The intermediate course teaches you not just acoustic songs but how to actually crack the fretboard code.
This is achieved by studying barre chords and pentatonic scales, together they will outline the fretboard and make sense of how music actually works on the guitar.
As well as learning this you also practice chromatic and sweeping exercises, as well as strumming exercises.
The exercises for doing all this can be previewed by following the links to each topic below.
Once you learned all the chords in a key, you need to look at all the possible variations to these chords.
Pretty much every big hit song written uses predictable chord progressions in one key, in combination with one or two variations.
Understand these variations and you will unlock the secret to songwriting and improvisation.
Go to intermediate chord progression to find out more.
Can you completely visualise every chord and scale on the fretboard? Chordacus can and if you use it enough, so will you!
This chord and scale finder software will show you all barre chords and pentatonic scales in every shape and key.
Go to the intermediate chordacus page to find out more about how this software can help you.
On this page, you learn how to turn all your open position chords into barre chords.
The biggest misunderstanding when it comes to barre chords is that you have to play the full shape, you don't.
In the intermediate course, we play fractions of these big barre chord shapes. However, it is important to first see the full shape.
Visit the page intermediate chords to start this journey.
You'll find both sweeping and speed variations of the chromatic exercise on this page.
In total, there are ten new variations to practice, all of them will improve your coordination, timing and speed.
In the intermediate course, we develop these exercises in all sorts of ways to improve your accuracy. This will, in turn, enable you to play really fast.
To see all video lessons, visit intermediate chromatic exercises.
After you transformed all the open position chords into barre chords you have to connect them all over the fretboard.
These video lessons show you exactly how to do this in five keys. When you completed these exercises you will have mapped out the fretboard.
These exercises are really important, the same approach is applied to scales and later on, the arpeggios as well.
Visit connect chords to view the video lessons.
These exercises will teach you how to read rhythm, simply follow the video lessons instructions and play along.
When you take the step by step intermediate course, you'll learn how to develop these into more complex exercises as well.
Try them out today by visiting the intermediate rhythmical exercises page.
There are two main scales to learn at this stage, the Minor Pentatonic and the Major Pentatonic.
These scales are built from the barre chord shapes and lay the foundation for every other scale you need to learn in order to master the guitar.
As well as theses pentatonic scales, you also find links to the Blues and Conspirian scales.
Go to intermediate scales to find out more.
In the beginner course, you learned how to see a chord progression as numbers using the SWS.
When you take the intermediate course, we add all the pentatonic scales to this equation as we learn how each barre chord has its own pentatonic shape.
Go to intermediate songwriters swivel to find out how this tool can help you understand music and the guitar fretboard.


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Basically I want to include and accordion menu using jquery ui accordion and an faq section thats uses jquery to show hide the answers. The fiddle isn't a completely accurate representation but my main question is if you look at the two bits of jquery is there anything that would conflict.
Whats happening on the live site site is that the arrow icons for the faq are not showing, they show on a seperate page but aren't visable when included on the same page as the accordion.
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Q: An interesting (conjectural) property of any triangle Given any triangle $\triangle ABC$, we can always build three ellipses, each of them having foci in two of the vertices and passing through the third one, as shown in the following picture:

In general, these three ellipses intersect in $6$ points $D,E,F,G,H,I$.
Given any two among these $6$ points, it is always possible to build an hyperbole with foci in the given points an passing by one vertex of the triangle $\triangle ABC$.
My conjecture is that

Any pair of these $6$ points represents the two foci of at least one hyperbole passing by at least two of the three vertices of $\triangle ABC$.

In this example, I choose the points $D$ and $F$ as foci. The hyperbole with foci in $D$ and $E$ and passing through $A$ (magenta), pass also through $B$.
Is it possible to prove this conjecture with a compact proof?
Thanks for your help! I apologize in case of mistakes, obscurity or trivialities.

A: In your picture, since $D, F$ are on the same ellipse with foci $A$ and $B$, so we have $AD+BD = AF+BF$. Hence we have $AF - AD = BD - BF$, which directly implies that the hyperbole with foci $D$ and $F$ and passing by $A$ also passes $B$.


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Biden Renews American Apology Tour in Egypt
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Egypt's Ousted Islamist President Mursi Dies After Court Hearing
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi, the first democratically elected head of state in Egypt's modern history, died on Monday aged 67 after collapsing in a Cairo court while on trial on espionage charges, authorities said.
Mursi, a top figure in the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, had been in jail since being toppled by the military in 2013 after barely a year in power following mass protests against his rule.
The public prosecutor said he had collapsed in a defendants' cage in the courtroom shortly after speaking, and had been pronounced dead in hospital at 4:50 p.m. (1450 GMT). It said an autopsy had shown no signs of recent injury on his body.
After decades of repression under Egyptian autocrats, the Brotherhood won a parliamentary election after a popular uprising toppled Mubarak and his military-backed establishment in 2011.
Mursi was elected to power in 2012 in Egypt's first free presidential election, having been thrown into the race at the last moment by the disqualification on a technicality of millionaire businessman Khairat al-Shater, by far the Brotherhood's preferred choice.
His victory marked a radical break with the military men who had provided every Egyptian leader since the overthrow of the monarchy in 1952.
Mursi promised a moderate Islamist agenda to steer Egypt into a new democratic era where autocracy would be replaced by transparent government that respected human rights and revived the fortunes of a powerful Arab state long in decline.
But the euphoria that greeted the end of an era of presidents who ruled like pharaohs did not last long.
The stocky, bespectacled man, born in 1951 in the dying days of the monarchy, told Egyptians he would deliver an "Egyptian renaissance with an Islamic foundation".
Instead, he alienated millions who accused him of usurping unlimited powers, imposing the Brotherhood's conservative brand of Islam and mismanaging the economy, all of which he denied.
Security sources said the Interior Ministry had declared a state of alert on Monday, notably in Mursi's home province of Sharqiya in the Nile Delta, where the body was expected to be taken for burial.
Mursi had been in court for a hearing on charges of espionage emanating from suspected contacts with the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which had close ties to the Brotherhood.
His body was taken to the Tora prison hospital, state television reported.
His lawyer said Mursi's health had been poor in jail. "We had put in several requests for treatment, some were accepted and others were not," the lawyer, Abdel-Menem Abdel-Maqsood, told Reuters.
Mursi was serving a 20-year prison sentence for a conviction arising from the killing of protesters during demonstrations in 2012, and a life sentence for espionage in a case related to the Gulf state of Qatar. He had denied the charges.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan mourned his fellow Islamist as a martyr.
"Putting doubts aside, he has become a martyr today with the fulfillment of God's order ... Our prayers are with him," Erdogan said.
"Condolences to all my brothers who walked the same path as he did. Condolences to the people of Egypt. Condolences to his family and those close to him."
Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, a backer of Mursi and his Brotherhood, tweeted his condolences to Mursi's family "and to the brotherly Egyptian people".
(Reporting by Nayera Abdullah and Enas al-Ashray; Writing by Nadine Awadalla and Sami Aboudi; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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Chicago trio Lala Lala performing at the Blockhouse in Bloomington on April 1st.
"We all went to speed dating and we were playing connect four, two on one," Karla said.
"And we bonded over our love for kayaking," Lillie said.
When we talked to the members of Chicago trio Lala Lala, they didn't want us to know how they really met.
"We try to come up with lies for that question because the answer is really boring," Lillie said.
They have been playing together for a year 'and some change' and released their first full length album, Sleepyhead, in October of 2016. We met Lillie, Abby, and Karla when they played at the Blockhouse in Bloomington with Ian Sweet and Cherry Glazerr on April 1st, 2017. It was the longest tour Lala Lala has been on with other bands so far.
"It's been really inspiring and fucking fun," Lillie said. "Hopefully someone will give us money or something so we can do it more."
Lala Lala described the bands they are touring with, Ian Sweet and Cherry Glazerr, as "pro campers" and while on tour they have been learning about camping and have stayed in some neat places. They agreed that camping in Dinosaur Valley State Park was the highlight because of the fossilized dinosaur footprints.
"I touched a raptor footprint," Abby said.
Besides setting up camp sites across America and playing shows every night, they enjoy reading, listening to podcasts, and sleeping while on the road.
Lillie, Abby, and Karla
Lala Lala's music could be described as pop, grunge, rock or a number of other genres. It is hard to place them in any one category because their songs explore a mix of styles.
"Everyone describes every band as post punk and shoegaze so those have been thrown at us," Lillie said.
Their style is a combination of their individual influences which include Abby's idol Stella Mozgawa of Warpaint, Lillie's obsession with Broncho despite how "mainstream" it is and Karla's love for the bands Palm and Narwhal.
They are all self taught musicians.
"I got one of those books that has chords in it and a DVD of some guy teaching you the chords," Karla said. "I learned like three chords and I would just write annoying songs about my brother and then my mom was like 'That's pretty good!' and then she got me a nicer one and ever since I've been upgrading."
Abby started playing guitar when she was six and moved on to drums when she was 11.
Abby on drums
"I would just listen to stuff and try to recreate it and that's how I learned to play," Abby said.
Lilly started playing guitar a few years ago when she moved to Chicago and wanted to start writing songs. She writes the majority of the lyrics and music for Lala Lala.
"I come with a skeleton of a song. I write really simple, short songs and they write their own parts to jazz it up," Lillie said.
Besides playing in Lala Lala, Karla and Abby have a two piece called Date Stuff and Lillie has a solo project called Blanket.
Some of their favorite bands from Chicago include Grandkids, Dehd, Options and all of Karla's friends' bands.
Lala Lala's plans for the future include touring the west coast in August, recording in the fall, and getting a new van.
"When we go over a bump it's like you're on a ship," Abby said.
"Sometimes it goes so far one way it's like 'will we make it back?" Lillie said.
"It's also so messy that you can't clean it so we're just gonna get a new one," Karla added.
Since the interview the van has been listed for sale by Lillie, if anyone is interested they can make an offer.
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Australia: The police powers to arrest in NSW
by Harry Lollback
The right of an individual to be free from arbitrary arrest or detention is a fundamental human right and highly regarded in our legal system. It is for this reason that police can only arrest individuals in certain circumstances.
The power for New South Wales Police to arrest without a warrant is found in section 99(1) of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 which provides that a police officer may arrest without a warrant if:
the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that the person is committing or has committed an offence; and
the police officer is satisfied that the arrest is reasonably necessary for any one or more of the following reasons:
to stop the person committing or repeating the offence or committing another offence;
to stop the person fleeing from a police officer or from the location of the offence;
to enable inquiries to be made to establish the person's identity if it cannot be readily established or if the police officer suspects on reasonable grounds that identity information provided is false;
to ensure that the person appears before a court in relation to the offence;
to obtain property in the possession of the person that is connected with the offence;
to preserve evidence of the offence or prevent the fabrication of evidence;
to prevent the harassment of, or interference with, any person who may give evidence in relation to the offence;
to protect the safety or welfare of any person (including the person arrested); or
because of the nature and seriousness of the offence.
What is considered a 'reasonable suspicion' will vary from situation to situation however the case of R v Rondo [2001] establishes that 'a reasonable suspicion involves less than a reasonable belief but more than a possibility'.
What will amount to an arrest?
An arrest is the act of detaining a person or property by legal authority or warrant and has been made when a police officer or another individual makes it clear to the person that they are no longer a free person.
A person does not need to be physically touched to be placed under arrest as words alone are capable of bringing about an arrest if they establish that the person is no longer a free person.
The effect of an illegal arrest
If it is decided by the court that an arrest is not justified under section 99 of the Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 the associated criminal offences the individual is facing may be withdrawn or dismissed.
Further, the police involved may also be exposed to civil proceedings seeking compensation.
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NFSA Timeline
Over 30 Years of the National Film and Sound Archive
Time in Our Hands
The NFSA Advisory Committee (NFSAAC) is established to develop a blueprint for the future development of the organisation. Chaired by Joan Long, the Committee's report, Time in Our Hands, is submitted to Minister Cohen and publicly launched in November. Among its recommendations is that the NFSA become a statutory authority as soon as possible.
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This dissertation presents the synthetic efforts toward the generation and stabilization of fused polycyclic poly(imidazole)s based nucleophilic poly(carbene)s. Chapter 1 reviews how fused nucleophilic carbenes have been employed very successfully in a wide variety of catalytic transformations - both as direct (organo-) catalysts and as ligands for catalytic metal centers. Chapter 2 details the study on the fused tricyclic system. In addition to the progress toward the stabilization of tricyclic tris(carbene) there is also presented the synthesis of fused tricyclic monocarbene precursors and the generation and dimerization of the fused tricyclic monocarbene. New methodology for preparation of imidazol(in)-2-ylidene by reduction of chloroimidazolinium salts with sodium-potassium alloy is described. Metal complexes of the targeted monocarbene have been prepared and fully characterized. Chapter 3 is focused on the chemistry of the saturated fused bicyclic system. Precursors for the fused bicyclic bis(carbene) and the fused bicyclic monocarbene have been prepared. The new methodology for preparation of imidazolin-2-ylidene is also applied on the bicyclic monocarbene precursors.


>I agree with everything FiSimpson@aol.com said about Dr. Bakker!
>us rethinking our ideas about dinosaurs in the first place!
Galton, and first and foremost his undergraduate advisor, John Ostrom.
wonder if Bob finds that as frustrating as I do?
carried on by paleoartists like Greg Paul.
certainly has generated a lot of debate!


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Milena Markovna "Mila" Kunis (born August 14, 1983) is an American actress and voice artist.
Born in Chernivtsi, in the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine). Her mother, Elvira, is a physics teacher who runs a pharmacy, and her father, Mark Kunis, is a mechanical engineer who works as a cab driver. Kunis has a brother, Michael, who is six years older. She stated in 2011 that her parents had "amazing jobs", and that the family was "very lucky" and "not poor"; they had decided to leave the USSR because they saw "no future" there for Kunis and her brother. In 1991, when she was seven years old, her family moved to Los Angeles, California with $250. "That was all we were allowed to take with us. My parents had given up good jobs and degrees, which were not transferable. We arrived in New York on a Wednesday and by Friday morning my brother and I were at school in LA."
On her second day in Los Angeles, Kunis was enrolled at Rosewood Elementary School, not knowing a word of English. She later recalled: "I blocked out second grade completely. I have no recollection of it. I always talk to my mom and my grandma about it. It was because I cried every day. I didn't understand the culture. I didn't understand the people. I didn't understand the language. My first sentence of my essay to get into college was like, 'Imagine being blind and deaf at age seven.' And that's kind of what it felt like moving to the States".
After being enrolled in acting classes as an after-school activity, she was soon discovered by an agent. She appeared in several television series and commercials, before acquiring her first significant role prior to her 15th birthday, playing Jackie Burkhart on the television series That '70s Show. A year later, she was cast as the voice of Meg Griffin on the animated series Family Guy.
Her breakout film role came in 2008, playing Rachel Jansen in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Subsequent film roles included Mona Sax in Max Payne, Solara in The Book of Eli, Jamie in Friends with Benefits, Lori in the comedy Ted, and Theodora in Oz the Great and Powerful. Her performance as Lily in Black Swan gained her worldwide accolades, including receiving the Premio Marcello Mastroianni for Best Young Actor or Actress at the 67th Venice International Film Festival, and nominations for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role.
Kunis is Jewish and has cited antisemitism in the former Soviet Union as one of several reasons for her family's move to the United States. She has stated that her parents "raised her Jewish as much as they could," although religion was suppressed in the Soviet Union.
In January 2011, she revealed her struggle with an eye condition called chronic iritis that had caused blindness in one eye. However, a couple of months earlier she had surgery that corrected the problem. Kunis also has the condition heterochromia iridum, where the irises have different colors. One eye (left) is brown, and the other (right) is green.
Kunis began dating actor 'Macaulay Culkin' in 2002. During their relationship, there were rumors of the couple getting married, but Kunis denied them. In an interview with BlackBook magazine, Kunis stated that marriage is "not something that's important to me". Kunis said she tried her best to protect her and Culkin's privacy, noting that "We don't talk about it to the press. It's already more high profile than I want it to be". When asked if it was difficult to stay out of the tabloids and press, Kunis responded: "I keep my personal life as personal as I physically, mentally, possibly can." Asked if that is difficult she said, "I don't care. I will go to my grave trying. It is hard, but I'll end up going to a bar that's a hole in the wall. I won't go to the 'it's-happening' place". On January 3, 2011, Kunis' publicist confirmed reports that Kunis and Culkin had ended their relationship, saying "The split was amicable, and they remain close friends". Rumors of Kunis dating her former That '70s Show co-star Ashton Kutcher were appearing since April 2012. Kutcher confirmed the relationship in March 2013.
Mila and 'Macaulay Culkin' (qv) were on vacation in Israel in 2006 when a war broke out between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. They flew out of the country and back to the U.S.; Mila later stated that they were never in any danger from rocket fire.
Her favorite color is white.
The shark-tooth necklace she is wearing in _Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)_ (qv) is by Pade Vavra Designs.
Is a fan of the famed MMORPG, World of Warcraft.
Learned to speak English from watching the _"The New Price Is Right" (1972)_ (qv). She said 'Bob Barker (I)' (qv) talked slow enough for her to understand him. In second episode of the fifth season of _"That '70s Show" (1998)_ (qv), she and Hyde ('Danny Masterson' (qv)) are watching an episode of "The Price is Right" when they come on to each other.
Ranked #81 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
At age nine, Mila started to take after-school acting classes at the Beverly Hills Studio. At one of the Studio's public showcases, Mila was approached by entertainment manager 'Susan Curtis (III)' (qv), who offered to take her on.
Terrified of bugs so much that during her May 2004 appearance on _"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)_ (qv), she ran offstage when the "bug man" appeared after her interview.
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We spent last night at Anderson Farms with our good friends Heather and Karl, and their kiddos, and it was an absolute blast. Heather rented a fire pit and after completing the nighttime corn maze (which was mostly just the kids sneaking off the beaten path in order to jump out and scare the bejeezus out of us!), we made brats with sauerkraut and enjoyed smores and apple cider together - absolute Fall perfection. Plus it was the first cold night we've had this season so it was just magical. Literally! We saw a shooting star during our corn maze!
So we spent the morning grocery shopping, making steak and egg burritos (and Vietnamese coffee!) and watching South Park. I know, we're wild.
But since it's FINALLY chilly out, we decided it was the perfect day to make a Vegetable-beef soup. I looked up a few recipes on Pinterest and most were generally the same with a few minor tweaks, so I just kinda went for it and here's what I ended up doing - enjoy!
Heat some of your oil (about a tablespoon or so depending on how much meat you use), in a pan over medium-high heat. Add your stew meat and cook (stir frequently) until well browned.
Spoon out meat and add to a crock pot bowl (I wouldn't recommend dumping it because you'll get all the extra fat and oil from your pan, and there's plenty on the meat for flavor already).
Put everything else in the crock pot, sprinkle some salt and pepper over it, and stir it all up.
Remove bay leaves and chow down!


A recent discovery made by astronomers is revealing that a new Earth-like exoplanet exists near the star closest to our Sun, Proxima Centauri. It is possible that two planets could orbit the small dwarf star that is 4.24 light-years away from Earth.
Mario Damasso of Italy's Observatory of Turin, says that the existence of Proxima Centauri B is well known, but he believes that a second planet, Proxima Centauri C, can orbit the closest star to us, too. The scientist thinks that the star, for its part, could be at least six times larger than our planet.
What Details We Have about Proxima Centauri B, the closest Earth-like exoplanet?
Proxima Centauri b was discovered by scientists three years ago orbiting the star, and that it appears to be 1.3 times the size of Earth. They also think that the planet could be warm enough to have life on it. After 17 years of studying Proxima Centauri star and accumulate a lot of data and added new measurements over the years, they have noticed that a second planet is in the region.
Damasso says that the second planet is a new candidate around Proxima. Also, Proxima Centauri C navigates 1,900 days to complete a loop around the star, and this means that the surface temperature will be much too cold for water to flow.
Also, Fabio Del Sordo of the University of Crete, says that the detection was challenging because over the years they have asked themselves if this planet exists or not? But they will keep working on it, continuing to collect data about the star and further studying the new Earth-like exoplanet and what it's surrounding it. In the near future with the help of more powerful telescopes, they could see the planet entirely.


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Real estate in the Philippines has developed significantly over the years. Modernization, technological advancements and developments have made a lot of properties valuable. The country's tropical climate and the wide array of beaches and resorts have attracted a lot of foreigners as well. Unfortunately, foreigners are not allowed to purchase land in the Philippines. They can buy houses and buildings but not the land on which those above are built. The land can only be leased on a long-term contract for up to 50 years and renewable for another 25 years. Only Filipino citizens and corporations who are at least 60% owned by Filipinos can acquire land in the Philippines. A few exceptions include Acquisition before the 1935 constitution took effect, acquisition through hereditary succession wherein the foreigner is a legal heir, purchase not exceeding 40% interest in a condominium project or corporation, purchase by a natural-born Filipino with limitations specified by law, purchase by a Filipino who married a foreigner but retained his/her Filipino citizenship, and purchase by a dual citizen (one of which is a Filipino citizenship).
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To demonstrate how a chemical reaction from vinegar, water, and bleach can accelerate the rusting process of steel.
Rust is a series of red oxides that form from the reaction of iron with the presence of oxygen and water. The rusting process is electrochemical, meaning it forms from a chemical reaction which takes place in a solution where there is an electron transfer between the electrode and the electrolyte or species in solution. In the case of rusting, the transfer of electrons from iron to oxygen begins the electrochemical process. Electrolytes accelerate the corrosion process when combined with water, similar to the rusting that occurs on vehicles due to road salt in winter conditions.
About 5 minutes to conduct, a few hours for the rust to form.
1. Place the steel wool pad into the jar.
3. Pour in a dash of vinegar and a dash of bleach.
4. Wait a few hours and watch how your shiny steel wool bad quickly rusts!
Be careful handling bleach! You may want to consider wearing a set of latex gloves when handling the bleach chemical.
Why is the steel wool rusting at such a rapid pace? How do you think the chemical reaction of the combined elements affects the steel pad? How do you think you could prevent rust from occurring on the steel pad under the same conditions?
Rust forms when iron is combined with oxygen and water. The vinegar strips any protective coating off the steel wool and the oxygen in the bleach combines with the iron in the steel. This makes the wet steel go rusty very quickly. If you wrap the steel around the bulb of a thermometer, you should be able to see the temperature rise. This is because the chemical reaction gives off heat.
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At this time our society Librarian Connie Bunte and Library Committee Members Laurie Buniger and Stella Ledbetter have re-organized and indexed the library collection to make it more usable for both our members and the general public.
Click below for a PDF listing of our holdings. We will be working on more searchable indexing in the future, but at this time you can use your pdf viewers search capabilities to locate items of interest.
The society library collection has been growing since the 1980's through society purchases and the donations of society and community members. Because of this it is a very diverse collection which includes materials that cover a wide variety subjects and areas.
Stop in for a visit and see what nuggets of information you might find to help you along in the search for your families history.


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We provide the opportunity to tightly integrate your clinical applications with Sectra PACS workstations used by thousands of radiology and clinical professionals around the world. Sectra solution partners offer a wide range of solutions tightly integrated to Sectra PACS™ enabling customers to choose from a variety of imaging providers in the medical field. The result is added value for the customers and increased sales for your company.
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Weekend Forecast: 'Captain America: Civil War', 'Money Monster', & 'The Darkness'
Tracking & Forecasts • Boxoffice Staff • May 11 2016
Two new releases hit the market this weekend, but neither will be a match for Marvel's latest blockbuster as Captain America: Civil War is set to easily repeat atop the box office on the heels of its excellent debut and strong word of mouth. Our analysis:
Reuniting George Clooney and Julia Roberts could be a solid counter-programming effort aimed toward adults.
Economic thrillers are hit and miss, but the timeliness of the subject matter could be an advantage.
Neither Clooney or Roberts have displayed significant drawing power in the last few years.
The lack of early reviews plus soft social media buzz have us on the conservative end.
Kevin Bacon's leading presence could help this horror flick stand out with older genre fans.
It's been awhile since the last horror breakout, so fans may be hungry for this type of film.
In all likelihood, most horror fans are waiting for other releases this summer — particularly The Conjuring 2.
Social media buzz is also soft for this title, while marketing has been minimal.
Top 10 Forecast
Boxoffice forecasts this weekend's top ten films will generate around $124.1 million. That would mark a 29 percent decline from the same frame last year when Pitch Perfect 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road debuted ahead of Avengers: Age of Ultron's third weekend, which drove the top ten to $175.5 million.
Check out our complete weekend forecast below.
Domestic Total Through
Captain America: Civil War Disney $81,000,000 $306,000,000
The Jungle Book (2016) Disney $16,500,000 $310,500,000
Money Monster Sony / TriStar $8,900,000 $8,900,000
Mother's Day (2016) Open Road $4,800,000 $30,500,000
The Darkness High Top Releasing $4,500,000 $4,500,000
Zootopia Disney $2,500,000 $331,500,000
The Huntsman: Winter's War Universal $1,800,000 $43,800,000
Keanu Warner Bros. / New Line $1,600,000 $18,300,000
Barbershop: The Next Cut Warner Bros. / New Line $1,500,000 $51,200,000
The Boss Universal $1,000,000 $61,000,000
Daniel Garris, Shawn Robbins, and Alex Edghill contributed to this report.
Weekend Forecast: The Lion King Is Ready to Roar In Domestic Bow as Summer's Rebound Looks to Continue
Shawn Robbins • Jul 17th
Disney will once again come to the box office rescue this weekend as the heavily anticipated remake of The Lion King hits theaters across North America.
Long Range Forecast: Will It: Chapter Two Float Past the R-Rated Opening Record?
Two years ago, It rocked the early autumn box office with a horror genre record opening weekend of $123.4 million in September. This year, Warner Bros. and New Line look too achieve a similar feat with the second and final...
Weekend Forecast: Spider-Man: Far From Home Looks to Web Second #1 Finish as Stuber and Crawl Debut
July rolls on this weekend as the market welcomes two new wide releases, but it will be Sony and Marvel Studios' Spider-Man: Far From Home that will reign atop the box office in its second weekend.
Weekend Update: Spider-Man: Far From Home Swinging for $175-190M Domestic 6-Day Launch, $550M+ Globally through Sunday
Shawn Robbins • Jul 6th
Saturday Update: Sony updates this morning with a $32.5 million Friday estimate on Spider-Man: Far From Home, lifting the Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel to a hefty $123.96 million domestic sum through its first four days of release...


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Zoe is a Civil and Environmental engineer, having studied at QUT.
Zoe started her own company this year, Zemcon consulting services with a focus on smart mobility. She aims to bring appropriate Smart technology to the community.
Growing up in Roma, a small country town in QLD, she was in a class of 50/50 male & female. So never realised there was such a large disparity of women engineers in the general public, or what the "glass ceiling" meant.
Zoe create The Smart City Podcast because she wanted to create a hub where people could learn about smart cities in a really easy, friendly and accessible way.
The whole point of a smart city is to bring together and collaborate in a genuine way.
Smart Cities are the next step to evolving communities… how are we going to make better decisions with the data available. e.g. planning where a car park should go, but using real-time data from very simple sensors to determine.
2 tangible aspects to Smart Cities. Look at how we can use technology more effectively and efficiently and for the human beings. And then look at the technology that is emerging and determining how we can prepare for it.
Zoe went to Japan with a Future Leaders, Future Cities delegation. The aim was to take young people working in the Smart Cities space to Japan to look at trade and investment opportunities. More than 50% of the delegation was women, very progressive in whom was picked.
Being a young female engineer working in construction, she felt like you really had to prove yourself.
Zoe's favourite project as an engineer was the one where she was the very first and very last person on site. Got to evolve her career.
The joys of working in a small rural community and many and varied.
The future of engineering will have a much more diverse personality – "Society Engineering".
The importance of networking and the way you present yourself as an engineer.
New engineers should work hard and believe anything is possible.
If you can see it you can do it….. If you can dream it you can do it.
Having good mentors is so important.
An engineer to admire. Julie Hammer. She was in the Royal Australian Airforce. First woman to be promoted to a 1 and then 2 star rank. Zoe is most impressed with her down-to-earth attitude. Wouldn't take no for an answer.


Google Panda Refresh #22? Did Google Just Update?
I am seeing lots of chatter and discussion around another Google update that started around Friday, November 16th.
It may be a Panda refresh or some other type of update. But the discussion seems to be implying there was a small Panda refresh this past Friday, November 16th.
Mozcast doesn't show much of a shift but SERP Metrics does show a small uptick in changes at Google.
If there was a Panda refresh, that would only put about two weeks between Panda #21 and this Panda refresh.
I have emailed Google for confirmation on this update and will update you all when I have word back.
Update: See my updated post named Google Won't Confirm Weekend Update But Says Panda Coming Soon.


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Water, water everywhere - but not a drop to drink
By: Lucy de Latour
Following the August 2016 outbreak of campylobacteriosis in Havelock North, the Government established an inquiry to investigate and report on the outbreak. The Stage One Report was released on 8 May 2017 and identified what happened, the cause of the outbreak and provided an assessment of the people and agencies responsible for providing safe drinking water to Havelock North.
The Stage Two Report was released last week on 6 December 2017 and outlines the nation wide risks involved with the current drinking water supply systems. The Inquiry's Report is wide reaching and makes significant recommendations on legal and regulatory changes necessary to prevent and minimize similar events from occurring. Further, there are numerous operational practice changes recommended in relation to the monitoring, testing and the management of water supplies for safer drinking water. The recommendations in the Report are not binding but will be highly influential as they respond to the risks associated with continuing under the current regime.
The Inquiry based its recommendations on the following principles (adapted from the Australian Drinking guidelines):
There should be a high standard of care and diligence, as there are in other services that have risk of causing sickness, injury or death on a large scale.
Protection of the source of water is of paramount importance.
There must be multiple barriers protecting water against contamination.
Change precedes contamination. This means there is higher risk of contamination after periods of change, including extreme natural events such as earthquakes, floods, snowfalls.
Suppliers must take responsibility for the safety of drinking water.
A preventative risk management approach must be applied.
Some recommendations of interest made by the Inquiry are summarised in this article. The full report (and recommendations) can be found here: https://www.dia.govt.nz/Government-Inquiry-into-Havelock-North-Drinking-Water.
Mandate the treatment of drinking water
The Inquiry has found that the risks of untreated drinking water are too high to allow for untreated water throughout New Zealand. In reference to the principles above, systems need multiple robust barriers and treatment is a fundamental measure that needs to be taken. The Report has recommended that appropriate and effective treatment is legislated nationally, through Drinking-water Standards NZ 2005 (DWSNZ) or through statute. Provision should be made for exemptions to mandatory treatment only in very limited circumstances.
This aspect of the recommendations has already received considerable attention and it will be interesting to see what the new Government proposes in relation to the recommendation.
Amend the RMA to expressly recognise drinking water source protection
The Report recommends under the principle of protecting source water, that section 6 and section 30 of the RMA are urgently amended to protect the sources of drinking water.
Amendment to section 6 is recommended to recognise the protection and management of drinking water sources as a matter of national importance. This is to sharpen the focus of policy makers, as Part 2 of the RMA guides the development of national, regional and district planning documents.
An amendment to section 30 is also recommended to expressly recognise the protection and management of drinking water sources as a specific function of regional councils. The Inquiry has recommended that the word 'protection' in this case should encompass the identification and understanding of the risks to drinking water sources and the addressing of those risks. A review of the National Environmental Standards for Sources of Human Drinking Water is also recommended.
These changes will likely provide further tools for regional councils in relation to managing water quality, but also in relation to the complex issues associated with managing land use impacts on sources of drinking water.
Improve the compliance and accountability of drinking water providers
The current regulation for drinking water standards is the DWSNZ. The Inquiry found there are exceptionally low levels of compliance with the DWSNZ. Data from the annual compliance reports between 2009 and 2016 show nationally there are 759,000 people who are supplied water that is not demonstrably safe to drink (20 percent of those suppliers serving 101 or more people).
There are a number of recommendations to improve compliance: the Director General of the Ministry of Health has been recommended to put into place a clear and effective enforcement policy including the issuing of compliance orders to urgently improve compliance levels by suppliers. Further recommendations include a review of the DWSNZ, a review of water safety plans held by all water suppliers and a licencing and qualification system for drinking water suppliers and operators.
Introduce a drinking water regulator and joint working groups
The Inquiry found that due to the involvement of multiple health and environmental agencies in the regulation of drinking water, there are issues of collaboration and cooperation in management that are compromising the safety of drinking water.
In response to this, the Report recommends a single drinking water regulator be established . The regulator should be independent of the Ministry of Health and have overarching responsibility for licensing and qualification of water suppliers, standards and practice, and monitoring, compliance and enforcement.
Further, the Report encourages DHBs to establish joint working groups comprised of relevant agencies (regional councils, district councils and other water suppliers and district health boards) to be responsible for the oversight of drinking water safety in their respective regions. These entities would coordinate directly with the drinking water regulator. We expect that the working groups could be modelled on a voluntary joint working group that was established in Canterbury between relevant agencies following the Havelock North outbreak.
A single dedicated drinking water supplier
Another solution offered in response to the deficiencies in drinking water supplies is to establish aggregated larger dedicated water suppliers rather than having numerous smaller suppliers. This would enable single focus and dedicated resources enhancing the safety and robustness of drinking water supplies.
These are just some of the urgent changes that the Inquiry recommends. Further recommendations, including long term changes, are detailed in the Report. The Minister of Health, the Hon Dr David Clark is seeking urgent advice to put to Cabinet before Christmas on the action that Government will take in response to the Report.
It will be interesting to see which of the recommendations are prioritised and how the Government proposes to address the inevitable issues associated with the multi-agency responsibilities for the provision of drinking water in New Zealand. Watch this space.


Free Wall Art Printable "Our House"
Incase you've been snoozing, I shared my cleaning closet makeover the other day along with this printable wall art I created & framed for the new happy space.
Seriously, this quote is the perfect life motto if you ask me!
AND since I am feeling rather charitable today I've decided to share my design as a free printable.
Yep, that's right just for you because remember.......all together now "sharing is caring".
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Just print on plain white card stock, frame, and hang.
Love to hear if anyone gets any use out of this, especially if you're one of those cleaning OCD types who is willing to give up that control.
Plus, my house wouldn't be jealous of your clean house anymore.
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Do you still remember PA's great musical Oliver! from before spring break? Many of our audience members wish to watch it again because two shows were simply not enough for such a spectacular production. Fortunately, this show was seen by Mr. Dun Li, the leading professional in this field, and he has invited our cast members to join the musical exchange summer camp program in China. During this exchange, our students will be traveling, performing and learning with PA teachers.
During this 12-day summer camp, our musical will be receiving professional reviews from Mr. Dun Li, and will also get the opportunity to view and enjoy the opening performance of Mr. Dun Li's newest production, Shen Nan Blvd.
Dun Li, a famous musical producer in China, Song Lei musical producer, professor of Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, grandmaster of DeTao Musical. He has received the Excellence Artist Award in Chinese Cultural Musical issued by World Artists Association in 2004, as well as the 2011 Chinese Cultural Creativity Award. He is also a visiting professor in Beijing Dance Academy, Shanghai Theatre Academy, Communication University of China, Seoul Institute of Arts, Keimyung University and other famous art academies. Mr. Li has visited Europe and North America to research and analyze Modern Western Musical. He has planned and produced Legend of the White Snake, and Shih Tzu, which were considered a marketing miracle 20 years ago by presenting 1200 performances and 800 performances.
This event is hosted by Dun Li Musical Center Canada and assisted by Pythagoras Academy and Stage One Academy Inc. A number of newspapers, online news media outlets, TV stations and radio stations will be reporting about this event.
This Summer Camp is open for public. Students that are 8 to 12 years-old and interested in musical performance are welcome to apply. Applicants must pass an interview. In order to ensure the performance quality, members of this Summer Camp must be able to join the 3-hour training sessions every Sunday morning.
All hotels will be 4 star or above. Uniforms will be provided and daily activities will be supervised by teachers and staff.
Please submit the application and tuition fee before April 30th at the front desk of Pythagoras Academy. If there are not enough students to start the camp, full refund will be given to the applicants. Upon receiving the tuition fee, an interview will be scheduled (students that have performed at school might not be required to have an interview), students who have not passed the interview will receive full refund of the tuition fee. Acceptable payment methods include cheque, bank draft, emt transfer and SnapPay (Wechat pay and AliPay).
Our director, Ms. Emma Swords was born in Britain. She has been passionate about musicals since she was a little girl, and she loves to pass this passion to her students. She has a masters degree in education, as well as plenty of experience as a vocal and performance teacher. In Pythagoras Academy, she not only teaches musical theatre, but also directs our annual musicals. Some musicals that she has directed include: Beauty and the Beast, Peter Pan, Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Les Miserables, Oliver! and West Side Story, etc. Ms. Swords' classes are fun and interactive, thus loved by our students.
Pythagoras Academy puts effort in helping students develop integration capabilities. Our ideas of teaching include cross-subject immersive education, and musical theatre is a very important part of it, as this subject includes many aspects, such as language arts, public speaking, music, performance, team collaboration and critical thinking. After years of development and improvement, our musical theatre class has combined a theoretical basis with practical skills, receiving approval from parents.


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In many instances, the financial privacy of the legacy banking system is preferred over bitcoin. When dealing with a centralized financial institution, one's transaction history is at least kept private (in theory) from everyone other than the bank and the customer, as opposed to when dealing with a bitcoin exchange.
The privacy issues with bitcoin are well known, which is why there have been so many new privacy-enhancing proposals in the past. Some of these proposals are compatible with bitcoin as it stands today (CoinJoin, CoinSwap, offchain servers), while other, cryptographic solutions would require more serious changes to the underlying protocol (ZeroCoin, traceable ring signatures, zerocash).
Maxwell noted that the second group of possible solutions have the "greatest functionality," but they also have the problem of breaking pruning – which is essential for scaling bitcoin. At this point, a perfect solution for bringing more privacy to bitcoin does not exist.
Confidential Transactions are based on ideas expressed by Adam Back on the bitcointalk forum almost two years ago. The idea is that the transaction amounts will be private, while still allowing the public network to confirm that everything adds up correctly.
In addition to making transaction amounts private, Confidential Transactions also enables the ability to add an encrypted memo to any transaction. This is often valuable for adding invoice numbers or short descriptions to transactions.
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Sir Keith Edward Mills,  (born 15 May, 1950) is an English entrepreneur and deputy chairman of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Early life
Mills was born in Brentwood.  He attended St Martin's School, Brentwood on Hanging Hill Lane in Hutton, Brentwood.

Career
Mills worked for over twenty years in marketing and advertising. Having left school with no qualifications, he started with The Economist at the age of fifteen as a copy assistant and then at the Financial Times and Investors Chronicle, where he was responsible for their marketing programmes. From there, he moved into advertising in London. In 1981, he led a management buyout of the London office of the New York-based company Nadler & Larimer, becoming the chief executive. In 1985, he co-founded Mills, Smith & Partners.

He was also a non-executive director at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club but stepped down in January 2016.

In 2011, Mills was awarded an Honorary Degree (Doctor of Laws) from the University of Bath. He received an Honorary Degree from the University of Essex in 2013.

Loyalty cards
Mills is chiefly known for inventing the Air Miles (in 1988) and Nectar Card (in 2002) loyalty card schemes. Similar "frequent flyer" schemes had been launched in the US in May 1981 by American Airlines and United Airlines.

Air Miles
Air Miles was set up in 1988 when Mills started the Loyalty Management Group, then known as Air Miles International Group BV. He had the idea in 1987 when working at his advertising agency, which had Shell and British Caledonian as clients who were looking to make the most of their customer base without devaluing the image of the products. People would buy Air Miles from Shell petrol to use on British Caledonian. He approached British Airways and they liked the idea. He then sold similar ideas in the United States and Canada, moving to the United States in 1990. In 1993, the US Air Miles system collapsed, costing him £15 million. In 1994, his 49% share of the scheme was sold to British Airways, although he still retains the intellectual property rights.

Nectar Card
Loyalty Management UK was started in 2001, which produced the Nectar Card in September, 2002. In December 2007, the company was sold for £350m to the Canadian company Aeroplan, in which he had 46% of sharehold, netting £160m.

Olympics
From September 2003, he became chief executive and international president of the London 2012 campaign, which saw London selected as host for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He served as deputy chairman of the London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games. At the end of the project, Mills was awarded the Olympic Order. He later set up the charity Sported with £10 million of his own money to deliver on London 2012's legacy promises.

National Lottery
In 2020, SAZKA Group, Europe's largest lottery operator, announced it had appointed Sir Keith Mills as Bid Chair of the UK team for the Fourth National Lottery Licence Competition. In March 2022, following a "fair, open and robust competition", the Gambling Commission named Allwyn as their preferred applicant. In January 2023, the Gambling Commission approved the acquisition of Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd. by Allwyn, with Sir Keith being appointed Chairman of Camelot UK Lotteries Ltd in February 2023 when the transaction was completed.

Coutts AIG action
The same month that Loyalty Management UK was sold, Mills bought £73m of the "enhanced fund" version of AIG Life "premier bonds" on the advice of Coutts, the private bank owned by Royal Bank of Scotland. Coutts recommended to Mills that he place his money in AIG Life Premier Bonds as a way of protecting his capital. They also said it would be a safe alternative to bank deposits and would earn a slightly better interest rate. Coutts said Mills' money would be safe, as AIG was the largest insurance company in the world, AA rated, and that the bonds would provide instant access to his money, just like a deposit account. Later, given the negative press reports about the future of AIG, Mills queried Coutts, in writing, the safety of keeping his money with AIG. Coutts replied that they did not have concerns about these bonds, so Mills retained them. AIG Life is a UK subsidiary of American International Group, the US insurer rescued by the US Federal Reserve on 16 September 2008.

Personal life
He married Maureen in 1974; they have two children and live near Tunbridge Wells in Kent. Lady Mills supports her husband's charity work and support for sports, including the successful bid for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.

He enjoys sailing. In 1999, he was member of a team captained by Alex Thomson that won the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race, and in 2002, he skippered his Oyster 485 yacht in the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. He founded Team Origin in 2007, and is a member of the Royal Thames Yacht Club.

Honours
Mills was knighted in the 2006 New Years Honours List in recognition of his services to sport. He was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in the 2013 New Years Honours List for services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant for the County of Kent in September 2008. This gave him the Post Nominal Letters "DL" for Life.

References

External links
 Sir Keith Mills at tottenhamhotspur.com
 Loyalty Management Group bio
 Early life
 Aeroplan buys Nectar in December 2007
 Guardian interview April 2005

1950 births
Living people
Knights Bachelor
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
People from Brentwood, Essex
Deputy Lieutenants of Kent
English businesspeople
Recipients of the Olympic Order
Recipients of the Paralympic Order

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Section Two: The Personal Characteristics of a Godly Life.
As we begin this next section in our blog series on 3-C Christian discipleship, it's vitally important for us to understand that the writers of the New Testament had a serious problem on their hands.
You see, when Jesus came to planet earth, He brought with Him the in-breaking power and presence of God's Kingdom. It's that power and presence…the commanding, over-arching rule and reign of God in Heaven, that raised Jesus from the dead. And it's that same power and presence that secures, for all of us, eternal life, opening the door for pitiful sinners like us to be welcomed back home into the hands of our Loving Creator/King. It's that unique salvation experience and the spiritual reality of it all that we began to explore in Section One of our blog series.
So when Jesus ascended into heaven, He told His friends to remain faithful to all He had said and done, encouraging them that He would, indeed, return soon, completing the work of salvation that had begun with His birth in Bethlehem, His death on the cross, and His resurrection from the dead just outside the walls of Jerusalem. Listening carefully to what Jesus said, most of His first century followers decided amongst themselves that this second coming Christ spoke about was imminent.
A careful reading of the Gospels and the Book of Acts seems to indicate that many of those living in the immediate wake of the resurrection event were convinced that they simply needed to hang onto their faith, remaining strong in Christ, with the full expectation that the Master would split the skies and return for them within their lifetime.
But here's the rub…this second-coming event of Jesus didn't happen like they thought it would! Jesus did promise to return, but apparently that wonderful life-giving event was not going to happen in the first few decades after Jesus' ascension!
This left first-century church leaders (Peter, John, Paul, and others) with a big problem. So, as we look at the letters from the writers of the New Testament, we find them talking more and more about how the average, run-of-the-mill person like you or me can hold onto this faith in Christ, not just for a few days and weeks…but for an entire lifetime! Suddenly, the Christian life was no longer a short sprint to the finish line, but now, it had become a grueling, cross-country endurance race that must be run with great patience and perseverance.
Thus, we now enter into the gut-wrenching realities that to be a Christian, a dedicated follower of Jesus, you and I must learn to go beyond just the spiritual truths of our faith, and get down-n-dirty with our day-to-day physical existence here on planet earth. So now, I invite you to get real with me and let's begin a dialogue about earthly things such as how we control our bodies, our tongues, and our actions for the greater glory of God. In this section, we'll look at very practical matters like how we must learn to love and honor both ourselves and others in order to be the Christ-centered followers the Master wants us to be here in the twenty-first century.
My prayer: Jesus, admittedly, it would be much easier for me to be swept up into God's heaven after praying the prayer of repentance. But in reality, You've called me to live this life in Christ here on planet earth, dwelling in the midst of a dark and hardened world, yet not becoming a part of it. Holy Spirit, indwell me and empower me to do just that. For Your name's sake. Amen.
My questions to ponder: Am I really ready to go deep inside my fleshly existence, allowing the power and presence of God's Kingdom to address things inside me that must change in order for me to keep growing in the love of Christ? Am I willing to let go of familiar and fleshly habits that hold me back from being all I can be in Jesus?
So what is God speaking to you today as we attempt to live the Christ-centered life?
Over a thirty-six week period, you and I will take a deeper look into twelve key characteristics of a godly life. In other words, we'll take A Journey into Christian Discipleship. In order to keep all the blog sessions organized, we suggest you bookmark our Journey home page for ease of use. ENJOY!
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Ev and I woke up early –real early– to get down to the race so I could set up my gear in the transition area. I had checked in my bike the day before, so it was relatively quick to set up my bike and run gear before the swim start. The official water temperature clocked in at a balmy 76.9*, which is getting very close to the "No Wetsuits Allowed" 78*. I opted to leave my wetsuit in the car despite the huge speed boost it provides.
We waited for about an hour for my group's call-to-action. We watched the paratriathletes start the swim (talk about inspiration) and saw several of the elite athletes (talk about fast) come out of the water and running to their bikes. Before long the time had come for my group to get set near the swim start. Evelyn documented things for posterity.
With about 2 minutes to go, we walked out onto the dock and hopped into the murky water and bobbed there nervously. After a few encouraging words from the announcer, the airhorn sent us on our way. With 1500 meters ahead of me (and no wetsuit to keep me afloat), my objectives were simple: find a rhythm, swim a straight line, and don't get kicked in the head. For the most part I was successful on all counts. The course is a big rectangle, and by the time we made it to the backstretch I felt ok. However, as we made our way under the last bridge I could tell my stroke was waning. The last 100 meters took an eternity. Talk about relief when I hit the ramp to climb out of the water and made my way up toward transition.
Finally out of the water I snaked through the exit area and spotted Ev cheering as I entered transition. My bike, thankfully, was set up very close to the bike start, so most of my time in transition was spent running to and from my bike, instead of running with my bike. T1 was pretty uneventful, including avoiding any sock issues typical in races past, and made my way out to the bike course smoothly.
In retrospect, the bike leg of this race is as much a mental test as it is physical. The Olympic distance is made up of four (count 'em, four) 6.2 mile laps, and each one seems to take longer than the last. This was my first race on my new bike and I have to say, it felt awesome! The course weaves through downtown with a great view of the Capitol before opening up into a long flat road that lets you really push it. I'll tell you, when a $10,000 bike with a disc wheel comes flying by you, sounding like a helicopter, you can't help but watch in awe. More than once it felt like I was standing still while one of these supermachines blasted by me. Humbling.
Like I said, the mental aspect of this particular course started to get to me. Just beginning the third lap meant I was only halfway done, and since the laps take you by the finish line each time, I was reminded each time how much farther I really had to go. Fear not! I did in fact get through all four laps. And very consistently — removing the final .6 miles, my four laps clocked in at 18:02, 18:00, 18:08, and 18:25. That last one I tried to ease up a bit before the bike finish to save my legs for the run.
Bike Place: 34 / 75 <– not bad!
After that fourth lap I was thrilled to hop off the bike. Again, since my spot in transition was near the bike finish line, it was only a short jog to make the change into my running gear. It didn't take long before I was weaving my way through the racks of bikes to start running.
Per my usual M.O. the run is where the fun stops and I get down to business. The run course consists of two 5k (3.1 mile) laps. As soon as I was out of transition my legs felt heavy. I took the first quarter mile easy to get my bearings and fall into a rhythm. After that, it was all cruise control. The route is relatively flat, but leads you through a lot of shadeless streets. Around Mile 2, on a straightaway with runners heading south and bikes heading north, for seemingly no reason I watched a cyclist completely wipe out, as if a car had t-boned him. It was a pretty nasty spill, and I'm sure left quite a few cuts and bruises. AND THEN ANOTHER CYCLIST RAN HIM OVER AND WIPED OUT TOO. I shouted to the other cyclists who were approaching the wreck to warn them to steer clear and then told one of the traffic cops.
With the drama behind me, I refocused and dialed in the run. Ev cheered me on near the start of my second lap and at this point I was feeling great. I don't know how much harder I could have pressed the pace, but I know my body was happy where it was. The Mile 5 mark is where I picked things up, dropping my last mile time down to 6:45. Approaching the finish, there's a long straightaway that leads into a hard right turn that puts you 100 yards away from the finish line. Just before making the right turn, a hulking behemoth sprinted past me. I took the inside of the right turn and pushed it as hard as possible past him. That lasted about two seconds until his basketball-sized calves propelled him ahead of me. He barely eked it out and broke the tape ahead of me. The crowd got really into it!
Run Place: 10 / 75 <– hell yea!
The race was a huge success! Although my swim was slower than I'd expected, the bike made up for it and I able to beat my predicted goal (2:42) by 57 seconds! I'm not signed up for any other races at this point (other than IMAZ of course), but this just might have been the reminder I needed that racing tris is a lot of fun. Thanks for all of the support, both in person and online! And a big thank you to my superfan, Ev, who was up super early (5:30am on a holiday? yea.) and scurried all over the course to cheer!
*Rank is for that individual event, not placement at that point. So I had the 92nd fastest run, not that I was in 92nd place at that point.
Oh, and by the way, after the race I decided Hopdoddy was the only place that would put back my 3000 burned calories — and then some! Just the usual: local beer, Buffalo Bill burger, Kennebec fries, and Tres Leches milkshake.


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Edward Lowell Kincaid, Sr., age 81, of 536 South End Road, Knotts Island, NC died Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at his residence. He was born February 12, 1939 in Minerton, OH to the late Bernard Lowell Kincaid and Opal Shifflet Kincaid, and was the husband of Shirley M. Kincaid. After serving his country honorably with the U. S Navy, Mr. Kincaid retired from active duty and then worked as an HVAC mechanic with civil service until his retirement. He was also a retired pastor.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Pamela Hood (Howard) of Edenton, NC; two sons, Edward Lowell Kincaid, Jr., and Lonnie Walker of Currituck, NC; two sisters, Sandra Kincaid Barrett and Diane Kincaid Smith; two brothers, Paul Kincaid and Mike Kincaid; nine grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Ronnie Kincaid.
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