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New Blog Post Series
This is the first in a series of blog posts in which we will offer a peek into the some of the challenges we tackle on the Backend Team and discuss some tips and tricks we have discovered. These posts will focus on the ways in which we use GAE and AWS to build simple features that have helped us to deliver an amazing product. We plan to dive a little deeper into topics we've covered before, as well as highlighting some new ones. Upcoming topics will include GAE MapReduce, Redis, Google Cloud Storage, and duplicate detection via TF-IDF. Our first entry in the series discusses how to use Google's edge cache as a free content delivery network (CDN).
The Free CDN
At the end of last year, we briefly mentioned Google's edge cache as a useful feature as part of our guest post on the App Engine blog. Since this is one of our favorite services, I'd like to take a few minutes to explain it in more detail. It is an extremely simple feature that has the potential to significantly improve content serving latency and can be very valuable in terms of cost savings over other CDNs. Hopefully it will be clear by the end of this post why you should think about using it for your next project.
Content Delivery Networks
Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) offer several benefits that are typically desired for both web and mobile apps. They are designed to cache content on many geographically distributed servers, as close to the end user as possible, thereby minimizing latency for requests to the cached content. There are several major CDN providers, but the big ones that come to mind are Akamai and Amazon's Cloudfront. CDNs vary in quality and price, but generally one should expect to pay a premium for this type of service.
Google's Edge Cache (aka. CDN)
It turns out that if you're using Google App Engine (or other Google services like the newly announced Google Cloud Storage) and you configure things correctly, you get the same service for free. By simply setting public cache control headers wherever possible, you allow Google's edge caches to serve unchanged content directly to users. Here's an example of a set of response headers that will activate the cache:
The most important component of the header is the word 'public'. It tells Google's network that the content in this response is not specific to a particular user or private in any way, so it's safe to cache it as aggressively as possible. 'max-age' allows you to decide how often this content will be refreshed from your servers, and 'must-revalidate' is just telling the server (or client cache) to strictly follow this timeout.
This technique has been mentioned in at least one Google IO talk, but for some reason hasn't been widely publicized. Because of the scale of Google's network, this is perhaps the best CDN available. Best of all, there is no cost for this caching. It's actually a win-win for both you and Google, since it minimizes the traffic that has to cross their internal networks and servers.
At Pulse we use this feature very heavily. It lets us serve high quality, mobile optimized images at < 50ms latency, while also saving us lots of App Engine instance hours by preventing these requests from hitting our frontend servers. As you can see from the graph below, for this particular App Engine app, we are serving the majority of requests out of Google's edge cache (labeled red). I encourage you to try it out. It's almost too easy to be true! If you have questions, feel free to leave comments below or ping me @gregbayer.


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ANDERSON, Ind. —
Carl Erskine, a Brooklyn Dodgers teammate of Jackie Robinson, will attend an April 11 special advance public screening at the Mounds Mall theater of the film "42" about Robinson's baseball life. Proceeds will benefit the Special Olympics.
The film details Robinson's Rookie of the Year season as Major League baseball's first black player, combating racism on and off the field. It will open in theaters across the country the following day.
The Warner Brothers film stars Chad Boseman as Robinson, and Harrison Ford as Branch Rickey, the Brooklyn Dodgers president and general manager who signed Robinson, breaking the barrier of racial segregation that prevailed for 60 years in Major League baseball.
Erskine, 86, of Anderson, was a standout pitcher for the Dodgers during the Robinson era, which included winning five National League pennants and the 1955 World Series. Erskine wrote a book about playing with Robinson and is an advocate of the Special Olympics.
"We played nine seasons together, and we were battling to win ballgames for our team side-by-side," Erskine said of Robinson. "That team jelled with Jackie as the centerpiece. We made baseball history. Now, looking back, that experience is a part of the history of the country."
A reception with Erskine will precede the special local showing of the film, which gets its name from Robinson's uniform No. 42, which is retired on all Major League teams and displayed prominently at the various stadiums.
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Sunfood is excited to bring you a rare and exceptional form of one of the worlds most superior moisturizers and skin conditioners. Sunfood Shea Butter is a truly raw product produced by a womens cooperative in Ghana, which is not only helping to bring economic stability to the villages, but is also giving the women economic power that they have not traditionally held. We offer this remarkable shea butter unscented so you may experience its unequalled purity and its impressive potential for beautifying and protecting the skin .
Shea Butter is a slightly yellow oil/butter extracted from the seed of the African karite tree (Butyrospernum parkii), which grows wild on the savannahs of West and Central Africa. Sunfood shea butter is raw, cold-processed, unfiltered and unrefined so it retains all of its inherent beneficial properties.
Unrefined Shea Butter contains natural tocopherols (vitamin E), cinnamic esters and unsaponifiable fats. It offers unparalleled moisturizing properties, as well as natural UV protection and protection against sun allergies. Shea Butter has a long history of successful application in alleviating and dramatically improving numerous conditions of the skin, including itching, dermatitis, eczema, psoriasis, soreness, wounds, burns, scarring and stretch marks.
The indigenous peoples of Central Africa as well as the Japanese have long used Shea Butter for both food as well as body care. Shea Butter is even used as a replacement for regular dairy butter in foods. It is a perfect replacement for dairy butter in vegetarian cooking.
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Massage raw, unrefined Shea Butter into the body, face, lips, hair, scalp, hands, nails and feet to soothe, moisturize, condition and protect. Use to create your own body butters, cosmetics and soaps. Add a few drops of your favorite essential oils! Shea Butter may even be used together with raw, organic Cacao Butter extra-virgin Coconut Oil for even greater antioxidant support.
To improve skin health from the inside out, take MSM internally while applying Shea Butter topically on a regualr basis. MSM is a form of sulfur found in high quantities in plants which receive water solely due to rain. MSM has been found to improve the health of connective tissue, while making skin more soft and flexible. These properties naturally boost the impressive moisturizing, protective qualities of Shea Butter. For an even greater boost in skin health, apply Shea Butter to the skin along with the gel from a leaf of fresh, raw Aloe Vera. Naturally high in MSM, Sunfood fresh Aloe Vera works to soothe sunburns and helps to moisturize the skin at all levels.
For the ulimate in skin luxury, gently work Shea Butter into the skin with Magnesium Oil. The rejuvenative properties of ormus elements complement the moisturizing, beautifying potential of Shea Butter. The combination of raw, unrefined Shea Butter with either Ormus Gold and/or Magnesium Oil is safe to use anywhere on the body.
As a food, use 2 tablespoons per day. Blend into your favorite beverages, smoothies or other recipes. If cooking, use in place of your regular vegetable oil or dairy butter.
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Zaner-Bloser Handwriting supports reading and mathematics acquisition.
With as little as 15 minutes a day of handwriting instruction, research shows that students who have greater ease with fine-motor writing tasks have better academic skills in second grade in both reading and math.1 Zaner-Bloser Handwriting provides developmentally appropriate practice activities to promote automaticity.
Zaner-Bloser Handwriting increases writing quality and output.
When students develop the fine motor skills that accompany learning to write by hand, their speed and output increase.2,3 With Zaner-Bloser Handwriting, students become more fluent at manuscript and cursive handwriting and have more attentional resources that can be devoted to planning and composing when writing.
Zaner-Bloser Handwriting improves manuscript and cursive letter formation.
Handwriting practice is considered to be a key component of the motor learning necessary to form letters and numerals correctly.4 This handwriting program provides students ample activities to practice this skill.
Handwriting is an important foundational literacy skill. With the Zaner-Bloser Handwriting program, you will
1Jean-Paul Renaud, "Good Handwriting and Good Grades: FIU Researcher Finds New Link," FIU Magazine (18 January 2012). Available: http://news.fiu.edu/2012/01/good-handwriting-and-good-grades-fiu-researc...
2Steve Graham and Karen R. Harris, "Improving the Writing Performance of Young Struggling Writers," The Journal of Special Education 39 (2005): 19-33.
3Steve Graham and Naomi Weintraub, "A Review of Handwriting Research: Progress and Prospects From 1980–1994," Educational Psychology Review 8 (1996): 7–87.
4Asha Asher, "Handwriting Instruction in Elementary Schools," American Journal of Occupational Therapy 60 (2006): 461–471.
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Album Rating: 4.5http://www.metalsucks.net/2009/04/24/exclusive-full-album-stream-of-god-dethroneds-passiondale/ There's the stream, enjoy. Personal 4.5.
Album Rating: 3.0This is quite easily, the best heavy stuff I've heard all year, and it sure as hell beats Chimaira as far as "pure ***ing metal" goes. Lol. And it really isn't that hard to beat Chimaira's latest...Digging: Warforged - Essence Of The Land
This is quite easily, the best heavy stuff I've heard all year, and it sure as hell beats Chimaira as far as "pure ***ing metal" goes.
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Album Rating: 4.5And it really isn't that hard to beat Chimaira's latest... no kidding.
And it really isn't that hard to beat Chimaira's latest...
Album Rating: 3.0album is okDigging: Trust - Joyland
Digging: Trust - Joyland
Album Rating: 4.5nah, album is awesome.
Album Rating: 4.5sounds good, and yea chimiera's infection isnt BAD it just isnt that great i think EDIT* this is sick and YEA zipper you and me are the only 15 year old metalheads on this site!
their old stuff is better though
both chimaira's & god forbid's
i'm going to stay away from god dethroned, god forbid and chimaira for now
Album Rating: 4.0album is awesome. they always deliver in the riff department. the vocals are an improvement from The Toxic Touch. not as good as there three albums before TTT but great nonetheless
Album Rating: 4.5i'm going to stay away from god dethroned, god forbid and chimaira for now Your loss. Who is God Forbid? This Message Edited On 04.26.09
I'll maybe get this later and God Forbid is a metalcore band.
Album Rating: 3.5The review feels like you wrote this while giving the album it's first spin. I don't know, I would probably beef this up a bit. Album is pretty average after a few spins. It has a monster sound but nothing that has been duplicated a million times.This Message Edited On 04.26.09Digging: Wold - Screech Owl
Digging: Wold - Screech Owl
ya wth idk why i was talking about god forbid :[ hungover manggg
cheers Kane, I've had a major hungover for about 6-7 hours now and it's still going strong haha. Friends birthday - great party which crown was when one of my friends, while being in some kind of a sleep transe, stood up , took out his dick and peed all over a motherfucking pillow and then went quietly back to sleep. Once-in-a-lifetime experience haha. Still having major, major lulz from that. Anyway, this review is fine Zipper, but I think that The Wiz is right, maybe beef this up a bit. I don't really want to hear any war metal now, but when i'll have the urge to, then I will remember this stuff.Digging: Skindred - Kill the Power
Digging: Skindred - Kill the Power
Album Rating: 4.5Alright, I'll listen again and add some things, just for you, ya fuckin drunks.
why thank you! God I feel so wasted right now and I have a lot to study for monday. I think I'm going to fail the tests on monday, too tired to study anything right now.
A bit more dignity could have been applied to the fact that this is in reference to the Third Battle of Ypres and not just some gloat about heavy riffage and pounding drums. Surely there's something in this to evoke the feelings and experiences other than those. Hopefully the song titles are reflected in some way by the creativity. Also, I never remember Arch Enemy ever doing anything in referal to war, as much as this does. I'm personally interested but if the band can't find more representative lyrics then those you mentioned then I'll probably be tasting mindless lemons by then end of it.This Message Edited On 04.26.09
Album Rating: 4.5I had a feeling that this was World War I. Rise of the Tyrant had a lot of war reference. The lyrics I chose aren't representative, just phrases that caught my attention, I am 15 after all.
Rise of the Tyrant had a lot of war reference. Where, exactly? I am 15 after all. I see.
Rise of the Tyrant had a lot of war reference.
I am 15 after all.
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I'm trying to upgrade my routes.db file "as I am using the old router DSL which will be removed in Rails 3.1" (quoted from deprecation warning).
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Code Ruby:Shovell::Application.routes.draw do |map| map.resources :stories, :has_many => :votes map.connect ':controller/:action/:id' map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format' get "stories/index" end
--SPECIFICALLY with converting the lineCode Ruby:map.connect ':controller/:action/:id.:format'
I read that it should be as simple as replacing map.connect to match and removing |map| from the .draw do?
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For as long as I can remember, I have always made room for the New Year and all that it will bring by clearing out the old. I use the last week of December to go through and gather up unused items for my end of the year donation to Good Will, and to toss out all the ratty, worn or just plain hideous items in my life. I also discover a few forgotten or misplaced treasures.
Today, I focused on cleaning out my vanity drawers. My vanity drawers are used in place of a make up bag. The make up is either a "keeper" or a "tosser". Both give me an idea of how I can better spend my time and money in the upcoming New Year.
I spent $28 to learn the lesson that the "Hottest Lip Color of the Year" doesn't mean I should wear it that year or any other. This year's lesson came with my purchase of one of 2012's "Hottest Colors, Black Cherry." On my lips, the shade turned a bluish gray. People with medical training would ask me if I was feeling ok. It cost $28.00 for that tube so I wasn't willing to admit it didn't look "hot" on me. No, I quit wearing it after a night of watching "The Walking Dead" with Sweetums and catching his furtive glances from the TV, after a close up of a Zombie's mouth, and my lips. This is a "tosser".
As I come across a nail art kit, I pause and wonder, "What was I thinking?". As the nail art kit of sequins and tiny beads joined the Black Cherry, AKA Cyanosis, lip stain at the bottom of the circular file, AKA trash can, I recall buying it after I saw seed pearls glued over the entire surface of a woman's nails on Pinterest.
Pinterest was also where I discovered that textured nails were "Hottest Nail Art Trend of 2012", Her nails looked absolutely fabulous. Mine looked as if my 3 year old granddaughter had sprinkled fairy dust on a witch's claws and things got caught in the textured nails. It was irritating and aggravating removing my sweaters, lace, toilet paper and hair. If you follow me, you know I don't do "irritating or aggravating" so this "Hot Trend" is a "tosser".
I don't have to go through the drawer containing my eye-make up. All the eye shadow I purchased this year can stay. The look I love is so easily adapted that it is called a "Hottest" year after year. While I am not sure how many years it takes for a "trend" to become a classic, I do consider the "Smokey Eye" a classic. In 2012 my beloved "Smokey Eye" was done in neutrals, gold tones, and the addition of eyeliner extending past the edges of the eyes caused it to jump to the forefront of the beauty world again. It is timeless and a "keeper".
One of 2012 's "Hottest Hair Styles" saw the return the "Bun". The "top knot" and "chignon" and all the other gorgeous variations of the bun looked glamorous and made me wish my hair were long again. While I have extremely short hair, I am keeping all my hair pins and clips because I hope the bun stays around long enough for my hair to grow out.
From the items I have decided to carry forward into the new year, I obviously tend to lean toward more classic trends. But it is from my discarded items that I can make a New Year's Resolution. I resolve to not let my inner magpie, that is always drawn to sparkly shiny and glittery things, out when I am near a cosmetic counter. I have made this resolution since 1992, when my cousin, Zelda Jean, showed me a photo from 1982. One of those, "What was I thinking moments", when I decided to do my eyeshadow in a peacock feather design. After all I was wearing a glittering halter dress that was open to the waist with a pair of metallic blue eel skin stilettos. I am pretty sure cocktails were involved, because I had to be glued, taped and pinned in order to wear that dress and not show the world my business.
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When you have created a "frankenstein" monster of a socialist system don't be surprised when the villagers come at you with torches and pitchforks.Oblamer is caught in another of his messes at a crucial time in his presidency. He is wildly trying to "spin" Benghazi so much it has turned into a hurricane and he'll be blown away. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
0bama is no messiah; he was (and is) a false messiah in a long line of false messiahs.It is an important distinction to make because there is a real One. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
Wolves in sheeps clothing come to devour those that remain unaware and unwilling to be responsible for theirs and America's future. Wake up America! Vote for Romney/Ryan and kick the marxist's out of Washington. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I'd simplify it further. Are you a perpetual child (democrat) who wants to wake up to Christmas morning, every morning, hoping that Santa Barack has brought you some new "toys"? Or are you a mature adult (conservative) who stopped believing in Santa? Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
Excellent article - I hope it becomes a Must Read.FTA: The left relied solely on image rather than substance, and because of racial guilt as well as presenting Barack Obama as a "moderate" bent on hope and change, they succeeded in winning the presidency and control of Congress.America is hungry for substance. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
All five above are great posts...thank you! I was just talking with the Mrs. this morning and we were discussing socialist regimes. They all start out with Utopian ideas and how wonderful all will be when everything is under their control.Once they become the majority, they become less tolerant of the opposition until the hardcore resistors fall victim to "the final solution." Thankfully there are still enough people who understand what a free America and our Constitution is all about.We can and must vote for freedom every time an election day rolls around. Goodbye, Obama, and take your Marxist entourage with you. Now, if we could just vote out the sycophantic media that licks his boots too! Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
Whether a Romney win is indicative of the beginning of "the great unraveling" (TGU) is yet to be seen. A lot will depend on his willingness to confront the socialist tenets deeply ensconced in today's society. The bastions of progressive think are many and powerful: private union members; a majority of our educators, K-doctoral thesis; a left-leaning MSM; government workers; 99% of the art world; and a growing underclass of never-employed takers. Romney will certainly be able to jump start the economy by following the same common-sense principles employed by Reagan and JFK in similar circumstances, but I'll need more signs than just lower unemployment figures before I'll believe TGU has actually begun. Click Here if you Like this Comment 2 persons like this.
For starters, Romney has to stop reaching across the aisle. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.
We can hope that BO and his intellectual vacuum will prove to be a "bridge too far" for the Democrats and they will decide that a more traditionally American profile is the best for them. Dump the UN-ish socialist garbage once and for all.Let the Euroweenies continue to choke on that crap. It will give them something to do until Sharia takes over. Click Here if you Like this Comment 1 person like this.


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Re: Don Goetzinger's March 5 letter, "Gun profits":
The only issue I have with the letter is the writer's statement about background checks at gun shows. He states in the last paragraph, profits are fueled by gun shows with no background checks.
I beg to disagree. I have been an antique gun dealer for more than 20 years. I have never seen any problems with modern gun sales here in Ventura, other shows in California, Arizona or Nevada. All have been legal transactions with background checks carried out.
The only area where no background checks are needed are antiques, (1898 and before). The writer may want to visit a gun show and see for himself.
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Instead of trying to pack a futon, you can order your futon online. Order by August 12 and it will be waiting in your room when you arrive. The frame and six-inch pad are $229.99, and the futon fits under both WMU loftable furniture and Bedloft rented lofts. Just check with your roommate so you don't end up with two!
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Halls where students can rent a loft:
Rental lofts are $129 for the academic year. The metal frame assembles quickly, and the entire bed – frame and all – fits in it. Order your loft by August 12, and the parts will be in your room to set up when you arrive.
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Confused?: Answers about the Affordable Care Act
Confused about the Affordable Care Act? Unsure about MNsure? You're not alone.By: John Lundy, Duluth News Tribune
Confused about the Affordable Care Act? Unsure about MNsure?
You're not alone.
"I'm confused," said Duluthian Lynn Newberg, whose Type 1 diabetes makes her health insurance complicated. "I'm college-educated. I read the Minneapolis paper and the Duluth paper every morning. I shouldn't be as confused as I am."
In a Washington Post-ABC News poll earlier this month, more than six in 10 of those surveyed said they didn't have enough information to understand the changes the law will bring. A Pew Research poll this month also reported just 25 percent of respondents saying they had a "very good" understanding of the law and how it would affect them.
Yet some aspects of the law — such as a provision requiring insurance companies to include adult children in coverage up to age 26 — already are in effect. And in two days, the online health insurance marketplace will open in all 50 states and the District of Columbia: That includes Minnesota's version, MNsure, and the federal version to be offered in Wisconsin and 26 other states. The Obama administration hopes that 7 million currently uninsured Americans will sign up on the marketplace by March 30, when enrollment ends.
As the Oct. 1 start date approached, the News Tribune asked readers what questions they had about the Affordable Care Act, the health insurance marketplace and other aspects of health reform. The questions ran the gamut from what happens if you don't buy insurance to what happens after Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association coverage ends.
We adapted the questions for a more general audience and took them to the experts. Here's what we learned:
Q: How are people on Medicare affected by the Affordable Care Act?
A: If you have Medicare you don't need to look for coverage in the online marketplaces, said Catherine Sampson, director of the Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging.
Sampson shares a warning from the Better Business Bureau that scammers will try to convince senior citizens they need new coverage. It's particularly rife for fraud because the open enrollment period for Medicare (Oct. 15 to Dec. 7) is similar to the enrollment period for MNsure and other insurance marketplaces, which begins Tuesday.
But if you are 65 or older, Medicare is your insurance coverage, Sampson said.
She underscored information from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: It's illegal for someone who knows you have Medicare to try to sell you an insurance marketplace plan. And never share your Medicare number or other personal information with anyone who knocks on your door uninvited or contacts you to sell you a health plan.
There were improvements in Medicare benefits beginning in 2010 when the Affordable Care Act was passed, Sampson said, so recipients are affected by the act. But Medicare isn't being replaced.
Q: What happens if I decide not to purchase health insurance? What's the penalty, and how will it be assessed? What if I can't pay the penalty?
A: In 2014, the penalty for an individual is $95 or 1 percent of your taxable income, whichever is greater, according to the Congressional Research Service and the Better Business Bureau. The maximum for a family is $285. The penalty increases in succeeding years.
If there's a fine, it will be assessed on your 2014 income tax that will be due April 15, 2015. You can't go to jail for failure to pay and the government can't garnish your payment. The most likely punishment, the BBB said, is that the IRS would withhold your tax refund.
Some groups are exempt from the requirement, including those whose income is below the federal threshold for filing taxes, and those with Indian tribe memberships.
Q: If you want to claim an exemption, how do you do that?
A: The federal government is working on a process to apply for the exemption, said Jenni L. Bowring-McDonough, spokeswoman for MNsure. Minnesotans can apply for an exemption from the mandate on their 2014 taxes.
Q: Under the Affordable Care Act, can adult children remain on their parents' insurance until they turn 27, or only until they turn 26?
A: This provision ends on your offspring's 26th birthday, said Jenny Peterson, executive officer of Duluth-based Generations Health Care Initiatives.
Q: We've been told that people who have been enrolled in Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association, or MCHA, coverage now will have to obtain coverage through MNsure. Can you explain how this transition will work? Will the coverage level remain the same?
A: MCHA is being phased out, said Kirby Erickson, executive director of the program that was established in 1976 to cover Minnesotans excluded for coverage in the private market because of pre-existing conditions. It currently covers close to 26,000 Minnesotans.
Since insurers must provide coverage to those with pre-existing conditions under the Affordable Care Act, the program is no longer needed, Erickson said. Those already enrolled in MCHA can keep their coverage through 2014, but no new enrollees will be accepted after Jan. 1, he said.
MNsure is one of several avenues those previously covered by MCHA can take, Erickson said. They also can go through agents and brokers or directly to a carrier, such as looking on an insurer's website.
Coverage levels will vary depending on what the individual chooses, Erickson said, so no direct comparison can be made with the existing coverage under MCHA:
Q: I've heard that you can buy health insurance right before you need it, drop it once the bills are paid, and reapply if you need it again. Is that true?
A: That wouldn't be easy. Bowring-McDonough noted that enrollment can only take place during open enrollment periods, unless you have a "qualifying life event" such as getting married or having a child.
Q: What happens if a person starts health insurance and gets behind on payments? Is there a grace period?
A: If you are receiving a tax credit, there is a 90-day grace period for payment, Bowring-McDonough said. If you do not receive a tax credit, it's 30 days.
Q: How will Modified Adjusted Gross Pay work when one spouse is retired and on Medicare and the other is on MNsure? Will the combined wages be used, or will the couple have to file separately to qualify for a subsidy?
A: This depends on how you file your taxes, Bowring-McDonough said. A married couple applying for a tax subsidy must file jointly.
Q: Under MNsure, can insurance companies offer insurance in some counties but not in others?
A: They can, Bowring-McDonough said.
Q: Are you allowed to drop your employer-provided health insurance and choose a plan via MNsure instead?
A: You can do that, Bowring-McDonough said. But if the plan your employer provides complies with the Affordable Care Act and you choose to go through the MNsure marketplace, you might not qualify for a tax credit.
Q: Is there evidence that businesses are avoiding Affordable Care Act mandates by hiring more part-time employees? Is Congress considering doing anything to correct that?
A: Jenny Peterson of Generations pointed out that the requirement for companies with 50 or more employees to provide health insurance or pay a penalty was delayed, in a July 1 announcement from the Obama administration, until 2015. The issue nonetheless is drawing attention. The restaurant company that owns Olive Garden and Red Lobster recently retracted a plan to cut workers' hours to avoid having to provide health insurance, the website Politico reported.
Peterson said she's unaware of action by Congress on the issue.
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A Crow Never Forgets
The remarkable birds, like us, can remember people's faces.
By Jhaneel Lockhart
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The remarkable birds, like us, can remember people's faces.
Scientists know that crows, like people, can recognize specific human faces--even years after a single encounter--and that they can associate them with negative or positive feelings. Wildlife scientist John Marzluff and colleagues at the University of Washington wondered if birds therefore process faces similarly to humans.
To find out, they wore masks and captured crows, creating a negative association in the birds. Then they switched to different masks while feeding and caring for their short-term captives. PET scans of the birds' brains showed that the threatening masks activated regions that regulate responses like attention and memory of fear. Caring masks, in contrast, activated memory and motivation, hunger, and reward regions.
"Their brains are small in comparison to ours, but they're using them in pretty much the same way to make all these complex decisions," says Marzluff, "and they're apparently doing it in ways that are as complicated as our own." The findings have several possible applications, he adds. Bird owners, for instance, might consider wearing a mask when administering a shot or other traumatic care. And where wild crow populations feed on threatened species, like snowy plovers, biologists might reduce predation by catching the predators as they swoop in, making it a negative experience that the birds quickly learn to avoid.
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Rise in Home Sales Points to Rebound: Sales of previously owned homes rose at a robust clip in April—and prices jumped—the latest indications that the hard-hit housing market is recovering.
Pieces of a Mansion Puzzle on Block: The dream was to eventually unite all of the nine apartments in the building at 828 Fifth Ave., recreating the original single-family mansion with its large public rooms restored. But with a few pieces of the puzzle still missing, the family that acquired most of the property is giving up.
In Germany, It's Capitalists Versus Leftists: On one side are property investors, who see potential riches in the privatization of state-owned Soviet-era prefabricated housing. Opposing them are local residents and the successor to the former East Germany's ruling communist party, who are trying to stop profit-hungry capitalists from buying up the town.
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