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I was in a Berklee practice room when Steve Jobs passed away. I didn't hear the news until I returned home, but no sooner had I put down my book bag did I sling my camera purse over my shoulder en route to the Apple Store on Boylston.
Of course, as a photographer, I wanted to go over to the Apple Store as soon as possible to get pictures of what I knew would be a memorial at the largest Apple Store in North America. But I made a stop to pick up flowers first, since it was more meaningful for me to take part in the experience than document it.
Ever since our first PowerBooks in 2005, my brother and I have watched Steve Jobs' keynotes with rapt attention. Every Mac World, Mac Developer Conference, or individual product announcement was treated like a holiday in my house, our excitement akin to child's impatience to open presents on Christmas morning. What "beautiful" or "stunning" design will Steve unveil this time? What are the latest, crazy numbers for iTunes and the iPod? Will it be a product that everyone has been talking about or a complete surprise that Apple has been able to keep secret? And most importantly, will there be "One More Thing?"
All the times my brother and I spent watching Steve Jobs' keynotes, analyzing his replies to customer emails, and reading his interviews made the Apple founder feel like a larger-than-life personality, but also someone we could relate to. Someone close. And after seeing the incredible out-pouring of love at the Boylston Apple Store, and at Apple Stores around the country, I'm guessing my brother and I aren't the only ones who felt a deep connection to Steve Jobs.
But like many Berklee students, I also feel a strong connection to Steve Jobs and the Apple brand because of all the Apple hardware and software that facilitates my creativity. Had it not been for the inclusion of Garageband in the iLife suite on every Apple computer, my parents would have bought me a much cheaper computer for my first laptop in 2005. But instead, my parents realized that buying a PowerBook was more than a computer – it was an investment in my musical development. And that's why hundreds of people laid flowers, candles, apples, and personal letters at the front of a retail store for a company's founder – Steve Jobs succeeded in making Apple more than just another soul-less technology brand, but a personal one. And without Apple products, Berklee students would be without the greatest tool in our creative arsenal.
And that's why it's no surprise that Berklee College of Music and Apple are intrinsically connected. The cornucopia of apple products one could see at Berklee, from the mandatory MacBook Pros for all students, to the high prevalence of iPhones and iPods (and even the rare iPad), is just a small piece of Apple's presence on campus. Looking deeper, even the core of Berklee's curriculum involves training on a whole host of Apple software, including Garageband and Logic Pro.
But I think Berklee has an even stronger connection to Apple than simply the products that Steve Jobs engineered, but the ethos of Steve Jobs himself.
In Steve Jobs' commencement address at Stanford University in 2005, which gained a new-found popularity shortly after his death, he encourages students to "Stay hungry, stay foolish," advice which could not be more applicable to the students at Berklee.
Berklee has a storied history of successful drop-outs (John Mayer, Melissa Etheridge, Gavin DeGraw, Quincy Jones, etc.) who, like Steve Jobs, had a passion that school couldn't contain, and a bold trajectory to follow even their loftiest of dreams. And our school continues to have a high concentration of students with huge aspirations and strong entrepreneurial spirit because Berklee fosters an environment where every seemingly "foolish" goal or passion is attainable and should be not merely followed, but attacked with full zeal.
"We believe that people with passion can change the world for the better… Those people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who actually do."
Steve Jobs' legacy is an inspiration – a beacon of hope – to all who are considered naïve or delusional for their passions, because rarely do you find someone who follows his passions, believes he can literally change the world, and actually does. We won't see another leader, innovator, or passionate spirit like Steve Jobs again in our lifetime – may he rest in peace.
– Elisa Rice
*All photographs taken by the author


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Whether you like him or not, Brian Barnhart made the right call, according to the rules, on Sunday afternoon in Edmonton.
With just 3 laps to go, Helio Castroneves held the lead over teammate Will Power in Sunday's Honda Edmonton Indy. On the lap-92 restart, with Will Power following close behind, Castroneves entered turn 1 clearly off of the 'normal racing line' to prevent being overtaken by Power.
Castroneves was immediately black flagged and ordered to a drive-through penalty. Ignoring the on track penalty, Castroneves finished the race, and after finally pitting, went crazy on Technical Director Kevin Blanch, and head of security, Charles Burns. Helio was later penalized 20-seconds and sent to the tail of the lead lap, finishing 10th:
"Obviously, I disagree with the decisions made by the race officials on the last restart in today's race, but there is no excuse for my actions after the checkered flag. I apologize to my team, our sponsors, the fans and the entire IZOD IndyCar Series community for my behavior. My actions were totally wrong and I acted inappropriately to some people who are my friends and people I respect very much. Obviously, I am a very emotional person and today I let my emotions get the better of me and I'm very sorry for that." - Helio CastronevesDid the 3-time Indy champ make a clear blocking move? No, but according to the rules he didn't have to. The blocking rules from the IZOD IndyCar Series rule book are as follows:
Rule 9.3 (B) A driver must not alter his/her racing line based on the actions of pursuing Drivers or use an abnormal racing line to inhibit or prevent passing. Blocking will result in a minimum of a black flag "drive through" penalty.Not only is the fact that a driver can not alter his normal racing line to prevent a pass clearly spelled out in the rules, but league President of Competition and Racing Operations, Brian Barnhart, stated the same in the weekly pre-race driver meeting:
Rule 7.1 (B) (4) (C) (4) The senior official shall determine the type and length of any black flag. The penalized car shall proceed to pit lane as directed by Officials and may return to the Race only upon the declaration of Officials. In the case of the Driver Violating the Rules, no work may be performed on a Car during the execution of a black flag penalty. Should any such work occur, the conditions of the penalty are unfilled and the penalty procedure must be executed again in its entirety on a subsequent lap. The penalty may not be protested and/or appealed.
Rule 9.2 (A) Race Procedure Penalties are a result of on track conduct and are generally imposed during on Track activity. If the imposition of a penalty is near or at the end of on Track activity and Driver/Car does not fulfill it, the Senior Official may reposition the Driver/Car in the posting of results or apply the penalty to subsequent on Track activity to reflect the fulfillment of the penalty. The penalty including without limitation any repositioning in a posting is non-protestable and/or appealable.
"You have plenty of options on where to put your car and we should not have any defending or blocking. Again we will be visually dividing the braking point through the entry into the corner in half. You can only be on the inside half if you are attempting to pass someone. If you are on the inside half because you are under attack from someone else, it is blocking. Don't move your car in reaction to a following car and don't impede the progress of a car with a run on you."

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Worrisome revelations about Carroll Gardens homeless shelter proposal
The building slated to house a 170-bed homeless shelter in Carroll Gardens was built and may be owned by a convicted felon whose crimes involved abusing the poor for profit, writes Andrew Rice of Capital New York in an investigative report.
Hundreds of Carroll Gardens residents have signed a petition expressing their dismay with the lack of community input surrounding the shelter proposed for 165 West 9th Street (near Court Street). Housing Solutions USA, headed by former Bloomberg official Robert Hess, is submitting the troubled proposal.
According to Rice, the building is held in the name of a private corporation, Tunnel Condos LLC. An attorney listed on the deed told Rice he acted on behalf of Alan Lapes, a landlord for numerous homeless shelters with a record of operating "substandard, dangerous and crime-ridden facilities."
Buildings Department permits from 2001 and 2004, however, list the owner as Stuart Podolsky. Nearly 30 years ago, Podolsky pled guilty to participating in a criminal conspiracy to empty several rent-controlled buildings using what was described as "a routine of terror." Gangs were hired to break into rent-controlled units and ransack them, start fires and floods, and "would generally do their utmost to make the building unlivable," Rice recalls.
Community Board 6 is hosting a meeting on the proposal on Wednesday, October 24th, 6:30 p.m. at P.S.58, the Carroll School Auditorium 330 Smith Street, between 1st Place & Carroll Street.


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Halt: 05 mins. | S.T.A. 20:35 | E.T.A. 20:35
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Train ETW KOTA EXP with number 19812 runs from at . It runs on day(s) of the week and reaches at . Total distance covered by ETW KOTA EXP is Kms with an average speed of km/hr. It has coaches. ETW KOTA EXP 19812 has stoppages at stations with an average halt time of minutes per railway station. The maximum halt time of this train is at with minutes and minimum halt with minutes at railway station.
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Many school districts around the United States have yet to declare what the upcoming school year will look like for students, whether they'll be heading back into a school building to learn or continue remote learning. Some districts could offer a combination of both.
However, as school districts and elected leaders mull over a decision, more and more parents around the country are starting to look into the idea of micro-schooling.
"On March 13, our kids jumped off the school bus. Altogether, there's nine of them in our neighborhood," said Jennifer Quadrozzi, who lives in Massachusetts. "They were super excited. It sounded like a vacation to them. They had two weeks off, but that turned into the rest of the school year."
Quadrozzi and her 7-year-old daughter spent the end of the school year and all summer socially distancing with a group of parents and kids in their community.
"We call ourselves 'The Bubble,'" said Quadrozzi.
To keep her daughter protected in their bubble, she has become one of the many parents around the country considering micro-schooling for the upcoming school year.
"Right now, there are three families that are considering it. That age range would be from first grade to third grade, and we would follow the curriculum that was developed by our community, our schools," added Quadrozzi.
With micro-schooling, a few families join together to create a homeschooling pod. Quadrozzi is planning on converting her daughter's playroom into the classroom. They're leaning towards paying an educational facilitator to teach the children during the week.
"That could be anyone from a retired teacher, to a teacher's aide, to anyone who got laid off," said Quadrozzi.
One of the concerns around micro-schooling pods is that there are many parents who can't afford to pay someone else to teach their kids. However, there are some parents finding a way to make micro-schooling pods more affordable.
"I am a stay-at-home mom and I realize I am very fortunate to be able to do that, but the other parents in our pod are working parents," said Gentel Larochelle.
Larochelle's pod has each parent teaching their group of five kids, one day of the week.
Not only is their micro-schooling pod model more cost-effective, but it frees up time for some parents who have to work.
"If this is something that parents want to do, the options are there for them it just takes a little creativity and a little bit of sacrifice," Larochelle added.
Pods can be formed, organically, with your friends and family, or there are Facebook groups now forming in almost every state around the country where parents are making connections.
These two Massachusetts moms have learned the key to creating a pod is starting your search early. You'll need time to talk with other parents that may be in your group about mostly creating a set of rule or pact for your pod, especially around social distancing outside the created classroom. Because the main reason for micro-schooling is to give kids some socialization while reducing their health risks.
"My genuine hope is that this is a one-year thing and that by next fall, things are much, much different," said Larochelle.


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- Film approximately 7:20 minutes in length of Kitchener Mall, a pedestrianized stretch of King Street East in downtown Kitchener during the summer months. Pedestrians and cyclists are seen moving along sidewalks and crossing streets, with the occasional trolleybus passing by. Parking spaces are painted in white hash marks with numerous tree-filled planters, flowerbeds, and benches positioned within and along them. Shots of flower beds, sculptures, a water fountain donated by the Big Brothers Association, and people seated on patios and benches appear through out. Buildings and storefronts visible include: Odeon, Eaton's, Kresge, Dutch Boy Food Market, Strand Bowl, Palladium Restaurant, Lyric theatre, Pennsylvania Kitchen, Goudies Department Store, the Walper Hotel, Queen's Restaurant, the Toronto Dominion Bank, Grafton's, Woolworth's, Sally's, Zeller's, Jack Fraser, Herman Lippert Mens Wear, Young's Jewellers, Samer's, and Frank's Mens Wear. Kaufman building partially visible in distance at start of film.


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Earlier this year we hinted that 3.1 Phillip Lim and Nars were teaming up to bring nine limited-edition nail polishes for Fall 2014. With successful designer collaborations in the past (remember NARS x Pierre Hardy lacquers?), the beauty brand certainly knows pair with designers to create ultrachic hues. Plus, Nars and Lim are no strangers — the two labels have worked together for 14 seasons at Fashion Week! So we are not surprised that the new lineup is pretty awesome. Standouts include a metallic gold shade called Viper, a creamy nude dubbed Anarchy, and a vampy navy titled Darkroom. Shall we say they, um, nailed it? Get a first look at the entire collection here, and then mark your calendars: it's available on July 15 at Nars stores and online.


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With flu season underway and COVID-19 sweeping the nation, doctors say boosting your immunity the natural way can reduce your chances of getting sick.
Health experts say to start by reducing your sugar intake. According to Dr. Stephen Sinatra, sugar can stifle the activity of white blood cells making it harder for your body to fight against illness.
But with the holiday season upon us, fighting the sugar craving won't be easy. Cardiologist Stephen Sinatra suggests satisfying that sweet tooth the healthier way by adding berries to your small slice of pumpkin pie. Berries have bioflavonoids, carotenoids and polyphenols, which support the immune system.
Consuming Vitamin C rich foods, such as peppers, broccoli, and oranges, are also essential to avoid respiratory infections. Zinc, found in meat, seeds and nuts, is just as important. According to the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, a zinc deficiency could make battling the virus harder and could lead to a long hospital stay and higher death rates.
As for Vitamin D, Dr. Sinatra says it's like a knockout punch against COVID. But getting enough of it could be a challenge this time of year. With more people at home under quarantine and less sunlight during cold months, Dr. Sinatra recommends at least 2,000 to 5,000 units of Vitamin D3 a day during the pandemic.
Finally, take quercetin. It's a bioflavonoid found in onions, black tea and green apples. Also, be sure to get plenty of sleep and exercise. Stepping up your nutrients will put you on a path to boosting your body's natural defenses.
This story originally reported by Stacy-Ann Gooden on PIX11.com.


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One of the biggest challenges for distributing the COVID-19 vaccine from drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech is keeping it cold.
But Dr. Ellen Hodges, contending with subzero temperatures on a remote Southwest Alaska airport tarmac last month, had the opposite problem as she prepared to vaccinate front-line health care workers.
"It became immediately apparent that the vaccine was going to freeze in the metal part of the needle," she said. "It was just kind of wild."
Distributing the COVID-19 vaccine is hard enough in rural Lower 48 states, where challenges include long drives and limited access to the ultracold freezers needed to preserve doses.
Rural Alaska's obstacles are at another level. Dozens of remote villages lack any connection to roads or hospitals, and ultracold freezers are essentially nonexistent.
Those problems, however, have not thwarted the vaccine's delivery. Instead, bolstered by special shipments for Alaska Native tribes, providers have mobilized a massive effort that's delivering thousands of doses to remote parts of the state.
A fleet of chartered plans has airlifted vials to villages. A water taxi drove doses through choppy seas. And in a nod to the Serum Run that delivered lifesaving diphtheria treatment to Nome a century ago, some of the clinicians giving shots in rural Alaska were even shuttled around villages on sleds pulled behind snow machines.
Those efforts have helped give Alaska one of the highest vaccination rates in the country with rural and Indigenous residents getting access to shots at levels that meet or even exceed those in Alaska's cities. Public health experts say that's appropriate because of tribes' federally recognized sovereignty and because COVID-19 has hit rural areas and Alaska Native people especially hard.
"One thing that a lot of us feel when we live and work out here is that we're a little bit forgotten," said Dr. Katrine Bengaard, one of the sled-borne rural Alaska vaccinators. "But with the way that this COVID vaccine has been distributed, we don't feel forgotten at all."
As in the rest of the country, Alaska's vaccine rollout has not been entirely smooth, with reports of computer problems and limited appointments as access expands beyond health care workers to the state's older residents.
But the rural vaccine effort has been a bright spot, offering Alaskans an array of inspiring anecdotes about what many hope could be the first steps toward ending the pandemic. Some 3% of Alaskans have received shots so far, trailing only West Virginia, the Dakotas and Vermont.
On windy Kachemak Bay, about 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, Curt Jackson used his 32-foot aluminum landing craft, the Orca, to ferry nurses and a load of vaccine to the village of Seldovia through heavy seas and a huge tide.
We laughed and joked about our Alaskan winter commutes... pic.twitter.com/nkZgHOxhPy
— Captain of Winter Jackson (@captaincurtjack) December 17, 2020
"It was definitely kind of creeping along on eggshells as we're slamming through these waves, trying to be as careful as possible, knowing there's this super special cargo on board," Jackson said. "It's been a rough year, like, I'm not going to lie — I got choked up realizing this was like this first little step towards victory."
In Northwest Alaska, meanwhile, just north of the Arctic Circle, Bengaard and her colleagues would fly into villages on tiny bush planes, then be picked up at the airport by residents who used snow machines to pull them into town by sled.
"Our job was to keep ourselves, as well as all of our luggage, in the sled as we bounced along through the snow," she said.
Bengaard and her team performed most of their vaccinations at village clinics. But for a few elders who couldn't make it, they also paid home visits to deliver shots.
One went to a 92-year-old woman who Bengaard said grew up fearing a pandemic after her parents lived through the 1918 flu, which decimated Alaska Native villages.
Hodges, the doctor with the frozen needle, is chief of staff at Southwest Alaska's regional tribal health provider, Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp., and she helped plan vaccine distribution flights to some three-dozen villages. The effort was branded Operation Togo, a reference to one of the sled dogs that helped carry diphtheria serum to Nome in 1925.
Hodges said she asked to be on one of the first flights because she was thrilled for the chance to bring protection to villages' front-line health aides, who have been at the "tip of the spear" during a pandemic that's hit the region hard.
"I could hardly sleep the night before we went out," Hodges said. "I was so excited."
Before Hodges reached each village, her organization made sure that everyone eligible to be vaccinated was there to meet her plane on the tarmac when it arrived.
Patients came on their snow machines and four-wheelers, or sometimes in a truck. After getting their shots, they'd wait 20 minutes to ensure they didn't suffer allergic reactions; then the vaccinators would fly to the next village.
Hodges flew with the Pfizer vaccine in her lap for safekeeping. And she solved the problem of the freezing needle by keeping doses tucked in her shirt until just before injecting them.
"Once we got that sorted out, it was pretty great," Hodges said. "A lot of us felt the importance of it — of making sure we could get our health aides protected against this horrible, unpredictable disease."
Along with allocations to the Bureau of Prisons and Department of Defense, the Trump administration set aside what it's calling "sovereign nation supplement" vaccine shipments to tribal health organizations. In Alaska, that's allowed tribes to race ahead of the state government in distribution.
In many rural, Indigenous parts of the state, older residents and front-line essential workers have been able to access shots before those in Alaska's cities. (Tribal providers stress that they're using their doses to vaccinate both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.)
Tribes also have the authority to make their own decisions about whom to prioritize in their vaccinations.
While most have hewed to federal recommendations, tribal leaders in one Yukon River village decided to set aside nearly all of its first 10 doses for elders and people with chronic health conditions — but they also left one for a speaker of the Gwich'in language, which has just a few hundred speakers left in the United States.
Another Indigenous elder who received a vaccine delivered by plane was Donny Olson, 67, who lives in the remote Western Alaska village of Golovin.
Olson is Iñupiaq, a state senator and a father of six, including young twins. He's also a pilot, and he has a radio at his home so he can listen to air traffic as it approaches.
When he heard the plane carrying the vaccine call in its approach, Olson said, "you could breathe a little easier that they're here, that bad weather's not going to stop them from coming."
"And when they landed, and I got the steel treatment in the shoulder, that was a great relief for us, as a whole family," he said.
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Zippo Pocket Lighter with different patterns on Zazzle from pASob-dESIGN
About This Product
Sold by ZazzleStyle: Pocket Lighter
Stay classy with a one-of-a-kind Genuine Zippo® Lighter. Design a custom pocket lighter with your unique designs, images, or text for an original lighter that will warrant a double take! Available in four finishes, they are windproof, durable, and have a lifetime guarantee. Made in the USA, Zippo® Lighters are an undeniably high-quality gift for anyone that appreciates a good ole' American Classic.
- Genuine Zippo® Lighter with distinctive Zippo® Click
- Dimensions: 1.5" w x 2.25" l; Thickness : 0.5"
- Available in: Brushed Chrome, Street Chrome, High Polish Chrome, and Matte finish
- Matte finishes available in white, black or red
- All metal construction
- Superior wind-proof design
- Lighter Fluid not included
- Made in the USA; "Fix it free" lifetime warranty
Please note: This item(s) does not ship outside of the United States.
This product is for ages 18+
Designer Tips: There are very specific design guidelines for Zippo® lighters ? please make sure to read the appropriate use guidelines before designing. To ensure the highest quality print, please note that this product's customizable design area measures 1.279" w x 2.027" l. Given the nature of the product, each design will be reviewed by Zazzle according to Zippo's guidelines, before it is available for purchase Less
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Chevrolet Silverado 2500/ 3500 HD Long Bed Trailer Hitch - Class IV Hitch (2015 - 2016)
Chevrolet Silverado 2500/ 3500 HD Long Bed Trailer Hitch - Class IV Hitch (2015 - 2016)
Available Options
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Both options will be available upon checkout.
Add this Class IV Curt Hitch to your Chevrolet Silverado 2500/ 3500 HD Long Bed for added towing capabilities!
Curt introduced the IV Class hitches for unusual heavy loads requiring more towing power. Made with all-American steel and a powerful design, they are commonly found on commercial vans and larger pickup trucks and SUVs. This particular class 4 trailer hitch allows a gross trailer weight capacity of up to 10,000 lbs. and a tongue weight capacity of 1,000 lbs. It is designed specifically to be a custom-fit trailer hitch for certain years of the Silverado (with factory hitch) (to verify your vehicle compatibility, see the CURT application guide at curtmfg.com).
Class 4 hitches can accept any ball mount or hitch-mounted accessory with a 2" x 2" shank. Like all CURT trailer hitches, the class 4 line goes through a strenuous finishing process, receiving a shot blast and wash to create a flawlessly smooth surface, and then being co-cured with two finishing coats. A liquid Bonderite coating and gloss black powder coat finish ensure that the hitch stays well protected against rust, chipping and UV damage. This co-cured finish is backed by a one-year warranty, while the hitch as a whole comes with a limited lifetime warranty.
Perfect for light-duty towing or a bike rack, this custom, Silverado Trailer Hitch receiver features fully welded, gloss powder coated steel construction.
Pictures may vary from actual product
- Custom fit is designed specifically for your Chevrolet Silverado 2500/ 3500 HD Long Bed
- Fits years 2015 - 2016
- Precision, robotic welding maximizes strength and improves fit
- WeatherTite construction prevents interior rust by sealing main body
- Bolt-on installation - no welding required
- Complete hardware kit and installation instructions included
- Gloss black powder coat finish over steel resists corrosion
- please check our other listings for other options
- Made in USA
- Receiver opening: 2" x 2"
- Rating: Class IV
- Maximum gross trailer weight: 10,000 lbs
- Maximum tongue weight: 1,000 lbs
- Limited lifetime warranty
Options Upon Checkout:
- Curt Ball Mount for 2" Hitches - 1" Rise, 2-1/4" Drop - 7-5/8" Long - 7,500 lbs (C45030)
- Pin and Clip For Class III, IV and V Trailer Hitch Receiver (C21500)
- Hitch Lock by CURT Manufacturing - 2" Receiver Tubes - (23583)
- 2" Hitch Ball - 1" Diameter x 2-1/8" Long Shank - Chrome - 7,500 lbs (63845)
- Hitch Ball with 1-7/8" Diameter and Medium Shank, 2,000 lbs GTW - Chrome (19260)
Note: All non-trailer loads - bike racks, cargo carriers and so forth - should be supported with stabilizing straps. Failure to properly support these loads will void your hitch warranty from the trailer hitch manufacturer.
CA Residents: WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov


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lobster ravioli
with horseradish butter
- 80g butter, softened
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1/3 tablespoon flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 20g fresh horseradish, peeled and grated
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind
- sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 1 x 340g fresh lobster, meat removed and sliced into 12 rounds+
- 24 gow gee wrappers
- 50g watercress, to serve
garlic and lemon crumbs
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup (70g) fresh breadcrumbs
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon rind
- Place the butter, garlic, parsley, horseradish, lemon rind, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix to combine. Set aside.
- To make the garlic and lemon crumbs, heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add the breadcrumbs and cook for 4 minutes or until golden. Add the garlic, lemon rind, salt and pepper and cook for a further 1 minute. Set aside.
- Place a slice of lobster into the centre of 12 gow gee wrappers. Top with ½ teaspoon of the horseradish butter. Brush edges with water, top with remaining wrappers and press the edges to seal.
- Cook the ravioli in a saucepan of salted boiling water for 6–8 minutes or until al dente. Melt the remaining horseradish butter and drizzle over the ravioli. Top with the crumbs and serve with the watercress. Serves 4.
+ Remove the head of the lobster and discard, before cutting down either side of the tail to carefully remove the meat.


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So you're ready to buy a home? No matter the market, we can help.
What to Expect
Life-enhancing benefits of homeownership include the opportunity of building equity, deducting a percentage of your mortgage interest and property tax on your annual income tax return, and most importantly, living in the house of your dreams!
Before beginning your home search, contact a registered Cornerstone mortgage professional to gain important insight on the steps necessary to make your search and purchase successful. We will meet with you to find out your home-financing needs and goals, discuss a variety of loan products to choose from, and prequalify you for a home loan, BEFORE you shop. In a competitive market, sellers see prequalified buyers as more qualified and "serious" about their purchase. Plus, when you're prequalified, you'll know upfront how much home you may be able to afford and how much you could be eligible to borrow.
When you find the perfect home and you're ready to make an offer, your sales agent can submit a purchase contract on your behalf. Most state-promulgated contracts provide you a limited time period to inspect the home, so if major repair problems are present, you may be able to cancel the contract within the specified time period. We recommend that you select a home inspection expert to handle this important task. If repair items are within your tolerance level, your sales agent can assist you in the negotiations of the repair costs with the home seller. Once you reach a deal with the seller, the home is officially under contract. At this stage, your Lender will explain to you the remaining items needed to close which include ordering an independent appraisal of the home, securing homeowners insurance, and completing the necessary items to finalize your home purchase.


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1304.6 - Tasmanian Key Indicators, Mar 2011
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Roseville Mobile Signing Agent Service
Roseville Notary Signing Agent
Roseville Signing Agent Division of Roseville Mobile Notary Public Services is a fully trained document closing service serving throughout Roseville, California. We are a finance driven company founded by a banker specializing in residential and commercial lending transactions. As a result, we are very familiar with all aspects of the loan closing process and meticulous about adherence to regulations and rules.
We have over 10 years of combined knowledge, experience, and expertise. The Roseville Mobile Notary Public Service has closed thousands of loans. With the best team of Notary Signing Agents in Roseville, Roseville Mobile Notary publics are capable of delivering the service of executing and notarizing closing documents for borrowers and our clients.
Roseville Mobile Notary Signing Agents work with Escrow, Real Estate, Mortgage, Closing, Lending and Title companies throughout Roseville, California to get documents notarized and signed. We work hard to ensure your loan is signed by deadline. Roseville Mobile Notary Public's mission is to provide innovative, practical, efficient, signing agent solutions.
Mobile Notary Signing Agent Roseville
We will travel to businesses, homes, hospitals or anywhere that is convenient for a borrower. Notaries are available for Signing Agent Services 24 hours a day 7 days a week, evenings, afternoon or mornings. We do not charge a service fee if the borrower cancels within enough time to notify us. At Roseville Mobile Notary Service, we aim to uphold our established reputation as a leader in the Notary Signing Agent Industry in Roseville, CA.
We have handled many closing transactions such as: 1st and 2nd Mortgages, Purchases, Refinances, Home Equity Lines of Credit and HELOC, FHA-VA, Home Improvement Loans, Land Loans and Business Loans. It is our firm's belief that our expertise and customer service is the core reason any signing agent will receive return business.
The satisfaction of the client is our highest priority. It is Roseville Mobile Notary Public's objective to provide a professional and pleasant experience for our client and their customers. This includes every step from booking the appointment to communicating with the borrowers and clients, wearing a suit and tie, notarizing and signing the documents, returning the required documents and invoicing the client. Clients always have plenty of time to sign and review any and all documents. Roseville Notary Signing Agents provide the most reliable and professional service in Roseville, Ca.
Notary Signing Agent Company Roseville
The Roseville Signing Agents office is equipped high grade computers, digital phone systems, Comcast Cable for highest download speeds, and high quality laser printers for document printing. Our team accepts documents via fax and Email. We have a knowledgeable and friendly staff available 24/7 by Cell phone.
The scheduling manager keeps track of all appointments, documents, faxes, required forms. Their main function is managing each notary signing agent to ensure they complete their tasks. Our team will always stay in touch with our clients, from setting the appointment until they receive the paperwork. The demographics of Roseville are very unique and unlike other cities. Roseville residents become very demanding and expect an instant response any concern.
The nuanced social norms and cultural diversity can be intimidating to most. As natives of Roseville, our team is comfortable and familiar commuting and communicating in Roseville's dynamic market. Our team knows where most buildings, landmarks, hospitals and hotels throughout the Roseville. If requested, our Roseville notary signing agent will provide the borrower a customer satisfaction survey for you to evaluate our service.
Our team, believes part time notary singing agents brought poor service and lower fees. Roseville Mobile Notary Public Service will always be servicing the higher end of the notary signing agent market. We are proud of our price and work we provide for our services, competitive but high side within Roseville, California. Our Roseville Signing Agents are working to build long term relationships with clients. All our best, clients began with a Notary Signing Agent.
If you require quality, professionalism, long term relationship and a reliable company in Roseville
Call Us Today (916) 550-4394. A Roseville Notary Signing Agent always strives to exceed your expectations.


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WASHINGTON – The number of Americans who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth rose at the end of last year, preventing many people from selling their homes in an already weak housing market.
About 11.1 million households, or 23.1 percent of all mortgaged homes, were underwater in the October-December quarter, according to report released Tuesday by housing data firm CoreLogic. That's up from 22.5 percent, or 10.8 million households, in the July-September quarter.
The number of underwater mortgages had fallen in the previous three quarters. But that was mostly because more homes had fallen into foreclosure.
Underwater mortgages typically rise when home prices fall. Home prices in December hit their lowest point since the housing bust in 11 of 20 major U.S. metro areas. In a healthy housing market, about 5 percent of homeowners are underwater.
Roughly two-thirds of homeowners in Nevada with a mortgage had negative home equity, the worst in the country. Arizona, Florida, Michigan and California were next, with up to 50 percent of homeowners with mortgages in those states underwater.
Oklahoma had the smallest percentage of underwater homeowners in the October-December quarter, at 5.8 percent. Only nine states recorded percentages less than 10 percent.
In addition to the more than 11 million households that are underwater, another 2.4 million homeowners are nearing that point.
When a mortgage is underwater, the homeowner often can't qualify for mortgage refinancing and has little recourse but to continue making payments in hopes the property eventually regains its value.
The slide in home prices began stabilizing last year. But prices are expected to continue falling in many markets due to still-high levels of foreclosure and unemployment.
That means homes purchased at the height of the real estate boom are unlikely to recover lost value for years.
Underwater mortgages also dampen home sales. Homeowners who might otherwise sell their home refuse to take a loss or can't get the bank to agree to a short sale — when a lender lets a borrower sell their property for less than the amount owed on the mortgage.
Home sales have been weaker in areas where there are a large number of homeowners with negative equity.
Many banks are also requiring homebuyers to put as much as 20 percent of a home's value as down payment and the Obama administration is pushing for a 10 percent down payment requirement on all conventional loans guaranteed by the ailing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Few homeowners in states hit hard by foreclosures, including Colorado, Georgia and Nevada, have 20 percent or more equity in their homes. Higher down payments make it increasingly difficult for those people to sell their homes.
The total amount of negative equity increased to $751 billion nationwide, up from $744 billion in the previous quarter.


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Scientists have designed gold nanoparticles, no bigger than 100 nanometers, which can be coated and used to track blood flow in the smallest blood vessels in the body.
By improving our understanding of blood flow in vivo the nanoprobes represent an opportunity to help in the early diagnosis of disease.
Light microscopy is a rapidly evolving field for understanding in vivo systems where high resolution is required. It is particularly crucial for cardiovascular research, where clinical studies are based on ultrasound technologies which inherently have lower resolution and provide limited information.
The ability to monitor blood flow in the sophisticated vascular tree (notably in the smallest elements of the microvasculature — capillaries) can provide invaluable information to understand disease processes such as thrombosis and vascular inflammation. There are further applications for the improved delivery of therapeutics, such as targeting tumors.
Currently, blood flow in the microvasculature is poorly understood. Nanoscience is uniquely placed to help understand the processes happening in the micron-dimensioned vessels.
Designing probes to monitor blood flow is challenging because of the environment; the high protein levels in plasma and the high red blood cell concentrations are detrimental to optical imaging.
Conventional techniques rely on staining red blood cells, using organic dyes with short-lived usage due to photobleaching, as the tracking motif. The relatively large size of the red blood cells (7 to 8 micrometers), which are effectively the probes, limits the resolution in imaging and analysis of flow dynamics of the smallest vessels which are of a similar width.
Therefore, to have more detailed resolution and information about the blood flow in the microvasculature, even smaller probes are required.
This paper, published in Nanomedicine, reports a method for the preparation of iridium-coated gold nanoparticles as luminescent probes for optical imaging in blood.
Professor Zoe Pikramenou, from the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham, explains, "The key to these iridium-coated nanoparticles lies in both their small size, and in the characteristic luminescent properties. The iridium gives a luminescent signal in the visible spectrum, providing an optical window which can be detected in blood. It is also long-lived compared to organic fluorophores, while the tiny gold particles are shown to be ideal for tracking flow and be detected clearly in tissues."
The team was able to stabilize water-soluble gold nanoparticles, coated with the iridium luminescent probes — at up to 100 nanometers in size using a surfactant coating.
Professor Gerard Nash, from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Birmingham, adds "The size of 100 nanometers is ideal for not disturbing the flow, yet still being detectable by high resolution imaging using conventional microscopes. These nanoparticles can be used as trackers for detection in sub-millimeter channels of dimensions similar to many microvessels with higher resolution than fluorescently-stained blood cells."
Professor Stuart Egginton says, "The nanoparticles enter blood circulation and can be clearly imaged by fluorescence in different organs, while the gold signal can be easily quantified by other techniques."
The team will now look to develop the nanoparticles to allow for targeted delivery within the body, and investigate the potential for in vivo imaging using near infrared probes.
Source: University of Birmingham