PIMCO: 7% growth the new normal for China

PIMCO: 7% growth the new normal for China | | MacroBusiness
By Houses and Holes
Find below a short but quite neat assessment of Asian growth in the quarter ahead from PIMCO. It covers a structural down shift in Chinese growth and the fallout for the region including Australia. Econ Outlook APC September 2012 Global ...
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'Treme' referenced in two Ryan Murphy shows -- 'The New Normal' and 'Glee ...
NOLA.com
Two series overseen by producer Ryan Murphy – the NBC sitcom “The New Normal” and the Fox musical comedy “Glee” – referenced HBO's “Treme” in the same week. In the first, which aired Tuesday (Sept. 25), two characters were challenged with rounding...

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NBC's 'The New Normal' Is The Season's Boldest New Comedy
MediaPost Communications
Something unexpected happened this week while I was watching NBC's “The New Normal,” which after four episodes has distinguished itself as the best new sitcom of the fall season. As the characters assembled around a table for dinner and began ...

TV Review: THE NEW NORMAL – Season 1 – “Obama Mama”
Assignment X
It's interesting to me that the first episode of THE NEW NORMAL, “Obama Mama”, that Ryan Murphy didn't write and direct is the first episode to really move away from the God awful stereotypes that have been plaguing this show since the pilot. I like ...

Help when faced with 'new normal'
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
ART AS THERAPY: Lois Stewart, from right, Conny Acton, instructor Catherine Held and Susan Gardner create drawings after a period of visualization and meditation during a creativity class at the Women's Cancer Awareness Group in Petaluma.

'The New Normal' is the same old gay normal
The Prospector
ABC's new comedy, “The New Normal”—a seemingly progressive take on gay parenthood created by Glee's Ryan Murphy—unfortunately sticks to the norm. On the pilot episode, which premiered Sept. 10, the two main characters are presented as the very ...

We Are the 'New Normal' -- Not the 'New Age'
Huffington Post (blog)
There is an old folktale that tells of the wise fool who arrives at the door of the king's castle asking for entry. He is immediately told by the guard that the king's decree is for anyone who tells a lie to be hanged. Then, upon asking for his ...

NeNe Leakes: Why The New Normal Is Not Just 'The Gay Show'
Hollywood.com
After a wildly entertaining guest stint on Glee as insult-hurling, Olympian-turned-swim-coach Roz Washington, Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakes defied reality expectations and joined The New Normal as a regular, playing the wisecracking, ...

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Photo Flash: First Look - Jackie Hoffman on THE NEW NORMAL
Broadway World
On the October 2 episode of NBC's new comedy THE NEW NORMAL titled 'THE BIG O.M.G' – while David (Justin Bartha) is planning a family dinner to tell his mother, Francis (Broadway's Jackie Hoffman) about the baby, Bryan (Andrew Rannells) ...

Ellen Barkin on her 'New Normal' role
San Francisco Chronicle
That's also a characteristic of Jane Forrest, her character on the new series "The New Normal," airing Tuesday nights on NBC. A great-grandmother who doesn't appreciate that her granddaughter has chosen to serve as a surrogate for a same-sex couple ...

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Experts predict Texas Panhandle will see below-average precipitation for 20 or ...
Amarillo.com
“What you're looking at now you might call the 'new normal,' but your grandfather might say it's the old normal,” said Evelyn Browning-Garriss, a historical climatologist. “You're looking at some of the same conditions you had in the 1950s.” The '50s ...

Social workers discuss work with combat vets, refugees
Jamestown Sun
You're a social worker assigned to help a combat veteran reintegrate into life in America and a “new normal” with family, friends and a job. Or your assignment is a family of refugees who fled war or persecution in their homeland, fled across a border ...

Ellen Barkin's Hilarious Story Of What Young Leonardo Di Caprio Wanted Her ...
Huffington Post
"The New Normal" airs Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC, while Bravo features "Watch What Happens: Live" every Sunday through Thursday at 11 p.m. ET. TV Replay scours the vast television landscape to find the most interesting, amusing, and, on a good ...

Andy Cohen celebrates 300th episode of 'WWHL' with NeNe Leakes, Ellen Barkin
Examiner.com
Ellen Barkin and NeNe Leakes, both blondes from NBC's “The New Normal” hugged and congratulated Cohen. Andy pointed out Leakes' new hair color and she responded enthusiastically, “Blondes have more fun!” NeNe from “The Real Housewives of ...

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East Bluff Violence: A New Normal?
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East Bluff Violence: A New Normal? By: Alexandra Sutter WMBD/WYZZ. Updated: September 27, 2012. Tweet. PEORIA -- Some people are worried violence is becoming a new normal in Peoria neighborhoods. Some East Bluff residents think crime is getting ...

How much are you supposed to tip?
Boston.com
Then came the stand 20 percent. Now a New York Post article is suggesting 25 percent is the new normal. According to the article: Michael Lynn, a professor of consumer behavior at Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration who studies tipping, ...

Ten unveils 'super Sunday' lineup
The West Australian
Glee creator Ryan Murphy's new comedy The New Normal, which looks at contemporary family issues ranging from same sex parenting to single mothers, will air at 8pm. This week's big winner at the Emmys, the gripping psychological thriller Homeland, has ...

The West Australian

“The Mindy Project” among shows cited as potential hits
Pittsburgh Business Times
Also singled out for success were “Vegas” and “Elementary,” both on CBS; “Nashville” on ABC; and “Go On” and “The New Normal,” both on NBC and airing back-to-back. As the fall network television season unfolds, local media buyers are keeping a close ...

Must-See TV: Fall Lineup
W Magazine (blog)
... tries to out-quirk Zooey Deschanel on The Mindy Project, NBC's Revolution makes The Walking Dead's post-apocalyptic world a little more broadcast network-ready, and The New Normal picks up MoFam's progressive-family comedy without even bothering...

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The Ratings for Mindy Kaling's Show Are Good, Not Great — And Not the Whole ...
Jezebel
Still, that was enough to beat The New Normal on NBC. As the LA Times reports: "NBC pulled in more total viewers, 5.1 million versus 4.7 million, but that margin consists mostly of older viewers whom advertisers are less interested in." Huh. Ok. In any ...

An Aging Population Is an Opportunity More Than a Problem
Huffington Post
According to World Health Organization Director-General Margaret Chan, "Being in the older age group is becoming the 'new normal' for the world's population." At the outset, this rapid growth of an older demographic could be seen as a major problem.

Catch NeNe Leakes on Watch What Happens Live Tonight, September 27, 2012
Wetpaint
NeNe will be a guest on Watch What Happens Live! tonight, alongside her co-star from The New Normal, the always funny Ellen Barkin. Not that we don't love The New Normal, but we can't wait to see what secrets our girl NeNe will spill about Season 5 of ...

Lost desire for 'Lost'-like television fare
Modesto Bee
I tuned in to "The New Normal" mainly for Ellen Barkin's sharp parody as a caustic woman whose granddaughter decides to become a surrogate mom for a gay couple. Mean-spirited meh. While there are a couple of interesting-sounding shows still set to ...

Ryan Murphys Takes You Deep Inside His 'American Horror Story: Asylum'
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Glee has made quite a nice comeback in story this season and The New Normal has been doing quite well, but many more fans are really curious as to how the horror show will do. From the sound of the featurrette below, Murphy will be focusing more on ...

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Power of the pink pound
Financial Times
This autumn, NBC will attempt to repeat the magic of its pioneering series Will & Grace with a new sitcom about a gay couple and the surrogate mother of their child. Appropriately, it is called The New Normal. But if gay has indeed become the new ...

'NCIS' wins CBS ratings, 'New Girl' returns low on Tuesday
Digital Spy
Go On also dropped from last week at 9pm to 2.7 (6.9m), as did The New Normal at 9.30pm (2.0/5.09m). Parenthood was level with last week, with 1.8 (4.85m) at 10pm. Fox's season two premiere of New Girl dropped considerably from last year's opener of 4 ...

Emily Owens M.D. Pilot to Be Available Online Beginning October 1st
TVOvermind
Though a majority of the pilots that have been put online this season have been comedies (The Mindy Project, Ben & Kate, The New Normal), dramas like Last Resort and Revolution have also had their series premieres released before their "official ...

Attention to detail, discipline has Oregon headed in right direction
ESPN
... light on the commute to work. You make a boatload of 8-foot putts. You flip the steak off the grill, slice it open, and the meat is just the right shade of pink. It is a moment when the gods smile upon you, and just when you believe it's the new ...

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NOM Compares Gay Couples Seeking Surrogates To Rapists
Instinct Magazine (blog)
TV shows such as The New Normal promote surrogacy arrangements with dialogue such as “a family is a family, and love is love.” Characters that criticize the use of surrogacy and egg donation are explicitly depicted as unsympathetic, racist, close ...

Tony-anointed 'Book of Mormon' coming to Lexus Broadway Series in the 2013 ...
Dallas Morning News (blog)
No word yet on the cast for the tour that'll be coming through Dallas, but it's extremely unlikely to include Rannells — he's now in the midst of a busy TV career, having appeared on Girls and now starring in the new series The New Normal. Performance ...

There's Only One Way Forward For Europe, And This Isn't It
Business Insider
And they all think that is some sort of new normal. Why the builders and banks think so is obvious. Why the buyers do, not so much. They are simply never told what is real. Not by builders, not by banks, and not by the people they voted into government.

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Why 'The New Normal' Has TV's Best Gay Characters | NewNowNext
By Mark Blankenship
Why 'The New Normal' Has TV's Best Gay Characters. September 27, 2012 ○ by Mark Blankenship. Look! We're gay AND we like each other! The last two episodes of The New Normal have convinced me it's the best gay sitcom on television.
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Nene Leakes On The New Normal, Being Very Rich & Branding ...
By Danielle Young, Associate Editor
From “Real Housewives of Atlanta” to “Glee” to “The New Normal,” Nene's transformed from reality show starlet to working actress. This is the type of career progression many reality show cast members hope for, but never reach. So, how does ...
Celebrity News & Style for Black Women

New York Times: Veganism Going Mainstream - MFA Blog
By Nathan Runkle
The New York Times reports that veganism is a "new normal" in restaurants across southern California as more and more establishments are now offering delicious plant-based options in response to increasing demand from clientele.
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Some LGBT People Feel Unsafe At Princeton University | The New ...
By Scott Rose
Samuel's post includes ill-intentioned attacks against The New Normal and Zach Wahls, the straight ally and author of My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family. Samuel could not even get through her first paragraph ...
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Still falling off the M&A cliff - The Term Sheet: Fortune's deals blog ...
By Dan Primack
Global deal volume off 17% from last year. FORTUNE --Are we experiencing a new normal for mergers and acquisitions? Six months ago, we heard that low Q1 M&A activity was just a holiday hangover. Three months ago, we heard that low ...
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The MPW Summit: The editors' picks - Postcards
By Fortune Editors
... exciting: Prominent PIMCO CEO Mohamed A. El-Erian will take us on a tour of what's around the corner for financial markets, what are the realistic prospects are for global growth, and what he means by living with the "New Normal." October ...
Postcards

National youth report to be launched October 2 by Community ...
By Gail Barclay
Canada's Vital Signs 2012 – Vital Youth shows seismic shifts are shaking our nation's youth as they enter adulthood, a “new normal” communities and policy-makers must address. Ian Bird, President and CEO of Community Foundations of ...
A New Source of Hope For Aboriginal...

The Wealthy On Today's The Economy - Business Insider
By Linette Lopez
The takeaway we came to was this — rich people are really worried about the overall economy, but most are confident they'll be okay through the storm, or "the new normal" depending on what you want to call it. Now for the data. Let's start ...
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