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The U.S. Court of Federal Claims dismissed a lawsuit against the federal government last week, which contested the no-bid deal made by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs with Cerner to replace its EHR platform.
California-based EHR developer CliniComp filed a suit against the government in August for awarding Cerner an EHR contract without the standard competition process, for which the company said, "lacks a reasonable basis." Further, it called the VA's decision to choose Cerner "arbitrary."
[Also: How Jared Kushner helped the VA pick Cerner... quickly]
While the judge's opinion remains under seal, Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby granted the motions made by Cerner and the VA to dismiss the case based on jurisdiction.
VA Secretary David Shulkin, MD, announced his decision to replace the agency's outdated VistA EHR with Cerner to match the system in place by the Department of Defense. To Shulkin, it was important to forgo the bidding process to expedite the modernization of the current, failing infrastructure.
[Also: How Cerner won the biggest EHR deal ever, twice]
Shulkin -- along with Cerner -- quickly defended its decision against CliniComp's lawsuit, claiming CliniComp is just a "minor player in the EHR industry" and hasn't demonstrated its platform is adept enough to replace VistA.
In addition, CliniComp failed to show why the VA's decision was illegal or unjustified.
The VA is expected to officially close the deal with Cerner next month.
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April 30, 1971
The meeting took place at the Dell View Hotel in Lake Delton. Tony Busalacchi was the president. It was decided to permanently host a fall workshop. The workshop was held on October 2, 1971, in West Bend. The first official newsletter was published. The newsletter was to be mailed to each member school three times a year. A statewide list of all qualified judges was published and sent to all member schools. The judges were certified by a coach after they attended a judges learning session held by the executive board at different sites around the state.
May 5, 1972
The meeting took place at the Pioneer Inn in Oshkosh. The president was Dru Munson. It was adopted that cross-examination became mandated on all levels of debate. The T of C was cancelled because of lack of interest. A list of 93 certified judges was passed around. Ethics became a permanent standing committee. It was decided to try T of C next year. Rules for a one man team were passed. The two offices of the two separate secretaries were merged. The Development Resource Committee was established to help coaches set up new programs. The
newsletter was dropped.
May 4, 1973
The meeting took place at the Pioneer Inn in Oshkosh. Ron Ernst was the president. Thirty-seven teams competed in the T of C. Definitions of a Novice debater were placed in the Handbook. It was decided that college freshmen cannot be used to judge Varsity debate, and duplicate awardare to be given in case of ties.
May 3, 1974
The meeting took place at the Heidel House in Green Lake. Terry Parks was the president. This must have been a wonderful year—No big changes
April 25, 1975
The meeting took place at the Holiday Inn in Stevens Point. John Fortier was the president. A rule was passed stating that scouting is prohibited by coaches and debaters. The bicentennial youth debaters were discussed. The position of vice-president was changed to president-elect. There were 143 paid members that year.
May 7, 1976
The meeting took place at the Pioneer Inn in Oshkosh. Joe Blaske was the president. An eight-minute prep rule was established. A tie-breaker procedure was adopted. Schools were encouraged to enter the District Tournament. The idea of a Novice State Tournament was defeated. It was decided to have the T of C again. Rules were developed for the running of the T of C. Dissatisfaction was expressed by many regarding the continual meetings with the Speech Association.
May 6, 1977
The meeting took place at the Hilton Hotel in Eau Claire. Donna Frenzel was the president. It was determined that no judge shall shorten or cancel a round of debate without the consent of the Tournament Director. West Allis Nathan Hale was the host for the fall workshop. It was decided that if a school's invitational tournament was not on the schedule by the fall workshop, the winners were not eligible for the T of C. There were 31 invitational tournaments on the 1977-78 schedule.
May 5, 1978
The meeting was at the Pioneer Inn in Oshkosh. Ron LaPoint was the president. The tri-ballot day was to become effective next year. The eight-minute prep rule was reduced to five minutes. The association went on record as being opposed to coaches certification for coaching. Rules were adopted for the T of C.
May 4, 1979
The meeting was at the Inn on the Park in Madison. Ron Ernst was the president. It was decided to continue to use the tri-ballot for next year at only one designated tournament. The Executive Board began the process of writing a Handbook for officers.
May 2, 1980
The meeting took place at the Holiday Inn in Stevens Point. Bob Rutter was the president. It was in this year that the T of C become a straight three round tournament. An announcement was made that schools that have a 3-0 record at District may now compete at the State
Tournament on that side. It was passed that the past-president become the ex officio member of the Executive Board for the 1980-81 year. It was decided that dues should be paid in the spring and not the fall so that we could have an updated directory for the year. The WHSFA Energy Policy was adopted. The Executive Board began acting as the nomination committee for the election of officers. Lincoln-Douglas debate went to a study committee. Very confusing motions were passed on entries of second varsities and second jr. varsities in invitational tournaments.
May 1, 1981
The meeting took place at the Olympia in Oconomowoc. Al Peckham was the president. It was reported at this meeting that the WHSFA turned down a request by the association to use 8th graders at District and State. It was announced at this meeting that dues would be increased from $10.00 to $15.00 a year. This went into effect in 1982-83. It was passed that the WDCA would not run the Lincoln-Douglas State Tournament. There were 130 paid members this year. There were 25 tournaments on the 1981-82 schedule.
April 30, 1982
The meeting took place at the Pioneer Inn in Oshkosh. Jim Juech was the president. The T of C was called off that year because of snow. It was decided that a new Handbook was be printed next year. It was passed that the Saturday of the Forensics State Tournament was to be the date for the Lincoln-Douglas Debate Tournament. The L-D Tournament committee was made up of three members of the WDCA and one member of the WHSFA. The two WDCA members were elected at the fall meeting. The WDCA president chaired the committee. L-D rules were to be printed in the Handbook. Discussion followed to please break from the Speech (WCA) convention—15 in favor, 7 against, but no action was taken. A committee was set up to study the Minn. Novice Plan.
May 6, 1983
The meeting took place at the Olympia in Oconomowoc. Duane Bosin was the president. This was the year of the BIG HANDBOOK RULE CHANGES. Over 13 lengthy discussions occurred about the problems at the T of C. The problems revolved around the original intent of having a T of C, and the age-old question of what is a Novice? It was moved and seconded that schools that are behind in their dues payments for two years were not to be allowed to participate in any WDCA functions
May 4, 1984
The meeting took place at Interlaken in Lake Geneva. Doris (Ormson) Sexton was the president. It was passed that college freshmen were not to be used to judge Varsity. This was ordered to be placed in the Handbook. The price of ballots increased from 10 cents to 15 cents. Many, many motions passed during the Novice committee report including no counterplans until after December 1 and eight topic areas (four of which have to be Minnesota's). L-D was sent to committee again. It was passed that the Handbook was to be rewritten beginning on page 23 so everyone could understand the changes.
May 3, 1985
The meeting took place at the Mead Inn in Wisconsin Rapids. Jim Copeland was the president. A new supplement was added to the Handbook on one-man teams and teams composed of students from two different schools. Many, many new rules for the T of C were passed. The procedure for placing your tournament on the schedule was decided. Father Coopman's resolution on "rapid-fire" delivery was passed and all members present signed it.
May 2, 1986
The meeting took place at the Pioneer Inn in Oshkosh. Sandy Hoecherl was the president. Many, many new rules were passed for the T of C. The limited topic areas became permanent. The bylaws were changed to include a Nominating Committee. For a fee of $10.00, the Executive Board decided it would include tournament invitations in a packet to be distributed at the fall workshop. There were 34 tournaments listed on the 1986-87 schedule.
May 1, 1987
The meeting took place at the Olympia in Oconomowoc. Bob Leet was the president. The Dialog computer system was discussed. Discussion on problems with novice debaters took place. The test that Milwaukee judges were asked to take was reviewed. It was determined that the WDCA did not need to produce a video because there are commercially made ones that would be more than adequate. A "Debate Coach of the Year" award was to be given annually. A committee was established to "set up" the criteria for the award. The first year this was to be issued was
May 1988
The meeting took place at the Mead Inn in Wisconsin Rapids. Terry Falk was the president. The WFA was considering a split with the WCA and wanted to know if we wanted to split. No action was taken. It was decided that qualifying coaches had the responsibility to get information to the T of C. New ballots were ordered.
May 5, 1989
The meeting took place at the Oshkosh Hilton. Sheryl Kaczmarek-Jackson was the president. All new changes in the Handbook were be printed on colored paper so all coaches would be aware of the changes. It was reported that we need an ethics code for coaches. Sanctions were established against schools who use college freshmen to judge varsity (unless he or she was a head coach). No high school students shall be allowed to judge at any level (or they may if a Tournament Director says they can on the invitation). More rules for the T of C were established.
May 4, 1990
The meeting took place at the Midway Motor Lodge in La Crosse. Dean Baerbock was the president. Letters were to be sent to school principals whose schools had not paid their dues in two years. They were sent. Thirty-six schools had not paid since 1988. It was decided that Tournament Directors who do not get entry fees in due time should write to the principal of the nonpaying school requesting payment, and if no response is given, should write to the superintendent of that school district. A discussion regarding equipment vandalism took place. Changes in constitution and bylaws were to be sent—none were listed in the minutes. It was also decided that videos will be produced for the cost of $500.00. A survey was to be conducted by Matt Payne at a cost of $100.
May 3, 1991
The meeting took place at the Sheraton Inn in Madison. Deni Johnson was the president.
May 1, 1992
The meeting took place at the Holiday Inn in Green Bay. Doris Sexton was the president. Discussions on the State WDCA Tournament occurred. Discussions on students in high school judging also took place. Changes in the constitution and bylaws were made.
May 1993
The meeting took place at the Mead Inn in Wisconsin Rapids. Jeff Holt was the president. Major changes to the constitution and bylaws were passed. The WDCA tournament name was changed to the State Tournament of Champions with a new division of nonvarsity switch sides. Another attempt to define a novice was made. Changes in rules for invitational tournaments were made. Fines and letters were established in an attempt to control judges. Debaters were now required to have complete source citations on request. L-D topics were to be selected instead of using NFL topics.
May 6, 1994
The meeting took place at the Mead Inn in Wisconsin Rapids. Cliff Morton was the president. The "Debate Adjudicator Procedures, Guidelines, and Ethics" form was established. Other STOC changes were made.
May 5, 1995
The meeting took place in Wisconsin Dells. Jim Sauer was the president. Fourteen recommendations were made regarding the STOC, many of which were passed. "Tag Team" cross-examination was defined and prohibited. Additionally, an eighteen-point minimum was established for speaker points at the STOC. The procedure for hosting a sanctioned tournament was re-created. Lastly, the "Games Playing" judging paradigm was prohibited.
May 3, 1996
The meeting took place at the Hilton in Oshkosh. The president was Marilyn Schiel. The procedure for obtaining a tournament date was clarified. Several STOC changes were made, including judging strikes, judging fines, and judging obligations. The Judging Standards and Ethics Committee's ethics and grievance procedure was amended. It was moved that the secretary and treasurer positions should become two-year terms.
May 2, 1997
The spring meeting took place at the Holiday Inn in Stevens Point. Bill McBride was the president. Evidence citation and challenge procedures were adopted. The open switch-side division of the STOC was eliminated. The Handbook was restructured and six years of updates were included.
May 1, 1998
The spring meeting took place at the Holiday Inn in Eau Claire, WI. Mary Knutson was the president. Dues were increased from $15 to $30. The Media Communications was retooled in an effort to spread greater awareness and recognition for Wisconsin debaters. The Coach of the Year Award was established and presented to Thomas Noonan at the STOC hosted by Waukesha South High School. Standards were passed to deal with unsanctioned tournament events. A comprehensive survey was conducted to ascertain information related to the relative strength and viability of programs statewide. The First Annual WDCA Golf Outing was held, yet no records of the scores remain.
April 30, 1999
The spring meeting took place at The Heidel House in Green Lake. The president was Thomas Noonan. The STOC, hosted by UW-Oshkosh/Sheboygan High School saw several distinct changes including a move from January to December, a operational structure for V-4 power pairing, a shift away from judge strikes to mutual judge preferencing, and an upgrade in the computer technology used to run the tournament. New Coaches Handbooks and New Judges Handbooks were introduced, as well as a New Coaches Mentoring Program. A web site for the WDCA was introduced for tournament results and information. The Second Annual Golf Outing took place, and again no scores remain on record. Stressing that historical relics be sent her way (but not Bob Leet), Doris Sexton became the Historian.
May 5, 2000
The spring meeting took place at the Valley Inn in Neenah. Ken Sajdak was president. The second STOC of the 1999 calendar year was hosted by Appleton West and Appleton North High Schools due to the shift in dates. Media Communications and publishing student written articles were a big topic, and the decision was made to go ahead with a media plan despite earlier difficulties. A proposal to adopt a Lincoln-Douglas Debate under a probationary type period was accepted. If the LD division meets certain criteria, it will become a fully sanctioned event. The WDCA web site was changed and became wdca.net. The Third Annual Golf Outing was again held.
May 4, 2001
The spring meeting took place at the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. Steve Gargo was president. Lincoln-Douglas debate obtained sanctioned status for the upcoming STOC. Tournament procedures of the STOC were overhauled to meet updated technology usage. The Sweepstakes and Coaches Awards were modified to include LD and increase participation among member schools. The Forth Annual Golf Outing was modified to include "amateur," however, it was cancelled due to inclement weather.
April 26, 2002
The spring meeting was held at the Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton, and is now held in conjunction with the state English teacher's association. Terry Falk was president. The WDCA instituted a "Debate Code of Conduct" for students. LD was held as a sanctioned event at the year ending 2001 STOC as it was well received. Judging standards and ethics was an important area of discussion over the course of the season, and an ongoing dialogue was established that is expected to continue. A budgeting process was formally established by the organization with the president-elect being responsible for drafting a working budget for their year as president. With the earlier date, the golf outing was not attempted.


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Oh yeah, and then there's a game to watch, if you're into that sort of thing. In the past, the big game has been anti-climactic. Remember Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014? Seattle beat Denver 43 to 8. Snooze-fest. Last year's game was better, New England barely beat Seattle 28 to 24 in a clutch moment, but historically speaking, the final games leading up to the Super Bowl are the games to watch. So no telling what will happen this year with the youth of Cam Newton versus the experience of Payton Manning – though predictions have the Panthers beating the Broncos by 9 points.
In the meantime, let's drink! There are three times a year we are expected to get drunk, am I right? Our birthdays; New Year's Eve; and Super Bowl Sunday. Can I get a woo-hoo! Many people want the Monday after Super Bowl to be declared a holiday because a reported 1.5 million people will call in sick. That's a lot of lost productivity time, and even those who do manage to show up, are moving slow. Call to action to combine President's day with Super Bowl. I'm pretty sure Washington and Lincoln would have wanted it that way.
And you don't have to like football to look forward to the event. It's fun getting together with friends to watch commercials. I mean, when does this ever happen? Toss a puppy and a Clydesdale and you've got a winner. For the rest, this is a time when comedy reigns. Last year's flops were the ones that forgot this rule. At $5 million per 30 second-spot, it's an expensive lesson to learn. Remember last year's biggest flop from Nationwide Insurance – reminding us how children are killed in auto accidents? Terrible! Show that at Easter when we're actually thinking about someone's death, or better yet, don't show it at all.
The trend this year for Super Bowl 50 (No Roman numeral L this year-losers) commercials is a lighter tone. Experts say if the atmosphere in our world is serious, like a stagnating economy, a wild presidential election, and terrorism all around us, then the commercials go light. And if the atmosphere is lighthearted, the commercials go heavy. Personally I think people want to be entertained, not scared and/or depressed, no matter what's going on in the world. Budweiser, Doritos, and Toyota are planning funny campaigns for the viewers. Looking forward to it.
And for my favorite – the food and drinks. In Texas we always look forward to good BBQ, awesome Tex-Mex, tasty Buffalo wings, fresh seafood, bowls of chili, countless chips and dips, cheese and crackers, and wonderful desserts, not to mention the specialty cocktails, and my fav, good ole beer. Super Bowl definitely needs to be declared an American holiday, but lucky for me, I work from home and can go to work on Monday in pajamas. Enjoy the day, and go, Denver! I tend to root for the underdogs.


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Hello Loves & All!
Ah, yes. Summer is upon us and I am not enjoying it too much, I must admit. Today, I was out on a coffee date with a lovely friend of mine and we decided to sit outside…worst mistake ever. I forgot about sunscreen and now my face and arms are incredibly red! Argh, but at least my Iced Green Tea Latte was to die for. But, typing this post is difficult and slightly painful…NO PAIN WILL STOP ME EVER!!! Anyways, recently I have been on this lemon water drinking spree. Like, if I go out to eat I will always order warm water with lemon or if I'm bored at home, instead of eating I will drink lemon water. Since then, I have been wanting to do a lemon beauty recipe post! So…here it is!Let us talk about lemons in general for a moment. Why are they so good for our skin? Well, lemons are rich in vitamin C and B vitamin complex as well as the mineral phosphorus. Therefore, it's good for you internally and externally! The vitamin C in lemons speeds up the cell turnover process and the acidity acts as an antiseptic and is great for killing bacteria and allowing your skin to heal. However, if you have sensitive skin, please limit the use of lemon on your skin. By limit, I mean use it in between long periods of time. Lemons can cause sensitive skin to become inflamed or irritated, so please be careful!This recipe is from Beautylish user Victoria Stanell! This recipe is designed to help with those pesky acne mark, help your skin protect itself, and the honey will also work as an antiseptic and hydrates the skin.
2 Tablespoons of Organic Honey
4 Teaspoons of Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
3 Teaspoons Plain Greek Yogurt
1 Egg White
Add all the ingredients into a mixing bowl until the consistency is nice and thick. Apply small amount to a clean, dry face and let it sit for about 15 minutes. Gently wash off with warm water and pat dry. Make sure to save the rest for other people in your family or if you want to use it within the same week!This was a random recipe I found while googling and I thought it seemed really refreshing and easy! It uses 3 common household foods: bananas, honey, and our lovely lemons! The bananas leave our skin nice and smooth while the lemon helps fade acne and the honey is a natural antiseptic.
1 Ripe Banana, Blended
1 Tablespoon of Honey
1 Tablespoon of Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice
I feel like a lot of these recipes are put together the same way…THROW IT IN THE MIXING BOWL. Mix, Mix, Mix! BOOM!! Put it on your nice clean and dry face. Let it stay for 15 minutes!! Then WASH IT OFF with warm water and pat dry. Oh how simple life is…*le sigh*
Anyways, that is it for today ladies! Please let me know how these recipes worked for you or if you have any other lemon recipes, feel free to share them in the comments or send me an e-mail through the contact button above!
I am thinking about doing next week's "OOTD & What's in My Bag: Concert Edition" post on Monday since Tuesday I will be BUSY with Mom's birthday and then the concert in Maryland. But I may do a SimplyMe post to show off pictures and experiences that have recently occurred…like this ridiculous sunburn (it's embarrassing).
As always, please have an amazing rest of the week! Thank you all for the love and support~! And please be safe, stay blessed, and always remember to Live. Laugh. Smile 🙂
Thanks for Reading~! ❤
With Love,
Taylor Rae


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A couple of weeks ago I had two huge bumps on my face that may be caused by trying new products or the mercurial weather change. I am not sure about the cause but it's bugging me because I rarely had a pimple since I surpassed my teenage years. I opted on changing my facial skin care routine by going back to using Defensil and using this relatively new Pond's product. The result? Continue reading!
Since I'm running out of Pond's Naturals Day Cream in Camellia Leaf Extract, I bought this instead to try something new and somewhat change my facial skin care habit. It claims to not only whiten but also nourish your skin to give you a pinkish white glow from the inside out. It also has Pro-Nutrients and Lycopene.
Here's the result! In this picture I'm only wearing Pond's White Beauty Pinkish White Day Cream, Johnson's Baby Loose Powder, a Coral blush and my favorite Mac lippie. See the dark spots between my eyes and below my lips? Those were the humongous pimples that conquered my face for a week. After a week of using this Pond's product, it miraculously dried out and lighten the spots.
Overall, I recommend this product to those with stubborn dark spots and pimples. It's also effective in lightening your facial skin and making it even. The only downside of this product is that it doesn't contain any SPF, you still have to apply sunblock if you're planning to have fun under the sun. It doesn't have oil control as well. But I've been a fan of Pond's since my college years so I know that it's really a pro in terms of whitening.
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A little snow was expected in North Texas on Thursday morning, but surprise! One to 2 inches fell, delaying the morning commute and upsetting family schedules when schools let out early.
Forecasters don't want people caught off guard again Friday morning, which has the same snowy-cold potential as Thursday, said Mark Fox, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
Another weather system from the California coast was charging across Arizona Thursday night and was expected to reach North Texas about 6 a.m. Friday.
"We could see more flurries and possible accumulations, about what we saw today, or less," Fox said.
The snow might not last as long as Thursday's. It's expected to let up about 9 a.m., but morning traffic will already be well underway.
On Thursday, snow started falling about 5 a.m. but was soon "blowing," and that didn't stop until about 12:30 p.m., Fox said.
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, the official weather recording station, got 1 inch of snow. Up to 2 inches fell in outlying areas.
"It ended up sticking on the roads a little more than we expected," Fox said.
And it was cold: The day's low, reached at 7 a.m., was 17.
Jacksboro without natural gas
The cold, snowy weather came at a bad time for Jacksboro, which lost natural gas service Thursday morning, according to a news release from Texas Gas Service.
A company news release said crews were working to purge gas lines of "liquids" that tainted the Jacksboro gas supply.
City Manager Mike Smith said he was told it might be Saturday "before we're back up and running."
Jacksboro's population is about 4,500, but Smith said he was told that 1,210 of them are Texas Gas Service customers. He did not know the exact number of people without heat, because some might have gas appliances but electric heat.
Jacksboro public schools were without heat Thursday, so they closed early, Smith said.
The gas company sent compressed natural gas trailers to Jacksboro "to help provide natural gas service to the hospital and assisted living facilities," spokeswoman Christy Penders said in the news release.
"With colder conditions, we are working as quickly and as safely as possible to restore our distribution system in Jacksboro," Penders said. "We are mobilizing extra crews from around the state of Texas as well as our Oklahoma division, Oklahoma Natural Gas, in an effort to restore natural gas service."
"Relief centers" were being set up, Penders said.
Other power issues
The operator of the state's largest electricity grid asked consumers to reduce their power use Thursday night through noon Friday as a precaution.
Electricity use in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which serves about 85 percent of the state's demand, nearly set a winter record Thursday and could break it today, ERCOT's director of system operations, Dan Woodfin, said in a release. At the same time, he said, "some generation capacity has become unavailable due to limitations to natural gas supplies."
ERCOT advised consumers to set thermostats no higher than 68 degrees and to run large appliances like dryers outside the peak periods of 6 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 8 p.m. Businesses and big commercial customers should shut down or reduce nonessential uses.
Road conditions
Texas Department of Transportation and city road crews were out sanding overpasses and bridges Thursday.
As the storm settled in, many school districts announced that they were closing early, flights were canceled at DFW Airport, and dozens of minor wrecks were reported.
From 6 to 11 a.m., Fort Worth police responded to more than 70 wrecks, said Bill Begley, a city spokesman. Police stopped responding to wrecks unless they involved injuries or blocked roadways, Begley said.
City crews were out early scouting road conditions, he said. Most of the problems were in north and northwest Fort Worth, especially on hills and overpasses.
MedStar spokeswoman Brett Lyle said preliminary reports indicate that the ambulance service was busy Thursday morning and back to normal in the afternoon.
She said it was hard to know Thursday whether the activity was directly related to snowfall, although there was one report of a person slipping on a slick surface. But the crews weren't taking any chances.
The use of lights and sirens was suspended Thursday "for the sake of the road safety of the patients, crews and community," she said. Crews also packed sandbags, just in case.
Air travel
At DFW Airport, airlines had reported about 200 departure cancellations by 7 p.m. That's about 20 percent of Thursday's departure schedule, airport spokesman David Magana said.
"Numerous delays were reported due to de-icing operations, which can add 20 to 30 minutes to the time of each departure," Magana said.
The airport spent the day treating airfield surfaces. "DFW deployed its snow-clearing equipment, focusing the efforts on clearing the four primary runways nearest the terminals," he said.
The airport activated its Irregular Operations Concessions Plan, keeping concessions open "until midnight or until all the flights in their immediate area have departed," Magana said.
Schools let out early
Many school districts sent students home early on Thursday, and most canceled after-school activities and events.
The Fort Worth district staggered release times. High school students were let out at noon, middle school students at 1:15 p.m. and elementary students at 2:25 p.m.
Friday was already a scheduled day off for Fort Worth students.
The Arlington school district canceled after-school activities. The school board rescheduled Thursday's meeting to Feb. 13.
Other districts that announced early dismissals include Aledo, Grapevine-Colleyville, Keller, Northwest and Southlake.
The University of Texas at Arlington announced it was closing at 4 p.m.
Fort Worth canceled evening activities at community centers, and the public libraries closed at 2 p.m.
Stock Show goes whole-hog
While things were slowing down at schools, the Fort Worth Stock Show was going strong with the start of the junior steer and barrow shows, the premier events at the annual livestock show.
While the snow made folks drive more carefully, it wasn't keeping them away.
"The parking lots are full of people showing animals," said Patsy Malone, who is stationed in the information booth in the Amon G. Carter Jr. Exhibits Hall. "I can't see that the weather has affected the crowds at all. This is Stock Show weather, after all."
Firefighters at Station No. 80, which is on the Stock Show grounds, said the temperature at 11:15 a.m. was 18, with a wind chill of 7.
The Stock Show ends Saturday.
It was a cold, cold day
Subfreezing temperatures were reported all over North Texas. At 7 a.m., the temperature was 17 at DFW Airport, with a wind chill of 2. That was the day's low.
Other temperatures were 12 in Bowie, 14 in Gainesville and 19 in Granbury.
By 4 p.m., the temperature had reached the day's high of 24.
Forecasters warned that frostbite could occur quickly with the current wind chill readings and that the temperatures could cause exposed pipes to burst.
It should be about 19 on Friday morning, with a daytime high in the lower 30s.
No snow is in the weekend forecast. Temperatures in Tarrant County could be near 60 on Saturday and dip to the upper 40s on Sunday.
Staff writers Andrea Ahles, Terry Evans, Jim Fuquay, Caty Hirst and Diane Smith contributed to this report.


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My Wild Weekend with Higgy
My girlfriend went to Chicago for a bachelorette party. Who was going to feed (and more importantly, entertain) Higgy, the adopted Chilean street cat named after the famous South American dictator?
Woke up. Higgy was scratching my neck to politely know that it was time to feed him.
Fed Higgy.
Ate breakfast: eggs on toast.
Watched Higgy nap. Aww, he's so cute with his paws over his eyes. Now he's belly up, stretching.
Took a nap with Higgy. We spooned.
Woke up and ate lunch.
Played with Higgy. Ran around. Scratched up the couch. Jumped in high shelf areas in the closet.
Found boxes and fit ourselves into them. He was better at this than me.
Watched television. Sex and the City is our favorite show.
Worked out. Did, fifteen, sixteen pushups.
Decided I wasn't going to talk to anyone human this weekend.
I was going to have a silent retreat, so to speak.
I was only going to talk to the cat.
Meow, meow, I said.
Meow meow, he answered me back.
Meow meow, I said.
Meeeooooow, he said.
It's hard to argue with him since he's a good debater. The way he emphasizes some of his meows is particularly clever.
Watched more SATC. Higgy thinks Carrie Bradshaw's antics on SATC are funny and horrible and he thought it was hilarious how Miranda was worried that if she died home alone her cat would eat her. It's true, cats do eat their humans, Higgy said. I mean he didn't say I could just tell by the way he looked at me.
Organized the bathroom. Higgy supervised. Installed some shelves.
Found girlfriend's makeup box. We decided to make our faces. I put some lipstick on, blush, mascara, eye shadow, and Higgy did the same. We looked fantastic. We never looked better. We went out to the patio so the people on the sidewalk could see how fabulous we looked, so sexy, so attractive, so men-about-town, so enticing that everyone wanted us, male, female, and feline.
We strutted on our patio back and forth—with Higgy on the ledge—until a crowd gathered beneath us and still we didn't talk we just meowed. Because we're the Meow Brothers, that's what I decided, that's our name I won't answer to anything else.
Got bored with the humans so we went inside.
Watched more SATC.
Fed Higgy again.
Ordered pizza.
Answered call from girlfriend.
Hey, babe, we're having so much fun and yes I fed the fish and yes I watered the plants—oh wait, did I water the plants? Oh no, the basil doesn't look good! Okay I should water the plants.
Higgy's taking a nap. He can't talk right now.
Higgy, your mama says that you're a good boy and she misses you.
Anything else?
Higgy, mama says that she wants to cuddle you and you're the best cat in the world and you have the softest fur and are so cuddly and wonderful and she just wants to hug you forever.
What are you doing now? I said. Oh, you're eating penis pasta.
What's penis pasta? Higgy wants to know. Pasta in the shape of penises. How nice. How appropriate.
Bye, have fun with the penis pasta!
More naps.
Slept and ate.
She's home! Yay!


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What happened?
This was not a protest. It was a clarification. A realignment.
It was not an aggrieved victim struggling to have her lonely voice heard as she implores power to hear truth.
It was power speaking to power. Legitimate power speaking to illegitimate power.
On September 20, 2015, Robert Shetterly and Rev. Dr. William Barber II participated in a public conversation about courage, activism, and social justice. Watch the videos here.
Robert Shetterly was invited to Bozeman, Montana for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2015.
Robert Shetterly reflects on the meaning of the Christmas Truce and a recent advertisement by Sainsbury's chocolate to commercialize the moment.
Robert Shetterly writes a satire about the morality of torture for Super Bowl Sunday.
Connie Carter, the Director of Education Programming for AWTT, thinks about the Star Spangled Banner and the patriotism of activism.
Robert Shetterly reflects on Michael Brown, Ferguson, Darren Wilson and a culture that avoids accountability in the United States.
Robert Shetterly writes about the relevance of Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, more than 50 years after it was published and urges us to teach that all economies must adhere to nature's laws.
When I play with my grandson, we suspend the logic of reality. Toy dump trucks fly, giraffes talk with polar bears, gravity is a joke, a paper airplane zigzags twenty feet & has circumnavigated the Earth, an 18" high wobbly block tower is the Empire State Building. Mortality is a hiccup. Such is the logic of play, of silliness.


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Until Sunday, September 9, we hold plan exhibition "American toy and toy of Central and South America" in TOKYO TOY MUSEUM.
We continue "cultural exchange of toy" for many years visiting the worlds, and, in TOKYO TOY MUSEUM, many toys are collected from world country, area more than 100 by the interchange and are stored.
"American toy which continues leading plan exhibition United States toy and toy which is new with toy of Central and South America and toy of Central and South America where brightness of Latin overflows while still leaving undeveloped part are introduced."
From Saturday, February 10 to Sunday, September 9
From 10:00 to 16:00 (as for the admission until 15:30)
In the case of holiday, Thursday is opened every Thursday. We change, and the next day is closed.
Special closed days (February, September twice a year), April 21, 2018, the year-end and New Year holidays
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*Average does not accept group reservation during off period for long terms such as spring vacation, summer vacation or GW.
*In the case of the use in more than eight people, I would like application for group than website beforehand.
*You can use special program for group when you will have advance reservations.
*We have advance reservations, and group rate is applied only when the number of the people of paid admission on the day is higher than 15 people.
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WTD Guide To 2-Way Line Array Speakers
If your worship space might be in need of line array speakers, here is info on eight models that can help you toward making the right decision.
Line Array NewsFor Sound Systems, Don't Design Solely On Popular Trends Renkus-Heinz System Featured at New Woodside Bible Church Campus EAW Speakers Flourish in New Valley Chapel Sanctuary Space WTD Guide To 2-Way Line Array Speakers
It was more than three years ago that Worship Tech Decisions, now Worship Tech Director, had offered guidance on line array speakers. In this five-page PDF, WTD is offering data on eight different two-way units, with each including a minimum of one woofer and one tweeter. If you are interested in three-way units, there is a separate five-page PDF reviewing seven models in that download.
This five-page PDF offers a sampling of two-way line array speakers available on the market, including models from Adamson, Alcons Audio, dB Audiotechnik, Electro-Voice, EM Acoustics, Grund Audio, JBL and Renkus-Heinz.
As noted recently, when it comes time to decide on which model or models to consider, a good place to start would be to review the performance requirements in your church and discuss them with your AV consultant/integrator.
When considering what sort of speaker system you would want to install or upgrade to in your worship space, oftentimes the benefits of line arrays make it the best option available. Deciding on whether to go with line arrays versus point source speakers requires understanding the limitations and physics that apply to each type of speaker. The aspects one has to consider when deciding on a set of speakers begins with knowing which speakers meet your needs in providing adequate clarity, low distortion and having the ability to provide adequate and various sound levels.
I hope you enjoy this glance at eight high-quality two-way line array speakers.
Latest ResourceWorship Facilities Magazine, March-April 2018
The March-April 2018 issue of Worship Facilities Magazine offers articles about how to prepare, prevent and respond to church violence, a look into what church management software can do for your church community, and a piece on how a once popular nightclub venue was transitioned to become Shoreline Church's new home.
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When Asli's roommate suddenly moves away she's stuck paying the rent. The man she's supposed to marry, she finds out, is already married. Her family is already on their way to the engagement party so she doesn't know what to do. Eren-a complete stranger--meanwhile, takes over the other half of the apartment. Not wanting to look foolish to her excited family, she introduces Eren as her fiance in this commercially successful comedy.
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What makes you Happy? Better yet, what is happiness to you? Does it make you laugh? Or does it give you a giddy feeling inside that makes you crack a small smile. Using my camera to capture your happiness is my happiness.
Make a list of things that make you happy. Keep that list close so the next time you get stressed out, upset or just plain down, read the list until you remind yourself of your happy place. Photos always help. I have my gallery of photos of my woogie. She obviously always brings a smile to my face. She is my happiness!
Located in West Tamarac, my studio can accommodate small families for group and individual portraits. If you prefer the park or beach, I have several locations I can recommend based on what kind of scenery you like.
Be sure to check the weather before booking an outdoor photo session. Depending on the forecast we may have to reschedule your shoot due to weather.
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Pew report: US expectations for elder care are at odds with those in similar nationsFebruary 03, 2014
People in the United States are much more likely to say that seniors should be responsible for their own care, compared with people living in similar economies around the world, according to a recently released study from the Pew Research Center.
Spending for long-term care grew 3.1% in 2009, CMS report findsJanuary 07, 2011
U.S. healthcare spending for freestanding nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities expanded by 3.1% in 2009 to $137 billion, according to a report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This represents a deceleration from growth of 5% in 2008.


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A man who appears to have very strong traits of pure breed of the Shadow Lords, if someone like the tribal Incarna got his colors wrong. (Pure Breed 5)
A beyond human good looking man with iridescent draconic eyes that seem to shift from gold through red and blue into silver depending on the lighting. He has unusually sharp teeth. His long and well cared for silken hair holds the same coloring of his eyes.
Remarkably graceful and well balanced, clearly supernaturally so.
Most often well dressed in the highest craftsmanship of fine clothes and usually unarmed.
If one were to see him shirtless they might find vestigial scales not suited to defend anything of the same iridescent colors but starting in silver.
His only obvious "scars" are eleven light though distinct markings:
1.) A not quite human shaped bite mark that left behind marks with pronounced canines on his left Levator Scapulae.
2.) A glyph like marking as if made by almost human nails on his left side on the majority of his rib-cage as if resting on his hip.
3.) What might very well be a Bindrune on his right inner forearm. 4.) Above that mark their seems to be a Lønnrun in a thin, blood-colored line where it encircles his. 5.) Which is in turn below another Lønnrun of the standard skin scarring color. 6.) That is of course followed with one more above it Lønnrun.
7.) With another Bindrune on his left. 8.) Above which is another Lønnrun of a similar styling. 9.) Similarly followed by a Lønnrun. 10.) With another Lønnrun completing the set.
11.) A Valknut on the front of his left thigh.
12.) A vine pattern on the back of his right thigh.
There is a something about him that has a raw primal appeal to women.
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Alias name is very useful command in Linux. On our daily routine, we tend to use more common lengthy commands like traversing through some path , copying file from the same directory etc. Now that we can define a name to the usual lengthy commands.
First of all just trigger this command on any path and try to know that our system is been configured with some alias name for many tricky lengthy commands.
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Making packing up easy
Involving your child in packing up their play and learning spaces can help them learn independence and consideration, and help your home run smoothly.
Encourage your child to take responsibility of their materials and toys, explaining that packing up after playtime means they will be able to protect their things and find them easily next time they want to play.
Involving your child in coming up with ways to organise and manage their space can develop independence and a sense of pride, making them more inclined to respect the space and their belongings. Containers, cartons and boxes are great and inexpensive options for storing toys and craft materials, while woven baskets or canvas bags can be hung from hooks to make the most of the space.
When it comes to packing up time, it can help to break down the job into smaller, more manageable tasks that your child can easily accomplish. Set aside extra time for packing-up to allow your child to engage in the activity. You can discuss how packing up also means your child is helping other family members who might also want to use the space, which turns the experience into a positive action.


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The Mentally Ill: Unchallenged Oppression of a Hidden Minority
Over the past half-century, since the beginning of the Civil Rights movement, minority groups such as African Americans, women, the LGBTQ community, and the physically disabled have made enormous strides in the elimination of prejudice and discrimination. But people with psychiatric disabilities have for the most part failed to reap comparable gains, and remain one of the most stigmatized and disadvantaged minorities in this nation. Often not even included in minority rights discussions, the mentally ill are still associated with a wide array of negative stereotypes and experience significant prejudice from employers, landlords, government institutions, medical professionals and sometimes even counseling professionals, according to researchers like Dr. Patrick Corrigan, Petra Kleinlein, Palmer Reg Orovwuje, Gerald O'Brian and other colleagues who have done extensive research on this issue. The mentally ill experience disproportionate levels of unemployment, lowered standards of living, economic hardship, social isolation and social restrictions. Their plight caused Orovwuje and psychologist A.J.W. Taylor to write, in a journal issue devoted to examining social justice and mental health:
"People suffering from mental disability and mental illness are among the most disadvantaged groups in society. They suffer severe personal distress, and they are stigmatized, discriminated against, marginalized, and often left vulnerable. They are denied civil, political, and social rights, and are treated less than fairly in legal procedures, clinical practice, and institutional management… The yearnings of people with mental illness to be recognized as full citizens able to enjoy the same rights as other citizens has yet to be satisfied."
One in four Americans ages 18 and older experience a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. However the primary burden of mental illness falls on those who suffer from severe and chronic disorders – about 1 in 17 adult Americans, or 6 percent of the population. Mental disorders are in fact the leading cause of disability in the United States and Canada; and their rates are higher among the poor, homeless, and women, according to NIMH and other researchers.
Who is included among the mentally ill? The definition is in flux, and who is or isn't a member of this population is sometimes a complicated thing to assess. However the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), published by the American Psychiatric Association, and the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases define mental illness as a clinically significant behavioral pattern that leads to distress or potential loss of freedom, and which impairs life function. (The DSM – which plays a leading role in the social construction of mental illness – sorts out the various mental disorders among five axes which include more than a dozen categories of mental illness.)
This article will primarily be concerned with the 6 percent of Americans who live with chronic, serious mental illness. It will seek to provide a comprehensive overview of the history of the mentally ill in the United States, the oppression they face, various psycho-social models underpinning how both society and mental health professionals view the population, and emerging models that offer hope for more effectively equalizing opportunity.
Wrote Jose Barchillon in the preface to Foucault's Madness and Civilization:
"The roots and symptoms of folly are being looked for today in psychology, medicine, and sociology, but they were still and are as present and important in art, religion, ethics, and epistemology. Madness is really a manifestation of the 'soul.'"
The Eating Disorder Residential-Treatment Industrial Complex?
Did you know eating disorder treatment is a $2.7 billion industry, according to the market research firm IBIS? But try to find an outcome study on whether the billions being poured into treatment – particularly residential treatment – for EDs is actually working, in the long run, and what will you find? Virtually nothing, particularly when it comes to adults. Treatment centers simply are not required to report outcomes, nor are they required to track them in any respectable way (as far as accepted quantitative and qualitative research standards go in academia). Many centers will boast to potential clients of success rates in the 90-something percentage rate – but these are based on self-report surveys, which as anybody who's ever conducted research knows, are completely unreliable. Only the former clients who are doing well generally return the surveys; thus the "outcomes" found are incredibly biased. Meanwhile, both private and public health plans, as well as a multitude of client families' whose plans don't cover residential treatment, shell out millions of dollars of years to treatment centers whose true, long-term outcomes are a mystery to all except the providers. I've been a client at many of these treatment centers. What is one of the first things I find when I enter one? That I'm in a house full of clients who've already been to a slew of other treatment centers as well. So clearly you've got to wonder – are these places working? Some evidence shows that residential or inpatient treatment may work – for the long-term – for adolescents or young adults when the illness is caught early. But there is nothing out there about whether it works for people like me, a 40-year-old woman who's battled anorexia for more than half my life. I entered my first treatment center 10 years ago, when I was a high-functioning, successful journalist attempting to avoid letting what was becoming an increasingly impairing illness destroy my life – if I didn't act soon enough. The irony is, things only got worse from there. I became much more of an "anorexic" after my first treatment center than I was before. Things came to a head in 2010 when, after 6 years of cycling in and out of treatment centers, I reached a weight so low I became at risk of dying of anorexia for the first time in my life. This is despite the fact I wasn't even consciously trying to achieve a low weight, much less one so dangerously low – that was the last thing I wanted. I had just resumed graduate school in the Bay area and finally felt like maybe I still had a chance at establishing a new career and becoming a functioning member of society again.
Many treatment providers, when asked about why the long-term, recovery rates for people like me are so low will say the problem is US, that anorectics in particularly are notoriously hard to treat or track, that we are "treatment-resistant," that we refuse to truly "surrender," blah blah blah. They apparently refuse to take any responsibility for considering that perhaps the problem is the fact they're simply "treating" us wrong. For one, most of these centers' use old models originally developed for adolescents. A rigid, punishment- and rule-based system (among other things) based on very rapid weight restoration, rigid schedules, and nearly no personal freedom – simply does not work for adults who are already highly, internally motivated to recover. Nor do, I've found, most professionals at RTCs address the very different issues that adult eating disorder clients wrestle with – for example, my eating disorder has very little to do with appearance or a desire to be "thinner." I hate being too thin. The underlying issues fueling my eating issues and behaviors are much more complex, have evolved continually over the years, and are so convoluted at this point that it would be hard for even me to concisely summarize them.
Another irony is that I was, as stated in the "About ADW" page, the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit now requiring private health plans in California cover residential treatment for eating disorders. And now I wonder – apart from the fact that I am VERY happy my parents got their money back – whether that was such a good idea – requiring insurance plans pay for treatment that has no evidence base, for adults? Why should these insurers be required to spend millions of dollars on treatment centers – or private individuals be forced to go into horrifying debt – for treatment that, at least for adults, for all appearances does not seem to be working. Why aren't treatment centers – particularly in an era of health care reform, with a premium being placed on more efficient use of health care dollars – being held accountable for their apparent ineffectiveness? It almost makes me wonder whether treatment centers actually want it this way – they fail to adapt to the needs of their adult clients because they want them to keep coming back – they need the money. On the other hand, I know this probably isn't true. I've seen the true caring these treatment providers have for people who suffer from eating disorders. But I think they work in a very insular field where they are taught not to think outside the box.
Clearly, you can see where this story will be going – I will be attempting to do some hard-core research to find out the true (and possibly dirty) story of what the real outcomes are, why no government, consumer or health care entity is forcing residential treatment centers to be held accountable – and what kind of profits these places are reaping while women die because some treatment centers refuse to take a hard look at themselves… The good news is, a coalition was recently formed to address, in part, some of the issues I'm talking about here. News I was very glad to hear. And I am becoming more aware of just how tricky and complex it is to create and implement scientifically rigorous outcome studies for my particular client population. In short, many facets will be explored in this upcoming story, only some of which have been mentioned here.
Living as a Twin in a Non-twin world – And Why Therapists are Allowed to Get Away With not Getting Us:
I was born in an era when twins were fairly rare and my sister and I were gushed over in public, as well as
immediately lumped together into one entity. We were dressed alike, of course. As we grew up, we would constantly hear people tell us how much "fun" they thought it'd be to be a twin, asked how often we tried to fool people, and endlessly called us by the wrong names, among a multitude of other things. As an adult when my mental health issues became more exacerbated – and remain a constant struggle – not one of the professionals (and there are multitudes) I've been treated by have done their homework on the complexity of twin psychology. They have all treated me as they would any other client, never bothering to consider that I see myself and my relation to others in this world in an entirely different way, purely by dint of being born a twin. It only recently dawned on me that maybe this is one reason no therapist or treatment center has ever helped me in a way that has led to long-term recovery. Recently, I was lucky enough to discover a psychologist – and twin herself – Dr. Barbara Klein, who writes about what therapists need to understand when they're working with somebody who happens to be a twin. This article will explore both my own journey as a twin – including how I continually try to grapple with "losing" her to her husband and children, with nobody to fill the void – as well as the research and complicated dynamics of twin psychology. Writes Dr. Jacqueline Martinez in the forward of Klein's book: "An understanding of the realities of twinship is essential for success any time one is working with a twin… In the worst-case scenario, the therapist's lack of awareness of how poignant these attachment and developmental issues are for twins leads to perpetuation of the very dynamic the twin-patient is attempting to heal from and move beyond."
Bella DePaulo (Ph.D., Harvard; Project Scientist, UC Santa Barbara), an expert on single life, is the author of several books, including "Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After"and "Singlism: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Stop It."
singlism – How single women are routinely stigmatized and treated as "less-Than" – and why aren't those of us experiencing this doing more to stop it?
As a 40-year-old single woman who has accepted that I will likely remain single for the rest of my life – and that my hopes of having children, due largely to the biological clock factor, are pretty much nil, I still struggle with the prejudice which occurs toward single adult women of my age range on a daily basis. We live in a society where being "normal" means being married, and if you're not, you're an "other." I recently was lucky enough to discover two great writers who are actually trying to get our voice out there, as well as conducting research which documents the extent to which single people are stigmatized today. Most notably, Bella DePaulo, who holds a Harvard Ph.D and does research at UC Santa Barbara, is making huge strides in this area. She coined the term "Singlism" following a series of studies documenting how single people are demeaned and diminished, and viewed and treated more harshly than married people in the U.S. (for example, she found people view us as more self-centered, less well-adjusted, less mature, among many other things).
Dr. DePaulo notes in one of her columns – she writes regularly at PsychCentral – that there are many more single people in the US (more than 100 million) than people who are LGBT, yet "the same-sex community has achieved many more victories in their quest for justice than single people have… Where are the people willing to invest big sums of money and huge amounts of time in the cause of singles' rights?" And in another column, she asks, "Why do so many prestigious publications, such as the New York Times, devote so much attention to marriage, and so little to single life?"
The other writer I discovered, Gabriela Denise Frank has written about how single and childless women are put into a "separate caste" and taught from our youngest years to fear being alone, that being alone = FAILURE.
There are a lot of other, subtle ways single people are discriminated against that go unnoticed — for example, try grocery shopping for a house-of-one. For certain products in particular, it is nearly impossible to find package sizes that include the amount of food only a house-of-one needs. And, as already noted on this Web site – my budget is very limited. Being forced at times to purchase products packaged for families – because that's the only size they come in – is an expense I can not at all afford.
I could go on, of course. In short, this article will explore research people like Dr. DePaulo are doing and, like the twin story, integrate it with my own experience to help shed light on the difficulties (and society-induced shame) inherent in living single in America today.