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May-day! TV's Big Gay Bloodbath

Derek Hartley | Posted 05.13.2013 | Gay Voices
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Derek Hartley

Manhattan is awash with TV folks in town for the upfronts, the annual ritual in which the networks present their fall schedules to advertisers in hopes of wooing big bucks. It is too early to tell which network will be the big winner, but this year there is a clear loser: gay characters.

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'The New Normal' Star On The Show's Cancelation

The Huffington Post | Gustavo Heredia | Posted 05.13.2013 | Gay Voices
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NBC's "The New Normal" was canceled on Friday. The comedy, starring Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha, Ellen Barkin and NeNe Leakes, got the axe from th...

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Hope for Boston, Hope for All of Us

Kerry Lyons | Posted 04.22.2013 | Parents
Read More: Boston Marathon Bombing, Hope, Running, Boston Marathon, Terrorism, More/Fitness 1/2 Marathon, New Normal, Grief, Parents-Moms, Parents News
Kerry Lyons

The news of the week has been overwhelming. Devastating. And it's been tough for me personally not because I know anyone who was impacted directly by the attack in Boston, but because I had to process it alone.

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Our New Normal: The Aftermath of Sandy Hook

Karina Giglio | Posted 02.19.2013 | Parents
Read More: Parenting, Newtown Elementary School Shooting, Parents-Toddlers, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Gun Violence, New Normal, Fear, Grief, Westboro Baptist Church, Sandy Hook Shooting, Parents News
Karina Giglio

If I sound hopeless, it's because today I am. Today, like many of us, I have to accept that I can't protect my son -- despite everything I would give to make that not be so.

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WATCH: How To Create A New Normal

OWN | Posted 12.11.2012 | OWN
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In this season of "Iyanla: Fix My Life," author and relationship expert Iyanla Vanzant met with Amy, a mother who left her husband and two teenage son...

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New Study Uncovers 23 Million Powerful American Women -- and They're Not Moms

Melanie Notkin | Posted 01.30.2013 | Women
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Melanie Notkin

The moment I became an aunt for the first time was the most meaningful and fulfilling time of my life. But as much as I felt this milestone had changed everything for me, no one else beyond my closest friends and family seemed to notice. No one spoke to me as an aunt.

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Embracing Your Pain

Dr. Debbie Magids | Posted 12.25.2012 | Healthy Living
Read More: Pain, New Normal, Holidays, Emotions, Wellbeing, Sadness, Family, Emotional Healing, Emotional Wellness, Authentic Self, Self-Help, Emotional Pain, Grief, Dealing With Grief, Emotional Wellbeing, Self Help, Mental Wellness, Healthy Living News
Dr. Debbie Magids

The truth is that the most important thing for our complete and total well-being is to authentically be in touch with our emotions. The ability to let yourself truly feel your feelings is really the key to joy.

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James Caan Is Creating Some 'Magic'

Posted 11.19.2012 | TV
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James Caan is coming to "Magic City." The veteran actor will join the Starz in Season 2 as Sy Berman, the head of the Chicago mob and Ben Diamond's...

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What's Wrong With 'The New Normal'

Frank Bua | Posted 11.14.2012 | Gay Voices
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Frank Bua

Frankly, I wanted less kitsch and more class. During a time when same-sex marriage is being subjected to popular referenda in Maryland, North Carolina, Washington, and Minnesota, The New Normal presents a new danger.

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The REAL Currency You Should Spend Before You Die

Martha Nelson | Posted 09.29.2012 | Fifty
Read More: New Normal, Living a Full Life, Baby Boomers, Experiencing Life, The Balanced Life, Lifestyle, How We Live, Retirement, Life After Retirement, Travel, The Inner Life, The New Normal, Living, Life in Retirement, The Full Life, Boomers, Fifty News
Martha Nelson

We all have a rich currency of authenticity that is found in our energy, heart, soul and spirit. When you get to the point that your life ahead is more important than the life you've already had, then it may be time to spend your currency to go where you want to be.

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Stretching the School-District Dollar

Michael J. Petrilli | Posted 06.19.2012 | Home
Read More: New Normal, Budgets, School Finance, School Spending, Furloughs, Home News
Michael J. Petrilli

While tight budgets present plenty of hardships, they also offer local officials a golden opportunity to rethink the way we run schools and boost productivity and efficiency.

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Sustainable Cities in Pakistan -- A Dream in the "New Normal"

Asif Iqbal | Posted 06.03.2012 | Green
Read More: Ipcc, Eco-Friendly, New-Normal, Karachi, Sea Level Rise, Pakistan, Climate Change, Sustainable Cities, Green News
Asif Iqbal

Despite our small contribution to global environmental pollution, Pakistan stands as one of the most vulnerable countries to global warming.

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10 Most Hopeful Stories of 2010

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: New Normal, US Social Forum, Cooperatives, Resilience, Move Your Money, Transition-Towns, Medicare for All, Jobs, Corporate Power, It Gets Better, Citizens United, California Climate Law, Wikileaks, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Cancun, Wall Street, Nuclear Weapons, Military Bases, Detroit, Social Movements, Bolivia, Climate Change, YES! Magazine, Chamber of Commerce, Health Care, Common-Security-Clubs, Impact News
Sarah van Gelder

It was a tough year, but events from 2010 contain the seeds of transformation. None of the following stories is enough on its own to change the momentum, but each story points to a piece of the solution.

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Billionaire Investor: Next Decade Will Be 'Just Be As Good As The 1990s' For Investors

bloomberg.com | Angus Whitley and Jacob Greber | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Sept. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The next decade will be as good for investors as the 1990s, said Ken Fisher, the billionaire chief executive officer of Fisher...

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How Well Do You Sit With Uncertainty?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Lisa Earle McLeod

How comfortable are you with uncertainty? If you're like most of us, you probably find it easier to function when things are settled. Here's a quick ...

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The New Normal in Manufacturing and Housing

Barry D. Wood | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: New Normal, Mark Zandi, Uaw, Detroit, Jamie Dimon, Foreclosure, Auto Industry, Housing Crisis, Pontiac, Mi, Business News
Barry D. Wood

Unemployment in Pontiac, Michigan is at 30 percent. And if housing needs to lead us out of the recession, the hard times will be with us quite a while longer. Welcome to the new normal in manufacturing and housing.

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Elizabeth Warren, Bill Gross, and the "New Normal" of Federal Appointments

Victor Williams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: New Normal, Consumer Financial Protection, Cnbc, Elizabeth Warren, President Barack Obama, Investing in America Townhall, Politics News
Victor Williams

Accepting the new normal for federal appointments, President Obama should boldly use his recess commissioning authority, even while fighting daily for traditional Senate confirmations.

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Pioneers of the New Normal

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: New Normal, Local Businesses, CEO Pay, Natural Resources, Economy, Resilience, Green Energy, Gulf Oil Spill, Transition, Wall Street, Michael Klare, Local Food, Local Economies, Water, Credit Union, Cheap Oil, Oil Prices, Economic Recovery, Climate Change, Home News
Sarah van Gelder

Americans are facing a troubling reality. The economic recovery we were promised has not materialized. There's growing talk about a "new normal"--a ne...

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A Call for the New Possible

Lynn Parramore | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: New Normal, Social Security, Democracy, Alan Simpson, William Greider, Politics News
Lynn Parramore

There's talk these days of the New Normal, but it sounds like a cover for the Old Status Quo. Proponents of this want us to believe it all boils down to what we can afford. Champions of the New Possible know it's more about what we value.

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Navigating the New Normal in the Job Market

Caroline Dowd-Higgins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Portfolio, New Normal, Network, Job Market, Communication, Resilience, Business News
Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Years ago before the dawn of the internet and personal computers that were easily accessible, job seekers would pound the proverbial pavement to land ...

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Is Striving to Conform Still the Norm?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: New Normal, Social Norms, Society Culture, Normalcy, Societal Norm, The Giving Life, Social Culture, Conformity, Healthy Living News
Jayne Lyn Stahl

As a country, we are pregnant with the lowest common denominator. We now view adaptability as virtue, and the desire to radically transform oneself and the world as insanity.

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Optimism Or Overconfidence?

Blythe McGarvie | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: New Normal, Freud, Work, Meaning of Life, Overconfidence-Bias, Optimism, Economy, Prosperity, Viktor Frankl, Women in Finance, Pleasure, Power, Probabilities., Adler, Business News
Blythe McGarvie

Optimism is an attitude. Overconfidence is an error in calculating statistical probabilities. As you think about the value of being optimistic, I encourage you to make a distinction between optimism and overconfidence.

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Shahien Nasiripour

Top Fed Official Offers Dire Forecast, Says Economy Will Suffer For Years

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Financial Crisis, Sandra Pianalto, Cleveland Fed, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Federal Reserve, Great Recession, New Normal, Economy, Business News

A top Federal Reserve official warned Tuesday that one consequence of the Great Recession will be a "new normal" in which Americans have lower expecta...

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Lightening Beutner's Burden: The Impossible Battle of LA's Jobs Czar

Harry Moroz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Mohamed El-Erian, Unemployment, New Normal, Jobs, Economic Recovery, Pimco, Stimulus, Cities, Los Angeles, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, George Miller, Czars, Local Jobs for America Act, Los Angeles News
Harry Moroz

With the persistence of fiscal deterioration and skyscraper high unemployment, Congress must quickly pass urban jobs legislation. Restarting the economy is impossible without restarting its economic engines: cities.

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Buzzwords For 2010: Which Words Will Catch On Next Year?

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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Last year, JWT trendspotter Ann Mack predicted a number of words she expected to enter the 2009 lexicon -- and some were more successful than others....

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