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Patricia Van Law of Highlands Ranch, Colorado has announced, via her Twitter account, her intention to swim for the University of Minnesota for the next four years.
Excited & blessed to announce my verbal commitment to be a Golden Gopher and swim at the University of Minnesota for the next four years! pic.twitter.com/21LZxOiJbM
— Patricia (@patriciavanlaw) October 22, 2016
Van Law is a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American from ThunderRidge High School. She placed sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 100 back (56.61) and 100 fly (57.33) at the 2016 Colorado Girls 5A State Championships last February, contributing to ThunderRidge's 17th-place team finish. Swimming for her club team, Highlands Ranch Aquatics, she was an A-finalist in the 200m back at the USA Swimming Futures Championships in Austin this past summer, a B-finalist in the 400m IM, and a C-finalist in the 100m back and 100m fly.
Her best SCY times are as follows:
- 200 back – 1:59.60
- 100 back – 55.58
- 50 back – 26.37
- 100 fly – 56.57
Other future members of the Minnesota class of 2021 include Abbey Erwin, Britt Horn, and Mackenzie Padington.
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Take a look at the list of ingredients on the side of your face care products. I'm sure you see a long list of chemical ingredients - have you any idea what they are?
Let's take Green Tea moisturiser as an example. Does is contain green tea? Well, yes, but only 1% !! The other 99% are simply chemical additives.
Now, no cosmetics company would be able to sell a product which is positively harmful, but safe doesn't mean that your skin needs it or that it's good for you either.
The key here is... cut down on unnecessary chemicals.
Delicate skin cells are really rather permeable and substances applied to the skin will end up running through the bloodstream with the greatest of ease. You only have to imagine how contraception or nicotine patches work to get the idea! I have even heard of a woman who used a salt bath bar and it raised her blood pressure!
The good news is that I have found easy, cheap and efficient methods to improve face care by using alternatives to lots of the product that are sold today. This is not a new and radical idea. In fact, my main beauty ingredient was discovered 5000 years ago and it is said that Cleopatra used it for the same reasons as I do. And we all know that Cleopatra was renowned for her beauty! The Greeks, Romans and the Phoenicians all used this to their advantage too. What am I talking about.....
This simple oil plays a huge part in my beauty routine (and in the kitchen) and I would be absolutely lost with out it.
Olive oil is high in antioxidants including the well known anti ageing vitamin, vitamin E. Antioxidants protect us from the free radicals in the air, which come from pollutants that we can't avoid, simply by living! It's a fantastic natural produce but which type should you choose?
Beauty secret 1: Buy organic extra virgin olive oil
Beauty secret 2: Second best is fine virgin olive oil
Buy one of these two and your face care will improve. No other olive oil will do!! The extra virgin olive oil really is the best - it's 'extra virgin' because the oil has been derived from the first pressing using mechanical means and is unrefined.
This is very important. We are trying to avoid using unwanted chemicals on the skin and in the body and any other type of olive oil will have been derived through chemical means and there is not so much goodness left in it. Don't be fooled by oil labelled Pure Olive Oil. This is refined oil at its best and has no place in your new beauty routine!
Beauty Secret 3: Your oil should come in a glass bottle.
Don't buy oil in a plastic bottle. It leads to chemical contamination.
There are other oils that I also consider fantastic for skin and face care too. Just as I wouldn't limit my diet to only one food, I w ouldn't limit my skin to only one oil. I want my face and skin to get all the nutrients possible by using different oils with their unique blends of essential fatty acids.
Other oils on my favourites list are avocado oil, walnut oil and sunflower seed oil. Again, buy these oils as unrefined, as this means that they are cold pressed my mechanical means and buy organic if you can. I know that it is not always easy to find oils that satisfy all criteria but unrefined is vital.
'What do you recommend as a base' I hear you say?
Easy..... Time for another beauty secret:
Beauty secret 4: Use castor oil as a base
Don't be put off by the fact that this is commonly known as a laxative! This can usually be found on the bottom shelf of your local drugstore or behind the counter at the chemists. It is very cheap and a face care winner! In the celebrated health book, 'The Oil That Heals', author Dr McGarey quotes 'castor oil will leave the body in better condition than it found it'.
You should use Castor oil (virgin if you can get it) as a base. On its own this oil would be far too strong for the skin. However,it's vital for healing and cleansing as it holds important nutrition and is a vital part of this mix. The secondary oil (such as olive oil or sunflower seed oil) provides nutrients and essential fatty acids which do not naturally occur in the body yet are necessary for the health of our cell membranes. Castor oil cleanses thoroughly whilst the secondary oil penetrates the skin well, helping the castor oil to draw out the impurities from the pores. This is why a mix of two oils, always with castor oil as the base is so important when it comes to face care. They both help each other to do a better job.
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Introducing Annette Messager– my new favourite artist. Ok, I'm a little late to the table with this one, since her retrospective at the Hayward Gallery, London, opened at the beginning of March. But I have to say it's the best exhibition I've seen in a long time.
The striking image used to market the exhibition drew me into the Hayward.
Messager uses all manner of materials – soft toys, stuffed animals, fabrics, photographs and words – to create a feminine, and often strangely beautiful, body of work.
The eyes on this promotional poster turned out to be part of a small series, called My Trophies. Messager covers large-scale photographs of parts of the body in doodles, which are reminiscent of tattoos and children's book illustrations.
Other works worthy of note:
- Chimaeras – This work meets you at the door, and looks like a spooky nightmare full of evil fairies and bats with human faces.
- My Vows (Mes voeux)– I have seen this before at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, and it still impresses me now. Hundreds of photos of body parts are hung together to form a circle. The act of layering up the photos makes the chins, ankles, noses and, yes, boobs, seem like a collection of objects.
- Casino – A sheet of red fabric waves over glowing, aquatic blobs, as if the sea has been turned into a womb. One of the most original works of art I've come across.
Annette Messager: The Messengers is on at the Hayward until Monday 25 May.
Read Adrian Searle's review in the Guardian


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Photography Advice for Aspiring Photographer
Today someone asked me:
I have been looking into becoming a professional photographer and was wondering if you had any advice for someone who has an interest in photography. What helped you become what you are today? Are there any specific degrees I should look out for?
My response was longer that I originally intended so I figured I'd post it for the whole world…
For me, photography is something I fell in to. I've always enjoyed taking photos and growing up I took every chance I could to document my activities.
I'd say over the years the biggest thing that's worked for me is: try, try, and try again. Get out there an shoot. Use whatever camera you have and always try new things. When you see photos you like, think about why you like them. What makes them stand out to you? Then try to recreate that. Sometimes you'll be limited from your equipment: low light, not enough zoom, or limited depth of field, but in time you'll be able to make upgrades when necessary.
As for schooling, I've known people that go to school for photography, but I'm of the personal opinion that your money and time could be better spent elsewhere. There is a plethora of information on the web with thousands of YouTube videos, blogs, and tutorials to learn from and Instagram photos to glean inspiration. That's how I've learned — that, and trial-and-error.
Going in to college (and even now) I've never really thought about being a professional photographer, its just something I really enjoy doing and taking on paid jobs lets me buy better gear. I did major in Business (emphasis in small business management) and I'm grateful for that experience. It taught me a lot about different types of companies, business plans and how to market myself; skills I believe have helped me get where I am today.
Another thing that helped me get paid jobs was taking on free jobs. For me, making money has not been my drive for pursuing photography, but rather the joy of seeing moments and memories captured forevever. I've taken on many "jobs" (if you could call it that) that had no immediate financial benefit but it gave me a learning experience and created connections for other clients. Photographing friends weddings, sporting events and other events alerted people that I was a photographer and eventually I began to get requests for paid jobs.
I wrote more than I was intending, but I'll leave you with this: don't be discouraged when you see your own photos and you aren't satisfied. This means you have a good taste in photography. Keep photographying and when you do get a photo that makes you go, "woah, that nearly looks professional!", think about what you did you create that shot. Did you shoot in to the sun? Did the light flare? Was it framed in a certain way? Take note of this in your mental bag-of-tricks.
As Steve Jobs once said, "Good artists copy; great artists steal." Always be learning, and steal the techniques and styles of photographers you admire, and in time, you'll have your own style.


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The conference lasted but a short quarter of an hour, and then Pontiac had himself conducted to the hut in which Dave was a prisoner.
"The white young man is sorry to be a prisoner," he said slowly, and gazing searchingly into the young pioneer's eyes.
"I am sorry," answered Dave simply. "I do not understand it. Are not the English and the red men now at peace with each other?"
"'Tis true, but the white young man has not treated the Indians fairly."
"What have I done that was wrong?"
[Illustration: "The white man is sorry to be a prisoner," he said slowly]
"The white young man has the eyes of a hawk; he has seen into places that are dark and secret. Such sights are not good for him."
"If you mean the cave under the waterfall, let me ask, why did you have those guns and pistols, and the powder, that belong to the English, stored there?"
"The English owe the poor Indians much--they will not pay. Hence the Indians thought it no more than fair to keep the goods."
Not wishing to anger the great chief too much, Dave did not reply to this.
"The white young man has the eyes of a hawk and the cunning of a fox," continued Pontiac. "He is no trapper, no hunter, no trader, but a spy."
"A spy!" cried Dave, a light breaking in upon him. "So you take me to be a spy?"
"And Pontiac is right. 'Tis useless to deny it. The young man would spy upon the Indians and then go and tell the great English general of what he has seen. He is a snake in the grass, close to the trail of Pontiac and his followers."
"I am not a spy, Chief Pontiac. My father is a trader and I help him at his trading-post on the Ohio, that is all."
Pontiac waved his hand. "The wind can blow a lie away, but the truth is like a rock that the wind cannot stir. Pontiac's followers have watched the white youth, and he knows."
"Chief Pontiac is mistaken, I give him my word upon it," answered Dave. And then he added. "What do you propose to do with me?"
"That remains to be seen. In war times the English and the French put a spy to death. It may be that Pontiac will be more merciful. But first the white young man must tell all he knows."
"Of what?"
"Of the secrets of the Indians, and of their plans."
"I know next to nothing. I understand but little of the language."
"And what of the plans of the English?"
"You mean of our soldiers?"
"Of the soldiers and of those who command them."
"I know absolutely nothing about our soldiers. I was in the army at the fall of Montreal, but after that I was mustered out and I went back to my regular work on the farm, and to hunting and fishing."
"You were at the fort at Niagara."
"Yes, I was there, too, before I went down the St. Lawrence."
"And still you say you are not a spy? The fox is sly, but not so sly as Pontiac supposed." "I tell you, once for all, I am not a spy, Chief Pontiac."
The celebrated Indian chief drew himself up and gave Dave a long, earnest look. He evidently saw that the young pioneer meant what he said. He was about to speak, to offer Dave a chance to return home. But then he remembered what had happened at the underground storehouse, and hesitated.
"Pontiac will see the white young man again," he said briefly, and left as abruptly as he had come.
The conversation made Dave more uneasy in mind than before. He had not thought that the red men would consider him a spy. If they continued to do that, it might go extra hard with him in the near future. Pontiac had said that the French and the English put a spy to death, but he had not added that the Indians frequently took a spy and tortured him most cruelly, yet such was a fact. Only two years before a spy had been caught by the Indians near the Great Lakes, and it was a matter of record that the red men had placed him upon the ground flat on his back and built a fire upon his breast, leaving him to burn slowly to death! The thought of this sent a cold shiver down Dave's backbone.
"I hope they don't torture me!" he muttered. "Oh, anything but that!" There was no consolation in the thought that Pontiac had said he might be more merciful than the French or English. He knew how cruel all red men could be when their evil passions were aroused.
When Pontiac came away from his interview with Dave, he was beyond a doubt in a quandary. His plans against the English were many, and evidently he was much worried, thinking Dave knew much more than was the fact. It had galled him to let the summer pass without striking the cherished blow, but he had great hopes for the summer to come; and history has already recorded what he did shortly after the time of which I am now writing.
Pontiac was in deep thought when a young brave came to him and said two French hunters wished to speak to him. Thinking they might have news of value, he consented to the interview, and was soon in conversation with Jean Bevoir and Jacques Valette.
Of Bevoir Pontiac had heard several times. He knew the French trader to be a two-faced rascal, and probably he despised him accordingly, for, judged solely by Indian standards, Pontiac was an upright and honest man. His duplicity was only that of the red man when on the war-path. In his personal dealing he would not have cheated a fellow Indian or a white man out of a farthing.
Jean Bevoir was not long in coming to the point.
He said he had heard that Dave Morris had been made a prisoner by the Indians. If Pontiac wanted to get rid of the young fellow he, Bevoir, would take him off his hands and be glad to do it.
"But what will my French friend do with this Morris?" asked Pontiac.
"Leave that to me," answered Bevoir. "I'll take good care that he does not bother you again."
By skillful questioning Pontiac managed to learn a great deal of what was in Bevoir's mind, and he saw at once that the Frenchman was indeed an enemy to the young pioneer. Then Valette began to talk, saying Morris should never cross the path of the Indians again, once he and Bevoir got their hands upon him.
"Pontiac wishes him to live," said the chief shrewdly.
"He shall not die," said Bevoir. "But we shall take care that he comes not to this neighborhood again."
Pontiac said he would think it over. He felt certain that Bevoir and Valette were up to some foul deed, and was half inclined to send them from the village.
"While Pontiac thinks it over can I speak to the prisoner?" asked Jean Bevoir.
After some hesitation Pontiac allowed him to see Dave, and soon the two were face to face in the hut. Pontiac wished to set a spy to listen to what was said, but another matter claimed his attention.
"Jean Bevoir!" cried Dave. "What brings you to this place?"
"Not so loud!" answered Jean Bevoir in a whisper. "Morris, I am your friend, believe me."
"My friend?" ejaculated the young pioneer.
"Oui! Listen! The Indians wish to kill you. I wish to save you. If I do that, will you--you--"
"Will you promise to go to your father and tell him I have saved you?"
"Why do you want that?"
"We are now enemies. I wish to be friends. He will be a friend to one who saves his son's life."
"Perhaps, Bevoir." Dave's head was in a whirl. "But this,--of you! I can scarcely believe it! And then that attack on the pack-train!"
"Was Hector Bergerac's work! I can prove it! Come, shall I save you or not?"
"Yes, save me if you can," muttered Dave.
"And you will tell your father of it?"
"Then listen. Here is a sharp hunting knife. See, I will stick it between the logs, so that you may cut your cords with it. To-night when you hear the owl hoot, free yourself and steal from the hut, if you can. Follow the hoot of the owl and I will be there with swift horses."
"And then?" asked the young pioneer.
"We will away, straight for your father's trading-post." Jean Bevoir paused a moment. "It may be I can persuade Pontiac to give you up. If I can, so much the better. But if not, remember what I have told you. If Pontiac asks you if you will go with me, say yes."
"I may be shot down if I try to escape in the dark."
"You must take the risk." Bevoir came closer. "They mean to burn you at the stake, to-morrow at noon,--I heard the talk an hour ago," he went on, in a low tone.
"I'll escape if I can," said Dave; and a moment later Jean Bevoir left him.
The young pioneer's thoughts were in a tumult. He did not believe in Bevoir, yet what the man said might possibly be true. He did not wish to be tortured by the Indians.
"I'd rather run my chances with Bevoir," he told himself. "I'll have the knife, and perhaps I can pick up a gun or a pistol. He may be sick of hiding himself, and he knows father will treat him kindly if he really does save me."
Dave had not seen Jacques Valette, and he fancied he was to meet Jean Bevoir alone. It would be dark, and perhaps he could slip away from the Frenchman as well as from the Indians. Anyway, the plan appeared to be worth trying.
Pontiac had expected to remain at the village over night, but at sunset a messenger came for him to meet some other chiefs several miles away. He departed hastily, leaving Dave in charge of Foot-in-His-Mouth and the Wyandots.
When Jean Bevoir saw Pontiac depart he was glad that he had spoken to Dave about escaping. He felt certain the young pioneer would fall into the trap. He and Valette left the camp together, and at once summoned Flat Nose and the other Indians who were in their employ.
"Once let me get Dave Morris in my power and all will be well," said Jean Bevoir exultantly. He was in such high spirits he could scarcely wait for night to come,
"Where will you take him?" questioned Valette.
"To the westward, where I know we shall be safe."
"And after that?"
"I shall negotiate with James Morris," chuckled Bevoir. "Oh, but I shall bring him to terms!"
At last it grew dark. There was a promise of a storm in the air and soon the snow began to come down. This did not suit Bevoir, for it would make tracking easy, but as this could not be avoided, he determined to make the best of it. Should it continue to snow, the tracks made during the night would soon be obliterated.
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It's no secret that there have been goaltending issues in Philadelphia for a number of years. The Flyers have been unable to find the goaltender that can take them all the way. Well, they may have had that in Steve Mason but the world will never know as he's a Winnipeg Jet now.
The Flyers have Brian Elliott and Michal Neuvirth tending the net this season. What was said to be a tandem role has Elliott with nine starts and Neuvirth with six through 15 games so far. That is just about as even as it could get. But is that the way it should be?
The reason Mason is now a Jet is that he did not want to be a part of a tandem role. Mason wanted to be the starting goaltender. He earned that right while a part of the Flyers, but the team decided to extend Neuvirth instead. That decision all but solidified Hextall's message of having a goaltending tandem.
Through 15 games this season, Elliott is 5-3-1 and Neuvirth is 2-3-1. The records alone would indicate that Elliott is having the better season, but that is not necessarily the case. Elliott's SV% is .892 while Neuvirth's is .928. Their GAA's are vastly different as well. Neuvirth has a 2.17 GAA while Elliott has a 3.11 GAA. Neuvirth also has one shutout on the season, while Elliot has yet to post one of his own.
Elliott has played almost 200 more minutes, making it a bit unfair to simply compare this season numbers. It is better to take a look at each goaltender individually and see how they stack up against each other.
Brian Elliott
Taking a look at Elliott's stats, he has posted above a .900 SV% in six of his nine starts. He recorded the win in five of those games. The one loss came against the Blackhawks, where the Flyers were shutout. Elliott's overall numbers are a bit inflated, however, since he appeared in both the 6-5 loss to the Nashville Predators and the 6-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. Almost half of his goals against came in those two games, while he has given up 16 goals total in seven other games.
Looking at Elliott's career as a whole, the most games he has started in a season was 48 in 2009-10 when he was with the Ottawa Senators. He went 29-18-0 that season as he sported a 2.57 GAA and a .909 SV%. His best season came in 2011-12 when he started 36 games for the St. Louis Blues, appearing in 38 overall. He went 23-10-4 that season, posting a career-best 1.56 GAA and a .940 SV%.
Elliott has started in over half of the games in a season five times since appearing in the league in 2007-08. However, his best season came when he had less than 40 starts. This involved playing in a tandem role.
Michal Neuvirth
Neuvirth has recorded above a .900 SV% in four of his six games. This included his 33 save shutout against the Blues. He gave up three goals combined in his losses to the Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings. The Flyers were shutout in both of those games.
So far in his career, Neuvirth has only had one season in which he has started in over half of the games. In 2010-11, Neuvirth started 45 games and finished with a 27-12-4 record. He ended with a 2.45 GAA and .914 SV%. He then started 30 games the following season. His best season came when he started 29 games in 2015-16, appearing in 32 total. He posted an 18-8-4 record along with a career-best 2.27 GAA and a .934 SV%.
The problem for Neuvirth has been his durability. During his first two seasons in Philadelphia, he only appeared in 60 combined games. Injuries have followed his career and it was no different during this span of time.
So should the Flyers have a number one guy?
The record favors Elliott, but the stats favor Neuvirth. The problem is that Neuvirth has proven that he is unable to handle a starter's role. Elliott's previous history shows that he thrives when he isn't playing a bulk of the schedule. Thus the Flyers shouldn't rush to call either of their goaltender the number one starter.
There may come a time, however, where the team needs to define their starting goaltender role. You can make an argument for and against either goaltender. Elliott has the experience of being a starter, but he was backstopping the Blues at the time. Neuvirth has the stats so far to warrant a starting position, but his injury history doesn't hold up well.
It's possible that a tandem role is exactly what the two goaltenders need to bring out their strengths. It may also take one of these goaltenders getting hot to show which one could be the starter should the Flyers feel they need to define one. Until then, it looks like a 1A/1B situation is what the Flyers should be going with.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
We were settled in to our sweet rental cottage with its 12-inch thick adobe walls that blocked all cell reception. We were ready to be in an environment that didn't roll for five whole nights.
on the streets of Santa Fe
Emily says: Just try and get me back in that van!
Other than the kokopeli couch pillows, they seem to have been conservative about their southwest themed décor here, sticking to the heavy, wide-beamed wooden headboard and door frames, carved hutches and formidable coffee table. Folks favoring this style probably didn't move very much, I thought, and if they did, their friends might require a bit more than pizza and beer. Indeed, this style comes from a time before a lot of migration, uprooting, separation from family. A different time than now.
Isaac was engaging me in one of those six-year-old battles of rationale where no one wins and at least one person usually ends up in tears: "But you said..." "No, what I said was..." "But that doesn't make any sense!" "Sorry." "But you said..." Hold on. It's gonna be a long ride.
He gets it from his dad. No accounting for circumstances.
Mike was due home shortly from, mercifully, just a half day of conference meetings after something like an 11-hour day the day before. I stepped outside to call him and left a message to see if he might find some tortilla chips along his short walk home that we could have for lunch with guacamole – the makings of which we already possessed. A few minutes later I got a text: "Looking for chips." I felt an oddly familiar twinge, but tried to ignore it.
As it got later and we got hungrier, I had to wonder about the wisdom behind my request. My husband is the kind of person that takes my words very seriously. He is nothing if not literal. On the surface, it's a lovely quality. One could cheer this quality; or, one could starve waiting for chips.
Mike is the guy who arrives three days later, chip bag crushed to his tattered shirt, sunbaked and sweating, beard grown in.
"I had to hitchhike to Texas, but I got 'em!!"
"Why on earth would you spend three days hitchhiking to Texas??!"
A pallor of innocence and exhaustion would cross his countenance. He'd hold up his hands in askance. "You wanted chips," would come my answer.
Applying logic in these incidents is only like putting water on a gasoline fire.
Just recently I had a dream. In it, Mike and I were on a bus and we were due to be married soon. I told him I'd like to get married right away. Before I knew it, the driver had pulled us over and was beginning our wedding ceremony. "We are here to join Mike and Rhonda in marriage," he said with a smile. "Is this our wedding?!" I asked Mike. "Yeah, you said you wanted to get married right away." "What would make you think I wanted to get married on a bus??" "You said right away!" "He doesn't even know my name!"
People were starting to get angry because they weren't getting to their stops. "You said you wanted to get married right away!" Mike protested again in his own defense. "My name is not Rhonda!!"
This is exactly the kind of thing that happens to us. He thinks he is doing all he can to fulfill my every need, never noticing how circumstances may call for adaptation, never stopping to take into account the extraneous and absurd factors making his continuation along the original path impractical or even harmful. If the road to hell really is paved with good intentions, my husband has a pitch fork with his name on it.
Always good to get a refresher course on the old wherever-you-go, there-you-are theme. Patterns do not change easily. Monterey. Santa Fe. Here we were.
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We all have our endearing/maddening crazinesses, don't we?
Never thought about moving furniture like that before. You're right, of course.
Love Emily up so high. I am SO glad you all got her back!!
Does Isaac feel any better at all?
I have been following you, of course, though I do need the reminder to comment.
Love and peace,
- Daryl said...
So ... did you get the chips?
- Susannah said...
I love guacamole so much I would just grab a spoon and dig in. As for the accommodations we each make to please another, there is always a double edged sword hidden somewhere in there. Hopefully you can use that sword when things start to look like a gordian knot.
I love the pictures, the heavy furniture, Emily perched, the streets of Santa Fe. Keep it all coming!
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The overriding strategic purpose of the TBMH is three-fold:
(1) to engage with all schools in the Tri-borough area, in order to reach all pupils and provide them with access to high-quality music education opportunities.
(2) to raise standards and support musical progression for all pupils.
(3) to ensure a broad range of outstanding musical opportunities for pupils, parents and the community.
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky's Plant Two paint department has developed the flexibility to paint both cars and minivans in the same facility. They're painting small lots with high finish quality, all while dealing with the unforgiving nature of the water-borne process.
Let's start with some basic facts: Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky's (TMMK's) Plant Two paint department is the only one in North America that paints both cars and minivans on the same line. It processes approximately 500 Camrys and Siennas per shift on two shifts. It uses solvent for primer and clearcoat, but basecoat is water-borne. From the electrodeposition process to the application of cavity wax, there are 13 distinct steps that a body-in-white goes through to become a painted body ready for the assembly line, and it all takes about 10 hours.
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The simple statement that cars and minivans are processed on the same line encompasses a lot. In doing this, Toyota has chosen a path that diverges from its competitors. Most automakers find that though the flexibility to produce different body styles on the same line may be theoretically desirable, in reality the modifications that must be made to accommodate vehicles that vary significantly in size inevitably argues for a dedicated facility. However, unlike other car companies that have dedicated minivan platforms, Toyota designed the Sienna on the Camry platform with an eye toward making both models on the same line. This has entailed some adjustments in the paint shop, but arguably far fewer than you would expect.
The main accommodation is that the Sienna can only use two of the three basecoat/clearcoat lines. This is chiefly because it only takes two lines to handle Siena production volumes and some modifications in paint flow rate are necessary, but also because Toyota wants to maintain one line for exclusive production of the Camry. The basecoat painting process on a Camry takes 118 seconds. But because of the greater surface area for the Sienna, a process time of 150 seconds is required. So, Toyota sets aside one line that can crank through its bread-and-butter product at the fastest pace allowable, instead of reducing the line speed of all three.
This all gets sorted out by computer in a large staging area. After bodies are primed and masked they roll on their dollies into the staging area. As they cross the threshold, a magnetic plate on the bottom of each dolly is read which tells the sorting computer what color the body is to be painted. Based on this information the computer moves the dollies onto one of four tracks that lead to each basecoat booth.
The Vagaries of Water-borne
Plant Two paints only two bodies on its water-borne basecoat lines before flushing the lines and bells with alcohol and de-ionized water. This is a lot of purging, but Dale Beatty, assistant manager of the department, says that otherwise the paint would dry on the bell and shaping air plate, leading to uneven paint application or "spitting." He points out that the water-borne material is uniquely problematic on this count since the solvent-based clearcoat is applied to 14 cars before the lines are flushed.
Having a paint lot size of only two theoretically enables Toyota to be more flexible in synchronizing supply and demand and giving dealers only the car colors that they want. In reality, given that both the Camry and Sienna are only available in 10 colors apiece, any advantage may be non-existent. However, the fact that Toyota can effectively paint and build in such small increments could weigh in their favor as the industry moves toward a quick-build, quick delivery pull system. For example, Toyota's arch nemesis Honda builds in comparatively gargantuan lots of 30.
The chief advantage to using water-borne paint is clearly the environmental benefit of the reduction in toxic solvents, but that benefit comes at a price. In addition to the increased purge rate, water-borne material is much more sensitive to humidity changes. Beatty says that optimum humidity for the paint booth is 72% with a window of acceptable variance set a mere +/- 3%. If a malfunction in the automatic humidity control equipment causes an unacceptable spike, an alarm sounds that brings immediate attention lest the body in the booth need re-painting. If the humidity is too low, the basecoat dries too quickly and loses luster. If it is too high, the water is incompletely flashed off of the body and later boils up through the clearcoat, marring the finish with a phenomenon called "popping."
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As is typical of Toyota's continuous improvement culture, refinements tend to come in small increments in the paint department. One example is a recent switch to an air-assisted nozzle for applying sealer to weld seams. Toyota uses a lot of sealer on its bodies-in-white, and in the past it was all applied in a continuous bead that often had to be spread by hand. By making the simple change of adding the air-assisted nozzle, which lays down a flat spray of sealer that does not need to be spread, the company was able to eliminate one process and reduce almost a pound of sealer per car for a cost savings of sixty-one cents a unit.
More surprisingly, the paint department has increased the quality of the paint finish by shutting down part of the line. When plant two became operational in 1994, one feature of the paint line was an automatic wet sanding machine. Primed bodies would first pass through a manual wet sanding area and then move into the sanding machine that would give the body the once over and send it on to a shower of de-ionized water. Toyota's engineers thought that the combination of the sanding machine and the shower would result in a body largely free from the dirt and impurities that are the bane of a uniform finish. However, just the opposite happened. The machine created significantly more sludge than the manual sanding alone and the shower could not clean it off with sufficient thoroughness. So the machine, which had started out as a technological point of pride, was shut down. And after re-focusing emphasis on better manual wipe down techniques, dirt-related problems dropped.
Back to Basics
TMMK is currently putting a big emphasis on training in an effort to eliminate paint flaws. It has started a program called "Target Zero Seeds" that aims to remove every particle of dirt and dust, known as "seeds," from the bodies before they are painted. To do this, the company went back to basics and re-trained workers in the basic problem solving skills of the Toyota Production System (TPS). It then launched a program called "Practicals of Paint," or POP. Through POP, team leaders from different parts of the paint shop spent time learning the fundamentals of areas outside of theirown—including such hands-on exercises as mixing the chemicals used for electrodeposition. Cheryl Jones, general manager of Paint at TMMK, says that the key purpose of this cross-training is to give workers a broader perspective that she hopes will lead to higher quality. On a little less esoteric level, POP also teaches skills like the proper way to wipe down a body so as not to leave any of those inimical little seeds.
What's Next
TMMK will soon be able to put the lessons they have learned while wrestling with the temperamental water-borne process in Plant Two to good use in Plant One. That paint department, which deals exclusively in solvent-based paint, is scheduled to undergo a major overhaul within three years that will give it the capability of painting with both solvent- and water-borne materials. The move is part of a Toyota initiative to convert to water-borne paint systems in its plants worldwide. It will mean reconfiguring the line to add ovens that can flash water from the basecoat, but will also include replacing equipment and robots. This project is sorely needed since, according to Jones, the Plant One equipment is "so old you can't even buy replacement parts on the market anymore." The combination of new, more efficient equipment and the institutional knowledge gained from years of dealing with the water-borne process should further increase the capabilities of the quality leader. And that should make Toyota's competitors a little nervous.
Workers in TMMK's Plant Two paint shop wipe down primed Camry bodies before they journey into the basecoat booth. Toyota has instituted a program designed to eradicate all dirt and dust particles that can ruin paint finishes.
The Electromatic XVI (right) is more compact than its predecessor, which has been proven in action for more than 30 years.
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Toyota recently started using an air-assisted nozzle to apply sealer on its bodies. The nozzle flattens the sealer so that it doesn't have to be spread by hand, saving material and process time. The left part of the sealer line shown was applied using the air-assisted nozzle. The right part is a standard bead.
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This applicator is designed for the electrostatic application of water-borne material. The cylindrical portion is actually a reservoir where charged paint is contained.
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An electrostatic shower of coating for consistency and waste minimization in application.
Treating metal parts with zinc phosphate coatings can be an environmental nightmare. The tanks must be regularly purged of sludge – a substance classified by the EPA as hazardous waste – and disposed of accordingly, an expensive process. In addition, the chemistry of the phosphate dip tank has to be monitored closely, especially as the humidity changes. Plus, bonding rubber to a zinc phosphated piece requires the separate application of a primer and adhesive topcoat before the part is molded. Granted, this rubber-to-metal process provides an excellent bond, but the exposed areas lack adequate corrosion protection unless the part is post-painted, which also adds significant cost. And in an industry where price is the driving force and quality is imperative, that expenditure is getting harder to justify.
Lord Corp. (Huntington, IN) created MetalJacket to answer these concerns, and created Lord Coating Technologies (LCT) to be the exclusive customer coater and development source for the process. "MetalJacket is applied using a simple dip process," says Brett Retrick, a senior engineering specialist at LCT. "It eliminates the need for zinc phosphating, adhesive primers, or post-painting ferrous parts, yet provides corrosion protection similar to E-coating." Plus, the application process is fairly straightforward.
Clean, non-pretreated steel parts receive an alkaline clean and rinse, and an acid pickle and rinse before being dipped in the MetalJacket treatment tank. Once coated, the parts are dried and cooled before being dipped in the corrosion-resistant coating tank, after which they are dried, baked, cooled, and unloaded. The entire process takes just a few minutes.
"In some rubber-to-metal applications," says Retrick, "the initial metal treatment step is enough." Which begs the question whether it's possible to apply the MetalJacket coating without the treatment process. "No," says Retrick. "The coating polymers react with the metal, which changes the viscosity of the coating that is in contact with the part. This slows down the deposition reaction as film thickness builds so each part receives a consistent film thickness." Something that wouldn't be possible without the treatment step.
The coating itself has two functions: It acts as a primer for rubber-to-metal bonding, and coats the exposed areas of the part. In addition, when compared to zinc phosphate – which can be brittle – MetalJacket adheres under extreme circumstances. "We've tested the coating under various conditions," says Retrick, "including swaging bushings. The maximum swage the zinc phosphating could achieve before failure was 7%, while MetalJacket reached 16%." To emphasize the point Retrick takes a small, coated piece of metal, bends it 180º in a die, then bends it again. There is no creep in the damage areas. The coating is intact. "This performance means a supplier might want to alter where and how he crimps a part, and opens up the possibility of using different grades of steel," says Retrick.
Unlike zinc phosphate, the MetalJacket chemistry is temperature and humidity tolerant, making control of these variables less critical. Other advantages are the coating's VOC-compliance, as well as a lack of odor and fumes. "About all you have to do is top up the tank at the end of the day," claims Retrick, and a far cry from the sludge removal and disposal inherent in the zinc phosphating process.
Though Lord Coating Technologies is currently the only source for this process, Retrick says the company can help suppliers install their own coating lines. "We've developed the process knowledge in-house, which makes it easier to move it into the customer's plant and adapt it to prevailing conditions," he says. Or the customer can avoid purchasing new equipment entirely by leaving the coating process to LCT. The company will even arrange for the adhesive application on rubber-to-metal assemblies. About the only thing they can't do at the moment is coat steel in a color other than black.
"We're working on that," laughs Retrick. "The Army was the first to request another color because they want us to develop an olive drab coating for tank treads." So far, automotive suppliers appear to be satisfied with the satin black finish.
MetalJacket is used on the engine mounts of some Saturn vehicles, as well as various automotive threaded fasteners and bushings used throughout the industry. "The coating lends itself to parts that can be hung or clipped, and that drain well after being dipped, no matter how complex their geometries," says Retrick. Small, light parts currently require bulk processing, but LCT is working on a version that can be tumble sprayed. Since MetalJacket meets or exceeds DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and GM corrosion specifications, and reportedly outperforms E-coating, an obvious question arises. "No. We haven't been approached to coat a body-in-white," says Retrick. "At least, not yet."


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Looking back over my previous posts on minerality, it seems as though this wine-tasting phenomenon isn't related to the uptake of minerals (chemical or geological) from the soil, as described here and here. Nor, it seems, is it likely that it is due to petrichor, as described here. It seems increasingly likely, re-reading these posts, that what we call 'minerality' no more reflects the presence of minerals in the wine, than describing a wine as 'floral' implies there are flowers in it, or describing it as 'rich' implies it has somehow accrued some wealth.
'Minerality' seems to be a somewhat metaphorical term; what we sense in the wine is reminscent of minerals, but it is not really mineral. If we can accept this then we can call this hopeless search for minerals to a halt, and look for other more original explanations for what we call 'minerality' in wine. And on doing this up pops a rather strong candidate: reduction. To get to grips with this possible explanation, though, I think we first need to reconsider what we mean by reduction. As with minerality, 'reduction' is not what it at first seems to be.
When it comes to winemaking and oxygen, there are two extreme schools of thought. First, at the oxidative end, the wine is allowed increased contact with oxygen during the winemaking process; this might involve fermentation in an open environment, using more porous materials (i.e. wood), racking more frequently to allow contact with the air, and not adding an antioxidant such as sulphur dioxide. At the other end of the spectrum is reductive winemaking, avoiding contact between the must and the air, working in closed vessels, using carbon dioxide or other gases to prevent such contact, not racking and so on. [NB. As an aside, the processes of oxidation and reduction are more correctly described as transfer of electrons; oxidation is the loss of an electron often to oxygen (but also other molecules, often oxygen-derived, can take the electron) and reduction is the gain of an electron. In addition, the actions of sulphur dioxide are not accurately described when we refer to it simply as an 'anti-oxidant'. But I don't want to get sidetracked; for the moment let's just stick with the man-in-the-street definitions of oxidation, reduction and sulphur dioxide.]
During fermentation, yeasts produce many substances other than alcohol and carbon dioxide. In particular, when fermentations are carried out under nutrient-poor conditions, yeasts become stressed. Yeasts require nutrients – such as nitrogen – to thrive and multiply, and carry out the fermentation, and this nitrogen is usually obtained from ammonia or common nitrogen-containing amino acids (the building blocks from which proteins are made). In the absence of these yeasts look around for more esoteric nitrogen sources, including less common amino acids such as cysteine, which contains nitrogen but also sulphur. As a consequence, the yeast now starts pumping out sulphur-containing waste products, starting with hydrogen sulphide. This gives the wine a rotten egg smell, and it is fortunate that hydrogen sulphide doesn't hang around for long. Other sulphur-containing waste products, including mercaptans (also called thiols) and other more complex sulphides, do hang around though. And the array of different aromas these complex molecules produce can be very broad; there's everything from the less pleasant scents of cabbage, garlic and rubber, through to more (or less!) appealing aromas of passion fruit and cat's urine (mercaptans/thiols are important determinants of the characteristic aromas of Sauvignon Blanc), and then there are also the very suggestive aromas of flint, struck match, smoke and gunflint. This latter group look like very good candidates for 'minerality', don't they?
So what we call 'reduction' is really the presence of mercaptans and other aromas. Once present their existence can be assured by nursing the wine using a 'reductive' philosophy like that described above, but they originate from stressed nitrogen-poor fermentations. So from this comes a theory, and several questions.
1. Could it be that the most nutrient/nitrogen-poor fermentations originate from the most nutrient/nitrogen-poor soils? If the vines have struggled to find what they need from the soil, and produce nitrogen-poor fruit, is it not logical that the must will be nitrogen-poor?
2. If so, very stony, nutrient-poor sites might produce the wines most prone to mercaptan and complex sulphide production. Is it not possible that we could interpret some of these substances as minerality, and then in a typical wine-writing leap of faith ascribe this sensation to the stony vineyard soils? Could minerality be mercaptan-related and dependent upon a paucity of vineyard nutrients not the stones themselves?
3. If this is the case, how 'minerally' a wine is could depend on work in the vineyard, and how easy or difficult a life the vines have. This seems to fit with the view of some – including Olivier Humbrecht of Zind Humbrecht – that 'minerality' doesn't come without careful viticulture.
4. Likewise, it seems that work in the cellars could enhance or inhibit the generation of 'minerally' characteristics, and there is some evidence that this is also true, for example the new wave of more minerally white wines coming out of Australia (I'm on shaky ground talking about Australian wines, but I hope you get the point).
5. Personally, this would explain why I find the characteristics of 'minerality' in some wines – especially the flinty-smoky-gunflinty character of Pouilly-Fumé – to be remarkably similar to 'reduction' (in other words mercaptans and other sulphides) that I find in other wines.
There are problems with this theory, admittedly, not least the fact that although there are correlations between minerality and reductive winemaking, and the lack of minerality and oxidative winemaking, it isn't a pure or strong correlation. At the extreme end it seems clear (i.e. I don't recall finding a minerally but oxidised wine) but in the middle ground wines can be made in a manner more oxidative (oak fermentation vats and racking for example) and still be minerally, whereas more reductive winemaking can still produce wines stubbornly free of minerally character. Of course, it might well depend on the soils (as indicated above) or other factors (such as variety, or climate) and maybe the reductive character is merely part of the story. Nevertheless, I feel it is probably a large part of the story. I would be fascinated to hear comments on this, especially from readers with more knowledge of winemaking than I have.
11 Responses to "Minerality. A Reductive Phenomenon?"
As a backdrop its worth reading Alex Maltman's excellent paper
Minerality in wine: a geological perspective
So whatever it is it can't be the taste of the minerals in the soil. As you allude a metaphorical term only and there for open to countless influence.
Thanks – I haven't seen that before and will certainly have a read.
Very keen deduction Chris. I have believed for some time that minerality is related to sulphides and their byproducts in the wine. This was not an original thought on my part, but was suggested by Alexandre Schmidt of Olfacto. There has been a lot of nonsense spouted about on the subject of minerality and it is a relief to see someone being rational on the subject.
The correlation between minerality and acid is also an area that warrants more investigation. While Maltman's paper assures us that we need to broaden our horizons, Dwayne Bershaw at the Oregon Wine Institute points to acid as the trigger for minerality.
Anecdotally, I judged several hundred Bandol roses this year at the Decanter Wine Awards most of which were oxidative in style and brimming with minerality.
The quest continues. Thanks for the thoughtful post.
Well done Chris and I agree Deborah. Acid does play a critical role along woth nutrient levels, especially at the onset of fermentation.
Healthy levels of amonia and amino acids are as important as good YAN (Yeast Assemiable Nitrogen) in a reductive wine making program.
This helps keep the must clean and free of the off odors metioned by Chris, while carrying out less oxidative protocols during the ferment.
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Great Post Chris!
Thanks for these responses everyone. I will read the Maltman thesis and see if it adds to the story. Clearly there is more thinking to do here, including further exploration of minerality and acidity. I will be too tied up to do that this week, as will be busy with various things including the 2011 Cru Bourgeois tasting, so maybe next week….
Great series of posts on Minerality Chris – lots of food for thought – 'brimming with minerality' is a great phrase Deborah !
I think your theory is close but not quite there yet.
Minerality in wine is highly (nearly 100% in my experience) correlated to wine grown on rocky sites. In fact I think a good definition for minerality is "the taste and textures of wine grown on rocky soils". These wines can tend to exhibit a form of reduction (think Leflaive or Coche matchstick) in bottle but this reduction is quite different from typical H2S or mercaptans. Also the fermentations of wine grown on the rocks are not more prone to H2S during fermentation or subsequent mercaptans or disulfides. Instead, I wonder if the process of roots foraging in rocky soils somehow cause the uptake of negatively charged ions.
Clark Smith (the self described Devil that invented reverse osmosis) is quite a good wine scientist and believes that minerality has to do with the sensory perception of negatively charged ions in wine.
This negative charge is close to the reduction that you mention but different than the sulphur compounds commonly associated with "reduction".
Very insightful, thank you for sharing you theory. When thinking about mineral yet oxidative wines, one example pops to mind: Manzanilla!
Cool post – it's fantastic to see some rational thinking on "minerality" that doesn't engage in handwaving about minerals in the soil or olfaction of ionic species.
As with other biological processes, "minerality happens." I haven't done controlled experiments, but anecdotally I can say that I have seen no positive correlation with reductive winemaking, or negative correlation with oxidative methods.
I have seen positive correlation between high acid/low pH and higher levels of sulfide-like aromas. I think research into the chemistry of complex organic sulfur-containing volatiles in wine will eventually lead us to an understanding of why minerality happens.
Thanks for these further comments. Several people have raised the issue of minerality and acidity and that's something I will have to take a look at.


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As we stepped outside into the dusk, I realized there was no way it was dusk. I had to recount to myself to realize what time it could be. I had gotten home at 3:45 and talked to the girls. That took up about fifteen minutes. Then the President called and I waited a half-hour to get to a copter. We landed a half-hour later, and took almost two hours to catch him and then the fight took place and lasted almost 10 minutes. So that should make it almost 7:10, and I hadn't even started on any homework. Not that I could do any anyway after fighting my girlfriends dad.
"What's on your mind, Mister Fearless Leader?" asked Sledge in a rather facetious voice. Why is my face so easy to read?
"Sick of these jobs. Speaking of them, there what is our ride?" I asked trying to change the subject.
"We are getting off at some bus station and taking buses home," She said it as if that made it seem any better.
"Buses? Assassins with short temper in a very small place? Are you sure about that?" I asked, hoping i could attract attention farther away from the whole losing-the-target thing.
"Well the only one of us I am worried about is Matt." As if on cue, Matt began to carve M's on a cardboard box rather violently, then began to throw rocks at the most banged up cars he could find. Of course then he had to get rid of the M'ed box as to erase evidence.
"Hmm, maybe we should keep him away from places with lots of people," She said rather flatly. As the minivan appeared to take us to the bus station I realized I wouldn't be home until nearly ten o'clock. I really hope Mom had a good excuse to give dad.
When I got home nobody was up, so I finished homework and went to sleep. When I got up I went downstairs and prepared for the examining of every facial expression that was sure to come from Dad. As I did my best to avoid giving away my secret I learned that my mom had told Father that I was at a party, which she had approved and thought she had told him about. Nice excuse because I could just say that he wouldn't care about most of it.
After the grilling, it was time to leave for school, and I wasn't as early this morning. I was happy to see that a few of the teachers were not there yet which meant I wasn't late either. By the time I was in the classroom for Computer, the bell was already ringing.
"Have you thought about what you are going to say to her yet?" Abigails voice startled me, oddly it seemed almost, I don't know, sad maybe?
"Yea I am thinking yes," I told her earnestly, and her expression seemed to change from sad to worse, I refuse to try to understand some girls.
"Oh, ok." And that was all I heard from her for the rest of the day. I basically half slept, half thought about Sarah through the first three periods, so I will spare you the details and skip to break.
The sun outside was shining but it wasn't helping the fact that it was freezing in the middle of September. I saw the group that I hung out with, and the group that Sarah called her friends and realized something, there would be no way to give them both enough attention, I was going to have to either abandon my friends for a while and hope for the best, or give up on Sarah.
"Whats on your mind, Felix?" the question came from a familiar voice and, had the circumstances been different, I would have noticed it was Jo-Jo.
"Oh nothing, just marveling at the wonders of teenage society," I answered back glancing at Lil and Mark wanting to be happy for them, but not finding enough happy to share.
"Oh, still unsure of what to decide?" She asked, so inquisitive, these girls can be.
"Not really, I know I am going to say yes in the end, just part of me doesn't want me to," I answered, wondering if I sounded like a smart-ass.
"Oh, well i guess they are going to get the wrong idea if we stand here alone all day," she said gesturing over to the group, our group, my friends, the ones who looked at me lovingly, caringly, and welcomed me everyday, as opposed to the group that I was sure I would have to become one of, the group that tears each other down at every turn, menacingly using each other for their own gain, is that really the kind of girl I wanted? The answer was plain, if you knew how dark I could be, hell yes.
"Hi guys," I said wondering and marvelling at where the thought came from, I knew I hadn't thought the answer to my mentally rhetorical question, but who did?
"Hey Felix, whatcha been up to?" Lily asked.
"Oh not much, how have you been," I said back kindly and whirling around the group that seemed to be flowing like an river, ebbing and carrying me to whoever I didn't want to talk to, Laurens unnapproving face, Mark whom I would have trusted with anything a week ago, glaring at me every time I spoke to Lily, Jo-Jo's curious questions, The other minor friends that now didn't mean much to me looking on inquisitively. After about three minutes of being pushed around, my head switched to assassin mode, looking for a way to get out of this hurricane. I saw an opening and left quietly sneaking off to a bench to kill the remaining time I had outside.
Apperantly Sarah saw me, because she joined me without her friends, which I was grateful for.
"Hey there, have you got an answer for me?" She asked as if it were a game.
My head screamed no, no, no, no, no but my mouth just opened and said, "of course."
"And what would that answer be?" She was ensnaring me, grinning seductively, forcing every fiber of me to give in to the temptation, plus if I said no, the whole thing with her dad would be harder.
Once again my lighter side screamed negative, but I gave into the newfound darker side and let the words flow freely from my mouth and said, "Yes, Sarah Calloway, I would love to be you boyfriend."
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By Matthew L. Skinner Charity doesn't leave us unchanged, which is just one reason why it's hard to make ourselves do it. To be more specific: when we extend generosity and justice to others, it alters our relationship to them. Especially when those "others" are foreign to us. Hospitality has ways of making the people […]
The old king, David, is dead. It is time to pick his successor as king. In retrospect it seems obvious that his son, Solomon, was his rightful heir. In the moment, however, the matter of succession to the throne is highly contested. Two sons of David, Solomon and Adonijah, are both aggressive candidates for the succession. In the end, Solomon prevails and becomes king. But not easily! He must engage in choreographed deception with the aid of powerful allies. He is also willing to engage in raw violence in order to eliminate his rival. The scene sounds like one from The Godfather.
Watch the Video: ON Scripture: The Rise of King Solomon
Matthew L. Skinner, Associate Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, discusses the Biblical text I Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14, featured in the ON Scripture: The Bible article, "Who Will Be America's Next Leader?".
Except that beyond deception and violence, legitimate rule requires a religious affirmation. There is need for some "God speak" to make the new king secure on his contested throne. That act of religious legitimation for the successor king is the subject to our text. Solomon participated in the required liturgy to exhibit his piety. That act is then reinforced by a dream recorded in our verses. Solomon dreams of God-given, well-grounded authority. There is no reason to doubt in the legitimacy of the dream. On the other hand, there is no reason to trust the dream either; it may strike one as remarkably convenient for the new king, so that it may be nothing more than a piece of political propaganda. Maybe it is no more, cast in ancient idiom, than a familiar blatant assertion that, "God told me…"
The dream of governance lets the new king imagine what his reign would be like. The dream tracks all the right rhetorical maneuvers. First Solomon links himself to his beloved father David in the world of God's faithfulness. The double affirmation about God's faithfulness and David's faithfulness locates the new king in a stream of reliable God-given identity.
Second, the new king voices appropriate modesty and humility in the face of royal responsibility. For that role, he will need all the divine help he can evoke.
Third, he makes a bid for divine help. He asks for an "understanding mind" to function in his role as chief judicial officer. That role is evidenced in the famous narrative of I Kings 3:16-28.
Indeed, the phrase "understanding mind" is more closely translated, "listening heart." The one thing the new king requires is a capacity for attentiveness to the needs, hopes, and expectations of his subjects. Solomon knows that a "listening heart" is the antithesis of a "hard heart," an inability to care for or notice or take seriously those before him. In using this phrase he is perhaps aware that he is married to Pharaoh's daughter, Pharaoh being the quintessential hard-hearted guy. Solomon intends to be a very different kind of king!
God grants his request and will endow him with the necessary sensibility to be the best king ever. What a way to begin a reign! But, of course, the God of steadfast love will give more than is asked. God will give Solomon, beyond his asking, wealth and honor beyond compare. That is where the exchange is left (except for verse 14 to which I will return). After that the rest is history! It turns out, in subsequent narrative, that Solomon majored in wealth and honor. His temple is an extravaganza of gold. His trade policies flourish so that money flows in like it always does to a superpower.
But of wisdom, not so much! While he is credited with wisdom, the narrative itself shows a foolish overreach of inordinate greed that proves unsustainable. The accumulation of wealth and honor serve to distort the wisdom God has given him so that his heart no longer "listens."
The crux is a surprising verse that begins with an "if" that qualifies all of the foregoing. It is a conditional "if" that echoes the big "if" of Moses at Mt. Sinai in Exodus 19:5. It is the "if" of Torah obedience and the keeping of the commandments. We know, moreover, that in this "Deuteronomic" narrative the Torah in purview is the Book of Deuteronomy that specializes in attentive care for widows, orphans, and immigrants. Thus the culmination of the dream defines God-given wisdom in a very different way. This wisdom is not successful management or clever rulings or flourishing economy or technological mastery. It is rather attentiveness to the socially, economically vulnerable as the prerequisite for effective governance and power.
As we read this text we have some interpretive options:
-We can take the narrative at face value as is often done in the church, the story of a successful young king.
-We can take the whole as a belated fabrication that wants to legitimate a new mode of public power.
-We can read the text ironically so that the high sounds of modesty, steadfast love, wisdom, and discernment mock and contradict the actual performance of monarchy.
Either way, we now read the text in the midst of our own preoccupation with "our next leader," whether Obama or Romney. Things are of course very different in a democratic society that is nothing like an absolute monarchy. Except that we know our political process is filled with choreographed deception. Thank God there is no comparable violence in the democratic process, unless we consider the assault made on the democratic process by the flow of tons of ideological money, or unless we think about the coercive silencing effected through voter repression.
Our new leader or our continuing leader, as the two vie for the seat, promise us a "listening heart," even though enough money tends to dull that listening. When they have finished with due modesty and then wealth and honor, the great divine "if" will persist. It is an "if" that disrupts the rhetoric of noble dreaming. There is not enough money or power or deception or violence or religious legitimacy to nullify that alternative commitment to the vulnerable. Any other wisdom will fail. Thus the wisdom that Solomon did not learn is attentiveness to those for whom God has special attentiveness. There are all kinds of dreams…of power and money and prestige and control. But the dream of justice for widows, orphans, and immigrants is the deep wisdom of Torah obedience!
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Come on over and visit a spell. Have a hot cup of tea and read up on the projects that I am working on in cross-stitch. Spend some time and get to know me and my love of the Lord and Needle Arts. Let's share ideas and stories of faith.
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Patchouli Progress
Hold me Jesus cuz I'm shaking like a leaf
You have been King of my glory
Will you be my prince of peace
I realize I worship Him as my King but do I worship the other roles he has. Do I pray to Him as my Prince of Peace. I Dont know about you but I carry a lot of worry around with me and stress. Sometimes negative things go through my mind all the time and I lose the battle of taking those thoughts captive. Sometimes I'm in pain that won't go away even with meds or I'm on the brink of pneumonia and I'm scared I won't make it this time. Do I run to Him and seek shelter in His loving arms...honestly not usually . instead I fret and worry about all the what ifs and worst case scenarios thinking I'm making sure I'm prepared for whatever may unfold. You know once Jesus got the message to me I feel more at peace. I guess I just put Him in a box and I forget that He has a lot of names. He isn't just one way like we like to think of him. Some see Him as a dictator..some as a judge just waiting for you to mess up so he can punish you. But the truth is He is many things because he made everything.., so Jesus. please be my prince of peace .
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We are still in the thick of summertime. Well, for the next week we are. In fact, the kids and I will be going on a short end-of-summer trip later this week and school starts next week! We have a few more weeks to enjoy our garden and summer foods, and I fully intend in celebrating the end of summer in a couple of weeks over Labor Day weekend. If you're in a similar situation, this post is for you. Below you'll find so many fantastic recipes, crafts, activities, entertainment ideas – and more!
Hawaiian Acai Bowl by Wanderzest
Margarita Bark recipe by Mom on the Side
Black Raspberry Frappé by (a)Musing Foodie
Strawberry Cheesecake Puffs by Moore or Less Cooking
Stay Hydrated during Migraines {Natural Pineapple Lime Electrolyte Drink} by Great Contradictions
ICED COCONUT MOCHA WITH STARBUCKS® by One Artsy Mama
Easy Oreo S'mores Ice Pops by Creative Cynchronicity
Spiked S'Mores Milkshakes by Sweet Lil You
Tropical Flavored Popsicles Forever Green Mom
Blueberry Microwave Mug Cake by LoveJaime
Cinnamon Roll Peach Bake by Julie Measures
Copycat Girl Scout S'mores Cookies by Honest & Truly!
London Broil Marinade Recipe by Saving You Dinero
Blueberry Pie recipe by Chaos Is Bliss
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5 Ways to Prepare for a Road Trip with a Toddler by Nesheaholic.com
How to make a Flip Flop Welcome Sign by My UnEntitled Life
Make DIY Slime by Inspiring Momma
Top 10 Things to Pack for a Picnic by Finding Sanity In Our Crazy Life
Summer Travel Essentials by A Tiny Traveler Blog
Summer Fun Tie Dye Playdate by Crafty Mama in Me
DIY Patriotic Centerpieces by Happy Family Blog
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Summer Bucket List ideas for families by The Momma Diaries
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Under the special initiative of the Chief Minister of Punjab, the Government of Punjab has established the Punjab Saaf Pani Company (PSPC) with a mandate to develop, design, plan and execute projects for providing safe drinking water solutions,prioritizing underserved areas, especially in rural and peri-urban areas of the province. The PSPC was incorporated in March, 2014 under Section 42 of the Companies Ordinance 1984, and is currently in the process of planning and designing projects in the province. The process involves various technically feasible, socially acceptable and financially viable water supply solutions, depending on the nature and level of brackishness and contamination in the worst affected areas of the province. Keeping in view the deteriorating situation of water quality, the unique feature of this program is that it is being executed on war footing with a participatory approach with the end users and other stakeholders.Visit Website
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Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is a free service through which you request materials not owned by libraries in Washington County, but may be borrowed from other libraries.
How to submit an interlibrary loan borrowing request:
To begin, choose your pickup library below. Use WorldCat to search the holdings of libraries beyond WCCLS. When you find the item you want in WorldCat, click on the "ILL" button, and fill out the short request form. Use the 'Notes' box in the request form to give us details about volumes, photocopies, alternate formats, etc.
Or, you can make an ILL request by contacting staff at your local library directly.
Things to know:
- Please allow a few weeks for processing and mailing. You will be notified when your item is available for check out.
- Limit of five active requests per person. Items currently checked out to you do not count toward the limit of five.
- Loan periods for materials will vary.
- If you need to cancel a request, please contact ILL staff at your library.
- Console video games (Wii, PlayStation, Xbox, etc.), e-books, and e-audiobooks are not available through interlibrary loan.
- Requests for materials published in the current calendar year should be submitted as purchase suggestions to your local library.
- Return Interlibrary Loan materials to the same library from which you checked them out, because they are carefully tracked by library staff.
- Optional: you may create an account in FirstSearch to show a list of your requests as soon as you submit them. Within FirstSearch/WorldCat, click on the 'Patron Resource Sharing' tab and register using your WCCLS library barcode (the number beginning with 23614…) as your username.
Information for other libraries: interlibrary loan lending
Washington County Cooperative Library Services lends all circulating materials at no charge to reciprocal libraries.
Non-reciprocal borrowing libraries will be charged $15 per loan, payable via OCLC IFM, IFLA voucher, or credit card.
Libraries wishing to borrow materials may send requests through OCLC to symbol OQX, by email to firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone to 503-846-3219, or by web form.
Mailing address for interlibrary loan: WCCLS External Loans, 111 NE Lincoln St MS58D, Hillsboro OR 97124


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London Symphony Orchestra and Valery Gergiev Give a Free Concert in Trafalgar Square
Following the outstandingly successful first open-air, free concert in May 2012, the London Symphony Orchestra in partnership with BMW and the Mayor of London is returning to Trafalgar Square this year. The next annual BMW LSO Open Air Classics concert, which last year attracted an audience estimated in the press to be up to 10,000 people, will take place in the square on Monday 27 May 2013, Spring Bank Holiday Monday, at 6.30 pm. Principal Conductor of the LSO, Valery Gergiev will conduct an all-Berlioz programme. The aim of BMW LSO Open Air Classics is to bring outstanding music performed in the open air – free for everyone in an informal atmosphere.
Gergiev and the LSO will perform Berlioz's Overture Le corsaire, and Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique. In a performance of a specially arranged version of Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique by Gareth Glyn 80 young musicians including conservatoire students and LSO On Track young musicians from LSO Discovery, the Orchestra's award-winning music education and community programme, will play alongside the LSO players. LSO animateur and composer Rachel Leach will present the concert from the stage, guiding the audience through the music. Large screens will be mounted on either side of the stage to allow the audience to witness the concert up close.
Young Londoners who have benefited from the Mayor's Music Fund will be also attending the concert. The charity gives support to young people with musical potential whose families cannot always meet the cost of instrumental tuition, and provides opportunities for them to meet and even play with professionals.
Valery Gergiev has commented:
"I am delighted to return to Trafalgar Square with the London Symphony Orchestra after our outstanding success last year. Performing Berlioz's brilliant Symphonie fantastique to a vast crowd of every age in one of London's iconic locations is again a unique opportunity to reach a new audience beyond the concert hall. The inspired partnership of BMW and the LSO has created the experience of the music of a great orchestra free, for everyone – I am thrilled."
The Mayor of London Boris Johnson said:
"It's fantastic to have Valery Gergiev and the LSO returning to Trafalgar Square. I have no doubt the chance to listen to stirring music in this incomparable location will again draw large crowds. It's a terrific opportunity for even more people to experience classical music. I'm especially pleased that some of the Mayor's Music Scholars will get to meet members of the orchestra and hope it will spur them in their ambitions to become great musicians themselves."
Dr Ian Robertson (HonDSc) Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, has said:
"The tremendous success of the 'BMW LSO Open Air Classics' premiere at Trafalgar Square in May 2012 confirms once again our appreciation for this long-term cooperation. With the LSO we have not only a highly valuable partner, but also another first-class orchestra to offer open live concerts in London, alongside those already offered to audiences in Munich and Berlin. We are looking forward to working together over the coming years and to further musical open-air highlights!"
Kathryn McDowell Managing Director of the LSO, has said:
"Playing to over 10,000 people at the BMW LSO Open Air Classics concert in Trafalgar Square was a major highlight of 2012 for the LSO and we are delighted to be returning to the heart of London again this year with Valery Gergiev and the LSO performing Symphonie fantastique in an all Berlioz programme. In BMW we have found a partner who shares our enthusiasm and desire to build on last year's success and bring the thrill of orchestral music to thousands more people. The LSO is grateful to the Mayor of London for supporting this event and together we look forward to establishing this free open air concert as an annual highlight in London's cultural diary".


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Information for Black Rock Driving Events.
There will be some SIGNIFICANT changes to our High Performance Drivers Education (HPDE) event this year.
We are very pleased to have Steve Cropper as our Head Instructor and his merry band of Professional Certified Instructors returning again this year to help us with this great event. The Instructors will be offering new challenges so all levels of drivers can enjoy their driving experience to the next level and maintain safety and vehicle integrity.
The HPDE will run on Saturday as two events, morning and afternoon sessions. Both sessions will require the drivers to comply with PCA guidelines and have their Porsche, Technical inspections sheets completed prior to Saturday's event.
The morning session will run from 8:00am to 12:00pm and will be tailored to novice or first time drivers. This session will emphasize improved driving skills, vehicle capability, track safety and track regulations. There will be a number of exercises that the students will partake in. After the exercises the Instructors will drive the track with each student to advise and become familiar with the track layout, then each student will drive with an instructor present. Novice drivers and first time participants must partake in the HPDE Classroom session on Friday from 4:00 to 5:00pm in the Resort Ballroom.
Lunch will be offered at track from 12:00pm to 1:00pm the BBQ lunch is provided by UVFB (by donation).
Afternoon session will be run from 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm. This session will be a SOLO EVENT to limit the number of cars on the track to 3 or 4 at a time, for 4 or 5 laps. This session will be open to all levels of drivers. Intermediate and Advanced drivers are not required (but are welcome) to partake in the morning session. In order to maximize the number of solo sessions and laps per session the Instructors will organize this event to group's, according to driver experience level. Instructors will be available to ride with any driver.
Schedule – Friday 25th. May – AUTOCROSS and Saturday 26th. May – HPDE.
Location is at the Tofino Airport.
Registration fee of $40 per driver for each driving event. You will need to register when signing up for the Black Rock event.
Drivers will be contacted by email with further event details after the registrations have been processed.
Friday 25th. May – AUTOCROSS
Tofino Airport – All Day Event.
Saturday 26th. May – HPDE (High Performance Drivers Education)
Tofino Airport – All Day Event.
Our goal is to provide drivers with more driving time, and more one-on-one personal instruction. The HPDE will feature the skills of qualified HPDE Instructors, who are kindly volunteering their time. We will be operating the HPDE to the PCA DE Standards – for increased safety and better efficiency.
An HPDE Classroom Lecture is mandatory for Novice HPDE Drivers. This will take place on Friday 25th May at 4:00 pm.


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One afternoon, I was lounging lazily on my couch when I saw my dog looking a bit down and sad. Right at that moment, I wondered what could be the possible reason behind this. I have been with my dog for about ten years and I could not imagine how my life would turn out if anything bad will happen to my dog, God forbid.
Coincidentally, I passed by a home shopping network on the television which sells dog food. Quite convinced by their ad, I bought one right away.
A fun way to play with your dog is fetch. In this post, we break down some of the best manual and automatic launchers.
It is a known fact that dogs love to chew literally almost anything they see. The most unfortunate victims of this particular situation are your poor and innocent shoes.
Aside from the fact that you can play with your dog anytime you like, one of the most amazing and exciting experience as a dog owner is to train it.
How often you feed your dog depends on how old they are. Feeding your dog with the right amount of food and serving plays a major role in your dog's development. But, as a dog owner who only wants the best for their dog, you might ask, "How much should I feed my dog?".
Feeling bored? Watch a video of your pet. Having a bad day? Cuddle with your pet. Having the best day of your life? Celebrate it with your pet.
Good or bad, pets can be our greatest comfort. That's how our lovable pets affect us on a daily basis. Sometimes, we stop and think to ourselves, "What have I done to deserve such heaven-sent creatures?"
Is your girl behaving weirdly? Do you think she might be pregnant? These dog pregnancy signs will help you determine if she's pregnant or not.
Did you know that there was a time when pets have died and gotten ill because of dog treats that were found to be made in China? Although the cause of this epidemic was not exactly determined, many dog owners were alarmed. Many have asked, "What dog treats are safe?".