Tuesday, July 31, 2012

New Normal: Overworked? Get used to it

Overworked? Get used to it
Upstart (blog)
Are understaffed offices the new normal? It's been years now since the economy was stricken by panic and then settled into the doldrums, and there doesn't seem to be a sign yet that a wave of hiring is about to bring relief to a beleaguered work force. At least ...

NBC at TCAs: Will "New Normal" Offend? "Smash 2.0?" And What Else Is Gay At ...
AfterElton.com
Smile, Ryan Murphy! You have another show on the air. (The New Normal TCA panel). The big talk on NBC”s presentation day last week at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour was Ryan Murphy's sitcom, The New Normal. In the series, Book ...

AfterElton.com

Preferred Stock Prices: Temporary Spike Or A New Normal?
NASDAQ
By Doug K. Le Du : Today's high preferred stock prices and corresponding lower yields are likely to be a temporary spike more so than a "new normal" going forward[1]. The average market price for high quality[2] preferred stocks started this year at $25.32 per ...

Morning Meme: A Tribute To US Men's Gymnastics, "The New Normal" Talks ...
AfterElton.com
I didn't get a chance to post this on Friday, but Stephen Colbert's wrap up on the Boy Scout and Chick-Fil-A news was so spot on I can't just let it pass. And obviously I can't just let this Chick-Fil-A thing drop, either.

Olympics-themed videos from NBC's Guys with Kids, The New Normal, Animal ...
Monsters and Critics.com
Courtesy of NBC. Get your Monday started right with all the latest Olympics-themed promos from NBC's new comedies Guys with Kids, The New Normal, and returning hit, Animal Practice! GUYS WITH KIDS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GuyswithKids ...

Food crisis: a new normal?
VOXXI (blog)
Food crisis: a new normal? By David Case / Global Post Monday, July 30, 2012. 7 mins ago ¦ No comments yet. It's been called the worst drought in decades. As crops wither in the parched American heartland, prices of key grains — soy, corn and wheat – are ...

Drought, fires: The new normal?
Summit Daily News
A spate of big, destructive and early wildfires throughout Colorado and the West this year has climatologists, foresters and firefighters questioning whether the fire-prone conditions are the “new normal.” Extended drought, beetle-killed pine trees, unnaturally ...

Chronic 2000-04 Drought May Be the New Normal
EP Magazine
The chronic drought that hit western North America from 2000 to 2004 left dying forests and depleted river basins in its wake and was the strongest in 800 years, scientists have concluded, but they say those conditions will become the "new normal" for most of ...

Uninspiring new normal
Business Standard
US GDP expanded at an uninspiring 1.5 per cent annual pace in the quarter to June, though the report accompanying the first initial estimate of growth contained positive details. Meanwhile, adjustments to prior years suggest America's emergence from the ...

Time for west to adjust to 'new normal'
Financial Times
This is proving to be a disappointing recovery for the major western economies. After a strong rebound in 2010, when the G7 economies grew on average by 3 per cent, growth in the three years 2011-2013 is expected to average about half that rate. Looking ...

Chronic 2000-04 Drought Worst in 800 Years and New Normal
PlanetSave.com
Sadly, it could also become the “new normal” in the coming decades; the “good old days”. A group of ten researchers published their findings in the journal Nature Geoscience on Sunday, saying that such climatic extremes have increased as a result of global ...

NBC's Olympic-Themed Trailers for Revolution, The New Normal, Guys With ...
TVOvermind
With the Olympics airing on NBC this summer, the network is using the games as an opportunity to help launch its new fall shows. To that effect, NBC has released Olympic-themed trailers for five new shows. Revolution: In this epic adventure from J.J. Abrams' ...

TVOvermind

Ryan Murphy to Receive International Emmy Founders Award
World Screen
NEW YORK: Ryan Murphy, behind hits such as Glee and American Horror Story as well as the upcoming The New Normal, is being honored at this year's International Emmy Awards Gala with the Founders Award. Globo TV International. ADVERTISEMENT ...

Ryan Murphy tapped for international honor
Variety
Murphy, the co-creator of current shows "Glee" and "American Horror Story" as well as upcoming NBC comedy "The New Normal," will receive the honor at the 40th International Emmy Awards Gala on Nov. 19 in New York. Murphy has been nominated as an ...

Latest series from Glee creator to screen on E4
seenit.co.uk
Channel 4 has acquired the UK premiere broadcast rights to The New Normal, a new comedy from Glee creator Ryan Murphy which will screen on E4. Convinced that a baby is the one thing missing from their fabulous life, Beverly Hills couple Bryan (Andrew ...

GLEE's Ryan Murphy to Receive Int'l Emmy Founders Award
Broadway World
Murphy's latest television show The New Normal, premieres this fall in the United States. “Throughout his career, Ryan Murphy has masterfully redefined storytelling to create unprecedented atmospheres and characters that celebrate human difference, be it ...

A Tale of Two Middle Markets
CNBC.com
The simple truth is that this is the new normal. We live in a world which, by the design of American foreign policy since the end of World War II and many other less-deliberate factors, has become inexorably inter-dependent. What happens in Greece and Spain ...

CNBC.com

Western North America Faces 21st Century 'Mega-drought'
Environment News Service
CORVALLIS, Oregon, July 30, 2012 (ENS) - The climate's "new normal" for most of the coming century will parallel the long-term drought that hit western North America from 2000 to 2004 - the most severe drought in 800 years - scientists report in a study ...

Environment News Service

CEO Exchange: Break the Mold to Break New Ground in the Real Estate Recovery
RisMedia.com (press release)
Taking place from 4:15 – 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, this session will feature a discussion among leading brokers who will share how they have changed their business and/or operations model to survive and thrive in real estate's “new normal.

RisMedia.com (press release)

Minorities can make Minnesota a better place
Minneapolis Star Tribune
This new reality -- or "New Normal," as presentations by the state's economist Tom Stinson and former demographer Tom Gillaspy were entitled -- has made visible the great potential resource available in minority communities. For instance, the median age of ...

Minneapolis Star Tribune

Attention job applicants ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
In his well-written Business Forum of July 16, Bill Blazar articulates a situation long of concern to many of us: The "new normal" condition of the state's workforce includes a continuing shortage of qualified workers for the available jobs. This observation is ...

Minneapolis Star Tribune

New Skylanders Giants character and toy Swarm introduced
Gaming Target
In addition to Giant figures like Swarm, Skylanders Giants will also introduce Series 2 versions of the first game's toys, new normal-sized characters and illuminated LightCore Skylanders. Personally, of another air-based character (although I haven't gotten my ...

Gaming Target

Persistent Drought Of 2000-04 Worst Drought In 800 Years
RedOrbit
Western North America was plagued by a seemingly unending drought from 2000 to 2004 that left forests parched, riverbeds dry and, according to scientists, was the strongest such drought in 800 years, and could be a sign of a new “normal” standard for ...

RedOrbit

Mike Papantonio Is Back Filling In For Ed Today On The Ed Schultz Show!
CBS Local
Author Chris Mooney joins the 3rd hour of today's show to discuss recent extreme weather events will be the new normal under climate change. Craig Holman from Public Citizen joins the 3rd hour of today's show to talk to us about the DISCLOSE Act that ...

CBS Local

New loan program convinces EMU professor to 'Live Ypsi"
AnnArbor.com
"I plan on being here for at least five years," McTague said, adding that she likes her new NormalPark neighborhood. "It has community gardens and they have this great little neighborhood-wide yard sale every year. It seems like an actual neighborhood ...

Broncos keep packing them in for practice at Dove Valley
Denver Post
Welcome to the new normal for the Peyton Manning-led Broncos. Sunday's large crowd — 4003 to be exact — saw the second consecutive practice in pads, with this session including more in-the-trenches, linemen-pounding action than Saturday's ...

Ryan Murphy to Receive 2012 International Emmy Founders Award
TheaterMania.com
Murphy is the Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning creator, writer and director of television shows Glee, American Horror Story, Nip/Tuck and Popular. His latest television show, The New Normal, will debut this fall. Click here for more information on the ...

TheaterMania.com

Internet Radio Station Pure Pop Hits to Play "50000 Songs In A Row" by Pitbull ...
PR Web (press release)
Pure Pop Hits is one of four music streams presented or produced by Leykis's New NormalMusic LLC, based in Burbank, CA. The others are active rock-formatted New Normal Rock, indie pop New Normal Music, and oldies Great Big Radio. New Normal ...

Wind Turbine Capacity: 50% is the New Normal « Climate Denial ...
By greenman3610
Wind Turbine Capacity: 50% is the New Normal. July 30, 2012. CleanTechnica: Anyone who hangs around in the comments section of sites covering wind energy knows one thing — clean energy haters love to talk about wind turbine capacity ...
Climate Denial Crock of the Week

The New Normal - Pilot Review (Spoilers)
By Kyle
Ryan Murphy of Glee, Nip/Tuck and American Horror Story fame does it again with this new comedy on NBC, pushing boundaries and breaking new grounds in this series about a gay couple who wants to have a kid. The New Normal is easily ...
Spoiler TV

Scientists: strongest drought in 800 years will become “new normal ...
By DGR News Service
Scientists: strongest drought in 800 years will become “new normal” this century. Image by Craig Allen / USGS. By Oregon State University News. The chronic drought that hit western North America from 2000 to 2004 left dying forests and ...
Deep Green Resistance News Service

Chronic 2000-4 U.S. drought, worst in 800 years, may be the “new ...
By Larrie Wright, AHC
Chronic 2000-4 U.S. drought, worst in 800 years, may be the “new normal”. The chronic drought that hit western North America from 2000 to 2004 left dying forests and depleted river basins in its wake and was the strongest in 800 years, ...
#UASI

Lions Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
By mtigani
... AFT union prez Randi Weingarten took to the podium Friday at her group's national convention in Detroit to lambast those who would dare challenge the status quo and to instill fear in her dwindling membership that there is a “new normal” ...
The Center For Education Reform

It has to be easy >> Habits Schmabits
By Thom
Develop a healthy normal. A new normal will seem awkward for awhile, but it's not that hard to do with food. Everyone has a normal, and some of our normals are quite strange. Athletes have an expression regarding the food they eat: Garbage ...
thom pastor

Chronic 2000-04 drought, worst in 800 years, may be the 'new normal'
By noreply@blogger.com (EHS Director)
The chronic drought that hit western North America from 2000 to 2004 left dying forests and depleted river basins in its wake and was the strongest in 800 years, but those conditions will become the "new normal" for most of the coming century, ...
Environmental, Health and Safety News

Preferred Stock Prices: Temporary Spike Or A New Normal?
By marketmaker
By Doug K. Le Du:Today's high preferred stock prices and corresponding lower yields are likely to be a temporary spike more so than a "new normal" going forward[1].The average market price for high quality[2] preferred stocks started this ...
Bullfax.com - Market News & Analysis

A NEW ALLIANCE - KYLE KORVER FOUNDATION
By klayton
A new normal. Giving kids the advantages we don't even remember we had. We never worried about whether we had a bag for books or pencils to write with. How can we ask children to achieve without giving them simplistic means to do that?
Kyle Korver Foundation

Delighted Momma: Getttin Your Groove Back *Dating My Husband ...
By Lindsay @ Delighted Momma
It is so easy to get used to this new normal and stop having actual adult conversations all together. Ian and I realized we were both missing that one on one time we used to have so much. We both have things we wanted to talk to each other ...
Delighted Momma

'Glee' Producer Ryan Murphy To Receive International Emmy ...
By THE DEADLINE TEAM
Murphy's latest television show The New Normal, premieres this fall in the United States. “Throughout his career, Ryan Murphy has masterfully redefined storytelling to create unprecedented atmospheres and characters that celebrate human ...
Deadline.com » THE DEADLINE TEAM

Booker Rising: Constructive Feedback: "Interesting How Romney's ...
By Shay Riley
The lack of media attention and general scrutiny of this 'New Normal' is evidence of the gross fraud that is present in the news media." More commentary from Constructive Feedback: "Do you all know those stories about how 'Businesses are ...
Booker Rising

NBC on 'New Normal' protest: Comedy a 'love letter to families ...
In the wake of a conservative group protesting its upcoming sitcom The New Normal, NBC's entertainment president characterized the show as inclusive family ...
insidetv.ew.com/2012/.../nbc-new-normal/?...

Letters to the President #1285: 'The new normal…Olympic edition ...
Reporter's Note: President Obama is no doubt going to keep an eye on the Olympics in some fashion. Perhaps he can use the other eye to read my daily letters.
ac360.blogs.cnn.com/.../letters-to-the-president-1285-the-new-...

Food Crisis: A New Normal? | Q&A: As the climate changes and ...
Q&A: As the climate changes and population increases, here's what we can expect.
www.boiseweekly.com/boise/food-crisis-a-new.../Content?...

NeNe Leakes defends 'New Normal' | S2Smagazine.com
I do understand that the 'New Normal' may not be for everyone, and that's okay, too. We just want to appeal to the ones that want us to appeal to them,” NeNe ...
s2smagazine.com/stories/.../nene-leakes-defends-new-normal

Monday, July 30, 2012

After life-changing event, recognize 'new normal'

It's Your Money: After life-changing event, recognize 'new normal'
Colorado Springs Gazette
EDITOR'S NOTE: This marks the launch of It's Your Money, a personal finance column that will run Sundays in the print edition of The Gazette. The writing duties will be shared by Linda Leitz and Jane Young, who are Certified Financial Planners and ...

'New Normal' earns Moms boycott
24 Hours Vancouver
By Bill Harris, QMI Agency. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - It was suggested to the cast and creators of The New Normal that they deserved congratulations for being the first TV show of the fall season to be boycotted. “Yay!” said creator and executive producer Ryan ...

24 Hours Vancouver

Tom Humphrey: Republican referendum on the new normal status quo
Knoxville News Sentinel
Setting aside the impact of personalities and local politics, insofar as that's possible, this week's primary elections may be seen as a Republican voter referendum on the new normal of our state's leadership under one-party rule. The belief that this is so is ...

Letter: Time to focus on solutions, not blame
Mercury-Register
We can't agree on what to label it — a recession, a depression, or the "new normal" which was in vogue a few years ago? We certainly can't agree on who to blame. We don't really know if we are "through it" yet, or not? History can provide insights. The 2010 ...

Strictly Speaking: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Penn State's current state of affairs
PennLive.com (blog)
There is a new normal at Penn State that probably will take a decade or so to be defined. Until then, and for long afterward, remember to pray for the child sexual abuse victims of Jerry Sandusky and for others everywhere. At a school where evil was allowed ...

PennLive.com (blog)

Ellen Barkin apologizes to One Million Moms, promises 'open mind'
Twitchy
Barkin had previously called the group, which was organizing a boycott of Barkin's upcoming NBC show “The New Normal,” “crazy bitches” and “wasted women.” Whatever the catalyst, the new approach doesn't seem to be trickling down to Barkin's fans.

Is 'Dear' dead?
CNN
"Even with the new normal of being informal, the proper way to start an e-mail is with 'Dear,'" said Cynthia Lett, director of the Lett Group, a protocol training company in Silver Spring, Maryland. The time to switch to "Hey," she said, is "when we get to the point ...

What's the right size for local government?
Royal Oak Daily Tribune
Economic analysts and public officials warn that Michigan has entered into a “New Normal” where tax revenues will remain low for decades and the level of services offered by cities, townships and school districts will shrink. When the nation's housing bubble ...

Antoine Dodson: If I Want Chick-Fil-A, I'm Gonna Have A Chick-Fil-A Sandwich
On Top Magazine
... Freddie Mercury, Rock Hudson · Chris Colfer On 'Glee' Gay Kisses: Just Keeping It Real · Ryan Murphy: One Million Moms Will Love 'The New Normal' · NYC Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer To Wed Partner Saturday · Glee: Grant Gustin Quits Chick-Fil-A ...

On Top Magazine

Taking It to the Street in China
New York Times (blog)
A university student from Beijing, Yueran Zhang, says in a thoughtful essay published Sunday on Tea Leaf Nation that public skepticism and online rumor-swapping have become the new normal in China whenever government officials are confronted with ...

New York Times (blog)

BlackBerry 10′s Future Screen Resolutions is 720 - N4BB
By Lucas Atkins
It isn't quite clear why RIM has decided to make the L-Series the only device with the higher resolution, but from there on out 720 'is the new normal'. What do you think of this change? Is 720 and adequate screen resolution? Discuss this in the ...
N4BB

New Chicago 'hood.
By Administrator
I'm sure in no time at all you will wonder why such sadness (other than losing the familiar and being away from great friends). Within time you will have (and embrace) your new normal!! I know I did after packing up and moving to Switzerland!
Classy Chaos

40 Years In The Desert: It's Bank Failure Friday!!!!
By Matthew Saroff
Back to the new normal this week, only 1 failure. Here they are, ordered, and numbered for the year so far. Jasper Banking Company, Jasper, GA. Full FDIC list. So, here is the graph pr0n with last years numbers for comparison (FDIC only): ...
40 Years In The Desert

As America Votes In 2012............: Mitt Romney's - blog*spot
By Constructive Feedback
The lack of media attention and general scrutiny of this "New Normal" is evidence of the gross fraud that is present in the news media. Do you all know those stories about how "Businesses are not hiring because they want Obama to be a one ...
Politics, Priorities, Pathology...

Guest Post: Organized Financial Crime Is Now The New Normal ...
Submitted by Charles Hugh Smith from Of Two MindsOrganized Financial Crime Is Now the New NormalToday we publish the second half of an important essay ...
www.zerohedge.com/.../guest-post-organized-financial-crime-...

Letters to the President #1285: 'The new normal...Olympic edition'
CNN (blog)
Letters to the President #1285: 'The new normal...Olympic edition'. Reporter's Note: President Obama is no doubt going to keep an eye on the Olympics in some fashion. Perhaps he can use the other eye to read my daily letters. Dear Mr. President, ...

'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star NeNe Leakes mentions Ryan Murphy, new show
Examiner.com
The star of "Real Housewives of Atlanta," NeNe Leakes is set to star on a new show, "The New Normal." The show is created by Ryan Murphy, the creator of "Glee," and fans are excited to watch NeNe Leakes take on the new role on the show. According to a ...

Examiner.com

Study finds sexting may be a new normal behaviour
Herald Sun
Study finds sexting may be a new normal behaviour. From: News Limited Network; July 28, 2012 8:42AM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text Size · Print · Email · Share · Add to Digg · Add todel.icio.us · Add to Facebook · Add to Kwoff · Add to Myspace · Add to ...

Ellen Barkin continues profane hate speech, mocks Andrew Breitbart's death
Examiner.com
The 58-year-old actress has a role in "The New Normal," a new NBC series about a gay couple who wants to have a baby using a surrogate. "The surrogate's grandmother, played by Ellen Barkin, has some Archie Bunker in her, which leads to some colourful ...

Examiner.com

Irresistible NeNe Leakes Turns 'Glee' Success Into a New Breakout Role (VIDEO)
The Stir
The New Normal is going to be a heart-melting but hilarious reinvention of the family drama. Comedy. Dramedy. We've already seen another gay family in Modern Family, so this isn't brand-new territory. But I think Ryan Murphy's spin on the idea -- not to ...

The Stir

'New Girl' Season 2 Calls Up 'The Book of Mormon' Star
ScreenCrush
Not only have we seen Andrew Rannells on 'Girls,' as well as both 'Rannels' and co-star Josh Gad landing roles in NBC pilots 'The New Normal' and '1600 Penn' respectively, but now Gad is looking for a FOX. The former Elder Gad will next set his sights on ...

NeNe Leakes: The Ladies of RHOA Are All Jealous of Me
Gather Celebs News Channel
She has a recurring role on the super popular FOX series Glee and will soon make her debut as a regular in The New Normal. Last season of Real Housewives of Atlanta, Sheree was accused of being jealous of NeNe, who is very open about the fact that she ...

Written by Abdul Ahad
Business Recorder (blog)
Policymakers might wish otherwise, but they need to adjust to the new normal. Revisions smoothed out the trajectory of growth in recent years, suggesting the 2009 recession was somewhat less deep than previously thought, while the 3 percent economic ...

Business Recorder (blog)

Smith: What a pretty, promising state we had
Fayetteville Observer
Maybe the economic storm ended long ago, and what we're grousing about today is not a slow recovery but that elusive "new normal": high unemployment, much slower growth than we once took for granted, overburdened public services, diminished buying ...

Further Evidence the Housing Market Doesn't Exist
Home Buying Institute
Or have we found a new normal? I would argue it's a little of both. Clearly, we have a long way to go to reach a state of normalcy in the housing sector. We are on shaky ground in many respects, from inventory to unemployment. At the same time, we must ...

Home Buying Institute

GDP report: Numbers suggest a long economic slog lies ahead
CBS News
While not all of Gross's predictions have panned out, the particulars of today's report feel a lot like the new normal. Personal consumption was down, largely because of a steep drop in auto sales and parts. The lack of new cars rolling off the lot subtracted 0.08 ...

CBS News

'RHOA' star NeNe Leakes slams costars over hating her success
Examiner.com
The interviews focus on her roles on the Bravo show, 'Glee' and the new sitcom, 'The New Normal.' However, the interview released yesterday shows that NeNe doesn't think her costars from 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' are happy for her. It is clear that ...

Examiner.com

Stranded walrus calf in Alaska lagoon is safe
Christian Science Monitor
Beneath Arctic ice, scientists find an ecosystem never imagined (+video) · Global warming: winners and losers in the Arctic's 'new normal'. Subscribe Today to the Monitor. Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS of. The Christian Science Monitor Weekly Digital ...

Christian Science Monitor

Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
just-food.com (subscription)
"We feel as though the category growth is - I used the word, I think earlier - around the new normal" - the US confectionery category is in a new phase of growth, according to Hershey president and CEO J.P. Bilbrey. "We expected a very uninspiring reporting ...

Three Rivers Systems Shows Business Analytics, Mobile Features at NACUBO ...
PR.com (press release)
And a half century ago, world economies were stable; in 2012 uncertainty and flux are the “new normal.” A quick look at the group's session schedule tells a similar story. Titles such as “Proactive Analytics,” “The Relentless Pursuit of Institutional Effectiveness” ...

Jay Bryan: Is a US recovery doomed by its ugly politics?
Montreal Gazette
It could well be that sluggish growth is “the new normal,” said Sherry Cooper, chief economist at the BMO Financial Group. Cooper points to the bitter partisanship that has hamstrung the U.S. government for more than a year. It's now creating anxiety among ...

Social Media Leads to “New Normal” in Chinese Crisis Management ...
By Yueran Zhang
In the age of social media, the Chinese government's classic approach to keeping bad news under wraps will no longer work.
Tea Leaf Nation

Letters to the President #1285: 'The new normal…Olympic edition ...
By BTW
Reporter's Note: President Obama is no doubt going to keep an eye on the Olympics in some fashion. Perhaps he can use the other eye to read my daily letters.
BetterTheWorld.org

Dear Young DFW Whippersnapper Artists
By Christina Rees
The new normal is that it's all in your broke hands now. And there is no real economy for your art being made here in DFW. Almost none. Not enough to make a living. And there isn't a mainstream press, like there is in NYC and London, ...
Glasstire Texas

How High Can Style and Design Elevate Virgin America? - PRNewser
By James F. Thompson
As Americans adjust to the “new normal” and tailor their expectations regarding their economic futures, most are cutting expenses. When purchasing an airline ticket, travelers typically make decisions based on price rather than experience.
PRNewser

White House, GDP numbers and Orwell's Ministry of Truth | Liberty ...
By Bruce McQuain
That's likely the new “normal” with the policies in place from this administration. But hey, if everyone would rather talk about Mitt Romney's wonderful European adventure (hey, at least he's not bowing to everyone in sight), that's fine.
Liberty Republican Forum

'The New Normal': Ryan Murphy Thinks One Million Moms ...
"The New Normal," NBC's new fall comedy from Ryan Murphy, already has one- up on the competition: They've had the distinct honor of being the first new ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../the-new-normal-ryan-murphy_n...

NBC on 'New Normal' protest: Comedy a 'love letter to families ...
In the wake of a conservative group protesting NBC's upcoming sitcom The New Normal, the network's entertainment president characterized the show as ...
insidetv.ew.com/2012/.../nbc-new-normal/?...

Megafires not perfect storms, just the new normal - CBS News
William deBuys: Lethal combo of drought, insect plagues, wind not passing phenomena but terrifying business-as-usual weather for West.
www.cbsnews.com/.../megafires-not-perfect-storms-just-the-ne...

Saturday, July 28, 2012

'New Normal' earns Million Moms boycott

'New Normal' earns Million Moms boycott
Toronto Sun
It was suggested to the cast and creators of The New Normal that they deserved congratulations for being the first TV show of the fall season to be boycotted. “Yay!” said creator and executive producer Ryan Murphy. The New Normal, which will air on NBC ...

Lowered sights, new normal
The Australian Financial Review
About eight years ago Warren Buffett's octogenarian offsider at Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, gave one of the most succinct pieces of advice to smart investors. Never one to waste 50 words when three would do, Munger advised simply: “Lower your ...

The Australian Financial Review

Wind Turbine Net Capacity Factor — 50% the New Normal?
CleanTechnica
Anyone who hangs around in the comments section of sites covering wind energy knows one thing — clean energy haters love to talk about wind turbine capacity factor. In particular, they love to chant the now quite untrue claim that wind turbines have a ...

'Real Housewives of Atlanta:' NeNe Leakes discusses 'The New Normal'
Examiner.com
What do you think of what NeNe Leakes said about her role on the show? Are you a fan of "Real Housewives of Atlanta"? Are you looking forward to watching the new season of the show when it returns to Bravo? Are you planning to watch "The New Normal" ...

Examiner.com

Channel Four Acquires The New Normal
ATV Today
Channel 4 is delighted to announce it has acquired the UK premiere broadcast rights to TheNew Normal from Emmy® Award winning hit-maker Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, Glee, Nip/Tuck). The New Normal, is a fresh new comedy about the “new ...

In western Kansas, extreme heat might be the new normal
The Republic
In western Kansas, extreme heat might be the new normal. MIKE CORN The Hays Daily News; July 27, 2012 - 1:06 am EDT. Share/Save/Bookmark. KEITH SEBELIUS RESERVOIR, Kan. — Mike Lentz watched in amazement as the digital readout to his ...

For NBC's 'The New Normal,' comparisons to 'All in the Family' are inevitable
NOLA.com
HOLLYWOOD – For “The New Normal,” comparisons to “All in the Family” are apt, at least when it comes to Ellen Barkin's character. Like Archie Bunker, she'll say impolite and injudicious things to other characters that you don't often hear on TV.

NOLA.com

NBC's fall 2012 lineup broader, less edgy
San Francisco Chronicle
But just to hedge its bets, NBC is offering two more sophisticated shows, "Go On," starring Matthew Perry as a sports anchor who is ordered to therapy after he takes out his anger over his wife's death on others, and "The New Normal," a Ryan Murphy ("Glee") ...

San Francisco Chronicle

Ostrow: TV comedies clutter the broadcast schedules for fall
Denver Post
NBC will push a total of 10 comedies on four nights, with "Go On" and "The New Normal" on Tuesdays, "Animal Practice" and "Guys with Kids" on Wednesdays, keeping "30 Rock," "Up All Night," "The Office" and "Parks and Recreation" on Thursdays and ...

IT's New Challenge: Mobile Market
IT Business Edge (blog)
IDC recently wrote a piece calling the mobile market “the new normal.” But here's the funny thing about this new normal: The research firm looked at European enterprises, talking to more than 400 CIOs, IT managers and business decision makers and found ...

Justin Bartha on Dark Horse, His Dinner Party with Christopher Walken, and The ...
Vanity Fair (blog)
Also, I want to talk to you about The New Normal, the Ryan Murphy comedy premiering this fall on NBC. What is the premise of the series and what character do you play? The show is about a gay couple played by myself and Andrew Rannells, and we hire a ...

Vanity Fair (blog)

E4 Picks Up 'Glee' Creator's New Sitcom 'The New Normal'
OntheBox
E4 has announced that they have acquired the US sitcom The New Normal, the latest show from Ryan Murphy, creator of Glee, American Horror Story, and Nip/Tuck. Starring Justin Batha (The Hangover) and Andrew Rannells as a gay couple that decide they ...

NeNe Leakes: Ryan Murphy is 'Obsessed' with Me
TheInsider.com
Share to Stumbleupon. NeNe Leakes will grace our televisions in her second scripted role this fall with NBC's The New Normal, and the Real Housewives of Atlanta star wants to relay a very special thank you to her glorified stalker, Glee creator Ryan Murphy.

The press is going crazy over 'RHOA' star NeNe Leakes
Examiner.com
Second, she is continuing to film 'Glee' and now she is busy promoting a new sitcom, called 'The New Normal.' Over the past couple of days, NeNe has been doing press to promote her shows and she has shared some pictures on her Twitter account to show ...

Examiner.com

NeNe Leakes Has a Stalker and You'll Never Guess Who It Is!
Wetpaint
NeNe Leakes became a well-known television personality after she joined The Real Housewives of Atlanta several years ago as an original cast member, but since she's recently landed roles on Glee and The New Normal, her star is undoubtedly on the rise.

NeNe Leakes Appears at TCA 2012, Promotes 'Glee,' and 'The New Normal'
Rolling Out
NeNe Leakes is continuing to deter detractors who've labeled her a one trick pony and is celebrating another new acting gig. The “very rich” Leakes was spotted in L.A. this week at NBC Universal's 2012 Summer TCA Tour. As previously reported, Leakes will ...

Rolling Out

NeNe Leakes Says the Creator of 'Glee' Is 'Obsessed' With Her
Gather Celebs News Channel
Not only is she the center of attention on Real Housewives of Atlanta, she also has scored gigs on both Glee and The New Normal. How did her career take off? She credits Ryan Murphy's love for her. "[Ryan] had an obsession with me," NeNe says of how she ...

Unified automation for the future – now!
ITWeb
Quality, speed, cost, and innovation is what will differentiate one service provider or IT department from another when it comes to the way organisations need to transform IT service delivery to cater for the 'new normal'. Many IT companies are struggling to ...

ITWeb

Will NeNe Leakes Be on Glee Season 4?
Wetpaint
Between production on her upcoming sitcom, The New Normal, and an intense shooting schedule for The Real Housewives of Atlanta, we're surprised NeNe Leakes has time to do anything else but sleep, so will she be returning to Glee this fall? At NBC ...

US candy category at "new normal" - Hershey
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Hershey president and CEO J.P. Bilbrey has claimed the US confectionery category has reached a "new normal" of growth after the company lifted its forecast for annual profits. The company yesterday (26 July) improved its guidance for underlying earnings ...

Acquisitions Roundup: UK Broadcasters Renew Deals For 'Warehouse 13 ...
TVWise
Channel 4, as part of a deal with Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution (which saw the company acquire the UK rights for comedy series The New Normalfor E4) has extended its existing licensing deals for both New Girl and Homeland. Under the ...

TVWise

Skylanders Giants swarms onto consoles October 21
Capsule Computers
Skylanders Giants will add in a slew of new features, including extra large Giant figures and brand new normal Skylanders figures, to the standard Skylanders experience as well as offer a whole new story. Today Activision announced that gamers who love ...

Conserving water by 20 per cent or more takes some thought
EMC Perth
Precipitation rates are 50 per cent below normal, and increasing climate change means this may become the new normal. While both the Mississippi and Rideau conservation authorities have declared Level II droughts and have requested we reduce water ...

Questionable ethics makes for even more uncomfortable media day for Penn State
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... left in this Penn State saga. The victims, obviously, and unforgettably. But beginning this week, the players and coaches have found a new normal. "This is really the first year of Penn State," linebacker Michael Matui said Thursday at Big Ten media days.

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The Caterpillar strike and the impoverishment of the American working class
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Mass unemployment is seen as a great “motivating force,” requiring workers to accept wages that barely allow for survival—the “new normal.” US steel companies are seeking to reduce their hourly wage and benefit rate by as much as 36 percent after existing ...

Revised draft raises hopes for arms trade treaty
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Entertainment · 'Arrested Development' Season 4 Has Scripts -- Seriously! 43 · Lea Michele Shows Major Skin At Fox Party 203 · What's The Latest On 'Indiana Jones 5'? 125 · WATCH: 'Life Of Pi' Gets The Year's Most Gorgeous Trailer 103 · 'The New Normal' ...

NeNe Leakes Thinks Certain Real Housewives of Atlanta Co-Stars Aren't Happy ...
Wetpaint
NeNe — a series regular on The New Normal and a recurring actress on Glee — dished, “They have all said to me they're very happy for me. But as I've said many times, I felt a few of them — or a couple of them were very happy for me and the others I just ...

The Glee Project's Abraham Lim Has “No Regrets Whatsoever” About ...
Wetpaint
However, barring that, Abraham is still hoping to do more acting, naming American Horror Story and The New Normal as his dream gigs. Evidently, Abraham is very much in Ryan Murphy's corner. Regardless, Abraham says: “People have definitely not seen ...

Sexting has become normal behaviour for young adults who date
Daily Mail
Sexting is just another normal, healthy component of modern dating for young adults in the era of instant multimedia communication, according to a new study. The now common practice of sending sexually explicit photos or messages through phones is not ...

Daily Mail

WATER: Higher water rates unavoidable, county's water supplier says
North County Times
Steadily rising water bills have become the "new normal" for the region, and will remain so for the foreseeable future, the San Diego County Water Authority said at its monthly meeting Thursday. The Water Authority supplies most of the water sold by local ...

DEA leads crackdown on sellers of designer drugs
Huffington Post
WATCH: 'Life Of Pi' Gets The Year's Most Gorgeous Trailer 99 · Lea Michele Shows Major Skin At Fox Party 182 · 'Arrested Development' Season 4 Has Scripts -- Seriously! 14 · 'The New Normal' Creators Respond To Boycotters 311 · EXCLUSIVE: Breaking ...

Greed, Green & Grains: A New Normal?
By Michael J Roberts
I've done rough back-of-the-envelope extrapolations from earlier work that suggest, with respect to temperatures, this summer will be the new normal (average or expected outcome) in about 10-15 years. Rainfall is a different story, but check ...
Greed, Green & Grains

Dan's Media Digest: E4 buy GLEE writer's THE NEW NORMAL
By Dan
E4 have been having great success with US sitcoms just recently, as acquisitions like The Big Bang Theory, 2 Broke Girls, New Girl, Suburgatory and Don't Trust the B**** in Apartment 23 have all been drawing good ratings for the ...
Dan's Media Digest

The West in flames: Get used to it | Grist
By William deBuys
Look at the fires that have raged this year in Colorado and New Mexico, and you're seeing not a "perfect storm" of temporary conditions, but evidence of the new normal in the American West.
Grist

After Repealing Obamacare, What Would Romney Replace It With ...
By pelkobarin
Ryan Murphy One Million Moms would love The New Normal – Chicago Tribune NEW YORK TheWrap.com – Ryan Murphy says the conservative group One Million Moms would love his new NBC show, The New Normal, if they would only ...
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Can Heather Have 2 Mommies and 2 Daddies? - MetroCatholic
By NCRegister
Washington D.C., Jul 26, 2012 / 02:19 am (CNA).- A group of concerned mothers across the country is protesting an upcoming television show that depicts homosexuality and surrogate childbearing as “the new normal family.” “NBC's …
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Perspective is the key to understanding the condo market ...
Over the long term, total inventories have ranged between 25000 and 30000 units, so the growth in highrise inventories is just helping to bring the total inventories back to the low end of normal, albeit a new normal that has seen highrise ...
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BusinessTrends Blog: SBE Council Chief Economist Comments on ...
By Raymond J. Keating
Make no mistake, the U.S. should not accept poor economic growth as some kind of new normal. Instead, serious pro-growth policy changes, such as tax and regulatory relief and stability, reining in government spending, and leading on trade, ...
BusinessTrends Blog

Extreme Weather Threatens Infrastructure Across America | Planetizen
By Jonathan Nettler
... rapid changes in weather patterns effecting the nation's infrastructure - from roads to rails to power plants - and taxing the minds of engineers and officials across the county, as extreme weather is the new normal and no area of the country is ...
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Around the Tubes - 7/27/12 |Scooter McGavin's 9th Green
By Scooter McGavin
Here are the dates you can start watching them: THE NEW NORMAL (August 29), GO ON (August 9), GUYS WITH KIDS (September 13), REVOLUTION (September 4), ANIMAL PRACTICE (August 13), and CHICAGO FIRE (September 27).
Scooter McGavin's 9th Green

sp!ked review of books | Park Slope parents behaving badly
Is there room for humility and humanity in this new normal? Sohn's characters don't change very much as a result of their experiences. But they struggle on and somehow we're left with an inexplicable feeling that it might just be enough.
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Slant Eye For The Round Eye: Bio: Jessica Lu
By Slant Eye For The Round Eye
The Asian-American actress will also be playing the role of Tabitha on Ryan Murphy's (Glee) new show, The New Normal, airing this fall on NBC. Jessica has also appeared in the TV series Law & Order: LA, CSI, 90210 and the movie Mortal ...
Slant Eye For The Round Eye

Trends to Follow This Week: Weekly Wrap-Up for July 27th ...
By Holly Krenek
Have a great weekend! The New Normal: Meet the Gillennial: http://t.co/OKupr5zC; Friday Fun! - Viral video features #Olympic swimmers lip-syncing to "Call me Maybe" http://t.co/rVgI2lOu; 3 types of employee #engagement -- and why they're ...
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Massive global floods and extreme drought could be the new normal
By Lynsey
Massive global floods and extreme drought could be the new normal. Historic floods in China and Russia, scorching heat waves and drought in the United States may be among the early stages of climate change, scientists say. Despite this ...
The Coming Crisis

Ali Adler on "The New Normal" and stepping back from "Glee ...
While Ryan Murphy juggles three different shows, he is lucky to have some great partners in production, including Ali Adler, his co-creator on The New Normal.
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