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"But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!"
-Galatians 5:22-23 NLT
These last few months, I've learned a lot about faith. For as long as I can remember, I've had my ups and downs with my beliefs. At times, I have felt so certain of God and secure in my understanding of Him; at other times, my doubts and confusion have grown to the point of nearly swallowing me. There have been points in my life where I almost gave up on God and decided that He wasn't real. But there have also been great times in my life where I've felt God's presence in unmistakable ways. My spiritual journey reached a major turning point about eight months ago, when my husband and I finally found a church that we felt was right for us in our new city.
Since we've been a part of Passion Life Church, we've learned some amazing things about God. I've found mentors who have helped me through some of my struggles in faith. I've found friends who encourage me and pray with and for me. Because of this community, or more accurately, because of what God is doing through this community, I am the strongest I have ever been, faith-wise. Yet the biggest growth of all has been within the last few months and weeks, after experiencing the tragedy of miscarriage. My faith was tested almost to the breaking point when that happened. I thank God that I have been blessed with a faith-filled church family, who helped me to work through the pain and actually learn to trust God more because of it.
Now that I'm ready to get back to writing more regularly, I want to finish my series on the fruit of the spirit. The seventh fruit, faithfulness, just so happens to be one thing I've learned a lot about recently and I am eager to share my thoughts.
To be faithful means to be loyal, constant, and steadfast, or to have a strong belief in something or someone. As a fruit of the spirit, it means that as we walk through our lives with God, his Holy Spirit develops greater and greater faith in us. We start off as spiritual babies, believing Him for our salvation but perhaps not much else. As we grow, we discover that we can trust in God for many other things. We may become more attuned to the Holy Spirit and aware of the spiritual warfare going on around us. Then, we can learn to fight using our faith.
My biggest struggle after losing my baby was this question: Why would I trust God, or have faith in him, if he lets bad things like this happen? If this was his will, then how could he really be a good God? People would say things like "God must have known there was something wrong with the baby, so it was really a blessing in disguise that he didn't give you a sick child." I found that so ridiculous, because that's just replacing one bad thing with another. Instead of being sad about having a miscarriage, I was supposed to be relieved about my baby being sick in the first place? That didn't make sense to me. The most confusing part was the idea that God somehow wanted me to have a miscarriage. How could a good God do that? Why not just keep me from becoming pregnant in the first place?
My breakthrough came when I realized that it wasn't God's will. It definitely was the enemy's will, though. And unfortunately, he won that battle. It seems a little short-sighted to me, seeing as my baby is now in Heaven and well out of his reach, but I guess he was just happy to make me and Cory so sad for a while. What he didn't realize was that we'd come back stronger, ready to fight. Now that we understand things a little better, that's exactly what we're doing.
Being faithful means that I am loyal to God and his will. I read his word and go to church so that I can learn more about his character and his will for my life. I fight against my own thoughts and ideas that I realize are contrary to God. I gently but firmly assert that the truth is the truth; that God's character is love, that what the Bible says is reality, and that Jesus is the only way to God. Sometimes, people don't like to hear those things, and in those cases, I back off but never back down from what I believe. I am loyal to God, and I'm determined to keep it that way.
Being faithful also means that I'm constant and steadfast. I believe that we are in a spiritual war, with the enemy constantly trying to "steal, kill, and destroy" as the Bible says in John 10:10. If I'm not vigilant in the fight, then he has more opportunities to get his way. But when I'm steadfast in my beliefs and constant in proclaiming God's power and promises over myself and my family, then I win, because God wins. Cory and I have what are called "confessions" that we read each day. They're not the Catholic kind of confessions, though, in which we confess our sins. Instead, they're basically promises from the Bible and other things that we believe God wants for us. It goes something like this… "God, we know that you are our healer. In your name, we declare that we have healthy bodies and minds." We have confessions for every area of our lives, from financial provision to health to our desire to have children. For each confession, we have a Bible verse to back it up and confirm that it is indeed God's will. While at first I thought the idea of reading these confessions was strange, I soon realized that they have power. Romans 10:10 says "For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved." I believe that this verse is about more than just salvation; the Bible is full of amazing promises to us, and we grab ahold of them when we believe and confess them.
Finally, being faithful simply means that we believe. It means that we trust in God. The fact of the matter is that I will never fully understand him, but I can fully trust that he is good, that he loves me, and that ultimately, I am going to Heaven. Even though I am loyal to God, constant in the fight for his will, and believe that God himself is faithful to his promises, there still will be times when things don't go the way I hope they will. Sometimes, God heals people slowly or through medical intervention rather than through an instant miracle. And sometimes, no matter how much faith I think I have, the devil still wins battles. It would be easy for me to lose faith in these situations. Instead of giving up on God or his promises, though, I can use my final piece of the faith puzzle and continue to trust him. Just because I miscarried once, doesn't mean it will happen again. I trust God and I believe that it won't.
One of my most treasured Bible verses that I rely on for having faith is in Matthew 9:29, when Jesus says "According to your faith let it be done to you." God meets us where our faith is. If we trust him to save our souls, he will. If we trust him to provide for us, he will. If he trust him to heal us, he will. If we trust him to give us children, he will. As I continue walking with God, I believe that the Holy Spirit will continue to produce the fruit of faithfulness in me, and I'm beyond excited to see where that faith takes me.
"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful."
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- 1 medium (approx. 150g) unpeeled beetroot, cut into wedges
- 1 tbs olive oil
- zest of 1 lemon
- salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper
- 100g piece parmesan cheese, roughly cut into large cubes
- 1 cup (approx. 150g) salted cashews
- ½ bunch fresh coriander (roots removed, leaves and stems roughly chopped)
- 4 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- Preheat the oven to 180C. Line a small baking dish with a sheet of baking paper.
- Place beetroot in dish, season with salt and pepper and drizzle with the oil. Bake 30 minutes or until tender.
- Attach the chopper bowl to food chopper with the blade.
- Add the parmesan to the bowl. Cover with the lid. Select speed 2 and pulse for 20 seconds or until cheese is chopped. Remove cheese from bowl and set aside.
- Add the roasted beetroot, lemon zest, cashews and coriander, pushing carefully it into the bowl (the bowl will be very full). Cover and pulse on speed 1 for 4-5 seconds.
- Add the parmesan and olive oil and pulse on speed 1 for about 5 seconds or until the desired consistency is reached.
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Topaz Procedure
Topaz Procedure: Minimally Invasive Radiofrequency Treatment for Tendons and Fascia
The Topaz Procedure (or Topaz MicroDebrider) is a minimally invasive, state-of-the-art procedure used to treat chronic tendon and ligament conditions such as chronic Achilles tendonitis and chronic plantar fasciitis. Topaz is typically intended for patients who have not responded to more traditional conservative treatments, such as supportive insoles, oral anti-inflammatory, oral steroids, physical therapy, stretching, or massage. I have utilized this particular technology successfully for over 10 years in my practice and since it's introduction have reduced the need for open surgical repair for issues such as plantar fasciitis and mild to moderate Achilles tendinosis by almost 90%.
How Does the Topaz Procedure Work?
The entire process takes only 5 minutes and is performed under light/twilight sedation using an intravenous sedation anesthetic (you are asleep but breathing on your own). The Topaz wand, which looks like a specialized sewing needle, is placed through a small poke-holes through the skin into the damaged area of fascia or tendon and radiofrequency is utilized for a split-second to create a small hole in the ligament/tendon. The Topaz wand uses cobalation technologies, which create the radiofrequency waves that gently cause microscopic "trauma" to the scar tissue that body wasn't able to heal on its own. The procedure brings blood flow back to the affected area and reinitiates the healing process by converting a chronic form of inflammation into more of an acute and productive healing process. The strategically placed Topaz wand greatly minimizes any damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
The wand is used to create a grid like pattern of fenestration sites spread about a quarter-inch from each other in the affected area. Once this is accomplished, the area is then typically "seeded" with regenerative properties by injection of amniotic/placental materials or adult derived stem cell spin down products (harvested from the patient during the procedure) such as platelet rich plasma or bone marrow aspirate. Because the method is minimally invasive, recovery time from the Topaz procedure can be measured in weeks instead of months. After a week in a walking boot, most patients can begin wearing athletics shoes with orthotics. Also, there is no incision made and the dressings are removed the day after the procedure.
What is the Success Rate?
In my experience over the past 10 years, the topaz treatment mixed with a regenerative medicine component has been up to 90% successful in the avoidance of more traditional open surgical procedures/repairs. It's important to note that the pain relief is not instantaneous and it may actually get worse before it gets better. However, once your recovery is complete, the pain is relieved, and the tendon/ligament are back to normal function. After a successful treatment, it should be emphasized that continued support to the area with proper shoes and/or insole and daily stretching is what it takes to avoid a recurrence of the condition.
Is Topaz Covered by Insurance?
Most insurance plans will cover the Topaz microdebridment procedure. We have had it covered in our practice and are happy to help you should you require this procedure. On the other hand, the use of injectable amniotic/placental tissue is still not typically covered by insurance. Since AOA has extensive experience/utilization of these tissues, we have been able to secure very affordable options for our patients so that they will continue to have access to the latest and greatest that regenerative medicine technologies have to offer.


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How to Maintain Healthy Hair and Prevent Hair Loss
It makes no difference if you have curly, straight, long, short, died or braided hair – in order to keep your hair healthy and prevent hair loss, you >>
All women eventually go through menopause, also called climacteric. Menopause is the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle stops. The word is derived from the Greek words Men=month pauein=cease or stop.
Menopause is more than just another biological process women goes through. Social and cultural factors contribute greatly to the manner in which women react to and experiences menopause. Western society attributes a high value to antiaging and to the sanctity of youth, making it difficult for western women to welcome this stage; on the other hand, in many traditional cultures around the world, the menopause stage brings with it great honor and respite from child birth.
In the modern western world, menopause most frequently begins at 50, however, over time, the age has been dropping and occasionally 46-48 year old women experience menopause.
The process can be divided into three stages:
Climacterium or perimenopause, the precursory stage in which although ovulation still takes place, it is not regular and accordingly, neither is the menstrual cycle. This stems primarily from a gradual drop in the amount of estrogen produced by the ovaries simultaneous to the decrease in the production of progesterone. This stage is characterized by hot flushes and other adverse effects.
Menopause – the phase in which a woman has not menstruated for six consecutive months or more. This is when the ovaries cease to function properly and the woman can no longer conceive a pregnancy.
Postmenopause – the phase in which the adverse effects of menopause stop as do the hot flushes.
What do you feel? (Apparently, quite a lot)
One should note, that similarly to numerous other instances - stopping smoking, proper nutrition with a low level of cholesterol and fat, and routine and controlled exercise can alleviate the symptoms.
A bit about the most common symptoms
Hot flushes
Hot flushes, also called night sweats, are normally characterized by a sudden and intense feeling of heat, accompanied by perspiration and increased heart rate and usually continue for about two to thirty minutes. The feeling of heat usually begins in the face and chest and spreads to the rest of the body. The frequency of the hot flushes ranges from a number of times a week to a number of times a day, usually, with a gradual decrease in frequency. The hot flushes make it hard for perimenopausal women to sleep. The lack of sleep usually results in mood swings, compromised concentration and anger directed at anyone in their vicinity.
Vaginal dryness
The decrease in the level of estrogen effects the vaginal walls, which become thinner, the mucus glands gradually disappear and the mucous membrane dries out. The secretion of mucus in the vagina decreases during sexual arousal, and sexual relations might be accompanied by pain. This problem can be addressed by applying non-hormonal oils prior to having intercourse.
Recurrent bladder infections
At least 15% of women suffer from recurrent bladder infections during this period. Following the decrease in estrogen and the changes it causes to the vaginal wall and the urinary tract, vaginal flora disappears and the acidity decreases, resulting in a significant decline in the to the vaginal and urinary tract's resistance to frequent vaginal infections. Taking probiotic tablets is crucial for balancing the vaginal flora in these situations, and in addition, cranberry tables should be taken too, since in this case, drinking cranberry juice is not effective.
Hormone replacement therapy for menopausal syndrome
Hormone replacement therapy with estrogen was the preferred therapy for treating the symptoms of menopausal syndrome during the seventies. It then became clear that long term estrogen therapy increased the risk of endometrial cancer and therefore, an alternative solution was offered – a combination of estrogen and progesterone. The estrogen progesterone combination, or more accurately, progestin, seemed to reduce the risk of endometrial cancer, but did not reduce the risk of other cancers.
Hormonal replacement therapies have a wide range of restrictions and adverse effects. Short term use provides temporary alleviation of the symptoms, but does not provide a cure and only delays the inevitable, and long term use is unjustified since the risks outweigh the benefit.
Furthermore, there are very effective natural therapies for treating menopausal symptoms, specifically hot flushes, and in addition there is an effective way to create a natural hormonal balance which could prevent the use of medicines which entail unpleasant adverse reactions.


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Spatial distribution and risk factors of brucellosis in Iberian wild ungulates
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Background: The role of wildlife as a brucellosis reservoir for humans and domestic livestock remains to be properly established. The aim of this work was to determine the aetiology, apparent prevalence, spatial distribution and risk factors for brucellosis transmission in several Iberian wild ungulates. Methods: A multi-species indirect immunosorbent assay (iELISA) using Brucella S-LPS antigen ... [++]
Background: The role of wildlife as a brucellosis reservoir for humans and domestic livestock remains to be properly established. The aim of this work was to determine the aetiology, apparent prevalence, spatial distribution and risk factors for brucellosis transmission in several Iberian wild ungulates. Methods: A multi-species indirect immunosorbent assay (iELISA) using Brucella S-LPS antigen was developed. In several regions having brucellosis in livestock, individual serum samples were taken between 1999 and 2009 from 2, 579 wild bovids, 6, 448 wild cervids and4, 454 Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa), and tested to assess brucellosis apparent prevalence. Strains isolated from wild boar were characterized to identify the presence of markers shared with the strains isolated from domestic pigs. Results: Mean apparent prevalence below 0.5% was identified in chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica), Iberian wild goat (Capra pyrenaica), and red deer (Cervus elaphus). Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), fallow deer (Dama dama), mouflon (Ovis aries) and Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) tested were seronegative. Only one red deer and one Iberian wild goat resulted positive in culture, isolating B. abortus biovar 1 and B. melitensis biovar 1, respectively. Apparent prevalence in wild boar ranged from 25% to 46% in the different regions studied, with the highest figures detected in South-Central Spain. The probability of wild boar being positive in the iELISA was also affected by age, age-by-sex interaction, sampling month, and the density of outdoor domestic pigs. A total of 104 bacterial isolates were obtained from wild boar, being all identified as B. suis biovar 2. DNA polymorphisms were similar to those found in domestic pigs. Conclusions: In conclusion, brucellosis in wild boar is widespread in the Iberian Peninsula, thus representing an important threat for domestic pigs. By contrast, wild ruminants were not identified as a significant brucellosis reservoir for livestock. [--]
Boars sus scrofa, Linked immunosorbent assay, Disease virus infection, Multiplex PCR assay, South central Spain, Aujeszky´s disease, Serologic, Survey, Bovine brucellosis, Marine mammals, North America, Infectious diseases
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Universidad Pública de Navarra/Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. IdAB. Instituto de Agrobiotecnología / Agrobioteknologiako Institutua
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This is a contribution to the MCINN Plan Nacional research grant AGL2005-07401 on shared diseases and FEDER. The study benefited from agreements of IREC with MARM-OAPN, Castilla - La Mancha and Principado de Asturias. Additional support to the IREC is acknowledged to FISCAM (GC05-006 and PI-2007/56). CITA and UNIZAR also acknowledge support from INIA (FAU2008-00015). The Aragon Government has financed part of this work under the programme "Health status surveillance on game wildlife in Aragon". NEIKER thanks the funding of the Department for Environment, Spatial Planning, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government and the collaboration of ACCA and Regional Governments. Grant and postdoctoral contract acknowledgements: P.M Muñoz (CITA Technologist grant and Juan de la Cierva research contract), M. Boadella (PhD grant TB-STEP, FP7). P. Acevedo (Juan de la Cierva research contract, MICINN and FEDER, project CGL2006-09567/BO). F. Ruiz-Fons (I.S. Carlos III research contract, Spanish Ministry of Health).
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The Medemblik Regatta will be held 22 to 26 of May 2018 in Medemblik, the Netherlands.
Jake Lilley and Jacinta Ainsworth will represent Australia in this regatta. For Finn sailor Lilley it's already the 3rd time he's participating in the Dutch regatta. Laser Radial sailor Ainsworth is traveling to Medemblik for the first time.
Regarding the traveling time, the Australian sailors are making a big effort to come to Medemblik. For Lilley it's not the first time he's competing at this regatta. He's combining his visit with several other European sailing events.
His biggest achievements in sailing are the Olympic Games of Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and the America's Cup in 2017. For Ainsworth her career is just starting, although she already has an impressive track record.
In 2015 the Laser Radial sailor was Australia's number one Youth Sailor, she competed at several youth regattas and the World Cup in Melbourne. She stepped out of the boat for 18 months to focus on her studies. Since the Australian summer she is back into sailing, ready for some competition. This year she competed at Sail Sydney, placing 2nd, and finished top 5 female in both Sail Melbourne and the Nationals.
"Right now I am working hard on fitness, strength and technical aspects of sailing again which I'm thoroughly enjoying.
I plan to compete in the French Nationals, Europeans, World Cup in Hyères and the Medemblik Regatta. After all this I'm heading back to Australia to complete my final preparation praise for the World Championships in Aarhus."
Lilley is also preparing for this World Championships and using the Medemblik Regatta as an training event. He didn't make it to the regatta last year, since the Finn class wasn't included in the event. Around that time of year he was also busy racing with Artemis Racing Team in the America's Cup. Now he is back sailing in the Finn and looking forward to his fourth time at the Medemblik Regatta.
"I hope that this year Medemblik can be a big regatta. It's prefect training and warm-up for the World Championships in Denmark! I'm expecting some great racing and fantastic sailing, as always."
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I went out today to Arundel, caching. First I did the HH series, 34 caches with a few extras along the way. On the track I saw this:
Huge mushrooms. Or maybe toadstools. I never did understand the difference.
I went round the 8 mile route in about 4 hours. I got back to the car and had lunch, and on to the second route, Riverdance. That was only 14 caches, but I saw this:
That's a well in the middle, and my bike has inveigled itself into the picture.
Further on in this circuit, I took a wrong turn, because I didn't notice the turn I should have taken. Usually, that doesn't have major consequences, but this time, it was catastrophic. I was cycling along, and went through what I thought was a big puddle, but it turned out to be a river, and my boots filled with water. Then I realised I'd gone the wrong way, so I walked the bike back.
As you can see from my selfie, the water came up to my knees, so I spent the rest of that circuit with sopping boots.
It's little adventures like this that make caching such fun. I decided not to do the third route I'd planned, owing to unexpected water in the boots area.
51 caches found, no DNFs.
Tuesday 28 October 2014
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- Anonymous28 October 2014 at 22:52
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You seem to have a great problem with where you go. Today I can inform you that you geocached in ANDOVER in the county of Hampshire NOT Arundel which is in West Sussex ! I'm beginning to worry about you, I had to pull you up on this very same mistake just a couple of months ago. :-) Just as well Freda knows her way home
Oops. That's my diswordia, an uncommon disability, but one that should be respected.ReplyDelete
And it' Madge that knows the way home. Freda's the car, Madge is the satnav.ReplyDelete
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The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate announced the discovery of huge deposits of oil and gas worth almost 30 billion euros ($39 billion) in the Barents Sea area relinquished by Russia three years ago, a news report said Monday.
A two-year study estimated total oil reserves in the area at 1.9 billion barrels, Novye Izvestia reported. Norwegian officials say some of the newly discovered deposits may be in territorial waters belonging to both Norway and Russia and will have to be developed jointly.
Preparations for the development of the new deposits are in full swing.
Commenting on the results of the study, Norwegian Petroleum and Energy Minister Ola Borten Moe predicted a positive effect for the whole national economy.
He noted that the prospectors had studied about 40 percent of the area transferred to Norway, so actual oil reserves may be even larger, the report said.
In 2010, Russia and Norway signed an agreement on partitioning almost 176,000 square kilometers of marine territory along the nautical border between the countries in the Barents Sea, ending a 40-year territorial dispute.
Experts say the discovery of new oil deposits in the Barents Sea will boost Norway's oil industry, which faces depletion of existing deposits in the North Sea after more than 50 years of development.
n Rosneft said the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry's estimate of oil production on the shelf is too high, Interfax reported Monday.
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Jazz the Dog is the name of a new band in Santa Cruz. Jazz is also literally the name of a dog—guitarist Rick Zeek's dog, in fact. Unfortunately, she passed away. But he commemorated her by getting her stuffed, and now you can see her at every Jazz the Dog show, set up on stage while the band plays.
"She's our mascot," says band founder Rhan Wilson. "Half the people think it's the coolest thing in the world, and they want to ask all kinds of questions. And the other half of the people just think it's the weirdest thing, and they're horrified by it. So that's kind of fun."
The band is new, but Wilson, Zeek, and Patti Maxine have been playing music together through various projects. They played together for Wilson's "Altared Christmas" shows, where he'd take popular Christmas tunes and play them in minor keys or other offbeat alterations. Sometimes they'd play a show billed as Rhan and Friends, or Patti and Friends, or whatever name they came up with.
"It gets confusing," Wilson says. "Jazz the Dog is … well, you remember it. Everybody has remembered this name. It's kind of hard to forget it, and then you have a dog there. It's the same kind of music, but we're trying to come up with a way for people to remember who we are and have fun with it."
The band's set features a combo of Zeek's original tunes, which are in the realm of Americana, and covers that have been altered by Wilson, much like he does for the "Altared Christmas" shows. There's also a high probability that the band will improv and change things up at the show depending on the crowd that night.
"I'll rearrange them and slow them down, or make them a Bossa Nova beat, or put them in a minor key. They're not all rearranged. We don't go for a note-for-note replication," Wilson says. "We're trying to be original about everything we do. I want them to know that we are creating whatever we're doing that night."
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BigBand Networks announced today the general availability of its newest universal edge QAM, the BEQ6000.
According to BigBand, it's the first company to deploy universal edge QAMs in both switched digital video (SDV) and modular cable modem termination system (M-CMTS) environments. Last month, Cox Communications said it was using the BEQ6000 for SDV in its Northern Virginia system with the one of the primary goals being to add more HD channels to its lineup. Cox has 246,000 video subscribers in Northern Virginia.
Dutch operator Multikabel has also deployed the BEQ6000 platform for M-CMTS to provide high-speed data and voice-over-IP services while Japanese operators Cable Networks Akita, Hino Cable Television and Bay Communications are using the BEQ6000 to deliver high-speed data services as well.
Jonathan Bass, BigBand's senior manager of corporate marketing, said the Multikabel deployment has passed 50,000 VoIP and data customers in the Netherlands.
"The initial feedback from Multikabel was they were concerned over VoIP because it's very sensitive and the customers have high expectations for quality and consistency," Bass said. "For them to have the confidence in our edge QAM , to scale it like they have, we felt was a real feather in the platform's cap."
John Holobinko, BigBand's vice president and general manager of cable IP, said the BEQ6000, which is the company's third-generation edge QAM, will allow cable operators to launch new services rapidly, and with improved operational expenses.
According to BigBand, the BEQ6000 achieves QAM modulation with more than twice the signal quality and up to twice the signal level compared to other leading QAM devices on the market today.
"BigBand's universal edge QAM deployments for SDV and M-CMTS are breakthroughs," said Gerry Kaufhold, principal analyst for In-Stat. "Versatile QAM platforms, with the ability to support video, data or voice services, are key to keeping costs down and efficiency up as operators ramp up to deliver more bandwidth and new services."


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By Shahzadi Tooba Hussain Syed
Pakistan ratified the Paris Agreement on Climate Change that commits nearly every country to lowering planet warming greenhouse gas emissions to help stave off the most drastic effects of global warming.
Nearly 200 countries agreed Climate change accord in December 2015, which came into force on 4 November 2016. The agreement commits world leaders to keeping global warming below 2C, seen as the threshold for safety by scientists, and pursuing a tougher target of 1.5C. The carbon emission curbs put forward by countries under Paris are not legally-binding but the framework of the accord, which includes a mechanism for periodically cranking those pledges up, is binding. The agreement also has a long-term goal for net zero emissions which would effectively phase out fossil fuels.
At least 55 parties to the UN's climate convention (UNFCCC), responsible for at least 55 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, had to ratify it for it to take effect. Hundred and eleven countries have ratified the Paris agreement, including 10 of the largest polluters. These countries cover more than 55% of global emissions. The world's top three emitters of carbon dioxide – China (27%), the US (15%) and India (7%) – have ratified the agreement.
Dubbed the Paris Agreement, it is the first-ever deal binding all the world's nations, rich and poor, to a commitment to cap global warming caused mainly by the burning of coal, oil and gas. In its praise it is said that "Humanity will look back on November 4, 2016, as the day those countries of the world shut the door on inevitable climate disaster".
This meant drastically and urgently cutting emissions, which requires political commitment and considerable financial investment. The urgency was brought home by a UN report on Thursday which warned that emissions trends were steering the world towards climate "tragedy".
By 2030, said the UN Environment Program, annual emissions will be 12 to 14 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) higher than the desired level of 42 billion tons. The 2014 level was about 52.7 billion tons. 2016 is on track to be the hottest year on record, and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere passed an ominous milestone in 2015.
Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, deposited the Instrument of Ratification signed by the President of Pakistan at a ceremony held at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
With this ratification Pakistan has become 112th country to ratify the agreement which entered into force earlier this month. Pakistan had signed the agreement on the first day of its opening for signature in New York in April this year.
The conditions for the agreement's entry into force were met on Oct 5 requiring ratification by at least 55 countries that account for 55 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions. The agreement obliges member states to keep global warming below 2 centigrade regarded as the threshold for safety by experts and scientists.
Pakistan's ratification is in line with its firm commitment to the purposes and objectives of the Climate Convention. It also highlights the resolve of the Government of Pakistan to remain fully committed to the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
In Pakistan the cabinet has also approved a Climate Change bill. The salient features of the bill, according to the proposals are: a 'Pakistan Climate Change Council' would be established. The body would be a high climate change decision making body which will either be chaired by the prime minister or a person nominated by him. The federal government may appoint federal and provincial ministers, chief ministers, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan chief secretaries as members of the council. Different projects will be prepared under this authority and will be implemented by the provinces.
Another major achievement in this regard is that Pakistan has become member of the exclusive club, producing over 1,000 megawatts of electricity through renewable energy sources. Pakistan had achieved 1135 MWs of installed capacity of electricity on basis of renewable sources of energy. This capacity would be increased to 1185 MWs by next month when first project of renewable energy under China Pakistan Economic Corridor using wind power would be installed at Gharo. Out of these 1135 MWs the country has been producing on basis of renewable sources, the country has been producing 590 MWs on basis of wind power, 400 MWs on basis of solar energy, 145 MWs power produced through bagasse available with sugar mills in Northern Sindh and Southern Punjab.


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Long before I started helping others plan their dream vacations, I was planning my own wild adventures. From the beaches of Florida, or the snow tops of the Rocky Mountains, have gotten to visit many great locations, but I find that each time I check one place off my list five more have taken its place. Thanks to my studies in history and humanities, I always research each place I visit in and out. So, in addition to thinking about how beautiful any destination may be, I am always focused on the deep-rooted past of any given place and find myself awed by how that has shaped where I am. There is nothing quite like standing somewhere, looking at the ground beneath your feet and thinking about the past lives and stories that have stood where you stand.
Most Recent Trip: My most recent trip was a cross-country road trip from Florida to Las Vegas and back. It was an amazing experience to see so much of the country and see how the landscape changes so gradually, and then all at once you notice it's so different. I've never been able to accurately describe the gradual but dramatic shift of colors during the sunset in the painted dessert.
Where do you want to travel to next? I believe the phrase is "I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." My dream trip would be to Japan. I'm fascinated by the culture and the beauty of the landscape, and I love the way that tradition mixes with modern technology.
What do you look for in travel? I'm almost always looking for food when I travel; I love to try out local specialties that I know I won't be able to find anywhere else. I frequently find that food is a universal language. Everyone has some special dish that speaks to them or reminds them of warm and happy memories. When they share it with me it's very much like they are sharing a part of themselves. When I'm not seeking out the best places to eat, I love to get lost in local history and culture when I'm on a trip. I feel like the only way to truly experience a place is to understand the people who live there.
Favorite place in the entire world? I feel like my favorite place changes frequently. But I think that I can say that my memories of visiting family in New England every fall have given me a soft spot for anywhere I can roam through a quiet forest or walk along a stormy gray beach.
Travel Planning Motto: Know where you're going but be flexible about how you get there. I always like to have some point of reference of where I'm planning to end up and what the biggest attraction of the trip will be. But I find that if I plan too much, I may be disappointed or miss other opportunities that appear to me along the way. It is most often the unplanned experiences that make my trips memorable.
Favorite Place to Get Food: My own kitchen. If I can't travel somewhere else physically, I love to travel through food from other places. My pantry is always stocked with new and interesting things for me to blend into my whatever I'm cooking. When I travel I love to collect recipes of meals people have made for me or cook books filled with regional specialties.
Favorite Souvenir: I love to collect postcards and small items to display with my pictures from trips. Many end up in shadow boxes or collages. It's a fun way to remind myself of each trip.
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Op-Ed: Rex Tillerson neutered the State Department. Don't mourn his firing
The unceremonious sacking of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson via Twitter was the latest gut punch to the battered State Department. For hundreds of U.S. foreign service officers who had just spent weeks organizing Tillerson's "We Don't Think You Are All Shitholes" tour of Africa, it was yet another face-palm moment.
I recently served nearly two years as a diplomat with the U.S. Mission to Somalia and previously served in South Sudan, Poland and Washington. I understand well the crucial role these high-level diplomatic visits play in building relationships and sending clear messages about America's priorities. But all the long hours and late nights required, in this case, were for naught. As Tillerson wound up humiliated and jobless, our African partners realized they had wasted their time with a has-been and reconfirmed that President Trump doesn't care about Africa.
Afterward, some pundits and liberal politicians mourned Tillerson's departure because he was one of the few remaining "adults in the room" in the Trump administration. I believe, however, that the State Department is better off without a chief who championed neither the institution nor successful American diplomacy.
If Pompeo does something to repair the neutered State Department, he could turn out to be an unexpected champion for a reenergized civilian foreign policy.
I resigned from the State Department in December, part of the mass exodus during Tillerson's 13-month tenure, because I no longer believed the department was able to promote American values and interests overseas. Our work had become futile, and our inability to influence military decision-making was potentially dangerous. Tillerson didn't have the ear of Trump, and we didn't have the ear of Tillerson.
The department lost 60% of its career ambassadors last year. These nonpartisan top diplomatic professionals either were pushed out or chose to leave, having been sidelined by an administration that dismissed their expertise.
Tillerson also cut hiring to below attrition rates, slashed promotion numbers, championed a 30% budget cut and left empty dozens of critical leadership positions. He completely eliminated the office in charge of developing, implementing and coordinating foreign policy-related sanctions, an essential tool that allows us to apply pressure short of military force.
During the course of 2017, I watched our influence and leadership in Somalia recede, not from a desk in Washington, but right in front of me during meetings in Mogadishu. In my role with the U.S. Mission, I sought to promote a more peaceful and democratic Somalia in our national security interest. But my Somali counterparts started to ask, "Does your government really care about our stability?"
Foreign partners patiently listened to our proposals but no longer solicited our advice. We couldn't assure them that the U.S. position today would be our position tomorrow. We had no idea ourselves. We no longer could be reliable partners.
As I watched Tillerson push for staffing cuts, I recalled my time in South Sudan in 2013, clocking in 80 to 90 hours a week with two full-time jobs — consular officer and political officer — in an unstable country collapsing into civil war. Like so many of my colleagues, I chose to live in difficult and dangerous places because I believed in America's role in the world. We were on the front lines to enhance security, promote democratic values and provide emergency assistance, to make the world — and thus America — a safer and better place. Under Tillerson, such sacrifices seemed to serve no end.
I hold no illusions that Mike Pompeo, whom President Trump is shuffling over to State from the CIA, will champion our democratic values any more than Tillerson did. Pompeo has defended mass domestic surveillance, the CIA's condemned torture program of the Bush years and a prison in Guantanamo that feeds our enemies' narratives. He holds hawkish positions on North Korea and Iran.
I have faith, however, in our career diplomats. If Pompeo does something to repair the neutered State Department, he could turn out to be an unexpected champion for a reenergized civilian foreign policy.
Pompeo could start by filling key leadership roles that Tillerson left vacant. We currently have no ambassador to South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Turkey or the European Union. Dozens of other pivotal posts remain empty. Pompeo also should insist that the State Department take the lead in our global engagements. This means, for example, ending policy meetings with heads of state for Jared Kushner without diplomats present, and not leaving it to Ivanka Trump to negotiate our way out of potential nuclear war with North Korea.
And if Pompeo wants to be a more effective secretary of State than Tillerson was, he might even open himself up to input from seasoned diplomats. If we're really lucky, he'll come to understand the role that human rights and democracy — traditionally bipartisan values — play in creating a more stable world. I won't hold my breath on that. At this point, I'd settle for filling critical senior positions, and it'd be a bonus if those hired actually knew what they were doing.
Elizabeth Shackelford was a foreign service officer with the State Department in Poland, Washington, South Sudan and Somalia.
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Basic Information about The Guns at Last Light:
Full Title of (Newest) Book: The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945
Short Title of Book: The Guns at Last Light
Series Information: Volume Three of the Liberation Trilogy
Other Books in the Series: An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943 (Volume One), The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943–1944 (Volume Two)
Author: Rick Atkinson
Website URL: http://liberationtrilogy.com
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication Date: May 14, 2013
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Overview of the Book: The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944-1945 is the magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II.
Biographical Information for the Author:
Name: Rick Atkinson
Titles / Awards: Atkinson's many awards include the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for history; the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting; and the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for public service, awarded to the Washington Post for a series of investigative articles directed and edited by Atkinson on shootings by the District of Columbia police department. He is winner of the 1989 George Polk Award for national reporting, the 2003 Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award, the 2007 Gerald R. Ford Award for Distinguished Reporting on National Defense, and the 2010 Pritzker Military Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. Atkinson has served as the Gen. Omar N. Bradley Chair of Strategic Leadership at the U.S. Army War College, where he remains an adjunct faculty member.
Past Publications: An Army at Dawn (Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy), The Day of Battle (Volume Two of the Liberation Trilogy), In the Company of Soldiers, The Long Gray Line, Crusade
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Short Bio: Rick Atkinson is the bestselling author of An Army at Dawn (winner of the Pulitzer Prize for history), The Day of Battle, The Long Gray Line, In the Company of Soldiers, and Crusade. His many other awards include a Pulitzer Prize for journalism, the George Polk award, and the Pritzker Military Library Literature Award. A former staff writer and senior editor at The Washington Post, he lives in Washington, D.C.
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This rice can be hard to find, but once you do, buy a lot. It is the most wonderful stuff - sweet, flavorful and so good for you. It seems like an, oh, so exotic ingredient but it's really not.
Servings: 2 | Serving size: 1/2 cup rice
Cooking Time: 30 Minutes
This recipe can be multiplied by 2,3,4.
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The state of Pennsylvania has placed serious consequences on the crime of importing or smuggling of drugs or controlled substances. Pennsylvania Code § 7508 classifies these actions under the title "drug trafficking" and those convicted can find themselves facing jail sentences, stiff fines, and a serious criminal record.
If you have been accused of one of these crimes, it is not advised that you face your charges alone. State prosecutors have a vast familiarity with the laws, and you could find yourself stuck with severe penalties. It is important to retain the legal counsel of an experienced Pittsburgh drug crimes attorney in order to protect your future and your legal rights. At the Law Office of Melvin L. Vatz, we have the knowledge and the experience you can trust to fight for your best possible case result. Attorney Melvin L. Vatz has practiced since 1976 and has helped numerous clients clear their name of the accusations against them.
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The consequences for drug trafficking depend on the type of substance and the amount that was imported. Generally, marijuana is the drug with the lowest penalties, but even those consequences are still impactful and could significantly alter the accused's life.
The minimum trafficking offense penalties for common controlled substances include:
- Marijuana: one year in prison and a $5,000 fine for a first offense; two years in prison and a $10,000 fine for a second offense
- Cocaine: one year in prison and a $5,000 fine for a first offense; three years in prison and a $10,000 fine for a second offense
- Heroin: two years in prison and a $5,000 fine for a first offense; three years in prison and a $10,000 fine for a second offense
- Methamphetamine/PCP: three years in prison and a $15,000 for a first offense; five years in prison and a $30,000 fine for a second offense
It is worth noting that these penalties are for the minimum amount mentioned by Pennsylvania law, therefore all of these penalties could be far more severe if you are convicted of illegally importing greater amounts.
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The POS printers or POS systems were only applied in some high-class restaurants or hotels before, But today the cash register of even the smallest business may be attached to a computer via "point-of-sale" (POS) systems. These systems have grown in popularity over conventional cash registers because they don't just ring up sales. They amass vital, real-time information about your inventory and customers.
At the core of these systems are a standard-issue computers running specialized POS software, usually with a cash drawer and receipt printer, and often with a bar code scanner and credit card reader. Vendors often sell these systems pre-configured, or you can add these peripherals on as your requirements grow. The typical cost can be less than $1,500.
What do you get for your investment? Without a doubt, the biggest advantage is the ability to get an immediate, up-to-the-minute, accurate assessment of your inventory. Each time you check out a customer, the goods you ring up are immediately subtracted from your inventory list, which is maintained on the system's hard drive.
That inventory may be surprisingly large. Many boutique clothing stores, for example, will stock SKUs numbering in the thousands, with actual counts exceeding 10,000 items. The same is true for shops selling everything from bicycles to cameras to cosmetics. Keeping track of the thousands of items that make up a small business can be a real chore. However, consistently keeping hard-to-find items in stock can add up to a competitive advantage over much larger competitors. How to strike the balance?
A good POS system can help, allowing you to set an alert that lets you know when a given item is at the re-order point. When it's time to re-order, some POS systems tell you both the most recent price you paid, as well as the average price you've paid in the past. Both can help you strike the best deal with your suppliers. Off-hours, you can run a report that gives you inventory activity for the day, week or month. To get the big picture, some POS systems allow you to track your inventory year to year, allowing you to compare this year's orders with those from last year. Doing so can help you anticipate where you want to head in the coming months.
Taking inventory is one of the most time-consuming and labor-intensive tasks every store owner faces. It is also one of the most crucial. Having too much stock, or too little, is costly. According to the National Retail Federation, U.S. retailers lose $224 billion due to excess inventory and $45 billion from not having inventory in stock. While having a POS system track your inventory does not substitute for a physical inventory count, many shopkeepers find they can reduce the number of times each year they must conduct this time-consuming task. And when the time comes, the use of a wireless portable scanner in conjunction with a POS system can greatly reduce your footsteps, saving hours in the process.
In addition to tracking inventory, a good POS system will help you know who your best customers are and what they like. With the customer's purchase history visible right at the cash register, a nursery owner might alert a tea rose lover to a new shipment of those flowers. A camera store owner could tell a wildlife photographer about a new high-speed 35mm film ideal for capturing images of raptors in flight. Conversely, an auto parts store owner could query the POS system with a quick barcode scan to answer a customer's inquiry about the availability of a spare part.
What it comes down to is this: In a well-run business, the point of sale is more than just the place where the money comes in. With the right equipment, it becomes your strategic service center, the place that will help you grow your business and keep your customers coming back.
And the ka-ching keeps on coming. According to Intuit market research, by using an affordable, integrated POS system, an independent retailer with revenue of $300,000 can cut costs by close to 10 percent, saving an average $30,000 a year. That's a substantial return on a $1,500 investment. The question then becomes, How can you not afford a POS system?
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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Of all the holes Iowa has dug itself, this was the deepest.
Indiana was leading by 14 in the third quarter and just two yards away from the Hawkeyes' end zone. Given how poorly quarterback Ricky Stanzi was playing, one more touchdown might have brought their charmed season crashing down.
Tyler Sash instead returned an interception 86 yards for a touchdown, and Stanzi bounced back from a career-high five interceptions to rally the No. 7 Hawkeyes to a 42-24 victory, yet another improbable finish in a season full of them.
Brandon Wegher had a career-high 118 yards rushing and three TDs for the Hawkeyes (9-0, 5-0 Big Ten), who scored 28 points in the fourth quarter to stun the shell-shocked Hoosiers.
"No matter what happens, we know there's still time left on the clock," Stanzi said. "There's a chance to win, so you can't give up."
Iowa is off to the best start in school history, thanks to four wins by three points or less. And after needing two blocked field goals to beat FCS school Northern Iowa in its opener, the Hawks control their own destiny in the Big Ten — with a chance to play for the BCS title.
"Our guys don't buckle," coach Kirk Ferentz said. "If they were ever going to buckle, I think today would have been the day."
Stanzi threw four interceptions in the third quarter alone on a windy day in Iowa City, and Indiana (4-5, 1-4) took a 24-14 lead into the fourth.
Stanzi responded by hitting Marvin McNutt for a 92-yard touchdown pass and, moments later, connecting with Derrell Johnson-Koulianos from 66 yards to put Iowa ahead 28-24 with 11:38 left.
Wegher made it 35-24 on a 6-yard TD run and added a 27-yard score with 1:12 remaining.
Ben Chappell had 227 yards passing and two touchdowns to lead Indiana, which must have felt a case of deja vu. The Hoosiers blew a 25-point lead in a loss at Northwestern last week.
"We got into the fourth quarter again and we couldn't fight it off," Indiana coach Bill Lynch said. "We just didn't have enough plays in our arsenal to hang with them."
Stanzi's mental toughness has long been defended by Ferentz, and he showed why at the start of the fourth quarter. He hit McNutt on a play-action rollout for what turned out to be the fourth-longest pass play in Iowa history. Johnson-Koulianos did most of the work on the other long touchdown, weaving his way through the Indiana secondary.
"No matter what happens, he keeps on playing," Ferentz said of Stanzi, who threw for a career-high 337 yards. "If there's one thing I can say about Rick, it's resiliency. He's done a great job of leading our football team."
Stanzi opened the second half throwing interceptions on back-to-back possessions, and the Hoosiers moved to Iowa's 2-yard line already leading 21-7.
That's when Iowa's defense made one more spectacular play.
Chappell was hit from behind as he dropped back to pass, and Sash gathered the loose ball in the air before racing 86 yards for a touchdown that brought Iowa within 21-14 and woke up a stunned crowd at Kinnick Stadium.
"It's just something that jumps start everybody," Iowa kicker Daniel Murray said. "It just kind of gave us confidence that we were back in the game."
The Hoosiers appeared to have answered on a TD grab by Terrance Turner in the corner of the end zone, but the call was overturned by video and Nick Freeland missed a 28-yard field goal.
The game was strange right from the start — perfect these cardiac Hawkeyes on Halloween.
Iowa deferred on the opening kickoff, a rarity under Ferentz, and the Hoosiers marched 69 yards into the wind for a 7-0 lead on Darius Willis's 4-yard run.
Ryan Donahue, one of the most reliable punters in the nation, shanked an 8-yarder into the stands midway through the second quarter, giving the Hoosiers the ball at the Hawkeyes 35. Five plays later, Chappell found Mitchell Evans for a 16-yard TD pass that made it 14-0.
The Hawkeyes answered on Wegher's 4-yard TD run with 2:39 left in the first half, but after holding Indiana, Amari Spievey inexplicably picked up a wobbly punt and fumbled it away deep in his own territory. Chappell found Damarlo Belcher for a 9-yard TD with 9 seconds left.
It was a brutal end to the first half for Iowa, and a brutal end to the game for Indiana.
As a stunned and delighted crowd of Hawkeye fans filed out of Kinnick Stadium, they were serenaded — quite fittingly — by Bon Jovi's "Living on a Prayer."
"I've never been in a game like this. I've never seen a game like this," Ferentz said. "I can't say enough about our players."
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