Recession as the New Normal

Video Q&A recap: Recession as the 'new normal' Washington Post (blog) By Brad Hirschfield In today's edition of our weekly live discussion, we started where Eli Saslow's excellent article in the paper left off by exploring whether people really believe our current economic woes are a “new normal,” and what it means that ...

Welcome to the 'new normal minus' Business Spectator He added that the “new normal” – the term coined by PIMCO to describe the new world in which developed countries would achieve much lower growth rates than in the past – may need to be revised downwards to the “new normal minus”. ...

Survivor Lauren Manning finds 'new normal' after 9/11 USA Today By Bob Minzesheimer, USA TODAY NEW YORK – A decade after nearly being burned alive at Ground Zero, Lauren Manning has learned to live with "my new normal." Or, as she says, "I dwell in an imperfect place, but it feels just right to me. ...

Combating Profit Volatility in the 'New Normal' Business Finance Magazine To be successful when facing this higher demand, or what we call the "New Normal," companies must focus on better supply chain management, adopt new procurement strategies and broaden their approach to managing risk and profit volatility. ...

A changing S'pore, a new compact? TODAYonline This is the "new normal". The results of the recent General Election and now the Presidential Election suggest that a new social compact is required. In the past, one critical success factor for Singapore has been the fact that the majority of the ...

Get Ready For Polygraph Testing To Invade The Workplace Business Insider In truth, "virtual polygraphy" is becoming a "new normal" in combating workplace dishonesty and deception. Bernie Madoff's disgrace and the ongoing housing crises exacerbated by "liar's loans" and "robo-signings" have created a business environment...

NEWS ANALYSIS: The impact of Björn Wahlroos Helsingin Sanomat By Tuomo Pietiläinen A certain large company in the finance business proudly presented the efficiency programme of Nordea Bank, calling it New Normal. However, it was not the Nordea management that rejoiced over the normalisation of Nordea, ...

Are Louisa schools beyond repair? The Daily Progress “This will become the new normal for us.” Petit and members of the Louisa County Board of Supervisors thanked school staffs and fire and rescue crews for their efforts. Despite the severity of the damage across the county, nobody was seriously injured ...

17 Large ETFs Yielding Better Than The 10-Year-Treasury Seeking Alpha We are in a "new normal" environment with a future of low returns and high volatility. The S&P 500 has moved more than 3% in a single day 7 times so far this year, vs. once in 2007 and 23 times in 2009, according to Lawrence McDonald, ...

Life Without Hot Water Hartford Courant He's grateful that no trees came down on his house or neighbors' homes in his historic Middle Haddam neighborhood, but now, more than two days after the storm has ended, life has moved to a new normal that causes some household grumbling. ...

Why programming languages no longer matter GCN.com The ramifications of this new normal programming world are twofold. First, the emerging cloud environments will be forced to follow suit and become language-independent. This will be a critical development to increasing cloud adoption, ...

Bismarck Economy Still Growing KFYR-TV "And so I think until we kind of get through the next 12 to 18 months and really understand the impacts of the flood and what comes after this, I think we`re in the new normal." A new normal that Hullet says people are already adjusting to. ...

Nordea to lay off 2000 to cut costs CITY A.M. The bank blamed the decision on “increased costs imposed by new global regulation” that are a “new normal” for the industry. Denmark, Finland and Sweden will suffer the bulk of the cuts, with 500-650 roles per country to go, while Norway will see ...

Coast woman doesn't let disability keep her from living a fulfilling life WLOX But it's a new normal life with limits and balances." She admits she went through some dark times. "I had so many pity parties, and gained over 100 pounds and kept it on for two or three years, and laid on the couch all day and cried. ...

Flood damage won't hurt Burleigh budget Bismarck Tribune "(Our goal is) get our infrastructure, let's get back to normal as much as possible, whatever that new normal is." The mill levy for jail maintenance and construction fund has been raised from 0.5 mills to 2 mills, toward building up funds for a new ...

New media engagement may have given Tony Tan and Tan Jee Say the edge The Online Citizen (blog) Even for President-elect Dr Tony Tan, it was change by the acceptance of the 'new normal'. A 'new normal' which will see a stronger opposition in Parliament to compliment the ruling party to formulate better policies to enable a better Singapore. ...

Banning Risk Is Our Biggest Risk Forbes This was a break from the new normal, where management is consumed with compliance, legality, accounting, risk mitigation, and political prognostication and manipulation. Carving time out of a business retreat to talk strategy, execution, product, ...

Despite Sluggish Economy, U.S. Office Sector Tightens in Prime Markets World Property Channel "Looking ahead, workplace strategies such as desk sharing, work-from-home opportunities, and open space layouts will become the new normal as companies realize not only bottom-line savings but increased employee productivity, enhanced talent attraction ...

Midday Scan: today's top stories around the region Crosscut (blog) Yes, but with the federal government cutting back so many programs, might it not make sense for local governments to take up the slack, reorienting these programs better to local priorities? Welcome to the new normal.

Bill Gross: Romance Between China And The US Is Complicated DealBreaker.Com We are into the “bumpy journey” phase of our New Normal where fear, lack of policy options and loss of control can dominate relationships. At a minimum, investors need to prepare for disharmony even with the hope of eventual reconciliation. ...

Is climate change making us crazy? The Week Magazine ... are all a normal part of Australian life, there is no doubt our climate is changing,'' say the report's authors. ''For instance, the intensity and frequency of bushfires is greater. This is a 'new normal', for which the past provides little guidance."

School districts facing a tough math lesson Modesto Bee But, as most of us know, there's a "new normal" for publicly-funded entities in California. State revenues are uncertain, at best. Declining enrollments only exacerbate that situation, which makes it all the more critical for school officials to pay ...

My mom just died, and I don't know how to be "normal" anymore. Caring.com (blog) It will take time to find a new normal, to figure out who you are and what direction your life will go in. I do know that, in time, the sadness will start to ease off just a bit, that you'll start to feel connected to friends and your own life again. ...

Forget the spreadsheet – just start saving Globe and Mail But I would be willing to bet that most people who think they are stretched already will suddenly find they have savings without extra money owing simply because they adapted to the new normal. Some people do fine with spreadsheets and that's great....

Indian quarterly growth slows to 7.7% The Express Tribune He forecast another quarter point hike by the bank next month that would lift its benchmark lending rate to around a three-year high of 8.25 percent. The central bank has said it is unwilling to accept high inflation as “the new normal” and last week ...

Don Hays Suggests the Hurricane Watch was Overhyped PR Web (press release) Yet, while some economists expect a “New Normal” to take hold leading America on a path of slower growth, Hays sees the opposite taking place in the stock market as the higher growth stocks are being rewarded more than their value counterparts, ...

Seed Saving 101 workshop Canada.com Because of the race for ever higher yields, Hybrids have become the new normal. And the next step - and it is a small step, is GMO's. To grow a hybrid crop you must buy the corporate seeds, every year. For the GMO's you buy the corporate seeds but you ...

A dad does matter to a child, whether gay couples like it or not On Line opinion ... some high school students were even given an explicit manual of homosexual advocacy entitled The Little Black Book: Queer in the 21st Century, which the Massachusetts Department of Health helped develop. Education had to comply with the new normal.

Antigraft fast may goad India Business Day The central bank, which has been one of Asia's most aggressive by raising rates 11 times since last March, has warned on accepting inflation as a "new normal". Some analysts say economic growth may slow to 7% if there are no reforms, not enough for ...

Bill Gross On "New Normal" Investing As A Failed Marriage: "What ... By Tyler Durden In his latest letter, Bill Gross takes another flight of fancy, this time comparing the global economic crunch to love stories gone very bad (think divorce lawyers). From Europe's love affair with a monetary union, to America's infatuation with rags to riches, even with the tolerated (and ...

A 'new normal' for avoiding political storms – CNN Political Ticker ... By gschwarzcnn Washington (CNN) -- "Get the hell off the beach." That was the order New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie gave residents on Friday as Hurricane Irene, still hundreds of miles away, churned in the Atlantic Ocean, projected to hit his state. CNN Political Ticker

Virginia house painter fights to keep business as recession ... Is recesssion 'the new normal?' Chat with Brad Hirschfield. “I'll let you know if I hear anything,” he said. He turned the truck radio to a Spanish pop station and ... www.washingtonpost.com/.../gIQAiIYHoJ_story.html

Vouchers; 'Illegals'; Sick of 'New Normal'; and more | letter, methods ... LETTERS: Vouchers; 'Illegals'; Sick of 'New Normal'; and more | letter, methods, vouchers, new, gazette, wrong, normal, illegals, response, sick. www.gazette.com/articles/letter-123988-methods-vouchers.html

Drier climate has become new normal for region - Roanoke.com Blacksburg's new normal annual rainfall plunged even further, to 40.89 inches — almost 1 3/4 inches less than the previous annual norm of 42.63 inches. ... www.roanoke.com/weather/wb/297354

RealClearMarkets - For Millions, Recession Is Harsh New Normal August 30, 2011. For Millions, Recession Is Harsh New Normal. Eli Saslow, Washington Post. Send to a Friend · Read Full Article ››. TAGGED: unemployment ... www.realclearmarkets.com/.../for_millions_recession_is_harsh...

The Elected Presidency in a new normal

The Elected Presidency in a new normal TODAYonline Amid the new normal of more competitive political landscape, much will also be expected of the President-elect's promise of seeking to heal the country's political, economic and social divisions. Where the late President Ong Teng Cheong had sought to ...

A 'new normal' for avoiding political storms CNN International Ronald Brownstein, CNN senior political analyst and editorial director of the National Journal Group, said this type of blunt, all-in response is the "new normal" since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005. ...

The New Normal: Air Travel WFUV News Longer lines and extra security are the "new normal" at the airport post-9/11. By Lisa Tschernkowitsch Ten years ago, the Transportation Security Agency didn't exist. It was created in the months after 9/11 to close the security loopholes that had ...

Housing Market Still Falling, or at the New Normal? LoanSafe Aug. 29 (Source: By Josh Brown, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.) - Despite several years of falling home prices, the gap between income levels and home values in Hampton Roads is wider than before the housing boom, according to a recent report. ...

Different Is The New Normal Documentaries.About.com As a film, Different Is The New Normal has a mission, and that mission is to show that Ariel Small, the kid with Tourette syndrome, can not only lead a normal life himself, he can show others who are similarly afflicted how to do the same. ...

The New Normal: The Impact of the Economic Downturn for Franchisees TheFranchiseHound The “new normal” is what the pundits are calling today's economic bog of consumer malaise tinged with a general lack of confidence that anything will greatly improve in the future. But all is not quicksand. One thing that could be a boon to some ...

Israel's S. residents try to return to "the new normal," with rockets, or without People's Daily Online JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian militants in Gaza fired a Grad rocket into Israel Sunday morning. The rocket fell in an open area near Beersheba but there were no injuries or damage from the attack, according to the Israel Defense Forces ...

Nordea initiates negotiations with unions on staff cost reduction Reuters (press release) Nordea's ambition in the New Normal is to maintain its place among the top-league banks in Europe. The increased costs imposed by new global regulation will create challenges for all banks. Nordea has decided to take early action to safeguard its ...

Big Sis In Burgundy: A Four-Month Report On Deana's Multiple Myeloma The Myeloma Beacon We are still seeking the “new normal,” although I'm sure we won't be able to define that until Deana is in remission. So for now, we take each day as it comes. I wouldn't define it as the “abnormal,” but rather, the fight: Beat The H*ll Outta Multiple ...

Monday morsels: David Cook, Jason Castro and more USA Today James Durbin appears briefly in a documentary called Different Is the New Normal, which premieres Sept. 15 on New York public television station WNET. The documentary is about a Chicago teen's efforts to overcome the stigma of his Tourette's syndrome. ...

Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, Best-selling Author Marc Freedman ... SYS-CON Media (press release) 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Wayne State University welcomes three recognized experts to its Detroit campus to examine the changing American work cycle and how a "new normal" is emerging among workers ages 50+ in Detroit and cities across the ...

American Idol James Durbin's Documentary Role Documentaries.About.com By Jennifer Merin, About.com Guide August 29, 2011 It isn't really that surprising that American Idol finalist James Durbin's rather brief appearance in Different Is The New Normal is attracting a lot of attention. In one of the documentary's most ...

Beverly boater saved after trying to check on vessel during tropical storm Boston Globe Both McPherson said Scanlon said preparing for every threat with the most extreme precautions is the new normal. “I think we did what was prudent and we did what we'd do if we had the same situation come up again,” Scanlon said. ...

Pimco's Gross rues US debt 'mistake' Financial Times But he also suggested that the “new normal” – Pimco's view of the global economic outlook in which growth rates for developed countries are slower than in the past – may have to be revised downwards to a “new normal minus”. ...

Our View: In the eye Joplin Globe Joplin and Duquesne today can mark off the 100th day of the “new normal.” That's anything after May 21, a day before one of the deadliest tornadoes hit our town and killed 160 of those we loved. Representatives of federal government agencies, ...

Shave for the Brave Memphis Commercial Appeal "Flexible is our 'new normal.'" The organization called "46 Mommas" formed last year to raise awareness that each day, 46 mothers are told, "Your child has cancer." The group organized the "Shave for the Brave" in conjunction with St. Baldrick's ...

FEMA Money Stretched Thin, Prioritizing Infrastructure Vital in Natural ... WFPL O'Rourke says megadisasters are the “new normal” and not enough critical thinking is taking place ahead of time to decide what top infrastructure priorities are before what he calls “low probability high consequence events” like big storms. ...

Whether We Like It or Not, Rebuilding Takes Time… GPB (blog) And, I'm sure, that's on two fronts: one being the idea that you want to get on with your life and resume a “new” normal,” and two the idea that you want to get away from what went down in late April as quickly as humanly possible. ...

Volatility Likely to Stay Elevated in September TheStreet.com "Heightened volatility is likely to be part of 'the new normal,' in our opinion, whether you rely on ancient history or just point to the recent past," Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at S&P, writes in research note on Monday. ...

Don't dumb girls down Sydney Morning Herald As our cultural imperative for girls to be hot 24/7 has become the new normal, women have become increasingly unhappy. What's missing? A life of meaning, a life of ideas and reading books and being valued for our thoughts and accomplishments. ...

Irene preparation saved lives, property Tampabay.com Preparation is the new normal after Katrina. The coordination and caution that officials showed saved lives and limited damage. But even the modest damage from Irene will force individuals and communities to dig deep. It will also ultimately impact the ...

Graft crisis may hand India "Eureka" moment on reform Reuters India The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which has been one of Asia's most aggressive central banks by raising rates 11 times since last March, has warned against accepting inflation as a "new normal". Some analysts say economic growth may slow to seven...

When 'extreme' becomes normal Rapid - The Whitewater Magazine (blog) ... and Stikine - career-defining rivers and lifetime achievements each - in a measly three weeks, and on somewhat of a whim." Read the full article in the Summer/Fall 2011 issue of RAPID magazine and then let's hear what you think of the new normal.

Obama Stimulus May Have Gotten It Right After All Global Economic Intersection However, with an economy with a massive amount of slack (unemployment, excess capacity to produce) caused by the New Normal (demographic shift) – it is also likely true that any form of stimulus would have been absorbed by the economy without ...

Columbus real estate market grinds through downturn Inman.com More buyers are wiling to fix up their existing home to save money instead of looking for new homes, and I think those who do not realize this is the new normal will be left behind. PEDON: The downturn in the market, economic conditions overall, ...

Postcards from a Vermont on the Edge [Photos and Video] OnEarth Magazine (blog) If extreme weather events really are becoming the "new normal," then we have a ways to go to prepare and build better resiliency into our communities and our infrastructure. Stay safe, and keep Vermonters in your thoughts today.

Can We Do Something About This Weather? Smithsonian (blog) You're starting to hear this described as the “new normal.” While no climate scientist would blame a single storm on global warming, most will say that climate change increases the likelihood that weather will turn ugly—torrential rains, more intense ...

California on the Brink Newsweek No one knows exactly how the federal cuts will play out, but with the congressional deficit supercommittee seeking to identify an additional $1.5 trillion in cuts, it's clear that austerity is the new normal. While there's plenty of pain to go around, ...

July 2011 Personal Income Expenditures: Economic Expansion Signal Global Economic Intersection Econintersect has concerns that seasonally adjusted data is accurate in the New Normal. The above graph plots year-over-year data instead of month-over-month which is likely a more accurate approach to understanding PCE. Here too, the data seems to be ...

Relieve financial pressures on policyholders Sun-Sentinel This is the new normal. You want free market? Then your insurance rates will go higher to reflect our desire to build expensive to insure properties in stupid places. You can also bet your bottom dollar that the "free market" will demand subsidies to ...

Sociology in the Storms Inside Higher Ed ... Katrina Recovery in New Orleans," "First Responders Then and Now: Narrating the 'New Normal' in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina," and "Drug Market Reconstitution after Hurricane Katrina: Lessons for Local Drug Abuse Control Initiatives. ...

VIDEO: Focus on basic needs, not luxury - consultant ICIS (subscription) By Will Beacham LONDON (ICIS)--Chemical companies will need to take risks and readjust their product portfolios if they want to succeed in the New Normal world of lower economic growth and an ageing population, a leading consultant said on Monday. ...

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Between 2002 and 2007, Two-Thirds of All New ... truthout Unfortunately, as global “weirding” continues unabated – storms like Irene and the midwest mile-wide tornadoes are be the new normal. Oh – and don't expect any federal relief soon, as both John Boehner and Eric Cantor again said that any disaster ...

Goodlifer: The New Normal? By Johanna Björk Are natural disasters becoming the new normal? We have floods in one part of the world while another struggles with ravenous droughts. This has always been the case, to some extent, but seems all the more noticeable lately. Perhaps ... Goodlifer

In Oklahoma and elsewhere, a year of weather extremes - Los ... "I think it would be a mistake to not think that this has become the new normal," McManus said. "Until it stops happening, we should expect it to continue." ... articles.latimes.com/2011/.../la-na-extreme-weather-20110824

Sick of the New Normal?

LETTERS: Vouchers; 'Illegals'; Sick of 'New Normal'; and more Colorado Springs Gazette I read a lot of letters to the editor, both in The Gazette and The Denver Post, accusing one individual, party, or interest group for the current economic situation, recently dubbed the New Normal. I'm sick of it. Who is to blame for where we're at ...

Upper West Side's Irene blues: No Zabar's but lots of parking Los Angeles Times On Manhattan's Upper West Side, residents were absorbing a new normal — for at least this Sunday only. The streets were empty. There were so many places to park, one driver seemed overwhelmed by the choices as he crawled down Riverside Drive. ...

Accomplishing amazing athletic feats — in 80s and 90s msnbc.com Geriatric specialists say longevity is the new normal, so perhaps it's inevitable that more and more people are achieving stunning physical accomplishments well into their 80s, 90s and beyond. Last October, Lew Hollander became the second 80-year-old ...

Profit From High Iron Ore Prices With Cliffs Natural Resources Seeking Alpha Given the decreasing quality of iron ore mined and the increasing demand from the emerging markets, higher prices may be the new normal. The market, however, is skeptical that these higher prices (and with them, Cliffs' high profitability) will ...

Hurricane Politics Hot Air While in no way seeking to diminish the importance of being prepared for natural disasters, we just witnessed a week long, fully televised, over analyzed, painfully punctual dog and pony show which will be, I'm afraid, the new normal in 21st century ...

Creativity---the Most Crucial Factor for Leadership Success. 4Hoteliers Interestingly, the reason for this finding is the increasing uncertainty and complexity in the New Normal. The future has become a lot less predictable and CEOs believe that creative geniuses will have the greatest levels of success. ...

Hiring high school graduates JoongAng Daily In fact, the experience of the so-called 88 Generation - the multitudes of young people struggling with part-time jobs and salaries of 880000 won ($812) a month - seems to represent the new normal. The current conviction that a student must go to ...

Ourview | Holding out hope, comfort Livemint In other words, he's saying he doesn't agree with the much-touted New Normal, which argues that the US is in for a prolonged period of low growth. And just in case the markets remained unconvinced by his views on the economy or in his new monetary ...

Israel: Missiles and protests mark weekend GlobalPost It was another weekend of Israel's new normal: with missiles flying in from Gaza, tension on the southern border with Egypt, discrete diplomatic maneuverings and — yes, still — ongoing social protests that refuse to disappear. ...

Dismal scenario Deccan Herald It warns against accepting the present high levels as the ''new normal'', but sees the rate at about 7 per cent by the end of the financial year. It has raised the policy rates 11 times since March 2010 and the report has indicated it would continue ...

Mental illness rise linked to climate Sydney Morning Herald This is a 'new normal', for which the past provides little guidance … ''Moreover, recent conditions are entirely consistent with the best scientific predictions: as the world warms so the weather becomes wilder, with big consequences for people's ...

Thoughts on unpaid work, nuisance, downtown Bradenton Herald To his credit, Manatee County Sheriff's Lt. John Murrell put in long hours but did not put in for overtime -- the new normal for Americans everywhere. But Murrell ran afoul of department policy, earning the ire of superiors and a three-week suspension ...

Smart Grids Could Reduce Impact of Hurricanes Like Irene Triple Pundit But as we experience more intense storms due to continued climate change, we need to begin preparing for the new normal. Resilient communities, cities and countries will take proactive steps to mitigate the risks of intense storms, draughts and related ...

(Photo: Peter Funch ) New York Magazine The New Normal promised a new national unity and, of all unlikely miracles, bi-partisanship: The still-green president had a near-perfect approval rating for weeks. We would at last cast off our two-decade holiday from history, during which we had ...

6 years later, Hurricane Katrina's scars linger alongside robust recovery NOLA.com For the region, the next few years will be crucial as the last of federal rebuilding money drains away and the metro economy finds its new normal. Historically, Plyer said, that has been relatively weak and not well diversified. ...

Libya Rebel Leader Appeals Against Reprisals as Massacre Sites Found Voice of America Related Articles Libyan Opposition Wants to Quit Fighting, Start Building Many Libyans look beyond dramatic events of past week to what they hope will be radically new, normal country Libyan Rebels Battle for Control of Supply Route Building New Libya ...

Phoenix real-estate market a confusing environment AZ Central.com "There's a new normal for the market, but it's a weird one." One factor that has a big effect on home sales is the nature of the seller. To understand, consider just how much things have changed in the past decade. In June 2001, there were about 10000 ...

White: What's next after Irene? Death Eaters? Fayetteville Observer While I'm happy to see new birds, I'm not so happy about other parts of the New Normal - including the arrival of insect species that can carry disease. Dengue fever showed up in the US two years ago after a 75-year absence, carried by tropical ...

Why Obama Can't Support A Real Jobs Program Forbes For these reasons, we can expect pabulum and platitudes in his jobs speech, despite projections that high unemployment is about to become our “new normal.” If Obama announced such a program, would it enhance his chances for reelection? ...

Israel: Missiles and protests mark weekend Newsday (subscription) Nation Newsday > News > Nation Israel: Missiles and protests mark weekend Originally published: August 28, 2011 9:48 AM Updated: August 28, 2011 9:48 AM By Noga Tarnopolsky Global Post JERUSALEM — It was another weekend of Israel's new normal ...

Carlos Ferro's Blood Clot Patient Story National Blood Clot Alliance (press release) I figured this was my new normal, since I was assured it was asthma. In mid-September, I noticed my left calf was swollen and red. Since I played tennis and exercised the prior weekend, I thought I might have overdone it and pulled a muscle. ...

School off to smooth start Hudson Hub-Times Our teachers and support folks are doing a great job handling the new normal as we strive for excellence in a time where resources are shrinking." Wilch gave the example of a 34 student in a geometry class this year, versus the 24 students in the same ...

Nation's weather extremes may be the new normal Oklahomans are accustomed to cruel climate. Frigid winters and searing summers are often made more unbearable by scouring winds. But even by Oklahoma ... articles.latimes.com/2011/.../la-na-extreme-weather-20110824

Coping with the realities of the new normal The 101-year-old Northwest Washington Fair was a wonderful place for American families (Canadians, too) www.vancouversun.com/business/Coping+with.../story.html

Ticker Sense: The Real "New Normal" The high of the day on the 3-month T-Bill yield is 0.000%. Yields have been in negative territory all day. tickersense.typepad.com/ticker.../the-real-new-normal.html