New Normal: riots, bailout packages, protests . . .

What exactly is all the noise about the global downturn? New Zealand Herald By Bernard Hickey Photo / AP We hear every night of riots, bailout packages, protests and stock market slumps, but what's really going on in this "new normal" for the global economic system? The developed world finished a near two-decade- long spending ...

Longform.org's weekend reading list Washington Post (blog) “This is the new normal,” a pastor tells Goodman. “The old normal wasn't normal.” When the unraveling began here, a sense of hope endured that it was perhaps a momentary pause. Housing prices were plummeting, as they would soon nationally, ...

What should Africa learn from contemporary economic crises? The Citizen Daily As a member of the African scientific community, the author of this article presented a paper titled “The New Normal and Need for Paradigm Shift in Africa's Economic Development: Lessons From the Challenges of the 2008 Global Financial and Economic ...

Church still hosting volunteers 6 years after Hurricane Katrina SunHerald.com Volunteers from throughout the nation converge at Biloxi Christian Church to help those still facing the daunting task of finding their “new normal” after Hurricane Katrina. With just a handful of local church folks and one tireless volunteer ...

Make-A-Wish fulfills dream for leukemia patient abc7news.com It is our new normal." But there is nothing normal about battling cancer, so the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation surprised the Nieto family. "Tomas likes wild cats, and so he wished to meet them in person," said Stephanie Brown with the ...

Barriers to job creation must be removed The News Journal But, that role of regulation does not imply the additional role of manipulation, which has become the hallmark of the new normal. State governments all over the country are scrambling to plug the hole in the proverbial dam. ...

Bazemore: TAPS adds to inspiration to run Leavenworth Times I can run and remember the “new normal” the survivors live every day. The Five Trails Half Marathon is a charity run for the Leavenworth County Historical Society and it has expanded its operation to include TAPS Run and Remember. ...

Newsmakers: Ziba's Eric Park talks consumers, brands and sustainability Sustainable Business Oregon "The rules are changing and sustainability is becoming the new normal," Park said. Park sees a timely opportunity for brands to "close the experience gap" as he puts it. Innovative brands can respond, Park said, to the call: "How can you help me as a ...

2011: The Year of Pipeline Interruptus Huffington Post Canada (blog) Is the pipeline interruptus we saw in 2011 the new normal, or will the industry get back to the place of running the show without the pesky interference of the public? One thing is clear: continued political dithering over climate change will continue ...

Experts work to combat issue of bullying Canada.com They then learn to adjust their behaviour through recreating a "new normal." It's a model that three male staffers at Georgia Avenue will use to work with boys who have been known to engage in nega-tive behaviour patterns. Green explains that working ...

Though a bit bare, a Christmas tree to cherish MiamiHerald.com I didn't need to wait for the boom and bust of the real estate market, for the onslaught of lay-offs and furloughs, for the uncertainty that would become the “new normal,” to learn that often times you already have what you need. ...

Country's first energy shop is opened in Cornwall West Briton "Their example, we hope, will spread like wildfire as the technologies are understood not to be faddish but part of what we hope will be the new normal." The store offers a range of services for local people to pop in and talk about their energy needs ...

The New Normal...Lower Rates | Annuity Think Tank: Blog Annuity Value | Indexed Annuity What is our outlook for 2012 and beyond? How far down are rates going to go? What return are willing to be satisfied with? ... blog.annuitythinktank.com/archives/7226

Excellence Through Skill Sets in the New Normal Part... | icma.org “Excellence Through Skill Sets in the New Normal,” is a session from the 2011 ICMA Annual Conference in Milwaukee. Three different presenters led the ... icma.org/.../Excellence_Through_Skill_Sets_in_the_New_Nor... Path leads to 'New Normal' Denton Record Chronicle Those journal entries became a teaching tool about grief for his church, and on Tuesday, the small Christian publishing house Ambassador International releases the entries as a book titled A New Normal: A Journey from Loss to Joy. The Rev. ... Palm Springs area economy growing, but ever so slowly The Desert Sun Business leaders have called the tepid recovery the new normal. “It sucks,'' Zelda Montgomery, a caregiver who has been unemployed for a year said as she headed into a discount store in Palm Springs. “Seems like companies are still cutting back,'' she ... RBI confronted with multiple concerns Hindu Business Line Given the structural characteristics, India is perhaps entering a 'new normal' combination of growth and inflation of 7 per cent and 8 per cent, respectively. Even to get to this new normal combination, it would serve the economy well if RBI charts out ... A Republican Doubles-Down on Nullification The Atlantic That is, if the Dems didn't filibuster when they were in minority, then the GOP wouldn't recognize a new normal. That's no longer true. Concessions are concessions, not precedents. That's also why I'm much less concerned than I'd expect to be by Glenn ... Vince Long: County made great strides in 2011 Tallahassee Democrat (blog) The "new normal" in local government includes continuously decreasing revenues and correspondingly increasing demands. States across the country, including Florida, have downsized payrolls and slashed funds for education, social services and local ... JOHNSON: 'Change isn't good or bad. It's just change.' Odessa American This hasn't born out for most things, but for the Internet and now social media, that's the new normal. Unless you're a certain age. If you're young enough and don't know any different, it's just the way of things. Humans have an amazing capacity for ... Orwell's got nothing on us Walton Tribune Or is this the new normal, as the “crisis” never ends, justifying further outrages on our nation's rights? A friend of mine said we were wearing out the word “Orwellian” these days. He might be right. Our View: Payroll tax debate underscores need for broader reform Adrian Daily Telegram Do they intend for a payroll tax of 4.2 percent to be the new normal, or do they believe the cut should one day expire? (If it's the former, they might as well just make it permanent; if it's the latter, they must be prepared to take an unpopular step ... Camp Gravatt seeks funds to offer retreat for soldiers Aiken Standard It's a good time for families to be together and cope with whatever their "new normal" is going to be, Yeargin said. For many of them, they describe a feeling of peace. "They say it feels like coming home," Yeargin said. Follow Aiken Standard on ... Every Wrong Attempt Discarded Is Another Step Forward Copper N Blue (blog) Whitney seems like a great guy, so I'm hoping for his sake as much as the team's that his play this year isn't the new normal. The Oilers weren't getting things done, so Tom Renney decided to mix up the lines, and ended up with Ben Eager playing ... Blaming the victim New Statesman (blog) This is the new normal. People taking to the streets, because conscience or desperation lead them unavoidably to those streets to stand against austerity, and being beaten back and beaten down by armed state heavies, time after time after time,... Drought the new normal over much of North America « A Musing ... By Karen Street Drought the new normal over much of North America. Drought over North America with a 2.5°C increase. Almost no one lives today in areas that will become wetter. Analysts at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Lawrence ... A Musing Environment If it isn't broken, break it! - Ecademy What are the drivers of this new normal? There are certain features that are almost certainly here to stay. For one, the old model of high leverage is broken, as access to capital becomes harder and more expensive. As the banks retreat, ... Ecademy: user blogs What should Africa learn from contemporary economic crises ... By MoroccoTomorrow As a member of the African scientific community, the author of this article presented a paper titled “The New Normal and Need for Paradigm Shift in Africa's Economic Development: Lessons From the Challenges of the 2008 Global Financial ... MoroccoTomorrow My CMS » Blog Archive » San Francisco Real Estate Company ... By admin ... potential entry-level and mid-level homebuyers awaited better economic news and everyone adjusted to the notion that a ?flat? real estate market characterized by modest ups and downs may be ?the new normal,? says San Francisco real ... My CMS Follow @NewNormalNews