This is where I should probably note that such olive branches from Toronto to Montreal come years after their urban rivalry resulted in the Blue Jays' vote to contract the Expos back in 2001... but I digress.
Described in the beautiful book A Grand Complication, their friendly rivalry resulted in the apex of the watchmakers art when, in 1927, Packard announced delivery of his Vacheron Constantin grande complication (or supercomplication), a watch with 24 features or "complications" including a star chart of the night sky over his home in Ohio.
The combination of an overwhelming number of priorities, flat budgets, an outmoded structure and bureaucratic rivalries resulted in an insufficient response to this new challenge.
Long-standing rivalries result in numerous rematches, especially if one of the enforcers has to decline an invitation to fight during a given game.
And now, with the blossoming of social media, this sort of intense rivalry results in a veritable thunderstorm of tweets and Facebook status updates and text messages gleefully informing the loser (whatever shade of blue he or she may be), "Oh hey, by the way, I told you so".
The frequency distribution of dominance periods was well-fitted by a gamma distribution in line with previous binocular rivalry results [42], although the highly significant chi-squared value indicates that there are some departures.
After 1450 Ottoman-Mamlūk rivalry intensified, resulting in dynastic struggles and frequent changes in Dulkadir leadership.
There are fears that this internecine rivalry could result in electoral violence and fraud.Paradoxically, economic collapse has extended Peronism's lease on Argentina's political life.
The Red Sox are flexing their muscles atop the American League East, with closer Jonathan Papelbon hoping his mastery of the rivalry will result in a big off-season payday, writes Gordon Edes on Yahoo.com.
The rivalry has resulted in a number of severe injuries for players on both teams, some of which have been caused by foul play.
