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About Us
About Us
Our Story
ZAGG's story is as unique as its products, and it all began with a challenging problem and an imaginative solution.
With a Name Like That . . .
What's in a name? When the name is Phillip Chipping, a combination of ingenuity, inspiration, and irony. The year was 2005, and Phillip was working in his garage. He had been given a watch as a gift, and was determined to find a way to protect it from chips, nicks, and scratches. He found the solution in an amazingly durable film originally made to protect military helicopter blades from high-speed damage. A burst of inspiration and a few tweaks later and the first InvisibleShield design was made, and ZAGG was born.
If It's Good Enough for Helicopters . . .
Figuring that if the film was strong enough to protect multi-million dollar helicopter blades, it was strong enough to protect personal audio device screens, ZAGG InvisibleShield made its debut protecting the most popular audio device at the time: the Apple® iPod®. Word spread so quickly that ZAGG couldn't keep up with the demand and enlisted the help of a local youth group to help cut and send InvisibleShields to thousands of people across the nation. Eventually demand grew so much that ZAGG began selling InvisibleShield around the world, building strong, best-in-class distribution. In a few short years, ZAGG grew from that unassuming backyard workshop to being an industry leader.
More Than Just Screen Protection
While InvisibleShield established itself as the #1 selling screen protection, ZAGG wanted to look at ways to not only protect mobile devices, but enhance them, as well. In 2010, ZAGG pioneered Bluetooth®-enabled tablet keyboards, allowing consumers the option of using their tablet as a PC. Since then, ZAGG continues to lead the way in keyboard design by introducing groundbreaking innovations such as an intuitive channel tablet stand, island-style keys, and special function keys. These advancements were so beneficial that they have now become industry standards. In March 2015,
ZAGG introduced the industry-first foldable Pocket keyboard for smart phones.
The next natural progression for ZAGG was to broaden its focus to other categories, offering a full line of mobile accessories for its customers so that they have everything they need from screen protection to power to audio.
ZAGG's Core Values
Established to act as a foundation for the company, there are seven core values that guide ZAGG daily:
- Integrity
- Ownership
- Care for People
- Passion
- Continuous Improvement
- Performance
- Sense of Urgency
Each core value acts as a key component in working toward ZAGG's main objectives of providing creative product solutions, executing targeted global distribution, and being the preferred brand for its customers. While ZAGG is 10 years old and now a global leader in mobile accessories, it's still at its core a scrappy, entrepreneurial company with a humble attitude wanting to earn its customers' trust every day.
The Next Chapter
Technology moves fast, but life moves faster. At ZAGG, we create products that keep up with you to make your life truly mobile. Join us as we continue to offer the best ways to enhance, energize, and elevate your mobile devices.
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Mexico's Baja peninsula hit by 6.4-magintude quake
October 19, 2013
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Mexico's Baja California peninsula has been rattled by a 6.4-magnitude offshore quake.
There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages.
The United States Geological Survey says the quake occurred at almost 1800 GMT on Saturday and was centered in the Gulf of California, between the Baja Peninsula and Mexico's western coast.

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Officials identify remains of missing NYC teen
NEW YORK (AP) — Human remains found along the East River last week are the body of an autistic teen who vanished more than three months ago after walking out of his school in the middle of the day, the city's medical examiner confirmed Tuesday.
The announcement, widely expected for days, devastated the family of Avonte Oquendo, who was 14 and had a form of autism that made it impossible for him to speak.
Avonte's mother, Vanessa Fontaine, was inconsolable, said her lawyer, David Perecman.
"She finally just broke down," he said of his phone call to her Tuesday morning. He said it was the first time except for brief moments that he'd seen her cry that much.
"Now that the inevitable, unfortunately, has occurred, undoubtedly she'll go through a metamorphosis of a sort, and I'm sure she'll get good and angry," he said. Perecman said the family intends to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, alleging that school officials failed to monitor the boy or call the police quickly enough when he left the school.
"There were so many things that went wrong, it befuddles the mind," he said.
The discovery of Avonte's partly decomposed body on the riverbank, more than 11 miles from where he vanished, was a sad end to a massive citywide search that included hundreds of officers, marine units and volunteers. Missing person posters were plastered on lampposts and placed on car windshields throughout the city. Announcements were made for weeks on city subways, imploring people to contact the police if they had information.
The medical examiner's office used DNA tests to identify the remains discovered Thursday. Further study was needed to determine the cause and manner of death, the office said.
Perecman said it will take more investigation to determine whether any play might have been involved, given the state of the body, or whether it was a case of natural decomposition.
Avonte had been missing since Oct. 4, when he walked out of his school toward a park overlooking the river.
One investigative theory was that Avonte might have tumbled into the river near the park, though his family has said he was fearful of water. It wasn't clear how his remains had traveled so far, but the East River is a tidal strait with strong currents that reverse flow many times a day.
The family filed a notice of claim in October, the first step in suing the city. At the time, city authorities had defended the school safety officer who last saw the boy, saying she told him to go back to his classroom and he left the hallway.
Carmen Farina, the city's newly appointed education chancellor, said she was heartbroken.
"I am determined that we learn every lesson we can from this terrible tragedy and do everything in our power to prevent incidents like this from ever occurring again," she said.
The city's law department called the boy's death a tragedy and said its attorneys would review the lawsuit once it's filed.
But the family's attorney didn't mince words when it came to laying blame.
At Tuesday's news conference, Perecman offered a litany of mistakes that he said contributed to the "chaos" surrounding the boy's disappearance, including a teacher who didn't immediately notice he was not in class, a delay in alerting supervisors, and the fact that the doors had been open before he walked out.
He also said it took the school more than two hours to sort out whether the teen had actually left the school, and they waited too long to call his mother.
"I am convinced in my heart of hearts, had prompt reaction occurred ... he'd be home right now, and he'd be wearing his Air Jordans and they wouldn't have been found in the river," he said.
Associated Press writer Verena Dobnik contributed to this report.


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Times-Picayune music writer Keith Spera traveled to New York City with Fats Domino last week. This is the second of his reports from the road.
Continental Flight 617 touches down at Newark, New Jersey's Liberty International Airport on Wednesday afternoon with a most unlikely passenger in seat 2F of first class: Antoine "Fats" Domino, rock 'n roll founding father and famously reluctant traveler.
But here he is in the New York area for the first time since 1991, with a delegation from the Tipitina's Foundation. Domino's mood thus far is as sunny as the air is cold. As he makes his way through the gate area in Newark to a waiting cart, a guy from the flight calls out, "Nice meetin' ya, Fats."
"Same here," Domino replies.
With Domino and the Tipitina's entourage aboard, the cart skirts a bank of floor-to-ceiling windows in the airport terminal. Fats takes in the view of the Manhattan skyline in the distance. "New York City, here I come," he sings softly in a voice that sold more records than anyone but Elvis Presley in the 1950s.
On the escalator to baggage claim, Tipitina's Foundation executive assistant Lauren Cangelosi - whom Domino refers to as "Blondie" -- asks if he is excited to be in New York.
"I'm too old to be excited," he replies.
Navigating baggage claim, Domino says quietly to himself, "I'm walkin'...to New York." As he waits for his bags, a scruffy man in his mid-30s wearing a "Keith Richards for President" T-shirt approaches. "I'm a big fan," he says. "Could you sign these albums?"
The guy offers a stack of a dozen vintage Domino albums and a Sharpie pen. He says he knew Domino was coming to New York for Thursday's tribute concert, figured he'd be on one of the few direct flights Wednesday from New Orleans, and staked out the airport. Will Domino have any special guests at the next night's gig?
"Yeah, some Heineken beer."
Cangelosi examines the old album artwork featuring a grinning young Domino. "Fats, you still look the same," she says sweetly.
"You don't wear glasses, do you?" Domino quips.
As a second guy with a stack of albums joins the first, it becomes clear that these are not fans, but entrepreneurs. The record jackets still bear price tags from used-record shops; with signatures, their value increases exponentially.
Such autograph entrepreneurs routinely hassle actors, musicians and other celebrities on the streets of New York. Years ago when covering Allen Toussaint's induction into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame, I saw them stalk the likes of Jeff Beck, Mick Fleetwood and the Eagles in the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria.
Domino patiently signs every album. Then one of the pair starts taking pictures with a professional-grade camera. Domino, standing with his ever-present brown briefcase, sings a melody from "Go To the Mardi Gras": "Got my suitcase in my hand...."
Tipitina's Foundation executive director Bill Taylor kicks into protective mode and asks the photographer to stop. He obliges.
But moments later, as Fats heads outside to a waiting limousine, the photographer circles like a piranha, popping off flashes in rapid-fire succession. "Can you stop please?" Taylor says, more forcefully. The guy ignores him; Taylor is agitated. The guy keeps shooting until he is satisfied, then moves on.
Taylor apologizes to Domino, but Fats is nonplussed. "It's good that they still know," he says.
Our party of eight piles into the limo for the 30 minute ride into Manhattan. Alas, there is no Heineken on board. Fats asks.
Tipitina's owner and Domino confidant Roland Von Kurnatowski sits with Fats at the rear of the car. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is scheduled to present Fats with a Key to the City at Thursday night's tribute, an honor bestowed on the likes of Mother Teresa and Muhammad Ali. It would nice if Domino came up with something clever to say to Bloomberg. Von Kurnatowski launches his pitch. "So Fats, the Mayor of New York..."
"Tell him I said hello," Domino interrupts, dispensing with the request before it is made.
Earlier, Von Kurnatowski offered a telling observation about life as Fats Domino: "He's always on edge about what he's going to be asked to do."
Everyone wants something from Fats. That can certainly put a guy on edge.
Exiting the New Jersey Turnpike, Domino wants to know if the Apollo Theater is still open. It is, he is told. Taylor is on the phone, fielding yet another suggestion for Domino's already ambitious schedule. "We don't want to be too adventurous," he says.
Domino had chosen his buddy and favorite cab driver Walter Miles to accompany him on this trip. They met years ago, but grew closer after Katrina, when Domino became a regular fare in Miles' red New Breed cab.
Miles recounts a story about picking up Domino somewhere, then trying to find Domino's new house in a gated community in Harvey where, apparently, the houses look similar. They drove in circles until encountering an exterminator who had serviced Domino's Lower 9th Ward residence and knew where he now lived. "The Orkin man directed us," Miles recalls.
As the limo passes through Hell's Kitchen, Cangelosi reflects on the surprisingly headache-free trip so far. "I'm floored," she says. "I was paranoid." Earlier, Domino had told her he'd rather be at home, but "I've got work to do."
We glide east on 57th Street en route to the heart of the theater district. The car pulls up outside a tony high-rise hotel near Carnegie Hall. Before he disembarks, Domino dons the wraparound sunglasses he bought in the New Orleans airport.
Shiny, soaring marble arches decorate the austere, ultra-contemporary lobby. At the front desk, Domino pulls out his driver's license and hands it to the receptionist. The young woman, like her colleagues, is wearing a purple cotton smock. If she has any idea who the short New Orleanian in the white captain's cap and dark shades is, she doesn't let on. Fats and Miles head up to their adjoining rooms on the 18th floor.
Later Wednesday afternoon, it is clear that Domino will not partake of New York's attractions, culinary or otherwise, tonight. He plans to order spaghetti from room service. He's also eager to rehearse on a rented electric keyboard delivered to his room. "He told Roland he's looking forward to playing," Taylor said. "That's a positive sign."
During dinner Wednesday night at Carnegie Deli, Von Kurnatowski receives a call from Fats, who didn't much care for his room service spaghetti -- and unlike the old days, Domino is not traveling with a hot plate to cook up his own food in the room. Von Kurnatowski offers to bring him a pastrami sandwich.
Carnegie Deli is wall-papered with framed photos of celebrities, many of dubious stature: Gavin "Love Boat" Macleod, Florence "Mrs. Brady" Henderson, an obscure, long-forgotten trio called Oui 3. Inspiration strikes Bill Taylor: Why not bring Fats by in the morning with a signed picture? Certainly Fats' enduring fame outranks most everyone on the wall.
Taylor buttonholes a Carnegie Deli manager, says he's traveling with a famous musician from New Orleans, Fats Domino, and wouldn't it be great if...
Taylor realizes the name hasn't registered with the Egyptian-born manager. "Do you know who Fats Domino is?"
"Not really," says the manager. "Blueberry Hill" apparently did not resonate in Northern Africa as thoroughly as in the rest of the world. But Taylor perseveres, and the manager says he would be happy to accommodate a Domino photo.
Our group heads over to Domino's room, a stylish modern junior suite with a TV set into a swiveling wood panel. Domino is seated at the rented keyboard, nursing a mini-bar Amstel Light.
Von Kurnatowski asks if he'd like to eat breakfast at Carnegie Deli the next morning. "I don't want to, but I will," says Domino, who is more concerned with the $400 cost of renting an electric keyboard. "I could have brought my own piano," he says, flabbergasted.
"That's New York City," Taylor says.
"I don't care whose city it is," Domino cracks.
Talk turns to what Domino will perform Friday morning on "The Today Show." He is non-committal. Walter Miles suggests "As Time Goes By," the theme song from "Casablanca." "He sounded real good playing that for me the other day," Miles says.
The members of the Tipitina's delegation exchange nervous glances: The idea is for Fats to perform one of his own songs. No conclusions are reached.
Fats toys with the piano keys. Taylor offers to go find a six-pack of Heineken, a more economical option than the mini-bar. With that, Domino is left with his expensive keyboard in an expensive hotel in New York.
Tomorrow, ready or not, he plunges into the Big Apple.
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Introducing Benin
Benin was once one of the most powerful empires in Africa, although today the country enjoys a low profile marked by peace, and poverty. It's a country rich in history and culture located on the northern coast of the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, bordered by Niger, Togo, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and the Atlantic Ocean. Benin ranks as one of the world's poorest nations, but is also one of the more stable countries to visit in Africa.
Benin played a major role in the slave trade in the 17th and 18th centuries and reminders of this era can be found in the countless monuments paying tribute to those deported to the West Indies and Brazil. It is in many aspects a very French country due to its colonial heritage. Cotonou has its own Boul' Mich (Boulevard Saint- Michel) and it is not uncommon to see Beninois locals walking around, a baguette tucked under one arm and a French newspaper clutched under the other.
There is a network of lagoons and swamps found along the coastline, which are navigable throughout all seasons, connecting rivers and big lakes, like Lake Aheme and Benin's longest river, the Oueme. The beaches along the coast of Benin, at Ouidah and Grand Popo, are also a major draw for tourists, but visitors should be aware of the occasionally strong rip tides at sea and which consequently limits water sport activities.
Benin was once the home of the ancient and powerful Dahomey Kingdom, and the ruined palaces and temples of this proud and intriguing culture can still be seen in Abomey. The museum in Abomey takes visitors on an eerie journey back in time through the history of the three ancient Abomey kingdoms. The museum used to be the grand palace of one of the kingdoms and a spine-chilling throne made of human skulls sits on display. The historic sites in Ouidah are also worth visiting, including the Portuguese fort and a colonial temple known as the Temple of the Sacred Python.
The northwest region is ruled by the Atakora Mountains, which tower as high as 3,000 feet (914 metres) and offer wonderful hiking opportunities. The two main tourist attractions are the national parks: Pendjari National Park and 'W' National Park, which feature a range of wildlife from hippos and crocodiles to the elusive cheetah.
It may not be the first country that springs to mind when thinking of a trip to West Africa, but Benin, the birthplace of voodoo, is as fascinating as it may be challenging, and is well worth exploring despite the general lack of tourist infrastructure.
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GREENVILLE — Kenneth S. Lyons of Greenville died unexpectedly Dec. 31, 2012, at his home at the age of 46.
GREENVILLE — Kenneth S. Lyons of Greenville died unexpectedly Dec. 31, 2012, at his home at the age of 46.
He was born Sept. 30, 1966, in Stamford, Conn., the son of William and Judith (Fernandez) Lyons of Brookfield, Conn.
Lyons was a self-employed mechanic who moved to Greenville three years ago.
Besides his parents, he is survived by his two brothers, William Lyons Jr. of New Milford, Conn., and Christopher Lyons of Lehigh Acres, Fla., and an uncle, Frank Fernandez of New Fairfield, Conn.
Funeral services will be private.
Beecher Funeral Home in Brewster handled the arrangements.
Gerald Moore
WURTSBORO — Gerald "Jerry" Moore of Wurtsboro died Jan. 4, 2013, at Orange Regional Medical Center, Town of Wallkill. He was 81.
He was born April 3, 1931, in Queens, the son of the late Patrick and Clara Brinkman Moore.
He served during the Korean War with the U.S. Navy and then with the U.S. Marines.
He was a truck driver with the Teamsters Union Local 707 in Queens.
Following his retirement, he continued working as an auto mechanic for Pete's Auto in Westbrookville for many years. He then worked for Blue Sky Homes in Wurtsboro, where he resided.
A family statement read: "Jerry was a member of the NRA and a former member of the Westbrookville Fire Department. He was an excellent craftsman with his woodworking. He enjoyed motorcycling, and sailing his antique sailboat on Toronto Lake. Above all, spending time with his family was most important to him."
He is survived by his son, Gregory Moore, and his wife, Jessie, of the Town of Greenville; his daughter, Elizabeth Genova, and her husband, Joseph, of Westbrookville; and his grandson Giuseppe Genova.
Interment was private. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 419 E. Main St., Suite 307 B, Middletown, NY 10940.
Arrangements were by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Port Jervis.
John Patrick Murphy II
PORT JERVIS — John Patrick Murphy II, a longtime resident of Port Jervis, died Jan. 5, 2013, at Bon Secours Community Hospital. He was 78.
He was born Sept. 22, 1934, on Brooklyn Street in Port Jervis, the son of the late John Patrick and Marion Heise Murphy.
John served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-56, where he received a commendation for graphic design.
He attended Parsons School of Design and received a B.S. from NYU. He received his M.A. from Penn State in 1962. He won several prizes for his paintings.
John was an art professor and chairman of the art department at Rockland Community College in Suffern for more than 30 years. He previously taught at Green Mountain College in Vermont.
A family statement read: "The family wishes to acknowledge John's home care aides for their dedication and compassion over the last six years. Dad taught us the importance of laughter, adventure and leading a creative life. His legacy lives on in his children and granddaughter."
Surviving are two daughters, Tana Mulligan of Chester and Gabriella Newrock and her husband, William, of Jersey City, N.J., and one granddaughter, Lia Mulligan, and her fianc�, Alex Fierro, of Tuxedo.
He was predeceased by his son, John Patrick Murphy III, and his good friends who were like brothers to him, the Kalin twins, Herbie and Hal Kalin.
Funeral services were Jan. 9 at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, Port Jervis. Burial was at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis.
Memorial contributions may be made in John's name to the Alzheimer's Association National Office, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
Ronald W. Gorley
PORT JERVIS — Ronald W. Gorley Jr. of Port Jervis died Jan. 3, 2013, at Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis. He was 47.
He was born Feb. 27, 1965, in Paterson, N.J., the son of the late Ronald and Joyce Gorley.
Ronald was a self-employed truck driver.
He married Georgianna M. Potter Gorley, who survives at home.
He is also survived by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Harvey and Florence Potter, of Port Jervis.
Interment was at Pine Hill Cemetery, Sparrowbush. Arrangements were by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Port Jervis.
Esther L. Marshall
GLOVERSVILLE — Esther L. Marshall of Gloversville died Jan. 5, 2013, at Nathan Littauer Nursing Home, Gloversville. She was 94.
She was born March 24, 1918, in Delanson, the daughter of the late Charles Herbert and Lulu Sarah Germond Williams.
Esther was married for 50 years to Robert H. "Saxy" Marshall until his death on March 23, 1988.
She was a beautician and the owner and operator of Esther's Beauty Parlor in Gloversville. She also traveled to the homes and nursing homes of her customers when they were unable to travel to the beauty parlor.
A family statement read: "The family would like to thank all the doctors, nurses and staff at Nathan Littauer Nursing Home for the wonderful and compassionate care that was extended to Esther over the last year."
She is survived by her daughter Roberta "Tiny" DiMaio and her husband, Guy, of Johnstown; daughter Esther "Shorty" Parker of Port Jervis; daughter Karen Grich and her husband, Bob, of Gloversville; daughter Arcelia Marshall of Schenectady; daughter Pamela Giuliano and her husband, Joe, of Ormond Beach, Fla.; son Robert Marshall Jr. and his wife, Jo-Ann, of Gloversville; son Todd Marshall of Schenectady; sister Laville Williams of Owego; 13 grandchildren: Merilynda Olmstead, Toni Rooney, Lori Monroe, Darcy DiMaio, Robert Grich Jr., Ann Margaret Javarone, Elizabeth Grich, Shaun Parker, Tanya Parker-Hughes, Jason Martin, Benjamin Marshall, Francesca and Isabella Marshall; 14 great-grandchildren: Joseph and Howard Olmstead, Daniel and Elliott Rooney, Julianna and Bradley Sawyer, Maureen Grich, Lauren and Jennifer Javarone, Jessica and Coleman Parker, Connor and Spencer Hughes, and Jason Maximillian Martin; two great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by one brother, Al Williams; one sister, Juanita Tierney; son-in-law Donald R. Parker; and daughter-in-law Marie Marshall.
Burial was at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gloversville.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pop Warner Football of Gloversville, or Nathan Littauer Nursing Home Activity Fund, 99 E. State St., Gloversville, NY 12078.
Funeral arrangements were by Walrath & Stewart Funeral Home, 51 Fremont St., Gloversville, N.Y.
Linda 'Sam' M. Decker
HUGUENOT — Linda M. Decker of Huguenot died Jan. 3, 2013, at Bon Secours Community Hospital. She was 61.
She was born Jan. 23, 1951, in Havre de Grace, Md., the daughter of the late Allen Louis Utter and Corceilia Decker.
She is survived by her loving husband, Robert R. Decker, at home; four sons: Tyrone, Ronald and Donald VanAmburgh and David Utter; one daughter, Linda Alverez; her mother, Corceilia Decker; three brothers: Joseph and Jeffrey Morgan and Gregory Decker; three sisters: Alana Talmadge, Katherine Schmick and Julia Morgan; one stepbrother, Charles Morse; and two granddaughters, Trista VanAmburgh and Kaelyn Smith.
She was predeceased by her brother David Morgan.
A memorial service was held Jan. 7 at the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, Port Jervis. Cremation was at H.G. Smith Crematory, Stroudsburg, Pa.
Robert W. Ritchie
PORT JERVIS — Robert W. Ritchie of Port Jervis died Dec. 28, 2012, at his home with his family by his side. He was 77.
He was born June 16, 1935, in Brooklyn, the son of the late William Ritchie and Anne McCullough Smith.
He worked as an office manager for U.S. Shipping and Packing in Jersey City, N.J., where he later retired.
A family statement read: "He had a warm smile for everyone, and especially enjoyed sports and time with family. He loved the Rangers, Mets, Brooklyn Dodgers and attending his grandchildren's sporting events, as well as golfing and bowling. He was active in the Knights of Columbus. He was the best husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was always there when you needed him and put his family before himself."
Surviving are his loving wife, Patricia Ritchie, at home; three sons: Robert C. Ritchie and his wife, Sue, of Port Jervis, Michael Ritchie and his companion, Bob Mortarano, of West Palm Beach, Fla., and James Ritchie of Port Jervis; one daughter, Debbie DiToto and her husband, Anthony, of Port Jervis; two sisters, Barbara Sinkevitch and Marilyn Smith, of Brooklyn; grandchildren Tricia, Sarah, Claire, Marissa, Jared, Noreen, Joe and Amanda; great-grandchildren Blake, Rosalie and Vincent; two brothers-in-law, John Martin of Connecticut and Jerry Milo of Washingtonville; and one sister-in-law, Sue Tynatishon, and her husband, Bob, of Port Jervis.
He was predeceased by his sister Patricia Keane, his brother-in-law William Martin and his sisters-in-law Judith Milo and Helen Martin.
There was no visitation.
A Mass of Christian burial was held Jan. 5 at St. Mary's R.C. Church, Port Jervis.
Cremation was at H.G. Smith Crematory, Stroudsburg, Pa.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary's R.C. Church, P.O. Box 712, Port Jervis, NY 12771, or Knights of Columbus No. 471, 63 Seward Ave., Port Jervis, NY 12771.
Funeral arrangements are by the Gray-Parker Funeral Home, Port Jervis.
Malcolm 'Mac' Steel
PORT JERVIS — Malcolm "Mac" Steel of Mill Rift, Pa., died Jan. 5, 2013, at Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis. He was 67.
He was born April 21, 1945, in New Britain, Conn., the son of the late Malcolm and Ann Anderson Steel.
He graduated from Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, N.J., earning his B.A. in business.
Mac was a retired bank teller for United Penn Bank in Matamoras, Pa.
He married Joan Shadler Steel, who survives at home. He is also survived by his sister, Janet Gelb, and her husband, Michael, of Vienna, Va.; his mother-in-law, Shirley Shadler, of Mill Rift, Pa.; two brothers-in law, Ronald Shadler of Shohola, Pa., and John Shadler of Storrs, Conn.; and four nephews and two nieces.
Memorial services were held Jan. 10 at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Port Jervis.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Pike County Humane Society, P.O. Box 255, Milford, PA 18337.
Herbert E. Little
PORT JERVIS — Herbert E. Little of Port Jervis died Jan. 1, 2013, at Bon Secours Community Hospital, Port Jervis. He was 82.
He was born July 1, 1930, in Lafayette, N.J., the son of the late William and Eva Campbell Little.
Herb served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a member of American Legion Post 213 in Wantage, N.J.
A family statement read, "Herb devoted his entire life to his family, who were so very dear and important to him."
He worked as a press operator for Ames Rubber Corp. in Hamburg, N.J., until his retirement.
Herbert married Leona Aumick Little, who survives at home. He is also survived by his four sons: Albert Casterlin and his wife, Joy, of Port Jervis, Thomas Casterlin and his wife, Lisa, of Lafayette, N.J., Alan Casterlin and his wife, Joan, of Sussex, N.J., and Herbert Little of York, Pa.; his daughter, Janice Karstetter, and her husband, Gary, of Branchville, N.J.; his brother, John Little, of Port Jervis; his sister, Connie O'Dell, of Vernon, N.J.; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services were private at the convenience of the family. Cremation took place at H.G. Smith Crematory, Stroudsburg, Pa.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, NY Office, 333 Seventh Ave., 17th Floor, New York, NY 10001.
Gray-Parker Funeral Home, 100 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY 12771; send condolences via grayparkerfuneralhome.com.
Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY 12771; send condolences via knight-auchmoody.com.


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A Fourth of July without a barbecue is like Thanksgiving without a turkey. For more than two centuries, the advertisement of a barbecue, especially a free one, has been used to attract customers, visitors, voters and most especially friends, who come to taste the scrumptious swine, savory chicken, and grilled hamburgers, not to mention the potato salad, pork-n-beans, potato chips, slaw, and the decadent desserts which we cram into our mouths on America's birthday, all in the celebration of the Declaration of Independence.
In the spring of 1794, Augustus Elholm, Georgia's Adjutant General, called for a remonstrance to the House and Senate of Georgia to establish a jubilee throughout the state, annually on the 4th of July, consisting of a barbecue and home distilled spirits, furnished by the government to each battalion and every citizen within its limits, with an arrangement for shooting matches. Let's hope the men shot before they imbibed the spirits.
One of the state's first political barbecues was held in Macon on August 15, 1827, when the Republicans of Macon, Georgia held a free barbecue to honor their candidate for governor of Georgia, Matthew Talbot.
Someone played a mean trick on Mr. John Snellgrove at an 1881 Laurens County barbecue. It seems that Snellgrove prided himself on his ability to eat enormous amounts of food. To prevent eating too much, the big eater placed eight belt holes, each an inch a part. He kept on eating everything in sight until his belt grew too tight. One day he began to eat tripe and other things until the last notch on his belt was reached. He had swelled to the last notch hundreds of times before. But on this occasion a devilish trickster cut another hole. His intestines ruptured and the poor glutton died.
The Boys in Gray gathered for a reunion in July 1887 in a grove of trees near the Burney residence in Dublin. Some say there was 3000 to 4000 people consuming the best food Dublin cooks could prepare. During their three years in the Confederate army, these aging veterans scarcely saw so much fine food for an entire army. Beside food, there were orations, baseball, and dancing. All went home happy, but stuffed, tired and hot.
Perhaps the largest barbecue ever held in Dublin took place in July 1891. The occasion was the arrival of the first train from Macon along the Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad. Thousands of persons rambled through ten acres of oak groves eating chicken, pig, mutton, pies, cakes, and peaches and cream.
Turns out that one of the biggest ballyhooed barbecues came exactly one century ago on the nation's birthday in 1911. It was billed as a day of feasting, good music, and rallying for good roads. It was just that and more.
The big celebration was held in the newest amusement park in Dublin. It's owners, the Tindol Brothers, F.C. and W.P., opened the park they called East Lake along the cool waters of Hunger and Hardship Creek. The Tindols established the entrance to East Lake at the point near where North Franklin Street crossed the creek at the new steel bridge, a place therefore only crossed by fording. It was also the place where the Baptists and Methodists gathered to dunk or sprinkle their true believers in the spirit of the Lord.
The whole hullabaloo was sponsored by the newly formed Dublin Chamber of Commerce. It was the chamber's first big function. And, it was a big success. The greatest measure of any barbecue was obviously, the meat on the grill. And, as usual, Major T.D. Smith, a celebrated Confederate veteran and barbeque master, did an outstanding job. In the haste to put on the event, planners forgot to plan for enough help to serve the pork and chicken. By one o'clock when the dinner bells rang, enough volunteers stepped forward and the feast went off without too many hitches.
The Dublin Band didn't disappoint either. The band, fresh off their rave performance at the National United Confederate Veterans Reunion in Little Rock, Arkansas, filled the air with streams of patriotic tunes and toe-tapping melodies.
And, there was a lot of talk about good roads. Why else would Dublin's businessmen donate the food and all the trappings and close their business for several hours in the middle of the day? Good roads were essential to the growth of Dublin and Laurens County. Better road surfaces and more direct routes to other commerce centers were a necessity if the local community was to continue its meteoric growth.
Captain L.Q. Stubbs, a four-time and popular mayor of Dublin, served as the master of ceremonies. Stubbs introduced one of his predecessors, the eloquent orator Thomas B. Felder, Jr. . Felder, then an Atlanta attorney, commented on the growth of Dublin since he had left nearly two decades before. He told the crowd that if had been unconsciously placed in Dublin, he would have not known where he was. In his homecoming address, Col. Felder complimented his fellow Dubliners by saying, "By your energy, industry and enterprise, you have built this city from a village into a metropolis, rivaling its beauty, its population, its culture, refinement, and commercial importance as other older cities of the state."
Felder, a consummate politician and prohibitionist, could not resist launching into a tirade against Gov. Cole Blease of South Carolina.
Perhaps the most famous barbecue to involve Laurens Countians took place not in the county but on the lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. in 1980. Three hundred Laurens Countians, headed by Cecil Passmore and Bennie Mullis, gathered to support President Jimmy Carter in his reelection campaign against Ronald Reagan. But, that's another story for another column in the future.
So, on this 5th day of July when your bellies are filled with barbecue, let us take time to rejoice in the freedoms we were given two hundred and thirty five years ago by a group of fifty-six men, who thankfully didn't gather together to pick the meat off a barbecued pig, but boldly subscribed their names to a declaration of which many of us know the beginning words. I ask you when you think of barbecue and the 4th of July, take a look at their concluding words, "And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.
In memory of H. Dale Thompson, (April 14, 1923-July 5, 2001).


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JOLIET, Ill., Aug. 29 (UPI) -- A divorce attorney testified Wednesday Stacy Peterson wondered if she could get more in a divorce by ratting out her suburban Chicago police sergeant husband.
Harry Smith testified in the Joliet, Ill., trial of Drew Peterson, accused of killing his third wife, Kathleen Savio.
Stacy Peterson, the defendant's fourth wife, disappeared in October 2007 shortly after asking Smith if she could get more in a divorce settlement by threatening to tell investigators her husband had killed Savio, the Chicago Tribune reported.
"She wanted to know if the fact that he killed Kathy [Savio] could be used against him," Smith testified. "She didn't use the word leverage, but certainly that was the intimation."
The investigation into Savio's 2004 death, which originally was ruled an accident, was reopened after Stacy Peterson vanished.
Peterson's son, Tom, had been expected to testify Wednesday but that testimony was put off after the prosecution admitted it had neglected to turn over a state police interview with him to the defense.
The defense opened its case Tuesday and was expected to wrap up this week, without the defendant testifying. The trial before Will County Judge Edward Burmila is in its fourth week.


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by Adrien Kunysz
The Bastard Operator From Hell enjoys abusing his users. SystemTap allows for very easy dynamic code injection system-wide (kernel, libraries, applications).
This talk gives a brief overview of what is SystemTap and its capabilities. We then demonstrate how it can be used to dynamically insert questionable code at any level to spy on users and modify behaviours of applications and system components very easily. This is not about novel techniques or breaking trust boundaries (we assume you are root already). This is only about making things easier for both the good and the bad guys.
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- 1 Question about Government Homework
- 2 iPSC therapies
- 3 Panera Bread
- 4 GregG
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- 6 Epistle to the Hebrews
- 7 Deletion of User:GregG/Archive of User:Conservative FYI
- 8 Feast of Christ the King is today
- 9 spambots
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- 14 Suggestion
- 15 Use of the ethird person in the Epistle to the Hebrews
- 16 Semantic HTML markup
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- 19 "Repent of this Athiesm"
- 20 Is it just a temporary loss of interest...
- 21 ACLU attacking same-sex education...
- 22 "Play in a State with so Much Liberal Mediocrity"
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- 24 Selective information
- 25 Personal Honeypot
- 26 Merry Christmas!
- 27 Frohe Weihnacht!
- 28 Early voting and voter ID
- 29 Djw0071
- 30 Merry Christmas
- 31 Overzealous blocking
- 32 vandal spree
- 33 SkipCaptcha and reverting
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- 37 I have no desire to contribute anything further to this website
Question about Government Homework
Mr. Schlafly,
When I went to post my homework answers last night, Conservapedia did not allow me to "edit" the page. Does the website have a curfew? And for the future, when precisely are the homework assignments due? Thanks. --MorganT 17:42, 21 September 2012 (EDT)
- Editing was turned off by the system for a few hours yesterday. Sorry for any inconvenience due to not being able to post. Assignments are due on Wednesdays, but it's not a problem that this homework was late.--Andy Schlafly 17:58, 21 September 2012 (EDT)
- Thank you for clarifying. --MorganT
iPSC therapies
Sorry to belabor the point, but I thought you might find this interesting. There are currently fifteen active clinical trials in the United States using patient-derived stem cells ("adult stem cells") to treat spinal cord injuries. At least one of these trials uses induced pluripotent stem cells derived from terminally-differentiated cells. In spite of the astronomical cancer risk associated, this is an active area of clinical research in the United States.--JHunter 17:58, 20 November 2012 (EST)
- The link says the location is South Korea, not the United States.
- Anti-life types have not, and will not, allow meaningful therapy with adult stem cells in the United States for victims of paralysis.--Andy Schlafly 23:06, 20 November 2012 (EST)
- Fair enough. This is a current clinical trial at Baylor using bone marrow derived stem cells to treat spinal cord injury.--JHunter 00:01, 21 November 2012 (EST)
- You're right that this clinical trial is in the United States (Texas). Thanks for finding and linking to it. But look at how small and limited the study is: only ten people, and perhaps half of them would receive a placebo rather than the stem cell treatment. Allowing stem cell treatment on only 5 persons every 3 years (the study won't complete until 2014) is so little that it is almost nothing.
- It is surprising that the study excludes non-English-speaking patients.--Andy Schlafly 17:30, 21 November 2012 (EST)
Panera Bread
This company must cater to the liberal/harassment crowd, including the one on Mowry Avenue, Fremont; they have that certain "homosexual execution" accuser sitting there now. Should we give them a call? Karajou 14:06, 21 November 2012 (EST)
- What did the manager say? --DamianJohn 18:40, 21 November 2012 (EST)
I would recommend granting him delete privileges, as he has shown himself to be a fair sysop, and always vigilantly watching for spammers. Also, please do something about the 30 odd pages that still need to be deleted. Thanks, brenden 15:52, 21 November 2012 (EST)
Template fun
I am getting rusty on the template programming syntax, so it took me a few edits to get the right result on both the template documentation and on the individual articles (which should not show extra blank lines in the box.) Everything is fine now, so please protect away. Thanks, Wschact 00:03, 22 November 2012 (EST)
- Well done! I've reprotected the template.--Andy Schlafly 00:13, 22 November 2012 (EST)
Epistle to the Hebrews
The idea that Jesus is the author of this text is held only by you. Is this enough to put it into an article? Please remember: "Everything you post must be true and verifiable. " --AugustO 14:38, 22 November 2012 (EST)
- Um, I also hold the same belief as Aschlafly that the Epistle to the Hebrews was written by Jesus as I don't believe no one else would of had the insight to do it. Dvergne 04:54, 23 November 2012 (EST)
- @Dvergne: You are highlighting the danger of the situation: any person not being well informed can be mislead by the authoritative statement in the article!
- @Aschlafly: I'm trying to get a kind of poll of the sysops - at least of those (ten including you) who have edited this year (out of a total of thirty!)
- --AugustO 19:32, 25 November 2012 (EST)
Deletion of User:GregG/Archive of User:Conservative FYI
User:Conservative deleted this page in my userspace without an explanation. I tried to contact him twice about the deletion at his message area, but he oversighted both of my contributions and protected his message area. Thus, I am asking you to either have User:Conservative explain the deletion of a page in my userspace and/or have the page restored. I also think that User:Conservative's actions in this matter qualify as abuse of administrative powers (and, as an aside, are very ironic considering this user's campaign against those who lack what he/she/it/they/I call "machismo"). Thanks, GregG 22:05, 24 November 2012 (EST)
- GregG, you may look back and thank me. You are starting to get obsessed with my every edit and keeping a log of some of my non-main space edits. You are beginning to resemble evolutionists/atheists with Severe Conservapedia obsessive compulsive disorder. Just look at my deletion as an "intervention". A cold splash of water in the face to break your obsession with me.
- We both know what is mainly causing this obsession. You inability to defend evolutionism against valid criticism plus my pointing out that Ken Miller can't either. Conservative 22:21, 24 November 2012 (EST)
- This has nothing to do with evolution or religion. I am not obsessed with you. Also, it's ironic that this charge is coming from someone who showed enough dedication to my contributions and/or the recent changes page to delete a page in my userspace. GregG 22:35, 24 November 2012 (EST)
- ETA Also, I don't see dedication to this project as a disorder. I trust that you wouldn't either, given your extensive contributions to the project. GregG 22:35, 24 November 2012 (EST)
- GregG, now I am really beginning to worry. You are engaging in denialism about your obsession with me. Denialism is a classic symptom of atheists/evolutionists and individuals with Severe Conservapedia obsessive compulsive disorder. Do whatever it takes to break your cycle of obsession! Here are 15 ways to stop obsessing. Conservative 22:49, 24 November 2012 (EST)
- By your logic, everyone is "obsessed" with Conservapedia; those who deny such, according to you, are exemplifying symptoms. Simply ridiculous. GregG 11:20, 25 November 2012 (EST)
- Why don't you both focus on the original topic? I thought userspaces were supposed to be left to the user in question on this project. Isn't that one of the ways we are different from Wikipedia? I seem to recall reading that somewhere on here. Unfortunately, I can't see the page so I don't know what it said. But I think Conservative needs to explain his deletion. This has nothing to do with evolution, obsession, creationism, or any of the other things you guys have been getting into in this thread. It is a more simple matter than that. Focus. Gregkochuconn 21:39, 25 November 2012 (EST)
- By your logic, everyone is "obsessed" with Conservapedia; those who deny such, according to you, are exemplifying symptoms. Simply ridiculous. GregG 11:20, 25 November 2012 (EST)
- GregG, now I am really beginning to worry. You are engaging in denialism about your obsession with me. Denialism is a classic symptom of atheists/evolutionists and individuals with Severe Conservapedia obsessive compulsive disorder. Do whatever it takes to break your cycle of obsession! Here are 15 ways to stop obsessing. Conservative 22:49, 24 November 2012 (EST)
Feast of Christ the King is today
Perhaps this would be good to mention on our main page. GregG 11:21, 25 November 2012 (EST)
- Hi Greg! It's almost time to begin our wait for the birth of Jesus Christ next week. Hope all is well. Because of His merciful love, Nate Nate 15:00, 25 November 2012 (EST)
You really should look into some way of installing questycaptcha. Also, any idea why they lately aren't spamming links to external sites, but rather spamming us with a wall of text, of no apparent advertisement value?brenden 22:09, 25 November 2012 (EST)
Possible page protection
Andy would you consider protecting Epistle to the Hebrews - currently it's only subject to redundant edit warring that is August removing the theory and MattyD parodying. This type of edit warring isn't good for the page.--IDuan 12:23, 26 November 2012 (EST)
- Full disclosure after that initial request the edit warring has died down (hopefully because they finally realized how futile edit warring is)--IDuan 12:32, 26 November 2012 (EST)
- What parody? I'm convinced! MattyD 18:34, 26 November 2012 (EST)
Hello; could you unprotect Template:cquote for 2 minutes for me? There's a bug in the template that's causing every page it's featured on to be listed in the categrory Category:Template Debug. Thanks so much! --IDuan 16:12, 26 November 2012 (EST)
I wrote articles for Jagdpanther and Tiger I tank, recently. I hate to bother you admins as I have seen you have to spend way too much time with spam and reverting vandalism. If you have the time could you find a photo for the articles? I don't know how to upload, nor determine a fair-use photo. Maybe it is something I could learn; is there a guide for it? Cheers, John.
Revisiting blocking due to names
Hi, best wishes to you on this lovely Sunday. :-) I have a small concern that I was wondering if you'd care to consider: blocking due to user names. Moments ago Dvergne blocked new user LordByron with an expiry time of 6 months with this reason: ("Silly and/or foul username. Account may be recreated as a first name and last initial"). I was wondering if we are being a bit too hasty in blocking for this reason? Certainly we have had way too many spammers/vandals/inappropriate name accounts, and have had to block way more than we should, but to block so quickly before a single edit is made, in a case like this where the use name is not particularly inappropriate, could this be a bit hasty on our part? Could we be discouraging legitimate users? I was just thinking that many older users such as myself, have "nonstandard" user names: Karajou, Conservative, JMR10, are a few other editors that come to mind. We are all valued, responsible editors, although we have non-traditional user names. Just a small thought that came to me today, and was wondering what you thought about it. Thank you for your consideration in this matter, blessings to you & yours. Taj 17:02, 2 December 2012 (EST)
- Apologies for an extra edit; one more thought please. I just looked at our Guidelines and it currently states this:
Member Accounts
As a sign of good faith and accountability it is recommended that editors select a user name based on a permutation of their real name. Whenever this would cause confusion, a name based upon a hobby or characteristic would also be acceptable.
Perhaps we should revise either our policy to conform to guidelines or guidelines to conform to actuality. Thanks again, Taj 17:08, 2 December 2012 (EST)
- Taj, you make excellent points, and your own edits are much appreciated. Perhaps a few blocks have been too hasty, as you say. But in defense of User:Dvergne, he's been doing many appropriate blocks and I think he was probably also correct in blocking "LordByron". The probability is very, very small that a real LordByron established that account, given how few "Lords" there are, and how advanced most are in age (and thus unlikely to be internet savvy). It is far more likely that someone who was not a Lord Byron picked that name, which would thereby warrant an immediate block.
- But thanks for your comments and I'd be happy to look at any suggested rewording of the rules. User names other than real first names and last initials are allowed when the editor makes substantive, legitimate edits, but I'd rather not try to formalize that practice in the actual rule.--Andy Schlafly 19:30, 2 December 2012 (EST)
- Ok, I understand. Thank you for the reply. I didn't really think that user was a Lord, I just thought perhaps the name would have been ok. But I understand that it is preferred to have real names. Best Wishes, Taj 19:39, 2 December 2012 (EST)
- I don't have a firm view one way or the other about the policy. However perhaps a gentle reminder to blockers to not jump the gun might be in order. Today I had to unblock an editor who signed up as JBerttram42 who had been blocked under the username policy. There is no way of knowing whether this editor had good intentions for the site or not, but almost certainly if he was a good faith user he won't be back. --DamianJohn 01:51, 3 December 2012 (EST)
- Ok, I understand. Thank you for the reply. I didn't really think that user was a Lord, I just thought perhaps the name would have been ok. But I understand that it is preferred to have real names. Best Wishes, Taj 19:39, 2 December 2012 (EST)
Andy, please change Template:University to {{{expense}}}/yr Thanks, Wschact 23:09, 2 December 2012 (EST)
- Good suggestion. I think I added it correctly.--Andy Schlafly 23:28, 2 December 2012 (EST)
Use of the ethird person in the Epistle to the Hebrews
Aschlafly, you are claiming that in the Epistle to the Hebrews Jesus Christ is speaking about himself in the third person. That wouldn't be unheard of, we find this often in classical literature. E.g., when we read
|Caesar saw the horse.
it could well be that Caesar was the author of this sentence. But what's about
|Caesar saw me.
Here it is obvious that Caesar is not the author, as we have an instance of the first person (me). The same holds true for the Epistle to the Hebrews. One example is Hebrews 3:6
Χριστὸς δὲ ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ· οὗ οἶκός ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς ἐάνπερ τὴν παρρησίαν καὶ τὸ καύχημα τῆς ἐλπίδος μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν
Reading this, you see that Christ is set over the house, while we (including the author!) are the house. If you study the epistle diligently, you will find many such examples.
And please, address the points in the section Talk:Epistle to the Hebrews#"one plausible theory is that Jesus himself wrote or dictated_it"! --AugustO 03:58, 3 December 2012 (EST)
- Aschlafly, until you have answered to this point, I remove the phrase ", and one plausible theory is that Jesus himself wrote or dictated it" from the introduction of Epistle to the Hebrews. However, I keep in the sentence "Andrew Schlafly, founder of Conservapedia, proposes the possibility that Jesus Christ Himself was the author of this epistle (see Mystery:Did Jesus Write the Epistle to the Hebrews?)" from the section Epistle to the Hebrews#Author --AugustO 05:48, 4 December 2012 (EST)
- Aschlafly, given your apparent aversion against the phrase "I was wrong" and your general shyness when it comes to replying to my comments on this encyclopedia, it is hard to tell whether you have abandoned your claim "one plausible theory is that Jesus himself wrote or dictated it" or just lost interest in the whole thing.
- But if you don't address the points made on the talk-page Talk:Epistle to the Hebrews, I'll remove the sentence "Andrew Schlafly, founder of Conservapedia, proposes the possibility that Jesus Christ Himself was the author of this epistle (see Mystery:Did Jesus Write the Epistle to the Hebrews?)" from the article, too. --AugustO 02:35, 6 December 2012 (EST)
Semantic HTML markup
Dear Mr. Schlafly,
After seeing this edit, I noticed that you used the <br> tag. It's a good idea to use semantic markup where possible so that different users can understand how to format the articles appropriately for various devices. In this particular case, leaving a blank line will cause MediaWiki to crate a new paragraph, which is probably what you were intending. I can go ahead and fix these issues on other pages too. Thanks, GregG 20:22, 3 December 2012 (EST)
Protected Pages
Pretty much every important page on Conservapedia can only be edited by administrators now (as far as I can tell). While I understand the importance of protecting articles, I do not see why debate topics are also protected. Debate pages should be open to everyone and all opinions. RaymondZ 07:54, 4 December 2012 (EST)
Just a friendly note, I added two new requests to Conservapedia:Image upload requests. Thanks. --Qw, 4 December 2012
"Repent of this Athiesm"
"Repent of this atheism" on the main page should either be "repent for this atheism" or "rid himself of this atheism." You "repent for" something, you don't "repent of" it. Gregkochuconn 22:02, 7 December 2012 (EST)
Is it just a temporary loss of interest...
... or have you discarded your insight that one plausible theory is that Jesus himself wrote or dictated the Epistle to the Hebrews? An answer to this question could save me some work... --AugustO 11:17, 9 December 2012 (EST)
So, you haven't discarded the insight. Then I'm waiting for you to address the points above, i.e.,
Aschlafly, you are claiming that in the Epistle to the Hebrews Jesus Christ is speaking about himself in the third person. That wouldn't be unheard of, we find this often in classical literature. E.g., when we read
it could well be that Caesar was the author of this sentence. But what's about
Here it is obvious that Caesar is not the author, as we have an instance of the first person (me). The same holds true for the Epistle to the Hebrews. One example is Hebrews 3:6
Χριστὸς δὲ ὡς υἱὸς ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ· οὗ οἶκός ἐσμεν ἡμεῖς ἐάνπερ τὴν παρρησίαν καὶ τὸ καύχημα τῆς ἐλπίδος μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν
Reading this, you see that Christ is set over the house, while we (including the author!) are the house. If you study the epistle diligently, you will find many such examples.
And please, address the points in the section Talk:Epistle to the Hebrews#"one plausible theory is that Jesus himself wrote or dictated_it"!
--AugustO 02:43, 10 December 2012 (EST)
ACLU attacking same-sex education...
I'd be very curious to hear your informed legal opinion on the following case, as it seems to fall very much within your area of expertise.
Hope you're well this Christmas season.
--Benp 18:52, 10 December 2012 (EST)
- The ACLU has repeatedly opposed single-gender classes in public school, even though many schools and parents agree they work better. Thanks for linking to the above story, where the ACLU is complaining to the Department of Education, which creates a bit of a political issue for the Obama Administration. There are lots more of these single-gender schools than liberals want to admit - and they work well. I think there are even entire single-gender public schools now!
- I am interested in these cases and I doubt the ACLU will win this issue in the long run. Thanks for mentioning it.--Andy Schlafly 21:33, 10 December 2012 (EST)
"Play in a State with so Much Liberal Mediocrity"
Technically, Tebow plays in New Jersey, home of Governor Chris Christie, who is neither mediocre nor a liberal. But I can't figure out how to rephrase it so it's factually accurate and not awkward-sounding, so unless you can do so, I'd just leave it that way on the main page. Nobody thinks of the Jets as being from New Jersey anyway. Gregkochuconn 16:58, 12 December 2012 (EST)
- NJ voted for Obama in 2008/2012 and Obama is very liberal and more liberal than the RINO Mitt Romney.
- The team's fans are primarily in the New York metropolitan area which includes parts of NY/NJ. Conservative 20:37, 12 December 2012 (EST)
Has the "Email this user" feature been disabled? I'm a bit rusty, but I can't seem to find it on any user pages. I also can't edit my email address under my preferences, which has changed since I was last here (finally jumped from hotmail to gmail). -- Jeff W. LauttamusDiscussion 14:26, 14 December 2012 (EST)
- The email feature is disabled. It could return at some point. Sorry for any inconvenience.--Andy Schlafly 15:50, 14 December 2012 (EST)
- No inconvenience, just curiosity. Thanks. -- Jeff W. LauttamusDiscussion 16:02, 14 December 2012 (EST)
Selective information
It is known the killer was homeschooled. If you want to censor that it's your encyclopedia and I've deferred to you before. But it is known he was homeschooled. Here is a source from a family relative saying the mother pulled her son out of public school because she was unhappy with the public school's plan for her son. If you want to leave it out because it's awkward for you then fine.--IDuan 15:41, 16 December 2012 (EST)
- The cited source is not enough support for the claim. Was this merely a dispute with the school district that lasted only a few days, or a few weeks? There is much greater evidence that Adam Lanza attended public high school, with an entry for him in the graduation yearbook.
- No other homeschooler has corroborated the claim that Adam Lanza was homeschooled. Perhaps his mom thought about homeschooling him, and tried homeschooling briefly, but apparently she opted for public school instead.--Andy Schlafly 15:50, 16 December 2012 (EST)
- Even if he was homeschooled for a brief period of time - he was homeschooled. In a true encyclopedia you don't leave out information so you can conveniently avoid discussion; you either mention the controversy or find a factually correct way around it (which would be listing both - since both are true). Mentioning that his mom considered homeschooling but chose public schools does not present the reality that he was - PERHAPS for a brief period of time but certainly for a time period - home schooled.--IDuan 15:53, 16 December 2012 (EST)
- No, merely pulling a child out of public school because of a dispute with the school is not "homeschooling". It's called keeping the kid at home in protest.--Andy Schlafly 16:07, 16 December 2012 (EST)
- Iduan, you are a good editor, but in this case I think you are wrong. I agree with ASchlafly, I don't think Adam Lanza can properly be termed "home schooled". Home schooling involves set lesson plans, a consistent progress evaluation, and a home teacher or parent who has a great interest in or background in childhood education and willingness to devote a lot of time for this. As the facts stand, we know that Lanza's mother removed him from public school due to a dispute with the school, it wasn't a predetermined plan for homeschooling, and we have no information on what type of schooling he received at home. In any case, this situation is an anomaly, a very unusual occurance, in that this young man was already known to have behavioral issues and personality problems. He is not typical of, or representative of, most home schooled children. (I looked up info and statistics on this, that's how I came to this conclusion). It would be accurate to say his mother removed him from public school at some point, but it just doesn't seem right to say he was "home schooled". In my opinion. Thanks, Taj 17:32, 16 December 2012 (EST)
Personal Honeypot
I've set up a honeypot wiki, to track and monitor wiki spammers. If you want, I can give you checkuser priviledges there, so you can partake in the experiment/project yourself. Url, if you are interested. brenden 23:27, 17 December 2012 (EST)
Merry Christmas!
As I will be spending the next few days offline with family, a very merry Christmas to you and your family, sir. --Benp 14:12, 23 December 2012 (EST)
- And Merry Christmss to you and your family, Ben!--Andy Schlafly 14:15, 23 December 2012 (EST)
Your most recent counterexample to relativity (#48, about a black hole "firewall") is really fascinating. I had never heard about that idea, or about the "AMPS" (Almheiri, Polchinski, Marolf and Sully) hypothesis in general, though I knew about strange goings-on within the Planck distance from the event horizon. I have a lot of reading to catch up on, and will try to get back in a couple of days.
Santa may find me asleep, slumped in my chair with a book in my hand. I'll try to leave at least a few cookies for him, but there's no guarantee. Late-night physics reading creates a strong craving for chocolate chips.....
Merry Christmas. JudyJ 19:12, 23 December 2012 (EST)
- Was I late :| ? Merry Christmas, Mr. Schlafly! brenden 22:40, 24 December 2012 (EST)
Frohe Weihnacht!
Merry Christmas from Germany! BTW, I'd appreciate if the further review of my blocking rights could be finished this year. --AugustO 18:23, 23 December 2012 (EST)
- I hope that you will find time in the remaining days of this year to right this little wrong. Thank you! --AugustO 15:39, 26 December 2012 (EST)
- Merry Christmas! And may Jesus's own writing in His Epistle to the Hebrews guide and inspire us in 2013!--Andy Schlafly 15:56, 26 December 2012 (EST)
- I'm pleased that the further review is now finished: the restoration of my blocking rights is the vindication I've been looking for over the last months. Thank you very much, that was a nice Christmas surprise!
- Jesus's own writing Well, that is still only your personal opinion, and I'm looking forward to your arguments at Mystery:Did_Jesus_Write_the_Epistle_to_the_Hebrews?#Rebuttals_in_detail! But when I'm praying The Lord's Prayer over the next days - the one we know that Jesus personally taught us - I'll include you in my thoughts.
- AugustO 02:30, 27 December 2012 (EST)
Early voting and voter ID
Dear Mr. Schlafly,
I know you are interested in early voting, so I finished my analysis of early voting and voter ID in the strict photo voter ID states. You can find it at User:GregG/Early voting and voter ID. Merry Christmas, GregG 11:28, 24 December 2012 (EST)
I am troubled by biographical articles that do not name the individual nor supply reliable secondary sources about the individual. Today an article was created on Djw0071, but there are no real sources and the article was immediately protected. We have no way of knowing whether this person exists (or whether this person is a close friend of the person that wrote the article.) Absent reliable sources and the give-and-take of the editorial process, I respectfully question whether such an article complies with CP policy. Do you feel that the page should be protected from editing? Thanks, Wschact 02:14, 27 December 2012 (EST)
- I fail to see the points in your argument as Djw0071 clearly exists as they have a youtube channel that has a nice selection of quite informative videos. The page locking is a bit annoying as I can see a few grammatical errors.` Dvergne 02:49, 27 December 2012 (EST)
- I would be equally concerned whether it was appropriate for an encyclopedia to have articles in its mainspace about virtually unknown and irrelevant people on Youtube. The guy has 30 subscribers, and his 15 or so videos have only been viewed a total of 10,700 times, in the 4 years he has been on Youtube. This makes him a complete unknown and not notable in the least. There simply shouldn't be an article on anyone at Conservapedia unless they are even marginally significant. --DamianJohn 02:50, 27 December 2012 (EST)
- Those numbers do seem a bit low, however there is evidence that Creationist channels are not treated as equally as say Evolutionist channels on youtube. Dvergne 02:55, 27 December 2012 (EST)
- I don't believe that for a second but however. If you look at his videos, they are actually of pretty average quality. "Cat farting" is unlikely to get many views nor is a spectacularly banal point he makes about something Obiwan Kenobi says compared to Yoda, or a rant about hotdogs. It seems pretty clear to me that there is a bit of a quid pro quo going on here here; the owner/operator of the Question Evolution! has agreed to advertise Djw's channel in return for Djw giving that blog a plug in a video. That seems fair enough to me, and I encourage both parties to proceed with the best of luck, however it is NOT something that Conservapedia should be involved with. The mainspace of Conservapdia is supposed to be an encyclopedia, not an advertising medium for various blogs. The community will be looking to Aschlafly to provide leadership on this issue. --DamianJohn 03:19, 27 December 2012 (EST)
- I have to agree that it was poor judgment to create Djw0071. The four "sources" provided are all links to the same anonymous blog, of which only two distinct pages are cited. And, as someone with a YouTube account (albeit one that has not had any new videos uploaded in about 3 years), I can assure you that, on statistics alone (which are about the same as mine), the channel is nowhere close to being notable. I don't see why non-notable people on the Internet have articles while this encyclopedia still lacks information on very notable people. GregG 11:01, 27 December 2012 (EST)
- I don't believe that for a second but however. If you look at his videos, they are actually of pretty average quality. "Cat farting" is unlikely to get many views nor is a spectacularly banal point he makes about something Obiwan Kenobi says compared to Yoda, or a rant about hotdogs. It seems pretty clear to me that there is a bit of a quid pro quo going on here here; the owner/operator of the Question Evolution! has agreed to advertise Djw's channel in return for Djw giving that blog a plug in a video. That seems fair enough to me, and I encourage both parties to proceed with the best of luck, however it is NOT something that Conservapedia should be involved with. The mainspace of Conservapdia is supposed to be an encyclopedia, not an advertising medium for various blogs. The community will be looking to Aschlafly to provide leadership on this issue. --DamianJohn 03:19, 27 December 2012 (EST)
- Those numbers do seem a bit low, however there is evidence that Creationist channels are not treated as equally as say Evolutionist channels on youtube. Dvergne 02:55, 27 December 2012 (EST)
- I would be equally concerned whether it was appropriate for an encyclopedia to have articles in its mainspace about virtually unknown and irrelevant people on Youtube. The guy has 30 subscribers, and his 15 or so videos have only been viewed a total of 10,700 times, in the 4 years he has been on Youtube. This makes him a complete unknown and not notable in the least. There simply shouldn't be an article on anyone at Conservapedia unless they are even marginally significant. --DamianJohn 02:50, 27 December 2012 (EST)
We all know that Djw0071 is poised to be a rising star in young earth creationism. Evolutionists, let's stop pretending otherwise. :) Conservative 13:49, 29 December 2012 (EST)
Merry Christmas
And a Merry Christmas to you too! DouglasA 14:01, 27 December 2012 (EST)
Overzealous blocking
Aschlafy, please have a look here (or, if it the section gets deleted, here). --AugustO 23:51, 27 December 2012 (EST)
vandal spree
By the time you read this (and probably revert to my version :-), you will see that there's been some bad goings on. Isn't there a policy that someone with blocking powers should be "on duty" at all times? Isn't that why editing is shut down overnight? Never mind. AlanE just stepped up. JudyJ 22:02, 29 December 2012 (EST)
SkipCaptcha and reverting
Dear Mr. Schlafly,
Pardon my thinking aloud, but I think it should be possible to not prompt for a CAPTCHA when reverting an article to a previous revision. I'll take a look on MediaWiki to see if there is a way to add this feature. GregG 23:47, 29 December 2012 (EST)
- Someone has already requested such a feature [4], but it hasn't had any activity since June 2011. GregG 23:58, 29 December 2012 (EST)
- Good suggestion - perhaps someone will add that feature.--Andy Schlafly 23:59, 29 December 2012 (EST)
Thanks Aschlafly for the clean up of the mass vandalism by Germanottaparamore, which included my talk page and many others, as well. Cheers, --JohnJustice 11:19, 31 December 2012 (EST)
My name is Cole and I need help. I recently made an article about a website that harasses Conservapedia and its users. It was deleted. So I decided to go to Ed Poor for help.
This is what I said and stand by:
Im new here and need some help. I figured I would go to you since you seem very involved in the community. I recently tried to instate an article about R*tional Wiki and suddenly it was deleted. I thought since we had an article about Wikipedia that we could write about wikis. I also noticed that it had been deleted several times by the same people. Why? The words are spam filtered to. I feel that we need to write about the faults and propaganda of this completely biased website. Not to mention they completely badmouth you in the most rude ways. Please help...
To which he responded:
If you want to write about a website which slanders us, please contact User:Aschlafly for permission.
So I did and would like to know your opinion on the matter. Thank you--Colesmithsayshi 16:04, 31 December 2012 (EST)
I would like to request some changes to the Video game article
I recently spoke with another editor concerning some edits to the video game article I considered erroneous and in some cases, spurious, and he suggested I refer my concerns to you.
The full list of most of my concerns can be found on the talk page for the article, but there was a claim you added that I did find a reference for, specifically, the one about how video games have contributed to the dropout rate of colleges:
The page referenced here is from 2008, but it does reinforce an assertion I initially removed that I originally found groundless. Still, I believe it would be wise to have a more contemporary source for this assertion, as it was one of the few articles I could find that defended that assertion.
For example, these articles cite other causes that have been consistently cited and verified elsewhere:
However, I have to confess to taking issue with the removal of the statement about games contributing to the development of critical thinking, which I know is not true as a gamer, and these articles can easily reinforce that point as valid:
For these reasons, I believe that article needs the part about critical thinking restored, and the part you added about drop out rates should probably be added farther down the page around the part where the article discusses the social impact of gaming (for good and ill).
PatrickMarion 08:46, 3 January 2013 (EST)PatrickMarion
I have no desire to contribute anything further to this website
I consider myself myself a Christian, I try believe the Bible is word of God, and I try not to sin against my fellow man, and I do think abortion and homosexuality have no moral standing in the eyes of God, and that he sent his son Jesus (who was God in human form) as our redemption and the Holy Spirit as a guide to that redemption.
At the same time, I believe in the God who redeems the sinful and hates the sin but not the sinner, a God who was stern but willing to show love for his enemies, even willing to die on a Cross for his enemies, friends, and even those who did not know him so that all may have everlasting life, and I believe in the God who showed kindness to not only prostitutes and tax collectors, but also to the very Pharisees who would eventually put him on the Cross, wishing to forgive them for the sheer gravity of the sin they didn't realize they were committing as he died there.
With that said, I must confess I heard a lot of bad press about Conservapedia before coming here, and I decided to follow the example of that tolerant, loving God, and I decided to ignore the scorn and derision of its critics, so I registered an account to post here, because while it did seem a little farther to the right than I anticipated, I did appreciate the idea of a conservative oriented wiki project, so I decided to contribute.
At first, I was frustrated by the general disorganization of the site and limited rights I had as an editor, but considered the frequent vandalism I seen that had to be undone, I understood the reasons for those limits and decided to contribute as best I could in helping improve the site quality.
I was aware that many parodists and trolls had infiltrated the site and had corrupted articles, and when I read over the articles accusing Obama of being a Muslim without any real proof that would withstand the scrutiny of a court of law (which, as I understand, would be an anathema to you, Mr. Schlafly, as you are a lawyer), I decided to investigate those sources to see if they had any basis to them.
Before I continue, I do not believe Obama has been an effective President of America nor an effective political leader, and I don't entirely believe his stated faith and his public morality matched up, but even Christians can fall away from the word of God, and unless there was solid proof of his being a Muslim, I will not accuse anyone of something I cannot prove, just as Jesus refused to accuse the Pharisees of things he could not prove, And besides, freedom of religious expression is an integral constitutional right, and even if Obama were a Muslim, that is completely immaterial to me as long as it does not infringe on my right to be a Christian.
As for those sources, I investigated many of them, and many of those sources were not only conservatively biased (this is an educational resource with a conservative focus, so that is not entirely bad), but some were clearly wrong, such as the oath of office not taking place on a bible (that's tradition, not law) being proof Obama was a Muslim, the point about Obama's middle name (even if he were a Muslim, even Muslim tradition would have no objection to his middle name, and US law would not require his name be changed for any reason), and most disgusting of all, the fact a Youtube video produced a religious bigot who equated Nazism with Islam accused Obama of mocking the Bible (I found the Original broadcast of the excerpted comments, and they were taken out of context) was clearly nothing but anti-Muslim hatred.
For the record, the reason I take issue with anti-Muslim hatred is this: they worship the same God as do Christians and Jews, so even if Obama were still Muslim, he still believes in the same God as you or I do, and he hasn't infringed on our rights to worship that God in any way, so the focus on his religion and why he must be a Muslim sounded more than a little paranoid. Besides, while John F. Kennedy was a Catholic, I would no more hold that against him than I would Obama being a Christian, Muslim, Jew, Hindu, Shinto, Scientologist or even an agnostic or atheist, since the Constitution guarantees the right to believe anything you want, and while his public morality and political career seems like relevant targets of a conservative wiki, I found it frankly ridiculous and more than a little suspect about the focus on how Obama HAD TO BE a Muslim since quit I posting the day before this message.
When I finally decided to check back in, not only were the words other editors who also had reasonable doubts ignored (despite being legitimate), but I found this:
Mystery:Why Do Some Oppose the Likelihood that Obama Is Muslim?
It wasn't even an extension of the religion debate, it was basically asking why anyone would doubt your own assertion Obama was a Muslim, and coupled with a reversal of almost every single reasonable doubt on the topic, I can only conclude your mind has already been made up that Obama is a Muslim, and while I don't understand your motives for this nor why the opinions of those who are clearly bigoted are allowed to stand as if they were as legitimate fact, I can only further conclude this wiki is little more than a vehicle for bigotry, intolerance, and hatred, just as was asserted in another wiki that criticizes this one and even a blog by a former administrator, and if that's the case, I want to be be permanently blocked as an editor from this wiki, as I want no more association with it, just as Jesus wished the temple of God to have no more association with moneychangers.
I bear you nor anyone else here any malice or ill will, Mr. Schlafly, but if this website is a representation of what true conservatives are like, then by its standards I'm a liberal. If this place is a representation of what followers of Christ believe, then by its standards I'm a heretic. And finally, if you want to know what I think a Christian is, then here it is in a sentence:
This user is a Christian, and remembers that Jesus preached tolerance and love, not homophobia and hate.
PatrickMarion 08:52, 4 January 2013 (EST)PatrickMarion


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MP598, Reviewed October 1993
Many artisans without experience in markets outside their neighborhood have difficulty pricing their goods to give a fair return on their work. There are lots of ways to price — double or triple your estimated production cost or check how others are pricing similar quality items. But these do not assure that you are getting a fair price. For many of you, it may be time to be more scientific about pricing your product. Many at-home artisans work in "spare time" between washing clothes and fixing supper, after the crops are harvested in the fall or late at night when the kids are asleep. Some of your items are made, in part, from natural materials found on walks, in creek beds or on drives in the country, further confusing the real cost of the product.
The price of an item has to include the cost of all materials in the item, a fair wage for your time and other costs to make a product or run a business. Packaging and shipping may be included in the cost or may be added later, depending on how you are marketing.
Cost of materials may include paint, paper, wood, clay, fabric — anything used to make your item. Don't forget what it would cost to replace materials you have been using because they were left over around the house. Quiltmakers may start with scraps from old sewing projects, but as their business grows, they have to purchase new fabric. Therefore, the price must include cost of replacements.
The fair wage or cost of labor may be difficult to figure. If you have no better estimate of the value of your labor, start with the minimum hourly wage which is $4.25 effective April 1, 1991. However, a person with skill, experience and an established market should or will pay themselves a higher wage.
If you don't have the exact amount of time you spend on an item, there are ways to estimate. It may be easier to figure the number of items you can make in a week or month and estimate how many hours of your time over that period is spent on your craft. You can then divide the number of items into the amount of time to arrive at the figure.
The final ingredient in the price is overhead costs for production or business. Production overhead costs can include the electricity to run a saw; the fraction of the sewing machine "used up" by making one quilt; the cost to use the car to pick up supplies. List those things you have to do to make this item and figure a cost per item for each type of expense.
Overhead costs of the business are those expenses that are not a part of making the item you sell. They may include promotion or advertising, the services of a tax preparer, lawyer or accountant. Printing invoices or business stationery are other areas to be considered. The entry fee to craft shows is an example of overhead business expenses. Again estimate these on a cost per item basis to be added to your price.
You may need to estimate the cost of packaging and shipping your item to a buyer or consumer. To estimate these costs, purchase the necessary packaging materials, average estimates on shipping these items to New York or California, and add the cost of insurance on the item. Most business people recommend shipping by United Parcel Service (UPS). These costs should be included in your final retail price. The retail price that you have established for your item should be the same for all buyers. Remember that you are estimating a retail price, the one paid by a customer to purchase a single item.
You may get calls from buyers who want to place a wholesale order for your work. This is purchasing more than one item. Wholesale buyers need to buy at less than retail price because they need to cover their selling costs such as rent, cost of sales personnel, supplies, taxes, etc. The percentage of markup for wholesale is negotiable between you and the buyer but try to set your price to allow you a profit. Of course, if you have your own shop, your retail price has to cover these costs as well.
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knolli wrote:As I said, it is one thing to have a given number of character cards in your deck. It is a totally different thing to have a big pool of cards (the sum of every card you collected) where you choose your deck from. What I said about characters applies to any other type of card, too.
When I still played MTG, I spent nearly as much time preparing my deck as I spent playing. And do make a good costumized deck you need a big pool. A collection of 1000 cards (including doubles) is small for most TCGs.
When building your deck most of the time it's: "Tam is strong, but Tim is faster. And Tom has this neat ability, but lacks defense. ..I think I will put Tod in my deck, because he goes well with the [other card]",
or: "The Bloodthirsty Axe does the most damage, but the Swift Daggers also improves the speed stat. Or should I put the Scythe of Decapitation in my deck? It adds the [special ability], but the initial bonus is small. No, I will use the Greatsword of Legends that gives additional bonus when equipted to a [specific character]."
That's why you need to create ten times more cards than are actually used for a game. And if you are planning to make individual sprites for Tam, Tim, Tom and Tod there is much work waiting for you. And maybe they will never be selected for a game.
Ah, I see your point.
Well, such is the life of a pixel artist.


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New Bern aldermen and the mayor will consider adopting a resolution Tuesday calling for a public hearing Dec. 11 on annexation of property owned by Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Development Company known as Phase 1 of Craven 30 North.
New Bern aldermen and the mayor will consider adopting a resolution Tuesday calling for a public hearing Dec. 11 on annexation of property owned by Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Development Company known as Phase 1 of Craven 30 North.
The Board of Aldermen will meet at 7 p.m. in City Hall.
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Development Company has petitioned the city to annex about 350 acres located on U.S. 70 near Bosch Boulevard in Township 8. The property is also known as Phase 1 of Craven 30 North, according to city staff reports.
Aldermen will also conduct a public hearing and may adopt an ordinance to zone property on Old Airport Road as R-8 residential district.
Willie and Jane Stallings requested the zoning after their 3-acre tract off Old Airport Road was recently annexed by the city. The request was heard before the Planning and Zoning Board on Nov. 6, and that board unanimously recommended the request be approved, staff reports show.
R-8 Residential District is designed to accommodate single, duplex and multifamily dwellings with a minimum 8,000-square-foot lot for one unit and 4,000 square feet for each additional unit.
Mike Epperson, city manager, will briefly update the board on city goals and objectives.
New Bern has until May 3 to install emissions monitoring and control equipment on 11 diesel generators to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency�s national emission standard for hazardous air pollutants for internal combustion engines.
The monitoring and control system needed will cost $323,754, reports show.
The board will also consider amending the city ordinance on personnel. The change is due to a recent compensation study. New sections have been added to the ordinance, which required existing sections to be renumbered and the entire chapter on personnel to be reformatted, according to staff reports.
The board also may adopt a resolution to amend classification pay plan for fiscal year 2012-13 because of the compensation study done. That study resulted in recommendations to add position classifications, change some job titles and delete specific position classifications, staff reports show.
The board will also consider closing the 300-700 blocks of George Street, 400-600 blocks of Broad Street, 200 and 300 blocks of Middle Street and 200 and 300 blocks of South Front Street from 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 26 for the Annual Shriners Parade.
Permission to close Broad Street will still have to go before the Department of Transportation since it is a state maintained road.
Aldermen will also be asked to approve a budget ordinance amendment to the general fund for the police in-car camera system.
In fiscal year 2011-12, the board approved the purchase of 26 in-car camera systems along with the hardware, software and installation in the amount of $155,584. These items were financed in the prior fiscal year, but the purchase was not bid until the current year, reports show.
The cost will actually be $155,489 for 21 in-car camera systems, reports show.


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After their 8-0 pummeling of San Marino on Friday, along with Montenegro's 1-0 win in Moldova, England sit two points behind Tuesday's opponents, with the reverse fixture at Wembley still to come.
And Cleverley claims Roy Hodgson's team will play to win in Podgorica in an attempt to take maximum points from the two-game international break.
"It is a significant game but we are going out to win it," the 23-year-old told reporters. "Two wins from these two matches would be really satisfying.
|Tom Cleverley is 11/1 with Bet365 to score first against Montenegro
Despite only claiming independence from Serbia in 2006, Montenegro have competed strongly in recent years and held England to a 2-2 draw the last time the sides met in qualifying for Euro 2012.
After thrashing minnows San Marino on Friday, there have been suggestions that a step up in class may cause England problems but Cleverley has shaken off any such notions.
"I don't think the adjustment from one type of opposition to the other will be that difficult," he added.
"We know the job we have to do. As long as we all work hard and play our football in the right way, we can get the job done."
Cleverley only made his debut for the national side in August of 2012 but he has not looked back since, appearing in every game for the Three Lions in their current qualification campaign.
"I have only had a short international career but I have played in some big games, against Brazil and Italy and the World Cup qualifiers," the Manchester United playmaker said.
"I have had some good experiences in my short time with England. Hopefully Tuesday will be another."


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Please welcome guest author Garrett McCord who brought these cookies over today. They lasted about a second and a half. ~Elise
Generally, I stick to ice creams and sorbets come summer, it just gets too hot out to start cranking on the oven. Still, certain treats are worth the heat and when these orange poppy seed cookies bake it's culinary aromatherapy.
The bright orangey flavors with the slightly citric and nutty, textural pop of poppy seeds make these cookies taste like bursts of sunshine itself. They're easy to put together and during a season when lighter flavors just seem to pair so well with the warmer weather. The cookies are light and delicate yet pack in a lot of flavor, making them delectable for kids, yet still perfectly suited for bridal parties, baby showers, or other lighthearted events.
Feel free to switch out orange for lemon if you want something a bit more reminiscent of the classic lemon poppy seed muffin. If you do decide to use lemon, a novel option is to switch out the poppy seeds for a teaspoon of ground coriander and add it with the rest of the dry ingredients for a more Mediterranean, slightly savory cookie.
Orange Poppy Seed Cookies RecipePrint
- 2/3 cup of sugar
- 1/2 cup of butter, room temperature
- 1 egg, room temperature
- 1 tablespoon of orange zest
- 1 1/4 cup of flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon of poppy seeds
1 Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
2 Add the egg and the orange zest, beat for thirty seconds, scraping down the bowl part way through to ensure even mixing.
3 In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Slowly sift it into the butter mixture until just combined. Fold in the poppy seeds.
4 Place heaping teaspoonfuls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or Silpat, allowing them space as they will spread as they bake.
5 Bake at 350°F for 10-12 minutes or until just turning golden around the edges. Remove from oven. Let sit on the baking sheet for a minute or two to let the cookies solidify a bit, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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