Fountain pen is unlike other writing instrument, there are slight quality differences in one by one. For this reason, in our shop we do the reliable inspecting goods one by one.
Even if the product has passed inspection of the manufacturer, we do not sell unless passing our criteria.
In addition, not only the check of the functional aspects unlike other stores, it is also checked from the point of view of writing-comfort, I adjust in a range that does not impair the originality if necessary.
Left is a photo of checking an ink flow using water and blotting paper. I use water as not to stain your new fountain pen.
Fountain pen and other stationery is so delicate, so care must be taken at the packing.
I have the experience that I was disappointed by damage of the parcel from abroad. Also, I know the case that the other goods had defacement by ink leakage in the parcel.
Even if the insurance is to be applied, it takes time and effort. Those must be avoided naturally.
The packing of our shop are care for the following points thoroughly.
To position products away from the corner of the inside of the parcel as possible.
To reinforce the parcel using a lightweight and strong material.
Sealing the package of ink bottle to avoid defacement of the other goods.
This is the prevention for just in case of ink leakage accident.
These are important things because stationery has weakness to the impact against the corner.
We are grateful to your purchase, so must deliver the goods in tip-top quality.
Don't you have experience which was delayed arrival of your parcel or stopped at airport?
In many cases, these problems are caused by the deficiencies in documents at shop side. There are also cases in which the problem is improper notation of the contents.
For example, ink is tends to be suspected of flammability because it is liquid, so require to prove that it is indeed safe by attach Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) documents.
In our shop we prepare with the MSDS for each product and attach ensure as necessary, and make it possible to delivering the goods smoothly.
These things, it is rules quite normal in international. However, please note also true that there are shops corresponding inadequate still in Japan.
In addition to carefulness as described above, we entrust the final procedure of shipment to the International Shipping Center depending on the case.
International Shipping Center is the professional which is familiar with the characteristics of each country logistics, and so we can achieve a very safe and secure shipping.
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New University Grant Investigates Hydroclimatic Risk
Ryan Randall September 14, 2020
A NASA grant is allowing Florida Tech researchers to use their expertise on an international scale by examining how changes in future floods and droughts will impact water resources in a key region in Asia.
The award, presented late this summer as part of the new NASA High Mountain Asia program, is titled, "Mapping Changes in Hydroclimatic Risk in High Mountain Asia (HMA)," and is a three-year grant worth $710,375. The research will focus on hydroclimatic extremes (such as floods and droughts) which have significant impact on the availability of water resources and the sustainability of the natural environment, with important consequences on the economic growth in the HMA region.
Florida Tech mechanical and civil engineering assistant professor Efthymios Nikolopoulos is the principal investigator leading a team of researchers from George Mason University and the University of Connecticut and international collaborators from University of Patras, Greece and Kathmandu University, Nepal.
"Hydrology for that region is a matter of billions of lives, because billions of lives depend on water resources in the area, so even small changes in the availability of water will affect many people," Nikolopoulos said.
The main goal of the proposed work is to advance our understanding of changes in hydroclimatic risk in HMA, with a particular focus on projected changes in precipitation and how they translate into changes in flood and drought events. The research findings and new datasets generated from the proposed work are expected to provide valuable information and tools for government and water authorities to guide their water-related decisions and help improve regional resilience to climatic extremes.
"We will analyze how these hydrologic extremes have changed over the last 30-40 years and estimate how those changes, if any, will be prevalent in the future," Nikolopoulos said. "We are going to work with different data sets that involves NASA satellite products for the past and current climate, and with global climate models that provide us with possible realizations of the future climate."
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Rape survivors feel re-victimized by the SFPD, despite department's pledge to improve
by Julian Mark May 22, 2019 February 11, 2022
The San Francisco Police Department's Special Victims Unit at the Hall of Justice.
Kelly O'Connor had just finished working a double shift at Foreign Cinema on Mission Street when she walked a block over to Doc's Clock for a nightcap.
It was late June, 2018, the Sunday of Pride weekend, and O'Connor didn't stay long — it was approaching 11 p.m. and she was tired. She chatted a bit with the bartender and some regulars, drank a beer, and then decided to check on her car.
The 25-year-old made her way to the vehicle, parked on 22nd and Fair Oaks. But as she neared Guerrero and 22nd, everything went dark. "The last thing I remember is having my keys in my hand," she said.
O'Connor woke up early the next morning in the back seat of her car. Her dress was backward, her underwear was missing, and there was a massive bump on the back of her head. "I couldn't figure out what was going on," she said.
But O'Connor's problems were just beginning. Her case, she said, was not taken seriously — even after pledges from the San Francisco Police Department a year ago.
"What I know we can do better on is how we interact with those survivors … what information we provide, how timely we do it, how we respond to questions or concerns and how we deliver the message," said then-Commander Greg McEachern.
Those pledges were made in April 2018 after more than a dozen survivors of sexual assault testified at a Board of Supervisors hearing that the SFPD habitually underserved rape survivors — questioning their integrity, asking them to take responsibility for the assaults, and failing to pursue key evidence.
Nearly a year later, little appears to have changed, according to interviews with survivors, advocates, and City Hall sources. The SFPD's Special Victims Unit, they contend, continues to treat vulnerable survivors with skepticism, aloofness, and neglect.
After a series of legal ultimatums, that frustration boiled over when survivors sued the SFPD and city May 7. They charge it has, for years, failed to follow state law requiring the expedient delivery of crucial documents to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors, documents that would enable them to file restraining orders.
"We had a hearing and the department said they were going to make changes and they didn't," said Carolina Morales, a legislative aide to Supervisor Hillary Ronen. Ronen called the hearing more than a year ago, and pushed to establish an office to bring greater scrutiny to the deficiencies in law enforcement's response.
"They were going to make changes and make policy," Morales continued. "And yet, we're here a year later, and we're in the same place."
That place can be devastating for women who have experienced the trauma of sexual violence.
When O'Connor woke up on June 25 of last year, she said, she was completely disoriented. Nonetheless, she managed to walk to the urgent care on 22nd and Valencia Streets and told the front desk that she believed she had been sexually assaulted. The employees there, she said, told her to go to San Francisco General Hospital. She worried about the cost of an ambulance, so she asked the front desk attendant to call the police, who could drive her there.
After 45 minutes, the police didn't arrive. Finally, a friend picked O'Connor up and drove her to the hospital. Once there, she waited five hours for two police officers to arrive as hospital staff performed a rape exam. While she waited, she tried to remember what had happened to her.
A hospital social worker warned her that the police may or may not take her seriously.
The uniformed officers arrived, interviewed O'Connor, and gave her the option of waiting for a Special Victims Unit investigator to conduct another interview on behalf of the investigations unit, or go home and have the department contact her. Having already waited for many hours, she opted to go home.
Meanwhile, O'Connor's roommate, Maggie Gabos, accompanied officers to O'Connor's car. She discovered that the Liberties Bar & Grill had cameras pointed directly at the vehicle. The owners, Gabos said, told her that footage was on a loop and would be erased in five days. They'd better act fast, the owners warned. Gabos said that Officer Danny Burns assured her that investigators would collect the evidence.
That didn't happen.
The following week, when O'Connor and Gabos were being interviewed at the Special Victims Unit at 850 Bryant St., they asked the investigator assigned to O'Connor's case what the video evidence had turned up. He hadn't collected it, he said. It was gone.
"It was my Friday," both women remember Sgt. Hector Morales offering as a reason for not collecting the evidence. He received the case on a Thursday and would begin his weekend on Friday, he explained.
O'Connor says that Morales told her that if only she had waited for SVU investigators at the hospital, this wouldn't have happened. The evidence would have been collected on time.
"That was just really shitty to hear," said O'Connor. "I felt it was very brushed under the rug."
Gabos agreed. "Right off the bat we didn't get the sense that [Sgt. Morales] was actively pursuing the case."
That is a charge that continues to dog the SFPD. Rape survivors have complained repeatedly that they are not taken seriously.
Source photo for illustration: Greta Mart.
The San Francisco Police Department — like many police departments across the country — has come under increasing scrutiny for how it handles and investigates sexual assault cases, driven in part by the #MeToo movement and a related spike of reported sexual assault cases.
Sexual assault reports to police increased by 21.9 percent in 2017 compared to 2016 (from 694 to 846). Victims reported 821 sexual assaults in 2018. As of March 5, 2019, 121 assaults have been reported, which prorates to 701 for the year.
Despite a recent swell of sexual assault survivors coming forward and increasing pressure on the department to handle these cases better, SFPD has been slow to change.
Multiple sexual assault survivors told Mission Local that the SFPD investigators assigned to their cases have treated them as though they were the criminals, and failed to collect evidence.
O'Connor's assault occurred after the hearing chaired by Ronen and the department's subsequent pledges it would improve service. But she fared no better than the women who testified about poor treatment. Several women whose assaults were still being investigated as the hearings were underway told Mission Local that the handling of their cases — as well as the department's treatment of them — failed to improve afterward.
Experts, former police investigators, and former prosecutors told Mission Local that the investigators' treatment of survivors is symptomatic of a system in desperate need of change.
In fact, it is one of the most overlooked areas of police reform in San Francisco.
Not one of the 272 reform recommendations made in 2016 by the U.S. Department of Justice addressed the conditions in the department's Special Victims Unit and its treatment of rape survivors. Instead, any attempt at reform has come by way of recommendations from the Department of Police Accountability, which crafts policy recommendations based on citizen complaints. There is no mechanism that compels the SFPD to adopt them.
It is unclear if the San Francisco Police Department has at even made attempts to improve its handling of cases. The department did not make the head of the unit available for an interview, nor did it respond to questions regarding its ongoing efforts.
The SFPD did not respond to questions regarding Sgt. Morales' alleged failure to collect evidence.
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woman, wishing only to be referred to as "Jane Doe" for this article, said that she was raped by an ex-partner in October 2017 — a man she knew and had previously been dating. Doe said that after he invited himself into her apartment, the man forcibly had sex with her without her consent.
Roughly a month later, Doe said, she called the SFPD's Special Victims Unit to schedule an appointment with an investigator, explaining on the phone that she was afraid to come forward and feared that the alleged perpetrator would find out.
The officer, she recalled, responded: "If you're lying, we can arrest you for that."
She met with the police anyway and recounted the alleged rape. Nevertheless, Doe said, investigators focused less on her accusations and more on issues related to her out-of-state driver's license.
"It was really draining, because I was trying to convince them I wasn't lying about my driver's license," she said. "They put me in a position where I was super nervous and so afraid they were going to accuse me about lying about other stuff."
Over the last 15 months, she said that she's had four different detectives assigned to her case, and each time she's had to recount the same wrenching details. Even after the SFPD told the Board of Supervisors it would improve how it treated survivors, Doe feels as though the investigators have largely focused on discrediting her.
"Every time, I'm being recorded and being treated like a criminal," she said.
Another woman, who asked to go by Lillian, said that she was raped in her home by an acquaintance in February 2018. The next day, she walked to San Francisco General Hospital, where she had a rape kit performed and was, eventually, questioned by uniformed police officers.
After Lillian waited for more than seven hours at the hospital, two inspectors from the Special Victims Unit arrived. One of the investigators, a man, asked her: "Are you aware that you're making a very serious allegation?"
She said the investigators asked their questions "in a very accusing manner, very threatening."
The female investigator asked Lillian if she wanted to do a so-called "pretext call," when a survivor attempts to have a perpetrator admit to the assault over the phone. She declined because did not feel like speaking to the man she accused of raping her.
In response, the female investigator "said, 'Well then you don't have a case,''' Lillian said. "She was really bullying."
After Lillian made it clear that she did not want to do the call, she said, the investigators left.
In the following weeks, Lillian said, the treatment she received from the investigators was no better. The female investigator became angry when Lillian revealed that she told the alleged perpetrator that she was speaking to the police. "You just made my work so much more difficult," Lillian remembers the female investigator saying. But Lillian just wanted her alleged attacker to leave her alone.
"I went to them for help," she said. "I was turned into the criminal."
More than two weeks after the incident, investigators spoke to the alleged perpetrator, and told Lillian that police would not be making an arrest. Her case, the investigator said, was "inactive."
"You are now a suspect,'" Lillian recalls being told during a curt phone call. A suspect for making a false allegation.
Despite this, Lillian still wanted the results for her rape kit, but she says the investigator refused to give them to her. Lillian tried for nearly a year to obtain the results of her rape kit following the arrest decision, but the investigator would not budge, she said.
It was only in February of this year, when Lillian was accompanied by a representative from a city supervisor's office, that the SFPD handed over the police report. It disclosed that the man who she accused of raping her had, indeed, had intercourse with her during the night in question.
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ane Manning, director of advocacy for Women's Justice Now and a former New York City prosecutor, works with survivors in San Francisco. She said cases like those of O'Connor, Doe, and Lillian are not uncommon — even after the police department was called out last spring.
Manning said around a dozen survivors in San Francisco have found their way to her since 2016, and have shared similar stories of mistreatment by local investigators from the Special Victims Unit. Since last spring, Manning said, she has detected no improvement in the unit's treatment of survivors — and no effort to make improvements.
"Police officers are still treating victims like suspects. They are still asking questions that are inappropriate and irrelevant. They are still failing to conduct thorough fact-finding investigations in rape cases," she said.
Joanne Archambault, the CEO of End Violence Against Women International and a former investigator with the San Diego Police Department, agreed.
Based on their training, Archambault said, investigators can easily "flip the tables" on survivors during interviews. "When victims don't present in the ways we expect them to present, we think they're lying," said the former investigator. "We flip that table pretty fast with victims and start interrogating them."
So why haven't conditions changed?
"The SFPD and SFDA's office don't think it's politically necessary to take rape seriously, so they haven't figured out a way to take rape cases to trial," said Manning.
Former law enforcement officers and prosecutors who spoke to Mission Local agree that consistent complaints of police investigators mistreating alleged survivors of rape can be traced back to a ripple effect starting with a juries' misconceptions about what rape is.
"We have a lot work to do convincing a jury about the realities of sexual assault — that force is generally not used," said Jane Anderson, a former Miami-Dade County prosecutor who trains prosecutors how to better prosecute rape cases. She works through AEquitas, a research organization focused on changing how institutions treat gender-based violence.
"Drugs and alcohol are more likely," she said. "Victims tend to freeze."
Rachel Zader-Sutton, a rape survivor, testifies at an April 2018 Board of Supervisors hearing.
Because rape cases can be hard to sell to a jury, prosecutors are reluctant to pick them up, making the threshold of useable evidence seemingly impossible to collect, the experts agreed. Investigators, meanwhile, may build what they believe is a strong case, but prosecutors turn them down, afraid of losing.
"We cops blame DAs for not taking anything and the DAs blame juries," said Archambault of End Violence Against Women International and a former investigator with the San Diego Police Department.
"When we get a DA to take a case and a DA works their heart out on a case," she continued, "a jury doesn't always get it."
The same effect is happening in San Francisco, said a survivor advocate who requested anonymity out of fear of harming their ability to work with the SFPD.
"This is an ongoing thing between the DA's office and SFPD," the advocate said. "There's not a good relationship there so what happens sometimes is there are investigators who do a great job and they get as much evidence and they try and turn over — and most of the time the DA will not charge."
The advocate said, however, that SFPD investigators still struggle with a lack of sensitivity toward survivors of rape. Getting an investigator sensitive enough to a victim's trauma can be the luck of the draw, the advocate said.
Indeed, of the 694 reported sexual assaults in 2016, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office reviewed 104 cases and prosecuted 49 of them. Of the 864 in 2017, prosecutors reviewed 88 cases and prosecuted 35. That is to say nothing of the conviction rate, data for which was not immediately available, according to Max Szabo, a spokesman for the DA's office.
Szabo emphasized, however, that the prosecution rates — 47.1 percent in 2016 and 39.8 percent in 2017 — are above the national average of 19 percent. (He also cautioned that a number of cases reviewed by the DA were defined by the national standard and may not exactly line up with SFPD definition of sexual assault, as not every municipality defines sexual assault the same way.)
"Prosecuting sex assault continues to be an imperative for our office, and that's reflected by prosecution rates that are double the national average," Szabo wrote in an email. "Nonetheless, we're constantly striving to improve, and through prevention and education our goal is to reduce victimization, enhance enforcement, and help create an environment in which survivors feel empowered to come forward."
He added that police can make an arrest when there's more reason than not to suspect a person has committed a crime based on the evidence. "Oftentimes, police and prosecutors alike conclude that there is probable cause that a crime was committed," he wrote, "but prosecutors have an ethical burden to only file charges if we believe we can prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt."
But Manning, the New York-based advocate said blaming the jury and all of the downstream consequences — prosecutors not picking up cases and investigators becoming frustrated and jaded — is a "copout." (Anderson, the other former prosecutor, agreed that the "blame game is not helpful.")
"Part of a prosecutor's job is to know how to win convictions," Manning said. "If we really care about prosecuting rape, then we'll cultivate a set of skills and practices in order to win rape cases."
That will not happen, Manning said, without sufficient local political will. "That's what's missing," she said.
In September, Mayor London Breed signed into law an ordinance authored by Supervisor Hillary Ronen establishing the Sexual Harassment and Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) office.
The three-person team will work directly with survivors to take complaints, collect data on how cases move through the system, be a liaison between various departments, and make policy recommendations based on complaints and collected data — very much like the Department of Police Accountability.
However, like that department, the office has no legal enforcement powers, only the power to make recommendations.
The first-of-its-kind office, Morales said, should be open by the end of the year. A director has not yet been appointed.
It remains to be seen if this three-person outfit can alter years of entrenched law-enforcement culture. But, for the individual survivors it deals with, it may yet make a difference.
"I've come to terms with what's happened to me but I don't want this to happen to someone else," O'Connor said.
But, of course, it will.
"With how things are going, this is going to keep happening," she continued. "It's inevitable."
If you have had a recent experience similar to those detailed above, we would like to hear it. Please contact julian.mark@missionlocal.com. You may remain anonymous.
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Julian Mark
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Julian grew up in the East Bay and moved to San Francisco in 2014. Before joining Mission Local, he wrote for the East Bay Express, the SF Bay Guardian, and the San Francisco Business Times.
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Thepixinator says:
How does the city calculate a 39.4 percent prosecution rate from prosecuting 35 out of 864 cases?
BK says:
The SVU was nakedly homophobic and the first Sgt I was assigned, Martin Kilgariff, repeatedly screamed in my face that the assault was consensual. My ribs were broken and I was in agony – and deaf and disabled. He only acquiesced to have our scheduled meeting after I wouldn't back down. 15 hours later he called and said "the assailant has a different story than you so I'm not going to pursue this." Obviously no one would admit to felony assault against a disabled person to a cop over the phone. What an idiot. It took 9 months before I learned I could request a different sergeant. Sgt. Hector Morales, the inept f*cktard, got my case. He was the first to see the evidence that the assault was premeditated. He said "there's no evidence to prove once you got to his apartment you didn't say he couldn't beat you up" – WTF logic this this?! – and he also gave me the "it's my Friday" line. Clearly he uses it with everyone – including sexual assault victims he's paid way too much for allegedly "helping."
The SVU knew I was deaf prior to three separate meetings. In complete opposition to the Americans with Disabilities Act they refused to allow me an interpreter or any accommodation at all.
The third sergeant I was assigned sucked at her job too. It took 9 months of emailing her and calling her to get any response at all. She finally asked the DA for a felony assault warrant since my ribs were broken and the assault resulted in exacerbated PTSD and chronic pain. DA Williams never saw the evidence, refused to meet with me and blamed me for being assaulted. She said I consented to being assaulted by going to his apartment. This is nakedly victim blame. She refused to do any investigation of the case at all.
The cops never interviewed the assailant in person. They never saw he uses steroids and outweighed me by 50 lbs. They never even looked at his IG. He told them he moved and they believed him. I repeatedly proved to the grossly inept SVU he still lives here and they don't give a damn. He's an ex drug addict who owns and operates GLBT sober homes in Minnesota where he's from. A totally unregulated industry and total cash cow. He also works for Google.
I have the evidence to prove all of this. I've had to prove it all to endless cops, lawyers, DAs, etc. The assailant is still trolling for victims. The cops, SVU and DA don't give a damn.
Defund the SFPD. All cops are bastards. I'm still fighting for any justice at all.
Guest12 says:
What if one day their daughters were raped? Would they do the same?
Why are women only valuable insofar as we're someone's daughters?
Monk says:
I appeared at that very window, room 500, Special Victims Unit, about 17 years ago. The SERGEANT at SVU laughed in my face while I stood there with a victims advocate trying to file a report. The conduct was disgusting.
lemacado says:
I see why this city is always rioting now. Even authorities do not have common sense. A 74 Year Old woman was raped May 22, 2019 which is today.
Always rioting? When was the last riot you believe occurred in this city?
Carlos Spinoza says:
"It was my Friday"
An apt metaphor for the entirety of our dysfunctional, corrupt city government and the services it "provides".
It's been obvious for quite some time: one can not rely on the SFPD doing their job in a professional manner – or any manner on many occasions.
You're on your own in this 11 billion dollar town.
Mucho sympathy for Ms. O'Connor and an admiration for her grit.
And the tenacity of all the victims of both the sicko perpetrators and the San Francisco justice system.
If I had gotten the "my Friday" response I would have needed immediate, serious anger management not to go off the rails.
Those are terrible statistics and the SFPD should be ashamed of themselves. Rape victims need help and they are to protect and to serve the public. They should be handling these victims with utmost sensitivity.
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Lamborghini will celebrate the brand's past and present at this year's Salon Privé supercar show with a stunning selection of cars. It will also give the new limited edition Centenario its first UK outing.
Lamborghini will attend Salon Privé from 1st to 3rd September, with activities including Miura and Diablo celebrations, the Centenario debut and supercar test drives.
The Lamborghini Centenario will be revealed for the first time in the UK at this year's Salon Privé. It has been built to honour the 100th birthday of the carmaker's founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini.
The limited edition car combines a lightweight carbon fibre tub with Lamborghini's most powerful ever V12 engine. It's capable of 759 bhp and can go from 0-62 mph in just 2.8 seconds, with a top speed of 217 mph.
The Centenario has a very limited production number, with just 20 coupés and 20 roadster versions in total. All models have already sold, with a price tag close to $2m (£1.7m).
Lamborghini has said that the car reflects Ferruccio Lamborghini's passion for high performance without compromise.
Lamborghini PoloStorico, the brand's heritage division, will also be celebrating the Miura's 50th anniversary at Salon Privé. The iconic design is universally regarded as the first-ever supercar.
The anniversary will be marked with a concours display, as ten of the world's best examples entered into a Miura-only category on the prestigious Chubb Insurance Concours d'Elégance. Two of the models are coming over from the USA to compete.
The PoloStorico divison will also display the iconic and one-off production Lamborghini Miura Roadster, which will take pride of place at Salon Privé on the lawns of Blenheim Palace.
Visitors will also be able to see the original Miura SV that was launched at the Geneva Motor Show in 1971. The unique pre-production model has been recently restored by Polostorico, and was originally built with parts of the Miura S. It went on to incorporate pioneering features that were later used in SVs.
There will also be a Lamborghini Diablo tribute, with a Diablo-only class in the Pirelli-backed Prestige and Performance competition. Ten Diablo models will race the concours. One of them is the first-built vehicle of 31 racing versions produced, complete with the chassis number 001 SVR.
Also in the running is a VT Roadster, a limited-edition SE30 30th anniversary model and a 2000 6.0 litre VT Final Edition.
Throughout the event, visitors will be able to test drive the Lamborghini Huracán and its four-wheel drive variant. The Spyder version will also be available to test drive.
The Salon Privé Concours d'Elégance is a supercar show and garden party held in the grounds of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. It runs from Thursday 1 September to Saturday 3 September 2016. Tickets are on sale now from their website.
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Q: iPhone OpenGL Template is cheating? XCode's OpenGL template seems to be cheating to solve this "stretched" viewport problem I've been trying to understand for the last 3 hours.
In the iphone "OpenGL ES Application" template, the colorful square that bounces up and down on the screen is not really a square at all!
ES1Renderer.m (the ES2 file as well)
static const GLfloat squareVertices[] = {
    -0.5f,  -0.33f,
     0.5f,  -0.33f,
    -0.5f,   0.33f,
     0.5f,   0.33f,
};

But it comes out looking square on the device/simulator due to the stretching/squashing effect of a non-square viewport.  I tried to fix it by fiddling with glFrustumf() but that doesn't seem to change the aspect ratio.
I was able to get things looking good (not-stretched) when I fed glViewport() with a 1:1 widht:height..  But this doesn't seem like the answer because it offsets the viewport placement.
What's the right way to correct for this stretching and why doesn't XCode do it that way?

A: I think the answer is:
XCode is cheating like this to avoid confusing us with the extra code required to setup a frustum.
Here's the code I'm using to set one up, and it fixed the squashing/stretching I was getting:
const GLfloat zNear = 0.0001, zFar = 1000.0, fieldOfView = 45.0;
GLfloat size;

size = zNear * tanf(DEGREES_TO_RADIANS(fieldOfView) / 2.0);

aspectRatio = (GLfloat) backingWidth / backingHeight;

glFrustumf(-size,//left
           size,//right
           (GLfloat)-size / aspectRatio,//bottom
           (GLfloat)size / aspectRatio,//top
           zNear,//zNear
           zFar);//zFar

glViewport(0, 0, backingWidth, backingHeight);

Hope that helps someone.

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Q: newcerts directory filename We are using a root CA and 2 intermediate CAs that's been deployed in 2 different servers. Using the intermediate CAs, we are generating server and client certificates.
One thing I noticed is that, there is a newcerts folder and each time I create a cert, a new file is being generated in the /newcerts directory with file names 1000.pem, 1001.pem, etc.
Can I make this file name unique? For certificate revocation I need users to be identified uniquely from both this intermediate CA's.

A: The newcerts subdirectory for a CA is the "new_certs_dir" parameter in the  openssl config file (/etc/ssl/openssl.cnf on many linux dists).
Here's the OpenSSL source code tree.
The file name itself (the 1000.pem, 2000pem, etc in your question) is specified with the -out parameter when creating the certificate.


In this blog tutorial of Onlinebuff.com we will understand all about Enumeration (enum) in c-sharp.
In a single liner definition, Enums helps you to define, assign and maintain constants in a program in an effective way.
Enumeration in C-sharp is defined from "enum" keyword. Enums are strongly typed named constants means enum of one type may not be absolutely assigned to an enum of another type even though the underlying value are the same. Enums are value types and get allocated on stack. Since they are value types which means they cannot inherit or inherited from another enum type.
If you are looking to implement enum in your project then this is one of big advantage of implementing enum that it consume less memory space on the server since they are value types.
The group of named constant in a single set of enum scope is considered as enumerator list. They provides a concise way to assign names to a bunch of integers.
Enums are more manageable and improves readability of code because they provide symbolic named constants so you need to just remember the real names not the integer values.
Enums in c-sharp can be defined in two ways i.e lowercase enum which is inherits the base class Enum and uppercase enum using the Enum base class. You can use lowercase enum to implement enums and uppercase enum to create static enum methods.
Enum types are by default is integer but beside integer it can be double, sbyte, uint, short, long, float and byte just it has to type cast it.
Inside the scope of enum we have enumerator list elements the first element default value will always be 0 and followed by other elements values will increased by 1.
If you give any specific value to first element then other elements values will increased by 1.
Note : Multiple enum elements can have the same value.
Enumeration are of two types Simple Enumeration and Flags Enumeration.
Simple Enumeration means whose members contains only single value.
Flags Enumeration means whose members contains multiple values or multiple values which are combined using bitwise OR operator.Combinations of flags enumeration values are examined using bitwise AND operator.When we use the flags attribute with enum then each enumeration member value should have power of 2 like 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12.....To compute the next value in the series, simply multiple the last value by 2 is because the way integers are represented by a computer.
Note : The flags attribute should be used when ever the enumerable represents a collection of values, rather than a single value.
Enum is declared with "enum" keyword followed by enumname by default enum is of "int" datatype and inside the scope enum, enum elements declared separated by commas.
Let's demonstrate the simple example of enumeration using c-sharp code in console application.
Above the program will display output as shown below.
As you see in our above code that we have created a enum called "Animals" and inside the scope of enum we have provided the list of animal names with values. Now in our main program of console application we have created the enum object "animalNames" and assigned the value as 5 which is an elephant value. In the next line of code we have printed the animal-name and animal integral value and in the further line of code just to check we have also compared the value with other animal names.
In this demonstration we will use Flags attribute and we will see how to use enum Flags attribute using c# code.
As you see from above sample code we have used [Flags] attribute with enum and as we discussed before also that when we use [Flags] attribute with enum then members of an enum should have power of 2 means you need to multiply the last value with 2. So same technique we have applied in our above example we have multiplied the last value of enum member i.e. Flats = 1 with 2 and rest member in series.
In our main program we have created an object of enum "allowedTypes" and assigned the multiple values separated by "OR" operator and to examine wheather that vaule present in that object we used "if-condition" along with "AND" operator compared with actual enum member. If true value will be printed or else will not be printed.
Enums are strongly typed means enum of one type cannot be assigned it to enum of another type.
Enums consumes less memory space because enums are value type and allocated on stack.
Enums are represented as strings but processed as an integer.
The default enumeration type is int, and other approved types are sbyte, byte, ushort, short, long, uint, and ulong.
Flags Enumeration provides us to assign the multiple values to an enum member or an enum object.
Why to use Enums over Constants ?
Enums are strongly typed named constants and benefits of using enums over constants is when you want to define a range of values for a particular Entity like for example defining range values for ExceptionHandling.
or defining range values for Colors range like.
Enums are also have the ability to define multiple collection values separated by Bitwise OR operator i.e. like FontStyle.Bold | FontStyle.Italic and on the otherhand constants are not named constant and they are not strongly typed they are just like a regular variables whose value cannot modify after the defination and can be used for single value entity like TaxExemptionRate, PIValue, HostUserIP, CountryID, WebExtension.
Furthermore enums gives you more type safety for example if you use constants as method parameters then there is a possibility to call the method with any "integer" value but on the otherhand enum won't allow it to happen rather it clearly give us visual studio intellisense help to pass appropriate enum value without any confusion (i.e. because enums are named constants).
Conclusion : Use constants when you want to define different key values like a self-documentation code in a single place for an easy maintenance in an application.
Use enums for defining sequences and states (range of values) with type-safety and with improved readability.
In this we will demonstrate to display enum member names and values using FOR-EACH Loop and GetNames(Type) method that returns a string array of the enumeration members.
As you see from above snippet of code that we have used the GetNames method to loop through the enumerator list using FOR-EACH loop.If you run the above program you will get the following output as shown below. Enum.Parse we have discussed below.
In this demonstration we will convert input string value to an enum member using Enum.Parse method. Enum.Parse method converts strings to an equivalent enumerated object. Enum.Parse method takes a string and gets the actual enum constant from type of enum. Now let's do the small demonstration of Enum.Parse which takes a string and make it as enum object in this example we have used inbuilt "ConsoleColor enum" which is an background color enum of a console application and to this enum we will pass user input color name.
As you see from above code that we have passed the user input string value to Enum.Parse method to covert string to an enum object. The above program output is shown below.
Note : To find the ConsoleColor Enum list just right click on ConsoleColor name --> Click on Go to Definition link. Sample as shown below.
//     The color dark blue.
//     The color dark green.
//     The color dark cyan (dark blue-green).
//     The color dark red.
//     The color dark magenta (dark purplish-red).
//     The color dark yellow (ochre).
//     The color dark gray.
//     The color cyan (blue-green).
//     The color magenta (purplish-red).
So hey friends this all about the enumeration or enum in c-sharp if you have any doubt or query or if you think i have missed anything in enum to explain then feel free to let me know. The more the feed-back you give me the more we can improve this article. Aim of @OnlineBuff is to provide complete information so that using this blog post everyone of us should get more knowledge and benefit.
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Citrulline Malate is an amino acid also known as L-Citrulline and is taken for many different medical conditions. There is some research that shows that the amino acid may help improve performance while exercising by reducing fatigue. What does that mean for you? In your muscle building efforts, you can use this supplement to help you make it through longer, harder workouts. This will spur more muscle building in response to the trauma your muscles experience in a tough workout. Not only that, but Citrulline Malate can also help reduce soreness after a workout. Who doesn't want to avoid feeling sore? Reduced soreness means you can get back to the gym the next day with renewed enthusiasm.
Lie on your back on the floor and bend one knee so that your foot is flat on the floor. Keeping your opposite leg straight, push your foot into the floor, raising your hips until both thighs are in line with each other. Reverse the motion to return to the starting position. That's one rep. Complete all your reps on one leg, and then switch legs and repeat.
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More recent studies on the regulation of CrT creatine transport activity have identified the protein kinase (Janus-Activating Kinase 2) JAK2, which suppresses the rate of creatine uptake via CrT without affecting creatine binding.[181] JAK2 is a regulatory protein involved in stabilizing the cellular membrane and controlling water concentrations in response to osmotic stress.[182][183] Similar to c-Src (a positive creatine transport regulator), Jak2 can also be activated by growth hormone signaling.[169][184] The growth hormone receptor seems to activate these two factors independently, as gh-mediated activation of c-Src does not require JAK2.[168] Given that c-Src is a positive regulator of CrT, JAK2 is a negative regulator, and the fact that downstream signals from both are induced by growth hormone, it is tempting to speculate that JAK2 activation downstream of the gh receptor may function as a homeostatic response to limit c-src induced creatine uptake. This has not been studied, however, and the effects of gh-induced JAK2 signaling on CrT activity have not been examined.
In regard to liver fat buildup (steatosis), which is normally associated with reduced availability of S-adenosyl methionine[495][496] and a suppression in expression of genes involved in fatty acid oxidation (PPARα and CPT1), creatine supplementation at 1% of the rat diet alongside a diet that induces fatty liver is able to fully prevent (and nonsignificantly reduce relative to the control given standard diets) the aforementioned changes and the state of steatosis, as well as changes in serum biomarkers (glucose and insulin) that accompany steatosis.[125]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Momaya A, Fawal M, Estes R (April 2015). "Performance-enhancing substances in sports: a review of the literature". Sports Med. 45 (4): 517–531. doi:10.1007/s40279-015-0308-9. PMID 25663250. Wilson et al. [91] demonstrated that when non-resistance trained males received HMB pre-exercise, the rise of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels reduced, and HMB tended to decrease soreness. Knitter et al. [92] showed a decrease in LDH and creatine phosphokinase (CPK), a byproduct of muscle breakdown, by HMB after a prolonged run. ... The utility of HMB does seem to be affected by timing of intake prior to workouts and dosage [97].
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These protective effects are similar to those seen with trimethylglycine, since they both cause an increase in liver concentrations of phosphatidylcholine (PC, causing an increase in vLDL production and efflux of triglycerides from the liver).[497] Both TMG and creatine are thought to work indirectly by preserving SAMe concentrations,[125][498] since PC synthesis requires SAMe as well (via PEMT[499]) and genes involved in fatty acid metabolism in the liver that were not affected by the diet (VLCAD and CD36) were unaffected by creatine.[125]
Without a doubt, you can add muscle simply by eating right and lifting weights. But to truly maximize your growth potential, supplements are a requirement. Hence, we've compiled a rundown of the 11 best mass-gain supplements on which to spend your hard-earned cash. They're listed in order of priority, from the absolute most critical, can't-do-without supplements to the less crucial yet still highly effective ingredients for packing on size. The point is to help those on a tight budget decide which supplements to buy. If money is no object, then by all means knock yourself out and use them all as directed. Because after all, as far as we're concerned, you can never have too much muscle.
That said, many people experience stomach cramps when they consume creatine monohydrate and it's possible that taking a creatine with a different pH — usually creatine hydrochloride — can have a different effect on stomach acid and make for a creatine that digests more easily. As far as we know, the easier digestion doesn't necessarily mean it's more effective or that you need less of it to achieve the desired result.
One rat study that compared male and female rats and used a forced swim test (as a measure of serotonergic activity of anti-depressants[227]) found that a sexual dimorphism existed, and females exerted a serotonin-mediated anti-depressant response while male rats did not.[228] It appears that these anti-depressive effects are mediated via the 5-HT1A subset of serotonin receptors, as the antidepressant effects can be abolished by 5-HT1A inhibitors.[229]
Natalie Digate Muth, MD, MPH, RD, is the ACE senior consultant for healthcare solutions, a practicing pediatrician and registered dietitian. Recognized as a Certified Obesity Specialist, Natalie has written for more than 50 publications and, in 2012, published her first book, 'Eat Your Vegetables' and Other Mistakes Parents Make: Redefining How to Raise Healthy Eaters.
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I'm 6 foot and 154 pounds and I'm thinking of using this diet to bulk up before I do a cut to shed body fat for a more lean look. How good would this diet be to maintain body fat while building muscle and how much muscle could you expect to put on. Thanks. I do not want to gain that much body fat while bulking and if possible I would just like to maintain my current body fat while bulking.


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We Tried The Samgyupsal That Delivers to Your Doorstep!
Street Photography by Alexis Lim of Litrato ni Juan
Crossing The Newly Restored Jones Bridge in Manila
This Could Be One of The Cheapest Unlimited Wings in Manila!
This Japanese Apparel Will Take You Back To 1980s!
FIRST LOOK: Ayala's Newest Mall in Manila Bay Area
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Intramuros Has an Exclusive Beep Card Design!
We Roamed Around Intramuros Using Bamboo Bikes!
Mang Dong Explains Why Film Is Here To Stay
The Art of Edgardo Lam; Street Painter
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Tomorrow's Second Collection
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Tomorrow is a clothing brand owned by designers, Tim Lopez and Andrew Panopio. The two of them would usually spend their time together thrift shopping, which gave them the idea to start their own clothing brand. As what Andrew said "We are interested with what attracted us exactly to fashion and design. Then we thought, we could do that. We're both designers, why not give it a try. I bet it's going to be fun."
Tomorrow would set-up a gig to mark the launch of a new line of shirts including a gig shirt to commemorate the debut of the collection. Andrew explained to us the essence of the gig shirt to the collection. "We were pretty sure that we wanted to make a gig shirt, that idea came from one thing, for Tomorrow to be more sincere and to be more connected to what we actually liked doing. So we thought let's have a gig, let's make a gig shirt every time we have a launch. And following that kind of passion for what you feel is right, I think that's our direction so far."
The second collection of Tomorrow focused more on wild, liberating and free approach with more animal like designs in response to 2016 for being a bad year. From a two-headed fire-breathing dragon-liken duck, cats, dogs and even lobsters.
"We are really interested in what kind of character you can get from animals." Andrew says "Tomorrow is supposed to be something that you don't think about too much as you come up with the best s*** when you're inspired."
Tomorrow's future is something to look forward to with upcoming collaborations and gigs for the next line. With Tomorrow having designs that can be worn flexibly and comfortably, you would know that they're on the right track onto achieving their goals.
"We want to try collaborating with more people and try to expand on what Tomorrow is about." Andrew says "When we go about making designs for Tomorrow, it should be a creative expression, it should be something that you just feel strongly about and I'm sure that kind of creativity and inspiration will just communicate into a t-shirt."
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Camp Indianhead Road
New centers coming soon to Land O' Lakes
July 6, 2016 By Kathy Steele
What the Great Recession took away, boom times are bringing back.
Three properties in Land O' Lakes, along U.S. 41 and State Road 54, are poised to deliver new restaurants, retail and offices. All three sites languished as the economy tanked.
Now, Strategic Properties Group is ready to build the first of three new shopping centers on land that the real estate development firm held onto for nearly a decade.
Two more centers are in planning stages.
First up is Camp Indianhead Crossings, a triangular swath of land fronting State Road 54, at the corner of Camp Indianhead Road.
Camp Indianhead Crossings will open in early 2017 with Hungry Greek and OTB Delight Café among its tenants. An artist's rendering shows the shopping center as a one-story building at State Road 54 and Camp Indianhead Road in Land O' Lakes.
(Photos courtesy of Strategic Properties Group)
Hungry Greek and OTB Café are the first announced tenants. Both restaurants also have locations at The Shoppes of Wesley Chapel on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard.
A groundbreaking will get dirt moving this week on the slightly more than 1 ½-acre site, according to Barry Jackson, managing member of Strategic Properties.
The swath, just west of Pep Boys, will be home to a one-story building with approximately 12,700 square feet of restaurant, retail and office space. Facades on both sides of the structure will match. Multiple driveways onto the site will include an entrance off State Road 54.
In addition to Hungry Greek and OTB, Jackson is negotiating with a national chain restaurant for a third dining spot at the center.
A nationally known hair salon also is anticipated at Camp Indianhead.
Exit Prime Realty and Jackson's own company will relocate offices to the new center.
Another 6,500 square feet remains leasable.
Jackson said a nail salon likely could be another tenant.
"I've had several talking with me," he said.
Jackson expects to have the building ready for occupancy by the end of the year. Tenants then will complete the build out for their individual spaces.
Some shops could open in February, with restaurants likely to open in March.
Barry Jackson is managing member of Strategic Properties Group. The real estate development company plans to build three shopping centers in Land O' Lakes.
Visibility and traffic volume along State Road 54 made the location an attractive real estate buy in 2006. But, just as Jackson anticipated construction, the bottom fell out of the economy, and the project stalled out.
With the economy rebounding and development on State Road 54 humming again, Camp Indianhead finally is ready for its debut. Its attractiveness is still intact, Jackson said.
"Demographics in the area are terrific," he said. "The county counts about 70,000 cars a day between Collier Parkway and U.S. 41. You pick up all the traffic going both ways from the two intersections."
Strategic Properties is eyeing development of two more shopping centers in Land O' Lakes that also had to wait out the economic downturn.
Though Wesley Chapel has been in the development spotlight with the opening of Tampa Premium Outlets, development at Cypress Creek Town Center — the Land O' Lakes area is starting to share in the action.
"It's not happening as fast as Wesley Chapel and Bruce B. Downs Boulevard are," said Jackson. "But, it's not far behind, probably a year behind."
Land O' Lakes Landings is in the planning stages, Jackson said. That center likely will begin construction in 2018.
It will be similar in size to Camp Indianhead at about 13,000 square feet, located on U.S. 41, more than a mile south of State Road 52. The site is next to an approximately 500-home master-planned community from Ryan Homes that will be built on land formerly part of the Lester Dairy farm.
Leases are not in place, but Jackson said he is in discussions with a national chain restaurant.
"We're waiting on them (Ryan) to get stuff moving," Jackson said. "We are the first commercial parcel outside of this development's entrance."
Another shopping center is in the planning stages, as well, Jackson said. That center, Lake Thomas Crossings, likely will begin construction in 2017.
It is a 16,000 square-foot shopping center on U.S. 41, about three miles north of State Road 54, and south of Ehren Cutoff.
"There is a desperate need for restaurants and retail up there," Jackson said.
Connerton is another of Pasco's housing developments that came to a standstill during the recession. But now, new homes are sprouting, and a McDonald's restaurant is under construction at an entrance into the community.
Jackson said the draw to that area remains 100 percent the development of Connerton.
"If Connerton didn't happen, we wouldn't have bought the property," he said.
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Christmas cheer dispensed here
December 16, 2015 By B.C. Manion
If you want to have yourself a merry 'little' Christmas, you may want to bypass Bill and Debbie Tuttle's place.
They're not into merry 'little' Christmases — they prefer presenting a mega-dose of holiday cheer. And, they deliver it through thousands of artfully arranged decorations.
Beyond the mere size and variety of the décor, there are stories behind scores of items in their display.
Bill Tuttle, from left, holds the family's dog, Bailee, while posing in front of the family's Christmas tree with his granddaughter, Kalise Mabingnay, and his wife, Debbie. The trio of elves has been busy decorating just about every square inch of their home for the holidays.
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And, in a true spirit of Christmas, the couple will open their home to the public on Dec. 18, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., so people can take a peek. The couple's home is at 2308 Camp Indianhead Road in Land O' Lakes.
When visitors arrive, they'll see a lighted display in the front yard, and decorations adorning the house.
But, that's just a prelude to what lies ahead inside.
Every room in the house is dressed up for the season.
Near the front door, a giant figure of Santa, welcomes those who enter.
There are trees, with various themes, in different rooms of the house.
In the office and crafts room, for instance, there's a tree with ornaments made from old wooden spools and decorations depicting various crafts.
There's a Mickey tree and a Minnie tree that Debbie Tuttle made, to complement the animated Disney characters adorning a shelf in the couple's living room.
There's also a massive tree illuminated by 5,000 lights and decked out with ornaments depicting moments of the family's life through the years.
The couple's zeal for Christmas is on display everywhere.
The sunken tub in the master bath, for instance, is off limits for the holidays because decorations encircle the tub.
Snowmen add to the festive feel at Bill and Debbie Tuttle's home in Land O' Lakes.
Even the dog crate, in the couple's master bedroom, is decked out for the season.
There's a holiday bedspread that Debbie made, on the couple's bed.
There's homage to her late father, too, featuring a miniature John Deere tractor, a small tree decorated with tiny John Deere hats, and a small figure of a fisherman — depicting the things that he loved best.
The dining room features an 11-foot bottle tree that Debbie made this year, using bottles she bought at Dollar Tree stores. "I went to 13 stores in one day," she said, adding it took 201 bottles to make the tree, and she even picked up some of them in Orlando.
She also made a smaller tabletop tree that's crafted from bottles of many colors.
In the kitchen, there's a tree that's dressed up with miniature gadget ornaments.
There's also a gingerbread house on one counter, and an oversized ornament, serving as a centerpiece, on a kitchen table.
This 11-foot bottle tree is a new addition to the Tuttles' holiday décor this year. Debbie Tuttle made the tree using 201 bottles that she bought from Dollar Tree stores. "I went to 13 stores in one day," she said.
A 6-foot-tall nutcracker stands as a sentry, providing an imposing holiday presence.
There are plenty of snowmen and nativity scenes, Santa clauses, decorated trees and twinkling lights to see in other rooms throughout the house, and in the gathering spaces outdoors.
Holiday music also helps to boost the home's holiday cheer quotient.
The couple has been opening their home for four years, offering some private tours and a couple of public open houses every holiday season.
More than 400 people turned out for the first open house, the couple said.
Besides giving people a feast for the eyes, they also provide cookies and cider, for those who visit their home.
There is no charge to take the tour, but donations are accepted.
The couple uses the money to provide Christmas for some families in need. This year, they think they've received enough donations to provide a Christmas dinner and presents for four families.
This stately Santa Claus offers a warm welcome to visitors to the Land O' Lakes home of Bill and Debbie Tuttle, who host public open houses a couple of times during the holidays to share the spirit of the season.
Getting ready for the holidays at the Tuttles begins on Oct. 1 and takes considerable work, but the couple enjoys sharing their holiday handiwork.
They also enjoy sharing their enthusiasm with their granddaughter, 9-year-old Kalise Mabingnay, who lives with them and helps provide seasonal cheer.
Making holidays bright is what it's all about, said Bill Tuttle, who works for Senior Helpers.
"If you can't be in the spirit after leaving here, then you're not ever going to be in the spirit," Bill Tuttle said.
What: A Christmas Open House featuring a holiday display including 82 decorated trees, 70 animated characters, and thousands of lights and decoration, indoor and out.
Where: Bill and Debbie Tuttle's house at 2308 Camp Indianhead Road, Land O' Lakes.
When: Dec. 18 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
How much: Admission is free. Donations are accepted to help provide a Christmas dinner and presents to families in need.
Filed Under: Land O' Lakes News, Local News Tagged With: Bill Tuttle, Camp Indianhead Road, Debbie Tuttle, Land O' Lakes


Soak sesame seeds and raisins, about 3 or 4 hour each. Soak the nuts 12 hours.
Process the ingredients in a food processor or blender until homogenized (mixed thoroughly together in one pasty blend).
Spread in a pan or dish and freeze.
Can be cut up like cookies or fudge squares. Eat frozen. This can also make ice cream sandwiches. Use frozen banana ice cream inside the sandwich.


Those who like to forage in the woods know mid-May marks the time for fiddleheads. These delectable green coils emerge from the ground and grow up into what most people know as ostrich ferns. The key is to harvest them just as they start to reach for the sky. I have looked all over the woods behind my house and have found only one small patch, so when my friend Bridget asked if I'd like to go with her to her special spot somewhere in Searsmont, I jumped at the chance. Most foragers keep their special places secret, but Bridget is a wonderfully generous person and does not play by the same rules as most people. She gave me a pound of fiddleheads a few years ago when I admired her harvest in a Facebook photo—really one of my best Facebook moments ever.
We agreed to meet at 5:45 a.m. and I was to bring a backpack lined with a plastic bag, a small bucket for picking, drinking water and my boots. She picked me up and off we went into the wilds of Waldo County, down a dirt road past several old farmhouses, before finally parking by a big stream, donning our backpacks and setting off on a faint path into the woods. Bridget says this spot is known to many fiddlehead foragers and that she also often meets people fishing along this stream, which runs into a larger river. But she seems confident we'll find plenty of ferns today.
The running water provides a steady background to cheerful bird songs and the squish of our feet on the wet ground. The trees have only just begun to leaf out. Instead silvery, lichen-laced trunks stand out in the early light. We soon come to the largest patch of trout lilies I've ever seen. Their mottled white and olive-green leaves cover the ground, giving way here and there to tall, fuzzy ferns (not fiddleheads) and a few yellow, trumpet-shaped blooms.
As we walk Bridget tells me fiddleheads are finicky, preferring sandy soil near running water. She learned about fiddleheads from her mother growing up in Aroostook County.
The first patch we find have grown past the fiddlehead stage into two-foot tall ferns. Full grown they can stand up to five feet high. Fiddleheads, so-called because they look like the curved scroll on the end of a violin, must be harvested just as they emerge from their crowns. That's when their fronds remain tucked into tight coils. Bridget often knows she has found a patch when she steps on the bumpy crowns, one distinctive feature of these ferns. Other identifying characteristics of fiddleheads include their smooth, deep u-shaped stems and a papery brown covering on the coils. I've read enough about the ferns to know the importance of proper identification. Eating the wrong ferns can make you sick, as can eating an under-cooked fiddlehead. Bridget says she boils them for at least 15 minutes. This is really important because fiddleheads contain some kind of bacteria or chemical that merely sautéing in a pan does not kill. Food scientists have not identified the cause of the problem, according to University of Maine Professor of Food Safety Dr. Jason Bolton.
"We just know that cooking for a fair amount of time destroys whatever it is," he says.
Properly steamed or boiled, fiddleheads taste like a combination of fresh grass and asparagus, like Maine woods in the spring. I usually boil them and then sauté them in oil. This year I might also try pickling. My mother's friend, Peggy, says fiddleheads are carcinogenic. But Bolton says the cancer-causing ferns are some other type. He also told me potatoes contain some kind of carcinogen. But I'll write about that some other time.
The next patch we find contains loads of perfect fiddleheads and we pick until the sun comes out and black flies arrive. I have been careful to harvest only a few fronds from each plant, figuring that will help promote the health of the fern, although it's clear many of these fiddleheads are just the first set of shoots. We also have to pick around slightly brown fiddleheads that have been nipped by a frost earlier in the week. Eventually we fill our packs and head back.
When we get back home, I realize the picking was the easy part. Cleaning off the papery coverings requires much soaking and rinsing in the sink. Bridget says she likes to use an air compressor to blow the husks off, but it rained yesterday and these fiddleheads are damp so that won't work.
All is well at my house. And tonight for dinner? Fiddleheads with pasta and sausage. Tomorrow? Fiddleheads again, maybe.
Our last day on the boat dawned sunny and clear. The cold winds and big waves of the North Atlantic in early spring had washed further south. The ocean also changed color, from a slate gray with wind-blown white caps, to an almost turquoise blue. I think this might be in part due to the depth under our keel, which has gone from 4,000 meters out in the middle to less than 90 as we come to within 250 miles of port.
The warmer weather brought many people outside to what seems to be known as "the promenade deck " on the third level where you can walk all the way around the boat. Three laps equals .9 miles.
By 10:30 so many people were out there strolling that occasional traffic jams ensued in the narrow spots. Empty deck chairs became scarce. But every one was quite civil, cheery even, warmed up by the sun and the shared experience.
On this last day, the ship's entertainment director hosted a passenger talent show. Nine people performed including a woman in her last 70s. "Next week I am going to my first folk festival and this is the first time I have ever stood up and sung in front of a crowd and I am scared," she said before singing an acapella version of "My Bill," in a tremulous, hesitant voice. The woman who played the bagpipes as we left New York played them again in the talent show, including in her several songs a version of "Auld Lang Syne." She told the audience she was playing the song for the friends she had made during the crossing and for the camaraderie the passengers had shared.
I was back out on deck at 3 p.m. when we caught our first sight of land, the Isles of Scilly, shimmering far off the port side like a warm mirage. "I had my supposed honeymoon there," a man on deck told me. We passed a half dozen, high-sided fishing vessels and picked up a scattering of seagulls in our wake. A fellow passenger said they were gannets, the largest English seagull with a wingspan of 5 feet. Some 40 minutes later, we could see a distant mountain off to port. Land's end in Cornwall where we will be in a week.
We've done it. Crossed the Atlantic in a boat. Sure the boat is bigger than most houses, hotels even. We did not have to navigate, stand watch or eat our meals with one hand while gripping the wheel with the other. But still it feels good to know we survived the North Atlantic. It gives me new insight into Samuel De Champlain and other ocean explorers who made these crossings so many times and a new appreciation for their skills and courage. I have always wanted to do this, but never could figure out how to pull it off. Thankyou Mom for making it possible.
That night, we could see lights out our windows and by early dawn, the vessel had stopped. When I went on deck at about 6 a.m., the Queen was inching sideways alongside a long pier, in between two tankers. Men stood watching on the shore and two blue gantry cranes taller than the ship moved into place with hooks to lift up the shoreside gang planks. Towards the bow of the ship, about halfway up, the starboard side of the bridge sticks out like a small wing. Inside stood two men in uniforms looking up and down the pier and occasionally looking through binoculars–the captain landing his ship. We are in the Solent in Southhampton.
It took about 20 minutes to move the ship 10 feet into the pier, then long, thick lines emerged from the sides of the vessel and were thrown over massive bollards.
We have arrived. Our packed bags have been taken from our rooms and we are off for the shoreside portion of our adventure. As we leave the ship, porters are loading supplies. The Queen leaves this afternoon at 4 pm headed for Madeira.
So you spend a week on a big ship and what do you do all day? Well on the Queen Elizabeth there are many options. Today I wandered around the ship checking out all the different ways passengers keep themselves busy. The crew keep busy, as well. While we were at breakfast, it sounded like a giant woodpecker was trying to come down through the roof. Workers up top were chiseling at the endless rust. Get a bit here, and tomorrow it's popped up over there.
Some passengers start their day at an early fitness class in the spa, or go to work out on their own on one of the many machines facing out to sea. Some go to catholic mass while others head off to collaborate on crossword puzzles. I checked up on four tables of people learning how to play bridge and on the way passed someone doing a large jigsaw puzzle. A space that mimics a British pub at night was home to a giant trivia contest in the morning. Heard through the door: "In what western state would you open your door and look out into the town of Ding Dong." I never did get the answer because I heard the cheery chirp of the line-dancing instructor just down the corridor. "Now does anyone remember the steps we learned yesterday to Independence?" One step forward and back and cha cha cha. I tried to follow along but could not keep up, and truthfully got a little out of breath.
My mother went off to a workshop on using your digital camera, but when I looked in, they were learning what button did what and it seemed pretty basic. Enroute to something called a "Baggo Tournament," I passed people lounging in chairs reading, chatting, looking at their computers, or heads thrown back, completely relaxed in sleep. In the "Royal arcade," a crowd of ladies were looking over purses and bags that were on sale at half price for two hours only. Folks were looking at art for sale, jewelry, knick knacks, and even a wall of photos. Buy a portrait of yourself taken by the ship's roving photographer.
I never could figure out what or where the Baggo was, nor could I find the watercolor class, but I did get to the theater in time to catch a bit of historian and mariner Paul Covell's talk on ocean voyages. You could not get in without bumping in to the ubiquitous Purrell dispenser. Not only are these machines everywhere, but each time you enter a restaurant to eat a small flotilla of waiters chases you down with little squirts of the stuff.
My son Sam has been asking me via email whether I have been swimming yet. So today I decided to brave the pool, yet another activity. The motion of the ship rocks the water back and forth like a giant tidal wave. One moment, you are swimming uphill and the next, you're shooting towards the end of the pool like a rocket.
More people than you might think, many of them men, spend much of the day in the laundry rooms. There is one on each floor, a narrow space with three washers and driers each. So far none of the men ironing their white shirts has agreed to iron anything for me.
After lunch, the activities continued. Bingo, darts, a shuffleboard tournament. A man and his son playing chess on the giant roof-top chess set. A ballroom dance class, a lecture on hymns of the sea. A movie: Life of Pi. Interesting to watch a large ship sinking in the ocean, just as ours hits some big swells and starts to pound. Several viewers left early, one muttering under her voice "too much water." An art talk, solo travelers get together, a lecture by a former Olympic gold medalist runner, a knitting and needle-point group, alcoholics anonymous, a golf chipping tourney, too many spa lectures to list, and lots of music. Every afternoon, the Friends of Dorothy meet in an upper deck bar. This is a group for gays and lesbians.
On the way back to my stateroom after lunch, I stumbled on a band playing reggae, to a group of catatonic, largely large white people.
Last night, there were five different venues of live music. A jazz band with a fabulous sax players, a rock band playing for a dance, two piano players, a classical harpist and even a British comedian. Don't want life music? how about the sound of the roulette wheel or slot machines. The onboard casino is open all day.
Tonight, in addition to similar musical line-ups, there will be an "Elizabethan Ball." Too bad I missed the afternoon ballroom dancing class. But a dancing partner will not be a problem, as there are six assigned "escorts" who are paid to dance with single women.
Bed looks good after all that.
I've been so busy, checking out all the activities, walking and eating, I have barely read any of the books weighing down my suitcase. I guess I can catch up on my reading when I get home.
So today a bit about this ship. Launched 2010, the Queen Elizabeth was built at Fincanieri, Monfalcone Yard in Italy and is 294 meters long, with a beam of 32 meters and a draft of 7.9 meters. She rises up 55 meters from the waterline, holds 2092 passengers and about 100 crew for a ratio of 1 crew member for every 2 passengers. She can go 24 knots, but usually cruises somewhere around 19 knots. She burns 240 tons of heavy fuel every 24 hours. We were invited to cocktails with the captain last night (along with about 900 other people) and he told us that this trip the ship was sold out. The passengers come from 28 countries, with the most people (900 or so) from Great Britain, followed by America (500), then Germany. I'm not sure that I've ever seen so many men in kilts in one place before.
Tonight we met one of the chief chefs. He supervised 65 underchefs in one of the ship's 12 kitchens. Overall the vessel has 165 chefs, he said. Meals are planned according to the nationality of the passengers. Cunard, he said, has figured out what people from different countries tend to order and plans its meals accordingly. They are so good at it, that on a night like tonight, they may end up with just five to 10 servings left over of any one dish.
While my mother and I have been taken aback by all the extra charges — for example, if you want to visit the bridge and the engine room be prepared to shell out $120 per person– we also have been amazed at the extent of the things this company will do. Today, we met officers on the deck who were preparing for a funeral service for someone who had asked that their ashes be thrown off the Queen Elizabeth in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Apparently this is not a rare thing. We said we hoped they threw the ashes downwind, and this officer said yes he had seen people try to do this upwind and end up wiping ashes off their faces.
Lunchtime today we hit the halfway mark between New York and Southampton. We have travelled 1,650 nautical miles. The wind has dropped and the sun is trying to come out. Hard to believe this is the North Atlantic in winter. Still some people on board are seasick. We went to hear a piano concert this afternoon. The pianist played one song and then stood on the front of the stage and told us all he could not continue because he felt ill. Still there are other people who apparently think they are in the tropics. They are swimming in the outdoor pools, rolling back in forth with the water in the pool as it shudders in the swells.
As I look out at the waves rolling by and feel the gentle swell under the ship, I keep on wondering what Samuel de Champlain who did this 27 times would be thinking now. We did see a seagull flying around the ship. I wondered what kind f gull it was and went to check in the library. Most likely it was a kittywake. We also learned today that the ship plots its course according to something called circle sailing. Apparently taking the circular route is faster than going in a straight line because it follows the curve of the earth.
The north Atlantic, Emmy at lunch, A wooden veneer image of the Queen Elizabeth designed by David Lindley (Princess Margaret's son), the ship's library and our favorite magazine displayed there (who could have delivered them!!??), dancers in the ship's theater and the Captain introducing his officers to the passengers.
This is a blog by writer and editor Polly Saltonstall about life in Maine with a husband two little boys, two dogs, a big garden and lots of boats.


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SALT: Buying the Balitc Dry Dips
by Tom Konrad, Ph.D. CFA
The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is a shipping and trade index created by the London-based Baltic Exchange. It measures changes in the cost of transporting various raw materials, such as coal and steel.
Since the BDI is a measure of the income which firms that own dry bulk cargo ships can earn, changes in the BDI tend to drive changes in the stock prices of such companies.
Stock Price Correlation
Until recently, one such company was Scorpio Bulkers (SALT), one of my Ten Clean Energy Stocks for 2021 picks. The chart below shows the last 5 years, with changes in the BDI leading to changes in SALT's stock price.
There is also one notable exception to these correlated moves in June 2020, when the company recapitalized in a secondary offering.
On August 3rd, SALT announced its new strategy of investing in the next generation of offshore wind turbine investment vessels and selling its fleet of dry bulk carriers.
As SALT's dry bulk fleet is sold, the company's future earnings become increasingly independent of BDI. If the market were acting rationally, the correlation of the stock with BDI should also fall over time.
We're not seeing that.
In October, 50-ish percent moves in the BDI led to 25-ish percent moves in SALT. In January, we saw two 30-ish percent moves in the BDI, and the corresponding moves in SALT were around 10 percent to 20 percent.
Vessel Sales
In both cases, the stock moves were approximately half the size of changes in the BDI. Between the start of October and the end of January, SALT announced the sale of 22 Vessels: 7 in October, 3 in November, 6 in December, and 6 in January. The company has sold approximately two-thirds of its fleet since the new strategy was announced on August 3rd, but the stock is still following the index..
Why is BDI Still Driving the Stock?
The continued correlation between SALT and BDI is likely due to quantitative hedge funds using programmatic trading to take advantage of correlations between BDI and all dry bulk shippers. Some of these programs (which may rely entirely on machine learning) have not yet been updated (or updated themselves) to reflect SALT's declining dependence on dry bulk shipping for its future earnings.
When a stock falls for reasons that do not have to do with its fundamentals, I call it a buying opportunity.
BDI and SALT have both fell in late January. Enough said.
DISCLOSURE: Long SALT.
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Two-year migration of adult female white sharks reveals widely separated nursery areas
Two-year migration of adult female white sharks ( Carcharodon carcharias ) reveals widely separated nursery areas and conservation concerns.
Michael L. Domeier and Nicole Nasby-Lucas
Satellite tagging programs have provided detailed information about the migratory patterns of northeastern Pacific white sharks, revealing a seasonal migration between a vast offshore region and coastal aggregation sites. Although adult males undergo annual round-trip migrations, photo-identification programs have noted that sexually mature females may only visit coastal aggregation sites once every 2 years, a behavior that is presumably linked to an estimated 18-month gestation period. The whereabouts of females during their full 2-year migration were previously unknown, because of the limited battery capacity of satellite pop-up tags.
Through the use of satellite-linked radio-telemetry tags with multi-year tracking capability, we describe the 2-year migratory pattern for four mature female white sharks tagged at Guadalupe Island, Mexico. The 2-year migration comprised four phases: 1) an Offshore Gestation Phase (which had an average duration of 15.5 months; 2) a Pupping Phase, which occurred along the Mexican coast between the months of April and August; 3) a Pre-Aggregation Phase (when the females were in transition between the Pupping Phase and Guadalupe Island; and 4) the Guadalupe Island Aggregation Phase, which began when the mature females arrived at Guadalupe Island between late September and early October.
Long-term satellite tracking of mature female white sharks highlighted the connectivity between a single presumed mating site at Guadalupe Island, and two widely separated pupping sites along the Mexican coast. The Offshore Gestation Phase provided evidence that the females remained offshore for up to 16 months during their 2-year migration cycle. The Pupping Phase along the Mexican coast coincided with the seasonal presence of young-of-the-year white sharks along the coast of North America, and with a presumed gestation period of 18 months, this placed mating between October and January, during the period when white sharks are known to be at Guadalupe Island. Tracking data during the time sharks were offshore showed that mature males and females are spatially segregated, except for their concurrent seasonal presence at Guadalupe Island. These discoveries provide important new details about the complete life history of northeastern Pacific white sharks while identifying crucial regions in which young-of-the-year, juveniles and adult females are most vulnerable
Animal Biotelemetry 2013 1:2, doi:10.1186/2050-3385-1-2
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