US slams China over worsening human rights record

China National News (ANI) Saturday 3rd August, 2013

A U.S. human rights official has said China's human rights record continues to be of a very poor standard and way short of acceptable international standards.

Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Uzra Zeya expressed concern about Chinese authorities treating relatives of dissidents, the Christian Science Monitor reports.

Zeya was in Beijing to attend the 18th round of the annual human rights dialogue between the U.S. and China.

Meanwhile, human right activists have criticised the talks for being more of a diplomatic exercise than a serious tool to press China on the human right issues.

More than a dozen activists have been arrested in recent weeks in connection with the New Citizens Movement, a public campaign urging government officials to disclose their assets in a bid to curb corruption in the country. (ANI)

Source: http://www.chinanationalnews.com/index.php/sid/216211666/scat/9366300fc9319e9b

nfl 2012 draft miami dolphins buffalo bills st louis rams ryan tannehill pittsburgh steelers seattle seahawks

MobileSpaces Raises $8.6M From Marker LLC, Accel To Boost Enterprise Mobile Security

One of the complaints I often hear from VCs here in Silicon Valley is that there just aren’t enough enterprise mobility startups. Clearly, with employees bringing their own devices to work in lieu of company issued Blackberries and Apple now dominating the enterprise tablet market with 88 percent of activations, there’s a market opportunity here. Silver Spring, Maryland-based MobileSpaces is one of the few companies attacking this space and they’re raising an $8.6 million second round of funding from Marker LLC and Accel Partners. (Accel has been in a few other enterprise mobility deals like 3LM, which sold to Motorola back in 2011. They previously led MobileSpaces’ $3 million Series A with partner Rich Wong joining the board.) MobileSpaces secures mobile apps and covers the 1.5 million apps available in both Apple and Google’s stores. They use proprietary application virtualization technology to create a secure workspace where employees can use any mobile app — whether it’s a custom, public or built-in one. IT administrators of companies can create policies for workspace use of each of these apps. They can remotely deploy applications, whitelist specific ones for company use and remotely remove or wipe apps from employees’ phones. Within that workspace, these enterprise apps can run natively just like consumer ones while their data gets secured and isolated. IT managers can set up of copy and paste restrictions to prevent data leakage, separate a file system, prevent personal apps from using enterprise data and remotely wipe company data. MobileSpaces’ technology creates a divide between the personal data of employees and corporate data. The company says that other mobile device management competitors only typically allow for employees to use a handful of apps, while MobileSpaces covers the full range of apps available in the two major stores. The company has a pretty experienced team as well with co-founder David Goldschlag formerly serving as McAfee’s vice president of mobile.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/B4bRpUXBDyE/

gloria steinem war of the worlds rock and roll hall of fame severe weather wichita brian wilson storm chasers

Pelosi backs more scrutiny of NSA (Washington Bureau)

Share With Friends: | | Politics - Top Stories News, RSS Feeds and Widgets via Feedzilla.

Source: http://news.feedzilla.com/en_us/stories/politics/top-stories/320551441?client_source=feed&format=rss

marquette university Chris Porco cbs sports ncaa tournament kids choice awards Miley Cyrus Twerk ncaa march madness

FACT CHECK: Obama spins health insurance rebates | Local ...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Another year, another round of exaggeration from President Barack Obama and his administration about health insurance rebates.

In his speech defending his health care law Thursday, Obama said rebates averaging $100 are coming from insurance companies to 8.5 million Americans. In fact, most of the money is going straight to employers who provide health insurance, not to their workers, who benefit indirectly.

Obama danced around that reality in remarks that also blamed problems in establishing affordable insurance markets on political opponents, glossing over complex obstacles also faced in states that support the law.

A look at some of his claims and how they compare with the facts:

?"Last year, millions of Americans opened letters from their insurance companies. But instead of the usual dread that comes from getting a bill, they were pleasantly surprised with a check. In 2012, 13 million rebates went out, in all 50 states. Another 8.5 (million) rebates are being sent out this summer, averaging around 100 bucks each."

? After introducing several people who got rebate checks last year: "And this is happening all across the country. And it's happening because of the Affordable Care Act. Hasn't been reported on a lot. I bet if you took a poll, most folks wouldn't know when that check comes in that this was because of Obamacare that they got this extra money in their pockets. But that's what's happening."

?" If they're (insurers) not spending your premium dollars on your health care ? at least 80 percent of it ? they've got to give you some money back."

THE FACTS: Just as he did a year ago, Obama made a splashy announcement about rebates that incorporates misleading advertising.

The health care law requires insurance companies that spend too much on administrative expenses to issue rebates to customers. But those customers are often employers that in turn offer insurance to workers and bear the bulk of the costs. In workplace plans, the rebate goes to the employer, which must use it for the company health plan but does not have to pass all or part of it on to the worker. People who buy their own insurance and qualify for a rebate get it directly.

Obama was on solid ground in saying "millions of Americans" got rebate checks last year, but the number was not close to 13 million as he implied.

Of the 12.8 million rebates announced last year, health policy experts estimated 3 million would go directly to the insured. The government didn't know how many.

Nearly two-thirds of the 12.8 million were only entitled to pro-rated and decidedly modest rebates, because they were covered by employers that pay most of their premiums. Workers typically pay about 20 percent of the premium for single coverage, 30 percent for a family plan. Employers pay the rest.

And employers can use all the rebate money, including the workers' share, to benefit the company health plan, perhaps restraining premiums a bit or otherwise improving the bottom line. The law requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of premiums they collect on medical care and quality improvement, or return the difference to consumers and employers.

Altogether, this year's rebates are worth $500 million, down from $1.1 billion returned last year. The government says the lower rebates mean insurance companies are becoming more efficient.

___

?"I'm curious, what do opponents of this law think the folks here today should do with the money they were reimbursed? Should they send it back to the insurance companies?"

THE FACTS: Even in that unlikely event, most people could not send it back to insurance companies because the money doesn't go "in their pockets" and they have no control over what their employers do with it.

___

?"In states that are working hard to make sure this law delivers for their people, what we're seeing is that consumers are getting a hint of how much money they're potentially going to save because of this law. In states like California, Oregon, Washington, new competition, new choices, market forces are pushing costs down."

THE FACTS: It is simply not known whether health insurance will become less expensive in those states ? or nationally ? than it is now, or than it would have been absent the law. And hitches in setting up the new insurance marketplaces called exchanges are not limited to Republican-led states where leaders object to the law, although that political pushback is certainly part of what's going on.

In California, for example, where there is plenty of competition by health insurers wanting to get into the exchange, an actuarial report commissioned by Covered California, the state agency running the insurance marketplace, found that middle-income residents could see individual health premiums increase by an average of 30 percent while costs go down for lower income people.

In West Virginia, Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin ? also a cooperative partner in expanding Medicaid and setting up an exchange ? complained to federal officials this week about delays in rules and guidelines from Washington as the state struggles to meet deadlines under the law.

"Many West Virginia families have expressed frustration" trying to find out how much policies from the exchange will cost them and whether they will get a subsidy, he said, and the state is "dangerously close" to falling short of requirements under the law.

___

EDITOR'S NOTE _ An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story

Associated Press writer Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar contributed to this report.

Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

Source: http://www.kpic.com/news/local/FACT-CHECK-Obama-spins-health-insurance-rebates--216170471.html

miley cyrus miley cyrus game 7 ray allen Zara Calgary flooding Kate Upton Topless

London borough to ban public spitting

LONDON: If a proposal by British ministers and parliamentarians goes through, spitting on sidewalks or anywhere in public could land a person on the wrong side of the law. A council bylaw in the works could lead to a ban on public spitting, a common practice among South Asian communities.

The London Borough of Enfield has applied to secretary of state for local government Eric Pickles for provisional approval to the new law prohibiting spitting on the streets. In a letter, the ministers highlighted the reassurances given by Enfield council about the robustness of the proposed bylaws and the effective enforcement that the council intends to take. The bylaw was supported by Labour and Conservative groups on the council.

The bylaw makes it an offence to spit on the streets "without reasonable excuse". However, it would not cover spitting into a handkerchief or tissue.

"Spitting is a deeply anti-social and unpleasant practice. Spitting on Britain's streets is not socially acceptable," said Pickles. "In light of the cross-party support, we are giving the go-ahead to the council."

Councils across Britain have bylaws in place to tackle anti-social behaviour ? from dog fouling to urination. Ministers are of the view that public spitting falls in the same category.

"The public should be able to enjoy public spaces, their parks, streets and town centres, without nuisance or annoyance and bylaws can help prevent any nuisance to enhance public enjoyment of open spaces," the minister said.

Times View

Not only do we welcome this initiative, we strongly recommend that Indian cities should follow suit. Unfortunately, too many Indians tend to exhibit a deplorable lack of civic sense. However, where norms are clearly laid down and rigorously enforced, as with the Delhi Metro, a clear improvement becomes visible. Making not just spitting but even defecation in public illegal would go a long way in making Indian cities less of an eyesore.

Source: http://timesofindia.feedsportal.com/c/33039/f/533994/s/2ee9c42d/l/0Ltimesofindia0Bindiatimes0N0Cworld0Cuk0CLondon0Eborough0Eto0Eban0Epublic0Espitting0Carticleshow0C2117980A10Bcms/story01.htm

northern lights sign of the times keystone pipeline purim acc tournament big ten tournament big east tournament 2012

iPhone Apps of the Week: Clipper, Potluck, and More

Make beautiful memories, read all the best web content, catch up with family, and watch all the videos your little heart desires. Sound like an impossible number of multitasking? Nah?not if you have this week's round of iphone apps to help you out.

Read more...

Source: http://gizmodo.com/iphone-apps-of-the-week-clipper-vlc-and-more-842985122

glamping forgetting sarah marshall taraji p. henson shuttle discovery bonnie raitt internal revenue service intc

Kids on bikes invited to join 'Kidical Mass Ride' in the West Seattle Grand Parade

Kids on bikes are invited to ride in the West Seattle Grand Parade July 20th as part of the "Kidical Mass" this Saturday. Riders of all ages are welcome and kids and families are encouraged to join in the fun.

Kidical Mass is a grass roots movement to get more kids and families excited about bike riding. Escort your child on their decorated bike as you join Sustainable West Seattle, West Seattle Spokespeople and West Seattle Bike Connections in the parade for this family-friendly ride.

Meet at Alki Bike and Board 2606 California Ave. SW at 11 AM Saturday July 20th to ride in the parade. For more details contact alkistu@hotmail.com.

• 

Source: http://www.westseattleherald.com/2013/07/18/features/kids-bikes-invited-join-kidical-mass-ride-wes

bachelor ben jon hamm kim kardashian law school rankings ncaa bracket predictions jeff foxworthy heather morris the bachelor finale