Thursday, April 19, 2012

Slow Growth the New Normal

Slow growth the new normal, Conference Board says
Globe and Mail
It sees slower economic growth as the new normal: real GDP in Canada is forecast to grow at an average rate of 2.7 per cent annually between this year and 2016. Growth will slow further to an average of 2.1 per cent after 2016 due to soft labour force ...

Globe and Mail

Charity cuts: hard times are the 'new normal'
The Guardian (blog)
Financial difficulty, the survey concludes, is the "new normal" for charities. The report, carried out by the Charity Finance Group (CFG), the Institute of Fundraising and PWC, asked 488 charities across the UK in October and November 2011 about how ...

Most workers unhappy in jobs, still plan to stay
Independent Online
There is a “new normal” in the world of work and this shows in the attitude people have to their careers, particularly in these difficult economic times. Accenture human resources director Nicky Moses says this is borne out by research the organisation ...

Independent Online

Did Someone Order an Instant Bridge?
New York Times
“This will be the new normal,” said Victor M. Mendez, the head of the Federal Highway Administration. Quick replacement of bridges, however, is anything but intuitive, he said. “If you haven't seen it, it seems kind of odd that you'll pick up a bridge ...

New York Times

3 Things Businesses Need To Know About Extreme Weather
Forbes
Not only was the summer-like spring fact not fiction, but such trends may soon become the new normal as climate change takes greater hold. A long-awaited report from the UN International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), with input from 220 authors, ...

Wahpeton workshop canceled
DVIDS
FARGO, ND — The Military Child Education Coalition canceled a two-day workshop originally scheduled to take place this week in Wahpeton, ND The Living in the New Normal Institute: Helping Children Thrive Through Good and Challenging Times was ...

Long-term recovery workshops offered to tornado-stricken towns in eastern Kentucky
The Republic
Crousore said he wants to help the towns pursue their "new normal." The first workshop in West Liberty was held Tuesday. Another workshop was being held Wednesday in Paintsville and Louisa will host a workshop on Thursday.

We hope government will deliver on fiscal deficit target: Subbarao
NDTV
Over the last year, inflation has been higher and there has been talk that this is a new normal for inflation. I believe that a normal inflation is around 5 per cent. In bringing inflation down, monetary policy is partly effective, we need to manage ...

Broadway Theaters Move Start Times Earlier
WNYC
So for the 2012-'13 season, the Met decided to make 7:30 pm the new normal. If you show up late to your Broadway show, they might let you in, but every show is different. If you get turned away, here a few ways to entertain yourself.

Dentist Believes Better Economic Outlook is Government Brainwashing Propaganda
The Wealthy Dentist (blog)
(South Carolina dentist) “We didn't go through a downturn because we quickly assumed that a “new normal” was in place and adapted to it. This meant becoming even more patient centered in terms of economics,ie insurance friendly, willing to phase ...

Palm Desert Library goes to the mall again
The Desert Sun
“This could become the new normal for us,” she said. The library's phone number, (760) 346-6552, has not yet been rerouted to the temporary mall location, but library staff can be reached via email at pd@rivlib.com or the library Facebook page.

Is the Patriots 2012 Schedule Too Easy?
Boston magazine's Boston Daily (blog)
[Deadspin] Quick Construction of Bridges Will Be the New Normal. Massachusetts officials — and frustrated drivers — once counted on taking two long years to replace a dilapidated bridge. But now, new construction techniques used on the River Street ...

Michelle Williams and Matilda: Girls' Day Out
Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)
"Five years down the road, it's my new normal. Now I can't imagine, I don't even really remember or would want my life previous. I loved so much becoming a mom and what had been, to me, this invisible community before [that] sort of rises up and says, ...

Yahoo! News Blogs (blog)

The Families of Our Fallen Military: Rebuilding Lives After Loss
Huffington Post
It takes five to seven years, on average, for people to reach a new normal, following the sudden death of a loved one. The military family loses its identity and can struggle. The spouse and children left behind after a military death also lose their ...

Disaster recovery workshops held in 3 Ky. towns
WTVQ
... organizations to help residents affected by disaster, focusing on people who are underserved, most vulnerable or lack insurance. Crousore told The Independent (http://bit.ly/I2aTFw ) that the goal is to help communities pursue their "new normal."

Many Advisors Not Using Power Of Dividends
Financial Advisor Magazine (blog)
This is important because, in the “new normal” world, clients need to be redirected away from measuring their account performance by their account value at the end of each statement period and refocused on longer-term horizons and account income (or ...

Viewpoints: Choices have to be made to fix our community colleges
Sacramento Bee
The "New Normal" in California is that we cannot afford what many see as our birthright – free (or nearly free) and open access to higher education. Choices have to be made, and all participants need to be part of the solution.

How Do Great Leaders Weather a Perfect Storm? They Change Tack
Forbes
They know the new normal, and it's exhausting. To help our clients in each of these cases, we work with them to change the way they look at the weather. No, we don't tell them to simply “enjoy the rain,” but they accept it for what it is—and they look ...

Stockton shelves Tracy's library bid
Stockton Record
Councilwoman Susan Eggman said that in these difficult economic times, communities in San Joaquin County should pull together in the "new normal" rather than divide. Freeman, Stockton's chief librarian, said he will next take the case to county ...

A Popular Side Trip for Foreigners in China: Visa Runs
Wall Street Journal
Word had spread instantly that 180 was the new normal. Eventually, a female taxi driver agrees to ferry the pair for the usual price, and Ms. Guetzkow gets the stamp in her visa that entitles her to spend another three months in China.

Wall Street Journal

Councilors say Portland school budget seeks too much
Press Herald
"We can't pretend that the bottom of the recessionary dip is the new normal," he said. "We know that is not sufficient." The school budget proposed for 2012-13 would keep the same number of positions as this year's budget – 1081 full-time equivalent ...

Press Herald

Hemispheric summit a dud
Sun-Sentinel
The question is, can the Summits of the Americas thrive in the new normal? Rather than hemispheric-wide summits, perhaps regional meetings of countries with more in common would be more productive. When post-summit talk is about bodyguards hiring ...

Cracking the Adherence Nut: Drug Delivery
PharmExec.com (blog)
As patients settle into this “new normal,” such attitudes can lead to skipped doses and lapses in adherence, often throttling the patient back to a state where the disease manifests itself more seriously. At this point, the delivery system needs to not ...

Higher LSAT Prices Because Fewer People Interested in Taking LSATs
Washington Monthly (blog)
We sincerely hope that this will be the only correction to our candidate-fee levels, and that the “new normal” will identify itself in the next couple of years. Basically, there's used to be a lot of people taking the LSAT, and now there aren't, ...

Presentation By Ryan Maue Titled “New Normal? Historical Context ...
By rpielke
Presentation By Ryan Maue Titled “New Normal? Historical Context Of Recent Global Tropical Cyclone Inactivity”. From Ryan Maue's excellent weblog Policlimate he has posted the abstract and powerpoint slides from his talk at the 30th ...
Climate Science: Roger Pielke Sr.

Crazy IS the New Normal « Elena Aitken – Don't forget to breathe
By Elena Aitken
I've now decided that there is no such thing as “getting back to normal” or “calming down” because crazy IS the new normal. I've decided it's normal to be pulled in a million different directions with people demanding things from you at every ...
Elena Aitken - Don't forget to breathe

Is obesity the new normal? And whose fault is it? | J. Morris Hicks ...
By jmorrishicks
Mainstream media's take on obesity—the new normal? Frank Bruni, New York Times. In Frank Bruni's opinion column earlier this week in the New York Times (see link below), he actually suggested that it is surprising that more of us are not ...
J. Morris Hicks, author

Quick Construction of Bridges Will Be the New Normal | Boston Daily
By daily feed
Massachusetts officials â ” and frustrated drivers â ” once counted on it taking two long years to replace a dilapidated bridge. But now, new construction techniques used on the River Street Bridge mean that the job can be done, start to finish, ...
Boston Daily

LSAT Test Registration Fee Increase: Why?
By Steve Schwartz
In an article titled, "Finding the New Normal" (PDF, page 3), he writes: For years, LSAC ... We sincerely hope that this will be the only correction to our candidate-fee levels, and that the “new normal” will identify itself in the next couple of years.
LSAT Blog: Ace the LSAT

Climateer Investing: Senator Cantwell (D-WA) Goes After CalPERS ...
By climateer
Today, with oil price volatility and increased prices as the “new-normal,” non-commercial speculators dominate the oil futures market by as much as 85 percent to 15 percent, and commodity index funds account for as much as half of today's ...
Climateer Investing

Getting a Habit of Fidgeting : FIT magazine
By Nancy Tipton / FIT editor
It becomes the new normal. At least in theory. So let's start with a few ways I've used over the last couple weeks to intentionally build some movement in to my otherwise sedentary day. The first few minutes of my day go like this: get up, visit the ...
FIT magazine

Is There Monetary Policy at the Zero Lower Bound « Modeled ...
By Karl Smith
Policy makers themselves begin to accept the new normal. All of these cases, have important policy implications. One of course is a strongly growing level target that assures that the Fed never bumps up against “non-Keynesian easing” the ...
Modeled Behavior

MTV Geek – Interview: Heading to FEARnet's 'Holliston' With ...
By Charles Webb
Green does have concerns about the new normal for kids with this kind of instant access to pretty much anything. He mentions how when he was a kid, if another kid found their dad's Playboy, he and his friends would all rush over to see it.
MTV Geek

Mike McKay » Is there an App for that?
By Mike McKay
Here are some suggestions for steps in the transformation journey. Hats off to teachers and schools heading in this direction. There are plenty of them, but not enough yet to become thenew normal. Their efforts need to spread and will when ...
Mike McKay

Jester's Trek: The price is right.
By Ripard Teg
A few months after April 24, when minerals stabilize at whatever their “new normal” is going to be, what are ships in EVE Online going to cost? Trying to answer that question is turning out to be nearly impossible: there are too many variables ...
Eve News24

3 Things Businesses Need To Know About Extreme Weather | WRI ...
By Manish Bapna
Not only was the summer-like spring fact not fiction, but such trends may soon become the new normal as climate change takes greater hold. A long-awaited report from the UN International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), with input from ...
WRI Stories Feed: All

Standing on the two Lego conveyor belts » Transition Culture
By Rob Hopkins
We know that the world is changing, that we are entering a 'new normal', where renewable energy is becoming a part of everyday life, more woven into the culture, but at the same time things like patio heaters sit alongside them. Personally ...
Transition Culture

Goldman Earnings May Be `New Normal,' Reynolds Says - Video ...
James Reynolds, chief executive officer of Loop Capital Markets LLC, talks about U.S. bank earnings. Reynolds speaks with Betty Liu on Bloomberg ...
www.bloomberg.com/video/90872749/

Dysfunction: The New Normal | Andrew L. Vazquez
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my Email Newsletter. Thanks for visiting! Adaptability is a wonderful thing. After all; if it weren't for this marvelous ...
andrewlvazquez.com/dysfunction-normal/

The new normal in housing: cheaper to own than to rent » OC ...
Californian's believe it's supposed to cost more to own an home than to rent one. It's one of the biggest misconceptions in real estate. It's so deeply engrained ...
ochousingnews.com/.../the-new-normal-in-housing-cheaper-to...

Angela Carella: New normal in Stamford home prices ...
Home ownership is the hardship and the hope of Stamford residents. All has been tested by an economic crisis that revealed itself in 2008, when huge financial ...
www.stamfordadvocate.com/.../Angela-Carella-New-normal-in...

Leadership in New Normal (1 of 6) | Sales and Sales Management ...
Business leaders committed to triumphing over the challenges they face today need to look at what they've always done in new ways. They need to “always be ...
www.salesgrowthspecialists.com/.../leadership-in-new-normal-...

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