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By Andrew Merrell | 11th April 2018
Players at Gloucestershire Cricket Club will be cutting a dash on the pitch this year after announcing a new partnership deal.
The county club appointed kit manufacturer Samurai following what we are told was a thorough tender process that took place through the winter.
For the first time, players at the club were involved in the project and were able to provide their input into the training and playing kit.
David Payne was the lead team representative and played a part with designing the teams new look training wear range.
Mr Payne said: "Working with the guys at Samurai this winter has been a really great experience. It was very interesting to sit in on the whole process and see how everything took shape.
"I had a lot of fun being able to design this year's kit with them, and I'm really chuffed with the results. I look forward to working with them in the future."
Emily Salvidge, head of marketing and commercial at GCC, said, "We have been very impressed with the quality of the kit and their creative design ideas. We are also looking forward to introducing a new retail line that members and supporters can purchase from the shop."
Mike Pells, sales director at Norfolk-based Samurai Sports Wear, said: "Our in house creative team have really embraced the challenge of producing a look and style the players were after.
"Having our own factory has meant we have managed to design, manufacture and deliver a fantastic range for the team in the timescales required. I know everyone is delighted with the results and we cannot wait to see the kit in action."
Pictured: Gloucestershire Cricket players (left to right) Dan Worrall, Chris Dent and Jack Taylor, in the new Royal London One Day Cup kit by Samurai.
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Io-Interactive have detailed content coming to Hitman this August, including new Contracts, Challenge Packs, and more.
Following the turbulent and unsure future of Hitman following Square Enix ending its partnership with developer Io-Interactive, things are looking back on track as the game is about to get some hefty content this month.
Hitman's August update will begin rolling out on August 11 in the form of 10 player-created Featured Contracts. Io-Interactive has chosen these Contracts based on "variety of locations, varying numbers of targets, inventive storytelling, and anything else that we think is interesting."
In addition, a new Challenge Pack will launch called The Art of Revenge. This Challenge Pack will add five new challenges to the Hokkaido map and will offer higher Location Mastery compared to regular Challenges. Completing all five of these challenges will award players with a unique item.
Io-Interactive plans to release more details on this in the near future.
In addition, more content is on the way which comes in the form of a player-curated collection of Featured Contracts. This month's curated content will be picked by Brazilian Twitch streamer Mendietinha, which according to the developers, these picks will "give insight into how some of the prominent members of the Hitman community play the game."
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National Post Sept 2012
Health care may have been off the political radar this summer, but this week the issue is back with a vengeance. On the same day that the federal and provincial health ministers convened for their annual meeting in St. John's, the dependably left-wing Canadian Centre of Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released a report recommending the creation of a national universal pharmacare plan — not as a spending item, but as a means of cutting health care costs.
The CCPA report claims that such a plan would save taxpayers $10.7 billion a year — certainly music to the ears of cash-strapped politicians. However, these savings depend on several assumptions. The first is that changing Canada's purchasing policy from its current "jumbled assortment" of private and public plans, to a centralized public bulk-buying system, would see drug prices drop by 37%. The second is that policies such as therapeutic and generic substitution automatically cut costs — and never impose them.
Even if our politicians swallow the first premise, the second should give them pause. Attempts to trim expenses through therapeutic substitution (the replacement of one drug with a cheaper equivalent) often have ended up costing taxpayers money.
This was the case in British Columbia, where in 2003 patients requiring proton pump inhibitors for acid-reflux disease were faced with a stark decision: switch to the government's medication of choice "for free," or shoulder the cost of their current drug themselves. A 2009 study co-authored by the Fraser Institute found that over a period of only two years, this switch actually cost the government over $43 million, due to increased drug use, doctor visits, and hospitalizations, because many patients experienced adverse effects and had to go back to their old prescriptions.
Quality control is a growing issue, as the production of generic drugs shifts from Europe and North America to China, India, and other emerging markets: In 2009, the U.S. FDA banned the import of generics from an Indian drug manufacturer due to falsified data.
Finally, when a government health plan depends on only one supplier, should that supplier encounter a production shortfall, patients will be out of medication — and out of luck.
These facts do not seem to deter provincial premiers from the lure of bulk buying power; this summer, they struck an agreement to establish a national public-sector purchasing alliance of common drugs, medical equipment and supplies, the first step to establishing a pharmacare system. The federal government's reaction was supportive, with a spokesperson for federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq responding that Ottawa would be a "willing partner" in such an endeavour.
Stephen Harper and his Health Minister should tread cautiously. Canada has witnessed the results of a one-size-fits-all public health care system: rationed care, unacceptable wait times, and spiralling costs. A new bureaucracy for pharmaceuticals risks repeating this pattern. Instead of creating a state drug monopoly, the federal government should make choice a guiding principle in Canadian health care, and explore ways of cutting costs through competition, both in the public and private sector.
When it comes to their health, it's not Big Pharma, but Big Brother, that Canadians have to fear.
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About Daniel Sprick
Contemporary Realist painter Daniel Sprick produces meticulously executed portraits and figurative compositions whose muted palettes and sense of stillness encourage slow contemplation. His paintings feature a range of subjects, from still lifes of flowers and unlikely assortments of objects, to interiors and urban and pastoral scenes. A diverse range of men, women, and youth populate his portraits and figurative works; taken together, they reflect a rich and encompassing view of humanity. "I'm interested in all walks of life, everyone," the artist once explained about his choice of subjects. "Some that may be considered conventionally beautiful and others that may not, and everyone in between." In his still lifes, which recall those of the Dutch and Flemish traditions, Sprick brings together the sumptuous — including silver tableware and starched white tablecloths — and the mundane, such as tin cans and old bottles, in elegant, harmoniously-balanced arrangements ...
... "The paintings of Daniel Sprick are nurturing, they are fulfilling. They provide us with something that we are not getting enough of. He provides us with a longing gaze at ourselves.
Sprick is a man who believes that more is to be gained from being honest than from being ironic. His paintings clearly reflect his natural gift for seeing, and his extraordinary mastery of the material, to convey to us a deep connection – a human connection. It is as if he doesn't just paint a portrait; he paints us all, the oneness of humanity into each face. Everything is there in the shadows. As Caravaggio's figures come out of the shadow, Sprick's faces possess the shadow. The subtleties to be found there are sensational.
A versatile painter, Daniel's subjects range from the intimacy of portraiture, the nude and still life to the expanse of landscape painting. Regardless of the subject, Daniel's work is imbued with an atmosphere of transcendent observation through his masterful command of paint."
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"For all his devotion to the realist tradition in painting, Sprick's views are entirely contemporary, and he emphasizes the abstract underpinnings of his and others' work. 'All art is abstract, of course. The art is to extract the parts of reality we can use and leave the rest.' While the content of his paintings reaches for transcendence, Sprick is pragmatic when he describes his works' formal properties, and the preparation he makes for each one. He is not enamored of laborious painting techniques. The smoothly pained, jewel-like surfaces of Sprick's images belie the simple, shortcut methods he sues. He paints on masonite primed with gesso. For smaller works, Sprick's makes a charcoal sketch directly on the support before beginning to work; larger paintings demand separate studies and preliminary drawings.
'Painters who go in for verisimilitude need to start with things that cooperate,' he says with a smile, explaining why he rarely paints anything in motion. And he makes light of his choice of still-life material: 'I'm fundamentally lazy. I don't have to look very far for things to paint. I like the shapes of milk cartons because they look like architecture, diminutive houses. And I enjoy inventing the calligraphy. In that way, I guess I've been influenced by Pop Art — though I really don't have much sympathy for it!'
This is another example of the equilibrium of an artist who rarely paints people, yet who admired and learned from both the flamboyant portraiture of Nicolai Fechin and the restrained and detailed works of Han Holbein. 'Much of my drawing experience comes from portraits,' Sprick says, 'and painting is really nothing but drawing.' A note of pride rises in his voice then fades. 'I should do more drawing.' He remarks softly."
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Daniel Sprick was born in 1953 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and lives and works today in Colorado.
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Allied Artists of America Gold Medal recipient
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Holmes, Robert and Owens, Denver, CO
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North American Equities, Denver, CO
State of Colorado, State Capitol Building, Denver, CO
The Denver Post, Denver, CO
The Evansville Museum of Art and Science, Evansville, IN
The Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN
Tia Collection, Santa Fe, NM
U.S. West Communications, Denver, CO
United States Court of Appeals, Byron White Courthouse, Denver, CO
Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA
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Ramon Froman School of Art, National Academy of Design, New York, NY, 1976
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We've been working with some incredible parenting bloggers recently, including the brilliant Siobhan Miller. Siobhan runs the excellent The Double Mama blog – it's all about her experiences as a mum of two, as well as featuring great insights into parenting! She's honest, open and great company so we thought she be great for a bit of a chinwag!
Hi Siobhan! Thanks for taking the time to speak to us, tell us a little bit about you and your family.
I'm a 30 year old (not got used to that yet!!) soon-to-be Mum of 3 boys (nor that!!). My eldest son is called Oisin and he's almost 9, then there's Arlo who is 1 and baby no3 is due on April Fools' Day (which means he definitely won't come that day!!). I live with my partner James in a 2 and a half bed (yes, really) terrace house in London.
Can you remember how you felt when you found out you were expecting?
There's always a mixture of huge excitement and anxiety, which is only natural seeing as it's a massively life-changing event. I think the following fears are pretty universal: Will I cope? Will I have a breakdown? Can we afford it? Will it change my relationship with my partner/other children? What happens if I don't love him or her? Will the baby be healthy? How bad will the morning sickness be? How fat will I get?
I actually wrote a blog post listing the thoughts that ran through my head in early pregnancy.
So how would you describe your children's personalities?
Oisin is a bundle of energy and does not stop moving or making noises from the moment he wakes to the moment he goes to bed. It's exhausting but he can also be incredibly thoughtful and sweet and writes little love notes, makes me cups of tea each morning and is the most loving and doting big brother.
Arlo is quite different and a lot more cautious as a baby than Oisin ever was. He takes his time with stuff whereas Oisin would just lunge himself from one place to another from a very early age. I'm hoping this means he might be a calmer child?! He absolutely adores his older brother though and is so happy and excited when Oisin comes home from school. He has no interest in age-appropriate toys but just wants to play with Lego and Marvel Heroes. He just wants to be a big boy.
How do you spend time as a family?
We like to be busy and are always away at the weekends on various adventures or catching up with people. We love camping and recently got a VW camper so in the summer we escape to the coast whenever we have a free weekend! At home we are big fans of family film night. We get Arlo to bed early and Oisin makes us tickets and introduces the film before dimming lights in typical dramatic fashion. We get a take-out and snuggle up under a duvet to watch the film – it's the best kind of cinema.
Sounds amazing! It must be hard finding five minutes to yourself, if you do manage it how do you spend that special time?
When I get 5 minutes to myself, I normally waste it/spend it scrolling Instagram. I feel like I really ought to do something better like read a book but I can't help myself! Saying that, I have met a lot of really amazing and inspiring mamas on Instagram and there's a real sense of community there. Everyone is super-friendly and supportive of each other. It's a really positive thing to be part of.
If you could pass on only one life lesson to your little ones, what would it be?
Oh GAWD. I'm still trying to figure it all out myself?! I guess I want them to always be kind and to be happy. So to work on achieving that and hope everything else falls into place?! Mostly I hope my kids grow up and still want to be my friend.
You never really appreciate the saying 'mum knows best' until your one yourself. What's the best piece of advice your mum's ever given you?
At the end of the day you have to do what is best for you and your family and it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Do what makes you happy and what works best because a happier Mum is most definitely better than a miserable one.
I think it's really important to take time out to relax and recharge. Equally it's important to make time for your relationship with your other half. Going on a regular date night is a good way of doing this!
Finally, motherhood can be a competitive game and if there's one thing I've learnt it's that there are no winners. Nobody gets an easy ride when it comes to raising a child.
That's really great advice and so easy to forget! Finally, where's your favourite place for the following:
To eat: Wagamamas- we are big fans!
For a day out: Bushy Park and Richmond Park are two royal parks that are really nearby and they are amazing. There's loads of open space, play areas and woodland. You can see swans and deer, kick a ball around, ride your bikes or build dens. Plus there's a cafe for afterwards. Kew Gardens is also nearby and great for a day out with the family.
Rainy day indoors: Probably one of the museums in town like The Science Museum or The Natural History Museum. Both are free and you can take a picnic and easily lose a day in there. I hate massive soft play centres and avoid them at all costs!
Thanks Siobhan, it's be fun! Follow us on Instagram for more fun from The Double Mama!


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An Epic Fail Redeemed
By Paul Gilbert
It's the end of March, which means we get to witness the spectacular conjunction of two glorious, celestial sports bodies: March Madness and America's Pastime. Part of the fun of being a fan is all the momentous memories we experience and collect along the way. Yet, as much as some of our best sporting recollections involve some kind of glorious win or achievement, the memories that stick with us the most are oftentimes the devastating disappointments. In fact, there are certain people in the sports world who are remembered not so much for a particular on-the field accomplishment, but instead for their one, colossal failure.
Bill Buckner is one such person.
Buckner played for 22 years in Major League Baseball, and while not a Hall of Famer, he still had a distinguished run as a professional baseball player. Not only did Buckner have a career batting average of .289 with 175 home runs and 2,700 hits, he also won the National League batting title in 1980 and was voted into the All-Star team the next year. However, despite his solid, on-field accomplishments, Buckner is best known for his one spectacular failure that happened in the 1986 World Series.
On the cusp of their first World Series title in almost 70 years, the Boston Red Sox needed only one more out to defeat the New York Mets. Playing just slightly off the bag at first base, Buckner needed only to field the crisply hit grounder and touch the bag in order for Red Sox nation to begin their celebration. Alas, though, it was not to be: Buckner allowed the grounder to roll through his legs, thus enabling the Mets to win the game, and soon thereafter the Series. And despite Buckner's solid, on-field accomplishments over the course of his career, he will be forever marked by a singular failure.
For Christians, we have our own "Bill Buckner" - his name is Thomas. DOUBTING Thomas, as you may know him. Thomas was a faithful disciple, someone the Bible says followed Jesus for three years and embraced Jesus as His Lord and Savior, someone church history tells us went on to die a martyr's death after taking the gospel to India. Yet, most people know Thomas more by his one spectacular failure than anything else about him.
Most of you are already familiar with the story, but it seems that Thomas was not with the other disciples the first time Jesus appeared to the group after His resurrection. After being told by the other disciples that Jesus indeed had risen from the dead, Thomas refused to believe the good news, instead coronating his doubt by indicating that he would believe "if and only if" he were allowed to touch the very wounds of Jesus on His resurrected body. Jesus indeed ends up appearing to Thomas, allowing him to touch his wounds, and in turn providing an object lesson to us about not doubting, having faith, and trusting in God's Word – end of story. Bad Thomas, forever defined by his one epic failure.
Or, is he? Are we?
You see, I don't think doubt is the main point of this story. In fact, I think this passage has less to do with how weak and doubting Thomas was and more to do with how faithful and gracious Jesus is. Jesus accommodates Thomas' doubt and lack of faith by revealing Himself to Thomas at his greatest moment of weakness. Thomas' doubt is not the defining truth of this passage; no, it's the grace of Jesus Christ given to us at our greatest place of sin and struggle.
This, my friends, is the gospel in all of its glorious beauty. The heart of the gospel is not what we have done for Jesus in order to earn His love, nor how little doubt we have wrestled with along the way. The heart of the gospel is what Jesus has done to show His love for us, IN our doubt. He condescends, stoops, meets, accommodates, and reaches out to us at our greatest points of doubt and weakness. As such, it's not ultimately about Thomas, or us; it's about Him.
I truly believe that this message of mercy and grace needs to be heard by the friends, neighbors, and colleagues that we live alongside of. There are many people in our spheres that are wandering around feeling as if their lives are defined by their greatest points of pain and failure. They need to know, though, that there is another way – the way of the Cross where Jesus died and rose again to meet us in our place of sin and weakness. Please prayerfully consider who you will bring to church this Easter Sunday. As we take a closer look at the life of Thomas together, you too remember: it's not about your doubt – it's about His grace.


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One thing that I spend a lot of time thinking about it is how to stay grounded. I definitely think the pull of work, my creative goals, social life, etc tends to occasionally leave me (ironically) feeling complacent and lazy.
This weekend I took a day, shut myself in, ignored my phone, and made some pickles. It seems kind of silly, but I find creating something by hand-food, crafts, whatever - to be a very meditational, centering activity, especially after a week of primarily working at a screen.
These are actually refrigerator pickles - I didn't want to fuss with processing the jars. They should last in the fridge for several months, and are ready within a few days of packing the jars. I'm pretty pleased with how the pickles came out - they remind me of my grandmother's bread and butter pickles. Every time we would visit her in upstate NY, I'd check the fridge, and if there wasn't an open jar of them, my grandmother would allow me to grab a jar from the shelf in the garage, usually with a date from several years ago. The shelves would be lined with various pickled concoctions in mason jars from seasons' worth of garden harvests.
They're easy enough to make, but the process (as well as the superior product) is enormously rewarding. I definitely recommend giving it a try sometime you're feeling a little frazzled :).


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This morning my knee was still really stiff (??) so I just came in to work and did my upper body and back stuff. I did about 9 minutes of rowing for a bit of cardio at the end until I had no more oomph, but I just focused on form and trying a few more new things to prep for starting Rachel Cosgrove's book. I left my knee alone. Since I had more time than normal with the cardio bit gone I tried a few other alternate row/pull moves (not sure of their names) and doing all my arm work with 12 lb weights (first time! Yay!) I am also pumped because I did bench presses with a real weight bar on a bench. Me hee. Sure it was a bar with no weights on it and it was all I could do to do 2 reps of 10 but I did it. :) Man...my arms ar jiggly like jello now. They've been put thru the paces today!
Today is another busy day. I'm wearing some more of my new clothes and I feel great. Jeans that fit. A shirt that is tailored and fitted. It's amazing how a little thing like clothing that fits can make you feel great. I don't feel awkward anymore...just like me. Whatever that is :)
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I Graduated Cosmetology School
On Tuesday, August 01, 2017, I completed 1500 hours of training at Hair Expression, A Paul Mitchell Partner School.
Being there was a great experience. I met friends, great mentors, and special guest hairstylists.
With that being said, let's do the run down of going to a Cosmetology school.
Having a platform to help you advance as a hairstylist is amazing. Some people don't realize that a beauty school is a platform for you to excel in any area you want growth in. It can be hair, makeup, or nails. Many people go there and expect for everything to be handed to them and for every single thing to be taught to them straightforward.
First and foremost, beauty school only teaches you the basics. With the basics you have learned, you are then able to build off it and expand it with your creativity. And second, study your books. Knowledge takes away fear. Knowing the foundation, history, and chemistry of hair will take away fear when it's time to work on clients.
My advice is to utilize the beauty school platform by asking a lot of questions and making your mistakes.
I learned to hang around those with the same mindset as you or with the same goal as you. Negative energy is contagious and will steer you a way from your goals and ambition.
The second thing I learned is to never say 'i can't' or 'i don't want to'. I think this is the most quintessential thing I have learned. If a leader ask you to do a men's haircut and you know that's your weakness or you just hate it because you suck at it, don't turn it down. Accept it and be open to make mistakes. Beauty school is a platform to help you get over fear and teach you things that are uncomfortable to you. I remember one day a guest asked me do I know how to do flat twist. In my mind, I was like ....ummm ...no. But, to her I said yes. I excused myself for 2 minutes, grabbed my phone and googled flat twist. It then came to me that I've done flat twist before on my own hair, just not on other's hair. So, I went back to my guest, relaxed her hair, then began to flat twist her hair. Now, the first flat twist took 5 minutes to complete, but, after that, I was rolling. Other students came by and was amazed by it. At the end, my client was very happy with the results and tipped me $20.
From my experience and research, I recommend beauty school. It's faster and thorough. You learn so much and their is room to ask many questions. Although being in an apprenticeship program allows you to get paid, I believe that you wouldn't be about to grasp the foundation of hair and all the basics of cosmetology. You will see advance techniques and wouldn't know why the hair is being cut a certain way or why this color was mixed with that color. Apprenticeship will be good for knowing the business side of the hair industry.
Well, those are the important things I took from attending a hair school.
If your passion is to be a Cosmetologist, please look around for beauty schools and visit a few you might be interested in. Ask questions and put your all into it.
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The academic year is off to a great start. The Honors faculty and staff are truly excited to have our students back on campus. The Program has experienced unprecedented growth over the last two years. We welcomed the largest entering class of 463 students this fall. These first-year students and transfer students raised the total number of Honors students to a new record 1,673 of students. Forty-eight instructors now teach 123 Honors seminars this academic year. The Program is managed by an exceptionally talented and dedicated staff: Diane Burton, assistant director; Judi Bryant, program coordinator; Lori Williams, program assistant; Shivon Pontious, advising, student success, and special projects coordinator; and Katie Dorn, administrative assistant.
We kicked off the start of the year with the Honors Welcome event. Dr. Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Science, spoke about autism. First-year students were given copies of her book, The Autistic Brain, at Ram Orientation to read before the event. The Murray Honors Visiting Scholar event featured science writer Carl Zimmer, New York Times columnist and author. He gave a public lecture based on his latest book, She Has Her Mother's Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity. The Honors Prof Lecture this year features Dr. Nicole Vieira; her lecture is entitled "Get Outside".
The strength of the Honors curriculum is the Honors seminars. This fall Honors faculty are teaching twenty-five HONR 192 sections, fourteen HONR 292 sections, seven HONR 392 sections, three HONR 399 sections, and eight HONR 492 sections. An exceptional and enthusiastic group of 50 peer mentors lead the twenty-five HONR 192 recitation sections. About 131 students will be completing their Honors thesis in HONR 499.
The Honors seminars emphasize effective written and oral communication, professional development, interdisciplinary learning, creativity and problem solving, and critical thinking. These skills are critical to the success of our graduates in their chosen careers.
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To step away from some of the band portraits, on the Saturday of the festival in Rennes, I once again went to the second largest market in France - Marche des Lices.
You can get oysters shucked for you on site, there are meats, and cheeses, and wine…so much you don't know where to look.
Here are a few shots from the afternoon (and one from the view from my hotel of the cinema across the way).


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Freedom Follows Following: Dwelling With the Truth
Sermon Notes
John 8:31,32. "31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
Freedom isn't the absence of something, it's the presence of someone.
Freedom is more than a destination to get to it's a person to dwell in.
- We have been freed from sin but Satan still tempts us.
- We have not been given a spirit of fear but Satan still tries to intimidate us.
- We are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus but Satan still fights us.
3 Central Paths to Captivity
- Born into it
1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
- Overpowered
Psalm 1:1-4 Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law, day and night. 3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither— whatever they do prospers.
- Fall into it
Hosea 4:6 "my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. "Because you have rejected knowledge," Freedom then would be connected to the reception of knowledge – reception of Jesus' Words.
Bible Facts
- The Bible is Truth Not Fiction.
- The Bible isn't the ramblings of men but the very words of God.
2 Peter 1:12-21 12 So I will always remind you of these things, even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body, 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside, as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me. 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure you will always be able to remember these things. 16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain. 19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
- The Bible isn't a random collection of stories it's a unified path to freedom.
2 Timothy 10-17 10 You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11 persecutions, sufferings—what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,13 while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Standing in the Way of Truth/Freedom
- Independence
- Ignorance
- Arrogance
How to follow the reading plan
- Sign up for the Daily Bible Reading email at www.gatewayfranklin.com/freedom
- Visit www.gatewayfranklin.com/freedom each day
What can you expect from the Word of God?
- The Word of God is an eternal living word.
- The Word of God is a presence word.
- The Word of God is a directional word.
- The Word of God is a powerful word.
How do I approach reading the Word of God? Be OCD.
- O – Open heart and Open mind.
- C – Comprehension is the Goal.
A) Pray and ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand.
B) Discover the context.
C) Stay there awhile.
D) Write it down.
- D – Be Determined to Follow It.
James 1:22-24 22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.


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When It Rings: Pick Up Receiver When This Horror Film Calls, 2018
When It Rings Film Details
Ty Haisten
David Rivers
Release Date: TBA, 2018
Release Format: Theatrical
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Genre: Thriller
Running Time: TBA
Ten years ago, when they were kids, Zach's sister drowned in their backyard pool. Following that tragedy, his mom became too unstable to take care of him and Zach moved out with his dad to live. Now, after years of coping, Zach returns to the house with his father, to sell it. While going through his things, Zach finds the old toy phone he thought was long gone. After it begins ringing, Zach must decide whether to answer it, and open up old wounds, or get rid of it, and the only connection to his dead sister, forever. What he decides will make him question, not only his own reality, but the circumstances behind his sister's death.
When It Rings moves further into development and production. In July, Writer and Director Ty Haisten and David Rivers introduced an intriguing pitch and concept. Based on a short film called Chatter, also by Haisten and Rivers. The full-length Thriller feature is produced by Trick Shot Media LLC and Stauros Entertainment LLC.
The Cast
Gonzalo Martin – Zach Garland
Sally Kirkland – Lesley Judd
Amy Ellenberger – Beverly Garland
Mann Alfonso – Sam Garland
Mel Novak – Hank Lancaster
Sophia Monti – Ellie Peterson
Tyrone Tann – Officer Garret Fisher
Marcus Louis Fien – Officer Frank Price
Taylor Lyons – Tami Hoode
First Impressions
The official trailer for When It Rings in just over 30 seconds capture the viewer and leaves them wanting to know more. It opens with a young man asking his mother about going into his room, but she is clueless what he is speaking of.
This brings about suspicion if he was dreaming or hallucinating. What interweaves is a series of clips full of darkness and mystery. You can sense the struggle that goes on "behind closed doors", as the saying goes. The trailer ends with the toy phone that succeeds at being creepy from a psychological standpoint.
With the short film Chatter in mind, the When It Rings trailer adds more to the story to the point where the viewer can understand more. In the short film, the young woman is "summoned", if you will, by this toy phone, which is much difference in resemblance than the latter trailer. She gets taunted by a mysterious voice and supernatural presence. This is chilling in its subtlety.
This sets the story and tone for When It Rings, where a lead character is a young man been having dreams and visions. It all leads him to the toy phone which has seemed to come alive. This is also a psychological creepy concept, and an invigorating one. The trailer also ends abruptly, but it's enough to get speculation going on what will transpire.
The trailer is equipped with a dark and dramatic background score that adds intensity. Especially towards the end when you hear the sound of the toy phone's wheels and then the sudden ring. When the trailer ends, the viewer holds a range of questions and emotions. This is a very successful strategy here. Now, you have to watch the movie because you have to know what will happen.
The official poster art for When It Rings is successful at getting the overall message across. You have the toy phone that peeks mysteriously out of a toy chest. The phone is dangling off the receiver. The words "When It Rings" are in big bold letters with the word "Rings" being emphasized in red. This strategy speaks volumes. It gives off the vibe that bad things are yet to come. That there will be blood. It also gives off an intended warning.
In Conclusion
When It Rings look to be in a heavy Supernatural rotation. The antagonist presumably this toy phone that opens the door to all of the darkness, suspense, and chaos that is yet to come. All it takes is a ring and an answer. The production is slated for a 2018 theatrical release. An official date has yet to be announced.


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have a sweet Sunday with this healthy treat
1/4 cup organic raw cacao butter melted*
1/4 cup organic cold pressed virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons organic raw sunflower lecithin
1/4 cup organic raw carob powder or cacao powder
1 teaspoon organic raw vanilla powder
1 scoop organic Kal stevia powder
1 organic firm banana, sliced 1/2 inch thick
Make the chocolate by mixing well all ingredients except banana slices. Pour the chocolate into your favorite silicon forms, filling just a 1/4 of the form to create the base. Place in the freezer for 15 min to set it firm.
Take the chocolate from the freezer, arrange the banana slices in the middle and cover them completely with the rest of the chocolate. Set in the freezer for another 20-30 min to firm completely. Remove them from the forms and enjoy.
Keeps in the refrigerator for one week.
* When you melt cacao butter, you can use the double boiler method:
Warm water in a pot and put another pot on top of it with the grated cacao butter. Make sure you are mixing well and remove from the heat as soon as the butter is melted. Be careful, the pots are hot.


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Not everyone speaks English, so neither should your MapGuide Applications.
Currently, the process of translating your MapGuide Application is to hunt down all the english strings in your Basic or Flexible Web Layout XML document and manually replace each string with your translations. This is a slow and painstaking process.
The final release of MapGuide Maestro 4.0 will include a new convenient command to assist with the translation of Basic and Flexible Web Layouts.
Clicking the Translate button will bring up a dialog containing all the localizable strings (Maestro searches for all known XML elements that can contain localizable text). From here, tick the strings that require translation and give your provided translation. I did a quick and dirty french translation via Google Translate for this example.
Once you have completed your translation, click Apply to apply these translations to the affected strings. The editor will reload itself with the translated strings. Previewing the layout will show your translated layout.
The final release of MapGuide Maestro 4.0 (which will include this feature) will be arriving shortly. Doing a lot of API cleanup and documentation.
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Your life deserves the risks
My High School sports reputation was...nonexistent. I have a confession to make, I was a band nerd. I know, you pictured me as the class jock, center of all human activity, sought out my the most popular cheerleaders.....but the truth is I spent most of High School blending into the background. I didn't take risks, I never asked out the cheerleader I thought was cute, I never tried to get invited to the parties, I avoided anything requiring me to be uncomfortable. I spent 4 years trying to avoid anything that could possibly lead to embarrassment.
My least favorite class was always gym. I wasn't opposed to physical activity, I was more opposed/afraid of not knowing what to do and looking like an idiot. Every time that they let (forced us against our wills) us play football I did everything that I could to be useless to the game (I weighed 145 lbs and don't like pain). So I did everything that I could to stay covered, at all times, even by the slowest runner. I would run as slowly as possible, announce my attempts at breaking free (I'm breaking to the right in 5..4...3..2..1) and if ever free of coverage would look anywhere besides the quarterback (surely he wouldn't throw the ball to the slow, skinny guy looking the wrong direction!)
The result? I never got laughed at for running the wrong direction, I never broke an arm, I never looked like an idiot, I never got hurt in gym. But I also never caught a football, attempted a basket, hit a home-run, or made a goal. Sure I avoided the negative stuff, but I also avoided any of the possibilities. I was so afraid of the "what if this happens" that I avoided all of the "what could happen".
Thankfully High School is only a few years but the behaviors I learned there are still with me in life. We get one life, one chance to live out our story. This isn't a pilot episode this is the real deal. I don't want to spend my life being afraid of the risk, the embarrassment, the possibility of failure. I've learned a few things from my High School gym class that I'm trying to apply to my life now.
- Don't play it safe. Anything worth having requires risk.
- Stop making excuses. Our excuses guarentee that we will not succeed. Your odds of succeeding are automatically increased by simply trying.
- You can't always avoid the bruises. Everyone falls, everyone gets bumps and bruises, the scars are proof that you're in the game.
If we apply these principles to our lives we open ourselves up to whole new possibilities. I don't want to live my life the way that I survived High School gym class. I want to live fully engaged, the wind running through my hair. I know I will fail at times, I have no doubt that I will zig when I should zag, and I can promise that at 145 lbs I will get hurt. But by showing up ready to go for it I've already increased my odds of actually making it.
Your life deserves the risks!


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This workshop will begin with a brief walk through the current exhibition at the Erpf Gallery (works by 2016 artists in residence at the Platte Clove Cabin) and a discussion of the different interpretations of nature and setting.
Then we'll take a brief walk outside the Catskills Center and find some subjects to draw and paint in watercolor. There will also be some cut flowers and greenery provided. Weather permitting, we'll spend time sketching outside. Then we'll move to the big tables inside and complete our pieces.
Jen will provide tips on drawing, composition and watercolor painting, along with some artist's secrets on how to draw trees and flowers. Everyone will have a piece of art to take home, and a new perspective on how to interpret the beauty all around us through their own personal art forms.
Artists aged 4 to adult all welcome. All Materials will be provided.
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Browse through the hand picked stalls, talk to local makers, enjoy some yummy foodie treats and listen to the tunes of up and coming artists. You will find a beautiful range of bespoke products all curated to ensure they are unique and of the highest quality. Jewellery, body products, services we think you will love, homewares, gifts, candles, art, clothing and divine things for children.
We do ask for a gold coin donation upon entry which will be donated in full to our chosen local charity. We would love to see you there!


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Washington State Golf Association Names 2015 Players of the Year
The Washington State Golf Association (WSGA) has announced the 2015 Player of the Year recipients. The category winners are as follows: Men's, Charles Kern of Mercer Island; Women's, Alivia Brown of Gig Harbor; Men's Mid-Amateur, Reid Hatley of Hayden Lake, Idaho; Women's Mid-Amateur, Amanda Jacobs of Seattle; Senior Men's, Tom Brandes of Bellevue; Senior Women's, Karen Madison of East Wenatchee; Junior Boys', Sam Warkentin of Bainbridge Island; and Junior Girls', Kenedee Peters of Ephrata.
Charles Kern, Men's Player of the Year
Charles had a very solid season claiming one victory and finishing near the top in competitions that featured strong fields. He began the Western Swing by finishing T7 at his home course in the Sahalee Players Championship, which always draws a strong field of amateur players. He then went on to earn Medalist honors in the stroke play portion of the Pacific Northwest Men's Amateur Championship and made it to the semifinals of match play in that event. Two weeks later, Kern played in the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship which featured some of the top amateur golfers in the world, placing T27 in the 82-man field. Charles' season culminated with a victory in the Washington State Men's Amateur Championship held on the Rope Rider course at Suncadia Resort. Charles began the final day five strokes behind leader Joe Harvie, and fell as far as eight back before rallying to win the state's championship by two strokes. In his speech after winning the championship, Kern announced that the victory concluded his amateur career and that he would pursue professional golf.
Alivia Brown, Women's Player of the Year
Alivia won the Washington State Women's Amateur Championship, held at the Cedars at Dungeness in Sequim, Wash., and did so in dominating fashion, shooting a three-day total of 3-under par, winning by a margin of eight strokes. The Washington State University freshman then went on an impressive run in the match-play bracket to finish runner-up in the Pacific Northwest Women's Amateur by defeating 2014 Pacific Northwest Women's Player of the Year Gigi Stoll in the first round; Haley Nist, the 2014 Idaho Women's State Champion in the Round of 16; Washington State University teammate, Bree Wandersheid in the Quarterfinals; and Gabby Barker, the stroke play Medalist and winner of the 2015 Idaho Women's State Championship. In the championship match with Brooke Hamilton, Alivia found herself 5-up at one point, only to lose steam after a long week of golf and lost the match on the 36th hole. For the WSU women's golf team, Alivia had a stellar year, finishing the season with a scoring average of 74.74, the lowest by a freshman in WSU history and the fifth-best by any Cougar in school history.
Reid Hatley, Men's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Reid had a busy and consistent 2015 season. He finished third in the Washington State Champion of Champions, T5 in the Washington State Men's Amateur Championship, and made it to the Round of 16 in the Pacific Northwest Men's Amateur Championship. In Mid-Amateur competitions, Reid finished T3 in the Pacific Northwest Men's Mid-Amateur, third in the Washington State Men's Mid-Amateur, and finished as Medalist in a U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Qualifier. The highlight of Reid's summer came in the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship in Vero Beach, Fla., where he opened the stroke play portion of the event with a 69 and then went on to win his first match before being eliminated in the Round of 32. Reid also teamed up with Nate Hair of Edwall, Wash. to qualify for next year's U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship, which will be held at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York.
Amanda Jacobs, Women's Mid-Amateur Player of the Year
Amanda repeats as the recipient of this honor, backing up last year's Player of the Year award by providing some great results throughout this season. She finished fourth in the BC Women's Mid-Amateur Championship, Runner-up in the Seattle Women's Golf Association City Championship, Runner-up in the Pacific Northwest Women's Mid-Amateur Championship, and then won the Washington State Women's Mid-Amateur Championship held at Fairwood Golf & Country Club in Renton. Amanda repeated her other successes from last year, finishing Medalist in the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Qualifier and then making it into the Round of 32. Jacobs also represented Washington State in the biannual USGA Women's State Team Championship in Missouri where she finished T24 individually and also recorded a hole-in-one.
Tom Brandes, Senior Men's Player of the Year
Tom is no stranger to Player of the Year awards. He has won the Washington State Senior Men's Player of the Year award the last five seasons in a row, and he certainly earned his sixth this season. Tom finished T3 in the Washington State Champion of Champions, T4 in the Washington Senior Open, third in the Pacific Northwest Senior Men's Amateur Championship, then went on to finish as a semifinalist at the PNGA Men's Master-40 Amateur, and champion of the Washington State Men's Mid-Amateur Championship. Tom also finished as Medalist in a U.S. Senior Amateur Qualifier which took him to Egg Harbor Township in New Jersey. In the U.S. Senior Amateur, Tom had an amazingly successful week and battled his way into the final match against Chip Lutz. He fell to Lutz in the final match, but earned Runner-up honors, capping off his 2015 season, possibly his best yet.
Karen Madison, Senior Women's Player of the Year
Karen was impressive in her first season playing in WSGA events. She began by winning the Washington State Senior Women's Champion of Champions, and then went on to finish fifth at the Washington State Women's Mid-Amateur Championship. Her season ended on a high note, surviving a three-hole playoff to capture the Pacific Northwest Super Senior Women's Amateur Championship at Everett Golf & Country Club.
Sam Warkentin, Junior Boys' Player of the Year
Sam is another repeat honoree this year, once again dominating the junior ranks in Washington to earn his second consecutive WSGA Junior Boys' Player of the Year award. He was a semifinalist and Co-Medalist in the Pacific Northwest Junior Boys' Amateur Championship at Wildhorse Resort in Pendleton, Ore. He
finished third in both the Junior America's Cup and the WJGA Eastern Open. Sam made the cut in the IMG Academy Junior World Championship, finishing 44 th among an elite field of junior golfers. His Runner-up finish in the AJGA Ryan Moore Invitational is topped by his victories at the WJGA Western Open, WJGA State Championship and the WIAA 3A (High School) State Championship.
Kenedee Peters, Junior Girls' Player of the Year
Kenedee had a very good 2015 season which saw her qualify for the IMG Academy Junior World Championship, as well as the U.S. Girls' Junior Amateur. Kenedee finished eighth at the Girl's Junior America's Cup, won two WJGA Sub-District events, finished third in the WJGA Eastern Open and fourth in the WJGA Western Open. She then solidified her position as the state's best with victories in the WJGA State Championship and in the WIAA 2A (High School) State Championship.
The WSGA Championship Committee meets annually in early October to vote and select the Players of the Year for the WSGA in the categories of Men's, Women's, Senior Men's, Senior Women's, Men's Mid-Amateur, Women's Mid-Amateur, Junior Boys' and Junior Girls'. The WSGA Performance Points list is used as the primary guide for the selection. Since the WSGA does not have a performance points list for juniors, the WSGA receives the nominations for selection from the Washington Junior Golf Association.
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This page gives people a view into our daily lives living in the west of Ireland. It includes posts about our projects in the ceramic studio as well as projects in the garden, home and kitchen.
Blackberry & Bramley Apple Pie
Alexis Bowman
The end of the blackberry harvest meets the start of the apple one so its only natural that we should throw them together in a pie. A good pie filling consists of a smooth sauce with chunky bits as well. So I pre-cook the apples and blackberries to form the sauce and then I add chunky bits of uncooked fruit. I also think its important that the filling is not too sweet so I don't use much honey. Its good to let the tartness of the big sour bramley apples shine through, especially when your serving it with sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Sweet Shotcrust Pastry:
175g plain white flour
75g butter
40g caster sugar or icing sugar
1 egg
Pie Filling:
Some bramley apples
A big handful of wild blackberries
Some honey
A sprinkle of ground cloves
1. To make pastry just throw everything into a food processor and whizz until it forms a ball. Roll it out and cover the base of your tin, saving half for the lid!
2. To make apple sauce peel and chop apples keeping half the pieces to one side. Add honey & ground cloves. Simmer with the lid on until soft and fluffy. It doesn't take long so watch out, you don't want it to burn.
3. To make blackberry sauce throw blackberries & some sugar in another pot and simmer until soft. Run it all thru a sieve to make a gorgeous smooth & thick sauce.
4. Pop the two sauces into your pie base. Chop in some chunky pieces of apple and whole blackberries. Roll out the pastry lid. Glue it on using egg wash & pinch the edges to join them together. Brush more egg wash or milk on top and sprinkle with demerara sugar. Pop in the over at 180 degrees Celsius for around 30 - 40 minutes (until golden brown). Serve with either whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. YUM!
Press Mould Plates
Alexis Bowman
I never got any extensive training on the wheel; just a short introduction to it during a ceramics elective in art college. Back then it was immediately obvious to me that to get a handle of the skill I would need to be totally dedicated to it. I was already immersed in my painting so I put it aside for another day. I still haven't got the chance to learn how to throw a pot so I like to build things with my hands instead. This week Steve showed me how to make a plate using a press mould.
First we made a wooden stamp using plywood. We cut this one into a figure of eight shape. We pressed the wooden stamp into the clay while it rested on a large flat sponge to take some slack.
Blackberry Soda
Alexis Bowman
I am making my way through the freezer - it needs to be defrosted. So I am using up all of last years harvest which includes a huge stash of blackberries. This simple fermented soda can be made with any fruit, fresh or frozen. The measurements in this recipe do not have to be exact.
- About 6 cups of Blackberries
- About 1 cup Honey or Sugar
- About 2 tablespoon of Sauerkraut Culture (or another like whey from strained yogurt)
1. Put blackberries in a pot and cover with water (I use about 1 & 1/2 liters). Simmer for about 30 minutes. Take off heat & add honey/sugar then leave it sit until cool.
2. Strain out blackberries. Dilute this syrup with more water (measure according to the flavor strength of your preference). I added about an extra 1 liter.
3. Add your culture then pour into a sterilized demijohn and fit an airlock.
4. Leave it sit for around 3 days. During which it will ferment and bubble away.
5. Move soda into plastic screw top bottles (if using glass be mindful that they can explode with the pressure if left long enough!). Store in the fridge. They will be ready in around 3 - 4 weeks. It will get fizzier and more dry the longer you leave it. But don't leave it too long otherwise you will loose half the soda in frothy overflow when opening it up.
Stretching Slip
Alexis Bowman
Slip or 'engobe' is a form of liquid clay in which colours can be added. It is used to paint onto the surface of pots to give them colour and texture. When we want to create a smooth finish we have to ensure the consistency of slip is spot on (like cream). If it is applied too thick or applied to a body of clay that is already very dry, it can split and crack. These effects can be exaggerated to create textural surfaces.
We've been experimenting with stretching a white slip over dark clay and throwing it across the table to make it crack. To create an extra thick slip we added dispex to porcelin. Dispex works to suspend particles in liquid. When it is added to slip it makes it extra thick and unctious.
Some examples of plates where slip has been stretched:
Pattern Play
Alexis Bowman
Some experiments with pattern and colour from the month of June:
Gorse Wine
Alexis Bowman
During the months of April & May the Gorse bushes in Kerry begin to come into full bloom.
On a sunny day the wind picks up their sweet scent of coconuts (which is kinda like a Pina Colada) and carries it across the fields and into our garden.
These bright yellow flowers make the most delicious wine with a distinctive coconut flavour and bright yellow colour.
Gorse Bushes are covered in tough sharp spikes which makes collecting them very tricky. We enlist the help of our young kids who use their tiny little fingers to get a hold of them!
The recipe we use to make our gorse wine comes from John Wright's book called 'Booze' in the River Cottage Handbook Series.
Alexis Bowman
We have been developing a range of these simple and functional circular platters. They have a wateriness to them; the blue pools of pigment seem to float. Cobalt and copper is also used to create colour.
Alexis Bowman
Echiums belongs to the Boraginaceae family which include other plants like Borage & Comfrey. We love them because they bring height and colour into the garden and also because they give our bees lots of nectar. The tall Echium pininana - know as tree echium or giant vipers bugloss - is native to the Canary Islands and is a biennial.
In the first year they reach around 3 feet, forming a strong trunk with a display of foliage. In the following spring they send up a huge tall column of flowers which lasts for many months. While they are making their reach for the sky they often get hit by some strong winds. A little support goes a long way.
They tend to self seed effectively in dry gravely areas of the garden. I bought my first seed from Seedaholic.com.
In the early spring when they are making their reach for the sky they often get hit by some strong winds. A little support goes a long way.
A much smaller variety is Echium vulgare - know as vipers Bugloss - which is native to most of Europe and acts like an annual here in Ireland. It produces a very high concentration of nectar and so it is one of the best plants to attract bees to your garden. I have a blue and a white variety. Every year I collect their seeds and sow them again the following spring with no fuss.
This year I have sown two more varieties - Echium Russicum https://www.seedaholic.com/echium-russicum.html and Echium Red Bugloss .
Ash Glazes
Alexis Bowman
We have been developing some new ash glaze recipes lately. Ash glazes are ceramic glazes made from the ash of various kinds of wood or straw. In a wood fired kiln, potters like to create random effects by setting up the kiln so that ash created during firing falls onto the pots; the results of this are seen in Phil Rogers book 'Ash Glazes'.
We use an electric kiln where the conditions are highly controlled and predictable so in order to get some interesting effects with wood ash we mix it with water, and often clay, and apply is as a paste or we simply shake the dry ash onto the surface of the pot before it enters the kiln.
Wood ash is primarily made up of calcium carbonate, which is used in many glaze recipes. It also contains many other components which differ depending on the location, soil, and type of wood the ash came from. Each different ash glaze produces different results.
We collect wood ash from the pizza over at the Cill Rialaig Cafe. We wash it, sieve it and dry it to make a fine dust.
The ceramic flux in wood ash is calcium oxide. When present in a glaze it promotes running & streaking. Wood ash glazes often run and slip so much during firing that they move down off the pot and onto the kiln shelf below, sticking the pot firmly to the shelf it sits on. In order to remove the pot we have to grind the pot off using an angle grinder; after this process the pot is usually lost.
Some examples of pots where we have used wood Ash:
Pea & Bean Supports
Alexis Bowman
This year I am determined to make my beans stand strong and tall on dependable supports. In the past my they have collapsed under the weight of foliage. To ensure success I have made lots of different structures using materials salvaged from the garden and workshop.
Bamboo is our most useful material for making wigwams and luckily we have our own patch which we take from every year. Many years ago a small clump of it was planted and since then it has become a forest of bamboo spreading 10 metres across. The invasive nature of the bamboo does prove to be a problem but the benefit of having good strong canes for use in the garden is a big plus. The bamboo forest also serves as a habitat for birds and wildlife and especially our chickens who use it for shelter. The kids love to hide inside it where they have made tracks and tunnels.
For the peas I stretched chicken wire across two posts and repeated this process, running several of them side by side. At the end of summer these supports can be pulled out of the ground, rolled up and put away until next spring when I will tap them back in again.
Lovely new pea shoots are delicious. .
Pattern Play
Alexis Bowman
Explorations with cobalt blue using wax as a resist.
Planting Snowdrops
Alexis Bowman
Today Noah and I planted 100 snowdrops under the weeping cherry tree. They will love it there in the moist and hummus rich soil. During the dark days of January and February these little beauties will brighten up the garden.
Pickled Beetroot
Alexis Bowman
My friend Colleen gave us some beetroot seeds that she collected from South Africa. They have produced the biggest and juiciest beetroots that we've ever grown. We usually pull most of our beets up in September but this year we forgot a few. They are a little woody and bitter at this stage so the best way to use them up is in a pickle. This pickled beetroot is great on a chicken and mayonnaise sandwich but it is also great with cold meats. This recipe makes 3 x 400 ml jars.
3-4 large pre cooked beetroots, sliced
200 grams white sugar
350 ml water
200 ml white wine vinegar
To sterilise jars put them in the oven and set it to 180 degrees Celsius. Soak the lids in a sterile solution and rinse with boiling water.
Meanwhile, put the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Hold it for 3-5 minutes then add the beetroot and boil a further 2 minutes. Add the vinegar. As soon as it reaches a boil again turn the heat off. Pour directly into hot sterilized jars and put the lids on. These will keep for months.
Caramelised Butternut Squash and Chestnut Pie
Alexis Bowman
This dessert is inspired by the American thanksgiving pumpkin pie. Its texture is just like a cheesecake.
1 medium butternut squash
6 tablespoons melted butter
2 tablespoons caster sugar
1 1/2 cups cream
3 eggs lightly beaten
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
pinch ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup chestnut paste
1/2 cup icing sugar
1 pre baked 9 inch pie crust
Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Peel and chop the squash and place it on a baking tray along with the butter and caster sugar. Bake for around 40 minutes or until the squash is soft and the sugar has begun to caramelise. Leave to cool.
Puree the squash and caramelised sugar in a food processor. In a bowl take 1 cup of pureed squash and mix it with 1 cup of the cream as well as the eggs, brown sugar, spices and salt.
In a separate bowl combine the chestnut paste with the remaining 1/2 cup cream & icing sugar. Spread it on the pie base then top it with the butternut squash mix.
Bake until the pie is firm to the touch but jiggles when moved which is about 1 hour. Leave to cool before serving. It's even better the next day after the flavours have had more time to develop.
A New Polytunnel Door
Alexis Bowman
Our polytunnel door used to swing open with even a small gust of wind. It was a real pain so with some simple changes we made it a sliding door instead. We attached a piece of 4 x 2 above the opening and then mounted the sliding track to it. This was a very quick job and its made a big difference.
We got the sliding door hardware from our local co-op.
New Polytunnel
Alexis Bowman
We have finally installed our polytunnel! Its 5.5 metres wide and 12 metres long and it cost us €2,087 from Polydome.ie. Installing it was simple and fun. With many hands on deck from family & wwoofers we assembled it quickly.
Studio Furniture
Alexis Bowman
Here are a few images of the things we have made to help us with our daily tasks in the studio:
Milk Bottle Cloches
Alexis Bowman
The Irish garden gets a huge amount of annual rain fall so slugs absolutely thrive here. We have a huge variety of slugs in the garden. Some of them grow to be the size of your thumb! The kids are in competition to see who can find the biggest one ever.
Taking a newly emerged seedling and plating it out in the garden is like feeding it to the sharks. So we have devised a system to keep the slugs off. We take an old milk bottle, cut the bottom off it, place it over the seedling and push it down into the soil. It becomes a small protective house in which the slugs generally don't tend to enter. The environment inside the milk bottle is also lovely and warm. When the seedling begins to push up and out of the bottle we remove it. At that stage the plant is usually large enough to handle a few slug bites.
One of our Wwoofers devised a solution for storing the milk bottles by threading rope through their handles and hooking them up.
Copper & Manganese Series
Alexis Bowman
Our first series of pots are inspired by traditional country pottery. Copper & Manganese are used to add colour.


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How To Know The True Personality Of Someone When People Are So Good At Wearing Masks Nowadays?
How do you really get to know a person? How do you know when someone can be trusted and when they can't? In this article, Beauty and Tips takes a look at how you can discover someones true personality in our day and age of masks.
Friendship isn't something that comes easily. We can't turn up at a party, get talking to some random person and after five minutes be like "WE'RE FRIENDS NOW, YAY!"
True friendship is something that must be earned. It takes time, effort and commitment to become someone's friend, and for us to let someone else into our lives. But since so many people wear masks nowadays, how do we really know who we're welcoming into our lives? How do we know when a person is true and not fake? How do we know they actually like us and aren't using us? Sometimes, a persons mask slips, and it's at this point that you can find the clues as to someones real personality. Let's take a look at how you can spot these clues to reveal someones true self.
Get To Know Them One On One
People who know mainly online, or people we usually only see in groups, are often impossible to know. Online, they present a heavily edited version of themselves, promoting their highlights while keeping all the bad stuff backstage. And in groups? Well, sometimes people just don't act themselves. The best way to get to know someone is one on one. Ask to see them, just the two of you. Go out for coffee, do stuff with them. Ask questions. Get to know the real them!
Ask Them For A Big Favour
"If you can't handle me at my worst, you don't deserve me at my best." – Marilyn Monroe
The easiest way to find out someones true personality is to ask them for a BIG favour – such as moving house.
"Hey, since we're hanging out so much these days, you wanna help me move?"
"Um. Um. Um. I've just remembered something.
"Um. Um. Um. SOMETHING. "
A true friend who doesn't hide behind a mask is there for you whenever you need them. They're there for the good times, and they're also there for the rough times. They don't go missing when things get tough. If they can't be there for you, they either tell you upfront why they can't – or they change their schedule and make sure they've got your back. The fakers? They'll hide behind a smile and a cocktail. But watch them go missing once the parties over and their glass is empty.
But When They Need You, It's Different
They're never around when you really need them. But when they need you? They expect your help. Like, right now. You know what it's like. They don't just ask for your help – they literally beg for it.
"OMG I'd be so happy if you could help me out, I'll love you forever."
It doesn't even matter what's going on in your life right now or how much pressure you're under, because they always come first. When things get tricky for them, just wait and see how they react. Are they going to drag you down with them and make you feel bad for not helping them? Or are they going to take some responsibility and figure this out themselves like the rest of us?
Take Them Out Of Their Comfort Zone
Fake people love to stay inside their comfort zones. Outside these zones? They literally can't cope. An easy way, then, to determine who someone really is and what their character is like is to take them out of their comfort zones. Invite them to do something they wouldn't ordinarily do. Push them to try something different. If you've literally never seen this person do anything that challenges them a little, now is the time to see what they're really made of!
Notice How They Compliment You
People who are genuinely nice will have no problems giving you a proper compliment:
"You are SUCH a good writer. Keep it up!"
"I love what you did with your nails. Can you help me with mine?"
On the other hand, if they're actually passive-aggressive and aren't as happy for you as they seem, their compliments will look more like this:
"Nice writing. Who helped you?"
"I like your nails but it's a shame that colour is now out of season."
Pay attention to how they compliment you. Compliments can reveal more than perhaps you realised.
Do They Offer Criticism Or Get Passionate? Or Are They Apathetic?
Everyone gets annoyed and frustrated from time to time. Okay, we might not get full on angry, but we all definitely get a little bit miffed. If a person is constantly happy and doesn't seem to get irritated by anything? They're hiding behind a mask. To find out their true personality, be a bit critical of them and see how they react. You don't need to go overboard by totally tearing them apart, but offer them some constructive criticism and see how they react. If they flip out and tear into you in response, you can be sure that this whole time they were faking things who have been acting around you to get something they want. If, on the other hand, they take the criticism onboard and accept their mistakes, you can be sure that they're just passive, calm and non-confrontational by nature.
Ask Around
Lastly, there is nothing wrong with asking other people who know this person how they feel about them. Get in touch with their confidantes and closest friends. Talk to those whom they hang out with most, their friends and family. Ask what makes them tick, what are they like away from social media, and what their strengths and weaknesses are. It pays to ask a few people. The more people you ask, the more accurate the picture will be of who this person really is.
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I have believed in God for quite a few years now but I never really understood the importance of scripture. I have some verses memorized but quickly found that every now and then I would open my Bible just to mark it off my checklist. This could not be further from what the true intent of scripture is. This book, the Bible, is meant to help us. It is meant to be a breathe of fresh air into our lungs, not something that weighs us down.
I have decided not to hold myself to a high standard or plan that makes me stay on track with reading my Bible, otherwise, it turns into a chore. Word is meant to empower, so let it empower you in God's timing not in a devotionals timing. I am not suggesting that you give up reading, but stay in communication with God while you read. Listen intentionally to what the purpose of scripture is.
Now when I read the Bible, it is more as a need, a longing to learn more about Jesus, rather than be forced to. To anyone who struggles to open your Bible, I understand, this book is intimidating and by no means a walk in the park. Challenge yourself to spend time with God and read the Bible but do it because you want to, not because you have to.


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Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre
Stapeley Grange to celebrate 25th Anniversary with Masquerade Ball . For more information contact firstname.lastname@example.com
Stapeley Grange is one of four based in England that supports the rehabilitation of sick,injured, orphaned and confiscated wildlife.
Stapeley Grange is one of four RSPCA wildlife centres based in England that supports the rehabilitation of sick, injured, orphaned and confiscated wildlife.
We admit animals from south of the Scottish Border to south of Birmingham, into North Wales and across to Lincolnshire. In 2018 we received over 6,500 admissions, including wildlife, exotic and domestic casualties. 2018 is looking like it will be our buisest on record beating 2016 when we received over 6600 animals
Why not check out our latest newsletter - Summer Edition
Become a Friend of the Centre to receive our quarterly newsletter, please sign up here.
Bringing in wildlife
If you discover an orphaned wild animal always seek advice before disturbing it.
However, if a wild animal has truly been abandoned or injured, then we can help.
Stapeley opening hours
Our wildlife centre is open for the admission of wildlife casualties but opening hours depend on the time of year and are subject to change and are generally Oct - April: 8am - 8pm and May - Sept: 8am - 9pm.
Current hours - 8am - 8pm
Out of hours - please call our 24-hour cruelty line: 0300 1234 999.
Because the welfare of animals is our priority, we can't let the general public tour the centre to see the animals as too much human contact can prevent them making a full recovery. However, supervised educational visits to support vocational courses or groups can be booked in advance.
2019/2020 Wildlife Courses
The Stapeley team will be running four external Wildlife Courses each year for those interested in wildlife rehabilitation, including vets and vet nurses. For more information contact: firstname.lastname@example.com
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