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WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is a new telecommunication/broadband technology aimed at providing wireless data over long distances in a variety of ways, from point-to-point links to full mobile cellular type access. WiMAX allows a user, for example, to browse the Internet on a laptop computer without physically connecting the laptop to a wall jack in the same way as Wi-Fi.

WiMAX & Wi-Fi may seem similar (as well as sound similar), they are actually aimed at different applications.

WiMAX offers a long range broadband which can cover many kilometres. This can deliver a connection from broadband providers to an end user.

Wi-Fi offers a shorter range broadband of a couple of hundred metres. This allows an end user to access their own network.

Why? There are a few aspects of WiMAX that make it so important to the future of broadband technology in this country. Most importantly, the cost, WiMAX not only offers a far greater range at a far better bandwidth; it will also be available at around half the cost of existing wireless broadband services. Therefore, allowing affordability, this will expand the amount of broadband customers in the UK significantly. WiMAX will also allow broadband providers to keep up with demand for broadband on the go. WiMAX will also provide better security, reliability and high quality that will be able to support the ever increasing numbers of bandwidth heavy applications. Speeds of up to 10Mb/s at a wireless range of between 2 10 miles would be achieved, which is a significant difference to the Wi-Fi broadband available at the moment (for example at Wi-Fi spots).

4G (Fourth-Generation Communication System) is the follow up of 3G. Like 3G, it will include wide-area wireless voice telephony and broadband wireless data. Although, 3G was limited to the use of a mobile phone, 4G system will provide end-to-end IP solution where voice, data and streamed multimedia can be served to users on an Anytime, Anywhere basis at higher data rates. It will allow systems the capability of providing 100Mb/s and 1Gb/s, respectively, in outdoor and indoor environments. This also offers high security at affordable costs.

4G WiMAX will be available by early 2008 creating a true wireless broadband experience.

If you are interested in taking advantage of current broadband internet technology then you should compare many broadband providers available in your area.

Adair Cameron is an experienced writer based in the UK

Published by the University of Washington, Seattle Campus, and utilized by students in the UWs Geophysics Program

William Steele, the Seismology Lab Coordinator at the University of Washington Geophysics Program, has a son, Chris, who goes to elementary school. He comes in sometimes and he loves to do stuff. It seems hed recently put a sticker on one of the labs monitors, and his father had some trouble accessing the equipment. What an excuse! Steele never did get into the program hed wanted to show me.

December 4th of last year there was a magnitude 5.1 quake in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Aftershocks were felt in Washington State. I had headed out to the UW in search of information on recent earthquake activity in the Puget Sound region.

Oregon is relatively quiet next to Washington. But this year, weve had an enormous amount of activity in Oregon, counter to past patterns. Klamath Falls couldnt be noisier, said Steele, ticking off the numbers: September 4th, 5.9; Sept. 20th, 5.9, 5.0, 4.3; Dec. 4th, 5.1; and Christmas Day, 4.0, 3.4.

Most of our local activity in the Puget Sound region is recorded by the UWs lab equipment. They have an emergency preparation computer program called Beat the Quake, hailing from the land of quakes, California, which has suffered through quite a lot of severe earthquake damage lately. Thats the program Steele had trouble running on his computer. Fortunately, the UWs Seismology Lab has far more emergency preparedness information so we dont have to begin from ground zero in the likely event of an earthquake. Steele is also the Public Information Officer covering quakes through the UW. We have 135 seismic stations throughout Washington and Oregon, currently operating, and were expanding. We really cover a tremendously broad area.

They locate quakes precisely, then determine the magnitude (quantity of total energy released by the quake), location (area affected by the quake), and epicenter (location on the surface directly above the focus, or place where an earthquake originates.)

They collect data about the geology of the region as well. Its critical data. This lab is an educational center for graduate students in geophysics. They also educate citizens. School groups bring in students, and Steele speaks at civic organizations, encouraging people to take action and make themselves safer from earthquakes.

Of course, the big question everyone asks is, When?

Were not able to put down a date. Its more complicated because three types of quakes occur in the Puget Sound region. The most common are deep earthquakes.

Signals travel through the planets crust, sometimes all the way from the other side. Events from anywhere show up on their helicorder sheets, making an analog, a 24-hour record, of every quake. For example, the Klamath Falls quakes, which are very near California on the Oregon coast.

We cover the Cascade Range, and have multiple stations on every volcano. We have a good station at Mt. Baker, adequate to cover the region. Earthquakes around volcanoes are very common.

The lab shares data with California for quakes occurring on the border of California and Oregon. Were part of the Washington Regional Seismic Network. Steele showed me a map of Pacific Northwest Seismicity, 1969-1991. There were huge blue clusters in Puget Sound. What are those, I asked. Moderate, shallow, and deep quakes. The deep clusters are in the Puget Basin.

Deep earthquakes, the ones you really tend to write home about, are the largest in magnitude as measured on the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale. The values usually range from 1.0 (not felt) to 7.0 (extreme damage to buildings and land surfaces). They can go even higher, as they have in recent deep quakes in Alaska.

Heres whats happening in Puget Sound: about 300 kilometers or more out from the coast is where the deep quakes are generated. Theres a ridge 500 to 700 kilometers out called the Juan de Fuca Ridge, and new material, new sea floor, is being deposited all the time along it. It pushes the Juan de Fuca plate toward the North American plate underneath the Seattle area. The Juan de Fuca plate moves an average of two inches a year, towards us, lifting the other plate.

A border zone locks it up, an interface between the two plates that stops the oceanic plate, making it subduct beneath us, forcing the ocean plate down into the mantle of the Earth. This boundary is called the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and extends from the middle of Vancouver Island in British Columbia down to Northern California.

The Earths mantle lies beneath its brittle crust. Its semi-solid, due to tremendous heat and pressure. Our Cascade volcanoes are probably there because of plate subduction beneath us. The push deforms the crust and builds up tremendous stresses. Right now, the coast of Washington is rising. Its bulging up. The oceanic plate is cold rock and the shock of the two forces meeting leads to deep earthquakes. Washington has recently experienced two large ones, in 1949 and 1965.

A flyer from the lab states that roughly 1,000 earthquakes per year are recorded in Washington and Oregon. Between one and two dozen of these cause enough ground shaking to be felt by residents. Most are in the Puget Sound region, and few cause any real damage. However, based on the history of past damaging earthquakes and our understanding of the geologic history of the Pacific Northwest, we are certain that damaging earthquakes (magnitude 6.0 or greater) will recur in our area, although we have no way to predict whether this is more likely to be today, or years from now. Steele thinks it will be soon.

In 1949, there was a severe earthquake in Olympia, 7.1. Eight people were killed and there was millions of dollars worth of property damage. The quake was located 70 kilometers deep.

In 1965, there was a magnitude 6.5 quake between Seattle and Tacoma. Both earthquakes were felt as far away as Montana. But there were no aftershocks, as is usual during a deep quake. The infamous aftershocks, known to catch people in the middle of recovering from a bad earthquake, happen during land-based shallow earthquakes. The ocean-based shocks occurred once, causing ground tremors that lasted several minutes. The 1965 quake killed about five people, and again there was millions of dollars of property damage. Other deep events, difficult to calculate from records of the times, occurred in 1882, 1909, and 1939. Every 35 years or so a 6.0+ magnitude quake occurs beneath Puget Basin. The whole region along the coast will shift at once. When it finally builds up enough pressure to kick up, itll be a big one.

Eighty percent of the quakes on the planet happen along the Pacific North West Rim, which is referred to as The Ring of Fire because of all our volcanic activity. In 1964, one year before this areas last big event, south-central Alaska generated a monster 9.3 quake, shaking the ground for twenty minutes, generating tidal waves that decimated Sewards coast, affected 34,000 square miles, and killed 143 people. And theres been recent large quakes in Cape Mendecino, California, and Parkfield, California, infamous for ground shaking, in 1992.

Brian Atwater of the USGS (United States Geological Service) and the UW geology department has done studies along the coasts of Washington and Oregon. Hes found a kind of layered soilwhat he foundghost forests killed by the last big quakes. Subduction zone material covered by coarse black sand. A layer gradually turned into forest floor and then the sand layer. As bulging continues, coastline rises, and low-lying areas are flushed clean by salt water. Stress released during the quake makes the coastline subside by seven or eight feet. It drops. If youre living at five feet above sea level, its not a very comfortable thing.

Earthquakes also generate large tsunamis, or tidal waves; the biggest ones, generated by larger quakes, can rip up an entire coastline for miles, wiping out bridges, roads, and buildings. The really great subduction zone quakes, 9.0 or more, only occur about once a century on the face of the planet. Strangely, a big quake may result in only about three-and-a-half minutes worth of strong ground shaking, which doesnt sound like much. One recent California quake was only seventeen seconds of strong ground motion, a 7.1 quake. A 7.0 quake releases the equivalent of 199,000 tons of TNT in energy; a 9.0 releases 200 million tons, or 17,000 atomic bombs worth of force.

The difference between an 8 and a 9 is greater than the difference between a 2 and an 8, because of the logarithmic scale. The force increases exponentially. It gets 30 times greater each time. I wondered if it ever goes up to 10.0.

By carbon-14 dating organic matter in ground and sea levels, scientists can determine approximate dates for events going back 10,000 years. Finding clues about these earthquakes involves both painstaking research and educated guesswork.

Research has recently identified a Seattle fault which generated a large quake between 1,000 to 1,100 years ago. There were landslides, and a huge seiche-when something big falls in the water, creating waves like tsunamis. Large block landslides occurred in forests. Restoration Point on Bainbridge Island rose twenty feet from Puget Sound in seconds during that event.

Buildup from glacial ice sheets once covering the continent make it difficult to analyze shallow crust faults. But geologists are pretty sure there are two major Seattle faults. The biggest one runs from the north tip of Mercer Island through Eastgate to the Kingdome, just north of West Seattle. The other fault runs through White Center, parallel to the bigger one. In 1872, an estimated 7.3 shallow quake caused what seismologists call felt reports from observers, the only evidence of some older quakes. Native Americans tell legends about what must have been some very sizeable earthquakes and tsunamis.

Nowadays, all the real-time telemetry (automatic transmission of data from a distant source to a receiving station) comes through in the back of the lab, where Steele poured me a cup of Starbucks coffee at their metal sink in a very equipment-crowded space. Relays zap activity energy in nanoseconds to the lab. Before people in a region know whats going to hit them, we do. The helicorders monitor 23 stations on analog. We focus on volcanoes. All stations, including the ones on helicorders, go onto the computer system in the next room. The discriminator in the back takes FM carrier signals and separates them from seismic signals, leaving an amplified seismic signal. It goes to the front room, changing into digital information the computer can read.

If it picks up a jump (a skip in the needle on the helicorder) on a station, it checks other stations and records all data, whether theres a signal or not. If its a big quake, it does estimates of the magnitude etc. via programs, beeps the people (like Steele), and sends information to seismologists around the region. Steele might hear a beep anytime.

As I drank my coffee, Steele told me hes a grad student, his lifes partner works, and together they support their family, renting a house in Wallingford and raising two kids. Its a rewarding job, butthe rewards are not monetary. Nonetheless, he feels treated as a colleague by everyone, and has a good working relationship with all his fellows at the lab.

About earthquake preparedness, Steele is adamant. The secret is not fear and loathing in Seattle, and that we have to hide under our beds. Lets get ready. Our schools need to get to the point where we can withstand a 7.4 earthquake. How many little bodies do we need under bricks before we start spending some money? Right now, there are no definite laws enforcing earthquake building codes, if the building code years ago said you could pile bricks without mortar on top of each other.

Unreinforced masonry creates structures that fall during even moderate earthquakes. The entire wall of a school can fall down and kill students. A brick that falls three stories doesnt slow down, he said, referring to the death of a boy during the 1965 earthquake. Steele is certain such deaths are preventable.

At least six schools in Oregon have unreinforced structures, bricks that can fall and fill a doorway, blocking the exit. Retrofit them, or tear them down and build another school. If a school has been considered unsafe for a quake lately, they can sell it, and it becomes a senior center. No laws stop that. These buildings need to be brought up to code or taken down. Deaths will happen unless we act. India just had a 6.8 quaketens of thousands dead. There needs to be water and food stored away to last 72 hours. You need to get under a table and ride it out; get down on the ground, under something; check to see if you smell gas, and turn it off; electricity, too.

You should get to know your community resources, Steele said. And in case of severe aftershocks, if youre in a building you should wait until the shaking stops, and then get out. Lots of people are killed by falling debris while evacuating buildings.

The number of FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) in Woodinville, headed by Chris Trisler, is (206) 487-4645. Its their job to assist people with earthquake preparedness.

What does Steele see in the immediate future? I expect more of the same. Probably some quakes greater than 4.0 in the Puget Sound area. While weve been talking, thereve been events in Klamath Falls,. As I write this, there are aftershocks east of the Dec. 4 sequence starting in Klamath Falls. The question is, are we going to recognize the danger and do something about it, or are we going to wait until we have an adequate death toll? Id like to see a dedicated plan and some leadership from the state. Itll be a lot of money.

Steele said a colleague of his said it best: The next great disaster will happen as soon as we forget about the last one.

Some of the information in this article is from Washington State Earthquake Hazards, by Lawrance, Qamar, and Thorsen, 1988.)

Walking Haiku by Ted Centerwall, a local community college teacher, reprinted with permission

Every step I take
Creates a little earthquake
Somewhere in the world.

WHAT TO DO OTHER THAN SCREAM YOUR LUNGS OUTFALL DOWN!!!

Apparently, you may hear a very loud, building sound before the frenzy begins. The below is from How to Survive in Earthquake Country, a FEMA pamphlet. Find out about your risks, at home, and in your workplace. Get more specifics from the American Red Cross, or FEMA.

Learn what causes injuries: parts falling off building exteriors and interiors; flying pieces of broken glass; overturning bookcases; unanchored water heaters; storage facilities; anything made of glass; fires from damaged gas lines; electric lines; wood stoves; chimneys; toxic fumes.

Create emergency preparedness plans: find safe spots in your home; identify escape routes; plan two ways out of each room; pick two places to meet, outside your house and outside the neighborhood if you cant return home; show everyone how to shut off water, gas and electricity; practice your plans, now.

Read Your Family Disaster Plan, and Emergency Preparedness Checklist, which you can get from FEMA.

Reduce earthquake hazards: evaluate your home; strap water heaters and gas appliances down; remember, stiff items snap; place heavy objects on lower shelves; anchor everything heavy; anchor hanging objects; support community earthquake preparedness.

Businesses, schools, daycares, neighborhoods, churches, clubs: hold workshops. Assemble a disaster preparedness kit: store food, water, clothes, a first aid kit, a radio, flashlights, and batteries, good for 72 hours of use, in your car trunk, home, and office. For more details, consult the FEMA brochure, Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit.

During/after an earthquake: stay calm; dont panic or run. Earthquakes are usually preceded by loud sounds, so take quick action. You actually have about two seconds, so get ready for that earthquake now to protect yourself and others. Stay where you are: drop, cover and hold something solid, or take immediate cover under a heavy desk or table, in a doorway, hallway, or against inside walls. Turn away from glass. Keep away from chimneys, windows, tall bookcases, and objects that might fall.

Evacuate only after the shaking stops. Use the stairs, not the elevator. Remember, aftershocks may occur at any time. Listen to a radio or TV for instructions. Outdoors: move away from buildings, trees, and utility wires. Sit on the ground until the shaking stops. Flee inland immediately when near a coastline. Check for injuries. Do not move seriously injured people unless theyre in danger. Indoors: evacuate damaged buildings, as aftershocks could cause additional damage, or buildings can collapse.

Do not re-enter a building until its declared safe by responsible authorities. Dont use the telephone except for emergencies; stay off the phone. Check for fires. Have a fire extinguisher, and know how to use it. Check utilities: gas, electric, and water lines may be broken. Gas: do not use matches, candles, open flames or electric switches indoors, because of possible gas leaks. If you smell gas, open windows, leave, and shut off the main gas valve, which is usually outside.

Electricity: if wiring is broken, shut off electricity at the main switch. Dont touch anything near downed or damaged lines. Water: if water pipes are broken, shut off the supply at the main valve outside. Use water from ice cubes, water heaters, toilet tanks (if they dont contain chemical cleaners). Clean up spills. Attend carefully to spills of potentially harmful materials such as medicines, drugs, and household cleaners. Provide adequate ventilation, as chemicals may combine to produce toxic gas. Remember to assist others in need.

And also remember: its not your fault. (Sorry about that, I couldnt resist the joke.)

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At present, 30 million Americans suffer from different levels of hypertension, from mild (between 90 to 105 mm Hg diastolic) to severe. While many people are aware of the use of drugs for the condition, few understand that you can lower your blood pressure very effectively through non-drug means. Here are 4 effective ways to lower your blood pressure naturally.

Exercise Regularly.

Regular aerobic exercise increases the ability of your heart to pump blood throughout the body. A stronger heart works less hard, leading to lower blood pressure. Exercise also helps by lowering levels of stress hormones in the body which causes arteries to relax. To get going, try jogging or brisk walking for about 30 minutes, five days a week. Also effective are stationary or road cycling, calisthenics, or any physical activity that increases your heart rate and sweating.

Improve Diet & Eating Habits.

There is a well known connection between salt and blood pressure. Most people know that salt is linked with the disease. Use salt in extreme moderation if you cannot avoid using it altogether. Control your consumption of processed food where sodium content may be high. Beyond this, limit your intake of red meat and sweets. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Low-fat dairy products and whole grains are also good diet choices. In addition, minimize your intake of caffeine, as this aggravates stress and increases the heart rate. Coffee, soda, and some energy drinks are high in caffeine.

Learn Stress Management.

Its common knowledge that stress is bad for blood pressure. Stress management has been shown to be an effective remedy for hypertension. Take time to get away from the environment that is causing you stress, be it the workplace or your home. Do not bring work problems home. Leave them in the office where they belong. Doing this will not make the problems go away but will give you time to relax and be refreshed, and be better able to handle the challenges later.

Examine Your Attitude And Approach To Life.

The simplest and most obvious blood pressure lowering method is to take a different attitude and approach to life. Pessimism and feelings of powerlessness are linked to high blood pressure and chronic heart disease. Try not to be a half-empty person. A gloomy approach may cause bouts of emotional depression and these are associated with high blood pressure. The optimist faces the same issues that the pessimist does, except that he sees the issue not as a depressing problem, but rather as an exciting challenge.

Its not something you can do overnight but these simple changes can help you effectively control your blood pressure if you practice them over time. There are also herbs and electronic devices which can help you to control your blood pressure naturally. Visit http://www.LowerBloodPressureNow.com
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Champagne, or sparkling wine as it is known outside of France, certainly conjures up romantic images. Champagne has a reputation for being THE beverage to serve at most special occasions. And rightfully so. At it's finest, Champagne is delicate, crisp and clean. A good bottle flirts with the perfect qualities of the Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, or other grapes from which it was made.

Champagne should be served cold. Most experts suggest 45 degrees Fahrenheit as proper serving temperature. Bottles may be stored on their sides or upright. It is best not to store Champagne in an area where the temperature fluctuates greatly. Incidentally, a great tip for rapidly chilling a bottle is to fill an ice bucket around the bottle with equal amounts of crushed ice and ice water. Always keep the champagne on ice, not in the freezer, between servings.

Color and sweetness are characteristics of champagne that one sees on every bottle. Champagne is not always made from white grapes, hence the different colors. Rose, for example, is created by adding red, still wine to the cuvee. The same effect in rose can be achieved by utilizing the color of the red wine skins. Red Meunier or Pinot Noir grapes are used to make a sultry and delectable Blanc de Noirs Champagne.

Next time you check out the label on a Champagne bottle, you'll see references to it's sweetness. Brut, as a classification, is probably the most dry. Perhaps you enjoy a dry Champagne, but want a touch of sweetness. Your best bet is a classification known as "extra brut." Interestingly enough, should you see a classification that reads "extra dry", it represents medium dryness. You like your Champagne sweet? Make sure the label reads "sec", or "demi-sec." The latter being quite sweet, and is frequently served as a dessert wine.

As far as price is concerned, French Champagnes are going to be the highest priced. If you are reluctant to spend the "big bucks" on French Cahmpagne, their are some very good alternatives. In recent times, some legendary French Champagne makers have started making an American variety in California. Mumms, for example, has a wonderful Cuvee Napa made in California. Very tasty and reasonably priced! Also, try some Spanish "Cavas", they are very inexpensive and quite good

O.K., hopefully this information will be helpful the next time you're asked to pick the Champagne for a special occasion. The truth of the matter is, let your taste be your guide. Hey, I'm sure you've got good taste, you're reading this article!

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There are many types and features which may or make a headset suitable for a person. Generally we expect the staff to be at their desks whilst on the phone so we have corded headsets which plug right into the system phone.

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Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in the US today with just under 150,000 new cases diagnosed every year. In addition, each year sees over 50,000 people lose their lives to the illness. But why do people get it? Is there a particular type of person who is at risk? Are there steps you can take to prevent it? In this article well discuss 5 methods that can used successfully to prevent this disease.

1. Lose Weight.

Obesity is associated with a greater risk of developing colon cancer. In studies it was found that the condition occurs much more frequently in those who are obese compared to those who have a healthy weight. A recent study published in the journal Gut showed twice the rate of colon cancer in obese women, as compared to their slimmer sisters. An increased risk is present in men who have a BMI over 30. Abdominal obesity is also thought to be a specific risk factor.

2. Attend regular screenings.

Without a doubt, attending regular colon cancer screenings reduces the risk of developing this illness. Screening allows for the early detection of polyps these are little, fleshy, bulb-like growths in the colon that often lead to cancer. If doctors can detect these early, and remove them, it significantly lowers a persons risk of developing the disease.

3. Be aware of the Age factor.

Age is a big factor in colon cancer as more than 90% of people diagnosed are 50 years or older. If you are over 50, making time for regular colon cancer screening is essential, to enable doctors detect the presence of colon polyps at an early stage. Polyps are an early and harmless form of the disease.

4. Eat a healthy diet.

With a poor diet such as one with low fiber, high cholesterol, fat, and sugary food the incidence of colon cancer is higher. Low dietary fiber in particular, is associated with this, and other forms of bowel disease.

5. Avoid Smoking.

Cigarette smoke is well known to contain carcinogenic chemicals and is associated with cancer. Smoking increases the sizes of polyps in the colon in particular adenomatous polyps, the dangerous kind. Research shows, that the larger the size of the polyp, the greater the chance of developing colon cancer. Numerous studies (including one by Harvard) have shown a link between colon cancer and smoking.

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The following are guidelines only and although they are intended to help you win more often we cannot offer any guarantee. These guidelines are mainly for pot-limit draw poker (when the maximum raise is the amount of money in the pot):

1. You generally need two pairs, which need to be stronger the earlier the pot is opened to raise.

2. You need at least two Aces to open the bidding unless there are only one or two other players to bet after you. If there is only one player to bet after you we suggest at least two kings and if you are the lastto bet you can get away with two queens.

3. If you intend to re-raise you really need triplets, probably about three sixes against the average player.

4. If the pot is opened in the last two positions you can call with two Kings. If the pot is opened in any other position we recommend you have at least a pair of Aces.

5. Do not call on a straight of different suits. Such as 9 of Clubs, 8 of Spades, 7 of Hearts, 6 of Clubs and 5 of Diamonds or any similar straight.

6. Most often players are not bluffing, if you have no reason to suspect from the way that they are playing that they have a bad hand youd do well to believe that they do have a good hand. However from time to time you should call their bluff or they will bluff more and more. You should also ensure you bluff occasionally or other players will never call you when you have winning hands.

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