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Thyroid Function Tests And Hypothyroidism
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Over the years we have been asked by thousands of people to explain thyroid function tests in the contexts of both diagnosis and the management of therapy. A significant proportion of these correspondents and callers have found that despite having thyroid hormone levels within the laboratory reference ranges, they still suffer debilitating symptoms. Our counselling has included providing these people with reliable information from recognised medical authorities to inform them of the nuances of thyroid testing and to provide them with a basis for discussion with their doctors.
This document is an extract of the pertinent elements of the information we have provided. It is technical in nature and may therefore not be suitable for those who have not yet developed a basic knowledge of the thyroid and hypothyroidism. We have tried to help, by including a glossary of medical terms at the end of the document and comments in [square brackets] throughout the text.
The information is suitable for discussing with your doctors. The quoted material is sourced from well known international authorities on the thyroid and from peer reviewed medical journals. Make your doctor aware of this if you present this material to him or her.
References are provided for all quoted material and links are provided for material which can be found on the internet. Citations are presented as Author(s), "Title", Publication Name, Date; Volume(Issue): Page Numbers. You will need to set up a free account to view the Lancet material on line.
Some references are repeated in a number of sections for completeness of those sections.
By age fifty, one in ten women have thyroid failure as evidenced by a simple blood test for Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH). Your pituitary gland located at the base of your brain normally regulates thyroid function by producing Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. If your thyroid fails, your TSH levels rise. In contrast, the high blood levels of thyroid hormone in hyperthyroidism are associated with low TSH levels.
?The American Thyroid Association recommends that adults be screened for thyroid dysfunction by measurement of the serum thyrotropin concentration, beginning at age 35 years and every 5 years thereafter.?
The standard Thyroid Function Tests which are performed in Australia are:
The Medicare protocol for screening patients who have not yet been diagnosed with a thyroid function problem is to test TSH and only if the result of this test is outside the reference range to test Free T4. Medicare will only fund screening tests which satisfy this protocol. Medicare monitors doctors and laboratories observance of this protocol. As will be demonstrated below, this protocol limits the diagnostic effectiveness of thyroid function tests.
This protocol only applies to thyroid function tests funded by Medicare. The protocol does not apply to thyroid function tests paid for in full by the patient.
This protocol also does not apply to the testing of patients already diagnosed with a thyroid function problem. Medicare supports the testing of Free T4 and Free T3 for these patients.
Thyroid antibody tests are performed to support the diagnosis of thyroid disease. The tests that are performed in the context of hypothyroidism are for:
Testing for these antibodies is not governed by the Medicare protocol.
The presence of elevated levels of thyroid antibodies is highly predictive of developing thyroid disease, even when thyroid function tests produce results within the reference range see below.
Thyroid function tests provide the primary tool for diagnosing thyroid disease and for managing doses for thyroid hormone replacement therapy. The interplay of the thyroid hormones (T4 and T3) and the regulatory hormone (TSH) provide a pattern which can be used to deduce the thyroid status of the patient. The following tables present the explanations of two authors of books for patients and a more technical overview:
Figure 4
Fig 4. The serum TSH/FT4 relationship typical of different clinical conditions
Reference Ranges for thyroid function tests are based on statistical averages. They are not based on standards of biological activity at different levels of thyroid hormones. This is not a problem in itself provided that the circumstances of the individual are always considered.
The particular issue for thyroid patients is that an individuals thyroid hormone levels do not naturally move over the whole Reference Range. Individual thyroid hormone levels are confined to narrow personalised ranges around the so called Set Point. Being in this personal range is important.
"High individuality causes laboratory reference ranges to be insensitive to changes in test results that are significant for the individual.
The application of population-based norms is inappropriately wide when applied to individuals. Each person has a narrow range of fluctuation of T4, even with seasonal or annual study.
?..some patients with TSH levels within the laboratory normal range might still be hypothyroid at the cellular level for several reasons. ?
TSH is a poor measure for estimating the clinical and metabolic severity of primary overt thyroid failure. This is in sharp contrast to the high diagnostic accuracy of TSH measurement for early diagnosis of hypothyroidism.
it should be recognised that only 20-25% of resting energy expenditure is thyroid hormone dependent in humans, as this is the maximum reduction seen in individuals with profound hypothyroidism.
The most important first step. Does the test result indicate that you have hypothyroidism and need to be treated? The standard interpretation is the starting point, but there is much more that must be considered:
A logit model [logarithmic probability model] indicated that increasing values of serum TSH above 2 mU/L at first survey increased the probability of developing hypothyroidism which was further increased in the presence of anti-thyroid antibodies.
The current study has demonstrated that the presence of anti-thyroid antibodies or raised serum TSH alone was associated with a highly significant raised risk of developing hypothyroidism at twenty years. It has also demonstrated that, independent of age, the higher the serum TSH above 2 mU/L, the greater is the prognostic significance for the development of overt hypothyroidism in subjects with or without anti-thyroid antibodies.
[Note: This is the Whickham Study which is referred to in a number of the references.]
"It is the exquisite sensitivity of the thyrotroph that led to the use of serum TSH measurements as a first line test of thyroid function
?There is also the difficulty of interpreting a serum concentration of TSH in isolation.?
?We believe that mild thyroid failure is a common disorder that frequently progresses to overt hypothyroidism.?
we demonstrate by this double blind study that SCH [subclinical hypothyroidism] has negative clinical and metabolic effects in affected patients. Physiological, TSH-guided, L-thyroxine treatment can improve LDL-C [Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol the Bad cholesterol] and total cholesterol levels and clinical signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism, and thereby may reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with this common syndrome.
?Over the last two decades, the upper reference limit for TSH has steadily declined from ~10 to approximately ~4.0-4.5 mIU/L. ?
"Dr. Carole Spencer from USC Medical Center recently reviewed new research indicating that the normal range for TSH is actually much lower than the range presently accepted in virtually all medical laboratories.?
"When we have normal population data for serum TSH we need to log-transform [plot the graph on a logarithmic scale] the values in order to get the familiar bell-shaped curve that defines a normal distribution."
"Given the high rate of conversion of subclinical hypothyroidism to overt hypothyroidism in the presence of circulating antithyroid antibodies, it makes sense to treat asymptomatic persons with positive antibody tests even if they have normal serum lipid [cholesterol] levels. However, because an elevated serum thyrotropin [TSH] level is associated with an increased risk of overt hypothyroidism even in the absence of antithyroid antibodies, positive antithyroid-antibody titers should not be the sole criterion for therapy. It is also reasonable to treat subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnant women and in women who have ovulatory dysfunction with infertility."
"AACE encourages patients whose TSH is outside the normal range (.5-5.0 µU/ml) to see an endocrinologist for treatment and thyroid disease management. Even though a TSH level between 3.0 and 5.0 µU/ml is in the normal range, it should be considered suspect since it may signal a case of evolving thyroid underactivity."
"A typical (statistical) reference range for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in many laboratories is around 0.2-5.5 mU/L. However, the 20-year longitudinal Whickham survey indicated that individuals with TSH values greater than 2.0 mU/L have an increased risk of developing overt hypothyroidism over the next 20 years.
Having been diagnosed, people with hypothyroidism generally need to take supplemental thyroid hormone for the rest of their lives. How do they know when they are taking the dose that is optimal for them:
"Most patients with thyroid deficiency feel at their best when the dosage of thyroxine raises their free thyroxine level towards the upper end of the normal range, or even a little above it. This usually reduces the thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level towards the bottom of the normal range or even a little below it, but not so low as to be undetectable. The total daily dose in an adult with no functioning thyroid tissue at all is usually 0.15-0.2 mg. Occasionally the dose may need to be 0.25 mg."
?The other difficulty in interpreting serum TSH concentrations is to decide what value should be aimed for in patients taking thyroxine replacement. It is not sufficient to satisfy the recommendations of the American Thyroid Association by simply restoring both serum T4 and TSH concentrations to normal...?
"...even within the reference range of around 0.5-4.5 mU/l, a high thyroid stimulating hormone concentration (>2 mU/l) was associated with an increased risk of future hypothyroidism. ..."
"When we have normal population data for serum TSH we need to log-transform [plot the graph on a logarithmic scale] the values in order to get the familiar bell-shaped curve that defines a normal distribution."
"There is evidence that individuals have different set points in the relationship between serum thyroxine [T4], T3 and TSH concentrations. ..."
Comments in response to J V Parle et al, Prediction of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly people from one low serum thyrotropin result: A 10-year cohort study, The Lancet, 358, 15 Sep 2001:
Unfortunately confusion [is caused] by using the findings to justify that patients taking thyroxine-replacement therapy should not have a suppressed serum thyrotropin [TSH] concentration. ...?
Comments in response to J V Parle et al, Prediction of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in elderly people from one low serum thyrotropin result: A 10-year cohort study, The Lancet, 358, 15 Sep 2001:
?My colleagues and I have studied the effect of long-term thyroxine on bone-mineral density and serum cholesterol in 30 patients followed up for 12·7 years.
A course needs to be steered between osteoporosis, with the possible increase of pathological fractures, and potentially fatal coronary artery disease.?
It is now well documented that hypothyroid patients have serum FT4 values in the upper third of the reference interval when the L-T4 replacement dose is titered [adjusted] to bring the serum TSH into the therapeutic target range (0.5-2.0 mIU/L).
Also, as shown in Figure 2, serum TSH values are diagnostically misleading during transition periods of unstable thyroid status, such as occurs in the early phase of treating hyper- or hypothyroidism or changing the dose of L-T4. Specifically, it takes 6-12 weeks for pituitary TSH secretion to re-equilibrate to the new thyroid hormone status. These periods of unstable thyroid status may also occur following an episode of thyroiditis, including post-partum thyroiditis when discordant TSH and FT4 values may also be encountered.
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Guideline 2. Thyroid Testing for Ambulatory Patients
Patients with stable thyroid status:
Patients with unstable thyroid status:
Guideline 23. Levothyroxine (L-T4) Replacement Therapy for Primary Hypothyroidism
TSH is a poor measure for estimating the clinical and metabolic severity of primary overt thyroid failure. This is in sharp contrast to the high diagnostic accuracy of TSH measurement for early diagnosis of hypothyroidism.
it should be recognised that only 20-25% of resting energy expenditure is thyroid hormone dependent in humans, as this is the maximum reduction seen in individuals with profound hypothyroidism.
The authors review the successes and shortcomings of replacement therapies for endocrine conditions. In particular, they focus on the experiences of that group of patients who have continuing vague complaints and decreased quality of life. In their view it is likely that these complaints may be explained by imperfections of the replacement therapy in not completely mimicking the natural endocrine function. They also express concern that these subtle signs of imperfection may result in treating doctors mislabelling the complaints.
Megan Stevens MA is the founding President of Thyroid Australia. She was diagnosed with Hashimotos Disease in 1994. Her desire to ensure that others do not experience the problems she did in obtaining reliable information led her to found Thyroid Australia with other like minded people.
Alun Stevens MSc FIAA is the Secretary of Thyroid Australia. He is an actuary and physicist. He does not have a thyroid condition himself. He just lives with one and its owner (see above).
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The large majority of families in Burkina Faso depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. Burkinabe farmers live in a delicate balance with nature, and small changes in their environments can mean the difference between abundance and scarcity. Unfortunately, in the past decade farmers have suffered the combined impacts of reduced rainfall, rapidly declining soil fertility and deterioration of their natural resource base. Taken together with inadequate farming techniques and significant population growth, farm families struggle to get by, and there is real danger of widespread famine.
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Groundswell's Response to Rural Development Challenges in Eastern Burkina Faso
Since 2010, Groundswell International has worked with Association Nourrir Sans Détruire (ANSD), our partner NGO in Burkina Faso, to strengthen community-led processes that can reverse this downward trend. Our program is improving the lives of thousands of farm families living in eastern Burkina Faso by spreading practical ecological farming methods (also known as agroecology) as well as sustainable livelihood solutions.
Agroecology is a viable alternative that can help rural communities overcome hunger and poverty while also improving the environment. One of the most promising ecological agricultural practices for the region is Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration of Trees (or FMNR), a strategy that we have increasingly emphasized since 2013 with the launch of a regional project in West Africa. The combination of FMNR and other ecological agriculture techniques, such as rainwater harvesting and composting to increase organic matter in soils, dramatically increases food production and improves community resilience.
Groundswell's work in Burkina Faso also incorporates training to strengthen women's leadership skills and organizational capacities. Savings-led credit programs for women provide them with the knowledge and capital to improve their farms and invest in other rural livelihood opportunities, such as market gardens and small livestock operations. The increased income from these activities allows women to undertake further practical activities to better their lives, improve the nutrition and education of their children, and help them gain a greater voice in their families and communities.
Regional Agroecology Project in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Mali
In January 2013, Groundswell launched a two-year initiative called "Scaling Farmer-led Agroecology in West Africa", with ANSD and local partners in Ghana (Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development), and Mali (Sahel Eco) as well as Food First, and ILEIA. Learn more about Groundswell's agroecology project in West Africa.
Below is a brief slide show outlining some of the key elements of Groundswell's work in Burkina Faso and elsewhere in West Africa:

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Research from the University of Southern California
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, provides important new evidence on how red meat and its cooking practices may increase the risk for prostate cancer.
Previous studies have emphasized an association between diets high in red meat and risk of prostate cancer, but evidence is limited. Attention to cooking methods of red meat, however, shows the risk of prostate cancer may be a result of potent chemical carcinogens formed when meats are cooked at high temperatures.
Researchers examined pooled data from nearly 2,000 men who participated in the California Collaborative Prostate Cancer Study, a multiethnic, case-control study conducted in the San Francisco Bay Area by
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, associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Study participants completed a comprehensive questionnaire that evaluated amount and type of meat intake, including poultry and processed red meat. Information regarding cooking practices (e.g., pan-frying, oven-broiling and grilling) was obtained using color photographs that displayed the level of doneness. More than 1,000 of the men included in the study were diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer.
"We found that men who ate more than 1.5 servings of pan-fried red meat per week increased their risk of advanced prostate cancer by 30 percent," Stern said. "In addition, men who ate more than 2.5 servings of red meat cooked at high temperatures were 40 percent more likely to have advanced prostate cancer."
When considering specific types of red meats, hamburgers—but not steak—were linked to an increased risk of prostate cancer, especially among Hispanic men. "We speculate that these findings are a result of different levels of carcinogen accumulation found in hamburgers, given that they can attain higher internal and external temperatures faster than steak," Stern added.
Researchers also found that men with diets high in baked poultry had a lower risk of advanced prostate cancer, while consumption of pan-fried poultry was associated with increased risk. Stern noted that pan-frying, regardless of meat type, consistently led to an increased risk of prostate cancer. The same pattern was evident in Stern's previous research, which found that fish cooked at high temperatures, particularly pan-fried, increased the risk of prostate cancer.
The researchers do not know why pan-frying poses a higher risk for prostate cancer, but they suspect it is due to the formation of the DNA-damaging carcinogens—heterocyclic amines (HCAs)—during the cooking of red meat and poultry. HCAs are formed when sugars and amino acids are cooked at higher temperatures for longer periods of time. Other carcinogens, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are formed during the grilling or smoking of meat. When fat from the meat drips on an open flame, the rising smoke leaves deposits of PAHs on the meat. There is strong experimental evidence that HCAs and PAHs contribute to certain cancers, including prostate cancer.
"The observations from this study alone are not enough to make any health recommendations, but given the few modifiable risk factors known for prostate cancer, the understanding of dietary factors and cooking methods are of high public health relevance," said Stern.
Co-authors of the study include Amit Joshi who received his Ph.D. in molecular epidemiology from the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine; Chelsea Catsburg, Juan Pablo Lewinger and Sue Ingles of USC; and CPIC's Esther John and Jocelyn Koo. The study was supported in part by the Prostate Cancer Foundation, American Cancer Society, and grant 5P30 ES07048 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Cancer Institute.
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In Shakespeare's age, residential colleges were not only centers of erudition and scholarly life but also sites for plays; colleges at Oxford and Cambridge often hosted lively dramatic entertainments, giving many a student the opportunity to act as well as learn. In the spirit of these Elizabethan and Jacobean college plays, this fall, Rockefeller College, Wilson College and Mathey College will offer the rare opportunity to workshop your acting skills with Florent Masse, who teaches in the Department of French and Italian and directs L'Avant-Scene, Princeton French Theater Workshop, and Russ Leo, Assistant Professor of English and Resident Faculty at Wilson, who will teach both Shakespeare I and II this academic year.
The workshop will meet once a week on Thursday evenings 5-6:15 in the Rocky-Mathey Classroom next to Rocky/Mathey theater. The workshop will be an opportunity to refine your acting skills, or to discover the art of acting. The actors' studio will be intended as workshop outside of production constraints for experienced actors and novices. Students will work on scenes from some of Shakespeare's greatest works: Measure for Measure, Hamlet, As You Like It, Henry IV, Part I, Othello, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet,Titus Andronicus, and Richard III. Over the course of this year-long project, students will present their scenes later this semester and develop new projects in spring. We're excited to invite you to join.
With the help of the colleges we may also organize trips to see plays in New York or at McCarter Theater Center. Interested students can contact Florent Masse at email@example.com or email@example.com.
For the fall semester, meetings will be 5-6:15 in the Rocky-Mathey Classroom next to Rocky/Mathey theater.
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It's About Time!: A Comfy Computer Chair
While this was originally designed as a barstool for kilt-wearing Scots, I think we can all agree it doubles as the world's most ergonomic computer chair. It even has an ashtray for cigars!
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Maliki fights to hold onto Iraq, at least his piece of it.
While there is a process and actions to replace him, Maliki is shaping a coup to stay in power. That is nontrivial. Iraq is falling apart from head to toe as many foreign policy analysts predicted would happen after the U.S. pulled out. You see, there is no Iraqi soul. That is, the people living there have different allegiances and lack an overarching allegiance for a unified federal government. Look around the Middle East to see that this is a systemic problem.
Maliki claims that he owns the office because the process failed to produce an alternative on time in accordance with a Constitutional deadline. He owns it by technical default.
The tribes, they wander. Shiites, Sunnis, Kurds, Christians and not elsewhere classified, the people of Iraq are aimless when it comes to allegiance to a central authority.
Josh Rogin of The Daily Beast reported that Obama policies have created the Iraqi calamity.
"America's rush to pressure Iraq's political process may have backfired, analysts say—contributing to the crisis that threatens to tank the new government before it gets started.
President Obama has said that more U.S. help to Iraq in fighting ISIS depends on the Iraqis forming an inclusive government. But the American strategy to push the Iraqi political process appears to be backfiring, analysts say—and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has decided to fight to the end to hold onto power.
U.S. officials said late Sunday night that Maliki was being unreasonable when heaccused Iraqi President Fouad Massoum of engaging in a "coup" by not selecting a new prime minister by Sunday midnight, the end of a constitutionally mandated deadline. Massoum's failure to act left Maliki as the only choice for prime minister, according to Malik's logic, a proposition U.S. officials sharply disagree with as they try to show Maliki the exit. (On Monday in Baghdad, Massoum finally appointed Haider al-Abadi to be Iraq's next Prime Minister.)"
Maliki is thumbing his nose at the U.S. while American's try to cover him with bomb strikes on the Islamic State, according to Morning Joe. How does he believe that he can win in this scenario. Well, it boils down to winning the chunk that is Shiite and forfeiting the rest? Where else does Maliki have friendly allegiances?
Home again home again jiggity jig, Al-Maliki has friends in Syria and Iran. Can he cobble assistance from unlikely sources that include the U.S. to save a chunk of Iraq for himself while Sunnis and Kurds take their tribes in their own separate directions. That may be at the heart of the Maliki policy.
"Al-Maliki began his political career as a Shia dissident under Saddam Hussein's regime in the late 1970s and rose to prominence after he fled a death sentence into exile for 24 years. During his time abroad, he became a senior leader of Dawa, coordinated the activities of anti-Saddam guerrillas and built relationships with Iranian and Syrian officials whose help he sought in overthrowing Saddam. Al-Maliki worked closely with United States and coalition forces in Iraq since their departure by the end of 2011. In June 2014, the United States has asked for Maliki to give up his premiership."
Here is a brilliant quote from Michael Rubin at the American Enterprise Institute.
"We've got to stop looking for angels (in political leaders). There are no angels," says Michael Rubin, an analyst at the American Enterprise Institute. "There are survivors."
America's angel of "hope" is on vacation and is dropping packages of mercy and loads of bombs while his policy is brewing and while Maliki stirs a coup.


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Beyoncé, "Hunger Games" author Suzanne Collins and SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro have risen to the top of very different fields, but they all have (at least) one thing in common -- kids.
Working Mother Magazine today named its Most Powerful Moms of 2012, and these three women join seven more movers-and-shakers on the unrated, U.S.-centric list.
Some, like Beyoncé, are new moms; others -- like actress Melissa McCarthy (mom of two) -- have more experience under their belts. They've all experienced firsthand the joys and challenges of parenting, and they've done it while operating in some of the world's most elite circles.
Click through the slideshow below to see the magazine's full list, and visit Working Mother's website for more detailed profiles of these ten phenomenal women.
Which mothers from business, entertainment, politics or other fields do you admire the most? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
Melissa McCarthy

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Beyoncé Knowles

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Sherilyn McCoy

CEO, Avon

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Sheryl Sandberg

COO, Facebook

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Mary Schapiro

Chairman, SEC

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Meditation Technique to Control the Mind
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Control the Mind and Thoughts
Mindfulness, choice-less awareness, being in the moment, attention, observation, listening, seeing, etc, are all just part of the Art of Meditation, and at the heart of meditation lies the mind. Specifically thoughts, and meditation can be seen as an art which brings about the necessary insight for the cessation or quieting of thoughts. This stillness within, then allows our vast nature to be encountered and appreciated.
I titled this article as "control of the mind" and am sure there are many who would object to the use of the term "mind control" when it comes to the field of meditation, so let me explain what I mean by it before going into the technique itself. By "control of the mind" here, I am indicating an action that helps in the quietening of the thinking process and thus, allowing for the deeper observation of our consciousness. So, although we are not imposing control on the mind and thoughts via force, we are creating a scenario whereby the mind is being affection (in this case stilled).
Who better to explain this meditation technique and it's benefits and importance, than the great spiritual teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti. So here is a quote from him that explains this simple technique, which assists in "controlling" the mind and quieting the brain.
Meditation Technique to Control the Mind
Title: The Wholeness of Life
Author: J Krishnamurti
Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco
Ch/Page: Chapter XIV / Page 194
In enquiring, can one observe without any movement of the eye? Because the eye has an effect on the brain. When one keeps the eyeballs completely still, observation becomes very clear because the brain is quietened. So, can one observe without any movement of thought interfering with one's observation? It is only possible when the observer realizes that he and that which he is observing are one – the observer is the observed. Anger is not different from me – I am anger, I am jealousy. There is no division between the observer and the observed; this is the basic reality one must capture. Then the whole of consciousness begins to reveal itself without the making of any effort. In that total observation there is the emptying of, or the going beyond, all the things that thought has put together – which is one's consciousness.
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So the meditation technique being suggested here is to keep the eyeballs absolutely still, when you are bringing your attention and energy to the observation of the thinking process. In meditation, specially Zazen (Zen Meditation Technique) or other seated meditations, stillness of body is demanded, but here it is being taken one step further, and the suggestion is that the eyeballs be kept absolutely still as well and that this will extend control over the mind and thoughts – this will help silence the brain.
When it comes to meditation, the only way to really understand is to dive in and explore. Reading, talking, discussing, etc, although useful, will only help you go so far on the path to Self-Realization, so go ahead and experiment with the technique indicated above and see for yourself the truth of it.
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Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Educational Administration
The Master of Education (M.Ed.) program is designed to prepare aspiring individuals for challenging and productive roles as campus-level and central office-level administrators in Texas public schools through quality educational experiences that stimulate and encourage intellectual, personal, and professional growth and a strong commitment to education and those served.
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Transfer Work
No more than six (6) semester hours can be transferred from another post- secondary institution. Students seeking course transfer credit into the courses sequence must submit all of the following to the academic advisor for review:
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- a copy of the course syllabus and multiple examples of student work from the course.
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The thesis option involves an original research project under the direction of a graduate faculty member and the preparation of a thesis in addition to the prescribed coursework. The 36-hour degree program includes 15 hours from the educational administration core, 6 hours of EDAD 5388, and 15 hours by advisement. The student must enroll in EDAD 5388 for two consecutive semesters and complete the thesis according to the standards and policies determined by the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and the College of Graduate Studies.
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Because the practicum course work cannot be applied to the Master of Education degree, students pursuing the Principal's Certificate normally complete their master's degree requirements before doing their practicum. The student must enroll each semester until the practicum is satisfactorily completed. Application for admission to the principal practicum must be submitted to the Coordinator of the M.Ed./Principal Certification Programs no later than June 15 preceding the fall of enrollment for the practicum, October 15 preceding the spring practicum, and March 15 for summer practicum. Students should be enrolled in the last two courses prior to enrolling in the practicum. There are specific requirements for the summer practicum. Students must have summer school/extended year for at least five weeks of the 12 week session. The practicum course typically is a one-semester course; however, this course may be repeated so that the student can satisfactorily complete practicum requirements. No more than three (3) semester hours of practicum course work can be used to satisfy certification plan requirements.
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Henrico Police chief wins international award
Henrico Police Chief Douglas A. Middleton earned the CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) Police Chief of the Year award from CIT International last week at the annual CIT International Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. The Aug. 21 presentation was attended by more than 1,000 people from the United States and other countries.
CIT International is a non-profit membership organization whose primary purpose is to facilitate understanding, development and implementation of Crisis Intervention Team programs. They promote and support collaborative efforts to create and sustain more effective and safer interactions among law enforcement, mental health care providers, individuals with mental illness, their families and communities.
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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Central Virginia chapter President Mike Francisco praised Middleton's efforts.
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Henrico County Recreation and Parks will present "Red, White, and Lights" at Meadow Farm Museum/Crump Park July 4.
Henrico County has hosted a Fourth of July celebration annually since 1981, but this year's event will offer a later start time and expanded hours and be highlighted by new entertainment.
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The Tuckahoe Family YMCA and ReEstablish Richmond will host the third-annual Refugee Community Resource Fair Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to noon at the YMCA, 9211 Patterson Avenue in Henrico. The event is designed to provide refugees in the region information about jobs, local businesses, housing, health care, education and more.
As part of its strategic plan, the YMCA of Greater Richmond works to identify, address and eliminate economic, geographic and cultural barriers. > Read more.
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SEATTLE - Along with the seven current Washington baseball players who were selected in last week's Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, seven high-school athletes who have signed National Letters Of Intent to play baseball at the UW were also chosen.
Husky signees RHP Julian Sampson (12th round, Phillies), LHP Joey Dettrich (18th, Devil Rays), LHP Geoff Brown (23rd, Royals), IF Julien Pollard (37th, Twins), RHP Sean Meehan (40th, Rangers), IF Troy Scott (42nd, Twins) and RHP Forrest Snow (44th, Mariners) were all selected in the draft, which took place June 7-8. Dettrich has reportedly signed with Tampa Bay.
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Washington also had seven veteran players drafted: LHP Nick Hagadone (1st supplemental round, Red Sox), 3B/OF Matt Hague (11th, Indians), RHP Brandon McKerney (14th, Mariners), RHP Harrison Bishop (17th, Pirates), RHP Johnny DuRocher (34th, Mariners), 1B Curt Rindal (35th, Brewers) and SS Danny Cox (36th, Yankees).
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Hunter High Students Weigh In on (Irving) Kagan
The reviews are in and Kagan is either a "genius" with a "weird sense of humor" or "a complete radical" who "doesn't do a good job of keeping discussions focused" and gives "too many handouts."
These remarks are aimed not at Elena Kagan, the Supreme Court nominee currently undergoing a traditionally long-winded confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, but her brother Irving. He's a social studies teacher at Hunter College High School in Manhattan, which makes him subject to the anonymous reviews of students on RateMyTeachers.com.
Lest anyone think that Washington's partisan acrimony has anything on the hostility of high school students, take a look at these reviews:
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He can't run a discussion for his life. you will get an A-.
It's unfair to focus only on the negative. Irving Kagan does pretty well overall, with good scores for clarity (3.8 out of 5) and helpfulness (3.9), and a score on easiness that makes it clear he's no pushover in class. And for every critical remark on RateMyTeachers.com, there were students in awe of his enthusiasm, erudition, humor and intelligence:
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Great sense of humor. Willing to take time outside of class to talk. Nice person. Give him a hug.
Irving Kagan also gave an interview to NY1 on his sister's relationship with their father, a lawyer, and his view of the confirmation process so far.
The hearings have not been filled with New York-related news, but for the constitutional and political import of the proceedings please see The Journal's latest report as well as analysis from our colleagues at Washington Wire and the Law Blog.
Yesterday did bring one illuminating moment of New York Jewish trivia. Sen. Lindsay Graham, for whatever reason, asked Elena Kagan where she was on Christmas Day. "You know, like all Jews, I was probably at a Chinese restaurant," she replied. Sen. Chuck Schumer, the other New York Jew participating in the confirmation hearing, interjected to explain that Chinese restaurants are the only ones open on Christmas.
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A bit of background on this truck, which is new to the streets of Dallas, but not really. Last summer, Three Men and a Taco was one of the trucks that rolled out in Dallas and quickly gained attention, for their brightly colored truck and their eclectic food, with South African influence along with a menu of other regional items. The truck was owned and operated by a group of people, who at times seemed to have varying ideas of what a food truck should be and how and when it should operate. In March, owners and brothers, Scott and Cameron Bonfield took back full ownership of the truck, redesigned every aspect of it and Three Men and a Taco reopened as Three Lions, bringing you the English food that they grew up on. I love the details of the truck, which I sadly did not get a picture of, but I smile every time I order at the window labeled "City of Westminster" and pick up at the "City of Dallas" window.
To say the redesign was a great idea is probably an understatement. The guys are regularly selling out, with their meat pies going first. Until eating at Three Lions, my experience with meat pies was the Louisiana version, so I was expecting something like that. I could not have been more surprised. The meat pies are made with ground beef, with a very flavorful gravy, in the flakiest crust I have ever tasted. The English version is more akin to a chicken pot pie, of course without the the chicken and without the vegetables. I could go on and on about the crust, it is light, it is flaky, it is just perfect.
Three Lions offers a few other menu items including a chicken and dill baguette, a croque monsieur and one of the favorite items from Three Men and A Taco, the Carolina Sliders.
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If you want the college football world to pay attention, you have to make a splash in some way. Perhaps no program in the country understands this line of thinking better than the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Whether it was the "Pandemonium in Piscataway" in 2006 or the surprising move to the stately Big Ten Conference in 2014, RU doesn't shy away from a moment in the spotlight.
The debut of Rutgers football wasn't just the start of gridiron contests in New Jersey; it's also considered to be the first intercollegiate game ever. On November 6, 1869, the university squared off with Princeton, and the rest, as they say, was history. As the years went on and the game evolved, Rutgers was fairly competitive but didn't truly break through until an electric run that stretched from 1915 to '18. Over the course of those four seasons, the Scarlet Knights posted a record of 22-6-3 and were powered by All-American Paul Robeson, who would go on to become a star of stage and screen, as well as an activist and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.
While the squad wouldn't appear in a bowl game until '78, Rutgers fans remained steadfast and celebrated when they could. In '61, coach John Bateman led RU to a record of 9-0 and a top 15 finish in the AP poll. Eight years later, the Scarlet Knights downed Princeton again in a centennial rematch. Both the spring and fall of '76 proved to be exciting, as the men's basketball team advanced all the way to the Final Four during March Madness, while the school's gridiron crew turned heads across the country on their way to an undefeated season. Finally in '78, Rutgers was invited to compete in the Garden State Bowl, marking the first postseason appearance in program history.
Inspired by the celebrated tower on campus, the school fight song is called "The Bells Must Ring." An actual bell was originally used to signal the end of classes, but the lyrics are a well-known staple of the Scarlet Knights' game-day experience. Students chant "RU, Rah, Rah!" over and over again as the start of the game approaches. The bell has also been utilized to cap off thrilling football seasons, and in recent years, has gotten quite the workout as Rutgers registered nine bowl showings between '05 and '14.
In June of 2013, it was announced that Rutgers would be joining the Big Ten Conference in '14 to continue their athletic pursuits. While there is a myriad of reasons that could explain the decision, you have to figure that at least part of it stems from the surge of success on the gridiron. During their first year of play in the new league, RU won 8 games and emerged victorious on the Quick Lane Bowl stage. Maybe better competition is what the Scarlet Knights have needed all along. They've certainly proved that they have the heart.
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5″ BlackBerry A10 launching this year. BlackBerry 9720 with OS 7 gets compared to Bold 9900 in pictures
So far, this hasn't been a great year for BlackBerry. The Canadian company formerly known as RIM has launched the Z10 and Q10, but only the former has been on sale for a few months. And it hasn't managed to be the hit that the company needed, perhaps in part due to its uninspiring looks and specs. The Q10 is bound to appeal to those enamored with the 'classic' BlackBerry smartphone of yesteryear, but it hasn't helped the company rebound either.
So maybe the next device will. BlackBerry is going to answer the question "what comes after Z?" with a rather obvious "nothing; you just skip right back to A". That's because its next flagship all-touch smartphone is reportedly going to be called the BlackBerry A10.
This will come with a 5-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen, much larger than the one in the Z10. It should also have a more refined fit and finish (translation:it should look better) compared to its predecessor. A dual-core processor will be employed, because BlackBerry won't be making the jump to quad-core. It's unclear if this is due to concerns about battery life or lack of software optimization. The A10 will sport 2 GB of RAM, and it should look similar to a Samsung Galaxy S4 (but will actually be a bit bigger for whatever reason).
The main focus of the device will be gaming, believe it or not. Other specs haven't been leaked yet, but it's still early. The BlackBerry A10 will only be in stores "sometime late this fall", which could even mean November. By then, we'll surely have a complete picture of what this device is and what it wants to be.
Also in BlackBerry land, a new low-end handset got leaked too. We're talking about the 9720, which is supposed to be the successor to the 9320. That means it should be rather cheap, possibly retailing for around $350 without a contract.
You can see it in the images above compared to a BlackBerry Bold 9900. The BlackBerry 9720 and the BlackBerry A10 are said to be the only two devices coming out of the Canadian company for the remainder of this year. You be the judge of whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.
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Visitors to Unity Lake can enjoy boating, swimming, fishing (trout, bass, crappie), wildlife viewing, sailboarding, picnicking, tepee stays and camping. Boaters have easy access to the reservoir for fishing and water skiing.
The Burnt River comes to rest behind the Unity Dam before continuing its path down the valley. Relax on the shores or enjoy water sports. There's a boat ramp to accommodate the water skier as well as the angler. A peacefulness will engulf you at Unity Lake State Recreation Area whatever you choose to do.
Two tepees offer unique camping experiences for Unity Lake visitors. The tepees have electricity, carpeting, and foam mattresses inside, and fire rings and picnic tables outside.
The day-use area is a large expanse of lawn and shade trees featuring restrooms, water and picnic tables. You can swim or fish in the designated areas of Unity Reservoir.
Vital stats: Open April – October, weather permitting. The campground provides 35 electrical campsites (21 @ 30 amps, 14 @ 50 amps; maximum site 40 feet; 5 pull-through sites). In addition, there is a hiker/biker camp and the 2 tepees.
: Climate in Eastern Oregon varies greatly with elevation. The higher elevations experience colder temperatures and higher precipitation than the lower elevations. The region is much more arid and experiences greater temperature variations than western Oregon. Much of Eastern Oregon is considered high desert, where in some areas annual precipitation is less than 10 inches. Summer temperatures often reach 90 degrees in the lower elevations. Winters can be bitterly cold here, although there is little humidity. The mountains can receive heavy snowfall. If visiting the region during the summer months be prepared for afternoon thunderstorms and chilly evening temperatures. Snow may be encountered on high country trails throughout the summer months.
Location: Unity Lake is located in Eastern Oregon, off OR 245, 50 miles east of John Day.
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Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant (Muscipipra vetula) - HBW 9, p. 402
French: Moucherolle à queue-de-pie
German: Kerbschwanztyrann
Spanish: Viudita Coluda
Taxonomy: M[uscicapa] vetula M. H. K. Lichtenstein, 1823, São Paulo, Brazil.
Relationships uncertain, but closest allies seem to be Gubernetes and Neoxolmis, on basis of anatomical studies. Monotypic.
Distribution: CE & SE Brazil (S Bahia, C Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo S to Rio Grande do Sul), E Paraguay and NE Argentina (Misiones, Corrientes).
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A bird on top of a tree. Locality Itatiaia National Park, Brazil (Monotypic species)
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Locality Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil
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Shear-tailed Grey Tyrant perched on a stick near the Algoas Negras entrance to Itatiaia NP.
Locality Itatiaia, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
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Locality Campos do Jordao, São Paulo State, Brazil
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Locality Intervales State Park, São Paulo State, Brazil (Monotypic species)
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Who wants lemon seeds in their drinks or on their dinner? Not us - so we picked up the Lekue Lemon Squeezer ($9) and now we're seed free. This little guy allows you to store cut lemons in the refrigerator as well as dispensing just the right amount of juice for your drinks and food. Simple and cute as hell, this little squeezer is also a great tool for cocktail time.
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Released: Sep 01st, 1988
Running Time: 82
Director: Wolfgang Gower
Company: Paradise Visuals
Cast: Peter North, Robert Bullock, Frank James, Tiffany Storm, Nina Hartley
Critical Rating: A 1/2
Genre: Feature
Don't expect to see torrents of backdoor sex in this sub-par sequel. What little butt banging there is, is hampered by brief duration, missed insertions, and rubbers that appear mysteriously out of nowhere. If rubbers are included in a scene, at least incorporate them into the script; don't make them appear during an edit! This isn't the only glitch in the story, resulting in a feature lacking sustained erotic appeal.
The emphasis on the anal alluded to by the title is missing, and some scenes seem forced. There is some good action though, particularly the Peter North dream sequence where he and Tiffany Storm play switcheroo with Frank James and Dana Lynn. Storm is noisy, but who wouldn't be with James' big thing up their butt. The Bullock/Storm, North/Hartley pairs are also okay.
The abrupt ending cements the fact that not much though went into this project. The packaging, although not all that flashy, is very durable.