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Reporting FOR DUTY SOUTH Korean students balance studies at OSU with Military service at home

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S out h Korean Military Serv ice

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South Korean students at OSU temporarily return home, participateafterinjunior required military service their education to serve in year. And I before the military to D o Won Kim Staf f R epo rter @o colly

When Min Yeop Kim graduates from Oklahoma State University in four years with a degree in biosystems and agriculture engineering, he will return to South Korea to serve nearly two years in the military.

About 120,000 South Korean men ages 18 to 30 join the military each year, as the country’s constitution requires. If a South Korean avoided his service, he would spend up to three years in jail, according to the nation’s Military Service Act. College students account for about 73 percent of the men who join the South Korean military each year, according to the Korean Military Manpower Administration.

The first problem those students face is deciding when to start their military service. Most South Korean companies require college graduates to finish their military service before they apply for work, but the older a job candidate is, the more likely the company is to reject him.

Therefore, when South Korean college students start their military service, it influences their academic and professional careers.

Eighty-seven South Korean students, 33 of whom are male undergraduates, are on OSU’s campus this fall, according to the OSU student profile. The university doesn’t keep count of how many leave during

the military.

This is Tayeon Kim’s first semester back at OSU after serving 21 months as a South Korean marine. The marketing sophomore left in 2014 after his freshman-year.

Taeyeon was one of those who left the school for the military. He said he didn’t worry about his college education being delayed. But, he was worried during those two years about forgetting what he had learned at OSU, he said in Korean during a recent interview.

Taeyeon said he started suffering depression about a year into his military service.

“I think experiencing military was not bad,” Taeyeon said. “However, I had a feeling of loss when I saw my friends who were achieving their degree or awards and traveling somewhere. So, that’s why people have a dream when they were in the military. They want to achieve something meaningful.”

A 2015 study of South Korean soldiers found during these soldiers’ service, they are 2.5 times more likely to experience depression than other South Koreans. Major reasons for their depression include stress, violence, lower self-esteem, conflict with higher ranks and their length of service.

Every Korean soldier ends his mandatory service as a sergeant, for which he is paid the equivalent of $2,380 per year, according to

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Taeyeon Kim (left) spent 21 months in service as a South Korean marine after leaving OSU after his freshman year in 2014.

South Korean Ministry of National Defense. In contrast, a U.S. Army sergeant is paid about $27,000 per year, according to the U.S. Army website.

When OSU professor Chanjin Chung served in the South Korean military about 30 years ago, he was paid about $43 per year. Like Taeyeon, he said he was uncertain of his future.

“Personally, I worried a lot,” Chung said. “I was uncertain of my career after the service. Life doesn’t go as planned. I didn’t think about getting a job. I wanted to stay at the school for work.”

However, he said his military experience helped him think seriously about relationships with people and about his life.

“As people think their reality toward life, I could

think realistic about my dream and what I’m going to do,” said Chung, graduate coordinator for agricultural economics.

Unlike Chung, who served on South Korean military bases, Ryechan Lee served with U.S. forces in South Korea from 2014 to 2016. The South Korean government allows men to replace their military service by working as police officers, firefighters or as members of the U.S. Army if they pass required tests. The Military Manpower Administration randomly draws from a pool of candidates who passed the test.

Lee selected the U.S. Army for his service.

“I had to go to the military,” Lee said. “I wanted to keep my English skill, and I thought I could pass the required test. Personally, I joined the military

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was disappointed because I was just interested (in school).”

He said he wanted to push back his service after passing the test, but he couldn’t. The Military Manpower Administration doesn’t allow students who pass the test for the U.S. Army to postpone their service. After Lee’s service, he worked a year in South Korea to earn money for his tuition.

Since he’s been back at OSU, Lee said he has noticed improvements in his study habits.

“I think I have a returning student’s passion,” Lee said. “I think I study seriously and more responsibly.”

A South Korean university professor’s study found serving in the military motivated students to complete their college degrees. The students might feel anxious or nervous about their futures while serving, but their attitudes toward life change for the better, the study showed.

They grow up while serving in the military.

Sun Young Kim said she wanted to know why students returning from the military achieved good grades in her classes.

“I wanted to know their motivation and its causes,” the assistant professor at Kyungnam University said in an email interview.

In her study, returning students tended to be more responsible and wanted to earn scholarships to demonstrate their motivation, but they struggled to link what they had studied

what they were learning afterward.

“Even if returning students are highly motivated, we should know they also need help to adapt to college life again,” Sun Young said.

Her research concluded more programs are needed to support returning students.

Taeyeon said he is earning better grades this semester than before his military service.

“My grade is actually improved so far,” Taeyeon said. “Whenever I want to procrastinate, now I’m patient and keep studying.”

In a society where older people are more respected, he said he also learned to respect younger people regardless of their rank.

Unlike Taeyeon, Min Yeop doesn’t want to interrupt his college education for nearly two years.

So, Min Yeop decided to delay his service until after he graduates from OSU. He is planning to go to graduate school at OSU. Min Yeop said he expects his military service to be a growing-up experience. Friends said it was for them, he said.

“I will probably grow up, too,” Min Yeop said.

Do Won Kim is a multimedia journalism junior from Incheon, South Korea. He can be reached at dwkim@ okstate.edu.

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F l i g h t Res earch

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OSU students use airfield for flight research J o sh Potee t Staff Reporter @ O c olly

If a traveler heads east from Stillwater on Highway 51 and then north on Clay Road for a few miles, he or she will find a small airfield between Yale and Glencoe.

The airfield belongs to Oklahoma State University. Its Unmanned Aircraft Systems program uses the area for research and development.

The flight station has two runways: an aircraft hangar and a control room. The complex allows OSU to facilitate one of the leading unmanned aircraft programs in the country, according to the UAS website.

The UAS program allows students, faculty and the Department of Defense to use the FAAcertified flight station in multiple ways.

Danny Wilkinson, a graduate student in the UAS program, said the flight station is a critical element to the program’s success.

“Having an airfield that we can go fly at anytime we need is really great,” Wilkinson said. “It allows us to test a lot of projects that we need to in a timely manner.”

OSU is the first fouryear university in the country to offer graduate programs in unmanned aerial systems engineering.

Lockheed-Martin and Northrop-Grumman, companies that special-

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An aerial photo of the OSU flight research airfield.

ize in advanced military technology, partially fund the project. The Federal Aviation Administration, NASA and U.S. Special Operations Command also support the program.

The program has constructed more than 200 custom aircraft, and the hangar is home to more than 20 different aircraft, including a Penguin-B aircraft from the UAV Factory.

Each year, the program hosts an event called Speedfest, when students from around the state build unmanned aerial vehicles and compete in various events. Speedfest has produced multiple vehicles that have broken world records.

Students in the program

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use the skills they learn to help secure jobs in the aeronautical engineering field when they leave OSU. Wilkinson, who competed in Speedfest, said it helps students find their passion in the field.

“It was the best time of my undergraduate studies,” Wilkinson said.

“Working as a team was something that I felt was important to get me ready for the ‘real world.’

It allowed me to see how teams can operate together get to a finished product.”

Josh Poteet is a sports media senior from Norman. He can be reached at josh.poteet@okstate.edu.

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T ri pled Textb ook Prices

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Communication breakdown leads to tripled textbook prices Alli e B o n d S taff Repo rter @ o c olly

The OSU Student Union Bookstore tripled the price of two Germanlanguage workbooks this semester after a miscommunication with the publisher and a used-book seller.

Starla Marshall, the bookstore’s assistant director of course content, said a pricing mistake like this has happened only two or three times in the 28 years she’s worked there. But it’s the first time the mistake wasn’t caught before the books were sold, Marshall said.

The bookstore lowered the price after a student told his professor about the higher prices. Students were given a full refund and sold a new copy of “Auf geht’s!”

(Let’s go!) and “Weiter geht’s!” (Go on!) for a lower price.

An Oklahoma statute encourages college faculty and staff to “work closely with bookstores and publishers” to find the “least costly option without sacrificing educational content” and to provide the most savings to students.

To follow the statute and keep this mistake from happening again, Marshall flagged the system to not buy these books from the usedbook seller, Missouri Book Services Textbook Exchange.

But if it weren’t for Jack Graumann, the price

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“Auf geht’s!” is one of the books OSU’s Student Union Bookstore sold at a tripled price.

might not have been fixed.

Graumann, a biosystems agricultural engineering student, said he was shocked when he saw the $180 price tag for a used “Auf geht’s!.”

“It was really expensive for something that was going to be written in and probably not resalable,” Graumann said.

Graumann said his German-language professor, Jennifer Holt, had told the students the book would cost about $60.

Graumann told Holt about the bookstore’s price. She and the head of the Foreign Language and Literature Department, Karin Schestokat, spoke with Marshall.

“For some reason, if I remember correctly, they had the used books priced higher than the new

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books,” Schestokat said.

“I mean, it was just really strange.”

The bookstore sold used copies of “Auf geht’s!” for $180.25 and new ones for $135.20, Marshall said. Used copies of “Weiter geht’s!” were sold for $126.75, and new copies were sold for $95.10.

The corrected prices are $59.50 for new copies of “Auf geht’s!” and $48.50 for new copies of “Weiter geht’s!,” Marshall said.

The bookstore returned all the used books and bought new ones from the publisher, Evia Learning.

Selling the books for the wrong prices started when Missouri Textbook Services saw old prices for the books on an online database and sold them to the bookstore for those

prices, said Doug Brooks, Missouri Book Services’ account manager.

“We try to make things correct whenever that happens because sometimes, especially if a new edition is pending...the price can be changed, or we might not get something updated on our database as quickly as it was ordered,” Brooks said.

Brooks said he gave Marshall two options: match the price of the books and give her store credit or fully refund them. He said Marshall chose the full refund because she had already sold textbooks.

Bookstores and usedbook sellers use the database Bowker, which is connected to the database ProQuest, said Marshall and her assistant, Cherry

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Bailey. They said all publishers should update their prices on Bowker for used-book companies, bookstores and customers.

Marshall said Evia Learning did not update its prices for this semester. Before this semester, prices for these books included an access code, she said. But this semester, it included only a book. Marshall said students had to buy the access code on Evia Learning’s website.

Evia Learning’s Operations Manager Jake Douma said he was unaware of any database the Holland, Michigan, publisher had to report to.

“Until now, we weren’t aware that any wholesalers deal in our products at all,” Douma said in an email interview. “Evia Learning is the single, official distributor of the ‘Auf geht’s!’ and ‘Weiter geht’s!’ products.”

Douma said wholesalers and stores are free to buy and sell those used items, but they cannot be held responsible for any errors that occur with them.

Douma said the OSU bookstore contacted him during the summer for lower book prices. He said he was told most students used financial aid and could buy the books only at the bookstore. Douma said Evia Learning decided to sell the books to OSU for less than the prices they offer to other stores.

“The “Auf geht’s!” textbook…was available for $60 (new) to the public on the Evia Learning website,” Douma said.

“The bookstore received a discount off that $60 price.”

Marshall said she asked for lower prices to help with the access code.

She was concerned students using financial aid wouldn’t be able to buy the access code on Evia Learning’s website.

In the end, Douma said he was pleased the students were taken care of and the prices were fixed.

Douma said he could tell the bookstore recognized a mistake had been made and tried to correct it.

“I have no doubt that the professors will be keeping an eye on things for the next few semesters to be sure it was a onetime mistake and does not happen again, and of course, we’ll do what we can to make sure communication is very clear as well,” Douma said.

Although an error can happen, Marshall said the bookstore does its best to correct it so students are paying the lowest price they can.

To help with communication, the bookstore encourages students, faculty, staff and alumni to take a survey at www. studentwatch.org.

Alli Bond is a strategic communications junior from Edmond. She can be reached at bondar@ okstate.edu.

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Star Wars

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Blog: The ‘Star Wars’ saga, ranked from worst to best Brad en Fos t er Staf f R epo rter @BFosterOS U

It’s that time of the year again. It’s the one we wait for all year, praying for December to come at last, bringing with it everyone’s favorite holiday season: “Star Wars” season. For three years running, the world has stopped cold for one weekend and lost itself in a galaxy far, far away, and this year is no different. So, before you go out and see “The Last Jedi,” let’s stop and think back on the amazing--and horrible-movies that have led to this point. Here’s the “Star Wars Saga” ranked from worst to best.

8. ‘Attack of the Clones’ Starting off strong is George Lucas’ second attempt to get the prequel trilogy rolling, and boy is it a flop. While certainly bringing more action and less politics into the story, not even Christopher Lee’s Count Dooku could save this train wreck of a film.

Haden Christensen’s whiny, narcissistic Anakin is almost laughable, displaying emotional depth worse than his 9-year-old counterpart in the previous film. Half the movie is spent on a forced romance that makes no sense, and if Natalie Portman hadn’t regretted signing up for the movies before, she definitely did in this one. Every decision made in the movie is mind-boggling in its stupidity, leading to a conclu-

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‘Star Wars’ is one of the most successful movie franchises of all time, earning nearly $7 billion in box office revenue.

sion that sets up a decent TV show and nothing else.

Seriously, if you haven’t seen “Star Wars” yet, just read the Wikipedia summary of this one.

7. ‘The Phantom Menace’ Following up “Attack of the Clones” is its predecessor, “The Phantom Menace.” This movie is so frustrating. George Lucas created a masterpiece in the original “Star Wars” back in 1977, but it is clear from his prequels that they succeeded despite his involvement, not because of it.

The movie starts off with two Jedi settling a trade dispute because nothing gets the adrenaline flowing better than Liam Neeson talking about space taxes.

There isn’t even a main character in this film. We don’t see Anakin, who is a 9-year-old kid, until an hour in. Obi-Wan sits on a ship most of the movie, and besides a bad CGI hologram of a hooded dude, there isn’t even a clear bad guy.

Watch this movie for the last twenty minutes, which

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includes a great lightsaber fight, otherwise just save your sanity and move on.

6. ‘Return of the Jedi’ Many who have seen the movies will be surprised to see the original trilogiy’s finale this low, but here it is.

“Return of the Jedi” is not a bad movie, it just doesn’t hold a flame to any part of the previous two.

Most of the movie focuses on the Ewok’s (Lucas’ idea) and has Han Solo just bumming around without a purpose. Besides a great space battle, lightsaber fight and the reveal of Darth Vader’s face for the first time, this one is pretty much a dud from the get-go.

5. ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ “Have you seen Star Wars?” is the question “Rogue One” keeps screaming at you, throwing countless references at you the whole film. As the first official “non-episodic” Star Wars movie, “Rogue One” relied heavily on references.

The best parts of this movie are when the main cast aren’t on the screen, and have you cheering for the death ball of fire at the end.

The last battle, however, is undeniably amazing.

X-Wings, TIE Fighters, Star Destroyers and original Storm Troopers clash over the Death Star plans in the biggest space battle in the series. While the movie was OK, it would have been ten times better if it just skipped right to the end.

The best way to watch this is the last half of it, then immediately turn on “A New Hope.”

4. ‘Revenge of the Sith’ Lucas’s final, desperate attempt to make the prequels relevant actually somewhat works. While there are many problems that plagued the previous two, (terrible dialogue, awful plot construction and terrible CGI) “Revenge of the Sith” is actually bearable. The downfall of Anakin into Darth Vader is told over 2 hours of the final days of the Clone Wars and captures the feeling of darkness well.

The opening scene of this movie is worth watching alone, with a 5-minute, uncut space battle in an attempt to capture General Grievous and rescue the Chancellor. While still focusing on the terrible romance between Anakin and Padme, there is enough entertainment throughout to forgive it.

The final fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan has

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more emotion than the first two movies combined, and is worth the watch.

3. ‘A New Hope’ The movie that started it all, originally just called “Star Wars” when it opened in the summer of 1977.

Considered a miracle, many who worked on it could not believe its success. Even the producer forgot the day it came out.

While certainly an amazing pop culture icon, the original Star Wars film is pretty straightforward: rescue the princess then blow up a giant death moon.

That was pretty much it, as Lucas basically copied a WWII movie called “Dam Busters” and just made it in space. Magical in its appearance, with genuine characters and emotions, “A New Hope” stands the test of time.

2. ‘The Force Awakens’ The skepticism of rebooting a franchise that many said had been dead since 1983 was at an all-time high in 2015 when J.J. Abrams’ “The Force Awakens” premiered.

Then the reviews came out: “J.J. did it.”

“The Force Awakens” is considered one of the best reboots of all time, alleviating everyone’s “Star Wars” sadness from the prequels.

New, unique characters combined with old favorites like Han Solo and Leia, making a heartwarming movie that even people who haven’t seen “Star

Wars” could enjoy. While it does suffer from being a strangely familiar remake of the original, the familiarity is comforting, and set up a new franchise for Disney in the future.

1. ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ This is no surprise for anyone who has ever seen the Star Wars movies, and for good reason. Considered by many as the best sequel of all time behind “The Godfather: Part II,” “The Empire Strikes Back” is a breathtaking adventure that will be hard to ever beat.

Starting with the attack of the rebel base on the ice world of Hoth, the image of the Imperial AT-AT’s coming over the horizon is iconic. The movie also introduces Yoda for the first time, who was much better as a wise old puppet than a CGI frog in the prequels.

Darth Vader takes on a new ruthlessness in his hunt for Luke, Boba Fett tracks Han Solo and we meet Billy Dee Williams’ Lando. Everything about “The Empire Strikes Back” is a masterpiece, and is everyone’s favorite movie where the bad guys actually win.

If you’re only going to watch on Star Wars film, make it “The Empire Strikes Back.”

Braden Foster is a creative writing junior from Kansas City, Kansas. He can be reached at braden. foster@okstate.edu.

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Net f lix & Mike B oyn ton

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Review: New Netflix original ‘Dark’ repeats elements of recently released shows

police and the town’s search years prior to the new disapthe town until their secrets efforts lack enthusiasm, the pearances. Many different make their lives almost as parents of the missing child events imply these disapdark as the crimes. confront the head of the pearances are connected. The Unfaithful spouses, birds “Dark,” the first Gerinvestigation. police do not look into the falling from the sky and man original Netflix series, After the confrontation crimes’ connection at first, reminds audience of recent other dark family secrets creleaves the parents and the but a couple of people who successes such as “Stranger police estranged, the police witnessed the past crimes be- ate a gloom of its own that Things,” and the blockbuster stands alone in spite of the decide to look deeper into the gin to make the connection. rendition of Stephen King’s several crimes being commatter. The head of police, The crimes all center “It.” The series features a Katharina Nielsen (Jordis around the cave, the forest mitted throughout the town. dark past that threatens the Triebel), investigates further and the nuclear power plant.

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The room that the children children to offset the cheerithe families they affect. appearance of a child whose can be reached at taelor.conness of the room.

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Boynton signs 5-year contract nearly 8 months after hiring H allie Hart Asst. News Editor @ HallieHa rt

Mike Boynton, Oklahoma State’s men’s basketball coach, signed his employment contract Nov. 17, nearly 8 months after OSU hired him.

The contract’s term extends from March 24, 2017, to March 31, 2022.

OSU will pay Boynton a yearly salary of $400,000, according to the contract.

Boynton will receive a services compensation of $600,000 at the end of this year. Boynton’s services compensation will decline by $100,000 next year but will increase by $100,000 each year after that, topping out at

$900,000 in 2022.

Boynton’s financial incentives listed in the contract are $50,000 for a regular-season Big 12 Championship title, $35,000 for a Big 12 tournament title, $35,000 for a bid to the NCAA Tournament, $40,000 for each NCAA Tournament victory, $50,000 for a national coach of the year award and $25,000 for a Big 12 conference coach of the year award from media or coaches.

Boynton will have a variety of benefits as OSU’s coach, including “to receive on a loan basis an automobile for his use.”

The university will also provide Boynton with a

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membership at Karsten Creek Golf Course, four tickets at Boone Pickens Stadium, use of a luxury suite at Gallagher-Iba Arena during OSU men’s basketball games, as many as 30 tickets at Gallagher-Iba Arena for OSU men’s basketball games, as many as 12 Big 12 tournament and postseason tickets, coverage of moving and temporary housing expenses for up to 3 months and coverage of travel for Boynton’s wife and family members to attend OSU men’s basketball road games “depending upon availability.”

In the contract, Boynton also agreed to

participate in commercial endorsements of OSU. Mike Holder, OSU athletic director, may terminate Boynton’s contract only with written notice and liquidated damages or with “just cause,” which would include dishonesty, material neglect, improper personal conduct or other similar behaviors listed in the contract.

OSU President Burns Hargis added his signature to the document on Nov. 28.

Hallie Hart is a sports media sophomore from Chandler. She can be reached at news.ed@ocolly. com.

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65 Lived DOWN 1 __-di-dah: pretentious 2 Number on many a birthday card 3 Extremely cruel 4 Communicate with a deaf person 5 Antsy 6 Neptune, for one 7 Shaving device 8 Boiling blood 9 Collective intelligence 10 Baker with Grammys 11 Cut into 12 Use for support 13 Knight-__ 18 Demeanor 21 Artifact 22 Bankrupt airline 23 Battleship call 25 Microbe 27 Poet Teasdale 31 Obama, e.g.: Abbr.

32 African antelope 34 The Stars and Stripes

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35 Rowed 36 Dreadful 37 Manhattan concert hall 38 Bauhaus artist Paul 41 Superlative suffix 42 Like Shrek 43 “ASAP!” 44 Beverage brewed outdoors 46 Not seeing eye to eye

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47 Gulf War missile 48 Lancer’s protection 50 Challenger 51 Flared skirt 55 It may come down in winter 57 Stable serving 58 Photo blowup: Abbr.

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By Nancy Black Tribune Content Agency Today’s Birthday (12/06/17). Envision the future you want this year. Dreams can come true with dedication and persistence.

Changes on your journey this winter inspire your next creative accomplishment. Lucrative ventures this summer could provoke jealousies; practice patient communication. Schedule an inspiring itinerary with someone special.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Manage family duties, obligations and responsibilities. Keep your promises, and have fun along the way. Discuss what you’re up to. Go for substance over symbolism.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 7 -- Household issues demand attention for a few days. Apply common sense and practical experience. Invest in home security and safety. Research before purchasing.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Learning comes quickest through failure. Discover what works through trial and error. Persistence and determination pay off. Communicate resulting solutions with simplicity and clarity.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is a 9 -- Today and tomorrow are good for making (and spending) money. Avoid wasting your cash flow. Research potential purchases for best value.

Bring home the bacon.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 9 -- You’re gaining strength today and tomorrow. Take charge to get results despite changes or confusion. Get help with heavy lifting. An amazing discovery unveils.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Look back for insight on the road ahead. You’re especially insightful and intuitive over the next few days. Meditate on recent transitions and changes.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is a 7 -- Develop and refine your team strategy through tomorrow. Proceed with caution, and resist the temptation to waste money or bicker. Express love and respect.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- A professional challenge has your attention. Stay objective and calm in a tense situation. Encourage creative thinking and ingenuity. Do what you promised.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- Expand your borders today and tomorrow. Explore and study unfamiliar perspectives. Stay flexible with spontaneous itinerary changes.

Discover new destinations, cultures and flavors.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is an 8 -- Handle financial details for a few days. Review investments, insurance, taxes and legal matters. Ensure positive cash flow, and manage any obstacles as they arise.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is a 9 -- Let your partner direct the show through tomorrow. Collaborate for shared benefit. Interesting opportunities deserve exploration. Consider both ends and means. Play by the book.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is an 8 -- Get hopping!

Exercise energizes you, which is useful since your work is in demand. Patiently untangle a mess to get things flowing smoothly.

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