Not exact matches
In other news, our team seems to be rounding nicely into form, with a productive off - season and several
new additions already
settling in, there seems to be a renewed sense of confidence in the air... our well - oiled machine has conducted business again early this year, so we can just sit back, kick our feet up and watch all those other suckers scramble to make panic moves in the 11th hour... of course, we need to tie up a few loose ends but our team of savvy negotiators, under the tutelage of our faithful leader, will perform their usual magic with ample time to spare... I have to laugh when I look around the soccer world and see all those teams look upon us with envy and scorn as they struggle to mimic our seemingly infallible business model... thank goodness the powers that be had the foresight and fortitude to resist the temptations of the modern football era... instead of listening to all the experts and simply taking the easy way out by making the necessary improvements
on the field and in the front office, we chose the
path never traveled... we are truly pioneers in our field... sometimes you just have to have faith in the people that have always conducted themselves in a respectful and honest fashion... most fans aren't so fortunate, they will never know what it's like to follow a team that treats everyone in and around the club as if they were an extended member of the family... all for one I say... so when you wake up this morning, please try not to gloat when you see rival fans pacing back and forth waiting for their respective teams to pull the usual panic buys, just say nothing and be thankful that it isn't you... like I've always said, this is why you stay the course... this is when the real benefits of having someone in charge for over 2 decades really pays off... have a great day fellow Gunners
Still, we keep seeing each other
on the PG (sometimes, PG - 13) level, and eventually — after many, many conversations
on the topic — I decide it's actually pretty nice to
settle into a
new relationship without the confusion of what I call «the sex haze,» a phenomenon that's led me down the wrong
path on more than one occasion.
Specimens of elkhorn coral living in water with excess carbon dioxide have been studied for fertilization rates, ability of larvae to
settle on reef substrate (where they produce
new corals), and subsequent growth and survival.3 Three levels of carbon dioxide were tested, corresponding to concentrations today, at mid-century, and at the end of the century
on a high - emissions
path.3, 5 At the mid-century concentration, the ability of fertilization to occur and for larvae to
settle successfully
on the reef was significantly reduced: around 52 percent, and the decline intensified to about 73 percent at the late - century concentration.3 The corals» ability to survive over the long run declined as well, by an average of 39 percent and 50 percent respectively.3, 4