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For the Obama administration, the watchword is "de-escalate." Stop the fighting, especially rocket attacks by Hamas on Israel, then deal with longer-term issues.
But President Barack Obama, who continues to support Israel's right to defend itself while urging that the fighting cease, cannot do it on his own.
From Southeast Asia, where he is his first international trip since his re-election, Obama has talked several times by telephone with two of the central players: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, traveling with him, has been even busier. She's been talking by phone with Israeli, Egyptian, Turkish, Qatari, and French officials, as well as with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon, and then briefing the president on those conversations.
Clinton, along with Obama's national security adviser, Tom Donilon, also has been speaking with the U.S. ambassadors in Israel and Egypt, at one point making conference calls from the plane as his party flew into Myanmar.
The objective of the phone blitz, according to Ben Rhodes, the president's deputy national security adviser for strategic communications, is to pressure anyone with influence on either side to use it.
"Our position continues to be that those nations in the region, particularly nations that have influence over Hamas - and that's principally Egypt and Turkey, also Qatar - need to use that influence to de-escalate the conflict. And de-escalation has to begin with, again, an end to rocket fire from Gaza," says Rhodes.
Egypt, which has a peace treaty with Israel, is key. President Obama has spoken with President Morsy three times; Secretary Clinton also has had three conversations so far with Egyptian officials.
"What the U.S. is doing now is working with the Egyptians, working with the Israelis and trying to coordinate with both sides what the terms of a cease-fire would look like," says Middle East expert Haim Malka of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Egypt, he says, "has brokered cease-fires between Hamas and Israel in the past and it will be the key to brokering the current cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas to end this round of fighting. Egypt doesn't want chaos on its borders."
Chaos, he says, would only worsen Egypt's foundering economy and, to shore up its economic situation, it needs help from the international community, from the European Union, and from the United States which gives it $450 million annually in aid.
But for Morsy's new government, it's a difficult balance. He is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and many Egyptians have sympathy for Hamas and the Palestinian cause.
"We are subcontracting to the Egyptians," says Aaron David Miller of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Miller sees a link between the fighting in Gaza and the bid by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for nonmember observer state status from the U.N. General Assembly
"I think a conscious, willful decision was made on the part of the president (Obama) that if he ever wants to manage Netanyahu on Iran and the peace process, he has to - on this issue and the one that is coming next week, the introduction of Abbas' initiative for state status - he is going to have to come out as hard-line as any president has in supporting Israel, both against Hamas and the rockets on the one hand, and against Abbas' initiative in New York."
It's a bid to "buy time," Miller says, for Turkey and Egypt to work their diplomacy. But, for now, as Obama continues Asian journey, Mideast diplomacy is overshadowing his trip.
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Jimmy Carter was the worst President we had. He is a good man in his heart. He also was a poor leader. I was on active duty and had to watch him fumble time and time again during the Iranian hostage crisis and the oil embargo. The man had poor advisors and limited knowledge of the Middle East. As I said good heart lousily leader. I spent 10 months away from my wife and kids in the Indian Ocean because of his blundering.
Jimmy Carter was a great President. No doubt about it.
One of the major accomplishment of President Carter was the peace treaty he made between Egypt and Isreal when Menachem Begin and Answar Sadat were the Presidents in those respective countries. It is a great tribute to President carter that we all owe for his acheivement that still stands. For the Republicans always try to belittle President Carter, they ought to ashamed!!! It is about time for them to call Mr. Carter a hero and a great president of the country.
I wish Faux News had a comment section. Now THAT would be fun!!!!! Hahahahahahahahaha
@guy who craps on your face while you sleep
you are a complete idiot. stop watching fox news and pick up a book, any book and get educated. all this other haters of President Obama... I love it!! He's there for 4 MORE YEARS deal with whether you like it or not LOL!!!!!!
Nonesense. Netanyahu is a thug. And the last thing a thug wants to do is pick on people their own size. He just can't wait to get to the ground invasion because he's going against people who are poorly armed. And with their "iron dome" what could go wrong.
If Netanyahu wants to impress the world go to war with someone your own size, say Iran, and do so without badgering the US for help. That would not happen. What will happen is for Netanyahu to fan the flames of war and once it starts, he'd seat back and watch. When was the last time Israel helped their "partner" in any war?
"The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel.
"We are benefiting from one thing, and that is the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon, and the American struggle in Iraq," Ma'ariv quoted the former prime minister as saying. He reportedly added that these events "swung American public opinion in our favor."
– Haaretz, April 16, 2008
Thank God Presidents only get 8 years. Now we have to get term limits for the House and Senate!
LOL! We needed term limits for G.W. Bush's tenure!
Der Fuehrer has spoken. Move along Comrades, do not question me, move along!!!!
Referring to the POTUS as Hitler won't do you nor the GOP any good. Didn't you learn anything from the election? Obviously not. Please continue to hate; the more you hate, the more you lose!
Based on the persuasive testimony of ex-CIA boss David Petraeus, it is clear the Obama administration made a deliberate decision to mislead Congress and the American people.
Obama is a BIG FOOD KING LIAR to the American people...He OWN'S this.
Wow! A politician who lies to the electorate. Who'da thunk it.
Petraeus is a casualty of the long standing mutual contempt and hatred that the CIA and FBI have for one another. No big loss.
Yet the intel community came out last night (DNI, Clapper) and said that they were the ones to alter the "talking points." This situation where we have to be so stalwart in our support of Israel at all times is distressing. I sympathize with them, but I understand that they also have been laying the foundation for this kind of pent up aggression. I don't like that we have to placate them to not strike Iran when our own interests are threatened. It's a difficult, annoying situation to be in with this Prime Minister.
Dude, you are a waste of human space. You were better off being the stain wiped off your momma's crack. LOL
Campaign, vacation, campaign... another vacation, and now he has to make a phone call. Ahhhh, shucks, the demands of office are just too much...time for another vacation.
It would be better if you and your minority extremist friends took a vacation in Mississippi, the weather and political climate should suit you just fine. Sorry, but the black man won again!
You might want to look up the "vacation time" of your messiah, Dubya, if so inclined. Not that you are.
Headline: OBAMA PHONES IT IN ......AGAIN! CREDIT GRABBED.....RESPONSIBILTY LEFT WITH OTHERS! DINNER WITH HOLLYWOOD CELEBS AT 11:00!!!
I am believing he will quit this crap! We need to stay on him and Hilary!
Headline: CONSERVATIVES MOAN LIKE B!TCHES IN HEAT!
And once again we see it is a never-ending and thankless job to try and keep the right wing extremists from killing each other around the world.
Like Israel cares what Obama has to say..
Cnn you're a fraud
I see the haters never rest. If you say any thing about Israel you are anti-Israel.
if the palestinians protested as much about being used as pawns this would have been over decades ago.
The token swirl once again shows that he is anti-Israel and pro Muslim.
I guess that is why he increased aid to Israel for 2012 too.
you are an idiot. go back to watching Faux News and stay out of real news.
The Iron Dome? Millions of US dollars paid for by Congress because of Obama. Of course he is "anti-Israel.'


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Chest pain: When is it heart related?Posted: May 12, 2015
When your child complains of chest pain, it's easy to quickly become concerned. How do you know if the issue is heart-related? We talked to Dr. Alex Arevalo, a Le Bonheur cardiologist. Here's what he had to say:
I think just about everyone gets a little chest pain, and it is a frequent reason why we see patients. My job is to make sure it is not "cardiac chest pain."
The likelihood of chest pain being a cardiac issue is rare – about 1 percent. The most common causes are idiopathic (we don't know why), musculoskeletal (muscles, nerves, bones), pulmonary (lung issues, like asthma) and GI or stomach problems, like reflux.
The most concerning symptom of chest pain is when it occurs consistently with exercise. If a child faints or passes out during exercise, he or she should be seen by a cardiologist immediately.
Chest pain might be heart related if:
- The pain is usually associated with exercise and is made better by stopping exercise
- The child or teen gets light headedness with exercise or passing out (syncope)
- The child needs immediate CPR after passing out (intense passing out)
- The child has a prior heart history
If there are concerns that it's a cardiac problem, there are common tests that can help rule out or diagnose any cardiac causes, including:
- echocardiograms (ultrasound of the heart)
- electrocardiogram (which tests the basic electricity of the heart)
These tests are simple and can be done on the same day.
When is chest pain probably GI (gut) related?
- It's associated with foods, especially greasy and spicy foods like fried chicken
- It usually occurs at rest, not with exercise (and can be worst at night while lying down)
When should you suspect lung- or asthma-related chest pain?
- It can happen with and without exercise
- It's usually associated cough and wheezing
- The child or adolescent has other diseases like dry and/or sensitive skin (eczema) or seasonal allergies
- It's associated with coughing during exercise, or the child coughs in the middle of the night
When should you suspect it's a musculoskeletal (muscle/nerves/bones) issue?
- It's associated with trauma (common in an adolescent who started weight lifting, or got in a fight)
- It's also associated with colds because sometimes the virus can live and replicate in muscles and irritate them
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Justin Bieber is most tweeted celeb in 2012
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Justin Bieber is still the king of the Twitterverse, but in 2012, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan's number of Twitter followers went One Direction: Up.
Each of them had the biggest percentage increase in Twitter followers among celebrities for the year, with Horan leading at 712%, according to exclusive data released by Twitter.
The most tweeted about celebrities of the year? Bieber, One Direction's Zayn Malik, Demi Lovato, Styles and Tomlinson.
For Twitter-loving celebrities, 2012 was all about bringing their legions of followers deeper inside for a more direct connection to the fan experience, says Twitter senior manager Rachael Horwitz.
"It was really exciting to see a legend like Neil Young join Twitter and spend time answering questions from fans," says Horwitz. "People have been fans of his for decades, so to just be able to reach out directly to him is one of those moments (where) Twitter is bringing you closer to a legend."
Those kinds of star/fan moments are even more regular among celeb super-users such as Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Bieber, whose Twitter tribute to a young fan who passed away in September was the most retweeted pre-election message of the year.
"That tweet was something beyond his music. It was him and his fans saying goodbye to one of their own and it clearly resonated with folks," says Horwitz.
In 2012, fans also experienced more celeb-to-celeb interactions, as they were able to "eavesdrop" on conversations between stars.
"I would never be in a situation where I could sit in on a conversation with Albert Brooks and Steve Martin, but they talk to each other all day on Twitter," Horwitz says. "There was a really fun moment in May, where Drake tweeted, 'The first million is the hardest,' and T. Boone Pickens responded, 'The first billion is a hell of a lot harder.' Not only are you watching two celebrities have a conversation you wouldn't traditionally be exposed to, but we're also bringing celebrities together (who) you would never imagine talking to each other."


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As minimal two-man blues-rock bands go, this has to be near the top of the heap. The problem with minimal two-man blues-rock outfits (and there have been more of them than you think) is that they're, well, usually too minimal, with thin garage sound and a shortage of variety. The Black Keys' sound, impressively, is not too thin (though it is garage-ish), and there's enough deft incorporation of funk, soul, and hard rock into the harsh juke joint-ish core to avoid monotony. Most importantly, Dan Auerbach has a genuinely fine, powerful blues voice, sometimes approximating a white, slightly smoother Howlin' Wolf (particularly on the opener, "Busted"). Auerbach's a good guitarist, too, conjuring suitably harsh and busy (and sometimes heavily reverbed) riffs out of what sounds like a cheap but effectively harsh amp. Patrick Carney's drums might be the cruder component of this two-man band, but they keep the sound earthy without sounding sloppily punkish for the hell of it, as too many such groups searching for the blues-punk fusion do. The very occasional insertion of hip-hop snippets seems neither here nor there, and the cover of the Beatles' "She Said, She Said" seems like an odd choice. But overall it's quite cool raunchy electric blues with more vigor and imagination than similarly raw, elderly Southern juke joint artists who came into vogue starting in the 1990s. And it's way fresher than the standard bar band blues-rockers with slicker execution and more reverence for blues clichés.
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Alcatel One Touch Nabs Samsung Veteran to Bolster U.S. Ranks
Alcatel One Touch — a Chinese phone maker looking to expand its U.S. presence — has hired a former Samsung worker to lead sales, marketing and product strategy efforts here.
Steve Cistulli, a 20-year product-development veteran, will serve as Alcatel One Touch's senior VP of North America, reporting to Nicolas Zibell, president of the Americas and Pacific regions.
"Earlier this year, we announced the best line up of Alcatel One Touch smartphones and devices to date for the U.S. market," Zibell said. "Steve's experience helping Samsung evolve from feature phone manufacturer to the most successful global Android brand will be a great benefit as we make a similar transition this year."
Alcatel One Touch plans to bring several of its latest smartphone models to the U.S., but it hasn't said when the products will arrive, whether they will be carrier subsidized or how much they will cost.
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Album Rating: 3.5Pretty good album; much better than Death is this Communion.
As for the review, I don't really like it, but maybe you will.
And by maybe, I of course mean "I hope"
Album Rating: 3.5I had to stop after the second paragraph cause I'm raging so hard after reading it.
please stop saying these guys sound like mastodon, it makes me think you're retarded
not as good as sputnikdog's review- neg!
jk good review I like 'death is this communion'- pos!
Album Rating: 3.5To me, DitC sounded so much like Mastodon, particularly in the vocals. That was the primary comparison I was making.
yeah, but
mastodon is bad
and no it didn't wtf
Album Rating: 3.0the mastodon now sucks
Album Rating: 3.5Alright, 1) Since when is Mastodon classified as sludge? Maybe back in '03 when they released Remission and 2) How can you compare Crack The Skye to anything High on Fire have done?
The whole Mastodon comparison is ridiculous and takes up half your review.
Album Rating: 3.5Ulsufyring: I agree 100%. I feel like Mastodon is a shit band too.
And the vocals were really similar at a lot of places.
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offthose are some bad recs and mastodon rules gtfo ulsulfag
dnt be mean guys not all reviews can't be enlightening and perfect and beautiful as sputnikdog's review
Album Rating: 4.0Review is lacking.
charles bro i thought we wer bros but bro i see it's not like that anymore, bro
Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Offhead esplodes
bro i can't have a bromance with only one bro D:
Album Rating: 3.5Who is sputnikdog?
Charles: I initially was just going to rec Hymn to the Immortal Wind on all four places but I
thought people would get mad so I put those two instead. Whatever, I'll remove them.
Prophet: Hence, "unjustifiably".
And CtS doesn't sound like anything HoF has done, but at the same time, your comment is very
subjective. You have CtS as a 4.5, while I have it at like a 2.5. So I obviously think this is a
better album.
Regardless, I understand the point you're making. What do you want me to do about it?
Blindsided: Lacking in what, exactly?
you know i haven't been able to sleep well for awhile, i might go see the mastodon/btbam/baroness show coming up
Album Rating: 3.5Don't CtS/TGM/Blue all sucked
"Who is sputnikdog?"
he reviewed this album entirely in dog language ('barks!', 'grrrs!', et al)
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This question talks about different payment processors and what they cost, but I'm looking for the answer to what do I need to do if I want to accept credit card payments?
Assume I need to store credit card numbers for customers, so that the obvious solution of relying on the credit card processor to do the heavy lifting is not available.
PCI Data Security, which is apparently the standard for storing credit card info, has a bunch of general requirements, but how does one implement them?
And what about the vendors, like Visa, who have their own best practices?
Do I need to have keyfob access to the machine? What about physically protecting it from hackers in the building? Or even what if someone got their hands on the backup files with the sql server data files on it?
What about backups? Are there other physical copies of that data around?
Tip: If you get a merchant account, you should negotiate that they charge you "interchange-plus" instead of tiered pricing. With tiered pricing, they will charge you different rates based on what type of Visa/MC is used -- ie. they charge you more for cards with big rewards attached to them. Interchange plus billing means you only pay the processor what Visa/MC charges them, plus a flat fee. (Amex and Discover charge their own rates directly to merchants, so this doesn't apply to those cards. You'll find Amex rates to be in the 3% range and Discover could be as low as 1%. Visa/MC is in the 2% range). This service is supposed to do the negotiation for you (I haven't used it, this is not an ad, and I'm not affiliated with the website, but this service is greatly needed.)
This blog post gives a complete rundown of handling credit cards (specifically for the UK).
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Chelsea fans had nothing to cheer about as new manager Rafa Benitez oversaw a drab 0-0 draw against Man City in the EPL.
Rafael Benitez was the target of angry jeers and taunts from fans of his new club Chelsea on Sunday as his tenure as manager began with a 0-0 draw at home to Manchester City.
Appointed as first-team coach on an interim basis after Roberto Di Matteo was sacked, Benitez has not been forgiven by some Chelsea fans for his spell as manager of rivals Liverpool.
He was roundly booed prior to kick-off at Stamford Bridge, while fans chanted in support of Di Matteo and brandished banners bearing the Italian's name.
"I can guarantee that I'm focused on the game, so I don't listen to the crowd," Benitez told Sky Sports afterwards.
"If they say something or not, the main focus is on the team. I was not listening, I was just concentrating on the game.
"You could see my body language in the dug-out. I was trying to give instructions to my players, and that was it."
Drab performance
The game itself was forgettable and saw City squander the opportunity to recover first place in the table from Manchester United, who beat Queens Park Rangers 3-1 on Saturday.
The defending champions now trail United by a point, with Chelsea four points further back in fourth place and without a win in five games.
Benitez recalled Fernando Torres, his former protege at Liverpool, and kept faith with the attacking trident of Eden Hazard, Oscar and Juan Mata deployed by Di Matteo.
While Benitez had to endure a hostile reception, Chelsea's fans reserved a respectful tribute for their late manager Dave Sexton prior to kick-off, with a minute's applause observed to mark his passing on Saturday at the age of 82.
It was the visitors who created the clearest chances of the first half, with David Silva heading over a cross from Pablo Zabaleta, who also obliged Petr Cech to save with his legs.
Torres and Ashley Cole both shot over for Chelsea in the second half, while City left-back Aleksandar Kolarov headed straight at Cech in injury time.
"We had the better chances – I think that we lost two points," said City coach Roberto Mancini.
"We dominated the first half, but the second half was not quite like that.
"(The atmosphere) was difficult for them, but we played well. Last year we lost a good game (2-1), this year we took one point."
Spurs win
Tottenham Hotspur climbed up to seventh place, level on points with north London rivals Arsenal, after ending a three-game losing streak with a 3-1 win at home to West Ham United.
Referee Mark Clattenburg made his return as the fourth official at White Hart Lane, in his first engagement since he was cleared by the Football Association over allegations he racially abused Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel.
Jermain Defoe broke the deadlock just before half-time with a superb individual effort, while the irrepressible Gareth Bale got on the scoresheet in the 58th minute before Defoe tapped home a second.
On-loan Liverpool striker Andy Carroll replied for the visitors in the 82nd minute to claim his first goal of the campaign.
Newcastle United coach Alan Pardew's return to former club Southampton ended in defeat as the Saints won 2-0 to record a second consecutive victory and move out of the relegation zone.
Record signing Gaston Ramirez set up captain Adam Lallana in the 34th minute and then got on the score-sheet himself on the hour to condemn Newcastle to a third straight league defeat.
Earlier, Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers had to content himself with a 0-0 draw on his return to former club Swansea City, as the Reds extended their unbeaten league run to eight games.
The result took Liverpool back above Stoke City into 11th place and saw Swansea climb to ninth.
Rodgers' impact on the playing styles of both sides was evident throughout an even game at a rain-soaked Liberty Stadium, as the two teams sought to control possession with exchanges of short passes.
Spanish midfielder Pablo Hernandez twice threatened for Swansea in the first half, while Liverpool had a Jose Enrique goal disallowed for offside and saw teenage winger Raheem Sterling crack the crossbar with a fierce half-volley.
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Updated, 12/29/2014
It was nearly twelve years ago, in the wee morning hours at a Moot at BloDingle, that the idea of starting a "weblog" first occurred to the Thinklings.
What came next has been quite a ride! Especially in the early years, when the blogosphere was far more like the wild west and anyone with an opinion and the ability to turn a good phrase could gain an audience and delicious interaction with all manner of viewpoints. This was before the Darwinian rise of professional blogs and the distracting and overwhelming advent of social media made amateur blogging, for most of us, a trip into the wilderness.
It's been a blast. We've survived blog wars and spamalanches, enjoyed hours of meaty conversation and less weighty blog excursions that had us laughing until we cried. Everything from deep debates on Soteriology to the color of green Gatorade has been free game. We've had several blog-reboots and redesigns, we've expanded and shrunk our contributor ranks, been viciously hacked and lived to tell the tale, we've played chess and have even had a few Blo sightings. We've debunked, re-thunk, "friended" other blogs before that was a thing and have had our share of crazies and haters. We've built relationships with dear people we never met in real life. We saw at least one blog-friend get sick and pass away. We all (especially yours truly) have gotten older; there are Thinklings grandkids now. Personally some of us have been through serious (and unblogged) trials and have come out the other side. Thanks be to God.
For those of you, our blog-friends, who went on the ride with us, we thank you.
But all things come to an end. It has been quite some time since we as a group have done justice to the original purpose of this blog. We have debated shutting it down for the last few years and we finally came to agreement recently.
It is time. Farewell, friends.
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Hi again! This is the perfect time to blog, because Mark and Hanz have gone to Home Depot! This way Hanz won't be under my feet wanting my attention and I won't have to hollar @ Mark to distract Hanz so I can write!
Unfortunately, I've been having a bit of a tough time lately and I'm not too thrilled with that! While we were with Dr. Hepworth I told him how much my ear had been draining fluid and that sticks to my hair, ugh! He prescribed something that he mentioned we may have a hard time getting filled, because it needed to be compounded! That was an adventure in itself! Celia finally found the one pharmacy that would do it and then she had to put a rush on it because we were leaving early in the afternoon the following day! Before leaving Hepworths office, we asked for his P.A. Kris so we could be sure and say hello to her! She is a Twi-hard, so I wasn't about to not chat w/her about Eclipse! Sure enough, she had already seen the movie a couple of times just like me! Kris is an awesome person - she gave me a big hug and spent some quality time talking to Celia and I!
Now we're off to run some errands! I think we checked in to the hotel, then I had to make sure I pick out snacks that I could take with me to the hospital for when I'm stuck there on my own and get hungry! I always get some oatmeal, raisin walnut cookies from Safeway and this time I got those new rectangular crackers filled with cheddar cheese - yum! When I'm finally in a room and able to eat - watch out! Some juice and snacks until the dinner tray is brought!
Went to what I call the "happiest place on earth" - Wal-mart! Celia bought me a couple pair of pajamas to take to the hospital with me! I wasn't able to wear them though - since I was having some drainage, I didn't want to get that on my new jammies! :( Poopie! Course I got a couple new kerchiefs and a few other items! We went on to a place that Celia and Mom found a few visits ago - I think it's called Sams and it's an old fashioned diner of sorts. Very reasonable and good food! Had dinner there and played Farkle on Celia's I-pad while we waited for our dinner!
Couldn't wait to get back to the hotel and just relax! We settled in for the night, called our hubby's and Mom and turned in!
The folllowing morning, I didn't have to be @ Swedish until 9:30 a.m., so we had plenty of time to get organized! I repacked my suitcase so that I would have everything I needed with me while I stayed overnight @ the hospital! Pre-registered and went to the waiting area and got called in right away to start the process. Actually, when I first walked in to the hospital, I ran into Zufan, one of the techs that has been assigned to my floor in the past and she gave me a big hug! She reminds me of Saba - in fact, Celia thought it was Saba, but I knew it was Zufan! Here is a photo of her with me a few procedures ago - so pretty and sweet! I have to say that the nurses and techs - everyone @ Swedish is phenomenal! They really are - they make you feel special and well taken care of for the most part!
Well, it seems I was just feeling overwhelmed about everything and by the time Dr. Yakes P.A. Kelly came by to see me, I was all teary. I could tell by her expression that I really caught her off guard! I'm normally all cheery and enthusiastic, but for some reason, I felt overcome by sadness and it really showed. There won't be that many photos from this trip - I just wasn't in that kind of a mood I guess. At one point I got to meet Mandy, Dr. Yakes new P.A. and we didn't even get a picture of her! I started getting anxious, so I was given a valium. Later, I remember being wheeled into the surgical room and Celia of course was still with me. The OR nurses had told Celia it was ok to be in there and then I saw Quinn, the Anesthesiologist! I said hello and made a comment about why she didn't come see me earlier like she always does before the procedure. Apparently the valium didn't allow me to remember that I had already spoken to Quinn, ha, ha! Then I see Dr. Yakes, he came out to where I was and Celia told him, "Take good care of my sister"! So Dr. Yakes tells her, "Oh yes! She's my Muneca"! (not sure of the spelling, but that word means "doll" in Spanish! I complimented Dr. Yakes on losing weight and he said he had lost a little bit. He really looked good - wish we had gotten a photo! Since I had slept before being taken to OR, I was in dire need of making my bladder flatter, so I got up off the bed and went down the hall! Next thing I know, I'm waking up in recovery and my back is killing me! I had woken up that morning with back pain already, because I always sleep propped up on pillows and another pillow under my knees for support - and of course I wasn't going to get my pillows stacked just the way I have them @ home! So I try and pull myself holding on to the side bars of the bed, so that I can be on my side and eliviate some of my back pain! Right away the nurse tells me I have a groin stick from the angiogram, so I have to keep that one leg straight - no problem. I was feeling ok - needed something for pain of course, and I could feel that my face was oozing from the work Dr. Yakes did. I asked the nurse to please dab the area or put something on there to catch that, so she put a big piece of gauze on there. Course later it was all stuck on there and looks terrible, but it's all part of the process! It actually didn't seem like I was in post op too long, and was able to get out of there in a decent amount of time. Unfortunately as if often happens, there is no room @ the inn - so I was taken to an area like ICU (maybe called PCU or something?), so I didn't have an "actual room", but was in a glass enclosed area right near the nurses station. There was a tv in there, but other than that, I had to use the bathroom down the hall. I felt better once I was able to sit up and have some ice chips, water and then juice and a cookie! Wasn't sure I would be able to take a shower, but I knew I would feel better if I washed all the blood out of my hair! I was having some oozing from the needle stick area that I felt we had to keep dabbing - in the past, we've thought it's some of the alcohol that traces back out when Dr. Yakes pulls the needle out. This leakage has "burned" my skin, so we didn't want that happening, so for a while Celia kept up w/dabbing it until the nurse was able to get the dressing changed. I was busy trying to eat a cookie and drink some apple juice! Celia stayed with me until I took my shower and got settled back in bed and medicated some more before she even thought about going back to the hotel. She has been amazing @ keeping my spirits up and giving me lots of love and support! Besides Mark, Celia is the one that understands completely what I'm going through! The difficulty of it all, be it emotional or physical!
Of course I have to sleep with the mist cup on my trache - when I'm in the hospital, I request a warm mist, so that's a nice change from the regular cold mist I get @ home on the humidifier machine! After a closer look, I see I ended up w/a big blood blister on my face - UGH! I told the nurse that before I left the hospital, I wanted that taken care of, so I wouldn't have problems with it on the plane! Our "normal routine" consists of the P.A. "discharging me" the night before - they sign all the papers necessary and put my prescriptions in my file, that way I can leave first thing in the morning and not have to wait on them to come release me! Well, I had great nurses and techs through the night, but the following morning, the nurse called the wound care tech, Pam, to come take care of that blood blister! Celia and I wanted to leave the hospital early, since we still needed to repack our suitcases and pick up those ear drops that were being specially made @ the one pharmacy! The nurse called the wound care tech several times, before Pam finally made it known that she was not going to touch me. She has dealt with me before, and I think I have scared her with one of my "bleeds" when she's worked on me! Pam wasted over 2 hours of our time before she made it known that she would not work on me! We barely made our flight! Once we arrived in Dallas, that flight kept being delayed and moved to another gate several times! We were supposed to arrive home @ 9:30 pm and ended up arriving 2 hours later! Mark always brings Hanz to the airport knowing I'm anxious to see my little angel!
All in all, it was a productive trip I suppose, but we were very happy to just get home! Speaking of getting home - Mark and Hanz came in earlier from being @ Home Depot! I hear that everyone loved Hanz and was petting him and enjoyed seeing him @ the store! Mark had said he would pick up Pizza State for dinner, so that they did!
My next procedure is scheduled for Sept. 23rd. I will only see Dr. Hepworth every other time I have an embolization - as he is very happy with my airways being very clear! I'm wrapping this up so I can go rest and get more reading done! Hanz is sleeping on the stool next to me and Mark is wrapping up working on a leak he found under the house!
Thank you everyone for all your prayer, love and concern as we go on this avm journey! I can't wait for this to be all over with!
Oh! I have to tell you something! Soon as I got back, I was wanting to make an appt. to go to wound care and get that blood blister drained in a sanitary, controlled environment! Called my primary care doctor that faxed an order in. When I saw the wound care tech, he was NOT wanting to touch it. He says, "you mean they did this to you in the hospital in Denver and then they didn't want to take care of it there"?! He would not touch it until he got the ok from Dr. Yakes people and from my pcp doctor too! The tech had asked what he was supposed to do with me if I bled, take me to the ER? I told him to just put pressure on there if it bled and it would be ok! The wound care technician said he had been doing his job for 15 years and had never come across anyone like me. Told him he probably never would again either. We (avm patients) are few and far between and baffle the best of 'em! I've had enough procedures/embolizations that if I'm put on a floor @ Swedish that isn't familiar w/avm patients - I know what to ask for to make sure I get what I need! The time I had my trache, I had an emboization first, and then when I had the trache - there went the instructions for the meds! The original "orders" were ignored and the new orders were followed, but I was still needing the meds from the embolization! I started noticing that I wasn't hearing the word Decadron and I knew that was the steroid I needed to reduce the swelling! I won't retell the whole story, but I went through a LOT to get what I needed!
Back to the blood blister on my face - well, it ended up just being some congealed blood under there, so he cleaned it up and put a dressing on it and it's fine! I cover it up for work because it looks terrible and to keep the dust/germs out! Sigh.
Keep in touch y'all!
Denver 39 Continued...
Saturday, July 31, 2010
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Denver 39
Hi Everyone! How are you? Wow, it seems forever since I've blogged! I hope all of you are as well as can be expected and are taking good care of yourselves and each other! Please don't take your health for granted and sit back and realize how wonderful it is if you feel good!
I was really looking forward to this trip, since I had not had an embolization since March! I had opted to take "a break" after that embo in March had me not being able to swallow for 4 days! Plus, I knew that the folllowing trip to Denver would be for a "debulking" and I was not looking forward to that! A "debulking" per say, is where Dr. Hepworth would be getting rid of any fluids, tissue or glue-like substance that was bulking up my face and didn't serve a purpose anymore! Past doctors had tried to stabilize my avm w/a glue-like substance, so Dr. Hepworth was going after things like that to reduce the mass and clear my airways! That was a tough procedure to recuperate from - it took more out of me than the embolizations do! One of the things about avm's, is that you can't take much of a break from having them worked on, or the avm will start to get ahead of you! About 2 weeks before my recent trip to CO, I started to have some bleeding from inside my mouth from the avm. If I brushed my teeth in that area, it would start to bleed. Luckily these bleeds don't last long, but they are severe enough that the blood is flowing and a bit scary! I just had one yesterday on my way back to work after lunch! I was driving and stuffing my face with one of those individually wrapped cherry turnover things - it had been in the fridge and was hard and I probably hit the inside of my mouth and here comes the blood! My mind is racing thinking, "Do I keep swallowing the blood, or pull over and try and spit out and make more of a mess"? I opted to keep swallowing and took a swig of my soda. Got to work and told them I was leaving for the day! I did not want to have blood breath @ work and I knew I just needed to lay back, rest and let that moment pass! Ok, let me go back to the beginning!
I was also happy about this trip because my sister Celia would be going with me! We've really grown closer lately and we've always had fun when we got along! She's always made me laugh so much and she takes great care of me! Now that her boys are grown, it's easier for her to accompany me on these trips! Plus, that meant that my Hanzie would be able to stay in his home with his daddy Mark! I missed Mark and Hanz so much while I was gone, but I knew they would be fine on their own! The first thing I notice after being too far away from home to go back, is that I have left the house w/no kerchief on my trache! Dang! Last time I had forgotten to pack extra drainage sponges - the little cloth that covers the trache area. No time to do anything about it, until we arrive in Dallas and we slip into a western store to see if they have any! Of course they do! For $10 each! Ouch! Celia wanted me to get several, but I only took the one to hold me over until we could find a Wal-mart where kerchiefs sell for a dollar!
So we arrive in CO on a (I slept most of the way there!)and both of us were HUNGRY! Picked up our car rental and headed for Park Meadows Mall in the Lone Tree area to go eat @ the Cheesecake Factory! Would you believe we got all turned around (even w/one of those portable gps systems) and could NOT find the entrance to where the Cheesecake Factory was?! How frustrating! Anyway, we eat and then shop of course - and visit a shoe store we like where Celia bought some shoes! The guy remembered us (who could forget my face)! Last time we were in CO - Mom, Celia and I all went to the store and Mom had bought shoes! Anyway ran some errands and then headed over to Dr. Hepworths for my check up! I was concerned that I had a "little flap" of skin hanging from the hole where my trache was, so I asked him about that. He said it was a "blister" of sorts, and got that cauterized and took care of it. Changed out my trache tube for a new one, so that was good! Plus, he said he would bug Swedish to send me home w/a brand new trache tube to take home! See photos of Hepworths visit and the $10 kerchief on my lap!
I think I'm gonna wrap this up and continue blogging later! Dr. Hepworth was very happy that the debulking did just want he wanted - made my airpassages as clear as possible. He was concerned that I was disappointed that I didn't look better after a debulking - like the mass would be smaller. I figure @ this point what's the use to worry about what I look like, you know? As long as the avm is under control . Dr. Hepworth did mention that he and Dr. Yakes have agreed that I need @ least another 6 - 8 embolizations before they will be ready for another debulking - that is another year right there! That was the first thing my mother-in-law said. At this point, I'm LUCKY if I only have 3 years to go - that is just a very rough "guess-timation" on my part! I would like to mention that Dr. Hepworth has such an awesome bedside manner! He is so optomistic and makes the patient feel completely @ ease and as if they are in the best hands possible! Right before he left the room he says to me, "Thanks for smiling"! I'm just happy that HE'S happy with what he is seeing as far as my airways are concerned! You just can't help but smile when you're around Dr. Hepworth, he exudes comfort and confidence!
Ok, signing out so I can snooze, eat and play with Hanz! Back soon!
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Vancouver Whitecaps FC bounced back from their midweek heartbreak in the Amway Canadian Championship final by seizing their first MLS road win of the season.
They didn't make it easy for themselves, however, conceding a Greg Klazura own goal before digging deep and scoring twice through Jordan Harvey and Designated Player Kenny Miller to take down the New York Red Bulls 2-1.
"It was obviously a fantastic result for us," goalkeeper Brad Knighton said. "The bounce-back after midweek. Coming back from the goal was obviously huge for us, and we're that close to turning this around.
Match Report: New York Red Bulls 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
"It's been a bit disappointing the last couple of weeks. We haven't lost, but we haven't won either, so to put a performance in like this away from home and at New York, who is leading in the East, is something spectacular for this team."
Harvey grabbing a goal was surely extra sweet, given he missed twice late on during the club's 2-2 draw with the Montreal Impact, which wasn't enough to secure the Voyageurs Cup.
"I think that with Jordan's goal, and I think with all these guys in there, they got character and they don't get down for too long, they fight back," head coach Martin Rennie said. "Jordan got his rewards today, obviously he was as disappointed as anyone, you know, that we didn't win the cup, but today he scored a very important goal, and [had] an excellent performance."
OPTA Chalkboard: Vancouver benefit from poor Red Bulls finishing
He was one of a number of players who haven't played a lot of minutes this season who stepped in to play a part in this win. Matt Watson put in a good shift in central midfield in the absence of Nigel Reo-Coker (suspension) and Gershon Koffie (injury). Klazura slotted in well at right back, but was unfortunate to redirect the ball into his own goal before coming off with an injury.
"We've got a very deep squad and everybody's contributed this year," Knighton said. "It's a testament to Martin and the coaching staff to be able to select guys that can come in, step in to play a role and know their specific role and do it well.
"From now on he's going to have some lineup positions where he's going to have to decide on who he's going to play, because people have taken their chances and that's what it's all about."


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SPRING, Texas – A Spring woman says the time she set aside to relax ended up being one of the most painful experiences of her life.
Danielle Cordesman thought a hot stone massage at her neighborhood spa sounded like a good idea.
"I love them! They're relaxing," Cordesman said.
The mother of three says she never imagined it would leave her with what she claims were horrible burns on her back that eventually caused her excruciating pain. Cordesman said she discovered them after she got home and took a shower.
"All down my back there are five huge welts that are starting to bubble", she said.
Cordesman said she had pictures of the burns taken less than an hour after leaving Massage Envy. She sought medical treatment from at least two different doctors and claims the burns were severe.
"They had burned through the skin and had heated up the vertebrae, and so the tissue around the vertebrae started to burn", Cordesman said.
According to Cordesman's medical records obtained by Local 2, a doctor found four large burns on her back along the spine, three of which were second-degree and one possibly third-degree.
Cordesman claims it took her six months to recover and insists she contacted Massage Envy shortly after her visit to the spa.
"I got a message from the manager saying, 'I'm sorry your experience didn't go as planned. Go ahead and put some aloe vera on your burns, get back in touch with us and let us know how you're doing,'" Cordesman said.
Dwayne Bernhardt, the clinic's owner said this was the first he's heard of it and that a formal complaint was never filed.
"Until I can verify anything, we have absolutely nothing to say. I don't know what's going on," Bernhardt said.
Massage Envy's corporate office released the following statement, which says, in part: "Our clinics take all customer complaints very seriously and have a national process and policy to respond to and document any incident to protect its members, guests and staff."
It's been over a year since the ordeal and Cordesman said the scars on her back area constant reminder of what she went through.
"Somebody needs to be monitoring how hot those stones get. There needs to be a set temperature. There needs to be a set mechanism", Cordesman said.
Cordesman has hired an attorney and said a lawsuit isn't out of the question.


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EVENT: More than 300 Pittsburgh-area middle-schoolers from some 20 local educational institutions will compete in the annual FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Lego League robotics competition, Saturday, Dec. 1, at Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Consortium (NREC) in Lawrenceville. Using LEGO MINDSTORMS TM kits, the students have built autonomous robots designed to help researchers studying climate change above the Arctic Circle who are in danger of being trapped in a huge storm. The robots may perform as many as nine separate missions to save the researchers, their equipment and the data they've collected. In addition to competing, the students also must make presentations describing their robot's mechanical design, the combination of programming logic and sensors they used to make them autonomous and the environmental impact of global warming. In the past year, Carnegie Mellon's two-year-old Robotics Academy at the NREC has been instrumental in developing robotics clubs at a host of schools and social service organizations in Pittsburgh. Fifteen students from Schenley High School's Technological Studies Magnet will be mentoring teams from Oakland, the Hill District and the North Side. Parent volunteers will be participating as well. The event is sponsored by Carnegie Mellon and AT&T, which is providing financial support.
WHERE: Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Consortium Building, 40th Street and the Allegheny River, Lawrenceville. Make a right just before the 40th Street Bridge onto Foster Street, then make an immediate left and head toward the river. Cross the railroad tracks. The REC will be on your right.
WHEN: 9a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1.
For more information on the competition, see http://www.firstlegoleague.org/ More information about the Robotics Academy can be found at http://www.rec.ri.cmu.edu/education. For a list of organizations participating in the competition, contact Anne Watzman.


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During Wednesday's Mac OS X 10.7 preview, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed that the company is bringing an iOS-like App Store to the Mac platform. The store will launch within 90 days, well before 10.7 (code-named Lion) is expected to ship in the summer of 2011. Given the issues developers have had in the past with the iOS App Store, we asked a number of independent developers their opinions about the announcement.
Most of the developers we talked to feel that a Mac App Store will open up a much larger market for Mac OS X applications. "I'm excited about the Mac App store, because it should be an awesome way for us little dudes to reach new customers who aren't necessarily in the 'Mac community,'" Delicious Monster's Wil Shipley told Ars. "We can choose to play by Apple's rules and get publicity from them and not have to all write our own stores—which, believe me, is a huge pain."
"Our team has a strong prior experience on the iPhone App Store and we are glad that the same ecosystem and ease-of-use are being brought to the desktop," agreed Dominique Leca, part of the team behind the new Mac OS X e-mail client Sparrow. "The Mac App Store is a priceless opportunity for Sparrow, as a newborn app in the Mac ecosystem, to be discovered by a large public."
Another benefit is that it offers a much more streamlined app install process. "I've long wanted better application management on Mac OS X, so I applaud the Mac App Store," Red Shed's Jonathan Rentzsch said. "Application installation has always been a train-wreck on Mac OS X, but at least independent developers were able to make the application updating process reasonable enough thanks to Andy Matuschak's Sparkle."
All the developers we spoke with agree that Apple made the right move by making the Mac App Store just one of several ways to install applications. Unlike iOS, Apple is still allowing users to install applications from any source they choose.
Still, many are concerned about the future direction of software distribution if the App Store becomes so popular that users begin ignoring other sources. If that happens, said Red Sweater's Daniel Jalkut, "it will set the stage for a situation where customers gradually come to expect all 'software of quality' to be represented there."
If developers find that the only viable way to sell software on the Mac platform is via the Mac App Store, they could be forced to abide by Apple's strict rules if they hope to recoup their time and investment in building an app.
"Studying the details of Apple's current implementation, it becomes clear Apple crafted the Mac App Store policies primarily with its own interests in mind, not of its customers and certainly not its developers," Rentzsch said. "My fellow Mac developers are laughing at the Mac App Store guidelines. They're reporting that apps they've been shipping for years—a number of them Apple Design Award-winning—would be rejected from the Mac App Store. The current guidelines are clearly out of touch."
Rogue Amoeba's Paul Kafasis agrees that the current guidelines are just too restrictive. "We're not sure if we'll want to be [in the store], even if we could be," he told us. "The prospect of access to nearly 100 percent of Mac users is certainly enticing, but it comes at a high price."
A big part of that price is loss of control—an important factor that led many developers to take the independent route in the first place. "I'm really looking forward to making a lot of money on the Mac App Store, provided I am able to convince Apple to carry my software," said Jalkut. "But in the process I'll be struggling to adapt to the new order of things, where Apple calls the shots."
Other issues also worry developers. Like the iOS App Store, there's still no way to offer free demos, and no way to charge upgrade pricing for existing users. "Worse," said Rentzsch, "Apple keeps customer data away from developers, standing in between developers and their users. Customer service and technical support will suffer—Apple won't even allow refunds to dissatisfied customers."
There's also the issue of the 30 percent cut that Apple keeps for itself. "Thirty percent is a bit much," said Flying Meat's Gus Mueller. Rentzsch characterized it as an "outrageously high fee." Still, many developers see higher volumes easily being able to make up for the costs, and selling software at retail has its own downsides, according to Shipley. "When you look at it, by the time you've gotten big enough to get your boxes in retail stores you're only getting about 45 percent of your list price anyhow; getting 70 percent from a high-volume store seems like a screaming deal," he said.
Ultimately, developers believe that given time, Apple will be able to make changes that work better for everyone involved. "Apple has come a long way in the three years we've had the App Store on iOS devices," Springs and Struts' Colin Barrett told Ars.
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Nine people gather at a remote resort in Australia. Some are there to lose weight, some are there to heal from grief, and some are there for reasons they are not even aware of themselves. Even though they are expecting some luxury and pampering, they also know that giving up some things might be necessary to reach their goals. However, none of them could ever have imagined how challenging it would actually be!! The novel felt to me like an old Agatha Christie mystery with all of the possible culprits assembled in the same hotel with some sinister event lurking just around the corner. Will it be Miss Scarlet in the gym with a rope? or will someone be found floating in the pool?
It's hard for me to talk about this book without giving spoilers. If you are a Moriarty fan, (as I am) you will not want to miss it, even though it wasn't my favourite. It does have her trademark mildly satirical sense of humour, this time taking on the wellness industry. My favourites of hers, so far, are The Husband's Secret and Big Little Lies. I do always love Moriarty's characters and enjoy reading her books, but I had hoped for a better plot line in this one. Though there is psychological suspense as the main twist is slowly revealed, it all seemed a bit too cheerful to be a thriller and too character driven to be a page-turner. The ending was mystifying and I want to talk about it when you've read it!
Was Moriarty teasing us and poking fun at herself halfway through the novel when one of the characters is asked how she likes the book she is reading? The reply is this, "The book was meant to be another murder mystery but the author had introduced far too many characters too early, and so far everyone was alive and kicking. The pace had slowed. Come on now. Hurry up and kill someone." Pretty tongue-in-cheek because at that moment I was feeling exactly the same about Nine Perfect Strangers! 🙂


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One of the benefits of a deferred annuity (an annuity contract in which regular annuity payments need not begin in the first year) is tax deferral (annual increases in cash value are not taxed as earned, but only when distributed). But this tax treatment may not continue in perpetuity; the contract value must be paid out as a death benefit when someone dies. But who is that someone? And which death benefit (for a contract may provide for more than one death benefit) will be paid? The answer to both questions is "it depends on the type of contract".
"Owner-Driven" vs. "Annuitant-Driven"
With regard to when a death benefit will be paid, there are two types of deferred annuity contracts. "Annuitant-driven" contracts will pay a death benefit upon the death of the primary annuitant (see footnote * below). "Owner-driven" contracts pay a death benefit upon the death of the contract owner (who may not be the primary annuitant). This would likely lead a normal English-speaking person to conclude that any given deferred annuity contract is either one or the other. That would make sense, but it's not the case. In fact, all deferred annuity contracts issued since January 18, 1985 must be paid out upon the death of any owner because IRC Section 72(s)(1)(B) requires it. Some deferred annuity contracts are also annuitant-driven (that is, they will pay out upon the death of either an owner or the primary annuitant).
As if this were not complicated enough, the amount of such payout could be different if the contract provides a guaranteed minimum death benefit. Although conventional fixed deferred annuity contracts typically provide for only one death benefit (the cash value – which may or may not be subject to surrender charges), indexed and variable deferred annuities often contain a guaranteed minimum death benefit that may exceed the cash value. Thus, the amount paid out at death will depend upon (a) the identity of the decedent (was it the annuitant or an owner?) and (b) whether the contract provides for a guaranteed minimum death benefit.
Obviously, none of this is relevant if the owner and annuitant are the same individual, but this is not always the case. Sometimes, the owner and annuitant must be different parties (e.g.: where the annuity is to be owned by a trust, which, not being a human being, cannot be the annuitant). Sometimes, the owner and annuitant are different parties because the individual named as owner could not be named as annuitant (e.g.: some insurers will not issue a deferred annuity on an annuitant over a certain age, but will permit that person to be the owner, so long as a younger person is named as annuitant).
When possible, the author strongly suggests that the owner and annuitant be the same individual, to avoid confusion. When this is not possible, or where there are good reasons for naming, as contract owner, someone other than the primary annuitant, everyone involved should understand what amount will be paid upon the death of either party.
*The annuitant in an annuity contract is the individual (it must be a human being) who is the "measuring life" of the contract, the person whose age and sex (for sex-distinct contracts) determines the amount of each annuity payment.
Some Illustrations
These examples assume that the contract is a deferred annuity where death occurs prior to the Annuity Starting Date. Immediate annuities and deferred annuities where death occurs on or after the Annuity Starting Date (that is, where regular annuity payments have already commenced) must be paid out "at least as rapidly as" the owner or annuitant was receiving them.
Example No. 1:
George owns an annuity that provides for payment upon the death of the annuitant (that is, the contract is "annuitant-driven"). George's wife, Gracie, is named as annuitant.
a. If the contract includes a guaranteed minimum death benefit,
i. Gracie's death will trigger payment of that guaranteed minimum death benefit, because the contract is annuitant-driven.
ii. George's death will trigger payment of the contract's cash value (which may be less), because IRC Section 72(s) requires same.
b. If the contract does not provide for a guaranteed minimum death benefit,
i. Gracie's death will trigger payment of the cash value (the "regular" death benefit, there being no guaranteed minimum death benefit other
than the contract's cash value), because the contract is annuitant-driven.
ii. George's death will trigger payment of the contract's cash value, because IRC Section 72(s) requires same.
Example No. 2:
George owns an annuity that provides for payment upon the death of the owner (that is, the contract is not "annuitant-driven"). Gracie is named as annuitant.
a. If the contract includes a guaranteed minimum death benefit,
i. George's death will trigger payment of that guaranteed minimum death benefit.
ii. Gracie's death will trigger no payout. George can simply name a new annuitant. (Many contracts will, in that situation, cause George, as
owner, to become the new primary annuitant).
b. If the contract does not provide for a guaranteed minimum death benefit,
i. George's death will trigger payout of the contract's cash value.
ii. Gracie's death will trigger no payout (as above).
When a Deferred Annuity Is Owned by a Trust
Here the rules are even more tricky, and are in some cases unclear. The required payout in this situation depends upon whether the trust is a grantor trust, and, if so, whether the primary annuitant named in the annuity is grantor of that trust.
The general rule is that where a deferred annuity is owned by a non-natural person, the primary annuitant shall be deemed to be the "holder" (owner) of the annuity (IRC Section 72(s)(6)(A)). However, when the trust owning the annuity is a grantor trust, the rules are unclear because the required post-death distribution rules of IRC Section 72 are not entirely consistent with the "grantor trust" rules of IRC Sections 671-679.
Where the trust owning the annuity is a grantor trust, the grantor will be considered owner of the annuity. Thus, the grantor's death will trigger payout of the annuity. However, what if that grantor is not the individual named as primary annuitant of the annuity? One expert in this area believes that, in that circumstance, the grantor's death will trigger payout (said expert is J. Gary Underwood, writing in the May 2010 issue of the Journal of Financial Service Professionals: Trust Ownership of Nonqualified Annuities: General Considerations for Trustees).
At least one major insurer agrees, and will require payout upon that grantor's death. Yet another major insurer—following the rule of IRC §72(s)(6)(A), which declares that where a non-natural person owns a deferred annuity, the primary annuitant shall be deemed to be the owner for purposes of required distributions at death—will require payout of the annuity upon the death of the annuitant.
How is a practitioner to know, when dealing with a deferred annuity owned by a grantor trust, whose death will trigger payout? I suggest that in that situation, the prudent advisor will get written confirmation, from the issuing insurer, as to that insurer's policy; ideally, before anyone dies.
If all of the above suggests to you that the answer to the question of "Whose death triggers which death benefit?" is a murky one, I agree entirely. Indeed, some insurers, in structuring their deferred annuity contracts, have managed to make the answer to that question as difficult to answer as humanly possible. For example, one indexed annuity contains the following provisions:
If any owner who is also the annuitant dies, the death benefit will be paid to the beneficiary named in the contract. But upon the death of "any owner who is not the annuitant", the contract value will be paid to the "designated beneficiary", which is not the beneficiary named in the contract, but, rather, "(i) the contingent owner named in the application, or as later changed, if any; or (ii) the joint owner or Owners in the case of joint ownership; or (iii) your estate if no contingent owner is named, and there is no joint owner or Owners".
What practitioner would expect such a result? Who would desire such a result?
I strongly urge anyone who offers advice regarding a deferred annuity to be very sure that he or she understands what that contract says with regard to death benefits—specifically, whose death will trigger which death benefit. This will not necessarily be evident from the marketing material typically provided at the point of sale. You'll need to read the contract!
For more in-depth coverage of similar issues in advanced tax planning, we invite you to register for a free Sept. 12 web seminar featuring Mr. Olsen and fellow AdvisorOne blogger Robert Bloink titled Tax Traps in Annuity Planning.
The web seminar will be held Wednesday, Sept. 12, between 2:00-3:00 PM EDT.
We also invite you to purchase the recently published Advisor's Guide to Annuities, co-authored by Mr. Olsen and Michael Kitces, at National Underwriter's online store.


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Iain Duncan Smith's Department for Work and Pensions has so far failed to achieve "value for money" in the development of the new universal credit, and needs to adopt "realistic expectations" on the timetable for its delivery, Whitehall's spending watchdog has warned.
The warning, in a new report from the National Audit Office, came a day after Mr Duncan Smith admitted that more than £40 million spent on IT for the flagship project had been written off in 2012/13, with a further £91 million of software code expected to be written down in value to nil over the next five years.
The figures were branded "truly shocking" by the chair of the influential House of Commons Public Accounts Committee, Margaret Hodge, who said she "would not be surprised" if further write-offs emerged.
And Mr Duncan Smith came under fire over the programme - intended to replace a set of out-of-work benefits with a single simplified payment - on the floor of the Commons, where his Labour shadow Rachel Reeves accused him of being "in denial" about the scale of delays in the introduction of Universal Credit.
A defiant Work and Pensions Secretary insisted that the programme was "essentially going to be on time", with six and a half million people on universal credit by 2017. Mr Duncan Smith last week admitted that around 700,000 disabled claimants of Employment and Support Allowance will not be transferred onto Universal Credit by the target date of 2017.
But he insisted today that he would not "take lessons" from Labour after the party's own IT failings, and told MPs it was the Opposition that was really in denial.
In his report, Auditor General Amyas Morse said that the DWP needs to "properly commission and manage IT development for the universal credit system, exercise "effective financial control" over the programme and set itself "realistic expectations" of the timetable within which it can be delivered.
"I judged in September that, at this early stage of the Universal Credit programme, the Department had not achieved value for money," said Mr Morse. "The underlying issue, highlighted in today's report, is that the Department has written off £40.1 million on assets it will now never use and spent a further £91 million on assets that will support only a limited service for five years, with clear consequences for public value."
Ms Hodge said: " Whilst these figures are truly shocking, I do not think we have heard the end of this matter and would not be surprised if further write-offs emerge over the coming period. It is deeply depressing that DWP has chosen to pour more money into the existing IT system in what seems like a short-term fix, rather than showing the confidence and foresight to come up with a solution that will truly stand the test of time.
"Even for those people who transfer to the new benefit, the online system is currently not able to deal with issues like frequent changes of circumstances, claims if a couple splits up, or conditionality."
In his report, Mr Morse also refused to sign off the DWP's accounts for 2012/13 because of an "unacceptably high" level of fraud and error in spending on benefits. This is the 25th year in succession that the DWP and its predecessor departments have received only a "qualified" audit opinion for their accounts.
The DWP has estimated total overpayments due to fraud and error at £3.5 billion in 2012/13, up from £3.2 billion the year before. This equates to 2.1% of the total benefit bill of £166.8 billion, up from 2% in 2011/12. T otal underpayments for 2012-13 were estimated at £1.4 billion, or 0.9% of the total.
Mr Morse said: "I am still concerned about the continuing high level of fraud and error in benefits expenditure. Issuing an audit qualification is a serious matter, and the fact that similar qualifications have followed one another over so many years does not lessen that seriousness.
"However, I note the Department's new approach to reducing fraud and error. Only by developing an evidence-based framework will the Department be able to show that its systems are good enough to lessen the gap between what it should and does achieve."
Asked about Mr Duncan Smith's handling of universal credit, David Cameron's official spokesman told reporters at a regular Westminster media briefing: "The Prime Minister thinks that the Secretary of State has been doing, and continues to do, a very, very important job taking through this important area of Government policy around welfare reform and making sure work pays. That's the Prime Minister's view."
Asked whether Mr Cameron also thought Mr Duncan Smith was doing a good job, the spokesman said: "He does think he is doing a... He does think that, yes."
The spokesman defended the gradual introduction of the programme: "This has been a process that is designed to be gradually rolled out on a series of pilots that rightly allow us to take on board the findings and experiences of those pilots. The wrong thing to do is what has been done unfortunately in the past, which is to keep ploughing on with this, get to the end and then have to start retro-fitting the IT, causing disruption to people who are already in the scheme."
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