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Laser Hair Restoration Therapy Dallas, Fort Worth, Texas Guide. You can combat your hair loss without surgery using MEP-90 laser hair loss treatments. The FDA approved MEP-90 laser hair therapy for hair loss is now available in Dallas Forth Worth. Nu Hair of Texas Clinic offers the low level laser hair loss treatment to regrow hair for women and men suffering from hair loss. This medical device uses clinical-strength laser technology to restore hair growth. It is the latest technology to treat balding, and thinning hair. The hair restoration treatment takes about 20 minutes, every other day. the low-level laser therapy is a non-invasive, safe, and clinically proven to stimulate hair follicles to grow thicker and fuller hair with consistent use. Nu Hair in Dallas Fort Worth offer the best laser, medical laser hair loss treatment using the MEP-90 FDA cleared medical laser.
Restore Hair, Laser Hair Growth Treatment
Laser hair loss treatment is making continued headlines in the press and in TV reports around the world. The laser hair therapy cosmetic non-surgical treatments utilize a device containing therapeutic low level lasers. Safely and easily cool low laser light therapy help in healthier, softer, and thicker looking hair to grow in place of thin, fine, damaged hair. Also known as "cold" lasers, low level lasers treatments use therapeutic soft low-light level lasers (LLLL) that were developed in Europe for healing wounds, treating hair loss and other diseases of the scalp.
Low Level Laser Hair Loss Treatment Technology - DFW, TX
The cold laser lights are housed in a moveable hood that is positioned directly above the patient's head. The patient is seated while the hood is lowered onto the head, approximately 5-10 cm from the scalp. The laser is focused on the client's hair follicles. The close proximity of the laser to the patient's scalp allows for maximum irradiation and minimal dispersion of the laser light energy. According to David P. Melamed, MD, with offices in Los Angeles and New York, " LLLL is effective in treating androgenetic alopecia and telogen effluvium. Based on the experience in my practice, 80 percent of patients with androgenetic alopecia report increased hair density after the first three to six months of treatment. Nearly all of my patients with telogen effluvium report complete cessation of shedding. The hair growth continues while patients complete the full one year of LLLL and will taper after 12 months. Most patients will require monthly follow-up treatments to maintain their results."
Laser Hair Growth - FDA Cleared MEP-90 Laser Hair Restoration Treatment
"The laser hair loss treatments "seems to take follicles that were dormant or on their way to dying out and wakes them up," says Barry DiBernardo, a plastic surgeon and laser expert in Montclair, New Jersey." According to www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf9/K091496.pdf, according to this recent study for the MEP-90 low laser light device, the FDA cleared it as a medical device to promote hair growth and provide treatment for females experiencing Androgenetic Alopecia, who have Ludwig and Savin Hair Loss Scale classifications I to II. (http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf9/K091496.pdf) After the first 6 months of treatments, 80 percent of women patients with Androgenetic Alopecia related hair loss report increased hair density, and nearly all patients report that shedding has completely stopped.
Clinical Studies of the Laser Hair Therapy
As the papers state; after the 36th treatment, 97% of the subject population demonstrated an increased hair count of 20%. A total of 89% of all subjects demonstrated an increased hair count of 30%, with 57% demonstrating an increased hair count of 50%. 87% of the subjects indicated the treatments have helped their condition, with 60% reporting their loss rate has further slowed down from the 10-week period, and 65% reported their visible area of the alopecia (bald spot) had gotten smaller. 100% of the linear trend plotting for all subjects of their Initial, 10-Week, and 18-Week hair counts demonstrated a historical rate of increased hair growth. No subject experienced any adverse event and/or effect from the treatments. Low power laser energy, or "soft" laser light has the ability to repair and rehabilitate damaged and dormant hair follicles, may stimulate new hair growth, and help to stop excessive hair loss. If started during the beginning stages of hair loss, laser hair loss treatments may provide the results you are looking for.
Note that once there is complete baldness of the scalp, in other words the hair shaft root died, no amount of laser light will revive the root back to life to produce hair again. Like other treatments (such as Propecia and Minoxidil), some patients tend to respond better than others. In general, it seems that patients who 'have more hair' (perhaps in early stages of hair loss) tend to have better results.
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Top 5 must have tools for every Personal Assistant
As a Personal Assistant (PA) you are expected to manage multiple tasks at the same time, and often every task is time critical. It is essential that your organisational skills are exemplary. Consequently, when you are time-poor automating aspects of your role becomes crucial. There are many tools on the market, with great features which truly add value to Personal Assistants. These tools add fluidity to project, time and people management tasks. Here we share the top five must have tools every Personal Assistant should have in their tool kit.
1. Wunderlist
This app will transform the way you work – it is technology which brings your to-do list to life. Prompting you when tasks are due, reminding you to send that email or book a restaurant, whatever your task is Wunderlist ensures that you get it done. It also allows you to share your list if you are out of the office. The use of #hashtags allows you to make a list that is truly personalised. Receiving email notifications and being able to access the tool anywhere provides added reassurance that you can always keep on top of your tasks.
2. Yack.net
Yack.net allows you to record, transcribe and replay phone or video conference calls. Yack's enhanced voice to text feature allows you to search any query and it recalls the exact point in the call where that query was mentioned. The biggest advantage is that when you search a query you don't only receive the video transcription but the video playback as well. With Yack.net you don't have to worry about any miscommunication and you can revisit a meeting after it has finished. This innovative tool enables a more transparent channel of communication. Conversations are supported by "nudging", emojis and even "move" and quotation features. All this brings personality, valid interjections and emphasis to points in digital meetings that can sometimes get lost in translation.
3. Google Search
Just as you know your manager's diary and their needs like the back of your hand, that is exactly what Google search does for you. It allows you to work more quickly because it uses all your previous searches to build a picture about what you're likely to want to know. It highlights areas of interest and speeds up finding information which is relevant for you.
4. TeamGantt
Project management is one of the main roles and responsibilities of Personal Assistants. TeamGantt is an essential tool for those who manage projects across multiple teams. It allows you to delegate tasks and visually see if your project is running on track. Not only can you converse with your team in one place, TeamGantt allows you to share calendars and export projects into Excel.
5. ScheduleIt
As a Personal Assistant planning is everything. Scheduleit allows you to consider every detail through an interface that enables effective and cohesive communication across teams. It allows you to schedule employees, training, allocation of rooms and facilities, and equipment as well as arranging engineering and planning works. The interactive platform allows multiple and remote users, permitting people to view and update the system on a local network. It also integrates with over 800 services conveniently synchronising email, SMS, your task manger and many more.
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Our History
In the early 1880's the town of Houstonville was located at the junction of Chartiers Creek and little Chartiers Creek. At that time, there were no real churches in the town. There was a small group of Seceders who met in a small brick building that stood on the site of the Templeton Feed Mill structure. The Seceders met for 10 - 12 years before disbanding.
1884 - 1888
As the town increased in size, its needs for educational, moral, and spiritual guidance also increased. In May of 1884 a committee met with Chartiers Presbytery to make a request for organizing a United Presbyterian Church. However, this attempt failed because there was not enough support from the community.
After four more years passed, the village of Houstonville was outgrowing its schoolhouse. Erection of a new building was necessary. The citizens requested that a second story be added and used as a town hall. The request was granted and the community started collecting funds for the new addition. Once completed, the town hall would also be used as a meeting place for a church. In 1888, the Presbytery was petitioned for permission to organize a church. A list of 82 names was submitted on June 14, at the Presbytery meeting being held at North Buffalo. A commission consisting of Rev. A. R. Anderson, D.D. and Elders Thomas Miller, William Giffin, and Johnson Agnew was established to effect the organization.
The committee first met in the town hall on October 9, 1888. At this meeting Messrs. A. T. Haft, S. W. Berry, and James W. Pollock were chosen as elders. The committee's work was completed on November 15, 1888, when the aforementioned were installed. Pulpit supplies were sent to the new congregation. On December 8, 1888, a call to the pulpit was extended to Mr. E . E. Douglass, a young Seminary student.
1889 - 1900
On January 6, 1889, Mr. Douglass preached and announced his acceptance of the call. He was ordained and installed on May 7, 1889. The people continued to worship in the town hall for 5 years. In 1891, Mr. William B. Houston donated ground for a church to be built. A committee was established to raise funds. When $7,000 was raised, ground was broken. This event took place in August of 1893. After completion, the church was dedicated on May 4, 1894. Cost of the building with furnishings was about $12,000. After serving the church for ten and a half years (1889-1900), Rev. Douglass accepted a call to East Palestine, Ohio. His resignation forced the church to hear candidates and select a new pastor.
1900 - 1922
On the second Sabbath in August 1900, Rev. J.C. Kistler preached and held Communion. In October of the same year the congregation extended a call to him. In January of 1901, Rev. J.C. Kistler began his work at the church. During his pastorate a great increase in membership can be noted, the church debt was liquidated, and the church basement was enlarged. His pastorate ended July 16, 1922. When Rev. Kistler left the community, his home was purchased for a Church Manse. Also, during this time a committee was appointed to solicit funds and purchase a pipe organ. Generous contributions led to the completion of this task before the arrival of a new pastor.
November 1922 - August 1935
A call was extended to a man from Washington D.C. and in November of 1922, Rev. W. F. Harkey became pastor. His pastorate brought forth a financial budget system and the addition of a Bible School facility. The new addition was dedicated March 3, 1929. Work reaching youth was stressed and the membership swelled to over 600.He remained as pastor for more than 12 years, leaving in April of 1935.
September 1935 - November 1942
At a congregational meeting on September 4, 1935, the call was extended to Rev. Evert L. Haney of Richmond, Kansas. On October 16, 1935, he took over as church pastor. All indebtedness of the church was dissolved and the mortgage was burned at a congregational dinner on April 8, 1942, during his pastorate. Rev. Haney remained pastor until November 1, 1942, when he left to become Synodical Secretary in the Midwest.
October 1943 - November 1946
On October 12, 1943, Rev. J.B. Orth began his work as pastor of the Houston congregation. Rev. Orth left November 10, 1946, to take up work in another field.
March 1947 - March 31, 1968
On March 23, 1947, Dr. Rev. E. V. Condron became pastor. Extensive repairs and remodeling of the sanctuary was done during his pastorate. Discussion in 1951, established a need for another educational unit. At a meeting on September 17, 1952, the congregation voted to add on an Educational Wing and Chapel to the church. Dr. Rev. E. V. Condron remained pastor until his death on May 28, 1958. The church additions voted on in 1952 were completed and dedicated in 1959— adding a chapel, a large kitchen, fellowship hall, a family room, and a large second floor for classrooms. The church was undergoing rapid growth after WW II!
Rev. Harry W. Rankin became the next pastor on December 14, 1958. Rev. Rankin's years as pastor were years of growth, especially in the Bible School. A West Virginia Mission Project was established. Also during his pastorate a badly needed parking lot was bought, radio services were introduced, and the pipe organ was completely rebuilt. On March 31, 1968, an Easter Cantata, written and directed by Al Cole, was performed by the choir. A recording was made of the performance. Many members may own a record of this special performance.
1970 - 1975
In 1970 Rev. Samuel Lewis was appointed as pastor. During his ministry, the Open Door Nursery was formed for preschoolers. As our church became more involved with the community, the Meals on Wheels Program was started under the direction of Virginia Craig. While Rev. Lewis was pastor a Christmas card was published featuring our sanctuary decorated for Christmas services. He remained with us until 1975. The Lewises became residents in Tyrone.
1977 - 1992
Rev. James Adair, became pastor in 1977. During that time our church purchased a new pipe organ, re-carpeted the sanctuary, repaired the roof on the sanctuary, refurnished the family room, and made major repairs to the church in preparation for the 100th Anniversary. Since that time our church has provided space for the Open Door Nursery, Meals on Wheels, and a Youth Club, as continued interest of community outreach and evangelism. Annual Beach Mission projects provided evangelical experiences for many local teenagers. Rev. James Adair served as pastor from 1977-1992 when he retired.
1994 - 1997
Rev. David Pieplow was the pastor from 1994 - 1997.
1998 - 2014
Dr. Rev. Clarejean Haury came to us as a designated pastor in 1998. She was installed in 2002. Many building projects were completed under Dr. Rev. Haury.
Sanctuary stained glass windows were removed and repaired in a project that lasted from 1998 to 2003.
The parking lots were repaved in 2005. The family room was updated with new paint, furniture and carpeting in 2006—all paid for by the Deacons.
The windows in the Fellowship Hall were replaced in 2009. The fellowship hall was renovated in 2010.
A new roof was put on the chapel in 2012, as well as, a new slate roof installed over the sanctuary the same year. The old slates were used by the Girlfriends Group to make painted Christmas plaques.
The pews in the sanctuary were upholstered in 2012 and new carpeting with freshly painted walls were completed in the church office and hallways.
2015 - October 2018
Installation of Nature Stone flooring was completed in the basement, new entry doors and a security monitor were installed in the church. Updates to the garage were completed, and an LED electronic sign was installed to advertise church service times and events to the public.
We pray for the ministry of each new pastor, that they will always encourage and counsel the flock with wisdom and discernment. We pray for the stress they bear in their work, and in carrying the weight of responsibility for our souls, that they would find rest in Christ. We pray that they would: "Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction." 2 Timothy 4:2


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(The following was written by one of our friends and allies, Denis Stilwell, after attending our Oct 2015 camp on Desire.)
Desire is a hunger that God has placed in the hearts of every person born on this earth. Desire motivates us to alter our circumstances. It is like the unseen force of gravity, ever tugging, ever nudging, every drawing us toward that which we imagine will satisfy us.
We all enter the phenomena we call our life with a hunger for both light and darkness. The Holy Spirit influences all living beings by drawing the hearts of mankind toward the light. But we are a race of fallen beings, so our hunger for darkness draws us into experiences that diminish our hunger for light.
God has also ordained that mankind possess the attributes of free will and choice. It is the surrender to our desires that give birth to nearly every choice we make, good or bad.
God has a vested interest in our ultimate destination, so He has gifted to every person a measure of faith. That faith is what begins our journey from darkness toward the light. However, if we ignore or discount this gift, most of our desires draw us away from the light and down paths of darkness and destruction.
It appears to me that there are two basic kinds of desire: sensual and spiritual. The sensual desires stem from our body's ability to sense five areas of life; touch, taste, sight, sound and smell. These desires can be as mundane as wanting an ice cream cone, or as debilitating as an adulterous sordid sexual encounter, or worse. The spiritual desires are much deeper and in a way they draw us either toward the light or toward darkness. I get the impression from the Gospels that Jesus was far more concerned with the spiritual desires than the physical.
We begin our journey of life as children and we are drawn to elementary sensual solutions to the hunger within. As we mature, our solutions become much more sophisticated and spiritual. Many of our desires encourage us toward that which is healthy and will bring meaning, fulfillment and purpose to our lives. For those who hunger for light more than darkness the day will most likely come to all who live a long life, when the greatest desire within us is to become like Jesus. And in doing so, we bring the greatest possible glory to God, and the greatest possible blessing to all whose lives we touch.
Yet, those who hunger more for darkness than for light, they find themselves in a downward spiral, desperately searching for that which satisfies their perverted desire and never finding it. This is the path that leads to addictions and destruction.
Our lives are surrounded by things that affect our desires and can significantly confuse our priorities. Unless we have developed a personal, intimate and meaningful relationship with God, we will easily lose sight of our ultimate destination…. Christlikeness.
As a child of God, it becomes incumbent upon us to seek His will in our attempt to satisfy our desires. How we respond to the consequences of our choices, reveals whether or not we are teachable. Only by being teachable can the Holy Spirit teach us how to walk in the light.
Jesus expects us to repent if we chase after darkness, but I get the impression that He is more concerned whether or not we learned anything from the event.
Desire is not only a good thing, it is an absolutely necessary part of our life, if our life it to have any meaning or purpose. It is our response to desire that reveals our true allegiance. It is almost as if we each have our own trees of the knowledge of good and evil right inside of us. For the child of God our desires will at times be thwarted in order to nudge the child away from the darkness and toward the light.
As I age, it seems to me that I can see more clearly what God had in mind all along. Hindsight is very helpful here, but enlightened spiritual insight that comes from a deep, intimate relationship with God is most likely the only way a person can come to understand that this journey we call our life has been made available to mankind so that one day each of us will finally be fully restored into the image and likeness of our God.
The entire experience is meant to return us to Eden. All the lessor hungers we feed or attempt to satisfy are but smaller facets of the completed picture.
God is looking for souls that have tasted both good and evil and have chosen good. He is looking for souls that will be safe to take out into His never ending, ever expanding universe where they will mingle with the innocent, pure sinless children of eternity.


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Posted by Bruce Kahl on May 13, 2002
In Reply to: Word origin posted by samantha on May 13, 2002
: what is the origns of the word lavation?
From Latin:
Past participle of lavre or lavare---to wash.
The word "lavatory" comes to mind as another English word from lavare.
Lavabo--a ceremony at a Roman Catholic Mass in which the celebrant washes his hands.
Lavage--The therapeutic washing out of an organ.
Lavish--from "lavasse" which is a deluge of rain.
Gonna stop now since I can easily obsess on this. I do this to my kids and it drives them nuts.


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The Angelus
Volume 17, Number 13
This morning, Friday, February 20, I read the first lesson at Morning Prayer, Father Smith the second. My reading was from Deuteronomy, his from the Letter to Titus. His reading began with words for "older men"; so I pulled out the Bible I keep at my stall and followed along. You see, today I turned 61. Whether I like it or not, I think I have to accept the reality that I am an "older man." Ouch.
Titus was instructed, "Bid the older men be temperate, serious, sensible, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. Bid the older women likewise to be reverent in behavior, not to be slanderers or slaves to drink" (Titus 2:2–3). I've got a long day ahead of me today, but I hope I can keep myself not too far off the mark for "older men"—and "older women."
I can always recall that we have a very short lesson from Titus at the Christmas Eve Masses—this matters because the thurifer has very little time to get ready for the gospel procession. I didn't remember that Titus, like 2 Timothy, prescribes that a presbyter or a bishop should be the husband of one wife (1:5–9)—it seems from this letter (written perhaps around AD 120, or even later) that celibacy was not envisioned for the leaders of the New Testament church communities.
I also didn't remember that Titus is one of the New Testament letters that unequivocally supports the institution of slavery: "Bid slaves to be submissive to their masters and to give satisfaction in every respect; they are not to be refractory, nor to pilfer, but to show entire and true fidelity, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior" (2:9–10).
It took a long time for people to imagine a world without slavery—in part because it was an institution so deeply entrenched in the economies of both the Old and the New Worlds. Still, resistance to slavery finally emerged. Members of the Church of England and other Christians led the movement to abolish slavery in the British Parliament in the late eighteenth century. The slave trade was finally abolished in Britain and its territories in 1807; slavery itself lasted till 1833—except in the territories of the British East India Company. That final abolition happened in 1843.
It's taken a long time too for Christians to imagine a world in which women are called to ordained ministry. The theological discussion of that issue in the world's largest Christian community, the Roman Catholic Church, is still officially proscribed. Of course, we Episcopalians moved on gender equality in 1976, though the discussion continues unabated in some quarters. Last month, the Church of England started to catch up after years of debate.
Change remains slow and is sometimes grudging. On January 26, 2015, at York Minster, the archbishop of York ordained the Reverend Libby Lane a bishop of the church. Only a week later, on February 2, the Reverend Philip North was ordained bishop, also at York Minster. The archbishop of York was present for both services. He was the principal consecrator for Bishop Lane; he did not lay hands on Bishop North, however. That traditional liturgical action was reserved for three bishops who had not been ordained by bishops willing to ordain women.
This situation is not new in the Church of England. If I recall correctly, Archbishop Rowan Williams was once invited to preach at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, but he was forbidden to celebrate or concelebrate the Mass at which he preached by bishops he himself had ordained! The theological contortions required to arrive at this kind of ideology just make me sad.
I've never forgotten words said to me by the Reverend Dale Hathaway—we were both rectors in Michigan City, Indiana, at the time. I think I can quote him pretty accurately too, because his words had a real impact on me. He said, "We wouldn't ordain someone who believed Blacks shouldn't be ordained; why would we ordain someone who thought women should not be ordained?" Unfortunately, discrimination can always find an audience—and usually a large one.
Two weeks ago in my sermon at Evensong, I mentioned, somewhat provocatively, that the "Confederate" diocese of South Carolina had just won the right to secede from the national church in a South Carolina state court. Unlike South Carolinians in 1861, the disenchanted Episcopalians of South Carolina didn't get the whole state this time—the diocese of Upper South Carolina remains loyal, as do 28 congregations in the breakaway diocese.
In 1861, the issue was slavery; in 2012, when this second movement toward secession began, the issue was marriage equality. I wonder: how do the present-day "Confederates" in South Carolina and elsewhere read Titus or Genesis or any book or passage of the Bible whose historical and social setting differs radically from our own? Titus's bishops may have been husbands of one wife, but that certainly doesn't describe marriage when God was setting apart his chosen people in Genesis. We cannot avoid the sometimes hard work of interpreting the Bible. We learn something about ourselves and others when we ask the question, "What do you or I insist on interpreting literally, and only literally?"
We always get in trouble when we omit the work of the Holy Spirit among us to lead us into all truth. It's good to read the Bible, the whole thing. I invite you to worship on Sunday at the Lord's Table; I invite you to read and rejoice in the Good News. —Stephen Gerth
YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR David, John, Emil, Sean, Emily, Ben, Charlie, Vera, Dorothy, Abalda, Gerald, Penny, Linda, Eric, Barbara, McNeil, Takeem, Arpene, Paulette, priest, and Harry, priest; for all the members of our Armed Forces on active duty; and for the repose of the soul of Shirley Gerhardt . . . GRANT THEM PEACE . . . February 22: 1879 Francis Lawrence Lundy; 1886 William Henry Jones, Edward Bieral; 1912 Mortimer Marble; 1913 Ole Olsen; 1917 James Hand.
IN THIS TRANSITORY LIFE . . . We learned recently that Shirley E. Gerhardt died on May 5, 2014, in Totowa, New Jersey, at the age of eighty-three. Miss Gerhardt was a member of Christ Church, Totowa, but was a faithful friend of Saint Mary's for many years. We give thanks for her generosity and the generosity of all our friends and benefactors. Please keep her and her family in your prayers.
THE ORDINARY WEEKDAYS OF LENT are observed by special acts of discipline and self-denial. The Fridays of Lent are also observed traditionally by abstinence from flesh meats. Abstinence is not observed on Sundays in Lent (or on the Feast of Saint Joseph, March 19, or the Annunciation, March 25).
THIS WEEK AT SAINT MARY'S . . . Friday, February 20, Evening Prayer 6:00 PM & Stations of the Cross 6:30 PM . . . Saturday, February 21, Parish Potluck Dinner 6:00–8:00 PM, Saint Joseph's Hall . . . Sunday, February 22, 10:00 AM, Adult Forum: Father Peter Powell resumes his class on the Gospel of John . . . Tuesday, February 24, The Feast of Saint Matthias the Apostle, Mass 12:10 PM & 6:20 PM (please note the feast day is on Tuesday, February 24, not on Wednesday, February 25) . . . The Wednesday Night Bible Study Class will meet on February 25 at 6:30 PM . . . Confessions will be heard on Saturday, February 21, by Father Stephen Gerth, and on Saturday, February 28, by Father Jim Pace.
MINISTRY OF HOSPITALITY . . . On March 25, Bishop Allen Shin will be with us for the Solemn Mass on the Feast of the Annunciation. It is always a pleasure to be able to welcome him and his wife, Clara Mun, back to Saint Mary's. We hope that we will be able to hold a festive reception after the Solemn Mass that evening, but we need help to defray the costs of the reception and to bolster our hospitality budget. If you would like to make a donation to help with the costs of the reception, or to assist with hospitality during the coming year, please contact the parish office. Please be aware that it is not necessary to pay the entire cost of any single reception or Coffee Hour. The cost of a feast-day reception is about $600.00. (There are usually 8 such receptions per year.) The costs of hospitality on Sunday mornings and afternoons are between $75.00 and $100.00. If a number of friends and members of the parish were willing to commit themselves to a regular donation to support this ministry, that would be enormously helpful. No donation is too small!
STEWARDSHIP 2015 . . . We have met our goal! But we still need your support! As of Thursday, February 19, we have received pledges from 176 households. 102% of our $425,000.00 goal has been pledged to date. Thank you so much to all those who made a pledge for 2015 and to all those who continue to support Saint Mary's so generously. It is our hope, of course, that everyone who has made a pledge this year will do their best to fulfill it. This helps us to keep within our budget and it allows us to continue our ministry. If you need to discuss your pledge or make alterations to it, please contact the finance office. If you have not yet made a pledge, but would like to do so, please contact the finance office or speak to a member of the Stewardship Committee: MaryJane Boland, Steven Heffner, or Marie Rosseels. It's never too late to make a pledge.
AROUND THE PARISH . . . Thank you to all those who volunteered their time and talent on Ash Wednesday in order to welcome the many hundreds of people who come through our doors on that day. Thank you for showing our guests how welcoming, and how prayerful (even on a busy day in Midtown!), Saint Mary's can be. Thank you also to our musicians, servers, sextons, and the other members of the staff who worked so hard that day. Their efforts are much appreciated . . . Parishioner Gerald McKelvey continues to recuperate following surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital. Parishioner Penny Allen continues rehabilitation therapy in Wall, New Jersey. She hopes to return home soon. Please keep Gerald and Penny in your prayers . . . Some very early movie footage of early twentieth-century New York was recently posted on YouTube. Early in the clip (0:32), dated 1905, is a shot of Saint Mary's. Don't blink or you'll miss it! . . . In the "Photos of the Day" section of the Yahoo News Feed for February 13, there is a good picture of the interior of Saint Mary's. (Thank you to all those who help us to keep our doors open! And thank you to Steve Ginther and Father Ryan Lesh for bringing these links to our attention.) . . . Flowers are needed for the Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 15, and for the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25. If you would like to make a donation, please contact the parish office . . . The Flower Guild is beginning to make plans for Holy Week and Easter. If you would like to volunteer to help decorate the church for Easter, please speak to Marie Rosseels or Chris LaCass . . . The Rector will be away from Wednesday, February 25, until Saturday, February 28, to attend the annual conference of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes . . . Attendance: Last Sunday 218; Ash Wednesday Masses 249.
PARISH POTLUCK DINNER . . . On Saturday, February 21, there will be a Saint Mary's Community Potluck Dinner in Saint Joseph's Hall, following the Evening Mass, between 6:00 and 8:00 PM. Our friends who spend part of the day resting in the church, some of whom are homeless, will be invited to join us for dinner once again. As of February 20, around 32 Saint Marians have volunteered to attend the supper and bring a dish to share. If you would like to participate, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a donation, please contact Father Jay Smith or Chris LaCass. We hope to see you on the 21st!
—Jay Smith
MUSIC THIS WEEK . . . Sunday, February 22, First Sunday in Lent: William Byrd (c. 1540–1623), often thought to be the most prolific of English composers, was one of the most celebrated musicians of the English Renaissance. His entire life was marked by contradictions, and as a true Renaissance man, he cannot be easily categorized. He lived well into the seventeenth century without writing music in the new Baroque fashion, but his superbly constructed keyboard works marked the beginning of the Baroque music organ and harpsichord periods. He was organist of the Chapel Royal at Windsor for a number of years, eventually receiving a warrant for the exclusive rights for music publication from Elizabeth I. His elegant Mass settings for three, four, and five voices are staples of the sacred repertoire, and it is the Mass for Four Voices that we will hear at the Solemn Mass this coming Sunday, the First Sunday in Lent. It should be remembered that much of this music came to be in the troubled political and religious atmosphere that was Elizabethan England, and while accommodating the demands of a Protestant court, Byrd staunchly maintained his Catholic faith, writing much of his sacred work to be performed in secret at the clandestine celebrations that were held in basement chapels and closet chambers of English recusant noblemen and their families. At the ministration of Holy Communion we will hear the classic motet, Remember not, Lord, our offences, by another great English composer, Henry Purcell (1659–1695) . . . On Sunday afternoon at 5:00 PM, Solemn Evensong, Litany & Eucharistic Benediction. No sermon is preached at Evensong during Lent and there are no organ recitals preceding the service. —Mark Peterson
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION . . . The Wednesday Night Bible Study Class will meet on February 25 and will begin reading at Isaiah 22. The class will not meet on March 4, when Father Smith will be out of town . . . On the Sundays in Lent (February 22 and March 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29) Father Pete Powell will continue his series on The Gospel of John . . . During Eastertide (April 19, 26, and May 3), Deacon Rebecca Weiner Tompkins will be leading the class, once again, in a discussion of the links between theology and the arts: "And the angel said, 'Be not afraid' ": God's Ministering Messengers, From Scripture through the Arts and Literature. All the Sunday-morning adult-education classes begin at 10:00 AM and are held in the Arch Room on the second floor of the Mission House. —Jay Smith
LOOKING FOR SUPPORT IN YOUR JOB SEARCH? . . . CareerSearchers is a resource and support group for people who are looking for a new job, starting as a contractor/freelancer or changing careers. Coordinators and volunteer speakers provide answers to questions concerning the job search. CareerSearchers meets every Tuesday at 7:00 PM in the Parish House of Saint Michael's Church, 225 West 99th Street. Visit the parish website for more information.
PILGRIMAGE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE . . . Third Annual Jonathan Daniels Civil Rights Youth Pilgrimage for high school students, led by Bishop Allen Shin, August 13–15, 2015. Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of Jonathan Daniels's death. Traveling to Atlanta, Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, and Hayneville, Alabama. Blessed Jonathan Daniels, a young seminarian and a saint of the Episcopal Church, was martyred in Hayneville while working for the civil rights of the people of Alabama. Each August, people gather in Hayneville to march and remember him and the many others who died striving for equality and freedom during that tumultuous time in our country's history. During the trip, the group visits sites important to the Civil Rights Movement and examines the pivotal role that young people played in its success. Cost to Youth Participants: $450.00 Sponsored by the Anti-Racism Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. (A limited number of scholarships is available.) For more information contact: Carla Burns or Michael Hull.
AWAY FROM THE PARISH . . . At the Museum of Biblical Art (MOBIA), 1865 Broadway at 61st Street, Renaissance Masterpieces from Florence Cathedral, February 20–June 14, 2015, Sculpture in the Age of Donatello. "Twenty-three masterpieces of early Florentine Renaissance sculpture—most never seen outside Italy—will be exhibited at MOBIA as the centerpiece of the Museum's tenth anniversary season. MOBIA will be the sole world-wide venue for this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition. These works—by Donatello, Brunelleschi, Nanni di Banco, Luca della Robbia and others—were made in the first decades of the fifteenth century for Florence Cathedral (Il Duomo), which was then in the last phase of its construction, and are figural complements to Brunelleschi's soaring dome, conveying an analogous sense of courage and human potential. Like the dome, these statues of prophets and saints express the spiritual tension of a faith-driven humanism destined to transform Western culture." The American Bible Society has sold the building where MOBIA is located, and the museum will be closing at the end of June, at least temporarily. The Museum has not yet announced when or where it might reopen. A review of the show recently appeared in the New York Times.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR . . . Sunday, March 8, Daylight Saving Time begins . . . Thursday, March 19, Saint Joseph, Mass 12:10 & 6:20 PM . . . Wednesday, March 25, The Annunciation, Sung Mass 12:10 PM; Solemn Pontifical Mass 6:00 PM, The Right Reverend Allen K. Shin, bishop suffragan of New York.


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"How to Remember to Forget to Remember the Old War" (podcast and reprint), Glittership.
RETRYING, forthcoming in Daily Science Fiction.
"A Portrait of the Desert in Personages of Power" (Birdverse novella,) forthcoming in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
"The Desert Glassmaker and the Jeweler of Berevyar" (Birdverse short story), Uncanny.
"The Book of How to Live," Beneath Ceaseless Skies (Birdverse novelette).
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"How to Remember to Forget to Remember the Old War," Queers Destroy Science Fiction! special issue of Lightspeed, June 2015. Honorable mention in Year's Best SF, Gardner Dozois, ed.
"The Shapes of Us, Translucent to your Eye," Journal of Unlikely Academia/Unlikely Story.
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"Stalemate" (podcast), in GlitterShip.
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How To Push Yourself In The Gym
If there is anything on the complete opposite end of the emotional spectrum from the inner peace of Yoga, It's me lifting. Don't get me wrong, many times I drag myself in the gym wanting to be on my couch veggitating. But usually by the time I'm warm there is not a scrap of harmony in me. For me, lifting is channeling all the negative emotions and making myself more powerful with them, to better endure life. A diamond is a lump of coal crushed under extreme pressure for so long it might as well be an eternity. A beautiful blade is crafted from shapeless ore being repeatedly burned and beaten over and over and over. The construction of an exceptional human is no different.
Sometimes i'm so excited to lift that I'm practically running from my car to hit the weights but to better explain how i can pull an amazing workout from an awful day and an abysmal mood Ill explain what I do to motivate myself.
Worst Day Possible (Don't Read If You're Sensitive)
Lets say your having the worst day possible. Lets say you wake up late because you couldn't sleep you were so hungry last night. So hungry you were thinking about chewing on your sheets. You drag yourself out of bed to realize you have no soap, you're constipated, your kitchen is a mess and the sink is so full of dishes you can't wash your pans to cook your food for the day. The power went out and your pre made food smells rotten, but the food in your freezer is still frozen. It occurs to you your girlfriend didn't come home last night, and her ex got out of prison the day before. You look at your phone and half your clients today cancelled their appointments, so you can't make rent this month and your utilities will be shut off soon. Your mom left you a voice mail that she will put your dog to sleep if you can't find him a new home, she can't afford to feed him.
Pretty bad day so far.
So you scrape some meals together with McGuyver kitchen skills, re cook the spoiling meat because you're hoping to kill the bacteria no matter how dry the chicken gets, then chopping it up and pouring water all over it so it can be swallowed cold without choking it up. You put on dirty clothes because you had to choose between food and laundry detergent the last time you went to Aldis. You check your mail and your bridge card is being cancelled because your tax return was to high. Your car is covered in snow and the window is broken. Your stereo face plate is gone. Not the stereo, just the faceplate. Someone hates you that much they broke your window just to make sure you can't have music on your 40 minute drive to the gym.
You walk into the gym to immediately get pulled into the office. There are new policies and basically people who are in shape and who are trying to get in shape are not welcome anymore. The gym is trying to keep members from leaving to join Planet Fitness and you make beginners feel bad about their physiques. No one you have ever spoken to of course, just people don't like looking at you when they workout. So you promise to be more mediocre from now on. Time to try to get your mind off everything. When you step on the treadmill a guy who pretends to be your friend yells out " Why you doing cardio? You're looking small today".
At This Point It's Time To Flip The Switch
Step 1: Drink Wyked 2.1
Having a truckload of caffeine is a great way to take that pain and turn it into something more positive, like rage. First you feel your body change from the inside out all the aches and pains and cold and stiffness leave and you can feel your muscles waking up. Walking on the treadmill gets the blood flowing so the liquid rage makes it to your brain and muscles. If you really want to call on the dark side for power take a sublingual prohormone like EPI ANDRO which goes through the veins in your tongue right to your blood stream and converts to DHT in your liver. This grants strength and aggression.
Step 2: Don Your Noise Cancelling Headphones
This has two wonderful benefits, It makes it impossible to hear the worthless music the gym plays and keeps other people out of your head.
Step 3: Hit Play
Pandora is my weapon of choice. Depending on what body part Im hitting I play a different station. Far and away the best station is Amon Amarth for lifting. There is a number of reasons for this. But in the end It makes me feel like an indestructible monster. The Vikings believed the only way into their version of heaven was to die in battle, and when I'm lifting I tell myself the only way into Valhalla for me is to die in the gym. Either cardio or weights doesn't matter. Just push yourself to the point your think you might die.
Step 4: Head Games
So when I'm doing Hiit cardio on the Stairmill and I feel like just falling off from fatigue I imagine I'm a Viking that is walking through the snow as fast as he can because missionaries are killing his friends and family. If I don't finish your cardio everyone I love gets their heads cut off. I actually picture it, and it really upsets me, but I always finish my cardio.
Now that the warm up is done the pre workout is surging through me and Whitechappel and Kataklysm is blasting in my ears I start with a pump exercise. I imagine the blood flowing into the muscle and stretching the fascia from the inside out. When the burning starts and the pain becomes incredible I smile. Its the most important thing you can do on stage, look like you're enjoying yourself when your suffering. The audience feels what you project. So project positivity. Practicing smiling when you're in pain is important to do each workout. I tell myself the more it hurts the more the muscles will grow, and the greater the pain I can endure the harder it will be to kill me. After each set, I hit an appropriate pose to trap the blood in the muscle. This starves the muscle of life giving nutrients and tricks the muscle into thinking its dying. It increases NO production to dilate the vessels so that more blood can flow in. This is extremely painful. I make sure to smile and look in the mirror to work on tweaking the angles so my physique looks symmetrical from left to right. My left arm is lower than my right if I don't concentrate on adjusting it. In the mirror I see people giving me dirty looks because to them, I look like some vain douche preening. It is not common knowledge that posing between sets has a valuable purpose. When you do release the pose shake out the body and let the blood rush in through the now dilated veins. You'll feel a burning as the oxygen free radicals burns the tissue. Thats why we take vitamin C and E mid workout, to protect against these free radicals.
Now that the warm up and pump is over its time to start your work sets. I try to make progress with the weights I'm moving on these and have form, tempo, and rest just guidelines. I don't write stuff down because most of the time I physically can't grip and manipulate a pen when Im pumped, so I memorize these exercises and none else: Incline Bench, Bent Row, Squat, Hex deadlift, Leg Press, Military Press, Preacher Curl, Skull Crusher. Those are how I evaluate my strength and I try to put up at least 5 pounds more or 1 more rep every week. When I'm dieting I try to maintain my strength. These sets are the single most important part of my day and I won't hit the lift unless I psych myself up first. I do this by putting on a song which will fire me up. I tell myself that this is the most important thing I can do, If I excel at nothing else I need to at least be good at this. People are counting on me and I can't let them down. I think of my haters and pretend they're watching me. Ready to laugh when I fail. When I don't think I can get another rep I imagine each of the band members in the band I'm listening to. I tell myself every rep I miss one of them dies. Since I like the band I can't let this happen. This technique doesn't work with normal gym music, Taylor Swift is pretty but I'm not emotionally attached to her. It really affected me when Jeff Hanneman died because I usually put Slayer on when I did the Leg Press and I saved him for last because he was my favorite person in the band. I never did fail a set when it was Slayer on the line.
For the finishing sets I would remind myself that I am a champion. I am. I have been for years, and I will always be. No one can ever take that from me. Most of my haters aren't. Thats just the reality of it. I envision myself dominating the stage at my next show when I do these final agonizing sets. I get a huge endorphin rush when I see myself being handed a first place trophy, again. I see my haters in the audience, I picture each of their faces. The look of disappointment that they have seeing me win when they never have and never will. But if I don't finish my set, I'm a loser. I dont even get 3rd callout. And worse, they win. Even if I can only move the lever or dumbell an inch I will continue. Tears running down my cheeks and sweat burning my eyes I don't care. The lights will be on me. The Trophy will be handed to me. I dont care If i have to cry, puke or bleed, I'm not a quitter. If I'm only good at one thing its stubbornly plodding away at something I suck at until I master it. As it has been, so it shall always be. What makes a champion? This. The acceptance that you're not the best, but that you have what it takes to try hard enough to make up for your shortcomings. You dont have to be perfect, just closer to perfect than everyone else. And even if you lose so what? Who else would do this to themselves? .01% of the population? If you're even still reading this you're a rockstar. It wasn't easy to write this. I have never shared any of this actually, and I'm not sure I should. But I want you to get the most of your workouts even when you are having the worst day of your life.


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New Artist Lily Garland sets out to bring country music to the United Kingdom with the launch of her second EP The Next Chapter. Recorded at Kore Studios in London with the help of her producer Justin johnson, the Next Chapter showcases Lily's powerful vocals and raw emotion. With a soulful ballad as well as an upbeat tune Lily's music has the ability to impress anyone.
Inspired by women in country artists Carrie Underwood and Miranda lambert, Lily similarly writes all her songs based upon her own experiences. For Lily songwriting is great therapy a way to reflect on the good and the bad times. In the debate about old country versus new, Lily takes the stance on country music as being defined by the story by the heart felt lyrics and the catchy melodies rather than the twang of one's vocals.
Releasing the EP today June 16th, Lily invites her fans to Studio 2 on Parr Street this Saturday to celebrate her success with her. As for the summer Lily will be on tour performing in Liverpool, Portsmouth, and London accompanied by her band.
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Asset Managers Notch an 'Important' Win
Financial Stability Oversight Council Is Less Likely to Label BlackRock, Fidelity Investments as 'Systemically Important'
WASHINGTON—After months of lobbying, large asset managers such as BlackRock Inc. and Fidelity Investments won a battle in their fight against tighter regulation Thursday. A panel of top financial regulators agreed to revamp their review of asset-management firms to focus on potentially risky products and activities rather than individual firms.
The shift by the Financial Stability Oversight Council lessens the likelihood individual asset managers will be labeled "systemically important"—a designation that would draw...


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The first Parish Council meeting for the newly elected Whitwell Parish Council has now taken place. A number of issues were covered, along with the business of filling various committee posts on the council. Updates from the District and County councillors were also provided.
Chair/Vice Chair
- As noted in our post about the Chair/Vice Chair the positions have been filled by Cllr. Stuart Maiden and Cllr. Sandy Frow.
- Establishment Review Working Group: Cllrs. Maiden, Frow, Mills
- Footpaths Working Group: Cllrs. Ellis, Maiden, Munro
- Hanging Baskets Working Group: Cllrs. Mills, Munro, Webster
- Hedgerows Officer: Now incorporated in to Footpaths Working Group
- Internal Audit Committee: Cllrs. Maiden, Frow, Raspin
- Playscheme Working Group: Cllrs. Raspin, Frow, Maiden
- Police Liason Committee: Dormant (due to excellent Police representation at Parish Council meetings)
- Stone Piers Working Group: Cllrs. Maiden and Munro
- Website Monitors: Cllrs. Ellis and Burdett
- Whitwell Community Centre Management Committee: All councillors
- It was discussed that Bolsover District Council in negotiations with EMDA (and their replacement body) over the land on Southfield Lane.
- It was raised that Cllr. Duncan Kerr had turned down an invitation to stand on two committees – Planning and Licensing committees at Bolsover due to time constraints.
- The issues of lorries in the village was once again raised, with a number of solutions proposed, one being an official alternative route for lorries, which had been tried in the past but stalled. The other being to have the road returned to its B-Road status, so that no lorries over 7.5T would be able to use it, regardless of their height – This has also been proposed in the past but stalled at County Council level, it should now be pursued again.
- Dog fouling was again raised, and it was noted that the Parish Council could if it wished have staff trained to hand out on the spot fines for dog fouling for anyone caught in the act (well, their dog). This is now being looked in to.
- The Parish Council were thanked for their commitment to publish future documents in PDF format – making them available to a wider audience on their website.
- Unfortunately due to system upgrades the police were unable to present any crime figures for April. It was noted that certain individuals had been dealt with, which should result in lower figures going forward and that drug related arrests had been made a few days ago.
- A letter was received from Network Rail about their intentions to install a new mast as part of their nationwide rail communication and signaling programme, where they stated an intention to consult with members of the public and inform them of the works (although they are not required to do so, due to their planning exemption for works regarding the safety of the railways). Unfortunately the letter was dated May 10th 2011 – the mast was erected some time in April 2011. Cllr. Munro suggested it was somewhat disingenuous of them to act in such a way and that a letter should be written to them asking that they actually carry out such future consultation before they carry out works.
Progress Reports
- There were no progress reports this month from committees.
- The accounts were formally approved.
- It was proposed that the Parish Council look at the possability of purchasing the land Alkane wish to use, and that a valuation should be sought – unfortunately this took 30 minutes to decide due to a number new councillors asking questions about the site (such as position and size of the site, and land available either side and why Alkane had selected this site).
Next Meeting
The date of the next Parish Council meeting will be Wednesday 8th June – reverting back to the usual 2nd Wednesday of the month.


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From left: Melissa Balmer (Women on Bikes SoCal Editor/Director), Luciano Gonzales (Bikeable Communitis Board Member) and Kerri Zane (Women on Bikes SoCal Health by Bike columnist) - three members of the Local Host Committee fro Pro Walk/Pro Bike: 2012 Conference. Image: Allan Crawford.
It has been one busy, intense, fun and inspiring week. Over 850 people came to Long Beach for the Pro Walk/Pro Bike: Pro Place 2012 Conference, and 250 came for a "sold out" first national "Women's Bicycling Summit," as people from around North American gathered to both share and learn about the best tactics, skills and approaches for growing the biking, walking and placemaking movements in their own cities, towns and communities.
The need for such conferences and calls to action couldn't be more serious or clear. We are facing a pandemic of sedentary diseases, not only here in the U.S., but throughout the world. Yet there are definitely lights at the end of the tunnel - and those lights are very much the types of ideas, infrastructure, initiatives and programs that were shared and taught at the conference and summit.
On July 18, 2012 in an article on Time.com by medical writer Alice Parks titled "Lack of Exercise as Deadly as Smoking" Parks shares insights from a recent series of related papers and studies published in The Lancet medical journal that illustrates exactly what is going on to cause the medical field such alarm. Further Parks shares from the reports that "...if physical inactivity could be reduced by just 10%, it could avert some 533,000 deaths a year; if reduced by 25%, 1.3 million deaths could be prevented."
The article goes on to note that a key reason to our inactivity is that those of us in wealthier (and thus more sedentary) societies is that we simply rely too much on the modern convenience of the car to get around even for relatively short trips. According to "Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report" by the Alliance for Biking and Walking 40% of our car trips are under two miles.
In order to turn back the tide of devastation of these diseases (not only heart disease, diabetes and obesity but now both breast cancer and colon cancer are being linked as "sedentary diseases" as well) we need to educate, illustrate and motivate our friends, families, neighbors, communities and cities to understand that biking and walking are two of our best tools. Better nutrition is a key component but it's not enough, eating less is not enough, we need to get active on a regular and ongoing basis and for that to happen we need the activity to be easily worked into our every day life. Only biking and walking fit that bill. Only biking and walking allow us to continue to carry on with our daily life, incorporating the running of errands and getting to work and/or meetings while we're getting our daily does of active living.
So here's where I feel the need to get a bit personal and share a little about myself and my two friends in the image with me above. We are not just talking the talk, we're walking the walk, and riding the bike as it were. I have lived car free for over five years now and can do so because I work from home and my City (Long Beach) has an excellent mass transit system. But I find that more and more I rely on my bike to get where I want to go. It's so much faster than walking - and frankly it's easier. I share this because I have struggled with chronic fatigue and pain issues so I want others to know that a bike is a strength magnifier. I don't think this point is made enough.
Luciano Gonzeles now lives a mostly car free life. He is on his second tank of gas for this year. An avid road cyclist, as he moved into bicycle advocacy over the past few years he decided to try and experiment and see how it would be to get around mostly by bike, and I'm happy to share that he's doing marvelously well.
Kerri Zane is our resident walking expert and over the past several years has created a series of local Long Beach walks that incorporate building muscle strength as well as cardiovascular fitness in her program. Kerri not only teaches these walking workshops but uses them on an almost daily basis herself to keep her wonderfully fit.
All three of us are over 45. We are examples of how it can be done, and together we are working on programs to share with our community to educate, inspire and engage others to do the same. Our first two local programs coming out this November and December are the "Know Your Neighborhood" bicycle tours and the "Street Savvy" hands-on adult bicycle safety training program.
The Time.com article points out that while the deadly effects of inactivity are well known, programs that address, education and encourage people to change their behavior are showing promising results they are still broadly (world-wide) underfunded and undervalued.
Our call to action is very clear. In the words of our very elegant first lady "let's move" and motivate others to do the same.
Do you have a biking and/or walking program in your community or city you'd like us to know about? I'd love to hear! Send me a note at email@example.com.


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WAAMH has received strong input from its member organisations, people with lived experience and others on the need for WAAMH to support the sector in maturing its practice in co-production and lived experience partnership, and in building the advocacy, partnership and leadership capacity of people with lived experience.
WAAMH is committed to support the sector in maturing its practice in co-creation, co-design and co-production and lived experience partnership. In support of this commitment WAAMH facilitated the Increasing Member Participation: Advocacy and co-creation, co-design and co-production (IMPACT).
With the support of the Western Australian Department of Finance the project aimed to Up-skill the mental health sector workers and empowering them with practical skills and tools for integrating co-creation, co-design and co-production within their own contexts, fosters and supports a new generation of consumer and carer advocates, amplifying their voices.
At the conclusion of the project WAAMH identified the need for a toolkit to strengthen WA's commitment in moving towards a model for collaboration. 'The Design Station, A guide to collaborative design processes', helps strengthen the development and delivery of community services.
To access the toolkit, click here.
The 'Increasing Member Participation: Advocacy and Co-design Training' project is provided by the WA Association for Mental Health in partnership with the State Government through the Department of Finance.v


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In early recovery, I heard tell of a mystical pink cloud, appearing randomly around starry-eyed newcomers. According to my sources, it shows up like puppy love, and envelopes the newly hopeful in a protective layer of "holy shit, life doesn't actually have to suck!"
I didn't think it could happen to me. And then it did. One day, I simply didn't feel as much like crap, and happened to notice. For me at least, I think the pink cloud showed up the moment I really believed Step 2:
"Came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could
restore us to sanity." (Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 59)
It took a while. I'd been in the program for a couple of years and had long since completed my first round of steps. I had experienced the inexplicable relief recovery can bring: I no longer felt the constant pull to anesthetize with my substance of choice. But I was starting to drift away from my program, going to a couple of meetings but no longer doing the footwork. One thing led to another, and before I knew it I was dipping my finger into my friend's drink—twice. First, because we were at a Renaissance Festival, and I had never had mead before and, damn it, mead is ye olde and romantic and I wanted to be a part of! Second, because I felt guilty that no one saw me do it the first time, so I had to do it again. In front of a witness. So I could justify to that witness why it was okay for me to be dip-tasting his drink. Insanity.
Shortly after came a hectic business event where I knowingly ate a rum-loaded piece of Tiramisu. After the first fume-inducing bite, I paused and said "fuck it". And down my gullet it went. That is when I told on myself (for real this time) and called my sponsor. It was time for a change.
After a recovery date-reset, I added a new meeting into my weekly schedule. It became my home group. I re-started my steps with my sponsor and this time, really grappled with Step 2 and Step 3. This time, I didn't want to borrow my spiritual connection from the program, my new age church or my sponsor. I wanted my own. And I really wanted to believe. I worked harder on those steps than I did when I was desperate to get sober.
After much anxiety and frustration, I finally confessed that I just couldn't quite get my spiritual connection to stay plugged in long enough for me to really buy Step 2. For moments, I would feel this tingly awe and realize how amazing everything is. Then, bzzzzt…the connection would short out, and that power greater than myself was remote and impossible, yet again. My sponsor advised I relax and stop trying so hard. Odd advice to give a convicted slacker but her instincts were spot on.
I surrendered, I asked for help, I did the footwork, I relaxed into it and lo and behold…. pink cloud! I honestly never thought it could happen for me but it did. I was truly euphoric for a nice little stretch—living off the joy of possibility. It was like the Berlin wall coming down; something I never thought was possible in my lifetime, until it was. Me…there was hope for not just you, and you, and him, and her, but also for me. There is a higher power that does indeed give a shit and is actually accessible to help me make my life not suck. And maybe help a person or two or the planet or something. Wow.
The only problem with my pink cloud was it was shaped more like a nice full party balloon, and I made the mistake of showing it off at meeting level. After saying how excited I was not to feel like crap, a wise "old-timer" came up to me and said with a beatific Mona Lisa smile: "don't worry, honey, this too shall pass." Well didn't that mother fucker pop just like that. #thankyouforsharingcommabeyatch
Let me just pause to say, when I meet up with a newcomer who has found his or her pink cloud, I try very hard both not to be envious and not to break it for them—in case theirs is as fragile as mine was. #yourwelcome
I nursed that resentment a bit (maybe still need to do a little 4th on that one). But I think in her own way, that old-timer was trying to help me avoid the illusion that I could carry my cloud/balloon around as permanent insulation from real life. Since I couldn't reconstruct my cloud, and I didn't want to go back to the pain of disconnectedness, I had to pick up my tools. I worked my program. I keep working it. And while that pink sparkly euphoria hasn't returned, I have learned not only how to survive without it, but to thrive without it. I am strong, grateful beyond measure, full of fear and doubt to this day, but confident that it doesn't matter. All I have to do is keep stepping and take it one day at a time.
For all my friends in recovery (and that's all of you) I wish you the very merriest and happiest of holidays. My prayer for us all is to find and keep the joy that comes from knowing there is a solution.


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- Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, TX, US
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- Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Research on the chronic effects of deployment related traumatic brain injury
- Ph.D. from University Of Iowa
- M.A. from University Of Iowa
- B.A. from City University Of New York - City College
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- Current with maintenance of certification
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Selected Publications
- Levin HS, Robertson CS. "Mild traumatic brain injury in translation.." J. Neurotrauma. 2013 April 15;30(8):610-7. Pubmed PMID: 23046349
- Levin H, Smith D. "Traumatic brain injury: networks and neuropathology.." Lancet Neurol. 2013 January;12(1):15-6. Pubmed PMID: 23237894
- Scheibel RS, Newsome MR, Troyanskaya M, Lin X, Steinberg JL, Radaideh M, Levin HS. "Altered brain activation in military personnel with one or more traumatic brain injuries following blast.." J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2012 January;18(1):89-100. Pubmed PMID: 22132942
- Newsome MR, Scheibel RS, Chu Z, Wilde EA, Hanten G, Steinberg JL, Lin X, Li X, Merkely TL, Hunter JV, Vasquez AC, Cook L, Lu H, Vinton K, Levin HS.. "How functional connectivity between emotion regulation structures can be disrupted: Preliminary evidence from adolescents with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury." Journal of the International Neuropsychologic. 2013;19:911-24. Pubmed PMID: 23981357
- Levin HS, Wilde EA, Hanten G, Li X, Chu ZD, Vasquez AC, Cook L, Yallampalli R, Hunter JV. "Mental state attributions and diffusion tensor imaging after traumatic brain injury in children.." Dev Neuropsychol. 2011 April;36(3):273-87. Pubmed PMID: 21462007
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You know, I believe that some people are built for technology and some are not. It's a natural thing. I really wish I were one of these folks, but I'm not. Truth be told when I'm not making things I'd rather be reading, playing with Ramona, drinking with Ronaldo and/or friends, making online shopping carts brimming with J. Crew outfits that I don't intend to buy, washing dishes... really anything other than marketing my work on this or any other online forum. I haven't even tried twitter. Let me be honest here.
This year is already shaping up to be an even busier year than the last, and so I wanted to challenge myself right from the beginning of 2013 to post once a month. I'm not even going to try to post more than that. I'll make it a good one, with shots and words about art, Ramona, LIFE, process, and anything else totally awesome I can think of. Let this be the February edition.
I'm not going to dwell, but my tea towels are getting popular. I wish they were more popular online but if you re-read my opening of this post you'll know why they aren't. I spent a lot of time working on them in November and December, but this month I have more pressing projects and so production is at a complete halt. I am working on a really fun illustration job for some advertising that I will tell y'all about when I can. I'm also working to finish my little sister Martha's wedding invites by the end of February. Busy month, art wise.
My girl has had some life changes in the past few months, namely the loss of her favourite scratching post, our couch. When it became obvious that she had hit the wood base of both sides of the arms and were picking up bits of couch filling from everywhere in the apartment we knew it was time to get a new one. So, we bought a beautiful grey west elm couch. We figured that we had to set up a strong defense against the number one couch destroyer. We sprayed it with cat repelent, we put double side tape on each of the arms, we kept a seat cushion from the old couch, and we put soft paws claw covers over her claws (her least favourite part of the process). To our surprise, she has had no interest in the new couch. She enjoys chewing on the double side tape, but that's it. It makes me a bit nervous about where she is scratching now, but I'll cross that bridge later. That's Ramona's February news.
January was lazy for me, life wise. It always is, after the rush of Christmas. At the end of the month Ronaldo and I took off on a tropical escape to Cuba. I spent lots of one on one time with him. I spent no one on one time with my iPhone. I fed stray cats and dogs. I touch none of them because Ronaldo was afraid of me getting diseased. It was glorious, and just what we needed.
There is one totally awesome non art related thing that I have to share with you. Ripley's kittens. It's a 24 hour a day live stream camera on an animal shelter cat and her kittens. It's being filmed somewhere in mid west US by an awesome guy, foster Dad John. You've GOT to check it out. You will LOVE it!
That's it 'til March! Ciao!


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Yes, my holiday to San Fran was officially LIGHT YEARS ago but this is the very last batch of photos. Josh insisted we go to the Exploratorium – a museum squarely aimed at children, with tons of interactive displays about science, perception, illusions and so on. OK, I admit it, it was actually pretty fun…
Golden Gate park
Nearly done with the SF posts now! An afternoon walk in Golden Gate Park, featuring a cheeky squirrel friend and some unusual blooms..
San Fran lomo
Would you believe I still have a ton of photos I haven't blogged from San Francisco, back in November? I'll start with these crazy colourful ones taken on my Olympus OM10 with Lomography special-effects film (the red ones are Redscale and the pink ones are Tungsten). Not forgetting the now-customary ruined multiple-exposure films, thanks to…
Shopping in San Fran
We got pretty lucky with the area of SF we stayed in: it was near lots of lovely streets full of shops and restaurants, as well as being adjacent to Japantown and not too far from both the coast and downtown. A little map I drew above, and here are snaps of some of the…
hello, Hello Lucky!
My favourite shop visit in SF had to be popping into the HQ of letterpress studio Hello Lucky and seeing their lovely team at work. We saw the huge vintage letterpress machines in action downstairs… …before heading upstairs to see the in-house design and customer service team at work. We were shown some of their…
SF: Dinners & drinks
Back to San Fran posts, even though the holiday feels like a long time ago now… A large part of our reason for visiting SF was the food and drink – it's known for great Mexican food as well as a thriving microbrewery scene and of course the local Napa Valley wines. All my favourite…
Cycling the Golden Gate bridge
We cycled across the Golden Gate Bridge on a delightfully sunny day, with no sign of the famous fog. Photos taken on OM10 with Lomography Tungsten film We picked up the bikes at Fisherman's Wharf, which would be a lovely scenic spot with its piers and still-active fishing boats, if it hadn't been overridden with…
San Fran signage
I love me some classic Americana typography, so all the signage around SF was a treat to photograph. And it's even prettier all lit up in neons by night.
Brunch & coffee
Where better to start talking about San Francisco than with breakfast? There's a real brunch culture in SF, with nearly every cafe on our nearby Fillmore Street full to bursting with chatting couples or people on their laptops come 9am (for some reason our body clocks became attuned to getting up pretty early every day,…
Walking San Francisco
Here's a first few photos from San Francisco. I always think the best way to get to know a city is to walk its streets, and even though everyone said 'Hire a car!' I'm glad we didn't. If nothing else, we walked off all the pancakes and tacos hiking up and down its steep streets,…
Hello SF
Having so much fun in San Francisco. Sun, flea markets, Mexican food and craft beers on tap? Yes please. I might not come home… A few insta-snaps above, you can follow my pics here if you like. And of course there'll be loads more photos and blog posts to come on my return.


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South Lane County Fire and Rescue News Blog
Rescue on Adams
South Lane County Fire and Rescue responded to a house fire in the 200 block of Adams Ave at 12:30 AM this morning. Crews arrived to find fire coming from the second story of the home, and three of the four occupants in front of the residents. First arriving crews simultaneously attacked the fire and began a search of the home for the missing occupant. The missing occupant; an adult female, was found upstairs in the home and was immediately removed from the home and transported to RiverBend Medical Center with serious injuries. The Fire District is still investigating the fire, and a cause has not yet been determined.
South Lane County Fire and Rescue is now using Twitter to give real-time notifications of Fire District events and newsworthy Fire/EMS responses.


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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The Real You
What lies behind us and what lies before us
are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Listen to the compass of your heart.
All you need lies within you.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as
your own unguarded thoughts.
- The Buddha
We all go through life bristling
at our external limitations,
but the most difficult chains
to break are inside us.
- Bradley Whitford
You are not your mind. You, a Spiritual BEing,
are neither your mind nor your body.
Mind and body are your tools - to use as you choose.
Sometimes your body appears to have a will of its own,
as when it twitches or pains.
Likewise, your mind often appears to have its own will.
That incessant chattering of regret, disappointment, guilt,
shame, foreboding, worry, and fear
is your Rattlesnake Mind striking off on its own.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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How to Deal with Rejection
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Laura brings the case against her fiancé, Zach. Laura would like to elope but Zach thinks that they should have a bigger, more traditional wedding. Who's right, who's wrong?
Click here for the video Laura sent of their cat, Ru, playing fetch.
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Luke brings the case against his fiancée, Quay. They are planning their destination wedding and have a limited number of on-site cabins available. Luke would like to split the cabins 50-50. But, Quay says they should be allocated proportionally, so the two of them have an equal percentage of guests in off-site hotels. Who's right? Who's wrong?
Judge Hodgman's newest book Vacationland is available for pre-order at bit.ly/painfulbeaches.
If you're in the Portland, ME area this summer make sure to check out Jean & John, Judge Hodgman's live show with friend of the podcast Jean Grae. They will be bringing the show to the Port City Music Hall on July 9th. Tickets are available here.
Bailiff Jesse Thorn's new podcast The Turnaround launches Thursday, June 22! With the Columbia Journalism Review, Jesse talks to some terrific interviewers about the craft behind what they do. Check out this week's episode of Bullseye for edited versions of interviews from The Turnaround with NPR's Audie Cornish, Marc Maron and Katie Couric. And don't forget to subscribe in Apple Podcasts or wherever you download podcasts.
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Welcome to this week's Mailbox Monday and which is hosted by Gilion at Rose City Reader. Visit the dedicated blog for the meme to see the complete tour schedule in the right sidebar.
Because I am making changes on my blog for 2014, this will be my last Mailbox Monday post. I may still post about new books from time to time, but I will no longer be doing a formal mailbox post.
Here are the books that have arrived at my house over the last several weeks:
Gretel and The Dark by Eliza Granville (Penguin UK, February 2014). This book is described as "a dark, distinctive and addictively compelling novel set in fin-de-siecle Vienna and Nazi Germany – with a dizzying final twist." The publisher recommends it to those readers who loved The Book Thief (that would be me), Pan's Labyrinth, The boy in the Striped Pyjamas (me again), and The Bloody Chamber.
This is one of those books that I think I might really like – and I'm planning on reading it soon. Check out the fun packaging it came in from the publisher:
Eliza Granville was born in Worcestershire and currently lives in Bath. She has had a lifelong fascination with the enduring quality of fairy tales and their symbolism, and the idea for Gretel and The Dark was sparked when she became interested in the emphasis placed on these stories during the Third Reich.
Golden State by Michelle Richmond (Bantam Books, February 2014). I received this book from the publisher through Library Thing's Early Review Program. I loved Richmond's The Year of Fog (read my review) and so I was interested in reading her newest novel. Description from the publisher:
Doctor Julie Walker has just signed her divorce papers when she receives news that her younger sister, Heather, has gone into labor. Though theirs is a strained relationship, Julie sets out for the hospital to be at her sister's side—no easy task since the streets of San Francisco are filled with tension and strife. Today is also the day that Julie will find herself at the epicenter of a violent standoff in which she is forced to examine both the promising and the painful parts of her past—her Southern childhood; her romance with her husband, Tom; her estrangement from Heather; and the shattering incident that led to her greatest heartbreak.
Michelle Richmond is the author of The Year of Fog, Dream of the Blue Room, and the award-winning story collection The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress. A native of Mobile, Alabama, Michelle lives with her husband and son in San Francisco, where she is at work on her next novel. Learn more about Richmond and her work by visiting the author's website.
Did any great books arrive at YOUR house this week?