Word: ems
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...couple of games are really sticking out: Nobody covers on crappy teams like the Niners, so take 'em, laying 10.5, over the almost-as-bad-as-the-Saints Falcons. I like the Giants, 6 and-a-half point 'dogs, staying with the Lions under the dome, and you've absolutely got to love the Jags, getting 4.5, over the Cowboys, who as even their fans admit, may really be a bad team. The rest: Panthers (-5) over SAINTS Cardinals (+8.5) over EAGLES OILERS (pick 'em) over Redskins Seahawks (-2) over RAMS Dolphins (-1.5) over RAVENS Broncos (-5.5) over RAIDERS Steelers...
...Falcons are improving, at least incrementally, and 10.5 points still looks like a lot in the Georgia Dome. Meanwhile, the Broncos are due for a letdown, but this is not the week -- look for them to cover the 5.5 against the Raiders. And take the Oilers in a pick 'em game over the Redskins...
...Stone swathes all this menace in his patented white-hot style: slo-mo, echoing voices, flashbacks that flick like lightning, cartoon sound effects (when the Mustang is mentioned, you'll hear a horse whinny). A streetwise Indian (Jon Voight) tells Bobby, "Your lies are old, but you tell 'em pretty good." Same with the film--a wily, parched comedy of really bad manners...
...eccentricities, Timequake adheres to at least one Vonnegutian standby: make 'em laugh while you're showing them their Armageddon. It's not exactly a spoonful of sugar, but it does help the medicine go down...
...held for use after surgery. In another technique, doctors may use albumin, a protein found in plasma that is acceptable to many who refuse transfusions on religious grounds, to maintain or increase blood volume, or to manage an underlying medical condition. Says Shander: "They used to tell us, 'Give 'em a couple of bottles of blood--it won't hurt; it's good for what ails them.' Well, that might be easier, but I've learned to rely on less, with better results...