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A state licensing board and the Attorney General's Office have accused a vocational nurse of diverting pharmaceutical narcotics at a Soledad prison.
Albert Cox of Los Banos, who was terminated from the Correctional Training Facility in 2011, is accused of illegally obtaining morphine and codeine by falsifying patient and prison records. The action seeks the suspension or revocation of Cox's license.
Related: Soledad prison nurses under investigation for alleged wrongdoing
Cox, 56, denied the allegations, blaming any appearance of misconduct on sloppy record-keeping practices at the prison. He said it had been 18 months since he was interviewed by a state investigator and thought the matter was closed. And he vowed to fight the charges.
"If they start an investigation with me, this investigation will be more widespread," he said. "From what I know of what went on at that prison, they'll end up terminating two-thirds of the LVN staff at the prison."
Cox is one of a number of nurses at the prison who are targets of a multi-level investigation by federal and state investigators.
He was one of the vocational nurses named in a letter nursing supervisors sent to prison CEO Gerald Ellis in 2010, expressing a vote of no confidence against Director of Nursing Angelia Britt.
Among other allegations, the nurses complained they had alerted Britt to possible drug diversions by Cox and his potential theft of narcotics-tracking sheets to cover his misdeeds. Her response, they claimed, was to assign two other vocational nurses to "re-create" the narcotics sheets to mask the missing drugs in the event of an audit.
The state filed an accusation against Britt this week, alleging falsification of narcotic records and time sheets, among other things.
According to the letter of no confidence, another licensed vocational nurse assigned to the prison from a nursing registry was suspected of complicity when correctional officers found 60 narcotic pills in the cell of an inmate housed in administrative segregation, commonly known as "ad seg" or the hole.
Rather than cancel her registry contract, the letter states, Britt was lobbying for the woman to be hired as a regular state employee when correctional officers discovered 200 pills in the same inmate's cell six months later.
Ellis, the prison chief, intervened and the woman was dismissed. She has not been criminally charged or disciplined by the state board.
The formal disciplinary action was filed Tuesday against Cox.
Checks and balances
Internal memos obtained by The Herald detail audits of Cox's pharmaceutical-tracking records showing him checking out codeine and morphine for inmates whose prescriptions had expired or who were never prescribed the drugs at all.
Memos indicate he may have been trying to cover his tracks.
The prison had a system of checks and balances intended to track the movement of prescription narcotics. Every few days, the pharmacy would release prescribed drugs to each nurses' station along with "narcotics sheets" detailing the number, type and strength of each pill.
Nurses were supposed to return the narcotics sheets with initialed notations on when and to whom each pill was administered. Pharmacists were then supposed to reconcile the sheets with each inmate's personal medical file.
In October 2010, sources said, the prison's head pharmacist, Chris Hilleary, realized he had failed to reconcile narcotics sheets for a one-month period in May and June. When he tried, internal memos indicate, he found 44 of the sheets were missing, a number of them from areas where Cox worked.
Records show the missing sheets represented 1,240 narcotic pills with no lasting record of what happened to them.
One of the nursing supervisors who signed the letter against Britt, Matt Pimentel, said there were three possibilities of what happened to the pills: They were given to the inmates as prescribed; a nurse took them; or a nurse took them and was selling them inside or outside the prison.
Drugs like morphine were so prevalent inside, they were selling for less than they sell on the street, said Pimentel, who is on stress leave from the prison for what he said was harassment leveled at him because of his complaints of both narcotics abuse and payroll fraud.
Cox denied he ever took drugs prescribed for inmates.
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Reports by the Office of the Inspector General in 2003 and again in 2010 found the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's pharmaceutical tracking system was so inadequate that prescriptions were automatically renewed as much as eight months after an inmate was paroled. Those drugs were then thrown away or illegally diverted, costing the agency as much as $20 million annually.
A 2010 audit of several prisons found two-thirds of the value of drugs that were present in the computer system had vanished or been disposed. During a 2002 audit at Corcoran State Prison, a pharmacist and several others were fired following charges of pharmaceutical theft.
Joyce Hahoe, spokeswoman for the federal receiver's office, which is overseeing health care at the state's prisons under court order, said the current investigations have prompted the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to refine its drug-tracking system.
When the narcotics sheets were discovered missing in Soledad, according to internal memos, nursing supervisors told Britt and other prison officials they were required by federal law to report the missing narcotics to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency. Instead, according to documents and Pimentel, Britt enlisted the help of two licensed vocational nurses to fabricate the narcotics sheets to avoid scrutiny.
"She used LVNs to cook the books," Pimentel said.
Internal memos indicate the manufactured narcotics sheets contained names of prisoners who had been paroled or transferred before the sheets were discovered missing. Those inmates' personal medication records would have gone with them, making it impossible to accurately determine what had been given to them.
Pimentel said he discovered the LVNs were creating the new sheets when Britt went on vacation for two weeks and he temporarily took over as director of nursing. He said he informed Ellis, the prison CEO, who had been unaware of the missing sheets, and put an end to the activity.
According to the Attorney General's accusation, a paper trail of Cox's diversions still existed in the prison. The complaint details more than 30 occasions when Cox signed out drugs that either exceeded a patient's prescription or for which the patient's prescription had expired.
Hahoe, of the federal receiver's office, confirmed Thursday that her agency was investigating allegations of drug diversions, falsification of medical records and payroll fraud in conjunction with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Also investigating, she said, are the state Auditor's Office and the Department of Consumer Affairs, which oversees the state's nursing boards.
Sources also indicated the vocational nursing board had forwarded its findings regarding Cox to the Monterey County District Attorney's Office. No criminal charges have been filed against him.
Deputy Attorney General Char Sachson, who filed the accusation against Cox, said administrative actions by her office and criminal complaints by local prosecutors occur independently.
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I fell down a small flight of stairs about a week and a half ago. I was carrying a box, so I hurt my wrist on the landing, and though my shins and knees were pretty badly bruised, I didn`t even think I had any soft tissue injury (THANK GOD). A day or so afterward, though, I realized I had a shooting pain on the outside/back of my right calf. I thought at first it was a strained or pulled muscle, but I have a friend who`s a sports trainer, and she said it sounded like a strained nerve. A week later, nearly all of my bruises are healed, but my leg still hurts if I bend it juuust right. It used to hurt just while walking (on the release, to be more exact), but now it just hurts if I bend it inward and/or put a lot of weight on it while the knee is deeply bent.
Anyway, I`m a runner, and I`ve decided not to run until it doesn`t hurt at all anymore. That being said, I miss running, and I want to find out what the pain is so I can treat it and make it better! I`m a 21-year-old female in good shape. Help? :)
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Dead gunman ID'd in Phoenix shootout; Fired at 9 officersPosted: Updated:
Police shot a man to death early Saturday morning after they said he fired at least 100 rounds of ammunition at officers and on his west Phoenix neighborhood.
The victim is identified as 29-year-old Jesus Antonio Torres.
Phoenix police spokesman Sgt. Tommy Thompson said officers were called to a home near 81st Avenue and Gibson Lane around 1 a.m. regarding a domestic situation.
Thompson said officers had been called to the same location about an hour earlier for a reported suicidal person, but found nothing at the time.
When officers arrived, they were not able to get a response at the residence and began to canvas the neighborhood. One of the officers saw what appeared to be a man inside the home with a gun, which caused the officers to dive for cover and set up a perimeter around the house.
Police issued orders over a PA system for the occupants to come outside, Thompson said. Eventually, a woman came out. Officers took her to a safe location. She identified the man inside as Torres, her boyfriend. He was depressed over child custody issues and was armed, Thompson said.
While the officers were setting up tactical positions and evacuating houses in the area, Torres began to shoot at the officers, Thompson said. Several officers had sought cover behind a police vehicle. The vehicle was struck numerous times by the suspect's gunfire. One officer suffered a minor injury to his hand and it is unknown if it was caused by a bullet fragment or from shattered glass or debris from Torres' gunfire, Thompson said.
The suspect continued to fire from inside the house and owing to a change in the sound of the gunfire, it appeared he was using both a handgun and rifle, Thompson said.
Torres continued to fire from different locations throughout the home, Thompson said. His gunfire struck houses to the north, across the street, as well as houses to the rear or south of his house, Thompson said.
He fired shots into the ceiling of his home, which could be seen exiting through the roof. Officers believed he was possibly shooting at a police helicopter, which was circling overhead, Thompson said. It was later determined it was not struck, following a precautionary landing.
At one point, an officer who was to the rear of the house where Torres was shooting with a rifle, returned fire with his pistol when he felt threatened. Torres went back into the house and continued to fire his weapons, Thompson said.
Caught in the line of fire while covering the breaking news, freelance photographer Chad Black feared for his life as bullets flew in his direction.
"It was the most scared I have ever been in my life," said Black. "Bullets were hitting just above my head, within arm's reach."
Black and another man, Steven Allen, took cover behind a nearby mailbox until the shooting ended.
Eventually, Torres exited the front door of his residence and began to fire at the officers to the front of the house, Thompson said. A number of the officers returned fire, striking Torres, who died of his injuries at the scene.
Including the officer who engaged Torres to the rear of the house, a total of nine officers returned fire at Torres to end the threat.
There were at least 16 other officer/victims who were either shot at or were in the immediate areas of where bullet strikes occurred, Thompson said. In addition, at least six homes in the area were struck by gunfire from Torres.
Lata Ramirez, who lives right down the street, arrived home just as the shootout began.
"It was about four different cops all around his house with guns," she said. "We saw them all the way down on the ground with guns aiming at him. I was like, oh, it's about to go down. Everybody get in the house."
It appears that Torres used a Sig Sauer .40-caliber pistol and an AK-47 rifle during this incident, Thompson said. Both weapons were recovered at the scene. Torres's girlfriend told police he had numerous guns in the home.
In addition, while the exact number of rounds Torres fired is not known at this time, it appears that he fired more than 100 rounds.
The officers involved will be placed on administrative leave, which is also standard procedure.
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LaVerne "Verne" L. Fisk, 92, of Cozad passed away Monday, Aug. 30, 2010.
Mass of the Christian burial took place on Friday, Sept. 3, at Christ the King Catholic Church of Cozad with the Rev. Don O'Brien as celebrant. Burial with military honors was at the Cozad Cemetery.
He was preceded in death by: his wife, Ann in 2006; two brothers—Donald and James Fisk of Monroe.
Survivors include: his daughter, Carol (Mike) Toomey of Lincoln; a son, Jim (Karen) Fisk of Omaha; seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; numerous other relatives and friends.
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The board discussed the allegations at its meeting Monday, but delayed action until it could meet again in closed session with a nonstaff attorney hired to advise the board and discuss legal questions. Although no date for the closed session meeting was set Monday, the agenda released Thursday included a special closed session on Friday afternoon to discuss the allegations.
The board will meet in open session at 7:30 p.m., during which time it will likely deliberate and vote on the allegations, which state that the board failed to provide copies of the new contracts to the public and did not have those contracts in hand when they voted to extend the contracts last April.
The meetings will take place in the district office at 1936 Carlotta Drive in Concord. The board is also expected to vote on the superintendent's performance evaluation.
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Wells Fargo ( WFC) investors beware: The bank's biggest issues don't involve accounting gimmicks or trillions of dollars in hidden risky bets. Instead, they are the same earnings time bomb that has everyone from regional lenders to Wall Street titans worried: Interest rates and the prospect a mortgage refinancing boom fizzles in early 2013. Although a recent The Atlantic magazine article attempts to paint a picture of hidden mischief scattered throughout the bank's financial statements, investors should only really care about a Federal Reserve-fueled interest rate quandary that Wells Fargo faces this year and beyond. In fact, understanding Wells Fargo's earnings illustrates why the bank isn't the financial bogeyman some in the media might make it seem. The core dilemma for Wells Fargo headed into the fourth quarter is whether fees the bank collects for underwriting and refinancing mortgages, in addition to other types of loans, will be able to offset a foreseeable decline in interest-based earnings, on the heels a third round of Federal Reserve easing unleashed in September that targeted the mortgage market. In the wake of the Fed's intervention -- which sets a target of $40 billion a month in mortgage asset purchases -- rates offered by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have fallen to or near record low levels. Those low rates cast doubt on the spread between what Wells Fargo's earns on mortgages it owns and what it costs to fund the loans -- a business that often accounts for 50% of the bank's overall revenue. On the flipside of the coin, record low rates have bolstered Wells Fargo's fee-based mortgage refinancing activity, which accounts for a big chunk of its remaining revenue and helped the bank to steady earnings growth in 2012. The challenge for Wells Fargo, as TheStreet noted in September, is that a government-supported refinancing boom may peter out well before interest rates -- and spreads -- rise, putting the bank's impressive earnings growth at risk starting this year. In the third quarter, a troubling interplay between interest-rate based earnings
known as net interest margin, or income and fee based revenue was on full display as the San Francisco-based bank posted a greater than forecast decline in interest rate sensitive earnings, but saw revenue buffered by overall loan growth and fees earned from mortgage underwriting and refinancing. In spite of record earnings, the quarter raised investor and analyst eyebrows, which remain headed into the fourth quarter. On an earnings call and in subsequent investor presentations through 2012, Wells Fargo chief financial officer Tim Sloan repeatedly told investors that while the bank isn't ready to call a bottom in its net interest margin declines -- they fell a greater than expected 25-basis points in the third quarter -- he's confident the bank's lending growth and a set of fee based businesses, which includes trading and wealth management, will be able to drive growing interest income and earnings in coming quarters. The jury is still out as Wells Fargo's largest investor Warren Buffett holds steady on his investment and many Wall Street analysts continue to point to the bank as a 2013 gainer, after years of industry outperformance. The tension between interest income and underwriting fees highlights Wells Fargo's business model in basic terms, and it explains a $1.46 trillion bogeyman or prospective $60 billion loss that The Atlantic points to as a smoking gun in signaling out the bank's seemingly opaque earnings. Notably, Wells Fargo earns an interest rate based spread on jumbo mortgages, commercial loans and other non-conforming loans it holds on its balance sheet. In contrast, the bank earns roughly a quarter of its fee revenue from underwriting, selling and servicing conforming mortgages that wind up at other banks, government sponsored housing entities such as Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, or the general investor community. Those underwritten and sold off loans mostly conforming residential mortgages are put into so-called Variable Interest Entities with roughly $1.5 trillion in assets that aren't fully reflected on Wells Fargo's balance sheet. Instead, they are referenced in the bank's annual reports and in quarterly Securities and Exchange Commission filings. While The Atlantic characterizes those VIE's as risky mystery assets, Wells Fargo and other companies across the banking, healthcare, automotive and retail sectors are likely to call it basic accounting for securitized assets and leases, according to accountancy firm Deloitte. For Wells Fargo investors, the trillion-dollar off-balance sheet securitization portfolio is far from a concealed risk. In fact, it was at the crux of the bank's third quarter earnings dilemma, was referenced at the opening of multiple investor presentations by CFO Sloan, and was even fully detailed in a financial supplement appended to third quarter earnings, which is required reading for all investors. In Wells Fargo's uncertain Fed-fueled battle between booming mortgage refinancing fees and declining interest rate-based earnings, the bank's VIE's were at the heart of reported balance sheet growth and income statement woes. Notably, Wells Fargo sacrificed some third quarter interest margin and surprised analysts to the downside because it held $9.8 billion of conforming mortgages it underwrote on balance sheet, instead of securitizing them off-balance sheet, in a move that cost the bank an estimated $200 million. The $9.8 billion in capitalized loans and $200 in sacrificed fee income perfectly encapsulates Wells Fargo's dueling profit centers. The $200 of lost revenue equates to just over a 2% revenue margin on the $8.9 billion in underwritten mortgages. The margin is called a "net gain-on-sale margin" by Wall Street analysts. As Wells Fargo said in its third quarter financial supplement and earnings call, capitalizing those assets drove the bulk of the bank's overall loan and balance sheet growth, in a move that may generate acceptable yield and stabilize interest margins in coming quarters. Meanwhile the $60 billion in mystery losses, which the Atlantic states is "more than 40 percent of Wells Fargo's capital reserves," also is a matter of basic accounting. Wells Fargo capitalizes roughly $50 billion of its $1.5 trillion in off-balance sheet securitizations because the bank is a servicer of the loans embedded in the securities it underwrites and is exposed to potential putbacks and repurchase risk. The mortgage servicing asset and a reserve valuation are modified every quarter to account for changes in the perceived risk of loans Wells Fargo underwrites and securitizes. The $60 billion loss, Wells Fargo clearly states, represents the financial impact were servicing assets and collateral to fall to zero. " This required disclosure is not an indication of expected loss," states Wells Fargo.
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Hart activated from 15-day disabled list
Mariners designate Gillespie for assignment
CHICAGO -- Veteran designated hitter Corey Hart was activated off the 15-day disabled list by the Mariners and immediately penciled in at cleanup hitter for Friday night's game against the White Sox, with outfielder Cole Gillespie designated for assignment to make room on the 25-man roster.
After missing the past seven weeks with a strained left hamstring, the 10-year veteran said he's eager to get back with a Seattle club that has been one of the hottest teams in the Majors for the past month.
"It's exciting," Hart said prior to Friday's game. "Any time you get called up, whether it's from rehab or for the first time, it's a good day. It's always fun to be in the big leagues. The team is playing well, so I'm excited to be back on a team that is obviously competing and playing well."
Hart, 32, hit .297 with three doubles, one triple, one home run and four RBIs in 10 rehab starts with Triple-A Tacoma. The two-time National League All-Star hit .209 with five home runs and 17 RBIs for Seattle before hurting his hamstring while stealing a base in Minnesota on May 18.
Hart signed a one-year deal as a free agent with Seattle after missing all of 2013 with the Brewers following a pair of microfracture knee surgeries. He gives the Mariners a needed right-handed presence in the middle of their predominantly left-handed-hitting lineup, an important factor with tough southpaws Chris Sale and Jose Quintana on the hill the next two nights for the White Sox.
"He's swinging the bat good, he's a force in your lineup. It just made sense to bring him back," said manager Lloyd McClendon. "To have a righty just to have a righty doesn't mean anything. You need a righty that can swing the bat. Corey can swing the bat. It's nice to have him and hopefully he'll have a very productive series here."
Veteran outfielder Endy Chavez has been filling most of the DH duties recently, so Hart provides a power boost there and can also play outfield and first base if needed.
With Gillespie's departure and the recent demotion of Stefen Romero, the Mariners are down to four regular outfielders in Dustin Ackley, James Jones, Michael Saunders and Chavez. But utility man Willie Bloomquist can play the outfield and Hart played a game there Wednesday in Tacoma just to show he's capable of returning to his former position as needed.
"It was nice to get out there," Hart said. "I haven't done it a lot, so it was more nerve-wracking than anything. But I'm able to do that, so if that's something they need, I won't win any awards out there, but I'll catch it if it's my way."
Gillespie, 30, hit .254 with one home run, five RBIs and nine runs scored in 71 at-bats over 34 games since being called up in late April. The Mariners have 10 days now to trade, release or outright Gillespie's contract to the Minor Leagues.
Gillespie was designated for assignment because he's out of Minor League options. If he clears waivers this weekend, he'll then have the choice of opting for free agency or re-signing a Minor League deal with the Mariners.
Greg Johns is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @GregJohnsMLB as well as his Mariners Musings blog. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Californian Current
About the Area
Local Species
Species include Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares), Yellowfin sole (Limanda aspera), Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), California skate (Raja inornata), Shovelnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos productus), Longfin gunnel (Pholis clemensi), numerous species of anadromous (those that migrate from freshwater to the ocean and back to freshwater) salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.), and great white sharks (Carcharodon spp.).
Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) provides important habitat for numerous other species. The burrowing starlet sea anemone (Nematostella vectensis) is just one of many important invertebrates.
Numerous marine mammals are found here, including Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), California sea lion (Zalophus californianus), Northern fur seal (Callorhinus ursinus), Guadalupe fur seal (Arctocephalus townsendii), Steller's sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), Grey whale (Eschrichtius robustus), and Harbor seal (Phoca vitulina).
Other species include Pacific green turtle (Chelonia agassizii), Olive ridley turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), Townsend's shearwater (Puffinus auricularis), Ashy storm-petrel (Oceanodroma homochroa), Heerman's gull (Larus heermanni), Xantu's murrelet (Synthliboramphus hypoleucus), and Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis). Cetaceans include Pilot whale (Globicephala maerorynchus), Killer whale (Orcinus orca), and Northern right whale (Eubalaena glacialis).
Regional coastal waters have become polluted, especially near major cities, leading to problems of contaminated seafood. Other major threats to the region come from oil shipping accidents and overfishing.
Habitat type:
Temperate Upwelling
Geographic Location:
Northeastern temperate Pacific Ocean along the coast of temperate North America
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text: Riffe: Product of GW 'system' or worthy of Kennedy Award? By Rick Ryan October 10, 2013 Story Share Kenny Kemp GW senior running back Draven Riffe is ahead of the rushing pace of Ryan Switzer, the two-time Kennedy Award winner. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In some respects, George Washington may be getting too good for its own good.At least in the eyes and minds of voters on the Kennedy Award, which goes to the state's top high school football player.Draven Riffe, a senior running back and GW's offensive leader, ranks among the top rushers in West Virginia and is actually ahead of the pace of Ryan Switzer, the Patriots' two-time Kennedy Award winner, in either the 2011 or 2012 seasons (see chart).Riffe has run for 1,158 yards and 15 touchdowns for the unbeaten Patriots (5-0), who are ranked No. 2 in Class AAA, and is well on his way to becoming GW's fourth straight 2,000-yard rusher, joining Felix Mollett (2010) and Switzer, a Division I recruit.That's where the rub starts to come in.Some voters around the state - members of the West Virginia Sports Writers Association - might get the feeling that Riffe is simply the latest product of "the system'' - that is, GW's proven ground game with assistant coach Jason Smith, who handles the offensive line.You know, the same things folks used to say about Nitro quarterbacks and Morgantown running backs. Their numbers are inflated because of the program's emphasis on that phase of the game. Or maybe a few voters are even simply tired of voting for a GW running back, intent on giving the prestigious award to someone else.Well, Riffe should at least merit consideration. Like Switzer, he's proven durable in his stint as lead back.In his first five starts, Riffe's toted the ball 127 times - more than 25 per game. He lugged it 38 times against Ashland (Ohio) and 36 more against Princeton. Switzer never carried that many times in a game, reaching 30 only thrice in two years, with a career-high of 34 in the 2011 title game against Martinsburg.Recently, Kennedy votes have a way of following GW running backs. Switzer was a near-unanimous selection in 2011, earning all but two of the first-place votes submitted from around West Virginia. He was also almost a 2-to-1 favorite over runner-up Justin "Cookie'' Clinton of Martinsburg last year. In 2010, Mollett finished sixth in the balloting after not much preseason buildup.As far as this year goes, Riffe's candidacy could face peaks and valleys.One southern voter, for instance, felt like Riffe's chances are actually enhanced by comparing his numbers to Switzer's."I don't think that Switzer's success will hurt Riffe for consideration,'' the voter said. "Instead, I think it will help to illuminate what he's doing because there is the ability for side-by-side comparison to another Kennedy winner.''However, that same writer - with no ties to any school that Riffe has attended - thinks his moving around "will not be looked on favorably'' by those doing the voting. Riffe competed as a sophomore at Scott before transferring to Van, where he didn't play because of injury. "It does send the wrong message when a kid decides he wants to jump around at will to be in a better position,'' the voter said. "It begs the question: 'Do we really want individuals who put themselves before their team representing the state's top award?' It's something that goes through the minds of the voters, I would say.''nn Then there's another issue at stake in this year's Kennedy balloting: What to do with Martinsburg's Malique Watkins?Watkins, a senior quarterback and the leading rusher for the three-time defending Class AAA champion Bulldogs, possibly has his eligibility hanging by a court order as the regular season winds down.Watkins, who attended the eighth grade twice - once in West Virginia and once in Maryland - has already been ruled ineligible by the SSAC, but a Jefferson County circuit court judge issued a temporary injunction, allowing Watkins to play. The SSAC awaits a court order explaining the decision before making its next move.His credentials are certainly impressive enough - Watkins has run for 865 yards and seven touchdowns and has completed 31 of 53 passes for 372 yards and three TDs. In one of Martinsburg's biggest tests, he rushed for 277 yards and three TDs in a 28-21 win over otherwise-unbeaten Morgantown.But some media members will surely penalize Watkins on their ballots - or not vote for him at all - because of the circumstances. The same thing happened in 2010 when Justin Fox of Magnolia edged South Charleston quarterback Tyler Harris in one of the closest votes in the history of the Kennedy Award, now in its 65th year. Harris, who won the Kennedy in 2009, was one of four Black Eagles suspended after their involvement in an end-of-game fight in the playoff quarterfinals and received a local court injunction to be able to compete in the 2010 semifinals. That move was later rescinded after rulings by the state Supreme Court and the SSAC, forcing a forfeit loss.Several voters around the state admitted they didn't vote for Harris due to the controversy.Reach Rick Ryan at 304-348-5175 or firstname.lastname@example.com look at recent George Washington running backs, their total yards rushing and per-game average:Year Player Yards Avg2010 Felix Mollett 2,024 168.72011 Ryan Switzer 2,796 199.72012 Ryan Switzer 2,379 198.3 2013 Draven Riffe 1,158 231.6Note: Mollett finished sixth in the Kennedy Award voting and Switzer won it twice. 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Looks great!
"rFactor - Simulation for the Soul!"
It's great to finally have an ISI forum where to discuss all these news about rF2! This rain effect already looks gorgeous!
Very nice in this screenshot you can see the windshield wipers, you can activate and deactivate in the rFactor 2 included when no rain, when the asfalt is wet?
Looks like a huge improvement since the last video, and in such short time!
In the video it was an open wheel car with drops on the helmets visor.
However. Once the car started driving the drops of rain did not move at all.
I'm sure this will be adressed?
Pic looks great! Nissan GTR included in rF2 release ? :-)
Hello guys, incredible rain effects, looks awesome!!
Looks awesome. Keep up the good work guys!
Locking forward to the rain physics.
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The best rain effect in the sim market so far, keep it up gents.
Looks fantastic and very classy looking without the need for stupid effects.
A question i want to know is how in-depth is the rain module? Like are we going to have Monsoon conditions where cars are sliding off at really low speeds and impossible racing conditions?
I love how some racing games seem to think that rain still hits your windshield whilst driving through tunnels
Looks really impressive though, interesting to see how this works out in the end. Keep up the work!
Looks brilliant. It can of course always be better, but most sims don't even have rain visuals making this unique.
And this is a screenshot, static shots usually don't look as good as moving footage. Especially in computer graphics.
These are my suggestions:
If the droplet coordinates (with the wind shield as a grid) could be generated through FFT or Perlin noise, it would look more natural.
This can be used for rain splatter on the track aswell.
Also, drops should cast shadows and refract light if possible. This can be done through vertex shaders. Perhaps not a priority but it would make a nice addition.
I'm anxious to see how it will look like in moving footage.


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Torrey Pines Institute will supply Envoy with compound libraries for evaluation and validation of Envoy's assays to identify new tools and lead compounds for future drug development. Over the years, Torrey Pines Institute has developed multiple compound libraries containing billions of compounds and the technologies that allow rapid screening of these libraries. Financial terms of the research collaboration were not disclosed.
Richard A. Houghten, Founder, CEO & President of Torrey Pines Institute said, "We are excited about this collaboration with Envoy Therapeutics and Takeda. Our expertise with library preparation and screening coupled with Envoy's expertise in target identification and assay development brings together two powerful technologies capable of accelerating preclinical drug discovery."


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Toolholder Manufacturer Invests in the Future
Rego-Fix has expanded its facility.
There's more than one way to attract the next generation of skilled employees to the shop floor. Tooling component manufacturer Rego-Fix recently expanded its Tenniken, Switzerland headquarters with a new 75,000 square-foot, three-floor addition to its existing facility, and with it, expanded the company's appeal to a younger workforce.
While Rego-Fix wasn't actively vying to attract a younger talent pool—one of its many long-term employees has been with the company for 40 years—the expansion's advanced energy and natural resource-conserving features could be part of what has piqued their interest. For example, the facility includes a heating system that burns wood pellets as opposed to fossil fuels and a "green" or planted roof, which is covered with soil and growing sod for better insulation.
The company has also focused its attention on automating many of its processes to provide increased capacity and greater quality control. Automation and software is a key aspect of attracting younger employees to a manufacturing career, says Richard Weber, President and CEO.
The facility expansion and added automation will enable Rego-Fix to improve the production processes for its tooling products, including the new SecuRgrip toolholder. This toolholder uses a special threaded insert, or key, that eliminates the need to alter cutters to prevent pullout. It builds on the capability of the company's PowRgrip mechanical holding system.


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Public Meeting Scheduled for Bicycle Master Plan
September 27, 2010
Public Meeting Scheduled for Bicycle Master Plan
The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, September 30, 2010 to discuss recommendations on how bicycle-friendly design should be incorporated into future roadway and transit projects and private developments. The plan creation will be divided into two phases with Phase I focusing on the Tysons Corner area. Members of the public are encouraged to attend the Phase I meeting:
Thursday, Sep. 30
7 - 9 p.m.
Joyce Kilmer Middle School
8100 Wolftrap Road, Vienna
The recently-adopted amendment to the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan for Tysons Corner envisions a mixed-use urban center with a more traditional downtown feel; a place which is friendly to bicyclists and pedestrians; a place organized around the four new Silver Line Metrorail stations. This vision includes a network of connected on-road and off-road bicycle facilities so residents, employees and visitors can travel comfortably and safely by bicycle to destinations within and around Tysons Corner.
The plan will include detailed recommendations for physical infrastructure (bike paths, bike lanes, bike parking, etc) to support bicycling in Tysons Corner and policies and programs that are needed in order to encourage residents and visitors to travel by bicycle. Following Phase I (the Tyson's Corner Bicycle Master Plan), Phase II of the project will establish a countywide bicycle master plan.
For additional information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot/bike/county_bike_master_plan.htm or contact Jeff Hermann at 703-877-5765, TTY 711.
For more news and information, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/fcdot.
Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities. To request this information in an alternate format, call the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711.


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ritain's whimsical towns, romantic landscapes and countless
characters have been literary fuel for centuries, inspiring
great poets and writers alike. This autumn, Penguin have
given us a selection of Great British page turners!
For anyone staycationing in London this
summer, Zadie Smith's brilliant tragi-
comic NW follows four Londoners - Leah,
Natalie, Felix and Nathan – after they've
left their childhood council estate, grown
up and moved on to different lives. From
private houses to public parks, at work
and at play, their city is brutal, beautiful
and complicated. This is a portrait of
modern urban life like no other. It might
make you long for the countryside, but
that's where the next book comes in.
If any book can make you fall head over
heels with the Great British countryside,
it's The Old Ways from one of Britain's
finest nature writers Robert Macfarlane.
Following the tracks, holloways, drove-
roadsand sea pathsthat form part of a vast
ancient network of routes criss-crossing
the British Isles, Robert Macfarlane
discovers a lost Britain and
explores the places and journeys which
inspire and live inside our imaginations.
It's the sixties, Joni Mitchell is singing
and protestors are marching and David
Almond's haunting coming-of-age novel
The Tightrope Walkers transports us
to the beaches of Northumberland and the
fields above the shipyards of the Tyne,
where young lovers Dominic and Holly
find love and freedom. This is wild
and beautiful and deeply emotional
– a real treat of a read!
Beware of the unexpected holiday guest!
The Accidental is set in the Norfolk
holiday home of the Smart family one hot
summer. There a beguiling stranger
called Amber appears at the door bearing
all sorts of unexpected gifts, trampling
over family boundaries and sending each
of the Smarts scurrying from the dark into
the light. The Accidental is a novel about
the ways that seemingly chance
encounters can irrevocably transform
our understanding of ourselves.
1933 and the world is changing, even in a
quiet town in Cornwall . . . Norah Thornby
can no longer afford to live in her grand
family home, unless, perhaps, she can find
a respectable odger. But Nurse Lettie Quick
is not nearly as respectable as she seems.
What's really going on at the clinic she has
opened? Meanwhile beautiful silent film
star Rae Grainger has found the perfect
place to stay, in an isolated house miles
away from the town. It's certainly rather
creepy, especially at candlelit bedtime.
Aren't We Sisters? is a gripping (and slightly
scary) story with a sinister villain
at the heart of it.
Journey from the Pleasure Beach to Carnaby
Street with Nick Hornby's latest novel.
Barbara Parker is Miss Blackpool of 1964, but
she doesn't want to be a beauty queen. She
wants to make apeople laugh, like her heroine
Lucille Ball. So she leaves Blackpool and
her family behind, takes herself off to London,
and gets a job behind the cosmetics counter
of a Kensington department store, while trying
to work out how she can get herself noticed.
A chance meeting with an agent results in a
new name and an audition for a new BBC
comedy series. Sophie Straw's time has come.
(Coming soon. Pre-order your copy now!)
You can find more of Penguin's UK reads here.


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High Commissioner for Future Generations
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Watch this informative video explaining why youth around the world should advocate for a High Commissioner for Future Generations at Rio+20. We need an official voice for youth today and in the future. This office should have the authority to help defend a safe future for all.
The video was made by Shivina Harjani, a participant at NY+20 originally from Hong Kong.


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One of the busiest places in Ukiah was closed Tuesday morning after a car caught fire in the drive-thru of Starbucks on East Perkins Street around 8 a.m.
No injuries were reported as the three occupants of the car quickly exited the vehicle, which was fully engulfed. The building was briefly threatened but the fire was quickly extinguished as several members of both the Ukiah Fire Department and Ukiah Valley Fire District responded.
The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. The business is still open but the drive-thru closed for about two hours.
Only the menu signs were damaged by the smoke and the drive-thru was reopened around 10 a.m. according to employees.


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Wednesday morning news that domestic ethanol stocks had declined despite a moderate production increase last week may have encouraged CBOT corn traders, since that suggests industry demand for the yellow grain is improving. Pragmatic and technical considerations may also have powered the early advance. Many in the industry probably view corn futures as being oversold in the wake of recent losses, with numerous interests likely exiting positions ahead of the Friday USDA crop and supply/demand reports. Others may simply wish to reduce the risk of being on the wrong side of a sharp market reaction to the USDA data. Bullish technicians might be banking upon a strong bullish reaction after the nearby March contract rebounded filled its Independence Day gap and found support around its 200-day moving average earlier this week. March corn rose 5 3/4 cents to $6.94 1/2 per bushel Wednesday, while December gained 3 3/4 cent higher to $5.81 1/2.
Soybean traders seemed reluctant to take on any added risk in CBOT futures Wednesday morning, especially after the Brazilian counterpart to the USDA (Conab) stated its 2012-13 soybean production forecast at a record high (although the latest figure departed only slightly from its previous prediction). The industry is apparently concerned about the likely result of the USDA reports to be released Friday. On the other hand, Tuesday night news that Malaysian palm oil prices had rebounded from four days of losses seemingly boosted soybean oil futures, which may have supported soybeans as well. March beans ended the day 1/4 cent lower at $13.86 1/4 and March meal dipped $1.5 to $409.4/ton, whereas March soyoil advanced 0.03 cents to 49.64 cents/pound.
A Wednesday morning wire service story indicating that China has recently emerged as a major buyer of U.S. and Canadian wheat seemed to boost American wheat futures in early trading. Trader ideas that December and early-January losses were overdone may have prompted fresh buying as well. We have to wonder if the morning release of an industry forecast of winter wheat plantings at 44 million pounds subsequently depressed the markets, since most private predictions had fallen well short of that figure. Conversely, the drop might simply have been triggered by the failure of nearby contracts to overcome technical resistance associated with their respective 10-day moving averages when floor trading commenced. Concurrent U.S. dollar strength didn't help the situation. March CBOT wheat closed 5 cents lower at $7.45 1/2 per bushel Wednesday, while March KCBT wheat tumbled 6 1/2 cents to $8.02 1/4 and March MGE futures slid 4 1/2 cents to $8.40 3/4.
CME live cattle traders seemed had to adjust to a less promising environment Wednesday, since fed cattle traded lightly at steady prices Tuesday and again around midsession. Given the habit of producers and packers to wait until Friday to get something done during most weeks, the early-week activity was quite surprising. Wednesday morning wholesale trading was not encouraging either, since choice cutout slipped once again. Bulls have almost surely been relying upon sustained wholesale strength to power the whole complex higher through winter and early spring, so hints that that might not be the case could undermine premium live cattle futures. February cattle ended the day having tumbled 1.00 cent to 131.55 cents/pound, while April dropped 0.95 cents to 135.40.
Despite widespread expectations for a substantial seasonal rally through January and early February, both cash hog and wholesale pork values suffered moderate losses Tuesday. The cash weakness reportedly continued Wednesday morning, thereby exacerbating the surprisingly negative short-term situation. As in the cattle/beef complex, swine traders are very likely anticipating a substantial seasonal rise in wholesale prices, so late news of a sizeable losses in pork cutout may have had an inordinate impact upon CME futures. The failure of bullish efforts to support nearby values above their short-to-intermediate-term moving averages may have sparked active technical selling as well. February hogs had plunged 2.15 cents to 84.20 cents/pound by the time the pit session ended, while June futures had plummeted 2.70 cents to 96.20.


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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute is a big place, with a staff in the thousands working every day to improve the health of children. As such, CHOP Research is the source of a lot of big stories, about big advances against big diseases. But CHOP Research is also a place where individuals quietly work on their own to better children's lives, often volunteering their time.
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Medals4Mettle – Racing for Life
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Nobody's afraid of the NFC East anymore.
Halfway through the season, the NFC East is the NFL's most disappointing division. The division went 0-4 in Week 9. The Eagles (3-5) are imploding. The Cowboys (3-5) have fallen off their horse. The Redskins (3-6) and RGIII are stuck on three wins.
Even the Giants (6-3), the defending Super Bowl champs, are struggling offensively. Eli Manning has been held to fewer than 200 yards passing in three of his last four games.
Peyton Manning might win the MVP award. Eli most definitely will not.
"Offensively, we're not playing to our potential," Manning said. "Whatever you want to call it, we're not playing good football."
When the Cowboys visit the Eagles on Sunday, it won't be a matchup of two Super Bowl contenders. It will be a matchup of two hot-seat coaches—Andy Reid and Jason Garrett—who look incapable of reversing the tailspins of their teams.
I can't see either the Cowboys or Eagles making the playoffs. That means both organizations should be headed for major offseason shakeups. Particularly Philadelphia, where Reid's 14-year run looks like it lasted a couple of years too long.
Mike Shanahan, with a dismal record (14-27) as Redskins coach, would also be in serious trouble—if not for a fat contract and the future hope Robert Griffin III gives his franchise.
The Giants should never be sold short. They are going to win the NFC East, Manning's slump won't last, and they have a recent history of playing their best when it matters most.
But halfway through the season, one thing is clear. The NFC East just isn't what it used to be.
Rex Ryan overrated his team's talent
In Sporting News' midseason players poll, Rex Ryan was voted the league's most overrated head coach.
That's not a surprise, considering the Jets (3-5) have not performed up to their outspoken head coach's expectations. Ryan will tell anyone who will listen that the Jets still are Super Bowl contenders. However, that clearly is not the case. The Jets have an 11-13 record since the start of 2011.
Way back in training camp, it was obvious the Jets might struggle offensively. Not enough playmakers, even before Santonio Holmes was injured. Not enough consistency at quarterback, whether that quarterback was Mark Sanchez or Tim Tebow.
Only a superb effort Sunday in Seattle will keep the Jets from falling to 3-6. The Seahawks (5-4) are unbeaten at home (4-0), and they are a better team than the Jets.
Ryan likely will survive another non-playoff season, and season-ending injuries to Holmes and Darrelle Revis have made game planning much harder. However, the Jets need to start hitting on more draft picks, whether general manager Mike Tannenbaum returns or not.
Ryan can insist the Jets still have enough talent to contend. But the Jets' record speaks louder than Ryan does.
Texans can give the AFC a credibility boost
The matchup between the Texans (7-1) and Bears (7-1) on Sunday night at Soldier Field is the marquee matchup of Week 10: Two great defenses. Two teams looking good enough to play in February.
This is a chance for the AFC to gain a little more respect. The Steelers helped the AFC's case in Week 9, when they whipped the Giants at MetLife Stadium. However, the NFC leads the AFC, 23-13, in head-to-head matchups this season. The NFC has won the last three Super Bowls and four of the last five. The NFC has five teams that you have to take seriously as Super Bowl contenders—the Bears, 49ers, Falcons, Giants and Packers.
The AFC? The Texans look like the best of the bunch right now. The Patriots and Steelers are building momentum, and the Ravens have a veteran team that knows how to win. However, the NFC still looks stronger from top to bottom. The Texans can help change that perception Sunday, by walking into Soldier Field and walking out with a victory.
Seahawks' draft class is making noise
Seahawks general manager John Schneider deserves kudos for putting together another impressive draft class. First-round defensive end Bruce Irvin has five sacks. Second-round linebacker Bobby Wagner starts at middle linebacker and leads the Seahawks in tackles. Third-round quarterback Russell Wilson continues to improve and is looking to lead the Seahawks to the playoffs.
The Seahawks have brought in plenty of young talent since Schneider and coach Pete Carroll arrived in 2010, including offensive tackle Russell Okung, guard James Carpenter, safeties Earl Thomas and Kam Chancellor and wide receiver Golden Tate. Even if the Seahawks don't make the playoffs this season, this franchise is being built for the long haul.
Owners need to look well beyond Cowher and Gruden
With at least a half dozen coaches in danger of losing their jobs, get ready for rumors involving Bill Cowher and Jon Gruden.
However, owners also will be looking closely at candidates with lower profiles. Mike Tomlin wasn't a household name when he became the Steelers' head coach. Neither was Mike McCarthy in Green Bay nor Mike Smith in Atlanta.
That's not to suggest Cowher or Gruden would not be successful if they return. However, the biggest name isn't always the best choice. Here are four coordinators who should get strong consideration to claim their first head coaching opportunity this offseason:
Colts interim head coach/offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. The job Arians is doing in Chuck Pagano's absence speaks volumes. So does his work with Andrew Luck, and before that with Ben Roethlisberger.
Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell. Innovative and respected by his players, Fewell was the Bills' interim coach before they hired Chan Gailey.
Cardinals defensive coordinator Ray Horton. Defense is easily the strength of Arizona's team, and Horton has a strong background after working with Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau.
Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy. Whether Tim Tebow or Peyton Manning is his quarterback, McCoy has shown the flexibility to put players in playmaking positions.
No matter how many jobs come open, there will be plenty of qualified candidates to fill them, even if Gruden and Cowher don't jump back into the mix.
Quote I love
"The guys backed my play like I knew they would. … They overcome bad coaching sometimes." — Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, after his ill-advised decision to try a fake field goal was stopped by the Giants in Week 9. The Steelers responded with two fourth quarter touchdowns to beat the Giants. A lot of owners wish their players would respond to their head coach the way the Steelers respond to Tomlin.
Quote I don't love
"We've had success doing it this way, and we're going to continue to have success doing it this way." — Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, as told to Bob Costas of NBC. Jones obviously has no plans to fire himself as general manager. But the Cowboys have one playoff victory since the 1997 season. Since when did that qualify as success?
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"If you look at their payroll, even if Dwight (Howard) comes back, you've got to ask the question: Should they amnesty Kobe?" Cuban said during an appearance on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM's "Ben and Skin Show."
"It's the same reason I wouldn't get rid of Dirk. I'll take a hit for a season rather than get rid of Dirk...."
"So I'm just saying that hypothetically. When I say amnesty Kobe, I don't think they'd do it, but they've got some choices to make. Now, they're in a big market, but they're still limited. The Knicks, the same thing. Boston, same thing."
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"We're aware of Mark Cuban's comments and feel they are inappropriate," Lakers spokesman John Black said. "As to the issue itself, we will not comment publicly on the amnesty issue as it relates to any of our players."
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EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson appeared on AgriTalk Friday stating although farms aren't at the top of the list, they will be required to follow greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act in the next few years.
Jackson told AgriTalk she doesn't expect the EPA to address farms until at least 2013, but livestock producers and crop growers will eventually follow greenhouse gas regulations under the Clean Air Act. Before farms are addressed, the EPA is concerned with what Jackson calls the "big sources" including power plants, refineries and automobiles.
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Members of the high level panel will be set the ambitious goals of identifying new ways to sustainably feed the world's growing population. Featuring a mixture of prominent government and agency representatives, the Committee includes European MP Robert Sturdy; the British Crop Production Council's Dr. Colin Ruscoe and Dr. Julian Smith, the Food and Environment Research Agency's (FERA) sector leader in international development and food and supply chain.
The panel's raison d'etre will see it harness the combined powers of industry and international agencies for a collaborative approach to the world's pressing agricultural supply chain issues. "The forum it provides for the exchange of ideas greatly contributes to all of our efforts in finding solutions to the challenges facing global agriculture and food production" Committee member Pam Marrone (Founder and CEO of Marrone Bio Innovations)
Last month, CropWorld Global announced the launch of its 'planting the seeds of innovation' campaign designed to champion decreased wastage in the supply chain and increased production yields. In support of this, the internationally recognised Centre for Agriculture and Biosciences International (CABI) has sent their expert to join the steering committee - Dr. Philippa David, Food supply chain and Senior Business Development Consultant.
"With the drivers of climate adaptation, increasing population and personal food choice, we increasingly need to value food as a one-world resource. For instance, the UK, although a developed country, is increasingly dependent on overseas food sources, notably of developing nations and we must address how we meet this challenge, notwithstanding the imperative to address food insecurity and poverty within developing nations", commented committee member Dr. Julian Smith of FERA.
The Committee is represented by some of the world's biggest agricultural companies who will lend their weight to increasing innovation across the globe. Together with the European MP, FERA, Marrone Bio Innovations and the BCPC, other members include:
• Dr David Nicholson, Head of Global R&D and Member of the Executive Committee, Bayer CropScience
• Dr Maximilian Safarpour, Director Global Regulatory and Government Affairs, BASF
• David McPherson, Head of Chemistry and Field Trials, Charles River (CRO)
• Graham Redman, Partner, The Anderson Centre
• Sam Haider, VP of international Sales, Lindsay Irrigation
• Dr Ernesto Brovelli, Senior Manager, Sustainable Agriculture Environment and Water Resources, Coca-Cola
Dr. Smith added "FERA's attendance on the CropWorld Global steering committee is core to our aspiration to contribute to our fullest role in these UK and global challenges through positioning FERA's research and knowhow at the centre of the debate, together with industry and government. For example, in the development of a next generation of technologies, alongside, and in support of, policies that provide clear incentives to food chain stakeholders to work collectively towards evermore sustainable practices. To this end, the steering committee, through the participation of the major global agro-industry partners, provides a unique space to identify new ways of thinking and working towards collective and concerted change. To pull out just one thread of the debate, would be to identify the need to bring investment from the private sector back into research in the areas of biotechnology. This not only relates to the use of genetic engineering, but also with respect to bio-pesticides and synthetic chemistries that may serve as a next generation of crop protectants – crucial to increasing prospective yields."
Pam Marrone echoed his thoughts, commenting "serving on the CropWorld Global committee is tremendously valuable to Marrone Bio Innovations. It provides a unique opportunity to share and discuss research and product development advances with the truly forward-thinking companies and leaders in our industry."
CropWorld Global's Steering & Advisory Committee is now finalising the event's key themes and has identified 'decreasing the yield gap', 'increasing supply', 'developing sustainable crops', 'reducing water and waste issues', and implementing a 'responsible supply chain' as the areas it wishes to address.
Terri D'Elia, Exhibition Director at CropWorld Global, added: "We are delighted that the world's biggest thought leaders in agricultural and water have joined the CropWorld Steering & Advisory Committee. We now have a tremendous opportunity to help work towards providing safe, sustainable and adequate amounts of food globally. Over the next 10-years, food is forecast to become 30% more expensive, with the worldwide demand requiring production to rise 50% by 2030 – it is one of the greatest challenges to international food producers, scientists and governments today and I strongly believe we can help work towards meeting these increasing international pressures."
About CropWorld Global 2013:
The exhibition-led event is taking place in the Netherlands (the world's second largest agricultural exporter) between the 29th and 30th of October at the Amsterdam RAI. Over two days, four vertical-specific, modular conferences will take place alongside the exhibition, examining the regulatory and industry implications across 'water and irrigation', 'crop science', 'supply chain', and 'R&D' – later in the year full conference topics and plenary sessions will be announced.
For further information on how to help spread industry innovation, details on speaking at the event, exhibiting, attending or sponsorship packages, please contact CropWorld Global 2013: Terri D'Elia, Exhibition Director, at firstname.lastname@example.com, +44 (0) 207 560 4364 or visit www.cropworld-global.com
• Over 2000 global industry professionals, 90 exhibitors and 115 paid delegates
• Exhibitors from the world's leading companies in their respective areas: Crop Production and Protection; Water and Irrigation; Supply Chain; R&D – Innovation; Seeds; Soil Management; Packaging and Storage; Education & Training, Regulatory & Academia; Crop Waste management & Storage; Precision Agriculture and Machinery
• 4 exhibitor zones: Crop science, Water (irrigation, drainage and management), Supply Chain, and General (companies that supply products and services to the sector)
CropWorld Global 2013 is being organised by UBM Live in association with the British Crop Production Council (BCPC). UBM uses its experience in overseas markets to complement and build on the annual CropWorld conferences and exhibitions by running regional events in the key crop producing geographic regions of the world.
About UBM Live
UBM Live is a division of UBM Plc. (LSE: UBM) a leading provider of business information services to the maritime, travel, fashion, technology, healthcare, media, and property industries. UBM offers services in trade shows, conferences, online, news distribution, and publishing to customers across the globe. Its brands are represented in more than 30 countries and are organised into specialist teams that serve their business communities helping them excel in their market by working effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.ubmlive.com
About BCPC
British Crop Production Council (BCPC) promotes the use of science and technology in the understanding and application of effective and sustainable crop production.
Further details are available at http://www.bcpc.org
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Get an overview of this hotelFamily-friendly Madrid hotel in Jerónimos, walk to Prado Museum
Popular property highlights
This family-friendly Madrid hotel is located in a shopping district, within a 10-minute walk of El Retiro Park, Prado Museum, and Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum. Plaza Mayor and Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia are also within 1 mi (2 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has a bar/lounge and meeting rooms. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, free use of bicycles, concierge services, and dry cleaning are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 87 soundproofed rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and minibars. Plasma TVs, room service, and hair dryers are among the other amenities available to guests.
Guest Highlights
- Spotless guestrooms
- Comfortable rooms
- Good location
- Proximity to public transit
- Breakfast
- Overall value of stay
- Helpful staff
- Comfy beds
Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso XII
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Event facilities measuring 1292 square feet (120 square meters) include meeting rooms. This Art Deco hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and concierge services.
Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso XII is a smoke-free property.
- Restaurant
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 87
- Number of floors - 6
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Laundry facilities
- Meeting rooms 3
- Multilingual staff
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 120
- Year Built 1852
- Conference space size (feet) - 1292
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Bar/lounge
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
- Tours/ticket assistance
Family Friendly Amenities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Soundproofed rooms
- Laundry facilities
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Offsite parking discounted rates available
Room Amenities
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower only
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room computer
- Plasma TV
- In-room climate control (heating)
- Room service (limited hours)
Where to Eat
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
El Retiro - This restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include complimentary bicycles.
- Free bicycles on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-in time ends at midnight
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 2 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Pets stay free
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 16 for adults and EUR 8 for children (approximately)
Hotel Name
- Petit Palace Alfonso Savoy
- Petit Palace Alfonso XII
- Petit Palace Savoy
- Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso
- Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso XII
- Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso XII Hotel
- Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso XII Hotel Madrid
- Petit Palace Savoy Alfonso XII Madrid
We should mention
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation. Children 2 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation. In accordance with national/local laws, air conditioning may be restricted to certain hours during certain times of the year.


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The Race - Part ILogic Grid puzzles come with a handy interactive grid that will help you solve the puzzle based on the given clues.
Five competitors (two women named Alexa and Breanna, and three men named Larry, Arnold and Michael) recently decided they would race each other for a large prize. Before the race would start, each person decided to do a different aerobics class to try and become more fit and healthy. Each had already raced for a number of months in competitions (3, 6, 9, 12, 15). Their surnames are Anderson, Cameron, Douglas, Ewell and Farlin. After two months of aerobics each person noticed a different benefit from their exercise. From the clues below, can you match the full name of each competitor with the number of months they've raced before, the benefit each has experienced from aerobics, and the brand of sneakers each wears?
1. Arnold, who isn't surnamed Anderson, doesn't use Nike shoes.
2. Arnold has been racing for fewer months than the woman who noticed an increase in her energy level; she has been racing for fewer months than the friend who wears Brooks shoes.
3. The person who has been racing for the least amount of time is neither the man who uses Adidas shoes, nor another person surnamed Douglas.
4. The man who uses Reebok shoes has been racing longer than the person surnamed Ewell, who has been racing longer than the person who lowered his/her cholesterol level.
5. The person who has experienced weight loss began racing after the one who gained muscle tone and before Alexa (who doesn't use Nike).
6. Larry lowered his cholesterol level.
7. The one surnamed Anderson hasn't noticed any weight loss.
8. Ms. Ewell isn't the woman who gained muscle tone.
9. Ms. Cameron enjoys aerobics so much that she goes to the gym at least 5 times a week.
AnswerLarry lowered his cholesterol level (6).
The woman who has more muscle tone (8) isn't Alexa (5), so she's Breanna. The woman who noticed an increase in her energy level (2), then is Alexa.
Ms. Ewell isn't Breanna (8), so she's Alexa, and Ms. Cameron (9) is Breanna.
Arnold has been racing for fewer months than Alexa (2), so he hasn't experienced weight loss (5); he has more endurance, and Michael, by elimination, lost weight.
Alexa doesn't use Brook shoes (2), Adidas (3), Reebok (4), or Nike (5), so she wears Hushpuppy.
The person who has been racing for the shortest time doesn't wear Hushpuppy, Brooks (4), so he or she wears Nike.
The one who wears Nike sneakers, then, isn't Arnold (1), Michael, or Breanna (5), so he's Larry.
Breanna's shoes aren't made by Adidas (3), or Reebok (4), so they are Brooks.
Arnold has been racing for fewer months than Alexa (2), so he doesn't wear Reebok (4); Michael does, and Arnold, by elimination, wears Adidas.
The one surnamed Anderson isn't Arnold (1) or Michael (7), so he's Larry.
Arnold's surname isn't Douglas (3), so it's Farlin, and by elimination, Michael's is Douglas.
The one who has been racing for 15 months isn't Arnold, Alexa (2), or Michael (5), so she's Breanna.
Alexa hasn't been racing for 6 months (2) or 12 months (5), so for 9 months.
Arnold, then, has been racing for 6 months (2). By elimination, Michael has been racing for 12 months.
In summary:
Alexa Ewell, 9 months, more energy, Hushpuppy
Breanna Cameron, 15 months, muscle tone, Brooks
Larry Anderson, 3 months, lowered cholesterol, Nike
Arnold Farlin, 6 months, more endurance, Adidas
Michael Douglas, 12 months, weight loss, Reebok
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