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