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Barry Harris: Live in New York
Harris, one of the leading bop pianists of the past forty years and now an elder statesman at age seventy-four, remains at the top of his game, enhancing his marvelous chops with a storehouse of resourceful ideas whose shelves are always well-stocked. He is in the company of four similarly accomplished musicians whose voices are as strong and sure as his own, and their impressive camaraderie is a hallmark of this warm and consistently inspiring session.
Harris opens with Tadd Dameron's swaying 'Casbah,' based on 'Out of Nowhere,' and, being the gentleman that he is, allows tenor Charles Davis and guitarist Roni Ben-Hur to have a go before adding several persuasive choruses of his own. Harris's brisk, boppish 'Monking Around,' based on another venerable standard, 'Strike Up the Band,' includes perceptive statements by every member of the group. Drummer Leroy Williams wrote the soft and lyrical 'Two Step,' which precedes another homage by Harris, the gentle samba 'To Dizzy with Love.'
Monk's classic ''Round Midnight' unfolds at an oblique angle before aligning its course to accommodate ardent solos by Harris, Ben-Hur and Davis. Harris involves the audience in the finale, asking them to call out numbers from one to eight. After choosing the numbers seven, four and three, he immediately transforms them into an impromptu yet captivating melody, which he calls (what else?) '7-4-3,' encouraging the audience to sing along as he unravels it'a perfect way to crown the performance and leave everyone feeling pleased and satisfied.
I hope it doesn't sound like gushing when I say (as others have) that Barry Harris is without question one of the most eloquent and tasteful Jazz pianists on the scene today. His supporting cast on Live in New York is first-class, and even though marveling at their split-second brilliance via compact disc isn't quite the same as having been there, there's no reason why you too shouldn't be pleased and satisfied after doing so. And unlike an audience, you can replay and admire the performance as often as you like.
Track Listing
Casbah; Monking Around; Two Step; To Dizzy with Love; Round Midnight; 7-4-3 (60:38).
Barry Harris, piano; Charles Davis, tenor saxophone; Roni Ben-Hur, guitar; Paul West, bass; Leroy Williams, drums.
Album information
Title: Live in New York | Year Released: 2004 | Record Label: Reservoir Music


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Last fall, Kim and I got together with our friends Trent and Michelle and talked about hiking the Wonderland Trail this summer. We spent tons of time planning our route, watching conditions in the mountains over the winter and spring, buying the latest and greatest equipment, and filling out our permit application. Needless to say, we were severely disappointed when we did not get permits.
After being bummed for a bit, Michelle came up with a more awesome alternative – an epic hike in the North Cascades. (check out the map here to make things easer to follow along). The plan – take a seaplane from the town of Chelan to the north end of Ross Lake, backpack 80 miles through North Cascades National Park to Stehekin, relax for a night in a lodge at Stehekin, and then float plane back to Chelan. Oh yeah – get all of this done in 7 days of hiking.
At 5:30a on July 23rd, Kim and I drove to Bellevue to pick up Trent and Michelle to begin our great adventure. Our early departure got us in Chelan an hour before our flight was scheduled to take off, so we found a café in town to have our last "real" food for the next week.
After our "last breakfast", we made our way over to Chelan Seaplanes to load up our backpacks.
Warming up the plane.
Here is the crew getting ready for takeoff.
Once the plane was warmed up, it was time to go!
Our pilot has only been flying in the Chelan area for the last couple of years. Prior to flying down here, he was a bush pilot up in Alaska. He still did a great job of pointing out the sites for us. At one point, he tried to point out some Bighorn Sheep, but none of us actually saw them.
A view of the orchards along the NE side of Lake Chelan.
Cruising up Lake Chelan
Along the way, the mountains are already starting to look rugged…it is gonna be a tough hike!
We also got a little peek at Glacier Peak (10,520') – the jagged snow cap barely in the picture.
Occasionally our pilot would "dip" one of the wings to give us a better view of something. A couple of times, he did this without warning, and kinda freaked us out!
We also got some awesome views of Mount Baker (10,760')!
Hwy 20 cutting through the park…ok, technically this part of the highway is already outside the park.
Rainy Lake is on the right, Ann Lake is on the left. You can see a trail on the hillside above Ann Lake. Rainy Pass on Hwy 20 is the leftmost portion of the road in the picture.
Ross Lake Dam
Waterfall coming off of Jack Mountain
Suspension bridge over Lightning Creek. The dock at the bottom is the Lightning Creek Stock Camp. We had lunch there on our 3rd day – it was a very cool camp.
Almost there. The small hill at the end of the ridge is Little Jackass Mountain (4387'), the jagged peak near the middle is Hozomeen Mountain (8066'), and just off our wing and out of the picture is Desolation Peak (6102'). Our first day of hiking is the valley between Hozomeen Mountain and the ridge in the foreground.
Hozomeen Mountain
Our approach to the campground. As we clear Little Jackass Mountain, you can see the boat launch dock where we were dropped off.
Plane landing.
Plane pulling into the boat launch at Hozomeen.
The seaplane leaving us! Only one way home now!
Once we were done with the flight, we hung out at the Hozomeen Campground for the the day. It was warm, and Trent decided it was a good idea to get in the water, sneak up on Michelle, and splash her while she was sun bathing on the dock.
Had to get a picture of a good looking blog author.
Lunch at the Hozomeen Boat Launch. We tried to stay near the lake to avoid the mosquitos. Unfortunately, the campsites weren't near the lake
Our campsite was a nice grassy area near the bathrooms, but there were a ton of mosquitos! We chewed through our bug spray.
We did get to have a campfire to help keep the bugs away.
This ended up being a long but very spectacular day. Everyone crashed before it was even dark outside (which was the theme for the trip).
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The Films of Sergei Paradjanov
With this well-packaged collection, the viewer is given the idiosyncratic, the polish, the esoteric, and the translation. In short -- a wonderful and full sense of Paradjanov as a director.
The Films of Sergei ParadjanovDirector: Sergei Paragjanov
Cast: Sofiko Chiaureli, Melkon Aleksanyan, Vilen Galstyan, Giorgi Gegechkori
Distributor: Kino
MPAA rating: Unrated
Subtitle: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors / The Color of Pomegranates / The Legend of Suram Fortress / Ashik Kerib
First date: 1968
US DVD Release Date: 2008-02-05
Paradjanov Box Set: A Four Part Review
Part 1. The Main Show: The Color of Pomegranates
Alright, I'm sure my admittance of this will cause me to lose any number of bets, but I believe I have finally discovered a special feature that adds to my enjoyment and understanding of a film. In a film distribution climate in which technophilic making-of's and indulgent memoirs are crammed together with every feature, short, and other product featured on a DVD, I am dumbstruck at the quality of the extra content of Paradjanov: A Requiem bundled with Sergei Paradjanov's The Color of Pomegranates. I am so impressed that I might even retract my disparaging remarks about the superfluity of the disc medium.
First, however, we must be sure not to overlook the centerpiece of this disc, Paradjnov's feature The Color of Pomegranates. Although formally aberrant and often difficult to follow, Pomegranates doesn't just channel the cinematographic muses, it bridles them and rides them through the streets. Palette, framing, composition: throw any number of exaggerated superlatives you want in front of any of those words and you have a modest evaluation of the piece.
There is no camera movement within the 60-some odd minutes that make up the film and the aspect ratio is nearly square. Both, though, are in the service of the prevailing aesthetic of the film which is the filmic emulation of bas reliefs and medieval paintings. Through ambiguously-faced actors and an exaggerated, gesture-based schema of movement, Paradjanov translates from medium to medium without compare.
This may prompt the question, "That is an interesting experiment, but why would anyone want to undermine the temporally dynamic essence of film by trying to ape a still format?" Truthfully, I wondered the same thing. Even though the film is beautiful enough to choke up most anyone, there seems to be no real justification for such an avant-garde form. One could argue that the relief aspect captures an ethos of mythic immortality, or that the style summons emotion commonly evoked from etched stone and painted rock. However, both seem unsatisfactory and the film pushes me dangerously close to conferring the "art for art's sake" label.
This held true only until I watched the extra feature, Requiem. This 50-minute documentary trades visual appeal for content, a welcome exchange after the feature film with vigorously does just the opposite. For most of the duration we are seated across from husky, white-bearded Paradjanov himself, as the man speaks about his experiences. Couched as a "requiem", it is extremely satisfying to have the formally bombastic director essentially deliver his own eulogy equally bombastically.
He recounts time in the Moscow film schools spent with the who's-who of the Soviet avant-garde (Alov, Naumov, Dovzhenko), addresses the five years he spent in jail for not complying with the Communist mandates of thought and behavior, and condemns the filmmakers who kowtowed to Socialist Realism, "Talented directors sold their souls making such films: (Mikhail Chiaureli's) The Vow (1946) and The Fall of Berlin (1949), were submissive works by court artists. The time has come to condemn them outright."
A large part of the interview delves into Paradjanov's training and career as a graphic artist. He reports that the entrance exam for the Moscow film school actually tested his ability to draw and the practice of illustration was widely shared by his contemporary filmmakers. After being asked whether he is a filmmaker or a graphic artist first, Paradjanov admits, "I'm a graphic artist and a director who seeks to shape images." As soon as these words are out of the man's mouth, the oblique haze shrouding Pomegranates begins to lift.
Also included in the disc is a revelatory early work of Paradjanov's that approaches the style of Pomegranates but ultimately falls short. However, the attempt is worth the document so that the audience may watch the director's aesthetic evolution. My good fortune, though, at finding a special features modest in number but prolific in content is somewhat bittersweet. Spoiled as I now am by Kino Video's extras I look to the future with trepidation, knowing full well that as digital medium a la Blu-ray accretes more and more capacity, the ranks of substandard special features will bloat. I envision a world in a few years time in which one has to wade through 18 commentary tracks by the gaffers and handfuls of featurettes about funny set hijinks just to find the film itself.
Let Kino Video provide a model for you, present and incipient DVD/HDDVD/Blu-ray authors. Only include choice content that adds to the film rather than drowns it in index. Maybe, for instance, the next CG Garfield piece can stand on its own unless someone can unearth the tapes of the husky cat's psychoanalysis in which his love for lasagna is finally traced back to his kitten-hood. Though, it is unlikely that distributors will ever scale back their extra features, as the public is more likely to buy Norbit in a foil case with 20 deleted scenes than any respectable film by itself. Collector's Edition: Witless Protection here we come.
If The Color of Pomegranates is readily the most polished piece and the most indicative of Paradjanov's wonderfully strange style, Ashik Kerib is, then, the most enjoyable. Paradjanov is a frustrating director to watch as he demands a rewiring of the way we decode film visuals. While we can easily accept arch-allegory and abstraction in still medium art, Paradjanov's films remind us how such an appreciation does not translate fluidly to the screen. It is usually not until about 30-minutes into a Parajdanov film that one realizes that the story he is trying so desperately to follow is actually being told in symbols. We do not see the young man sleep with a king's paramours, we see an elaborate dance of sheets, women, and the protagonist. The effect, then, is films which are beautiful but exasperating as they remind the viewer of his spectatorial immaturity.
While Ashik Kerib is no different than the others in this aspect, it makes the most effort at establishing actually what is happening, its symbolic language is the most lucid. The film relates the folk tale of Ashik Kerib who must leave his home town to build a fortune so that he may afford a dowry to marry his lover. From the moment he sets out, however, he is robbed of his clothing by a maniacal horseman, thus initiating a series of hardships which Kerib must overcome.
Kerib wanders Mosaically for 1001 days searching for fortune. All of this is done without parallel in the avant-garde of film. Again the DVD overflows with essential and charming features such as two short documentaries on the film and The Minstrel's Song featurette.
In many ways, The Legend of the Suram Fortress feels like an exercise in form. Arguably more abstract than any of the other pieces in this collection, this film recites flawless composition, folk-tale narrative, and symbolic tableau. However, there is a distinct feeling of labor to Suram.
Relating the story of and ill-fated love that results in the victimized woman becoming an oracle and eventually demanding the son of her lover be entombed in the walls of a fortress for its safety, Paradjanov's film both drags and sorely disorients the viewer. If this is the first of Paradjanov's films that you see it is likely that its content will not be so grating. However, as the least inventive of films in this box set, it is almost the least bearable. Of course, it is still a magnificent piece of art, just one that invites study and reflection rather than a movie-night with friends.
Part 4. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A World Apart
This disc, like the others, is meticulous crafted and truly revolutionary. One could sit through four straight terms of World Film History and never see anything which approaches this, or any others, of Paradjanov's films. Someone once apocryphally claimed that any frame frozen at random from a Fellini picture could stand up against most photographs exhibited in an art house across the world. While I do not think this is entirely true, the sentiment is fair. However, I can say in full confidence that every second of a Paradjanov reel features 24 negatives of unparalleled photography.
One would think that such a departure would feel alien in the context of Paradjanov's other films but nothing of the sort is true. Rather, the viewer is left in a state of constant marvel at how a seemingly one-note virtuoso director can exhibit such latitude in this new-found comprehensibility. This disc is, without question, the one which should be put at the vanguard of anyone foray into the films of this director.
The Sergei Paradjanov Box Set as a whole is much like the highly emblematic first disc, The Color of Pomegranates. Too often compilations are serviced by combination alone, a studio takes several somewhat-related titles together and crams them in an overly decorative box. What is offered is little more than a bulk discount for the discs.
However, Kino Video deserves to be praised for this collection as true visionaries in their indexical film tendencies. Not only does each disc feature a wealth of source material and charming featurettes made in Paradjanov's time (rather than cheesy Betacam interview montages), there is an internal coherence to set. The viewer is given the idiosyncratic, the polish, the esoteric, and the translation in The Color of Pomegranates,Ashik Kerib,The Legend of Suram Fortress, and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors respectively. Put together, in this fashion, any viewer can get a wonderful and full sense of Paradjanov as a director.


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Throughout the centuries, the original plan of the building complex has always been maintained. A cloister running through the old colonnade, with an ancient well located at the center, leads through a double access to the original orchard and to the Belvedere, overlooking the Val di Paglia and the Fortress of Ghino di Tacco. Inside, large halls with frescoed wall surround the medieval cloister.
The building has 15 rooms of various types: prestigious suites, deluxe bedrooms, original monk's rooms and separated guest-rooms overlooking the historic garden.
The restoration was completed taking great care to respect the development of the building throughout the ages. The Belvedere has been landscaped in accordance with strictly naturalistic criteria.


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Cheese and Beer Go Together Better
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After five and half years of teaching cheese and beverage pairing classes I've come to a startling conclusion: beer and cheese are better partners than wine and cheese.
This is counter-intuitive because the conventional wisdom holds that "what grows together goes together," and most of the world's best cheeses and wines come from France and Italy, but pairing wines and cheeses is tricky. Some white wines are so acidic that they obliterate the flavor of many cheeses. And some red wines have such subtle overtones that nearly any cheese will obscure them.
Here are three simple reasons that beers go better.
1. In general cheeses and beers speak at the same volume level on the palette.
2. Beer's carbonation makes an excellent foil for the creaminess and fat of most cheese.
3. The refreshing aspects of most beers offer a fine complement to the salt in many cheeses.
That said, you can't just pair any cheese with any beer and expect bliss. You need to consider the flavors in what you're drinking and what you're eating. Here's a primer on pairings that work.
Pilsners and Other Lagers
Pilsners and other lagers were the first styles of beer that I fell in love with. The finishes are full of two disparate flavors: light caramel sweetness and crisp celery bite. That combination never fails to dazzle my taste buds. Unless I'm just in the mood for something in particular, I'm likely to choose a classic German unfiltered lager like Mahr's as my beer of choice. Pairing them is easy and straightforward.
These are beers that companion well with the sharpness of a straightforward cheddar, the toffee-like finish of an aged gouda, or a cheese like Doddington that combines the best elements of both cheeses. This way both aspects of the beer's finish are properly addressed.
Brown, Amber, and Red Ales
Ales run the gamut of flavors from robust and bitter to almost cloyingly sweet. The best rule is that whatever direction your beer is running in, get a cheese that heads in the opposite direction. This way you'll achieve balance on your palette. So, if you have a beer with a pleasantly bitter finish, you'll want a cheese like a Comte that closes with an appealingly sweet overtone of roasted nuts. On the other hand, if you have an ale with a sweet finish, Gavroche Red Ale for instance, then opt for something with a more vegetal finish like a classic St. Nectaire, which is full of grassy and potato-ish flavors.
IPAs and Other Pale Ales
India Pale Ales and American Pale Ales like Sierra Nevada's classic version are among the hardest beers to pair with cheese. These hoppy brews are renowned for their biting finish with huge overtones of pine.
To balance this flavor, you need a cheese with a straightforward, concise flavor with clear, sweet overtones. The citrus-y finish of Andante Dairy's Etude, Saxony Creamery's Evalon or Cypress Grove Midnight Moon are an excellent bet.
It's this simple: saisons love cheese. The overwhelming majority of cheeses have a dominant characteristic, salt, fat, herbal, and vegetal overtones that match nicely with the gentle, fizzy and herbal sweetness of a saison. Some cheeses (like Cowgirl Creamery's Red Hawk) that are difficult to pair with many beers are a magnificent match for beers like Saison Dupont or Ommegang Hennepin.
No pairing can be done carelessly, but done right, great cheese and great beer are a great way to start the new year.
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(Editor's note: This is a recurring column that will cover the ins and outs of esports media and journalism. With more interest than ever in esports, there has likewise been more interest in the reporting to this industry and what goes into it. I hope to shed a light on the industry through interviews with media professionals and news analysis from the perspective of someone with six years of professional journalism experience. Anything you'd like to see? Send me an email at email@example.com. Enjoy!)
Tomi "lurppis" Kovanen has the rare distinction among esports media members of also having been a professional player.
Sure, some have enjoyed post-playing careers as casters, and others have dabbled into writing, but lurppis, the former Counter-Strike pro, has been the most prominent example of a former player switching to the media. He has written columns for a number of sites (including this one) and was also the co-editor-in-chief of HLTV for four years.
Lurppis took the time to answer some questions (via email) about the role of media in the growing esports world, his time at HLTV and how reporters can make up for a lack of game knowledge.
I think one of the most fascinating things about your post-playing career in the "media" was when you were with HLTV. How would you describe your time there? What was it like helping build that into the sort of conglomerate it is today? What kind of editorial approach did you take?
It was a decent learning experience in the sense that it is where I began writing a lot more and started developing a style of writing. Many of the site changes I pushed for were things that help the writers more so than users, but I've also continued pushing for certain changes through Tgwri1s that as a user I would enjoy (rolling rating graphs, scores on front page, etc.). At the same time, me and Tgwri1s put together a comprehensive list of site improvements we considered critical in late 2012, and many of them are still not done, so there is plenty of room for further improvement – but it is understandable why HLTV is not doing more, given they have a monopoly on Counter-Strike. Basic economics lessons apply here for sure.
I pushed for a couple of things when it comes to editing – one, I never wanted to leak news. I thought that was for the TMZs of the world, and not for us to do. Second, and this is something Striker and Tgwri1s still get whiny messages from me about, I tried to forge some basic rules for formatting of news posts. For instance, I always wanted the bold text in match result news posts to include map scores, and the very end of the article in roster changes to mention what events or leagues the team will be next playing in. Aside from that, I tried to (and still do sometimes, though only to friends) point out people's mistakes to try to help them improve, and tried to lead by example – I have always believed it is unreasonable to ask others to do what you would not yourself.
What made you want to be a columnist/interviewer/writer after your playing career ended? You obviously have your day job that is in the non-esports world. What made you want to stay as involved in this space as you have been?
Originally Torbull asked me if I wanted to run their ESEA News site when I was thinking of quitting playing to do something esports related on the side. Shortly after, when I was still playing for WinFakt, Nix0n asked me to join HLTV, where I stayed for roughly four years. As for why I continue today, I generally enjoy working (which is probably the reason for my insanity in deciding to do esports-related work at nights after my day job), and I thought that I could bring something to the scene that few others can. I obviously watch a lot of Counter-Strike and always have, so writing about it comes easy for me. It is a bit as I often joke with people at events – I never do any research before the occasional event I attend, because I follow everything on daily basis so I already know the key facts regardless. Nowadays part of the reason I do less writing is that there are more good writers, so I do not feel like my contribution is 'needed' as much, and some people are writing articles not too dissimilar to what mine would have looked like. Obviously I still enjoy it, but some of the hours I was pulling a year ago were absolutely insane, which is why I have cut back a little now.
As someone who's been on both the playing side and now media side of things, you have a different perspective than most. Aside from your opinion about reporting roster moves, what is one thing you think the media can do better with regards to reporting about Counter-Strike?
I feel many people in the media generally take the easy way out when it comes to research, especially when writing news. Some of the articles Thorin puts together are incredibly impressive simply due to the amount of research it takes to have all the facts nailed down. It always annoys me when news writers are too lazy to research proper background for a news post about a team, or figure out what their next steps would be. I believe many people are in the industry not only because they like the games – similarly, who does not like sports? – but because you get to work from home, so there is more slack to work with. As a result few are willing to put in the kind of hours that are required to produce good content – and I do not mean proof-reading or the like, but rather minor things such as looking up a couple of facts to give a sentence some color.
You tweeted a few weeks ago about press conferences generally resulting in bad questions because media members just don't/can't know the game as well as the players do. How do you think that could be fixed? Especially considering that it won't ever be possible for media members to know the game on that intimate a level?
Something Thorin said years and years ago when running SK's website resonated with me when it comes to interviews: it does not matter what your question is, but what the player answers. Though it depends on the player, often you do not need to ask a highly specific question, but rather something open-ended that allows the player in question to speak about what they believe is important. Part of this is also knowing what kind of an answer you can expect from a certain player. In addition, I also believe you should not be asking questions that do not in any way relate to the game. It is your job to figure out what fans like to hear, and even if they think so, it is not what player X had for breakfast – this is one of those Henry Ford-type scenarios in my opinion.
What do you think in general about anonymous sourcing? Again, you've been a player and are now a media member, so you've at least been exposed to both sides of it.
I am strongly against anonymous sourcing when it comes to things such as roster leaks – obviously I understand it if you are reporting wrongdoing. I honestly believe the people leaking things such as roster moves – which serve no greater purpose – are done 100 percent because the (reporter) knows they personally can benefit from it, whether through money directly now, or by building their brand and receiving compensation for that later on. I realize some fans want to find out things before they happen, but it is one of the things where you as the person with knowledge do have the power to withhold it – no one is forcing you to share it. Furthermore, many fans seemed much more excited with the initial Swedish shuffle in August, because there were no leaks or rumors before it was announced. More generally, it is simply something I believe has a right and wrong, and expect people to stay on a specific side of.
With all this money coming into the space, do you ever see it trickling down to the media? Based on your experiences with HLTV, what good would that do for the media?
Plenty of money has already trickled down to media, as nowadays there are many writers making a full-time living off of writing. Consider that while the top dogs in Counter-Strike now make more than $200,000 in salary annually, it is not too long ago that few teams made median western world salaries. Media will come behind, but it is doing decently. As for the websites, I do believe most are sending people to all events to do interview with players, so short of beginning to do more long-feature type articles – which you can already pay others for – I do not frankly think that a vast amount of money coming into media would directly make content better. The only indirect consequence of more money coming in would be perhaps more qualified people coming into it, and the quality thus increasing over time. But the problem is that game knowledge tends to reside within those with a background in the industry, thus making it easier to learn how to (for example) write than to understand a game well.
How do you feel about the role Reddit plays in the distribution of CSGO (and all esports, really) content? Is it too much? Are there any feasible alternatives?
This almost seems like a philosophical question. Reddit is great for collating information; it is a bit like a secondary Twitter (for me) for finding things I am interested in. However, when it comes to Counter-Strike, my taste of what is interesting does not even closely resemble that of the average Reddit user, which is why it is not a particularly useful tool for me in CS:GO. I believe in free markets, and as long as the public thinks Reddit is the way to go, there is little you can do about it. But I do believe there is a growing population of people who are not getting that excited anymore about everyone's first double AWP kill or ace clutch clip, and slowly the type of content doing well on Reddit will also evolve. One thing I can say though, is that I do not at all agree with some of Reddit's own rules, made by their moderators. But then again, I much, much, prefer Twitter over Reddit for staying on top of anything – and that is the alternative I personally use the most.
What do you read? Not even necessarily CSGO or esports, but just in general?
When it comes to esports I enjoy reading Thorin and StuChiu's articles the most. I sometimes read others' writing as well, but I need to feel they are adding something I do not see or at least giving me a vastly different point of view to re-consider my stance. Thorin obviously is a much better writer than I will ever be, and StuChiu also seems skilled at crafting story lines – plus his vocabulary is much better than mine. I love it when Tgwri1s puts together any writing, and I always try to push him to write more, because it is so insightful. When it comes to sports, some of my favorite writers are Bill Simmons and Zach Lowe. I think Grantland's death was a tragedy (though The Ringer is solid), and I've devoured ESPN's Doubletruck archives as well.
I also try to read as many books as possible. I would say I have probably averaged around 30-50 books a year for the past few years, though I'd like the number to be much higher – reading is by far the best way of learning as far as I am concerned. I'm generally the curious type, and I believe knowledge is something that heavily compounds, making reading even more beneficial over time. When it comes to books (most recent in parentheses), I read a fair bit related to finance and investing (Narrative and Numbers by Aswath Damodaran), with books on history (Collapse of an Empire by Yegor Gaidar), autobiographies (Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson), and other intriguing subjects (Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom) thrown in every now and then. I generally am reading two books at a time; one hard copy, and another one on my Kindle app, because it allows me to read more often – if you struggle with reading, I highly recommend using Kindle.
On The Radar
(A rundown of important stories in the esports media realm and analyzing what they all mean.)
In a conversation I had with Duncan "Thorin" Shields before talking to him for the media column (an hourlong interview that will be split into two parts starting next week), he mentioned the concept of media outlets being transparent and explicitly stating when an interview is recorded and transcribed rather than conducted via text.
The thought had never crossed my mind. My background is in the newspaper world, an archaic form of journalism where all interviews are assumed to be audio transcribed unless otherwise noted. In that realm, reporters have long been instructed that interviews should at every possible occasion be done live, either in person or over the phone/Skype, because that creates more candid answers, allows for follow-ups, and lets the reporter get a better feel for the subject based on body language, tone and other potentially important cues about their demeanor. But there is indeed value in written interviews that the newspaper industry has slowly started to realize. ("Change" and "newspaper industry" don't tend to go together well, but that's an entirely different topic.)
Thorin's point is that what somebody says in the heat of the moment and what they'll say when they have time to think out a response is potentially radically different (he's right — and I prefer live interviews for their candidness), and media outlets should make clear how interviews are conducted. To this pint, we at Slingshot have operated as if every interview is audio and transcribed unless otherwise noted (like the one above with lurppis). I can think of only a handful of written interviews that we've even done in more than a year since we launched. It is important to differentiate between them, and it's worth exploring the idea of explicitly denoting every interview that was conducted via audio transcription.
A handful of Counter-Strike professionals seemed flabbergasted to find a couple tweets of Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski turned into a news story yesterday on Dexerto.
EliGE — seemingly playfully and innocuously — tweeted a joke about the hashtag used on Twitter by North, and the team's account (which was run by Phillip Rasmussen, an active social media presence in the Danish Counter-Strike scene) replied with a joke about Liquid failing to qualify for IEM Katowice. Dexerto then wrote about the exchange.
It's worth noting this is a common practice in the sports world. Social media has become such an foundational aspect of traditional sports that news outlets report about tweets from players, ex-players, teams and sometimes even random fans. Look, it's not my favorite practice, but I understand the value — sometimes — in the newsworthiness of what athletes and teams say on social media. The same applies to esports.
The practice certainly has a downside. Does it really matter is EliGE and North are playfully jabbing each other on Twitter? No. In traditional sports, the NBA reportedly sent a letter to its teams urging and players and team accounts to be nicer to each other on social media, a development that — at least in part — had to do with the amount of coverage stemming from tiffs that arise on the social platforms.
It's as if sometimes we in the media can't help ourselves. Reporting about social media can certainly be useful — especially in esports, where teams and players make important announcements on their accounts more so, it seems, than it happens in traditional sports. But there needs to be a distinct line that constitutes what is worth reporting and what is not, and two important questions arise in determining that: What information are we adding, or what are we contributing to the conversation by reporting something? And what is that worth?
In this particular instance, I don't see much of either.
The lackluster feel to League of Legends IEM events can be seen yet again through media coverage. It does not appear any North American outlets (and if I am wrong, please correct me) attended the League of Legends portion of Katowice. Last year, TheScore Esports was the only one, and it did not return this year. Likewise, Yahoo Esports will have coverage of the Counter-Strike portion of the event this weekend after electing not to have anyone there for the League of Legends portion.
Budgeting for trips overseas is delicate for North American outlets (us included), so it's not surprising to see a lessened media presence in Katowice. That said, the decisions have made it abundantly clear that the media holds League of Legends IEM events in the same esteem as the teams and community do — not high.


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Through good silvicultural management, New Zealand pine logs come in a range of qualities capable of yielding lumber grades to meet almost any requirement.
For detailed information about NZ Pine (Radiata Pine) quality and the conversion process go to Log Quality, Conversion and Grading page on the website.
Untreated macrocarpa, Lawson Cypress, Lusitanian Cypress or Larch are possible options.
To achieve an "acceptable solution" within an enclosed frame H3.1 treated radiata needs to be substituted with either:
- Structural grade untreated larch, or
- Untreated heartwood from the cypress species (or H1.2 treated sapwood). Macrocarpa is the most likely source, but Lawson cypress may be available although unlikely to be in large supply. (The heartwood is easy to identify, and available, if you find a supplier of the species.)
For both of these, because they are specialist species, they could be hard to source for structural purposes ie. MSG or VSG 8 or better. Very few producers will go through the "verification" steps for small scale volumes.
If MSG 6 is sufficient then visually graded "number one frame" will be an acceptable alternative. (Unverified "number one frame" is deemed MSG 6 and it can be used in place of MSG 8 but will require larger dimensions to give equivalent strength)
That leaves "alternative solutions":
- Research would support H1.2 boron treatment as being suitable for enclosed frames in any situation and some Building Consent Authorities (BCAs) will approve H1.2 Douglas-fir in place of H3.1 Radiata.
If it is an outdoors or exposed structural application eg. posts where 50-year durability is mandated, then the building standard NZS 3602 does not designate any commonly available untreated wood as an "acceptable solution".
NZS 3602 allows untreated heartwood from redwood, western red cedar, cypress species and New Zealand beech for outdoor use in stairs, decking, handrails where a 15-year durability is required.
(Note: because of the risk of leaching, H1.2 boron should not be used in exposed areas unless it is primed and three-coat painted.)
For more information on treated timber and building legislation visit the Treatment and Durability section of the website.
Look at the table of alternatives to pine and their structural properties.
1.CCA treated timber has been shown in some studies to leach low levels of chemicals into the soil immediately surrounding the treated timber. Soil tested within 25 mm of the treated timber sometimes slightly exceeded advisable safety levels for arable soil.
Soil tested further than 25 mm from the treated timber showed no significantly raised arsenic levels compared to other NZ soil. (Note, background levels of arsenic in New Zealand soil are between five and nine parts per million approximately or 5-9mg/kg.)
Uptake of these chemicals by fruit and vegetables has been shown to be minimal and is within accepted international food safety thresholds.
If you are particularly concerned, it is suggested you plant no closer than 35cm to the timber edge or place a plastic or polythene barrier between vegetable garden soil and the CCA-treated timber edging.
Source: Timber Preservers Association of Australia
2.Do not use LOSP treated timber – it is not rated durable for in-ground applications.
3.You could instead use untreated timber from a species with higher natural durability like macrocarpa or some eucalyptus species, however if left in contact with the ground the timber will eventually rot.
Common options for cladding include:
- Radiata pine
For radiata pine weatherboards that are clear finished or unpainted, the minimum treatment is H3.2. Painted, the minimum treatment level is H3.1.
Weatherboard cladding made from radiata pine is widely used in New Zealand, including areas with demanding climatic conditions. Because of the presence of spiral grain, the juvenile wood of New Zealand pine should not be used where stability is vital to performance. Dimensional performance can be increased by use of finger-jointing, and/or lamination. Such highly processed laminated, finger-jointed clear products are used widely in Japan where a maximum stability is required.
- Macrocarpa
This is discussed in the FAQ section
- Leyland cypress
Leyland cypress is a hybrid of macrocarpa and should be even more durable. It is certainly very stable, and should be even better for cladding.
- Western red cedar
Western Red Cedar is a species commonly used in New Zealand for natural looking claddings. This is mostly imported from Canada. The New Zealand grown timber is usually regarded as inferior to the old growth timber from British Columbia, which is very stable and durable. As with all timber cladding, it is highly recommended that cedar has a protective coating of either stain or paint.
For more on wood choice, the Substrates page on the website may be of help.
In terms of finishes for the timber cladding, please see the Exterior Finishes section on the website.
It is advisable to avoid dark colours for most wood cladding. The finishes section of the website provides some guidance on light reflectance and heat generation.
What is the availability and suitability of indigenous or NZ grown large beams of timber for outdoor use?
The question relates to timber of cross section 200mm x 250mm for a large outdoor architectural feature. It needs to stay straight, not split or warp, and to silver off without the need for staining and other maintenance.
The size of the beams and availability could be difficult. Indigenous timbers which might have the durability (beech, totara) are not likely to be available in big enough sizes or big enough quantities. The size also means the timber could not be dried and that makes stability a problem.
A good solution would be macrocarpa or Douglas-fir heartwood glulam as the lamination will overcome any problems with knots and it will be properly dried before it is glued.
Look in our Suppliers database to search for a supplier near you.
With moderately durable species like the cypresses the degree of exposure is important. If the wood is wet frequently and remains damp for long periods the chances of decay within 50 years are relatively high.
Verandah posts and beams may be wet occasionally when there is rain but the surfaces exposed to wetting are usually vertical, are well ventilated and clearly visible. Therefore the risk of decay developing is relatively low. There are plenty of examples of old buildings with kauri and rimu verandah structures that are more than 50 years old.
If end grain is exposed to wetting, significant water penetration is likely. This will increase susceptibility to decay and additional protection, either with some sort of cover or with regular application of a water-repellent coating, would be advisable.
Macrocarpa (Cupressus macrocarpa), has heartwood that is in Australasian durability Class 3 i.e. in testing of ground contact 50 x 50 mm stakes it has been shown to have an average life of 5-15 years. The average life is towards the upper end of this range but a few early failures occurred in the tests. Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) and kauri (Agathis australis) heartwoods have the same durability classification.
Away from ground contact but fully exposed to the weather the average life of 50 mm thick cypress heartwood is 15-25 years. This is similar to the durability that could be expected from timber treated to the H3.1 specification with light organic solvent preservatives (LOSP) although there is usually more variability in naturally durable timber than in treated radiata pine sapwood.
Horizontal, upward facing surfaces, end grain and joint areas where water can be trapped are most susceptible to decay. If the surfaces are only partly exposed to the weather, are vertical or steeply sloping, and not end grain, the chances of decay are relatively low and a much longer service life is likely. 100 x 100 mm verandah support posts on steel brackets and with the upper ends protected by an overhanging roof are likely to have a service life several times greater than that of fully exposed 50 mm thick material.
The Building code for slip resistance for pedestrian access routes states that surfaces which provide the direct access route (including where this is a deck) require a slip resistance of 0.4.
The Department of Building and Housing website has an overview regarding slip resistance
The Building Code compliance document D1 outlines the requirements for access routes, and states in Table 2 that timber is OK in dry level conditions, but needs an across-grain profile or sand/grit finish for wet and sloping zones. Algal growth over time would need waterblasting as a maintenance scheme, as per subclause 4 of table 2. Alternatively, unprofiled timber can be used with a fixed weatherproof coarse matting providing slip resistance of 0.4 for the main access route across the deck.
If your beam is going to be used in a situation where appearance is important such as house interiors, halls etc – appearance Grade A should be specified. This calls for a flush, filled and sanded surface.
Appearance Grade B is intended for applications where surface appearance is not so critical and a machine planed finish that may have occasional skips and other minor voids is acceptable.
Glue-laminated timber (glulam) is the name given to large solid wood members manufactured by gluing many smaller pieces together. Glulam is an engineered structural material consisting of a number of graded, kiln dried and selected full length laminations – usually 45 mm thick – bonded with proven adhesives, to form a solid member of practically any length, shape or size.
The main reason for laminating is to produce larger size members than possible in solid sawn timber. There is also an increase in strength. The strength of a single piece of timber is as strong as its weakest point, which is usually the largest knot.In laminating, the weakest point of one piece of timber is bonded to the higher strength of adjoining pieces, thus forming an homogeneous structural component of great efficiency.
Most timber is susceptible, to varying degrees, to biological degradation from various hazards such as heat, moisture and insect attack.
In the context of building products it is reasonable to expect that, subject to normal maintenance, the product will last for a specified number of years.
Therefore timber needs to be treated to prevent degredation.
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Glulam is suitable, and should be treated for exterior use (see Glulam Durability)
Treatment options are H3.1 (LOSP) which needs to be painted and maintained, or H3.2 (painting is optional but recommended). The designer needs to ensure that H3 treated timber is not in contact with the ground.
For further information, a local Stratalam supplier (see www.stratalam.co.nz) will be able to help.
Paint suppliers can help with recommended paint systems.
Because glulam is manufactured from selected grade, kiln dried material it is stronger and more stable than a solid timber beam of the same section. The tendency of large section solid timber to twist, split and shrink is greatly minimised in glulam.
A glulam beam can reduce the overall section of members up to 40% compared to unseasoned timber.
The new glulam code AS/NZS 1328 allocated Glulam beams manufacturers in New Zealand radiata pine to three grades – GL8, GL10 and GL12. These figures refer to the stiffness (E) of the beam.
The most common is GL8; some manufacturers are certified to produce GL10 or GL12. Check with your supplier.
All glulam available in New Zealand must be manufactured to comply with the joint Australian and New Zealand standard.
Licensed manufacturers are regularly inspected by the NZ Timber Certification
Board and issued with an individual license number. This certifies that the manufacturer's production system complies with the detailed requirements of AS/NZS 1328 – Glue Laminated Structural Timber.
Audits are also carried out by Bureau Veritas to ensure compliance and quality control procedures and records are in place.
To ensure you have a quality product check that your supplier has a current license number.
In order to maintain the best condition of manufactured glulam proper storage and handling is important.
Beams should be stacked well clear of the ground and protected from the elements. Stacks of beams should be covered with a weatherproof material ensuring adequate ventilation to prevent condensation building up.
Avoid black polythene, as this will make the beams sweat.
If possible, fillet stack beams to allow air circulation.
The gradings of glulam and solid timber beams are directly comparable. For example GL8 graded glulam has "equivalent or better" structural performance than MSG8 timber.
The average stiffness of both grades is 8 GPa, while the strength (bending, compression etc) values are higher for glulam.
Do I need to get an engineers report if I'm using glulam in order to meet building code compliance?
The stress gradings for glulam are directly comparable with solid timber. Verification of this should be provided by you glulam supplier which should demonstrate compliance with necessary building codes.
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is a structural product manufactured from thin peeled veneers of wood glued with a durable adhesive with the grain running parallel to the main axis of the member. Panels of LVL are cut into structural members which have high strength and stiffness
LVL is suited to structural applications such as beams, rafters and columns in a wide range of buildings including houses, commercial, industrial and rural structures. Some special LVL has a small number of veneers laid perpendicularly (cross banded).
LVL has a number of advantages over other wood-based materials:
- Small logs can be made into large dimension LVL products.
- Long lengths of LVL are available; up to 12m ex stock from merchants (or 18m by arrangement).
- The wood resource can be optimised by grading and selecting veneer for different parts of an LVL cross section and making a range of products with different properties.
- Structural properties of LVL are very uniform because the randomised layers of thin veneers are pre-graded for stiffness (coefficient of variation for modulus of elasticity less than 5%).
- LVL members have high strength because of the low variability and randomised wood properties in thin layers.
- LVL can be cut and machined with normal woodworking tools.
LVL is often used to complement the use of sawn timber in domestic construction. In commercial or industrial structures it is often used as a wood-based alternative to structural steel or reinforced concrete. Generally LVL becomes attractive when sawn timber is not strong enough to do the job, or long lengths are needed.
New Zealand uses strength gradings such as MSG (machine stress grade) or VSG (visual/verified stress grade)
The Lumber and Grades page on the website has a good description of the grades and methods of grading.
Six Hazard classes are used to describe the service exposure conditions in relation to biological hazards that could cause degradation of wood. More information is available on the website
More detail about the actual hazards is provided in the .pdf Hazards that can affect wood which is also found on the Hazards page of the website.
The Building Act 2004 sets out the legislation on building standards and procedures. The Building legislation and regulations page of the website has detailed information on this.
Six Hazard classes are used to describe the service exposure conditions in relation to the biological hazard. More detail about the actual hazards is provided in the Hazards that can affect wood section of our website
Are there special timber treatment requirements for NZ Radiata timber in tropical conditions, especially insect attack?
Use CCA treated timber for termite protection, H2 is for framing timber, H3 (not H3.2) for above ground exterior and H4 or H5 for ground contact.
Australian standards are usually applied with regards to dealing with termites in the Pacific Islands.
AS 1604.1 for sawn and round timber, AS/NZS 1604.2 – AS/NZS 1604.5 for reconstituted wood products, plywood, LVL and glue laminated products.
These standards would meet or exceed likely requirements in tropical areas where termites are a hazard.
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New Zealand uses strength gradings such as MSG (machine stress grade) or VSG (visual/verified stress grade)
The Lumber and Grades page on the website has a good description of the grades and methods of grading.
New Zealand uses strength gradings such as MSG (machine stress grade) or VSG (visual/verified stress grade) whereas Australia uses MGP (machine graded pine). The MGP grades are slightly different to the MSG grades and are not directly comparable.
New Zealand specifiers should be specifying MSG or VSG grades for New Zealand. Australian grades would have to be dealt with as an alternative solution under the New Zealand Building Code as far as the consenting authority is concerned.
There are chemical reagent tests for boron, copper and tin compounds which, when sprayed on freshly cut surfaces, will tell you whether these elements are present but will not indicate what level of treatment has been achieved. This can only be done with chemical analysis (destructive) of wood samples.
In the case of the question asked, the wood had a green tinge, suggesting it is most likely to have been treated to the H3 or more recent H3.2 specification with copper-chrome-arsenic (CCA) preservative.
There are testing laboratories that can test small samples of the wood. One is operated by Scion – the former Forest Research Institute in Rotorua.
Contact Katrina Martin in the Veritec Analytical laboratory.
email@example.com or DDI (07) 343 5598.
These days most H1.2 treatments are with boron salts. These are very low toxicity preservatives and should pose few problems when used for indoor furniture, although it would be a good idea to ensure there is either a paint or other surface finish on the furniture so that there is no direct skin contact with the treatment.
H3.1 treatments are usually organic solvent treatments (eg. LOSP). These can cause some dermatitis-like problems when freshly treated timber is handled, particularly if a lot of residual solvent remains. They also have a fairly pungent aromatic smell which may take a while to dissipate from the treated timber. Again, painting of the timber would be recommended once all the solvent has evaporated.
H1.2 boron treatment would be the preferable option.
Untreated kiln dried pine should not be regarded as equivalent to H1.1 treated framing.
H1.1 timber specification covers additional protection against insect attack and H1.2 should be used if H1.1 timber is not available.
NZS 3602:2003 does specify a number of instances where kiln dried untreated framing can be used as an alternative to H1.1, but untreated wood should not be used unless specifically allowed.
The understanding is though, that the standards will be changing very soon, and kiln dried untreated timber will be excluded from most of the areas that it is currently permitted in.
It is also likely that the H1.1 specification will also be removed completely and that timber treated to the H1.2 specification will be the minimum requirement for almost all radiate pine framed houses.
More information on Wood Preservation and the Hazard classes
Also read What is a Hazard Class?
The piles are expected to be permanently below ground level after construction. Groundwater level is expected to be not far below the tops of the piles.
Wooden piles in this context should give a 100+ year service life. Untreated wood that is permanently below groundwater level will not decay so treated wood certainly won't either.
The large size of the piles means that there is much more preservative chemical present than in the 50x50mm stakes on which decay resistance is normally evaluated. This means that the above-groundwater portion will have a longer life than is assigned to H5 timber which will be longer than H4 treated timber in the same situation.
An architect had an issue with raised grain on exterior facings. The facings had been used as part of an expensive reclad on a previously leaky home. While they were weathertight, the owner was unhappy with their appearance and demanded that the problem be rectified.
Raised grain is a machining fault caused by springback of compressed wood when its moisture content increases. The compression can be caused by blunt or improperly jointed planing knives.
To resolve it is best to leave the problem areas until after summer if possible, allowing the heat and summer humidity to allow full stress relief before sanding and then repainting.
Refer to the pages on Exterior Finishes on the NZ Wood website
The dust from MDF is no more harmful than ordinary wood sawdust. When working with any dusty situation it is a good idea to minimise your exposure to it by having good extraction and/or a dust mask as lungs don't like dust.
If the MDF is sourced from New Zealand suppliers then formaldehyde emissions from a whole panel of raw board will be well below the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines for within a house.
Formaldehyde is a naturally occurring substance found in all kinds of living organisms including wood. The body is quite capable of metabolizing it and it does not bioaccumulate.
Formaldehyde is also produced by wood fires, cars, lawn mowers, permanent press drapes, and some other fittings. It is only at really elevated levels found in manufacturing operations that it causes stinging of the eyes and nose. These are levels 10 times or more above the WHO guidelines for within a house.
If you are still worried, paint the cut surface as this significantly reduces the already minimal emissions.
Timber is the name given to wood that has been prepared for the purpose of building or carpentry. Preparation includes the drying and sometimes treatment of this wood.
There are a few methods of drying wood in New Zealand including:
- Ambient temperature drying – air drying and forced air drying.
- Low temperature dryers (up to 60C, usually 40-50C) – heated forced-air dryers and low temperature kilns including most heat pump dryers (dehumidifiers).
- Conventional kilns (usually temperatures of 60-80C for New Zealand pine).
- Accelerated conventional-temperature kilns operating at temperatures of 80-100C.
- High temperature kilns (temperatures above 100C, usually 120C or higher).
- Vacuum drying, which is new to New Zealand, offers the potential of rapid drying and minimising discoloration of high quality lumber.
"Kiln drying is an industrial unit operation used to accelerate the drying of wood. A wood drying kiln is an enclosed space where air speed, temperature and humidity are controlled. Natural air-dying of wood can take weeks, while a wood drying kiln can complete the process in less than a day"¹
The benefit of kiln drying the timber is that it is dried in a controlled environment, has rigorous testing, and is extremely quick giving a higher quality end product. Bugs and insects are also killed during the drying process. Therefore it can be more cost effective and less likely to have distortion, staining or drying stresses (i.e. warping or bowing).
¹Efficient Kiln Drying of Quality Softwood Timber – Murray C McCurdy 2005
Any softwood needs to be treated for use as decking except macrocarpa heartwood. Its natural durability can be sufficient for this purpose (although its durability is unreliable in moderate-high decay hazard situations, and occasional failures may occur within 10-15 years).
Most hardwood is naturally durable and resists all kinds of wear and tear. Locally grown eucalypts can be suitable for decking.
The Decking How-to-build guide suggests treated Radiata Pine.


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Lurkers of perlmonks Unite! You have nothing to lose but your anonymity.
I have been a member of the monastery for two years now, and have not posted once. I have gone from having never heard of Perl two years ago to building an order entry system in object oriented Perl over the last few months (using wxPerl and Class::DBI, both awesome modules).
This is due in a large part to perlmonks and its wonderful occupants (thanks are also due to TheDamian for his excellent book Object Oriented Perl (the one Perl book I own) and the Chapters bookstore chain where I have perused many Perl books I do not own for monetary reasons (ie the lack thereof)).
So I am in the position of having benefited very much from the perlmonks community while not giving very much back. I have tried to be a somewhat active member of perlmonks by voting but I have never posted anything. This was initially due to my lack of knowledge which kept me from trying to answer or respond to any posts and my fear of asking a question that would provoke the dreaded RTFM. As a result I have grown quite adept at using perldoc and searching perlmonks to find the answers to the questions I have had.
One question I could never find an answer to is how best to give back to this community that has helped me grow so much. I am still reluctant to post answers to questions, because I know there are monks that will respond with a more informed and accurate response than I could give (and perhaps chastise me for providing a poor answer). I have realized that it comes down to the fear of being wrong (and/or looking the fool) that has kept me from posting. But this ensures that my growth will stop until I start to challenge what I think I know about Perl (and programming in general) and risk being completely wrong.
So I have a question for any former lurkers out there, how did you go about making the transition to active vocal member of the community?
Finally, a big Thank You to all the members of perlmonks. This community is an excellent source of knowledge, insight, and humour.
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It's been quite a week in the gallery for me. On Friday afternoon I took a friend and her three sisters, all from California, on a tour of the History Gallery. Fridays are my regular day in the gallery with students. I spent the morning on Gold Rush tours and was looking forward to covering the rest of the gallery with my friends.
First, my friends and I visited the WWII Kaiser Shipyards exhibit which, as you know, is one of my favorite stops.
The next stop was the "Garage," where we store the kinds of computers I remember from the dark ages of the '70s and '80s. (Several of the computers look familiar since they're the same as some I used to work on or own.)
As the computer teacher for several years at Wildwood Elementary School in the '90s, I became very familiar with Apple Computers. The Macintosh debuted in January 1984 and we immediately bought one so that our daughter, who was then six months old, would get to use it.… Who were we kidding!
Then off to the bay titled Negotiating the Borders. This permanent display always seems to be relevant, in California, and now throughout the country. Whenever I stand before this exhibit, I appreciate how OMCA assiduously exposes both sides of the immigration argument. As with many of the exhibits, we ask for visitor input on a nearby wall. That is the most telling.
Here are some of the comments:
The curatorial staff collects all the comments. Sometimes those comments end up as permanent signage on the wall like this one:
From there we moved to the World Airways DC8 fuselage. World Airways was based in Oakland during the 1970s. This very plane was used to bring back children and babies from Vietnam. Our fuselage is from one of the planes involved in the April 1975 Saigon Baby Lift which brought more than 3,000 children to the United States. The infants made the journey in cardboard boxes, supplied by an Oakland stationery store, and strapped into the seats.
After I guided my friend Sally and her sisters Lori, Dorothy and Lizzy through the story of the Baby Lift, Sally gave me another story from this period. "Did you know that Tippi Hedren is responsible for all the Vietnamese nail shops in this country?," she asked.
Tippi Hedren is known for the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds, and for being the mother of actress Melanie Griffith. Apparently, she is also known for initiating the Vietnamese nail salon industry. In the '70s, she was visiting a Vietnamese refugee camp called Hope Village, near Sacramento, California. Some of the women were fascinated by her nails and Hedren had the idea to fly in her own manicurist to teach 20 women how to do nails. These women went on to teach others. Hedren also brought in to the camp staff from a local beauty school. Once these women graduated, Hedren helped them secure jobs all over Southern California. In California today 80% of all manicurists are Vietnamese; in the rest of the United States 51% are are Vietnamese.
I thought that this was a pretty cool and relevant story to add to my collection. Little did I know what else was to come that day…
Towards the middle of the tour a couple from New Mexico attached themselves to our tiny group, adding a nice balance. Well into our time together, I asked them where they were from and what they were interested in. Sometimes my enthusiasm gets the better of me and I forget to ask these questions right away.
Ben Glover and his wife Gerrie were visiting the museum with a specific focus: "Do you have anything about the Gold Rush here?," Ben asked.
I was a little stunned—and also embarrassed— that I had waited so long to let them speak, but quickly responded, "Come with me, we sure do! I spent the morning giving Gold Rush tours and I guess I was hankering to talk about something else."
As we walked from the back of the gallery to the Gold Rush bay in the front, Ben filled me in on his story: "I am the great-great grandson of Sam Brannon's secretary, William Glover, who came with him on the boat and to the gold fields, Sutter's Mill, and then returned back East. My great grandfather, William Francisco Glover, was the first Caucasian child born in San Francisco, then known as Yerba Buena. After he was born, his parents took him to the gold fields where they panned for gold and continued to work with Sam Brannan."
Gerrie added the most interesting detail that baby William's parents would dig a bowl-shaped recess in the ground for the infant to sleep in nearby while they panned for gold. It was unusual for the women to pan for gold because the heavy skirts, which can be seen on Mrs. Dikeman in the Dikeman kitchen, made it very difficult to do the hard work and being it was illegal for women to wear pants.
Pretty amazing story—and to think I almost missed it! Ben and I exchanged email addresses and I plan to gather more stories from him once he returns home.
I carry a small bag of props, and one of my Gold Rush tools are name tags for the children to wear. I pulled out my Sam Brannan tag for Gerrie and Ben to see. I keep a tiny envelope on the backside of the tag, filled with extra details in case someone wants extra information.
This Friday had already been a full day for me, but I decided to stay and grab food from one of the food trucks and then wander into the galleries.
Every Friday night OMCA closes off 10th street in front of the museum for Off The Grid food trucks to gather. The area is full of live music and dance, wine, and activities for children. It is Oakland at its best, with every age, color, grouping, and occupation represented. Some of the children who come on a regular basis with their families call it the end-of-the-week fiesta. The galleries are open and half-price for adults and free for children. The enthusiasm and energy brings life to every corner of the museum.
After I had eaten, as I strolled through the art and natural science galleries, I watched so many families enjoying the exhibits. I was tired and ready to head out, but took one last walk through the history gallery. It was about 8 pm. I stopped by the Kaiser Shipyard's model of a liberty ship and, as I turned around, saw several men looking into the WWII kitchen display which features a mannequin of a woman welder, with her lunch box, ready to head out to work. On one wall an icebox stands and on top of it, a ball of tin foil.
I asked if the three men if they were having a good evening.
"Oh yes, now we are. We are history professors from Ohio State and we are visiting the area. We were told that we should go to Pier 39. Do you know what they have done to that place? It is terrible!"
One of the men had worked in San Francisco in the late '80s and remembered a more accessible Fisherman's Wharf and a much less chaotic Pier 39.
"None of us wanted to stay at Pier 39, and it was mid afternoon," one of the professors continued. "We saw a billboard for the Oakland Museum."
"We decided to take BART and come to see what this museum was about. We have been here since 4 pm and we didn't even know about the food trucks. We have had some of the best food since we have been in San Francisco. It has been such a wonderful day. This gallery is amazing. You get to walk through one story after another. We have never seen anything like it, and we have all been to a lot of history museums over the years in the United States. You are so lucky."
Yes, we are. The professors and I closed down the gallery, leaving when the guards did their last sweep. They were heading back to Ohio the next morning, with the Oakland Museum of California as the highlight of their trip to San Francisco.
And I was heading home, with the Oakland Museum the highlight of my day as well!


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The Overwatch Summer Games event went live Tuesday, and with that came the release of seven legendary skins.
The new skins are as follows:
Biker Reapered
Grillmaster: 76
Côte d'Azur Widowmaker
Tulum Sombra
Cricket Junkrat
Lifeguard McCree
Winged Victory Mercy
A highlight video from Pharah was also added, as well as victory poses for a number of heroes, all of whom are brandishing a medal.
The previous skin teasers from game director Jeff Kaplan were all confirmed with the exception of Reaper, whom Kaplan didn't mention in the past video.
The second annual Summer Games starts Tuesday and lasts until Aug. 29. Along with unlocking new legendary skins exclusive during this event period through loot box drops or purchases with in-game currency, last year's Summer Games exclusive skins will be discounted in credit prices. That means players can buy last year's legendary tier skins for 1,000 credits instead of the usual 3,000 for event-exclusive legendary skins, and 250 instead of 750 for epic skins.
Lucio Ball also make a comeback with some tweaks, and with a brand new competitive titled "Copa Lucio Ball," where players can compete and unlock a unique in-game spray for the game. Players who play 10 games of competitive Lucio Ball will get an exclusive spray, while the top 500 players in Copa Lucio Ball will get another exclusive spray of their own.
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