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Will it harm my baby if …
- I jog during pregnancy?
- I keep teaching 2 high impact aerobic classes per day?
- I do sit-ups?
- I continue a rigorous exercise program with a personal trainer that I started a few weeks before conceiving?
- I'm diabetic?
- I have developed gestational diabetes?
- I consume caffeine?
- My water has broken at 6 months pregnant?
- I have been on birth control pills during pregnancy?
- I ride amusement park rides?
- I am overly anxious?
- I work at a computer terminal 40 hours per week? (i.e. radiation emitted from the video display tube)
- I drink alcohol?
- I had a lot of alcoholic drinks one weekend before I knew I was pregnant?
- I smoke tobacco?
- smoke marijuana?
- I use cocaine?
- I use heroin?
- I come down with chicken pox?
- I come down with shingles?
- I use permanent hair coloring?
- I take antibiotics?
- I treat a yeast infection with Monistat 7 cream?
- I scoop dog poop or change cat litter?
- I take hot baths?
- I use a sauna?
- I have non-routine dental work?
- I have an ultrasound in early pregnancy?
- I have a vacuum delivery?
- I have an ovarian cyst?
- I had a ruptured cyst that leaked some blood and water?
- I take a pain killer for my headaches?
- I continue to tan in a salon?
- I take the drug [fill in name of drug] to treat a medical condition?
- I consume too much Vitamin A?
- I use a topical Retinol A cream?
- I have weight loss from nausea/morning sickness?
- I work as a flight attendant and fly routinely?
- I've had a cone procedure for cervical cancer?
- I have group B strep?
- Misoprostol is used to induce my labor?
I jog during pregnancy?
The answer to this question will vary according to individual pregnancies. Generally speaking, exercise in pregnancy is not harmful if you have no existing complications. You will need to maintain good fluid intake and not overdo it. With the increase in uterus size, jogging may become uncomfortable. Women who perform exercises like cycling, walking or swimming tend to exercise longer into their pregnancy. You should speak to your physician before continuing exercise.
I keep teaching 2 high impact aerobic classes per day?
Exercise in pregnancy is encouraged, but also in moderation. High impact aerobics are fine in the first trimester, as long as there is no vaginal bleeding. You want to be sure to keep your heart rate below 120. This is a generally accepted safe heart rate when exercising during pregnancy.
I do sit-ups?
There is not a straight medical answer to this question and I would advise you discuss this with your physician. It is probably safe throughout an uncomplicated pregnancy but it is best avoided after the fifth month (or 20 weeks) when the uterus becomes large enough to become a barrier to effective technique.
I continue a rigorous exercise program with a personal trainer that I started a few weeks before conceiving?
Although I believe that exercise in pregnancy is great, the goal should be to maintain a level of activity or wellbeing and not lose weight or increase fitness. Most women involved in exercise during pregnancy find that they may have less energy and not be able to maintain the same level of activity as before. Also, as a woman's center of gravity is altered, activity that requires excellent balance can be dangerous. I would encourage you to share your pregnancy with your trainer. He or she can develop a training schedule that is more in line with your pregnancy. I would concentrate on the aerobic exercise rather than the weight training. Also, non-weight bearing exercise (swimming, cycling) rather than weight bearing (running, dance) was shown to be better tolerated and continued in pregnancy. Drink plenty of fluids, eat right and don't remain flat on your back for prolonged periods of time as it will decrease blood flow to you and your baby.
I'm diabetic?
Diabetes should be under control and stabilized before attempting pregnancy. One of the easiest ways to help assure a better outcome is to have good control of your blood sugars in the months prior to pregnancy. Pregnancies in diabetic moms will have more complications than in non-diabetic moms, but this shouldn't persuade you not to attempt pregnancy. Close supervision can significantly reduce your chances of having these complications (but not eliminate them). The best outcomes are those that are managed by a team of caregivers who are well trained in handling pregnant diabetics. This usually involves at least consultation with a perinatologist (an obstetrician with special training in high-risk pregnancies). This specialized approach can lessen the risks. With this approach, a diabetic woman has a good chance (depending on the severity of the disease) of having a less complicated pregnancy than in years past.
I have developed gestational diabetes?
Once the diagnosis of gestational diabetes is made (based on an abnormal 3-hour glucose challenge test), the target is to keep fasting glucose levels below 105 mg/dL and post-prandial (after eating levels) less than 120 mg/dL. This is considered strict control and there is evidence to back this up. Typically, a patient will first start on a specialized diet to maintain good control of her blood sugars. If this cannot be done with diet changes alone, insulin therapy is warranted.
The biggest concern for developmental abnormalities is if blood sugars are high at the time of conception. This is more likely with mothers who are diabetic before pregnancy occurs, while gestational diabetes develops from pregnancy. The importance of controlling sugars during the remainder of pregnancy is to prevent very large babies from being born and to prevent stillbirth
Gestational diabetes in pregnancy can lead to large babies, difficult deliveries, and increased cesarean deliveries. Uncontrolled, it can increase the incidence of fetal malformations and fetal distress. If it is only related to pregnancy, it resolves after delivery. The incidence of non-gestational diabetes after pregnancy is 50% in the 20 years following delivery.
I consume caffeine?
The issue of caffeine is a controversial one. There have been claims that caffeine may increase the risk of miscarriage or a low birth weight baby. This seems to only be possibly true for women drinking more than 5 cups of coffee (or its equivalent) a day. A single cup of coffee a day is probably safe, as is decaf.
My water has broken at 6 months pregnant?
This is a serious situation and it is critical that you and your physician discuss the pertinent issues. There are 2 critical elements with a broken bag of water at 6 months. First is the increased risk of preterm delivery and the dangers to the baby of extreme prematurity (infection, death, breathing difficulties, and cerebral palsy). Second is the risk of the baby's lungs not forming properly because of lack of fluid. This is called pulmonary hypoplasia. Since amniotic fluid is continuously produced by the placenta and baby, you will most likely have some fluid still surrounding the baby and will not necessarily have a "dry birth". A vaginal delivery is still possible but depends on the health of the baby and if the baby is head down or not.
I have been on birth control pills during pregnancy?
There have been many women on birth control pills who have continued taking them during the pregnancy and there have been no reproducible effects on the baby. Some people believe that the hormones in the pill could affect the sexual characteristics of the baby, but this has never been proven and is theoretical at best.
I ride amusement park rides?
Amusement ride warnings for pregnant women are most important for women in the later months of pregnancy. The theoretic risks would be stimulating early labor or injury to the placenta from sudden impact or jarring.
I am overly anxious?
Anxiety is a common feeling of many pregnant women and there seems to be no ill effect of this on pregnancy. It is important to determine when this mild anxiety may be progressing to an anxiety disorder where there can be effects to the health of the mother and the fetus. I would encourage you to raise these feelings with your physician and let him or her help assess any possible implications to yours or the baby's health.
I work at a computer terminal 40 hours per week? (i.e. radiation emitted from the video display tube)
Many studies have investigated the claim that working with video display terminals (VDTs) is a risk factor during pregnancy. Although in the majority of cases there has been no evidence to support a risk to the pregnancy, results have been inconsistent. Overall the studies indicate that VDT operators are not at greater risk than the general population.
I drink alcohol?
Anything that a woman ingests during pregnancy will affect her and her baby. With regard to alcohol, ingestion has been associated with a variety of problems. These include low-birth-weight, stillborn infants and infants with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). FAS is a group of disorders involving the central nervous system (CNS), facial malformations, growth deficiency and other anomalies. CNS abnormalities that occur include learning problems, lack of motor coordination, seizure hyperactivity and below average IQ's (mild to severe mental retardation). The facial appearance of the baby is typically small eye slits, short flat broad nose, thin upper lip, and widely spaced eyes. Growth deficiency is noted at birth with most infants having a birth weight, head circumference, and length below the third percentile. These infants rarely catch up after birth since they often experience feeding difficulties during the first several years of life. They will nurse poorly and may have vomiting for the first six months. They will also have difficulty with solid foods. Other abnormalities that frequently occur in the infant with FAS include cardiac, renal (kidney) and joint abnormalities
The effect of alcohol on a pregnancy is related to both the timing and the amount of alcohol consumed. An infant can have Fetal Alcohol Effects (FAE) and exhibit some of the effects of alcohol exposure in utero but not meet the criteria for the diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Additional information can be obtained from the databases of The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI) (301)468-2600 (see the link below).
I had a lot of alcoholic drinks one weekend before I knew I was pregnant?
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) has been described in women who have consistent heavy alcohol ingestion (approximately 5 drinks per day) in the first trimester of pregnancy. Although alcohol is best avoided in the first trimester, a weekend binge is unlikely to cause a problem. The risk from occasional alcohol use, even heavy use, in the beginning of pregnancy, is very low, but not zero.
I smoke tobacco?
Tobacco use is associated with spontaneous abortions, (miscarriage) ectopic pregnancies (implanting of the embryo outside of the uterus), preterm labor, abruptio placentae (separation of the placenta prior to birth of the baby), placenta previa (placenta in the lower uterus, may cover the cervix) low birth weight infants, premature rupture of the membranes and growth restriction.
Cigarette smoking can affect the pregnant woman in other ways, too. Most women who smoke will have a decrease in their appetite. This can greatly influence their nutritional status. Additionally, smoking increases the metabolism of Vitamin C, which may result in the woman receiving inadequate amount of this necessary nutrient. The risk is directly related to the number of cigarettes the woman smokes. Research has shown that any decrease in the number of cigarettes smoked during the pregnancy will improve the pregnancy outcome. During pregnancy is a difficult time to stop smoking, and many stop-smoking programs are available. In some areas of the country there are special programs for pregnant women who want to stop or decrease their cigarette smoking. Quitting smoking decreases the risks to your own health and your baby's health.
I smoke marijuana?
The research studies on marijuana effects on fetal development during pregnancy are based on animal studies and the results are conflicting. Some studies have shown that infants exposed to marijuana will have fine tremors, and irritability. What is known is that marijuana does cross into the fetal circulation and reduces the amount of oxygen available to the growing fetus.
I use cocaine?
Cocaine use can affect both the mother and the baby. Some complications the mother may experience include cardiovascular problems, pulmonary disease, liver damage, seizures and death. They are also at increased risk for preterm labor and delivery, and have babies with a lower birth weight.
I use heroin?
Heroin users are at high risk for malnutrition, anemia, pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure occurring in pregnancy), placental abnormalities, preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes. The infant will often be born addicted to heroin, and will go through withdrawal following birth. These infants are irritable, have a shrill high cry, and may have seizures. They are very difficult to comfort, and which may make it difficult for them to be cared for by their mothers.
I come down with chicken pox?
When a pregnant woman becomes infected with chicken pox during the first half of pregnancy, there is a small (1-2%) chance of fetal infection with birth defects. It is suggested that the fetus undergo an ultrasound to look for any type of major birth defects. The ultrasound should be repeated throughout pregnancy to look for signs of fetal growth restriction. The fetus is most likely to be affected in the first trimester or at the end of the pregnancy. If the baby develops an infection at birth (from exposure to an infected mother), the baby can become sick as well. Only an active chicken pox infection can cause problems to a developing fetus.
A mother can only be infected if she has not had chickenpox in the past. Even if she has no knowledge of having chickenpox, 35% of mothers may be immune. Immunity can be tested with a blood test. The biggest concern for the pregnant woman with chickenpox is developing varicella pneumonitis, a potentially life-threatening lung infection. Little can be done to prevent this once the chickenpox occurs, but the patient's obstetrician must be notified to monitor her symptoms.
I come down with shingles?
Shingles is a reactivation of a previous infection with chicken pox. It usually is a rash (not like the initial chicken pox rash) limited to a well circumscribed area of the skin. While the initial infection (chicken pox or varicella) can be harmful to the mother and/or unborn baby, shingles isn't.
I use permanent hair coloring?
As far as I know from the research in the literature, there is no evidence to link hair dyes with any birth defects. The most common side effects have to do with possible nausea and vomiting associated with the inhalation of the vapors. Because of this, the dying process should be done in a well-ventilated area. Another concern many women have is that a dye or perm may not take during pregnancy. This may occur since the texture and quality of hair may change during pregnancy.
To be on the safe side, it is best not to use any substance that may affect the growing baby. This is especially important during the first trimester. During this time (first trimester) in the pregnancy the baby is developing all of its organs, and is very vulnerable to the effects of a foreign substance. Following the first trimester, many women continue to dye their hair without any known adverse effects, but generally they will dye their hair less frequently.
I take antibiotics?
Unless you are allergic to the specific antibiotic, most are perfectly safe in pregnancy. There are a few that are contraindicated in pregnancy, but outside of vitamins, they are the most studied and safe medications to be taken during pregnancy. As for any medication, you have to weigh the risks of medicating versus not treating the illness it is indicated for.
I treat a yeast infection with Monistat 7 cream?
Monistat is vaginally administered and is considered safe during all 3 trimesters of pregnancy.
I scoop dog poop or change cat litter?
Most of the concerns regarding pet litter in pregnancy centers around cats. They are the hosts of the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis. The parasite can be released in the cats' litter and by poor hygiene, passed on to the cat owner. It is the initial (acute) infection that can harm the unborn baby. As many as 25% of people have evidence of previous exposure which is not known to hurt the unborn baby. This is why pregnant cat owners should exercise good hygiene when cleaning cat litter. The other reassuring news is that is seems only rural, outside cats are at risk of harboring the parasite since they obtain it by eating infected mice. Your best defense is good handwashing and/or using your pregnancy as an excuse to get someone else to do it. I know of no risks to pregnant moms by cleaning up after a dog.
I take hot baths?
The relationship between hot baths and birth defects is controversial and the early reports described an increased risk of miscarriage and not any reproducible birth defect. The safest answer is always to avoid an exposure. I would not be overly concerned because the relationship between hot baths and pregnancy problems is weak.
I use a sauna?
There have been conflicting scientific studies regarding the use of saunas and hot tubs during pregnancy. The concern is the possible relationship to neural tube defects like spina bifida. Given the possibility of an adverse effect of the developing fetus, hot tubs and saunas are best avoided during pregnancy. The theory that hot baths (mainly saunas and hot tubs) has any effect on pregnancy is based on a few poorly conducted medical studies. The best advice is to limit bath to warm water and that will not harm the pregnancy in any way.
I have non-routine dental work?
There is very little danger in any type of dental work during pregnancy. The concerns are basically with the type of anesthetic (local is safe and general is best avoided) and with any medications that will be needed (antibiotics or pain killers). Talk with your obstetrician and see what his/her preference is. Most dentists will require a note or phone call from your obstetrician before proceeding with any type of dental work.
I have an ultrasound in early pregnancy?
Diagnostic ultrasound is safe at all stages of pregnancy.
I have a vacuum delivery?
The obstetric vacuum is a safe delivery method when used properly. There are case reports of infants with neurological damage after the vacuum was used, but it may be due to the reason the vacuum was used (low fetal heart rate or ominous fetal heart rate tracing) rather than the vacuum itself. One specific injury seen with the vacuum is a cephalohematoma which is a blood clot that can develop between the scalp and the sutures of the skull. This can occasionally result in neurological damage.
I have an ovarian cyst?
Ovarian cysts are common in early pregnancy and their natural history depends on the cause of the cysts. Most of them are called functional cysts and are the remnant that was released to conceive. The cyst (called the corpus luteum) produces progesterone that supports pregnancy. Cysts can sometimes increase in size and rupture or twist (torsion). Pain is the most common symptom.
Many women will develop a corpus luteum cyst early in pregnancy. This cyst develops from the ovulatory cyst then becomes a major source of progesterone production for the first 10-12 weeks of pregnancy. This would be considered a normal finding. It will go away on its own the majority of the time. If the cyst does not go away, or the radiologist is sucpicious that it is not a corpus luteum cyst, it may be necessary to remove the cyst surgically while you are in the early part of the 2nd trimester.
In general, ovarian cysts may complicate pregnancy if they are very large (greater than 10 cm) or if they are expanding during the pregnancy. The possible problems are ovarian torsion, ovarian rupture and pre-term delivery. These are, in general, uncommon problems.
I had a ruptured cyst that leaked some blood and water?
The symptoms you describe are typical of a ruptured ovarian cyst. If there is only a small amount of cyst fluid in your abdomen, there will be no problem. If the cyst that ruptured was the corpus luteum, the structure that provides hormonal support for the early part of the pregnancy, things will be fine if there is enough hormones in your system. If you have no bleeding or cramping in the next several weeks, then there should be no effect from this on your pregnancy or baby.
I take a pain killer for my headaches?
As far as a remedy for your headaches are concerned, Tylenol (acetaminophen) is considered safe in pregnancy. You should avoid the NSAIDs (non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen.
I continue to tan in a salon?
There is no known pregnancy risk to tanning but there are concerns to your health and possible skin cancer. You are better off avoiding this exposure.
I take the drug [fill in name of drug] to treat a medical condition?
I want to preface this by describing the testing of drugs in pregnancy. The best way to study a drug would be to find two identical groups of pregnant women and give one group the drug to be studied, and give the other a placebo. Very few studies are performed that way in pregnant women looking for side effects. Most of what is done is that a group of women on the drug are looked at to see if there is any increase in adverse outcomes, but because there isn't an identical group to compare them to, these are less valid. Comparing them to the general population isn't the same either. Unfortunately, that is the best data we have. Drugs are given a risk factor category A-E, or X.
- Category A: Controlled studies (the one with two identical groups) have shown no demonstrated risk. As I stated, there are few studies of this nature.
- Category B: Either no animal studies or human studies have shown risk, or animal studies have shown risk, but human controlled studies haven't confirmed this risk. This is one of the most common categories. Many of the medications women take in pregnancy fall into this category.
- Category C: Either animal studies have shown a risk but no human studies are available, or studies in animals and humans are not available. Many medications are in this category. The FDA states that drugs in this category should only be given if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk. A lot of the drugs used to treat complications in pregnancy fall into this category.
- Category D: There is positive evidence of fetal risk, but the benefits may be acceptable despite that risk. Such as a life-threatening situation or serious disease without any other option. If it is unsafe for the mom and fetus to not be on this medication then it should be given.
- Category E or X: Studies in animals or human beings have demonstrated fetal abnormalities, or there is evidence of fetal risk based on human experience, or both, and the risk of the use of the drug in pregnant women outweighs the benefit. The drug is contraindicated in women who are or may become pregnant.
There are many other confounding elements that make studying drugs in pregnancy difficult. For one, there is a 2-3% random chance of a defect for every pregnancy, so this makes it difficult to determine if the drug in question was the culprit or nature. The best advice is to consult with your doctor the potential risks versus benefits of any medication. For more information on drugs in pregnancy, click here.
I consume too much Vitamin A?
There has been much concern about the use of high doses of Vitamin A (> 10,000 IU/day) in pregnancy. Although some researchers think that less than 10,000 IU/day is safe, it is not well studied. Logically, more than the US RDA is unnecessary and taking more is a calculated risk. Most Americans with a good diet and supplemental prenatal vitamins will receive adequate nutrition.
I use a topical Retinol A cream?
You are correct that Retinol A is contraindicated in pregnancy because of its potential of birth defects. This is less likely to happen with facial cleansers than with oral Retinol A. Because the risk is hard to assess, I suggest you talk with your obstetrician and see what he or she suggests.
I have weight loss from nausea/morning sickness?
The most important consideration with nausea/vomiting in pregnancy is that you are retaining enough fluids and calories for the developing fetus. While weight loss in itself is not a problem, you should keep a dietary log to ensure you are taking enough calories. The fetus is better in extracting energy and oxygen from your body than your own body is. Your body preferentially distributes oxygen and nutrients to the fetus, at your expense if necessary. Your physician can give you medication for nausea and vomiting. That should allow you to keep down the essential foods you need. In rare cases, nutrients can be given in IV form as hyperalimentation.
I work as a flight attendant and fly routinely?
I have had difficulty finding information regarding pregnancy and air travel. Most of the literature looks at the outcomes in pregnancy for women who live at a high altitude. The literature suggests that women who live at a high altitude may have smaller babies at delivery. This is felt to be due to the "thinner air" (less oxygen) at these altitudes. Since commercial aircraft are pressurized and exposures are relatively short I don't know how much effect there is to flight attendants. The issue of birth defects is harder to define. About 2-3% of all pregnancies are affected with some type of birth defect, so to determine any additional risk is difficult. The only possible theory (which hasn't been shown to be true) is the increase in radiation exposure (from the sun) by flying at 30,000+ feet above sea level. I would imagine if there were a significant risk, the airlines would alert female attendants and pilots.
I've had a cone procedure for cervical cancer?
The primary theoretical risk is an incompetent cervix. That is a cervix that may prematurely dilate during pregnancy. A cone procedure is felt by many to be a minor risk factor for the development of incompetence. Many women undergo a cone procedure or LEEP and have no problems in a later pregnancy. In fact, the majority of women with an incompetent cervix have no risk factors. The more important question is what is the risk of not doing the cone. The known risks of undiagnosed cervical cancer far outweigh the theoretical risks of cervical incompetence. A vaginal delivery is still very possible after a cone. The most important thing is that you have the cervical abnormality completely evaluated and treated.
I have group B strep?
Group B strep is a bacterium that is found in the vagina of 15-40% of pregnant women. It can be passed on to the baby during delivery and in rare instances can cause a life threatening infection in the baby. There is much controversy regarding screening and treatment. The difficulty is in the detection of colonized mothers. The highest risk of infection occurs with:
- Premature infants (less than 37 weeks)
- Preterm labor or premature rupture of the membranes ("breaking of water")
- Prolonged rupture of membranes (greater than 18 hours)
- Previously infected siblings
- Maternal fever during labor.
The current recommendation by the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology is that no screening be done, but that all mothers in labor with any of the above risk factors be given antibiotics, unless a culture taken on admission is negative. The solution would be a reliable rapid screen that could be done on admission to determine the mother's status at the time of labor. Some people are compelled to screen all women, but many feel this only promotes a false sense of security. A screen that is negative this week may be positive at the time of delivery. It doesn't help to detect group B strep early because no treatment is given outside of labor. If a woman were found to be positive at 35 weeks and was treated, there would be no guarantee that she would be negative at delivery.
Misoprostol is used to induce my labor?
Misoprostol belongs to a larger class of medications called prostaglandins. Although prostaglandins have been used for the induction of labor for quite some time, Misoprostol specifically has been studied only very recently. The FDA Drugs in Pregnancy Classification of X has been given to Misoprostol NOT because it has been linked to birth defects or injury, but because it has been known to initiate labor. A review of the literature of the last 2-3 years reveals that in head-to-head comparison with other approved methods of induction, Misoprostol has been found to be either equal or superior with fewer side effects.
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Freed US reporter's Dad praises son's noble cause
JOINVILLE-LE-PONT, France -- The overjoyed father of the American journalist freed by Islamic militants said Monday that his son and others who venture into dangerous lands like Syria deserve praise for wanting to "bear witness ... tell the truth about what's going on."
Michael Padnos, who lives on a boat outside Paris, said in an interview with The Associated Press that the interminable search and wait for his son had been like "hunting for bats in a dark, black cave."
Theo Padnos spoke to his mother in Boston Sunday night "for less than a minute" but said he was "happy to be back in the civilized world and see some girls," according to the father's account.
An unidentified American with the journalist initially spoke with Padnos' mother, Nancy Curtis, but told her that "he is too upset to talk ... right now." He called her in the evening, according to the father.
It wasn't clear when Padnos would return home to Boston. He was apparently in Tel Aviv, where he was driven after being released Sunday in the Golan Heights, a week after the beheading of another American journalist, James Foley, an act that was videotaped and posted on the Internet.
His family said they believe their son was captured in October 2012, shortly after crossing into Syria.
He was held by Jabhat al-Nusra, also known as the Nusra Front, according to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The al-Qaida-linked group is fighting the regime of Syrian leader Bashar Assad.
Michael Padnos brushed aside delays in his son's return.
"They say they're going to bring him back when he's ready to travel," Padnos said.
"The main thing is he's safe ... That's the only thing that counts for me," he said, calling his son Theophilus, his birth name.
Theo Padnos changed his name to Peter Theo Curtis before leaving for Syria some two years ago for safety reasons, his father said, noting he had written a book "Undercover Muslim" after investigating the secretive Islamist world in Yemen, pretending to be a deeply religious Muslim.
The journalist's father said the risky life of his son, whom he described as an "itinerant journalist," made him fearful.
But "you can only respect those people (journalists) for doing it."
"Your heart's in your mouth while you bite your tongue ... but it's noble and worthy" to do as his son did, he said.
Beyond the relief and the joy, questions remain, notably how Padnos was freed, and whether ransom in any form was involved. It is a U.S. policy not to pay ransom.
Michael Padnos said Qatar's involvement was crucial.
"The government that has been the intermediary in this has been Qatar, and Qatar has said that they had him released on a humanitarian basis without the payment of any ransom," Padnos said. "I don't know any more than that."
Betsy Sullivan, a cousin of Curtis, said earlier other intermediaries involved in negotiations threatened the family and made ransom demands of varying amounts. The family said that Qatari representatives assured them that no money was paid out.
Foley's Islamic State captors had demanded $132.5 million (100 million euros) from his parents and political concessions from Washington. Neither obliged, authorities say.
The journalist's father praised the U.S. government and other nations who helped procure freedom for his son. He wished the same outcome for dozens of others held captive in Syria and elsewhere.
"It's just a very chaotic situation over there. There's no clear lines of authority. There are no clear people in charge. It's unclear what's going on. That's what is so awful about the last two years," he said. "You know, I felt as if I was hunting for bats in a dark black cave."

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Skaggs earns win, Cron homers, Angels top Toronto
TORONTO -- Tyler Skaggs put a bad start behind him in the best way possible: by carving up his next opponent.
Skaggs pitched into the ninth inning and retired 21 straight batters, leading the Los Angeles Angels over the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 Saturday.
Rookie C.J. Cron hit his first major league homer and Chris Iannetta added a two-run shot as Angels won their sixth in a row at Toronto dating to 2012.
Skaggs (3-1), who gave up a season-worst six runs in 2 2/3 innings against Texas in his last start, turned things around with a superb performance against the Blue Jays.
"Outstanding," said bench coach Dino Ebel, who ran the team for the second straight day while manager Mike Scioscia attended his daughter's college graduation. "He pitched one heck of a game for us, took us into the ninth inning. Can't say enough about the kid today."
Iannetta said he was impressed at the way the 22-year-old Skaggs shrugged off his poor performance against the Rangers.
"Especially being so young, you see guys kind of wear that for a while," Iannetta said. "He did a really good job of just focusing on executing pitches."
Skaggs said he never really stewed over his loss to Texas, and was just happy to have his full arsenal of pitches working again.
"The two-seam was a huge pitch, unlike my last start where it wasn't really working too well," the left-hander said. "I threw a ton of two-seamers today and they kept grounding it into the ground and popping it up."
Skaggs gave up two earned runs and four hits, leaving after Jose Reyes and Melky Cabrera started the bottom of the ninth with back-to-back singles.
Skaggs retired Dioner Navarro on a fly ball to end the first inning and didn't permit another runner until the eighth.
Joe Smith gave up an RBI single to Jose Bautista in the ninth, then got Edwin Encarnacion to ground into a forceout. Navarro made it 5-3 with an RBI single before Smith got pinch-hitter Adam Lind to ground into a double play for his fourth save in six chances.
Making his second start since moving from the bullpen into the rotation last Monday, J.A. Happ (1-1) lasted just 2 1/3 innings, allowing four runs and seven hits.
"He got behind on a few counts and they made him pay," Blue Jays catcher Erik Kratz said.
Skaggs improved to 3-0 with a 1.96 ERA in three road starts as the Angels won for the ninth time in 10 meetings with the Blue Jays. Toronto has lost two straight following a season-best five-game winning streak.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons declined to speak to reporters following the game but did offer a brief statement through a team spokesman, saying "Skaggs was great, he manhandled us."
Iannetta homered in the second and Cron hit a second-deck drive in the third.
"When he hit it, I got the chills because he crushed it pretty good," Ebel said of Cron's powerful blast. "It was great to see him get that head out and put it in the stands."
Bautista reached on a fielding error by Skaggs in the first and scored on a two-out double by Encarnacion. Skaggs then began his streak of setting down Toronto hitters.
The string almost ended when Iannetta dropped a third strike to Juan Francisco in the eighth, but the catcher made a strong, off-balance throw to first for the out. Steve Tolleson followed with a double.
Happ retired the Angels in order in the first but ran into trouble in the second, when Los Angeles got five hits and scored three times.
Game notes
Scioscia is due to return Sunday. ... Toronto failed to hit a home run for the first time in 10 games. ... Blue Jays INF Brett Lawrie (right hamstring) missed his fifth straight game. Manager John Gibbons said Lawrie will see time at second base against right-handed starters when he returns, probably Monday, allowing Toronto to keep Francisco in the lineup at third. ... Angels RHP Jered Weaver (3-2) faces RHP Drew Hutchison (1-2) in Sunday's series finale. ... Blue Jays reliever Sergio Santos pinch-ran for Navarro in the ninth.
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We decided to pack up the RV on Friday night and make the 8 hour trek down to Dover International Speedway, AKA the "Monster Mile."
If you're a race fan and have never been to Dover, it's worth the trip. We had an absolute blast at this track. The racing was awesome, and it was a pretty cool place to take in a cup race.
The first thing that I didn't realise was how steep the banks were in the turns. At 24 degrees of banking in the turns, and 9 degrees on the straights, it's almost like a mini Daytona. Watching the race on T.V. doesn't give the track any justice, when you go there in person, then you know why it's called the "Monster Mile." This track chewed up stock cars and spit them out.
The big one happened on lap 9 when Tony Stewart and the 83 tangled coming out of turn 2. The two cars spun blocking the entire speedway causing a 12-13 car pile-up. With nowhere to go, one car slammed right into another down the backstretch. They had to red flag the race for a while to clean up the carnage off of the track.
The two Busch brothers, and Jeff Burton all suffered blown motors as a result of trying to tame the monster, but their cars would have no part of it as one by one their motors decided to expire.
Jeff Gordon seemed to have the only car that could catch and pass the 48 Lowes machine of Johnson. However once again Gordon's bad luck of 2012 continued when he left his pit stall and reported a loose wheel over the radio a few laps later, which forced him to pit under green. He came back out of the pits in around the 21st place, and luck never really seemed to be on his side to help him make his way back towards the front of the pack He finished 13th for his efforts.
There was no stopping Kevin Harvick, as he also challenged Jimmie Johnson for the lead. He even had to pick his way back through the field after missing his pit stall on pit road, and then had to go all the way around the track to try it one more time so that his car could get serviced by his pit crew. Harvick took home a second place finish.
On of the things that I had to laugh at (or didn't expect) was that when we pulled into Lot 10 to park the RV, everyone was mowing their lawn. It was pretty comical, to see everyone with red lawn mowers strapped to their motorhomes. In NH the fans all have Radio Flyer wagons to haul stuff to the track.


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Meryl Meisler frequented and photographed the infamous New York Discos. As a 1978 CETA Artist grant recipient, Meryl created a portfolio of photographs which explored her Jewish Identity for the American Jewish Congress. After CETA, Meryl began a 31-year career as an NYC Public School Art Teacher.Read More
When to Go Vertical: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how and why he chooses to create a vertical rather than a horizontal composition. He explains how choosing to go vertical can eliminate distracting elements from the composition while at the same time emphasizing the presence of repeating lines and shapes.Read More
The Candid Frame #457 - Mark Thiessen
Mark Thiessen has been a photographer with National Geographic since 1990 and on staff since 1997.
He is widely published in all areas of the National Geographic Society, including National Geographic magazine, National Geographic Adventure magazine, and National Geographic Traveler magazine. National Geographic books that feature Thiessen's work include Return to Midway, which documents the discovery of the U.S.S. Yorktown, and Baseball as America, a look at the Baseball Hall of Fame.Read More
The Candid Frame #456 - An Rong Xu
An Rong Xu is a New York City-based photographer and director. Born in China and raised in New York City's Chinatown, Xu explores the world around him through his unique cultural perspective.Read More
Real World Photography: Building Layered Compositions
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how he attempted to create layered compositions while documenting a recent Black History Parade. He shows both successful and less successful images to explain how he observed and photographed each scene.Read More
The Candid Frame #455 - Michael A. McCoy
Michael A. McCoy is a Washington D.C. based freelance photojournalist and a two-time combat veteran. In his work as a photographer, he sees himself as a visual storyteller. He is devoted to his documentary and environmental portraiture work which includes his personal project Invisible Wounds which explores the lingering impact of PTSD on veterans.Read More
Seeing the Little Things: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses the importance of seeing the little things, those little details that can really transform a photograph. It can be something as simple as a gesture or the juxtaposition of different elements within the frame, but when carefully seen can ensure that you come away with a strong image.Read More
The Candid Frame #454 - Stella Johnson
Stella Johnson is a photographer and educator known for her passionate and honest documentary projects. She received a Core Fulbright Scholar Grant to photograph in Mexico in 2003, and Fulbright Senior Specialist grants to teach in Mexico in 2006 and in Colombia in 2018. The University of Maine Press published her monograph, Al Sol: Photographs from Mexico, Cameroon and Nicaragua in 2008. Johnson's photographs have been widely exhibited in the United States and internationally.Read More
The Light at Night: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how to identify and photograph street scenes at night. He emphasizes the importance of considering the same elements of light and shadow, line and shape, color and gesture when searching for interesting subject matter.
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The Candid Frame #453 - Ibarionex Perello w/ Jamie Rose
In this unusual episode, photojournalist and documentary photographer Jamie Rose conducts an exhaustive interview with TCF host, Ibarionex Perello about his life, including his career as a photographer, writer, and podcaster. It even includes a temporary sidetrack as a stand-up comic. The conversation examines some of the challenges he has faced professionally and personally, including a recent diagnosis of ADHD.Read More
Creating a Richer Image: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses what to look for to create richer and interesting compositions. He explains how the repetition of color, lines, and shapes help to compliment the main elements within any photographic composition.Read More
The Candid Frame #452 - Valerie Jardin
Valerie Jardin is a popular street and travel photographer, educator and host of the Hit the Street podcast. After leaving a successful career as a professional commercial photographer, she dedicated herself to her personal photography and conducting photo experiences both in the United States and Europe.
She has recently turned her lens to more personal projects including a series of environmental portraits of artists that live and work in her community.Read More
Leveraging Diagonals for Composition: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how to use the diagonal lines of a scene and your subjects for better compositions. He was spurred to discuss the subject after someone asked him how to build an interesting composition when you don't have the benefit of dramatic lighting.Read More
The Candid Frame #451 - Jens Krauer
Jens Krauer is a street photographer, educator and podcaster based in Switzerland. In a relatively short time, he has become a talented photographer and brings a thoughtful philosophy to the practice of making images. As the host of the FujiLove podcast, he frequently interviews photographers not only about their use of Fuji cameras, but also their varied approaches to making photographs.Read More
Seeing at Home: Images from the Flickr Pool
In this week's video, Ibarionex discusses how to challenge your photographic eye when documenting your own living space. He suggests that you consider using your own environment for a potential subject matter, providing you ready access with which to practice your photographic skills.Read More
The Candid Frame #450 - David Burnett
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Stunning home near Death Valley owned by Fabrizio Rondolino and Simona Ercolani by architect Peter Strzebniok.
FEATUREDThomas Pavitte turns Mona Lisa into a 6,239 connect the dot drawing~ nice video and pics.
The BMW Guggenheim lab has kicked off its 6 year tour in New York City's East Village.
Miansai Sterling Hook Cuff
VIDEOSummadayze Colourfornia by Nick Thompson - Beautiful video of girls in a slow-motion color fight!
8 bit Fashionary by Penter Yip.
Universal Cotton Shopcoat Fisher Herringbone - If you're going to have to wear a shop coat, this is a pretty nice choice ~ though for girls, i'd definitely take it by the tailor's.
Asymmetric Surfboards by Saturdays Surf NYC and Rick Malwitz available over at Awesomeville
This term's Art Center Advertising Graduates are an awkward family of sorts. Check out their portfolios here or at Art Center's grad night August 20th.
Z-Saw Cross Cut Blade and Puff Handle at Hand Eye Supply - by Okada Hardware which has been a leading manufacturer of hand saws in Japan since 1943...
The ICON A5 is what you get when you cross a sports car and a jetski and make it fly.
Iconic Birdwell Beach Britches have been made in Santa Ana, CA since 1961 ~ boardshort like swimsuits ~ beautiful in Federal Blue over at Saturdays NYC
VIDEOGame of Thrones ~ the show is beautiful, but even more amazing is seeing the before and after of the CGI effects. Two mesmerizing videos that will make you want to watch the show all over again.
Eric Staller built a bike for 8 as an art piece.
VIDEOThe birth of a state of the art, high-tech road bike from Holland Cycles. This film shows every step of the process that goes into production of these bicycles, using titanium tubes, and carbon fiber.
UM Project Milking Stools
Rethinking food labels. Here are four award-winning redesigned user-friendly nutrition fact labels, from a competition by designmatters Art Center college of design, Good magazine, and News21.
VIDEOMetal trailer for The Art of Flight, a new snowboarding film from the producers of "That's It, That's All".
Small Fanless Intel Core i5 Computer that uses the case as a massive heatsink - warming up the room but keeping the computer cool.
Mary Rozzi photographs the gorgeous La Perla: The Roaring Collection online lookbook.
Northern Hemisphere Star Chart print by Brainstorm is a two color 18" x 24" limited edition signed and numbered screen print. You can pair it with their Southern Hemisphere print for a set of all the stars in the sky!
Situ Studio rereads the space of the Great Hall at the Brooklyn Museum. Fascinating and bit wild, this installation will be there till 15 Jan 2012. Photo by Keith Sirchio.
'Sacred Ink' is a photographic and multimedia installation exhibition by Cedric Arnold.
PBS documentary on light painters Aurora Crowley and Patrick Rochon in an upcoming episode of the new Off Book web series.
35 Year Old Apple Tree Infographic by Mike Vasilev.
VIDEOGulp, the world's largest stop-frame animation shot on a Nokia 8 by W+K Aardman Animations.
YSY House by AUAU in Seto, Japan.
Yael Zwickel's Make-a-Table allows you to turn any surface into a table with adjustable cast metal legs.
Summer is the season for lawn bowling. Learn how Bocce balls are made.
The Hoxton Window project, a collaboration between unit9 and visual artists, invited to use the windows overlooking Hoxton Square.
The Momentus Project, a visualization of the most defining moments in US history curated by Evan Stremke and featuring some beautiful illustrations.
Yes, a Batman Equation actually exists, and once answered, the resulting graph looks like a real bat-symbol.
FEATUREDA sumptuous roundup from Tasteologie and Liqurious offers inspiration for your kitchen.
French product designer Aïssa Logerot came up with the exceptional Spoon More, a chopstick and spoon hybrid that makes eating a bowl of your favorite ramen noodles or pho a breeze.
Nolanders the wooden and friendly citizens of our world, by Mani Zamani.
Check out this adorable sliding chalkboard door in Haus Hoffman, a retrofitted Wilhelmian townhouse in Hamburg, Germany!
A new experience of light and color from the Architects of Air and their stunning Luminaria.
Tree of Chair, interesting piece from Kado Bunpei.
Gorgeous animal portraits by Carli Davidson. This tree porcupine is from the Oregon Zoo series.
New work from Nike Schroeder. Lovely needlework on canvas.
Making Stands with Cardboard Boxes, cardboard modular design recyclable stand, by indissoluble.
Noain City Hall. The character of this Spanish municipal building by Zon-e Arquitectos will change as vines spread over the metallic latticework of the facade.
VIDEOFollow Your Passion is a video about professional kiteboarder Alex Pastor riding in the middle of nowhere in Brazil.
Samsung SMART TV Stare Battle. Players in this interactive game are challenged to stare at the new SMART TV for as long as possible without blinking. During the game, players take on internet sensation Keenan Cahill.
VIDEOAnimated film by four students of the School of Arts of Utrecht in the Netherlands that took nearly 5 months to make. Mac 'N Cheese is roughly two minutes of animation and will blow your mind!
VIDEOTime Print Machine by Paul Ferragut. A DIY printing system that uses a felt pen on blotting paper and Arduino.
VIDEOLongboarding: French Fries and Dogs Eyes. Longboarders Jackson Shapiera and Maxim Garant join together and burn urethane down a beautiful hill.
Do you know the colors of your cartoons? Beautiful color wheel that captures the entire spectrum of cartoons, from Slate.


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Skype has unveiled a new video messaging feature that takes a page from 1986's hit sci-fi flick 2001: A Space Odyssey. Just like David Bowman in the movie, users will now be able to send and receive video messages for free. The feature is available on all platforms, so it doesn't matter if you're using Skype on your laptop or on your iOS or Android mobile device.
It's probably one feature you've always wanted, but never really knew you needed until Skype rolled it out. It'll definitely come in handy when you want to leave contacts a message that you can't really articulate properly or express fully using mere text alone.


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There have been rumblings recently that, adding to its other (perhaps more far-flung) efforts to improve Internet access around the world, Google would eventually deploy its own fleet of satellites. Today, those rumblings got a little bit closer to reality as Google announced its agreement to acquire satellite imaging company Skybox for $500 million in cash.
Skybox's journey so far, according to the announcement on its own blog, has been about revolutionizing "access to information about the changes happening across the surface of the Earth." Having already deployed the world's smallest high-resolution imaging satellite, the company says it's already made "great strides."Read More


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It's well documented that unemployment for our military veterans is disproportionately high.
According to some estimates, nearly a third of our youngest veterans returning from combat and serving our nation can't find work, which is considerably higher than their non-veteran peers.
The question that all of us ask is "why?"
While veteran populations are disproportionately under-employed, they're also disproportionately qualified for our most in-demand roles. So it raises questions about what systematic differences are present in this community that put these more qualified workers in a less marketable position.
I believe these differences are both structural and cultural.
The US Department of Defense has the most effective large-scale training program in the world. It's unmatched in its ability to develop men and women with the Values, discipline and skills necessary to protect our national interests at home and abroad. Our military academies, ROTC programs, basic training, and post-graduate programs cultivate world-class skills for our women and men in combat and personnel supporting the largest-scale operations on the planet.
While it prepares men and women for warfare, the Department of Defense doesn't cultivate the networking and relationship skills necessary to empower careers within the military and in post-military civilian lives. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the US Department of Labor lend support to this cause, but generally in the form of tactical programs and job fairs. They don't inculcate networking and professional development into the cultures of service men and women.
In the civilian world, tools like LinkedIn have transformed professional networking. But they haven't translated to the unique culture of the military, which is specialized and proprietary. We're generally not comfortable sharing our assignments, skills, accomplishments and relationships with the broader universe beyond our community. We're trained to operate with discretion and live the value of selfless service.
So it's no surprise that a fraction of our military is currently using LinkedIn.
I recently got involved with two Iraq War veterans with a vision for solving this problem. Yinon Weiss was deployed in Iraq as a Green Beret in the Army Special Forces. Aaron Kletzing, a West Point grad, served as a Fire Support Officer outside of Baghdad. They met, first on the battlefield and again at Harvard Business School, where they launched RallyPoint, a private community designed explicitly for military members to take greater control of their careers both during their time in service and in their transition to civilian life.
RallyPoint recently won the $100,000 first prize in MassChallenge, the largest startup competition in the world, which drew from a pool of some 1200 new ventures.
RallyPoint is the platform that can help reshape the professional networking culture of the military community, helping to empower many well-qualified service men and women. I see it as a bridge between silos: Today, the Departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Labor are isolated organizations that don't effectively collaborate to encourage the professional networking culture required to make our service members more competitive.
While the slow economic recovery hasn't returned us to full employment, some sectors are feeling the pinch of a labor shortage. Particularly notable are technical roles in information technology, energy and healthcare, which uniquely line up to the skills developed in service.
Why, then, do Veterans find themselves disproportionately unemployed?
In large part, it's the historical absence of a professional networking culture in the military and purpose-built communities like RallyPoint that enable this culture to take root. If our service members are exposed to the same professional networking as their civilian counterparts, they will see increased opportunities while serving and once transitioned back to civilian life.
Once businesses fully understand our Veterans and what they represent as Values-based, disciplined, trained and workforce-ready leaders, they will be begging for our Veterans to join their outfits. RallyPoint operates to increase that understanding.
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Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Freakley is the Special Adviser to the President for Leadership Initiatives at Arizona State University. During his 36 years on active duty in the US Army, Ben's most notable assignments included: Commanding General of US Army Accessions Command, Commanding General of 10th Mountain Division, Commanding General of the US Army Infantry Center and Commandant at the US Army Infantry School, and Assistant Division Commander of the 101st Airborne Division. He is an advisor to RallyPoint.


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This weekend, we are offering the Pentek Arsenic Reduction Water Filter system at an incredibly low price. Regularly $329.99, we are pricing this system at only $175.99 for 2 days only!
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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — With 2012 winding down, we're rushing into the new year amid utter insecurity about our tax lives. Talking heads expound on the "fiscal cliff" ad nauseum. But without the passage of any legislation, the chatter provides no useful information to guide you into the coming year.
What issues will affect you the most — and what can you do about them right now? Here are a half-dozen.
Personal medical expenses
Costs are going up, but your deduction and tax benefits are going down in several ways.
For the past decade or so, to deduct your medical expenses, they had to be higher than 7.5% of your adjusted gross income (AGI). Next year, they must exceed 10% of your AGI. If you have upcoming medical or dental costs, or unpaid bills, consider paying them in 2012 to get the deduction this year.
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) contribution limits for 2013 have decreased to $2,500 (from $5,000 in 2012). However, that is the per-person limit. Each spouse may have an FSA with his or her own employer.
According to David Mellem, an enrolled agent in Wisconsin, someone with two or more employers that are not members of the same controlled group may elect up to $2,500 under each employer's health FSA. In other words, you can have multiple FSA accounts to help you cover all your medical expenses before taxes.
If you have your own corporation, consider setting up an FSA for yourself and your employees. It can be done relatively cheaply with the help of your payroll service or tax professional.
Limits on deductions
The "Pease"-type limits to overall itemized deductions are back in 2013. As your income rises over $178,150 ($89,075 if you're married, filing separately), your deductions will be reduced. In addition, the alternative minimum tax (AMT) will kick in. CCH, a tax and accounting consulting firm, is pretty certain that there will be a patch enacted of some sort, since both the House and the Senate passed differing legislation related to the AMT over the summer. The mystery is this: At what income level will the AMT affect taxpayers for 2013. See 5 fiscal-cliff tax moves for retirement savers
One strategy is to review your projected 2013 itemized deductions affected by the AMT. When legally possible, move work and business-related spending directly into your businesses or real-estate investments — off Schedule A and onto Schedules C, E, and F.
.09% Surtax on wages and earnings
The magic number for married couples is $250,000 ($125,000 for those who are married, filing separately). For singles and heads of households, it's $200,000. This number applies equally to wages and self-employment income. Once you hit this threshold, you'll be paying an extra .09% into Medicare. Don't let it worry you that lawmakers are talking about making you wait an extra two years before you'll be able to collect. That extra money will be there for the baby boomers who are tapping into Medicare now.
You can avoid this extra tax by taking advantage of all the special non-taxable benefits and before-tax benefits your employer offers: the flexible-spending plans, premium plans, health savings arrangements, education plans and so on.
Capital gains
The 0% and 15% tax rates on capital gains expire at midnight, Dec. 31. Regardless of the results of Congressional infighting, there will be an increase. Most likely, President Obama's 20% rate will go into effect, according to CCH Group.
What can you do to minimize the impact for next year? If you are not living on the earnings, consider switching to appreciating stocks rather than dividend-paying securities. If you need the revenue, consider municipal bond funds, especially closed-end funds. Not only is the income tax-free for IRS purposes, but if you select a fund invested in your own state's offering, the earnings are tax-free at the state level, too.
Consider meeting with your tax professional and a certified financial planner to explore alternatives.
Incidentally, while you're selling off securities at a gain this year, don't harvest those securities that have losses. Hold those until next year, so your losses can offset the higher-taxed capital gains.


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When Parnelli Jones hot lapped his '32 around a dirt field near his home he never thought he would become a race driver, let alone that he would win the Indy 500. Just shows you what happens when to pursue your dreams. Photos courtesy of the Parnelli Jones collection.
Just a note to tell you how much I enjoy reading the feature stories of the icons of our hobby. Some of the bigger names, like Bob Bondurant, Vic Edelbrock, and Alex Xydias, I've known about all my life. I'm less familiar with some of the others, but the stories have all been well written, informative, and great fun to read. These stories alone are worth the price of admission. Thanks again!
Mark Waterman
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I love the magazine, especially the archival shots you include. The Creepers Club represents the grassroots of drag racing so well. I noticed a set of early zoomie headers blowing at those "state-of-the-art" 7-inch-wide slicks. Could the Creepers hold the title for the first set of zoomies while everybody else was running weed cutters? Believe it or not, those guys were having FUN!
Grant Merideth
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I have been following this issue on ethanol for some time … your ("Ethanol Ethics") has hit the nail square on the head! This ethanol use and the increased percentage has really got me steamed—there are places back East here that you buy by the bag to heat your home (it needs to be a food product and not a fuel, at least for the masses)!
I have read and taken Rod & Custom for a very long time—you're still one of the best.
Stu Rosenthal
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Thanks for publishing the editorial "Ethanol Ethics" in the November R&C. I never read the "editorials" in R&C nor STREET RODDER because they're always pandering to the money people, but the headline "Ethanol Ethics" caught my eye, so I read it. You did a good job. It's funny—populism and individualism are what gave birth to hot rodding, but it didn't take long for the car media people to find out who paid their salaries, and abandon the individualism of the movement. Maybe you can do a little to bring that back.
Paul W. Smith
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I wanted to compliment you on R&C and let you know that I enjoy it every time it comes through the mailbox. I also wanted to point out another piece of the ethanol fueling problem that you captured in your editorial this month. SEMA and pretty much every other agency helps to protect us in the old car community (which is great), but one thing no one really points out is that we in the hobby are arch environmentalists in one sense. We recycle things that most people think are junk, sometimes to the point of absurdity. Our hobby has saved things that would cost much more to produce or reproduce. And considering that we typically repair, even our newer vehicles, we have saved the production and environmental costs of that as well. On top of that, few people think about how much it costs to produce and/or destroy a car, and the environmental impact it has. The folks tooling around in their environmentally friendly hybrids scoffing at us oil-spewing old cars don't consider the fact that the batteries that their cars use are more toxic than (most likely) all of our old polluting ways. In addition, the costs to actually plug those cars in is problematic in the sense that many places use even worse polluters than our beloved gasoline to power the plants that produce the electricity for their cars. I attached an article below on that.
Anyway, thus endeth my diatribe. Keep doing the great publication you always do.
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Soul Kitchen adds Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk to its Mardi Gras concert lineup
92ZEW and Soul Kitchen are helping you get your Mardi Gras groove on with the first rate fortified funk n roll of Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, live in concert, Friday, February 2. Â Plus 92ZEW has your chance to win tickets to the show before they go on sale in the 5:00 Traffic Jam Monday and Tuesday. Tickets go on sale 10 am Wednesday and make nice Christmas gifts ;-)
The supremely talented and vivacious multi-instrumentalist put the Dumpsta with the Funk when he had a solo gig for Jazz Fest and ordered the friends and family plan for the backing band. Â He got his talented cuz Ian Neville for the guitar and more boom boom for the room with two bass players, Tony Hall and Nick Daniels and keeping the beats, Raymond Webber (who's recently been replaced with heavy hitter Nikki Glaspie).
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When Bill and Charles Jacobs were growing up, two items in their home fascinated them. They loved to ask about them or get permission to play with them, because it usually led to hearing stories about the German prisoners of war that were housed in Peabody from 1943 to 1945.
Their father, William Jacobs Sr., was a guard at the POW camp in the Eyestone building (now Heckendorn) at Second and Vine streets. The German prisoners their father guarded during World War II made the items that fascinated young Charles and Bill.
A lightweight wooden replica of a German bomber with a swastika on the tail is one item they enjoyed playing with. They were careful with the plane and it remained in surprisingly good condition throughout their childhoods.
A second item made by a German prisoner of war is a wooden desk set that consists of a slanted wooden tray with grooves carved out to hold pens and pencils. The stand has two small wooden boxes attached. Each box has a lid and is capable of holding a small bottle of ink like people used in the 1940s.
There is a backdrop attached to the piece on which the prisoner carved a palm tree, the eagle and swastika insignia of the Third Reich, and what appears to be a guard tower.
"We used to wonder why the soldier would have carved a palm tree," said Bill Jacobs. "For a long time, I guess we just thought there were palm trees in Germany. Then one time, Dad said, 'No, the soldiers fought with Rommel in the Afrika Corps.' Africa was where they had been when they were captured."
"Dad was from Danville, Va. He was drafted when he was 36 so he was older than most of the men who came here to serve as guards," Charles said. "He was sent to Fort Riley first and then transferred here. He always said this was a prisoner of war annex. There were lots of towns with POW camps, but he stayed in Peabody."
"He met my mom, Frances Hass, and they were married after the war," he added.
The brothers felt that their father had a place in an interesting part of Peabody's history and decided the POW pieces should stay in the community.
"We used to love to get our dad to tell us stories about the war," Charles said. "And our Uncle Russell — when he came to visit, we'd sit real quiet and listen to them talk. I just wish we had thought to write down what they said."
The brothers asked their dad how the prisoners got the materials and tools to make the items.
"He told us to remember that back then there were no televisions and that the men were prisoners, they didn't get a lot of privileges. And there wasn't much to do in the evenings so they built little things to keep busy," said Bill. "Dad said that back then most things were shipped in wooden crates — some rather flimsy and some pretty good and sturdy. They would scavenge that stuff and work on making things they could trade to the guards or the farmers they worked for and get cigarettes, candy, and the like."
"He told us that sometimes they would make their own primitive tools, but lots of times, the guards let them use chisels, knives, and other tools. The guards trusted them," he said. "The prisoners of war who were here were mostly average Germans, not Nazis, and they didn't want to cause trouble and get sent back to Fort Riley.
"Dad said that many of the Germans were resourceful and could make just about anything," Charles said. "He told us that one time he took a detail to the dump and someone had thrown away a sheet of stainless steel. A couple of the prisoners asked if they could have it and they ended up making two stainless steel sinks out of it.
"He had lots of stories like that about prisoners."
Several months ago, Bill and Charles, who now lives in Geneseo, decided they would like to donate the items and some of the remaining pieces of their father's Army uniform to the Peabody Historical Society in memory of their parents.
They recently stood on the steps of the old POW camp entrance and presented the items to Marilyn Jones and Pauline McPheeters of the Peabody Historical Society.
"We are always grateful when people like the Jacobs brothers make the effort to keep pieces of Peabody history in the community," said Jones. "These are one-of-a-kind items that are impossible to duplicate. They will be a wonderful addition to the museum."


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Just as important as the exams is the interview panel (BA expect over 85% overall passing grade), and this is the book for those who want to deal with both - its purpose is to help you become a professional, for which the exams are but a step on the way - doing the bare minimum to pass them makes you ill-prepared to be a pilot, which is not fair to future passengers and painfully obvious to employers (and interviewers) who certainly expect you to have more than a basic knowledge. Based on the author's approved EASA ATPL(A) course, it is a reference book that follows the ATPL syllabus, so you can use it before, during and after your exams, for the whole of your career!
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