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Back in April we published about cool PDF Tools, article listed online 'from XYZ to PDF' converters, couple of Adobe Acrobat alternatives, and a number of PDF printers. Although this time there are only 3 tools, each of them offers some useful features that were not addressed earlier. Defnitely check them out.
PDFHammer is a web-based application that allows you to merge and rearrange PDF documents online. It's extremely easy-to-use and runs directly from the browser. Just upload your PDF files and start arranging the pages in any order you want. You can also delete any page you want. Once done, use the "Export Final PDF" button to download ready PDF to your PC.
Simplest online service for converting various documents to PDF format using only your email program. Send the file you want to convert to "˜email@example.com' and shortly after you ahould receive it back in PDF format.
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- Convert multiple files at once. No restrictions on the individual file size.
- Files that can be converted to PDF: Word (.DOC), Powerpoint (.PPT), Excel (.XLS), Images (.JPEG,.GIF), Rich Text Format (.RTF), Text (.TXT).
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Hi! I am looking for an app that will allow me to show PDF files directly in the web page, without having to discharge the PDF to the machine..
Many thanks,
X-change PDF Viewer works very good for viewing and editing, and it is free
P.S. I hope I did not write the comment twice
Actually there is a very good tool called X-Change pdf viewer that can view, and edit PDFs with ease. Just go to download.com and look for it or google it. Trust me, it works.
Hope this helps
good, it works excellent on my pc!!!
To Edit PDF files :
- PDF Editor (pdfedit.petricek.net/pdfedit.index_e)
- Free PDF Tools 5.0 (pdfill.com/pdf_tools_free.html)
Have fun!
Thanks, very helpful
Not sure if Foxit does this? IMO it's a better choice to Adobe on a PC; renders pages much much quicker and has (at least) all the features of Adobe.
These are great, but is there a free application that will let me edit a PDF ? I don't have the "pay" software that will allow me to open it and edit it. I have permission to open the PDF so I can change the phone numbers and address on an ad, but I can't see paying for the advanced adobe software to open in. Any ideas ?
Sorry, I am still to find one. :-)
You guys rock!! I'm always finding fun and useful tools from this blog! Welcome to the new writers


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Woodbridge Island Map - Woodbridge Island detail and street level map showing popular landmarks and attractions in Woodbridge Island, including its close proximity to Milnerton and Century City. Situated just 15 minutes from Cape Towns city centre, surrounded by a lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean is Woodbridge Island, an upmarket, 24-hour high security complex connected to the mainland only by a modern road bridge ... To find out more about Woodbridge Island please see Woodbridge Island Information.
If you are interested in overnighting in the area, we can recommend some great hotels, guest houses and self catering establishments. Find them at Woodbridge Island Accommodation. If you're only planning on driving through Woodbridge Island, en-route to another destination, you may want to peruse our Woodbridge Island Restaurants before you leave to see if you should plan a stop here for lunch or maybe just a coffee. Also check out Woodbridge Island Things To Do to see if there are any activities for which you would consider stopping.
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A regular host to PGA events including the South African Open, the course boasts picture postcard views of Table Mountain across the bay from almost every hole. Milnerton Golf Course is an 18-hole, par 72 seaside course situated in a leafy suburb just 10 minutes north of the city of Cape Town ... more information
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Applied and Computational Mathematics Seminar
Friday, April 15, 2011 - 2:00pm
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University of California, San Diego, Department of Radiation Oncology
Cone Beam Computer tomography (CBCT) has been broadly applied incancer radiation therapy, mainly for positioning patients to align withtreatment radiation beams. As opposed to tomography reconstruction problemsfor diagnostic purposes, CBCT reconstruction in radiotherapy requires a highcomputational efficiency, since it is performed while patient is lying on acouch, waiting for the treatment. Moreover, the excessive radiation dosefrom frequent scans has become a clinical concern. It is therefore desirableto develop new techniques to reconstruct CBCT images from low dose scans. Inthis talk, I will present our recent work on an iterative low dose CBCTreconstruction technique via total variation regularization and tight frameregularization. It is found that 40~60 x-ray projections are sufficient toreconstruct a volumetric image with satisfactory quality in about 2min. Wehave also studied 4 dimensional CBCT (4DCBCT) reconstruction problem viatemporal non-local means (TNLM) and high quality 4DCBCT images can beobtained. Our algorithms have been fully implemented on a graphicsprocessing unit. Detailed implementation techniques will also be addressed.


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Diablo Valley College football coach Mike Darr had a good feeling about his squad before its first practice on Thursday.
The players had a strong spring and summer. Now they're poised to rise in the fall.
"We haven't had a better group in terms of their dedication, their work in the weight room, following through with things they're supposed to follow through with," Darr said. "It's a great 'we' group; there's not a lot of 'I' guys."
The team, which will don the pads for the first time on Saturday, has added quarterback Drew Anderson, a 2014 Miramonte High graduate who transferred from San Diego State after redshirting. He passed for 4,074 yards and 47 touchdowns as a senior, and will reunite with his friend and former teammate Dominic Paoletti this season. Paoletti, who grayshirted at DVC last season, had 1,304 receiving yards as a Miramonte senior. "It's been great here so far," Anderson said. "I really like the teammates and the coaches, and I feel like we've got a lot of good players, so I think it's going to be a good year, for sure." Anderson made quite an impression on his new teammates during the summer. "It's like watching magic. It's really good to see," returning all-conference wideout Marcus Armstrong-Brown said of Anderson. "He's got a really strong arm, and I'm excited to see what the season has." The day after Anderson stepped in, Darr had DBs stepping in his office, saying, "Coach, who's that quarterback?" Darr recalled with a laugh. "He was upset with himself if he missed by an inch. Like in that 'American Sniper' movie. Aim small, miss small. That stuff. That's the kind of arm that he has, and the kind of standard he holds himself to. Our guys saw that right away. Guys thought they had guys covered, and then the ball zipped right by their ear."
In a transitional level of sports, DVC still manages to maintain a homespun feel as players advance toward individual and team goals. "We're mostly local guys," Darr said. "We get them pretty much year round, so we're pretty good at building that team feel, as opposed to some of the JCs that are bringing guys in from everywhere. "But this group just seems to have that special connection," Darr continued. "I'm hoping it turns into wins. They've got to execute."
The Vikings finished 7-4 last season, dropping a heartbreaker to Sacramento City 41-35 in overtime in the East Bay Bowl. They have 95 players out this season, with strong areas at defensive back and on the defensive line.
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Angel Haze Announces Signing With Universal Records
It looks like the new talent just keeps on flooding into the game.
Fresh off a pretty dope EP titled Reservation, female rapper Angel Haze has just announced her new deal with Universal Records.
"I am the newest artist signed to Universal Republic in the USA and Island Records in the UK. ;)," she tweeted in celebration of the news. It's great that hip-hop is getting more and more females that are worthy of stepping up to the mic. Congratulations Haze!
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Location: 1770 S Dobson Rd., Chandler, AZ 85286Category: Women's Ministry
We will begin studying Part 2 of the Book of Revelation during the 10:45 AM KARDIA class at Room 22-23 starting August 2, and every Monday nights at 6:30 PM starting August 3. The Monday night class requires a $30 workbook (Revelation Part 2, Unveiling the Book of Revelation) which can be ordered through Fran Carey until July 21 (Parts 3 and 4 will require separate books and take us through the end of May 2016).
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Early on a December evening, a suburban hair salon buzzes with activity. Customers who have hurried here after work are relaxing amid the whir of dryers and the hum of pre-holiday conversation.
Then a young man enters. As he settles into the chair, he points to his long brown ponytail and tells the stylist, Janet, "I'm tired of this. I want it short." The two talk briefly about specific styles. Then, with a few quick snips of her scissors, she cuts off the ponytail and hands it to him. "Wow!" he exclaims, shaking his head to test the freedom of a newly bare neck.
While Janet deftly trims and shapes, he explains that he is a high school senior and has not cut his hair for three years. When she finishes, he beams at his sleek new Hugh Grant look. He thanks her, they exchange holiday wishes, and he leaves, happily clutching his ponytail in a plastic bag.
As he heads out into the December darkness, other customers smile approvingly at the makeover. "Somewhere, some mother is going to have a very happy Christmas this year," one woman says. Those around her laugh and agree.
What a gift this teenager may have unknowingly given his parents. Yet a haircut is hardly something a mother can put on her holiday wish list. Probably no amount of gentle coaxing could have persuaded him to make this appointment until he was ready. It is a gift the son had to give in his own good time, for his own reasons.
It is also the kind of act that prompts an onlooker in the salon to imagine other gifts that can never be contained in a box or lovingly wrapped and placed under the tree. Intangible and unexpected, they form a different kind of giving.
Consider the possibilities: In addition to parents waiting quietly for teenage offspring to change their dress or behavior, think of teenagers themselves longing for a parent's understanding and acceptance, whatever the length of their hair or the number of body piercings they sport. Think of spouses yearning for a partner to give up an addictive habit. Or welfare recipients wishing for a steady job, or children whose best gift would be the return of an absent parent. The list of gifts without price tags goes on.
Then there is the ultimate unwrappable, unbuyable gift - the gift of forgiveness.
These nonmaterialistic offerings silently mock all the regular gifts artfully displayed on store shelves and handsomely featured in catalogs and on Web sites. This year in particular, as online shopping booms, the pressure to buy intensifies. But in the midst of prosperity and endless choices, the search for the perfect present often remains an elusive goal.
Last week an unusual full-page advertisement in the business section of The Boston Globe urged those in upscale income brackets to consider another kind of gift that can't be wrapped or placed under a tree: philanthropy.
Appealing to "everyone who has more money than they know what to do with," the ad reminds readers that "while the American economy is doing great, the fact is, far too many Americans aren't." Then it suggests ways to help:
"Talk to someone at your local battered women's shelter or soup kitchen. Go back to your high school and give a kid a college scholarship." And write a check for $10,000 or more.
The ad is unsigned. Cloaked in anonymity, the writer reveals only that he - or she - started with nothing, saying, "I remember just how sweet it was to make my first million. But I also know the singular joy of giving some of it away."
That "singular joy" might please Emerson, who places stern responsibilities on givers. "It is a cold, lifeless business when you go to the shops to buy me something, which does not express your life and talent," he writes, adding, "The only gift is a portion of thyself."
As the last frenzied and well-meaning shoppers hurry through malls this week, racing the clock to Christmas Eve, Emerson's seasonless thoughts carry a timely message. They also pay tribute to the givers of unwrappable gifts everywhere - gifts as impressive as a philanthropist's wide-ranging generosity, as modest and touching as a teenager's pre-Christmas haircut.
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Nice one, have you competed or do you think you will?
I've bumped an old beer thread incase anyone's around.
Yeah man, I'm sporadically training bjj/submission wrestling at just about every gym in London. (kind of annoying because it means I'll never get graded this way)
My gym membership runs out next month so am thinking about joining Carlson Gracies full-time and just using what weight equiptment they have there.
I'll speak to sam and we should maybe set up a beer thread for any other british BS peeps that might fancy a loosely martials related drinking session.
Havent seen you guys I mean. Typing on an iPhone is a bastard.
Hello mate, I'm all good thanks. Ive final taken up a grappling art and am a lowly Judo red belt and I love it, wish I would have taken it up years ago. Are you still training?
I'm living and working in Kent now but I can get to London easily enough on a Friday so I'd definitely be up for some beers. I have seen you or Sam or Ben o here for ages and thought you'd all binned it, it would be good to catch up.
How's things Kovacs? we should get the crew together for a drink sometime soon.
Thanks man, its all pretty old, I'll be puutting more stuff up on Flickr (and also on deviant art) in the next few weeks as ive been working on a few digital paintings.
That's some great stuff mate. I like the sci-fi concept and johnuskglass, the first has that old school oil painting you used to get on a lot of magazine covers and the second has more of a modern comic cover feel to it, even if it's work in progress. You've got that transition from canvas to screen which I still can't do, bastard! ;-)
Hey Dude,
I've got some illustration stuff on flickr (all pretty old but will upload some more soon and have just setup a profile on deviant art): http://www.flickr.com/photos/danieltiller/
and i have a vfx reel on here: http://www.vimeo.com/5597775
Hi Dan,
Hope you're well. Have you got a link to your portfolio, if you wouldn't mind me having a butchers?


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Discussion in 'Transformers Fan Art' started by Joe Moore, Mar 29, 2006.
Yay for long drawn out image processing that gives me time to do stuff like this.
That's really neat! Whenever Devastator shows up as his own entity, I think it's pretty cool. Great idea, Prof. C.
Nice work, I said that mould would make a great Devastator way back, this totally proves that, this repaint needs to made.
the only thing wrong with that toy as Devy is he looks too happy *L* sweet job PC!
He's happy because of all the carnage he just committed
Anyway, that is a good paint scheme. Is that the minicon that comes with Metroplex? It look like A Megatron's.
its bigger than leader-1, and ever so slightly different... but at first look, it does look like leader-1 with his guns swapped for drillbits.
i was going to make a megatron out of metroplex but that looks good.
Great job!
Oh man Metroplex as Devestator. Genius!
If he just had a better alt mode, that would be almost worth doing for real.
Devastator doesn't need an alt mode!! Just don't transform him!
It looks good, but maybe the green should be a little brighter.
I have a preference to slightly muted colors, especially when it comes to green, which usually comes out way too gaudy. I had it even more muted, which I think looked better, but seemed less like Devastator.
Ooo! If we're lucky, mabye Hasbro will take the idea and repaint Metro as this! Just like they do everthing else!
looks like crap
The Digi-Repaint thread in Allspark also has a digibash of him as Fortress Maximus. Two words: Kick. Ass. I'll try to find the pic later on.
I don't think your seeing the same pic as the rest of us then.
Maybe he got a big red X for some reason.
It's one hell of a digibash, PC. Really, really nice work.
Or, judging from his other posts, Makuta is just one of the more negative posters.
Anyways, found that Fortress Maximus.
Is it me, or did the Prof. color the mini-con to look like Twin Twist?
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Our Service
At the Flemington Jewish Community Center (FJCC), we don't just "do Judaism at you." Instead, we encourage participation by congregants in our services. Adults and teenagers frequently play these roles in the service:
∙ Lifting or tying the Torah scroll
∙ Taking an aliyah at the Torah reading
∙ Leading the Kiddush blessings
∙ Leading part of the service
∙ Reading from the Torah
∙ Chanting the haftarah
∙ Giving a d'var Torah (a talk related to the weekly portion)
∙ Commenting in response to the d'var Torah or the rabbi's sermon
Children are encouraged to lead selected parts of the Friday evening service and the closing parts of the Saturday morning service.
The FJCC is an egalitarian, Conservative congregation. We currently use the Sim Shalom siddur and Etz Hayim text of Torah readings. For help with the Hebrew parts of the service, transliterations are available, and all Hebrew texts come with line-by-line translations. No knowledge of Hebrew is required for you to participate in the discussion of the Torah portion. Our rabbi and ritual committee are eager to help you learn how to play whatever active role interests you.
Schedule of Services
Friday - 7:30 pm
Saturday - 9:15 am
Sunday - 9:00 am
Weekday Minyan - Upon Request
Candle Lighting
Shabbat Oneg/Kiddush Sponsorship
There are many opportunities to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat or Kiddush in the coming weeks:
- Oneg - Friday - October 26
- Kiddush - Friday - November 2
- Kiddush - Saturday - November 3
- Kiddush - Saturday - November 10
Cater it, prepare it, or we'll do the work for you.
Call the office at 908.782.6410
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The Holidays
Shavuot, commonly referred to as the Festival of Weeks, commemorates the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai. Traditionally, the holiday is celebrated by studying Jewish texts in all-night study sessions. On the first morning of Shavuot, families gather at the synagogue to hear the reading of the Ten Commandments. That evening, Yizkor candles are lit from pre-existing flame and Yizkor is recited on the morning of the second day of Shavuot. Generally, dairy meals are served for the holiday and buildings are decorated with lots of beautiful flowers.
The Celebration of Purim includes four Mitzvot:
- Reading of the Book of Esther (Megillat Esther), on Purim: In many congregations, the megillah is also read in the morning. At each recurrence of the name of Haman, the children make a lot of noise with their groggers, symbolically casting Israel's enemies, such as Haman.
- Mishloach Manot: It is a custom to send at least two gifts (consisting of food or drinks) to a minimum of one friend or neighbor.
- Mattanot La-evyonim: It is also customary to give a minimum of two gifts, usually money, to at least two poor people, or to charitable institutions.
- Seudath Purim: In the afternoon, a festive banquet is held. Wine is allowed in abundance, though sobriety should be maintained.
Tu B'Shevat
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Are you like a date, palm, pomegranate, or eucalyptus tree?
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Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
Following the joyous days of Sukkot, we come to the happy holiday of Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah. In the diaspora, the first day is known by its biblical name, Shemini Atzeret. We still dwell in the sukkah but do not say the blessing, and do not shake the lulav and etrog. Yizkor is also said on this day. The second day is known as Simchat Torah, during which we complete and immediately begin the annual Torah reading cycle. This joyous milestone is marked with dancing, traditionally following seven circuits, as the Torah scrolls are held aloft. Both days are celebrated by nightly candle lighting, festive meals at both night and day, and refraining from work. In Israel, the entire holiday is compacted into one 24-hour period.
Coming after the solemn High Holidays, Sukkot is a time of joy and happiness. The seven days of Sukkot are celebrated by rejoicing, dwelling in the sukkah, and shaking the four species of plants (except on Shabbat):
- etrog (אתרוג) – the fruit of a citron tree
- lulav (לולב) – a ripe, green, closed frond from a date palm tree
- hadass (הדס) – boughs with leaves from the myrtle tree
- aravah (ערבה) – branches with leaves from the willow tree
Sukkot, when we dwell in greenery-covered huts, commemorates the sheltering of our ancestors as they traveled from Egypt to the Promised Land. The four species express our belief in G‑d's omnipresence.On the first two days (or one day in Israel) work is forbidden, candles are lit in the evening, and festive meals are preceded with Kiddush and contain challah dipped in honey. The intermediate days are quasi holidays, known as chol hamoed. The final two days (or one in Israel) are Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is considered by many Jews to be the holiest and most solemn day of the year. It is often called the 'day of repentance' as it inspires introspection, prayer, and petitions for forgiveness so that Jews can enter the New Year with a clean slate. The point of the day is to focus on the spiritual, psychological, and emotional work of improving ourselves, of returning (of doing Teshuvah) and rediscovering our own true selves. Refraining from eating and drinking and other physically pleasurable experiences is one way to accomplish this.
At the end of Yom Kippur, we blow a Shofar, a ram's horn (unless the holy day falls on Shabbat). The end of the fast is often marked with a festive 'break-fast' meal which is a time for family and friends to reconnect after an often intense day of prayer and petitions.
"Gmar chatimatovah" literally means "a good signing/sealing." This is a traditional greeting during Yom Kippur, referring to the belief that on Rosh Hashanah our fates are written, or inscribed in the Book of Life, and on Yom Kippur our fates are sealed in it.
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah, "the head of the year," is the Jewish New Year. It is a time of celebration, as we look to all the possibilities to grow and improve. It is also a day of judgment, and we take account of our actions during the past year. We review the choices we have made over the past year, our actions and our intentions, as we attempt to honestly evaluate ourselves. On Rosh Hashanah, Jews generally relate to God as the Ultimate Judge.
We blow a Shofar, a ram's horn, (similar to the way we might blow a trumpet) during the Jewish month of Elul that leads up to Rosh Hashanah, and then at Rosh Hashanah services (unless any of these holidays fall on Shabbat). The sounds of the shofar – tekiah, shevarim, and teruah – remind many people of a crying voice. In the Torah, Rosh Hashanah is merely called "Yom Teruah," the day of blowing (the Shofar)." Hearing the shofar's call is a reminder for us to look inward and repent for the sins of the past year.
Traditionally, on Rosh Hashanah, Jews eat sweet foods — like apples and honey — to symbolize a sweet new year. In Sephardic tradition, the tradition of Jews who lived in the Near East and North Africa, a number of foods believed to signify our wishes for the coming year, such as pomegranates, leeks, and pumpkins, also appear on the Rosh Hashanah table. Some people even eat fish heads! This is to symbolize our desire to start the New Year at the head of things, rather than at the tail or rear. Many eat round Challahs as a reminder of the never-ending cycle of life.
On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, in the afternoon, it is traditional to gather for the Tashlich ceremony. Jews symbolically cast off their sins by throwing pieces of bread into a body of water.
We greet people on these holidays with "Shana tovah," have a good year! Shana tovah u-metukah, which means "for a good and sweet year."
Tisha B'Av
Tisha B'Av (the ninth of Av) is the saddest day in the Jewish calendar. It is the date of the destruction of the two Temples in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and 70 CE. As a major day of mourning, it is a total fast day. The restrictions are similar to those of Yom Kippur: to refrain from eating and drinking, bathing, wearing leather shoes, and showing affection. The day is spent reading the Book of Lamentations and the Book of Job.
Lag B'Omer
Lag B'Omer literally means the 33rd day of the Omer. The Omer is counted for 49 days between the end of Passover and the holiday of Shavuot. Lag B'Omer is the one day during the counting of the Omer (a period of semi-mourning) in which celebrating is allowed. In modern times the holiday has come to symbolize the resilience of the Jewish spirit. The most popular ways to celebrate is making a bonfire, having a picnic or playing sports.
Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day
Passover (Hebrew: פֶּסַח Pesach) commemorates the story of the Exodus, in which the ancient Israelites were freed from slavery in Egypt. It begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan in the Jewish calendar and is celebrated for eight days.
March 30-April 7, 2018
Nissan 15-22, 5778
1. Hametz is any one of the following grains—oats, spelt, wheat, rye, and barley—that has come in contact with water for 18 minutes or more. This is the beginning of the leavening process.
2. Hametz can also be any food product, whether solid or liquid, that is produced from the above grains even if these grains are of the smallest quantities. (The only exception is matzah, when the dough does not come into contact with water for more than 18 minutes and the dough is baked in less than 18 minutes.)
3. Dishes, utensils, ovens, and ranges that have absorbed even the smallest amounts of hametz and hametz products are forbidden to be used during the week of Passover unless they are properly cleansed and kashered according to Jewish law.
4. It was the custom of Ashkenazic Jewry during the week of Passover not to eat rice, corn, and vegetables of the pea family as though they were really hametz. The reason for the custom was that the above vegetables were ground into flour to make bread. To avoid any confusion between these vegetables and the five hametz grains, the custom was created to abstain from eating these foods during Passover week.
5. Any non-hametz food product that was prepared in vessels and utensils that did absorb hametz is prohibited to be eaten during Passover.
1. The following types of food are not considered hametz in themselves:
a) Meat, poultry, and fish
b) Fruits and vegetables (the exception being corn, rice, and peas, according to the custom of Ashkenazic Jewry)
c) Dairy products
2. The above mentioned non-hametz food categories must be processed, canned, bottled and packaged with rabbinic certification to guarantee that no hametz ingredient is included in the processing.
a) The following does not require any rabbinic certification:
1. Those foods written in Paragraph #1 in their raw or fresh condition
2. Refined sugar (excluding brown sugar, which does require supervision)
3. Salt
4. Ground coffee (excluding instant coffee)
5. Pure fruit juice without additives in a glass jar or bottle only
3. The prohibition against the use and consumption of hametz applies to those products that are edible and fit for human and animal consumption.
4. Those products that are made from hametz that are not edible and are not fit for both human and animal consumption are not considered hametz, and one may derive use and benefit from them. Some examples of such products are toothpaste, deodorants, hair sprays, shampoos, soaps, lipsticks, talcum & baby powder, and cold creams & hand creams. Although toothpastes and lipsticks do not require rabbinic certification for use during Pesach, one should only use a fresh tube of toothpaste with a new toothbrush and a fresh stick of lipstick.
PLEASE NOTE: Dishwashing liquids and soaps must have rabbinic certification.
The Torah teaches that during the eight days of Passover, Jews must not own or use any form of hametz. In the past, Jews would destroy all the hametz and hametz products before the Passover holiday or a Jew would give away all the leaven to a non-Jew as a gift that would be his permanent possession. However, Jews began to acquire much larger quantities of hametz for business or the home. The destruction or the giving away of these vast quantities of hametz would have meant a tremendous financial loss for Jews. The Rabbi's teach "Rachmana liba Be-ee." "The Law requires the heart." Jewish law gave us an alternative that has shown great compassion and understanding of the material needs of the Jewish community. This alternative is called "machirat hametz"—the selling of hametz.
The selling of the hametz is a legal business transaction with a non-Jew that involved the drawing up of a legal contract based upon rabbinic law and signed in the presence of two witnesses who also sign the contract. The contract includes an assessment of the value of the hametz being sold, a statement of the terms of delivery, and other conditions. The rabbi on Passover eve acts as the agent who will negotiate the sale with the non-Jew. The two people will reach an assessment of the value of the hametz, and the rabbi will ask for a down payment of money on the hametz. The rabbi will stipulate with the non-Jew that the balance of the money be paid on the night of the eighth day of Passover after the appearance of the stars, Tuesday, April 18th approximately 8:55 PM. If, at that time, the non-Jew does not want to pay the balance, then the rabbi will return the deposit to the non-Jew and the sale will not be completed.
This is a legal and binding sale and not a joke as some people claim. Any person who does desire to sell his or her hametz may come to the synagogue office or fill out the form below appointing the Rabbi as his or her agent in the sale of hametz. Please remember that the sale of the hametz is not reserved only for traditional Jews, but every Jew can participate in the mitzvah. Even if that person does not observe the traditions of Judaism in his or her home, the person should not feel ashamed but should try to do this mitzvah.
PLEASE NOTE: Even if one will be away from one's home during Passover, one is still obligated to sell his or her hametz.
The process of kashering utensils depends on how the utensils are used. According to halahkah, leaven can be purged from a utensil by the same process in which it was absorbed in the utensil (kevoleokakhpoleto). Therefore, utensils used in cooking are kashered by boiling, those used in broiling are kashered by fire and heat, and those used only for cold food are kashered by rinsing.
1. Earthenware (china, pottery, etc.) may not be kashered. However, fine translucent chinaware that has not been used for over a year may be used if scoured and cleaned in hot water.
2. Metal (utensils wholly made of metal) used in fire (spit, broiler) must first be thoroughly scrubbed and cleansed and then made as hot as possible. Those used for cooking or eating (silverware, pots) must be thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned and completely immersed in boiling water. Pots should have water boiled in them that will overflow the rim. The utensils should not be used for a period of at least 24 hours between the cleaning and the immersion in boiling water. Metal baking utensils cannot be kashered.
3. Oven and ranges: Every part that comes in contact with food must be thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned. Then oven and range should be heated as hot as possible for a half hour. If there is a broil setting, use it. Self-cleaning ovens should be scrubbed and cleaned and then put through the self-cleaning cycle. Continuous-cleaning ovens must be kashered in the same manner as regular ovens. A microwave oven, which does not cook the food by means of heat, should be cleaned, and a cup of water should be placed in it. Then the oven should be turned on until the water disappears. A microwave oven that has a browning element cannot be kashered for Pesah.
4. Glassware: Authorities disagree as to the method of kashering drinking utensils. One opinion requires soaking in water for three days, changing the water every 24 hours. The other opinion requires only a thorough scrubbing before Pesah or putting it through a dishwasher.
5. Dishwasher: After not using the machine for a period of 24 hours, a full cycle with detergent should be run.
6. Electrical Appliances: If the parts that come into contact with hametz are removable, they can be kashered in the appropriate way (if metal, follow the rules for metal utensils). If the parts are not removable, the appliance cannot be kashered. (All exposed parts should be thoroughly cleaned.)
7. Refrigerators need only be thoroughly cleaned with warm water and soap. The racks don't need to be covered, but if you wish to use foil or wax paper, pierce it to allow air to circulate in the refrigerator.
8. Tables, closets and counters: If used with hametz, they should be thoroughly cleaned and covered, and then they may be used.
9. Kitchen sink: A metal sink can be kashered by a thorough cleaning and by pouring boiling water over it. A porcelain sink should be cleaned and a sink rack used. If, however, dishes are to be soaked in a porcelain sink, a dish basin must be used.
10. Hametz and non-Passover utensils - Non-Passover dishes, pots, and hametz whose ownership has been transferred should be separated, locked up, or covered, and marked to prevent accidental use.
1. The Talmudic tractate known as "Massechet Pesahim" requires an intensive and careful search for hametz in one's house on the night before Passover as soon as possible after nightfall. This cleansing of the home before Passover is traditionally known as "bedikat chametz." This year, the search for hametz takes place on Thursday evening, March 29th after sundown.
2. The supplies necessary for the search are:
a) A candle
b) Wooden spoon, paper bag, paper plate, or paper cup
c) A feather
3. Since most of our homes are cleaned and ready for the Passover holidays, it is customary to place crumbs of bread in the various rooms of our homes (especially those rooms in which hametz was consumed) before the search.
4. Prior to beginning the search, the following blessing is recited:
5. The person then moves from room to room with a lit candle (please note: the house must be darkened) and gathers up the crumbs with the feather and places them in the wooden spoon or paper bag. No conversation is permitted until the search has been completed. The hametz that is found during the search is then tied up and put away so that it will be burned the next morning.
6. After the search has been completed, the person recites the following formula for nullification of the hametz preferably in the English language:
1. It is a tradition that on the day preceding Passover, the first-born sons of our people fast as an expression of thanksgiving to G-d for having spared the first born of the children of Israel from the plague that destroyed the first born of the Egyptians.
2. It is permissible for the first born to break the fast for the purpose of celebrating certain religious observances such as a wedding, a circumcision, or the completion of a tractate of the Talmud. In most instances, the Rabbis of many congregations will study a Talmudic tractate during the year and complete it on the eve of Passover. There are rejoicing and celebration when the Rabbi asks not only the first born, but everyone to participate in his simcha. The celebration is known as a "siyum." The FJCC will have minyan and a study session on Friday, March 30th at 7:00 AM for the Fast of the First-Born.
1. The book of Exodus tells us: "You shall destroy leaven from your houses." On the morning of Passover eve, the hametz that was collected during the bedikat hametz the evening before and other hametz is burned in a fire. The fire is normally lit outdoors, and the hametz is then thrown into the flames.
2. After the hametz is thrown into the flames, the following statement is said in English: "Any kind of leaven which is in my possession, whether I have seen it or not, whether I have destroyed it or not, shall be regarded as null and void and shall be as the dust of the earth."
No hametz may be eaten after 10:48 AM on Friday, March 30th. The burning of the hametz should take place on Friday March 30th before 11:54 AM.
[NOTE: IT IS customary to enclose a charitable donation called MAOT CHITTIM (literally - "Money for Wheat") so that monies can be given to the Jewish poor to provide a Kosher for Passover Seder for them and their families.


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On July 28, 2016, the Commerce Department and the State Department issued new final rules effective December 31, 2016 regarding certain plant and animal pathogens, viruses, toxins, biological materials, and chemical agents as well as coatings, protective gear, and related items. These rules will affect companies engaging in certain Research and Development in the life sciences and other industries as well as those manufacturing or exporting medical countermeasures, vaccines, protective equipment, and other items.
The final rules describe how articles the President has determined no longer warrant control under USML Category XIV (Toxicological Agents, Including Chemical Agents, Biological Agents, and Associated Equipment) or Category XVIII (Directed Energy Weapons) are now controlled under the Commerce Control List (CCL). For example, the rules amend the CCL and the United States Munitions List (USML), respectively, to move certain medical countermeasures to the CCL under Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 1A607.k. Selected points in the final rules include:
State Department Final Rule
- USML Category XIV identifies certain "Tier 1" pathogens and toxins that meet certain capabilities (and their non-naturally occurring genetic elements) established in the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture select agents and toxins regulations. Any pathogens and agents that do not meet these capabilities remain controlled in ECCN 1C351 and other entries on the CCL.
- Riot control agents are moving to the CCL, as well as certain test facilities, equipment for the destruction of chemical and biological agents, and tooling for production of articles.
- USML Category XVIII, covering directed energy weapons, has been revised to control only certain articles and to exclude articles that may incidentally, accidentally, or collaterally achieve the same effects.
- USML Category XIV includes certain equipment, software, sorbents, and countermeasures developed under Department of Defense contract or funding authorization, as well as certain vaccines exclusively funded by a Department of Defense contract, including recombinant plague vaccine and vaccines specially designed for the sole purpose of protecting against biological agents and biologically derived substances.
- USML Category XVIII includes developmental directed energy weapons funded by the Department of Defense via contract or other funding authorization.
Commerce Department Final Rule
- The Commerce Department's final rule creates new "600 Series" ECCNs to cover items that have transitioned from USML Category XIV to the CCL, including dissemination, detection, and protection "equipment" and related articles, as follows: ECCNs 1A607, 1B607, 1C607, 1D607, and 1E607.
- ECCN 1A607.f is revised to include "air conditioning units, protective coatings, and protective clothing.'' The final rule further clarified that this ECCN includes Chemical Agent Resistant Coatings (CARC).
- ECCN 1A607.k is revised to include "medical countermeasures that are 'specially designed' for military use (including pre- and post-treatments, antidotes, and medical diagnostics) and 'specially designed' to counter chemical agents controlled by USML Category XIV(a)."
- The final rule creates new "600 Series" ECCNS for items that have transitioned from USML Category XVIII to the CCL, including tooling, production equipment, test and evaluation equipment, test models, and related articles, as follows: ECCNs 6B619, 6D619, and 6E619.
- The new "600 Series" ECCNS are controlled for national security (NS), regional stability (RS), anti-terrorism (AT), and United Nations (UN) reasons and are subject to the applicable licensing policies for such controls.
- Items controlled under the new 600 Series ECCNS created by this rule are eligible for de minimis treatment under the EAR, provided that the foreign-made items into which they are incorporated are not destined for a country listed in Country Group D:5.
- The final rule amends License Exception Temporary imports, exports, reexports, and transfers (in-country) (TMP) to authorize temporary exports, reexports, or in-country transfers of chemical or biological agent personal protective equipment classified under ECCN 1A613.c or .d and individual protection equipment classified under ECCN 1A607.f consistent with the requirements and restrictions described therein.
- The final rule amends License Exception Baggage (BAG) to authorize exports, reexports, or in-country transfers of chemical or biological agent personal protective equipment classified under ECCN 1A613.c or .d and individual protection equipment under ECCN 1A607.f consistent with the requirements and restrictions described therein.
It is important to carefully review the new provisions, particularly with respect to technology transfer as well as certain research funded by the Department of Defense. Companies should assess the controls on so-called Tier 1 pathogens and toxins, including for example, Bacillus anthracis, Ebola virus, Foot and mouth disease virus, Smallpox virus, and Yersinia pestis, meeting certain modified criteria.


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Welcome to Glamis Castle in eastern Scotland. This castle is mentioned in Shakespeare's Macbeth, has particularly strong connections with British Royalty and its imposing battlements and turrets make it popular with visitors.
Glamis is pronounced 'Glarms'. The castle is located close to the village of Glamis which 13 miles (21 km) north of Dundee and 74 miles (118 km) north of Edinburgh.
Records show the site had importance as far back as AD 700. The genesis of the current building was a keep (fortification) built in the 14th century by the second laird of Glamis. During subsequent years the family's fortunes waxed and waned but during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries there were sufficient resources to develop what was a fortalice into a baronial mansion with emphasis on status, replacing military defences with a formal baroque garden and sculpture walks.
The castle has been in the hands of the Lyon family since the 14th century. Today, the family is headed by the 18th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne, a title dating from the 17th century.
The British Royals connection with Glamis Castle is through Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, mother of Queen Elizabeth II and daughter of the 14th Earl, who was born at the castle in 1900. Her second daughter, Princess Margaret was also born at Glamis Castle, in 1930.
→A guided tour of the interior including the Victorian Dining Room, Duncan's Hall, Medieval Crypt, 17th century Drawing Room, Chapel, Billiard Room and Royal Apartments. The castle is reputed to be haunted by a number of ghosts including that of Janet Douglas, widow of the 6th Lord Glamis, who was burned as a witch in the 16th century.
→A Nature Trail which benefits from an array of vibrant seasonal colours provided by rhododendrons, Douglas fir, copper beech, sweet chestnut and oak.
→Garden Walks which have been specially designed to enable visitors to enjoy the mixture of habitats at Glamis incorporating parkland, the Italian Garden, mixed woodland and the pinetum.
→Highland Cattle can usually be found in a field close to the castle. Very photogenic and normally quite placid animals.
→Italian Garden with pleached beech bowers and herbaceous borders. This was established in 1910 by Countess Cecilia.
→Shopping for a wide range of gifts including crafts, design and food.
→Eating at the Victorian Kitchen Restaurant.
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by Matthew Peckham
This week Matt takes a look at fellow SF Site writer and comic strip luminary Rick Norwood's Comics Revue #217,
a monthly periodical collecting such classic comic strips as Flash Gordon, Tarzan,
Gasoline Alley, Krazy Kat, and many more.
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I have to admit, that after reading SF Site for several years, often with my busy schedule just for Rick's movie and television reviews -- and noting his affinity for classic comic strips in his bio -- this is embarrassingly my first issue of Comics Revue. Suffice to say it won't be my last, and if you count yourself a comics enthusiast, or a connoisseur of comics history, Norwood's loving assemblage of decades of sequential art is, to exercise an overused phrase, "essential reading."
A child of the 80s, of course all I worried about in the dailies and Sunday funnies growing up was why Spider-Man wasn't carried by the local paper. Blondie, Garfield, For Better or Worse, Prince Valiant, Marmaduke, and Family Circus were my mainstays, with occasional scans of Gasoline Alley, Andy Cap, Hagar the Horrible, and any number of others not percolating up at the moment from my already doddering thirty-something memory. I just remember craving -- like so many youngsters since the birth of the syndicated strip in the 1890s (The Yellow Kid, Katzenjammer Kids, Mutt and Jeff) -- the escapist pulp joy and neat little morality lessons tucked into those three to six panel installments; comic strips, whether tickling the imaginations of children or distracting overworked adults, distilled the world into a manageable number of hues, and in most cases, the two most basic colors of all.
Comics, primitive or profound, have an immediacy about them that -- escaping in part from the monolithic abstractions of the written word -- pretends to simplicity, and in most cases, comic strips were simple affairs, cavorting with orientalist pulp adventurism and playing to adolescent boy fantasies. On occasion something inventive, perhaps even visionary, threaded itself into the medium - call it "stealth art" if you will -- and it is bearing this mix in mind that I turn to Rick Norwood's tribute to the comic strip.
Comics Revue, edited by Mr. Norwood and the only monthly magazine in the United States devoted entirely to comic strips, is a collage of pulp stories, historical nostalgia, and occasionally startling work, such as this issue's Modesty Blaise by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway who, for instance, seem in their hard-boiled 20s strips to have anticipated the sort of gritty postmodern line work of Michael Gaydos (Inferno, Alias) or Eddie Campbell (From Hell, Bacchus). I don't want to over-emphasize the connections, but experiencing Holdaway's art for the first time, I'm struck by its contemporaneous dissimilarity and relative artistic maturity, in stark, almost reverse contrast to the tough, rugged Ditko-esque style apparent in Dan Barry's Flash Gordon later in the issue. It's these sorts of unexpected on-reflection surprises that make even a quick thumb through Comics Revue asynchronously fascinating.
The color cover of issue #217, by artist Romero, is representative of the titillating skin-tight sketches that attracted so many young boys to the form, and is the second of a two-piece set (the first was apparently on the cover of Comics Revue #208) framing Peter O'Donnell's last Modesty Blaise story. Norwood opens the issue with a brief letter highlighting the issue's contents, a little history, and a guide and checklist to the Little Orphan Annie series.
In addition to sixty-plus pages of black and white arrangements of strips (in this issue including Modesty Blaise, Gasoline Alley, Steve Canyon, Krazy Kat, Little Orphan Annie, Mandrake the Magician, Alley Oop, and Buz Sawyer), Norwood bookends the issue with Tarzan and Casey Ruggles in glossy full color. The quality of the reproductions is generally very good, though the durability of the interior paper is somewhere between magazine and newsprint and thus more susceptible to humidity (as I discovered to my dismay after a rainy weekend with open windows). I'm guessing these are cut and paste jobs, copied and reproduced en masse, which does mar (somewhat) the presentation of what appear to be formerly heavily shaded color strips, like Steve Canyon, otherwise the black and white strips look excellent, with crisp lines, stark text, and detail minutia preserved (the unhappy exception here being one strip in particular of Little Orphan Annie, which seems to have captured in still-frame the sort of blemished and marred look one associates with old film strips).
There has been for years now a sort of cult intellectual renaissance related to the history of pulp and political comics of the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In the case of a few, such as George Herriman, thanks both to publications like Norwood's Comics Revue and publisher Fantagraphics' chronological reprinting (still ongoing) of George Herriman's Krazy Kat, the re-visitation borders on a kind of academic veneration that is anything but cultish. Truly, says a new crop of scholars boldly cutting through the fog of cultural ignorance, these few are in fact worthy of comparison to Faulkner and Twain, Charlie Chaplin and W.C. Fields, not to be dismissed as commercial scribblers just because a clear public majority erroneously associates the medium itself with, at best, the lowest form of art.
Perhaps I'm overestimating the underestimated considering much of the non-Herriman material in Norwood's magazine is sentimental pulp, but there's something about revisiting the strips I grew up with, as well as many long before my time (and happily recollected in history books such as Bradford W. Wright's Comic Book Nation, or more recently, Steve Duin and Mike Richardson's Comics: Between the Panels) that is inestimably charming, historically valuable, and often just plain fun.
Comics Revue isn't for everyone, of course. At $6.95 per issue ($45 for twelve, or $90 for 25), it's also not cheap, but Norwood is a professional, presenting over the course of multiple issues the complete history of various strips with a serious eye and a preservationist's fastidiousness. If you've been looking for a reasonably priced vehicle for access to the past, or just want to have a look at a sampling of comic strips in their various stages of twentieth century glory, Norwood's publication is top notch, and highly recommended.
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First Triathlon
So, you want to try a triathlon?!
Has the triathlon bug bitten you ?! Are you ready to give it a "tri"? I got the bug a couple of years ago, when I turned 40. Since then, I have had a BLAST with it, and completed about 10 triathlons.
Since then, I have been a real student of the sport, and prepared this list of 6 keys that I wish I knew before I completed my first race. I hope this hub helps you do the best you can in your first race!
Enjoy! Dave Sherwin
At the finish line! What a great feeling!
1. Be a student
Triathlon can be deceiving because swimming, biking and running are three skills that many children have. What's the big deal, right?! Wrong!
World class swimmers, cyclists and swimmers all have coaches, they spend many hours training, and are CONSTANTLY working on their technique. Of course, we aren't world class athletes, but we still need to be humble and realize that there is a lot to learn about each discipline.
Also realize that most triathletes aren't going to make a good study of the sport, so you have a competitive advantage if you are learning tips, tricks, and techniques that they aren't!
The best all around resource book I have found is Joe Friel's "The Triathletes Training Bible". It covers everything, and is triathlon specific.
Some other great books I have found:
For running expertise consider "Jack Daniels Running Formula". Jack Daniels (not the liquor, but the coach!) is considered by many to be the greatest running coach ever, and you'll believe it after reading his book!
For swimming, try the "Swim Smooth" training series, or a book called "Total Immersion" by Terry Laughlin
For cycling, try Joe Friel's "The Cyclists Training Bible" is best selling cycling book.
By studying the sport you will pick up SOOOO many things your competitors won't know, and be miles ahead and more confident when you stand on the beach getting ready for the gun to go off at your first race!
2. Start Small!
Many people think that a triathlon has to be a full "Ironman" distance: swim 2.4 miles, bike 56, and run a full 26.2 mile marathon. Well, luckily, that's just not the case. There are 4 popular distances of triathlon:
1. Ironman
2. 1/2 Ironman (just what it sounds like, half the distance of a full Ironman)
3. Olympic distance (1500 Meter (just shy of a mile) swim, 40K bike (24.8 miles) 10K run (6.2 miles)
4. Sprint distance (1/2 of Olympic distance: 750 M swim, 20K bike, 5K run)
If you have never done a race before, why not start with the shortest, easiest distance? On the way you will learn a lot about swimming, biking and running, and have the "race day" experience of completing each leg and the two transitions. And you know you can complete those distances without having a heart attack or drowning! (Both of those options would be bad)
Perry W at the finish line
3. Don't just work out, TRAIN!
Many people preparing for their first tri just go out there and do some swimming, biking, and running. And that's a great start, but if you really want to do your best, learn the difference between TRAINING and just working out.
Training means working out with a purpose. It means understanding how much to work out, how fast, how to do different types of training such as Intervals, Repetitions, and Long Slow Distance.
Don't know how to set up a training regimen? Consider finding a local triathlon coach, or review key number one in this hub, and become a good student!
4. Eat right and hydrate!
While working out is absolutely critical, fueling your body with the right nutrients is just as important. Eliminate junk foods from your diet as much as possible, and only consume healthy carbs, proteins and fats. Increase how much "live" food you eat, as in fruits and vegetables, and cut down on sugar.
Hydration is one of the most overlooked areas of training. As a matter of fact, MOST athletes are not well hydrated. It's amazing how much money people spend on supplements, but then don't drink enough water! After air, water is the very most important thing our bodies need. You also need to replenish electrolytes when you work out.
Other supplements I recommend are Hammer nutritions gels, and Clif makes a really cool workout supplement called a "Shot Block". Check them out at a local health food store or running shop.
5. Get the best equipment you can
Equipment DOES make a difference! Does that mean you have to get an $8,000 bike to do your first tri? No, but you should still get the best equipment you can afford.
Swimming: Check if wet-suits are allowed in your local races. If they are, get one! Wet-suits not only keep you warmer and more comfortable while you swim, but they make you more buoyant, and that means more speed!
Also make sure and get a good pair of goggles from a swim shop, and not the cheesy kid kind from a box store. A good pair is only about $20, and they are so much more comfortable and leak proof than cheap ones.
Running: A good pair of training shoes will run you between $80-120, and they are well worth it! If you have never bought running shoes from a running store, now's the time! You will probably pay a little bit more, but to have them fitted properly is worth every penny you'll pay. Running is the hardest of the three disciplines on your body, and a good pair of shoes will minimize the impact, and help prevent injuries.
Bike: Decent bikes start at around $1,000, but if you can't afford to pay that much consider buying a good bike second hand. Also, make sure and stop by a bike shop to have them determine exactly what frame size you need. Having the right size bike, with the lowest weight and the best components you can afford, makes a big difference on race day!
My dad in Ironman Hawaii 1985
6. Be consistent
This one may seem obvious, but it's amazing how many people flake on themselves! Don't be that person! Of course there will be days you don't feel well, or family commitments that may bump the occassional workout, but generally speaking you need to commit to your training program and train regularly.
One great way to do this is to get a workout partner. Find somebody else that will do a race with you, and work out with them. If you can find an experienced triathlete that will take you under their wing, even better! Any chance you get to work out with somebody better and faster than you will help a lot.
Also consider joining a local Triathlon Club. Don't be intimidated, many people are newbies to triathlon, you will find others that are also preparing for their first race. Clubs provide meetings, parties, training, and comeraderie that make the whole experience more fun.
My first race had about 700 people. Standing by the water getting ready to swim I was excited, nervous, scared... then the gun went off and I started to swim. I had lousy swim skills, and by the first buoy I was DONE! I then completed the ugliest medley of side stroke, doggy paddle, and back stroke you have ever seen, but finally made it out of the water.
When I got on my bike, there was a LOT of people in front of me, and I was mad at myself for having such a lousy swim, and the competitive juices started to flow. All I wanted to do was pass people, and that's what I did! I gave it everything I had, then got off the bike and ran the best I could to the finish line.
Crossing that finish line felt so good! I ended up in 90th place, and was hooked on the sport. Since then I have studied and trained, and constantly tried to improve, and I have just enjoyed it more and more.
I am now, at age 42, in the best shape of my life. Not only that, I am enjoying competing at this age more than I ever enjoyed competing as a youth. I don't know why that is, but I've heard other athletes say the same thing.
So if you've been tempted to give it a shot, just do it! Sign up for a local race a few months down the road, and start training! I guarantee it will be a great life experience!
To your success!
Dave Sherwin
I was kind of shocked to see that you goofed on the IronMan distance for the bike leg. While you give the proper IM distances for the swim and run, you gave the half IronMan distance for the bike leg. It should have been listed as 112 miles.
Thanx for your advice! I am going to do a supersprint event this Sunday in Barcelona, Spain, and I´m feeling the nerves now! I think I am prepared physically but I am soooo worried something will happen in T1 or T2!- I am clumsy too! - Your advice on the right gear for the bike is really helpful! Í´ll let you know how it goes...
Jude - first timer
Great hub! I caught the triathlon bug about six years ago and have been hooked ever since. I used to just work out for the sake of working out, but triathlon has given my training purpose. Cheers.
Nice hub - I've linked to it from my hub on Triathlon
Im thinking about doing a triatholon but im scard any advis for that let me know
I really admire all of you who do this type of thing - true athletes.
Great advice... I love the picture of your dad in the Ironman to display your qualifications to write this hub :)
Great hub with very useful tips!
Great tips for those who maybe thinking of starting their first triathlon. i am not into Triathlon myself but I am into high intensity Water Aerobics. The principle is the still the same, start small, eat right and hydrate (X2O is the best for hydration), be consistent and getting the best equipments. Great article!
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This is the epic of the upgrade for the Virtual I/O server (VIOS) from version 1.4 to version 2.2. It's not a pleasant read, so if you're of a weak stomach, just skip the whole blog post, but note two things when it comes to VIOS and firmware upgrades:
- Always read the README
- Consider a fresh install of the VIOS
Much as we'd like all our systems to be running the newest and latest of everything, most of us are not so lucky. There are still some very old environments out there, running on old hardware. I suppose it's a testimony to the systems that after 8 or 10 years, they can still run a business on them. There's nothing like complete neglect to keep a reliable system running on inertia. Just hope nobody needs to change anything.
I recently was asked to look at a system which was running dual Virtual I/O Servers (VIOS), both at version 188.8.131.52, which dates back at least five years. The aim was to get them running a recent VIOS version (126.96.36.199) so we could connect to new V7000 storage and a new Fibre Channel switch. The ability to use Shared Storage Pools on the VIOS was also an attraction.
The site had been running stably for some years, but the firmware, VIOS and AIX were all seriously out of date. A plan had to be worked out to upgrade.
The VIOS ties in so closely with the hypervisor, that it's really critical to ensure your system firmware is up to date before you consider any upgrades to your VIOS. If you're using a Hardware Management Console (HMC), then that should be at a compatible level. The upgrade order is:
- System Firmware
I might point out that in most documentation "Firmware" refers only to the System firmware. Device firmware, such as for Fibre Channel adapters, doesn't rate a mention. So my plan was to include that, since it undoubtedly would not have been updated since the system was first installed.
HMC managed systems
- Service packs within a release are updates and can be installed concurrently in most cases. Levels above your current release are release upgrades and are disruptive.
Non-HMC managed systems
- Installing firmware is always disruptive.
The firmware update requested can not be installed concurrently because the update path contains a disruptive service pack.
VIOS RequirementsIf the adapter is in a partition running VIOS, it is required that VIOS v22.214.171.124 or later be installed. If VIOS is not at this level, install Fix Pack 11.1 prior to installing the new microcode. Failure to do so may result in damaging the adapter. Installing Fix Pack 11.1 will ensure that the required AIX APARs are installed.
VIOS version 2.2 requires 4 GB of RAM and at least 30 GB of disk for rootvg. (If you're using software mirroring for rootvg, you need at least 60 GB).
When you log into the VIOS restricted shell as the user padmin, you have a simplified command set. The commands are very easy to learn, and once you get used to them, you can almost guess your way through.
Now there's a great command for running updates called updateios. The syntax is very easy. For example, if you have your updates in a directory called /home/padmin/update, then the command you need is:
updateios -dev /home/padmin/update
Now you might think that moving from VIOS 1.4 to VIOS 2.2 only requires these steps:
- Download the latest VIOS updates from the IBM Support Portal
- Copy them to a directory on my VIOS
- Run updateios
Not So Fast!
Migration to VIOS 2.X
First Stop: IBM Support Portal
Of course, the first port of call was the IBM Support Portal. You can just go to www.ibm.com and then select Support & Downloads or take the shortcut to IBM Fix Central. You'll need an IBM ID to log in. Registration is free and it only takes a minute to do.
When you select the product, in the Product Group, click on the drop down box and go to Software > Virtualization software. Here's a screenshot:
in the box Select from Virtualization software, use the drop down to go to PowerVM Virtual I/O Server:
From there you can choose the Installed Version. You can find that out by logging onto the Virtual I/O Server as the user padmin and then running the command ioslevel.
I went to the readme and found that (alas):
- Use updateios to get from 126.96.36.199 to 188.8.131.52-FP11.1
- updateios again from 184.108.40.206-FP11.1 to 188.8.131.52-FP 11.1 SP-02
- Boot off Migration DVD 188.8.131.52 and continue migration
- updateios to get to the latest available VIOS (184.108.40.206-FP24 at the time of writing this blog)
- Boot off Migration DVD 18.104.22.168 and continue migration
- updateios to bring me to the latest available VIOS
I went to the IBM Support Portal, selected Downloads and then downloaded the latest VIOS packs. At last, my plan was complete, and I should be able to run updateios, which is all I ever wanted to run in the first place.


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LEUVEN, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Materialise NV (Nasdaq:MTLS) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Siemens' product lifecycle management (PLM) software business, to help create a seamless process for designing and manufacturing parts using additive manufacturing technology. Through this agreement, the two companies will work together to integrate Materialise's industry-proven AM software technologies with Siemens' digital solutions.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Pumpkin Patch and more.
This time for Thanksgiving I planned ahead and brought a box of scrapbooking stuff with me to my parent's house. Just plunked it in my suitcase and surrounded it with clothes. Luckily, Avinash did most of the work of putting up the tree this year so all I really had to do was make a few snowflakes and had plenty of time leftover to scrap I am worked through a stack of fall photos and my Studio Calico Sock Hop kit mostly.
dear Lizzy chipboard. I am without most of my fancy tools but still wanted to do something a little unique so I fussy cut the washi-tape-like Crate paper to layer underneath.
dark grey with gold chipboard thickers for the title. I have been using a lot of gold lately. I think it will carry through the holidays for sure.
dear Lizzy tags. I had to put a brad in the middle. I added a woodgrain vellum banner up and down the page to balance all the horizontal elements.
dear Lizzy chipboard and a big red shipping tag for journaling. I think that may be my favorite part.
Viji (or maybe her husband). Seriously, I died. I scrapped this one during a video chat #twittercrop session with Smitha and Anandi. Anyone is welcome to join and we usually tweet about it before hand (though it does not get planned too far in advance these days). Don't be shy about joining in!
The pink stripe paper just said pirate to me. I tucked some fussy cut Amy Tangerine paper around the page. And I used dear Lizzy die cuts for the journaling too. And, another grey and gold title. I love this page, but I think I may stick a few doilies on it as well when I get home. We'll see how it goes.
linked up at Purple Mailbox. Getting in just under the wire for November I think. Hope you all have a lovely weekend!
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Finally found UART port YP-R0
This evening, with the help of mgue i finally found the UART port on this device.
The "UART" (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) is a standard serial port that you can find on every CPU on everything. From months i tried to discover this port on this player, for debugging my scripts and my roms, that somthimes stucks during boot.
Now i finally found these 2 pins, that are the TX an RX pins (you can see it on image link below) of a TTL standard serial port.
Parameters for connection are the standards 115200 8N1, and for communicate with the player you'll need a TTL <--> RS232 adapter or a TTL <--> USB adapter. Just connect TX of the board to RX of the adapter, and RX of the board to TX of adapter. Connect both grounds to a common point and open a program like minicom (for linux) or putty (for win).
R0 kernel recognize that port as ttymcx0, and it's the main console of the kernel, so power on the player and you will see the log of the YP-R0 kernel during the boot. This is very useful for debugging things and, in general, for all the developers and/or hackers.
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UART location (photo): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21543264/YP-R0/R0_UART.jpg
Serial log (ModFirm): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21543264/YP-..._uart_post_pt0
Serial log (Rockbox): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21543264/YP-..._uart_post_pt1
Console test (working!): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21543264/YP-..._uart_post_pt2
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The common practice is you go to your superstar when the game is on the line. That's just the way it is in the NBA. Check out who gets paid the most and that's the guy who's usually going to take the last shot: Do or die, sink or swim.
Somehow that thinking is accepted regardless of outcomes. But that thinking is why the Knicks suffered a gut-wrenching 90-89 defeat to the Wizards on Friday night at the Garden.
Carmelo Anthony was having one of his worst games of the season. He had just six points at halftime, made just three of his first 12 shots, played the second half with a sore right shoulder and would finish with nine turnovers.
Meanwhile, J.R. Smith was enjoying his best night of the season, burying 3-point shots from all angles and looking very much like the player who won the Sixth Man award last season.
By the time it got to the final 12.7 seconds of the game, Smith had 32 points on 12-of-22 shooting, including 8-of-15 from 3-point range. He was the most dominant player on the court.
Yet, when the Knicks got the ball trailing by one point with 12.7 seconds left, the decision was made to get the ball to Anthony and let him work a two-man game with Amar'e Stoudemire for the last shot. Smith was only in the equation if the defense collapsed and left the perimeter open.
Normally, there would be no second-guessing. But it has been well documented Anthony has struggled on his late-game shots all season, and he'd been struggling throughout the game because of the right shoulder first injured against Brooklyn on Wednesday night. If there was ever a time to let Smith take the shot, this was it.
Instead, Anthony took the ball from Raymond Felton and tried to work the pick-and-roll with Stoudemire. Former Knick Trevor Ariza offered interference. Suddenly the ball popped loose and was batted back. It wound up in the hands of Smith, who fired a desperation attempt that didn't come close.
"I tried to run and get the ball," Smith said. "I didn't know how much time was left exactly when I caught it. So I just tried to get it out of my hands. I should have dumped it down to [Stoudemire] for an easy layup."
Nothing comes easy for the Knicks in the final seconds of a game. Coach Mike Woodson said he called the play anticipating Anthony would be doubled and then make a pass Stoudemire.
"But he ended up splitting the pick-and-roll and bobbled the ball going down the lane," Woodson said.
That's the kind of night it was for Anthony, who finished with just 10 points on 5-of-14 shooting. He said after the game he had no strength in the shoulder, which is why he was "causing turnovers and things like that." He said his shoulder may have been a factor in the turnover. "Maybe from not having the strength and getting the dribble that I wanted," he said.
That begs the question why the outcome of the game was put on his shoulders.
"I felt I had clear lane going to the left," Anthony said. "I just lost the ball."
Smith said he was more than willing to take a scripted last shot. Most nights this season you would have cringed from that statement. But on this night, Smith had the hot hand.
"No matter who is out there, I always want the last shot," he said speaking generally. "That's what I do. Whoever's got it going, I always want the last shot."
Somehow Smith should have gotten the ball earlier and had a cleaner look. Instead, Anthony got the last shot, sore shoulder and all.