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The author's name on the front cover of Change of Tongue dominates the space. This is because, Krog said recently, the publishers perceive the author to be the book's primary draw for prospective buyers. Whether this is an accurate assessment of readers' motivations or not, it points to something Krog's meteoric rise in status. Her works span multiple genres and, in many instances, appeal to both popular and academic markets. They are penned in both English and Afrikaans, but some have been translated into many other languages and, indeed, in the case of Country of my Skull, into Hollywoodese.
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What is Movie News After Dark? It's a nightly movie news column born exactly one year ago today. And it's very happy to still be around and well on its way to taking over the planet. It is convinced that it will have a very productive 2012 in that area, especially once humanity's reign of terror ends later this year. In the mean time, it would like to thank you all for reading. Now enough of that mushy stuff, lets do the news.
We begin this evening with an image of biker Jemaine Clement in Men in Black III. He's playing an alien biker who turns out to be the villain in this time-traveling storyline…. And we wonder why that movie has had so many production problems? Either way, I'll watch Jemaine Clement eat soap if I have to, as that guy is quite funny.
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The BOG is meeting at UCF starting today, and the meeting runs through Friday, but the stadium is not on the agenda.
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The reason for the current holdup is long and I have already lost several hours of my life that I can't replace learning about it.
Let's just say the state Division of Bond Financing is working out some new guidelines that are going to require FAU to change is funding formula.
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andyman07 September 26, 2011
the title on this is a bid misleading…i saw the video a second time around and i couldnt find anywhere in the video where Seagal says he is "not happy with Jones"
ness2k September 26, 2011
Jon only talk to seagal once in his life, now that make's him his friend? I like jon jones even more now. Knowing he didn't want him in his lockers.
capz1020 September 26, 2011
Yes, please stop interviewing him, if everyone in the media stops mentioning him he might go away
Zmayo6 September 26, 2011
Stop wearing those stupid yellow glasses and your movies suck!
bobbo September 26, 2011
Seagal wanted to talk to Jones before the fight so if and when he knocked him out with some kind of head kick Seagal could take credit for it like he was some kinda mesiah that that only his expert eye only saw and he told JOnes to use that kick.. Thank god Jones and Jackson told him no. Seriously what could an actor really reveal to Jones that Jackson can't?
If Jones ever does a Kung Fu movie, then Seagal might be the one to talk to.
Seagal said he's fought his whole life…LOL…He acted like he fought…he may have trained martial arts like alot of us have, but how many real fights has this dude been in?
xformat September 26, 2011
Seagal is about as relevant as a duck fart. Please make him go away.
murell September 26, 2011
seagal is a complete GOON!
murell September 26, 2011
Why is he wearing shooting glasses?
murell September 26, 2011
He doesnt want to see Jon Jones fight his boy anderson silva,because he knows he will whip that ass,then anderson wont be pound for pound the best anymore.
Op_of_faith September 26, 2011
So I remember hearing rumors of some westerner who was in Japan beating the hell of out Japanese Akido masters-that SUPPOSIVELY was Segal…IF he really wants credit then he should show up at the training camp and be there for 6-8 weeks. I think JBJ was right to not allow him backstage-it would be disrespectful to his camp to have this guy going around saying that he taught them this and that…Not buying for a second that he taught Machida or Silva moves…sorry…
Op_of_faith September 26, 2011
I might add that Segal probably had 8-10 inches and 40 to 50 pounds on a Japanese guy…that doesn't make that fight-I'm 5'6″ and one of my sparring partners is 6'4″, 280lbs but still…, it does play a factor…
It sucked! September 26, 2011
He notes he fought all his life. This is true most of it was his ex-wife. Weird Science Babe Kelly Labrock. He use to slap her around. FACT!
Fact #2. This is got to be one of the longest list of comments on a video on MMATKO or got to be in top 5. THAT IS TRULY FUNNY!! The fans love to hate this chump!!!
Doyle Brunson September 26, 2011
why is this David Karadeen wanna be has been getting interviewed at MMA events?
Ariel is really feeding his fire. This guy has no buisness being talked to. Look at him try to weasle his way to fighters and get some credit. "Im a fighter, iv always been a fighter" no your an actor. GTFO of here Segal your useless
Pope September 26, 2011
@ Kungfulowkick I have never taken Seagal seriously and always found him to be funny in interviews and in his movies. I mean the guy even runs like a girl. Seagal is such a douche and would suck his own wiener if he wasn't so fat, thats why my take on him is comical for the most part.
HNGO1983 September 26, 2011
He always talk smack, i remember back in his prime in several interview, when he and Jean Claude Van Dam would big hollywood actors, he say he could beat Jean Claude Van Dam. Jean Claude Van Dam got of hearing his bullshit, so one night he found out Seagal was attending Syvester Stalon house party, JVD call out Steven Seagal to a fight, if im not mistaking he call him out at a club, then he follow Seagal to Sly house to try to call him out again. Sly say that Seagal was scare of fighting JVD, and in his opinion JVD would kick his ass.
IF you DO A lil research on google, you would find the interview adn all that good stuff how Seagel is a fake.
HNGO1983 September 26, 2011
One of the recent interview, Cung Le, express his dislike how Seagel is taking credit for a front snap kick, that has been use in kick boxing, tae kwon do, and muay thai. Cung Le, and many fighter have been using this kick for ages, and here comes FAT Douche saying its his technique, total bs.
HNGO1983 September 26, 2011
Someone should let Joe Rogan know that Steven is hating on him, lol cant wait , itll be epic to see what Joe Rogan have to say….
Cant believe he say Joe Rogan know nothing about MMA, he been commentating UFC since the beginning…..
wow September 26, 2011
Not to knock you Op of faith, but when I trained Judo in Japan at University, those guys were way harder to take down than anybody I've gone against in the states. When I came back I had no problem taking down bigger muscly guys because they were sloppy and focused 99 percent of their time on ground and 1 percent of it on take downs. The team captain was 6'2 and about 260 lbs as well. Just saying not all Japanese guys are small. I've never been a aikido fan, but I know that if you train Judo with top level guys in Japan, it's not a walk in the park just because you're a big American dude.
JRubin September 26, 2011
FYI about Seagel training AS and Machida, he's not and was never a part of there training camps, i read he was there for a couple of days and thats it, oh and btw the same kick that Seagel taught AS is demonstrated in AS's instruction video several years before.
nOOka September 26, 2011
Segal is the SH!T… BOUUUUY…
straightAhead September 26, 2011
Rampage's head movement was very good. The problem with him is that he focuses only on the KO. He has said this many times that subs are boring and not decisive enough as a win so he overwhelming prefers to KO his opponents and he fights exactly like that which, to his detriment, makes him one dimensional and easy to defeat for any thoughtful/well-prepared opponent like Rashad and Jones.
Unless Rampage is willing to win by other means besides the KO then he will never grow as a fighter and his career will stagnate and eventually decline.
subidoo September 27, 2011
Why is everyone dogging on Steven Seagal? He's… he's hilarious! You just be thankful that he says crap like this it's funny.
If you watched the video, you have no right to complain. If you don't like him, don't watch. If you find him humorous, then laugh at him. Don't wish for him to shut up, you shut up instead. Or… stop watching the clips. I find him funny like Charlie Sheen or something.
Clemmit September 27, 2011
I am not sure what to make of this guy but one thing we can all agree on is Bruno posts some of the best videos known to mankind. Not trying to suck up, but seriously, Segal in his yellow tinted shades giving his humble opinions of fighters just makes my day over and over again.
He needs to market those trademark sunglasses and then, when he accompanies Anderson Silva into the arena, during their approach to the octagon, Segal can fling a pair into the audience like Bret the hitman heart use to in WWF.
Someone get me Segal's contact details so i can suggest this.
balllslaper September 27, 2011
"Im a fighter", (movie fighter)..so cocky/ego maniac..He sees himself as godfather/bruce lee…has he had a real fight?
balllslaper September 27, 2011
Crazy as loon, we know..but we never saw a well placed up kick like that (knock out effect, in mma) before Segal met up with the ones who connected with it (Spider/Machida..) Boxing coaches have the knowledge, but not the body just like Segal..
1999 September 27, 2011
he is A fat eskimo lady
Howard the Douche September 27, 2011
@xformat, ummm ducks can't fart, it's physically impossible, mmkay, thanks.
spyder September 27, 2011
Seagul Halloween costume this year!
KungFuLowKick September 27, 2011
There were front kicks KO beofre that.It's not just because YOU watch only UFC that in the whole MMA there was never a front kick KO.And as Jrubin said,Silva has been using that kick for ages,like every fighter in the world comfortable with kicks.Front kick KOs are common in K-1 does that mean Seagal trained the K-1 guys too??You are the reason why he really thibnks he's the shit LOL.And also i hope boxing coaches don't teach you kicks since they are the masters of hands and kicks are illegal.Also that Super Ultimate Ninja Master(Seagal) that some people think exist are ridiculous.If Seagal really trained them he would've "trained" them for real and not just go there 1 day watch them train then take all the credits for all the technics they have.Just like if Seagal was so great ,he talks to you a couple of minutes and you become a master…Ridiculous just like Seagal.If somebody finds the 1st video where Seagal goes to Blackhouse you will see how funny it is.Seagal can't even front kick on the face so i doubt he's tyhe one who teached them.When Seagal kicked it wasn't higher then the thigh.
JoeDog September 27, 2011
What a douche bag. Seagal has no relevence. Who cares what he says? The "best head movement"????… as Rampage took shot after shot, kick after kick. Did he notice the head movement as Jones crushed Rampage's knee? Did Seagal notice Rampage's head movement stopped completely when Jones wrapped his neck in that choke? WTF is wrong with this guy? Head movement is not going to win a fight with Jon Jones. STFU.
CycloneX September 27, 2011
Hey Steven! Stay out of the 155 or the 170 pounds weigh class..maybe also the 185 class too.They are hard weigh class to fight in..muhahahahahaha
The Tao of F.U. September 27, 2011
I love the idea of something you've totally dismissed as a stupid thing of the past keeps showing up and slapping you in the face with it's reality.
I love it so much that I'm regrowing that afro I used to have as tribute to Master Seagal.
jhu September 27, 2011
Looking for next time to talk to steven seagal? how about no…. this guy is high on something…
op_of_faith September 27, 2011
No doubt, and no offense taken. I was just making the point that he likely did have size on some of them. It was a rumor…I don't know that it was about him or, if it was even true…
Grape Soda September 28, 2011
Why does everyone hate this multiple Abu Dhabi champion, perennial K1 contenders and NCAA Division 1 All American wrestler, you act as if he's just an action movie star who practices a fake fighting style.
camaroman79 September 28, 2011
Just my .02
Im not defending Seagal in any way, as I cannot stand him either. But to say this guy doesn't know anything is foolish. The man is a 7th shichidan black belt. I myself am a nidan aikido blackbelt and can tell you that at the rank Steven is at, the man is very capable of killing a person with one strike.
Also, steven never said he invented the front snap kick, so I don't know where all of you are getting that from. He just invented a way to do it precisely and with a certain type of footwork.
eleventhplanetfan September 28, 2011
He is a very high level martial artist and claims to be able to see the future. I think jones was off a little. and i also tink in the future jones crushes anderson thats why he dosent want to see the fight between them.
mma mike September 28, 2011
first of all jon jones isnt at his peak he throws no combos like segal said . second segal never said he invinted the front kick he said he remodified it so it be more affective. if jon jones did let him train him he would be better on the stand up wise .. and jon jones did look scared and alil slow in that fight … jon jones is one of the best but i am prety shore that dan henderson will oventually fight him and knock him out .because good mma fighters train at one gym but great mma fighters train at more than one for more knowledge. but the rashad fight mite be a big upset for jones because hes to cocky he thinks he cant get advice from no one execpt greg jackson which is dumb.
mma mike September 28, 2011
and jones will not crush aderson silva hes striking is horrible honestly he only got leg kicks and elbows … anderson silva got great jabs elbows knees all kicks and the best head movement are you stupid jones just got reach and take downs and ok ground and pound … hes gonna have to fight lyoto. hendo. rashad .. after that then maybe he can be thought of but other than that its to soon .. he only had one title defense how many did anderson silva had 5 or 6 cumon now think alil … and honestly i like jon jones but i dont like what hes doing with his talent he can be the best but he gotta be more open to help and new skills .. he havent done any thing differt since the stephen bonnar fight execpt a darth choke on ryan bader and a weak ass front kick on rampage cummon be real…..
TKD September 29, 2011
That front kick to the face is a #2 Front Kick…a Tae Kwon Do White Belt move.
Just sayin'.


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Nicki Minaj Flaunts Assets in Booty Selfie — Wants to Lose How Much Weight? (VIDEO)
Nicki Minaj is quite possibly the self-proclaimed queen of showing off her ample assets and in this new video, we see the curvaceous rapper flaunting her derrière.
Nicki took to Instagram on March 18 to snap a photo of her ample asset with the caption, "Cuz it's finally famous." Um, hasn't it always been famous?
In actuality, Nicki was just quoting a lyric from Big Sean's dance track "A$$" that the Trinidadian-born rapper was featured on. In another shot, Nicki tooks a photo of her post-gym glow — this time, with her upper body getting a bit of shine — and captioned the photo "5 more lbs to go."
While we can't seem the five pounds Nicki's referring to (unless she's talking about trimming down her now infamous rump or adding more to it), we definitely appreciate a lady with a love of health and fitness.
We can only assume that Nicki's looking to get into peak physical shape for the red carpet premiere of her upcoming film, The Other Woman, in which our gal is going to make her big screen debut alongside stars Cameron Diaz, Nikolaj-Walden, and Leslie Mann.
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It was filmmaker Mark Kotlinski's fondest dream to have his travelogue of Connecticut hot dog shacks, which has been available on DVD, make its TV premiere on Connecticut Public Television.
While that never happened, he got a potentially bigger audience as "A Connecticut Hot Dog Tour" makes its debut Friday at 8:30 on the Documentary Channel.
The film, released last year, sings the praises of places from Blackie's in Cheshire to Bobby's Place II in Old Lyme, the unusual Wieners on Water boat on the Connecticut River and Frankie's in Waterbury. Now a national audience will be tipped in on our secret.
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GIVERNY, France – It's hard to see the colors, smell the flowers, and appreciate the surroundings of someone who died early 100 years ago. The Alumi Travel Group journeyed to Giverny, home of impressionist artist Claude Monet. His home and gardens remain much as they were when he died in 1926.
See a full photo album from Saturday's trip here.
The property caretakers are meticulous in maintaining the wide range of floral cover around the artist's home. It's remarkable to view the paintings, sketches and photographs in the home and then see the exact same floral plantings outside today.
Giverny is a charming little village clearly dependent on the Claude Monet tourist traffic. There are a handful of restaurants and a few shops but the town is all about the impressionist.
The grounds were jammed with tourists but the sheer size of the gardens allowed great picturing taking and enjoyment.
Afterwards, the group went into the village and enjoyed a rustic lunch of grilled steak and local wines at a small café.
Then It was back to Paris where the group had the remainder of the day free. Sunday will be the last full day in Paris. The group will visit one of Paris' busiest markets for goodies and souvenirs and then have the remainder of the day four shopping and photos!


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St. Francis River
The St. Francis River originates in Iron County in Southeast Missouri and flows 225 miles to the Missouri/Arkansas border. In Missouri, the basin is equally divided (north and south) between the high-relief Ozark Plateau and the low-relief Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Wappapello Dam and Lake are located on the divide. For inventory and planning purposes, the basin is separated into two dissimilar subbasins: the upper subbasin above Wappapello Dam and the lower subbasin below Wappapello Dam.
The basin drains 1,839 square miles in Missouri. The headwater area is dominated by igneous rock in the Ozark uplift (St. Francois Mountains), followed in a downstream direction by sandstone and dolomites. The alluvial plain of the lower subbasin is topped with a layer of unconsolidated gravel, sand, silt, and clay and is bordered on the east by Crowleys Ridge. Drainage in the lower subbasin has been altered by a system of levees and drainage ditches. Most of the west bank of the lower St. Francis River is a levee, which prevents drainage into the river from the west.
The predominance of impervious rock in the upper basin limits infiltration and subsurface flows causing rapid runoff, flashy hydrographs, frequent flooding, and a poor aquifer that provides low, unstable base flows. Six dams are located in the upper subbasin which can affect flows and fish movement. These include Wappapello Dam and Lake (8,400 acres) and the dam at DiSalvo Lake on the mainstem and four dams located on mainstem tributaries. Flow in the lower subbasin is primarily regulated by water released through Wappapello Dam. However, extensive infiltration produces a good aquifer with abundant groundwater supplies.
Basin streams generally exhibit good water quality and most streams are classified as full use attainment. However, there have been some minor isolated problems with mining and smelting activities and inadequate waste water treatment facilities in the upper subbasin. Two permitted water supply surface withdrawals exist in the upper subbasin. In the lower subbasin, headcutting, streambank erosion, and the resulting increased sediment load and deposition downstream adversely affect water quality. Irrigation is a major use of groundwater.
A statewide survey estimated 88,500 annual fishing trips in the St. Francis River basin, which ranked it 15th out of 38 basins surveyed. The basin was ranked 13th in total recreational worth in Missouri. In the lower subbasin, intense agriculture, poor land use, and channel modifications were cited as the primary problems that lowered recreational worth in the recreational value survey.
Historical land use in the upper subbasin includes mining, timber harvesting, annual burning, upland row cropping, and livestock grazing. Presently, land-use in the upper subbasin can be classified as 77 percent woodland, 10 percent grassland, 7 percent cropland, and 6 percent other uses. Wetland drainage, timber clearing, and flood control projects have converted the lower subbasin from an immense swampland forest to a vast agricultural area. Eighty eight percent of the lower subbasin is now used for crop land, followed by 7 percent woodland, and 3 percent grassland.
Public ownership in the basin totals more than 218,000 acres, with about 83 percent in the upper subbasin. The U. S. Forest Service is the largest landowner in the basin. The Missouri Department of Conservation owns 46,800 acres, which includes 28 Conservation Areas. Public lands provide 123 miles of stream frontages throughout the basin.
Streambank erosion is not a major problem in the upper subbasin, where riparian corridors are mostly forested and usually rated as good. Channel substrates are generally stable and diverse. Big Creek is the only upper subbasin stream with abundant gravel. Excessive streambank erosion and headcutting are serious problems in the channelized section of the lower subbasin mainstem and most of its tributaries. The quality of the riparian corridor varies considerably. The streambed is primarily composed of clay and sand, with very little diversity. Excessive sedimentation is occurring below the channelized sections.
There are 25 high-quality natural communities in the basin. Ten natural areas have been established in the basin to preserve, manage, and restore extant natural communities, ecological processes, and geological areas.
The basin exhibits good aquatic biodiversity. One hundred thirty fish species in 20 families have been collected. However, 23 fish species found in the basin are state-listed as species of conservation concern. Of these, one is considered extirpated from Missouri and six are listed as state endangered. No federally listed species exist in the basin.
Most streams support a diverse benthic invertebrate fauna. Forty eight mussel species have been identified, primarily from the mainstem. Eleven mussels are listed as species of conservation concern. One mussel species is state endangered, while no federally listed mussel species exist in the basin. Sixteen crayfish species have been collected, including the Big Creek and St. Francis River crayfishes, which are endemic to the upper subbasin. An introduced crayfish may be a cause for concern. Six crayfish species are listed as species of conservation concern.
Angling is good for largemouth bass, spotted bass, smallmouth bass, shadow bass, a variety of sunfish, and channel catfish in the upper subbasin. Gigging for redhorse suckers is also good. Walleye have been stocked in the upper mainstem to restore the population. In the lower St. Francis River, fishing for spotted bass is good below Kennett, and fair throughout the remainder of the unchannelized portion of the lower river. Channel catfish, large buffalo fishes, gar, white bass, drum, and an occasional flathead catfish could be encountered anywhere on the river.
Four major goals for the basin are:
- Goal I: Maintain or improve aquatic habitat conditions to meet the needs of native aquatic biota while accommodating society's demands for agricultural production and economic development.
- Goal II: Maintain or improve water quality throughout the basin so that it is sufficient to support diverse aquatic biota.
- Goal III: Maintain diversity of native aquatic organisms and improve the quality of fishing.
- Goal IV: Improve the public's knowledge and appreciation of stream resources; recreational opportunities; and proper watershed, riparian corridor, and streambank management.
MARK BOONE, Fisheries Management Biologist, July 2001
For further information contact:
Fisheries Regional Supervisor
Southeast Regional Headquarters
2302 County Park Dr.
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701


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Bridling Bride
In a live chat, Prudie advises a man whose fiancée wants to be in his family's photos at the wedding.
A: I'm so glad you've gotten therapy, but if you've stopped, this issue is a good reason to go in for a tune up and explore what's been stirred up by reconnecting with part of your family. As you know, the horrific violation you experienced can echo through your life—although it is heartening to hear that you've taken steps to deal with your abuse. As you know, small children often act out terrible things being done to them, and you have memories of doing inappropriate things to your cousin when she was 5 years old or less. But from your recent welcoming encounter with her, it doesn't sound as if she remembers anything or feels anything but warmth for you. Based on what you've described, it may be the best thing not to introduce this painful and difficult subject into your cousin's life. But you need to sort out these issues and their potential ramifications with someone who knows you and the entirety of your story.
Q. Re: Baby gifts: If you don't need an extra high-chair, bouncy seat, Pack 'N Play, or what not, at your house, why not tell your MIL that you want to keep some of the stuff at her house (assuming she lives in area) so that when you come to visit, you will have some baby stuff all set up.
A: Great idea. Even if she doesn't live that close, you can tell her than not having to schlep all the equipment with you will make your visits so much easier (and more frequent!).
Q. More Money, More Problems: A friend of mine has, through no fault of her own, some money problems. I could make these go away by loaning her some money. The amount she needs would be trifling to my bottom line. I am not being purely altruistic here. I have to have surgery in the near future and my friend has offered to help me. Well, if she gets her phone cut off, or can't put gas in her car, how much help is she going to be? I told her, if it would make her feel better we would write it up like a formal loan with a repayment plan. What is the best way to make a friend take your money?
A: The perfect answer would be that you hire your friend to be your caretaker. It's awkward to want to force money on your broke friend so that she can then volunteer to nurse you back to health. Instead, tell her that her offer of help makes facing the surgery less daunting. Say it would mean a great deal to be able to rely on her to get you through your recovery, but since you otherwise would have to pay for such services, you insist that she be financially compensated for her time. Tell her that because you want to reserve it in advance, you'd like to give her an advance, so that she is in the financial position to clear her calendar.
Q. Re: Dog gone: "You've got me laughing at the idea of banishing my cavalier from the bedroom. No one would get a minute of sleep due to the whining and howling. " The dog might fuss a little, too.
A: Truer words ... Thanks for the laugh.
Q. In-Laws' Free Vacations: My husband of one year and I are in our late 20s and live near a popular city. Most of our family originates from another part of the country, and we have been getting visitors from his side. I get along with them fine, but I dread their visits. Any time someone visits, we end up being the family members who take them out and entertain. This would be OK, but we end up paying for everything. We never explicitly say we'll pay, but they twiddle thumbs when it's time to pay. My husband thinks it's fine since it's family and we are hosts. Prudie, though we aren't exactly struggling to get by, we're trying to buy a home and start a family. These are adults who are financially stable and vacationing on us. We always give his parents gas and grocery money when we visit. Even his very capable sister once stayed with us six months room-and-board free. My family has been extremely generous with us. I don't expect the same from his family (who is equally well off) but at least not to take so much. I've tried to talk it out, but he doesn't think it's a big deal. Help!
A: If your husband didn't think it was a big deal that his sister moved in with you for six months, the problem is not just with your in-laws, but with your husband. If your husband doesn't understand that running a hotel for his family, in which there are no check-out times and the bills are never paid, is an emotional and financial drain, then you've got issues. You need to tell him you're going to unilaterally start making some rules about how long people can stay, and how much entertaining you're going to do while they're there. Stop playing active host, and instead give people a key, show them where the refrigerator is, and tell them to enjoy themselves—you two are busy and just need to carry on with your normal lives. If your husband won't agree, then maybe hashing this out with a counselor for a few sessions will keep this from blowing up.
Q. It's Them or the Dog, and I Choose the Dog: My mom's family has done Christmas exactly the same way for the last (at least) 30 years. They spend all day inside at my aunt's house starting with stockings being opened (one at a time), then breakfast, then presents (one at a time), then dinner. My husband and I are very active people and this tradition is like torture. Add on to this that our (very well-behaved) dog isn't even welcome in the yard, so we'd have to drive five hours to sit around all day and find a kennel for our loved one. As a result, I haven't been to Christmas with that side of the family in nine years. Am I being unreasonable or am I allowed to have my own Christmas traditions that don't involve my aunts and uncles?
A: Either your family has a boat-load of presents (or they are the world's slowest unwrappers), because if they start at breakfast and don't finish until dinner, they must personally be keeping the retail world afloat. I assume you have seen your family in the last nine years, it's just that you've decided to forgo Christmas. If that's the case, you can just say visiting at a less frantic time is better for you. But perhaps, now that people are getting on in years, they are worrying that as a group all of you may never be together again. You can continue to absent yourself. But I'm going to suggest making a compromise. You could either arrive the night before, do the breakfast shift, then go home. Or alternately, have Christmas dinner and leave the next morning. Surely, you can find someone to look after the dog for a day. If you can't, an overnight at a kennel won't hurt—just don't tell the dog you're skipping Christmas.
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Sooners defensive MVP: CB Aaron Colvin
With the Sugar Bowl coming up Thursday, Jason Kersey and I will post our picks for offensive, defensive and special teams most valuable players.
It started yesterday with the selection of running back Brennan Clay as the offensive MVP. Defense was much tougher but in the end, we decided on cornerback Aaron Colvin.
Like Clay, Colvin's value was most evident in the 41-31 win at Kansas State on Nov. 23. Colvin was hurt, with a shoulder that he could barely move and a turf toe issue which bothered him most of the second half of the season.
Sooners coaches went into the game hoping not to use Colvin much but after the way Tyler Lockett torched OU's defense in the first half, they were forced to put Colvin on Lockett for the second. It wasn't perfect but Colvin kept Lockett from reaching the end zone again and helped the Sooners come out with the win.
For the season, Colvin had 49 tackles, a sack, an interception and a fumble recovery. There were also plenty of games where teams wouldn't test Colvin much, if at all, in the passing game.
Colvin was far from the only choice, though, and a strong argument could be made for a number of different players:
Other candidates:
Dominique Alexander: The true freshman linebacker from Tulsa Washington found himself needed quicker than anticipated after Corey Nelson was lost for the season. Alexander had a rough beginning to his first start against Texas but got better and better as the season went on. He finished with 75 tackles, second-most on the team.
Eric Striker: The Sooners' switch to the 3-4 defense was helped along by Striker's progress. Coming off the edge from near the line of scrimmage as a linebacker a significant amount of time, Striker made a much bigger impact than his 43 tackles and 3.5 sacks indicate. When Striker was a disruptive presence, OU's defense was at its best.
Charles Tapper: Another young player who came on strong, Tapper was similar to Striker in that when he was getting in the backfield and putting pressure on quarterbacks, OU's defense was difficult to move the ball against. Tapper had 47 tackles and a team-best 5.5 sacks.


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Sunday's American League Capsules
Monday, September 19, 2011
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Justin Verlander won his 12th straight start, pitching three-hit ball over eight innings to become the first pitcher in nine years to reach 24 wins and lead the AL Central champion Detroit Tigers over the Oakland Athletics 3-0 Sunday.
Verlander (24-5) extended his scoreless streak to 17 innings, becoming the first pitcher to win a dozen starts in a row since Minnesota's Johan Santana in 2004, according to STATS LLC.
Verlander has the most wins in a major league season since Arizona's Randy Johnson in 2002. With another victory, he would become the winningest pitcher in a season since Oakland's Bob Welch went 27-6 in 1990.
Austin Jackson homered leading off the sixth, the first hit off Guillermo Moscoso (8-9).
Rays 8, Red Sox 5
BOSTON (AP) — David Price took a line drive off his chest but stuck around to pitch four solid innings, and Tampa Bay capitalized on wild knuckleballs from Tim Wakefield (7-7) to cut Boston's AL wild-card lead to two games.
Boston lost for 11th time in 14 games, including defeats in six of seven against the Rays. Tampa Bay trailed Boston by nine games on Sept. 3.
Price took Mike Aviles' liner off his right shoulder Price pitched the fourth before leaving for what the team said was precautionary reasons.
Matt Joyce had three hits and three RBIs, Jake McGee (3-1) pitched 2 2-3 innings, and Joel Peralta got three outs for his fifth save.
Wakefield threw one wild pitch and Jarrod Saltalamacchia muffed four of his knucklers for passed balls, miscues that contributed to three runs.
Blue Jays 3, Yankees 0
TORONTO (AP) — Mariano Rivera remained at 601 saves as Adam Lind homered twice off Freddy Garcia (11-8) to back Brandon Morrow (10-11).
Morrow allowed four hits in eight innings, struck out eight and walked one. Frank Francisco pitched around an Eduardo Nunez double in the ninth for his 16th save.
New York remained 4 1-2 games ahead of second-place Boston in the AL East.
Rangers 3, Mariners 0
SEATTLE (AP) — Adrian Beltre hit a two-run homer in the fourth off former teammate Felix Hernandez (14-13) as Texas remained 4 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Los Angeles Angels in the AL West.
Matt Harrison (13-9) won his third straight start, striking out a career-high nine in 6 2-3 innings, and Neftali Feliz got three outs for his 28th save.
Angels 11, Orioles 2
BALTIMORE (AP) — Erick Aybar went 4 for 4, homered twice and tied a franchise record set by Tim Salmon in 1998 by scoring five runs as the Angels averted a three-game sweep. Vernon Wells also connected for the Angels.
Pitching on three days' rest, Jered Weaver (18-7) allowed two runs and six hits in six innings.
Vladimir Guerrero homered, tripled and had two RBIs for the Orioles, whose four-game winning streak ended. Alfredo Simon (4-9) gave up six runs and eight hits, including three home runs, in five innings.
Indians 6, Twins 5
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shelley Duncan homered to start a six-run seventh and added a two-run double in the inning as Cleveland completed a three-game sweep and extended Minnesota's losing streak to eight.
Trailing 3-0, the Indians scored five unearned runs in the seventh with help from an error by first baseman Chris Parmalee. Duncan led off with a homer and also doubled in a pair of runs in the inning.
Minnesota's Jason Repko left after being hit in the head by a pitch from Justin Masterson (12-10) in the sixth. Repko walked off the field with assistance and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Chris Perez pitched a scoreless ninth for his 34th save. Just one of four runs off Carl Pavano (8-13) was earned.
White Sox 10, Royals 5
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Paul Konerko and Pierzynski had back-to-back homers leading off the seventh against rookie Louis Coleman.
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The Facebook Philanthropos
How much giving do online contests and networks really generate?
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Can social networks and virtual communities revolutionize charitable giving? Many nonprofit organizations are counting on these online forces to expand their universe of donors. And a number of foundations are testing the potential by underwriting the launch of "social networking for social good" Web sites, and sponsoring online contests to encourage donations.
It's still early, but hopes that viral philanthropy will rain down dollars are probably overblown. To date, sums raised have been relatively modest, though the trend shows movement in the right direction. According to the latest Chronicle of Philanthropy survey, electronic giving to the nation's largest charities, which has been growing at a rapid clip over the last five years, increased at an average rate of 37 percent in 2006. The portals Network for Good and JustGive.org, which allow donors to contribute to a variety of charities, saw increases in giving of 50 percent in 2007. And yet Internet giving still constitutes a tiny portion of total dollars raised—typically between 1 percent and 5 percent of an organization's overall contributions. Donating via social-networking sites (such as Facebook Causes, MySpace Impact, or any number of cause-related networks like dosomething.org or youthnoise.com) accounts for an even smaller share. The greater promise of viral philanthropy may lie not in electronic check writing, but in increased involvement; 21st-century technology for philanthropos in its most ancient sense.
To explore this possibility, the Case Foundation, created by America Online founder Steve Case and his wife, Jean, launched twin "Giving Challenges" with Parade magazine and the Causes application of Facebook. These contests will award a total of $750,000 to the charities that attracted the greatest number of donors through the Giving Challenge sites—not the most money, but the most people. The contests, which closed Jan. 31and Feb. 1, respectively, asked participants to champion nonprofit organizations by e-mailing charity "badges" or embedding them in a Web site or blog. The badges can be readily made on a number of Web sites, from pictures, video, and text. Each badge links directly to a donations page. By sending a badge, you direct friends in your network to learn about the cause, give to it, and then e-mail the badge along or post it on a blog. Badges display the number of donors and dollars they have pulled in; the idea, as in all viral marketing, is that popularity drives spending. In the Case Giving Challenges, the horse race was part of the attraction: Contest leaders were listed and regularly updated on the competition sites.
In America's Giving Challenge, the Parade contest, the eight badges that garnered the most donors will win $50,000 each for their respective charities. Unofficial first place went to the "Stephen H" badge for Idea League, which reeled in 2,865 donations. Idea League promotes research and education related to Dravet syndrome, a severe form of pediatric epilepsy. (Click here to see the other top finishers in America's Giving Challenge.) In the Causes contest, the charity with the most donors will win $50,000. Here, the unofficial winner, with 4,564 donations, was the Love Without Boundaries Foundation, an organization dedicated to helping orphans in China. There are also smaller runner-up awards in both contests, and in Causes, daily prizes for the organization with the most donors in a 24-hour period. (The other Causes finalists are listed here.)
The amounts involved show that Case understands these endeavors are more social experiment than nonprofit sweepstakes. Sure, prizes of $50,000 matter for the winning organizations, as do the overall dollars raised (Idea League brought in $62,000, and Love Without Boundaries $94,000). But the denominations of the donations remain small, and it's not clear that one-off contests will lead to more. Any fund-raising professional knows that most nonprofit organizations secure the bulk of their money from a relatively small number of large contributions, either from wealthy individuals or institutional sources. Those gifts demand personal cultivation, and an online nudge doesn't usually do it. Jean Case wants all of this to change. "Philanthropy shouldn't be defined as a bunch of rich people writing checks," she told the New York Times. "Small amounts of money given by large numbers of individuals can be combined to do great things." Barack Obama's success at raising money online from thousands of small donors is the hoped-for model, though nonprofits recognize that political fund raising is different in some ways.


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2008 - Co-Investigator, Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections with Nurse-Driven Interventions, UCHSC/SOM Small Grants Program, University of Colorado Hospital
2008 - Co-investigator, Ventilated Patient's Perception of Pain. University of Colorado Hospital
2005 - Primary Investigator, Nursing Directed Interventions to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the ICU; American Association of Critical Care Nurses 2005 Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Grant
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June 1, 1996
By Dan Namowitz
The big taildragger rumbles up the taxiway and waddles onto the grass, sniffing for a place to tie down. It looks at home against the north woods backdrop — a bushplane back from some wilderness outing, perhaps. The prop stops; the pilot jumps out and walks over to where a few old cars are parked. He drives one of the autos back over to the airplane and unloads a briefcase, a microscope case, several bags of dog chow, and a dog.
It's Wednesday. Veterinarian Rick DuBois has flown the 30 miles from his home in Dexter, Maine, to Greenville, on Moosehead Lake, for his weekly rounds at the local animal hospital. Comparing the short flight to driving rural Maine roads — on which you can expect to find snowplowing in winter, paving in summer, and convoys of logging trucks any time — well, as they say, "you can't beat it with a stick."
DuBois, 38, became a pilot for many of the usual reasons. But, during those first few sessions in a Cessna 172, little did he know that there was bush flying in his future. In Greenville, DuBois had met a pair of local legends, Dick and Max Folsom of Folsom's Air Service, a father-and-son team that doesn't just make you into a pilot, they make you into a bush pilot.
With relatives in Canada and inlaws in the Midwest, DuBois and wife Robin (also a vet) had a lot of ground to cover. So when he let it be known that he was pondering the purchase of an airplane, the Folsoms worked some Moosehead matchmaking, and DuBois's bush- flying education began.
If this were the script for a television sitcom, we would now see DuBois's primary flight instructor exclaiming, "You bought a what?" That part-time CFI — not a "taildragger man," DuBois explained — bowed out, and Max Folsom discovered that he had not only made a sale, but also gained a student. He agreed to find time to instruct DuBois between charters, exhibition flights in the company's famous amphibious-float-equipped DC-3, and FAA checkrides. Some pilots warn that a 210-horsepower taildragger with twitchy habits on the ground is "too much airplane" for a new pilot. Others would say that DuBois could not have picked a better time to learn skills once common but now in decline.
The airplane DuBois acquired was built in 1977 as a stock Hawk XP, the souped-up model Cessna designed to fill a perceived gap in the line between the 172 Skyhawk and the 182 Skylane. The XP was offered with a six-cylinder Continental IO-360-K engine derated to 195 hp at 2,600 rpm. Meeting the same indifferent reception as other intermediate designs perpetrated by Cessna, the XP's production lasted only five years.
But some pilots saw a chance to draw from Cessna's nosewheel inventory to fill a void in taildragger lineage between the 145-hp Cessna 170 — out of production since the Skyhawk's ascendency — and the Cessna 180, the 230-hp predecessor to the Skylane. In fact, Skyhawk taildragger conversions are fairly common. Four can be found within five minutes' flying distance of my home field.
Hardly was N1310V off the production lines and in the hands of its first owner when the modifications began. What emerged was a capable short-field machine. The mods were based on STCs owned by Bush Conversions of Udall, Kansas (STOL kit, aileron and flap-gap seals, and tailwheel conversion; 800/ 752-0748), and Isham Aircraft of Valley Center, Kansas (engine upgrade allowing the IO- 360-K to operate for five minutes at 2,800 rpm and 210 hp; 316/755-0713).
If the airplane appeared transformed, it may have evolved more than its original pilot had anticipated. Only eight days after the tailwheel conversion was completed on February 1, 1980, a mechanic made this entry in the aircraft maintenance log: "Inspected main landing gear attach structure for damage after aircraft ran over snowbank on landing...." Someone had learned about tailwheel flying the hard way.
My turn to ride the bronco came when DuBois had put in a year as a pilot and decided to earn an instrument rating with me as the instructor. He had already given me one ride, and I looked forward to more. Over the course of last summer and autumn, we flew regularly; and as DuBois became an instrument pilot, I got better acquainted with his "tailhawk."
Skyhawk impressions begin to fade once you climb inside and strap yourself into the up-sloping seat. I'm just over six feet tall but the view ahead is all sky. The XP is three inches longer than a Cessna 172 and has the same wing area. Maximum ramp weight is 2,550 pounds, compared to the 172N's 2,300. The XP had a 90-pound gain in useful load, most given over to fuel when the airplane is flown with full tanks. The 1977 Hawk XP held 52 gallons, compared to 43 gallons for a 1977 Skyhawk. You gain 2,800 feet of service ceiling in the XP, topping out at 17,000 feet, according to Cessna's specs. "Top speed at sea level" is 134 knots, a gain of nine knots over the smaller craft. TBO on the bigger, thirstier engine is 1,400 hours, instead of 2,000 hours for the four-cylinder Lycomings that have powered Skyhawks since 1968.
The panel is essentially a Skyhawk's, but the big control yokes bring a Skylane to mind, as do cowl flap, prop, and rudder trim controls. The Continental is injected, so there's no carburetor heat control to worry about when operating outside the green arc on the manifold pressure gauge (it's actually a combined mp and fuel pressure instrument). The tachometer is outfitted with a yellow arc from 2,600 to 2,800 rpm, to remind the pilot of the STC's restriction; 2,800 is redline.
Taxiing on a breezy day is a full-body workout. Brake and rudder/tailwheel steering must be used. Aileron deflected for the wind conditions is essential in any taildragger, but especially one modified to fly at absurdly low airspeeds. Up elevator when taxiing into the wind, with yoke slightly forward when taxiing downwind is the rule. Watch the speed taxiing downwind. You learn to make taxi turns to the left so that you don't have to combat wind and the left- turning tendencies generated by the engine.
After carefully lining up and advancing the throttle for takeoff, aggressive rudder and good peripheral vision are a must if you don't want the thrill-seekers on the sidelines to enjoy themselves too much. As Folsom describes the noise, the airplane "blats" at takeoff power. In about five seconds you can lift the tail with a firm, slow push on the yoke, and — now that you can see where you are going — let her fly. All that power provides quick acceleration, limiting your exposure to directional mishaps, and is very reassuring. In a standard cruise-climb configuration (24 inches mp and 2,400 rpm), with moderate takeoff weight and at cruise- climb airspeed, the XP yielded a 1,000-fpm rate of climb from sea level on a warm day.
Trimmed for cruise, you're in a Skyhawk again, except for that deeper rumbling from under the cowling and the 120 to 125 knots showing on the airspeed indicator. You're back in a Skylane with its heavier pitch and roll control pressures as you work through steep turns, slow flight, and stalls, which are heralded by generous buffeting typical of Cessna singles.
Now comes the moment we've been waiting for: shooting some landings. Back at the airport the wind has come up, Runway 33 is active, and DuBois notes that he will now get to see whether my calm-wind touchdowns of yesterday were any indication of how I will fare today, with 15 knots of wind blowing from 280 degrees. As we enter the downwind, the tower throws us a curve: other traffic is getting a little bit close. Would we mind making a short approach? I know DuBois usually lands the XP with 20 degrees of flaps, so I decide that this will be a chance to show him what his machine can do on a max-performance approach. With any luck it will also take his attention away from the matter of my touchdown and rollout.
I throttle back gradually, and the wide 76-inch prop flattens out, allowing the airspeed to race toward the white arc. Turning a close-in base leg, I extend the huge flaps in one stroke (like Skyhawks manufactured through 1980, this XP had 40 degrees of flaps) and we head for earth. Between drag and the headwind component, I still need a touch of power to carry us to the numbers, and I leave the power where it is as I fish for the centerline with the tailwheel, holding the left wing low and touching enough right rudder to keep the nose pointing to a heading of 330.
In the flare I am using x-ray vision to keep us aligned as the stall horn whines and the mains squeak on, one after the other. Full aileron into the crosswind. I add more right rudder as I bring the power back up and fly it off. Not bad. I hope I haven't distracted DuBois too much from my landing. An airplane like this keeps the pilot honest. It's refreshing.
In October, DuBois became an instrument pilot. Although the party was over for me, I could look back on some good flying and a pleasant training project. Best of all, I gained a veterinarian who vaccinates my cat on the kitchen table, sparing me a hellish drive to Dexter with an irate feline squawking 7700 in a carrying case on the seat next to me. Who says flight instructors don't have it made?
Although I hesitate to touch off the old debate about stall landings versus wheel landings in a taildragger when the wind is up, I will stick my neck out this far: Over several months of flying with Rick DuBois in his converted Hawk XP taildragger under wind conditions ranging from dead calm to "let's call it quits for today," I never encountered a time when the modified N1310V was not fully controllable down to stall speed in the landing configuration.
On the other hand, wheel landings (in which the pilot flies a faster approach, touches down in a flat attitude on the mains, and keeps the tail up with forward pressure during the rollout for better control effectiveness — or so the theory goes) require a surgeon's touch in the XP to keep the long spring-steel gear from catapulting the airplane back up into the gusts, not an attractive option.
A tailwheel checkout for a transitioning pilot under FAR 61.31(g) requires proficiency in wheel landings. But the essential point is this: No matter how you do it, at some point during the landing the airplane will pass through the airspeed range where flight-control effectiveness decays. Getting through that zone quickly is the key. I know working pilots who "wheel it on" every time and others who have flown various taildraggers over thousands of hours and have never performed a two-pointer. What works in one airplane may not be best in another. Each pilot must find his or her own way. Preserve all your options by being capable of both. — DN
Dan Namowitz is an aviation writer and flight instructor.
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U.S. Strategic Interests in the Arctic
U.S. Strategic Interests in the Arctic
An Assessment of Current Challenges and New Opportunities for CooperationBy Heather A. Conley, Jamie KrautApr 27, 2010
During the height of the Cold War, the Arctic region was considered a geostrategic and geopolitical playground for the United States and the Soviet Union, as strategic bombers and nuclear submarines crossed over and raced below the polar cap. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the region diminished in strategic importance to the United States. Now, 20 years later, senior U.S. military and diplomatic officials have turned their attention once again to the Arctic but in a far different way than during the Cold War.
The effects of climate change have launched the Arctic Circle to the forefront of geopolitical calculations, potentially transforming the region into a commercial hub fraught both with environmental concerns and complex challenges that have direct implications for U.S. national security. According to the U.S. Department of Defense's 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review, climate change acts as an "instability accelerant" that will play a significant role in "shaping the future security environment." The melting of the northern polar ice has dramatically altered this once static geographic and oceanic region and is responsible for the new-found profitability and geostrategic relevance of the region. Access to oil, gas, minerals, fish, and transportation routes, formerly locked in by thick ice, are for the first time becoming accessible and viable sources of profit.
With greater accessibility to the Arctic region and its abundant resources come both new opportunities for multilateral cooperation and the potential for regional competition and dispute, particularly conflicting territorial claims and managing maritime resources. Protracted disagreement among the Arctic littoral states could cause individual Arctic nations to become increasingly assertive in their resource and territorial claims, which has the potential to lead to the militarization of the Arctic. Although this scenario would appear to be unlikely, it is critical to articulate U.S. strategic interests in the Arctic region and develop a plan of action to ensure U.S. leadership in this evolving region to both anticipate challenges and offer multilateral and transparent resolution to these challenges. This report will identify the most pressing U.S. interests in the Arctic region; describe the United States' current policy and engagement in the Arctic region; analyze the current Arctic institutional construct and its relevance to future challenges; assess the diplomatic and security postures of the other Arctic littoral states; and finally, provide both short- and long-term recommendations for future U.S. policy in the Arctic.Publisher CSISTopics
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The overflow parking, which is 3.6 miles from West Campus—according to Google Maps Distance Calculator—will be utilized when the 168 parking spaces at the West Campus have been filled.
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Why Pro Athletes Go Broke
The factors contributing to financial ruin are numerous. Most people receiving a sudden windfall would be tempted to spend a good chunk of it quickly. This tendency might be pronounced when there's a sense of entitlement -- these are star athletes who have heard how great they are all their lives, after all.The article continues with:
"When a 21-year-old kid gets such big numbers, they go out and buy the big house and the fancy car," said Robert Luna of SureVest Capital Management in Phoenix and the financial adviser to Arizona Cardinals offensive lineman Levi Brown. "Before they know it, they're out of the league and their income drops significantly."So what does the average NFL player look like? Let's look at the numbers:
Average NFL player salary? $1.9 million
Average NFL player career length? 3.5 years (However, this is debated, with some claiming this number is closer to 6 or even 9 years.)
Average NFL player age? 27However, these numbers don't tell us much other than the average NFL player is young, makes a sh*t-ton of money, and enjoys a relatively short career (though, 'enjoy' may not be the appropriate verb here). Aside from the various social issues we could broach, it's really an issue of financial literacy. And though we're all confident we'd be better suited to slow-burn all that hypothetical cash in a parallel universe where we exist as pro athletes, the reality is actually more sobering (in this universe, at least).
Sobering UpIf you're in need of a good cry, performing a simple Google search will return enough results to make you weep deeply for the financial future of your fellow man. For a culture that prizes conspicuous consumption and values the accumulation of material wealth as a means of attaining happiness, ironically most of us don't know jack about managing our finances. And we'll admit it, too. According to the 2011 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey Final Report, 2 in 5 Americans would give themselves a C, D, or F for their understanding of personal finance, and nearly 3 in 4 feel they could benefit from the advice of a financial professional. Nearly 50% are concerned about having insufficient retirement and "rainy day" savings and more than half do not maintain a budget or track expenditures. And if you were looking for additional salt for that wound: 43% of American workers have less than 10k in retirement savings. (Hint: if you expect you'll need $3,000/mo in retirement, you'll need over $500k in savings...) INFOGRAPHIC: How much do you actually need to retire?
But don't fret. All is not lost!Whether it's witnessing the older generation bear the brunt of the recession or growing up with web-enhanced technologies (or perhaps a little bit of both), younger generations are taking a more social approach to their finances. TD Ameritrade's Annual Investor Index Survey Series reports that:
60% of those ages 22 to 34 say that they turn to friends, relatives and colleagues to stay informed about news and events shaping the economy and financial markets, compared to 43 percent of those in their parents' (Boomer) generation and only 31 percent of those in their grandparents' age (Mature) who felt the same. And, if they can't get help from Mom and Dad or a trusted co-worker, these younger investors are not afraid to look to social media for guidance. This "wisdom of crowds" approach to finance could be the reason one in three (33 percent) Gen Y respondents selected social networks as a valued source of financial information.