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This discussion was first published as part of the 2013 Red List update, but remains open for comment to enable reassessment in 2014.
BirdLife species factsheet for Whiskered Pitta
Whiskered Pitta Pitta kochi is endemic to Luzon in the Philippines, where it is restricted to the mountains of the Cordillera Central and the Sierra Madre in the north, and the Bicol region in the south (BirdLife International 2001). It is currently listed as Vulnerable under criteria A2cd+3cd+4cd because it was thought to be declining rapidly (population reduction of ≥30% over three generations), owing to very rapid reductions in the area of its lowland and montane forest habitats, locally compounded by hunting.
Formerly judged to be rare and local overall, there have been a number of records from at least 13 widely spread localities since 1990. Populations in Bicol are likely to be highly threatened (D. Allen in litt. 2007, 2012) but it is still regularly observed by birdwatchers in some of the known localities, including Hamut Camp near Mt Cetaceo in the Sierra Madre (M. van Weerd in litt. 2012). If this species occurs widely in montane forest in the Sierra Madre, it may not be as threatened as previously thought. Although forest cover in the Sierra Madre has declined by 83% since the 1930s, illegal logging activities in this area target lowland tree species, rather than montane species, and there is reportedly no agricultural encroachment above 800 m in the northern Sierra Madre, suggesting that the species could be secure there (M. van Weerd in litt. 2012). In Isabela Province and most of Cagayan Province, montane forest is also covered by strict protection zones in Pas and although law enforcement is weak, there is no direct threat to montane forest as both loggers and farmers do not convert high elevation areas in the Sierra Madre (M. van Weerd in litt. 2012). In the Cordillera Central, montane forest is threatened by logging, agricultural encroachment and mining (M. van Weerd in litt. 2012). Large areas in the southern Cordillera Central have been converted for cultivation, and the species is likely to be rare or locally extinct there. However, the northern Cordillera Central is sparsely populated, and there are large areas of undisturbed forest. Surveys indicate that the species is not presently threatened by forest conversion in Apayao province (M. van Weerd in litt. 2012).
If this information is confirmed, and the global population of this species is not undergoing a rapid decline, this species would no longer qualify as Vulnerable. Should the species now be suspected to be declining at a rate of c.25-30% over three generations (13 years in this species), this species would warrant downlisting to Near Threatened, approaching criteria A2cd+3cd+4cd for Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Information is requested on this species's distribution, population trends and size. Comments on the severity of habitat loss within this species's global range would also be welcome.
BirdLife International (2001) Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International: Cambridge, U.K.
Related posts:
- Archived 2010-2011 topics: Newly-split Malayan Banded Pitta (Pitta irena), Bornean Banded Pitta (P. schwaneri) and Javan Banded Pitta (P. guajana): list all as Least Concern?
- Archived 2012-2013 topics: Superb Pitta (Pitta superba): uplist to Endangered?
- Archived 2014 discussion: Taita Falcon (Falco fasciinucha): request for information
- Archived 2011-2012 topics: White-necklaced Partridge (Arborophila gingica): downlist to Near Threatened?
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When to quit non-nursing job, now that I have been accepted into BSN program?. - page 2
I am 38 years old and have been in Law Enforcement for 16 years. I am doing a complete career change, I just finished up a year of pre-nursing classes and have been officially accepted into a BSN program. I will graduate in two... Read More
- 0Mar 1, '13 by GrnTea, BSN, MSN, RNI have never heard of a non-RN job counting towards seniority in an RN job. I wouldn't take that to the bank.
- 0Mar 1, '13 by edimoQuote from GrnTeaPerhaps they were alluding to hospital seniority. I worked as a unit clerk before transitioning to RN; although I was bottom of the RN seniority totem pole, my hospital seniority carried over into aspects such as vacation, benefits, and sick time.I have never heard of a non-RN job counting towards seniority in an RN job. I wouldn't take that to the bank.
- 0Mar 2, '13 by MrChicagoRNQuote from Tally4970I think you may be confusing employment seniority vs nursing seniority.At our local hospital I am 100% certain this is the way it works, your non-RN job can and does count towards your RN seniority once you become an RN.
The housekeeper you mentioned may have the PTO, pension, and other perks of a long time employee, but in terms of salary, unit seniority, etc the new RN would probably start at day one
- 0Mar 3, '13 by MrChicagoRNEducation is expensive, and you may at some point decide that nursing isn't for you. I'd keep the old job as long as I could, maybe till your last year of nursing school
- 0Mar 3, '13 by dirtyhippiegirlIn my area, it's almost a necessity to work as an aide/uap if you want to find a hospital job. I work at a large academic hospital and probably half of our new grad positions are for in-house staff, only. The big children's hospital down the road hires almost exclusively from its uap pool, etc. I would personally apply for a uap spot as soon as possible...again, in my area, the pre-req is passing nursing skills/fundamentals I. Waiting until you are a senior will close a lot of doors since by the time you've been adequately trained, you'll be graduating and looking for a RN job. If you can afford the paycut, I would get into a medical based job as soon as you're eligible


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Beginning today, five of six photo enforcement cameras will resume capturing images of speeding motorists along Loop 101 in Scottsdale.
But speeders will have more notice than ever to avoid getting slapped with a typical $162 ticket: New yellow warning signs starting a quarter-mile from the camera locations have been installed.
Today was expected to mark the end of a month of transition in which cameras went dark as the new city vendor — American Traffic Solutions — installed all of its equipment along the freeway.
But weather-related delays have held up one camera at Cactus Road, Depart- ment of Public Safety Lt. Bob Ticer said. That camera is expected to be operational by Friday.
DPS has installed two new signs at a quarter-mile and 300 feet before each camera location, alerting motorists to the upcoming photo enforcement.
The agency took control of the freeway program a month ago, and is planning to expand the photo enforcement program statewide.
The new yellow signs on the freeway's right-of-way replace the one large sign posted in each direction by Scottsdale when it ran the program.
Scottsdale launched its freeway photo enforcement program — the first of its kind in the country — in January 2006. After the initial nine-month trial program ended, analysis showed the program reduced speeds and the overall number of collisions while lessening the severity of the crashes.
The cameras were turned back on in February at the request of Gov. Janet Napolitano, and Scottsdale operated the program through the end of June. Scottsdale averaged about 800 detections daily with the cameras on, but about 9,000 a day when the cameras were dark but still recording data.
Scottsdale and DPS reached an agreement in June that will keep the six freeway cameras operating through at least Dec. 31, with the option for the contract to be extended through February.
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The city continues to benefit financially from its roughly 135,000 citations, which have brought in about $1.4 million to the general fund to date.
Motorists traveling at least 11 mph above the 65 mph posted speed limit will receive a citation. Ticer said DPS has not yet mailed out any citations from July, when some of the cameras were operating.
American Traffic Solutions, which also has contracts locally with Mesa, Phoenix, Avondale and Glendale, referred all questions to DPS about the freeway program.
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• American Traffic Solutions is the new vendor for Scottsdale's Loop 101 and surface street enforcement, replacing Redflex.
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Just recieved an all Staff e-mail, from a teacher who had an e-mail from a kids mum, bassically saying, He is off ill due to swine flu and has been given the tami flu. Bassically he has 3 pieces of course work to hand in and there for wants his teachers to send him some work for them, and in the e-mail his mum has stated is username and password, so that the teachers can get his work off for him, instead of just coming to me. and I was wondering are teachers actually allowed to do that?
Unless it says in your AUP that passwords should not be shared out then technically I can't see anything "wrong" has been done. However common sense dictates that emailing all staff with one student's username/password isn't clever.
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1)Reset password for student
2) Email all staff reminding them not to do that in the future
3) Liase with staff member concerned and talk them through accessing the work in the student's home directory (staff have r/w access to student work*)
*very heavily audited.
I'd also say to reset his account password and then only email it to mum.
Ask the teachers to come to you to get the work off or cd his work and post home.
I remember reading a very heavily debated thread about whether teachers should have access to the students home drive spaces and most answers were approximately:
(A) Access to the students home drives at all
(B) Read only access to their drives
(C) Read and Write access to their drives
I believe most people were in favour of A or B in that situation due to the DPA and the fact that some considered the homedrives ad the kids "private" areas. Although I don't know much about the DPA so i can't discuss it that much, but i believe this is basically the same situation as to what your asking.
Also what happens if the kid uses the same password for multiple online services, for example, their facebook, so you might want to drop a email to the kid telling him to change his passwords if he uses the same password for multiple services, just incase one staff member decides that they want to cause "incidents" by pretending to be the kid online and starts discussing other staff members/students and the like.
Our teachers would be larted - logging on as another user or sharing their credentials is a breach of the AUP, regardless of who they log in as.
Last edited by p858snake; 21st October 2009 at 10:29 AM. Reason: disable the account, not the kid.
I'm not an expert but I think there's also a computer misuse act issue here with using somebody else's credentials.
See im not wanting to make a fuss about it, but what if a teacher left that email on there screen when they left the room, it means that little jimmy could have this kids password, got to admit its a good password, actually better than mine.
The issue with the computer mis-use act and other such laws is interesting since no doubt the student is a minor and the legal guardian the parent has given permission which I suppose in the eyes of the law is the same as the student giving permission what with them being under a certain age.
Bit of a grey area for education no doubt.
I know that our AUP + net permission forms are signed by student AND parent.
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Keokuk, Iowa
For population 25 years and over in Keokuk:
For population 15 years and over in Keokuk city:
154 residents are foreign born
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $1,167 (1.7%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Iowa City, IA (87.0 miles , pop. 62,220).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Louis, MO (137.3 miles , pop. 348,189).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (217.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities: Hamilton, IL (1.6 miles ), Warsaw, IL (2.0 miles ), Alexandria, MO (2.1 miles) , Elvaston, IL (2.8 miles) , Montrose, IA (3.0 miles ), Nauvoo, IL (3.1 miles ), Wayland, MO (3.1 miles ), St. Francisville, MO (3.2 miles) .
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Latitude: 40.40 N, Longitude: 91.39 WNickname or alias (official or unofficial): Gate City - reported in the 1880s
Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,741 (+25.5%)
Area code: 319
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Population change in the 1990s: -1,412 (-11.0%).
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Keokuk-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 110% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/8/1999, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 3.6 miles away from the Keokuk city center caused $15 million in damages.
On 4/13/1974, a category F3 tornado 3.7 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
Natural disasters:The number of natural disasters in Lee County (13) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 8, Storms: 7, Floods: 3, Tornadoes: 2, Hurricane: 1, Tornado: 1, Winter Storm: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2000 was 0.840. This is significantly better than average. There were 9 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2006 was 22.6. This is about average. There were 6 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 10.1. This is about average. There were 4 monitors within city limits.
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Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 22.2%
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4.87% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,026 average adjusted gross income)
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FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 40 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Keokuk, IA)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 22 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 30 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Keokuk)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 15 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Keokuk)
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With summer in full swing, a number of fun events are heading to Canmore. Here's a look at what's happening in Canmore over the next little while!
Flat City Folk @ Good Earth Café
Friday, July 18 @ 7:30pm
Flat City Folk light up the Good Earth Café with their unique folky sound. Spanning the genres of bluegrass, folk, country, rock and jazz, these diverse musicians will be sure to delight. Admission by donation!
SUP CUP @ Quarry Lake Park
Sunday, July 20 @ 9:00am
Come out and enjoy Canmore's first annual SUP CUP--a stand-up paddle boarding race located in the incredibly beautiful Kananaskis wilderness. This competition is open to all skill levels! $30/person entry. For more information, check out the Bow Valley SUP CUP
Kananaskis Country Parks Day @ Willowrock Campground
Sunday, July 20 @ 10:00am
Celebrate Parks Day--a national day commemorating the beauty of Canada's parks--in a region for which its parks are world-renowned. This free event is geared towards all ages and will feature wildlife educational programs, outdoor games, fishing demos and even the chance to see some wildlife up close! Visit
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Eye-Max Realism, An Exhibition by Hubert Nanzer @ The Avens
Saturday, July 26 @ 12:00 noon
Join Hubert Nanzer at The Avens will be showcasing his powerful landscape paintings, which draw inspiration from iconic mountain rangers around the world.
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So I have been low carb high fat all last week & all this week and I have GAINED!!! I am second guessing myself here. I dont know what to do now.
Hey folks, well it's been a super long time since i have posted anything. i haven't necessarily fallen off the eating healthy wagon, but i did gain a few pounds on my vacation(who doesn't?) Anyway, i have said before that i lost my first 30-35 lbs eating low carb. I remember I didn't really count carbs, i just stayed away from sugars, breads, pasta ect... Well, I wanted to start the induction stage again for a while to get going again and started looking at labels & OMG I am over 20 grams alot. My question to you folks is...how do YOU stay under or at 20 grams of carbs per day?? Any suggestions?
Hi all, been a while again. No particular reason, just busy I guess. I had an exciting shopping experience last week. My size 16W jeans were starting to fall off. So my daughter and I went to Cato to get some new jeans. I thought I wanted to try a size 14W but I couldn't find any. I asked the lady there for help, she said that there is a such thing, but not many out there, so she gave me the one pair that they had & asked why I thought I needed a 14W, i explained & she looked at me & said here, try these...I did & they fit GREAT! Then I looked at the tag...A size 14 in misses....not womens! I just about cried in the dressing room. I called my daughter in there(mind you she is about to turn 13) and she said...."whoa mom!! You look hawwwwt in those jeans..turn around" so i did & she said..."oh yeah, your bottom looks great" I died right there! I couldn't believe it! So, Needless to say, I was stoked. I bought 2 pair.
On a side note: I am starving today and I couldn't run up the stairs on lunch like I have been doing. I realized I just havent eaten enough today. I haven't been tracking my calories because, well, I don't know why. I am just trying to eat as healthy as possibe and drink a ton(literally) of water! Hope everyone is doing well!
Good Morning All,
ITS FRIDAY!!! Good thing too, I am worn out from the week! I am in need of some good workout adive today! I have lost 53lbs since I started this crusade, and that is SUPER AWESOME...except, I am losing it everywhere by my big ole stomachs. I literally have 2 stomachs! My upper stomach stops at my waist, my waist is thinning nicely then my lower stomach. My family calls it the Sawyer Gut. My granddad Sawyer was an extremely large man from his waist to his thighs. He was definately pear shaped! Now that I have lost this weight everywhere else, I look pregnant & in my opinion, misproportioned & I HATE IT! Hubbs says all i need to do is crunches...I have been doing crunches and I can feel and see a slight difference in my upper stomach, but not my lower. In fact, either my lower is getting bigger, or my upper is getting smaller and it just makes my lower look bigger! IDK but I am tired of it!! So..What can I do? Any suggestions??
Second question?? My boobs are not getting any smaller either. I hate it! I have gone from a 46 to a 38 but I am still a back painful cup size H. Is there anything I can do to get those babies smaller & more firm without surgery??
Third & Final question?? I love fruit. When I get a sweet tooth, it is for fruit, not candy or cakes or what not. Fruit is super high in carbs. If I am primarily low carb, what is the best fruit to have? I realize that I can't go nuts, but is an apple or a clementine orange ok?? Everyday??
I hope everyone has a great day!
BTW...my daughters basketball team, the Lady Warriors, are now in the championship!! They have only lost 1 game this entire season & it was thier very first game. So Proud!!
So proud of these girls!!
Thanks Ya'll
Good morning friends.
I am feeling a bit discouraged! Yesterday was a great day, I ate good, but I did not get to walk on my lunch like I wanted to. My daughter calls me from school & says that she forgot to bring her basketball jersey with her. It was a MUST that she had it! So, instead of getting to walk, I drove 16 miles to my house & then another 15 or so to the school then 20 back to work. HUGE round trip...that doesn't bother me, that's the joys of parenthood! I told myself right after that phone call that I would go home, fix dinner for Hubbs & B & then go walk the neighborhood for an hour. It was 50 degrees & I was all siked up to put on a hoodie & beanie & head out! I had already done several resistance band excersises at my desk, several wall push ups and squats on my bathroom breaks & even threw in some jump squats when no one was looking! I had this... I was easily going to make up for not walking. Plus, an older gentleman that I work with really made my day yesterday by telling me that I look FABULOUS & that he is real proud of me in how well I have done losing weight. That made my day!! So what happened?? CHIPS & HOT SAUCE!! It is my weakness. I made the family taco ring for supper. It is so good!! SOOOO GOOOD! I was planning to go walk while they ate. My husband decided he wanted to go walk with me so I waited. While I waited, I let the chips & salsa get the better of me. I ended up eating enough to fill me up, then had a piece of taco ring on top of that. Then....here is the bad part.... WE DIDN'T GO WALK. We both used the excuse that it was now too chilly & dark to go & NCIS was coming on. OMG So now I am stupid full & didn't burn hardly any calories for the day. I pouted for the rest of the night over it.
Well, I get up this morning with a better attitude, it was one mess up evening, today is a new day! Although I had to wake up at 4:30am to be able to get my girl to BBall practice on time, I was in a fab mood! Hair looks good, make up looks good, everything went smoothly..YES! I had, what I thought was a good breakfast. Egg whites, 3/4 cup ground sausage, some grape tomatoes, glass of juice & a string cheese stick!! YUMMO..it was so good. Then I go to track my breakfast...after i had already ate it...and HOLY MACARONI...660 calories in 3/4 cup of ground pork sausage. I never knew, never even thought to look. It was already cooked from a few nights ago, so there was no package to double check. WOW...so my breakfast ended up being over 700 calories. DARN.
My plan? Well, do the best I can today. I will do the normal bathroom excersises, drink my water, walk on lunch & both breaks, & go to the gym tonight. I may even stay an hour instead of my normal 30 minutes in the circuit room.
Now that I have gotten all of this off of my chest...I feel a little better. I just know it's going to be discouraging again when i get hungry in a couple of hours. I brought good foods, but still!!!
Hope everyone else has a good day!! Hopefully I can get over this & get my fab mood back!


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So, John Holbo leaves philosophy and gets to the nub of the practical question:
We'll get to the shortages in a minute. But first, assuming McArdle is right about the r&d shortfall, I would prescribe: r&d. The government should fund it (if, ex hypothesi, no private party will). I expect that if the single payer system is otherwise performing tolerably the taxpayers will be willing to pay and consider it a fair deal overall. Presumably they want medical innovation. (If they aren't willing to pay, then maybe things have advanced to the point where everyone is happy with the existing level of medicine. But I would be surprised if that ever happens.) The fact that we have moved to a 'planned health care economy' would be no structural barrier to ramping r&d back up. We don't need private insurance companies to signal where to look for that bold new cancer treatment. (I'm not saying the private market is useless for signaling worthy goals, or working out good systems of provision; but it isn't indispensable, so far as I can tell, not like the generic economic growth/free markets case.) It isn't that hard for government to spend money on big programs (I'm sure McArdle agrees with that.) Doing so helps get politicians re-elected. The people like it. So, if there really were a sort of upset, in the wake of a shift to single payer, with r&d sinking, I would expect it to recover when people noticed this had happened.
He also talks about rationing, but I'm going to leave aside the rationing debate for this reason: I do not particularly worry about rationing within the context of the US system. I don't think we have the political will for it. Holbo and a number of his commenters are spending a lot of time arguing about whether it's rationing if some number of people can leave the system, which is to me not the relevant or interesting question about rationing, though I quite understand why people are worried about the moral philosophy of the thing. I'm sheerly worried about the fact that rationed markets function badly on all levels, including providing for the needy.
I responded to people who were saying that "We have rationing now" to point out that this is a silly reading that has nothing to do with the two major concerns people have with rationing. Economists worry about the market screw ups. Ordinary people worry that they won't be able to get their hands on the rationed goods. Neither of these are in any way affected by a moral philosophy argument about whether it is somehow morally problematic to provide basic service which the rich can opt out of. In the relevant sense for economists, the opt out is rarely large enough to overcome the market distortions, and in the case of the ordinary people, the crowding out effects of a government program for which substantial taxes must be paid has for them all the negative features of rationing, whether or not we call it "rationing".
But that doesn't mean I think we should worry about rationing. I understand why seniors do, because, well, people are loss averse. But I think price controls will come long before outright denials of treatment. And with that, I hope, we put the topic of rationing to rest for a while.
Why shouldn't the government do R&D? Let me respond by discussing a phenomenon that regularly pisses the hell out of a lot of progressives, and also, me. It's a dialogue that goes something like this:
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Libertarian: That should be provided by private charity.
Progressive: Yes, well, it isn't.
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On my ticker I'm about 5 lbs from the half way mark. Wow! It's awesome to me to think of how far I've come. I just need to keep going and not get too comfortable, even if I'm shrinking out of all of the clothes I own.
Thursday is my baby's 1st birthday. In my pictures posted here is one of me the day before he was born. I can see that and really think of what I felt like then. It hurt to walk. It hurt to lie down. My breathing was hard after walking across a room. I was miserable. I realize that some of this comes with the territory of pregnancy, but much more of it had to do with the overall weight I was carrying. Now at 70+ lbs lighter I can do so so much more. I'm grateful to be able to do so much.
Well my last blog was dated June of 2011. The weekend after the 4th of July I found out I was pregnant. In late February, I gave birth to another boy. Life has been crazy, as you can imagine. So my weight loss went out the window. In June I started over. So here I am. luckily already weighing less than I have in 8 years. I have a long road ahead of me, but I have another reason to make the journey.
It's been a long time coming, but I'm 1/3 of the way to my goal. It's taken over a year, with ups and down, mainly due to me turning to food for comfort. I'm glad I've made it this far, but know I still have my work cut out for me.
I had to stop the walk/jog a 5k program for now. It's just too much on my poor knees. I want to try again in about 40 lbs. Then I think it will be much more feasible, as will running. For now, I'm back to walking through the neighborhood, which is fine. I've been doing my roughly 1/2 hour walks every day (with Sunday as the exception, played with my son as my activity instead). I've been using the iMapMyRun app on my cell, which uses the GPS to map my run, and keeps time for me. It's a good motivator, to try to beat my best MPH every time. I did pretty well this morning - up to 3.43 miles per hour. Considering the hills around here, not bad at all.
I can do this. I know it.
So, I walked a 5k on Sunday. This week I found a plan to walk/jog a 5k. It takes 5 weeks. Yesterday I did my first day and it didn't kill me. Tomorrow I do my second day. I live in a hilly neighborhood, so by the time I'm doing the 5k on a track, it should be easier than my training workouts, since the route will be relatively level. Nothing like trying to jog 1 minute uphill. My side hurt a little after that.
So far so good. :)
Just finished. I guess the biggest difference in this book and the way I've lived my life is that I get tunnel visioned on ONE goal. I finally got my Bachelor's two years ago. It's like I just put a check by that item on my list. Next up is losing weight. But I do think now that my overall happiness is tied to more than one goal at a time. I haven't yet, but writing a full list of goals will help, at least I think.


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Indonesia's Mount Merapi spewed hot ash and lava on Friday, three days after an eruption killed 34 people, rescue workers and residents said.
"This morning Merapi emitted hot clouds as far as 3 kilometres down its slope," said Widi Sutikno, head of the local disaster relief operation.
There were no immediate reports of casualties, he said.
Some villagers who defied orders to stay in government-run emergency shelters and returned to their fields to work scrambled to escape searing ash from the volcano.
"I was cutting grass to feed my cattle when I heard a thunderous sound, louder than the previous eruptions" said Kastomo, a 50-year-old resident of Umbulharjo village.
"Thank God I managed to flee to safety," he said.
Darsis, 47, said she was worried about her husband, who went up to work in his field early in the day but had not returned to the shelter.
"We didn't think there would be another eruption," she said, looking distraught. "I hope he's safe." The National Disaster Management Agency said 34 people were killed in Tuesday's eruption, the first since 2006 when clouds of hot gas burned two rescue workers to death as they were seeking refuge in a bunker.
This week's eruptions occurred after authorities upgraded the volcano's danger alert status to its highest level on Monday.
Jets of hot volcanic debris burned trees, crops and livestock and covered entire neighbourhoods in grey ash.
The 2,968-metre volcano, located about 500 kilometres south-east of Jakarta, last erupted in 2006, killing two people.
Its most deadly eruption on record occurred in 1930 when 1,370 people were killed. At least 66 people were killed in a 1994 eruption.
Indonesia has the highest density of volcanoes in the world with about 500 in the 5,000-kilometre-long archipelago nation. Nearly 130 are active, and 68 are listed as dangerous.
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dickyboy 1 year, 9 months ago
Mail to Columbus.. goes to Albany to Tallahassee to Macon to Columbus. . . Don't seem cost productive.
Broken_to_bits 1 year, 9 months ago
Since when has any part of the government had to worry about being cost effective.
erudite 1 year, 9 months ago
The USPS is not a government agency. It is a commercial enterprise. usps.com, not .gov
alleebrin 1 year, 9 months ago
"Commercial enterprise," or whatever, the taxpayers should not have to bail it out - it either makes money or it doesn't! It's the computer age and if a business can't handle it, it should close shop and go home. I do everything online and I don't need USPS. Send a package? There's always FED-EX and UPS!
VSU 1 year, 9 months ago
Not a government agency? They sure take all the government holidays.
scooby62 1 year, 9 months ago
1 Rule of the Federal Government. If it makes sense, they don't do it.
waltspecht 1 year, 9 months ago
Hay, it was done to save money. Outlaw the internet and you won't have underfunding as a problem anymore for the Post Office. Then again without the Telegraph the Pony Express would still be viable. It is called necessary change, live with it.
daisymae 1 year, 9 months ago
It is not change that is the problem with the post office, it is waste and their inability to do what you pay them to do. You pay for Priority mail (and it ain't cheap) and it takes them a week to deliver and a regular First Class piece of mail gets there ahead of the Priority.
FlunkyMonkey 1 year, 9 months ago
Can someone explain to me how it is saving the post office (or anyone for that matter) money when I mail a letter in Sylvester to be delivered in Dawson and it goes to Tallahassee before being sent back to Georgia for delivery in Dawson? I do not understand that logic.
Shinedownfan 1 year, 9 months ago
It's not computers that are bankrupting the U.S. Postal disService, it's their retirement plan.
FryarTuk 1 year, 9 months ago
It's the Congressional requirement that future employees' retirement has to be prepaid in cash from operational revenue. Their retirement benefits are not the issue. If you want to see the real problem look at Congressional benefits and perqs.
revolutionnow 1 year, 9 months ago
Yes, and are they proposing any cuts to these " entitlements" ?
Broken_to_bits 1 year, 9 months ago
Don't forget the exaggerated wages, job entitlement mentality, and the fact that they do not have to work hard in order to keep their high paid job.
chinaberry25 1 year, 9 months ago
I did an experiment. I mailed a letter from Lumpkin, GA and one from Cuthbert. The Cuthbert got back to me in 2 days, took three for the Lumpkin one. What you are going to have to do is be careful where you mail it from. My Saturday mail was delivered at 4:30 PM and anyone who had mail in their box, did not go out until today. I only mail 2 items for payment and both of those will be paid off in a few months. Columbus has lost their sorter and all of it is sent ot Macon, figure that, while Sumter Co. has 6 post offices and Dougherty Co. has 5 and we are fixing to lose one. Show me the math on that stupidity. The downtown post office does more business in 2 hours than 3 of the others does in two weeks. Money thrown away is putting it mildly. You can mail a Priority Mail package to Tallahassee will arrive in 3 days but only takes 2 days to go to Los Angelos. Go figure. The post office is headed for extinction.
FryarTuk 1 year, 9 months ago
The USPS has deteriorated dramatically in the last few months. Our company depends on first class mail service for a number of things including billing, paying, shipping and receivables. We have had lost mail repeatedly. One was the 941 filing and luckily it was sent out certified and could be traced so we avoided issues. Presently we are looking for improvement at USPA before we begin considering going computerized. The USPS is going through Draconian cuts because Rep. Darrell Issa, a CA car thief magnate who as chair of The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform refuses to allow the Post Office to revise it's method of financing retirement programs. He hates the Postal Service and thinks it should be privately owned by a bunch of his thug friends and so he's trying to kill it.
whodat 1 year, 9 months ago
you've got that right! but that's just one small piece of the overall Republican agenda to dismantle the federal government entirely. If they get their way, everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) that is currently owned or administered or held in public trust by the government will be privatized. So, you can do nothing and kiss it goodbye (your Social Security, pensions, national parks, Post Office, public schools, libraries, roads, etc) or you can vote the @#$%ards out in 2014.
Somebody 1 year, 9 months ago
Republican agenda LOL! we all know what the Democratic agenda is and that is to bankrupt this country to turn it into a socialist nation. Obama and the democrats main goal is to destroy this country. I agree with one thing. Let's vote all the democratic @#$%ards out in 2014.
whodat 1 year, 9 months ago
"we all know what the Democratic agenda is and that is to bankrupt this country to turn it into a socialist nation. Obama and the democrats main goal is to destroy this country." Is that true or did you hear it on FOX News? LOL!
VSU 1 year, 9 months ago
Personally, I think he's right. Obama is out to bankrupt this country. He just wants to spend spend spend and send millions of dollars to his muslim country buddies instead of paying off some of our debt. Obuma isn't interested in paying off the debt, he just wants to add to it.
FryarTuk 1 year, 9 months ago
I don't buy that it is a Republican Agenda. I believe it is an agenda of Rep. Darrell Issa, a CA car thief magnate who as chair of The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform wants to kill the postal service in favor of his thug friend's private enterprise. The GOP is fragmented and the old Reagan, Nixon, Eisenhower, GHW Bush, Ford folks are no longer in control. The control source is the dark side of the Force with the gutless wussies (Cantor, Isakson, etc.) hanging on for survival.
KaosinAlbany 1 year, 9 months ago
I cannot believe taxpayer money is being used to create commercials trying to save the postal service. What a waste.
whodat 1 year, 9 months ago
do your homework, KIA. "It's rather ironic that this misinformation campaign was paid for with our tax dollars — the same tax dollars Issa says he wants to protect." http://www.savethepostoffice.com/bailout-bs-darrell-issa%E2%80%99s-misinformation-campaign-about-postal-retirement-funds
VSU 1 year, 9 months ago
Snail mail...Now a reality.
Cartman 1 year, 9 months ago
Plan ahead?
VSU 1 year, 9 months ago
Face it, 95% of the mail most people receive these days are advertisements or junk mail. People don't need to buy stamps like they used to. Most bills can be paid online so no need to mail or be mailed a bill if it is done paperless. There just is not a large demand for mail service like it used to be, but I guess you can blame that on the republicans too right? After all republicans get blamed for everything else when the Dumbocrats are just as guilty if not more guilty.
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Propranolol (INN) is a sympatholytic nonselective beta blocker. Sympatholytics are used to treat hypertension, anxiety, and panic. It was the first successful beta blocker developed.[1] Propranolol is available in generic form as propranolol hydrochloride; it is marketed in India under brand names such as Ciplar and Ciplar LA by Cipla, also other brands from AstraZeneca and Wyeth under brand names Inderal, Inderal LA, Avlocardyl, Deralin, Dociton, Inderalici, InnoPran XL, Sumial, Anaprilinum, and Bedranol SR (Sandoz).
It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, a list of the most important medications needed in a basic health system.[2]
Propranolol is indicated for the management of various conditions, including:
While once a first-line treatment for hypertension, the role for beta blockers was downgraded in June 2006 in the United Kingdom to fourth-line, as they do not perform as well as other drugs, particularly in the elderly, and evidence is increasing that the most frequently used beta blockers at usual doses carry an unacceptable risk of provoking type 2 diabetes.[11]
Propranolol is also used to lower portal vein pressure in portal hypertension and prevent esophageal variceal bleeding and ascites.
Propranolol is often used by musicians and other performers to prevent stage fright. It has been taken by surgeons to reduce their own innate hand tremors during surgery.[12]
Propranolol is currently being investigated as a potential treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder.[13][14][15] Propranolol works to inhibit the actions of norepinephrine (noradrenaline), a neurotransmitter that enhances memory consolidation. Individuals given propranolol immediately after a traumatic experience show less severe symptoms of PTSD compared to their respective control groups who did not receive the drug.[16] Propranolol reduces the effects of nightmare-related cardiac activity by keeping sinus rhythm low during nightmares, as a higher pulse and increased adrenaline are associated with severe nightmares. However, results remain inconclusive as to the success of propranolol in treatment of PTSD, including nightmares experienced by those with PTSD.
Ethical and legal questions have been raised surrounding the use of propranolol-based medications for use as a "memory damper", including: altering memory-recalled evidence during an investigation, modifying behavioral response to past (albeit traumatic) experiences, the regulation of these drugs, and others.[17] However, Hall and Carter have argued that many such objections are "based on wildly exaggerated and unrealistic scenarios that ignore the limited action of propranolol in affecting memory, underplay the debilitating impact that PTSD has on those who suffer from it, and fail to acknowledge the extent to which drugs like alcohol are already used for this purpose." [18]
Propranolol in combination with etodolac is currently being investigated in a phase-III trial of 400 colorectal cancer patients as a potential treatment for prevention of colorectal cancer recurrence.[19] The aim of this study is to assess the use of perioperative medical intervention using a combination of a propranolol and etodolac to attenuate the surgically induced immunosuppression and other physiological perturbations, aiming to reduce the rate of tumor recurrence and distant metastatic disease.
Starting in 2008, reports of successful use of propranolol to treat severe infantile hemangiomas (IHs) began to emerge. This treatment shows promise as being superior to corticosteroids when treating IHs. Extensive clinical case evidence and a small controlled trial support its efficacy.[20]
Propranolol was investigated for possible effects on resting energy expenditure and muscle catabolism in patients with severe burns.[21] In children with burns, treatment with propranolol during hospitalization attenuated hypermetabolism and reversed muscle wasting.
Propranolol, along with a number of other membrane-acting drugs, has been investigated for possible effects on Plasmodium falciparum and so the treatment of malaria. In vitro positive effects until recently had not been matched by useful in vivo antiparasite activity against P. vinckei,[22] or P. yoelii nigeriensis.[23] However, propranolol may reduce the dosages required for existing drugs to be effective against P. falciparum by five- to 10-fold, suggesting a role for combination therapies.[24]
Volunteers given the beta blocker propranolol scored lower on a range of psychological tests designed to reveal any racist attitudes than a group who took a placebo.[25] The amygdala is involved in processing emotion, including fear, and many psychologists think racist feelings are driven by the fear center. Propranolol inhibits the amygdala.[26]
In 2011, a small study suggested low doses of propranolol (10–40 mg daily) were effective in the treatment of aquagenic pruritus.[27]
Studies have found propranolol effectively decreases many of the side effects of marijuana.[28][29]
Propranolol should be used with caution in people with:[30]
Propranolol is contraindicated in patients with:[30]
Due to the high penetration across the blood-brain barrier, lipophilic beta blockers such as propranolol and metoprolol are more likely than other less lipophilic beta blockers to cause sleep disturbances such as insomnia and vivid dreams and nightmares.[31]
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) associated with propranolol therapy are similar to other lipophilic beta blockers.
Propranolol, like other beta blockers, is classified as pregnancy category C in the United States and ADEC category C in Australia. Beta-blocking agents in general reduce perfusion of the placenta which may lead to adverse outcomes for the neonate, including pulmonary or cardiac complications, or premature birth. The newborn may experience additional adverse effects such as hypoglycemia and bradycardia.[32]
Most beta-blocking agents appear in the milk of lactating women. However, propranolol is highly bound to proteins in the bloodstream and is distributed into breast milk at very low levels.[33] These low levels are not expected to pose any risk to the breastfeeding infant, and the American Academy of Pediatrics considers propranolol therapy "generally compatible with breastfeeding".[32][33][34][35]
Propranolol is rapidly and completely absorbed, with peak plasma levels achieved about 1–3 hours after ingestion. Coadministration with food appears to enhance bioavailability. Despite complete absorption, propranolol has a variable bioavailability due to extensive first-pass metabolism. Hepatic impairment therefore increases its bioavailability. The main metabolite 4-hydroxypropranolol, with a longer half-life (5.2–7.5 hours) than the parent compound (3–4 hours), is also pharmacologically active.
Propranolol is a highly lipophilic drug achieving high concentrations in the brain. The duration of action of a single oral dose is longer than the half-life and may be up to 12 hours, if the single dose is high enough (e.g., 80 mg). Effective plasma concentrations are between 10 and 100 mg/l. Toxic levels are associated with plasma concentrations above 2000 mg/l.
Propranolol is a nonselective beta blocker, that is, it blocks the action of epinephrine and norepinephrine on both β1- and β2-adrenergic receptors. It has little intrinsic sympathomimetic activity, but has strong membrane stabilizing activity (only at high blood concentrations, e.g. overdosage). Propranolol has inhibitory effects on the norepinephrine transporter and/or stimulates norepinephrine release (the concentration of norepinephrine is increased in the synapse).[36] Since propranolol blocks β-adrenoceptors, the increase in synaptic norepinephrine only results in α-adrenergic activation, with the α1-adrenoceptor being particularly important for effects observed in animal models. Therefore, it be looked upon as an indirect α1 agonist, as well as a β antagonist. Probably owing to the effect at the α1-adrenoceptor, the racemic and the individual enantiomers of propranolol have been shown to substitute for cocaine in rats, with the most potent enantiomer being S-(–)-propranolol. In addition, some evidence suggests propranolol may function as a partial agonist at one or more serotonin receptors (possibly 5-HT1B).
Both enantiomers of the drug have a local anesthetic (topical) effect, which is normally mediated by blockade of voltage-gated sodium channels. Few studies have demonstrated propranolol's ability to block cardiac, neuronal, and skeletal voltage-gated sodium channels, accounting for its known "membrane stabilizing effect" and antiarrhythmic and other central nervous system effects.[37][38][39]
Since beta blockers are known to relax the cardiac muscle and to constrict the smooth muscle, these beta adrenergic antagonists, including propranolol, have an additive effect with other drugs which decrease blood pressure, or which decrease cardiac contractility or conductivity. Clinically significant interactions particularly occur with:[30]
Propranolol is a racemate, a mixture of two enantiomers. The (R)-enantiomer is known as dexpropranolol or dextropropranolol. The (S)-enantiomer is known as levopropranolol.
Propranolol can be synthesized in two ways from the same initial substance.[41][42][43][44][45][46] The first way consists of reacting 1-naphthol with epichlorohydrin. Opening of the epoxide ring gives 1-chloro-3-(1-naphthyloxy)-2-propanol, which is reacted further with isopropylamine, giving propranolol. The second method uses the same reagents in the presence of a base and consists of initially making 3-(1-naphthyloxy)propylenoxide, the subsequent reaction with isopropylamine which results in epoxide ring opening leading to the formation of propranolol.
British scientist James W. Black successfully developed propranolol in the 1960s.[1] In 1988, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for this discovery. Propranolol was derived from the early β-adrenergic antagonists dichloroisoprenaline and pronethalol. The key structural modification, which was carried through to essentially all subsequent beta blockers, was the insertion of an oxymethylene group into the arylethanolamine structure of pronethalol, thus greatly increasing the potency of the compound. This also apparently eliminated the carcinogenicity found with pronethalol in animal models.
Newer, more selective beta blockers (such as nebivolol, carvedilol, or metoprolol) are now used in the treatment of hypertension.
In a 1987 study by the International Conference of Symphony and Opera Musicians, 27% of interviewed members admitted to using beta blockers such as propranolol for musical performances.[47] For about 10-16% of performers, their degree of stage fright is considered pathological.[47][48] Propranolol is used by musicians, actors, and public speakers for its ability to treat anxiety symptoms activated by the sympathetic nervous system.[49] This can be seen as giving participating individuals an unfair advantage, especially in competition scenarios, akin to the use of performance-enhancing drugs in athletes.[50]


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