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Acetylcholine Uses
Why do people having eye surgery have to have their eyes constricted (such as, by use of acetylcholine)?
Atropine dilation: A dilated exam is important before cataract surgery to make sure there are no diseases in the back of the eye. For example diabetic reitna problems, glaucoma, or macular degeneration. There is no need to constrict eyes except if having laser for narrow angle glaucoma. ...Read more
In what way can I increase acetylcholine?
Acetylcholine: There is no wayGet a more detailed answer ›
Does acetylcholine have anything to do with how vision works?
Yes, in a way.: Acetylcholine transmits signals from nerves to muscles, such as those that control the pupil size and the focusing power. When these muscles are activated, the pupil will get smaller and the focusing muscles will contract, enabling the eye to see up close, as for reading. These two actions can also normally occur separately. Acetylcholine is sometimes used during eye surgery. ...Read more
How do you know if you have too much acetylcholine and dopamine?
Z mood and low blood: Your blood pressure is low, but you go to the bathroom too much or have diarrhea, have blurry vision, and are overly happy. This combination, cannot happen in the real clinical world. You cannot have too much dopamine acetylcholine at the same time. ...Read more
What are the symptoms of having too much acetylcholine? Is insomnia one of them?
Parasympathetic exce: diarrhea, constricted pupils, low heart rate and blood pressure, erectille dysfunction, fatigue. There is no known condition that causes parasympathetic excess ...Read more
How can I treat acetylcholine deficiency without medicine?
See physician: I'm not sure what you mean by this deficiency, and don't know about alternative treatments. This site is intended mostly for main stream physicians. I believe you should consult with your primary care physician, review whatever symptoms you believe are related to this, get the appropriate lab tests, and develop an accurate diagnosis first. ...Read more
What's the relationship btw serotonin and acetylcholine?
Acetylcholine: Acetylcholine widely used at synapses in the peripheral nervous system. Released at the terminals of all motor neurons activating skeletal muscle. All preganglionic neurons of the autonomic nervous system, the postganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter where it mediates gut movements ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Will acetylcholine raise cardiac output?
No: Acetylcholine neurotransmission has an inhibitory effect on the heart, which lowers heart rate thereby decreasing cardiac output. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
What are acetylcholine receptor antagonists and what are they used for?
Neuromusculat ransmi: Acetylcholine is an import neuromuscular transmitter that controls muscle functions and bodily and organ movements inside. So using antagonists can block these processes and cause trouble especially with the function of our smooth muscles of the bowel(constipation)bladder(urine retention) and eyes(blurred vision). ...Read more
How do I increase acetylcholine, dopamine and serotonin levels naturally?
Think yours are low?: This is about the nervous system. What makes you think your "levels" are low? Neurotransmitters don't HAVE "levels". They don't just float around or circulate in blood. They're made in the terminal boutons of neurons, released into the synaptic cleft, & immediately either recycled & replaced or taken back up. Neurochemistry isn't just a New Age fad. REAL knowledge is power. Go arm yourself. ...Read moreSee 2 more doctor answers
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Embedded Systems Security - Part 2: Access control and capabilities
Adapted from "Embedded Systems Security" by David Kleidermacher and Mike Kleidermacher (Newnes)
2.5 Access Control and Capabilities
All operating systems provide some form of access control for processes. Embedded systems contain a plethora of resources: communications, files, processes, various devices, memory, and more. An important goal of security design is to ensure that applications are able to access the resources they need and are disallowed to access resources they do not need.
At a coarse level, access control policies can be divided into two classes: discretionary access control (DAC) and mandatory access control (MAC). Both have their place in secure embedded systems design.
An example of a DAC is a UNIX file: a process or thread can, at its sole discretion, modify the permissions on a file it owns, thereby permitting access to the file by another process in the system. DACs are useful for some kinds of objects in some kinds of systems. But an operating system must go one big step further for security and provide MAC of critical system objects. A MAC is managed by the system and cannot be modified by users or processes. For example, let's consider a communications device managed by a call processing application. The system designer must be able to configure the system such that the call processing application, and only the call processing application, has access to this device. Another application in the system cannot dynamically request and obtain access to this device. And the call processing program cannot dynamically provide access to the device to any other application in the system. The access control is enforced by the kernel, is non-bypassable by application code, and is thus mandatory. Mandatory access control provides guarantees. Discretionary access controls are only as effective as the applications using them.
The combination of mandatory and discretionary access controls is often required to implement sophisticated embedded systems. For example, mandatory access controls may be used to divide system resources across multiple security domains such that no application within a security domain may access unauthorized resources. However, within a security domain, discretionary access controls may be used to provide a more flexible sharing of resources.
DACs and MACs can come in many flavors; access control decisions may be based on a practically infinite combination of subject (user/process) and object (device) attributes, roles, and states.
2.5.1 Case Study: Secure Web Browser
Access control enforces the principle of least authority over the processes and resources in an embedded system. When high-profile security vulnerabilities caused by software flaws in common operating systems such as Windows are published, we often make the false assumption that the software vulnerability deserves all the blame. In truth, it is the system's lack of access authority restriction that often is the culprit. A software flaw, properly contained, may have no security impact whatsoever. Sadly, vulnerabilities in an application are often exploited by attackers to gain access to resources that the application should never have had in the first place.
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Moscow, Jan 16 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The manager of a one-man show based on Vladimir Nabokov's "Lolita" was assaulted in St. Petersburg city, his colleagues said on the social network Vkontakte.
Unidentified men invited Artyom Suslov, 23, for an interview about the show, according to art club Bolt, where Suslov works.
But instead he was attacked in the street near the rendezvous point by three masked men, Rosbalt.ru news website said.
The attackers beat up Suslov and forced him at gunpoint to plead guilty of paedophilia on camera, said Bolt, where Suslov often performs readings of his poetry.
Suslov sustained a possible concussion, but was not hospitalised. Police was looking into the incident.
The assailants made no direct mention of "Lolita", which premiered at Bolt in December, but instead cited Suslov posting on his Vkontakte page artwork by acclaimed US photographer Sally Mann depicting naked children, Bolt said.
However, "Lolita's" performer Leonid Mozgovoi and the administration of the Nabokov Museum in St. Petersburg earlier received threats over their alleged propaganda of child abuse.
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text: The Bank of America Chicago Marathon contributes an estimated $243.46 million in total business activity to the Chicago economy, according to a new economic impact report. The independent study was conducted by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Regional Economics Applications Laboratory and announced today by Bank of America. Figures indicate an 11 percent growth over the 2011 Bank of America Chicago Marathon's economic impact of $219.7 million. The new study, which analyzed the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, found that the event directly contributed an estimated $98 million distributed among the main sectors of the tourism industry, plus another $145.46 million in indirect activity, accounting for more than $243.46 million worth of total business activity and an equivalent of 1,685 full-time jobs and $82.66 million worth of wages and salary income. This means that each dollar spent by a race participant generated an additional $1.29 worth of activity distributed through the Chicago economy. Study authors applied the use of the Chicago Region Econometric Input-Output Model to assemble the findings. "As one of the city's premier events, the Bank of America Chicago Marathon really brings the city together," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel. "It gives us an opportunity to proudly showcase our world-class hotels, restaurants and entertainment opportunities. I am appreciative of Bank of America's efforts to support the Marathon, as evidenced by the growing interest and economic impact of the event." "The Bank of America Chicago Marathon continues giving people a reason to visit our city, year after year, from around the country as well as around the world," said Don Welsh, president and CEO of Choose Chicago, the city's official tourism organization. "Its growing impact on hotel, dining, mass transportation and entertainment venues is a testament to the Chicago residents who positively represent our city in everything they do. The Marathon is much more than a sporting event; it's a celebration that is truly global in scale."


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Here are the where's & when's:
The first two hearings will be held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 27 at the McKeithan Center on the North Campus of Cape Fear Community College, 4500 Blue Clay Road, Castle Hayne. The third hearing will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sept. 29 in the Kenan Auditorium at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Road.
And here is the permit itself (chubby pdf):
It looks like the allowable atmospheric Mercury discharge level in this permit has been dropped to under 165 lbs. per year, but I think that's still almost twice as much as the EPA was looking at. And being the water-conscious guy I am, I also noticed something else that sparked an interest:
Wet scrubber system (46,000 gallons per min minimum injection rate of water/CaCO3)
While these are generally "closed" systems that recirculate wastewater continuously, said water has to be replaced on a regular basis due to the accumulation of solids (mostly toxic, by the way). Where does the water, and the replacemnt water, actually come from? And more importantly, where does the dangerously tainted used water go? Because this is a DAQ permit (air), those considerations don't appear to be present in this permit. And I can't locate the corresponding DWQ (water) permit application, although that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
But I did find this:
In the 22-page citation issued by Virginia's Department of Environmental Quality to Titan Virginia Ready-Mix LLC, the State Air Pollution Control Board and State Water Control Board document Titan's violations of air regulations and permits and state water control laws. Specifically, Titan Virginia was cited for impairing oxygen and organism levels in the Elizabeth River, wastewater discharge to a drinking water source, failure to use fresh buffers for pH calibration as required by the EPA, and sheet flow discharge into State waters due to improper cleaning of equipment, which is a repeat offense for Titan Virginia. The State of Virginia fined Titan, a foreign-owned, multi-billion dollar corporation, $74,000 for its violations.
Unfortunately, since these upcoming hearings are related to the air permit, questions about water will probably go unanswered.
Titan, a foreign-owned, multi-billion dollar corporation
probably chuckled at the gnat that landed on its wrist with that $74,000 fine.
What (should) hurt them much more
is the bad PR from penalties like this. But I'm not sure how much of this story was actually "aired" by WWAY TV, as opposed to merely being posted to the station's website.
That's the difference between tens of thousands being informed or (at best) a few hundred.
On second perusal,
I couldn't find any video clips of this story. Which leads me to believe the TV station never aired it. ;/


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But apparently that rule doesn't apply to the No. 2 integrity control officer, who allegedly has been helping himself to donuts and coffee at a New York Dunkin' Donuts, according to the New York Post.
Sgt. Eric Turetsky of Queens would leave only a few bucks in the tip jar, but never once paid the extensive bill after allegedly ransacking the Rockaway Dunkin' Donuts shop.
According to the Dunkin' Donuts' manager, Turetsky would even jump the counter to personally make himself sandwiches, while flirting with the female employees.
"He acted very unprofessional," said the male manager to the paper. "The girls here couldn't stand him. He was rude toward them. He was not professional at all."
Turetsky achieved ill repute for pin pointing two police officers involved in police brutality of a Haitian immigrant. Though honored by city officials, fellow cops labeled him a snitch. He was later promoted to detective at the Internal Affairs Bureau.
Police say they are looking into the officer's alleged pantry spree, but refused to comment about the investigation to the New York Post.
But according to the paper, Turetsky has been questioned by his department. If proven accountable, the married officer could lose a month of vacation time.


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"The trauma registry is an essential component of any trauma program… The trauma registry should function to drive an efficient and effective performance improvement program for the care of the injured patient." -American College of Surgeons, Resources For Optimal Care of the Injured Patient
Since 1987 the American Trauma Society has been the leader in Trauma Registry education around the country. Beginning with a primer for professionals new to the area of trauma data collection, the ATS' Trauma Registry Course (TRC) has expanded to provide a deeper look into the issues that affect a trauma registrar. The TRC provides a more standardized understanding of the specialty and approach to the task of maintaining a trauma register for the seasoned registrar. Lectures are designed to build upon experience, program maturity, and institutional needs. In this manner the TRC is designed and appropriate for trauma registrars / data managers of all levels of experience. The TRC provides the student with national standard definitions, and methodologies essential to a comprehensive trauma registry. The TRC has been recognized by the American College of Surgeons in the Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient since 1999 as an avenue for comprehensive trauma registry training.
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There's a better life. And you think about it, don't you?
They let you dream just a' watch 'em shatter
You're just a step on the boss man's ladder
But you got dreams they'll never take away
In the same boat with a lot of your friends
Waitin' for the day your ship'll come in
And the tide's gonna turn, and it's all gonna roll your way
Yes, I'm quoting Dolly. She's one smart, moxie-filled cookie. Which is why she's the perfect introduction to my preview of what's to come in 2012.
In 2012, your tide's gonna turn.
I know the song's already in your head now. So, you might as well listen to it while you read on. Here she is in all her glory + Disney characters. For real. Click play and read on.
Volition is defined as the act of making a conscious choice.
If you've been sheepishly considering starting trying to make money with that "thing" you love to do and do so well, this is the year you will do it.
If you've been tinkering with your idea, trying to turn it into a business and wondering why it just isn't getting traction, this is the year you will make it happen.
If you've been running your own business for a little while, but things just aren't growing they way they could be or your heart just isn't in it anymore, this is the year you will correct your course.
This isn't about New Year's Resolutions
No, I stopped making those years ago. I do make a list of intentions for the new year. Volitions.
Things I've decided to do or feel or experience in the coming year. I call them intentions because there's no pressure to actually do any of them. Life happens, plans & priorities change.
But I've found that when you make a volition…when the decision is made…it's real. When it's real, the smallest choices & tiniest decisions get you closer & closer to it.
There's no magic here. Think of sand in a river bed. Everything naturally settles where it fits. Once your intention becomes a volition, your actions will naturally settle in that direction…where they fit.
But I digress
This is supposed to be about how I'm going to help you get where you want to be in 2012.
The Self-Made Business Academy is happening in a big, big way.
Well, six ways actually.
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You'll have no more excuses about time when you can go from idea to implementation plan in three days. Throughout the year, I will be hosting several LIVE Three-Day Build business planning & design retreats. Six of these will be virtual events and there will be 3 or 4 in-person events in cities to be announced.
Registration is open now for the next SMBA Three-Day Build. Click here to read all about this incredible event!
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If you've gathered a small group of 3 to 7 friends, fellow community members or coworkers trying to escape, we can work together & support each other with your very own, private, online or in person Self-Made Business Academy event.
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There they are. My six acts of volition. My six promises to you.
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Megan Fox
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Video Rating: 4 / 5
i love herr:)
hahaha "could you learn to move"
@zomaster1 "she's the prettiest white woman I've ever seen"! then u haven't seen me yet! lol
She doesn't need it but she feels she does, she's talk about her insecurity and her looks and her feelings on plastic surgery and in last issue of allure she kinda admitted to doing plastic surgery without saying she had any. If you've read the article on her then you'll get what I mean when she talk about seeing a psychologist first before going in. But at th johna hex premier she over did it on the face thing and everyones talking about it I hope after that she'll stop.
I like megan fox, I can see that there is talent in her acting b/c if there wasn't she wouldn't really be working at all. Plus I find her to be a very beautiful woman I think she's the prettiest white woman I've ever seen but all the stuff she's doing now to her face worries me.
she's trying to be Rubí.
When will she be in playboy???!!!
i think under all the hype and act she actually takes acting seriously and want to act as a job. i think ppl should give her a chance. she is a beautiful girl who right now is famous for that but as you can see here she can act. in order to succeed in hollywood you need to be beautiful and good at acting so if she works on acting and doing good movies not just typical ones she'll be remembered and have a good career…
i was just looking at her on XXXCelebrityVideos(.)net the uncensored full length version is there if anyone wants to see.
she was in a show?
@ThePres1991 true, but you can tell her lips have been bigger, not just by make up. but she still is pretty in transformers 2. she always looks gorgeous in the tformers movies. i love her character in the movie shes my role model! because i love transformers! 😀 but i still think she was prettier before. i hope its false that she didnt get even MORE done. she probally only looked different at the premiere cause of hair and make up but idk! and i also like tformers cause sam is cute!
it's kind of annoying that when Megan plays a serious role, people say she doesn't know how to act; then when she plays a role that requires her to get completely into a different character, people call her a bitch.
scratch that comment; if you guys that say she can't act are also calling her a bitch in this scene. that's the response she was trying to elicit because she's playing a bitch. therefore, she can indeed act. bet you feel stupid now. good-day.
@AshandMaryK wow i never new that. but it kinda looks natural like she didnt go overboard. or maybe its makeup? i mean these days u can make urself look like u had a nose job just with makeup, i mean i can do it too on myself. u can also make ur lips look bigger easily with makeup. cuz if u look at her lips on the red carpet they look bigger but u can see the lipliner too. and plus she was young here, peoples faces do change a lot at this stage round their 20s
wat show is that from
@ThePres1991 well its pretty obvious she had work done. her lips got bigger, and her face got different looking. unless she just changed with age (which i highly doubt ) even on a show they listed she got stuff done. and they think she probally got more recently. if u look at her at the jonah hex premiere she looks TOO different. i think she was beautiful here. she was naturally gorgeous! so she should not have got it done. she permaneteley made herself look older!
@AshandMaryK she hasnt had work done.. damn every pretty girl HAS to have work done, right?
@SamND1967 i think so too! because this was b4 she had stuff done, i think.
funny, lol. For some reason she looked a lot more prettier, and even cute too back then.
She reminds me of a brunette Bridget on 8 Simple Rules
check out megan fox practically naked on my channel!
DAAAMN she´s hot!
She looked a lot more natural here. And still beautiful
@Soleeternity because she looks like one
@hoticeish "the help" i think
love her


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DEVIZES judoka Tom Reed believes this month's World Team Championships in Brazil will provide the perfect acid test as his new season gets under way.
The 26-year-old is Great Britain's male U81kg representative for the championships, which take place in Salvador on October 27-28 and will be his first taste of competitive action following a summer break.
Bath-based Reed is already working towards securing his Olympic dream at Rio 2016 but says the pressure will be off in Brazil this month.
"I've had two months off while the Olympics had been on so this will definitely be a good first competition to come back to and see where I'm at," he said.
"It's a big tournament but there aren't any individual ranking points to pick up, so even though you'll still want to win because you're representing your country, there won't be too much pressure.
"Sometimes at individual competitions, you can fly out somewhere and if you lose your first fight, it's all over for you but there's a pool stage at this one so at least we're definitely going to get the chance to have three or four matches.
"I think that after London, a lot of people feel a bit lost and empty but for me, I like to get straight on to the next goal. This tournament and the next Olympics being in Brazil can't be a bad thing.''
Last weekend, Reed had reason to celebrate after getting engaged to his girlfriend Erica and reckons he kept his cool during his proposal.
He added: "We'd spoke about it a little bit before and it was still a bit nerve-wracking but I was sure that she'd say yes, which she did.
"It's something different in my life to think about too. I'm really happy."


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Commerce Commission Sets Gas Prices And Quality Standards
Media Release
Issued 28 February 2013
Release No. 63
Commerce Commission Sets Prices And Quality Standards For Gas Pipeline Services
The Commerce Commission has released its final decision on the first default price-quality paths for gas pipeline services.
These paths set the maximum prices and minimum standard of quality that gas pipeline businesses must comply with from 1 July this year. The affected businesses and their respective price adjustments are set out below. An estimate of the potential effect on residential customers' gas bills is attached.
The overall price adjustments from 1 July 2013 are: a 2.0% increase for GasNet (distribution), a 4.0% increase for Powerco (distribution), an 18% reduction for Vector Limited (distribution), a 1.2% reduction for Maui Development Limited (transmission), and a 29.5% reduction for Vector Limited (transmission).
The Commission has limited future price increases to no more than the rate of inflation from 2014 through to 2017. Commerce Commission Deputy Chair Sue Begg said that in setting the price-quality paths, the Commission has aimed to achieve an appropriate balance between providing incentives for suppliers to invest in their infrastructure services, and ensuring that customers are charged prices that are better aligned with the cost of the services they receive.
"This is the first time that some of these businesses have been subject to price and quality regulation. We are bringing the prices these businesses can charge their customers more into line with the costs of providing those services," said Ms Begg.
"Although substantial price reductions are necessary for Vector, we do not expect this to limit its ability to maintain and invest in its network. The default paths provide for increases in investment of up to 20% above what a business has spent historically," she said.
Ms Begg said the gas pipeline companies could apply to the Commission for a customised pricequality path if the default price-quality paths did not meet their individual circumstances. "We'd expect that companies with a default price-quality path that didn't meet their need for investment would come to the Commission for a customised price path as provided for by the legislation."
Ms Begg noted that the input methodologies, which influence the default price-quality paths, are currently under challenge in the High Court. The outcome of this challenge could affect the price adjustments provided by the default price-quality paths.
The decision on the default price-quality paths for gas pipeline services can be found at: http://www.comcom.govt.nz/initial-default-price-quality-path/
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Estimated_impact_on_customer_bills_from_gas_default_pricequality_paths.pdf What are
price-quality paths?
What are price-quality paths?
Price-quality paths are a form of regulation applied to certain businesses that are regulated under Part 4 of the Commerce Act. They are intended to influence the behaviour of those businesses by setting the maximum average price or total allowable revenue that the businesses can charge.
They also set standards for the quality of services that each business must meet. This ensures that businesses do not have incentives to reduce quality to maximise profits under their price-quality path. For gas pipeline services, there are two types of price-quality paths that suppliers can have. All businesses start off on a 'default' path which is generic in nature to provide a low cost form of regulation. If the default path does not suit their particular circumstances however, a business can apply for a 'customised' price-quality path. Customised price-quality paths use more business specific information, and rely on more in-depth audit, verification, and evaluation processes. What's the difference between transmission and distribution?
Gas transmission services transport gas to large users of natural gas such as big industrial plants, electricity generators and the gas distribution businesses. Gas distribution services transport gas to smaller users (including domestic consumers) from the gas transmission pipelines.
What are input methodologies?
Input methodologies are the upfront rules and processes of regulation set by the Commission which underpin Part 4 regulation in the Commerce Act. For example, input methodologies concern things such as the valuation of assets, the treatment of taxation, the allocation of costs, and the cost of capital.
To set price-quality paths (or any other form of Part 4 regulation), we are required to apply input methodologies where relevant. We first published input methodologies for gas pipeline businesses in December 2010. Since then we have re-determined these input methodologies in September 2012 to specify the existing methodologies for asset valuation, tax, and cost allocation as also applicable to default price-quality paths. We also made minor amendments to the input methodologies in February 2013.
For more information on input methodologies, including our reasons, visit http://www.comcom.govt.nz/input-methodologies-2/.
How have prices and quality been regulated previously?
These final default price-quality paths mark the first time that gas pipeline businesses have been subject to price-quality regulation under the Commerce Act (Part 4).
For Maui Development Limited and GasNet, it will be the first time they have been subject to any regulatory controls on their prices or quality. Powerco and Vector (certain services only) have been previously regulated under the 2008 Gas Authorisations. These Authorisations were the result of the 2004 Gas Control Inquiry and expired in July 2012.
For more information on the Gas Authorisations visit: http://www.comcom.govt.nz/vectorpowerco-authorisation/


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Most aviation professionals aren't fooled by the "one level of safety" myth, the sound- bite mantra that the FAA trots out for the public, Congress and the media when a regional airline accident, like the fatal February 12 Colgan crash near Buffalo, N.Y., lays bare the truth about the disparate levels of safety between regional carriers and the majors. Like many of you, I frequently ignore the FAA's downplaying of safety issues to the public as just another inconvenient truth the government prefers to leave unsaid.
But NBC anchor Brian Williams's genuine shock and chagrin–when he reported that Colgan's 20-something copilot was forced to sleep on the crew equivalent of a park bench because of low pay (something less than a stock boy at Target)–and the FAA's stock one-level-of-safety response got me thinking about the real impact of the agency's downplaying of safety issues to the public. In this case, its perpetuation of the canard that there's no difference in safety levels between regional and major air carriers. Does ignoring the differences help safety? Certainly not.
Well, now it finally seems that change may be in the wind. First, at Randy Babbitt's confirmation hearing as the new FAA Administrator, he candidly recognized the difference in experience levels between pilot applicants at regional versus major air carriers. This is significant. His recent attempts to work with the airlines and pilot unions to raise the safety bar at regional carriers are laudable first steps for a new Administrator.
I'm concerned that while the FAA might place some focus on the differences between pilots at the two types of operations, none seems to be focused on the maintenance issues. I can't even imagine Brian Williams's reaction if anyone ever told him what went on in maintenance departments at some of these carriers. Mechanics face the same fatigue issues as pilots, and the low pay forces many of them to work excessive amounts of overtime. In addition, at some carriers, overtime is mandatory.
But first, what is the origin of the one-level-of-safety myth? A spate of regional airline accidents in the 1990s and public outrage over differences in safety rules between regional and national carriers led the FAA to change the rules
regulating regional air carriers. The agency required scheduled regional airlines previously operating under the more lenient Part 135 rules to transition to the higher operating standards of Part 121. Today all scheduled U.S. operators are operating under Part 121 rules.
But having the same minimum rules (and the FARs are just minimums) doesn't mean the same safety standards are in effect at every air carrier. Airlines are free to set standards higher than the minimums, and most major airlines set standards considerably higher than many regional carriers. This doesn't make the regionals unsafe, but it does make many of them less safe than the majors.
From training to crew rest to maintenance to dispatch there's nothing level about the level of safety between most regionals and most majors. Other than the FAA, at least until now perhaps, who else in aviation argues that there's one level? Not the pilots. (When was the last time you heard a captain at a major airline waxing nostalgic about the good old days of lower pay and longer hours at a regional airline?) Not the mechanics. (In the hangar, they vote with their feet, leaving as soon as a major airline beckons.) Not the airlines, and certainly not the major airlines. I never heard Continental argue that its standards are the same as Colgan's. Come to think of it, I never heard Colgan argue that it meets the same standards as Continental. And I don't think I ever will.
For years, the FAA's insistence on its specious one-level-of-safety mantra undercut air safety. Why improve safety standards at the regionals if you believe there's nothing to improve? And why mislead the public into believing what everyone in the industry knows is just plain untrue?
Now the Colgan accident reminds us once again that just because the minimum standards for regional and national air carriers are the same does not mean that the public gets the same level of safety flying on regional carriers. The experience level of regional pilots is significantly lower and their training significantly less than that of pilots at the major carriers. Often simulator time is in short supply. This can result, as may have happened with the Colgan crew, with pilots being trained verbally on unusual aircraft events, such as entering a stall. It's hard to imagine verbal instructions creating quite the same training impact as the virtual reality of blaring horns and physical stick shaking possible in a simulator. Major airlines have been increasing their use of simulators to train their pilots on events that happen only infrequently, recognizing that simulator training on these unusual occurrences can provide huge benefits in the event they do, in fact, occur.
The differences between the regionals and the majors in the maintenance arena
are even starker. As low as the pay is for mechanics working at major airlines, the pay is even lower at the regionals. To try to make a living wage, many regional mechanics work inordinate amounts of overtime, leading to fatigue and the issues associated with fatigue such as inattention, complacency and an increased risk of improper maintenance.
So let's shatter the myth and make one level of safety a reality. The FAA and the airlines have it within their power to do this. In the meanwhile, why not be honest with the flying public on the differences and let them decide.


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There are plenty of film and TV streaming services out there but IndieFlix is a bit different. Eschewing the mainstream Hollywood fair, IndieFlix describes itself as:
a community of independent filmmakers and fans. Through its membership-based streaming service, IndieFlix helps filmmakers translate artistic vision into commercial success, and gives film lovers access to high quality independent films not otherwise available. IndieFlix's mission is to champion filmmakers, rethink traditional approaches to distribution, and celebrate the artistry and impact of independent film.
We're fans of things outside the mainstream here, we even went to a Finnish film season a few years ago- there's nothing like a subtitled black comedy set in a shipyard believe me-so when IndieFlix offered us a 3 month free trial to try out the service, we jumped at the opportunity.
Signing up for IndieFlix is pretty straightforward and you can do it via your web browser. Once you've signed up, it's really easy to watch the content on your PC but if you've got an Xbox it's a simple case of entering a unique code from the web browser into the Xbox app and your account is linked to the Xbox.
Pretty easy huh?
To test it out we went on a road trip with Lauren and Molly in their documentary about bullying amongst girls called Finding Kind. Molly and Lauren are a couple of camera friendly high school graduates who decided to set up a not for profit organisation to deal with girl on girl bullying in American schools. Finding Kind is their 10,000 mile road trip across American, talking to school girls and exploring their issue of mean girls. In many ways it comes across as one sided as a Michael Moore epic; the girls have decided the agenda and outcome of the film and whereas a Louis Theroux documentary is an exploration of the subject, where the characters almost allow you to decide your interpretation, Finding Kind has a definite agenda. Blokes might fight but they'll crack a beer open and get on the next day, girls will be vicious spiteful and mean.
Lauren and Molly set out to try and change this perception. Complete with plinky piano music over the really sad moments. There are lots of tears, lots of hugging. And oddly, lots of hair tossing. It's not that Finding Kind is a bad film because it isn't, it's heart is definitely in the right place. It's just that at times it seems to be an overlong commercial for the organisation it depicts. Lauren and Molly are a nice pair of girls and their intent is good but I spent a good part of the 77 minute run time wondering how different it would have been if Louis Theroux had been a fly on the wall observing it from the outside. It's the lack of outside objectivity that ultimately is the flaw in Finding Kind that stops it being completely engaging.
The IndieFlix service on the other hand was completely faultless. The quality of the streaming was very good, certainly better on the Xbox than we have experienced from Lovefilm, we had no buffering issues, no picture break up on anything. It's simple to use and works well.


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After two years of off-and-on nuclear brinkmanship, India and Pakistan are once again talking about how to settle their differences rather than issuing threats and rattling nuclear sabers. But do the talks now underway have any better chance of success than the countless failed negotiations that have marked the past fifty years?
On November 25, 2003, India and Pakistan agreed to a cease-fire along the Line of Control (LoC), the international border that divides Indian Kashmir from Pakistani Kashmir, as well as the actual ground control (AGPL) in strategic Siachen region. The cease-fire thus covers a huge area: the 778-kilometer LoC, the 150-kilometer AGPL and the 198-kilometer international border. This should pave the way for a meaningful dialogue at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) meeting to be held in Islamabad between January 4-5.
Moreover, Pakistan has partly conceded its demand--which dates to the creation of India and Pakistan a little more than half a century ago--for an internationally supervised referendum in Kashmir to determine the province's sovereignty. A brave concession, no doubt, but India has a more rigorous criterion for believing that Pakistan is truly serious about reaching a peaceful agreement: it wants Pakistan to dismantle the infrastructure of cross-border terrorism--in particular, the training camps for Kashmiri separatists and their international jihadi brethren.
Reining in the violent militants who keep the Kashmiri pot boiling, however, is difficult on both sides. In India and Pakistan, Kashmir is the national question. Every Indian and Pakistani government embraces the Kashmiri cause, both as a useful device to divert attention from their failures and because they fear what their publics might do if they were seen as surrendering to the traditional enemy on so vital an issue.


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Well-known Antelope rancher Sandy McKay marked his 100th birthday on May 25.
Just three days later, on May 28, he joined his sons and grandson at a roundup on the ranch and helped brand a calf.
The following Sunday, McKay's birthday was celebrated at a party in Fossil, which was attended by 350-400 guests.
McKay passed away June 29, and his obituary appears in today's paper.


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The Atlassian Marketplace is where you can discover and try add-ons to extend your Atlassian products.
Use the FAQ below to find answers to common questions. If you don't see what you're looking for, feel free to contact our sales team.
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- What's an add-on?
- Which add-ons are available for Atlassian Cloud?
- How are add-ons reviewed?
- How do I get an account to try or buy an add-on?
- Can I trust third-party add-ons?
- What's Atlassian Verified?
- What is the Cloud Security Program?
- Are add-ons supported?
- Can add-ons make my application slower?
- Why would I disable an add-on? How do I disable one?
- What's add-on archiving?
- Which countries can purchase add-ons from the Marketplace?
- Which countries have payment type restrictions when purchasing add-ons from the marketplace?
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- Which license do I choose when purchasing an add-on?
- Do you have Data Center pricing?
- Do I need an add-on license for each instance of my Atlassian products?
- Where do I get license keys for my new add-on?
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- How are license upgrade prices calculated?
- How do I get an Atlassian Community license for an add-on?
- What are Atlassian Open Source and Atlassian Classroom licenses?
- Are Starter licenses available for add-ons?
General Marketplace Questions
1. What's the Atlassian Marketplace?
The Atlassian Marketplace is a platform for Atlassian customers to discover, try, and buy add-ons for Atlassian applications. You can use add-ons to customize and extend your Atlassian application. The Marketplace offers add-ons developed by both Atlassian and third-party developers.
2. What's an add-on?
Add-ons are small pieces of code that you (or your administrator) can install into your Atlassian application to enhance or change its functionality. Add-ons can also be remotely contained web applications that integrate into Atlassian Cloud instances. You can enable, disable, install, and uninstall add-ons anytime from the administration pages of your Atlassian product.
Add-ons change the way your Atlassian application behaves. Even though add-ons are designed to enhance your product, there can be unintended effects. When you use or install add-ons, you do so at your own risk. Third-party add-ons aren't supported by Atlassian.
The Marketplace sells add-ons written by both Atlassian and third-party developers. You can even write one yourself.
3. Which add-ons are available for Atlassian Cloud?
A full list of add-ons that are available for your Cloud applications is available here. New add-ons for Cloud applications are added constantly, so it's worth checking back.
4. How are add-ons reviewed?
Atlassian checks entries in the Atlassian Marketplace to ensure that add-on information is as complete as possible. However, we don't actively monitor or guarantee any code posted in this space. If you find dangerous or malicious code posted here, contact us immediately so we can take action.
5. How do I get an account to try or buy an add-on?
Log in to Atlassian Marketplace with your Atlassian account. If you don't have an Atlassian account, you can create one and then log in to the Marketplace.
6. Can I trust third-party add-ons?
The Marketplace gives you visibility to see if an add-on is reliable. We provide resources like the following so you can make informed decisions about the add-ons you use.
From the add-on details page:
- Look for the Atlassian Verified badge, which indicates that the add-on vendor meets Atlassian benchmarks for add-on traction, timely support and vendor reliability.
- Read reviews and ratings on the Marketplace.
- Check the number of active installations to assess popularity.
- From the Support tab, look for availability of a public issue tracker or support resources.
- See if compatibility is kept up-to-date from the Versions tab.
- Review screen shots and videos from the Overview tab.
- See if the developer provides an end-user license agreement (EULA).
You can also ask a question in Atlassian Answers.
7. What's Atlassian Verified?
The Atlassian Verified program is designed to help you try and buy add-ons with confidence. Verified vendors display the badge, which means the vendor has met Atlassian benchmarks for add-on traction, timely support and vendor reliability. Atlassian measures these benchmarks for paid-via-Atlassian add-ons only. Here's what you can expect when you buy an add-on from a Verified vendor:
- Add-on traction: We measure how many active customer instances have vendor add-ons installed. Add-ons must be installed in a minimum number of active applications for a vendor to be eligible for Verified status.
- Timely support: Verified vendors adhere to service level agreements (SLAs), and provide support websites. Support is offered at least 8 hours a day, 5 days a week.
- Vendor reliability: These vendors are routinely vetted by Atlassian to ensure they offer great customer experiences.
For more details on the Verified program, see the vendor-facing requirements for Atlassian Verified.
If you purchase a paid-via-Atlassian add-on from a Verified vendor and aren't satisfied with your experience, raise an issue with our Marketplace team.
Check out add-ons from Atlassian Verified vendors.
8. What is the Cloud Security Program?
The Cloud Security Program is a collaboration between Atlassian and add-on vendors to increase security awareness and improve security practices. A vendor may apply to the program via an annual self-assessment that addresses the following:
- Data security
- Sensitive Data Handling
- Backups and Disaster Recovery
The self-assessment answers are reviewed by Atlassian staff. The self-assessment encourages vendors to consider security carefully and allows Atlassian to make suggestions towards better security. It works on an honor system. We advise that you take any additional necessary steps to ensure the vendor and add-on meets your company's security requirements. See details about the Cloud Security Program.
9. Are add-ons supported?
It depends on the add-on. Atlassian Marketplace Vendors are able to decide if they would like to provide support and maintenance for every add-on listing. We make this information available on every listing in the Atlassian Marketplace.
If the Atlassian Marketplace Vendor has decided to provide customer support and maintenance for the add-on listing will show the add-on is "Supported". Should you need support for the add-on, you should contact the add-on vendor via the "Get Support" button on the support tab of the add-on listing details page. If the Atlassian Marketplace Vendor is Atlassian this "Get Support" button will take you to Atlassian's support ticketing system (support.atlassian.com). All other requests go to a support resource provided by the Atlassian Marketplace Vendor. We've found this to be the fastest way to get your issues resolved.
Atlassian Marketplace Vendors have different hours of operations and service level agreements than those provided by Atlassian Support, regardless of your Atlassian support tier. If you'd like to give Atlassian feedback about your support experience with a Marketplace Vendor, please visit marketplace.atlassian.com and select "Feedback" from the Help dropdown in the header.
If the Atlassian Marketplace Vendor has decided not to provide customer support and/or maintenance, the add-on listing will show "Unsupported". Should you need support for an unsupported add-on you should raise a request with the online community (answers.atlassian.com). Please note that there are no guarantees for issue resolution with unsupported add-ons from the Atlassian Marketplace Vendor or Atlassian.
10. Can add-ons make my application slower?
Sometimes, yes. It's possible for an add-on to cause performance problems. For this reason, we recommend learning all you can about an add-on.
You can evaluate an add-on in a staging environment before deploying it in production. You can also use the customer reviews to learn what other users have to say. Visit the website of the add-on vendor and review any support materials they have.
If you suspect an add-on is causing a problem in your Atlassian application, try disabling the add-on to see if the problem goes away.
11. Why would I disable an add-on? How do I disable one?
When you install an add-on, it has full access to your application and its data. Sometimes add-ons can have unintended side-effects. They might slow things down, or you might discover a problem. If so, it's easy to disable or uninstall an add-on.
For information on managing add-ons, see our Universal Plugin Manager (UPM) documentation.
12. What's add-on archiving?
To focus on current, relevant add-ons, the Atlassian Marketplace regularly archives add-ons that are out-of-date or, for any other reason, no longer relevant on the Marketplace.
Archiving prevents the add-ons from appearing in search results or in add-on browsing lists. The Marketplace archives add-ons automatically if the time since the end-of-life of the latest version of the Atlassian application it supports is greater than one year.
If you already have a license for an archived add-on, you can still download the add-on from its Marketplace listing and use it. However, new licenses for the add-on are not available. Contact the vendor to inquire about an updated version of the add-on.
13. Which countries can purchase add-ons from the Marketplace?
The Atlassian Marketplace will help vendors collect the appropriate sales and VAT taxes. We sell to customers everywhere, with the following exceptions:
- Trade embargoed countries subject to United States export restrictions
14. Which countries have payment type restrictions when purchasing add-ons from the marketplace?
At this time there are restrictions for customers located in India, as Marketplace add-ons can only be purchased by credit card.
If payment by credit card is not an option, we have a list of Atlassian Experts in the approved region that you can contact directly to assist in providing alternative payment options.
Licensing and Pricing
1. Which license do I choose when purchasing an add-on?
Purchase the license tier that matches the number of users you have licensed for your host application. For example, if you have a 25-user Confluence license, purchase the Confluence add-on at the 25-user tier. The add-on will only function if its license matches or exceeds the tier of the host application – even if only some of your licensed users need to use the add-on.
For JIRA, you must purchase the add-on license that matches the highest JIRA application tier. For example, if you have a 500-User JIRA Software license, and a 20-Agent JIRA ServiceDesk license, your JIRA add-ons must be at the 500-User level.
If you own a legacy JIRA Unlimited (100+ users) or Confluence Unlimited (2000+ users) license purchased in 2012 or earlier, legacy add-on pricing is no longer available. You have two options for add-on purchasing:
- Purchase the add-on at the non-legacy Unlimited (10000+ users) tier.
- Renew your JIRA or Confluence license at a non-legacy tier, then purchase the add-on at the same tier.
2. Do you have Data Center pricing?
JIRA Software and Confluence Data Center are licensed starting at 500 users. To match your Data Center application license, purchase add-on licenses to match or exceed the number of users you have for the Server application. You don't need to purchase a license for each node of your application, just the total number of users. This doesn't impact add-on functionality or compatibility, the number of users just need to match your Data Center license.
A 10,000+ user add-on license for your Server application will serve any number of Data Center 1000-user licenses. You can purchase licenses per 2000; 10,000; and 10,000+ users to fit your Data Center license.
For example, if you have a JIRA Software Data Center license for 2000 users, purchase one 2000 user license for JIRA Software Server. If you have 3000 users for your Data Center instance, the next available add-on tier is 10,000 users.
3. Do I need an add-on license for each instance of my Atlassian products?
Yep. Add-ons are licensed for single instances. This means if you have separately licensed instances, each instance requires its own add-on licenses as well.
If you have a Data Center application running on multiple servers, we count this as one instance.
If you have separate developer instances, you can use developer licenses for your add-ons for development and testing. See how to get a developer license here.
4. Where do I get license keys for my new add-on?
You receive your license keys and applicable source code after your payment is successfully received and processed. We send you an email that includes instructions how to access the license key.
You can also log into My Atlassian to retrieve your license keys. Just like your application purchases, add-ons you purchase in the Marketplace are reflected in your My Atlassian account.
5. Am I eligible for academic pricing?
Academic pricing is available to qualified academic institutions for paid-via-Atlassian add-ons. Academic licenses are not eligible for the volume renewal discount.
The following organizations are eligible for an Atlassian Academic License:
- Educational institutions: Public or private K-12, vocational schools, correspondence schools, junior colleges, colleges, universities, or scientific or technical schools that are accredited by a national accrediting agency.
- Administrative offices & boards of education: Provincial, district, regional, national and state administrative offices and authorities of the Educational Institutions defined above.
- Public libraries
- Home-school programs
- Research institutes that are affiliated with an accredited university.
- Teaching hospitals that are affiliated with an accredited university.
- Training and teaching organizations that are accredited by a statutory government qualifications body.
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1. End of IE 10 support as of July 6, 2016
From time to time, we need to stop designing for older web browsers and platforms so that we can devote our resources to current technology. This lets us focus on creating great user experiences for the majority of our customers.
As of July 6, 2016, the Atlassian Marketplace website no longer tests compatibility with Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 (IE 10) and earlier. We've also stopped fixing bugs in IE 10 and earlier, unless there is a security concern.
2. End of Legacy Pricing Tiers after December 16th, 2014
In 2012 we announced the retirement of the following pricing tiers for JIRA and Confluence Server:
- JIRA legacy Unlimited (100+) users
- Confluence legacy 2000 users
- Confluence legacy Unlimited (2000+) users
Effective December 16, 2014, it is no longer possible to renew or purchase add-ons at the legacy tiers.
If you own a legacy JIRA or Confluence license, you will be moved to a current (non-legacy) tier at your next renewal.
- JIRA legacy Unlimited (100+) users: Renewed at 250, 500, 2000, 10000 or 10000+ tier, per your choice (or 10000+ if not specified)
- Confluence legacy 2000 users: Renewed at non-legacy 2000 tier
- Confluence legacy Unlimited (2000+) users: Renewed at 10000+ tier
Once you have renewed your license at a non-legacy tier, you can purchase add-ons at that same tier.
If you choose not to renew your legacy JIRA or Confluence license, you can still purchase add-ons, but you'll need to do so at the currently available pricing tiers:
- JIRA legacy Unlimited (100+) users: Add-ons must be purchased at the JIRA 10000+ users tier
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- Confluence legacy Unlimited (2000+) users: Add-ons must be purchased at the Confluence 10000+ users tier


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Edit: After half day, my wife's Mac started having the same problem. I have then applied the solution that I found in the Apple
iSkysoft Released Video Converter for Mac
AN Intel version of iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac operating systems has been recently upgraded to a version of 2.5.0. the supporting feature of the latest version now extends to the converting of video in to HTML 5 WebM videos. Moreover, during the holiday season, a 10 percent off on regular prices is also provided to its consumers.
The program of iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac allows the user to convert videos, V shows and movies easily in to any of the optimized preset formats that are compatible with iPod, iPod touch 4, iPhone 4S and several other iDevices. Moreover, the app also provides the facility of converting videos to and from a wide range of video formats such as the AVI, MOV, WMV and MPG. The application of Intel based Video Converter for Mac has been especially designed to be compatible with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Mac OS X Lion.
The program of iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac operating systems allow the Mac users so as to convert their videos, TV shows as well as movies directly into the iPods (supportive to iPod touch 4), iPad, iPhones (supportive to iPhone 4S) along with several other devices. It creates an environment of conversion within a variety of video based formats such as the MP4, WMV, AVI, MPG, MKV, MOV, etc. in addition to this, the application also completely supports camcorder based video formats such as AVCHD (MTS/M2TS), MOD/TOD, AVCHD Lite, etc. This feature of Mac Video Converter has been designed to be in complete compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard as well as Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
New elements of iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac systems v2.5.0
The supporting formats has been increased and now includes DivX, DivX (input), HD M4V (output) and RMVB.
Improved support to Apple TV as well as PS3.
Has the ability to convert any type of videos in to HTML 5 WebM videos.
The key features of the Video Converter for Mac systems version 2.5.0 are highlighted as follows
- Extracting of audio from within the videos, movies as well as TV shows for the purpose of MP3 players.
- Easy conversion of videos TO BE USED WITH ANY OTHER software or hardware media players.
- Supportive to camcorder video formats such as MOD/TOD, AVCHD (MTS/M2TS), AVCHD Lite, etc.
- Several optimized presets that are designed to be compatible with iDevices such as the iPad, iPhone, iMovie, PSP, YouTube, etc.
The system requirements of the iSkysoft Video converter for Mac are as follows:
- Compatible with Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.5.7Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard as well as Mac OS X 10.7 Lion.
- 256 MB of RAM (512 MB or above is recommended)
- Free Hard drive 100 MB of space required for installation.
- 1G Hz or above of Intel ® processors or Power PC ® G4 and G5.
- Graphic Card Super VGA (800600) resolution, 16-bit graphics card or greater.
- Other DVD – ROM drive.
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Roasting a goose makes any holiday feast merrier. Not only because it's not the same old turkey or beef roast, but because goose meat is intensely meaty and flavorful and cloaked in a layer of unbelievably rich, crispy skin.
As an extra bonus, a goose also leaves behind a gift: lots of delicious goose fat [1]. You're likely to run out of the fat before you run out of ways to use it. Roast or sauté vegetables, pan-sear seafood, fry chicken, make duck or goose confit or chicken liver pate [2]…the possibilities are endless. Rendered goose fat keeps for months in the refrigerator and up to a year in a good freezer.
Rendering the goose fat is an extra step in the cooking process, but an easy one. And after that, cooking a goose isn't much different than cooking a turkey; in fact, it's easier without all that dry white breast meat to worry about. Geese have dark meat throughout because they use their breast muscles regularly for flight. A goose is the perfect bird for real meat lovers. Close your eyes while eating roasted goose breast and you might just think you're eating steak.
If cooking a goose seems daunting, don't worry, it's not. This recipe might look long, but only because it's filled with lots of helpful tips. The process itself couldn't be easier: season the goose, steam the goose in a roasting pan, roast the goose for several hours, then enjoy the feast.
Servings: Eight to Ten
Time in the Kitchen: Very little prep involved, mostly cooking time: One hour for steaming plus two to three hours for roasting (plus two full days beforehand to defrost a frozen goose in the refrigerator).
- 1 goose (12-14 pounds) wing tips cut off and neck and giblets and excess fat taken out of the cavity (5 to 6 kg)
- 3 teaspoons salt (15 ml)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper (5 ml)
- 1 teaspoon allspice (5 ml)
- 1 lemon, halved
- 8 sprigs of thyme
- 2 pounds of carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces (900 g)
- 1 bunch of celery (about ten stalks) cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 1/2 pounds parsnips, cut into 1-inch pieces (680 g)
Allow two full days in the refrigerator for defrosting the bird if frozen.
Gently pull the skin away from the bird and prick the skin with a fork or skewer all over, being careful not to prick the meat. This helps the fat drain so the skin becomes crispier.
Mix together salt and pepper and allspice. Rub all over the bird then squeeze juice from the lemon all over the bird. Place the used lemon and the thyme in the cavity.
Add six cups of water and the neck and giblets to a deep roasting pan. Set the goose (on a rack) in the roasting pan, breast side up.
Cover the entire pan tightly with foil and set over two burners on the stove.
Bring the water to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium to keep the water at a simmer for one hour. This will steam the goose and render fat from the skin. Check the pan near the end of the hour to make sure all the water hasn't evaporated; if the water level is getting low, just add another cup of water.
Uncover and remove the roasting pan from heat. Lift the goose and rack out of the roasting pan. Take out the neck and giblets (eat or discard). Pour the liquid in the pan through a fine mesh strainer into a heatproof bowl or measuring cup. As it cools, the pure fat will rise to the top. Skim or pour it off and save for future use. You should get several cups of fat.
**Optional: For upping the odds of crispy skin, the steamed goose can be refrigerated, uncovered, on the roasting pan rack overnight. Bring the bird to room temperature again before putting in the oven.
Preheat oven to 350 ºF (176 ºC).
The vegetables can be cooked in the roasting pan with one cup of water or stock under the goose to save oven space, or be placed in their own pan and lightly coated with rendered goose fat. Keep in mind that if the veggies are in the roasting pan under the goose they'll be hard to stir and won't cook as evenly.
Take the lemon and thyme out of the goose. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine. Place the goose on the rack, still breast side up, in the roasting pan.
Roast for one hour, uncovered. If the skin has browned to your liking, flip the bird over. If not, continue to roast breast-side up for another half hour. Then, flip the bird over so it's breast-side down.
Roast thirty minutes longer, or until the internal temperature deep in the thigh is 175 to 180 ºF. (79 to 82 ºC)
Transfer goose to a cutting board; let rest twenty minutes before cutting. After being eaten, the carcass can be used to make stock [3].
Healthy Sauces, Dressings & Toppings Coming Soon!
The printing job for this book is about complete. I'm really happy with how it has turned out, and I'm sure you'll love it. In case you missed the announcement last month, this new cookbook is all about turning ho-hum meals into Primal masterpieces with delicious and nutritious sauces, dressings, marinades, condiments, and other toppings. It includes over 120 easy-to-prepare recipes inspired by traditional and contemporary cuisine from around the world. From the staples (ketchup, mustard, hot sauce, mayonnaise) to the innovative (Blueberry Chutney, Coconut Cilantro Pesto, Avocado Lime Dressing), every recipe will enhance the nutritional value of your meal, using only Primal-approved ingredients. That means no gluten, grains, legumes, added sugar, or unhealthy oils. The recipes we developed for this cookbook have already changed the way I prepare my Primal meals. I can't wait for it to do the same for you.
If you're a long-time Mark's Daily Apple reader, you know that I always do something special for devoted readers when I release a new book. Primal Blueprint Healthy Sauces, Dressings & Toppings drops on December 5th, and this book release will be no different. In fact, it will be bigger than ever…
Starting December 5th, I'll be offering prizes with a total value of over 1 million dollars to people that buy one or more copies (it will make the perfect holiday gift!) of the book during the first week it is available. So mark your calendar and be ready to jump on this special offer while it lasts.
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The Roberts court chose a most cynical way to celebrate this summer's 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court's penultimate day in session before the Aug. 28 semi-centenary of King's "I Have a Dream" speech, the court's conservative majority announced a 5-to-4 ruling that guts one of King's greatest triumphs, the Voting Rights Act of 1965. (The Roberts court weakened another of King's triumphs, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, in a pair of 5-to-4 rulings on Monday.)
Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote Tuesday's opinion in Shelby County v. Holder, was 10 years old in 1965, when police officers beat and gassed citizens in Selma, Ala., who were demonstrating for the right to vote; that assault, and King's subsequent march from Selma to Montgomery, spurred passage of the very law Roberts and his colleagues undid on Tuesday by declaring a key provision outdated.
But if Roberts was ready to move on from that bit of civil rights history, 80-year-old Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was a young law professor during the civil rights era, was not going to let Roberts and his colleagues in the majority ignore that they were invalidating years of bipartisan efforts in Congress toward "achieving what was once the subject of a dream: the equal citizenship stature of all in our polity, a voice to every voter in our democracy undiluted by race."
In her quietly spoken but powerfully worded dissent read from the bench, Ginsburg invoked "the great man who led the march from Selma to Montgomery, and there called for the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
It was difficult to hear the tiny and frail Ginsburg in the chamber. But her dissent, joined by the other three liberal justices, was a sharp rebuke of the conservatives for the yawning gap between their frequent vows of judicial modesty and the "hubris" apparent in their "demolition" of the Voting Rights Act.
The 15th Amendment, which guarantees the right to vote, expressly gives Congress the "power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." Congress used that power as recently as 2006, renewing the Voting Rights Act by a vote of 390 to 33 in the House and 98 to 0 in the Senate; then-President George W. Bush signed the legislation.
That renewal continued what had been the law's most important provision: subjecting states with histories of discrimination to extra scrutiny before they can change voting laws.
The case had been brought by an Alabama county, and Roberts, in his oral summary, referenced Bloody Sunday. The chief justice justified his intervention by citing improved voter-registration percentages and by pointing out that Selma and Montgomery now "are governed by African-American mayors."
That was little comfort to the civil rights activists on the sidewalk in front of the court, who were stung not just by the ruling but also by its timing.
Inside the chamber, the justices had a late-session listlessness that seemed at odds with the significance of the moment. Stephen Breyer yawned. Anthony Kennedy stared at the ceiling. Sonia Sotomayor sipped a drink and Antonin Scalia rocked in his chair.
Ginsburg, though, was steely as she scolded the majority for their conservative activism. "It was the judgment of Congress (in 2006) that '40 years has not been a sufficient amount of time to eliminate the vestiges of discrimination following nearly 100 years of disregard for the dictates of the 15th Amendment,'" she said from the bench. In Alabama, she said, Congress found that "there were many" barriers to minority voting rights. "They were shocking and they were recent."
History may not be as ancient as Roberts supposes.
DANA MILBANK is a political reporter for The Washington Post and has authored two books on national political campaigns and the national political parties.


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On select nights in September and October, the Magic Kingdom transforms into a not-so-scary Halloween wonderland with special entertainment and characters, trick-or-treating, and the opportunity for all guests to dress up.
Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party is a hard-ticket event, meaning that it requires a ticket separate from regular park admission. Note that you do not need regular park admission in order to enter the party – just your party ticket. If you want to enter a park during the day, you will need to use regular admission (you can even "park hop" by visiting a different park before the party). The party officially kicks off at 7pm, but guests with a party ticket can enter as early as 4pm.
To make the most of your party time, try to have dinner before the party starts at 7pm. Enter the Magic Kingdom at 4pm and have dinner, or eat before going to the park. Once the party gets started, there is a lot to do, and you'll want to take full advantage of your party time!
The main events at the party are: Happy Hallowishes fireworks (only one showing per party), the Boo-to-You Parade (two showings per party, with the second being the less crowded), and the Villains Mix and Mingle (a musical show in front of Cinderella Castle with multiple showings throughout the night). Since these are the main events with set times, consult a schedule and plan the rest of your activities around these – they are not to be missed!
Other special entertainment includes party-exclusive character meets, often including rare characters such as all Seven Dwarfs, Jack and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, Winnie the Pooh and friends dressed in their Halloween costumes, Captain Jack Sparrow, and more. (Specific characters may vary year to year – consult a schedule for specific character meets). Most of these meets are very popular, particularly the Seven Dwarfs and Jack and Sally. Depending on your preference, line up for one of these two before the party starts (by 6 at the latest) to meet them without using much of your party time. For other popular meets, try stopping by near the very end of the party.
Guests can also trick-or-treat on candy trails throughout the Magic Kingdom. It's not every Halloween you can say that you trick-or-treated in the most magical place on Earth, but if you want to catch most of the entertainment available at the party, allot your trick-or-treating time carefully.
Most major attractions at the Magic Kingdom are also open during the party, and because of the limited number of party tickets and all the competing entertainment, lines are usually short. Keep in mind, though, that visiting regular attractions will take time away from any party entertainment. Decide on your priorities before you visit.
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Michael Sucsy On For Beach Boys Musical
He wants to direct the untitled film
Back in 2010, Fox 2000 won a bidding war with Universal to secure a script pitch by Erin Brockovich writer Susannah Grant, which promised to spin an original tale around the songs of California warblers The Beach Boys. Now Michael Sucsy, who has just enjoyed some box office success with The Vow, is in talks to direct the eventual film.
Grant's completed script, which is still being kept sub rosa, apparently surfs the tale of a summer in the 1960s, and has been doing the rounds of directors recently.
The project comes clutching the rights to most of Brian Wilson and company's back catalogue, which is largely thanks to producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who have sherpherded the likes of Chicago and Hairspray into cinemas. That's not forgetting actor/producer John Stamos, who is a friend of the band and has been known to jam with several of the members from time to time.
It's not the only Beach Boys-related film tuning up in development, with biopics of both Brian and Dennis Wilson in the works. Fox will likely be hoping this musical mash-up turns out more Mamma Mia and less Across The Universe, in terms of box office returns.
Sucsy has been in the news recently, as he's also developing a modern-day take on Romeo And Juliet, set from the point of view of spurned girlfriend Rosaline.


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Edgar Davids admitted his Barnet side were lucky to go in at half time just two goals behind at Exeter City but praised the Bees mental strength to fight back and claim a 2-2 draw.
The Grecians missed countless chances in the opening 45 minutes but went into the interval ahead after Danny Coles and Scot Bennett both scored from poorly defended corners.
Barnet improved in the second period and Jon Nurse, who had replaced Davids due to the Dutchman dislocating his shoulder, pulled a goal back with a well taken finish.
The Bees pushed forward in the closing stages and defender Andy Iro managed to force the ball over the line in the 97th minute to secure a point for Barnet.
"To be fair, we were very lucky because if you look at their chances we could have gone in at half time 6-0 down and I'm not exaggerating," Davids said.
"Jon Nurse's goal was important. If you get it back to 2-1 you put more pressure on the opponent and then anything is possible.
"If it is 2-0 then you believe in it but not as much."
The Bees head coach continued: "In the final minutes you have to make the right decisions about how you are going to play because it is not just about getting the ball forward.
"Even then you have to get players wide to get the space and also who is going to play up front.
"You also have to take the risk of playing one against one in defence."
The draw keeps Barnet in 21st place in League Two but the Bees are now four points clear of the relegation zone.
"It is very good for our morale but also I saw some good things in the game," Davids said. "The last time we played away, against Gillingham who are first, I didn't think we played that well.
"But we played really badly in the first half (against Exeter) but in the second half the personalities stood up and we showed a good mentality."
After leaving the field for treatment midway through the second half, Davids returned to the touchline for the final stages of the contest.
When asked about his injury, the former Juventus star answered: "My shoulder and my neck hurt but we will have to see tomorrow because they think my shoulder popped out and back in."
The Dutchman added on social networking site Twitter on Sunday: "Banged up don't think ready for the next game. Some test today and tomorrow to exclude some serious damage."


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Awesome Tapes From Africa, the go-to site from all your crate-digging vintage African cassette needs, points towards Djeliya — an early 2000s tape from Guinean rapper MC N'Djoll. The 9-track cassette features beats programmed out of lo-fi drum machines and traditional instruments alongside MC N'Djoll's seamless francophone verses. Stream the self-descriptive track "Rap Guinéen" and download the full tape via ATFA below. While you're at it check out the solid Africa In Your Earbuds mixtape Awesome Tapes crafted for us.
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Guys breaking news GPS works...again thanks to Cotulla he did it again...keep a watch for the new zimage...it gets interesting day by day! The dev team rocks!
great news
looking forward it
i hope that is trough
20:29 => stevie joins
20:29 stevie is gps working?
20:29 <= stevie left/quit
20:29 Cotulla no
20:30 ElBartoME lol, join, ask, quit xD
Yeah. false alarm....
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