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Master theses spring term 2017
Master thesis offers from the Division of Building Materials
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Light timber frame floor structures
The aim of this project is to perform a comparative study between available fire-resistance calculation methods (given in Eurocode 5 and the European guideline for fire safety in timber buildings) specifically for light frame floor structures and test results from the database at RISE, the Research Institute of Sweden (former SP).
The work will involve, among other things:
- assessment of the reliability of available data
- approximation of missing parameters if possible (usually the strength of timber is unknown).
- a comparative study between calculation results and test results using statistics.
# 2016:2
Failure times of gypsum boards
Fire protection usually falls-off the structure after a certain period of fire exposure. The structure behind it becomes unprotected after this point and generally experiences a period of increased fire exposure. In the current regulations an empirical equation is used to predict the time at which this occurs. In this equation the time to failure is only dependent on the thickness of the gypsum board. However, this method can be presumed to be oversimplified. Gypsum contains water, which slows down the heat transfer through the structure (as water requires a lot of heat to evaporate).
However, evaporation of water is also the main reason for shrinkage and cracks. Cracks around the fasteners are usually identified as the cause of gypsum failure. In light timber frame structures, distances between fasteners of gypsum boards are directly related to the distance between the joists they are attached to. One hypothesis is that the crack width in a fire is smaller when the joist (or screw) distances are smaller, which increases the failure time. Therefore, it is desired to determine a relationship between the failure time, the board thickness and the joist (or screw) distance.
The work would involve, among other things:
- assessment of the reliability of available data
- development of a simple analytical 1-dimensional model to estimate the crack width and an attempt to relate it to real gypsum failure times.
- determine a relationship between a) gypsum failure times b) gypsum board thickness and c) joists and screw distances.
# 2016:3
Cavity barriers
Cavity barriers are needed to stop fires from spreading inside voids. Previously, this type of fire spread has caused high-damage fires, as the fire service cannot easily find and extinguish this type of fires. SP Fire research has developed a new method to assess fire stops. The plan is to perform a test of similar specimens. However, this time the to study different details such as the connection between fire stops.
The work would involve, among other things:
- preparation of test specimens (preparations for temperature and oxygen measurements)
- helping to perform the fire test
- try a distinguishment method without using much water aIer a fire test (op2onal)
- try to identify a method for the fire service to locate the fire during the test (op2onal).
- produce some guidelines for the installa2on of fire stops in buildings.
# 2016:4
Lbrick / Combrick
Investigation and description of different prototypes for utilisation in toys, model kits and structural applications in different scales of a newly invented modular concept based on different material options – concrete, plastics, metal, wood, and composite materials with graphen for improved performance.
Lbrick is a patented building system and the project is proposed in collaboration with Leading Brick Building Systems.
# 2016:5
Investigating composite and material hybrid concepts
Combinations of materials have been utilised in construction throughout history. However, the combination of materials for synergic effects such as co-action is not as common. Many different concepts have been invented and introduced on the market, also in Sweden, for use in the construction sector. Few have survived.
This master thesis project is intended to focus on made attempts to launch different hybrid concepts, the aimed at effects and benefits, the marketing process and the factors enabling the concepts and products to survive on the market and an investigation of why others have disappeared.
The project aims at providing a basis for future projects on material and product development making use of different material properties in combination.
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Developing building components for computer/robot aided building production
The recent steps of development of CAD CAM, CNC and other processing tools in industrial building production has a big unexploited potential of saving resources (materials and energy). The capacity is so far mainly used in the industry to increase the time saving and economic benefits to a limited extent and the full capacity of decreasing the environmental footprint has not been explored.
This project aims at proposing new types of building products and components that make optimized use of the available means of production with improved resource utilization. The project aims at proposing design concepts, which are to be developed and proposed in contact with the building industry and timber product suppliers.
Issues to be considered:
- Optimised material use and material combinations
- Multi-functionality of materials and building components
- Analysis of design parameters for an improved design and production process
# 2016:7
Strength properties of Thermowood decking
Stora Enso Industrial Components produces spruce and pine Thermowood in Finland and Latvia. A significant proportion of the material is used for decking where the flatwise bending strength and stiffness is critical for the performance.
The thesis project aims at determining the resulting strength properties of Thermowood decking after heat treatment of material of different dimension and raw material quality.
The project is proposed in collaboration with Stora Enso Industrial Components.
# 2016:8
Finger jointed and laminated Thermowood components
Stora Enso Industrial Components produces finger jointed and laminated window components made from Thermowood. The heat treatment process has negative effects on strength and brittleness of the material. Many studies have been aimed at the impact of heat treatment on sawn timber and small clearwood samples. However, these studies have mainly been made on material treated at maximum temperature 212 °C or higher. Less is known on the effects on strength when the wood is treated at milder climates, and very few studies have been aimed at finger jointed or laminated products.
The thesis project aims to determine the bending strength and brittleness of softwood heat treated at maximum temperatures 190 °C and 212 °C, and to compare the strength values with untreated reference wood. The study may possibly include sawn dimensions, finger jointed material, and laminated beams.
The project is proposed in collaboration with Stora Enso Industrial Components.
# 2016:9
Re-engineered Thermowood
Stora Enso Industrial Components produces spruce and pine Thermowood in Finland and Latvia. The relatively costly process makes it important to utilize also material that has been downgraded after treatment. The thesis project aims at re- engineering of suitable downgraded goods by defect elimination and finger jointing.
The thesis project aims to determine volumes available for re-engineering, identify suitable processes for extraction of the material, defect elimination, and finger jointing. Pilot scale re-engineering shall be made and both visual appearance and strength properties of the resulting material shall be determined. An assessment of the product cost shall be made.
The project is proposed in collaboration with Stora Enso Industrial Components.
# 2016:10
Effect of the freshness of wood material surfaces on surface treatments of wooden panels
Today, industrial paint treatments become more and more common due to benefits from faster assembly on site and more even quality of the paint layer.
This project aims at a study of the properties of the wood surface and the potential effects of the freshness of the wood surface on adhesion of applied surface treatments.
The project aims to study different paint types and the effects of time after cutting. The project comprises lab test practice for verification of the effects from contamination of the wood surface.
The project is proposed in collaboration with SP Sustainable Built Environment.
# 2016:11
Element detailing for efficient timber construction
In the timber house producing industries a well-defined technical detail fixed on site steers the assembly of the wall elements. A steering batten in wood is applied on the concrete slab in before hand and it might get affected by moisture and weathering, before the wall elements are placed, depending on the time it is left exposed.
The steering detail is crucial for the assembly of the prefabricated house and is in focus for this development and innovation project aiming at solving the problem by looking at new possibilities to produce this detail with other material alternatives and a new improved design.
This project on facade technology is proposed in collaboration with Svenskt Trä, part of the Swedish Forestry Industries Federation (Skogsindustrierna).
Additional subjects of current interest for the industry:
- Suitable façade systems for timber houses. Life Cycle Cost perspective on technology, moisture, fire, production and market analysis.
- Decreased total energy consumption and maintenance for timber-based construction of multi storey residential buildings aiming at considering technology, environmental effects and costs.
- Estimation of energy consumption and flow in buildings. Study of why many softwares for calculation give higher energy consumption values for timber than experienced in reality, compared to buildings based on other structural materials.
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Bill and Nicolette Niman no longer own Niman Ranch. They parted ways with the farm that Bill started at the end of the 1970s in 2007, and began a new farming venture, BN Ranch. One of the main reasons that Bill Niman cites for his departure :is because he felt that it "fell into the hands of conventional meat and marketing guys as opposed to ranching guys...You can't really ferret out how [the cattle] are being raised [now]."
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Masami Food Inc cattle are born and finished on the ranch; the cattle are finished in barns on a concentrated grain feed formulated for the requirements of a grade 10 wagyu beef.
Two Rivers today is more of a brand than a ranch and supplies 100 distributors in 40 states. The head office is in South Dakota, and like Niman Ranch and Harris Ranch the animals will be auditable for quality control purposes, but otherwise untraceable for the regular Joe or Josephine Consumer.
Joyce Farms is a mixed bag – the beef is 100% grass-fed and the Poulet Rouge heritage chicken meets level 4 on the 5-Step Global Animal Partnership index, (which is almost top marks), However the raising methods for the rest of the livestock, including the 'regular' chicken, is unclear. I have written a mini blog on Joyce Farms as it is worth a fuller discussion due to its mixed standards.
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CHICAGO, April 9.-Ralph Mulford, winner of the Elgin National trophy in the National stock chassis road championship of the Chicago Motor Club at Elgin last Summer, has announced formally his intention of defending his title to the road championship, and his is the first entry received by Chairman Charles E. Gregory of the Chicago Motor Club's Contest Board for the 1911 events, which will be run Aug. 25 and 26.
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Generates BUY / SELL Signals for easy to use
You do not need to read or understand market trend lines on indicator's window. Quantina Bitcoin Indicator shows a little red Arrow for SELL and a little green Arrow for the best BUY entry points above and under the actual candle. Bitcoin Indicator is repainting the chart with actual trend lines. (Green = Bullish Trend, Red = Bearish Trend). Measured Signal Strenght also has written on the chart for advanced traders.
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After many years of research, countless effort and fruitful cooperation with our partners we have designed a self-adjusting, long-term profitability function in our new generation of indicators. In a nutshell, if the market condition is changing for sure, the indicator can change the main formulas for a new calculation. In this case, you do not need to optimize them for time to time. Fully automated.


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Chientzu Candace Chou, Ph.D.
Teacher Education
Teacher Education
Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Dr. C. Candace Chou is a professor of Learning Technology. She was a Senior Fulbright Scholar (2015-16), conducting research on digital equity in education in Taiwan. She teaches courses on the topics of digital storytelling, use of technology for instruction and principles of educational research. Her main research interests include instructional strategies of online learning, pedagogy of emerging technologies, mobile learning, virtual reality and digital equity. Dr. Chou provides consultation and workshops on technology integration for K-12 schools, higher education institutes and learning professionals in organizations. She has been designing and implementing online and blended learning for two decades.
Courses Taught:
- CIED500 Principles of Educational Research
- CIED500/431 Learning Design with Technology
Selected Publications
- Chou, C. C., Chuang, H. H., & Wharton-Beck, A. (2019). Fostering the development of social capital to enrich student experiences through after-school digital tutoring programs. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 12(1), 1-16.
- Chou, C.C. & Block, L. (2019). The mis-matched expectations of iPad integration between teachers and students in secondary schools. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 57(5), 1281-1302
- Chou, C.C. & Block, L. (2018). Student Expectations and Patterns of Instructional Activities with iPad-Cart Integration in Multi-School Secondary Classrooms. In E. Langran & J. Borup (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 1326-1334). Washington, D.C., United States: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). (Received Outstanding Paper Award)
- Chou, C. C., & He, S. J. (2017). The effectiveness of digital badges on student online contribution. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 54(8), 1092-1116. doi:10.1177/0735633116649374
- Brendel, W., & Chou, C. C. (2016). Transforming organizational changes through collaborative digital storytelling. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 9(1), 13-27. DOI: 10.18785/jetde.0901.02.
- Lin, C. S., Ma, J. T., Kuo, K. Y., & Chou, C. C. (2015). Examining the efficacy of project-based learning on cultivating the 21st century skills on high school students in a global context. Journal on School Educational Technology, 11(1), 1-9.
- Chou, C. C., Block, L., & Jesness, R. (2014). Strategies and challenges in iPad initiative: Lessons learned from year two. IADIS International Journal on WWW/Internet, 12(2), 85-101
- Chou, C. C. & Hart, R. K. (2013). A case study of designing experiential learning activities in virtual worlds. In E. McKay (Ed.) ePedagogy in Online Learning: New Developments in Web-Mediated Human Computer Interaction (pp. 228-242). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference/IGI Global.
- Chou, C. C., Block, L., & Jesness, R. (2012). A Case Study of Mobile Learning Pilot Project in K-12 Schools, Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange, 5(2). 11-26.
- Chou, C.C. (2012). Creating a Performance-Based Faculty Development Process for Online Teaching. In P. Resta (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2012 (pp. 2258-2263). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
- Chou, C. C., & Hart, R. K. (2012). Chapter 30: The pedagogical considerations in the design of virtual worlds for organization learning. In H. Yang & S. Yuen (Eds.), Handbook of research on practices and outcomes in virtual worlds and environment (pp. 561-569). Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference/IGI Global.
Awards & Accomplishments
- 2017-20, Chair, Vice Chair, and Program Chair, Technology as an Agent of Change for Teaching and Learning (TACTL) SIG, American Education Research Association (AERA)
- 2019, UST STELAR Course Development Grant on Competency-Based Education
- 2018, UST Center for the Common Good Community Engagement Research Grant
- 2018, UST Faculty Development Center Research Grant
- 2017, UST STELAR Research Grant on Virtual Reality
- 2015-2016, Fulbright Senior Scholarship
- 2013-14, Research Grant on a book project from UST Faculty Development Center
- 2012-13, BReaD fund from College of Education, Leadership, and Counseling on iPad study and Minnesota 1:1 Learning Summit hosting
- 2011, Teaching Enhancement Grant from the University of St. Thomas Faculty Development Center
- 2006, Society of International Chinese in Educational Technology (SICET) Fellowship
- 2004-2005, "Minnesota Educators and Leaders Technology Initiative (MELTI)," a subcontract to the University of St. Thomas from the Enhancing Education Through Technology (E2T2) grant from the Minnesota Department of Education. This grant provided free professional training opportunity for fifty five K-12 educators to attend the Learning Technology Certificate Program at the University of St. Thomas ($195,251)
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Create a parser which converts RST to BASH for managing the guest side scripts for training labs. This will eventually be added as a gate upstream (OpenStack) to auto validate the new installation and configuration text and also build training-labs automatically for every OpenStack release.
The RST files for example should be converted into BASH which runs with training-labs. I am writing this parser in Python and eventually plan to push it to pypi so every one can use it.
Find the links here: Training-Labs, OpenStack Manuals (check the docs/install-guides section), rst2bash. Majority of the contributions are to rst2bash but be ready to do some upstream work too.
Current Plans
- Create template system for RST based text.
- Parse keystone-*.rst files into BASH as the initial POC.
- Write required specs/blueprints upstream and push the changes.
Looking for mad skills in:
python bash
This project is part of:
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Continuous development in technology – way to successo success
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This guest post is by Tom Cooney of a.tom.called.cooney.
Leon Haywood started his career in the 1960's in Houston, Texas as a singer/songwriter. After relocating to Los Angeles he recorded over 20 US R&B singles on Decca Records, Columbia Records, and MCA Records. His most popular single is "I Wanta Do Something Freaky To You" in 1974 which he recored on 20th Century Records. The single reached #7 on the R&B chart and #15 on the Pop chart on 1975. His song "Push It, Don't Force It" was a Top 40 hit single in the UK in 1980. Haywood is also credited with writing the 1981 song "She's a Bad Mama Jama" recorded by Carl Carlton.
Haywood is considered a one hit wonder by most. However, his one hit is one of the funkiest songs of all time. "I Wanta Do Something Freaky To You" is one of the most recognizable funk tracks ever, as it was sampled by Dr. Dre on "Nuthin But A G Thang". This was the first time I had ever heard of Leon Haywood. Although he is improperly cited on the album as L. Hayward, it wasn't long before we all figured out who he was. Public Enemy, Bloods & Crips, Redman, Masta Ace, Aaliyah and 50 Cent have also sampled this song.
"I Wanta Do Something Freaky To You" sets the crowd off every time I play it. I had one dude say to me "Are you really playing Leon Haywood right now?" Yes my friend I am, and I will continue to play that single until my days of DJing are over.


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NTT Communications Shining Arcs achieve their best ever Top League finish last season after ending the campaign in fifth, and will be aiming to break into the top four championship round this year.
With a strong pack consisting of Sunwolves' Shokei Kin and Willie Britz, along with Melbourne Rebels' Amanaki Mafi, forwards coach Naoya Okubo will be keen to address problems in the scrum that saw the side post the lowest scrum success-rate in the Top League last season (88%).
Elton Jantjies, who finished top points' scorer in Super Rugby this season, will start at no.10, alternating with Sunwolves stand off Jumpei Ogura. Elsewhere in the backs, head coach Dave Penney will be praying that young centre Takuya Ishibashi maintains his fine form last season, that saw him beat the second-most defenders in the Top League in 2016-17.
Ishibashi could be one of many players that Japan head coach Jamie Joseph casts an eagle eye on ahead of the November tests.
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Norman Rockwell Museum Looks at Jackson Pollock and the Rise of Abstract Expressionism
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Stockbridge, MA, July 22, 2016—In conjunction with its newest exhibitionRockwell and Realism in an Abstract World, Norman Rockwell Museum will present talks on the abstract expressionist movement during the week of July 24.
On Monday, July 25, starting at 5:30 p.m., the Museum will examine the work of Jackson Pollock and the rise of the abstract expressionism with Helen A. Harrison, Director of the Pollock-Krasner House ad Study Center. Ms. Harrison will discuss the revolutionary post-World War II art movement, which placed America on the international stage as an influential force to be reckoned with in the art world. She will look at the artists and critics who sparked new ways of seeing.
The following Thursday, July 28, at 5:30 p.m., Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, the Museum's chief curator, will offer a walking tour of the Rockwell and Realism in an Abstract World exhibition, tracing the shifts in twentieth century art and the art of illustration.
Both talks are free for Museum members, or included with regular Museum admission.
Rockwell and Realism in an Abstract World
On view through October 30, 2016
In post-World War II America, the primacy of abstract art was clearly acknowledged, and by 1961, when Rockwell painted The Connoisseur, Abstract Expressionism had been covered in the popular press for nearly 15 years. Originated in the 1940s by Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Barnett Newman, and Mark Rothko, among others, Abstract Expressionism was the first American movement to achieve widespread international influence.
For the first time, Norman Rockwell Museum will explore the contrast between the abstract and realist movements, placing works by Rockwell, Wyeth, and Warhol side by side with Pollock, Calder, Johns, and over 40 other preeminent artists. Rockwell and Realism in an Abstract World examines the forces that forged the mid-century dismissal of narrative painting and illustration, as well as the resurgence of realist painting during the latter half of the twentieth century, its presence and critical consideration today, and the ways in which our contemporary viewpoints have been shaped by post World War II constructs.
The exhibition features the art of prominent illustrators, painters, and sculptors whose autographic art spans more than 60 years, representing many dynamic forms of visual communication. Featured artists include: Marshall Arisman, Bo Bartlett, Austin Briggs, Alexander Calder, Alan E. Cober, Robert Cottingham, Robert Cunningham, Joe De Mers, Walton Ford, Eric Forstmann, Helen Frankenthaler, Bernie Fuchs, Sam Francis, Edwin Georgi, George Giusti, Ralph Goings, Cleve Grey, Brad Holland, Dan Howe, Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons, Anita Kunz, Jacqui Morgan, Robert Motherwell, Barbara Nessim, Barnett Newman, Tim O'Brien, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, Al Parker, Bob Peak, Philip Pearlstein, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Larry Rivers, Norman Rockwell, Peter Rockwell, James Rosenquist, David Salle, Saul Steinberg, Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Robert Weaver, Thomas Woodruff, Andrew Wyeth, and Jamie Wyeth. The exhibition is sponsored by TD Bank.


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Ribbon, Ribbon, Ribbon….
Ok, I admit it! I'm a wimp when it comes to ribbon. Maybe it's the little girl in me. All I know is that I love ribbon, all kinds of ribbon.
I've tried several ways of keeping ribbon. I bought the ribbon box from the craft store, you know the one where you put the spools in and pull a little ribbon through a slot. I didn't care for that because the perfectionist in me wanted the spools to fit exactly in those little slots. Since ribbon comes in different sizes what do I do with the larger spools.
I then took a dowel rod and ran it through the spools and hung it up so all I had to do is pull the ribbon off the spools. Hmmm, didn't care for that either because I needed all the colors to be together (yellows, reds, oranges). Every time I bought a new spool (which by the way is often), I had to disassemble the rod so I could get the color where it belonged. Also, all spools are not created equal. Some spools have large holes and some had small spools.
Next up, was wrapping them around the embroidery thread holders and putting them on a ring. You guessed it, I didn't care for that because, they didn't hold much and honestly, I didn't like the way it looked.
I saw an article in a magazine and also on the Internet that showed someone using doll pins and wrapping the ribbon around them. Then they placed them in a jar so they could see them and used them to decorate their space. I loved this idea! It took care of the bulky spools, it made them look similar and you could see the beautiful ribbon.
Unfortunately, with all the ribbon I had it would take a lot of jars to hold all the ribbon. So, I opted to put it in a large glass bowl. Again, it was beautiful to look at, but I had to dig through the entire bowl to find the ribbon I wanted.
My youngest daughter, Amber, had a beautiful 3 tier wire basket stand that she found at Smith and Hawkins. I thought, that would be perfect. I would be able to see the ribbon, put the colors together and if I wanted I could even pull the ribbon through the holes. Well, I found a similar one at HL for $39.99 and had a 40% coupon (sweet)!
I know that we are all different and it is a matter of preference, but this has worked beautifully for me. I love looking up from my workstation and seeing the ribbon. This large 3 basket wire stand also has a lot of room for me to add more ribbon. So that means I need to leave you now because I know there is a color of ribbon out there that is calling my name saying "Come buy me"!


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One of the things I wrote up there was "playing golf." I probably mean going to the golfing range. I don't really know.
Matthew is reaaaaallllly good at golf. Like, for real. He loves golf so much.. he loves it so much that he even got me into it. I know everything there is to know about golf- who played in the Masters, who won the masters, who is sponsored by what companies. I just don't know how to play. Ha.
On our very first date we went to a golfing range (followed by dinner.) That was allllmost 2 years ago and that was the only time we went "golfing." Opps. He was probably thinking "great, a girl who likes to go to the range!" And then we never went back.. hahahaha.


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While our meta isn't represented by the full spectrum of factions our group does however have a fantastic mix in both player ability and variety.
As of June 17th my current 2009 win record is as follows.
vs. Cygnar 9 Wins 6 Losses = 60%
vs. Menoth 6 Wins 0 Losses = 100%
vs. Khador 4 Wins 0 Losses = 100%
vs. Cryx 3 Wins 1 Loss = 75%
vs. Mercs 4 Wins 0 Losses = 100%
vs. Trolls 6 Wins 0 Losses = 100%
vs. Legion 5 Wins 2 Losses = 71.43%
vs. Circle 2 Wins 0 Losses = 100%
vs. Skorne 0 Wins 0 Losses = N/A
Add all that up and you've got an overall win record of 81.25% Not too shabby.
All this success has really had me thinking these last few week. That and having an incredible amount of free time at work. I've come up with a new blog post that I hope to have together by the end of the week. I call it the "Be Attitudes Of Wargaming." Essentially it'll be a post on some attributes of what I view as a successful war gamer. More to come.


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The International Longshoremen's Association has agreed a new 6-year Master Contract.
The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) has successfully steered the Master Contract extension it negotiated with the US Maritime Alliance (USMX) through its voting process, giving vital certainty over labour peace on the US East and Gulf Coasts from now until September 2024.
The ILA has talked tough on automation throughput the negotiations, and the current provisions around "new technology" in the current Master Contract have been replaced with new language that, says the ILA, brings in "landmark protections against job-killing fully automated ports."
"This is a great day for the ILA and our union membership," said President Daggett. "ILA members covered under this ILA-USMX Master Agreement can now look to a bright future where their salaries will increase and the threat of job loss from fully automated terminals, semi-automated terminals and automated equipment is eliminated. Our national health care plan, MILA remains the strong and our members will benefit from increases in Container Royalty.
Daggett praised his ILA colleagues for their efforts. "Our ILA Wage Scale Committee can be very proud of the contract they helped produced and our membership ratified," added ILA President Daggett. "They put in long, oft-times gruelling hours to bring home a contract that I think represents the best collective bargaining agreement in ILA history and maybe even in the entire history of Organized Labor.
"This extension not only protects the benefits ILA members already have, but also enhances these benefits to ensure that they are compensated appropriately for all your hard work," said President Daggett. "I am particularly pleased with the jurisdictional protections that the ILA has negotiated that will ensure ILA jobs will be preserved in the years ahead. I believe that this proposed extension represents a giant step forward in the collective bargaining history of the ILA."
While the final wording has not been made public, the ILA's statement to its members before the vote explains that "fully automated" terminals may not be implemented during the contract, but also sets out a new process for enabling terminal operators to implement new technology, including semi-automation, providing both parties agree on workforce protections. Each new technology must be approved on a terminal by terminal basis.


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In this third book that involves this couple (6th book in the series), Callie and Kayden try and enjoy their happily ever after but things are too good to be true as their past comes back to challenge their relationship. We have all been rooting for this couple since the series started. They have both come from dark pasts and they found light in each other. It is hard to watch this couple struggle so much but that is how life can be sometimes. It can be crap and we just hope that love can be enough to save us.
The Resolution of Callie & Kayden will be available as e-book for Kindle or Nook and also is available in soft cover. You can add The Resolution of Callie & Kayden to your Goodreads shelf by going here.
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Thomas H. Webb, secretary of the New England Emigrant Aid Company, wrote from Boston, Massachusetts to Martin F. Conway, general agent for the New England Emigrant Aid Company in Kansas Territory. Webb reported that someone was spreading damaging rumors in Boston about Conway operating "grogeries" during a recent political event (probably the August 1859 Republican Convention in Lawrence, Kansas Territory). Webb commented that he had told people who were concerned about the rumors to take the accusations with a grain of salt ("cum grano salis").
Creator: Webb, Thomas H. (Thomas Hopkins), 1801-1866
Date: September 9, 1859
Item Number: 2216
Call Number: New England Emig. Aid Co. Coll. #624 Box 2 Fldr 4
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Business and Industry - Services - Food and drink - Bars & saloons
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Community Life - Town development - Town companies - Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Free Soil
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Prohibition and temperance
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Conway, Martin Franklin, 1827-1882
People - Notable People - Webb, Thomas Hopkins, 1801-1866
Places - Other States - Massachusetts - Boston
Places - Regions - Eastern Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
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How Long for Cholesterol Count to Go Down After Eating Fatty Food?
While a blood test to determine your cholesterol level can be done anytime, for the most accurate results it is best to fast. Different foods such as fatty foods have varying effects on cholesterol levels and if you test too close to eating, you may not get accurate results. If you are concerned about your cholesterol levels and preparing for a test, your physician will tell you what foods to avoid and how long you should fast for.
Cholesterol Blood Test
If your doctor orders a blood test to determine your cholesterol level, the test may actually be used to find the level of several different lipids. This includes your total cholesterol level; the bad kind of cholesterol, which is low-density lipoproteins, or LDLs, and the good kind of cholesterol, which is high-density lipoproteins, or HDLs. A cholesterol test may also be used to determine your level of triglycerides which is a type of fat that travels in the bloodstream as well as very-low-density lipoproteins, or VLDL s, which transport fats around the body. Since food can influence cholesterol levels your doctor may ask you to fast before having your blood drawn, says MedlinePlus.
Fat Digestion
The digestion time for foods depends on the type of food you eat and how well your digestive system is working. All types of food must be changed into smaller molecules of nutrients before they can be absorbed into the blood and used by the body. After traveling through the esophagus food is pushed into the stomach where it can be mixed with digestive juices. Fats spend the most amount of time on the stomach as they take the longest to break down, notes the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse. After leaving the stomach fat molecules are broken into smaller molecules such as fatty acids and cholesterol and released into the bloodstream. These fat molecules are either used right away for energy or taken to fat cells to be stored.
Fats and Cholesterol Level
Since everyone's digestive process is different and because many other factors can influence how long it takes for your body to digest food, there is no one set amount of time that it takes for the level of cholesterol and fat in the bloodstream to decrease. A general guideline is to fast between nine to twelve hours by consuming only water during that period, according to Cleveland Clinic. Fatty foods can actually affect triglyceride levels even more than cholesterol levels. Fats, alcohol and simple sugars can all drive triglyceride levels up for hours.
The type of test you need will determine if you have to fast or how long you have to fast for. A total cholesterol test or a test to determine your HDL levels can be done without fasting. A test to determine your LDL or triglyceride level should be done after fasting, reports the Harvard Medical School, mostly because fatty foods drive up triglyceride levels. However, some medications, illness, stress, infections, injuries, a stroke or heart attack can also influence cholesterol levels no matter what type of food you eat. Given the complexity of your digestive process and the various factors that can influence your cholesterol levels, consult your physician for the best way to test and bring your levels down if necessary.
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'Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character' is latest must-read from author Marty AppelPosted: March 21, 2017 Filed under: Baseball, MLB, MLB Baseball, Uncategorized | Tags: Casey Stengel, Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character, Dodgers, Ebbets Field, John McGraw, Marty Appel, Mets, Yankees Leave a comment
Marty Appel has hit another home run with his latest undertaking "Casey Stengel: Baseball's Greatest Character." Appel, whose credits include "Munson" and "Pinstripe Empire," the definitive history of the New York Yankees, digs deep into Casey Stengel's life and uncovers multiple aspects of a life in baseball that spanned more than 50 years.
In 2009, MLB Network ran a series that highlighted many areas of the game. Stengel finished first in a category called "Characters of the Game." He beat out luminaries such as Yogi Berra, Babe Ruth, Dizzy Dean, Leo Durocher and Satchel Paige.
Upon Casey's death in 1975, Richie Ashburn, who played for Stengel with the original Mets, said: "He was the happiest man I've ever seen."
Casey loved the writers who covered his teams – 'my writers' he would call them. He was a showboat and a rabble-rouser who wasn't afraid to mix it up in a fight. He was a .284 hitter as a player, and managed the Dodgers, Braves, Yankees and Mets, achieving his greatest fame with the Yankees who won five straight World Championships between 1949 and 1953.
Here are 10 amazing factoids and associated Stengelese witticisms found in Casey's bio:
1. Casey hit the first home run in Ebbets Field when the Brooklyn Superbas (soon to be called Dodgers) christened their new park with an exhibition game against the Yankees before the 1913 Series. Generous scoring ruled Stengel's inside-the-park blast a home run.
2. A decade later, in 1923 Stengel hit the first World Series home run in the history of Yankee Stadium. This was also an inside-the-parker, and gave the New York Giants a 5-4 win over the Yankees. Stengel also homered in Game 3, and this blast into the right field seats gave the Giants a 1-0 win.
3. In 1933, Casey served as a pall bearer at the funeral of legendary Giants manager John McGraw. Other pall bearers that day included George M. Cohan, DeWolf Hopper (who wrote 'Casey at the Bat''), Yankee owner Jacob Ruppert, Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson, Will Rogers, and football Giants owner Tim Mara.
4. One year, Stengel managed the Boston Braves to a sixth place finish, coming on the heels of four seventh place finishes. Early in the 1943 season Casey was hit by a taxi cab in Kenmore Square and broke his left leg. Acerbic Boston Record columnist Dave 'The Colonel' Egan wrote that "the taxi driver who knocked Stengel down and put him out of commission until July" should be voted the man who did the most for Boston baseball in 1943.
5. Before the first game of the 1952 World Series, Stengel, then manager of the Yankees, took Mickey Mantle out to right field in Ebbets Field to give him a tutorial on the angles of the concrete wall. Mantle looked at Casey as though he was screwy. "Guess he thinks I was born at age 50 and started managing immediately," said Stengel.
6. "The secret of managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the guys who are undecided." – Casey Stengel
7. After guiding the Yankees to 10 American League pennants in 12 years, Stengel was let go by the team after losing to the Pirates in a thrilling seven-game World Series in 1960. "I'll never make the mistake of being 70 again," Casey said.
8. In 1962, Casey took over the reigns of the expansionist New York Mets. The Mets were lovable losers (they lost 120 games in the inaugural season), but Stengel quickly made them popular. Take for instance Marvin Eugene Throneberry (whose initials were MET). In the first inning of a June game against the Cubs, Marvelous Marv steamed into third base with a triple. However he was called out when the umpire ruled he missed second base. When Casey came out to argue, the ump, Dusty Boggess, said, "Don't bother Casey, he missed first base too."
9. Casey invented his own form of speaking, called Stengelese. One of his favorite sayings was "Most people my age are dead at the present time."
10. Just days before he passed away in the hospital at the age of 85, Casey decided to rise from his hand, stand barefoot in his hospital gown, and put his hand over his heart as the national anthem was played. Near his gravesite is a plaque that reads: "There comes a time in every man's life and I've had plenty of them."
If Kentucky wins, the Yankees will marchPosted: March 29, 2012 Filed under: Baseball, Basketball, final four, MLB, NCAA | Tags: Adolph Rupp, Bucky Dent, Casey Stengel, final four, Joe Torre, Kentucky, NCAA basketball, Rick Pitino, World Series, Yankees 3 Comments
If Kentucky wins the NCAAs, you can count on a Yankee parade down Broadway this fall.
The last six times Kentucky has won the NCAA men's basketball title, the Yankees have gone on to win the World Series.
The Wildcats have won seven titles overall, second only to UCLA's 11 and by far the most of any team in this year's Final Four. Kansas has taken three, Louisville two and Ohio State one.
Kentucky won its first championship in 1948, the year the Cleveland Indians beat the Boston Braves to win their last World Series.
Kentucky repeated in 1949, beating Oklahoma State in the final, under the tutelage of immortal coach Adolph Rupp, the "Baron of the Bluegrass."
Rupp, fourth all-time with 876 victories, would go on to win in 1951 (against Kansas State) and 1958 (against Seattle) for a total of four championships.
Meanwhile the Yankees were winning five World Series in a row between 1949 and 1953 under another legendary leader, Casey Stengel. In 1958, the Yankees rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Milwaukee Braves.
It took Kentucky 20 years to return to the mountaintop, when coach Joe B. Hall's Wildcats defeated Duke for the 1978 national championship. That fall, the Yankees rallied to knock off the Red Sox on Bucky Dent's home run, then repeated against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Rick Pitino, now the head coach at Louisville (which meets Kentucky in a Final Four intra-state rivalry on Saturday), coached the Wildcats to the NCAA title in 1996. Two years later, coach Tubby Smith guided Kentucky to its last championship, against Utah.
Meanwhile, Joe Torre piloted the Yankees to World Series wins in 1996 (vs. the Braves) and 1998 (vs. the Padres).
Of the other Final Four finalists, Kansas won its first championship in 1952, followed by a Yankee win over the Dodgers. Ohio State's only title occurred in 1960, the year the Yankees lost the Series to Bill Mazeroski and the Pirates. And although the Yankees didn't win the World Series following Louisville's 1986 title run, the Mets did.
Kentucky is heavily favored to cut down the nets Monday night. And if they do, the Yankees can start planning a parade down Broadway
LOL: Baseball's Funniest Notable QuotablesPosted: March 20, 2011 Filed under: Baseball, MLB, Uncategorized | Tags: baseball notable quotables, baseball's funniest quotes, Bill Klem, Bob Lemon, Casey Stengel, Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose, Yogi Berra 2 Comments
In my latest copy of the world's largest circulation manage, aka AARP Magazine, they had a Power of 50 page devoted to baseball's 50 funniest notable quotables.
Well, here's my favorite 10 — along with another Yogi-ism for the wrap.
Enjoy. And send me your favorites.
"Trying to sneak a pitch past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster."
— Joe Adcock
"If a horse won't eat it, I don't want to play on it."
— Dick Allen on artificial turf
"It ain't nothing' till I call it."
— Bill Klem, umpire
"Sure I played, did you think I was born at age 70 sitting in a dugout trying to manage guys like you?"
Casey Stengel to Mickey Mantle
"All I remember about my wedding day in 1967 is that the Cubs lost a doubleheader."
— George Will
"Ninety percent of this game is half mental."
— Yogi Berra
"There's no crying in baseball."
— Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own
"I'd be willing to bet you, if I was a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball."
— Pete Rose
"The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then to pick it up."
— Bob Uecker
"I never took the game home with me. I always left it in some bar."
— Bob Lemon
"It ain't over till it's over."
— Yogi Berra
Baseball's All-Time Notable QuotablesPosted: November 29, 2009 Filed under: Baseball, Uncategorized | Tags: Annie Savoy, baseball quotes, Bull Durham, Casey Stengel, Mays glove triples die, notable baseball quotes, Willie Mays, Yogi Berra 1 Comment
"Willie Mays and his glove. Where triples go to die."
That has always been one of my favorite baseball quotations. The quote and slight variations have been attributed to a variety of characters, everyone from former Los Angeles Dodgers executive Fresco Thompson to long-time Dodger announcer Vince Scully to the late Los Angeles sports columnist Jim Murray.
Who knows who said it first. Who cares. The image of Willie Mays racing across the green grass of the outfield to snare a long drive off the bat of Vic Wertz or Gil Hodges or Hank Aaron remains timeless.
That's one of my favorite all-time baseball notable quotable. Here are 10 others, minus Yogi Berra, who gets a list all by himself.
"You gotta be a man to play baseball for a living, but you gotta have a lot of little boy in you, too."
— Roy Campanella
"Billy Martin is a mouse studying to be a rat."
— Writer John Schulian
"Good pitching will always stop good hitting and vice-versa."
— Casey Stengel
"I believe in the Church of Baseball. I tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I've worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, trees, mushrooms and Isadora Duncan. I know things. For instance, there are 108 beads in a Catholic rosary and there are 108 stitches in a baseball. When I learned that, I gave Jesus a chance."
— Susan Sarandon as Annie Savoy, written by Ron Shelton, Bull Durham
"The best way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then pick it up."
— Bob Uecker
"Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing."
— Warren Spahn
"During my 18 years I came to bat almost 10,000 times. I struck out about 1,700 times and walked maybe 1,800 times. You figure a ballplayer will average about 500 at bats a season. That means I played seven years without ever hitting the ball."
— Mickey Mantle
"It ain't nothin' till I call it. "
— Umpire Bill Klem
"I'd rather be lucky than good."
— Lefty Gomez
"People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do, I stare out the window and wait for spring."
— Rogers Hornsby
The Legend of Marv ThroneberryPosted: April 12, 2008 Filed under: Baseball, Uncategorized | Tags: Baseball, Casey Stengel, Jimmy Breslin, Marv Throneberry, Mets, Miller Lite 1 Comment
Marv Throneberry was a legendary member of the 1962 New York Mets, the worst team in baseball history.
In one unforgettable game against the Cubs that year, Marvelous Marv, trying to atone for an error the previous inning, came up with a couple of Mets on base and boomed a long triple up the right centerfield alley at the old Polo Grounds.
Marv neglected one minor detail — he failed to touch second base — and was called out. As manager Casey Stengel came out to argue, first base coach Cookie Lavagetto grabbed the Ol' Professor and said, "Don't bother arguing Casey, he missed first base too. " The Mets lost, 8-7.
Another time the Mets decided to throw Casey a birthday party and give him a cake. Throneberry asked why he hadn't been given a cake on his birthday. Stengel leaned over and told Marv, "We was gonna give you a piece but we was afraid you'd drop it!"
In 1962, Throneberry batted .244 but his 16 home runs established him as a fan favorite. The following year he had 14 at-bats before being sent down to Buffalo to make way for another Met legend, Ed Kranepool. Marv never made it back to the majors.
Marvelous Marv later became one of the original spokespeople for Miller Lite beer and the "tastes great, less filling" campaign of the early 1980s. Throneberry's most famous line: "If I do for Lite what I did for baseball, I'm afraid their sales will go down."
Columnist Jimmy Breslin once quipped, "Having Marv Throneberry play for your team is like having Willie Sutton work for your bank."
The 1962 Mets — Simply Amazin'Posted: February 24, 2008 Filed under: Baseball | Tags: Amazin Mets, Casey Stengel, Mets, New York Mets 1 Comment
The 1962 New York Mets
Really now, just how bad were the 1962 New York Mets? Pretty darn bad.
The Mets, an expansion team in the National League along with the Houston Colt 45s, had a rather inauspicious debut. After half the team got stuck in an elevator at the Chase Hotel in St. Louis, the Mets lost their inaugural game to the Cardinals 11-4. They proceeded to lose their first nine before beating the Pirates. The Mets later had losing streaks of 11, 13 and 17 games….and they were 40-70 in their other games en route to a 40-120 record, setting the record for most losses by a single team in a single season in the 20th Century. Only the Cleveland Spiders, who went 20-134 in 1899, ever lost more games in a season.
The Mets were managed by the lovable Casey Stengel, who led to Yankees to 10 pennants and seven World Series in 12 years before being fired after the 1960 World Series. "I just know I'll never make the mistake of being 70 again," he is reputed to have said after the Yanks dismissed him.
Two years later, he was asked to take over the Mets, The Amazins' first draft pick in expansion draft was Hobie Landrith, and as Stengel said "You have to have a catcher or you'll have a lot of passed balls."
Early on, it was apparent the Mets were going to have trouble competing in the National League. "Been in this game one-hundred years, but I see new ways to lose 'em I never knew existed before," said Casey after one particularly disheartening loss." "Can't anybody here play this game?" he asked after another setback, a phrase that Jimmy Breslin later used as the title for perhaps the best book about the 1962 Mets.
Early in the season, when a reporter asked Stengel where he thought the Mets would finish, he said "We'll finish in Chicago."
Mercifully, the Mets were eliminated from the pennant race in early August. Casey called a team meeting. "You guys can relax now," he told his ballclub, "We're mathematically eliminated from the pennant. You can loosen up now."
The relaxed Mets won a total of 11 games in the last two months, and finished in 10th place, a mere 60 1/2 games behind the pennant-winning San Francisco Giants.
(I'll blog more about the Amazin' Mets….lots of great stories there.)


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The focus for 2014 is on Acid Wear, an increasingly prevalent condition which affects as many as one in three young adults across Europe.1 Clinical Lecturer, Dr Rupert Austin and Health Psychologist, Professor Tim Newton from King's College London will present new thinking on the condition. They will focus not only on the clinical signs and methods essential for identifying Acid Wear early, but will also take a look at the psychology behind patient behaviours, in a bid to investigate ways to motivate patients to change their oral health related behaviour.
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This tree has been struck by lightning - most of it is horizontal now. (See it here.) But it's still impressive! (This is another from my day walking around Miles Sanctuary.)
One picture a day of this rural, old New England town.
Impressive object! Sculpted by nature!
The other photo is equally impressive, Jenny.
Jenny, very creative post with the perspective and title. btw, I have another shot with lanterns today :-)
Wow, great shot! I love how the lines at the top lead you away to the left. Darn good eye!
strong image! most of all i like your description, Jenny :)
brilliant shot jenny!
Impressive shot!!
The tree is standing in vivid contrast against the sky!!
also very creative perspective!!!
Hi Jenny, I love interesting weathered trees photos so of course I think your shot is cool. Very nice.


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ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England — Two HH-60G helicopters from the 56th Rescue Squadron took off July 29 for exercise Allied Strike 2010 in Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels, Germany.
Encompassing approximately 200 military personnel and 24 aircraft from the U.S. and five European nations, AS10 is designed to replicate as closely as possible the command and control systems units see while providing tactical air control and close air support in a counter-insurgency situation.
"It's an outstanding opportunity for the 48th Fighter Wing to continue to reach out to train with the joint team and continue to improve our interoperability and tactics with our allied partners," said Air Force Lt. Col. Steven Gregg, 56th RQS commander.
During the exercise, the 56th RQS will perform casualty evacuations as well as aerial gunnery practice in support of ground troops. The logistical planning for participation in Allied Strike has been underway for three months, and the squadron's support personnel and equipment are already in place in Germany awaiting the arrival of the aircraft.
"The deployment piece was enabled by USAFE airlift," said Gregg. "It showcases our rapid deployment capability and teamwork required to establish an initial operating base."
Gregg added that Allied Strike and subsequent large-scale exercises will help the 56th RQS Airmen prepare for their upcoming real-world deployment.
"Allied Strike is Rescue's Afghanistan mission," he said. "Any opportunity to practice our lifesaving tasks with the allies we fight beside is a win for training and for the soldier in the fight."


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Going into the Coy Cup tournament, the Terrace River Kings knew the Fort St. John Flyers would be the team to beat.
And now, after a 10-3 trouncing of tournament hosts the Fort Nelson Yeti in last night's semi finals by the Flyers, the two teams who faced off in a thrilling game one, which ended in an OT win for the Kings, will be at it again in the championship game tonight at 8 p.m.
The River Kings have dubbed themselves the "comeback kids" of the AA senior men's provincial hockey tournament after coming back from first period deficits in games one, two, and three to ultimately prevail.
Currently undefeated at the tournament, the team earned a bye after Thursday night's 5-3 win over Fort Nelson and are heading into the final after a day's rest.
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I've got no New Year's Resolutions, maybe I am just too lazy. However, if there is anything I've resolved it is the fact that I'm closing the doors on 2011, and letting go of all the things that weighed me down. I'm looking forward to 2012, and I've got nothing but hope!
Thank you for dropping by this year, and occasionally leaving a comment, or faving one of my flickr pics. You don't know it, but you make the tedious bits of blogging and editing completely worth it. <3
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