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Perhaps most of your experience with the creative arts stems from when you were younger, whether that was learning to play the piano after school, constructing a vibrant collage during art period, or studying British literature in college. Unfortunately, for many of us, that might be our only experience with the artistic world. As we grow older, some of us put aside the easel and metronome and stop participating — both as active creators and observers — in the creative arts.
Erwin Raphael McManus, artist, author, and pastor at Mosaic, a church in Los Angeles, recently wrote a book titled, The Artisan Soul, in which he explores our universal call to be creative. The book is appropriate, since many today view the creative arts as something to which only a limited few have claim — professional musicians and writers, critics, scholars, and so on. Whether we have busy schedules, or a deep belief that we are not artistically inclined, many factors can hold us back from spending time devoted solely to the creative arts.
Yet, McManus explains that all of us harbor an innate desire to both behold and bring about order and beauty in the world, a desire which he attributes to being made in the image and likeness of God. “Creativity should be as common as breathing,” McManus wrote, emphasizing that to be fully alive in the way God desires us to be, we must be creative.
Dr. John Calhoun, director of PLNU’s Center for Pastoral Leadership, agrees. God, whose Spirit hovered over chaos to bring about order, form, and life, calls us to participate in the continued sustaining of creation. In fact, Scripture uses metaphorical language related to the arts — “we are the clay, you are the potter” — to emphasize God’s role as the supreme artist of all creation. “This call to take part in God’s work of creation signifies our dignity as children of God,” Calhoun said.
When we create, we heed the call within us from God, and when we take the time to actively observe our neighbor’s creative work — such as a painting or song — we are, according to Calhoun, able to uncover the “hidden mysteries” of creation.
But what are the “hidden mysteries” that spring forth when we engage the creative arts? If we spend time participating in or pursuing artistic endeavors, despite our demanding schedules, what real impact can they have on us individually, in our communities, and in our relationship with God?
It’s only been in recent years that science has started to reveal how beneficial the creative arts are to our physical, emotional, and psychological well-being.
For example, hospital art has begun rapidly emerging across the U.S. in recent years. An article in The Wall Street Journal, titled, “More Hospitals Use the Healing Powers of Public Art,” explains how current research suggests patients are positively affected by scenes of nature and figurative art with “unambiguous, positive faces that convey a sense of security and safety.” In response to similar studies, hospitals all over the country have adorned their pallid walls with works of art, including the new Jacobs Medical Center at University of California, San Diego, which offers a robust collection of paintings, photographs, and sculptures on every floor and patient room. By offering patients sight of a bucolic vista or quaint prairie, hospitals are able to provide small but meaningful ways to ameliorate suffering.
Dr. Daniel Jenkins, professor of psychology and director of PLNU’s Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling program, views the broadening of traditional therapeutic treatments to include these types of art therapy as encouraging.
The NCBI article highlights four primary art therapies that yield positive results: music engagement, visual arts therapy, movement-based creative expression, and expressive writing.
Music therapy involves the passive listening of soothing music as well as the active involvement in music improvisation. It has been shown to decrease anxiety, restore emotional balance, diminish pain, and even restore effective functioning in the immune system.
Recently, Nuvi Mehta, San Diego Symphony special project director, spoke on the cognitive effects of music at one of San Diego’s Creative Mornings, a monthly lecture series for people interested in joining a creative community. Mehta explained that music, unlike language or information, is processed in “an older and deeper section of the brain,” which is why people suffering cognitive damage, such as Alzheimer’s patients who have lost all memory of language and understanding, can nevertheless still recite the words and recognize the tune of a song played for them. Since music is processed at such a deep level of the brain, it can be used in rehabilitation centers to speed up the healing process, lessen the amount of anesthetics needed, and facilitate greater and more rapid overall recovery for patients.
Visual art therapy has also been effective by helping patients express certain ideas or realities that are otherwise hard to put into words. For example, a patient recently diagnosed with cancer could be asked to draw or sculpt his or her felt experiences: fear, pain, a sense of isolation, and so on. Often, the creation of the visual art piece — no matter how simple or crude — offers an outlet for pain. This type of therapy has been shown to be especially effective with sculpting, since molding clay provides tactile involvement at a somatic level that can offer greater catharsis and release.
Movement-based creative expression, such as dance, focuses on nonverbal and physical forms of expression to help with psychotherapeutic healing. Instances of this type of therapy have been shown to lower stress and anxiety, and provide other health benefits.
By offering patients sight of a bucolic vista or quaint prairie, hospitals are able to provide small but meaningful ways to ameliorate suffering.
Rachel Pomeroy (09), a speech language pathologist in San Diego, incorporates aspects related to movement-based creative expression to help bring healing and transformation to her students. She teaches at Innovations Academy charter school, where she works with students from kindergarten through eighth grade who have language and speech disorders, helping them develop the communication and social skills needed to be successful in life. Many of these students have been diagnosed with autism or other similar conditions that make communication and proper social behavior difficult.
Pomeroy is also part of the cast at the National Comedy Theatre, where she performs improv comedy shows with other comedians. This form of live theatre is created and developed on the spot during the performance. While earning a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from California State University, San Marcos, Pomeroy realized that many of the skills needed to be successful at improv theatre — flexible thinking, the ability to read subtle mannerisms, the capacity to put one’s self in another’s pair of shoes — could help her students develop skills in communication, empathy, and social connection.
The ability to perceive and understand others’ intentions, beliefs, desires, and mental states, and realize that they may be different than one’s own, is known as Theory of Mind. Pomeroy cited an example: a male student is assigned to the role of a mother of six children charged with getting ready for Christmas Eve. In such a scenario, the student is required to imagine what it would be like to be a solicitous mother of six unruly children. The attempt to access a vastly different perspective stretches the student’s mind, developing the part of the brain needed to foster healthy relationships and social interactions.
Though her curriculum is in the early stages of implementation, she has observed and documented encouraging findings; improv seems to help those struggling with language and social conditions develop necessary skills and have more socially integrated lives.
Expressive writing has been another effective tool used to help patients cope with illness, depression, and other maladies. This creative art form is successful when it incorporates meaning-making techniques, in which patients are invited to construct a narrative regarding a tragic or unpleasant experience to accept and come to terms with it. Expressive writing has been proven to aid immune-system functioning; limit the frequency of physician visits; and positively influence stress hormones, blood pressure, and other cognitive and emotional issues.
Dr. Katie Manning, associate professor of writing and acclaimed published poet, views the creation of her art as something that grants healing, deepens her faith, and better connects her to others.
Her desire to tinker with words and craft beauty through language extends back to her childhood. One of her earliest memories of finding solace in poetry was when, at 12-years-old, she learned about the “Trail of Tears,” the Cherokee nation’s journey from its native lands east of the Mississippi to Oklahoma, as a result of the Indian Removal Act in 1838. Being of Cherokee descent, Manning expressed her lament and sorrow for these displaced and suffering people through the form of a poem.
Participation in the creative arts also allows us to express our humanity, and therefore, our likeness to our neighbor — which can heal broken communities and foster solidarity with others.
David Adey, PLNU professor of art and well-known artist and sculptor, understands that, especially today, art is vital to our communities because of our society’s constant access to frothy entertainment and distraction.
Adey explains that experiencing a work of art is an active process that requires focused time and attention. Unlike flipping on Netflix or scrolling through a newsfeed, viewing a work of visual art requires deep thought and honed observation to understand what the work is communicating.
Dr. G. Jim Daichendt, PLNU dean of the College of Arts and Humanities and renowned writer, curator, and lecturer, devotes much of his life to the study and scholarship of visual art. Like Adey, he emphasized the crucial importance of observing the creative arts in an active and reflective posture.
“Rather than being a passive observer, or a passive consumer, as can be the case when we watch television, art requires us to be active and reflective observers by engaging with various types of stimuli,” Daichendt said. By such engagement, he explained, we become more intelligent participants in society. Art requires us to question it to receive something from it, and what we receive — a deeper grasp of a human or societal reality — allows us then to engage our world in a more meaningful, thoughtful, and connected way.
Therefore, art, if we take the effort to engage it seriously, is vital to our communities because it allows us to better understand both ourselves and others, and serves as the connective tissue that highlights how we are more alike than different.
The physical, psychological, and communal benefits of the creative arts compose aspects of the overall spiritual healing they offer. Calhoun marvels at the transformational effect a single work of art can have on one’s spiritual life and relationship with God. He recalled Henri Nouwen’s book, The Return of the Prodigal Son, in which the author meditated on Rembrandt’s historic painting of the same name, pondering its spiritual significance and what it revealed about himself, God, and his call to the priesthood. Nouwen was profoundly touched by the painting, spending days doing nothing but gazing at each careful stroke, delicate shade, and intentional hue. Nourished profoundly by Rembrandt’s sacrifice of time and talent, Nouwen has, in turn, nourished many others, including Calhoun.
Calhoun mentioned that when we strive to create something beautiful for God and for others, we are getting outside of ourselves and curtailing a strong tendency to be inward focused.
Heather Ross, PLNU professor of philosophy, makes a distinction between the creation of art for the sake of one’s own glory — the “inflation of the genius self” — and the creation of art as an act of Christian love. If our creative work is merely a form of self-expression, no matter how beautiful or masterful, it doesn’t accomplish what it could — its noble and transformative purpose.
When art is properly ordered, it is granted agency to draw its observers closer to God as well as edify them. The work of art then exists as an act of love created for the sake of the other.
In addition to the tremendous spiritual benefits, Manning sees art, and specifically her poetry, as a vehicle of grace that casts new light on who God is through its reinvention of human language.
The poem employs visceral imagery and diction — words like “aorta,” “ventricle,” and “blood” — to emphasize a literal invitation of God into the human heart. The rawness of the language forces readers to consider what it really means to invite God into our hearts: it’s messy, risky, and incredibly intimate.
According to Manning, the notion of using poetry to better understand the nature of God is known as theopoetics, which strives to speak about God through poetic articulations and metaphors of lived experiences as opposed to a systematic understanding of God. In other words, to understand God we need to perpetually reinvent the language we use to talk about Him. As within all creative arts, the acts of both creating and observing can lead to a better understanding of God — His beauty, harmony, and so on — through a vehicle that speaks directly to the heart.
An article in Newsweek titled, “The Creativity Crisis,” details that “since , creativity scores have consistently inched downward” for children. The reason for this overall decline in creativity is not fully understood, but some believe it’s our attenuating the importance of creativity in schools coupled with the increase in hours spent watching television, playing video games, and browsing the Internet.
Daichendt has seen this decline in creativity manifest through an increased attention to activities or hobbies that, though perhaps beneficial in other ways, only serve to emulate active participation in the creative arts at the expense of real artistic engagement.
“Culturally speaking, this decline of both creative thinking and output is expressed in the popularity of certain things for both children and adults, like adult coloring books and art-related games,” he explained.
But real participation in the creative arts cannot be done through simulated surrogates, since “creativity is about creating something unique, pursuing something that wasn’t there before through real and meaningful work,” he said.
We can reverse this alarming trend by simply placing greater emphasis on the creative arts, no matter our age.
Makenzie Plumb (12) teaches drama full time at Hillsdale Middle School in San Diego and is someone well aware of the importance of the creative arts. She recounted a specific instance when she required all her students to audition for a prominent role with an acting piece and a song. The girl who was chosen for the part — Plumb found out later from the girl’s mother — would never have auditioned if it hadn’t been required, because of her fear and lack of confidence. The girl’s mother was delighted because her daughter had been selected for the part, and because of the all encompassing effect it had on her daughter.
Similar to Plumb, Dr. Barb Taylor, dean of PLNU’s School of Nursing, recognizes the creative arts can have positive effects on her students that bubble over to other areas of their lives.
The skills required to complete these projects help her students become better at nursing, a profession in which they need to apply similar skills — divergent thinking, focused concentration, and vulnerability — to best meet the needs of their patients.
Manning follows suit. She requires students of all majors in her introductory literature course to craft a poem.
If we are not already participating as active observers or creators in some form of the creative arts, by picking up the guitar or setting aside time to read a book of poetry, we might experience much more than the enjoyment of a hobby. In doing so, we open ourselves up to the physical fruits of healing, self-expression, and affirmation, and ultimately, to a deeper connection with others and God. By participating in the creative arts, we are able to better live in community as children of God.
According to Calhoun, we are granted the privilege of discovering the hidden beauties of God’s creation, whether that is through a human truth derived from a piece of literature, orchestral composition, or pointillist painting.
Chris is a contributing freelance writer for Viewpoint Online.

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Perhaps most of your experience with the creative arts stems from when you were younger , whether that was learning to play the piano after school , constructing a vibrant collage during art period , or studying British literature in college . Unfortunately , for many of us , that might be our only experience with the artistic world . As we grow older , some of us put aside the easel and metronome and stop participating — both as active creators and observers — in the creative arts .
 Erwin Raphael McManus , artist , author , and pastor at Mosaic , a church in Los Angeles , recently wrote a book titled , The Artisan Soul , in which he explores our universal call to be creative . The book is appropriate , since many today view the creative arts as something to which only a limited few have claim — professional musicians and writers , critics , scholars , and so on . Whether we have busy schedules , or a deep belief that we are not artistically inclined , many factors can hold us back from spending time devoted solely to the creative arts .
 Yet , McManus explains that all of us harbor an innate desire to both behold and bring about order and beauty in the world , a desire which he attributes to being made in the image and likeness of God . “ Creativity should be as common as breathing , ” McManus wrote , emphasizing that to be fully alive in the way God desires us to be , we must be creative .
 Dr. John Calhoun , director of PLNU ’s Center for Pastoral Leadership , agrees . God , whose Spirit hovered over chaos to bring about order , form , and life , calls us to participate in the continued sustaining of creation . In fact , Scripture uses metaphorical language related to the arts — “ we are the clay , you are the potter ” — to emphasize God ’s role as the supreme artist of all creation . “ This call to take part in God ’s work of creation signifies our dignity as children of God , ” Calhoun said .
 When we create , we heed the call within us from God , and when we take the time to actively observe our neighbor ’s creative work — such as a painting or song — we are , according to Calhoun , able to uncover the “ hidden mysteries ” of creation .
 But what are the “ hidden mysteries ” that spring forth when we engage the creative arts ? If we spend time participating in or pursuing artistic endeavors , despite our demanding schedules , what real impact can they have on us individually , in our communities , and in our relationship with God ?
 It ’s only been in recent years that science has started to reveal how beneficial the creative arts are to our physical , emotional , and psychological well - being .
 For example , hospital art has begun rapidly emerging across the U.S. in recent years . An article in The Wall Street Journal , titled , “ More Hospitals Use the Healing Powers of Public Art , ” explains how current research suggests patients are positively affected by scenes of nature and figurative art with “ unambiguous , positive faces that convey a sense of security and safety . ” In response to similar studies , hospitals all over the country have adorned their pallid walls with works of art , including the new Jacobs Medical Center at University of California , San Diego , which offers a robust collection of paintings , photographs , and sculptures on every floor and patient room . By offering patients sight of a bucolic vista or quaint prairie , hospitals are able to provide small but meaningful ways to ameliorate suffering .
 Dr. Daniel Jenkins , professor of psychology and director of PLNU ’s Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling program , views the broadening of traditional therapeutic treatments to include these types of art therapy as encouraging .
 The NCBI article highlights four primary art therapies that yield positive results : music engagement , visual arts therapy , movement - based creative expression , and expressive writing .
 Music therapy involves the passive listening of soothing music as well as the active involvement in music improvisation . It has been shown to decrease anxiety , restore emotional balance , diminish pain , and even restore effective functioning in the immune system .
 Recently , Nuvi Mehta , San Diego Symphony special project director , spoke on the cognitive effects of music at one of San Diego ’s Creative Mornings , a monthly lecture series for people interested in joining a creative community . Mehta explained that music , unlike language or information , is processed in “ an older and deeper section of the brain , ” which is why people suffering cognitive damage , such as Alzheimer ’s patients who have lost all memory of language and understanding , can nevertheless still recite the words and recognize the tune of a song played for them . Since music is processed at such a deep level of the brain , it can be used in rehabilitation centers to speed up the healing process , lessen the amount of anesthetics needed , and facilitate greater and more rapid overall recovery for patients .
 Visual art therapy has also been effective by helping patients express certain ideas or realities that are otherwise hard to put into words . For example , a patient recently diagnosed with cancer could be asked to draw or sculpt his or her felt experiences : fear , pain , a sense of isolation , and so on . Often , the creation of the visual art piece — no matter how simple or crude — offers an outlet for pain . This type of therapy has been shown to be especially effective with sculpting , since molding clay provides tactile involvement at a somatic level that can offer greater catharsis and release .
 Movement - based creative expression , such as dance , focuses on nonverbal and physical forms of expression to help with psychotherapeutic healing . Instances of this type of therapy have been shown to lower stress and anxiety , and provide other health benefits .
 By offering patients sight of a bucolic vista or quaint prairie , hospitals are able to provide small but meaningful ways to ameliorate suffering .
 Rachel Pomeroy ( 09 ) , a speech language pathologist in San Diego , incorporates aspects related to movement - based creative expression to help bring healing and transformation to her students . She teaches at Innovations Academy charter school , where she works with students from kindergarten through eighth grade who have language and speech disorders , helping them develop the communication and social skills needed to be successful in life . Many of these students have been diagnosed with autism or other similar conditions that make communication and proper social behavior difficult .
 Pomeroy is also part of the cast at the National Comedy Theatre , where she performs improv comedy shows with other comedians . This form of live theatre is created and developed on the spot during the performance . While earning a Master of Science in Speech - Language Pathology from California State University , San Marcos , Pomeroy realized that many of the skills needed to be successful at improv theatre — flexible thinking , the ability to read subtle mannerisms , the capacity to put one ’s self in another ’s pair of shoes — could help her students develop skills in communication , empathy , and social connection .
 The ability to perceive and understand others ’ intentions , beliefs , desires , and mental states , and realize that they may be different than one ’s own , is known as Theory of Mind . Pomeroy cited an example : a male student is assigned to the role of a mother of six children charged with getting ready for Christmas Eve . In such a scenario , the student is required to imagine what it would be like to be a solicitous mother of six unruly children . The attempt to access a vastly different perspective stretches the student ’s mind , developing the part of the brain needed to foster healthy relationships and social interactions .
 Though her curriculum is in the early stages of implementation , she has observed and documented encouraging findings ; improv seems to help those struggling with language and social conditions develop necessary skills and have more socially integrated lives .
 Expressive writing has been another effective tool used to help patients cope with illness , depression , and other maladies . This creative art form is successful when it incorporates meaning - making techniques , in which patients are invited to construct a narrative regarding a tragic or unpleasant experience to accept and come to terms with it . Expressive writing has been proven to aid immune - system functioning ; limit the frequency of physician visits ; and positively influence stress hormones , blood pressure , and other cognitive and emotional issues .
 Dr. Katie Manning , associate professor of writing and acclaimed published poet , views the creation of her art as something that grants healing , deepens her faith , and better connects her to others .
 Her desire to tinker with words and craft beauty through language extends back to her childhood . One of her earliest memories of finding solace in poetry was when , at 12 - years - old , she learned about the “ Trail of Tears , ” the Cherokee nation ’s journey from its native lands east of the Mississippi to Oklahoma , as a result of the Indian Removal Act in 1838 . Being of Cherokee descent , Manning expressed her lament and sorrow for these displaced and suffering people through the form of a poem .
 Participation in the creative arts also allows us to express our humanity , and therefore , our likeness to our neighbor — which can heal broken communities and foster solidarity with others .
 David Adey , PLNU professor of art and well - known artist and sculptor , understands that , especially today , art is vital to our communities because of our society ’s constant access to frothy entertainment and distraction .
 Adey explains that experiencing a work of art is an active process that requires focused time and attention . Unlike flipping on Netflix or scrolling through a newsfeed , viewing a work of visual art requires deep thought and honed observation to understand what the work is communicating .
 Dr. G. Jim Daichendt , PLNU dean of the College of Arts and Humanities and renowned writer , curator , and lecturer , devotes much of his life to the study and scholarship of visual art . Like Adey , he emphasized the crucial importance of observing the creative arts in an active and reflective posture .
 “ Rather than being a passive observer , or a passive consumer , as can be the case when we watch television , art requires us to be active and reflective observers by engaging with various types of stimuli , ” Daichendt said . By such engagement , he explained , we become more intelligent participants in society . Art requires us to question it to receive something from it , and what we receive — a deeper grasp of a human or societal reality — allows us then to engage our world in a more meaningful , thoughtful , and connected way .
 Therefore , art , if we take the effort to engage it seriously , is vital to our communities because it allows us to better understand both ourselves and others , and serves as the connective tissue that highlights how we are more alike than different .
 The physical , psychological , and communal benefits of the creative arts compose aspects of the overall spiritual healing they offer . Calhoun marvels at the transformational effect a single work of art can have on one ’s spiritual life and relationship with God . He recalled Henri Nouwen ’s book , The Return of the Prodigal Son , in which the author meditated on Rembrandt ’s historic painting of the same name , pondering its spiritual significance and what it revealed about himself , God , and his call to the priesthood . Nouwen was profoundly touched by the painting , spending days doing nothing but gazing at each careful stroke , delicate shade , and intentional hue . Nourished profoundly by Rembrandt ’s sacrifice of time and talent , Nouwen has , in turn , nourished many others , including Calhoun .
 Calhoun mentioned that when we strive to create something beautiful for God and for others , we are getting outside of ourselves and curtailing a strong tendency to be inward focused .
 Heather Ross , PLNU professor of philosophy , makes a distinction between the creation of art for the sake of one ’s own glory — the “ inflation of the genius self ” — and the creation of art as an act of Christian love . If our creative work is merely a form of self - expression , no matter how beautiful or masterful , it does n’t accomplish what it could — its noble and transformative purpose .
 When art is properly ordered , it is granted agency to draw its observers closer to God as well as edify them . The work of art then exists as an act of love created for the sake of the other .
 In addition to the tremendous spiritual benefits , Manning sees art , and specifically her poetry , as a vehicle of grace that casts new light on who God is through its reinvention of human language .
 The poem employs visceral imagery and diction — words like “ aorta , ” “ ventricle , ” and “ blood ” — to emphasize a literal invitation of God into the human heart . The rawness of the language forces readers to consider what it really means to invite God into our hearts : it ’s messy , risky , and incredibly intimate .
 According to Manning , the notion of using poetry to better understand the nature of God is known as theopoetics , which strives to speak about God through poetic articulations and metaphors of lived experiences as opposed to a systematic understanding of God . In other words , to understand God we need to perpetually reinvent the language we use to talk about Him . As within all creative arts , the acts of both creating and observing can lead to a better understanding of God — His beauty , harmony , and so on — through a vehicle that speaks directly to the heart .
 An article in Newsweek titled , “ The Creativity Crisis , ” details that “ since , creativity scores have consistently inched downward ” for children . The reason for this overall decline in creativity is not fully understood , but some believe it ’s our attenuating the importance of creativity in schools coupled with the increase in hours spent watching television , playing video games , and browsing the Internet .
 Daichendt has seen this decline in creativity manifest through an increased attention to activities or hobbies that , though perhaps beneficial in other ways , only serve to emulate active participation in the creative arts at the expense of real artistic engagement .
 “ Culturally speaking , this decline of both creative thinking and output is expressed in the popularity of certain things for both children and adults , like adult coloring books and art - related games , ” he explained .
 But real participation in the creative arts can not be done through simulated surrogates , since “ creativity is about creating something unique , pursuing something that was n’t there before through real and meaningful work , ” he said .
 We can reverse this alarming trend by simply placing greater emphasis on the creative arts , no matter our age .
 Makenzie Plumb ( 12 ) teaches drama full time at Hillsdale Middle School in San Diego and is someone well aware of the importance of the creative arts . She recounted a specific instance when she required all her students to audition for a prominent role with an acting piece and a song . The girl who was chosen for the part — Plumb found out later from the girl ’s mother — would never have auditioned if it had n’t been required , because of her fear and lack of confidence . The girl ’s mother was delighted because her daughter had been selected for the part , and because of the all encompassing effect it had on her daughter .
 Similar to Plumb , Dr. Barb Taylor , dean of PLNU ’s School of Nursing , recognizes the creative arts can have positive effects on her students that bubble over to other areas of their lives .
 The skills required to complete these projects help her students become better at nursing , a profession in which they need to apply similar skills — divergent thinking , focused concentration , and vulnerability — to best meet the needs of their patients .
 Manning follows suit . She requires students of all majors in her introductory literature course to craft a poem .
 If we are not already participating as active observers or creators in some form of the creative arts , by picking up the guitar or setting aside time to read a book of poetry , we might experience much more than the enjoyment of a hobby . In doing so , we open ourselves up to the physical fruits of healing , self - expression , and affirmation , and ultimately , to a deeper connection with others and God . By participating in the creative arts , we are able to better live in community as children of God .
 According to Calhoun , we are granted the privilege of discovering the hidden beauties of God ’s creation , whether that is through a human truth derived from a piece of literature , orchestral composition , or pointillist painting .
 Chris is a contributing freelance writer for Viewpoint Online .


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提供基底類別，用來傳送 HTTP 要求，以及從 URI 所識別的資源接收 HTTP 回應。Provides a base class for sending HTTP requests and receiving HTTP responses from a resource identified by a URI.
上述程式碼範例會使用async Task Main()進入點。The preceding code example uses an async Task Main() entry point. 該功能需要 C# 7.1 或更新版本。That feature requires C# 7.1 or later.
HttpClient類別執行個體是做為工作階段使用以傳送 HTTP 要求。The HttpClient class instance acts as a session to send HTTP requests. HttpClient執行個體是套用至該執行個體所執行之所有要求的設定集合。An HttpClient instance is a collection of settings applied to all requests executed by that instance. 此外，每個 HttpClient執行個體都使用自己的連接集區，這樣可將其要求與由其他 HttpClient 執行個體執行的要求隔離。In addition, every HttpClient instance uses its own connection pool, isolating its requests from requests executed by other HttpClient instances.
HttpClient也會做為更特定的 HTTP 用戶端的基底類別。The HttpClient also acts as a base class for more specific HTTP clients. 使用範例會提供特定的 Facebook web 服務的其他方法 FacebookHttpClient (GetFriends 方法中，執行個體)。An example would be a FacebookHttpClient providing additional methods specific to a Facebook web service (a GetFriends method, for instance). 在衍生的類別不應該覆寫類別虛擬方法。Derived classes should not override the virtual methods on the class. 請改用可接受的建構函式多載HttpMessageHandler設定任何前置或後置要求管線處理。Instead, use a constructor overload that accepts HttpMessageHandler to configure any pre- or post-request processing instead.
根據預設，.NET Framework 和 Mono 上HttpWebRequest用來將要求傳送至伺服器。By default on .NET Framework and Mono, HttpWebRequest is used to send requests to the server. 可以修改此行為，藉由指定不同的通道，其中一種建構函式多載採用HttpMessageHandler做為參數的執行個體。This behavior can be modified by specifying a different channel in one of the constructor overloads taking a HttpMessageHandler instance as parameter. 如果需要，功能，例如驗證或快取WebRequestHandler可以用來設定它執行個體可以傳遞至建構函式。If features like authentication or caching are required, WebRequestHandler can be used to configure settings and the instance can be passed to the constructor. 傳回的處理常式可以傳遞至其中一個建構函式多載採用HttpMessageHandler參數。The returned handler can be passed to one of the constructor overloads taking a HttpMessageHandler parameter.
如果應用程式使用HttpClient和相關類別中的System.Net.Http命名空間想要下載大量資料 （50 mb 或以上），則應用程式應該串流處理這些下載項目，並使用預設的緩衝處理。If an app using HttpClient and related classes in the System.Net.Http namespace intends to download large amounts of data (50 megabytes or more), then the app should stream those downloads and not use the default buffering. 如果預設的緩衝處理使用的用戶端記憶體使用量會變得非常大，而且可能會導致大幅降低效能。If the default buffering is used the client memory usage will get very large, potentially resulting in substantially reduced performance.
HttpClient 被要具現化一次和重複使用的應用程式生命週期。HttpClient is intended to be instantiated once and re-used throughout the life of an application. 每個要求的 HttpClient 類別具現化會耗盡可用在沈重負載下的通訊端數目。Instantiating an HttpClient class for every request will exhaust the number of sockets available under heavy loads. 這會導致 SocketException 錯誤。This will result in SocketException errors. 以下是正確地使用 HttpClient 範例。Below is an example using HttpClient correctly.
HttpClient是包裝在每個平台可用的較低層級功能，其執行所在的高階 API。The HttpClient is a high-level API that wraps the lower-level functionality available on each platform where it runs.
使用者也可以設定的特定傳輸HttpClient叫用HttpClient建構函式HttpMessageHandler。Users can also configure a specific transport for HttpClient by invoking the HttpClient constructor that takes an HttpMessageHandler.
與之前的實作相比，能提供顯著的效能提升。A significant performance improvement when compared with the previous implementation.
排除的平台相依性，可簡化部署和服務。The elimination of platform dependencies, which simplifies deployment and servicing. 比方說，libcurl不再適用於 macOS 和.NET Core 的相依性 .NET Core for Linux。For example, libcurl is no longer a dependency on .NET Core for macOS and .NET Core for Linux.
跨所有.NET 平台的一致行為。Consistent behavior across all .NET platforms.
定義名為環境變數DOTNET_SYSTEM_NET_HTTP_USESOCKETSHTTPHANDLER並將它設定為false則為 0。By defining an environment variable named DOTNET_SYSTEM_NET_HTTP_USESOCKETSHTTPHANDLER and setting it to either false or 0.
初始化 HttpClient 類別的新執行個體。Initializes a new instance of the HttpClient class.
使用特定處理常式，初始化 HttpClient 類別的新執行個體。Initializes a new instance of the HttpClient class with a specific handler.
取得或設定傳送要求時所使用之網際網路資源的統一資源識別元 (URI) 基底位址。Gets or sets the base address of Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) of the Internet resource used when sending requests.
取得應該在每個要求中傳送的標頭。Gets the headers which should be sent with each request.
取得或設定讀取回應內容時要緩衝處理的位元組數目上限。Gets or sets the maximum number of bytes to buffer when reading the response content.
取得或設定要求逾時前等候的時間長度。Gets or sets the timespan to wait before the request times out.
取消這個執行個體上的所有暫止要求。Cancel all pending requests on this instance.
以非同步作業的方式，將 DELETE 要求傳送至指定的 URI。Send a DELETE request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation.
以非同步作業的方式，傳送 DELETE 要求和取消權杖至指定的 Uri。Send a DELETE request to the specified Uri with a cancellation token as an asynchronous operation.
釋放 Unmanaged 資源，並處置 HttpMessageInvoker 所使用的 Managed 資源。Releases the unmanaged resources and disposes of the managed resources used by the HttpMessageInvoker.
釋放 HttpClient 所使用的 Unmanaged 資源，並選擇性處置 Managed 資源。Releases the unmanaged resources used by the HttpClient and optionally disposes of the managed resources.
以非同步作業的方式，將 GET 要求傳送至指定的 URI。Send a GET request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation.
以非同步作業的方式，傳送 GET 要求和取消權杖至指定的 Uri。Send a GET request to the specified Uri with a cancellation token as an asynchronous operation.
以非同步作業的方式，傳送 GET 要求和 HTTP 完成選項至指定的 Uri。Send a GET request to the specified Uri with an HTTP completion option as an asynchronous operation.
以非同步作業的方式，傳送 GET 要求和 HTTP 完成選項以及取消語彙基元至指定的 Uri。Send a GET request to the specified Uri with an HTTP completion option and a cancellation token as an asynchronous operation.
將 GET 要求傳送至指定的 URI，並透過非同步作業，以位元組陣列形式傳回回應主體。Sends a GET request to the specified Uri and return the response body as a byte array in an asynchronous operation.
將 GET 要求傳送至指定的 URI，並透過非同步作業，以位元組陣列形式傳回回應內容。Send a GET request to the specified Uri and return the response body as a byte array in an asynchronous operation.
將 GET 要求傳送至指定的 URI，並透過非同步作業，以資料流形式傳回回應內容。Send a GET request to the specified Uri and return the response body as a stream in an asynchronous operation.
將 GET 要求傳送至指定的 URI，並透過非同步作業，以字串形式傳回回應內容。Send a GET request to the specified Uri and return the response body as a string in an asynchronous operation.
以非同步作業的方式，將 POST 要求傳送至指定的 URI。Send a POST request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation.
以非同步作業的方式，傳送 POST 要求和取消語彙基元。Send a POST request with a cancellation token as an asynchronous operation.
以非同步作業的方式，將 PUT 要求傳送至指定的 URI。Send a PUT request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation.
以非同步作業的方式，傳送 PUT 要求和取消語彙基元。Send a PUT request with a cancellation token as an asynchronous operation.
以非同步作業的方式，傳送 HTTP 要求。Send an HTTP request as an asynchronous operation.

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提供基底類別，用來傳送 HTTP 要求，以及從 URI 所識別的資源接收 HTTP 回應。Provides a base class for sending HTTP requests and receiving HTTP responses from a resource identified by a URI .
 上述程式碼範例會使用async Task Main()進入點。The preceding code example uses an async Task Main ( ) entry point . 該功能需要 C # 7.1 或更新版本。That feature requires C # 7.1 or later .
 HttpClient類別執行個體是做為工作階段使用以傳送 HTTP 要求。The HttpClient class instance acts as a session to send HTTP requests . HttpClient執行個體是套用至該執行個體所執行之所有要求的設定集合。An HttpClient instance is a collection of settings applied to all requests executed by that instance . 此外，每個 HttpClient執行個體都使用自己的連接集區，這樣可將其要求與由其他 HttpClient 執行個體執行的要求隔離。In addition , every HttpClient instance uses its own connection pool , isolating its requests from requests executed by other HttpClient instances .
 HttpClient也會做為更特定的 HTTP 用戶端的基底類別。The HttpClient also acts as a base class for more specific HTTP clients . 使用範例會提供特定的 Facebook web 服務的其他方法 FacebookHttpClient ( GetFriends 方法中，執行個體)。An example would be a FacebookHttpClient providing additional methods specific to a Facebook web service ( a GetFriends method , for instance ) . 在衍生的類別不應該覆寫類別虛擬方法。Derived classes should not override the virtual methods on the class . 請改用可接受的建構函式多載HttpMessageHandler設定任何前置或後置要求管線處理。Instead , use a constructor overload that accepts HttpMessageHandler to configure any pre- or post - request processing instead .
 根據預設，.NET Framework 和 Mono 上HttpWebRequest用來將要求傳送至伺服器。By default on .NET Framework and Mono , HttpWebRequest is used to send requests to the server . 可以修改此行為，藉由指定不同的通道，其中一種建構函式多載採用HttpMessageHandler做為參數的執行個體。This behavior can be modified by specifying a different channel in one of the constructor overloads taking a HttpMessageHandler instance as parameter . 如果需要，功能，例如驗證或快取WebRequestHandler可以用來設定它執行個體可以傳遞至建構函式。If features like authentication or caching are required , WebRequestHandler can be used to configure settings and the instance can be passed to the constructor . 傳回的處理常式可以傳遞至其中一個建構函式多載採用HttpMessageHandler參數。The returned handler can be passed to one of the constructor overloads taking a HttpMessageHandler parameter .
 如果應用程式使用HttpClient和相關類別中的System . Net . Http命名空間想要下載大量資料 （ 50 mb 或以上），則應用程式應該串流處理這些下載項目，並使用預設的緩衝處理。If an app using HttpClient and related classes in the System . Net . Http namespace intends to download large amounts of data ( 50 megabytes or more ) , then the app should stream those downloads and not use the default buffering . 如果預設的緩衝處理使用的用戶端記憶體使用量會變得非常大，而且可能會導致大幅降低效能。If the default buffering is used the client memory usage will get very large , potentially resulting in substantially reduced performance .
 HttpClient 被要具現化一次和重複使用的應用程式生命週期。HttpClient is intended to be instantiated once and re - used throughout the life of an application . 每個要求的 HttpClient 類別具現化會耗盡可用在沈重負載下的通訊端數目。Instantiating an HttpClient class for every request will exhaust the number of sockets available under heavy loads . 這會導致 SocketException 錯誤。This will result in SocketException errors . 以下是正確地使用 HttpClient 範例。Below is an example using HttpClient correctly .
 HttpClient是包裝在每個平台可用的較低層級功能，其執行所在的高階 API。The HttpClient is a high - level API that wraps the lower - level functionality available on each platform where it runs .
 使用者也可以設定的特定傳輸HttpClient叫用HttpClient建構函式HttpMessageHandler。Users can also configure a specific transport for HttpClient by invoking the HttpClient constructor that takes an HttpMessageHandler .
 與之前的實作相比，能提供顯著的效能提升。A significant performance improvement when compared with the previous implementation .
 排除的平台相依性，可簡化部署和服務。The elimination of platform dependencies , which simplifies deployment and servicing . 比方說，libcurl不再適用於 macOS 和 . NET Core 的相依性 .NET Core for Linux。For example , libcurl is no longer a dependency on .NET Core for macOS and .NET Core for Linux .
 跨所有 . NET 平台的一致行為。Consistent behavior across all .NET platforms .
 定義名為環境變數DOTNET_SYSTEM_NET_HTTP_USESOCKETSHTTPHANDLER並將它設定為false則為 0。By defining an environment variable named DOTNET_SYSTEM_NET_HTTP_USESOCKETSHTTPHANDLER and setting it to either false or 0 .
 初始化 HttpClient 類別的新執行個體。Initializes a new instance of the HttpClient class .
 使用特定處理常式，初始化 HttpClient 類別的新執行個體。Initializes a new instance of the HttpClient class with a specific handler .
 取得或設定傳送要求時所使用之網際網路資源的統一資源識別元 ( URI ) 基底位址。Gets or sets the base address of Uniform Resource Identifier ( URI ) of the Internet resource used when sending requests .
 取得應該在每個要求中傳送的標頭。Gets the headers which should be sent with each request .
 取得或設定讀取回應內容時要緩衝處理的位元組數目上限。Gets or sets the maximum number of bytes to buffer when reading the response content .
 取得或設定要求逾時前等候的時間長度。Gets or sets the timespan to wait before the request times out .
 取消這個執行個體上的所有暫止要求。Cancel all pending requests on this instance .
 以非同步作業的方式，將 DELETE 要求傳送至指定的 URI。Send a DELETE request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation .
 以非同步作業的方式，傳送 DELETE 要求和取消權杖至指定的 Uri。Send a DELETE request to the specified Uri with a cancellation token as an asynchronous operation .
 釋放 Unmanaged 資源，並處置 HttpMessageInvoker 所使用的 Managed 資源。Releases the unmanaged resources and disposes of the managed resources used by the HttpMessageInvoker .
 釋放 HttpClient 所使用的 Unmanaged 資源，並選擇性處置 Managed 資源。Releases the unmanaged resources used by the HttpClient and optionally disposes of the managed resources .
 以非同步作業的方式，將 GET 要求傳送至指定的 URI。Send a GET request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation .
 以非同步作業的方式，傳送 GET 要求和取消權杖至指定的 Uri。Send a GET request to the specified Uri with a cancellation token as an asynchronous operation .
 以非同步作業的方式，傳送 GET 要求和 HTTP 完成選項至指定的 Uri。Send a GET request to the specified Uri with an HTTP completion option as an asynchronous operation .
 以非同步作業的方式，傳送 GET 要求和 HTTP 完成選項以及取消語彙基元至指定的 Uri。Send a GET request to the specified Uri with an HTTP completion option and a cancellation token as an asynchronous operation .
 將 GET 要求傳送至指定的 URI，並透過非同步作業，以位元組陣列形式傳回回應主體。Sends a GET request to the specified Uri and return the response body as a byte array in an asynchronous operation .
 將 GET 要求傳送至指定的 URI，並透過非同步作業，以位元組陣列形式傳回回應內容。Send a GET request to the specified Uri and return the response body as a byte array in an asynchronous operation .
 將 GET 要求傳送至指定的 URI，並透過非同步作業，以資料流形式傳回回應內容。Send a GET request to the specified Uri and return the response body as a stream in an asynchronous operation .
 將 GET 要求傳送至指定的 URI，並透過非同步作業，以字串形式傳回回應內容。Send a GET request to the specified Uri and return the response body as a string in an asynchronous operation .
 以非同步作業的方式，將 POST 要求傳送至指定的 URI。Send a POST request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation .
 以非同步作業的方式，傳送 POST 要求和取消語彙基元。Send a POST request with a cancellation token as an asynchronous operation .
 以非同步作業的方式，將 PUT 要求傳送至指定的 URI。Send a PUT request to the specified Uri as an asynchronous operation .
 以非同步作業的方式，傳送 PUT 要求和取消語彙基元。Send a PUT request with a cancellation token as an asynchronous operation .
 以非同步作業的方式，傳送 HTTP 要求。Send an HTTP request as an asynchronous operation .


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What is the TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag?
The TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag is a replacement bag designed to fit all Worx TRIVAC blower / mulcher / vacuum models.
What tools are compatible with the TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag?
The TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag is compatible with Worx Trivac models WG500, WG500.1, WG500.2, WG502, WG505, and WG509.
How much can the Leaf Collection Bag hold?
The TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag has a total capacity of up to 1.5 bushels of mulched leaves.
Can I use the TRIVAC without the Leaf Collection Bag? If I purchase a TRIVAC, do I also need to purchase a collection bag?
Each TRIVAC includes a collection bag. This model is a replacement part for those who need to replace the original. The TRIVAC can be used as a blower without the bag, but the collection bag is essential for the vacuuming and mulching features unless you opt to use a LeafPro Universal Collection System to gather mulched leaves.
While there aren’t any specific hazards related to the TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag, we recommend that all our customers follow standard safety precautions while using our tools or performing maintenance on them – including wearing safety eyewear, gloves, appropriate shoes & clothing, and keeping hair tied back Refer to your TRIVAC owner's manual for specific safety details.
This product does not have a manual of its own. Please refer to the owner's manual for your model TRIVAC.
If you decide the TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag isn’t right for you, we offer a 30-day Money Back Guarantee from date of receipt (less shipping and handling). Please call our customer service center at 1-866-354-9679 (WORX) and we’ll be happy to assist. View more information here.
TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag (WGBAG500) is rated 2.4 out of 5 by 88.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Robb 48 from GREAT ITEM i needed a replacement bag for my leaf blower. Went on website was cheaper than anyone else online. Very easy to order, Love the leaf blower and bag. Use if every fall for leaf clean up. It is so easy.
Rated 5 out of 5 by jamesbond007 from New Design I have used the Trivac for years and was frustrated with the bag coming off and making a mess of the project. Worx has come up with the bag that attaches with a click and will not come off until you push the lever. The bag does not come off until you want to empty the bag or put the unit away. Also, the Trivac with the metal impeller is great.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Bradford08 from Excellent bag - we bought two! The original leaf collection bag on our tool wore out so we took a chance on buying a WORX replacement. It was excellent and so we went ahead and bought a second one to have on hand. The process itself gives these bags a beating but so far this one is holding up very well.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Pugalicious from Better made I brought this bag to replace a previous one that was over used. This new design has made removal of debris easy and less tiring. The on/off attachment allows me to carry to disposal with no effect. Much better and stronger zipper. The material seems stronger for consumption. Thanks for a better product.

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What is the TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag ?
 The TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag is a replacement bag designed to fit all Worx TRIVAC blower / mulcher / vacuum models .
 What tools are compatible with the TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag ?
 The TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag is compatible with Worx Trivac models WG500 , WG500.1 , WG500.2 , WG502 , WG505 , and WG509 .
 How much can the Leaf Collection Bag hold ?
 The TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag has a total capacity of up to 1.5 bushels of mulched leaves .
 Can I use the TRIVAC without the Leaf Collection Bag ? If I purchase a TRIVAC , do I also need to purchase a collection bag ?
 Each TRIVAC includes a collection bag . This model is a replacement part for those who need to replace the original . The TRIVAC can be used as a blower without the bag , but the collection bag is essential for the vacuuming and mulching features unless you opt to use a LeafPro Universal Collection System to gather mulched leaves .
 While there are n’t any specific hazards related to the TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag , we recommend that all our customers follow standard safety precautions while using our tools or performing maintenance on them – including wearing safety eyewear , gloves , appropriate shoes & clothing , and keeping hair tied back Refer to your TRIVAC owner 's manual for specific safety details .
 This product does not have a manual of its own . Please refer to the owner 's manual for your model TRIVAC .
 If you decide the TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag is n’t right for you , we offer a 30 - day Money Back Guarantee from date of receipt ( less shipping and handling ) . Please call our customer service center at 1 - 866 - 354 - 9679 ( WORX ) and we ’ll be happy to assist . View more information here .
 TRIVAC Leaf Collection Bag ( WGBAG500 ) is rated 2.4 out of 5 by 88 .
 Rated 5 out of 5 by Robb 48 from GREAT ITEM i needed a replacement bag for my leaf blower . Went on website was cheaper than anyone else online . Very easy to order , Love the leaf blower and bag . Use if every fall for leaf clean up . It is so easy .
 Rated 5 out of 5 by jamesbond007 from New Design I have used the Trivac for years and was frustrated with the bag coming off and making a mess of the project . Worx has come up with the bag that attaches with a click and will not come off until you push the lever . The bag does not come off until you want to empty the bag or put the unit away . Also , the Trivac with the metal impeller is great .
 Rated 5 out of 5 by Bradford08 from Excellent bag - we bought two ! The original leaf collection bag on our tool wore out so we took a chance on buying a WORX replacement . It was excellent and so we went ahead and bought a second one to have on hand . The process itself gives these bags a beating but so far this one is holding up very well .
 Rated 5 out of 5 by Pugalicious from Better made I brought this bag to replace a previous one that was over used . This new design has made removal of debris easy and less tiring . The on / off attachment allows me to carry to disposal with no effect . Much better and stronger zipper . The material seems stronger for consumption . Thanks for a better product .


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Home » Vaping Blog » There Are Six Types of Vapers – Which Are You?
Have you ever asked yourself what kind of Vaper you are? Did you even know there are different types of Vapers? Of course there are! After years of painstaking research we have definitive proof that Vapers can be classified into six distinct groups.
There are six categories of Vapers? Which one do you think you are?
The Cessationalist is on a mission. And that mission is to quit smoking. Image: www.canstockphoto.
Owns mid to low end above ohm vape pens or mods.
Good luck trying to tell the Complacent Vaper to quit vaping! Image: www.canstockphoto.
The Flavor Savor has an advanced palate and can discern over 10,000 flavors.
An interesting fact regarding these types of Vapers is that some hybrids have been identified. For instance, there have been reports of Cessationalists occasionally going into Drifter mode. In other circumstances, an OPV suddenly becomes a Complacent Vaper.
Now that you have read these types of Vapers, which one do you think you are?

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Home » Vaping Blog » There Are Six Types of Vapers – Which Are You ?
 Have you ever asked yourself what kind of Vaper you are ? Did you even know there are different types of Vapers ? Of course there are ! After years of painstaking research we have definitive proof that Vapers can be classified into six distinct groups .
 There are six categories of Vapers ? Which one do you think you are ?
 The Cessationalist is on a mission . And that mission is to quit smoking . Image : www.canstockphoto .
 Owns mid to low end above ohm vape pens or mods .
 Good luck trying to tell the Complacent Vaper to quit vaping ! Image : www.canstockphoto .
 The Flavor Savor has an advanced palate and can discern over 10,000 flavors .
 An interesting fact regarding these types of Vapers is that some hybrids have been identified . For instance , there have been reports of Cessationalists occasionally going into Drifter mode . In other circumstances , an OPV suddenly becomes a Complacent Vaper .
 Now that you have read these types of Vapers , which one do you think you are ?


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I've referred to it may times to see if someone is close to the expected values of a particular saltmix. There can of course be slight variations and if any settling has occurred in the mix before use can cause results to be even farther from the normal numbers.
There's threads all the time with people testing their new salt mix but seems like its always when there's possibly a problem with it.
I'd like this to be a thread of new batches of salt mix tested when there aren't any problems. Get a good array of tests done on different brands. Then compare each one against the original synthetic saltmix parameters thread and compile a set of averages for a particular brand and compare.
Just basics like temp, salinity, alkalinity, calcium, and magnesium. Or at subset of those three but I think temp and salinity level should be published with all the posts. Giving what was used for the testing would be nice too.
My tests done tonight from my New Salt mix brute.
This should be interesting. I've thought about doing another study like the older one, but I've been too busy.
I'm in. Next mix I'll post. As you I use IO nothing added. Curious to compare results.
To make this as accurate as possible, It wouldn't be a bad idea to make sure the dry salt mix has been thoroughly mixed before using, to eliminat any possible elemental stratification that may have occurred during shipping.
Make sure you're adding the mix to the RO/DI water, and not the water to the mix. Allow the ASW to mix for at least 4 hours before taking any measurements, to ensure a good mix.
Use a properly calibrated salinity measuring device, i.e. Refractometer calibrated with a 35ppt solution, not RO/DI or distilled water, or a probe calibrated with a 53mS solution. If using another type of device, make a note of it.
What kits were used to measure the Ca, Mg and Alk.
Salifert results are average of 3 consecutive tests. Fairly consistent results with the last 3 buckets of Tropic Marin Sea Salt. Mg is less than I like but I bump up MG to 1300-1325 prior adding it to tank.
IO Reef Crystals mixed with RO/DI and circulated for 24 hours.
But You Can't Make Him Look In Your Mouth."
there used to a be a sticky around here with all the brands and specs listed not sure were i saw it.
that what your talking about?
That list is far from accurate anymore. The composition of most of these salts has been changed many times since then. Very rough guide at best.
I know! That's why I tested it 3 times.
Makes sense to me though because my alkalinity always reads way high in my tank water.
Yep, it's the link in the first post of this thread.
or different parameters. It still is a good reference as many salts if changed haven't changed that much. But we will see what the average pulls over time.
RC is known to have fairly high Alk. That number doesn't surprise me. Good if you find Calcium and Alk is depleted at a high rate and reduces the need to dose those two as much or at all.
So, any new updates or additions I'll be adding to a spreadsheet. Anyone that doesn't want to post in this thread can always PM me results. And yes this is just for a rough idea of what could be expected from a particular salt mix.
Going to start testing myself one brand at a time. Like one a month. Probably starting soonish. Anyone else like to add their results please feel free to post here or PM me.
And I guess I could link here to the test kit reviews I've done and recommend.
A PO4 test kit shootout between Nyos, Elos Pro, Salifert, Hanna Checkers x2, and Seachem.
Last edited by jason2459; 02/19/2016 at 03:14 PM.
Need to get this thread updated. The past week I've been nailing down procedures to be able to consistently be able to test various brands of salt.
I'm getting this ready to start testing a bunch of saltmix brands. I guess kind of like a saltmix shootout.
Just to check and adjust temp a super cheap digital thermometer but has always been consistent. I remember it being ever so slightly high. Double checked to night with a quick ice water test.
And I'll be targeting 25C. As from late fall to early spring my house is around 65-68F. But late spring to early fall could be around 80F. I figured 77F/25C is a good middle ground I can easily adjust to.
And a super easy way for me to adjust temp hotter or colder.... My kitchen sink. I just filled it with warmer water. In hotter temps I'll fill it with colder water.
Then I'll use my pin point salinity probe to monitor when I hit the desired levels of 35ppt or 1.0264. And use my veegee refractometer as a cross check as well. I'll calibrate or at least check both for calibration before hand.
I figure I'll try and calculate what the manufacturer suggests to get to that salinity level in 1000ml and make note of how much was actually needed or if it exactly as indicated.
Then I will test for Calcium, Alkalinity, and Magnesium using Salifert kits.
But 1L proved to be to small a volume. So, moved up to 2 gallons and that seems to have done it.
My process going forward will be to check for calibration or calibrate if required both my veegee/vitalsine refractometer and pin point salinity probe.
Thoroughly mix the dry salt mix.
Slowly add in salt over 1 hour period to 35ppt. Mix dry salt between 1/4 cup scoops.
Once 35ppt is reached wait 45 minutes.
Take Alkalinity, Calcium, and Mg Tests all with Salifert kits.
This is from 1 bag. There can be variations from bag to bag of course but I would feel comfortable saying the 2009 results are still correct for at least IO. I have also sent a sample off to Triton to cross check my results.
It cracks me up when people think the salt mix is like cake batter and need to mix up the dry salt mix, like you could really could mix up separated elements equally. All the salt mix I've ever used started out as a liquid; whether natural, synthetic, or enhanced. Then it is evaporated which makes each granular a complete saltwater chain, the elements do not separate. If you purchase salt mix that is of separate elements you would have to mix the entire batch for it to usable. Anyone that gives you information about rolling a bucket around or shaking up the salt mix to mix is just to cover up poor quality control. Most of the time we add to the inconsistency and precipitation by the way we mix and test our own water.
Sorry, but that is wrong. Salt that is gathered through drying is not complete. Saltmixes that we buy is added to and attempts to meet some kind of objective. Some are to meet natural saltwater parameters. Some for corals. Etc. Which is why most all saltmix brands we buy vary from one another on one and often way more then one element.
And yes, stratification can, has, and does occur.
Here's a start for something to read.
The salt products we use are based on evaporated saltwater, in some sense, but that's probably limited to the NaCl component. The rest probably comes as separate ingredients or as contaminants. Drying saltwater converts a lot of the calcium and carbonate or bicarbonate into sand. The sand won't redissolve, so there would be no carbonate alkalinity in dried saltwater.
oh I forgot how many real chemist and biologist are on this board, I still find it funny how you think you are going to shake a bucket and evenly mix all the elements.
Would you care to troll another board then?

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I 've referred to it may times to see if someone is close to the expected values of a particular saltmix . There can of course be slight variations and if any settling has occurred in the mix before use can cause results to be even farther from the normal numbers .
 There 's threads all the time with people testing their new salt mix but seems like its always when there 's possibly a problem with it .
 I 'd like this to be a thread of new batches of salt mix tested when there are n't any problems . Get a good array of tests done on different brands . Then compare each one against the original synthetic saltmix parameters thread and compile a set of averages for a particular brand and compare .
 Just basics like temp , salinity , alkalinity , calcium , and magnesium . Or at subset of those three but I think temp and salinity level should be published with all the posts . Giving what was used for the testing would be nice too .
 My tests done tonight from my New Salt mix brute .
 This should be interesting . I 've thought about doing another study like the older one , but I 've been too busy .
 I 'm in . Next mix I 'll post . As you I use IO nothing added . Curious to compare results .
 To make this as accurate as possible , It would n't be a bad idea to make sure the dry salt mix has been thoroughly mixed before using , to eliminat any possible elemental stratification that may have occurred during shipping .
 Make sure you 're adding the mix to the RO / DI water , and not the water to the mix . Allow the ASW to mix for at least 4 hours before taking any measurements , to ensure a good mix .
 Use a properly calibrated salinity measuring device , i.e. Refractometer calibrated with a 35ppt solution , not RO / DI or distilled water , or a probe calibrated with a 53mS solution . If using another type of device , make a note of it .
 What kits were used to measure the Ca , Mg and Alk .
 Salifert results are average of 3 consecutive tests . Fairly consistent results with the last 3 buckets of Tropic Marin Sea Salt . Mg is less than I like but I bump up MG to 1300 - 1325 prior adding it to tank .
 IO Reef Crystals mixed with RO / DI and circulated for 24 hours .
 But You Ca n't Make Him Look In Your Mouth . "
 there used to a be a sticky around here with all the brands and specs listed not sure were i saw it .
 that what your talking about ?
 That list is far from accurate anymore . The composition of most of these salts has been changed many times since then . Very rough guide at best .
 I know ! That 's why I tested it 3 times .
 Makes sense to me though because my alkalinity always reads way high in my tank water .
 Yep , it 's the link in the first post of this thread .
 or different parameters . It still is a good reference as many salts if changed have n't changed that much . But we will see what the average pulls over time .
 RC is known to have fairly high Alk . That number does n't surprise me . Good if you find Calcium and Alk is depleted at a high rate and reduces the need to dose those two as much or at all .
 So , any new updates or additions I 'll be adding to a spreadsheet . Anyone that does n't want to post in this thread can always PM me results . And yes this is just for a rough idea of what could be expected from a particular salt mix .
 Going to start testing myself one brand at a time . Like one a month . Probably starting soonish . Anyone else like to add their results please feel free to post here or PM me .
 And I guess I could link here to the test kit reviews I 've done and recommend .
 A PO4 test kit shootout between Nyos , Elos Pro , Salifert , Hanna Checkers x2 , and Seachem .
 Last edited by jason2459 ; 02/19/2016 at 03:14 PM .
 Need to get this thread updated . The past week I 've been nailing down procedures to be able to consistently be able to test various brands of salt .
 I 'm getting this ready to start testing a bunch of saltmix brands . I guess kind of like a saltmix shootout .
 Just to check and adjust temp a super cheap digital thermometer but has always been consistent . I remember it being ever so slightly high . Double checked to night with a quick ice water test .
 And I 'll be targeting 25C. As from late fall to early spring my house is around 65 - 68F. But late spring to early fall could be around 80F. I figured 77F/25C is a good middle ground I can easily adjust to .
 And a super easy way for me to adjust temp hotter or colder .... My kitchen sink . I just filled it with warmer water . In hotter temps I 'll fill it with colder water .
 Then I 'll use my pin point salinity probe to monitor when I hit the desired levels of 35ppt or 1.0264 . And use my veegee refractometer as a cross check as well . I 'll calibrate or at least check both for calibration before hand .
 I figure I 'll try and calculate what the manufacturer suggests to get to that salinity level in 1000ml and make note of how much was actually needed or if it exactly as indicated .
 Then I will test for Calcium , Alkalinity , and Magnesium using Salifert kits .
 But 1L proved to be to small a volume . So , moved up to 2 gallons and that seems to have done it .
 My process going forward will be to check for calibration or calibrate if required both my veegee / vitalsine refractometer and pin point salinity probe .
 Thoroughly mix the dry salt mix .
 Slowly add in salt over 1 hour period to 35ppt . Mix dry salt between 1/4 cup scoops .
 Once 35ppt is reached wait 45 minutes .
 Take Alkalinity , Calcium , and Mg Tests all with Salifert kits .
 This is from 1 bag . There can be variations from bag to bag of course but I would feel comfortable saying the 2009 results are still correct for at least IO . I have also sent a sample off to Triton to cross check my results .
 It cracks me up when people think the salt mix is like cake batter and need to mix up the dry salt mix , like you could really could mix up separated elements equally . All the salt mix I 've ever used started out as a liquid ; whether natural , synthetic , or enhanced . Then it is evaporated which makes each granular a complete saltwater chain , the elements do not separate . If you purchase salt mix that is of separate elements you would have to mix the entire batch for it to usable . Anyone that gives you information about rolling a bucket around or shaking up the salt mix to mix is just to cover up poor quality control . Most of the time we add to the inconsistency and precipitation by the way we mix and test our own water .
 Sorry , but that is wrong . Salt that is gathered through drying is not complete . Saltmixes that we buy is added to and attempts to meet some kind of objective . Some are to meet natural saltwater parameters . Some for corals . Etc . Which is why most all saltmix brands we buy vary from one another on one and often way more then one element .
 And yes , stratification can , has , and does occur .
 Here 's a start for something to read .
 The salt products we use are based on evaporated saltwater , in some sense , but that 's probably limited to the NaCl component . The rest probably comes as separate ingredients or as contaminants . Drying saltwater converts a lot of the calcium and carbonate or bicarbonate into sand . The sand wo n't redissolve , so there would be no carbonate alkalinity in dried saltwater .
 oh I forgot how many real chemist and biologist are on this board , I still find it funny how you think you are going to shake a bucket and evenly mix all the elements .
 Would you care to troll another board then ?


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Digging in the archive i found the old SOD picture book , a book that was never finished . It seems still worth being made accessible . It is a document of the early years of SOD . The book project was abandoned in 2010 for various reasons .
 Bear with the lack of refinement and language issues . The articles are written as project deliveries form the students . The concept was that the students received a layout and format for their final short reports from their projects . In that way much work was done for the book project . Despite this considerable work was needed to finalize it , one of the reasons why this stopped . Another reason is that the projects became increasingly content rich and needed longer reports .
 Looking back there where far more products than now . This is a shame because i think products deserve as much of a systemic consideration as other designs .
 The cover and layout were done by Adrian Paulsen and Christoffer A. Lange .
 A SOD workshop with architecture students from the Fatih Sultan Mehmet University in Istanbul , Faculty of Architecture and Design was held at AHO the first to fifth July 2018 . The workshop was joined by 22 students and two staff from the university . The group was lead by Dr. Firat Hassan Diker and Research assistant Burcu Nimet Dumlu . The workshop was held by Professor Birger Sevaldson .
 The workshop was for training students in a systems oriented approach to architecture . This implies that they investigated and mapped out many aspects of the given case . The aspects ideally include all technological cultural and design approaches but expand to the use of the facilities both by the inhabitants but also how this affects the bigger community and how the community might be involved and included . A systemic approach to architectural design cares for the overall ecology of the project , both sustainability and social issues . The architecture would negotiate between contradictions and mediate different needs . It would also investigate how an intervention could change and adapt over time .
 The task was to design an intervention in the area of Şişhane in Istanbul that helps to introduce a program to the area of integration between tourism and the traditional crafts and trades in the area . The intervention should be multi - functional creating services and ownership for many users , inhabitants , visitors and businesses .
 The students were using Gigamapping and other SOD techniques , and presented a concept for an intervention at the end of day five .
 The call for abstracts is open .
 We hope to see you in Turin ! ! !
 The proceedings from the sixth Relating Systems Thinking and Design conference ( RSD6 ) last year in Oslo are now online .
 They contain the abstracts , presentations and working papers submitted after the conference . Also there are videos of keynotes and plenaries as well as sketch notes .
 In addition there is an online exhibition catalogue form the RSD6 exhibition .
 Go to https://systemic-design.net/rsd6/rsd6-proceedings/ to see the proceedings .
 The final program for RSD6 is online .


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