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A's look to move on after Lowrie pegged
HOUSTON -- Jed Lowrie remains befuddled by his place in what he describes as "an internal issue that they have over there" in Houston's organization.
Moreover, this strange fallout with the Astros should be no more, he believes, particularly because the A's don't plan to retaliate in any way for the dramatics that unfolded in the seventh inning Thursday, when Houston's Paul Clemens drilled Lowrie in the backside with a pitch -- after coming close to doing so twice last week.
Clemens denies the act was intentional. Either way, he was ejected immediately upon pegging Lowrie.
Astros manager Bo Porter was not pleased with Lowrie bunting with a 7-0 lead in the first inning a week ago, even though a shift was activated. Porter later charged the field and yelled at Lowrie, shortly after Clemens nearly hit him with a pitch.
Even though the pitch missed, Lowrie believed the antics to be over. Thursday, they were brought to life again, though Porter repeated Friday what he said last week: "The game takes care of itself." To which Lowrie responded: "What does that even mean?"
"I don't know what else to say, because, clearly, he's just stonewalling," Lowrie continued. "At the end of the day, it seems like an internal issue that they have over there. I don't know if it's frustration or self-realization, but it seems like such an internal problem, honestly."
That was why Lowrie shrugged his shoulders after being hit Thursday and calmly trotted down to first base. Had he motioned toward Clemens or sparked an argument, his teammates would most likely have charged the field. Instead, they went about their business.
The A's entered Friday 4-0 against the Astros this year, outscoring them by 29-8.
"You don't want to give them any extra fuel," said Josh Donaldson, who homered behind Lowrie. "It really depends on what Jed wants to do. If he wants to play it cool and take his base, then we're fine. But if they start talking back and forth with each other, it could've been different. But I think Jed handled it the way he wanted to handle it, and it was squashed."
"I think it was pretty obvious what was going on, and no need to even dignify it," added manager Bob Melvin, who before Friday night's game had not spoken to Porter about the incident. "Just move on and hope it just goes away.
"Personally, I'd just like to move past it. It's been going on too long for me, anyway. I thought we had moved past it when we were at home."
Asked Friday if he ordered Clemens to hit Oakland's shortstop, Porter did not deny it, saying: "The game takes care of itself. I don't think any of us would want to sit here and talk about conversations that take place in the dugout or in the clubhouse. It's almost like, 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.'"
Said Lowrie: "When his response is, 'The game takes care of itself,' and, 'George Springer got hit, so I don't see a problem with it,' and then Paul Clemens says, 'I wasn't trying to hit him,' that he cut a fastball and clearly it was a two-seamer coming back into me, they're not on the same page. It's pretty contradicting. It seems like someone should own up for their actions.
"The manager, with his comments, essentially said he didn't see a problem with them throwing at me, and Clemens said he didn't throw at me because he doesn't want to get suspended. That's the way I read it. Like I said last night, every way you look at it, it's stupid, it's embarrassing."
So what's next?
"Honestly, I'm so confused by the situation, I don't even know where it stands," Lowrie said. "I don't know who's keeping score in the situation. I've been confused from the beginning, and it's become more convoluted."


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This is the home of all things Matchbox, learn about the brand, the toys, the history and how to connect to thousands of like minded people from all over the world.
Brand History
From very humble beginnings in 'The Rifleman' hotel to being the 'Greatest Name in Diecast' to what looks like now may be the end of days. Matchbox has a very interesting history.
1997 saw Mattel Inc. the company that nearly killed "Lesney Products" in 1969 with the release of its "Hot Wheels" cars, make a successful takeover of Tyco Toys. Thus they now owned Matchbox.
Thankfully for collectors and children alike, around the world, they did not do what many thought they would, and that was to no longer produce cars under the "Matchbox" brand. As Mattel now owned its major rival in the diecast toys industry, many thought it would be the end of Matchbox forever.
Thankfully those that held this view were wrong, Mattel initially did have trouble in keeping the two lines distinct from one another, but thankfully now after some false starts and seemingly bad decisions, they seem to have got the mix right.
After some year's absence, the "Superfast" brand was re-introduced in 2004 to thunderous applause for the quality of the new models. 2006 saw a brief return of the "Models of Yesteryear" range that was discontinued in 2000 and the basic "1-75″ range that had developed into a bizarre range of un-realistic cars was re-invented into a range that anyone would be proud to own, play with & collect.
Sadly that hasnt lasted and after a few very successful years and rising profits, distribution problems saw a new decline in the product. With an increasing use of plastic the range has descended into a cheap imitation of what it once was, the "greatest name in diecast" is no more than a range of generic plstic toys interspersed with some classically good looking models.
2 October 1992 was the day Tyco Toys took ownership of Universal Toys, and thus now owned the Matchbox brand name amongst others.
On the advice of a trialled system by "Matchbox Collectibles" a division of the company in Australia, they changed the "Models of Yesteryear" range into a mail-order and subscription sales only, targeting adult collectors and loosing forever any remote idea that these are children's toys. By doing this, they lost many of the collectors that they were targeting, by making the range more thorough and therefore more expensive for someone to collect all released models and its inherent variations
On the other hand they continued the tradition of producing the "1-75 Series" miniatures, both continuing existing cars and of course adding new ones and making them available in the normal way.
24 September 1982 was the day David Yeh owner of "Universal Toys" became the owner of "Matchbox Toys Ltd", the company formed after the original Lesney Products was sent into receivership.
Although the company name had changed, it took several years before the name of "Lesney Products" was removed from all dies; in fact some carried the name right up till 1985. Most of the original tooling was purchased by Jack Odell, who used it to setup his own die-casting company under the name of "Lledo".
Within months of the takeover much of the tooling for "Matchbox Toys" had begun to be moved to Macau. 1983 saw the first Matchbox with a "Made in Macau" baseplate. Models of Yesteryear however remained at the Rochford plant until they too moved some 4 years later.
1987 saw Universal Toys acquire the trademark of "Dinky" from Kenner-Parker, thus adding it to the Matchbox stable of brands. Matchbox Toys however was no longer just in the business of die cast toys, they started producing other non die cast toys such as dolls and the like.
By early 1992 the original "Models of Yesteryear" series of 16 models had increased to 66 models, David Yeh had begun to look for a buyer to offload "Matchbox Toys" and by October of that year he had found one in "Tyco Toys"
19 June 1947, was the date in history that two old school friends (Leslie Smith & Rodney Smith) officially formed the company "Lesney Products". They derived the company name by joining the first three letters of Leslies name to the last three of Rodney's.
With about 600 British pounds in money, the pair purchased the "Rifleman", an old unused hotel (pub) at Edmonton in London, and some government surplus die-casting machinery. They were soon joined by Jack Odell (John W Odell), a gentleman that worked along side Rodney at "Diecast & Machine Tools" in London.
In 1948, they started with just the one toy, an Aveling Barford diesel road roller, by 1953 the range had extended to 18 toys; in 1953 Jack Odell began designing small scaled toys, these became so successful that they formed the basis of the 1-75 series, a series that still continues today over 50 years later. By 1959, sales of the small cars now spread from the United Kingdom to the United States, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and countless other places around the world.
So successful was this venture that they branched out into other ranges and related products such as the larger scaled "Kingsize" & "Models of Yesteryear" range. The 'Models of Yesteryear' range was first produced in 1956, produced in a much larger scale than previously made models; this meant that they could display a lot finer detail on each model.
1969 saw the arrival of the biggest threat to Lesney Products domination of the diecast toy industry, this was the arrival of the "Hot Wheels" cars from Mattel Inc. Lesney Products were forced to quickly redesign their cars for a friction less axle, so by the end of the year "Superfast" cars had been introduced to the market, and by 1971, all of the Matchbox 1-75 Series had been converted to "Superfast" wheels, the impact was so great that the "King Size" was now labelled as "Super Kings",.
By early 1982, Lesney was now suffering from the effects of a recession in the United Kingdom and had posted an operating loss of $15 million US dollars. The creditors were hounding the company for months, and then on June 11th, they declared Lesney Products bankrupt and sent in the receivers. The receivers "R D Agutter & G T E Red" reformed the company as "Matchbox Toys Ltd" and started looking for a buyer.
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We have list of the most commonly asked questions from collectors and those that are new to the hobby.
In 2008 Mattel introduced a system of coding to be printed on each vehicle, the code consists of a single letter followed by 2 numbers (eg: B07).
Most likely used for tracking purposes the codes are a representation of the week of production.
The years are represented by the letter starting at A for 2008; ie:
The numbers simply reflect the week of production thus code F03 means that vehicle was produced during week 3 of 2013
NB: The letter 'I' was skipped to avoid confusion with the number '1'
This is a very tough question to answer and is very subjective, what one person considers to be in mint condition may not be what the next person thinks, but as a guide you should consider the following labels :
MINT – Model is in the same condition as it was when it left the factory, this would be hard to achieve on older models
NEAR MINT – One or two tiny chips or box rubs, visible only on very close inspection.
VERY GOOD – Several small chips, scratches, or box rubs, visible on inspection.
GOOD – Several large chips or scratches, highly visible on inspection. Playwear highly evident.
POOR – Most paint missing. Has missing or broken features (Hitch, luggage, tires, etc.). May have been painted by sloppy "budding junior artist".
Code 1 models are those that were made in their entirety by Matchbox or its associated companies.
Code 2 models are those that have been altered in some way (ie: re-labelling, repainting etc) by a third party with the full permission of Matchbox or its registered owners, this would include the blanks Matchbox produced for companies such as Color Comp & ASAP.
Code 3 models are those that have been altered by a third party without the permission of Matchbox, although some code 3 models are genuinely produced, this also covers the many fakes out there of original code 1 or 2 models
If you have a model that is not listed in the many catalogues or books, then please let us know. Take some clear photo's (preferably in JPG format) and send them along with as much detail as possible to email@example.com, after verification, your model will be shown and judged by some of the most knowledgeable collectors and hopefully included in future listings, along with appropriate credits.
Many wall cabinets are now available especially design to display collectibles. These are ideal as the models should be displayed out of the dust. It is amazingly difficult to clean a model once it has experienced the ravages of a dusty, smoky atmosphere. Make sure that the models are displayed out of direct sunlight as the ultra violet can cause the plastics to fade, and the paint to change shade in an alarmingly short period of time. Boxes should also be kept out of sunlight. I keep my boxes made up and stored in a cupboard. However, if you are short of space the boxes can be folded flat but you must be careful to prevent creasing.
1) Try to look at the model as carefully as you can. Make sure the lighting is good. Try to avoid buying from dark shops where imperfections cannot easily be seen.
2) If you are looking for mint models avoid chips and scratches
3) Check carefully for any discrete restoration. Repaints or even slight touching up severely affects the value of a model.
4) Sometimes the box may be absolutely fresh and mint but this is because it has been stored in a cupboard for years. The model itself may have been on display in a smoky, dusty room and may have suffered.
5) If you come across a colour scheme you are not expecting check for repaints but more importantly check for fading. Look at areas that would not be exposed to sunlight, for example under the seats. The sun can have an extreme effect on the colour of a model, both the plastic components and the metal body work. For example, the usual green of the Yesteryear Y05-1 Bentley can change from the usual British racing green to an alarming shade of blue!
6) Check that the box being sold with the model is the correct one for that issue. For example, a cream Yesteryear Y03-2 Benz was never sold in a pink and yellow window box. In order to avoid a mistake along these lines you really need to obtain a reference book like the White Book from M.I.C.A. to take with you for reference
7) Unusually coloured plastic components may have been swapped from other models or models from the giftware range. There are some devious traders out there so make sure you know what you are buying
8) If you are really lucky and come across what you suspect is a rare variation check that the model has not been 'modified'.
9) Watch for damaged boxes. The card 'Matchboxes' have a tendency to dry out slightly and only a few opening and closing operations can be enough to separate the end flaps from the rest of the box. Faded boxes are also undesirable.
No one can accurately answer this, as the price or value of a model is subject to the normal laws of supply and demand. I guess the true answer is that your model is worth whatever someone is willing to pay for it. Some collectors will pay a premium to get the one model they are searching for, while others may not be that interested and hence pay a lower price. As a guide though, there are really just two main factors that will govern the price, they are:
1) The rarity of the chosen model
2) The condition of the model and its box.
The highest prices are afforded to those models that are in mint boxed condition. That is the models must emerge from their boxes as fresh as the day they were manufactured and the boxes must be pristine and free from fading. Any deviation from this ideal will drastically reduce the value. Unlike some die-cast models, refurbishing a model by touching up chips etc. is a definite no-no and renders a model virtually worthless.
If the model no longer has its original box then the value may be reduced by as much as 50% that of a boxed example. Of course there are some exemptions to this, particularly rare examples, for some standard early models this can mean that the box is worth over AU$100.
Guide books such as the MICA White Book, Charlie Mack's or John Ramsay's price guide give an indication of dealer 'values' i.e. the amount of money required to purchase the model from a dealer. The values given are for mint boxed examples only. These are values that probably should be used for insurance purposes.
There will also be some regional variations in the cost of a model. For example only a few first series Yesteryear models were originally exported from the UK and therefore tend to be scarcer in the American and Australian markets and hence in those areas you may pay a slightly higher price.
You could try your attic! If that fails then you really must visit a dealer or a swap meet. Main dealers often exhibit at swap meets but so do many collectors. Swap meets are a great place to find that illusive model and to talk to fellow enthusiasts. There are several large swap meets in most countries several times a year.
The occasional model can be found for sale at local markets but these tend to be in poor condition and for sale at a high price. I have found car boot sales totally disappointing when it comes to finding Yesteryears but you might be lucky!
Also there is always MICA; they produce a bimonthly magazine with a classified advertisement section that is free for members. Many Yesteryears can be seen for sale here and you might just find exactly what you have been looking for. You may also find models for sale from collectors and dealers advertising on the internet at sites such as eBay, Vectis or on various Matchbox forum sites.
Probably the widest source is the Internet; Follow some of the WWW links that are provided on this website or visit our Facebook page and ask the thousands of collectors from around the world.
Another very good place to get information is by talking to other collectors and dealers at swap meets and toy fairs. Have a wander around several swap meets to see what is available or join a local Matchbox collectors club or the Matchbox International Collectors Association (M.I.C.A.).
Failing that there have been many very informative books published over the years by the likes of Charlie Mack, MICA and many others
This is obviously entirely up to you! The choice is endless, you can collect only 'Models of Yesteryear', 'Skybusters', 'KingSize', '1-75 Miniatures' range or any other category or combination that you like.
Some people specialise in just one range, the following lists some areas you may like to investigate:
* Models issued in 'Matchboxes'
* Models issued before 1970 (before the introduction of 'Superfast' wheels)
* Models issued before 1982 (before the take over by Universal Matchbox)
* Models produced from 1970 onwards (after the introduction of 'Superfast' wheels)
* Preproduction models
* Automobiles
* Commercial vehicles
* Giftware items
* Catalogues
* Code 2 models
As an example, if you decide to collect 'Models of Yesteryear' there have been a vast number of items produced from 1956 to the present day that you might wish to obtain. Therefore, to make things more manageable and easier on the pocket, a lot of collectors tend to specialise in one particular area. Specialising also enables some expertise to be built up on your chosen field. For example, I restrict my 'serious' collecting to all 'Models of Yesteryear' and only '1-75' miniatures from 1970 onwards. Someone else may wish to collect all commercial vehicles whereas fire engines may attract another collector. Many collectors try to collect as many different items as possible, whereas others are interested in minor casting variations of the same model. Another collector may wish to collect all newly released models, although so many are being released now by Matchbox that even the purchasing of new models can soon add up.
At the end of the day, the real answer I guess is that you should collect whatever makes you happy, only you can decide !!!
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Learn about the range
SInce their inception there have been many ranges introduced under the Matchbox banner. Many already know that Matchbox is synonymous with small scale diecast replicas such as those from the 1-75 range, but there were other ranges as well like
- Models of Yesteryear
- KingSize
- Skybusters
- Miniatures (1-75 range)
- Matchbox Collectibles
- Convoy
- Skybusters
- Real Working Rigs
Here is where you can learn about those ranges
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Alia Bhatt Shahid Kapoor grumpy selfie on the last day of "Shaandaar" shoot
Alia-Shahid's grumpy selfie on the last day of "Shaandaar" shoot
Alia Bhatt and Shahid Kapoor wrapped up the final schedule of their upcoming movie "Shaandaar". The actress took to her Instagram account to share a grumpy selfie with her co-star.
Alia Bhatt and Shahid Kapoor wrapped up the final schedule of their upcoming movie "Shaandaar". The actress took to her Instagram account to share a grumpy selfie with her co-star.
About the pic she wrote, "Grumpie selfie @shahidkapoor #lastday #SHAANDAAR#shootlife."
Alia also took to microblogging website Twitter and posted, "And one more journey comes to an end.. Last night of shoot for #shaandaar ... Will be hoping this night never ends.. too much pain :("
Even Shahid said that "Shaandaar" wrapped up way too soon. He also shared a photograph with his tweet.
His tweet read, "Waking up after wrapping a movie n messing with your look cause u can . SHAANDAAR wraps way too soon .…"
Shahid and Alia will be seen essaying insomniacs in the movie, which is touted to be India's first destination wedding film.
Directed by Vikas Bahl, "Shaandaar" also features Sanjay Kapoor and Pankaj Kapur in supporting roles. It is jointly produced by Karan Johar and Phantom Films.
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Alia Bhatt talks about her childhood crush on Shahid Kapoor
Alia Bhatt talks about her childhood crush on Shahid Kapoor
Now that you've shot with Shahid Kapoor for Shaandaar in Europe do you still have a crush on him?
Now that you've shot with Shahid Kapoor for Shaandaar in Europe do you still have a crush on him?
It was a childhood crush. I was 10 when I saw Ishq Vishq and for an actor to be so good in those days meant a lot to an impressionable girl like me. I thoroughly enjoyed my shooting . It was my longest stint outside India. We were shooting in Leeds and Poland for 45 days. But it was amazing. We were like one big family. The film is about a destination wedding, and that was the mood during the shoot. Our director Vikas Bahl was like a patriarchal figure. He was so supportive to every person on the sets. He never loses his temper.
Would you like a destination wedding for yourself?
I don't know. All I know is, I want to look amazing at my wedding. Beyond that I haven't thought about my wedding.
How was it working with Shahid?
I was more nervous about the film than about working with Shahid. It was great fun working with him. Otherwise I wouldn't be doing another film with him. Of course, Shahid has 11 years' more experience than me. I was aware of that. And I love observing my co-actors . Shahid is very helpful on the sets. And he is hands-on. He goes out of the way on the sets. He's not just an actor on the sets. His enthusiasm level was very very inspiring. I keep telling him that. It's so refreshing to see him being so eager to learn. I want to be like that. I never want to have that know-it-all attitude. My Dad always says one should always be unsure. It helps one to grow. I saw no smugness in Shahid's attitude.
Kangana gave a rousing performance in Vikas Bahl's Queen. Can we hope for more of the same from you in Shaandaar?
All I can say is, it is something different from what I've done so far.
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Howard Baker's Senate
Howard Baker, a Tennessee Republican whose trademark graciousness made him an anchor for the Senate at a time of national tumult, died Thursday at his family home. He was 88.
Elected in 1966, Baker arrived on the heels of the great civil rights debate of that decade and his career spanned the Vietnam War, Watergate, the fall of Richard Nixon and arrival of Ronald Reagan, whose economic program Baker helped steer through Congress as the first Republican Senate majority leader in 30 years.
Baker retired from the Senate at the end of 1984 and was in Florida talking with his family about a possible run for the White House when he was called by Reagan to be his chief of staff in early 1987. He was needed to help right an administration shaken by the Iran-Contra scandal and restore relations with Congress.
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"All the way up the elevator to the White House residence, I kept saying, 'no, no,'" he would joke later, "And then I said, 'yes.'"
Others who knew him best said the answer was never in doubt with someone like Baker. "'How do you ever say no if the president asks,' he would say," recalls Tom Griscom, a longtime aide.
Indeed, the son of a congressman, the son-in-law of another senator, and later married to former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum of Kansas, Baker was always an establishment figure. But what stood out most over time was his personal graciousness and sense of political timing that helped him build coalitions with the often difficult personalities around him.
The Republican takeover of the Senate in the 1980 elections was a genuine shock for all involved after decades of Democratic rule. But Baker was the center that held, reaching out to then-Democratic Leader Robert Byrd of West Virginia, even as he empowered his crop of new Republican committee chairmen to set about legislating.
He was candid enough to call Reagan's economic program a "riverboat gamble" but pushed the president's historic tax cuts through without resorting to the straight-arm procedural tactics used by both parties today.
He and Byrd agreed early on that neither would "surprise" the other on the Senate floor. And Patrick Griffin, a senior Democratic aide at the time, recalls: "Baker always called Byrd "Robert," not Bob or Bobby. And that was not lost on Byrd."
Republicans had internal adjustments to make. Keith Kennedy, then a top aide to the new Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman, Mark Hatfield (R-Ore.), recalls Baker's weekly meetings with the committee chairman.
"The roof had fallen in on these guys and they had to set about legislating." Kennedy said. "Baker empowered them, and in turn, they gave him their trust."
For all his success and pedigree, Baker never had it entirely easy in his party.
He came to the Senate as a symbol of a new two-party South, the first Republican senator for Tennessee since Reconstruction. But he brought with him a moderate approach —"shades of gray" he would say — that was viewed with suspicion on the right.
His high profile role in the Watergate hearings drew the ire of Nixon supporters. He was prominent in the debate on clean air and endangered species legislation, and angered conservatives when he supported the Panama Canal Treaty under President Jimmy Carter.
When Baker finally secured the Republican leadership in 1977, it was by a one-vote margin in his party conference. And it was the blessing of Reagan's good friend, Sen. Paul Laxalt (R-Nev.), that helped put him in good stead when the party took power after the 1980 elections.
As leader, he helped bring television to the Senate, a decision many still rue. But he often said that what changed Washington more was the airplane and air conditioning: one tearing members apart by sending them home each weekend, the other encouraging delay since senators no longer had to flee Washington's heat in the summer.
"I find that most of the things I remember never happened," Baker liked to joke. But his life and death now are a reminder again of how much the Senate has, in fact, changed.
Baker's last public appearance in the Senate was in late 2012 when he returned to participate in a memorial service for Sen. Warren Rudman (R-N.H.), who had been one of the GOP freshmen elected in 1980.
Weakened by ill health, Baker struggled but delivered his remarks emotionally. And the lasting image was of him sitting next to his former colleague Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) who died himself weeks later.
"This is a time of sorrow and also a time for the celebration of a remarkable life," the Baker family said in a statement. "We are saying farewell to someone who did his public duty with grace, modesty and civility as well as consummate skill."
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story misstated the year in which Baker secured Republican leadership. It was 1977.


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Submitted to: BMC Evolutionary Biology
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 8/3/2009
Publication Date: 8/3/2009
Citation: Zhang, X., Cannon, S.B., Stacey, G. 2009. Evolutionary Genomics of LysM Genes in Land Plants. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9:183.
Interpretive Summary: The legume plant family (including peas, clovers, beans, and many tropical trees) has unique structures (nodules) that develop on the roots. These host Rhizobial bacteria, can convert atmospheric nitrogen to a form of natural fertilizer that is directly usable by the plant. This association provides the largest source of natural nitrogen fertilizer in terrestrial ecosystems. A key molecule that makes this relationship possible is "LysM," which recognizes the presence of the Rhizobium bacterium outside of the roots. We report that relatives of the important LysM gene are found in every plant and animal kingdom, but with variations in each case. In plants, these genes have evolved to produce proteins that recognize and guard against fungal diseases, as well as to recognize and allow the beneficial relationship with nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the legumes. Understanding the evolution of this basic mechanism is important for making best use of these natural relationships, both for encouraging natural plant defenses and relationships with beneficial bacteria.
Technical Abstract: The LysM motif, a ubiquitous protein module, recognizes peptidoglycan, chitooligosaccharides (chitin) and, presumably, other structurally-related oligosaccharides. LysM-containing proteins were first shown to be involved in bacterial cell wall degradation and, more recently, were implicated in perceiving chitin and lipo-chitin (nodulation factors) in flowering plants. However, the majority of LysM genes remain functionally uncharacterized and the evolutionary history of complex LysM genes remains elusive. In this study, we report a domain architecture catalogue of LysM proteins across all kingdoms and describe a comparative and evolutionary genomics study of LysM genes in plant lineages. Although LysM-containing proteins display a wide range of complex domain architectures in nature, only a simple core architecture is conserved across kingdoms. Each individual kingdom appears to have evolved a distinct array of domain architectures, indicating the presence of distinctive evolutionary paths in individual kingdoms. We show that early plant lineages acquired four characteristic architectures, progressively lost several primitive architectures, and underwent significant copy number expansions in the LysM-containing receptor-like kinase (LYK) gene family. We report plant LysM phylogenies and associated gene, protein and genomic features, and infer the relative timing of duplications of LYK genes. One of the two groups of tandemly arrayed plant LYK genes likely resulted from an ancient genome duplication followed by local genomic rearrangement, while the origin of the other groups of tandemly arrayed LYK genes remains obscure. Given the fact that no similar evolutionary study has been performed in metazoa and no metazoan LysM motif-containing genes have been functionally characterized, this study provides clues to functional characterization of plant LysM genes and is also informative with regard to evolutionary and functional studies of metazoan LysM genes.


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Los Angeles Times columnist George Skelton last week called for an easing of restrictions on hunting bears. There were so many rules, including restrictions on using dogs to hunt, that the bear population was huge and out of control. George apparently can't use his trash cans in Tahoe anymore. "Let loose the dogs," Skelton pleaded, so that the bears could be tamed.
I'm no expert on animal management, but I like Skelton's philosophy, and wish that California elites would apply it more to governance.
Because it's the same problem. So many restrictions and rules have been put on the discretion of lawmakers and governors that it's hard for them to respond to real problems. As a result, the state has several big, bear-sized problems -- on the budget, on prisons, on health care, education, etc. -- that can't really be managed. The problems themselves run around, and hurt people and communities in uncontrollable ways.
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We need to free lawmakers to hunt those problems down. Yes, giving legislators' discretion might not always be pretty, just as letting dogs loose on bears could get ugly. Yes, you might see mistakes -- bad laws, and bad bear kills.
But for a state to be governable, and a problem to be managed, there must be people with the authority and discretion to take action -- both on the state level and the local level. Just as humans are the natural predators of bears, and must be allowed to hunt bears if you want to control bear populations, elected lawmakers and governors are the natural people to govern the state, and must be permitted to do so if you want anything resembling effective governance.
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Fiscal cliff: What's next?
The so-called fiscal cliff legislation signed into law by President Obama is not a good bill. But it was better than the alternative, which is why I voted for it.
The alternative — doing nothing — would have thrown this country back into a recession with nearly $4 trillion removed from the economy. Two million Americans desperately struggling to find a job would have had their unemployment benefits wiped out. The disappearing middle class, which has already seen median household income go down by nearly $5,000 over the past 12 years, would have been hit with an average income tax hike of $2,200 a year. Senior citizens throughout the country would have been denied access to their doctors because of a 27 percent cut to Medicare reimbursement rates.
As relieved as I am that all of those things did not happen, there are a number of provisions in the fiscal cliff agreement that are extremely bad. Let me mention just two of them.
First, at a time when the gap between the wealthy and everyone else is growing wider, this bill provides a $100 billion tax break to the richest 0.3 percent of Americans who inherit more than $5 million in wealth. This massive estate tax giveaway will apply to only about 3,500 estates in this country. In other words, 99.7 percent of the American people will not benefit by one penny from this tax cut. While the United States has the most unequal distribution of wealth and income of any major country on Earth, and the gap between the very rich and everyone else is growing wider, this huge tax break for the super-rich is totally absurd.
But the most dangerous aspect of this bill was to extend indefinitely the Bush tax cuts on income, capital gains and dividends on household income between $250,000 and $450,000 a year. President Obama originally demanded $1.6 trillion in new revenue. The final agreement provided only $620 billion. As a result, revenue will be increased by less than 2 percent over the next decade at a time when revenue as a percentage of GDP is near the lowest level in 60 years.
By locking in these tax cuts and raising only $620 billion in new revenue the Republicans (and some Democrats) will soon be demanding, in the name of deficit reduction, major cuts in Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, education, nutrition and other programs of vital importance to working Americans.
If we are going to deal with the enormous income and wealth inequality that exists in this country and reduce the deficit in a fair and responsible manner, the wealthiest Americans, whose effective tax rates are very low, are going to have to shoulder a much greater responsibility for deficit reduction than this agreement provides.
Further, the fact that the largest and most profitable corporations in this country have still not been asked to contribute one dime toward deficit reduction is a national disgrace. Today, corporations are making record-breaking profits, while corporate income tax revenue as a percentage of GDP is near a record low. In 1952, 32 percent of all the revenue generated in this country came from large corporations. Today, that figure has dropped to just 9 percent.
At a time when we have record deficits and an unsustainable $16.3 trillion national debt, we cannot continue to provide tax loopholes that allow about one out of every four large and profitable corporations in America to pay nothing in federal income taxes.
Each and every year corporations and the wealthy avoid more than $100 billion in U.S. taxes by stashing their cash in the Cayman Islands and other tax havens. Meanwhile, corporations are actually rewarded in the tax code for shipping jobs to China and other low-wage countries. These loopholes have got to be closed, and the revenue gained must go toward deficit reduction and job creation, not to lower corporate tax rates.
During the upcoming budget battles, we will be hearing a lot of talk about "a balanced approach" to deficit reduction.
But let's not be fooled. Making the wealthy and large corporations pay a few dollars more in taxes is not the moral or economic equivalent to cutting Social Security benefits for a senior citizen trying to stay alive on $15,000 a year, throwing elderly people off Medicare, or cutting benefits for disabled veterans.
Think of it this way. If Bill Gates has lunch with an unemployed worker, it would be wrong to split the bill down the middle. It would be even worse to have that worker pick up the tab. That is not a "balanced" plan. The same goes for deficit reduction.


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- saturates3g
- carbs58g
- sugars0g
- fibre10g
- protein22g
- salt1.25g
- 250g packet lean minced beef (12% fat)
- 2 onions, chopped
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- 4 carrots (about 450g/1lb), peeled and coarsely grated
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Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6/ fan oven 180C. While the meat is simmering, cook the potatoes and parsnips in boiling salted water for 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash with seasoning and enough milk to make a creamy consistency.
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Helping the Family Business Grow
This story appears in the March 2005 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
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The 20s are a time for self-discovery, and Robert Douglas Jr.'s 20s were no different. After earning a political science degree in 1995 from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, he was off to Maui, Hawaii, to ride the tide for a year as a professional windsurfer. Then it was back to Florida to pursue another interest: flying. Robert Jr. earned a commercial pilot's license and got a job as a flight engineer for a family-owned Miami airline company. By the late '90s, he was flying DC-8s all over Central and South America.
Working for a father-son company made a big impression on Robert Jr., 33. "I looked at it and thought, 'What a great opportunity,'" he says. "I decided to take a leave of absence from the flying job to see if I could work with my father."
His father is Robert Douglas Sr., 72, founder of The Black Dog Tavern Co. Inc., the iconic T-shirt shop and restaurant on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The Black Dog dates back to 1971, when Robert Sr. opened a restaurant and named it after his Labrador-boxer, whose namesake was the pirate in the classic novel Treasure Island.
By the early '80s, The Black Dog T-shirt was a must-have item for Ivy Leaguers who spent summers on the island, and the store generated national buzz in the '90s, thanks to customers like President Bill Clinton. Robert Jr. created his own buzz when he came back to The Black Dog in 2000 to spend six months as a manager-in-training and quickly transitioned into the role of COO. Robert Jr. had his own ideas for revitalizing the business, but pushing new ideas wasn't easy; some senior managers quit amid the turbulence. "I think [the resistance] was due to my fresh outlook," says Robert Jr., now CEO. "I don't want to call it inexperience, but it was definitely a fresh set of eyes on the business."
Returning to the family business as "the kid" isn't all milkshakes and cotton candy, especially when younger family members see changes that need to happen for the business to remain relevant and profitable. "Young successors bring ideas to the table," says Paula Harveston, a management professor at the Campbell School of Business at Berry College in Mount Berry, Georgia. "It can be a problem, especially when there's no confidence in that person's leadership abilities yet."
This crisis of confidence could become more of an issue. Leadership in 39 percent of U.S. family-owned businesses will change hands over the next five years, according to the 2003 "MassMutual Financial Group/Raymond Institute American Family Business Survey." Thirty percent will go on to be run by second-generation family members, 12 percent will survive into the third generation, and just 3 percent will be handed down to the fourth generation, says Joseph Astrachan, editor of Family Business Review. In fact, the average life span of the U.S. family business is only 24 years.
At The Black Dog, Robert Sr. remains owner, chairman, president and sounding board for Robert Jr. and brother Jamie, 31, who oversees management of its retail stores. (His brother Morgan, 27, is a lunch cook at the tavern, and another brother, Brooke, 22, isn't involved with the business, "but," says Robert Jr., "I'm working on him.")
Having an encouraging parent helps, says Robert Jr., but he still had to sell employees on a new direction. It's been a slow process of outlining his ideas (one of which is a five-year plan for expanding the clothing side by up to 50 new stores--a move that could propel sales to $75 million by 2008), getting everyone's input and answering tons of questions. Some employees might leave, Robert Jr. says, but that's the price of progress. "I had countless meetings with the employees, because they need to be brought up to speed," he says. "It might take three, four, five months to keep on driving it home."
You Can't Go Home Again . . . Can You?
There's a fine line between the boardroom table and the kitchen table in any family business. Just ask Ellen Picataggio, 35, and husband Pete, 36, managing partners of The Farmer's Daughter, a 66-room hotel in Hollywood, California. The hotel was built in the 1960s and became a neighborhood icon, especially for fledgling actors who could get a room for as little as $25 a night.
Ellen's Korean-born parents bought the hotel in 1997 and continued to run it as a low-budget motel with the help of her sister, Christina. When Christina was killed in a car accident in 1999, Ellen's parents asked her to leave her job as an operations manager for a clothing manufacturer to take over operations at The Farmer's Daughter.
Pete considered leaving his job in business development for software company Symantec to join the family business. Leaving the corporate world was one hurdle; the thought of working seven days a week with his in-laws looking over his shoulder was another. "When they first asked, I said no," he says. "But the more I let my brain get behind it, the bigger a challenge it [appeared to be]."
He joined Ellen, and they started unpacking their own ideas. Ellen wanted to update the motel's design. Pete felt marketing and operations needed a huge overhaul. Both wanted to revamp The Farmer's Daughter into an upscale hybrid hotel-motel, a renovation that would cost a few million dollars. Ellen's parents, who are both in their 70s and spend most of their time off-site but maintain full ownership, resisted initially. "[My parents] come in every day for five or 10 minutes to look around and talk about what's going on," Ellen says. "Their minds are still very much involved in what's going on in the business."
The Picataggios gave Ellen's parents an ultimatum: Either you let us change some things, or we're outta here. "We sat down and said, 'If this is just going to be a Motel 6, we can't stay here.' That was step one," Ellen says.
The Picataggios also pressed her parents' hot button--the bottom line--by writing a business plan, preparing a sales pitch and letting them do the math. It worked: The renovation was completed in 2003, redecorated rooms are going for $115 to $122 a night, and The Farmer's Daughter has become a Hollywood nightspot for celebrity parties. Sales for 2005 are expected to reach $2.3 million.
Family members have to make a stellar case for any changes they propose, says Larry Bennett, director of the Larry Friedman International Center for Entrepreneurship at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island. To be taken seriously, "you have to quantify your rationale better than you would in a nonfamily business," he says. "You have to have an attorney's mind-set. That means knowing the answer before asking the question."
For the Picataggios, approaching Ellen's parents as investors and understanding their perspective was also key to changing their minds. "You have to keep it on a professional level," Ellen says. "That made a huge difference."
Smoothing Ruffled Feathers
Mark Schnepf represents the third generation to run Schnepf Farms, a family farm started in 1941 by his grandparents in Queen Creek, Arizona. But his original plan was to become a corporate attorney. "Growing up, I never wanted to be a farmer," says Schnepf, 46. "The work was too hard, the hours too awful."
When the farm ran into financial trouble in the early 1980s, Schnepf's dad, Ray, asked him to take a break before law school to manage the financial end of what was then a 5,000-acre working farm with 100 employees. "I started working with my dad and never left," Mark says.
The younger Schnepf, however, realized the farm needed to revitalize itself or it would go out of business. Mark and his wife, Carrie, 44, started incorporating public events, including an annual Peach Festival. Ray, who passed away in 1995, was excited about the direction the farm was heading.
But his mom, Thora, wasn't happy as the farm downsized both staff and acreage to branch into "agritainment," promoting itself as Arizona's "premier family entertainment farm" with petting zoos, a train ride and festivals that now draw thousands of people. Farm employees balked at interacting with the public, and old customers of the farm's roadside fruit and vegetable stand didn't like the changes, either.
The Schnepfs encouraged Thora to come to events on the farm, where she "warmed up to the idea," Mark says. "She became a local celebrity." They met with employees and explained how the changes were about survival and being able to pay people more, which improved morale. Today, the farm has 10 full-time employees, 110 seasonal employees, and annual sales of about $2 million. The Schnepfs believe they're staying true to the farm's legacy by keeping it alive--in fact, Mark thinks his biggest mistake was not changing faster because he didn't want to ruffle any feathers. "Don't be afraid to make changes," he says. "[Waiting too long] cost us a lot of money and time."
You must have a hands-on grasp of the core business processes first, says James Olan Hutcheson, president of ReGeneration Partners, a family-business consulting firm in Dallas. Even better, family members should seek outside work experience to get a well-rounded perspective and ask to be interviewed like any other applicant before they enter the family business. This lays the groundwork for what's expected and also what the younger generation expects. "Establish a code of conduct that says how you'll discuss important matters," Hutcheson says.
Nancy Bass, 43, is third-generation co-owner of the Strand Book Store, founded by her grandfather, Benjamin Bass, in 1927 in New York City. Today, it's an oasis for book lovers who trek to its flagship store on 12th and Broadway or to one of its four other locations around the city. While her dad, co-owner Fred Bass, 75, oversees the book buying and prefers bartering with the public at the used-book counter, Nancy--armed with an MBA and management experience from Exxon--is busy nearly doubling the size of the flagship store. She also oversees 210 employees and manages operations.
Updating a local legend can be daunting. "When I meet people at parties, they say, 'That's my favorite place in New York,'" Nancy says. So how has she pushed big changes such as web-based book selling? "Dad has to get used to things, so I say, 'If this doesn't work, this is the worst-case scenario.' We'll try it in small steps, and he'll get used to the change," she says.
You have to pick your battles and stay flexible, too. "I've given in to a lot of things where I might have the better way, but it's not the important battle," Nancy says. "You can have different paths to get to the same ends." There certainly seems to be no end in sight to the company's success: 2004 sales booked in at about $22 million.
Words to the Wise
So how do you push change as a second-or third-generation family business member? We asked the experts.
- "Find small changes that are very doable, where you can see quantifiable results. Tie things to measurable outcomes." -Paula Harveston, management professor at Berry College Campbell School of Business in Mount Berry, Georgia
- "Building a proven track record is very important. You can rattle A lot of sabers otherwise." -Larry Bennett, director of the Larry Friedman International Center for Entrepreneurship at Johnson & Wales University College of Business in Providence, Rhode Island
- "Find those people in the family who are mentors and know how to make things go forward." -Ralph Daniel, Center for Family Business Dynamics in Santa Barbara, California
- "[My parents] laid the foundation. I don't think it's good to discount that and depose them. Part of the legacy is keeping that association without cutting it off and saying, 'We're the new guard.'" -Ellen Picataggio, managing partner of The Farmer's Daughter in Hollywood, California
Family Business
Running a family business is very unique and offers its own obstacles most other types of businesses don't face. For instance, sibling rivalry is a perennial problem in most family businesses, while many nonfamily businesses have policies against family members working together. So with all the intricacies that come with family-owned businesses, here's a list of resources that will help keep your business one big, happy family.
- The Aspen Family Business Gathering. The Aspen Family Business Group is hosting an informal conference for family businesses August 4-7, 2005, in Fort Worth, Texas. The conference will offer workshops, a keynote and working dinners to discuss topics such as what roles family members play in the family business. Registration is $800 for the first two family members and $650 for each additional family member.
- "Challenges in Managing a Family Business" by the SBA. As the name in the title above describes, the SBA has put together a free 14-page article touching on many of the common issues that arise while managing a family business, including: sticking to your goals, dealing with in-laws seeking employment, handling personnel problems and establishing a line of succession.
- "Choosing Consultants for Your Family Business." With all the family business consultants out there, it might be difficult to figure out who is the appropriate one for your business. Purdue University offers a short article that gives a few basic tips to help ease the process of selecting a consultant. Other family business articles are also available on the site.
- fambiz.com. Northeastern University's Center for Family Business hosts this helpful site, which answers just about any family business question you may have. Fambiz.com offers a great search feature that covers everything from sibling rivalry to family business trends. The resource content is searchable by keyword or topic, and the site also offers a free service that alert subscribers when important family business news or features are offered on the site.
- Family Business. What would the world of niche publications be without a magazine dedicated specifically to family businesses? Family Business magazine's content includes interesting lists such as "The World's Oldest Family Companies" and "America's 150 Largest Family Companies," as well as articles that are unique to family businesses, such as married couples sharing their business and personal success stories. Annual subscriptions start at $79.
- The Family Business Advisor. The Family Business Advisor is a monthly newsletter that helps families keep their businesses running smoothly. Some questions the newsletter has answered include: How can you buy out your relatives without losing control of the business? How do you maintain trust and harmony? And how do you make financial plans that increase your family's wealth? An annual subscription is $195.
- Family Enterprise Institute. This membership organization is dedicated to supporting the growth and management of family businesses. Members receive expert techniques and tips, advisory help exploring the issues facing the business and more. Annual membership fee is $125, which includes the Institute's quarterly newsletter and magazine.
- The Family Firm Institute. If you need a qualified consultant or expert, The Family Firm Institute is an international organization of networked professionals that might be what you're looking for. The site offers a searchable directory ranging in subjects from accounting to liquidity options. The site also includes downloadable PDFs stuffed with facts and figures, and it links to the scholarly journal Family Business Review, offering manuscripts starting at $25.
- Genus Resources. This site offers a wide array of free articles targeted at family businesses. The in-depth articles are sorted into over 20 categories ranging from family business education to core values.
- "Women in Family-Owned Businesses" by I. Elaine Allen, PhD and Nan S. Langowitz DBA. This article (in PDF format) was published in August 2003 by Babson College and MassMutual Financial Group; however, the information is still relevant. The article is filled with great statistics and interesting information, such as characteristics or lessons learned from female-owned family businesses. --Steve Cooper


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A woman who went on a rampage using a fire extinguisher on people during a golf cart chase at Nova Southeastern University was arrested Monday, authorities said.
Dori Marshall Cash, 43, appeared in bond court Tuesday afternoon and was ordered held on $19,600 bond.
Broward Circuit Judge John Hurley said if Cash posts bond, she is banned from entering any schools in the state of Florida, she must wear a GPS monitor and must undergo a psychosocial mental health evaluation while on pretrial release. She is also not allowed to consume any alcoholic beverages or possess any firearms or ammunition.
Cash was arrested on charges of grand theft auto, making a false report of a bomb and interfering with school functions, jail records showed.
The university was on a brief lockdown Monday as police chased her near the school's dental clinic and the Miami Dolphins training facility, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported.
"The female stole a lab coat, commandeered a golf cart and was spraying people with fire extinguishers as she drove around," Davie Police Capt. Dale Engle told the newspaper.
Later, Cash abandoned the golf cart and got a landscaper's vehicle, police said.
Officers ran after her until she was finally caught. The incident ended at 1 p.m., the newspaper said.
"As far as we know, she has no relationship to Nova," NSU's Executive Director for University Relations Dave Dawson told the newspaper. "She came onto our campus and acted in a threatening manner. We called police and they were quick to respond."
Dawson said the woman was apprehended quickly and added that everyone at the school was safe.
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Clearwater, FL: At four separate locations across the state of Florida Third Annual Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Gabriel Myers and the Right to Informed Consent took place last night. The vigil honors the memory of 7-year-old Gabriel Myers who apparently committed suicide by hanging himself in the residence of his foster parents while on several psychiatric medications. Hosted by Dr. Elizabeth Young and the Citizens Commission of Human Rights of Florida, hundreds of participants attended the Clearwater vigil.
While there are many controversial issues that created divided mental health advocacy agendas, the issue of the overuse of psychiatric medications is one in need of a unified alliance.
Concerned child advocates in Florida have a watchful eye on the bill proposed by Florida State Senator Ronda Storms. SB 1808: Provision of Psychotropic Medication to Children in Out-of-home Placements, is working its way through the state legislature and if passed would help protect children in foster care from being placed on harmful psychotropic medications. The bill would place tighter controls on the DCF making it so a compelling state interest must be shown before a child is medicated.
States are required under the Child and Family Services Improvement and Innovations Act of 2011 to amend their Title IV-B state plan to identify appropriate use and monitoring of psychotropic medications, as part of the state's current oversight of prescription medications. (Social Security Act Sections 422 (b)(15)(A)(ii)and (v).
Among the powerful speeches at the vigil, Walter Kowalczyk Jr. gave a heartbreaking testimony regarding the harmful ADHD medications prescribed to his son Tyler. The ADHD medications induced sudden cardiac arrest and Tyler passed away on Christmas night, 2010.
In an effort to help others to make informed decision when choosing ADHD medications, Walter founded the Tyler Kowalczyk Foundation. The Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group whose mission is to provide good information to the public about the dangers of the use of stimulant ADHD medication and the misdiagnosis of the disorder.
You can learn more about the Tyler Kowalczyk Foundation at: www.ADHDecide.org
Prescription Addiction Radio Show host, Larry G, attended the vigil and introduced me to the show which airs every Sunday Night from 9 – 11 PM EST
As a registered pharmacist for over 30 years, Larry is Breaking the Silence about the quiet epidemic affecting our country.
"The Prescription Addiction Radio Show is a challenge to America to discuss the culture in our country that has evolved into accepting the silent epidemic that has created a growing number of people who cannot get through their day without an addictive or psychologically mind altering drug. The show also addresses the increasing number of drugs children are being given and has developed into a unique radio show for all ages."
Walter read this beautiful poem last night. Holding back the tears was pretty tough for everyone in the crowd.
One Step Closer
By: Walter Kowalczyk Jr.
I spent some time thinking about some of the things we shared,
Reminiscing about stuff, I almost could feel you there,
I picked up your shirt and held it close n wept,
I went and laid in your old bed where you slept,
I kissed a picture of you and started to cry,
Puzzled at why you are gone, I can't understand why,
I listened to song, I had not heard in so long,
I knew you would like it, and try to sing along,
I wish I can share everything with you like before,
I wish I buy you everything at one of your favorite stores,
As the tears drop, and my world is continuing to fall,
I know in my heart that you were the meaning of it all,
I feel like I let you down, I wish I could have known,
I am very sorry that I let that poison in our home,
I love you Tyler, it's getting late,
With your death and our fight I have a lot on my plate,
Daddy is going to stay busy, but you will always be near,
I am the one driving the road of life but I'll let you steer,
Whisper to me gently in every breeze of air
Touch me with your light and let me know you're there,
God blesses us sometimes in ways we can't reason,
We cannot desert him, for that would be treason,
He is our father, our protector, our guide,
Sit back, hold on tight, cuz its going to be a bumpy ride,
You got to skip, all this tough stuff, warped ahead
You got to go right to the end of the game instead,
YOU WIN! High score! You are number one!
You are not only mine, but you are also Jesus' son,
He will watch over you, until I get there,
Tyler and Dad in heaven, nothing could compare!
We can play all day everyday now,
You won't need school u know everything anyhow,
I won't waste time with the things I did,
No time for anything else, just me and my kid,
Does that sound good? Do we have a date?
Cuz I am looking forward and I simply cannot wait!
So I am going to sleep now to dream of you and me,
Playing in heaven, being just as happy as we can be,
When I wake up I will be one step closer,
For Heaven awaits me, when this world has closure,
Good night Tyler Kowalczyk, a.k.a. Tyler the Great!
Until we meet for our eternal heavenly play date..-Dad
Please visit www.tyler-k.com where you will find: a biography, pictures, movies, all of the artwork he did over the years, home videos, sound clips he recorded on his Dsi that he got for his last Christmas, and got to play with on his last day on earth, a memorial musical slideshow, a place to light a tribute candle, poems written about Tyler after he left this world, a memorial shop for you to order Tyler merch, and links and information about what happened to Tyler and what you can do to make sure it never happens to your child.


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Curtis and I flew to Chicago this past weekend for a little getaway! He ran the Chicago marathon and we thoroughly enjoyed the city!!!
We stayed at the Congress hotel - it was a super old hotel with great character and charm, plus it was right across the street from the start line of the race:) - here's a pic of our room!
These are the old elevators - I thought they were cool!
We asked the concierge where the best place was to get pizza - he recommended this little pub - so delish!
This was the little pub - must go back!!!
This was the deep dish we had to eat with a fork - oh my it was gooooood!!!
This is a view of the street our hotel was on - the one with the red letters is ours;)
Pic of our hotel
I loved the sculptures and artwork in this city - here's a sculpture of Abe
Buckingham fountain was right in front of our hotel!
Curt and I in front of the fountain
So beautiful!!!
Fountain with our hotel in the background!
Navy Pier was gorgeous with all the sailboats!
All the trees were turning and the geese were out along the Pier - it was so pretty!
I loved people watching as the owners of these boats pulled in, cleaned their boats, and just hung out
After strolling down Navy Pier, we ate at Ralph Lauren's restaurant - I had tomato bisque soup and a arugula chicken salad, and Curtis had the Amish Chicken and Green Beans Almondine - sp?
I had such a wonderful time with my hubs - this was one of our first trips just the two of us since our honeymoon:)
This is the awesome amphitheater
The bean:) Loved this sculpture;)
Us in front of the bean!
This is the lobby of our hotel! This hotel boasts that the most presidents have stayed here than any other hotel!
We loved that we were able to see Curt's bro and sis-in-law and their kiddos - this is Emerson and Corbin - too cute!!!
Curt, his bro Kevin, and Corbin at Artiste Cafe - yummy breakfast place!
Emerson and Sarah - so cute!
Here is Curt and Kevin at the expo for the marathon!
Own it baby!!!!
I ran into my good friend Jacob - we grew up together in school and went to A&M together! It was great to see him!!!
Hal Higdon was there - this is the man who started it all for Curt and I - we were nonrunners when we started his training plan for a half marathon about a year ago!!! It was cool to meet him and get his autograph - he signed the boys bibs!
This is Dean K. he just ran 100 miles - he has also done 50 marathons in 50 days! Whew! The boys were so pumped to meet him. Curtis, Kevin and Sarah's friend Wes, Dean, and Kevin
Their names were on the "Wall of Fame" runners wall!
This yummy place is where we had our "pasta party" the night before the race! Sooo goood! From l to r: Curt, Me, Wes, Hillary, Kevin, Sarah
Race day - unfortunately I did not get any pics of Curt or Kevin running - my camera has a huge delay and they ran by so fast it was hard to even see them, much less have time to catch a pic! So...I just took a pic of all the runners - 45,000 to be exact!
This guy was awesome - what a way to stand out in the crowd - we told our boys to do this next year - ha ha!
All the boys after the race - Kevin shaved his face and cut his hair the night before! Curtis had already showered here while the other two went to the massage tent, that's why he doesn't still have his running clothes on!
The girls - had so much fun with these two!!!
Such a blast - hope to do it all again next year!!!


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Journey into Mohawk Country
(in honor of Thanksgiving, a post about the book that is probably the most traditionally American story that we've ever published)
I don't know if you've read this book?
If you haven't read this book, here is the quick-and-dirty of why it is an interesting American story. Journey into Mohawk Country is set in 1634, and also it is all true facts. It is about a guy from Manhattan who ventures off into the wilderness and establishes trading relationships with the New York state Native Americans!
(No Thanksgiving dinner is had. But there is a bear, which kind of makes up for it.)


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Not really a mini review, but still shorter than normal today. I read this back in November, so it's hard to think of lots to write without talking about the sequel!
Title: Darkness Rising
Author: Keri Arthur
Publisher: Piatcus (UK)/Bantam (USA)
Publication date: October 2011
Notes: Book 1 in the Dark Angel series. Contains spoilers for the Riley Jensen series.
Description: Born from a lab-enhanced clone mother and an Aedh father, Risa Jones can not only talk to the souls of the dying and the dead but she can see reapers and walk the grey fields that divide this world from the next. They are skills she rarely uses, however. But when her mother asks her to help the parents of a little girl locked in a coma, she reluctantly agrees. What she discovers terrifies her: someone has ripped the girl's soul from her flesh.
As it turns out, a creature consuming the souls of the innocent - and not so innocent - is the least of her problems. Because someone wants to rip open the gates that divide hell from earth, and Risa is a key component in their plans. And the only person standing between her and disaster is a reaper who isn't exactly on her side.
My thoughts: I'm a big fan of the author, Keri Arthur, and particularly her Riley Jensen series, which I was sad to see end. So when I heard she was writing a new series set in the same world, you know I was interested! 'Darkness Unbound' is the first book in the Dark Angel series, and focuses on Risa, someone we started to see at a very young age, now all grown up. Along with her best friends Iliana and Tao, she owns & runs a very successful restaurant, but with her ability to see reapers, the creatures that usher souls along to the next life, her mother (a Seer) sometimes points clients to Risa too.
Risa quickly gets pulled in to a conspiracy that seems to involve her father, and looks like it could leave her dead, possibly getting her friends first. And of course Risa won't let that happen. I really liked the dynamics between the three friends - it's clear they all get on very well, but there are also slight tensions sometimes over things that happened before the book starts. I hope we'll get to explore those things in the rest of the series.
This being a Keri Arthur story, it wouldn't be complete without some sexy complicated men, and taking up the post here we have Lucian, who seems interested in becoming something serious for Risa, but has a lot of secrets. Then there's the reaper who's staying by her side pretty much 24/7 while he tries to stop Risa's dad.
I loved this book, and can't wait to see where the Dark Angel series goes. Book 2 is also out already (hopefully I'll review it soon) and book 3 comes out in July. I'll give Darkness Unbound 8 stars.


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Several weeks after the attack, the witness is still trembling. "Everyone knew trouble was coming," the man says, describing the day last month that haunts him still. A fit-looking fortysomething wearing a T shirt and jeans, the man was a volunteer working on a half-completed church in a suburb of Hangzhou, a picturesque lakeside city 112 miles southwest of Shanghai. Financed by local Christians, the church was to serve a community of 5,000 parishioners. Hundreds of them gathered at the site on the afternoon of July 29, some joining the construction crew building the church. Others, many of them elderly parishioners,...
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OFWs Can Convert Leftover Foreign Currencies to Viber Credits
PRESS RELEASE — Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and other travelers can now credit their Viber Out accounts directly in international airports via TravelersBox kiosks. The kiosks allow travelers to deposit their leftover foreign coins and bills into various eWallets and online accounts such as Viber before departing for their next destination. Also included are PayPal, iTunes and Google Play.
TravelersBox kiosks can help OFWs get value for their leftover foreign currency by converting coins and bills into real digital money with Viber. With more than 75 kiosks in 8 countries (note: the press release says eight but the TravelersBox website counts only six — see addedum below), the company had announced further expansion throughout Asia this year. In the Philippines, the kiosks are located in Manila at NAIA Terminal 1 (near Starbucks) and Terminal 3 (International Departure Gates).
Robi Kopel, FinTech Lead at Viber, says "Our goal at Viber is to connect users all over the world. We're very happy to be working with TravelersBox to offer a way for travelers to convert their left over currency to Viber Out credit to contact loved ones."
ADDENDUM (By Miniphilippines.com)
About Viber
Viber is part of the Rakuten family, a Japanese electronic commerce and Internet company based in Tokyo, Japan. Its B2B2C e-commerce platform Rakuten Ichiba is the largest e-commerce site in Japan and among the world's largest by sales.
Viber calls are always free over 3G/4G or WiFi when both parties have Viber. Viber Out allows users to call both mobiles and landlines worldwide at low rates even if when the recipient doesn't have Viber.
About TravelersBox.com
TravelersBox is a service that allows you to make the most of your spare foreign change. By depositing your leftover foreign currency into a TravelersBox kiosk, you can redeem it for gift cards from your favorite brands, deposit it into your Viber account, or donate it.
According to their website, TravelersBox charges a 7% fee while offering great exchange rates. The company will always be cheaper than the local money exchanges at the airport.
The TravelersBox kiosks in the following countries accept its respective currencies:
- Turkey – Turkish Lira, USD, Euro and Russian Ruble.
- Georgia – Georgian Lari and Euro.
- Italy – Euro.
- Philippines – Peso and USD.
- Israel – Euro, USD, GBP and Turkish Lira.
- Canada – Canadian Dollar, USD and GBP.
According to the TravelersBox website, depositing money in the kiosk is 100% safe. TravelersBox is authorized by the local banks and port authorities in each location, such as TAV and DHMI (General Directorate of State Airports Authority of Turkey), SEA, GTAA, TAV and Central Bank of Georgia.
Once you complete your deposit with the TravelersBox kiosk, you'll get an e-mail confirmation with instructions for redeeming your cash. Simply click on the link provided in the e-mail and follow the instructions. Your deposit will be available to you within 48 hours.
Sources: Press Release from Viber Philippines | TravelersBox website
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Let's start by praising, not burying, the analysts at Standard & Poor's:
Because to be fair: they're hardly the only people who don't know what they're talking about when it comes to the California budget.
Of course, it's the not the job of most people to opine on the budget and rate California's debt.
U.S. & World
So S&P's latest analysis of the state budget -- including a warning about recent changes in the budget -- is worrisome.
S&P has bought into three fictions.
1. That last year's budget was balanced.
Previously, S&P issued positive reports on California's budget despite the fact that that budget was "balanced" with phony assumptions and gimmicks. S&P seemed to buy the spin that tough choices had been made and progress achieved.
2. That mid-year cuts now under consideration make a difference.
Now S&P is warning that the legislature's failure to make the governor's mid-year cuts are dooming the budget to more gimmicks and phoniness (after having endorsed the recent phoniness). The budget was broken before the mid-year cuts, and it's broken after the mid-year cuts. The mid-year cuts make no material diference to the state's fiscal outlook.
3. That Controller John Chiang's power to withhold legislators' pay would make budgets more honest.
S&P's new report argues that a court decision that restricts Chiang's power to withhold lawmakers' pay is a threat to the budget. That's nonsense--and flies in the face of what actually happened last year.
After Chiang refused to pay lawmakers for passing a budget vetoed by Gov. Brown, another budget was passed -- based on phony revenue assumptions.
So the controller was not a force for budget balance. Indeed, giving a controller the power to withhold lawmakers' pay is a risk factor for the budget.
A controller seeking to curry political favor has great incentive to block pay as a way of pushing back against politically difficult cuts or revenue increases in the budget to score political points (since no one likes cuts ore revenues increases).
If anything, the decision limiting Chiang's power probably is good news -- albeit very mild good news-- for budget hawks.
Here's reality, in case S&P is interested. The budget process is broken in California. The budget can't practically be balanced under these conditions. And no one is working to redesign the budget process -- and the governing system -- into something that could be managed and balanced.
S&P -- and Californians for that matter -- shouldn't get bogged down in minor items like mid-year cuts and controller powers, and focus on this big picture.
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Hello, I am wondering if someone can help me with a problem I have.
I am using the hasNext() method to read from a file. I have multiple parts in the text file.
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Then it goes onto Shop C, D, E, etc.
All the units have different amounts of staff, different hours and a diifferent wage.
I have got it to read the file, the number of staff, number of hours, and pay rate, but I want it to stop reading at the empty line, or the next TEXT line... so I can manipulate data for the next Shop Unit. The main question is do I use a break statement after the first loop as I want it to repeat for each Shop Unit.
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Meat is a staple food in the diet of many across the world. Whether or not you chooses to eat meat, its widespread consumption is undeniable.
Many meat-eaters opt to purchase organic meat in order to avoid the cocktail of hormones, additives, and other unwanted ingredients that go along with conventional meat products.
Despite this, the many forms of meat products are largely contaminated and have their own host of issues — including 'antibiotic-free' meats, according to a new report.


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Installing Brakes & Suspension Into Barracuda Resto Project - Driving Foundation Part 2: - Invasion Of The '67
Suspension And Brake Details On The Power Tour Barracuda
In the December '02 issue, we introduced you to a '67 Barracuda constructed by Muscle Car Restorations of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. In that first installment, we displayed the car that we began with-a '67 convertible that would be considered a solid driver.
This series outlines what is necessary to build a car that wins show trophies and, at the same time, is routinely driven and can perform at the drags well beyond expectations.
Of all three facets-driving, showing, and performing-driving gets top billing with this Barracuda. Our goal is to present you with a challenge: Prepare your Mopar for the '03 installment of the Hot Rod Power Tour. Details of the event are forthcoming, but imagine with us, if you will, Mopars showing up in force and invading the Hot Rod Power Tour.
To simply be on the Power Tour is one thing, but to have so many Mopars that the Hot Rod staff calls it an invasion is our goal. Yes, for one bright and shining week in late May, the Mopars will rule.
In this second installment, we'll show you how to build a car that is enjoyable to drive and stops reliably, thanks to a supple suspension, which was reconstructed using all new components from Performance Suspension Technology. Additionally, the original 10-inch drum brakes were discarded in favor of a reliable combination from Stainless Steel Brakes.
Follow along as we outline these details and further introduce the Invasion of the '67 Barracuda.