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Sometimes, government just can't get out of its own way.
In the midst of a Los Angeles County child welfare crisis involving the death of an 8-year-old comes word that the beleaguered and understaffed Department of Children and Family Services was authorized to hire 150 additional social workers three years ago, but it didn't happen because no one knew it.
The Board of Supervisors heard this week that the department would now start hiring the new employees, but did not hear a satisfactory explanation of why the new social workers hadn't long been on board, easing the caseloads of current workers. Apparently, because there was a general hiring freeze — which deliberately excluded the DCFS — managers thought they needed additional permissions and did not use the money that had been authorized.
Turnover was doubtless a factor in the missed opportunity to improve child welfare services over the past three years. Philip Browning, the current director of DCFS, was not with the department when the hiring appropriation was made in the 2010-11 budget year; that ball was dropped by a past DCFS administration.
But confusion continued right up to the present about if or when the new workers could be hired. Browning told supervisors last week that DCFS officials thought they had to wait to start the hiring until the board approves a supplemental budget, which should happen in September. He was told by supervisors and Chief Executive William Fujioka that he needed no further approvals, but could hire immediately.
Fortunately, Browning's department had advertised the positions in anticipation of being able to hire, and already has 220 qualified candidates to test.
So the good news is that as many as 150 new social workers could begin training by the end of the year. Child protection should improve with reduced caseloads.
The bad news is that bureaucratic incompetence stalled the improvement so long. No one in DCFS felt compelled to act or seek permission to move ahead with hiring? Neither Fujioka nor the supervisors checked to see that their directives were being carried out?
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Designated hitter Danny Valencia was already batting a major league-leading .548 (23-for-42) since Aug. 4 before his three-run home run in the eighth inning Thursday night.
But while the right-handed Valencia has mostly been used against left-handers, his game-tying homer came against Yankees righty David Robertson.
Robertson is an unusual case, though. He actually has a lower opponents' average against left-handed batters (.162) than against right-handed batters (.248), which is part of the reason why Orioles manager Buck Showalter stuck with Valencia.
Showalter did say Valencia could be lined up for other chances against right-handers if he continues his hot streak.
"Danny's in a good place right now, and I'll continue to match him up, but the way he's handling himself, that's how you get dictated more opportunities," Showalter said. "He's been a real contributor for us."
For the season, Valencia is batting .194 against right-handers and .385 against lefties.


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Residents of Delaware County are among the healthiest people in Ohio, according to a report released last week.
Residents of Delaware County are among the healthiest people in Ohio, according to a report released last week.
According to the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, released Wednesday, March 26, Delaware County ranked third out of Ohio's 88 counties in terms of health outcomes -- defined by the report as measurements of the length and quality of residents' lives.
Geauga County, located just east of Cleveland, ranked first in health outcomes in the state. Scioto County in southern Ohio ranked last.
Delaware County ranked first in health factors, which measure rates of behaviors such as smoking and inactivity, clinical care, social and economic factors, and the county's environment.
Shelia Hiddleson, commissioner of the Delaware General Health District, said the report reinforces the county's reputation as a healthful place to live and raise a family.
"Of course we're very glad for our county," she said. "We know (the healthful environment) is one of the draws of Delaware County."
The report is released annually by the nonprofit Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Delaware County achieved the same ranks in the health outcomes and health factors categories in last year's report.
Hiddleson noted the district had programs for almost all of the health behaviors studied in the health factors category, from obesity to excessive drinking. The exceptions, she said, were teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.
"It's validating that (regarding) the things we are actually working on ... we're seeing some success in those programs," she said.
Hiddleson said those programs often are supported by discretionary funds provided by the district's operating levy. Funding from grants, the state or inspection fees often are tied to specific purposes.
Voters will decide on whether to renew the district's 0.7-mill levy on the May 6 ballot.
Hiddleson said the health district shares the credit for the ranking with the county's governments, nonprofit agencies, other groups and the individual residents who make healthy choices.
She said the health district continues to take steps to ensure it remains on the cutting edge of public health.
The district became just the fourth in the state and the 31st nationwide to receive accreditation through the Public Health Accreditation Board earlier this month. To receive the accreditation, the district had to meet multiple peer-reviewed quality standards.
Hiddleson said the county's place at the top of the pack in regards to health factors eventually should improve its position in the health outcomes category. If county residents continue to smoke and drink at low rates, for example, the county should see fewer early deaths.
"In the long run, the things we're doing today should begin to affect those health outcomes in the years to come," she said.


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TUKWILA, Wash. (AP) The idea may be unsettling to Seattle Sounders fans, but with less than a month left in the regular season the priority for the playoff-bound Sounders is to avoid the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference and not the Cascadia Cup.
Fortunately for Seattle fans, a win over rival Portland on Sunday would go a long way toward getting out of being the fourth-seed and the extra game that comes with it. It also keeps alive Seattle's hopes of retaining the trophy that goes to the winner of the Northwest rivalry involving the Sounders, Timbers and Vancouver Whitecaps.
Three points against the Timbers, in front of an expected crowd of 66,000 and one of the largest in MLS history, could have massive influence on how the next few weeks play out for the Sounders.
``We talked a number of weeks ago we set some goals for ourselves and one of those was to have that No. 2 spot in the west,'' Seattle midfielder Brad Evans said. ``That's still within our grasp and something that we really want. If we can eliminate that playoff game that will benefit us in the long run.''
Seattle has already assured itself of a playoff berth, but by sitting in fourth place in the conference standings leaves itself in the uncomfortable position of facing an extra game when the playoffs arrive. As part of the playoff restructuring the Nos. 4 and 5 teams in each conference have a one-game playoff with the winner advancing to face the No. 1 seed in the conference semifinals.
As it stands now, Seattle would face Vancouver in the one-game playoff, before having to face likely Supporters' Shield winner San Jose.
That is not the scenario Seattle wants to face. But the Sounders do have one more game than any other Western Conference team and matches against Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles - the two teams directly in front of Seattle - still to be played.
Seattle won last year's Cascadia Cup, bu needs help to retain the title. Portland currently leads with eight points in the competition between the three Northwest squads, with Seattle second with six points and Vancouver in third. To keep the title, Seattle needs a victory over Portland and the Whitecaps to beat or tie the Timbers this month in Vancouver.
A draw by the Timbers on Sunday will give them the Cascadia title in an otherwise dreary season in Portland.
``It certainly helps us and keeps us in a rhythm of playing important games, so we can't relax and have an easy game,'' Seattle coach Sigi Schmid said. ``Every game is going to be a game that's going to require concentration and attention from the team, which is good because it keeps you sharp going into the playoffs.''
Only one other stand-alone MLS match has drawn more than 67,000 fans in league history. Los Angeles drew 69,255 for the first game in league history in 1996 and the Galaxy and New York played before 66,237 at Giants Stadium in 2007.
The league has seen larger crowds for doubleheaders featuring international clubs, but in terms of stand-alone matches Seattle will own two of the top four marks in league history after Sunday night.
``We've kind of become accustomed to having 3 or 4 games per year that were almost sellouts,'' Evans said. ``Just a great opportunity. Like last year and games prior when we've had so many people, we've played well. For us this is a massive game once again. We're playing for a playoff spot and this will be a big one.''


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Huawei To Set Up R&D Centre In Bangalore; Invest $ 150 Million
Shanghai: Telecom gear maker Huawei will set up a new research and development (R&D) centre in Bangalore with an investment of $ 150 million (about Rs 813 crore) in the second half of this year.
"Since 2004, we have invested around $ 200 million in activities around research and development. We are setting up new R&D centre in Bangalore with an additional investment of about $ 150 million to consolidate our operations under one facility," Huawei Technologies Head (International Media Affairs) Scott Sykes told PTI.
He said it will be set up in the second half of this year. In India, Huawei employs around 6,000 people out of which it has close to 2,500 people are working at its R&D.
This new facility will have capacity to house 5,000 people but the company is yet to firm up its hiring plan for India.
"Huawei is building capacity in India. Hiring will be done as per business need. We expect to see better business there in second half of this year" Sykes said.
The company peaked revenues of $ 1.2 billion in 2011, registering a growth of around 30 per cent compared to the previous year. The company's business had been almost flat in 2012, he said.
Huawei is also evaluating to shift its Indian global network operation centre (GNOC) to this new facility.
"We are looking to centralise our GNOC in India. Under the plan we may shift our GNOC under this new facility," Sykes said.
The company has about 500 employee at GNOC and manages services for Idea Cellular, Aircel, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices.
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The moon's surface is probably closer to green cheese than to solid rock. Blue cheese may be more accurate than green when an astronaut finally steps off into the rough, dark, opaque material left by micrometeorite bombardment.
Dr. Thomas Gold, director of the center for radiophysics and space research, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., said that the action of micrometeorites on the moon's surface cannot fail to produce at least a thin layer of finely pulverized material like dust. Dense particle packing is possible so that a moon visitor would be able to make his way about in a weightless condition.
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A House of Commons Committee has given its seal of approval to the Ministry of Justice's choice to be the new Information Commissioner, clearing the way for the appointment of Christopher Graham to the post.
Current Commissioner Richard Thomas retires in June and the Ministry of Justice previously announced Advertising Standards Authority executive director Graham as its choice for the post. It said that it would not confirm the appointment until a pre-appointment hearing from the Commons Justice Committee.
That Committee has now approved Graham for the post, but has reiterated its calls for better funding and more independence for the office of the privacy watchdog.
"The Justice Committee has repeatedly argued that the Information Commissioner should be made directly responsible to and funded by Parliament to protect the independence of the role, rather than being sponsored by the Ministry of Justice as at present, but Government has rejected this recommendation," said a statement from the Committee.
The Committee's chair, Sir Alan Beith, said that it was crucial that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) remained separate from Government.
"The Information Commissioner needs to be an independent and fearless champion of both data protection and freedom of information, with the resources to run an office that is efficient enough to be taken seriously," he said.
"In recent years many issues have arisen, some very high profile, that prove the need for strong protective measures for the vast amount of personal information about citizens now held by both government and private companies," he said.
A spokeswoman for the Committee said that its pre-appointment hearings did not give it formal veto powers, but that a Government department would find it difficult to appoint someone to a post who had been criticised by a Commons committee.
The Committee also stressed its previously-stated belief that the ICO needs better funding if it is properly to carry out its responsibilities.
"The out-going Commissioner, Richard Thomas, made the compelling point in evidence to the Committee that he has 53 caseworkers dealing with freedom of information complaints from across the entire public sector, compared, for instance, to the 28 staff needed by the Ministry of Justice to deal with its incoming FOI requests alone," the Committee statement said.
In a submission to the Committee earlier this year, in which he reviewed his seven-year term of office, Thomas said that the resourcing of the ICO was its biggest challenge, and that it faced budget cuts just as its role and responsibilities were increasing.


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Organizations have always looked to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency by using technology to automate as many business processes as possible. The automation occurs at all levels of the enterprise but of particular importance (especially for retail businesses) is the automation that is customer facing. This equipment is often a function-specific device -- an embedded system. Automated teller machines, point-of-sale workstations, vending kiosks, self-checkout systems, slot machines, and airline check-in terminals are all examples of customer facing embedded systems used in retail establishments. Of course, if the equipment is not operational it often means lost revenue for the business. Perhaps more importantly, however, it is the negative customer experience that is the most damaging. In retail, it is all about customer service, and a bad customer experience can impact customer loyalty and damage the corporate brand. Therefore, the retail IT enterprise must balance the deployment of customer-facing embedded systems that are cost effective yet very reliable and highly available.
Overview of Intel Active Management Technology
Intel Active Management Technology (AMT) is a hardware-based solution that uses out-of-band communication for management access to client systems. Intel AMT is one of the key technology ingredients of Intel vPro technology, a platform brand of business optimized computers. In situations where a remote client system is inaccessible, such as when the machine is turned off, the hard-disk drive has crashed or the operating system is hung, Intel AMT provides the mechanism by which a server running remote management software would be able to still access the client system and perform basic management tasks. Intel AMT is dedicated hardware contained within certain Intel mobile and desktop chipsets, such as the Mobile Intel GM45 Express chipset or the Intel Q35/Q45 Express chipsets and which are also used in many embedded devices. Figure 1 describes the client-side Intel AMT hardware components.
At a high level, client-side Intel AMT is made up of the following components:
- Intel Manageability Engine (Intel ME), a microcontroller-based subsystem that provides an out-of-band (OOB) management communication channel, maintains a TCP/IP stack and runs the Intel ME firmware. Intel ME is the heart of AMT and resides in the chipset's Memory Control Hub (MCH).
- Nonvolatile memory, persistent memory used to store the compressed Intel ME firmware as well as hardware/software information for IT staff to access using the OOB channel. This includes approximately 192 KB of third-party data storage space (3PDS) for general-purpose use by OEM platform software or third-party software applications. The 3PDS space could optionally be use for encryption of sensitive data or secure keys. This nonvolatile memory resides in flash memory and is often combined onto a single SPI flash device along with the system's BIOS, Video BIOS, LAN ROM, and so on.
- System Memory, a portion of the system's main DRAM (channel 0) is used to run the decompressed Intel ME Firmware similar to what happens with system's BIOS. Intel ME requires DRAM channel 0 in order for the Intel ME to run and be initialized properly. If no memory is populated in channel 0 then Intel ME will be disabled.
- AMT-capable networking hardware, specific Intel wired or wireless networking silicon with necessary hooks to support Intel AMT. These hooks implement filters that interact with inbound and outbound TCP/IP networking traffic.


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Book: 'The Automation Legal Reference' provides legal advice with wit, wisdom
Legal risk surrounds automation, robotics, and process industries projects, and "The Automation Legal Reference," by Mark Voigtmann and published by ISA, includes inspired legal wisdom and wit from years of writing and speaking about legalities of automation. Voigtmann, attorney with Faegre Baker Daniels, expanded upon years of Control Engineering "Legalities" columns, speeches, and other articles, and added illustrations from Aaron Reiter, in the 160-page book. It's appropriate reading for anyone involved with control system integration, robotic integration, and integration of process control projects, as well as customers, those funding the projects, and others involved.
Voigtmann said that in automation, robotics, and process industries, "lack of communication is a two-way problem. Not only do most lawyers have little or no understanding of what automation companies do (mention the word 'software' and many will politely look for the exit), but I also have seen all too many engineers (and, frankly, automation company executives) attempt to navigate their way through legal hazards in what can only be described as a 'penny wise but pound foolish' manner—saving a few thousand on legal fees on the front end only to see a company-killing problem arise as a result of that inattention."
He further explains that "legal risks awaiting those who venture out in the automation world are by no means small. Although reading this book will not eliminate those risks, I hope it will at least demystify them—so that each new project is begun with open eyes."
Sampling: Dirty dozen and ugly 8 contract clauses
For a brief preview of Voigtmann's style, you can look at two Control Engineering columns, which are expanded into chapters 5 and 6 in this book:
– Beware The Dirty Dozen – Legalities: Want a good starting place for figuring out whether to accept another company's terms and conditions? Try looking for these "Dirty Dozen" contract flaws.
– Legalities: 8 Ugly Contract Clauses – Legal risks for automation industry companies: Add these ugly 8 contract clauses to the dirty dozen to get 20 very serious legal risks.
And, as Voigtmann advises, "This book is intended as a general guide to legal risk in the automation realm and should not be relied upon as advice for any particular situation. The law applicable to any given circumstance can be nuanced. Please consult counsel."
The book, "The Automation Legal Reference" by Mark Voigtmann, is available through the online ISA Bookstore. He discussed the book and used the chapters as an outline for his May 2 presentation, "21 Legal Takeaways in 45 Minutes," at the CSIA Executive Conference.
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I'm interested in painting a mural at the forest. Someone mentioned the main stairway still needed to be painted.
Let me know if you are still looking for people, I would love to do it.
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My current idea is to paint the first portion of the stairs, up to the first landing. It does not have to be this section, I am flexible concerning wall space.
I wanted to paint bees, mostly because i recently did a quick fair trade banner with bees, and would like to do something similar..but with more freedom and space.
I wouldn't need to many colours..maybe just black and white.
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sounds great, but Theres already Janet who would like to do murals next to staircase so we need to decide who should take that space or who would be better for that space, because I think that the other proposal sounds good too. But I think we should make both of them happen so just the space is the question.
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so I meet her today in the forest, and I thought that it would be great if she could paint her murals in the basement on the walls leading from the fire exit door until the toilets. These walls are also need to be done and maybe more people are going to get to see it and it is also a big area just as the walls around the staircase, and we are also going to fix the big hole that is in the wall next to the freezer. She said that she also would like to do the ceiling and the floor (black and white zigzags). So I think that its looking really good, and this way the project of Janet can also happen, and we can also revive the basement as well. What do you think?
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I met her today, sorry I forgot to put it in the past...
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and she also wants to paint the table which is always messy and its on the left side next to the freezer. hurray!!
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new murals would be great.
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After his service, he worked at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Topeka, and then sold life insurance. He was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church.
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He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mildred Rhodes and Grayce Dahlinger; and one brother, John Rhodes.
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"No more stories about my love life," daughter Sara admonished me in her critique. She was referring to the one I wrote about her very good friend whom I secretly (well not so secretly now) wished could be more. I call him "my wannabe son-in-law." Even though the "wannabe" told me that he thought the column was cool and it helped him with the women he was actually dating.
Mom complained that I made an error in my New Year's Eve column about the boy she played a trick on 85 years ago. Apparently he did not say he would hunt her down and make her pay. He said, "If I ever find the girl who did this I will tar and feather her."
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Managing a dairy business in this economy is tough. When margins are tight, the cost of a treatment can seem more important than how well it works. However, the true cost of the treatment can go well beyond the initial purchase price.
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Consider these dairy wellness tips to avoid the hidden treatment costs that aren't written on the bottle.
- Understand the disease
Understanding the disease itself will help you identify the treatment that will give you the greatest chance of curing it."Metritis is a perfect example," Dr. Kirkpatrick says. "It typically begins when an Escherichia coli (E. coli) infection develops in the uterus and opens the door for subsequent infections from other bacteria. An antibiotic such as penicillin doesn't have the range to attack an E. coli infection, and going off-label won't help. If you aren't using an effective treatment, the total cost of the administered product could be higher and you could be spending more in additional treatments when the first one doesn't work."
- Evaluate treatment protocols
Treatment protocols are designed to consider many variables. Protocols can vary depending on the disease and products available to treat it. Written protocols should include the route of administration, dosage and duration to cure the disease as defined by your veterinarian. Training your employees to record and strictly comply with these protocols will minimize the chance of disease relapse or failure. When you adhere to your protocols, you can evaluate the true cost of a treatment rather than just the cost of a bottle.
- Avoid violative drug residues
"Treatments that require milk withdrawals aren't necessarily dairy-friendly, and the withdrawal time must be followed to avoid violative drug residues," Dr. Kirkpatrick says.
If your raw milk tests positive for an antibiotic, you could incur expenses to cover the cost of disposing the tanker plus fines from food safety officials. On-label treatments that come with zero milk discard remove the potentially hefty hidden cost of a residue violation.
- Minimize pen moves
Pen moves can be costly because they create social stress and expose cows to additional diseases.
When a treatment requires a milk withdrawal, the cow must be moved to a pen with other treated cattle. Anytime a cow is moved — even back to her original pen — she needs to familiarize herself with her surroundings and establish her social rank.1 Cows under social stress spend less time eating and lying down, and they produce less milk.2
Pen moves also can be costly if a cow contracts another illness. When a cow is already ill, her immune system is compromised and the risk of contracting another disease is high. A new disease could require additional treatments, different medicines and more money.
"Avoiding hidden costs can be easy when you use products with effective, on-label protocols that are also dairy-friendly," Dr. Kirkpatrick adds. "Anything else can end up costing you more money."
Your veterinarian is a valuable resource for determining which treatments are not only effective but also most cost-effective and best suited for your operation. Ask him or her to help you develop written treatment protocols, train employees to follow the protocol and use recorded treatment records to evaluate how you can avoid unnecessary risks and costs on your dairy.
About Zoetis
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1 Boe KE, Faerevik G. Grouping and social preferences in calves, heifers, and cows. Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 2003. 80:175-190.
2 von Keyserlingk MA, Olenick D, Weary DM. Acute behavioral effects of regrouping dairy cows. J Dairy Sci. 2008;91(3): 1011-1016.
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For a few days in December, the American Seed Trade Association brings the who's who of the seed industry together in Chicago for its annual Seed Expo. This last December, the talk on the trade show floor and the meeting rooms often focused on the volatile marketplace of 2008. With significantly higher commodity prices throughout the summer, the entire market had felt optimistic; then came the collapse of the general economy, tight credit and a free fall of those once sky-high commodity prices. Breakevens or even negative returns are now possible for some producers in 2009. And that means closer scrutiny of seed prices.
"Through the beginning of December, we saw a slowing of seed orders," says Tom Strachota, general manager for Dairyland Seed. "I think that was in part due to a longer harvest, the roller coaster ride for commodity prices, and the generally high prices of inputs."
"Farmers are delaying some seed-buying decisions, but seed historically is a big item to prepay for tax purposes," adds Doug Vail, general manager of Mycogen Seeds.
Last year was a challenging one for the seed industry. Faced with the same market forces faced by their customers — high commodity prices, rising fuel prices, increased rents — seed companies had to aggressively compete for seed acreage.
"What can sometimes be difficult to understand is that in seed production we have the same costs," Vail explains. "When fuel prices are higher, we also have to pay. And we have to increase our premiums paid in order to secure seed corn acreage. Those premiums were significantly higher in 2008."
An increase in trait-licensing fees, as well as increases in germplasm fees, also boosted the underlying cost of a bag of seed.
Value-capture model
Trait suppliers use what they call a value-capture model to set trait-licensing fees for the year. That is done early, usually around March. Seed companies then determine the trait fees and the costs associated with planting the number of seed acres. Then they set their prices.
"Our value-capture model includes using a three-year average of commodity prices, among other factors," says Ernesto Farjardo, U.S. commercial lead for Monsanto. In addition to the commodity price average, the value-capture model includes tangible and intangible values. Farjardo and other company officials admit that it is difficult to predict what commodity prices will do during the growing season, especially during the extreme volatility seen during 2008. "It is a balance between understanding the yield benefits, the traits and the genetics contained in that seed," Farjardo says.
Brian Humphries, vice president of sales and marketing for Wyffels Hybrids, says his company's pricing strategy is to put its best foot forward with its pricing model and offer aggressive early pay discounts. "We don't agree with making deals in February," he says.
Humphries admits it can be difficult competing against other companies making late-season pricing deals. "We show growers that those deals might not be the most profitable for them in the long run," he says. "We work with customers to determine the right products, including the right traits, that are needed. The price of seed does play a part, but it is not the most important factor."
Despite all the rumblings over seed prices, for the most part producers are still buying traited products. "Our own seed orders show that 75% of our hybrids are being sold with one or more of the biotech traits," Humphries says. Sales of conventional corn hybrids are shrinking. For Wyffels, about half of the company's corn portfolio was non-traited in 2000. Today, it's about 5%. "The demand is for traited products," Humphries says. "If there were a seismic shift and producers wanted non-traited products, you can be sure that seed companies would grow them."
Changing landscape
Some dramatic changes have occurred within the seed industry over the past few years. More and more independent, regional seed companies have banded together, have been acquired by the large industry players, or have aligned with the larger companies. For example, Ag Venture is a network of nearly 40 independently owned regional seed companies. Greenleaf Genetics, a joint venture between DuPont and Syngenta, allows the companies to have market access to each other's library of genetics and traits. And ASI, a wholly owned subsidiary of Monsanto, is a holding company established to support regional seed businesses.
"There is definite pressure on independents," says Bruce Howison, vice president, marketing seeds and traits for Syngenta Seeds. "Before biotech was a large part of the seed portfolio, smaller companies would rely on germplasm from other larger seed companies, take that germplasm back and cross it with their own, and develop hybrids for their product line. Traits are now a significant portion of the cost of doing business, and that is putting pressure on margins."
Other industry executives claim that, if tech fees continue to increase, especially at the rate they have been the past couple of years, what little margin is left in seed production will disappear.
And then there is the complexity of managing the traits. "Handshake agreements are now backed up with a very detailed contract," Howison says. "That's a reflection of the inherent value of that intellectual property."
Frank Ross, vice president of North American operations for Pioneer Hi-Bred, says more partnerships and consolidation are likely in the industry as relationships are forged to maintain access to traits and genetics.
"It's a high-priced market today," Ross says. "In 1987, 5 to 6% of our company's revenues were put into research and development. Today, that number is 12%. To take advantage of the tools available to us today, research and development is much more expensive. For an industry, it is likely regional players will work with larger companies in order to have access to that research and development."
Although all seed companies must keep up with new traits to remain profitable, the main focus for ASTA, and its members, is still high-quality germplasm. "Maybe biotech has taken the lead, but germplasm is the delivery method," says Andy LaVigne, president and CEO of ASTA. "If we don't have viable germplasm, it doesn't matter what biotech traits we develop. This is the area that ultimately benefits producers."


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America's Career Resource Network: Career Development Resources and Training
These resources are available to teachers, counselors, administrators, and parents. For more information, go to the directory of state project directors on the America's Career Resource Network (ACRN) website and contact your state's project director.
Career Information Delivery Systems. Computerized programs that provide self-assessment, career exploration and a wealth of other occupational and educational information about career training opportunities.
Career Tabloids. Publications in a newspaper or magazine format that describe occupations, provide information about labor market trends, and offer tips concerning job applications, resumes, interviewing, and educational preparation.
Facilitating Career Development. Competency-based curriculum to prepare individuals for the Career Development Facilitator credential. The curriculum addresses 12 competencies that include helping skills, diversity, assessment, career development theory and practice, labor market information, technology and program management. It is coordinated by the National Career Development Association, and has been approved by the Center for Credentialing and Education.
Get-A-Life Personal Planning Portfolio and Transition Planner. Easy to use and motivating career-planning tool for students grades 5-12.
Improved Career Decision Making. Training curriculum that identifies the kinds of labor market, occupational and career development information available, how to access that information and how to use that information in a counseling or educational setting.
Life/Work Portfolio and Guide. A career-planning tool, designed for older youth and adults. It is filled with activities and ideas to help users master the competencies and indicators from the National Career Development Guidelines, helping them to perfect their resumes and cover letters.
National Career Development Guidelines. Competency-based approach to career development that helps states plan quality career development programs. The Guidelines focus on three areas: student/adult competencies and indicators, an implementation model, and personnel requirements.
The Occupational Information Network (O*NET). Easy-to-use database, accessible from any web browser, that contains comprehensive information on job requirements and worker competencies. O*NET replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles and offers a more dynamic framework for exploring the world of work. With O*NET, employers of all sizes and across all fields have a powerful means for accessing critical information.
Real Games Series. Includes six levels of interactive career exploration programs for youths and adults. The games demonstrate the relevancy of education, focuses on experiential learning, involve working in groups, and attempt to make learning more fun. The Real Games Series is in compliance with the National Career Development Guidelines and satisfies the American School Counselors Association (ASCA) National Standards for school counseling programs.
Workforce in Transition. Blueprint for career development professionals who are asked to design job search programs for a wide range of customers. Through a series of activities and training exercises, users of this manual examine adult career development needs and issues, and learn how to help customers conduct effective job searches.


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For now, it's mostly just furloughed workers who are feeling the pain. But just wait.
Barry Anderson remembers. He was deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget in 1995 and 1996, the last time the U.S. government closed its doors. He worked closely with a small cadre of OMB leaders, digging through little-known statutes and Justice Department interpretations to determine who is an essential employee and who should be furloughed.
"I'm not sure if it's apocryphal or not but there were questions about the National Zoo," he remembered. "The guards were essential. The people feeding the animals were essential. But what about the people who delivered the food and prepared it? If you run out of meat you don't want them lions getting hungry."
The bizarro world of the shutdown has left green-eyeshade guys with Solomonic decisions about feeding Simba. It has also riven the American people. Some are acutely feeling the shutdown pain—the furloughed workers themselves and any businesses that are immediately affected, say the oft-cited concessionaires near National Parks. Sen. Angus King, the Maine independent, notes the collapse of cruise ship tourism in Bar Harbor with the closing of Acadia National park. "If you own a motel and don't fill the bed that night you can't get that night back," King says. He says the pain is isolated but spreading.
That's partly because of the size of the affected workforce: About 450,000 federal employees have been furloughed out of a federal workforce of 2.7 million.(Almost all of the 350,000 Pentagon employees who had been furloughed were called back to service by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.) The American workforce is about 155 million, meaning this furlough affects less than one-third of 1 percent of U.S. workers.
And of course decisions that deem many "essential" allow Americans to can go about life without being hit by airplanes falling from the sky (because air traffic controllers are on the job), or fretting about al-Qaida surging (because the military is still shooting ), or hiding from Hannibal Lecters (because the federal Bureau of Prisons hasn't unlocked the cells). The Postal Service is the federal entity that Americans deal with the most and it has not seen furloughs. The biggest entitlement checks, Social Security and Medicare, will keep rolling.
But while the pain is clearly tolerable now, it will begin to feel unacceptably acute soon, should the shutdown continue.
Consider transportation. Roads and bridges are paid for by a highway trust fund that shouldn't be much affected by the pathological stalemate over a continuing resolution. But, one transportation industry representative says, there's a huge regulatory dimension to roads—permits needed from the Environmental Protection Agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Army Corps of Engineers, and others. Those agencies are barely functioning, let alone processing permits. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration? Some of its funding comes from that trust fund and is secure—for things like crash test safety, for example. But any of the safety studies or promotions to get people to use their baby car seats properly or have recalls? Not happening. Government reports on oil that are followed closely in the transportation world might stop next week. What's tolerable now won't be in a month if roads can't get built.
It's been less than two weeks since the government was partially shuttered. Another week or so of the government not putting out economic statistics, leaving the financial-services industry flying blind, and Americans may feel it. When applications for veterans' benefits or Federal Housing Administration loans start to stall, things may not look peachy. Not surprisingly the poor take it the hardest. Social Security for grandma in Boca seems safe, but all the administrative money for running the SNAP program, formerly known as food stamps? That's gone even if the money for beneficiaries can last longer. School lunch programs may have another month left before states have to kick in. It's not impossible that federal courts may start to slow down, with some trials going into cryogenic recess. That's why economists overwhelmingly believe a shutdown of a few weeks will cause real problems.
And that's just this round. Can you build a government workforce of any talent if you keep doing this? Sen. King, who was a congressional staffer 40 years ago, is visibly angry about "the way we're treating federal employees."
"We're jerking them around," he says. "It just frosts me and it's wrong."
In a few weeks, a lot more people may be echoing the sentiment.
NEXT STORY: Accidents Go Uninvestigated Due to the Shutdown


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One of our biggest problems with Facebook's mobile app is that it's nearly impossible to shoot and upload a new photo without lurching through a bunch of different screens and options.
The latest update to Facebook's Android app fixes that.
Now Facebook includes a separate "Camera" app that lets you shoot and upload your photos directly to Facebook. You no longer have to dig through the main app's menus.
All you do is shoot, tag (optional), and write a caption (also optional) and your snapshot goes off to your Facebook page.
By the way, you also get Facebook's Messenger app in the new update.
You can get the latest version of Facebook for Android here.