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Meat is both a major food in its own right and a staple ingredient
in many food products. With its distinguished editors and an
international team of contributors, Meat processing reviews
research on what defines and determines meat quality, and how it
can be maintained or improved during processing.
Part one considers the various aspects of meat quality. There are
chapters on what determines the quality of raw meat, changing views
of the nutritional quality of meat and the factors determining such
quality attributes as colour and flavour. Part two discusses how
these aspects of quality are measured, beginning with the
identification of appropriate quality indicators. It also includes
chapters on both sensory analysis and instrumental methods
including on-line monitoring and microbiological analysis. Part
three reviews the range of processing techniques that have been
deployed at various stages in the supply chain. Chapters include
the use of modelling techniques to improve quality and productivity
in beef cattle production, new decontamination techniques after
slaughter, automation of carcass processing, high pressure
processing of meat, developments in modified atmosphere packaging
and chilling and freezing. There are also chapters on particular
products such as restructured meat and fermented meat products.
With its detailed and comprehensive coverage of what defines and
determines meat quality, Meat processing is a standard reference
for all those involved in the meat industry and meat research.
Reviews research on what defines and determines meat quality, and
how it can be measured, maintained and improved during
processingExamines the range of processing techniques that have
been deployed at various stages in the supply chainComprehensively
outlines the new decontamination techniques after slaughter and
automation of carcass processing
The Observer Book of the Year 'The war hero, senator, secretary of
state and presidential candidate has plenty to write about - and to
be right about' The Guardian 'Frank, thoughtful and clearly written
... What lingers are not the parts but the whole; not the life, but
the man' New York Times 'Draws back the curtain on a life you
thought you knew, but turns out to be a bit different ...
surprisingly personal' Washington Post Every Day Is Extra is John
Kerry's personal story. The title comes from a saying he and his
buddies had in Vietnam. A child of privilege, Kerry went to private
schools and Yale, then enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam
War. He commanded river patrols - swift boats - and was highly
decorated, but he discovered that the truth about what was
happening in Vietnam was different from what the government was
reporting. He returned home disillusioned, became active against
the war, and testified in Congress as a 27-year-old veteran who
opposed the war. Kerry served as a prosecutor in Massachusetts,
then as Massachusetts lieutenant governor, and was elected to the
Senate in 1984. His friendship with the Kennedy family gave him
valuable contacts, but he earned his victory by campaigning hard.
He would be re-elected four times. Kerry's service in the Senate
was distinguished. Unlike most senators, who travel on foreign
junkets for "fact-finding missions," Kerry travelled to the
Philippines and based on what he learned, helped to orchestrate the
peaceful transition from Ferdinand Marcos to the duly elected
Corazon Aquino government. He played an active role in the BCCI and
Iran-Contra matters. In 2004 he ran for president against the
incumbent, George W. Bush and came within one state - Ohio - of
winning. In Every Day Is Extra he explains why he chose not to
contest widespread voting irregularities in Ohio, fearing that
after the 2000 election went to the U.S. Supreme Court, another
challenge would undermine confidence in the voting system. Kerry
returned to the Senate, endorsed Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton
in 2008, and when Clinton resigned in 2012 to run for the
presidency, Kerry was confirmed as Secretary of State. In that
position he tried - and like all his predecessors, failed - to find
peace between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (he is critical
of both sides but especially Prime Minister Netanyahu); dealt with
the Syrian civil war and the rise of ISIS; negotiated the Iran
nuclear deal; and signed the Paris climate accord. This is a
personal book, sometimes angry, sometimes funny, always moving.
Secretary Kerry describes some of the remarkable events of his
life, such as discovering that his paternal grandfather committed
suicide - something his father never told him - and that this
grandfather was Jewish, not Irish (he changed his name to Kerry
from Kohn, and also converted to Catholicism). His account of his
experiences in Vietnam is riveting. His failed first marriage left
a wound that never completely healed, but his second marriage, to
Teresa Heinz, widow of a Senate colleague, has been an anchor in
his life. He tells wonderful stories about the Kennedys and
especially about Senate colleagues Ted Kennedy and John McCain. His
story of his first real meeting with John McCain, another Vietnam
veteran, is one of the most moving stories in the book; his respect
for McCain is genuine and inspiring. Every Day Is Extra shows
readers how arduous it is to run for president and how demanding
the role of secretary of state is. Readers of this book, whatever
their political persuasion, will come away grateful that we have
public servants who are prepared to spend their lives in service to
their country. They will also come away with a new appreciation of
John Kerry, a man often portrayed as aloof and stiff, but as this
book reveals, funny, warm, and dedicated.
This is the comprehensive account of the long and difficult road
traveled to end the fifty-year armed conflict with the FARC, the
oldest guerrilla army in the world; a long war that left more than
eight million victims. The obstacles to peace were both large and
dangerous. All previous attempts to negotiate with the FARC had
failed, creating an environment where differences were
irreconcilable and political will was scarce. The Battle for Peace
is the story not only of the six years of negotiation and the peace
process that transformed a country, its secret contacts, its
international implications, and difficulties and achievements but
also of the two previous decades in which Colombia oscillated
between warlike confrontation and negotiated solution. In The
Battle for Peace Juan Manuel Santos shares the lessons he learned
about war and peace and how to build a successful negotiation
process in the context of a nation which had all but resigned
itself to war and the complexities of twenty-first-century
international law and diplomacy. While Santos is clear that there
is no handbook for making peace, he offers conflict-tested guidance
on the critical parameters, conditions, and principles as well as
rich detail on the innovations that made it possible for his nation
to find common ground and a just solution.
Today Vietnam is one of America’s strongest international
partners, with a thriving economy and a population that welcomes
American visitors. How that relationship was formed is a
twenty-year story of daring diplomacy and a careful thawing of
tensions between the two countries after a lengthy war that cost
nearly 60,000 American and more than two million Vietnamese lives.
 Ted Osius, former ambassador during the Obama
administration, offers a vivid account, starting in the 1990s, of
the various forms of diplomacy that made this reconciliation
possible. He considers the leaders who put aside past traumas to
work on creating a brighter future, including senators John McCain
and John Kerry, two Vietnam veterans and ideological opponents who
set aside their differences for a greater cause, and Pete
Peterson—the former POW who became the first U.S. ambassador to a
new Vietnam. Osius also draws upon his own experiences working
first-hand with various Vietnamese leaders and traveling the
country on bicycle to spotlight the ordinary Vietnamese people who
have helped bring about their nation’s extraordinary
renaissance.  With a foreword by former Secretary of
State John Kerry, Nothing Is Impossible tells an
inspiring story of how international diplomacy can create a better
world.
The Bank of Credit and Commerce International remains today, 30
years after its founding, a byword for corruption, influence
peddling, bribery, crony capitalism, phony audits, and money
laundering. Here, in the full documentary splendor of the
Congressional report of 1992, we see the "bankster" ethos at work
and the total failure of the same roster of government agencies
caught napping in the panic of 2008. This is the final draft of the
Senate Foreign Relations Committee report. Co-author Sen. Hank
Brown, reportedly acting at the behest of Henry Kissinger, pressed
for the deletion of a few passages. As a result, the report as
released originally by the Government Printing Office is less
complete than the version you now hold in your hands. Long out of
print and available only electronically, this document is here
presented in a new edition designed for readability and easy
reference. In a world of never-ending banking scandals, this
remains a layman's guide to how the "banksters" do what they do.
Technical and economic considerations no longer prevent the
acquisition of nuclear weapons by nations that do not have them.
The technology is now widely known and generally accessible, and
the cost is not prohibitive. For an increasing number of nations a
decision to develop nuclear weapons rests on political and
strategic factors. This book contains essays from a 1978
colloquium, jointly sponsored by the Central Intelligence Agency
and the Department of Defense, that brought together 50 people from
the academic, research organization, intelligence, and national
security policymaking communities to discuss the essays and the
questions generated by them.
"The New War" is a powerful warning that global crime is robbing us
not only of our money but also of our way of life. As a result of
his Senate investigations and access to law enforcement agencies,
Senator John Kerry has seen the dark world of dirty money,
violence, and corruption up close. In this groundbreaking book, he
describes global crime organizations from Asia to South America,
Europe to Africa, and shows why they have become one of the
greatest threats to our national security. Kerry takes us inside
major crime organizations that now operate on the global stage: the
Russian "Mafiya," which includes much of the old Soviet KGB; the
Chinese triads, whose tentacles reach into many American cities;
the Colombian drug cartels; the Japanese yakuza; and the Sicilian
Mafia. Most important, in "The New War" Kerry maintains that the
aim of the global crime lords is to gain control of the very
institutions that are the core of civil society - the courts,
legislatures, banks, and media in their own countries as well as in
the nations where they operate. And he demonstrates how an
antiquated legal system is struggling to fight twenty-first-century
criminal enterprises. This is a hard-hitting and critical
assessment of current government policies for dealing with
international crime. Kerry reveals the failures of both diplomacy
and nerve that have crippled leaders in Washington and other
Western capitals, as well as in Moscow and Beijing. He explains how
law enforcement and judicial institutions must be reformed
structurally to defeat vicious criminals. His recommendations are
specific: Shut down offshore banks that launder and shelter
criminal profits; regulate electronic money transfers; expand the
scope of extraterritorial jurisdiction for major crimes committed
against a country's citizens overseas; use the CIA and other
intelligence services to penetrate global crime organizations;
share the seized assets of international criminals with governments
that cooperate in fighting global crime.
The environment, and the movement that grew up to protect it, is
under attack -- concerted and purposeful. Yet the need for
solutions to pressing environmental problems grows more urgent each
day. Teresa Heinz Kerry and Senator John Kerry describe how these
issues unite people across party and ideological lines. From the
San Juan Basin to the Gulf of Mexico to the South Bronx, from
mothers on Cape Cod to Colorado ranchers, they found a vibrant
coalition of people and communities deploying ingenuity,
technology, and sheer will power to save the world they know and
love. Now, in this passionate and personal book, Senator John Kerry
and Teresa Heinz Kerry shine the spotlight on an inspiring
cross-section of these new environmental pioneers. The book
combines intensive research with keenly observed personal
experiences to present a portrait of Americans devoted to the
natural diversity and spectacular uniqueness of our country. It
also includes an extensive guide on where and how readers can get
involved.
A Story for All Americans: Vietnam, Victims, and Veterans (formerly
titled, Touched by the Dragon) details wartime accounts of average
servicemen and women - some heroic, some frightening, some amusing,
some nearly unbelievable. The work is ahistorical compendium of
fascinating and compelling stories woven together in a theme
format. What makes this book truly unique, however, is its absence
of literary pretentiousness. Relating oral accounts, the veterans
speak in a no-nonsense, matter-of-fact way. As seen through the
eyes of the veterans, the stories include first-person experiences
of infantry soldiers, a flight officer, a medic, a nurse, a combat
engineer, an intelligence soldier, and various support personnel.
Personalities emerge gradually as the veterans discuss their
pre-war days, their training and preparation for Vietnam, and their
actual in-country experiences. The stories speak of fear and
survival: the paranoia of not knowing who or where the enemy was;
the bullets, rockets, and mortars that could mangle a body or snuff
out a life in an instant; and going home with a CMH - not the
Congressional Medal of Honor, but a Casket with Metal Handles. The
veterans also speak of friendships and simple acts of kindness. But
more importantly, they speak of healing - both physical and mental.
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