Before we get to picks for the NFL’s Week 15 slate from Massey-Peabody (“The Quants”), let’s review how our partners did over the recently-concluded college football season. Writes Rufus Peabody, “It’s been a very good year. Overall our record on official plays was 45-32-1 (58.4 percent) and our picks beat the closing line by an average of 1.18 points. Broken down across bet types, here’s how we’ve done in college football:...
Both the manga and anime of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure focus heavily on combat and the adventures its main characters go on, leaving little room for character development. This leads many show fans to create theories to connect the stories, develop the characters, and further the storyline. The top theories cover small details of the story, but after hearing the reasoning, it’s not that far of a stretch for these ideas to be reality....
Mary Kom a.k.a Magnificent Mary is the most mysterious woman on earth. So enigmatic, that scientists might fathom out life on Mars, or the number of Kim Kardashian’s beaus, but will never be able to ascertain as to what makes Mary tick. There was no stopping Mary then. She went ahead to deliver stunning coup de grace’s in every competition and emerged as a five time World Boxing champion. Some might notice that I am referring to her continually as Mary, a first name basis....
This spring, ads with Alagua’s handsome face will go up on New York City bus shelters; this summer, he plays the Hollywood Bowl and the Atlanta Olympics. This month, he makes his Metropolitan Opera debut in Puccini’s “La Boheme,” singing Rodolfo to the Mimi of Romanian soprano Angela Gheorghiu. During the rim, the costars plan to get married, and their album of duets and arias will join Alagua’s popular 1995 solo-recital disc in stores....
Such legislation would essentially formalize and strengthen President Trump’s Executive Order 13957, which President Joe Biden rescinded during his first week in office. But there’s a problem: The chance of even a Republican-controlled Congress carrying out this type of reform is close to zero. You see, Congress itself created—and, indeed, has since protected and bolstered—the Deep State, so there’s little reason to believe it would now reverse course and eliminate it....
The NFL dealt with some COVID issues in 2020, which saw several games rescheduled, but none canceled. This year, the league wants to put a bit more onus on players who refuse to get the coronavirus vaccine heading into 2021. The NFL announced on Thursday that should a team deal with a coronavirus breakout stemming from unvaccinated players, and if the game cannot be rescheduled within the 18-week season, that team will forfeit the game and cause more issues for both teams involved....
Some prominent analysts have suggested Andrew and his twin brother Aaron might be difficult teammates. Yep, heard that one before. PHOTOS: Marcus Lee’s classic Halloween look; other stars included There were suggestions elite power forward Julius Randle, whose on-court rivalry with the brothers stretched back to grade school, would not consent to join them. It was prevalent enough that a year ago, shortly after the Harrisons committed to Kentucky but months before he would decide to join them, Randle felt compelled to write a blog for USA Today that debunked that theory....
The words of BBC commentator Peter Alliss at Carnoustie 19 years ago, as Jean van de Velde - in the midst of arguably the most astonishing collapse in the long and illustrious history of The Open - weighed up whether to play his fourth shot on the 18th from the famous Barry Burn. Van de Velde needed only a double-bogey six on the final hole to claim his first major title....
According to Obsidian Entertainment’s Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, The Outer Worlds will allow players to choose a difficulty which best fits their preferred style of play, whether it’s to simply enjoy the story at a leisurely pace or experience a much harder challenge. For those in the latter camp, the game will provide a difficulty mode called “Supernova”, which will have players heeding hunger, thirst, and exhaustion meters that require one to eat, drink, and sleep....
The story also comprised literary legend Edgar Alazn Poe (played by Harry Melling), another cadet, who helped Augustus Landor (Christian Bale) on the mission. Adapted from a book of the same name by Louis Bayard, this visually gothic journey saw many twists and turns till it reached its conclusion. As Bale unraveled the killer in a mildly Knives Out-ish manner, it turned out that there was more to the mystery than the apparent end....
Gritty posted a note to all “Gritizens” writing that he would normally offer fans a furry hug during this trying time, but instead he would “envelope [fans] with [his] words” as a practice of social distancing. Gritty told Philadelphians that he’s taking every precaution necessary for humans, even if he may not be susceptible to the virus. “I know a lot of you have been asking if I’m okay and wondering what I’ve been up to,” the lovable mascot wrote on Twitter....
It seemed reasonable, then, that the Clinton administration should ask the industries that peddle cigarettes and alcohol to help pay for health reform. From the outset, Clinton has called for higher taxes on tobacco, and most White House aides assumed that alcohol would be hit as well in a new “sin tax.” They underestimated the power of the sin lobbies. When Clinton gave his speech last week, tobacco was the only vice he singled out for a tax hike; there was no mention of alcohol....
Cairncross focuses on how the communications revolution and specifically the Internet will alter companies in this century. She makes a strong case that the recent failure of so many standalone “Internet” companies means little about the long-term impact of the Internet itself on existing businesses, which may be as great as that of electricity. While no one these days is in the “electricity” business (aside from utilities), electricity shapes every aspect of business-and so, Cairncross suggests, will the Internet....
These two less-than-stellar screenplays suffer from the same problem that could permeate throughout the rest of Phase Four. Multiverse of Madness was written by Loki creator Michael Waldron, while Love and Thunder was written by director Taika Waititi in collaboration with Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. Both scripts are let down by disjointed pacing, tonal inconsistency, and on-the-nose expository dialogue ignoring the crucial “show, don’t tell” rule of storytelling. RELATED: One MCU Movie Has Already Set The Entire Tone For Phase 4...
Over recent months, while he was privately assured he would not be traded, Wiggins was the source of rampant public trade rumors. Now, after signing Wiggins to a contract, the Cavaliers have agreed in principle to a trade that would send Wiggins to the Timberwolves as part of a package for Kevin Love. MORE: Wiggins on trade | Self: Wiggins wants trade | LeBron homecoming Per NBA rules, neither team can address a trade until Wiggins has been under contract for 30 days....
For over a week, protests have been popping up around the country as states continue to tighten restrictions. As of April 20, there are 746,625 cases in the United States and 39,083 deaths. But despite these grim numbers, some protest their right to not stay at home. Last week in New York, which has become the epicenter of the virus in the United States, Governor Andrew Cuomo mandated face coverings must be worn on all public transportation and in for-hire vehicles as well as any other situations where social-distancing is not possible....
Fletcher: Not disappointing, simply not real bright Duncan Fletcher’s tenure in the Indian cricket team bus was not a smooth journey at all, but we can’t say it was a disastrous one keeping in mind the infamous Chappel-Ganguly incident. The Indian cricket team suffered overseas in both ODI and Test cricket, during the disastrous tours of England and Australia in 2011, losing 8 Test matches in a row and not even winning a single game in the English tour, winning a T20 and a couple of ODIs in Australia....
The midfielder celebrated the half-century in his 253rd appearance in the competition, understandably some way short of the pace set by the 10 players to reach the milestone the quickest. Harry Kane (90 matches), Michael Owen (98 matches) and Wayne Rooney (146 matches) are among the notable absentees from that list, which we have compiled using Opta data. Fewest matches to score 50 Premier League goals Ian Wright (87)...
The prospect of Etna’s blowing its stack has got scientists in a tizzy. The last big eruption, back in 1669, lasted four months, sent a kilometer-wide river of lava down the mountain and killed 20,000 people. At the very least, an eruption of similar force would cause billions of dollars in damage to the crops, the environment and tourism. Skiers ply the slopes in winter. In summer visitors come to enjoy the unusual scenery: a cable car takes them past hardened lava flows that encase tree trunks, old poles from collapsed funicular lines and even the odd truck chassis....
In 1987, Barenboim performed the three works together (apparently, the first time anyone has done so) with the Israel Philharmonic in Tel Aviv. Last week he brought his dream to Chicago, leading a fully staged Mozart-Da Ponte cycle. (In a 14-day span, they will do three complete cycles.) Similarities easily overlooked when the operas are seen separately suddenly loom large. These works share important themes: challenging the accepted order, switched identities, forgiveness....
