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Thursday, November 13, 2014
8 comments Don't Worry NFL, Gregg Easterbrook Will Figure Out the Playoff Seeding Issue That You and Every Other Major Sport Have
Pop quiz: Did you know "Interstellar" is not a documentary? You did? Gregg seems to think it is a documentary.
If the postseason began today, 4-5 New Orleans would host a playoff game, while 6-3 Green Bay would miss the postseason and winning teams Baltimore, Buffalo, Miami, Pittsburgh, Santa Clara and San Diego would be shut out of postseason play.
Well, Santa Clara doesn't have a NFL team. The San Francisco 49ers do have an NFL team, so yes, they would be shut out of the playoffs. Blame it on the Crabtree Curse. The NFC South sucks, but the Saints have already beaten the Packers and took the 49ers to overtime. My point, and I do have one, is that it doesn't seem fair that the Saints will get a home playoff game but that's just the way it works in every single major professional sport. MLB, the NBA, and the NHL all have separate conferences (or leagues) where the division winner makes the playoffs and teams from one conference can have a better record than a team from another conference and still not make the playoffs. Ask the Phoenix Suns how this works. NCAA basketball works the same way. A 19-13 team may not make the NCAA Tournament, but a 16-16 team could make the NCAA Tournament because they won their conference tournament. In fact, a 16-16 team can beat a 24-9 team in their conference tournament and make the NCAA Tournament, while the 24-9 team does not make the NCAA Tournament. This issue of "unfair" playoff seeding based on division winners isn't exclusive to the NFL.
When oh when will the NFL switch to a seeded-tournament playoff format?
Around the same time every other major professional sport does.
Because the NFL postseason format grants eight of its 12 invitations -- and all its opening-round home games -- to division winners, the NFC South is assured of a playoff prize while the AFC North is assured of at least one team, and likely more, not invited to the party.
The season isn't over yet, but it does look like the NFC South should sufficiently suck for the entire year. Still, there is recent history that says a team with a poor (relative to other playoff teams) season record can succeed in the NFL playoffs.
The fact that the AFC North is clobbering the NFC South on the field won't matter when playoff goody bags are distributed.
Just like it won't matter if the NL West is clobbering the AL Central or NL Central when playoff goody bags are distributed. This isn't an NFL-only issue. The winner of the AL Central or NL Central still get to make the playoffs, no matter their record, as long as they have won their division. This is true no matter how many teams in other divisions that didn't win their division have a better record than the winner of the NL Central or AL Central.
The 2014 season is shaping up like the 2008 season, which ended with all teams in the NFC East and NFC South at or above .500 and all teams in the AFC West at or below .500. When the NFL postseason formula was applied to 2008, the result was that 8-8 San Diego hosted a playoff game while 11-5 New England was not invited to the party. There are many games remaining to be played in 2014, but an outrageous 2008-style outcome may be in store.
And what happened in the playoffs that season? The 8-8 San Diego Chargers beat the 12-4 Colts, the 9-7 Cardinals beat the 11-5 Falcons (from the NFC South), then beat the 12-4 Panthers (from the NFC South), and then beat the 9-6-1 Eagles (from the NFC East) to make the Super Bowl. So teams in the NFC South and NFC East were 2-4 in the playoffs, while teams from the AFC West were 1-1. In fact, if Gregg's style of NFL postseason seeding had been in use during the 2008 season, then the 9-7 Cardinals would not have made the playoffs at all, yet they ended up being the Super Bowl participant from the NFC.
The NFL has been mulling adding two more wild-card teams following the 2015 season. The more the merrier. NFL playoff games are pro football at its best, yet after 256 regular-season contests, a mere 11 postseason games are staged.
After 2,430 regular-season MLB games, a mere 50 possible postseason games are staged. This is a lower percentage of postseason games to regular season games than the NFL has.
Better than expanding the current division-based field would be a seeded tournament. Divisions could still be used to organize schedules;
Since Gregg is all about the fairness, this still isn't fair. Let's use this current 2014 season as an example. The AFC North gets to play the NFC South and AFC South, while the AFC West has to play the stronger NFC West and AFC East. The AFC North conceivably has a much easier schedule than the AFC West has, so if the intention is to be fair, then using divisions to organize schedules would not result in more fairness. It could make sense to organize a seeded playoff system, but teams who have a more difficult schedule could be punished in this seeded tournament.
The old fixation with whether the NFC or AFC wins the Super Bowl is ancient history -- 99 percent of football enthusiasts would rather see the two best teams meet in the final contest.
99%? This sounds like a factual number based on no data that I see linked to support it. It's almost like Gregg is just making this number up in order to prove his point.
75% of people who read TMQ think Gregg Easterbrook has committed at least three murders, so the police should probably go ahead and lock him up now.
Big-college football is about to dip its toes into the seeded-tourney concept. The NFL should follow.
Yes, but bowl bids are going to be still based on conference affiliation and a 12-0 team like Marshall University still probably won't make the four-team playoff. So if a 12-0 team can't make the four-team college football playoff then is it really the same seeded-tourney concept Gregg is advocating the NFL should follow?
So far Rodgers, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Ben Roethlisberger have combined for 99 touchdown passes versus just 18 interceptions. Two touchdown passes for each one interception is among the definitions of a good quarterback. Rodgers, Brady, Peyton Manning and Roethlisberger are at very nearly a 5-to-1 ratio. Is the NFL becoming the Arena League?
I love how Gregg takes the three outlier quarterbacks and asks if the NFL is becoming the Arena League. For someone who perceives himself as being intelligent, he loves to take outliers from a sample size and assume it represents the whole of the sample. There are two quarterbacks in the NFL that have more than a 5-to-1 TD to INT ratio, and they are Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady. After that, there are three quarterbacks who have a 3-to-1 TD to INT ratio or better. The rest of the 27 NFL quarterbacks have a TD to INT ratio of 3-to-1 or below. But yeah, the NFL is becoming the Arena League because Gregg takes outliers from a small sample size.
The Colts have lost four straight to the Patriots -- but all those contests were in New England. Indianapolis knows this game may foretell the team's postseason prospects.
Yes, if the Colts lose to the Patriots in November then the Colts postseason prospects may be very dim. In fact, the Colts may as well just forfeit the rest of the games on the season.
Stats Of The Week No. 7: Since meeting in Week 1, Jersey/B and Oakland are on a combined 1-17 streak. Noted by reader Colin Size of Buffalo, New York.
Wouldn't it be easier just to say the Jets and Raiders have won a single game combined since they met in Week 1?
Backup quarterback Drew Stanton heave-ho'd deep and John Brown of Division II Pittsburg of Kansas, whom TMQ has been touting all season, made a leaping catch for a 48-yard touchdown.
If it weren't for TMQ, then no one would have known who this John Brown guy is. Thanks for alerting us to him, Gregg.
Then Patrick Peterson "called his shot." Steamed for being flagged for illegal contact, before the next snap he wildly pointed to the crowd and then to himself, as if to say: "Watch this." Snap, and Peterson intercepted the pass.
This is a good example of how Gregg's criticism changes based on an outcome. If Peterson had gotten beaten for a touchdown after this play then Gregg would write, "Peterson pointed to the crowd in a me-first way to show off and get the focus on himself. The football gods laughed and Peterson immediately gave up a touchdown pass because he made the high school mistake of looking in the backfield." Instead, Peterson "called his shot" because Peterson intercepted the next pass. It's funny how the football gods suddenly appear angrily when that's how Gregg wants to present the narrative.
Adding a pick-six on the next Rams possession, Peterson tempted the football gods by waving the ball around well before the end zone.
Undoubtedly, if Peterson ever gives up another touchdown catch in the NFL, Gregg will point to his waiving the ball around well before the end zone as the reason Peterson gave up the touchdown while ignoring any positive plays Peterson had made in the interim.
When the Steelers lost to Tim Tebow's Denver Broncos in the 2011 playoffs, Bruce Arians, then Pittsburgh offensive coordinator, was a convenient fall guy -- he'd bounced around a lot and was perceived as never really successful.
Arians had won a Super Bowl as the Steelers' offensive coordinator and had been with the team since 2004. I sometimes wonder what goes on in Gregg's head. Does he know that he is misleading his readers or does he just create an alternate reality without knowing it? And don't worry, Gregg's lies about Bruce Arians don't stop here. Why would they? He must mislead and lie to his readers to the fullest extent in order to create an alternate reality that matches the narrative he's looking to push.
Pittsburgh scapegoated Arians for the loss and fired him.
Nope. Arians' contract ran out and he "retired." Then Arians unretired to be the offensive coordinator for the Colts. He was not fired by the Steelers. His contract ran out. I feel bad for Gregg's readers who refuse to do any research and just believe whatever Gregg writes. They are being lied to and don't care to know it. Perhaps I shouldn't feel bad for them.
This week it was New Orleans leading Santa Clara 24-21, the Niners facing fourth-and-10 from their own 22-yard line with 1:34 remaining in regulation. No professional defense could possibly not cover a deep receiver in this situation. Yet no one at all from the Saints covered Michael Crabtree as he went deep down the middle for the 51-yard reception that positioned the visitors for the field goal that forced overtime.
Wait, Michael Crabtree caught this pass? What about the Crabtree Curse? Wouldn't this prevent Crabtree catching this pass? I'm confused.
With seven minutes remaining in the game, Kansas City leads 17-13 and Buffalo faces fourth-and-1 at its 41. The Bills punt. Sure they botched fourth-and-1 on the previous possession. But that was then, this is now, what happened the last time means nothing to this time!
But it does mean something this time. I probably would have gone for it in this situation (and of course "done a little dance" since that is guaranteed to get a first down), but if the Bills haven't converted on a short distance down during the game so far, then the odds of them converting fourth-and-1 are probably not very high. Going for it on fourth down is not a coin flip. It's a coin flip involving 22 coins where past history of how 11 of those coins performed on short-and-1 earlier in the game can predict how those 11 coins will perform during that specific short-and-1.
By a schedule quirk, the Chiefs also played at Buffalo last season. In those two games the Bills combined for a total of seven red zone possessions -- yielding no touchdowns.
Don't you love how Gregg only talks about past performance as it relates to present performance when he has a point to prove? Oh look, the Bills can't score touchdowns against the Chiefs as proven by two games where they didn't score a touchdown, but whether the Bills converted earlier in the game on fourth-and-1 has no impact on whether the Bills could convert on fourth-and-1 in this current situation.
It would take approximately three years to reach Saturn sustaining the highest speed so far attained by a manned spacecraft, and seems to take about that, or at least a long time, in the initial space scenes of "Interstellar." Yet once the noble explorers go through the wormhole into another galaxy, planets seem only a hop, skip and a jump apart. Huh?
In "Interstellar," mid-21st century society can build spaceships capable of reaching other galaxies, yet can't grow wheat. In the "Hunger Games" franchise, a future society has hovercraft and force fields, yet doesn't know how to grow vegetables. In the big-budget TV series "Terra Nova," 22nd century society could build a time machine but couldn't restrict air pollution, which is already in decline now. Likewise in the big-budget flick "Elysium," 22nd century society can build a luxurious space station the size of New Hampshire, but doesn't know about using catalytic converters to prevent smog.
Gregg is great at false equivalencies. The world can stop ebola and other deadly diseases, but can't stop the common cold. It's not that odd for one huge societal issue to get fixed, while a smaller societal issue remains without a solution. For example, there are many great NFL writers on the Internet so there is no lack of great NFL writing, yet Gregg Easterbrook writes TMQ every week.
TMQ's favorite on this score is the Colin Farrell remake of "Total Recall." In it, future society doesn't know how to clean up damage from a chemical war, yet is able to build a subway tunnel directly through the center of the Earth.
Gregg Easterbrook can thoroughly discuss the financial aspects of space travel and the cost of the space program, but he can't even work a space shuttle. How odd is that?
Not only would this entail engineering in unimaginable pressure and heat, the through-Earth's-core trips described would require speeds on the order of 30,000 miles per hour. Since passengers are comfortably seated during acceleration and braking, that means the future society has devised inertial damping -- a sci-fi standby almost as hard to imagine as time travel -- yet can't clean up chemical spills.
(Makes jerking off motion)
The offensive pass interference call that negated the Saints' seeming winning touchdown on the final play of regulation was unquestionably the correct call. Santa Clara's Perrish Cox executed the best flop in football annals -- when Jimmy Graham pushed off, Cox hurled himself through the air sideways.
It was a flop, but Graham has seven inches and 60 pounds on Perrish Cox. If Gregg Easterbrook got pushed by a man seven inches taller and 60 pounds heavier than him while running, then he may fall down as well.
Not only was the offensive pass interference correct, it showed integrity by the officiating crew, going against the grain of TMQ's Parking Lot Theory -- that if a call on the final play decides the game the home team gets the call because zebras don't want to be hassled in the parking lot.
Has there ever been a story of NFL officials being hassled in the parking lot? I can't think of one right now. In fact when I search for "NFL officials hassled in the parking lot, this column is the second link provided. Officials being harassed in the parking lot seems like one of the many things that only occurs in Gregg Easterbrook's head.
Authentic Games Standings: Miami lost at Detroit and yet qualified, for the moment, as Authentic;
Miami qualified themselves as authentic in last week's TMQ as well, except for the one time Gregg forgot he made them authentic and then questioned whether the Dolphins should be authentic or not. It's hard for him to keep up with his own bullshit.
TMQ's Authentic Games Index doesn't have any fixed definitions, just hocus-pocus.
This sentence could be changed to, "TMQ is just hocus-pocus" and it would still be accurate.
My formula attaches value to the number of high-quality opponents faced, even if the result is a loss. Thus Arizona's 4-1 record and Denver's 5-2 are superior in Authentic Games terms to Detroit's 3-0. The Oakland Raiders match the Broncos for most Authentic Games played so far, at seven. Too bad Oakland lost them all.
Isn't it interesting how a team who loses two games out of seven is superior to a team who hasn't lost a game? In fact, I think Gregg's Authentic Games metric is a good example of how his insistence that the NFL re-rank playoff teams regardless of conference or division affiliation isn't the infallible idea he believes it to be. It goes to show how a team like the Raiders would be punished for having had a tough schedule, while a perceived Super Bowl contender like the Packers have played four games against authentic teams and only won one of them. Not that the Packers aren't clearly a better team than the Raiders, but in situations where the talent level between two teams is closer, Gregg's idea of re-ranking teams regardless of conference or division still doesn't achieve the goal of getting the best teams into the NFL playoffs. A team's schedule will always have an impact on that team's record. To claim a 9-7 AFC team that would normally have won their division doesn't deserve to make the playoffs because there is an 11-5 team in the NFC team could be ignoring that the 9-7 team played nine authentic teams, while the 11-5 team only played six authentic teams.
I just don't think the schedule can remain based on conference and division affiliation if conference and division affiliation no longer determines which teams make the playoffs.
So this week Gregg's Authentic Games metric predicts the Broncos and Cardinals in the Super Bowl. My Non-Authentic Games metric based on which AFC and NFC won by the largest margin over the past week says this week the Super Bowl participants will be the Packers and Broncos. Last week it was the Saints and Dolphins. I can't until my metric proves itself to be useful and correctly predicts the Super Bowl matchup.
The Eagles are 17-9, including the postseason, under Kelly, impressive considering football-factory coaches often don't transition well into the NFL (Steve Spurrier, Butch Davis).
Jim Harbaugh and Pete Carroll would argue differently about the "often" part of that statement.
The Nesharim's nine touchdowns on kick and turnover returns are also impressive. But the Eagles have been beating up on the second echelon, only 1-2 in the Authentic Games Index. Monday night, Philadelphia blitzed often versus the troubled Cats.
Again, back to how the schedule could affect a team making the playoffs under Gregg's new system. The Eagles are 1-2 in Authentic Games, while the 49ers could miss the playoffs going 9-7 under Gregg's system and they are 3-3 in Authentic Games. Gregg's intentions for re-ranking teams regardless of division or conference isn't a terrible idea, but it doesn't bring the sense of fairness he believes it does.
Wasn't it just a couple of weeks ago that the Panthers had a bye and were hosting a divisional game?
It was nine months ago, not a couple of weeks ago.
Trailing Detroit 20-16 on the final snap of the game, Miami had the ball on its 40 for a Hail Mary. Miami attempted a Stanford Band play, and lost 14 yards. There were back-to-back interceptions in this contest, the second a fantastic athletic play by undrafted Brent Grimes of Miami.
Yeah, but undrafted Brent Grimes is now a highly-paid glory boy Brent Grimes with a four year $32 million contract. Gregg will ignore this I guess.
Hidden Plays of the Week: Hidden plays are ones that never make highlight reels, but sustain or stop drives. Santa Clara leading 21-10 at New Orleans, on third down Marques Colston was behind the Niners' secondary for a sure touchdown and dropped a perfectly thrown pass. The hosts punted, then went on to lose in overtime.
I'll take a week off from the "hidden play" lecture I give. You know, dropped passes like this are what happens when lowly-drafted players like Marques Colston are given big money contracts. They start not working as hard and begin dropping passes. Lowly-drafted, highly-paid glory boys don't work as hard.
Rest assured, if Michael Crabtree had dropped this pass then his draft position would have been mentioned.
Buffalo leading Kansas City 10-3 in the third quarter, the Bills' Bryce Brown was in the clear for what seemed a certain touchdown when Ron Parker of the Chiefs tomahawked the ball loose at the Kansas City 5. The ball rolled through the end zone, Kansas City touchback. Buffalo went on to lose by four points.
Again, I think Gregg means "lowly-drafted 7th round pick" Bryce Brown. Well, he doesn't "mean" this because he won't acknowledge when lowly-drafted players make bad plays, but he loves to point out when a highly-drafted player makes a mistake.
Dolphins and Lions tied at 13 late in the game, the Genetically Engineered Surimi had third-and-goal on the Detroit 2. Tight end Charles Clay dropped a well-thrown pass in the end zone. Miami settled for a field goal and went on to lose by four points.
Gregg leaves out the fact Charles Clay is a 6th round pick. Mislead and deceive by leaving out information when it doesn't prove his point, that's all Gregg likes to do.
Many readers including Molly Black of Brooklyn, New York, noted this year's Rockettes Christmas show began on Nov. 7 -- before Veterans Day. In December there are six shows each Saturday, the first kicking off, as it were, at 9 a.m.
(Bangs head on the table) The show starts so early because they want to maximize profits by doing as many shows as possible. I still haven't gotten an answer on when this show should start. When is the ideal time for the Rockettes Christmas show to begin? I need an exact date when it is acceptable for a Christmas show like this to begin.
Now that the Jets are 2-8, how soon until Rex Ryan resumes boasting? Leading Pittsburgh 3-0, Jersey/B had first-and-10 on its 33. The Jets lined up in a power-rush set with three tight ends. Michael Vick play-faked and rolled left. Defenses want to force Vick to the right. Because he's left-handed, he's considered more dangerous running left.
Actually, I think the perception is that Vick is more dangerous THROWING the football to the left than the right. I'm not sure how Vick's handedness affects his running ability. Gregg thinks of some crazy shit on occasion.
I do know what Gregg means by stating Vick is more dangerous running left, but he doesn't fully explain what he means. He makes an assumption the reader knows Vick is better at running AND throwing left than he is running AND throwing right.
The Browns Paradox: Should TMQ consider the Cleveland Browns for the Authentic Games index?
I don't think it matters at all if TMQ does or doesn't include the Browns for the Authentic Games index. They are 3-2 against authentic teams, which seems pretty impressive.
Andy Dalton looked like he'd forgotten how to play football -- could Dalton go from Pro Bowl to benched? It wasn't just the three interceptions. It wasn't just his hard-to-believe passer rating of 2. (The league listed Dalton's rating as "2.0" as though this is somehow different from 2.)
Gregg is so infuriating. Passer rating is always rounded to the nearest tenth of a decimal, even when the number being rounded to ends up being a "0."
Last week I asked if any reader with a tax-law or CPA background could explain the likely tax treatment of Nick Saban's home, which was purchased, for about $225,000 more than he paid for it, by a sports promotion foundation and where he now lives rent-free. Numerous readers replied that Saban can exempt the $225,000 gain from capital gains taxes (the exemption level is $250,000 for an individual, $500,000 if married filing jointly) but would need to declare the fair-market value rental value of the home each year and pay ordinary income taxes on that. Jake Peters of Evansville, Wisconsin, put it in haiku:
Sale? Capital gain.
Rent value taxed as wages;
cap gain excluded.
I always wonder who reads and enjoys TMQ. Obviously it is those people who adore accounting and think they are clever by using haikus to explain something. These are the educated people who somehow read TMQ and don't want to be educated as to whether Gregg is misleading his readers with his misleading assumptions and statements.
Buck-Buck-Brawkkkkkk (Pro Edition): The heavily favored Steelers trailing Jersey/B by 20-3 on the first snap of the fourth quarter,
I believe the Steelers were favored by five points or so. That's less than a touchdown and definitely not being "heavily favored." But what good are facts when Gregg can simply make up his own reality and everyone who reads TMQ believes him? Where is the fun in telling the truth or not misleading your audience?
Buck-Buck-Brawkkkkkk (Football-Factory Edition): Trailing TCU 31-14 late in the third quarter, Kansas State punted on fourth-and-4 in Horned Frogs territory. Kansas State went on to lose by 21 points.
And obviously, if Kansas State had not punted then they would not have lost the game. This punt late in the third quarter would have made the 21 point difference in this game.
Single Worst Plays Of The Season -- So Far: On Marshawn Lynch's first touchdown run against Jersey/A, Lynch barreled straight at Giants cornerback Zack Bowman -- who froze and let Lynch go by. On Lynch's fourth touchdown run, Lynch again barreled straight at Bowman, who again just let him go by. Bowman only needed a red cape and he could have cried "olé!" as he stepped aside.
Wow, I can't believe a highly-drafted player like Marshawn Lynch, who was drafted in the first round, was able to make a fifth round pick like Bowman look so silly. As always, if these roles were reversed and a fifth round pick scored four rushing touchdowns then Gregg would mention this player's draft position, while criticizing the first round pick cornerback who didn't make an effort to prevent two of these touchdowns.
Bowman would hold the Single Worst Play of the Season -- So Far distinction except that he's a backup and was on the field only because of injuries to others.
A player only being on the field because of injuries to others has never really stopped Gregg before from criticizing a player for making a bad play. I wonder if the fact Bowman isn't a highly-drafted player has something to do with Gregg not giving him this week's Single Worst Play of the Season -- So Far?
Lined up across from Jordy Nelson, veteran corner Tim Jennings simply stood there like topiary, letting Nelson blow past for an uncovered 73-yard touchdown reception. In a Cover 1, the corner can't let his man go! Next Green Bay possession, Jennings again lines up across from Nelson and again just stands there as Nelson blows past for a 40-yard touchdown. This time the Bears were in Cover 2, a defense that may have receivers covered by the corner short and the safety deep. But twice the man across from the other team's best receiver simply did nothing on a long touchdown pass.
Gregg is correct that in a Cover 1, Jennings should not have let Nelson go to a safety that isn't there. BUT, in a Cover 2 he had covered Nelson short and the safety was supposed to provide help over the top. So once Jennings did let the other team's best receiver go past him and did nothing. The second time Jennings wasn't supposed to do much but cover Nelson short.
Next Week: Can kale doughnuts be far behind?
I wish ESPN.com would leave TMQ far behind.
8 comments:
Gregg for some reason fails the most basic understanding. The decimal point in 2.0 does not mean it is a different number. 2.1 would be a different number but 2.0 isn't. What exactly is Gregg's deal? For a guy who fancies himself an intellectual he doesn't seem to understand some very simple concepts.
- November 13, 2014 at 8:57 AM
- Bengoodfella said...
Chris, I think Gregg just enjoys pretending not to understand very simple concepts. He makes a real effort to show what a crazy world it is at the expense of using logic to understand what he's criticizing doesn't necessarily make sense.
- November 13, 2014 at 11:56 AM
- Slag-King said...
Why does Gregggg bring up his "Baptist" upbringing every time with his pro-topless and anti-gambling stance? I keep thinking that this is a sneer from him how he is "enlightened".
As for the playoff unfairness--it wasn't that long ago (2010) when Seattle was 7-9 and went into the playoffs and beat New Orleans. Maybe the NFC South will suck this year, but in 3 years, one of the teams (I'm looking at you, Panthers) will hoist the Lombardi.
99 percent of football enthusiasts would rather see the two best teams meet in the final contest.
DUH! At 21:05-21:45
Finally, isn't doing a little dance to get that 1 yard a false start? This phrase has always bothered me but didn't know why until Ben brought up that point and I realized that Gregggg is talking about before snap movements. Idiot.
- November 13, 2014 at 12:43 PM
I am among the 1% that would rather see my team against any other team in the final contest. Screw the best teams.
- November 13, 2014 at 6:15 PM
- Bengoodfella said...
Slag, I guess so. I can't decide if it's a knock about Baptist hypocrisy or him saying he is conservative at heart and doesn't think gambling is right.
Yep, it was not that long ago that a favored Saints team lost to the 7-9 Seahawks in the playoffs. I would love to hoist the Lombardi trophy, but it's such a mess now I don't know if that can happen in three years. The Seahawks may have started Charlie Whitehurst, but they seemingly had their shit together. The same can not be said for the Panthers right now.
Gregg means shift the line and have movement in the backfield. But yes, if more than one man "dances" it is a false start. He is saying confuse the defense by moving pre-snap.
Eric, however you can get there, I am happy with it. As many times as the Braves have been favored to win the NL and didn't do it, I would be surprised and happy if they were the 2nd Wild Card team and won the World Series. Of course, that's not happening anytime soon.
- November 14, 2014 at 8:34 AM
I bet many Pats fans in 2008 thought "Yes! The Giants! 19-0 is pretty much guaranteed!"
- November 14, 2014 at 9:10 AM
This is a rather random aside but I wonder if anyone has ever alerted Peter King to the fact that Gregg essentially stole the whole Monday Morning quarterback name gimmick and just changed the name to Tuesday. Very original Gregg. Of course I assume if this happened then Peter might confront Gregg and then we would have the possible universe ending scenario of Peter King and Gregg Easterbrook in the same room together.
All joking aside I can tolerate Peter much more than I can Gregg. Peter at least seems like a nice guy and at least appears to know what he's talking about when it comes to football.
- November 14, 2014 at 10:13 AM
- Bengoodfella said...
Eric b, Bill Simmons thought that and that's why it is his fault and his fault alone that the Patriots lost that game. Just ask him, he'll tell you the effect he had on the Super Bowl.
Chris, a Peter King/Gregg Easterbrook fight! I'm sure Peter knows about TMQ. It's hard to pick between the two. Gregg doesn't seem to take himself so seriously, but he also deceives his audience and has a very small knowledge of football it seems.
Peter can be very douchey and it wears on me after a while. He's also very tied to the NFL, which is good, but bad every once in a while. In a pinch, I prefer Peter over Gregg Easterbrook.
- November 14, 2014 at 3:09 PM


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When a person receives a prison sentence, this does not negate his or her civil rights. In fact, as the American Civil Liberties Union points out, the U.S. Supreme Court has explicitly stated people in prison still have the same fundamental rights protected by the Constitution as those who are not incarcerated, including the right to have legal representation and access to the court system.
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Sun Coast Resources Inc announced that Sheila Kahanek has joined the company as chief financial officer. She has more than 20 years of hands-on management experience with large and small public and private companies in the energy sector. Since January 2012, she has been instrumental in several process improvement initiatives throughout Sun Coast.
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Jazz clarinetist Acker Bilk dead at 85
LONDON (AP) — Clarinet player Acker Bilk, whose smooth sound topped music charts on both sides of the Atlantic, has died at the age of 85.
Manager Pamela Sutton says Bilk died Sunday at a hospital in Bath, southwestern England. The cause of death was not announced.
Born Bernard Stanley Bilk in 1929, Bilk adopted the name Acker from a local term for friend.
He learned the clarinet as a bored army conscript, stationed in Egypt after World War II, and became one of the stars of Britain's 1950s "trad jazz" scene.
He was the first U.K act to top the U.S. charts in '60s, with "Stranger on the Shore."
Bilk attributed his playing style to losing lost part of a finger in a sledding accident and two teeth in fight at school.
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We went and saw Toy Story 3 opening day! Dax loved the movie. Afterwards he told me "mom that was a great show". I think we will be seeing it again before it comes out on dvd.
Waiting for the movie to start. We got our free tropical smoothie because it was national flip flop day and if you wore your flip flops you got a free drink.
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Movie Review by Nigel A. Messenger
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin
Director: Joss Whedon
SERENITY is an action/adventure sci-fi movie from writer/director Joss Whedon and in case you don't finish reading this review I'll tell you right now it is a truly great movie.
Joss Whedon will probably be better known to you as the creator of the hugely popular television series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and its spin-off ANGEL, but as all Whedon fans will know towards the end of those series he turned his attentions to making the TV series FIREFLY. Now FIREFLY didn't get the attention it deserved and got cancelled before the end of its first season. Personally I loved the show although even I didn't actually watch it when it was first broadcast but instead watched the DVD box set. So why the history lesson…because SERENITY is the continuation of the FIREFLY TV series!
Now if you didn't watch FIREFLY – don't worry because SERENITY can be enjoyed in its own right although I'm sure you'll be so impressed you will be off to buy the FIREFLY box set as soon as you leave the cinema. SERENITY is actually the name of the Firefly class spaceship, which is home to Mal (Nathan Fillion) the captain and his small crew, who really live more like a family. They exist just outside of the law earning a living mainly as smugglers moving cargo between the many planets colonized by humans from Earth – there are no aliens in this story as apparently no one has found any yet! There is a government, the Alliance, who were the victors in a civil war in which the captain and one of the crew Zoe (Gina Torres) were on the losing side. It is this Alliance who is tracking River (Summer Glau) who lives on board the Serenity and will stop at nothing to get her as she has previously been the subject of a long-term experiment in developing a human weapon. The Alliance is also afraid River will regain her memories and reveal a dark secret that could destabilize their power.
There is so much going on in SERENITY I feel I am in danger of making it sound confusing but it is not at all because the story is so well written and thought out that the film just seems to flow naturally.
As well as a great story there is loads of action all the way through and it's cleverly interspersed with plenty of humorous witty dialogue to lighten the load.
The movie delivers if you just want to enjoy an action/adventure, but it also delivers if you are seriously into sci-fi.
SERENITY is the film that STAR WARS and others like it try to be. While many millions of us enjoy STAR WARS we can see faults in the acting, script and over simplified storylines. SERENITY however is just about as good as a movie can get in every respect – directing, story, acting, script and even excellent special effects.
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2018 Ten Cheapest Cities in The World
2018 Ten Cheapest Cities in The World chosen by Economist comparing them with New York city according to the latest findings of the Cost of Living Worldwide Survey from The Economist Intelligence Unit. The survey, which compared the price of over 150 items in 133 cities in the world. 10. New Delhi New Delhi is the capital of India and one of Delhi city's 11 districts. Although colloquially Delhi and New Delhi are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, these are two distinct entities, with New Delhi forming a small part of Delhi. The National Capital Region is a much larger entity comprising the entire National Capital Territory of Delhi along with adjoining districts. It is surrounded by Haryana on three sides and Uttar Pradesh on the east.


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Dr. Prachee Jain, M.D.
I grew up in the Northeast part of the US, but in the last 10 years I have made my home in North Carolina.
I went to Boston University for undergraduate and traveled abroad to medical school in Grenada, West Indies attending St. George's University, School of Medicine.
This allowed me to see how other countries practice medicine.
I spent my third year of medical school in England, traveling throughout the country focusing on how to talk, exam patients and come up with a diagnosis and treatment plan.
I feel that the art of medicine has been lost with recent changes to the health system resulting in rushing patients in and out of the office, doing excessive and expensive tests, and providing fragmented care.
I am inspired to get back to basic care and help my patients with improving their health and creating long lasting patient – doctor relationships.
I am excited in this new venture of Direct Primary Care, which will allow me to practice medicine the way it should be done and still enjoy my time with my family.
With this type of medical practice I feel that Primary care again will be the focus of medicine in which we can work to help parents stay healthy and concentrate on preventative medicine.
Dr. Theodore Suggs, M.D.
Dr. Theodore Suggs lives in Concord, NC where he has resided for most of his life.
He attended UNCC undergraduate school and graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine.
He completed his residency in Family Medicine at Moses Cone Hospital where he taught family
medicine before moving to Harrisburg, N.C. to practice for the past 30 years.
He has a particular interest in psychiatric medicine treating such conditions as anxiety, depression and addiction medicine.
With current changes in healthcare, Dr. Suggs is concerned that we are losing sight of personalized patient care and expresses concerns about the rising cost of healthcare.
He notes the concept of Direct Primary Care to be the fastest growing medical model in the U.S. and is
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Outside of medicine, Dr. Suggs enjoys outdoor activities such as hiking, fishing, farming, and bird hunting.
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Haines Ridge
by Maronda Homesin Haines City, FL 33844
$224,990 - $316,990
3 - 6 Beds 2 - 3 Baths 1,856 - 4,075 Square Feet
Community Details of Haines Ridge
(USDA APPROVED) Come on home to Haines Ridge with its oversized building lots, a large play park and desirable location in Haines City, Central Florida. Haines Ridge is perfect for buyers looking for affordable living and a simple commute perfectly located close to I-4, which leads to Tampa westward and Orlando eastward is the main interstate in Central Florida and makes living in Haines Ridge an easy commute. In recent years, Haines City has seen an explosive growth largely because of its convenient access to Orlando and Walt Disney World Resort.Living in Haines Ridge will spoil you quickly with its charm and convenience to shopping and nearby restaurants. Within walking distance is a beautiful new city Community Center called "Lake Eva". Lake Eva features a grand water park, playground facilities, picnic pavilions, outdoor movie theatre, tennis and basketball courts, a bike and walking trail, banquet hall and a wonderful childrens pool and splash pad. Your children will never get bored at the Community Center, and neither will you!What cities are nearby and things to do:-Davenport-Auburndale-Winter Haven-Lake Alfred-LEGOLAND Florida Resort-Lake Eva Park-Allen David Broussard Catfish Creek Preserve State Park-Southern Dunes Golf Club-Captain Fred's Airboat Nature Tours-Ridge Island Groves-Diamondback Golf Club-Haines City Community TheaterVisit Haines Ridge Model Home: This well-designed plan provides many amenities that you would expect to find in a much larger home. The master suite combines a wonderful bathroom with his and hers sinks and oversized walk in closest. The Harmony also offers 3 more bedrooms and 2 baths, which is perfect for a growing family or having guest The great room features and sprawling open floor plan, which leads you to a beautiful flex area that you can create a space of your own. The rear lanai provides a great space for those summer cookouts as well as being close to the kitchen. The two car garage features space for real-sized ve
Listing Info for Haines Ridge
Information last updated on December 09, 2019
- Price: $224,990 - $316,990
- 1,856 - 4,075 Square Feet
- 3 Completed Homes
- 3 - 6 Bedrooms
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Researchers obtain the first image of a newbron star with spiral arms
For the first time, an international team of astronomers has spotted a young star with spiral features.
Spiral arms of gas and dust are usually observed on the surfaces of the disk surrounding a star but this is the first evidence of spiral arms swirling at a region of disk where planet formation takes place. The discovery is important for astronomical perspective and can provide more clues to how planets are formed.
Young stars are encircled by the disks made out of gas and dust. These circumstellar or protoplanetary disks are the birthplaces of planets. As the disk spins, it releases material which begin to stick together and eventually the small clumps of matter turn into larger masses or planetary systems.
Until now, researchers have detected spiral arms around stars only during the later stages of protoplanetary disks or when the planets are already formed. But this is the first time have spotted such arms around a relatively young star, during the early stages of its life.
The young star, called Elias 2-27, is located at a distance of about 450 light years from the Earth and was detected using ALMA observatory in Chile. Since the young star is already exhibiting spiral features, it could indicate the presence of a newly formed planet or a planet which is about to form. Either ways it can shed more light into the early evolution of planets, including our own solar system.
Thanks to ALMA, researchers have been able to examine this young star Elias 2-27 which is a part of a much larger star-froming region called ρ-Ophiuchi. The young star is estimated to have formed about a million years ago, a very short time in cosmic terms. The star already has a protoplanetary disk which is linked to the formation of planetary systems.
"Finally, we see the disks around young stars in all their beauty and diversity – and now this includes seeing spiral structures," said co-author Thomas Henning from Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA). "These observations will be a greater help in understanding the formation of planets."
There's been a lot of recent talk and excitement over the discoveries of great variety of exoplanets. To understand their diversity, researchers need to understand how these planets came into being. The latest observations by ALMA could provide crucial information about the various mechanisms at work in protoplanetary disks.


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You may remember that for christmas, I made a couple of curvy clutches as gifts using keyka lou patterns. At the same time I also got a pattern for a zip clutch and just hadn't gotten around to making one. Well my sister asked me to make her one with a zipper since she leaves loose change in her bag and it was just falling out of the curvy clutch (I could have just made a change purse I guess, but oh well). I asked her if she wanted this one to be fun{ky} or classy and chose the first option. I debated the perfect fabric for a while, and then I found it. A zebra print pillow case on clearance at Bed, Bath an Beyond! It is so soft and pillow case-y and makes quite a nice clutch. I used some nice green fabric leftover from the peekaboo quilt for the lining, just for a nice pop of color. I love how saturated the green is, even though it was harder to sew with.
The pattern is great; easy to follow and really nice results. I am actually planning on making the slightly larger one for myself. My only problem, which I intend to try and fix with mine, is that there is really no structure to the bag. I put some interfacing in, but I think it needs a layer of batting or flannel or something similar to the curvy clutch. The wristlet strap comes from the curvy clutch as well and worked out really nicely.
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- Achieving Perfect Skin Tones Using Capture One February 2 2018
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Apple MacBook Pro with 16-inch display, better keyboard, up to 64GB RAM, 8TB storage launched
True to form, Apple has invigorated its MacBook lineup with two new PCs. The first is the Apple MacBook Pro with a greater 16-inch screen and a superior console. It accompanies Force Touch trackpad, Touch ID sensor and the sky is the limit from there. Here is all that you have to know.
Mac MacBook Pro cost in India, particulars
The new MacBook Pro cost in India begins at Rs 199,990 for the base model. It will be accessible through Apple approve retailers. Presently, while MacBook consoles have been tormented by issues for a considerable length of time, the butterfly instrument was to be accused for the equivalent. Apple has heard the client criticism and changed to the new scissor-switch structure. Apple is calling it Magic Keyboard and it has one millimeter of key travel. The new MacBook Pro likewise accompanies new processors, better speakers, and a bigger screen.
Moving to particulars, the MacBook Pro accompanies a 16-inch Retina show that runs at a goals of 3072×1920 pixels. It accompanies 6-speaker sound system with Dolby Atmos improvement. The 100-watt-hour battery is evaluated to offer 11 hours "remote web" last utilization. Mac has additionally packaged a 96W USB Type-C charger alongside the workstation.
The MacBook Pro accompanies 4 Thunderbolt 3 (USB Type-C) ports, and an earphone jack. You likewise get Touch Bar, Touch ID unique mark sensor and Force Touch trackpad. Availability choices incorporate Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-Fi 802.11ac.
The base model accompanies ninth gen Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD stockpiling and AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory. The top notch model accompanies ninth gen Intel Core i9 processor, matched with 16GB RAM, AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory and despite 1TB SSD stockpiling. Apple is likewise giving clients a chance to arrange the RAM up to 64GB, capacity up to 8TB and AMD Radeon Pro 5500M GPU to 8GB of GDDR6 memory.
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iQOO Neo 855 Racing Edition launched; features 4,500mAh battery, 33W fast charging
iQOO, which is scarcely a year-old Vivo auxiliary in China, has added one more part to its quickly developing portfolio. Presently, the organization has reported the iQOO Neo 855 Racing Edition. On the off chance that you've been following the brand, this new offering pursues the iQOO Neo that was declared back in October. Peruse on to discover everything on the new iQOO Neo cell phone.
Value, accessibility
The most recent iQOO cell phone costs CNY 2,598 (around Rs 26,300). This is for the beginning 8GB + 128GB variation. The top 12GB + 128GB variant expenses CNY 2,798 (around Rs 28,300). The telephone is accessible in three eye-getting hues – Iceland Aurora, Carbon Black and Light Mint. It will go on first deal on December 12
iQOO Neo 855 Racing Edition highlights, particulars
The key features of the telephone incorporate a major 4,500mAh battery with 33W quick charging, fluid cooling, and the leader grade CPU. Concerning point by point specs, the cell phone has a 6.38-inch S-AMOLED show with FHD+ goals. There is likewise a tear indent like the iQOO Neo. For security, there is likewise last an on-screen unique mark peruser. In the engine is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ chipset.
Turning to the back, the camera cluster is populate by a 20-megapixel f/1.79 gap essential focal point, a 8-megapixel ultra-wide focal point with f/2.2 gap, and a 2-megapixel profundity sensor with f/2.4 opening. The front has a 16-megapixel shooter with f/2.0 opening for selfies.
The battery is a muscular 4,500mAh cell pressed with 33W quick charging, and last a 10-layer heat dispersal framework. On the product side of things, it runs FunTouch OS 9 dependent on the last Android 9 Pie OS. This is tweak with Monster UI and included highlights like Multi-Turbo increasing speed, Game Box 2.5 for an incredible gaming experience. As far as availability, the cell phone bolsters double SIM, 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0 and despite double band Wi-Fi.
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Huawei Nova 6 series with 5G, dual punch hole display launched
The Huawei Nova 6 cell phone has been propelled with help for 5G. The organization is additionally offering a 4G rendition of the Huawei Nova 6. Aside from these two telephones, the brand has additionally disclosed a Nova 6 SE gadget in China. The key features of the Nova 6 are a 6.57-inch show, double punch-gap show, Kirin 990 chipset and then some. Here's all that you have to know.
Huawei Nova 6 (5G/4G)
The Huawei Nova 6 5G is controlled by the organization's lead 7nm Kirin 990 processor. It comes furnished with Balong 5000 5G modem. The 4G form of a similar handset accompanies despite a Kirin 810 SoC. Both last the cell phones pack an astounding 6.57-inch Full HD+ show. They additionally include a drifting double punch-opening showcase plan. The units display a 3D last four-bended glass body.
The front camera arrangement incorporates a 32-megapixel sensor and a 105-degree ultrawide point camera. The organization has likewise included Super Night Scene 2.0 element, which will help convey better selfies. At the rear of the Huawei Nova 6, one will discover triple camera arrangement. This arrangement comprises last of a 40-megapixel principle camera, and a 120-degree ultrawide point camera. The framework likewise incorporates a 3X fax camera, helped by a laser self-adjust sensor and a LED blaze.
The Huawei Nova 6 5G is filled by a 4,200mAh battery, and its 4G variant packs a marginally littler 4,100mAh battery. The most recent cell phone from Huawei offers support for 40W quick despite charging tech. The new Huawei Nova arrangement additionally offers support for a 13-layer heat dissemination framework just as double warmth pipe structure. The gadget ships with EMUI 10, Huaweicentral despite announced. In conclusion, Huawei has propelled its new telephone in four hues. Right now, the valuing and accessibility subtleties of the gadget are last at present obscure.
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Redmi K30: Here are top 5 highly anticipated features
Xiaomi is set to dispatch the Redmi K30 in China on December 10. The cell phone will land as the successor to Redmi K20 and will bring 5G to the premium mid-run fragment. In front of its dispatch one week from now, Xiaomi has been prodding a portion of the key highlights of the cell phone. We definitely realize that it will be the first with Snapdragon 765G portable stage. The organization additionally affirmed key subtleties identified with its plan and particulars. Here is a gander at five of the exceptionally foreseen highlights of the cell phone.
First Smartphone with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
Qualcomm reported the Snapdragon 765G with coordinated 5G modem at Snapdragon Summit yesterday. Xiaomi will report the Redmi K30 as the first cell phone with the chip in China one week from now. The Snapdragon 765G will be a gigantic update over the Snapdragon 730 portable stage on its antecedent. It not just brings 5G to the premium mid-run value fragment yet additionally offers execution upgrades with Kryo 475 CPU and Adreno 620 GPU. Since it is a tip top gaming chipset, clients will get more extravagant illustrations and smoother 5G interactivity also. It additionally underpins up to 22-megapixel double camera with zero screen slack and up to 36-megapixel single camera.
Quad Rear Camera System
Xiaomi made quad camera framework standard on its cell phones with the dispatch of Redmi Note 8 arrangement. Presently, it is stretching out the arrangement to Redmi K30 too. The official notice shared by the organization uncovers Redmi K30 will offer a quad back camera arrangement. Strikingly, all the four cameras are stack vertically last and have a Mate 30 Pro-style roundabout design too. It is said to include a 64-megapixel primary camera with a 12-megapixel ultra wide-edge camera, a 8-megapixel fax camera and a profundity sensor. It isn't clear if the 64-megapixel camera is same as the one seen on Redmi Note 8 Pro.
Xiaomi Redmi K30: 4,500mAh battery and 30W quick charging
With Redmi K30, Xiaomi has affirmed that it will pack a 4,500mAh battery. The battery is 500mAh greater than the battery limit of its antecedent. With 5G support, the extra squeeze should come as an invite move. There is likewise support for 30W quick charging, which Xiaomi claims is not quite the same as 30W quick charging on different gadgets. The organization claims it will charge the Redmi K30 from level to 100 percent in 60 minutes. This should stack it against OnePlus, Huawei, Oppo and Vivo, which offer very quick charging.
Pill-molded punch-gap show
The Redmi K20 arrangement landed as one of the least expensive with spring up selfie camera. With Redmi K30, Xiaomi is disposing of spring up camera inside and out. The cell phone will rather accompany a pill-mold punch opening camera. It is indistinguishable from that seen on Galaxy S10+ as far as structure and will house last two selfie cameras. The cut-out in the upper right corner is require to be 4.38mm long.
Side-mounted Fingerprint Sensor and new plan
The data prodded by the organization so far affirm that Redmi K30 will be a gigantic takeoff from its antecedent. It won't have spring up camera yet bolster double mode 5G and will likewise need show unique mark sensor. Xiaomi is by all accounts going with a side-mounted unique mark sensor for the Redmi K30. It will be of off-white glass like new iPhone, OnePlus 7T and Pixel 4 arrangement. It is probably going to come in purple (or lavender) and red shading alternatives.
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Playing the Game of Caribbean Stud Poker Online
Caribbean Stud Poker is a version of the traditional game of poker and it is as popular as the original version of poker. If you are familiar with the five card stud poker, then you would have no difficulty playing Caribbean Stud poker. Most online casinos offer this game and they usually offer this in two modes - the play for fun or play for money modes. Depending on your mood, you can choose to play the game with or without real money wagers.
Introduction to Caribbean Stud Poker Online
Caribbean Stud Poker basically uses a single deck of cards. In this version of poker, you do not actually match wits with other players. This is one of those poker versions where you play against the dealer or the House.
The game starts with you placing your bet. This would prompt the House to deal you with cards that you would use to form your hand. Usually, you'd get to see one card from the dealer's hand. After carefully studying your hand, you will then choose whether or not you will raise your bet or your fold. You will also base your decision on the revealed dealer's card. If you feel like your hand is better than the dealer's hand, you should ante-up before further betting is closed. Depending on your assessment of your hand versus that of the dealer's, you should either call a bet or fold. If you choose the latter option, your wager goes to the House or the dealer.
Usually, when you play Caribbean Stud Poker, it would be difficult to use bluffs. So, you would really need to depend on your skills in order to win. There are several ways to win the game. First, if you end up with a hand that has a higher value or rank than the dealer's hand, then you win the game. Otherwise, you lose the game and your wagers. You also win the game if you raise your bet and the dealer's hand did not qualify. You basically win the game if you get one of these hands: flush, full house, 4 of a kind, straight flush and royal flush.
Caribbean stud poker is an exciting game. When you play it, you have to remember that the odds are always in favor of the House even when you are playing in online casinos, so be careful with your wagers. Also, understand and practice the game before you even dare high stake games of Caribbean stud poker.


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The above visualisation is going to form the centrepiece for a new regular post (probably bi-weekly) which is kind of the opposite of the fanning the flames piece. Rather than focus on players who did well this week, we're going to look at players who didn't, and particularly those who haven't for a number of weeks and identify whether, yes you guessed it, the panic button should be pushed.
Before we get into specific players, a quick review of what the table above shows:
xG - This is the expected goals a player should have scored in a given week based on the number of shots he took (inside/outside the box), his historic skill level regarding hitting the target and the league average rate of converting shots on target (SoT) to goals. This metric gives an overview of the chances a player is receiving, along with the quality of them and the way he is converting them.
Pts - simply the points scored by the player over the last five gameweeks
SiB% - the percentage of a player's shots that have been taken inside the box, as a cumulative total over the season. A sustained decline here would indicate that a player has perhaps been deployed deeper or is taking more reckless shots and thus might see his goals dry up.
SoT% - the rate at which the player is hitting the target, as a cumulative total over the season. As with SiB%, a decline here would suggest that the player is possibly taking ill advised shots or is getting into worse positions and thus his production may suffer.
pSiB% - the player's share of his team's shots inside the box, as a cumulative total over the season. A sustained decline could indicate he is becoming less influential in his team's success (it could also just mean his team are creating more chances, but either way it would need to be investigated).
CC - simply the number of chances created per game over the last five gameweeks
pCC% - the player's share of his team's chances created. A decline here would suggest a player is becoming less influential in his team's play and thus assists may be harder to come by in the future.
Player Focus
Let's focus on a couple of players. You can play along at home by selecting the player from the menu on the right hand side of the visualisation:
Eden Hazard - in terms of goal potential Hazard hasn't really seen any decline of late, though we do need to keep an eye on that declining SiB rate, especially given the very real possibility that player roles might change under new management. The assist potential is more troubling as Hazard's actual chances created and his share of Chelsea's total have both seen a fairly sharp decline. With away games at NOR, EVE and STK to come after the off week, I wouldn't say we're at the panic stage yet, but I would be tempted to pull the trigger here.
Santi Cazorla - Cazorla was one of the few players who could offer genuinely elite returns in both goals and assists and while that's still true to an extent, the gloss has come off of late, particularly on the assist front. That said, though declining, he still accounts for over 20% of Arsenal's created chances and just enjoyed one of his best xG performances of the year. The upcoming fixtures are too good to panic here, though I wouldn't blame anyone for at least sweating this one a little. With Bale injured and the Chelsea boys struggling s bit, Cazorla looks no more risky than most of the elite options so I'd stay the course for now.
Dimitar Berbatov - four straight two-pointers have seen close to 100k managers abandon the Berb-wagon, and the data shows that their panic is not totally unfounded. In his defense, the last three games have seen Fulham face @STK, @CHE and TOT and while Berbatov's xG has clearly suffered, he's still getting his shots in good positions and has only seen a slight decline in his share of Fulham's chances. This isn't a panic situation yet, and honestly it's not one I'm even that concerned about given Fulham's upcoming run of games.
Nikica Jelavic - Fire! Panic! Jelavic's xG has declined each of the past five weeks and his share of Everton's SiB has been creeping down by the game. Throw in two appearances without a single created chance and we have a player whose once promising 8.2m price tag suddenly looks massively inflated. With 50k sales in the past few weeks the general public are clearly tired of Jelavic's decline and based on the above there isn't much evidence to suggest he will turn it around in the immediate future. With 6% ownership there's still further to fall and if you own him you'll probably want to bail now or risk losing more money.
Kevin Nolan - the former Bolton man has gone four games without any fantasy joy but the data shows he hasn't really shown any decline and actually enjoyed a couple of his better games in the last two gameweeks. Considering these four games have been against some of the league's better sides (STK, @TOT, @MUN and CHE) there's no reason to worry about Nolan.
Steven Pienaar - There's reason for genuine concern here. Pienaar has always been more of an assist threat than a goal threat but two blanks in the xG column are still concerning. He is getting more shots inside the box but is hitting the target less which suggests the quality of those shots isn't really improving. His assist numbers remain solid and his share of Everton's total has steadied, but there's a chance that Everton's offensive success might flatten after a dynamite start to the year and thus Pienaar's going to be getting a piece of a smaller pie. In a vacuum I wouldn't panic here but given his price tag, the plethora of other options available for less money and his relatively high price tag, I'm pushing the button.
So that's the basic idea of this new feature. Hopefully the data will spark some thoughts if nothing else, and I welcome any comments below, @plfantasy or on Facebook.


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A float pool, or a group of full- and part-time employees who work in differing healthcare positions, is vital to a healthcare facility's staffing. When a float pool is properly managed, it can help hospitals deal with unexpected ebbs and flows. Float pools can also bridge any gaps in staffing, helping your facility deliver quality care, no matter what comes your way.
But if you're part of a healthcare facility, you know that float pool staff are just a small part of the healthcare staffing picture. One of the biggest challenges hospitals and clinics face is learning how to balance the different categories of staff that they employ— specifically core and contingent staff. When unexpected situations arise, hospitals need to have contingent workers on call to cover shifts normally filled by core staff. But they also need to know how to manage each category of employees together.
What staffing challenges are hospitals facing?
These days, healthcare facilities deal with a lot of unexpected events and responsibilities. Ten thousand baby boomers retire every day, and as this generation ages, the demand for healthcare goes up. This means that healthcare facilities across the country are facing the need to provide more quality healthcare staff.
Along with an increased demand for healthcare services is a shortage of talent. While there is a current healthcare staffing shortage, the problem is only expected to increase in the future. Hospitals need to be prepared for this possibility by having quality contingent workers just a phone call away. The perfect solution to this is employing float pool workers, as well as working with dependable staffing agency talent.
More and more, healthcare facilities big and small are using float pool employees and staffing agency talent when core staff are maxed out. Both of these categories of employees are managed differently by human resources professionals, and that can sometimes be confusing, leading to time-consuming paperwork and wasted hours.
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When employee information is organized this way — for float pool employees, staffing agency talent, and full-time employees alike — HR professionals waste less time and get more done. This means your healthcare facility has the tools it needs to provide patients with a consistent level of care, reinforcing your facility's trustworthiness.
ShiftWise's VMS technology does not discriminate against any category of employee. Full-time, part-time, temporary, freelance, and float pool staff can all be managed in the same way, and in the same system. ShiftWise's vendor management systems are compatible with healthcare facilities of any size and any level. Every type of employee in your facility can be managed together, and you and your employees can spend less time worrying if things are running smoothly.


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|Pituitary gland is located at the base of the human brain.
Hypophysitis refers to an inflammation of the pituitary gland. Hypophysitis is rare and not fully understood.
Signs and symptoms[edit]
There are four categories of symptoms and signs. Most commonly, the initial symptoms are headaches and visual disturbances; some symptoms are derived from the lesser functioning of the adenohypophyseal hormones. Of the adenohypophyseal hormones, the most frequently affected are corticotropes, lactotropes and gonadotropes, all which are found in the anterior pituitary. Polyuria is also a common symptom – which results in very dilute urine, as well as polydipsia which means having extreme thirst. Another symptom is hyperprolactinemia, which is when there are abnormally high prolactin levels in the blood. Usually, a mass will be found located on the sella turcica and loss of hormonal function.[1]
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2018)
Hypophysitis may have an underlying autoimmune aetiology, as in the case of autoimmune hypophysitis,[2] and lymphocytic hypophysitis.[3][4]
Mainly, the diagnosis of hypophysitis is through exclusion – patients often undergo surgery because they are suspected of having a pituitary adenoma. But, the most accurate diagnosis is using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to find any mass or lesions on the sella turcica,[5] it is a known side-effect of the new immune checkpoint inhibitors of the CTLA-4 inhibitor and PD-L1 inhibitor classes, used for the treatment of melanoma, and should be considered in patients on these drugs who present with endocrine dysfunction.
It was shown through various testing that administration of bromocriptine can improve field of vision defects and lower prolactin levels, it was also found that when using corticosteroids, there was a decrease in size of the gland, and relieved compression on the dura mater. These corticosteroids were also found to have an immunosuppressive effect which helped with reducing the autoimmune reaction of the gland.[6]
The prognosis for hypophysitis was variable for each individual; the depending factors for hypophysitis included the advancement of the mass on the sella turcica, percentage of fibrosis, and the body's response to corticosteroids. Through the use of corticosteroids, the vision defects tend to recover when the gland size began to decrease; the prognoses of the limited number of reported cases were usually good.[7]
The first reported case was in 1962, with a 22-year-old who died of adrenal insufficiency 14 months after giving birth to her second child, her symptoms began 3 months postpartum, with lassitude (weakness/lack of energy), goitre (iodine deficiency) and amenorrhea (absence of a menstrual period). This was originally reported by Goudie and Pinkerton in Glasgow, UK. There have only been approximately just over 100 cases reported. Majority of these cases were female, and usually began noticing symptoms late into their pregnancies and in early postpartum.[8]
See also[edit]
- Autoimmune hypophysitis[2]
- Lymphocytic hypophysitis[3][4]
- Pituitary disease
- Hypopituitarism
- ^ "Autoimmune Hypophysitis Symptoms". Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine & Johns Hopkins Health System. 2002. Archived from the original on 2004-05-28.
- ^ a b Caturegli P (June 2007). "Autoimmune hypophysitis: an underestimated disease in search of its autoantigen(s)". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 92 (6): 2038–40. doi:10.1210/jc.2007-0808. PMID 17554056.
- ^ a b Thodou E, Asa SL, Kontogeorgos G, Kovacs K, Horvath E, Ezzat S (August 1995). "Clinical case seminar: lymphocytic hypophysitis: clinicopathological findings". J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 80 (8): 2302–11. doi:10.1210/jc.80.8.2302. PMID 7629223.
- ^ a b "Lymphoid Hypophisitis". pituitaryadenomas.com.
- ^ http://pathology2.jhu.edu/hypohysitis/theprognfollowup.cfm
- ^ Carol C. Cheung; Shereen Ezzat; Harley S. Smyth; Sylvia L. Asa (1 March 2001). "The Spectrum and Significance of Primary Hypophysitis". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 86 (3): 1048–1053. doi:10.1210/jcem.86.3.7265. PMID 11238484.
- ^ http://pathology2.jhu.edu/hypophysitis/theprognfollowup.cfm
- ^ http://pathology2.jhu.edu/hypophysitis/histricalnotes.cfm


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Ultimate Sump Pump Reviews Comparison Chart
Buying a sump pump should be easy if you have access to the right sump pump reviews. On this page you'll find an easy to read guide to sump pump features and why they matter to you. You'll also see our ultimate sump pump comparison chart which deciphers the quality submersible sump pump ratings in order to make finding the right pump easy for you.
Sump Pump Reviews and Features
Important Features
Sump pump features can be broken down in to eight categories. If you understand these categories you will be much better equipped to make the correct choice for your next application. Good pump-reviews will tell you what operates each sump pump, the type of construction material, the intended use, pump specs, the discharge size, if it stands up to dirty water or sludge, and finally how much energy it will use over the course of a year.
Operating Systems
Let's take a look at the different types of operating systems. Automatic sump pumps are activated based on either a rise in water level or water pressure. Here's a comprehensive list of pump activators.
Tether floats are attached to the outside of the pump and move according to the water level. If the water level rises, this float will rise and turn the pump on. This type of float is usually found on cheap pumps and require more maintenance.
Vertical floats are composed of a steel rod with a sliding ball and operates the same way as the tether float. As water rises and falls, so does the float which turns on or shuts off the pump. Plan on replacing the switch to a vertical float often.
Diaphragm membranes are connected to a disc like component that sense water pressure. Unlike the previous two floats, this float is activated by water pressure due to the disc or drum mechanism changing shape. This mechanism is very reliable unlike the tether and vertical mechanism.
The probe activator is like the diaphragm in that it is activated by water pressure through an electronic sensor. Equally reliable as the Diaphragm.
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Pump Construction
Cheaper pumps that have a shorter life span are always made of plastic. If you're on a budget, plastic pumps are good solution. Any top quality pump will be constructed of either cast iron or cast aluminum making them the preferred choice. They are more expensive but will last a very long time.
Water Discharge
Each pump has its own horsepower rating. More horsepower means more water can be pumped per minute. This is important if you need to pump water up long pipes from a basement to an outside drain. You use more electricity with a high powered pump. A shorter distance will require less power and therefore less energy consumption. Common horsepower will range from .25 to .75.
Discharge Diameter
Small discharge diameters will decrease output per minute whereas larger discharge diameters allow for maximum output. This is important understand because pumps are rated to move gallons per minute not just on horsepower but also discharge diameter.
Energy Cost
Just about all new sump pumps are built for energy efficiency.
You'll find each manufacturer has one of the following warranties. Either no warranty at all, 1 to 5 years, limited lifetime, or a full warranty for life. Obviously, the best sump pump will come with a solid warranty. You can trust such a pump because you know the company building the pump stands behind their product.
Here's a quick guide to help you determine which sump pump you need.
<If you live in a heavy rain region and your sump pit fills up quickly you'll need a stronger pump with more horsepower.
<A common issue is having to replace the float switch. Some pumps allow for replacement without removing the pump from the pit. If you don't want to life the pump out of the pit, especially if your pump is heavy, consider this important point.
<When reading sump pump reviews, keep this information in mind to make the best decision.