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It was quite a job and by the time it was all up-and-running six Macs were needed as we published to a plasma TV live and within minutes to the event's web site.
The thing I love about this race is the way my friends Dani and Aaron, the race organisers, have put the issue of personal safety and responsibility squarely, where it belongs, in the hands of those competing: There are no pre race bike checks for the course which is between 90-125 Km around Lake Hawea and a long way up the Hunter Valley, and no check on clothing and food - just recommendations. The course is very rugged and with lots of ups and downs with a serious river crossing and nearly all is very exposed to the weather. My friends in Wanaka Search and Rescue do monitor the remote sections and it's an invaluable exercise on checking our communication systems.
The start was at dawn and incorporated with an ANZAC Day Dawn Service on the Hawea Dam. It was very moving as light fell on the mist on the lake, with a prelude of classical opera singing [which seemed to de-amp many of the athletes]. I stood there before taking this shot with my iPhone, contemplating how my grand-father and father who served in the Boer War and WW2 respectively, survived the horrors and how they maybe would feel now, on moments like these, when we increasingly honour their fallen mates to the tune of a sombre bugle call...
My timing crew...
One of the first athletes home negotiating the height difference transtition into the Hawea Hotel's lovely back garden...
And the weather was great! 577 folk finished. There were some nasty falls this year which seemed due to drafting - where the person behind fails to anticipate the changing nuances of the track.
So after what was a 14+ hr. day for me, and the next day, Sunday I found myself enjoying the rest and the warm weather preceding a few days of forecast rain.
There was a bellbird in these trees in my backyard...
And while a bellbird's chorus comes from heaven, you should check out the surprise singing of an angel here: Susan Boyle
... if you'd like insights into why this angel has rocked the Internet: Bob Cringely explains
Gregor, thanks for the "heads up" on Susan. posted by Donald # 3:11 PM
Following Friday's post re. the Real Art Roadshow I now have a list of the artists whose work is on display...
Gretchen Albrecht, Stephen Allwood, Stephen Bambury, Wayne Barrar, Martin Basher, Harvey Benge, Victor Berezovsky, Don Binney, Joanna Braithwaite, Mark Braunias, Nigel Brown, Sam Cairncross, Ben Cauchi, Chris Charteris, Gavin Chilcott, Philip Clairmont, Octavia Cook, Shane Cotton, Matthew Couper, James Cousins, Maryrose Crook, Michael Cubey, Bill Culbert, Judy Darragh, Tony de Lautour, Don Driver, Jacqueline Fahey, Tony Fomison, Hamish Foote, Neil Frazer, Warwick Freeman, Gary Freemantle, Dick Frizzell, Darryn George, Darren Glass, Jason Greig, Sarah Guppy, Bill Hammond, Patrick Hanly, Megan Hansen-Knarhoi, Jeffrey Harris, Paul Hartigan, Ralph Hotere, Sarah Hughes, Matt Hunt, Michael Illingworth, Megan Jenkinson, Robyn Kahukiwa, Gregor Kregar, Saskia Leek, Eileen Leung, Vivian Lynn, Peter MacKay, Euan MacLeod, Allen Maddox, Peter McIntyre, Andrew McLeod, Rob McLeod, Richard McWhannell, Julia Morison, Milan Mrkusich, Sarah Munro, Buck Nin, Anne Noble, Geoffrey Notman, Simon Ogden, Seung Yul Oh, Richard Orjis, Fiona Pardington, Michael Parekowhai, Miranda Parkes, Reuben Paterson, Don Peebles, Seraphine Pick, John Pule, John Reynolds, James Robinson, Peter Robinson, James Ross, Layla Rudneva-Mackay, Helm Ruifrok, Ian Scott, Marie Shannon, Joe Sheehan, Sylvia Siddell, Angela Singer, Kate Small, Michael Smither, Richard Stratton, Bill Sutton, Ricky Swallow, Yuk King Tan, Garth Tapper, Kelcy Taratoa, Elizabeth Thompson, Roberta Thornley, Charles Tole, Philip Trusttum, Barbara Tuck, Dennis Knight Turner, Greer Twiss, Dean Venrooy, John Walsh, Gordon Walters, Harry Watson, Robin White, Toss Woollaston, Wayne Youle posted by Donald # 6:47 PM
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We regret any inconvenience while a live upgrade takes place, over the next few days posted by Donald # 6:01 PM
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Google outage lesson: Don't get stuck in a cloudposted by Donald # 12:59 PM
by Ian Paul , pcworld.com
Google has apologized for yesterday's service outage that left 14 percent of its user base without Google's wide variety of online services for a few hours.... more>>
Timing a mountain bike race around Lake Hawea and personal responsibility
Over the last few months I've quietly been working on a timing database for a relatively new annual mountain bike race which was held last Sat., The Contact Epic.It was quite a job and by the time it was all up-and-running six Macs were needed as we published to a plasma TV live and within minutes to the event's web site.
The thing I love about this race is the way my friends Dani and Aaron, the race organisers, have put the issue of personal safety and responsibility squarely, where it belongs, in the hands of those competing: There are no pre race bike checks for the course which is between 90-125 Km around Lake Hawea and a long way up the Hunter Valley, and no check on clothing and food - just recommendations. The course is very rugged and with lots of ups and downs with a serious river crossing and nearly all is very exposed to the weather. My friends in Wanaka Search and Rescue do monitor the remote sections and it's an invaluable exercise on checking our communication systems.
The start was at dawn and incorporated with an ANZAC Day Dawn Service on the Hawea Dam. It was very moving as light fell on the mist on the lake, with a prelude of classical opera singing [which seemed to de-amp many of the athletes]. I stood there before taking this shot with my iPhone, contemplating how my grand-father and father who served in the Boer War and WW2 respectively, survived the horrors and how they maybe would feel now, on moments like these, when we increasingly honour their fallen mates to the tune of a sombre bugle call...
My timing crew...
One of the first athletes home negotiating the height difference transtition into the Hawea Hotel's lovely back garden...
And the weather was great! 577 folk finished. There were some nasty falls this year which seemed due to drafting - where the person behind fails to anticipate the changing nuances of the track.
So after what was a 14+ hr. day for me, and the next day, Sunday I found myself enjoying the rest and the warm weather preceding a few days of forecast rain.
There was a bellbird in these trees in my backyard...
And while a bellbird's chorus comes from heaven, you should check out the surprise singing of an angel here: Susan Boyle
... if you'd like insights into why this angel has rocked the Internet: Bob Cringely explains
Gregor, thanks for the "heads up" on Susan. posted by Donald # 3:11 PM
The Real Art Roadshow again....
Following Friday's post re. the Real Art Roadshow I now have a list of the artists whose work is on display...
Gretchen Albrecht, Stephen Allwood, Stephen Bambury, Wayne Barrar, Martin Basher, Harvey Benge, Victor Berezovsky, Don Binney, Joanna Braithwaite, Mark Braunias, Nigel Brown, Sam Cairncross, Ben Cauchi, Chris Charteris, Gavin Chilcott, Philip Clairmont, Octavia Cook, Shane Cotton, Matthew Couper, James Cousins, Maryrose Crook, Michael Cubey, Bill Culbert, Judy Darragh, Tony de Lautour, Don Driver, Jacqueline Fahey, Tony Fomison, Hamish Foote, Neil Frazer, Warwick Freeman, Gary Freemantle, Dick Frizzell, Darryn George, Darren Glass, Jason Greig, Sarah Guppy, Bill Hammond, Patrick Hanly, Megan Hansen-Knarhoi, Jeffrey Harris, Paul Hartigan, Ralph Hotere, Sarah Hughes, Matt Hunt, Michael Illingworth, Megan Jenkinson, Robyn Kahukiwa, Gregor Kregar, Saskia Leek, Eileen Leung, Vivian Lynn, Peter MacKay, Euan MacLeod, Allen Maddox, Peter McIntyre, Andrew McLeod, Rob McLeod, Richard McWhannell, Julia Morison, Milan Mrkusich, Sarah Munro, Buck Nin, Anne Noble, Geoffrey Notman, Simon Ogden, Seung Yul Oh, Richard Orjis, Fiona Pardington, Michael Parekowhai, Miranda Parkes, Reuben Paterson, Don Peebles, Seraphine Pick, John Pule, John Reynolds, James Robinson, Peter Robinson, James Ross, Layla Rudneva-Mackay, Helm Ruifrok, Ian Scott, Marie Shannon, Joe Sheehan, Sylvia Siddell, Angela Singer, Kate Small, Michael Smither, Richard Stratton, Bill Sutton, Ricky Swallow, Yuk King Tan, Garth Tapper, Kelcy Taratoa, Elizabeth Thompson, Roberta Thornley, Charles Tole, Philip Trusttum, Barbara Tuck, Dennis Knight Turner, Greer Twiss, Dean Venrooy, John Walsh, Gordon Walters, Harry Watson, Robin White, Toss Woollaston, Wayne Youle posted by Donald # 6:47 PM
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