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Immer wieder eine grandiose Live-Band: Die FUTURE ISLANDS aus Baltimore mit ihrem genialen Frontman Samuel T. Herring rocken den Hafen 2 in Offenbach am 23.05.2014! Hier ihr Hit "Vireos Eye"...
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China slams Vietnam's Xisha Islands comments
A spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry on Monday refuted Vietnamese comments on the sovereignty of the Xisha Islands, vowing determination to safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Qin Gang said the information offered by the Vietnamese side at a press briefing in Hanoi last Friday was ridiculous.
"Their comments showed the country's falsification of history, denial of truth, inconsistency and treachery," Qin said, arguing that Vietnam has little international credibility.
He cited historical evidence to show the Xisha Islands have been China's inherent territory since ancient times.
"China was the first country to discover, develop, name and govern the Xisha Islands," while Chinese people are indisputable owners of the islands, said the spokesman.
According to Qin, the Chinese people discovered the Xisha Islands when they cruised to them during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD). Since then, lots of Chinese have traveled there for business.
Historical documents show Chinese fished and traded around the Xisha Islands during the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties, which serves as proof for China's jurisdiction of the area, he said.
During China's Yuan Dynasty in the 13th century, astronomer Guo Shoujing set up an observatory on the Xisha Islands, Qin added.
Vietnam appeared to acknowledge and respect China's sovereignty over the islands before the mid 1970s. In 1956, a senior official of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry told a charge d'affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam that the Xisha Islands were part of the Chinese territory, according to the spokesman.
In 1958, China announced it had set 12 nautical miles as the width of its territorial sea and the Xisha Islands were included. Ten days after that, then Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong told then Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai that the Vietnamese government admitted the truth of and respected China's statement on its territorial sea, he said.
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China brands Vietnam claims over South China Sea islands as 'ridiculous'
BEIJING: Terming Vietnamese claims over the disputed islands in the South China Sea as "ridiculous", China today accused Vietnam of changing its stand since 1975 after having officially endorsed Chinese sovereignty over them.
Reacting to assertions by Vietnam claiming sovereignty over the Paracel islands in the South China Sea which China refers to as the Xisha islands, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Qin Gang told a media briefing here that Hanoi's claims are "very ridiculous".
"Large amount of historical facts had proven that Xisha islands are China's territory since ancient times," he said.
"Vietnam has always gone back on its words. The credibility of this country is very low," Qin said.
The war of words between Vietnam and China over the ownership of the islands heated up in recent weeks after Beijing deployed an oil rig in waters close to the islands, which was staunchly opposed by Hanoi.
While naval vessels of the two countries rammed into each other hundreds of times, four Chinese were killed and over 100 injured in anti-China riots in Vietnam in which over 460 factories mostly Chinese-owned were destroyed by mobs.
Beijing withdrew over 7,000 of its workers from Vietnam and demanded compensation for the victims.
China claims sovereignty over almost all of the South China Sea which is hotly contested by Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei, who are backed by the US.
Defending Chinese claims over the islands, Qin said they were discovered and developed during ancient Chinese kingdoms and patrolled by their navies.
He said Vietnam officially endorsed Chinese sovereignty in a letter to China from its then prime minister in 1958 besides reflecting the same in Vietnamese official documents and textbooks.
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American Veterans: Culture Change Needed to Fix Broken Health Care System
As Americans commemorate Memorial Day to honor the country #39;s fallen soldiers, a scandal is unfolding that highlights the federal government #39;s failure to properly care for veterans. As VOA #39;s...
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Obama 2009: "We’re Keeping Our Promises"; Veterans Health Care Fully Funded – Video
Obama 2009: "We #39;re Keeping Our Promises"; Veterans Health Care Fully Funded
Remarks by the President at signing of the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act October 22, 2009 As a nation, we #39;ll pledge to fulfill our ...
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Live Q&A: Military Vegans, Breakfast, Stress Tips, Body Care, Events + More! – Video
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Fixing veterans health care was an underlying message of speakers during Memorial Day ceremony in Je – Video
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Avoid Obamacare Legally, and Get Cheap Health Care – Video
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Implications of mandatory flu vaccinations for health-care workers
Employers planning to implement mandatory influenza vaccination policies for health care workers need to understand the implications, according to an analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Vaccination rates among health care workers are less than 50%, well below the level necessary for herd immunity. Evidence indicates that vaccination of health care workers can benefit patient health, leading to a move by many to consider mandatory influenza vaccination as a condition of employment or to require employees to wear a mask during influenza season. Many health care workers favour condition-of-service influenza vaccination policies.
However, in Canada, condition-of-service policies must comply with employment law, provincial human rights codes and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Condition-of-service policies that apply to unionized employees must be consistent with collective labour agreements, and vaccination policies should allow exemptions for religious beliefs and practices.
"With respect to the rights to liberty and security, vaccinate-or-mask policies have been found not to violate liberty or security rights, because the vaccine is not mandatory and masks are insufficiently invasive to violate these rights," states Dr. Allison McGeer, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, with coauthors.
Most legal cases around vaccination policies have weighed in favour of patient safety.
"Vaccinate-or-mask policies for influenza vaccination in health care organizations result in substantial increases in the vaccination rates among health care workers, are supported by most health care workers and, based on decisions to date, are likely to be found in compliance with Canadian law. Physicians and employers should work together to find the best means to improve vaccination rates and protect both patients and providers from influenza," conclude the authors.
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Shareholders get say on pay
Published: Sunday, 5/25/2014 - Updated: 1 day ago
BY TYREL LINKHORN BLADE BUSINESS WRITER
Health Care REIT revamped several parts of its executive compensation program last year after shareholders just barely approved the companys say-on-pay proposal at the 2013 annual meeting.
A provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, say-on-pay was meant to give shareholders a chance to voice their opinions on compensation packages for a companys top executives, which some saw as rising too quickly and often without merit.
The provision went into effect in 2011.
Though it has made big news when shareholders vote down proposals Chipotle shareholders made waves earlier this month when they overwhelmingly rejected the restaurant chains compensation package generally the proposals have passed by wide margins.
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According to Semler Brossy Consulting Group, just 2.5 percent of companies say-on-pay proposals failed in 2013, while 91 percent of companies passed with more than 70 percent approval.
Thats led some to say the votes, already nonbinding advisory actions, are nearly useless.
Not so, argues Todd Sirras, the managing director at Semler Brossy.
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Health care overhaul may control big insurance rate hikes
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May 26th, 2014 2:00 pm by TOM MURPHY, AP Business Writer
The wild hikes in health insurance rates that blindsided many Americans in recent years may become less frequent because of the health care overhaul.
Final rates for 2015 won't be out for months, but early filings from insurers suggest price increases of 10 percent or more. That may sound like a lot, but rates have risen as much as 20 or 30 percent in recent years.
The rates that emerge over the next few months for 2015 will carry considerable political weight, coming out before Republicans and Democrats settle their fight for Congressional control in next fall's midterm elections. Republicans are vowing to make failures of the law a main theme of their election push, and abnormally high premiums might bolster their argument.
In addition to insuring millions of uninsured people, the other great promise of the massive health care overhaul was to tame the rate hikes that had become commonplace in the market for individual insurance coverage.
No one expects price increases to go away, but some nonpartisan industry watchers say they do expect the big hikes to hit less frequently in the years to come, even though it's still early in the law's implementation. They point to competition and greater scrutiny fostered by the law as key factors.
Public insurance exchanges that debuted last fall and were created by the law make it easier for customers to compare prices. The overhaul also prevents insurers from rejecting customers because of their health.
That means someone who develops a health condition like high blood pressure isn't stuck in the same plan year after year because other insurers won't take her. She can now shop around.
The Urban Institute, a nonpartisan policy research organization, said in a recent report that competition will help restrain individual insurance prices next year.
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By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR and JENNIFER AGIESTA Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama celebrated when sign-ups for his health care law topped 8 million, far exceeding expectations after a slipshod launch. Most Americans, however, remain unimpressed.
A new Associated Press-GfK poll finds that public opinion continues to run deeply negative on the Affordable Care Act, Obama's signature effort to cover the uninsured. Forty-three percent oppose the law, compared with just 28 percent in support.
The pattern illustrates why the health care law remains a favored target for Republicans seeking a Senate majority in the midterm elections.
The poll does have a bright spot for the administration: Those who signed up for coverage aren't reeling from sticker shock. Most said they found premiums in line with what they expected, or even lower.
But even that was diminished by another finding: More than one-third of those who said they or someone in their household tried to enroll, were ultimately unable to do so. For the White House, it's an uncomfortable reminder of the technical problems that paralyzed the HealthCare.gov website for weeks after it went live last fall.
The example of business owner Henry Kulik shows some of the cross-currents of public opinion.
Kulik is disabled as a result of Lou Gehrig's disease, a condition that destroys the brain's ability to control muscle movement. His family runs several stores that sell ice cream and other summer refreshments in the Philadelphia area.
Kulik says he doesn't believe the federal government should require people to carry health insurance, as the law does. And he can understand worries about the cost to taxpayers. On the other hand, he's been able to slash what his family pays for health insurance by purchasing coverage through the law's new insurance markets and by taking advantage of tax credits to lower the premiums.
Before the law, his family was paying $2,400 a month. Now it's several hundred dollars. And Kulik says the insurance for himself, his wife, and three children is comparable to what they had before.
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Crowd marches against genetic engineering of food – Video
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How Genetic Engineering Can Cure Drug Addiction? Michael Crichton on Treatment (2006) – Video
How Genetic Engineering Can Cure Drug Addiction? Michael Crichton on Treatment (2006)
Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification, is the direct manipulation of an organism #39;s genome using biotechnology. New DNA may be inserted in the host genome by first isolating...
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In object oriented programming, "Objects" usually refer to bundles of information. For example, you can describe a Car as having #39;number_of_wheels = 4 #39; and #39;license_plate = 4BIUO11 #39;, and this...
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