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The Dropbox tool enables you to submit assignments in Learning Environment, eliminating the need to mail, fax, or email your work to instructors. Simply upload your submission to the appropriate dropbox folder and submit.
The Dropbox tool allows you to see users' submission times, download dropbox folders to your computer, view submissions with the document viewer on the Evaluate Submission page, associate dropbox folders to rubrics and competencies, and return submissions with grades and feedback.
You can view users' submissions and submission dates in the Folder Submissions area. This eliminates the need to collect assignments and helps you track when files were submitted.
Create categories to group and organize your dropbox folders. You can also restrict access to dropbox folders by date and time, group membership, or special access permissions. Each folder's Folder Submissions area has search and filter options that enable you to find users' submitted files by username, submission history, and amount of feedback they have received.
Click Dropbox on the navbar.
Any rubrics which submissions are evaluated with are listed on the submission page so you can see how submissions are evaluated.
If users have access to the Competencies tool, any learning objectives associated with the dropbox folder can be viewed there if competencies are set to display to users and they also have permission to see them.
Any user in your group can submit files to the dropbox folder. The Submissions column indicates how many files your group has submitted.
NoteIf you have permission to add video notes, you can click the Insert Stuff icon in the HTML Editor and click Video Note to do your recording.
A list of submitted files displays on the Submission History page. You can view each file's size, submission date, whether comments were included with it, and who has retrieved it. For group dropbox folders, you can check who submitted each file.
Feedback (including grades) associated with group dropbox folders applies to the entire group.
Organize your dropbox folders into categories to make it easier for users to navigate to the appropriate folder. For example, you can create separate categories for course units, summative projects, bonus assignments, and individual submissions.
NoteYour new category appears on the Dropbox Folders page only if there are dropbox folders associated with it.
Users submit their work to a dropbox folder. Information you create in the dropbox folder about evaluation methodology, details about rubric assessments, associations with learning objectives, instructions, and clarifications on work expectations appear to users in the "Folder Information" area on the Submit Files page.
NoteGroup submission areas are marked on the Dropbox Folders page with the Group Submissions icon. Any group member can submit and view files for a group dropbox folder.
TipIf you associate the folder with a grade item, maintain consistency for your students by matching the value of the Out Of field to the grade item's Max. Points value.
NoteDropbox folder availability dates appear by default in Calendar. If you delete the dropbox folder, it's availability dates disappear from the course calendar. If you restore the dropbox folder, it's availability dates reappear in the course calendar.
Release conditions allow you to associate a dropbox folder with other items in Learning Environment. For example, you can require that users meet some criteria, such as reading a set of lecture notes in the Content tool, before they can submit their work to a dropbox folder. Or, you can make submission to the dropbox folder a criteria for accessing another item, such as a quiz.
Special access permissions allow you to set different availability dates and times for specific users. For example, you could extend the deadline for users who require remedial help or who are submitting work beyond the original scope of the dropbox folder. You can also add special access after a dropbox folder's end date has past for users who have a legitimate excuse for missing the deadline or for users you want to submit additional material, such as planning notes or a bibliography.
Once you have added special access permissions for users they are listed in the Special Access section. You can edit or delete users' special access by clicking the Edit or Remove special access icons beside their names.
Note Selecting the Display in Calendar check box adds Submissions After and Submissions Before dates to users' calendars.
On the Dropbox Folders page, click the Delete icon beside the name of the category you want to delete.
NoteDropbox folders in the deleted category will appear in the No Category area on the Dropbox Folders page.
NoteIf your dropbox folder has availability dates associated with it, when you restore the folder, you also restore its dates in the Calendar.
The Dropbox event log enables you to view information on specific activity for individual dropbox folders. The event log tracks when users create, delete, and restore dropbox folders. Once an action is taken, the event log records the name and ID of the dropbox folder, the action, the user who made the change, and the date it was performed.
NoteDropbox event log only tracks folder items you create, delete, and restore since Learning Environment 10.2. Dropbox folders you import from any previous Learning Environment are not tracked in event log until you act on them (e.g. delete a folder).
NoteYou can change the sort order of results by clicking on the Item, Action, and Date column headers.
Go to the Objectives tab to associate a dropbox folder with a learning objective. By associating a dropbox folder with a learning objective, you can tie the folder to a competency you want users to master. This association can be a basic association or an association with a rubric-based assessment.
See Competencies' Creating activities [34] for information on the levels of association.
If you have permissions to edit a dropbox folder's associated learning objectives and assessments, click Edit Learning Objective or Edit Assessment from the context menu of the learning objective or assessment you want to modify.
The preview option enables you to navigate the steps that users go through to submit files, review their submissions, and view submission history.
You can make a preview submission visible on the Submissions page, but you cannot give feedback, grades, or rubric scores to it because it is not tied to an actual user.
The Dropbox Folders page provides a summary of the Total Files, Unread Files, Flagged Files, and Due Date for each dropbox folder. Click on a folder to navigate to its Folder Submissions page to view submitted files.
You can also access users' folder submission history from the Evaluate Submission page if they have submitted at least one file to the folder. A submission history enables you to quickly view a list of all files a student has submitted including:
On the Folder Submissions page, click the Evaluate link beside the name of the user you want to leave feedback for.
The Evaluate Submission page enables you to evaluate and leave feedback for user submissions, but you can also download submissions from the Folder Submissions page to work on files offline.
The Evaluate Submission page contains two main sections: the Submissions List panel and the Evaluation panel. From the Submissions List panel you can download submissions to work with offline or view them inline with the document viewer. The Submissions List panel also displays a user's or a group's file submissions. Use the Evaluation panel to grade and provide comments.
The following file formats are compatible with Dropbox's document viewer:
If you grade directly on the Evaluate Submission page, you can choose to publish feedback immediately or save your feedback as a draft and release it at a later time. This enables you to revise and review evaluations, and publish your feedback to multiple users at the same time. You also have the option to retract published feedback if you want to provide an update to past evaluations but only want students to access your most recent feedback. You can also annotate users' web and plain text file submissions with the HTML Editor and attach those annotations as part of feedback.
If you use rubrics to assess Dropbox submissions, you can append the overall rubric feedback to the submission Feedback field. If the rubric uses points, you can also scale and transfer the overall rubric score to the submission Score field. Both of these fields transfer to Grades if the dropbox folder is associated with a grade item.
In the submission list on the Evaluate Submission page, click View Document from a file submission's context menu.
You can assess a user submission with a rubric associated with the dropbox folder. For each associated rubric, you can grade a user based on set criteria, and you can also provide additional feedback in the HTML Editor.
Note If you transfer rubric feedback to general feedback, it will appear beneath your manually entered feedback. You can edit transferred rubric feedback in the general feedback HTML Editor, but the rubric will not reflect changes you save here.
Note You can attach multiple rubrics to a dropbox folder, but you can only push one rubric's assessment score to the submission's overall score.
Note Information about grade items tied to the dropbox folder appears beside the score value.
You can edit .html, .htm, and .txt files directly from the Evaluate Submission page. Your feedback will include the annotated file as an attachment.
You can evaluate students from Dropbox even if no submissions were made to a dropbox folder. This enables instructors to assign comments and grades to students with no submissions. Also, this enables instructors to evaluate submissions that occur outside of Learning Environment while keeping track of evaluations within dropbox folders.
NoteIf you select users who already received published feedback, bulk publishing will update their feedback to the latest feedback.
NoteYou cannot revert bulk publishing, but you can retract feedback for users individually on the Evaluate Submission page. See Retracting published feedback [26] for more information.
If you need to access submission files offline instead of viewing them directly from Dropbox's document viewer, you can download submissions to your computer. You can also leave feedback in downloaded submission files, and upload the files back to the dropbox folder in the form of attachments (files are attached to each user's submission evaluation). See Uploading and attaching feedback from downloaded submission files [25] for more information.
ImportantIf you want to leave feedback directly in a downloaded submission and attach it to a user's dropbox submission evaluation, do not rename the file name when you save your changes. This ensures easier upload and distribution back to students.
If you download user submissions and leave feedback within the files, you can upload them back to the appropriate dropbox folder so they appear as attachments to each user's submission evaluation. To ensure successful feedback upload and distribution back to students, do not rename the downloaded files' names after you enter feedback and save changes.
NoteInternet Explorer 9 and older currently do not support dragging and dropping files from your desktop into Learning Environment.
NoteIf you are uploading a compressed zip file that contains dropbox folder submissions you previously downloaded to add feedback (see Downloading dropbox folder submission files [24]), your compressed zip file structure must be identical to the bulk submission download, and file names should remain unchanged. This ensures the automatic distribution process runs smoothly.
If you want to remove published feedback, go to the user's submission on the Evaluate Submission page and click Retract and Clear Feedback in the Evaluation panel.
NoteIf any member of a group submits work to a group dropbox folder, no one in that group receives an email when Email Groups Without Submissions is selected.
On the Folder Submissions page, do one of the following:
NoteWhen you open or download a file, the Dropbox tool marks it as "Read".
On the Folder Submissions page, click the Flagged or Not Flagged icon beside an item's name.
NoteYou can use the Files tab to search for flagged submissions.
If OriginalityCheck is enabled, you can use the GradeMark functionality to add comments, insert inline text, and highlight sections in file submissions, directly from the Dropbox tool.
Note OriginalityCheck and GradeMark features are enabled through integration with Turnitin from iParadigms, LLC. To use these features, first obtain a valid Turnitin account, and then login to your account to enable and configure the Desire2Learn integration and obtain your shared key. Visit http://www.turnitin.com [37] for more information about obtaining a Turnitin account.
By default, GradeMark is turned off for your organization. To activate GradeMark, you must first activate OriginalityCheck, and then enable the following config variable for your org unit:
|Config Variable
If GradeMark is activated for your org unit, when you enable OriginalityCheck and choose to "Generate Originality Reports", the GradeMark functionality is automatically enabled.
Note Instructors can enter grades via GradeMark one day after the dropbox folder due date has passed. You must create due dates in a dropbox folder's Restrictions tab to make GradeMark grades available to students.
Add comments, highlight text, save, and print your GradeMark report using the available tools in the menu bar. You can view a summary of the submission at the top of the page, including word count, submission date, and Originality Report rating.
Tip For more detailed help with GradeMark functionality, click the Help menu item on the report.
The following file types are compatible with GradeMark:
Note If your file type is incompatible with GradeMark, Information icon displays instead of the GradeMark icon.
OriginalityCheck enables you to monitor dropbox submissions and identify potential cases of plagiarism by automatically comparing submissions to an online database of original content. You can then view Originality Reports which highlight key areas, show a breakdown of matching sources, and provide direct links to the matching content.
You can also take advantage of the integrated GradeMark which enables you to add comments, inline text, and highlight sections in file submissions, directly from the Dropbox tool.
Note OriginalityCheck and GradeMark features are enabled through integration with Turnitin from iParadigms, LLC. To use these features, first obtain a valid Turnitin account, and then login to your account to enable and configure the Desire2Learn integration and obtain your shared key. Visit http://www.turnitin.com [37] for more information about obtaining a Turnitin account.
By default, OriginalityCheck is turned off for your organization. To activate OriginalityCheck, the following config variables must be enabled and properly updated for your org unit.
|Config Variable
|Your Turnitin account ID number
|Your Turnitin shared key
|The API URL provided by Turnitin for your account (typically https://www.turnitin.com/api.asp [38])
Contact your site administrator to update these config variables and obtain the appropriate account id, shared key, and URL from Turnitin for your organization.
If OriginalityCheck is activated for your org unit, a check box appears in the properties tab of the New/Edit Dropbox page.
ImportantOnce a dropbox folder is created with OriginalityCheck enabled, assignments are created in Turnitin. If you disable OriginalityCheck, the assignment in Turnitin continues to exist unless you go to Turnitin to delete it, or you delete the assignment after its availability dates have passed.
Once you enable OriginalityCheck, an options area appears at the bottom of the New/Edit Dropbox page. Here you can enable detailed Originality Reports for dropbox submissions, control end user visibility, set the Originality Reports frequency, select which sources to check the submission against, and decide whether the current submission you are running the report against is added to the file index for new submissions to be checked against.
Select the Generate Originality Reports check box in the Originality Checking Options section of the Properties tab.
If your dropbox folder has Identify individual submissions for originality checking enabled, you will need to manually submit file submissions for originality checking. This is useful if you don't want to check every file submission for plagiarism, but still want the ability to do so on a case-by-case basis.
View Originality Reports from the Folder Submissions page. When a report is available, the status changes from In-Progress to a percentage rating, which indicates the level of matching content.
A lower percentage rating indicates that the content is likely original and has not been copied; a higher percentage rating indicates the content is likely not original and has been copied from another source.
The percentage ranges are associated with colors:
Click the colored section beside the percentage rating to view the associated Originality Report.
The Originality Report is comprised of two panes. The right pane lists all of the matching sources, including the percentage of text that matches and a link to the online content. The left pane displays the submission text using colored highlights to draw attention to the matching content.
Tip For more detailed help with Originality Reports, click the help link in the top-right corner of the report page.
The following file types are compatible with OriginalityCheck:
Note If a file type is incompatible with OriginalityCheck, the Information icon displays instead of the percentage rating.
[1] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/accessing-dropbox
[2] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/submitting-to-a-dropbox-folder
[3] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/submitting-group-work-dropbox-folder
[4] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/reviewing-dropbox-folder-submission-history
[5] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/viewing-feedback-dropbox-folder
[6] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/creating-dropbox-categories
[7] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/creating-dropbox-folders
[8] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/managing-dropbox-folder-submission-handling
[9] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/setting-dropbox-folder-availability-due-dates
[10] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/setting-release-conditions-dropbox-folder
[11] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/adding-special-access-permissions-dropbox-folder
[12] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/editing-dropbox-categories-folders
[13] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/reordering-dropbox-categories-folders
[14] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/deleting-dropbox-categories-folders
[15] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/restoring-deleted-dropbox-folders
[16] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/viewing-dropbox-event-log
[17] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/associating-dropbox-folders-with-learning-objectives
[18] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/previewing-dropbox-folders-submissions
[19] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/viewing-dropbox-folder-file-submissions
[20] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/accessing-evaluate-submission-page
[21] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/leaving-feedback-grading-dropbox-submissions
[22] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/evaluating-non-submissions-external-submissions
[23] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/bulk-publishing-dropbox-feedback-evaluations
[24] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/downloading-dropbox-folder-submission-files
[25] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/uploading-attaching-feedback-from-downloaded-submission-files
[26] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/retracting-published-feedback
[27] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/emailing-users-from-dropbox-folder
[28] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/marking-dropbox-folder-submissions-read-unread
[29] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/flagging-dropbox-folder-submissions
[30] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/node/7057
[31] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/using-dropbox-grademark
[32] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/taxonomy/term/3
[33] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/taxonomy/term/2
[34] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/creating-activities
[35] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/creating-holistic-rubrics
[36] http://staging.docs.d2l/en/creating-analytic-rubrics
[37] http://www.turnitin.com
[38] https://www.turnitin.com/api.asp


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David Macbride, professor of composition and theory at The Hartt School, will premiere a new musical piece, Music for a Large Space (a public gathering), on Saturday, March 1, at 8 p.m. at the Trinity Episcopal Church, 120 Sigourney St., Hartford.
Music for a Large Space, scored for winds, brass, percussion, vocalists, and audience, is a piece where the audience is actively involved in the performance of the work. Each audience member is asked to bring two stones to play, "which have been chosen for their physical and acoustic beauty." At various points in the piece, the audience is invited to sing and play two stones, to experience sound coming from all sides and directions of the performance space.
The playing positions of the performers will change at various points in the piece. These spatial arrangements and physical movements not only create a variety of different sonic environments during the piece, they will also help delineate the piece's musical structure, content, and meaning. Vocalists, for much of the piece, are seated amongst the audience as audience leaders ("enablers"). The winds and brass will form a circle around the audience, and the percussion will be located in front of and in back of the audience (altar and organ loft respectively).
Performers will include the Hartt Symphonic Band (under the direction of James Jackson), Hartt Independent Chorus (under the direction of Matthew Cramer), as well as the audience.
Admission is free, although a goodwill donation is suggested. For more information, contact David Macbride at 860.768.4121 or email@example.com.
About David Macbride
David Macbride has written numerous works, ranging from solo, chamber and orchestral music to music for film, TV, dance and theatre, with particular emphasis on music for percussion. His works have been performed extensively in the United States and abroad. Recent performances include the Hartford Symphony, the Arditti String Quartet, League ISCM, Percussive Arts Society International Convention, World Saxophone Congress, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. For more, visit www.davidmacbride.com.
Continuing the composer's ongoing involvement with music in and for the community, Music for a Large Space is subtitled "a public gathering;" where music is made "spontaneously" and in a participatory fashion. A verbal introduction/orientation will precede the actual performance.
The title refers to space on many levels: exterior (physical space, acoustic space, etc.), interior (emotional, psychological, etc.), cosmic (large bodies as in 'the heavens', i.e. the Greek study of astronomy), empty (as in a hole, a wound, a void). The music, at times boisterous, humorous, meditative, is designed to be heard in a large, reverberant space, where echoes naturally occur and are directly calculated into the content of the piece.

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I am going to be marrying my boyfriend next month & his ex is threatening us saying that once we get married she is going to take him to court for more child support since I have an income. Can she do that in the state of AZ?
2 Answers from Attorneys
No, a new spouse's income is not included for purposes of calculating child support. The statute dictates that only the natural and adopted parents have the obligation to support a child.
No. Your income has no bearing on the calculation of child support.
We could contact her and ask her to "cease and desist" these threats.
Please email me directly if that interests you. richpeters @ familylawaz.com
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Good morning everyone. Senator Brown, thank you for your leadership on this critically important issue. Congresswoman Beatty, thank you for your work in the House fighting for working families. Thank you, Eric, and everyone at Brothers Drake for being our hosts.
President Obama has laid out an agenda based on opportunity for all. It's based on this core principle: everyone who works hard should have a chance to get ahead, a chance to live out their highest and best dreams.
Opportunity for all means rewarding hard work and personal responsibility. And that's why we're working tirelessly for an increase in the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour.
This raise would benefit 28 million workers -- more than 1 million of them in Ohio -- giving them a little breathing room and peace of mind. And let's debunk the myth that they're all teenagers earning extra spending money to supplement their allowance. In fact, the average age of affected workers is 35. These are breadwinners and heads of household, people with bills to pay and mouths to feed.
It's not just workers who want to raise the wage. Every day, I meet with employers like Eric who don't think a race to the bottom is a good way to run a business. Whether it's at a big retailer like Costco, or the Ace Hardware down the street from my office, or In-N-Out Burger on the west coast, or Brothers Drake here in Columbus, they all understand that paying a fair wage is the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. They understand that respecting and investing in your employees is a sound business model and good for the bottom line.
I want to salute the work that Senator Brown has done on the tipped minimum wage. It's unconscionable that under federal law tipped workers have been frozen at $2.13 an hour for more than two decades. Thankfully here in Ohio, it's almost twice as high. But the last raise for tipped workers nationally was around the time my Buffalo Bills were in the Super Bowl -- that's how long it's been!
The tipped workers I talk to tell me that some weeks, the amount in their paycheck after taxes are taken out is zero. So they're relying entirely on cash tips to survive. One out of every seven of them is on food stamps, and they live in poverty at three times the rate of the entire U.S. workforce. Is this any way to honor the dignity of work?
The bottom line is this: no one who works full-time in the wealthiest nation in the world should live in poverty. It's time to give tipped workers need a raise. It's time to give America a raise.


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It was brought to my attention that I forgot to start a welcome thread for one of our new coordinators! I decided to keep a list here of all Region III coordinators and also use it as the OFFICIAL REGION III NEW COORDINATOR WELCOMING THREAD!! We have a few new Coordinators, I will list them below and add them to our list of Coordinators, feel free to welcome them all right here!
Now I like to say this so I will repeat myself, you do not need to be a Coordinator to host a GTG! If you have a good Idea for a GTG just plan it out, make a post and go with it! Of course you can feel free to ask a Coordinator in your area for help or advice but if you want to host the event that is what will make us grow! Also some of you know that I used to send out a Indiana Newsletter. I stopped doing that when I made up the GOOGLE CALENDAR. Most of the information in that newsletter had to do with upcoming GT G's and the new GOOGLE CALENDAR is just a better way to get that info out. I keep the calendar in my SIG so you can always click on it to find out what is going on in Region III at any time! I encourage every Coordinator and anyone else who is hosting a GTG to let me know about it so that I can add it to the calendar!
Here is the list of Regions III Coordinators, you will see several states that are blank, they have no Coordinators at this time. We need to fill these slots to grow the Region III activity! If you feel that you meet the requirements as described below please PM me or post in this thread. If you know someone who would make a great CC please let me know!
Regional Coordinator - Z66 BUTCH
Illinois -
Iowa -
Indiana - The Mox, Z66 BUTCH, Didit
Kansas - Fouse
Michigan - Flint4x4, Sirshopolot, MichiganSilver03, johnv656
Minnesota - sennister
Missouri - mysecndfvride
Nebraska -
North Dakota -
South Dakota - peekingduck
Wisconsin -
Nebraska -
First johnv656 moved to Michigan from Nevada so we inherited a great Coordinator with some good experience! Please welcome him to our Region!
I started a campaign to get a few good Coordinators in our Region a while back. On our trip to the 2007 Nationals I found a opportunity to meet and get to know some good members. While at the Nationals I met member peekingduck from South Dakota. He and his family are great people and I ask him to become a Cruise Coordinator, he accepted and was approved so please welcome peekingduck as our Coordinator from South Dakota!
We planned a couple of GT G's on the way home from the Nationals and one of them was in Kansas City. We had some great BBQ and enjoyed talking to a few members out that way. myscndfvrtride was in attendance and it was the second time that we have been to a GTG with him & his family. He is energetic and loves the club, it seemed like a natural choice so I ask him about becoming a Coordinator and he accepted. Lets all welcome mysecndfvride as our new Coordinator from Missouri.
Here in Indiana NorthFace-no more sold their Avalanche and gave up his Coordinator position. I ask Didit if he was interested and he accepted! Didit is a great asset to our club both at the local GT G's and some that he & Lu have attended out of state! He is a take charge kind of guy and gets things done. He is a great help with modding and has helped many of us with our mods! Lets make sure we welcome Didit as our newest Indiana Coordinator!
As we get new Coordinators I will list them here and keep the current list here in this first post so it is easy to find. If you have ideas to grow the membership in our Region please let me know!
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mysecndfvride Didit peekingduck and johnv656
Congratulation welcome to the growing list of Region III cruise coordinators
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Thank you Butch and welcome to mysecndfvride, whom I met, and peekingduck and johnv656.
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Saweet! Very cool guys,congrats on yer new spots
Excellent choice of CC's Butch
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Congrats to all the new CC's!!
Lets get the rest of the states that don't have any CC's on board!!
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This is the Picatinny compatible version of the Mossie Midnight Mount; called the MT2400FSB-P.
This easy-to-install light mount is designed to place a weaponlight at 12 oclock for ambidextrous and wireless use.
CNC-machined from 6061 T6 billet Aircraft Aluminum. Military Type III
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Two 8⁄32 TPI x 1⁄4″ self-locking set screws with 5⁄64 Allen key included.
*Hint: Approach from the top/side of the FSB, and wrap the locking arms around the post before sliding down the front sight.
Unobstructed sight picture when used with the following:
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The Detroit News, December 29, 2010
Beaumont (MI) Hospitals has eliminated about 60 managerial and administrator positions since the fall---a number higher than originally announced---and is also cutting an unspecified number of staff employees, a hospital official said. The three-hospital system announced in October that it planned to lay off 40-50 managers as part of a reorganization triggered by federal health care reform; the move would save an estimated $3 million to $4million a year, officials said. The reductions exceed the number previously announced as a result of the continuing review of the system's organizational structure, a hospital official said.


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The 13 cuts criss-cross the Northeastern musical stylings of forró, baião and xote while maintaining jazz sensibilties. Forró, because of its generous use of accordion, sounds like a combination of zydeco and reggae. It's party music that is still heard on the lush beaches of Racife. In all three styles, the accent is on the two and the four, much like in a polka. The slowest of the three, xote is meant for slow dancing and is rooted in the German polka, the schottische.
Alma do Nordeste's "Festa na Macuca" ("Party at the Macuca Farm"), an atypical baião in 7/4 rhythm, gets the party started. Neto had indulged in irregular rhythm on Roda's first tune, the aptly named "Estrela do Mar" ("Starfish"), played in 5/4. Despite its odd time, "Festa" is unabashedly jaunty, and Jacob do Bandolim, if he was still alive, would have reveled in the cut's tight, swift, melodic head.
Other energetic pieces include "Amoreira" ("Raspberry Vine"), Neto's nod to legendary percussionist Airto Moreira, as well as "Alma do Nordeste" and "Forrô Vino." All three showcase the musicians' organic musicality (it doesn't come through as strongly on Roda) and ability to jam full throttle. The title cut is given tribal coloring with the inclusion of Tiago da Serrinha's Brazilian bass drum, the zabumba, and his driving pandeiro (Brazilian tambourine), a mainstay in the choro form.
The most interesting xote is "Fulô Sertaneja" ("Flower from the Sertão"), which opens with Neto's introspective, rubato piano. Marcelo Martins then joins him, offering a dose of sparse and soulful soprano sax. Martins' playing is reminiscent of Bradford Marsalis' on Requiem's more somber tracks. Suprisingly, "Fulô" evolves into an admirable groove before it fades out.
If you want to listen to some classic forró, then throw on some Dominguinhos. However, if you're looking for a CD that tries "not to recreate what had already been done so well by generations of great musicians from the Northeast," then take a ride with Neto and visit the multifarious musical landscapes that Alma do Nordeste explores.


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London - (Quackery): "It's what your right hand's for," the Royal Freak Hospital's Dean of Complimentary (sic) Therapies said today as Charles collected his PhD in digital medicine.
The sixty nine-year old pretender to the throne is now officially qualified to probe prostate problems without someone from the royal household immediately ringing the vice squad to complain.
Many years of study and personal research eventually came into fruition in 2000 when Charles enrolled for a RFH diploma.
The prince had previously been accused by the medical establishment of 'having too many fingers in too many pies'.
The doctorate now restricts him to the use of index finger of his right hand.
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This should be good. Part apology, part job interview, part finger-pointing; Speaker Boehner is set to speak at 10ET to explain how this is all going to be ok... or not...
Boehner To Explain Plan 'B.O.' - Live Webcast
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Bring plenty of kleenix
... and lube.
The boner wants his austerity. Santa should stuff his stocking with coal and his ass with O'boners head.
I Don't Want The Poor Billionaires To Get Taxed...
Sob... Wah Wah Wah...
Mr. Boehner is both a very bad actor. But his Banking Mafia masters must be very proud of him.
After all, he and the mainstream media are successfully diverting the public opinion from the real issues (like endless wars of aggression, supporting and paying Al Qaeda and other terrorists all over world, destroying American middle class, destroying the American Constitution and freedom of American people, and stealing the last pennies from senior citizens, etc.,) to some bogus issues line "the fiscal cliff", human right in Syria or poor life conditions of illegal immigrants.
Boner may be out of kleenix after last night's masturbation session
no plan will go through without this portion of the GOP signing on.
If the democraps think that this will help them in coming elections; they're fools...it's only going to make this wing stronger. There is no mandate; the power structure doesn't seem to smell what's coming.
That's coming but meanwhile...
It's now a pissing match between GOP, Liberatians and Conservative positions, each as seperate positions in Republican party. They are seperate elements to the party and Boner forgot that fact. He served his agenda without including his party platform. He committed career suicide and assumed that he could drag his party with him.
Cannot stand listening to the man and his decades long career of vapour delivery...amazes me that Americans even regard him as a "do'er" or leadership material. Goes for most of the silver spoon daddy's boys sitting in the Senate and Congress.
Boehner is a traitor, a puppet of the establishment. He should be tried by an impartial jury and dealt the punishment he deserves.
Doesn´t matter.It´s the co-located servers that decide the outcome.And their owners have their marching orders
Trav, we both know the real plan is for taxes to go up. Austerity must happen, whether it be advertised taxes or clandestine inflation. A little truth opens eyes to bigger truths. Funny how that works...
O got them by their balls, and he will be the hero. Taxes for everybody up - thanks to GOP, cut spending on everything - thanks to GOP. Of course O is unwilling hero but he will take that with open arms. Anyway America does not have any choice, they gave him somebody to blame. I cant understand how stupid GOP are, they gave him all weapons he needed. He lined them up for it.
You must have fallen off the truck last night.
This is the plan. De-delineate the Republicrats parties so as to usher in a new political party.
It is working flawlessly, as you are bearing witness.
I fell of my chair last night, I got so drunk listening to all that shit. Maybe you're right - new party? why not? Don't follow me and stay sober, and forget the trucks.
take a look at the county maps of red/blue. It's been 50 YEARS of this plan, through immigration's importing of another reliable bloc vote to go with blacks'. The black population was simply insufficient to support a permanent Demoncrapification of government. So, they brought in some people a couple shades lighter but still reliably counted upon to support at the 70%ish bloc rate. Aligned with marxist yankees and the freak crowd and hippies, you have the bare majority they wanted.
They cannot dominate state-by-state in legislatures and whatnot, because those have bicameralism at the State level where the red/blue county maps dictate a red-leaning state governance in most cases. But they can most definitely lean electors nationally blue especially when there is a billion $ to support busing and other "rock the vote" measures.
The GOP is the white party...it's the party of the America that USED to be, combined in some interests with the neocons who worship war. Ron Paul was the MOST anti-war candidate, yet he was called alternately to the right of Attila the Hun and the Left of Lenin depending upon who you asked. This is the true conservative wing...there are a lot of people who don't want to live in warfreaktopia that the cons and the libs seem to think is Eden.
The rep party is pos anyway, party of rip-off artists and scam virtuosos.
"The GOP is the white party...it's the party of the America that USED to be, combined in some interests with the neocons who worship war"
That party is bought by AIPAC and the other party is no different. What the fuck? You talk about past or dreams, or what ever. White, black, green who cares as long the rip-off business is finished then America will thrive.
Close, Obama lets the 'bush cuts' expire. Republs blamed. Then, Obama passes the biggest tax cuts now known as the 'Obama cuts'...except on the 'wealthy'.
This is how we turn the "Bush Tax Cuts" into the 'Obama Tax Cuts."
Goebbels would be proud.
Still time for a Mayan meteor to wipe us all out and spare us this farce. Right?
Every time he speaks the Market drops 50 points. Wonder how many lost Down points he is responsible for in just the last week.
The Crying picture of Boehner makes me laugh everytime...
Fuck you Congress and Obama.
Shit eating fucks, Merry Christmas assholes.
Now here's a goodie:
Mathbabe: Nate Silver not just wrong, but maliciously wrong
"Silver confuses cause and effect. We didn't have a financial crisis because of a bad model or a few bad models. We had bad models because of a corrupt and criminally fraudulent financial system.
That's an important distinction, because we could fix a few bad models with a few good mathematicians, but we can't fix the entire system so easily. There's no math band-aid that will cure these boo-boos.
I can't emphasize this too strongly: this is not just wrong, it's maliciously wrong. If people believe in the math band-aid, then we won't fix the problems in the system that so desperately need fixing."
Naturally, the MSM flushed the truth down the toilet.
Thanks for the heads up. Nice article.
The spirits are about to speak......again.
<And they are saying Sell Sell Sell Sell> :)
The spirits must not have consulted with Cramer.....or his accountants.
Boehner is such a wanker!
No wonder the Orangy faced fucker is worried about Body Odour.
The amount of time on sunbeds kresote boy spends on them he is bound to sweat.
Americans have build there country on deficit through history,this is just part of the show.Make monkey out of the world.
At one time we were far more frugal in our budgeting.
Getting involved in wars would blow out the budget, but then we'd pay it back down... until we got into another war.
Then the Federal Reserve was spawned, whereupon they caused the Great Depression... then Franklin D Roosevelt started us down the socialist path...
From Wikipedia:
"...Except for about a year during 1835-1836, the United States has continuously held a public debt since the US Constitution legally went into effect on 4 March 1789. Debts incurred during the American Revolutionary War and under the Articles of Confederation amounted to $75,463,476.52 on January 1, 1791. From 1796 to 1811 there were 14 budget surpluses and 2 deficits. There was a sharp increase in the debt as a result of the War of 1812. In the 20 years following that war, there were 18 surpluses. The United States actually paid off its debt entirely in January 1835, only to begin accruing debt anew by 1836 (the debt on 1 January 1836 was $37,000).[2][3]
Another sharp increase in the debt occurred as a result of the Civil War. The debt was just $65 million in 1860, but passed $1 billion in 1863 and reached $2.7 billion by the end of the war. During the following 47 years, there were 36 surpluses and 11 deficits. During this period 55% of the national debt was paid off.
The next period of major increase in the national debt took place during World War I, reaching $25.5 billion at its conclusion. It was followed by 11 consecutive surpluses and saw the debt reduced by 36%.
Social programs enacted during the Great Depression and the buildup and involvement in World War II during the F.D. Roosevelt and Truman presidencies in the 1930s and 1940s caused the largest increase – a sixteenfold increase in the gross public debt from $16 billion in 1930 to $260 billion in 1950. When Roosevelt took office in 1933, the national debt was almost $20 billion; a sum equal to 20 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). During its first term, the Roosevelt administration ran large annual deficits between 2 and 5 percent of GDP. By 1936, the national debt had increased to $33.7 billion or approximately 40 percent of GDP.[4] Gross debt relative to GDP rose to over 100% of GDP to pay for the mobilization before and during World War II. ...
he will not allow any bill that might pass the house come up for a vote
We have a predicament not a problem. Problems have solutions. Predicaments have only bad choices. They do not tell the sheep this. Go ahead..cut spending and watch unemployment shoot up. Go ahead..keep borrowing and spending and watch the bond market implode. There is no fix. Rock=hard place. Everything they say is a lie.
I think you are spot on... except for maybe the bond market exploding. I think the Fed is the major buyer at the moment. If they weren't buying the majority of the Treasury paper I think the bond market would have blown up long ago.
But we're helplessly dead in the water awaiting our fate. Should we worry more about the circling sharks attacking our leaking rubber raft or the monstrous storm clouds on the horizon heading our way?
Samson pulling the temple down is might be the best analogy of what is going on....
note the 1.3 trillion of spending cuts and 850 billion of tax hikes sums to 2.2 trillion over 10 years...compared to this years deficit of 1.3 trillion and 13 trillion of ten years...even if the plan is evolved, the debt will increase at the rate of 800 billion per annum or 8 trillion over ten years. sigh
I don't think your math consideres the negative impact of these actions on revenue and increases in the 1.08 trillion/year of means-tested entitlements. Any solution that emphasizes taxes over spending cuts with ADD to the annual deficit, not reduce it.
Best question: "Are you getting the president a Christmas present?"
didn't say much ... sounded like he was authorized the same 3 sentences all speach long :-)
Got it, it was simply a bad joke.
No Boehner no cry.
I think this guy rolls out of the rack in the morning and has a scotch on the rocks before doing anything. Dude sounds like he's drunk all the time....or channelling Tom Brokaw.
I've always presumed Boner is an alcoholic. He's got that look about him, like he sucks on a bottle of gin before he sucks on a cock
I can assure you, DC is a hard liquor town, and the gutters on Capitol Hill basically have whiskey trickling down them. Nothing is done without massive wastage and/or hangovers.
It's the only way to 'live' after you've sold your soul out....drunk and uncaring.
His crying is brought on by alcoholism.


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ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. - A man has been charged with aggravated child abuse after Altamonte Springs police say he beat up a 14-year-old boy for "fooling around" with his 13-year-old daughter.
Omar Negron Monserrate was arrested on Wednesday after police say he went to the 14-year-old boy's house on June 3 upon learning his daughter snuck out to meet him and beat him up.
Police said Monserrate made the boy get in his car, drove to a lake near the Lake Lotus apartment complex, yelled at the boy, punched him and choked him repeatedly, causing the boy to lose consciousness.
The boy was taken to Florida Hospital Altamonte by his mother to be treated for his injuries, which included a swollen lip, nose and eyes. Doctors also said the boy had "a concussion, facial contusion, a fractured nose and a possible injury to his eye."
Police said the 14-year-old told them he was chatting with a 13-year-old girl through Kik Messenger when the girl snuck out of her house to meet up with him through the boy's bedroom window at 9:30 p.m. The teen said he and the girl "fooled around" and the girl then left.
The 13-year-old girl was caught by her mother sneaking back into the house and the girl's mother and father went to the boy's house together to confront him, according to the arrest affidavit.
Police were unable to find Monserrate after the reported battery, but he was arrested on Thursday.
Police said Monserrate was already out on bond for domestic violence on charges of battering his wife in December.
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County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903,
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Vehicle2002 Chevrolet Tracker ZR2 4WD 4dr SUV (2.5L 6cyl 4A)
ReviewReliable and agile on snow, 4WD
capabily on-the-fly is a nice touch,
helps you save gas. I get very poor
mileage, even in 2WD mode 95% of the
times, I get 15-18 mpg, which is
unexceptable given the fact that the
truck is so light. It was build poorly
as well, the drivers door is falling
apart already after only 40K miles! The
driver side visor also broke off. The
trunk light inside never goes off! I
have black tape over it. Asides the
problems, its a very fun car to drive.
Its quite fast, the light weight teamed
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quickly. Very noisy in the cabin, feels
like it floats during light winds, or
80+ mph it swirvs left and right!
Best FeaturesAuto Day-Night Headlights. VERY fun to drive on dry, wet or even on snow. Turns very sharp for a truck 8 in off the ground. On-The-Fly 2WD to 4WD capability. Agility on heavy snow is impressive.
Worst FeaturesNeeds to be built with better quality materials. Wider and a bit higher tires to make it feel more stable, re-design the front fasia, better interior ergonomics.
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The album is frequently recognized as one of the crowning achievements of 1990s rap music. AMG stated that "despite some undeniable filler, it is easily the best production 2Pac's ever had on record".It was certified 5× Platinum after just 2 months in April 1996, it was later certified Diamond in 1998. The album featured the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles "How Do U Want It" and "California Love". It featured 5 singles in all, the most of any 2Pac album. Moreover, All Eyez on Me (which was the only Death Row release to be distributed through PolyGram by way of Island Records) made history as the first double-full-length hip-hop solo studio album released for mass consumption. It was issued on two compact discs and four LPs. Chartwise, All Eyez on Me was the second album from 2Pac to hit number-one on both the Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It sold 566,000 copies in the first week of its release, and was charted on the top 100 with the top one-week SoundScan sales since 1991. The album won the 1997 Soul Train R&B/Soul or Rap Album of the Year Award.[6][7] Shakur also won the Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 24th Annual American Music Awards and is also commonly referred to as one of the greatest hip hop/rap albums of the 1990s.
All Eyez on Me was released after Suge Knight, CEO of Death Row Records, bailed 2Pac out of jail in exchange for signing to Death Row, fulfilling part of 2Pac's brand new contract. This double-album served as the first two albums of his three album contract.[citation needed]
The songs on All Eyez on Me are, in general, unapologetic celebrations of living the "Thug Lifestyle". Though there is the occasional reminiscence about past and present friends, it is a definite move away from the social and political consciousness of 2Pacalypse Now and Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.. The hit single "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" is a collaboration with Snoop Dogg.
The album features occasional guest spots from 2Pac's regulars, such as former-Thug Life members and the Outlawz, as well as Snoop Dogg, George Clinton, Rappin' 4-Tay, Method Man, Redman, and other guests. The song "Heartz of Men" samples a portion of Richard Pryor's comedy album "That Nigger's Crazy". Most of the album was produced by Johnny "J" and Daz Dillinger, with help from Dr. Dre on the songs "California Love", which he himself appeared in also as an album guest spot, and "Can't C Me", which was Clinton's appearance.
All Eyez On Me is 2Pac's second best selling album (behind only his Greatest Hits album). The album was certified 5x Platinum in the United States after just 2 months and was later certified 9x platinum.It was re-released in 2001 as enhanced CDs containing the "California Love" music video. Both discs contained the same data track. It was also re-released as a Dual-Disc in 2005.
Rolling Stone (May 13, 1999, p. 74) – Included in Rolling Stone's Essential Recordings of the 90's.
Spin (5/96, p. 106) – 10 (out of 10) – "As long as you don't expect philanthropy from him, you'll find honesty and some pleasurably twisted scenarios."
Entertainment Weekly (12/27/96-1/3/97, p. 146) – Ranked #3 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 10 Albums And Singles Of 1996.
Q magazine (12/99, p. 90) – Included in Q magazine's 90 Best Albums Of The 1990s.
Musician (6/96, p. 90) – "...gangsta rappers pretty much share the values of their Republican detractors: the emphasis on making money, the righteousness of bearing arms, the wonderfulness of consumption, respect for hierarchy and loyalty to one's own as overriding principles..."
Rap Pages (5/96, p. 30) – 10 (out of 10) – "Backed by 'everything we push goes platinum' Death Row Records and a new crew of comrades...the lyrical Jesse James is back to expound on his lengthy dogmas within the infrastructure of his music....[T]his album conveys sudden gleams of brilliance and thick and chunky hits, radio-friendly or not."
NME (3/2/96, p. 47) – 9 (out of 10) – "All Eyez is his angry, end-of-tether, couldn't-give-a-shit meditation....an immense spewing of indignation and provocation, set to a brilliantly varied range of G-funk grooves....Tupac blasts out his non-PC opinions...with a competition-eliminating relentlessness."
BlackGerald wrote: »actually this is the first double album in hip hop
DJ Pauls Arm wrote: »overrated album from an overrated rapper
i wish i was old enough to remember what the hype around this album was like when it dropped and if it was similar to get rich or die trying
This is the folly of the internet. Its become a bastion of misinformation, rumors, conspiracies and propaganda. A place where a person with no face or name can make accusations at any time with no verification or credentials and brainwash a small segment of people.
T. Sanford wrote: »Message to the trills of the IC: May Legion Of Trill be your enemies downfall
BlackGerald wrote: »lmao me and Crooked Letter were better apparantly


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No 20757, 2001 Annual meeting, August 5-8, Chicago, IL from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)
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Australian Open: Injured Venus survives battle of the grunters
Andy Murray said on Twitter that he had "never heard so much noise in a tennis match" while Ross Hutchins, his Davis Cup colleague, said Venus Williams was "making noises that I didn't think were possible".
On a day when all the major women's second-round singles matches went to form here at the Australian Open, with Britain's Anne Keothavong and Elena Baltacha among those who lost to higher-ranked opponents, a talking point for many was the grunting and groaning that has become such an unappealing part of the modern game.
Maria Sharapova shrieked her way to a 7-6, 6-3 victory over Virginie Razzano — "It was my first time to play her and I didn't know she cried like this," her French opponent said afterwards — but an even noisier encounter was to follow as Williams won a dramatic match 6-7, 6-0, 6-4 against the Czech Republic's Sandra Zahlavova.
If Williams had reason to groan after damaging a groin muscle at the end of the first set tie-break, there was little excuse for Zahlavova's grunting. "Was a lot of noise out there," Murray tweeted later. "I turned it on and thought someone was giving birth."
Michael Warburton, an Australian "exercise scientist", told the "Herald Sun" newspaper that hearing Sharapova was equivalent to standing next to a police car with sirens sounding or "using a chainsaw without ear muffs".
He added: "People tend to criticise tennis players who vocalise, but research shows it is worth the effort for the strength, energy, performance and force it generates. Strength is increased by about 12 per cent with a grunt or scream."
Williams yelped in agony after reaching for a volley on the last point of the tie-break and hobbled off court to take a medical time-out before the second set.
She returned with her right thigh strapped and went on to win with something to spare as Zahlavova failed to take advantage of her impaired mobility.
Williams, who has never quit in her 257 Grand Slam singles matches, said afterwards that the injury was the most painful she had ever suffered.
At the end of the match the American asked courtside staff to help carry off her equipment bag and rackets, though she clung on to the trendy handbag that complemented what she described as her "Alice in Wonderland" outfit, a lattice top with a multi-coloured satin skirt and skin-coloured underwear.
Judy Murray, Andy's mother, said on Twitter that, while she liked the outfit, the skirt looked as if Williams had been sick on it.
Williams' win meant that Keothavong went on court knowing the prize for victory over Andrea Petkovic would be a third-round meeting with the five-times Wimbledon champion.
With Petkovic, the world No 33, misfiring and Keothavong attacking at every opportunity, the 27-year-old Briton took the first set and broke at the start of the second.
However, a horrible mistake on break point in the next game, when Keothavong netted what should have been a routine put-away, helped to turn the match.
The world No 118 fought back from 5-3 down, but from 5-5 lost eight games in succession as Petkovic took the match 2-6, 7-5, 6-0. Keothavong's first-round victory should see her return to the world's top 100.
"I felt like I had to win that match in two sets," she said afterwards. "I've played Andrea before. When she's got a bit of momentum and confidence she's a tough player to pin down. But overall I've had quite a few matches here. You can't underestimate how mentally draining coming through qualifying and everything else is."
Baltacha will drop a few places from her No 55 position in the rankings after her 6-1, 6-3 defeat to Justine Henin, but said it had been "a really amazing experience" to play "an unbelievable legend".
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YOU said you were going to be at the Halloween party but now YOU have waited until the last minute to put together a costume.
Here are some costumes to avoid! They have always been lame!
Yes, they're easy but they are lame!
1) Backwards Man. It's when you just wear normal clothes…but backwards. So, backwards pants, shirt and hat. People have been doing this for decades and it's still NOT funny.
2) A Ghost. Wearing a sheet with two eye-holes works when you're FIVE. Once you're not three feet tall anymore, its a ton of fabric….which can get snagged on things and not stay in place.
3) A Hobo. All you need for it is some old clothing, and maybe some stubble. But dressing up like a homeless person isn't PC anymore.


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by Karl Utermohlen | March 25, 2014 2:54 pm
Chipotle (CMG[1]) has many delicious offerings on its menu but have you heard of the Chipotle Secret Menu?
[2]Those who know the names of the restaurant's secret items[3] can order delicious burritos and quesadillas that are not on the menu. From a quesadilla burrito to a quesadilla burrito, check out five of the best Chipotle Secret Menu items.
Click on the next slide to learn more about Chipotle Quesadillas.
CMG stock is down about 3.2% Tuesday.
The Chipotle Quesadilla is the best-known item from the chain's secret menu but it's still amazing.
A standard item in any Mexican restaurant, the quesadilla consists of soft tortilla shells with melted cheese inside. However, the Chipotle Quesadilla allows you to ask for any of the regular burrito fillings from the regular menu.
Read about an even crazier version of this quesadilla on the next slide.
The Quesarito is considered by many to be the greatest item on the chain's secret menu.
This massive burrito uses cheese quesadillas as the shell of the burrito, giving it a cheesier flavor. The Quesarito uses an extravagant amount of cheese that works perfectly well with your favorite chicken, beef or steak burrito.
Check out another quesadilla-burrito hybrid on the next page.
The Burritodilla is the Quesarito's little brother.
Unlike the Quesarito which is a quesadilla burrito, the Burritodilla is a burrito quesadilla. This item is lighter than its burrito counterpart which is essentially a quesadilla with half the fillings of a regular burrito.
Check out one of the most delicious salads in the world on the next slide.
The Chipotle Taco Salad is one of the rarest items on the restaurant's secret menu.
This item may not be available at every Chipotle location as many locations don't seem to offer it. The Taco Salad uses an extra fried tortilla bowl for your salad and it applies to any salad on the Chipotle menu.
However, if your location doesn't have the Taco Salad, you can always order Nachos with plenty of toppings. Read about Chipotle Nachos on the next page.
Nachos are a staple in any Mexican restaurant, but Chipotle Nachos are something special.
This secret item isn't advertised but the restaurant is more than happy to serve you a bowl of beans, cheese, meat, vegetables, sour cream, salsa and more. With nachos under these delicious toppings, you can have an incredible meal for under $7.
Some places also offer a secret sauce called ambrosia which is a combination of sour cream and hot salsa that go really well with nachos.
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Nicole Kidman Is A Mom Again!
NICOLE KIDMAN and KEITH URBAN have announced some surprising news — they're new parents. If you're wondering why Kidman didn't look pregnant, it's because the baby arrived via a gestational carrier. The new arrival's name is FAITH MARGARET KIDMAN URBAN and she was born December 28th at Nashville's Centennial Women's Hospital. Despite being born via surrogate, the baby is the biological daughter of both Kidman and Urban. She joins big sister SUNDAY ROSE in the talented family.
In a statement, Kidman and Urban said, "Our family is truly blessed, and just so thankful, to have been given the gift of baby Faith Margaret." They added, "No words can adequately convey the incredible gratitude that we feel for everyone who was so supportive throughout this process, in particular our gestational carrier." (ABC NEWS)
I have never heard of a gestational carrier, that is pretty high tech. So do you think this is a super new way to keep that figure and still have kids, or should it be reserved for people that actually can't carry a baby to term. I guess if you can afford it, you can do whatever you want, right? Comment here and let me know what you think. DP


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The [lastfm]Beastie Boys[/lastfm] are planning to "Make Some Noise" the morning of Saturday, April 23, at New York's Madison Square Garden.
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A wide expanse of hard-packed sand stretches from the cliffs of Neah-Kah-Nie Mountain to the Nehalem River. Cape Lookout to the south & Neah-Kah-Nie to the north provide inspiring views, going down & coming back. One of the most scenic runs in the region!
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At around 9:30am near the finish line, there will be entertainment & refreshments. At around 10:30am, overall winners of the 5k & 10k runs will be announced. First, second & third place finishers will be sent ribbons. Random drawings for prizes generously donated by local merchants will be held throughout the morning. Must be present to win.
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Traveling in South Africa may have become a little bit easier following the launch of Mango's mobile booking application.
The budget airline's app allows you to book and manage flight details via your phone as well as change flights. It also provides you with regular updates and flight information, along with promotions and specials.
The launch of a smartphone app is a natural progression from the airline's mobi site, which has been active since October 2012.
The decision to launch on iOS first makes sense too. Of the 30 000 flight queries Mango has received via the mobi-site, 60% were done from Apple devices.
Mango claims that feedback on the site has been quite positive. CEO Nico Bezuidenhout also reckons there's massive growth potential in the space:
The response to the launch of our mobi-site last year indicated the growing need for mobile accessibility. With the exceptionally high penetration of mobile technology in South Africa as well as increased in bandwidth and the proliferation of ancillary devices such as tablets, we anticipate access by a new market segment of approximately four million new customers.
Mango was also the first South African airline to introduce in-flight Wi-Fi in 2012. In August that year, it expanded that service to include free access to Facebook and Twitter.
While the app is only available on iOS at the moment, Mango says it plans to roll it out to other mobile platforms in the near future.


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IDF Dismisses Lost Soldier's Officer for False Report
According to residents of Kfar Burdus, the IDF soldier had been left behind after an operation designed to detain stone-throwers.
On Monday, the Israel Defense Forces demoted the head of a tank battalion who left a soldier behind during an operation last week near Ramallah.
Lt. Col. Muli Cohen, commander of the 74 Sa'ar battalion of the tank corps' 188 Brigade, was removed from his post on Monday by GOC Home Front Command Maj. Gen. Yair Golan. Cohen was informed of the demotion during a meeting held on Monday with Golan, who justified the decision on the grounds that Cohen provided false information about the incident in which a soldier was left behind following an operation in the West Bank.
According to residents of Kfar Burdus, the IDF soldier had been left behind after an operation designed to detain stone-throwers.
The thrust of the IDF inquiry into the incident concentrated neither on operational aspects nor the sequence of events in the field; instead, investigators reviewed the way commanders reported on the event.
The IDF spokesman originally told Haaretz that the soldier was "kept in view" throughout the operation, but this statement was later revealed to be inaccurate. The IDF spokesman's response apparently relied on false information provided by the battalion commander, who was reportedly motivated by a desire to downplay the incident and its implications. A review quickly established that these details were inaccurate, and the IDF later acknowledged that contact with the soldier had been lost.
Cohen was suspended on Friday, pending the results of the inquiry. The suspension order was issued by Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz.
Cohen's demotion, on the grounds of false reporting, is designed to deliver a clear message to other field commanders. Cohen is the third commander of a tank battalion to be demoted in recent years. One commander was relieved of his duties in 2008 due to failure to respond forcefully to the penetration of terrorists near Nahal Oz on the Gaza border, and another commander was demoted when his battalion fired in the area of a Palestinian demonstration.
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Yucatan News: Oranges and Greased Pigs
Señor Amor Nominated to Latin American Composers' Hall of Fame
If you have ever been to Merida, you have either seen the great Armando Manzanero sing, or you have attended an event in the theater that bears his name. What we'll bet you didn't know is that Armando Manzanero is one of the greatest of all Latin composers. His songs have been performed by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Tony Bennet and from Elvis Presley to Christina Aguilera. Armando Manzanero was even featured in a duet with Placido Domingo when he came to sing at Chichen Itza. You can check the video here. There is a list of 24 candidates for the first five Latin composers to ever be inducted into this new Hall of Fame and we are quite certain that Yucatan's own Armando Manzanero will be one of the five!
Weird But True: Biofuel from Seaweed
It has been confirmed, by the Mayor of Valladolid, that an Asian company, based in England, will soon begin to produce jet fuel and biodiesel from seaweed in pools located on 30 hectares between two power plants approximately 7 km outside of Valladolid. The land is located near the town of Pixoy and, currently, can only be reached by bicycle. CFE experts have already conducted a feasibility study and the investors are already working with the State Government. This helps answer the question of what to do with the carbon dioxide released from the Felipe Carrillo Puerto thermoelectric plant (apparently they will be using it somehow...) and is one more step on the way to a cleaner, safer planet.
The Dragon Mart: New Difficulties in Quintana Roo
For some time now, the Chinese mega-mall known as the Dragon Mart has been in and out of the news. With each new revelation, local attitudes seem to be turning more negative. In cases like this, the usual business scenario is that international mega-business is traded lower tax rates on the purchase of land, as well as lower fees on setup costs and lower operating taxes in exchange for coming in and providing hundreds, if not thousands, of jobs. In the case of the Dragon Mart, the people have learned that all of the tax and fee breaks are slated to be given to the company, while the company is importing 3,000 Chinese workers instead of hiring local workers.
This revelation has pulled politicians, environmentalists, villagers and entrepreneurs together and they are prepared to do everything they can to block any further construction on the Dragon Mart. They are now calling the Dragon Mart a threat to commercial industry because the management of the Dragon Mart has openly said they will not only compete with local business, in all sectors, but that they will bring in workers from around the world, rather than train the local people for jobs. We researched the failure of ChinaMex, in Atlanta, Georgia, where we found what the problem here in Mexico might be. According to Global Atlanta , the problems that arose, and the ultimate failure of that venture, was rooted in the Chinese lack of understanding of the business models of other nations. With new cultural business education programs, it is hoped that China will be able to alter its business trajectory and create business models that will be less damaging to local economies as they expand their international economic reach.
Yard by Yard: Gardens and Chickens
One of the major obstacles to overcoming poverty is the lack of cash to purchase healthy foods in today's modern grocery stores. Many of our expats are involved in food self-sufficiency projects, in rural parts of the state, that are now resulting in excess production sufficient to support any number of local farmers' markets. In a number of outlying towns and villages, school children have been given young chickens and taught to raise them for meat and eggs. Soon, Merida will be following in their footsteps. The Merida City Council just gave over 1,100 chicks to 93 women and, by the end of 2013, it is expected that the southern section of Merida will boast over 300 new backyard gardens. The best part is that classes will be taught in how to bring the chicks from the egg to the table, and gardening classes on all topics of interest will also be ongoing. Maybe this is a good time for all of us to get busy and finally put in that garden that most of us have been promising ourselves we would do for decades. Whether you do or continue to procrastinate, please don't forget to buy local whenever you can!
How To Keep Them Down On the Farm
There was a time, in many nations, when being born an indigenous child meant a lifetime of lost opportunities for education, employment and overall quality of life. Certainly this was the case for quite a few generations of Maya, but the world is changing right before our eyes! This past week, students at the Universidad Tecnologica del Mayab attended a conference, in Telchac Puerto, designed to improve their ability to be successfully self-employed. They discussed how to create productive projects based on the needs of local, regional, national and international markets. During this conference, students, especially those interested in water quality and farming, met with students and teachers from institutions of higher learning at Tabasco, Chiapas, Campeche and Yucatan. Today, any young Maya can choose their own career path but for those who love farming and who want to stay in agriculture and be a part of the worldwide movement toward sustainable farming, the path in Yucatan is open to them all the way through every level of university learning.
Maya Games: Greased Poles and Greased Pigs
With the approach of the end and beginning of the new Maya calendar, INDEMAYA has begun a program to travel around Yucatan state, reintroducing games that have long been forgotten. You might think these would be games none of us have ever played or even knew existed, but that turns out not to be the case. The traditional games include contests with spinning tops, yoyos, kimbomba (pictured here...), sack races, jump ropes, and tug of war. It seems that all things old are becoming new again and we are glad to hear it! But what about those greased poles and greased pigs? Well, it seems that one of the enduring Maya games is called palo y cochino encebado . The game begins with "First you climb a greasy pole" (the winners get a lot of money!), and then you chase a greased pig (winner gets the pig!). The Maya everywhere are asking that all adults support and encourage all of these games, especially when multiple generations are able to share the experience. This is one of the greatest keys to the survival of culture and we all must be mindful of that as we face the beginning of this new era for the world.
Fireworks and Kids
As the New Year celebrations approach, municipalities throughout Yucatan State are working with Civil Protection to keep dangerous fireworks out of the hands of children and to ensure that all fireworks purchased have been bought from licensed dealers. Municipalities, such as Uman, prohibit the sale of explosives to minors and limit the amount of gunpowder (in the form of fireworks) that a vendor can have on hand to a total of 10 kilos . Years ago, we almost hated to see the holidays come because of the injuries and deaths from fireworks. Little by little, such tragedies are no longer happening. No one wants to rain on anyone else's holiday fun, but fireworks in the hands of a child have the potential to ruin everyone's holiday for many years to come. If you are going to mix fireworks with children, please do be carefu. And if you see a vendor selling to minors, please report them to the authorities, for the children's sake. Civil Protection is also teaching fireworks safety programs across Yucatan, so do keep those in mind if you know someone who would benefit from them.
Oxkutzcab: 2012 Orange Festival
When potential expats look at Yucatan, many see only the beach or Merida. A growing number look toward archaeology sites, but only toward the ones that are best known internationally. Those of us who live here look at Yucatan and we see those things and more... including the spring and fall shoe fairs in Ticul, and the Orange Festival in Oxkutzcab. This year, from December 7 through 17, you can see a replica of the Castillo de Chichén Itzá , covered in over 3,000 oranges!! How cool is that? This year, they will also have The World of Ballet dancers performing Beauty and the Beast, and there will be drag racing and fancy motorcycle and modified car exhibitions on Sundays. There will also be exhibitions by Zona Skate , the fabulous skateboarders from Merida. We do hope everyone will take the time to attend the marvelous festivals that take place throughout the State of Yucatan, but especially this one. We would love to see more expats looking toward these areas as potential relocation destinations. Even if you ultimately choose life in the big city or at the beach, Yucatan's Orange Festival, with input from over 80 fruit producers, is well worth a visit - especially on Sundays!
Honey and Transgenic Pollution
This is a bit of a dilemma that may take some time to figure out. First, European markets were guaranteed Yucatecan honey that is free from transgenic pollution. Unfortunately, hundreds of liters of honey were just found to have traces of transgenic pollution. Also unfortunately, Europe has never considered creating a table of acceptable standards for honey so Yucatan's honey industry is trying to determine if a tiny trace renders the entire crop unusable. The second dilemma is to determine where that trace of transgenics came from and whether there is mischief afoot. Transgenics are not supposed to be planted in Yucatan and all crops are guaranteed transgenic free. This time, both instances were found near borders with areas that do allow transgenic crops, which of course brings up an old worry about the impossibility of stopping transgenic crops from circling the globe on their own. Time will tell... but one thing is certain: Yucatan's 11,000 beekeepers are not going to stop until they develop a standard for certification and are able to continue telling the world that their honey is the best in the world.
Working Gringos 5 years ago
We'd have to say we agree with you on that one...
kantil 5 years ago
"produce jet fuel and biodiesel from seaweed in pools"... This is going to be clean and non-polluting? Sounds like a dream to me.
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