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DAYTON – For the fourth straight year, the Dayton Christian Center (DXC) will partner with the United Way of Dayton's Volunteer Connection Center to host youth volunteers as they join forces for Global Youth Service Day. This year, Global Youth Service Days occur on April 15 and 16 with the DXC Bright Youth, Better Dayton project taking place on Friday, April 15.
As with last year's project, the young people will be going about the neighborhood around DXC picking up trash and generally cleaning up the environment. Each student will be issued protective gloves and bright, reflective vests for safety reasons.
"Our mission statement is 'Enriching and Empowering Lives, One Choice at a Time,' DXC Associate Executive Director Sarah Williams said recently. "We see that as a quality of life issue as well as quantity. We feel that a nicer, cleaner, more attractive neighborhood is also a safer one, and one where people can enjoy life more and take more pride in it, too."
The Whole Countries Responsibility, Not Singular Groups!!!
While this was a Great Gesture, on the part of the Redskins Organization teaming up with other Advocacy Groups, this is much more than a one day need. We who serve don't serve for singular organizations We Serve The Country and an Oath and Contract is made for our service. It is the Responsibility, Every Day, for the Country Served to aid our Brothers and Sisters who have given much more than just their Service, Physically and Mentally, because of these Wars of Choice!!
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The House Judiciary Committee today, Friday, July 25th, will put Impeachment squarely back "on the table" and restored to its prominent place in our Constitution.
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And what Anniversary would that be, you ask, Well:
Of President Franklin Roosevelt's signing of the GI Bill, which enabled millions of veterans to go to college, and is credited for sparking the post-war economic boom.
And fuel the growth of this Nation it did, I grew up in that time frame, not only of many getting the opportunity to further their education in our Universities and Colleges but the birth of Trade Schools teaching a wide veriaty of Professional Industrial Trades, many now no longer done in this country or are rapidly on the wane.
route66 has a diary up about today, Flag Day here in these United States.
I was going to post up something I found recently that attempts to explain some recent occurances on the meaning of 'Patriotism', and a tie in with 'route66' diary is appropriate on this day.
That's the question asked by The Real News Network
Back on Thursday, May 15, 2008 I asked a question as well: PEACE Is A Political Statement?.
Every year our Department of Defense budget grows to ever Huge Proportions and we're givin the simpleminded reason that we're getting our National Security Protection, and we simply except, no questions asked, don't even get upset when corruption within is brought out, or outrageous costs for items we could purchase offshelf cheaper in a handware store.
Many have seen this YouTube Video of the barracks conditions for returning soldiers at Fort Bragg, or at least heard about it, which has brought about this,
posted at 2008-03-30 09:06:02 -0600, bumping to push to the top so more can read about a new movie on an important subject dear to our hearts at ePluribs Media - standingup
The reviews you should be reading and listening to, from Military Personal and Family members Of. The ones, small numbers they are, who are actually sacrificing and understand the meanings some of these movies are trying to bring out, that the greater majority, the civilian population, really need to be explained to. Especially in these conflicts they do little to nothing as a sacrifice, most important not wanting to pony up the cost of these Wars of Choice and the Huge longterm Costs of!
Originally posted Thu, 03/27/2008 - 16:55 - standingup
Before dawn every Sunday morning, at the foot of the Santa Monica Pier, volunteers set up crosses in memory of American service members killed in Iraq.
The Video was produced for the New York Times and can be also seen At Their Site
I just sent out a Heads Up to Vet Pax, which is the coalition of Veterans For Peace and Vietnam Veterans Against The War Chapters in and around New York City.
I had been thinking about what could be done on this issue of o'really and his total lack of not only knowledge, about the Plight Of Veterans Who Are Homeless, but his total lack of Compassion, wasn't that what his hero ran on, and Support towards Veterans in General.


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Monday night's hour-long debate is in Drexel University's Mandell Theater on Chestnut Street at 7 p.m.
Businessman and first-time candidate Tom Wolf has carried a strong lead in polls after airing daily campaign ads on TV long before state Treasurer Rob McCord, former Clinton White House environmental adviser Katie McGinty and U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz.
Wolf's outspent his nearest competitor by millions, thanks to his personal wealth. Every Pennsylvania governor since 1974 has won a second term, but Corbett's political support remains stubbornly low.
Drexel says 22 radio and TV stations are carrying the debate live. It's also being streamed live on Drexel's website.
Journalist, news anchor and author Larry Kane will serve as moderator and produce the debate. He will be joined by two panelists: Daily News columnist John Baer and American Cities Foundation president Sandra Dungee Glenn.
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Sorry, Moulin Rouge fans, it's time to face the music. Before The Great Gatsby hits theaters, let's take a look at the director's past missteps.
1. If you've seen one Baz Luhrmann movie, you've seen them all.
2. They're all so heavy-handed. Dramatic lightning? For real?
3. Banal platitudes? No, thanks.
4. SLOW DOWN with those zooms.
5. And everything is LOUD. It's enough to give you a headache.
6. LOUD costumes. LOUD actors. LOUD sets.
7. Don't even get me started on the product placement.
8. Remember when Baz was like, "Oh, I know what Shakespeare's classic love story needs: Jamie Kennedy with pink hair"?
9. "And I'll make these '90s teen stars use Shakespearean language. That won't be awkward at all."
10. Sorry, but it IS awkward. Like Leo's face here.
11. It's like, "I don't know, Baz. Do YOU believe in directorial restraint?"
12. Prostitute with a heart of gold? Seen it!
13. Tone it down.
14. I mean, honestly.
15. Is any of this crap even remotely necessary?
17. More platitudes. And people quote this garbage incessantly.
18. Her dying day is in like a minute. So emotionally manipulative. I can't.
19. You want to talk about Australia? OK, let's talk about Australia.
20. Like all his movies, it's style over substance. But it's not even good style.
21. It's kind of shocking that a movie with this kind of hotness could be SO GODDAMN BORING.
22. At least in his other bad romances, the leads had chemistry. There is NONE here.
23. Child actors: just say no.
24. I get it. Some of you enjoy being visually assaulted.
25. Some of you prefer color to story.
26. But these movies are silly, overblown, and occasionally unwatchable.
27. And THIS IS THE GUY adapting The Great Gatsby to film?
28. Perhaps he'll finally explore subtlety.
29. Oh, it's in 3D? Cool. I give up.
30. Yes, opulence is part of the story. But only PART.
31. It shouldn't be an endless distraction.
32. But then, what else do you expect from Baz Luhrmann?
33. This is a director who never learned that sometimes less is more.
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Chief of Ground Staff Hatsumi Shinobi was born on April 17, 1997 in Fukuoka-shi, Japan. Her father was Masashi Shinobi, a vice admiral in the Maritime Self Defense Army. Her mother was Yoko Tsuneki, who was married to Masashi. She was the military secretary to the Chief of Joint Staff when Hatsumi was 9 years of age. At a young age, Hatsumi was involved in a terrible car accident while she was visiting her grandfather, Shigeru Shinobi. Shigeru and Hatsumi were hospitalized. Due to her injuries, Hatsumi's parents were forced to have her recieve a new full prosthetic body. Masashi was very reluctant to go through with the process but agreed since he cherished his only child's life. Hatsumi appeared much as she does now when she was a little girl. She had crimson hair, much in the same hairstyle, and she also had red eyes. Even after the accident, Hatsumi was an energetic child and looked up to her parents. When she was late into her elementary schooling, Hatsumi took a great and keen interest in the military. When Hatsumi entered high school, she had already swapped into a more mature teenage prosthetic body, still retaining her crimson hairstyle and red eyes. Her father sent her to live with Shigeru Shinobi while she was in high school as a military apprentice to him. Shigeru Shinobi was a retired rear admiral in the MSDA and gladly taught his granddaughter everything from military and war tactics to the political structure and discipline of the Self Defense Army. He also taught her the history of Japan's military from the early feudal eras to that present day. Hatsumi became engulfed in her apprenticeship and her schooling. She learned that her ancestors were samurai during feudal Japan and they passed down that tradition throughout the ages. She learned that her grandfather and her father were official samurai as well. This explained why the Shinobi family were highly militarized. Since Masashi and Yoko didn't have a son, their daughter, Hatsumi, was initiated into samurai by her grandfather. When Hatsumi graduated from high school, she immediately joined the Ground Self Defense Army at age 18. Her father wanted her to join the Maritime Self Defense Army, like himself and his father and grandfather before him, but she followed her deceased great-uncle, Hitori Shinobi, by joining the GSDA. Hatsumi quickly rose through the ranks and entered the officer ranks when she was 20 years of age. When she was 22 years of age, she was promoted to Colonel and had swapped into an even more mature body, still retaining her customary appearance. The fourth World War was under way and Hatsumi was stationed in the Peninsula in command of a UN unit. It wasn't long after that when a young female lieutenant named Masako Kobayashi entered Colonel Hatsumi Shinobi's life. Hatsumi had always kept this secret from her family in fear of being disowned. Hatsumi and Masako developed intimate feelings for each other and were married soon after. Hatsumi was 23 years of age. Not long after, Hatsumi met Major Motoko Kusanagi, who was her subordinate for a time. Hatsumi and Motoko did not like each other much. Major Kusanagi was then transferred out of Hatsumi's unit at the Colonel's request. It wasn't because Hatsumi wanted to get rid of the Major, but she believed that her skills were needed someplace else. After the end of World War IV, Hatsumi was promoted from Major General to General. She was in command of the Itami Garrison and prevented an armed uprising from refugees of the previous World War who were in league with political extremist groups. For this feat, Hatsumi became the Chief of Ground Staff in 2024. She was 25 years of age and her father was proud that his daughter was in command of the GSDA. Hatsumi had not uttered a word to her family of her marraige to Masako Kobayashi. She completely resculpted the GSDA, making it more efficient than it has ever been. In 2028, she went through her final prosthetic body refitting and swap. She was 31 years of age. When Hatsumi was 29 years of age, she met the man that would cause her so many problems, Major General Toshio Hamauzu. Toshio Hamauzu was a colleague with her father and the two had helped siphon illegal funds to former Party Secretary Yakushima. Hamauzu's true goal was to destroy the Shinobi family in order to eventually gain control of the GSDA and become the Chief of Joint Staff without any opposition. The Shinobi family was always known to quickly climb the ranks in every military branch and were always held in high regard for their military knowledge and their highly valued skills. Hamauzu viewed Hatsumi as a threat to him and leaked the information to Masashi, Yoko, and even Shigeru that Hatsumi was a lesbian and was married to Masako Kobayashi. The Vice Admiral was furious and disowned his daughter, preventing her from ever setting foot inside of his house ever again. Yoko was much more open-minded than her husband was and did not disown her daughter. She merely told Hatsumi to stay strong and not to give into her father's discrimination. Hatsumi and Masako even recieved Yoko's blessing. Shigeru was on his deathbed from cyberbrain sclerosis when he heard the news. He requested that he see his granddaughter and her wife before he died. They visited Shigeru in the hospital, where Hatsumi and Masako bowed to him. He wasn't offended by Masako and was very pleased to see her with his granddaughter. Shigeru's last words were to Hatsumi and he said, "Be good to her, Hatsumi." They were the last people he saw before he died. Hamauzu leaked the information in order to break up the Shinobi family and succeeded in cutting the bond between Masashi and Hatsumi, he strengthened the bond between Yoko and Hatsumi, however, and Shigeru was now dead. Chief of Ground Staff Hatsumi Shinobi learned that Hamauzu was the one who destroyed her relationship to her father and has hated him ever since.
I probably should've posted this a long time ago... "After a thousand battles, one only sees death!" -Chaos Space Marine Predator (Warhammer 40,000)
I can't read this much
this sounds really cool I like it =)*VAMPY*
If your interested, I'm almost done with the script. Also, the woman in my profile picture is Hatsumi (The one with the red hair)."After a thousand battles, one only sees death!" -Chaos Space Marine Predator (Warhammer 40,000)
I'm totally interested it sounds great. good luck with your work. Love the pic^_^*VAMPY*
Thanks, I'm almost done with the script. Working on episode 19 out of 26. "After a thousand battles, one only sees death!" -Chaos Space Marine Predator (Warhammer 40,000)
haha actually im excited ^_^*VAMPY*
One of the main things that I had to figure out was the interaction between Chief of Ground Staff Hatsumi Shinobi and Major Motoko Kusanagi. Their interactions are somewhat bittersweet. Neither trusts the other completely. This is further explained in the script. "After a thousand battles, one only sees death!" -Chaos Space Marine Predator (Warhammer 40,000)
thanks for sharing*VAMPY*
Yeah, it had to be done. "After a thousand battles, one only sees death!" -Chaos Space Marine Predator (Warhammer 40,000)
It's cool 777 Tools of demon world......evil Lavender
hook me up with a date, saki and sushi should do it xP <Choose your path Wisely as you only walk it once> Zombaukto legends^^
I'll see what I can do lol "After a thousand battles, one only sees death!" -Chaos Space Marine Predator (Warhammer 40,000)
I've recently changed and fixed a few things about Hatsumi for the sole purpose of finishing the season script. "After a thousand battles, one only sees death!" -Chaos Space Marine Predator (Warhammer 40,000)


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Aol shut down my email because i only used it for this gamertag. I have no access to my account because it requires me to sign on using an email and password with the account. How do i get an email and password reset to go with my gamertag? i have no access to the gamertag on the xbox.
Greetings, Sorry to hear that you are having problem's with your gamertag. Do you know your password and information that was set up to use this email address ? If so, you can phone support and ask them to change your email address providing you pass the secruity checks they ask. You could also make a new email address and set up a brand new Xbox live account if you don't wish to go through support. Standing by for your response.
Greetings, Yielding! If I understand correctly the email address associated with your gamertag was closed. Now you want to change the email address associated with your gamertag to something else. Is that correct?
If for any reason you cannot sign in to your account you will need to get in touch with phone support for your region as Dignitas Curtis recommends. They will be able to work with you to reassign your gamertag to a different WLID.
Hope this helps! :)
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Sign into your profile whilst offline and follow the steps found here:
Under: Switch your gamertag to a different Windows LIVE ID
even though the orginal email is already closed, you should still be able to sign in to the account using the same email, since the Xbox server would register that email as a Windows Live email. You should still be good to go with your account
Dignitas Curtis, Xbox customer support cannot change the windows live ID associated with your gamertag. Anything regarding that windows live ID as far as gaining access back into it with a forgotten password (which I assume this is what happened in this case with the OP) would need to be handled by windows live support on their website.
YeildingJet, I would follow the string on http://login.live.com where it says underneath sign in "can't access my account". This will guide you to resetting the password with the reset option you placed on your windows live account. If none of the reset options are available to you in cluding the customer support verification form, you may need to create a new windows live ID and gamertag. Good luck to you :)
If you CAN remember the Email to the account and the GamerTag, go to account.live.com/.../reset to reset your password. Thus opening the account granting access to all features.
I cant remember my hotmail account. like anything. and i got a new xbox and iI cant connect to xbox live without a windows account and password and iI cant figure it out and want that gamer tag. is their a way you can send it to one of my other emails address so i can usee that account. please help


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Who's hot: Outfielder Ryan Raburn led the team with a .368 batting average on the just-completed nine-game road trip.
Who's not: Rookie pitcher Rick Porcello is 0-2 with a 9.72 ERA in his last two starts, with 16 hits, 4 walks and 3 strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings.
Play of the week: First baseman Miguel Cabrera making a diving stop Friday night and throwing from his knees to get an important force-out that was key in a 16-inning win at Minnesota.
Matchup of the week: Two of the best pitchers in baseball, Cliff Lee and Zack Greinke, are scheduled to pitch at Comerica Park. It will be interesting to see how the Tigers fare against them at home.
Schedule: Tigers vs. Kansas City, 7:05 p.m. Monday (Armando Galarraga vs. Gil Meche, FSD), 7:05 p.m. Tuesday (Justin Verlander vs. Bruce Chen, FSD), 7:05 p.m. Wednesday (Luke French vs. Zack Greinke, FSD); Tigers vs. Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Friday (Edwin Jackson vs. Carl Pavano, FSD), 7:05 p.m. Saturday (Rick Porcello vs. Cliff Lee, FSD), 1:05 p.m. Sunday (Justin Verlander vs. Jeremy Sowers, FSD).
Analysis: The player to watch continues to be right fielder Magglio Ordonez. He was 4-for-10 (.400) with a big, three-run homer to break up Francisco Liriano's shutout on Saturday. But can he remain a constant factor?


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Wow. This week has been one of the craziest weeks of my life. I don't even know where to begin. Here's the skinny: Superbad: Musical: cut from Fringe due to conspiring actors, parties, death threats, Gazette cover stories, concerts, Durak, the beast with two backs, strange dreams, Texas Hold 'em, rocking the Ward Room. The highs were very high. The lows just make me want to cry right now. At the end of the day, I could only listen to one song to make everything Zen, and that song was by this week's band of the week…
My second favorite band of all time (after The Beatles), The MC5 are a legendary proto-punk band like The Stooges. They released three albums in their short existence and each one is a vital piece of musical history.
The first is the legendary live Kick Out The Jams, which features the incredible song of the same name. The second is the John Landau (Bruce Springsteen)-produced Back in the USA, which was a great album, though it is criticized (rightly so) for taming The MC5's wild edge. It is still, however, a great album. The third is the juuuuust right High Time, which balanced the bands pop-skills with their wild edge. It is also the album featuring the song that got me through this week: "Over and Over".
While the issues the songs deal with (politics, ecology, the Vietnam war, labor) are somewhat more sophisticated than the ridiculous ones I'm currently dealing with, its chorus, which reinforces how we deal with same problems again and again throughout history, seemed to apply to my life and how I keep winding up in horrible Kafka-esque situations even when I never really do anything all that drastic to begin with. Then again, that makes things exciting, which is kind of cool in a way…if only it weren't making me feel an incredible desire to learn more Yiddish sayings along the lines of, "oy guvult!"
And speaking of exciting, The MC5 are fucking awesome. Combining a strong blues edge with the hard rock welded into Detroit's mentality, The MC5's sound is an explosive amalgamation of blues, pop, jazz and psychedelia. Any of their three essential albums are mind-blowing and feature the stunning duel guitar work of Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith (who later married Patti Smith). Meanwhile, the lead vocals of the amazingly-afro'd Rob Tyner are beyond belief, particularly in "Over and Over" where he strains his voice to the breaking point, howling out, "I see people dyyyyyying/ While others sit around cryyyying!!!" I'm honestly not sure how to describe them, though they do have a sort of bluesy edge, though not the same kind that Mick Jagger had. Something else…
If there was one band that knew how to combine the sexy, the psychedelic and the political perfectly, it was The MC5. They were the first ones to kick out the jams, motherfuckers, and they did it best.
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Ah, singer-songwriters: sensitive, literate, sophisticated poets with their acoustic guitars and delicate melodies, who would women love and men hate without you? Well, I guess now we have the Jonas Brothers, so you're off the hook for now singer-songwriters, but I've got my eye on you…
But I kid, I kid. Luckily, MacGrath doesn't subscribe to the ridiculous John Mayer school of singer-songwriter anyway (uch, I think I just threw up in my mouth a little) but rather, he's more along the lines of a more personal, less Balkan Beirut or a somewhat less OUT Rufus Wainwright. And indeed, those two comparisons are quite apt, as MacGrath's precious, somewhat theatrical vocal style bears a strong resemblance to Zach Condon's (of Beirut) stylized tenor, while MacGrath's dandy-like qualities ("is it really Louie Vutton? / Or is it a knockoff instead?" MacGrath inquires on "Bell Boy") bear resemblance to none so fabulous as the inimitable Wainwright.
His debut EP, In My Own Company is a strong collection of ornate pop songs written with a wonderful literate flair, conjuring up images of 5th Avenue ("Bell Boy"), fairy tales (which he sort of debunks on "Cinderella") and MacGrath's home province of Nova Scotia ("Way West", in which he dreams of running off to Alberta) magnificently. On most songs MacGrath sticks to his brand of theatrical, piano-based melodramatic pop, though he does get to throw in a nice modern day Can-indie rocker in "Featherweight" (which, with a different mix, could have been the single).
Unfortunately, the EP lacks any real standout songs or outstanding qualities to make it a smashing entrance for the talented MacGrath. Then again, none of the big indie bands of the last couple years blew the doors open with their first EP: that all came with the full-length. Regardless, In My Own Company marks a classy entrance for a talented, young singer-songwriter who, I'm sure, will be quickly embraced by his home province.
(Note: This review also appeared in the Dal Gazette)
This week's artist of the week is a New Yorker who was part of the CBGB scene of punk intellectuals that included Tom Verlaine, Patti Smith and Richard Hell. Though his name isn't as well preserved as the aforementioned artists, his legacy lives on in movies and books in addition to his music. This week's artist of the week is…
Like all those guys mentioned above, Jim Carroll was a hard rocking intellectual punk poet influenced primarily by the French surrealists Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine (Tom stole his last name, in case you were confused). Musically, he's best remembered now for the song "People Who Died" which has appeared in movies like E.T. (for some reason) and the remake of Dawn of the Dead. At the time of its release it was a "near hit", according to AMG. True, the song probably is his most visceral and affecting musical accomplishment, but he also released several albums with plenty of other great tracks, like "Catholic Boy" and "Three Sisters".
As great as some of his music was, he is best remembered as the author of The Basketball Diaries, an autobiographic work detailing his experiences with sex and hard drugs from the ages of 13 to 16. The book was made into a movie of the same name in 1995 and starred a young Leonardo DiCaprio as Carroll.
Though his music sounds a little aged in 2009, Carroll's great lyrical writing still holds up wonderfully and should be checked out by anyone interested in the CBGB intellectuals or people who just like great song lyrics. Also, it's pretty badass.


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Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Kitsch Pasta Trees
So kitsch, so awesome! Find the tute for these pasta and foam cone trees here.
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- Kim Grey said...
Those pasta trees are adorable! :)
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We have activated Funds management in year 2012. But while doing GR for old PO system gives following error -
"Period 007/Fiscal year 2011for not open for FM posting in value type"
This error should not be there as FM is activated in 2012. Please suggest.
Harsh Vaidya wrote:
> We have activated Funds management in year 2012. But while doing GR for old PO system gives following error -
> "Period 007/Fiscal year 2011for not open for FM posting in value type"
> This error should not be there as FM is activated in 2012. Please suggest.
> Regards,
> Harshal
Hi ,
Check the period control in Transaction "FMOPER" if you activated the Period control.
Hi Hari,
Thanks for your reply. I checked FMOPER. But Budget period control is not open. This error was not there on Development and Quality, but its on Production. Even if this period control is activated, system should not ask for previous, as FM is activated from 2012. Please suggest.
Harshal Vaidya
Please suggest.
FM activation is not 'per year' (you may be confusing with BCS activation). So, if FM is active, then every relevant posting should create FM document. Threfore, if you have an old PO with a posting date in 2011, you have to verify that FM period is open as well (FMIR).
Hi Eli,
Thanks. Yes, BCS is activated from year 2012. But this Posting period error we are getting only on Production, not on Development and Quality.
- If I have activated BCS 2012, then why system is asking to open old posting period. I am processing old documents in current period.
-Again I have doubt, if I have open old FM periods then what will be its other repercussions. Will system ask for budget for old period.
Again Development and quality does not give such error.
Harshal Vaidya
As I said, activation of BCS is not connected to activation of FM. BCS is a functionality of budget management and that's all.
FM is activated per client and is year-independent. Therefore, if FM is active, then you have to open the posting periods (via FMIR or FMMI) where applicable. Whether the system will ask for budget or not, that's dependent on the FM objects in question and AVC strategy that you have implemented.
Hi Eli,
AVC is activated from 2012. We are using all standard strategies like-
Derivation Strategy for Control Objects - 9HSAP000
Derivation Strategy for Tolerance Profiles - 9HSAP000
Activation of Availability Control - 9H From ledger 2012 Active with usual check logic
I am surprised because same setting is there on quality server, but system is not asking to open old FM period on Quality server, but it is asking on Production server.
Please suggest.
Harshal Vaidya
I cannot tell what are the settings in Quality and Development; maybde, the periods are open there. I emphasize once more: FM is activated on client level and not on year basis, i.e. if you have FM-relevant posting in year X, this year should be open in FMIR. If AVC is activated as from 2012, then no budet check will be excuted for the years before, but FM assignment - fund centre, commitment item, etc. - should be duly presented in the document.
Transaction FMIR solves the error :
Period 001/Fiscal Year 2013 for not open for FM posting in value type 81.
Hi Harshal,
Just to add some information regarding error FI_E018.
It seems to be that you have defined the FM update date as the PO posting date and not the delivery date since message shows year 2011 and not 2012.
You can't change the PO in a closed period. Please check in transaction FMIR if the period 007/ year 2011 mentioned in the error is open. It should be, otherwise the error message is issued.
In addition, I am not sure if you are using PBET. Please run in SE38 report RFFMMONI that shows all your customizing settings done in your system for FM. Please click on the update profile chosen by you, e.g. 000102. System will go to another screen and show if you are using PBET.
In case you are using PBET, please review the information on updating commitments, refer to the SAP library under SAP ERP Central Component -> Accounting -> Public Sector Management -> Funds Management -> Actual and Commitment Update -> Period-Based Encumbrance Tracking.
If you are using PBET, message is issued correctly. I am sorry but the decision of using PBET is from customers, SAP does not deliver PBET active, every customer decide to use PBET according their business requirements.
In summary, you have two options:
1) Setup FMIR to allow for posting in the desired period.
2) Use BAdI FM_OPEN_PERIODS and method OPEN_INTERVAL_CHECK.
If you can't open the period (using transaction FMIR) is to use the BAdi FM_OPEN_PERIODS. The BAdi allows the implementation of a new algorithm to determine if a period is opened or closed for a specific posting in commitment updating. Documentation for the BAdi can be found using transaction SE18.
I agree completely with Eli and also to clarify, this error message is related to the PSM-FM module (client level) not the BCS functionality within the module.
To give you a good comparison FMIR is for FM the same as transaction OB52 is for FI.
I hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Just to add something more.
The module PSM-FM was active in 2011 but you have activated BCS in 2012 as per my understanding.
Therefore, you were using former budgeting before but even former budgeting is controlled by the closing period transaction FMIR. You can check transaction FMIR in all the systems/clients that you mentioned to see if the periods are open in the same way.
Best Regards,
Thanks for your reply Eli and Vanessa.
I checked FMIR in all clients, settings are same. Previous years are not open.
I also run SE38 and run programme RFFMMONI, it also shows same settings on all clients.
But system is asking to open previous posting period only on production.
If I open those period, then it may ask for number ranges, budget and posting address etc. I am right?
I am not sure whether system will ask Budget for previous or not. Please suggest.
Hi Harshal,
Another check that you can do is which is the FM update date in both systems. You checked RFFMMONI, did you see if the FM update date is the same for both?
One thing that I am not sure is where (which YEAR) you want this post to be posted in FM tables.
Do you want to post this in 2011 or 2012? Bear in mind that this question is only related to FM tables not the other related ones in MM or FI.
In case you want to post in 2012 you can use FMOD but only for this posting and for 1 single user. As soon as the document is posted this record should be removed from FMOD.
In case you want to post in 2011 for FM tables, FMIR is the only solution, unfortunately.
Can you please clarify if in 2011 you were using Former Budgeting? If this is the case you should review the migration information below about the matter before doing any action in your production system to see if all was considered during migration:
429225 Migration FI-FM to SAP R/3 Enterprise Public Services 1.10
956356 Migration from 4.6C FI-FM and former FI-FM releases to BCS
788434 Allow additive mode in totals migration
Please find the available information in the help.sap.com
As well as the release notes for Funds management:
I suggest you to check also the following customizing setttings:
SPRO -> PSM -> Funds Management Government -> Budget Control System (BCS) -> Budgeting -> Migration of Former Budgeting to BCS
First read the documentation available in the first submenu named Overview of Migration Activities. In the document you will find links that go directly to the customizing settings that you should review.
Kind Regards,
Hi Vanessa,
Thanks for reply.
Former budgeting was not active in any of the previous year.
Should I open previous years for FM posting by using tcode FMMI? If I do this then system may ask for Budget and Posting Address and Budget data for previous years (2007 to 2011).
On development and quality I have not opened pervious periods, then also system allows me to process old documents. Please suggest.
Harshal Vaidya
Hi Harshal,
Did you check my reply above (before your last update)? Can you please check this and let me know the results of your tests?
Thanks in advance.
Best Regards,
Thanks for your support.
This issue has been solved after opening old FM periods. System did not ask for budget for old periods.
Could you share the solution? Did you use tcode FMMI?
I open posting periods through tcode FMMI.


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- Identify key growth and investment opportunities in the country's wind energy market
- Position yourself to gain the maximum advantage of the industry's growth potential
- Understand and respond to your competitors' business structure, strategy and prospects
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- Acciona Energia, S.A.
- EDF Energies Nouvelles SA
- Electrabel S.A.
- GDF Suez
1.1 List of Tables
1.2 List of Figures
2 Executive Summary
2.1 Global Wind Market - Growth Momentum to Accelerate
2.2 Portugal Power Market - Thermal Power Share to Decline In Overall Power Generation Mix
2.3 Portugal Renewable Energy - Still a Growing Market
2.4 Portugal Wind Power Market - Installed Capacity to Continue Growth Momentum
2.5 Portugal Wind Power Deals Market - Increase in Deal Value and Deal Volume In 2009
3 Global Power Market Scenario: 2001-2020
4 Global Renewable Market Scenario: 2001-2020
4.1 Global Carbon Emission, Overview
5 Global Wind Power Market: 2001 to 2020
5.1 Overview
5.2 Global Wind Power Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-2020
5.3 Global Wind Power Market, Power Generation, MW, 2001-2020
6 Portugal Power Market Scenario, 2001-2020
6.1 Overview
6.2 Portugal Power Market, Installed Capacity by Fuel Type, 2001-2020
6.3 Portugal Power Market, Power Generation by Fuel Type, 2001-2020
7 Portugal Renewable Power Market Trends 2001 to 2020
7.1 Portugal Renewable Power Market including Hydro, Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-2020
7.2 Portugal Renewable Power Market, Power Generation, GWh, 2001-2020
8 Portugal Wind Market: 2001-2020
8.1 Portugal Wind Market, Cumulative Installed Capacity, MW, 2001-2020
8.2 Portugal Wind Power Market, Power Generation, GWh, 2001-2020
8.3 Portugal Wind Power Market, Top Active Wind Farms, 2009
8.4 Portugal Wind Power Market, Upcoming Wind Farms
8.5 Portugal Wind Power Market, Market Share of Turbine Manufacturers, 2009
9 Portugal, Major Policies and Market Instruments Supporting Renewables
9.1 Portugal Renewable Energy Sector, Overview
9.2 National Renewable Energy Action Plan
9.3 Feed in Tariffs
9.4 High Potential Hydroelectric Dams National Program (PNBEPH)
9.5 The Electrical Mobility Program
10 Portugal Wind Market, Deals Market Trends, 2009
10.1 Portugal Wind Market, Deals Value versus Deal Volume Analysis, 2004-2009
10.2 Portugal Wind Market, Major Deals, 2008-2010
10.2.1 Iberdrola Sells 2.7% Stake In Energias de Portugal
10.2.2 Martifer To Acquire Parque Eolico Penha da Gardunha
10.2.3 EDP Renovaveis Acquires 85% stake In Renovatio, Cernavoda Power
10.2.4 International Petroleum Acquires 2% Interest In Energias de Portugal
10.2.5 Magnum Capital Acquires Enersis
10.2.6 EDP Renovaveis Raises $141 Million In Institutional Equity Financing
10.2.7 EDP Renovaveis Completes IPO
10.2.8 Airtricity Partners With Riviera
10.2.9 Airtricity Partners With Hispano Lusa
10.2.10 EDP - Energias de Portugal Enters Into An Agreement With International Petroleum
10.2.11 EDP - Energias de Portugal Completes Public Offering Of $1.4 Billion
10.2.12 EDP - Energias de Portugal Completes Bond Offering Of $1,297.5 Million
10.2.13 EDP - Energias Completes Public Offering Of $406.83 Million
10.2.14 ENEOP2 Completes Project Financing OF $410 Million For Wind Power Project, Portugal
10.2.15 Magnum Capital Acquires 100% Wind Farm Portfolio For $1,449 Million From Babcock & Brown And Babcock & Brown Wind
10.2.16 ENEOP2 Completes Project Financing Of $408 Million For Wind Power Project, Portugal
11 Company Snapshot - Acciona Energia, S.A.
11.1 Company Overview
11.2 Business Description
11.2.1 Business Overview
11.3 Major Products and Services
11.4 SWOT Analysis
11.4.1 Overview
11.4.2 Acciona Energia, S.A. Strengths
11.4.3 Acciona Energia, S.A. Weaknesses
11.4.4 Acciona Energia, S.A. Opportunities
11.4.5 Acciona Energia, S.A. Threats
11.5 Competitors
11.6 Locations And Subsidiaries
11.6.1 Head Office
11.6.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries
12 Company Snapshot - EDF Energies Nouvelles SA
12.1 Company Overview
12.2 Business Description
12.2.1 Business Overview
12.2.2 Americas
12.2.3 Europe
12.3 Major Products and Services
12.4 SWOT Analysis
12.4.1 Overview
12.4.2 EDF Energies Nouvelles SA Strengths
12.4.3 EDF Energies Nouvelles SA Weaknesses
12.4.4 EDF Energies Nouvelles SA Opportunities
12.4.5 EDF Energies Nouvelles SA Threats
12.5 Competitors
12.6 Locations And Subsidiaries
12.6.1 Head Office
12.6.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries
13 Company Snapshot - GDF Suez
13.1 Company Overview
13.2 Business Description
13.2.1 Business Overview
13.3 Major Products and Services
13.4 SWOT Analysis
13.4.1 Overview
13.4.2 GDF Suez Strengths
13.4.3 GDF Suez Weaknesses
13.4.4 GDF Suez Opportunities
13.4.5 GDF Suez Threats
13.5 Competitors
13.6 Locations And Subsidiaries
13.6.1 Head Office
13.6.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries
14 Company Snapshot - Electrabel S.A.
14.1 Company Overview
14.2 Business Description
14.2.1 Business Overview
14.3 Major Products and Services
14.4 SWOT Analysis
14.4.1 Overview
14.4.2 Electrabel S.A. Strengths
14.4.3 Electrabel S.A. Weaknesses
14.4.4 Electrabel S.A. Opportunities
14.4.5 Electrabel S.A. Threats
14.5 Competitors
14.6 Locations And Subsidiaries
14.6.1 Head Office
14.6.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries
15 Company Snapshot - EDP Energias de Portugal SA
15.1 Company Overview
15.2 Business Description
15.2.1 Business Overview
15.3 Major Products and Services
15.4 SWOT Analysis
15.4.1 Overview
15.4.2 EDP Energias de Portugal SA Strengths
15.4.3 EDP Energias de Portugal SA Weaknesses
15.4.4 EDP Energias de Portugal SA Opportunities
15.4.5 EDP Energias de Portugal SA Threats
15.5 Competitors
15.6 Locations And Subsidiaries
15.6.1 Head Office
15.6.2 Other Locations & Subsidiaries
16 Appendix
16.1 Abbreviations
16.2 's Methodology
16.3 Coverage
16.4 Secondary Research
16.5 Primary Research
16.6 Expert Panel Validation
16.7 Contact Us
16.8 Disclaimer
Acciona Energia, S.A.
EDF Energies Nouvelles SA
GDF Suez
Electrabel S.A.


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The ribbon add just the right finishing touch. Very pretty.
This pattern is on Joann.com under quilting projects and is titled English Garden. It is a full size quilt, but I just made a throw. Hope this helps you.
It is very pretty, and the ribbon really does set the blocks off. Does the ribbon hold up long term with washing? And the squares look like they might be 10 inch squares?
You are correct. The squares are 10 inches. I have sold the one pictured here and have not had any negative comments on how the ribbon has endured the wear and laundering, but it is polyester and sewn on with a double needle to make the stitching very evenly spaced. My opinion is that it would wear well. Thanks for asking.


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Basic homemade BBQ sauce recipe for Pork Ribs.
Tips on making the best Bar B Q Sauce
and cooking barbecue spareribs.
Scroll down to see how to create your own
special barbecue sauce.
Sauce Starter:
2 cups ketchup
1-1/2 cups Brown Sugar
1/3 cup Vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
1 teaspoon salt
Never apply the sauce until the last few minutes of grilling or oven broiling as sauce will blacken and burn quickly. When using gas or charcoals keep meat with sauce on it away from direct flame. If baking the Ribs in an oven, you can apply the sauce sooner otherwise make sure Pork Ribs are thoroughly cooked before applying sauce. It is best to make your sauce a day or two before using it so the ingredients can blend together. Keep it tightly covered it in the refrigerator, stir it well before using. To store sauce, funnel it into empty ketchup bottles or empty glass jars with a lid. Never stick the basting brush that has touched raw meat into the main batch of sauce as you will want to save any leftover sauce for another time. Store it in an air tight container and under refrigeration for up to several weeks or freeze it for a long period.
Cooking The Ribs:
Tightly wrap each slab of ribs in tin foil, add 2 tablespoons vinegar with 1/3 cup water before wrapping and creasing the tinfoil so steam does not escape. Bake up to 3 individually wrapped slabs in an oven at 350 F/180 C for about two hours or until cooked tender. Poke through tin foil with a fork to see if meat is tender between the bones.
After ribs are cooked, open the tin foil very wide so all of the rib slab is exposed to your oven broiler OR remove them from tin foil to finish them on your outdoor barbecue grill. If using an electric oven broiler (which is a good method,) brush dab top of exposed ribs well with the sauce including bones, keep a vigilant watch to avoid sauce from burning overly black, ribs should get a dark rich red glazed color and some blackening around the edges is normal, carefully turn the slab of ribs over, baste and glaze that side the same as the first then remove them from oven to cool a little before serving. If you do not serve them right away, re-warm them in your oven at
180-F but not higher then 200-F until very warm throughout, you just want to heat them but not cook them further. When reheating cooked, refrigerator cold ribs, the outside of the ribs will get dryer, crispier and tastier each time they are reheated.
Optional Sauce Ingredients:
Now create your own special secret sauce, add only small amounts so you do not overpower the predominant flavor of the basic sauce. Use a sauce pan and gently heat, stir and blend all the ingredients together, sample taste sauce as you make it. Write down your recipe and the amount of each ingredient that you add so that when you come up with a blue ribbon winner you can make the sauce taste the same every time.
Starting with the Basics;
2 cups ketchup
1-1/2 cups brown sugar
1/3 cup vinegar
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon salt
Add any or some of the following:
1/2 can of Beer
1 tablespoon Whiskey but not more
All Vinegars except white Distilled Vinegar
Anchovy Paste
Anise Spice
Apple Juice
Bay Leaves
Celery Salt
Chili Powder
Chinese Five Spice
Coconut Milk
Corn Starch, for thickening
Corn Syrup
Cumin Powder
Dijon Mustard or Mustard Powder
Enchilada Sauce
Garlic Cloves or Garlic Powder
Hoisin Sauce (Peking Sauce)
Hot Peppers, minced
Hot Sauce from a Bottle or White Pepper, Cayenne or Black Pepper
Instant Coffee Powder
Juices, small amount of either Apple, Orange, Pineapple, Lemon or Lime
Liquid smoke
Maple Syrup
Onion Powder or Dry Minced Onions
Orange Juice or Orange Peel Rind or Orange Marmalade
Oyster Sauce
Peanut Butter
Raisins, boiled then made into a paste
Small amount of 7 Up Cola or Pepsi Cola (1-2 tablespoons)
Soy sauce
Tomato Juice
Tomato Sauce
Keep experimenting until you come up with a winner. Have you ever heard of or used WD40? WD-40 stands for Water Displacement and it took 40 tries to perfect it. It was invented by a staff of three at Rocket Chemical Company (San Diego, California) in 1953. Not that this
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GRANVILLE - Margaret "Peg" (Stine) Stewart, 90, formerly of the Newton Hamilton area, died on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at the Malta Home.
Born May 9, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John F. Sr. and Mabel (Kearns) Stine.
She married James C. Stewart Jr., who preceded her in death.
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Margaret 'Peg' Stewart
Margaret is survived by: son, David Randall Stewart and wife, Vicki, of Newton Hamilton; daughter, Deborah L. Hudak and husband, John, of Duncannon; grandchildren, Thad and wife, Jaki, of State College, and Eric Stewart and wife, Amy, of Herndon, Va.; and great-grandchildren, Zachary, Lucas, Mark, Matthew and Holly.
She was preceded in death by her two brothers, Walter and John F. Stine Jr.
Mrs. Stewart was the McVeytown-Oliver High School class of 1940 valedictorian. She was primarily a homemaker and farmer.
Mrs. Stewart was a member of the Fort Granville Grange, the Order of the Eastern Star, Lewistown, and the Atkinson Mills Senior Citizens.
A public graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, at the Mattawana Cemetery, McVeytown, with Pastor Gerald Peachey officiating.
Private viewing will be held at the Robert D. Heath Funeral Home, Mount Union.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pets Come First, 2451 General Potter Hwy, Centre Hall, PA, 16828.


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VIENNA - Jeremy Quinlan prefers to save his 3-pointers on an as-needed basis.
The 6-foot-3 junior usually wanders beyond the arc and pops in a triple to lift Brookfield past an opponent during the fourth quarter.
He did that more than a week ago as his 3-pointer help vault the Warriors past Pymatuning Valley.
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Interviews of both coaches, Quinlan
Tuesday, Quinlan didn't wait until the final quarter. He was 6 of 7 from 3-point range in the first half as the Brookfield junior pushed the Warriors out to a 17-point lead at intermission and a 77-61 victory at Mathews High School.
"It was a shock to me," said Quinlan, who had a game-high 24 points. "I never come out making 3s all the time."
Mathews was 5 of 10 from 3-point range at halftime, while Brookfield was 7 of 11. Brookfield was 30 of 51 from the floor and Mathews was 22 of 51.
Mathews coach Jason Lee said Quinlan was a difference maker for the Warriors (4-0).
"He hit his shots. That's the bottom line," said Lee, whose team drops to 3-1. "We played aggressive defense and went after people. The difference between this game and the other three games we've played is he hit his shots.
"He did his job."
Brookfield coach Chris Fahndrich said his team's 16 assists also showed good ball distribution.
"As a team, we're sharing the ball," Fahndrich said. "When we're sharing it like that, the game becomes easier."
And, Brookfield outrebounded Mathews, 41-18. Brookfield's 6-8 senior Preston Sirochman had 14 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Warriors. He and his teammates combined for 17 offensive rebounds.
"I don't even want to look at our stats on rebounding," Lee said. "It's going to be bad. That's something we're going to have to look at in the next few days - rebounding and physical play.
"Second-chance points have to be through the roof."
Brookfield started the game on a 9-0 run as Mathews was 0 of 2 from the floor with 6 minutes, 39 seconds left in the first quarter.
Cole O'Dell was held to four points at halftime, but Zach Youngs and Aaron Suchanek each had nine at the break. O'Dell rolled in the second half and ended with a team-high 20 points, while Youngs added 16. Suchanek put in 14.
"They have some nice players that can shoot it from out there," Fahndrich said. "We had to take them off of their spot. I thought we did a real nice job of getting them out of hand and making them put it on the ground and kind of dictating what we wanted them to do."
Michael Johnson added 10 points and nine rebounds for Brookfield, while Ryan Mosora added 10.
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CONGRESS of South African Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Thursday that corruption within the ranks of the federation and its affiliates was a worrying trend, with 12% of affiliate members having personally witnessed corruption within their unions.
This issue had to be tackled head-on, he said, speaking at the National Union of Mineworkers' bargaining council in Midrand.
Cosatu is a strong voice against corruption in South African, with Mr Vavi himself landing in hot water with federation ally the African National Congress due to his criticism of the government's attitude toward corruption. The federation also established nongovernmental organisation Corruption Watch a year ago.
On Thursday, Mr Vavi said corruption within the ranks of the union movement was something no one wanted to talk about, but workers were clearly worried about the phenomenon.
It was of "huge concern" that a third of members of Cosatu affiliates alleged that there was corruption in their unions and that 12% of members had personally observed corruption within their unions.
"We cannot be calling on the government to take stern action against corruption and then sweep it under the carpet in our own house," he said.
According to a Cosatu study, perceptions of corruption were highest in the South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu) and the NUM. Forty-three percent of NUM members believe there is corruption in the union and 20% have seen it for themselves.
Last year, former Satawu president Ephraim Mphahlele formed a splinter union after alleging that there was a corrupt relationship between certain union leaders and employer the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. The splinter union, the National Transport Movement, is now fighting for recognition at South African Airways.
Mr Vavi said whether or not the perception of corruption in these unions was a reality was irrelevant — what mattered was that the perception existed.
"If such high numbers of our members think there is corruption then you must be worried ... and we must leave no stone unturned to seek out the truth in every instance where an allegation of such a nature is made," Mr Vavi said.
Corruption in the labour environment included taking bribes from management, "selling out" to management, creating privileges for leaders and abusing union funds.
He said it was encouraging that the NUM was reviewing the conditions and responsibilities of full-time shop stewards to address the perception of corruption among them.
NUM general secretary Frans Baleni agreed that there was a "tendency" to look only at the government and forget about workers when speaking about corruption. He said there was a general "moral decay" in society — citing an example of a mortuary worker in the Eastern Cape who spent R15,000 on the credit card of a person who had died in a car accident.
Corruption was one of many challenges faced by Cosatu and its affiliates, Mr Vavi said, which it had to address to represent workers adequately in South Africa.


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At gamescom 2009 I stood in a queue for what seemed like half a day to see id Software's Rage. This was a queue behind closed doors at EA, for press only. I didn't queue for anything at gamescom apart from Rage, yet for Rage it seemed almost expected. This isn't just another FPS sequel. Rage is the first new IP from Doom creator id Software in 10 years. It's coming to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and is being published by industry juggernaut EA. It's also the first game to make use of id's stunning new id Technology 5 engine. In reality I'd only stood in that queue for 40 minutes, but given the pedigree I'd have waited far longer.
Our demo begins with the bold statement that the game engine can push game worlds in ways that couldn't be done before. From anyone else I might have laughed, or at least sniggered under my breath, but this is id. Our character is stood in the wasteland, some two hours into the game. There's a hut to his right and a huge draw distance stretching off as far as the eye can see. There's no doubt about it. Rage looks stunning and this is a game that's still months and months from release. We've got to head to the local town of Wellspring, but there's time to take in a few of the sights first.
That hut I mentioned is home to Crazy Joe, an NPC character that really demonstrates how impressive the character rendering is in Rage. He's one of the most animated virtual characters I've ever seen, easily rivalling and in many cases bettering what we've seen in the most high profile games of this generation. After a brief chat with Joe our id rep wandered around the area and caught a glimpse of the toxic looking green water that had settled in a small pond - this is apparently something to do with the mutants, but we weren't told what.
It was time to take a look at a few of the weapons next, with an enemy on a cliff edge up ahead being a prime target. Our character took out his Wind Stick, which is actually a deadly boomerang. Within a few seconds the stick had taken out the unsuspecting enemy and returned to our guy's hand - silent, but deadly. You'll obviously have other weapons too, with our rep running through the pistol and crossbow. Different ammo types will be purchasable from the many stores in the game, although exactly what they are hasn't been revealed.
A buggy had been sat on the road below Joe's hut since the demo began, teasing us with its presence. It's more than a buggy really, looking like a cross between a sports car and a go kart, with extra reinforcement for off-road driving. According to id the goal was to make vehicle controls make sense for FPS fans. Having had to sit and watch the demo rather than get hands on it's hard to say how this has been achieved, but that buggy sure looked fun to drive.
While we're sure the game engine could handle a realistic sim driving model, the buggy was flying about in a true arcade fashion, which is what we'd expect from an action packed shooter from id. Our entire demo was more or less a taster rather than a full on look at the game (despite lasting about 30 minutes), but we did get to see the circular display that surrounds your vehicle, highlighting the location of other vehicles in relation to your position and the amount of nitrous you have left in the tank.


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William Donohue: Will You Please Go Now?
"I always tells the truth", he declared, while badly mischaracterizing the findings of a recent study by the John Jay College of Criminal Justice (the 2004 report commissioned by The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; as for the press release put out by John Jay, it concluded, "that there was no single cause or predictor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy."). Karen Terry, PhD., the principal investigator concluded that neither celibacy nor homosexuality were causes of abuse. But Donohue told Cuomo that because many of the victims involved were teenagers, "It's not a pedophilia... most of the victims were post-pubescent... ." Apparently, Donohue thinks that the criminal sexual violation of teenagers is ok.
Cuomo, to his credit, did expose many of Donohue's past hypocrisies. Unfortunately, they did not discuss Donohue's role in the Ratigan-Finn debacle in the Diocese of Kansas City St. Joseph Missouri. Fr. Shawn Ratigan pleaded guilty in Federal Court to four counts of producing child pornography and one count of the attempted production of child pornography. His Bishop, Robert Finn, was convicted by a Jackson County court of a misdemeanor count of failing to report suspected child abuse. But while Ratigan was sentenced to 50 years in prison Finn (a darling of Opus Dei) still sits as bishop in the era of "zero tolerance."
Donohue's defense of these convicted criminals is a vile spectacle that has to be seen to be believed. With that in mind, let's take a look at some of Donohue's more egregious howlers in this interview.
Donohue complains at the 2:58 minute mark, that the bishops mishandled the scandal by sending the sexual predators to see psychologists instead of throwing them in jail. What actually happened is that Donohue and the Catholic League sought to thwart the prosecution of Ratigan while running interference for his immediate superior, Bishop Finn. What's more, one of the groups working in consort with the Catholic League was Opus Bono Sacerdotii (OBS), (an organization which has ties to Domino's Pizza magnate Tom Monaghan) which had shuffled Ratigan off to see psychologists who declared that he was not a pedophile and that his pornography problem was a result of loneliness and depression. I pointed out at the time that Donohue is pictured on the OBS homepage next to a link to his piece, "Straight Talk about the Catholic Church and SNAP Exposed."
But Donohue's straight talk did not include seeking to get the truth about the Finn-Ratigan affair to the world. For example, Donohue issued a press release in September 2012 which stated, "The case did not involve child sexual abuse--no child was ever abused, or touched, in any way by Father Shawn Ratigan. Nor did this case involve child pornography." However, as the New York Times reported at the time:
In May 2010, the principal of the Catholic elementary school where Father Ratigan was working sent a memo to the diocese raising alarm about the priest. The letter said that he had put a girl on his lap on a bus ride and encouraged children to reach into his pockets for candy, and that parents discovered girl's underwear in a planter outside his house. Bishop Finn has said he did not read the letter until a year later.
This is what William Donohue has claimed "did not involve child sexual abuse" and did not "involve child pornography."
While we await some actual straight talk from William Donohue, let's be aware that one of his standard tactics is attempting to shift the focus of the problem. In effect, changing the subject. For example, in the Cuomo interview he claimed that "78% of the victims are post-pubescent" and "the word in the English language [describing this behavior] is not pedophilia, it's called homosexuality." Such a statement, however, is nothing more than a ruse. It is a transparent attempt to shift the blame from the offending priest to the victim by esoterically suggesting possible seduction on the latter's part.
Not only did Donohue incorrectly equate sexual orientation with the legal age of sexual consent while simultaneously discounting the coercive power of a predatory adult, the John Jay Report does not show what he claims it shows. In fact, at page 10 it shows the opposite:
"Most sexual abuse victims of priests (51 percent) were between the ages of eleven and fourteen, while 27 percent were fourteen to seventeen, 16 percent were eight to ten, and nearly 6 percent were under age seven."
Again, by Donohue's definitions, apparently puberty is the line at which coercive sex by priests becomes consensual.
It is incomprehensible to me and to many other Catholics that this man leads any organization that calls itself Catholic. It is even more incomprehensible that he works closely with the American Catholic hierarchy -- especially Cardinal Dolan of New York. This episode makes it clear that the most vulnerable among us are expendable if they get in the way of William Donohue and his cronies.
Donohue is the embodiment of the culture-war politics the new pope has disavowed. I recently wrote that Pope Francis must fire Bishop Robert Finn -- and not only because he is the only one who can. I think it is essential for the credibility of his effort to reform the Church. But I'd like to amend my comments to say that just as the bishop who sat on evidence of child-abuse needs to go, those who sought to impede justice need to go as well. And that includes William Donohue.
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Sheryl Crow enjoyed a visit to SeaWorld San Diego on Thursday, bringing along sons Wyatt, 4, and Levi, 2, for an aquatic afternoon in Southern California .
The 50-year-old singer and her family got to know a 22-year-old bottlenose dolphin named Steime, shaking hands and fins with the female dolphin and petting her gently as she came in and out of the water.
"They had a marvelous time," SeaWorld spokesperson David Koontz tells PEOPLE. "They were really excited to not only meet but learn about our animals during their visit. Levi especially was just enamored with meeting Steime."
Both Wyatt and Levi were struck silly by Steime's ability to "make a raspberry sound," which they got her to do by putting their fingers in front of her blowhole. Says Koontz, "Lots of laughter on that one."
During the three-hour visit, the Crow family also saw a presentation with killer whales and interacted with bat rays and sharks, which were of particular interest to Wyatt. Levi also got his face painted: "He left as a little tiger and he was roaring," Koontz says.
Crow was in San Diego as part of her concert tour, "100 Miles from Memphis." She told Parade magazine last year that she loves being on tour with her sons. "They are the people I love most and they're teaching me every day what life really is all about."
Mike Aguilera / SeaWorld San Diego via Getty
Mike Aguilera / SeaWorld San Diego via Getty


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A Long Silence
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TRENTON — The allegations against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez prompted a spat between media outlets today, as the conservative website The Daily Caller disputed a Washington Post report that one of two prostitutes who told the website last fall that she had sex with Menendez now claims to have been paid to make the story up.
The Washington Post has stood by its story, which is based on an affidavit from the prostitute.
Meanwhile, ABC News reported today that Republican political operatives last fall helped set up the network's own interview with three prostitutes who all told similar stories, but that the network chose not to air the story because of "doubts about the women's veracity and identity."
The network also reported that one of the other prostitutes said she knew Menendez was a senator because she typed the word "Bob" into a search engine and his picture came up.
The Daily Caller wrote today that the Washington Post "mistook one prostitute for another" and that the prostitute the newspaper referenced — Nexis de los Santos Santana — was not one of the two featured in its Nov. 1 story.
The Daily Caller said the prostitute gave a different name when it interviewed her over the internet videoconferencing service Skype. ABC News, however, said that Santos Santana told the network her name was Michelle Rodriguez.
The Daily Caller also said that the women it interviewed were 24 years old, while Santos Santana is 23; and noted that in her affidavit Santos Santana said she did not know the interview was taped, but the women the Daily Caller spoke with wore earpieces and looked into the camera.
The Daily Caller, however, acknowledged that there may have been a third woman prepared to give an interview when the laptop being used in the Dominican Republic ran out of battery power.
A spokeswoman for the Washington Post has told the website Politico that it stands by its reporting.
Erik Wemple, the Washington Post's media blogger, analyzed the points of contention between the newspaper and The Daily Caller. While Wemple did not take a side in the dispute, he said the Post relied on more reliable sources than the Caller. "Court records plus a named subject vs. faceless testimony — that's generally a blowout on the journalistic reliability front," he wrote.
Shortly after speaking at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee this morning, Menendez said he did not know who was behind the original Daily Caller report but said it was politically motivated.
"The right-wing blogs took this story, which are just false smears, right before an election cycle, attempted to do it then, and ultimately drove it into the mainstream press," Menendez said. "But they were never anything other than false smears."