For an arrogant few, being above the law is the new normal

For an arrogant few, being above the law is the new normal
The Nation
For an arrogant few, being above the law is the new normal. Pornpimol Kanchanalak Special for The Nation August 23, 2012 1:00 am. It is official: the teeth of the law in Thailand have been pulled many times over, without our (meaning ordinary citizens) ...

Severe Heat, Drought and Wildfires: State Climatologist on Colorado's 'New ...
Inside Climate News
Severe Heat, Drought and Wildfires: State Climatologist on Colorado's 'New Normal'. Nolan Doesken has been studying Colorado's weather for 35 years. He explains his job, and what's ahead for his state because of climate change. By Robert Krier ...

Inside Climate News

Photo Flash: First Look - Andrew Rannells in Pilot of THE NEW NORMAL
Broadway World
In the new NBC comedy THE NEW NORMAL, Bryan (Andrew Rannells, "Girls," "The Book of Mormon") and David (Justin Bartha, "The Hangover") are a Los Angeles couple and they have it all. Well, almost. With successful careers and a committed, loving ...

Spurring Growth in Every Neighborhood
Huffington Post (blog)
They are the signs of a city unconsciously accepting the "new normal." We need to marshal the strengths of New York City -- our neighborhoods, our private sector, our government, our schools -- to grow and succeed in an increasingly competitive world.

Iowa View: Record shows planet will keep warming unless we act
DesMoinesRegister.com
Is this truly the “new normal” climate for which we need to plan? Let's consider the following. Weather is what we experience on a day-to-day basis at any location. But climate is the long-term manifestation of weather recorded over decades to ...

Fall TV 2012: New Stars To Watch This TV Season (PHOTOS)
Huffington Post
... on HBO's "Girls" (which he'll also return to for Season 2), we're thrilled that Rannells ended his Tony-nominated run starring in "The Book of Mormon" on Broadway to play one-half of Ryan Murphy's new comedic leading gay couple on "The New Normal.

Santa Fe Opera Focuses on Serious, Less Well-Known Works
NOLA.com
Citing a recent New York Times article that bemoaned a "new normal" of "stagnant repertory" with a "focus on escapism over innovation and relevance," MacKay was almost exultant in declaring his company immune to the general decline. "Happily, I can say ...

Anderson defines the 'new normal'
TheJambar.com (subscription)
Expecting a decline in enrollment this fall semester, Youngstown State University President Cynthia Anderson made it a point to discuss revenue during her State of the University address on Monday. A 1 percent decline would equate to a $1 million ...

How Time Flies 08/22/12
Bloomington Pantagraph
22, 1937: The new Normal Theater is tentatively set to open Oct. 15. It will be a first-run movie house with stadium-style seating for 750. Black and Chinese red will be the dominant colors with red and blue indirect lighting. The theater will be air ...

6 U.S. Cities That Fell Off the Fiscal Cliff—and Survived
AdvisorOne
But as The Associated Press reported in July, there is a “new normal” in the city that is a far cry from the pre-bankruptcy days. Concessions have been won from the city's unions, but more will be needed soon as the city still operates in the red. But ...

AdvisorOne

Maine store packs an unexpected surprise
Morganton News Herald
As I press forward to the prize of my eternal home, and I grow more ready for the transition, it seems that each year brings another new normal. As my energy has decreased in volume, due to my initial diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis, my ways of dealing ...

Observations and Opinions About Apple Retail
Tech.pinions
With each growth cycle a new normal was established with the exception of the last holiday quarter. The same is true with key product sales like Macs, iPads, and iPhones. They may dip slightly but not below past year-over-year growth. My chart shows ...

Tech.pinions

Why I Want Children
Forward (blog)
Despite shows like “Modern Family” and the upcoming “New Normal,” not to mention gay celebrity dads Neil Patrick Harris and Ricky Martin, society still demands that women live lives based on hetero-normative family values, i.e. the husband, wife and ...

Forward (blog)

China Easing Moves 'A Mistake': Jim Rogers
CNBC.com
... Doesn't Hate This Rally · Apple Gets Downgrade, Euro Rallies vs. Dollar · Pre-Market Report: What You Need to Know · Friedman: How America Is Falling Behind ... Mohamed El-Erian: The Next 'New Normal' · Commodities Tomorrow: Platinum Up Again ...

Fox Orders Comedy Pilot By Parks And Recreation's Michael Schur
Cinema Blend
NBC's Hannibal Casts Lara Jean Chorostecki In The Philip Sey... Cleopatra Drama Gets A Put Pilot Commitment From NBC · Did NBC Edit Women's Gymnastics To Add Fake Suspense? Revolution, The New Normal And Other New NBC Series To Be Pr..

Cinema Blend

'Days of Our Lives' To Add Drama with Gay Bullying Storyline
NewsBusters (blog)
Gay plots are the “new normal” on television this fall. “Glee” regularly showcased gay characters, and dealt with bullying in past episodes. Popular shows “Grey's Anatomy,” “Modern Family,” and “Happy Endings” (all aired by ABC) rely heavily on gay ...

Diet Can Help Bodies Keep Cool in the Summer
Laboratory Equipment
The U.S. is coming off what could be the hottest summer on record, and the scientific community is united in believing the warmest season will get warmer as the climate changes, so eating for the new normal is a serious issue, says Sara Risch, a food ...

Laboratory Equipment

The United States is overdue for a major hurricane
Roanoke Times
Many feared that we had entered a "new normal" and that hurricanes would be slapping the U.S. this frequently and ferociously every season from then on. But it didn't happen. Wilma is the last hurricane to make U.S. landfall at Category 3 or higher...

Roanoke Times

Finding Hope In the Fall -- A Hopeless Task?
Hollywood Reporter
There was some chatter about Go On, with Matthew Perry (meh) and The New Normal from NBC, but none of that chatter came from me (shudder). The four of us stuck to the fall and didn't talk much about midseason. So, what did we collectively talk trash ...

Big Show: Greg Primo
WEEI.com
Healthy is an ox and live in the new normal. She's getting used to the new bone marrow I have been on the little quirks that come along with the new DNA in the the new blow didn't. You know just a growing pains of an all but I'll -- you dear father of ...

2012 Network Fall Preview Specials; The Office Ends This Season On NBC
SitcomsOnline News (blog)
... and the cast of NBC's new comedy Go On. The entertainment special will focus on NBC's new shows for the fall, including the dramas Revolution and Chicago Fire, along with the new comedies Go On, The New Normal, Animal Practice and Guys With Kids.

SitcomsOnline News (blog)

The new normal (part 17): Europe is ablaze, 9 dead in Spain - Blog
By Watching the Deniers
Reports coming in of wildfires across multiple countries in Europe: Wildfires have been spreading across southern Europe, fuelled by the hot, dry climate. Firefighters in Spain are struggling to cope with the country's worst blazes in a decade ...
Watching the Deniers

The New Normal on www.liveparanormal.com 08/22 by ...
h:143111 s:3635343 upcoming. The New Normal on www.liveparanormal.com. Play in your default player Download this episode Open in new window · Tweet; email; Embed this episode. Tags: liveparanormal,: the new normal,: paranormal, ...
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Arts Marketing: The Myth of the Ubiquitous Solution
By Chad M. Bauman
Many organizations had reserves to weather a couple of bad years, but recently we've begun to ask – what if this is the “new normal?” And how arts managers describe the “new normal” reminds me of the Hindu tale of the Blind Men and the ...
Arts Marketing

TV on Tap: Michael J. Fox Prepares a Return to NBC, Matt Lucas ...
By AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters via PinkBananaWorld.com
TV on Tap: Michael J. Fox Prepares a Return to NBC, Matt Lucas' "Community" Role Revealed and "The New Normal" Gets Hunkier.
PinkBananaWorld.com

REAL TALK, REAL NEW YORK: What Makes AVIVA DRESCHER ...
By PMcMagazine
That was my new normal. I don't know what it is like living with two legs. Someone who is 60 years old and loses a limb knows the difference and feels the pain more. EH: Were you worried about your cast members' reactions? AD: I didn't ...
PMc MAGAZINE BLOG

Warren Buffet Dumps Muni Bonds | Via Meadia
By John Ellis
Unless you live in energy-boom North Dakota or the Silicon Valley or a few other selected “hot spots,” this combination of depressed property values and diminished retail activity is the new normal. It will be the new normal for some time.
Via Meadia

NeNe Leakes reveals that she is a grandmother | theGrio
By Chris Witherspoon
The star of NBC's upcoming comedy The New Normal, has done everything she can to help take care of her son's girlfriend and her new grandchild — “I paid for everything in the nursery: the clothing, the diapers. I don't want her to feel ...
theGrio

Eating the Bear: Snapshots of the New Normal | NJWorks@yourlibrary
“Eating the Bear: Snapshots of the New Normal” is an evolving collection of monologues of several characters from different backgrounds who have been laid off ...
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