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KEZIA Dugdale is about to lead Labour into the party's most difficult election in Scotland for decades.
Trailing well behind the SNP in the polls and amid speculation the Tories could snatch second place, she is under no illusions about the challenge ahead. But Ms Dugdale is on a mission.
She has announced bold new policies to put 1p on income tax and ban fracking, stances distinct from Labour south of the Border.
And she promises the May 5 Holyrood elections will prove Scottish Labour is changing.
Speaking ahead of today's Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow, she insisted she was intent on taking on Nicola Sturgeon.
"I want her job, I really do – I'm not just going through the motions of this," she said.
"I desperately want there to be a Labour government in this country because I believe my party has the values and the policies and the solutions to the great challenges we face.
"I'm going into it to win every single vote I can. I appreciate it's difficult but I still maintain that objective."
The SNP is expected to put "Nicola Sturgeon for First Minister" on the ballot paper and the Tories will have "Ruth Davidson for a strong opposition".
But Ms Dugdale says Labour's slogan on the ballot paper will be "Choose kids not cuts".
The other two leaders are likely to feature on the front of all their parties' election publicity.
Ms Dugdale said: "I will be on our leaflets, but what I'm putting on the front is our policy. That's no reflection on me or how popular I am, I just think politics is about ideals and ideas that's what I want to make it about, not personalities."
Success at the election is also not just about how many MSPs Labour ends up with, she says. There is something more fundamental at stake.
"I'm trying to renew the Scottish Labour Party. That's about more than winning seats, it's about making sure people have a much clearer sense of what our values are, what we stand for; it's about bringing forward new blood.
"I'm also trying to renew the Labour family, our relationship with the UK party. We're now an autonomous Scottish Labour Party, I'm the leader, I set the rules. That's why I'll be leading the conference this weekend and Jeremy [Corbyn] won't. That's a new relationship of partnership.
"I think the expectation on me is to prove the Labour Party is changing, has a much clearer sense of itself, that it stands up for Scotland, that there is new blood and new life – and I'm absolutely 100 per cent sure I'll be able to prove that."
She accuses the SNP of arrogance as the election approaches. "John Swinney has said his baseline target is to win every constituency. I think even some of the SNP's most loyal supporters will grimace a bit at that.
"I hear the SNP say all the time they are 'stronger for Scotland' – I guess that slogan worked for them at the general election when we were sending politicians to Westminster, Here we're talking about sending politicians to a building down the road, so 'stronger' for what exactly?
"I don't know other than independence what the SNP stands for. They say they're against austerity, against Tory cuts, but they won't use the powers of the parliament to make different choices."
And Ms Dugdale is dismissive of the threat from the Tories. "I don't buy that there is this great Tory resurgence at all," she said.
Ruth Davidson is pitching the Tories as the party to resist SNP moves for another independence referendum.
"Fear of independence is the only hope the Tories have got," said Ms Dugdale. "But I think there is a deep and very dark hypocrisy at the heart of what Ruth Davidson is saying. She is saying 'Trust me, I'm the only one who can look after the Union'. But she represents a party that introduced EVEL (English votes for English laws) before the result of the referendum was properly known, a party whose government is attacking working people's rights and has done more to divide this country than many of the other parties put together.
"And at the slightest hint of a second referendum or more debate about the constitution, Ruth Davidson seeks to pour petrol on that, to scaremonger and hype up the prospect of another referendum because it suits her own political agenda.
"She has said she aspires to be the main opposition, so she would have to make some pretty massive progress to achieve that. I see no appetite for the Tories. The Conservatives have had charismatic, engaging leaders before – it hasn't done them any good."
Ms Dugdale has to accept, however, that Labour is not doing well in the polls. She argues her highlighting of "SNP government failures" is not making more headway because "post-referendum, politics is not particularly rational".
"It's much more emotional, it's about how we feel, who we are – and that's why having an autonomous Scottish Labour Party is really important because I'm the first leader who is honestly able to say they stand up for Scotland, that the decisions they take are made here in Scotland, with the interest of people in Scotland at the fore. Nobody tells me what to do – that's new."
Closer to home, Ms Dugdale insists she is "utterly determined" to win the Edinburgh Eastern constituency.
"I'm taking that seat very seriously," she said. "I've just opened a campaign office which I intend to be in at least two or three days a week as I also go round the rest of the country. I'm going to work for every last vote within my own community."


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Cancer is a possibly one of the worst things any person could deal with. It is estimated that every one in three Americans will be or have been diagnosed with cancer this year alone.
Over the years Elsberry residents have come together for multiple fundraisers and events in an effort to help those close to the community as they battle this terrible disease. Unfortunately, the time has come once again.
Carolyn Hammann, pharmacist at Elsberry Rexall, was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Bone Cancer. Due to her current condition she has been limited to working only three days a week. In fact, her daughter Rachel Hammann has been working with her mother at the pharmacy to help with some of the workload.
In an effort to help her through her troubling times, The Elsberry Methodist Church will be holding a BUNCO Benefit for Hammann at Libby Clark Fellowship Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the benefit set to start at 6:30 p.m. with a five dollar per person charge at the door.
There will be refreshments, attendance prizes, purchase items and a "Bakeless Bake Sale" for the evening.
Members of the Elsberry Methodist Church are asking that everyone who can attend please do so. However, for those who cannot attend but would still like to make a donation, contact either Phyllis Cox or Carolyn Black at 573-898-5626.

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After receiving a guitar on his 13th birthday, Pugwall and his friends, Bazza, Orfo, Stringbean are form a band, but they need a lead singer. Whilst in hospital after a bicycle accident, Pugwall meets a girl called Jenny, they become friends and he asks her if she can sing. She tells him she can and he asks her to join the band, she agrees and the Orange Organics is formed. Each episode follows Pugwall's trials and tribulations as he goes about his family life, and follows the band as they attempt to secure a recording contract with a record company.
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I have so many Steampunk inspired stamps and dies that I decided to create Steampunk Journals! I've already created Volume one, The Aviary, which houses Steampunk bird journal pages. My latest Steampunk Journal will focus on all things aquatic!
I've used Steampunk Siren's Call, Steampunk Baby Sea Turtle, and Steampunk Seahorse rubber stamps that are available at I Brake for Stamps.
I shall enter this journal into the following challenges:
• SanDee and amelie's Steampunk Challenges: Anything Goes
• Fashionable Stamping Challenges: Under the Sea
• Mixed Media World Challenges: Under the Sea
• DecoArt Media's Under the Sea Challenge


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It is strange how I have prepared this post a month in advance, but timing has never been more fitting than in this present moment. This article touches my heart like no other; life is never simple, or easy. There is honestly no simple path to pass through life, but we can make from what we are given. 'Struggle is a beautiful thing. Embrace it as a chance to become stronger'. Stay strong my lovely ones. Go through life with courage and be kind. Bear an understanding heart... Sometimes the world will suddenly crash down upon us, more than once, and our hearts will feel heavy, our breaths drag long, and we are left quivering and shaken. But let these heavy hearts remain strong and kind. Be strong and be kind... because better days are coming.
I have been caught up with a lot of studies and exams in the past few weeks, and then recovering from a surgery (which I will digest further in my next article) but now that Winter Vacation has finally swept in with the cold, it's time to get back down to business. I've got some exciting projects lined up for you sweet peeps: some inspiring collaborations and some more passionate travelling. And it shall be revealed to you all in good time. Hopefully it will lift the spirits a lot more than this article has. For now, here's a nice dose of cold from the city down under.


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I really enjoyed making this bracelet, it was quick and easy, which is nice for an amateur like me. I found the instructions really easy to follow and it really did only take 10 minutes to make.
I don't have any criticisms, which is why this crafty creation is getting a massive 5 star rating. The pattern is versatile, I made a key-ring and I made the bracelet without the bolts like in the top picture. Above is the link to the website to make this brilliant bracelet. Below are pictures of the items I made.


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HOUSTON (AP) Tom Herman is finally done juggling two jobs and is giving his full attention to his new gig at the University of Houston.
Herman started his work as Houston's coach after he was hired Dec. 16, but stayed on as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Ohio State throughout the Buckeyes' run to the national championship. After coaching in the title game Monday night, he arrived in Houston on Tuesday for dinner with his new coaching staff before spending all day Wednesday in meetings with the group.
The 39-year-old Herman exhaled heavily when asked how excited he was to just have one job again.
''More than you know,'' he said.
He said the transition was made easier with help from Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith, Houston athletic director Mack Rhoades and Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer.
''They've done a fantastic job of giving me all the resources necessary to maintain both jobs and really give my all to both jobs,'' Herman said.
Herman agreed to a five-year, $6.75 million deal to coach the Cougars, who went 8-5 last season. He took over for Tony Levine, who was fired after going 21-17 in three seasons.
Herman has been quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator for Ohio State for the past three seasons. Under Herman, quarterback Braxton Miller was Big Ten player of the year in 2012 and `13. Redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett stepped in after Miller was injured in the preseason this year, and Herman helped develop him into a Heisman Trophy contender. Barrett set a conference record by accounting for 45 touchdowns before going down with a season-ending injury against Michigan.
Cardale Jones took over and he led the Buckeyes to a 59-0 win over Wisconsin and the Big Ten title before upsetting No. 1 Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and wrapping up the season with the 42-20 victory over Oregon for the national championship.
Herman said the toughest part of taking over a new program is instilling a winning culture. But he believes that having a national title on his resume will make that easier.
''What I'm telling you, what I'm preaching to you, what I'm teaching you is not theory anymore,'' he said. ''It's testimony. It's actually been done and I've been there. I've seen it. I've seen the inner workings. It's not always going to be easy. It's not always going to be fun. But ... we're all striving toward the goal of winning a championship. We think we've got a pretty good handle on how to get there.''
He'll try to do it with a newly assembled staff that has strong ties to Texas led by offensive coordinator Major Applewhite, a former quarterback at Texas, who has been an offensive coordinator at both Rice and with the Longhorns.
Corby Meekins, a longtime Texas high school coach, will coach the tight ends, assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator Craig Naivar has coached everywhere from TCU to Sam Houston State and special teams coordinator Jason Washington has worked at Texas State and Rice.
He's counting on their connections to improve recruiting at the school.
''This state is an unbelievable hotbed of high school talent when it comes to football recruiting,'' Herman said. ''So it was very, very important to me to have guys that had recruited the area, that had deep roots within the state of Texas, that had deep roots within the high schools here in the state of Texas and we really wanted to make sure we could recruit in this state.''
Applewhite said recruiting within the state is one of the most important parts of their jobs.
''I think it's vital,'' he said. ''There's all we need right here in our backyard. We've got a staff that's hungry ... so we're going to do everything we can to (get) those student athletes.''
Applewhite is certain that they'll be helped in recruiting by Herman coming off a national title.
''Obviously, a national championship ring with a third-team quarterback doesn't hurt,'' Applewhite said.
Applewhite, who hasn't coached since leaving Texas in 2013, has known Herman since Herman was a graduate assistant with the Longhorns when Applewhite was the team's quarterback. He's thrilled to be coaching with him for the first time.
''It's like any other business, it's all about relationships,'' Applewhite said. ''I've been fortunate enough to be at some great places and I can tell you at the young age of 36 that it's not where you're at, it's who you're with. And it means a lot to be with him.''


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As a result, almost everything is now 'lay led' in a way that goes far beyond legitimate lay involvement and collaboration. An implicit message is beginning to be heard more and more loudly, especially in priestless parishes: No Priest Required!
These ideas Rome has corrected on many occasions.
Good people have been misled, and all too often conflicts, divisions and power struggles have been the result at parish level, while many dioceses have become vocations-free zones. Either the priest simply walks away from his responsibilities and gives the laity a free hand, thereby immediately becoming 'popular', or he condemns himself to interminable confrontations and discord and the labels bullying and divisive.
It is not the role of a parish priest to pander to illusions about the nature of the Church (however popular or widely held these may be), to give the personal opinions of parishioners the same status as Church teaching, or to keep mindlessly doing what has been done in the past long after it has ceased being effective or proper, just because some cannot bear to change direction, or have a vested interest in the status quo.
It is the task of the parish priest to build parish – a Catholic parish – based not on his faith, or some parishioner's faith, but on the Faith.
There are now in most parishes 'leadership' groups which are very fond of, and very attached to, their own understanding of the Church. Anyone who has attended a Bible Study with Sr Maude, or who has done the session on being a 'Eucharistic minister' with Betty Smiles, is now an expert 'ready to shape the Church of the future!'
It is common now to find many who have reduced the task of the parish priest to making people feel good about themselves, and to obeying the will of his parishioners. 'Oh, Fr Todd is so nice, he never says no.'
To put such a parish under scrutiny is usually to find a noisy, activity-centred, people-centred forum in which every second individual can be a 'leader', while the things of God are sidelined.
What are we to say, for example, about a parish described as a 'vibrant, warm, friendly, life-giving, welcoming and inclusive, happy community' with 34 clubs and groups, regular BBQs and Bush Dances, but which has only a tiny handful at Confession?
All too many parishioners see their parish as a kind of playground offering all sorts of 'games' in which they can express their 'giftedness' and 'creativity'. They move between the seesaw and the swings and the sandpit in a frenzy of busyness – what Pope Benedict calls a kind of ecclesiastical occupational therapy – and when they do finally enter the school building they just want to go on playing, forgetting that the parish is really a school of holiness. Their religious and their social lives have become coterminous, usually with sad results for the former.
In addition, everything is now subjected to the 'how good does it make me feel?' criterion.
Such churches are usually full of chatter because they are all about 'me'. There is no reverent greeting of the Lord on entering or leaving, but great care not to overlook friends. In these churches the sense of the sacred has all but been demolished, and the high point of the Mass is the Sign of Peace.
Well, I don't believe in such parishes, no matter how well attended. I believe such parishes are failures because they fail at their primary task which is to draw people to Christ, and only thus to one another.
A pastor of a parish should direct his efforts not so much towards building community as to building communion.
The value of an harmonious community is beyond price, but it can only come, and will come naturally, upon the building of communion centred on Jesus Christ.
Community cannot challenge heterodoxy or sin, to name only two dimensions of faith life, whereas communion can only be achieved through adherence to Christ in his Church, which means precisely confronting both heterodoxy and sin.
Priest and people face the task of building a parish which has Christ as its centre, drawing closer to him and then, automatically, closer to each other. Only then can it become a strong and united community worth belonging to, and only then will it be ready to fulfil the call to evangelise the culture.


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Simultaneous Determination of Prasugrel and Aspirin by Second Order and Ratio First Order Derivative Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry
Simultaneous Determination of Prasugrel and Aspirin by Second Order and Ratio First Order Derivative Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry - Descarga este documento en PDF. Documentación en PDF para descargar gratis. Disponible también para leer online.
Journal of SpectroscopyVolume 2013 2013, Article ID 705363, 7 pages
Research ArticlePost Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat 388 120, India
Received 14 May 2013; Accepted 1 October 2013
Academic Editor: Naoki Asakawa
Copyright © 2013 Shahabuddin N. Alvi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Two simple, accurate, and precise UV derivative spectrophotometric methods for the simultaneous determination of Prasugrel and Aspirin in synthetic mixture form have been developed. The first method involves measurement of second order derivative spectra of Prasugrel and Aspirin. The zero crossing wavelengths 267.62 nm and 252.40 nm were selected for estimation of Prasugrel and Aspirin, respectively. In the second method, the first order derivatives of ratio spectra were calculated and used for the determination of Prasugrel and Aspirin by measuring the peak intensity at 268 nm and 290 nm, respectively. The methods were validated as per the ICH guideline Q2 R1. Beer's law is followed in the range of 5–45 μg-mL for Prasugrel and 25–150 μg-mL for Aspirin by second order derivative method and 6–22 μg-mL for Prasugrel and 45–165 μg-mL for Aspirin by ratio first order derivative method. The recovery studies confirmed the accuracy of the methods. Relative standard deviations for repeatability and inter- and intraday assays were less than 2%. Hence, the described derivative spectrophotometric methods are simple, accurate, precise, and excellent alternatives to sophisticated chromatographic techniques and can be potentially used for the simultaneous determination of Prasugrel and Aspirin in combined dosage form.
Autor: Shahabuddin N. Alvi, Mehul N. Patel, Prakash B. Kathiriya, Bhavna A. Patel, and Shraddha J. Parmar
Fuente: https://www.hindawi.com/


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Seasoned Elf Archer
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Attributes: Agility d8, Smarts d6, Spirit d6, Strength d6, Vigor d6
Skills: Climbing d6, Fighting d6, Notice d6, Shooting d8, Stealth d6, Survival d6, Taunt d6, Tracking d6
Charisma: 0; Pace: 6; Parry: 5; Toughness: 7 (2)
Hindrances: All Thumbs, Anemic, Arrogant, Loyal
Edges: Alertness, Danger Sense, Marksman, No Mercy, Steady Hands
Gear: Chain Hauberk (long coat) (+2, Covers torso, arms, legs), Dagger (Str+d4), Elven bow (Range 15/30/60, 2d6), $175
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• Low Light Vision: Ignores penalties for Dim and Dark lighting.
"I like Bows. Unlike Knives and Swords, you don't feel your victim die."


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La Jolla, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/23/2014 -- Bursting with creativity from a young age, Arthur Valverde found cinema a perfect means of self expression. Combining a unique sense of sensuality and poetry, the highly acclaimed artist aims to capture the essence of each moment in his work. From screenwriting to editing to music composition, Valverde inserts himself in every arena to bring his vision to life.
The La Jolla Fashion Film Festival has announced that Valverde's film, "Revelation", has been elected as an Official Selection. Inspired by a Dylan Thomas poem, entitled "Missing", "Revelation" illustrates a young woman who feels as though she is lacking and only manages to find her abandon in the source of life, namely water.
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Why: Empowering, Supporting, & Recognizing Creative Professionals Worldwide
What: The world's largest gathering of fashion film professionals
Dates: July 24-26, 2014 (Opening Reception July 25th)
Location: La Jolla, California (seaside resort just north of San Diego)
Purpose: An industry event to network, make deals, attend seminars & panels, view the best in fashion film production worldwide, and win awards
Home of the Fashion Film Industry Awards: Global confirmation of excellence in worldwide fashion film production
Award Categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Hairstyling, Best Makeup, Best Fashion, Best Music, Best Creative Concept, Best Visual Effects, Best Art Direction, Best Actor, Best Actress
Who Is Attending: Top fashion film directors, producers, fashion designers, stylists, hair & makeup artists, creative professionals, and filmmakers from around the world
Screening: A different program each night featuring the top .001% of fashion films produced each year
Activities: Nightly screenings, press receptions, after parties, panels, red carpet, networking, & dealmaking
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Nurse researchers are to investigate whether a US initiative that provides emotional support to healthcare staff could tackle the controversial issue of compassionate care by making the NHS workforce happier.
A team, led by researchers from the National Nursing Research Unit at King's College London, is to carry out a three-year evaluation of Schwartz Centre Rounds.
The study aims to uncover to what extent participation in "Schwartz Rounds" impacts on staff wellbeing at work, relationships between staff and patients, and levels of compassion – a key buzzword for the government regarding nursing policy.
"Schwartz rounds bring all staff together regardless of profession or speciality on an equal footing"
Jill Maben
Conceived in the US, they are a multidisciplinary forum where staff meet once a month to discuss the psychological, emotional and social challenges of their work.
The Francis report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust highlighted the positive impact Schwartz rounds could have, based on their early use at around 15 NHS trusts and in the US.
The Department of Health subsequently announced a £650,000 grant last May to expand their use across the health service over two years. They are currently being implemented in 60 organisations in England, including acute and mental health trusts and hospices.
NNRU director Professor Jill Maben will lead the new study into their "implementation, effectiveness and impact on care delivery and patient experiences of care".
"What's unique about Schwartz rounds is that they bring all staff together regardless of profession or speciality on an equal footing, to share their stories and experiences, their motivations and the different challenges they face in practice every day," she said.
"They appear to provide an important space for staff to detail the highs and lows of their work and gain support and insights from colleagues," she added.
The study will build on the results of a small pilot published by the King's Fund think-tank in 2009, where participants at two UK hospitals reported benefits for day-to-day patient care and teamwork.
Jocelyn Cornwell director of the Point of Care Foundation, a charity which provides training and support on Schwartz rounds, said: "Interest in them has grown hugely in the last three years and we are pleased that it is now possible to conduct a robust evaluation of their effectiveness."
Readers' comments (17)
we don't need to sit around wringing our hands we just need to be given the tools to do the job and treated with the same dignity and respect we want to give our patients.
If everyone would treat each other like human beings, quite a lot of these problems would disappear, I suspect.
good luck with that one with this govt in charge!
i'm campaigning to get rid of them. Luck has nothing to do with it:)
michael stone | 20-May-2014 2:02 pm
your suspicions are probably correct:)
Yeh lets all hug each other and be equal for that moment in time, what rubbish!
Give us the correct amount of staff on the ward, give us duty off and on that is fair.
Sort out the Bullying, lazyness, unfairness.
Get us good strong fair managers who know their job.
Give us respect, give us kindness.
Then and only then love, compassion and happiness will florish.
Your cynicism amazes me! There seem to be lots of nurses who would benefit directly from being honest about how they feel and the challenges they face day to day. We are not all Iron Man you know.
IanG Stoke.
Schwartz rounds are great, we have them once monthly in my Trust. At least it gives you an hour of uninterrupted time to discuss issues with other staff. Managers seem to treat them with contempt, but hey, we turn up anyway. I wouldn't say it makes for a happier workforce - how about giving us a decent pay rise to keep pace with inflation, good quality training and some hope of career development for those who want it????
This was calls the Staff Support Group when I worked in Oncology and Clinical Supervision( mostly not clinical but just off loading the dreadful stress the public dumped on us).
When used correctly it works superbly.
( If Management or the Clin Supervisor doesn't hijack it for their own ends ... and they can and have done so too, at times).
Take time out to take a deep breath address the issues which plague you, you will benefit from it immensely and so will your patients too because you will have had some space to shed stress.
I agree with Anonymous | 20-May-2014 5:26 pm don't sneer at it until you have tried it. And yes, it won't solve everything but every little bit helps.
"Schwartz rounds are great, we have them once monthly in my Trust. I wouldn't say it makes for a happier workforce ...." There you go- study done! Stop throwing good money after bad and start focussing on the real reasons it's hideous to work in the NHS- lack of respect for the nursing profession and for the ill people they are responsible for managing.
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A few years ago, a psychologist suggested I've been dealing with generalized anxiety and depression throughout my life. A year ago, a therapist suggested I have ADHD. Both of these diagnoses explained a lot of what I've dealt with in my life. A lot of the time, I feel like this:
Other times, I feel more like this:
Both have been strong forces in my life.
I've had a pretty rough few weeks, and for much of the time, I've felt small, scared, and insecure about my ability to cope as an adult. My demons have been screaming in my head, repeating things I've been told all my life. "You're immature and irresponsible!" "You spend too much time daydreaming!" "You're unrealistic!" For a long time now I've felt broken, doing what I can to take myself apart and glue myself back together, new and improved. I've been trying to learn new habits, chastising myself when it seems like I'm not learning them fast enough, not getting better fast enough.
And then I thought about my recent post on refusing to apologize for some aspects of my personality. I thought about the self-help books I've been reading, the medication I take, the therapy I'm in. And I decided I AM NOT BROKEN AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ME. I mean, I know I'm not perfect, I know I have my faults, I make mistakes, I fuck things up. But not any more than anyone else I know. And yes, there are changes I want to make so that my life is easier for me. But I'm not on a timetable. There's no rushing deadline of "I have to be relaxed and focused by such-and-such date OR ELSE!" There's no end goal of "I've finally achieved mental stability and life focus. I'M DONE!" And I don't have any responsibility to anyone else to get "better," to be "unbroken."
I think the biggest impediment to healing is the belief that you're horribly fucked up and broken, when what you should be doing is accepting yourself for who you are and loving yourself for it. Today, I'm loving myself for who I am and not stressing about all the "horribly broken things" in my head that "need to be fixed."


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Orchestral corporate motivational track, featuring piano, strings, brass, harp and percussion. Start out with a gently piano melody and builds instrument upon instrument until it reaches a powerful climax. Works perfect on any project that you need to create a positive, hopefully, confident mood to your audience.
Zip file contains 2 versions. The first one a full length track, the second one is the same full track, but i cut the last note of piano to make a loop-able version. Both MP3/WAV files.


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text: Third in a series of books (The Tuesday Cafe, 1998, not reviewed, etc.) set in Canada, featuring 16-year-old Harper Winslow from a suburb of Edmonton. Harper is pleasantly surprised when his conventional mother says she's sending him to a camp for young writers. The first person he meets at camp is Mickey Taylor, enthusiastic but goofy, whose twin sister, Sunny, and father are vacationing in a nearby cabin. From the first, Harper loves everything about Sunny, and their relationship continues after camp is over. The Taylors are everything Harper's family is not: Mickey and Sunny are schooled at home, their mother is a freelance writer, and the atmosphere in their house is relaxed. The comedy in this tale comes from Harper's attempts to conceal his lack of romantic experience from Sunny, culminating in a very funny scene in which she repeats his fabrications about mythical former girlfriends to the Winslows. Trembath's refreshing tale wrings from a boy's dating foibles some genuinely tender scenes; when it looks as if Sunny might go away for a year to attend art school, Harper lands with a bump and struggles with his feelings. His first-person narrative is natural-sounding and engaging, and readers will relish this story of first love from, for a change, a boy's perspective. (Fiction. 12-16)


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You can be assured of a warm welcome at Alsager Golf & Country Club, where we will be pleased to help make your day a success.
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Lenovo is preparing new tablet, powered by Qualcomm chipset and FHD screen
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The one of Chinese electronic manufacturer Lenovo is now preparing their new tablet device that has code number B8080 that appear on GFXBench website.
According to those website, the new Lenovo tablet will powered by Android 4.3. Jelly Bean operating system and has Full HD 1920 x 1200 pixel screen and boost with Snapdragon 400, but untill we writing this article, there is no leaked picture about those tablet.
Unfortunately, there is no detail specs about this tablet, it's seems the tablet is sucessor of Lenovo Yoga 8 and Lenovo Yoga 10 that packsa with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and 1280 x 800 pixel screen and running Android 4.2with mediaTek chipset.
While the new B8080 tablet will powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 and the specs will more higher than predecessor but the price is equal or more cheaper. Hmmm, the sound is good.


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Creating Chances Trust supports the education and training of children in care and care leavers.
The trust name embraces our aim to provide the best chances and support systems to facilitate a successful journey through the education system for looked after children.
Primarily, we work with children in care who live in the Black Country area but we will do our best to support looked after children from the greater West Midlands region.
Very few looked after children make it to university and many of care leavers are without work and independent incomes as a result of underachievement in education and skills training.
The fact is that a care leaver has a greater chance at 18 of being in prison than attending a university.
But we know that education is transformational; it generates hope, independence and self respect.
Working with the University of Wolverhampton and the new Aspire to University Programme (A2U) and the local authority virtual school head teachers, we aim to transform the life chances of looked after children.
"For you and me it's another day in paradise" - so the song goes - but this is most definitely not the case for many of our children in care.
Progressing through the education system and on to university education is a critical first step in improving the life chances of looked after children.


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To spread Christmas joy for the children of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the telecommunications company called Oi placed a Santa magic phone booth on the street.
Children were readily able to walk up to the welcoming green payphone, pick up the receiver and talk to Santa Claus. Jolly Saint Nick is impersonated by retired actors. The actors are able to watch the kids on a televised screen in order to see their reactions and respond appropriately. While the children are engaged in a heartfelt discussion with Kris Kringle, workers from the company would put presents behind them. Elves and singing choirs would also help to spread Christmas cheer.
Before the kids would hang up at the Santa magic phone booth, they were encouraged to press the star key causing a projected Christmas animation to ensue.
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Sometimes, you find little quirks that Google doesn't seem to find the answer. Today was one of those quirks. I've been building a public site that is accessed via a link emailed to a customer. The link is only good for one use – once it is visited, the access code becomes invalid. In my testing, everything worked well – I'd visit the page, refresh the browser and an error page would be displayed. Perfect. The problem came in when testing using the email links. In Chrome, I found that if I followed the link from my email, the link would work multiple times. I pulled up Chrome Developer Tools and found that the entire page was being loaded from cache – Salesforce was never even being hit! If I refreshed the browser or put my cursor in the address bar, then the request was going to Salesforce and I was getting expected results.
The solution to this is to use the cache attribute of the page tag. After adding cache="true" to my page, Salesforce would be hit every time. Things like images and js files are still loaded from cache if possible, but setting cache to true forces any Apex controllers to run and check to make sure all is well.
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Good news for these guys. And they've put together a pretty big name (if somewhat, um, mainstream) line-up for their event. The press release has names like Rick Ross, Young Jeezy & USDA, Plies, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, and Trick Daddy.
Bao wrote about them last year, when their event was at the Bob Carr Center, and he didn't think it was all that cool that they didn't rep O-town and the local scene. Unfortunate, but the best Orlando hip hop is folks like SPS & X.144, Solliloquists, SKIP, and folks like that, and they don't have the same glossy, blinged-out Photoshop lens-flare and diamonds aesthetic that Ozone seems to prefer.
So respect to them for their good success, but let's remember - the image business will only carry a project so far. Ultimately, it's about the music. The artists that matter are the ones that will be remembered after more than their sixty seconds of major-label advertising investment. Let's hope they remember that quality is the most important quality.


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Stokke Steps Complete Chair: a modern high chair seating system for your newborn baby and child. Steps Highchair Seat includes plastic components to complete steps configuration. Features: Height and depth adjustable seat and foot plate. Grows with the child. The easy tool-free adjustable footrest allows your child to climb in and out independently. Chair adapts to the child's body instead of vice versa. Elevates the child up to the correct height at the table. Child is part of dining experie.
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Color rendition of these polarized lenses is fantastic. There's no better test of this aspect in a pair of shades than when you are in the tropics. I wore this pair of shades during a trip with the family to Hawaii and the Hawaiian landscape was picture perfect in front of the Costa Del Mar 580, Silver Mirror lens. Blues were deep and rich, aquas were bright and vivacious, and everything looked like it was straight out of a postcard. When I lifted the shades off my eyes for a peak with my unprotected eyes, it was almost depressing how all that deep, rich, vivacious color was obscured by the glare and harsh rays of the sun.
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Hawaiian sunshine day as seen through the lens of a camera is actually less colorful than this when viewed with the naked eye. A phenomenon that can be attributed to glare.
Of course, color rendition is not the top priority for fishermen out on the water looking for a good spot to cast their line. Rather, visibility through the surface of the water into the depths is what concerns them. The Hammerhead features a full wrap frame with good protection on the sides allowing for visibility into the water, but as with any normal pair of shades, there is still some light infiltration on the sides. This infiltration obscures visibility into the water and its best mitigated by cupping your hands on either side of your head. With this protection, the Silver Mirror lens does well to assist your vision while site fishing.
Put a pair of silver mirror lenses in front of the camera and you can see how the colors are greatly exaggerated, but over your eyes, these lenses really bring out the blue-green color of the water and the cobalt color of the sky.
Wind protection with the Hammerhead frame is very good when moving at speeds up to approximately forty five to fifty (45-50) miles per hour in an open boat. Beyond that, wind does find its way in the sides and if you have sensitive eyes like mine, you will feel it and it will bother you. But at speeds like that, you're probably better off with a helmet anyway.
A spot where I often carry my shades when not in use is on top of my head. Unfortunately, the same feature that makes these shades comfortable on your face, makes them less snug on top of your head and that's the stainless steel hinges.
Getting back to the glass versus polycarbonate material discussion, every Costa Del Mar glass lens is built with a multi-layer technology that delivers impact resistance exceeding Federal standards. I have a habit of putting my shades on top of my head when they're not over my eyes putting all of my shades in peril from the inevitable slip off my noggin to the hard, unforgiving pavement. While I've never broken a pair of shades from this seventy and one half inch drop to the ground, polycarbonate lenses never emerge unscathed from this encounter. The Costa Del Mar Hammerhead frame does not sit very snug on top of my head and as a result, I've dropped them several times and while there is a knick on the frame, I've yet to crack or even scratch this glass lens.
Ergonomic nose pads are imbedded within the frame for stealthy, non-silp support.
There are four separate divisions within the Costa Del Mar product line each made up of eight to thirty three (8 to 33) different individual models for a total of approximately sixty six (66) styles from which to choose. With designs ranging from frameless to wire to full wrapped TR-90 nylon frames, finding a pair of Costa Del Mars to suit your style and fit is a high probability although finding a retailer with the complete array of styles for you to try on may be a different matter.
Many of the Costa Del Mar frames feature extra padding on the ear piece, but not the Hammerheads. As a result, these frames can become uncomfortable behind your ears when worn all day long - especially after several days in a row.
In addition, Costa Del Mar features ergonomically designed details to help ensure a comfortable fit only not all these features are available throughout their entire lineup. The Hammerhead shades I own, as previously mentioned do have the flexible stainless steel hinges - a feature likely available in all their nylon framed styles. These frames also come with special pads imbedded within the frame made to grip your nose and prevent the frames from sliding down your face. Other design features offered on other styles are specially designed pads at the earpiece to help with grip and comfort as well as bendable ear pieces for a more custom fit. The Hammerhead style does not come with either of these last two design features.
Both the lenses and frames are impact resistant though certainly not impact proof.
Ergonomically, I really like the fit of the Hammerheads on my face though individuals with less prominent noses might find these difficult to wear since the nose pads are imbedded within the frame requiring a closer fit than if the pads extended out. The one problem area I have with these frames is with the ear pieces. Comfortable in the majority of cases, after a full day of wearing the shades or several days in a row wearing them all day long, my ears do become sore.
Shades for fashion or fishing? How about both?
Those that are concerned with warranty will find comfort with the knowledge that Costa Del Mar offers a full, lifetime warranty on all their sunglass products. This of course covers manufacturer's defects in materials and workmanship, but they are prepared to work with you on any repairs necessary regardless of who was at fault.
Costa Del Mar takes a no prisoners approach to adventure in the great outdoors and their shades echo this spirit with top notch quality throughout.
My initial pair of Hammerhead shades met with an untimely demise. I had them on top of my boat and forgot to move them while opening the lid to my rod locker. They got caught between the side of my boat and the rod locker lid when *crack*, the lens failed in a spider-web pattern. This probably would not have happened with a polycarbonate lens though something else probably would have occurred. I did not bother going through the warranty procedure since this was clearly my fault, so I just bought another pair of the same shades so I could complete this review. I'm glad I did.
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Overall, aside from the low light and ear piece issues, the Costa Del Mar Hammerhead frames with Silver Mirror 580 glass lenses have served me very well. Wind and light infiltration from the sides is acceptable given these are designed to be more of an everyday style than a full-on, fishing only pair of shades. The nylon, full frame style of the Hammerheads took a little getting used to for me as I tend to favor frameless or minimal wire designs on my shades so nothing is there to obscure any part of my vision. I do wish they sat more snuggly on top of my head, but if they did, then they probably would not fit as comfortably on my face because it's the flexible, stainless steel hinges that dictate how the frames behave at both of these requirements.
The Costa Del Mar Hammerheads featuring their silver mirror 580 lens earns this Editor's Choice Award!
Finally, what really makes it for me with these pair of shades are the optics. Glass is what it's all about for me, but it's difficult to find a pair of glass lenses that don't feel heavy. Costa Del Mar delivers with their lenses and because they are so light, I often forget they're glass - that is, until I drop them off my head and they come up with no scratches. For uncompromising performance and photo-realistic clarity, Costa Del Mar's Hammerhead frames and Silver Mirror 580 glass lens has earned this Editor's Choice Award.
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Remastered reissue of 1984 album features 17 tracks including 8 bonus tracks, 'Angels & Devils', 'All You Need Is Love' (Alt. Version), 'The Killing Moon' (Alt. Version), 'Stars Are Stars' (Alt. Version), 'Villiers Terrace' (Alt. Version), 'Silver' (Alt Version. - prev. unreleased), 'My Kingdom' (Live - prev. unreleased), & 'Ocean Rain' (Live - prev. unreleased). 25th anniversary expanded edition features new liner notes & unseen photos. Slipcase. WSM. 2003.
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"I had heard a few tracks off of this album before and, tantalized by what I had stumbled across, I bought it. I've sort of been in this pleasure-induced coma for about three years now because I finally sat down and listened to the whole thing from start to finish. I can honestly say, without a doubt, that this is my favorite album by anybody. The songs are perfect, but put in conjunction with each other, the entire album comes across like some Zen bliss meditation, transporting the listener (me) to some strange realm of impossible glory. By which I mean I ran around hyperventilating and calling everybody I knew to tell them to go buy it. As each track ends, it feels like being brought back to life after a particularly comforting near-death experience. You see the light, and then suddenly it's over and you curse the [...] who gave you CPR and hauled you back from the pearly gates. It's a minor tragedy that this ever ends at all.
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Based in Bushwick, Brooklyn, Molasses Books is a unique used bookstore that provides a more energizing exchange for merchandise other than cold, hard cash. Molasses Books trades pre-owned novels for a hot cup of coffee instead. A refreshing change from traditional retail, this bookstore not only promotes a fun business model, it also encourages conversation and community.
Founded by Matthew Winn, Molasses Books is a treasure trove for fiction, nonfiction, art and photography books. Intimate, light and open, it can accommodate about a dozen people to sit and read. Winn is currently applying for a tavern license as well to allow for exchanges of wine and beer in the near future.
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In May, I traveled to Tucson, Arizona with a group of seminarians to learn firsthand about the realities of immigration and human rights along the US/Mexico border. We spent 10 days along the border, meeting with undocumented immigrants, Border Patrol agents, immigration lawyers, human rights activists, pastors, and ordinary people whose lives are tied up in the messy and complicated world of migration and survival. In August, I had the pleasure of serving my congregation, Stone Church of the Brethren, as a sabbatical coverage minister, and on August 9, I organized that morning's worship around these issues. The two scripture lessons were taken from Ruth 1:1-19 and Matthew 2:13-23. My sermon title was "Stories of Crossing Borders," and I wanted to share it here:
As you can tell, our theme for this worship has been focused on crossing borders, migration, and the issues of peace and justice that are tied up in these realities. Lately the headlines that we read and the rhetoric that we hear insists on the dangers of the so-called "immigration problem." Groups of people, almost always Latinos and other dark-skinned people, are lumped together under the category of suspicious, foreign, and threatening, protestors hold up signs reading "Go back home!," and politicians convince hard-working Americans that the Mexicans are out to take our jobs. This morning instead of buying into the fear-based political platform of anti-immigration policies, I want to skip past the generalizations and broad strokes. I want to share true stories about individuals whose lives are right in the thick of this hot button issue. We've already read two significant stories of migration found in the pages of our faith's history, one from the Old Testament or Hebrew Bible, our shared scriptures with the Jewish people, and another from our own scriptures, the New Testament. This morning I want to share two other true stories of immigration that will hopefully bring to light the complexities and realities along the United States' southern border. And perhaps we'll see some parallels between these modern stories and our biblical stories.
First, I want to tell you about a woman named Rosa Robles Loreto. Rosa lives in Tucson, Arizona and has lived there for 16 years. She is a wife and a mother of two young boys. She is active in her community and volunteers at her church, in her son's school, and with her son's baseball teams. In 2011 Rosa was pulled over for a minor traffic violation. When the officer discovered she did not have the proper paperwork to live and work in the United States, the Border Patrol was called and she was placed in a detention facility for 53 days. She fought her immigration case through the courts but it did nothing. You see, the thing about Rosa is that in the eyes of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, she is not a high-priority deportation case. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, prioritizes undocumented persons with violent crimes, drug offenses, and criminal histories. These are the persons that ICE is told to focus their energy and resources on deporting. But Rosa has no criminal history, is the mother of two minors, and has good standing within her community, therefore the federal government has classified individuals like her as the lowest priority for deportation. But because her lawyer did not file the right paperwork at the right time, Rosa now has an order of deportation hanging over her head and is not safe to move and work freely in her own community of Tucson. In August of 2014 Rosa entered into sanctuary with the Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson. While in sanctuary, Rosa is safe from being deported and torn apart from her family but she is restricted to live within the walls of the church building. This past Friday, August 7, two days ago, marked the one-year anniversary of Rosa's sanctuary. Until her deportation order is dropped, Rosa will remain in sanctuary.
Rosa's story reminds me of Ruth and Naomi's story. Like Naomi, Rosa traveled to a new country with her two sons and husband to find a living. Naomi loses her husband and her sons, the only true safety net for a woman of that time, and especially for a woman in a foreign land. Although Rosa has not lost her husband and sons, she has lost her safety and security when she fears that at any moment she could be forcibly removed from her family and her community. When Ruth declares her intention to remain with Naomi and return with her to Bethlehem, Naomi is blessed by this show of loyalty and commitment that ensures she is not alone in this world. By taking refuge at Southside Presbyterian Church, Rosa is blessed with a network of support, loyalty, and safety that ensures she is not separated from her family.
So in our first biblical story, the the tables are turned: years ago Naomi followed her family to the foreign land of Moab in search of survival, and now Ruth follows the only person who is left of her family to the foreign land of Judah. One border crossing was for survival, the other was for loyalty and commitment. Eventually, we learn that Ruth finds a husband in Bethlehem, and this woman, this stranger in a strange land, gives birth to a son who will become the grandfather of King David himself.
Our second contemporary story this morning is perhaps the most difficult to hear. Just a warning that it does involve violence and the threat of violence. When I traveled to Tucson, Arizona with a cohort of seminary students in June, we took an afternoon to cross the border into Mexico, into a town called Nogales, in the state of Sonora. Just yards from the Port of Entry you can find an organization called the Kino Border Initiative which operates a soup kitchen, or comedor, for migrants. In addition to providing 2 meals a day, this initiative run by Jesuit nuns also provides medical care, clothing, and advice for those travelers. Of the men and women that drop by KBI for food or other needs, about 90% of them have already crossed the border into the US illegally, been caught, detained, and deported back into Nogales, but most of them plan to attempt the journey again.
That day after helping to scoop second helpings of rice onto plastic plates for the hungry men to eat, I sat down next to some of my classmates who were in deep conversation with a few of the migrants. One of the men was young, hardly a man really. He was an 18 year old boy who shared his story with us. After he was caught illegally smuggling marijuana across the Sonoran desert, he had been arrested by US Border Patrol and deported to Nogales. But this 18 year old was not a drug lord making money from this operation. He had been picked up by mafia in one of the Mexican border towns and threatened into carrying a 40lb bale of weed, held up by straps that rested on his shoulders, into the United States. If he refused, or if he got caught, or if he dropped off the drugs and didn't get the money back to the drug lords… they would cut off his head. Sadly, his story is not uncommon. Many unsuspecting young men and boys are sought out by drug lords, kidnapped, and coerced into smuggling illegal drugs against their will. Some are told that their hands will be chopped off, or that their families will be killed if they refuse. When asked if he was going to try to do it again, the 18 year old in the comedor in Nogales told us, with his shoulders bleeding from the straps he had carried and with a hint of fear in his voice, "I have no other choice."
I do not know his name, but I will never forget this young man's story. Was he doing something illegal? Yes. His actions, illegally smuggling drugs across the US/Mexico border, are exactly the kinds of things that our politicians and pundits roar and rage about… the dangers of illegal immigrants, criminals infiltrating our borders, and infecting our society with drugs and other dangerous substances. But when I sat next to this young man and heard his story, understood his situation, and imagined if I were in his shoes… I didn't see a threat to our country, I saw a person who was taken advantage of, who lived in fear, and who felt trapped by his circumstances. Perhaps he would cross the border again… and perhaps he would not get caught by the Border Patrol but instead find a way to survive and thrive in a country where his life was not at risk. I hope so.
In this boy's story, I see Jesus' story. Before this comparison makes you feel uncomfortable, remember what Jesus said in Matthew 25: we are to see the face of Jesus in the faces of the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, and the imprisoned. It is not a stretch to see Jesus in the life of this 18 year old.
In our second biblical story, the holy family migrates not to find better living conditions, food, and water, like Noami's family, but rather to escape real oppression and danger. The members of the holy family are political refugees, fleeing persecution from their government and fearing for their lives. This is so significant yet we often forget that the child Jesus, the one we worship and commit to following, crossed national borders to find freedom and liberation from oppression.
Like the infant Jesus with his family, this young man's life was threatened by those with power and he was in real danger. Both the holy family and this man crossed borders hoping that the journey would provide safety and ultimately a way out.
However the comparisons do end there…Jesus and his family were eventually able to return home without fear of harm, whereas our 18 year old has no such relief. He must make the dangerous journey again, crossing the border between two worlds where he remains fearful of the Border Patrol on one side, and fearful for his life on the other.
There is so much more that we could say this morning on this theme of immigration and crossing borders. It was challenging enough for me to only share the stories that I did… because during our time in the Arizonan cities of Tucson and Douglass, and the Mexican cities of Nogales and Agua Prieta, we heard so many more stories from undocumented immigrants, church leaders, immigration lawyers, Border Patrol agents, and volunteers that highlighted the complexities and nuances of the realities along our country's border with Mexico.
But one thing is clear: our faith's history as recounted in the pages of the Old and New Testament is filled with accounts of migration. Beyond the stories we read today, we remember Abraham and Sarah leaving the land of Ur to resettle and start their family in the land of Canaan, the Israelites liberation from slavery in Egypt by following God through the wilderness for 40 years, the nation of Judah forced into exile in Babylon and rediscovering and reinventing their faith far from their homeland, the nomadic ministry of Jesus as he traveled throughout Palestine healing and teaching, the early apostles moving throughout the Mediterranean and Near East spreading the Good News of new life and the restoration of all creation…. migration and crossing borders is not a new phenomenon, especially not to those who study the Bible.
Even more importantly, the theme of hospitality and kindness to strangers accompanies these stories throughout our scriptures. The Hebrew scriptures have many books devoted to complicated laws about every part of life, and as Christians we often skim over books like Leviticus and Deuteronomy, but throughout these pages one of the most consistent commandments that God gives the people is this: Love the stranger in your midst. Care for the foreigner. Treat the alien like one of your own. And what is God's reason? Because you were once the foreigner too. We were once the stranger too. In Canaan, in Egypt, in Babylon. In Jerusalem, in Rome. In the United States. Perhaps in Huntingdon, or in Stone Church. Somewhere, sometime, we and our families and our faith communities were strangers, crossing a border into a place, a situation that was unknown.
The current United States policies surrounding immigration are enough to make your head spin. We don't have the time this morning to go into detail about the trade agreements of the 90s that led to such dire economic conditions in counties like Guatemala and Mexico, how the wait time for proper documentation in the United States can sometimes take decades, how many federal environmental laws were waived in order to build the wall along our southwest border (over 30, by the way), and what daily life is like for those individuals and families who live and work in our country without papers but not without a desire for them.
This morning was just a small piece of this large, complex puzzle. But I believe that retelling biblical stories about migration and crossing borders and hearing other modern-day stories for the first time can be the first step towards compassion and kindness. The next step is to ask questions, to do some research, to pay attention to the topic of immigration when it arises, especially on the national scale. Our shared history and connections with our Jewish neighbors, and our commitment to following Jesus, the Christ who both reached across borders and crossed them, requires us to push back against nationalistic rhetoric that is exclusive, hateful, and xenophobic. As Christians we are called to love the foreigner as ourselves, because we were once strangers, because we are called to see the face of Jesus in the face of the immigrant and the alien, and because the love of God, our Creator, Christ our Redeemer, the Holy Spirit Sustainer, knows no borders.