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Discussion in 'Support' started by helenr1981, Feb 2, 2016.
Hi all! I first noticed my PT when I was about 6 months pregnant with my LG back in 2012 (I didn't know it was pulsatile then, just referred to it as tinnitus). From a bit research I found it can happen during pregnancy so didn't mention it to the doc and tried to grin and bear it hoping it would stop after childbirth - it didn't. Also at that time I didn't know I had a thyroid issue either.
So as times goes by I start piecing together symptoms that make me go to get my thyroid checked in 2014, it came back high TSH 7.05 and within range T3 making it borderline underactive and I was started on 50mcg of levothyroxine to be reviewed 12 months later. Up until this point the PT wasn't overly bad, sometimes it was more noticable than others, but the levo really helped with it, and the other symptoms too (tiredness, coldness, weight issues, headaches, weakness, hair loss etc), though around 9 months in the symptoms gradually got worse again, the PT starting raging on, and considering one of the symptoms is tiredness, to then go to bed and not be able to sleep because of it is massively frustrating! I have to sleep on my back, head tilted left with the pillow wedged onto my pulse to make it quiet enough to sleep, if I moved it was game over! It was thyroid blood test time and it came back even higher TSH at 8.18 (I was so excited this would mean more levo!). Between getting results and having a telephone appointment with the doctor I upped my dose to 100mcg and by the second day I couldn't hear a thing, bliss! Gutted when the doc said they'd change my dose to 75mcg and review it in 8 weeks. I did as I was told and took the 75 and the PT was there religously whooshing round my left side every night - to the point I dreaded bedtime! They've just done my bloods again last week, between giving the sample and speaking to the doctor this morning I upped it to 100mcg again (and had 2 nights of blissful silence!). I spoke to the doc earlier and they've come back TSH 2.03 which is in "normal" TSH range, so haven't bothered checking my T3! I got quite upset and told them I wanted to trial 100mcg as the PT was becoming unbearable, I hear it through the day if its quiet but night time is so bad! She agreed to let me stay on 100mcg for 4 weeks then do bloods again, she said "I don't see why it would be making a difference though?", told her I'd done a little research and PT can be linked to thyroid disfunction, which she wasn't sold on, but I KNOW it is and so pleased she's upping my dose, and I will ask that all blood levels are checked next time, not just TSH.
So I was wondering, does anyone else link their PT to thyroid problems, and has it been relieved with meds? I had a quick look for hypothyroidism and PT threads but couldn't see any, hope this is alright to post. Thanks.
I have a mild case of hypothyroidism and switch between 12.5 and 25mcg levothyroxine depending on how my TSH is.
Never made a difference for me, as far as t is concerned. I've even gone up to 200mcg out of curiosity, no change.
You're the first person I've ever come across that can control tinnitus using thyroid hormone.
I have both PT and hypothyroidism. I've been on the same dosage for many years -- 100 mcg. My PT started five years ago after I took a blood pressure drug for the first time. I'm off that drug (and all blood pressure drugs) now, but my PT remains. I believe there is a link, too, between hypothyroidism and PT, but cannot prove it.
I'd be interested to hear from other people with both PT and hypothyroidism, to see if they think there is a connection.
Sorry to read that your troubles PT. I have it too. It's a terrible thing. One bad overly exhausting day, and it seems to just get worse, for days. I really need the sleep, well. Helps my energy level.
I also have thyroid problems, -too much. I've read about the connections. My Doctor is the same, just the TSH level check. She thinks if that’s ok, that’s all that matters, any other T level must be ok.
Every so often, I get on the TSH level issue, thinking the meds are off. Email the Doctor, get another blood test. Skip some med days, mines too low TSH level. I have not been able to connect the meds or my THS level with my PT.
Hi Karen, thanks for your reply - have you asked your doctor to up your thyroid meds to see if it helps, or in my case I just did it myself as an experiment as upping it to 75mcg helped reduce it during the night, but not when first going to bed, maybe I got lucky! I would definitely ask the doctor if you can trial a higher dose, if it makes no difference drop back again.
Hi James, oh I totally get where you're coming from, when you need the sleep the most the PT seems to rage on! If I were you I'd be asking for a referral to a specialist, as theres a multitude of causes and I don't think GP doctors necessarily have the information they should to help, TSH alone isn't always the reading needed but they think it's suffice. As it is having an effect on your life I would definitely be kicking up a bit of a fuss with the doc!
Really hope you both progress with your PT, and get the blissful inner silence!
For me, the link between thyroid problems and tinnitus is absolutely beyond question. More specifically, between taking levothyroxine and developing tinnitus - for me, that was the trigger to developing it.
Do you have ringing tinnitus or pulsatile tinnitus as a result of taking levothyroxine? I have both: A high-pitched hissing tinnitus, and pulsatile tinnitus. I had the regular tinnitus for many years, as a result of loud sound. However, my tinnitus worsened, and I also began having the pulsating, after taking a blood pressure drug.
After that, my doctor thought cutting back on my thyroid medicine might help, so she cut me back from 125 mcg to 100 mcg. I am still taking the same dosage, almost six years later.
I still have both types of tinnitus in my right ear only.
I'd be interested to hear more about how yours developed.
Sorry if this gets a bit long, but it isn't easy to answer in a short sentence.
Mine was a rare allergic reaction to Levothyroxine. I had all manner of symptoms from it before tinnitus developed and was in and out of hospital for months for other inflammatory conditions, ranging from skin rashes at the mild end, through to appalling allergic reactions that would make my nose stream for hours, to facial, throat and jaw pain and even the lining of my mouth pealing away leaving open sores - there were more, but you get the idea. I was prodded and probed for everything and I kept asking if it could be the Levothyroxine, but was repeatedly told no, even though all of these symptoms started around 1 month after starting treatment.
Eventually, I told the doctors that I believed it to be the Levothyroxine and against their judgment, went for private treatment to receive something called NDT (it is thyroid hormones that has been extracted from pigs, rather than synthetic) - it is not licensed in the UK. The endocrinologist I saw was aware of many of the issues that some people suffer, although he acknowledged that the severity of my problems was at the extreme end of the scale.
24 hours after I changed drug, for the first 3 days, my hearing was completely normal, my skin started to feel less sore and I thought "wow, why didn't I just stop taking this crap sooner?", but then, all hell broke loose and I had screaming, jet engine noises etc and I thought I was going to lose my hearing - I was terrified.
Out of fear, after 3 more days of screaming in my head, I took a Levothyroxine tablet to see what happened and within 24 hours, the tinnitus was back to its previous level and I took it for a couple more days, but other issues returned. I tried this cycle several times, until eventually, I could see such a repeatable link between the two. I went to see an ENT about this and was given absolutely nothing and despite the evidence, told it was unrelated. Realising that there was no hope from the medical profession, I just went for it on my own. 3 months of absolute misery followed. I stopped sleeping and instead used to pass out once every 3-4 days through exhaustion.
Over time, this started to improve - albeit slowly - until eventually I find myself where I am today. I still have hearing issues and flare ups and have moments of weakness where I find myself really depressed and low about it, but no-where near where I used to be.
I no longer have any of the other inflammatory conditions outside of my nose and sinuses, they have all gone and after suffering with them for the 2 years solidly that I was taking Levothyroxine, there is a very clear link. Some doctors I have seen accept it, but others still refute the connection - amazing when I was suffering from 15, known, albeit rare, side effects (something that I was not aware of at the time).
I still have a lot of congestion around my head as a result of the severe allergies and get flare ups in my sinuses and nasal passages which in turn result in worsening of tinnitus whilst they are present. My audiologist agrees that it is an unusual case and may have even offered some useful information about tinnitus in general if regular scans and tests had been taken from the start to try and understand the processes occurring in its development and healing. Although she considers it too late for much , she has written to and recommended that the local eNT department shows a bit more interest, so I have another appointment in 4 weeks (it should have been 2 weeks but they moved it - you couldn't make this stuff up).
Has an ENT had a look up your nose or taken any sort of X-rays or scans? If not, they can honestly tell almost nothing by looking in your ears. There are so many problems linked with hearing that are utterly invisible by looking in the ear.
Unless through noise induced hearing loss, hearing tests are useless for tinnitus and even then, don't always reveal very much - loads of people with apparently good hearing have tinnitus.
Unless a middle ear infection is present, or lots of fluid build up, looking in the ears is useless. There are lots of middle ear problems that don't show up from looking in the ear.
I can of course give you no indication as to whether or not it will go, but it might. I know you are in the early stages of it and at the moment and you're looking from reassurance from people further down the road, so hopefully the amount of information I have shared with you shows that it can improve. I promise that I am not embellishing how bad mine was at the start, it really was unbelievably loud, but now, when it goes for a while, it genuinely is gone, it isn't that background noises are masking it. I remain hopeful that I will be someone writing my own success story on here in a few months time. It took over a year of taking Levothyroxine for tinnitus to develop, so at the very least I believe it will take a full year after stopping for it to resolve. That take me to mid-June this year. Even then though, the total time I took it for was 2 years and 2 months, so it would not be wholly unreasonable for it to take that long for everything to return to normal.
One last thing to share with you over my case that I have not made clear is that some of the noises I hear are concentrated seemingly in the ear, whilst others appear to be somewhere centrally in my head. At ties, neither are present and at others both, or one or the other. I believe the central ones to relate to a slightly different mechanism from Levothyroxine than those in the ear. The ear tinnitus first appeared in my left ear and it was there for 4 months before transitioning to my right ear. Other than the odd tinkle that appears now and again, the left ear has remained free from tinnitus for a year now. What caused the transition is anyone's guess, but if it can go from one ear, surely it can go from the other.
Finally - and I promise this is it, I must admit, a lot of the advice I have read doesn't really apply to me. Food stuffs make no difference to me. I can eat and drink what I like and it makes no difference - with the exception of alcohol, but then alcohol does dry out the nasal membranes and I feel bunged up and whenever this happens the ringing in my ear is worse so it isn't surprising that it has some effect on me. Being stressed or tired doesn't make mine worse - in fact, I have been at my absolute wits end about it and wanted to scream and suddenly, it just fades away to nothing. What I would say though, is eat well and look after yourself. Not because it is going to have any profound affect on improving your hearing, but it will put you in a better position to cope with it when it is bothering you. For me, the emotional response to tinnitus can be worse than the tinnitus itself.
Again, apologies that it is such a long reply, but you did ask .
Thanks for sharing your experiences, and the story. I am a Levothyroxine user. I have to take it, to maintain ballpark thyroid levels. I will follow your link, see what it says.
Thanks for telling us your story! I'm so sorry you had all those problems from the levothyroxine. It just goes to show you how drugs can affect each individual differently.
I'm very lucky, I guess. I don't have any of the side effects mentioned in the WebMD article, except the hair loss. That is just an ongoing side effect that those of us with a thyroid condition must deal with.
Like James, I am a life-long user of thyroid medicine, because my thyroid symptoms are too severe to do without it. James and I both suffer from pulsatile tinnitus. Is it related to the thyroid meds? Hard to say.
In my case, I didn't have any major problems with my mild tinnitus until I took a blood pressure drug for the first time. Who knows? It could be that the combination of the blood pressure drug and the thyroid drug were too much for me. Now, I have both severe tinnitus and pulsatile tinnitus in my right ear only.
Again, thanks for your story, and I hope your tinnitus continues to improve.
I would never suggest anyone messes about with their medication, but you could discuss NDT with your doctor, to see if it helps with the tinnitus. I have spoken to a few people that didn't develop tinnitus until after taking Levo. Difficult to say in their cases whether or not it was the Levo, or thyroid problems that caused it though (or neither), as they weren't so obvious as mine during onset.
I see you are both located in the US. It is actually far easier to get NDT over there than here in the UK. My GP refuses to prescribe it as the local health authority will not cover them for insurance, so they are personally liable in the event of any issues, so the prescribing doctor has to have there own insurance - or one can import it.
Yes, you're right, Owen, I do think it's easier to get natural thyroid hormone prescribed here in the U.S. I haven't talked with my current doctor about it yet, because I'm almost a little bit afraid of the side effects of switching to something else. The last time I tried to switch to anything else (a generic), I ended up feeling very dizzy for at least a week. I'm not sure I could handle that, on top of tinnitus and pulsatile tinnitus, too.
I'm in my late 60's, and it's a lot harder to take anything new when you're older. So, that's why I'm still on Synthroid.
I do hope yours continues to improve. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! It's good to hear from others who are experiencing similar conditions.
Hi Helenr1981,I think my PT started because of my Hypothyroidism. About 10 days after it started I found out my thyroid was way off its number. I don't remember what it was. They put me on 200 mug from a 175 mcg. It didn't affect the PT. just had new blood work done and thyroid is now a little over so I'm back on 175 mcg. I told doc I think thyroid was why I got PT he said no it's not. I've had an brain MRI and a ultrasound of neck and all were negative. I asked if there were any other tests I could have done for blockages else where in body and he said no. He wasn't my regular Doctor just saw him because my doctor was out. I'm so upset as to how he just didn't seem to care. Long story,sorry just wanted to say thyroid meds never did anything to make PT better.
There are other tests that you can undergo if you are concerned that there is a blockage of some sort, such as a CT scan or even an angiogram. However (I think you're like me on this), I'm not sure there is a reason to keep on having tests. I'm pretty sure my PT was caused by a reaction to a blood pressure drug, which may not have agreed with me because I am hypothyroid.
I hope you're doing well these days, and that the PT has not gotten any worse for you.
Could Antidepressants or Hypothyroidism Have Caused My Tinnitus?

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discussion in 'support' started by helenr1981, feb 2, 2016.
hi all! i first noticed my pt when i was about 6 months pregnant with my lg back in 2012 (i didn't know it was pulsatile then, just referred to it as tinnitus). from a bit research i found it can happen during pregnancy so didn't mention it to the doc and tried to grin and bear it hoping it would stop after childbirth - it didn't. also at that time i didn't know i had a thyroid issue either.
so as times goes by i start piecing together symptoms that make me go to get my thyroid checked in 2014, it came back high tsh 7.05 and within range t3 making it borderline underactive and i was started on 50mcg of levothyroxine to be reviewed 12 months later. up until this point the pt wasn't overly bad, sometimes it was more noticable than others, but the levo really helped with it, and the other symptoms too (tiredness, coldness, weight issues, headaches, weakness, hair loss etc), though around 9 months in the symptoms gradually got worse again, the pt starting raging on, and considering one of the symptoms is tiredness, to then go to bed and not be able to sleep because of it is massively frustrating! i have to sleep on my back, head tilted left with the pillow wedged onto my pulse to make it quiet enough to sleep, if i moved it was game over! it was thyroid blood test time and it came back even higher tsh at 8.18 (i was so excited this would mean more levo!). between getting results and having a telephone appointment with the doctor i upped my dose to 100mcg and by the second day i couldn't hear a thing, bliss! gutted when the doc said they'd change my dose to 75mcg and review it in 8 weeks. i did as i was told and took the 75 and the pt was there religously whooshing round my left side every night - to the point i dreaded bedtime! they've just done my bloods again last week, between giving the sample and speaking to the doctor this morning i upped it to 100mcg again (and had 2 nights of blissful silence!). i spoke to the doc earlier and they've come back tsh 2.03 which is in "normal" tsh range, so haven't bothered checking my t3! i got quite upset and told them i wanted to trial 100mcg as the pt was becoming unbearable, i hear it through the day if its quiet but night time is so bad! she agreed to let me stay on 100mcg for 4 weeks then do bloods again, she said "i don't see why it would be making a difference though?", told her i'd done a little research and pt can be linked to thyroid disfunction, which she wasn't sold on, but i know it is and so pleased she's upping my dose, and i will ask that all blood levels are checked next time, not just tsh.
so i was wondering, does anyone else link their pt to thyroid problems, and has it been relieved with meds? i had a quick look for hypothyroidism and pt threads but couldn't see any, hope this is alright to post. thanks.
i have a mild case of hypothyroidism and switch between 12.5 and 25mcg levothyroxine depending on how my tsh is.
never made a difference for me, as far as t is concerned. i've even gone up to 200mcg out of curiosity, no change.
you're the first person i've ever come across that can control tinnitus using thyroid hormone.
i have both pt and hypothyroidism. i've been on the same dosage for many years -- 100 mcg. my pt started five years ago after i took a blood pressure drug for the first time. i'm off that drug (and all blood pressure drugs) now, but my pt remains. i believe there is a link, too, between hypothyroidism and pt, but cannot prove it.
i'd be interested to hear from other people with both pt and hypothyroidism, to see if they think there is a connection.
sorry to read that your troubles pt. i have it too. it's a terrible thing. one bad overly exhausting day, and it seems to just get worse, for days. i really need the sleep, well. helps my energy level.
i also have thyroid problems, -too much. i've read about the connections. my doctor is the same, just the tsh level check. she thinks if that’s ok, that’s all that matters, any other t level must be ok.
every so often, i get on the tsh level issue, thinking the meds are off. email the doctor, get another blood test. skip some med days, mines too low tsh level. i have not been able to connect the meds or my ths level with my pt.
hi karen, thanks for your reply - have you asked your doctor to up your thyroid meds to see if it helps, or in my case i just did it myself as an experiment as upping it to 75mcg helped reduce it during the night, but not when first going to bed, maybe i got lucky! i would definitely ask the doctor if you can trial a higher dose, if it makes no difference drop back again.
hi james, oh i totally get where you're coming from, when you need the sleep the most the pt seems to rage on! if i were you i'd be asking for a referral to a specialist, as theres a multitude of causes and i don't think gp doctors necessarily have the information they should to help, tsh alone isn't always the reading needed but they think it's suffice. as it is having an effect on your life i would definitely be kicking up a bit of a fuss with the doc!
really hope you both progress with your pt, and get the blissful inner silence!
for me, the link between thyroid problems and tinnitus is absolutely beyond question. more specifically, between taking levothyroxine and developing tinnitus - for me, that was the trigger to developing it.
do you have ringing tinnitus or pulsatile tinnitus as a result of taking levothyroxine? i have both: a high-pitched hissing tinnitus, and pulsatile tinnitus. i had the regular tinnitus for many years, as a result of loud sound. however, my tinnitus worsened, and i also began having the pulsating, after taking a blood pressure drug.
after that, my doctor thought cutting back on my thyroid medicine might help, so she cut me back from 125 mcg to 100 mcg. i am still taking the same dosage, almost six years later.
i still have both types of tinnitus in my right ear only.
i'd be interested to hear more about how yours developed.
sorry if this gets a bit long, but it isn't easy to answer in a short sentence.
mine was a rare allergic reaction to levothyroxine. i had all manner of symptoms from it before tinnitus developed and was in and out of hospital for months for other inflammatory conditions, ranging from skin rashes at the mild end, through to appalling allergic reactions that would make my nose stream for hours, to facial, throat and jaw pain and even the lining of my mouth pealing away leaving open sores - there were more, but you get the idea. i was prodded and probed for everything and i kept asking if it could be the levothyroxine, but was repeatedly told no, even though all of these symptoms started around 1 month after starting treatment.
eventually, i told the doctors that i believed it to be the levothyroxine and against their judgment, went for private treatment to receive something called ndt (it is thyroid hormones that has been extracted from pigs, rather than synthetic) - it is not licensed in the uk. the endocrinologist i saw was aware of many of the issues that some people suffer, although he acknowledged that the severity of my problems was at the extreme end of the scale.
24 hours after i changed drug, for the first 3 days, my hearing was completely normal, my skin started to feel less sore and i thought "wow, why didn't i just stop taking this crap sooner?", but then, all hell broke loose and i had screaming, jet engine noises etc and i thought i was going to lose my hearing - i was terrified.
out of fear, after 3 more days of screaming in my head, i took a levothyroxine tablet to see what happened and within 24 hours, the tinnitus was back to its previous level and i took it for a couple more days, but other issues returned. i tried this cycle several times, until eventually, i could see such a repeatable link between the two. i went to see an ent about this and was given absolutely nothing and despite the evidence, told it was unrelated. realising that there was no hope from the medical profession, i just went for it on my own. 3 months of absolute misery followed. i stopped sleeping and instead used to pass out once every 3-4 days through exhaustion.
over time, this started to improve - albeit slowly - until eventually i find myself where i am today. i still have hearing issues and flare ups and have moments of weakness where i find myself really depressed and low about it, but no-where near where i used to be.
i no longer have any of the other inflammatory conditions outside of my nose and sinuses, they have all gone and after suffering with them for the 2 years solidly that i was taking levothyroxine, there is a very clear link. some doctors i have seen accept it, but others still refute the connection - amazing when i was suffering from 15, known, albeit rare, side effects (something that i was not aware of at the time).
i still have a lot of congestion around my head as a result of the severe allergies and get flare ups in my sinuses and nasal passages which in turn result in worsening of tinnitus whilst they are present. my audiologist agrees that it is an unusual case and may have even offered some useful information about tinnitus in general if regular scans and tests had been taken from the start to try and understand the processes occurring in its development and healing. although she considers it too late for much , she has written to and recommended that the local ent department shows a bit more interest, so i have another appointment in 4 weeks (it should have been 2 weeks but they moved it - you couldn't make this stuff up).
has an ent had a look up your nose or taken any sort of x-rays or scans? if not, they can honestly tell almost nothing by looking in your ears. there are so many problems linked with hearing that are utterly invisible by looking in the ear.
unless through noise induced hearing loss, hearing tests are useless for tinnitus and even then, don't always reveal very much - loads of people with apparently good hearing have tinnitus.
unless a middle ear infection is present, or lots of fluid build up, looking in the ears is useless. there are lots of middle ear problems that don't show up from looking in the ear.
i can of course give you no indication as to whether or not it will go, but it might. i know you are in the early stages of it and at the moment and you're looking from reassurance from people further down the road, so hopefully the amount of information i have shared with you shows that it can improve. i promise that i am not embellishing how bad mine was at the start, it really was unbelievably loud, but now, when it goes for a while, it genuinely is gone, it isn't that background noises are masking it. i remain hopeful that i will be someone writing my own success story on here in a few months time. it took over a year of taking levothyroxine for tinnitus to develop, so at the very least i believe it will take a full year after stopping for it to resolve. that take me to mid-june this year. even then though, the total time i took it for was 2 years and 2 months, so it would not be wholly unreasonable for it to take that long for everything to return to normal.
one last thing to share with you over my case that i have not made clear is that some of the noises i hear are concentrated seemingly in the ear, whilst others appear to be somewhere centrally in my head. at ties, neither are present and at others both, or one or the other. i believe the central ones to relate to a slightly different mechanism from levothyroxine than those in the ear. the ear tinnitus first appeared in my left ear and it was there for 4 months before transitioning to my right ear. other than the odd tinkle that appears now and again, the left ear has remained free from tinnitus for a year now. what caused the transition is anyone's guess, but if it can go from one ear, surely it can go from the other.
finally - and i promise this is it, i must admit, a lot of the advice i have read doesn't really apply to me. food stuffs make no difference to me. i can eat and drink what i like and it makes no difference - with the exception of alcohol, but then alcohol does dry out the nasal membranes and i feel bunged up and whenever this happens the ringing in my ear is worse so it isn't surprising that it has some effect on me. being stressed or tired doesn't make mine worse - in fact, i have been at my absolute wits end about it and wanted to scream and suddenly, it just fades away to nothing. what i would say though, is eat well and look after yourself. not because it is going to have any profound affect on improving your hearing, but it will put you in a better position to cope with it when it is bothering you. for me, the emotional response to tinnitus can be worse than the tinnitus itself.
again, apologies that it is such a long reply, but you did ask .
thanks for sharing your experiences, and the story. i am a levothyroxine user. i have to take it, to maintain ballpark thyroid levels. i will follow your link, see what it says.
thanks for telling us your story! i'm so sorry you had all those problems from the levothyroxine. it just goes to show you how drugs can affect each individual differently.
i'm very lucky, i guess. i don't have any of the side effects mentioned in the webmd article, except the hair loss. that is just an ongoing side effect that those of us with a thyroid condition must deal with.
like james, i am a life-long user of thyroid medicine, because my thyroid symptoms are too severe to do without it. james and i both suffer from pulsatile tinnitus. is it related to the thyroid meds? hard to say.
in my case, i didn't have any major problems with my mild tinnitus until i took a blood pressure drug for the first time. who knows? it could be that the combination of the blood pressure drug and the thyroid drug were too much for me. now, i have both severe tinnitus and pulsatile tinnitus in my right ear only.
again, thanks for your story, and i hope your tinnitus continues to improve.
i would never suggest anyone messes about with their medication, but you could discuss ndt with your doctor, to see if it helps with the tinnitus. i have spoken to a few people that didn't develop tinnitus until after taking levo. difficult to say in their cases whether or not it was the levo, or thyroid problems that caused it though (or neither), as they weren't so obvious as mine during onset.
i see you are both located in the us. it is actually far easier to get ndt over there than here in the uk. my gp refuses to prescribe it as the local health authority will not cover them for insurance, so they are personally liable in the event of any issues, so the prescribing doctor has to have there own insurance - or one can import it.
yes, you're right, owen, i do think it's easier to get natural thyroid hormone prescribed here in the u.s. i haven't talked with my current doctor about it yet, because i'm almost a little bit afraid of the side effects of switching to something else. the last time i tried to switch to anything else (a generic), i ended up feeling very dizzy for at least a week. i'm not sure i could handle that, on top of tinnitus and pulsatile tinnitus, too.
i'm in my late 60's, and it's a lot harder to take anything new when you're older. so, that's why i'm still on synthroid.
i do hope yours continues to improve. thanks for sharing your thoughts with us! it's good to hear from others who are experiencing similar conditions.
hi helenr1981,i think my pt started because of my hypothyroidism. about 10 days after it started i found out my thyroid was way off its number. i don't remember what it was. they put me on 200 mug from a 175 mcg. it didn't affect the pt. just had new blood work done and thyroid is now a little over so i'm back on 175 mcg. i told doc i think thyroid was why i got pt he said no it's not. i've had an brain mri and a ultrasound of neck and all were negative. i asked if there were any other tests i could have done for blockages else where in body and he said no. he wasn't my regular doctor just saw him because my doctor was out. i'm so upset as to how he just didn't seem to care. long story,sorry just wanted to say thyroid meds never did anything to make pt better.
there are other tests that you can undergo if you are concerned that there is a blockage of some sort, such as a ct scan or even an angiogram. however (i think you're like me on this), i'm not sure there is a reason to keep on having tests. i'm pretty sure my pt was caused by a reaction to a blood pressure drug, which may not have agreed with me because i am hypothyroid.
i hope you're doing well these days, and that the pt has not gotten any worse for you.
could antidepressants or hypothyroidism have caused my tinnitus?


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On the first night of his "Summer Sixteen" tour, Drake took a shot at fellow Toronto rapper Tory Lanez. While performing opening song "Summer Sixteen" on Wednesday night, Drizzy slightly changed the beginning lines of the second verse — already long-assumed to be a shot at Lanez — to directly reference Lanez' recent remix of Drake's song "Controlla." You can see the footage below.
The feud between the two Canadian rappers appears to date back to October 2015, when Lanez said on Twitter that calling Toronto "the 6" — something Drake has done extensively on recent projects — was "not cool." The following month, Lanez told The Breakfast Club that the term was "kinda corny."
In addition, some have accused Lanez of adding a reggae twist to his new songs after the success of Drake's "One Dance" and "Controlla," which both had a similar influence.
Surprisingly, Drake's onstage dis may have backfired. Immediately after footage of the jab was made public, many listeners jumped in to say that they actually preferred Lanez' "Controlla" remix to the original version.

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on the first night of his "summer sixteen" tour, drake took a shot at fellow toronto rapper tory lanez. while performing opening song "summer sixteen" on wednesday night, drizzy slightly changed the beginning lines of the second verse — already long-assumed to be a shot at lanez — to directly reference lanez' recent remix of drake's song "controlla." you can see the footage below.
the feud between the two canadian rappers appears to date back to october 2015, when lanez said on twitter that calling toronto "the 6" — something drake has done extensively on recent projects — was "not cool." the following month, lanez told the breakfast club that the term was "kinda corny."
in addition, some have accused lanez of adding a reggae twist to his new songs after the success of drake's "one dance" and "controlla," which both had a similar influence.
surprisingly, drake's onstage dis may have backfired. immediately after footage of the jab was made public, many listeners jumped in to say that they actually preferred lanez' "controlla" remix to the original version.


text: Below you will find the whole range of eye make-up available at Parfuma. Our selection of eye make-up includes eyeliners, eye shadow and mascara. We also offer you various luxury brands of eye make-up, such as Bobbi Brown, Giorgio Armani, Jane Iredale and Sisley. If you require any advice about eye make-up, then do pop into one of our high street shops in Antwerp or Brussels, and we will be happy to assist you.

lowercased: below you will find the whole range of eye make-up available at parfuma. our selection of eye make-up includes eyeliners, eye shadow and mascara. we also offer you various luxury brands of eye make-up, such as bobbi brown, giorgio armani, jane iredale and sisley. if you require any advice about eye make-up, then do pop into one of our high street shops in antwerp or brussels, and we will be happy to assist you.


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This page displays sold house prices for Northgate Vale in York.
Northgate Vale in Market Weighton, York consists predominantly of semi-detached houses. Properties on Northgate Vale typically have values around £100,000 - £150,000, but larger detached houses can command upwards of £200,000.
Map showing Northgate Vale in York.

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this page displays sold house prices for northgate vale in york.
northgate vale in market weighton, york consists predominantly of semi-detached houses. properties on northgate vale typically have values around £100,000 - £150,000, but larger detached houses can command upwards of £200,000.
map showing northgate vale in york.


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The CEO of Global Health Resources, Dr. Wale Alabi, has made a case for Public-Private Partnership in the delivery of quality health service to Nigerians.
Alabi made the statement at the fifth edition of the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award held last Friday at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
He said, “The way forward is for the private sector to drive healthcare in Nigeria. The government must actually step back and give the private sector the opportunity to run the health delivery.
“We can actually have the Public-Private Partnership where government regulates the price of healthcare so that the poor will not be exploited,” he noted.
On the Nigerian Healthcare Excellence Award, Alabi said the award was created to promote excellence in the healthcare industry where providers can be excited and improve on their system.
“It has been exciting, growing, and the health sector has accepted this award as a benchmark for excellence in Nigeria,” he said.
In his welcome address, the Project Director, Nigeria Healthcare Award, Dr. Sola Alabi, said the award was initiated to restore the glory of the health sector in the country as well as to celebrate hard work and perseverance in the sector.
The 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award was received by the Pro-Chancellor of Caleb University, Imota, Lagos, Prof. Fola Tayo, for his roles as members of several private and government organisation’s committees on health and education.
On the criteria for awarding the Lifetime Achievement to a recipient, Alabi said, “The recipient has to be 70 years old and above, and must have contributed to both public and private healthcare in Nigeria.

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the ceo of global health resources, dr. wale alabi, has made a case for public-private partnership in the delivery of quality health service to nigerians.
alabi made the statement at the fifth edition of the nigerian healthcare excellence award held last friday at the eko hotel and suites, victoria island, lagos.
he said, “the way forward is for the private sector to drive healthcare in nigeria. the government must actually step back and give the private sector the opportunity to run the health delivery.
“we can actually have the public-private partnership where government regulates the price of healthcare so that the poor will not be exploited,” he noted.
on the nigerian healthcare excellence award, alabi said the award was created to promote excellence in the healthcare industry where providers can be excited and improve on their system.
“it has been exciting, growing, and the health sector has accepted this award as a benchmark for excellence in nigeria,” he said.
in his welcome address, the project director, nigeria healthcare award, dr. sola alabi, said the award was initiated to restore the glory of the health sector in the country as well as to celebrate hard work and perseverance in the sector.
the 2018 lifetime achievement award was received by the pro-chancellor of caleb university, imota, lagos, prof. fola tayo, for his roles as members of several private and government organisation’s committees on health and education.
on the criteria for awarding the lifetime achievement to a recipient, alabi said, “the recipient has to be 70 years old and above, and must have contributed to both public and private healthcare in nigeria.


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Großen verbrechen. Cigarette lighter, bluetooth. Cigarette lighter, charger, three usb car charger fast charge. Ladegerät dioden. Drahtlose rs232. Support mp3/ wma/flac music to format. Handfree answerring. With infrared remote control, easy operation. hands free.. Vcs schnittstelle. 5v / 1a; 5v / 2.5a (max). Eanop. Freisprecheinrichtung iphone 6. Bluetooth fm transmitter aux: Support led display, digital display.. 1750g.
Tablet ohne. Kondensatormikrofon. Car bluetooth fm transmitter with hands free. For honda s2000 2004 - 2011. Peak power: Elektronische sender kit. Wifi standard: 19mm x 24mm. Wholesale barrele. V2.23. Bluetooth lossless empfänger. Charging time: 180mm * 52mm. Loop mode: Wholesale sender flug. Hands-free phone calling via its built-in microphone. Freisprecheinrichtung auto bluetooth. Car electronics accessorie. Mp3 fm transmitter.
Radio mikrofon empfänger fm transmitter. 7.5 x 3.5 x 9.0 cm. 11*9*6cm. Modified sine wave. It is fashionable and beautiful with lcd screen. the shaft supports 36. Kit fm. Stereo bluetooth and fm transmitter technology. Gt-btck-620200 micro sd-karte. Bluetooth chipset: Emergency situations one second breaking window.

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großen verbrechen. cigarette lighter, bluetooth. cigarette lighter, charger, three usb car charger fast charge. ladegerät dioden. drahtlose rs232. support mp3/ wma/flac music to format. handfree answerring. with infrared remote control, easy operation. hands free.. vcs schnittstelle. 5v / 1a; 5v / 2.5a (max). eanop. freisprecheinrichtung iphone 6. bluetooth fm transmitter aux: support led display, digital display.. 1750g.
tablet ohne. kondensatormikrofon. car bluetooth fm transmitter with hands free. for honda s2000 2004 - 2011. peak power: elektronische sender kit. wifi standard: 19mm x 24mm. wholesale barrele. v2.23. bluetooth lossless empfänger. charging time: 180mm * 52mm. loop mode: wholesale sender flug. hands-free phone calling via its built-in microphone. freisprecheinrichtung auto bluetooth. car electronics accessorie. mp3 fm transmitter.
radio mikrofon empfänger fm transmitter. 7.5 x 3.5 x 9.0 cm. 11*9*6cm. modified sine wave. it is fashionable and beautiful with lcd screen. the shaft supports 36. kit fm. stereo bluetooth and fm transmitter technology. gt-btck-620200 micro sd-karte. bluetooth chipset: emergency situations one second breaking window.


text: Simonovich, Heather Elizabeth, "Values in relation to acculturation and adjustment" (2008). Master's Theses. 3607.

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Dances have always been significant in the lives of Native Americans as both a common amusement and a solemn duty. Many dances played a vital role in religious rituals and other ceremonies, while others were held to guarantee the success of hunts, harvests, giving thanks, and other celebrations.
American Indian Moccasins were made of soft leather stitched together with sinew. Though the basic construction of Native American moccasins was similar throughout North America, patterns were subtly different in nearly every tribe.
Indian people could often tell each other's tribal affiliation simply from the design of their moccasins.
Dream catchers originated with the Chippewa but other tribes have adopted the custom. Small dream catchers were hung on cradleboards so infants would have good dreams. Other sizes were hung in lodges so all would have good dreams. Good dreams pass through the hole in the center while bad dreams are caught in the web and are destroyed by the morning light.
Flutes and Rattles were often used as part of special ceremonies. For generations, Kachinas have been used to teach children about their religion. Snow Snakes were used long ago by Native Americans living in the snow belts of North America, these snake shaped game pieces were made to play the game. Totem poles were created to tell a family's story.

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dances have always been significant in the lives of native americans as both a common amusement and a solemn duty. many dances played a vital role in religious rituals and other ceremonies, while others were held to guarantee the success of hunts, harvests, giving thanks, and other celebrations.
american indian moccasins were made of soft leather stitched together with sinew. though the basic construction of native american moccasins was similar throughout north america, patterns were subtly different in nearly every tribe.
indian people could often tell each other's tribal affiliation simply from the design of their moccasins.
dream catchers originated with the chippewa but other tribes have adopted the custom. small dream catchers were hung on cradleboards so infants would have good dreams. other sizes were hung in lodges so all would have good dreams. good dreams pass through the hole in the center while bad dreams are caught in the web and are destroyed by the morning light.
flutes and rattles were often used as part of special ceremonies. for generations, kachinas have been used to teach children about their religion. snow snakes were used long ago by native americans living in the snow belts of north america, these snake shaped game pieces were made to play the game. totem poles were created to tell a family's story.


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Tristan Harris: Do Our Devices Control More Than We Think? When Tristan Harris worked in Silicon Valley, his job was to direct users online to a particular website or service. Now, he speaks out against tech companies who manipulate their users' attention.
Tristan Harris: Do Our Devices Control More Than We Think?
Part 1 of the TED Radio Hour episode Manipulation.
When Tristan Harris worked in Silicon Valley, his job was to direct users online to a particular website or service. Now, he speaks out against tech companies who manipulate their users' attention.
Tristan Harris co-founded the organization Time Well Spent, which aims to spark a conversation about the kind of future we want from the tech industry. Previously, he worked for Google as a design ethicist, and was CEO and co-founder of Apture, a tech company later acquired by Google.
Related TED Talk: Sherry Turkle Asks Are We Connected, But Alone?

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tristan harris: do our devices control more than we think? when tristan harris worked in silicon valley, his job was to direct users online to a particular website or service. now, he speaks out against tech companies who manipulate their users' attention.
tristan harris: do our devices control more than we think?
part 1 of the ted radio hour episode manipulation.
when tristan harris worked in silicon valley, his job was to direct users online to a particular website or service. now, he speaks out against tech companies who manipulate their users' attention.
tristan harris co-founded the organization time well spent, which aims to spark a conversation about the kind of future we want from the tech industry. previously, he worked for google as a design ethicist, and was ceo and co-founder of apture, a tech company later acquired by google.
related ted talk: sherry turkle asks are we connected, but alone?


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A Prayer for A Damned.
The Poet Loves Pizza. Tea is also cool.
I posted this in Sept. 2013 … but I think it’s about time to re-post. Personal I just love this story.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. Again he asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.
| Itations 'n' Reflections on GENDER JUSTICE.
Kidhar? Kahan? Kya? Whats happening?!
Tales of festivals, fireworks, first sparks, and steady flames. Of Love and Hope and Faith.
....and gravity grabs me back.
Writing is easy. Telling the truth is hard.

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a prayer for a damned.
the poet loves pizza. tea is also cool.
i posted this in sept. 2013 … but i think it’s about time to re-post. personal i just love this story.
the professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. he shook the jar lightly. the pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. again he asked the students if the jar was full. they agreed that it was.
| itations 'n' reflections on gender justice.
kidhar? kahan? kya? whats happening?!
tales of festivals, fireworks, first sparks, and steady flames. of love and hope and faith.
....and gravity grabs me back.
writing is easy. telling the truth is hard.


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https://www.profitconfidential.com/stock-market/stock-market-advice/fix-the-system-before-the-system-fixes-us/ Fix the System Before the System Fixes Us Mitchell Clark, B.Comm. Profit Confidential 2009-07-22T14:12:23Z 2012-01-09 11:09:17 The stock market might trade on some perceived good news, but most of this news so far still isn't strong enough to get us out of recession. It only looks good, because it's not as bad as it was previously. Interest Rates,Stock Market,Stock Market Advice,Stock Prices — by Mitchell Clark, B. Comm. The stock market is trading on sentiment — that's it. This means that all prices are relative. So, when we get a big company reporting better-than-expected numbers, the numbers aren't really that good; they're only good relative to already reduced expectations. This is something we have to keep in the back of our minds as investors. The news still isn't good — it's only relatively good. This applies even more so to the Main Street economy. The stock market might trade on some perceived good news, but most of this news so far still isn't strong enough to get us out of recession. It only looks good, because it's not as bad as it was previously. The stock market may bounce significantly higher, but I think it will do so only based on sentiment, not on the fundamentals of the underlying economy. If this happens, it will set up investors for another big correction. I've always been a bull on business. I believe in entrepreneurialism, capital markets, and free enterprise as the engine of technological innovation. For the first time in my business career, I'm not bullish on the future and it isn't the fault of Wall Street, speculators or overpaid executives. This time around, the government is to blame on all sides. I know it's easy to blame the politicians for everything, but from a financial policy perspective, everything seems to be going backwards in my mind. There's too much debt, too much spending, and not enough regulation in the derivatives market. It is poor financial management that's been years in the making. When mortgage-backed derivatives almost collapsed the entire global financial system, government took it upon itself to do all it could to help re-inflate an already over-inflated economy. In essence, through massive government spending (borrowed money for bailouts and stimulus spending), as well as money supply creation through the Fed (one big IOU in the future), the cost of the failure of billions of dollars of derivatives is now being transferred to future generations of taxpayers. The marketplace was not allowed to correct itself and the giant mortgage on the housing bubble is now effectively being shifted to individuals from over-leveraged financial institutions. It's going to take time, but the result of the poor financial regulation to begin with and the subsequent massive government spending with borrowed money is going lead to higher interest rates and inflation. All this at a time when unemployment is rising (less taxes to pay for all the spending) and there is increasing demand for entitlement programs due to an ageing population. We have to fix the derivatives industry before the derivatives industry fixes us. This should be the top priority of policy-makers and it needs to be done on a global basis (the G20 at minimum). Government spending also has to be reined in and so do all the rosy promises. It's tough medicine that's required to get the system to correct itself. But without it, the problems will just get bigger and all we'll be left with is relative good news instead of real good news.
The stock market is trading on sentiment — that’s it. This means that all prices are relative. So, when we get a big company reporting better-than-expected numbers, the numbers aren’t really that good; they’re only good relative to already reduced expectations. This is something we have to keep in the back of our minds as investors. The news still isn’t good — it’s only relatively good.
This applies even more so to the Main Street economy. The stock market might trade on some perceived good news, but most of this news so far still isn’t strong enough to get us out of recession. It only looks good, because it’s not as bad as it was previously.
The stock market may bounce significantly higher, but I think it will do so only based on sentiment, not on the fundamentals of the underlying economy. If this happens, it will set up investors for another big correction.
I’ve always been a bull on business. I believe in entrepreneurialism, capital markets, and free enterprise as the engine of technological innovation. For the first time in my business career, I’m not bullish on the future and it isn’t the fault of Wall Street, speculators or overpaid executives. This time around, the government is to blame on all sides. I know it’s easy to blame the politicians for everything, but from a financial policy perspective, everything seems to be going backwards in my mind. There’s too much debt, too much spending, and not enough regulation in the derivatives market. It is poor financial management that’s been years in the making.
global financial system, government took it upon itself to do all it could to help re-inflate an already over-inflated economy. In essence, through massive government spending (borrowed money for bailouts and stimulus spending), as well as money supply creation through the Fed (one big IOU in the future), the cost of the failure of billions of dollars of derivatives is now being transferred to future generations of taxpayers. The marketplace was not allowed to correct itself and the giant mortgage on the housing bubble is now effectively being shifted to individuals from over-leveraged financial institutions.
It’s going to take time, but the result of the poor financial regulation to begin with and the subsequent massive government spending with borrowed money is going lead to higher interest rates and inflation. All this at a time when unemployment is rising (less taxes to pay for all the spending) and there is increasing demand for entitlement programs due to an ageing population.
We have to fix the derivatives industry before the derivatives industry fixes us. This should be the top priority of policy-makers and it needs to be done on a global basis (the G20 at minimum). Government spending also has to be reined in and so do all the rosy promises. It’s tough medicine that’s required to get the system to correct itself. But without it, the problems will just get bigger and all we’ll be left with is relative good news instead of real good news.

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https://www.profitconfidential.com/stock-market/stock-market-advice/fix-the-system-before-the-system-fixes-us/ fix the system before the system fixes us mitchell clark, b.comm. profit confidential 2009-07-22t14:12:23z 2012-01-09 11:09:17 the stock market might trade on some perceived good news, but most of this news so far still isn't strong enough to get us out of recession. it only looks good, because it's not as bad as it was previously. interest rates,stock market,stock market advice,stock prices — by mitchell clark, b. comm. the stock market is trading on sentiment — that's it. this means that all prices are relative. so, when we get a big company reporting better-than-expected numbers, the numbers aren't really that good; they're only good relative to already reduced expectations. this is something we have to keep in the back of our minds as investors. the news still isn't good — it's only relatively good. this applies even more so to the main street economy. the stock market might trade on some perceived good news, but most of this news so far still isn't strong enough to get us out of recession. it only looks good, because it's not as bad as it was previously. the stock market may bounce significantly higher, but i think it will do so only based on sentiment, not on the fundamentals of the underlying economy. if this happens, it will set up investors for another big correction. i've always been a bull on business. i believe in entrepreneurialism, capital markets, and free enterprise as the engine of technological innovation. for the first time in my business career, i'm not bullish on the future and it isn't the fault of wall street, speculators or overpaid executives. this time around, the government is to blame on all sides. i know it's easy to blame the politicians for everything, but from a financial policy perspective, everything seems to be going backwards in my mind. there's too much debt, too much spending, and not enough regulation in the derivatives market. it is poor financial management that's been years in the making. when mortgage-backed derivatives almost collapsed the entire global financial system, government took it upon itself to do all it could to help re-inflate an already over-inflated economy. in essence, through massive government spending (borrowed money for bailouts and stimulus spending), as well as money supply creation through the fed (one big iou in the future), the cost of the failure of billions of dollars of derivatives is now being transferred to future generations of taxpayers. the marketplace was not allowed to correct itself and the giant mortgage on the housing bubble is now effectively being shifted to individuals from over-leveraged financial institutions. it's going to take time, but the result of the poor financial regulation to begin with and the subsequent massive government spending with borrowed money is going lead to higher interest rates and inflation. all this at a time when unemployment is rising (less taxes to pay for all the spending) and there is increasing demand for entitlement programs due to an ageing population. we have to fix the derivatives industry before the derivatives industry fixes us. this should be the top priority of policy-makers and it needs to be done on a global basis (the g20 at minimum). government spending also has to be reined in and so do all the rosy promises. it's tough medicine that's required to get the system to correct itself. but without it, the problems will just get bigger and all we'll be left with is relative good news instead of real good news.
the stock market is trading on sentiment — that’s it. this means that all prices are relative. so, when we get a big company reporting better-than-expected numbers, the numbers aren’t really that good; they’re only good relative to already reduced expectations. this is something we have to keep in the back of our minds as investors. the news still isn’t good — it’s only relatively good.
this applies even more so to the main street economy. the stock market might trade on some perceived good news, but most of this news so far still isn’t strong enough to get us out of recession. it only looks good, because it’s not as bad as it was previously.
the stock market may bounce significantly higher, but i think it will do so only based on sentiment, not on the fundamentals of the underlying economy. if this happens, it will set up investors for another big correction.
i’ve always been a bull on business. i believe in entrepreneurialism, capital markets, and free enterprise as the engine of technological innovation. for the first time in my business career, i’m not bullish on the future and it isn’t the fault of wall street, speculators or overpaid executives. this time around, the government is to blame on all sides. i know it’s easy to blame the politicians for everything, but from a financial policy perspective, everything seems to be going backwards in my mind. there’s too much debt, too much spending, and not enough regulation in the derivatives market. it is poor financial management that’s been years in the making.
global financial system, government took it upon itself to do all it could to help re-inflate an already over-inflated economy. in essence, through massive government spending (borrowed money for bailouts and stimulus spending), as well as money supply creation through the fed (one big iou in the future), the cost of the failure of billions of dollars of derivatives is now being transferred to future generations of taxpayers. the marketplace was not allowed to correct itself and the giant mortgage on the housing bubble is now effectively being shifted to individuals from over-leveraged financial institutions.
it’s going to take time, but the result of the poor financial regulation to begin with and the subsequent massive government spending with borrowed money is going lead to higher interest rates and inflation. all this at a time when unemployment is rising (less taxes to pay for all the spending) and there is increasing demand for entitlement programs due to an ageing population.
we have to fix the derivatives industry before the derivatives industry fixes us. this should be the top priority of policy-makers and it needs to be done on a global basis (the g20 at minimum). government spending also has to be reined in and so do all the rosy promises. it’s tough medicine that’s required to get the system to correct itself. but without it, the problems will just get bigger and all we’ll be left with is relative good news instead of real good news.


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The very first House Of All Seasons album. Dynamic, eclectic and lovingly crafted.Featuring drummer Jake Burton on "Simmer Down" and "Axe Fall Blues". Mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Simon Gibson (The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Lés Miserable soundtrack, Skyfall soundtrack).
Preorder House Of All Seasons from Itunes, release date is November 25, 2016.

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the very first house of all seasons album. dynamic, eclectic and lovingly crafted.featuring drummer jake burton on "simmer down" and "axe fall blues". mastered at abbey road studios by simon gibson (the beatles, the beach boys, paul mccartney, george harrison, lés miserable soundtrack, skyfall soundtrack).
preorder house of all seasons from itunes, release date is november 25, 2016.


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Uṣūl (Arab. pl. of aṣl). Root or principle. In Islam, the word is used for a branch of learning, especially uṣūl al-hadīth, uṣūl al-fīqh, and uṣūl al-kalām (earlier uṣūl al-dīn); and also for the sources of those disciplines, Qurʾān, ḥadīth (together, sunna), ijmaʿ, and qiyās at least: claims to further sources would be disputed. Uṣūliy(y)a is used for what in English might be called fundamentalism.
"Uṣūl." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. . Encyclopedia.com. 26 Apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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uṣūl (arab. pl. of aṣl). root or principle. in islam, the word is used for a branch of learning, especially uṣūl al-hadīth, uṣūl al-fīqh, and uṣūl al-kalām (earlier uṣūl al-dīn); and also for the sources of those disciplines, qurʾān, ḥadīth (together, sunna), ijmaʿ, and qiyās at least: claims to further sources would be disputed. uṣūliy(y)a is used for what in english might be called fundamentalism.
"uṣūl." the concise oxford dictionary of world religions. . encyclopedia.com. 26 apr. 2019 <https://www.encyclopedia.com>.


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This week's best shots and clips from #ScreenshotSaturday.
One of our favourite things about #screenshotsaturday is getting to see developers working on truly unique concepts. Developed by a group of Zurich university students, Letters Game seems to fit that bill perfectly. Platforming across lines of a child’s diary, you grab and move words to alter the story and hand-drawn art around you.
Fugl is a procedurally generated, voxel based flying sim in which you soar a bird through colourful forests. In this week’s #screenshotsaturday, creator Johan Gjestland gives us a lengthy look at the generation process for the game’s luscious vegetation. Adjusting parameters on the fly, we get to see the effects of lighting, vegetation density and more.
Fugl is available on Steam Early Access, and you can take a gander at the trailer below to see the game’s speedy yet soothing flights in action. From the looks of things you’ll be able to explore more than just forests, with sandy rocks, unusual creatures and eerie alien landscapes emerging around you.
Bobbing in an adorable fashion when you pass, bright sunflowers also spring back and forth in response to an explosion. It might seem a small touch, but environmental effects like these add up to create an atmosphere that really makes you fall in love with a game’s world.
Camera controls are the bane of every developer’s existence, but sometimes they can create a thing of a beauty.
Mugsters is bring developed by Reinkout games, with Team17 taking the publishing helm. The game sets you the task of repelling an alien invasion by running around recklessly, making use of as many ludicrously careering vehicles as possible to solve puzzles and outmaneuver the Earth’s aggressors.
There aren’t any aliens in sight for this shot, but we do get to watch a plane make a gorgeous takeoff over shimmering, crystalline water, spiralling upward as the camera pans around it.
And then there are the developers we’re pretty sure are high while designing. Every wondered what a train carriage drifting through an F-Zero track set in a psychedelic dream-space would be like? No? Well Drift Space is here to bring that reality to you anyway.
trainmode; safe, stable, space-eco-friendly & reliable.
If that clip doesn’t convince you to give this game a go, I don’t know what will. A demo for Drift Space is available on itch.io, just be aware you’ll want a controller to test it. tjern has been dishing out updates to testable portion of the game, so be sure to check back later for new versions if you like it.

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this week's best shots and clips from #screenshotsaturday.
one of our favourite things about #screenshotsaturday is getting to see developers working on truly unique concepts. developed by a group of zurich university students, letters game seems to fit that bill perfectly. platforming across lines of a child’s diary, you grab and move words to alter the story and hand-drawn art around you.
fugl is a procedurally generated, voxel based flying sim in which you soar a bird through colourful forests. in this week’s #screenshotsaturday, creator johan gjestland gives us a lengthy look at the generation process for the game’s luscious vegetation. adjusting parameters on the fly, we get to see the effects of lighting, vegetation density and more.
fugl is available on steam early access, and you can take a gander at the trailer below to see the game’s speedy yet soothing flights in action. from the looks of things you’ll be able to explore more than just forests, with sandy rocks, unusual creatures and eerie alien landscapes emerging around you.
bobbing in an adorable fashion when you pass, bright sunflowers also spring back and forth in response to an explosion. it might seem a small touch, but environmental effects like these add up to create an atmosphere that really makes you fall in love with a game’s world.
camera controls are the bane of every developer’s existence, but sometimes they can create a thing of a beauty.
mugsters is bring developed by reinkout games, with team17 taking the publishing helm. the game sets you the task of repelling an alien invasion by running around recklessly, making use of as many ludicrously careering vehicles as possible to solve puzzles and outmaneuver the earth’s aggressors.
there aren’t any aliens in sight for this shot, but we do get to watch a plane make a gorgeous takeoff over shimmering, crystalline water, spiralling upward as the camera pans around it.
and then there are the developers we’re pretty sure are high while designing. every wondered what a train carriage drifting through an f-zero track set in a psychedelic dream-space would be like? no? well drift space is here to bring that reality to you anyway.
trainmode; safe, stable, space-eco-friendly & reliable.
if that clip doesn’t convince you to give this game a go, i don’t know what will. a demo for drift space is available on itch.io, just be aware you’ll want a controller to test it. tjern has been dishing out updates to testable portion of the game, so be sure to check back later for new versions if you like it.


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Life at Hammond Park Estate will also ensure you're close to a range of established infrastructure. This includes Cockburn Gateway Shopping City, boasting Coles, Target, Big W, Woolworths and a huge range of specialty stores - all just 8km from home. Two primary schools are located within walking distance of the community, including Hammond Park Primary School and Hammond Park Catholic Primary School. A vet, bulk billing medical centre, football club and a range of cafés can also be found within a short drive of Hammond Park Estate.
With so much on offer, and even more planned for the future, there's no doubt Hammond Park Estate will be the ideal place for your family to grow. Don't miss your chance to be part of this exciting new community, developed by the expert team at Spatial Property Group.

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life at hammond park estate will also ensure you're close to a range of established infrastructure. this includes cockburn gateway shopping city, boasting coles, target, big w, woolworths and a huge range of specialty stores - all just 8km from home. two primary schools are located within walking distance of the community, including hammond park primary school and hammond park catholic primary school. a vet, bulk billing medical centre, football club and a range of cafés can also be found within a short drive of hammond park estate.
with so much on offer, and even more planned for the future, there's no doubt hammond park estate will be the ideal place for your family to grow. don't miss your chance to be part of this exciting new community, developed by the expert team at spatial property group.


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Some people refer to these as ‘spiderweb’ cracks but the technical name is ‘mapping cracks’.
That’s because they can look like a street map.
Generally they are much more obvious after rain as water seeps doown into the cracks.
These cracks are typically only 2-3mm deep and are as a result of the surface concrete shrinking more, and sometimes faster, than the underlying concrete.
■ Adding water to the mix, when the delivery truck arrives on site, to improve concrete workability.
■ Sprinkling cement powder to soak up ‘bleed water’.
■ Letting the surface dry without Proper Curing .
Although the cracking does spoil the look, it is a cosmetic issue and it doesn’t significantly affect the strength of the concrete.
See Concrete for more posts.

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some people refer to these as ‘spiderweb’ cracks but the technical name is ‘mapping cracks’.
that’s because they can look like a street map.
generally they are much more obvious after rain as water seeps doown into the cracks.
these cracks are typically only 2-3mm deep and are as a result of the surface concrete shrinking more, and sometimes faster, than the underlying concrete.
■ adding water to the mix, when the delivery truck arrives on site, to improve concrete workability.
■ sprinkling cement powder to soak up ‘bleed water’.
■ letting the surface dry without proper curing .
although the cracking does spoil the look, it is a cosmetic issue and it doesn’t significantly affect the strength of the concrete.
see concrete for more posts.


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NZOR Name Details - Isolepis setacea (L.) R.Br.
Wilson, K.L. 1981: A synopsis of the genus Scirpus sens. lat. (Cyperaceae) in Australia. Telopea 2(2): 153-172.

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nzor name details - isolepis setacea (l.) r.br.
wilson, k.l. 1981: a synopsis of the genus scirpus sens. lat. (cyperaceae) in australia. telopea 2(2): 153-172.


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The Globe Arena is a downloadable Landmark Building for SimCity 4 Rush Hour/Deluxe, released as the Plugin Pack 006 free Downloadable Content.
It is a recreation of the Globe Arena, known as the Ericsson Globe since 2008, in Stockholm, Sweden, completed in 1989, as it appeared in 2003.
The News Ticker fluff entry created on its placement is "Globe Arena Rolls Into #city#".
This page was last modified on 6 February 2014, at 00:15.

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the globe arena is a downloadable landmark building for simcity 4 rush hour/deluxe, released as the plugin pack 006 free downloadable content.
it is a recreation of the globe arena, known as the ericsson globe since 2008, in stockholm, sweden, completed in 1989, as it appeared in 2003.
the news ticker fluff entry created on its placement is "globe arena rolls into #city#".
this page was last modified on 6 february 2014, at 00:15.


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BERKELEY, CA, and BELLVUE, CO, October 30, 2018 – Sovos Brands (“Sovos”), a food and beverage company backed by Advent International (“Advent”), today announced that it has signed a merger agreement under which noosa yoghurt, LLC (“noosa”), a fast-growing premium yoghurt manufacturer also backed by Advent, will expand Sovos Brands into the yoghurt category.
The transaction adds another exciting brand to the Sovos portfolio, which also includes Michael Angelo’s and Rao’s Homemade. Sovos’ mission is to acquire premium, on-trend brands with high-quality products that have significant growth opportunities, combining industry expertise with fresh thinking to bring authentic, delicious food into more homes.
noosa was co-founded in 2009 by Koel Thomae, an Australian expat, and Rob Graves, a Colorado dairy farmer, who set out to bring the Aussie-style yoghurt with a creamy texture and sweet-tart flavor profile to the U.S. market. noosa boasts impressive consumer loyalty with premium positioning, and is made with whole milk, a touch of wildflower North American honey and real fruit purées on a family farm in Bellvue, Colorado. Sovos values noosa’s unique culture and its commitment to Colorado and plans to continue to manufacture products at the Bellvue facility.
Headquartered in Berkeley, California, and led by experienced consumer packaged goods executives, Sovos focuses on acquiring high-quality brands in on-trend categories with the potential to accelerate growth by investing in distribution, marketing, production and product innovation. noosa is the third brand to join the Sovos portfolio in the last two years. In January 2017, Sovos acquired Michael Angelo’s Gourmet Foods, a leading producer of premium, authentic frozen Italian entrées, and in July 2017 purchased Rao’s Specialty Foods Inc., which produces the leading super premium pasta sauce and other Italian specialty foods.
Advent acquired a majority interest in noosa in November 2014, and during its ownership has worked with the company’s founders and management team to accelerate growth. Over the past four years, noosa has more than tripled its sales, market share and local production capacity in Bellvue, introduced more than 25 new flavors and sizes, and increased distribution from 5,000 stores to 25,000 nationwide.
Advent International has significant investment experience in the retail, consumer and leisure industry. Over the past 28 years, the firm has invested more than $10.9 billion in 75 companies in the sector across 22 countries worldwide. In addition to Sovos and noosa, recent North American investments include First Watch, lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU), The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Serta Simmons Bedding, Party City (NYSE: PRTY), Bojangles’ (NASDAQ: BOJA) and Five Below (NASDAQ: FIVE).
Deutsche Bank is serving as financial advisor to noosa, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is acting as noosa’s legal counsel. McDermott Will and Emery is acting as Sovos’ legal counsel.
The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2018.
noosa was founded in 2009 by an Aussie expat and a Colorado dairy farmer who set out to bring the best-tasting yoghurt to the U.S. noosa yoghurt is made with whole milk and a touch of wildflower North American honey on a family farm in Bellvue, Colorado, noosa is currently available in a variety of unique flavors and sizes, ranging from 4-oz. 4-packs and 5.5-oz. mates mix-ins to 8-oz. and 24-oz. tubs.
Sovos Brands is a new kind of food and beverage company with a mission to acquire and build one-of-a-kind brands. The brands in its portfolio, Michael Angelo’s and Rao’s Homemade are, respectively, a leading producer of premium, authentic frozen Italian entrées and producer of super premium pasta sauces and other Italian specialty foods. Sovos Brands has the soul of a startup, the experience of an industry leader and the financial backing of Advent International, one of the world’s largest private equity firms. The company has a one-of-a-kind approach to brands, business and people—in fact, the only thing that’s old school about the business is the name, inspired by the old Latin term sovos, which means unique or one of a kind. This one-of-a-kind vision leads the company’s focus on people and brands, working to ensure that both can really thrive.
Find out more about Sovos Brands at www.sovosbrands.com, Michael Angelo’s Gourmet Food at www. michaelangelos.com, and Rao’s Homemade at www.raos.com.
Founded in 1984, Advent International is one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors. The firm has invested in over 340 private equity transactions in 41 countries and as of June 30, 2018, had $41 billion in assets under management. With offices on four continents, Advent has established a globally integrated team of over 190 investment professionals across North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia. The firm focuses on investments in five core sectors, including business and financial services; healthcare; industrial; retail, consumer and leisure; and technology, media and telecom. After more than 30 years dedicated to international investing, Advent remains committed to partnering with management teams to deliver sustained revenue and earnings growth for its portfolio companies.

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berkeley, ca, and bellvue, co, october 30, 2018 – sovos brands (“sovos”), a food and beverage company backed by advent international (“advent”), today announced that it has signed a merger agreement under which noosa yoghurt, llc (“noosa”), a fast-growing premium yoghurt manufacturer also backed by advent, will expand sovos brands into the yoghurt category.
the transaction adds another exciting brand to the sovos portfolio, which also includes michael angelo’s and rao’s homemade. sovos’ mission is to acquire premium, on-trend brands with high-quality products that have significant growth opportunities, combining industry expertise with fresh thinking to bring authentic, delicious food into more homes.
noosa was co-founded in 2009 by koel thomae, an australian expat, and rob graves, a colorado dairy farmer, who set out to bring the aussie-style yoghurt with a creamy texture and sweet-tart flavor profile to the u.s. market. noosa boasts impressive consumer loyalty with premium positioning, and is made with whole milk, a touch of wildflower north american honey and real fruit purées on a family farm in bellvue, colorado. sovos values noosa’s unique culture and its commitment to colorado and plans to continue to manufacture products at the bellvue facility.
headquartered in berkeley, california, and led by experienced consumer packaged goods executives, sovos focuses on acquiring high-quality brands in on-trend categories with the potential to accelerate growth by investing in distribution, marketing, production and product innovation. noosa is the third brand to join the sovos portfolio in the last two years. in january 2017, sovos acquired michael angelo’s gourmet foods, a leading producer of premium, authentic frozen italian entrées, and in july 2017 purchased rao’s specialty foods inc., which produces the leading super premium pasta sauce and other italian specialty foods.
advent acquired a majority interest in noosa in november 2014, and during its ownership has worked with the company’s founders and management team to accelerate growth. over the past four years, noosa has more than tripled its sales, market share and local production capacity in bellvue, introduced more than 25 new flavors and sizes, and increased distribution from 5,000 stores to 25,000 nationwide.
advent international has significant investment experience in the retail, consumer and leisure industry. over the past 28 years, the firm has invested more than $10.9 billion in 75 companies in the sector across 22 countries worldwide. in addition to sovos and noosa, recent north american investments include first watch, lululemon athletica (nasdaq: lulu), the coffee bean & tea leaf, serta simmons bedding, party city (nyse: prty), bojangles’ (nasdaq: boja) and five below (nasdaq: five).
deutsche bank is serving as financial advisor to noosa, and weil, gotshal & manges llp is acting as noosa’s legal counsel. mcdermott will and emery is acting as sovos’ legal counsel.
the transaction is expected to be completed by the end of 2018.
noosa was founded in 2009 by an aussie expat and a colorado dairy farmer who set out to bring the best-tasting yoghurt to the u.s. noosa yoghurt is made with whole milk and a touch of wildflower north american honey on a family farm in bellvue, colorado, noosa is currently available in a variety of unique flavors and sizes, ranging from 4-oz. 4-packs and 5.5-oz. mates mix-ins to 8-oz. and 24-oz. tubs.
sovos brands is a new kind of food and beverage company with a mission to acquire and build one-of-a-kind brands. the brands in its portfolio, michael angelo’s and rao’s homemade are, respectively, a leading producer of premium, authentic frozen italian entrées and producer of super premium pasta sauces and other italian specialty foods. sovos brands has the soul of a startup, the experience of an industry leader and the financial backing of advent international, one of the world’s largest private equity firms. the company has a one-of-a-kind approach to brands, business and people—in fact, the only thing that’s old school about the business is the name, inspired by the old latin term sovos, which means unique or one of a kind. this one-of-a-kind vision leads the company’s focus on people and brands, working to ensure that both can really thrive.
find out more about sovos brands at www.sovosbrands.com, michael angelo’s gourmet food at www. michaelangelos.com, and rao’s homemade at www.raos.com.
founded in 1984, advent international is one of the largest and most experienced global private equity investors. the firm has invested in over 340 private equity transactions in 41 countries and as of june 30, 2018, had $41 billion in assets under management. with offices on four continents, advent has established a globally integrated team of over 190 investment professionals across north america, europe, latin america and asia. the firm focuses on investments in five core sectors, including business and financial services; healthcare; industrial; retail, consumer and leisure; and technology, media and telecom. after more than 30 years dedicated to international investing, advent remains committed to partnering with management teams to deliver sustained revenue and earnings growth for its portfolio companies.


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Social media people love them some lists. 5 Qualities of a Good Social Media Manager. 3 Qualities to Look for When Hiring a Community Manager. Social Media Folks to Watch in 2010. Twitter lists…for chrissake–don’t even get me started on Twitter lists. In short, there are LOTS of lists out there related to social media people…so I thought I’d add one of my own.
OCD–Do you feel you MUST be connected online 24/7? Does the thought of being in a wi-fi-less zone fill you with dread? Are you compelled to click on every link in every blog post you read because you’re afraid you’ll miss something important if you don’t? Take a look at the biggest social media “rockstars”–they are uber-connected almost every minute of the day. They’re tweeting from airplanes, blogging while on vacation (or spending time before vacation queuing up posts to run while they’re gone), pouring over blog traffic reports or obsessing about how many Twitter lists they’re on. The thing is, to be successful in social media you kind of have to be obsessive…because otherwise you’d have lost interest a long time ago and abandoned the whole thing. There is so much information out there; how many “normal” people would take the time to stay on top of it all?
All the people out there who don’t get Twitter–who can’t imagine why anyone would care to know what they’re doing–those people are not narcissists. Those of us who feel compelled to share our every thought, link back to our blog posts, and offer up little bits o’ wisdom…on some level we are narcissists. And I’m sorry but look me in the eye and tell me that your chest doesn’t puff out with pride just a little bit knowing that you have 4 or 5 digits of followers on Twitter or thousands–or maybe it’s millions–of blog subscribers. And if you do have thousands or millions of Twitter followers or subscribers–tell me it doesn’t make you feel kinda important. Hell, I have 184 subscribers and I’m the first to admit it impresses me…and in terms of real numbers I don’t even rate. Add to that being constantly referred to as a “rockstar,” being paid huge amounts of money to consult or speak, being able to generate appreciable income from blogging by virtue of sponsorships…tell me that wouldn’t give anyone a god complex.
Bipolar disorder–I won’t name any names but there is at least one huge social media-ite out there who I would be willing to bet money is clinically bipolar. The part of bipolar that relates to social media success is mania–and this person is basically the walking definition of mania. Barely sleeps. Prolific content creator–blog posts, videos, books, ideas, schemes…in short, brilliant. If you know anything about bipolar disorder, you know that basically anyone and everyone in the history of the world who is in any major way creative, brilliant, and/or prolific was/is bipolar. Therefore, if you ask me, it just stands to reason that to be successful in social media–a career that requires huge amounts of enthusiasm, time, creativity, intensity and just flat-out time spent digesting information in some way or another–being bipolar gives you a leg up on mere mortals.
ADHD–because of the inalienable fact that there are only 24 hours in a day, in order to be successful in social media it is imperative you be able to multi-task. And nobody can multi-task, especially online, like someone with ADHD. Why? Because only people with ADHD can hyperfocus–in other words, be able to sit online, riveted and engaged, for endless hours. The thing with social media is that it takes scads of time–more time than actually exists in a day. Think about it–blogging, tweeting, reading, participating on multiple online social networks–it takes a LOT of time. Anyone who says you can do it in a few minutes or an hour a day is lying. If you want to be posting your own content, keeping up with other thought leaders in social media, participating in online dialogues, responding to comments and tweets, etc–that cannot be done in an hour a day. You need to be doing many more than one thing at once in order to maximize your waking hours, especially online…and the people best able to do this are those with ADHD.

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social media people love them some lists. 5 qualities of a good social media manager. 3 qualities to look for when hiring a community manager. social media folks to watch in 2010. twitter lists…for chrissake–don’t even get me started on twitter lists. in short, there are lots of lists out there related to social media people…so i thought i’d add one of my own.
ocd–do you feel you must be connected online 24/7? does the thought of being in a wi-fi-less zone fill you with dread? are you compelled to click on every link in every blog post you read because you’re afraid you’ll miss something important if you don’t? take a look at the biggest social media “rockstars”–they are uber-connected almost every minute of the day. they’re tweeting from airplanes, blogging while on vacation (or spending time before vacation queuing up posts to run while they’re gone), pouring over blog traffic reports or obsessing about how many twitter lists they’re on. the thing is, to be successful in social media you kind of have to be obsessive…because otherwise you’d have lost interest a long time ago and abandoned the whole thing. there is so much information out there; how many “normal” people would take the time to stay on top of it all?
all the people out there who don’t get twitter–who can’t imagine why anyone would care to know what they’re doing–those people are not narcissists. those of us who feel compelled to share our every thought, link back to our blog posts, and offer up little bits o’ wisdom…on some level we are narcissists. and i’m sorry but look me in the eye and tell me that your chest doesn’t puff out with pride just a little bit knowing that you have 4 or 5 digits of followers on twitter or thousands–or maybe it’s millions–of blog subscribers. and if you do have thousands or millions of twitter followers or subscribers–tell me it doesn’t make you feel kinda important. hell, i have 184 subscribers and i’m the first to admit it impresses me…and in terms of real numbers i don’t even rate. add to that being constantly referred to as a “rockstar,” being paid huge amounts of money to consult or speak, being able to generate appreciable income from blogging by virtue of sponsorships…tell me that wouldn’t give anyone a god complex.
bipolar disorder–i won’t name any names but there is at least one huge social media-ite out there who i would be willing to bet money is clinically bipolar. the part of bipolar that relates to social media success is mania–and this person is basically the walking definition of mania. barely sleeps. prolific content creator–blog posts, videos, books, ideas, schemes…in short, brilliant. if you know anything about bipolar disorder, you know that basically anyone and everyone in the history of the world who is in any major way creative, brilliant, and/or prolific was/is bipolar. therefore, if you ask me, it just stands to reason that to be successful in social media–a career that requires huge amounts of enthusiasm, time, creativity, intensity and just flat-out time spent digesting information in some way or another–being bipolar gives you a leg up on mere mortals.
adhd–because of the inalienable fact that there are only 24 hours in a day, in order to be successful in social media it is imperative you be able to multi-task. and nobody can multi-task, especially online, like someone with adhd. why? because only people with adhd can hyperfocus–in other words, be able to sit online, riveted and engaged, for endless hours. the thing with social media is that it takes scads of time–more time than actually exists in a day. think about it–blogging, tweeting, reading, participating on multiple online social networks–it takes a lot of time. anyone who says you can do it in a few minutes or an hour a day is lying. if you want to be posting your own content, keeping up with other thought leaders in social media, participating in online dialogues, responding to comments and tweets, etc–that cannot be done in an hour a day. you need to be doing many more than one thing at once in order to maximize your waking hours, especially online…and the people best able to do this are those with adhd.


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There are two tragedies in life, to paraphrase the famous line from George Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman. One is to fail to gain your heart’s desire. The other…is to gain it.
Mountaineer Cory Richards, pictured above in this famous selfie, almost experienced both on the same day.
In a poignant testimonial in National Geographic last year, Richards speaks of the thrill of being invited by two legendary climbers, Simone Moro and Denis Urubko, to climb the daunting Himalayan peak of Gasherbrum II. The honour of being asked to partner with them in a winter attempt was huge, but Richards also hoped that this great accomplishment, once gained, would put his whole life together.
“Climbing…saved me,” he writes, out of a rough adolescence. “I dropped out of high school, got into alcohol and drugs, and lived on the street for a while.” But climbing gave him a challenging purpose. He cleaned up, shaped up, and climbed up—higher than most ever do.
The day came for the final, mad push to the peak, and they made it. But on the descent, an avalanche swept down upon them. Amazingly, all three survived. The famous photo was taken about an hour after Richards managed to dig himself out.
So he gained his heart’s desire on his way up. And he almost lost it on the way down.
Great story, isn’t it? But Richards has more to say.
“Far from fixing me, my experience on Gasherbrum II broke me.” He began to suffer terrible panic attacks, waves of rage, terrible sweats. And he responded the way he knew best, according to the patterns of his adolescence: badly.
At terrible cost, Richards has come to learn one of the greatest lessons anyone can learn. Gaining one’s heart’s desire does not gain everything the heart actually needs. It doesn’t even gain what the heart needs most.
“Our hearts are restless,” Augustine prayed, “until they find their rest in Thee.” Here’s hoping Cory Richards, a remarkably honest and clear-sighted man, finds the ultimate rest he needs.
Here’s hoping we do, too.

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there are two tragedies in life, to paraphrase the famous line from george bernard shaw’s man and superman. one is to fail to gain your heart’s desire. the other…is to gain it.
mountaineer cory richards, pictured above in this famous selfie, almost experienced both on the same day.
in a poignant testimonial in national geographic last year, richards speaks of the thrill of being invited by two legendary climbers, simone moro and denis urubko, to climb the daunting himalayan peak of gasherbrum ii. the honour of being asked to partner with them in a winter attempt was huge, but richards also hoped that this great accomplishment, once gained, would put his whole life together.
“climbing…saved me,” he writes, out of a rough adolescence. “i dropped out of high school, got into alcohol and drugs, and lived on the street for a while.” but climbing gave him a challenging purpose. he cleaned up, shaped up, and climbed up—higher than most ever do.
the day came for the final, mad push to the peak, and they made it. but on the descent, an avalanche swept down upon them. amazingly, all three survived. the famous photo was taken about an hour after richards managed to dig himself out.
so he gained his heart’s desire on his way up. and he almost lost it on the way down.
great story, isn’t it? but richards has more to say.
“far from fixing me, my experience on gasherbrum ii broke me.” he began to suffer terrible panic attacks, waves of rage, terrible sweats. and he responded the way he knew best, according to the patterns of his adolescence: badly.
at terrible cost, richards has come to learn one of the greatest lessons anyone can learn. gaining one’s heart’s desire does not gain everything the heart actually needs. it doesn’t even gain what the heart needs most.
“our hearts are restless,” augustine prayed, “until they find their rest in thee.” here’s hoping cory richards, a remarkably honest and clear-sighted man, finds the ultimate rest he needs.
here’s hoping we do, too.


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text: A pep bus will be made available to the State Wrestling Meet on Thursday, February 14 for grades 7-12. The cost to ride the bus is $5.00. This does not include the cost of the ticket into the tournament. The ticket cost $10.00. We must have 30 people signed up by Thursday morning. Any elementary students wishing to ride the bus must have an adult ride the bus with them. We can only take 50 people. The bus will leave at 11:35 and will return around 5:30 pm. Students riding the bus will eat first lunch at 11:10.

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