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Welcome to this week's edition of the POB eNews...
With summer drawing to a close, it may seem a little late to be talking about sun protection. But, in reality, skin damage from the sun can happen anytime of the year. 
Dermatologists attribute spousal nagging as one of the top reasons a procrastinator finally breaks down and schedules an appointment to have a suspicious mole examined. Yet, despite our best nagging efforts, there is often a nag lag time that could determine the difference between life and death as one surveyor found out.
"Last year, a small 'mole' appeared on my face, or at least that is what I thought it was," said 36-year-old registered surveyor Don Ross, of Houston. "I put off getting it looked at by a professional until my wife finally demanded that I go and see someone."
His general practitioner also thought it was just a mole but recommended he see a dermatologist. After a series of appointments and cancellations due to a busy work schedule, Ross finally met with the dermatologist, who removed and biopsied the mole. The biopsy determined that his mole was, in fact, melanoma, a serious and deadly form of cancer. Surgery was quickly performed to remove a large swath of skin and biopsy a lymph node, which also came back positive. Ross was diagnosed with stage 3 melanoma, which required additional surgery.
"The funny thing was that the 'mole' was on my face for less than six months, and it did not look at all like the pictures that one sees with melanoma," Ross said. He considers himself lucky to have caught the cancer in time. Even without his wife's nagging, he now sees a cancer doctor and a dermatologist every three months for checkups.
The nagging truth is that working out in the sun day after day puts surveyors at risk for many types of skin cancer, yet many fail to make sun protection part of their safety routine. "Each day, our field surveyors are exposed to the sun, and we teach them about dehydration, sun stroke, snakes, etc., but in most cases, sun protection, skin care and skin cancer identification is hardly, if ever, mentioned," Ross said. "These days, when I go out into the field, my morning equipment safety check includes first sun protection SPF 50 or higher, then my hard hat, safety glasses, steel toe boots, and any other gear that is necessary to perform the work."
"Yes, the sun protection is now my first priority," Ross said. It should be yours, too. "It just may save your life."
-Wendy Lyons, eNews Editor
Watch the 10-minute video "Hello Sun Damage!" which includes an interview with Don Ross and many helpful tips, at www.khou.com/greatday/video/?nvid=259079. Also, check out
Site Prep's Summer Safety Resource Guide to help you safely navigate your way through summer. (Don't make me nag.)
This month, we want to know if you use any navigation software to route your trips to the job to conserve fuel? Take a moment to vote in our Quick Poll at www.pobonline.com. |
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Contact Sales@altus-ps.com for introductory pricing. www.altus-ps.com |
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 The FARO Photon Laser Scanner
provides a faster, simpler method for exceptionally detailed 3-D data capture, imaging and measurement of large objects with 300% less noise for greater clarity and 200% better positional accuracy.
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LAND SURVEYING PROFESSOR
Position closes Friday, October 3, 2008; 5:00pm
For specific position requirements and application packet, visit the Web site at www.spscc.ctc.edu.
An employment application packet can also be obtained in the Human Resources Office, South Puget Sound Community College, 2011 Mottman Road SW, Olympia, WA 98512.
Phone 360-596-5500; or e-mail carnold@spscc.ctc.edu. TDD access call (360) 596-5439.
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Topcon Acquires Voxis, Inc., Scanner Technology Leader
Topcon Corporation, of Tokyo, announced the acquisition of Voxis Inc., a U.S.-based company acknowledged as a global leader in laser scanner technology and high resolution motion systems.
New Online Master's Degree in Geographical Information Science
The University of Denver is now offering a Master's Degree in Geographic Information Sciences through a partnership between University College, the school of professional and continuing studies, and the Department of Geography at the University of Denver.
GIS in the Rockies 2008 announces keynote speakers
Jeff Akers, CH2M HILL president, and Dr. Chris Elvidge, Earth Observation Group for NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center, will keynote the Colorado conference. |
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AEC Store Corner
Our Newest Addition: "Basic Level and Transit Operation" DVD
On this DVD, you will learn how to set up a transit, read the circle arc and vernier, use a leveling rod and target, perform basic stadia surveying, execute right-angle layouts, level a pad on a hillside or slope, figure elevations, layout a building, and square corners using the diagonal and 3-4-5 rules.
Approximate Time: 2 hours
Retail Price: $79.95
GO HERE to order or visit AECstore.com to view our entire line of surveying products. |
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Joke of the Week: Silly Signs
- A septic tank truck sign:
We're #1 in the #2 business.
- Sign over a gynecologist's office:
Dr. Jones, at your cervix.
- At a proctologist's door:
To expedite your visit,
please back in.
- At a tire shop in Milwaukee:
Invite us to your next blowout.
- And many more ...
Problem: Surveying Mathematics: Volumes
What quantity, in cubic feet, is contained within 1 cu yd?
(A) 9 cu ft
(B) 14 cu ft
(C) 6 cu ft
(D) 27 cu ft
Cool Link of the Week: Hurricane Hunters Association
With tropical storm Gustav causing thousands to flee in fear, there are others who take the opposite appoach. This is the place to learn about the Hurricane Hunters of the Air Force Reserve. For 64 years, they've been flying into tropical storms and hurricanes for the Department of Defense.
Click to POB's Fun & Games page to access the rest of this week's posting. |
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Students search for the 'first Plymouth Rock'
The best way to figure out how the Pilgrims established the boundaries of the first Cape Cod towns would be to find the center point. But that stone is believed to be in
Cape Cod Bay. The next best way is to find the land stones they placed to mark boundaries. And a group 7th- and 8th-graders just may have done it ...
Uncovering the past
A land surveyor and an Ancient Roads Committee search to identify all of Westminster, Vermont's, ancient roads before a state laws declares them legally gone forever.
Boundary meeting gets contentious
A town hall meeting teeters on the brink of chaos when a disgruntled property owner disrupts the meeting, calls the county surveyor a crook and accuses the boundary commission of trying to steal his land.
Tribute helps Tacoma's Star shine again
When a bronze statue of Allen C. Mason, Tacoma's premier early promoter of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, is unveiled in November, organizers of the project will also pay tribute to a lesser known--but equally important--person who played a significant role in Tacoma's development: land surveyor and civil engineer Lawson A. Nicholson.
Click here for more national headlines related to surveying and mapping. | |
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