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VMware CTO and senior VP of R&D Steve Herrod is leaving after 11 years with the company to become managing director of General Catalyst, the VC operation based out of Cambridge, Massachusetts and Palo Alto, California, where he hopes to put his team-building skills to work to extend it into a "broader technology domain."
He says his "primary focus will be finding, supporting and developing great technical entrepreneurs as they build the products and companies that they've always dreamt of building. These companies will bring the same tremendous energy, creativity, and innovation to these and other challenges, just as VMware has for so many years."
He will apparently remain a technical advisor to VMware.
An ever-popular speaker, Steve Herrod gave a keynote at 1st Cloud Expo
Amazon has gradually rolled out parts of its IoT offerings in the last year, but these are just the tip of the iceberg. In addition to optimizing their back-end AWS offerings, Amazon is laying the ground work to be a major force in IoT – especially in the connected home and office. Amazon is extending its reach by building on its dominant Cloud IoT platform, its Dash Button strategy, recently announced Replenishment Services, the Echo/Alexa voice recognition control platform, the 6-7 strategic...
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Whether your IoT service is connecting cars, homes, appliances, wearable, cameras or other devices, one question hangs in the balance – how do you actually make money from this service? The ability to turn your IoT service into profit requires the ability to create a monetization strategy that is flexible, scalable and working for you in real-time. It must be a transparent, smoothly implemented strategy that all stakeholders – from customers to the board – will be able to understand and comprehe...
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More and more brands have jumped on the IoT bandwagon. We have an excess of wearables – activity trackers, smartwatches, smart glasses and sneakers, and more that track seemingly endless datapoints. However, most consumers have no idea what "IoT" means. Creating more wearables that track data shouldn't be the aim of brands; delivering meaningful, tangible relevance to their users should be. We're in a period in which the IoT pendulum is still swinging. Initially, it swung toward "smart for smart...
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Complete Internet of Things (IoT) embedded device security is not just about the device but involves the entire product's identity, data and control integrity, and services traversing the cloud. A device can no longer be looked at as an island; it is a part of a system. In fact, given the cross-domain interactions enabled by IoT it could be a part of many systems. Also, depending on where the device is deployed, for example, in the office building versus a factory floor or oil field, security ha...
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An IoT product's log files speak volumes about what's happening with your products in the field, pinpointing current and potential issues, and enabling you to predict failures and save millions of dollars in inventory. But until recently, no one knew how to listen. In his session at @ThingsExpo, Dan Gettens, Chief Research Officer at OnProcess, discussed recent research by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and OnProcess Technology, where MIT created a new, breakthrough analytics model for s...
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SYS-CON Events has announced today that Roger Strukhoff has been named conference chair of Cloud Expo and @ThingsExpo 2017 New York. The 20th Cloud Expo and 7th @ThingsExpo will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. "The Internet of Things brings trillions of dollars of opportunity to developers and enterprise IT, no matter how you measure it," stated Roger Strukhoff. "More importantly, it leverages the power of devices and the Internet to enable us all to im...
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Data is the fuel that drives the machine learning algorithmic engines and ultimately provides the business value. In his session at 20th Cloud Expo, Ed Featherston, director/senior enterprise architect at Collaborative Consulting, will discuss the key considerations around quality, volume, timeliness, and pedigree that must be dealt with in order to properly fuel that engine.
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In his general session at 19th Cloud Expo, Manish Dixit, VP of Product and Engineering at Dice, discussed how Dice leverages data insights and tools to help both tech professionals and recruiters better understand how skills relate to each other and which skills are in high demand using interactive visualizations and salary indicator tools to maximize earning potential. Manish Dixit is VP of Product and Engineering at Dice. As the leader of the Product, Engineering and Data Sciences team at D...
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What happens when the different parts of a vehicle become smarter than the vehicle itself? As we move toward the era of smart everything, hundreds of entities in a vehicle that communicate with each other, the vehicle and external systems create a need for identity orchestration so that all entities work as a conglomerate. Much like an orchestra without a conductor, without the ability to secure, control, and connect the link between a vehicle's head unit, devices, and systems and to manage the ...
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Financial Technology has become a topic of intense interest throughout the cloud developer and enterprise IT communities. Accordingly, attendees at the upcoming 20th Cloud Expo at the Javits Center in New York, June 6-8, 2017, will find fresh new content in a new track called FinTech.
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The Internet of Things will challenge the status quo of how IT and development organizations operate. Or will it? Certainly the fog layer of IoT requires special insights about data ontology, security and transactional integrity. But the developmental challenges are the same: People, Process and Platform and how we integrate our thinking to solve complicated problems. In his session at 19th Cloud Expo, Craig Sproule, CEO of Metavine, demonstrated how to move beyond today's coding paradigm and sh...
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"We're a cybersecurity firm that specializes in engineering security solutions both at the software and hardware level. Security cannot be an after-the-fact afterthought, which is what it's become," stated Richard Blech, Chief Executive Officer at Secure Channels, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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"Once customers get a year into their IoT deployments, they start to realize that they may have been shortsighted in the ways they built out their deployment and the key thing I see a lot of people looking at is - how can I take equipment data, pull it back in an IoT solution and show it in a dashboard," stated Dave McCarthy, Director of Products at Bsquare Corporation, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at @ThingsExpo, held November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Everyone knows that truly innovative companies learn as they go along, pushing boundaries in response to market changes and demands. What's more of a mystery is how to balance innovation on a fresh platform built from scratch with the legacy tech stack, product suite and customers that continue to serve as the business' foundation. In his General Session at 19th Cloud Expo, Michael Chambliss, Head of Engineering at ReadyTalk, discussed why and how ReadyTalk diverted from healthy revenue and mor...
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Whether your IoT service is connecting cars, homes, appliances, wearable, cameras or other devices, one question hangs in the balance – how do you actually make money from this service? The ability to turn your IoT service into profit requires the ability to create a monetization strategy that is flexible, scalable and working for you in real-time. It must be a transparent, smoothly implemented strategy that all stakeholders – from customers to the board – will be able to understand and comprehe...
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The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to simplify and streamline our lives by automating routine tasks that distract us from our goals. This promise is based on the ubiquitous deployment of smart, connected devices that link everything from industrial control systems to automobiles to refrigerators. Unfortunately, comparatively few of the devices currently deployed have been developed with an eye toward security, and as the DDoS attacks of late October 2016 have demonstrated, this oversight can ...
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You have great SaaS business app ideas. You want to turn your idea quickly into a functional and engaging proof of concept. You need to be able to modify it to meet customers' needs, and you need to deliver a complete and secure SaaS application. How could you achieve all the above and yet avoid unforeseen IT requirements that add unnecessary cost and complexity? You also want your app to be responsive in any device at any time. In his session at 19th Cloud Expo, Mark Allen, General Manager of...
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"ReadyTalk is an audio and web video conferencing provider. We've really come to embrace WebRTC as the platform for our future of technology," explained Dan Cunningham, CTO of ReadyTalk, in this SYS-CON.tv interview at WebRTC Summit at 19th Cloud Expo, held November 1-3, 2016, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.
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Bert Loomis was a visionary. This general session will highlight how Bert Loomis and people like him inspire us to build great things with small inventions. In their general session at 19th Cloud Expo, Harold Hannon, Architect at IBM Bluemix, and Michael O'Neill, Strategic Business Development at Nvidia, discussed the accelerating pace of AI development and how IBM Cloud and NVIDIA are partnering to bring AI capabilities to "every day," on-demand. They also reviewed two "free infrastructure" pr...
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WebRTC is the future of browser-to-browser communications, and continues to make inroads into the traditional, difficult, plug-in web communications world. The 6th WebRTC Summit continues our tradition of delivering the latest and greatest presentations within the world of WebRTC. Topics include voice calling, video chat, P2P file sharing, and use cases that have already leveraged the power and convenience of WebRTC.
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#209841 - 02/28/13 10:04 AM teat
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The word "teat" is usually pronounced "tit" as presented by Websters Collegiate Dictionary and others, but sometimes it is pronounced "teet" by intellectuals including, recently, Dr Charles Krauthammer on a national television network. Dr Krauthammer's use of the English language is usually masterful, so I doubt he made a simple mistake.
Is "teet" an acceptable alternative pronunciation? If so, where does it come from?
#209843 - 02/28/13 10:26 AM Re: teat [Re: Olephredd]
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'teet' is the preferred pronunciation according to AHD4 (and the only pron. given by OED); tit is a slang form which reverts to Old English (tit generally given from G. zitze).
#209847 - 02/28/13 02:22 PM Re: teat [Re: tsuwm]
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Actually, the Old English word was tit, and it is related to German Zitze, not derived from it. The Middle English word tete is borrowed from the Old French tette which in turn is borrowed from a Germanic language, as are the Italian and some other Romance words, replacing Latin mamilla. (Note that in French, Latin, and Old English, the various words leaned more towards meaning 'nipple' more than 'breast'._________________________
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#209849 - 02/28/13 02:39 PM Re: teat [Re: zmjezhd]
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In the UK. 'teet' is the generally accepted pronunciation of 'teat'.
Often used to refer to the rubber device on the top of a feeding bottle, rarely (never?) used to refer to a real nipple. - certainly never used to mean 'breast.'_________________________
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#209851 - 02/28/13 02:51 PM Re: teat [Re: Rhubarb Commando]
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rarely (never?) used to refer to a real nipple.
cepting cows and the like
#209853 - 02/28/13 03:47 PM Re: teat [Re: olly]
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cepting cows and the like
Yes, the only time I've heard teat used in the States has been on dairy farms and the like. On the other hand, tit nowadays refers to the entire breast._________________________
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#209854 - 02/28/13 05:35 PM Re: teat [Re: zmjezhd]
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Originally Posted By: zmjezhdcepting cows and the like
Yes, the only time I've heard teat used in the States has been on dairy farms and the like. On the other hand, tit nowadays refers to the entire breast.
concur, here in the heartland._________________________
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#209879 - 03/02/13 01:59 PM Re: teat [Re: Olephredd]
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tiht when tit, teet when teat.
tits are boobs, teats are on a cow (and the like)._________________________
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Fishermen, hunters, campers and lake enthusiast who have been to Delaney, Lake John Hay or Starve Hollow Lake are all probably pretty familiar with the Red Barn Bait Shop. In many instances, the business that Amos Mills started a little more than eight years ago is the last-stop-shop for people visiting those places.
Information in this release was received from Washington County Emergency Management.
Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, 1-1.5" rainfall expected. This storm will start tonight after midnight ending around Wednesday at 9 a.m.
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The first African American man to graduate from Grand Valley, James Moore, will share his insights and experiences during an event hosted by the Division of Inclusion and Equity.
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As time changes, so does Kisai Logo's display, morphing into imaginative shapes that show the time in a very simple way.
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Kisai Logo is easy to read at a glance because it has an 'always on' display. Hours are shown by blocks around the outside of the screen in approximately the same position as hours on a clock. Minutes are shown digitally in the centre.
One push of the lower button changes the display to date mode, with the month on the outside and date in the centre. Logo can also show the time in binary - ideal for the scientist, math genius or computer hacker - see the guide below to learn more.
Kisai Logo is a stainless steel watch that uses inlayed acetate to add color. Acetate is a strong material with a deep gloss, similar to ceramic or lacquerware. Choose from black, white or the 'very limited edition' blue woodgrain - perfect for wearing with your favorite pair of Jeans. Acetate is a light material making Kisai Logo really comfortable to wear.
As well as time and date, Kisai Logo has an alarm mode and EL backlighting - so you can check the time at night. Kisai Logo also features a custom designed animation which can be turned on or off and brings the display to life once every 15 minutes. See the video demo above to see this in action.
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Garcia said, "Please get involved this year and nominate the candidate of your choice or nominate yourself to serve on your local county committee. I especially encourage the nomination of beginning farmers and ranchers, as well as women and minorities. This is your opportunity to have a say in how federal programs are delivered in your county."
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The grand jury, which met Dec. 9, returned indictments against seven people.
An indictment means there is probable cause to believe a crime has been committed; guilt or innocence is established later through the trial procedure.
Those indicted were:
• Billy B. Jump, 26, criminal possession of a forged instrument in the first degree.
Terry and Jeanna Terrell of Lexington would like to announce the birth of their second child.
Caleb Brent Terrell was born at 3:15 p.m. on April 17, 2009 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center.
He weighed 7 pounds and 10 ounces and was 20 inches long.
His maternal grandparents are Joe and Carol Menefee of Walton. His maternal great grandmother is Bonnie Burden of Florence.
Florence police are looking for two suspects from Grant County whom they believe may be involved with a fire in the Meijer store on Houston Road.
Police have charged Matthew Bacon, 19, of Hebron with one count of arson in connection with the blaze which occurred in the paint section of the store around 1:30 a.m. on Jan. 25.
No one was injured in the fire. Police released a video of three men who are suspects. They believe the men from Grant County are friends of Bacon.
If anyone has any information call the Florence Police Department at 859-647-5420.
On Jan. 11, the Williamstown United Methodist Church services began with a new pastor at the helm.
As an aerographer's mate for the U.S. Navy, Barry Robinson had everything planned out, but his own plans were derailed.
"In my entire life, my one goal was to be a tornado chaser," Robinson said smiling. "I was a weather guesser for the Navy, stationed in San Diego, Calif."
Civil Suits
Oct. 2:
Arrow Financial Services, LLC vs. Charles K. Allphin and Amber L. Allphin, default of payment on note
Oct. 5:
Daisy Hudson vs. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., seeking damages due to an accident
North Star Capital Acquisition, LLC vs. Melva R. Brewer and Noah V. Brewer, default of payment on note
Green Tree Servicing, LLC vs. Rob D. Kellar, Mary J. Kellar, Eagle Financial Services, Inc., Credit Acceptance Corporation and Grant County, Kentucky-Served: County Judge Executive, default of payment on note
Entering this season, Grant County's football team knew that they would rely on their nine seniors.
The seniors pushed the underclassmen to be at their best and that leadership is what coach Mike Davis will remember most about this class.
Heading into the Williamstown girls' basketball game against Trimble County, junior Chelsea West needed 17 points to reach the 1,000th career points milestone.
She was close to the milestone, but still was focused on playing within the team's offense, often giving up tough shots to get the ball to open teammates.
After scoring 10 points in the first half, West was able to get the final seven she needed to reach the milestone in a dominant Williamstown 57-41 win on Jan. 30.
• Members of CETA (Community Enrichment Through the Arts) will meet at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Grant County Tourism Commission office at the Grant County Chamber office in Williamstown.
• The Grant County Industrial Development Authority will meet at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Chamber of Commerce in Williamstown.
• The Order of the Eastern Star No. 301 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4 at Masonic Lodge No. 85 in Williamstown.
The Friends of Sherman Tavern will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1 at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 3515 Dixie Hwy., just north of Sherman. All who are interested in the preservation and restoration of this historic structure are invited to attend. For more information call 824-9202.
The Grant County News captured four awards during a meeting last week of the Kentucky Press Association in Lexington.
The News competed in the Weekly Class III division, which is for larger Kentucky weekly newspapers.
Bryan Marshall, staff writer for the Grant County News, won two awards including a first place and a third place for column writing.
Marshall won first in the general news category for a story he wrote about the ? trial.
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Re: Tony settles for third
Schmoopy1000 wrote:you guys eat up the media crap.
Several drivers reported debris. Including Ryan Newman. I am actually sitting here laughing at the fact you guys are blaming Carl for the yellow. LOL
I know there is some Tony fans that recognize the problems with the 39 team, but for those tony fans that think differently, I am laughing at those of you that are mad because Tony lost a single spot in the pits. That will happen from time to time. Losing only one spot for Ryans team is a good pit stop for the #39.
Dont know how Tony's car was handling that last brief run, but if his car was as good as before. He doesnt spin his tires he would have gotten the lead back. If his car wasnt as good as before. Then he would have gotten passed by Kyle anyways.
BTW the yellow did suck for Tony & his fans. If I were a fan I would be upset over the yellow as well. (Although I would be smart enough not to blame Carl for it)
Not sure who is blaming Carl for the caution though he was one of a few drivers to report debris. All drivers do this.
Yes we are mad that he lost a spot on pit road. It was the lead during the money stop. It was included in a string of things that cost him the race. I understand it wasn't nearly as bad as Ryan's crew was all night. I followed Ryan's progress a bit and his pit crew SUCKS but Tony's pit crew is still inconsistent. Losing a spot on pit road isn't bad, but if it is the lead on the money stop it is.
Tony's car was a rocketship before then. Kyle said that Tony deserved to win the race hands down that Tony was putting a tenth on him a lap. Tony wasn't particularly strong on restarts, and not being the leader after his crew lost him a spot on pit road made it worse.
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Advanced Micro Devices is gearing up to release its new platform designed for commercial desktops. The new AMD Business Class platform will not only feature more advanced core-logic, but will also boast with higher-performance Athlon II and Phenom II B-series microprocessors based on improved K10 micro-architecture.
AMD Business Class platforms offer future-ready solutions with the features and interoperability businesses need. AMD supports choice in the marketplace and is committed to open security standards (TCG – Trusted Computing Group) and management standards (DMTF – the Distributed Management Task Force) that support today's increasingly diverse IT environments rather than locking businesses into expensive, proprietary technology. AMD is actively involved in defining and evolving the DMTF's Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) suite of specifications that are designed to deliver standards-based Web services management for desktop and mobile client systems.
The new AMD commercial platform is code-named Kodiak and is based on AMD 785G + SB710 core-logic with DASH compliant LOM (lights out management) chip as well as trusted platform module 1.2 (TPM) 1.2 from a third party. The AMD 785G features DirectX 10.1 graphics core with universal video decoder 2.0 and supports DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI and VGA outputs along with add-on PCI Express 2.0 graphics card.
In addition, AMD will introduce its new AMD Athlon II and Phenom II microprocessors B-series that will utilize new model numbering scheme and gradually replace its existing Business Class chips based on older micro-architecture. The new processors will come in AM3 packaging and will support dual-channel DDR3 memory. At present exact specifications of the new microprocessors are unknown, but it is known that in Q3 2009 the company plans to introduce the following models:
The exact launch date of the new commercial platform from AMD is not known at the moment. What is known is that the company plans to launch the new desktop processors in the third quarter and that in Q1 2010 it intends to introduce higher-performance business class models. The new processors are made using 45nm technology, thus, are more power efficient than predecessors.
AMD's Business Class microprocessors feature up to 24-month stability and longevity from initial product availability, which means that the models that AMD introduces will be available for as long as two years after the product launch.
AMD did not comment on the news-story.


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The Quay County Sun spoke with New Mexico Secretary of State Mary Herrera, a Democrat up for her second term, and District 40 Republican State Sen. Dianna Duran, who is challenging Herrera in November's secretary of state election. Each candidate responded to a series of questions about the contested office. Below are Duran's responses.


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Charitable Remainder Trusts: Robust Yet Underused ScenariosCharitable gifts, like financial plans, should be tailored to individual circumstances and can often improve the client's position. This article features novel client situations in which a charitable remainder trust (CRT) is used to save the day. As is true with any creative planning idea, these techniques work in these particular circumstances, but they hopefully will lead you to recommend a charitable gift, particularly a CRT, in situations where it may not be immediately obvious.
Sale of the Building to a Charitable OrganizationThe requirements for this transaction are fairly simple: an owner of real estate wishes to sell and is open to the concept of a CRT, and a charitable organization wishes to own the real estate. This transaction focuses on a hospital that wanted to acquire the medical office building across the street, and a charitable organization focusing on troubled children that wanted to acquire the office building it rented as administrative space.
The plan is deceptively simple: The owner contributes the building to the CRT, and the organization purchases the building. It is much easier for the charitable organization to decide that it can afford to buy the building when it understands that it will essentially get its purchase price back upon the termination of the CRT. Make certain that there is no legally binding prearrangement between the donor and the charitable organization requiring the purchase of the property. If there is, the IRS might try to attribute the gain to the donor. The safest approach is to have the trustee and the charitable organization negotiate the sale of the building after the trust is created and funded.
Form of Payment—The charitable organization can structure its purchase from the CRT with several different forms of payment. The most simple is to buy the building for cash. This approach allows the CRT trustee to invest the proceeds in securities and otherwise administer the trust as any other CRT.
Occasionally an organization will want to buy the building with a small down payment and a promissory note for the balance. The obvious advantage is that the organization does not have to come up with the full purchase price in cash. At first glance, if the principal and interest payments on the note equal or exceed the payments due to the CRT beneficiary, this approach can work. This scenario works best with an annuity trust, however, where the payments to the beneficiary are fixed (as are the note payments). Used with a unitrust, the fixed note payments pose a problem.
Consider a 6 percent unitrust holding a $2 million note issued several years ago with an interest-only payment of 8 percent. Initially, the interest payments on the note exceed the 6 percent unitrust payment. What happens when interest rates drop to 5 percent? The value of the note jumps, because it is paying well over market rate interest. Unfortunately, although the value of the note (and the 6 percent payment required) increases, the interest payments do not change, and the trust could receive payments that no longer equal the 6 percent unitrust requirement. Even if this problem can be averted, the fact that the CRT is receiving fixed payments essentially negates the growth potential of a unitrust. In addition, the note will require annual valuations, which must be performed by an independent trustee or pursuant to a qualified appraisal.
While trying to use a promissory note for the bulk of the purchase price may be problematic with a unitrust, the donor's attorney suggested the charitable organization purchase the building by providing half of the price in cash, and the balance in a note. His client was a conservative investor and would, if given all cash, invest half of the portfolio in fixed-income obligations anyway. So, the attorney suggested that the trustee accept the organization's note as the fixed-income portion of the CRT portfolio. The note, however, would still have to be valued in this scenario.
Trusteeship—Generally, the charitable organization should not be the initial trustee of a CRT holding real estate that it hopes to buy—the potential for breach of fiduciary duty claims is too great. Further, a professional trustee might feel compelled to market the property aggressively to ensure it receives the best price (which can work against the donor and charitable organization arriving at a quick sale at an agreeable price). It is generally better if the donor (or a close family member) serves as the initial trustee through the sale of the property. In the long term, however, the charitable organization should have a measure of control over trusteeship, so it can assure itself that the trust will be administered properly and the trust corpus maintained. Part of the real estate purchase transaction can then include that the donor resign as trustee and appoint the charitable organization as trustee (through, for example, a power of appointment provided in the CRT document).
Designation of Remainder Beneficiary—The donor will often want to retain the right to amend the charitable beneficiary designation, especially if he fears that the charitable organization may not ultimately buy the property. If the organization does purchase the property, it needs assurance that it will remain as the remainder beneficiary. Alternatively, the charitable remainder trust can irrevocably designate the charitable beneficiary and not give the donor the right to change the remainder beneficiary.
Short-Term CRTsShort-term, in this case, is not the abusive short-term, high-payout CRTs of a few years ago, but rather the use of a short-term, low-payout rate CRT as a substitute for an outright gift. The following scenarios introduce the charitable remainder trust as a gift solution to three different problems.
"Cleanse" a Problem Asset—Consider a donor who wishes to give a run-down apartment building in a bad neighborhood to his high school so it could build a new track facility. Not surprisingly, the school does not want to take title. Faced with this situation, the problem was solved with a two-year, 5 percent net-income unitrust to be self-trusteed by the donor. He sold the property in six months, managed the trust conservatively for the next 18 months (with an eye toward not generating too much income), at which point the school got the money for the track facility. The donor's deduction was approximately 91 percent of the property value, and he even got a little cash back.
In another charitable twist, after the property is sold in six months and before any income has been distributed, the donor could contribute his remaining term interest to the charitable organization and get a second charitable deduction for the actuarial value of the unexpired term.
Retain Donor Control—This technique works well for donors who want to give an asset to a charitable organization but cannot seem to turn over the control of the asset. For example, some entrepreneurs can be persuaded to give shares of their company, but often they feel they know best when those shares should be sold or how the proceeds should be reinvested. If the donor attempts to give the asset to a charitable organization and retain these powers, he may have an incomplete gift problem—no deduction and potential capital gains exposure. Further, even if the charitable organization agrees to take some direction from the donor on these issues, the organization is unlikely to be able to move fast enough to satisfy the donor when he says, "Sell." If the donor can agree to a future date when he is willing to give up control (for example, three years), a short-term, self-trusteed CRT can give the donor the control he wants. Of course, he would be well-advised to consider his fiduciary duties to the remainder beneficiary when making investment decisions.
Complete the Gift Before the Foundation Is Ready—This example uses the CRT as an alternative gift option for the donor who wished to create a private foundation and fund it with a very significant amount of highly appreciated securities. While most donors in this situation will just form and fund the foundation, doing so in this case would have triggered several problems:
- First, the donor needed time to prioritize his charitable goals and get his foundation grant-making staff up and running. Private foundations must make annual qualifying distributions, and this donor did not want to be rushed into making grants before he and his staff were fully prepared.
- Second, the donor's securities attorney pointed out that the foundation would be considered an "affiliate" for securities law purposes (because the donor would control the board), triggering certain reporting requirements and/or sale restrictions.
- Third, private foundations are subject to a 2 percent excise tax on net investment income under IRC Section 4940. With a large enough contribution of essentially zero-basis stock, the 2 percent tax can be significant.
The donor's counsel suggested that the donor transfer some stock to get the foundation started but transfer the majority of the shares to a short-term CRT for the ultimate benefit of the foundation. This transfer would secure the time needed to complete the foundation, and if the donor were willing to have an independent party serve as trustee of the CRT, it would not be deemed an affiliate. Because the CRT is not subject to the excise tax, the donor could also realize substantial tax savings.
Issues—One question common to all of the above situations is "How short a term can you use?" There is no firm answer. However, IRC Section 664(d)(2)(A) provides that a unitrust must run for a life or lives in being or "a term of years not to exceed 20" years. The use of the plural "years" indicates that the CRT must have at least a two-year term.
A second common question is how to minimize the income payable to the donor during the CRT term. Using a net-income (without make-up) unitrust employing a narrow definition of income can help, especially if the trustee invests for growth and not income. Finally, consider adding the charitable organization as one of the income beneficiaries (see Regulation Section 1.664-3(a)(3)).
Sale of a Professional PracticeMany retiring professionals such as doctors, dentists, lawyers and veterinarians have built a valuable practice that can be sold to a new practitioner. Using a CRT to sell such a business involves many of the same issues that arise with any business, as well as one additional issue: the unauthorized practice of the profession. Most states allow only a licensed professional or his/her professional corporation to conduct a professional practice. While a CRT would not appear to be either a licensed professional or a professional corporation, in this instance, permission was granted to transfer a practice into a CRT.
The proposal to the regulatory body was that the professional was going to create a CRT in which he was the sole trustee and initial income beneficiary (with his spouse as successor beneficiary). It was contended that with such a CRT, the professional still held all legal title to the practice (as trustee) as well as all equitable title (as sole income beneficiary). Equally important was the fact that the professional would continue to operate the practice. In other words, the argument focused on the unique nature of a trust. While a trust is a separate legal entity for tax purposes, for most state law purposes it is not so much an entity as a fiduciary obligation imposed on the trustee.
The regulatory body agreed, concluding that there would not be an unauthorized practice problem as long as the professional was the sole trustee and beneficiary for the period of time the practice was held in trust. Obviously, whether this argument will work in other states or with other regulatory bodies is far from clear.
Wealth ReplacementThere are many techniques to assist donors in replacing the wealth they have given to charitable organizations when they create a CRT. One technique is for the donors to give part of their annual CRT income to an irrevocable life insurance trust, which in turn buys joint and survivor life insurance. The problem is that the donors are required to forgo part of the CRT income stream, which is one the CRT's greatest selling points.
Consider a different approach: Use the cash savings generated by the income tax deduction earned from creating a CRT to purchase a single premium life insurance policy. Your clients will often find that the tax savings can buy a policy with a face value of one-third to one-half of the principal contributed to the trust. The attraction of this idea is that it does not reduce the donor's net cash flow from the CRT. Most clients are more focused on the increased cash flow afforded by a CRT than on the initial income tax deduction. While this technique may not replace the entire amount contributed to the trust, it can be a relatively painless way to recoup some of the gift. Keep in mind that a donor need not purchase insurance equal to the total contributed to the trust, because only a portion of the full amount would have been left after estate taxes in any event.
Please call Laurie Dietrich at 507-933-6043, or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com, for more information.


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Season of hopeMarch 26,2014
This extended winter has taken an obvious toll on Vermonters. Moods are swinging. Signs of stress are everywhere, especially among those with empty wallets wrung dry for more heating fuel, or even groceries. We all search the central Vermont landscape for robins and crocuses and other hopeful signs of spring.
Cold weather, by virtue of its challenges, can take an emotional toll. That difficulty can turn to thoughts of hopelessness and, unfortunately, suicide. Over the last year, too many central Vermonters have been affected by the suicide of a family member or friend. Across central Vermont, they have been neighbors and colleagues.
In addition, in a tragic statistical uptick, there have been more reported incidents of domestic violence ending in murder-suicides across Vermont. As recently as this month, one central Vermont community had three aggravated domestic assaults in one week that yielded arrests and multiple felony charges. It makes the heart ache to learn about these tragedies in our towns and cities. The ripple effects touch lives and, when it is someone we know, we often think back on whether there were signs of struggle.
In the wake, we often blame ourselves for not communicating better, doing more, seeing the signs. As a society, we really do not talk about suicide, and we need to.
According to officials at Washington County Mental Health Services, the agencys 24/7 hotline receives up to 16,000 calls a year. This time of year and specifically the month of March there is a historic spike in the number of those calls. More central Vermonters are reaching out for help or seeking help for someone the caller knows. That is as it should be. That number 16,000 a year for one small region of the state is staggering. The hotline and mental health services clearly are necessary.
According to a report looking at the states statistics from 2012, there were 83 suicides in Vermont. Of those people, two were minors. (In the last 12 months, six teens have committed suicide in central Vermont alone; three were veterans.) The state average is 85 suicides a year.
A 2005 benchmark report titled The Vermont Suicide Prevention Platform said the state average at that time was 78. Clearly, the last few years have been a struggle.
Suicide is the eighth-leading cause of death in Vermont and the 10th-leading cause in the United States, according to the National Institute for Mental Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thats sobering news. What it means is that we need to take suicide prevention seriously. As a community, we need to remove the stigma. We must look for the signs.
If an individual speaks of being hopeless or exhibits changes in behavior or moods; if a person starts to act recklessly or engage in risky behavior or starts abusing drugs or alcohol; and if a person seems to be withdrawing from family and friends, talk to that person, or call for help.
If symptoms become more emergent, if the person makes the statement about wanting to commit suicide, if they seek access to a means, if they say they are thinking about suicide, or if they use a computer, phone or Facebook to drop hints, if they have a plan or start giving things away, get help immediately.
There is a commonly held and mistaken myth that people who threaten suicide wont do it. Every single case needs to be taken as seriously as the next.
Of course, prevention is one thing. Grief after a suicide is another that needs attention and care.
When a suicide occurs, theres also lots of help for central Vermonters. Family and friends are urged to reach out to one another and talk. Seek grief counselors offered locally by Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice (223-1878) and Washington County Mental Health Services (229-0591).
Its not a time to focus on assigning self-blame or feeling guilty. It is more important to learn and look for the signs so we, as a community, can continue to prevent suicide. Paying close attention to one another family, friends, neighbors and colleagues and talking about those things around us that give our lives quality allow us to help those who are struggling, especially during this longer-than-usual, colder-than-normal winter and now spring.
Fortunately, warmer, kinder, better days are ahead.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline toll-free number, 800-273-TALK (8255), which is available 24/7, can be used anywhere in the United States and connects the caller to a certified crisis center near where the call is placed. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website is www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
Locally, for help call Washington County Mental Health Services at 229-0591 or, in Orange County, the Clara Martin Suicide Hotline at 800-639-6360.
Other resources include:
National Veterans Hotline, 800-273-8255
Domestic violence hotline, 800-228-7395
Sexual assault hotline, 800-489-7273
Outright Vermont hotline (support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth) 800-452-2428, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Parents Assistance Line, 800-727-3687
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Spring Training…Arbitration…Winter Meetings…Exams
Spring Training tickets went on sale yesterday, of course, I was at an AP US History review when they first went on sale, and I wasn't home all day yesterday. My father printed out the schedule, but he has not purchased tickets yet… the Yankees game is already sold out! There are other games that I'm interested in, well… any game I'm interested in. Specifically weekend games though, so I can go up to Fort Myers for the entire weekend and just finally watch some baseball! Plus, it's now part of my new "job" to cover Red Sox games. I'm now the Red Sox Correspondent for this site called MLB Center, which I found through Hardball's blog (thanks Ben!). It'll be very interesting to see which players we end up seeing at Spring Training, but I won't get into that… again.
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Good luck with your exams. At least you don't have to write one while the Red Sox are in the playoffs or something.
I remember once I had to miss an opening day. I was pretty upset. The Jays lost anyway, so it all worked out. Although, sometimes when I miss a game I wonder if they would have won had I watched it? I can get pretty superstitious, but that is neither here nor there. Good luck.
Yeah, exams are sad. I am so excited about Spring Training! I've never been, but maybe someday…I'm just ready for some baseball!
First of all, I'm so flattered that you're looking forward to my book. Really sweet of you. But what really floored me was when you said chemistry is your best subject! I was so bad in it. Geometry too. Good luck with exams.
Hey, Elizabeth …
Spring Training will be here before we all know it; it's something we all look forward to !!! … Yes, "baseball again" — I can't wait !!! … But, your focus should now be on studying for your mid-term exams … Best Wishes and Good Luck, for "excellent" scores on "all" your exams !!! … Elizabeth, it's interesting, you buried the "lead" on your post !!! … Paraphrasing your exciting news in your above post, you talked about, your: //"new job covering Red Sox games, as the Red Sox Correspondent, for a site called MLB Center"// … Wow, that's great news, and certainly something to write about … I can't wait to hear more about your new "Red Sox Correspondent" job, Elizabeth !!! … Take care for now, and have a great day !!! … Jimmy [27NYY]
Sorry about Varitek…I was wrong. I thought for sure he would accept their offer considering his production was a bit down this past year. There is a good chance he will resign to a 2-year deal, so hold out hope!
Good luck on the exams…I feel your pain.


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Charming Well Decorated Flat - WKM
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Accommodation summary
This one bedroom apartment is in the heart of Central London, very close to Kensington Olympia surrounded by a wealth of cultural institutions, parks, bars, restaurants. Suitable for exhibition and events visitors.
The apartment is on the first floor of a stunning Victorian Mansion block benefits from a recent redesign.
The nearest underground stations are Kensington Olympia (District Line and National Rail) and West Kensington (District and Piccadilly lines).
The apartment comprises of a fully fitted kitchen, shower room and a lounge with a sofa bed which can comfortably sleep 2 persons.
The apartment is ideal for 4 persons or a family. Included in our daily rates are clean towels and bed linen, clean bathroom with shampoo and body wash, simple electrics such as iron, hair dryer are provided, a light breakfast of tea, coffee and cereals, televisions with built in DVD players in the Lounge and Bedroom, fully equipped kitchen including Washing machine, fridge freezer, microwave, kettle, cooking facilities.-Free WIFI broadband connection
West Kensington has a major advantage in its location. It's on the western edge of Central London, connecting Kensington, Shepherd's Bush, Fulham and Hammersmith. It is best known as home to the Olympia Exhibition Centre and the Queen's Club at Barons Court.
Local business consists of speciality shops, eateries and gastropubs, with the Olympia Exhibition Centre nearby. Indeed, it is the mix of local shops that give the area its character.
West Kensington is within easy reach of Earl's Court, and the Broadways of Fulham, Hammersmith and Notting Hill.
There are several pubs and hotels, including The Albion public house which is reputedly haunted. The Baron's Court Theatre is also located in basement of "The Curtains Up" bar and restaurant.
The Carnival Store is a famous fancy dress and costume shop located in the same premises on Hammersmith Road and family owned for the past 40 years.
West Kensington (District Line) and Kensington Olympia (Distrct Line and Overground) are both 5 min from the apartment. There are numerous night buses only a minute away. To give you an idea we are 20 mins to Bond Street, 15 mins to Westminster, 14 mins to Kew garden so this is a very convenient location with very good public transport links.
Heathrow Airport- Hammersmith (Piccadilly Line)-West Kensington Underground (District Line)-34 min
Gatwick Airport-Victoria Underground (Southern Rail)-West Kensington Underground (District Line)-55 min
Luton Airport-Blackfriars Underground (First capital connect)-West Kensington Underground (District Line)-75 min
Stansted Airport-Tottenham Hale (Train)-Victoria Underground (Victoria line) - West Kensington Underground (District Line)-75 min
Eurostar/King's cross St. Pancras (Piccadilly Line)-Earl's Court underground (District Line) - West Kensington Underground (District Line)-25 min
There is a fee to pay for late check in after 19:00pm.
Olympia is an exhibition centre and conference centre in West Kensington. It opened in the 19th century and was originally known as the National Agricultural Hall. It now features three exhibition halls known as Olympia Grand, Olympia National, and Olympia Central. Alongside Earls Court, Olympia London has inspiring spaces that hosted many great exhibitions and events.
Earsby Street is well served by the local amenities of North End Road, while Kensington High Street is moments away providing a fantastic range of fashionable shops, bars and restaurants, as well as the popular Westfield shopping centre at Shepherd's Bush.
Wimbledon, Richmond, Wealthy suburbs
With both District Line and Piccadilly Line serving the area, the peaceful and iconic West London landscapes are within easy reach. Alternatively, you can take River Thames Cruise to spend a day in the west. Wimbledon, Richmond Park, Kew Garden, Hampton Court… the list goes on.
Analisa has been living in London for more than seven years and will be delighted to help you plan your stay and point you to exciting and hidden spots in London. She doesn't live in the apartment or the building. The check-in procedure is a mixture of greeting with keys or a safety box, depends on the time of arrival.
No smoking in the apartment or in the building strictly.
No pets allowed strictly.
Please be considerate to our neighbours. Noise should be kept to a minimum after 11pm and before 8am. Strictly no party.
Please leave the apartment in the same condition you found it. Guests agree to pay for any damage/loss/missing items and furniture in the apartment.
Any illegal or antisocial behaviour is strictly forbidden and may result in immediate expulsion without refund.
Any child age over 3 years old will be counted as one.
WiFi is provided free of charge but we cannot be held responsible for any interruption of service due to problems with the service provider
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+ quiet area, the beds were good and the sheets and towels clean - and a fantastic Thai restaurant just up the road (3 min)
- the house is very run down, it was nicely decorated for the photos, but it really needs renovation. The toilet didn't always flush (the only one for 7 people! and with half a roll of toilet paper provided for 4 days, so make sure to bring your own...), the two remaining couches fall forward when trying to sit on them, no batteries in the clocks, lightbulbs missing, no kitchen towels. Dirty kitchen, with two empty containers of instant coffee (well, empty would have been fine actually, both of them had a bit of dried/sticking coffee on the bottom), and the whole house smells damp/old. The cleaning must be very rushed, only the main areas are cleaned. (toilet, sink itself ok, but don't look anywhere else in the bathroom, or in any corners, or at the window-seal, or at any carpet...)
A bit more care by the owner would certainly be necessary.
Analisa has sent us very clear instructions for our stay in her house. The email exchanges were also very helpful. The house is nice and located in a quiet area. Hammersmith station is quite near; central London can be reached very easily. It was a nice stay !
Everything worked out well with the reservation and the stay.
Our contact people were responsive and good to deal with and the house was really comfortable.
Thank you!
The appartment was good.
1 bathroom and toilet in one room maybe a bit too small.
overall service was good. Reachability etc.
Hi Analisa,
We would like to thank you again for the kind hospitalilty during our stay. The children first visit to London was a "hit".
Everything was perfect. Just 1 advice: taking water in the bathroom upstairs starts pouring water in the kitchen downstairs and gives an annoying noice.
However, this won't stop us from booking again with you next time.
BEst regards,
Andre and family
A very place for our stay, a real improvements from our previous stays in London in various hotels. Place is perfect for groups of friends looking to visit London, as is 5 min from the Piccadilly line (to the museums, the musicals, the pubs....).
The rooms are comfortable, the living room and kitchen are perfect to spend the evening, and it is possible to get baby cots (for a fee) if needed.
A very nice stay with 10 girls in this beautifull apartment. Beds quality are awesome, it was really clean and the location of this house is really close to the center of london.
I recommend it !
Excellent location for our gig at Hammersmith Odeon -just 5 minutes walk! The decor is cool and modern and was fab for relaxing in. There were excellent communications regarding check in, key collection Etc and this gives great piece of mind! We were only there one night so not much time to note too much detail but a great stay - many thanks!
Nice house in a quiet area. Analisa gave all necessary information in advance so the key transfer was possible without any delay. The house was very clean (bathroom, bedrooms, kitchen), only the carpet of the launch/livingroom was a little bit dirty/spotty. The was a nice welcome gift in the fridge: thanks a lot for that! We missed some equipment in the kitchen, e.g. a sieve for noodles, a whisk, a cup coaster or a dishtowel.
The only real disadvantage for us was the fact that each bed had a very soft mattress, so four of us slept on the sofa beds in the living room. Nevertheless we recommend this appartement highly for a city trip.
The place was clean, near from the underground, in a quiet street. It was pleasant for our group, because we were tired. I definitely recommend this house.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of product: Weed and Brush Cutters Units: 63,600Manufacturer: Bachtold Brothers Inc., of Gibson City, Ill.Hazard: The operator can come in contact with the rotating blade, even when disengaged, by pulling on the front of the mower deck while the engine is running, posing a serious injury hazard to consumers.Incidents/Injuries: The company has received eight reports of laceration injuries. Description: The recalled Weed and Brush Cutters have an orange or green body and include the W-24 models, sold under the Bachtold Whipper, DR Field & Brush Mower, and B-800 (with a 77-100 deck) brand names. The brand name is printed on the drive box between the engine and the left wheel. DR All-Terrain Field & Brush mowers manufactured by Country Home Products are not included in this recall.Sold through: The brush cutters were sold through Country Home Products' catalogues, as well as independent distributors nationwide, from January 1978 through April 2001 for between $950 and $1,600. Manufactured in: United States.Remedy: Consumers should stop using the units immediately and contact Bachtold if you have the Whipper or B-800 models or contact Country Home Products if you have the DR Field & Brush model to receive a free repair kit. The repair involves the installation of a mechanism that will shut down the engine if and when the operator takes his/her hands off the handlebar. Consumer Contact: Call Bachtold Brothers toll-free at (877) 784-5161 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or Country Home Products toll-free at (877) 595-3668 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday. Consumers also can log on to www.bachtoldbros.com or www.weedcutterrecall.com
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Grace Hollister was honored with the 2011 Outstanding Major in Organizational Communication Award during Honors Day May 17 at North Central College.
Hollister is a graduating senior majoring in organizational communication. She plans to attend graduate school.
At North Central, Hollister was a College Scholar and presented research at the College's Rall Symposium for Undergraduate Research and at the 2011 National Conference for Undergraduate Research, which was held at Ithaca College in Ithaca, N.Y.
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What both organizations are protesting is the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, pejoratively known as Obamacare.
About 50 percent of Americans continue to view the sweeping health care law unfavorably in national polls, calling it "a bad idea." Only 19 percent think it will make the country "better off."
The Huffington Post noted, "When President Barack Obama pushed his health care overhaul plan through Congress, he counted labor unions among his strongest supporters.
"But some union leaders have grown frustrated and angry about what they say are unexpected consequences of the new law — problems that they say could jeopardize the health benefits offered to millions of their members."
"It makes an untruth out of what the president said, that if you like your insurance, you could keep it," said Joe Hansen, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. "That is not going to be true for millions of workers now."
"The union plans were already more costly to run than traditional single-employer health plans," the article continued. "The Affordable Care Act has added to that cost... by requiring health plans to cover dependents up to age 26, eliminate annual or lifetime coverage limits and extend coverage to people with pre-existing conditions."
"We're concerned that employers will be increasingly tempted to drop coverage through our plans and let our members fend for themselves on the health exchanges," said David Treanor, an official with the Operating Engineers union.
Many business organizations could have warned them of its unintended consequences. Even U.S. Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.), Obamacare's author and biggest proponent, feared a "train wreck" as it gets closer to implementation.
At The Hill, a reporter noted that two-thirds of small businesses say they are not ready for this law, following a recent survey by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
"Excessive regulation is having a crippling effect on job growth among small businesses, as our latest small-business survey makes clear," said Rob Engstrom, the Chamber's senior vice president.
The survey found that 30 percent of businesses were not ready to comply with the new rules, and 25 percent reported not knowing what they had to do to follow the law.
Seventy-one percent of the more than 1,300 small-business executives polled said they would be less likely to hire employees, according to the survey, and 24 percent said they plan to reduce hiring to stay below the 50-employee threshhold that would trigger a requirement to provide health insurance or face a penalty.
The Obama administration already has decided to postpone the provision known as the employer mandate for a year.
Why doesn't Congress delay implementing the employer mandate and individual mandate for a year, or two, maybe 10? Better yet, let's just call the entire thing off, joining the American people in declaring it a "bad idea."


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Profile: Jaime Méndez
1995 Broadcast news co-host
Jaime Méndez '95 co-anchors Seattle's only Spanish language nightly local newscast, "Noticias Univision Seattle" on KUNS 51/Univision Seattle.
He got his start in broadcasting at Evergreen's KAOS community radio station, where he launched his own two-hour program, featuring talk, music and guest appearances in both Spanish and English. In his first year on-air, he was voted "Best New Talent."
Méndez graduated from high school in Bogota, Colombia. In 1987, he moved to New York City, spending three years studying English and working towards a career in business. After relocating to the Northwest, he took business courses at Bellevue College. Needing an elective, he enrolled in a theater class. "It's the best thing I could have done," he says. He switched to communications, then transferred to Evergreen to earn his BA.
He found the college very welcoming. The traditional classroom system he'd been in hadn't encouraged him to speak up. At Evergreen, it was different. "In seminar, your opinion counts. I could ask questions and it was okay," he says. "What you say makes a difference, and I've found that is true over and over in my career."
After graduation, Méndez got a job with Miami's Caracol Radio, a major Colombian station in South Florida. He next landed in Seattle, where he originally hosted "Café y Noticias" on KXPA 1540 AM. Today, in addition to his evening television newscasts, he hosts the weekday morning radio talk show "La Voz de Washington" on El Rey 1360 AM.
Méndez is an avid soccer player who played with Evergreen's Geoduck team for two years. When Univision Seattle signed a multiyear agreement with the Seattle Sounders FC to broadcast games in Spanish, he jumped at the chance to do play-by-play commentary and host a weekly highlight show, "Sounders FC en Acción." "I can cover something that's a huge passion of mine," he says, "and also be a great resource for the Sounders' Spanish-speaking fans."
Méndez regards all his broadcasts in terms of serving the public. "We're always working to relate the news to what's going on here in our region. Spanish-language news is one of the best resources for getting a message out to the Latino community."


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