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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provided a 65% reduction in premiums for health benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, which you probably know as COBRA. Now the benefits are ending for the first wave of unemployed people who signed up at the beginning of the program. Here's how it worked: Workers who have lost their jobs may qualify for a 65 percent subsidy for COBRA continuation...  

It's ability to play tunes long gone, this 1951 Zenith H664 Cobra-matic phonograph was born anew thanks to modder Alvin "Mach" Barber. That's the DVD player, modded to look like it's spinning one of the original LPs. More DVD player, now with more lights! And more lights... And the internals. Inside is a Core 2 Quad CPU and a RAM cooler to counter overheating. [Case Mod Blog via Technabob]  

COBRA subsidy program coming to an endTimes-West Virginian“What's also very interesting is that the amount of COBRA premiums and the unemployment insurance checks on average are very different from one state to the ...Bottom Lines: Without federal COBRA subsidy, insurance too costlyPress of Atlantic CityHealth subsidy ends, leaving the jobless in the lurchHouston ChronicleWhat to do now that the COBRA subsidy is endingLos Angeles TimesMyrtle...  

Melbourne, Australia-based Revolutionary Concepts is bringing Data East classic Cobra Command to an iPhone/iPod Touch near you. As expected, graphics is improved and controls adjusted for the iPhone’s touchscreen as well as a built-in accelerometer. As a result, you’ll be fully engaged in operating the helicopter and its weaponry. And that’s about all I wanted to [...]  

QUOTE Cobra health subsidies are running outBy MICHELLE SINGLETARY, The Color of Money2009-12-06 00:02:00Sunday NewsHere's a government gift that should keep on giving.Unless Congress and the president act soon to extend coverage, many unemployed workers and their dependents may lose their health insurance.Post your thoughts and comments about this article.  

What you’re looking at here isn’t just a vintage record player. It’s actually a fully-functional gaming PC. This old Bakelite Zenith record player has even had its turntable replaced with a visible DVD-ROM drive – which looks absolutely perfect with those Verbatim simulated vinyl CD-Rs. Modder Alvin Barber (aka “Mach”) completely refurbished this old 1951…  

Justin Bieber is a smart kid. Sure, he can skillfully sing, dance, beatbox and play instruments like a performer much, much older than his zygote-age. But the real proof of this teen's wit is that he already knows how to market himself—by starting a beef with other musicians. After getting into a war of the tweets with John Mayer, Justin challenged Cobra Starship's Gabe Saporta to a dance-off while they were both performing at the Jingle Ball...  

Subsidies to help people pay for COBRA benefits - the program that lets laid off or departing employees temporarily hang on to their health coverage - are drying up, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. The subsidies, which pay for 65 percent of the often-costly premiums, became available in March as part of the economic stimulus legislation. But they only last for nine months, and the first wave of applicants are now losing their benefits. And...  

"Twindaloo" analyses your tweets to find out what kind of curry you are Indian beer manufacturer Cobra has launched a site called Twindaloo which offers to analyse your Twitter history to work out what kind of curry matches your personality. Turns out that @Pocketlint is a Pasanda - the site says: "A Pasanda was apparently derived from a court dish of emperors – and as someone who enjoys the classier things in life, you'd...  

On the six-month anniversary of Cobra Beer's rescue from collapse in the UK by Molson Coors, just-drinks deputy editor Chris Mercer spoke with Cobra founder Lord Karan Bilimoria about the dark days and why he feels that the brand is poised for future growth.  

Federal stimulus funds to help laid-off workers pay for their COBRA insurance premiums expired Tuesday, and families will now have to pay the full premiums if they are to continue their coverage. The cost could run into hundreds or thousands of dollars a month.  

Regardless of whether anyone still cares … Limp Bizkit is coming out with a new album. It's their first since 2005's The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) (guess there's no need for a part two) and uses their original lineup from the classic Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water from a decade ago. Writing on his Twitter page, an overly enthusiastic Durst said: "The new Limp Bizkit album will be titled GOLD COBRA!! Spread the werd...  

Washington, Dec 2 (ANI): Sylvester Stallone has filed a lawsuit against the owner of a car company over a vehicle the movie star insists was stolen from him 15 years ago. The ‘Rocky’ star has claimed that the custom-built 1950 Mercury, which featured in his movie ‘Cobra’, was stolen from a storage garage in 1994 [...]  

In Nevada, one out of every five children, or more than 135,000, currently have no health insurance. That's enough kids to fill more than 2,000 school buses. Now that the federal COBRA subsidy program just expired, that number is rising everyday.  

Dearborn refines its legendary drag car. In a Ford Racing-fueled show of goodness that will mark the unveiling of the Baja-ready F-150 SVT FR Raptor XT race truck, the Dearborn automaker will also take the wraps off of the 2010 Mustang Cobra Jet factory drag racer at this year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas. The new car [...] Related posts:Ford Mustang Cobra Jet at Milan Dragway – VideoFord Mustang Cobra Jet – Sport2010 Steeda Q350 Ford Mustang...