Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124BUSINESS TIP –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Wood-look porcelain tiles have opened up a new avenue for durable design. Reducing the contrast between wood-look tiles and the grout separat- ing them is a key element to producing the appearance that designers want. To perfect the wood look, MAPEI has created 10 new grout colors that com- plement various shades of wood. From the lighter tawny shades of Bamboo and Acorn through the gradually deepening browns of Caramel, Pecan, Driftwood, Hickory and Walnut, MAPEI grouts align with natural wood colors. The light gray Timberwolf lends itself to the weathered wood look, while the darker-hued Mahogany and Truffle col- ors make the joints between dark wood tiles appear nearly seamless. MAPEI’s wood-look grout colors can be purchased in MAPEI’s most popular cementitious, acrylic and epoxy grouts that are used for the installation of tile and stone. www.mapei.com Executive and administrative options Legislative avenues aside, the new president will have any number of administrative options to block, change or suspend key elements of the law. For example, he can cut off funding for cost-sharing subsidies to insurers (which did not have explicit appropriations and is being challenged in courts by House Republicans). Experts agree this action alone would shut down the health exchanges. Or, he could sim- ply stop enforcing penalties for the individual mandate or for employ- ers who fail to provide affordable coverage. Then what? Yet, any of these paths to repeal or cripple the ACA ignore a fundamen- tal question: Then what? For good or ill, the ACA has taken root. It touches the lives of every American. The entire health care industry – from hospitals to doc- tors to insurance companies and other providers – has adapted and reshaped dramatically in response to the health care law. Twenty- two million people depend on Obamacare for their health insur- ance. Will a new President Trump really want to begin his presidency stripping health insurance from mil- lions of Americans and upending one-fifth of the economy? That’s why the “repeal” chants shifted to “repeal and replace” over a year ago – a subtle acknowledge- 30 TileLetter | December 2016