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- Mike Downey considers the Rose Bowl to be the ultimate in football bowls
- The 100th Rose Bowl will be held New Year's Day, pitting Michigan State against Stanford
- Downey lists 100 facts and figures about the Bowl in honor of the "American classic"
Up to now, you've been watching ... the what?
College football's Beef O'Brady's Bowl (the who?) or the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (oh, boy, Buffalo vs. San Diego State!) or the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl (which probably should be a dinner.) Later on, maybe you'll watch the Outback Bowl (which is not in Australia) or the BBVA Compass Bowl (uh, wow, Houston vs. Vanderbilt) or the GoDaddy! Bowl (which probably will have a halftime show by Danica Patrick in a bikini).
Ahhh, but a real bowl, a true bowl, a cool bowl, the bowl of bowls -- the "Granddaddy of Them All," the 100th Rose Bowl -- will be coming your way on New Year's Day in living color from picture-perfect Pasadena, California.
Go, Granddaddy!
I have beheld a bunch of Roses. If you love football, I bet you have, too. I've seen so many great names and great games. I have too many memorable moments to mention, although I did get to see a young guy who's a friend of mine, Garrett Green, throw a 34-yard touchdown pass for the University of Southern California in the 2008 Rose Bowl ... on the only pass he threw in his entire college career. Garrett, that was pretty awesome.
This is the best bowl in the land, bar none. Sugar Bowl's a sweet second, Orange is a delightful third, Fiesta's a festive fourth -- but don't expect "Sound of Music"-like ratings for Central Florida vs. Baylor -- and the Cotton's a fading fifth.
I adore the Rose Bowl, parade and game both. I can't wait for Wednesday's clash between Stanford and Michigan State, No. 100, or as the NFL would call it, Rose Bowl C.
This sporting event is an American classic, having provided countless New Year's spills and thrills. I don't know what kind of dynasty you prefer -- maybe Ming, maybe Duck -- but in my mind, the Rose Bowl is the game of thrones.
My favorite facts and figures, in random order:
1. No team has ever scored 50 points in a Rose Bowl game.
2. The first Rose Bowl, in 1902, was so bad, Stanford's team surrendered with eight minutes to go, trailing Michigan 49-0.
3. No more Rose Bowl games were held for the next 13 years.
4. Games began being played annually in 1916.
5. Most valuable player of the 1919 game was George S. Halas. He later helped create the Chicago Bears and the NFL.
6. Halas came to the Rose Bowl with a team from Great Lakes Naval Base.
7. 1925's coaching matchup was Knute Rockne vs. Pop Warner.
8. Alabama has won more Rose Bowl games (four) than Indiana, Minnesota, Northwestern and Purdue combined.
9. Alabama has won more Rose Bowl games than Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon State and Washington State combined.
10. Arizona has never been in a Rose Bowl game.
11. Teams from schools like Washington & Jefferson, Brown, Penn, Harvard, Columbia, Duke, Tulane, Southern Methodist and Navy all have.
12. Established in 1781, Washington & Jefferson is a small college not far from Pittsburgh. It took on the University of California, Berkeley in the 1922 Rose Bowl.
13. That 1922 game ended in a scoreless tie.
14. The quarterback of the W & J team was Charlie "Pruner" West, believed to be the first African-American to play in a Rose Bowl game.
15. "Pruner" was a nickname based on a mispronunciation of a cough syrup West's father sold, called Peruna.
16. After college, West became a doctor.
17. Washington & Jefferson teams are called the Presidents.
18. Three games have ended in a tie: 1922, 1924 and 1927.
19. The 1942 Rose Bowl was played in North Carolina. It was the only one not in Pasadena.
20. Duke lost that one, in its backyard in Durham, 20-16, to Oregon State.
21. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in December 1941, so the '42 game was moved out of fear that the Japanese might next attack Los Angeles.
22. Oregon State's head coach, Lon Stiner, was only 30 years old when he was given that job.
23. His trick play, the "Pyramid," involved having a 6-foot-5 lineman lifted by two other large players so he could block kicks -- a play that is no longer legal.
24. Duke has never been to another Rose Bowl.
25. Oregon State hasn't been in one since 1965.
26. Notre Dame won the only one to which it was invited, in 1925.
27. That was the first time a Fighting Irish team played football on the West Coast.
28. Rockne, its coach, was killed in a plane crash six years later.
29. The stadium is nestled in a part of Pasadena known as the Arroyo Seco, or dry creek.
30. Harriman Cronk, as chairman of the Tournament of Roses football committee, tried to preserve the game's name and dignity by having it "presented by" a corporate sponsor when a backer became necessary. AT&T was first. This was preferable to awkwardly renaming it something like the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl or the FedEx Orange Bowl.
31. Cronk was a stockbroker. He died November 26 at age 80.
32. AT&T stepped aside for future "presented by" sponsors Sony PlayStation 2, the Citi banking corporation and, as of now, Vizio.
33. The current stadium has been the Rose Bowl game's home since January 1, 1923 (except that 1942 game).
34. The stadium has National Historic Landmark status.
35. Roy "Wrong Way" Riegels got his name by going toward the wrong team's end zone in 1929. He ran 69 yards with a Georgia Tech fumble before his own Cal teammates could bring him down at the 1 yard line.
36. Devastated at first, Riegels handled his blunder with humor and humility over the years. He became a World War II officer and ran an agricultural chemical firm. He died in 1993.
37. In 1916, William Henry "Lone Star" Dietz led the Washington State team to the school's first and only Rose Bowl victory.
38. Dietz was said to be a member of the Sioux tribe.
39. A subsequent investigation claimed that Dietz was not of Native American heritage but a white man masquerading as one, possibly to use a noncitizen loophole to miss World War I. The dispute over his heritage was never completely settled.
40. He later coached football at Washington State, Wyoming, Louisiana Tech and Purdue.
41. "Lone Star" also was head coach of the NFL's Redskins before the team moved from Boston to Washington.
42. Columbia of the Ivy League shocked a favored Stanford squad 7-0 in the 1934 game.
43. The only team to beat Columbia that season was Princeton.
44. A record-low 35,000 people came to that 1934 game because of a torrential rain.
45. Half a century later, from 1983-88, Columbia's football team lost 44 games in a row.
46. Harvard fought fiercely to take the 1920 game over Oregon 7-6. Neither side scored a point in the second half.
47. "Dixie" Howell of Alabama was the 1935 Rose Bowl's outstanding player, passing for two touchdowns and rushing for two more.
48. Dixie's receivers were Don Hutson, future NFL Hall of Famer, and Paul "Bear" Bryant, future Alabama head coach and College Football Hall of Famer.
49. Wallace Wade was a head coach in five Rose Bowls, leading teams from Alabama and Duke.
50. Wade also would coach basketball and baseball at Vanderbilt.
51. USC's Howard Jones has the best Rose Bowl record of any head coach: a perfect 5-0.
52. The Trojans won those five games by a total 95 points.
53. Jones was a graduate of Yale.
54. A later USC coach, John Robinson, also was unbeaten in Rose Bowl play, going 4-0.
55. O.J. Simpson was named outstanding player of the 1968 game after USC's win over Indiana.
56. Indiana has never played in another Rose Bowl, before or since.
57. Simpson ran for 171 yards in the next Rose Bowl, but his team lost to Ohio State.
58. He is now in a Nevada state prison.
59. USC has won more Rose Bowls (24) than any other school.
60. Its first victory came in 1923, in the first bowl game played in the current stadium. Rose Bowls previously were on a field known as Tournament Park.
61. On the train trip to that 1923 game, Penn State's team stopped off to visit the Grand Canyon.
62. The kickoff was delayed because the Nittany Lions attended the Rose Parade and got stuck in traffic en route to the stadium.
63. It was Penn State's last appearance in a Rose game until 1995, when its coach was Joe Paterno.
64. Kenneth "Ki-Jana" Carter starred in Penn State's '95 victory over Oregon. His nickname reportedly came from a character in a 1970s "Shaft" film.
65. In a losing cause, Oregon's quarterback, Danny O'Neal, passed for 456 yards vs. Penn State, a record that stands to this day.
66. Vince Young owns the record for total yardage by one player: 467 yards passing and rushing for the Texas Longhorns in 2006.
67. Texas has won as many Rose Bowl games as Oregon has.
68. Texas and Texas Christian together have three Rose Bowl victories since 2005. Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Northwestern and Purdue have won six since 1902.
69. Northwestern's only win came in 1949.
70. A league rule at that time kept Michigan from going to Rose Bowls back to back, so second-place Northwestern got to go.
71. Cal's team had a perfect 10-0 record before being upset by Northwestern.
72. Northwestern's made it to only one Rose Bowl game since (1996).
73. Dick Butkus played linebacker on defense and center on offense for Illinois' victorious team of 1964.
74. Illinois hasn't won a Rose Bowl game since.
75. The 1952 Illinois vs. Stanford game was the first Rose Bowl to be nationally televised.
76. The 1988 game, won by Michigan State, was the last Rose Bowl televised by NBC.
77. MSU is in this year's game, the Spartans' first appearance in 25 years.
78. A 14-point favorite and undefeated going into the 1966 game, Michigan State was upset by a UCLA team it had defeated in the season opener.
79. That was UCLA's first victory in a Rose Bowl game. Its home field is the Rose Bowl stadium.
80. UCLA and USC won four Rose Bowls in a row from 1983-86.
81. Tennessee has played in two Rose Bowl games. It still hasn't scored a point.
82. Tulane made its only appearance in 1932, losing to USC. Its star player, Jerry Dalrymple, had recently been hospitalized with a kidney bruise that required protective padding during the game.
83. Three years later, Tulane triumphed in the inaugural Sugar Bowl.
84. No school from the state of Louisiana has won a Rose Bowl game.
85. No school from Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas or Nebraska has, either.
86. One school from the state of Florida has: Miami.
87. Minnesota made it to consecutive Rose games in 1961-62. It hasn't been back.
88. Wisconsin played in a three in a row from 2011-13. It lost them all.
89. Iowa hasn't been to a Rose game since 1991. In that one, it was behind by 33-7 by halftime.
90. A prank by California Institute of Technology students during the 1961 game, when Washington Huskies cheerleaders began a halftime card stunt, resulted in "CALTECH" being spelled out instead.
91. Charley Trippi, hero of Georgia's lone appearance (1943), is to be honored Tuesday as the Rose Bowl's top star of the 1940s. He recently turned 92.
92. The Tournament of Roses parade was first shown on local television in 1947. It was first on national TV in 1952.
93. TV sportscaster Vin Scully is this year's grand marshal. He began doing Dodgers baseball on radio in 1950.
94. The first Rose Parade was on January 1, 1890, making this year's the 125th.
95. Among the parade's many grand marshals have been John Wayne, Shirley Temple, Mickey Mouse, Herbert Hoover, Hank Aaron, Bob Newhart, Sandra Day O'Connor, Lee Iacocca, William Shatner, Kermit the Frog and Paula Deen.
96. Neil Snow was the first MVP. He scored five touchdowns for Michigan in the 1902 game.
97. Snow died at age 34, collapsing after a game of squash.
98. People felt an earthquake during the 1979 Rose Bowl game. The quake's epicenter was off the coast of Malibu.
99. The game's nickname is "The Granddaddy of Them All."
100. No one, so far as we know, has yet proposed that the game be renamed "The Grandperson of Them All." Maybe for the 125th or 150th.
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A letter in the March 25 Tomahawk Leader:
As a taxpayer in the Town of Harrison, Lincoln County, I would like to encourage all residence who can vote for County Board supervisor to vote for Town of Harrison Town Chairman John Bailey.
Having a residence on Hildebrand Lake Road in the Town of Harrison I have gotten to know Mr. Bailey very well. His fiscal responsibility as the town chairman has kept our town tax portion of our tax bill without an increase the last several years. Yet services we do receive from the township in road maintenance, signage, ATV route signs, etc. has been outstanding. He is a gentleman that you can discuss issues with, he will listen and then take action where needed. This is someone that will work hard on the County Board. He will not spend taxpayer money foolishly and will listen to those of you who have voted him into office. Again, I encourage all of you to vote for John Bailey County Board Supervisor for Lincoln County.
Steve Herman
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Anyways, these ladies is lookin' good, no doubt, but as a lady myself, and one who very much enjoys both bacon and tailgate parties, I gotta say, it's not a very practical outfit. Not because it's likely to be removed (with teeth) - that's a plus, really - but because it's one of those sexy women's outfits that makes moving around at all pretty much impossible. Maybe some girls don't mind being a still life centerpiece of bacony delight while football is on, but me, I actually wanna watch the game, and ima find it hard to sit still if anything exciting is going on.
Meanwhile though, there's a WHOLE bunch of pictures of these lovely ladies modeling the gear. Don't try to look at these while watching football, they require your full attention.


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Conclusion: If you are drafting running backs for your fantasy football team, avoid drafting runners who have logged 325+ attempts the previous season! Heading into 2016 that would mean Adrian Peterson and Devonta Freeman can be expected to perform about 23 percent below the league average for running backs (who log more than 50 carries)
Devonta and the Falcons running game's performance this year is one of those X factors for the upcoming season. WHat happens if Freeman gets hurt, and Coleman is put in a position where he's forced to step up and be a RB1 and he doesn't? Then Kyle Shanahan's entire offensive system collapses...unless of course Sanu, Hardy and others step up and are reminiscent of what Roddy, Tony, and others were a few years back and good enough to carry the entire offense through the air.
Through 6 weeks last year (Weeks 3-8), the Falcons had one of hte best running games in the league. But in the other 10 weeks of the season, they literally had the league's worst running game.
Color me skeptical, but I'm not sure the improvements of Coleman and the addition of Alex Mack is gonna erase the fact that the Falcons couldn't effectively run the ball for 63% of last season.


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What's inside? Here are the questions answered in today's reader mailbag, boiled down to five word summaries. Click on the number to jump straight down to the question.
1. SmartyPig update
2. Figuring out debt repayment order
3. Buying elderly mom a home
4. NCUSIF insurance
5. Ending naptime
6. Credit card challenges
7. NACA question
8. Splitting regular and Roth 401(k)
9. Paying off student loans quickly
10. Spousal Christmas presents
My mother came to visit recently, so I put aside the time to just spend a day with her. It was really enjoyable to just spend several hours together. We wrapped some Christmas gifts, played a couple of games, went out for a light lunch, and visited a bookstore (neither one of us bought anything, but we browsed for a while).
When I take time out to do things like this, it somehow makes my life seem better even if it makes other aspects of my life that much busier.
Q1: SmartyPig update
My question relates to the interest rate on . I have opened multiple goals with them since seeing your post on them awhile back. But I can't help but take notice of the several interest rate decreases that have occurred recently. I understand (or I guess) that the economy is driving the interest rates down; I'm just wondering if they're still the competitive savings resource they once were. Do you still recommend SmartyPig to your readers?
– Jill
Right now, SmartyPig's interest rate is comparable to a lot of other online savings accounts. Early on, SmartyPig offered a rate that was significantly better than online banks, and that interest rate was a big reason to use SmartyPig.
However, SmartyPig's appeal isn't just interest rates. They offer a lot of nice tools for saving for specific goals, like saving for a vacation or for an appliance replacement. Often, they work with the retailer from which you're buying that item to get you a reduced rate on that item. For example, if you're saving for a goal that is an item that you can buy on Amazon (say, a ), you can choose to cash out when you reach your goal in the form of an Amazon gift certificate instead of cash, and they'll add 3% to the face value of that certificate.
I think SmartyPig is a worthwhile tool for saving for specific short-term goals. In fact, I've used it myself when saving for a replacement computer.
Q2: Figuring out debt repayment order
I'm a proponent of paying highest interest rate debt first, so as to minimize total amount paid over time. However, lately I've been concerned about my three loans. I have one private student loan for ~$47K at a variable 4% (mo. payment: $354) and two fixed federal loans for $2,308 at 5.75% and $2,491 at 6.55% (mo. payment $32.50 each). My snowball is $1,856. With all the negative economy talk, I started getting nervous about a surge in inflation that would cause my variable interest rate to skyrocket, and therefore, really hurt me since the variable but lowest rate has the largest balance. So I was going to ask you if it would make sense to pay off my variable-low-interest-rate-but-high-balance debt first, and then start paying by highest interest rate.I am extremely risk-averse. But after I ran the numbers, this scenario really didn't pan out. It became quite obvious that only in the event that interest rates soared past my highest rate loan now, would it make sense (of course!) to pay off my biggest balance (which would then be the highest rate) loan first. Does this check out/have I done this right?
– Lauren
The best mathematical way to pay off debts is always to pay debts in the order of interest rate. If the rate of a debt changes so that a new debt is now the highest interest rate debt, then you should switch to the high interest rate debt.
The only alteration I would make to that statement is that if you're informed in advance of an interest rate change, it makes sense to immediately switch your extra debt payments to whichever debt will have the highest interest rate.
I would not make extra debt payments based on a feeling of what interest rates will look like in the future.
Q3: Buying elderly mom a home
My 75 year old mother is in mediocre health. She's losing the place she's living in and needs to move in the new year. She hasn't one penny of savings, has a beater car and routinely drives to our part of the state twice a month to visit some vulnerable relatives. This is a 2 hour ride each way, but I agree that these relative actually need her.
I will be earning a big chunk of money in the first part of the new year and would like to buy a home for her to live in and as an investment. I'd like to take advantage of the crazy low prices in the suburbs near our home. Here are several questions for you.
1. Would you pay all cash for a house? Pros and Cons (My spouse makes more than enough money to support us, so our life would not be affected by this)
2. Would you make her pay a small portion of her social security toward rent? She currently has to pay half her social security for rent and is barely making it. I've always heard it's a good idea to make people pay a small amount toward what they need. I was thinking 1/4 of her SS.
3. I want to spend about $200K and these homes might not be well insulated, etc. What things would you do to a house to make it as frugal as possible for her. She currently lives in a very old drafty house and her heating bill is killing her.
4. She is know for her very poor decisions. Is it practical to set a list of rules for her? She has completely disregarded the rules her current landlord imposed (a relative) and this is part of why she has to find a new place. I'd like to make her promise she won't let deadbeat relatives move in. That she can't have too many animals, etc. Is this too parental?
5. We use a property management company for one other rental we have. Should we do this with her? It costs us 10%, but then she would have them to call for maintenance. It would cost me money, but it may be a great buffer. I'm wary of putting a handyman at her disposal since she might possibly have them put on a new deck or build a turret rather than just have them unclog a drain or fix a sticky door. She has very qualms about doing what she thinks is "necessary" with other people's money. "But I needed a greenhouse, my plants were dying". If I do use a management company I might not tell her I bought the house since she might try to do less "quirky" things if she doesn't think a relative will let her get away with it.
– Sheila
I would be really hesitant to enter into this type of "landlord" situation with a parent for much of the same reasons that I encourage people not to lend money to family and friends. It just adds an element to a valuable relationship that you really don't want.
When there is something wrong with the house, you will be the person called. Because you're family as well as the owner of the house, you'll be expected to fix the problem very quickly and efficiently. Unless you have an exceptional person for a mother, this will hold true whether you have a management company or not.
There's also the concern that the house that might make for a good investment might not be the same house you'd wnat your mother to live in given her current health situation.
If I were you, I would rent an apartment for her. If her health is slipping, it's likely that the period of time you would rent would be limited. It would also put the burden of the "landlord" role onto someone else, and it would also allow you to purchase a house solely as an investment.
Q4: NCUSIF insurance
I have a couple questions: I am interested in a local credit union, with a checking account that has 2.51% interest if you have an automatic depost/withdrawal and minimum 12 debit transactions which I already do. What do you think about going with a credit union who is NCUSIF insured, which they claim is equivalent to being FDIC insured.
– Ron
NCUSIF insurance is extremely similar to FDIC insurance. Both are insurance programs on savings and checking/draft accounts backed by the full faith and credit of the United States government. In terms of the end user, they're pretty much identical, as they both offer $250,000 in insurance against the failure of the financial institution that manages your account.
So, why the difference? Credit unions, in terms of the law, are different entities than banks, with different restrictions and requirements. One could go into a long list of these differences – for example, credit unions are not-for-profit while banks are inherently for-profit, to name just one. Because they work differently, it makes sense that the same insurance policy wouldn't work for both entities.
From my perspective, your money is going to be just as safe in an NCUSIF-insured credit union as it would be in an FDIC-insured bank.
Q5: Ending naptime
I'm a stay-at-home mom who also runs a small online business. I usually do work needed for this while my daughter (3) is napping. However, lately, she's been really restless at naptime and requiring lots of attention. My business is suffering. Any suggestions?
– Tessa
If you want to prolong the magic of naptime, the best way to do that is to utterly wear out your child in the morning. Engage in activities that require a lot of energy prior to lunch so that your child feels a strong energy lull after lunch.
Eventually, though, your child is simply going to grow out of naptime – and it sounds like this is happening right now. This is simply going to mean that your daily schedule is going to change. You can no longer bank on naptime as a time to get things done.
For us, our approach was "quiet time." We continued the same routine as nap time, except that we simply mandated that they lay down and be quiet for a certain period of time. If they were still awake at the end of that period, they were free to get up and usually engage in a solo activity that would allow me to finish whatever task I was working on.
Q6: Credit card challenges
My husband and I live very frugally due to having student loan debt along with other debts (auto, home repair, mortgage) and my husband is getting his undergrad degree while I work full-time. Since we do not have much money left over to save for vacations and the like we tend to put a lot of purchases (including bills) on our Discover Miles airline travel credit card and then timely pay the statement balance each month and cash in our Miles for travel expenses. This has worked very well for us and we are hoping to have enough miles for a family trip to Florida next summer (or enough to pay for our gas if we choose to drive). My question is this: would we benefit from a different kind of card, maybe one that gives us a better percentage back on our purchases? Right now we get about 1 mile for $1 spent on most purchases but I always sign up for their special bonus miles when they're available. We get 3 miles on every $1 spent on travel expenses but we don't really travel except for maybe 1 or 2 small trips a year. I did notice that now Discover offers us the option to use our Miles toward just about anything, including cash back or paying the balance on the card but if we could benefit from a card where we get a better percentage on every day things like groceries, I would rather have that. I don't really care about the APR on the card since I always pay the balance but I don't want to pay a monthly or yearly fee. Any suggestions? Also, it doesn't need to be Discover, that's just what we have now; we also have a Visa Amazon card but hardly ever use it since we don't buy many things on Amazon anymore. Thank you!
– Shannon
There probably is a better card out there for your specific situation. I'm just not sure what that is.
My suggestion to you would be to sit down and really look at where you spend money, then use that as the basis for finding a new card. What retailer sees the largest amount of your transactions? That would be one sure place to start.
The key thing to remember is that rewards are rewards. If you receive "cash back" rewards or discounts, bank those rewards for your travel goals. Don't just limit yourself to airline miles.
Q7: NACA question
Got a question for you. Have you heard of NACA?
My father in law mentioned it to me the other day. He said a friend of his used it, but he didn't know much about it. Since my wife and I are looking into buying a house in a few years I checked it out. It seems a little fishy to me though. From what I can gather, if you get a mortgage through them, there is a $50 a month membership fee, you have to volunteer your time 5 times a year. I don't have a problem volunteering, its the fee I am worried about. If you do get a mortgage through them, there are no closing costs and things like that.
What do you think? Have you heard anything about this at all? Seems risky to me.
– Deval
Your description of the program from the perspective of a potential borrower sounds pretty accurate based on my experiences.
NACA is a non-profit homeowner advocacy group. They work to get strong mortgage deals for members from large banks and often engage in political activism and protests to get the job done.
They seem to do a solid job of working with homeowners to get them a better interest rate, but through the rules of membership that you suggest above, they tend to at least try to draw people into their political activism. If that's of interest to you, I'd follow up.
Q8: Splitting regular and Roth 401(k)
The company I work for has just recently added a ROTH 401k option to the existing 401k plan. I can't contributed to ROTH IRA as I have real income "income" that exceeds the ceiling set by the IRS (the fake income is received via a family real estate owning LLC, we're divesting of excess land and that carries forward to my 1040).
The only debt we have is our house, I put down way more than 20% and its value has held steady. We have a well stocked rainy day fund, other non-company investments (mostly mutual funds). We make solid contributions to charity, etc.
Is there a good rule of thumb, or do you have a suggestion, on what allocation I should make between the 401k and ROTH 401k? When I do planning and make financial decisions (like to potentially refi to a 15 year mortgage) I always assume my income won't grow. But for this scenario I can see it increasing. My assumption is that taxes will rise in the US later, which makes the ROTH 401k a smart place to put a lot of money. However I'm also not totally convinced that ROTH plans won't have a new tax levied on them in the future. But I also have to assume that if I ever get to retire that I'll be in a much lower tax bracket than I'm in now.
To keep it simple I was going to split it 50/50, but I am wondering if you see it differently?
– Lenny
There is no "perfect" solution when it comes to splitting money between a regular 401(k) and a Roth 401(k). If your tax rate in retirement is lower than it is now, then a regular 401(k) is better. If the opposite is true, then a Roth 401(k) is better.
No one has any idea what their earnings will be over the years between now and their retirement, nor can they be certain what income tax rates will be in twenty years.
Because of that uncertainty, I think hedging your bets is a great approach. While you'll probably not stumble upon the "perfect" balance, a 50/50 split will give you a pretty good balance.
Q9: Paying off student loans quickly
I have a question on what you think about living in a cheaper/less ideal situation if it means you can pay off student loans faster, but be less psychologically at ease. Right now the place I'm living is in a great location with reasonable rent, but my housemate isn't so into cleanliness and it's not that comfortable, and long story short, I'd like to move somewhere else. But I know the next place I move into will likely be more expensive – I live in a city with a high cost of living, where you'd be hard-pressed to find a studio apartment in good location for less than $1800/month, or a 2 bedroom, 1 housemate situation for less than $800-$1000 (both numbers excluding utilities). I've lived in places really far from public transportation, a hostel with with tons of housemates (8 people in a room), places with cheap rent but roaches everywhere…and to me, a good combination of location, considerate housemates, comfort/cleanliness, and piece of mind are important. I think home should be a place to relax and feel at ease, not be on edge or stressed. (The reason location is really important to me is because I ride buses or the subway everywhere.) How much do you think one's monthly salary should go to rent, is it worth spending an extra $100-$200 per month for a nicer living situation (at the opportunity cost of less money going to student loans)?
– Linda
It's all about balance, and no one has the same exact balance. If you spend more on having a nicer home now, reducing stress, you're taking away money from extra debt payments, which means that you'll have the debt hanging over your head for longer, adding stress.
The mistake that a lot of people make is that they regularly skew that balance toward the present, sacrificing the future. They'd rather have a little more now in exchange for something less later on, believing that something will come up to take care of that future shortfall.
Doing that for something deeply important to you is okay. Doing that regularly is a mistake. The key? Self-analysis. The more time you think about all of your decisions, the more likely you are to make good ones.
I can't tell you which way to go because I don't know your values. All I can tell you is to spend some time carefully thinking about this and whether you're willing to add a lot of time back onto your debt due to the extra payments you won't be able to make.
Q10: Spousal Christmas presents
My wife and I are working through the issue of whether to get each other Christmas gifts. How do you and your spouse do it?
– Carl
Generally, what we do is set a spending cap for each other. We talk it over beforehand, look at our budget, and set something reasonable.
Then, when we're figuring out what exactly to get each other, we get the children involved. We allow them to help us select these gifts, which enables the children to feel as though they have a part in this process even though they don't have a source of income.
This does enable us all to be able to open at least a few gifts on Christmas morning, allowing us to take turns and enjoy not only receiving gifts, but enjoying watching each other open gifts.
This process works well for us. I'd suggest just setting a reasonably low spending limit with your spouse and then sticking to it.
Got any questions? Email them to me or leave them in the comments and I'll attempt to answer them in a future mailbag (which, by way of full disclosure, may also get re-posted on other websites that pick up my blog). However, I do receive hundreds of questions per week, so I may not necessarily be able to answer yours.


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Seeking title of Ultimate Champion
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Sarah Evans is not unfamiliar with ultimate challenges.
She's been facing them every day for the past year.
A little more than a year ago, while deployed in Afghanistan, Air Force Captain Sarah Evans began to feel fatigued and notice some pain in her left hip. It was enough to warrant a visit to the hospital at Bagram Air Base to get it checked out. She was flown to Germany.
An MRI found a large mass, and Evans was immediately transferred to a hospital in San Antonio, Texas, where a biopsy confirmed it was bone cancer. Originally, she was "just" to have a total hip and pelvic replacement on her left side. But a couple of weeks later, doctors determined there were more cancer cells and they needed to remove her left leg.
"On April 24, 2012, I underwent a hemipelvectomy, which basically means I'm missing half of my pelvis and my entire left leg," Evans said.
It was an extreme procedure, and one of the rarest of lower-extremity amputations. But Evans is confident it was the right choice.
"They did that to have a better chance of stopping the bone cancer right there," she said. "I've had clean scans for a year now, so it looks good. It looks like we got it!"
Evans then began the long road of rehabilitation. Not one for slowing down, she began hand cycling.
She got involved with an organization in San Antonio called Operation Comfort, and began cycling on the hand bike just three weeks following her surgery.
"I was still doing chemotherapy at the time, but it was a great way for me to get outside, get fresh air and get a cardio workout at the same time, which was something I hadn't been able to do in a really long time," Evans said.
Her competitive nature came through during rehabilitation, and Evans decided she wanted to compete in the 2013 Warrior Games presented by Deloitte in Colorado Springs, Colo. There are 260 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans participating in the Warrior Games, now in its fourth year. This year marks Evans' first trip to the Warrior Games.
But she didn't stop there. She set her sights on the Ultimate Champion event.
In the pentathlon-style Ultimate Champion event, each service branch (Army, Marines, Navy/Coast Guard, Air Force and Special Operations) is allotted two slots in the competition. Men and women compete for same trophy.
The Ultimate Champion winner is the individual at the end of the competition who has earned the most points in the following disciplines: cycling, field event (shot put), shooting (10m prone air rifle), swimming (50m freestyle) and track (100m sprint).
Evans finished seventh in the combined hand cycle and recumbent cycle event on Sunday, and tied for ninth in the shooting competition today.
Shooting sports aren't new to Evans, who participated in marksmanship matches for approximately a year while attending the Citadel military college in South Carolina.
"Shooting is actually the only sport that I'm competing in this week that I've competed in before," Evans said. "I wasn't great at it in college, or anything, but I really enjoyed it."
But Evans had to re-learn how to shoot, as the competition at the Warrior Games requires her to shoot from a modified prone position, in which the weapon is placed on a table as a rest.
"I haven't been shooting this way for very long. The elbow placement on the table, having the table at the right angle, those are all brand new things that I had to learn. The fundamentals like breathing, trigger squeeze and follow-through are all the same."
In January, Evans visited Colorado for the Air Force Selection Camp and, for the first time, tried shooting from the modified prone position.
"I've never had to wear a sling before when shooting," she said. "It created a lot of new muscle fatigue that I'm just not used to."
When asked about shooting from the standing position, Evans believes she still has some challenges ahead.
"I've tried shooting from the standing position, wearing my prosthesis," Evans said. "I think it's just a little too wiggly. I feel like I should be better at shooting from the modified prone position because it's definitely more stable, but it's truly not any easier, it's just different. I'm just not that confident in the standing position right now."
Evans' coach, Lt. Col. Doug Clark, would disagree.
"She's great at the standing event," Clark said. "She's probably one of my best shooters. She was wearing the prosthetic leg back in January at the camp, and was hitting those targets hard."
Following the shooting event today, Evans will move on to her next phase in her quest to be crowned the Ultimate Champion: the women's field standing shot put and the women's 100 track event.
Her competition will wrap up Thursday with the 50 freestyle swimming event.
"The biggest challenge I face right now in the pool is the altitude," Evans said. "Sometimes I get to the end of a couple of laps and I seem to be gasping for air. That's where I feel it the most."
As with most of the competitors at the event, Evans came with her own cheering section.
"Most people have a family member or two," Evans said. "I came with a whole entourage!"
Evans' biggest supporter might just be her husband, Joe Evans, an Air Force helicopter pilot who is stationed at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio.
"I support Sarah as much as I can and try to do everything she does," Joe said. "We ride bikes together a lot, but I can't keep up with her on a hand bike. I have to ride a regular bike. There's no way I could keep up with her!"
In addition to her husband, Evans' traveling fan club includes her mother and stepfather, who flew in from northern Florida, her mother and father-in-law who traveled from Albuquerque, N.M, and her sister- and brother-in-law who live in Colorado Springs.
"I have quite a lot of family," Evans said. "I'm very blessed to have them all here supporting me."
Not content to rest on her laurels, Evans already has plans following the conclusion of the Warrior Games.
"In a few weeks, I'm going over to Europe to participate in a fundraiser with some other Wounded Warriors for a rehabilitation hospital in England," she said."It's a 350-mile bike ride from Paris to London over the course of seven days. I'm really excited to go over there and cycle across Paris. It's going to be so cool!"
Evans' coach isn't surprised by her enthusiasm.
"It's a real eye opener to come to this competition. The athletes are amazing and inspirational," Clark said. "The truth is, we've all chewed the same dirt but they ended up giving a piece of themselves in the process."
The camaraderie of those who have served and now participate in this event seems to make the experience of the Warrior Games even more special.
"In the end, no matter what," Clark said, "we're all on the same team."
For more on the 2013 Warrior Games presented by Deloitte, visit teamusa.org/warriorgames/.
Story courtesy Red Line Editorial, Inc. Scottie Bibb is a freelance contributor for USParalympics.org. This story was not subject to the approval of any National Governing Bodies.


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Circle of March IVPosted by rtmsf on March 4th, 2011
It was a busy night Thursday, and that meant thirteen more eliminations from the national title race. You can start to see a few holes in the below Circle of March, as Jacksonville, High Point, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (PA), Mt. St. Mary's, Wagner, UT-Martin, Illinois State, VMI, UMBC, Southeast Missouri State, Lipscomb and Drake are now all looking forward to next season. With last night's losses, there are now 289 teams still alive for the 2011 national championship.
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Julia Bourque was nowhere to be found for nearly an hour Saturday during Just Kids at Art in downtown Houma.
Julia Bourque was nowhere to be found for nearly an hour Saturday during Just Kids at Art in downtown Houma.
Bourque, one of the event organizers, was off working, but some kids were determined to include her in the fun.
As she walked to the ticket booth at one of the event's entrances, confetti from fell from her hair to her shoulders.
"Who knows who got me," Bourque said.
The confetti was from one of the dozens of craft booths, where empty eggshells were filled with colorful bits of paper that the youngsters delighted in cracking on each other's heads.
Bourque said the confetti-egg booth is the most popular at the event. Before noon Saturday, children had made more than 2,000 of them, and supplies had been exhausted four hours before the scheduled end time.
Elsewhere on the St. Matthew's Episcopal School and Church grounds, a purple-and-gold clad Olivia McKee, 3, was cheering on LSU.
"Go Tigers," she yelled as she did a toe touch, jumping only a few inches above the ground.
"See. This side says LSU. And this sides a bumble bee," she said, pointing to each of her cheeks, which she'd had painted at one of the booths. "I'm having so much fun today."
Olivia said her favorite part of the day was a giant inflatable crayon, available for purchase at the ticket booth.
"My favorite was the Angry Birds toss game," said her 6-year-old brother Jacob, referring to a ball-toss game based on the popular smartphone app.
The landmark church at Barrow and Belanger streets for which the school was named was destroyed in a November 2010 fire. Its cause was never determined, but faulty electrical wiring is suspected.
The fire, however, was far from the minds of the hundreds of kids who turned out for the event.
The annual crafts festival raises money for the school and gives kids a chance to work with a variety of arts and crafts, listen to music, climb a towering rock wall and generally have a good time.
Bourque said organizers would start planning for next year's event as soon as this year's was over.
"We'll assess what was popular, what went well, what was enjoyed," Bourque said.
This year's festival included a wide range of crafts. Some children painted flower pots, while others made stepping-stone mosaics. There was also a science fair.
Tents and a giant inflatable obstacle course took up the now-grassy area where the church once stood.
Kaylen Fanguy, 8 and his sister Riley, 5, were taking turns with activities.
"I'm drawing pretty stuff, hearts and flowers," Riley said. "My favorite color is pink."
While Kaylen waited for Riley to finish painting her shopping bag, he eyed the mechanical bull a few feet away.
"I'm not scared. I want to ride next," Kaylen said.
"I want to eat some snowballs next," Riley said.
Bourque said the event grows every year. At least 2,000 man hours were invested just on Saturday.
"That's not including setting up and organizing. We had a big turnout of students from all the local schools," Bourque said. "We have a lot of community support. I can't say that enough."
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Let people know what poker blogs you read every day by creating your own widget. It also allows you to collect all of your own poker blog headlines if you use several blogging platforms. This is a simple trick for those who write a few poker blogs at a time and would like to add a simple widget to their sites with the latest headlines. The widget can be created by using Google Reader service.
Such a widget can be added to Blogspot or any other blogging service which allows custom HTML/script codes. Some of Wordpress-based blog services do not support it, so you may not be able to add the widget. The Wordpress.com platform is one of them.
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When you do not know something about poker, you simply go to Google and try searching. Sometimes, the search results are disappointing, because they do not contain the information you were looking for. Fortunately, there is another way. Just post your poker query at one of the poker question and answer sites and wait a couple of days for it to be answered by the poker players. If the answer does not satisfy you, try doing the same at some other similar site.
Poker question and answer (Q&A) sites can be easily called a web 2.0 tool, as their content is submitted and generated by the users. However, there are some sites that make a selection of questions and hand them to poker professionals to answer. Sometimes these services are payed, so we will not go too deep into this area. Just mentioning one of the free question and answer sites – pokerquestions.net where questions should be submitted in a special "contact us" like form. The same situation is with pokeranswers.com, but they do not give the 24 hour guarantee for answering the submitted question.
The battle of the 2 largest social online gaming companies continues in poker. PlayFish had recently dropped a white napkin to Zynga with the new game called Poker Rivals. Zynga's Texas Holdem is undoubtedly the biggest online poker room in the World with millions of daily users. Their competitors (Playdom's Poker Palace, Poker World, Pokerbuddies, PlanetPoker etc.) are tens of times smaller, but are still much bigger than the real money poker rooms. Real money poker has more than 100 brands in the market while play money social gaming poker rooms can be counted on the fingers of two arms. Social gaming companies know that and try to grab a piece of the market by selling their play chips (main source of income).
Zynga and PlayFish are the biggest players in the social online gaming market (let's not forget Playdom with their no. 2 poker application PokerPalace) always competing and creating similar games. Here's an example:
The most popular PlayFish game is Pet Society. Zynga still does not have anything like it. Zynga's most popular game was Texas Holdem, but it had now dropped in popularity after the rise of FarmVille. Just a month ago Playfish still didn't have any similar poker game to compete with, but now they've launched Poker Rivals, and the situation has changed.
We all know that PokerStars and FullTilt are not the World's largest online poker rooms. The biggest one is Zynga's Texas Holdem available on Facebook. It does not have real money games, but it has lots of other interesting features – social interaction, competing against your friends, achievements and titles, referring system which works as a virus etc. Even though it does not have the biggest pots or a lot of poker pros playing there, it still brings 19 million people to its poker tables everyday. PokerStars holds the World record for the highest player traffic with 307 thousand players online.
Which poker pro is your favorite? Phil Ivey or Chris "Jesus" Ferguson? They are both TOP level pros and definitely have something to say about their travels, tournaments they play in, their videos and lots of other interesting stuff a poker pro does every day. And although they both have their official blogs, they do not blog regularly. Actually only a few of the top level poker players update their blogs often and write about the things that are interesting to their fans.
We have already presented the TOP 10 General Poker Blogs and Top 10 Poker brand blogs. Now it is time to check which poker pros write their own blogs and which ones are actually good at it.
One of the latest web 2.0 trends is content aggregators. They select some particular online resources and expose their RSS information sorted by particular topics. In other words, you can see the best RSS feeds from trustworthy news sources and blogs about jobs, cars, fashion, music, even Lady Gaga and of course poker and gambling. The online resources are selected by editors, therefore no useless information gets through.
Content aggregators help high quality blogs and websites distribute their content (mainly news and blogs). Some of the aggregators are SEO friendly, so staying there longer can impact the search engine results as they usually have quite good Google positions. Traffic details may also indicate good quality, as feeds are usually displayed in the related information page (not like StumbleUpon with its accidental traffic).
Although it's getting harder and harder to find quality Facebook poker fan pages, we have managed to collect 10 more. This gets us very close to reaching the goal of the Top 50 poker-related Facebook pages being collected in 2009. Some of the pages discussed in this part have only been created recently, but it seems that they have been managed by the professionals. Maybe the author of the Poker 2.0 blog should revive some of the dead Facebook poker pages by tracking their founders?
Let's continue with another TOP10 of the follow-worthy pages:
There are thousands of poker blogs, but only tens of them are worth reading and subscribing to their RSS feeds because of information quality and frequency. We have presented best 10 general poker blogs already. Let us present another 10 poker blogs managed by the well known poker brands. Biggest online poker rooms have their own poker blogs which are used as news about their promotions and masterminded players. Sometimes they are even written by the team Pros, therefore interesting and worth attention. However readers should be aware, that the goal of such blogs is to promote the particular brand and surrounding services, including gaming.
As in the first part of this article series, we should warn about the grading. 1st or 10th position does not mean superiority of the blog. This is not evaluation, so places are given based on author's decision (personal author's position is that some blogs, which are not so well known, should not be placed in the bottom ).
Which poker-related Facebook pages could be interesting to poker players and worth following? We described the first 10 and yet another 10 in the previous articles. Finding them was a rather easy task, but now comes a very difficult one, as there are simply not many left. The majority of poker fan pages are neglected or spammed by their members, so it is quite hard to separate the gold from the ashes.
However, let's continue with another TOP10 of the follow worthy pages:
Best Poker Moments (website) is a very interesting and worth following Facebook page as it updates the followers with the best (according to the page) poker videos from various online sources. Some of them belong to the poker classics, some contain bloopers and other interesting and worth time-wasting poker pro videos. Poker 2.0 highly recommends following this Fan Page. Approximately 2,600 fans.
Last week we have started analyzing the best poker-related Facebook Fan Pages. It appears that there are more than 10 quality resources, therefore we bring you another list. Here are the 5 categories to which the Facebook poker fan pages are assigned:
Here is another list of TOP10 pages which are worth following:


text: Sijun Forums :: View topic - Converting image files to cartoons, what are the options? Log in to check your private messages Sijun Forums Forum Index >> Digital Art Discussion View previous topic :: View next topic Author Topic : "Converting image files to cartoons, what are the options?" bkgsjunior memberMember #Joined: 02 Jul 2009Posts: 1 Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 3:57 pm I'm looking to take drawings (image files) and convert them to cartoons, paintings, whatever else. I also want editing options so I want increase color, add color, whatever, advanced editing. The programs I have seen are for photos and not image files or drawing or things other than a photo. Also, it does'nt look like you can do alot of touch up or even approach starting touch up. These programs have been free, are there any free or paid programs to do a top notch job? I want to able to take a drawing a kid draws, save it on a file and convert to a cartoon, painting, many options and do a heck of a lot of touch up (editing). Back to top a_shmemberMember #Joined: 04 Oct 2001Posts: 149Location: Uppsala, Sweden Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 7:12 am I'm sorry but you confuse me greatly. You say the programs you've seen so far are only for photos and not for 'cartoons and image files'. Photos ARE image-files, so are cartoons (unless by cartoon, you mean vector/flash stuff). Please explain what difference you are refering to when you differentiate photos from image files and cartoons. A program like photoshop can do all that you ask, not just to photos, but to pretty much all pixelbased image-files. It costs alot though. Illustrator is photshops sister-application for vectorbased images. Flash is used for... well, flash-files. Not sure we can help you more than that unless you clarify what your questiong really is..._________________The horror... Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Sijun Forums Forum Index -> Digital Art Discussion All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Digital Art----------------Digital Art DiscussionWork in ProgressGallery/Finished Work Miscellaneous----------------Random MusingsArchive : Sep99 - Dec00 You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2005 phpBB Group


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LOS ANGELES -- UCLA Anderson School of Management Dean Judy Olian today announced the appointment of two term chairs thanks to generous gifts from entrepreneur and philanthropist Betsy Wood Knapp and the late entrepreneur and corporate founder Joseph J. Jacobs, PhD. The Betsy Wood Knapp Term Chair in Innovation and Creativity is awarded to Associate Professor Aimee Drolet. The Joseph J. Jacobs Term Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies is awarded to Professor Charles Corbett. The duration of each term chair is three years.
"Term chairs are vitally important to the school because they enable us to publicly recognize, nurture and retain rising stars who are among the most productive in their fields, and are therefore especially attractive to other top schools seeking exceptional faculty," said Olian. "Term chairs provide essential research support for highly creative and original thinkers like Aimee and Charles. I am indebted to the donors, Betsy Wood Knapp and Dr. Joseph J. Jacobs, for their vision in establishing these term chairs."
Aimee Drolet joined the UCLA Anderson marketing area faculty in 1997. Her research focuses on consumer decision-making and the role of cognitive resources and emotions on these decisions. She has also developed unique expertise in the consumption decisions of an overlooked segment of buyers - older consumers. In 2004, she received the Eric and E Juline Faculty Excellence in Research Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching and Research.
"When I established this professorship, I envisioned the incumbent as a smart, inspiring individual who embraces innovation and creativity in teaching, research and his or her approach to business," said Betsy Wood Knapp. "It is extremely gratifying to me that Aimee is the first holder of the term chair as she embodies these qualities and is beloved by her students and colleagues."
Charles Corbett, UCLA Anderson's Area Chair for Decisions, Operations and Technology Management, joined the faculty in 1996. His research and teaching focuses on the interfaces between operations management, sustainability and entrepreneurship. This includes studying global diffusion of environmental practices, adoption of energy efficiency practices and decision-making behavior among for-profit and non-profit entrepreneurs. He is frequently invited to present seminars and lectures at institutions and conferences worldwide. In 2008, Corbett was awarded the Citibank Teaching Award for Most Outstanding MBA Teacher. Prior to that, he received several teaching awards including the 2007 Faculty/Staff Partnership Award, bestowed by UCLA's Staff Assembly. He served as Associate Dean of the MBA program from 2004-2006, and is the founding director of the UCLA Leaders in Sustainability graduate certificate program.
Betsy Wood Knapp, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist, is founder and CEO of BigPicture Investors, LLC, a management and consulting firm for start-up and early stage companies. She is chair of the UCLA Foundation, a member of the Executive Committee of the UCLA Anderson Board of Visitors and a circle member of Women & Philanthropy at UCLA. She is also chair of the board of Kreido Biofuels, Inc., an alternative energy company.
Dr. Joseph J. Jacobs passed away on October 24, 2004. He was the founder and chairman of the board of the Jacobs Engineering Group and the Jacobs Family Foundation. An active humanitarian and business leader, Jacobs served on several boards, including the UCLA Anderson Board of Visitors, and is the author of The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur. Vi Jacobs, his surviving spouse, said, "Joe would be pleased if he knew that Dr. Corbett has been awarded this term chair. Dr. Corbett's research and teaching represents the kind of innovative thinking, entrepreneurship and values that Joe championed all his life."
About UCLA Anderson School of Management
UCLA Anderson School of Management, established in 1935, is regarded among the leading business schools in the world. UCLA Anderson faculty members are advancing management thinking through innovative research and teaching. Each year, UCLA Anderson provides management education to more than 1,700 students enrolled in MBA, Executive MBA, Fully-Employed MBA and doctoral programs, and to more than 2,000 professional managers through executive education programs. Combining highly selective admissions, varied and innovative learning programs, and a world-wide network of 36,000 alumni, UCLA Anderson prepares global leaders.


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Christmas is a time for peace and goodwill, yet most people celebrate with actions that unwittingly condone cruelty. Millions of turkeys are slaughtered, pets are given as presents and then discarded when the novelty wears off, Boxing Day hunting attracts significant support, and gifts are offered without thought to the human and animal misery they might have caused. So here are a few basic tips for those who wish to be cruelty-free Christmas shoppers.
It is the great irony of the 'festival of peace' that it is celebrated by feasting off the bodies of slaughtered animals. Roughly 10 million turkeys are killed for the Christmas market in this country alone, and many other creatures are killed and feasted on as part of the holiday ritual.
Like most areas of retail trade, Christmas is a boom time for the slaughter industry. Most turkeys are intensively reared in crowded windowless sheds. The birds are genetically selected for high meat yields and to put on weight as quickly as possible. This often causes their legs to buckle under them, as they can barely carry their own heavy weight. Turkeys have a natural life span of approximately 10 years, yet they are slaughtered for the dinner table at the tender age of 12-26 weeks.
Apart from replacing the dead animal with a favourite vegetarian dish, the compassionate Christmas scoffer has also to look out for animal ingredients in other products such as cakes, chocolates, wines, biscuits and other luxury foods. Numerous animal-free mince pies and Christmas puddings are now
available, and there are also a few Christmas cakes completely free from animal ingredients on the market. If you are feeling more adventurous, you
can make your own mince pies from shortcrust pastry and suet-free mincemeat, or produce delicious Christmas cakes and puddings without eggs.
See the Animal Aid Veggie Collection for delicious animal-free Christmas recipes.
Cosmetics and toiletries
The majority of high street brands contain animal ingredients, such as lanolin (wool fat), gelatine (from bones and hooves) and stearate (from animal fat). Also, many cosmetic ingredients are still tested on animals, for although there is a voluntary ban on testing in the UK, international
companies such as L'Oreal and Clairol continue to research their products
Fortunately, both luxury and budget brands of vegan and cruelty-free cosmetics are widely available from health food shops, supermarkets, chemists and by mail order.
The Animal Aid online shop features a good range of cruelty-free cosmetics and toiletries.
If clothing contains leather, suede, wool, silk, down or fur then animals have been exploited during manufacture. Look out for animal-free alternatives such as lorica and PVC jackets in place of leather and suede. Likewise, ensure that anything with a silk or fur-look trim is made from synthetic material.
Another clothing-related issue is that most fashionable stores and designs depend upon sweatshop human labour in poorer countries. Workers are often
forced to work long hours in appalling conditions for very low pay, while the multinational fashion industry makes fat profits. It is difficult to be certain of the origin of most clothes, but a general rule is to seek
garments manufactured in nations where you can be sure that basic labour laws apply (for example, most EU countries enforce a minimum wage. For more
details, contact The World Development Movement, 25 Beehive Place, London SW9 7QR, Tel 0171 737 6215).
Pets as presents
Christmas can be the very worst time to get a pet. Most households are noisy, hectic places and this type of atmosphere can be frightening to nervous young animals.
On the other hand, hundreds of thousands of healthy dogs and cats are killed
every year because they are unwanted, and most sanctuaries are also overflowing with many other species, including rabbits and guinea pigs. This is particularly so in the weeks after Christmas, when many pets given as presents are discarded.
So if you can offer a home to rescued animals you will be saving lives, though be sure that you can offer decent living conditions and care.
A rabbit or guinea pig can live for over five years, a dog 12-15 years and a cat even longer. Few young children are mature enough to show great interest
in a new pet for more than a few months, so before bringing an animal into your home, think carefully about who will do the walking and cleaning out
for the rest of his/her life. You also need to consider who will do the looking after when you are on holiday, and whether you can afford to pay
unexpected and expensive vets' bills.
If you like the idea of helping unwanted animals, but are unable to look after one at home, there are schemes operated by some sanctuaries in which you pay an annual donation to 'adopt' an animal who is unable to be re-homed. In return, you receive photos and progress reports.
Charitable donations
Many charities are working hard to make the world a safer and fairer place for people and animals, and Christmas is an ideal time to help them out by making a donation. Take care, however, not to support medical charities that fund animal experiments. Animal Aid can provide a list of those that do not.
Animals in entertainment
Although the days when Christmas television schedules always included circuses featuring animal acts have thankfully passed, travelling circuses which feature species such as tigers, horses, camels and llamas still tour. As an alternative, look out for the growing number of very good animal-free circuses, featuring talented human acrobats, dancers, clowns and gymnasts.
Christmas cards
Purchasing from charities is a great way to support their work, but once again beware of those which fund animal experiments. In particular, packs of charity cards on sale in big stores often include support for the larger vivisection-sponsoring medical charities.
Toys and crafts
The same problems of exploitation of vulnerable people exist with toys and
crafts. Other human rights issues besides low pay and appalling working conditions include child labour, slavery and suppression of unions. Once again, the best bet is to seek items manufactured in countries with statutory labour laws, such as our own glove puppets. Or buy guaranteed
fairtrade goods from Oxfam shops or elsewhere.
Discarded Christmas trees take up lots of space in landfill sites, so before buying a real tree, check whether your local Council runs a mulching or composting service. If not, ask them to set one up.
Tips for the shopping hater
For those who find shopping amongst the least attractive ways of spending spare time, you can purchase nearly everything you need for a cruelty-free Christmas via mail order. Top of the list is our own Animal Aid online shop, of course!


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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Cam Newton was target of bounty program for Saints
The New Orleans Saints just got hammered today by the NFL for their bounty program. Among the most significant punishments (and here is Joseph Person's story on this for the Wednesday newspaper):
-- Saints coach Sean Payton is suspended without pay for the entire 2012 season and general manager Mickey Loomis is suspended for half the season without pay.
-- The Saints will forfeit second-round draft picks in both 2012 and 2013.
-- St. Louis Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams, who was the keeper of the bounty program because he was the Saints' defensive coordinator at the time, has been suspended indefinitely.
But buried deep in the NFL's press release about the punishments was this interesting – and disgusting -- nugget:
"Payments were made for plays such as interceptions or fumble recoveries. All such payments are against league rules. Payments also were made for plays on which opposing players were injured. In addition, specific players were sometimes targeted. The investigation showed bounties being placed on four quarterbacks of opposing teams – Brett Favre, Cam Newton, Aaron Rodgers, and Kurt Warner. Multiple sources have confirmed that several players pledged funds toward bounties on specific opposing players, with defensive captain Jonathan Vilma offering $10,000 to any player who knocked Brett Favre out of the NFC Championship Game in 2010."
Newton played against New Orleans twice in 2011 and wasn't hurt in either game. But the Saints were trying to hurt him – they had literally put a bounty on him. That what's what the NFL investigation has concluded (the Saints were penalized for three personal fouls in those 2011 games, however -- read this very interesting blog by The Observer's Joe Person about that and what the Saints said about "remember-me" hits following one of those games).
In general, I'm glad the NFL has taken such a hard line on bounties, which have no place in football. I wish the league had also taken away the Saints' No.1 draft pick in 2013 (the Saints don't have a No.1 pick in 2012). Otherwise, suspending Payton for a year seems about right, and I would imagine Williams will never work in the league again.
Saints' player suspensions, incidentally, are still to come (linebacker Jonathan Vilma will likely be hit the very hardest). These punishments were only for the management and the team. As I've written before, this "BountyGate" may change the balance of power in the NFC South. And at the very least, the Saints should be a good team to play early in the season, when the yet-to-be-announced player suspensions are in full force.
I suppose Newton could take it as a compliment that the Saints thought enough of him to put a bounty on him -- he was in pretty good company on that four-QB list. Everyone else on that list has won both an NFL MVP award and at least one Super Bowl.
But still...
This is disgusting. The Saints are getting hammered for this, and rightfully so. And I imagine the Panthers will have a little extra desire to win -- and to keep Newton's jersey clean -- the next time these two teams meet.
55 comments:
Will this ruling be known as Hurricane Roger in New Orleans?
- March 21, 2012 at 1:27 PM
I agree... they should have lost a first rounder! I hope Cam lights them up for 50 points the next time we see those dirt bags!
- March 21, 2012 at 1:28 PM
I think we can confidently say Jonathan Vilma will be out of the league at least a year. $10,000!!!! That's a not a bounty, that's a death warrant.
- March 21, 2012 at 1:35 PM
I was at NO v Panthers game last season (in Charlotte) and it was clear someone tried to take out Steve Smith. Definitely a dirty shot at Smitty. When this bounty deal came out that was the first thing that came to mind. So good for Goodell, sorry Saints and Go Panthers.
- March 21, 2012 at 1:40 PM
I think the Saints got off light. Why not make them forfeit first-round pics? What about the players who participated in the bounty? Have they been suspended/fined?
- March 21, 2012 at 1:40 PM
When I read that about CAM, I was literally sick. All those people hurt, suffering, and goig through so much loss with Katrina and the Saints painted themselves as a Savior to the community and in the locked room they are trying to destroy and hurt people. Just sick!
- March 21, 2012 at 1:52 PM
- Alex said...
Anon @ 1:40, I think you're talking about when Roman Harper blew Smitty up about five yards deep in the end zone. I instantly thought of that play when the bounty story broke as well.
- March 21, 2012 at 1:55 PM
Aside from defensive linemen and some linebackers, Cam would run over a lot of defensive players!
- March 21, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Saints get everything they deserve for Bountygate. I hope everyone runs the score up on them if they can. What the NFL should've done though too is remove Brees' franchise tag. That way he had the option of leaving. That would really hurt the Aints!
- March 21, 2012 at 2:00 PM
I'm not surprised to hear the Saints were out to hurt Cam. They were not the only opposing defense trying to hurt him. This is why we must have Cam running less frequently and the OL stepping up to do a better job of blocking for Cam and opening holes for our RBs.
- March 21, 2012 at 2:02 PM
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- March 21, 2012 at 2:11 PM
I'll be back...
- March 21, 2012 at 2:13 PM
Filthy dirtbags...$10 says Shockey had a bounty last year - he got crushed once too...and they hate him. I hope Beason destroys someone on the 1st play of the game (legally of course).
- March 21, 2012 at 2:16 PM
The Saints do not have a first round pick this year, so I think instead of taking next year's first pick, the NFL took two second round picks
- March 21, 2012 at 2:22 PM
i think an appropriate penalty for the players is that any that participated should be required to play without their cups this year.
- March 21, 2012 at 2:34 PM
Wow - Those are some harsh punishments, especially the suspension of Payton!
- March 21, 2012 at 2:34 PM
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- March 21, 2012 at 2:37 PM
Who dat?...who dat?...who dat gonna coach dem Saints dis year?! hahahahaha Go Panthers!
- March 21, 2012 at 2:38 PM
Forever the Ain'ts
Get the bags ready! Paper or plastic?
- March 21, 2012 at 2:38 PM
- March 21, 2012 at 2:57 PM
move the saints to utah
....maybe they will shape up outside of that deviant city
- March 21, 2012 at 3:09 PM
I wonder how much harper got for breaking Smitty's arm.
- March 21, 2012 at 3:10 PM
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- March 21, 2012 at 3:12 PM
Interesting. Since the Saints won't have Sean Payton, a new defensive coordinator, do you guys think that Carolina can take the number one spot in NFC South?
- March 21, 2012 at 3:14 PM
And Frank "the genius" Garcia is on WFNZ right now basically saying why do you think the NFL is the most popular sport in the US? Wow. Talk about throwing NFL fans under the bus.
- March 21, 2012 at 3:15 PM
any player that was involved in this Bounty scheme needs to be banned from the NFL for life. The Saints coach also should be banned!
- March 21, 2012 at 3:17 PM
- sanitizer said...
Pathetic, "maybe the Panthers can win 2 games this season playing New Orleans with out a coach, an assistant coach a GM and multiple player suspensions." Why not have the panthers play some high school teams if seeing them win means so much to you.
- March 21, 2012 at 3:28 PM
"Payments were made for plays such as interceptions or fumble recoveries. All such payments are against league rules...."
Going off this, then Minter and company are guilty, too. Keep in mind what he had to say the other day, as well as just about every other player that has spoken up and said "Yep, we've been doing this for a long time."
If Goodell is truly genuine with this investigation, then he will look into the Bills, Redskins and Titans. Williams coached there and his players during those stints have ALL acknowledged that a similar system was in place.
- March 21, 2012 at 3:36 PM
Should be like the Pete Rose punishment because this is way worse!..this is horrible BAN them from ever stepping into the stadiums for life.
- March 21, 2012 at 3:37 PM
Here's Harper's bounty hunter attempt on Smitty
- March 21, 2012 at 3:44 PM
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- March 21, 2012 at 3:46 PM
Was the picture of Newton losing his helmet for dramtic effect only Charlib Nonobservant?
- March 21, 2012 at 4:18 PM
Anyone else fine it ironic that Sean Payton was busted him on the sideline last season and had to go on crutches? Interesting that it happened to him. Let's hope that didn't put the idea of bounty on coaches in his dirty head!
I hope the Saints sink this year and become cellar dwellers.
- March 21, 2012 at 4:28 PM
........By John Fox
- March 21, 2012 at 4:55 PM
I believe all of this is true because I 1. saw it in this column 2. read it in other places on the internet; 3. read it in the newspaper; 4. saw it on numerous TV programs; and, no doubt, I will 5. read it in a book soon.
But, what I don't understand is where were the on-field officials during all of this? Why were they not calling fouls on the Saints?
And, why have no players complained of being hurt?
And, with all of the tapes available for review, why has not the NFL made public the specific plays in which the Saints hurt (or tried to) an opponent?
Roger Goodell has stated that he 'has been as transparent as possible,' and that 'findings were corroborated by multiple independent sources,' yet we have heard only generalizations such as those and no specifics. Terrible, terrible journalism...generalizations and no specifics.
Goodell, when asked by an NFL TV anchorman if Peyton Manning was the target of a bounty in the 2009 Superbowl game against the Saints, evaded (in quite a few words) answering what was a yes or no question, making the answer, obviously, 'no.'
Goodell has acted as judge jury, and executioner without justifying himself and without stating the specific charges or giving the accused the opportunity to confront their accusers, something that is guaranteed in the courts of this country, if not in the NFL.
- March 21, 2012 at 5:06 PM
New Orleans got off easy. All involved should have been banned from the NFL for life. Period. What kind of a joke league is this, anyway
- March 21, 2012 at 5:33 PM
I called this two years ago also and yes include the officials! They will not be able to remove the tarnish from their Lombardy Trophy! Good riddance!! Whatever punishments are handed out will not quench the disdain I have for this organization...
- March 21, 2012 at 6:00 PM
Not nearly enough punishment. Vilma should be banned for life. One of the dirty shots could have been a career ender for a QB .
- March 21, 2012 at 6:27 PM
I just watched an interview on ESPN Sportscenter with Mike Ditka and his opinion regarding the penalty for Saints coaches and organization. He was pathetic. It was obvious that Ditka did not know anything about the situation. As time goes bye, its obvious that ESPN is not the excellent organiztiion it used to be. A pity that they don't have some real competition in the sports area.
- March 21, 2012 at 6:51 PM
Can we put a bounty on Drew Brees? Will there be retaliation? Scott, expect the player suspensions to be spread out over the season. 5 guys for the first 5 games, a different 5 guys for the next 5 games. etc.
- March 21, 2012 at 6:59 PM
It was clearly obvious all season. I say put Payton in pads and put him on the field. Sharper is full of crap saying he didn't know anything!
- March 21, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Sean Payton should never coach again in the NFL. If they really want make a statement that is what they should do.
- March 21, 2012 at 7:07 PM
@Anon 4:18
Did you watch that game or just criticizing for no reason?? Cam's helmet was like that (in the pic) because a Saints player tried to rip it off his head. It was a FACEMASK that WAS NOT called.
More dirty play by the Aints...Nice try Anon 4:18
- March 21, 2012 at 7:18 PM
Typical Charlotte overreaction. A few posters have it right while the rest of you are like chicken littles- this happens on almost EVERY team in the NFL. They may not be paying for it, though some may have less organized tactics with payouts, but it is happening. If you don't think so then you haven't watched much NFL football lately. And given how sorry the Panthers have been the last few years, I bet that is the case.
I don't approve of the bounty system and I am not proud of it, but quit kidding yourselves here. And thank you for the astute observation made about Minter and his crew through his own comments. Maybe you guys could have won your lone Super Bowl game if your offensive line that year hadn't been so hyped up on steroids. We ALL have dirty laundry in this league. You think this game is about having tea and crumpets at the stadium? The name of the game is try and get into a guy's head -REALLY hard hits- so he doesn't want to come back at you again. What Goodell did was make a move where he can look like he solved a problem and then walk away feeling good about himself. What he has actually done is try and use a finger to close a very large hole in a dam.
- March 21, 2012 at 7:20 PM
@Anon 7:20
You sound like a disgruntled Aints fan. Pay for injuries caused is not on every team. Player bonuses for interceptions and touch downs yes.
You are not an NFL player and neither am I. We know what is reported. Don't try and act like a higher authority with behind the scenes knowledge.
Ain't nothin but Aints.
- March 21, 2012 at 7:42 PM
you guys are talking about last year game ... about two year ago when we play those dirty saint our player got hurt atleast 4 in a single game .
- March 21, 2012 at 7:57 PM
Why does the writer want to use the word 'disgusting' so much to describe this? Trying to make this story sound bigger than it really is no doubt.
- March 21, 2012 at 8:15 PM
Anon 8:33 c'mon now, how long is it going to take you to get over the fact that Cam burned your favorite SEC team?
- March 21, 2012 at 8:49 PM
You can't tell me that Squeaky clean Drew Breeze did not know about this either. He tries to be such the pure outstanding citizen in commecials etc and heck yea you know he had to know something about this. I say the next time we play them lets go breeze hunting. Heck the whole team needs to be suspended for a year.
- March 21, 2012 at 9:02 PM
Saints should be banned from the league as a franchise for one year or more.
- March 21, 2012 at 10:31 PM
@ Anon 10:14
"snitches get stitches".....hmmmm.....
Oh well hello Sean Payton, I didn't know who it was at first...I see since you have the next year off you decided to come hang out on this forum!!
- March 21, 2012 at 10:59 PM
The truth of the matter is as a Panthers fan I'd just love to see our defense knock out Tom Brady or any other elite quarterback or offensive weapon we faced weekly if that would lead to us winning the game. But, on the flip I would hate it if that happened to Cam or Smitty. The Saints got caught and I hate that they targeted Cam, but this isn't anything new. I guarantee you that we've had similar bounties. Let's not be hypocrites.
- March 21, 2012 at 11:04 PM
Huricane CAMNITRA, bad mojo nawoleeen, shuda nown betta !!!
- March 21, 2012 at 11:23 PM
Why didnt Joe Blow Person ask his hero Cecil Newton ( and son ) where that 200,000 cash was spent or if he was paying it back?
Like they say the apple never falls far from the tree .... espec is this case ...
- March 22, 2012 at 6:38 PM
I didn't see a late hit or even a penalty on the play. The refs didn't either. Bounty meant nothing on the play.
- April 24, 2012 at 1:29 PM