Thursday, February 16, 2012

New Normal or Old Normal? Still No End to 'Too Big to Fail'

Still No End to 'Too Big to Fail'
The Nation. (blog)
In banking regulation, the “new normal” so far looks a lot like the “old normal.” Of course, it is impossible to say this marks an end to reform. But it's a real downer for the reform advocates. They have pleaded for a different perspective from the ...

The Nation. (blog)

Erikka Askeland: 'New normal' as Moody's and Co downgraded
Scotsman
And that will be just another step into the “new normal” that faces investors, pensioners and all citizens of the formerly “rich”, but increasingly poor, West. HARD-pressed families weren't the only ones to breath a sigh of relief as official figures ...

Drama applications continue 3-year high
Yale Daily News
“The new 'normal' is going to be more at this higher level.” Channick added that 2010 was an outlier year: applications rose 30 percent from 2007 to 2010 and have fallen 10 percent over the last two years. James Bundy DRA '95, the school's dean, ...

Firm refusal
Indian Express
With this, expectations that 8-plus per cent GDP growth had become the new normal for the Indian economy have been shattered. What is most unfortunate is that this slowdown does not result only from a tough global economic outlook — it is also, ...

FullStep Joins Commodity EDGE as Bronze Sponsor
MetalMiner
One problem we faced when assembling speakers and panels for Commodity EDGE: Sourcing Intelligence for the New Normal involved identifying a commodity broker that can talk about price risk management and hedging strategies — in plain English.

Got a consumer complaint? Post it on Facebook
Globe and Mail
Ms. Sokoloff's Facebook encounter is the new normal in 21st-century customer service. Didn't receive dipping sauce with your order? Ignored by a salesperson? Whine on Facebook or Twitter, and you're guaranteed an instant response from the company's...

Globe and Mail

Betty White, Zombie Hunter? Sam Auster Directs Emmy-Winning Actress in New ...
SHOOT Online (press release)
It's unusual for an advertiser of the stature of AARP to work without an agency, but Auster believes it could become the new normal . "Every client is under budget pressure. We can combine the creative functions of agency AND production company and ...

Is video game retail dying? Three theories behind January's sales downer
Gamasutra
So maybe the market is slowly settling into a new "normal" level of sales, from which growth can begin again in a year or so. That is, this is a generational lull right before the Wii U comes along and the next Xbox platform is announced, ...

Fox & Friends' Gretchen Carlson Angrily Rails Against Payroll Tax Compromise
Mediaite
And that's why this is political theater and this is the new normal, I believe. This is the new normal now. What politician is going to say, 'Hey, by the way, we're going to actually put that tax back into action?'” “Not during an election year,” ...

Mediaite

Brad Shantz was “always there” for his family
Elmira Independent
Shantz said that her family is trying to get used to the “new normal” but are finding new things every day that are different. For her children, the difference may be noticed even more in the summer. That's when they would spend a lot of time together.

Fame & money are not enough
News24
If you aren't rich you might feel convinced that lots of money will make you whole, but within a very short time frame your new-found riches will become the new normal for you. And if you only focus on what to buy with your money, you will find ...

Economist sees no return of recession and 'a better year than we've had so far'
Crain's Detroit Business
... the homebuilding business would be dead for three years, who would have thought any recovery would be possible?” he asked. Glassman said the pace of job recovery should continue to improve. “You've heard the pessimism that this is the new normal?

LINKS: February 15, 2012 Drones and Oil
Global Guerrillas
Here's an improvement on that analysis: Consider $3 as the new normal and that prices over $4 at the pump will drive the economy into reteat. A simple first step towards resilience: Think Lasagna. (BTW, make sure you sign up for the e-mail delivery ...

"You Have a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts" Makes University's Book of Acceptable ...
The Spoof (satire)
To give an idea of how the Queen has progressed in her sexual vocabulary, the list of banished words this year included: Man Cave, Occupy, ginormous and the New Normal. When addressing the Queen you definitely do not want to say: "That is a lovely ...

Capitalism: A Work in Progress and Regress
Political Affairs Magazine
For those who lost their jobs as unemployment became chronically high (five percent unemployed became in effect the full employment goal of the "new normal"); who lost their apartments and homes as rental property was gentrified into condos and coops ...

SC officials worry about lack of rain
Aiken Standard
1. The Columbia area had received less than 3 inches between Dec. 1 and Feb. 12. State Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers said the lack of rain seems to be the new normal. Columbia had less than 40 inches of rain only seven times in the 20th ...

The Dirt: Long live Highway Properties
Law Times
Alas, the parties in Evergreen settled before the SCC could revisit Justice John Laskin's famous analysis of the nature of a commercial lease, leaving many practitioners wondering whether the BC Court of Appeal's take in Evergreen is now the new normal ...

Balochistan hearing
The News International
... US State Department has officially distanced itself from a congressional hearing and opposed the idea of an independent Balochistan, the hearing still had a meddlesome tenor at a time when the two countries are struggling to find “a new normal”.

Deloitte & Touche LLP | Future Leaders Award challenges future leaders in the ...
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
Launching the Financial Services Council /Deloitte Future Leaders Award, Sarah Woodhouse, Wealth Management leader at Deloitte, said: “This year, as the financial services world needs to adapt to uncertainty as 'the new normal', we look to our upcoming ...

Playing gay and the new normal « Yawning Bread on Wordpress
By yawningbread
It's getting to the point where if you find homosexuality offensive and do not wish to be “confronted” with it, you're going to need to withdraw from the modern world. For example, there'll be films and music videos that fill the entertainment pages ...
Yawning Bread on Wordpress

The Petro Business Cycle | James J Puplava CFP | FINANCIAL ...
By James J Puplava CFP
The post-crash world we have inhabited since the credit crisis of 2008 has been defined as “The New Normal.” A term used to ... In contrast to the past, the “New Normal” will mean a lower living standard for most Americans. It will be a world of ...
Financial Sense

Google Places Search Results – Description Removed to Make ...
By Mike
And it seems that the missing Places description noted first by Mathew Hunt yesterday is the new normal at least for a day or two. The Places search authorship images noted over the weekend are still showing in some searches and there ...
Understanding Google Places &...

How Republicans can win even if the economy keeps improving ...
By James Pethokoukis
Obama's stagnant, declinist New Normal is unacceptable for the Last, Best Hope on Earth. And many voters might agree. A recent survey of consumer sentiment found expectations about the job market at the highest levels in the history of the ...
The Enterprise Blog

When a Child Dies #7 . . . Kristin | PreacherMike
By Mike
Little did we know then that we were starting another journey to find the “new normal.” We were told numerous times that we would now never be the same. At first I thought that was cruel, but as time passed I could see they were right. We will ...
PreacherMike

The Sales Challenger™ » 4 Ways to Tackle Change Management
By Jessica Williams
In a world where uncertainty and complexity is a constant reality, managing transformative change has become a new normal for a growing number of sales organizations. To make matters worse, companies aren't experiencing just one ...
The Sales Challenger™

Summary of responses to inquiry about determining benchmarks for ...
By Hope Leman
Research Funding 2012 - The New Normal is Getting Old These numbers are disappointing, but a deeper look uncovers trends that could be even more disruptive. For example, the success rate for new R01 applications - the fraction actually ...
MEDLIB-L

Diary of a Pharmgirll: New Normal? I reject that!
New Normal? I reject that! I have been pushing through physical rehab these past 7 months. Today, my progress was evaluated. Mainly balance and strength ...
diaryofapharmgirll.blogspot.com/.../new-normal-i-reject-that.h...

A new normal for Energy?
Are Unconventionals the New Normal for Energy? The energy landscape is changing fast with so-called “unconventional” forms fast becoming the new norm, ...
naturalgasforamerica.com/unconventionals-normal-energy.htm

Navigating the New Normal for the Business of Design-LPK Hosts ...
Business as usual” has met its demise. Savvy businesses now know that survival depends on the ability to adapt and thrive in the midst of constant and.
www.lpk.com/.../navigating-the-new-normal-for-the-business-...

pamatters.com – Budget Secretary Speaks of the 'New Normal'
Budget Secretary Speaks of the 'New Normal'. 13 February 2012 by Matt Paul 0 Comments. Virtually no line item will be left unturned as the Senate and House ...
www.pamatters.com/.../budget-secretary-speaks-of-the-new-no...

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