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Thomas Rinaldi, author of "New York Neon" gives a tour of New York's most iconic neon signs.
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I brought 8 two port LNB's with some other switches off Trademe.
The two port LNB's are dedicated H and V outputs, so you need a 2x4 switch to use them.
Eight 2x4 switches were supplied with the LNB's.
I found that frequencies were overlapped and that some H freq's and some V freq's did not come through.
By rotating the LNB 90 degrees I could get some freq's to work and others would drop out.
I concluded that the LNB was at fault as testing with no 2x4 switch and just one cable the same freq's were dropped out.
It seams I was wrong. The fault is with the 2x4 switches.
When testing both inputs are powered on regardless of 18 or 13 volts.
I checked with another 2x2 switch I had, a Satmax brand, and it only powers on the input related to the voltage, H and V for 18v and 13v.
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burning out the frequencies that over lapped.
I have had the same thing happen to Sky dish Sharp LNBs when a shorted DiSEqC switch port had Optus D1 and D2 LNB's connected together.
The switches in question are "Gecen MS-2401"
I have another MS-2401 switch I brought off Trademe from another trader that is identical but is missing the Gecen logo.
It also is faulty.
Has anyone else had problems with this switch?
If you have one check it with just the STB and a satellite finder only.
I would recommend that you do not use this "MS-2401" switch without testing it first for one port powered on at a time.

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Collection finding aids of Photograph Collections in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Maryland Historical Society Library
Not dated and 1870-1955
Prints and Photographs Division, Maryland Historical Society
201 W. Monument St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Finding aid created by Katherine Cowan with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, February 2000
Richard Thompson Baden (1868-1940) was born in Calvert Co., Md., the son of Dr. Joseph A. Baden and Maria Catherine Thompson Baden. A graduate of Baltimore City College, Baden married Elinor Williams Robertson Baden (1869-1949) in 1895, and they had a daughter, Elinor Robertson Baden (b. 1895); a son, Richard T. Baden, Jr. (1900-1902) died in infancy.
Richard Baden joined the Baltimore business community in 1886, working in the office of hardware firm Henry Keidel & Co. In 1898 he became office and financial department head for the firm, continuing in that role until 1916, when he organized the Holland, Baden & Ramsey company. Baden was active in both the Baltimore Association of Credit Men and the National Association of Credit Men, serving as president of the former in 1918-1920 and of the latter in 1925-1926.
The Nuttle family came from Denton, Md. Elbert Ray Nuttle (1884-1939) graduated from Dickinson College and from the University of Maryland School of Law, and came to work at the American Bonding Company in Baltimore in 1910, which was absorbed by the Fidelity and Deposit Company in 1926, at which time Nuttle became a vice president. His wife was Margaretta Pyles Nuttle (d. 1979), and their 4 sons are: William R., John Clagett (b. 1922), Elbert R. Jr., and Thomas O. The relationship of the Nuttle family to the Badens is not known.
Collection Origin
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Nuttle, 1980 (002069).
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The collection consists of 1 box with 7 folders containing 101 photoprints and 6 negatives, which are undated or dated 1870-1955. The collection includes ambrotypes, tintypes, and platinum prints among other photograph types. Many of the images are unidentified or only partially identified, and few are dated. The subjects are portraits of Richard T. Baden, his wife Elinor Williams Robertson Baden and his daughter Elinor Robertson Baden, as well as group portraits including Richard Baden in business settings.
Unidentified and partly identified portraits include members of the Nuttle and Baden families.
Note: The collection also contains 2 folders of printed ephemera including programs and news clippings related to the Baltimore and National Associations of Credit Men, greeting and calling cards, and maps and pamphlets pertaining to St. Marys Co. There is also 1 envelope containing clippings of human hair from Baden family members and a souvenir penny.
Note: Related materials are found in the Manuscripts Department of the Maryland Historical Society: MS. 2608, the Baden Papers; and MS. 2629, the Baden-Robertson Papers.
The photographs are arranged by general subject.
Container List
1 Box
Box 1: 7 Folders
Folder 1
Unidentified portraits, cased or framed photographs, n.d. 3 items. Unidentified man and women. Includes ambrotypes.
Folder 2
Group portraits with Richard T. Baden, other people unidentified, n.d. and 1910-1920. 11 items.
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Richard T. Baden, n.d. 16 items. Includes 1 negative.
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Elinor Williams Robertson Baden, n.d. 8 items.
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Elinor Baden, n.d. 12 items. Includes tintype.
Folder 6
Baden family portraits, n.d. and 1924. 10 items.
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Unidentified portraits, n.d. and 1870-1955. 47 items, including 5 negatives. Includes tintype. Includes John Clagett Nuttle, 1922. © 2001 Maryland Historical Society - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Adventure along the Nile through Egypt's fascinating history and culture.
Revel in a taste of Egypt's history, beauty and color on this short but action-packed trip along the longest river in the world. Cruise the Nile on a felucca, discover the largest and most impressive pharaonic temples, chat and dine with interesting locals and live it up in this country of deserts, bazaars, monuments and good old-fashioned adventures.
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Visit some of the world's premier historic sites – the Pyramids, Sphinx and the Valley of the Kings – with expert local guides
There are so many chances to interact with the locals and experience their culture. Lose yourself in Cairo's colorful Khan al-Khalili bazaar and dine with village folk of Aswan and Luxor
Your felucca sailing trip not only lets you experience some excellent Nubian hospitality, but is perhaps the perfect way to see the Nile and its gorgeous surrounds
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Traveling on a felucca is awesome, but it's not for everyone. You will be sharing a sleeping area with your fellow group members for the night and there is a shared bathroom facility. You'll sleep outside under the stars on a simple mattress, if you get cold easily you should consider bringing a sleeping bag.
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Some hotels in Egypt may not have elevators. You may need to climb stairs with your luggage to reach your hotel room for the night.
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Accommodation aboard the overnight train is in two-berth cabins that convert to bunk beds. All bedding is provided on board and western-style toilets are located in each carriage. Keep in mind general train cleanliness may not be to the same standards you are accustomed to.
Your adventure begins with a welcome meeting at 4pm on Day 1. Please look for a note in the hotel lobby or ask the hotel reception where it will take place. If you can't arrange a flight that will arrive in time, you may wish to arrive a day early so you're able to attend. We'll be happy to book additional accommodation for you (subject to availability). If you're going to be late, please inform the hotel reception. We'll be collecting your insurance details and next of kin information at this meeting, so please ensure you have all these details to provide to your leader. If you arrive early in Cairo, perhaps travel along the river by felucca (a traditional wooden boat with broad canvas sails) or head out to explore the markets.
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- Cairo - Khan al-Khalili bazaar visit
- Hotel
This morning a private van will transport you to Giza, the home of some of the world's most iconic sights. Approach the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx by camel, with panoramic views across the dunes. Explore these structures that have stood tall for 4,500 years. For an additional charge you may be able to go inside the Great Pyramid of Khufu, (although occasionally it may be closed to visitors). Please note, photos are not permitted inside of the pyramids and you will be fined for taking them. Please also note that you'll be required to walk around the Pyramids complex. It can be very hot in the summer months, so be prepared for little shade and pack appropriate clothing, sun protection, and carry lots of water. Afterwards, make your way to the Egyptian Museum, home to one of the world's great collections of antiquities. Later in the evening, meet your leader and travel to Giza station, where you will board a sleeper train to Aswan (approximately 13 hours). Bedding and air-conditioning are provided.
Notes: Western-style toilets are located in each carriage, but we recommend bringing additional toilet paper. Keep in mind general train cleanliness may not be to the same standards you are accustomed to. In rare circumstances you may be paired in your cabin with a group member of the opposite sex, depending on the group configuration. On other occasions, you might be sharing with another traveler of the same sex who may not be part of our group, again determined by the group configuration.
Included Activities
- Cairo - Pyramids and Sphinx
- Cairo - Camel ride at the Pyramids
- Cairo - The Egyptian Museum
- Cairo - The Egyptian Museum headset
- Sleeping train
The Nile, Elephantine Island and white-sailed feluccas: welcome to Aswan, Egypt's southernmost city. Its easy-going charm is due in no small part to its large Nubian population. Today is a free day so take the opportunity to see the unfinished obelisk or the High Dam. The Nubian Bazaar is a must, while the excellent Nubian Museum is top of many visitors' lists. Highly recommended is the beautiful Temple of Isis (the Goddess of health, marriage and wisdom) that was rescued from the rising waters of the Nile and relocated on Philae Island. It's a marvel of decorative pylons featuring some of Egypt's finest carvings – definitely one of the real gems of Upper Egypt. The evening sound and light show at Philae Temple is a beautiful experience. The waterfront promenade, or Aswan's 'corniche', runs alongside one of Nile's most appealing stretches and is the perfect place to stop for a mint tea. This evening you'll experience modern Nubian culture first-hand with a visit to a nearby village. You'll join a local Nubian family for dinner and get an unforgettable insight into the daily life of the local people. This is a rare and memorable experience, giving you the chance to become fully immersed in the local culture.
Included Activities
- Aswan - Nubian Village Visit and dinner
- Hotel
Perhaps head out of Aswan and visit stunning Abu Simbel this morning. With the four gargantuan statues of Ramses guarding the Great Temple, carved directly out of the mountain on the west bank of the Nile, this is one of Egypt's most memorable sights. Please note this optional activity has a very early start (but it's definitely worth it). You can fly there (40-minutes), or rent a minivan with a group (flights do not operate daily). The journey by land is 3 hours each way, with an early departure from Aswan between 5am and 6am. You could also use the day to take a sailboat ride around the islands in a traditional felucca, stopping off at the botanical gardens on Kitchener's Island. Alternatively, take a camel ride to the Monastery of St Simeon, an abandoned 7th-century fortress monastery located in the desert on the Nile's west bank. Your tour leader will be on hand to help you arrange any excursions. You can also choose to simply relax and take in the beauty of the Nile, or do some shopping in the friendly bazaar.
Notes: Flights can be booked online through Egypt Air: http://www.egyptair.com/English. Return flights vary throughout the season, depending on the day of the week and how far in advance you book, but expect to pay between US$250-300. It is recommended to book the early flight and visit Abu Simbel at sunrise to avoid the heat.
Optional Activities
- Abu Simbel Excursion (by flight or by Coach).
- Visit Old Cataract (afternoon tea, dinner at 1902 restaurant, dinner at Kababgy restaurant)
- Hotel
Board a felucca and spend a day out on the river, watching rural Egyptian daily life play out on the banks, then spend a night under the stars. Your Nubian sailing crew provides all the meals, which are hearty and delicious. Being a traditional wooden boat with broad canvas sails, your felucca offers some shade and protection from the elements, but there is no cabin or enclosed section. Nonetheless, watching the sun setting across the Nile in the evening is a sight you won't forget. This is the absolute highlight of the trip for many.
Notes: Conditions will be basic during your felucca trip. If you are prepared for this, you're sure to have a memorable adventure. You'll sleep outside on the deck of the felucca on a mattress. While blankets are provided, a sleeping sheet or sleeping bag is recommended. During the colder months (October to March) temperatures can get as low as 5°C at night. Slight alterations may have to be made to the Nile itinerary throughout the year, depending on winds and currents. As the felucca is a sailing craft without any outboard engine, if there's no wind we won't travel very far. Our Felucca does have a shared bathroom facility onboard.
Included Activities
- Felucca Sailing
- Nile Felucca
After farewelling your felucca crew, take a private van to the open air museum of Luxor (approximately 3.5 hours). From the spectacular temple complex of Karnak to the Valley of the Kings, Luxor is full of wonderfully preserved reminders of the Pharaohs. On the way, there's the option to visit either the unique mirror-image design of the Temple of Kom Ombo, or the beautifully preserved Temple of Edfu, also dedicated to Horus, the falcon-headed god. Today you'll explore the magnificent Karnak Temple, which is perhaps the most impressive of all the ancient Pharoahs' monumental works. One of the world's most celebrated temple complexes, Karnak is a house of the gods built over a period of some 200 years. Your guided tour of this vast temple of impressive pylons, obelisks and chapels will reveal its finest sections, such as the Avenue of Sphinxes and the Great Temple of Amun. By the night, walk around the Luxor temple to see Luxor bazaar (open until quite late) or check out the Winter Palace, a lovely five-star historical building with views over the Nile – a great place for a refreshing cocktail. Or you may enjoy dinner at the famous 1886 Restaurant.
Included Activities
- Luxor - Karnak Temple (entrance only)
- Luxor by night
Optional Activities
- Drink at the Old winter palace bar, or dinner at the 1886 Restaurant.
- Hotel
Today you'll hop in a private minivan and discover some the many wonders of ancient Thebes. Your first stop is the Colossi of Memnon, two 17 metre-high statues on Luxor's west bank. Carved from granite blocks, they represent the Pharaoh Amenhotep III and were once part of an impressive colonnade. Hop onto donkeys (in the winter months of October to May only) for a ride of a different kind, through local villages and fields of sugar cane (approximately 30 minutes). Continue on to the spectacular royal burial site of the Valley of the Kings. Buried under the arid hills here are over 60 richly decorated tombs of pharaohs. With your leader, explore this sprawling and spectacular place, where the pharaohs of the New Kingdom (16th to 11th century BC) were secretly interred for all eternity, and where discoveries are still being made. Your group leader will explain the history and legends of these remarkable people, their funerary rites, and the significance of the many paintings and hieroglyphics, before you continue on to the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, set in a spectacular natural amphitheatre.
Join a local family for lunch and sample delicious traditional home cooking. The rest of your afternoon is free to explore. The Luxor Museum is a great place to visit in your free time. Alternatively, hire a bicycle and venture into the countryside. For a more upscale experience, transfer to the airport and fly on to Cairo early.
Included Activities
- Luxor - Colossi of Memnon
- Luxor - Valley of the Kings (3 tombs)
- Hatshepsut temple
- Hotel
There are no activities planned for the final day and you are able to depart the accommodation at any time.
7 Breakfasts, 2 Lunches, 3 Dinners
Air conditioned vehicle transfers, Overnight train on day 2, Plane (Luxor/ Cairo)
Hotel (5 nights), Overnight Train (1 night), Felucca (1 night)
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Maksim Chmerkovskiy may hail from the same neck of the woods as Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino, but the bad boy of "Dancing with the Stars" isn't happy about how The Sitch is representing the locale.
"He's definitely misrepresenting everything about Jersey," Maks told Access Hollywood Live's Billy Bush and Kit Hoover on Friday. "What he represents are the people that are not from Jersey that come to [the] Jersey Shore and make it what it is.
"And that's exactly what it is," Maks continued. "He's not even from Jersey. He's from Long Island."
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The "Dancing" favorite, who this season has pop star (and Access' guest "DWTS" blogger) Brandy as his partner, had something to say too about Bruno Tonioli's Bolton-gate.
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It goes in phases, too. For a while I was in a felted wool mood, or a vintage button mood, or a comic book mood. Right now, though, I am absolutely in an upholstery sample mood. It's the perfect sturdy fabric, with enough body to stand up to a ton of projects from birthday crowns to scrapbooking. Lately I've been making crayon rolls with the smaller upholstery samples I've got. They're less fussy to make than my rainbow patchwork crayon rolls, but I think that the upholstery fabric, which comes in colors and patterns that you wouldn't normally associate with a children's item, makes for a sophisticated and unusual look, especially since I'm not in love with typical kiddie-type fabrics. And yet I think that the intricate color combinations and detailed patterns and rich feel actually make these still really kid-friendly--it's like my perennial search for kids' music that doesn't also annoy me (Wee Sing is the stuff of my nightmares, but the girls looooove it).
Anyway, you could make these with home-dec fabric that you bought from the store, I'm sure, but if you do happen across your own upholstery sample book and snatch it up, the smaller-size samples will already be the perfect size for this.
You will need:
- home-dec weight fabric, approximately 4.75"x11" (it isn't hard to change the math, though, if you want to use a different size, perhaps to make a marker or colored pencil roll instead of a crayon roll)
- complementary fabric for the inside and lining, the same length as your home-dec fabric but twice as wide (approximately 9.5"x11")
- sewing machine with heavy-weight needle inserted and matching thread
- approximately 6" of 1/8" elastic
1. Using a satin stitch (or a zig-zag stitch whose length is close to 0)-- --stitch across the two 11" sides of your complementary fabric. This will finish the raw edges, and it gives a nice border to your fabric.
2. Lay your home-dec fabric face-down on a gridded cutting mat and lay the complementary fabric on top of it. Both fabrics should line up along the 11" length. For the width, however, the complementary fabric should stick out 2" farther than the home-dec fabric on one side (this will be the top, if you want a pattern to face a certain way), and the rest of the extra width will stick out from the other side.
3. Fold both sides of the longer complementary fabric so that the folded edge is even with the raw edge of the home-dec fabric (you can iron this crease or just finger-press it), and pin it into place.
4. Satin stitch around all four sides. This will close any remaining raw edges, and give you two pockets running the entire length of the fabric, a 2" wide one at the top and a wider one at the bottom.
5. Lay your crayon roll back on your gridded mat with the complementary fabric facing up and the 2" wide pocket at the top of the roll. Across the wider pocket, from seam to seam, mark a straight line with a pencil from the top of the pocket to the bottom every 1.25".
6. Sew over these pencilled lines, locking your stitches at the top and bottom. These are the pockets the crayons will fit into.
7. At either end of the crayon roll, sew your elastic. Fold it in half and use a zig-zag stitch with a length set to 0 to sew the elastic to the crayon roll.
8. Insert crayons and give it to somebody to color with.
I have a few sets of these rolling around the house to throw in a bag when I'm going somewhere with a kid, and I also give them out as birthday and Christmas presents and sell them at craft fairs.
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In the first draft of this introduction I wrote, "I want to flesh out the practical implications of the gospel in everyday life."
Then the thought occurred to me that I have never "fleshed out" anything before. I've only ever de-fleshed things—like rotis- serie chickens and Thanksgiving turkeys.
The other metaphors I was reaching for weren't working, either. I blamed the writer's block on my mommy brain. Then it hit me.
Introductions are like the "why" question, which is a question that I answer all day long.
Funny enough, today's big "why" dialogue was about cooking chicken. I have two daughters of preschool age, and they were watching me make chicken nuggets and boil pasta. One of them declared, "I want to cook, too. Give me the knife, Mommy!" She's not even five years old; she cannot be trusted to wield a knife.
I began to reason with her, "You aren't responsible enough to handle this big knife."
Why? (Here we go.)
"Because it's a heavy, sharp knife and it's dangerous. You could cut yourself."
Why? "Because you're so little and small, and only big adults can handle knives like this."
All right, then I'll boil the noodles. "I don't want you to touch the stove top, either."
Why? "Because you aren't mature enough to use the gas and lighter properly."
Why? "Because they're very tricky to work, even for Mommy."
But I can do tricky things. I can unclip my car seat and I can count to one hundred—when you help me. "Sorry, Kiddo, you're still not quali- fied to cook with fire yet."
Why? [Sigh.]
This dialogue makes sense when you're talking to a pre- schooler about the dangers in a kitchen. But sometimes we think of theology in this way. We think it's too dangerous, too tricky, and we don't feel confident that we're qualified to handle it. We feel we should leave the work of theology to professors, pastors, and Sunday school teachers.
Besides, what does theology have to do with homemaking and things that everybody does, regardless of their faith?
Even despite our reservations and suppositions, all of us han- dle theology every day. We can't help but theologize! The fact that everybody does mundane things, regardless of their religion, is another reason that we ought to consider what makes the way we live distinctly Christian.
We live in God's world, we're made in God's image, and we interact with other people who have eternal souls. That makes theology vastly important and immensely life changing in our everyday mundane.
Theology is for homemakers who need to know who God is, who they are, and what this mundane life is all about.
That's why I wrote this book.
As homemakers who are made in God's image and desire to live for God, we need to know what God's intentions are for us and for the work we do in the home.
More specifically, we need to know: What does the gospel have to do with our everyday lives in the home? How does the gospel impact our dish washing, floor mopping, bill paying, friend mak- ing, guest hosting, and dinner cooking?
How does the fact that Jesus himself bore our sins in his body on the tree so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness (1 Pet. 2:24) make a difference in my mundane life today?
Where do we get our spiritual direction from? Should we fol- low our hearts or trust our guts? Do whatever best-selling books at the moment contain the secret to the good life? Is the answer to simply live in the moment, stopping to smell the fabric softener every once in awhile?
There are a lot of half-baked spiritual ideas that masquerade as Christian theology. How can we tell the difference? This book is not so much a critique of these philosophies but a description of the dis- tinctly Christian hope of God's glory and how it relates to the home.
God's Word, the Bible, says that we were created for God to live for God's glory. With all that is in me, that's what I want for my life. I know the "created for him" part is already done (since I'm already alive). The part that's left—living for him—that's what I need help with. This morning, this afternoon, this evening, and in the middle of the night when I'm up with the baby, I want to know how I am a partaker of God's promises in Christ through the gospel (Eph. 3:6).
Ordinary life in my home is often far from boring. Life is hec- tic and peaceful, joyful and painful. Life in the home can be all of these things because that's where life happens.
We're a motley crew of sinners made in God's image who are trying to live alongside each other under the gospel of God's grace. It's both beautiful and messy. So how does the "living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead" (1 Pet. 1:3) change the way I live my life?
The biggest questions I want to explore in this book are these: What does the gospel have to do with our lives in the home? How does this grace change the way we live?
Today Is Monday
Probably the one thing I was most excited about when I began writing this book was the accountability to be disciplined to think about these questions every day. What a joy!
And the only thing better than writing about how to treasure the gospel in your home is eating pretzels dipped in leftover vanilla frosting while you're writing. Now I have about a gram of salt rattling around in my keyboard!
Glimpses of Grace is about how we live in the "already but not yet" time in God's redemptive history. Jesus is alive—he is not in the grave. The triumph of Easter Sunday is the reality in which we live every moment of every day. The things in our home have the potential to propel us to revel in the reality of Easter. Our homes also have the potential to distract us as we fix our hearts not on what is unseen but on what we see—the larger-than-life dishes piled high in the sink.
In this book I want to talk about what a treasure the gospel is to us, especially in our homes, propelling us to exult in the hope of God's glory. Because God is good, we have an infinite number of rea- sons to praise him in our homes. "Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!" (1 Chron. 16:34).
I realize this is a huge topic to discuss because it impacts our lives every day and has implications for eternity. I also realize that today is Monday, and the buzzer on the dryer just went off, and you've got to get your clothes out before they wrinkle. On your way to the laundry room you might notice a suspicious trail of fluid leading to the bathroom where you can hear your recently potty-trained child sniffling as she tries to hold back humiliated tears. Then the doorbell might ring, and the ringing might remind you that you ignored the alarm for an appointment you're about to be late for.
I totally understand that, because that's where I live, too.
That's why I need to explore how the gospel is the predomi- nant, defining reality in my life.
Remembering to live in God's grace as I live in my home isn't easy for me, and that's why I need to process through the content of this book over and over again. Augustine said what my heart feels: "I count myself one of the number of those who write as they learn and learn as they write."1
I'm eager to know the "how" of how God intends to finish the 18 good work he has started in me as he conforms me to the image of his Son Jesus (Phil. 1:6). I desperately want to glorify him in whatever I do (1 Cor. 10:31). I want to be holy in all my conduct, since it is written, "You shall be holy, for I am holy" (1 Pet. 1:15–16). I want to be an imitator of God, as his beloved child, walking in love as Christ loved me and gave himself up for me (Eph. 5:1–2).
I want to live in the reality that I have been brought to God through his Son. "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righ- teous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit" (1 Pet. 3:18).
A Bucket of Ice Water for a Sleepy Soul
I used to believe that this journey of sanctification—the adven- ture of God working in me, both to will and to work for his good pleasure (Phil. 2:13)—would only be accomplished when I am free from the "distractions" of my life.
As a result of my faulty thinking, I saw my roles as wife, mother, homemaker, and even minister of the gospel as things that detracted, or took away from, my spiritual life. That perspective ruled my day-to-day activities. For example, if I set my alarm clock to attempt to wake up before one of my babies and had my plans foiled, then I would think, "Well, there goes my communion with God today! Thanks a lot, !"
Part of my wake-up call was when we added more children to our family. My anxiety over trying to "get some time with God" got worse, and suddenly I realized that my prayer life had plummeted into near nonexistence. Tim Keller's comment on prayer was a bucket of ice water over my sleepy soul: "Your private prayer life is one of the key indicators that your Christianity is inner and true and not just the product of your environment."
I had allowed my spiritual life to be relegated to an easy chair with a cup of hot coffee in a quiet house without any noise or clutter or life. My mind needed to be renewed according to the gospel (Eph. 4:23).
This book is about how we experience the grace of the gospel as we go about our daily lives in the home. It's not about how to transcend to "a happy place" above the reality of life in the home. It's not about how to relish our mundane existence and cherish it as if it were an all-satisfying fountain if we would only soak it in for its own sake.
Glimpses of Grace is about how God's power in the gospel can transform us for his glory as we live by faith—right where we are in the mundane of our homes. It's about how God has made us new in his likeness of true righteousness and holiness (Eph. 4:24). The grace of God in Christ radically changes us. But how does he change the way we wash the same dishes every day? How does the gospel change the way our heart responds when we hear the doorbell ring during supper?
Just Feed Me the Gospel
At unfathomable cost to himself, Jesus died to reconcile us to God. His life and death were not just good examples for us to follow. When we repent of our sins, believing that Christ's death on the cross was for us in our place, God saves us. He forgives us in Christ (Eph. 4:32). He ransoms us "with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot" (1 Pet. 1:18–19). God justifies us as though we had never sinned as he gives us the righteousness of his perfect Son (Phil. 3:9).
"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgive- ness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight" (Eph. 1:7–8). At no point can we say, "I did it! It was hard work, but I tried my best and I did it." No, it is God who saves us, "for by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God" (Eph. 2:8).
God seals believers in Christ with the indwelling Holy Spirit. And so God begins his ongoing work of sanctification, while the Holy Spirit assures us that we are God's children. Through his work of grace, God changes the dynamics of our hearts so that we long to be with him. God also provides the power we need to be like him.
Apart from knowing God, we have no hope for being a wise parent, spouse, friend, floor sweeper, or bill payer. Because God raised Jesus from the dead and gave him glory, our faith and hope are in God (1 Pet. 1:21), not in our ever-changing circumstances or in the comforts of our homes and meticulously planned routines.
I told my husband as I started writing this book that since this book is about how the gospel applies to life, that means there are infinite numbers of chapters to write. I imagined myself just typing the gospel over and over again to fill up a book-sized gap between two attractive cover pages. And that's what I tried to do, illustrating ideas with personal examples from the home.
There's nothing I can say in this book that the gospel hasn't already said, so I'm just hoping to keep pointing you back to the gospel in every way I possibly can. Rejoicing in God through the gospel is what my soul needs, and I hope your soul benefits from it as well.
I'm glad you're coming along on this adventure with me.
Contained within the gospel are the brilliant manifestations of the character of God—whom we need an eternity to behold and enjoy! We're going to discuss how it is that the God whose "stead- fast love is great to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds" (Ps. 57:10) is doing a powerful work in your life right under the roof of your own home.
As my wannabe-cook daughter's favorite line from an ani- mated movie about a rat that is a chef goes: "Let's do this thing!"
Your Foundation in the Mundane
Today's Forecast: Mundane with a 100 Percent Chance of Miraculous
Again. He left his smoothie cup on the counter overnight again. My husband, Dave, is a gifted, brilliant man. But sometimes kitchen- related common sense eludes him.
Crusted Blueberries and Being Rude
Now there was no way the crusted blueberry bits were going to come off of this cup without some serious work on my part. I started talking to myself aloud (do you do this too?). "I don't have time for this," I mumbled. I gritted my teeth and set to scrubbing with vigor, and when Dave passed by the kitchen I let out an ex- asperated sigh and exaggerated my scrubbing efforts. "Gee, I hope I can get this cup clean. You didn't rinse it out."
Dave apologized and said he had simply forgotten.
"How rude," I thought. "He knows how much work I do. The least he could have done was rinse out the cup. Rude . . ." But re- ally, I was the rude one, and I knew it. The Holy Spirit brought to mind the famous love passage in 1 Corinthians 13: "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends" (1 Cor. 13:4–8). The New International Version translates verse 8 as "love never fails."
I knew I had failed to show love. Again. I fail at this every day. What hope is there for me to sacrificially give my life away as Jesus did, when I can't even love others by doing something so menial like washing dishes? My only hope must be in the God who is "merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness" (Ex. 34:6).
Does God Rule Your Mundane?
This is such a stereotypical example of my life. I'm the wife of a busy church planter and mother to three kids, four years old and under. We live in the Middle East where sand seeps into every crack in the windows and doors and leaves a gritty film all over the floor for me to sweep. I do eight loads of laundry and clip four sets of fingernails and toenails each week.
My life is all things ordinary.
That's why I loved writing this book. I need this message of grace and hope every single day. That's because sometimes I launch into full-blown pity parties like the one you just read about. I used to think this sour kind of attitude about homemaking was necessary, acceptable, and even a rite of passage. After all, a com- mon encouragement to someone in the midst of the trenches in homemaking or raising children is to console them with thoughts of "this, too, shall pass." We "grin and bear it" and talk about every- thing we're going to do "someday" when we "get our real life back."
Those colloquial phrases used to be the summation of my hope. I believed that if I could just get through this awful and seemingly interminable season, then I would come out on the other side bruised and worn down; but at least it would be over. Perhaps then I would be free to serve the Lord with gladness, and I would be content.
But I was wrong.
When I attended a marriage conference taught by Paul Tripp, he said something that devastated me. Tripp said, "If God doesn't rule your mundane, then he doesn't rule you. Because that's where you live." Dramatic, life-altering moments come only a few times during our lifetime—that's why they're dramatic. The rest of our lives are lived in the common, ordinary mundane.
Home managing is my ordinary. Regardless of what your nor- mal is, I'm sure we can agree that that's where we live.
Glorify God in Whatever You Do
I know that serving my family is akin to serving Jesus, and when I manage my home I should work as unto the Lord. Colossians 3:23–24 says, "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ."
We ought to consider our home managing "as the creation of a living organism that nurtures the peace of Christ and the righteousness of God."1 Statements like that one encouraged me greatly.
I already believed Scripture, as it extols the role of a home- maker as worth tremendous value. I had no problem seeing homemaking as meaningful in light of eternity. Eternal perspec- tive? Got it. But what about today? How is today included in the scope of eternity? Tripp's comment reminded me that the Bible has a lot to say about the mundane. First Corinthians 10:31 says, "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."
Yes! Of course I want to glorify God! He is the supreme treasure of the universe, and he is worthy of my everything. At the core of my being, my greatest desire it to bring glory to God. I've even considered stenciling the Westminster Catechism on my wall to remind me of this truth: Whether I ought to make my goal glorifying God in everything was not in question. I knew that living for his glory is to be my greatest joy. My problem was simply how? How can I fold laundry and settle sibling squabbles to God's glory when I am so prone to failure because of my sin? How does the gospel make me into a woman who scrubs toilets or wipes runny noses heartily as for the Lord? How does the gospel make me into a woman who cares about honoring God in the way I fold laundry and serve dinner?
How does my citizenship in heaven (Phil. 3:20) change how I manage my home?
Diapers Can Set Your Heart and Mind on Things Above
If the Word of God is for everyday people who do everyday things, then surely Scripture talks about how we can magnify God in the midst of the mundane. And if the mundane moments of dishes and diapers can be done with an aim to enjoying God, then the spiritual vitality we will experience in our home is nothing short of miraculous.
The opportunity for growth in holiness lies right in front of your face—sitting in the tepid dishwasher, festering in the laundry basket, at your crowded dinner table, and under the car seat where your toddler stashed her leftover granola bar for later. Sure, fuzzy mold might be growing there, but in these moments it is also where growth in holiness happens.
Right where we are, we can see glimpses of grace as we learn to apply passages like Colossians 3:1–3, which says, "If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God."
God powerfully brings our ministry to fruition and our deeds done in faith (2 Thess. 1:11). So, that umpteenth dirty diaper, when viewed in light of the hope and promises in God's Word, can be a significant means of God's transforming work in your life.
The Cross, the Crown, and the "Titus 2 Woman"
Let's look at Titus 2 as an example. Titus 2 is a nitty-gritty, practi- cal, how-to list of qualities that godly women ought to have and things godly women ought to do. Women are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or enslaved to alcohol (v. 3). Women are to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their husband (v. 5). Women are to teach what is good (i.e., "sound doctrine," v. 1), training younger women to love their husband and children (v. 4).
Titus 2 contains not only a to-do list of things that you could post on an index card on your bathroom mirror. Titus 2 also gives us our motive for doing these things, which is that "the word of God may not be reviled" (v. 5) and that "in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior" (v. 10). Motivation can't be written on an index card—it must be written on your heart.
How does this motive to adorn the gospel of God get written on our hearts? Our hearts must be transformed by Christ. Verse 11 says, "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people." Paul adds in verse 12 that this grace is "training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self- controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age."
The gospel motivation is presented with a promise of a future hope. As we are doing these things, we are "waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works" (vv. 13–14).
That's where faith comes in and the rubber meets the road. When I look back to the cross and see that God did not spare his own Son for me (Rom. 8:32), and when I look forward to God's promises of future glory (Titus 2:13), he gives me the power to graciously pick up after my husband, who forgot to rinse his cup, and not seethe with anger and lash out verbally.
Two Wrong Ways Don't Make It Right
I can imagine what you may be thinking at this point because I'm thinking it too. I believe that is true, but I've got lots of things going against me. I can't hold that idea in my mind long enough to meditate on it. I can already hear static baby noises from the next room coming through the baby monitor. I can't apply these truths with consistency. What if it's not just a dirty cup but an entire house that looks like a sandstorm was unleashed inside? What then?
I need to have my heart change.
If you're like me, then you might be ready to give up right now. That is so tempting for me. I see the high standards of holi- ness, but I know I can't possibly meet them. In this case I might just slop my way through the dishes, grumbling in my heart and making snide remarks about "how many times have I reminded you" hoping to shame my husband into making a sincere confes- sion of how he's wrong and I'm right. (When has that strategy ever worked, by the way?)
Or I could approach this scene a different way. I know the Bible says to do all things without grumbling and to hold onto the gospel instead (Phil. 2:14), and I want to do what is right. God teaches us how to love each other (1 Thess. 4:9). And I want to honor God in everything I do, just as 1 Corinthians 10:31 says I should. I determine that what I need to do is try harder. So I tape an index card with Philippians 2:14 on it to the window above my sink so that I will be reminded not to sin. Then I do the dishes and I hold my tongue as my husband passes by the kitchen. Now I've managed to avoid cutting remarks and clanging the dishes around to solicit attention and a possible apology. Nice work, Gloria, you've done it. I congratulate myself on a job well done. My gloating, however, reveals that I have another problem on my hands: self-righteousness. The forbearance I displayed in the kitchen apparently wasn't a fruit of the Spirit. It was rooted in sinful pride. At the end of the day I'm steeped in self-righteousness—basking in pride or wallowing in guilt that I could have done a better job.
The dirty dishes are not my biggest problem in life, even though it seems like they are when they're stacked up to the ceil- ing and I've got a million other things to do. The biggest problem in my life and yours is sin. How can I stand before the God who does all things according to his character, a character that includes perfect justice (2 Thess. 1:6)?
Jesus: A Home Manager's Only Hope
So what can be done? Clearly we can't live our lives lawlessly, tak- ing pot shots at people to make ourselves feel better. And clearly we can't just muster up our self-determination and will power to "do the right thing." I simply can't do it. Either way I choose, I don't please God.
Thankfully there is one who did. Jesus did everything without complaining, including going to the cross to die in my place and taking my sin on himself. Jesus is the ultimate man who lives in sincere submission to God the Father. The Bible teaches that not only is Jesus my example but he is also my Savior. His aton- ing death did just that—he atoned for (paid for) my sins. And he didn't stay dead. Jesus is the one who says, "I died, and behold I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades" (Rev. 1:18). When I take hold of Jesus by faith as my only hope to please God, God declares that I am justified. Christ's righteousness becomes mine. That's grace.
The grace shown to me at the cross, and the future grace I look forward to, prevent me from two deadly attitudes:
1) I'm a terrible housewife. I know I should do better, and I have no excuses. Why can't I just be like so-and-so who has it all to- gether? I heap on guilt and condemnation and steep myself in pride. Yes, pride. I would rather wallow in introspective self- loathing than repent and look to Christ for acceptance and power to live each moment.
2) I'm an amazing housewife. It really is quite remarkable how I can juggle all of these things. My friends say so all the time. I dis- cipline myself to get things done and regardless of what happens, I get it done, and not a hair is out of place while I'm doing it, too. Frankly, I can't understand why so-and-so who has less on her plate can't seem to at least manage what she has. I steep myself in self-righteousness and pride. I would rather bask in my own glory than in the glory of Christ as he gave himself for me on the cross to secure my future.
So grace reminds me to live in the reality of the gospel and the future promised to me. Because of what Christ has already done on my behalf and will do for me in the future, I can reject guilty loathing and prideful gloating.
Milton Vincent put it this way: "The righteousness of God, credited to me through Christ, is not merely something I rest in, but it is also the premier saving reality by which God governs me." 3
Furthermore, as a result of Christ's work on the cross, I have everything I need for life and godliness (2 Pet. 1:3–4), and all these things are gifts I don't deserve. God is gracious to me "according to his great mercy" (1 Pet. 1:3).
Jesus Died for Me; I Can Trust Him
This grace humbles me. That Jesus would allow himself to be led like a lamb to slaughter and not answer those who reviled him—it takes my breath away. That God would send his Son to die for me and purchase for me "an inheritance that is imperishable, unde- filed, and unfading" (1 Pet. 1:4)—I am undone.
The joy of the Lord motivates and strengthens me to give my time to serve others in washing their dishes while looking forward in faith to hear my Savior say to me, "Well done, good and faithful servant." As I joyfully and humbly give my time and energy to do the dirty dishes my husband left behind, I lose nothing and gain everything.
Living in the reality of this gospel and the future promise of glory motivates me to love others as Jesus loves. I have received mercy in Christ Jesus (1 Pet. 2:10). This afternoon at my kitchen sink I must be confident that what he promises for me in the fu- ture will come to pass. That's faith.
So here I am at my kitchen sink, scrubbing crusty blueberry bits off the inside of a cup. But instead of grieving over my inad- equacies to serve joyfully or gloating with pride that I've restrained my evil tongue from making snide remarks, an entirely different dynamic is at work.
It's faith working through love (Gal. 5:5-6).
God works in me through his Word (1 Thess. 2:13). This gift of grace enables me to praise the Lord and serve others gladly as I confess with tears of joyful relief, "For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen" (Rom. 11:36).
Even in my darkest doubts when I do the same thing again the next day, my hope is still built on the righteousness of Christ. The gospel keeps me relating to God on the basis of Jesus's per- fections, not on the illusions of my religious achievements. God strengthens me and protects me according to his faithfulness, not mine (2 Thess. 3:3). So I can scrub dried blueberry bits as unto the Lord as my heart is satisfied in God because his kindness to me in Christ leads me to repentance again and again.
Miraculous in the Mundane
Do you see how everyday life presents opportunities for our growth in holiness? God can use the ordinary moments in your life to glorify himself by conforming you into the image of his Son. That is precisely what he intends to do.
Dirty dishes in the sink or red crayons smushed into an elec- trical socket by a curious toddler are not just worrisome ordeals in your otherwise uneventful day. They're opportunities to see glimpses of grace.


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Improving Soil for Better Lawns and Gardens
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists in West Virginia are finding ways to improve soil on degraded land so it can be used for sports fields and other uses. Researchers with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) at the agency's Appalachian Farming Systems Research Center (AFSRC) in Beaver, W.Va., are developing constructed or replacement subsoils and topsoils to build better and less-costly sports fields, raingardens and lawns on former landfills, mine lands and other degraded land. ARS is USDA's principal intramural scientific research agency.
The constructed soil research project is in its fourth year. ARS is conducting the research in cooperation with the National Turfgrass Research Initiative, Inc., a joint turfgrass industry-ARS program created in 2007. The initiative draws on the expertise of scientists with ARS and at universities, according to lead scientist Rich Zobel at AFSRC. The turfgrass industry has set a high priority on improving degraded soils by constructing soils that include readily available rural, urban and industrial byproducts that can be mixed with local soils. These byproduct mixes are being tailored to not only reduce rain runoff and erosion, but also to remove or neutralize pollutants before they reach storm drains.
With lower costs through using inexpensive local byproducts, schools and local parks have a better chance of being able to afford soil replacement for better turfgrass survival. Eliminating compacted soil is the first step toward growing good, robust grass. The most promising mixture so far includes quarry byproducts and composted chicken litter. It has met predetermined requirements such as the ability to transmit stormwater.
Zobel and his colleagues develop recipes for constructing designer soils from various materials in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Virginia and southern Pennsylvania. For the future, Zobel envisions new turfgrass varieties, possibly perennial ryegrass and tall fescue, that will penetrate compacted soil and renovate fields without the need to tear up fields and till compacted soil.
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The White House first learned of a draft report detailing abuses by IRS officials in targeting conservative groups in late April, though the top administration spokesman maintained on Monday that President Barack Obama was not notified of the emerging controversy at that time.
White House press secretary Jay Carney, in a bid to further the administration's public response to revelations that the IRS had singled out conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status for additional scrutiny, disclosed at his daily press briefing that White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler was informed of the report on April 24. She, in turn, told senior White House staff -- including chief of staff Denis McDonough -- of the then-incomplete report, though Carney said those details were never conveyed to Obama.
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney is asked about reports that the IRS was targeting political groups nearly 18 months ago.
"To be clear, we knew the subject of the investigation and we knew of the nature of some of the potential findings, but we did not have a copy of the draft report," said Carney. "We did not know the details, the scope or the motivation surrounding the misconduct, and we did not know who was responsible."
The new details first offered by Carney come amid growing Republican clamor for more information about who in the White House found out about the IRS investigation, and when. The GOP has sought to cast the administration as either less-than-forthcoming about its knowledge of the investigation, or inept in keeping tabs on such a high-profile investigation.
The press secretary sought to characterize the administration's handling of the information as fairly routine. Carney said that the White House is typically notified of similar inspectors general drafts shortly before publication, and that the details of these reports can often change before publication. Moreover, Carney argued, the abuses at the IRS had ended about a year earlier, meaning that there was no way for the president to act to halt continued misconduct at the IRS.
Obama has said that he did not learn about the IRS controversy until press reports detailing some elements of the inspector general review of the IRS emerged in the press on May 10. Obama has condemned the misconduct, and sought the resignation of the acting IRS commissioner. But his actions haven't slowed Republican criticism of his management of the situation.
Carney said Monday that Obama was not informed by senior staff who were aware of the impending report so as to not compromise the investigation before it had been completed.
"This is not the kind of thing, when you have an ongoing investigation or an ongoing audit, that requires notification to the president because what is important is we wait until that kind of process is completed before we take action," he said.
Furthermore, the press secretary said that no other member of the White House staff sought to intervene in the final stages of the IRS report, because it would have been inappropriate to do so.
This story was originally published on Mon May 20, 2013 3:18 PM EDT


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Once one of the country's biggest fishing ports, Milford Haven has become a major oil port in the last 55 years since the first refinery was built on the northern shore of the waterway.
And it is not the first time that this natural harbour, which Nelson proclaimed the best in the world except Trincomalee, has handled cargoes of oil, although a different kind of oil, since the modern town was built as a Whaling port at the end of the 18th century.
It was Sir Willam Hamilton, husband of Emma the inamorata of Lord Nelson, who founded the whaling port when he decided to invite a community of Quaker whalers from Nantucket to settle there in 1793. Four years later he also suggested to the Navy Board that they create a dockyard for building warships there. The land belonged to his first wife Catherine Barlow of Slebech, who at the time was living in London, having married him in 1758.
The fishing industry at that time was based in the little village of Hakin, now absorbed by the town, and the grand plan was to build on farm land occupied only at that time by the medieval chapel of St Thomas a Beckett and a farm called Summer Hill.
Hamilton designated his nephew Charles Francis Greville as his agent and the new town was designed on the American grid-iron pattern, with wide streets and back lanes. The incoming Quakers built their own Meeting House in Priory Road and Greville built a church, St Katharine's, at the head of the wide seafront avenue called Hamilton Terrace.
The Naval Dockyard was built and launched no fewer than seven royal warships and progress on the town was rapid, Lord Nelson visiting it in 1802 to inspect it in person as part of his tour to celebrate the anniversary of the Battle of the Nile. Nelson described the harbour as one of the two best in the world, the other being Trincomalee in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. The Royal Dockyard was transferred to Pembroke Dock in 1814. An observatory to serve as a school of navigation was built at Hakin, but, although it was equipped, it was never really used,.
In its early years the Haven was used as a sheltering place by the Vikings on their journeys to and from Ireland, and Hubba the Viking chief wintered in the Haven with 23 ships in 854, his name being perpetuated in that of Hubberston.
The fishing industry developed and flourished after the docks were built and during World War Two the waterway played a pivotal strategic role in the Battle of the Atlantic. By the 1950s the fishing industry was in decline and Milford Haven gradually slipped off its pedestal as the sixth largest fishing port in the UK and one of the major Hake providers.
However, its economy was saved by what has been dubbed The Second Oil Age, when refining comanies turned their attention to the harbour that Nelson so admired. Esso, BP, Gulf and Regent arrived and later Amoco, and a giant oil-fired power station was built near Pembroke. Now Liquid Natural Gas companies have established terminals on the southern shore, giving another boost to the local economy.


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The McGeorge Education Pipeline Program is a collaborative project designed to integrate analytical and rigorous law-themed courses, pedagogy, and programs into curricular and co-curricular activities at local K-12 schools.
The University of the Pacific and McGeorge School of Law, in cooperation with many dedicated partners in the non-profit and legal community, provide co-curricular academic programs to increase the likelihood that disadvantaged students will obtain a college degree and attend graduate school, particularly law school. Students underrepresented in colleges and law schools are specifically targeted.
Law-themed learning activities are the foundation for the Pipeline program, which involves public school student interaction with law students, lawyers, judges, the law school environment and issues relating to justice and civic responsibility. At the elementary school level, reading improvement is the cornerstone Pipeline activity.
Assist elementary students in grades 2-5 with reading for one hour a week. Hours are flexible, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Schools Participating: Bret Harte Elementary School at 9th and Franklin Blvd. Sacramento, CA
Prerequisite: None
Law students pair up to teach this course in the spring semester, which teaches a broad base of legal content with an emphasis on law that touches students' daily lives. The curriculum includes both American and international components. Attorneys and judges from the Sacramento Bar Association occasionally join the class.
Schools Participating: Sac High
Prerequisite: 2L and 3L students enrolled in the McGeorge International Street Law course [three (3) units]
Each year, McGeorge participates in the Law School Admission Council's Discover Law months to encourage and promote diversity in legal education. Designed to cultivate interest in attending law school among students from junior high school through junior college, law schools nation-wide are encouraged to reach out to their communities and bring students from historically underrepresented groups into the pipeline. In 2014, McGeorge hosted two Discover Law programs — one in February and one in March — for local high school students. More than 250 local high school students visited McGeorge, between the two dates, for a day-long law exposure and exploration program. Participants were introduced to the law as a career option and to the law school process. During a highly interactive day, students also participated in mock law classes and a simulated mock trial. The day culminated in a very personal conversation with a McGeorge alumnus about his journey to a career in law.
Operation Protect and Defend (OPD) is a group of committed attorneys and judges that meets once monthly to develop a curriculum designed to engage Sacramento County high school students with key principles of the U.S. Constitution and to demonstrate how those principles come into play in their lives. Law students may participate on the curriculum committee and/or volunteer as a classroom OPD presenter in a high school or serve as a co-presenter with a local attorney and judge. The curriculum is taught in high school classes throughout Sac County in March and features a "Story of America" essay contest and a "Master of Art" contest that represent the year's theme. The 2012 contest theme is "Immigration," and is co-sponsored by OPD and the Sacramento County Bar Association.
Schools Participating: Sacramento County high schools
Prerequisite: 2L or 3L students
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