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Aaron Murray: Georgia's Best Defense Against Oklahoma Will Be Their OffenseCBS Sports college football analyst discusses the bowl season and breaks down the two College Football Playoff semifinal games.
Heisman Watch: Georgia's Aaron Murray Coming Through In The ClutchOne of the all-time best quarterbacks in the SEC is still busy rewriting the record books while keeping the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC and BCS title hunt.
Heisman Watch: Oregon's Marcus Mariota Flying To Head Of The FlockMarcus Mariota has become one of the emerging top contenders for the Heisman Trophy. The hype is warranted, as NFL fans hoping for a new franchise quarterback are also checking out Mariota as a potential draft pick.

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Six students from the Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MU-COM) are the first to be chosen by Eli Lilly and Company to participate in a new internship program for aspiring physicians. The Lilly Medical Student Intern Program, the second phase of its medical student programs, offers opportunities for medical students between their first and second years to work alongside health care professionals in the pharmaceutical industry to gain scientific knowledge and experience in several areas, including preclinical research, clinical trial development, medical affairs, regulatory affairs, bio-ethics and patient safety.
The MU-COM students chosen for the internship are: John Braun, Emma Hegwood, Mira McKary, Kelly Mullen, Kelly Prindle, and Joseph Stephens. McKary is also the recipient of a full-tuition scholarship Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program.
"As a Lilly research scholar, I am eager to gain the abstract applicative medical and pharmaceutical knowledge that will help me enhance my skills as a medical professional," McKary, MU-COM student, said. "I aspire to dedicate my life to serving and healing people, and my ability to do so will improve greatly from being immersed in scientific research."
The internship program is hosted at Eli Lilly and Company's international headquarters in Indianapolis. The osteopathic medical students will also work at other health care facilities, including Elanco and Covance, providing opportunities to interact with executives and summer interns at those companies.
"We see a great synergy in the making, as these students will have the opportunity to obtain unique, real-world experiences in the realm of drug discovery and development and the myriad of regulatory, legal and business aspects of the pharmaceutical industry," said Dr. Bryan Larsen, Ph.D., associate dean for biomedical sciences, MU-COM. "And Marian University will enjoy an unprecedented opportunity to showcase some of its very promising student doctors to the leaders of one of the most revered pharmaceutical companies in the world."
The 10-week internship program with MU-COM students, which will run from May through August, matches interns with projects based on their skills and interests. Experienced, knowledgeable mentors will help students gain hands-on experience and explore diverse career options in healthcare.
"I am looking forward to learning and experiencing cutting edge research techniques and practices from the best in the industry," Braun, MU-COM student, said. "The Eli Lilly internship is providing me the opportunity to help others while satisfying my fascination with, and desire to, participate in bench and clinical research. I also have desires to conduct my own clinical research as a practicing physician, so this is an awesome way for me to learn from the best bench and clinician researchers how to do that whole process."
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Newton pursues historic registry
North Carolina officials believe Newton's central business district is among the nation's historic areas, and that could be good news for downtown property owners.
"I think this is a benefit not only from the cultural aspect of historic preservation of buildings," said Rob Powell, Newton's commercial development coordinator, "but with the tax credits … if you do a project that meets federal guidelines you can basically get federal and state tax credits for completing renovations."
Newton is considering pursuit of a national historic registry designation for portions of the downtown area. According to Ann Swallow, national registry coordinator for N.C. Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, parts of the city surrounding the 1924 Courthouse qualify for inclusion on the nation's roll of historic places.
"We have a courthouse that is already on the register, but the Court Square has some wonderful commercial buildings that are intact from the early 20th Century up through the 1950s or so," she said. "The national registry program recognizes areas, such as downtowns, because they are important in the commercial development in that community."
Swallow said that any downtown area will qualify for inclusion in the national historic registry as long as is "it looks the way it did more than 50 years ago."
"The issue is whether the area has retained historic buildings, or most of them," she said, adding that buildings along the north and east sides of the courthouse might qualify. "There is not a lot of new construction, and the buildings have not been significantly altered in the last 50 years. The question is, can someone standing on the Court Square look at the buildings and imagine what it was like in Newton 50 years ago? The answer is yes."
As Newton explores application to include parts of the city's downtown on the nation's historic register, the city is inviting downtown property owners to come to a public meeting Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. During the meeting, Swallow will explain details about the national historic registry program, as well as give information about benefits the designation may deliver for property owners.
"If we have anybody who owns a building or doesn't own a building and they just want to see the downtown flourish from historic or economic development, if they are interested in downtown at all, it will be worth coming to the meeting," Powell said. "If you are a business owner and you might want to know the requirements to be a contributing structure, because if you were (part of the historic district) you could take advantage of tax credits if you are interested in fixing up your building."
The meeting will precede Newton City Council meeting Tuesday at Newton City Hall.
"The national register of historic places is something that property owners or the city can use in promoting their heritage and tourism, and certainly with the tax credits available for intact historic districts, property owners may be interested in learning about the financial benefits."


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ESRL Quarterly Newsletter - Fall 2009
The ESRL quarterly newsletter provides highlights of ESRL's diverse research programs and explains how these are integrated to form a more complete understanding of our Earth system.
N2O: Not One of the Usual Suspects
Chlorine-free nitrous oxide now top ozone-depleting emission
Nitrous oxide is better known to the public for inducing giggles in dentists' offices than for wreaking havoc on Earth's protective ozone layer. more...
Exploring Earth
NOAA-museum partnership aims to engage educators, visitors, scientists, more
Planet Earth won't fit on a tabletop exhibit at a science museum—even at the seemingly magical Exploratorium in San Francisco. So Exploratorium staff spent a week at the Earth System Research Laboratory in August, brainstorming with researchers about how to convey system science to the public in an engaging way. more...
Director's Corner
From the Director
Greetings from Venice where I am attending the OceanObs'09 Conference. I am co-author on a white paper on the global ocean observing system, but for me this conference is mainly a chance to understand a part of Earth system science that I have not had much experience with. This is the second OceanObs—the first was held in France 10 years ago, and is credited with propelling the significant increases in ocean observations, assimilation, understanding, and prediction of the last decade. For me, the similarities to the physical atmospheric problem are striking. more...
By the Numbers
Number of sites in Rocky Mountain National Park where volunteers collected water samples on August 19. The second annual "WaterBlitz" was funded by the Western Water Assessment, one of NOAA's Regional Integrated Science Assessments and a joint project of ESRL and CIRES. Researchers suspect beetle-caused tree mortality is changing the concentration of nutrients in streams, which could affect ecosystems as well as water treatment downstream. Photo by Morgan Heim, CIRES.
David Hofmann
Pioneer of aerosol and ozone research dies
ESRL atmospheric scientist David Hofmann passed away in Boulder on 11 August 2009. He was 72. Hofmann has described his scientific focus as "simple in concept:" Commit to longterm, specific measurements; attend to the details; and focus on the big issues raised by the measurements. more...
Western Water Outlook: Grim
But good management can lower the risk of reservoir depletion, study shows
As the West warms, a drier Colorado River system could see as much as a 1-in-2 chance of fully depleting all of its reservoir storage by mid-century, assuming current management practices continue. That's grim news for the roughly 30 million people who depend on the Colorado for drinking and irrigation water. more...
Profile: Stephen A. Montzka
The ESRL scientist's work tracking ozone-depleting substances has helped underpin scientific discoveries, international policy
When Steve Montzka was considering a position at NOAA nearly 19 years ago, the job description was daunting. It involved continually analyzing air samples from around the world for chemicals that were eating away at Earth's protective ozone layer. "The work was to do this, day in and day out, for…well, forever," Montzka said. more...
Storm Spoiler
ESRL's FIM model excels during summertime hurricane trials
Hurricane Bill couldn't outrun FIM. The ESRL developed forecast model kept pace with that storm and others this summer in a series of supercomputer-based hurricane forecast experiments. more...
Chasing Shadows
ESRL researchers, colleagues develop a new technique for detecting tsunamis from space
Long, shallow tsunami waves racing through open ocean change the roughness of the sea surface ahead of them, and ESRL scientists demonstrated this summer that such "shadows" can be measured by satellite-borne radars. The finding could one day help save lives through improved detection and forecasting of tsunami intensity and direction at the ocean surface. more...
Teachers in the Lab
ESRL scientists, university professors collaborate to study air and sea
In a break from their school-year routines, university professors Peter Blanken and Diane Stanitski worked in the lab and field with ESRL scientists this summer. Blanken and Stanitski were two of five teachers accepted to participate in NOAA's pilot Teacher in the Lab program, an extension of the Teacher at Sea program, with the purpose of providing teachers hands-on experience working side-by-side with NOAA scientists. more...
Speeding Up Science
Cheap, poweful processors designed for life-like video games improve NOAA weather, climate models
Like everyone else at last year's GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, Govett wanted to learn more about the latest innovations in computer processing. For most attendees, those innovations would lead to better games. Govett and a handful of others were more interested in how GPUs—graphics processing units—might improve science. more...
Achievements, in Brief
More news, publications, and honors from NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory
Quake damages NOAA site · HFCs threaten climate · NOAA chief visits Barrow, AK · AirCore patented · Haze less...hazy · Target: Arctic feedback · Honored
Tracking the Sun
NOAA site serves scientists, photographers, deep-sea fishers
A redesigned web site that lets users calculate the Sun's precise position, including the times of sunrise and sunset, has captured the interest of thousands of web surfers since early July. more...


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Yeah, and looking for the packages of food all around to read macros xD... Sometimes make you feel little obsessed but i like to call it dedicationAndiMorris wrote:I too get bored of logging calories. I now have a fair idea of how much is in what I eat on a day to day basis, but periodically go back to logging everything in myfitnesspal. It's a pain for both me and and my girlfriend as I'm always asking her what's in everything she cooks and how much it weighed.
@C.O.: Actually i just make it with warrior blend and less water. It have a fuckin creamy texture, I'm addicted. I like to add some almond or peanut butter to make it more smooth, or maybe almond/coconut flour or anything grounded (grounded stuff are good even as topping). If u want it supersticky you can try with powdered/soaked flaxseeds.
Oh, and you have to try it with hot water! It's better than hot chocolate xD!
@BeansNBroccoli: Thanks dude, i'm glad to have a new reader ! First week went quite well, it was stressing but helped me to take the mind away from some thoughts and watch at them with other eyes! (Btw, i love the "beans and broccoli" combination xD)


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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A mother bear and a cub were fatally struck by a car near Reno, and wildlife officials are searching for a surviving cub.
Nevada Department of Wildlife spokesman Chris Healy says one of the cubs died at the scene while the mother bear and other cub left after the collision Thursday night on old Highway 40 in the town of Verdi just west of Reno.
After also being hit by the car, the mother wandered about 200 yards away with the other cub and laid down under a tree behind an abandoned house.
Wildlife officials found the mother dead with the cub on top of her body on Friday morning, and were trying to capture the cub when it ran off toward a mountainside next to an old Verdi neighborhood.
Healy says officials left the mother's body in place in hopes of capturing the cub there Saturday.
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My entry for the Project Runway & Rowenta Remake Challenge. I created a jumpsuit from 2 of my husband's old shirts. I was really wanting to do the entire thing in olive green, but of course I was short quite a bit of fabric for that. I thought about strapless but wanted to go into fall with this. I used pairs of pleats everywhere in this – the shoulders, sleeves, around the waist front and back.
I'm not sure how I feel about the final product. It is definitely not what I was envisioning. I wanted something edgier, and somehow this still turned out a little sweet… I think the pocket might not help? I can't decide how I feel about it, but thought I might as well enter, right!
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I think the sleeve are what make it sweet-feeling. The overall look I like though.
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Constant Speeds and Linear Functions
Lesson 4 of 13
Objective: SWBAT use knowledge of constant rates of growth to determine whether or not data tables are linear and to find missing entries in linear data tables.
Big Idea: Is this person traveling at a constant speed? How can you tell? Students use intuition and background knowledge about speed to analyze data tables and find linear patterns.
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The big new idea of this lesson is to treat linear data tables as distance vs. time data tables. In some ways, this lesson is asking students to move from the more concrete examples of tile patterns to more abstract data tables. One way that this shift is challenging for students is that in the case of the tile patterns, students were always able to see consecutive entries in the patterns. The consecutive patterns made it very easy to determine whether a pattern was linear and if it was, it was also very easy to identify the growth rate. In the data tables provided today, there are many missing entries and the entries provided are not consecutive. This requires students to develop a more abstract understanding of how linear growth rates work.
In closing, I like to remind students that these problems are exactly the same as what they already know, and their only challenge is to figure out how to turn these problems into the problem that they already know how to solve.
The actual closing questions ask students to use the key terms of the lesson to describe a problem. As much as possible, I like to have students explain whatever they do understand, even if it is not thorough understanding, because I want the exit tickets to begin a dialogue with individual students about the big ideas. If there is too much scaffolding, then I don't get a picture of their individual understanding.


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Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc. unveiled the redesigned 2014 Tundra full-size pickup truck at a press conference at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show.
The 2014 Tundra will be redesigned, inside and out, representing the first major change since the launch of the current generation for the 2007 model year.
The 2014 Tundra was once again engineered by Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., and its new look designed by Calty Design Research centers in Newport Beach, Calif., and Ann Arbor. Finally, Tundra continues to be assembled exclusively at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, in San Antonio, Texas.
The new Tundra will have a grade strategy consisting of the hard-working SR, volume-leading SR5, the well-appointed Limited, and two premium grades: "Platinum" and the all-new "1794 Edition." The new 1794 Edition is a tribute to the ranch, founded in the year 1794, on which the Tundra plant is located in San Antonio.
Tundra is offered in three cab styles, two-door Regular Cab, four-door Double Cab and four-door CrewMax, all available in 4x2 and 4x4.
Exterior Designs
Inside and out, each grade embodies a specific theme through distinct designs that go beyond just badging.
The all-new front design integrates the hood and grille for a chiseled and modern industrial image.
Designers increased the size of the front fascia and tightened up the surfaces and character lines to punctuate Tundra's pulling power and wide stance. The chrome grille has a taller, bolder look visually connecting the upper intake to the lower bumper.
The front lower bumpers are now a three-piece design, allowing for grade differentiation and less expensive replacement parts. In addition, the fenders and wheel wells have been squared-off for a wide and sturdy stance.
An all-new bed design helps carry the character lines all the way down the profile, leading to a rugged new bed and tailgate, with an integrated spoiler.
The integrated spoiler in the deck helps with fuel efficiency, while the tail lamps express a tool-like quality to match the appearance of the body. Like the front bumper, the rear bumper changes from one piece to three, for lower replacement costs.
Calty's design team worked closely with the product planners and Tundra engineers to develop an all-new interior focusing on styling differentiation between grades and improving the availability of features most important to truck buyers. The all-new interior variations are thematic and cater to a specific customer with a specific budget.
Ergonomic improvements include easier driver access to controls as the reach to the audio and HVAC controls was reduced by 2.6 inches. Large knobs have been retained so they can be operated with or without work gloves.
Overall passenger comfort was improved with an all-new front and rear seat design and improved front seat ventilation. In addition, front seats have additional travel, and CrewMax rear seats can now be folded up for additional cargo carrying capability while maintaining a comfortable seating back angle.
The interior has a rugged, interlocked construction with an all-new instrument panel. The meters feature 3-D metallic rings and individual gauges grouped in a clear, easy-to-see design with a center-mounted multi-information display screen. The console design holds multiple storage areas for personal items and electronics plus additional padded surfaces and accent stitching in premium grades. Both Double Cab and CrewMax will be available with a bench or bucket seats for the front row.
Three Engine Options
Several enhancements have been implemented on the 2014 Tundra to improve performance. Shock-absorber valving has been re-tuned to improve Tundra ride quality over harsh surfaces.
Steering feel and straight line stability has been improved due to steering system improvements. These improvements reduce the inputs from road variations and imperfections, resulting in improved straight line stability and less driver fatigue.
Patented aerodynamic stabilizer fins are added to the outside surface of the rear tail lamp lens, and the outside mirror bases. These patented "Aero-Fins" reduce the air turbulence along the sides of the vehicle resulting in improved straight-line stability during normal driving conditions and while towing.
Interior cabin noise is reduced from an improved design of engine compartment NVH treatments and innovative engineering to reduce sound transmission from the engine compartment to the vehicle cabin.
Tundra continues to offer three proven powertrains. A 4.0-liter Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC) V6 is standard on Tundra Regular and Double Cab models and produces 270 horsepower and 278 pounds-feet of peak torque. It is paired with a five-speed automatic transmission with uphill/downhill shift logic.
The available 4.6-liter DOHC i-Force V8 offers 310 horsepower and 327 pounds-feet of peak torque, and the 5.7-liter DOHC i-Force V8 produces 381 horsepower and 401 pounds-feet of peak torque, in both gasoline and "Flex Fuel" variants. Both V8s come standard with a six-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission. All Tundra engines feature an aluminum cylinder block and DOHC heads, along with Dual Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i) for a broad torque curve and optimized efficiency.
The SR and SR5 grades will ride on 18-inch styled steel wheels, while the Limited, Platinum and 1794 Edition will ride on all-new 20-inch alloy wheels specific to each grade.
When equipped with a tow package, Tundra has a maximum tow capacity of 10,400 pounds (4x2 Regular Cab).
Other features
Tundras will feature a number of segment firsts, including a new Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Cross Traffic Alert, a standard back-up camera (viewed from the audio display screen), and standard Bluetooth. Additional standard features include a 3.5-inch multi-information display in the gauge cluster.
The Limited grade adds eight-way power driver seat, standard chrome door handles and outer mirrors, 20-inch alloy wheels and a deck rail system.
The Platinum and 1794 Edition come standard with a 10-way power driver's seat with memory and a four-way power passenger's seat, both with heat and ventilation, power moonroof (CrewMax only), parking sonar, and Display Audio with Navigation, Entune and JBL.
All Tundra models will also feature the standard Toyota Star Safety System that includes vehicle stability control, traction control, an anti-lock braking system, electronic brake-force distribution, brake assist, and smart stop brake override technology.
Smart Stop Technology is designed to automatically reduce engine power when both brake and accelerator pedals are pressed at the same time under certain conditions, helping the driver bring the vehicle to a stop.
Tundra will be equipped with eight standard airbags including front seat-mounted side airbags, and front and rear roll-sensing side curtain airbags in all models, driver and front outboard passenger airbags with an advanced airbag system, and the segments only driver and front outboard passenger knee airbags.
Additional safety features include manual headlamp leveling and standard LED Daytime Running Lights (Platinum and 1794 Edition).
The redesigned 2014 Tundra will reach Toyota dealers in September.


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SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — One of the world's most famous airplane thieves is getting an unlikely education behind bars. He's being tutored by a worker from the Boeing Co. Colton Harris-Moore is the 21-year-old "Barefoot Bandit." He was arrested in 2010 after a theft spree that ended when he crashed a stolen plane in the Bahamas. Last year, one of his lawyers met Boeing project manager Jonathan Standridge. He agreed to start mentoring Harris-Moore.


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Brazil candidate threatens to quit Paris pact
16 Aug 18 - Presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is threatening to take Brazil out of the Paris Agreement if he wins the October election.
Brazil hits deforestation cuts ahead of schedule
13 Aug 18 - Brazil has already hit its 2020 targets for cutting emissions from deforestation, according to the government.
China gives Venezuela $250m to boost oil
6 Jul 18 - Venezuela will receive $250 million from the China Development Bank to boost oil production, the South American countrys Finance Ministry said.
Farming goes underground to win the climate change fight
22 Jun 18 - Bolivian farmers are going underground in order to protect their crops from drought, flash floods and increasing temperatures.
Costa Rica reckons it can be the first country free of carbon
14 May 18 - Costa Ricas newly elected president is vowing to make his country the world's first truly carbon-zero territory.
New river brings havoc to Argentina
3 Apr 18 - A new river in Argentina is playing havoc with farmland and roads and even threatening a city but also highlights the potential cost of the countrys dependence on soya beans.
Brazil fights emissions cap for shipping
9 Mar 18 - Brazil is seeking to water down prospective climate targets for the shipping sector.
Amazon wildfires send emissions soaring
15 Feb 18 - Climate change-induced wildfires are now the biggest source of carbon emissions in Amazon forests.
Chile creates five national parks over 10m acres
31 Jan 18 - Chile has created five sprawling national parks to preserve vast tracts of Patagonia the culmination of more than two decades of land acquisition by two US philanthropists.
How deforestation is starving São Paulo of water
30 Nov 17 - São Paulo could face more devastating water shortages if farmers continue to clear the Amazon forest, warns the utility chief who recently steered the biggest city in the Americas from the edge of...
Brazils recession grows as emissions rise
16 Nov 17 - Brazils recession has earned it an unhappy distinction: it is the only major country in the world where damage to the climate is growing while people are becoming poorer.
Brazils carbon emissions rose 8.9% in 2016
1 Nov 17 - Despite Brazils worst recession in history, national greenhouse gases emissions are estimated to have risen 8.9 per cent in 2016 and reached the highest level since 2008.
For cattle farmers in Brazil, money cant buy love
31 Oct 17 - In regions of the Amazon where farmers could choose to grow more sustainable and lucrative crops like fruit or vegetables, ranchers persist in their low-income cattle business.
Brazilian Amazon loses 660,000ha of forest in one year
24 Oct 17 - The Brazilian Amazon lost 6,624 sq km of forest between August 2016 and July 2017.
Brazil records worst month for forest fires
12 Oct 17 - Brazil has seen more forest fires in September than in any single month since records began, and authorities have warned that 2017 could surpass the worst year on record if action is not taken soon.
Amazon fires pushing climate change beyond human control
6 Oct 17 - A leading Amazon scientist has highlighted grave problems in Brazils management of the worlds most important forest as climate-driven fires eat it away.
Diamonds and a bitter feud destroyed an Amazon reserve
28 Sep 17 - Family rivalry and Brazils Catholic church helped miners to devastate an indigenous territory that was once a leader in the fight against deforestation.
Brazil backs off mining bid in Amazon reserve
27 Sep 17 - The Brazilian government has pledged to reinstate a mining ban in an Amazonian nature reserve, reversing its earlier course after an international outcry.
Chaco forests go up in smoke as the West's barbecue fuel
4 Sep 17 - No tropical forests anywhere in the world are being destroyed more rapidly than the Chaco, stretching across Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay. Mostly, the trees provide fuel for barbecues.
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For generations, beef shoulder was a blue-collar cut of cow, fit for the meat grinder or crockpot but not much else. But where others saw pot roast, Tony Mata saw potential.
For generations, beef shoulder was a blue-collar cut of cow, fit for the meat grinder or crockpot but not much else.
But where others saw pot roast, Tony Mata saw potential.
Mata is a Dallas meat scientist whose mission is to find hidden gems in rough parts of the steer. He and a team of researchers came up with the industry's newest steak by mining the muscle under the shoulder blade for a tender pad of flesh.
Unveiled last year at a trade show, the meat is starting to land on restaurant menus. At about $6 a pound, it sells for twice the price of hamburger and has a catchy name to boot: the Vegas Strip Steak.
"People think I'm crazy trying to look for new steaks in an animal we've domesticated for thousands of years," Mata said. "But as an industry, we've ignored all these other muscles. I truly believe there's still two or three more steaks out there."
Mata's persistence is a testament to changing fortunes in the beef industry. U.S. per capita beef consumption has been falling for decades as consumers have shifted to lighter fare. Pricey prime rib and filet mignon have vanished from many American tables in a sluggish economy.
That has the beef industry scouring the animal for affordable delicacies — cuts that will fetch higher prices than burger without breaking the bank for shoppers. Now steaks with names like ranch, petite tender, Denver and Sierra are popping up in meat cases alongside familiar names like sirloin and porterhouse.
"Any time you can make something steak-able, you're bringing more dollars back to the carcass," said Jake Nelson, a meat processing specialist at Oklahoma State University who worked with Mata on the Vegas Strip Steak.
Such efforts began in earnest more than a decade ago. That's when the U.S. industry's promotional arm, known as the Beef Checkoff, funded research to find cuts tasty and tender enough to turn into inexpensive steaks.
Researchers at the University of Nebraska and the University of Florida studied more than three dozen muscles, focusing mainly on the shoulder or chuck, as well as the round, which is the back leg. They measured tenderness, trimmed the gristle and spent hours in test kitchens cooking up the results.
Top-quality steaks have traditionally come from the steer's midsection, which is supple and easy to butcher. Chris Calkins, a University of Nebraska professor who worked on the project, said skepticism abounded among meatpackers that anything valuable would be found in the animal's ropy front and behind.
But in a portion of the chuck known, unappetizingly, as the shoulder clod, they found a large pocket of marbled meat. All it required was some nimble knife skills, and suddenly there were the makings of an elegant steak. They dubbed it the flatiron because it resembled an antique steel clothing iron.
Retailing for about $6 a pound, the flatiron is now America's sixth-most-popular steak, overtaking the porterhouse last year.
And it has changed the economics of beef. Experts estimate that it has helped add $50 to $70 to the value of the average steer — impressive, considering that an entire animal goes for about $1,600.
The flatiron has enabled restaurants to serve a hearty steak at relatively affordable prices. The Tender Greens restaurant chain offers a sliced flatiron plate with side dishes for $11.
Although the flatiron is the runaway sales leader among the newer cuts, nothing can beat the recently introduced country-style ribs for sheer imagination.
These "ribs" are boneless — and they aren't found near the animal's rib cage. Instead, this meat is sliced from the chuck.
Erik Oberholtzer, co-founder of Tender Greens, said he slow-cooks these faux ribs for hours over hickory wood, then tops them with a homemade chipotle barbecue sauce.
"They come out soft, juicy and fall apart without the mess of bones," he said.
Other industry innovations amount to little more than smaller portions. Take the New York strip fillet. It's essentially a typical 1-pound New York strip steak split in half.
That might seem like cheating, but beef marketers defend it as good value for consumers on a budget.
"They're still enjoying a high-quality steak but at a lower cost," said Trevor Amen of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
Economic conditions have long spurred reinvention when it comes to America's favorite red meat.
The Great Depression gave rise to the lowly cube steak, a slice of top round or top sirloin so tough that it needs to be pulverized with a mallet to make the meat fit to chew.
Still, getting consumers to embrace new cuts like the petite tender has been anything but a slam-dunk.
"We already know about all the good stuff," said Lou DeRosa, a third-generation butcher at Marconda's Meats in Los Angeles. "Those new cuts are pretty rough."
But other industry veterans say the value steaks are a nice addition to their lineups.
Meat supplier Brandon Lobaugh, president of iQ Foods in Fayetteville, Ark., says the key is preparation and cooking.
To peddle the ranch steak to his customers, he brines the meat in a salt solution to ensure that it stays moist.
A petite tender is roasted to a pink center and sliced into medallions like a pricey tenderloin.
When pushing the Denver, he says the key is to grill it medium or medium-rare to prevent it from toughening.
Lobaugh said most of his clients happily gobble down the samples.
But getting them to order it for their supermarkets and restaurants is another story.
"A lot of these chefs in big chains and accounts are real skeptical," he said. "They've been trained to work with the traditional cuts, and to come in with something new just takes them out of their comfort zone."
Food scientist Mata promotes his Vegas Strip Steak as a flavorful alternative to the New York strip, but at half to one-third the price. He has trademarked its name and launched a quixotic attempt to patent the butchering process needed to extract the steak from the shoulder blade.
At 63, the native of San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, says he's not done yet.
Mata is still exploring the beef shoulder and back in search of the next big thing.
"Get back to me in two years," Mata said. "I'll have another steak by then."


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Using a real-world setting, the Future Factory in Dresden presents leading-edge software and hardware with different scenarios, SAP products, and prototypes in a typical discrete manufacturing environment. Several use cases demonstrate the potential for information technology to optimize manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics operations. With more than 20 partners, including large, midsize, and small companies, the Future Factory constitutes a heterogeneous and strong ecosystem of market and technology leaders. The Future Factory is located at the SAP Lab in Dresden (DRE03), Germany.
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Need performance-enhancing drugs? Claim ADHD.
Would you like to take performance-enhancing drugs to boost your pro sports career? Are the drugs banned as a form of cheating? No problem. Just find a doctor willing to certify that you have a "deficit" of the performance factor in question.
That's what seems to be happening in Major League Baseball. Three years ago, the league belatedly banned stimulants on the grounds that they unfairly aided players' performance. At the time, 28 players had "therapeutic use exemptions" allowing them to take drugs such as Ritalin or Adderall. "Therapeutic use" means you can justifiably use the drug because you need it for a medical condition. If you didn't have the condition, you'd just be a normal pro baseball player, and the attention-focusing benefits of Ritalin would be a form of "enhancement," i.e., cheating.
When the league banned these drugs, an amazing thing happened. The number of players claiming and obtaining "therapeutic use" exemptions for stimulants nearly quadrupled from 28 to 103. The basis of their claims? They all had attention "deficit" disorder. Accordingly, they were entitled to attention-boosting drugs.
Among children, the prevalence of ADHD is estimated at 3 percent to 5 percent. Among adults, the rate of diagnosis is between 1 percent and 3.5 percent. But among pro baseball players, the disease seems epidemic. The league has just announced that the number of "therapeutic use" exemptions based on ADHD increased again last year from 103 to 106. That means 8 percent of major-league players have ADHD—twice the rate among children and three to eight times the rate among adults.
How can ADHD multiply fourfold in a sport in a single year? How can it become three times as prevalent in that sport as in the adult population? Is it contagious? Of course not. ADHD is a psychological diagnosis. Like post-traumatic stress disorder, which we talked about Friday, it's open to interpretation in any given patient. Three doctors may say you don't have it. A fourth may say you do.
In the case of PTSD, critics object that such a fuzzy diagnosis shouldn't entitle a combat veteran to a Purple Heart. In baseball, the objection is similar: A fuzzy diagnosis of ADHD shouldn't entitle a player to drugs that will improve his performance, and presumably his livelihood, relative to players who don't claim a deficit and don't take drugs.
Rob Manfred, MLB's executive vice president, spins the latest increase in therapeutic use exemptions as a crackdown on ADHD. "We made progress this year; we granted fewer new T.U.E.'s than the prior year," he says. That's pretty funny. The number of exemptions increased, and it's now three to eight times the rate in the adult population. But because the increase is smaller than it was in the previous year, with fewer "new" approvals, we're supposed to applaud the league's vigilance.
Manfred says it's unfair to compare the rate of ADHD claims in baseball with the rate of diagnosis among adults generally. "We are far younger than the general population, and we have far better access to medical care," he argues. But baseball players aren't far younger than children, who are half as likely to obtain ADHD diagnoses. And even the rate of diagnosis among children is widely regarded as inflated.
The crucial factor, as Manfred notes, is that pro baseball players have "far better access to medical care." Charitably, you could say this means that ADHD is underdiagnosed in children and adults and that if the rest of us had access to as many doctors as pro baseball players have, they'd discover our hidden ADHD. Uncharitably, you could say that ADHD is accurately diagnosed in adults and overdiagnosed in children so we can put them on Ritalin. And if the rest of us had access to as many doctors as pro baseball players have, we could shop around, as they do, until more of us found a doctor willing to give the diagnosis and write a prescription for attention-enhancing drugs.
If you've ever listened to Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion, you're probably familiar with his fictional Lake Wobegon, Minn., where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average. But that was before the age of performance-enhancing drugs. Now it's the other way around: In order to get the drugs that will help your child become above average, you need him to be diagnosed as below average. You need the certificate of a "deficit" disorder.
I wonder what spins Major League Baseball will come up with when more than half its players, prescriptions in hand, are officially below average.
(Now playing at the Human Nature blog: 1. The beauty of adjustable glasses. 2. Texting while driving should be regulated like drinking. 3. Is PTSD worth a Purple Heart?)


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After a weeklong trip overseas, representatives of the National Corn Growers Association and the U.S. Grains Council said they believed the European Union's moratorium on crops derived from biotechnology would be lifted.
They also anticipated that the EU would impose a labeling and traceability regime that troubles corn industry leaders, although they said the threshold limits for genetically modified foods included in the July 2 vote by the European Parliament was not as severe as they expected.
"As far as the moratorium on biotech crops goes, it looked very positive," NCGA President Fred Yoder of Plain City, Ohio, said. "The WTO has a 60-day comment period on this suit, and the representatives we spoke to told us they would like to lift the moratorium before the comment period ends, so the WTO ruling would immediately go away."
U.S. Grains Council representatives said they too were "cautiously optimistic" that the moratorium on corn derived through biotechnology would be lifted following the July 2 vote.
"We had a good trip, and it was one of the best missions we've ever been on," says Yoder. "There are some definite changes in Europe, and I think we're on the verge of getting something done this time."
Still, NCGA officials said the European Parliament vote for mandatory labeling of biotech crops would be costly to U.S. corn growers, who have been losing an estimated $300 million in sales annually due to the EU prohibitions on genetically modified grain.
"The new legislation will only further hinder agricultural trade between the United States and Europe," said Yoder. "The vote does not give us confidence that the EU is totally serious about trade."
The regulations passed July 2 require labeling of products that contain 0.9 percent or more of GMOs adopted in the EU and 0.5 percent for unapproved varieties.
"We were aware tolerance levels were being discussed and are satisfied that these are better than the levels we were hearing," said Yoder. "We consider this a step forward toward the possibility of getting the illegal moratorium lifted."
Yoder said other issues have surfaced. "The new issue appears to be the environment," he said. "I think we have won the battle of food safety. I think they are finally realizing that is not a valid argument and now they are shifting their concerns to environmental issues and we have a great argument against those concerns as well."
U.S. Grains Council Chairman Don Jacoby agreed: "We feel that we've won from a science-based perspective, but there is a movement to block biotechnology from an environmental co-existence standpoint. This concern should be limited to EU crop production using biotechnology and should not be used to further thwart U.S. imports."
As a U.S. corn grower, Yoder stressed the environmental benefits of biotech crops. "We told them that U.S. farmers save 1 billion tons of topsoil every year because of conservation tillage," he says. "Conservation tillage has increased 35 percent over the past couple of years due to biotech and we've saved over 47 millions pounds of insecticide and pesticide a year by using biotech."
This was the group's third mission to the EU to get a first-hand update on the labeling issue and to communicate the U.S. perspective on the benefits of biotechnology, and their efforts are paying off, says Kenneth Hobbie, U.S. Grains Council president and CEO. "It's heartening to hear that our efforts are bearing fruit. We're certainly engaging more people from the EU."
"During our one-week mission, the group met with everyone from government regulatory groups to retail grocer associations," Hobbie says. "We also met with a consumer group that had a high level of interest in our message, and a willingness to share our information with their members."
Adds Yoder, "We have seen that the tide has definitely changing and we're hearing from people who haven't weighed in on this issue before."
During their visit, the U.S. delegation met with European Commission representatives and members of the European Parliament. Despite some initial issues concerning the ongoing suit with the World Trade Organization (WTO), Yoder says their hosts were receptive to the commodity groups' message.
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Through profiling our esteemed global judging panel for The Digitals here on our blog, we noticed a few key themes and reoccurring takeaways.
Brands and agencies still entering before the MARCH 13 deadline take note here!
1) Metrics matter!
Take the time to explain how analytics/metrics were planned from the start and then tracked. Were the campaign/project objectives clearly stated and did the team have an understanding to work towards?
Ciaran Norris from Mindshare told us:
I think that we need to get away from the days of doing things just because they're new, or will get PR In the tech press, and hope that we are.
2) Using tech to get creative and innovate
A number of technology trends were mentioned by our panel that can be used to foster creative innovation.
Among those mentioned were:
- 'Showrooming', using the digital world presented through mobile to drive action on the High Street.
- Augmented reality.
- The 'internet of things – the link between objects in the real world and relaying data via the internet.
- Social graphs.
Nicolas Roope of Poke told us:
I think corporates are still struggling because the status of digital activities is still too low and too peripheral in their cultures to really exploit its' power (which is ultimately to connect things together not keep them separate).
3) Hot sectors
According to our judges, hot sectors that should definitely be entering include:
- Travel.
- Retail (especially those with a multichannel approach to the High Street.
- Big brands acting as publishers through the content marketing revolution.
- Mobile payment or couponing campaigns
4) Effective business results
Proving results on the bottom line are crucial, and ROI is a metric that can be used across organisations large and small.
Matthew Timms of Santander told us:
I will be looking for two things, have entries been able to innovate and bring customers a value proposition that is differential and creates cut through in the marketplace, and have entries have been able to deliver real tangible results in terms of business / ROI or customer benefits.
The official awards judging criteria is outlined here.
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SEED gives update on Cline Shale Alliance
The SEED (Sweetwater Enterprise for Economic Development) Board of Directors met on Monday morning for their regular monthly meeting at the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce, with updates given on the two entities that are getting area businesses and communities prepared for and informed on the Cline Shale oil development.As stated by SEED Executive Director Ken Becker in his update, the Cline Shale Alliance met this past Friday in Snyder, with a group of about 100 participants. He added that the group decreased in number--as the Alliance meeting held in Sweetwater in April had over 200 attendees--due to the fact that some feel that the shale is taking longer than expected.The other entity is the Cline Shale Consortium, which was started by the Workforce Solutions offices in Abilene and San Angelo. The biggest difference between the two groups is that while the Consortium is non-profit, the Alliance is a for-profit organization.Becker also offered information on the existing industrial park, as Washita Valley is making progress on their lot. Select Energy has fenced their property, while the agreement with Crest Pumping Technologies continues to be worked on.As with any incoming venture, Becker acknowledged that rumors and naysayers may abound, but businesses are still interested in coming to the area. On the other side of the coin, however, SEED hopes to prepare itself for any companies that come to the area but later leave in the instance that business isn't as large as they expected.In addition, a brief update on a possible new logo was presented by Kirstin Smith, SEED's Asst. Marketing/Admin. Director. By changing the existing logo to promote the economic development aspect while including a Texas map to show Sweetwater's location, they hope the updated logo will be more informative. The board was in favor of the new logo and the transition will begin soon.A few action items were also presented and approved at the meeting, such as the proposed budget for the 2013-2013 fiscal year. Added to this year's budget were designated funds for oil, gas and rail conferences and tradeshows.Furthermore, the May 2013 financial statements were reviewed and approved, with sales tax numbers faring well. The report also noted a 5.6% unemployment rate in May for Nolan County.The payment of accounts payable was approved as well, along with the minutes from the June 10 meeting.


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Crosman Introduces TR77 NPS Break Barrel Air Rifle
ROCHESTER, New York- Crosman Corporation, long known for innovative, high quality products for the shooting sports, has introduced the new, TR77™ NPS break barrel air rifle powered by Nitro Piston® technology. The TR77 NPS is a super quiet, high powered .177 caliber air rifle featuring a CenterPoint® 4x32mm precision scope and an ambidextrous, all-weather, synthetic stock.
According to Crosman Product Manager, John Alvord, "The Crosman TR77 NPS features ultra-quiet Nitro Piston technology, providing a quiet shot, smooth cocking, less recoil and quicker locking time." Weighing in at less than 8 pounds, this powerful break barrel boasts 18 foot pounds of energy (fpe) "more than enough for your pest control needs or a fun day of precision target shooting," said Alvord.
The TR77 NPS has a rifled steel barrel for greater accuracy, an adjustable, two-stage trigger and dovetail mounting rail. The all-weather stock is comfortable, lightweight and, behind the recoil pad, is a convenient storage area for ammo. The newly designed muzzle break offers a comfortable grip for cocking, while the TR77 NPS pistol grip and textured forend provide stability when using the artillery hold. "With velocities of up to 1,200 fps, this super quiet air rifle really sizzles," Alvord says.
The TR77 NPS has an MSRP of $200, and will be available at retail in summer, 2013. Crosman Corporation will exhibit the TR77 NPS air rifle with its entire product line at the SHOT Show 2013 in Las Vegas from January 15-18. Visit booth number 13940. http://www.mapyourshow.com/shows/index.cfm?Show_ID=shot13&exhid=357216&booth=13940&hall=B
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If I were Santa Claus, I'd be generous this Christmas.
Folks have had enough bad news, bad weather, and bad harvests to have to put up with lumps of coal in their stockings. After all, 'tis the season. So, how generous would I be? Pretty generous since this is merely an exercise in wishful thinking. So what would I bring to:
The U.S. Congress—how about a sack of common sense and maybe some bifocals that allow them to see past their own self-interests and look at the common good?
To the NCAA—I'd bring a map. Apparently they don't understand that San Diego State is about as far from the East as you can get and still be in the United States. Okay, I'll grant that San Diego is pretty far east of Hawaii.
And when did College Station, Texas, shift across the border to become part of the Southeast? I know we had a little tremor of an earthquake a few weeks back, but it wasn't that big a jolt. I guess folks will move around a bit if the money is right.
To Southwest cattlemen—how about a year's supply of hay? I imagine it's getting a bit scarce by now, and what they can find is a bit pricey. We've even heard stories of folks baling up cotton stalks to feed cattle.
To big box marts and those do-it-on-your-own stores—you guys need a calendar. The Christmas season does not begin in September. September is for Labor Day and then we still have Columbus Day, Halloween and Thanksgiving to enjoy before we go full-out on Christmas. But this year I saw artificial Christmas trees on display while the temperature was still hovering close to 100 degrees. That's just too early.
To my farmer friends across the Southwest—you get rain, lots of rain but not too much all at once. I'd bring it in manageable amounts, say two inches every two weeks until planting time then about a three-week respite until all the seed's in the ground. We resume the schedule shortly after planting, but with a slow, gentle rain that soaks into the soil without packing it down.
Come July, we might ratchet that up to a weekly shower just in case the temperature begins to soar again. And we'll shut down for a while at harvest time to get the crops in without undue stress. We'll bring a few more showers in time to wet the soil for wheat planting and take a break until planting is done. Then we'll go back to regular rainfall, as needed.
A little snow will be in order around Christmas but not enough to disrupt traffic much.
I'd bring these folks some decent prices for the crops they grow, a bit of appreciation from all of us who benefit from what they do for us and perhaps a lot less downtime for equipment repair.
And maybe a new truck.
I'd also offer all of you my personal thanks for allowing me to visit your farms and ranches and for taking the time to share your ideas and production techniques with me. Thanks, too, for allowing me the privilege of telling your stories.
A Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to you all.


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Java Configuration Design Update
This page describes a potential update to the Java support code in Gentoo and Funtoo Linux, with the intention of simplifying java-config code and also making it more correct and better integrated with Portage itself. The proposal intends to address deficiencies in the current design of java-utils-2.eclass while maintaining its useful features and avoiding a full rewrite. Rather than replace the current system with more code, the goal is to simplify the existing code while retaining functionality, while allowing a graceful migration of advanced functionality inside Portage itself.
Please post comments on the Discussion page.
Design Challenges
The current Java eclasses have some very interesting and powerful features, yet are lacking in some areas.
Dependency Handling
Currently, java-utils-2.eclass uses depend-java-query to automatically select the most optimal Java VM for building. This is a sophisticated feature that is intended to be 'smart', yet it has some flaws. These flaws are fixable:
- While JVM auto-selection is smart, it is not always correct -- it doesn't use Portage's API, but instead uses regexes to parse the currently-executing ebuild's DEPEND string.
- Related to the regex issue, the code in depend-java-query is complex as it tries to duplicate some functionality that could be handled better by Portage's API.
This proposal provides a mechanism for the Portage API to be used to always generate a completely correct result. This may seem like a minimal optimization since the existing code is correct most of the time. But it is duplicative, in that it does a rough approximation of what the Portage API could do absolutely correctly. So there is no good reason to keep it -- less code means more maintainability.
Moreover, there is even a better reason for doing things the right way -- eclasses should as much as possible be able to behave as "first-class citizens" in the world of Portage. This is an important architectural goal, and there are severe costs for not pursuing it, namely having every eclass under the sun re-implement various parts of Portage, albeit poorly, creating much uncessary code and frustration!
Currently, eselect java-vm and java-config have their own "atoms" that they use to identify Java virtual machines, which seems to be ${PN}-${SLOT}. Yet Portage already has atoms, and we should try to allow support for them over time. This proposal does require there to be some "link" between the existing JVM atom and the Portage atom. This link currently does not exist.
java-config Settings
This proposal involves a minor upgrade to the java-config settings for a JVM -- adding a PORTAGE_ATOM setting to the file, which allows the java-config atom to be linked to the Portage atom:
# Copyright 1999-2011 Gentoo Foundation # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2 # $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin/files/oracle-jdk-bin-1.7.env,v 1.2 2011/11/17 22:49:56 caster Exp $ VERSION="Oracle JDK 18.104.22.168" JAVA_HOME="/opt/oracle-jdk-bin-18.104.22.168" JDK_HOME="/opt/oracle-jdk-bin-126.96.36.199" JAVAC=${JAVA_HOME}/bin/javac PATH="${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/bin" ROOTPATH="${JAVA_HOME}/bin:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/bin" LDPATH="${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/amd64/:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/amd64/xawt/:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/amd64/server/" MANPATH="/opt/oracle-jdk-bin-18.104.22.168/man" PROVIDES_TYPE="JDK JRE" PROVIDES_VERSION="1.7" BOOTCLASSPATH="${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/resources.jar:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/rt.jar:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/sunrsasign.jar:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/jsse.jar:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/jce.jar:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/lib/charsets.jar:${JAVA_HOME}/jre/classes" GENERATION="2" ENV_VARS="JAVA_HOME JDK_HOME JAVAC PATH ROOTPATH LDPATH MANPATH" VMHANDLE="oracle-jdk-bin-1.7" BUILD_ONLY="FALSE" PORTAGE_ATOM="dev-java/oracle-jdk-bin-126.96.36.199"
With this very minor and easy-to-implement change, new possibilities are available -- namely, for java-config code to tap into the Portage API and leverage its advanced dependency handling functionality.
This section is not a requirement for the implementation of this proposal, but a suggestion for future Portage development.
Currently, the functionality that is provided by each JVM is stored in the java-config file shown above, namely in the PROVIDES_TYPE and PROVIDES_VERSION variables. This works for us, though it is unfortunate that the (in my opinion) not completely thought-out GLEP 37 was implemented, which deprecated the PROVIDES variable in Portage. This is a useful variable because it gave us a "link" from the installed package to the virtual it provided. No such link currently exists, which is a reduction in useful functionality.
It is recommended that PROVIDES is un-deprecated in Portage, and used by ebuilds solely for recording what virtuals are provided by the ebuild, so that they can be queried later once the package is installed. This would allow PROVIDES_TYPE and PROVIDES_VERSION -- functionality duplicated by the Java tools -- to be removed, further reducing the complexity of the Java tools codebase.
java-config Dependency Handling
With these changes, java-config and depend-java-query to tap directly into the power of Portage dependency handling. Let's see how.
Query: List installed VMs
To list installed VMs, java-config could look in /usr/share/java-config-2/vm/ to get a list of all installed Java VMs. However, thanks to the PORTAGE_ATOM variable, it can then compile a list of corresponding package atoms in /var/db/pkg.
Query: Is a Suitable or Best VM Selected?
Currently, the java-utils-2.eclass attempts to magically select the proper VM for building based on the contents of the DEPEND string. This is how this functionality would be implemented correctly, using the Portage API rather than custom code.
To perform this query correctly and efficiently, depend-java-query can compile a list of Portage atoms for all installed Java VMs, along with what virtual they provide using PORTAGE_ATOM, PROVIDES_TYPE and PROVIDES_VERSION. Then, the DEPEND handed to it can be correctly evaluated using Portage functions. This is how the Portage side of the algorithm would work:
- Pre-process DEPEND string:
- Remove all components that are not related to virtual/jdk and virtual/jre.
- Evaluate DEPEND string using currently-active USE settings to remove all conditionals.
- Create a fakedbapi and cpv_inject() the current system VM Portage atom into it.
- Evaluate the pre-processed DEPEND string and see if the dependencies are satisfied.
- If so, a suitable VM is selected.
To find the "best match" VM, a similar process would be followed. Instead of cpv_injecting the current system VM, all installed VMs would be injected and a best match would be found.
Future Directions
Reusing Code, Merging into Portage
Since this functionality could use useful to other eclasses, this could be used as a test for a more generic helper function that could be integrated into Portage. This would allow other eclasses to implement similar functionality without having to have their own custom helper applications.
The java-config settings file could be merged into /var/db/pkg and a simple API could be added to vartree and dblink to provide API access to it. This would provide a toolkit for eclasses for storing extra configuration settings with installed ebuilds, which could be useful for a variety of purposes.
All these goals support the idea of code re-use and maintainability, and addressing the problem at the correct architectural level.


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Risk Management Decision Making
UNITAR provides guidance and training for countries who wish to undertake a systematic process for risk management decision making as they assess their obligations under the Stockholm Convention. UNITAR is currently in discussions with countries about the details of providing such training and guidance, and welcomes any requests from countries for assistance of this type.
Using the above guidance methodology as a basis for training, UNITAR's POP Programme assisted The Gambia and Mozambique in developing management options for both POPs that are included under the Stockholm Convention at present, and for other chemicals that may be considered for nomination as possible POPs in the future. Training has also taken place on risk management decision making on chemicals other than POPs in Chile, Cameroon, Tanzania, and most recently, Ghana. Additional information can be found here.
A Guidance Document entitled, Developing a Risk Management Plan for Priority Chemicals, has been used in the countries outlined above. Download
For more information on how to access assistance in this area, please contact UNITAR. For further details, also see the Country Application Opportunities page.


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New London — An emotional Deputy Fire Chief Henry E. Kydd Jr. was named chief of the department Wednesday, saying it's a position he never thought he would achieve.
"These are really tears of joy,'' said Kydd, who thanked members of his family and several firefighters from the department who clapped when the announcement of his promotion was made in City Hall.
Kydd, who will become the city's first black fire chief, also thanked Chief Ronald Samul, a 42-year veteran of the department who has been chief for the past 26 years. Samul is retiring in April.
A change of command ceremony is expected to take place April 1.
Kydd said his goal, when he joined the department 35 years ago, was to become a battalion chief. His mentor at the time was the late Fred Philopena, a battalion chief who became chief in 1979. Philopena was also an emotional man who worked his way up through the ranks.
"It was not expected,'' Kydd said Wednesday of his rise from battalion chief to deputy chief last year and now chief.
"I thought I had peaked at battalion chief. ... To do this would be an honor as well as a challenge. I'm very happy," he said.
Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio made the announcement outside his office in City Hall saying it was a "no-brainer" to select Kydd for the job.
"He's a great guy, and we're so glad he accepted the post,'' Finizio said.
Last March, after Samul announced he would be retiring in 2013, Kydd was promoted to deputy chief, a position that had been vacant for eight years. At the time, Finizio said Kydd would be learning the duties of chief for a smooth transition when Samul stepped down. Since Oct. 15 Samul has been using accrued compensation time and was no longer overseeing the day-to-day operations of the department.
On Wednesday, Kydd said he has ideas for the department, all of which would need funding, and he intends to start searching for grant money.
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Finizio said the deputy chief position will remain vacant, and there are ongoing discussions as to whether it would be filled.
The fire department came under close scrutiny last year about its lack of minorities after the first black firefighter hired in more than 30 years was fired before he graduated from the state fire academy. Al Mayo said he had been mistreated by the city and fire academy because he was black.
After members of the state and local NAACP and other rights groups put pressure on the city, Mayo was rehired with back pay. Finizio said at the time he changed his mind and rehired Mayo after receiving new information, including a report on the fire academy that concluded Mayo might have been treated unfairly during his training.
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