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For years, Northwest voters and The Herald have embraced a supermajority requirement on state lawmakers hoping to fiddle with revenue. Here, we believed, was a cudgel for innovation and to scrub every budget to its marrow. If you want to fine-tooth taxes — including revisiting exemptions for big businesses that bleed billions from taxpayers — you better corral two-thirds of the chamber or it's a non-starter.
Just two years ago, the Herald Editorial Board weighed in affirmatively on another supermajority measure, Tim Eyman's I-1053. "Failing to approve 1-1053 would take away much of the pressure to enact true reforms, telling lawmakers that higher taxes are not only OK, but a desirable part of the budget solution."
We were wrong. Rather than pressure reforms, Eyman's supermajority rule has spurred paralysis. Rather than bolster creative solutions to benefit the average taxpayer, the two-thirds' mandate is now one of the apron strings special interests hide behind to avoid ponying up.
The latest incarnation of Eyman's supermajority effort, I-1185, is bankrolled by the likes of BP (the company that brought us the Deepwater Horizon oil spill) and ConocoPhillips. Each has contributed $100,000, with an additional $400,000 from the Beer Institute. Why so much loot from Big Oil and non-Washington booze interests? With 1185, it takes a simple majority vote in the Legislature to create a tax loophole, but a two-thirds' supermajority to undo it. Not a bad scheme if you're a deep-pocketed special interest. It's a much higher hurdle, however, for Washington families that support tax fairness.
The state Supreme Court is currently adjudicating the constitutionality of the supermajority requirement, and there are compelling reasons to believe it will get struck down. Seattle attorney David Perez has discovered present-at-the-creation evidence that the framers of the state's Constitution intended the key phrase "unless a majority" to mean a simple majority, no more or no less. If Washingtonians want to impose a have-it-stick supermajority requirement, we'll need a constitutional amendment.
And what then? As with other states, Washington will get slammed with growing shortfalls and a slow defunding of education. After the McCleary ruling on K-12 funding (Read: Washington needs $1 billion more for education) it's difficult to imagine lawmakers getting to yes with a supermajority requirement still in place.
The two-thirds' rule sounded like an effective stick to batter lawmakers into not raising taxes. Instead, it became a case study in unintended consequences, of corporations preserving their loopholes while lawmakers gave state universities the OK to hike tuition. Washington can do better.
The Herald Editorial Board recommends a no vote on Eyman's latest, I-1185.
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18 Now when day came, there was no little disturbance among the soldiers over what had become of Peter. 19 And after Herod searched for him and did not find him, he examined the sentries and ordered that they should be put to death. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.


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A student may only claim the credit for a total of 4 tax years (including years in which the Hope credit was claimed), and only for the first 4 years of postsecondary education (usually freshman, sophomore, junior, and senior years of college).
Any conviction for felony drug possession or distribution makes the student ineligible.
Qualified education expenses are tuition and certain related expenses (books, supplies, and equipment) required for enrollment or attendance. Materials do not need to be purchased from the educational institution to qualify.
You may not claim both the American opportunity credit and the lifetime learning credit for the same student in the same tax year. For more information on the differences between these credits, see Form 8863 Education Credits.
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Paclitaxel treats certain types of cancer. Paclitaxel may cause hair loss.
Paclitaxel Overview
Paclitaxel is a prescription medication used to treat cancer, including ovarian, breast, and lung, pancreatic cancer, and Kaposi's sarcoma. Paclitaxel belongs to a group of drugs called antimicrotubule agents or taxanes. It works by stopping the growth and spread of cancer cells.
This medication comes in an injectable form to be given directly into a vein (IV) by a healthcare provider.
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Uses of Paclitaxel
Paclitaxel is a prescription medicine used to treat some forms of cancer including:
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- breast cancer
- lung cancer
- pancreatic cancer
- Kaposi's sarcoma: cancer that causes patches of abnormal tissue growth under the skin, in the nose, in the lining of the mouth, in the throat, or in other organs
This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Paclitaxel Brand Names
Paclitaxel Drug Class
Paclitaxel is part of the drug class:
Side Effects of Paclitaxel
The most common side effects of paclitaxel include:
- low red blood cell count (anemia) feeling weak or tired
- hair loss
- numbness, tingling, or burning in your hands or feet (neuropathy)
- joint and muscle pain
- nausea and vomiting
- hypersensitivity reaction - trouble breathing; sudden swelling of your face, lips, tongue, throat, or trouble swallowing; hives (raised bumps) or rash
- diarrhea
- mouth or lip sores (mucositis)
- infections - if you have a fever (temperature above 100.4°F) or other sign of infection, tell your healthcare provider right away
- swelling of your hands, face, or feet
- bleeding events
- irritation at the injection site
- low blood pressure (hypotension)
This is not a complete list of this medication's side effects. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
Tell your doctor if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.
Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Paclitaxel Interactions
Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Especially tell your doctor if you take:
- midazolam
- buspirone
- felodipine
- lovastatin
- eletriptan
- sildenafil
- simvastatin
- triazolam
- atazanavir
- clarithromycin
- indinavir
- itraconazole
- ketoconazole
- nefazodone
- nelfinavir
- ritonavir
- saquinavir
- telithromycin
- rifampin
- carbamazepine
- repaglinide
- rosiglitazone
- gemfibrozil
Paclitaxel Precautions
Paclitaxel injection may cause a large decrease in the number of white blood cells (a type of blood cell that is needed to fight infection) in your blood. This increases the risk that you will develop a serious infection. You should not receive paclitaxel if you already have a low number of white blood cells. Your doctor will order laboratory tests before and during your treatment to check the number of white blood cells in your blood. Your doctor will delay or interrupt your treatment if the number of white blood cells is too low. Call your doctor immediately if you develop a temperature greater than 100.4 °F (38 °C); a sore throat; cough; chills; difficult, frequent, or painful urination; or other signs of infection during your treatment with paclitaxel injection.
Paclitaxel injection is manufactured with additional ingredients to allow the medication to reach parts of the body where it is needed. One form of paclitaxel injection (Abraxane) is manufactured with human albumin, and the other form of paclitaxel injection (Onxol, Taxol) is manufactured with a solvent called polyoxyethylated castor oil. There are important differences between the two forms of paclitaxel, so these products should not be substituted for each other.
If you are using the form of paclitaxel injection that is manufactured with polyoxyethylated castor oil, you may experience a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction. You will receive certain medications to help prevent an allergic reaction before you receive each dose of paclitaxel. Tell your doctor if you experience any of the following symptoms of an allergic reaction: rash; hives; itching; swelling of the eyes, face, throat, lips, tongue, hands, arms, feet, or ankles; difficulty breathing or swallowing; flushing; fast heartbeat; dizziness; or fainting.
Keep all appointments with your doctor and the laboratory. Your doctor will order certain tests to check your body's response to paclitaxel injection.
Do not receive paclitaxel if:
- you are allergic to any of the ingredients in paclitaxel. See the end of this leaflet for a complete list of ingredients in paclitaxel.
- are allergic to medicines containing polyoxyl 35 castor oil, NF.
- you have low white blood cell counts.
Paclitaxel Food Interactions
Grapefruit and grapefruit juice may interact with paclitaxel and lead to potentially dangerous effects. Discuss the use of grapefruit products with your doctor.
Inform MD
Before receiving paclitaxel, tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including if you:
- have liver problems
- have heart problems
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. Paclitaxel can harm your unborn baby. Talk to your healthcare provider if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
- are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if paclitaxel passes into your breast milk. You and your healthcare provider should decide if you will receive paclitaxel or breastfeed.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.
Paclitaxel and Pregnancy
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.
This medication falls into category D. In animal studies, pregnant animals were given this medication and had some babies born with problems. No well-controlled studies have been done in humans. Therefore, this medication may be used if the potential benefits to the mother outweigh the potential risks to the unborn child.
Paclitaxel and Lactation
Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. It is not known if paclitaxel passes into your breast milk. You and your doctor should decide if you will receive paclitaxel or breastfeed.
Paclitaxel Usage
Paclitaxel is injected into a vein (intravenous [IV] infusion) by your healthcare provider. It may be given once every 3 weeks. For the treatment of Kaposi's Sarcoma, paclitaxel may be given every 2 or 3 weeks.
Your healthcare provider will do certain tests while you receive paclitaxel.
Paclitaxel Dosage
The following paclitaxel regimens are recommended:
- For previously untreated patients with cancer of the ovary, paclitaxel is typically given every 3 weeks. The actual dose and total length of therapy will be determined by your doctor.
- In patients previously treated with chemotherapy, paclitaxel is typically given every 3 weeks. The actual dose and total length of therapy will be determined by your doctor.
- For patients with cancer of the breast, paclitaxel is typically given every 3 weeks. The actual dose and total length of therapy will be determined by your doctor.
- For patients with non-small cell lung carcinoma, paclitaxel is typically given every 3 weeks. The actual dose and total length of therapy will be determined by your doctor.
- For patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, paclitaxel is typically given on days 1, 8, and 15 of each 28-day cycle. The actual dose and total length of therapy will be determined by your doctor.
- For patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma, paclitaxel is typically given every 3 weeks. The actual dose and total length of therapy will be determined by your doctor.
Paclitaxel Overdose
Paclitaxel is usually administered by a healthcare provider in a medical setting making it unlikely for an overdose to occur. However, if overdose is suspected, seek emergency medical attention.
Other Requirements
Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you have any questions about paclitaxel.
Paclitaxel FDA Warning
Paclitaxel should be administered under the supervision of a physician experienced in the use of cancer chemotherapeutic agents. Appropriate management of complications is possible only when adequate diagnostic and treatment facilities are readily available.
Anaphylaxis and severe hypersensitivity reactions characterized by dyspnea and hypotension requiring treatment, angioedema, and generalized urticaria have occurred in 2 to 4% of patients receiving paclitaxel in clinical trials. Fatal reactions have occurred in patients despite premedication. All patients should be pretreated with corticosteroids, diphenhydramine, and H2 antagonists. Patients who experience severe hypersensitivity reactions to paclitaxel should not be rechallenged with the drug.
Paclitaxel therapy should not be given to patients with solid tumors who have baseline neutrophil counts of less than 1500 cells/mm3 and should not be given to patients with AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma if the baseline neutrophil count is less than 1000 cells/mm3. In order to monitor the occurrence of bone marrow suppression, primarily neutropenia, which may be severe and result in infection, it is recommended that frequent peripheral blood cell counts be performed on all patients receiving paclitaxel.


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Diabetes Headache and Eye Pain
You may be aware that frequent urination and extreme thirst are symptoms of diabetes, but did you realize that headaches and eye discomfort are also associated with this dreadful disease?
Diabetes and headaches
Headaches are one of the symptoms of high blood sugar (1), which is a defining feature of diabetes. When your blood sugar levels are too high, it might create brain changes that result in headaches. Furthermore, elevated blood sugar levels might lead to dehydration (2). Dehydration can cause tension headaches and migraines in certain people (3).
High blood sugar levels can also induce alterations in blood vessels, resulting in vascular headaches.
This is related to the blood's viscosity, or runniness, which causes pressure in the blood vessels. This also causes a rise in blood pressure, which is a factor in diabetes headaches (4).
A headache caused by elevated blood sugar might feel like a dull discomfort, tension headache, or migraine. A high blood sugar headache may also cause a sense of fullness or tightness in the head, weariness, sensitivity to light, dizziness, nausea, and perhaps blurred vision.
How to prevent diabetes headaches
As previously stated, diabetes headaches can be caused by high blood sugar, leading to dehydration, which can induce headaches. On the other hand, dips in blood sugar levels might produce headaches. Furthermore, some diabetic drugs might have negative side effects. These adverse effects may include headaches, dizziness, and anxiety as a result of low blood sugar (5). The good news is that you may adopt a variety of lifestyle adjustments to reduce the frequency and severity of these diabetes-related headaches.
To begin, remain hydrated by drinking lots of fluids, ideally water, throughout the day. Second, strive to keep your blood sugar levels consistent by carefully monitoring your food. In other words, eat frequent meals rich in healthy grains and veggies. Sugary snacks and meals high in processed carbs should also be avoided. This is because processed carbohydrates are quickly absorbed and, as a result, rapidly elevate blood sugar levels. This blood sugar surge is rapidly followed by a drop in blood sugar, which can produce fatigue and headaches. This is known as hypoglycemia, and it can cause dizziness, irritability, exhaustion, disorientation, and even loss of consciousness and seizures (6).
Additionally, regular exercise, stress management, and adequate sleep are all critical for managing diabetes and, as a result, preventing diabetic headaches. Discuss any potential side effects with your doctor if you take diabetic medication. You may help keep headaches at bay by following these tips.
How to treat diabetes headaches
If you do have a headache, drink a glass of water first. This may be all that is required. It may also assist in relaxing and sleeping in a darkened area. If the pain is severe, you may find using over-the-counter medicine or seeing your doctor for additional treatment beneficial.
If you prefer natural solutions, the good news is that there are a variety of herbal cures, essential oils, acupressure spots, and yoga positions that can help ease the pain. Peppermint oil, for example, has been found to be an excellent natural headache cure (7). Simply massage a few drops of oil into your temples and forehead. To ease a headache, try breathing lavender oil (8) or peppermint oil (9).
If essential oils aren't for you, try acupressure. When certain locations on the head and neck are stimulated, they can help ease headache discomfort (10). For example, the region between the brows is thought to be beneficial for tension headaches. Sinus headaches are supposed to benefit from the location behind the earlobe. The occipital ridge point at the base of the skull is also known to assist with migraines.
Finally, yoga and meditation can assist with headaches induced by stress and tension. Certain yoga positions have been demonstrated to be particularly useful in alleviating headache discomfort (11). Regular meditation practice can also help you relax and relieve discomfort (12). You can assist prevent headaches from becoming a problem with a little care and attention.
Diabetes Eye Pain
Diabetes can produce a variety of vision problems, some of which are unpleasant. Glaucoma, cataracts, and macular oedema are examples of eye illnesses (swelling of the retina). In addition to diabetes, having high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and smoking increases the chance of getting eye illness (13).
Unfortunately, diabetes doubles your risk of developing glaucoma (13). This is a painful, dangerous illness that can lead to blindness if left untreated. Glaucoma is often caused by an accumulation of watery fluids in the eye. This raises the pressure inside the eye, potentially damaging the optic nerve. Symptoms include eye pressure, blurred vision, halos surrounding lights, and eye discomfort (14). If you have any of these symptoms, you should immediately consult an eye doctor. Medication or surgery to lower ocular pressure is usually used as treatment. Glaucoma may be managed and visual loss avoided with early diagnosis and treatment.
A cataract is a clouding of the lens of the eye. The lens is a transparent portion of the eye that aids in light focus. The clouding can result in symptoms such as blurred vision, which frequently begins with difficulty seeing at night. The risk of having cataracts rises with age. People with diabetes, on the other hand, are more likely than those without diabetes to develop cataracts at a younger age. This is due to the fact that excessive blood sugar levels can harm the proteins in the lens, causing them to clump and fog the lens (16).
Cataract treatment often entails surgery to remove the clouded lens and replace it with an artificial one (17).
Diabetic retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is the major cause of adult blindness. One in every three diabetics will develop diabetic retinopathy, which is retinal damage caused by diabetes (13). Diabetic retinopathy symptoms include hazy vision, difficulties seeing at night, and floaters (black spots or strings in your vision).
If you have diabetes, getting complete eye exams once a year is vital since it can help spot any problems. The sooner they are identified, the sooner you can obtain treatment and prevent your vision from deteriorating. As a result, if you suffer any of the symptoms listed above or if your eyesight changes, you should immediately consult an optician.
While there is no cure for diabetes-related vision problems, early detection and treatment can help prevent or halt the advancement of certain eye illnesses. Whether you have diabetes or not, it is critical to control your blood sugar levels to help avoid the development of eye disorders.
Diabetes can be difficult to manage, but it's vital to realize that you're not alone. Several specialists and services are available to assist you in managing your disease and living a healthy, happy life.
- Hyperglycemia in diabetes https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hyperglycemia/symptoms-causes/syc-20373631
- Dehydration and Diabetes https://www.diabetes.co.uk/dehydration-and-diabetes.html
- Dehydration Headache https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21517-dehydration-headache
- Blood viscosity and blood pressure: role of temperature and hyperglycemia https://academic.oup.com/ajh/article/14/5/433/205476
- Side Effects and Interactions of Diabetes Drugs https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-drugs-side-effects-interaction
- Sugar crash effects and how to fix them https://news.sanfordhealth.org/healthy-living/sugar-crash-effects/
- Efficacy and safety of an ethanolic solution of peppermint oil for patients with episodic tension type headache https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0037-1607119
- Lavender and the Nervous System https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3612440/
- Comparing the Effect of Intranasal Lidocaine 4% with Peppermint Essential Oil Drop 1.5% on Migraine Attacks: A Double-Blind Clinical Trial https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6647908/
- Effect of Acupressure and Trigger Points in treating Headache: A randomized Controlled Trial https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.1071.901&rep=rep1&type=pdf
- Effects of yoga exercises for headaches: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpts/27/7/27_jpts-2015-145/_pdf
- A reanalysis of a randomized trial on meditation for migraine headaches: Distraction is not enough but meditation takes time https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8091992/
- Diabetic Eye Disease https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/preventing-problems/diabetic-eye-disease
- Glaucoma https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/glaucoma/
- Night Vision Problems: What's to Blame? https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/night-vision-problems-halos-blurred-vision-night-blindness
- Does Diabetes Increase the Risk of Cataracts? https://www.byrdeyeclinic.com/blog/2016/12/29/does-diabetes-increase-the-risk-178393
- What Are Cataracts? https://www.webmd.com/eye-health/cataracts/what-are-cataracts
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The Spain international has hit back at Jose Mourinho's claims that the Catalans talk too much, and has praised Lionel Messi's mental strength
Cesc Fabregas has insisted that Barcelona would rather not discuss refereeing performances in the press as they prefer to do their talking on the pitch.
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho criticised the Blaugrana in the build-up to the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final on Tuesday as he feels the Catalans talk too much about match officials.
Fabregas has now hit back at the controversial trainer, though, stressing that Barca do not like to publicly discuss refereeing decisions.
"As a team we don't like to complain to the press. There are things that need to be said, but we've always said those things on the playing field," the midfielder said at a press conference.
Fabregas also had his say on team-mate Lionel Messi, and made it clear that the Argentine is not much of a talker either.
"Leo doesn't say much in press conferences or in press areas, he talks on the pitch. He's very strong mentally and physically. He wants to play, have fun and win."
Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw by Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg.
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All 60 lecture halls and 20 auditoriums of The Aalborg University will be standardized equipped with Sennheiser products. The strategy: For larger rooms SpeechLine Digital Wireless Microphone Systems will be implemented. In smaller rooms analog Microphone systems from the EW range.
Aalborg University has opted for a pure Sennheiser-based strategy in its programme to standardise 350 class rooms. High quality, simple-to-use and above all ongoing product further development are among the reasons why the Danish university has adopted this strategy. Aalborg is also very much looking forward to its new network-based chargers from the SpeechLine Digital Wireless series. Using the IP network for equipment management will radically simplify support - and cut costs.
A clear strategy: In 2015 Aalborg University (AAU) decided to standardise all of its 350 classrooms in 37 buildings. "The same equipment everywhere, the same buttons everywhere," says Per Mouritzen, AV director at the university, which is spread between three locations (Aalborg, Copenhagen and Esbjerg). Also in terms of microphone technology: the same manufacturer, everywhere. In the past, the university used not only Sennheiser products but also two other suppliers. Getting hold of spare parts for these products was not always easy, Mr Mouritzen reports; apart from which, having different systems also frequently created operational problems. "One headset has a mute button where the other has its off-switch." Per Mouritzen thinks that teaching staff should have things as easy as possible, which is why he and his colleague, Flemming Nielsen, decided to expand the current approx. 70 % standardisation into a pure Sennheiser environment. 60 smaller lecture halls and all 20 auditoriums (80 to 300 seats) will in the future have exclusively Sennheiser-based audio transmission equipment.
One interesting thing: the university, which counts 21,000 students, has not gone only for the digital products of the new SpeechLine Digital Wireless series; it will continue to use tried-and-trusted analogue microphone products like the EW series. Around 115 EW 152 G3 headsets - the AAU has a preference for headsets - will be used in the smaller rooms, whereas the larger halls will use digital SpeechLine products. This is a decision driven by economics: Mr Mouritzen reports that his university lecturers can live well with the transmission quality of the analogue systems. And whenever an analogue headset hits the ground or someone treads on it, the replacement costs are less than for a similar digital product. Mouritzen: "Having both analogue and digital is a very successful combination. It is basically the same system with different designs. Users feel very much at home."
When Mouritzen and Nielsen began looking for a microphone supplier for the new standardisation concept, they actually had Sennheiser in mind from the beginning. According to Per Mouritzen, he has "had 20 years of good experience with Sennheiser", and the university's two Danish integrators and suppliers also proposed Sennheiser products. The university was guaranteed that Sennheiser didn't need several weeks to deliver a spare part. "If necessary, I just go to the next music shop and I've got it an hour later," Mouritzen says. The two AV technicians also checked out a Sennheiser reference installation during their decision making process and realised that the manufacturer had "lots of experience in the installation of a whole range of systems and antennas in large spaces." The university people also appreciated that the two local AV integrators as well as the managers of Sennheiser's Danish subsidiary were offering creative proposals from the word go on ways to solve AAU's AV challenges. One example being the table top CHG2 chargers, which guarantee that at least one headset is ready-to-use even if the other was not charged by mistake. Per Mouritzen and Flemming Nielsen also liked Sennheiser's suggestion to have a look at the new AWM4 antenna distribution system. This gives AAU the option of connecting up to 8 channels to one AWM4 unit and significantly reducing the number of antennas in the lecture theatres. This system is scheduled to deploy in 2018. The University of Aalborg has also gone for the new SpeechLine chargers with four charging bays plus network connection (CHG 4N). This option means the chargers are independent of the power supply but also transmit important information via the IP network which is then processed in the Sennheiser Control Cockpit software. "This will revolutionise our support," enthuses Mouritzen about the new technology. Support staff at Aalborg University will in the future be able to look at their screens to know whether a microphone is switched to mute or not, they will know whether it is connected to the charger, they can search for it if it has not been on the charger for a longer period and can also see if the charge status is too low for an upcoming event. "This will obviously improve the work of our support organisation because trips and journeys to the systems can be avoided and many things dealt with online or on the phone," says Mouritzen about the new chargers, which are to be set up during 2017. In particular he likes the statistical functions offered by Control Cockpit: "If microphones in the charger indicate that they are being heavily used, then we can decide whether or not it makes sense to have more microphones available in that room."
Aalborg doesn't intend sticking with its current 20 SpeeLine DigitalWireless channels. It will be up to 56 by the end of 2017. Mouritzen and Nielsen are also planning to equip four auditori-ums with Sennheiser's digital system. To date, this microphone technolo-gy had to be rented, for example for a specific event. In the future, Speech-Line sets will be available for users in a separate locked wall box. "Pick and speak," is the motto: that which previously took hours now takes just a few minutes," says a pleased Per Mouritzen.
The popularity curve of the two AV managers is definitely climbing amongst users at the university. "Sennheiser technology is very easy to use and very reliable," Mouritzen says. The promised battery capacities are actually true, there have been no malfunctions so far and frequency problems or transmission breakups are a thing of the past, especially in the larger lecture halls. "Users are happy with the microphone technology because it is reliable," says Mr Mouritzen. He and his AV colleague are also making teaching staff and students at Aalborg University happy in other ways. They were fed up with the complicated passing around of microphones in the halls and so they tested the new Catchbox product - a foam cube into which a microphone can be packed and thrown around the hall. Catchbox is so successful that each auditorium now has one. The take-away: Sennheiser's handheld microphones in the SpeechLine series survive their Catchbox flights without any problems at all. Per Mouritzen says: "This combination works.
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Last Kindness to a Faithful Friend"
I remember bringing you home. You were so small and cuddly with your tiny paws and soft fur. You bounced around the room with eyes flashing and ears flopping. Once in a while you'd let out a little yelp just to let me know this was your territory.
Making a mess of the house and chewing on everything in sight became a passion and when I scolded you, you just put your head down and looked up at me with those innocent eyes as if to say: 'I'm sorry, but I'll do it again as soon as you're not watching.'
As you got older, you protected me by looking out the window and barking at everyone who walked by. When I had a tough day at work, you would be waiting for me with your tail wagging just to say,'welcome home. I missed you.' You never had a bad day and I could always count on you to be there for me.
When I sat down to read the paper and watch TV, you would hop on my lap looking for attention. You never asked for anything more than to have me pat your head so you could go to sleep with me.
As you got older, you moved around more slowly. Then one day, old age finally took it's toll, and you couldn't stand on those wobbly legs anymore. I knelt down and patted you lying there, trying to make you young again. You just looked up at me as if to say you were old and tired and that after all these years of not asking for anything, you had to ask me to do one last favor. With tears in my eyes, I drove you one last time to the vet. One last time you were lying next to me.
For some strange reason you were able to stand up in the animal hospital – perhaps it was your sense of pride. As the vet led you away, you stopped for an instant, turned your head and looked at me as if to say: 'Thank you for taking care of me.
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From Bach to Blues, Flamenco to Folk, the Society provides guitar enthusiasts with unique opportunites to hear and play the guitar in intimate settings throughout Connecticut.
The Connecticut Classical Guitar Society is a non-profit presenting arts organization. It is the largest organization of its kind serving the general public and classical guitarists by providing a forum for listening, learning, performing and teaching.
The Nutmeg Symphony Orchestra is a professional orchestra providing classical music concerts and musical services for residents of Greater Bristol, the Farmington Valley and Northwestern Connecticut. The musicians are an integral part of the fabric of music making in Connecticut, playing in many Connecticut orchestras and chamber music groups. Many have private teaching studios. They are among the finest orchestra players in the state.
This community orchestra is dedicated to improving the quality of life in our charming town of West Hartford, and presenting the highest quality of orchestral concerts for people of all ages.
The Hartt School is recognized for the quality of its educational programs in music, dance, and theatre. Founded in 1920 by Julius Hartt, Moshe Paranov, and associated teachers, Hartt became one of three founding institutions of the University of Hartford in 1957.
The Hartford Chorale, founded in 1972, is a chorus of more than 140 men and women who are selected annually through competitive auditions. Singers come from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island, and represent diverse occupations in business and the professions. The Chorale provides experienced, talented singers with the opportunity to study and perform at an exceptional level of musicianship. Through its concerts and collaborations with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and other organizations, the Chorale seeks to reach and inspire the widest possible audiences with exceptional performances of a broad range of choral literature, including renowned choral masterpieces.
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The Simsbury Light Opera Company (SLOCO) has been in continuous operation since 1946 making it one of the longest surviving non-profit light opera companies in the nation. SLOCO presents its major production each spring at Simsbury High School. These productions feature principal performers from throughout Connecticut and western Massachusetts, plus a 40 to 50-plus member chorus of experienced amateur singers, with the support and direction of SLOCO leaders.
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A New Batman Comic Features the First-Ever Full-Frontal Bat-Nudity
Holy overexposure, Batman.
DC Comics is launching a new imprint designed explicitly (and I mean explicitly) for an adult audience, called "DC Black Label." It debuts today with Batman: Damned, a new series from writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo that follows Batman and John Constantine investigating the mystery of the Joker's murder. But that's not what everyone is talking about. What everyone is talking about is the fact that the book, in the interest of making clear just who this book is for, features full-frontal Bat-nudity.
I am pretty sure I would get in trouble — both from my corporate overlords and from mother — if I posted pictures of Batman's, uh, batarang (batawang?) here. I will however direct you to where you can see these pictures for yourself if you so choose, like here or here. I have looked at them and confirm their Big Bat Energy with my own eyes.
Now the digital version of Batman: Damned #1 actually censors out (mostly through very dark shadows) any and all frontal nudity, so I can show you one panel from that (via Bleeding Cool) just to give you the idea without fulling crossing over into the realm of NC-17. In the print edition, this image is not left to the imagination.
And hey, the rest of the book looks good, too! See? Here are images of Batman when he's not flashing the reader with his gadget:
Batman: Damned #1 is in stores now — and remember, if you want the full and uncut version (hah) you will need to go down to the store and pick up a hard copy (hah) rather than the digital one you can download online.
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Into the Dead 2 v (Money + Bullet + Vip)
The sequel to the hit zombie action game Into the Dead (70+ million downloads)!
Journey through the zombie apocalypse in a race to save your family. Arm yourself with an arsenal of powerful weapons and do whatever it takes to survive. Maim, mow down, and massacre the Dead – anything to keep moving! In a world where no one is safe, how far will you go to make it out alive?
Continue the nightmare with exclusive story events including a terrifying prequel to Night of the Living Dead and an expansion to the Ghostbusters universe.
• Evolving story and multiple endings — complete 7 action-packed chapters, 60 stages, and hundreds of challenges
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A number of Iranian-Americans have responded with anger after U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham quipped in an interview that it would be "terrible" if DNA testing revealed that he had Iranian ancestry.
A South Carolinian who has been hawkish on Iran and was a vocal critic of the 2015 nuclear deal that was subsequently abandoned by fellow Republican President Donald Trump, Graham quickly sought to clarify his comments by saying that his joke was directed at "the Ayatollah, not the Iranian people."
But some prominent Iranian-Americans had already decried the perceived slight as "racist" and "disgusting."
Iranian-American executives, including Twitter chairman Omid Kordestani, criticized the comments.
"Please start upholding the best values of our great nation and its institutions and stop mimicking the divisive and simpleminded voices! An apology is in order," Kordestani tweeted on October 17, before word of Graham's follow-up interview in which he said the remark was "a joke."
CNN's chief international anchor, Christiane Amanpour, reacted to Graham's original comments in a series of tweets where she wrote, "Whatever you think of the regime, no need to tar all the people."
"In fact, just look around to see Iranian-Americans powering major sectors of U.S. life and economy, from Silicon Valley to Wall Street, from science and surgery to architecture and engineering, from art and culture to yes, even the media," she added.
Hadi Partovi, CEO of nonprofit Code.org, which seeks to expand access to computer-science programs inschools, also criticized Graham's comments as insulting.
"Some of the greatest businesspeople, scientists, athletes, and leaders in America are of Iranian descent," Partovi said. "By calling us terrible you insult everything that makes America great."
A California-based venture capitalist of Iranian descent, Pejman Nozad, tweeted a thread of "facts about Iran" that included a list of political, intellectual, and cultural accomplishments in Persian history, as well as some of the "endless" achievements of Iranian-Americans.
Graham's initial remark came during an October 15 interview on "Fox & Friends" during which he was asked about an announcement by Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren that she had taken a DNA test that indicated some native American ancestry in response to repeated taunts from candidate, then president, Trump.
"I'll probably be Iranian. That would be, like, terrible," Graham said on the show.
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Brian Kilmeade, a co-host of the show, reacted by saying, "Well, they have great people, just bad leaders," to which Graham responded: "Yeah, bad leaders. I'm not in the ayatollah branch."
It was an apparent reference to current Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the last say on political and religious matters in Iran, and the religiously dominated leadership that took power in the 1979 revolution.
In a follow-up interview with Fox, Graham said, "If you know anything about me, name one person who's been a bigger defender of the Iranian people to fight back against their oppressor."
"It was a joke," Graham said, before adding in a reference to the 3-year-old nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers that exchanged curbs on Iranian nuclear activities for a relaxation of sanctions.
"The Iranian people are brave and cultured. To my liberal friends who are offended by my statement, [at] least I didn't vote for an agreement that gave $150 billion dollars to the man who kills Iranians in the street," Graham said.
Under the deal, U.S. officials are estimated to have released some $100 billion in previously frozen Iranian assets.
The Trump administration withdrew from the deal in May and announced the reimposition of sanctions and a renewed effort to punish companies and countries that do business with Iran.
Iranians were also the target of a recent U.S. travel ban on a handful of mostly Muslim countries over objections from critics who called it religiously based discrimination against would-be visitors to the United States.
Iranian-American organizations, including the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) and The Public Affairs Alliance Of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), also criticized Graham's comments.
"The Iranian-American community will not forget such casual racism, nor will it forget which party has enacted policy on the basis of such racism by banning our family members from Iran," the NIAC's president, Jamal Abdi, said in a statement.
In a letter to Graham, PAIAA Executive Director Leila Austin said her organization hoped that the senator would refrain in the future "from broad generalizations that are likely to mischaracterize an entire group of Americans and run counter to U.S. foreign policy objectives."
While the reaction inside Iran to Graham's comments appeared muted, the conservative news site Tabnak.ir suggested that while U.S. officials have stated repeatedly that sanctions are targeting the Iranian establishment, not the people, their comments and actions suggest the opposite.
"We have witnessed many times comments and actions by them that highlight contradictions in their behavior," Tabnak said. "It appears that the U.S. approach toward Iran has entered a new phase that targets the identity of the Iranian people through a racist view."
U.S. officials for decades have sought to distinguish their criticism of the Iranian government from a broader appreciation for the Iranian public and its history and culture.
The 2015 nuclear deal under President Barack Obama took years to complete and drew sharp criticism from hawkish elements in the United States who insisted it emboldened and enriched a government that had thumbed its nose for years at nuclear nonproliferation efforts, sowed instability through terrorism and support for radical elements in the Middle East, and trampled the rights of its own people.
There did not appear to be any public comment from Iranian officials over Graham's remark or subsequent apology.


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For this From My Shelves I have chosen T Tembarom by Frances Hodgson Burnett. My copy is a lovely old battered one with speckled edges and black and white line drawings. It was published by A L Burt Company whose address is given as 114120 East Twenty Third Street and this edition is dated 1913. I wonder how many people have read this copy? A nice thought to hold when reading.
Having read a biography or two about the author and knowing that her marriage and life was not totally satisfactory, I feel that she created stories with a Cinderella like quality and a happy ending to fulfil a need for happiness that she never achieved. The Making of a Marchioness is another on these lines, poor, lonely and poverty stricken woman achieves a rich and wealthy marriage as well as love; A Little Princess where Sarah Crewe goes from wealth to poverty to wealth and happiness again; The Shuttle, an abused and unhappy wife is saved by her strong sister who also finds love in the doing; The Lost Prince in which the hero comes into his own kingdom and, of course, Little Lord Fauntleroy where a young child redeems the miserable and unhappy life of his grandfather, alone and lonely in his great house.
T Temberom is an orphan in New York. Left alone by the death of his mother who was married to a feckless Englishman, he has nobody to care for him and has to live by his wits. This he does and gradually achieves a second hand society column in a local paper and a room in a boarding house. Here he meets Mr Hutchison, a Lancashire man who has come to the USA with an invention which will make his fortune, only it doesn't and he and his daughter Ann are on their uppers and soon to go back to England. Ann or Little Ann as everyone calls her, is a wonder of virtue, wise advice and motherly instincts who could be a rather irritating character but she isn't, she escapes it somehow. Burnett has the knack of knowing how far she can go with a 'good' person and stops short of making them totally insupportable and nauseating.
T Tembarom falls in love with her and she with him but then the unexpected happens. An English solicitor calls at the boarding house to inform him that he is the last surviving relative of Temple Temple Barholm and the heir to a mighty estate in England. He has to go there to claim his inheritance and Ann refuses to marry him until he has been there a year, seen and met with the cream of society before she will allow him to think of making her his wife.
So off he goes and with him goes a man who he rescued in New York when he discovered him homeless and ill with memory loss and not knowing who he was or where he came from. He was an Englishman so T Tembarom thinks that being at home in his country might help him recover his health and strength and restore his memory.
Then we find out that the heir to the title and estate vanished in disgrace years before, accused of cheating at cards and fled to America and went gold prospecting and his death was reported after a mine explosion in which many perished. He left behind the woman he loved, Joan, now bitter and unhappy and locked into a dreadful hateful relationship with her mother as they both cling to the edges of society, the only way out being a marriage for either of them.
The scene is set: a rough New Yorker inheriting the title, a missing heir, a man who has no recollection who he is, a bitter unhappy woman mourning her lost love, her scheming and malicious mother and the possibility that the missing heir might just be alive after all............
I love this book. T Tembarom is an immensely likeable young man who takes everything thrown at him with cheerfulness and steadfastness, he sticks to his love Ann through thick and thin and the story of his rags to riches career is delightful. While some of the servants despise him for an upstart, those he takes into his confidence and who help him with the everyday etiquette and dress and manners that he knows he lacks, become his devoted admirers and supporters. His easy way with the villagers and his care of their needs endear him to them as well and he is a character very easy to like and love.
This book is sentimental and warm and, of course, you know what is going to happen and what the ending will be but though I have read this many times and am familiar with the outcome, I find myself breathlessly reading the last few chapters and waiting for the denouement with great excitement. I never tire of it and I never tire of reading and re-reading books by this author. I think Frances Hodgson Burnett is a wonderful writer and though she is known and rightly so, for her children's books, I maintain that her adult books are her best. She was writing them long before Little Lord Fauntleroy sent her into JK Rowling territory and popularity.
As I said, sentimental and warm but at the heart of all of her books there are characters who are good and true and who are determined to do the right thing come what may.


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Arcade Builder
Arcade Builder is a business simulation game inspired by prison architect.
Open your own games arcade and manage the day to day tasks including:
1. Hire the staff you need to run your business, including builders, janitors and researchers
2. Research new technology to help you manage your business and drive up revenue.
3. Find suppliers for your arcade machines and hope they don't go bust!
4. Build with lots of items, including arcade machines, wc, office items and more!
Categories and tags of the game : Builder, Building, Business, Casual, Clicker, Economy


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From award-winning documentary filmmaker E. Chai Vasarhelyi ("MERU") and world-renowned photographer and mountaineer Jimmy Chin comes National Geographic Documentary Film's Free Solo, a stunning, intimate and unflinching portrait of the free soloist climber Alex Honnold, as he prepares to achieve his lifelong dream: climbing the face of the world's most famous rock ... the 3,000ft El Capitan in Yosemite National Park ... without a rope.
Celebrated as one of the greatest athletic feats of any kind, Honnold's climb set the ultimate standard: perfection or death. Succeeding in this challenge, Honnold enters his story in the annals of human achievement. Free Solo is both an edge-of-your seat thriller and an inspiring portrait of an athlete who exceeded our current understanding of human physical and mental potential. The result is a triumph of the human spirit.


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Subspace Communique: 2009 - 2018?
I started Subspace Communique during a brief period of unemployment back in 2009, but its roots go back to a design project from 2007. It was a pure labor of love for several years and has produced many great experiences, interesting stories (maybe some of them written here), and awesome friendships.
William Shatner Shares Christmas Themed Fever Dream or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Shat
So… uh… I was working on an EPS conduit here at Subspace Comms and mistakenly crossed the red wire with the green wire. Everyone knows how dangerous that can be, right? Next thing I know, I emerge out of a stasis chamber to find that the guy from The Apprentice is now president, Star Trek is back on TV… well, not on "TV"… and that William Shatner has released a Christmas themed fever dream on the unsuspecting citizens of the internets.
Bye Bye, Robot has announced its launch of Five new officially licensed Star Trek posters...one poster for each of the live series. As with many of Bye Bye, Robot's previous posters, all of these new posters are printed on acid-free heavyweight coverstock that is thicker than normal paper...more akin to business card thickness. Further, the acid-free nature of the paper makes them archival. These five new prints were painted by four different artists; two returning artists, and two artists who are new to Bye Bye, Robot.
CBS Watch! Magazine Special Star Trek Collector's Edition
CBS Watch! magazine released a Star Trek special collector's edition this week. Retailing for $9.99, the issue features an inside look at the show and releases never-before-seen photos. It hit the newsstands yesterday, December 1st, so they're still out there waiting for you.
We also happened to be handed two of the photos that are included in this collectors issue, and thought you might like to get a sneak peek. Check them out below.
Star Trek After Turkey. Starbase Indy Convention Is This Weekend!
If you're in the Indianapolis area and celebrate Thanksgiving on Thursday but still have a bunch of days off after that, you can now fill that time with Star Trek! It's time again for Starbase Indy!
That's right, one of the best independently run Star Trek conventions around, Starbase Indy, just happens to be going on this weekend; November 28th - 30th 2014. We're not biased, we swear...it's just that we've attended one of their conventions a few years back and it was a fabulous time. Because this convention is not a "mega-convention" you get less wait time for panels and events, tons of after hours parties and fun, close up seating to panels, and much closer access to the guests overall, which ultimately turns it into an awesomely memorable experience!
'Enterprise In Space' Announces Earth-Orbiter Project
We've been watching the Enterprise In Space project from afar for a long time, and it's great to see it coming together. They have picked up quite a few notable endorsers along the way, including; Buzz Aldrin, Nichelle Nichols, Larry Nemecek, and Grace Lee Whitney.
Take a peek at what it's all about, below, and be sure to check out their website and see how you can participate!
Trek Culture Review: Star Trek Starships 'Recent' Releases
We're super stoked every time we see a box in the mail from Eaglemoss, the people responsible for the Star Trek Starships Collection, but this time the time between shipments seemed to be quicker than normal. We'd love to blame that on an exciting temporal anomaly adventure but the reality is that we've just been plain old busy. But hey, how is it not cool when the outcome of busy-ness is that you get to open 3 shipments of Star Trek collectibles all at once? It was totally Trek-mas in July September. Check out their website to sign up for a subscription of your very own.
Anyway, as usual, we loved every second of opening and "assembling" our ships. That's one of those things I personally like to savor. Examining each ship's detail is a blast. Don't tell anybody, but when I happen to be opening them when no one else is around, they even go out for a little "test-flight" around the room...with corresponding "vroom vroom" sound effects (provided by me, of course). Remember...mum's the word on that one.
Star Trek: The Compendium Gag Reel Hijinks
Releasing on September 9th, a new blu-ray box set called Star Trek: The Compendium contains both new movies Star Trek and Star Trek Into Darkness plus tons of bonus features including IMAX footage and a behind the scenes gag reel with the cast and crew having fun on the set.
You can (pre)order all the Trek-awesomeness here .
Check out a bit of that gag reel, below:
(Source: IGN.com and CinemaBlend)
William Shatner's Star Trek TNG Documentary 'Chaos On The Bridge' Debuts Tonight
In case you haven't heard, William Shatner's Star Trek TNG Documentary 'Chaos On The Bridge' Debuts Tonight, Monday, Aug. 25, at 9 p.m. ET/MT on HBO Canada. Hey to all of our Canadian pals...you'll have to let us know how it is!!
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Trek Culture Review: Star Trek Starships Latest Releases
We have our latest ship acquisitions from Star Trek Starships, and they are ready for review!
These latest three in this ongoing series include; Issue #11: U.S.S. Reliant NCC-1864, Issue #12: U.S.S. Thunderchild NCC-63549, and Issue #13: Jem'Hadar Battlecruiser.
The solid construction of these models, is again, the first thing that I notice as I take them out of their boxes. Most of each ship is made of metal, with only a minimal amount of resin pieces. The detail of each ship is still amazing to me. They are scaled appropriately, so they don't feel like a little kid's toy, but even at their scale-model size, you can see every detail of the panels and markings that make up the personality of each ship.
After assembling the stands and setting them into their respective one, I notice that some of the stands fit more snugly than others. Once they were on my display shelf I didn't have any issues, but if you plan to take them down to play with ...errrr...I mean, examine...you should be careful when doing so, so you don't accidentally drop either the ship or the stand. I get the feeling that they wouldn't break...but who wants to take that chance.


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Yes, your body. The one you think is too fat, too thin, too tall, too short, too old, too weak. The one with the scars and the stretch marks, the wrinkles and the cellulite, the acne and the bald spot. The one you've long been wishing were just a little (or a lot) different from how God made it to be.
I get the whole wishing bit. I've done my fair share too. That wishing is only natural in a world that values the temporal over the eternal and quickly trades the old for the new. Everyone knows that this year's iPhone is better than last year's iPhone. Why should it be any different with our bodies?
Well, in sum, it's different because the body isn't an iPhone. It doesn't lose its value when it ages or breaks. Youth, strength, or facial symmetry aren't the measure of its worth.
Rather, young, old, short, tall, thin, fat, your body has value because God made it and God loves it. It images him, and it expresses you. Your body is what makes it possible for you to love and be loved, to know and be known. Through it, you receive every gift that God and this world have to give. And in it, you experience every joy this life can possibly hold.
So, this Thursday, when you're giving thanks for all the love, beauty, and grace in your world, give thanks for your body too. Forget about all that it's not, and praise God for all that it is.
If you're not sure where to begin, here are a few suggestions. Pick those that apply and give thanks because…
1. You can run in the morning when the sun is new in the sky.
2. You can skip with a child.
3. You can sing. Loudly and off key.
4. You can sing. Softly and in key.
5. You can laugh until your stomach hurts.
6. You can throw your arms around your grandma on Thanksgiving Day.
7. You can smell her sausage and apple dressing cooking in the oven.
8. You can cook something too, throwing salt, garlic, and butter into mashed potatoes with abandon, tasting as you go.
9. You can ride the waves at dusk.
10. You can scale a mountain at high noon.
11. You can hear your children laughing behind closed doors.
12. You can create new life with the one you love
13. You can grow new life in your womb.
14. You can hold new life in your arms.
15. You can paint an ocean.
16. You can swim in an ocean.
17. You can drink dark red wine by the fireside.
18. You can dig in the dirt and help flowers grow.
19. You can harvest brussel sprouts in the snow.
20. You can wrestle with your nieces and nephews in your mother's living room.
21. You can chase them too, running in circles, and tossing toddlers into the air when you capture them.
22. You can cry when you're sad.
23. You can smile when you're happy.
24. You can feed a child at your breast.
25. You can feed a friend at your kitchen table.
26. You can tickle your daughter.
27. You can kiss your son.
28. You can knit a scarf for your aunt.
29. You can build a bookshelf for your mother-in-law.
30. You can throw a Frisbee.
31. You can walk in the woods and feel the wind on your face.
32. You can rake leaves.
33. You can jump in the leaves you raked.
34. You can start a snowball fight.
35. You can pick flowers for the one you love.
36. You can knead bread.
37. You can frost a cake.
38. You can stand knee deep in the water and fish for hours.
39. You can twirl in circles on the dance floor. Or the kitchen floor.
40. You can skate across ice.
41. You can eat chocolate. Or broccoli. Or cheesecake.
42. You can lie in a warm, cozy bed on a chilly winter's morning.
43. You can see Christmas lights sparkling through your neighbor's windows.
44. You can play Mozart on the piano.
45. You can play Dylan on your guitar.
46. You can hold the plank position for a full 60 seconds.
47. You can teach a child to paint.
48. You can hold an old book in your hands and smell the years in its pages.
49. You can relax in a hot bath and forget about your day.
50. You can throw a baseball.
51. You can kick a soccer ball.
52. You can tackle your younger brother and stop him from scoring a touchdown.
53. You can score a touchdown.
54. You can ride your bike up mountains and past cornfields.
55. You can row a boat across a lake.
56. You can watch the birds chase each other through the air.
57. You can wink at the cute guy across the room.
58. You can listen to the symphony in a grand concert hall with gilded walls and crystal chandeliers.
59. You can do the Cha Cha. Or the Foxtrot. Or the Argentine Tango.
60. You can teach a Zumba class.
61. You can stomp in the mud.
62. You can brew beer.
63. You can play Hamlet.
64. You can watch Hamlet.
65. You can wrap your hands around wet clay, molding it and shaping it into a pot or a bowl or a plate.
66. You can build a playground in the inner city.
67. You can paint a room yellow.
68. You can sip Scotch.
69. You can hear the crickets chirp.
70. You can calm a crying baby with the touch of your hands and the sound of your voice.
71. You can climb a tree.
72. You can chop down a tree.
73. You can write a love letter.
74. You can slip a ring onto a woman's finger.
75. You can hold your beloved while she cries.
76. You can lie next to a child while she sleeps.
77. You can sit by a dying man's side.
78. You can wash a body covered in blood and sores.
79. You can hold a human heart in your hands and help it beat strong and true.
80. You can bake a pie and leave it on a widower's doorstep.
81. You can go hungry, so that someone else can eat.
82. You can drive your neighbor to the doctor's.
83. You can clean out your closets and give sweaters to the poor.
84. You can take flowers to your mother's grave.
85. You can offer up your upset stomach or pounding migraine or arthritic knee for your friend's baby, fighting for her life in the NICU.
86. You can feel cancer growing in your body and remember that this earth is not your true home.
87. You can sit immobilized in a chair or lay unmoving in a bed and be one with the God who hung silent and still on a cross.
88. You can hear your grandchild pray.
89. You can clasp your Rosary when your airplane starts to shake.
90. You can kneel in adoration.
91. You can lay prostrate in supplication.
92. You can see the history of God's love affair with man written in stained glass and illuminated by the sun.
93. You can smell incense.
94. You can hear bells.
95. You can hear the Word of God proclaimed.
96. You can dip your fingers in Holy Water and trace the Sign of the Cross on your body.
97. You can grow in wisdom, virtue, and strength, when God pours out His graces upon you, graces that pass from body to soul by means of oil and water, bread and wine, anointed hands and wedded love.
98. You can speak your sins aloud and ask God for forgiveness.
99. You can look upon a Crucifix and see Love Himself hanging there, all for love of you
100. You can take that Love into yourself, receiving Him, Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity, in Holy Communion.
101. You can look in the mirror and see the image of God.
And, besides the Eucharist, there is nothing on earth more glorious, wondrous, fantastic, mysterious, beautiful, precious, and terrible as that.
Again, give thanks.
*This is the third post in a series about the ideas discussed in These Beautiful Bones: An Everyday Theology of the Body. Other posts include: "What the Pope Taught Me About Food, Sex, and God" , "What Makes a Body Beautiful," and "Want to Express Yourself?"