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THE BATTLE OF GOOD AND EVIL REACHES A CLIMAX says CLAIRE BRINE

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Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) and Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) come face to face in battle

IT all ends here. Time for the ultimate showdown between the wiz kid and the Dark Lord. But is the Boy Who Lived about to die?

Cinemagoers can find out by watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, on general release now.

Harry and pals Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma

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In this eighth film – based on the final book in the series by J. K. Rowling – Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) is still on the lookout for the Horcruxes – items containing pieces of Lord Voldemort’s immortal soul.

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PARLIAMENT’S CHILD POVERTY GROUP LISTENS TO REAL-LIFE EXPERIENCE IT was standing room only in committee room 8 at the House of Commons last week when 17-year-old Kayleigh from Leicester told the minister responsible for poverty, Maria Miller, MP, how being poor has affected her and her family.

Kayleigh, watched by ‘Poor Kids’ director Brian Woods, addresses MPs

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Featured in BBC One’s hard-hitting documentary Poor Kids, Kayleigh told the minister and members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty that ‘growing up in a poor household is a secret you try to keep from everyone. I thought that if people knew I was poor, they would look down on me or laugh at me.

‘I can remember having new clothes only once – and that was a school uniform. Everything else had to be second-hand. My little brother used to get bullied because he had to wear my old blouses to school – not because he wanted to but because there was no money to buy him shirts. It really hurt to see him crying because someone called him names. Wearing someone else’s thrown-out clothes really eats your self-confidence. In the end you think you are just worthless.

‘Sometimes there was not enough money – my dad lost child benefit when I was 16 even though I was in full-time education – and we went hungry.

‘I know times are hard,’ she concluded, ‘and the Government has to make savings, but please don’t take money away from the poorest children.’

The director of Poor Kids, Brian Woods, and representatives of a number of charities and community groups also made submissions to the committee.

Salvation Army captain Jonny Smith, speaking from his eight-year experience of leading a church in Southwark, South London, said that he knew of families where if a child needed money for a school trip, the family would have to choose between funding the trip or going without electricity.

‘Such decisions,’ he said, ‘are subtle and fall off the Government’s radar. But they are a reality. Children from poorer families feel a lot of peer pressure to join in all the activities of their classmates – and parents want the best for their kids – but where money is very tight, a £20 trip means a family going without the necessities.’

Thanking the contributors for their insights, committee chair Kate Green, MP, said that proposals for welfare reforms times and seen how other children were being finalised. live. Nobody should have to live in such Speaking to The War Cry, Kayleigh poverty, especially in a supposedly said: ‘What I described in Poor Kids is the advanced country. It is shameful.’ life I’ve known since I was six or seven.

Asked what she would like to see as a There was no script. I just told it as it result of Poor Kids and her meeting with was. My life has changed since the politicians, Kayleigh replied: ‘I’d like the programme. I’ve moved in with my step- Government to make sure that everyone mum because my dad had a heart attack gets the benefits they are entitled to, withand is not able to care for me. out people feeling that they are tainted.

‘I’ve watched the programme seven And to make sure that everybody gets enough money for the basics, such as food, fuel and clothing.’

Brian Woods from True Vision TV told The War Cry what led him to focus his programme on child JESUS AND THE ART poverty.

OF MOTORCYCLE ‘At the beginning of the Labour Government we made a film Kayleigh and MAINTENANCE called Through the Eyes of a Kate Green, MP p4 Child. It made sense for us to revisit the subject at the beginning of the coalition Government to see

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whether ten years of investment by new Labour have made a difference.

‘Child poverty is still a problem. There are more than 1.5 million children living in what Save the Children calls “serious poverty”. We need to help those kids.

‘Having made that earlier film, I wasn’t that shocked by what we found in Poor Kids. I was simply saddened that despite the £150 billion invested in tax credits little had changed.

It was sad to see that although more than one million children have been lifted out of poverty in the past ten years, for those still in poverty not much has changed. Life is still a hell of a grind.’

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Voldemort possesses the all-powerful Elder Wand

From page 1 Watson) know that by finding and destroying the Horcruxes, they will become closer to defeating the evil Voldemort once and for all.

But the remaining objects are neither easy to find nor to destroy. The trio are not even entirely sure what they are looking for. To make matters worse, now that Voldemort is in possession of the all-powerful Elder Wand – one of the Deathly Hallows – Harry’s chances of success are looking bleak.

When Harry discovers that one of the Horcruxes lies in Hogwarts School, he and his friends set out to find it. As the school is under attack from Voldemort’s Death Eaters, other wizards join forces with Harry as he strives to secure the Horcrux.

Anyone who demonstrates loyalty to Harry is well aware that they are putting their life in danger. Voldemort and his forces are not afraid to kill anyone who stands in their way.

In the war between good and evil there are casualties. Harry is distraught when he loses some of his dearest friends.

‘I never wanted any of you to die for me,’ he says.

Harry, Hermione and Ron prepare to face Voldemort and his Death Eaters (top) Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures

Each individual has to decide which side they are on

Perhaps not, but his friends knew full well that they were taking a risk by siding with Harry and that fighting against Voldemort could be fatal. Even witches and wizards who are unknown to Harry end up immersed in the war.

Each individual has to decide whose side they’re on. Are they for Harry or for Voldemort? For good or for evil?

There is no middle ground.

In the non-fictional world, people face similar decisions.

In a world where good and bad things happen, Jesus challenges us to decide whose side we are on.

We can choose or refuse to follow him. If we choose to believe in Jesus, he forgives us our wrongdoing and gives us eternal life in Heaven. If we refuse to entrust our lives to Jesus then we’ll face the consequences – eternity without him.

The choice, he says, is stark: ‘If you are not on my side, you are against me’ (Matthew 12:30 Contemporary English Version).

Jesus purposely died in our place for our sin, whatever we’ve done. He took the punishment for our wrongdoing.

He laid down his life so we could be put right with God. Those who side with Jesus know an inner peace, whatever life throws at them. They have a clear conscience.

They experience God’s unconditional love and presence.

For those who reject Jesus the outlook is catastrophic. No peace. No joy. No hope. Hell.

It’s a life or death decision. What will it be?

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SAW the Biker Bible on the table and thought it was a motorbike repair manual,’ says Alec Ford, who was at a bikers’ charity event in Paignton, Devon, last year.

‘If I’d seen the words “Jesus is Lord” written on the top of the book, I’d have run a mile.’

Alec didn’t realise that the book he’d picked up was a Bible. Neither did he notice that he was sitting by a stand belonging to the Christian Motorcyclists’ Association (CMA).

He took the Bible home with him.

Three months later he began to read it.

This repair fixed my life!

‘Inside the book there were real-life stories in which people explained how God had changed them. I thought: “If these people have done drink and drugs – just as I have – yet can find forgiveness in God, maybe there’s something in it for me.”’

Up until this point, Alec admits that he had little time for God. As a child he grew up in Cyprus, where he reluctantly attended a Greek Orthodox church.

Home life was also tough.

‘I didn’t have a good rela- Alec’s life tionship with my father so changed when I was 15, I left home to when he join the British Army. I joined read the Bible the Christian Fellowship group only because I was lonely. By the time I was 17 I was drinking heavily. At 18, I saw my best friend decapitated. Any shred of faith that I had was lost completely.

‘My life went off the rails.

I had a nervous breakdown.

I was so intensively depressed that I couldn’t think rationally

Biker ALEC FORD tells Claire Brine how a chance pickup helped him on the road to recovery

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manual I started to drink even more. I took drugs. When I left the army I worked in retail as an area manager for a multinational company. I hired people, got what I wanted from them, then fired them. I didn’t care who I destroyed.

‘I was also unhappily married, so I cheated on my wife by having numerous affairs. I was an arrogant, aggressive, self-centred, manipulative man. I loathed myself.’

Life got worse. After he and his wife divorced, Alec met a new partner, but later discovered that she was cheating on him. He felt he could no longer cope.

‘In October 2006 I had a nervous

breakdown. I was so intensively depressed that I couldn’t think rationally.

I didn’t see any point in living so I tried to kill myself several times.’

Alec confessed to doctors that he wanted to take his own life. He had reached rock bottom – but he was ready to work at climbing his way back up.

‘I had a choice. I could choose to die or I could choose to live – happily,’ he says. ‘So I decided to tackle my depression. I joined an introductions agency and met Teresa, who later became my wife.

‘Teresa is a Christian and said that if we were to have a relationship, she wanted me to become a Christian as well. I said I couldn’t make that promise.

‘For the next two years I challenged Teresa daily about her faith. I thought there was no way I could believe in such rubbish. But she continued to pray for me.

‘By this point I was working as a lorry driver. One day I came home from work, unable to walk properly. I was developing arthritis – from head to toe – and my condition gradually got worse. I had to go to the hospital every few weeks and missed a lot of work. When the recession kicked in I was made redundant. I had to start using walking sticks.

‘Emotionally, I started to struggle again. I was housebound. I felt my life was over.’

Alec and Teresa went on holiday to Paignton. While attending a motorbike event, Alec needed to sit down and rest his legs. The only seat he could find was by the CMA stand. It was there that he picked up the Biker Bible.

‘Back home, I started dipping in to it.

Three months later I went to church. The preacher spoke about people who make mistakes in life and lose their way. I felt that God was talking to me. But I was full of guilt. I couldn’t believe that God would ever love me after all the bad things I’d done.

‘A few days later Teresa and I went on holiday to Cyprus. But I couldn’t wait to get back to church.’

Alec became a Christian. Today he is a changed man and spends his time telling people about the impact God has made on his life. He is also the vice-chairman of a CMA branch in northeast Derbyshire. His mission is to set up a CMA branch in Cyprus.

‘These days I’m a person who loves life and people. I’m not selfish any more.

God has done so much for me, so it is the least I can do to tell the world how fantastic he is.’

I couldn’t believe that God would love me after all the bad things I’d done

CLAIRE BRINE

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Lily Allen and her father Keith arrive at her wedding

WHEN the BBC aired the hardhitting documentary Poor Kids last month, viewers responded in record numbers to the station’s blog, expressing outrage that so many children in the UK live in poverty.

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In the broadcast teenager Kayleigh admitted to trying to take her own life because of the pressures and burden of poverty. Last week in the House of Commons, she faced the minister responsible for the Government’s response to child poverty. Again, in her own words, she described the reality and effect on the million-plus children who live in poverty.

‘Growing up in a poor household is a secret you try to keep from everyone,’ she said. ‘I thought that if people knew I was poor, they would look down on me or laugh at me.’

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Addressing politicians at the same meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Poverty was Poor Kids director Brian Woods.

‘There is still grinding poverty out there and we as a society need to help those kids,’ he told The War Cry. ‘The response to the programme was brilliant. So many people said that they never realised people were living like this in Britain today and things have got to change. It’s great that people want to engage with this issue.

‘In the 1960s the BBC drama Cathy Come Home changed social policy on homelessness in a profound way. I’d love Poor Kids to have even a tenth of that impact.’

If families are going to be able to buy their kids new clothes and keep them fed and warm, it will take more than a TV documentary. It will take political will – from politicians and the public. It will take work – attainable jobs within reasonable reach. It will take money – supporting people from benefits to wages.

It is not enough to say that the poor are with us always. As Kayleigh has shown, too often ‘the poor’ are somebody else’s children.

LILY ALLEN found comfort from her local church – St James the PA photo of Great, Cranham – after losing her Lily Allen and unborn baby, reported The Sun. her father According to the paper, the singer has Keith arriving at praised the village vicar for supporting her wedding her after the tragedy.

She said that his kindness prompted her to marry in his church.

‘Our vicar said a similar thing had happened to his family, so he would come over and sit with me,’ she said.

‘People wouldn’t have thought I’d have a church wedding, but since I had the really traumatic experience last year, our local community all pitched THE Guardian reported on concert, they come to party. I’ve in. We received really some of the concerts at the done the sacred and the secular. heartfelt, beautifully written cards. It feels Manchester International But I am very excited about Festival which included music being part of this.’ really nice.’ from various faiths.

US gospel singer Candi Staton and the choir of the New Testament Church of God joined those of other faiths to perform in places of worship ‘A SOLDIER who says that prayer saved him as he across the city for the Sacred fell to earth with a failed parachute is training to be a Sites arm of the festival. vicar,’ reported The Sun. ‘When people come to According to the paper, Lance Corporal Jamie church it’s about praise, worship and reverence,’ said Candi, who Kidd was falling at 100 mph and was 600 feet from had a hit in 1976 with ‘Young hitting the ground when his main and reserve paraHearts Run Free’. chutes refused to open. After praying to God, Jamie ‘When people come to a heard a voice, saying: ‘I am with you. I am God.

Mental illness comes under the spotlight THE question ‘Is mental illness ever a gift?’ is under discussion on Channel 4’s 4thought.tv next week. On Wednesday (20 July 7.55 pm) Alastair Hamilton – who is a Christian – speaks about the mental illness he has lived with for 20 years. He believes that God wants him to help others who are experiencing similar problems.

On Thursday (21 July 7.55 pm) the Rev Davey Falcus describes his past addictions to alcohol and drugs and his suicidal tendencies. He explains that the recovery from his mental illness was a gift from God.

Don’t worry.’

A second later Jamie’s parachute worked and he landed on his feet.

‘The first thing I did was thank God,’ he said.

Jamie has completed his first year of religious training at Spurgeon’s College in South London. He hopes to become a Baptist minister in two years.

RADIO

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Christian kindness touches pop star

PRESENTER Brian I D’Arcy explores the life of Mother Julian of Norwich in Sunday Half Hour on Radio 2 tomorrow (17 July 8.30 pm).

He analyses the writings of the medieval mystic and her commitment to God. Hymns include ‘The Day Thou Gavest Lord is Ended’.

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Apps give fun at your fingertips

APPLICATIONS (or apps) are pieces of software that can be downloaded to a smartphone. They come in the form of games, entertainment, lifestyle and practical programs. If you’re looking for ways to jazz up your phone, here is a list of the Top 10 iPhone apps. Many of them are also available on Nokia, Android or BlackBerry.

1. Tower Defence. The aim of this strategy game is to stop enemies from crossing a map by building towers which shoot at the enemies as they pass.

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2. WhatsApp Messenger. This instant messenger program enables a user to talk to other users for an unlimited amount of time for free.

3. Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Inspired by the movie of the same name, a user can play as the mighty Optimus Prime or Bumblebee to stop the evil decepticons from taking over the Universe.

4. Angry Birds. In this popular game players use a slingshot to

the way to do launch the birds at pigs set within enclosures.

The aim of the game is to destroy all the pigs on the field.

5. The Sims 3. The third instalment of the strategic life-simulation game enables a user to

take control of a Sim’s life by building up their home, career and social life.

6. Halftone-Juicy Bits.

This app allows a user to add a halftone-style printing effect to photos, giving them a

Click for car fuel consumption AS the cost of motoring continues to rise, what can motorists do to keep an eye on their fuel consumption? Owners of Smart cars can now keep track of how much fuel they use through the Smart mpg iPhone application from Martech Social.

Stephen Uprichard of Martech says: ‘Once a user has registered a car, they log each fill-up into the app. Over time this provides an effective

overview of their miles per gallon. The initial feedback we have received about this app has been very positive.’

Smart is not the only manufacturer to have an app specifically designed for its cars.

Volkswagen UK has one which allows a user to choose a model and engine of their choice and add desired upholstery, colour and wheels. The app then calculates the price of the userdesigned model. The BMW Connected app conveniently allows users to operate their favourite web stations and check social networking sites when their device is plugged into the car’s USB port.

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vintage look. There are more than 27 different styles to choose from.

The photos can be uploaded to Facebook or Twitter.

7. Fight Night Champion. In this simulation boxing

game, users go head-tohead with many of the boxing greats such as Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Users can play against friends via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. 8. Angry Birds Seasons. Angry Birds are back to soak up the summer sun and get their stolen eggs back from those pesky pigs.

9. Fruit Ninja. Swipe your finger across the screen to slash and splatter fruit without hitting the bombs which are explosive to touch.

10. FIFA 11. This game allows a user to have the football world in their hands.

They can play alongside stars such as Kaka and Rooney and go head-to-head against friends via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

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Faith under Baghdad G Andrew tells more of his story in Faith Under Fire, published

by Monarch. For more information visit frrme.org

Andrew, how and when did you become a Christian?

My father was Strict Baptist and my mother was Pentecostal. So I grew up going to two churches every Sunday. The only rebellion of my youth was to join the Anglican Church.

There has never been a time when I haven’t been aware of Jesus. My earliest memories are of praying to Jesus at night.

I often say that I was never converted – I have always loved Jesus.

My faith gives me strength to persevere. I’ve never had doubts about the Christian faith, not even when the bullets are flying, bombs are exploding and my people are being killed. I know that people fail and do wrong things but God doesn’t fail; he doesn’t do wrong things.

How did God call you into the ministry?

When I was ten, my teacher asked the class what we wanted to do when we grew up. I said I wanted to be an anaesthetist and a priest. She said I could do only one of those jobs. I insisted I wanted to do them both and I have.

I trained to do medicine at St Thomas’ Hospital in London. I loved it so much. One day, when I was

At the end of my prayer, I asked: ‘What now, Lord?’

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God’s man facing hostilities in the cradle of humanity, Canon ANDREW WHITE, Vicar of Baghdad, talks to Nigel Bovey about his unusual ministry

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Andrew, with armed escort, welcomes children to church

running the cardiac arrest team, I went out into the hospital garden opposite Big Ben to say my evening prayers.

I thanked God for everything I’d achieved in my life so far. I’d qualified. I was doing what I loved. I was enjoying my job.

At the end of my prayer, I asked: ‘What now, Lord?’

It was the most dangerous thing I’ve ever said.

I heard God speak to me very clearly: ‘You should go into the Church.’ I said: ‘No, I want to stay at the hospital for ever.’

Nobody goes into the Church unless they have to, and I had to because God told me to.

I read theology at

Cambridge University, and part of the course was spent studying in Jerusalem, which is where I got interested in the problems of the Middle East. After ordination, I did a curacy in Battersea and then became a vicar in Clapham.

When I was 33, I went to Coventry Cathedral – becoming the youngest canon in the Church of England – and became Director of the Centre for Reconciliation.

During my time at Coventry, I met representatives from different groups and governments in the Middle East.

Nobody goes into the Church unless they have to, and I had to because God told me to

Since working in Baghdad, you have seen more suffering close up than most people will – or would want to –

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see in their lifetime. Why does an all-loving, all-powerful God allow people to suffer?

Suffering is the work of humankind.

It is not the work of God. The impassibility of God – the idea that no other being causes God pain – is very important to me. Even Jesus – who is God in human form – did not want to suffer. On the night of his arrest, he prayed that if it were possible the cup of suffering would be taken from him.

I don’t think that God lets suffering happen. I see it as a symptom of being in a fallen, sinful world and that God surrounds people with love and help amid their suffering.

When I pray with people I pray in faith for whatever I can. So, for instance, when a friend was dying of breast cancer, we got together in the

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From page 9 church and prayed that she would bewithout pain. The fact that she died without pain was a sign that God was with her and that he answered prayer.

How much time do you spend in Baghdad throughout the year?

I spend about a quarter of the year outside Iraq. The usual pattern is to come home to the UK for a week every two months. When I’m here, I’m longing to be back in Baghdad.

And when I’m there, I’m longing to be with my wife and children in England.

That sounds like an unusual family life. How easy is it for you, your wife and your two sons?

I consider them to be part of God’s calling on my life in Baghdad. When they are ill or need help it is difficult. Of course, I want to be with them at such times. The fact is I couldn’t do the work I’m doing without a very supportive team of co-workers in Baghdad and here in England. And part of their support for me is to support my wife and children while I’m away.

What’s important for me is being where God wants me to be

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Who, though, provides the money you need to run a church, a clinic, a school and a weekly feeding programme?

At £400 a year, I used to have the cheapest church in the world to run.

Now I have to find £64,000 a month.

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Why, though, are you investing time and presence in other people’s children on the other side of the world, and not spending time with your own children?

My boys have never known any different. There was a time when if I’d been home for more than five days they’d ask: ‘Daddy, going back to work yet?’

When I told them I had work to do here, they’d say: ‘No, you don’t.’

When I’m in Iraq, I speak to them as often as I can and do what I can to help them. They are well provided for.

Andrew discusses peace with PLO chairman Yasser Arafat When I’m in England, I’m frantically going round trying to raise money, most of which comes from churches. There are very few big donations.

About 90 per cent of our support comes from the UK. Ten per cent comes from the United States. When George W. Bush was president, the Pentagon used to fund my reconciliation work. It doesn’t now.

Palm Sunday celebrations at St George’s Church, Baghdad

You head the only Anglican Church in Iraq. What other Christian communities are there?

The main denominations are Ashuri, Chaldean, Syrian Orthodox and Syrian Catholic.

Our people come from different denominations.

What are daily living conditions like in Baghdad?

Iraq is the world’s second largest producer of oil yet we have only two hours of electricity a day. Tap water is polluted and makes people ill. Before the war, petrol cost 1⁄2 pence a gallon.

Today it costs about £1.20.

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Andrew relaxes at home

Food is available, but people can’t afford it. People can move around in Iraq but can’t travel to other countries.

The roads are terrible. They are just installing sewers in Baghdad. So what roads there are have been dug up. There are no pavements. I’ve never seen a dustcart. People bury their rubbish or throw it in the river.

People throw all sorts of stuff in the river. I used to go down to the Tigris every morning to pray but when I started seeing bodies bobbing up and down it became a bit difficult.

Part of your work in Baghdad has been to try to negotiate the release of hostages. Is there any sense in which you are a hostage to the people of Baghdad?

No. I have complete freedom to go or

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I’ll be there as long as God wants me to be there stay. I want to be with them because I love them and they love me. They are the best people ever.

Your church has been bombed. Your people are being killed. You have a price on your head and can’t move without a security team surrounding you. How long are you going to stay in Baghdad?

I have no intention of leaving. I’ll be there for as long as God wants me to be there. I now have an Iraqi Anglican priest to help me. What’s important for me is being where God wants me to be.

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A patient is examined in the clinic at St George’s

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Fill the grid so that every column, every row and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9 Solution on page 15

Look up, down, forwards, backwards and diagonally on the grid to find these names associated with Harry Potter

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QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Lukewarm (5) 4. Nonplus (5) 8. Large deer (3) 9. Chopping (5) 10. Scum (5) 11. Decay (3) 12. Brazilian dance (5) 13. Comic strip (7) 16. Melted (6) 19. Debated (6) 23. Interfered (7) 26. Song of lament (5) 28. Not quickly (3) 29. Between (5) 30. Terrible (5) 31. Taste (3) 32. Throw out (5) 33. Revise a text (5)

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HONEYCOMB Each solution starts on the coloured cell and reads clockwise round the number 1. Sweet made with sugar, nuts and egg white 2. Capital city of the Czech Republic 3. Orange-coloured vegetable 4. Intense dislike DOWN 1. Refracting glass (5) 3. Humble (7) 4. Skit (6) 5. Beneath (5) 6. Snapshot (5) 7. Bowl (5) 9. Valuable (5) 14. Label (3) 15. Indebt to (3) 17. Tint (3) 18. Bankroll (3) 20. Bureaucracy (3, 4) 21. Reside (5) 22. Rectify (6) 23. Slogan (5) 24. Energy (5) 25. Supple (5) 27. Firearm (5)

5. Public procession celebrating a special day 6. Person qualified to practise medicine

QUICK QUIZ 1. Which American state is known as the Beehive State?

2. In which musical would you hear the song ‘Tonight’?

3. Ornithology is the scientific study of what?

4. In Morse code, which letter is represented by one dot?

5. Which is the largest island in the world?

6. In which Shakespeare play does an English king fight at Agincourt?

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Tepid. 4 Stump. 8 Elk. 9 Axing.

10 Dross. 11 Rot. 12 Samba. 13 Cartoon.

16 Thawed. 19 Argued. 23 Meddled. 26 Dirge.

28 Jot. 29 Twixt. 30 Awful. 31 Sip. 32 Eject.

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6 Photo. 7 Basin. 9 Asset. 14 Tag. 15 Owe. 17 Hue. 18 Wad. 20 Red tape. 21 Dwell. 22 Adjust.

23 Motto. 24 Drive. 25 Lithe. 27 Rifle.

QUICK QUIZ 1 Utah. 2 West Side Story. 3 Birds. 4 E. 5 Greenland. 6 Henry V. HONEYCOMB 1 Nougat. 2 Prague. 3 Carrot. 4 Hatred. 5 Parade.

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To commemorate this year’s 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, PHILIPPA SMALE looks at some everyday expressions popularised by the translation

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Harsh treatment at the hands of the occupier was not to be met with retaliation

‘But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also’

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DR Martin Luther King Jnr, the great American civil rights leader, once believed that ‘the ethics of Jesus were only effective in individual relationships’. He looked at racial groups and nations in conflict and came to the conclusion that the philosophies of ‘turn the other cheek’ and ‘love your enemies’ would not work in situations involving more than a couple of people.

King, though, changed his mind when he read about Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy. A firm believer in non-violent protest, Gandhi was a political and ideological leader in India during the move towards Indian independence.

King wrote: ‘Love, for Gandhi, was a potent instrument for social and collective transformation.

It was in this Gandhian emphasis on love and non-violence that I discovered the method for social reform that I had been seeking.’

King also made the point that a non-violent protest may not change the minds and hearts of oppressors overnight. He said: ‘It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage that they did not know they had.’

In the New Testament, Jesus said: ‘But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also’ (Matthew 5:39 New International Version).

This was spoken during the time Today the expression still means to when Rome occupied Palestine and refuse to get our own back after Roman soldiers were a common someone has wronged us. It is sight. Harsh treatment at the hands of difficult to do. We want to stick up for the occupier, said Jesus, was not to ourselves. But, be met with as Gandhi and retaliation. Knowing King found, how violence leads to non-retaliation more violence, Jesus has the power taught restraint – to floor all ‘turning the other opponents. cheek’.

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14 The War Cry 16 July 2011

Summer sports are hotting up by CLIFF KENT

SUMMER is proving to be a busy season for sport fans. Wimbledon may be over for another year, and the British Grand Prix done and dusted, but golf’s Open Championship is in full swing, England face India in the Tests and the Rugby World Cup kicks off in the autumn.

It is always interesting to watch sporting events and find out who will reach the final stages of the competition. Will the team expected to win take the prize? Or will the underdog scrape a victory?

Sometimes there are surprises on the sports field.

An unknown sportsman occasionally makes good. But winners mostly tend to emerge from the more elite athletes. They are showered with praise and accolades.

And what do we think of those who come in in second, third or even last place? Just

because they haven’t taken the No 1 spot, it doesn’t mean that their achievements are meaningless. Is a person’s worth determined only by how often they win?

Jesus didn’t think so. He had an affinity with people the rest of society regarded as second rate.

Although he loved everybody, he spent much of his time with people who were made to feel they weren’t as good as everyone else.

Jesus’ words proved that he was not just for the winners of the world when he said: ‘The Son of Man came to look for and to save people who are lost’ (Luke 19:10 Contemporary English Version).

However we feel about ourselves or however successful we are in life (or not), Jesus sees our true value. When we ask his forgiveness, he will put our record straight. With his help we can set our life on the right track.

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THE MAIN ATTRACTION

JUST DESSERTS

Cherry calfoutis Ingredients: Oil, for greasing 100ml milk 150ml whipping cream 1 ⁄2 tsp vanilla essence 4 large British Lion eggs 100g caster sugar 25g plain flour 400g can pitted black cherries, drained

Salmon fishcakes with lemon sauce Ingredients: 350g salmon fillet, skinned 7 large British Lion eggs 675g mashed potato 2tbsp fresh tarragon, chopped 4tbsp plain flour 100g breadcrumbs 4tbsp vegetable oil 50g butter, melted Grated zest and juice of 1 small lemon Salt and freshly ground black pepper Method: Place the salmon in a frying pan, add enough water to just cover and bring to the boil.

Cover the fish and simmer for 5–6 minutes. Transfer to a plate and flake the flesh with a fork.

Place 4 eggs in a pan, then cover with cold water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 7 minutes.

Drain the eggs, then rinse in cold water and tap the shells.

Peel the eggs and chop roughly.

Mix together the mashed potato, tarragon, salmon and boiled eggs. Add some seasoning and a beaten egg and mix again. Divide SUDOKU SOLUTION

the mixture into eight and shape into fishcakes.

Beat another egg in a shallow dish. Coat the fishcakes in the flour, then dip them into the egg, followed by the breadcrumbs. Turn the fishcakes until each side is well coated. Chill until required.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan, add the fishcakes and cook over a medium heat for 8–10 minutes, turning once until golden on both sides.

Keep warm.

To make the sauce, place the remaining egg, butter, lemon zest and juice and some seasoning in a heatproof bowl.

Place the bowl over a pan of simmering water. Use an electric whisk to whisk for 2–3 minutes or until the sauce turns thick. Serve the fishcakes hot with the sauce.

Method: Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6. Lightly oil an ovenproof dish which measures 23cm in diameter.

Put the milk, cream and vanilla into a pan and heat until almost boiling. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until creamy, then add the flour and beat until smooth.

Add the hot milk to the egg mixture and stir well. The mixture should be left to stand for up to 1 hour.

Scatter the cherries over the base of the dish. Stir the batter, then pour over the top. Bake for 30–35 minutes or until the dessert is risen and puffy. Dust with icing sugar and serve warm or cold with whipped cream.

Serves 6

Serves 4 Recipes reprinted, with kind permission, from the British Egg Information Service website eggrecipes.co.uk

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WATCH the birdies! Tomorrow (Sunday 17 July) this year’s winner will lift the coveted Claret Jug and be hailed as ‘the champion golfer of the year’. Since the first match teed-off early on Thursday morning, golf-lovers have lined the fairways and greens of Royal St George’s in their thousands. Many of them will have been keeping their eyes on the hot-hitting British contingent of Rory McIlroy, Lee Westwood and Luke Donald.

At the beginning of July, Donald was world number one in the PGA rankings, closely followed

by Westwood. Pre-championship favourite McIlroy, meanwhile, had not played competitively since winning the US Open with a record-breaking score in June.

In many sports, golf included, past performance is no guarantee of future success. A fluffed shot, an attack of nerves when putting (‘the yips’) or a moment’s lapse of concentration can mean dropped shots and disaster.

Equally, some of the names engraved on the trophy are of men who went into the tournament with a recent record that was decidedly rough.

Last year’s winner – Louis Oosthuizen – for example, was ranked 54th in the world before he walked onto the first tee at St Andrews. Days later, he walked off the course with the second lowest total in the home of golf’s history and the title of Open champion.

Like Oosthuizen, some of the greatest sports champions struggled

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at some point in their careers. But through hard work, dedication and determination they made it to the top. They didn’t let defeat get to them. They didn’t let it separate them from their goal.

Away from sport, many of us face defeat, and sadly many people let it keep them from going after their goals. But we can still be hopeful.

Bible writer Paul puts it like this: ‘I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord’ (Romans 8:38, 39, New International Version).

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FULL SWING: Rory McIlroy on his way to US Open victory

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