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Fitzgerald kept going. "Last year, you told Steph he …
3 years ago – via USA Today Sports
Fitzgerald kept going. "Last year, you told Steph he could have any contract he wants, too, so…" he shot back. To which Myers said, "Yeah, that was different. He's been here from the way before days. He's earned it." Fitzgerald, with the final shot: "And there ended the Warriors' cohesion right there…" he said as the crowd reacted to all this awkwardness.
The first notable quote of the parade: Bob Myers with an unexpected zing at at Kevin Durant pic.twitter.com/asE6MpsgN5
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) June 12, 2018
More on Kevin Durant Free Agency
3 years ago	– via USA Today Sports
During the interview session with team play-by-play man Bob Fitzgerald, he stepped in front of Durant to handle his M.C. duties and said, "I'm gonna stand in front of KD; Before his Warrior exit, I want to enjoy as much time with him as possible." Curry, who signed a five-year, $205 million deal last summer, could be seen shaking his head. Then when Fitzgerald kidded with Myers, who had told Durant he could have any contract he so desires, Myers said with a smile, "Yeah, that was just for the media. He can't have anything like that at all…" Warriors coach Steve Kerr deadpanned: "Midlevel…"
3 years ago	– via Twitter MarkG_Medina
Mark Medina: Bob Myers joked he was kidding about giving Kevin Durant whatever he wants in free agency. Steve Kerr joked, "Mid level."
3 years ago	– via Twitter anthonyVslater
Anthony Slater: Kevin Durant nudged about his contract again on stage: "Why was that even a discussion? Why we even talking about that? For sure, we going to do this thing again."
3 years ago	– via Twitter Krisplashed
Kristian Winfield: Warriors owner Joe Lacob during parade on winning more championships: "I just spoke to Kevin Durant and he said we're gonna keep doing it." There goes that.
3 years ago	– via Associated Press
Warriors general manager Bob Myers expects swift negotiations to re-sign two-time reigning NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant and coach Steve Kerr. Durant could sign for as long as four years and about $160 million, and Myers is prepared to give him "whatever he wants." Durant has said all along he wants to stay put, especially after winning a pair of championships in his first two seasons with Golden State.
3 years ago	– via ESPN
Kevin Durant, the back-to-back NBA Finals MVP, told ESPN on Friday that he could see himself walking away from the game at 35 years of age, five seasons from now. "This game, your craft, you have to continue studying it," said Durant. "No matter how much you enjoy it, nobody wants to be in school that long. I know I don't. At some point, you have to be ready to graduate. Thirty-five, that's just a number in my mind." Durant, who turns 30 in September, could ink a four-year deal in July.
Rich Kleiman, Durant's business partner, said Durant had previously shared with him that he might walk away at 35. "I heard him say that, but I'll believe it when it happens," Kleiman said.
Mark Medina: Bob Myers on Kevin Durant:'s free agency: "Whatever he wants. There's no negotiation."
3 years ago	– via Twitter melissarohlin
Melissa Rohlin: Bob Myers on KD saying he's coming back: "Maybe I'm naïve but I never felt like he was leaving."
3 years ago	– via NBA.com
Yeah, the next thing. You have Klay and Draymond down the road, and KD this summer. But do you feel like the argument -- the fact -- that this group has gone to four straight Finals is kind of a trump card over any possible object that anyone might have? Bob Myers: Winning is the only time you don't have to answer questions. It's the only time. Twenty-nine other GMs, you have to answer, 'what if?' 'why didn't you?' Every coach, every player. You only get to have this emotion once, and it means you have to win. It doesn't mean, though, that you have a perfect team or that you have a perfect life by any stretch. But for me, it means that you appreciate these guys, you try to keep it together, you thank the people -- for me, my family, my wife, the people that went on the journey with you. The sacrifice, the things that nobody knows about. That's the part you try to keep your eye on. And as far as the group, you value the guys that helped you do it, the players, the coaching staff, people I work with in the front office. I don't know. I think you treasure each moment with these people. Like I said, I mean, you've worked with a ton of people. They change. People come and go, for whatever reason -- some good, some bad. It doesn't matter. It's life.
For the Warriors, that is going to start being a very expensive proposition as Durant, Thompson and Green are all in line for massive new contracts in the next few years. Lacob said Friday night that he intends to offer extensions or new deals to all of them this summer.
3 years ago	– via The Athletic
What's your understanding about Durant's thoughts heading into free agency this summer again? Lacob: My understanding is he's extremely happy, from both Kevin and his manager. So we have full expectation that he'll be back. Of course, you know how I feel about this for all these players — they've earned the right to be free agents and we can't assume anything. It's our job to convince them to want to be with us.
Kevin Durant to re-sign with the Warriors?
All-Star forward Kevin Durant told ESPN's Rachel Nichols on Thursday that he will re-sign with the Golden State Warriors this summer. Durant is finishing the first year of a discounted two-year, $51 million deal with the Warriors that included an opt-out clause for the 2018-19 season. "I'm planning on staying with the Warriors, and we'll figure the rest out," Durant said, before adding that only the "small details" remained to be figured out.
One of Durant's options in the offseason would be to sign a four-year, max contract valued at around $158 million. He could also sign another two-year deal with a player option, or a three-year-deal with a player option after the second year. He and business partner Rich Kleiman are expected to go over the scenarios in great detail at the conclusion of the Warriors' postseason run.
"Yeah, yeah," Durant said when asked if he would be back for next season. "I feel as though (I am). Everything, the money and stuff that's got to, the contract got to (be) worked out, but I plan on being here. I said that earlier this year. I didn't plan on anything else. But this is the NBA, and anything can happen. And I know that anything can happen, (because) I've been a part of this league for so long now."
3 years ago	– via Player.fm
Tim Kawakami noted he wouldn't have thought Durant would take such a big pay cut last year. Durant: Me either. But I thought that, at that time, it was a good deal. But that's not setting a good precedent for me if I'm like, "Man, I'm taking 10." Now, they're going to start taking advantage of me. You know what I'm saying? I know it's a business, too. So, I've got a business to handle as well.
Kevin Durant to opt out of his contract
Golden State Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant plans to decline his player option for the 2018-19 season and become an unrestricted free agent this summer, league sources told ESPN. His time on the open market, however, will be brief.
A nine-time All-Star and the reigning NBA Finals MVP, Durant will be turning down a salary of $26.2 million, a figure well below that of a player of his caliber, in order to restructure a new deal with the Warriors, sources said. Last offseason, Durant inked a discounted two-year, $51 million deal that included an opt-out clause. He took close to $10 million less than what he could have earned on a max salary. Agreeing to such terms allowed the team to retain forward Andre Iguodala and backup point guard Shaun Livingston.
ESPN Front Office Insider Bobby Marks dissected Durant's options for this upcoming offseason. Option A: He can sign a two-year deal with a 2019-20 player option in which the first-year earnings would be $30 million and the option year worth $31.5 million.
Option B: He can sign a four-year max contract valued at around $158 million. His annual pay would be $35.3 million, $38.2 million, $41 million and $43.8 million. Option C: He can agree to a three-year deal with a player option after the second season.
3 years ago	– via Twitter EricPincus
Eric Pincus: I haven't come across anyone in and around the league who believes Kevin Durant will leave
https://twitter.com/Ken_Marks_Esq/status/976204793281589248
But another Warriors name, a bigger, more influential star, is actually next up on the docket, yet he is always omitted from these discussions: Kevin Durant, who signed a two-year deal with the Warriors in 2017 with an opt-out this summer, is free to sign wherever he wants in four months. But no one across the league seems to even pretend like it's a possibility that he will leave Oakland. So it seemed wise, following the Warriors' shootaround in Atlanta on Friday, to approach Durant and check his pulse on the situation. The following is his conversation with The Athletic on this issue.
"Oh, you want to start this up?" Durant said with an eye-roll. Is this as foregone a conclusion as the rest of the league seems to believe it to be? "I'm not even thinking about that," Durant said. "I'm here. I'm here. I ain't even thought about it." To make it simpler: Is it 100 percent, in your mind, that you will be back with the Warriors next season? "Yeah," Durant said. "Yeah."
3 years ago	– via Twitter IanBegley
Ian Begley: Troy Williams on signing with NYK: "Great opportunity, great fit. Their interest level here was a little bit higher than everybody else's." He's hoping for an opportunity to stick with NY: "Right now my main role is just being an extra athletic guy, run the court and defend."
3 years ago	– via Twitter IAmDPick
David Pick: Source: Former POR, HOU guard Tim Quarterman signed a one-month interim deal in China with Jiangsu Dragons while MarShon Brooks heads to U.S. for birth of his son.
3 years ago	– via YouTube
"When you'll come to the Knicks, man?" Kevin Durant "Never."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dERxjfZjlIU
The 2017 NBA Champion Golden State Warriors have re-signed free agents Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, Zaza Pachulia and David West to contracts, the team announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not released. Curry, 29, averaged a team-high 25.3 points per game (10th in the NBA) in 2016-17 to go with 6.6 assists, 4.5 rebounds and 1.81 steals (seventh) in 33.4 minutes over 79 games, earning All-NBA Second Team honors. The two-time MVP led the league in three-point field goals for a fifth consecutive year, following his NBA-record 402 threes in 2015-16 with 316 triples in 2016-17, including an NBA single-game record 13 threes on Nov. 7 vs. New Orleans. Curry upped his averages to 28.1 points, 6.7 assists and 6.2 rebounds in 35.4 minutes over 17 games in the 2017 postseason, helping Golden State capture its second title in three seasons. In eight career seasons with the Warriors, Curry owns averages of 22.8 points, 6.8 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.79 steals and is the franchise's all-time leader in three-point field goals (1,917, 10th in NBA history).
4 years ago	– via NBC Sports
Bob Myers touched on several topics but repeatedly turned the conversation to Durant's decision to take a pay cut and sign a team-friendly two-year deal worth approximately $53 million rather than go for a max deal. That, Myers said, was the instrumental move in Golden State's ability to re-sign key veterans Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston.
"His gesture of taking less gave us the ability to be very aggressive in pursuing Sean and Andre," Myers said. "I can pretty much unequivocally say without it, we're not looking at the team we have right now. What Kevin did shows who he is, shows what he's about and I think it's clear that that's winning. Without him doing that it would have been a different roster, and clearly to me, a roster that wasn't as good as the one we have right now."
"He did it on his own volition, which makes it that much more impactful and impressive to me," Myers said. "He's a max player for the foreseeable future forever. For him to do something like that is commendable. Without him doing that other sacrifices as far as roster would have had to be made.
4 years ago	– via Twitter timkawakami
Tim Kawakami: Durant took $6.8M less than he could've gotten from GSWs. Nick Young got $5.2M. Iguodala got $2M more per year more than last offer.
Kevin Durant will sign a two-year deal to return to the Golden State Warriors worth somewhere between $51 and $53 million with a player option in the second season, a person with knowledge of the deal told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been finalized. The irony? The rich get richer because Durant was willing to leave so much money on the table.
4 years ago	– via San Jose Mercury-News
Durant, according to multiple sources, is not just passing on the new maximum contract he could get, which would start at $34.65 million. His plan is to also pass on taking the maximum raise he is eligible for, which would start his salary at $31.6 million.
4 years ago	– via Twitter sam_amick
Sam Amick: Side story about Durant: If Andre Iguodala had left, I'm told Durant was going to give even more than this back to make room for Rudy Gay.
4 years ago	– via Twitter MarkDeeksNBA
Mark Deeks: EXTREMELY IRRELEVANT SIDE NOTE: Durant will now have the ability to veto any trade he is in.
Golden State Warriors All-Star forward Kevin Durant will agree to a two-year, approximately $53 million deal, league sources tell ESPN. Durant, who is an unrestricted free agent, will possess a player option on the second year, sources say. Sources say Durant would likely opt out again in the summer of 2018.
The 2017 NBA Finals MVP will be taking somewhere in the vicinity of a $9 million pay cut, being that he could have secured a max of $34 million. This act of selflessness is giving the Warriors every resource possible to recruit and retain talent.
4 years ago	– via Twitter AlbertNahmad
Albert Nahmad: Kevin Durant's massive sacrifice ($25M salary in 2017-18) still positions him for a full 4-year, $160M projected max deal next summer.
Anthony Slater: Kevin Durant's $25 million salary is $9.5 million less than his max, $6.8 less than expected and $1.54 million less than he made last year.
Tim Kawakami: Made $26.5M last season. Could've made $31.8M this coming season. HUGE give-back.
Tim Kawakami: And the $31.8M salary for this coming season was a give-back itself, the 20% raise with non-Bird Rights, which is less than actual max.
4 years ago	– via Twitter GSWFastBreak
Adam Lauridsen: Kevin Durant just gave up more than $10M to allow his Warriors teammates to re-sign at closer to their market value. Team first, period.
Albert Nahmad: Kevin Durant will be Early Bird next summer. Allows 75% raise (not over max). He'll be eligible for max ($36M projection). Must be 2-4 yrs.
4 years ago	– via Twitter ChrisBHaynes
Chris Haynes: ESPN Sources: Kevin Durant will agree to re-sign with Golden State on a two-year, approximately $53 million deal, league sources tell ESPN.
Chris Haynes: ESPN Sources: The second year of Kevin Durant's deal will be a player option.
Sam Amick: Kevin Durant's Warriors contract expected to be $25 million, I'm told, with player option for 2017-18. Max was $34.5 mil. Major sacrifice.
Kevin Durant was drawn to the Warriors largely by the unselfishness he witnessed. In that spirit, his biggest assist might be coming this month. Durant, according to multiple sources, is not just passing on the new maximum contract he could get, which would start at $34.65 million. His plan is to also take entire raise he is eligible for, which would start his salary at $31.5 million.
Golden State now has $130M in guaranteed contracts that include the three-year, $48M Andre Iguodala contract and $31.8M projected Kevin Durant salary.
4 years ago	– via Twitter daldridgetnt
David Aldridge: Can still expect quick Durant re-sign in Golden State when/if Iguodala re-signs w/Dubs. Will still be 1+1 deal for slightly less than max.
Chris Haynes: ESPN Sources: With Kevin Durant technically a free agent, teams haven't reached out to gauge his mindset knowing it would be a waste of time
Kevin Durant declined to opt in for the second year of his contract with Golden State and will become an unrestricted free agent, an expected move for the NBA Finals MVP who said he plans to do his part to keep the core of the champion Warriors intact to chase more titles. A person with direct knowledge of the decision confirmed Durant's intentions Thursday, speaking to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because no formal announcement had been made.
"Look for (Durant) to sign later in the month," one source said this week. Free agency begins at 12:01 AM ET Saturday. July 6 is the first day teams can sign players to new deals.
"Everyone expects this to be an easy process," one source added, noting how close Durant and Kleiman have become over the course of the past year with Warriors general manager Bob Myers, who Monday was named as the NBA's Executive of the Year for the second time.
4 years ago	– via Twitter TheSteinLine
Marc Stein: League sources: Kevin Durant plans to wait until the Warriors do the bulk of their summer business before re-signing with them later in July
Marc Stein: The expectation in Warriors circles, sources say, is that Durant won't formally come to terms on his new deal until "later in the month."
Brian Windhorst: If Kevin Durant plays ball and the owners don't mind writing checks, they will. Durant's situation is a little complicated, but what you need to know is that if he's willing to accept a salary of $31.8 million for next season instead of his "max" of about $34.7 million, then the Warriors will be freed up to re-sign their key players. Durant has indicated he will do just that and the Warriors will be kept together, though Durant will probably take another one-year contract with a player option for next season for procedural reasons so he can recoup the money long-term.
KD will re-sign with Warriors
Golden State Warriors superstar Kevin Durant will decline his player option for the 2017-18 season and technically become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, but he will re-sign with the team, league sources tell ESPN.
All signs, according to sources, point to Durant signing another one-plus-one pact, which carries a player-option at the end. With Durant opting to sacrifice, according to league sources, the Warriors would not need to create room under the cap to re-sign him and thus would not need to renounce their rights to any of their other free agents.
The 2017 NBA Finals MVP will turn down a player-option salary of approximately $28 million to momentarily hit free agency with the intentions of taking less than the max he's eligible for as a 10-year veteran. This is in order to improve the Warriors' chances of re-signing reserve stud Andre Iguodala, league sources told ESPN.
But Durant has given every indication that he will take the 20% raise in order to give the Warriors the flexibility to pay Iguodala and Livingston whatever salary necessary above and beyond the cap number. By doing this new 1 + 1, Durant would be eligible to receive a "super-max" deal of about $205M in July 2018 when the Warriors would have his Early Bird Rights.
4 years ago	– via Twitter AlexKennedyNBA
Alex Kennedy: Kevin Durant: "It's going to be even better next year."
"I feel as though I am going to be back here — no question," Durant said. "We'll all figure something out, work something out. I want to be here. We just won a championship, man. Let's see if we can do it again. Feels weird saying that. But winning a championship is the ultimate goal. But it's easy for me to say that now. Hopefully we get it done."
4 years ago	– via Twitter Con_Chron
Connor Letourneau: Durant: "I feel as though I am going to be back here" next season.
Anthony Slater: Kevin Durant reiterates that "I feel like there's no question" he'll be back with Warriors next season.
Anthony Slater: Kevin Durant shrugs away more free agency rehash questions, said he's "tired of it" "talked about it all year" and wants to "stay in moment"
4 years ago	– via Yahoo! Sports
"What we never talked about in those days in the Hamptons in July was money, and how much exactly he'd get in Golden State versus anywhere else," Durant's agent, Rich Kleiman, told The Vertical. "And that won't be a factor this year in our talks with them either."
Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is willing to take less than the maximum contract extension he is eligible for this summer as a 10-year veteran if it helps the Warriors keep the core of their team intact, league sources told ESPN.
Durant's gesture would allow the Warriors to keep their entire core together for years to come even as star point guard Stephen Curry potentially signs one of the first five-year, "supermax" contracts created by the new collective bargaining agreement in which a team can reward one designated veteran player per year with a contract starting at 35 percent of next year's projected $101 million salary cap.
This is particularly relevant to free agents Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston, who have been pivotal to the Warriors' success as they have advanced to three straight NBA Finals.
4 years ago	– via The Undefeated
"I made the 100 percent correct decision, win or lose," Durant told The Undefeated after the Warriors' practice at AT&T Center in San Antonio on Sunday. "I feel like this is the place I was supposed to be. I appreciate everything I've done before this. But I'm here now, and I feel like it's a great spot for me to be.
"This is where I am supposed to be at this point of my life. I'm taking it on and conquering every part of it. I'm enjoying every single step."
Will you be playing for the Warriors next season? (Durant has a one-year player option for next season with the Warriors paying $27.7 million.) Yeah. I love it here. I love my teammates. I love the city [of Oakland]. I love the organization. I love it here. I don't plan on going anywhere else.
4 years ago	– via Twitter
Albert Nahmad: Warriors, in 2020-21, could theoretically have 3 guys on 35% maxes (Durant, Curry, Green/Thompson) + another on 30% max (Thompson/Green).
Albert Nahmad: But that's just one of the many fun and intriguing storylines for Warriors fans this summer and in the years ahead. Kevin Durant is at the core of an entirely different one. (He likely already knows how it'll turn out. But we don't. Which creates drama!) Kevin Durant, who'll have Non-Bird rights with Warriors this summer, holds the future of Andre Iguodala and Shaun Livingston in his hands. Durant could seek $35M max, but Warriors would need to create cap space for it, which likely includes renouncing Iguodala and Livingston. If Durant is willing to take $31.8M on 1+1, Warriors could exceed cap to re-sign Iguodala and Livingston… and max Durant out next summer.
Albert Nahmad: Kevin Durant has numerous ways to structure future deals with Warriors, but he'll surely be on 35% super-maxes after next season.
4 years ago	– via The Big Lead
With LeBron and the Cavs also having swept their semifinal matchup, it's going to be slim pickings to find NBA topics this week. SO THANK YOU, KENDRICK PERKINS! The former OKC center had this to say on TNT tonight: "The night that Russ actually broke the record, I had text KD the next day […] and he said 'Hey man, me and Russ had a nice conversation the other day.' They're back on talking terms, put their differences apart. And I wouldn't be surprised if KD went back to Oklahoma cause, in my opinion, Russ isn't going nowhere."
Noah Coslov: Here's Kendrick Perkins on Area 21 on KD & Russ being on speaking terms and thoughts on KD returning to OKC at some point.
Anthony Slater: Warriors announce Kevin Durant will hold 'Fantasy Basketball Experience' in Oakland in mid-Sept. Probably a good free agency sign for GSW.
Next step: Iguodala. If he and Myers can nail down the salary numbers and length, and if Durant's deal means the Warriors can maintain Iguodala's Bird Rights, then this is basically a done deal. In fact, an NBA source indicated recently that the only real open question now is the amount of years.
The key mathematical part of this for the Warriors is Durant, who could seek the max of about $36 million for 2017-2018. But the Warriors don't have his Bird Rights, so they'd have to shed a lot of money to create the cap space to fit such a salary, and that would include the renouncing of Iguodala and Shaun Livingston.
But if Durant is willing to take strictly a 20-percent raise from this season's salary of $26.5 million up to $31.8 million, the Warriors would not have to fit him into cap space and then could use Bird Rights to re-sign Iguodala and Livingston above and beyond the cap. "Haven't even thought about it that much," Durant said on the podcast. "But I don't plan on going anywhere else."
4 years ago	– via The Score
Kevin Durant has no intentions to host another nauseating round of free agency pitch meetings with desperate suitors in the Hamptons. Durant is set to become a free agent once again this summer, but this decision will be fairly simple: He will remain with the Golden State Warriors. "I haven't even thought about it that much but I don't plan on going anywhere else," Durant said on the Warriors Plus Minus podcast.
Durant sees the entire situation being resolved in the summer, where the Warriors' key free agents can make a collective decision. "Obviously you want to keep this group together, you want to see how far we can go. I'm sure once the season is over with we can figure out that stuff, everybody, and I'm sure it will all work out for the best."
4 years ago	– via Twitter JMichaelCSN
J. Michael Falgoust: Brooks on being hired to lure KD to DC: "That was never mentioned" in his inteview with Grunfeld #WizGSW
But Durant could nix that issue by taking a starting salary of $31.8 million — a 20 percent increase from this season, but about $4 million less than his projected max. That would allow the Warriors to sign him under his non-Bird rights, freeing them to go over the cap to retain Shaun Livingston and Andre Iguodala. At Saturday's All-Star availability in New Orleans, Durant was asked if that's something he would consider. "We'll figure that out when the time comes," Durant said.
"I'm liking it here," Durant said. "I'm liking everything that's going on. I know what my contract says, but I didn't plan on coming here for just a year. I'm in it right now, and I'm also just focusing on day by day. I know it's cliché, and you hear that all the time, but I'm seriously just not thinking about it because I'm like – I'm just in it for the long haul."
"I have no angst whatsoever (about re-signing Durant and Curry)," Warriors owner Joe Lacob told USA TODAY Sports. "I totally am positive (that) I think those guys are going to sign. They're both free agents. They have a right to do whatever they want. They've earned it, and I respect that. If they don't sign with us for some reason, then shame on me and us. I take responsibility for that. But I don't see that happening."
4 years ago	– via Twitter Ananth_Pandian
Ananth Pandian: Kevin Durant is not a fan of Joe Lacob's jokes pic.twitter.com/I3PQCV4UBN
http://twitter.com/Ananth_Pandian/status/821485993987489792
4 years ago	– via Twitter MarcJSpearsESPN
Marc J. Spears: Warriors co-owner Joe Lacob says he has "every expectation" that @Kevin Durant will re-sign with the franchise.
4 years ago	– via Twitter SherwoodStrauss
Ethan Strauss: Durant, jokingly asked if he's re-signing. Looks at the arena rendering, says, "It'll be fun playing in there," to wild applause
Sam Amick: Joe Lacob: "Thank you Kevin...for also agreeing to re-sign this summer." Applause... "I have no idea how he's going to respond to that"
Sam Amick: Oh, by the way: Warriors GM Bob Myers sitting w/ Durant associate, Rich Kleiman & Curry agent Jeff Austin. So there's that...
Because Durant would need to be signed with cap space, the large cap holds of both Shaun Livingston ($10.9 million) and Andre Iguodala ($16.7 million) would need to be renounced. Curry's $18 million free-agent cap hold will now be replaced with a likely $36 million salary. The remainder of the roster would be filled using the room mid-level exception and minimum players, meaning the total committed salaries for next season will likely be $135 million. Golden State will likely be in the luxury tax with a $21.5 million penalty. A. Under contract Kevin Durant $36,050,000. Stephen Curry $36,050,000. Klay Thompson $17,826,150. Draymond Green $16,400,000.
4 years ago	– via Twitter sportsreiter
Bill Reiter: Kevin Durant, on Nike's influence on his decision to join Warriors: "I didn't let them know what I was doing until I did it."
Anthony Slater: Kevin Durant said Nike "doesn't care" where he plays and they didn't have an impact on his departure from OKC to Golden State.
Did Durant deceive the Thunder in any way? Donovan, via Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports: I think Kevin on the front end was very, very honest. When the season ended, he was going to go through this process, and he was going to take a meeting with us obviously first and then he was going to have some other teams he was going to meet with. And I think a little bit later on, after the season ended, they decided to do it out in the Hamptons. But I thought the meeting that we had went very well. I think we talked about basketball. We talked about our team. We talked about direction, talked about obviously his leadership, his role – all those kind of things. And I think, leaving the meeting, it was very, very, I thought, positive. I thought it was very, very clear. I think there was direction on both sides.
And the one thing I think with Kevin was that going through nine years with the organization, he was at a point in time where he was allowed obviously to be this free agent and go through this process and start to gather some information. We were the first meeting. So, obviously, I think, being in college for so long and you go through recruiting, you know that during that process things can change through some of these different meetings. And obviously, after meeting with Golden State, things probably in his mind probably changed.
4 years ago	– via Twitter FredKatz
Fred Katz: Anthony Morrow on @Sirius XM NBA on Kevin Durant going to the Warriors: "I didn't feel betrayed." https://t.co/6GzB8NjwyT
4 years ago	– via Twitter royceyoung
Royce Young: To re-clarify: There's no "report" to refute about Westbrook and Durant. I simply made a mistake in the way I was describing the situation.
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Watch the Kris Barras Band's video for smoking new track Ignite (Light It Up)
By Dave Everley (Classic Rock) 2019-06-26T13:00:00Z Classic Rock
British blues rock guitar hero Kris Barras announces new album Light It Up
(Image credit: Mascot)
The Kris Barras Band will release their new album, Light It Up, in September.
The follow-up to 2018's The Divine And Dirty, Light It Up is released on September 13 via Provogue. It is available to pre-order now.
The Torbay singer has also released a video for the track Ignite (Light It Up). You can watch it below.
Says Barras of the new album: "I kinda forced myself to write songs a different way. The biggest difference for this album was that I didn't pigeonhole myself in any way, I didn't feel like I had to conform. I just sat down and wrote songs I wanted to write, with a sound I wanted to produce, not thinking about genre whatsoever."
Barras spent part of 2018 on the road with Supersonic Blues Machine, playing alongside ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons.
"To be stood on stage with Billy Gibbons every night playing Sharp Dressed Man, that was just absolutely crazy," he says. "He had a phrase he used to say: 'We don't have to do it, we get to do it', and that phrase really struck a chord with me. We're very fucking lucky to be able to go on this stage and play."
(Image credit: Mascot/Provogue Records)
Kris Barras Band – Light It Up full tracklisting
1. What You Get
2. Broken Teeth
3. Vegas Son
4. Ignite (Light It Up)
5. 6am
6. Rain
7. Counterfeit People
8. Let The River Run
9. Bullet
10. Wound Up
11. What A Way To Go
12. Not Fading
13. Pride Is Forever
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5 Big Reasons to Sell Your Home This Year (Because It Could Get Tougher)By Rachel Stults | Feb 20, 2019It's no secret that life's been pretty good to sellers for the past several.
Getting all settled in my new office and organizing my files! Lining everything up for a great February! I'm a little disappointed in the weather we have been having.


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Lifting state of emergency in Egypt may not change police behavior
Security forces still deployed on streets, and police may still have carte blanche to crack down.
Manu Brabo/AP
A masked policeman stands guard outside of a police academy compound were the trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsi is held in Cairo, Nov. 4, 2013. News outlets and Egyptian officials were left confused Tuesday, Nov. 13, amid contradicting reports on whether Egypt had lifted its three-month state of emergency, which gives security services expanded powers, after the police dispersal of two protest camps in Cairo killed hundreds of Egyptians.
By Ariel Zirulnick Staff writer
@azirulnick
A daily roundup of global reports on security issues
A flurry of contradicting reports Tuesday on whether Egypt had lifted its three-month state of emergency left news outlets and Egyptian officials confused. But regardless of when it is lifted, legislation either passed or pending in Cairo in the last three months will ensure the curtailment of many freedoms.
The state of emergency, which gives security services expanded powers, was first declared on Aug. 14, after the police dispersal of two protest camps in Cairo killed hundreds of Egyptians. It was aimed at putting an end to demonstrations by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and included a curfew that ran from 1 am to 5 am all days but Friday, when it began at 7 pm in hopes of discouraging large protests as Mr. Morsi's supporters left Friday prayer.
A judicial ruling brought it to an end Tuesday, but the government announced that night that it had not received a formal notice, and would leave the state of emergency -- and the curfew that came along with it -- in place until that happened, The New York Times reports.
Washington praised the decision to lift the state of emergency, but expressed concern about new legislation, Agence France-Presse reports. "We welcome the formal lifting of the state of emergency including the curfew," State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said. "However, we would also note that the government is considering other legislation regarding security. We urge the government to respect the rights of all Egyptians."
Life in Cairo after the lifting of the state of emergency may not look all that different from life under it, according to the BBC.
The authorities say security forces will be deployed on main streets and in city centres across the country to tighten control, our correspondent says.
And she adds that stringent new limits on freedom of movement are expected to be introduced soon, in a law regulating public protest.
Human rights campaigners say the proposals will give police the power to ban protests outright.
A draft legislation - currently being considered by Interim President Adly Mahmud Mansour - requires protest organizers to notify police in advance of any meeting of more than 10 people, in public or in private.
Human Rights Watch issued a statement on the legislation banning protests, describing it as giving "carte blanche" to police efforts to halt demonstrations.
The bill would ban all demonstrations near official buildings, give the police absolute discretion to ban any other protest, and allow officers to forcibly disperse overall peaceful protests if even a single protester throws a stone.
The bill would also require organizers to notify the police in advance of any public meeting of more than 10 people in a private or public place. It would allow the police to ban these meetings, which could severely restrict the freedom of assembly of political parties and nongovernmental groups, Human Rights Watch said.
"This draft law would effectively mandate the police to ban all protests outright and to use force to disperse ongoing protests," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East director at Human Rights Watch. "The final law will be an important indicator of the extent to which the new government is going to allow for political space in Egypt."
Egypt was under a state of emergency for most of former president Hosni Mubarak's rule.
As Egyptians flout curfew, Army warns of 'collapse'
17 killed, 62 injured in Egypt's deadliest protests in months
Morsi declares state of emergency after dozens killed in Egypt


Several shot in Chicago park: police | Reuters.
This is not war. This is one Chicago park on a Thursday night.
"Haven't Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya taught us something about the unintended consequences of military action once it's launched?" Mr. Gates said.
via Former Defense Secretaries Criticize Obama on Syria – NYTimes.com.
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With huge investments and lots of fanfare, massive open online courses (MOOC) are the higher ed topic of the year. They've been around for years, but when more than 100,000 people signed up for a Stanford artificial intelligence course it was obvious that MOOCs had arrived.
Because MOOCs primarily serve non-consumption (in the parlance of Innovator's Dilemma) at this point—they will complementary not competitive to traditional higher for the next few years.
Companies are joining the MOOC party, especially those that promote open educational resources (OER). In June, Google ran a power search MOOC. Today the developer of MongoDB, the leading open source database company, announced today that it will offer two courses on the edX platform. MongoDB is a leading, unstructured database with more than 150,000 downloads per month. Mongo is a hot skill set, usually number two after generic HTML 5 jobs on recruiting boards.
The free, open-source database launched in 2007 by former DoubleClick Founder and CTO Dwight Merriman. Under the new 10gen education program, founder Merriman will be teaching a MongoDB DBA course. The MOOC will allow thousands of interested coders to learn directly from the guy who wrote the code.
The two classes, MongoDB for Developers and Mongo DB for Administrators, will begin in October and will be hosted on edX, the Harvard and MIT online content partnership. The courses will last about six weeks and will include interactive projects and frequent assessments.
Andrew Erlichson, VP of Education at 10gen, anticipated building the courses on the edX stack and "contributing code improvements to the university partnership." Erlichson wasn't sure massive open online courses (MOOC) would change the higher ed landscape, but he was certain that they would reshape professional development. He noted that a soft launch of the courses quickly resulted in 5,000 signups, about three times the normal annual training quotient for 10gen.
Another reason to pay attention to this deal: 10gen has raised more than $75 million and is backed by leading venture funds including Sequoia, NEA, Flybridge, Union Square, and In-Q-Tel.
MOOCs won't have much impact on first-tier higher education, but as Andrew pointed out, they are expanding professional learning opportunities. As certification and market signaling options expand (as noted here), MOOCs and other anywhere, anytime learning options will devastate expensive weak-brand third tier colleges and put tremendous cost pressure on state universities.
MOOCs and other learning resources are reshaping how people prepare for employment. With clarity around job requirements, lots of learning options, assessments that let learners show what they know, and portfolio and recommendation systems, we will see less consumption of traditional higher ed and more consumption of free or cheap just-in-time, highly relevant skills training.
Learn about 10gen Education and register for M101: MongoDB for Developers. The news release follows.
NEW YORK and PALO ALTO, Calif.—September 25, 2012—10gen (the MongoDB company) today announced that it will offer free online MongoDB training courses starting in October. Under the new 10gen Education program, 10gen's instructors will teach a series of courses designed to reach hundreds of thousands of software developers interested in learning how to use the agile, scalable MongoDB platform as the foundation for building new applications. This program will help advance the skills of developers and administrators working with MongoDB, the world's most popular NoSQL database.
10gen CEO, co-founder and lead MongoDB developer Dwight Merriman will teach the first course, MongoDB for DBAs. Students may now register at education.10gen.com, with classes to begin in October.
10gen has entered into a technology collaboration with edX, the not-for-profit online learning collaborative founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Under the collaboration, 10gen and edX will collaborate on software and technology for online learning.
Massive open online classes are a new breed of online learning that has emerged over the past year and feature highly interactive pedagogical techniques that have transformed the experience of traditional web-based training. A select group of the nation's top universities are pioneering MOOCs, with early courses on technical topics drawing mass participants worldwide that could never be reached through a physical classroom.
"Teaching MongoDB online through the innovative MOOC format allows us to make our best instructors available to users worldwide," said Andrew Erlichson, vice president, Education at 10gen. "Offering online classes is a natural fit with our open source approach and a logical extension to the dozens of MongoDB events we hold around the world each year.
10gen Education will provide in-demand technical training to a global audience at no cost—at a time when unemployment rates are high in many parts of the world while demand for skilled MongoDB developers continues to accelerate. The new program democratizes MongoDB training by making it possible to teach hundreds of thousands of people online successfully.
The 10gen MOOCs will be grounded in highly interactive content combined with hands-on practical assignments to provide a positive and rich learning experience. Each course will be delivered in consumable video chunks with interactive quizzes and other built-in activities to ensure the participant remains engaged and on track with his or her progress.
This post was first seen on HuffPo.
1.- I am very glad to know you .
2.- I have been involded with online learning for the last 17 years , I am devoted to online .
3.- Non of the online courses offerred by 1300 colleges in the USA are wortwhile + they are as expensive as oncampus .
That is what MITx is . They were on the right tract that Harvardx and Berkeleyx followed MITx.
referring probably edx as well. Not so . MIT had already spend huge money for OCW since 2001 therefore additional money is not too much for MITx.
Therefore their cost per person per course is less than $ 1 . They can sell it very easyly at $ 10 . That is a beauty. It is self financing .
Yes for new projects huge imvestments are required. I spent $ 1 million per course for a physics grade 9 course lasting 100 sessions for K12 . MIT does not need to spend that much .
You are right . But they will be very disrupting after that few years . But let it be .
7.- EDX ; I support very highly. But they may need many learning software, technological tools for online learning , regarding theory of learning . Let related people help them .
Hi Karen, I mean MOOCs are currently additive to Higher Ed. Participants are overwhelmingly degree holding adults engaging in continuing education, not students replacing credits with online courses.
However, the 10gen announcement (along with the flood of anywhere/anytime learning options like Udemy & Skillshare) is moving into job training categories historically dominated by community colleges. LIke the growth of online colleges, MOOC are beginning to replace degrees and disrupt traditional higher education.
10gen just hit 30,000 enrolled in their two online education courses (launched 7 weeks ago) with great feedback on them.


Hi all...It's been quiet around here lately but I wanted to share a recent Q&A I did with Mr. Norbert Nathanson. Mr. Nathanson was an art director during the earliest days of WQED and provided many designs for the Children's Corner. Essentially, his work paved the way for what eventually evolved into the Neighborhood of Make-Believe. Pretty interesting stuff for those of you who enjoy the history of the Neighborhood.


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Q: How to configure a session timeout for Grails application? In one of controllers in my Grails application I'm preserving a parameter value in a session variable like this:
session.myVariable = params.myValue

After that, I can access the saved value from different controllers/GSP-pages as long as I actively use the app. However, if I don't use my app for a while, even though my browser window is still open, the session variable looses it's value.
Does this happens because the session expires? I was under impression that a session lives until the browser window is still open, but apparently I was wrong.
What should I do to ensure all session variables I define in my Grails app don't expire until the browser is closed? Is there any way to set session timeout manually?
Thank you in advance for your answers!

A: Another option would be modifying web.xml. Prior you must call
grails install-templates

Then edit src/templates/war/web.xml and add/modify after servlet-mapping:
<session-config>
   <session-timeout>60</session-timeout>
</session-config>

The value of session-timeout uses minutes as unit.

A: The current grails (2.x) have a very odd design approach to setting the session timeout. None of the prevailing ideas are great:

*

*comment out "//session Timeout"  section the within the WebxmlGrails Plugin and add "sessionConfig.sessionTimeout=" to Config.groovy

*grails install-templates, remove session-timeout from web.xml, add timeout in WebXmlConfig.groovy

*wait for a fix. :/
A co-worker came up with the following code that works well for me and will do until a real solution is built into grails core.
Simply add the following to the bottom of your config.groovy file and then set the appropriate timeout.
grails.war.resources = { stagingDir, args ->
  def webXML = new java.io.File("${stagingDir}/WEB-INF/web.xml")
  webXML.text = webXML.text.replaceFirst("<session-timeout>30</session-timeout>", "<session-timeout>90</session-timeout>")
}

My I suggest that the correct solution is to allow a single line in the Config.groovy file:
session.timeout = 90;

Cheers.

A: Fast forward a few years...  For Grails 3.0 set the session timeout with ServerProperties in the application configuration file.
grails-app/conf/application.yml
server:
   session:
      timeout: 3600  #seconds

Default value: 1800 seconds (30 minutes)
Verify the timeout for the
HttpSession
from a controller using getMaxInactiveInterval():
log.println "Timeout: ${session.getMaxInactiveInterval()} seconds"

Output -->  Timeout: 3600 seconds
Update: Edited configuration for changes in Grails 3.1

A: With Grails 3.1.x session-timeout is deprecated. The correct property in application.yml is:
server:
    session.timeout: 7200

A: I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Grails uses the sessions associated with your application container. If you're using Tomcat, for example, you can specify the length of a session.
Tutorial for changing Tomcat session length.

A: here is a better working solution. go you your grails home directory and find
Example: E:\grails-2.3.8\src\war\WEB-INF\web3.0.template.xml edit the session time out value to desired values:
Example:

        enter code here
        90

A: For Grails 3 application, modifying the Application.groovy worked for me:
package foo

import grails.boot.GrailsApp
import grails.boot.config.GrailsAutoConfiguration
import org.apache.catalina.Context
import org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.EmbeddedServletContainerFactory
import org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.tomcat.TomcatContextCustomizer
import org.springframework.boot.context.embedded.tomcat.TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory
import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean

class Application extends GrailsAutoConfiguration {

    static void main(String[] args) {
        GrailsApp.run(Application, args)
    }

    @Bean
    EmbeddedServletContainerFactory containerFactory() {
        TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory containerFactory = new TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory()

        containerFactory.addContextCustomizers(new TomcatContextCustomizer() {
            @Override
            void customize(Context context) {
                int oneWeekInMinute = 7 * 24 * 60
                context.setSessionTimeout(oneWeekInMinute)
            }
        });

        return containerFactory
    }

}

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Q: How to remove insignificant whitespace in lxml.html? I'm rather surprised that lxml.html leaves insignificant whitespace when parsing HTML by default. I'm also surprised that I can't find any obvious way to make it not do that.
Python 2.7.3 (default, Apr 10 2013, 06:20:15)
[GCC 4.6.3] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import lxml.etree
>>> parser = lxml.etree.HTMLParser(remove_blank_text=True)
>>> html = lxml.etree.HTML("
      Hello     World
", parser=parser)
>>> print lxml.etree.tostring(html)

      Hello     World

I expect the result would be something like:
>>> print lxml.etree.tostring(html)

Hello World

BeautifulSoup4 does the same thing with the html5lib parser:
>>> from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
>>> soup = BeautifulSoup("
      Hello     World
", "html5lib")
>>> soup.p

      Hello     World

After doing some research, I found that the HTML5 parsing specification does not specify to remove consecutive whitespace; that is done at render time instead. So I understand that's it technically not the responsibility of any of these libraries to perform the same behavior, but it seems useful enough that I'm surprised none of them have it anyway.
Can somebody prove me wrong?
Edit:
I know how to remove whitespace using a regex — that was not my question. (I also know how to search SO for questions about regex.)
My question has to do with the insignificant whitespace, where significance is defined by the standards for rendering HTML. I doubt that a 1-liner regex can correctly implement this standard. And let's not even delve into the regex vs CFG debate again, please?
RegEx match open tags except XHTML self-contained tags
Edit 2:
In case it's not clear from the context, I am interested in HTML, not XHTML/XML. Whitespace does have some non-trivial rules of significance in HTML, however those rules are implemented in the renderer, not the parser. I understand that, as evidenced in my initial post. My question is whether anybody has implemented the white space logic of an HTML renderer in a library that operates at the DOM level rather than at the rendering level?

A: I came across this library.
Can be installed with pip:
pip install htmlmin

It's used like:
from htmlmin import minify
html=u"
      Hello     World
"
minified_html = minify(html)
print minified_html

Which returns:

 Hello World

I thought it would do what you were looking for, but as you see, some irrelevant spaces were kept.

A: Ok. You would like to detect some whitespaces, and get away those in excess.
You can do it with a reg-exp.
from re import sub
sub(r"(\s)+",' ',yourstring)

it'll replace all adjacent whitespaces (when more than one) by one and only one of them
'
 Hello World
'

was my result with this.
I suppose it's close enough to your expectations, and a lone whitespace is always better for readability than none.
With a bit longer regular expression, you should manage to get away whitespaces adjacent to HTML tags.


Washington Monthly | What Have Legislators Proposed for Education in Mississippi This Year?
Mississippi's legislators have proposed dozens of bills this year aimed at improving education in the state. These legislative ideas range from small curriculum additions and other changes to large pilot programs and even to universal preschool. Here's a look at some of the education bills that will be discussed during the current session.
Funding for English Language Learners: House Bill 8 would increase funding to districts in which 20 percent of enrolled students are English language learners. Nationwide, the population of ELL students has increased in recent years. During the 2016-17 school year, the achievement gap in English between English language learners and native English speakers grew, according to state data.
Computer science curriculum: Senate Bill 2096 would direct the state Board of Education to develop a mandatory K-12 computer science curriculum, to include instruction on topics like coding and computer programming.
Universal preschool: House Bill 340 would establish a voluntary universal prekindergarten program that would be available to all children who are at least 4-years-old. Mississippi's current pre-K program was ranked at the top in terms of quality by the National Institute for Early Education, but served only 4 percent of 4-year-olds in 2016.
Assistant teacher salary: Senate Bill 2203 would increase the minimum salary for Mississippi's assistant teachers from $12,500to $16,500. Nationwide, the median salary for assistant teachers is $25,410.
Alternate discipline: House Bill 68 would allow students with no disciplinary record to avoid suspension and expulsion for poor conduct by participating in at least 40 hours of community service.
School calendar flexibility: House Bill 126 would establish a Trimester School Pilot Program that would involve up to 12 school districts during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. Nationwide, schools that have adopted this model say it offers students increased course flexibility, allowing them to take more classes each year than they could when following a semester schedule. At the same time, preparation time for teachers increases because they are teaching more classes.
Remedial education: House Bill 198 would prohibit public funding of remedial education at the postsecondary level, and would instead require that remediation be provided before a student graduates high school. Data collected by The Hechinger Report as part of a year-long project found more than 42 percent of students who arrived at the state's community colleges in 2014, and more than 17 percent of new students and transfers at Mississippi's four-year public universities, required at least one remedial course. In 2013, a Mississippi legislator proposed making public school districts pay the cost of remedial courses for their graduates.
Home Economics Curriculum: House Bill 16, authored by Rep. Tom Miles, D-Forest, would require the state Board of Education to develop a home economics curriculum and would require all school districts to provide home economics instruction. Topics would include cooking, child development, and sewing.


Present United States Government to restore the dignity and Economy of the Nations and also based on the agreement with the World Bank Assistance to help and make the world a better place for all with the sole aim of abolishing poverty i send you this mail.
We have been having series of meetings for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.
This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$ 250,000.00 (Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars). This includes every foriegn contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government problems etc.
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Therefore, you should send her your full Name and telephone number and your correct mailing address, where you want her to send the Draft to.


I could understand how he felt. He's a contractor who makes low six figures. He is spending $6,600 on insurance premiums for a health insurance package with a $3,000 deductible and a $15,000 maximum out of pocket cap per year. He's right. He doesn't use his insurance. He pays for his procedures—such as testosterone injections—out of pocket, and he has no health issues at 52 years old.
Since we've known each other for a decade and we are buddies I decided to tell him how much I pay for my health insurance.
He looked at me with a mixture of hatred and humor. "I hate you!" he quipped.
Our health insurance conversation occurred in 2015, a short four years after my decision to become Poor on Purpose. That year my friend was 52, I was 46. He made six figures and worked 50+ hours a week. I made $24,000 per year working 4-6 days per MONTH. He spent more money eating out each month than I actually earned! Yet, he was jealous of me, instead of the other way around.
My friend has been divorced since 2005 and lives in a high-rise apartment in Dallas. His rent? $2,500 per month. I bought a 10-acre farm with some outbuildings and a small mobile home for $50,000. My rent? Zero.
My friend drives a Mercedes SUV for about $650 per month plus $150 per month for insurance. His car expense is $800 per month, plus $80 per month in toll-road driving for a total of $880. I drive a 2006 Toyota Prius that I bought used for $3,000. My liability insurance is $35 per month and I pay no tolls. My monthly car expense is $35. His car gets 19 MPG, my car gets 46 MPG.
My friend has TWO thermostats in his 1,300 square foot apartment. He has electric AC and heat. His average electricity bill is $180 – $220 per month. I have a wood burning stove and use zoned window AC units that I only turn on when I'm in the room. I also spent $5,000 installing a small solar array. Even though I live in a mobile home—which is essentially a tin can—my average electricity bill is $50 per month.
My friend makes more than $76,452 per year. He also spends a lot more than $76,452 per year. That's not his income. That's what MY income was before I decided to become Poor on Purpose. I lived in a modest $140,000 home and drove "normal" new cars, instead of a Mercedes SUV. Notice that the list doesn't include credit-card bills or other credit payments. I have never been a fan of revolving credit. It also doesn't include luxuries like vacations or spa treatments.
The FIVE major lessons I learned when I decided to be Poor on Purpose.
1. I would rather live in a mobile home on my 10-acre homestead than in an expensive house in a subdivision. In 1950, in America the average house size was 930 square feet. My two-bedroom mobile home is 880 square feet. Plenty of space, especially when you add 10 acres.
2. I can easily create a self-employment income of $2,000 per month living just about anywhere. I became a dog trainer. I live 2 hours outside of Dallas. I advertise my services in Dallas. I do "in-home" dog training for about $250 per visit. That means I need to see only 8 clients per month. My cost of advertising and driving is $500. So, technically I need to see only 10 clients per month. I generally see 2 clients in a day. Thus I work only 4-6 days per month!
3. Because I can control my income by choosing how many dogs I train, I can keep my net income down to around $2,000 per month. This is important because it allows me to have essentially no income taxes and get massive Obamacare credits for my family's health insurance.
4. I didn't vote for Obamacare. I, personally, think it's bad national policy. But it's the law of the land, and for a family of three with a taxable income of $24,000 per year our Silver Level plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas costs $13 per month. It's a major benefit of being Poor on Purpose.
5. If I choose live in a place with very low property costs—such as East Texas where land sells for $3,000 per acre, if I live in an OLD mobile home with a property tax value of $3,500, if I pay cash for cars instead of buying new, if I allow my farm to partially feed me and entirely entertain me, then it turns out that I need very little money to live. My annual property tax is less than $350 per year, for instance.
Earning ONLY $2,000 per month I still get $1,000 per month in disposable income. How can I spend it? First, I can build a rabbit house for about $1,000 and raise and sell meat rabbits. I could decide to buy some farm implements, like a tractor, and make a small payment of $250 per month for it over a few years. I could raise chickens, plant crops, or build small furniture pieces to sell locally or to "antique" shops in Dallas.
I could also save it! Did you notice that the big city lifestyle in which I had to earn over $76,000 per year did not budget any savings?
My friend told me, "It's impossible to retire on Social Security alone." He is right… IF you have a lifestyle that requires over $6,000 per month, then YES it is impossible to retire on Social Security alone. What if you have a lifestyle that requires less than $1,000 per month?
I am 46 years old. If I want to replace a $6,000 per month income with payments from a 401k when I retire, how much would I need to save? Assuming I retire when I'm 70 and live until I'm 84, and assuming normal levels of inflation and returns on my investment… then answer is I would need a nest egg of about $1 million.
To create that nest egg, I would need to save about $1,500 per month for the next 24 years. I will have saved about $400,000. With compounding, it will have grown to $1 million over that time. I could then extract both the interest and principal to live at HALF my high cost lifestyle in retirement.
Please notice that the budget listed above did not include $1,500 per month in retirement savings. If I add that (even pre-tax) I need to earn $95,000. Do you know what percentage of households in America earn that much? Roughly 20%… less than 1 in 5.
Alternately, with my Poor on Purpose lifestyle I can easily save $5,500 per year in a traditional IRA if I want to. That's only $460 per month and it's tax deductible, so it doesn't affect my low income tax status. $5,500 per year until I'm 70 would create a nest egg of over $400,000. This will provide an income (without Social Security) of $24,199 per year until I'm 88. With a little Social Security I'll receive even more for even longer.
But Isn't Being Poor Bad?
Generally poor people have a difficult life. They are always broke. They might live on welfare. They are often seen as lazy or drug addicts. The difference between being poor and being poor on purpose is that the first group still has to pay high bills for housing, energy, food and the expense of working minimum wage jobs. The second group—poor on purpose—lives an easy lifestyle because they have "PRE-PURCHASED" housing, vehicles, energy, etc.
I am Poor on Purpose because I focused all my energy, money, and time on getting out of debt, selling unnecessary assets, and pouring all my money into just a few assets: Land, Basic Home, Basic Transportation, Solar Energy. By doing that ONCE, I freed up my need for additional money for a LIFETIME.
What is the Return for Being Poor on Purpose?
Tons of leisure time to commune with nature through gardening, building, and living in peaceful surroundings.
The ability to focus time on family, spouse and loved ones.
Freedom to pursue alternative income sources and alternative lifestyles.
Reducing retirement savings needs tremendously.
With Obamacare, extremely low cost insurance premiums.
The CHOICE to work or not work.
I don't know what the official definition of retirement might be, but I considered myself retired before I turned 45 years old. I do still work some, but it's exactly on my own terms and timeline. The reason this is true is SPECIFICALLY because I decided to become Poor on Purpose.
If I had chosen an expensive mortgage for my homestead, if I drove a brand new Ford F-250 instead of a high-mileage used Prius, if I had kept my high expense lifestyle even on my homestead, then I wouldn't be financially independent. I wouldn't be able to choose when and how I work. I wouldn't get low taxes and low health- insurance costs.
There are two ways to become "financially independent." One, you could earn and save enough money to be rich then live off the interest. Two, you could lower your cost of living down to minuscule amounts so you don't need very much money. I chose the latter.
These things are a choice. Many people never think of it that way. They think, "I must work harder each year to make more money each year to afford a better lifestyle each year. That's America!" However, many homesteaders have chosen exactly the opposite. We strive to require less money each year so we can have more leisure time each year so we can enjoy our lives today, at any age, surrounded by nature.
1. FREE HOUSING: Instead of staying in a high-mortgage/rent environment in the city we sold everything we could and bought a cheap 10-acre homestead in the country with a small mobile home. Even with a small mortgage of $800 per month it could be paid off in less than 5 years. Then NO RENT forever. In 1950 the average house cost $8,000. It wasn't a 2,500 square foot, stone-faced land-barge with marble top counters. Yet, somehow people managed.
2. NO CAR PAYMENTS OR EXPENSIVE INSURANCE: Car payments not only cost the payment (with interest), they also cost full-coverage insurance. There are plenty of $3,500, or less, cars available that are reliable for at least two more years. With a car that cheap which I will own for a short time I don't need full-coverage insurance. I can self insure. After two years I can sell the $3,500 car for $1,500, add $2,000 to it and buy another $3,500 car. The average cost of a new car today is $33,000.
3. REDUCE ENERGY COSTS: Electricity and heat are two lifetime costs that go up with inflation. The more energy efficient I become, the easier my life gets. I lowered my electricity bill to less than $30 per month in winter and less than $80 in summer. I live in Texas where air conditioning is required six months each year. I stopped using the central AC and went to three individual window units. I turn the unit I need on for the area I'm in. The others stay off. That saved me at least $100 per month in summer. I installed a wood-burning stove for winter heat. That saved me at least $100 per month in winter. I also conserve in other ways. It's not hard.
4. STOP SPENDING MONEY: When I lived in the city, our main entertainment was spending money. Life was actually boring in our suburban house, so we would go to stores and buy things like lawn furniture, restaurant meals, movies and activities, clothes we didn't need, etc. The homestead is not boring! I have rabbits, chickens, goats, a tractor, gardens, fruit trees, neighbors, and more. I don't need to spend money to entertain myself. Look at your bank and credit-card statements. Now remove every unnecessary purchase. How much did you save? I, personally, saved over $1,000 per month.
5. WORK FOR YOURSELF: Not everyone can do this, but self-employment is a huge money saver. Working for someone else is a big expense. The expenses include driving to work every day, eating lunch out, clothes and clothes upkeep, having a nice car to park next to all the other nice cars in the parking lot and more. On average it takes $1.30 worth of work to bring home $1 when you work for someone else. When you are self employed you get tax breaks for driving your car, health insurance, and much more. Plus you only have to work when you need to, not 8 AM to 5 PM every day of your life. Pet Smart pays a dog trainer about $10 per hour. I make over $100 per hour working for myself. This is true of many jobs.
6. MAKE YOUR OWN FOOD: If you buy a piece of pie at a restaurant with coffee and a tip it will cost $9 just for one piece. If you buy a whole pie from the grocery store it will cost $6 or more. If you MAKE a pie it will cost about $1.50. There is a huge difference between buying a piece of pie for $9 and making an entire pie for $1.50. That pattern repeats itself over and over when you have the time, energy, and interest to make your own food. If you also grow some of your own food then the cost of eating can go down dramatically. I raise meat rabbits, chickens for eggs, goats for milk, and gardens for veggies. It's fun, it gives me something to do that doesn't cost money, plus it's very relaxing.
7. LIVE IN A LOW COST AREA: Moving just 2 hours outside of Dallas lowered the cost of land from impossible-to-buy to $3,000 per acre. Had I gone 3 hours from Dallas I could have bought land for $1,800 per acre. Living in a big city is expensive from rent to taxes to tolls. Plus, rules and lack of land takes away opportunities to reduce your required income even more through raising animals and gardening. Finally, living in a low-cost area reduces the need to "keep up with the Joneses." In downtown Dallas, every 5th car is a luxury car. In the country, every 5th car is an old, dented pick-up truck.
That is how I became rich by becoming poor on purpose. Right now it is 2:21 pm on a Wednesday in early September. I spent the morning working in my rabbitry. I changed the oil in my Prius. I am planning how to seed my oat field this week before the rains come. My wife just padded into the room with a few chicken eggs for the refrigerator. For dinner we will eat food that we grew including rabbit or chicken then sit on the porch and watch the sun set.
Where is my friend? He is in the bowels of the 84-acre Texas Instruments building complex in North Dallas, doing computer engineering. In a few hours he will enter gridlock traffic to drive to a high rise apartment. Since he won't get home until 6:30, at the earliest, he will probably change clothes and go to a restaurant to eat a $60 meal. He will watch some TV, go to sleep and get up in the morning to face more rush hour traffic and do it all over again. He is "rich." He makes a low six figure income!
I read an article last month that Texas Instruments will be selling that campus and laying some people off. In 1995 Texas Instruments had 60,000 employees. Today they employ less than half that many. The final reason to be Poor on Purpose? You never know when your employer might make you poor by accident. I'm sure my friend will be fine… I hope he will be fine… will he be fine? What happens when you have a high-income lifestyle without a high income?
I, personally, would rather be poor on purpose.


This fun project works any time of year, but it's best done outdoors or in a room with good ventilation. And Sharpie Tie-Dye is great for summer celebrations like July 4. In addition to making a cool t-shirt, it's also a study of the effect of a solvent on permanent markers. Rubbing alcohol + Sharpies = simple and cool faux tie dye. The faux tie-dye is great way to make faux fireworks full of inspiring bursts of color.
Watch the video or read below for instructions.
As the shirt soaks up the alcohol, the color spreads, creating a tie-dye effect as pictured above.
Allow the shirt to dry and then iron or put it in the dryer on high for 15 minutes to set the design. (Note! Fabric drenched in combustible liquid + intense heat = danger, so let the shirt dry before setting the design in the dryer.) Wash as normal.
Although permanent ink does not dissolve in water, it will dissolve in alcohol. As the alcohol gets absorbed into the fabric of the shirt, it carries molecules of color with it. When the ink evaporates, the color is left behind.
It's especially interesting to apply the rubbing alcohol to secondary colors and watch them spread out into their primary constituents.
It's fun to experiment with creating different intensities, shapes and lines (i.e. a circle of small light dots vs. heavy ones vs. a square made up of lines or dots, etc.) and the resulting shirts are quite interesting. Also, this project is so much easier to do than traditional tie-dying.
This is a great outdoor project, but keep away from holiday grills and fire pits. If you do this inside, maker sure you're in a well-ventilated area to avoid a build-up of fumes from the alcohol.
Note the boys and I made that video three summers ago; I can't believe how young they look and sound!
Edited 7/5/12 to add this crazy photo which Google reminded me I took years ago.
This is great fun! I've used a similar chromatography technique to "solve" mysteries with my elementary science students. I'll share it with you if you're interested.
Paper chromatography is another fun way to combine science and art, too.
I did this project and really enjoyed it. However, when I washed the shirt, the ink washed out and the patterns were very faded. Is there something else I need to do to set the ink besides the 15 minutes in the dryer?
Are you sure you used permanent markers? That's the only thing that comes to mind. We've never had a problem with this.
I did one of these shirts with my son. We put it outside in 101 heat to dry. When it was completely dry we washed it on cold with no detergent. The red in the shirt still got all over the white and turned it pink. Do you have any suggestions on how to fix that issue? Leary of putting the garment in the dryer before washing.
I'm not sure if vinegar would help "fix" the dye, as one does in traditional tie-dye. I've always let the shirts air dry to allow the fumes to dissipate and then put them in the dryer and have not had problems with running colors.
Does this work with any marker if permanent markers aren't available?
No, you need permanent markers. They don't need to be Sharpie-brand, though.


Planning out your meals on a weekly or monthly basis can be ideal for families. For most of us, life in today's modern age can be extremely fast-paced between soccer practice, piano lessons and more. Since we're always going, choosing the fast food options may seem ideal but it could be costing you tons.
Avoid the drive-thru line and grab some groceries instead. It could not only save you money, but save you more time with your family around the dinner table. Now you're probably thinking this is easier said and done. Today, let's look at how meal planning can be a healthy option for families and see just how easy it can actually be.
Shop Your Pantry – Do a thorough check of what's in your pantry. You should also check your labels to make sure everything is fresh. By doing this weekly, you'll always maintain a fresh selection of ingredients.
Read Your Weekly Ad – Every Wednesday, our weekly ad is published with the latest deals and specials in our stores. By reading these ads, you can increase your chances of purchasing items at the best price.
What's For Dinner? – If you're not sure what to cook, visit our recipe sections with ingredients that can be found at our stores. Take the ingredients you have or that or on sale in our weekly ad and plan the menu. Many families write the menu in the kitchen for all to see or prefer making a list. Organization is essential!
Make a List – Your grocery list is your best friend. Using the tried and true pen and paper or your smart phone can do the trick. Also, sorting your list into sub-categories (Produce, Toiletries, Frozen, etc.) will make the list easy to read.
There are so many benefits to having one (or two) meal prep days during the week, but some of the best things about it is that it saves time, money, and stress, all the while allowing families to stay on track with eating healthy.
Pick one day out of your week to spend in the kitchen. Generally prepping can be anywhere from 2-6 hours; depending on your meals. For most people, Sundays are ideal. You can also have your kids involved and make it a time to come together and enjoy the moment.
Making it for the go? Invest in sustainable tupperware to portion out your meals. You can then label the tupperware with a permanent marker the days of the week, names, etc.
Invest in freezer bags to properly store your ingredients and meat once it's been cooked.
Does the thought of cooking food for the week overwhelm you? Try 1-2 recipes per week and gradually build to a full week. This will help you stay on track and develop this healthy habit.
Cooked meat will last for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.
Pasta and rice will last for 3-5 days.
To learn how to store fruits, read our nutrition tips by Carolyn Bell, RDN.
When prepping your crockpot meals you will chop and mix according to recipe but instead of placing items in the slow cooker you will stuff them in your freezer bag. I usually try to pick one step recipes to make the process much easier. Then you simply seal and lay flat to freeze. Laying flat is important because once you have 10 or more you can stack or store them much easier than if they are a giant frozen ball of food.
As for one-dish meals you prep the meal up to the point of putting it in the oven. Instead of baking it you will simply insert your meal into the freezer bag and freeze. Tinfoil pans are ideal for easy cook and cleanup.
For chilly weather dishes, cook the soup fully allowing to completely cool and then divide into freezer bags and lay flat to freeze.
Meal-prepping is a tried and true habit for many people and can be beneficial in the long run. With our tips and resources, (outbound link to recipes) you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time with your family.


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Almost everyone is interested in buying sets of tablets for their schools these days. 2014 has been the year where they are starting the gain a lot of attention with primary schools. Like the world of Interactive Whiteboards a few years ago, there are a lot of choices out there so I've decided to take a look at what's on offer out there at the moment and give a review. If you think I should be reviewing a tablet not listed below, let me know and it will be added in the next review if I can get my hands on it. The following tablets are listed in order of my personal preference and prices are approximate.
1. Microsoft Surface Pro 3 – €819
The latest tablet from Microsoft is a powerhouse of a machine that runs Microsoft Windows 8.1, similar to what most modern laptops run. This means you can install all your favourite programs that are on your laptops including Microsoft Office. It has a 12 inch screen, which is large enough for all sorts of activities. Surface tablets allow you to turn them into laptops with a keyboard that snaps to the edge. The only downside to this tablet is its price. However, it is easily the best tablet on the market right now.
2. Samsung Galaxy Tab S – €379
This has been consistently voted the best Android tablet in the world for quite some time. Android is an operating system made by Google and it's amazing how it isn't in more schools. There are thousands of great apps for it and one can have lots of on-screen widgets to make them unique. As many schools are using Google Apps for Education, this tablet seamlessly works with these accounts.
3. Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet – €469
Similar in quality to the Samsung above, it is also waterproof, which might prove useful in some classrooms. However, its price lets it down somewhat but it's still a very good choice for the classroom.
4. iPad Retina Display – €389
The iPad was the original tablet that kicked all the craze off a few years ago with a number of schools buying into them in their early days. There are 3 main flavours of iPad out these days and this one is my favourite because of its price and size. iPads are generally known for the thousands of apps that are available. They are also known for their ease of use. However, they are incompatible with Windows laptops and computers that most schools have. In order to hook them up to a projector, you have to invest further in something like Apple TV. Finally, their office equivalent is a much poorer relation to that of Microsoft Office.
5. Google Nexus 7 – €219
This 7″ tablet runs the Android operating system and has excellent specs for a cheaper device. However, the screen is only 7 inches in size. This would be useful for smaller hands but not good enough for reading PDFs / documents, etc.
6. iPad Mini – €299
Similar to the Retina Display, this iPad has all its feature except on a smaller screen. The small screen gives it a number of disadvantages similar to those above.
7. Microsoft Surface 2 – €319
Don't get confused between the Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 (which is difficult to get a hold of these days). The Surface 2 comes with an operating system called Windows RT, a cut down version of Windows. This means you can't install software unless it comes from the Windows App Store, which is very limited. However, it comes pre-installed with Microsoft Office, which is almost worth the cheaper price tag alone.
So there you have it. The list is topped by Microsoft and it also has my least favourite tablet. Android tablets are wonderful but seem to get lost amongst the education market. What do you think? Do you think some of the tablets should have featured higher?
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Special Episode of the podcast with an in depth analysis of Norma Foley's interview with Kieran Cuddihy on Newtalk today. (13th October)
Tune in to hear my thoughts on Banked Hours and a principal hotline that nobody seemed to know about.
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This week I'm summarising the document received last night for the Summer Programme, which is now available for all schools. I've been running the programme for 13 years so hopefully it's of help.
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As it's been such a long time, I thought I'd share my current favourites, a my favourites in my go-to collections. Grab a drink of choice, it's a long one.
For us lazy gals and those short on time, I present to you Bourjois Colorband eyeshadow pencil in the shade 'Brun Dadaiste'. This for me tops Maybelline Color Tattoo as the formula is less slippery, giving you more control when blending with a brush. I use it both solo as well as a base for eyeshadows - really keeps everything put, even with my oily lids!
Makeup Revolution Salvation Palette. For me, the perfect all rounder. Quality pigmented mattes and shimmers with little fall out, and not to mention the shades! This beauty is more in favour of the warm shades, which suit me far more - from nudes to the smoky makes it the perfect all-in-one palette. I couldn't get my blending on without the Zoeva Contour Shader brush. So dense yet so soft, this synthetic number is affordable yet packs a punch. Fits perfectly into the contour of my eye and blends everything like a dream. Highly recommend.
Whether or not I'm sporting a full face of the good stuff, I feel naked without acknowledging the brows. Naturally, my brows are sparse, a dark ashy shade and have a tendency to get out of control. They need all the help they can get. I can safely say I have found my holy grail product in Soap and Glory's Archery brow pencil featuring the tiniest nib, ideal for replicating individual hairs and keeping it natural whilst defining them with great precision. I have two back-ups of this product in the shade 'Hot Chocolate' as the thought of running is enough to break me out into a cold sweat.
Sporting a baby face, I'm one of those where my look isn't complete without a lippie; it simply matures my vibe. Maybe my all time favourite shade: Revlon's Lustrous Lipstick in 'Mink'. I'm a devoted fan of 90s make-up and this might just be the lipstick to epitomise that wonderful era. Fairs pretty brown on me, and although pretty opaque, it can be built up. Suits me down to a tee and I wouldn't change a thing about it. Blot it down for a slightly matter appearance.
As for skincare or where my base is concerned, I find it difficult to imagine myself not reaching for Clarins Radiance-Plus Glow Booster during my evening routine. It really is worth the hype. If you cringe at the price tag, fear not - it provides serious value for money. I use 1-2 drops every other night and my first bottle lasted me 13 months. No lie. This gem really does provide a glow from within and a warmth that's simply healthy and radiant.
Last but no means least - nail care. After opting only for the oh-so amazing gel polish manicures for 6 months, my nails could no longer take the beating from the acetone removal. They were weak, brittle and flimsy - I needed an antidote quickly and luckily found refuge with Sally Hansen Miracle Cure. Did exactly what it says on the bottle - within a week I had my healthy strong nails again. I use before every manicure and it acts as a great base coat too.
Although my nail rejuvenation wasn't a sole effort - an investment earlier this year in the Leighton Denny Crystal nail file was certainly worthwhile. This lifetime guaranteed product files nails like nothing else - provides you with the smoothest edges and prevents any further splitting or catching. Worth. Every. Penny.
Have you tried any of these? I'd love to know your favourites.