Are DIY Investors Being Ignored? | Millionaire Corner

Retirement plan providers have put a significant amount of effort into meeting the needs of participants who want or need professional management of their retirement savings, but what options are available for those investors who want to manage their own money?

Retirement plan providers have put a significant amount of effort into meeting the needs of participants who want or need professional management of their retirement savings. Almost all plans today offer a selection of target date and/or target risk funds and many offer a managed account option. There are a variety of reasons that participants have directed an increasing proportion of their contributions into target date and target risk funds. ?Some realize they are not educated about investing and like having professional management, others do not have the time or inclination to manage their own investments, and some went into asset allocation funds through automatic enrollment and are content to stay with them. This works for a portion of participants, but what about those who want to manage their own money?

Diversification is the primary principal stressed in participant education sessions. The structure of typical target date and target risk funds illustrates this. ?For example, a family of target date funds offered by a leading provider is based on 37 individual funds representing 20 distinct asset classes. Depending on the retirement date targeted, not every one of these may have an allocation, but most are included in all funds in the family. A typical plan offered by this same provider includes the five target date funds, three target risk funds and 25 other funds. ?This is not unusual. ?Many plan sponsors limit the number of funds they make available in their plans so as not to overwhelm participants. ?The result is that, unless the sponsor includes a brokerage window, the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) investor has a considerably narrower range of choices than the professional manager handling the target date and target risk funds.

The real key here is that sponsors and provder sales people need to consider the nature of the workforce in deciding on the range of funds to includes. If there is a high proportion of college educated and technical employees, such as engineers, the range of funds offered needs to be enlarged.

Spectrem Group research has shown that these type employees include a higher than average percentage of those who want to manage their own investments. This need for broadening the range of funds available is particularly important in terms of bonds funds (e.g., high yield, international) and speciality funds (e.g., real estate, sector funds). Target date and target risk funds do a very good job of providing those who use them with a broadly diversified, professionally managed option for their retirement savings. There will always be some participants, however, who want to do it their way. They need a range of options that will allow them to do so.

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About the Author

Gerald M. O?Connor heads Spectrem Group?s research initiative in the retirement services and institutional investment markets, including surveys assessing attitudes, behaviors and market needs.

Prior to joining Spectrem, Gerry spent 14 years in market research and strategic planning for CIGNA?s individual financial services and employees benefits operations.? He spent six years managing the ?retirement research activities at Access Research, Inc., before it became part of Spectrem Group.

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This Is 40 Review | AVForums.com - UK Online

"We're in one of those phases where everything the other person says just annoys the s**t out of each other. All the time. It's a blast."

The much-anticipated sort-of sequel to Judd Apatow's superb Knocked Up is an excellent little spin-off follow-up, putting Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann centre-stage and blending insightful commentary on the transition to middle-age life, with razor-sharp wit, in the style that Apatow has become renowned for. It may not quite become the classic comedy masterpiece that Knocked Up was, but it's a strong fourth entry from the man who debuted with the fantastic 40 Year Old Virgin, struck gold with his sophomore Knocked Up, then confused audiences with his mixed bag is-it-a-drama-or-is-it-a-comedy Funny People; and it comes highly recommended, whether or not you're approaching 40.

Married couple Pete and Debbie are on both on the eve of their fortieth birthdays and they're pretty far from living the dream. Pete's indie record label is struggling. Debbie's fashion boutique is losing money because one of the staff members is stealing thousands of dollars. Their teenage daughter is struggling with puberty, hormones and a desperate desire for independence and privacy; whilst their younger daughter is wondering why her big sister has become so grumpy all of a sudden. To make matters worse, Pete's dad is a career leech, sponging thousands off his son; and Debbie's father doesn't even remember the names of his grandchildren now that he?s got a new, younger family to take care of. And Debbie wants everybody to believe that she?s just turning 38. This is certainly going to make for an interesting joint birthday party.

Although fans of Knocked Up may be wondering why we didn?t get a direct sequel, focussing on Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl?s characters of Ben and Alison, the truth is that Heigl burnt her bridges with Apatow with an unnecessarily critical comment about that movie ? one which she never apologised to him for (her career hasn?t exactly taken off since). But it doesn?t matter, we didn?t actually need a direct sequel to Knocked Up. Their story had already been told: their mismatched pair, thrust together through an unplanned pregnancy, had been through the ringer enough, and any sequel focussing solely on them would have probably been entirely unnecessary. Worse still, it would have likely required some kind of contrived element to facilitate the break-up/reconciliation format of most standard rom-coms. No, Knocked Up told us the story of Ben and Alison, and gave us suitable closure in that regard. But it barely touched upon their friends, Alison?s sister Debbie and Debbie?s husband Pete, and the lives they were living ? characters who arguably provided some of be best scenes in Knocked Up; characters who we could actually do with knowing more about.

?I mean that was idiotic. You have to understand. That?s like the one thing you don?t do is tell her you used Viagra. I think that?s even on the warning label.?

Spinning the story off in a logical progression, writer/director/producer Judd Apatow sets his tale some 5 years after the events of Knocked Up and immediately throws us into an argument between the two new focal characters, giving you a taste as to just what this story is going to be about. These two have been together for years, but they?re both at turning points in their lives: Debbie is struggling to come to terms with her age; Pete is struggling to be both true to himself and be everything that he thinks that his wife expects of him. Debbie?s a snappy, argumentative and antagonistic semi-neurotic who has largely become that way purely because she wants the best for her family ? she wants a secure home; the wants her children to grow up ?right? and she wants her husband to be responsible.

Pete, on the other hand, just wants her to chill out. Sure, he knows that he has to go easy on the cupcakes ? not for weight reasons but for health reasons ? but it?s difficult to handle a person who either shouts at him to never eat them or simply ?eat whatever you like?, with no balance in between. He also knows that, if this is the way she reacts to cupcakes, he can?t possibly talk to her about his financial difficulties ? he?s in default on his mortgage; his record label is failing; and he?s given his dad over 80 grand ? lest she explode. So what does he do? Buries his head in the sand and hope that something miraculous happens in the meantime.

All the while their elder, now teenage daughter has hit puberty and is going mad. When she has to leave the house in the morning she can be heard screaming from her room ?I don?t know what to wear! I don?t have anything to wear!?. As parents, Pete and Debbie have no idea what to do other than deal with it. It?s a battle they know that they?re losing, but they also know that they can?t act like they?re losing it. It?s also the one time when they forget about arguing with each other and collaborate on a joint target.

Indeed the only spark of true bliss that they appear to have is when they take a brief, inadvertently drug-fuelled, trip away for the weekend... without the kids. It?s a short-lived respite from the chaos, and, as soon as you?re back in the thick of it, it is hard to remember the good times, even if they happened just a few hours previously. Real life kicks back in.

Above all, though, Pete and Debbie love one another. Their actions are almost entirely for the benefit of the family, nuclear or greater, and their mistakes are perfectly natural ? this is, I think, the essence to all of Apatow?s scripts: he manages to craft poignantly, touchingly funny situations out of exaggerated real life. Sure, there?s a necessary extreme in order to make them funny ? the aforementioned exaggeration ? but the majority of scenes in this film will resonate with the many individuals who have either been in such situations, or can imagine themselves in such situations.

?All you do is fight. Or you don?t fight, which is even worse because it looks like you hate each other for weeks.?

Yes, we may not have all dreamt about the different ways we would like to get rid of our partners (although I?m sure many of us have), but This Is 40 makes fun of such a scenario because of that semi-truth: the guys discussing how they would like their other half to peacefully drift off into a coma then die, leaving them a widower, which is infinitely sexier to the opposite sex than someone who is divorced; the girls going for the idea of slowly poisoning their husbands to death so that they become increasingly weak and feeble, allowing their wives to enjoy taking care of them, knowing that they?re going to die any day. It?s hilarious.

Of course these are flawed individuals portrayed to the funny extreme. Debbie is a neurotic-borderline-psychopath. Pete is a lazy, procrastinating, stubborn ostrich. They?re not supposed to be real, yet they show us elements of ourselves, and take them to their logical, funny, extreme conclusion. I dare anybody of any age in any relationship to deny that at least one element in this entire film struck a personal chord with them. A little ?yeah, I know what that?s like.? A knowing smile because you?ve been in that situation before; because your kids are the prime reason behind frustrating marital coitus interruptus; because imbalance and outright hypocrisy is practically a pre-mandate in most normal relationships; because sometimes men do use the bathroom as a safe haven to escape from the rest of the world and sometimes women do need to go out with their girlfriends and dance and flirt with complete strangers just to know that they?ve still got it. This is normal; this is healthy. This is the future for some of us; the past for others. This is 40.

Performance-wise, the two leads absolutely nail their respective characters, perfectly and naturally expanding on the supporting roles in Knocked Up which they originated from. It?s almost hard to believe that over 5 years have passed since that movie, because Leslie Mann and Paul Rudd have barely changed in all that time, and seem so effortlessly to slip back into the same roles.

?You think that haircut?s cool? It?s not. It looks like you put your Justin Bieber wig on backwards. Next time you think about writing something nasty on my daughter?s Facebook page, just remember me. I will come down here, and I will f**k you up.?

Mann, of course, is Judd Apatow?s real-life wife, and there?s no doubt that the script has been informed by their own experiences, perhaps given a slightly more balanced structure when compared to Knocked Up (which suffered from criticism over its sexist portrayals ? personally I think it portrayed both sexes with their equal share of flaws: that was the whole point). Her character of Debbie was already dealing with her age in Knocked Up ? remember the excellent scene where she and a pregnant Katherine Heigl were trying to gain entry to a club? ? and so it seems perfectly natural to see her lying about her 40^th this time around.

She does going off the rails very well indeed, but balances it with a genuine sense of concern; of wanting to have a stable family life and a loving, passionate relationship with her husband, all the while juggling the needs of her children.

Paul Rudd?s Pete is the perfectly foil for her neuroses, an overly laid-back husband and father, who still gets caught playing scrabble on his smartpad whilst on the loo; who isn?t really taken seriously by his employees at work; and who still fights the losing battle to persuade the three women in his life that his ?old? music is better than Lady Gaga! Similarly his character has evolved directly from the preceding movie, having made the decision to follow his dream of setting up an indie record label, here we see him struggling to live that dream. And, when pressured to deal with the problems, generally running away from them.

Again, just like with Debbie?s angst, you can see how frustrating Pete?s behaviour could be but, again, you can just about see the lovable side behind it all. Rudd has struggled to become a leading comedian, no matter how many years he?s been in the game, and this kind of pairing is far better suited to him than the likes of Role Models and I Love You, Man, both of which were enjoyable but a far cry from the sharp, relatable humour on offer here.

?Are you kidding me? You can?t watch over a hundred episodes of a show in five weeks. It?ll melt your brain.?
?It?s not melting my brain, it?s blowing my mind. My relationship with Lost is not your business. It?s extremely personal.?

Supporting them there are a number of players from Knocked Up who return ? not least Pete and Debbie?s children, again played by Apatow?s (and thus Mann?s) real-life daughters, Iris and Maude Apatow. Perhaps it is because they are very comfortable working with their parents, or perhaps they are just naturally very talented, but the two of them not only offer up some of the funniest scenes (the dead cow attack is hilarious) but also some of the most poignant and teenager-relevant (the obsession with a TV show). We also get Charlyne Yi and Jason Segal ? friends of Ben in Knocked Up ? returning to their respective roles: the former now works at Debbie?s boutique, whilst the latter is Debbie?s personal trainer, and still fancies the hell out of her.

Then there?s a gruff, uptight and perfectly-cast John Lithgow as Debbie?s detached father; a wonderfully selfish Albert Brooks (Drive) as Pete?s sponging father; and the tolerable-in-small-doses Chris O?Dowd (c.f. Bridesmaids) as one of Pete?s employees.

The standout cameo role awards go to Bridesmaids? Melissa McCarthy ? wait for the credits to see the funniest scene in the entire movie! ? and Megan Fox (Transformers 1 and 2, Passion Play, Jennifer?s Body), who is actually quite good as Debbie?s slightly slutty employee, who everybody suspects is a thieving drug addict. She too pulls in a few laughs, which was a bit of a shock to the system.

?Do you ever wish we had a bigger family??
?No, never for a second. Never. I love what we have. One? A breeze. Two? Brutal. Three? Put a bullet in my head.?

Although not quite as pointed and serious as Funny People, and not quite as quoteworthily hilarious as Knocked Up, I think Apatow perfectly balances poignant real-life commentary with trademark witticisms this time around, securing a solid fourth entry in his writer/director career. There aren?t that many films out there which adopt such a perceptively funny stance, and manage to be both relatable and laugh-out-loud funny, and This is 40 is one of them.

2,622 word review written by Cas Harlow.

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Life is Magic Review (iPhone, iPad, Android)

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There's magic in your neighborhood. Plus orcs and elves and demons and wizards. You probably didn't notice it with just your eyes, which is where Life is Magic enters the scene. The free-to-play, location-based dungeon crawler turns the earth into a fantasy battleground, allowing you to cooperate with and compete against your real world neighbors for resources. It'd be a shame if their power suddenly went out, wouldn't it?

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Chagas disease: Cure in sight for kissing bug's bite

Feb. 13, 2013 ? Chagas disease, a deadly tropical infection caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by biting insects called "kissing bugs," has begun to spread around the world, including the U.S. Yet current treatment is toxic and limited to the acute stage.

In The Journal of Infectious Diseases (JID), Galina Lepesheva, Ph.D., and her colleagues at Vanderbilt University and Meharry Medical College report curing both the acute and chronic forms of the infection in mice with a small molecule, VNI.

VNI specifically inhibits a T. cruzi enzyme essential for cell multiplication and integrity. In mouse models of Chagas disease, VNI achieved cures with 100 percent survival and without toxic side effects.

The discovery "represents a possible new way to combat a serious worldwide threat, for which there are currently few good therapeutic options," said Richard Okita, Ph.D., of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which helped support the research.

About 8 million people have been infected by T. cruzi, mostly in Latin America, but kissing bugs have been found across the southern United States, according to a recent report.

Because the parasite is in the insect's feces, it can also be transmitted through contaminated food and drink, through blood and from mother to child.

The most common symptom of the acute phase of the infection is fever, but the parasite also can trigger inflammation of the heart and brain, which can be fatal. In the chronic phase, Chagas disease most severely affects the heart and gastrointestinal tract.

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President stops at NC barbecue joint again

President stops at NC barbecue joint again
February 14, 2013 08:13 EST

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) -- President Obama has visited the Asheville area four times. Three out of four times, he's gotten some barbecue from 12 Bones Smokehouse.

Wednesday's visit to an automotive parts manufacturer just south of Asheville was another success for the restaurant chain.

Anna Child says a man in a dark suit, with an earpiece and coiled wire hanging from his ear stopped by the restaurant shortly after noon and put in an order. Child says the order was written on Air Force One stationary.

She says the order totaled nearly $110 and included a wide range of barbecue, ribs and side items.

Local residents gathered in a couple of the restaurant locations in hopes of getting a glimpse of the president, but Wednesday's order was to go.

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• Proposed I-26 Widening

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 09:06 PM EST

• Possible New WNC Crime Lab

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 09:05 PM EST

• Storm Drain Rescue

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 08:33 PM EST

• Buncombe Teacher Faces Child Sex Charges

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 06:04 PM EST

• Overnight Snowfall

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 05:57 PM EST

• Power Restoration

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 05:31 PM EST

• Storm Clean Up

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 02:58 PM EST

• Pay Traffic Fines Online

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 02:40 PM EST

• Mountain Snow

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 12:50 PM EST

• Goodwill Store Re-Opening

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 01:44 PM EST

• Winter Weather Moves In

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 01:29 PM EST

• Abandoned Warehouse Fire

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 11:05 AM EST

• High Winds Cause Power Problems

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 08:59 AM EST

• Thursday Morning Road Conditions

  Thursday, January 31 2013, 05:41 AM EST

• Red Cross Opens Shelter in Brevard

  Wednesday, January 30 2013, 09:07 PM EST

• Heavy Rains Cause Street Flooding

  Wednesday, January 30 2013, 08:56 PM EST

• Future of Saunooke Bear Park

  Wednesday, January 30 2013, 05:16 PM EST

• School Suspension Data Released

  Wednesday, January 30 2013, 04:18 PM EST

• Blitz On Chicken Wings Despite Shortage

  Wednesday, January 30 2013, 02:30 PM EST

• Delivery Truck Wreck

  Wednesday, January 30 2013, 11:33 AM EST

• Fake "Bomb" Causes Panic

  Wednesday, January 30 2013, 08:52 AM EST

• Oscar's Second Chance

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 09:27 PM EST

• Leicester War On Crime

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 09:06 PM EST

• Teachers & Guns Debate

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 08:04 PM EST

• Bear Park Investigation

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 05:43 PM EST

• Henderson Co. Toxic Water

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 05:34 PM EST

• Defense Company Brings 53 Jobs

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 05:21 PM EST

• Franklin Plant Closes

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 05:07 PM EST

• Henderson Co. Industrial Fire

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 04:36 PM EST

• Sister of Teen Murder Suspect Speaks

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 03:37 PM EST

• Child Neglect Charges

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 03:37 PM EST

• U.S. 441 Construction Underway

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 03:16 PM EST

• WNC Ag Center Gun Shows Legal

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 02:20 PM EST

• Brown Water Notice

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 01:59 PM EST

• 3 Arrested in Candler Homicide

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 09:58 AM EST

• Candler Homicide Investigation

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 08:31 AM EST

• Henderson County Movie Shoot

  Tuesday, January 29 2013, 05:53 AM EST

• Asheville Police Officer Demoted

  Monday, January 28 2013, 09:03 PM EST

• Etowah Man Charged In Father's Murder

  Monday, January 28 2013, 08:30 PM EST

• WANTED: Gavin Geisler

  Monday, January 28 2013, 07:09 PM EST

• Teen Found Murdered

  Monday, January 28 2013, 05:33 PM EST

• Woman Hurt In Dog Attack

  Monday, January 28 2013, 05:12 PM EST

• Max Patch Vandalism

  Monday, January 28 2013, 04:48 PM EST

• Petition To Ban Animal Trapping

  Monday, January 28 2013, 03:58 PM EST

• Puppy Cheats Death, Ready For Adoption

  Monday, January 28 2013, 03:38 PM EST

• Henderson Co. Homicide Investigation

  Monday, January 28 2013, 03:26 PM EST

• Child Sex Charges

  Monday, January 28 2013, 02:29 PM EST

• Funeral Home Investigation

  Monday, January 28 2013, 02:20 PM EST

• 2 Arrested for Break-ins

  Monday, January 28 2013, 01:15 PM EST

• UPDATE: Candler Homicide

  Monday, January 28 2013, 11:31 AM EST

• Upstate College Baseball Player Arrest

  Monday, January 28 2013, 08:51 AM EST

• Gas Prices Rising

  Monday, January 28 2013, 08:43 AM EST

• Fatal Cherokee County Wreck

  Monday, January 28 2013, 08:37 AM EST

• Upstate Stabbing

  Monday, January 28 2013, 08:33 AM EST

• Transylvania County Break-ins Arrest

  Sunday, January 27 2013, 11:17 PM EST

• Marion Business Fire

  Friday, January 25 2013, 09:01 PM EST

• Winter Storm Impact

  Friday, January 25 2013, 09:43 PM EST

• India's New Home

  Friday, January 25 2013, 09:32 PM EST

• Collapse Ruins Nearby Business

  Friday, January 25 2013, 08:51 PM EST

• Icy Roads To Blame For Wrecks

  Friday, January 25 2013, 05:53 PM EST

• Icy Travel Conditions

  Friday, January 25 2013, 05:19 PM EST

• Homeless Shelters Overflowed

  Friday, January 25 2013, 02:44 PM EST

• Rutherford Co. Assault Arrest

  Friday, January 25 2013, 02:28 PM EST

• Fatal Accident Victim Identified

  Friday, January 25 2013, 02:13 PM EST

• Police Raid Home

  Friday, January 25 2013, 02:10 PM EST

• Icy Start to Friday

  Friday, January 25 2013, 08:48 AM EST

• Inmate Escape, Captured

  Friday, January 25 2013, 08:09 AM EST

• Town Hall: Guns in America

  Friday, January 25 2013, 07:33 AM EST

• Town Hall Forum: Guns In America

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 10:29 PM EST

• Rash Of Brevard Break-Ins

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 10:03 PM EST

• Asheville Brown Water Complaints

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 06:54 PM EST

• Sheriff Receives Civil War Memento

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 05:50 PM EST

• Highway 276 Problems

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 05:41 PM EST

• Woman Killed In Crash

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 05:21 PM EST

• Taxis For Medicaid Patients?

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 05:21 PM EST

• Road Preparations For Winter Blast

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 04:45 PM EST

• Downtown Asheville Building Collapse

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 02:14 PM EST

• 18 Wheeler Overturns on I-40

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 03:26 PM EST

• Highway Crews Prepare for Ice

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 01:05 PM EST

• Town Hall Discussion Preview

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 08:38 AM EST

• Spartanburg Train Fatality

  Thursday, January 24 2013, 08:35 AM EST

• Intruder Shot By Homeowner

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 06:11 PM EST

• Woodfin Breaking & Entering Suspect

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 06:31 PM EST

• N. Buncombe Football Star Arrested

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 06:19 PM EST

• Leaky Roof? Call The Women

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 06:08 PM EST

• Synthetic Drug Crackdown

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 05:50 PM EST

• Teacher Charged With Child Sex Abuse

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 05:43 PM EST

• Local Photo Spins On Game Show

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 03:54 PM EST

• New Belgium Moving In

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 04:30 PM EST

• African American Cemetery Clean-Up

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 05:12 PM EST

• Molestation Charges

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 02:05 PM EST

• New Belgium Brewing Plans

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 12:53 PM EST

• More Flu Vaccine Available

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 12:39 PM EST

• Man Charged in Officer Assault

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 06:25 AM EST

• Visitation Restrictions Decreased

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 09:01 AM EST

• AB Tech-Enka Fire

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 07:10 AM EST

• Pet Obesity

  Wednesday, January 23 2013, 07:07 AM EST

• Asheville Police Officer Assaulted

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 09:59 PM EST

• Highway 226 Reopened In Mitchell Co.

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 09:27 PM EST

• Controversial Zoning Decision Delayed

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 04:35 PM EST

• Teen Rape Arrest

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 08:09 PM EST

• Kids And Gun Training

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 06:20 PM EST

• ADHD Diagnoses Spike

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 05:41 PM EST

• Armored Truck Driver Sentenced

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 05:27 PM EST

• Search For Waynesville Bank Robber

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 05:02 PM EST

• Canton Pot Bust

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 04:25 PM EST

• Haywood Co. Sinkhole Repair

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 04:14 PM EST

• Chilling Weather Draws Mixed Reactions

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 02:45 PM EST

• Texas College Shooting

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 02:26 PM EST

• Heating Assistance

  Tuesday, January 22 2013, 01:50 PM EST

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Source: http://www.wlos.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.nc/23ea6883-www.wlos.com.shtml

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South Africa's Pistorius shoots girlfriend dead - media

By Tiisetso Motsoeneng

JOHANNESBURG | Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:46am GMT

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius, commonly known as the "Blade Runner", was arrested on Thursday after his girlfriend was shot dead at his home in Pretoria, police and domestic media said.

Police declined to name 26-year-old Pistorius as the suspect but confirmed that a woman had been found dead at the scene in the upmarket Silver Woods gated community east of the capital.

"We found a 9 millimetre pistol at the scene. A 26-year-old man was taken into custody," police spokewoman Katlego Mogale told Reuters. She declined to give any further details.

Johannesburg's Talk Radio 702 said Pistorius was understood to have shot his girlfriend in the head and arm, although the circumstances surrounding the incident were unclear. He may have mistaken her for a burglar, the radio report said.

Pistorius, who races wearing carbon fibre prosthetic blades after he was born without a fibula in both legs, was the first double amputee to run in the Olympics and reached the 400 metre semi-finals in London 2012.

However, things did not go smoothly in the Paralympics with Pistorius suffering his first loss over 200 metres in nine years. After the race, he sullied his media darling persona by questioning the legitimacy of Brazilian winner Alan Oliveira's prosthetic blades.

The comments sparked controversy though Pistorius was quick to express his regret, going on to describe 100 metres champion Jonnie Peacock of Britain as a "great Paralympic sprinter".

South Africa has some of the world's highest rates of violent crime and some home-owners carry weapons to defend themselves against intruders.

Pistorius' mobile phone went straight to voicemail on Thursday. There was also no response from his agent.

(Additional reporting and writing by Ed Cropley; Editing by)

Source: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/02/14/uk-safrica-pistorius-idUKBRE91D0A920130214?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews

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02/15/13	vs. Alcorn State	Monroe, La.	3:00 p.m. ET
?	at Louisiana-Monroe	Monroe, La.	7:00 p.m. ET
02/16/13	vs. Alcorn State	Monroe, La.	3:00 p.m. ET
02/17/13	at Louisiana-Monroe	Monroe, La.	12:00 p.m. ET
02/19/13	at Western Carolina	Cullowhee, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
02/22/13	vs. Youngstown State	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
02/23/13	vs. West Virginia	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
02/24/13	vs. Youngstown State	Winston-Salem, N.C.	12:00 p.m. ET
?	vs. West Virginia	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
02/26/13	vs. Charlotte	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
03/01/13	vs. New Mexico State	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
03/02/13	vs. New Mexico State	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
03/03/13	vs. New Mexico State	Winston-Salem, N.C.	1:00 p.m. ET
03/05/13	at Charlotte	Charlotte, N.C.	12:00 p.m. ET
03/08/13	vs. North Carolina	Winston-Salem, N.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
03/09/13	vs. North Carolina	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
03/10/13	vs. North Carolina	Winston-Salem, N.C.	1:00 p.m. ET
03/12/13	vs. Rhode Island	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
03/13/13	vs. Gardner-Webb	Shelby, N.C. (Keeter Stadium)	6:00 p.m. ET
03/15/13	vs. NC State	Winston-Salem, N.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
03/16/13	vs. NC State	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
03/17/13	vs. NC State	Winston-Salem, N.C.	1:00 p.m. ET
03/19/13	vs. Coastal Carolina	Winston-Salem, N.C.	5:00 p.m. ET
03/22/13	at Maryland	College Park, Md.	6:30 p.m. ET
03/23/13	at Maryland	College Park, Md.	1:30 p.m. ET
03/24/13	at Maryland	College Park, Md.	1:00 p.m. ET
03/26/13	vs. Western Carolina	Winston-Salem, N.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
03/29/13	at Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Ga.	6:00 p.m. ET
03/30/13	at Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Ga.	4:00 p.m. ET
03/31/13	at Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Ga.	1:00 p.m. ET
04/02/13	vs. UNCG	Winston-Salem, N.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
04/06/13	vs. Virginia	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
04/07/13	vs. Virginia	Winston-Salem, N.C.	1:00 p.m. ET
04/08/13	vs. Virginia	Winston-Salem, N.C.	7:00 p.m. ET
04/09/13	at High Point	High Point, N.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
04/10/13	vs. High Point	Winston-Salem, N.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
04/12/13	at Clemson	Clemson, S.C.	6:30 p.m. ET
04/13/13	at Clemson	Clemson, S.C.	6:30 p.m. ET
04/14/13	at Clemson	Clemson, S.C.	1:00 p.m. ET
04/16/13	at UNCG	Greensboro, N.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
04/19/13	vs. Boston College	Winston-Salem, N.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
04/20/13	vs. Boston College	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
04/21/13	vs. Boston College	Winston-Salem, N.C.	1:00 p.m. ET
04/23/13	at Winthrop	Rock Hill, S.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
04/26/13	at Florida State	Tallahassee, Fla.	6:00 p.m. ET
04/27/13	at Florida State	Tallahassee, Fla.	6:00 p.m. ET
04/28/13	at Florida State	Tallahassee, Fla.	1:00 p.m. ET
04/30/13	vs. Elon	Winston-Salem, N.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
05/01/13	at Elon	Elon, N.C.	6:30 p.m. ET
05/10/13	vs. Miami	Winston-Salem, N.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
05/11/13	vs. Miami	Winston-Salem, N.C.	4:00 p.m. ET
05/12/13	vs. Miami	Winston-Salem, N.C.	1:00 p.m. ET
05/14/13	vs. Winthrop	Winston-Salem, N.C.	6:00 p.m. ET
05/16/13	at Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Va.	5:30 p.m. ET
05/17/13	at Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Va.	5:30 p.m. ET
05/18/13	at Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Va.	2:00 p.m. ET
2013 ACC Baseball Championship
05/22/13	ACC Championship	Durham, N.C. (Durham Bulls Athletic Park)	TBA
05/23/13	ACC Championship	Durham, N.C. (Durham Bulls Athletic Park)	TBA
05/24/13	ACC Championship	Durham, N.C. (Durham Bulls Athletic Park)	TBA
05/25/13	ACC Championship	Durham, N.C. (Durham Bulls Athletic Park)	TBA
05/26/13	ACC Championship	Durham, N.C. (Durham Bulls Athletic Park)	TBA

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