Playing against the spread makes the picking of games more difficult. Without it, there would be multiple ties every week.

We give you the option to run your pool through the regular season only or all the way through the Super Bowl. If you choose to run your pool through the post-season, you also have the option to set how many wins each post-season win will count for. (faq #21) See similar questions...

A point spread function is the impulse response function of an imaging system, which makes image restoration possible by deconvolution. A PSF of an imaging system can be obtained by imaging a point light source or it can be estimated theoretically. 3D-DOCTOR has a function to create a synthetic PSF when one is not available. See similar questions...

The Half Power Diameter (HPD) for XRT-I0, I1, I2 and I3 are 1.8 arcmin, 2.0 arcmin, 2.0 arcmin, and 2.3 arcmin, respectively. For more details, see Section 5.2.5 of the technical description. See similar questions...

By tackling evasion of farm-saved seed payments, the FAIR PLAY campaign aims to create a level playing-field in which all farmers contribute fairly for the benefits of using farm-saved seed. This in turn will help safeguard continued investment by UK-based plant breeders in developing the new varieties farmers and their customers depend upon. See similar questions...

You and your children will add Tasks to their Task Charts. When your child completes a Task, they will earn Handipoints and Bonus Points. You can change the number of Handipoints they earn for each Task. When you grade their Task, they will receive a point value that matches their grade. [back to top] See similar questions...

VRE is usually passed to others by direct contact with stool, urine or blood containing VRE. It can also be spread indirectly via the hands of healthcare providers or on contaminated environmental surfaces. VRE usually is not spread through casual contact such as touching or hugging. VRE is not spread through the air by coughing or sneezing. See similar questions...

There is still much debate in the scientific community regarding how BSE is spread. At the present time, BSE is thought to be spread in tissue from the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord) as well as distal ileum, some of which can be present in meat and bone meal. BSE is not spread by animal-to-animal contact. In other words, an animal infected with BSE cannot infect another animal with which it is penned or pastured. See similar questions...

Wild waterfowl are the natural reservoir of all influenza A viruses. They have probably carried influenza viruses, including H5 and H7 subtypes in the low pathogenic form with no apparent harm for centuries. Evidence now suggests that migratory birds can introduce low pathogenic H5 and H7 viruses into poultry flocks and these then mutate to the highly pathogenic form. See similar questions...

The primary way that SARS appears to spread is by close person-to-person contact. SARS-CoV is thought to be transmitted most readily by respiratory droplets (droplet spread) produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. Droplet spread can happen when droplets from the cough or sneeze of an infected person are propelled a short distance (generally up to 3 feet) through the air and deposited on the mucous membranes of the mouth, nose, or eyes of persons who are nearby. See similar questions...

Fire ants reproduce opportunistically when conditions are wet and warm. They are found in all types of soil, but they do better in open pastures and sunny, grassy places than in thick shaded woods. Grassy medians of freeway and mowed pipeline and powerline rights of ways provide prime "freeways" for the ants too. Polygyne colonies (those with multiple queens/mound) can reproduce by budding off new colonies and spread by walking a few meters per year. See similar questions...

TB is spread through the air from one person to another. The bacteria get into the air when a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, shouts, sings, or sneezes. People nearby may breathe in the bacteria and become infected. You may have been exposed to TB if you spent a lot of time near someone with TB disease of the lungs or throat. Most people get TB from a family member, spouse, friend, or close coworker. See similar questions...

The virus is easily passed from person to person by breathing in air containing virus produced when an infected person talks, coughs or sneezes. It can spread through hand/face contact after touching a person or surface contaminated with the virus. See similar questions...

Family planning programs, with years of experience addressing individuals' and couples' sexual and reproductive health needs, are well-placed to help prevent HIV/AIDS, help those who are HIV negative stay negative, or keep one partner from infecting the other. See similar questions...

I'm quite happy to read the new information. Some of it is extremely positive to read. But I have some worries though. I find the lack of PAL support a bit worrying. It seems to me experienced VHDL coders could have added this in a really short time and it's a rather trivial feature for the European market. I find this rather odd and makes me wonder about ASCII's true devotion to the non-Japanese market. (And no, I don't have any NTSC capable monitors). See similar questions...