add logic to process only metadata deltas
try error fix
check for error when creating a database transaction
Merge branch 'master' of heroku.com:guarded-tundra-1049
follow links
haunting for bugs
bug haunting
get rid of superfluous error handling
error checking
retry to get data just in case we are hitting a slow server or are on a slow connection
fix typo
simplify alive heartbeat logic