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by holtom2000 » Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:00 pm
I'd retweet and favourite this if I could.. DC = Douchebag Comics
by holtom2000 » Thu Dec 05, 2013 4:15 pm
although I remember a time when the Canadian dollar was around 60 cents, comics often cost me that much
but yah, $8 gets you a decent PSN game that will last longer than 30 minutes. or a paperback. or .. well you know
by Anthony Pilone » Thu Dec 05, 2013 6:02 pmThis proves he is a total utter asshole and his sheep-like new 52 followers are too blind sided to even read between the lines to see that. Dan Didio take his flopping new 52 and shove it! If anybody here who feels the same way and wish to do something about it, which IS possible, please come join us right here https://www.facebook.com/groups/231664536857940/ Spread the word!
by SporkBot » Thu Dec 05, 2013 7:12 pmSeriously? They went ahead with the 3D cover fiasco when they knew it was gonna cost them money, but they can't include this for subscribers? At least give them an option of paying a couple bucks more.
by Zechs » Thu Dec 05, 2013 7:44 pm
Well let's see if they can avoid firing popular creative staff this year.
by Draco x » Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:13 pm
I give it to the end of this year before we hear of another firing.
by Chessack » Fri Dec 06, 2013 2:44 am
Right. There are two stupid things about this:
First, why the short notice? Surely they've known this was coming up (unless they can't count, which is always a possibility with these guys, I guess). I mean, it's been known since, well, the 1930s that Batman's first appearance was Detective Comics (volume 1) #27. So like, the freaking day they decided to start a volume 2 of it they had to know that 2 years and 3 months into it (well, 4 with #0), they were going to be at #27, and that this would be a special issue. Now, they might not have known it would be 96 pages, but surely they must have realized they'd do something and it might cost a little more, and try to figure out how to allow for it ahead of time. So this is just poor planning and lack of awareness of their own product.
Second, as you say, why not provide some options? If #27 is 96 pages, they didn't just figure that out now. Comics are planned and produced months in advance. My guess is, the artists and writers were working on this a couple of months ago. This is plenty of lead time. Why not send, not a letter, but a survey form to each customer with options? A tear-off form with 3 checkboxes:
Option 1: I would like to receive Detective #27 and have it count for two of months worth of subscription, rather than one. Please shorten my remaining subscription by 1 issue (11 total rather than 12) to compensate.
Option 2: I would like to receive Detective Comics #27 but I don't want to lose any months of subscription. Enclosed is my check for $3.99 to make up the difference in cost.
Option 3: I do not want to receive Detective Comics #27 as part of my subscription. Please skip that month and extend my subscription 1 more month to compensate.
If (see point 1) they had been on the ball about this back in say October, the whole counter reset could have been avoided. Additionally, starting in October, they should have warned everyone who subscribed to Detective Comics between then and #27's release what was coming and provided the same options.
I mean seriously, how hard is that?
by Michael Martin » Fri Dec 06, 2013 3:51 amMeanwhile, the once mighty river of the British comics industry has dried up into a feeble, muddy stream with all used blobs and needles floating in it. BUT The Phoenix was just able to add 50% more pages to issue 100 and not increase the price by a penny. And this a comic that most comic fans in Britain have not even heard of.
Do fancy buying the Batman though, because it's a special issue. But $8.99 will probably be "converted" to about £8.50, and have import costs added, making it the thick end of £11.99, or the price of a Modesty Blaise or older Doctor Who compliation. Hmm, difficult choice!
by doccomics » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:53 am
Love it! The Real Detective Comics #27. That's the whole problem with The New 52, it don't feel real (as real as comics can get) I'm still waiting for the final issue for this stupid maxi-series and get back to the REAL DC!! Wake the hell up Bart!!!
by Murray Clack » Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:11 amDONE! I quit buying their crap months ago (and Marvel YEARS ago)
Not that it matters... DC's demographic went from long-standing dedicated readers to fanboy apologists with short attention spans.
by Vincent Marchesano » Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:14 pmNO MONEY FROM ME DOES DC GET!!! I stopped caring about them when they stopped giving a damn about me and turned my heroes to...what the hell are they nowadays anyway...they're not heroes anymore!!
by Daniel Ashe » Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:19 pmThere is a vast difference between hating Didildo (Which I assume everyone does) and disliking New 52 and railing against it like a child throwing a tantrum.
by Belle Tain-Summer » Fri Dec 06, 2013 1:29 pmJeez, in virtually every other subscription-proffered industry it is subscribers that get preferential treatment over retail just for doing the issuer the favor of a regular income and a predictable output. How is comics managing to be so different from every other subs industry out there? Even if it was an "extra-speshul" edition, subscribers would normally be offered a cut price version of that issue just to prevent them leaping ship and disrupting the predictable income stream. Telling subscribers to go f--- themselves is nuts, especially in this internet driven age where ordering from the comfort of your computer is becoming ever more the norm. Or maybe DC just hate computer users, they did drag their only computer based heroine away from hers after all.
by TimH » Fri Dec 06, 2013 2:53 pmMarvel and DC have mostly ruined direct subscriptions with all the crossovers. And the constant renumberings, stopping and restarting series with new number ones--it all makes the direct mail hard to follow.
For awhile, I direct-mail subscribed every mag I could due to the discounts (the discounts were much higher in 2008--50% off the cover with renewal incentives better than what you first subscribed for). But, you'd deal with weirdisms--like checking on line to see when your Captain America sub ran out. Scenario: It's issue 48. Your subscription runs out with issue 610. "Fu**'in bonus, man!!!!!"
Yeah, not so fast, trooper.
When DC converted to nu52, I had maybe 5 mail subs, all of which were cancelled and I received random reassignment notices (at which point I had to call and change them around).
When Marvel went from an industry mail subscription agency to Midtown Comics, it's services improved because at least Midtown understood the ridiculous business model.
I'm re-reading Brubaker's Bucky-as-Cap run on Marvel Digital Unlimited and wonder why I dropped the series at 603 (the writing is all great stuff).
It's because I was so annoyed by the 50-th issue anniversary! Then 600-th issue anniversary! right in a row. And if you don't know what's going on, the digital numbering makes it look like you have a 550 issue gap.
Maybe digital first will end a lot of that crap. It's no longer relevant.
by TimH » Fri Dec 06, 2013 3:13 pm
The simplest answer is that DC and Marvel's subscription service is run by separate department from the editorial department, and editorial never bothered to contact subscription until a manager in subscription emailed Didio with a panicked, "what are we supposed to do with this $7.99 comic???"
The subscription department doesn't carry a lot of clout, so they likely are the last to know. Hell, the subscription manager probably learned about Detective Comics #27's price-hike by reading Bleeding Cool..........
It's just how big companies work. Mail subscription is probably a legacy service the big 2 hope to shed sooner or later. Its manager definitely isn't invited to the planning meetings.
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"Item No. E-3 on todays consent agenda is a Notice of Inquiry seeking comments on the Commissions current case-by-case policy with respect to open access and the granting of priority rights to capacity on certain interconnection facilities. The NOI includes a number of excellent questions that I hope will elicit thoughtful comments from the public.
I believe todays NOI also raises the bigger picture issue of the application of the Commissions open access policies to some of the electricity industrys newly emerging challenges. Our open access policies were developed almost 20 years ago, when the electricity industry was facing different challenges, most notably the need for new generation market players to access the market and customers. Those policies continue to achieve important, broad goals for the public.
However, we must also consider how these open access policies address, or fail to address, challenges that may have only more recently emerged. One of those challenges involves developing new renewable resources in remote locations that require significant interconnection facilities to deliver their output to the grid. This issue is squarely presented in todays NOI.
Under Commission precedent, we treat these interconnection facilities as transmission lines subject to the Commissions open access requirements. The larger question we have to ask is: how do we balance our statutory duties to ensure just, reasonable and non-discriminatory interstate transmission service with the need to meet new challenges like this?
I hope that commenters will thoughtfully consider the broader issue of the suitability of our open access policies for addressing such challenges as they prepare their submissions."


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On a Friday, I bought the last birthday card I will ever give to my mom. Her birthday and Mother's Day fell on the same date this year, Sunday, 13 May. After a very brief illness, Mom died on the evening of the very next day, surrounded by the family she loved.
On that Sunday, we were all there to see Mom open the cards which would mark her 81st birthday, as well as the cards for Mother's Day. Mom was wearing an oxygen mask which was helping her breathe, so she could not put on her eyeglasses. Mom was too weak to read out the verses and personal messages written inside, so I stood by the side of her bed and read them aloud to her. Tears welled up in her eyes, as I opened each card, and her lips moved in whispers as I recited the verse. She took the cards in hand, and ran her fingers over the surface of them. Some of the cards had colourful flocking or little sparkles, others had scalloped edges or ribbon. Each one delighted her in its own way.
After I read out the cards, we placed them on her window sill next to her bed, and there they stood until Mom was gone, and we had to leave the hospital, on Monday night. No more will Mom gaze upon them. She will never again read out the verses, or run her hand over the cards' crafted edges. Never again will she display them across the top of her piano, and then pack them away with all of her other birthday cards, in the small blue case Mom kept under her bed.
Never again will I go to the card shop to buy a birthday card to give to Mom, a card with a pretty cover, and a poetic verse. Never again will I see the smile come over her lips, as she reads the words of love meant only for her.
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|2010-09-15, 19:02
|Link #22
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Of course I am shocked by this news, but I still have hope for some sweet original Dante action.
I don't know about you but the repeatedly asked question "What's your name?" directed at a skinny boy in a bad condition could indicate that this guy is in fact the victim of psychological (and probably physical) torture that made him believe that he was really Dante although he isn't.
Does anyone remember the TNG episode in which Picard is tortured by this one Klingon? He wants to know the possition of the Enterprise and tries to break Picard's will by showing him four light bulbs and asking him over and over again to say that there are in fact five of them. Picard refuses until he is close to starvation and the Klingon offers him a peaceful and wealthy life if he just tells him that there are five light bulbs. Picard is than being rescued before being able to surrender and later, on board the Enterprise, says that he almost thought he really saw five bulbs.
This could be the case here. At least it's heavily indicated.
|2010-09-15, 20:01
|Link #24
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Eden Hall
Ah, yeah. That one.
New Devil May Cry announced!
> Hell yeah!
It's a prequel/reboot!
> ..
It's called DmC!
> ....
Developed by Ninja Theory
> ..................
Alas, another franchise bites the dust. This is sad, so sad. Bad enough they never finished the actual story after 2's cliffhanger but to not even resolve the stuff 4 brought up? Handing the franchise over to westerners? And to Ninja Theory of all people? Shame on you, Capcom, shame on you.
|2010-09-15, 21:27
|Link #25
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Oklahoma
Age: 29
Well I understand the complaints on the new look myself, Dante is still far from EMO lol. He's still the cocky ass he was in this trailer, which is all that really needs to stay man.
Prequel, Sequel, i don't care just be good. Ninja Theory has a decent track record too so whatever.
On another note Asura's Wrath or whatever looks fucking crazy. CyberConnect2 always does good over the top action scenes.
Be pretty funny to set this in an alternate past so we have a BAYONETTA DMC CROSSOVER
|2010-09-15, 23:30
|Link #30
Tastes Cloudy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Snake Way
Age: 30
"New Devil May Cry game announced!"
My reaction:
*views screen shots and footage*
*sees all the unnessisary hate it gets*
=\ hatas gonna hate
now may this topic be about the disgussion of the new DMC game, not bash it with "omg I was so dissapointed"
|2010-09-16, 02:05
|Link #31
Baby Got Back
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Earth
There ain't much to discuss EXCEPT the trailer, so guess what? That's our topic of discussion until further news.
Now the design of the character is probably something to get used to, and I probably will, but the problem I have is if it's going to at least maintain the style.
By style I mean, the sort of campiness that the games had. I only ever finished DMC1 and played a bit of DMC4, but I assume that all had that over-the-top action too.
This guy, this skinny-ass, gothic-emo frame of a guy just doesn't cut it for me. What did he do? he has two pistols and some black etheral whip-scythe-etc. weapon.
Compared to OG Dante's weapon's, these don't look as stylish or as cool to fight with to me (Both have twin pistols, but OG Dante's look way better.)
Of course, we got to see actual gameplay before sending it off.
Also, he smokes cigarettes. Because that makes him HOT SHIT amirite?
|2010-09-16, 03:07
|Link #32
Senior Member
Wow.....I'm always down for a new Devil may cry game but....the character they presented to us for this one just doesn't appeal to me at all but I'm able to accept change if they alter him a bit in these areas.
Appearance = At least give him the Silver hair back and perhaps bulk him up a bit. We don't want no SKINNY ASS Emo looking dante. Any changes to his personality would be tolerable if his appearance was re-designed.
Personality = If his personality is still the same old bad ass cocky son of a bitch he's been in the previous games(with the exception of DMC2) then I would be willing to accept this new HORRIBLE look.
If people complain enough I'm sure Team Ninja will listen and redesign Dante's appearance. I mean hey it's working for Infamous 2.
However this all applies to if this character is the REAL Dante or not. If he's not the original Dante then okay then cool, but if he is then changes has to be made.....
|2010-09-16, 03:25
|Link #33
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Wrong team. This game is being developed by Ninja Theory a different developer. The guys that made that mediocre game called Heavenly Sword and before than made Kung Fu Chaos a bad game. There currently doing Enslaved: Odyssey to the West which they released a demo on PSN a day ago, it's been getting not so good opinions. The demo also has the same problems that Heavenly Sword had bad framerate that can't do 30fps, screen tearing because of the bad framerate and not so good combat.
Which is why I said their DMC game is highly likely to have bad combat, bad art and 30fps that isn't locked. Changing the art to this game won't fix the fact it's being developed by them.
|2010-09-16, 03:41
|Link #34
Beautiful fighter.
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
|2010-09-16, 03:50
|Link #35
God General
Graphic Designer
this game fails
I want the GAR Dante back orz
|2010-09-16, 08:00
|Link #40
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
8:58PM Ninja Theory director Tameem Antoniades takes the stage. "We're taking a younger Dante" that incorporates the youth culture of today, from fashion to music to street art, etc.
That's right, all you kids out there today
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Canadian Ebook Store Offers 'Free' Public Domain Ebooks -- Claims Copyright Says You Can Only Make 1 Copy
from the not-this-again dept
The fact that they have launched an eBook program is not a problem. It's great, in fact. I'd like to see more action in this space, and anything to help people read more is a step in the right direction. The problem I have is with how they've done it.
When announcing the service on Monday, the company trumpeted loudly the offer of "FREE eBook downloads!" in a mass email and on the main Chapters page. Can you guess what all the eBooks offered for free have in common? That's right, they're almost all public domain works. They do list the publisher as "Gutenberg" for all the PD books, but do they explain what that means? Do they inform the user that these are public domain works? Do they include a link to Gutenberg.org, where any user can download these books in plain texts to use however they want? No, of course not.
Instead, they wrap the books up in their tight little DRM package. Each page (according to their idea of a page) loads painfully in a flash frame and within the text of the book is non-selectable. And most are not available as downloads (as they are on Gutenberg).
The worst offense? That dangerous little line at the bottom of each page of each book: "(C) All Rights Reserved All copyright ownership rights relating to this content are specifically and expressly reserved by the owner thereof and are marked © by the owner of this content, 2009." An interesting claim, to be sure. What am I to do with this book, ShortCovers?
"All Rights Reserved. You are free to make one (1) copy of this work for non-commercial purposes only, provided you abide by the following:I can make one (1) copy? Wow! I better use it carefully."
* For any reuse or distribution, you must make clear to others the license terms of this work. The best way to do this is with a link to this web page.
* Any of the above conditions can be waived if you get permission from the copyright holder.
* Nothing in this license impairs or restricts the author's moral rights."
This isn't the first time we've seen bookstores DRM up and claim copyright over public domain works. The DRM stuff is dumb, but understandable, since they just want to have one system and often seem to choose an anti-consumer one. But telling people that they are only allowed to make one copy of a public domain work and putting a © sign on it is pretty ridiculous.


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He was India's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, and Sushil Kumar ended the Games on a historic note even though he missed out on a gold medal. Sushil lost to Japan's Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu in the 66kg freestyle wrestling final today, but made history by becoming the the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals. Sushil had won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
A day after his childhood friend Yogeshwar Dutt won the bronze medal in the 60kg category, Sushil was in fine form until the final, where was overpowered and outclassed by a stronger opponent on the day and lost 1-3 in the gold final bout.
Sushil looked jaded in the final and his fresher opponent took advantage of that. Going into the fight, Sushil had played nine periods while Yonemitsu seven.
Yonemitsu, a silver medallist at the World Championships last year, won the first period 1-0 and displayed his dominance in the second by lifting Sushil and putting him down on the mat. The move earned him three points and he won the period 4-1 and thereby the gold.
Raj Singh, the Secretary General of the Wrestling federation of India told PTI after the final that Sushil had a bout of diarrhoea after his semifinal bout and also vomited as something he had eaten did not agree with him. He also had a neck injury which he suffered during the semifinal against Kazakhstan's Akzhurek Tanatarov but that did not affect him, according to Raj.
After the medal presentation ceremony, Sushil said he would have loved to hear India's national anthem at London. "Injuries are part and parcel of the game. But I would have loved to hear the national anthem here. The golden days of wrestling (however) are back," the 29-year-old told NDTV.
The silver medal is just reward for the hard-working Sushil, who sat out of competitions for nearly a year until September 2011 because of a shoulder injury, and then he was forced to change his fighting style at the start of 2012. Sushil also left his qualification for the London Games hanging in the balance until the last qualifying event, but he won the gold medal and then went on to write his name into the record books.
Earlier, Sushil edged out Kazakhstan's Akzhurek Tanatarov 3-1 in a thrilling semifinal, his third fight of the day. Tanatarov seemed the likely winner in the third and final period before Sushil fought back through grit and experience.
- Sushil Kumar's Olympic saga
- Stardom in Beijing, immortalized in London
- India hails Olympic silver medallist Sushil Kumar
- Sushil Kumar - India's wrestling superstar
With the Kazakh leading 3-0, Sushil came up with brilliant moves to leave Tanatarov reeling on the mat. The contest ended with the Indian winning the period 6-3 and his opponent bleeding from the right ear. Sushil had won the first period 3-0 and Kazakh levelled the fight in the second.
Sushil, the 2010 World Champion has muscled his way into the last four beating Ikhtiyor Navruzov of Uzbekistan 3-1. The 29-year-old started the day in a scintillating fashion, dismissing the Beijing gold medallist, Ramazan Sahin, in the opening round.
The 29-year-old's silver medal was India's sixth of the London Games, making it the country's most successful Olympics ever. The other Indians who shone in the London Games were shooters Vijay Kumar (silver) and Gagan Narang (bronze), boxer M.C. Mary Kom (bronze) and badminton star Saina Nehwal
(bronze), doubling India's medals tally from the Beijing edition where it had won three medals. [Inputs from Agencies]


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Ian Ludwig and Sindy Griggs
Spotted at: Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis.
It was a night of music for this well-dressed couple. Ian Ludwig got his shirt from Express and his vest in Canada and Sindy Griggs got her entire outfit from Forever 21. She kept cooing over her shoes, which had 4-inch heels that made her almost as tall as the 6-foot-3-inch Ludwig. But not quite.Five questions for Yeohlee Teng
Fashion designer Yeohlee Teng came to the Twin Cities last week for a visit. The Malaysian-born, New York-based designer, known for being highly innovative, was feted at JV & Co. and the Goldstein Museum of Design, where she donated one of her timeless pieces -- a Teflon wool cashmere open-back cape from her fall 2007 Yeohlee collection. Her designs are a rare combination of cerebral and wearable. We grabbed a few minutes with her.
Q What is the fifth season?
A Richard Martin [former chief curator of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute] coined the term to describe my clothes. They're seasonless. In today's world, that's more meaningful than ever. It enables the urban nomad to cross those borders. You're in Minneapolis and you can be an urban nomad in the sky bridges -- you don't have to be Nanook of the North!
Q What is the idea behind the cape that you donated?
A It exemplifies my core philosophy: Good design is forever. There is zero waste in the construction of the garment, so it is a more intelligent thing. And it really is one-size-fits-all.
Q Can you explain the zero-waste idea?
A We maximized use of the fabric, so there is less wasted. It's a way of thinking about sustainability in a common-sensical way.
Q What is coming up for spring 2010?
A It started with more color and pictures of tropical birds. It's about the shape of sound. We just nicked the surface of it, though.
Q Why do Minnesotans connect with your clothes?
A They're smart!Sales and events
On Thursday, beauty expert Kari Solyntjes of Savage will host fans of her Fabulous Over Forty blog (www.faboverforty.com) at Macy's Oval Room (700 Nicollet Mall, third floor, Mpls., 5:30 p.m.). Solyntjes, along with Dior specialists, will offer holiday looks, skin-saving tips and gift ideas. There will be drinks and appetizers, as well. The event is free, but reservations are required (612-375-2360 or email@example.com). If you buy more than $50 in Dior products, you'll receive a gift bag. If you're one of the first nine people to spend more than $300, your goody bag will be upgraded.
Purchase any Aveda boxed gift set Thursday at Juut and receive 20 percent off additional retail purchases, including the selection of hair accessories, Stephanie Johnson makeup bags and Nelle clutches.
From 1 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Turkish-born, Brooklyn-based jewelry designer Bora will be at Omorphia (206 Water St., Excelsior, 952-401-3311) for a trunk show and personal appearance.
Speaking of jewelry, Studio Vincent (Gaviidae, 651 Nicollet Mall, Mpls., 612-332-3646) is having an opal and gem show and sale through Saturday. Join them Thursday (5 to 8 p.m.) for a reception.
Starting on Friday, all fall and winter merchandise at Grethen House Netc (4930 France Av. S., Edina, 952-926-8725) will be 30 percent off, including items by Under.Linge, Peter Cohen, Zero by Maria Cornejo, Robert Clergerie, Sisi Rossi, Comme des Garcons, Rogan and Martin Margiela.
On Friday, join the party at Lululemon (2313 W. 50th St., Mpls., 612-929-2014, 5 to 8 p.m.). It will be Wish List Shopping and Pampering Night with personal fittings, hand and arm massages and brow services by Extrados, plus refreshments.
On Saturday, get browsing during the holiday boutique crawl. There will be specials at participating businesses such as 20 percent off at Parc (328 E. Hennepin Av., Mpls., 612-353-4966). Other East Hennepin-area shops include Bibelot, Bella Luna, Belle Reve, I Like You, Key North and Pacifier.
Local boutique Il Vostro is launching a private label collection, and celebrating with a trunk show Saturday at the store (5045 France Av. S., Edina, 612-920-3167, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.). Guests will be able to meet the designers -- Helen Wang (jewelry) and Jane Nordmeyer and Adrienne Yancy (apparel). Jewelry will be priced ay $60 to $250 and dresses will be $180 to $320. There will be limited quantities available, but custom orders will be taken.
Just in time for holiday shopping, there's a new Arc's Value Village Thrift Store & Donation Center opening in St. Paul (Hillcrest Shopping Center, N. White Bear Av.). Following a 9 a.m. ceremony on Saturday, the first 300 shoppers will receive a free reusable shopping bag containing coupons and goodies.
Humans aren't the only ones who need a little extra warmth through the winter. Through April 22, donate real fur items (apparel, trim, accessories and shearling) at Buffalo Exchange (2727 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls., 612- 871-9115). The furs will go to the Humane Society of the United States to be used as bedding for orphaned and injured wildlife.
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Roy Everett Atchley was born 29th January 1903 in Matthews, New Madrid, Missouri, USA to Noah Ellston Atchley and Carrie Fredonia Parthenia Ellen (Gipson) Atchley. He married Bessie Evans on the 15th September 1924 at Benton, Scott County, Missouri. Their children were Rosella, Lorella, Barbara, Betty, Daniel 'Bud', Jimmy, and Jantha. Bessie Evans Atchley passed away 26 Jan 1943 and is buried in Taylor Cemetery, Essex, Stoddard County, Missouri.
Roy Atchley then married Mary Edith Rodgers on 6th March 1946 in Clay, Arkansas, USA. Their union produced Sandra, my father Roger, and Sherry. Roy Everett Atchley died 14th February 1958, twenty-seven years before I was born. He is buried beside Mary Edith (Rodgers) Atchley in Bernie Cemetery, Bernie, Stoddard, Missouri, USA. My father wasn't yet seven at the time.
His obituary in the Sikeston Herald (27 February 1958) said he attended the Matthews School and left New Madrid County twenty years previous. He owned and operated the Atchley Store in Parma, Missouri, and five of his brothers survived him.
By the time I came to ask what my grandfather looked like, we had a box of unlabeled photographs and with the passage of time, less certainty on my Dad's part to identify any of the men in the pictures as his dad.
It felt weird, being so into genealogy and finding family connections yet I couldn't even produce a photo of my own grandfather. Mom had been told Dad looked a little like him.
I've visited his grave in Bernie, Missouri, where he is buried next to my grandmother Mary, who died when I was five. As much as I didn't remember much about her, I at least had a photograph to point to when I talked about my grandmother.
Fast-forward to this past March, when I gave a presentation on English and Welsh Records to the Jefferson County Genealogical Society. I was nervous, as this was my first non-academic presentation, and truth be told I wouldn't have put myself forward for it if my friend Ladonna Garner hadn't asked me.
Now, a couple of weeks ago, I was contacted by a member that hadn't made it to that meeting but recognized my surname. Atchley is after all not very common at all. In fact, I'd wager a good majority of us all descend from the Atchleys of Middlesex County, New Jersey.
As it turns out, the woman who contacted me for information my family is my father's cousin. Her grandfather was the same as mine. I then asked if she had any pictures of Grandpa Roy and she replied in the affirmative.
Yesterday, just in time for my birthday today, I received in the mail two photographs:
|Roy Everett Atchley (about 23), Bessie (Evans) Atchley (about 19) [His 1st Wife], and Rosella Atchley (infant).
|Roy Everett Atchley (in his 50s) and Lorella Atchley, his daughter.


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No Bailouts for the poor huh? Sounds like something I heard before......http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-3-2009/moment-of-zen---craig-t--nelson-on-glenn-beck
Quote from: Nova Juris on May 11, 2012, 07:01:06 PMNo Bailouts for the poor huh? Sounds like something I heard before......http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-june-3-2009/moment-of-zen---craig-t--nelson-on-glenn-beckwow--you stop watching golf on tv long enough learn poor actually get food stamps and welfare?that change everything!putz.
Is that a link to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart referencing Craig T Nelson on Glen Beck? Who are you behind? The joker or the fools? Is Glen Beck God?


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From HaskellWiki
hpaste.el is an Emacs Lisp library that integrates hpaste into Emacs. It provides three functions:
hpaste-paste-region and
hpaste-paste-buffer send the region or buffer to the hpaste server as required, and
hpaste-get-paste fetches a paste from the server and puts it in a new buffer. It allows annotation of existing pastes, controls the announcement on #haskell, and tries to be smart about keeping track of the last paste to ease annotation. Most things are customisable: do M-x customize and browse to the Hpaste group to see what you can change. Code is available under the GPL license. (see the talk page for a makefile allowing you to keep up-to-date on this programatically).
This file is also hosted in git here, where I've (andrewsw) been doing some work on it. Enjoy!
- Update 18 Sep 10: version 1.2 -- implement language selection feature
- Update 16 Sep 10: version 1.1 -- update to operate with new hpaste site. Changes to hpaste-get-paste, hpaste-paste-region and hpaste-after-paste.
- Update 13 Mar 08: display URL of paste in minibuffer, and add it to kill ring. Add hpaste-get-paste.
- Update 13 Dec 07: fixed problems with "Wrong type argument: stringp, nil" appearing after pasting.


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Oklahoma State QB Clint Chelf is one of seven Big 12 seniors selected as semifinalists for the 2013 William V. Campbell Trophy, The National Football Foundation announced Wednesday.
Chelf is one of 54 semifinalists representing the Football Bowl Subdivision.
The Campbell Trophy is in its 24th year honoring college football's top scholar-athlete. Candidates must be seniors or graduate students in their final years of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship.
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The NCSD has recently provided Nipomo residents with a further flyer entitled Nipomo Mesa Supplemental Water Project Facts. It helps clarify what it going on, why it is going on, the costs, and why we as Nipomo residents should support the Nipomo Water Pipeline from Santa Maria to Nipomo. This supplemental water resource will help safeguard our ground water supply well into the future. This is good for our community, our homes, and our families. Click on the photos to enlarge in order to read:
Category Archives: Water
Relevant Santa Maria Water Litigation Documents
There are several important documents from the Santa Maria Water Litigation. The NCSD website has an excellent archive of them. I am posting a few of them here:
The 2008 Final Judgment is here: JUDGEMENT 1-25-2008
The 2005 Stipulation is here: STIPULATION 6-30-2005 STIP
Relevant portions of the Judgment and Stipulation explained here: markman presentation 2-27-08
Most recent NMMA report for the Nipomo Mesa is here: 2010 ANNUAL REPORT
A review of these documents demonstrate that as part of the Santa Maria groundwater litigation the court has found the need to manage ground water on the Nipomo Mesa. The Court has ordered the NCSD to acquire 2500 acre square feet of water, from Santa Maria. The NNMA reports demonstrate that this supplemental water will further strengthen the health of the Nipomo Mesa Water, by reducing pumping that currently is producing depression areas in some areas of heavy pumping on the Nipomo Mesa by the NCSD.
Vote to approve the Nipomo Water Pipeline
The San Luis Tribune Opines The Nipomo Pipeline Project Expensive But Necessary
Today's Tribune editorial comes out in favor of the NCSD's efforts to construct a water pipeline from Santa Maria to Nipomo. I think the Tribune editorial is well reasoned and well written. I agree with this editorial, and repost it here to further encourage discussion on this issue in our community: Continue reading
Nipomo's Water Resources–Vital To Life And Our Community
Nipomo Residents Face Vote To Protect Their Only Water Source
Today's San Luis Obispo Tribune notes the upcoming vote allowing Nipomo residents to protect their only water source, the underground aquifer: Continue reading
Frequently Asked Questions About Nipomo's Water Supply
Below is a repost from the NCSD website which contains a wealth of information about the current need to bring a water pipeline from Santa Maria to supplement Nipomo's only sources of water, our aquifer. I repost it here because I think it answers from very basic and good questions about why we need to strengthen and protect our current and only water supply. It's not that we are about to run out of water. Rather, we have only one source, and were it to be jeopardized it would be catastrophic for Nipomo. Continue reading
Nipomo Water Issues
One of the critical issues facing Nipomo today is the protection of its water supply. The Nipomo Community Services District has dedicated a portion of its website to education the public about the water issues currently facing Nipomo. As time permits I will post discussions about the proposed pipe line and the water issues facing Nipomo.
There is also a private group called Protect Mesa Water which is soliciting donations to promote the assessment district to pay for a water pipeline from Santa Maria to Nipomo and also to help pay advertising costs in support of that effort.


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Cisco NX-OS/IOS STP Comparison
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This tech note outlines the main differences in Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) support between Cisco® NX-OS Software and Cisco IOS® Software. Sample configurations are included for Cisco NX-OS and Cisco IOS Software for some common features to demonstrate the similarities and differences. Please refer to the NX-OS documentation on Cisco.com for a complete list of supported features.
STP Overview
STP is a standards based link-layer protocol originally defined in IEEE 802.1d that runs on switches to prevent forwarding loops when using redundant layer-2 network topologies. Newer variants of STP have been developed called Rapid Spanning Tree protocol (RSTP) defined in IEEE 802.1w and Multiple Spanning Tree protocol (MST) defined in IEEE 802.1s that are enhanced for better scalability and converge faster than the original version.
Important Cisco NX-OS and Cisco IOS Software Differences
In Cisco NX-OS:
- STP supports stateful process restarts and In-Service-Software-Upgrades (ISSU) if two supervisors are present in a chassis.
- Rapid-PVST+ and the MST protocols are supported.
- Rapid-PVST+ is enabled by default.
- VLANs 3968-4047,4094 are reserved for internal use. Cisco IOS Software reserves VLANs 1002-1005,4095 for internal use by default.
- VLAN ranges can be configured in ascending or descending order (IE. vlan 10-20 or vlan 20-10), whereas Cisco IOS Software only supports configuring VLAN ranges in ascending order.
- The STP spanning-tree global configuration commands with VLAN ranges can be configured in ascending or descending order (IE. spanning-tree vlan 10-20 root primary or spanning-tree vlan 20-10 root primary), whereas the Cisco IOS software only supports configuring spanning-tree ranges in ascending order.
- The STP extended system-id is always enabled. Cisco IOS software requires the global spanning-tree extend system-id configuration command.
- The STP port types are identified with the port type designation as opposed to the portfast designation in Cisco IOS Software.
Things You Should Know
The following list provides some additional facts about the Cisco NX-OS that should be helpful when designing, configuring, and maintaining a network configured with the STP.
- Rapid-PVST+ is interoperable with the 802.1d STP.
- Rapid-PVST+ is interoperable with MST. (Enabled by default)
- Only one STP can be enabled per VDC.
- Bridge Assurance is enabled globally by default, but is disabled on an interface by default.
- Bridge Assurance can be enabled for an interface using the spanning-tree port type network interface command.
- The clear spanning-tree counters command clears the counters for an STP interface or a VLAN.
- STP enhancements such as BPDU Guard, Loop Guard, Root Guard, and BPDU Filtering are supported.
Spanning-Tree best practices are applicable to both Cisco NX-OS and Cisco IOS Software
- Do not disable STP. Even if the layer-2 topology does not require STP, it should always be enabled as a safeguard for configuration and/or cabling errors.
- Changing the STP mode can disrupt traffic.
- Enabling Bridge Assurance is recommended. However, only enable Bridge Assurance on layer-2 links if both devices on each end of the link support it.
- Bridge Assurance should only be configured on the vPC peer-link (configured by default) and not on any other vPC interfaces in a vPC domain.
- Typically the core/backbone devices should be configured as the primary and secondary root bridges.
- The default bridge priority is 32,768 (plus the VLAN #). The lower the value, the more likely it will become the root bridge.
- Configure 802.1q trunk ports as edge trunk port type when connecting to layer-3 hosts such as firewalls, load-balancers, or servers for faster convergence.
Configuration Comparison
The following sample code shows configuration similarities and differences between the Cisco NX-OS and Cisco IOS Software CLIs. The CLI is identical with the exception of the port type terminology. The Cisco IOS uses the portfast designation, whereas Cisco NX-OS uses the port type designation.
|Cisco IOS CLI
|Cisco NX-OS CLI
|Configuring VLANs
|vlan 10,20
|vlan 10,20
|Configuring Rapid PVST+
|spanning-tree mode rapid-pvst
|Rapid-PVST is enabled by default.
|Configuring the Rapid-PVST+ Bridge Priority
|spanning-tree vlan 10 root primary
spanning-tree vlan 20 root secondary
|spanning-tree vlan 10 root primary
spanning-tree vlan 20 root secondary
|Configuring MST
|spanning-tree mode mst
|spanning-tree mode mst
|Configuring a MST Instance
|spanning-tree mst configuration
instance 1 vlan 10
instance 2 vlan 20
|spanning-tree mst configuration
instance 1 vlan 10
instance 2 vlan 20
|Configuring the MST Bridge Priority
|spanning-tree mst 1 root primary
spanning-tree mst 2 root secondary
|spanning-tree mst 1 root primary
spanning-tree mst 2 root secondary
|Configuring STP Port Types Globally
|spanning-tree portfast edge default
spanning-tree portfast network default
|spanning-tree port type edge default
spanning-tree port type network default
|Configuring STP Port Types per Interface
|interface gigabitethernet1/1
spanning-tree portfast edge
spanning-tree portfast network
spanning-tree portfast disable
|interface ethernet 1/1
spanning-tree port type edge
spanning-tree port type network
spanning-tree port type normal
|Configuring a Trunk as an Edge Port Type
|interface gigabitethernet1/1
spanning-tree portfast edge trunk
|interface ethernet 1/1
spanning-tree port type edge trunk
|Disabling PVST Simulation Globally
|no spanning-tree mst simulate pvst global
|no spanning-tree mst simulate pvst global
|Disabling PVST Simulation per Port
|interface gigabitethernet1/1
spanning-tree mst simulate pvst disable
|interface ethernet 1/1
spanning-tree mst simulate pvst disable
Verification Command Comparison
The following table lists some useful show commands for verifying and troubleshooting a STP network configuration. The show commands are almost identical for Cisco IOS and Cisco NX-OS Software.
|Cisco NX-OS STP
|Cisco IOS Software STP
|Command Description
|show spanning-tree
|show spanning-tree
|Displays high level process information for all STP enabled VLANs
|show spanning-tree active
|show spanning-tree active
|Displays all ports in an active state
|show spanning-tree blockedports
|show spanning-tree blockedports
|Displays all ports in a blocked state
|show spanning-tree detail
|show spanning-tree detail
|Displays detailed information per STP instance
|show spanning-tree inconsistentports
|show spanning-tree inconsistentports
|Displays inconsistent port status
|show spanning-tree interface <type>
|show spanning-tree interface <type>
|Displays detailed STP information for a specific interface (many sub-options)
|show spanning-tree mst
|show spanning-tree mst
|Displays high-level MST configuration
|show spanning-tree mst configuration
|show spanning-tree mst configuration
|Displays the MST instance configuration
|show spanning-tree mst detail
|show spanning-tree mst detail
|Displays detailed MST information
|show spanning-tree mst interface
|show spanning-tree mst interface
|Displays MST interface information
|show spanning-tree pathcost method
|Displays STP path cost method
|show spanning-tree root
|show spanning-tree root
|Displays STP root information
|show spanning-tree summary
|show spanning-tree summary
|Displays STP summary information
|show spanning-tree vlan <#>
|show spanning-tree vlan <#>
|Displays per VLAN STP information


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Major League Baseball suspended New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez in connection with a performance-enhancing drug probe. Twelve others were suspended for 50 games each. Ben Cohen joins The News Hub with details. Photo: AP.
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»Craig Epplin, Isabel Jaén, Lina Quiroga and Robert Sanders, World Languages and Literatures faculty, presented a panel discussion titled "Culture, Heritage, and Spanish at PSU" at the 2014 Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching Conference at Pacifi
»Emily Ford, Library faculty, presented "Open Peer Review: Directions and Challenges" at the inaugural Innovating Communication in Scholarship Project meeting, Publish or Perish?: The Future of Scholarly Publishing and Careers, at University of California,
»Kevin Kecskes, Public Administration faculty, presented the closing plenary session at the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) Student Leaders Alumni Professional Development Conference in Casablanca, Morocco, Feb. 21-25. Kecskes traveled on a U.S.
»Junghee Lee, Art + Design faculty, presented a paper, "Conservation and Management of World's Petroglyph Sites," in the workshop Strategies and Tasks for the Inscription of Bangudae and Cheonjeon-ri Petroglyphs on the UNESCO World Heritage List, hosted by
»Anne McClanan, Art + Design faculty, presented "Digital Humanities in Byzantine and Medieval Studies" at the University of California, Berkeley, Feb. 27.
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»Per Henningsgaard, English faculty, co-authored with two former students an article titled "A Pedagogical Tool for Studying the History of the Book: Thirty-five Years of Bibliographical Presses in Australia and New Zealand, 1977–2012," published in the cu
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
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An elegant and sophisticated program about the coldest and darkest of seasons — a time which holds some of the warmest and brightest celebrations of the year. The show traces the history and development of many of the world's most endearing holiday customs, all of which involve lighting up the winter season. All ages admitted. $5 adults, seniors, and children.


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Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) said Tuesday it expects to hire 70,000 seasonal employees for its U.S. warehouses, a 40% bump from last year's hiring level.
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The expanded hiring spree reflects the online retailer's bright outlook for the busiest shopping season of the year. Amazon also plans to hire 15,000 temporary workers in the U.K., up 50% over 2012.
Dave Clark, Amazon's vice president of worldwide operations and customer service, added that the company has already converted more than 7,000 temporary employees in the U.S. into full-time workers this year.
"Each year, seasonal jobs lead to thousands of long-term, full-time roles in our sites -- jobs that offer great pay, benefits starting on day one and the chance for employees to further their education through our Career Choice program," Clark said in a statement.
Amazon said it has more than 20,000 full-time workers at its domestic warehouses. As of 2012, the company had 89 fulfillment centers.
The e-commerce giant added that seasonal workers will earn about 6% less than full-time workers' starting wages on average, while many of the holiday hires will be offered permanent jobs.
Amazon's total holiday hires of 85,000 surpass plans announced by major rivals. Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) said it will hire roughly 55,000 seasonal workers, and Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) is aiming to hire 50,000.
Target (NYSE:TGT) expects to hire 70,000 workers for the holidays, a 20% drop, but the discount retailer said it's hiring fewer employees to give current associates more hours.
Shares of Amazon advanced 1.4% to $317.01 in early morning trading. The stock was already up 24.6% after Monday's close.


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In his Christmas Day message, Pope Francis prayed to the infant Jesus, "Grant peace, dear Child, to the Central African Republic, often forgotten and overlooked."
Pope Francis was referring to a conflict that began in the landlocked African nation in December 2012 — a conflict that has killed thousands and placed 1 million at risk of starvation, according to Caritas Internationalis, the Church's confederation of relief and development agencies.
"Gunfire crackles daily," the agency recently reported. "Smoke plumes up from burned out villages. Gangs of young men hang menacingly on the streets, machetes in hand. There is no rule of law and no police."
In the midst of a conflict that might be spiraling toward genocide, the nation's bishops have consistently raised their voices to advocate for human rights and plead for dialogue and peace.
When the French territory of Ubangi-Shari gained its independence in 1960, 17 percent of the population was Catholic. Today, 24 percent is Catholic and 15 percent is Muslim, with the remainder adhering to other forms of Christianity or indigenous religions.
Since independence, the Central African Republic has had a troubled history, including the ruthless dictatorship of a self-proclaimed emperor and four military coups. François Bozizé, a former army leader who overthrew the president in 2003, won elections in 2005 and 2011. Michel Djotodia, a Muslim who studied economics in the Soviet Union, led a rebellion against Bozizé in 2004. The Central African Republic Bush War, which lasted until 2007, caused more than 200,000 of the nation's 5.2 million people to flee their homes.
In December 2012, Djotodia launched another rebellion, and this time his rebel coalition, called Séléka, included foreign Islamist fighters.
By mid-January, Séléka controlled 75 percent of the country, and, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), 600,000 civilians had fled their homes. Bishops denounced atrocities on both sides of the conflict and called for a cease fire. Séléka forces began to loot Catholic institutions and threaten women religious.
In mid-February 2013, the bishops issued a new statement: "There is no respect for the inviolable right to physical integrity of every human person, particularly women and girls, who are repeatedly abused and raped," they said. One bishop, Bishop Juan-José Aguirre Muñoz of Bangassou, told Fides News Agency that Séléka consisted "largely of jihadists who speak Arabic" and who "have killed and raped civilians [and] looted homes and Christian missions."
In early March, the nation's leading prelate, Archbishop Dieudonné Nzapalainga, and the nation's leading Muslim cleric, Imam Oumar Kobine Layama, left the Bozizé-controlled capital of Bangui and toured Séléka-controlled areas. Layama denounced Séléka atrocities, and Archbishop Nzapalainga said he experienced "desolation."
On March 24, Bangui fell to Séléka, and Catholics praying in front of the cathedral were robbed. Djotodia suspended the constitution and declared he would rule by decree for three years.
In the 10 months that followed, Séléka "carried out a campaign of executions, indiscriminate killings, village burnings and rape that plunged the country into chaos and displaced nearly a quarter of the country's majority Christian population," according to Human Rights Watch.
The nation's bishops continued to draw attention to atrocities and speak out on behalf of the beleaguered civilian population. In May, Bishop Albert Vanbuel of Kaga-Bandoro denounced the "programmed and planned desecration and destruction of religious Christian buildings, and in particular the Catholic and Protestant churches." In a June letter, the bishops courageously chronicled and denounced the abuses.
In the months that followed, Archbishop Nzapalainga was a leading voice for the oppressed as attacks on churches continued, including two grenades being discovered in the prelate's cathedral in Bagnui. In September, Djotodia officially dissolved Séléka, but atrocities continued, and civilians began to organize self-defense groups. The following month, Archbishop Nzapalainga warned that "the Central African Republic is a powder keg. ... People are being killed, houses burnt and women raped" by Séléka forces, whose numbers, he said, had grown to 25,000.
By November, clashes between Séléka and the self-defense groups — collectively known as anti-balaka — increased. Tens of thousands took refuge in Catholic missions. Dec. 5, said Bishop Aguirre, was an "apocalyptic day. ... Several Muslim shops were looted. Séléka are killing young Christians in all districts. We counted at least 100 bodies in the streets. Every parish in the capital is welcoming up to 2,000-3,000 people."
As French peacekeeping forces arrived, Séléka forces began to retreat from the capital, while Catholic and Muslim leaders together distributed food. "Many Christians say they want revenge," Archbishop Nzapalainga preached on Dec. 15. "Christians must be inhabited by the Spirit of God; they must not kill." He and Imam Layama continued to issue joint appeals for peace.
As anti-balaka members committed atrocities against Muslim civilians, bishops condemned anti-balaka's actions and repeatedly insisted that the loosely organized network was not Christian despite Western media reports to the contrary. Most anti-balaka members are "animists, not Christians," Father Jean-Marius Toussaint Zoumalde, a Capuchin Franciscan missionary, told the newspaper Ouest-France.
On Jan. 8, the nation's bishops again called for peace. The nation has "slipped into a cycle of reprisals and counter-reprisals in which the civilian population is held hostage," they said. "We condemn all this violence, regardless of its origin."
Two days later, Djotodia, under pressure from the international community because of his inability to control the spiraling violence, resigned.
Earlier this year, on Jan. 10, Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet, the head of Djotodia's hand-picked parliament, became interim president. Less than two weeks later, Catherine Samba-Panza, the mayor of Bangui, replaced him.
"Throughout January 2014 and the first week of February, thousands of Muslim families from towns with sizable Muslim populations ... fled horrific anti-balaka attacks," Human Rights Watch said. Archbishop Nzapalainga, who said "the state has failed," traveled to European capitals with Imam Layama to plead for international intervention. On Feb. 10, Archbishop Nzapalainga, Imam Layama and a Protestant leader issued another joint appeal for peace. Archbishop Nzapalainga also warned of the specter of genocide.
"I had only ever seen that sort of thing in films about Rwanda before, but never here with us," he told Aid to the Church in Need News. "I think that evil was there. Now the evil has touched us. It shows itself in the desire to kill, to destroy. This is the devil."
J.J. Ziegler writes from North Carolina.
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