Rainfall was close to or above normal over much of western Scotland but elsewhere it was dry, particularly over much of southern, central and eastern England where less than 10% of normal rainfall was recorded.

BBC: Weather - UK Review - April 2011

Speaking at the Bloomberg Link Inflation Conference, portfolio managers Lincoln Ellis of Linn Group and Jennifer Fan of Arrowhawk Capital, along with MIT Professor Roberto Rigobon, made the case for a new normal in the commodities complex, particularly as it relates to food and agricultural products.

FORBES: Highly Leveraged Agriculture Will Keep Food Prices Volatile And High

The Independent Living Fund, set up by the government to allow young disabled people to lead as normal a life as possible, will be particularly badly hit.

ECONOMIST: Home care

Particularly as they increase productivity and gradually shrink the labor force through normal retirement and attrition.

NPR: GM to Shed 30,000 Jobs, Offers Union Buyouts

At any normal summit, this would be a dominant subject, particularly since the field is still wide open.

ECONOMIST: The European Union summit

From my study of money managers, and particularly mutual fund managers, those with much larger-than-their normal cash positions miss the relatively easy winnings in the early stages of recovery.

FORBES: Briefing Book: A. Michael Lipper

For sellers, particularly foundations and boards that are run by conservative trustees, a guarantee represents a measure of safety absent in the normal auction process.

ECONOMIST: Art.view: Wishing well | The