One person's 'new normal'

One person's 'new normal' Tbo.com We each have our post 9/11 "new normal." With that in mind, The Tampa Tribune has been soliciting readers' "new normals" or how their lives — and their attitudes — have changed since 9/11. Here is one such "new normal." At first, and I know I'm not ...

The new normal: billion-dollar disasters Grist Magazine by Julia Whitty The National Climatic Data Center's (NCDC) latest "Billion Dollar US Weather Disasters" report finds the US has racked up more mega-expensive natural disasters in 2011 than ever before. So far we've suffered more than five times the ...

The new normal Forest Park Review After retirement, they might have to drink what I've been drinking all along - it could become the new normal for them, but it might feel like a loss. What's more, I suspect they might think hanging out at the Park is less exciting than going to a ...

Through Other People's Eyes Anniston Star by BrianRobinson You adjust things to be your new normal. When Tracy was pregnant with our little guy, if someone would have told me the things we would have to do for Xander, I doubt I would been as accepting and cavalier about it as I am today. ...

10 AAA-Rated Treasury Bond Alternatives TheStreet.com By Niamh Sweeney 08/03/11 - 07:06 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- In this world of the "new normal" where the US could be facing a downgrade -- and US Treasuries are no longer considered the gold standard -- we've compiled a list of the top ten triple-A ...

The IT survival guide for uncertain times InfoWorld Economic volatility is the new normal. Don't wait until the next recession hits to figure out how you'll respond By Bob Lewis IT leaders looking to make the IT of the future happen at their organizations will first have to survive until the future gets ...

Turning the Tables on the Debt Ceiling Mother Jones Mitch McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, has made it clear that he considers hostage taking over the debt ceiling to be the new normal. From now on, Republicans are going to use the threat of default as a routine legislative maneuver. ...

Lok Sabha debates inflation policy, voting today Business Standard Stating government economists talk about a new normal, he said, “I would say reject new normal. There is no new normal. This country will not accept inflation of more than three per cent.” Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to reply to the ...

WPRI piece shows bias Superior Telegram WRPI, until recently, I have never heard of this group but after reading the July 27 piece on the “new normal,” I thought I should try to find out who they are. After a simple Internet search, I discovered them to be a self-described conservative think ...

Reconstructing the Retail Banking Business Novantas, LLC It is now clear that revenues will not return to former levels, presenting a new “normal” to which retail banks must now adapt. A top priority for the industry now must be transformative cost reduction and productivity improvement. ...

Big ideas, ordinary smarts: What we're reading Plain Dealer Here are a few of the 14: Gay is the new normal. Elections work. The rich are different from you and me. The green revolution is neither. No. 12 shouldn't surprise any Cavs fans: The players own the game. LeBron won his freedom marking an “evolution in ...

Gross: US has failed to make a dent in the deficit Investment Week Meanwhile he warned deficit estimates of 7% to 8% of GDP for the next two years rely on figures of more than 3% growth, which PIMCO's New Normal research team expects to be closer to 2%. If this is the case, "deficits move right back up to near ...

Iowa City could combine literature, gardens Iowa City Press Citizen A nontoxic, non-perfect, unconventional lawn could become the new normal. Gardening easily could be worked to fit into Iowa City's literature atmosphere. The city could begin now to plan for next year. They could start by finding volunteers to plant ...

The debt-ceiling saga: once more into the mosh pit The Seattle Times Welcome to the new normal in the nation's capital, writes Ruth Marcus, responding to debt-ceiling brinkmanship. Prepare for endless rounds of legislative carjacking by political extremists. By Ruth Marcus No comments have been posted to this article. ...

Time for Obama to be feared by the Tea Party Washington Post (blog) She decried it as part of the new normal here in Washington: “endless rounds of legislative carjacking” where “]o]ne side wanted the car, had a gun and wasn't afraid — certainly not afraid enough — to use it. The other had a child in the back seat. ...

Who Won and Who Lost the Debt Ceiling Debate? Christian Post Austerity, rather than stimulus, is the new normal in Washington, DC For a movement that often cites the Constitution, the Tea Party seems oblivious to one of the primary design features of our government – that change would happen slowly. ...

Mall developer remains bullish on International Plaza Tampabay.com It depends on partners who control the site, what the department stores want and the fact we would need a new site plan approved for a smaller project adjusted to the new normal of the economy. Mark Albright can be reached at albright@sptimes.com or ...

Recovering From My Service to Our Nation Huffington Post I look around and realize that this is my new normal and I still ask myself why it had to be this way. Mary Gallagher served in the Air Force and Air Force Reserves from 2001 to 2011. She is a plaintiff in "Cioca v. Rumsfeld," which is pending in ...

GUEST COLUMN: Obama regs suffocate recovery Odessa American A growing number of business executives are beginning to speak out on the impact of an Obama Administration bent on heavier regulations in the employment and environmental arenas on the economy and most directly on the “new normal” of 14 million ...

Weather biggest hurdle for property and casualty insurers Bizmology Remember my last blog on Allstate's CEO acknowledging that they are considering extreme weather the “new normal”? Like most property/casualty insurers, WR Berkley's income has see-sawed uncomfortably as a result of catastrophic weather. ...

Turnaround expert sees more clouds Charlotte Observer The perspective has given him a decidedly dour take since August 2010, when he was merely grumpy about the "new normal" economy that companies were trying to navigate. Not much is happening to brighten his outlook. Just last week, for example, ...

Reading a book by yourself at a bar is a show of urban confidence bigger than ... New York Daily News While reading a book in a bar may seem antiquated, reading your phone is the new normal. These days, when asked to wait awkwardly alone, the solo person will act like he has eight or nine pressing emails to send, or like there's something really ...

Split the cheque or separate bill? Globe and Mail For Mr. Cook, asking for separate cheques is a relatively new normal. Three years ago, he and his friends would routinely split one bill; now, they get their own. “It started to get to the point where, financially, it wasn'ta big deal to split the bill ...

Dollars to doughnuts, the world of debt gets curiouser Sydney Morning Herald Mmmmmmmm. Our $A was also in the mix, as an asset that offers exposure to the ''new normal'' of high commodity prices, and an economy that was ''more fiscally responsible than pretty much anything in the northern hemisphere''. ...

Britain faces years more hardship before recovery takes hold Telegraph.co.uk Fathom Consulting, at whose event they were speaking, added that there is a one-in-three chance the UK will tip back into recession in the next 18 months and that the insipid 0.2pc growth managed in the past quarter should be accepted as the new normal ...