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Cuisine of Limousin
Such is the esteem in which the locally produced food of Limousin is held, it's no wonder that many travellers – and the locals themselves – prize the meals that originate here. Whether it's in the meats that are reared on local farms, the fruits grown in the orchards, or the sweet dishes crafted from ingredients sourced across the area, the gastronomic charms of Limousin are certain to sate the appetite of all visitors.
Viande Limousine
Viande Limousine is the moniker given to the meat reared in the region, and which has international acclaim for its high quality. Beef, lamb, and pork are all produced to the same high standard, with Limousin cattle regarded as a prized commodity in both French and international agriculture. Mutton was traditionally eaten on special occasions; today, however, lamb is the more popular meat.
High quality fruit
Crunchy and sweet, and featuring AOC certification for outstanding local produce, the apples of Limousin are one of its most tasty products. Grown in the foothills of the Massif Central among fertile valleys, the Golden apple variety is equally delicious whether enjoyed fresh or in a dessert. A regional speciality of not is the clafoutis – a baked dessert made from a flan-like batter and black cherries picked at farms in the surrounding area.
The legacy of meals prepared from chestnuts grown in the local area may well relate to tales of avoiding starvation, but the enduring appeal of the chestnut has ensured that it takes great prominence in the recipes of the region. Both the Marigoule and Bouche de Betizac varieties are afforded the highest acclaim, and can commonly be found in such diverse products as chestnut pate, chestnut jam, cakes, or simply oven-baked to perfection.
Wines and refreshment
Though lacking a reputation for viticulture as illustrious as many other regions throughout France, Limousin is still able to provide the perfect accompaniment to meals through a selection of fine wines. The Vin de Branceilles is a particularly popular choice, with a unique flavour that was celebrated throughout the region during the 19th century. The Vin de Correze, meanwhile, is delicate and refreshing, with its refined taste ensuring that is enjoyable as part of a meal or on its own.


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UNITED NATIONS CONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR PALESTINE
SUMMARY RECORD OF THE TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTIETH MEETING
held in the Hotel de Crillon, Paris, on Friday,
7 September 1951, at 11 a.m.
Mr. Palmer
Mr. Marchal (France)
Mr. Aras (Turkey)
Mr. de Azcarate Principal Secretary
Mr. Andersen Head of the Refugee Office
Report of the Refugee Office
At the request of the Chairman, Mr. ANDERSEN (Head of the Refugee Office) presented to the Commission the report of the Refugee Office.
Mr. Andersen recalled that it was in pursuance of the General. Assembly resolution of 14 December 1950 that the Conciliation Commission had established its Refugee Office to carry outs under the direction of the Commission, certain specific tasks. Those tasks, as set forth in the resolution of 14 December 1950 and in the terms of reference given to the Office by the Commission, had fallen into three main categories, and the report now submitted had been drawn up in three corresponding parts.
Part One, Chapter I: It had been felt desirable, before studying the various specific problems, to define as clearly as possible the term refugee as used in the General Assembly resolution of 11 December 1948. The result of that study was given in Chapter I. The Head of the Office recalled that the Commission itself had discussed the definition of a refugee in several meetings in Jerusalem. It was on the basis of the views expressed at that time by the members of the Commission that Article 3 of the definition (page 8) had bean drafted, after discussion with the competent services of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In that article account had been taken of the principle of equity, in accordance with the provisions of the General Assembly resolution of 11 December 1948. He hoped that the inclusion of Article 3 would meet the wishes of the Commission.
Mr. Andersen drew attention to what might appear to be a contradiction between the definition of a refugee given in Chapter I of the first part of the report and that used in Chapter II of the second part, dealing with the legal status of refugees. However, he stressed that it was only an apparent contradiction, as in the first case it was necessary to define a refugee having a right to compensation or repatriation, and in the second case a refugee entitled to claim the legal and political protection of international authorities.
Part One, Chapter II: The Head of the Office than turned to Chapter II, dealing with the principal task of the Office: the evaluation of abandoned Arab property in Israel. He recalled that in May 1951 the Commission had decided, after several discussions on the basis of working paper W/63 prepared by the Land Specialist, on the method which it considered the most appropriate for the purpose of arriving, within a reasonable period of time, at a global estimate of the value of such property. It was naturally in accordance with that decision of the Commission that the Office had set about its task. The difficulties inherent in the task would probably be obvious from the text of the report, which was based, on the one hand, on the most thorough research which had been possible and, on the other hand, on the very great knowledge possessed by the Land Specialist concerning the question in all its aspects.
Mr. Andersen pointed out that the global estimate given on page 34 of Chapter II was made in Palestine pounds as at 29 November 1947, at which time the Palestine pound was linked to, and freely interchangeable at par with the pound sterling. In converting the valuation figure, therefore, the Palestine pound should be reckoned as equivalent to the pound sterling.
Chapter II was not quite complete on one particular point — the sum estimated as representing the value of immovable property abandoned by Arabs in the Israel-controlled part of Jerusalem. Great difficulty had been experienced in that connection, and it was only in the middle of August that a certain amount of co-operation had finally been given by the services of the Custodian of Absentee Property in Jerusalem. An addendum would be submitted in the very near future by the Land Specialist to complete the report. Mr. Andersen was, however, able to state that, so far as could be foreseen, the figure still awaited for Jerusalem property would not seriously affect the total estimate given on page 34.
In connection with the Office's work of evaluation, Mr. Andersen stated that shortly after his first conversation with the Foreign Minister, the Government of Israel had appointed a committee of experts under the chairmanship of Dr. Meron, Director of the Economic Division of the Israel Foreign Ministry, to maintain liaison with the Office, and that several meetings had been held with that committee. The Israel experts had replied fully to certain questions asked by the Office, but insofar as the work of evaluation done by the Government of Israel was concerned, they had declined to give the information requested, stating that it concerned the purely internal affairs of Israel.
After arriving at a global estimate, the Office had compared its figure with those reached by Israel and Arab experts respectively. A study of all available estimates had shown that the Refugee Office's figure was somewhere between the highest estimate made by Israel experts and the lowest estimate made by Arab experts, Mr. Andersen felt that the global estimate arrived at by the Office, while it could naturally only be approximate, was a reasonable one in view of the short time available for the work.
Part One, Chapter III: Although there were enormous difficulties involved in estimating the value of immovable property abandoned in exceptional circumstances, it was indisputable that the difficulties were immeasurably greater in the case of movable property. If it had been impossible to make an evaluation on an individual basis for immovable property, it had obviously been even more impossible to evaluate the movable property individually. The Office had therefore limited itself to studying certain aspects of the matter and suggesting possible methods of procedure. Mr. Andersen drew attention to the procedure which had been adopted for the indemnification of the Turkish population at the time of the exchange of population between Greece and Turkey, which was in many ways a comparable operation (page 4). It was naturally for the Commission to decide which of the possible methods it felt would be to most appropriate.
Part One, Chapter IV: The Office had, by its terms of reference, been charged with preparing a plan for the distribution of compensation funds. Mr. Andersen wished to stress that the refugees themselves were unanimous in their desire to receive individual payment of compensation and would strongly oppose any plan for payment by which a lump sum would be handed for distribution to some authority in the host country.
It was thus by following carefully the instructions of the Conciliation Commission, and taking into account the unanimous wish of the refugees, that the observations given in Chapter IV had been worked out. It was suggested in that chapter that as soon as the problems involved in the first Phase of the compensation operation — evaluation and financing — had been solved, one or more special bodies should be set up under United Nations auspices to administer the compensation fund and to fix the amount to be paid to each individual owner.
That question was of particular interest to UNRWA owing to the relationship which existed between compensation and reintegration, and it was obvious that the closest collaboration between UNRWA and the proposed new body or bodies would be essential. It was also clear that if it were desired to proceed to the establishment of a plan for payment of compensation on an individual basis, the co-operation of the refugees themselves and of the Arab Governments would also be necessary.
The Head of the Office drew attention to the reference on page 6 of this chapter to the Office which had been set up by the League of Nations in 1923 to deal with similar problems in Greece and whose work had been so successful. That precedent had been thought particularly significant in view of the fact that the number of refugees dealt with by that body had been approximately five times as large as it would be in the case of the Palestine refugees, estimated on the basis of an enquiry which UNRWA had carried out some months ago.
While the principle of individual payments of compensation had been recognized,, it had not been overlooked that there was an undoubted relationship between compensation and reintegration, and pages 7-9 of the chapter under review were devoted to that aspect of the question.
Part One, Chapter V: The Office had also been charged by the Commission with preparing a study on the question of damages to the property of refugees returning to Israel and with making recommendations as to the methods to be adopted for the evaluation and payment of indemnities therefor.
The question had been discussed during a meeting with the Israel Committee of experts, and the members of the Office had referred to the provisions of the General Assembly resolution of 11 December 1948 providing that "compensation should be paid for…loss of or damage to property which, under principles of international law or in equity, should be made good by the Governments or authorities responsible". Dr. Meron had replied that as it was a case of refugees returning to Israel, the question could not arise, as such refugees would by the fact of their return become Israel citizens. Mr. Andersen here pointed out that as far as he was aware no nationality law had yet been passed in Israel. Dr. Meron had added that Israel declined all responsibility for damage caused by the hostilities; that if the damage claimed for had occurred before the proclamation of the State of Israel on 14 May 1948 his Government could accept no responsibility for it and that, further, Israel could not accept a general liability for any such damage which had occurred after 14 May 1948; and finally that any such damage which had occurred after 14 May 1948 and which did not come under the category of war damage could be claimed for by the returning refugees through the medium of the Israel law courts, in the same way as any other Israel citizen would be able to claim for similar damage. If any special arrangements were made for returning Arab refugees, that would involve granting them preferential treatment over other Israel citizens, which the Government would not permit.
The Head of the Office pointed out that the General Assembly resolution of 11 December 1948 had posed the principle of the compensation of that category of refugees. Any study of the question subsequent to that date should be based on the relevant provisions of international law, which naturally took precedence over national legislation. In Chapter V an attempt had been made to deal with the problem on the basis of precedents in international law, and the task had not been an easy one (pp. 5-7). The Office had set forth its views based on those precedents, and had made certain recommendations as to the method which might be adopted in due course for settling this question.
Part One, Chapter VI: The Head of the Office recalled that the Commission had taken a special decision, at its meeting on 1 June 19511, to charge the Office with the preparation of a preliminary study of Israel's financial capacity to pay the amount assessed as compensation, such study to be made in consultation with the Israel authorities.
In this instance, Mr. Andersen stated, a considerable measure of co-operation had been forthcoming from the Israel authorities. Chapter VI contained various economic and financial information which would strongly influence Israel's financial capacity and thus the realization of the payment of compensation. The conclusions were given on pages 46 et seq.
Mr. Andersen wished to refer in that connection to a conversation which he had had with Mr. Horowitz of the Israel Ministry of Finance some time ago. Mr. Horowitz had said that he envisaged two possibilities of financing the payment of compensation: by an international loan on which Israel would pay no instalments or interest for at least ten years; or, alternatively, a situation in which Israel would obtain partial or total satisfaction of her claims against Germany. In the latter case some difficulties might be envisaged, as the amount which Israel could pay as compensation would depend to some extent on what proportion she received of her claims against Germany.
Part Two, Chapter I: The second part of the report corresponded to the tasks given to the Office in part II of its terms of reference: to submit recommendations concerning the repatriation of refugees, and their economic and social rehabilitation.
Chapter I dealt with the possibilities of repatriation. The Head of the Office wished first to stress that it was clear that the Israel attitude to the question had not changed since the Foreign Minister had expressed it before the Ad hoc Committee at the 1950 General Assembly. Israel categorically refused to accept the return of any great number of refugees. However, as the question figured in the terms of reference of the Office, it had been felt necessary to make certain observations concerning the possibility of a very restricted solution of the problem. In that connection a working paper2 which had been prepared by the Commission's secretariat had been found useful, and the two suggestions formulated at the conclusion of that document had been discussed in Chapter I. After consideration, the Office had felt that the first — that of limited repatriation by trades or professions — was not possible. The second — that of some measure of repatriation by villages — had been developed. Mr. Andersen expressed the view that even the most modest realization of repatriation along the lines of the second suggestion would constitute a recognition of the principle which had been so often stressed in the decisions of the General Assembly. That, however, was a political question outside the competence of the Refugee Office.
Part Two, Chapter II: This chapter, concerning the economic and social rehabilitation of the refugees, was divided into two sections, relating respectively to minority rights and the legal status of refugees not returning to their homes. The first section, although it might not appear to be particularly useful, as any refugees who returned would presumably be integrated into the social and economic life of Israel, had been included because the question had been specifically referred to in the terms of reference of the Office, and also in the General Assembly resolution of 14 December 1950. The essential point of the second section was the question of the authority which was to assume the legal and political protection of the refugees. At the present time it was clear that, while it had not been specifically charged with the task, the Conciliation Commission was exercising that protection on behalf of the United Nations, and also that the Relief and Works Agency had been obliged to exercise certain of the functions of such a protection authority, for instance when issuing travel papers to refugees.
Part III. In conclusion, Mr. Andersen referred to the last part of the report, dealing with the protection of the rights, property and interests of the refugees. It had been difficult for the Office to define exactly what that phrase included, but the question had been studied in many aspects. The Office had tried to include the most complete and useful information available, so that the Commission itself would be able to decide which aspects of the question should be studied in greater detail and which had no immediate interest.
The Head of the Refugee Office hoped that the Commission would find the report a useful one. The members of the Office had made every effort to make it as complete as possible in the short time available to them.
The CHAIRMAN thanked the Head of the Refugee Office for his presentation and explanation of the report. Speaking personally and on behalf of the Commission, he wished to express appreciation of the way in which Mr. Andersen had carried out his task. He felt that the confidence which the Commission had placed in Mr. Andersen had been fully justified and that without his reasonable approach and guiding touch the work of the experts — however excellent — could not have been to such good purpose.
A further meeting to consider the report of the Refugee Office was fixed for the following afternoon.
The meeting rose at 1.30 p.m.
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Leading experts on bovine TB will host Twitter Q&A sessions.
Over the next three weeks leading experts on bovine TB will be hosting Q&A sessions via the @DefraGovUK Twitter account to answer your questions about the disease and the action being taken to stop its spread.
Themes: History of the disease in England, the impact of bovine TB and the measures used to prevent it's spread.
Nigel was appointed in May 2008 following previous experience in the State Veterinary Service and in policy roles on international trade, BSE controls, animal welfare and international relations co-ordination for Defra's Food and Farming Group as well as Government veterinary services in Belize and Yemen. Nigel worked in private practice in his early career, before joining the UK government services in 1990.
Glyn Hewinson graduated in microbiology from Bristol University, UK, and obtained a Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Oxford, UK. In 1996, he was appointed Head of the TB Research Group at VLA Weybridge, UK. His group was also responsible for the molecular fingerprinting of Mycobacterium bovis isolates for epidemiological purposes. This has resulted in a growing interest in the molecular evolution of M. bovis. Glyn was leader of the M. bovis genome-sequencing project and is a visiting professor at Imperial College, London, UK.
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Monkey With A Machine-Gun: Why Modi Should Let Pak Drown In Its Own Bile
by TCA Srinivasa Raghavan
- Aug 19, 2016, 11:19 am
Narendra Modi (Money Sharma/AFP/Getty Images)
By experience, it can be safely concluded that Pakistan only seems to understand the language of force, belligerence, aggression, and threats.
Congress leaders would do well to remember that Indira Gandhi had adopted the same approach in 1971 as PM Modi does today.
What until a few years ago used to be called received wisdom is now called the 'dominant narrative'. It is difficult to tell where such nomenclatural fashions come from, or why, but they make those who use them sound contemporary. That does not mean what they are saying is contemporary, however. In fact, more often than not, it is old hat, just a recycling of, well, received wisdom.
In India, for nearly 70 long years the 'dominant narrative' has been the Gandhian notion that India must be nice to everyone, you know, that 'turn the other cheek' thing. This 'get-slapped-repeatedly' philosophy was presented by semi-educated liberals as being the only truly Indian one. The properly educated ones had a different view.
The Noughties, under the vapid leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh, took this idea further. India became a weepy-teary country where the defence of wimpish conduct, albeit in well-crafted phrases, became the norm. After all, for the Sonia-Singh duo, as long as the words were right action could be forsworn.
Pakistan took full advantage of this and has been running circles around us.
By some extraordinary osmosis and transmission Narendra Modi, a toughie if there was one, also adopted this approach between May 2014 and August 2016. He sounded exactly like the wimps of yore.
But on August 15 this year, however, he decided to dump that pretence and spoke the only language Pakistan understands -- of force, belligerence, aggression, and threats. Congress wimps made some inane noises, forgetting that their Great Leader, Indira Gandhi, had done exactly the same thing in 1971. In fact, she had taken it further and broken Pakistan into two.
Modi is now asking—a la Mrs Gandhi Sr—if the time has come for another kick in the Pakistani shalwars? Most Indians would say yes. Even if they do not say it, most foreigners would agree, I suspect. Judging by Pakistan's shrill statements on 16 August, Modi's remarks seem to have hit home. It is making an ass of itself – as usual – over Kashmir.
In India meanwhile, the 'dominant liberal narrative' being propagated today about J&K is that the 'Kashmiris' do not wish to be a part of India. Really? All 12.5 million of them across the Valley, Jammu and Ladakh? Or just a few thousands in the Valley which measures 80X40 miles?
The liberals forget that the Muslims of the Valley have had different beliefs. The National Conference had been opposed by the Muslim League elements from pre-Partition times. Remember 'Sher' and 'Bakra', the division between Sheikh Abdullah's supporters and his opponents? The Valley's Muslims were not united against joining India in 1947. They are not now. How many Bakerwaal and Gujjar Muslims of J&K support the few Sunnis who want out?
Remember, too, that different parts of India have seen continuing violence in pursuit of diverse 'azaadi' agendas without breaking up the country. The last such call was by CN Annadurai in the early 1960s, but when did Tamil Nadu last ask for the right of 'self-determination'? Millions have left India for a variety of reasons, even as the land that is India survives. So why does the demand for 'azaadi' by a few in the Valley get conflated to a compulsion for India to capitulate?
Pakistan, the same narrative has it, echoing Nawaz Sharief's expression after his country conducted nuclear tests in May 1998, has become 'mahfooz', or safe. It also has China in its corner. But they forget that in 1971 it had the US, which couldn't save it.
Anyway, who is talking of war? It's mostly a psychological thing and, with the Pakistanis, it pays to not just be tough but sound it too.
For the most part, since 1958, that country has been run by short-sighted dictators – Ayub Khan, Yahya Khan, Zia ul-Haq, Pervez Musharraf. All were army chiefs. All had and have a vested interest in confrontation with India.
But the truth is that the Pakistani army is yet to win a war – not even against its own people, as the Baloch and the Pathans have demonstrated. The Pakistani economy is constantly on life-support. Its political parties are at the mercy of the Army. Its society is at the mercy of terrorists. To borrow Soorma Bhopali's inimitable turn of phrase in 'Sholay', "Aapke to warrant pehle hi nikle hue hain, hamaari kya zaroorat hai"?
Pakistan has nuclear weapons; it also has a Himalayan chip on its shoulder from its million failures. But it is in fact no match for India. Its self-destructive policies are the best proof of that.
So the real question before India is how to deal with a monkey that has picked up a machine gun and is demanding parity because it has that machine gun. The answer, frankly, is not to deal with it.
Nor need India have any fear of a country whose idea of international relations is to export terrorism and beg for money.
People who advocate engagement also say that we don't know who to talk to! But the guys you can talk to don't have the power and the guys who have the power don't want to talk. What a joke of a country! Have no doubts about it, it is a failed state. We should let it drown in its own bile.
It deserves no less from us.
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The 2020 Election Was A Good One For Republicans Not Named Trump
By Domenico Montanaro • Nov 11, 2020
Republican Sen. Susan Collins delivers election night remarks to supporters and staff on Nov. 3 in Bangor, Maine. Collins was down by 4 points in an average of polls before Election Day but won by 9 percentage points.
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Originally published on November 11, 2020 11:34 am
Republicans outperformed the polls up and down the ballot in the 2020 election, to the surprise even of many Republican political operatives and survey researchers.
To be clear, Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Trump; Democrats will still control the House and still have a chance of picking up the Senate.
But Republicans made gains in the House — so far netting five seats (with 22 races not yet called). Given their presumed strength in the suburbs, Democrats had been expected to expand their majority.
That became increasingly likely the closer the election got — and not just because of public polls. That was also the expectation of Republicans who conduct their own private polling and work on, run and advise campaigns.
In the Senate, Democrats have so far gained one seat, but they need three with a Biden win to take over the chamber. Democrats still have a chance of doing that with two runoff elections in Georgia. That's seen as possible, but not likely.
It wasn't expected to be this way. Democrats had put lots of Senate races in play, ones not expected to go their way at the beginning of the 2020 cycle, places like Kansas and Montana.
To be sure, many of the Senate races were expected to be close, perhaps with razor-thin margins, and a Democrat-controlled Senate was never an assured outcome. But when you look at the average of the polls in the last week of the election versus the ultimate result, it's clear that Republicans were underrepresented all across the country.
All of these races, except Colorado and Alabama, were within single digits in the polls. Colorado, a state Biden won handily, wound up pretty close to the average. Alabama, a state Trump won by a lot, was an even bigger blowout than expected.
Many of the supposedly tightest races didn't wind up tight at all. Maine is perhaps the most stunning one. Biden won the state by 9 percentage points, but Republican incumbent Susan Collins won reelection by 9 points.
Not only was Collins down by 4 points heading into Election Day in an average of the polls in the week before the election, but she led in just one poll in all of 2020. And that was back in July. That's one poll out of almost three dozen.
In South Carolina, money flowed to Democrat Jaime Harrison, who looked as if he actually had a shot of defeating incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham. The Cook Political Report, which talks to the committees that help elect the candidates in each part, and others rated the race as a toss-up.
The polls seemed to bear that out, showing the race even. But in the end, it wasn't even close. Graham won by 10 percentage points. It was always going to be tough for a Democrat to win statewide in South Carolina in a presidential year.
In Alaska, incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan's double-digit margin could tighten with mail-in votes still out and only 74% of the votes in as of Wednesday, so put an asterisk next to that one, but that was supposed to be a 3-point race.
There is going to be a reckoning — again — within the polling industry. Survey researchers are already combing their numbers for patterns of what went wrong.
Some theories at this point include:
Early voting: Surveys having too many people in their samples saying they would vote early. The pollsters had a tough time adjusting for that, because there's no historical trend to go by.
Democratic overresponse: Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents seem to have been more willing to talk to pollsters, and pro-Trump Republicans just didn't want to participate as much because of their deep distrust of and disdain for the polls and the media.
This is not the idea of a "shy" Trump voter. While survey researchers — Democratic, Republican and nonpartisan — all found people, especially women, less willing to say they are Trump supporters to their friends and families, there is little evidence they aren't telling pollsters they support the president.
The bigger problem may be Trump supporters simply not wanting to participate at all. That would seem to make sense, considering the consistent underestimation of Republican vote, especially in Republican-leaning states.
A Trump phenomenon: The other thing that is tough to quantify is whether this is something unique to when Trump is on the ballot. He has vilified polls and the media to a far greater extent than any other presidential candidate. Supporting the idea that this was simply a Trump phenomenon is that polls were right in the 2018 midterm elections and nearly every special election in the last four years.
These are just early theories, but it's probably going to be best practice to put even less stock in horse-race polling as an exact science and to use rough, more artful measures, including demography, ad spending and private campaign poll reporting to find out where the campaigns think is important and where a candidate may or may not have a shot.


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Practicing Love
Over the next five weeks we're going to be looking at a series of stories from the book of Acts – the book, probably written by the same author as Luke's gospel, though we don't really know who that was, that charts the development of the early Christian Church, mostly through the stories of two of the first apostles – Peter, who had been one of Jesus' first disciples, and who became a leader in the early Christian Church, especially amongst the Christians of Jewish background in Jerusalem, and who is identified by some traditions as the "first Pope" – and then Paul, formerly known as Saul, a prominent and high flying pharisee who made a name for himself persecuting those early Jewish followers of Jesus before his dramatic conversion and call led him to a life preaching the good news outside of his people, amongst the gentile nations.
But today's story comes from the Peter narrative in the book, although it really isn't about Peter. The key figure in this story is a woman by the name of Tabitha, a follower of Jesus who lived in the coastal town of Joppa.
Joppa was reasonably large town only thirty miles or so from Jerusalem. Before this story its main claim to fame was that Joppa was the port to which Jonah fled when he was called to preach to the people of Nineveh – it's in more or less exactly the opposite direction to the one he should have been heading in. But, though I tried very hard to find an amusing link between Jonah, with his famous giant fish, and Peter, the fisherman, with the miraculous catch Michaela reflected on last week, I was unable to do so. So I'm just going to have to let that one get away…
What is significant about Joppa for this story is that though it was a Jewish city, as a coastal port it was more cosmopolitan than the inland town of Lydda, where Peter was to be found at the start of our story. You see this in the way Tabitha is named – both as Tabitha, her Hebrew name, and as Dorcas, the Greek equivalent.
And remember, this story comes from the first half of the book of Acts, when the gospel was still spreading only amongst the Jews. Jesus' work was still understood primarily as that of the Jewish Messiah, calling the people of Israel back to the worship of their God. Paul has been converted, but has not begun his missionary journeys amongst the gentiles. Peter has not yet had the vision that led him to the Italian Gentile Cornelius, and to witness the Holy Spirit coming with power amongst gentiles who heard the news of Jesus – that's in chapters 10 and 11, and our theme for next week: "including outsiders". The movement of Jesus Christ is still essentially a Jewish sect.
So, with that setting of the scene, enter the main character – Tabitha, who has just died.
We don't know a great deal about Tabitha. She's a disciple – a "follower of the way", as Jesus' followers were then known. And she was devoted to good works and to acts of charity.
That word "charity" is an interesting one. It roughly means "a demonstration of compassion". When we hear it today, our minds naturally enough tend to go to an image of financial giving. But the language here points us in a different direction: the verb attached to the word "charity" is not "to give" (as it often was, to take that very meaning), but "to do".
The King James Version translates it here with the rather lovely twelfth century English word almsdeeds – by analogy with the giving of alms, the old way of describing giving your money to those in need out of compassion for them – almsdeeds was giving your deeds, your actions.
(And as I write this, I note that although almsdeeds is to be found in Merriam-Webster, Microsoft Word spell check doesn't approve of it.)
Tabitha's devotion did not primarily take the form of financially contributing to the needs of others. Most likely she had little if any money that she had control over – few women of the day did.
So her compassion was not expressed in giving alms, but in doing them. In almsdeeds.
This isn't to speak against financial giving as an expression of our compassion – it's a practice widely praised in the scriptures, and often the most effective way that we can practically give outworking to that compassion for others that God has inspired in us – but to note, to acknowledge, to celebrate, that there are other ways to demonstrate compassion, to practice the love of God.
Tabitha may not have had financial resources, but it seems she had skill in the making of clothes. For many widows came to mourn her death, weeping, and showing the tunics and other clothes that she had made for them.
And here's one of those lovely little details in the text.
All the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made
Those who came to mourn her death, to celebrate the practical acts of compassion that had characterised her life, knew her as Dorcas. Not Tabitha.
You see it? They didn't name her in Aramaic, but in Greek.
It seems that at least many of those Tabitha had helped were not her fellow Jews. In this mostly Jewish town, it's likely that a Jewish widow would find herself supported. She would have family to care for her; here, or not too far away. And if not, the systems of the synagogue would meet her needs. Care for the widow and the orphan was deeply ingrained in the Jewish culture.
But the widow of a foreigner? Far from home, far from family, brought to this place by a husband who has now died. For such a woman it would be so easy to just be lost, forgotten, unseen.
But Tabitha, this woman who is a disciple of Jesus, saw them. Had compassion. Shared her almsdeeds with the foreigner. Before any of the (male) leaders of the Church realised that their message was for the gentiles, Tabitha was already living it out.
The very next passage of the book of Acts tells of Peter responding to a vision, and going to Cornelius, to the gentiles. I wonder if the image of those foreign widows weeping over the death of Tabitha, and her almsdeeds given to the gentiles might not have been in his mind.
Of course, the big wow, the special effects moment in the story, is when Peter prays, and then calls to her "Tabitha, get up". Then shows her, alive to "all the saints and widows". And there is rejoicing, and the word spreads, and many came to believe.
A great work of the power of God, and the Church grows as those who hear and see come to believe.
But I put it to you, that that act of power would have meant nothing without the loving service that had gone before. That people didn't hear and celebrate and come to believe just because someone was raised – but because Tabitha was raised. The great miracle that God worked through Peter did not occur in isolation, but amidst the years of acts of loving service that Tabitha had shown to all around her.
It was because of Tabitha's acts of love that people cared whether she lived or died – and therefore cared what Peter had to say about the God who had raised her. Just as, I think, it was Jesus acts of love that led people to care what he had to say.
If we reflect on how the Church grew, and how it might grow in our generation, on how people came to believe and how they might come to believe, I suspect that it is often the case that these things work together: acts of love and compassion; words of good news; and God's power at work.
Tabitha's response to the love of God that she had found in the good news of Jesus was to practice love; to do good deeds and acts of charity. It could have been her that Jesus had in mind when he said, "they will know you are Christians by your love". Though she probably seemed unimportant by any measure, she shared the love and welcome of Jesus Christ by caring for those who needed it, whether part of her community or not.
And in doing so she sowed the seeds for the growth of the faith – and, if my sneaking suspicion is correct – taught Peter something about God's love for outsiders.
About which, more next week…
Including Outsiders
Easter Celebration – Sharing Good News


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winter, george, 1810-1876 (17)
fairchild, t. b. (4)
bennett, george s. (george slocum) (3)
bruce, charles d. (3)
dillon, john b. (john brown), 1808?-1879 (3)
hubbell, william (3)
winter, charles (3)
winter, jane (3)
dewey, j. h. (2)
groat, harriet (2)
All fields: Winter, George, 1810-1876--Correspondence
Letter, 1839 Oct. 1, Washington, to Col. Lewis H. Sands, Greencastle
2 handwritten letters From: J.H. Hook, Washington, October 1, 1839 To: Colonel Lewis H. Sands, Greencastle ALS, 2 p. (1 sheet, folded) On verso (paper reused): From: Lewis H. Sands, Greencastle, October 13, 1839 To: George Winters [sic],...
Letter, 1838 June 24, Cincinnati, to George Winter, Logansport, Ind.
Acknowledging George Winter letter of June 16. Advises George Winter not to worry about a debt he incurred in New York and has not yet paid. Suggests that their brother William Winter, who is doing well in New York, might help pay it. Charles...
Letter, 1848 June 12, Fort Wayne, to George Winter, Logansport, Ind.
From: Harriet [Groat] and Mary [Winter], Fort Wayne, June 12, 1848 To: G.W., Logansport ALS, 4 p. (one sheet, folded; handwritten)
Letter, 1839 Oct. 14, Logansport, to J. Slocum
Handwritten letter (copy) , incomplete	From: [George Winter], Logansport, Oct. 14, 1839 To: J. Slocum	AL, 3 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1871 July 19, Lafayette, to J. Slocum, Wilkes Barre, Penn.
Handwritten letter (copy) From: G.W., Lafayette, July 19, 1871 To: J. Slocum, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania ALS, 4 p. (1 sheet, folded)
Letter, 1839 Aug. 10, Logansport, to Major Hook, Washington, D.C.
Handwritten letter (copy)	From: G.W., Logansport, August 10, 1839 To: Major Hook, Commissary of Subsistence, Washington, D.C. ALS, 5 p. Has received letter from Hook to Col. Lewis H. Sands, Hook's nephew, acknowledging receipt of "a water...
Letter, 1839 Jan. 30, Logansport, to Lewis H. Sands
Handwritten letter (copy) From: G.W., Logansport, January 30, 1839 To: Colonel Lewis H. Sands [Locust Grove] ALS, 4 p. (one sheet, folded) Acknowledging letter of January 22; reminiscing about the time spent at the Indian camp at Lake...
Letter,, 1858 Jan. 8, Lafayette, to Judge W. Pettit
Handwritten letter (copy) From: George Winter, Lafayette, January 8, 1858 To: Judge W. Pettit (member of Congress) ALS, 6 p. (two sheets, folded)
Letter, 1874 May 23, Lafayette, Ind., to G. Slocum Bennett, Wilkes Barre, Pa.
Handwritten letter (copy) From: George Winter, Lafayette, May 23, 1874 To: G. Slocum Bennett, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania ALS, 3 p. (2 sheets)
Letter, 1839 Nov. 22, Logansport, to Col. Lewis H. Sands, Greencastle, Ind.
Handwritten letter (copy) From: George Winter, Logansport, November 22, 1839 To: Colonel Lewis H. Sands, Greencastle ALS, 4 p. (one sheet, folded) Appreciative of Hook's favorable comments; the necessity and rarity of an...
Letter, 1849 Oct. 18, Logansport, Ind., to B.F. Tefft, Cincinnati, Ohio
Handwritten letter (copy) From: George Winter, Logansport, October 18, 1849 To: Professor (Reverend) T.B. Teft, Cincinnati ALS, 8 p. (two sheets, folded)
Letter, 1874 Apr. 6, Lafayette, Ind., to G. Slocum Bennett, Wilkes Barre, Penn.
Handwritten letter (copy), Incomplete From: George Winter, Lafayette, April 6, 1874 To: G. Slocum Bennett, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania AL, 5 p. (2 sheets, 1 folded)
Letter, circa 1839, to C.
Handwritten letter (copy?) From: [George Winter?] [n.d.; early 1839?] [Logansport?] To: C. [Sands?] AL (unsigned), 2 p. (one sheet) Stained and torn Thanking (Sands) for his attempts to influence the Indian...
Letter, 1861 Nov. 4, Hatteras Inlet, N.C., to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: [M.	Miller?], Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, Nov. 4, 1861 To: George Winter,	Lafayette ALS, 4 p.	(1 sheet, folded)
Letter, 1850 Apr. 12, Evansville, Ind., to George Winter, Logansport, Ind.
Handwritten letter From: [W.] Hubbell, Evansville, April 12, 1850 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 2 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1841 Jan. 1, Middletown, Ohio, to George Winter, Logansport
Handwritten letter From: Andrew Campbell, Middletown, Ohio, January 1, 1841 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 2 p. (one sheet, folded) News of friends; inquires about G.W.'s "enterprize" on the Tippecanoe Battle ground; his business prevents...
Letter, 1864 Sept. 16, LaPorte, to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: Andy Hupp, LaPorte, Sept. 16, 1864 To: George Winter ALS, 2 p. (1 sheet, folded)
Letter, 1850 Feb. 14, Liberty Mills, to George Winter, Logansport
Handwritten letter	From: C.N. Lent, Liberty Mills, [?], February 14, 1850 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 2 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1848 Oct. 9, Louisville, to George Winter, Logansport
Handwritten letter From: Charles D. Bruce, Louisville, October 9, 1848 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 4 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1870 Dec. 30, Bethlehem, Penn., to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: Charles M. Wetherill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Dec. 30,1870 To: George Winter ALS, 2 p. (1 sheet, folded)
Letter, 1862 Dec. 26, San Francisco, to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: Charles Winter, San Francisco, Dec. 26, 1862 To: George Winter ALS, 4 p. (1 sheet, folded)
Letter, 1864 Sept. 20, San Francisco, to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: Charles Winter, San Francisco, Sept. 20, 1864 To: George Winter ALS, 4 p. (1 sheet, folded)
Letter, 1848 Feb. 1, Louisville, to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: Chas. D. Bruce, Louisville, February 1, 1848 To: George Winter ALS, 4 p. (1 sheet, folded)
Letter, 1848 Mar. 18, Louisville, to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: Chas. D. Bruce, Louisville, March 18, 1848 To: George Winter ALS, 2 p. (one sheet)
Letter, 1848 Feb. 1, Louisville, to George Winter, Logansport
Handwritten letter From: Francis Hegan (by H. Wood), Louisville, February 1, 1848 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 1 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1874 Apr. 3, Wilkes Barre, Pa., to George Winter, Lafayette, Ind.
Handwritten letter	From: Geo. S. Bennett, Wilkes Barre, Pa., April 3, 1874 To.: George Winter, Lafayette ALS, 1 p. (on Bennett, Phelps, and Co., Bankers letterhead)
Letter, 1846 Dec. 22, Waltry, Ind., to George Winter, Logansport, Ind.
Handwritten letter From: Geo. Slocum, Waltry, Indiana, Dec. 22, 1846 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 2 p. (1 sheet, folded) Slocum does not know the whereabouts of George Winter's portrait of Frances, about which he had written to...
Letter, 1861 Nov. 16, Dalles City, Or., to parents and sister
Handwritten letter From: George Winter, Jr., Dalles City, Oregon, Nov. 16, 1861 To: "Parents and Sister" [G.W. and family], [Lafayette] ALS, 4 p. (-1 sheet, folded)
Letter, 1860 Jan. 24, Lafayette, Ind., to Palmer
Handwritten letter From: George Winter, Lafayette, January 24, 1860 To: Palmer ALS, 4 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1865 May 29, Lafayette, to A. Arnold, New York
Handwritten letter	From: George Winter, Lafayette, May 29, 1865 To: A. Arnold, New York ALS, 4 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1848 May 30, Logansport, Ind., to Mary Winter, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Handwritten letter	From: George Winter, Logansport, May 30, 1848 To: Mary Winter (? Col. J. Squier), Fort Wayne ALS, 3 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1851 Feb. 10, Washington, to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: Graham N. Fitch, Washington, February 10, 1851 To: George Winter ALS, 2 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1844 Aug. 17, Logansport, to George Winter, Dayton, Ohio
Handwritten letter From: Horace P. Biddle, Logansport, August 17, 1844 To: George Winter, Dayton, Ohio ALS, 3 p. (one sheet, folded) Acknowledging G.W. letter of August 1, in which he reports that there are few in Dayton interested in buying...
Letter, 1863 Aug. 3, Delphi, to George Winter
Handwritten letter	From: J.H. Dewey, August 3, [1863?] To: George Winter ALS, 3 p. (1 sheet, folded)
Letter, 1864 May 18, Delphi, to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: J.H. Dewey, Delphi, May 18, 1864 To: George Winter ALS, 3 p. (1 sheet, folded)
Letter, 1847 July 25, Locust Grove, to George Winter, Logansport, Ind.
Handwritten letter From: Jane Winter, Locust Grove, July 25, 1847 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 4 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1847 June 10, Locust Grove, to George Winter, Logansport, Ind.
Handwritten letter From: Jane Winter, Locust Grove, June 10, 1847 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 4 p. (plus two pages, superimposed at right angles, in two directions) (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1848 May 23, Locust Grove, to George Winter, Logansport
Handwritten letter From: Jane Winter, Locust Grove, May 23, 1848 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 3 p. (one sheet, folded) (also over-written at right angles on two pages)
Letter, 1849 Jan. 19, Indianapolis, to George Winter, Logansport
Handwritten letter From: John B. Dillon, Indianapolis, January 19, 1849 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 1 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1854 Jan. 25, Wilkes Barre, Penn., to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: Jon. Slocum, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, January 25, 1854 To: [George Winter] ALS, 1 p. (1 sheet, folded) Enquiring what G.W.'s "lowest cash price" would be for an oil painting of Frances' house; he expects...
Letter, 1839 Feb. 14, Locust Farm near Greencastle, Ind., to G.W. Winter, Logansport, Ind.
Handwritten letter	From: Lewis H. Sands, Locust Farm near Greencastle, February 14, 1839 To: G.W., Logansport, received February 22 1839 ALS, 2 p. (one sheet, folded) Notation by G.W. indicates answered in March, on May 2 and on...
Letter, 1849 Jan. 13, Hudson, Ohio, to George Winter, Logansport
Handwritten letter From: T.B. Fairchild, Hudson, Ohio, January 13, 1849 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 3 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1851 Mar. 25, Hudson, to George Winter, Logansport, Ind.
Handwritten letter From: T.B. Fairchild, Hudson, Ohio, March 25, 1851 To: George Winter, Logansport (forwarded to Lafayette) ALS, 2 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1848 Sept. 22, Hudson, to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: T.B. Fairchild, Hudson, September 22, 1848 To: George Winter ALS, 4 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1849 June 28, Hudson, Ohio, to George Winter, Logansport, Ind.
Handwritten letter From: Thos. B. Fairchild, Hudson, Ohio, June 28, 1849 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 3 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1849 Mar. 12, Evansville, Ind., to George Winter
Handwritten letter	From: W. Hubbell, Evansville, March 12, 1849 To: George Winter ALS, 4 p. (one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1859 Mar. 16, Evansville, to George Winter
Handwritten letter From: W. Hubbell, Evansville, March 16, 1859 To: George Winter ALS, 3 p. (1 sheet, folded)
Letter, 1848 Nov. 29, Indianapolis, to George Winter, Logansport
Handwritten letter From: Wm. Wight [?], Indianapolis, November 29, 1848 To: George Winter,	Logansport ALS, 1 p.	(one sheet, folded)
Letter (copy) From: George Winter, Logansport, August 10, 1839 To: Major Hook, Commissary of Subsistence, Washington, D.C. TL, 4 p. (typed transcript of item 1-4(17))
Letter, 1839 Sept. 4, Peru, to D.
Letter (copy)	From: George Winter, Peru, September 4, 1839 ("memoranda when I was at Peru, 1st") To: D. AL (unsigned), 3 p. (one sheet, folded; handwritten) Comments on the human condition and a spirit of initiative. Man is...
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Letter copy-book (18 sheets, 7 blank); includes:
Letter, 1839 Jan. 23, Washington City, to George Winter, Logansport
Letter	From: A.C. Pepper, Washington City, D.C., January 23, 1839 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 1 p. (one sheet, folded) Response to G.W. letter of Jan 7, 1839, acknowledging receipt of Council painting, which is being inspected by the...
Letter, 1874 May 5, Wilkes Barre, Pa., to George Winter, Lafayette
Letter	From: Geo. S. Bennett, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, May 5, 1874 To: George Winter, Lafayette ALS, 1 p. (on Bennett, Phelps, and Co., Bankers letterhead)
Letter, 1871 July 31, Wilkes Barre, Pa., to George Winter, Lafayette
Letter	From: Geo. Slocum Bennett, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, July 31, 1871 To: George Winter, Lafayette ALS, 1 p. (on Bennett, Phelps & Co. Bankers letterhead)
Letter, 1848 Oct. 9, Troy, to George Winter
Letter From: Harriet A. Groat, Troy, October 9, 1848 (G.W.'s sister-in-law) To: George Winter ALS, 4 p. (handwritten, one sheet, folded)
Letter, 1839 Dec. 9, Indianapolis, to George Winter, Logansport
Letter	From: S. S. Tipton, Indianapolis, Dec. 19, 1839 To: George Winter, Logansport ALS, 1 p. (1 sheet, folded) Reporting that Mr. Slocum has delegated Col Ewing to examine G.W.'s painting [of Frances] and pay him what Ewing thinks it is...
Transcription of letter, 1838 Jan. 7, Logansport, Ind., to Col. A.C. Pepper
Note, begins "Geo Winter to Col A C Pepper copy of letter Dated Logansport Ind Jany 7 1838..." (in Cable Ball's handwriting, probably c. 1918-1920) AN, 2 p. (1 sheet, written in pencil) Transcription or summary of above-mentioned letter,...


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I never wanted to leave my bedroom or socialise with anyone outside of the two people I was comfortable with.
Coming to the Hope Centre was a huge step for me, and to be honest, I didn't really want to go at first. But, when I came on the Breathe Programme in November 2014, I found that my fears about coming here were soon put to rest. The tutor (Claire) was more than helpful, and it really felt like she actually listened to you, and catered for your needs, all while managing a group of like-minded people with different needs. She didn't just tell me what I needed to hear, she encouraged me to take steps forward and push myself to being the person I knew that I was.
It was this course, coupled with being asked to volunteer as Student Support in future classes, which inspired me to be more helpful and outgoing towards other people. I felt like I had a purpose again, and I was pretty good at it too. I mean, I knew that I was always helpful towards other people, but this opportunity gave me the chance to prove just how capable I could be. Even after Claire left, I continued to help out here at the Hope Centre because it not only gave me a sense of self fulfilment, I felt like I was helping out people who were in the situation I was in, and helping make their troubled times that little bit easier. When the opportunity came up to start working for the Hope Centre, I jumped at the chance. I'm proud to be a part of the team now and I feel like we can achieve great things.


Vishing (Voice Phishing / Phone Phishing) is the use of false phone calls to cheat people into giving money or showing personal information.
It's a new name for an old problem or telephone scams. Vishing usually requires a criminal representing to realize a trusted institution, company, or government agency.
You may be asked to buy an extended warranty, offered a "free" vacation, told your computer is infected and you need anti-virus software or asked to donate to charity.


Does anyone have any experience with the "buried alive" simulation/ experience? Guests sit or lay on the floor of a small room while it's filled up with tons of plastic "ball pit" balls. How do you make this work for a constant flow of groups? How do you clear all of the balls and reset for the next group? I can't seem to figure out how this works. Thanks!


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Are you concerned about what your children are hearing and seeing in the election talk?
In light of the election results, I cannot ignore the pressing need to address what is already happening for our children. Regardless of preference in the presidential race, we have to confront what our children are hearing and learning from the current political climate.
One mother wrote that her 7 yo daughter came home from school saying that she heard that the man running for president said that he had touched a woman's private parts. Another mother reported that when her son's class held their own election, one of the girls who voted for Clinton said to a boy who voted for Trump, "I hate you." Other reports are coming in of divisions and anger between children who just days before were normal schoolmates. Thousands of children now know the meaning of the slang P-word. The media has put it in our ears and things like that always trickle down to school children.
A child's influence lies within the family. Children hear us talking, arguing, calling names, blaming. This has been the most divisive campaign in recent history with so much hatred on both sides, and we must take responsibility for the messages our children are hearing.
Whether or not you supported Trump, and whether or not he will be a good president, he has said and done things that you work hard to insure your children will never say and do. So how do you talk to your children about your beliefs and values in the context of the political situation? How do you help you child make sense of it all? How do you impart your moral values and beliefs when the President of the United States does not appear to embody them?
Families are the microcosm of society's macrocosm. Whatever goes on in the bigger world, your child's world within your family is the source of his influence. If you bully your children with fear tactics to get them to behave, they learn the power of bullying. If you make sarcastic remarks about people of other races, your children will too. If they question themselves because of the conditions you place on your love or acceptance with your criticisms and judgments, they will set their own conditions on their primary source of influence. But if you hold your children in your hearts at all times regardless of the mistakes they inevitably make—no matter the size of the mistake—you will always hold first place in their hearts.
It is more important than ever to teach your children the power of empathy, compassion, open-heartedness, and acceptance of others, and the way you do that is by modeling—by giving all of that to your children.
If you hear a story from school, get your child's point of view first before reacting or giving advice. Ask what they heard or how they saw it. "What do you think of that?" "Do you agree or disagree with what was said?" "How did you feel when that happened?" "What do you think should be done?" "Is there anything you would like to say to her?" Your questions of genuine curiosity show that you care about what they think and feel. Guiding their thinking leaves them feeling more empowered in the situation.
Do not focus on getting your child to see the other side. Especially young children do not understand the many perspectives of each situation. Be sure and hear your child's before any corrections or attempts to help him see it another way.
Be totally honest with your point of view. You do not have to include all your thoughts with young children but do be honest with the thoughts you share. They see right through attempts to protect them with silence. When you don't tell the truth, they imagine much worse.
Be the respectful, responsible person you want your children to be. No matter what their behavior, you can always be compassionate and accepting of your child. Do not address the behavior only. Connect with emotions and situations that provoked it so your child feels understood.
Egocentric children care only about how situations affect them. If they show signs of worry or upset, assure them that your job is to keep them safe. If the nature of your family is such that no one's needs and rights are any more or any less important than anyone else's, your children will know that their concerns are heard and addressed.
Remember it is not your job to take away worries, fears, and anxiety. That is impossible. Your job is to be there and offer your comfort, your shoulder, and your ears for your child to process those worries.
Answer questions simply and honestly. Younger children need less information to feel satisfied, but keep answering until the questions stop. Older children and teens deserve your thoughts and opinions in a way that help them move forward.
Young children have a hard time understanding that everyone has both positive and negative qualities. You might not approve of certain words and behaviors of Mr. Trump but that doesn't mean he doesn't have other good qualities and deserves a chance.


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Brexit : Deal Or No Deal?
I am guessing here, but suspect that the majority of people who voted in the referendum are getting mightily fed up with the way "Brexit" is happening.
Whether you voted leave or remain, or have changed your mind since, you are not going to be happy that Parliament is in deadlock, with almost all politicians in a agreement that a no deal Brexit is to be avoided at all costs, whilst failing to agree on anything else.
The issue with Mrs May's deal is that we end up paying £billions to the EU with a worse outcome than if we stay in.
Mrs May said "A bad deal is worse than a no deal". Many people will think this is indeed a bad deal.
This is a disaster for the Conservatives who are going to get smashed at election time for being divided and turning against one another.
So, whatever your view, if Parliament cannot agree on a deal, the only options left are a General Election or a People's Vote on the terms being offered.
I invite anyone disagreeing with the above to explain how else the matter will be resolved.
There are some who will say we should crash out whatever the consequences to our economy and jobs.
This, however, is a minority view. it isn't what nearly 52% of the population voted for back in 2016.


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DVD Short take: Finally, a film emerges that focuses on that sadly curious mainstay of gay male culture: the Fag Hag. Here, straight girl Bethesda (L.A. Renigen) searches the gay bars for her mother, but instead finds a different kind of family. The film also explores racism and misogyny in the gay community. H.P. Mendoza writes and directs. 2009. TLA Releasing (tlareleasing.com). —Preview: NANCY FORD


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Licensing Placement: BravoTV's "Vanderpump Rules"
The licensing program 'SyncPhonic' by Symphonic Distribution is proud to announce another successful placement for Matt Young's slamming track "This Party". The track was also featured last year in MTV's 'Teen Wolf', and we are happy to keep the momentum building…
Licensing Placement: MTV's "Happyland"
Huge congratulations to Seasick Mama and No Shame! The track "Holy Smokes" from the EP 'Tip Top Shape' was featured in MTV's Happyland aired in Season 1 - Episode 2! Eye Candy centers on tech genius Lindy, who pursues online dating and…
Licensing Placement: MTV's 'Eye Candy'
Huge congratulations to The Dirty Tees! The track "Never Die" from the EP 'The Prelude' was featured in MTV's Eye Candy aired in Season 1 - Episode 3! In this episode, a house party in Dazzle (the Happyland owned town) brings a…
Licensing Placement: HBO's "Looking"
Huge congratulations to Patterns! The track "Burning Man" from the EP 'Dangerous Intentions' was featured in HBO's 'Looking' aired in Season 2 - Episode 2! After reminiscing over their childhood obsessions, Patrick and Kevin (Russell Tovey) decide to develop a gay…
How to Grow Your SoundCloud Community
The heart of SoundCloud is its deeply engaged community of creators who share the sounds they create with each another and the world. SoundCloud is not only about sharing sounds but also about sharing common interests, attitudes, goals and connecting…
Licensing Placement: Oxygens's "Bad Girls Club"
Huge congratulations to PLS DNT STP! The track "Make It Clap" from the EP 'Generation Doom' was featured in OxygenTV's 'Bad Girls Club' aired in Season 13 – Episode 9! The girls deal with longstanding issues head-on as Family Weekend…
Licensing Placement: Fox's "Sleepy Hollow"
Huge congratulations to She's the Queen and Electronic Rumor whose song, "Talk to Me" was featured in Fox's Sleepy Hollow on Monday, November 10, 2014. This is fantastic exposure for the song and for She's the Queen! We also couldn't be happier…
Recording Covers and Mechanical Licenses
The compulsory mechanical license is a mechanism that allows anyone to record and distribute your composition (or allow you to make a cover of someone else's work). There are several requirements and conditions that you need to know about regarding…
Licensing Placement: MTV's "Finding Carter"
Huge congratulations to Walking Shapes and their label No Shame whose song "Feel Good" was featured in MTV's Finding Carter which aired, September 2, 2014! The episode aired on Tuesday September 2nd. The placement even featured on-screen time for the song and…
Licensing Placement: MTV's "Teen Wolf"
We have big news – Matt Young's "This Party," the quintessential dance track released by our client Preston Recordings, will be featured on MTV's "Teen Wolf" Monday July 14th at 10PM American Eastern Time! Check out the placement on MTV's New…
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