Tuesday, April 5, 2011

New Normal All Over

Financial sector sees strong growth
MyIntroducer.com
“There is encouraging evidence that the banks are adjusting expectations in line with what constitutes the 'new normal'. Despite a strong round of annual results, they are increasingly realistic about the challenges ahead - particularly in terms of ...
Minneapolis Fed chief predicts job growth, but at 'new normal'
St. Cloud Times
The economic “new normal” will be influenced heavily by demographic trends, Stinson said. Historic numbers of workers will be retiring and leaving the work force at the same time as the number of young people entering the work force is low. ...
Banks cut jobs to adjust to new economic reality
Herald Scotland
Picture: Steve Cox BANKS are continuing to make heavy job cuts as they adjust to a “new normal” of reduced business in the wake of the financial crisis, a survey has revealed. The overwhelming majority of UK banks again took the axe to their workforce ...
Bob Jones University grad, missionary adjusts to new normal in Japan after ...
The Republic
GREENVILLE, SC — When the 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck Japan on March 11, Martha Cochran was eating soup. After 40 years as a missionary in that country, the Bob Jones University graduate has grown to love certain traditional foods. ...
Oil price rise is 'the main threat to US recovery'
Citywire.co.uk
by Philip Haddon on Apr 04, 2011 at 13:26 Paul Chew, the CIO of $23 billion Baltimore-based US investment boutique Brown Advisory, has doubts that there is such a thing as a 'new normal' for markets and sees rising oil prices as the main threat to the ...
Some retirement money myths debunked, including what to know about Medicare ...
msnbc.com
By DAVE CARPENTER The Associated Press CHICAGO — Fretting is the new normal for retirement. We haven't saved enough, too many of us retire without financial security, and we may need to work longer to achieve it — assuming we can hang onto our jobs ...


Japan's Government Needs to Move Quickly
Huffington Post (blog)
For the past three weeks, the world's third largest economy has been plagued by chronic power shortages and supply chain disruptions -- the 'new normal,' which is likely to continue for years. Although much of Japan's heaviest manufacturing occurs in...

Poland: a country getting to grips with being normal at last
The Guardian
Apart from historical unfamiliarity, there are several other reasons why many Poles can't quite accept that this new normal is really it. The most important is that for many of them, everyday life in today's Poland is light years away from the images ...
Why the resources boom can't last
Sydney Morning Herald
It becomes the “new normal”. Commodity prices, and the rise in the level of corporate profits they have delivered, are one such example. When assessing a stock, analysts tend to look at top line revenue growth. Then attention shifts to the bottom line: ...
Wisconsin's rallying cry: Throw the bums out
Los Angeles Times
(John Hart, Wisconsin State Journal / April 1, 2011) In Wisconsin, the new normal is perpetual political warfare. Ever since a Republican governor and GOP-dominated Legislature pushed through a law to curtail the collective bargaining rights of most ...
Technology helps stores gain edge
CanadaEast.com
"The new normal in retail requires this added degree of precision." Bunyar, who has been tracking retail traffic for the last 35 years, says there are fewer people visiting malls than in the past, so it's vital for stores to become more efficient. ...
Asia's appetite, US ethanol drive up food costs
Montreal Gazette
Rather, they're the new normal. While consumers around the world and in America reach deeper into their pocketbooks to pay for food, the rise in prices is a boon for North American farmers. They've been grumbling for generations that the wonders of ...
Rallying Back
Inside Higher Ed
Education has to live with a new normal, said Muir -- one in which that sector is expected to adapt to lower levels of support while “the rich need our love and care.” “The word for this, I believe, is evil,” said Muir. Against that dire backdrop for ...
Sector Performance and Regression to the Mean
Minyanville.com
The current state of affairs is rather mundane; think of it as the New Normal meets the Old Boring. The highest implied volatilities belong to the financials, energies and basic materials, all of whose fortunes are linked to excess liquidity. ...
The Ubiquitous They–Council Member Mike Ioakimedes
Patch.com
Everybody talks about the new normal. We've been talking about the new normal for a couple of years…but I'm not seeing anybody doing anything radically different yet. And when you propose doing something radically different, boy you can really see ...
New Marian programs get men, women to write about their loss
Santa Maria Times
McEvoy said bereavement programs don't help people “get back to normal.” They help them move on in their lives. “Mostly what we're trying to do is help people reframe their lives. They're dealing with a new normal,” she said. ...
The Coming Mini-Boom in Commercial Real Estate
Oregon Business News (press release)
However, there's absolutely no way that the current construction pace constitutes the new normal. I scanned a few market reports from around the country and found the pattern remarkably similar. Washington DC is one of the strongest economies in the ...
New auto sales grow as drivers downsize
Boston Globe
“This is a new normal we're going to experience going into spring this year unless gas prices ease off dramatically,'' said Jesse Toprak, vice president for industry trends at auto pricing site TrueCar.com. Sales of the Nissan Sentra compact doubled ...
The Room Rate Conundrum: The Leap from Tactical to Strategic | By Dr. Gabor ...
Hospitality Net (press release)
These new guests ordered local take-out instead of eating at our restaurant. They also complained about anything possible, just to force an apology and a discount at checkout. Is this the new normal?” The above is an imaginary scenario: it never ...
High School Swimmers Dive Into Good Work
Patch.com
That has changed to a degree: He said he has established a "new normal" for his life and no longer sees himself as being helpless or as a victim. In fact, he seems to be thriving. "Due to the huge response from the community, I wanted to prove that the ...
Fighting fees with smaller, less-heavy travel goods
The Republic
"Twenty (inches) is becoming the new normal as aircraft overhead bins become smaller," she said of carry-ons. "So what we're seeing is a lot of 20-inchers, 21-inchers with 22 being the max." Not only are suitcases becoming smaller, but designers also ...
Special editions
The Australian
“I definitely think there's a new normal now because of the economy but since I was doing nightclubs my idea always was, let's do something really special. But it can't be design on steroids because everyone is doing it, and it can't be based on irony ...
Humphrey: Tort reform taking spotlight, but 'business-friendly' bills aplenty
Knoxville News Sentinel
The bill passed on a party-line vote, which seems to be - to borrow a favored Haslam phrase - "the new normal" on any bill that can be portrayed as business-friendly. The bill's passage may not mean a lot in dollars and cents - saving the unemployment ...
Mr. Axeman pageant honors lost students, raising record cash for charity
KMTR NewsSource 16
“They have worked to create new normal for high school, based on the open and positive models of Connor and Jack,” said Hocken. While the memories of Connor and Jack were on the minds of many at Saturday's pageant, those involved were also sure to ...
New Normal Or Different Normal? | FinanceBO.com
By BO News Network
New Normal Or Different Normal? Mohamed El-Erian has referred to our current economic times as the “new normal.” But, a “different normal” might be a more appropriate label. Read more on Forbes. UK's problem debt hotspots revealed ...
Finance Blog Online - http://www.financebo.com/
Real estate market finds new normal as number of homes for sale ...
By Dean Bartoli Smith
The past decade has been a real estate roller coaster. The first half saw record low inventories of homes for sale and sky-high prices, while the latter part saw inventory swell and prices drop.
Examiner RSS - http://washingtonexaminer.com/feeds/128677/rss.xml
Why Be Normal? | Confessions of a Drive-Thru Runner
By McRunner
It dawned on me the other day driving to work — I've settled into a new normal. My days have no running, no stretching, no extra showers. In short, no worries. I have two hours extra a day to invest anywhere I want. ...
Confessions of a Drive-Thru Runner - http://mcrunner.com/
The Week Ahead: April 4 – April 10 2011 | Livestation
By Johannes Ledel Karreskog
The title of the conference is “Macro-Financial Stability in the New Normal”. Also in the news this week: Peru is heading to the polls this Sunday for presidential and parliamentary elections. Watch these stories unfold on Livestation. ...
Livestation - http://blog.livestation.com/
Carnival of Money Stories #100 Retire Gracefully Edition | Out of ...
By Mrs. Accountability
Is this the new normal in America?” My Journey presents Canceling My Cell Phone Insurance posted at My Journey to Millions, saying, “Last April I asked the question, Is Cell Phone Insurance Worth the Price? ...
Out of Debt Again - http://www.outofdebtagain.com/
It's not just about cutting public education funding – Off the Kuff
By Charles Kuffner
And maybe this is the new normal, and we'll go 60 years before any significant changes are made. Which outcome would you bet on right now? Meanwhile, Martha has been busy tracking all of the school district layoff stories that have come ...
Off the Kuff - http://offthekuff.com/wp/
My essay in New Escapologist #5 Early Retirement Extreme ...
By Jacob
Yet now it is normal to think of work as almost the highest form of human expression imaginable. After all, people spend 8-12 hours a day, 5-7 days a week for more than forty years of their life simply working with the rest of their ...
Early Retirement Extreme - http://earlyretirementextreme.com/
Clever Unfolding Apartment by Normal Projects | materialicious
By homedsgn.com
Normal Projects is a New-York-based multidisciplinary architecture, design, and creative agency. The studio has designed a very clever interior for this 450 square foot apartment.
materialicious - http://www.materialicious.com/posts
Most "Boomerang Kids" Move Home Temporarily, not Permanently ...
He also believes it's harmful when the new generation views this state as the new normal, since they see their contemporaries in the same situation. To mitigate that, he says it's essential for parents to place strict limits on the ...
EducationNews.org - http://www.educationnews.org/
Farewell Birmingham | Southern Hospitality
By Rhoda
It will be a new journey and where it leads, I have no idea. Finding a new normal will be at the forefront. I know it will be sweet. Very sweet. God sometimes allows trials and pain in our lives to draw us closer to Him. ...
Southern Hospitality - http://southernhospitalityblog.com/
Taxes: E-filing becomes the new normal - Technology & science ...
An overwhelming amount of taxpayers in recent years has been turning to the Internet to e-file taxes before Tax Day rolls around on Friday, April 15.
www.msnbc.msn.com/.../technology_and_science-tech_and_g...
Futurity.org – Finding a 'new normal' in Japan
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Many survivors of Japan's triple disaster are facing a hard emotional reality: The “old normal” is gone. Now the search for a new ...
www.futurity.org/top-stories/finding-a-new-normal-in-japan/
Butler represents the new normal in college basketball
By Jon Solomon -- The Birmingham News Shelvin Mack and Butler are in the national championship game for the second straight season. ...
www.al.com/sports/.../butler_represents_the_new_norm.html
Outliers and coexistence are the new normal for big data - O ...
To benefit from advanced analytics and study complete huge data sets, many enterprise architectures are evolving into coexistence environments that combine ...
radar.oreilly.com/2011/03/outliers-coexistence-big-data.html
Real estate market finds new normal as number of homes for sale ...
The past decade has been a real estate roller coaster. The first half saw record low inventories of homes for sale and sky-high prices, while the latter ...
washingtonexaminer.com/.../real-estate-market-finds-new-nor...
Make It Or Break It – The New Normal – Recap | Rickey.org
The Spring Premiere of Make It or Break It is here and proving that big things are to come:
www.rickey.org/?p=61483
6 Ways to Cope with 'New Normal' of High Unemployment « Clutch ...
6 Ways to Cope with 'New Normal' of High Unemployment ... If widespread, unusually high unemployment is — or becomes — the new normal in America, ...
clutchmagonline.com/.../6-ways-to-cope-with-new-normal-of-...
Searching for a new normal » News » St. Clair News Aegis (Pell ...
Life has always been hectic but normal for Leann and Trent Sheehan of Cook Springs. With teenage children and four-year-old twins in tow, the couple.
www.newsaegis.com/news/.../Searching-for-a-new-normal
Talent Management for the 'New Normal' | Business Finance
Hitting the reset button back to 2007 will not help reshape talent strategies to compete in the decade ahead. Companies need a combination of financial and ...
businessfinancemag.com/.../talent-management-new-normal-0...

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