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7 U.S. Code § 1471g - Benefits limitation
(a) Total amount of benefits
The total amount of benefits that a person shall be entitled to receive annually under one or more of the programs established under this subchapter may not exceed $50,000.
(b) Issuance of regulations
The Secretary shall issue regulations—
(1) defining the term "person", which shall conform, to the extent practicable, to the regulations defining the term "person" issued under section 1308 of this title (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) [1] of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), or successor statute;
(2) prescribing such rules as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitation established under this section; and
(c) Receipt of other disaster payments
No person may receive benefits under this subchapter attributable to lost production of a feed commodity due to a natural disaster in 1988 to the extent that such person receives a disaster payment under the Disaster Assistance Act of 1988 on such lost production.
(d) Total combined payment and benefits limitation
Each person otherwise eligible for a livestock emergency benefit under this subchapter in 1988 shall be subject to the combined payment and benefits limitation established under section 211(c) of the Disaster Assistance Act of 1988.
[1] See References in Text note below.
Source(Oct. 31, 1949, ch. 792, title VI, § 609, as added Pub. L. 100–387, title I, § 101(a),Aug. 11, 1988, 102 Stat. 930; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1603(g)(2),May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1011; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1603(g)(2),June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1739; Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1609(b)(1),Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 709.)
References in Text
Section 1308 of this title (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), referred to in subsec. (b)(1), probably means section 1308 of this title before the amendment made by section 1603(b)(3)(A) of that Act, Pub. L. 110–246, which struck out provisions in section 1308 of this title relating to issuance of regulations defining the term "person".
The Disaster Assistance Act of 1988, referred to in subsecs. (c) and (d), is Pub. L. 100–387, Aug. 11, 1988, 102 Stat. 924. Section 211(c) of that act is set out as a note under section 1421 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1988 Amendment note set out under section 1421 of this title and Tables.
Pub. L. 110–234and Pub. L. 110–246made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234were repealed by section 4(a) ofPub. L. 110–246.
2014—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 1609(b)(1), amended language inserted by Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(2). See 2008 Amendment note below.
2008—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(2), as amended by Pub. L. 113–79, § 1609(b)(1), inserted "(before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)" after "section 1308 of this title".
Effective Date of 2014 Amendment
Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1609(b)(2),Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 709, provided that: "This subsection [amending this section, sections 1524 and 8204 of this title, section 2106a of Title 16, Conservation, and section 2401 of Title 19, Customs Duties] and the amendments made by this subsection take effect as if included in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1651 [see Effective Date of 2008 Amendment note below])."
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234by Pub. L. 110–246effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 ofPub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
Effective Date
Section effective 15 days after Aug. 11, 1988, with subsecs. (c) and (d) of this section applicable only with respect to any livestock emergency in 1988, see section 101(c) ofPub. L. 100–387, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 1988 Amendment note under section 1427 of this title.
Inapplicability of Section
Section inapplicable to 2014 through 2018 crops of covered commodities, cotton, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning Feb. 7, 2014, through Dec. 31, 2018, see section 9092(b)(12) of this title.
Section inapplicable to 2008 through 2012 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning June 18, 2008, through Dec. 31, 2012, see section 8782 (b)(12) of this title.
Section inapplicable to 2002 through 2007 crops of covered commodities, peanuts, and sugar and inapplicable to milk during period beginning May 13, 2002, through Dec. 31, 2007, see section 7992 (b)(12) of this title.
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We're really happy to have been part of Kilian's new record on Denali.
Sébastien together with Vivian Bruchez and Jordi Tosas made up the small team with Kilian, making several ascents and descents on Denali over the past 3 weeks.
"Kilian Jornet completed the sixth challenge of his project Summits of My Life with the ascent and descent record on McKinley, the highest peak in North America (6,194m) with a time of 11h 48' last week. Jornet took the Rescue Gully route and not the more frequently used West Buttress route, as recounted in some press reports."
Sébastien recently shot and edited a short series of clips for Nivea Men. The films are part of the 'Worst time for an Itch' promotion and feature mountaineer Antoine Moineville, highliner Tancrède Melet and skier Vivian Bruchez doing what they do best!
The second film in the Summits of My Life series by Kilian Jornet has just been released! Featuring Kilian's record attempts on Mont Blanc, Elbrus and the Matterhorn, the film offers an intimate insight into the adventures of a small group of extraordinary athletes.
We are pleased to announce the release of a new film profiling the sport of steep skiing, featuring Vivian Bruchez, Pierre Tardivel, Anselme Baud, Jonathan Charlet & Kilian Jornet.
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"Kilian Jornet's astonishing athleticism and deep relationship with the mountains is showcased in this stunning film."
'This season, Paul Smith heads to the French Alps with director Sébastien Montaz-Rosset and highliners Antoine Moineville and Tancrède Melet to promote their Autumn/Winter 13 underwear range.
Hold onto your hats and get your tickets ready to join our crazy crew for a spectacular ride packed full of thrills and spills as we head off on a new adventure. All aboard the Little Red Bus - we're about to depart!
We are pleased to announce that A Fine Line - the first film of Kilian Jornet's Summits of My Life project, will be shown at the Cinema Vox in Chamonix with Kilian Jornet in person, Thursday 17th January.
I Believe I Can Fly has been winning over audiences and festival juries throughout the summer. We would like to thank les Diablerets, Chamonix and Coupe Icare film festivals for making the film one of their award winners.
I am excited to announce I will be running the Adventure Film Course at Chamonix Adventure Festival once again. The 2 day course will run on 7th & 8th July - book your place now via the festival website, places are limited!
Kilian Jornet has launched his new project - Summits of My Life, to run over the next few years. We are really excited to be involved and look forward to the challenges that filming his feats will bring.
We are very proud to announce that 'I Believe I can Fly' won the best extreme sports film award at the Barcelona Sports Film Festival (BICN) held on 10-12 May. A huge thank you to all the festivals that have featured the film.
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Brahma Chellany tweets that "Wen Jiabao is coming with a large business team to fortify an asymmetrical trade relationship, even as China steps up its needling of India." He further adds that "India largely exports raw materials to China and imports finished products, as if it were the appendage of a neo-colonial Chinese economy."
Of particular focus during Mr. Wen's visit is trade, which has rapidly grown from $18.7 billion when the Premier was last in India in 2005 to an expected $60 billion this year.
As per reports in Chinese media ahead of the visit, China was willing to work with India to help address the widening trade imbalance, which reached a record $16 billion in
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China's favour last year, as per Liang Wentao, deputy director-general at the Ministry of Commerce. China planned to
send more trade and investment missions to India to help improve the trade structure. India, he said, had become "one of the most important overseas project contracting" destinations for China.
The two countries are expected to sign a number of financing deals for import orders placed by Indian companies. Mr. Liang singled out Reliance Power's recent $ 8.3-billion purchase of 36 coal-fired generators from Shanghai Electric as a "highlight" of the trade ties.
The External Affairs briefing on 13 December skirted all the needles and articulated that the visit aimed at mellowing down and diffusing tensions while promoting people to people contact and trade. Will this second largest Chinese business delegation ever to visit India open the doors to Free Trade between the two countries or will India continue to supply raw materials in lieu of finished products?
Zhang Yan, China's Ambassador to India, has said relations with India are "fragile", but the two countries can work together to emerge as a "world factory and a world office".
At the strategic level, China played down growing Indo US relations when China said its deepening relations with India were "a natural outcome" and it would continue to strengthen the engagement regardless of the state of New Delhi's ties with Washington.
A number of commentaries in the Chinese official media during U.S. President Barack Obama's recent visit to India spoke of Beijing's anxieties about New Delhi appearing to move strategically closer to Washington. Many of China's neighbours, from Japan and South Korea to Vietnam have, in recent months, appeared to seek closer military alliances with the U.S., amid rising territorial tensions in the South China Sea, prompting some Chinese analysts to speak of a U.S.-led "encirclement." This concurs with our post Chiense Encirclement or China Encircled?
Nuances of the emerging cold war between US, China and India were discussed earlier in our post here. Not much has changed since then except further escalation of hostile attitudes in the South China Sea in the aftermath of the Korean imbroglio.
The Pakistan Factor
A greater game is unfolding through a China Pakistan ploy to destabilise India as per K Subrahmanyam. "Both countries are interested in fragmenting India. Both have tried to encourage extremist and secessionist groups within the country in J&K, the North-east and the Maoist areas. It is therefore natural for China and Pakistan to attempt to ensure that US President Barack Obama's visit to India does not take the Indo-US relationship further forward". China wants to duplicate the Indo-US nuclear deal by offering two more reactors to Pakistan in defiance of the Nuclear Suppliers Group guidelines.
Indian policy makers have to ensure that the balance of trade does not turn the larger balance of power in the region askew when India accedes to Chinese business overtures without resolving the major issues of geo strategic balancing. That the premier is headed straight to Islamabad from Delhi with the same contingent indicates Chinese insensitivity to the problem at hand. Will India measure up to the challenge and seek a quid pro quo on all counts of slippery relationship between the two nations is the question one can ask today. Silk route should not lead to China arming and aiding its rouge partner Pakistan to trade blows with India on all counts."It's not a zero sum game," says Talat Masood, an independent Pakistani defense analyst. "It's a question of where each country finds itself and gets the most out of the other."
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's upcoming visit to Pakistan is intended to reassure Islamabad that the two countries' energy, military and economic ties will remain tight, despite Beijing's growing relations with New Delhi. China and Pakistan are set to deepen their strategic relationship. China wants to use Pakistan as a gateway to the Muslim world and as a new Silk Road for China's energy-hungry interior, as well as a balance against India's military rise.
Pakistan, in turn, plans to further rely on China for the bulk of its weapon systems, as a major investor for its ports and roads, and as a counter-weight to American demands and conditions in the fight against Islamist militancy. Key to the maintenance of this seemingly happy relationship is China's treatment of Pakistan as an equal to India.
As per Reuters, Pakistani diplomats like to refer to China as an "all-weather friend" but the reality is more nuanced.
"Pakistan is the only country that can really be counted as China's 'friend', but that's still essentially underpinned by a deep alignment of strategic interests vis-à-vis India," as per Andrew Small, a China analyst at the German Marshall Fund in Washington.
Those interests generally align when it comes to hemming in India as a rising military power in the Indian Ocean or East Asia.
"In a way they give us (Pakistan), say, annually $2 billion," says Hamayoun Khan, an independent analyst and former China-Pakistan expert at the Institute of Strategic Studies. "What do we do? … We're a pain in the ass for the Indians."
Chinese weapon sales to Pakistan, which make up a significant chunk of its annual arms exports, focus less on counterterrorism and counterinsurgency as favored by the United States, and more on fighter jets, air-to-air missiles, tanks and other conventional weapons systems.
Such sales, as well as close diplomatic ties, mean China encourages Pakistan's military focus on India, to the annoyance of the United States. Washington wants Pakistan to rein in its homegrown militants and tackle sanctuaries for al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban and related groups on its western border with Afghanistan. China has its own issues with Pakistan's ties to militants as well, Khan said.
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Ravi Shanker Kapoor, in his post No Hindi Chini Bhai Bhai in October this year had articulated that "China's insistence on issuing stapled visas should be seen in the context of its policy of encirclement: Beijing wants to keep our country bogged down in every possible manner—politically, militarily, economically and diplomatically. Brazenly dismissing New Delhi's assertion that Beijing should respect India's sensitivities on Kashmir, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said, "Though China had friendly relations with India, its policy towards the stapled visas for residents of the state remained unchanged."
As per conclusions of SIPRI Paper 26, as China's global reach has expanded, so has the range of issues debated as potential core interests. The wording of China's foreign policy objectives, summed up as a pursuit of a 'harmonious world', are often so lacking in specificity that it is possible to justify any sort of action.This assumes added ambivalence to the foreign policy when all stake holders defining the foreign policy, especially the PLA are keen to keep America at bay, regionally. This explains a series of belligerent actions in the neighbourhood which run counter to the ancient Chinese mantra of a peaceful rise.
Should this change in stance be pegged as a turning point in Chinese stance or should India issue stapled Visas to Chinese businessmen?
That may well decide the future of the talks in an era of encirclement.
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AFT Resolutions
The American Federation of Teachers expresses its anger and revulsion at the abuses committed by Americans at the Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad.
The damage done to the vision of America as a beacon for democracy is incalculable. The acts that led to this catastrophe are the result, in the words of the Army's investigator, Major General Antonio M. Toguba, of a "failure in leadership from the brigade commander on down. Lack of discipline, no training whatsoever and no supervision. Supervisory omission was rampant." We believe that the failure of leadership did not end with the brigade commander, although, at this writing, the complicity of others higher in the chain of command, as well as military intelligence and private contractors, is still under investigation. We call for a full investigation of all parties involved.
The Bush administration must take responsibility for a number of crucial failures that have resulted in the current situation: 1) it has not provided sufficient military personnel to handle the war-to-peace transition; 2) it has created a muddled chain of command, resulting from an overlap of military police/military intelligence responsibilities, and the unprecedented privatization of many security, intelligence and detainee treatment functions; and 3) it has demonstrated an unbelievable insensitivity to the impact on Iraqi citizens of the continued use of Saddam Hussein's most notorious prison by the U.S. Army. Abu Ghraib should have been razed as a first priority, and all other detainee facilities made a showcase for proper treatment of prisoners, as a demonstration of how a democratic Iraq's prison system should operate.
These actions were often taken in the face of repeated warnings from politicians and experts across the political spectrum, many of whom supported the war. They reveal an administration full of hubris, spectacularly obtuse and lacking moral clarity. The administration has squandered much of the moral capital of the U.S. at a time when we need it most. It has let down the Iraqis who are hoping for a peaceful and democratic future. It has let down the American citizens here at home and the American soldiers stationed in Iraq, who wish for a successful, democratic Iraq, whether or not they originally supported the war.
The United States must immediately and unequivocally declare its intention to act under the terms of the Geneva Convention. It must declare its unswerving commitment to treat all those under U.S. jurisdiction in a humane way.
We pledge ourselves to do everything in our power to re-establish the United States' vision and mission in the forefront of the fight for freedom and democracy throughout the world.
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Servings: 4
Prep Time: 2 hours 17 min
Cook Time: 23 min
Difficulty: Easy
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to 1/4-inch thickness
1 (8-ounce) bottle Italian salad dressing
3 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 teaspoon lemon zest
12 slices white bread
8 slices bacon, cooked
8 slices plum tomato
8 slices deli ham
4 slices Muenster cheese
Cut each chicken breast into 2 equal serving portions. In a large re-sealable plastic bag, combine the chicken, salad dressing, and rosemary sprigs. Seal the bag, and marinate in refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Spray a grill rack with nonstick, nonflammable cooking spray. Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
In a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, white vinegar, thyme, and lemon zest; cover and refrigerate.
Drain the chicken, discarding marinade. Grill the chicken for 5 minutes per side, or until done.
Evenly spread the mayonnaise mixture on 1 side of all 12 bread slices. Top 4 bread slices each with 2 slices tomato, 1 grilled chicken breast half, 2 slices bacon, another bread slice, 2 slices ham, and 1 cheese slice. Top the sandwiches with the remaining 4 bread slices, mayonnaise mixture side down.
Wrap each sandwich in aluminum foil sprayed with nonstick, nonflammable cooking spray. Place the sandwiches on the grill rack. Top each sandwich with a brick, and grill for 6 minutes per side or until toasted. Unwrap sandwiches and serve immediately.
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Lots of teachers inspire by opening the door to learning new things. Some special teachers with how they approach their craft can inspire and enrich their charges years after the final school bell has run. One of these for me, and thousands others, was San Lorenzo Valley High's Lee Overbeck, who died Wednesday from leukemia.
Mr. Overbeck, or "Coach" as many Cougars will forever remember him, left a huge legacy for SLV athletics. He coached several sports, including wrestling, track, soccer and football. As athletic director and physical education teacher, he had a hand in all the other sports, too. But if you ask his students, it is the way he went about his business and how he connected with the students that mattered. I know first-hand as one of his students in the early 1970s.
Recently, the company I work for, the Boardwalk, did a video about teachers and their impact on their students. They asked several employees who made a difference in their lives. Mr. Overbeck was one of two teachers I singled out.
I played on his track and football teams and was also in two of his classes. He was very direct in his instruction. He'd tell me the technique or principle and expect me to get it. Not only would I learn something new, but his method was a life-lesson in responsibility. To this day, I credit him with helping me with an intellectual understanding of sports in general and football in particular.
I'm certainly not alone in my adoration of Mr. Overbeck.
"I will always be grateful that Coach O allowed girls to play o the boys' JV soccer team before girls' soccer was in existence," wrote Marian Green Hofstein on a Facebook page dedicated to SLV graduates. "I went on to play at UCLA and then for 15 years after that. Thanks, Coach, for making it possible!"
Hofstein also went on to a very nice career in Hollywood as a stuntwoman and actress.
The theme of connections with students is universal. He took time with us and that changed our lives. "(He's) one of the reasons I became a coach," wrote Mike Ayers.
"What a great coach," wrote Jim Mamone. "Some of my best memories of high school were playing soccer for him. Truly a gentle giant."
Cathy Root, who graduated in 1974 and is the Alumni Association guru, remembered Mr. Overbeck as "a man with class … Always a kind man."
My youngest brother, Bob, a 1976 graduate and a 2006 SLV Hall of Fame inductee, was another in the very long line of students who were positively influenced in his life by Mr. Overbeck.
"He had a knack for bonding with people and giving encouragement," Bob said. "I can't remember him saying anything negative to anybody and I don't remember any curse words coming out of his mouth … He's the one who convinced me that I should run (to train for football). So we'd run from the high school down the railroad tracks to Santa Cruz with the cross-country team. That got me in love with jogging; I still do it today."
My best memory of the Coach? Maybe it was the day in varsity football when he came to me and said, "We're going to play the seniors the rest of the year, so you're the starting right cornerback on Saturday against Watsonville."
I want to believe that Mr. Overbeck recently was the recipient of that type of conversation. "Coach, you're now in my starting lineup. Thank you for positively shaping the youth of SLV all these years."
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While we wait to find out if Russia's offer that we can't refuse will miraculously defuse the Syrian crisis or somehow turn into a deal designed to fall apart, I thought I would highlight this interview with Andrew Bacevich (via Rod Dreher at the American Conservative), which I found helpful in clarifying why, despite non-interventionist sympathies, I'm not sold on the foreign policy perspective that undergirds the more intellectually-rigorous opposition to any U.S. involvement in Syria. Here's Bacevich, one of the most distinguished of the dissident-conservative critics of the Iraq War, explaining what he thinks has gone wrong with American efforts in the Middle East:
I mean, if I could have five minutes of the president's time, I'd say, "Mr. President, the issue really is not Syria. I mean, you're being told that it's Syria. You're being told you have to do something about Syria, that you have to make a decision about Syria. That somehow your credibility is on the line."
But I'd say, "Mr. President, that's not true. The issue really here is whether or not an effort over the course of several decades, dating back to the promulgation of the Carter Doctrine in 1980, an effort that extends over several decades to employ American power, military power, overt, covert military power exercise through proxies, an effort to use military power to somehow stabilize or fix or liberate or transform the greater Middle East hasn't worked.
"And if you think back to 1980, and just sort of tick off the number of military enterprises that we have been engaged in that part of the world, large and small, you know, Beirut, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, and on and on, and ask yourself, 'What have we got done? What have we achieved? Is the region becoming more stable? Is it becoming more Democratic? Are we enhancing America's standing in the eyes of the people of the Islamic world?'
"The answers are, 'No, no, and no.' So why, Mr. President, do you think that initiating yet another war, 'cause if we bomb Syria, it's a war, why do you think that initiating yet another war in this protracted enterprise is going to produce a different outcome? Wouldn't it be perhaps wise to ask ourselves if this militarized approach to the region maybe is a fool's errand …"
I agree with Bacevich about some of the specific military enterprises cited, but as an indictment of thirty years of American strategy his case leaves me distinctly unconvinced. When I think back to 1980 and the context in which Jimmy Carter set the stage for an expanded U.S. military presence in and around the Persian Gulf, it seems like the United States had four obvious, inter-related interests in the Middle East: Preventing Soviet domination, preventing the Arab-Israeli conflict from consuming the region, keeping the region's oil resources in the hands of relatively friendly governments, and avoiding a wave of fundamentalist coups against those same regimes. None of these were made-up anxieties, all of them touched on clear national interests, and we had the examples of three major Arab-Israeli wars in a quarter century, the oil embargo and oil shocks of the 1970s and the Iranian Revolution of the 1979 as illustrations of precisely the kind of outcomes that we wanted to avoid.
And over the next two decades, as American military involvement in the Levant and the Persian Gulf deepened, none of those outcomes were repeated.


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From left (top row): James Millard, Peter Coleman, Anthony Decillis, Richard Penfold, Dr. Michael Landi, Craig Harris, (sitting) Mark Notarius, Nancy Dobson, Dorothy Ferguson.
The Kenmore Mercy Foundation Board of Trustees embarked on a capital campaign in January 2011 to raise funds for a new Emergency Department at Kenmore Mercy Hospital. On July 26, Nancy Dobson, Chair of the Foundation Board of Trustees proudly presented a $1.2 million check to Kenmore Mercy Hospital President & CEO James Millard.
"This generous commitment from the Foundation and the show of support from our donors made it possible for us to move forward with this important project," said Millard.
Major gifts were received from the Richard and Karen Penfold Family, the Habib Family, Praxair, John R. Oishei Foundation. The new Emergency Department opened to the public on July 31.
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How Qatar is LEED-ing the way in green construction
The "green" initiatives of the Qatar Foundation including its integrated public transportation system were showcased at the Greenbuild 2013 International Conference and Expo held in Philadelphia, the US, yesterday.
Qatar Foundation's highly sustainable Male and Female Student Housing project received special recognition at the event, hosted by the US Green Building Council.
Engineer Jassim Telefat, Group Executive Director of Qatar Foundation Capital Projects and Facilities Management, was invited to share his expertise at the conference.
Speaking at a session titled, 'Visionary investment: A study of city planning in Paris and Doha' Telefat gave a clear overview of Qatar Foundation's ambitious master plan, with a focus on waste management systems and its green transportation strategy.
"One of the impressive features that the Foundation plans to implement is an integrated public transportation system that is based on light rail and an innovative 'e-bike' circuit. The light rail, or 'people-mover system', will incorporate high-end technology that has never been used commercially before," he said.
"The system is fully electric, incorporating rail cars that will recharge when entering stations, before continuing on their journey. Once the system is complete in 2015, employees and students can leave their cars in large car parks on the perimeter and use the people-mover system to travel between buildings in Education City," he added.
Telefat emphasised that the master plan is a live document that can be adapted to incorporate state-of-the-art advances in sustainable technology. The latest innovations are integrated at the conceptual stage of each new building and emphasis is placed on ensuring that the site as a whole reflects the Foundation's environmental ethos, while aiding the nation's journey towards a knowledge economy.
According to Telefat, a key objective is educating the community about the importance of sustainability and striving towards a greener lifestyle. From its inception, Qatar Foundation's Education City has been built with the goal of minimising the environmental impact of construction and developing high-performance buildings with significantly reduced energy and water demands. The campus ensures a superior quality of life for all who come to learn and work by fostering an appreciation for the environment.
"We prioritise human development by exposing all our youth to sustainable practices. Through the creation of environmentally-friendly student housing and a green campus, we aim to engage and nurture a community that values the environment. We have installed a monitoring system in each housing unit to help students track their own energy and water consumption," said Telefat.
With over 30,000 attendees, Greenbuild is one of the world's largest international green building conferences, featuring distinguished speakers and international experts from all sectors of the building industry.
At the conference, Rick Fedrizzi, President and Chief Executive Officer of the US Green Building Council, took the opportunity to commend Qatar Foundation for its highly sustainable Male and Female Student Housing project. The unique student complex received special recognition and praise for earning 12 Platinum LEED certifications in the category of 'New Construction' from the U.S. Green Building Council, which means Qatar Foundation now houses the highest concentration of independently registered platinum LEED buildings of this type in the world.
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Of a lovely lady,
Who was bringing up three very lovely girls.
All of them had hair of gold,
Like their mother,
The youngest one in curls.
Here's the story,
Of a man named Brady,
Who was busy with three boys of his own.
They were four men,
Living all together, but they were all alone.
Till the one day when the lady met this fellow,
and they knew they was much more than a hunch.
That this group,
Must somehow form a family.
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U.S. EDA monopoly may wane
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While microelectronics is a global industry, a crucial enabling technology--electronic design automation (EDA)--has been largely a U.S. enterprise for several decades. Recent developments in Europe may challenge that dominance in years to come. At the recent Medea+DAC workshop in Prien, Germany, I was impressed with the depth and scope of EDA R&D efforts under way at large European IDMs, research institutes and startups. Cutting-edge work is going on in electronic system-level (ESL) design, analog/ mixed-signal, design-for-manufacturability, integrated nanoelectronics and other subjects. Europeans have a strong determination to be at the forefront of hardware and software design technology for sub-90-nanometer, multiprocessor systems-on-chip.
Europe has its own distinctive approach, however. While some notable startups have emerged, especially in the ESL market, much of the R&D work is undertaken by large consumers of EDA tools, such as Infineon, STMicroelectronics and Philips. These companies actively collaborate on research, development and standards. Large research institutes like Leti in France or IMEC in Belgium also have active EDA programs.
Much of the European research is backed by government-funded consortia. Medea+, sponsor of the Medea+DAC event, is a pan-European consortium that funds microelectronics research projects in many areas, including design automation. One successful Medea+ project was Anastasia, a broad-ranging analog/mixed-signal effort that brought together European IDMs, systems houses, EDA vendors, universities and research institutes. It culminated in a commercial tool offering from German startup MunEDA, offered in the United States by ChipMD. Medea+ also maintains a comprehensive EDA road map that helps guide funding priorities.
European EDA startups are likely to be spin-offs from a large IDM, a research institute or a Medea+ project. In the United States, startups are more likely to arise in somebody's living room and to be on their own until venture capital funding kicks in. There is, of course, a lot of basic R&D work at American universities. But out in the commercial world, there's less government funding, fewer consortia and research institutes, and less obvious collaboration among large consumers of EDA tools than one would find in Europe.
It would appear that Europe puts more emphasis on cooperation, the U.S. on competition. Most Americans would rather have private venture capitalists take risks than taxpayer-supported entities. And there's resistance here to anything that smacks of centralized planning.
The United States does not need to follow the European model. But no matter how it's done, developing next-generation EDA technology will take a lot of money, an open collaboration among multiple stakeholders and some kind of common vision. The Europeans are meeting those requirements through Medea+ and similar initiatives. To retain its edge in EDA, the United States must find its own way to drive the next generation of IC design technology.


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Small Yacht Adventure Cruising – AdventureSmith Explorations Announces a Better Way to Experience Hawaii
Tahoe City, California, November 18, 2010 – On a small ship cruising adventure through the Hawaiian Islands the next port of call might be a deserted beach or secluded rain forest trailhead. Active expedition cruise company AdventureSmith Explorations http://www.adventuresmithexplorations.com/ thinks this may be the optimum way to experience the essence of Hawaii.
New for 2011, AdventureSmith Explorations is introducing two flexible itineraries cruising the Hawaiian Islands aboard the 36 passenger Safari Explorer. The eight day Hawaiian Seascapes cruise offers five islands exploring pristine areas of Hawaii that can only be accessed by sea. The eleven day Hawaii's Traditional Shores itinerary delves deeper into island culture and the unique marine wildlife found in island waters.
"I have never been more excited for the launch of a new small ship cruise program. Many small ship cruise companies have entertained the idea of a Hawaiian cruise in the past but none have had the precise combination of the perfect ship and the right vision to be successful," shares AdventureSmith owner and founder Todd Smith.
What distinguishes this cruise opportunity from others, explains Smith, has to do with the focus on the undeveloped, naturally pristine pockets of paradise still found in the islands. The 145-foot Safari Explorer is nimble enough to set anchor each night in a different secluded harbor or inlet, making it possible to explore remote coves and shoreline by foot, kayak, paddle board, sailboat, mountain bike and motor launch.
The luxury small ship carries up to 36 passengers in 18 well appointed cabins. Featured amenities include an on deck hot tub, a view sauna, complementary massages, exercise equipment, a well stocked book and video library, a full beam swim step for ease in boarding kayaks and inflatable shore boat, mountain bikes and a fully stocked bar with premium wine, beer and spirits. All staterooms feature heated tile floors in the bathroom, Tempur-Pedic® memory foam mattresses, Flat-screen TV/DVD, and an iPod docking station. All staterooms have view windows (no portholes). See:
"In our opinion, this is the optimum way to see Hawaii," states Smith. "Our passengers will actively experience the islands from a much more intimate perspective than they would find at a high-end resort."
And Smith points out that being ship-based doesn't mean that you'll have to pass up your golf game. While visiting Lanai on either cruise itinerary guests have the optional opportunity to play either The Challenge at Manele Bay or The Experience at Koele, two legendary championship courses.
The eight day Hawaiian Seascapes cruise visits the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Molokini and the Big Island of Hawaii. Low season rates begin at $4,995 per person, double occupancy. Departures are scheduled from late October into May with special family dates available. See: http://www.adventuresmithexplorations.com/itinerarydetails.php/advid/200
AdventureSmith's eleven day Hawaii's Traditional Shores itinerary visits the same islands as the shorter cruise but adds an emphasis on snorkeling or diving, marine mammal observation and visits to cultural and historical sites. Rates begin at $6,495 per person, double occupancy. Three trip dates are offered departing Oct 26 and Dec 8, 2011 and May 11, 2012. See: http://www.adventuresmithexplorations.com/itinerarydetails.php/advid/316
About Adventure Smith Explorations
AdventureSmith Explorations is the global leader in small ship, adventure cruise vacations. Company founder Todd Smith helped pioneer the concept of wilderness cruising that combines the comforts of a small cruise ship with the adventure of sea kayaking, hiking and exploring remote wilderness areas ashore. The company matches guests with the top names in small ship cruising as well with intimate, boutique ships that may not make the radar of most travelers.
In moving through exotic natural environments and exploring vibrant native cultures seldom associated with more mainstream cruise itineraries, AdventureSmith Explorations dedicates its efforts to small footprint, sustainable travel and has launched a carbon free cruising initiative. Its off-the-beaten-path destinations include Alaska, Baja, Costa Rica, Belize, Ecuador and the Galapagos, Hawaii, Peru, the Arctic, Antarctica, and Australia.
The company was named by National Geographic Adventure as one of "The Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth" and is the recipient of Conde Nast Traveler's prestigious "World Savers Award."
Founded in 2003, AdventureSmith Explorations is based in Tahoe City, California along the western shore of Lake Tahoe. Phone: 800-728-2875 toll-free or 530-583-1775. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or visit: www.AdventureSmithExplorations.com.


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Enter the rapidly expanding field of health informatics and position yourself at the forefront of efforts to improve the nation's healthcare system.
With recent legislation authorizing an unprecedented investment in the nation's health information technology infrastructure,* the demand for health informatics professionals is predicted to grow by 20% through 2018,† a much higher growth rate than that of many traditional fields. A master's in health informatics can help prepare you for a career in this exciting field.
When you earn your M.S. in Health Informatics online at Walden, you will explore how to effectively use electronic data to improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare services. Build on your current healthcare experience or develop the skills you need to move into healthcare informatics management or leadership. Through our master's in health informatics online program, you can gain critical competencies that help:
*Department of Health and Human Services, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act,
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology: Health Information Technology. On the Internet at www.hhs.gov/recovery/reports/plans/onc_hit.pdf (viewed online Dec. 21, 2011).
†Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, "Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010–11 Edition, Medical Records and Health Information Technicians," on the Internet at www.bls.gov/oco/ocos103.htm#outlook (viewed online Nov. 22, 2010). National long-term projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
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Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
The program's courses are delivered in a prescribed sequence.
Students in the M.S. in Health Informatics program may elect to earn a practicum experience by adding an additional course, HINF 6950, to their program of study:
This course is a broad historical, technological, and theoretical framework for the study of health informatics. Students consider the past, present, and future of this rapidly evolving discipline, and they explore the critical issues and challenges within the field as well as potential applications, benefits, and opportunities for improving the management of healthcare through information technology. They explore a variety of related topics, including the development of virtual and interactive healthcare through technology; the interoperability, standardization, safety, and risks associated with the implementation of the electronic health record; the emergence and adoption of new information technologies; and a global perspective of trends and issues in the field. Students investigate the professional roles related to managing health information technology as well as organizations that promote health informatics. They conduct an in-depth investigation on a specific health informatics position to learn the responsibilities, essential skills sets, and professional and educational requirements of the job.
The structure and function of the U.S. healthcare delivery system consists of multiple components, including policies, programs, and organizations. Healthcare professionals must understand how these components integrate and affect the access, cost, quality, and safety of health services. In this course, students explore the components of the system, including patients, organizations, healthcare professionals, public and private third-party payers, regulators, reimbursement, and technology as well as the continuum of health services, such as hospital systems and services, including ambulatory care, long-term care, wellness and prevention, and community and public health. Engaging in written-application assignments, students gain a practical understanding of factors and challenges linked to the delivery and management of services, including the U.S. health policy-making process, quality and patient safety initiatives, expenditures and sources of funds, among others.
An effective healthcare information system is one that provides value by addressing the requirements of an organization and the needs of the individuals who will use the system. Such a system requires knowledgeable, ongoing management at each step within the complex process. Students in this course explore the technical aspects of information systems management, including key issues of systems design and development as well as system support and maintenance. Focusing on the systems development life cycle (SDLC) approach, students analyze and describe necessary steps in the cycle, such as identifying and selecting appropriate systems technology and data standards, creating requirements, evaluating security, and accommodating human factors in design and use. Additionally, students learn terminology, functions, and standards as well as the basics of information architecture and systems infrastructure.
Consistency in health data standards and appropriate identification and selection of these standards is important for many reasons, including supporting electronic data interchange and enhancing interoperability across information systems. Students in this course explore and discuss these concepts, including the structure of medical and health information through effective knowledge representation as well as the practice of knowledge management and the incorporation of evidence-based best practices. Students examine the diverse vocabularies, terminology, ontology, acronyms, coding, and classification systems employed by information systems users and by those who design and maintain the systems. They also consider related topics, such as data communication, the development and advancement of eHealth technologies, and future federal initiatives to digitalize health data. Students sharpen their critical-thinking and written-communication skills through case scenarios to distinguish among standards, an explication of the most commonly used clinical classification systems, and a multi-stage scenario focused on improving patient health through standardized representations of health information.
The nature of healthcare imposes a host of legal, regulatory, and ethical considerations for which providers and organizations must be aware. Students in this course are provided with an overview of these considerations. Students explore state, federal, and international privacy laws and regulations as well as the government agencies and regulatory bodies charged with creating and upholding these laws and regulations, devoting particular consideration to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. Applying course concepts, students complete application-based assignments through which they consider key topics, including privacy, confidentiality, licensing, liability, compliance, accreditation, and professional ethics. Students also examine the impact of information technology on patient safety and the potential opportunities and risks of electronic health record systems.
Healthcare organizations increasingly are concerned about providing high quality and safe services. Students in this course are introduced to the basis for quality and patient safety and provides an overview of healthcare quality, methods of assessing quality, and techniques for improving quality. They can learn key terminology and concepts, including defining quality care; measuring quality in terms of the structure-process-outcomes model; distinguishing between clinical and customer service quality; identifying techniques to avoid adverse clinical events; and exploring customer service quality in terms of defining, measuring, and improving patient satisfaction. Students also explore and discuss the roles of governmental agencies in promoting and reporting quality information regarding hospitals and other health organizations, accrediting bodies, and recent performance initiatives of government and private payers. They apply course concepts to current issues of improving clinical and service quality in healthcare organizations, with special consideration of the 5 Million Lives Campaign—a national effort initiated by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement designed to improve medical care in the United States.
Through this course, students work toward gaining the knowledge and skills to implement a health information technology solution through the systems development life cycle (SDLC) using Project Management Institute-defined processes drawn from the Institute's Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) guide. Within the context of recognized PMBOK-project management standards, students learn to assess organizational need and readiness for a health information system, to engage in strategic and tactical planning for that technology, and to apply critical-path analysis. Students also explore preparation of the request for proposal (RFP) and evaluation of vendor responses as a part of an overall health information technology project management process. Through an integrative, collaborative project, students engage in a hypothetical health information technology project in which they develop a project schedule and charter, apply project management principles and concepts, work though project challenges, and reflect on lessons learned as part of their project closeout.
Healthcare professionals often rely on research to make informed decisions on critical issues affecting programs, policy, and practice. In this course, students examine the logic underlying scientific research; study design; sampling; identification of variables; methods of data collection and analysis; concepts in measurement, including reliability and validity; program evaluation; and research ethics. They explore numeric methods for data description; the Donabedian model of program evaluation; data modeling and research; data mining; and information system assessment. Through statistics software exercises, students learn basic research methods, strategies, and skills for presentation of research results; they also become familiar with statistical software used to support research.
The structure of healthcare organizations is complex and unique, and the behaviors within these organizations often have a direct impact on their success. Students in this course examine organizational behavior as well as the roles and responsibilities of management within healthcare organizations through the macro (organization-wide) perspective and micro (individual and team performance) perspective. Students also focus on understanding organizational values, mission, and vision; management and leadership principles to help navigate change; and effective delivery of services in an increasingly global environment. Students also learn and apply theories of organizational design, governance, and alternative organizational structures, and they consider the theory and practice of managing individuals and groups through motivation, communication, teamwork, leadership, organizational change, coalition building, negotiation, and conflict management and resolution. Through group assignments and personal assessments, students work toward developing self-awareness and effective management styles and strategies.
Through this course, students learn key business and financial aspects of developing health information technology solutions, and they analyze the technological impact on patient safety and healthcare liability. They explore functions of analyzing the cost benefit of health information technology, assessing the return on investment (ROI) of implementing an information technology system, engaging in vendor evaluation and negotiations, and facilitating the acquisition of health information technology systems with consideration of global opportunities. Students also engage in assignments designed to provide practical application of course concepts, including financial scenarios through which they perform monetary value calculations. Additionally, students explore human resources management issues; expand on their knowledge of project management, delving deeper into the request for proposal process; and reflect on information technology industry trends that will impact the future of healthcare delivery and access.
Students in this course are provided with an opportunity to demonstrate mastery of the principles, concepts, and content addressed throughout the M.S. in Health Informatics program of study. Students choose from a selection of overarching themes and topical areas reflecting the breadth of subjects covered in the program. Guided by their faculty advisor, students identify a particular area of interest and produce a substantive written paper and presentation in an area of health informatics. Students also engage in group discussions through which they consider their career development plan, share information on their paper topic and process, and exchange feedback on project presentations.
The practicum provides an opportunity for students to apply and integrate the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the M.S. in Health Informatics program of study and further develop key professional competencies. Students engage in a supervised field experience, which they align to their academic and professional goals. Supervision by an on-site preceptor involved in the planning or conduct of a clinical research study is a critical component of the practicum. The on-site supervisor and the course instructor monitor and evaluate students' performance throughout the entire practicum experience. Students are required to complete 120 hours of practicum work. They must also participate in an accompanying online seminar course and begin to develop an ePortfolio based on assigned professional development activities.
†Maximum transfer credit total includes reduction in technology fee as related to reduced number of courses over time.
*Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
*Tuition and fees are subject to change.
You can pursue a range of career options in the emerging field of health informatics. Evidence of this field's high rate of growth includes the following:
Gain the knowledge and skills to work with professionals who manage information technology at the place where healthcare and technology converge. Make significant contributions to improving the quality, safety, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility of healthcare. Depending on experience, your career options may include:
Career options may require additional experience, training, or other factors beyond the successful completion of this degree program.
*Peter Yellowlees, "Jobs in Health Informatics Are Becoming Plentiful," on the Internet at http://ezinearticles.com/?Jobs-in-Health-Informatics-Are-Becoming-Plentiful&id=3046329 (viewed online Nov. 22, 2010).
†U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, HITECH Priority Grants Program: Health IT Workforce Development Program, on the Internet at http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objlD=1432&mmode=2 (viewed online Nov. 22, 2010).
‡Peter Yellowlees, "Health Informatics Specialists Are Key to the Obama Health Information Technology Policy," on the Internet at http://ezinearticles.com/?Health-Informatics-Specialists-Are-Key-to-the-Obama-Health-Information-Technology-Policy&id=2228317 (viewed online Nov. 22, 2010).
Through Walden's M.S. in Health Informatics degree program, you can benefit from:
As a student in Walden's health informatics degree program, you can choose when, where, and how you learn thanks to our online format and MobileLearn®. Through this education technology, you can listen to coursework on your MP3 player, access your classroom from your iPhone, download coursework to your laptop, and more.
Find out more about what defines Walden's M.S. in Health Informatics program:
Students and faculty members in Walden's M.S. in Health Informatics program have a unique perspective on the program. Read this insider's view, which includes insights into the learning experience, how to apply a health informatics education in the real world, and information about professional opportunities in the field.
"Constant changes in technology coupled with the continuous changes in the healthcare industry make health informatics a very fast-paced and ever-evolving career. I have already been able to immediately implement what I've learned at Walden on the job. I often have the feeling that once I read information for class or learn something in a lecture, I end up using that knowledge the very next day at work! I can really appreciate how cutting-edge this program actually is!"
Elizabeth Johns
M.S. in Health Informatics Student
"I offer my students the link between academia and the working application of what we are learning. Usually, I achieve this by providing them with real-life examples, applications, and current news in the field. I make a special effort to offer encouragement to all of my students by showing them how many challenges they will be able to face and conquer after they complete their studies."
German Gonzalez, M.D., M.P.H.
School of Health Sciences Faculty Member
Health information technology enables healthcare providers to better manage patient care by securely using and sharing health information through the use of electronic health records (EHRs). A career in health informatics can help you gain the knowledge and skills you need to work where healthcare and technology converge. Professionals in this field are managing information technology while improving the quality, safety, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility of healthcare.
The federal government is committed to expanding the use of health informatics:
Information technology can help healthcare professionals to:
The widespread use of health information technology will have long-term benefits for the nation's healthcare system. Experts believe it will:
*U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, "New Funds Support Rural Hospitals' Switch to Electronic Health Records," on the Internet at http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/09/20100910a.html (viewed online Nov. 22, 2010).
Graduates of this program will be prepared to:
For assistance in deciding which online degree program fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.
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The sheriff said police have now formed a task force to hunt down the shooter before someone is injured or killed.In all, 15 to 16 shootings have taken place from 7:00 p.m. Tuesday to 6:40 p.m. Thursday. Eight of those apparently random incidents happened in Wixom. One man said he heard bullets whiz right past his head."The area basically runs from the Wixom-Commerce area and then travels west along 96 through Livingston and over into Ingham County," Bouchard explained.The sheriff said right now it's not clear if there is one or more than one shooter. It's also not clear what kind of weapon is being used, but several people have described a dark colored, four door Caviler or Mustang, and there have been some frightening close calls."For example, one specific incident, the round went through the door and lodged in the passenger door obviously with the driver in between those two doors. Came within inches of striking that person," Bouchard said.We're told one witness reported seeing a clean-shaven white man in his thirties. Police are also checking surveillance cameras in the areas where the shootings have taken place with the hope of finding any leads."I would encourage anyone with any information that they have to contact us and to give us that information," said Wixom Public Safety Director Clarence Goodlein.Tipsters are being asked to call 1-800-SPEAK-UP. They can remain anonymous.
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