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American College of Nurse-Midwives http://www.midwife.org
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists http://www.acog.org
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada http://www.sogc.org
Women's Health Matters http://www.womenshealthmatters.ca
Episiotomy. ACOG practice bulletin No. 71. Obstet Gynecol . 2006;107:957-962.
Episiotomy. American Pregnancy Association website. Available at: http://www.americanpregnancy.org/labornbirth/episiotomy.html . Accessed August 13, 2012.
Episiotomies. Brigham and Women's Hospital website. Available at: http://www.brighamandwomens.org/departments%5Fand%5Fservices/obgyn/services/midwifery/patient/episiotomies.aspx . Accessed August 13, 2012.
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In their football jerseys and T-shirts, the current touring lineup for the Dave Matthews Band looked more like a bunch of weekend warriors than a collective of world class musicians. Appearing fit, rested and ready for anything, the super group, which formed in 1993, played to a packed crowd at Aaron's Amphitheatre Tuesday night, May 22.
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Closing the two-and-half-hour set with frat anthem "Ants Marching" allowed violin player Boyd Tinsley to strut and set everyone up for a nice, solid encore that lasted another twenty minutes or so. Lead guitarist Tim Reynolds was stellar, as always and Jeff Coffin on saxophone and Rashawn Ross on trumpet filled the gap left by the dearly departed LeRoi Moore. Stefan Lessard on bass is the perfect first baseman and anchorman.
Elated and filled with a "that just happened!" attitude, everyone apparently went home happy and hopeful for the road warriors' return.
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May 23rd, 2012
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Spot on review of a wonderful show!
May 23rd, 2012
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I'm 35 and I was at the show. I felt real old sitting in the lawn with thousands of high school kids. Many of which cared less for the music, more about be social and meeting up on the lawn. Truth be told, I though Phillip Phillips rocks harder on American Idol last night than Dave Mathews did in the ATL! HA!@
May 24th, 2012
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Just an fyi…sounds like a good show!!
May 24th, 2012
10:12 am
Good reporting. Thanks for your skills and talent. Keep up the good work.
May 24th, 2012
3:50 pm
I agree with the assesment of the crowd. Especially on the slow songs, it was difficult to hear from all the talking. It seems the younger people are not as respectful and dont really like listening to a great band perform. Set was pretty good though I wish they had performed Crash Into Me.
Musicians were first class
May 25th, 2012
2:59 pm
I've been to many DMB concerts since 1999, and this was a very solid show. I agree that the year off was good for them, and the band is at a great point in their career – they have a very deep catalog now and the core bandmembers have been playing together for 20 years, which results in great musicianship and effortless chemistry. There are no egos on display.
I have to say I'm confused by the apparent trend of young girls drinking themselves into oblivion before the show even starts. I saw this also at the last DMB show at Aarons in 2010 – young ladies who need to be carried out of the amphitheatre before the band is even onstage. It's crazy and more than a little sad. I like my beer but I know when to stop. Oh, and I'm also 41 years old.
May 27th, 2012
5:33 pm
Guys, stop. A lot of musicians put on the same exact show, so that no matte when you go, you catch the exact same experience. The good news is you do, the bad news is nothing changes.
With DMB, every show is different, so if you're up for it, you get to enjoy the dynamic of different set lists, different crowds, different approaches. If you aren't game, go see Van Morrison. You'll see the same set, without fail (albeit with no crowd energy, uniqueness, etc.)
Long story short, shut up. Get a good buzz in the parking lot, then go in and absorb the musicianship, which is ultimately like nothing you have seen before.


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|It has been shown that the neutron 2d5/2 orbital has to be included in shell-model calculations to explain the appearance of large quadrupole collectivity observed in the neutron rich Fe and Cr of the N ≈ 40 region. This work initiated by Caurier et al. has been recently revisited. Calculations in a large valence space involving the fp proton shell and the fpgd neutron shells including a strongly reduced 1g9/2 - 2d5/2 neutron gap down to ≈ 1.5 MeV affect the whole N = 40 region and point out a new island of inversion similar to those known for light nuclei around N = 8 and N = 20. A global mecanism could be deduced, in the frame of the shell-model approach, of the emergence of islands of inversion at Harmonic-Oscillator shell gaps driven by two particle-two hole neutron excitations into quadrupole-partner orbitals across these gaps. Since now, no 5/2+ state has been assigned in previous studies of 69Ni, an ideal laboratory to search for the neutron 2d5/2 orbital. A (d,p) reaction onto a 68Ni beam produced at GANIL has been used to probe the single-particle energy of the 2d5/2 neutron orbital in 69Ni. Two 5/2+ states with important spectroscopic Shell Model as a Unified View of Nuclear Structure / Livre des résumés 10 factors lying around 2.5 MeV excitation energy have been observed, for the first time, in 69Ni. The doublet is understood as the mixing of two main configurations of spherical nature. These results are in good agreement with large-scale shell-model calculations in which 2.5 MeV 1g9/2 - 2d5/2 gap for neutrons is included, and confirm experimentally Caurier's assumption of a reduced 1g9/2 - 2d5/2 neutron gap at N = 40.
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The details of this project are described in a paper Building An Enterprise Infrastructure Without An Enterprise Budget - A Case Study On Virtualisation written by Mike Sloane, the IT support officer for the Language Centre. It introduces virtualisation, available products, the possible approaches, and describes how they exploited the capabilities of virtualisation to build an infrastructure that is more capable than would have been possible by traditional methods. The benefits experienced are so extensive that they are now planning to implement a Virtual Desktop solution based around VMware ACE for their teaching needs.
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From Tinkerbell to tractorsPosted Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at 6:12 PM
I knew how Tinkerbell flashed on the stage. I'd seen where they kept the footbridge from "The Music Man," and I'd touched the bunker from "Les Miserable." The summer before my senior year of college, I supported myself during an unpaid internship by working nights as a tour guide at The Muny in St. Louis. While waiting for sources to return my phone calls or killing time between jobs, I studied that script. I knew how many seats were in the house, how much power it took to slide the scenery on stage and how the beast turned into Belle's prince with one sparkling explosion. I forced that information into my head.
I remember preparing for those tours.
Even though I left Tinkerbell and my overly enthusiastic tour guide attitude at The Muny, somehow I've unknowingly acquired a new set of information about my new home. Although this time I didn't force it, I absorbed it.
As a child, I'd seen grain bins in an episode of "Chip and Dale," but now I can explain how those vessels are filled. When I first moved here, I recognized the fields lining the highway as corn, but I never imagined those stalks produce cattle feed instead of something fit for a side dish. In an elementary school science class, someone taught me that farmers rotate crops for the sake of soil. In the past year, I witnessed the fields swap corn for soybeans and soybeans for corn. Furthermore, I would have thought the scattered corn stalks in the middle of a bean fields were weeds, rather than leftovers from the year before.
Most of all, I never expected for this information to pop as painlessly into my dialogue as it did earlier this month. After a year of hearing stories about riding four-wheelers, hunting frogs and attending tractor pulls, a friend I've known since high school decided to come see my new life for herself. This girl has known me since my plaid skirt and Razor cellphone days. Back then I was knowledgeable about Harry Potter, Disney Princesses and a plethora of other nerdy things that lined the inside of my locker. However as she and I drove from Marshall to Slater, I rattled off these farming factoids just as easily as I could have recited the actors in the Harry Potter movies in the early 2000s.
Even if I now know that a White tractor is a brand and not the color of the machine, I certainly don't consider myself an authority on rural Missouri. In the past year, I've tread carefully around agriculture and rarely write about anything farm related without consulting our agriculture reporter first. If I know anything about rural Missouri, it's my level of illiteracy regarding it.
Still, my friend marveled at the meager information I'd given her during our informal tour. After she mentioned it, I caught myself marveling, too. I often forget I'm still learning even though I don't have professors insisting upon final exams and annual report cards.
Unlike my sheet of theater facts, I don't remember forcing this information or preparing for this tour in any capacity. There isn't a study guide to life after college, and what I've learned more than anything is how much I didn't know before.
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I have been experiencing some nasty odors lately! I am the type of person who cleans house. I don't mean picking up here and there, I mean ceiling to floor, scrubbing, mopping, vacuuming every few days!!!!! I am terrible as in if I here someone rinse off a dish I have to go wipe the water spots off of everything.
All of this stems from my past occupations. I used to own a home inspection company where we inspected houses for real estate sale's. I also maintained 580 rental homes. In doing so I got to see first hand how nasty some people live. I admit that I am anal about cleanliness. I have spent this morning chasing the smell of rotten food. No matter where in the house I go it is there. The three people I chase around picking up after all say that there is NO ODOR in the house other than bleach.(I bleach the sinks, toilets and tub/showers)
I cant smell the food I am cooking or anything else but every now and then I can smell rotting food. Anyone else smell things that aren't there?
This Stinks!!!! or does it?
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Posted 29 November 2012 - 01:23 PM
I'm not crazy, I'm just special!! ..No, wait..... Maybe I am Crazy. One second...... I have to talk to myself about this... Hold on......................
Posted 29 November 2012 - 01:33 PM
I also smell strange things that my wife says aren't there. I get concerned because sometimes it smells acrid like and electrical fire. I run through the house trying track it down but nothing there. Quite unnerving at times. There was a period of time about a year ago where everything smelled like sewage. I have heard of others smelling pleasant odets like roses. Go figure I end up smelling sh..!
Luck of the draw I guess
Luck of the draw I guess
Posted 29 November 2012 - 01:36 PM
LOL!! I have also smelled what I thought was a fire. Hmmm roses would be nice!
I'm not crazy, I'm just special!! ..No, wait..... Maybe I am Crazy. One second...... I have to talk to myself about this... Hold on......................
Posted 29 November 2012 - 03:02 PM
Some times an odor will get stuck in my nasal passage...then I use a saline spray to flush it out.
Posted 29 November 2012 - 10:30 PM
Yess!!! I have some days when it is one bad smell after another parading up my nose and into my mind. In reality, I couldn't smell a skunk farting but some days a variety of imagined stenches get stuck in my head. There was a thread a while ago about this topic.
Don't be hard on yourself, try your best and be strong!
Posted 30 November 2012 - 09:22 AM
Is there such a thing as a nasal hallucination?
Posted 30 November 2012 - 02:31 PM
I have read in various articles that some PWP will experience olfactory hallucinations
Posted 01 December 2012 - 10:34 AM
Interesting! Even though I am early stage I too have smelled odors that no one else did. As I researched PD symptoms I learned that many people lose their sense of smell early on. I have not experienced this but have smelled strange odors that no one else does. Glad I'm not alone on this one.
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Do you devour your gingerbread man in one gulp? Or do you savor every bite?
Do you devour your gingerbread man in one gulp? Or do you savor every bite?
Do you have a very bad dog? Does it wait for the opportune time to strike your kitchen trash can?
One of my dog's favorite pass times is to wait by the window and watch the movements in the neighborhood. She will bark at the rabbit that hops about and alerts us to the UPS man who puts his foot on our door step.
In many respects I am like my dog because I entertain myself by watching and waiting for an idea to appear at my front door. At those times I am waiting for that special moment where all the puzzle pieces go together.
It is after five minutes I give up and go back to smashing my head against the keyboard. But when I get distracted by going to the coffee shop, biking with my kids, or puttering in the garden an idea will appear without hesitation.
I find it is when I'm looking out the window that I feel lost. I am waiting for something but can't put my finger on it. It is at those moments I am just like my dog waiting for something to happen instead of taking action to make it happen.
Does an idea just magically appear at your doorstep? Or do you take action to make it happen?
Love at First Bark is delightful novel by Julie Klam in which she introduces you to the life of three different characters Morris, Clemmie, and Jarhead. The story of each of these dogs has away of melting your heart. It is the tale of each dog which reminds us why we must advocate for the dogs who have lost their best friend.
The story of Morris pulled at my heart-strings as Julie relentlessly attempts to find a placement home for lovable pit bull left tied to a sidewalk post on a hot summers day. It is her fear of abandoning this dog in need is something I can relate to having been in the same shoes with my own dog.
We discovered her wandering in the front of our house, no tags, no collar, it was as if she came to us, and chose her home. We took her around the neighborhood no one had ever seen her before, went to the local vet to see if there was a chip and there was nothing.
In the end, I had to take her to the pound and my heart was torn into a million little pieces. It was without thought or fear I put my name down to adopt her if no one would claim her within the next 7 -10 days. It was a week later I got a phone call from the city animal shelter and Sadie has become a warm part of our family.
Julie Klam's novel Love at First Bark woofs up a delightful read reminding us that sometimes we need to take the lead advocating for the strays who have no voice. A dog is truly a mans best friend they have the ability to connect us with others and keep us company on the coldest of days.
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This was a paid review for BlogHer Book Club but the opinions expressed are my own.
This week took a turn from organized to chaotic. So I have given over my blog to my dog Sadie to give you a brief perspective into her life. I beg to disagree with most of her points!
If you ever listened to the Beatles songs a Hard Days Night then you already know my life in the first two lines. However, there is no sleep for me and I do work like a dog. I feel as if most days no one appreciates all of my hard work!
Did you know that I'm rustled out of bed at the crack of dawn? Two little giants rumble in and jump on top of me with cuddles. Don't they realize I need sleep! I'm up all night listening to the rabbits under the step and people passing on the side-walk. I even have to listen to snores and toots! It's enough for anyone to have a sleepless night.
The next thing you know, the morning chaos erupts, everyone is out the door, and I'm left stuck in my crate. My owner says, "It's because I cannot be trusted." It wasn't my fault the front window blinds got pulled down by my paws and the lovely white panels were calling me to chew them into tiny delicious pieces. I'm only a dog after all…
It's when my Mom returns home lets me out of the crate she gives me the most daunting task in dogs history. I have to work on getting rid of a closet full of shoes. Her house needs some major de-cluttering. I have been very proactive in helping solve this situation. I have been known to courageously seize the opportunity!
It is when no one is looking I grab a shoe, hide under the bed, and chew it until I'm caught! If I'm lucky they don't discover the chewed shoe for at least a day! But that's one more pair of shoes that doesn't take up space on the shoe rack! One giant leap for interior spaciousness!
But the worst part of my day is supper! I get something dry and gross while they all eat steak! How fair is that? I have to tolerate the whole meal in silence waiting for a morsel to fall on the floor. I feel like such a barbarian!
Did you know you know she is not even paying me in treats for writing this? She's such a cheapskate!
Phew! All of this typing has made me tired!I think I could go for a nap….
What do you think of a dog's life? Do I have it rough?
After a splendid weekend of camping the next day I soldiered through the laundry and hopped in the car ready to pick up my beloved pet from the kennel. I drove half way across the city and landed at the spot at exactly 12:05pm. I went to open the door and it was locked.
I then proceeded to read the sign on the door. We are open Monday – Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm however we are closed between 12:00pm and 1:00pm. I sighed "You have got to be kidding me"
No one had ever mentioned this fact to us before, it wasn't listed on the web site, and they didn't mention it on their answering machine. I looked around the building cars were parked, lights were on, and I assumed if I rang the door bell someone would answer.
But they didn't! I suspect they were too busy playing poker!
The location was in the middle of no where so I was left standing waiting for someone to open the door. All I wanted was my dog. It only takes two seconds to pay and then leave with the adorable pup. However, I waited, I phoned, no answer, I rang the doorbell, still no answer! At exactly 1:00 pm they opened the magical door which lead to my dog.
"Good Afternoon! How can I help you?"
" Good Afternoon! I'm here to pick-up my dog, I have been waiting hour outside, could you please go get her."
Another girl emerged " Is there a problem?"
"Yes there is a problem! I have driven half way across the city to the middle of no where only to discover that you are closed at the most convenient time of the day between 12:00 and 1:00pm."
"Well you should have known!"
"I should have known – how could I know if someone doesn't tell me, list it on their website, or leave this tidbit of information on their answering machine. The whole time a paying customer is standing outside to pick her dog up and you don't even have the common courtesy to pick up the phone or answer the door."
"It's not my problem. You should have known the time was listed on the door."
"So what you are telling me is I have to drive half way across the city to read a sign on the door?"
It's with that she stomped off in a huff. I could hear her exclaiming through the walls at the girl getting my dog how awful I was….
It was at that point girl came out with my dog. I didn't reply, I didn't tip for the care of my dog, I left, and I will never return again. If they are in the business of losing repeat customers – I think they may have succeeded!
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Farmington Hills, Mich. (January 5, 2010)---Do you suffer from allergies? Are you tired of getting allergy shots? Botsford physicians, David Seel, D.O., Gregory Varjabedian, D.O.; Christine Lepoudre, D.O.; and Matthew Farrugia, D.O., are now offering a treatment called Sublingual Immunotherapy (SLIT) that is an alternative to allergy shots.
Although new to most allergy offices in the U.S., this form of treatment was first introduced in 1910 and has been widely used in Europe for more than 60 years. The World Health Organization has endorsed SLIT as a viable alternative to injection therapy.
SLIT uses an allergen solution given under the tongue, which over the course of treatment reduces sensitivity to allergens. It is taken as drops or tablets that are placed under the tongue three or more times per week to decrease allergic sensitivity.
Dr. Seel says, "One potential benefit of SLIT treatment over traditional allergy shots is the ability to administer the drops yourself at home, instead of making numerous trips to the doctor's office for shots. SLIT is also beneficial for people who don't like needles and is effective, safe and easy to administer."
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You'll remember that back on Opening Day at Miller Park last week Ryan Braun was given a standing ovation. Many Brewer fans have seemed to forgive him for his past transgressions and are willing to root for the Brewer slugger again. Obviously the team needs him to produce if they are going to contend this season. Fans of other teams are not going to cut him any slack of course, and Philadelphia was no different on Tuesday. Fans unleashed their displeasure on Braun before the game and before every at-bat and Braun responded in the best way possible. He hit three home runs and drove in 7 in a Brewer victory. He also had a diving catch in the outfield. He hadn't homered in over 90 at-bats and his balky thumb had been bothering him. But he said after the game that he gets motivated by the boos...He said"baseball is a challenging game for all of us , and its a long season and playing in an environment like this is motivating" "I wouldnt say I want it to be like this, if its my choice. But I dont have much say in how the fans are going to react. I might as well make the best of it and use it to my advantage."
I would think that most athletes dont want to play the villian role. Some embraced it. Bill Laimbeer & Charles Barkley come to mind. But Braun made his choice when he used PEDS and lied about it. His sterling reputation is in shreds for most people outside of Wisconsin and many within our borders. For those of us that want to concentrate on what happens going forward we can only hope that he can continue to channel the negative feedback into positive results.
Those wrestling fans of a certain age saw a piece of their childhood disappear yesterday. Just a day after appearing on WWE Monday Night Raw, The Ultimate Warrior (Jim Hellwig) died at the age of 54. He was inducted into the WWE Hall Of Fame this past weekend at their big Wrestlemania event. In the late 80's and early 90's he was one of the biggest stars of the ring and his crazy, nonsensical promos became legendary. It was pretty obvious at the time that he was using PEDS and like many wrestlers of the era, his body paid the price and he ended up dying young.
BTW, Mean Gene Okerlund once worked the night shift at WRIG Radio in Wausau before he hit the big-time in the WWE.
That wasnt the only hit that old-time wrestling fans experienced. The Undertaker had won 21 straight Wrestlemania matches before Brock Lesnar beat him Sunday night and sent him to the hospital. We all know that pro wrestling is scripted but when two large gentleman start doing some of the moves that they do in the ring injuries do occur. The Undertaker, who is nearing the end of his career was sent to the hospital with a concussion and a bad neck injury.
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The Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions concert tour is coming to Philadelphia on September 19th. We have two sets of concert double-passes to give away to lucky Bulbanews readers!
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are coming this November! Check BNN and Bulbanews for up-to-date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in our IRC channel.
Ludicolo (Nintendo Promo 20)
Ludicolo (Japanese: ルンパッパ Runpappa) is a Water-type Stage 2 Pokémon card. It is one of the Nintendo Black Star Promos.
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In Japan, this card was released as both a Holofoil and Non Holofoil ADV-P Promotional card at participating 7-Eleven stores as part of the Pokémon Fair campaign, which ran from June 25, 2003 until stocks lasted. Customers who purchased a bottle of Coca-Cola Vanilla, Sprite Classic, Ambasa Sour White, Fanta Fruit Punch, or Fanta Melon Soda were given one of 21 possible cards. Its English release was made available in the EX Series Value Pack.
This was the last Nintendo Black Star Promo to have a dot-code strip area, albeit without an actual dot-code strip.
Rain Dish is an Ability in the Pokémon games that Ludicolo can have. Fury Swipes is a move in the Pokémon games that Ludicolo can learn.
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HouseSmartsTV.com is primarily a home-improvement site run by Chicagoland's "Mr. Fix-It," Lou Manfredini. They also occasionally produce cooking or lifestyle pieces, and they recently featured Lunchsense in a video about healthy, environmentally-conscious, noontime-meal solutions. Hooray!
Check it out, pass it on and above all else—enjoy your lunch!


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External Shocks, Structural Breaks and Unemployment Hysteresis in China
This paper aims to investigate the unemployment hysteresis hypothesis, in which the endogenously determined break points are incorporated, by using annual data of actual urban unemployment rates during 1978-2009 in China. We treat the break date as unknown and utilize recursive, rolling and sequential tests to determine the endogenous structural breaks which are caused by external shocks. Our empirical findings show that three structural breaks existed in the time series of China's actual urban unemployment rates and we can not reject the unit-root hypothesis, which is consistent with the hysteresis hypothesis of unemployment. Key words: Structural breaks; Unemployment hysteresis; External shocks
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401k vs. IRA: Where should you save?
With so many options available, what's the best way to set aside money for retirement? Here's a suggestion.
This post comes from Rob Berger at partner blog The Dough Roller.
Among the many decisions we all must make about retirement, one of the most perplexing relates to the types of retirement account options.
For many of us, there are a lot of choices, including a 401k, Roth 401k, deductible IRA, Roth IRA, and a nondeductible IRA. And that's not even counting 403b accounts, SEP IRAs, self-directed IRAs and, of course, taxable accounts.
And if that weren't enough, for many of us the best options are a combination of 401k, IRA and taxable accounts.
Recently I came across a post on the Bogleheads forum (an excellent investing forum) that addressed this question. According to the good folks at Bogleheads -- named after the founder of Vanguard, Jack Bogle -- retirement investing should be placed in the following types of accounts in the order listed:
- 401k/403b up to the company match.
- Max out Roth IRA.
- Max out 401k/403b.
- Taxable investing.
While your situation may be unique, I think the above priority ranking is, as a general rule, quite sound. Here's the rationale behind this list:
A 401k or 403b up to company match. When your employer matches some of your contribution, it's critical to take full advantage of the match. Otherwise, you're just turning away free money. The value of the match makes this the first place to stash your retirement savings. (Post continues below.)
Roth IRA. Once you're saving enough in a 401k to get the company match, additional retirement savings should go to a Roth IRA, according to the Bogleheads. While I think arguments to the contrary could be made here, I like this approach for two reasons.
First, many people assume that taxes will go up in the future. So, unless you are in the top tax brackets today, many recommend paying taxes on the income now and enjoying tax-free growth and retirement distributions later with a Roth IRA. And with retirement savings in both a 401k and Roth IRA, you have some investments that are tax-deferred and some that grow tax-free, which is a nice way to hedge your bets when it comes to future taxes.
Second, with any IRA, you can choose where to open the account. Many 401k plans charge extremely high fees and have limited investment options. For those who like to keep investing simple, Betterment is an excellent option for an IRA (read my review here). If you like to trade, I think Scottrade is a great choice because of low fees and physical branches just about everywhere. However, many brokers offer IRA accounts.
Keep in mind that your income may disqualify you from opening a Roth IRA. You can check out the 2012 Roth IRA limits here.
Max out 401k/403b. Once you've maxed out your Roth IRA, top off your 401k. Keep in mind the limits on contributions, which can change from year to year. For 2012, the contribution limit has been increased from $16,500 to $17,000. The catch-up contribution limit for those age 50 and over remains unchanged at $5,500.
Taxable accounts. Unless you qualify for a SEP IRA, the next and last stop is a taxable account. Here you can open an account with a mutual fund family like Vanguard or Fidelity, open a brokerage account, or use a service like Betterment.
As I mentioned above, every situation is different. The above priority list may not be ideal for everybody. But I think it's a sound way to approach retirement investing.
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Careful - while 70½ is the RMD age, you may start withdrawing penalty free at 59½. Depending on your tax bracket, I would encourage you to do so up to the top of your current tax bracket whether you need the money or not. That will give you more flexibility at 70½ by reducing the amount of your RMD. If you don't need the money, you can stash it into a taxable account - prefereably a tax efficient fund such as a low cost index fund that will not "churn" the investment.
$800,000 is not a lot to have in your retirement accounts if you start saving diligently by the time you are 30 and don't do silly things like "trade" your retirement accounts. About $525 per month increased by 3% each year (reasonable wage increase even without any promotions). This is not a small amount for many people, but workable for many if you are committed and this is your first priority. Especially true if you get any kind of employer match.
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An International Conference on "Growth and Crisis, Social Structure of Accumulation Theory and Analysis to be held in Galway at the National University of Ireland, in Galway, Ireland, November 2nd to 4th, 2006. This prestigious conference is the first conference dedicated exclusively to Social Structure of Accumulation Theory and Analysis, and many theorists and researchers in the area have confirmed their attendance.
The academic committee of this conference is composed of Terrence McDonough at NUI Galway, Michael Reich at the University of California, Berkeley, and David Kotz at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst have put together the preliminary conference programme, and the preliminary programme is on our official blog at http://ssagalway.blogspot.com/
Dr McDonough, of the Department of Economics, leads CISC's project on "Globalisation and long-wave theory" funded by the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and the Social Sciences.
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The Zero Theorem
Terry Gilliam's first science fiction film since "12 Monkeys" is an inventively designed but oddly inert satire on technology, God and the future of humankind.
Terry Gilliam's first science fiction film since "12 Monkeys" is an inventively designed but oddly inert satire on technology, God and the future of humankind.
It's not surprising that Smith's characterizations and dialogue lack subtlety given the type of broad comedy that Smith has practically made his brand. But somehow,…
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
Patrice Leconte's "Monsieur Hire" is a tragedy about loneliness and erotomania, told about two solitary people who have nothing else in common. It involves a…
"Life Itself" is set to debut in London as part of the Dogwoof Weekender.
"Life Itself" opens at many more venues, including the Gene Siskel Film Center.
An FFC reviews the gentle, sweet "The Lunchbox."
An FFC comments on domestic violence in film and her life.
An FFC reviews the gentle, sweet "The Lunchbox."
An FFC comments on domestic violence in film and her life.
A TV review of ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder" and "Black-ish".
An interview with legendary film critic David Thomson about the latest edition of "The New Biographical Dictionary of Film."
Playing at the Gene Siskel Film Center at 3 pm. Aug. 12 and 6 p. m. Aug. 16. Pamela Sherrod Anderson will appear after both screenings.
Can this be a grade school on the South Side of Chicago? With its bright yellow corridor walls and its joyous explosion of art? With paintings to the ceiling, sculpture in the halls, and a fanciful metal sculpture outside in front depicting Hide and Go Seek? Yes, it can, and the artwork seems to have a positive impact on the student body, making the Dixon School one of the most successful in the Chicago school system.
The artwork is by local artists, teachers and students. There is also an annual art fair for visiting artists, and an annual silent auction of student works. This happy place is the result of a serendipitous process that began in the 1990s when the school's principal, Joan Dameron Chrisler, received funding for an art teacher. The candidate who showed a portfolio of her student's work got the job.
Some public schools look like war zones. Dixon, in the Chatham neighborhood, looks like a museum. Chrisler explains why no effort is made to "protect" the works of art. The sculptures, including an awesome Tree of Life and all of the paintings, mosaics and bas reliefs, are right there. Dixon has had no problems with graffiti and vandalism. Chrisler explains that trusting the students inspires trust and school pride; by not protecting the artwork, it needs no protection. We see individual teachers introducing new students to the collection, which they can take pride in.
"The Curators of Dixon School" is a positive, sunny new documentary by Pamela Sherrod Anderson, which is having its premiere as part of the annual Black Harvest Film Festival at the Gene Siskel Film Center. It doesn't lecture. The art carries the film's message — and it was carried over into the school's art classes until (my heart sinks) funding was recently withdrawn for it. Shouldn't there be a way for a city bureaucracy to preserve programs that work, in the face of pressure for budget cuts?
The film focuses on Joan Dameron Chrisler and Carol Briggs, who was her assistant principal at Dixon School before becoming principal of the struggling Kohn school. Briggs had some success with the Dixon approach, before the funding cuts. Both women come across as forceful educators with clear visions. Chrisler went on to mentor other principals in the school system, until that job was cut. Now she does it on her own.
Anderson's film tells many smaller stories. One describes a student who has great success in the city's Science Fair, and casually describes himself as a "computer genius" and was reading at 8th grade level in the first grade. He talks about his ease with most school subjects — except for math, which is somehow a blank wall for him. Tell me all about it. I, too, am a genius (*cough*), and algebra wrestled me to the ground. Because he doesn't get a C in his math final, the bureaucratic rules prevent him from graduating with his class, despite the honors he's brought to Dixon.
There is a solemn passage when students and teachers deal with the death of a faculty member. And a happy one when a gifted student of African birth talks about his hopes to attend Harvard, get a law degree, and run for President.
Not one second of the film involves any sports programs. I applaud. Incredible resources are poured by our school systems into sports programs, which essentially offer no later-life skills. If you wiped them out at the grade and high school levels, substituting physical fitness for everyone instead of a high per-capita cost for a few athletes, there might be more money for "non essential" areas like art, which has transformed Dixon School.
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Life Center of Galax expands on the eve of its 40th anniversary.
The facility has doubled the number of beds available for long term treatment.
Andy Eckert, CEO of CRC the company that owns Life Center of Galax says,"We have one hundred forty facilities across the country. Thirty of our facilities are similar to Life Center of Galax."
Eckert says alcoholism, heroin and prescription painkillers are three of the biggest challenges for people who participate in the program.
Bill Hannagan drove from North Carolina for the ceremony to highlight the facility's expansion. He first receive treatment for crack cocaine abuse in 2001 in Galax.
He says "This is where the seed of recovery began for me."
After years of off and on drug abuse Hannagan eventually successfully finished his therapy through FIRST at Blue Ridge, Inc. He now works in admissions for that therapeutic community. He says the two facilities work together to serve the needs of people who are fighting addiction.
Summer Alessie says, "Life Center of Galax saved my life."
Summer started abusing drugs when she was 12 years old. She was able to successfully stop using drugs through the Life Center and went on to get her bachelors degree. She is now a counselor for Life Center of Galax planning to pursue her masters degree.
For people like Hannagan and Alessie, the new expansion gives them hope and satisfaction of knowing someone else might be helped.
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