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Soooo cool!!!
lovely! :)
Ohh Garance she's always sooo beautyful!
Amazing video, so much fans! I would have love to be there!
This is awesome, so many people and for as far I can see a great book. Definitely going to buy it!
I wish I had the oportunity to meet you too!
Congrats on your work!
Always inspiring!C.
what a great video! the event was so so amazing. i had just 10 seconds chatting with scott schuman, but it was the best 10 seconds i could ask for! garance and he were super nice. can't wait for the next one
Congratulations! Wish I could get a signed copy one day! Love your work! You are an artist with your camera, you not only capture the people and their style, you also capture a feeling, the moment, a wish, sometimes even a whole story and that's what makes your work being art and not just "streetstyle"!
xxx from Switzerland
Looking damn dapper, Scott! And always love seeing you and Garance together, so sweet :)
Great video! Can't wait to get the book!
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Congratulations! I love your work! Wish I could get a signed copy one day! Your are an artist with your camera! You not only capture people and their style, you also manage to picture a special moment, a feeling, a wish, sometimes even a whole story! And that's what makes you being an artist and not a "streetstyle photographer"!
xxx from Switzerland
It was a great book signing and a great book! Thank you
Is there an LA book signing in the future?
Thank you!!
I've been inspired to buy the book .I see it's for sale online at net a porter , quite a convenient excuse to buy something else as well ! I love the cover photo and seeing the actual "model" at the book signing as well as hearing comments from the other guests.
Wathing this video was almost too much…..emotion ! It makes me miss everything : the city, the fashion, the very stylish crowd at the book signing and seeing you and Garance.
Love the video in black and white (my favorite) and my precious Billie Holiday (my favorite blues singer) as background music…..
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I love this video! I love the initial comments about Scott capturing a variety of styles and really pushing the boundaries of "what's style" and what is not. I'm constantly inspirted by this blog and Garance's! Thank you both.
Congratulations for this new book ! I'm looking forward to having a look at it !
Congratulations on the new book! I'm gifting myself your book because I have a project nearly finished that I need to congratulate myself for.
both you and garance are so inspiring. well done Again!!
How does it feel to have the camera pointed at you? Looks like your book tour is going wonderfully – CONGRATS!
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Cool I wish I could be there !!
You are a genius !XX Luba
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I looove this! Very cozy and friendly atmosphere) I strongly believe that someday I'll be able to visit such amazing events
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Scott, you were such a trooper for staying past the 8 o'clock hour to assure everyone's book was signed.
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It was truly an amazing time, and more amazing to meet both Mr Schuman and Ms Dore.
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Such a gentleman, and this represents your style as well as you represent NYC
Scott, come to the West Coast!!!
talk about a fashionable crowd! congratulations on the book signing, it looks like a wonderful event!
it's such a cool video
Billie Holiday. Excellent choice, sir.
I would LOVE to work & travel with this amazing couple!!
Is there any chance to get the book in Mexico soon?
All those reporters were in the book signing… that's good!
This was a big success and no doubt your book is one of the best that has come out this season. Judging it from the great number of people who attended you have gained fame and prestige and you should never look back do what you have to do to keeping you going.
What a colorful event it was! I must confess l have a rough idea what this book is all about. Quit inspiration and it is what you need to keep you going, thumbs up for the far you have come and keep it real.
Looks so good! WIsh I could have been there!
Garance looks beautiful as always!
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What an amazing video! A lot of fun and I wish I could be there, looks so brilliant and perfect! You are so genius in that nice shot!
love this video!!!
I wish I _could_ view this video. Unfortunately, in Germany, the GEMA – Germany's version of ASCAP that has gone absolutely rabid – has blocked it because of some music that can be heard in it.
Scott, you're so elegant!
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Please, allow me to congratulate you with all of respect and sincereness! Your world inspires me :)) inspires to be yourself, allows to dream and realise yourself with courage and determination. Thanks a lot)
Wish you good luck and waiting new pictures
So funny! It's me at 0:13 … doing a post about you ;-)
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Scott, last week a friend went to your opening and she asked you if you could sign an invitation for me as a present, I just received it and now it's hanging in front of me at my office, best gift ever THANKS!!!!! Greetings from Chile!!
I have to agree with the one gentleman, I too use the images as inspiration for my clothing and what I'm going to wear. I love the website, your previous book (which is so dog eared from my different moods) and can not wait to get the new book. My only wish is that I could have been present for an autographed copy. Perhaps the next time. Great party!
Argh what a badass..
What an amazing video and what a great night it was! Thank you so much for including me and Elena Moussa in the final cut!
I get the same vibe from this video as I do from the "Dinner Party" mini-film: Mr Schuman's event seems to have brought together a group of interesting people who gathered to talk style and enjoy each others' company. Wish I could have been there. I'm also impressed that this video treats its subjects, most of whom are not famous people, the same way the dinner party film does its movers and shakers of the style world: with respect and a clear desire to celebrate each attendee's individuality.
It was an honour to meet you both, the book is fantastic. Congratulations.
I am smiling at your success and obvious happiness. Thank-you.
Beautifully shot. You come across very elegantly amongst swooning fans and great music.
Ain't nothing wrong with that!
I am happy for your success and l pray that everything you so desire will be granted to you. We as your fans are solidly behind you, we love and appreciate you big deal.
The great number of people who attended proofs that this was a success and thumbs up for the far you have come.
wow! I wish I was there! Congrats! I love your work. ;)
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Very sweet video. Each person in it was just darling.
How happy the people shot by you are!
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Lovely! Congratulations! You're just a genius.
You are on the right side of the fotografia. Obrigada
Your pictures are very nice!! I want your book!!


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Knockaert, Marie and Gray, N. and Damiens, E. and Chang, Y.-T. and Grellier, P. and Grant, Karen M. and Fergusson, David and Mottram, Jeremy C. and Soete, M. and Dubremetz, J.-F. and Le Roch, K. and Doerig, C. and Schultz, P. G. and Meijer, Laurent (2000) Intracellular targets of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors: identification by affinity chromatography using immobilised inhibitors. Chemistry and Biology, 7 (6). pp. 411-422. ISSN 1074-5521
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Background: Chemical inhibitors of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) have great therapeutic potential against various proliferative and neurodegenerative disorders. Olomoucine, a 2,6,9-trisubstituted purine, has been optimized for activity against CDK1/cyclin B by combinatorial and medicinal chemistry efforts to yield the purvalanol inhibitors. Although many studies support the action of purvalanols against CDKs, the actual intracellular targets of 2,6,9-trisubstituted purines remain unverified. Results: To address this issue, purvalanol B (95) and an N6-methylated, CDK-inactive derivative (95M) were immobilized on an agarose matrix. Extracts from a diverse collection of cell types and organisms were screened for proteins binding purvalanol B. In addition to validating CDKs as intracellular targets, a variety of unexpected protein kinases were recovered from the 95 matrix. Casein kinase 1 (CK1) was identified as a principal 95 matrix binding protein in Plasmodium falciparum, Leishmania mexicana, Toxoplasma gondii and Trypanosoma cruzi. Purvalanol compounds also inhibit the proliferation of these parasites, suggesting that CK1 is a valuable target for further screening with 2,6,9-trisubstituted purine libraries. Conclusions: That a simple batchwise affinity chromatography approach using two purine derivatives facilitated isolation of a small set of highly purified kinases suggests that this could be a general method for identifying intracellular targets relevant to a particular class of ligands. This method allows a close correlation to be established between the pattern of proteins bound to a small family of related compounds and the pattern of cellular responses to these compounds.
Item Type: | Article |
Journal or Publication Title: | Chemistry and Biology |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Casein kinase 1 ; Cyclin-dependent kinases ; Erk ; Malaria ; Purine |
Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
Departments: | Faculty of Health and Medicine > Medicine |
ID Code: | 9113 |
Deposited By: | Dr Karen Grant |
Deposited On: | 27 May 2008 13:24 |
Refereed?: | Yes |
Published?: | Published |
Last Modified: | 24 Mar 2017 03:29 |
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Here is my problem: The stairs that go down to my basement are 36 inches wide and 8.5 inches deep. I have had several people tell me that they thought the stairs were not deep enough. I have tried looking up the standard stair dimensions but I did not find anything. Can anyone offer some insight on how deep the stairs should be. And if 8.5 inches is not deep enough, is there a way I can extend the tred without having to remove the entire stair tred? Thanks in advance.
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"5. Follow Rules of Thumb: Try to keep the rise for each step no higher than 7-5/8 inches, and the run or tread no more narrow than 10 inches. It's good to build a comfortable set of stairs anywhere from 32 to 35 degrees, typically stairs where one tread and one riser add up to between 17 and 18 inches."Lorax
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Lorax and RobertCDF are right on. I have always tried to get the rise as close to seven (7) and the run,or tread, to ten (10) as possible. However, you did not mention anything about the headroom--is this an old house where you might be limited in the total run (the total distance horizontally from the top of the stairs to the bottom) In some cases, structual limitations may prevent you from having a longer run. Give us more info and maybe we can give you more help. Jim
If you extend the tread width by 1.5" to ge 10", realize that the extension for each tread will grow as the sum of all those above it (first tread 1.5, second tread 1.5 to make up for the first one and 1.5 to extend it to 10" clearance, third one will extend 4.5", fourth 6" etc).
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Hi dlanciloti, Been reading this forum for awhile but i'm newly registered here. Here is a web page i found to be useful for myself a couple of times. Hope this will be of some help to you. http://daveosborne.com/dave/articles...9fa3c3a166ccba


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we have something like this in Dallas called dining in the dark and its to raise awareness and money for diseases that cause blindness. some of the best chefs in the city participate.
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I don't think I could do this. I'm way too picky about my food...I'd be afraid they snuck a mushroom in there somewhere! And then I'd probably spit it out in a really unladylike way :)
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Annual Plant Reviews, Volume 14, Plant Pigments and their ManipulationISBN: 978-1-4051-5006-4
368 pages
February 2009, Wiley-Blackwell
It is difficult to over-state the importance of plant pigments
in biology. Chlorophylls are arguably the most important organic
compounds on earth, as they are required for photosynthesis.
Carotenoids are also necessary for the survival of both plants and
mammals, through their roles in photosynthesis and nutrition,
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and betalains, have important roles in both the biology of plants
and the organisms with which plants interact.
This book provides an overview of pigment chemistry and biology,
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Kevin M. Davies, Crop & Food Research, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
2. Chlorophylls.
Robert D. Willows, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia.
3. Carotenoids.
Abby Cuttriss and Barry Pogson, School of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.
4. Flavonoids.
Kathy E. Schwinn and Kevin M. Davies, Crop & Food Research, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
5. Condensed tannins.
Greg Tanner, CSIRO Plant Industry, Canberra, Australia.
6. Betalains.
Jean-Pierre Zrÿd and Laurent Christinet, Laboratory of Plant Cell Genetics, Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Mary Ann Lila, Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA.
9. Plant pigments and protection against UV-B radiation.
Brian R. Jordan, Soil, Plant & Ecological Sciences Division, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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Reception: Eastern Washington University: Pence Union Building
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"Our cake was absolutely beautiful! Marsell was so great; I gave her my idea and she turned it into a fabulous cake. She made the most elegant cake and topper, and the cake tasted soooooo delicious. We met once to taste her cake and decide what kind we wanted, she matched our wedding colors, and she delivered. The best part is that she will make another top tier cake on our 1 year anniversary for free. I definitely recommend Marsell's cakes to any bride getting married in the Spokane area!"
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"If there were more stars, I would give this venue a 10!!! First of all, the event planning staff at EWU took care of ALL the details. We looked at numerous beautiful buildings on the campus and this one was the one that had enough space for all our guests. The event staff came up with a great menu just for our wedding. We met before hand to go over room layout, to see what the tables would look like (they were beautiful!), to look at lighting, and they were very flexible making changes. The event staff was great at emailing different menus, plans, room layouts, table settings, all of it since I was out of the area most of the time I was planning. The day before our wedding, they set up all the tables and allowed us to come and decorate the hall, but they took care of setting the tables, providing the sound setup for the DJ, adjusting the lighting, everything. We gave them the centerpieces (they also had some that we could have chosen) and they set them up as well. It was so easy, the dinner tasted great, and they took care of every detail - from setup to cleanup. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! There are even more beautiful historic buildings on the campus that have just been renovated, I guarantee you will not be disappointed."
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Science Journals: Purveyors or Gatekeepers?
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After after harnessing the laws of Nature, and applying Truth and Reason to triumph over dogmatic Religion, Science now seems to be capable of falling into the same traps of power and corruption that can undermine all great human pursuits and lofty achievements. Hopefully, the same basic principals that allowed Science to persevere and flourish, can also be brought to bear upon its own methods now, in order to redeem itself to the Media and clamoring Masses that have lost their blind faith.
Since we've all been raised to believe that Science is based in Truth, and that Justice and Liberty are inalienable rights, it should come as no surprise that the General Public risks becoming(at least temporarily) disenfranchised by the fact that there seems to be some degree of suppressed dissent in the Scientific Community revolving around Climate Science. From a Layman's point of view, many people have grown weary of the arguments, and are ready to just "follow the money" when it comes to understanding the causes of the global warming debate. Most intelligent people are also becoming hyper-sensitized to anything that even remotely resembles propaganda, and have started to see past the all political posturing, economic interests, and ethical self-righteousness of the Climate Change movement to realize that we might actually have a more profound and underlying dilemma to consider here. One that is failing to address deeper ecological issues, while still trying to commoditize carbon dioxide through legislation. A dilemma which might eventually stem itself from our Society's reliance on Science as the primary guiding force in human achievement and evolution. Therefore, in order to proceed into a clarified vision of the Future where environmental issues can be addressed at their root cause, let's first consider the risks of losing our best guiding force in a world presently ruled by money and politics.
As we risk losing our faith in Science here in the Present, we need to regain a workable trust in what we had hoped were the infallible principals of the Scientific Method in order to move towards a more pre-verified Future outlook. Since many people believe that Science has indeed supplanted Religion (which arguably supplanted Nature long ago!) as our guiding force in Society and Life as we know it, let's proceed according to any other scientific or "religious" study by considering the facts as basic articles of faith, and as they exist within the scientific community itself. The first step to redeeming our views of Science would surely be to turn to the 'scripture' of Science, as it has been methodically collected and presented throughout the ages by the indentured librarians and peer-reviewed science journals that this community of researchers and trusted professionals places its own trust into.
As a result of the East Anglia document leaks, and the resultingly over-hyped "Climategate Scandal", alot of average people began to take a harder look at something that had up until then had perhaps just been a subconscious presumption. That is, that Science is indeed fallible. If the documents and data that Science bases its findings upon can be deemed unreliable by the Media (if not downright suspect), then the Scientific Community would apparently need to get its own house in order, before undertaking some sort of PR campaign to quickly regain widespread public credibility. Of course a rationale person, would say that PR is for politicians, and that Science can and should just let its results speak for themselves. Unfortunately for all (wo)men of the (white labcoat) cloth, the disastrously timed theft, or "leak" (pending on your POV), of the East Anglia files came at a time when the Public was already very uneasy about not only the unknowns of the Future, but even the almost incomprehensible goals and methods of the Copenhagen Climate Conference itself. Once the Media started running out of steam with their united front against Climate Change, it was inevitable that dissent and dissatisfaction would become the leading stories on (so called) Global Warming. The result of course is that the Public is now taking a more harsh and candid view of Science, based on what very little it can grasp about the underlying issues within that seemingly closed worldwide community. This is normally where the Media should have been able to step up, do its research, and then present a story that would sell "the truth", as well as more ad space. So long as it didn't disenfranchise any larger accounts in the Energy, Automotive, Advertising, or Agricultural sectors, of course.
Unfortunately the Media is in a professional tailspin of its own, where after years of corporate efficiency initiatives, and debt-driven consolidation, it is largely incapable of properly reporting on such a wide range of human resource intensive, and highly specialised subjects as Science. So unless there is a central Newswire or PR Agency that is providing in depth Science reporting, these tricky subjects are left to a homogenized editorial approach that does little to clarify underlying issues. More on this at 11…Or ss time allows.
So generally speaking, great swathes of Public Opinion began to doubt Science for the first time, or were forced to re-consider what they had long suspected, but hadn't really wanted to accept. That although science is based in the hard facts of "truth", it is also dependent on Corporate and/or Politically driven funding, and is susceptible to the same organizational ineptitude, communication breakdowns, and other human pitfalls that can beset any other institution. In short, Science can apparently be be swayed by other interests and factors. What's more, even though all scientists aren't supposed to be in agreement with each other, and in fact disagreement is a vital part of the 'checks & balances" of the scientific method, the self-correcting principals of the peer-review process itself seemed to be flawed for some reason!
So if the Media was just going to tell the Public whatever they wanted to hear (according to the dictates of mass-consumption), rather than telling them what they needed to know, and the Science Community was apparently suffering its own (Media driven?) scandals, where are we all to turn for the truth that we need as a rudder on this rolling ocean of confusion?
This would seem to be an enormous and historical opportunity for the owners and editors of Scientific Journals to step in and save the day, both within their community, and by reaching out to the Public via PR and Press professionals – with a new level of lucid clarity, and communicative transparency. So what have we seen from these gatekeepers for Scientific Truth?
Here we've already seen how the Communications hacks or PR department at MIT can take an area of research and spin it into an incredulous claim, that instantly discredits any of the real work behind it. Though it's been suggested that despite the hyperbole of the published article from MIT, that the underlying research papers could not be cited because of copyright infringement concerns, or other legal liability. Fair enough.
Here we see a fascinating anachronism suggesting that history is 'missing' about 200 years, and this otherwise well supported postulate causes Dendrochronologists bemoan the fact that most "dendro data" is never published. Instead what should be available for review, is kept as in-house secrets in dendro labs in order for these organizations to be able to sell their services to archaeologists. This is sure to become a prevailing trend as more facilities succumb to the corporate and consolidating effects of modernly managed Science. Unfortunately the treatment of tree-ring data is also now tightly pegged to climate science, and any shortcomings in the 'dendro data' will instantly impact credibility in the larger field off research, and public perceptions.
We're also seeing more sites like this one, that are dedicated (with an almost religious zeal?) to exposing the suppression, censorship and dogmatism that is believed to have corrupted Science
Although the VAST majority of published research is beyond reproach, the work of Science relies on consistent, measurable and provable results that reject any anomalous findings that don't fit the basic criteria of solid and dependable truth. In a system that relies on merciless peer-review, full disclosure, and absolute transparency in order to assure truth, it takes only one weak link to ruin the results for everyone. Repairing any signs of such weakness seems to be of the highest order of importance, if Science is to assure its place as a guiding and driving force in human achievement and evolution. Otherwise it will risk being usurped and become enslaved by other powers and well-entrenched interests, as appears to be the ongoing propensity in so many other aspects of the human condition.
Please feel free to add to this provisional subject in the comments below, because like Science, this review is a never-ending work in progress, that is always open to further debate and and iterative revision. Hopefully
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In this post, I am going to talk about Nullable types. Actually most of developers know, in C#, we have mainly two types:
But we have one more type that is called Nullable type.
Actually, it is a value type but it has feature of both reference and Value type.
As we know, a value type is allocated space on stack, and every value of type must be initialized to some value during declaration. If you don't provide by yourself, C# does it for you. So every value type is assigned some value whether you initialize it or not.
Nullable type has a capability to hold a value or can have null reference, means there is no value. Nullable types were introduced in .NET 2.0.
We can declare and initialize a Nullable type as:
//This is a Nullable of Int type Nullable<int> t = 5;
C# also provides a short hand syntax for this as:
int? i = 5;
If you would not assign a value, you can do it with Nullable types as we can do it with reference types.
Now let's see it in the reflector how it got implemented. Here you can see the Class declaration as:
public struct Nullable<T> where T: struct
It means Nullable can be used over struct type, i.e., value type.
Here we will see some of the main properties of Nullable type and leave default ones. Now let's go to the details of method public Nullable(T value). This is parameterised constructor. Now let's see what is inside this code:
public Nullable(T value)
Here you can see that this is assigning value to the variable and setting hasValue as true.So it actually has one property hasValue that does the entire job. By default, it is set to false and once we assign some value in it, it is set as true. So whenever one accesses it without assigning it a value, it returns null reference.
Now let's see the HasValue property.
It is just returning the hasValue.Now let's see public T Value { get; } what it does:
public T Value { get; }
As you can see whether hasValue is true or not. If false, throw some exception else it returns the value.
Also let's have a view at two more next methods public T GetValueOrDefault() and public T GetValueOrDefault(T defaultValue). As the method name suggests, that returns the existing value and if it is not set then return the type's defult value. The definition is like this:
public T GetValueOrDefault()
public T GetValueOrDefault(T defaultValue)
So you can see that it checks the hasValue and based on this, returns the result. Similarly if you want to see public override bool Equals(object other) method, it has the code like:
public override bool Equals(object other)
This also checks the hasValue before comparing it.
There are two operator's method you can see at last. You all must be knowing this is Operator Overloading. But what is this for? Let's see the code below:
int i = 5; //Assigning a int type to a Nullable of int Nullable<int> t = i;
Actually, here I have declared and intialised an int variable and created a nullable type and assigned the int variable to it. This is actually accomplished with the help of the operators.
So it means we can assign a value type to a Nullable type whose underlying type is the same as the underlying type of a Nullable type without any casting.
But vice versa is not possible. You have to do explicit cast as:
Nullable<int> t = 5; //Need an explicit cast int i = (int)t;
But you always write as:
Nullable<int> t = 5; // No need for a cast because t.Value is actually the // underlying type and holds the value int i = t.Value;
So I think you all must have enjoyed. There are a lot more things still remaining which I'll cover in my next post.Cheers,Brij
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Brij wrote:a developer does not need any other resource other than msdn
Collin Jasnoch wrote:But in these cases it is often a "Tip/Trick" and hardly an article, IMO.
Collin Jasnoch wrote:I did not provide anything for you to add because I am not even sure of your intent of this article.
Collin Jasnoch wrote:the wording is harder (in your article)
Brij wrote:You must have noticed that this is a blog post. It is neither an article nor a Tip/trick. I wrote it for my blog and CodeProject takes the feed from there.
Brij wrote:The intent of this post is to highlight Nullable type. Now why highlight? because I have seen lot of developers don't use it ( It might not true in your area) and write some custom code for this.
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Jason Isbell's Sirens of the Ditch
The Drive-By Truckers' Jason Isbell has now gone solo, but he hadn't yet quit the band while recording Sirens of the Ditchcut with most of the current Truckers and their regular guests, the record smoothly lures and detours familiar, '70s-based rock-blues-country sounds and expectations while highlighting Isbell's character-actor flair. "I'm a brand-new kind of actress/I'm the same old stubborn waitress," a big-bottomed gal happily agrees with a yearning heckler (who's got a gun, it turns out) on the opening tunehowever far she gets, she knows she's got the kind of balancing act (plus the audacity-times-tenacity) that an actress-slash-waitress needs. As for the hero of "Try," will the blues-metal beating at the walls of his paranoia break on through, or become just another paranoid ritual? John Neff's steel guitar cuts as gently and deeply as Isbell's lyrics, each note cutting deeper into the "Dress Blues" of a wartime funeral. "Grown" flees such proprieties for (non-cheesy) memories of a playmate who "took my little hand . . . you taught me how to want something." (Another soul saved, though more recently, the narrator "heard the sirens' song/And I followed it in the ditch.") "In a Razor Town" is as spare and complex as a real-life breakup can be; on the other hand, "The Devil Is My Running Mate" puts mean, scared, human words into the mouth of a politician, so you know it's a fairy tale.
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First-time buyers would be better off buying a property than continuing to rent, according to new research from Abbey Mortgages.
The only exception is those looking to buy in London who would pay less to rent.
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In the letter to Principal Secretary (Home), BJP state president Laxmi Kant Bajpai has demanded the government to also find out as to why "only the temple's mike was removed". Latest News from Uttar Pradesh News Desk
Alleging that it was a serious issue and a planned conspiracy from someone in the administration, Bajpai said that a high-level inquiry should be conducted immediately and on the basis of its report action should be taken.
He also said that the government in reply to an RTI query has said it did not have any information regarding as to when the mikes were installed at the temple in Akbarpur Chaidari village of Kanth area.
In July, clashes had erupted between BJP workers and police over a mahapanchayat called by the party to protest against the removal of the loudspeaker from the temple.
Meanwhile, Bajpai said one Chaudhary Kunwar Singh has been arrested for allegedly duping people by posing as a central BJP leader and fake documents.
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Sutton Bridge junction as seen from the Hereford line, looking towards Shrewsbury. The single-track branch to Welshpool and Machynlleth joins from the left just after the end of the loop line (the track on the very left is a siding). Trains leaving Shrewsbury for the Welshpool line use the facing crossover under the bridge. |
A wider-angle shot from the same location, with the down starter on the right. |
The view in the opposite direction, towards Dorrington and Hereford. The down advanced starter, on the left, has been cleared for a freight train. On the right is a tail lamp camera so the signaller can tell whether trains held on the loop line are complete on arrival. |
The outerhome signal on the Welshpool line. |
The Welshpool line approaches the junction via a curve, so this banner repeater is provided to give drivers an earlier indication of the innerhome signal immediately before the junction. |
The junction viewed from the overbridge near the signalbox, with the Welshpool line diverging to the right. |
The view in the opposite direction, towards Shrewsbury. In the centre is the up starter, with a fixed distant for Severn Bridge Junction, while the junction signal can be seen on the right. |
The signalbox. In front of the box is the facing crossover used by trains crossing to the Welshpool line. Note the unusual acronym, SUB, that has had to be assigned because SBJ had already been allocated to Severn Bridge Junction. |
The down junction signal. On the right-hand end of the bracket there used to be a third doll which carried the arm leading to the Severn Valley line, for which this was also the junction. Even after its closure, a short section of track was retained here for some years to enable goods traffic to access the former Shrewsbury Abbey station (via a reverse), and the signal on this post was changed from a running arm to a 3' goods signal. |
A closer view of the up starter. The plates above the signal number remind drivers of Welshpool trains to release their RETB tokens here. |
The Welshpool line junction. |
The rear view of the signalbox. |
A group of balises (between the rails) have now been inserted in the Cambrian line as part of the ERTMS resignalling work. |
Much more substantial ladders, platforms and railings have also been installed on the signals here. |
The signalbox in 1984. The goods lines along the former Severn Valley alignment can be glimpsed at the left, passing behind the box. |
This ex-GWR backing signal survived into the 1970s. At this time the Welshpool line was double-track as far as Hookagate, where there was another signal box and a PW depot. This signal is for reversing moves back up the down Welshpool line. |
Sutton Bridge still has a semaphore up distant. |
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I love the white on white. Now you need to get some Coys 17's and have em done in white.
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I love the white on white. Now you need to get some Coys 17's and have em done in white.
BTW I need a set of those PPI plugs for my amp.....
Its actually a rare factory two tone interior White and Red the majority of C3's up to then were only solid color interiors....this one has 61,000 original miles and the factory heat and air work...some of the gauges act up a little though.....I do have a set of polished 17's I may see how they look on her a sorta Crager style
plus white amps..... needs white rims. Post up pics before hand, no offense but some of them rims you go for I don't agree with.
Bummer man, that would of been icing on the cake man.
I guess I'm old fashioned, I really like the rally wheels.
I try not to hate on you LA, but please make progress on this one... I'd really like to see it done, will be 100% bad a$$ if/when it gets done.
Here is the current deck in the car...from my last build......
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NCSOFT and ArenaNet have announced the second new feature of the April 2014 Feature Pack: the Wardrobe, an account-wide system that allows you to collect every skin in the game.
Guild Wars 2 has a tremendous variety of gear to collect. From vanity skins to gear with specific stats to all manner of beautiful armor and weapons, there are a lot of ways to customize the look and function of your character. But currently, it can be a little overwhelming to try to sort through it all and choose a look and feel. Our answer to that is the Wardrobe, which makes it easy to customize your look at any time and to share cosmetic items across all the characters on your account.
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Okay, if you're a theology nerd like me then you will want to read the debate between two of my favorite writers - Carl Trueman and Graeme Goldsworthy.
Now, I tease a bit about being a theology nerd. But don't misunderstand. Theology is a deadly serious thing and a precious thing. So I am thankful for the likes of Drs. Trueman and Goldsworthy who understand that theology must not only be thoughtful but devotional and doxological as well.
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My First Barefoot Marathon
…and the second marathon of my life, 10 and a half years after finishing my first marathon (with shoes), and deciding I never needed to do that again!
- 26.20 Mile
- 04:34:00 Personal Record (official time)
- 1 Barefoot 26.20 Mile races from 1998 to 1998/04/04
- 4 Barefoot races (any distance) from 1998 to 1998/04/04
- My time: 00:00:00
- Barefoot
- Weather: misty and rain
- low temp: 46
- Overall place: 13
- Age division (age = 42) : 1
- surface (0-10): 4
- hills (0-10): 8
- Description: dirt, gravel, rocks, stone, rivers
- Location: Boethe Napa State Park
- City: Calistoga
- State: California
It was a cold day (46F) in northern California, with drizzly rain.
The start and finish (and only aid station) were in the valley (the famed, Napa Valley, of course). There were basically two legs, but we got to run both legs twice, for the full marathon, plus the longest leg a third time … hey Dave (the race director), are you sure this is ONLY 26.2 miles?
We started with a huge crowd, must have been more than 100 thou… I mean, more than 100 runners here, most, I discovered later, were running the half-marathon, or, the really smart people, the 10K event – and later, I realized why!
The First Leg
We headed out the first leg of the trail, through the forest, across a icy- cold stream (presumably snow melt), up the side of a mountain, looping around and over and along a ridge following narrow goat trails, which dropped down hundreds of feet below the trail edge. Sharp rocks jutted up all over the trail, like stalagmite, even though we weren't in a cave. I maneuvered these with care – not because I might hurt my bare feet – because I didn't want to bang my bare knees against them.
There were logs to climb over, or, if you had any energy after running uphill climbing thousands of feet, to jump over – I did … on the first lap.
Then ran back down the side of the mountain, and through the icy-cold stream (must have been snow melt). Brrrr…. As I ran up the muddy bank on the other side, I slipped and fell, tearing a small hole in my brand new tights, which I just bought to keep my legs warm.
That was great! And to think, I had finished this, the first leg of the marathon, 10 whole … what … Kilometers? You sure that wasn't 10 MILES? Oh well… not bad, about an hour for the first 10K loop, only had 4 more legs to go…
My feet were still numb.
As I loaded up on water and a banana at the only aid station, right next to the finish line, which, I'm certain was mocking me, "So you thought you could finish this course? And BARE foot! What were you thinking?"
The Second Leg
… a quick out and back, just a few miles, of relatively flat trail, with rocks protruding from the mud. If this had been in dry sunny weather, this trail could have been horrible sun baked, hard as rock, with rocks protruding – which I confirmed the following year, while running the half-marathon event, when it was dry. Luckily, today, it was mud – rocks can sink into the mud… And a bit more tip-toeing through a gentle mountain stream. ARRRGGGHHH! That is soo … "refreshing!" O.K. I'm awake now!
The Third Leg
Another banana, and I was on my way to run back up the mountain … hey look, a rainbow! A misty rain was falling, and a large bright rainbow arched across the distant ravine. As I ran on one of the goat trails on the edge of the cliff, looking at this awesome sight, I'm pretty sure I saw God!… Man those rainbows are really pretty when you're delirious!
The forth Leg
And back out the short flat leg, for the last time … today! Water was still cold. Weather wasn't warming up much – actually, those clouds look a bit dark …
The Final Leg – Yippee!
No half-marathoners, no more 10K runners, they had all finished, mostly, hours ago! Now it was just the full-marathon runners… Wait a minute! Where are all the full-marathon runners?
I was alone on the trail. Am I on the correct trail? The right trail? Or was it the left trail? There was no crowd to follow, not even one single other lonely runner ahead, or behind, as far as I could see.
As I neared the top of the loop, another runner finally caught up with me, and he was happy to find me, because he assumed that meant we were both on the right trail! I reminded him that it might just mean that we were both lost!
I sat down on the log and tried to peel my orange, but with numb fingers, that wasn't a simple task. My new running buddy, asked if I would be O.K.. I foolishly said, "Sure." And he ran off down the hill. Finally, I managed to chew my way through the peel and eat some of the orange. Then after a little rest, I began running down the hill. This was great, since it was downhill, I quickly caught back up with my new running buddy, then I left him behind.
I passed a couple more runners, then another. Next thing I remember, I was crossing the finish line, after 4 hours and 34 minutes, a new marathon P.R. (Personal Record) ! This was more than half-an-hour faster than the one other marathon I ran 11 years earlier on a flat, fast course (with shoes). Obviously, the shoes slowed me down in that first marathon, since it was a flat, "fast" road course in perfect running weather, and it was blisters caused by the shoes that forced me to walk most of the final 6 or 7 miles.
This was a truly tough and challenging event. There were only 35 finishers in the marathon – not sure how many started, and whether or not, those who didn't finish are haunting those mountain trail right now
I finished 13th place. That's like right in the middle pack. I was also first in my age group … also last in my age group. But, there were no age groups. There were no finishers medals, just finisher's T-shirts, and special black T-shirts for the first female and male overall winners.
Somewhere along the course I managed to cut my foot. But, since it was fairly cold, and rainy, my feet were numb, and I didn't notice the cut, until after I finished and someone asked to look at my feet. My soles were just fine, but there was a small slice on the side of one foot. What I thought was interesting is that there was a line on the sole, which led directly to the cut. Apparently I stepped on a sharp rock, possibly in one of the stream crossings, and my foot slipped on the sharp edge, but the rock was only able to leave a line on my toughened sole, until it slide over to the edge of my foot, where the skin is softer.
I sat down at a picnic table and enjoyed some bananas, while chatting with race director – Dave. We pondered why people run these kinds of things?
Then, it started pouring, buckets of rain. I got in the car with Cathy, my wife, and turned on the heat… ARGHHH!!! O.K. the cut on the side of my foot only hurt for a few minutes after it warmed up… Would I do this event again? Who knows. Perhaps the half-marathon next time. Seems silly to run over the same course more than twice in one day…
Whoever said, "Humans were designed to run barefoot, but only on natural surfaces", has never run this natural trail race, barefoot! While this was a rough course for bare feet, I would never have attempted, let alone, completed a second marathon, if I had to run in shoes!
I look forward to my next marathon, which will be on the roads. But first, I'll run a 50K Trail Ultra Marathon!!!
First Shod Marathon vs. First Barefoot Marathon
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4. Coaching Youth Sports
Difficulty to start: 8 (out of 10)If you have an athletic bone in your body, you can help out with a local pee-wee team. Even if you don't have the know-how it takes to coach, you can always get involved as an assistant coach — most of these guys would gladly accept an extra hand with the work. It's a big commitment: You'll be helping out every week during the kids' season, and a group of sugared-up kids can be exhausting at times. Still, spending time as a youth coach gets you out and moving, involved in your community and shaping young minds.
We don't need to get too sentimental, but there is real value in being involved in your community. It'll benefit you and you'll be helping those around you, including some kids who need somebody to look up to. And hey, you're also looking at all the orange slices and Gatorade you can handle, so that's something.
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Dr. Sara Niner is an Endeavour Fellow and Adjunct Research Fellow at Monash University, Australia. She is the editor of To Resist is to Win: the Autobiography of Xanana Gusmão with selected letters and speeches (Aurora Books, Melbourne, 2000) and author of Xanana: Leader of the Struggle for Independent Timor-Leste (Australian Scholarly Publishing, Melbourne, 2009).
Along with academic pursuits she has worked in solidarity with the East Timorese community in Melbourne since 1991 and as a volunteer and consultant in Timor-Leste since 2000. She is currently living in Dili, Timor-Leste, researching and writing about contemporary society there and enjoying tropical living. Dr. Niner hopes to soon concentrate on writing a crime fiction novel based on recent Timorese political history.
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Timor L'Este in Words 9 Oct 16:30 Citibank Lounge
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19 September, 2010
Convite/Invite ba Lecture Publico ba Dr. Sara Niner: OINSA BARLAKE MUDA IHA TIMOR LESTE? Is barlake changing in Timor-Leste?
Konvite: ema hotu-hotu bemvindo
Invite: Everyone welcome
Invite: Everyone welcome
Lecture Publico ba Dr. Sara Niner, Monash University
Is barlake changing in Timor-Leste?
Haksesuk depois ba panel Timor Oan
Followed by discussion from Timorese panel.
Is barlake changing in Timor-Leste?
Haksesuk depois ba panel Timor Oan
Followed by discussion from Timorese panel.
Favour ida foti planu ba parte no troka
Please bring your ideas for input and exchange.
Please bring your ideas for input and exchange.
Sesta-Feira 24 Septembro 11.00am
Peace Centre
Universidade Timor-Leste (UNTL)
Kaikoli Campus
(Next to Obrigado Barraks)
Universidade Timor-Leste (UNTL)
Kaikoli Campus
(Next to Obrigado Barraks)
Hadiak balun ba situasaun ida ne'e, ba maioria feto sira tem ke halo liu husi pratika sira hanesan barlake. Investigasaun ida oinsa barlake muda no oinsa nia afeta ba feto sira nia moris no sira nia familia bele asiste iha hetan solusaun ba impaktu negativu balun. Ho rasaun ida ne'e, ohin loron iha mudansa signifikante iha Timor Leste. Barlake mos sai hanesan objektu de atake ida ba feto activista sira tamba nia afeta feto sira nia moris. Ohin loron, kritisismu sentral maka, barlake sai tiha ona nu'udar "noeiva nia folin" deit, ne'ebe halo ita hare hanesan feto no nia fertilidade selu tiha ona no trata feto hanesan produtu ida. Investigasaun ida oinsa barlake muda no oinsa nia afeta ba feto sira nia moris no sira nia familia bele asiste iha hetan solusaun ba impaktu negativu balun.
Any significant improvements to the lives of the majority of women In Timor-Leste must be made through an engagement with indigenous customary practices like barlake. Yet the complexity and variability of barlake systems is little documented and research about its everyday impact on women's lives is sorely inadequate for this purpose. There are significant changes to barlake in Timor-Leste today. Barlake has also come under attack from the modern women's movement because of the way it affects the lives of women. The main criticism today is that an uneven exchange of goods, favoring the bride's family, encourages the perception that women and their fertility are being bought and subsequently treated as a commodity. An investigation of how practices are changing and the effects on the lives of men and women may assist in finding solutions to some of these negative impacts.
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Manuel Rozental Case Cleared by Indigenous Tribunal
We are very pleased to report the following news. The maximum authority of the indigenous territories of Northern Cauca, the Indigenous Tribunal, has found, after the report of its Investigative Commission that worked for a year and four months on the investigation, that the accusations against Manuel Rozental are entirely unfounded, without evidence or merit, and that the accusations represented an attack on the indigenous movement.
We view this as the closing of a very ugly chapter on the history of international solidarity with Colombia, and we accompany the Indigenous Tribunal in their wish that this decision facilitates Manuel's return to the territory and to the important work of the indigenous movement.
This is also a good moment to remind readers of a few things. Pueblos en Camino is a successor organization to the Canada Colombia Solidarity Campaign, which we believe was in part destroyed by the types of accusations of which Manuel has been cleared. A short note on this experience was published on ZNet and the En Camino website about a year ago: "Stop the Deadly Rumours" by Justin Podur.
The accusations also forced Manuel from Colombia years later. This is recounted in "Stop the Deadly Rumours" and also in an article by Naomi Klein, published in the Nation in November 2005, called "The Threat of Hope in Latin America".
One way of summarizing this experience is that a committed activist of Colombia was hounded by false accusations for years, accusations intended to undermine the solidarity and movement efforts and processes he was a part of. And now, a legitimate, indigenous authority, after a year of patient and thorough investigation, has declared the accusations entirely without merit and now intends to bring to justice those who wielded the deadly rumors against the indigenous process. The accusers failed. The movement is stronger for it and may even have shown a way that movement organizations can deal with these sorts of matters in future. The trajectory of accusation and destruction has been reversed. The resolution of the indigenous tribunal is, in other words, a major victory for the process and for international solidarity.
Please find the resolution below.
Nasa Resolution 001 [In Spanish]
Resolution of the case of "Accusations Against Manuel Rozental" expedited by the Indigenous Authorities in Session of the Indigenous Tribunal
Source: NASA UUS YUT'X PEHNXI – Indigenous Tribunal
-In 2005 the NASA UUS YUT'X PEHNXI – Indigenous Tribunal formally opened the investigative process on Mr. Manuel Rozental Klinger based on accusations put forward by 3 members of the community who claimed he was an international agent for the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency of the United States), an infiltrator of social organizations and processes, and falsifier of his profession (surgeon). The NASA UUS YUT'X PEHNXI – Indigenous Tribunal designated an Investigative Commission to investigate these issues. At this time, Mr. Manuel Rozental was designated by ACIN as a coordinator of Communication and External Relations in addition to other activities in the strengthening of the political organization in the region.
-Under the auspices of the mission given them by the authorities, the Investigative Commission began its work, looking into the facts of the case, sources and motives of the accusations, visits, declarations, evidence and everything leading to the elucidation of the case.
-Under the circumstances, people, and type of accusations raised, the investigation grew long and complex.
-Having exhausted the investigative process after a year, the Investigative Commission gave its report to the NASA UUS YUT'X PEHNXI on January 17, 2007, including the following results:
1. That once the work of verification and comparison of the different local, regional, national and international sources of accusation had been completed, the accusations and claims of the accusers were found to be without merit, proof, argument or evidence to support them.
2. That the accusations and defamatory comments against Mr. Manuel Rozental have their origins at the international level, from where they extended to the national, regional, and local levels.
3. That the accusations and defamation against the individual in question were of a political and retaliatory character by personalities and organizations who are against the indigenous process and whose intention is to make invisible and undermine the international diplomacy of the indigenous process of Northern Cauca, which has been supported by Mr. Manuel Rozental among others.Based on the above and as soon as the report from the Investigative Commission was received (4:16 pm on January 17 2007 at the installations of CETEPAN – the Nasa Thelogical and Pastoral Center in the municipality of Toribio in Cauca Colombia), the NASA UUS YUT'X PEHNXI – Indigenous Tribunal proceeded to make public the following Resolution on the case known as "Accusations Against Manuel Rozental":
1. Facing the accusations against Manuel Rozental, upon hearing the report of the Investigative Commission, the members of the NASA UUS YUT'X PEHNXI concluded that all of the accusations are without basis or argument, which leaves the individual completely clear of any charges against him.
2. That we do not share but reject the defamatory mechanisms of several persons and organizations at the regional, national, and international levels who have used defamation to delegitimize and undermine the international political work of the indigenous communities of Northern Cauca, work that has been supported by Manuel Rozental, peasant leaders, and NGOs close to the indigenous process.
3. That these accusations against Manuel Rozental do not only affect the physical and moral integrity of the accused, but also have repercussions for the indigenous organization of Northern Cauca,ACIN, its leaders, and the community in general.
4. That the indigenous authorities and communities affirm and support the national and international political work that Manuel Rozental and others close to the indigenous communities have done and continue to do to strengthen regional organization and processes.
5. That now that the situation has been clarified and the possibilities and timing arranged, we await the presence of Manuel Rozental in our territory to re-establish the good relations and familiarity that has existed between Manuel Rozental and the communities and processes of Northern Cauca.
6. That this process and these indigenous communities of Northern Cauca have been represented and strengthened in the work that has been done by Manuel Rozental, whose work has not been for personal gain but community benefit.
7. That now that the case of Manuel Rozental is cleared, the NASA UUS YUT'X PEHNXI calls the 3 persons in the community involved in false accusations against him to account under Indigenous Justice for their involvement in the disruption of the community's equilibrium and in defamation.NASA UUS YUT'X PEHNXI – INDIGENOUS AUTHORITIES OF THE NORTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CAUCA COLOMBIA
Traditional Territory of Toribio, Cauca Colombia, January 17 2007
Signed by the Indigenous Governors
Resguardo de Toribío Resguardo de TacueyoISMAEL UL PAVÍ SILVIO DAGUA
Resguardo San Francisco Resguardo de JambalóLUIS ALBERTO FISCUÉ DIOMIR ZUÑIGA
Resguardo de Corinto Resguardo de la ConcepciónEDUARD EDINSON QUIGUANÁS RAFAEL BALTAZAR
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Lot 276: Laurence Sisson
International Fine Art Auction
by Barridoff Galleries
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Description: Laurence Sisson Am. 1928-2015 Low Tide Signed "Sisson" l.l. Oil on Masonite 20 x 30 in. 50.8 x 76.2 cm Property of a gentleman, Denver, Colorado
Condition Report: Good condition, good appearance, no apparent restoration.
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Sorrel, also known as sour dock, is a hardy perennial plant thought to have originated in Asia. Sorrel also grows throughout Europe and North America. High in vitamin C, sorrel was traditionally used as a cure for scurvy. It has a tangy flavor that complements many soups and sauces and also is eaten raw in salads.
Sorrel provides the fruity tang to many popular fruit-flavored herbal teas and adds considerable anitoxidant power to these health beverages. Sorrel has been found to disarm toxins in food and toxins produced as byproducts of eating unhealthy and highly processed foods. Red sorrel is a more powerful free radical scavenger than vitamin E; it reduces mutations that can lead to colon and skin cancer and induces self-destruction in cancer cells, preventing them from replicating. Make red sorrel tea by adding 2 cups of dried red sorrel to 10 cups of hot water and steeping for 15 minutes.
Your cardiovascular health may benefit from adding sorrel to your diet. By neutralizing free radicals, this spinach-like vegetable prevents oxidation of cholesterol, a process that can lead to atherosclerotic plaque formation and heart disease. Sorrel also may lower levels of low-density lipoprotein, or LDL, the bad form of cholesterol, and reduce blood pressure. Red sorrel contains antioxidant pigments known as anthocyanins that offer liver-protective benefits. The same compounds were found to prevent herpes virus infection in a study by researchers at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Biology and Phytochemistry, University of Muenster, Germany and published in the January 2011 issue of the journal "Antiviral Research."
Environmental Toxins
Sorrel may be useful for reducing heavy metal in the environment, according to a report published in the May 2010 issue of the journal "Environmental Pollution." In the study, sorrel plants exposed to zinc, lead and cadmium absorbed the metals through their roots and converted them into soluble, inactive forms. The study was conducted at the Department of Plant Biology and Ecology at the University of Basque Country, Spain.
Sorrel is a low-maintenance perennial that you may have in your garden for up to 10 years, says Charles Boning, author of the book, "Florida's Best Herbs and Spices." This useful plant can be categorized as both an herb and a vegetable. Prepare it like spinach in omelets and soups or chop it up raw in salads. Sorrel leaves can harvested as needed. As a caution, this plant contains oxalic acid and may cause kidney stones in susceptible people. Talk to your doctor about using sorrel in your diet.
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Law360, New York (April 24, 2014, 11:57 AM ET) -- In a pair of recent decisions, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims clarified the source of its jurisdiction over bid protest actions that involve pure concession contracts as well as the scope of potential relief available to concession-contract protesters. See Jordan Pond Company, LLC v. United States, Case No. 13-913 C (Apr. 8, 2014); Eco Tour Adventures, Inc. v. United States, 114 Fed. Cl. 6 (2013).
These cases make clear that the jurisdictional basis for bid protests involving pure concession contracts is Section 1491(a)(1) of the Tucker Act, which permits suits alleging breach of the government's implied duty to fairly and honestly consider proposals, and not Section 1491(b)(1), which is the source of the court's jurisdiction over challenges to traditional procurement contract competitions.
The identity of the statutory source of the court's jurisdiction over concession-contract protests is significant because it dictates the scope of potential remedies available to protesters. Given that the court now has held twice that its jurisdiction over concession-contract protests arises under Section 1491(a)(1), and not Section 1491(b)(1), it would appear to be the case that concession-contract protesters generally are not entitled to declaratory or injunctive relief. Instead, concession-contract protesters generally will be limited to recovering bid preparation and proposal costs.
The contract at issue in Jordan Pond was a 10-year concession contract to provide various concession services at Acadia National Park in Maine, including a restaurant and shop at Jordan Pond House. Jordan Pond had been the concessioner at Acadia since 1932, and its most recent concession contract was due to expire at the end of December of 2012.[1] In July 2012, the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service issued a prospectus, seeking offers for the next 10-year concession contract at Acadia. The Park Service received proposals in November 2012. In September 2013, the Park Service advised Jordan Pond that it had selected another company for award.
Thereafter, Jordan Pond filed a bid protest with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, challenging various aspects of the Park Service's evaluation of the offerors' proposals. Before turning to the merits of Jordan Pond's claims, the court analyzed the source of its jurisdiction in this particular case. The court's jurisdictional analysis relied heavily on its earlier analysis in Eco Tour.[2]
In Eco Tour, the court explained that Section 1491(b)(1) grants the court jurisdiction "to render judgment on an action by an interested party objecting to a solicitation by a Federal agency for bids or proposals for a proposed contract or to a proposed award or the award of a contract or any alleged violation of statute or regulation in connection with a procurement or a proposed procurement."[3] Thus, whether the court has jurisdiction under Section 1491(b)(1) depends on whether the solicitation at issue involves a "procurement."
The court in Eco Tour further explained that, although Section 1491(b) does not define the term "procurement," the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has held in nonbid-protest contexts that concession contracts are not procurement contracts. Among the reasons that concession contracts technically are not procurement contracts, according to the court, is that under pure concession contracts, "the government does not make payments to the contractor in exchange for the provision of goods or services to the government; instead, concessioners pay the government a fee for the privilege of charging the public for services provided to the public."[4]
In other words, "[t]he essence of [Park Service concession] contracts is not the acquisition of goods or services by the government, but the grant, for a fee, of certain rights to private contractors."[5] Given that the contract at issue was a pure concession contract, the court concluded that the contract was not a procurement contract and, consequently, that the court lacked jurisdiction over the bid protest under Section 1491(b).
After determining that jurisdiction did not exist under Section 1491(b), the court in Eco Tour examined Eco Tour's argument that the court possesses jurisdiction over bid protests involving pure concession contracts under Section 1491(a), which states, in pertinent part:
The United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to render judgment upon any claim against the United States founded either upon the Constitution, or any Act of Congress or any regulation of an executive department, or upon any express or implied contract with the United States, or for liquidated or unliquidated damages in cases not sounding in tort. For the purpose of this paragraph, an express or implied contract with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Exchanges, Marine Corps Exchanges, Coast Guard Exchanges, or Exchange Councils of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall be considered an express or implied contract with the United States.
28 U.S.C. § 1491(a)(1). Relying on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's oft-cited decision in Resource Conservation Group LLC v. United States, 597 F.3d 1238 (Fed. Cir. 2010), the Eco Tour court concluded that implied-in-fact contract jurisdiction over pure concession contracts exists under Section 1491(a), because Section 1491(b) does not provide a remedy.
The plaintiff in Jordan Pond attempted, to no avail, to distinguish the concession contract at issue in Eco Tour from the one at hand in its case. The court rejected both the plaintiff's reliance on the jurisdictional analyses of certain Interior Board of Contract Appeals and Government Accountability Office cases, as well as its attempt to argue that the concession contract at hand is a "mixed transaction" contract that encompasses both a procurement of services for the Park Service and the operation of a concession that provides funding to the Park Service. According to the Jordan Pond court, "maintenance of the concession building in Acadia is better characterized as a condition of the opportunity to operate the concession rather than as separate services provided to the Park Service."[6]
After rejecting the plaintiff's arguments as to why jurisdiction properly lies under Section 1491(b), the court in Jordan Pond found, for the reasons articulated in Eco Tour, that jurisdiction exists exclusively under Section 1491(a). As such, the court concluded that Jordan Pond's recovery (if any) was limited to bid preparation and proposal costs. The court went on to reject Jordan Pond's arguments on the merits of the case as well, finding that Jordan Pond failed to show "that the Park Service's selection decision was arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of discretion, or that Jordan Pond was prejudiced by any evaluation errors or procedural flaws in the evaluation process."[7]
The U.S. Court of Federal Claims' recent decisions in Jordan Pond and Eco Tour are noteworthy, then, because they make plain that the jurisdictional basis for bid protests involving pure concession contracts is Section 1491(a)(1) of the Tucker Act, and not Section 1491(b)(1). This fact is significant because it places significant limits on the potential remedies available to concession-contract protesters as compared to those remedies available to protestors challenging traditional procurement contract awards.
Regardless of whether or not the distinction between federal procurement contracts and federal concession contracts is fair, the reality is that this distinction has practical consequences for federal concession-contract protesters that bring suit at the court.
The opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the firm, its clients, or Portfolio Media Inc., or any of its or their respective affiliates. This article is for general information purposes and is not intended to be and should not be taken as legal advice.
[1] Jordan Pond's incumbent contract eventually was extended through 2013.
[2] Senior Judge Bush presided over both Eco Tour and Jordan Pond.
[3] Eco Tour, 114 Fed. Cl. at 19 (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1491(b)(1)) (emphasis added by the court). 28 U.S.C. § 1491(b)(1) states:
Both the Unites [sic] States Court of Federal Claims and the district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to render judgment on an action by an interested party objecting to a solicitation by a Federal agency for bids or proposals for a proposed contract or to a proposed award or the award of a contract or any alleged violation of statute or regulation in connection with a procurement or a proposed procurement. Both the United States Court of Federal Claims and the district courts of the United States shall have jurisdiction to entertain such an action without regard to whether suit is instituted before or after the contract is awarded.
[4] Eco Tour, 114 Fed. Cl. at 21.
[5] Id.
[6] Jordan Pond, Case No. 13-913 C at 8. [7] Id. at 35.
Republished with permission. This article first appeared in Law360 on April 24, 2014.
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Serran set for Swans switch
Roberto Martinez has confirmed that Alberto Serran is set to become the latest Spaniard to join Swansea.
By Chris Burton
Last Updated: 01/07/08 4:56pm
Roberto Martinez has confirmed to Sky Sports News that Alberto Serran is set to become the latest Spaniard to arrive at Swansea.
The Swans have been tracking the defender for some time and are delighted to have secured the services of a player who has experience of playing in the Primera Liga during his time with Espanyol.
The 23-year-old has passed a medical at the Liberty Stadium and is expected to complete the formalities of the switch in the near future.
Swansea coach Martinez is pleased to have got his compatriot on board and feels that Serran will help to bolster the depth of his squad ahead of their return to the second tier of English football.
"We can say that he passed his medical this morning and will sign a contract very soon," the Swans boss told Sky Sports News.
"We are delighted as we have been following Alberto Serran for a number of months now and we are delighted that he is coming to us because he brings something different to what we have got.
"He is highly rated in Spain, but he has a fantastic future and he ticks all the boxes to be a Swansea City player.
"We are delighted because he has given us an extra strength in an area we were looking to strengthen.
"With the amount of games you have in the British league you need to be strong in every area and I think we were a little bit thin in that area.
"Alberto is someone who is an aggressive defender, he is confident in one-on-one situations, he has a fantastic leap and is very comfortable on the ball.
"He gives us good competition in an area that we were a little bit light on numbers. I feel he has the best years of his career in front of him."
Meanwhile, Martinez has also reiterated his desire to bring Febian Brandy back to South Wales next season.
The 19-year-old striker joined Swansea on loan from Manchester United in January last season, scoring three goals as he helped the club secure the League One title.
The Swans are keen to secure a similar deal for the teenager ahead of the forthcoming campaign and Martinez has revealed that he is set to hold discussions with Sir Alex Ferguson as regards to the player's availability.
"Sir Alex is due back from his holiday and we hope we'll be able to find out what he thinks about Febian very soon," Martinez told the Swansea Evening Post.
"We have to see what Manchester United think of Febian's situation.
"It's important to find out what Sir Alex thinks of the way Febian developed during his stay with us. Hopefully, after that, we will be able to sort out another loan."