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It was going to be very interesting for me to see how Canadas coaching staff reacted in practice the day after the most lopsided Canadian win in world junior championship history. Authentic Victor Cruz Jersey . Was it going to be a hard practice with lots of pressure? Because the Canadian players didnt face that pressure in the opening game against Latvia, and sometimes youve got to simulate that in practice to try and keep them stoked and ready to go for the more difficult games down the road. Or was it going to be a loosey-goosey effort? It turned out it was the latter. The reason for that was obvious: coach Willie Desjardins and his staff really believed that the team did not break down over the course of that 16-0 win over Latvia. The shift links did not deviate, the players were not trying to pad their stats, there was not a lack of discipline. In other words, they followed the gameplan to a tee. Desjardins really thought that the best thing for his team at this point was just to back off a little bit, let them have a loosey-goosey fun practice. The other thing to keep in mind? These guys are tired. Theres a lot of wear and tear - physically and emotionally - on these guys. They played an awful lot of hockey and travelled a lot of miles. The best thing they need right now is just to back off a little bit. They can get refocused and re-energized in team meetings and get a new game plan for the Swiss. Justin Smith Jersey . Andrew Ebbett and Garrett Stafford also scored in the shootout while goaltender Matt Climie shut out all three Moose shooters. Alexandre Picard scored twice in regulation for the Rampage (20-7-1), while Boedker and Stafford added one each. Ahmad Bradshaw Youth Jersey . -- Theres an aura about Bristol Motor Speedway, a track that drivers and fans love equally for its electric, throwback-style racing. Patrick Willis Womens Jersey . The Czech winger, acquired from San Jose last month in the trade that sent the disgruntled Heatley to San Jose, notched his first career hat trick and the Senators offence had a breakout night in a 7-1 romp over the Tampa Bay Lightning. B.J. Raji Jersey . The Rays will have their work cut out for them tonight, though, as they face left-hander Cliff Lee, who silenced Tampas bats in Game 1. Lee gave up a run and five hits in seven innings last Wednesday and struck out 10 in his teams 5-1 triumph. "This is why we got him, for this type of game," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. Marques Colston Jersey . I moved my plans for Danxia two months ahead, she told China Daily, as prices and the numbers of tourists might increase soon. Indeed, in recent months, she noted, ticket prices have skyrocketed at other newly named UNESCO sites. Some 523 cars are arranged at Weishui Garden in Xian, Shaanxi province, to form the shape of the Changan Flower, the emblem for the 2011 Xian World Horticultural Expo, July 4, 2010. [expo2011xa.com] Emblem of the 2011 Xian World Horticultural Expo, the Changan Flower, also known as the Flower for Forever Peace. [expo2011xa.com] A total of 523 cars of varied colors were arranged at Weishui Garden in Xian, capital of Shaanxi province, on Sunday to form the shape of the Changan Flower, the emblem for the 2011 Xian World Horticultural Expo. Finished at 11:30 am, the whole process took nearly four hours. The emblem, the Changan Flower, also known as the Flower for Forever Peace, gains its inspiration from pomegranate flowers. Covering 120,000 square kilometers, the car arrangement has broken the Guinness world record with its huge area and large number of participating cars, and was certified by Wu Xiaohong, a Chinese representative working for the British Guinness Records Committee. Xian is often regarded as an ancient and historical city. Making the pattern with cars shows the citys modern side and also peoples good wishes for next years expo, said Mi Weixin, deputy secretarry general of the Xian municipal government. Greg Jennings Womens Jersey. The event was one of a series of activities for private car owners in Xian to celebrate the expo. Other activities are planned, including a group drive to publicize the expo and one low carbon day without cars. Zhang Rong, a Xian resident who owns a car, took part in the activity with great passion. For fear of being late for todays pattern making, I arrived at the garden one day earlier and stayed in a hotel last night, Zhang said. And she drove into the pattern-making queue at 6:00 am. Zhang, who has a strong affection toward plants, told reporters that she was excited to have the chance to participate in plant-related activities in her city. Organized by the International Bureau of Exposition (BIE) and the International Association of Horticultural Producers (IAHP), the expo in Xian is the third world horticultural expo to be held in China, following Kunmings Expo in 1999 and Shenyangs in 2006. With an area of 418 hectares and an investment of 2 billion yuan ($294 million), Xians expo, attracting over 100 domestic and foreign exhibitors, will begin on April 11 and end on October 11 in 2011, and is expected to draw 12 million visitors.   ' ' '