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Phyllis Schlafly Columns – 2015
Omnibus Attack on American Jobs
When I heard that the Omnibus spending bill that President Obama signed a week before Christmas includes a provision allowing more foreign guest workers, my first reaction was disbelief. We were repeatedly told by Republican leaders that the must-pass spending bill contained only what was absolutely necessary to pay our troops, bondholders, and Social Security recipients, and we couldn't risk shutting down the government with provisions to defund Planned Parenthood or prohibit Obama's executive actions. 12-30-15
Ryan Leads Republicans to Defeat
When Paul Ryan ran for Speaker of the House of Representatives, he said Republicans "need to move from being an opposition party to being a proposition party." After a record-breaking eight years as the top Republican on the House Budget Committee followed by a stint on Ways & Means, Ryan seemed well prepared to lead a newly energized House Republican majority toward reclaiming the power of the purse which the framers of our Constitution vested in them. 12-23-15
Donald Trump Channels Pat McCarran
Donald Trump's presidential campaign has done it again. Speaking aboard the USS Yorktown on the 74th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Trump called on our government to stop letting Muslims enter the United States "until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on." 12-16-15
An American Apologizes in Paris
It was only "Issue Three" on the weekly episode of "The McLaughlin Group," but if President Obama has his way, the 140-nation conference on global warming – excuse me, climate change – will be the most consequential event of his presidency. If Obama's plans to reduce America's energy use are allowed to go forward, it would go a long way toward fulfilling Obama's 2008 promise of "fundamentally transforming the United States of America." 12-09-15
Time to Leave "No Child" Behind
After seven years of rule by decree by President Obama's Chicago crony Arne Duncan, why are Republicans about to reauthorize the federal government's authority over the nation's public schools? And why is the new Speaker, Paul Ryan, rushing a 1,059-page bill to a floor vote only two days after the text was released on November 30? 12-02-15
Governors Say "Not in My State!"
Defying the wishes of the American people, President Obama remains determined to import tens of thousands of poorly screened Muslims as refugees from the civil war in Syria, and scatter them in communities across America. Taxpayer-funded agencies are ready to help the refugees gain access to welfare programs and enroll their children in local public schools. 11-25-15
France Closes Its Borders; Why Can't We?
The Friday night massacre of over 100 people at a soccer game, a rock concert, and five restaurants in Paris was apparently committed by 8 men working on behalf of ISIS, also called ISIL or the Islamic State. The day before the attacks, President Obama was on television reassuring George Stephanopoulos that "ISIL continues to shrink in its scope of operations" and that "we have contained them." 11-18-15
New Speaker Must Reclaim Article One
Shortly after he was sworn in as Speaker of the House, Representative Paul D. Ryan (R-WI) admitted to his colleagues: "The House is broken. We are not solving problems; we are adding to them. Neither the members nor the people are satisfied with how things are going." 11-11-15
China Needs More Children – And So Do We
It made front-page headlines around the world when China's Communist Party announced the end of its notorious "one child" policy. Imposed by Chinese dictator Deng Xiaoping in the late 1970s, the one-child limit has been ruthlessly enforced with forced abortion, infanticide, sterilization, and heavy fines on families that dared to have a second child. 11-04-15
Public Sector Unions Are Losing Their Clout
Although the Republican Congress has been unable to roll back big government in Washington, a more optimistic record is being built in states with Republican governments. One remarkable success story comes from Alabama, where a federal appeals court has given the green light to a new law that will dilute the power of the teachers union in that state. 10-28-15
Trick or Treat?
Many Americans are stocking up on treats for neighborhood children in scary costumes, but you may want to think twice before opening the door to strangers this Halloween. That same weekend, October 30 to November 2, the Obama administration plans to release 6,000 felons from federal prison. 10-21-15
Congress Should Hold Hearings on Fantasy Football
A new form of gambling has suddenly appeared in America, and the outfits raking in the money claim that what they're doing is perfectly legal. In the last four years, two recently formed companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, have collected billions from the mostly young men who place bets on their smart phones on what's called fantasy football. 10-14-15
The Establishment Looks for a New Plan B
The Republican Establishment designed the process to deliver the 2016 presidential nomination to a business-friendly moderate who avoids so-called social issues. The consultants who rewrote the party rules after 2012 are now trying to explain to their patrons what went wrong and how to fix it. 10-07-15
Why Obama Won't Stay at the Waldorf
Although every U.S. President since Herbert Hoover has stayed at the famous luxury Waldorf Astoria Hotel when visiting New York City, President Obama will not be bunking there this week. Along with hundreds of American officials who used to occupy whole floors of the Waldorf during the September meetings of the UN General Assembly, Obama will move to a different hotel. 9-30-15
Congress Must Exercise Its Power of the Purse
Whenever Republicans and conservatives gather among themselves – and I've been to many such meetings in recent months – people talk about the need for new leadership in Washington. Every day I hear Republican voters expressing disappointment with the Republicans who occupy the top jobs in the U.S. House and Senate. 9-23-15
America Has Taken More than Our Share of Refugees
The United States is the most generous nation in the world, and we have taken many refugees from foreign lands. Europe has not offered to take refugees from Central America, so why are some politicians here insisting that we take many thousands of refugees from the Middle East? 9-16-15
Judicial Tyranny in Kentucky
When the Supreme Court ruled by the narrowest possible margin that Kentucky's definition of marriage is unconstitutional, the Court's decision was qualified by its assurance that religious freedom would not be jeopardized. "The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations and persons are given proper protection," the Court solemnly intoned on June 26. 9-09-15
Anchor Babies on Trial in Texas
A federal case moving to trial in Texas could provide a means to stop the practice of extending automatic U.S. citizenship to children born to illegal aliens. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently called for legislation to end that unpopular practice, which polls show Americans oppose by more than 2 to 1, and even Jeb Bush admitted that it's perfectly legitimate to call those children "anchor babies." 9-02-15
Women Still Don't Belong in Combat
Unexpected events reveal uncomfortable truths about human nature, as demonstrated by two nearly simultaneous events on opposite sides of the world last Friday. In Fort Benning, Georgia, a large press contingent turned out to applaud and photograph the first two women ever to complete Ranger School, the Army's toughest training course, which even most men are unable to finish. 8-26-15
Donald Drives the Debate
"If it weren't for me," Donald Trump told the Fox News moderators at the first Republican presidential debate, "you wouldn't even be talking about illegal immigration." The record-breaking audience of 24 million, which is ten times Fox's usual nightly viewership, had to agree. 8-19-15
The Iran Deal Betrays America
As Americans learn the dangerous details of President Obama's deal with Iran, Republican leaders should admit their mistake in passing Senator Bob Corker's (R-TN) bill that reversed the process for treaty ratification. Instead of a treaty requiring approval from two-thirds of the Senate, the Corker bill allows the Iran deal to be disapproved by a simple majority in both houses-subject to a certain presidential veto, which requires two-thirds of both houses to override. 8-12-15
NEA's Plan to Indoctrinate Schoolchildren
If you want to stay on top of what's going on in schools, watch the policies adopted by the National Education Association (NEA) which attracts nearly 10,000 delegates to its annual convention over the Fourth of July weekend. The NEA's 3 million members include most of the nation's public school teachers, who fund its half-billion dollar budget with their mandatory union dues. 8-05-15
The Sanctuary Scandal
Donald Trump's unorthodox campaign has performed a public service by shining the national spotlight on the problem of "sanctuary cities" which shelter illegal aliens from deportation. The tragedy of Kate Steinle, who died in the arms of her father after being shot by an illegal alien, is that her death was preventable, yet officials have defiantly defended their sanctuary policies. 7-29-15
Planned Parenthood's Odious Activities
"We've been very good at getting heart, lung, liver, because we know that, so I'm not gonna crush that part. I'm gonna basically crush below, I'm gonna crush above, and I'm gonna see if I can get it all intact." That's how Planned Parenthood's senior director of medical services explained to a potential customer (with a hidden camera) how unborn baby body parts are routinely harvested for profitable reuse. 7-22-15
Donald Trump Shakes Up the 2016 Campaign
Liberals have perfected the art of exploiting a tragedy for political gain. We've just seen how the massacre of nine people at Bible study inside a Charleston, S.C. church — apparently committed by a drug-using loser-drifter who dropped out of school after the ninth grade — is being used to bring down the Confederate flag all over the South. 7-15-15
Don't Give Obama More Power Over Schools
After spending most of June giving President Obama new authority to negotiate trade deals with low-wage countries in Asia, Congressional Republicans are now poised to spend July giving Obama new authority over education in America's public schools. This is a big disappointment for those of us who worked hard to elect a Republican Congress last November. We expected the new Congress to take power back from the president, not give him more. 7-08-15
How Congress Should Respond to Justice Kennedy
Justice Kennedy's opinion for a 5-4 majority of the Supreme Court has rightly been condemned for its lack of grounding in the Constitutional text he is sworn to uphold. Unable to find gay marriage in either the due process clause or the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, Kennedy ultimately rests his case on what Justice Clarence Thomas sarcastically called the "dignity clause" of the Constitution. 7-01-15
How Much Diversity Must We Tolerate?
In his seventh year of "fundamentally transforming the United States of America," as Barack Obama memorably promised five days before he was elected president, we're learning new details about thousands of immigrants who were released from custody after being convicted of serious, violent felonies and horrific sex crimes. Instead of doing his duty to keep bad people out of America (or remove them if they manage to sneak in), Obama is bringing us even more diversity by accepting thousands of refugees from terrorist-harboring countries such as Syria and Somalia. 6-24-15
No Wonder Obama Won't Let Us Read TPP
On Friday, Congress disrupted President Obama's plan for a sweeping transfer of U.S. sovereignty to an unaccountable group of foreign busybodies. Hurray for the stalwart Americans who resisted the demands of Obama, the Republican leadership, and the big-donor claque, but Speaker Boehner plans to give Congress another chance this week to make this dangerous mistake. 6-17-15
Hillary's Plans to Stuff the Ballot Box in 2016
Hillary Clinton has laid out her game plan for winning back the White House for herself and her husband next year. Let's hope Republicans were paying attention. 6-10-15
Adios, America!
Ann Coulter lives up to her reputation of issuing warnings and political comment that nobody else dares to say in her newest book, Adios, America! It's aptly titled; she makes the case that it is Goodbye to the America we know and love if we don't stop diluting our population with people who don't love America, don't respect our Constitution and laws, don't even speak our language, and commit all sorts of unspeakable crimes. 6-03-15
Crimes Against Your Children
Parents are up in arms against the new attempt to federalize what schools teach called Common Core, but the even more basic "crimes of the educators" are described in the new book by Samuel Blumenfeld under that title. If you want your children to be smart and successful, rather than join the millions who graduate from high school unable to read their own diploma, or go into debt taking remedial courses in college, you need Blumenfeld's book. 5-27-15
Time to Question Presidential Candidates
The 2016 presidential campaign is in full swing, but candidates have already demonstrated they are "not ready for prime time" to answer questions from the voters and the press. The leading Republican candidate, Jeb Bush, stumbled all over himself with conflicting answers to a question about whether we should have gone to war in Iraq, while the leading Democrat, Hillary Clinton, continues to ignore fair questions about her missing emails, her foundation's foreign fundraising, and her checkered career in and out of government. 5-20-15
Let's Get On a Pro-American Track
Congress, led by Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Speaker John Boehner (R-OH), is preparing to betray American workers, and the grassroots should rise up and say "No, you don't." The secretive underhanded deal is called Fast Track, and that's an appropriate title because, indeed, it puts Americans on a fast track to lower wages and fewer available jobs. 5-13-15
Justice Kennedy Learns a New Word
Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy learned and used a new word during the Supreme Court's oral argument about Marriage. He said, "The word that keeps coming back to me in this case is millennia." 5-06-15
The Real Immigration Issue Is Jobs
Iowa staged a big show-and-tell for nine 2016 presidential candidates last week. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker seems to be the only one who talked about a growing issue at the grassroots: how American jobs and wages are adversely affected by Obama's immigration policies. 4-29-15
Candidates Should Read the Republican Platform
Nineteen of the about two dozen people who may seek the Republican presidential nomination trooped to Nashua, N.H., last weekend hoping to impress that state's primary voters and activists. The candidates rehearsed Republican talking points about lower taxes, smaller government, and a strong foreign policy, but they had nothing to say about the impending Supreme Court decision which threatens to redefine marriage and undermine the family as we have always known it. 4-22-15
The Killing in South Carolina
Why was Walter Scott running away from a policeman who tried to stop him because of a broken tail light? The media are trying to make a South Carolina policeman's killing of a black man, Walter Scott, another sensational case of racism, but the media have missed the point of the tragedy. 4-15-15
What Will the Court Do To Marriage?
If you get your news primarily from entertainment shows or social media, you might think that same-sex marriage has already been recognized as a constitutional right. In fact, the Supreme Court held just the opposite in 1972 and has since refused several opportunities to revisit that ruling. 4-08-15
What's Happening on College Campuses?
Who would have thought, only a few years ago, that our basic First Amendment right of free speech would be under attack on college campuses (of all places!)? But those are now ordinary campus events. 4-01-15
The Many Costs of Obama's Amnesty
Since the costs will come due only after Obama has left the White House, I guess he doesn't care how high are those costs. But the costs are horrendous, as just added up by our country's foremost authority on such things, Robert Rector of the Heritage Foundation. 3-25-15
Looking for the Next President
It seems so early, but eager candidates are already lining up to become the Republican nominee for President in the important race of 2016. There has already been one showcasing in Iowa, and candidates are seeking opportunities to strut their stuff and show why they are different from and better than the others. 3-18-15
The Toddler Wage Gap and the Mommy Wage Gap
Just in time for International Women's Day on March 8, Facebook's feminist COO, Sheryl Sandberg, appeared on Fox News' top-rated Megyn Kelly show to complain that "There is a toddler wage gap in this country." 3-11-15
How Democrats Plan to Win Elections
The Obama Democrats have an audacious scheme for winning future elections. They just plan to import 5,000,000 non-citizens and credential them as voters who will, in gratitude, vote Democratic. 3-04-15
"It Hit a Nerve"
"It hit a nerve," Rudy Giuliani observed about his widely reported insight that President Obama does not love America. Amid the uproar from the liberal media that anyone would dare question a liberal's patriotism, the former mayor of New York City is not backing away from his candid comment, telling the New York Times that "I said exactly what I wanted to say. I conveyed exactly the message that I wanted to convey." 2-25-15
The Costly Asylum Racket
We've had a lot of media comment about the bad effects of Obama's executive orders admitting millions (yes, millions) of illegal immigrants and giving them welfare, Social Security, driver's licenses, and a path to citizenship. Like many Americans, I realized the importance of this when thousands of unfamiliar people from a foreign country, without any advance notice, appeared in my community. 2-18-15
Obama Publicly Insults Christians
President Barack Obama inserted a jarring note in his speech to the annual Prayer Breakfast by insulting Christians with an inappropriate reference to the Crusades, and charging that people "committed terrible deeds in the name of Christ." 2-11-15
Immigration Handbook for Congressional Republicans
Republicans in 2014 won the biggest majority in Congress they've had since the 1930s, so the grassroots expect them to deliver the fruits of victory. The best guide for action is the "Immigration Handbook for the New Republican Majority" by Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) issued a couple of weeks ago. 2-04-15
Marriage on the Chopping Block?
Within hours after the Supreme Court announced it would decide whether the Constitution requires every state to recognize marriages between persons of the same sex, the New York Times published an editorial gleefully predicting the inevitable outcome. When its ruling comes down in June, the Times assures us, the Supreme Court will "end the debate once and for all." 1-28-15
Legislatures Should Curb Judicial Supremacy Over Marriage
It's Roe v. Wade all over again, as the Supreme Court is poised to invent a new right to same-sex marriage found nowhere in the four corners of the Constitution. Fortunately, the Founders gave us checks and balances against this overreaching in power. 1-21-15
Fuzzy Math in Unemployment Statistics
The Department of Labor announced that 252,000 new jobs were added to the U.S. economy in December. The Obama Administration is trying to pander to voters by touting a recent decline in government unemployment figures, but the official unemployment figure is dishonest because it excludes from the count the million unemployed Americans who have given up looking for a job. You don't count as "unemployed" unless you are actively looking for a job. 1-14-15
New Math on College Campuses
The New York Times published a provocative news story called "The New Math on Campus." No, it's not about the failure of Common Core to teach arithmetic; it's about the changing ratio of males to females on most college campuses. 1-07-15


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[21:04] <@David-Visage> Boston was, in a way, a disappointment.
[21:04] <@David-Visage> He had not seen much of it yet as, accompanied by Miss Eliza, they walked along amongst the shops. The car had dropped them off here, and would be waiting for their call to pick them up once more, as he looked for a few more things to take to the 'Academy'.
[21:04] <@David-Visage> In the warmth of summer it was amusing to see how many man had eyes for Miss Eliza in her light dress with a figure which would distract many unused to it, but his currently wandering thoughts pulled him away from that normal amusement.
[21:04] <@David-Visage> Steve had nothing against the city, it being cleaner than some which he had seen when with his father at times, yet it seemed to be missing a certain something. What exactly was ahrd to place but, as he walked along beside Elizia he tried to decide what
[21:04] <@David-Visage> This was the home of the Lamplighter, the famous hero, and part of his mind irrationally felt that such a place should be one of two things. Either a utopian place with wonders and not a trace of grime or a 'hive of scum and villainy' where he would have been forced to defend Miss Eliza from muggers at every corner.
[21:04] <@David-Visage> Steve chuckled softly at that thought even as he continued along, straight backed and with a confident air which drew the eyes of a few teenage girls towards him. While he might have some skill in defending himself it was Miss Eliza who had taught him such things and he was under no illusion as to her being unable to def-
Thoughts slid past each other, minds merged like drops of water, and memories merged in a container of flesh which gave them form and relevance.
From two came one and, once more, that one was alone again.
Just somewhat more than he had been before.
[21:04] <@David-Visage> "Steve?" Eliza was asking with concern, her hands on his arm as she supported him. Had he tripped? "Are you well?"
[21:16] <Steve> "Uhh…" The boy blinked, that confidence from just a moment ago gone, though not for long as he reasserted himself. That was -weird-, why would he..? And how does that even? He nods vaguely, looking around almost lost in thought for a moment, before speaking again. "I'm fine, just… is this place always so… pedestrian? I thought it'd be… bigger."
[21:20] <@David-Visage> "It is not like New York nor London." Eliza acknowledged as the surprisingly grip on his arm was slowly relaxed now that she sure that he would not fall, "You did drink water before we came out, did you not? Steve, it is not as warm as some places but with black and the sun…"
[21:20] <@David-Visage> (Yet, somehow, that strength was not surprising as he had always known that she was stronger than her looks would suggest.)
[21:20] <@David-Visage> She gestured at the slacks and shirt that he wore, the dark colour of both drinking in the hot summer sunlight, then teased lightly, "The girls will like how you look better if you do not faint… I mean 'pass out', you know?"
[21:25] <Steve> Or blush! Who even faints any more? Outside of 60s sitcoms anyway. "I didn't pass out! I was just… distracted. By his standards." Yep, that was it! And not by the weird memories hammering at his brain. "I thought it'd be colder too. We're near Canada, right?"
[21:29] <@David-Visage> "You can blame global warming? Or perhaps some mad scientist." Eliza offered as she guided him from the street and those wandering it, from those browsing in expensive store windows to obvious persons stalking along with bags which showed off one expensive brand or another. Blonde and shapely she did not look a threat nor much older than her early twenties, but Steve knew that both impressions were false.
[21:29] <@David-Visage> "Shall we have a cold drink or such until you are sure you will not… pass out again?" She asked even as she guided him back along the street towards a coffee shop.
[21:34] <Steve> "Sure… We can do that." Because you don't say no to this woman! Not if you value your kneecaps. "…It's going to be a while before I see you again after this, isn't it?" He frowned, looking up at her, concerned and rather less confident than he had been!
[21:39] <@David-Visage> Eliza looked at him for a moment even as they swept into the surprisingly empty coffee shop, her pale blue eyes holding an air of consideration for a moment, then nodded, "No. We shall not be seeing each other for a while. I shall be present at the vacations, indeed I shall be picking you up, but… I have been caring for you, and my sister for your father, for quite some time now."
[21:45] <Steve> "Yeah… I'll miss you?" He asks as they wait to order! "But there's other…" He then thought a moment! Right, secret school. "'Good people' there? I'll have to let you know what happens, maybe it'll be worth it."
[21:48] <@David-Visage> "That would depend on what you consider 'good'." She said as the line shuffled forward, turning to look at him briefly with a gleam in her eyes, "After all while I attended Maria also was there. And you know well how my sister can be so wild and uninhibited."
[21:49] <@David-Visage> She shared a smile with him at the idea of how his father's assistant and bodyguard, who was almost obsessive about neatness, could ever be described in such terms.
[21:55] * Steve looks up to her, face blank as if he's not sure if she's serious or not. "…Yes. I know exactly what you mean." He deadpans. No way. No. Way.
[21:58] <@David-Visage> The line shuffled forward a little more and Eliza was briefly distracted from the conversation as she ordered for both of them. Money came out of her purse and soon after the barista began making something sweet and iced for the two of them while they waited. Into the silence between them she said softly, "You will surely make friends there, you know? And you will not need to keep moving as you have with your father. They have -very- good security.
[22:03] <Steve> "We have good security! Don't we? Between you and Maria?" And him! Surely between the three of them many asses could be kicked? And many tasties could be slurped. Which is his immediate plan as soon as the pair find a table.
[22:06] <@David-Visage> Eliza allowed Steve to carry the drinks when they were ready, an act of chivalry which had been drilled into him and just so happened to keep her free to react to anything which might occur around them even in such a safe and public place as this, and allowed him to choose their seats. With the shop more than half empty there were plenty of places to choose.
[22:06] <@David-Visage> "At times," Eliza said slowly as they finally sat down, "There have been… threats. Your uncle, amongst others, disapproved of your mother. There are feelings still."
[22:17] * Steve immediately begins drinking it down once he sits down, nodding as he takes a break! Thirsty little thing isn't he? "I know, but she's…" Drink! More drink, distracting drink. Yum! "So, you were taught here? And all the girls there are as powerful as you and Maria?"
[22:20] <@David-Visage> "We are not powerful. Skilled, but not powerful." Eliza then laughed softly, the sound pleasant and reassuring, before adding in a soft tone which would not carry from the booth that they were sitting in, "You never see us throw fire nor ice. Fly nor walk through walls. Change our shape or lift a car. There are many powers that people can have."
[22:27] <Steve> "…This is going to be awesome." Fact. "…So what should I wear? I've never met a firebender before." Wait… nor has he watched Avatar! So how did he…
[22:29] <@David-Visage> Eliza looked blankly at him before shurging and offering, "It is a school. I am sure we can find something suitably attractive to the la-dies…" She stretched out the word teasingly before taking a sip of her own drink.
[22:34] * Steve hides behind his own drink! Face buried in it and turning an interesting shade of red, folding up in his chair. "Mmh." He squirms uncomfortably a bit, before settling down. "It's going to be spandex isn't it? Knew there was a reason for bat nipples."
[22:39] <@David-Visage> Eliza seemed to carefully ignore that comment and instead grew a little more serious, "Steve, there is one thing you should think on. You recall I mentioned what an 'Exemplar' is and that it is a common power?"
[22:44] * Steve nods… "Sure? It means being stronger, prettier, and generally better than baseline, right?" Which may or may not be exactly what she said, but it's sure what came to mind. "And… Most Common Superpower?" And more drink! And trying to keep eyes on hers!
[22:48] <@David-Visage> "That is it indeed." Eliza replied, that accent which he'd tried so often to place coming through again, "In a place with many people with powers then many would have it, yes? Both women and men. It would be rude to stare or be jealous though."
[22:53] <Steve> It would! That doesn't mean he's not going to be tempted, or that he can't go shopping for things! "You're right… I can still find some nice things to wear though? If this place is always going to be hotter than I'd anticipated?"
[22:55] <@David-Visage> "Ah, so you -shall- fight for their attentions." Eliza replied as she finished her drink, having finished it surprisingly quickly, "The weather is said to have become quite variable at your new school so clothing for heat, as well as against the chill, may be the best."
[23:02] <Steve> "And not black?" Which was maybe not even a question before! But now for some reason…
[23:03] <@David-Visage> Eliza tapped the lip of her empty cup thoughtfully then said in a carefully bland tone, "I -could- find a pink leather coat in your size if that is your desire…?"
[23:13] * Steve seems… far too close to considering such a thing! Before shaking his head in the end. "No need to be sarky about it. Would they even -do- those in a town like this? That doesn't sound very heroic…"
[23:15] <@David-Visage> "It is a large city." Eliza replied, her tone indicating that explained -everything- that needed to be said, "If you do feel the need for something then say, Steve. I shall worry about you when you are away… yet I shall not miss having to tidy your room so often."
[23:22] <Steve> "It's not that bad?" It's not! It's worse. Still, at le- Oh wait. "…aww… I have to do that myself now don't I?" He moans; very teenager-esque! "I have exactly as many pink leather jackets as I need already though? So maybe something -less- crazy?"
[23:28] <@David-Visage> "We would have to wait until your twenty first birthday approached until pink leather -other- garments would ba appropriate." Eliza acknowledged then stood up, an idle toss dropping her cup neatly in a nearby bin, "You are finished with your drink, I assume?"
[23:35] * Steve nods quietly, tossing his in the bin and trying not to think about that! Because his mind is so very in the gutter.
[23:41] <@David-Visage> The sun was bright enough to make Steve squint as the pair stepped out from the coffee shop, leaving behind the customers who had fled there to get away from the unusual heat, and onto the side-walk. This was not a poor nor neglected part of Boston and there was a certain amount of wealth flaunted here, subtly and blatantly, but as they walked Eliza quietly pointed out some of the egregious examples visible through shop windows.
[23:41] <@David-Visage> Because, really, a rhinestone dog collar was one thing but an actual jewelled one?
[23:48] <Steve> …Pimp my dog? That was a little silly really, and his family wasn't all that ostentatious, for one with full-time super-powered servants! Still, as they wandered though the town Steve -almost- ended up in a women's clothing store, but thought better of it, heading into an adjacent general clothing store instead; and trying not to think about why exactly -that- happened. And hoping Eliza didn't notice! Nope, not notice at all as he makes a beeline for the angsty-teen-boy section!
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This session was run on 9 May 2014 between David-Visage (acting as GM) and Steve (playing Steve ). Minimal alterations to content (primarily in formatting, removal of OOC comments, and correction of spelling) have been made.

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And so another season is, well not upon us although it feels like we've never had a summer here in Britain! But Fashion Week is finally here, and this week it was New York's time to shine showcasing it's Spring/Summer lines from Marc Jacobs too DKNY, under the watch full eyes of New Yorkers and Fashionista's alike. So it would seem that Spring/Summer 13 is all about two things, print & BOLD colours, as well as other things of course. Take a look below, what do you like the look off?
|Nicole Miller (Photo by Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz)
|CZAR By Cesar Galindo (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz)
|DKNY ( Photo by Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz)
|Marc Jacobs ( Photo by Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz)


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Just a quick news post for you guys today: Ireland just voted to approve same-sex civil partnerships. Whoot! Equality for the Irish. It still has to be approved by President Mary McAleese, but her acceptance of the bill is pretty much seen as a forgone conclusion. If you'd like the full story, check it out here: http://www.gcn.ie/feature.aspx?sectionid=14&articleid=2775
In other news, antibodies found in Donor 45- an older African American man being treated for HIV- have been noted to disable a large portion of the active strains of HIV. When combined with one of the current antibodies in marketed anti-retroviral drugs, these two antibodies are able to combat 91% of all known HIV strains. Scientists have a long road to travel in getting this antibody into vaccine form, but if they can do it, it could mean an incredible reduction in the number of transmissions and diagnoses of AIDS. For the whole scientific spiel, check out the Wall Street Journal article.
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TO DESCRIBE MY NEW YEAR'S eve as tame would be the understatement of, well, the year. My fiancee and I spent most of the day in bed with the stomach flu, wrestling with fits of nausea and watching Doctor Zhivago while timidly noshing on saltines. I'm almost positive we were asleep by 9 p.m.; the only thing to clue me in to the fact that the New Year had arrived was the commotion caused by neighborhood revelers and the fizzes and pops of their illegal fireworks. Startled awake, I leaned over for a sleepy New Years kiss, and then passed out for the next eight hours.
But such is life. Though we weren't able to join in the joyful consumption of copious amounts of booze or bang pots and pans to welcome the spirits of the year to come, we were together, and that's more than enough.
So now New Year's Day has arrived – a day, like any other, that in cultures across the globe symbolizes redemption and possibility. We shake off old habits to become our new selves…or so we try. For me, this means a renewed sense of determination in my goal to be writing on January 1st, 2009, from a seat somewhere in Seoul – or somewhere similarly far away (hopefully without the stomach flu). For The Daily Transit this means a renewed effort to, in fact, be "daily."
The list of things I want to accomplish in the ensuing 12 months goes on: to finally be able to confidently say that I am fluent in Korean, to find a steady reporting job, to write more frequently for my own sake, to read more literature, to become a more fearless traveler, to slow my frenetic mind and to enjoy the subtler moments of life.
Knowing how to begin is of course the most difficult part, and though everyone has their own ideas, it is for this reason the majority of us reach year's end with a handful of regrets.
Seeing the changed face of my hometown over the last couple weeks has been a lesson in impermanence. This morning I stared out across Puget Sound to a remarkably clear view of the Olympic Mountains, their peaks cutting into deep purple clouds, and something inside me shifted. Past failures and stresses seemed to have evaporated, wrenched out of my system like that vile flu. I thought, Beyond those snowy caps is the world, a glorious new year, and all the opportunities they afford.


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And the struggle continues. Will Woodward reports,
The Conservatives hope to create friction today between ministers and backbench Labour MPs by calling on the Commons to condemn plans to cut funds for adult learners with degrees.
I couldn't help reading this with a sinking feeling, and not just about the misreporting of the proposals. In power, the Tories had an appalling record on Adult Education. I cannot see them as allies. This is overwhelmingly a Labour issue and to try and make party capital out of it will certainly make the Government dig its heels in. In my meeting with Rammell there was the expected blanket defence of a terrible policy, but there were also moments of dialogue, partially as a result of a shared anti-elitism.
The BBC puts a more hopeful spin on it.
By adopting the same language as an early day motion that received support from dozens of Labour MPs, the Conservatives will seek to create cross-party support for a bid to overturn the government's funding changes.
There certainly is an overwhelming consensus in opposition to the proposals, stretching from trade unions to the CBI, and I am hopeful of some further concessions. However, there is little sign that the Government has any intention of backing down on the policy itself, which is thoroughly misguided and strikes at a central pillar of a social democratic polity, that access to public services is on the basis of need and not limited by personal circumstance.
My friend, Daniel Vulliamy, writes in the coming edition of the Times Higher Education Supplement that, "Making mistakes is human; good leaders admit errors and rethink". Sadly we live in a political culture that sees the "U turn" as a sign of weakness and an admission of failure, rather than an act of wisdom. This is doubly so when issues of principle become instruments of party conflict.
You can read the transcript of the debate here. Looks like my fears were confirmed. I don't want to be on the same side as Boris Johnson.


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Mildred Louise (Yates) Sarro, 93, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 26, 2018 in Richmond, VA surrounded by loving family and friends.
She was born in Vero Beach, Florida and graduated from Vero Beach High School in 1942. It was in Vero Beach where her love story began with a WWII Army soldier. They met and committed for marriage before he was sent to France. Their love poured out in daily correspondence until liberation in 1945 when Joseph Sarro flew from Europe to Vero Beach, Florida to marry the woman of his dreams!
They moved north to Wilmington, DE to share their married life with the large Sarro family.
Millie was a kind, gentle and loving Mother, always happy to help a friend or neighbor while life centered around family. Her hobbies included volunterring, needlework, sewing, crocheting, baking and flea marketing.
Her work experiences included an Ice Cream Maker at the old Borden Ice Cream factory; a teacher's aide and cafeteria service worker at Shortlidge Elementary School and a Podiatrist Assistant.
She is preceeded in death by her parents, Paul and Maude Lee Yates; her loving husband of 57 years, Joseph Sarro; her son, Paul; sister, Alma Carraway and special cousin, Evelyn Redish. She is survived by Patricia and husband Ray of Virginia ; Donna of Maryland and daughter-in-law Patricia; grandsons, Dominic and wife Maria; Joseph and Raymond Joseph and wife Julie. She enjoyed the love of great grandsons Paul and Luca Sarro.
There will be a viewing and memorial service for family and friends to share memories from 11 am to 12:30 pm on Wednesday, March 7th at Mealey Funeral Home on Limestone Road. Internment will follow at The Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Bear, Delaware.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Sisters of St. Francis Foundation, 609 South Convent Road, Aston, PA 19104 or Richardson Park Community Action Program, 107 South Maryland Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19804.


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Later today, on 52 kilometres of road between Bordeaux and Pauillac, the winner of the 97th Tour de France will be decided, and while pretty much everyone expects overall leader and defending champion Alberto Contador to extend his eight-second advantage over Andy Schleck, the two protagonists in what has been a fascinating battle both insist there is everything to race for.
When Contador rolls down the ramp at two minutes past three UK time, 180 seconds after the Team Saxo Bank rider, he will know that short of an incredible ride by one of the riders further down the general classification – the closest, Samuel Sanchez, is over three and a half minutes down – all he needs to do is ensure that he finishes within seven seconds of Schleck to guarantee entering Paris in yellow tomorrow.
Of course, the expectation is that it is the Astana rider who will confirm his third victory in four years by putting in a performance similar to that of 12 months ago where, on a shorter and hillier 40.5km course around Lake Annecy, he put 1 minute 45 seconds into Schleck, who would end up trailing him by 4 minutes 11 seconds in Paris.
The Spaniard insists, however, that the outcome of this afternoon's time trial is not a foregone conclusion, pointing out that the course does not suit his style of riding.
"At the present time I am in front, but tomorrow I'm not sure I'll be in the same situation," Contador said after yesterday's Stage 18 in Bordeaux, where he came home safely in the bunch, although he conceded that "in the last two kilometers, it went very quickly and I was not completely at ease."
Referring to today's race against the clock, the defending champion, quoted on the Tour de France website, said "I know it's a flat course, in the vineyards," adding, "it does not offer much of a chance to dance on the pedals [and ride out of the saddle] throughout the course."
He concluded: "Of course, I have to give my all and not just for me but based on the times that Andy posts. I also hope to win the stage."
Contador will have the advantage of being the last man out on the course and will therefore know exactly what he needs to do to stay ahead of Schleck. The likelihood is that the Astana man will be able to ride within himself and avoid taking any unnecessary risks, unless Schleck puts in the ride of his career.
Which is exactly what the 25-year-old, who will be sporting the red, white and pale blue skinsuit of Luxembourg time trial champion, a title he succeeded older brother Fränk to last month, intends to do.
"I hope my legs will be okay," said Schleck, adding that he believed today "is going to be the most important day of my cycling life. I'm ready to fight."
The Saxo Bank rider revealed that he was "a little surprised with how good" he felt on yesterday's stage to Bordeaux, given his battle with Contador on the Tourmalet in which neither rider buckled, Schleck crossing the line inches ahead of the Spaniard to claim the stage but gain not so much as one second in time over his rival.
"I could spin the legs at a time when I saw many riders were pushing heavy gears because they're just dead," he added, saying that after the exertions of the Pyrenees, yesterday "was basically a case of economizing and not spending too much energy" ahead of today's battle.
While Schleck and Contador insist that they have both draw a line under Monday's by now infamous 'Chaingate' incident, in which the Spaniard took the yellow jersey after riding hard up the road after Schleck's chain slipped shortly after he himself had attacked on the Port de Balès, it will be interesting to hear their views should the Spaniard's advantage heading to Paris be less than the 39 seconds he took from the Saxo Bank rider that day.
Born in Scotland, Simon moved to London aged seven and now lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with his miniature schnauzer, Elodie. He fell in love with cycling one Saturday morning in 1994 while living in Italy when Milan-San Remo went past his front door. A daily cycle commuter in London back before riding to work started to boom, he's been news editor at road.cc since 2009. Handily for work, he speaks French and Italian. He doesn't get to ride his Colnago as often as he'd like, and freely admits he's much more adept at cooking than fettling with bikes.


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Thanks for considering membership in Civil Air Patrol, the US Air Force Auxiliary. If you're not yet familiar with the details of the program, the CAP homepage at http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com has overview information on the organization and what we do – our three mission areas of Cadet Programs, Aerospace Education and Emergency Services.
There are numerous ways to contribute to each of those, both including and beyond piloting. Many of our senior (adult) members are pilots/instructors and search aircrew and a few are trained in ground search so we can talk to you more about those aspects of the program when you visit. Our Deputy Commander for Cadets or other Cadet Programs staff can talk to you about opportunities to support some of the finest young men and women in our area, such as organizing activities, teaching classes, instructing on leadership and leading physical training.
We at Seattle Squadron ask prospective new members to join us at a few meetings, see what we do on both the Senior and Cadet sides and meet the members to give you and us a chance to see if it's a good fit. We will also talk with you about the program and opportunities. Meeting times and locations are on our homepage. We also encourage you to visit other CAP squadrons to find the best that is convenient to attend regularly.
Considering membership? Here are the steps.
- Learn: Learn about Civil Air Patrol on the CAP website
- Visit: Attend at least three meetings - see the cadets, see the seniors, meet the members
- Interview: Ask our Personnel Officer about a membership board
- This is an informal Q&A with some of our more experienced members to ensure you have all the right info to make an informed decision about membership. It's our chance to make sure you are a good fit for our program and vice versa. The board will make a recommendation to the Commander on extending an offer of membership.
- File: Bring in a completed application (with an accepted ID) and payment check and we will fingerprint you for the FBI background check


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"The Hut" is the second puzzle in Virtual Villagers: A New Home.
- At least a single working villager is needed.
Drag one or more of the villagers regardless the skill to the construction area. If they continue the construction and fulfill their duty completely, the hut will be completed. Sometimes, it needs multiple drags to make them start working.
- Having multiple villagers working on the project at the same time helps complete the project faster.
- The more experienced the builder you have working on it, the more likely they are to continue working on it on their own. This is true of all building related projects.
- This is one of a variety of ways you can help villagers gain building skills.
- After the hut is completed, more unbuilt huts will appear as you approach your population cap, provided you have the necessary Technology.
- Increased village population cap.
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Childbirth Connections has done it again! They have put together an evidence-based, very readable and user friendly tool explaining the importance of physiologic birth and the role hormones play when the body is allowed to gestate, labor, birth and breast feed without interventions. This report highlights the significant negative effect that stress (physical, emotional, financial, racial, etc) can have on people in all cultures who are pregnant and birthing their babies when they do not feel supported or nurtured. The Childbirth Connections website is full of useful information for both families and providers, please see the links below for some of the most pertinent documents.
Hormonal Physiology of Childbearing
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Japan's Fuji Kindergarten is the world's best teaching space
By Thu-Huong Ha At Fuji Kindergarten outside Tokyo, kids make the most of a magical environment designed just for them. The roof of their oval-shaped school, designed by Tokyo-based firm Tezuka Architects, is an endless playground, and trees grow right through classrooms. So how do you build to let children be children? says Takaharu Tezuka (TED Talk: The best kindergarten you've ever ... Read More »
Fighting child labour with quality education
New ILO report shows the need for coherent policies tackling child labour and the lack of decent jobs for youth together GENEVA – Around 20 to 30 per cent of children in low income countries complete their schooling and enter the labour market by the age of 15, says a new International Labour Organization (ILO) report prepared for World Day ... Read More »
GC University Lahore gets the fourth US patent
The Government College University, Lahore this week made an unprecedented achievement by getting another key invention, "ZNO-SIO2 nono-powder for the development of latent fingerprints", patented with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. "It's the fourth US patent of GCU which is hopefully going to be landmark development for crime scene investigation," said Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Khaleeq-ur-Rahman while ... Read More »
Mountain Community seminar on Climate Change held in Gilgit Baltistan
An informative seminar on impacts of climate change on the livelihoods of mountain communities was held in Hoper Valley, Nagar in Gilgit Baltistan. The seminar was a great opportunity for local communities, students and teachers to learn about the importance of environmental education. WWF-Pakistan, in collaboration with Hoper Conservation and Development Organization, Hoper Development Organization and Education Department Hunza-Nagar district ... Read More »
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600 Pakistani doctors complete education in Cuba
ISLAMABAD — More than 600 Pakistani future doctors graduated this week from the different medical colleagues in Cuba after completing years of education and practical practices. Appreciating the hospitality of Cuban Government and people a representative of Pakistan future doctor, Muhammad Rashid Usman at the University of Medical Sciences of Sancti Spiritus was quoted as saying that Pakistani student were ... Read More »
Balochistan: In a big province, an even bigger push to fix a schooling crisis
QUETTA: If you have a chief minister who also runs the education department, you can be guaranteed Balochistan will give this area a big push, and rightly so. Spending on primary schools alone will be Rs29 billion this financial year—even more than law and order—out of the 215-billion-rupee budget, according to the provincial secretary for education, Abdul Saboor Khan. The ... Read More »
Undecided fate: DG Khan students protest closure of BZU campus
MULTAN / DERA GHAZI KHAN: Nearly 400 students from Dera Ghazi Khan held a demonstration in Multan protesting the closure of Bahauddin Zakariya University's DG Khan Campus. The students gathered at the campus at around 11 am on Monday and chanted slogans against the university administration. Ali Rasheed, one of the protesters, told The Express Tribune that they had completed ... Read More »
Technology Teacher Offers Five Tips for Teaching With Toys
When it comes to toys, students can do much more than just enjoy playing with them. Looking around the classroom, there are plenty of toys that can perform "double duty", such as Legos, Play-Doh or math manipulatives, said an article on EdTech.com. "In a learning space crowded with screens, what is the role of the connected toy?" asked Sam Patterson, ... Read More »


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The Christian Bible can be wielded many ways by those purporting to be followers and preachers of its message. Many aim to rock their audiences out of a lifestyle of indifference by turning scripture into a weapon of control and confrontation through definitive interpretations and simplistic summaries of God's plan for man, while others uphold it as a lost template for living a safe and pleasant life. Both approaches create an anti intellectual environment where people can feel safe within their constructed subculture and those who don't agree can stay the hell out.
While reading a review on Amazon about a book by Eugene Peterson, I came across this summary…
"You need to love the Bible, for one thing. I don't mean love the Bible sentimentally. You need to be one who is willing to embrace the Bible for exactly what it is as it defines itself. It is not a promise book or a guide to "effective" living. Nor is it a book on how to keep out of hell. It is rather an immensely frank compilation of writings that point out God's presence in human history as a whole and God's presence in each person's life. It becomes God's word to us by virtue of its insistence upon God's "take" on reality at all points."
Wish I wrote that.


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Quick. Name all the people that you're friends with on Facebook.
You've got two minutes…
Time's up. Well could you do it? No? That's too bad. Because all of that work you put into making your Facebook page the masterpiece that it is, can be gone in an instant. Not just yours, but anyone's. That's because Facebook is a web site with millions of users and billions of entries. As hard as they try to maintain it and keep all of your uploads and pictures and information safe, all of it is just one electronic hiccup or hacked account away from disappearing. In an instant.
But the GOOD news is, that won't happen to you. Because you're about to learn a secret. You can download and backup all of the information in your Facebook timeline for safekeeping, which not only means you would be able to restore it, but you'll be able to remember exactly who is on your friends list.
Just follow the instructions below and all of the information on your Timeline will be safe and secure on your hard drive. The only thing that you can't download (as of press time) is the contact information of your Facebook friends.
So here goes…
Take Action!
I Can Download My Friends List? Really?
Yes, you really can! Using the instructions below, you can download a lot of the information in your Facebook account, including:
Your Friends List
Your Contact Information
Photos and Videos that you have uploaded to your account
Messages that you have sent and received
1. First Go To Account Settings
Just log into your Facebook account, and click on the Down Arrow on the right side of your Account Menu and choose Settings.
2. Download Your Information
Click on Download A Copy of your Facebook Data
Follow the prompts to enter your password and then Download the Archive of your Facebook Data to your computer.
3. Now That You Have the Information…
As Facebook suggests, since this download contains your profile (timeline) information, you should keep it secure and take precautions when storing, sending or uploading it to any other services.
If you would like to download these instructions for later, click here to save them to your computer. And while you're here be sure to check out our blog post on backing up your LinkedIn Contacts.
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text: Trigeneration CCES and Trigeneration Technologies Controlled Cavitation Energy System or CCES is a powerful, efficient and economic source of steam. Trigeneration involves the combined use of heat for power generation, heating and absorption cooling. The continuous generation of steam from a CCES based system can directly power rotary expander type turbines or reciprocating steam engines for electric power generation. Exhaust steam can be employed in thermal desalination and further used in culinary food processing. The low temperature and pressure exhaust steam from the turbine can be employed as the heating component as part of the desorption cycle of an absorption cooling plant. It is estimated that 40% of the world's population lives within a short distance (100 kilometers) of the coast. Many of these communities are in arid regions where fresh potable water is in short supply. Only 3% of the world's water is fresh water, and two-thirds of that is located in isolated areas in glaciers or in the arctic or otherwise unavailable for human use. This is especially true in coastal regions of the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf and Southern Pacific where not only fresh water is in short supply, but electricity and food resources. The economies of coastal communities are often fisheries based. With economic non-polluting electricity, refrigeration and steam for cooking and sanitization the welfare and economies of such communities should be substantially improved. A small scale CCES system comprised of a compact boilerless steam generator and rotary expander will form the core of a tri-generation system. When situated near a source of seawater the CCES unit can drive a 100 kw generator, power a thermal vapor source for either Multi-Stage Flash Distillation (MSF) or Multi-Effect Distillation (MED) units or membrane type desalinator, absorption cooler and steam food processing (fish cannery) system. The entire unit could be packaged inside a 20 - 40 steel shipping container and delivered to remote sites by ship or truck. The CCES system normally uses pure filtered fresh water during operation in a closed thermodynamic cycle, where the exhaust steam is condensed and cycled back into a feedwater pump supplying the high pressure compressor. During the course of our research and development CCES Engineers observed some remarkable effects. When highly filtered salt water is injected into the impact chamber apparatus at high pressures and high temperatures molecular separation of the oxygen and hydrogen was consistently observed with corresponding violent ignition. The extremely high temperatures required to effect molecular separation in water result from cavitation bubble collapse at the impact chamber surface. This process is documented in an associated white paper authored by CCES engineers. View the following video link to observe this effect: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTeKs_eAi6g The above video clearly demonstrates the amount of energy released during this process. CCES presently has performed the preliminary engineering work on a highly scalable system that utilizes this intriguing effect. The saltwater variation of the CCES system will operate in an open circuit mode, pulling in seawater through a filtration apparatus, compressing the water and injecting it into the impact chamber array, numerically scaled to the level of steam required. Explosive output from the system is channeled through a rotary expander coupled to a specially designed generator. Effluent and brine concentrate are channeled off for collection and reprocessing and the waste heat used to power the distillation unit and absorption chiller. CCES has the potential to dramatically change the livelihoods of coastal communities throughout the world. Electricity and freshwater can be pumped to inland regions to benefit extended populations simultaneously elevating local and regional economies. These same technologies will further be applied, in closed circuit freshwater configurations, to transportation systems improving the economics of rail and truck logistics. Marine systems utilizing CCES in open circuit configurations will dramatically reduce the cost of shipping due to the elimination of fuel oil in the internal combustion cycle. Overall, the application of CCES technology will profoundly change the future of nations dependent on fossil fuels for power generation and ultimately level the playing field between the highly industrialized nations and those with developing economies.


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From Dirt Roads to Three-Lane Highways!
My journey and beyond...
"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
For young children, this question seems to be quite easy to answer. Often times, elementary aged students can supply an answer quickly, ranging anywhere from a dance teacher, to a police officer to an astronaut. However, as we grow, this question seems to transform itself into understanding a completely different language. Rather than the question being about whom we admire or look up to, the question becomes about ability, resources, and personal fit. When I was in school, it was expected that high school students had a vision for their career for the rest of their lives. It was necessary to have a clear picture, in order to apply to our college, or university choices. I remember becoming so overwhelmed by the thought of deciding how I would spend the next 30-40 years of my life, at the prime age of 16!
So probably like most high school students, I was given a "test;" a test to tell me what career I would be best suited for. I still question the validity of how a test that takes probably less than one hour can be so accurate to determine your life journey. In any case, I took the test and the results were either an elementary school teacher, or a counselor. I knew that elementary school was not the place for me, however, I was convinced that teaching could be a path that I would like to follow. After all, I had spent the past 13 years of my life witnessing, what I thought was the life of a teacher. So jumping in with both feet, I decided that I would give teaching a try, but still apprehensive on whether the career choice was right for me.
If we fast-forward five years after my high school graduation, I have just walked across the stage at the Breslin Center on the campus of Michigan State University! The thrill was irresistible! The next step was my yearlong internship where I would finally "become" a teacher! This was the moment I was anxiously waiting for! Did I choose the best profession?
To summarize my internship experience, I will provide you with a vision. A vision, that if any of you have seen America's Funniest Home Videos, you are probably well aware of the situation that I am going to describe. Imagine, if you will, a child who has just taken her training wheels off for the first time. Visualize this cute little girl, with pink ribbons wrapped around her curly pigtails. The helmet, kneepads, elbow pads and wrist guards, all in pink, match her brand-new bike. She is excited and can't wait to hit the open road. With her dad behind her, she starts to slowly pick up speed. His walk has now progressed to a slow jog. But little does she know, the terrain is about to become a little, well let's be honest, a lot more difficult! Instead of the flat incline she is accustomed to in her driveway, the road is comprised of turns, hills, rocks, and potholes. As she gains more confidence, she starts realizing that a mailbox is getting closer and closer. What does she do? She's not entirely comfortable with steering, but it's her only hope! Before she knows it though, she is lying flat on the ground, starring up into the sky, with tears in her eyes. This is the part where the audience of America's Funniest Home Videos, all drop their jaws and laugh. What is never witnessed, however is the journey that the little girl takes after that. Yes, she is scared half to death of what will happen when she gets back on that bike, but she does it anyway! After about two months she grows more and more confident in herself, and the fear she still seems to hold, is much less controlling. By six months though, she has convinced herself that she really can ride a bike. While there is still a fear of falling, she knows that challenges in the terrain, will never hold her back from riding her bike!
My internship can be described in the same manner. The little girl with all the safety gear on, was myself with all my cool teacher sticky notes, pens, pencils, highlighters, a new wardrobe, and my diploma, reminding me of the work that I had done to reach this moment. The "father" was all those that supported me throughout my internship, my field instructor, my professors from Michigan State University, fellow teachers, my mentor teacher, but most importantly my family supporting and encouraging me, every step of the way. While there were times that they could not be there for me, to catch me before I fell, they were always there, staring down at me with an outstretched hand. Yes there were tears, challenges and people that threatened my confidence as a teacher, but I was going to be a teacher, an excellent teacher at that, and there was nothing and no one that could stand in my way!
Like most passionate and positive people like myself, being "mediocre" is not acceptable. Being a teacher was simply a title for me. I wanted and thrived for so much more than that… I wanted to be an excellent teacher. I wanted to be a teacher that students, teachers, and administrators looked to for strategies. If we fast-forward three more years, I have just finished teaching 8th grade math and Algebra I for Coats-Erwin Middle School in Dunn, NC. The vision I had to be an excellent teacher is still very much engrained in the very essence of who I am. But how should I strive towards excellence, because excellence is never really achieved.
In 2010, I looked to Michigan State University to continue my education, in attempts to better myself as a teacher within my classroom, and within my school system. The undergraduate program I accomplished through Michigan State was unmatched, so it was not a difficult decision for me, as to where I would achieve my masters degree. Through this journey, I have gained indescribable self-confidence to move from a teacher who rarely participates in school-wide faculty meetings, to a teacher that presents district-wide professional development. Michigan State University has given me a great sense of accomplishment but at the same time, motivated me to yearn for even greater accomplishments. I can honestly say that every course I took throughout this program pushed me to become a better teacher, specifically one that reflects on the education profession at much deeper levels.
So while high school directed my path, and my internship experience validated my path, graduate school took my path from a dirt road, to a three-lane highway, complete with on and off-ramps and several interstate connections. More specifically, graduate school organized my profession, and the research within it, into three main categories; Technology, Pedagogy and Content. Normally teachers focus their attention on the intersection of how to teach content through various pedagogical strategies and techniques. However, the question that begs to be answered is, where does technology come into play? Often times, we just assume that technology is this abstract entity, floating around within our profession, with little connection to our pedagogical or content knowledge. This is where many scholars, but specifically Punya Mishra and Dr. Matthew J. Koehler organized a teacher's knowledge through TPACK, meaning Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Through TPACK, one can visualize the integration of not simply pedagogical and content knowledge, but also the technological knowledge that each person develops. At the core, the teacher will have the comfort and ability to flawlessly integrate their technological knowledge, and use various pedagogical strategies to effectively teach a content, in order to better meet the needs of 21st century learners.
As I expressed previously, I do not want to simply be a teacher. That may be my "title," but I want to be an excellent teacher. With that being said, every course I took in the graduate program through Michigan State University developed one or more components of my TPACK. Not every course developed the core in my personal TPACK. Some courses focused on strictly strengthening my pedagogical knowledge, while other courses focused on strengthening my content knowledge. It was my responsibility then, to integrate all courses within my TPACK, in order to strengthen the core of TPACK in the way that it is intended. These "knowledges" will be explored separately, for the sake of organization, however, one must keep in mind that these "knowledges" are very much so interconnected with each other.
Pedagogical Knowledge
Unfortunately, like many professions, teaching does not come equipped with an owner's manual that explains what to do with every child, and in every situation. Instead, it takes dedication, patience, and perseverance to explore, research, and test different pedagogical strategies. Before a teacher jumps into research within the classroom though, it is necessary to have a strong foundation of what it means to question. What are the different ways in which people research? Why is the educational system structured the way it is today? All of these questions, and more were answered during a course called "Concepts of Educational Inquiry." (ED 800)
Like myself, the educational system has a past that leads us where we stand today. From strictly teacher-led instruction, to the push for student-centered learning from progressive educators like John Dewey, it is vital to develop an understanding of a global educational background. Students no longer compete in simply a local setting. Rather, students are expected to compete with people around the world. But in order to prepare students for that level of competition, we need to understand our history, background, culture, preconceived notions of not just our culture, but all cultures. As we explore other cultures, and their educational system, we in turn, learn much more about our own culture. As we compare and contrast the reasons for our cultural believes, to other cultures, we are more likely to prepare our students to be global participants.
Once we develop a greater understanding of how the present educational system is designed by it's past, we will be better prepared to hypothesize the future, with a stronger concept of what it means to research and question the system.
Pedagogical Content Knowledge
What does it mean for a child to be successful with education? What pedagogical strategies should be used to develop a child to the fullest? Where do you turn if it seems like you have tried everything with a challenging student, but he or she still does not respond in a positive manner? Two courses, in particular, pushed the connection between the strategies used to teach a curriculum, and the student success rates that follow, to attempt to answer some of these struggling questions.
During a course entitled "Action Research within the K-12 Math/Science Classroom," (TE 861C) I had the ability to research a topic that boggles the minds of many teachers; "How do I design cooperative learning activities so that they are successful?" Through compiling research articles, there are three main areas that need to be well designed and highly reflected on; communication, feedback and the design of higher-level activities. This course gave me the opportunity to compile research to create a quick checklist in my mind on how to teach my content through cooperative learning activities. When I design these lessons, I can quickly check to ensure that I have trained students, held students accountable as individuals and group members, and developed a high-level activity to push students thinking. Just as John Dewey pushed exploratory learning in "The New School," we too must push students to move beyond knowledge based learning and rote-memorization. Globalized learners are taught to synthesize versus memorize, so we too must expect that of our students.
The second course that helped develop my pedagogical content knowledge was "Educating Students With Challenging Behavior." (CEP 832) From this course, I was able to select one student who was challenging in class. Teachers always seem to have at least one or two each year that no matter what you seem to do with the child, the child does not want to learn. Once the child was selected, strategies were put into place to test how successful those strategies were with that particular child. While the experience of using different strategies were important in developing a versatile "teacher toolbox" for challenging students, this was not the component that had the greatest impact on me. Through this experience, I became an advocate for the child. Advocating for a child means fighting for the child and their future, no matter who tries to stop you of that! Advocating for a child means knowing what is at the core of who that child really is, to better understand his or her struggles inside the education system. This level of concern for a child requires much more dedication than coming into class every day and trying to teach that child for an hour. Actually caring about a child requires one to take time to gain the respect from the child, instead of forcing the child to respect the teacher. This was the greatest lesson I could have ever learned from teaching challenging students because once a child respects you and understands that you truly care about them and their future, they will move mountains for you! In turn, the child will be open to learn the content, but equally as important, learn how to socialize in the educational system.
Content Knowledge
To briefly recap, in "Action Research in a K-12 Math/Science Classroom," (TE 861C) it was discovered that higher-level activities are necessary for successful cooperative learning activities. While it is obvious that these activities will push a student to think beyond the mathematical process to develop reasoning skills, I was not entirely convinced that it would raise assessment scores. In an education system that is driven by standardized assessment scores, Adequate Yearly Progress, and No Child Left Behind, teachers need to fully prepare students on the demanding curriculum at hand. In the Nation's eyes, the success or failure of a school is determined from the results of one test at the end of the year. Since assessments are based on right or wrong answers, students are not given the opportunity to prove their reasoning skills. With an assessment-driven educational system, educators want to ensure that their emphasis on mathematical reasoning will have a positive effect on a child's ability to pass standardized assessments. Therefore, since standardized testing is focused on right and wrong answers instead of conjecturing and inventing, do tasks with mathematical reasoning positively affect specifically assessment scores?
In "Teaching School Mathematics," (TE 855), in order to test this theory, I separated two Algebra I courses into higher-level thinking and lower-level thinking lessons for one chapter. When the chapter was completed, I was able to review the assessment scores to determine any discrepancies between the two courses. While the quantitative data was proven to be inconclusive, it was clear that this research would require much more dedication than simply a chapter. This level of research would require years of data collection and comparisons to make reliable conclusions.
As I stated previously though, every course developed some form of my TPACK. Having inconclusive data is not very exciting so how did this research impact me as a teacher? During this research, I witnessed almost the immediate difference in conversations between students in both classes. The tasks of the experimental group had multiple methods to solve the problem, and required students to think through the process. From the well-developed tasks designed in the experimental group, I was able to have deeper conversations that were rich in mathematical reasoning, with students. Students in each group were not asked the same questions. Rather, I took where the students were at, and built them from that point. The growth of each student was much easier to witness in the experimental group versus the control group. As a result, in the control group, teachers will rely on simply assessment scores to conclude growth. In comparison, when we push students to develop mathematical reasoning skills, teachers have the ability to assess growth daily, from the conversations between students.
Equally compelling is my ability to focus on one component of TPACK, namely my content knowledge, and understand the affect that it has on my pedagogical knowledge as well. This research was strictly designed to review student achievement, however the results clarified the idea that the strategies I use to create lessons, affects the entire environment of the classroom, not simply the assessment results. When one aspect in education is changed, a ripple affect occurs and changes the entire system.
Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge
At the core of TPACK, teachers integrate technology, at the deepest level into their pedagogical strategies to teach the content. In order to fully prepare 21st century learners, we as professionals must learn to speak their language. The common language of students is technology. Two courses in particular helped to strengthen this overlapping of my technological, pedagogical and content knowledge.
First, "Teaching Subject Matter with Technology" (TE 831) worked towards developing a critical eye for technology. Technology is not always designed solely for the use of teachers. Teachers must be analytical and learn how to manipulate the technology before it can be used in the classroom. I learned to not only manipulate technology programs like iMovie and SmartResponse Systems to be more effective in the classroom, but I was am now able to anticipate possible challenges that each piece of technology may pose inside the classroom.
The second course, the "Capstone Seminar" (ED 870), taught me how to design an on-line portfolio to create an on-line presence, but it also helped me organize my entire graduate school experience. Normally when a course is completed, it is rarely reflected on in the future. However the Capstone Course gave me the opportunity to not simply reflect on all the courses I took, but connect them with each other. No longer were the courses separated in terms of pedagogical, content or technology knowledge, rather they united to develop my entire profession as a whole.


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In today's youth-obsessed society, the rocking chair gets a very bad rap, probably because many equate the rocking chair with old age and old age with death, so, just the mention of a rocking chair sends many fleeing, emotionally, from the mere concept of it. This is very sad to me, because the rocking chair of my memory is so much more than a place to cradle old, decrepit bones that are headed for the graveyard.
In Grandma Lee's kitchen, between the heater side of the stove and the china cabinet Grandpa Silas built for her, sat a marvelous old rocking chair. It was dark brown and strong and broad of back. The seat was so wide it could sit Grandma Lee twice so you know it had no trouble sitting she and me together, which it so often did. Grandma Lee took the time to customize her rocking chair with love and warmth; never did I see it bare. It was always covered in beautiful throws and afghans, made by Grandma Lee, herself, ailing with pretty pillows, some hand made but all designed to surround a body with soft comfort and support.
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I have so many memories of me and this rocking chair, none of which have anything to do with old age or dying. This is the chair where Grandma Lee rocked her own newborns to sleep and continued its tradition with me. I can't tell you how often Grandma rocked away the pain of a scraped knee or the discomfort of a cold or fever. Here is where I whispered my youthful secrets in my Grandma's ear. Here is where I discovered who I was as Grandma Lee built the foundation of my self-identity with tales of my ancestors, my relatives and my family history.
And here is where she read to me. I have no doubt that my love of words and my passion for writing was born and nurtured in Grandma Lee's rocking chair. When I was very young, she read the Golden Classics to me. Two that I particularly remember are The Poky Little Puppy and The Little Engine That Could. I still vividly remember how excited I would always get when the little engine was trying so hard to make it up the hill; "I think I can, I think I can!" I would say with the little train, eyes closed, fists balled up with intense mental effort; and then, "I knew I could, I knew I could!" Then I would shout with pure delight as I and the little train triumphantly coasted down the side of the hill together after making it over the top. I recognize that I was, no doubt, a very imaginative child which is what allowed me to immerse myself so completely in the stories, but, I believe it is here, in Grandma's rocking chair that I developed very defining trait, extreme determination. Anyone who knows me well will confirm that the best and perhaps only) way to get me to do something I don't want to do is to tell me I can't do it.
When I was a little older, the Golden Classics became Youth Classics, The Five Little Peppers and How they Grew,: Trixie Belden, and The Bobbsey Twins. So many rainy afternoons were spent at Grandma Lee's feet, sipping hot chocolate with marshmallows (the real kind of hot chocolate, not a quick mix!) I learned so much from these books! About how to comport myself, with manners, in social situations and how to solve childhood problems in constructive ways. People don't read as much as they used to, to their children anymore, electronic devices and Internet streaming have replaced this to a large degree. But, when one sees the content that the children are absorbing day and night, some of the social mis-behaviors we witness in children today may not be so very surprising. I know that I mimicked what I read. no doubt the children of today are merely mimicking the digital information they are absorbing.
On quiet evenings, just before bedtime, Grandma Lee would stimulate the vast landscape of my imagination with Grimm's Fairy Tales, Hans Christian Anderson (who could ever forget The Little Match Girl?) and the Arabian Nights. She left these books in a neat pile beneath the seat and between the rockers so that, when I was old enough, I would sit in the chair and strive until I could read them for myself. I have no doubt at all that the poor literacy rates in our public schools could be greatly improved by a few more rocking chairs and grandmothers ike Grandma Lee.
If I am honest, I will include the fact that, yes, during her final year, this same rocking chair did bring warmth and comfort to Grandma Lee's aging body. At the end, it was I who was reading to her as she sat wrapped in pretty woolen shawls that I crocheted for her to keep her warm. But, is this a bad thing? Something to be feared? Or is it simply a natural progression of care that a rocking chair provides during the duration of a life? Should we fixate on just one aspect of love dispensed by a rocking chair (care and comfort for aging bones) or should we widen our perspective to include the whole spectrum of loving care, starting with loving and nurturing our newborns?
I think if we, as a society, were not so fixated on being twenty or younger forever, we would come to understand that the cycles of life are normal and natural and instead of trying to escape them, we would embrace them and enter each phase of life with enthusiasm and a sense of adventure. We would live well every moment, and make each moment count.
This is how Grandma Lee took on every phase of her life including the final one. It is my intent to do the same just the way she demonstrated it for me. Despite the way of the world, I have no interest in being twenty again. Twenty was nice, but so was thirty. And forty. There is just so much more to the experience of life and living than the concerns and challenges of being twenty. And, anyway, despite all of our fears and best efforts, we are all going to age, And when we do it will not be the fault of the rocking chair. When we are aged, it is the rocking chair that will show us what a good friend it can be. I say, why wait until we are old to make that discovery?
You may be interested in the recipe for hot chocolate that Grandma Lee made for me. You will need:
2 heaping teaspoons of Dark Dutch Chocolate (Drost is a good brand)
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream or evaporated milk
2 tablespoons sugar (adjust to your personal taste)
¼ teaspoon Vanilla Extract (homemade if possible)
Boiling Water
Mini marshmallows
Place chocolate powder, sugar and cream/milk in a mug. Stir together to make a smooth paste. Add boiling water to almost fill the mug. Stir to blend. Add vanilla and top with the marshmallows. This is delicious! i'm confident you will love it.
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Literature takes shape and life in the body, in the wombs of the mother tongue: always: and the Fathers of Culture get anxious about paternity. They start talking about legitimacy. They steal the baby. They ensure by every means that the artist, the writer, is male. This involves intellectual abortion by centuries of women artists, infanticide of works by women writers, and a whole medical corps of sterilizing critics working to purify the Canon, to reduce the subject matter and style of literature to something Ernest Hemingway could have understood.
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From anti-war to anti-imperialism
Published on Pambazuka News, by Ajamu Baraka, April 19, 2012.
An excerpt from a presentation at the United National Anti-War Coalition national conference, 24 March 2012 … //
… Situated within the context of globalised European capitalist/imperialist hegemony, real world balance-of-forces considerations must always influence, if not guide, our political and even moral assessments and practical responses to conflicts and questions of war and peace. From this perspective, which is clearly a political perspective, questions of solidarity and political support must be guided by an assessment of how support either strengthens or weakens the geo-political hegemony of Western imperialism.
For many this may appear to be a crude formulation that is morally suspect, especially in light of the liberal interventionist calls for humanitarian intervention, the 'right to protect', and even the activity of the International Criminal Court. But an explicit anti-imperialist position has value not only in relation to extra-territorial questions involving the US, but also for the progressive movement to develop political positions that can take advantage of the current crisis of governance that the white, minority, ruling class is experiencing.
The militarism of neo-liberalism has created irreconcilable ideological contradictions for the Western, white, male, capitalist, minority ruling class. In order to maintain the hegemony of the global 1%, new policies, alliances and transnational structures have been developed to advance and justify imperialism's right to carry out acts of military aggression and full-blown wars against other countries, oppressed peoples and social movements, while at the same time pretending to support democracy and development in the global South and internally. One example is the US government's professed concern for activists in Syria, while completely ignoring the plight of activists in Bahrain, and actually supporting the brutal repression by Saudi forces of peaceful protests there. While we are on the topic of Saudi Arabia, how does a government that partially justified the invasion of Afghanistan by saying they were going to liberate women from the burqa, justify having one of its biggest friends (and, coincidentally, biggest customers) be a government that denies women the right to vote or drive?
Capitalist globalisation has exposed the backward and vulgar nature of capitalism and engendered popular resistance world-wide, from the streets of Athens to New York. The so-called 'Arab spring' was a reaction not only to the rapacious, comprador ruling classes propped up and maintained by Western imperialism, but also a reaction to imposed neo-liberal economic policies that devastated national economies and pushed millions into poverty. In the US, reactions to economic and social contradictions have resulted in an expansion of the State's repressive apparatus. Under the guise of the 'war on drugs' and then national security, local police forces have been militarised and unleashed on African-American, Latino, Arab and, even still today, indigenous people. Migrant workers are imprisoned in an ever-increasing system of privatised prisons and now over two million black and brown bodies are commodified as generators of profits and a source of jobs in a system of barbaric gulags where 25,000 of those prisoners are held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day … (full text).
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Tiffany in Washington Jan 3, 2005
Would make this again.
I loved these cookies. I made them for a school project and everyone loved them! I have made them many times! 5 stars
A cookie baker in Minneapolis Nov 30, 2004
Would make this again.
I put a tsp of the dough in a mini muffin cup and then pressed the rollo in the center. This keeps the shape of the candy. When they came out of the oven, I drizzled them with chocolate and added finely chopped pecans. They were a HUGE hit. 5 stars
Marty in WV Dec 18, 2003
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This cookie is great! I made it last year for our Christmas party and everyone loved it! However it is very time consuming and I think this year I am going to try a regular peanut butter cookie rolled in sugar with the rollo in the middle. A little trick I learned is completely cover the rollo in dough to make it explode in the middle of the cookie if you leave it part way out its not very pretty. It looks really pretty with chocolate drizzled on top and it makes it that much yummier! Try this Yummy treat! 5 stars
sherri jean daughtery in Iowa Dec 16, 2003
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This cookie has made me very popular at work!!! I am giving them as gifts to everyone in my family, thank you for a great recipe! 5 stars
A cookie baker in Minnesota Dec 13, 2003
Would not make this again.
I was dissapointed in this cookie recipe. It really doesn't look very appealing to the eye when baked; the rollos melt in such a way, that it looked like a mudpie in the middle of the cookie. It's basically a peanut butter cookie and I much prefer my old tried and true recipe with a Brach's chocolate star in the center. With the cost of the rollos, this cookie is expensive, and not that great. 1 star
Krystal Dec 11, 2003
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I really liked it alot!!! I am 15 and I am extremely picky when it comes to cookies. These are my favorite cookis now. They are simple but delicious. Thankyou sooooo much!!!! Enjoy! 5 stars
A cookie baker in Ontario Canada Nov 26, 2003
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This is a great cookie... fast, easy, and kids of all ages love that extra "treat" when they take their first bite! Peanut butter, chocolate and a bit of caramel is always a good thing to eat! My teens are great critics, and they're asking for it again... :-) 5 stars
A cookie baker in Michigan Nov 16, 2003
Would not make this again.
This is basically a peanut butter cookie with a rollo in the middle. I don't think caramel and peanut butter taste good together or even 'go together'. When you eat this cookie, the first bite is good (the peanut butter cookie part) but then the next bite there's something there (the rollo). Many people were confused and wondered 'WHAT IS THAT IN MY COOKIE?' 2 stars
Sherri Jean Daughtery in Mt. Sterling, Iowa Oct 6, 2003
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These are the absolute best cookies ever!!! I have found the one recipe I will always use..Rollo cookies!! Why, who'da thunk??? My co workers and family love them..thank you!!! 5 stars
Kari Dillinger in Illinois Mar 3, 2003
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Excellent cookie! I made them for work and everyone wanted the recipe. Homemade cookies are sure better than any store bought cookies! 5 stars
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