often ...

CIO Checklist: Managing IT through Business Volatility
CIOZone
In this “New Normal” environment of business uncertainty, there are some critical steps CIOs should consider to ensure they manage IT through the volatility and maintain healthy relationships with the business. Too many IT organizations are unclear ...

2012 U.S. Restaurant Industry Outlook Featured on CIT's “5 Minute Capital ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
NEW YORK--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--The prolonged recovery of the US economy has forced restaurateurs to adapt to a “new normal,” one in which they are now more efficient and innovative as they have learned to deal with a difficult sales and profit ...

Construction Attorney Warns, Developers need to Get off the Sidelines and do ...
New York Observer
“We are in the third year of a 'new normal' economic environment for real estate, design and construction,” said Mr. LePatner in an interview with The Commercial Observer. What this has caused is a term of relative impotence, where he perceives all the ...

Established Stars, Meet the Budding Star
Wall Street Journal
By JARED DIAMOND and KEVIN CLARK GREENBURGH, NY—With Jeremy Lin cemented as a legitimate starting point guard and "Linsanity" the NBA's new normal, the narrative surrounding the Knicks—and perhaps the question that will determine their fate—is this: ...

Wall Street Journal

Building the brand that is passenger-rail service; Surface talk about ...
Progressive Rail Roading
For some rail realmers, the newness of the post-recession "new normal" is beginning to wear off. Not that their respective railroads or agencies have returned to pre-recession form, or that they themselves have absorbed all the nuances of this nascent ...

Kevn Kinney remembers Richard LaValliere
OnMilwaukee.com
Is it back to normal or is there just a new normal? Kevn Kinney: It's doing great, thanks for asking. It feels like it's getting stronger every day. OMC: Since we last talked, you released your first solo record in a long time.

OnMilwaukee.com

Clairvest Reports Fiscal 2012 Third Quarter Results
MarketWatch (press release)
Subject to the approval of the Toronto Stock Exchange, Clairvest's Board of Directors has approved anew normal course issuer bid to purchase up to 772135 common shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the 12-month period commencing March 6, 2012.

This Bill Gross-Managed CEF Is Risky, but Long-Term Returns Are Strong.
Morningstar.com
In 2009, Gross announced PIMCO's "new normal" investment thesis of GDP growth between 2% and 3%, much lower than pre-recession GDP growth. While the thesis has yet to be proven right or wrong, most investors can agree that, at least in the near term, ...

Supply & Demand Chain Executive Announces 2012 Pros to Know
MarketWatch (press release)
These men and women are helping the supply chain to be increasingly recognized as a strategic differentiator crucial to meeting the challenges of the "new normal." "Our annual list of Provider Pros to Know highlights the many thought-leaders who are ...

Thor Muller Q&A: Customer Service in a Social Media World
Forbes
Organizations and people alike are struggling to figure out how to reengineer for a new normal that's fundamentally more chaotic. Q: Are there irreconcilable differences between the old way and the new way? A: Yes, we've seen what happens when a ...

Forbes

Forget VC Money, There are New Ways to Manage Your Company's Cash Flow
Inc.com
"The funny thing about the new normal for banking is that, before Lehman, it was pretty much free credit," he says. "When that happened, banks clamped down. Banks are still loaning, but when they do, the loans are restrictive and it can be more ...

Inflation outpaces new construction taxes for county
Belgrade News
“We have to recognize the new normal.” The county has a couple of large issues on its planning plate like a new Law and Justice Center and supplying funds to the proposed Interstate 90 interchange project east of Belgrade, according to county records.

Shop Talk: A new reality for direct mail
Campaigns & Elections
When that would happen, we'd call the Postal Service and basically they would say, “This is the new normal.” Hoppey: This is one of the reasons that it's really important that people look at who they're hiring. You want to make sure the people you hire ...

Campaigns & Elections

French: High unemployment has become new norm
Opelika Auburn News
The government can spin the data for all it's worth, but regulations, wage floors, Obamacare and Dodd-Frank have made high unemployment the new normal. Douglas French is president of the Mises Institute in Auburn.

KPMG's Veihmeyer Says Long-term Sustainable Growth Becoming a Core Business ...
MarketWatch (press release)
"There is a growing acceptance in the 'new normal' that companies must craft long-term solutions. There is widespread and growing acceptance that companies need to take a critical look at their own operations - we cannot continue with business as usual ...

Job Moves Stay Low During Recovery, Hurting Workers, Growth
Huffington Post
While the number of job-to-job moves hovered above 8 million per quarter between 2004 and 2007, that number now has reached a new normal of about 6 million per quarter, according to the paper. All those stuck-in-place workers are dragging down the ...

Save Mart dives into $500000 Sacramento city pools plan today
Sacramento Bee
"But I think we have to figure that for the foreseeable future, this is the new normal." Save Mart will match up to $500000 in contributions collected at area stores over the next two months. Store officials plan to hand over the donations to the city ...

SC officials worry about lack of rain
WPDE
1 and Feb. 12. State Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers says the lack of rain seems to be the new normal. Columbia had less than 40 inches of rain only seven times in the 20th century. It's already happened three times this century.

Streaming Syria: A Week's Addiction To Bambuser
ArcticStartup
I've gotten a good feel of the new normal of Homs by spending tens of virtual hours in the city. At times the feed is peaceful and almost zen. The sun might be setting and you'll see a group of birds fly to one side of the frame, then change direction ...

Bam's blueprint for national decline
New York Post
The increase in spending that we were told was an emergency response to the recession becomes the new normal. The president wants to chase the new spending with almost $2 trillion in new taxes — higher taxes on income, on dividends, on capital gains ...

Students speak out against metal detectors at Dallas High School
Citizens Voice
Board member Colleen Slocum called it "our new normal." Students have a right to go to school each day and feel safe, she said. Board member Karen Kyle said when there is a report of a student with a weapon, school has to be canceled.

Woman Charged With DUI Could Have Probation Revoked
WLKY Louisville
I think they create a new normal after a tragedy like a child dying in a crash, and its just ripping away the wounds and the healing that may have happened," said Kristen White with Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The families want Johnson to feel their ...

The US Economic Situation and the 2012 elections
Political Affairs Magazine
The result may be a qualitatively new situation, a "new normal" for the working class and the 99%. Many of the characteristics of capitalism's new normal are those of capitalism's old (historical) normal. It is becoming clear that the so-called golden ...

Christian Revival in Egypt Includes Revolution Story
Christian Post
However, on a media trip to Cairo, in the middle of an Egyptian revolution set against the backdrop of a newly elected Muslim Brotherhood majority government without a president, I begin to get accustomed to this "new normal" working protocol.

Christian Post

The heart does your body and soul good
Brainerd Daily Dispatch
“The Essential Guide to Grief and Grieving” by psychotherapist Debra Holland explains the varieties of grieving experiences, the stages of grief and practical methods for coping and finding a new normalafter your loss. The much-lauded author Joan ...

Pizza the Hut Trading
thestockmasters
What's different in a post 2008 Lehman Brothers collapsed world is...volatility is the new normal. The Dow Jones and major indexes swing 2 to 3% in either direction on a bad or Micheal Jackson 'Bad' day. Its precisely why we write articles like Road ...
Books, Inq. — The Epilogue: The new normal...
By Vikram Johri
The new normal... ...Stories of consenting adults ...One of the best-kmown gay fims of recent years was "Brokeback Mountain", from the story by the thrice-married Annie Proulx. What will gay writers write about in future? Posted by Vikram Johri ...
Books, Inq. — The Epilogue

Sustainable Harvest » The New Normal: Unpredicatable Weather at ...
By wynne
These days no trip to coffee growing regions goes on without some discussion with local folks about the changing weather patterns. Sometimes it may sound like an excuse for a late shipment or the high moisture content in a coffee sample.
Sustainable Harvest

The “New Normal” of Trading? - Wall Street - eWallstreeter
Let's call this the “new normal” of trading. Stocks seem to magically lift day after day. Volume is non-existent. Pullbacks are limited to 30 minutes of intra-day action. Stocks go up on any and all news – old news, good news, and bad news.
eWallstreeter

Your Money: In the New Economy - It's Taxes, Stupid, Not Jobs
By Leo Cecchini
Now we have many voicing their view that 8%+ unemployment is acceptable, the “New Normal.” Conveniently overlooked is the issue brewing in Congress to extend unemployment benefits for a longer period of time to accomodate the long ...
Peace Corps Worldwide Master Site Feed

All Education Matters: The Loop 21: Young, Educated, Indebted ...
By Cryn Johannsen
The Loop 21: Young, Educated, Indebted Americans Unable To Purchase Homes - Is this their "New Normal"? Here's a snippet from my latest piece, "Young, Educated, Indebted Americans Unable To Purchase Homes," at the Loop: ...
All Education Matters

Charlottesville Bubble Blog: Lower Inventory in Charlottesville ...
By C'ville Bubble Blog
Lower Inventory in Charlottesville Albemarle Housing Market Follows National Trend: The "New Normal" Is Not A Positive Sign. Embedded article at bottom of post. It's been a mantra of Realtors for years that as inventory shrinks, prices will rise ...
Charlottesville Bubble Blog

Most Pet Parents Unaware of Pets' Obesity | TailsInc.com
By Jillian at Tails
In simplest terms, we've made fat pets the new normal (PetObesityPrevention.com, 2012).” What most pet parents don't realize is the true cost of the obesity. By feeding pets too much food, high-calorie food or just plain bad-for-them food we ...
TailsInc.com

Email Summit: Integrating mobile, social and email marketing ...
By David Kirkpatrick
Another big idea he offered was “social media is the new normal.” He continued that, “Social media is different than other media channels before it. Here, it's about relationships, recognition, engagement, value and help.” As you might guess ...
Marketingsherpa Blog

Know New Taxes | The Big Picture
By Barry Ritholtz
Human Rights, the new normal, trump prior promises. VennData Says: February 14th, 2012 at 12:01 pm. Some of the above comments show how the GOP Media Machine has convinced their genuflectors of sophistry that appeals to their ...
The Big Picture

When a Child Dies #6 . . . Jenny | PreacherMike
By Mike
But what they need to know is that this IS our new normal. Our lives have been forever changed by the events of two years ago. In some ways, even for the better. I am a better minister today as I walk with the bereaved. And my faith has been ...
PreacherMike

Louisa County Schools Adjusting To New Normal After Quake ...
LOUISA, Va. (WUSA) -- More than five months after a devastating earthquake, life is taking a big ...
www.wusa9.com/.../Earthquake-Forces-New-Normal-At-Louis...

New Normal News: A New Normal for Energy?
A New Normal for Energy? Wall Street Journal (blog) By Isabella Steger The energy landscape is changing fast with so-called “unconventional” forms fast ...
www.newnormalnews.com/2012/.../new-normal-for-energy.ht...

The new normal | icma.org
The new normal. 0. Hide this tip. Tip You can't vote for your own question. Hide this tip. Tip You must be logged in to rate questions. Emanuel McCown asked ...
icma.org/en/icma/knowledge_network/questions/.../21678

Jaimie Lee Curtis "New Normal" commercial series - Commercials I ...
Alright, I've held out long enough. I don't see another topic about it, and while yogurt commercials...
www.commercialsihate.com/jaimie-lee-curtis-new-normal-com...

'The new normal' – News & Events – Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil ...
'The new normal'. Industry News; Daily Advertiser; February 02, 2012; Source. Oil and gas exploration and production in the Gulf of Mexico will some day return ...
www.lmoga.com/news/the-new-normal/

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