The shepherds, the first visitors.
In this lesson we will look at the shepherds who were the first to visit the Lord Jesus Christ after his birth. Also in the passage for this lesson we see that the phrase "in a manger" is found three times. God is careful to point this phrase out for us, so there must be a good reason for it. Let us look at some possible reasons for this phrase.
It is interesting that the shepherds were picked to be the first visitors. But when we think about this it makes perfect sense. In Psalm 23:1 the Bible says that the Lord is my shepherd, and in John 1:29 Jesus is said to be the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world. Jesus also calls himself the good shepherd in John 10:11. Therefore we see that Jesus as God manifest in the flesh is both the shepherd and the lamb. No wonder God allowed the shepherds to be the first visitors.
Another fact that is reinforced by the shepherds being in the field with their sheep is that Jesus was not born in December. This is not a lesson in which we will take time to prove this fact but it can be done very easily. using the course of the priest in which Zachariah (John the Baptist father) served along with the pregnancy his wife Elisabeth, and the time given for when the Angel appeared unto Mary it is easy to see that Jesus as not born in December.
Why was Jesus laid in a manger?
The simple and straight forward reason is because there was no room in the inn. But this is also said to be a sign unto the shepherds (Luke 2:12). This sign was also to point them to the one who would be the Savior (Luke 2:11). What is interesting is that this should also be a sign for us to show us Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world.
1) Because there was no room in the inn.
From this fact we see that the Lord Jesus Christ would be rejected from the beginning. How would you like to be the innkeeper who finds out that he turned away the baby Jesus?
2) To show us his poverty.
Imagine the son of God the one who had created the universe having to be born in a stable and laid in a manger. This shows us his poverty. Think about it if Joseph and Mary had been a well to do family or royalty then someone would have made room for them.
But here we see that Jesus was willing to give up his riches in glory and come to this earth and become poor so that we could be made rich through his poverty (2 Corinthians 8:9).
3) It was a place of sacrifice.
The manger was where the animals were fed. They would have either used grain or hay most likely to feed the animals. Either way whether it was grain or hay something had to die in order to feed the animals. So we see that the manger was a place of death or sacrifice for one thing so that something else could live.
Jesus makes a comparison concerning himself and a corn of wheat in John 12:24. The comparison is that when a corn of wheat falls into the ground and dies it can bring forth much fruit. Through the death burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ he has brought forth countless fruit.
In the manger we see a great example of sacrifice and Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice. Do you think the shepherds understood any of these facts? Maybe.
4) The manger was accessible to all.
By being born and laid in a manger Jesus was accessible to anyone that would happen to come by. When the shepherds came they did not have to get special permission to enter in and visit the Lord Jesus.
This sign of Jesus being laid in a manger was very important for the Shepherds in finding the Lord Jesus Christ. But it is just as important for us today because it still points the way to the Savior of the world which is Christ the Lord.
1) Why do you think that God chose the shepherds to be the first visitors to see the new born Christ?
2) What do the shepherds being in the fields reinforce to us concerning facts from the Christmas Story?
3) Why was Jesus laid in a manger?
4) What is the typology connected with Jesus being laid in a manger?


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A team of 6 DIYers take on a bathroom makeover in 48 hours to transform a plain, builder grade space to give it character and modern farmhouse charm.
Thank you to Lowe's for sponsoring this post. As always, opinions and content are my own.
This post makes me want to scream from the rooftops, y'all! I've been bursting at the seams to share a BIG room makeover that we've been keeping a little secret about.
If you remember way back a few months ago, I announced that I was teaming up with Lowe's for a makeover in someone's home anywhere in the United States. There were so many great contenders who submitted their kitchens, bathrooms, and outdoor spaces that had tons of potential. I wish we could have given makeovers to all of them!
The homeowners' story stuck with me. Bethany and Levi shared how they have been married for 7 years and live in a suburban builder grade house right next door to Levi's family. Bethany just graduated and works as a mental health counselor intern, while Levi is a wedding videographer and drummer in a worship band. Funds for home improvement don't come easily.
They love hosting friends and family in their home and talk to their dog and two cats like they're their children (and uh… guilty! I do that too). Something about them just reminded me so much of Robert's and my story.
Back in April, after lots of planning and preparing, Robert and I flew out to their home along with an incredibly talented team of bloggers: Rachel from Maison de Pax, Jenna from Rain on a Tin Roof, Nina from Nina Hendrick Design, and April from House By Hoff.
And we had two days to flip this space.
Totally doable, right? The room had good bones, and we had to keep time constraints in mind to make it all happen.
Robert and I (and the rest of our team) are not contractors with a wide array of skill sets, but giving a room wow-factor sometimes only needs mostly non-demo cosmetic changes. And this bathroom had that potential.
One of the big issues was Bethany and Levi's shower door, which was cloudy and rusted to the point where it wouldn't even close all the way. So the first task on the agenda was to rip it all out along with the faucets and light fixtures (okay, so maybe there was a little demo).
I'm not sure if this is Robert's excited face or scared face, or maybe a little of both. Ha!
There were so many projects that went awry in this makeover, and we were all constantly problem solving to make it work. But I could not have asked for a better team. It was MAJOR girl power all weekend, plus Robert's muscle. Poor guy got a big workout in those two days with 5 women hustling around, but he's always a good sport.
And despite all of the stress and hard work to get it done, we had a lot of fun and a lot of laughs.
Nina was the cabinet painting pro.
Rachel built a barn door and rigged two tracks while 8 months pregnant!
Jenna was on hardware duty most of the time putting in light fixtures, building a mirror frame, and installing cabinet pulls.
And I ran around doing every odd job I could find… like balancing on a bathtub to wrestle with a chandelier.
For every single project, there were multiple people pitching in. It was the biggest rush and best relief to see it all come together in the end.
So remember that basic bathroom before?
Bethany and Levi stayed out of their master bedroom and bathroom all weekend to be fully surprised, and it was the best feeling in the world to see their reactions.
They were the absolute sweetest couple, and we couldn't have asked for more welcoming hosts.
Their cloudy, rusted shower door got a full replacement and made a huge difference in this space! We chose oil-rubbed bronze to create contrast.
And the larger shower head makes it more of a spa-like experience.
This chandelier is the perfect blend of glam and industrial for a feminine/masculine balance above their tub.
We swapped the old Hollywood style vanity light for these seeded glass bronze ones too.
We also decided to paint the walls in Sherwin Williams Gray Screen for a light gray/blue to give the room a calming mood.
To continue with the bronze finish and create contrast, we swapped the old pulls for these more industrial style ones.
We left the builder grade mirror intact and framed it out with pine boards stained in Minwax Dark Walnut for a little touch of rustic.
And to freshen up the tile floor, we painted the grout with Valspar Duramax paint in the color Du Jour for a quick, simple solution.
Since the water closet wasn't really a water closet at all without a door, we built a barn door from scratch to fit the 9 foot opening and rigged a header for a sliding barn door track to make that corner more private and functional.
To help with traffic flow and to prevent the old bathroom door in the bedroom from slamming into the newly built barn door, we decided to use an unfinished barn door kit, stained it with Minwax Weathered Oak, sealed it with polyurethane to protect it from moisture, and hung it up on a sliding track. It added so much gorgeous texture but was equally functional too.
For the sink faucets, we installed these curvier bronze ones for a more feminine look on their existing white cultured countertop.
And to add some softness in contrast from the rugged wood and dark metal in the space, we hung up this set of botanical prints. They helped to balance that frosted window and filled up that odd blank wall.
This pretty blue botanical print coordinated perfectly beside their vanity for a more modern spin on farmhouse art.
We threw in lots of organization and storage for making this bathroom super functional, like these hooks right beside the shower door.
And in the water closet, above the toilet, we removed the existing cabinet doors to create open shelving filled with apothecary jars and baskets for toiletry items. We painted the back of the cabinet the same color as the vanity cabinets to add some depth and tie in with the rest of the room.
Once we added in faux succulents and silk flowers, this entire room sprung to life! Plants are magical like that. By incorporating plenty of natural textures like greenery, wood, woven baskets, delicate glass, and light textiles, the room took on so much charm.
It was certainly not an easy job, and probably the most challenging project we've ever done, but every ounce of hard work and every bump in the road was so worth it.
I feel incredibly blessed to be a part of it and am thrilled with how it all turned out. But most of all, I'm ecstatic that the homeowners love it just as much. They are so deserving of a space just for them where they can recharge and continue to bless others with their talents.
I can't end this post without a HUGE thank you to Lowe's and to the incredible team who made it all possible. This entire project really is a proof that a basic builder grade space can have character with some hard work and imagination (and plenty of good ol' teamwork).
how lovely! I agree, the bathroom has a great big size, good bones! Again, always amazing what paint can do. And adding the "jewelry" of lighting, faucets, knobs gave this space a wonderful, clean, modern spin. They are lucky to have been chosen by your great team.
It's beautiful! I love the pretty blue hue you selected!
Hi, what about the rug? Where is this from?
Ahhh! Such fun memories! I still can't believe we pulled that off in two-ish days! 🙂 The after looks so amazing!
Wow – what a wonderful transformation! The homeowners were blessed to have such an amazing team to give their bathroom a totally new look. Love the color that the vanity was painted!
Go team! Yall did such an amazing job, I feel so so lucky- thank you!!!
This is the post I've been waiting on. You never disappoint! Looks so fresh and clean and updated. Love it!
Well done! It's not too anything, including gray, or overdone. It looks like it be lived in comfortably. I think I'll use your idea combinations for my bathroom whenever we get to it.
Oh that bathroom is gorgeous!
You guys did a great job! Sometimes you don't need major reno!
I would love a big bathroom like that! Oh that tub! And I want a water closet! I love barn doors.
Looks so good! I love the open shelving and barn doors.
Wow! This turned out great! Love all the colors and accessories. Never knew you could paint grout. I will have to look that up. Great job everyone!
WOW! What a difference! What brand of rug is that in front of the vanity?
It looks absolutely incredible, Lauren!! You ladies (and Robert! 😉 did an amazing job!!!
Lauren, you and Robert and the rest of the team did a great job! It's just beautiful!!
What an incredible transformation Lauren!! This space is a dream! You've done an amazing job and that pendant light is so stunning! Love it all!
Absolutely beautiful! Could you give info on the bathtub faucet? It appears silver/chrome in the before pics and bronze in the after pics Is there a special paint you can recoat existing fixtures with or did you replace it?
Just seeing the additional link in your email – thank you!
Beautiful! I love the shower door ? But I didn't see a link to it?
Love the makeover!!! How do you secure the mirror to the wall before adding the stained wood trim? I have wanted to do this at my house, but did not know how. My mirror has clear plastic cheap-o things with a screw in them to hold the mirror to the wall. Would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!
This mirror was stuck to the wall with adhesive, so we used Liquid Nails to attach the wood. For clips though, you can route out the places for those and then adhere with the Liquid Nails.
The bathroom turned out great! I love the color choices. Especially the vanity. Well done to everyone!
It all looks amazing! What a lucky couple to have y'all re-do their bathroom, I know they must be thrilled. Now I'm gonna go examine my bathroom and see what changes I can make…he he.
Stunning – had to jump back and forth through the before and after to make sure it was the same room. absolutely beautiful and I plan on utilizing some of you changes. Brilliant work by all involved. Thank you.
Great job! Love this bathroom! Just wondering about the shower door. Is that a stock item or is it special order? Also, how much did it cost to replace?
Stunning! I'm planning to replace our bathroom fixtures with oil rubbed bronze too. Can you share how you painted the floor grout? I love that idea.
You guys have done such a great job, especially with the small turn around time! You guys make a great team together!
What a beautiful transformation. I love the colors you chose for the cabinets and walls. I hope you painted the cabinets with a coat of oil based primer before painting them with latex paint. If you didn't, the paint will not adhere to the cabinets.
Beautiful job !! But have to admit – a little disappointed in the choice for the makeover. This bathroom was pretty nice to begin with – not outdated, dingy, dysfunctional or old. Personally I would of been happier for someone who was really in need of some help to have benefitted from this fabulous contest. But maybe next time.
So beautiful! Can you tell me where you got the flowers and vase that sit on the middle of the vanity? Thank you!
Love all the color choices and accents and have been inspired to redo my bathroom!
Love the idea of changing the grout color…who knew!!
Paint store here I come to get these colors!!!
Thanks for the pics and the great breakdown.
I love the shape of the shower. Who makes the door?
Great job. Love Lowes and your selections. I have an outdated bath AND I have that same Hollywood light bar. How did you get 2 light fixtures up? Were there 2 junctions under the bar? I've wanted to replace mine but assumed I would have to hire an electrician to modify and that's not in my budget.
Thanks, Kathie! That Hollywood light bar was actually a surprise. When we took it down, we expected to only have 1 junction and instead there were two separate ones. So we had to return the single long vanity light we had planned to put there and replace it with two separate lights they had in stock at the local Lowe's.
Do you have a tutorial on the painting of the cabinets? I would love to see that! 🙂 Thanks for sharing the pics. It is lovely!!!!!
Not these cabinets, in particular, but here is a post that I shared about our method for painting our kitchen cabinets using the same steps: https://www.blesserhouse.com/2016/06/paint-kitchen-cabinets-like-pro.html Hoping that helps!
Everything looks Perfect!! Where are your towels from??
Thanks! The towels came from World Market.
Where did you get the stone crock that sits on the counter? I've been looking for one but not having luck. Beautiful bathroom. Nice job!
I believe it came from Hobby Lobby.
Hello! Absolutely love the look of this bathroom! Can you tell me what size this vanity is? Thanks!
Hi Kendra! Thank you! Oh, I wish I knew. But we didn't measure, and since this isn't our house, I don't have a way of measuring it.
What a transformation! So beautiful! Are the shower doors from Lowes?
Stunning! You never stop my mouth from dropping to the floor because of your fabulous work. I am so in love with everything about this bathroom makeover.
I love this bathroom! This is the inspiration for our master bath update. I need a basket (for bubble bath, epsom salt, etc) that sits in the corner "counter" of the whirlpool tub… any suggestions? I'm nervous about metal that it would rust with the moisture, and I'm nervous about a woven wood that it would get mildew? There are many plastic options of course but they don't exactly look right with the rest of the room.
This bathroom turned out amazing! I was wondering if you used the Gray Screen and Slate Tile paint at full strength or were they lightened at all?


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Burl Ives: The Wayfaring Stranger
Today is the birthday of Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (1909-1995). This beloved American figure began his life as an itinerant folk-singer in the early 1930s, rising to enough prominence that by 1940 he had his own radio show The Wayfaring Stranger, on which he popularized such old American standards as "Big Rock Candy Mountain", "Foggy, Foggy Dew" and "Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)". My dad had recordings of Ives singing these and other songs; I listened to it a lot as a kid.
In the 40s, Ives was very much associated with fellow folk singers Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Will Geer and others via The Almanac Singers. The anti-communist hysteria of the Cold War initially resulted in a blacklisting for Ives. He later testified before HUAC without naming names; he and his former associates distanced themselves from each other thereafter.
Meanwhile, Ives went on to become a movie and television star. His uncommonly pleasant voice, and his Santa Claus like appearance (stout, bearded and merry — he even smoked a pipe) filled a needed niche in the kind of movies Hollywood was making at the time, films much in tune with the image he'd cultivated as a folksinger. The fact that he turned out to be an excellent actor, sealed the deal. Ives gave iconic performances in such films as East of Eden (1955), Desire Under The Elms (1958), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), The Big Country (1958), Our Man in Havana (1959), and Ensign Pulver (1964). And of course his most loved performance today, the snowman narrator from Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer (1964), in which he sings the title song, "Silver and Gold" and "Holly Jolly Christmas". From 1965 to 1966 he starred in his own sitcom O.K. Crackerby, the name of which is too priceless not to share.His last role was in Two Moon Junction (1988).
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Post by NWK2000 » Aug 8th, '19, 10:06
cero2k wrote: ↑
Good for him! Always thought he was way more talented than he got credit for. I wish him nothing but success (Enzo's still a rat bastard tho)
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Post by Bob-O » Aug 8th, '19, 13:31
Here I am, trying to think of a way to make fun of the fact his pants don't fit anymore. Then it occurs to me how expensive and hard to find jeans must be for a guy that's seven feet tall, and now I'm sad.
Because when you're working the Indy's... You. Can't. Afford. That.
Brokest guy in the room, how ya doin'?
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they were probably the same ones he bought when he was fat and hasn't bought new ones, i mean, it hasn't been that long, that fat pic is from around WM weekend time
but it's actually true, i've heard from other 7+ ft tall men, there aren't a lot of well fitted pants out there, they don't make skinny/fitted/etc pants, they're all loose. You are pretty much forced to pay a lot more, or tailor them
Post by Bob-O » Aug 10th, '19, 09:38
they were probably the same ones he bought when he was fat
When he still had some of that WWE money
Now he's stuck working out and praying Enzo doesn't do anything stupid long enough for them to get picked up...
You can't tell me Vince isn't drooling over that pic asking why they fired him in the first place... "Did he MURDER anyone!? What's a tour bus bathroom door cost anyway? That's nothin'. I remember one time we were on a plane and didn't even use the bathroom! We just pissed wherever! It was great! Sounds like he gets it... "
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Post by Serujuunin » Aug 10th, '19, 12:51
Props to him for getting his ducks in a row though. I wasn't ever a fan but I hope he does well.
Enzo being Enzo, say what you will, there's no denying the man is an insanely good promo.
lol at fire.gif he copied off an old anglefire page, and the logo I think he made himself... but if he can get a little substance behind the words, like it or not, the man's going to be a commodity someplace.
Meh. I'll be that guy.
Happy everyone's happy, the new theme is banger, but the whole getup is stupid. Protecting/limiting The Fiend is a good idea, but limiting the character to ONLY being The Fiend defeats the purpose of everything intriguing leading up to it. Hurt and Heal, The Fun House... what's the point of it all then? I assumed we'd be seeing more of a Balor/Demon balance where Bray was still creepy ol' Bray but The Fiend only came out when he decided it was time to "hurt" for a reason.
Maybe my imagination got the best of me, but I was super psyched for Kid-Friendly Creepy Bray to be 75% of the character being a pushover "nice guy" only for The Fiend to come out when he got taken advantage of. Abyss/Joseph Parks type stuff...
If all we're getting is random visits from The Fiend what's the point? We went from all this potential depth and motive to simply "WWE's Haunted". What a waste. I heard somebody refer to him as "Slipknot Doink" and I think that's pretty spot on.
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I told you all it would be no different than before and they had no deeper ideas for this but you all didn't listen to me.
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Post by Thelone » Aug 19th, '19, 10:48
That's... random. I think one of the main reasons for not having a women's division was the lack of time to properly feature it, and so far it's still an hour.
They already have three female wrestlers regularly featured on the show (SDR, Aria Blake and Kaci Lennox) so they could just put them in the ring, although I'm not sure about SDR since that would most likely kill her appeal in MLW.
It's the same problem as ROH. There isn't enough talent or time to so it well, but if you dont have one people look down on you as being sexist.
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At least ROH was trying to ride the #womensrevolution™ wave and WOH probably would have ended the same way the fifty other failed attempts did, but the matches did (and still do) massive numbers on Youtube and they kept going. Of course it took them years to finally understand why those particular videos had millions of views while almost everything else could barely reach five figures, but it probably was too late to pull the plug by that point.
Going back to MLW, I get that it would be odd to be the only promotion on a national level without a women's division, but they just added the National title (the one Hammerstone has right now) two months ago and some storylines/feuds are hurt by a lack of TV time already, so adding another belt with a completely different dynamic isn't going to help, unless they have plans for a 90-minute show in the near future. Judging by who they have so far, I assume they'd bring more of SDR's friends/girls she's working with on custom matches/photoshoots (Amber Nova comes to mind) and maybe a name.
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ROH had enough talent and between now and them, they've had some good names come and go, but their execution has been terrible since day one. Nothing against Sakai, she has history with some top level Joshis, but she wasn't the right one to go with. They used Mayu to put over Klein, and they've allowed girls like Karen Q walk out. It was the right thing to create a women's division, but don't let your penis book what they brain should be booking.
I don't think they need to have a large roster and time to make it work. I wish they wouldn't call it 'women's division' just yet and rather do it like Lucha Underground, have some women here and there until you build enough to warrant a 'division'. I don't wanna say an all out inter-gender thing, but bring in someone first to counter Aria before you have a title to chase. SDR could definitely bring in girls like Nova or Vanilla, Contra Unit could have some badass trainee too. Konnan could bring in Diamante. Just have them all be NPCs and then one day intro a title and have a tournament with all the women we already know, whether they have wrestled or not.
and yes, 100% de la Renta should NEVER wrestle.
You can easily say that ROH did what ROH always does, which is waiting for an ice age to really commit to something/someone (took them FOUR YEARS between the moment they were talking about reviving the women's division to crowning the first champion), and going with people that won't leave instead of putting the belt on someone at least relevant in 2019. That's gender equality for you I guess.
That could work, they have quite a few factions so why not.
That'd be impossible to take her seriously as the evil business woman after she'd come out to a bootleg version of Booty, being called the Booty Monster and do a bunch of ass attacks/stinkfaces.
Goddamn...
Fake, scripted, blah blah blah... THAT is a 300lb man getting his bell rung.
Post by Serujuunin » Aug 21st, '19, 19:30
It's almost like Cesaro is a legit wrestler or something... lol
I don't know if I've seen Joe get rocked quite like that before.
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(August 6, 1948-January 7, 2022)
Born in Los Angeles, California
AKA Matilda the Hun, Queen Adrena, and Juicy Joy (Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling)
Roller Derby teams include the Chicago Hawks, New York Bombers, Detroit Devils, and Texas Outlaws (as Queen Kong)
Co-creator of P.O.W.W. federation (Powerful Women of Wrestling)
Finishing moves include the Big Splash and the Back Breaker
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Website: queenkong.com
Why she might be annoying
Perhaps not surprisingly, her weight (at 180 pounds) made her a frequent victim of childhood bullying.
She was a Gong Show co-host for several episodes.
Like a number of athletes, she tried the rockstar route ('(I Eat) Raw Meat,' which did get some surprising airplay on the local Los Angeles station).
Not until years after the end of G.L.O.W. did she realize that producers had named her Matilda for a character in the obscure Death Race 2000 (a 1975 futurist film].
She credits herself with the very first worldwide telephone sex business.
Why she might not be annoying
She regards Wendi Richter and the Fabulous Moolah as inspirations.
As she grew older – by which point she'd had a child – she became more popular with the men.
Having described G.L.O.W. working conditions as if they were a slaughterhouse, she was a central figure in advocating for protective gear in the ring and proper compensation for female wrestlers.
She worked her wrestling schtick into a job as a telegram girl.
She suffered degenerative disc disease, which numbed her feet and caused her to lose some toes (bye-bye, Slam-A-Grams!).
You may have seen her in a clip for Aerosmith ('Love in an Elevator').
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A repipe is the treatment where the outdated pipes in your home or a building are replaced with brand new ones. All water line fittings, supply lines and water valves are replaced. this typically ends up in considerably better water pressure and even better quality water.
Should I Repipe the house in Placentia, CA?
Many reasons exist for why a person needs to upgrade the piping of your home.
Galvanized water pipes are located in houses built in the 1980's. A galvanized pipe is an iron water pipe which is coated with zinc to be protected from corrosion. Typically the zinc coating regularly deteriorates over time revealing the iron, along with corrosion buildup.
Reduced Water Pressure – The key reason why could possibly be the reduction in the water flow brought on by rust and corrosion buildup inside the galvanized water pipe.
Rust Colored Water – Oxidation usually goes into the fixtures. This indicates a highly developed stage of oxidation in the pipes.
Leaking Pipes – Leaks are commonly resulting from corrosion of the galvanized iron pipes. Concealed leaking may develop within the walls, in the attic or beneath the home, generating the probability of extensive damage to your property.
This sort of plastic pipe was used widely from the mid 70's to the mid 90's. At the time it had been reportedly the next technological advancement for pipes and water fixtures. Polybutylene water line systems turned out to be installed in millions of households before it was deemed highly flawed. Close to 75% of most properties built during this time period still has this variety of water pipe in the home.
Polybutylene water pipes have an enormously small life span, since chemical compounds in typical city-provided water causes it to firm up and change into brittle. The fittings generally burst first, and afterwards the water pipe itself.
Polybutylene pipes are made up of flexible plastic pipe, gray when for indoor use and black or blue for outdoor usage. Various fittings are made with both plastic and metal. Insert fittings are then used to join pieces of polybutylene pipe.
When you employ a plumbing technician or other firm to perform the job, it's possibly going to cost you more in the long run when you consider that you'll have to hire a drywall repair company to patch over the numerous entry points. When you employ a repipe business that has a master patcher on staff such as Repipe Specialists, you'll never be required to invest extra money or time getting your household back to original condition. From start to finish, the PEX and Copper repipe operation will take just a few days.


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Hard drive damaged by power surge after power cut! Help!
Realised after I made my last post the topic wasn't the best.
Power cut early Xmas morning and since then my Tivo has been ill.
I think it's making a slightly louder noise than usual when the drive is spinning but the main problem is picture (pixel) breakup and stop starting during watching live TV and playback. It's also doing this with shows recorded before the powercut, which were previously ok.
It's particularily bad if i'm watching something i've recorded and at the same time it's recording something else.
If it's the drive, it is permanently knackered, would it be ok if it was re-formatted and everything re-installed?
Any suggestions or anything I can try to test it?
It certainly sounds like the drive.
Pull the drive and test it with Maxtor's Powermax or Hitachi's DFT.
I'm gona pull it tomorrow and run data lifeguard on it tomorrow.
If all my problems started to happen after the power cut, do you think it's possible it's had some effect on my PSU as opposed to the drive - i suppose the diagnostics on the drive will tell us that.
I was wondering when blindmelon would come to the rescue.
Might it be that the PSU has been damaged and a power rail (probably the 12 volt) has gone soft or noise?
Pulled the drive today and set it up as a slave drive on my pc.
It's recognised under device manager in control panel, system BUT won't show up under my computer.
Is my drive stuffed? or is this because it's not formatted for windows?
p.s. also in the process of putting back the original drive so i'll be able to check the PSU.
I hope you are not running XP?
I think if you boot a Tivo drive on a PC running XP it likes to re-write the boot signature area.
Also Tivo lock the drive to 10Meg capacity and a utility has to be run to unlock the drivespace.
Nope don't worry I didn't boot from it, have it set as a slave drive.
The problem arises if you boot into windows (2k or XP I think) with the TiVo drive attached.
If you booted into windows (again, I think it only matters for win2k and XP) then I doubt you're TiVo drive will be useable.
If this is the case, I think there is a utility which can fix it (it's called make TiVo bootable or something similarly apt).
Phew that was a close call. Stuck the drive back in Tivo and I haven't stuffed it.
Gonna wait til my new PSU arrives and see if that sorts the problem - stands to reason that if there was a power surge, the PSU may have suffered some damage.


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Queens Reps Ask DOE Not to Bus P.S. 11 Kids to Astoria During Construction
By Jeanmarie Evelly | February 26, 2014 10:11am
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Congressman Joseph Crowley and other elected officials held a press conference at P.S. 11 in Woodside Tuesday, criticizing the DOE's plan to bus some students to another school building in Astoria during the construction of a new addition.
Courtesy Joseph Crowley's Office
WOODSIDE — Elected officials on Tuesday criticized the Department of Education's plan to temporarily bus more than 200 students from Woodside's P.S. 11 to another school in Astoria while an annex is built to relieve overcrowding there.
The pols cited concerns from parents and community leaders that the three-mile trek to P.S. 171 will be too far for incoming kindergarten and first grade students to travel during the construction starting this fall, which is expected to take three years.
Parents have also cited concerns about overcrowding in P.S. 11's classrooms during the project, which according to a DOE plan, first reported by DNAinfo, could put 46 first- through fifth-grade students in a single room. The students are currently being housed in trailers that would have to be removed to make room for the addition.
Rep. Joseph Crowley and other Queens representatives said they were told Monday that the DOE is moving forward with the proposal, which they'd been urging the department to reconsider.
"While the expansion of P.S. 11 is a crucial investment in our children's education, we cannot allow its construction to displace our youngest students so far from home," Crowley said in a statement.
The officials argue that P.S. 171's distance from P.S. 11, as well as its proximity to the nearest subway station — about seven blocks — would be burdensome to parents who need to travel to the school in the case of an emergency, or who have more than one child enrolled at P.S. 11.
The 230-270 students would only be at P.S. 171 for one year under the DOE's plan; they would be relocated during the second year of construction, along with the next incoming class of P.S. 11 kindergarteners, to P.S. 339, a new school that's being built just less than half a mile from P.S. 11.
But the DOE said the configuration of grades that are to be bused could change, according to the plan.
The proposal still needs the approval of the Panel for Educational Policy, which is expected to vote during its meeting on March 18.
City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer has pushed for the students to be relocated instead to P.S. 313, another new school opening in Sunnyside this fall, which would be closer.
"Parents believe this is the best option for their children, and I highly recommend the Department of Education reevaluate their decision," Van Bramer said in a statement.
But the DOE said P.S. 313 is intended to bring much-needed classroom space to overcrowded District 24, where it's located. The School Construction Authority had looked at other options for the P.S. 11 students, including the leasing of Catholic school space, but none were available.
"Our aim is to deliver a state-of-the-art addition to the building, and as part of our newly announced engagement protocol, we will be scheduling a meeting with the entire school community," DOE spokesman Harry Hatfield said in a statement.
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It is extremely disturbing that it is has come to light that a recent report issued by SUNY's Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government was in truth an $82,000 bought-and-paid-for criticism of the Scaffold Law ("Backtrack in Scaffold Law debate," May 1).
This report drew conclusions by using a flawed methodology and was based on questionable and incomplete data, which now even the institute director acknowledges. Putting aside the process of how such a thing could happen, the fact that the funders would go to such lengths to further their own cause shows where their real interests lie.
These "reformers" will spend any amount of money and say anything, whether true, to repeal this law. Why? Their real interest is increasing the profits of the insurance companies and big businesses they represent. They may claim otherwise, but the lengths they will go to show that, to them, this has never been about worker safety, creating jobs, helping small business or saving taxpayer dollars. This is only about self-interest, at any expense.
I hope our leaders in the Capitol will see through the suffocating smokescreen manufactured by the reformers and continue to defend this safety law and, in turn, the lives of workers.
Click here to read the letter in the Albany Times-Union.


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Here are two drills designed to help create scoring opportunities and score more goals.
In the video below Charlie Cooke, Director of Coerver Coaching USA, instructs players on an Introduction & Warm-Up drill during his Creating and Converting Goal Chances demonstration at recent Glazier Soccer Clinic. There are two groups of players that start on opposite sides of grids that are diagonal from each other. The focus is on different passing and receiving drills to get the players warmed up.
The first player on one side of the grid starts the drill by dribbling out towards the middle of their grid, then makes a diagonal pass to the first player from the other line. This player then repeats the process and dribbles the ball before connecting a diagonal pass back to the second player in line. This continuous movement keeps the passes moving as players rotate to the back of the line where they passed the ball. Coach Cooke makes the drill a competition after practicing for several minutes to challenge the players. The group that can connect the most passes in one minute wins.
The second drill involves the same diagonal pass, but the receiving player must take a longer first touch into space towards the middle of the grid before playing the ball back. This gives the players a chance to work on moving the ball and taking it with them into open space, which would be similar to getting away from a defender during a game. Coach Cooke makes this drill a competition as well to see which group can connect the most passes in one minute. This drill is more of a challenge for players as they have to react quickly to receive the pass and then have to trap the ball into the proper space and distance.


Took a day away to experiment with some HDR photography in Yokohama. I am still trying out a few techniques. Here are the first attempts at what might look more like art than photography.
What is your favorite Yokohama scene?
I really like this type of photography, will try it myself sometime soon I hope! Especially the first and last photos are amazing, the way metallic surfaces work in HDR photos is spectacular.
Thanks. I like the way the light plays off the different surfaces. Metal is cool as is brick. Watching the light catch on trees and grass is also quite cool.
Utterly awesome pics Shibuya!! Really putting my town on the map!
Glad you like them. I always enjoy a quick trip to Yokohama. Something about the town which is different.
This is a very good first attempt! Better than mine 🙂 Personally i think the grey in the skies is a bit odd.. but the scenery itself is grand. And funny enough; I almost went to Yokohama today myself too as the weather has been treating us quite well.
But in the end I did what I always do on Sundays in Tokyo; go to Meiji jingu/Yoyogi Koen and Harajuku 🙂 Such a sucker for the greasers and seeing people doing what they like best.
Anyway. Two suggestions if I may?
You are already using bracketing mode (3frames, 1 exposure stop between each) setting on the D700 for these right?
(if not; it will make your life easy for these things) – second, best to do is set your camera on CH mode on the left dial.
This will give you 5 frames a second, or 8, if you have the optional MB-D10 battery grip.
Now , since each consecutive shot will technically be slower; you might want to bump your ISO up to 400 on a sunny day, hell even 800 (you wont see the noise/grain anyway on this) so that your next consequtive shots will be at top speed; giving you the 3 frames you need in half a second? This will minimize motion blur of moving people to an absolute minimum !
Now if you haven 't looked into it already; try a polariser filter for these beatiful autumn shots.
Circular polariser is the one you'd wanna go with, make it a good brand like B&W otherwise you get a fake one.
Polarisers simply remove non-metallic reflections; you can shoot trough water as if it were clear; you can shoot perfectly trough windows if they werent there (as the reflections are gone) – but also it will make your landscape shots look better as the highlights of the sun on the leaves and such are gone too 🙂 Also it makes the blue sky more blue!
Examples? Check out some of my pics from this week that used a polariser, all straight out of camera shots; no post processing aside from adding the watermark.
Sorry for the long post, and if you already knew the above.
But if not, hope these tips help!
Very good tips. Thanks as always.
I had the bracketing set for 3 shots and as normal have the CH mode set. I had the ISO set to auto and probably could have bumped it up more. What would you do for the F stop?
Not sure why the formatting doesnt turn out right. I might take a look at the code. Maybe there is a problem.
I have been meaning to ask but your blog sure doesnt like me formatting my posts properly with multiple "Enters" etc. to space things out. Any tips? Do i need to use a certain tag?
Depends on the scene, if half my frame is with a sky; then F/5.6 is good. But if there is allot of detail in the frame and less sky I go F/8 this gets my entire scene in tac-sharp focus. But since you are going down several F-stops .. you will lose your "speed" – hence the "bump up the ISO" tip.
You can do the ISO thing two ways. Either bump up auto-iso to something like: Minimum shutter speed: 1/200, maximum ISO 3200 (should provide no grain during the day for sure so no worries) this will ensure that all shots in your frame are 1/200th of a second at least. Or do it manually and check your viewfinder first if it's up in the 200 + area before bumping it up as required.
Thanks. I will take a look at Photoshop shortly. I'll keep an eye on the shutter speed also.
The first pic is probably my fav! This is awesome, looks almost like painted scenes.


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10 New Guns to Stop the Feral Hog Invasion
February 12, 2013 By Brian McCombie
Forget about the mythical zombie apocalypse for a moment, and let's focus on the real invasion currently in progress: the millions of feral hogs over-running our country. Some estimate hog populations have doubled in the last decade or so, and some put the total as high as 5 million feral hogs nationwide. Texas is home to at least 2 million of them — maybe more — and the prolific, smart and adaptable wild pigs keep spreading north and west across the continent.
Hogs, therefore, provide a far more abundant hunting opportunity than anything offered by the living dead.
More hunters than ever now have hog on the brain and are thinking about what it takes to bag one. Yes, any firearm of decent caliber and good accuracy can do the job. At the same time, though, a lot of hog hunting is done in rather specific field conditions, including the thick brush these wary porkers often hide in. So there may be some better choices of guns to consider for your next hog hunt. To help you in your quest to put that black hog down and place some fresh pork on the table, let's take a quick survey of some of the latest hog hunting guns available to us.
Rossi Rio Grande .45-70
For taking on large hogs in thick brush, you'll have a tough time beating a big-bore lever-action like Rossi's Rio Grande, now offered in the popular .45-70 caliber. As one long time Texas hog hunter told me about his .45-70, 'You hit 'em anywhere in the middle or up further, it's all over. '
The Rio Grande has classic lever-action looks, with authentic buckhorn sights and beautiful Brazilian hardwood stock and fore end. The 20-inch barrel is handy in heavy cover, while the side ejection allows you to easily mount a scope. Cushioned recoil pad with a spacer is included, as well as scope mount base and a hammer extension. The Rio Grande weighs just 5.8 pounds and is available in blue or stainless steel finishes. And that John Wayne-looking large loop on the lever is an eye catcher, as well as functional.
Savage Hog Hunter
'Utilitarian ' is the best one word description for Savage's new Hog Hunter rifle — but don't confuse utilitarian with 'mediocre ' or 'sub-standard. ' Far from it. I've used this rifle in the field and it is accurate, employs Savage's fine AccuTrigger, is tough and kills hogs fantastically — including a West Texas boar I tagged on the run as he headed for the thick mesquite cover.
Introduced last year, Savage's Model 11/111 Hog Hunter sports a 20-inch barrel and a green synthetic stock made for hunting in all sorts of terrain and weather. Available in .223 Rem., .308 Win., and .338 Win., the end of the barrel is threaded and suppressor ready. Suppressor use is growing around the nation (currently some 39 states have made suppressors legal), and in many states, hog hunting is specifically allowed with suppressors.
With its carbine-length barrel, the Hog Hunter is a great bolt to hang in the back of your pickup truck window, too.
S&W M&P10 in .308 Win.
Smith & Wesson's line of M&P rifles has been hugely popular with shooters, but the company did hear from hunters who wanted an M&P with a beefier cartridge. The result is the new M&P10 in .308 Win/7.62 x 51mm, capable of taking down the biggest of the big boars.
This semi-auto rifle has an 18-inch barrel made of 4140 steel. A chromed gas key, bolt carrier and firing pin are housed inside a 7075 T6 aluminum receiver. Currently done up in a camouflage finish, a black model will also be available soon.
The M&P10 is the same size as its 'little brother, ' the M&P15, though it is heavier, weighing in at 8.1 pounds (the standard M&P15 weighs just 6.74 pounds).
Armalite AR-10(T)
I was hog hunting in East Texas last year, and one of the smarter moves I made was to take an ArmaLite AR-10(T) chambered in .308 Winchester. It truly is a great hog hunting rifle. At the shooting range, the AR-10(T) grouped on paper like a champ, and the two-stage National Match trigger is a real treat. In the field, it gave me .30-caliber punch in a carbine-sized package.
ArmaLite re-introduced the AR10(T) three years ago (it was out of production from 2004 to 2010), sensing it would find a home with hog hunters. It did.
Arthur Steadman, ArmaLite's Communications Director, said 'the AR-10(T)s are selling like popcorn at the movies. The barrel is target grade to take down the hogs, its carbine length to keep down the weight and it's sleek so it doesn't get caught on brush. '
The rifle has a 16-inch stainless steel barrel and a free-floating black handguard, as well as a forged flattop upper receiver with Picatinny rail and forward assist. At 8.6 pounds, it's solid enough to bounce around in your truck and come back for more, but is light enough to carry for extended periods.
Para USA Elite Hunter
Another new handgun option for hunting hogs is Para USA's Elite Hunter, a 6-inch-barreled 1911 chambered in 10mm. This gun is designed for the hunter who wants a potent cartridge for game. The Elite Hunter uses a slightly longer barrel to increase sight radius, bullet velocity and improve terminal performance.
The Elite Hunter is built around a stainless steel frame and slide and has a full-length guide rod. It comes with a fully adjustable rear sight and a green fiber optic front sight. Beavertail Grip safety and ambidextrous thumb safety come standard, and it is coated with a tough Ion Bond finish. The Elite Hunter weighs in at 41 ounces and comes with two nine-round magazines.
Weatherby Hog Reaper
Another rifle introduced at the latest SHOT Show in Las Vegas, the Hog Reaper, is Weatherby's entry into the hog market and part of its new WBY-X line, which is designed to appeal to a younger generation. The Reaper is actually a Vanguard Series 2 with a shorter barrel (20 inches versus the standard 24-inch Vanguard barrel) and a love-it-or-hate-it hog skull camouflage pattern on the injection molded stock. The Reaper also comes with Weatherby's sub-MOA guarantee (an inch or better groups at 100 yards, with Weatherby or other premium ammunition).
I've actually used this rifle more than once. It's a lot of fun to shoot, kills pigs up close and further away, has a two-stage creep-free trigger, and a Mauser-style bolt-action with dual-opposed lugs that works smooth and locks tight. It's just 7 pounds, too. Available in .223 Rem., .243 Win., 7mm-08 Rem., and .308 Win.
King's Arsenal XKaliber 50 BMG
Looking to do some long-range hog sniping? You might consider the new XKaliber 50 BMG bolt-action repeater made by King's Arsenal of Abilene, Texas.
Built on a skeletonized chassis using the new McMillan-style action, the XKaliber comes in at 25 pounds (un-scoped). King's bills it as the lightest tactical .50-caliber on the market. The XKaliber has a 28-inch long, lighter contour Lija barrel tipped with a McMillan brake. The stock also folds for ease of transport.
King's Arsenal CEO Jordan King is a long-time hog hunter and says he's done sub-MOA grouping with the new rifle out to 800 yards.
'You can do a 'minute of pig' out to 800 yards, no problem, probably 1,000 yards, ' said King. 'We designed the rifle around the Hornady 750 grain AMax round, and it works better than we could have imagined. Just waiting for the opportunity and we'll be taking out some hogs long, long distance for sure. '
HK45 Tactical
Hog hunters looking for an edgier experience can do an up-close stalk and shoot with a handgun, like Heckler & Koch's recently released HK45 Tactical, a semi-auto pistol in .45 ACP. H&K originally developed the HK45 for the U.S. military's next generation handgun competition. It comes standard with a threaded barrel for suppressor and Metroplight three-dot tritium night sights.
The full-size HK45 Tactical uses an ergonomic grip design that includes changeable backstraps with molded finger grooves to instinctively position an operator's hand for optimum shooting. The HK45 utilizes a 10-round steel magazine and has a Picatinny MIL-STD-1913 rail molded into its polymer frame for mounting lights and accessories.
The pistol also features H&K's proprietary internal mechanical recoil reduction system, which employs a flat recoil spring in tandem with a polymer bushing sleeve to better harness the .45 ACP recoil. An O-ring on the threaded barrel means better slide-to-barrel lockup and enhanced accuracy. It comes with a choice of three frame colors — green, tan, or black. With empty magazine, the HK45 weighs just 1.82 pounds.
SIG Sauer 556R
Last year, SIG Sauer introduced the SIG 556R carbine, chambering it in the time-tested 7.62x39mm AK round. It uses standard AK-style magazines and comes with a two-stage trigger. The SIG 556R also features a distinctive folding stock, an M1913 rail for accessory attachments and a 16-inch barrel with four-groove rifling and a twist rate of 1:9.5 inches. At full extension, the SIG 556R measures 36 inches, but can fold to 26 inches, making it ideal for situations where maximum maneuverability is required — like stalking through thick brush while a sounder of hogs feeds and grunts just ahead of you.
Why this rifle hasn't gotten more attention from hunters is a bit of a mystery, though in a world awash with AR-style rifles, it may be that a lack of promotional effort has left this fine hog killer relatively in the dark.
IWI Tavor
Introduced in January at the 2013 SHOT Show in Las Vegas, the IWI Tavor is the civilian version of the bullpup-design rifle used by Israeli Defense Forces. The Tavor is chambered in 5.56 NATO and comes in 16 1/2-inch and 18-inch barrel configurations, for a total length of 26 1/8 inches to 27 5/8 inches total. (For comparison, most Colt M4 carbines available to civilians are 35 1/2 inches long with stocks extended.) It also uses standard AR-15/M16 magazines.
Don't be fooled by the relatively tiny size — the Tavor packs all the punch of a full-length AR. Jonathan Owen, co-founder of Special Hog Weapons and Tactics (SHWAT) uses bullpups on his hunts and finds their ease of transport a huge plus.
'The Tavor gives the high-speed tactical hog hunter greatly added mobility and maneuverability, ' Owen notes. 'If you're moving from field to field and in and out of vehicles, the bullpup design makes getting in and out of a vehicle faster and simpler. We often use four wheelers, where a 16-inch barreled AR can get in the way — not a problem with a bullpup Tavor. '
The Mil-Spec cold hammer forged barrel of the Tavor is encased into a high-impact strength polymer uni-body. Accuracy's enhanced by a long stroke gas piston system.
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Shaina is excited to join the Two Rivers team after four years of teaching high school English. She is originally from Boulder, and holds Bachelor's degrees fromFort Lewis College in English and Adventure Education, and a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction from CU-Boulder. Before pursuing a formal teaching career, Shaina worked as a full-time outdoor educator, and is looking forward to incorporating her love of experiential education into her work at Two Rivers. Shaina and her partner, Pryce, love backcountry skiing, hammocks, and boogying to live music whenever they can!
Terran Carver can't wait to join Two Rivers Community School and share her love of English/Social Studies and the outdoors with her students! Terran is a Western Slope native and is proud to call it home. Terran attended Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado where she received a B.A. in French and English, after which she moved to Denver to work for EF Educational Tours. Here, she was able to help provide thousands of students with the opportunity to travel abroad. She then moved to Fort Collins where she received her M.A. in Ecocritical Literature from Colorado State University. The summer after graduating from CSU, Terran then went on to teach English at Jiaotong University in Xi'an China. Missing the quiet and simple life of her youth, she decided to move to Carbondale to work as Teacher's Assistant at the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork, where she helped teach first and second grade. This experience made her realize how much she loved being a teacher and getting to be around kids every day, so she decided to pursue a teaching certificate through Western State Colorado University, completing her student teaching at Roaring Fork High School. Terran is an avid traveler and believes in the deep transformative nature of going to new places, meeting new people, and having new experiences. She has a deep love of both the desert and the mountains; when she isn't teaching you can find her reading, doing yoga, hiking, watching live music, baking, traveling, or floating the river on a sunny day.
Originally from New Jersey, Kevin Shepard was drawn to this valley by the endless amount of outdoor recreational activities it has to offer. Kevin moved to Colorado in 2010 to pursue a bachelors degree in Anthropology and Psychology at the University of Colorado-Boulder and also to ski. Kevin's favorite moment while at CU Boulder was studying abroad in Tanzania and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. Kevin's love for travel brought him to Costa Rica after college where he received a TESOL/TEFL English teaching certificate. Kevin returned to the US to pursue a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Southern California. He has previously taught World History in Lakewood, Co. and AP US History at Grand Valley High School. Kevin is looking forward to teaching at TRCS; he is excited to transition to teaching middle school in a place based learning school. Kevin hopes to incorporate his appreciation for the outdoors and our environment into both his literacy and social studies classroom. When Kevin is not teaching you can find him hiking with Taco (his dog), mountain biking, skiing, climbing, camping or eating tacos.
Deidre (Deedee) Rippy recently moved to Glenwood Springs with her husband and three children, after spending most of her life in New Mexico. Coming from a family of five kids, Deidre spent much of her childhood at a chalkboard playing teacher, trying to "teach" her siblings. After discovering that mathematics came naturally to her, she became determined to teach math to those who struggled with it (particularly her mother and sisters). She felt that there must be some way to get them to understand mathematics as clearly as she did, not knowing it would become her life's passion 10 years down the road.
Deidre received a Bachelor's degree from New York University with a major in Mathematics and a minor in Pre-Med, with the intent of going on to medical school. But after stepping into the classroom on the first day of her "temporary" substitute teaching job, her heart reminded her of where she was meant to be. Deidre dropped her medical studies and turned to her passion of teaching. Deidre taught varying levels of math (from pre-algebra to calculus) to grades 7 – 12 for eight years in N.M., during which she completed a Masters in Education from UNM, helped begin the I.B. program at one of her schools as department head, started up and was advisor for the National Honor Society, created peer-tutoring programs, and directed after school math clubs. Deidre fully commits herself to teaching, making sure every one of her students gains confidence in the subject, and gains an appreciation for the endless applications and the beauty of mathematics that surrounds them.
Although she took a few years off from full-time teaching to be home with her babies, Deidre continued to tutor students who struggled with math in the evenings and on the weekend. Deidre loves to stay active; she grew up riding horses, loves to travel, scuba dive, snowboard, trail run, and explore the outdoors with her children.
Adam Cartwright graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor's of Science in neurobiology. He spent a few years at UT San Antonio's medical school before realizing that he did not want to be a doctor. He became a teacher in 2014 through the University of Colorado Aspire program. Teaching is the perfect combination of his passion for science and his desire to be a positive impact on his community. Adam has taught 7-12 science at Weldon Valley High School for three years. At Weldon Valley, Adam fell in love with education, and works continuously to share his enthusiasm for science with all of his students. Adam coached JV basketball, ran numerous clubs and hosted a few science fairs.. He is an avid snowboarder, mountain biker and hiker, and Adam believes the Glenwood Springs area has the best scenery in all of Colorado. He currently lives with his adorable husky puppy who consistently pressures Adam into hiking around the area.


The United States Department of Commerce said in a statement that on Feb. 6 it notified the Mexican signatories to the 2013 Suspension Agreement on Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico of its plan to withdraw.
The lawmaker said that Mexico's share of the United States tomato market increased from 32 percent in 1996 to 54 percent in 2017. In the same period, U.S. farmers' market share declined from 65 percent to 40 percent.
The federal government's decision not to renew a 15 percent safeguard duty for imported steel and protect the Mexican industry is a grave mistake, two business groups have warned.
In a joint statement directed at President López Obrador and Economy Secretary Graciela Márquez, the National Chamber of the Iron and Steel Industry (Canacero) and the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin) said they were concerned about the Jan. 31 expiration of the 15 percent safeguard for steel imports from countries with which Mexico doesn't have a trade agreement.
The safeguard measure was first put in place in October 2015 and was subsequently renewed every six months before the current government allowed it to lapse on Feb. 1.
Canacero and Concamin said the decision not to renew the safeguard measure could lead to Mexico being used as an interim destination for goods headed to the United States.
Its renewal, they said, is a fundamental factor in having the United States exclude Mexico from the tariffs on steel and aluminum that were imposed on June 1 last year.
Non-renewal will result in Mexico being seen as a "triangulation platform" and the respective 25 percent and 10 percent tariffs won't be removed, the business groups said.
That would place the approval of the new United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement at risk because the majority of members of the United States House of Representatives have placed the elimination of the measure in North America as a condition for their approval of the pact, Canacero and Concamin said.
Because there are no negotiations currently under way to have the tariffs removed, Canacero president Máximo Vedoya said, the Mexican steel industry is unprotected.
In contrast, other countries have put up adequate barriers to protect their steel sector, he said.