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It's a shame that your last shirts were not printed. I hope this one will make it!
Forget about the Krusty Krab or the Chum Bucket, have a taste of Squarepants Sushi!
Order of the day, Sponge, Squid (well technically an octopus) and Starfish Sushi. Enjoy!
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Re: Silent Seahorse
very cool!
i love the trees as fins bit...
nice touch.
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DianaSprinkle wrote:Similar shirts exist???? http://shirt.woot.com/Friends.aspx?k=3768
Darnit. I wanted a plain olive shirt!
artulo wrote:Oh, you left the face on. Would be better without imo.
I'd like it better without the face in this case too, especially since the ring looks so awesome. Not a shirt for me, but regardless, this looks fantastic.
Re: Sea Creature
solid design! cool colors and creep as hell!
I love it!
that guy's in some deep trouble! (get it?)
ps. SASQUATCH!!!
Re: Snow?
aw man... the master's gonna be pissed!
ps. SASQUATCH!!!
Re: Shirts
It's a cool idea but it wouldn't really work in practice, since the shirt you wear would look nothing like that and it'd just be a shirt with cartoon shirts on it. If you replaced it with photos of shirts, that would make for an interesting design, though the colour limit would prevent you from doing it here.
Re: Secret of the Sharpener
the hand is perfect! great design.
Wasn't thinking Sumatran, but that would work!
mikenytola wrote:Why it's a Stripnoceros of course!
You're getting warmer...
Re: Salty Sea Snack
there's just something about sea-monsters!
ps. SASQUATCH!!!
Re: SALSA!
I like it, reminded me of the "Salsa Dancing" shirt I got back in derby 96
BootsBoots wrote:Aha! There's totally not! I just like when cartoons get squished by steamrollers.
Ha! Ok - me too.
Re: Studious Stegosaurus
This is so charming!
Re: sentience
Oh my... This is all kinds of awesome.
Re: Split Spirit of Steam v.2
Very good entry and well done. Sadly, it's not the type of thing I would wear. Good luck tho.
NOTE: It looks a little high on the shirt, with the top head almost reaching the collar. I'm not familiar with Woot's printing area, but could this be a problem?
truffleshuffle wrote:These guys are adorable. I love them
Yes! Blobby cuties
Re: Scurvy Seige
I don't understand how this isn't getting more votes. Maybe use the pirate swan as the thumbnail?
love your style, so classic!
is this heaven?
Great concept! Personally, I would like the "Snow?" question to be on the shirt, but alas for the text rule.
Re: Seafood Sushi
Oh gosh. Poor Spongebob. Probably wouldn't make the tastiest sushi either. xD Love the design!
Re: Struggling Songbird
awesome work!
thrawnfett wrote:Simple, but effective. I like.
Thank you Thrawn...
Re: Simple Solid Shirt
I Must Vote...
Like the concept... but the IP belongs to Woot... Sorry...
Love it... GMV
GreatClips wrote:Realized I messed up the thumbnail, also changed the name to a catchier one, thanks to TheyKilledKenny! Comments/criticisms welcomed and encouraged
Does look better... and love the name... GMV Again...
As a math teacher, I have 3 electric sharpeners in the back of my classroom. I swear, I must hear that sound in my sleep, it haunts my dreams!
Nice Shirt Beefy...
This looks really awesome, I prefer designs that take up most of the shirt. But I'm worried that it'll print badly like that other shirt I think you did... it was like a fish or something? There were a lot of people complaining about it... I'm probably not making much sense... >.<
odysseyroc wrote:Guacamole should have printed, hopefully this one prints. I'm putting my request now for a mole poblano design when the have an M derby.
haha, mole poblano will be great, and the traditional mole is with almost 100 ingredients, will be awesome to do it! ;)
Thanks so much, and thanks so much everyone for all the comments so far!
Awesome style and characters! love it!
I love both the idea and the artwork. GMV.
Re: Steamrolled
just like ramyb's awful lucky day shirt, i think you could have done so much better with the figures
Re: Soulmates
Yeah, I would like it better without the face, because of how cool the ring looks. On the other hand, the characters already have cartoon-like legs, and taking off the legs would dent the "soulmates" thing, so... 50/50.
Also concerned about the copyright involved with the one ring and the eye
I've always wondered what pure joy looked like.
love this, great collab!
orzine wrote:just like ramyb's awful lucky day shirt, i think you could have done so much better with the figures
I don't think so. I think the simpler and cuter the figures are, the more acceptable it is for them to do horrible things. These figures could be eating a baby and you'd have to be like "awwww, how cute"
Re: Starbucks Squirrel
I like the idea, but if it weren't for the title I don't think it would be very clear that the squirrel is drinking coffee. Some kind of green logo on the cup ring would have made it clearer I think. Or steam coming from the cup. It kind of looks like he's chewing on something.
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Some side dish suggestions:
Sweet Potato Bake
Lemon Pepper Bow Tie Pasta
Roasted Garlic and Potato Soup
Roasted Broccoli and Carrots
That is the same recipe my dad used for ham. Instead of lemon lime soda, sometimes I use ginger ale.
This is yummy. Great combo of flavours. Ciao e buona pasqua!
This ham does look tasty! I always like having big hams for the holidays. Even at Christmas is try to have both turkey and ham. I like the recipe for the sweet glaze. Never tried soda, very inspiring-yum!
Sweet, succulent ham = perfect for the Holiday. Happy Easter, Claudia.
Claudia this looks so good. I enjoy ham but we never eat it. One of these days I will have to make it. I like how it has soda in it. Mixed with the brown sugar and pineapple this has to be great!
This is awesome! Sounds really good!
Wow! My mom made her ham this way. So good! Have a great weekend!
Great, classic recipe, Claudia! I'm certain my mom made this at least once. Happy, happy Easter!
This is definitely a family pleasing classic!

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Mayo, Neal push Bucks past Cavs
MILWAUKEE -- O.J. Mayo scored 28 points, including six 3-pointers, and Gary Neal had 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter as the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks held off the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-104 on Wednesday night.
Milwaukee, already without its top two point guards -- Brandon Knight and Luke Ridnour -- also played without forward Ersan Ilyasova and center Larry Sanders. Ilyasova was out with a sore right ankle while Sanders was out with a sprained right thumb, injured in a weekend off-court incident that is being investigated, the Bucks said in a statement.
The Bucks opened the fourth quarter with an 11-2 run to take a 94-81 lead, but Kyrie Irving scored 10 consecutive points to fuel a 13-point run that put the Cavaliers up 104-103.
Caron Butler tipped in a miss by Mayo with 24.8 seconds left to put the Bucks up 105-104 and Mayo added four free throws in the closing seconds.
Irving led Cleveland with 29 points and Dion Waiters added 21.
Neither team put on a defensive clinic in the first half that ended with the Bucks leading 55-53.
Cleveland, which entered the game shooting 40.2 percent from the field, shot 56.4 percent in the first half, making 22 of 39. The Bucks, who entered the game shooting 43.8 percent, made 20 of 36 (55.6 percent).
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Canisius seniors Billy Baron and Maria Kotas were named the 2013-14 Canisius Male and Female Athletes of the Year, the school announced Monday night at its annual Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Awards Gala, held in the Montante Cultural Center.
The Athlete of the Year Award is the highest honor a student-athlete can receive at the College. Each of the school's 17 varsity programs nominate one deserving candidate, and the school's 400-plus student-athletes, coaches, administrators and support staff cast their votes through an online voting service.
Baron, a 2014 Associated Press All-American and the 2014 Pepsi MAAC Player of the Year, becomes the first Canisius male student-athlete to win the award in back-to-back years. A finalist for the 2014 Bob Cousy Award, Baron ranked fourth in the nation in scoring average in 2013-14 with his 24.1 points per game, and his 821 total points during the season make him just the second Canisius player in the program's 110-year history to eclipse the 800-point mark in one year. He ranked 12th nationally with 107 made 3-point field goals, a new school single-season record, and he ended the year as the MAAC's leader in assists per game average with 5.3 per contest. Baron was also good for 4.9 rebounds per game, and he is the first Division I men's basketball since 2002 to average better than 20 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game for the entire season.
Kotas is the third consecutive women's lacrosse player to be named the school's Female Athlete of the Year, and she is the fourth member from the program to earn the title since the award was first given in 2000-01. The 2014 MAAC Midfielder of the Year and the first four-time MAAC All-Tournament Team honoree in conference history, Kotas helped lead the Golden Griffins to their fourth-straight MAAC title on May 4 as the team defeated Marist 11-9 in Buffalo. The Lancaster, N.Y., native leads the team with her 54 goals and 25 assists for 79 points, and she's also collected 76 draw controls, 64 ground balls and caused 51 turnovers.The Canisius women's lacrosse team will start its play in the 2014 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship on Friday, May 9, when the Blue and Gold takes on Penn at the University of Maryland's Field Hockey and Lacrosse Complex in College Park, Md. Game time between the Griffs and Quakers is set for 4 p.m., with the winner advancing to face No. 1 Maryland on Sunday, May 11.


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Freshman Lauren LeRoy claimed her first-career diving crown on Saturday afternoon, winning the three-meter diving competition at the UNLV Invitational. The Oshkosh, Wis. native finished with a total of 431.45 points.
"I'm very happy for Lauren," Diving Coach Dave Parrington said. "She is starting to show the effect of some of things we've been working on during the fall semester. She made some very nice corrections on the three-meter board and feel very positive in the direction she is headed."
Sophomore Brittany Fulmer (Maryville, Tenn.) also competed in the event for the Lady Vols, notching 14th place with 214.1 points. The Tennessee native only completed six dives and pulled out at the halfway point of the event.
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Well I opened it up and took some pics but i was in a hurry so nothing worth posting.The first and second frames are pretty much glued together and to each other but are chocka block full of bees. The third frame is covered in bees both sides and looks straight, no warping. The fourth is also heavily covered on one side and lightly on the other. All these seems to be being filled and capped so all looks good. The other frames need to be refondationed (?) so I think I will try to buy some already embedded.One sheet of wax was lying at the bottom on the hive, acting as sort of a rubbish trap.[ There are lots of small white eggs and some 2mm long white thin maggots i think crwling around. they are as thin as a human hair and have brown heads and crawl like a catepillar with the back hunching. I suspect they might have been eating the foundation. Any ideas guys? They remind me of fruit fly larvae, just a spec.]Aside from that they look happy enough, thre were more in the hive than I expected, but i spose there are a lot more bees now!
Lots also gathered on the wet top to have a drink. I shaded it and will move it tomorrow to a better spot.Change of seasons and the sun shifting caught me out. Its back into the 80s now and all is back to normal in the hive. I have left a crack under the roof for cooling as tomorrow is gunna be 105 :shock:
Hi Finsky, Australia. Yes it was pretty obvious that they were too hot. I hope nothing inside has collapsed! I better have a look when it cools down in a day or 2.
Thanks for that info on the cover. I thought I was going mad as theres no way it could possibly fit over the box!


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GAINESVILLE, Fla.- The No. 22 Lady Vol swimming team concluded a sensational day of action at the Southeastern Conference swimming championships Friday night by breaking two school records, which helped the squad start an ascent in the team standings. All-American Jacque Fessel reset her record in the 100y backstroke en route to a third-place showing while the 200y freestyle relay squad comprised of Christine Magnuson, Abbi Terveer, Jessica Blevins and Megan Tomes bettered a mark which had stood since 1992. Entering the final day of competition, Tennessee stands in seventh place with 156 points and is within striking distance of sixth-place Alabama which has 170 points.
"It was a good night for the Lady Volunteers," Head Coach Dan Colella said. "We had a number of highlights. Jacque Fessel had a great performance in the 100y fly, winning the consolation heat and then coming back to finish third in the 100y back in a new school record.
"Christine Magnuson finaled in her first individual event at the SECs, finishing in seventh place in the 100y fly," Colella said. "That is amazing considering we recruited her primarily as a freestlyer. For her to perform at this level is pretty incredible.
"We moved up two spots today, so hopefully tomorrow we can continue to swim well," Colella said. "We'll see what happens."
Fessel's performance in the 100y back gave her all-SEC status for the second straight season and marked the first time in UT history that anyone had eclipsed the 54 second barrier. Tomes took sixth in the event, touching the wall in 55.17.
In the second record-setting performance of the night, Magnuson, Terveer, Blevins, and Tomes came in under the NCAA provisional standard in the 200y freestyle relay by finishing in 1:32.31. Additionally, the freshman had a "B" cut in the leadoff leg as she finished her portion of the event in 22.98. That time places her as the second-faster UT swimmer in the history of the program and helped propel the orange-clad swimmers to sixth place in the event.
At the beginning of the evening, Fessel set the tone for the Orange and White as she blew away the competition in the 100y butterfly consolation final. The junior clocked the sixth-fastest time in school history, touching in 54.12 to pick up the nine allotted points.
In the championship final, Magnuson, the only freshman in the heat, posted the fifth-best time in the annals of UT swimming which pushed her to a seventh-place showing. For her effort, UT was rewarded 12 points.
In the 200y freestyle consolation final, senior Julia Stowers (Knoxville, Tenn.) swam a time of 1:50.82 to finish 8th and snag one team point. It was a bittersweet moment in the 100y breaststroke consolation final, as sophomore Tiffany Clay (Indianapolis, Ind.) was unable to compete in the event due to an injury. However, Lady Vol freshman Sallye Hartman (Gates, Tenn.) was the top alternate from the morning and would prove she was up to the task. The Tennessee native shaved nearly a second off her career-best time, 1:06.12 set during preliminaries, blazing to sixth place with a final marker of 1:05.16. The effort places her as the 17th-fastest performer in the storied history of Tennessee swimming.
"Sallye (Hartman) stepped up from the first alternate with very short notice to compete in the 100y breaststroke," Colella said "She took nearly a second off her time and moved up a few spots in the heat which is real exciting."
The championships conclude on Saturday with the 200y backstroke, 100y freestyle, 200y breaststroke, 200y butterfly, 400y freestyle relay and 1650y freestyle all on the slate. The morning session begins at 10:30 a.m. while the finals are slated to start at 5:30 p.m.
Upon conclusion of the SECs, the Orange and White will swim in the Bulldog Invite Feb. 26-27. The NCAA Zone Qualified divers will compete in the Zone Championships scheduled March 11-13 while the NCAA Championships will take place March 17-19.
|Team Scores
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|28 points
|200y Medley Relay
|28 points
|Megan Tomes
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|200y Freestyle Relay
|26 points
|Jacque Fessel
|25 points
|Christine Magnuson
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|Julia Stowers
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|Sallye Hartman
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|Lauren LeRoy
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Junior Jacque Fessel automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships by posting the second-fastest time in school history in the 100y backstroke at the Southeastern Conference Swimming Championships on Friday morning. Her performance highlighted an outstanding preliminary session for the No. 22 Lady Vols. Megan Tomes and Christine Magnuson will also take aim at league titles, as they qualified in the 100y backstroke and 100y butterfly, respectively. Additionally, Tiffany Clay, Fessel and Julia Stowers will compete in this evening's consolation finals.
"The team just continues to perform well," Head Coach Dan Colella said. "We had a very high percentage of career-best performances and a number of individuals who will make it back to the finals. Jacque Fessel getting the NCAA 'A' standard is the highlight of the morning.
"We just seem to continue to get better and better with each session so we are really looking forward to tonight and then the final day," Colella said.
The morning preliminary session was tremendous across the board for the orange-clad swimmers. Of the 20 total swims, 11 were career-best performances while 17 came in as season-low clockings.
Fessel and Tomes put an exclamation point to the day by placing third and sixth, respectively in the 100y backstroke. The junior finished in 54.18, her school record is 54.03, while the sophomore touched the wall in 55 seconds even for the 10th-best time in program history. Additionally, Tomes' time is an NCAA "B" qualifier. Elizabeth Christy (Indianapolis, Ind.) finished in a lifetime-low time of 58.15 seconds to claim 17th place and is the first alternate for tonight's consolation finals.
Every UT entrant performed extremely well in the 100y butterfly. Magnuson continued to show no freshman jitters as she clocked an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 54.03 to place sixth. The final marker is the fourth-quickest time in program history and places her third on the all-time performers list. Fessel also posted an NCAA "B" cut time of 54.68 to qualify 11th. Additionally, Tatiana Athayde, 56.86, (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Kristin McGrath, 1:06.76, (Durango, Colo.), Elizabeth Wueste, 59.61, (Norcross, Ga.) and Ashley Yeager, 56.77, (Mechanicsburg, Pa) all clocked the fastest times of their respective collegiate careers. Graciela Breece-Rodriguez, 57.42, (Boulder, Colo.) and Julia Lutz, 57.57, (Lilburn, Ga.) both turned in season-low markers.
In the 200y freestyle, Stowers finished in 1:50.44, which is her second-lowest marker on the year to place 13th. Two other orange-clad swimmers competed in the event as Sarah Ridgway, 1:56.90, (St. Croix, Virgin Islands) and Laura Fehrman, 1:54.55, (St. Charles, Ill.) both posted lifetime lows.
In the 100y breaststroke Clay touched the wall in 1:05.06, her second-best time on the year which propelled her to a 15th-place showing. Freshman Sallye Hartman (Gates, Tenn.) continued the trend on the day of swimming career-best times, finishing in 1:06.21.
In the 400y IM, junior Betsy Brockman (Batavia, Ohio) touched the wall in a season-best time of 4:29.74 and finished 20th, which matches her showing from a year ago.
Finals for the 400y IM, 100y butterfly, 200y freestyle, 100y breaststroke, 100y backstroke and 200y freestyle relay will start Friday evening at approximately 5:30.
The championships conclude on Saturday with the 200y backstroke, 100y freestyle, 200y breaststroke, 200y butterfly, 400y freestyle relay and 1650y freestyle all on the slate. The morning session begins at 10:30 a.m. while the finals are slated to start at 5:30 p.m.
Upon conclusion of the SECs, the Orange and White will swim in the Bulldog Invite Feb. 26-27. The NCAA Zone Qualified divers will compete in the Zone Championships scheduled March 11-13 while the NCAA Championships will take place March 17-19.


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Arsène Wenger believes Arsenal need to rediscover their defensive confidence after conceding four goals in Saturday's defeat at Blackburn Rovers.
A new-look back four that included full debutant Andre Santos and recent signing Per Mertesacker succumbed to three second-half strikes at Ewood Park and the manager admits that defensive improvement needs to be made.
Arsenal have conceded 14 goals in their opening five Premier League matches but Wenger is confident his players have the quality to put things right, starting with Tuesday's visit of Shrewsbury Town in the Carling Cup.
"You could see that the confidence in our defenders has gone a little bit and it is important to get it back," he said.
"It is important that we get our confidence back quickly. We made mistakes and, at this level, you cannot make the mistakes that we made.
"We were guilty [because] we made basic errors. But now you just have to focus on the next game."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Hi All,
My wife and I rent our house from my parents, with a view to buying it off them in a couple of years.
We have contents insurance, and my parents have buildings. On the buildings insurance policy, it states that:
"It is a warranty of this policy that the property must be inspected every 6 months, internally and
externally, by you or your representative(s) and maintained according to the minimum standard
requirements of this policy. Records of these inspections must be kept and made available to us upon
Can anyone tell me what is mean by a "representative" in this case? Clearly I can't inspect the house myself as I am the tenant, but could we get a friend to do it and send the records to my parents? Or would an insurance company be likely to object, in the event of us making a claim, that the inspections hadn't been carried out properly?
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And the leash has to be loose when this happens if the leash is tight you have no chance of getting this under control!
Thanks for adding . I remember a thread about walking not being exercise. Is it still there? Did you read it? I never did, I was going too. Maybe I'll look it up. Anyway, there was one walk we went on that he was totally exhausted from, but it was loaded with mental stuff. I thought before our regular walks we 'd go long lead and off leash (I can gate off part of my pasture) and do some play and let him sniff and run. He sniffs and runs in the back, but he's already so familiar with those smells I imagine it's boring back there for him. Ya, I think some of these shorter walks (1 mile, or maybe under alittle) are just enough to wake him up.
Regreeting, also that in itself may be the problem. I remember some ducks we had a couple years ago. My daughter would hold them for a while. When that duck returned to the flock, all **** broke loose, in each others faces with all the noise. I just figured they were talkin to each other about their abduction experience.
I had an idea also this morning - a play on Sarah's Sita actually.
I have been walking 6 miles a day in 2 mile increments and bring Beau along. I am trying to push it all to the front of the day with the summer coming on. Even though I throw balls before, I did an extra mile today to get used to it and Beau was about to climb out of his skin on the extra mile. Came back and threw balls just to get it out of him.
This dog can trot for HOURS at a steady pace but walking is not his normal gait and I only see him walking when he is on lead with me. It is a trotting breed. I wonder if that could be contributing to antsy-ness.
This is to add to, not take away from, the other comments.
|I have found the re-greeting after "special time" alone can be difficult in a pack of dogs. When I take a dog out and do something special - they go to work, they go to the store, whatever, when they come back they may try to act like the big shot, and bully, or the other dogs may try to knock them down a peg no matter what. It's like the pieces of a puzzle being broken apart and trying to get back together - but something different has happened, and they aren't sure it's going to be the same anymore. My job is to reassure them, by controlling this to the degree it needs to be controlled, that yes, everyone is still the same as before and no one has just become the lord of the manor.
|Hey guys, thank you. Really. Crate it is, til he calms down, then alittle training/focus session before releasing him with the other dogs. Hopefully by combining these training techniques it will do the trick and get this behavior nipped in the bud. I'll work on that fence fighting thing too.
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well this won't make me popular with the already posted, but here goes.
I wouldn't put up with this poop He LIVES with these dogs, they aren't strangers, if he gets along fine with them otherwise, there's no reason for him to be a butt head after a walk.
I agree with getting him to calm down before you re enter the house, but I've also done what others here have suggested not to, and mine is czech/ddr with High ENERGY, .. She used to come in the house after being somewhere with me, start a "in your face barking fest" with the other dogs, no attacking, but trying to get a reaction out of them...Prong collar on leash, correction, doesn't do it anymore
I don't baby my dogs, I don't have dogs who's feelings get hurt when they get a correction, they get one, they are over it, they move on. I might add I don't 'beat' my dogs either))
Building that relationship to me would be step one while keeping the other dogs safe.
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I just wanted to add: pay attention to that fence-fighting, fence-fighting may have hard consequences. Like unfinished business, it stays in your dog's head for a long time after. He might start anticipating it, and, as in any other unfinished business someone has to fall victim. Like in domestic violence, the husband beats his wife because he cannot smash the nose of his boss. Adrenaline rush doesn't appear without testosterone playing crazy. Your dog will pass his adolescence one day, and his hormones will come into balance at three years of age, but habits will remain. There are ways to train him walking by that fence and looking only at you.
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|I just wanted to add: pay attention to that fence-fighting, fence-fighting may have hard consequences. Like unfinished business, it stays in your dog's head for a long time after. He might start anticipating it, and, as in any other unfinished business someone has to fall victim. Like in domestic violence, the husband beats his wife because he cannot smash the nose of his boss. Adrenaline rush doesn't appear without testosterone playing crazy. Your dog will pass his adolescence one day, and his hormones will come into balance at three years of age, but habits will remain. There are ways to train him walking by that fence and looking only at you.
|My Pele would also be ramped up after a walk when he was a youngster. The prong made it worse. I never gave him the opportunity to be a butt head with the other dog at that age. We'd finish the walk and play or positive OB, then containment in a crate for a short time. He learned self-control quickly and the other dog did not get conditioned to prepare for butthead behavior. I do schutzhund, and you bet they are ramped up out of their minds after bitework, the cool off walk and placement in crate is a must. Besides when they are that ramped up it is very difficult for a young dog to learn much. I realized too that I brought my OWN apprehension and stress initially when I brought them together initially (I kept them separate for too long when I got Pele as a puppy-thats another story). Crating Pele helped ME! Manners training with the other dogs occurs when they aren't in the red-zone. I have had situations where small fights have occurred but never after a walk. I watch the dogs carefully to make sure nothing is brewing and nip it in the bud real quick. I have learned to be VERY consistent with these dogs. Fortunately both have enough OB training and now at 4 and 9 years of age much of this behavior is gone or indeed rare. The react much better to my pissed voice than pinches prongs and I am physically able to separate them. Change your routine so you aren't practicing useless commands (I disagree with making him hold a long down at that age and mind set - why fight a dog that loves to fight? This may only yield conflict with you )and breaking up fights and you will see a change in the youngsters self-control.
Hey Diane, Thanks. At least I know I'm not the only one out there who's dog can be a butt head with this behavior. I'm gonna try a down stay when we come in the house until he calms down. With leash on. And try to expend some of that energy. He's limping again on his other leg now so obviously he's not done with the pano. But I think I will take him out on a long lead and let him run around the property. I have to go to work soon so we can't go on that really long walk in the woods like I'd like too, but he is a little sore today anyway. I think I might just have to try a combination of training and exercise, while I try to figure out the trigger for his bad behavior . Still, if anyone can think of anything that may help or cause these reactions, please let me know. Thanks again.
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Navigon's higher-end models, such as the 8450 Live have been good, but never quite offered enough to stand out from the crowd. Even midrange models such as the 40 Premium have been more commendable also-rans than market leaders. But its budget models, such as the 2410 have been much more serious propositions. The 20 Easy is essentially the replacement for the latter, with some new features and a name to fit Navigon's new branding strategy.
Like the 2410, the 20 Easy is a 3.5in non-widescreen device. So it feels deceptively tiny - especially next to its screen mount, which is on the bulky side. Despite the value orientation of this model, Navigon still supplies a full separate mount rather than a reduced and integrated one, as TomTom does with its budget models. On the downside, if you want to adjust the angle of the mount head, you need a Torx screwdriver head, which isn't supplied in the box.
The general design of the 20 Easy doesn't differ greatly from previous Navigon models in this class. The silver bezel of the 2410 has returned to black, and the lines are generally smoother than a few generations previously. But otherwise it looks pretty much the same. There's a microSD slot on the edge, a power button on the top, and USB connectivity on the bottom with a recessed reset button nearby.
The menu system is another aspect that hasn't changed much on Navigon devices for years. You're still presented with the same home screen of four icons, with separate pathways for entering an address, searching for a Point of Interest (POI), or navigating to map coordinates. There are also icons to find nearby petrol stations, parking lots and restaurants, although these can be customised. The biggest improvement here over some previous models is that now you can navigate to a full UK postcode, and then specify a house number. You can also call up a list of recent destinations or favourites.
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Keifer Sykes Scores 26 Points to Fuel Phoenix Win
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
NASSAU, Bahamas (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Junior Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.) scored 19 of his team-high 26 points in the second half and added nine assists, seven rebounds and six steals, sparking the Green Bay men's basketball team to a 92-75 victory over the Cybots on Tuesday night. The Phoenix improved to 2-0 on its foreign tour with the finale set for Thursday night at 6 p.m. CT.
With five dunks in the opening quarter, Green Bay jumped ahead 20-3 early on Tuesday. Junior Greg Mays (Chicago, Ill.) had two of the dunks and senior Vincent Garrett (Chicago, Ill.) threw down a reverse slam on a lob from Sykes.
The Cybots, who finished 14-2 to win their division in 2012-13, rallied to cut the Phoenix lead to 29-21 at the end of the first quarter and 44-41 at halftime.
Green Bay jumped out quickly again in the third quarter, getting a dunk from Mays on the first possession to start an 11-2 run for a 55-43 lead. Junior Alfonzo McKinnie (Chicago, Ill.) scored the final five points of the run on a three-pointer and a putback dunk and Green Bay pushed its lead to 69-53 at the end of three quarters.
McKinnie posted his second double-double in as many nights with 15 points and 14 rebounds in 18 minutes. In 31 combined minutes, McKinnie has 25 points and 24 rebounds.
In the fourth quarter, the Cybots cut a 20-point deficit to 81-71 with just over three minutes to play, but Sykes scored Green Bay's final nine points to end his impressive night in style.
Mays finished with 12 points and nine rebounds as Green Bay held a 62-41 edge on the boards. Sophomore Carrington Love (Milwaukee, Wis.) scored 11 points and Garrett added 10 to give the Phoenix five players in double figures.
With 10 dunks on the night, the Phoenix shot 36-of-77 from the field and 6-of-14 from long range. The Cybots made 33-of-49 free throws while Green Bay was held to 14-of-22.
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Vacations and Married Life
Any time you are interested in getting rid of stress and relaxing a bit, it is a good idea for you to focus on having a vacation that will make you feel a lot better. Sometimes this is not a vacation that is going to be the best spot you have ever dreamed, but instead it will be one that can save your married life.
The following article about marriage and how to utilize vacations in order to have a happy union can help you to better decide what you need to do.
Mutual Vacation Destinations
When both partners are stressed due to home responsibilities and work, it is a good idea to have a mutual decision for the vacation. This can be done by looking at many different options for each of the family members and then deciding based on that list what seems like the best idea for both. Even though it might not be the number one destination for each individual, it is one that both will enjoy.
Sometimes a male who makes the money at work will consider the money his and therefore the vacation is his decision. While this might be good for him, the female that has spent a lot of time at home working with kids and keeping a good home will get no input into the matter. This is a recipe for disaster waiting to happen.
By trying one simple exercise, you might be able to avoid problems when dealing with travel destinations. Just write a list of different places that you want to visit and then check that list with your partners and see which location shows up on both. That could be the one that you visit and there are no qualms that it is a mutual decision.
Vacation Time and Meals
There are a lot of different things that one can do to have a great vacation, but partners should also make decisions together when they are on the road. While spending time in a certain city every decision should be made together in order to get the best results from the vacation. Spending time doing things that each person wants to do is going to make it more relaxing for both so that coming home is not stressful again.
The vacation is supposed to be a break from the rigors of every day life that can put strain on a marriage. Although happy marriages are built on foundations far stronger than just a vacation, they are integral for better understanding how your partner things and relaxing so that you can maintain happiness at all times.


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Tuesday August 6th, 2013 1:14am
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — A new month meant a change in fortunes for the University of Delaware men's lacrosse team Wednesday afternoon as the Blue Hens finally came out on top in a one-goal game, defeating host Marist behind a four-goal effort from senior midfielder Nick Diachenko.
This time it was the Blue Hens (3-8) putting together the fourth-quarter rally as Delaware outscored the Red Foxes 3-0 in the final stanza with Diachenko's fourth tally of the day with 1:53 remaining resulting in the game-winner.
Delaware, which entered the game 0-5 in one-goal contests this season, snapped a three-game losing streak while Marist (7-2) lost for just the second time this season and had a two-game win streak come to an end.
Diachenko, who netted his sixth career hat trick, led the Blue Hen offense while Danny Keane also scored two goals and Brian Kormondy added a goal and an assist. Tyler Barbarich won 10 of 18 faceoffs and freshman goalkeeper Conor Peaks (bottom left), making just his third career start, stopped 10 shots to earn his first career victory.
Marist, which was receiving votes in the USILA Top 20 poll and had wins over the likes of Stony Brook and Towson earlier this season, got two goals each from Mike Begley and Jim Marks.
Delaware defeated Marist for the fourth time without a loss and matched an 8-7 win over the Red Foxes back in 2011.
The Blue Hens jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead after the first quarter but Marist reeled off four straight goals and six of the next seven to take a 7-5 lead into the final stanza.
But this time the fourth quarter belonged to the youthful Blue Hens, who shut down Marist and got three goals, including two by Diachenko, to pull out the win.
Diachenko scored just 2:22 into the final stanza to pull Delaware to within 7-6 and Kormondy knotted the game at 7-7 on an unassisted tally just 68 seconds later.
Neither team would score again until the final minutes when Diachenko tallied the game-winner with 1:53 remaining. Delaware's Connor McRoy had his shot with two minutes left blocked, but Diachenko picked up the loose ball and scored past Dave Scarcello (12 saves) for the game-winner.
Marist's Matt Dugan won the ensuing faceoff against Barbarich, but the Blue Hens defense denied the Red Foxes as a shot by Begley went wide with 1:08 left and Jack Doherty turned the ball over at the 53-second mark.
Delaware was then able to clear the ball, and after two timeouts, ran out the clock for the long-awaited victory.
The Hens will look to continue its winning ways this Saturday, Apr. 6, when Delaware hosts Michigan (0-10) at 12 noon at Delaware Stadium for Cancer Awareness Day.


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The Canisius College men's cross country team finished in 16th place at the NCAA Northeast Regionals – the team's best finish since 2002 – and the women finished in 27th, tying the best performance since 2007 on Friday in Van Cortlandt Park.
The event featured 40 of the nation's top programs, including five men and three women's programs ranked in the top-25.
The men's team was led up front by freshman Jeff Antolos, who finished 71st overall. Antolos finished the 10k course in 31:52, and his finish was the 15th highest place finish for a Griff in program history.
"It was another great day for our program," said head coach Nate Huckle. "Jeff ran very confidently up front for us today. He's a two-time state champion with a history of big performances during the postseason, so I wasn't surprised by the result. He just went after it early and hung on during the second half of the race."
Sophomore Cooper Roach followed Antolos closely, finishing in 81st place (31:57). Roach's finish was 19-spots higher than when he competed in the event last season. Fellow sophomore Michael Anvelt was the third Griff to finish in the top-100, finishing 94th overall (32:11).
The Griffs' scoring was rounded out by another pair of freshmen – Brennan Root (32:30) and Xavier Sauvageau (32:22) – who finished in 104th and 111th places respectively.
The gap between the first and fifth runners was a season-best 30 seconds for the Griffs.
The men were also the top-finisher amongst Big Four rivals. The Griffs topped Buffalo (19th), Niagara (36th) and St. Bonaventure (37th).
"The entire men's team ran aggressively, and several of them set their season-best 8 kilometer time within the 10k race," Huckle said. "All-seven of our runners set their personal record for 10 kilometers. The 16th place finish was very solid. We were projected at 16th coming into the race, so it's great to be able to run to our potential. This team takes pride in performing at their best at the championship level, so they make sure they go out and get the job done."
After the men's success, the women's team followed suit and moved up five-spots on last year's finish.
A pair of seniors led the way for the Griffs, as Catherine Phillips (22:15/95th) and Mikelle Cala (22:39/131st) were the top-two Canisius runners to cross the line. Cala was the Griffs' top-finisher at the event in 2012.
Junior Jamie Wallace (23:23/175th), sophomore Robin Wagner (23:50/196th) and freshman Macey Walker (24:00/203rd) rounded out the Griffs' scoring.
"On the women's side we took a big step forward," Huckle said. "They improved five positions from last season, and with a young squad we are capable of much more moving forward. Catherine and Mikelle were strong up front, and the rest of the team bought into our strategy of racing the first 3 kilometers hard to establish position early."
The women's team tied their best finish since 2007 (which was a 27th place finish in '08), it was also just the third time the team has finished inside the top-30 since 1997.
The Griffs will return to Van Cortlandt Park next Saturday, as the Griffs will compete at the ECAC Championships.
NOTES: The Griffs' top-five on the men's side finished in the top-111, the highest finish for all scoring runners since 1996… Three runners in the top-100 is the most since 2002 for the men… The meet was the first in career-history that Antolos was the first Griff across the line... The ECAC Championships will be the Griffs' third-consecutive meet at Van Cortlandt park (MAAC Championships, NCAA Northeast Regional, ECAC Championships).


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Just as the title says, I need to know the measurements of an FX helmet, the height of it. Ive tried searching whitearmor, and google, no luck. I have an un-assembled kit, but I am currently not home and wont be back until next week.
Need these for a pep model that Z-man (hope you dont mind me mentioning you!) has generously offered to make up for my dartktrooper helmet, and the measurements would be the basis for it's size. Thanks!


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(SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS, January 31, 2013) – The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute (CRSI) is pleased to announce the creation of the CRSI Distinguished Service Award and the Institute's first recipient, Bob Brack.
The CRSI Distinguished Service Award was prompted by Bob Brack's career-long dedication to both the reinforced concrete industry and the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute. Brack is a business owner and philanthropist who spent nearly 50 years working in rebar with family-owned Barker Steel in Massachusetts. He has also been a past treasurer, executive board member, and president of the CRSI Education & Research Foundation. The Foundation is a nonprofit educational foundation responsible for funding and administering graduate and undergraduate scholarships for architectural and/or engineering students; and scholarships and/or training programs at vocational/technical schools which offer programs in estimating and/or detailing of reinforcing steel.
Robert Barker Brack graduated from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 1960 with a degree in civil engineering. He started working at Barker Steel the next year and assumed leadership of the company in 1976. Under Brack's leadership, the company grew to 17 locations in 11 states and nearly 600 employees. He sold the business to Harris Rebar in 2007. He retired in 2012.
From the beginning, Brack was heavily involved with the Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute, of which Barker Steel is a founding member. His expertise and knowledge of the field has helped CRSI become one of the leading technical resources in the concrete industry. During his tenure as director, the CRSI Education & Research Foundation has handed out thousands of dollars in scholarships and research projects, funding research that advances the use of steel-reinforced concrete in construction.
Brack's charity isn't only limited to his professional work, however. He has generously supported his alma mater, the University of Massachusetts, as well as founding his own philanthropic endeavors. UMass awarded Brack a Distinguished Achievement Award in 2009, in recognition of his many years of support for the civil and environmental engineering department. He served on the department's advisory board and donated materials to the Structural Engineering and Mechanics Group at the university. He also established an undergraduate student endowment as well as fellowships at the graduate and post-doctoral levels in structure and mechanics.
Brack also established a foundation in memory of his late wife. The Joan H. Brack Charitable Foundation donates thousands of dollars yearly to support organizations, including church groups, reading programs, career programs, pediatric patient programs, and more.
First Honoree
Culminating in a well-deserved standing ovation, CRSI members honored the contributions of Bob Brack of Barker Steel to CRSI and the industry for his more than 40 years of commitment as the first recipient of the CRSI Distinguished Service Award. Bill Brack with Harris Rebar and Tony Limbardo with EDC provided the introductions during dinner at CRSI's Fall Business & Technical Meeting in November, 2012.
Bob Risser, President and CEO of CRSI stated, "Bob Brack brought a passion to better not only the Institute, but the industry, and from that we have all benefitted. His career-long dedication to CRSI and the Foundation, as well as his personal philanthropy, speaks volumes. It was a pleasure for CRSI to recognize Bob in this capacity, to highlight his accomplishments, contributions and generosity."
Award Requirements
Adopted by the Board of Directors this year, the award honors individuals or organizations for outstanding dedication, long-term commitment, participation and leadership in CRSI and the concrete reinforcing steel community. Bob Brack was also named by the Board of Directors as an Honorary Member of CRSI.
Starting in the spring of 2013, nominations for the Distinguished Service Award can be submitted to CRSI by any active member. Nominations will be considered each summer by the CRSI Executive Committee and recipients will be acknowledged at the Fall Business and Technical Meeting.


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Led by Christopher and Kristine, the vineyard selection was anything but happenstance. They sought and discovered a piece of land reminiscent of the warm Barossa Valley of the land down under. Here, the perfect union of climate, soil, and geography permit the infusion of the best of Alexander Valley with Australian vitality and heritage of winemaking.
On the heels of the success of their Alexander Valley site, the family added an extraordinary piece of land in Mendocino's Yorkville Highlands. In 2001, under the guidance of a new Aussie winemaker for both estates, Michael Scholz, they released their first Mendocino Sauvignon Blanc. In the next few years the vineyard promises to produce fruit for a Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Shiraz as well.
This was the inception of Wattle Creek, an American winery that derives its logo and name from the yellow blossom of the Australian Wattle tree and its essence and style from Australia. View all Wattle Creek Wines
About North CoastView a map of North Coast wineries
Beyond Napa and Sonoma in the north you find a couple of other counties producing great wine. Among these are Mendocino and Lake County. The northernmost California winegrowing regions, these two counties are right above Napa and Sonoma, geographically. Yet, wine-wise they are very different – both from their southern neighbors and from each other.
Notable FactsMendocino has a high amount of organic vintners and vines. The first winery to settle here was Fetzer, which practices organic viticulture and holds some of the most vineyard land in the area. Mendocino has many pockets of micro-climates while Lake County, being smaller in size, is less diverse climactically. As for the grapes, Chardonnay is the most popular in both counties, but there are also some excellent Sauvignon Blancs, particularly in the Lake County. In red wine, Zinfandel leads the way, followed by Rhone Blends and Petite Sirah. The reds in both counties are complex and sumptuous. Anderson Valley is a sub-AVA of Mendicino and is quite well known for its excellent cool climate, producing the delicious Roederer Estate sparkling wines and some wonderful cool-climate Syrah.
About California
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.


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Polish Immigrants Celebrate Chopin Bicentenary
This year fans of classical music are celebrating the 200th anniversary of Frédéric Chopin's birth. Thousands of events honoring the composer are planned around the world, many of them in renowned New York venues, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to Carnegie Hall.
But one immigrant community is especially touched by the anniversary. Polish immigrants see this year as an opportunity to remind the world that--despite having a French father and spending two decades in France before his death--Chopin was in fact a Polish composer. As part of the tribute, almost all Polish community centers and institutions in the city are holding Chopin concerts, lectures and exhibits. They may be on a smaller scale and less formal than other New York events, but they gather Poles of all backgrounds. For them Chopin's music can be very personal.
At the Polish and Slavic Center in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Polish immigrants gathered to honor their greatest composer. Candles are lit and the mood is solemn. And as the music plays some in the audience have tears in their eyes, others can't help swaying their bodies. Sitting close to the stage is Andrzej Jeziorski, an elevator mechanic. When he arrived in the U.S. 20 years ago he managed to fit records of Chopin's music in his suitcase.
"One image that I always see when I listen to Chopin are weeping willows, because I used to live in the Swietokrzyskie mountains area, and this music brings images of the place I come from. When I listen to his music, right away I see willow alley in my mind. I go back to my childhood, to Poland, to the place I came from, to my youth," Jeziorski says, speaking in Polish.
Chopin himself knew this landscape very well. Born in ŻelazowaWola, a tiny village west of Warsaw, he returned to the Polish countryside throughout his childhood. There, he encountered peasants playing folk music and dancing traditional Polish dances--mazurkas and polonaises. These memories inspired many of his later pieces. "He put Poland in his music," says Janusz Sporek, a musician and the Chopin event organizer.
Sporek says most Poles react to Chopin's work in a similar way. "They have the same nice feeling listening to, for example, mazurkas, which practically every Polish citizen residing in the United States can feel like their very own," Sporek says.
Polish immigrants also relate to the composer's biography. In Chopin's time Poland did not exist as a state. It was a territory partitioned by three powerful neighbors: Russia, Prussia and Austria. In 1830--while the composer was touring Europe--an uprising broke out in Warsaw. It was brutally suppressed by the Russian Empire, which forced many Polish artists into exile. The composer settled in Paris.
"Unfortunately, he never got a chance to go back to his country, seeing his family, his friends," Sporek says. "So he was being convicted to stay out of his loving country with no chance of coming back. This is probably why we hear the music--so dramatic sometimes--that he composed."
After moving to France in 1830, Chopin remained there until his death in 1849. Some French claim that the composer became part of their culture. But Poles like to say that Chopin may have lived in France for a while but his heart stayed in Poland forever. And, in fact, after his death his heart was actually removed from his body and brought to Warsaw, where it has been preserved in Holy Cross church.
Irena Naglowska, a home attendant, has been living in New York for two years. With no family around she gets homesick. In Chopin's music she finds company.
"His compositions are filled with nostalgia, longing for his country, at least that's how I feel it. I miss my country a lot, and that makes us very close, connects us," Naglowska says in Polish. "I think that this Polish-Slavic soul is there, we are able to grasp it, understand the depths of it. I feel that I was born with it. Every Slavic soul is so plaintive and tearful, that's why I said I may start crying."
The emotions that his compositions evoke in Poles have always been powerful. When the country struggled for its independence in the 19th and 20th centuries, Chopin's music was almost considered a weapon. The composer Robert Schumann said it was like "cannons buried in flowers." Years later, the Nazis must have heard those metaphorical gunshots, because they banned Chopin's music during their World War II occupation.
Today Chopin remains a national icon in Poland.
"Each child in Poland knows who Chopin was and they might not even know kings, Polish kings, and the other politicians, but they know, 100 percent, who Frédéric Chopin was," says Bozena Konkiel. A piano teacher back in Poland, Konkiel now teaches music at a Catholic school in Greenpoint, several blocks away from the Polish and Slavic Center. For her, introducing Chopin to children comes with a mission.
"I think we're very proud of him and we all in the United States try to be his ambassadors," Konkiel says. "I'm working in American school, and in this school I already have introduced Chopin's 200th anniversary. We had a concert, we had a PowerPoint presentation about Chopin, and children in this school, American, Irish, whoever they are, they know who Chopin was."
When Chopin died at 39 he was remembered all over the world as one of the great geniuses of classical music. To hear many Poles tell it, though, his music and memory are carried in their hearts.


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International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship Annual Update
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'"Berlin will be probably something like a home game for us," says Vanek. Today, the Sabres bring in Mannheim in the test against the Eagles their final finish there. Vanek would have gladly played the last Test in Austria. And not just him. But the fact that the Sabres are not seen in Vienna, according to Vanek just financial reasons. "The players union wanted to play in Vienna, but because the NHL would have made losses," says the Styrian. Because the SAP Arena in Mannheim can be with a capacity of 13,600 spectators higher revenue, as the hall in Vienna Kagran with space for 7,000 visitors.'
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What are the key trends that CRM trends that business and IT professionals need to pay attention to in setting their plans during 2012? Here are the top trends that I am tracking. My full report that spotlights our latest research and recommendations for how to compete in The Age of the Customer will be published in late January.
1. Customer experience management will move beyond aspiration to strategy. More organizations will move beyond empty goals like becoming "customer-obsessed" to define clear and actionable customer experience strategies. The strategy must meet three tests: 1) It defines the intended experience; 2) it directs employee activities and decision-making; and 3) it guides funding decisions and project prioritization.
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Arsenal face Montpellier in the Champions League at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.
With Stats Zone, you can brush up on the facts and figures behind every Gunners match this season, brought to you by Opta and the Official Matchday Programme.
- This is Arsenal's 18th matchday five fixture in the group stages of the Champions League. You can see the Club's record at this point in Figure One.
- Wednesday night's game is the 20th competitive meeting between Arsenal and French opposition. Figure Two sets out our record against them.
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- The 2-2 draw with Schalke in the last Champions League match was the Gunners' 37th in the competition's history (from 151 games) and the fourth 2-2 draw recorded. The most common scorelines are set out below:
One of the most notable aspects of Arsenal's 5-2 win against Tottenham in the north London derby was the assiduous defensive work of Lukas Podolski. The Germany international made the joint-most tackles in the game (four, along with Jan Vertonghen) and it was his energetic display on the left flank that helped nullify the threat of the pacy Aaron Lennon and Kyle Walker.
As Figure One shows, Podolski constantly tracked back to help out his captain, Thomas Vermaelen. He made a number of tackles, interceptions and clearances in his own half - one of which on Lennon in the Arsenal penalty area drew rich applause from the Emirates faithful. It was a disciplined display and, as Figure Two demonstrates, one that saw him far more involved defensively than in the previous match against Fulham.
He may have won plaudits for scoring and also laying on an assist for Santi Cazorla against Tottenham, but Podolski's defensive work deserves just as much praise.
Figure One - Podolski v Tottenham Figure Two - Podolski v Fulham
(Key: Tackles - Green, Interceptions - Blue, Clearances - Purple, Recoveries - Yellow)
ARSENAL v MONTPELLIER - FACTS
- If Arsenal and Schalke both win their games on Wednesday night, both will qualify for the next stage
- Montpellier are already eliminated from the Champions League, but can still qualify for the Europa League if they win both of their remaining games and Olympiacos lose both of theirs
- Only Nordsjælland (27) have had fewer shots than Arsenal (30) after four matches of this season's Champions League
- Montpellier have won just one of their last 12 matches in European competition (W1 D4 L7)
- Defeat against Schalke ended a run of 14 home games without defeat for Arsenal in the Champions League (W12 D2)
- The Gunners have only conceded 18 goals in 30 Champions League matches at Emirates Stadium, keeping 16 clean sheets
- Ahead of the north London derby against Tottenham, Arsenal had kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 games in all competitions
- Montpellier have won just 42 per cent of their 50/50 duels in the Champions League this season, a lower percentage than any other team
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Lisa works in the Public Programs Department at Melbourne Museum but also volunteers in the Palaeontology Department and has been on several fossil digs.
By the tenth day of the annual Dinosaur Dreaming dig we had already catalogued more than 140 fossils. To know where to dig in the first place we need to understand the geology of the area because the types of rock and how they have been laid down can give us much information about the palaeoenvironment. Dr Alan Tait, Adjunct Research Fellow in the Department of Geosciences at Monash University is currently researching the sedimentology of the Flatrocks site and kindly explained its geology to me.
Today the site known as Flatrocks is a rocky beach dominated by light grey sandstone but 120 million years ago during the Cretaceous, the environment was very different. Australia was once part of a supercontinent called Gondwana which also comprised Antarctica, South America, Africa, New Zealand and India.
Much of Gondwana had broken up by the Cretaceous and a rift had started to form between Australia and Antarctic. The types of rocks and fossils we find along the coastline in Inverloch today tell us the story of the rift valley and the animals and plants that lived there.
The cliff face near the Flatrocks site. The grey mudstone is the remains of a flood plain which was on the floor of the rift valley. The layer where we find most of our fossils lies above this and at the top is massive sandstone. To the left of the mudstone you can see a fault where the rock layers have shifted dramatically from their original horizontal deposition.Image: Lisa NinkSource: Museum Victoria
The fossil layer itself consists of the sedimentary rocks, grey sandstone and conglomerate that were deposited during flooding of the rift valley. The conglomerate pebbles are made of clay eroded from the flood plain soils during flooding. The sandstone is grey because it contains grains of volcanic rock eroded from active volcanos some distance away and washed into the rift valley. The sediments also include the fossilised remains of dead animals, plants and trees. The time between the floods was long enough for large trees to grow, perhaps at least 100 years, and the floods were catastrophic.
"The main fossil bearing layer (under the red line) consists of grey sandstone with coal throughout it. The layer is bounded by a layer of mudstone below and massive sandstone above.Image: Lisa NinkSource: Museum Victoria
There are many fossilised tree stumps on the shore platform. Some of these trees lie horizontally with their fossilised roots still attached and are believed to have been knocked over by the force of the floods and washed down the river. We also find fossil leaves of ferns, gingkoes and monkey puzzle-like trees that once grew as part of a forest within the rift valley.
A fossil tree trunk. If you look closely you can even see the growth rings.Image: Lisa NinkSource: Museum Victoria
The coal in the fossil layer is the remains of decomposing plants that once grew in the valley. Fossilised grains of pollen from these plants have also been found and by identifying their species, we can date the sediments surrounding them.
A nearby dyke (a long straight crack in the rocks through which magma from deep below the Earth's crust travels upwards and cools) is made up of basaltic rock, another igneous rock type. The dyke is 99.5 million years old and cuts through the grey sandstone, meaning it formed after the sedimentary rocks had been deposited.
Dale Nelson stands upon the basaltic dyke near the Flatrocks site.Image: Lisa NinkSource: Museum Victoria
We also find minerals at the site, like pyrite and calcite.
Minerals found at the fossil dig site, shown with objects often found in geologists' pockets, for scale. Left: Pyrite crystals | Right: Calcite crystalsImage: Lisa NinkSource: Museum Victoria
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I have spoken to Dr Alan Tait, a sedimentologist researching the geology of the Flatrocks site and Doris Seegets-Villiers, a PhD candidate studying the palynology and taphonomy of the Flatrocks site and they have very kindly informed me that the dip of the rocks is between 13 and 14 degrees at this part of the site. The sediments at the Flatrocks site were deposited sometime between 125 million years ago and 115 million years ago at the end of the Early Cretaceous when this part of the rift valley apparently stopped subsiding. The fault pictured in the above article is a normal fault which has been downthrown to the left of the photo and probably occurred between 115 million years ago and the end of the Early Cretaceous. We can't see if or where this fault meets with the dyke although the dyke is probably younger than the fault pictured and as far as we can see has only affected the rocks immediately adjacent to it. There are no banoliths or other dykes nearby. There are many other larger, more impressive faults in the area but they lie under the sea so you'll need to have a look at Google Earth or similar to view them. Mike, you are correct in saying that the dyke is not literally basalt which is why I have gone with the term 'basaltic' which covers a range of mafic rock types.
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Natasha works in public relations for IMAX Melbourne and the Royal Exhibition Building.
If you are a car enthusiast, a historian or somebody who takes interest in the evolution of popular culture, you would have found something of interest at Motorclassica, the motor vehicle exhibition held at the Royal Exhibition Building from 21 to 23 October.
The exhibition featured more than 150 veteran, vintage and classic motor vehicles worth more than $100 million. Eighty-six years after the Motor Show first opened at the Royal Exhibition Building, Motorclassica brings an amazing collection of vehicles that are a step back in time.
But for me, the most enjoyable thing about Motorclassica was the story attached to every vehicle brought in for display – some of them outright intriguing. This shiny red 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet is the only one of its kind in Australia and has an interesting history: it was originally owned by a prominent Third Reich Official.
1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Cabriolet Image: Natasha DuckettSource: Museum Victoria
This 1932 Chrysler Imperial Sedan looks like something out of an old New York Gangster movie, because it could well be! This model was believed to have been owned and driven by the New York gangster, Jack "Legs" Diamond.
1932 Chrysler Imperial Sedan Image: Natasha DuckettSource: Museum Victoria
This 1973 Holden Brock HDT LJ GTR XVI Torana made its first appearance at Bathurst in 1973 and went on to become the stuff of legend with Brock going on to win the 1973 Manufacturer's Championship and the 1974 Touring Car Championship in this car.
1973 Holden Brock HDT LJ GTR XVI Torana Image: Natasha DuckettSource: Museum Victoria
But according to car enthusiast Norbert Probst it is this 1969 Brabham BT28 Formula 3 vehicle that stole the show:
1969 Brabham BT28 Formula 3 vehicle Image: Natasha DuckettSource: Museum Victoria
"Jack Brabham built his own cars, drove them, was his own mechanic. He was the all rounder of Australia. He did it all well," said Mr Probst.
Motor Show at the Royal Exhibition Building, May 1963.Image: Edwin G. AdamsonSource: Museum Victoria
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I have already tried to search about this, but wondered if you can help me with these questions. 1) What French employers look for from an English teacher - what qualifications and experience do they want ? What qualifications can help get a job in France? (for the short or long term, I don't mind)
2) Is it best to search for jobs in person in France or are there any reputable websites?
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