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diff --git a/rowers/admin.py b/rowers/admin.py
index ae1d32f4..0a5eaa14 100644
--- a/rowers/admin.py
+++ b/rowers/admin.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from django.contrib import admin
 from django.contrib.auth.admin import UserAdmin
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
-from .models import Rower, Workout,GraphImage,FavoriteChart
+from .models import Rower, Workout,GraphImage,FavoriteChart,SiteAnnouncement
 
 # Register your models here.
 
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@ class WorkoutAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
 class FavoriteChartAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('user','xparam','yparam1','yparam2','plottype','workouttype','reststrokes')
+
+class SiteAnnouncementAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
+    list_display = ('announcement','created','modified','expires')
     
 admin.site.unregister(User)
 admin.site.register(User,UserAdmin)
 admin.site.register(Workout,WorkoutAdmin)
 admin.site.register(GraphImage)
 admin.site.register(FavoriteChart,FavoriteChartAdmin)
+admin.site.register(SiteAnnouncement,SiteAnnouncementAdmin)
diff --git a/rowers/models.py b/rowers/models.py
index dedacd62..87585c37 100644
--- a/rowers/models.py
+++ b/rowers/models.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlite3 import OperationalError
+from django.utils import timezone
+import datetime
 
 user = settings.DATABASES['default']['USER']
 password = settings.DATABASES['default']['PASSWORD']
@@ -499,3 +501,16 @@ class RowerForm(ModelForm):
 	    raise forms.ValidationError("TR should be lower than AN")
 	if an>=max:
 	    raise forms.ValidationError("AN should be lower than Max")
+
+class SiteAnnouncement(models.Model):
+    created = models.DateField(default=timezone.now)
+    announcement = models.TextField(max_length=140)
+    expires = models.DateField(default=timezone.now)
+    modified = models.DateField(default=timezone.now)
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        if not self.id:
+            self.created = timezone.now()
+            self.expires = timezone.now()+datetime.timedelta(days=10)
+        self.modified = timezone.now()
+        return super(SiteAnnouncement,self).save(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/rowers/templates/list_workouts.html b/rowers/templates/list_workouts.html
index aaf47bdf..7fcc985b 100644
--- a/rowers/templates/list_workouts.html
+++ b/rowers/templates/list_workouts.html
@@ -22,36 +22,37 @@
   </div>
 
 </div>
-  
-<h1>My Workouts</h1>
 
-{% if workouts %}
-<table width="70%" class="listtable">
-  <thead>
-    <tr>
-      <th> Date</th>
-      <th> Time</th>
-      <th> Name</th>
-      <th> Type</th>
-      <th> Distance </th>
-      <th> Duration </th>
-      <th> Avg HR </th>
-      <th> Max HR </th>
-      <th> Delete</th>
-      <th> Export</th>
-    </tr>
-  </thead>
-</tbody>
-{% for workout in workouts %}
-<tr>
-  <td> {{ workout.date }} </td>
-  <td> {{ workout.starttime }} </td>
-  <td> 
-    {% if user.rower.rowerplan == 'pro' %}
-    <a href="/rowers/workout/{{ workout.id }}/edit">{{ workout.name }}</a> </td>
-  {% else %}
-  <a href="/rowers/workout/{{ workout.id }}/edit">{{ workout.name }}</a> </td>
-{% endif %}
+<div class="grid_8 alpha">
+  <h3>My Workouts</h3>
+
+  {% if workouts %}
+  <table width="100%" class="listtable">
+    <thead>
+      <tr>
+        <th> Date</th>
+        <th> Time</th>
+        <th> Name</th>
+        <th> Type</th>
+        <th> Distance </th>
+        <th> Duration </th>
+        <th> Avg HR </th>
+        <th> Max HR </th>
+        <th> Delete</th>
+        <th> Export</th>
+      </tr>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+      {% for workout in workouts %}
+      <tr>
+        <td> {{ workout.date }} </td>
+        <td> {{ workout.starttime }} </td>
+        <td> 
+          {% if user.rower.rowerplan == 'pro' %}
+          <a href="/rowers/workout/{{ workout.id }}/edit">{{ workout.name }}</a> </td>
+        {% else %}
+        <a href="/rowers/workout/{{ workout.id }}/edit">{{ workout.name }}</a> </td>
+        {% endif %}
 <td> {{ workout.workouttype }} </td>
 <td> {{ workout.distance }}m</td>
 <td> {{ workout.duration |durationprint:"%H:%M:%S.%f" }} </td>
@@ -71,20 +72,52 @@
 <p> No workouts found </p>
 {% endif %}
 </div>
-<div class="grid_6 alpha">
+
+<div class="grid_4 omega">
+  <div class="grid_4" id="announcements">
+    {% if announcements %}
+    <h3>What's New?</h3>
+      {% for a in announcements %}
+    <div class="site-announcement-box">
+      <div class="site-announcement">
+        <i>{{ a.created }}:</i>
+        {{ a.announcement }}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+      {% endfor %}
+    <p>&nbsp;</p>
+    {% endif %}
+  </div>
+  <div class="grid_4" id="about">
+    <h3>About</h3>
+    <p>This site is a beta site, pioneering rowing data visualization and analysis. No warranties. The site's author is 
+      Sander Roosendaal. A Masters rower.
+      
+      Read his <a href="http://blog.rowsandall.com/">blog</a>
+</p>
+    <div style="text-align: right; padding: 2em">
+      <img src="/static/img/sander.jpg" width="80">
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+</div>
+
+
+
+<div class="grid_5 alpha">
   <form id="searchform" action="/rowers/list-workouts/{{ startdate|date:"Y-m-d" }}/{{ enddate|date:"Y-m-d" }}"
         method="get" accept-charset="utf-8">
     <div class="grid_3 prefix_1 alpha">
       <input class="searchfield" id="searchbox" name="q" type="text" placeholder="Search">
     </div>
-    <div class="grid_1 suffix_1 omega">
+    <div class="grid_1 omega">
       <button class="button blue small" type="submit">
         Search
       </button>
     </div>
   </form>
 </div>
-<div class="grid_2 prefix_3 omega">
+<div class="grid_2 prefix_1 omega">
   <span class="button gray small">
     {% if workouts.has_previous %}
     <a class="wh" href="?page={{ workouts.previous_page_number }}">&lt;</a>
diff --git a/rowers/views.py b/rowers/views.py
index 2850f6c9..509b9b11 100644
--- a/rowers/views.py
+++ b/rowers/views.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from rowers.forms import PredictedPieceForm,DateRangeForm,DeltaDaysForm
 from rowers.forms import SummaryStringForm,IntervalUpdateForm,StrokeDataForm
 from rowers.models import Workout, User, Rower, WorkoutForm,FavoriteChart
 from rowers.models import RowerPowerForm,RowerForm,GraphImage,AdvancedWorkoutForm
-from rowers.models import FavoriteForm,BaseFavoriteFormSet
+from rowers.models import FavoriteForm,BaseFavoriteFormSet,SiteAnnouncement
 from django.forms.formsets import formset_factory
 import StringIO
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required,user_passes_test
@@ -1992,6 +1992,14 @@ def workouts_view(request,message='',successmessage='',
         except EmptyPage:
             workouts = paginator.page(paginator.num_pages)
             
+        today = timezone.now()
+        announcements = SiteAnnouncement.objects.filter(
+            expires__gte=today
+        ).order_by(
+            "-created",
+            "-id"
+        )
+            
 	return render(request, 'list_workouts.html',
 		      {'workouts': workouts,
 		       'message': message,
@@ -1999,6 +2007,7 @@ def workouts_view(request,message='',successmessage='',
                        'dateform':dateform,
                        'startdate':startdate,
                        'enddate':enddate,
+                       'announcements':announcements[0:4],
 		       })
     except Rower.DoesNotExist:
 	return HttpResponse("User has no rower instance")
@@ -3156,12 +3165,12 @@ def workout_edit_view(request,id=0,message="",successmessage=""):
 
 
 	except Workout.DoesNotExist:
-	    form = WorkoutForm(
-		initial = {'workouttype' : 'rower'}
-	    )
-	    return render(request, 
-			  'workout_form.html',
-			  {'form':form})
+            message = "workout doesn't exist"
+            url = reverse(workouts_view,
+			  kwargs = {
+			      'message': str(message)
+			  })
+	    return HttpResponseRedirect(url)
 
 @user_passes_test(promember,login_url="/",redirect_field_name=None)
 def workout_add_otw_powerplot_view(request,id):
diff --git a/static/css/rowsandall.css b/static/css/rowsandall.css
index d163a455..a3f4e761 100644
--- a/static/css/rowsandall.css
+++ b/static/css/rowsandall.css
@@ -140,6 +140,23 @@ th {
   text-align: center;
  }
 
+.site-announcement-box {
+    padding: .2em .5em .2em 0em;
+}
+
+.site-announcement {
+    font: 1.1em/1.5em sans-serif;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    display: block;
+    padding: .2em .5em .2em .5em; 
+    zoom: 1;
+    border-radius: .5em;
+    -moz-border-radius: .5em;
+    -webkit-border-radius: .5em;
+    text-align: left;
+    border: solid 1px #333;
+}
+
 .button {
   font: 1.1em/1.5em sans-serif;
   text-decoration: none;
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