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I've been obsessing over this question, too. I think i've decided to keep 6 weeks expenses liquid in the savings acct. (thinking that would cover any sort of emergency like transmission blows, fridge dies, ect) for the rest i am going to split it up into percents, (don't know how yet) but some in 3 month CDs, 6 month CDs (all with different maturation dates) and T bills and maybe a money market deposit account. lol, honestly, i don't have a real plan. like i said, i am obsessing over this
I've been obsessing over this question, too. I think i've decided to keep 6 weeks expenses liquid in the savings acct. (thinking that would cover any sort of emergency like transmission blows, fridge dies, ect) for the rest i am going to split it up into percents, (don't know how yet) but some in 3 month CDs, 6 month CDs (all with different maturation dates) and T bills and maybe a money market deposit account. lol, honestly, i don't have a real plan. like i said, i am obsessing over this
So to start, here's our steps.
0-- Get current on bills : always done
1 -- $1,000 to start an Emergency Fund : done
2 -- Pay off all debt using the Debt Snowball : $29K in student loans at 7.5% which will increase some over the next two years as I'm going back to school (going for my RN though so anticipate making a decent amount to pay this off fairly quickly)
3 -- Three to six months of expenses in savings : just starting, only $100 so far but are working toward this before trying to pay off student loans in BS2
4 -- Invest 15 percent of household income into Roth IRAs and pre-tax retirement : currently invest 5% plus get matching 5%
5 -- College funding for children : ugh, none yet, pray for scholarships
6 -- Pay off home early : owe $128K @ 2% with 27 years left
7 -- Build wealth and give!
Ok I think I am ready to join.
0-- Get current on bills ALWAYS DONE!!
1 -- $1,000 to start an Emergency Fund DONE!!
2 -- Pay off all debt :1850O TO PAY INCLUDING CAR PAYMENT
3 -- Three months of expenses in savings 1800 OF 13200
4 -- Roth IRAs and pre-tax retirement :HAVE ONE BUT NOT SAVING 15% YET
5 -- College funding for children DS HAS ONE
6 -- Pay off home early:NO HOME YET
7 -- Build wealth and give! ---ONE DAY
I am so happy that I found all of you : I LOVE Dave!!!! Dh and I just saw him live in Feb and met with on of his financial counselors last thurs and we are getting our butts in gear. We have no household debt but way too much business debt (DH has a construction/lawn/snow company). We live in Michigan and the economy sucks big time so we are doing our best with what we have to work with. I stay home with the kids but have a small side business encapulating placenta for our local birth center to make some extra money. So far I have funded our Christmas budget and our summer vacation doing this Right now I am trying to save as much as I can from our house $$$ to fund our baby emergancy fund and DH is trying to do the same for the business. One of our problems is that I would go down to bare bones but DH is having non of that so I some times feel like he thinks that I am trying to "mother" hiim and I want him to feel like we are a team. Anyway you will be seeing lots of me know that I found all of you and I am excited to have some support!!!
The good news though...we haven't used our credit cards in about 10 or 11 weeks (since starting). And...I've only used my debit card twice (I think) in those 10 or 11 weeks. That's huge for me!!!
I'm constantly reading this thread to stay motivated!!!
Not a whole lot to report yet this month. My DP is paid throughout the month (self employed), so we don't know until the end of the month exactly how much money we will have left after paying the bills to snowball. To recap our last month, we had a gas leak and depleted some of our EF. So really we are needing to get that EF brought back up this month.
On the list of other grown-up things we've been doing....
We picked up our life insurance policies yesterday and have opened our health savings account.
I am looking forward to tomorrow because in the afternoon when I'm driving my oldest DS to dance class, I get to listen to Dave Ramsey's show on the radio. It truly gives me the shot in the arm I need to stay on track. I actually get all choked up when people call in and do the "debt free yell."
I'm such a sap.
What does the debt free yell sound like, I wonder? I have never heard it.
Free from credit card debt!
Sent the last of it today... made sure that I sent it for a few pennies more than the pay off balance so they in turn have to cut me a check!
Following DR for the past 1 year+ and it's been tough sometimes, but it's a great feeling to know that the only debt I know have is my truck loan at about $7K... from last years having $30K in debt to this.. it's fantastic!
Those of you just starting out, work the plan, it will pay off!
Now it's just my truck loan to tackle and I will be debt free.
Have a great weekend all!
Jaime! You have got to listen to one of the shows. Or check YouTube.
People call into the show and give the details of how much money they have paid off in how long, how much salary they were making while they did it. What was easy and hard about doing it, that kind of thing. Then they count down 3-2-1 and literally YELL "I'm debt free!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sometimes whole families do it with their kids yelling too in the background.
It seriously chokes me up every time.
For the most part DH is on board with our budget although not so much with the debt snowball. I've been trying to ease into the debt snowball without drastically affecting his way of life (fortunately, he is not prone to lavish or unnecessary spending but he enjoys his usual simple pleasures and it would make him unbearable to live with if I asked him to give them up!) So, I chip away at the debt snowball a little more slowly than I would like!
Anyway, he got this ticket the other day and refuses to go to court to contest it and won't sit down with me and help me figure out where the money is going to come from (ie. what areas can we cut back on to cover it and stay on budget). He won't use his own discretionary allowance money to pay it. What would you do? Is this something that I should just accept and pay from savings/EF? Should I pay it with my own discretionary allowance (most of which I save to either snowball or save up for something I really want). That would probably just make him feel guilty (but not enough for him to help me find another alternative!)
Every time I think he "gets" it, he goes back to acting like there's no budget and that we can afford it just because there's enough money in the bank account. Do I force him to help me decide where the money's coming from in order to encourage him to "get" it or just let it go, keep the peace and pay from EF?
I didn't mean this to be a plea for marriage counselling Just wondering how you all deal with unexpected stupid expenses and stubborn partners.
Thanks for reading!
Things are okay here. Just struggling to perfect the budget. I can never get it just right each month.
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Join Dane Howard for an in-depth discussion in this video Teasers, part of Pitching Projects and Products to Executives.
(Music playing.) Tim Barber: As an agency, we are always pitching ourselves and pitching our experience and pitching our team. I feel like the important thing when you are pitching yourself is you have to be incredibly confident, but at the same time very humble. That kind of mix is the kind of thing that makes a client comfortable. The confidence says to them, "These guys have been down this right before.
They know exactly what we're asking of them," and so it alleviates their concerns on that front. Then the humbleness says, "Oh, I can work with these people. They are just like me. They are smart bunch, but they know what they don't know, and they're willing to embrace that part." If you have both of those characteristics, you are going to create a sense of comfort in the client, and you are going to be more likely to have a successful pitch. (Music playing.) (Music playing.) Michael Gough: Most of the good stories are around that sense of accomplishment, where you have come up with an idea for a design, or your team has come up with an idea, and you've been able to successfully promote it and push it through all of those obstacles.
My worst stories would be around the times where all of those exact same things happened, but I happened to be wrong. So one of the things to be careful about are once you have the skills, you can be incredibly persuasive. You can bring your ideas to bear in the process. Sometimes you have to watch out for those traps, where you've barreled through the process, you've used your persuasive skills to come up with some way to make the point, land the job, or force it through your corporation, and then sometimes you've forced it through in some ways where you missed something really important.
(Music playing.) (Music playing.) Charles Warren: Everybody's got goals. So look at the people that you're meant to sell, and think well, what is it that they are trying to do, and how does this idea you have support what they are trying to do? I think so many times we just ignore that, and we just sort of show up and say, "Isn't this cool?" But if you go in saying, "Hey! I understand your goal is to reach this new set of users, and I've got half an idea about how we might do that.
You want to work on it with me?" is much more seductive. (Music playing.) (Music playing.) Tim Barber: When I am considering an applicant, there are really two things that are most important to me: your ability to think--the second thing that's really important is versatility.
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The rumor mill is turning regarding a possible Beatles reunion between Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Showbiz 411 is reporting that David Letterman's people are trying to get McCartney and Starr to perform together on the "Late Show With David Letterman" during the week of Feb. 3 through Feb. 7.
Letterman tapes at the Ed Sullivan Theather where the Beatles made their historic American debut on Feb. 9, 1964. This year will mark the 50th anniversary of their American debut and CBS has big plans to celebrate the historic date.
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Wolf Blitzer made GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry look foolish on CNN by exposing McHenry's baseless charges that Democrats were orchestrating Foleygate. (It's actually a "Daily Show" clip, and Stewart nails it, too.)
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Rep. McHenry: Do you have any evidence that says they weren't involved?
Blitzer: I'm just asking if you're just throwing out an accusation or if you have any hard evidence.
Rep. McHenry: No, it's a question Wolf. The question remains, were they involved? And if they were not involved they need to say clearly, and it's a question, it's not an accusation.
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Will Falcons Have Another Winning Season?! Noah's Pro Bowl Picks
So, as usual the Falcons don't make the playoffs to the exception of last year and 06's NFC Championship Run. They beat the Bills with Matt Ryan's 3 TD passes, in a death trial match-up for the Bills, 31-3 (what a surprise). This game matters nothing whatsoever, though it could be the first time in franchise history they have gone above .500 in two straight years. The Buccaneers are coming off their second upset win this season though every win this year will be an upset win.
The biggest upset this year other than Jets-Colts last week was a thriller and the Saints are officially marching backwards. Micheal Spurlock, the hot PR, will have pressure on his shoulders to repeat his performance with last week's PRTD.
Did you remember to visit NFL.com and vote for the players you wanted in the Pro Bowl? My top 10 candidates you might not think will be the Pro Bowl are
10. MIA - HB - Ricky Williams
6 Years between 1,000 seasons.
9. MIN - WR - Sidney Rice
What a breakthrough season. 77 Rec, 1200 Yds through 16 Gms.
8. DAL - WR - Miles Austin
A very strong year from the injury prone wideout.
74 Rec, 1,230 Yards, 11 Tds.
7. MIN - QB - Brett Favre
What?!? The Old Man can still play. (104.3 QB Rating.)
6. CIN - QB - Carson Palmer
A lack of yards is made up with 21 TDs and only 12 Mis-finds.
5. WAS - DE - Andre Carter
11 Sacks and T-1st in tackles for DE's.
4. NO - DE - Will Smith
A bounce back year and Will finds himself in a groove. (13 sacks in 09, 3 Sacks in 08)
3. ATL - MLB - Curtis Lofton
103 Solo Tackles, 129 Total Tackles. He's a shoe in.
Tie-2. STL - MLB - James Lauranitis and HOU - OLB - Brian Cushing
These Rookies have shone early in their careers.
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falcons will not have a winning season
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No way are the Falcons making it past Wild card next season. The probelem is that Ryan is NOT FULLY DEVELOPED!!!
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A PANTHER-LIKE creature spotted in Cirencester by a dog walker has added to fears that big cats are on the loose in the Cotswolds.
The sighting was made at the Roman amphitheatre on the outskirts of the town in the same week that the carcass of a roe deer was found savaged at Woodchester Park, near Stroud, in what experts believe was a big cat attack.
Mary Holker, of Oaklands in Cirencester, was walking her dog at around 8.30am last Friday (January 6) when she saw what she described as a big, black feline with a long tail race past her down the bank of the amphitheatre and into the grounds of Cirencester Hospital.
She said her Hungarian vizsla chased the creature but did not catch up with it.
She believed the animal was feline, but at around the size of a medium dog, Mrs Holker said it could not have been a domestic cat.
"I was rather taken aback when I saw it," she said. "I'm always sceptical when I hear about people seeing these things, but I really did."
Rick Minter, Gloucestershire author of Big Cats:Facing Britain's Wild Predators, said there was evidence that there was more than one big cat in the Cotswolds and he was confident they were successfully breeding.
He said there had been several sightings in the Cirencester area before and the big cats were believed to be pumas or black leopard panthers.
A CCTV image was captured at Cirencester Hospital in 2005 which many believe was proof of a big, black cat living in the Cirencester area.
Now with the further discovery of the roe deer carcass at the National Trust's Woodchester Park, big cat experts say the evidence is compelling that big cats exist in the Cotswolds.
The deer's injuries, and the way the carcass was consumed suggest it was the victim of a big cat attack.
Scientists from the University of Warwick have taken DNA samples from the deer carcass and are hopeful the results will back up the theory.
Mr Minter said: "It is very helpful to have this forensic study of the deer carcass. If it is a positive result that will be a game changer, it really will. Although we are very positive we have feral big cats in this country, the DNA analysis will cement it more."
He added that the big cats were unlikely to attack walkers or dogs, but warned that if someone was to spot one, they should not aggravate it or attempt to corner it as it could react viciously.
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Posted by Rob Brosnan on September 6, 2011
Over the weekend, an experience with Apple prompted me to think about marketing technology's role in creating economic moats. According to Warren Buffet:
In days of old, a castle was protected by the moat that circled it. The wider the moat, the more easily a castle could be defended, as a wide moat made it very difficult for enemies to approach. A narrow moat did not offer much protection and allowed enemies easy access to the castle. To Buffett, the castle is the business and the moat is the competitive advantage the company has. He wants his managers to continually increase the size of the moats around their castles.
Apple's retail presence is both a revenue engine and a cornerstone of its customer experience strategy. Retail pulls in average revenue of $10.8 million per store for Q3, 2011, generating the highest retail sales per square foot of all US retailers. Importantly, the stores guarantee the company a beachhead from which the company can educate consumers and resolve problems directly. For the quarter, 73.7 million people visited Apple stores.


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Defend equal rights, US warns Shiites
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Young girls sing during a mass wedding ceremony in a Baghdad mosque, backed by an imposing painting of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed-Sadiq al-Sadr. The US is lobbying for their rights.
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Washington steps in to issue demands for Iraq's draft constitution.
The United States envoy in Iraq has warned Shiite Islamic leaders not to use a new constitution to impose discriminatory laws on women and minorities.
A day after talks between the Shiite Prime Minister and the top Shiite ayatollah had revived fears among Sunnis and Kurds of an Iranian-style Islamic state, ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said Washington insisted that a draft constitution due out this month must respect equal rights.
It was a clear public signal of US determination to steer the new Iraq after months of behind-the-scenes negotiation.
On the eve of a much-anticipated meeting of Iraqi leaders that aims to break the deadlock on key issues, including the role of Islamic law, the US envoy said at the weekend that he had met unnamed representatives of religious and ethnic minorities.
"I assured them that the United States believes strongly that the Iraqi constitution should provide equal rights before the law for all Iraqis, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion or sect There can be no compromise."
He went on: "Tomorrow the Iraqi leaders begin to meet to finalise the draft constitution.
"I am hopeful that as these leaders gather and as the final document emerges, they will lay a foundation for a new Iraqi nation where all of its citizens are able to participate and no community is oppressed, marginalised or excluded."
Shiite leaders, whose majority was thrust to power in a January election made possible by the US invasion, say they do not want to emulate Shiite neighbour Iran in imposing Islamic clerical rule. Critics say clerical rule discriminates against women and followers of other faiths.
Some Iraqis complain that Islamists are already making attempts to curb personal behaviour such as women's employment and alcohol sales.
Washington, at daggers drawn with Tehran since the Islamic revolution of 1979, is also wary of Iranian influence. But it had previously limited public comment on the drafting of the constitution, anxious not to be seen to be controlling a process it hopes can draw the sting from the revolt, legitimise and strengthen the Iraqi Government and let it begin pulling out US troops after a new election at the end of the year.
Kurdish and Sunni leaders spelled out key demands before talks at the home of President Jalal Talabani.
A prominent Sunni member of the drafting panel, which is due to present its work to Parliament by August 15, accused Islamist Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari of tending towards religious rule by meeting Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani on Friday and telling voters that Ayatollah Sistani broadly favoured some of his plans.
"It gives the impression people must follow these opinions, which means clerical rule," Saleh al-Mutlak of the National Dialogue Council said after Mr Jaafari met Ayatollah Sistani in the Shiite holy city of Najaf after Friday prayers. "The Shiite religious authority is interfering in political affairs."
Mr Jaafari said the ayatollah, who rarely appears in public, had voiced cautious support for some kind of federal structure for the new state an issue that concerns some Sunnis who fear the encroachment of already autonomous Kurds on northern cities and their surrounding oil fields and Shiite control of southern oil.
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Starbucks Canada is installing two-way video links between baristas and drive-thru customers in what experts call the latest attempt to lure more consumers into the fast-food lane. Kyle Murray, director of retailing at the School of Business, comments.
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MEN'S NEWS ... Sophomore Teal Bunbury scored his seventh goal in his last seven games to give No. 1 Akron a 1-0 win at Buffalo on a cold and rainy Friday night. Bunbury's team-leading 12th goal of the season was enough for the Zips to extend their winning streak to 15 straight games.
"We've been on the
road the last six of seven games and I thought we looked a little flat at times tonight," said Akron coach Caleb Porter. "But we still generated quality
chances and possessed the ball for the entire game." Indeed, Buffalo did not muster a single shot on goal.
* BRUIN TEAMWORK. No. 2 UCLA
extended its unbeaten streak to 10 games with a 1-0 win at No. 25 California on senior Kyle Nakazawa's ninth of the season. Goalie Brian Perk needed to make only two saves to shut out the slumping Golden Bears.
"Our performance was very solid from beginning to end," said UCLA head coach Jorge Salcedo. "We had the majority of the possession throughout the game. The goal was a result of 14 passes and winning the ball back in their penalty box. The
finish was from a intelligent pass from Michael Stephens, and Kyle Nakazawa took his goal really well."
In other Pac-10 action, visiting San Diego State knocked off No. 21 Stanford, 2-1, on Khadem Diouf's golden goal.
(Click here for more Friday men's results.)
Top 25
Buffalo 0 No. 1 Akron 1 (Bunbury 13).
No. 25 California 0 No. 2 UCLA
1 (Nakazawa 41).
Robert Morris 0 No. 10 Monmouth 1 (Vazquez 30).
(Hawks record their eighth straight
No. 14 Charlotte 3 (Caughran 29, Gross 33, Tucker 71) La Salle 0.
(49ers have only allowed one goal in the last 500 minutes of play.)
No. 21 Stanford 1
(Abolfathi 69) San Diego State 2 (Cardenas 13, Diouf 92) (OT).
No. 24 Duke 2 (Thomas 75, Grossman pen. 82)
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Kevin Love knows Russell Westbrook better than most. They're good friends, and former college roommates. And I thought Love said something interesting here: Westbrook's selfish. Because he needs to be. I've always said Westbrook wasn't selfish and that ball-hog talk was all junk.
But I get what Love means. Westbrook's not selfish in the sense he wants to call his own number for the glory, but selfish because his talents and abilities force him to be. It would like not letting Paul McCartney sing instead of John Lennon — at some point Westbrook needs a solo because it makes the whole better.


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Giant Eagle to hire 600 employees
(Cleveland) - Giant Eagle is looking to put dozens of northeast Ohioans to work.
The supermarket chain is holding a job fair this Saturday to fill nearly 600 jobs at a new store in Strongsville, as well as openings across the region.
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There are many iconic coaching figures in Michigan athletics lore. There's Fielding H. Yost, Fritz Crisler, Matt Mann, Cliff Keen, Carol Hutchins, Lloyd Carr and we could go on. But in this day and age, one name still stands out above the rest: Bo Schembechler.
So when the BTN chose to unveil its first-run feature "Big Ten Icons" series on 12 top conference coaches -- one from each league school -- who better to lead it off tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 1) than our legendary football coach?
Few in their life are admired and known by one name let alone two letters, and those who knew Bo easily understand why he is truly a Michigan legend. He stood for the guiding principles of the University of Michigan. He used football as a tool to teach young boys to become men.
I was fortunate to know Bo as a journalist, co-worker, then as friend after he retired. Knowing Bo for 30-plus years would make one think I know all of the stories, yet every time I meet someone who played, coached, worked with or was a friend of Bo, I learn something new. Sometimes it is serious, sometimes it is funny, but each time the story is intriguing.
Having Keith Jackson as the "Big Ten Icons" narrator adds more than just a touch of nostalgia to this show, as those who remember Jackson's play-by-play and commentary know he covered Bo's Wolverines on many occasions and is a college football icon in his own right.
Of course, there will be those U-M fans who crave even more after the 30-minute show ends, and I'm sure producer Ashton Campbell has a vault of great stories he would have loved to air. But this half hour moves quickly and can be enjoyed by more than just Michigan fans.
Michigan director of athletics Dave Brandon says in the show, "What you see is what you get with Bo Schembechler." And what we got was truly a legend -- a Big Ten icon.
The "Big Ten Icons" series on coaches debuts with the Schembechler episode on the BTN tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 1) at approximately 3:30 p.m. EDT following Michigan's football game against Minnesota. All episodes will air in their regular time slot at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesdays. More information on the show is available at the BTN site.


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Today I met George for the second time ever. He's a big grown up cat that lives with my mommy aswell as Daisy and there's also Billie-Jo but i've not met Daisy or Billie-Jo yet because Mommy says I should make friends with George who is really REALLY loving and friendly before trying with the girls, who can be abit grumpy sometimes. They live in a different part of the house right now.
The first time I met George I thought he was sooo huge and I didnt know if he was gonna hurt me or not =[ but he gave me lots of room.
I also thought...he looks just like a giant ME!! My human family said I look like a little Georgie clone, MOL!
This time was much better! I played with his tail and he gave me a wash but i'm still not fully relaxed around him. He tried to play with me twice and that freaked me out a little bit. I got lots of cuddles to tell me everything was okay and that he'd never ever hurt me. Mommy says she hopes we'll be very best friends seeing as we're both so playful and that way I wont be so sad when she goes to work! I hope so too but he's just so BIG! I wonder if i'll be that big when i'm all grown up.
There's a photo of our first meet on my profile!!
Last night my mommy had to go to work. I didnt like it very much at all...i'd never been alone before! It was scary at first but I stayed in my bed and I had my mommy's mom come to feed me and give me a goodnight cuddle. Mommy also left an Audio Book playing for me so that I didnt feel so alone. I think it helped.
She said she didnt want to leave me at all and that she was worried about me ALLL night but that if she didnt go then she wouldnt be able to buy me food and toys and I was sososo happy when I was woken up this morning by mommy coming home that I ran to her and gave her little kitten kisses on her face!!
I'm feeling alot more confident today and i'm getting better at running. I don't fall over anymore, mol. I've been exploring all the nooks and crannies of my bedroom and I even climbed a guitar!
I got new friends today, too! Thanhuu to all the other kitties that have befriended me on catster so far =3 it's made me very puurie happy!
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I've been in my new home for 3 days now. There's lots of toys for me to play with, a nice warm bed for me, a special blanket that was knitted especially just for ME and most importantly I have a new mommy who loves me alot.
I've been having alot of fun and I use the litter tray all by myself.
I didnt know it was so hard to climb walls though, but I bet i'll do it eventually! My favorite thing to do in my new home is to cuddle upto my new mommy. She's snuggly and she loves to cuddle just as much as I do.
I think there are going to be alot of adventures coming my way...
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Over 70% of the people that work at the huge electronic retailers do not know much about what they are selling, they may know the specs (which is drilled into heads) and such, but they really dont know how the unit acutally works! If you can find a seasoned employee at any of these retailers, stay with him (or her).. as for my myself i would say im pretty much seasoned, ive worked in the same department (entertainment, mainly flats panels, and projections) for about 3 years now and i have learned ALOT... So yes i totally agree with you on most of the employees not knowing much..
Second, my store director use to work for Imaging Science (believe it or not) helping out with the seminars and such, and he has all his own calibration equipment and knows how to use it very well. Our top of the line LG, Panasonic, and Hitatchi are all calibrated by him.. There definately is a difference in the picture, its not a 1080i vs 1080p difference but there is one there, i retract my statement of me saying something like "there is little difference in the picture after calibration" because with a properly calibrated television there is a noticeable difference.
If you really want to see the best of the best calibrated tv's, head to a entertainment convention and take a look.. that is where i saw a Fujitsu 1080p (playing in 1080p as well) 50 inch plasma properly calibrated and i have to say, that sh!t looked like the f'in future!!!!
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The Telugu star Jr. NTR, who has signed lately with Zandu Balm, becoming their new ambassador, will now pair up with other stars. The Tamil popular actress Suriya and Malaika Arora Khan, the Bollywood item girl, will share the screen with Junior. Many filmmakers have struggled, but none could make possible this exciting combination. Zandu Balm will surely be more successful after this campaign.
Although they will not be shooting for a film, but only for an ad, the three together will be a hit. Zandu Balm has signed Jr. NTR as their official image, and soon after they managed to sign Suriya, as their ambassador for Tamil Nadu. Jr. NTR has already shot an ad for Zandu Balm.
Rumors have it that the shootings for a new commercial have started in Mumbai, and that the "Ad guru" Prahlad Kakkar is supervising the shootings. In the commercial, Suriya and Jr. NTR are romancing Malaika. The commercial, which may be shot on the song "Munni Badnam", will be aired starting the last week of December.


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James Patterson
author of First Love
James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 240 million copies. He is the author of the Alex Cross novels, the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. Mr. Patterson also writes the bestselling Women's Murder Club novels, set in San Francisco, and the top-selling New York detective series of all time, featuring Detective Michael Bennett. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.
Rachel Urquhart
author of The Visionist
Rachel Urquhart's nonfiction has been published in The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, and she is the author of three Chic Simple lifestyle books (Knopf). She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two sons.
Ian Rankin
author of Saints of the Shadow Bible
Ian Rankin is a worldwide #1 bestselling writer, and has won an Edgar Award, a Gold Dagger for fiction, a Diamond Dagger for career excellence, and the Chandler-Fulbright Award. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, with his wife and their two sons.
Drew Barrymore
author of Find It in Everything
Drew Barrymore has been a favorite of film audiences since her role in the Steven Spielberg blockbuster E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial in 1982. In the following decades she earned praise from both critics and audiences for her performances in a wide range of comedies and dramas. She has become a major force not only in front of the camera but also behind the scenes, as a successful producer and director under her own Flower Films banner, with such hits as Never Been Kissed, Charlie's Angels, 50 First Dates, He's Just Not That Into You, and Whip It. Outside of her film career, Barrymore currently serves as the Ambassador Against Hunger for the United Nations World Food Program (WFP). In addition, she recently launched the cosmetics line FLOWER Beauty and the wine label Barrymore Wines. Her photography has been exhibited at the International Center of Photography in New York and has appeared in fashion campaigns.
Rosemary Mahoney
author of For the Benefit of Those Who See
Rosemary Mahoney is the author of The Early Arrival of Dreams, a New York Times Notable Book; Whoredom in Kimmage, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist; Down the Nile: Alone in a Fisherman's Skiff, a New York Times Notable Book; and two other books. She was a 2011 Guggenheim Fellow and is the recipient of a Whiting Writer's Award.
Kate Atkinson
author of Life After Life
Kate Atkinson's first novel, Behind the Scenes at the Museum, was named England's Whitbread Book of the Year in 1996. Since then, she has written seven more ground-breaking, bestselling books, most recently Started Early, Took My Dog. She lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Lucinda Rosenfeld
author of The Pretty One
Lucinda Rosenfeld is the author of the novels What She Saw..., Why She Went Home, and I'm So Happy For You. Her fiction and essays have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, Creative Non-Fiction, Slate.com, Glamour, and other magazines. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and two young daughters.
Lara Santoro
author of The Boy
Lara Santoro spent most of her career as a foreign news correspondent, based primarily in Rome and in Nairobi working for Newsweek and the Christian Science Monitor. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Comparative Literature from Smith College, a Master's degree in French Literature from the Sorbonne, and a Master's in Fine Arts from New York University. She was born in Rome, and currently lives in New Mexico. She is the author of one previous novel, Mercy.
Simon Rich
author of The Last Girlfriend on Earth
Simon Rich is a graduate of Harvard University. He has written for The New Yorker and was the youngest staff writer at "Saturday Night Live." He is the author of Ant Farm, Free Range Chickens, Elliot Allagash, and What in God's Name, and he has written scripts for Lorne Michaels and Judd Apatow. He currently writes for Pixarr.


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Christie's 'Disgusting, Sexist' Bridgegate Report
The internal review into Bridgegate by Gov. Chris Christie's lawyers is being criticized as sexist for focusing on a romantic relationship of Christie former aide, Bridget Anne Kelly.
Kelly sent the infamous email: "time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee."
The governor's legal team called her "emotional" and asserted she used bad judgment because she was upset about a break-up with Christie's former campaign manager, Bill Stepien.
State Senator Loretta Weinberg said she doesn't understand what the taxpayers of New Jersey — who paid $1 million for the investigation — got out of learning those details.
"That is the most disgusting, sexist, anti-female portion of this report," Weinberg said. "It was apropos of nothing except to try to paint her as an unhinged woman."
Kelly's lawyer, Michael Critchley, issued a statement Friday saying, "The report's venomous, gratuitous, and inappropriate sexist remarks concerning Ms. Kelly have no place in what is alleged to be a professional and independent report."
He said the only credible investigation into the lane closings is being conducted by the US Attorney's Office.
"A preemptive strike to isolate Ms. Kelly and impugn her credibility is not surprising," he wrote.
During a press conference Friday, Governor Christie did not answer a question about why Kelly's personal life was relevant.
One woman who said she could relate? Lis Smith, a former spokeswoman for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio who was shamed in the media after dating Eliot Spitzer.
"I do know how tough it is and I'm sorry to see another woman go through this," Smith said. "And I think it's grossly unfair that Gov. Christie's lawyers have tried to make her a villain by using the crudest and most sexist stereotypes possible."


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This week I finally spent some quality time with Duolingo. Launched back in 2011, Duolingo is a free language learning app that has generated a lot of buzz. I've heard a lot about Duolingo from friends and other bloggers, and I've been interested in language learning ever since I spent a summer in Japan as a teenager. I never did learn
If you're interested in finding ways to save money (I'm going to take an uneducated guess and say that the vast majority of us are), the best place to start is to know where your money is going.Tracking expenses can be difficult though, especially when you're living the busy lifestyle of a millennial or a
If you're trying to get a bunch of projects ready you're a visual person like me… life is just easier with of a good visual project management tool.As with anything else, really, there are countless project management tools out there. But it's Trello that's really picking up steam lately, for its simple approach and cool features.
There are a lot of apps for taking notes on your smartphone, but Google Keep manages to stand out because of its simple, clean interface and a few cool features. There are three things people like doing most with their smartphones: 1) selfies; 2) tweeting while on the toilet; and 3) taking notes. With the first two already being
November 28th – my edits are in italics. Adobe recently changed its pricing structure to only have subscription-options going forward. Also, my one year $30/month deal expired so now I'm paying $50/month.I think the first version of Photoshop I ever used was Photoshop 5 or 6. Since then I've upgraded to every major version when
Simple, Uber, and HotelTonight are 3 of my favorite companies (and apps) that are clearly ahead of their time. I believe that each one is a perfect example of "how everything will be done" in our hyper-connected future. I'm excited for the day when everything will work as smoothly and friction-free as the experiences I've
WP Engine is serious hosting. In fact, I usually don't recommend them to anyone who's just blogging for fun or isn't running some sort of business online. Dreamhost and Hostgator are actually a lot cheaper and are pretty solid choices when it comes to more "hobby" cases. Where WP Engine does shine though – is for medium to
Wow, what a letdown. All around. Last year I got really excited about Spnkix (which is awkward to spell – they should have called them Spin Kicks or Spin Kix or something. Though I guess it's still better than Spnzkixzzz). Someone on Twitter posted about the Spnkix Kickstarter project and I thought "hey, this is
Yesterday I bought the developer version of Slide Deck 2 and spent the afternoon playing around with all the functionality. I love anything that Digital Telepathy puts out. They really put a lot of time and attention into their products and it shows. My Favorite Features of Slide Deck 2 It's Responsive so you can make it any width and
Tablet Hotels has one of the best collections of luxury and hip/modern hotels around the world. They also offer a $195 per year Tablet Plus membership. Ashley and I have used their website many times to find the coolest hotels in whatever city we were traveling to. We've stayed at a number of the hotels


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Recreational Fishing Grants Program
Every year the Victorian Government, through the Recreational Fishing Licence Trust Account, disburses revenue derived from the sale of Recreational Fishing Licences to projects that will improve recreational fishing in Victoria.
Since its inception in 2001, the Recreational Fishing Grants Program (RFGP) has funded over 600 projects, worth more than $21 million throughout Victoria. The RFGP comprises three separate programs including:
- A Small Grants Program that is continually open to fund small projects (up to $5,000 - GST Exclusive)
- A Large Grants Program (for projects from $5,001 to $100,000 - GST Exclusive)
- A Commissioning Program for large priority projects (generally in excess of $100,000).
RFL revenue will continue to be provided for fish stocking. For ALL fish stocking proposals contact Fisheries Victoria on (03) 5770 8045 during normal business hours.
Your fees at work
- Your Fishing Licence Fees at Work Research reports
- Your fees at work 2016/17
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Applying for a grant?
Small Grants Program, for grants up to $5,000 (GST Exclusive).
Large Grants Program, for grants from $5,001 up to $100,000 (GST Exclusive).
Who provides advice on what may be funded?
The Recreational Fishing Grants Working Group advises the Victorian Government on how fishing licence fees should be allocated to projects that improve recreational fishing.
Further information
Contact: The Secretariat, Recreational Fishing Grants Program
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2013 Nissan Murano Review
Questionable quality and a bad bargain
While the Murano doesn't qualify as small now, it looked almost infantile next to the normal body-on-frame SUV that roamed the streets when it launched. It also stood out because it wasn't shaped like the others.
|1. Priced from $31,295 the top-trim Murano LE can slip above $43,000.
2. EPA estimated fuel economy returns are 18 mpg city and 24 mpg highway for front-wheel drive models, and 18/23 mpg for AWD.
3. Nissan's 3.5-liter V6 makes 260 hp and 240 lb-ft of torque.
4. Nissan added blind spot monitoring, moving object detection and lane departure warning for 2013.
Now well into its life, the Murano has remained much the same while many other vehicles have borrowed a leaf or two from Nissan's book.
Little changed this year with the Murano, but what did will make a big difference to its target audience. It gets a host of available safety technology features that help to mitigate its poor visibility while putting it more in line with other modern luxury-ish family vehicles.
Those features include moving object detection, blind spot monitoring and lane departure warning. Any seasoned driver worth their license will tell you blind spots are about as real as unicorns, but the Murano's funky shape still means seeing out can be a task of its own.
Whether you believe in blind spots or not, the little warning light is helpful to have.
Nissan takes a one-size-fits-all approach to powering many of its cars through its well-loved 3.5-liter V6. Tuned to a variety of uses, the engine has more than proven its worth.
Competitors to the Murano often rely on V6 engines to power their larger bodies without feeling sluggish. Those competitors also generally use automatic transmissions, but the Murano took a different tack with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) from the start and it's stayed the course.
SEE ALSO: See the 2013 Nissan Murano full specs at our new car buying page
Low and behold, other automakers are following suit. CVTs are often maligned for being dull and unimpressive to drive with, but Nissan manages to mask their rubber band feeling.
Most people driving the Murano won't even realize the difference between their car's transmission and a traditional automatic. While the Murano likely loses some punch by skipping the slush box, its 260 hp engine is anything but a slouch.
Rated at 18/24 mpg with front-wheel drive it only sacrifices a single mile per gallon on the highway when equipped with all-wheel drive. Looking at those numbers the CVT decision becomes questionable as both the Venza and Crosstour offer higher digits while a turbocharged 4-cylinder Ford Edge claims up to 30 mpg on the highway. Even the larger Nissan Pathfinder offers 20/26 mpg in base trim.
Still, the car lived up its estimates during AutoGuide's weeklong test, which involved a mix of both city and highway driving.
Priced from $31,295 including delivery, the Murano can come in a variety of trim levels, all of which are equipped with the same engine and transmission. Reasonably competitive in the entry level, people looking toward the higher trim levels will find there are other, better options.
COMPARE: Read the 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Review
Faux wood trim on the center console and door panel arm rests looks nice initially, but Nissan needs to focus on making them more convincing if it wants to justify the LE Platinum's lofty price tag in the mid $40,000 range.
Similarly, the leather seat upholstery feels cheap, especially next to true luxury vehicles with richer feeling material. The seats have adjustable lumbar support, but they don't feel as plush as a car priced this high really should.
At 36.3 inches, rear seat legroom isn't cramped, but it won't be claiming segment-best status either. Cargo room is solid at almost 32 cu-ft of room.
Those seats fold down quickly at the pull of a cord located at the hinge between the seat and high back, which comes in handy if you want to free up extra cargo space in a hurry.
Just like the inexpensive leather trim, the steering wheel feels disappointingly rubbery, but at least customers in cold climates can elect to have a heated unit.
As much as it feels like an awkward balance between luxury and value, the Murano still isn't bad. The infotainment system and corresponding interface current Nissan and Infiniti vehicles get is a breeze to use.
Eight-way directional buttons are surrounded by an aluminum wheel that makes scrolling through lists and fiddling with the navigation system easy. It's refreshing to use after so many others fail to nail the fundamentals.
Previous generations looked like automotive misfits and maybe that's just because crossovers were still a burgeoning segment. Whatever the reason, the Murano managed to find itself in its current iteration. The grille might not mesh well with everyone, but it serves to compliment the car's HID headlights and optional LED daytime running lights. Together, they help set the car's looks off like a pocket square in a blazer.
Nissan also offers optional 19-inch aluminum alloys with the higher trim levels that go miles in massaging out more sex appeal.
If there's a singular complaint with the Murano's styling it has to be that it has a little too much in common with the smaller, less powerful Rogue.
With Nissan's all-new Pathfinder offering more space at a better price, there's little reason to recommend the Murano as a value option. Likewise at higher trim levels, where it's hard not to look at the Murano as a big waste of money when a couple thousand more will put you in a comparably equipped all-wheel drive Lexus RX350.


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J.R. Greene has written a dozen Quabbin-related books including The creation of Quabbin Reservoir: The death of the Swift River Valley and three related to Calvin Coolidge. He is also Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum at Forbes Library.
Maryanne O'Hara is the author of CASCADE, a novel of art and desire in the 1930s, set in a town loosely based on the four towns that were flooded to create the Quabbin Reservoir. CASCADE is a Slate Best Books 2012 Editor's Choice selection, People magazine "People Pick," Boston Globe "Best of the New 2012," Library Journal "Best Bet, 2012, Massachusetts Must Read for 2013, and finalist for the Massachusetts Book Award. She was the longtime associate fiction editor of Ploughshares, and has had her short fiction widely published and anthologized. She is a graduate of Emerson College's MFA program, where she was winner of the Graduate Dean's Award. She has also been the recipient of grants from the St. Botolph Club Foundation and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. American and Irish, she lives by a river near Boston.
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dog car: ute with canopy vs station wagon
Hello, I am in need of a car to transport my dog in a crate and house during club training.
I live in Australia so I am now mostly trying to pick what will be cooler for the dog.
I have narrowed it down to these two types of cars for my budget.
Ute with canopy
and station wagon
The ute with canopy is a more useful car in general. I think there will be more ventilation when stationary with the canopy windows opens but no air conditioning for the tray. The wagon will have air conditioning but only the back lifts up when stationary and also means my car is unlocked.
Haha.....thought you must have been an Aussie to be looking at a Ute ;)
The Ute would be more practical but they get pretty hot in the back......at least the station wagon has the airconditioning in the back......something to consider for the summer months.....no one will nick your car with you GSD in the back ;)
I have seen some good ventilation ideas on here for the ute......you might have go search some threads.
This thread was recent.....pretty neat setup http://www.germanshepherds.com/forum...ck-set-up.html
I just got back from a five day seminar and folks were talking pictures of my setup they liked it so much, I have found that the side windoors are quite sturdy when they are open on the highway but could be a problem driving down rough roads with them open. Look at the radius side windoor. Good access. Only issue is rain will get in the bed. I also got a rear window that will slide and let air in from the cab....and may work on that more.....but have not perfected moving air conditioned cab air to the back. I have some ideas though.
I have to tell you though. Everyone else had to cover their SUVs with aluminet, and I could park anywhere and be very cool. I also like not having inside my truck smell like dog.
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I have a wagon where the rear window can stay open without the hatch being open. It's nice to have.
With a wagon...I have to lower both seats to put in two crates or I can put a 36" crate in the back without lowering the rear seat if I'm just with one dog. The wagon gives you the option of also having more people in the car when you're not with dogs...if that doesn't matter, it doesn't matter.
I was between a small pick up and the wagon, at the end of the day, the fact that in the wagon the dogs can benefit from AC kind of won out. Also, gas mileage...but I don't think that's a huge difference in the two cars you're talking about.
A ute would stay cleaner, and I did look into the only ute available in the states...Subaru Baja, but they are really expensive for used cars of their age due to the limited supply.
I have found it really hard to move enough air to the back of the truck to effectively cool the complete back ...and that was even with using a small eradicator fan between the cab and the camper....sucked so much air it put a strain on my AC...an AC guy told me to be effective I would have to have a way to return air from the camper so I could recirculate. All good and well but I don't want to risk sucking exhaust in from the back of the truck.
My next plan is to use 3" pipe and a marine bilge fan to direct cooled cabin air directly into the crates and onto the dogs. ... lower CFM than the radiator fan but directed airflow and the dog is always getting the good air from the cabin.
My recommendation would be.......truck is awesome if, when you get to the destination, the dog winds up in the crate a lot (we do for searches and search training the dog may have to be there for ours at a time).
For transport, I prefer the dog in the vehicle with me. Since I transport in a truck. a remote thermometer is on my dask continually telling me the temperature the dog is getting. FWIW the back of an SUV can get darned hot as well. Aluminet is great and everyone I know with an SUV uses it when they get to where they are going.
I like the added security of a truck as well. My cab is locked. My pullout drawers cannot be accessed without opening the tailgate which I lock and my dog crates lock and cannot be removed from the truck unless the tailgate is down. Having lost $600 worth of gear on a search call, that is important to me! Plus dogs get stolen for dog fighting.
Eek my apologies for spelling and autocorrect issues.....darned phone
i have always used a truck/ute with a cap/ canopy. i never leave the dogs inside if it is that hot though.
we have a wagon type car and that is one reason i like it is that the ac can reach the back too
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Scott Moore leans on the edge of his desk and turns up the volume on the television.
The president of broadcasting at Rogers Media is only half listening to what pitcher R.A. Dickey has to say in his welcome-to-the-city press conference, because his mind is racing ahead to what a competitive Toronto Blue Jays baseball team could mean to his company's television ratings.
While other teams are signing rich long-term television deals that will see tens of millions of dollars funnelled to player payrolls – the Los Angeles Dodgers are reportedly putting the final touches on a $7-billion (U.S.) deal with Time Warner that will span 20 years – Rogers is in the middle year of a three-year pact with itself to show Jays games exclusively on its Sportsnet channels from coast-to-coast for an estimated $35-million a season.
Without a massive broadcasting deal such as the one enjoyed by the Dodgers, Rogers has put its money (literally and figuratively) on boosting its payroll in the coming season to fill seats and hopefully turn its baseball team's winning record into higher ratings for its television network. With higher ratings comes the ability to charge more to the advertisers who sign on to the company's television broadcasts, which adds to the parent company's bottom line.
"Imagine what it would do for Sportsnet if we had a million viewers every night for baseball," Moore said in a recent interview. "It means being able to charge more for advertising, it gives us more leverage when we take the network to other cable companies, and gives us an opportunity to bring people who are only occasional viewers to come to us first – not only when the game ends, but the next morning and afternoon as well."
It also makes the broadcast rights more valuable when they come up for renewal at the end of 2014 – at least in theory. Sports programming is seen as one of the last footholds for cable television providers, because people don't want to watch games after they have happened and leagues tightly control how their games are made available.
"It's the one piece of content that people don't want to record," said Gord Hendren, president of Toronto-based Charlton Strategic Research Inc.
"So the media companies have a guarantee of loyalty from their viewers, and that's why they want to own these teams," Hendren added.
Besides that, there's already a good case to be made for a rich deal when the current one expires – viewership jumped 7 per cent last season to 540,000 a game (an increase of 25 per cent from 2010). When the Blue Jays were winning world championships, it could draw more than a million viewers a night – proving there's room to grow.
But with Rogers the only game in Canada when it comes to Blue Jays rights – no other Canadian broadcaster has demonstrated the capacity or will to show up to 162 games a year – it's unlikely a billion-dollar broadcasting deal will materialize any time soon.
That leaves Rogers in the enviable position of paying a reasonable fee to lock up its broadcasts (Major League Baseball ensures owners who also own broadcasting assets don't ridiculously underbid for their own rights), while reaping the benefits of owning what it hopes will be a winning franchise.
To top it off, the league's revenue-sharing plan means teams with smaller revenues get a cut of rich television contracts signed by their rivals in more profitable markets.
"This is why you see media companies buying teams," Hendren said. "It's a win-win at a time when the cost to acquire content is rising. They are looking to protect themselves so they don't have to sign multibillion-dollar deals to secure content. It really is a win-win."Report Typo/Error
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With the release of court documents expected to clarify the relationship between Rob Ford and Alexander "Sandro" Lisi, Ford's friend and occasional driver and the subject of Toronto police investigation into drug trafficking, a look back at key moments in the continuing controversy engulfing Toronto's mayor.
March 28:
Anthony Smith, 21,
is gunned down outside of a nightclub on King Street West in Toronto.
Toronto police were called to the scene just before 3 a.m. Mr. Smith died of his injuries. Mr. Smith is seen posing with Mayor Ford in an infamous photo that may be tied to the alleged crack cocaine video.
May 16:
John Cook, editor of the U.S.-based website Gawker,
publishes a report about a trip he took to Toronto to view what a "tipster" said was a video of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine.
The Gawker post claims the source made the following allegations: Mayor Ford smokes crack cocaine and buys it from Toronto dealers. The source also allegedly said the video of Mayor Ford smoking crack cocaine was taken within the last six months.
The alleged cellphone video was reportedly for sale at a six-figure price.
May 16:
The Toronto Star claims reporters Robyn Doolittle and Kevin Donovan have seen the video multiple times.
In its report, published three hours after Gawker's post, the
claims the man in the video, who appears to be Mayor Ford, "raises a lighter in his hand at several points and moves it in a circle motion beneath the glass bowl of the pipe, then inhales deeply." The
says it did not buy the video.
May 17:
Issuing a brief, dismissive statement from his office at city hall, Mayor Ford skirts addressing the crack video allegations, calling them "ridiculous" parts of the Toronto Star's railing campaign against him.
A day after going public with the crack allegations, Gawker starts an online, crowd-sourcing campaign on Indiegogo.com to raise the funds needed to purchase the alleged crack video.
May 18:
Councillor Doug Ford, Mayor Ford's brother, breaks his silence on the swirling allegations. "I have never seen my brother involved with anything like coke," Doug Ford reportedly told a Newstalk 1010 radio program.
May 21:
The mayor's former school mate and friend, Fabio Basso, is assaulted along with his girlfriend at 15 Windsor Road — the north Etobicoke bungalow pinpointed as the location of the notorious photograph of Mayor Ford.
Citing an anonymous source, Gawker later reports that the house was allegedly the site where the crack cocaine video was filmed. The pipe-wielding assailant, says Gawker, was looking for the reported video.
May 22:
The Toronto Catholic District School Board bans Mayor Ford from coaching football at any Catholic school in the city. The board did not cite the crack cocaine allegations as reasons for the split.
Doug Ford reads a statement at city hall in defense of Mayor Ford: "Now our mayor faces yet another accusation, an accusation driven by reporting from a news outlet that has proven they would do anything to stop the mayor's agenda. Rob is telling me these stories are untrue, that these accusations are ridiculous, and I believe him." He doesn't take questions.
May 23:
Gawker reports it has not spoken with its contacts who have connections with the alleged crack video since May 19. Back in Toronto, Mayor Ford's then Chief-of-Staff Mark Towhey is fired and escorted out of city hall.
May 24:
More than a week after Gawker and the
Toronto Star
published their reports about the crack scandal video,
Mayor Ford makes a statement to the press: "I do not use crack cocaine, nor am I an addict of crack cocaine. As for a video, I cannot comment on a video that I have never seen or does not exist."
May 25:
The weekend edition of the
Globe and Mail publishes an investigative piece using anonymous sources who recalled Doug Ford's role as an alleged hashish dealer
in Etobicoke during the 1980s.
May 26:
On the Ford brothers' weekly Newstalk 1010 radio show — to which the Fords returned for the first time since the crack video allegations surfaced — the mayor calls members of the media "a bunch of maggots." He denies the video exists, and Doug Ford denied the drug allegations against him.
May 27:
George Christopoulos resigns from his post as the mayor's press secretary. Mayor Ford's special assistant for communications, Isaac Ransom, also steps down.
Gawker's Crackstarter campaign hits $200,000.
May 28:
Reports say David Price, Mr. Ford's head of operations and logistics, allegedly told then-chief of staff Mark Towhey that he knows where the video is located. Mr. Towhey said he was going to police, the
Toronto Star
May 30:
Toronto Star
publishes a report accusing Mayor Ford of claiming to know the location of the alleged crack video. According to anonymous sources, a meeting on May 17 involved Mayor Ford informing other city officials of two addresses where he believed the video was being kept.
Two more Mayor Ford staffers, policy advisor Brian Johnston and executive assistant Kia Nejatian, resign.
June 4:
Using his official letterhead, Mayor Ford writes a character reference for Alexander "Sandro" Lisi, an "exemplary member" of Mr. Ford's 2010 election campaign who was in the process of being sentenced for threatening to kill a former girlfriend.
Mr. Lisi, a friend of the mayor for "several years," would become the subject of Toronto police investigation into drug trafficking.
June 13:
Toronto Police's Project Traveller conducts a series of raids in the Dixon Road and Kipling Avenue area, close to the reputed Etobicoke crack-house where the alleged crack video was purportedly filmed.
The major guns-and-gangs sweep saw more than 40 arrests, including three men with alleged connections to Mr. Ford. One of the accused, Mohamed Siad, purportedly tried to sell the Toronto Star the alleged video of the mayor. Two others, Mohammad Khattak and Monir Kasim, were photographed with Mr. Ford outside a reputed west-end crack house.
July 18:
Gawker decides to donate its Crackstarter funds to four Ontario charities.
August 16:
Toronto Star
identifies the mayor's occasional driver, Alexander Lisi, as a subject of a police investigation into Mayor Ford's associates who are searching for the alleged crack video.
Sept. 24:
An Ontario judge has ruled search warrants involved in the Project Traveller raids should be released, but media outlets fighting for more access to information will face plenty of redacted results.
Sept. 28:
The first batch Mr. Ford's current and former staffers' phone records and emails are released to the media under Freedom of Information legislation. In the 400 pages of emails and call logs, there are no mentions of the alleged crack video.
Oct. 1:
In an offshoot of the Project Traveller raids, Alexander Lisi is one of two men arrested in Etobicoke and is charged with drug trafficking and other offences. The investigation, called Project Brazen 2, is aimed at probing into the activities of Mr. Ford and his associates.
Citing a police document from the investigation, reports say Mr. Lisi tried to trade marijuana for a stolen cell phone allegedly belonging to Mayor Ford.
Oct. 2:
Mr. Ford addresses the allegations against his friend at an impromptu press conference near his home, saying Mr. Lisi is a "good guy." Later, when pressed on investigations into his associates, Mr. Ford shakes his head and says, "Subways, subways, subways."
Oct. 9:
The Toronto Catholic District School Board announces a review of vetting procedures for volunteers amid reports that Mr. Ford recruited an ex-convict to help coach the Don Bosco Eagles. Payman Aboodowleh, Mr. Lisi's alleged former "enforcer" with a history of violent crime, worked under fake name during his tenure with the team and evaded criminal record checks, the Globe and Mail reports.
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Alonzo Mourning has been cleared by doctors to return to the N.B.A. next season for another comeback from kidney disease.
Mourning, a 33-year-old center, did not play a game for Miami this season. His seven-year, $105 million contract with the Heat expired at the end of the regular season, and he will become a free agent July 1.
Mourning was cleared to play by Dr. Victor Richards after an exam Thursday in Miami. After the exam, Dr. Gerald Appel -- the New York nephrologist overseeing Mourning's treatment -- granted approval for a return.
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Mourning, a seven-time All-Star, has said his preference is to return to the Heat. But the Heat intends to upgrade via free agency, and if Miami re-signs Mourning, it will lose salary-cap flexibility.
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Chef Peter Berley's Lasagna of Fall Vegetables, Sage Bechamel, and Gruyere
Chef Peter Berley, the author of The Flexitarian Table: Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers and Everyone In Between, is not a fan of Tofurkey.
"Tofurkey, I think, is an unfortunate thing in the sense that it leaves very little to the imagination really," he said.
As an alternative, he recommends vegetarians make Lasagna of Fall Vegetables, Sage Bechamel, and Gruyere for their Thanksgiving main. Try out Berley's recipe below.
Lasagna of Fall Vegetables, Sage Bechamel, and Gruyere
Adapted from The Flexitarian Table, Houghton Mifflin,
Copyright 2007 By Peter Berley
Serves 8
For the noodles:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 large eggs
For the bechamel:
- 1 quart milk
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 large or 2 small shallots finely chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh sage coarsely chopped
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 6 tablespoons all purpose flour
For the vegetable filling:
- 3 pounds Butternut Squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 11/2 pounds Portobello mushrooms, stems removed, caps cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper
- 2 dried ancho chilis, seeds and stems removed
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 large onion, diced about 21/2-3 cups
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 2 pounds spinach, washed and tough stems discarded
- 8 ounces Gruyere cheese coarsely grated
- 4 ounces Parmesan cheese finely grated
Crack the eggs into a bowl and beat with a fork.
Place the flour in the work bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the egg mixture and pulse until the dough comes together in a mass. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead for 2-3 minutes. Test the dough by inserting the tip of a clean forefinger. If the dough sticks to your finger add a bit more flour and knead until smooth.
Wrap the dough in plastic and set aside for 30 minutes at room temperature ( the dough can be made up to 3 days ahead if kept refrigerated, bring to room temperature before proceeding).
Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces. Work with 1 piece at a time and keep the remaining wrapped to prevent drying. Roll each piece on a hand cranked pasta machine to the finest setting. Cut the noodles to fit the length of your lasagna pan. Lay the pieces on floured wax or parchment paper without touching each other. As each piece of paper is filled top it with another lightly floured piece and set noodles on top repeat until all the noodles are rolled.
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
In a large bowl toss the squash and mushrooms with 21/2 tablespoons olive oil and season with 1 teaspoon salt and plenty of fresh ground pepper. Spread the mixture on a jellyroll pan (11x17 inch rimmed baking sheet) and roast 25-30 minutes until tender stirring twice.
Meanwhile, cut open the chilies with kitchen shears and discard the seeds and stems. Place the chilies in a small bowl and cover the with boiling water, set aside until soft, 8-10 minutes. Drain and finely chop.
Saute the onion in butter with 1/2 teaspoon salt over medium heat for 5-7 minutes until softened. Stir in the chilis and garlic and sauté 3-4 minutes longer.
Return the roasted vegetables to the bowl and stir in the onion mixture. Season with salt and pepper. (The filling can be made up to 2 days ahead, covered and refrigerated).
Place the spinach in a pot and sweat covered until wilted. Drain and refresh under cold running water. Squeeze dry and roughly chop. Transfer to a bowl and season with salt pepper and a little freshly grated nutmeg.
Make the bechamel:
In a deep sauce pan bring the milk to a boil and immediately remove from the heat. Stir in the onion, shallots, sage and bay leaf. Cover the pan and set aside for 30 minutes. Strain and discard the solids.
Saute the flour in butter over medium heat stirring constantly until fragrant and a shade darker about 3 minutes. Whisk in the milk and bring to a simmer, cook 20 minutes over low heat until thick.
The béchamel can be made up to 2 days ahead. Allow the sauce to cool then cover with plastic wrap pressed onto the surface before refrigerating.
Assemble and bake lasagna:
Spread 1 /4 of the béchamel on the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch lasagna pan or gratin dish. Make one layer of noodles slightly overlapping. Spread 1/2 over the vegetable mixture over the noodles and sprinkle with 1/4 of the cheese mixture.
Make a second layer of pasta and top with 1/4 of the sauce then all of the chopped spinach and 1/4 of the cheese mixture.
Make a third layer of noodles and spread with 1/4 bechamel the remaining vegetables and 1/4 of the cheese mixture.
Make a fourth layer of noodles and spread with remaining sauce. Sprinkle remaining cheese mixture.
Butter a piece of parchment paper and lay it buttered side down over the lasagna. Cover the pan loosely with foil and bake 40 minutes. Remove the foil and parchment and bake 10-15 minutes until the lasagna is golden brown and bubbling. Allow the lasagna to rest for 10 minutes before serving.