States to Decide on Key Part of Small-Business Health Exchanges

By Louise Radnofsky The Obama administration said Friday it would let states decide whether to implement a key part of the health law's small-business exchanges next year, extending an earlier delay.The Department of Health and Human Services said in rules released Friday that it would be up to state insurance commissioners to decide whether employees at small businesses using the health-insurance exchanges could choose from a range of plans or be limited to just one selected by their employer.

TED: Jackie Savitz: Save the oceans, feed the world! - Jackie Savitz (2013)

What's a marine biologist doing talking about world hunger? Well, says Jackie Savitz, fixing the world's oceans might just help to feed the planet's billion hungriest people. In an eye-opening talk, Savitz tells us what’s really going on in our global fisheries right now — it’s not good — and offers smart suggestions of how we can help them heal, while making more food for all.

Best in Breed Technology: Today’s “Rugged” Computing Means Performance—Not Just Taking a Lick

Everyone’s had a day at the office when they wanted to knock their computer off their desk, but for field workers in a growing number of industries it’s actually the “office” that knocks their computer down…or keeps it in arid or frigid conditions…or blasts it with water, sand and dust.

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