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please read this agreement carefully before accessing or using the catalyst studio, inc website. by accessing or using any part of the website, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. if you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. if these terms and conditions are considered an offer by the catalyst studio, inc, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms.
the website is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old. if you are not yet 13 years old, you must stop using the website immediately or else provide catalyst studio, inc with written parental approval.
email addresses on the catalyst studio, inc are considered proprietary intellectual property. it is recognized that these email addresses are provided for human visitors alone. you acknowledge and agree that each email address the website contains has a value not less than us $50. you further agree that the compilation, storage, and/or distribution of these addresses substantially diminishes the value of these addresses. intentional collection, harvesting, gathering, and/or storing the website's email addresses is recognized as a violation of this agreement and expressly prohibited.
you do not claim intellectual property right or exclusive ownership to any of our products or services, whether modified or unmodified. all products and services are the property of catalyst studio, inc. our products and services are provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. in no event shall our organization (or any business or individual associated with catalyst studio, inc) be liable for any damages including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential, or other losses arising out of the use of or inability to use our products or services.
your catalyst studio, inc account and site.
if you create a site with catalyst studio, inc, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and site, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions taken in connection with the site. you must not describe or assign keywords to your site in a misleading or unlawful manner, including in a manner intended to trade on the name or reputation of others, and catalyst studio, inc may change or remove any description or keyword that it considers inappropriate or unlawful, or otherwise likely to cause catalyst studio, inc to be positioned for possible liability. you must immediately notify catalyst studio, inc of any unauthorized uses of your site, your account or any other breaches of security. catalyst studio, inc will not be liable for any acts or omissions by you, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.
you have, in the case of content that includes computer code, accurately categorized and/or described the type, nature, uses and effects of the materials, whether requested to do so by catalyst studio, inc or otherwise.
by submitting content to catalyst studio, inc for inclusion on the website, you grant catalyst studio, inc a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing and promoting your site or content. if you delete content and advise catalyst studio, inc, catalyst studio, inc will use reasonable efforts to remove said content from the website (generally within two business days), but you acknowledge that caching and/or other references to the content may not be made immediately unavailable.
without limiting any of those representations or warranties, catalyst studio, inc has the right (though not the obligation) to, in catalyst studio, inc's sole discretion (i) refuse or remove any content that, in catalyst studio, inc's reasonable opinion, violates any catalyst studio, inc's policy or is in any way harmful, unlawful or objectionable, or (ii) terminate or deny access to and use of the website to any individual or entity for any reason, in catalyst studio, inc's sole discretion. catalyst studio, inc will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid.
optional premium paid services (such as domain purchases, etc.) may be available on the website. by selecting a premium service you agree to pay catalyst studio, inc the monthly or annual subscription fees indicated for that service. payments will be charged on the day you sign up for a premium service and will cover the use of that service for a monthly or annual period as indicated. premium service fees are not refundable.
catalyst studio, inc has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, posted to the website, and cannot therefore be responsible for that material's content, use or effects. by operating the website, catalyst studio, inc does not represent or imply that it endorses the material there posted, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. you are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. any user or site owner who finds content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, or content containing technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, or other errors has a responsibility to report such content to catalyst studio, inc. in the same way, anyone who discovers content on the website that contains material that violates the privacy or publicity rights, or infringes the intellectual property and other proprietary rights, of third parties, or the downloading, copying or use of which is subject to additional terms and conditions, stated or unstated, must report the same to catalyst studio, inc. catalyst studio, inc disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the website, or from any downloading by those visitors of content there posted.
we have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the websites and webpages to which catalyst studio, inc links, and that link to catalyst studio, inc. catalyst studio, inc does not have any control over those non-catalyst studio, inc websites and webpages, and is not responsible for their contents or their use. by linking to a non-catalyst studio, inc website or webpage, catalyst studio, inc does not represent or imply that it endorses such website or webpage. you are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. catalyst studio, inc disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-catalyst studio, inc websites and webpages.
as catalyst studio, inc asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. if you believe that material located on or linked to by catalyst studio, inc violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify catalyst studio, inc. catalyst studio, inc will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. in the case of a visitor who may infringe or repeatedly infringes the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of catalyst studio, inc or others, catalyst studio, inc may, in its discretion, terminate or deny access to and use of the website. in the case of such termination, catalyst studio, inc will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid to catalyst studio, inc.
this agreement does not transfer from catalyst studio, inc to you any catalyst studio, inc or third party intellectual property, and all right, title and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with catalyst studio, inc. catalyst studio, inc, the catalyst studio, inc domain, the catalyst studio, inc logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with catalyst studio, inc, or the website are trademarks or registered trademarks of catalyst studio, inc or catalyst studio, inc's licensors. other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the website may be the trademarks of other third parties. your use of the website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any catalyst studio, inc or third-party trademarks.
catalyst studio, inc reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this agreement. it is your responsibility to check this agreement periodically for changes. your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes to this agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. catalyst studio, inc may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools, services and resources). such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this agreement.
catalyst studio, inc may terminate your access to all or any part of the website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. if you wish to terminate this agreement or your catalyst studio, inc account (if you have one), you may simply discontinue using the website. notwithstanding the foregoing, if you have a vip, premium or other paid services account, such account can only be terminated by catalyst studio, inc if you materially breach this agreement and fail to cure such breach within thirty (30) days from catalyst studio, inc's notice to you thereof; provided that, catalyst studio, inc can terminate the website immediately as part of a general shut down of our service or other lawful reason. additionally, a paid account may be temporarily terminated pending a determination of the facts relating to a possible breach of this agreement. upon termination, all provisions of this agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
the materials on catalyst studio, inc's website are provided 'as is'. catalyst studio, inc makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. further, catalyst studio, inc does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its internet website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
in no event will catalyst studio, inc, or its suppliers or licensors, or any individuals associated with those entities, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement or substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to catalyst studio, inc under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action. catalyst studio, inc shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. the foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
you agree to indemnify and hold harmless catalyst studio, inc, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys fees, arising out of your use of the website, including but not limited to out of your violation of this agreement.


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Please use the links below to download the school application forms in Microsoft Word format and print on your computer. Please send completed applications to the address at the bottom of this page. Note: the school can not consider an application unless the school application form has been submitted.
If you are applying for a place to join Year 3 or Year 7 at the start of the Autumn term, please complete the application form on Surrey County Council's website.
More information about the allocation of places and how applications are prioritised can be found in the Admissions Policy page and in the Need for Flexi/Boarding page.
Please use this form, also known as a supplementary form, if you are applying for a Boarding Place. Whilst there are many priorities for admission to boarding, in practice, the majority of applications fall into the sixth priority. In most cases, a timely application will ensure that a boarding bed is available to the applicant, provided the child is assessed as suitable for boarding.
Admissions to Year 7 for Flexi Boarding are coordinated by Surrey County Council. Applications for a place in September 2019, using the Surrey application form must be submitted by 31st October 2018. It is also necessary to complete the school application form (also known as a supplementary form). The same applies for admissions to Year 3 Flexi Boarding, but the deadline for Year 3 is 15th January 2019.
Please use this form, also known as a supplementary form, if you are applying for a Flexi Boarding place outside of the usual admission times i.e. applications that are not for an Autumn start in Year 3 or Year 7.
Please use this form to apply for a Sixth Form place.
If you wish to receive a printed copy by post please email Admissions@gatton-park.org.uk or request an application form using our online enquiry form.

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please use the links below to download the school application forms in microsoft word format and print on your computer. please send completed applications to the address at the bottom of this page. note: the school can not consider an application unless the school application form has been submitted.
if you are applying for a place to join year 3 or year 7 at the start of the autumn term, please complete the application form on surrey county council's website.
more information about the allocation of places and how applications are prioritised can be found in the admissions policy page and in the need for flexi/boarding page.
please use this form, also known as a supplementary form, if you are applying for a boarding place. whilst there are many priorities for admission to boarding, in practice, the majority of applications fall into the sixth priority. in most cases, a timely application will ensure that a boarding bed is available to the applicant, provided the child is assessed as suitable for boarding.
admissions to year 7 for flexi boarding are coordinated by surrey county council. applications for a place in september 2019, using the surrey application form must be submitted by 31st october 2018. it is also necessary to complete the school application form (also known as a supplementary form). the same applies for admissions to year 3 flexi boarding, but the deadline for year 3 is 15th january 2019.
please use this form, also known as a supplementary form, if you are applying for a flexi boarding place outside of the usual admission times i.e. applications that are not for an autumn start in year 3 or year 7.
please use this form to apply for a sixth form place.
if you wish to receive a printed copy by post please email admissions@gatton-park.org.uk or request an application form using our online enquiry form.


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Scripture References are from the ESV translation, copyright 2001.
THE heart of the Gospel is redemption, and the essence of redemption is the substitutionary sacrifice of Christ. They who preach this truth preach the Gospel in whatever else they may be mistaken; but they who preach not the atonement, whatever else they declare, have missed the soul and substance of the divine message. In these days, I feel bound to go over and over again the elementary truths of the Gospel. In peaceful times, we may feel free to make excursions into interesting districts of truth that lie far afield; but now we must stay at home and guard the hearths and homes of the church by defending the first principles of the faith. In this age, there have risen up in the church itself men who speak perverse things. There be many that trouble us with their philosophies and novel interpretations, whereby they deny the doctrines they profess to teach and undermine the faith they are pledged to maintain. It is well that some of us, who know what we believe and have no secret meanings for our words, should just put our foot down and maintain our standing, holding forth the Word of life and plainly declaring the foundation truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ...I have no desire to be famous for anything but preaching the old Gospel. There are plenty who can fiddle to you the new music. It is for me to have no music at any time but that which is heard in heaven: “To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen” (Rev 1:5-6).
I have found, my brethren, by long experience that nothing touches the heart like the cross of Christ. When the heart is touched and wounded by the two-edged sword of the Law, nothing heals its wounds like the balm that flows from the pierced heart of Jesus. The cross is life to the spiritually dead...When we see men quickened, converted, and sanctified by the doctrine of the substitutionary sacrifice, we may justly conclude that it is the true doctrine of atonement. I have not known men made to live unto God and holiness except by the doctrine of the death of Christ on man’s behalf. Hearts of stone that never beat with life before have been turned to flesh through the Holy Spirit causing them to know this truth...The story of the great Lover of the souls of men Who gave Himself for their salvation is still, in the hand of the Holy Ghost, the greatest of all forces in the realm of mind.
FIRST, THEN, WITH AS MUCH BREVITY AS POSSIBLE, I WILL SPEAK UPON THE GREAT DOCTRINE. The great doctrine, the greatest of all, is this: God, seeing men to be lost by reason of their sin, hath taken that sin of theirs and laid it upon His only begotten Son, making Him to be sin for us, even Him Who knew no sin. In consequence of this transference of sin, he that believeth in Christ Jesus is made just and righteous, yea, is made to be the righteousness of God in Christ. Christ was made sin that sinners might be made righteousness. That is the doctrine of the substitution of our Lord Jesus Christ on the behalf of guilty men.
Now consider, first, who was made sin for us? The description of our great Surety here given is upon one point only, and it may more than suffice us for our present meditation. Our substitute was spotless, innocent, and pure. “For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin,” Christ Jesus, the Son of God, became incarnate—made flesh—and dwelt here among men; but though He was made in the likeness of sinful flesh, He knew no sin. Though upon Him sin was laid, yet not so as to make Him guilty. He was not, He could not be a sinner: He had no personal knowledge of sin. Throughout the whole of His life, He never committed an offense against the great Law of truth and right. The Law was in His heart. It was His nature to be holy. He could say to all the world, “Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? ” (John 8:46). Even His vacillating judge enquired, “And he said, “Why, what evil has he done?” (Mat 27:23). When all Jerusalem was challenged and bribed to bear witness against Him, no witnesses could be found. It was necessary to misquote and wrest His words before a charge could be trumped up against Him by His bitterest enemies. His life brought Him in contact with both the Tables of the Law, but no single command had He transgressed. As the Jews examined the Paschal lamb before they slew it, so did scribes and Pharisees, and doctors of the Law, and rulers and princes examine the Lord Jesus without finding offense in Him. He was the Lamb of God, without blemish and without spot.
As there was no sin of commission, so was there about our Lord no fault of omission. Probably, dear brethren, we that are believers have been enabled by divine grace to escape most sins of commission; but I for one have to mourn daily over sins of omission. If we have spiritual graces, yet they do not reach the point required of us. If we do that which is right in itself, yet we usually mar our work...either in the motive, in the manner of doing it, or by the self-satisfaction with which we view it when it is done. We come short of the glory of God in some respect or other. We forget to do what we ought to do, or, doing it, we are guilty of lukewarmness, self-reliance, unbelief, or some other grievous error. It was not so with our divine Redeemer. You cannot say that there was any feature deficient in His perfect beauty. He was complete in heart, in purpose, in thought, in word, in deed, in spirit...No pearl has dropped from the silver string of His character. No one virtue has overshadowed and dwarfed the rest: all perfections combine in perfect harmony to make in Him one surpassing perfection.
Neither did our Lord know a sin of thought. His mind never produced an evil wish or desire. There never was in the heart of our blessed Lord a wish for any evil pleasure, nor a desire to escape any suffering or shame that was involved in His service. When He said, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.” He never desired to escape the bitter potion at the expense of His perfect lifework. The “if it be possible” meant “if it be consistent with full obedience to the Father, and the accomplishment of the divine purpose.” We see the weakness of His nature shrinking and the holiness of His nature resolving and conquering as He adds, “nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will” (Mat 26:39). He took upon Him the likeness of sinful flesh, but though that flesh often caused Him weariness of body, it never produced in Him the weakness of sin. He took our infirmities, but He never exhibited an infirmity that had the least of blameworthiness attached to it. Never fell there an evil glance from those blessed eyes. Never did His lips let drop a hasty word. Never did those feet go on an ill errand or those hands move towards a sinful deed. Because His heart was filled with holiness and love within as well as without, our Lord was unblemished. His desires were as perfect as His actions. Searched by the eyes of Omniscience, no shadow of fault could be found in Him.
Yea, more, there were no tendencies about our Substitute towards evil in any form. In us, there are always those tendencies, for the taint of original sin is upon us. We have to govern ourselves and hold ourselves under stern restraint, or we should rush headlong to destruction. Our carnal nature lusteth to evil and needs to be held in as with bit and bridle. Happy is that man who can master himself. But with regard to our Lord, it was His nature to be pure, right, and loving. All His sweet wills were towards goodness. His unconstrained life was holiness itself: He was “the holy child Jesus.” The prince of this world found in Him no fuel for the flame that he desired to kindle. Not only did no sin flow from Him, but there was no sin in Him, or inclination, or tendency in that direction. Watch Him in secret, and you find Him in prayer. Look into His soul, and you find Him eager to do and suffer the Father’s will. Oh, the blessed character of Christ! If I had the tongues of men and of angels, I could not worthily set forth His absolute perfection! Justly may the Father be well pleased with Him! Well may heaven adore Him!
Beloved, it was absolutely necessary that anyone who should be able to suffer in our stead should himself be spotless. A sinner obnoxious to punishment because of his own offenses—what can he do but bear the wrath that is due to his own sin? Our Lord Jesus Christ as man was made under the Law; but He owed nothing to that Law, for He perfectly fulfilled it in all respects. He was capable of standing in the room, place, and stead of others because He was under no obligations of His own. He was only under obligations towards God because He had voluntarily undertaken to be the surety and sacrifice for those whom the Father gave Him. He was clear Himself, or else He could not have entered into bonds for guilty men.
Oh, how I admire Him! That being such as He was—spotless and thrice holy, so that even the heavens were not pure in His sight, and He charged His angels with folly—yet He condescended to be made sin for us! How could He endure to be numbered with the transgressor and bear the sin of many? It may be no misery for a sinful man to live with sinful men, but it would be a heavy sorrow for the pure-minded to dwell with a company of abandoned and licentious wretches. What an overwhelming sorrow it must have been to the pure and perfect Christ to tabernacle among the hypocritical, the selfish, and the profane! How much worse that He Himself should have to take upon Himself the sins of those guilty men! His sensitive and delicate nature must have shrunk from even the shadow of sin, and yet read the words and be astonished: “He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.” Our perfect Lord and Master bare our sins in His own body on the tree. He, before Whom the sun itself is dim and the pure azure of heaven is defilement, was made sin. I need not put this in fine words: the fact is itself too grand to need any magnifying by human language. To gild refined gold or paint the lily would be absurd, but much more absurd would it be to try to overlay with flowers of speech the matchless beauties of the cross.
The Lord God laid upon Jesus, Who voluntarily undertook it, all the weight of human sin. Instead of its resting on the sinner, who did commit it, it was made to rest upon Christ, Who did not commit it. And the righteousness that Jesus wrought out was placed to the account of the guilty, who had not worked it out, so that the guilty are treated as righteous. Those who by nature are guilty are regarded as righteous, while He who by nature knew no sin whatever was treated as guilty. I think I must have read in scores of books that such a transference is impossible. But the statement has had no effect upon my mind: I do not care whether it is impossible or not with learned unbelievers. It is evidently possible with God, for He has done it. But they say it is contrary to reason. I do not care for that either: it may be contrary to the reason of those unbelievers, but it is not contrary to mine...God saith it and I believe it. And believing it, I find life and comfort in it. Shall I not preach it? Assuredly, I will...Christ was not guilty and could not be made guilty. But He was treated as if He were guilty because He willed to stand in the place of the guilty. Yea, He was not only treated as a sinner, but He was treated as if He had been sin itself in the abstract. This is an amazing utterance! The sinless One was made to be sin.
Sin pressed our great Substitute very sorely. He felt the weight of it in the Garden of Gethsemane, where He sweat “and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” (Luke 22:44). The full pressure of it came upon Him when He was nailed to the accursed tree. There in the hours of darkness, He bore infinitely more than we can tell. We know that He bore condemnation from the mouth of man, so that it is written, “and was numbered with the transgressors” (Isa 53:12)...It was a cruel scorn that exhausted itself upon His blessed Person. This, I say, we know. We know that He bore pains innumerable of body and of mind: He thirsted, He cried out in the agony of desertion, He bled, He died. We know that He poured out His soul unto death and yielded up the ghost. But there was at the back, and beyond all this, an immeasurable abyss of suffering. The Greek Liturgy fitly speaks of “Thine unknown sufferings.” Probably to us they are unknowable sufferings. He was God as well as man. The Godhead lent an omnipotent power to the manhood, so that there was compressed within His soul and endured by it an amount of anguish of which we can form no conception...“He made him to be sin.” Look into the words. Perceive their meaning, if you can. The angels desire to look into it. Gaze into this terrible crystal. Let your eyes search deep into this opal, within whose jeweled depth there are flames of fire. The Lord made the perfectly innocent One to be sin for us. That means more of humiliation, darkness, agony, and death than you can conceive! It brought a kind of distraction and well nigh a destruction to the tender and gentle spirit of our Lord. I do not say that our Substitute endured hell: that were unwarrantable. I will not say that He endured either the exact punishment for sin or an equivalent for it. But I do say that what He endured rendered to the justice of God a vindication of His Law clearer and more effectual than would have been rendered to it by the damnation of the sinners for whom He died. The cross is under many aspects a more full revelation of the wrath of God against human sin than even Tophet and the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, (Rev 14:11). Who would know God’s hate of sin must see the Only Begotten bleeding in body and bleeding in soul even unto death. He must, in fact, spell out each word of my text and read its innermost meaning: “he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” Oh depth of terror, and yet height of love!...How acceptable with God must those be who are made by God Himself to be “the righteousness of God in him!” I cannot conceive of anything more complete.
As Christ was made sin and yet never sinned, so are we made righteousness, though we cannot claim to have been righteous in and of ourselves. Sinners though we be, and forced to confess it with grief, yet the Lord doth cover us so completely with the righteousness of Christ that only His righteousness is seen; and we are made the righteousness of God in Him. This is true of all the saints, even of as many as believe on His name. Oh, the splendor of this doctrine! Canst thou see it, my friend? Sinner though thou be and in thyself defiled, deformed, and debased; yet if thou wilt accept the great Substitute that God provides for thee in the Person of His dear Son, thy sins are gone from thee, and righteousness has come to thee. Thy sins were laid on Jesus, the scapegoat! They are thine no longer; He has put them away. I may say that His righteousness is imputed unto thee; but I go further and say with the text, “Thou art made the righteousness of God in him.” No doctrine can be more sweet than this to those who feel the weight of sin and the burden of its curse.

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the heart of the gospel is redemption, and the essence of redemption is the substitutionary sacrifice of christ. they who preach this truth preach the gospel in whatever else they may be mistaken; but they who preach not the atonement, whatever else they declare, have missed the soul and substance of the divine message. in these days, i feel bound to go over and over again the elementary truths of the gospel. in peaceful times, we may feel free to make excursions into interesting districts of truth that lie far afield; but now we must stay at home and guard the hearths and homes of the church by defending the first principles of the faith. in this age, there have risen up in the church itself men who speak perverse things. there be many that trouble us with their philosophies and novel interpretations, whereby they deny the doctrines they profess to teach and undermine the faith they are pledged to maintain. it is well that some of us, who know what we believe and have no secret meanings for our words, should just put our foot down and maintain our standing, holding forth the word of life and plainly declaring the foundation truths of the gospel of jesus christ...i have no desire to be famous for anything but preaching the old gospel. there are plenty who can fiddle to you the new music. it is for me to have no music at any time but that which is heard in heaven: “to him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood and made us a kingdom, priests to his god and father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. amen” (rev 1:5-6).
i have found, my brethren, by long experience that nothing touches the heart like the cross of christ. when the heart is touched and wounded by the two-edged sword of the law, nothing heals its wounds like the balm that flows from the pierced heart of jesus. the cross is life to the spiritually dead...when we see men quickened, converted, and sanctified by the doctrine of the substitutionary sacrifice, we may justly conclude that it is the true doctrine of atonement. i have not known men made to live unto god and holiness except by the doctrine of the death of christ on man’s behalf. hearts of stone that never beat with life before have been turned to flesh through the holy spirit causing them to know this truth...the story of the great lover of the souls of men who gave himself for their salvation is still, in the hand of the holy ghost, the greatest of all forces in the realm of mind.
first, then, with as much brevity as possible, i will speak upon the great doctrine. the great doctrine, the greatest of all, is this: god, seeing men to be lost by reason of their sin, hath taken that sin of theirs and laid it upon his only begotten son, making him to be sin for us, even him who knew no sin. in consequence of this transference of sin, he that believeth in christ jesus is made just and righteous, yea, is made to be the righteousness of god in christ. christ was made sin that sinners might be made righteousness. that is the doctrine of the substitution of our lord jesus christ on the behalf of guilty men.
now consider, first, who was made sin for us? the description of our great surety here given is upon one point only, and it may more than suffice us for our present meditation. our substitute was spotless, innocent, and pure. “for our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin,” christ jesus, the son of god, became incarnate—made flesh—and dwelt here among men; but though he was made in the likeness of sinful flesh, he knew no sin. though upon him sin was laid, yet not so as to make him guilty. he was not, he could not be a sinner: he had no personal knowledge of sin. throughout the whole of his life, he never committed an offense against the great law of truth and right. the law was in his heart. it was his nature to be holy. he could say to all the world, “which one of you convicts me of sin? if i tell the truth, why do you not believe me? ” (john 8:46). even his vacillating judge enquired, “and he said, “why, what evil has he done?” (mat 27:23). when all jerusalem was challenged and bribed to bear witness against him, no witnesses could be found. it was necessary to misquote and wrest his words before a charge could be trumped up against him by his bitterest enemies. his life brought him in contact with both the tables of the law, but no single command had he transgressed. as the jews examined the paschal lamb before they slew it, so did scribes and pharisees, and doctors of the law, and rulers and princes examine the lord jesus without finding offense in him. he was the lamb of god, without blemish and without spot.
as there was no sin of commission, so was there about our lord no fault of omission. probably, dear brethren, we that are believers have been enabled by divine grace to escape most sins of commission; but i for one have to mourn daily over sins of omission. if we have spiritual graces, yet they do not reach the point required of us. if we do that which is right in itself, yet we usually mar our work...either in the motive, in the manner of doing it, or by the self-satisfaction with which we view it when it is done. we come short of the glory of god in some respect or other. we forget to do what we ought to do, or, doing it, we are guilty of lukewarmness, self-reliance, unbelief, or some other grievous error. it was not so with our divine redeemer. you cannot say that there was any feature deficient in his perfect beauty. he was complete in heart, in purpose, in thought, in word, in deed, in spirit...no pearl has dropped from the silver string of his character. no one virtue has overshadowed and dwarfed the rest: all perfections combine in perfect harmony to make in him one surpassing perfection.
neither did our lord know a sin of thought. his mind never produced an evil wish or desire. there never was in the heart of our blessed lord a wish for any evil pleasure, nor a desire to escape any suffering or shame that was involved in his service. when he said, “my father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as i will, but as you will.” he never desired to escape the bitter potion at the expense of his perfect lifework. the “if it be possible” meant “if it be consistent with full obedience to the father, and the accomplishment of the divine purpose.” we see the weakness of his nature shrinking and the holiness of his nature resolving and conquering as he adds, “nevertheless, not as i will, but as you will” (mat 26:39). he took upon him the likeness of sinful flesh, but though that flesh often caused him weariness of body, it never produced in him the weakness of sin. he took our infirmities, but he never exhibited an infirmity that had the least of blameworthiness attached to it. never fell there an evil glance from those blessed eyes. never did his lips let drop a hasty word. never did those feet go on an ill errand or those hands move towards a sinful deed. because his heart was filled with holiness and love within as well as without, our lord was unblemished. his desires were as perfect as his actions. searched by the eyes of omniscience, no shadow of fault could be found in him.
yea, more, there were no tendencies about our substitute towards evil in any form. in us, there are always those tendencies, for the taint of original sin is upon us. we have to govern ourselves and hold ourselves under stern restraint, or we should rush headlong to destruction. our carnal nature lusteth to evil and needs to be held in as with bit and bridle. happy is that man who can master himself. but with regard to our lord, it was his nature to be pure, right, and loving. all his sweet wills were towards goodness. his unconstrained life was holiness itself: he was “the holy child jesus.” the prince of this world found in him no fuel for the flame that he desired to kindle. not only did no sin flow from him, but there was no sin in him, or inclination, or tendency in that direction. watch him in secret, and you find him in prayer. look into his soul, and you find him eager to do and suffer the father’s will. oh, the blessed character of christ! if i had the tongues of men and of angels, i could not worthily set forth his absolute perfection! justly may the father be well pleased with him! well may heaven adore him!
beloved, it was absolutely necessary that anyone who should be able to suffer in our stead should himself be spotless. a sinner obnoxious to punishment because of his own offenses—what can he do but bear the wrath that is due to his own sin? our lord jesus christ as man was made under the law; but he owed nothing to that law, for he perfectly fulfilled it in all respects. he was capable of standing in the room, place, and stead of others because he was under no obligations of his own. he was only under obligations towards god because he had voluntarily undertaken to be the surety and sacrifice for those whom the father gave him. he was clear himself, or else he could not have entered into bonds for guilty men.
oh, how i admire him! that being such as he was—spotless and thrice holy, so that even the heavens were not pure in his sight, and he charged his angels with folly—yet he condescended to be made sin for us! how could he endure to be numbered with the transgressor and bear the sin of many? it may be no misery for a sinful man to live with sinful men, but it would be a heavy sorrow for the pure-minded to dwell with a company of abandoned and licentious wretches. what an overwhelming sorrow it must have been to the pure and perfect christ to tabernacle among the hypocritical, the selfish, and the profane! how much worse that he himself should have to take upon himself the sins of those guilty men! his sensitive and delicate nature must have shrunk from even the shadow of sin, and yet read the words and be astonished: “he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.” our perfect lord and master bare our sins in his own body on the tree. he, before whom the sun itself is dim and the pure azure of heaven is defilement, was made sin. i need not put this in fine words: the fact is itself too grand to need any magnifying by human language. to gild refined gold or paint the lily would be absurd, but much more absurd would it be to try to overlay with flowers of speech the matchless beauties of the cross.
the lord god laid upon jesus, who voluntarily undertook it, all the weight of human sin. instead of its resting on the sinner, who did commit it, it was made to rest upon christ, who did not commit it. and the righteousness that jesus wrought out was placed to the account of the guilty, who had not worked it out, so that the guilty are treated as righteous. those who by nature are guilty are regarded as righteous, while he who by nature knew no sin whatever was treated as guilty. i think i must have read in scores of books that such a transference is impossible. but the statement has had no effect upon my mind: i do not care whether it is impossible or not with learned unbelievers. it is evidently possible with god, for he has done it. but they say it is contrary to reason. i do not care for that either: it may be contrary to the reason of those unbelievers, but it is not contrary to mine...god saith it and i believe it. and believing it, i find life and comfort in it. shall i not preach it? assuredly, i will...christ was not guilty and could not be made guilty. but he was treated as if he were guilty because he willed to stand in the place of the guilty. yea, he was not only treated as a sinner, but he was treated as if he had been sin itself in the abstract. this is an amazing utterance! the sinless one was made to be sin.
sin pressed our great substitute very sorely. he felt the weight of it in the garden of gethsemane, where he sweat “and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.” (luke 22:44). the full pressure of it came upon him when he was nailed to the accursed tree. there in the hours of darkness, he bore infinitely more than we can tell. we know that he bore condemnation from the mouth of man, so that it is written, “and was numbered with the transgressors” (isa 53:12)...it was a cruel scorn that exhausted itself upon his blessed person. this, i say, we know. we know that he bore pains innumerable of body and of mind: he thirsted, he cried out in the agony of desertion, he bled, he died. we know that he poured out his soul unto death and yielded up the ghost. but there was at the back, and beyond all this, an immeasurable abyss of suffering. the greek liturgy fitly speaks of “thine unknown sufferings.” probably to us they are unknowable sufferings. he was god as well as man. the godhead lent an omnipotent power to the manhood, so that there was compressed within his soul and endured by it an amount of anguish of which we can form no conception...“he made him to be sin.” look into the words. perceive their meaning, if you can. the angels desire to look into it. gaze into this terrible crystal. let your eyes search deep into this opal, within whose jeweled depth there are flames of fire. the lord made the perfectly innocent one to be sin for us. that means more of humiliation, darkness, agony, and death than you can conceive! it brought a kind of distraction and well nigh a destruction to the tender and gentle spirit of our lord. i do not say that our substitute endured hell: that were unwarrantable. i will not say that he endured either the exact punishment for sin or an equivalent for it. but i do say that what he endured rendered to the justice of god a vindication of his law clearer and more effectual than would have been rendered to it by the damnation of the sinners for whom he died. the cross is under many aspects a more full revelation of the wrath of god against human sin than even tophet and the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, (rev 14:11). who would know god’s hate of sin must see the only begotten bleeding in body and bleeding in soul even unto death. he must, in fact, spell out each word of my text and read its innermost meaning: “he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of god” oh depth of terror, and yet height of love!...how acceptable with god must those be who are made by god himself to be “the righteousness of god in him!” i cannot conceive of anything more complete.
as christ was made sin and yet never sinned, so are we made righteousness, though we cannot claim to have been righteous in and of ourselves. sinners though we be, and forced to confess it with grief, yet the lord doth cover us so completely with the righteousness of christ that only his righteousness is seen; and we are made the righteousness of god in him. this is true of all the saints, even of as many as believe on his name. oh, the splendor of this doctrine! canst thou see it, my friend? sinner though thou be and in thyself defiled, deformed, and debased; yet if thou wilt accept the great substitute that god provides for thee in the person of his dear son, thy sins are gone from thee, and righteousness has come to thee. thy sins were laid on jesus, the scapegoat! they are thine no longer; he has put them away. i may say that his righteousness is imputed unto thee; but i go further and say with the text, “thou art made the righteousness of god in him.” no doctrine can be more sweet than this to those who feel the weight of sin and the burden of its curse.


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1. Decide on something PRACTICAL and do it….
4. Work on addressing your issues both in a practical and honest way. Express strongly and firmly. Remember to observe in a practical Capricorn Manner your own feelings of negativity against yourself and erase them if you can. This is a time to CELEBRATE YOUR GREATNESS. Be aware of the following eclipse type feelings where you may have RESISTANCE to your self, you life and to others: decline, diminution, failure, fall, abandon, stuck-ness, loss, a loss of importance, a loss of power, a loss of fame, depression, sadness, confusion, vulnerability, anger, lashing out, violence, shouting, eruptions, feeling suicidal!, etc. etc. etc. etc. Remember that sometimes you may appear to be moving backwards when you may just be standing still or rooting deeply. Sometimes you may feel a restriction when it may be one that holds you back. Ask the FullMoon in Capricorn to help you know the difference. How is this situation serving me? How is it not serving me?
Speaking to my friend, Janet McMurty, we both agreed that sometimes we have to just accept that a relationship is over and there is nothing you can do to bring it back! She stressed the need to bless the lessons, the teachings and the joy and laughter shared before the change or transformation. Sometimes we may want a love back or a job back or a person back in out lives. Sometimes we have to ‘eclipse’ our own life and see the blessing and gift in the separation AND the coming together I.E. in our own ‘eclipse’. What is your ‘eclipse’ at the moment? Suring we can see the LOVE in this?? Let me know your experience.
Call in the FullMoon in Capricorn to celebrate an aspect of your life. Take one aspect and celebrate with the lovely round silver blue FullMoon. Have you seen it today? It is glorious. When you look at it, feel its beauty, love and completeness. Feel its fruitfulness and fullness. Feel the roundness of the FullMoon as an expression of your fullness, your success, your love, your joy and feel it radiating all these positive qualities back to you. In so doing feel mother earth earthing your energy grounding you to take practical actions in your life to further your growth and journeying…….
1. Are you the dreamer or the dreamed?
2. Are you the dragonfly or the butterfly?
3. Are you the flower or the seed?
Call in the quality of Capricorn to help you to know what to say and what not to say….. and how to say it too! Practical. Applicable. Remember that honesty is not about being unkind…. Think – When I express myself to this person would I like to be addressed in this manner? Am I being respectful in expressing my truth or am I being abusive? Am I respecting that person’s Buddhahood? Higher Self? Would I speak like this to my best friend or someone I truly loved?
How/What am I receiving? How/What am I giving?

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1. decide on something practical and do it….
4. work on addressing your issues both in a practical and honest way. express strongly and firmly. remember to observe in a practical capricorn manner your own feelings of negativity against yourself and erase them if you can. this is a time to celebrate your greatness. be aware of the following eclipse type feelings where you may have resistance to your self, you life and to others: decline, diminution, failure, fall, abandon, stuck-ness, loss, a loss of importance, a loss of power, a loss of fame, depression, sadness, confusion, vulnerability, anger, lashing out, violence, shouting, eruptions, feeling suicidal!, etc. etc. etc. etc. remember that sometimes you may appear to be moving backwards when you may just be standing still or rooting deeply. sometimes you may feel a restriction when it may be one that holds you back. ask the fullmoon in capricorn to help you know the difference. how is this situation serving me? how is it not serving me?
speaking to my friend, janet mcmurty, we both agreed that sometimes we have to just accept that a relationship is over and there is nothing you can do to bring it back! she stressed the need to bless the lessons, the teachings and the joy and laughter shared before the change or transformation. sometimes we may want a love back or a job back or a person back in out lives. sometimes we have to ‘eclipse’ our own life and see the blessing and gift in the separation and the coming together i.e. in our own ‘eclipse’. what is your ‘eclipse’ at the moment? suring we can see the love in this?? let me know your experience.
call in the fullmoon in capricorn to celebrate an aspect of your life. take one aspect and celebrate with the lovely round silver blue fullmoon. have you seen it today? it is glorious. when you look at it, feel its beauty, love and completeness. feel its fruitfulness and fullness. feel the roundness of the fullmoon as an expression of your fullness, your success, your love, your joy and feel it radiating all these positive qualities back to you. in so doing feel mother earth earthing your energy grounding you to take practical actions in your life to further your growth and journeying…….
1. are you the dreamer or the dreamed?
2. are you the dragonfly or the butterfly?
3. are you the flower or the seed?
call in the quality of capricorn to help you to know what to say and what not to say….. and how to say it too! practical. applicable. remember that honesty is not about being unkind…. think – when i express myself to this person would i like to be addressed in this manner? am i being respectful in expressing my truth or am i being abusive? am i respecting that person’s buddhahood? higher self? would i speak like this to my best friend or someone i truly loved?
how/what am i receiving? how/what am i giving?


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Dwight Nash, Chief Technology Officer of Hotel Mapper noted that last year theme parks and all in one packages were popular, but this year it’s big cities and beaches. “Travel is up overall. Based on the first part of 2013, hotel rates are lower than last year and travelers aren’t as concerned about all in one deals. Perhaps it’s a reflection of a rebounding economy. They’re starting to put together their own travel itinerary which generally costs more in the end than packaged hotel deals.” Cities with some of the lowest rates include Hotels in Los Angeles and New York, followed by San Diego and Hawaii Hotels.
Compared with last year’s data, Hawaii Hotels nearly tripled between January and March which is high season for the main island of Oahu, HI. Our data shows the hotel industry has dropped rates overall, and travelers have responded favorably. Could this be a sign of a rebounding economy? We’d like to think so.
*Hotel room nights sold from January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013 were used as the defining criteria for rankings. The total room nights sold for each major city were used to define ranking order of the top travel destinations.

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dwight nash, chief technology officer of hotel mapper noted that last year theme parks and all in one packages were popular, but this year it’s big cities and beaches. “travel is up overall. based on the first part of 2013, hotel rates are lower than last year and travelers aren’t as concerned about all in one deals. perhaps it’s a reflection of a rebounding economy. they’re starting to put together their own travel itinerary which generally costs more in the end than packaged hotel deals.” cities with some of the lowest rates include hotels in los angeles and new york, followed by san diego and hawaii hotels.
compared with last year’s data, hawaii hotels nearly tripled between january and march which is high season for the main island of oahu, hi. our data shows the hotel industry has dropped rates overall, and travelers have responded favorably. could this be a sign of a rebounding economy? we’d like to think so.
*hotel room nights sold from january 1, 2013 through june 30, 2013 were used as the defining criteria for rankings. the total room nights sold for each major city were used to define ranking order of the top travel destinations.


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If Venus were a melody, it would not be a lyrical flute line followed by violin and cello solos. Gustav Holst got it wrong when he composed his famous suite, The Planets.
Venus is anything but lovely. It's more like a furnace with sulfur clouds and crushing atmospheric pressure.
And Graf can't have rookie astronomical mistakes if he is to conduct The Planets in NASA's hometown. So the Houston Symphony decided to fix the problem. Or at least turn the problem into art.
With the help of filmmaker Duncan Copp and state-of-the-art space images, the Houston Symphony has created The Planets — An HD Odyssey. The production is a musical and visual performance piece that features a high-definition movie of Venus, Mars, Jupiter and the other movements of Holst's suite.
The new movie debuts Thursday in Jones Hall in a live Houston Symphony concert of the work. Performances continue next weekend before the orchestra takes its new production to Florida and New York City's Carnegie Hall.
The new movie was commissioned by the Houston Symphony and created by Copp, the London-based producer of the documentary In the Shadow of the Moon, which told the story of the Apollo astronauts.
In addition to the live performances, the Houston Symphony created a DVD of the movie and music for sofa-side viewing. Graf also expects the movie to be used by other symphonies in live performances.
Though recognized as a powerful combination, pictures in the concert hall have been met with enthusiasm and criticism.
It's not new in Houston.
Since 2005, the Houston Symphony has hung big screens in Jones Hall for some of its performances, projecting closeups of musicians just like on television. Graf conducted Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony in 2008 set against images of a hike in the Alps. Recently, piano superstar Leif Ove Andsnes launched a project combining new visual works set to Mussorgksy's Pictures at an Exhibition that he performed in Houston and other cities.
Though many found Andsnes' project riveting and a sign of classical music's visual future, critics complained that the images distracted from the beauty of the music and the pianist's performance.
Adding images to musical performance is not for all occasions, Graf said. Bach or Beethoven might be better left unadorned, he said.
In a world increasingly glued to television, computer, movie and phone screens, it makes sense for the Houston Symphony to present a program such as The Planets — An HD Odyssey, said Dave Kirk, Houston Symphony principal tuba player.
The project, Kirk said, also has ignited interest in the Houston community. Ticket sales prove him right. The Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon shows were sold out more than a week before the performances. One of the last times the 2,100 seats were filled was for a concert of music including Star Wars.
“Anything that increases people's awareness of what we do as an orchestra helps us artistically,” said Kirk.
The Planets lends itself to the project. It is one of the war horses of orchestra repertoire and a “gateway” to classical music for many a listener,” Kirk said.
Holst's broad and dramatic melodies are played by a huge orchestra, fortified by extra woodwinds, brass and a chorus that commands attention. Even though the Mars movement is difficult rhythmically, many a marching band has taken it onto the field. The suite is often paired with images from space.
When Holst wrote the piece in 1914, he was not describing the planets musically, but the gods of their names. Mars he called “the Bringer of War” and Venus, “the Bringer of Peace,” for example.
The new movie offers a visual correction to Holst's astrological ideas of space.
The idea came about after a performance of Holst in 2003 that was accompanied by old planet images, Graf said. Some astronauts on stage for the show were less than impressed with the visual part of the performance, Graf said.
The symphony hired Copp to help.
The filmmaker, whose doctoral work examined the volcanic and geologic processes of Venus, pieced together the state-of-the-art images into a high-definition movie coordinated with Holst's music.
The digital images come from NASA spacecraft. They are mostly in the public domain, Copp said, though most have never been seen by the public.
In Copp's movie, the graphics of Saturn are molded to give the viewer the sense of tilting of the planet's rings with the movement of the spacecraft.

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if venus were a melody, it would not be a lyrical flute line followed by violin and cello solos. gustav holst got it wrong when he composed his famous suite, the planets.
venus is anything but lovely. it's more like a furnace with sulfur clouds and crushing atmospheric pressure.
and graf can't have rookie astronomical mistakes if he is to conduct the planets in nasa's hometown. so the houston symphony decided to fix the problem. or at least turn the problem into art.
with the help of filmmaker duncan copp and state-of-the-art space images, the houston symphony has created the planets — an hd odyssey. the production is a musical and visual performance piece that features a high-definition movie of venus, mars, jupiter and the other movements of holst's suite.
the new movie debuts thursday in jones hall in a live houston symphony concert of the work. performances continue next weekend before the orchestra takes its new production to florida and new york city's carnegie hall.
the new movie was commissioned by the houston symphony and created by copp, the london-based producer of the documentary in the shadow of the moon, which told the story of the apollo astronauts.
in addition to the live performances, the houston symphony created a dvd of the movie and music for sofa-side viewing. graf also expects the movie to be used by other symphonies in live performances.
though recognized as a powerful combination, pictures in the concert hall have been met with enthusiasm and criticism.
it's not new in houston.
since 2005, the houston symphony has hung big screens in jones hall for some of its performances, projecting closeups of musicians just like on television. graf conducted richard strauss' alpine symphony in 2008 set against images of a hike in the alps. recently, piano superstar leif ove andsnes launched a project combining new visual works set to mussorgksy's pictures at an exhibition that he performed in houston and other cities.
though many found andsnes' project riveting and a sign of classical music's visual future, critics complained that the images distracted from the beauty of the music and the pianist's performance.
adding images to musical performance is not for all occasions, graf said. bach or beethoven might be better left unadorned, he said.
in a world increasingly glued to television, computer, movie and phone screens, it makes sense for the houston symphony to present a program such as the planets — an hd odyssey, said dave kirk, houston symphony principal tuba player.
the project, kirk said, also has ignited interest in the houston community. ticket sales prove him right. the saturday evening and sunday afternoon shows were sold out more than a week before the performances. one of the last times the 2,100 seats were filled was for a concert of music including star wars.
“anything that increases people's awareness of what we do as an orchestra helps us artistically,” said kirk.
the planets lends itself to the project. it is one of the war horses of orchestra repertoire and a “gateway” to classical music for many a listener,” kirk said.
holst's broad and dramatic melodies are played by a huge orchestra, fortified by extra woodwinds, brass and a chorus that commands attention. even though the mars movement is difficult rhythmically, many a marching band has taken it onto the field. the suite is often paired with images from space.
when holst wrote the piece in 1914, he was not describing the planets musically, but the gods of their names. mars he called “the bringer of war” and venus, “the bringer of peace,” for example.
the new movie offers a visual correction to holst's astrological ideas of space.
the idea came about after a performance of holst in 2003 that was accompanied by old planet images, graf said. some astronauts on stage for the show were less than impressed with the visual part of the performance, graf said.
the symphony hired copp to help.
the filmmaker, whose doctoral work examined the volcanic and geologic processes of venus, pieced together the state-of-the-art images into a high-definition movie coordinated with holst's music.
the digital images come from nasa spacecraft. they are mostly in the public domain, copp said, though most have never been seen by the public.
in copp's movie, the graphics of saturn are molded to give the viewer the sense of tilting of the planet's rings with the movement of the spacecraft.


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If you just miss this train, get the 9.30 Portsmouth train from Waterloo to Woking and change there (arrive 9.54, depart 10.00) for the above train.
From Clapham Junction, get the 9.27 Exeter train and change at Woking (arrive 9.45, depart 10.00).
Buy a day return to Farnham. On the way back you need a single from Godalming to Guildford (tickets to Farnham are valid via Guildford, even though this is not the normal route).
Once you get free of the horrid A31, this walk is a very pleasant walk up an interesting river valley to the pretty village of Tilford. You are then into more woody heathy territory (which has the advantage of sandy soils to keep the mud quotient down) as far as Charleshill.
Lunch can either be at The Barley Mow in Tilford or the Donkey in Charleshill. The latter is quite small and somewhat gastro and it would probably be wise to have phoned to secure a place. (I have made a booking for 8 people, just to start the ball rolling...). The former is from memory a somewhat larger establishment but is only 3 miles or so into the walk.
After Charleshill you are out in quite wild and remote Surrey territory. Truth to tell, I have not done this part of the walk for 15 years or so, so my comments must needs be somewhat approximate. I can vouch for the pretty ending in Godalming though an area of wild riverside also passed on the Warnborough to Godmalming walk. For tea Godalming has various choices, including - if all else fails - a Costa Coffee open till 6.30pm.
** The shorter option, a walk of 16.2km (10.1 miles) is to do the Farnham Circular option of the Guildford to Farnham walk. To do this, follow the Farnham to Godalming walk as far as the Donkey and then switch to paragraph 109 on page 9 of these directions (you need only print pages 9 and 10). GPX here.
I can recommend Changing Perceptions Community Cafe and Workshop in Godalming for tea. Cafe Mila is also good although last time I was there it was very busy with families.
N=13 on this walk. Despite rain being threatened for the afternoon, it largely held off, with only very minor precipitation after 3.30pm. It was even sunny at times around lunchtime and in the early afternoon. So W=mostly-dry-and-occasionally-sunny.
I had booked for eight at The Donkey, a wise precaution as it turned out. As it happened, eight was the exact number who wanted to eat, so that was handy. One also joined us as a drinks-only companion. Four picnickers presumably went on without us, as picnickers are wont to do. We eight had a very nice lunch in the conservatory with a good view of the eponymous donkeys, who some of the party communed with after eating.
The afternoon stretch was the bit of the walk I had not done for years. It is perfectly pleasant in winter, dry underfoot, with some nice wooded bits. We got to Godalming around 4.30, so filled the day nicely. Cafe Mila was just closing and there was some fragmentation of the group as we looked for alternatives. Four of us ended up in Costa Coffee and two of those joined two others later in a pub. The train home was full of football supporters on the way back from Portsmouth, but fortunately the BTP (British Transport Police) were out in force and there was no rowdiness.

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if you just miss this train, get the 9.30 portsmouth train from waterloo to woking and change there (arrive 9.54, depart 10.00) for the above train.
from clapham junction, get the 9.27 exeter train and change at woking (arrive 9.45, depart 10.00).
buy a day return to farnham. on the way back you need a single from godalming to guildford (tickets to farnham are valid via guildford, even though this is not the normal route).
once you get free of the horrid a31, this walk is a very pleasant walk up an interesting river valley to the pretty village of tilford. you are then into more woody heathy territory (which has the advantage of sandy soils to keep the mud quotient down) as far as charleshill.
lunch can either be at the barley mow in tilford or the donkey in charleshill. the latter is quite small and somewhat gastro and it would probably be wise to have phoned to secure a place. (i have made a booking for 8 people, just to start the ball rolling...). the former is from memory a somewhat larger establishment but is only 3 miles or so into the walk.
after charleshill you are out in quite wild and remote surrey territory. truth to tell, i have not done this part of the walk for 15 years or so, so my comments must needs be somewhat approximate. i can vouch for the pretty ending in godalming though an area of wild riverside also passed on the warnborough to godmalming walk. for tea godalming has various choices, including - if all else fails - a costa coffee open till 6.30pm.
** the shorter option, a walk of 16.2km (10.1 miles) is to do the farnham circular option of the guildford to farnham walk. to do this, follow the farnham to godalming walk as far as the donkey and then switch to paragraph 109 on page 9 of these directions (you need only print pages 9 and 10). gpx here.
i can recommend changing perceptions community cafe and workshop in godalming for tea. cafe mila is also good although last time i was there it was very busy with families.
n=13 on this walk. despite rain being threatened for the afternoon, it largely held off, with only very minor precipitation after 3.30pm. it was even sunny at times around lunchtime and in the early afternoon. so w=mostly-dry-and-occasionally-sunny.
i had booked for eight at the donkey, a wise precaution as it turned out. as it happened, eight was the exact number who wanted to eat, so that was handy. one also joined us as a drinks-only companion. four picnickers presumably went on without us, as picnickers are wont to do. we eight had a very nice lunch in the conservatory with a good view of the eponymous donkeys, who some of the party communed with after eating.
the afternoon stretch was the bit of the walk i had not done for years. it is perfectly pleasant in winter, dry underfoot, with some nice wooded bits. we got to godalming around 4.30, so filled the day nicely. cafe mila was just closing and there was some fragmentation of the group as we looked for alternatives. four of us ended up in costa coffee and two of those joined two others later in a pub. the train home was full of football supporters on the way back from portsmouth, but fortunately the btp (british transport police) were out in force and there was no rowdiness.


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After the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a last-minute appeal for a stay, Texas executed William Rayford on Tuesday night for murdering his ex-girlfriend in 1999. At the time, he was on parole for killing his wife in 1986.
Rayford, 64, was the second Texas inmate to die by lethal injection this year. He filed multiple late appeals, claiming that his sentencing trial for murdering his ex-girlfriend was tainted by racial prejudice. He claimed that he was wrongly denied federal funding to allow further investigation of evidence in hopes of a lighter sentence from the jury.
In November 1999, Rayford entered 44-year-old Carol Hall’s house, began arguing with her, then stabbed her 11-year-old son in the back and chased her out of her Oak Cliff home. Her body was later found 300 feet inside a drainage pipe behind her home.
A Sunday school teacher, Hall had defended her relationship with Rayford, claiming it was her Christian duty to give him a second chance although he had stabbed his estranged wife in front of their four children. Her son later testified at Rayford's trial that he had watched Rayford carry his mother toward the drainage pipe where her body was later found beaten, stabbed repeatedly and strangled.
Rayford was arrested at the scene. Hall's blood covered his face and clothing.
In his petition to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in early January, Rayford’s lawyers introduced new claims that Rayford had brain damage caused by lead poisoning from a decades-old bullet fragment in his body and exposure to contaminated water when he was a child.
They also argued that his case mirrored the case of death row inmate Duane Buck. In February 2016, the appeals court ruled that Buck’s case was prejudiced by an expert trial witness and resentenced him to life in prison. Rayford’s lawyers claimed that he had experienced the same issue in his case when the state’s expert witness said that the racial makeup of prison units factors into prison assaults.
Rayford’s appeal was denied Friday. The court ruled that although lead poisoning wasn’t mentioned in the sentencing for the 1999 murder, Rayford’s defense brought up his mental illness, substance abuse and difficult childhood, none of which excuses beating, strangling and knifing an ex-girlfriend or stabbing her child.
Judge Barbara Hervey wrote that the state’s expert witness didn’t give any opinions about race in Rayford’s trial, unlike the expert witness from Buck’s trial, who claimed Buck would be a future danger to society because he was black.

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after the u.s. supreme court rejected a last-minute appeal for a stay, texas executed william rayford on tuesday night for murdering his ex-girlfriend in 1999. at the time, he was on parole for killing his wife in 1986.
rayford, 64, was the second texas inmate to die by lethal injection this year. he filed multiple late appeals, claiming that his sentencing trial for murdering his ex-girlfriend was tainted by racial prejudice. he claimed that he was wrongly denied federal funding to allow further investigation of evidence in hopes of a lighter sentence from the jury.
in november 1999, rayford entered 44-year-old carol hall’s house, began arguing with her, then stabbed her 11-year-old son in the back and chased her out of her oak cliff home. her body was later found 300 feet inside a drainage pipe behind her home.
a sunday school teacher, hall had defended her relationship with rayford, claiming it was her christian duty to give him a second chance although he had stabbed his estranged wife in front of their four children. her son later testified at rayford's trial that he had watched rayford carry his mother toward the drainage pipe where her body was later found beaten, stabbed repeatedly and strangled.
rayford was arrested at the scene. hall's blood covered his face and clothing.
in his petition to the texas court of criminal appeals in early january, rayford’s lawyers introduced new claims that rayford had brain damage caused by lead poisoning from a decades-old bullet fragment in his body and exposure to contaminated water when he was a child.
they also argued that his case mirrored the case of death row inmate duane buck. in february 2016, the appeals court ruled that buck’s case was prejudiced by an expert trial witness and resentenced him to life in prison. rayford’s lawyers claimed that he had experienced the same issue in his case when the state’s expert witness said that the racial makeup of prison units factors into prison assaults.
rayford’s appeal was denied friday. the court ruled that although lead poisoning wasn’t mentioned in the sentencing for the 1999 murder, rayford’s defense brought up his mental illness, substance abuse and difficult childhood, none of which excuses beating, strangling and knifing an ex-girlfriend or stabbing her child.
judge barbara hervey wrote that the state’s expert witness didn’t give any opinions about race in rayford’s trial, unlike the expert witness from buck’s trial, who claimed buck would be a future danger to society because he was black.


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I read this article and found it very interesting, thought it might be something for you. The article is called World of DTC Marketing.com and is located at http://worldofdtcmarketing.com/tag/pew-internet/.
PBMs told investors it would find “an alternate funding /pricing structure” to offset lost rebate dollars.
IN SUMMARY: PBMs are keeping a smaller share of rebates and passing more along to their clients. Instead, PBMs are collecting more revenue through various fees — the same shift the Trump administration envisions — and through a practice called “spread pricing,” according to a Pew analysis.
Caregivers are online so where’s the content for them ?

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i read this article and found it very interesting, thought it might be something for you. the article is called world of dtc marketing.com and is located at http://worldofdtcmarketing.com/tag/pew-internet/.
pbms told investors it would find “an alternate funding /pricing structure” to offset lost rebate dollars.
in summary: pbms are keeping a smaller share of rebates and passing more along to their clients. instead, pbms are collecting more revenue through various fees — the same shift the trump administration envisions — and through a practice called “spread pricing,” according to a pew analysis.
caregivers are online so where’s the content for them ?


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An organised and well-maintained commercial premises or office offers a warm environment for guests and people living in it. However, keeping the places all cleaned up by yourself can be a bit hectic as you are always busy running other errands. Also when you do, there are some areas that you are likely to leave untouched. It is, therefore, a wise idea to get the help of cleaning companies Hutton to make the whole process easy for you. The services provided by cleaning companies Hutton are a perfect solution for busy persons who may not have time for proper cleaning of their commercial premises and offices.
Your resident or business premises are sensitive areas, and you need to entrust it to people you have faith in. You need to be sure that they can take care of your property. United Cleaning Services (Southwest) LTD is a certified company that has been approved to provide cleaning services in Hutton, and you need not worry when hiring us. Moreover, accidents may happen when cleaning your premises and that is why you need to look for insured cleaning companies Hutton. This is to ensure that if the unfortunate happens, the insurance coverage will pay the bills. Also, if the damage is done during the cleaning process, you can be assured of compensation.

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an organised and well-maintained commercial premises or office offers a warm environment for guests and people living in it. however, keeping the places all cleaned up by yourself can be a bit hectic as you are always busy running other errands. also when you do, there are some areas that you are likely to leave untouched. it is, therefore, a wise idea to get the help of cleaning companies hutton to make the whole process easy for you. the services provided by cleaning companies hutton are a perfect solution for busy persons who may not have time for proper cleaning of their commercial premises and offices.
your resident or business premises are sensitive areas, and you need to entrust it to people you have faith in. you need to be sure that they can take care of your property. united cleaning services (southwest) ltd is a certified company that has been approved to provide cleaning services in hutton, and you need not worry when hiring us. moreover, accidents may happen when cleaning your premises and that is why you need to look for insured cleaning companies hutton. this is to ensure that if the unfortunate happens, the insurance coverage will pay the bills. also, if the damage is done during the cleaning process, you can be assured of compensation.


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Did You Know? 10 Amazing Facts About Brownies!
10 Amazing Facts About Brownies!
As experts on brownies, we should probably have a page about brownie facts!
Cookies and cake might be more popular among American desserts, but we think these rich, luxurious treats deserve a bit more love and attention. Whether you bake your brownies from scratch, buy a boxed brownie mix, or order gourmet brownies online from a place like Fairytale Brownies, who doesn't love a delicious, decadent taste of chocolate goodness?
Brownies are a staple of home-baked goods that any kitchen worth its salt has attempted at least once! But how much have you thought about where these irresistible chocolate squares came from? Or why the texture of your brownies ends up fudgy sometimes, cake-like other times?
And so we bring you... fun facts about brownies!
A chef accidentally added melted chocolate into biscuit dough.
A cook forgot to add flour to the batter when baking cake.
The most popular theory: A housewife did not have baking powder and improvised with this new treat. It was said that she was baking for guests and decided to service these "flattened" cakes to them.
The classic brownie consists of only butter, sugar, chocolate, eggs and flour. Bakers typically use unsweetened chocolate, so more sugar is required to balance out the bitterness.
Fudgy brownies have minimal amounts of flour and no baking powder at all. Melting the butter rather than creaming it yields a denser, fudgier outcome.
Cake-like brownies contain less butter and more flour than fudgy brownies, as well as a little baking powder. The softened butter is creamed with the sugar rather than melted with the chocolate. Creaming incorporates air into the mixture which causes the brownies to rise higher.
Chewy brownies get their chewyness from adding in extra egg and a combination of different chocolates (semi-sweet and unsweetened). Put the two together with cocoa powder and the result is a rich, chewy brownie.
Blondie brownies are made with brown sugar, vanilla, butter and eggs... but no chocolate! These typically have a cake-like texture.
Brownies are considered a "comfort food" where, when eaten, traditionally provides a nostalgic or sometimes sentimental feeling to the person eating it. It must be that chocolate! Or that comforting, home-baked feel.
Food Network: 50 twists on the classic brownie recipe!
Brownies have their own holiday! National Brownie Day takes place annually on December 8th. A day worth celebrating, if you ask us (with brownies)!
We hope you've enjoyed these fun and amazing facts about brownies!
The first few really go to show that baking is more of a science than most people think. Simply changing up the ingredients or switching between melted or creamy butter can have a huge impact on the outcome of your brownies. The type of chocolate can make a bit difference, too!
Our own brownie recipe is a secret family recipe passed down for over 50 years! The mom of one of our founders, David Kravetz, baked it for David and our other founder, Eileen Spitalny, while they were growing up (Our founders David & Eileen were friends in kindergarten!).
We're still using her recipe, but we've made a few improvements. Like importing authentic Callebaut Belgian chocolate and baking in a one-of-a-kind brownie oven, customized to create the ultimate rich, fudgy texture in every brownie we bake. Read Our Story!
Did we miss any brownie facts? Get in touch - we're always excited to talk about brownies!

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did you know? 10 amazing facts about brownies!
10 amazing facts about brownies!
as experts on brownies, we should probably have a page about brownie facts!
cookies and cake might be more popular among american desserts, but we think these rich, luxurious treats deserve a bit more love and attention. whether you bake your brownies from scratch, buy a boxed brownie mix, or order gourmet brownies online from a place like fairytale brownies, who doesn't love a delicious, decadent taste of chocolate goodness?
brownies are a staple of home-baked goods that any kitchen worth its salt has attempted at least once! but how much have you thought about where these irresistible chocolate squares came from? or why the texture of your brownies ends up fudgy sometimes, cake-like other times?
and so we bring you... fun facts about brownies!
a chef accidentally added melted chocolate into biscuit dough.
a cook forgot to add flour to the batter when baking cake.
the most popular theory: a housewife did not have baking powder and improvised with this new treat. it was said that she was baking for guests and decided to service these "flattened" cakes to them.
the classic brownie consists of only butter, sugar, chocolate, eggs and flour. bakers typically use unsweetened chocolate, so more sugar is required to balance out the bitterness.
fudgy brownies have minimal amounts of flour and no baking powder at all. melting the butter rather than creaming it yields a denser, fudgier outcome.
cake-like brownies contain less butter and more flour than fudgy brownies, as well as a little baking powder. the softened butter is creamed with the sugar rather than melted with the chocolate. creaming incorporates air into the mixture which causes the brownies to rise higher.
chewy brownies get their chewyness from adding in extra egg and a combination of different chocolates (semi-sweet and unsweetened). put the two together with cocoa powder and the result is a rich, chewy brownie.
blondie brownies are made with brown sugar, vanilla, butter and eggs... but no chocolate! these typically have a cake-like texture.
brownies are considered a "comfort food" where, when eaten, traditionally provides a nostalgic or sometimes sentimental feeling to the person eating it. it must be that chocolate! or that comforting, home-baked feel.
food network: 50 twists on the classic brownie recipe!
brownies have their own holiday! national brownie day takes place annually on december 8th. a day worth celebrating, if you ask us (with brownies)!
we hope you've enjoyed these fun and amazing facts about brownies!
the first few really go to show that baking is more of a science than most people think. simply changing up the ingredients or switching between melted or creamy butter can have a huge impact on the outcome of your brownies. the type of chocolate can make a bit difference, too!
our own brownie recipe is a secret family recipe passed down for over 50 years! the mom of one of our founders, david kravetz, baked it for david and our other founder, eileen spitalny, while they were growing up (our founders david & eileen were friends in kindergarten!).
we're still using her recipe, but we've made a few improvements. like importing authentic callebaut belgian chocolate and baking in a one-of-a-kind brownie oven, customized to create the ultimate rich, fudgy texture in every brownie we bake. read our story!
did we miss any brownie facts? get in touch - we're always excited to talk about brownies!