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China is to open disputed South China Sea islands up to tourism this month, state media reported Sunday, a move likely to inflame a long-running territorial row with its neighbours.
The plans to allow tourists to visit the Paracel Islands before the May Day holiday is the latest stage in Beijing's development of the territory, which has previously angered Vietnam and caused concern in Washington.
Vietnam and China have a longstanding territorial row over the Paracel Islands. Hanoi last month accused a Chinese vessel of firing on one of its fishing boats which had sailed in disputed waters in the area.
The plan to allow cruise tours follows rapid development of infrastructure in a new city -- Sansha -- along with the establishment of an army garrison on one of the Paracels last year.
Tourists can only visit the islands on cruise ships as the hotels and other facilities are inadequate, news agency Xinhua said, citing Tan Li, executive vice governor of the southern province of Hainan.
Tan was speaking on Saturday at the Boao Forum for Asia, which is being held in Hainan.
The report quoted shipbuilder Haihang Group Corp Ltd as saying its cruise ship was ready to take almost 2,000 passengers on a tour of the islands. A second cruise ship was being built by Hainan Harbor and Shipping Holdings Co, the report added.
"The tour prices will be relatively high due to the high costs of tourism infrastructure construction," Hainan-based tour agency general manager Huang Huaru told Xinhua.
Tan said local authorities would build more supply ships and ports, and beef up the infrastructure in Sansha.
The city was established last summer to administer more than 200 islets, sandbanks and reefs in the South China Sea, which also include the Spratly Islands and Macclesfield Bank.
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China is to begin running tourism cruises to a chain of disputed islands in the South China Sea by next month, state media reports.
The Xinhua news agency said tourists would live on board ships, as the largest island has only one hotel and no fresh water.
The islands, known in China as Xisha but the Paracels elsewhere, are claimed by China, Vietnam and Taiwan.
China has controlled them since a short war with South Vietnam in 1974.
In recent years tensions have been rising over the over-lapping territorial claims in the South China Sea, amid a more assertive stance from China.
Analysts view the latest move as an another step in China's battle to demonstrate that the potentially oil-rich area is Chinese.
Xinhua quoted the Haihang Group ship company as saying that a 47,000-tonne ship, capable of accommodating nearly 2,000 passengers, was ready to sail and that another was being built.
The first tours would take place ahead of the May Day holiday, said Tan Li, the executive vice governor of Hainan province, just north of the islands.
He said tourists would eat and sleep on the ship but visit land for sightseeing, Xinhua reports, and that the currently limited facilities would be improved by the addition of more ports and sanitation infrastructure.
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The report quoted shipbuilder Haihang Group Corp Ltd as saying its cruise ship was ready to take almost 2,000 passengers on a tour of the islands. A second cruise ship was being built by Hainan Harbor and Shipping Holdings Co, the report added.
"The tour prices will be relatively high due to the high costs of tourism infrastructure construction," Hainan-based tour agency general manager Huang Huaru told Xinhua.
Mr Tan said local authorities would build more supply ships and ports, and beef up the infrastructure in Sansha.
The city was established last summer to administer more than 200 islets, sandbanks and reefs in the South China Sea, which also include the Spratly Islands and Macclesfield Bank.
All the territory within the 800,000 square miles of waters under Sansha's "control" is disputed. The South China Sea is also home to vital shipping lanes and substantial proven and estimated oil and gas deposits.
Located on Yongxing Island, Sansha is home to about 1,000 people, mainly involved in the fishing industry.
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Contact: Prof. Dustin Penn dustin.penn@vetmeduni.ac.at 43-148-909-15823 University of Veterinary Medicine -- Vienna
Terrestrial species on low-lying islands and coastal regions are vulnerable to sea level rise due to climate-change, the most vulnerable species being endemics with limited ranges and rare species that are endangered already. That is the key message of a study by Florian Wetzel and colleagues of the Konrad Lorenz Institute of Ethology (KLIVV) of the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (Vetmeduni Vienna) and Walter Jetz of the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University, USA.
The new study is the first of its kind in terms of geographic scope as it covers the entire Southeast Asian and Pacific region with more than 12,000 islands and the distribution of more than 3,000 vertebrate species (birds, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals). It is also the first study to use data in the high spatial resolution of 90 metres to address this problem. Compared to previous research the predictions therefore are particularly accurate. "The high data quality with which we were able to work constitutes a quantum leap of precision", explains co-author Helmut Beissmann of KLIVV.
The model calculations show how islands and atolls in the study region will lose large parts of their land area and also that some islands will even become completely submerged. Wetzel and his colleagues predict that even with a sea level rise of one metre which is expected within the current century, one per cent of the land mass of the study area will be lost on average. Many Pacific islands lie only a few metres above sea level today, and a sea level rise of just one meter would translate into a loss of close to four per cent of their land area. What was surprising to find was the enormous variation in the vulnerability of different island groups. "Some Pacific atolls stand to lose one third of their land area with sea level rise of just one meter, and the species living there would be seriously at risk", explains study author Florian Wetzel. "In contrast, other volcanic island groups and their resident species will incur area losses of just a few per cent."
Should sea level rise reach six metres by 2500, Pacific islands could lose 14.5 per cent of their current land area and the overall loss for the region would average around 9.3 per cent, which is a significant loss of habitat. Some of the islands will become completely submerged and even with a rise of one metre, 14.7 per cent of all islands in the study area would disappear under water. However, it is important to note that only very small islands will be completely inundated. "This enormous number of entire islands lost is the most stunning result of our study", says Dustin Penn, head of KLIVV and co-author of the study.
Once the researchers determined which areas would likely be lost, they then assessed which species are the most vulnerable to sea level rise. To assess the consequences that rising sea levels could have for terrestrial vertebrate species the researchers calculated a biodiversity impact score for the island species in the study area. Their results show how the loss of habitat that goes along with losses of land area constitutes a serious threat to the continued existence of endemic vertebrate species in some of the Southeast Asian and Pacific islands. They discovered that endemic species found nowhere else but on certain islands and species that are already endangered face the greatest area loss from sea level rise. Their findings raise concerns not only about theses individual species but also the global impact of sea level rise for island and coastal species.
The scientists results once again confirm the potentially worrisome consequences of climate change. Moreover, the authors explain why their results may underestimate the risks and provide a series of additional factors could make the situation even worse for island biodiversity. For example, shifts in the settlement areas of the local human residents due to sea level rise could lead to further habitat reduction for terrestrial vertebrates. The researchers therefore recommend taking sea level rise into account when planning species conservation measures in the affected areas.
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The article Vulnerability of terrestrial island vertebrates to projected sea level rise" by Florian T. Wetzel, Helmut Beissmann, Dustin J. Penn and Walter Jetz appeared in the journal "Global Change Biology" online ahead of print.
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This month, China will allow tourists to book cruises to the Paracel Islands, a cluster of 40 islets, outcrops and reefs in the South China Sea. Vietnam and Taiwan also claim the Paracels as their own.
Chinawill this month start allowing tourists to visit theParacel Islands, one of a group of disputed islets and reefs in theSouthChinaSea, state news agencyXinhuasaid, a move likely to irk rival claimantVietnam.
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A cruise ship that can accommodate 1,965 passengers is ready for sailing to theParacels, known in Chinese as Xisha,Xinhuareported, citing ship ownerHaihang Group Corp.
HainanHarbour and Shipping Holdings Co is building another cruise ship.
"Tourists will eat and sleep on the cruise ships and can land on the islands for sightseeing" ahead of Labour Day on May 1, Tan Li, vice governor ofChina's southernmost island province ofHainan, toldXinhualate on Saturday.
There is only one hotel with 56 rooms on Woody Island, the largest island in theParacels, the agency said.
"Prices will be relatively high due to the high costs of tourism infrastructure construction,"Huang Huaru, general manager of a tourism agency inHainan, toldXinhua.
Last year,Chinaapproved the formal establishment of a military garrison in Sansha city, which is located on Woody Island. The city administers the mostly uninhabited islands in theSouthChinaSeawhichChinaclaims.
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SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, SPAIN--(Marketwired - Apr 9, 2013) - Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) --The council of the island of La Palma and the Canary Island Health Service announced the launch of the first telemedicine service available in Spain. This is a pioneering project based on the Cisco HealthPresence software platform, enabling patients in the General Hospital of La Palma and the University Hospital of the Canary Islands in Tenerife to obtain medical assistance remotely, without any need to travel from one island to another. This offers a time-saving benefit, convenience and the potential for economic efficiency.
Cisco and the council of the island of La Palma have been collaborating with the aim at furthering a strategy of economic development while improving the quality of life of the island's inhabitants (Project Antares) by developing information and communication technologies.
Cisco, the University Hospital of the Canary Islands, and the General Hospital of La Palma today demonstrated the service by conducting a virtual consultation between a doctor situated in the University Hospital in Tenerife and a user in La Palma. The virtual consultation has shown all the advantages of this Cisco technology with a potential of revolutionizing health care, helping improve patient satisfaction and increasing medical efficiency.
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Falkland Islanders mourned Margaret Thatcher on Monday, revering her as their liberator after a 1982 invasion by Argentine forces, but many Argentines bitterly recalled her role in defending the South Atlantic territory.
Flags flew at half-staff on the Falklands after news of Thatcher's death on Monday aged 87. The head of the local legislative assembly said it was a day of great sadness and another resident praised her as "our Winston Churchill."
In Buenos Aires, however, one resident named Jose Raschella, 48, said: "I hope God can forgive her because I can't."
Thatcher sent a task force to recapture the islands, known in Argentina as Las Malvinas, in an operation she considered one of the triumphs of her 1979-1990 rule.
Argentina still presses its sovereignty claim over the Falklands and in the past year has stepped up rhetoric against Britain despite a referendum last month in which the islanders overwhelmingly voted to stay British.
"There's absolutely no doubt that Mrs. Thatcher had a special feeling for the Islands, she led a very difficult recapture of the Islands ... and the Falklands were always in her heart," Mike Summers, chair of the Falklands' eight-member assembly, told Reuters by telephone from Port Stanley.
"She's a very much revered person in the Falklands for leading our return to freedom in 1982, and it will be a day of great sadness for Falkland Islanders."
Summers said a memorial service would be held but it was not yet clear when.
The barren and windy islands off the tip of Patagonia, at the southern end of South America, have a population of around 2,500.
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For same-sex couples, whose marriages aren't recognized by the federal government, the costs of getting health care add up quickly.
Mike Bosia and Steven Obranovich, of Hardwick, Vt., were married three years ago after Vermont legalized same-sex marriage. As Bosia's spouse, Obranovich is entitled to health insurance through Bosia's employer,Saint Michael's Collegein Colchester.
But that coverage comes at a cost.
The couple estimates that they have had to pay $4,500 in additional federal income tax and filing-related expenses because thefederal government is prohibited by the Defense of Marriage Act from recognizing same-sex marriages. Bosia, 51, has to pay that tax on the value of the health coverage he gets for Obranovich, 45.
Bosia says the difference in tax treatment at the state and federal levels creates headaches for the couples accountant at tax filing time.
Dealing with the different rules, he says, "takes more time and costs more."
According to areport published by two think tanks, the Center for American Progress and the Williams Institute, which conducts research on gender identity and sexual orientation, an employee who buys health insurance for a domestic partner of the same or opposite sex pays $1,069 more a year in federal taxes, on average, than a worker in a heterosexual marriage would pay for the same coverage.
Nine statesand the District of Columbiacurrently permit same-sex marriage, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Last month, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases that relate to same sex marriage. In addition to the challenge to DOMA, thecourt considered a California-based case challenging whether states can ban same-sex marriages.
The rulings are unlikely to have a direct impact on same-sex couples in domestic partnerships or civil unions, says Tara Borelli, a staff attorney at Lambda Legal, an advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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WESTERVILLE, Ohio, April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Laurel Health Care Company (Laurel), a leading long-term care organization, has selected Daylight IQ, the COMS Interactive (Clinical Outcomes Management System or COMS) product suite, as a key component of its disease management program. The team will be deploying Daylight IQ at thirty-three facilities in the several states/communities in which Laurel serves.
A Software as a Service (SaaS) product, Daylight IQ features integrated, disease-based clinical protocols that significantly empower each facility's clinical team by identifying changes in condition at the point of care. Daylight IQ highlights abnormal findings and provides the Laurel nursing staff with appropriate interventions and/or physician communication.
"The primary focus of our disease management strategy is to provide the best possible care and reduce unnecessary hospital re-admissions for our residents," noted Roger Obenauf, Vice President, Business Development. "As a leader in the long-term care market, we have a responsibility to continually identify methods to enhance care and improve the quality of life enjoyed by our residents. Fortified with Daylight IQ, we are able to more completely achieve this objective."
The Daylight IQ product suite focuses upon improving quality of care by closely tracking changes in condition and initiating appropriate clinical interventions. Key components of the product suite include an Automated Disease Care Guide Library, a Dynamic Nursing Assessment and Compare Module, all of which work in conjunction with each resident's disease profile. It's important to note that utilizing Daylight IQ reduces 30-day hospital readmissions and premature mortality by more than 50%.
"Given the current state of the healthcare industry, hospitals are partnering with progressive facilities to extend superior care for patients," noted Edward J. Tromczynski, Chief Executive Officer, COMS Interactive, LLC. "Recognized as a thought leader, Laurel Health Care continues to improve clinical outcomes, and COMS is pleased to partner with Laurel on this initiative."
Industry data shows that the average nursing home resident has a complicated health profile, including one primary disease and up to eight secondary diseases or afflictions. Over 70% of re-hospitalizations from a skilled nursing facility are due to a secondary or new disease progression. By providing early detection of an individual's change in condition, Daylight IQ highlights potential problems and offers caregivers the opportunity to respond, preventing further progression of the illness or affliction.
About Laurel Health Care CompanyLaurel Health Care Company is a national provider of skilled nursing, rehabilitation, sub-acute and assisted living services dedicated to one simple principle - achieving the highest standards of care and caring. Laurel achieve this goal in partnership with residents and families, their associates and the communities they serve.
At Laurel Health Care, caring is more than providing excellent medical and resident services - it's also treating each resident with the utmost dignity, respect and compassion. The Laurel skilled nursing and rehabilitation centers provide both short-term and long-term residents with comprehensive health-care services in a comfortable, home-like environment that promotes the highest level of independence and life quality. For additional information, contact Laurel Health Care at 614.794.8800 or at http://www.laurelhealth.com.
About COMS Interactive, LLCCOMS Interactive, LLC partners with twelve state health care associations in deploying processes and systems that stabilize and improve resident health while improving financial outcomes for skilled nursing facilities. The Daylight IQ Software as a Service (SaaS) product combines business administration, disease management and long-term healthcare knowledge to empower the nursing team, reduce medical errors, more efficiently address resident healthcare needs and increase facility revenues. This combination of clinical and technical processes can save millions of dollars a year in preventable hospital re-admissions. Additional information regarding COMS Interactive and Daylight IQ is available at http://www.comsllc.com or by contacting a COMS representative at #330.650.9900.
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The Bayada Home Health Care office in Frisco looks like a typical office there are desks, computers, printers, copy machines. One room, however, is a little different. Instead of a workstation, it holds a bed, complete with pillows, comforter and a stuffed animal. There's a nightstand with a lamp, a box of tissues and glasses, and a closet in the far corner.
This isn't a room for employees looking for a nap after lunch, it's a training center. Bayada, a national organization, is bringing home health care services to Summit and Eagle counties. Its Frisco office, opened in January, plans to offer nursing care and assisted care services to people within the mountain community.
We want to try to help everybody in our little mountain area here, said Diane Ream, Bayada office director.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, Bayada originated in 1976 and has since grown to include more than 250 offices in 25 states.
Maybe they have mobility issues, or they have memory care issues, or they're very elderly and just need a little bit of help, we do all that, Ream said.
Much of the care given by the nurse's aids is for activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and meal preparation. They can also assist in transportation, bringing clients to and from appointments, both medical or errand-related, such as to a hairdresser.
Skilled level of care is available from the nurses, who might be called to sit up overnight with an elderly relative, perform procedures such as an IV infusion or simply provide end-of-life care.
All of our services happen in the client's home, wherever their home might be, Ream said. Even if they're here vacationing and are in a condo, or in a hotel, and they need us, we can go there.
While the focus of Bayada's Frisco office is primarily Summit and Eagle county residents, people on vacation can also benefit from home service care, Ream said. It could be anything from lending transportation for a wheelchair-bound relative to assisting with care of broken bones or illness in general.
There is no other private-duty home care up here and there are no nursing homes or assisted living facilities, she explained. So what do you do when you've moved up here to the beautiful mountains and you find yourself convalescing, or getting a little up there in years, and maybe you or a loved one needs some help? What do you do? We didn't want anybody to have to move all the way back to Denver. ... We wanted it to be something that people could have up here and since there was none, that's what we're here for, to provide that need.
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WASHINGTON - Millions of people who take advantage of government subsidies to help buy health insurance next year could get stung by surprise tax bills if they don't accurately project their income.
President Barack Obama's new health-care law will offer subsidies to help people buy private health insurance on state-based exchanges, if they don't already get coverage through their employers. The subsidies are based on income. The lower your income, the bigger the subsidy.
But the government doesn't know how much money you're going to make next year.
And when you apply for the subsidy, this fall, it won't even know how much you're making this year. So, unless you tell the government otherwise, it will rely on the best information it has: your 2012 tax return, filed this spring.
What happens if you or your spouse gets a raise and your family income goes up in 2014?
You could end up with a bigger subsidy than you are entitled to. If that happens, the law says you have to pay back at least part of the money when you file your tax return in the spring of 2015.
That could result in smaller tax refunds or surprise tax bills for millions of middle-income families.
No warning
"That's scary," says Joan Baird of Springfield, Va. "I had no idea, and I work in health care."
Baird, a health-care information management worker, is far from alone. Health-care providers, advocates and tax experts say the vast majority of Americans know very little about the new health care law, let alone the kind of detailed information many will need to navigate its system of subsidies and penalties.
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