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This article contains a more in-depth look at the crafting-related items in GU52. At this time, it is only available on the Test and Test_copy servers. GU52 is currently slated for release on June 16. As with all information regarding anything that is on the Test server, be aware that things can/will change during the testing phase based on bugs and feedbacks that have been found. It is expected that all of this will be in the final release of GU52, but Bristlebane can always interfere!
Sages who are level 50 or higher can do a very straightforward little quest to obtain the recipes for crafting the 16 notebook styles. You must have completed at least the basic quest series from Ingrid on the docks in Mara, thus earning the trust of the Mara residents, before you can obtain the notebook quest from Meledi Augren.
Sages will want to scrounge both common and rare hides for these lovely books, so if you have lagged behind on your trapping skills, now might be a good time to work on them! In addition, they will need some roots, common gems and common soft metal from the appropriate tier. (There is 1 common and 1 rare book in each tier.) Naming for the blank books is "{leathername} Leather Notebook", such as Rawhide Leather Notebook.
As you can see from the above, the book orientation alternates, with the books lying flat in Tier 1, standing in Tier 2, lying in Tier 3, and so on. Other than that and the different covers/bindings, there is no difference between the notebooks - all hold the same amount of text.
Players who purchase the sage-made notebooks will find that there is an Edit option at the bottom of the book, when they examine the book and select Read. A progress bar at the bottom will tell you how full you have already filled the book, and that will allow you to save the contents, change the language, etc.
Once a player has begun to write in a notebook, no other player can write in that same book. They can, however, read the contents, see who wrote the book, see who crafted the book, etc.
Authors will have the option to Copy the book into another empty notebook while the book is in inventory. Also while the book is in inventory, the original author can select the Read option, and then Edit it. (Which is quite handy when you find a typo, as I did when prepping the screenshots for this article!)
You can see larger and more detailed pictures of these notboooks here.
Koros Splinterlimb, the faction vendor in Mara, will have for sale a book entitled "Chemists Reflections". It is a level 79 alchemist-only book containing the recipes for 8 new potions. Be aware that not only will you need 40,000 faction with the Far Seas Supply Division in order to purchase the no trade scroll, but the recipes all require a reflective smoldering shard. (Obtained from several Kunark dungeons, some crafting missions, and from TSO zones.)
At last check, the potions included are:
Needless to say, given the price of smoldering reflective shards on most servers, these won't be items for everyday use. (The price may go down a little, as the addition of the TSO shard drops helps increase supply a bit.) However, for certain pivotal fights (epics, etc.) or raids, they may save the day and be worth the expense.
A History of Exotic Furnishings is a tradeble level 70 Carpenter recipe book, found on the second floor of the Estate of Unrest (Jessa's room, a stack of books that can be clicked). It contains the following recipes:
What do you mean, you want more than just the item names?! Eeesh, you want pictures, too? Well, lucky for you, Kaisha did a ton of work taking pictures of them all after I crafted them, just for you! (I'll do all the php/html coding for the size comparison images as a separate article, and link it in later.)
Note that the main difference between the two couches is the lighter trim detailing along the edges of the couch. The formal and ornate mahogany dining chairs use the same model, but with a slight size variation (the formal is larger).
Again, we don't have details on exactly where in there to find it within Charasis at the moment, but we managed to get a copy of the new provisioner book that is being added there. The scroll, Culinary Secrets of the Ssstibbler Clan, is a level 75 provisioner book containing eight new recipes that use the Kunark mob-dropped meats. While meant mostly for fun, there are a couple of nice surprises in here as well!
Brute Meat Onna Stick, Cockatrice Sausage Inna Bun, and Moutain Giant Meat Pie are all +power foods, that you can then wash down with a refreshing Cabilis Classic Cola. Want something with a bit more kick? Torsis True Brew and Soggy Skyfire Mountain Dew are both +power drinks that are also alcoholic!
The true surprise, however, comes when you take a peek at the spicy sarnak tail (food) and the Emerald Jungle Juice (drink). These items, which each take a beefy 120 (yes, one hundred and twenty) tier 8 kindling, create a stack of 20 (yes, twenty!) heirloom food or drink, respectively. So yes, provisioners, there is something you can make in bulk, but with some restrictions. The heirloom tag means it is for your own use. It cannot be brokered or traded.
Hex dolls are getting an amazing facelift! I think folks will be pretty pleased with the automagic increases. Here are a few examples for you (using INT for consistency, but it impacts all dolls):
In addition to the above, there is a set bonus for equipping 2 different (rare) mastercrafted dollies. (You can mix and match tiers and types as long as they are not both the exact same tier and type.) The Vexing Hexing bonus gives you a 5% reduction in hex casting time, and a 5% increase in hex effectiveness.
All existing crafted hex dolls will automagically be upgraded to the new versions.
The tailor-made ranged items - bandoliers, statchels, quivers, pouches, will have new versions with their damage ratios slightly improved. The new ranged leather goodies for thrown weapons will have STR/STA/AGI/health/power for all tiers. +1 parry is added in Tier 2; Tier 3 adds +2 parry, +7 spell and combat art damage; Things progress from there, so by Tier 8, you are up to +4 parry, and the mastercrafted tier 8 ones have +35 spell and combat art damage. As mentioned in my earlier sneak peek, and this bears repeating, due to the nature of these changes, old ranged items will NOT be automagically upgraded to the new items. Only newly-made (after GU52 is released) ranged items will have the new stats.
Crafted bows will also be given a long-awaited boost. This will include slightly better ratios, more stats, and +parry starting in with Tier 2 rare (Tier 3 common) bows. Rare bows also get spell and combat art damage bonuses starting in Tier 3. Due to the nature of these changes, old crafted bows will NOT be automagically upgraded to the new stats. Only newly-made (after GU52 is released) bows will carry the new stats.
Sweeping changes to the naming of all spells and combat arts are occurring with GU52. This will impact everyone, and likely confuse everyone repeatedly before we get used to the new system, but it will be doubly confusing for the scholar classes.
Not only are spells within a spell line consistently named, so that, for example, the level 1 mystic heal being called Rejuvenation, the level 7 version of it being Rejuvenation II, the level 15 version being Rejuvenation III, and so on, but the naming for upgrades to each spell is changing as well.
What this means is that scholars are going to have to get it settled in their heads that Journeyman = App IV (handcrafted), and Expert = AD III (mastercrafted), and that customers are likely to get the names jumbled up, and neglect to tell you which level of the spell they want, etc. Triple-check with your customer for your own protection before making spell upgrades for them and be ready with a large clue-by-four when someone is being exceptionally thick-skulled about the need to be explicitly clear on which spell upgrade they really want. :D
In addition to this, if I am understanding the new Research Assistant NPCs that are being added, in order to have the assistant research a spell for you, it must already be upgraded to either Journeyman (handcrafted) or to Expert (mastercrafted), before the assistant will offer to upgrade it (to Adept or Master, respectively). This means that there may actually be slightly more demand for crafted spells, so that adventurers can sprinboard from them to even better versions. I may have it confused, so it is a good idea to check in the forums later, but that seems to be my understanding of it.
There are a few other odds and ends of note as well:
I really feel like my brain is leaking out my ears, as not only is the GU52 testing going on over on the Test server, but also there have been two different Live events in testing over there, and both have tons of furniture items and such that we're also trying to track. I will cover both of those separately, once I manage to reboot my brain a bit, but I wanted to get this out the door first.
I am sure that, given all the distractions from so many things going on at once, and several folks talking at me about each of them at the same time, I will have missed something. It is also likely that there will be some late additions and changes. As I have corrections or additions, I'll update not only the appropriate paragraph of this preview, but also keep a running list down here of it all, so it will be easier to find.


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I have yarn for:
4 garments or shawls (likely two of each)
4 pair socks
2 felted bags
1 pair felted clogs
5 smaller projects
Breakdown on skein content:
24 wool
15 wool or mohair / silk blends
7 silk (more, if you consider the cone)
5 alpaca
3 petroyarns
2 bamboo
Again, click through on the picture for annotations on yarn type and project plans. Also, a big thank you to jpknits (SP4), Weaselrina (SP5), and ak_swedegirl (RAK) - their yarn is from the center to the southeast quadrant (15 skeins total).
Detailed photos and annotations on most everything that has travelled through my stash on the Yarn Stash Set.
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First wave of speakers confirmed for 2009 conference sessions
Tuesday 19th May/... Edinburgh Interactive Festival today announced that Peter Moore, President of EA SPORTS, will deliver the keynote address for this year's Conference. The Edinburgh Interactive Festival Conference delivers a lively schedule from a wide range of industry sectors including games, social networking, mobile entertainment, education, music, film and television. It also plays host to a range of free events including a games showcase, Dare to be Digital's Dare ProtoPlay and the Games Screening programme.
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a day in the life...
The volunteer is coming on duty. She walks quickly to the National Park Service kiosk to sign in, get the Directory of Names, rubbing papers and pamphlets, puts on her yellow volunteer hat, and starts toward the Wall.
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Another veteran comes to the Wall for the first time after years of flying in and out of DC as a pilot. He was also a pilot in Vietnam. When asked why he came on that particular summer day, he answers, "Because it's hot and humid." There it is.
A group of veterans come. Most are wearing parts of their uniform from Vietnam. They are a Vet Center rap group and they have worked through to this goal of coming together to see their buddies on the Wall. They hug and cry and laugh and tell stories--and go away lighter.
A distinguished looking couple blend in with the other visitors. They go directly to a panel and a name and stop. She wonders again why no one from his platoon ever got in touch with them. She dabs her eyes, he puts his arm around her, they pause for a few moments and then walk off.
A 12-year-old boy stands crying among his classmates. The girls try to comfort him while the boys giggle self- consciously. The volunteer goes over, puts her arm around him and asks if he has a relative on the Wall. He shakes his head no, but says his mother's boyfriend's name is there. They go off together to do a name rubbing for his mother.
A young man walks up to the volunteer and shows her his silver POW/MIA bracelet. He says he's been wearing one for the past five years--not the same bracelet because he gives them away to people who show interest, but each bracelet had the same name --and he wants to find that name. The volunteer locates it in the Directory and takes him to it. She shows him the plus sign next to the name which indicates the man is missing. She tells him how that sign will be changed to a diamond if the man's remains are found or a circle will be drawn around the plus sign if he returns alive.
A group of women of varying ages slowly filters in. They are nurses and they inquire about the progress of the women's statue. They locate a woman's name on the last panel and one of the nurses tells the volunteer that the two of them were on the plane which was airlifting orphans out of Saigon when it crashed on take-off. Several of her friends are together on the Wall in the lines for those last few days of the war.
A man comes down with his tour group and asks for help finding a name. The man on the Wall was a neighbor of his family who used to shovel their walk. The volunteer offers to do a rubbing for him and as she finishes it, she asks if the soldier's family has been to the Wall. The man says "no" and so another rubbing is done for him to take home to them. And then a third rubbing to give to his own parents in memory of their neighbor.
A jogger, face glistening, clothes wet, walks by greeting the volunteer with a smile. He pauses briefly at a name and goes on out to continue his run.
A vet in jungle fatigues bedecked with ribbons, medals, patches and pins stands alone in front of a panel with a single red rose. She can tell he's been there before and goes over to talk. He says a buddy of his was blown up over there by a grenade--it's the one death he couldn't get over after the war. But when he came to the Wall a couple of years ago, that settled it for him. He doesn't know why except that seeing his friend's name on the Wall with all the others made it final, resolved. But he won't forget, so he wears a black bracelet with his buddy's name engraved on it.
It's dark, her back is aching, she has a slight sunburn, and she knows her ankles will be swollen that night. She starts to leave, but sees a man coming along alone who might need help. Then his buddy catches up with him so she starts out again. A couple asks about the dates 1959 and 1975. She explains and gives them a pamphlet. There are only a few people there now. More will come later tonight when they can be alone. She takes off her hat, passes "her" name, and goes on out.


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Government to Grade Your Lifestyle
Given a straight forward assignment to design showroom stickers for automobiles that take into consideration the advent of electric vehicles, the EPA has gone to the extreme and proposed confusing monstrosities.
The EPA has even gone so far as to suggest that letter grades be assigned to vehicles, where the so-called best vehicles get an "A" and the worst a "D-".
Now the letter rating is only supposed to grade cars for fuel performance and CO2 emissions, but at the same time they are grading the buyer.
What happens when you buy a "D" car? People could judge you as a "D" person, an antisocial person not interested in the environment.
I assume the next step, when the government starts to inspect your house under the Waxman-Markey bill (HR 2454 Section 201) will be to assign you a letter grade for how much energy your house uses. Maybe your house will also get a "D", again marking you as a social outcast.
Big Brother is watching you.
Waxman-Markey, if it gets through the Senate, already requires that your homes' rating be recorded on your deed.
The reason CO2 emissions must be incorporated in the rating is that the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 mandates their inclusion. So once again, CO2 emissions distort economic decisions.
The EPA could have devised a simple label showing the kWh per hundred miles for the vehicle when run on batteries and the mpg when run using gasoline. The average person could determine his or her usage under each mode and arrive at gasoline and electricity costs based on how they drove their car.
The EPA document covering all its suggestions:
Proposed Fuel Economy Labels in EPA and DOT Notice of Proposed Rulemaking "Revisions and Additions to Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label"
Is available at http://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/label/label-designs.pdf
The EPA document is worth examining to see the type of work being done by your government.


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Kubiak, Krzysztof, Mathia, T. G. and Bigerelle, M. (2012) Influence of roughness on ZDDP tribofilm formation in boundary lubricated fretting. Tribology – Materials, Surfaces \& Interfaces, 6 (4). pp. 182-188. ISSN 1751-5831
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Influence of initial surface topography on tribofilm formation in ZDDP lubricated contact was analysed. A small displacement fretting tests with sinusoidal motion were carried out in classical sphere/plane configuration. A range of surfaces with different initial roughness were prepared by milling and grinding processes. Tests were carried out using variable displacement method where amplitude of imposed displacement was gradually increased after every 1000 cycles from 2 to 30 µm. The surfaces after tribological tests were measured by interferometric profiler. Main findings confirm that initial roughness has a significant influence on antiwear tribofilm formation in boundary lubricated contact. Tribofilm form faster and require less energy to activate in case of rough surface obtained by milling process than in case of smooth grinded surface. However, in contact lubricated by ZDDP additive a significant transfer of material occurred from plane to sphere specimen.
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To Make a Difference: A Prescription for a Good Life
byMorris GoodmanText byJoel Yanofsky
What goes into making a life successful and what does success mean? If you think about a life as a chemical equation, then the elements are obvious: family, work, purpose. The key is discovering how to get the balance just right. In To Make a Difference, Montreal entrepreneur and philanthropist Morris Goodman shares his personal and professional prescription for success and enduring happiness. Born in 1931 in Montreal to Ukrainian immigrants during the worst days of the Great Depression, Goodman recounts the events, strategies, and lucky breaks that led to a thriving company and a life of philanthropic accomplishments. From his first job as a pharmacy delivery boy to his graduation from the University of Montreal's Faculty of Pharmacy - when he had already started his own pharmaceutical company - through the crucial moments that created an international business, Goodman depicts stirring accounts of Montreal's Jewish community and the development of the global pharmaceutical industry. Along the way, he presents vivid, generous portraits of colleagues and business collaborators. To Make a Difference is a powerful rags-to-riches story but it is also much more - it is a heartfelt, candid, and inspiring exploration of what makes our lives rich, what we value, and why.


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Category - Opioid Addiction
Sweeping the Nation
Since early 2010, the opioid addiction in the United States has increased exponentially. What exactly is an opioid addiction and why is it suddenly becoming such a pressing issue? Opioid addiction is a physical and mental dependence on any substance that is classified as an opioid or a drug that acts on the opiate receptors in the brain. Most people who become addicted to opiates start out simply using prescription drugs. After more and more of the drug is needed to get the desired effect many end up switching over to heroin as a less expensive alternative.
How it Starts
The stages of opioid addiction are usually slow and may start out as harmless. Many people are prescribed this medication after an injury or surgery. While the effects are subtle at first, the body and mind soon develop a dependence on the drug. Even after a person no longer needs the medication they feel like they do. Many begin to experience opioid withdrawal symptoms and thus turn to the drug in order to seek relief from symptoms. After a while if the drug becomes unavailable or too expensive, they turn to other outlets that provide them similar relief. Often times, it is heroin or other opiate related drugs.
Heroin is considered the most addictive drug out there. As stated before most people start out abusing prescription pain medication and then switch to heroin after a while. While overdoses on prescription medication are common opioid overdose from heroin is much more likely due to its increased potency. Another contributing factor is the route of administration. Many prescription drugs are taken orally with a few being dermally. Heroin on the other hand is usually smoked or injected. Injecting heroin is the fastest way to get the medication into your system, consequently, if too much of the medication is injected there is no way to quickly get it back out of your system, resulting in an overdose.
Admitting You Have A Problem
Today there are many different types of treatment and facilities that specialize in opioid treatment and substance addiction. Many people seek detox where they are given medications such as Suboxone or Subutex in order to help keep the withdrawal symptoms at a minimum. After detox an aftercare plan, such as a sober living or a halfway house is suggested. A large number of people have a successful recovery using a twelve-step program. Others find recovery through yoga or different spiritual paths.
Finding Peace
In 2018 the president considered the heroin epidemic a state of emergency. More and more people are becoming dependent on prescription drugs and many doctors are over prescribing them. The good news is that today there are many resources for recovery. Arizona is considered the rehab capital of the United States as it is home to some of the best facilities that cater to many addictions across the board. Other states are looking to Arizona for tips on how to create better rehabs and how to make people more successful in recovery. Regardless of how you become addicted to heroin or any substance for that matter, recovery is always possible.


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Equity, access, and curiosity
How can Montessorians best engage with communities of color?
"That which you do for me, without me, is not for me."
We may think of this inspirational quote as a guiding mantra to remember as we assist our young students in the cultivation of independence. But did you know that this is also a powerful insight that can guide us in establishing a legacy of equity and access to Montessori education?
I live in a city of contrast—Charlotte, North Carolina—where "equity" and "access" are high frequency, haunting words. In 2014, Harvard researchers studied 50 of the largest U.S. cities in terms of upward mobility: one's ability to climb out of poverty ("Where is the Land of Opportunity? The Geography of Intergenerational Mobility in the United States," in the Quarterly Journal of Economics). The city of Charlotte ranked dead last (50th out of 50). This means that for a child born in poverty in Charlotte, it is harder to get out of poverty than in any other large city in the United States. Referred to as the Upward Mobility Study, it revealed that Charlotte is a city geographically divided by race and ethnicity, income inequality, family structure, social capital, and education. At the same time, we also made the U.S. News & World Report's 2018 Best Places to Live in the United States, complete with the five best suburbs to live.
We have four public Montessori schools here as well as ten private programs, each working very hard to serve our parents and families, despite the fact that we recognize the dismal reality that there are far too many children of color (in particular), who will never experience a Montessori education. If you asked any of us to define the terms of "equity" and "access", you would most likely get varying definitions but a general agreement that equity in education is a goal everyone in education can get behind. Equity requires putting systems in place to ensure that every child has an equal chance for success. That requires understanding the unique challenges and barriers faced by the individual students and communities that we serve and providing additional supports to help them overcome those barriers. This does not mean we will ensure equal outcomes but we all should strive to ensure that every child has equal opportunity for success.
In research published in the Journal of Montessori Research, Mira Debs and Katie Brown outlined several challenges facing public Montessori Schools in a 2017 paper, "Students of Color and Public Montessori Schools." They explored the experiences of these students and found that our method offers both opportunities and limitations for students of color in attending diverse schools, developing executive functions, achieving academically, accessing early childhood education, culturally responsive education, and minimizing racially disproportionate discipline.
Leaving a legacy with students of color may be a struggle for public Montessori programs because of the lack of diversity of the teaching staff and the gentrification of public and charter school enrollment. In addition, it can be a challenge to communicate benefits to families of color who have may be suspicious of Montessori schools because they may feel that their child will have too much freedom and not be held academically accountable. These perceptions may be due to distrust that we do not deliver an academically rigorous and culturally responsive education.
These are sturdy challenges that also provide opportunities. Building equity and access calls for adventurous problem solving and begins with recognizing our posture. How we come into the communities of color that we serve requires engagement. Access is a two-way street and the way we enter a conversation to understand the challenges and barriers of the marginalized is important. For the parents we serve, the neighborhoods we desire to root in, or for the staff member we are quite different from, it is essential that we sit and listen before moving in with our project, committee, new school, business or training plan. It is very disingenuous to attempt to address a problem that we are not curious about and that we haven't taken the time to understand.
In Charlotte, the center I work at is currently under threat of being pushed out because of gentrification. Our movement is grassroots and canvassing the community door to door to meet young moms has been interesting and challenging. I was angered recently to learn about the large developer that quietly acquired half of our community homes by purchasing them under the names of different LLCs. After they purchased those homes, they demolished them and built new ones and renamed half of the neighborhood. These homes then became available to majority race families and soon had a patrol walking through it at night. It was so angering! Caring for the welfare of our city and the dignity of the people in my neighborhood required that I gather details from Ms. Sharelle, the president of the neighborhood association. I spent hours trying to analyze, dissect, and try to understand the issues surrounding this takeover. It took a lot of courage to wait for information when all I wanted to do was protest!
Equity is a balancing of the scales, which requires that we seek the welfare of the cities that we serve. For many people in our cities, they are balancing heavy loads of weight with forces of gravity that we may never know. What will be in our hearts as we attempt to access and engage them? Are we bound and determined? Concerned for our tasks? Coming to take? Enforce? Gain? Establish? We will find strength and promise when we access each other in dialogues with sensitivity, humility, and being curious about the challenges we face.
Montessori is a true gift and will impact needed communities with equity when we posture ourselves as invited partners, remembering, "That which you do for me, without me, is not for me."
Andrea Johnson is the Founder and Vision-keeper with the Montessori Seeds Academy in Charlotte, North Carolina.]]>


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1/2 oz. beeswax
2 oz. Castor Oil
2 oz. Jojoba Oil
4 grams Vitamin E Oil
1 teaspoon Titanium Dioxide
1/8 teaspoon mica pigment
2-4 teaspoons Lip Tint Color of your choice
Clean & Sanitize your work area and all of your packaging materials. It is suggested that you wear gloves, protective clothing, and a hair net while preparing this recipe.
Using a double boiler, melt beeswax. Once melted, add castor oil, jojoba oil, and vitamin E oil. Set some aside to mix your colors in.
In a separate bowl, add your titanium dioxide, mica and lip tint color to the oil that you set aside. Mix in well and make sure that there are no clumps.
Add the colorant mixture to the rest of the melted wax mixture in your double boiler and mix thoroughly.
Remove this mixture from the double boiler and pour into your lip balm tubes.
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Coriander, also known as cilantro, is a welcome addition into any kitchen. Technically, the leaves are the cilantro and the seeds are the coriander, but this seems to mean one and the same these days. A usual snack for tiffin when I was in school used to be green chutney sandwiches. Sometimes there were mint chutney cheese sandwiches but most of the time, it used to be a simple coriander chutney slathered on some buttered bread. I absolutely loved the flavour and looked forward to break times when I had green chutney sandwiches in my tiffin box, waiting.
Getting fresh coriander leaves is very easy in Hyderabad since a lot of these farmer vegetable trucks park outside our apartments on weekends where most of the households buy their fresh vegetables from. They are especially generous with greens and for 5 rupees, I get a thick bunch of fresh coriander that I generously add to all my cooking and still have lots leftover. This coriander chutney comes in very handy then and serves as a good breakfast or snack slathered on some bread or toast. You may also want to check out this green chutney for chaat or coconut coriander chutney which I love with rice. Browse all chutney recipes if you have some time.
Coriander Chutney Recipe
Freshly grated coconut : 1 cup
Chopped coriander leaves : 1 cup
Green chillies : 3
Lemon juice : 1 teaspoon
Sugar : 1 teaspoon
Cumin seeds or powder : 1/2 teaspoon
Salt : to taste
Put all ingredients in a small blender. Blend till smooth adding very little water as required. Use on buttered or non-buttered bread for sandwiches.
This chutney also goes well with rice and curd though bread is definitely the more popular and favourite accompaniment.


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The Capital District's Chimney Cleaning Experts
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Chimney Doctors has been a locally-owned and -operated company for over 20 years. In that time, we have remained dedicated to ensuring that chimneys throughout the area are both clean and safe. Based in West Charlton, NY, Chimney Doctors specializes in all types of chimney services, including chimney inspection, cleaning and new installs, and fireplace and dryer vent cleaning.
Chimney Doctors is proud to be fully licensed and insured. We strive to maintain the highest levels of professionalism, integrity and honesty. Turn to us to keep your home safe throughout every season!
How We Got Started
Thomas Giroux always dreamed of being a chimney sweep all on his own. His dream became a reality in 1999 when he started Chimney Doctors. Thomas loved the idea of creating a family-owned business that would be dedicated to helping other families like his stay safe. Following in the footsteps of his mentor, he decided to start his own business.
From just one chimney sweep, Chimney Doctors has grown into a much bigger company that is fully insured and certified with a wide clientele. Since the beginning, our goal has been to put your family's safety as our top priority. As part of our chimney inspection and cleaning services, we focus on ensuring that your chimney is fully functional and in perfect working order.
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Material girls: needles and thread are tools of rebellion at Turner Contemporary
For the landmark 'Entangled: Threads and Making' exhibition at Turner Contemporary, Karen Wright played the double-role of curator, and 'international artist matchmaker'. She brought together a diverse group of over 40 female artists, many of whom desccended on the seaside resort of Margate for the weeks surrounding the exhibition's opening. Together, they occupied the bars and cafes once frequented by the likes of JMW Turner, and more recently, Tracey Emin. 'One evening, when they had all left, I went to the local pub on my own,' Wright explains, 'and the barman asked where all my interesting friends had gone. It was quite lonely!'
The artistic community Wright has helped foster is clearly felt when entering the David Chipperfield-designed museum, where friendliness abounds. Works in the entrance and upstairs loby (The Three Graces by Kashif Nadim Chaudry, and Knot Project by Anna Ray, both from 2016) have been handmade by local volunteers. What's more, no less than three school groups were wandering around the small museum when Wallpaper* visited, which made for a noisy, but intensely encouraging trip.
Samara Scott created a site-specific installation in the museum's lift
Wright's show focuses on textiles in post-1940s female art. On paper, it doesn't seem like a groundbreaking concept. After all, women have been using a needle and thread since they were invented. On looking round, the curation's bravery and progressive attitude jumps off the walls. But it has not been met without controversy. Margate local (and Turner Contemporary benefactor) Emin is notably absent from the group, which has been a particular sticking point for some critics, Wright explains. 'She's an artist who has had so much coverage already. This exhibition was about bringing together more up and coming names.'
Artists like Anna Ray, Karla Black and Laura Ford, whose 2012 Penguins sculptures provide another political texture to the already statement-making exhibition. Huddled in the back corner of the gallery, Ford describes these shifty looking characters as 'sculptures dressed up as animals which are dressed up as people'. In their many guises, they comment on global warming, youth culture and materiality, with a rare sense of humour.
'Penguins', by Laura Ford, 2012
This focus on emerging talent doesn't mean the exhibition lacks 'big ticket' works. Anni Albers' structural, taughtly-woven silk tapestry (designed in 1926) stands as an important juxtaposition to its later counterparts, like Ann Cathrin November Høibo's Untitled (Diptych) created specifically for the show, where threads colourfully explode, pull and unravel from their constraints. Elsewhere, Louise Bourgeois' profound bra clasp sculpture promises to be the smallest object that will ever halt you in your tracks.
It feels like an over-used phrase at the moment, but this exhibition couldn't have come at a better time. Despite this, Wright has been persuing the exhibition in various forms for the best part of a decade. 'Let's be honest, women have always had a bad deal, and there's no way I could have planned this to happen when it did,' she reasons. But as hand-knitted pink pussy hats dance across the world's major cities, the needle and thread are becoming tools of rebellion, reimagined as contemporary symbols of female unity; an idea solidified by Wright's international, welcoming and progressive showcase.
- Information
'Entangled: Threads and Making' is on view until 7 May. For more information visit the Turner Contemporary website
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Neighbors: Hippo waterslide delighting beachgoers
Location, location, location! What better place is there for a water slide than at the beach?
A 175-feet long Hippo waterslide is now located beachside at St. Augustine Beachfront Resort. Billed as the world's largest inflatable water slide, the 36-foot high Hippo can be seen for blocks away.
Thirteen-year-old twins Emmale and Julia Keegan visited the attraction last week with friends. After their seventh slide in a short time, the St. Augustine girls said they couldn't get enough of it. They had been on smaller water slides before, but the Hippo is by far the most fun, they agreed.
According to the manufacturer, FreeStyle Slides, the Hippo has been designed and engineered with safety as the highest priority. Its many safety features are cutting edge in the inflatable industry, making it the safest giant inflatable slide on the market, according to the FreeStyle Slides website.
Operator and slide owner Jack Faddis of First Coast Water Works said the slide was at Adventure Landing, off State Road 16, last summer and operated at the Miami Metro Zoo last winter.
Faddis said he decided to try the beach location this summer, and the decision seems to have been a good one. Located just north of the St. Augustine Beach pier park, the bright blue and yellow inflatable slide catches lots of eyes.
"The Wednesday concerts and other events at the park get the Hippo plenty of attention," Faddis said.
There is free parking at the pier park and also on the north side of the resort at Pope Road.
Even the thought of nor'easters or hurricanes doesn't frighten Faddis.
"The Hippo is inflated in less than 20 minutes using two high-output 2 horsepower blowers. It takes about the same time to deflate it," Faddis said. In fact, the Hippo is deflated every evening at closing time and reinflated the next day.
Hours for the slide are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The cost is $3 for a single slide, $10 for an hour, $14 for two hours, and $20 for an all-day pass. The slide is also available for special events and parties. Call 625-1800 or e-mail email@example.com
Stop by the St. Augustine Beach Pier Pavilion on Aug. 3. The 27th Annual National Night Out celebration, from 6 to 8 p.m., is hosted by the St. Augustine Beach Police Department. Not only can you help take a bite out of crime, but you can also take a bite out of hot dogs and hamburgers, provided free and prepared on the spot by Oasis Restaurant and Sunset Grille. The St. Johns Law Group will provide free beverages.
There will be displays and information by the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, St. Augustine Police Department, Florida Attorney General's Seniors vs. Crime, Betty Griffin House, EPIC, Crime Stoppers and others. There will be a DJ for entertainment and a drawing for various prizes. Visitors may also meet the officers who patrol our neighborhoods.
For information, call the St. Augustine Beach Police Department at 471-3600.
Hurricane reminder: If you have not obtained a re-entry tag for your vehicle in case of mandatory evacuation, it's advisable to get one now. Tags issued in past years are still valid. The tags are issued to residents and businesses east of the Intracoastal Waterway. You'll need proof of residency, such as a driver's license, vehicle registration, or a utility bill, to obtain a tag. Green tags will be issued for each registered vehicle a resident documents. Business owners will be issued two orange tags per business.
The tags are available at a number of local government offices. On Anastasia Island, the best place to obtain a tag is at the City of St. Augustine Beach Police Department, 2300 A1A South, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. Call 471-3600 for information.
The classic rock group Grapes of Roth will play Wednesday's free Music by the Sea concert from 7 to 9 p.m. at the St. Augustine Beach Pier Pavilion. The group features Ace Ray on the bass; Elizabeth Roth, guitar and vocals; drummer Chris Spindler; and Matt Van Rysdam, lead guitar and vocals.
Zaharia's will begin serving dinners at 6 p.m. for less than $10. Concertgoers may also bring their own food and beverages. Because seating is limited, spectators are encouraged to bring beach chairs or blankets. The summer series is presented by the St. Augustine Beach Civic Association. Call 347-8007 for information or go to www.thecivicassociation.com for the schedule.
Fresh seasonal produce is available at two weekly farmers markets on Anastasia Island. The Wednesday Market at the pier park runs from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday's market, held at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, is from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
In addition to produce, fresh seafood, baked goods, plants and hand-crafted items are also available.
Got news? If it takes place on Anastasia Island or the adjoining areas, send your information about people and events to firstname.lastname@example.com or call 471-4851.


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Blurred Focus: The State of Black Women in the Rural South
Natalie A. Collier, Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative for Social & Economic Justice
Presentation Description: In a world that has its spotlight—for better and worse—shone brightly on boys and young men of color, their mothers, sisters and others who love them are often quietly working, overshadowed. Dreams for boys and girls of color are already typically far too small. For many southern, rural black women while coping with the trauma of poverty, its spheres and effects that have become second nature, they must also deal with their own issues and displaced dreams for not only their sons but their daughters and selves. The focus and conversation on uplift and reconnection to personal and community power cannot be either/or; it must be both/and. Continuing along this path of either/or, we systemically and grievously rob women of color of opportunities to exercise their right to dream for themselves and their children.


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Conscionable or not—that one person or persons is so genetically alike we're basically the same. We call it family. If we can't love others we have a hard time not loving family. What we can't see about kin similarities others find stark bleedingly obvious. New Year can be a time for healing old wounds. Indeed, New Year is anytime we do. END.
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The project handles the conversion of a 1923 industrial shed in an inner court in Madrid's historic centre into loft apartments.
The main features of the space, greatly altered in a conversion, where its powerful steel trusses and the great glass skylight crowning its centre.
The project establishes two basic operations: demolition of two rows of floor slabs and opening of continuous skylights above to illuminate the lower areas of the space; and demolition of a construction wing obstructing the view towards the exuberant garden of Viana Palace, allowing for three terraces perched above it.
A loft is placed under the great skylight, between the two great trusses, as a great single space wide open to its terrace and the garden beyond. A mezzanine level is built right under the skylight.
The remaining lofts, of varying sizes and configurations, are articulated around a main double-height vertical space culminating in a complete skylight, like a covered patio. The lofts at the back open through terraces to the beautiful "secret" garden behind, affording a unique landscape in Madrid. The careful connection of the different levels creates a spiral movement marked by light from the basement, lit by a generous patio, through the central vertical space and side wing culminating in the terrace open both to the garden and the central space.
In the disposition of all the lofts we searched for fluidity through differentiated spaces, facilitating their adaptation to whatever use might be made of them.
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Small-denomination gold from SS Central America
- Published: Jun 29, 2018, 4 AM
Ever since the first gold treasure found amidst the wreckage of the SS Central America was brought to the surface of the Atlantic Ocean late in the evening of Oct. 6, 1988, submersible vessels have uncovered one rarity after another. The latest discoveries to be revealed are "an amazing grouping of extraordinary quality California fractional gold coins. ..."
The California Gold Marketing Group of Brea, California, on July 26 revealed the discovery of more than 100 small-denomination gold pieces, many of them now the finest known, according to the marketing entity.
"A total of 112 privately-minted, California Gold Rush fractional coins in denominations of 25 cents, 50 cents and $1 were retrieved from the Atlantic Ocean, and an unprecedented 54 of them now have been designated prooflike by Professional Coin Grading Service," revealed Dwight Manley, CGMG managing partner.
One of the 50-cent fractional coins was graded by PCGS as Mint State 68+ Prooflike.
"This is the finest known group of its kind in history. The condition of these coins is unrivaled, and for the first time ever PCGS has designated dozens as prooflike. It's a true time capsule!" exclaimed Manley. "More than 50 of the coins are finer than the previously known fractionals of their respective variety."
The California fractionals or small-denomination gold pieces were among more than 3,000 gold coins recovered in 2014 from the SS Central America but only recently examined in detail. They have been cataloged by Breen-Gillio reference numbers and graded.
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Small-denomination gold coins were private issues produced in California in three denominations — 25 cents, 50 cents, and $1 — and issued during the California Gold Rush. Production of the first series of coins began about 1852. While these first pieces may have seen some use in circulation, it is unknown how much of a role these diminutive pieces played in commerce. However, one person who has been part of the SS Central America story since the 1980s had this to say:
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"In 2014, when we first saw these coins lying in the shipwreck's debris field, I realized how it illustrated the importance of California fractional gold in the day-to-day commerce of 1857 California. For instance, 11 of these delightful little coins were mingled within one remarkable jumble of 264 pieces of gold currency: 236 U.S. gold coins of every denomination and 17 foreign gold coins," said Bob Evans. He was the chief scientist on the 1980s missions that first located and recovered a portion of the SS Central America treasure and then assisted with the 2014 recovery.
"As I curated these fabulous wonders under the microscope I was struck by both the crudeness of their manufacture and by the remarkable state of preservation, many of them looking as if a San Francisco jeweler had minted them yesterday. The dozens of prooflike specimens are truly stunning!" Evans added.
Each of the PCGS-certified small-denomination gold coins now is encapsulated in specially produced and labeled holders that contain a pinch of recovered SS Central America gold dust in a separate compartment. The insert label includes a statement of authenticity hand-signed by Evans.
Golden time machine
"The SS Central America treasure is literally a historic and financial time machine, taking you back to the minds of the public during the California Gold Rush," stated PCGS Co-Founder and Collectors Universe President David Hall.
"At one point as I looked at all of the fractional gold coins together it was almost a startling out of body experience for me. I imaged myself in a restaurant or a bar in 1857 as I wondered what a steak and beer would cost back then? Would I have to give them a 50-cent gold piece or a $1 gold piece? It was like being there in 1857," recalled Hall.
In the coming weeks, additional highlights of the recently examined and certified treasure will be revealed, according to a press release from the marketing group. A complete inventory of U.S. and world coins and assayers' ingots recovered in 2014 will be listed in an upcoming book, America's Greatest Treasure Ship: The SS Central America, The Second Journey, by Q. David Bowers and Manley. It will be published by the California Gold Marketing Group later this year.
Lost at sea
The SS Central America was a 280-foot long, three-masted side-wheel steamship carrying tons of California gold that had been shipped from San Francisco to Panama when it sank in a September 1857 hurricane during a voyage from Aspinwall (now Colón), Panama, to New York City. The loss of the gold cargo was a contributing factor in the economically devastating financial panic of 1857 in the United States.
The search for the ship and its treasure began in the 1980s, led by an Ohio-based researcher, Tommy Thompson, who formed the Columbus-America Discovery Group. Thompson raised funds from investors to fund the expeditions to find the shipwreck and recover its treasure. The ship was located in 1988 and the first recovery of gold made in October 1988. During this initial period of recovery, the salvors recovered large numbers of 1857-S Coronet gold coins, many other gold coins, and a vast accumulation of gold bars poured by major refiners in California during the Gold Rush.
Before the gold could be sold, however, a long legal battle was fought, primarily between Columbus-America and insurance companies that had paid off claims following the 1857 shipwreck. The courts eventually awarded more than 92 percent of the gold to the salvors and the remainder to the insurers. Most of that treasure has long since been placed into the marketplace by the California Gold Marketing Group.
Additional legal action followed in the 2000s after investors in the original salvage efforts said that they were never paid promised windfalls. Thompson became a federal fugitive before his capture by authorities in January 2015. He is held in Michigan's Milan federal prison for refusing to tell an Ohio court the location of gold he is thought to have possessed.
Another salvage firm, Odyssey Marine, launched a second effort at recovering more treasure, with success coming in 2014.
The California Gold Marketing Group LLC of Brea, California, acquired the 2014 treasure from Ira Owen Kane, Receiver for Recovery Limited Partnership and Columbus Exploration LLC in a court-approved transaction in November 2017. In 1999, the California Gold Marketing Group acquired all of the available treasure that was recovered in the 1980s.
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Yes, Sedona gets its own post. Honestly, I may have to do a second post of just pictures.
Sedona was a place that I wasn't really conscious of while I was planning this trip, which is ironic because Prescott was on the list early. But as I started to be more vocal about my journey, the place that was recommended to me most, even more than Lake Tahoe, was Sedona.
Driving in seemed very similar to the landscape of the rest of Arizona. It wasn't particularly unique. But, coming from the north, there's a bend around a large collection of the notable red rocks, and Sedona opens up like Narnia. Verde Valley is like this secluded, hidden paradise of incredible. It's, in my opinion, the most beautiful place I've ever been to.
The main thing I was here for was the vortexes. If you haven't heard of them, there are four significant points in Sedona where the energy fields are elevated, and they are considered to be places of spiritual healing and connection. The energy swirls in these places, and it's reflected in the trees around them.
I headed for the Airport Vortex Mesa, very close to Sedona's airport. The free parking space was closed, so I parked about a half-mile away and hiked. And this ended up being very purposeful.
The hike there wasn't too bad, but it was almost like we were all conscious of what was to come. Our pilgrimage to the site was quiet, no one speaking much. Very much a pilgrimage in that sense. And once we got to the large rock overlook, it could be felt how reverent the place was.
It was, by far, the most unique outdoor experience I've ever had. I've had moments where I really FELT a place that I was in. That part wasn't surprising. But there were lots of people at the top, but there was almost no sound. People were meditating, lying down, or just absorbing it. But no one was talking. A church is the only place I can recall ever being that was held in that kind of regard. I think that's the best way to describe it.
Once back in the car, I knew I wanted to go to at least one more. Two of the remaining vortexes, Cathedral Rock and Bell Rock, were very close to each other, so I went to Cathedral Rock, with the intention of seeing Bell Rock after. And for the best reason, I didn't make it to Bell Rock.
I had to park about a quarter-mile up the road from the trailhead due to the parking lot being full. It's such an interesting location because surrounding this huge, impressive natural area is a lot of expensive houses. It makes sense why people would want to live nearby, but interesting nonetheless.
I read ahead of time that the trail to the summit was relatively short, 3/4 of a mile. But it gains 650 feet in elevation, which is kind of crazy. And it really shows how much a difference in elevation makes. At the Grand Canyon, I could barely climb a few hundred feet without stopping multiple times. Sedona is about 2,500 feet lower, and I had a lot easier time climbing this trail, even with the crazy gain.
The entry was amazing and not terribly difficult. But around a third of the way up, there was a ridiculous rock formation. It was honestly more of a wall. There was a narrow strip that was for your feet, and you were kind of on your own. A couple I met on the way up and myself were assured that once you got past it, it was easy from then on. I never saw the couple again, so I'm left to assume they didn't make it up.
After that, it did get easier, but it was by no means easy. There were still a few steep spots, but once I got to the top, the views made everything worth it.
This was a less intense, spiritual experience than the Airport Mesa, but it was no less stunning. I spent a long time up there soaking in as much as I could. Once I had my fill, I made my way back down, and by the time I got to my car, I was wiped. No Bell Rock Vortex for me this time.
Lastly, I was in search of some gifts and mementos. I found some shops and headed that way, and I finally found the blemish on this oasis. Sedona is very clearly a town that is mid-scaling to become a tourist trap. The localized shopping and restaurants are mostly contained to one section of the town, and it's overrun.
Considering it was a Tuesday afternoon, traffic was terrible and the construction didn't help. Parking was a nightmare everywhere and I was a bit flustered. But, I thought I'd try a restaurant and walk from there. No parking to be found. Ok, I'll just hit the shops. Nada.
Finally, I found a small spiritual shop that looked interesting and sought refuge there. I love crystals and their energy, but I wasn't really in the market for more. And that was the majority of the offerings here. I strolled through the tarot books and decks, the jewelry and statues, and was about to leave. But something finally caught my eye.
The front, a red ocean wave enso circle. An enso circle, which I have tattooed on my left arm, is, in Japanese culture, a symbol for absolute enlightenment, strength, elegance, the universe, and the void. It stood out to me a year ago and holds a lot of meaning to me.
Surrounding the circle, and wrapping around to the back, mountains, and waves. Enclosed in the cover, a blank journal. It was one of the most beautiful pieces of art I've ever come across, and I loved it. I'm not sure what I'm going to use it for, but it's one of my favorite things I've ever bought for myself. Well worth navigating the tourist flooded streets.
I ended up not being able to get a shirt or stickers or something else that might tell other people that I had been there. I tried, even after the journal, but the place I settled on, labeled as having a gift shop, was empty. I took that as a sign that I had gotten everything I needed from Sedona.
And really, that's kind of the point of this trip. The experiences and stories I gained can only really be shared amongst friends and family in a retelling. A t-shirt or sticker may open up that opportunity, but until you share the stories, there can't begin to be a level of understanding.


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Salar Kamangar was Google's ninth employee, a Stanford biology graduate who was among the early core that helped set down the search giant's culture, and who also led the team that created AdWords, the search keyword advertising program that remains Google's largest single source of revenue.
About two years ago, Kamangar moved over to YouTube, becoming the video site's CEO in October following the departure of co-founder Chad Hurley. Given his importance at Google — Kamangar also wrote the company's first business plan, started its early legal and finance functions, and helped found Google's product team — Kamangar is among the least known in Google's inner circle of leadership.
In a rare interview, Kamangar recently sat down with the Mercury News at YouTube's San Bruno headquarters to talk about YouTube's plans, its standing within Google, and how YouTube could be a model echoed elsewhere in Google in future years. Here are some excerpts, which have been edited for brevity and clarity.
Q Talk a little bit about your vision for how YouTube fits into the rest of Google.
A What we'd like to think of YouTube as, is a part of Google, with very overlapping goals and values. We're a fundamental part of the advertising business for Google. There is search and there is display and there is video. And when you think about where the big opportunity is on the advertising side, you think YouTube and video is a very large part of that. We are very integral to Google's strategic goals, but we're also able to do things in a way that makes sense for the YouTube brand and culture for users. We're trying to find the right balance — the details matter a lot — but I think what we're heading toward and what we benefit from is both being a space where we can think and run like a startup, and at the same time being able to draw on the great resources of Google.
Q How do you see the organization of YouTube's content evolving?
A We want to move YouTube from being a site that's organized around individual videos to one that's organized around sets of videos. You can think about that as channels, and you can think about that as two different kinds of channels. We want to deliver a personalized stream of videos for you that is specific to what you are interested in. That is one kind of channel — the personalized channel. The other kind of channel is the channel in the more traditional sense. When you think about the impact cable had, we think we're in a position to have a similar impact for video delivery, like what cable has done with broadcast. In the early '80s, you had three or four networks. Now those three or four networks are responsible for 25 percent of viewership, and the cable networks are responsible for all the rest. Right now, the fraction of traffic that is Web video is small relative to broadcast and cable, but it's growing at a fast rate. What's amazing is that the Web enables you to build a kind of channel that wouldn't have made sense for cable, in the same way cable enabled you to build content that wouldn't have made sense for broadcast. You couldn't have done CNN with the broadcast networks; you couldn't have done MTV with the broadcast networks.
Q With Larry Page taking the reins from Eric Schmidt as CEO next month, will YouTube be a model for the more nimble Google that Larry hopes to create?
A YouTube has proven it can flourish in a model where there is more autonomy, and in that way I think it is an example and a potential model for other areas of the business. I don't think there are going to be big changes in terms of where Eric has started and where Larry is picking up on. Larry has learned everything in the last 10 years by watching Eric, and in the way they think and the way they operate, there is a lot of similarity. Larry is really focused on making sure that Google has a culture where impatient people can be successful, where we are doing bold things on the technology side that matter for end users. And I think YouTube is a good example of where, if you're an engineer, you can get things done quickly and you can have a big impact. I hope we're a good example for that. I think that's the challenge; I think when you have a bigger company you lose that. The most impatient people aren't able to be effective in that, and so you select out for those folks. And what we want to do is make sure those folks feel like they can get things done at Google.
Contact Mike Swift at 408-271-3648. Follow him at Twitter.com/swiftstories.
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Thursday on Fox News Channel's "Tucker Carlson Tonight," host Tucker Carlson argued that MS-13, an organization he described as a "mostly immigrant street gang" a bigger threat to public safety than ISIS.
Carlson offered examples of MS-13 violence and pointed out that while there are likely a "few hundred" active ISIS members in the United States, there were 6,000 members of MS-13 domestically and 30,000 abroad.
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It's fair to say, ISIS is the new global gold standard for offal. Combined the Orlando, San Bernardino and Chattanooga terror attacks, and the groups is responsible for at least 68 deaths here in the U.S. over just the past three years and that is bad. On the other hand, it's nothing compared to MS-13. That organization, a mostly immigrant street gang is a far greater threat to your life than ISIS is. It's the numbers.
It's not just the body's pile up in smaller numbers and the coverage isn't a splashy when they're covered at all because often they are not. Besides the four killings you just heard about in New York today, there's Raymond Wood. He's the Lynchburg teenager apparently murdered and left by the side of the road two weeks ago by a group of MS-13 members. All of them were here illegally by the way.
There Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens, a pair of teenage girls butchered with machetes by MS-13. They're walking off from school in Brentwood, New York. We could go on and on and on. And in the future editions of the show, we will. But killing is not the end of the problem with MS-13, its members have been caught running child prostitution rings, they've been contacted by Mexican drug cartels, and paid their operations. And of course, they engage in the usual extortion, drug trafficking and human smuggling.
But unlike ISIS, MS-13 makes it hard to live in certain neighborhoods here in this country. Also unlike ISIS, there are a lot of them. ISIS may have a significant pass of supporters in the U.S. and a lot of a suspected does but true active ISIS members — pretty small, maybe a few hundred and most. MS-13, by contrast, has approximately 6,000 members according to the government in this country. And they're supported by more than 30,000 abroad. Yes, abroad.
Because MS-13 is fundamentally a foreign threat. Now, the administration is using a lot of firepower to defeat insurgents in the Middle East right now and good for them. But what about the insurgency right down the road from you here in America? Because that's exactly what it is.
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