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Chart patterns are a very useful tool because they occur regularly—providing you with lots of trade candidates—and also provide everything you need to trade. When you spot an ETF chart pattern, and know how to utilize it, the pattern provides you with an entry point, stop-loss price as well as a profit target. While no strategy is perfect, and chart patterns don't produce a profit all the time, learning to use them in your trading can greatly enhance your ability to analyze and profit from ETFs [see ETF Technical Trading FAQ].
1. Head and Shoulders
The head and shoulders is a topping pattern, signaling an uptrend is likely over and a downtrend is commencing. The pattern is created when the price rises (left shoulder), then dips, rises again to a new high (head), declines, and then rallies again but not as high as the previous rally (right shoulder).
Usually the left and right shoulder will reach similar heights, although in the real-world these levels may vary marginally from one another [see 3 ETF Trading Tips You Are Missing].
The SPDR Select Sector Financial (XLF, A) created a head and shoulders pattern in early 2011, and ultimately foretold of a significant top in the ETF.
Figure 1: Financial Sector ETF - Head and Shoulders Pattern
That the right shoulder is lower than the head shows the market is losing momentum, but the pattern is not complete until the price moves below the neckline or the breakout point. The neckline is a trendline connecting the lows of the pullbacks, also called "armpits." The breakout point is simply the lowest point in the pattern. Either can be used as an entry point—when the price drops below either of these levels it signals a further decline.
Once a trade is made, a stop loss can be placed just above the right shoulder to limit. The total height of the formation—the top of the head minus the lowest low—can be used to establish a profit target as well.
The high of the formation in figure 1 is $17.20 and low between the head and right shoulder is $16.24, therefore the height is $0.96. The height is subtracted from the low point of the formation to get a profit target: $16.24 minus $0.96 to get $15.28. In this case, the market fell much further than the target price.
While the pattern can be used to enter short trades, it is also a warning to those that are long that a correction is likely coming.
2. Inverse Head and Shoulders
There is also an inverse head and shoulders pattern. This occurs at market bottoms and is the same as the normal head and shoulders except that it is flipped upside down. In the summer of 2012 this pattern appeared in the S&P 500 SPDR (SPY, A) ETF and signaled a trend reversal [see also Free Report: How To Pick The Right ETF Every Time].
Figure 2: S&P 500 SPDR - Inverse Head and Shoulders Pattern
The neckline, as in Figure 1, is too steep to be of use for an entry signal. Therefore, the pattern completes and an entry is taken when the price moves through the breakout line (high point of the armpits). A stop is placed just below the right shoulder and the target is calculated by adding the height of the formation (high point minus low of the head) to the breakout price.
3. Triangles
These patterns are quite common as the three different types of triangles are created by converging price action. Trendlines are used to draw the pattern, and an entry is signaled when the price moves above or below either of the trendlines.
SymmetricSymmetric triangles occur when the price is making lower highs and higher lows; when you draw the trendlines both trendlines will move towards each other. The SPDR Select Sector Technology ETF (XLK, A+) created a symmetric triangle in late 2011.
Figure 3: Technology ETF - Symmetric Triangle
The price broke through the upper trendline of the triangle—a long entry trigger-signaling an upside breakout and a move higher. A stop is placed just outside the opposite side of the triangle [see also 5 Simple ETF Trading Tips].
The target is calculated by taking the height of the formation and adding it to the breakout point. In this case, the high was $26.54 and the low was $24.01 for a height of $2.53. The breakout price was $25.90, so the target is $28.43.
AscendingEverything is the same for the ascending triangle, except for its look. With an ascending triangle, the ETF is making higher lows, but the highs are reaching similar price levels on each swing. Figure 4 shows how this looks on a chart of the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA, B).
Figure 4: Dow Jones ETF - Ascending Triangle
Entry, stop losses and targets are all entered in the same way as a symmetric triangle.
DescendingDescending triangles occur when the price of an ETF is making lower highs, but the lows are reaching similar levels on each swing. A descending triangle occurred in the SPDR Select Sector Utilities ETF (XLU, A) in early 2012.
Figure 5: Utilities ETF - Descending Triangle
Entry, stop losses and targets are all entered in the same way as the other two triangle formations.
4. Double Top and Bottom
When looking for a reversal, check for a double top or double bottom. A double top occurs when the price peaks, pulls back and then rallies back to very near the first high. The double top is complete, and a short entry taken, when the price falls below the low of the pullback. Figure 6 shows a double top that occurred in the S&P 500 SPDR ETF in 2012 [see 5 Important ETF Lessons In Pictures].
Figure 6: S&P 500 SPDR - Double Top
A stop can be placed above the highs, although this means the risk can be quite large in some cases. The profit target is calculated by taking the height of the formation and subtracting it from the breakout price/low point of the pattern. In this case, the highs reached $141.66 (lower of the two highs) and the pullback low was $135.76, for a height of $5.90. Subtract that from the $135.76 to get a target of $129.86.
A double bottom indicates a decline has ended and a rise is likely to ensue. Everything is the same as the double top except the pattern is flipped upside down. The SPDR Select Sector Energy ETF (XLE, A) had a double bottom in mid-2012.
Figure 7: Energy Sector ETF - Double Bottom
5. Triple Top and Bottom
Triple tops and bottoms are very similar to double tops and bottoms, except there are three price extremes instead of two. The United States Natural Gas Fund (UNG, B+) shows a triple top at the end of 2010 and early 2011 [Download 101 ETF Lessons Every Financial Advisor Should Learn].
Figure 8: Natural Gas ETF - Triple Top
Once the three peaks occur, an entry is signaled when the price moves below the lowest correction in the pattern. A stop is placed above the highest price peak. The target is calculated by taking the height of the formation and subtracting it from the breakout price. While the trade in this example would not have been stopped out, it did take several months for the price to reach the target.
A triple bottom indicates a decline has ended and a rise is likely to ensue. Everything is the same as the double top except the pattern is flipped upside down. The ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 ETF (SDS, B) had a triple bottom in mid-2012.
Figure 9: Ultrashort S&P 500 ETF - Triple Bottom
Putting it Together
Chart patterns can greatly enhance your ability to trade and analyze ETFs. Not every chart pattern you trade will be profitable, but you will always know your downside and upside before you enter; if the risk is too much, or the reward too little for your liking, skip the trade. It will take some time to train your eyes to spot these patterns, but once you start to see them you will be able to capture more trends and avoid more reversals. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques.
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Water Vole
Water Vole Facts
|Scientific Name
|Arvicola amphibius
|Common Name
|Water Vole
|Other Name(s)
|European Water Vole, Water Rat
|Number Of Species
|Throughout Europe
|Banks of slow-moving water
|Brown, Black, Grey
|Skin Type
|Size (L)
|14cm - 22cm (5.5in - 8.7in)
|160g - 350g (5.6oz - 12.3oz)
|Aquatic plants, Grasses, Reeds
|Weasels. Owls, Pike
|Group Behaviour
|Water Type
|0.5 - 2 years
|Age Of Sexual Maturity
|2 - 4 months
|Gestation Period
|3 weeks
|Average Litter Size
|Name Of Young
|Age Of Weaning
|4 weeks
|Conservation Status
|Least Concern
|Estimated Population Size
|Biggest Threat
|Habitat loss
|Distinctive Features
|Small rounded body and hairy tail
|Fun Fact
|The largest Vole species in the UK!
Water Vole Location
Map of Europe
Water VoleWater Vole Classification and Evolution
The Water Vole is a small species of semi-aquatic rodent that is found along the riverbanks throughout the UK and Europe. They are similar in appearance to Mice and Rats but have a number of distinctive differences including a flatter snout and a shorter tail. Also known as the European Water Vole, and incorrectly the Water Rat, the Water Vole first became properly famous as the character of Ratty from Kenneth Grahame's book, The Wind in the Willows, in the early 1900s. Water Voles are also commonly confused with the Brown Rat as they share very similar habitats along the riverbanks, have almost identical colouration, and both are adept swimmers. The Water Vole is one of six species of Vole found in the UK today.
Water Vole Anatomy and Appearance
The Water Vole is a small sized rodent with a dark brown coat of fur, that has a number of black hairs scattered across it, and a lighter, greyish underside. The head and snout of the Water Vole are flatter and more rounded than those of other rodents, and its ears are generally much smaller. They have a short tail, which is covered in a number of small hairs, and long claws on each of their feet which are primarily used for excavating burrows. The skin between the toes of the Water Vole is slightly webbed, making it easier for this small rodent to swim through the water. Males tend to be slightly larger than females but both are similar in appearance. The Water Vole is the largest Vole species in the UK and one of the largest species of Vole in the world.
Water Vole Distribution and Habitat
The Water Vole is found throughout the UK and Europe, with its range even extending into parts of Russia and populations are also found in certain parts of Canada and North America. However, they do not appear to survive well in more extreme environments such as the highlands of northern Scotland, or the hotter regions of southern France. Water Voles live along the banks of slow-moving rivers, streams and canals and can also be found nesting in the banks of lakes and marshes. They spend much of their time in their own burrow, the entrance to which is often on or just below the water's surface to protect them from predators. A female Water Vole's burrow can extend for around 70 meters along the riverbank, while the male's can be more than double this in length and often occupies the territories of a number of females.
Water Vole Behaviour and Lifestyle
Water Voles are aquatic rodents that lead a diurnal lifestyle, meaning that they are most active during the day when they leave the safety of their burrow in search of food. Swimming right into the water, Water Voles gather aquatic plants which they often take back to the surface to consume. Their burrows are complex systems in the soft riverbanks, that often include a number of chambers, each with its own purpose. Areas for sleeping, eating and nesting are created along with latrines on the outskirts of their territory, where faeces are deposited to mark the individual Water Vole's patch. Once weaned at about a month old, the young Water Voles leave their mother's burrow in search of somewhere to develop of their own. This can be quite hard though for populations that are contained in isolated bodies of water, and conflicts over the few available plots are not uncommon.
Water Vole Reproduction and Life Cycles
Water Voles tend to have a fairly long breeding season, which usually lasts from March to September, sometimes even into October, depending on the climate. The female Water Vole constructs a nest from rushes and dried grass inside her burrow, giving birth to a litter of between 3 and 8 young after a gestation period that lasts for approximately three weeks. At birth, the baby Water Voles are extremely vulnerable weighing just 4 or 5 grammes and are completely hairless. They do however develop very quickly and have a full coat of fur by the end of their fifth day, and are able to see after about a week, They are fully weaned a couple of weeks later, when they leave the burrow they were born in and start the hunt for their own. Females tend to have a few litters per year, with their lifespan ranging between 5 months and two years in the wild.
Water Vole Diet and Prey
Water Voles have a predominantly vegetarian diet, feeding on grasses along the riverbanks and aquatic plants that grow in the slow-moving waters. The diet of Water Voles does vary depending on their location and what is available, but these adaptable animals have been recorded to feed on 227 different species of plant, all of which are in close proximity to their burrow. One of the Water Voles most characteristic traits amongst rodents, is their ability to dive right into the water, a behaviour which is thought to help protect them from the many predators that they share their habitats with. It also means that there is less competition for food from neighbouring rodents like the Brown Rat.
Water Vole Predators and Threats
Due to its small size and the fact that it lives both on land and in the water, Water Voles are prey to numerous predators wherever they appear to live. Mammals including Mink, Weasels, Foxes and domestic Cats, along with Adders are the most common predators of the Water Vole on dry land, with Owls and other Birds Of Prey hunting them from the air, and large Fish species such as Pike, being their most common aquatic predator. Their vast reduction in numbers in recent years however is not just caused by this high level of predation, as the loss of much of their natural habitats has had a much more drastic effect. Water Voles habitats in the UK especially, are today considered to be protected areas as it is the loss of these that has been the primary cause for their demise.
Water Vole Interesting Facts and Features
Despite their almost solely herbivorous diet, Water Voles are also known to feed on Insects and small aquatic animals such as Fish (particularly dead ones as they are easier to catch) when their preferred foods are in short supply. Even though Water Voles have a very high rate of reproduction, it is thought that around 70% of them do not make it through the winter, as food supplies dwindle and sometimes run out, meaning that the Water Voles find it very difficult to retain enough fat to keep them warm. The latrines that they use on the edges of their territories are almost fully exposed during the summer months as these indicate where a female might be and whether or not she is ready to mate.
Water Vole Relationship with Humans
The Water Vole was first properly put into the public eye as one of the main characters of the 1908 Wind In The Willows novel, was a Water Vole called Ratty. Even though it has made more people aware of these secretive little rodents, it has also led to some confusion over their classification as they are often incorrectly referred to as Water Rats, to which they are only distantly related. In the United Kingdom, the Water Vole is protected by the fact that its habitat is now conserved, hopefully meaning that populations will soon begin to properly recover again, with other countries looking to follow similar steps to protect their own native populations.
Water Vole Conservation Status and Life Today
Today, the Water Vole is listed as an animal that is of Least Concern of becoming extinct in the wild in the immediate future, as despite drastic habitat loss, Water Vole populations are still widespread and sustainable in much of their native regions. In the UK, under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, it is a criminal offence to damage or obstruct access to any area that Water Voles use for shelter or protection. This protection however, does not extend to the actual Water Vole itself, but is more a step to protect the declining suitable habitats that remain, as it is the loss of these that has led to such a drastic drop in population numbers.


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Lightly coat filet with olive oil and place skin side up on a preheated grill. When the filet shows nicely colored grill marks (2-3 minutes) turn fish carefully with spatula onto skin side. When fish is nearly to desired temperature, brush ginger mustard sauce on top of filet and allow to warm through another 30 seconds or so.
While fish is cooking, place vegetable stock into sauté pan and bring to boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and place halved bok choy cut side down into the pan. Cover and cook until bok choy is al dente or to desire texture.
At the same time place 2 Tbs olive oil into a sauté pan and cook hen of the woods until they become tender. Hit lightly with black pepper and remove for plating.
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The Nebo School District is joining a growing group of Utah districts outsourcing substitute teachers.
Some 700 Nebo substitute teachers will transition through Kelly Educational Staffing starting in December, district spokeswoman Lana Hiskey said Monday. Subs with teaching licenses are paid $65 per day, while others earn $60.
Six other districts already contract with Kelly for the same service including Alpine, Cache, Logan, Provo, Wasatch, and Washington County school districts.
Kelly Services, whose so-called Kelly girls began as temporary workers in 1946, branched out into managing substitute teachers in 1997.
Hiskey said the district in Spanish Fork, south of Provo, expects to save money with the new Kelly partnership, although no figures were available.
"With huge budget cuts, we have to look at every avenue to save funds," Hiskey said.
Neal Summers, Kelly vice president in Salt Lake City, said there are several advantages for districts to contract with the temporary employment agency.
"We completely take over their substitute program," Summers said. "It allows them to focus on their core business."
Kelly pays the going salary rate at each district, ranging from about $60 to $75 a day in Utah, and charges an administrative fee that varies with each school system.
Nebo substitutes will be paid the same, either $60 or $65 per day. In simple terms, Nebo officials will pay Kelly an additional 37 percent to handle the substitutes, Summers said.
That means Nebo will pay Kelly $82.20 per substitute teacher without licenses, while the substitute receives $60.
Summers said Kelly takes the issue of subs out of a school administrator's day, so that he or she can focus on more important tasks. Kelly recruits, trains, schedules, and handles payroll.
In addition, Kelly substitutes can sign up for health care and 401K programs.
Melanie Shelley of the Provo City School District said the district signed up with Kelly about seven years ago.
"It's been extremely advantageous for us," Shelley said. "From an hourly stand point it has saved us so much time and money. Principals and secretaries would have to find the substitutes."
Shelley added one principal could spend up to two hours in the morning dealing with substitute teacher issues.
Utah educators, unlike most school systems in the nation, spend less time on finding substitutes because of fewer teacher absences.
Summers said national averages put the daily absentee teacher rate between 8 percent to 10 percent, while in Utah it's half that rate.
In Nebo schools, Kelly will simply hire the substitutes already on the district list. Nebo substitutes must become Kelly hires as of Jan. 14, the start of the new semester.
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First, I am not sure why the Toxicity forum is locked. Are we supposed to post here and let the forum admin move the thread into that forum for archiving purposes?
I was just reading yet another book that claims vitamin C causes kidney stones. I decided to check for the very newest research. In the process, I found something that isn't the newest, but it sounds more conclusive than other studies I have seen:
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=15144143 (see abstract below)
It states, based on the Tiselius index, that
These data suggest that vitamin C supplementation may increase ... the risk of calcium oxalate crystallization ....
I checked the existing threads in this forum and didn't see this study mentioned. I didn't see any responses on this forum that would directly refute the study, so I would like to ask about it specifically. If anyone can comment on it, I would appreciate it. I do note that they didn't actually find kidney stone formation, but the study was too short for that and it wasn't designed for that. They did look specifically at oxalate crystallization, however. Can anyone comment on the Tiselius index? Thanks.
Here are the existing threads on this topic in this forum:
Here is the abstract of the study:
Effect of vitamin C supplements on urinary oxalate and pH in calcium stone-forming patients
Background. The contribution of ascorbate to urinary oxalate is controversial. The present study aimed to determine whether urinary oxalate and pH may be affected by vitamin C supplementation in calcium stone-forming patients. Methods. Forty-seven adult calcium stone-forming patients received either 1 g (N = 23) or 2 g (N = 24) of vitamin C supplement for 3 days and 20 healthy subjects received 1 g. A 24-hour urine sample was obtained both before and after vitamin C for calcium, oxalate, magnesium, citrate, sodium, potassium, and creatinine determination. The Tiselius index was used as a calcium oxalate crystallization index. A spot fasting morning urine sample was also obtained to determine the urinary pH before and after vitamin C. Results. Fasting urinary pH did not change after 1 g (5.8 ± 0.6 vs. 5.8 ± 0.7) or 2 g vitamin C (5.8 ± 0.8 vs. 5.8 ± 0.7). A significant increase in mean urinary oxalate was observed in calcium stone-forming patients receiving either 1 g (50 ± 16 vs. 31 ± 12 mg/24 hours) or 2 g (48 ± 21 vs. 34 ± 12 mg/24 hours) of vitamin C and in healthy subjects (25 ± 12 vs. 39 ± 13 mg/24 hours). A significant increase in mean Tiselius index was observed in calcium stone-forming patients after 1 g (1.43 ± 0.70 vs. 0.92 ± 0.65) or 2 g vitamin C (1.61 ± 1.05 vs. 0.99 ± 0.55) and in healthy subjects (1.50 ± 0.69 vs. 0.91 ± 0.46). Ancillary analyses of spot urine obtained after vitamin C were performed in 15 control subjects in vessels with or without ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) with no difference in urinary oxalate between them (28 ± 23 vs. 26 ± 21 mg/L), suggesting that the in vitro conversion of ascorbate to oxalate did not occur. Conclusion. These data suggest that vitamin C supplementation may increase urinary oxalate excretion and the risk of calcium oxalate crystallization in calcium stone-forming patients.
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Kidney international (Kidney int.) ISSN 0085-2538 CODEN KDYIA5
2003, vol. 63, no3, pp. 1066-1071 [6 page(s) (article)] (43 ref.)


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"The retreat was fantastic! We got so much done!" he says.
The governor has just returned from Squaw Valley, another fantastic location where Schwarzenegger made fantastic decisions for the people of California. There's this big idea that came out of the retreat, to allow California soldiers in Iraq to call home for free. It's fantastic. Free phone minutes for soldiers.
On another day, Schwarzenegger positions himself inside an airplane hangar in Long Beach. Boeing workers hang off the wings of aircraft. Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Takin' Care of Business" blares from speakers. Arnold comes out, and it's pandemonium. "I promised you action! And now you're going to see it!" he tells the crowd. Then he sits down at a table and signs a bill to reduce workers' compensation insurance premiums.
It's an important step, one that fulfills a campaign promise. But this is Schwarzenegger in a loud, muscular setting. He should kick a villain through a wall or blow people away with an assault weapon, not sign bills or champion free phone calls. Somehow those actions, worthy as they are, seem small coming from a figure who rocked the world nearly a year ago by becoming California governor.
At his inauguration Nov. 17, Schwarzenegger promised California a revolution. He was the revolution--by unseating a governor for only the second time in U.S. history. He talked about "blowing up the boxes" of government, about action, action, action. He rode to Sacramento on a wave of giddy goodwill and an outsized expectation that government needed to have its clock cleaned, and that it would take someone huge to do it.
In the year since, Schwarzenegger has shown himself to be huge, in every sense. His massive chest seems to arrive a few seconds before the rest of him. He can't find a mansion big enough for himself and his family in Sacramento, so he lives atop the Hyatt Regency Hotel and commutes to work about 100 yards in a three-car motorcade as hotel employees block the streets. He takes a private jet back to Brentwood as often as he can. His not-quite-dissolved cough drops are offered for sale to people wanting his DNA. He has persuaded Warren Buffett to do sit-ups for daring to contradict him. Sen. Edward Kennedy, Democrat and uncle-in-law, has faxed him jokes.
But after watching Schwarzenegger govern, it's apparent that his hugeness is being squeezed into something rather ordinary, something produced by committee and rolled over by the squeaking wheels of the system. Schwarzenegger, in short, often seems far bigger than his accomplishments as governor, which is another way of saying that the promised revolution hasn't yet arrived.
"I think he gave much more thought to running than he did about what he would do if he won," says outgoing Senate President Pro Tem John Burton (D-San Francisco), who has become Schwarzenegger's closest contact in the Legislature.
Others give Schwarzenegger more credit. The revolution hasn't come because Schwarzenegger is driven, has always been driven, by a need to move forward, says Michael Blitz, an English professor at John Jay College who has co-authored a book called "Why Arnold Matters: The Rise of a Cultural Icon." In Sacramento, moving forward means making deals, not blowing up boxes. It means making compromises even if the final product ends up being something very Gray Davis: incremental.
So while the revolution waits, Schwarzenegger the governor remains overshadowed by Schwarzenegger the movie star--and that's all right too. Among other things, the action-oriented star still can play the outsider even though he's now very much inside. He can call Democrats "girlie men," hint that the Legislature should be part-time and mock legislators for "silly bills," including one regulating the height of motorcycle handlebars. "Is that what they spend their time on ... worrying about how high up a motorcycle handlebar is?" he asked in a radio interview.
He knew the answer. Two weeks earlier, he signed that bill into law. In fact, Schwarzenegger has signed 75% of the measures approved by the Legislature he ridicules. His veto rate nearly set a state record--but he still accepted the vast majority of their work.
"He lashes out at the system, even though it's the system that continues to build him," Blitz says. "He's quite brilliant at remaining outside. How does he continue to be the rebel when everything he has done has depended on mainstream elements of the culture--hero worship, the Republican Party? This is a guy who is a traditional politician."
In politics it's often not the things you know that kill you. It's what you don't know. As governor, there is no way for Schwarzenegger to keep track of it all. It's even tougher because the administration is divided into ideological camps. Some prominent Democrats are at the very top: EPA Secretary Terry Tamminen, advisor Bonnie Reiss and First Lady Maria Shriver. But the viscera of the administration are Republican. Veterans of Gov. Pete Wilson's administration are embedded throughout the bureaucracy, including several dozen on the governor's staff.
The dissonance has led to some blunders. Early on, fiscal conservatives in the administration decided it was a good idea to hasten the execution of cats and dogs at animal shelters to save cities and counties $14 million. And while they were at it, why not remove the requirement to check for microchips in animals and rescind a couple of cruelty laws?
Bad move, and perhaps his biggest public relations misstep. It drew a loud public outcry, but Schwarzenegger caught himself. He changed his mind, just as he did when he found out that cutting state money for people making $10 an hour caring for the disabled and infirm may actually hurt the disabled and infirm. The reversal on the pet issue was startling, and also refreshing. The governor showed that he was flexible. Former state Sen. Tom Hayden, who wrote the law protecting the animals, praised him for having the courage to change his mind.
He also gets credit for recognizing the difference between his old profession and the new one. "He's used to operating in a milieu where you say what you want and you get it," says state Sen. Sheila Kuehl (D-Santa Monica), a former child actor. "You're just in power. And the example that he has is being in charge. There's really nobody to gainsay him. There's no balance of powers in the [entertainment] industry."
There is in Sacramento. There also is a stasis to the place, an innate resistance to real change. Amid the cocktails with lobbyists and fundraisers at posh restaurants, the handshakes and committee meetings and realities of governing in the face of multibillion-dollar shortfalls, ambitions have a way of shrinking. "Fundamental change rarely happens among individuals, states or nations," says Jerry Brown, who governed California in the '70s. "Yes, he's going to do his best to change things. But of course, the state has" --he pauses to find the phrase--"its patterns."
So in the face of this reality, Schwarzenegger's ideas and promises are being downsized or deferred. Sometimes compromise seems to be not the means, but the end.
Plans to cap spending morphed into a squishier balanced budget amendment--the only measure that could muster enough votes to pass. Schwarzenegger originally had proposed a hard cap that would have set baseline spending at $72 billion, a level that would have required budget cuts of 16%. From that point forward, spending would have been fixed, except for adjustments for inflation and population growth. Instead, the governor wound up backing a balanced budget amendment that has no limit on spending as long as it is matched by what the state collects in revenue.
Schwarzenegger had tried a new, audacious approach to the $105-billion budget by seeking to bypass the Legislature. Long before serious negotiations opened, he quietly began to arrange side deals with some major interest groups that get billions in state money. He would forge an alliance with teachers, universities, mayors and county officials and deliver a budget on time with none of the usual rancor.
But Schwarzenegger's approach delayed a budget deal for weeks. Democrats in the Legislature balked, fearing they could lose control of the state's purse strings and give too much to cities and counties. Schwarzenegger tacked back and forth, embracing Assembly Democrats and then mayors and county supervisors. There were weeks of closed-door meetings to sort out the mess.
Jerry Brown's "patterns" were at work.
For all his language about delivering an on-time budget, Schwarzenegger needed one day more to reach a compromise than Davis did the year before. Though Schwarzenegger insists that the state now is living within its means, the methods used to complete the budget smack of the Davis years. Heavy borrowing. Accounting finesse. Onetime fixes.
Stephen Moore, president of the Washington, D.C.-based Club for Growth, an anti-tax group, and an outside advisor who reviewed the administration's early audit of state finances, described the budget as part "smoke and mirrors." Schwarzenegger met his promise not to raise taxes, after voters authorized up to $15 billion in borrowing--more than he needed. About $3 billion from the bond issue is still available for him to spend. But the state's debt is mounting. According to the independent legislative analyst's office, the amount of debt backed by the state general fund will rise from $33 billion in May to nearly $51 billion by next June--a 54% increase.
"We're not only spending more than we can afford, and borrowing a great deal more than we can afford, but we're also obligating ourselves to huge balloon payments a few years down the road," says state Sen. Tom McClintock (R-Thousand Oaks), who ran against Schwarzenegger in the recall and is considering a bid for lieutenant governor. "The fundamental financial problems of the state of California have not yet been addressed."
So maybe the budget revolution comes next year. Then again, Schwarzenegger's options remain mostly bad. He can break a campaign promise and raise taxes, cut spending so deeply that he shreds the social safety net--or both. Another round of heavy borrowing is unthinkable. Some in the administration are not ruling out a tax increase, while others hope a growing tax base will solve the problem. "We're betting on a strong economy," says Patricia Clarey, the governor's chief of staff.
Says Moore: "There's this one lingering problem that he's going to have to solve soon: What are we going to do with all this debt? It's enormous.... He's pushed a lot of these problems into fiscal [year] 2006. How is he going to deal with that issue? Because you can't keep pushing these projects into future years."
Schwarzenegger did make a start this year on his promise to "blow up the boxes" of government. He set up an enormous shadow government to conduct a sweeping review of the state's bureaucracy, calling it the California Performance Review. No fewer than 275 state workers, academics and outside consultants spent months in an office building near the Capitol shaping a plan that was supposed to streamline government. Their work was kept secret. Participants signed confidentiality agreements to safeguard the details. Former officials in both the Davis and Wilson administrations can't recall any other California governor requiring such agreements.
Despite the secrecy, special interests did get a peek inside. Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Electronic Data Systems Corp., among other companies, privately lobbied the review team. Environmental activists and public-interest groups complained that they were shut out. The review, they said, was not about making government more efficient but about accommodating powerful corporate interests. The final report had a pronounced pro-business tilt. One recommendation sought to save HMOs the expense of preparing for state audits. It was shaped with advice from healthcare executives and lobbyists.
It is not clear yet which parts of the report the governor will embrace. But even administration officials seemed disappointed with the results. One Schwarzenegger aide sniffed privately that it consisted of warmed-over ideas from past legislative battles. Independent state analysts said the projected $32 billion in savings from trimming the bureaucracy was overstated by two-thirds. So not only might many boxes remain unexploded, but Schwarzenegger may have lost an opportunity, because the state needs the money.
The first thing to remember about Schwarzenegger is that he never loses. Even when he loses he wins. A big part of his professional life has been about positioning himself to come out ahead--first in public perception, and second, if possible, in reality. That ability translated quite nicely to his new role. In January, after a judge said the governor had to pay back a $4.5-million campaign loan with his own money instead of raising funds from donors, Schwarzenegger declared it a "fantastic" decision, even though his lawyers had argued against it.
In April, Schwarzenegger returned from Israel and told a California Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting that "we got five companies to go and form partnerships with California companies" and announced these deals had brought almost 1,000 jobs to the state. "So we were very, very successful with that," he declared about his overseas trip. Turns out that he was using an old political ploy--run to the front of the parade and declare yourself drum major. The companies later said Schwarzenegger had almost nothing to do with the deals. The plans had been in the works before he took office.
But even if Schwarzenegger can seem like just another politician some of the time, there's no denying that he has made the governorship fascinating much of the time. But not always. One day before the March 2 election, Schwarzenegger appeared in Los Angeles to promote propositions 57 and 58, his plans to balance the budget with $15 billion in bonds and enact a state spending cap. His destination was the Original Pantry Cafe, owned by his friend Richard Riordan, former L.A. mayor and now California secretary of education.
Schwarzenegger arrives and shakes hands with restaurant manager Wayne Burrell.
"You run this place?" asks the governor.
Burrell replies, "Dick Riordan runs it. I just help."
The governor shook his head: "I know who runs this place," he says, ribbing Riordan, who stands nearby with his wife, Nancy Daly Riordan. "He cannot run it. He barely can run his house. Nancy is running everything. But he runs very well our education... like a jewel. But the restaurant, I don't believe that."
He gives Burrell "YES on 57 and 58" bumper stickers to hand out to customers.
The governor says hello to a heavyset man sitting at the counter and asks what he is eating.
"Only egg whites, egg whites," the man replies, "for my cholesterol." Above the low neck of the man's T-shirt is a surgical scar, which Schwarzenegger notices. "I see. Are you staying away from carbs?" he asks.
Man: "Oh, yeah."
Governor: "Stay away from the potatoes too."
Man: "I stay away from [those] once in a while."
Governor: "Better to stay out of this restaurant."
Schwarzenegger reaches the table of two young women, Sarai Torres, 25, who promotes a nightclub called Seduction, and Sarah Willey, 27, a photography student. The women have moved to the same side of the table so they both can be in the TV shot.
"Do they have a beauty contest here? All these beautiful women," the governor says, shaking their hands.
The governor hands out bumper stickers, examines their meal and points to the women's toast: "You put a little too much butter on there." He then poses for pictures with the pair. A photographer says something about wide angle. "They don't need wide angle," Schwarzenegger says. "They are skinny."
The scene contrasts sharply with his work environment in Sacramento, where Schwarzenegger has suffused his office with unique energy. When he and his wife come in, aides rush, tension rises. The couple are unstoppable, spewing out ideas and moving on. They have brought an otherworldly quality to the cramped governor's office.
"Surreal," deputy chief of staff Cassandra Pye says about working for Schwarzenegger.
Just moving Schwarzenegger around takes far more people than with previous governors. In April, six police cars and three black SUVs shepherded Schwarzenegger 20 miles from the statehouse to an appearance at UC Davis to promote hydrogen-fuel vehicles. His communications director, a press aide, a speechwriter and personal assistant Clay Russell came along. Three Cabinet secretaries were there to greet him.
To prepare for the event, UC Davis assigned three staff people to set up the event for the better part of a week. The parking office was closed, temporarily displacing three staffers, so the building could be used for his arrival.
A week before, a seven-person advance team spent three hours at UC Davis, meeting with officials and touring campus sites. A deputy advance director made two follow-up trips there during the week. To build a stage, they enlisted a crew of 12. A dozen people brought out cars. GM and Ford sent corporate representatives to help set up. The fire department sent three people to inspect the fueling station, to which Schwarzenegger would drive a hydrogen vehicle. Davis police and campus security also were deployed the night before and during the appearance.
Schwarzenegger arrived on time for the 10:30 a.m. event.
It was over in 20 minutes.
Whenever Schwarzenegger is seen in public, it is like this. He has overturned the way people view the governor's office, both from inside his administration and out. One of his first acts as governor was to place a gold "ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER" over the marble "GOVERNOR" sign outside his Capitol office, like a star who insists on his name above the film title. Still, the change was helpful; hundreds of people line up every month to take pictures of themselves under the sign.
Schwarzenegger staff members, too, shake their heads in disbelief at the star-power world they have entered. Margita Thompson, his press secretary, has a story: She was raised in San Diego and Tijuana and worked for Larry King at CNN and in the West Wing of the Bush White House. But nothing she has ever done matches the day she rode in a camouflaged Blackhawk helicopter with the governor, staff and friends as they traveled from Israel to dine with the king of Jordan at his palace. She sent a BlackBerry message to her mother: "Mom, I'm on a helicopter on the way to have lunch with the king," traveling "where Jesus walked." Later, she flew on Schwarzenegger's private jet to Germany, ending the day celebrating with soldiers who had served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Thompson says she told Schwarzenegger, "You've had an amazing life. He just said, 'I am very lucky.' "
After considering 1,270 pieces of legislation this year, Schwarzenegger offered the state some definition of his political philosophy: He is a traditional Republican when it comes to helping corporations and businesses, but has Democratic values on the environment, domestic partnership and gun control. There is very little surprising about any of it; Schwarzenegger seems a lot like most Californians. With a handful of exceptions--such as allowing free needles for drug abusers and granting food stamps to some convicted felons--his record looks not much different from Davis' and Wilson's.
Yet the governor is smart enough to have surrounded himself with enough powerful minds so that he could leave after three years, or seven, if elected to a full second term, with a record of great accomplishment. But so far, no. He came to Sacramento with enormous political capital, enough perhaps to transform California's dysfunctional tax system, not necessarily by raising taxes but by fixing the disparities. He could have thrown open the doors of government like he promised, pushing the Legislature to pass significant public records changes to peer inside the back rooms. He could have done something about the flood of special interest money by proposing stricter fund-raising rules. He could have started earlier on his sweeping plan to bring solar power to new homes, instead of introducing a measure in the final weeks of the Legislature and doing little while it sputtered and died. He could have stopped the ballot-box budgeting by refusing to put agreements on the ballot protecting local governments from being raided by the state.
Many of Schwarzenegger's detractors label him a failure because he has done little his first year. They will judge him a success only if he is truly revolutionary, as promised. One of the governor's biggest critics has been state Treasurer Phil Angelides, a Democrat who plans to run for governor in 2006--perhaps against Schwarzenegger. Angelides' political motives made him one of the first people in the Capitol willing to question Schwarzenegger when Democrats were running in fear. Now that Schwarzenegger has shown he is less willing to bring down the hammer, more and more Democrats and even a few Republicans have begun openly criticizing the governor.
"I don't think the influence of the special interests groups has changed at all" in the Capitol, says Assemblyman Keith Richman (R-Northridge.) "There is some change in the influence at the governor's level," he said, adding, "it's gone from public employee unions and trial attorneys to business special interest groups having more influence."
Richman said he was disappointed in the 2004-05 budget deal because it deferred decisions at the exact moment Schwarzenegger has the political capital to "make fundamental reforms that were necessary in the budget to bring it into balance. I think the governor in fact proposed many of those fundamental reforms."
Angelides calls it a "tragedy because the governor came in with an unusual popular mandate and he's had high popularity ratings, and the only reason to have political capital is to spend it down for the public good, and that's the one thing he hasn't done. He appears to want adulation more than he wants the long-term well-being of the state. What's the point of having popularity ratings of 75% if you're not spending them down to ask people to do tough things?"
California could wake up next year to a new Schwarzenegger. The Legislature should not be surprised if he introduces a massive reform package that includes sweeping changes to the political system, including open government and campaign finance rules. The public should not be surprised if he takes his hobbled California Performance Review and finds enough to radically shake up the bureaucracies and dramatically reduce the size of government. He could ask voters to put the drawing of legislative districts into the hands of an independent panel instead of partisan lawmakers.
There could be tax reform as well. Could Schwarzenegger tackle the most untouchable subject in California politics, Proposition 13? The uneven nature of the state's tax structure means some homeowners pay vastly different tax rates than their neighbors, while cities and counties complain about crumbling infrastructure and uneven financing from the state. Others wonder if commercial properties should be taxed at a higher rate. Tackling this mess would be difficult and politically risky.
Part of the problem in defining Schwarzenegger is that he operates on two contradictory levels--the revolutionary and the appeaser. He perpetually talks about ending partisan bickering, about being partners with his friends in the California Legislature. In another breath, he will lash out at lawmakers for not bending to his will. In his famous "girlie man" speech he said: "Their approval rating is in the 30s, my approval rating is in the 70s, because the people know why I am there. They are the obstructionists up there right now. They are stopping the budget. I am representing you, and people know they are representing special interests rather than the public interest."
This dual personality may appeal to California voters. The appeaser and compromiser shows the governor can get the job done and work with Democrats. He's bipartisan. Being a competent chief executive who doesn't blow up the system also eases fears that Schwarzenegger, who came to office with an absurdist Terminator personality and zero experience in government, is not going to turn into another unpredictable Jesse Ventura. The revolutionary appeals to voters who also see California government as inherently corrupt and ineffectual.
Schwarzenegger is still working it out. Paul Wachter, the governor's personal financial advisor and friend, acknowledges that Schwarzenegger is a brand undergoing a makeover: "And you have to separate out his brand prior to last year and now. We're all still learning what the new brand is and what to do with it and what not to do with it."
When it comes to politics, he is a work in progress. The Schwarzenegger website posted a poll recently: "In a hundred years, how do you think Arnold will be remembered? As an action star? As a bodybuilder? As a businessman? As a politician? As a hero?" The answers after 61,000 online votes were almost evenly divided among action star, bodybuilder and hero at about 31% each. Businessman received 2%.
And his newest adventure, politician, got 6%.
Times staff writer Joe Mathews contributed to this story.


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Geary directs the division of Continuing Education and Regional Development at Pitt-Bradford, which was formerly known as the Office of Outreach Services. In addition to connecting businesses with consultants and brokering training, the division works with Community Education Councils to bring credit and noncredit courses to St. Marys, Port Allegany, Warren and the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville. Geary also oversees the campus's conference services and is working to expand the conferences brought to campus.


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On The Street……Cardigan Dress, Milano
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Wow, stunning!
fantastic. i like it very much. the glasses, the black and the grey. great
Amazing Cardigan!
do you take your photos with a telephoto lens?? i love how the depth of field is so shallow in this one, and i'd like to know how to get the same effect :]
ps. obv this woman is fab… LOVE the shoes!
Natasha Poly :) beautiful!
nice shoes…
Great Cardigan, bag & shoes ut I do think that such a king of shoes look better with real calves, here they look too big a the end of such a thin leg.
And to be honoest I don't thing that curvless clves like this make a beatigul leg. At least you need a little muscle
Honestly said:She is half-dressed.There are no socks and the cardigan doesn´t work as a dress by itself.I don´t particularly fancy her shoes either,they must feel uncomportable without stockings,tights.The girl is slim and flexible ,like a model .The bag fits well with her cardigan.
I want her shoes, I want her shoes, I want her shoes …
what name are the shoes? i love where they sit on the ankle, and the super-shininess contrasted with this pointedly demure 'rise'. very smart and winkingly sexy.
I am distracted by her gorgeous (Miu Miu? I'm guessing) ankle boots.
Is she natasha poly? (i'm guessing)
Stunning? I'm rendered confused.
The shoes are fascinating, however, and I don't typically like patent.
Cool look. I like the scale of her bag. It's not ridiculously large like so many I've seen. I hope the massive bag trend is winding down.
LOVE the oversized cardigan as dress! A chic look, from head to toe.
Because all fashion ends in excess, cardigans and bags can only get so big until the designers go back to the cropped cardigan and clutch. :)
So have no fear non-followers of the oversized everything, your small fashions will be back.
yeah it's Natasha Poly. she's such an amazing model! i love everything about her look.
Very sleek. The pulled back hair, dark shades and big bag work perfectly with the long cardigan. I like the shoes. Once again though the look can be difficult to carry off.
i'm disappointed, i don't like those ankle boots with a mini skirt, specially when you're as skinny as this girl. They dramatically increase the fact that her legs are flat.
Otherwise the rest is perfect, i specially love the bag and the cardigan. The cardigan wonderfully hides that her body is flat.
Love the shoes. It is obvious she is a model.
i agree with anonymous at 11:12. the overall impression is 'not quite dressed.'
pretty sure its natasha. does anyone know who makes the cardigan? its amazing
i love the oversized cardigan look :)
like the look, would be interesting to see whether i could pull it off myself, but it won't have quite the same effect as she is a model :)
i thought you didn't normally post model pics as a rule?
she looks stunning with that cardingan… and, I love the shoes!!!!
perfect everything.
the cardigan is ann demeulemeester but mens
The sunglasses that model natasha poly is wearing are Tom Ford Anouk cat eye sunglasses…love them!


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About a year ago, thinking about the young, impressionable minds living under our roof, I realized we had to do something about certain words that were in too-common usage. I don't quite curse like a pirate, but there were occasions that I did utter the F-bomb, and once Lisa and I began to catch the kids saying it, I realized something had to be done. I didn't know at the time how much it was going to cost me.
One morning while driving the kids to school, we talked about how there were things, one thing in particular, that you shouldn't say. One of the girls pointed out, "But, Daddy, you say it all the time."
She was right, of course, and it was agreed among us that I would pay them each $10 every time I dropped the forbidden word.
As time went on, the plan worked well. My use of that particular imprecation dropped off sharply, to the point that the girls tried to sneak other bad words into the bargain. It was funny to negotiate with Evvy, who's is 6 going on 7, about whether a "dang" uttered during some kitchen mishap or other was a payable offense.
I noticed that my language in the office and when out with friends was a lot less salty, too. I started saying things like, "What the heck!" a lot, going suddenly all 1950s-corny.
What I had not counted on was my eldest daughter's prodigious memory for numbers. Though I should have: Money was at stake. She kept close track each time I let one fly, ticking off the $10 increments and remembering the running total, which she lumped in with her belated allowance remittances. By the time the tally got over $500 — payable to each child separately — I was beginning to sweat.
In the end, I got off lightly. Adelia, the older one, had wished for a new Xbox Kinect videogame system and hit on the idea that she would agree to erase the growing debt if I bought her and her sister the coveted device so they would not have to wait for their birthdays in June or, worse, the December holidays. I agreed quickly, lest the girls do the math and change the terms.
I haven't checked whether they think the original deal is still in effect, but I haven't used the F-bomb lately, just in case.


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It's a funny thing how passionate some people feel for and, (usually) against provincial sports lotteries. I have read of government conspiracies, people wishing to commit acts of violence toward proline players, and moreover, a general disrespect for those posting in this forum, on more than one occasion. Some of which is funny, but a lot which is mediocre rambling at best.
For the record, I respect others opinions on proline. It's easy to see how the house has an advantage, with the player forced to pick 3 (or 2) games at less-than-competitive odds; nevertheless, that are at least 3 advantages to playing "proline" vs. online which I would quickly like to detail for you.
1 Legality. For some people this isn't a moral or legal issue, but admittedly there are some grey areas in online gaming, regardless of what country one resides. Proline is legal, and there's no fear of your account being frozen, hacked in to, or your bets limited.
2. Immeadiacy. You win today, you cash tomorrow. Not exactly vegas, but as long as 7-11, has enough money in the till, you're paid. I really don't know how long it would take to make a cash from an online site, undoubtedly it varies from site to site, but I think we've all heard a story about someone waiting for a check. Further, there are a number of posts, written on this site, about cheques that have bounced which makes me feel somewhat leary.
lastly, and most importantly...
3. Odds that don't Adjust from Wed-Sun. I don't want to plug anyone's Sunday morning radio program, but there's a guy who does a segment called "Proline Value" in which he makes note of the major discrepancies between Vegas and proline. The spreads could be as far as 3-4 points apart by kick-off.
That's it. Fire away at me if you want. I can take it.
I don't think of myself as a proline player, more so an opportunist.
i've been doing proline discrep[encies for years..ALC was of by 5-7 points (totals) in 4 differnt collegeBB games last night..
Isuggest you cash at a casino if you're in Niagra Falls, they are known to have proline tickets, and more than a few dollars.
Haven't seen any games taken off the board this year in the nfl, but you're right it can happen.
Lastly, if you're spending more than $100 dollars a day on proline, will you please add me to your Christmas list.
It would seem every province is different, because in Alberta you can buy and cash; poor assumption on my part that you could cash in Ontario, but I thought i had heard stories about windsor casinos selling tickets.
Casino betting and sports wagering to me is apples and oranges.There is a better chance of winning a hand of blackjack than a four team parlay, but I think there is a greater entertainment value in capping a game a seeing through until its conclusion.
It's good to know you rarely play proline bets over 100, because as we all know, parlays are dubious bets at best: it's hard enough picking one game let alone 4. I think most people lay down their larger single bets online, which may include you.
I'm a small timer compared to many on covers who, as you say, roll 20,000 a game, or 1,000 or 500. What I'd like is for people to forget how much they love the skins, lions or ravens, and compare vegas and their provinces odds. It doesn't matter that you hate the patriots (or whomever) it only matters where the line is set.
I can't imagine the christmas gifts the guys who bet 20,000 grand give out. I wish I knew one. gl
Proline vs offshore Books
offshore books- If you are a consistent winner- they cancel your account, they want losers
proline- win all you want
offshore books-small percentage are reliable or outright scams
offshore books- not regulated or monitored, no recourse if you are ripped off or if they don't pay. Not recognized by your goverment or laws
proline- monitored and regulated no rippoffs
offshore books- they can void bets if you win, say the line was bad or a mistake, if you lose- they keep the money no refund. risk being shut down with all you money in ther account
proline- you get paid if you win
offfshore books- can cost money to get your money out
proline- cash anytime no fee
offshore books- bonuses are a scam require you to rollover money several times
proline- no scams
offshore books- odds always changing,
proline- locked in at 7 a.m. each day, easy to take advantage of changing lines
Offshore books- low limit maximum payout
proline- max per ticket $100,000 pool tickets can pay up to $800,000 single ticket, better than most offshores
off shore books- your losses fund drug cartells and terrorists
proline- your losses go to charity
Proline the the easy winner for me. People play proline for there own reasons, each gambler is in a different situation financially, family obligations and time wise. So people stop trying to look smart by telling them how great offshore betting is and how bad proline is.Just keep sedning you money overseas.
I'd like to address your line, "unless they (olg) have a decided advantage, the game is a no-go."
With regard to pointspreads and totals, this may not be the case. Obviously, the lotteries must set a line, and you pick which side you want to place your wager. If you think the line is off, you take advantage; sometimes it works, while others times..not so much.
I'm not sure if it will make you feel better, but the alc and wclc (I think) have included ot at least for the past 15 years in ties. At least you have the + 2 option, giving you 5 choices for each game: something the west doesn't have.
Proline is recreation, not a money making device. For anyone thinking about an investment, they should buy some art, antiques or autos and maybe not the raptors, oilers and magic. GL
It`s all about looking for positive opportunites. Last season for example, I took 3 hockey dogs on one ticket that paid: 2.30 proline (2.00 pinnacle), 2.20 proline (1.95 pinnacle) and 2.00 proline (1.75 pinnacle) for combined odds of 10.12, instead of 6.825 online at pinnacle. I ended up winning with a HUGE edge in odds. Of course I could of lost, but I liked the 3 games that had an edge and gambled with an edge.
These opportunites don't come around often and that's why I wont play proline very much. But when proline offers better odds than Vegas or pinnacle, and I like the chances of given teams winning, I will play and have an edge regardless if I win or lose.
Good Thread I hear OLG will be going on line Hope that includes P/L Probably bet more if you didnt have to keep going out to Sammy's Convien Str .. Oh No.... D
BC already has it online for wagering..
I lost a pool ticket last night because of Winnipeg ..


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skullman80 wrote:shafnutz05 wrote:lol.....Jim Harbaugh is such an ass hole. Four seconds left, up by 10, calls timeout. Only reason why I root strongly against the 49ers
He looked like he was confused. He may be an *******, but he's been great for the 49ers. I love the guy.
He's a total tool. So full of himself, acting like a moron out there on the field. Cowher did similar things as well that was uncalled for.
He still thinks he's a player and he's not. I can't stand him.


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- jogging--I've always hated it because it made me want to puke. I'm pretty much over that after a few weeks. Ben is a very patient instructor.
- a push-up challenge--this lasted 2 weeks only and I dropped this "course" for now.
- private swimming lessons--I thought I couldn't swim, and now I'm doing laps! Thanks, Ann!
- documenting all of the hostas in my yard (62 if you don't count the ones I want to dig up and give away)--This is in preparation for the spring project of rearranging the hosta beds into a "garden" look rather than chaos.
- tearing out the garden on the side of my house and replanting it--This involves gnashing of teeth and ripping out roots and then hauling dirt in for grading and, lastly, planning where the bulbs, perennials, grasses, etc. will go. Keep in mind that this garden is at least 40 feet long.
- and redoing the front garden--Here I have to removed the railroad ties and 1/2 wine barrel and will replace with quarry stone over buried limestone.
Fall Beginnings
Technically, my fall started the last week of August. When kids everywhere go back to school, I want to start new things and learn cool stuff, too. This year I signed up for "independent study" in the following subjects:
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Welcome to the Hall of Fame!
Here you can view all past/current holders of any tournaments and competitions held by FK.
Well done too all that make it here!
(by Cheezzhead and Toaster, 12th August, 2012)
Winner - Lego Steppers (Lederp, Fighter!, eStecko, Cheezzhead, Bam, Teammanager: tEEkz)
2nd Place - Team Kaos (Palerider, Benjam, Chege, Geyseks, SToRM1)
(by Cheezzhead and Toaster, 11th August, 2012)
Winner - JIN13 (reaLyq, kaufi, yoOzr, auroraa, miteu, famzye)
2nd Place - Lego Steppers (Lederp, Fighter!, eStecko, Cheezzhead, Bam, Bum Fluff, Teammanager: tEEkz)
3rd Place - HEY FRUITS (soljaNOOB, huawa, tEEkz, csniper, Sp4rkZZy)
(by Cheezzhead, 3rd September, 2011)
Winner - Team Nomod (Ahmed, C. Sniper, caruso, Crapper, Hak knak, huawa, LowLandZ, MrBrooks, Sadhubaba, SoljaNOOB, SrBAK)
'FK's King of Nomod' Award - MrBrooks
'FK's King of Promod' Award - mEEzz
'FK's King of Strike' Award - SoljaNOOB
'FK's King of Crash' Award - huawa
'FK's Highest Hitter' Award - SoljaNOOB
'FK's Best Overall Player' Award - huawa
(by C. Sniper, 14th August, 2011)
Winner - |FK|Bl00d'z
2nd Place - reaLyq
(by eltra, 8th May, 2011)
Winner - |FK|Benjam
2nd Place - |FK|Pedro
(by The Events Team, 18th July, 2010)
Winner - HEY (Pinapple, Apple, Banana, Plumkin, Peach)
2nd Place - Crappers Collective (Crapper, Bl0m5ts3r, Knorbert, MrSmith, C. Sniper)
3rd Place - Sexy Bitches (AbZ, Hak Nak, Chrisfm94, Cheezzhead, Naked Solja)
(by The Events Team, 3rd July, 2010)
Winner - HEY (Huawa, Solja, Mako)
Tied - Quicktime (AbZ, Cheezz, Sadhu)
Tied - Stx (t3st, jacI<, n2uke)
(by Cooleronie, 6th March, 2010)
Winner - BZERO (Huawa, Solija, Kani)
2nd Place - Team FKMix 5 (Bam, chrisfm94, AbZ)
(by Cooleronie, 7th Febuary - 20th Febuary, 2010)
Winner - Cooleronie - 96 Kills
2nd Place - Kingjr - 91 Kills
3rd Place - Bam - 85 Kills
Runner Up - Rakshiel - 69 Kills
(by Knorbert, 9th January, 2010)
Winner - |FK|chrisfm94


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WEST LOS ANGELES – Northbound traffic on the San Diego (405) Freeway will be blocked just after midnight tonight and Monday night, and remain closed until 5 a.m. Monday and Tuesday, Metro officials announced today.
Repaving and restriping work will close the northbound 405 at the Santa Monica (10) Freeway interchange. Traffic may enter the 405 north at the Santa Monica Boulevard onramp, or ramps north of there at Wilshire Boulevard or near Sunset Boulevard.
Traffic on the 405 heading from Culver City towards the San Fernando Valley will be diverted to east or west Interstate 10. The recommended detour is westbound 10 to the first exit — northbound Bundy Avenue — and then use Santa Monica Boulevard to its freeway onramp.
Traffic on the 10 is recommended by Metro to use the Overland Avenue offramps and take National and Sepulveda boulevards to the 405 onramps at Santa Monica or Wilshire.


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Titanic Apple v. Samsung Patent Clash Begins in Earnest
Jul 30, 2012 11:48 AM PT
In what promises to be a closely watched trial, Apple and Samsung headed to federal court on Monday. Apple has alleged that Samsung Electronics essentially produced illegal knockoffs of its popular iPhone and iPad products, and it is demanding US$2.5 billion damages. Samsung has countered that Apple's designs of its smartphones and tablets have been industry standards for years.
This is just latest salvo in an ongoing battle between the two companies over product designs, and follows trails in the United Kingdom and Germany.
With $2.5 billion at stake, which would dwarf any award in a patent-related verdict to date, this is shaping up to be quite a trial, but is it one for the history books?
"I think it is hard to say it is the patent trial of the century," said R. Polk Wagner, professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania. "The devil is in the details. Apple could win on some fairly narrow patents and not gain any significant traction, or they could win on some fundamental patents, which could change the shape of the smartphone industry -- at least for a time."
Once the parties start to present evidence, the case could still be settled. Sometimes a trial just needs to start to be finished quickly.
"In light of the huge financial costs of pursuing the suit and the potential consequences of losing the case, it may still settle during the trial," said Andrew Beckerman-Rodau, professor of law at Suffolk University Law School. "Often it amounts to a cost-benefit analysis. If evidence comes out that could sway the case one way or another, that can often trigger a desire to settle."
Apple and Samsung did not respond to our requests to comment for this story.
Fundamentals of the Case
To the casual observer, it could be easy to side with either party -- Apple developed a product and Samsung simply copied that product; or Apple developed a product in a fairly generic electronics category and Samsung developed its own similar product. But there is actually much more to this that goes to the fundamentals of why the two have headed to federal court.
While neither party seemed particularly willing to try to settle matters prior to going to trial, this is in all likelihood because going to court actually helps the parties to know whether they have a case in the first place.
"One of the many complexities of patent litigation is that whether certain patents are fundamental or not is almost impossible to know until after they have been fully litigated," Penn's Wagner told the E-Commerce Times. "So I think we have to sit tight and watch as this unfolds."
No Compromising Positions
As this follows a number of recent high-profile intellectual property tiffs -- notably Oracle's case against Google over Java code -- it could be little more than companies not wanting to risk the potential profits by letting their IP get away.
"To my mind, it's more a sign of the times," said Charles King, principal analyst for Pund-It. "The initial trial judge's findings should have inspired the companies to seek a peaceful compromise payment, but both parties have maneuvered themselves into recalcitrant positions."
Thus it wasn't unexpected that the court-ordered mediation sessions, which were attended by Samsung CEO Choi Gee-sung and Apple CEO Tim Cook, were unable to resolve the squabble.
"Samsung of course maintained that no violation occurred, and Apple demanded billions for what seem, at best, minor infractions by Samsung," observed King.
Patent Matters
Both sides have gone to the archives to suggest that they are respectively in the right. Samsung even looked to use the words of the late Steve Jobs, as the company made an unsuccessful attempt to have the jury hear excerpts from the Apple founder's authorized biography regarding his belief that companies using the Android OS to create products were in essence stealing from Apple.
The lawsuit has further resulted in the release of a number of highly confidential internal documents from each company, including prototype designs. While this type of information eventually filters out as what might have been, it could also become a type of "smoking gun," depending on how the jury sees it.
"Along with whatever historical insight the documents provided, the biggest news here seems to be the email from an Apple engineer, which suggests that the company may have cribbed some iPhone design points from a Sony prototype," said King.
"Apple says it has additional documents proving those musing didn't go anywhere," he continued, "but if the issue ends up in evidence, it could undercut the company's position as an aggrieved party and open a path to litigation by Sony."
One question is whether consumers, who get to see what they missed out on, might be swayed by the prototypes that have been made public. But it also could cast a new light on Apple's very design process.
"Most every product development effort leaves features on the 'cutting room floor' which, in retrospect, could have been pretty cool, but mostly this suggests that potential features were abandoned with good reason," added King. "But the insight it provides into Apple's collaborative design process also tends to erode the mythology around Steve Jobs as Apple's genius-in-chief."
The final equation is that any resolution in the trial in U.S. federal court might not have that far-reaching an outcome. In other words, this is just the latest round, but unlikely to be the final round.
"Patents are territorial, so any decisions here won't have direct impacts in other countries," said Wagner. "That said, these patents are obviously related, so the results here might be an important clue to how the cases will turn out elsewhere."


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General view from the back of the Adina Masjid, Pandua.
Photographer: Beglar, Joseph David
Medium: Photographic print
Date: 1870
Photograph of the Adina Mosque in Pandua in the Malda district of Bengal, taken by Joseph David Beglar in the 1870s, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. The Adina Mosque in Pandua, near the ruined city of Gaur, was built in c.1375 by Sikandar Shah I (r.1358–90). It is one of the largest mosques in India and although largely in ruins, it is one of the best surviving examples of early Indo-Islamic architecture. The vast barrel vaulted central transept was unique in India at this time. The interior is 500 ft (152.4 m) long from north to south and 300 ft (91.4 m) wide from east to west. It is built of stone up to the imposts of the arches with the upper part of the building composed of brick. This method of construction would became widespread in Bengal. The basalt stone used was taken from earlier Hindu and Buddhist structures. The courtyard is enclosed by cloisters on four sides, each divided by a series of bays. On the western side is the prayer chamber, or liwan, which consists of five bays, whereas the other sides are three bays deep.


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A massive containment and cleanup effort continues in the Gulf of Mexico, and further fallout is expected from the deadly oil rig blowout. As you continue to seek experts to discuss various aspects of this ongoing story, keep in mind these resources at the University of Houston, where energy is a strategic focus for faculty research and teaching. As part of this focus, the university has established UH Energy, a collection of top UH researchers from engineering, law, business, geosciences and technology. Learn more about UH Energy at http://www.uh.edu/uh-energy/index.php. For more information about a particular faculty member, or if you are unable to reach a professor, please contact Laura Tolley at 713-743-0778.
Experience in drilling "kill wells"
Don Van Nieuwenhuise, Ph.D., is Director of the Professional Geoscience Programs in UH's department of geosciences as well as Director of the Applied Sequence and Biostratigraphy Program. His previous experience includes 18 years with AMOCO in stratigraphic research, stratigraphic applications, and management. His assignments included fields and prospects within the U.S. and in over 40 other countries. Prior to joining the AMOCO Research Center in Tulsa, he was a geologist for MOBIL in New Orleans, where he successfully drilled more than 15 exploration, production, and blow-out kill wells. Nieuwenhuise can discuss the efforts to stop the leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico. Reach him at 713-743-3423. firstname.lastname@example.com. Click here to read the full interview with Neiuwenhuise.
The Salt Marsh expert
Steven Pennings, Ph.D., is an expert in community ecology and conducts his research in the coastal wetlands. He is a professor in UH's department of biology and biochemistry. Currently, Pennings is conducting research on the impact of sea level rise and erosion on coastal salt marshes. He can be reached at 713-743-2989. firstname.lastname@example.com. Pennings' full interview and Q&A text on the oil spill's potential impact.
Oil & Gas Historian
Tyler Priest, Ph.D., is the Director of Global Studies in UH's Bauer College of Business. A specialist in the history of U.S. foreign relations and modern business, Priest is an expert on offshore oil and gas development in the Gulf. Priest is the author of "The Offshore Imperative: Shell Oil's Search for Petroleum in Postwar America." He also serves on the environmental studies advisory panel of the Mineral Management Service, which regulates offshore oil and gas production. Priest can be reached at 713-743-3669. email@example.com. Priest's full interview and Q&A on the rig explosion and industry impact.
Legal issues
Tracy Hester is a visiting assistant law professor at the UH Law Center. Hester also is Director of UHLC's Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Center. Professor Hester joined the faculty after serving as a partner at Bracewell & Giuliani and leading its Houston office's environmental group for over 15 years. Professor Hester focuses his research on legal issues raised by environmental compliance policies and enforcement. Hester is available to discuss environmental liability and regulatory issues related to the Gulf oil rig explosion. He can be reached at 713-743-1152. firstname.lastname@example.com.
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, HARARE, Jan 28 – Robert Mugabe — who has ruled Zimbabwe since independence nearly 33 years ago — may stay in power for another decade if he is reelected according to a new draft constitution.
The new basic law, seen by AFP Monday, would limit presidential terms to 10 years and strip away presidential immunity.
But it is not retroactive and so would grant Mugabe — who turns 89 in February — the right to run again in presidential polls.
The draft constitution, which now needs to be voted on by parliament and Zimbabweans, forms the main pillar of reforms needed to hold a new vote after deadly 2008 elections.
"The draft constitution will go to parliament early February and it will go to a referendum," Constitutional Affairs Minister Eric Matinenga told AFP.
Zimbabwe's unity government of long-ruling Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai agreed to the text two weeks ago after disagreements and violence delayed the constitutional process in the last two years.
There was no info on the much-awaited date when Zimbabweans will vote on the draft charter.
"The referendum date is something that is going to be agreed in consultation with the principals (Mugabe and Tsvangirai)," said Matinenga.
Tsvangirai pulled out of a presidential run-off election in 2008, citing the killing of around 300 supporters.
Long-ruling Mugabe and Tsvangirai were then forced into a power-sharing government a year later.
Their relations have been characterised by bickering and counter-accusations of violence.
The draft constitution retains the death penalty although it says "a law may permit the death penalty to be imposed only on a person convicted of murder committed in aggravating circumstances."
It prohibits the death penalty for women and people under 21 years and over 70.
In a clear banning of gay or lesbian rights, the draft charter says "persons of the same sex are prohibited from marrying each other."
Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change party has said it will support the draft charter.
Mugabe has insisted on new presidential elections in March, while Tsvangirai wants reforms first to allow for fair and violence-free polls.


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Along with some shorter trips, my parents took us on two quite lengthy camping trips when I was young. The first was in the summer of 1969 when we travelled from our home in Rhode Island to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Why Saskatoon you might ask? My father had some meetings there for his job. So in early July, we packed up our tent trailer, plus grammie McKiel, my father's mom, and headed out. Grammie was going with us as far as Niagara Falls where her brother Gordon lived. Here we are, ready to go, with Grammie already safely in the back seat.
|In front of the Grand Canyon
As with the 1969 trip, we stayed every night in our camper. We probably ate no more than two or three meals that were not prepared by my mom, unless we were visiting friends or relatives. In fact, one thing I remember very well is stopping at rest stops for lunch and my parents pulling out the cooler and my mom making sandwiches.


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BEIJING (Reuters) - Kobe Bryant's recovery from an Achilles injury will likely keep him out of his team's season-opener in two weeks, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni said on Tuesday.
Bryant, 35, suffered a season-ending torn left Achilles' tendon last April and only recently returned from Germany where he had an innovative procedure on an arthritic right knee.
"No, I don't think so," D'Antoni told reporters when asked if Bryant would be ready for the Lakers' 2013-14 season opener versus the Los Angeles Clippers on October 29. "It's an ongoing process, but that would be tough."
Bryant, a five-time National Basketball Association champion and 15-time All-Star, was with his team for Tuesday's pre-season game in Beijing and watched from the Lakers bench as the Golden State Warriors enjoyed a 100-95 win.
The two teams will play again on Friday in Shanghai.
Reporting By Adam Rose; Editing by Frank Pingue