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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)-R Series systems, data centers, broadcasts, and data access portals serve a large and diverse user community. The GOES-R Series direct broadcast (DB) services are the GOES Rebroadcast (GRB) and High Rate Information Transmission (HRIT)/Emergency Managers Weather Information Network (EMWIN). The Product Distribution and Access (PDA) capability of the Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) distributes Level 1b products, Level 2 + products, and associated mission data to authorized operational customers. Non real-time users can access products through NOAA’s Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS). NOAA also disseminates GOES-R Series products through a commercial rebroadcast, called GEONETCast Americas (GNC-A). GNC-A users can install a receive station at a relatively low cost. Users can also download imagery from websites maintained by NOAA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), NOAA Cooperative Institutes, universities, meteorological services, and other organizations.

This study evaluated the fatty acid content of rabbit meat from New Zealand White×Californian cross fryers born and reared outdoors on pasture (O/O), born and reared indoors in cages (I/I), or born indoors in cages and reared outdoors on pasture (I/O). The rabbits were sacrificed at 104 days of age and the left loin muscle (m. Longissimus dorsi) harvested for fat analysis. The standard AOAC methods were used to determine total fat and fatty acid contents. Compared to animals reared in cages, rabbits reared outdoors on pasture had significantly less total fat, higher proportions of eicosatrienoic and docosaenoic fatty acids and higher amounts of the n-3 fatty acids docosahexaenoic, docosapentaenoic and eicosapentaenoic. These data suggest that a grass-based diet may alter the fatty acid profile of rabbit meat, thus enhancing the n-3 fatty acid content and the nutritional value of the meat.

At a time when future sources of energy are under close scrutiny, both in terms of availability and suitability, geothermal energy ranks among the candidates for inclusion in any appraisal of alternative forms of supply. The use of geothermal energy for the production of electricity and for supplying domestic and industrial heat is a comparatively recent phenomenon, and its application remains closely constrained by favourable geological conditions. Yet exploration in several countries shows that geothermal energy may emerge as an important adjunct to total energy supply in many localities. McNitt outlines some of the economic and technological parameters of this energy source. Small scale geothermal power stations are more economic and less capital intensive than conventional plants, which make them of particular interest for developing countries with small electricity systems and competing demands on limited capital resources. The principal capital expenditures in the development of geothermal sources include exploration, steam production, installation of generating plant and the cost of effluent disposal. The wider use of low grade geothermal heat is also examined, in addition to the environmental problems occurring to the development of geothermal energy. The scope for technical co-operation in the development of geothermal energy is substantial, and it is likely that this source of energy will undergo more intensive development on the local scale in the future.