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Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Health subsidies: How much do you qualify for?
Starting next year, 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 premiums paid by taxpayers will be tied to their income, with the government subsidies making up any shortfall.
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Single adult
Age: 30
Income: $30,000
Annual cost of health insurance: $3,440
Government subsidy: $932
Annual premium paid by taxpayer: $2,509
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Family of four
Age of policyholder: 30
Family income: $30,000
Annual cost of health insurance: Eligible for Medicaid, the government-run health insurance program for the poor.
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Family of four
Age of policyholder: 40
Family income: $50,000
Annual cost of health insurance: $12,130
Government subsidy: $8,745
Annual premium paid by taxpayer: $3,385
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Family of four
Age of policyholder: 50
Family income: $75,000
Annual cost of health insurance: $16,858
Government subsidy: $9,733
Annual premium paid by taxpayer: $7,125
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Family of four
Age of policyholder: 60
Family income: $90,000
Annual cost of health insurance: $24,042
Government subsidy: $15,492
Annual premium paid by taxpayer: $8,550
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Note: Premiums are estimates of average premiums for 2016, by the Congressional Budget Office.
Source: The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Online: http://healthreform.kff.org/subsidycalculator.aspx
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/health-subsidies-much-qualify-175528655.html
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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Look for Less: Penelope Disick?s Easter Chic
On Sunday, Penelope Disick stepped out in a chic all-white ensemble to attend church with her family for Easter -- and we have all the details on what she's wearing.
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Visit the WrestleMania 29 Superstore at MetLife Stadium from April 4 to 7
Think WrestleMania 29 couldn?t be more spectacular? Guess again:?The WrestleMania 29 Superstore at MetLife Stadium will be open Thursday, April 4 to Sunday, April 7!
Thursday to Saturday, the Superstore is open to WrestleMania ticketholders and non-ticketholders alike. The WrestleMania 29 Superstore affords fans the opportunity to meet Superstars such as WWE Hall of Famer Jim ?J.R.? Ross, Divas Champion Kaitlyn and The Prime Time Players (details below) as you check out the largest selection of WWE merchandise under one roof.
All authentic WrestleMania 29 gear and many exclusive Superstore WrestleMania products will be available for purchase, as will N.Y./N.J.?themed WrestleMania T-shirts, WWE DVDs, WrestleMania souvenirs and much more.
Visiting Axxess? Take the free shuttle bus over to the Superstore. The shuttle bus will be located at Gate B at the IZOD Center. When you arrive at the Superstore, show your Axxess ticket and receive a free gift with any purchase.* The shuttle will operate during Axxess hours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday until 9 p.m.
The store will be open on?Thursday, April 4 and?Friday, April 5 from noon to 11 p.m.;?Saturday, April 6 from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and on?Sunday, April 7 from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and again from 4:30 p.m. until the gates close.
Superstar appearances**:
Thursday, April 4
1 p.m. ??Santino Marella
4 p.m. ??Zack Ryder
Friday, April 5
1 p.m. ??Hall of Famer ?J.R.? Jim Ross
4 p.m. ??Divas Champion Kaitlyn
Saturday, April 6
11 a.m. ??The Prime Time Players
Get information, directions to the WWE Superstore and more
*Limit one per customer. While supplies last.
**The first 350 fans to show up to WrestleMania 29 Superstore on signing days will be provided a wristband that guarantees them an autograph. Wristbands will be provided to only the first 350 people that show up. WWE also reserves the right to limit number of items signed or to refuse to allow certain items to be signed at WWE?s own discretion.?At their discretion, WWE will only allow photos if line/time permits.
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New models predict drastically greener Arctic in coming decades
Monday, April 1, 2013
New research predicts that rising temperatures will lead to a massive "greening," or increase in plant cover, in the Arctic. In a paper published on March 31 in Nature Climate Change, scientists reveal new models projecting that wooded areas in the Arctic could increase by as much as 50 percent over the next few decades. The researchers also show that this dramatic greening will accelerate climate warming at a rate greater than previously expected.
"Such widespread redistribution of Arctic vegetation would have impacts that reverberate through the global ecosystem," said Richard Pearson, lead author on the paper and a research scientist at the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation.
Plant growth in Arctic ecosystems has increased over the past few decades, a trend that coincides with increases in temperatures, which are rising at about twice the global rate. The research team?which includes scientists from the Museum, AT&T Labs-Research, Woods Hole Research Center, Colgate University, Cornell University, and the University of York?used climate scenarios for the 2050s to explore how this trend is likely to continue in the future. The scientists developed models that statistically predict the types of plants that could grow under certain temperatures and precipitation. Although it comes with some uncertainty, this type of modeling is a robust way to study the Arctic because the harsh climate limits the range of plants that can grow, making this system simpler to model compared to other regions such as the tropics.
The models reveal the potential for massive redistribution of vegetation across the Arctic under future climate, with about half of all vegetation switching to a different class and a massive increase in tree cover. What might this look like? In Siberia, for instance, trees could grow hundreds of miles north of the present tree line.
"These impacts would extend far beyond the Arctic region," Pearson said. "For example, some species of birds seasonally migrate from lower latitudes and rely on finding particular polar habitats, such as open space for ground-nesting."
In addition, the researchers investigated the multiple climate change feedbacks that greening would produce. They found that a phenomenon called the albedo effect, based on the reflectivity of the Earth's surface, would have the greatest impact on the Arctic's climate. When the sun hits snow, most of the radiation is reflected back to space. But when it hits an area that's "dark," or covered in trees or shrubs, more sunlight is absorbed in the area and temperature increases. This has a positive feedback to climate warming: the more vegetation there is, the more warming will occur.
"By incorporating observed relationships between plants and albedo, we show that vegetation distribution shifts will result in an overall positive feedback to climate that is likely to cause greater warming than has previously been predicted," said co-author Scott Goetz, of the Woods Hole Research Center.
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