budward's Blog

My kittens.

LoL.. Last week was a disaster hit wise. Seems I over-tweaked my Matrix. I was only going to change one thing but got carried away and tweaked out all my hits.  Now, back to the basics with only one small change.  Stay tuned on the yesterday's winners page!!

 

Even tho I haven't been talking about it, I have been doing my P - 4 Random Matrix experiment again over the last few weeks. I took off Sun,Mon,Tue Wed this week to do some tweaking after noticing a pattern to the previous hits I got straight.  I have reduced my all states playing numbers down to 20. Today is the first day after the tune-up.  You can follow my results on the yesterdays winners page.  At 20 numbers, the cost is $275 a day(@ .25 per number) to play either boxed or straight.  Thursday yielded $281.75 worth of box hits.  I am really hoping for some straights.  One straight in a week would yield a $325 profit for the week.(7 days) 

I might even revive the Pick 3 Random Matrix again if time permits.

B.U.D.

Using same numbers since the 12/31 start.

DATE      2 of 5          3 of 5          4 of 5     
12/31     5                         
01/01     4                   
01/02     7                         
01/03     7                         
01/04     2                         
01/05     1                         
01/06     5               1               
01/07     5               2               
01/08     7                         
01/09     5

5...2 out of 5's last night.

That's a good baseline to start with.

I am going to be testing some filtering suggested by Pumpi in one of his/her many posts.
As the year goes on, the hits should be less often because I will get more and more agressive with the filters, but the 2 out of 5's should increase to 3's and 4's and who knows maybe a 5 out of 5. I will post the numbers I am testing for the next seven drawings here. I will change every week but may not always post here.  The numbers will always be on the post  prediction page tho.

01     02     25     26     32
01     04     17     27     31
01     05     14     24     38
01     07     15     21     36
01     09     25     37     38
01     13     18     22     27
01     13     20     28     38
01     14     19     28     36
01     18     19     26     38
01     20     21     27     36
02     07     09     27     36
02     08     19     22     38
02     08     20     24     38
02     08     25     34     36
02     09     14     19     38
02     13     14     27     37
02     14     18     31     37
02     14     21     22     32
02     17     19     26     38
02     17     22     24     32
02     17     27     28     32
02     20     27     31     32
04     05     20     31     36
04     07     09     31     34
04     09     13     20     38
04     09     15     19     38
04     09     20     25     28
04     13     15     24     34
04     15     21     31     37
04     19     25     27     38
04     21     22     27     31
05     07     18     24     25
05     07     20     24     34
05     14     25     26     36
05     17     22     26     37
07     09     17     24     26
07     09     19     24     31
07     14     19     20     21
07     22     25     28     32
08     09     13     25     28
08     09     15     22     25
08     15     19     24     37
08     15     19     34     38
08     17     19     20     36
09     13     21     28     38
09     15     17     19     28
09     15     17     21     25
09     17     20     22     28
14     18     20     26     36
17     19     22     27     31

This is Samson, my cat who thinks he is a dog and lives inside with us.

Below is Ol Yeller.  He stays outside and got his name because of all the yelling he was doing when he showed up one day.

Notice of Credit Card Scam from the Bloomington, IL Police Dept

> Snopes.com http://snopes.com/> says this is true. See this site -
> http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/creditcard.asp

This one is pretty slick since they provide YOU with all the
information, except the one piece they want.
Note, the callers do not ask for your card number; they already have it. This information is worth reading. By understanding how the VISA and MasterCard Telephone Credit Card Scam works, you'll be better prepared to protect yourself.
One of our employees was called on Wednesday from 'VISA', and I was
called on Thursday from 'Master Card'.
The scam works like this:
Caller: 'This is (name), and I'm calling from the Security and Fraud De-partment at VISA. My Badge number is 12460. Your card has been flagged for an unusual purchase pattern, and I'm calling to verify.
This would be on your VISA card which was issued by (name of bank).
Did you purchase an Anti-Telemarketing Device for $497.99 from a Marketing company based in Arizona ?'
When you say 'No'.
The caller continues with, 'Then we will be issuing a credit to your account. This is a company we have been watching and the charges range from $297 to $497, just under the $500 purchase pattern that flags most cards. Before your next statement, the credit will be sent to (gives you your address), is that correct?'
You say 'yes'.
The caller continues - 'I will be starting a Fraud investigation. If you have any questions, you should call the 1- 800 number listed on the back of your card (1-800-VISA) and ask for Security.' You will need to refer to this Control Number. The caller then gives you a 6 digit number. 'Do you need me to read it again?'
Here's the IMPORTANT part on how the scam works. The caller then says, 'I need to verify you are in possession of your card'. He'll ask you to 'turn your card over and look for some numbers'.
>
There are 7 numbers; the first 4 are part of your card number, the next 3 are the security Numbers that verify you are the possessor of the card.
These are the numbers you sometimes use to make Internet purchases to prove you have the card. The caller will ask you to read the 3 numbers to him.
After you tell the caller the 3 numbers, he'll say, 'That is correct, I just needed to verify that the card has not been lost or stolen, and that you still have your card. Do you have any other questions?'
After you say No, the caller then thanks you and states, 'Don't hesitate to call back if you do, and hangs up.
You actually say very little, and they never ask for or tell you the Card number. But after we were called on Wednesday, we called back within 20 minutes to ask a question. Are we glad we did! The REAL VISA Security Department told us it was a scam and in the last 15 minutes a new purchase of $497.99 was charged to our card.
Long story - short -
We made a real fraud report and closed the VISA account. VISA is re-issuing us a new number. What the scammers want is the 3-digit PIN number on the back of the card. Don't give it to them. Instead, tell them you'll call VISA or Master card directly for verification of their conversation.
The real VISA told us that they will never ask for anything on the card as they already know the information since they issued the card!
If you give the scammers your 3 Digit PIN Number, you think you're receiving a credit. However, by the time you get your statement you'll see charges for purchases you didn't make, and by then it's almost too late and/or more difficult to actually file a fraud report.
What makes this more remarkable is that on Thursday, I got a call from
a 'Jason Richardson of Master Card' with a word-for-word repeat of the VISA scam. This time I didn't let him finish. I hung up! We filed a police report, as instructed by VISA. The police said they are taking several of hese reports daily! They also urged us to tell everybody we know that this scam is happening.
Please pass this on to all your family and friends.
By informing each other, we protect each other.
Dave White
Public Affairs
Bloomington Police
434-2355

This e-mail I got today says I'm rich - LOL

Dear  Friend,

I am Mr.Simon Yi Executive Director of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Hong Kong.

An Iraqi named Haider Hanoon,a business man made a numbered fixed  deposit of (346,736,899.68 TWD) for 18 calendar months, this is valued  to Fourty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only  in my branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, even  during the war, five years ago (2003). Again after the war another  notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later  found out that Haider Hanoon and his family had been killed during the  war in Gunfire that hit their home at Mukaradeeb where his personal  oil well was.

After further investigation it was also discovered that Haider Hanoon  did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the  paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last  time we was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in  my bank. So, Fourty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to  claim it. What bothers me is that according to the laws of my country  at the expiration five years six months the funds will revert to the  ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the  funds.

My proposal, I am prepared to place you as the next of kin in a  position to instruct HANG SENG BANK to release the deposit to you as  the closest surviving relation. Upon receipt of the deposit, I am  prepared to share the money with you in half. That is: I will simply  nominate you as the next of kin and have them release the deposit to  you. We share the procentange 70/30. I would have gone ahead to ask  the funds be released to me, but that would have drawn a straight line  in my involvement in claiming the deposit.I assure you that I could  have the deposit released to you within a few days. I will simply  inform the bank of the final closing of the file relating to Haider  Hanoon I will then officially communicate with my Bank and instruct  them to release the deposit to you. With these: all is done. I am  aware of the consequences of this proposal.

I ask that if you find no interest in this project that you should  discard this mail. I ask that you do not be vindictive and  destructive. If my offer is of no appeal to you,delete this message  and forget I ever contacted you. Do not destroy my career because you do not approve of my proposal. You may not know this but people like  myself who have made tidy sums out of comparable situations run the  whole private banking sector. I am not a criminal and what I do, I do  not find against good conscience, this may be hard for you to  understand, but the dynamics of my industry dictates that I make this  move. Such opportunities only come ones way once in a lifetime. I  cannot let this chance pass me by, for once I find myself in total  control of my destiny. These chances wont pass me by. I ask that you  do not destroy my chance, if you will not work with me let me know and let me move on with my life but do not destroy me. I am a family man  and this is an opportunity to pro
vide them with new opportunities.

If you give me positive signals, I will initiate this process towards  a conclusion. I wish to inform you that should you contact me via  official channels; I will deny knowing you and about this project. I  repeat, I do not want you contacting me through my official phone  lines nor do I want you contacting me through my official email  account. Contact me only through the numbers I will provide for you  and also through the email account that i will provide therein in this  email. Further more be informed that the fact that you are a foreigner give  you the privilege to stand in as my deceased client beneficiary as my  deceased client had no relation all his family died with him during  the war and I can not use my relation because its not accepted here in  Hong Kong. Also I am very confident that we will be able to establish  the trust that is needed to complete this deal and all that I need  from the time been is your willingness and commitment so that we can end this in
the next one weeks.

What you need to understand about this transaction is that I will make  sure that it passes through all international banking laws regards to  this I will take care of all the expenses and the cost of retaining  the service of my Attorney to give the transaction the proper documentation that is required to perfect the finishing. Your only  obligation in this transaction will be to set up two offshore accounts  that can accommodate these funds and I will give you more light later  once you agree to partner with me. Like I said before there is no risk involve as it will pass through  international banking laws and all documents related to this  transaction will be sent to you by post for your perusal and trust.

I do not want any direct link between you and me. My official lines  are not secure lines as they are periodically monitored to assess our  level of customer care in line with our Total Quality Management  Policy. Please observe this instruction religiously. Please, again,  note I am a family man, I have wife and children. I send you this mail  not without a measure of fear as to what the consequences, but I know  within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained and that success and  riches never come easy or on a platter of gold. This is the one truth  I have learned from my private banking clients. Do not betray my  confidence. If we can be of one accord, we should plan a meeting,  soon. Should you be interested I will prefer you to send me your FULL NAMES,ADDRESS,OCCUPATION AND PHONE NUMBER.on the  email address below.

E-mail:   xxxxxxxxxxxx

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

I await your response.

Mr.Simon Yi

You can take the boy outta the south side but ya can't take the south side outta the boy!!!

GO WHITE SOX!!!!!!!!

Iwill be working more with my Pick 4 stuff in the future.
Right now Cobol and C# classes are taking all my time.
Also look for some changes at my website cause I am taking Web Page Design and my website will be my class project.
Happy hunting to all!!
Bud

Pick 4 Results

The results for last week are ready.
Follow the link to my website.

Pick 4 Results

I posted the results for the week I tested my Pick 3 random matrix on my web site..
At my web site I also have a Pick 4 page with my experimental numbers on it.

Beat Pick 3

A myspace page for my friends involved in the fiery crash.

Help A Hero!

This is in an e-mail from my daughter. Linnie was in my daughter's wedding and they have been friends for life. Mark truly is an American hero!!! Mark has served 2 tours of duty in Iraq.

"I just wanted to let everyone of my friends know from the Lousiville area that one of my great friends Linnie Rogers (Bowen), her husband Mark, and their 2 children, Tara & Houston, were in a very serious car wreck a few days ago going back to Austin from IL.  Mark pulled the family from the car and received burns on over 60% of his body.  Their daughter has burns on 50% on one side of her body and Linnie has burns too.  Their son received a huge cut on his head.  Mark & Tara are in the hospital and I think Linnie has went back in also.  Please keep them all in your prayers!!  I have included info sent to me by Mark's cousin."

"The mess on I-40 west near Brinkley is finally cleaned up after Tuesday's fiery crash. The crash involved 8 vehicles, including 6 tractor trailers. Traffic stood at a stand-still for more than 4 hours as crews got people to safety and cleaned up the mess.

Fortunately nobody died in the wreck, but several people were taken to the hospital. One of those taken to the hospital, Mark Rogers, used his Army training to rescue his wife and two young children.

Heavy rains made visibility poor on I-40 in Prairie County. Within minutes 8 vehicles crashed into each other, including 6 semis, stopping traffic on I-40. Christy Bick of Billy's Wrecker Service got to the scene as flames covered several cars.

"One of them was completely burned to the ground. There was nothing left of the tires," said Christy Bick.

In one of those smashed cars was two time Iraqi War Veteran Mark Rogers, his wife, and two young children. They were returning to Austin after visiting family in Illinois.

Mark's aunt, Marcia Fearday, says Mark's military training saved the lives of his wife Linnie, 7-year-old daughter Terra, and 2-year-old son, Houston. "If Mark didn't have the training from the Army, he probably would not have gotten his family out of the car. His training from the army taught him to do the rescue and save his family."

Wednesday, Mark is at Arkansas Children's Hospital's Burn Unit getting treatment for burns to 60 percent of his body. His wife and kids were burned but not as severely as Mark, who Marcia says unselfishly put his family first.

"He automatically busted the windows out of the car and got his family out. Family comes first with him. Mark's a hero because he knew what to do to save his family," said Fearday.

Fearday says Mark is in critical but stable condition. A long recovery is expected but the good news is that the entire family should make a full recovery."

"Hey Guys,

I just heard from my mom about Mark's condition. Mark when into surgery yesterday due to the burns that he recieved. Mark was burnt over 60% of his body. The doctors had to cut holes in to Mark's feet, legs, arms and hands in order to relieve the pressure that the burns were causing.

Tera was burned as well. Tera has burns on about 50% of her right side of her body. She is still in the hospital.

Linnie received burns on her legs, hands and face. She was released from the hospital and is currently with Theresa and David.

Houston did not get burned. He has a large cut on his head. He was kept overnight but, was released.

From what I heard, the wreak was caused when someone was trying to pull to the shoulder during a severe down pour. The truck next to Mark tried to stop and jackknifed causing the wreak. One on the trucks involved in the wreak exploded. Mark was injured getting his family out of the car.

They will likely move Mark and Tera to the burn center in St. Louis so that they can be closer to family while they are healing. However, they can not move them untill they are stable."