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California Election 2020: Updates and Analysis
Agricultural interests have poured $420,000 in recent days into a push to unseat Bakersfield Democrat Rudy Salas Jr., who voted for a landmark bill in 2016 granting farm workers overtime.
Justin Mendes, a Hanford city councilman, is the Republican challenger in one of the few Assembly seats in California where Republicans could win a seat held by a Democrat.
Salas had almost $400,000 in his campaign account in the most recent campaign filing, four times more than Mendes.
But like many contested legislative races, spending by independent campaigns, which are not limited by restrictions on the size of donations, is exceeding what the candidates are spending.
The state's major farm groups including Western Growers, the California Farm Bureau, and dairy operators are funding the campaign group, Family Farmers Working for a Better California. Each lobbied to kill the 2016 bill granting farm workers overtime, contending it would damage California's massive farming industry.
Its television ad airing in Bakersfield blasts Salas for voting for a gas tax increase, supporting high-speed rail, taking foreign trips, and approving a new legislative office building. The spot makes no mention of the overtime vote.
The United Farm Workers Union had spent decades working to pass legislation granting farm workers the right to overtime, to be phased in starting in 2019. By Jan. 1, 2022, farm workers will be entitled to time and a half after working eight hours in a day or 40 hours in a week.
All Republicans but one* opposed the bill. Salas was one of 43 Democrats, plus the Republican, in the 80-seat Assembly who voted for it. Although he is a paying a price for that vote in the form of the ag-funded television ads, he also is collecting a dividend.
The United Farm Workers union is knocking on doors for Salas, whose own ads prominently declare that he supported farm worker overtime.
"The UFW has pulled out everything (for Salas)," said consultant Richie Ross, who represents Salas and the UFW, and lobbied for the overtime bill. "It is a real old-fashioned Cesar Chavez campaign."
Ag interests funded a similar campaign in 2012 campaign that helped unseat then-Assembly Democrat Mike Allen of Napa after Allen carried an earlier version of the farm workers overtime bill. Allen's replacement, Assemblyman Marc Levine, a Marin County Democrat, failed to vote on the 2016 version that became law.
Meanwhile, oil companies have spent $282,000 in a separate independent effort to help reelect Salas. He has been supportive of oil in various ways.
Update: One Republican voted for the farm worker overtime bill.
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You know what they say: If at first you don't succeed, run to be the chair of a major California political party.
Perhaps that explains the case of two runner-ups from the 2018 election season. State Sen. Kevin de León of Los Angeles—the former Senate Democratic leader who in November failed to unseat a fellow Democrat, veteran U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein— says he'll decide within a few weeks whether to run for chair of the California Democratic Party. That follows former Republican gubernatorial candidate and state Assemblyman Travis Allen, who was defeated in the June primary and later announced he will be running to be the next leader of his party.
In a telephone conversation today with CALmatters, de León said that he has been asked to take up the California Democratic Party's mantle by "a lot of activists and elected officials" within the party and is giving the matter serious thought. "My phone has been blowing up," he said. He declined to say who has been calling and texting without first getting their permission to share that information.
De León won the endorsement of the party's executive council for his Senate challenge last July. He ultimately lost to Feinstein in the general election by more than 8 percentage points.
If he does decide to run, de León would be seeking to replace Eric Bauman, who resigned in late November after being accused of sexual harassment. Allen hopes to replace current California Republican Chairman Jim Brulte, who decided not to seek re-election.
Neither job is uncontested. In the Republican camp, Allen would be running against the party's vice chair, Trump-skeptic David Hadley, as well as party activist Stephen Frank. If de León decides to run, he'd be facing off against Kimberly Ellis, the progressive activist who narrowly lost the chair race last year in a bitter contest with Bauman. Ellis has plenty of support across the more left-leaning elements of the Democratic base, but de León said that he could unite "the Bernie and the Clinton folks."
That is, if he decides to run in the first place.
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Californians may have just voted overwhelmingly for more of the same—boosting Democratic majorities in both chambers of the Legislature and replacing one Democratic governor with another for the first time since the 1880's—but many are still eager for major changes to state policy. And a majority are downright pessimistic about California's future.
Those results, which would seem at odds with recent indicators that paint a sunny macroeconomic picture for the state, come via a new survey from the Public Policy Institute of California.
Half of all respondents, and 60 percent of respondents identified as likely voters, predicted that children growing up today in California will face a bleaker financial future than their parents. That impending decline could arrive sooner than we think. Asked if California should expect an economic downturn in the next year, respondents were split. And like the state's economic growth, that optimism was not evenly distributed: majorities of coastal city residents foresee good times ahead, while pessimism clustered in the Inland Empire and Central Valley.
The number of Californians who believe "the good times might be over" was "decidedly different than even a few weeks before the election," said Mark Baldassare, president of the institute.
The rising pessimism could be the result of a waning stock market or news of the county's still-unresolved trade war. But a general sense of economic anxiety is also in keeping with a long-term trend since the last decade's Great Recession, he said.
"We're at this point in the recovery which should have given people more of a sense of economic security and there are a lot of people who feel insecure," said Baldassare.
Evidently: 67 percent of respondents said that the state was divided into haves and have-nots—and 45 percent considered themselves have-nots.
Among them, African Americans, Latinos, people without any college education, non-citizens and renters were disproportionately represented. Many of those groups are also more likely to be non-voters. Sure enough, 59 percent of those not registered to vote considered themselves on the losing end of the state's economic fortunes, compared to only 36 percent of likely voters.
That grim economic assessment seems to have translated into higher support for expanded social programs. Fifty-seven percent of adults said they want lawmakers to spend some of the state's multi-billion dollar budget surplus on increasing education, health and human service funding. One in six wanted universal healthcare to be a "high" or "very high" policy priority for incoming state lawmakers. A majority said the same of tuition-free community college.
But only 48 percent said there should be such focus on statewide universal pre-school, one of Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom's top priorities.
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This week, with California's 2018 midterm behind us, we'll be offering insights into the results with five charts—one per day. Today, Friday, we published our final installment. About 416,000 ballots await tabulation, so we'll update these posts as warranted.
Skim how California voted on various ballot propositions—"yes" to more borrowing for affordable housing, "no" to the gas tax repeal, "yay" for bigger chicken cages—and you might think people across the state feel pretty much the same way about these things.
Which, of course, they don't.
Proposition 6, which sought to nix a gas tax increase and thereby cut transportation funding about $5 billion per year, failed. But not everywhere. A majority of voters in most of the state's inland counties voted for the measure. They did so despite the fact that many of these large, sparsely-populated counties receive a disproportionate amount of state road funding per person. Chalk it up to a combination of car dependence, tax-aversion and support for the Republican Party backing the measure.
So looks can be deceiving. Prop. 6 won a majority of the state's landmass, but elections aren't won by acreage. Overwhelming opposition in the state's big cities (83 percent of San Franciscans and 61 percent of Angelenos voted "no") dragged the ballot measure to defeat.
Then again, sometimes looks say it all.
Prop. 10, the unsuccessful attempt to repeal statewide restrictions on rent control and another one of the most controversial propositions on the ballot, went down just about everywhere. The two exceptions were San Francisco and Alameda County. Those two counties were also alone in opposition Prop. 11, a paramedic breaktime initiative.
For the record, those were not the most geographically lopsided outcomes among the 11 ballot measures. Tiny Alpine County was the only county that supported Prop. 8, the profit cap on dialysis clinics. But it was close: 283 people voted yes while 269 opposed.
No county carried Prop. 5, the measure to allow older homeowners to carry their Prop. 13 property tax benefits when they move.
But that's where the unanimity ended. Looking at which propositions received the most "yes" votes in each locale, counties were split across six measures: Prop. 2 (housing/mental health bond), Prop. 4 (children's hospital bond), Prop. 6 (gas tax repeal), Prop. 7 (to start the process of ditching the biannual switch from Daylight Saving to Standard time), Prop. 11 (paramedic breaks) and Prop. 12 (requiring larger cages for hens and other farm animals).
Sadly for the seven counties that loved the idea of repealing the gas take hike, that was the only measure on the list above to fail.
As for which propositions received the most "no" votes, counties split their disdain three ways.
The gas repeal measure, as noted, was largely rejected by the coast. Likewise, in nearly every county not touching the Pacific, the measure to allow more rent control was the proposition that received the highest number of "no" votes. That more than canceled out the support that the measure received in the Bay Area.
And Prop. 5? While no county much liked it, ell, Yolo, Sacramento, Humboldt and Mono were especially down on the property tax break.
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The resignation of California Democratic Party chairman Eric Bauman comes at a particularly emotional moment in California politics—on the heels of historic wins for Democrats and after a year of bipartisan reckoning over the apparent culture of sexual bullying within the political class.
Bauman became the latest casualty of the #MeToo movement when he resigned Thursday, hours after Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom called on him to step down over allegations that he harassed staff members and party activists with numerous lewd comments and incidents of inappropriate physical contact. Bauman said he has a drinking problem and would seek treatment.
"I have made the realization that in order for those to whom I may have caused pain and who need to heal, for my own health, and in the best interest of the Party that I love and to which I have dedicated myself for more than 25 years, it is in everyone's best interest for me to resign my position as chair of the California Democratic Party," Bauman said.
That Bauman's alleged behavior persisted even as the public gaze focused so heavily in the last year on rooting out sexual harassment may be a testament to the counterproductive role alcohol too often plays in Capitol culture. Or it may point to the declining significance of political parties—how important can a party leader be, after all, if he can decree "zero tolerance," as Bauman did, for sexual harassment and then openly proceed to harass his staff?
But most of all, Bauman's resignation is a sign that the #MeToo story is far from over.
"There are a lot of untold stories, and frankly, a lot of bad actors who haven't been held accountable yet," said Samantha Corbin, a lobbyist whose public letter last year kicked off the anti-harassment movement in the state Capitol.
During the past year of tumult and introspection, three legislators resigned, facing harassment allegations, and several others were publicly reprimanded for behavior ranging from using vulgar language to giving unwanted "noogies." On the very day Bauman resigned, the Assembly released records saying Democratic Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia violated sexual harassment policy by acting "overly familiar" with a staffer when, in a drunken state, she grabbed him at a legislative softball game. Throughout this year, the Legislature passed dozens of laws to combat harassment in workplaces statewide, and formed a special committee that crafted a plan to improve the culture inside the Capitol.
Bauman, who is gay, spoke out last year in favor of legislation to give Capitol staffers whistleblower protection if they report misconduct. The Democratic convention he organized in February included new precautions to keep participants safe, such as extra security and a hotline for reporting harassment and assault.
Now Bauman himself will be the focus of an inquiry by a new Commission of Inquiry and Recognition being formed by a Democratic party activist in Los Angeles who says he's been a victim of Bauman's inappropriate advances. The commission includes former state schools superintendent Delaine Eastin.
"There is going to be a lot of focus on who enabled this. There are still people in party leadership who enabled this to persist as long as it has," said Hans Johnson, president of the East Area Progressive Democrats club.
"They are part of the breakdown in governance in the party that contributed to the worsening and widening of the hurt (Bauman) has been allowed to inflict."
Johnson said Bauman doesn't deserve credit for California Democrats' electoral victories this month—which included flipping seven seats in the House, capturing every statewide office and gaining supermajorities (and then some) in both chambers of the Legislature.
Political scientists and campaign strategists agreed that party leadership seemed to be only one factor among many in the blue wave this election. Democrats, they noted, also were buoyed by Californians' deep dislike of Republican President Donald Trump, as well as a strong push from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and numerous labor and activist groups that raised huge sums of money and organized campaign volunteers.
"The state party did not have a major role in what happened in regards to Congress," said Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a retired political science professor at the University of Southern California.
"What the state party is, by and large, is a way for donors to launder money," she said, because the law limits how much they can give to individual candidates but not how much they can give to the state party.
The party hired an employment lawyer to investigate the accusations against Bauman. That process will continue despite his resignation, said acting-Chair Alexandra Gallardo Rooker, and an executive summary of the findings will be made public.
Rooker will continue to serve as the party chair until delegates elect a new leader, likely at their convention in May. What's not clear, however, is how many more political figures will fall before the #MeToo story is over in California.
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No doubt you've heard about the blue wave: the electoral tsunami of left-of-center enthusiasm that slammed into California on election day, flipping seven of 14 GOP-held congressional districts to the Democrats. But that was just the wave's frothy cap.
For every single congressional district that featured a face-off between a Democrat and Republican in this midterm and the last, the California electorate shifted further blue. The average Democratic gain was 9 percentage points since 2014.
As the sea of leftward pointing arrows above shows, Democrats amassed a larger share of the vote in all but five districts this year, including several that stayed in GOP hands. In 2014, for example, Central Valley Republican Rep. Devin Nunes won 72 percent of the vote. This year (at last count) he snagged a slim majority of 53 percent.
There was a leftward shift in most solidly blue districts this year too. Take Rep. Ted Lieu in Torrence. In 2014, he won his seat by a little less than 60 percent of the vote, leaving 41 percent of the vote for his Republican opponent. This year, he won by an even more resounding 70 percent.
The only districts that proved immune to the national wave of anti-Trump energy that swept the country—and swept Democrats back into the House majority—were districts where a Democrat and Republican did not square off against one another in one of the two election years (those districts are indicated by dashed lines above).
In California's 8th congressional district, which covers much of the state's eastern desert, two Republicans, Rep. Paul Cook and former Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, made it into the top two. That sole GOP shutout in the primary allowed the Republicans to rack up 100 percent of the vote there this year.
The other exceptions are true blue enclaves such as Burbank or San Jose where Republicans were shutout in 2014. This year, Republican candidates in those districts were able to improve upon their party's prior vote share of 0 percent—but only modestly.
Democratic districts such as the one based in San Pedro didn't see a Republican compete in either year. Not much room for Democratic improvement there.
If the graphic above looks familiar, it's because we've run a similar version before. In a post from earlier this summer, we showed how the share of the vote going towards Republican candidates in the June primary fell dramatically in most seats between 2014 and 2018. The title of that article was "California's Blue Wave watch: Why this graphic should worry Republicans."
In retrospect, that sounds about right.
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This week, with California's 2018 midterm behind us, we'll be offering insights into the results with five charts—one per day. Today, Wednesday, about 442,000 ballots are still waiting to be tabulated, so we'll update these posts as warranted.
Some races are more popular than others.
Sure, even the least engaged voters pick one of the candidates running to fill the state's chief executive. This year, some 12 million cast their vote for either Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom or Republican businessman John Cox. But as voters work their way down the state's super-sized ballot, within which they were asked to weigh in on the more obscure positions of California governance, many had a habit of shrugging and moving on.
In fact, a closer look at the statewide races that received the fewest votes this year underscores how California's electoral system is leaving Republican and GOP-leaning voters with few good options.
First, let's start with the most popular races.
At last count, the governor's race received the highest number of votes, followed by the contest for secretary of state and attorney general. Among the statewide ballot measures, voters were most likely to weigh in on Proposition 6 (which would have repealed an increase in the gas tax) and Prop. 10 (which would have nixed state restrictions on rent control).
At the bottom of the list are four races for statewide office: insurance commissioner, U.S. Senate and state schools superintendent and lieutenant governor. The race for the state's second-ranking executive officer received just shy of 2 million votes—16 percent fewer votes than those cast for governor.
The lackluster enthusiasm for the school chief race may come as a surprise to the various donors and interest groups who poured more than $63 million into that race, making it the most expensive on the ballot. (That works out to a little over $6 per vote, for those counting at home).
What do all those least-popular races have in common? There wasn't a Republican to be found competing in any of them.
That's thanks in large part to California's top-two election system, which allows only the first- and second-place candidates from the primary to compete in the general election, regardless of which party they belong to. In the contests for U.S. senator and lieutenant governor, only Democrats made the cut. In the insurance regulator race, Steve Poizner, a former Republican, ran as a political independent. And though the race to be California's schools superintendent is nonpartisan by law, it so happens that both candidates were Democrats.
One argument in favor of the top two is that it strips political parties of power to pick and choose nominees. It also, in theory, drives candidates and voters to the ideological center. In a race with two Democrats, for example, centrist and right-leaning voters theoretically will be more likely to choose the moderate in the race.
But the numbers suggest that in the face of two blue choices, many Republican-leaning voters opted not to choose at all.
An analysis of county election data shows that the voters most likely to leave the double-D races for lieutenant governor and U.S. Senate blank on the ballot live in counties with more registered Republicans than Democrats.
For example, in San Francisco County, where Democrats outnumber Republicans by over 50 percentage points, there was only a modest 2.6 percent drop off in votes between the race for governor and the race for U.S. Senate.
Meanwhile, in Lassen County, one of the state's most conservative, nearly one-quarter of voters who cast their ballots for governor skipped the U.S. choice.
Presumably, some Democratic voters were turned off by the partisan uniformity as well. The competing "D"s and "R"s on the ballots make the process of choosing a candidate relatively easy for most voters who already lean one way or another. Between two progressives like Eleni Kounalakis and Sen. Ed Hernandez, the two lieutenant governor candidates, it's possible many Democrats were stumped.
But the results suggest that the drop-off mostly came from Republicans: Rather than choose a "lesser of two evils," many right-leaning voters simply didn't choose at all.
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This week, with California's 2018 midterm behind us, we'll be offering insights into the results with five charts—one per day. Today, Tuesday, about 580,000 ballots are still waiting to be tabulated, so we'll update these posts as warranted.
After the shellacking that California Republicans took in this year's midterm elections, many figures within the more pragmatic wing of the party establishment had hoped that the party would turn away from the divisive politics of President Donald Trump and seek to become a more diverse coalition.
But in the short term, the midterm election whittled away all the purple sections of the state now represented by the GOP, leaving only the scarlet-red core. With striking losses in Orange County and the Central Valley, the Republican Party's diminished congressional delegation will now represent a less diverse and less well-off subset of Californians—and an electorate that was most enamored with the president. It will also be a much smaller portion of the state.
This year, 26 percent of Californians are represented in Congress by a Republican. Next year, it will be down to 13 percent.
Prior to the election, the average Californian living in a Republican-held district earned $65,634 per year. That's slightly above the state average of $63,783. The average district was also slightly less educated than the state as whole (19 percent have bachelor's degrees compared to 20 percent statewide) and significantly whiter (49 compared to 38 percent).
But in an election that cost them seven of their 14 seats, the party was driven inland, losing every seat that touches the Pacific Ocean and tossed out of its former stronghold in Orange County. It also lost the suburbs north of Los Angeles and (assuming Democrat T.J. Cox maintains his lead over Rep. David Valadao in Hanford) two seats in the Central Valley.
And so come January, when only half of the Republican delegation will return to Washington D.C., the average income of the new, diminished GOP-represented electorate will be nearly $5,000 lower. It will also be majority non-Latino white. Only 16 percent of the population will have a college degree. And notably, every district in which less than a majority of voters supported Trump in 2016 abandoned the Republican brand this year. Only Trump country remains.
This could make it all the more difficult for Republicans who want to rebuild the party. While the GOP's broader electoral viability in California may depend on its willingness to disassociate itself from the politics of the president, the remaining Republican members of Congress, representing the most fiercely Trumpian corners of the state, may have little incentive to do that.
Check out yesterday's post on how much each ballot measure campaign spent per vote here.
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This week, with California's 2018 midterm behind us, we'll be offering insights into the results with five charts—one per day. Today, Monday, up to 700,000 ballots still need to be counted. We'll update these posts as more votes are tallied.
Ballot propositions are an expensive business in California. In the lead-up to November's election, advocates spent an eye-popping $409 million for or against 11 ballot measures. Among these were a mix of earnest policy initiatives of broad public interests (say, making daylight saving time permanent) and narrow proposals that sought to benefit a narrower interest or allowed unions and businesses to beat up on one another (in case you wondered why we were asked to vote on break times for paramedics).
So who got the best deal at the ballot box?
The award for priciest victory goes to the dialysis clinics that successfully opposed Proposition 8. Private medical companies such as DaVita and Fresenius Medical Care spent more than $111 million in defeating the union-backed initiative that would have placed a cap on their profits. That comes out to over $16 per vote.
Was it worth it? Perhaps it's all relative: DaVita raked in $73 million last quarter alone.
The opponent of Prop. 8 (the Service Employees International Union) not only failed to shackle the profits of the state's dialysis clinics as planned, they ended up spending more than any other losing campaign—$38 million or $8.49 per vote. Still it wasn't a total bust for the union. Many saw Prop. 8 as an effort by the union, which has been trying to organize clinic employees for years, to bring the for-profit dialysis companies to the bargaining table. If this was all a pressure tactic, forcing the other side to spend $111 million is a lot of pressure.
The second most expensive victory goes to the opponents of the gas tax repeal effort, Proposition 6. A coalition of labor unions, business groups and Democratic Party allies spent nearly $51 million, or $7.81 per "no" vote. That success will guarantee that the state keeps spending an additional $5 billion of transportation projects each year.
Meanwhile, supporters of Proposition 5, which would have allowed older and disabled homeowners to take their low property taxes with them when they move, spent more than $13.2 million for the property tax break. Much of that funding came from the California Realtors. For that $2.88 per ballot investment, proponents came home with a grand total of nothing. That may be especially galling given that the opponents of the measure were able to convince over 6.7 million voters to swat it down for a mere $3.4 million. That's just 50 cents per vote.
Still, nobody got a better deal than the opponents of Proposition 3. While supporters of the $8.9 billion water bond spent $6 billion arguing the case for canal upgrades, wetland restoration projects and water quality upgrades, opponents of the failed ballot measure spent nothing at all.
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On election night, Susannah Delano, executive director of Close the Gap CA, a group focused on increasing the share of women in the state legislature, made a prediction: "2018 will be the biggest single leap for women in state history."
Now the numbers are in.
Sure enough, the 2018 midterm election in California was a high-water mark for women seeking elected office. But it was also a reminder of just how male-dominated our politics remain.
Though not every race has been called, it appears 54 women were elected at the state and federal level across California this year. That includes 29 members of the Legislature and 19 members of Congress, as well as three statewide constitutional officers—Lt. Gov.-elect Eleni Kounalakis, Treasurer-elect Fiona Ma and state Controller Betty Yee.
That's a higher number than any other election this century. It's also a record-high rate: one-in-three winning candidates this year were women. Or, to put it another way, men hit a record-low, winning a measly two-thirds of all state and federal races across the state.
Many saw this coming. Since our last federal last election, we've seen the inauguration of President Trump and two rounds of nation-spanning Woman's Marches; we've seen the downfall and prosecution of Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein and the emergence of the #MeToo movement; we've seen the resignation of lawmakers in Washington D.C. and California in the face of sexual assault allegations and the appointment of a Supreme Court Justice despite them.
And while many have dubbed 2018 the second "year of the woman," a redux of 1992 when a record number of women were elected to federal office including U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, it might be more accurate to call 2018 the "year of the Democratic woman."
Just 7 percent of the female candidates who won this year in California were Republicans—a total of four women. That isn't simply because there are fewer Republican women candidates. Republicans in a blue state like California are less likely to win than Democrats, but male GOP candidates were much more likely to win than their female counterparts.
Of all the candidates who ran, including those in the primary, only 10 percent of Republican women went on to win in this year's general election (compared to 17 percent of Republican men). Meanwhile, 40 percent of Democratic women won their races (compared to 35 percent of male candidates).
In concrete terms, the 2018 election results mean that many more of the state's residents will now be represented by women. Or, at least, by one. The two maps below offer a before and after picture, with orange showing those regions with at least a female congressional representative, assemblywoman or state senator. Viewing the two maps side by side, you can see the large strides toward something approximating gender equity in our state politics. You can also see how much more work there is to be done.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this post stated that 53 women won their state or federal elections this year. The number is actually 54. We have revised text and graphics to reflect the correction.
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President Donald Trump is largely to blame for the GOP wipeout in California's midterm election, two of the state's most prominent pollsters said Monday. He's so widely disliked in California that his Republican presidency motivated voters to help Democrats flip at least six House seats, which appears to have had the ripple effect of flipping about seven GOP seats in the state Legislature.
"As one of the most polarizing figures in modern U.S. politics, Trump really did set the table for the potential blue wave that eventually swept the state. He gave Democrats and the Democratic Party here an historic opportunity and they exploited it to the fullest," said Mark DiCamillo, director of the UC Berkeley Institute for Governmental Studies poll.
He offered some numeric evidence to back up his conclusion. Before the election, DiCamillo conducted polls for the Los Angeles Times in eight contested House races, all represented by Republicans. In six of those districts, Trump's approval rating was below 50 percent. Democrats flipped all six. In two districts—held by GOP Reps. Duncan Hunter and Devin Nunes—Trump's approval rating was, respectively, 54 percent and 56 percent. Both Republican incumbents won re-election.
"There was this extremely strong correlation between how voters were rating the job that President Trump was doing as president and who they were supporting in their district for Congress," DiCamillo said.
He compared Democratic successes in the Trump era to Republican wins under Democratic President Barack Obama, and said the GOP strategy to boost Republican turnout with Proposition 6—a ballot measure to repeal the gas-tax increase—"really didn't pan out." Nearly 57 percent of voters rejected the repeal, and Democrats have won six of the seven GOP House seats they targeted. The seventh, held by GOP Rep. David Valadao of Hanford, is still too close to call, with Democratic challenger TJ Cox of Fresno pulling to within less than 1,000 votes by the end of today.
Mark Baldassare, president of the Public Policy Institute of California, said Trump deserves "a lot, but not all" of the blame for Republican losses in California. The GOP has been in decline in the state for many years, and now makes up just one-quarter of registered voters. Republican House members also were hurt, Baldassare said, by votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act and pass the GOP tax bill, which raised taxes for many Californians by limiting the deductions they can take. Not to mention their party leader's rhetoric on immigration.
"Almost any time that Donald Trump talks about immigration he's offending a large number of people in California," Baldassare said.
Altogether, he said, Trump created strong enthusiasm among Democrats that contributed to higher turnout and steep GOP losses.
The nonpartisan pollsters, who spoke today at the Sacramento Press Club, echoed conclusions similar to those expressed by Dave Gilliard, the Republican political consultant who was the strategist for several losing GOP candidates.
"I can say with complete certainty that Democrats would not have flipped a single GOP House seat in California this year if Trump was not in the White House," Gilliard told CALmatters. "He was the reason the Dems were able to out-raise and outspend us by large margins and why they were able to blow past historical turnout averages."
In a rare case of bipartisan agreement, a Democrat who worked on a campaign to flip several GOP House seats in California also pinned her success largely on the man in the White House. Nationwide, the president had low approval ratings in most districts that switched from red to blue, said Democratic consultant Katie Merrill.
"You've got a national political environment that is insane," she said. "It was a vote against Trump."
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A parathyroid biopsy is the removal of a small piece of a parathyroid gland for examination under a microscope. The parathyroid glands are found just behind the thyroid gland on each side of the neck.
Alternative Names
Biopsy – parathyroid
How the test is performed
There are two parathyroid glands on either side of the neck, making a total of four glands. The parathyroid glands cannot be felt with the hands.
A parathyroid biopsy is done while you are awake.
- Using an ultrasound machine, the health care provider locates the gland that is of concern.
- A thin needle is inserted directly into the gland, and a small piece of tissue is removed.
- The procedure takes 10 – 30 minutes.
The tissue is sent to a laboratory, where it is examined under a microscope. The levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in your blood will also be checked.
How to prepare for the test
Tell your health care provider if you have any drug allergies or bleeding problems, or if you are pregnant.
Make sure the health care provider knows about all the medications you are taking, including any herbs or supplements. Tell your health care provider if you are taking any blood thinning medications (aspirin, heparin, Lovenox, warfarin), because you may have to stop taking them a few days before the procedure.
You must sign a consent form.
How the test will feel
The test feels like a quick needle jab or stick. You may feel a sting as the needle is inserted into the gland. Most people do not need any pain medication.
Why the test is performed
The parathyroid glands release parathyroid hormone (PTH). This hormone controls the level of calcium in the body.
This procedure is most often done to rule out cancer as a cause of high parathyroid hormone levels.
It may also be done if an ultrasound exam shows a larger-than-normal parathyroid gland.
Normal Values
There is no swelling, hormone levels appear normal, and cells from the tissue sample are normal.
What abnormal results mean
The test confirms that a parathyroid gland is enlarged if hormone levels are too high, or cells from the sample are abnormal. Abnormal PTH levels may also be due to
Abnormal results may be due to:
Parathyroid adenomaor carcinoma (rare)
Parathyroid hyperplasia
Multiple endocrine neoplasia I(MEN I) Multiple endocrine neoplasia II(MEN II)
What the risks are
The main risks of the procedure are bruising and bleeding into or around the thyroid gland. If bleeding is severe, it may put pressure over the windpipe (trachea). This complication is rare.
In rare cases, some people may develop temporary hoarseness when the nerve that runs close to the parathyroid glands is injured.
Special considerations
You can return to normal activities the same day.


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Equities extended losses as Reid told reporters he was disappointed in the lack of progress in budget talks, and "we have to get away from the happy talk." Concern about the budget deadlock overshadowed economic data showing demand for U.S. capital goods increased, home prices rose by the most since 2010 and consumer confidence reached a more-than four-year high.
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The dollar also strengthened as Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher said he advocates putting limits on U.S. quantitative easing. The Fed could announce "a limit as to how much we are going to acquire of Treasuries and mortgage- backed securities, say up to a limit of X, up to a point where our balance sheet reaches that," Fisher said today in Berlin. "It is my personal preference to do it sooner than later, perhaps at the next meeting."
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The program also includes a weekly in-person or over-the-phone counseling session. This is to provide you with support to stay on the plan and educate you about healthy weight habits, such as practicing portion control and getting regular exercise, as well as to help you maintain your mindset on losing weight.
There are different versions of this program. The 2 main ones: the center-based and the home-based. The center-based program includes weekly visits with a trained Jenny Craig consultant at one of their 650 locations in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico. These visits include private weigh-ins, as well as the chance to select and purchase your Jenny Craig food. The home-based version entails weekly phone sessions with a Jenny Craig consultant, as well as food delivery. Either program claims that your 1-1 expert coach will address your key issues and personalize the program for you. There are also variations on the program for different groups of people: men, silver (seniors), type 2 diabetes, and teens.
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The cost of the Jenny Craig program varies depending on the program that you choose and the foods that you buy.
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The cost of food on this program is expensive if you also have a family to feed. But if you are just buying for yourself, then it may make sense when you factor in how much you would normally spend on groceries or eating out.
Another concern is that Jenny Craig's weight loss consultants don't have formal training in nutrition or behavior modification. Therefore, although they claim to be experts, they may not have a lot of knowledge in these areas.
The main concern with this program is that the diet, which consists mostly of prepackaged meals, quickly gets boring and can be hard to stick with. And while one of the goals of the program is to get clients to prepare their own healthful food, part of the appeal of the program in the first place is that you don't have to do this. Thus, many people see Jenny Craig as an easy way to lose weight and approach it with laziness, but do not really think about the long-term maintenance of this weight loss. To their credit, the program has added motivational tips and personalized counseling for this very reason.
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Global farmers, meteorologists, and commodities traders are closely watching water temperatures in the South Pacific, waiting to see if the water will warm up this summer, a telltale sign of the El Niño phenomenon. According to the U.S. Climate Prediction Center, there is a roughly 65% chance that the climate pattern will develop, which could bring extreme weather conditions around the world. The last major El Niño event was in 1998.
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I am a joiner based in West Lothian. I am qualified and time served with all certifications required to work self employed on domestic and commercial sites. I am able to assist with many aspects of the trade from fitting a lock to restoring old sash and case windows but the majority of my work involves fitting of internal doors and installing wood and laminate flooring.
Forbes Property Services Ltd
Forbes Property Management Ltd is a new service operating out of Edinburgh. Over ten years experience in property maintenance and construction covering areas such as change of building use, renovation works and project management within both new build and period properties. So, whatever the job is, you can be sure FPM will handle your work in a professional manner whilst maintaining excellent values and standards. What we offer: Refurbishment; FPS can provide your property or place of work with the lift it needs to bring it in line with modern standards. Weather that is to brighten up your property or to install the latest innovative ideas of your choice, FPS can facilitate your vision. Renovation; FPS can work with you to achieve your vision. Whether you have your own plans or you would like us to work alongside you, giving you a transparent service from end to end. If your project requires us to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again, or even repair, FPS will take care of your needs. Renewal; Your property may need a simple modification, such as renewing your kitchen or built in cupboards. Maybe you are happy with what you have but feel such things as your doors may need shaving due to expansion, or locks and latches realigned. You may have bought a property which has some amazing features you feel you would like to revive. FPS has the knowledge and ability to make your habitat a functioning and liveable space for all to enjoy. Repair; We all need things fixed within our homes and businesses, sometimes accidents happen and we must deal with the damage that is caused. Sometimes we inherited a property that has been neglected and could need a maintenance overhaul. At FPS, we have proven crisis management experience and can work with you for a tailored solution. No matter what the size of the task is, FPM will consider all aspects of your needs. • Kitchen fitting • Facia & soffits • Bathrooms • Window fitting/restoration • Hang doors • Doors • Skirting & architrave • Porches • Flooring • Guttering • Stud walls • Decking • Furniture erection • Fencing • Loft hatches • Timber structures/Landscaping
Keir Hardie Joinery
At Keir Hardie Joinery what ever the size and style of your house we can turn it into a home. From the initial concept through to completion. We offer a complete service that covers all aspects of home improvements and Joinery from changing a door to extending your home ,office or shop. We cover Edinburgh and Central Scotland
Easitest Scotland/PBM Building Services
Full range of electrical testing and installation service including a full range of facilities maintenance domestic and commercial
we are a manufacturer of fencing for home and industry
Newham's Joinery Solutions Ltd
Newham's Joinery Solutions is a multi-disciplinary joinery and carpentry company based in Scotland. We specialise in a range of bespoke joinery products in our workshop to site carpentry services for both residential and commercial markets.
West Lothian HandymanCertificate of Excellence 2015
The business offers a professional service to client across central Scotland. We will assist with; -Ktichen and bathroom installation -General Joinery -Painting and decorating -Electrical services to 17th Edition wiring regulations -Plumbing -Plastering -Landscaping -Handyman services
Strak Media
Strak Media is a company which provides bespoke Photographic and Graphic art packages. Fully trained professional staff can create the perfect photography package for you. With experience in weddings and other major events, to the fast paced sports and music events, Strak Media can produce a personalised package at very competitive rates. For more information or for a quote, email email@example.com
Door Fitters on Bark
We'll reach out to them as well as others, based on your requirements.
Within hours, sometimes minutes, they'll contact you on Bark.
Professionals value their reputation on Bark and strive to do a great job for customers they find on our platform.
Example Internal Door Fitter Barks
What is the type of property?
Are you replacing existing doors?
No, but the doorframe exists
Have the door(s) been purchased?
No, and I need the door fitter to buy them for me
Where is the door(s) to be located?
Interior, Exterior, front door, Exterior, non-front door
What material do you want your doors to be made out of?
Mixed material (e.g. wood with windows)
What is the type of door you want?
basic, folding and stable
How many doors do you need?
Do you need any extra services?
Paint or stain the door, Install locks or hardware
Any additional details?
I am replacing all the doors in my property, front door, back door (stable), 7 internal doors and 1 cupboard (folding) door. I need help buying and fitting the doors
What is the type of property?
Are you replacing existing doors?
No, but the doorframe exists
Have the door(s) been purchased?
No, but I will buy them myself
Where is the door(s) to be located?
What material do you want your doors to be made out of?
What is the type of door you want?
Basic door (swings open and shut)
How many doors do you need?
Do you need any extra services?
Paint or stain the door, Install locks or hardware
Any additional details?
One door is 71cm wide which is hard to find, without paying a lot of money for. I would be interested if the joiner could supply this. All doors will be oak Suffolk Hinges and handles etc also need to be fitted
What is the type of property?
Are you replacing existing doors?
Yes replacing an existing door
Have the door(s) been purchased?
No, and I need the door fitter to buy them for me
Where is the door(s) to be located?
Interior, Exterior, front door
What material do you want your doors to be made out of?
What is the type of door you want?
Basic door (swings open and shut)
How many doors do you need?
8 doors. 1 front door and 7 interior
Do you need any extra services?
Paint or stain the door, Install locks or hardware, Weatherproofing (block drafts)
Any additional details?
Front door frame may need replacing All doors internally will need handles and 2 of those will need locks (bathroom) Need to decide on handles and lock styles Looking at getting oak doors internally.


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To say I was surprised is an understatement! I never knew she had been in a beauty contest! Then I saw a few more articles ...
SHE WON! Holy cow! She was Queen Maxine, third Harvest Queen of Yankton County. I said, "Gramma, you never told me you were a beauty queen!" and she said, "Oh, that." That was it. Very humble and modest, my grandmother.
There was a big to-do about the coronation, and the Governor of South Dakota, Harlan Bushfield, even came out to crown the Queen! The first dance at the Coronation Ball with Her Majesty was reserved for the Governor. My grandmother is about 5 feet tall. The Governor stands over 6 feet. Gramma laughed when I asked her and said, "All I could see practically was his belt buckle! I was so glad when it was over."
"Governor Harlan Bushfield, who had come to Yankton especially to perform the rite, placed the glittering crown upon the head of Miss Maxine Slowey to make her Queen Maxine -- a dainty, diminutive sovereign in pink velvet."
|Queen Maxine and her court
As if the coronation wasn't enough, the Queen also gets a parade! "Governor Bushfield and Mayor Crockett escorted Queen Maxine (Maxine Slowey, of Utica) through the streets of Yankton, leading the parade held Tuesday afternoon as part of the annual Harvest Festival and coronation ceremony. In the rear seat of the open car are, left to right, Governor Bushfield, Queen Maxine and Mayor Crockett, S.G. Donaldson, who arranged the coronation program at the high school auditorium last night and was master of ceremonies for the event, is in the front seat with the driver."
These are close-up photos of the actual coronation:
All the pomp and circumstance aside, what was the real prize here?
Dear Miss Slowey:
We are inclosing [sic] a check for $25.00, first prize, and wish to congratulate you on having been elected our 1939 Harvest Queen.
The merchandise prizes are at the Chamber of Commerce office, in the City Hall, and you may have them any time you call.
Hoping the same splendid success is with you in all future ventures, we are
Sincerely yours,
And, ever the gracious ruler ... she sends a thank you card:
I always knew I was descended from royalty ...


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Meanwhile others project I started work with Polish Winged Hussars, set Zvezda. Lances could be longer a specially against infantrie's pikes, but I read, that hussars used "drzewek" (polish simply translated "trees") shorter, and longer. I colud be long discussion, and difficult if somebody trust only in one version of true . Plastic could be harder, but I love this set, but from Orion much more. I will made dio with charge of Lithuanians regiments on mercenaries infantry in battle Kłuszyn in 1610 year. Infantry holded position behind wood fence, and hussars made break and charged few times.
Please forgive me, but I'm proud of tiger fur on this captain.
Hussars with lances
As I wrote lances should be longer and in squadron streamers should be in the same colour, but I made this specially. I made test with materials for banners, and I think it's good.
I used some cossacks for... adjutants, I havn't better word for this called in Polish "pocztowi", maybe "henchmen"?
I like him
Maybe somebody will ask: "Why most of them is on white/grey horses?". Hussars preferred this colours, but... if you could read books of army enlistment, you will see colours described "rust mouse grey", "rotten brown", and others.
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Third isn't so bad.... Nice there is a gallery now! Here is the current line up... Had a bit of a purge lately, replacing Ikaruga with Type X2 if all goes to plan.
The twins! Newest addition and they are awesome, forgot to plug in the light on one....
Had to give up a corner for the wifes drum set, small price to pay!
Some art and Ikaruga! Soon to be SFIV!
Boogie Wings is amazing, tore it up with Marsteam last week, epic game, so fun!
The two big reds, one for popcorn, one Neo Geo, both excellent...
Little bit of console and that's full circle!


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At Quinta do Casal Monteiro we are passionate about the art of winemaking, excelling to take special care, love and attention into every step of the vinification process.
We take our role as custodians of the land very seriously, as such we adopt traditional viticulture methods allied with ecological integrated management practice to sustain our vines.
Made exclusively from Estate-grown grapes, for each brand, a different purpose and an appropriate blend, nonetheless the philosophy remains the same: The best quality possible in each segment.
Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson handpicked exclusive wines for Delta's flights during 2017. Terra de Touros Arinto was one of the selected wines and will be poured on Delta's long haul flight during March-May.
Read the full article : here.
Terra de Touros :: Delta Airlines
Terra de Touros Arinto to be serve on Delta's 2017 flights.
Chardonnay & Arinto - Top 50 The Times Newspaper
Chardonnay & Arinto within the Times's top 50 white wines to buy this summer.
Chardonnay & Arinto - 90 points
Margaride's - Chardonnay & Arinto was once again rated 90 points Best Buy by Wine Enthusiast Magazine.
Clavis Aurea - Gold Medal
Clavis Aurea, Reserva, 2012, was awarded Gold Medal at the Asia Wein Trophy 2015.
QCM :: New Winemaker :: Luis Santos
Luis Santos is the new leading winemaker at Quinta do Casal Monteiro.
Wine Enthusiast - TOP 100 Best Buy 2013
Forma de Arte, Reserva, 2009, made #57 of the Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Best Buys of 2013.
Forma de Arte 2011 is Great Gold Medal
O Forma de Arte, Reserva, 2011, red was awarded the Great Gold Medal at the IV Tejo Wine Competition.
Forma de Arte - 92 points Wine Enthusiast
Forma de Arte, Reserva, 2009 red was rated 92 points - Best Buy - by Wine Enthusiast.
Doug Frost's 50 great Portuguese Wines
Master Sommelier and Master of Wine Doug Frost has revealed his hand-selected line-up of 50 Great Portuguese wines for US market.


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Fernandezjerez necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 48 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
PuertoRicoisCoffee.com is the principal portal of Puerto Rico's coffee industry where the more important and main part of this web site will be the online Coffee Store.
We attach some images and layouts to give an idea of what we want. We're looking for a logo looks like a old stamp on a coffee sack (included in doc) in only one color related to the coffee industry, like when mark a product with a quality stamp. The logo most includes the follow elements: text [PuertoRicoisCoffee.com], illustrations [the poe or shelter, an important figure that indentified Puerto Rico, Like in the quater that I include a pic] and the other element have to be [coffee beans] to give to the logo a coffee feeling. So to resume elements will be [text, poe or shelter and coffee bean] very simple and clean design. To those who dont know about Puerto Rico, first you should go to [seepuertorico.com] we are a beautiful island on the caribbean and also we are part of USA. Our coffee industry is 275 years old, so we are not out the business. Also you should visit this web page [http://www.brewfestgb.com/] because our web page will be similiar on color and texture, to give you an idea. All the design have to be on vectors not pictures or colorful illustrations. Good Luck to everyone!
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pajaritos needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 161 designs submitted by 26 freelance designers.
We want a vintage looking logo to put in our girl hair accessories packages. The concept of the brand, is that hair accessories are to little girls, what frosting is on a cupcake, the ultimate decoration that makes them irresistible.
We need people to focus on the name FROSTING.
Frosting Wearable Candy
We are in need of clean but powerfu logo.
Brand feel:
VINTAGE, sweet, expensive, classy, chic and sophisticated.
For visual icons you could use images related to frosting: cake slices, cupcakes or cherries.
No brown/pink, that's what the competition do.
We LOVE polka dots, stripes and gingham. Also we like lace as a texture or watermark.
We also would like to SEE some logos inside a circle, oval or rectangle.
It is important to note that all the products are 100% handmade, they are sold in upscale boutiques.
Please see references of some of our products, and other references.
Thank you!
We have a lot of visual references, please email me so I can send them to you, because I couldn't upload the links here.
Boring. Busy. Childish. Primary colors.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Pets, Pets, Pets
Despite weather woes- last winter's blizzard and this year's ice storm, Westminster remains a unique forum for pairing man's best friend with dog's best friend. So many people crucial to canine welfare have the opportunity to brainstorm and network behind the scenes. I only get a narrow glimpse of dogdom- yet that glimpse of the serious (and the silly) astounds me.
Photographers and writers from round the world visit the Press Room. Some reporters type furiously to make a deadline; others tape interviews for radio shows. Newsday's Denise Flaim never stopped working. Handler Anna Stromberg who rescued my Afghan, the official Westminster blogger, will be featured on a segment of ABC's Nightline. Syndicated columnist Steve Dale is determined to end the bias of Breed Specific Legislation (BSL). He listened to everyone with a new twist toward the fight against municipal prohibition of certain breeds, but he also had time to entertain lighter topics.
Westminster champions (and owners) with unique talents/ backgrounds are invited to meet the press. Several dogs survived rattlesnake bites. Certain trained canines assist people with specific disabilities or travel to prisons and domestic violence shelters. A Portuguese Water Dog visits kids with reading problems while a Keeshond warns his owner of the onset of severe headaches she suffers since a car accident.
On Monday I saw "Nam"- a 14 year old Schipperke, the oldest dog in the show, posed on the Press Room bar. Westminster is a fashion faux pas paradise. Actually I spotted his owner from Bermuda first because he had on a bright red jacket and Bermuda shorts (of course) - culturally correct, but not temperature timely. As the senior Schipperke coughed in cadence, Mr. Bermuda said he was a "tranquiloquist". Could that be the British term for "Jerry Mahoney"? Steve Dale decided to tape them. The bar was too dark for a black dog, so at my suggestion, we moved yappy Nam onto the white tablecloth next to the coffee. Dog people sacrifice hygiene for photo ops.
Meanwhile singer/songwriter Murray Weinstock, who produces canine tunes, including the theme for Westminster's "Angel on a Leash" therapy dog program, thought the rap quality of Nam's raspy voice had potential for a future musical arrangement. While Susan Marino (of Angel's Gate, the LI animal hospice) took Steve's photos, Murray recorded Nam's bark. He played the tape for me during the judging the next night. I had to agree. Close your eyes and Nam sounds a lot like the late James Brown.
You may have seen "George" the Mastiff on the cover of Newsday Part 2 last week. His Baltimore owner Larry Wolfe grew up on LI next door to my friends. This Mastiff, like all Westminster dogs, must stay benched until 8 PM. He can't leave the Garden, even for a potty break. We said good bye to George as we left for dinner, but Larry hid, not wanting to upset his gentle giant. No one brought poor George a doggy bag. Despite the slight, he still greeted Larry on his return as if he had been gone for years. George's huge snozz surely detected Carmine's fried calamari on his sneaky owner's breath but dear dogs are so forgiving.
That night I sat with Bonnie Folz, coordinator of the Vivi search and Shania her Tibetan Terrier pal. (The Vivi search has mushroomed. Last week we placed dogs seized from a NYC hoarder with the help of the most incredible LI shelter director… that's another story.) Vivi has become vogue. Bonnie displayed the new paper Vivi tote bag ($5.95 at vivibags.com. A portion of the profits goes to Bide A Wee, Little Shelter and Bobbi & the Strays.) Bonnie teaches dog handling so I got the inside scoop on each pooch pair in the Groups. … I was so fortunate to have many more special Westminster encounters: meetings with the AKC librarian and Mr. Stifel, the dog show's historian, to review progress in the search for the Westminster clubhouse and logo Pointer Sensation's grave site in Babylon; dining at the Dog Writer 's Banquet with the amazing Dr. Patricia Olson, CEO of the Morris Animal Foundation (who missed her physician daughter's thesis presentation in Colorado on Valentines Day because she sat on an ice-delayed plane for 11 hours); lunch in the Cornell sky box as part of my veterinarian Stan Fish's "entourage"; seats in the Press Box; permission to be on the MSG floor during the Group finals…. I felt like Forrest Gump. I felt like Ms. Gump died and went to dog heaven.
The dogs and cats back home at Oyster Bay Town Shelter (677-5784) Miller Pl. Syosset need loving homes." Penny" is a purebred German Shepherd who likes other dogs but not cats. See more photos on the
shelter's Petfinder website. +Male: "Marmaduke"- the big boned Shep mix. Females: "Honey"- the pretty Korean Jindo; "Boise"- a young black Lab mix; "Sequoia"- a Lab/Terrier mix. +Last Hope Animal Rescue "Bowl A Thon" on Sun. 2/25 at Massapequa Bowling Center. Call (631)205-5069 or (516)486-3158.
Readers can write to Joanne Anderson, c/o the Massapequa Post, 1-45B Park Blvd., Massapequa Park NY 11701.


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(Reuters) - The PGA and European Tours may soon join forces to create one unified global golf circuit, world number eight Matt Kuchar predicted on Tuesday, a move which could address scheduling complaints from top players.
The American believes the Asian and Australian Tours could also figure in the unified circuit, which was first mooted by golf great Greg Norman in the 1990s.
"I absolutely do see the PGA Tour, the European Tour, the Asian Tour, the Australian Tour somehow turning into some sort of global world tour," Kuchar told reporters in Melbourne on Tuesday ahead of this week's Australian Masters.
"I think it will be in my time.
"I think it seems like it's coming quicker in this last year ... we may all be saying Greg Norman was right in the day."
Packed schedules on both the European and U.S. tours allow players to compete for big purses for 12 months of the year but problems have arisen of late.
The coveted cream of top golfers are unwilling to play every week, leaving tours and sponsors adopting different tactics to protect their value and retain talent.
World number one Tiger Woods has been criticized by HSBC for skipping their lucrative World Golf Championship event in China in recent years, the American preferring a shorter schedule to boost his chances to add to his 14 major championship titles.
Woods told Reuters last week he backed other players to do the same.
The European Tour were criticized for imposing a rule that members must play in two of the three events leading up to this week's DP World Tour Championship in Dubai to be eligible for the last of the four Final Series tournaments.
That decision was described as 'farcical' by former British and U.S. Open champion Ernie Els.
Last year, the Asian Tour lost a restraint of trade case in the Singapore courts brought by four players they had fined for entering events on the rival OneAsia circuit.
Last week, professional golfers had the opportunity to play major events in America, Turkey, India, Australia and Japan with several other options also available in lower ranking circuits around the world.
That number will increase further next year with the PGA Tour, the biggest of the golf circuits, unveiling plans last month to launch a new development circuit in China called the PGA Tour China, following similar projects in Latin America and Canada.
Writing by Patrick Johnston; editing by Amlan Chakraborty


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Hi all, just wanted to re-introduce myself.
Had to change my user name, due to the fact that somebody from the rebooted Club4ag. Took my screen name.
So I decided to change my screen name, to avoid any kind of identity mishaps.
Name: Jason V.
Location: Southern California
Car: 1974 Celica GT