For Strapped Cities, a 'New Normal'

For Strapped Cities, a 'New Normal' Wall Street Journal "Lower property values and declining sales may portend something entirely new, a 'new normal.' " The National League of Cities has conducted the survey since 1986. It is based on a poll of finance officers in cities with populations of at least 10000 ...

Has dysfunction has become the new normal? Washington Post Does this latest congressional skirmish and the threat of another possible shutdown — the third time in less than a year — mean this level of dysfunction has become the new normal? How has the uncertainty affected you and your job? ...

Medtech's new normal: pushback on procedures Reuters "It is now becoming increasingly clear that medtech faces its own new normal," the report said. The findings were scheduled to be presented on Tuesday at an industry meeting in Washington. To compete, device makers will need to quantify successful ...

Nelms: NCCU faces 'new normal' Durham Herald Sun By Neil Offen DURHAM — To thrive in the harsh era of the “new normal in higher education,” NC Central University must be more efficient in all operations and “evaluate, consolidate and eliminate” any programs and services that are not central to its ...

The new normal in traffic delays FederalNewsRadio.com ... be sure that traffic is worse now more than ever. Each year, the “normal” delays become worse, including extreme backups that occur following a crash. With that in mind, I'm wondering what we can think of as the “new normal” when it comes to delays.

Make 'New Normals' of Finance Work for You Fox Business The new normal: Careers have a shelf life shorter than sliced cheese. Recessions and technology mean many of you find yourselves outsourced, downsized or furloughed about 20 years before you can get cineplex senior discounts. ...

Enrich Your Career and Make New Business Connections at the IABC Heritage ... Sacramento Bee To stay at the forefront, enhance your career, and make new contacts, attend "Shifting Gears: Adapting to the New Normal," the International Association of Business Communicators Heritage Region Conference, which will be held October 9-11 in Detroit. ...

Searching for Affordable Building Products the New Normal for Builders PR Web (press release) Builders and contractors are just as interested as saving money as they rest of us, according to American Brick Company (Ambrico). Thin brick, the popular Eco-friendly alternative to clay bricks, continues to grow in popularity, ...

Salaries rise for engineers despite higher unemployment Computerworld "This could be the new normal," Perkins said. "We could need new industries or new companies to absorb the unemployed," he said. President Barack Obama recently called for training an additional 10000 engineers annually. Those working in communications ...

6 Chicago schools begin longer school day Chicago Tribune By Joel Hood, Tribune reporter Monday was the new normal at Fiske Elementary School on the South Side, with more time dedicated to math and reading and, for the first time since many of the school's kids were in diapers, recess. ...

Best Buy to cut seasonal staff during holidays Wall Street Journal "That's not just a blip, that's the new normal." Best Buy, based in Minneapolis, earlier this month reported its second-quarter net income fell 30 percent and revenue was nearly flat at $11.35 billion, falling short of analysts' expectations, ...

2010 featured ladies celebrate life after breast cancer Your Houston News There's a new normal to Tami Wheeler's life. More than a year after being diagnosed with lobular carcinoma, Wheeler, of Magnolia, said she feels great, she's back at work and she's grateful her family has endured the experience. ...

Global Paradigm Shift: The Wisdom of Robert Zoellick Council on Foreign Relations (blog) Long-established patterns of Western privilege will fade: “The New Normal will be about countries continually earning their place in world economic affairs, not presuming it because of past standing or official prerogatives. ...

Machinehead's Robb Flynn on the new album, Machinehead karaoke, and why he ... Phoenix New Times (blog) Then we toured for three years and that threshold of our abilities became the new normal. We got better as musicians and as a band, so when we started writing this record, you know, we didn't wanna write in the ability level of where we were at five ...

Trouble fermenting for future of brewers Globe and Mail That new normal is forcing brewers to make strategic choices to ensure the industry's long-term growth, says a new economics report to be released Tuesday from Bank of Montreal. “People who sort of traded down during the recession or stopped consuming...

Wake Up Rip Van Winkle, the College Demographic Revolution Is Upon Us Huffington Post The Lumina Foundation's report "Navigating the New Normal" estimates that reducing excess credits by 10 percent will yield $8.25 billion (not to mention precious time). In this deficit-cutting environment, these are dollars that can be reinvested to ...

The Idea CMOs Need Now Forbes And just as corporate marketers have learned to adapt to this new normal, the role of the agencies that support and champion those brands has evolved as well. Witness these facts: Of the major practice areas that make up most global agencies, ...

Report: More Gloom Ahead for Strapped Cities NewsMax.com The report raises the possibility that "lower property values and declining sales may portend something entirely new, a 'new normal.'" Property tax revenues, upon which many cities and local governments rely heavily, are usually quite resilient, ...

Looking After the Soldier, Back Home and Damaged New York Times And the emotional strain is still palpable as families struggle to adjust to what many call their “new normal.” In a reversal of the classic situation in which adult children help out ailing parents, a substantial number of the caregivers of post- Sept ...

Incivility and the Antichrist: how far is too far? 89.3 KPCC ... also making a resurgence; a popular piece in the New York Times this week laid out evangelicals' reason for believing the President is the closest thing to their idea of the antichrist since Roosevelt. Are heckling and rude remarks the new normal? ...

Please stick with the sidewalk plan Janesville Gazette (blog) Sam, this economy is the new normal. Families have been adjusting for 3 years now. The walks you remember? Beacon Hill Drive (or any other street in the subdivision) doesn't carry the volume of traffic that S. Wright Road carries. ...

2011 Mid-Year Marketing Trends Study Reveals Top Three Marketing Challenges MarketWatch (press release) 53% are somewhat ready to deal with the new normal of constant change. 48% are now using some form of marketing automation. 43% allocate 25% of their total marketing spend with external agencies. Marketing automation's accelerated adoption was a ...

6 Secrets For How Small Businesses Can Optimize Crowdfunding Business Insider As austerity became the new normal in 2010, Atlantis Books found that its methods were no longer sustainable. Instead of having to close, they were able to raise over $40000, are thriving, and have started awarding past funders from IndieGoGo their ...

Jennifer Grey Talks Chronic Pain, Upcoming Projects Fox News “The pain became the new normal, and I accepted my neck was going to be a problem.” Grey said she began practicing hypnosis and mindful meditation to also ease her stress levels, which contributed to her pain. When she was approached by the producers ...

Tencent, Apple lead "value creators" Warc Overall, it warned a "new normal" - marked by slow GDP growth, possible stagflation, a sensitivity to risk on the part of investors and the retirement of baby boomers - requires a change in mindset. "For many companies, maintaining historical levels of ...

Time's Up Meredith Whitney, Muni Prediction Was Wrong CNBC.com Critics of Mary Meeker, Henry Blodget, or Jack Grubman (just to name a few) were told that they were idiots and just didn't understand the new normal. (“Gary, are you stupid?” they'd say. “Internet traffic will double every month from now till eternity ...

Assumptions Are Killing Your Digital Marketing Strategies Mediapost.com This is the new normal in the age of evolving markets and access to big data, and the process is permeating businesses beyond digital marketing. How honest are you with yourself when it comes to assumptions? What about your partners and colleagues? ...

Alzheimer's: Carpe Diem Emporia Gazette Our relationship was redefined and there was a new normal for what it would be. I just needed to remember all the good years we'd had. “I don't think I ever treated his care as I would a child, but looking back I probably did treat it as a job ...

The Future Of CHUD Cinematic Happenings Under Development Is it still possible to donate directly? I always meant to throw in a few bucks once I wasn't desperately broke, and now...well, not much has changed, but after awhile desperation becomes the new normal, I suppose.

The New Normal Sucks By James Joyner Economists are beginning to wonder if this very slow economic recovery isn't permanently altering the landscape. Outside the Beltway

Business Communication Skills for the Special Librarian: Reporting ... By admin As the latest job reports continue to disappoint, we're all wondering how to improve or simply solidify our standing in this new normal economy. The focus of this program is to provide all types of special librarians with business and reporting ... SLA Legal Division

Learning the hard way that there is an art to medicine By Kevin I had bouts of nausea and an odd pressure sensation in my abdominal upper left quadrant over the next year, but I was able to function well, so I simply accepted these sensations as my new “normal.” Then the vomiting returned in 1999. ... KevinMD.com

Parents, Teachers Protest in New York City Over Class Sizes ... While crowded classrooms, program eliminations and staff cuts might be the new normal across the country, as many school districts deal with lowered education funding due to the recession, students, teachers, administrators and lawmakers ... Education News

Beaten-down Wall Street slammed by recession fears — Clearing ... By RSS Feed It's the new – I hate to say it – it is the new normal,” he said. Volatility jumped, with the CBOE Volatility Index or VIX, a barometer of Wall Street anxiety, up 38 per cent at 43.56. More investors were taking out protective positions against declines ... Clearing and Settlement — Clearing...

Shocker: US Health Insurance Costs Shoot Up | Sweetness & Light By Steve The question is "what is the economy going to be and what is the new normal," he said… Don't worry about it. Endlessly skyrocketing health insurance is the 'new normal.' Along with all the other 'new normals' that Mr. Obama has bequeathed ... Sweetness & Light

Live from CPI: Jim Carroll on not being scared to innovate ... By James daSilva Both flawed modes of thinking lead to what Carroll terms “aggressive indecision,” where volatility is considered “the new normal” and innovation is “on the back-burner.” The truth, he says, is that American manufacturing has aggressively ... SmartBlog on Leadership

U.S. cities' financial outlook still weakening | Medill | Washington By Anjelica Tan “What we may be seeing in this report is evidence of a new normal.” The annual survey, completed by 272 of the nation's city finance officers, found that city revenues are declining, with an estimated 2.3 percent decrease by the end of the year. ... Medill | Washington

The Battle for Australia's water – Part I | PRI's The World By Jason Margolis The final water management plan likely won't be out until next year. And the final water allocation figures are still being hotly debated. But it seems clear that one way or another, less water will be thenew normal for many of Australia's farmers. ... PRI's The World

A New Normal? | Holmes & Co. A New Normal? 2011 September 22. by Rob Meltzer. While waiting for a jury to come back this week, I ran into an old friend, a municipal lawyer. He was telling ... blogs.wickedlocal.com/holmesandco/2011/09/.../a-new-norma...

The new normal? | AccountingWEB.com America, the land of opportunity? On a recent visit to the USA, I ask a dear friend of mine about the impact of the current economic situation on business. America ... www.accountingweb.com/blogs/steve-knowles/.../new-normal