To accommodate them, many insurers are offering the option of renewing plans in December, a month before the law kicks in, says Brian Hassan, founder of BayPoint Benefits, a San Francisco-based health-insurance consulting firm for startups and small firms.

WSJ: Health Costs Could Fall for Some Small Firms

While a company set to be the next big thing can dramatically throw out these kinds of metrics because of its spectacular potential, there comes a point where the law of scale kicks in and promise must turn into reality.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Cuomo and legislative leaders in state budget talks plan to change the law that was passed in January before a provision kicks in banning the sale of 10-bullet magazines.

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Now consider the potential size of a first-world economy in much of China--with sufficient openness and rule of law--plus the likely international links as its membership in the World Trade Organization kicks in.

FORBES: Fat of the land