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Glaciers in the Himalayas melting at rapid rate
Nations debate cuts in 'greenhouse' gases this week, while pace of icemelt increases.
The 1,000-year-old Hemis Buddhist monastery in Ladakh is one of the world's oldest and most famous. Yet in August, amid rain, floods, mudslides, and spillover from the Indus River, three walls of the monastery in the north India mountains began to crumble.
Why all the water - since this region has always been arid and desert-like, with an average annual rainfall of four inches?
If you are one of a group of concerned climatologists and environmentalists, one reason is a rapid rise in the melting rate of the Himalayan glaciers.
Those glaciers, some 15,000 of them, constitute the largest body of ice in the world, apart from the two polar caps. Their runoff feeds two of the oldest rivers in the world, the Indus and the Ganges - whose tributaries carry precious water for 500 million people on the northern Indian plains.
Crops, drinking water, sacred rites, village life - the organizing elements of an agricultural society - would be turned upside down if the rivers didn't flow or are reduced to a trickle.
For years now, glaciers from Patagonia to the Swiss Alps have been watched for melt because of "greenhouse" gases and the reputed global warming effect. But in South Asia, the question is not if the ice is melting - but how fast.
While many ill-effects of global warming may become acute late next century, the meltwater in Nepal, India, Pakistan, China, and Bhutan could bring problems much sooner.
"Glaciers in the Himalayas are receding faster than in any other part of the world," according to a study by the International Commission for Snow and Ice (ICSI). "If the present rate continues, the likelihood of them disappearing by the year 2035 is very high."
"Even if the waters dry up over 60 to 100 years, that is an eco-disaster of stunning proportions," says Syed Iqbal Hasnain, the head of ICSI, and a leading professor of environment at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi.


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OECD plans to use economic measures to achieve sustainability.
TOKYO, Jan. 18 KyodoThe Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) plans to call for achievement of sustainable development by actively utilizing economic measures to protect the environment, a draft OECD environmental strategy to be implemented by 2010 showed Thursday.
In the draft, a copy of which was made available to Kyodo News, the Paris-based group raised five objectives for enhancing the environmental policies of its 30 member countries. The strategy will be finalized at an OECD environment ministers' meeting in May.
Utilizing economic methods is included as a measure for one of the five objectives -- maintaining the integrity of ecosystems through the efficient management of natural resources.
In addition to that, the OECD aims to de-couple environmental pressures from growth in economic sectors; improve information for decision-making by measuring progress through indicators; enhance human health, the quality of life, environmental justice and democracy; and improve governance and cooperation, the draft said.
The document also suggested ways to improve the member countries' policies in the areas of climate change, fresh water supply, maintenance of biodiversity, agriculture, transport and energy.
As to economic measures, the draft said, ''OECD countries should remove subsidies and reform other policies that encourage unsustainable use of natural resources, and ensure that prices reflect the full external costs of natural resources through market and other policy instruments.''
It said such a policy reflects ''the User Pays Principle and the Polluter Pays Principle.''
In the area of climate change, the OECD set the goal of reducing emissions of greenhouse gases and increase use of forests to absorb such gases in order to stabilize their concentrations in the atmosphere over the long term to between 450 and 550 ppm (parts per million).
A density of 550 ppm is twice the amount before the Industrial Revolution.
The draft also called for implementation of the 1997 Kyodo Protocol to curb global warming, recommending that member countries create incentives for emissions reductions and technological innovation through such measures as subsidies and green tax reform.
In the energy sector, the OECD urged member countries to ''progressively reduce the carbon content in energy used,'' and ''significantly increase the share of renewable energy in gross energy supply.''
It also suggested OECD countries ''remove environmentally damaging subsidies and tax provisions in the energy sector.''
In agriculture, the draft proposed that member countries ''phase out'' environmentally damaging agricultural subsidies before 2010 and ensure that ''the application of new technologies such as the use of genetically modified organisms does not have adverse environmental or health effects and is acceptable to society.''
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Some local veterans have told KOB Eyewitness News 4 about problems at the VA hospital in Albuquerque.
But imagine having to drive hours to get here for an appointment just to be turned away.
KOB spoke to veterans in Roswell who say that's what happened to them.
"Oh we've had problems with that hospital for years," said John Taylor.
Taylor says it's no secret Roswell veterans are having problems at the Albuquerque VA hospital.
"I would say the common opinion in Roswell is the service is not what it should be," said Taylor.
Taylor says aside from the fact that veterans have to drive three hours to get care, once they're at the VA hospital the problem isn't over.
"The wait line in the emergency room once you get up there is horrendous," said Taylor.
Taylor says sometimes, even after veterans make the trip to Albuquerque, they aren't even seen.
"I have vets going up there saying that well I showed up for my appointment, they said that the doctor wasn't there yet so I waited three or four hours and finally had to come back home," said Taylor.
Other veterans say their problem was getting an appointment.
"I have a veteran right now, we've had him on the list for going on 11 months and still have not got him in," said Colonel Ron McKay.
"I needed an MRI on my back and the closest MRI appointment they had was eight months away," said Bert Eldridge.
Veterans in Roswell say not getting speedy healthcare is a problem because it was a service they were promised by the government.
"They need the upmost care because a lot of us took bullets and bayonets and all that," said Taylor. "We've been dying ever since that happened. It's just a balancing act trying to stay alive. You know if you don't get help staying alive from your medical treatment people that you were promised you were going to get, you know that's just not acceptable."
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Matsui, Aya M.D.; Lee, Bernard T. M.D.; Winer, Joshua H. M.D.; Laurence, Rita G. B.S.; Frangioni, John V. M.D., Ph.D.
Background: Techniques currently used to determine flap perfusion are mainly subjective, with the majority of reconstructive surgeons still relying on clinical examination. In this study, the authors demonstrate the use of near-infrared fluorescence angiography to directly quantify normal and abnormal perfusion in perforator flaps.
Methods: Indocyanine green was injected intravenously into anesthetized adult pigs (n = 38). A custom near-infrared fluorescence imaging system was used for image acquisition and quantitation. Thirty-nine flaps were designed based on identified perforators, and postoperative imaging was performed for comparison. In select flaps, isolated occlusion of the arterial and venous pedicle was performed. In select flaps, vascular spasm was induced by local irrigation of the vessels with epinephrine. The fluorescence intensities of select regions of interest were quantified. From these data, the authors defined two indices for abnormal perfusion: the Tmax ratio and the drainage ratio.
Results: The authors identified a normal pattern of perfusion before flap elevation, composed of a distinct fluorescence intensity peak at maximal arterial inflow followed by a smooth drop representing venous drainage. Delay of this peak after flap elevation, as indicated by the Tmax ratio, identified vascular spasm and arterial occlusion (p < 0.0001). Abnormal fall of fluorescence intensities after this peak, as indicated by the drainage ratio, identified venous occlusion (p < 0.0001).
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Dov Baharav has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2010. Mr. Baharav has served as the chairman of the board of directors of Israel Aerospace Industries, Ltd., a defense and civil aerospace technology company, from July 2011 until October 2013. Mr. Baharav has served as a member of the board of directors of Allot Communications Ltd., an internet network technology company, since March 2013. From July 2002 until November 2010, Mr. Baharav served as president and chief executive officer of Amdocs Management Limited, or Amdocs, a communications services company. He also served as a member of Amdocs' board of directors and executive committee from July 2002 until November 2010. Mr. Baharav joined Amdocs in 1991 as vice president and then president of Amdocs' principal U.S. subsidiary, Amdocs, Inc., and served as chief financial officer of Amdocs from 1995 until June 2002. From 1983 until 1991, Mr. Baharav served as chief operating officer of Oprotech Ltd., an electro optical device company. Mr. Baharav is involved with the College of Management Academic Studies in Rishon Lezion, Israel. He was also a member of the board of directors of SeamBI, a private advertising technology company, from July 2006 to November 2012. Mr. Baharav holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Accounting, as well as a Master of Business Administration, from the University of Tel Aviv. Mr. Baharav is located in Israel. Mr. Baharav's qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his executive experience and his accounting and finance expertise and his experience in the technology industry. Our board of directors particularly values Mr. Baharav's extensive leadership experience in growing companies that operate in the software and computer industries, most notably his positions at Amdocs Management Limited.
Glenda Dorchak
Glenda Dorchak has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2009. Ms. Dorchak was Executive Vice President and General Manager of Global Business for Spansion, Inc., a Sunnyvale, California based flash memory provider from April 2012 to June 2013. From January 2009 until September 2010, when it was acquired by Red Bend Software, Ms. Dorchak was the chief executive officer and vice chairman of VirtualLogix, Inc., a Sunnyvale, California based provider of virtualization software for wireless and embedded devices. Prior to VirtualLogix, Inc., she served as chairman and chief executive officer of Intrinsyc Software International, Inc. from August 2006 to November 2008 where she had also served as an independent director September 2003 to December 2004. Ms. Dorchak was an executive with Intel Corporation from 2001 to 2006, including serving as vice president and chief operating officer of Intel Corporation's Communications Group; vice president and general manager of Intel's Consumer Electronics Group; and vice president and general manager of the Broadband Products Group. Prior to her tenure at Intel Corporation, she served as chairman and chief executive officer of Value America, Inc., an online retailer, from September 1999 to November 2000. From 1974 to 1998, Ms. Dorchak's career was spent with IBM, both in Canada and later with IBM Corporation based in Raleigh, North Carolina, where she held executive positions with the IBM's Personal Systems Group, including directorships with the Ambra Systems Group and IBM PC North America. Ms. Dorchak is located in the United States. Ms. Dorchak's qualifications to serve on our board of directors include her executive and board member experience in the software and technology industries. Our board of directors particularly values Ms. Dorchak's knowledge, experience and understanding of global markets gained from over 30 years in the technology industry.
Amal M. Johnson
Amal M. Johnson has served as a member of Mellanox's Board of Directors since October 2006. Ms. Johnson is currently the Executive Chairman of the Board of Author-IT Inc, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) private company that provides a platform for creating, maintaining, and distributing single-sourced technical content. She also serves on the boards of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. and CalAmp, and is a venture advisor to Illuminate Ventures, a VC firm. Ms. Johnson led MarketTools, a privately held SaaS company, as CEO from 2005 to 2008 and thereafter as Chairman until the company was acquired in January 2012. Prior to joining MarketTools, Ms. Johnson was a General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, focusing on enterprise software and infrastructure, from 1999 to 2004. Previously, from 1994 to 1998, Ms. Johnson held executive management positions with Baan, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software company, including President of Baan Supply Chain Solutions, President of Baan Americas, and President of Baan Affiliates. Prior to that, Ms. Johnson served as President of ASK Manufacturing Systems, a material requirements planning software company, from 1993 to 1994 and held executive positions at IBM from 1977 to 1993. Ms. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Montclair State University.
David Perlmutter
David Perlmutter has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2014. From 2009 until his recent retirement from Intel, Mr. Perlmutter served as an executive vice president and general manager of the Intel Architecture Group (IAG), and chief product officer of Intel Corporation. During this period, Mr. Perlmutter was responsible for the business and development of Intel's platform solutions for all computing and communication segments data centers, desktops, laptops, handhelds, embedded devices, and wireless communication. Prior to this role, for 29 years, Mr. Perlmutter held various management positions at Intel and was directly responsible for developing several of Intel's major products and technologies that impacted its business and the industry. Mr. Perlmutter's focus today is an initiative to create growth and large companies in the Israeli technology and knowledge based sector. Mr. Perlmutter currently chairs two nonprofit organizations, The Israel Innovation Institute and Mishelanu - Strengthening Jewish and Israeli Identity of 2nd generation Israelis in the US, and has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Technion since January 2005. In 1987, Mr. Perlmutter received an award for innovation in industrial development from the Israeli president for the development of the i387 math coprocessor, and, in 2008, he was elected as a Fellow of the Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers for his contributions to the mobile computer industry. Mr. Perlmutter graduated from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, with a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. Mr. Perlmutter is located in Israel.
Tom Riordan
Tom Riordan serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Mosys, a fabless semiconductor supplier of IC technology for networking. Most recently, Mr. Riordan served as Chief Executive Officer at Exclara, a fabless semiconductor supplier of ICs for Solid-State Lighting. Prior to Exclara, Mr. Riordan served as Vice President of PMC-Sierra's microprocessor division. Mr. Riordan joined PMC-Sierra when it purchased Quantum Effect Devices (QED), the company he co-founded in 1991. Prior to QED, Mr. Riordan served as Director of CMOS VLSI of MIPS Computer Systems, where he led development efforts for the R4000 64-bit microprocessor and the M2000 20 mips computer system. He was the principal logic designer of the R2000 RISC microprocessor and the lead designer of the R2010 floating-point co-processor. Mr. Riordan joined MIPS after serving as Design Engineer of both Weitek Corporation and Intel. Mr. Riordan holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Bachelor of Arts in Government, and a Master of Science in Engineering, all from Florida Technological University/University of Central Florida.
Eyal Waldman
President, CEO, and Director
Eyal Waldman is a co-founder of Mellanox, and has served as President and CEO since March 1999. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Waldman served as Vice President of Engineering and was a co-founder of Galileo Technology Ltd., a semiconductor company, which was acquired by Marvell Technology Group Ltd. in January 2001. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Waldman held a number of design and architecture related positions at Intel Corporation, a manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Mr. Waldman holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.
Thomas Weatherford
Thomas Weatherford has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2005. From August 1997 until his retirement in December 2002, Mr. Weatherford served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Business Objects SA, a provider of business intelligence software. Mr. Weatherford also serves on the boards of directors of Guidewire Software, Inc., an insurance technology company and Spansion Inc., a provider of flash memory products, and several privately held companies. Mr. Weatherford also previously served on the board of directors of Tesco Corporation, a global provider of technology based solutions to the upstream energy industry, from May 2004 to May 2013, SMART Modular Technologies, Inc., from March 2005 until it was sold to Silverlake Partners in August 2011, Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. from July 2004 until February 2011 and InfoUSA, Inc. from December 2007 until its acquisition by CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC in July 2010. Mr. Weatherford holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Houston. Mr. Weatherford is located in the United States. Mr. Weatherford has also served as a member of an SEC advisory committee on accounting standards. Mr. Weatherford's qualifications to serve on our board of directors include his accounting and finance expertise, experience in the semiconductor and technology industries and service on the boards of directors of several companies. Our board of directors particularly values Mr. Weatherford's experience on public company audit committees and overseeing the preparation of financial statements, as well as his familiarity with accounting standards.


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Faerun, Toril
The night was still. There was no omen or warning in this night, nothing that might hint at the coming threat.
The drow had come to the surface.
At the edge of the forest, the raiding party had gathered, waiting for the return of their scout, sent ahead to check the area. Some of the raiders prodded the trunks of the trees in wariness or disgust. Some twitched at every little sound; the rustle of leaves in the breeze, the flight of a night-bird overhead, all seemed strange and threatening.
Some, on the other hand, were staring up at the sky, looking at the stars. They'd been taught that the distant pinpricks of light served as a mocking warning of the searing fire that would rise in the sky here during other hours; combined with its obvious reminder of the uncomfortable lack of stone overhead, it was little wonder their expressions contained both distaste and perverse fascination.
Mazarun Zothyrr shivered a little as the breeze brushed his cheek and set his hair to swaying gently. He continued his contemplation of the stars. They were so strange... and yet they were oddly pretty, their light not strong enough to be painful. He would have closed his eyes to focus fully on the effect of the breeze, but his eternal wariness reminded him that Dinlochar was still out there somewhere.
Dinlochar. Mazarun's lips twisted in irritation. He would have to deal with that one soon enough, he knew that. He knew the scout was plotting against him. He knew that, even if he failed to mysteriously fall in battle, his fellow raider was very likely to slip a knife into his back on the way home to Menzoberranzan.
Ah, the joys of House politics. Mazarun sighed quietly. On the better side of the matter, at least he wouldn't miss Dinlochar afterwards; the scout was prone to telling and retelling his tales of past raids, repeating them constantly, and giving that infuriating little laugh with the tones resembling the screech of tortured metal whenever he came to a point describing anything particularly brutal done to a foe. His laugh, his stories, his smug face... oh yes, Mazarun would not grieve terribly for Dinlochar.
"Our information was out of date," Dinlochar announced, stepping out from between the trees. "The faerie scum have moved on. There are humans here now."
The raid leader frowned. They'd been hoping to strike against the hated surface elves, and much of the excitement of the raid had been generated by that fact. They could not afford to return home having done nothing, but their preferred targets were gone. The drow warband muttered amongst themselves, debating this new turn of events.
"We strike anyway," the leader announced at last. "Faerie blood or not, all blood that coats our blades will be a tribute to the Spider Goddess. She will smile upon our devotion."
Their course of action decided, the raiders set out, Dinlochar directing them onward.
In the valley, the little village was quiet, its occupants asleep. Even the man at the gate was drowsy, his attention limited. There hadn't been so much as a stray wolf in winter here for years, after all. The village was tiny, no more than two decades old, but it was a peaceful place. It was a safe place. Until now.
A lone farm, just outside the village, was the first target. The drow crept up to it, silent as ghosts, hearing only the quiet sounds of sleepy animals.
The wind changed.
The farmer's dog, scenting newcomers, scrambled to its heavy paws, barking loudly.
And thus it was that the farmer was awake for the worst night of his life. Even warned by his dog, he could do little but grab the rusty sword that had been his father's legacy as a soldier, and shout for his wife to take the others and run.
It was far too late to run. He could not have known that, but he realised soon enough as the shadowy figures closed in. One of them gestured, and the door at his back shattered into useless splinters. Another raised a crossbow, and silenced the agitated hound.
Mazarun had been tense with excitement as they reached the farm. He'd been preparing for a fight since they left, and it was about time they got one. But as the farmer charged from the house, and he saw the human's clumsy sword-waving, he felt a bitter surge of disappointment. This would be no challenge at all.
Still, the man was an armed target. Mazarun charged, parrying a few wild strikes, and cut the human down. He lowered his rapier, staring at the body. This was no fitting battle. It was not a victory he could take pride in.
The farm was silent again. Mazarun did not look in the house. He had no wish to see what foes had bloodied the blades of his companions.
"Move out," their raid leader ordered. "We're not done." He pointed toward the village.
"Will we be able to finish this before the night ends?" Mazarun asked. "The priestess did warn us..."
"If we're quick." The leader looked around at them warningly. "So don't be slow."
They set out, making their way closer to the village. Mazarun found himself wishing they'd brought more fighters. Perhaps with a larger group, Rantel would have been included. Mazarun shook his head a little. Wishing for what could not be was pointless, even if it would have meant he could have fought beside the one with whom he'd trained, the only one he had ever truly thought could be relied upon to guard his back without turning on him.
Trust was a foolish impossibility, and yet for those few times they fought side by side, they had managed it. He didn't know how. All he knew was that something was different there.
But Rantel had been set to a different patrol for this time, and so he could not join the raid. It was, perhaps, just as well. Mazarun was forced to push away a sour undercurrent of fear that if Rantel had come, he too would have seen something wrong with their target, and it would have meant that it was not just Mazarun's bad mood, that there was genuinely something... unfitting about what they were doing. Or perhaps he would have been fine with it, and it would prove there was merely something wrong with Mazarun's state of mind. Mazarun was not sure which option bothered him more, and he reminded himself that neither was the case. Dwelling on it would be foolish, he told himself. There was no point to speculating upon something that was not the case. Not even if, raiding party or no, he suddenly felt very alone.
At last, they'd reached the village wall. One of the warriors pointed and grinned upon spotting the sleepy-looking gate guard. A single crossbow shot was enough to take him down, the sleep poison on the bolt acting quickly.
Drow teachings insisted that humans were foolish brutes, little subtler than orcs. This was probably why they missed the second guard until it was too late.
The man ran down the street, shouting, his cries of alarm rousing the village. There was a hum of unseen activity, and then humans boiled onto the street from their crude homes, just as though the raiders had lobbed a stone at an insects' nest.
There was a flurry of confusion, and then battle was joined.
Mazarun felt his earlier strange regret fade as he traded blows with village-men, steadfast hunters and woodsmen who would not give up their home without a fight. They did not have his skill, but they had the numbers, and they knew their home better than their attackers.
It was not quite enough.
Bleeding from small cuts here and there from a few chance hits, Mazarun heard shouting in the clumsy human speech. A moment of confusion passed as he recalled his lessons, and understood the men were being told to fall back before it was too late.
One of them had been carrying a lit torch, until it had been snatched and thrown aside by a drow soldier. The torch had caught on a thatched roof, fire crackling across the building and sending waves of smoke across the battle.
One of the drow soldiers fell, screaming, as a fireball engulfed him. They have a wizard! Mazarun looked around, trying to spot the one who'd cast the spell. If he didn't take down the wizard quickly, this battle might go entirely the wrong way for all of them.
He managed to glimpse a figure in flowing robes amid the smoke. "There!" he called, angling in, along with several others. They had to finish this, now.
The robed human waved his hands, chanted a spell... and a white haze filled Mazarun's vision.
There was a sickening feeling wracking his body, as though he might be spinning in place. He could no longer feel the earth beneath his feet. He couldn't hear anything. He couldn't even smell the acrid tang of the smoke anymore.
Dizzy and ill, his head pounding, he fell to ground that felt far rockier than the soil of the village. Mazarun opened his eyes, and cried out in sudden pain. There was so much light everywhere, searing the field of his vision. He'd not thought anything could be this bright, and it was all the more painful after the comforting dark of the moonless night they'd chosen to raid on.
Squinting, eyes watering, Mazarun heard a thin whimpering sound, and managed to make out a dark shape beside him. Even hardened by the rigours of drow life, he almost threw up when he saw it more clearly.
He had landed cleanly in this new place. Dinlochar, his body partly-submerged in a rock-face, had not.
A teleport spell, then, Mazarun managed to reason despite the terrible pain in his head. We could be anywhere. He looked at Dinlochar again, and knew that the scout was dying, slowly but surely.
Not even Dinlochar deserved to go like that. Mazarun drew his dagger, and smoothly cut Dinlochar's throat, ending his agony in one strike.
Then, wincing at the pain in his own injuries, he began to search for somewhere to hide until the fire in the sky had faded.


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Apologies for not being able to get on line as much as I can and thank you to Mandy Forteath for her wonderful dedication to BCNA. I have thrown myself into my studies as a Pharmacy Assistant, and working 25 hours per week. I am studying Certificates II and III in Community Pharmacy and about to start the final 6 toughest part, involving Dispensary. We who have been through Chemotherapy and returned to work, understand the constant challenges of the physical changes that surgery creates, the energy loss and the memory fog. As time goes by it is improving thank goodness, now it has been a year since Chemotherapy stage, my memory is better. Must admit it wasnt brilliant before. I have had to change my tasks at work, and dont do the manual work I was doing before, less Merchandising, and no heavy lifting. I wish my memory was better, but lucky to work with some ladies my age who are very considerate about that ! I had a week of working full time 40 hours last week, filling in for 2 staff who were away. It did involve deliveries to a Nursing Home Daily and lots of lifting tubs in and out of a car, fully of medication. After all this time, I had to finally admit to my boss that I had 2 surgeries under my right arm, and had to be careful not to do any heavy lifting as it could jeopardise my arm. I needed to avoid Lymphodeama at all costs. It told him I didnt want to make a big deal of it when I came back to work. I had told the other ladies I work with, and they had been covering for me. He said to me "If you dont tell me I wont know!" and "You should have told me" So after all this time, they all finally know. It hasnt affected my bosses attitude at all, he is understanding, and he is happy to accomodate that. I spent 10 months sweating over that.
I have also been interviewed by the Post Script Pharmacy Magazine journalist about my returning to work after Breast Cancer. This all happened at the end of my 40 hour week, and it seemed to all tie in with my conversation with the boss. I have been very open about the after effects of returning to work, introducing chemo brain, compromised armpit, and lack of energy. It is very positive and I have sent the article to my parents to get their view on how it sounds. I felt it was great for the people in my industry to hear a positive story, and I hope I have explained what "I learnt" during my Cancer experience that I didnt know before, correctly. It goes into print next month, so stay tuned.
I managed that week well, my main issue at the moment with being a Triple Negative and having instant Menopause, is being woken up with hot flushes 3 times a night. I have been told to avoid Black Kohosh as it is not good for my liver, and just taking some Swiss Sleep formula. Helps, a bit.
Well here we are in winter here in Launceston, and I cant go outside for walks because of all the smoke in the atmosphere from wood fires, yuck, so I get onto my exercise bike for half an hour a few days per week. Not enough, but better than nothing.
Not due for my next lot of Mammograms until October, and still have the Portal in my chest, just in case. Which I dont notice until the 6th week turns up and I have to go to hospital for the flush!
When I was being treated for Cancer last year, without any hair, and thinking how hard it all was, I really did always think............. I just want to get back to my life........and here I am. Love Bel
Hi Bel,
it is absolutely awesome to hear from you, and I am so pleased to hear how you have successfully returned to work and feel like you are back living your life. I recall your comments back in treatment, and now look at you. You look a wonderful picture of health.
Hows the study going??? You are right back on that horse! Good luck to you in your career in pharmacy.
I will look out for your article, hopefully you will be able to post it here for us to read. I am sure your story will be an inspiration to others and provide insights into the realities of returning to work after breast cancer. It definately has its challenges.
Bel you are amazing and look amazing too.
I remember the first time I posted and you, Janey and Deanne were there for me when I was a total mess xxx
Now where has the time gone!
You are an inspiration xxxx
Hi Bel
You are looking gorgeous! I look forward to reading your article Bel,and I'm sure it is as informative and interesting as your blog posts always are.I feel well now also,and the challenge now is to maintain all the new and healthy things that I have taken on board!Nice to hear from u Bel.xxxRobyn
Hi gorgeous and now a celebrity! Ha ha , have missed your blogging but like most of us we are just trying to get a bit of our new lives into perspective, the great thing about this sight ,it's really there when we need it and we can jump on and jump of when we feel like and be welcomed back like old friends. Love and hugs to you bel.xxxx adean
Hi Bel
Good luck with your Certificates, and look forward to reading your article. You have come through with flying colours, Bel - and you have your fringe back! Well done and congratulations on getting your career back on track. Michelle xx
Hi Bel
Just as you handled all the challenges of treatment you are now an inspiration as to how to get on with living life to the fullest. It sounds like you are moving forward with a few challenges and changes along the way. Good luck with your studies!
Deanne xxx
Hi Bell
What an inspiration you are. I loved reading this post and hearing how you have worked your way back into life.
I am halfway through my radiation now and feeling a little down today as I am uncomfortable and the TNBC is beginning to play on my mind. Most of the time I am optimistic and look for the silver lining in everything so I am a bit surprised by this anxiety creeping in.
So your post was very timely and very encouraging. Thank you for sharing it with us.


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When do know a rifle is reliable, one you would trust your life on, regardless of specs or maker? The accepted rule of thumb with a 1911 is 500 rnds of FMJ and 200 of your carry ammo with no failures or malfunctions. I have never seen anything on when to trust an AR. Is it so many rounds, a certain mix of steel and brass or maybe working with all types of mags? What do you all think.
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Everyone has a different viewpoint I suppose. I like to take a gun that is broken in, clean it thoroughly! I mean thoroughly! Then with no lubrication whatsoever, run a minimum of 200 rounds through it. For me, it must run 100 percent, zero malfunctions.
I probably don't have defined numbers. I guess it would be 500rds of misc ammo, with misc mags. You have to get to know a rifle, and even the mags and ammo for that matter. I trust what I know. I trust Daniel Defense rifles. I trust BCM and PSA builds that I have specifically selected parts for (mostly from those same two companies). No doubt there are countless other trustworthy and highly reliable manufacturers...but like I said, I trust what I know. That's the measure of quality that happens to be in my wheelhouse. Most Noveske stuff is a little beyond my means.


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Derborence Lake was created as a result of a massive landslide near Sion in the 18th century. The eponymous valley is a nature reserve with a pristine beauty that fascinates geologists, botanists and nature lovers alike.
Pleasant round hike over the high Piora plateau – with views of two picturesque mountain lakes and the famous Piora alpine cheese dairy along the way.
Switzerland's hiking trail network is considered one of the densest, most varied and over all, best posted one in the world. More than 65,000 km of mountain and hiking trails are marked: lined up, all of these trails would circle the globe about 1.5 times! Please remember that the weather can change very rapidly in the mountains. Even though the sky may be clear when you set out, you should still take along warm clothes or a fold up jacket for inclement weather. Always tell someone at your hotel where you are hiking.


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Fishing Reports by Regional Fishery Biologists
May 19, 2008
Fish Stocking Report Now Available With Daily Updates
The spring 2008 stocking report now is available, and it features daily updates from hatchery staff.
Instead of hearing when and where the hatcheries have stocked well after the season has ended, anglers now will be able to easily locate waters freshly stocked with catchable trout.
Waters are grouped by county, listed by town, and include the date of stocking as well as the species, quantity, and size of fish released.
- Todd Langevin, Superintendent of Hatcheries, Augusta
Region A - Southwestern Maine - Photos from the field!
Our two most popular salmon lakes, Thompson and Sebago, continue to offer some steady fishing. It seems like the fishing on both lakes is either very good or very slow depending on the day and the angler. I guess that's fishing. The fishing late last week on both waters was good.
Our angler survey on Sebago indicated anglers catching just under one legal salmon per boat on average. The northwestern corner of the Big Bay on Sebago continues to offer the best catches of salmon, even though the smelt run on the west shore tributaries has been over for about a week. Few anglers have been targeting togue on Sebago so far this year, which we attribute to the salmon fishing being so good for unusually large salmon in the 4- to 7-pound size range.
Thompson is offering smaller salmon and togue than Sebago, generally under 3 pounds for both, but the togue here often suspend high in the water column early in the morning and can offer some exciting fishing at relatively shallow depths of 10 to 15 feet below the surface. This is the same depth that the salmon are holding. Some of these suspended togue provide an even better fight than the salmon, in my opinion. Slow fishing will increase your catch of 18- to 20-inch togue.
I ran into Charlie Butler last Friday at Crystal Lake in Gray. Charlie is very skilled angler who had caught two 14-inch Crystal Lake rainbows and a "good size" largemouth bass that morning. Charlie also reported catching 40 Sebago Lake salmon recently over a one-week period. Most of these salmon were released.
The larger salmon and togue lakes are gradually warming and have reached 50 degrees F, at least on those days the wind isn't blowing and mixing the water. Late last week on Thompson Lake the surface water temperature was 52 degrees F. Although slow fishing techniques continue to be productive for both salmon and togue, but especially for togue, with temperatures in the 50s many traditional salmon anglers are fishing streamers on top while trolling between 3 and 5 MPH.
This method will cover a considerable area of water and because the strikes are quick and hard, and the presentation is high in the water column a hooked salmon will often bust the surface and leap into the air. This is arguably the most exiting method and time of year to catch a salmon, when the salmon's fighting performance is at its peak. Early morning and late afternoon remain the best times to pursue salmon.
- Francis Brautigam, Regional Fishery Biologist, Sebago Lake
Region B - Central Maine-Photos from the field
Many of you may not be aware that the Fishery Division develops and write species assessment plans for each inland fresh water fish species. These plans include the species life history, management history in Maine, angler opportunity, angler demand, fishing quality, and most importantly the goals and objectives for the species into the next 15 years.
These species assessments were first written over 20 years ago and are periodically updated, with the most recent update for all species last completed in 2001. Included in these updates was advice and comments from public working groups on how they believed the department should be managing fish and fishing in Maine.
This past winter I had the opportunity to revise the plans for chain pickerel, muskellunge and northern pike (all members of the Esocidae family). The primary objective of this revision was to update the northern pike plan to reflect the department's changing philosophy not to actively manage pike, where as the pickerel and muskellunge plans remained fairly unchanged except that new information was added as necessary.
The following objectives for northern pike were developed during the 2001 update:
Further illegal introductions will be vigorously discouraged.
Where northern pike threaten significant existing fish populations, management efforts should strive to reduce pike predation and interspecific competition.
Proposals for officially sanctioned pike introductions outside of river drainages within Fisheries Management Regions A and B in which the species now occurs will not be sanctioned by IF&W.
Proposed introductions of pike within the river drainages in Fisheries Management Regions A and B in which the species now occurs may be considered by the Department if the introduction does not threaten significant, pre-existing fish populations and is acceptable to the angling public.
Where northern pike are actively managed, management efforts should strive to enhance those catch and size qualities of interest to the anglers utilizing the fishery.
These objectives were changed during the 2008 revision and with the approval from the public working group now have been adopted. They are:
Further illegal introductions will be vigorously discouraged;
Where northern pike threaten significant existing fish populations, management efforts should strive to reduce the pike predation and interspecific competition.
As you can see, the last three objectives have been eliminated to reflect the Department's philosophy not to manage this exotic species. This will now prevent the Department from legally developing new pike fisheries and will also eliminate any active management, such as length and bag limits, on northern pike in the State of Maine.
- James Lucas, Fisheries Biologist, Sidney
Region C - Downeast - Photos from the field!
The time for fishing for wild brook trout in the streams and rivers is now! Water temperatures in the flowing waters of Downeast are in the mid 50s, and that's perfect for optimum feeding activity for brook trout. Insect hatches of mayflies are now coming off in droves as well as some caddis, and trout are responding with high energy to take most any lure, fly or worm that hits the water.
Here are some of the best trout streams and rivers to try during the next three weeks that should give anglers hours of rod bending fun:
Denny's River (Dennysville), East Machias River (Crawford), Machias River (T 31 MD), West Branch Machias River (T 31 MD), Chandler River (Jonesboro), West Branch Union River (Amherst), Middle Branch Union River (Aurora), Pleasant River (Columbia Falls), Crooked River (T 30 MD), West Branch Narraguagus River (T 22 MD), New Stream (Wesley), Old Stream (T 31 MD), Haynes Brook (Amherst), Pembroke Stream (T 31 MD), Mopang Stream (T 24 MD), Tunk Stream (Unionville), East Stream (Whiting), Great Brook (Whitneyville), Scott's Brook (Northfield), Lawrence Brook (Cherryfield), and Great Falls Brook (Deblois).
Most of the streams and rivers are located in the heart of Downeast's interior and heavily forested area, making trips to these waters both scenic and relaxing.
Enjoy them and be safe!
- Greg Burr, Assistant Regional Fisheries Biologist, Jonesboro
Region D - Western Mountains - Photos from the field!
Salmon fishing at Rangeley Lake has been in high gear for the last two weeks, and while the large fish the lake is known for have been scarce, we have checked a few in excess of 4 pounds. A fair number of brookies are also showing up. Most of these are between 12 and 15 inches long, and the majority are wild fish produced in the lake's tributaries. At least two large year classes of wild trout are in Rangeley Lake now - their presence is likely a consequence of favorable stream flows and summer temperatures from 2004 to 2006. Warden Reggie Hammond is reporting some excellent trout catches from Aziscohos Lake, and the salmon are looking good, too.
Temperatures have remained generally cool in the western Maine highlands, and if this trend continues the fast spring fishing on the big lakes should be extended. We can only hope.
We're conducting creel surveys on both Rangeley and Aziscohos this year. Liz Studdert, our summer fishery assistant, will be posted at the boat landings to interview anglers and measure their catches. Expect to run into Liz on Rangeley at the Town Park, the State Park, and the Oquossoc landing, and on Aziscohos at the Black Brook Cove Campground. As always, we appreciate the cooperation extended to our clerks while they collect this data - it's important information for managing these fabulous sport fisheries.
In addition to training Liz on the creel surveys this week, we'll be busy on a variety of projects. Our stream survey crews are gearing up to collect habitat and biological information on scores of unsurveyed streams throughout the region. After some refresher training on Monday and Tuesday, they'll strike out to begin this interesting work, stream flows permitting. We're also meeting with LURC staff to assess the impacts of a recent harvest operation on a tributary to Tim Pond, and we'll spend some time on the Rapid to evaluate brook trout fry numbers. Finally, we'll continue a reclamation feasibility study at C Pond in Upton by deploying several recording thermometers and locating areas of groundwater discharge.
Gene Arsenault and his crew from the Embden Rearing Station are well into their spring stocking season. Expect to see their trucks scurrying about with loads of catchable brook trout. Salmon, browns, and splake are also being stocked - most of these latter stockings go to waters with regulations designed to "grow them out".
That is, they're stocked at a sub-legal size and spend a few months to a couple years in the water before while growing to legal size. For almost instant information on stockings of fish in our catchable trout program, check are website (http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/reports/stocking/index.htm).
- David Boucher, Fishery Biologist, Rangeley Lakes
Region E - Moosehead Region - Photos from the field!
Water temperatures are still cool, providing some good trout pond fishing in the area. The smelt runs have come to an end and the blackflies are ready and waiting. Wet flies are still the preferred method this time of year on the fly fishing ponds.
The dragonfly nymphs and salamanders are very active right now, and a few flying ants could be found last weekend.
Reports from Moosehead Lake indicate good fishing in Spencer Bay and Rockwood.
The flow in the Moose River is still a bit high but anglers are congregating in the lower reaches as the salmon, trout, and lake trout feed on smelts in the river.
The hatchery trucks are still rolling in this region. Many of our spring-yearling brook trout waters were stocked last week and some will be stocked again the last week of May. You can check out the stocking activity at the IF&W Web page: http://www.maine.gov/ifw/fishing/reports/stocking/index.htm.
- Tim Obrey, Regional Fisheries Biologist, Greenville
Region F - Penobscot Valley Region - Photos from the field!
Reports from East Grand Lake indicate that lake trout angling is as good as it gets. Lakers over 5 pounds seem to be the norm, while reports of a few togue up to 15 pounds are also making the rounds. Also sounds like some fast action for salmon, with the average fish boated between 16" and 18". In early May, anglers fishing off of the International Bridge at the Orient reported seeing large numbers of salmon up in The Thoroughfare feeding on smelts, with some fish approaching 4 pounds.
Other landlocked salmon lakes in the eastern part of the region such as Pleasant Lake, Lower Sysladobsis, East Musquash Lake and Lambert Lake have all started to produce some quality fishing as well. District Game Warden Paul Farrington reports good fishing for salmon at Junior and Scraggley Lakes this week. Anglers are catching salmon from the surface down to about 15 feet on sewn bait and streamer flies.
Lakes in the northern part of the region are just getting up and running with fishing starting to pick up on Hay Lake, the Shin Ponds, Pleasant Pond, Mattawamkeag Lake, Matagamon Lake and Scraggly Lake. Quality salmon and brook trout have been reported from all of the above mentioned bodies of water within the last week. Most brook trout boated this spring at Matagamon are in the 12 to 18 inch category. The rivers and streams in the North Country are starting to drop to fishable levels, including Trout Brook, Seboeis River, Mattawamkeag River, Fish Stream, Wassataquoik Stream and Little East Branch. However, Webster Stream and the outlet of Matagamon Lake (East Branch Penobscot) are still running wild.
For information on river flows statewide, please go to: http://newweb.erh.noaa.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=car
Lake trout have also been on the ticket at Schoodic Lake in Brownville, Millinocket Lake in T1R8 WELS, and Cold Stream Pond in Enfield. Landlocked salmon have also been in demand at all of the above mentioned lakes, as well as at West Seboeis Lake in T4R9 NWP, West Lake in T3 ND, Duck Lake in T4 ND and Nicatous Lake in T3 ND.
Regional splake waters worthy of some attention would include West Seboeis Lake in T4R9 NWP, Cedar Lake in T3R9 NWP, Endless Lake in T3R9 NWP and Lower Togue Pond in T2R9 WELS.
As the water level falls in the outlet to Cold Stream Pond, the "kids fishing section" on Cold Stream should start to produce some awesome fishing opportunities for kids under 16 and complementary license holders. This short section of stream is stocked weekly with catchable brook trout for kids to enjoy. The section starts at the highway bridge on Rt. 188 and goes downstream to the red posts by the old hatchery fishway. If you have a child or grandchild looking for something to do after school or on the weekend, take them up to Cold Stream for a fishing trip that they will always remember. There is a complete list of all of the Special Opportunities for Kids on page 6 in the Open Water Fishing Regulations booklet.
-Nels Kramer, Regional Biologist, Enfield
Region G - Aroostook County - Photos from the field!
River flows have been dropping to the point where the Memorial Day weekend should afford excellent opportunity to canoe and catch trout. The Aroostook River, Fish River and Meduxnekeag River are all destinations that anglers should consider for fishing. Special regulations apply to some sections, so be sure to read the lawbook before starting your trip.
Smaller brooks as well should be at water levels where trout should cooperate by taking a gob of worm on a hook. Fiddleheads are up and what could be any better after the long winter than a feed of fiddleheads and trout on the bank of a brook or river. Unfortunately, black flies may also be making their first appearance on Memorial Day weekend, as well, so put bug dope at the top of your packing list. I have been told by woodsmen that a daily dose of vitamin B will prevent blackflies from biting. They will swarm around you and land but not bite. It is necessary to start your vitamin regimen prior to the blackflies coming out so that your body has had ample time to be sensitized to vitamin B.
We have observed favorable smelt runs or egg deposition in most of the brooks we have checked. These include Eagle Lake, St. Froid Lake, Long Lake and Drews Lake. This should enhance the forage base in these lakes in the near future.
Roads in the back-country area managed by North Maine Woods are being repaired daily.
Al Cowperthwaite writes: "Now we have some good news. Due to concerns for fire danger and the need to be able access North Maine Woods, plus the great weather we've had over the past 11 days, road crews have made tremendous progress towards making roads passable again.
"As of Monday morning, the American Realty Road is passable from Ashland to Daaquam. Most bridge crossings have been fixed enough to be passable and road crews will return later to reconstruct them to make them less susceptible to future flood damage.
"The only major problems remaining are Henderson Brook Bridge over the Allagash and the Red River Bridge on the way into DeBoullie Township from Portage. Access to DeBoullie is possible from the north via St. Francis Checkpoint.
"Access to Fish River Falls should be possible before Memorial Weekend.
"Roads in the KI Jo-Mary Forest region between Millinocket, Brownville and Greenville are also in good condition.
"So we're open for business. Reports are coming in that fish are cooperating".
A call to the North Maine Woods office in Ashland at 435-6213 or a visit its Web site, www.northmainewoods.org, should provide up to date information on road conditions.
- David J. Basley, Regional Fishery Biologist, Ashland


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Yesterday, I was walking down a crowded street until I found this girl standing on the corner with dark red hair. She told me her name was Rose and one day she wanted to be on Broadway. I told her I was a writer and had a dream of being published but my words weren't nearly pretty enough. They were nothing compared to her bright blue eyes that were striking enough to burn out all the stars in the sky. I had a tendency to fall short of breath but she knocked the wind out of me for an entirely different reason.
Later that week, we went on our first date to this small Italian restaurant where everyone had thick accents and we felt a little out of place. It didn't really matter at that point though because I was only trying to understand the strings of words she was projecting from her speaker box. I learned that she was adopted from an orphanage when she was 8 and graduated from high school when she was 16 where she finished at the top of her class. She went to a college for the performing arts in New York and was on her way to national recognition when she tore her ACL, just as she was tearing open the paperback layers of chapter upon chapter of secrets, lies, and heartbreak that I used as a barrier to shield my heart. At the end of the date I blurted out that I wanted to kiss her before I realized what I was doing because she had a knack of causing me to speak my mind rather than store it inside my head. Ever since my concussion junior year of high school, I had learned to be wary about trusting the thoughts swirling around like a tsunami in the synapses of my brain matter.
A month later I brought her home to meet my parents and they lit up when they first saw her. I had always let them meet my girlfriends but they really took a liking to Rose because they could tell she had endured a lot and become a strong girl because of it all. My mom told her every embarrassing story about me that she could recall until my cheeks flared a scarlet red darker than the hair falling upon Rose's own shoulders. My dad let her know about my fears and dreams because he knew sometimes I was a little too insecure to reveal them myself, but then she informed him I had already laid out my heart on a silver platter to her. It was at that point my parents started to realize that I was handling every aspect of my relationship differently with this girl than all the rest. My brother took every break from conversation to throw in his 25 cents worth of insults flared at me and to poke fun at me for all of my other ex-girlfriends. She wasn't even bothered by his snide and normally off-base remarks but squeezed my hand even tighter by the time he was done having a go at my ego and self-esteem. My sister just sat at the end of the table and smiled because she recognized the same mannerisms in me that she displayed when she had met her husband. I had to admit that everything was moving rather quickly but slow and steady doesn't always win the race; not in my storybook at least and the author's discretion was in my hands, not someone else's black-inked quill.
6 months later I was applying for Graduate schools and Rose's ACL had finally healed and she was back to doing pirouettes and singing songs from Phantom of the Opera. My top choice was a small University in London where I would study for my Master's in English and live in a one-bedroom flat overlooking the heart of the city, a perfect spot for me to write out my stories on my coffee-stained sheets of paper smelling of her perfume and deep kisses snuck in between breaths, late at night under the covers. The only problem with my dream is that it would be one void of Rose because I would be leaving her behind to follow her dream; 2 wrongs may make a right but 2 dreams can't make a reality.
Another 3 months later, I wasn't only packing up everything I needed to go overseas to England but I was also packing up all the memories Rose and I had shared in our 9 months; whispering secrets under the moonlight and rolling around in bed sheets with our legs intertwined, and all the times I had told her that I loved her only to hear a deafening silence as soon as the words oozed from my lips. I always suspected she loved me but I knew she never wanted to say the words to me because it hurt her too much to see that I would be leaving her for run-on sentences and delicately placed metaphors. As I left the airport the next day she stuttered goodbye in between sobs and choking on her tears, but I refused to say anything more than "I love you." As I was walking away, I felt like I heard her whisper it back but before I turned my head back around, she was gone and all that was left was a mere glimpse of what we once had.
After my first semester of Graduate School, I had already published my first short novel about a young man's struggle to keep together the only relationship that had ever meant anything to him, but duct tape and gorilla glue aren't always the easy fix. In the acknowledgements I had delicately written, "To Rose, the one girl who taught me what it's like to truly love and how detrimental it is to be stripped of that love. I hope you know that not a day has gone by without me thinking of you and the way you would lull me to sleep each night with your dreams of our future together; a future I still hope can happen."
It's been 2 years now since I last saw you and 6 months since your last call. I can't help but wonder what has become of you and am even more curious about what could have become of us. The media says I'm an up and coming author and have a chance of making a mark on people's lives simply by having them absorb the words I share much like I've absorbed every words that you've ever uttered to me. That's all I have left of you now and I have a knack for writing stories that end up coming true, so maybe my next story will have a happy ending for once. Then again I never was one for happily-ever-afters.


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Stenhousemuir 1-2 Airdrieonians: Match Report
Stenhousemuir 1-2 Airdrieonians: Match Report - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game as it happened.
Diamonds halt Warriors' charge
Airdrie stretched their unbeaten run to seven matches and inflicted a second successive defeat on promotion-chasing Stenhousemuir with a 2-1 victory at Ochilview Park.
The Diamonds went in front in the 28th minute and it came from an unlikely source, Scott Stewart stroking the ball home with his right boot for his first professional goal.
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