Author Archives: Nicolae Sfetcu

Seven-time MVP Barry Bonds just after swinging at a pitch (photo: Agência Brasil) Each plate appearance consists of a series of pitches, in which the pitcher throws the ball towards home plate while a batter is standing in the batter’s … Read More

BLEU has frequently been reported as correlating well with human judgement,[1][2][3] and remains a benchmark for the assessment of any new evaluation metric. There are however a number of criticisms that have been voiced. It has been noted that although … Read More

Anchor text is the visible text in a hyperlink. Anchor text is weighted (ranked) highly in search engine algorithms, because the linked text is usually relevant to the landing page. The objective of search engines is to provide highly relevant … Read More

The alternative to table stakes rules is called “open stakes”, in which players are allowed to buy more chips during the hand and even to borrow money (often called “going light”). This may be appropriate for home or private games … Read More

Aerial view of the MCG displaying the stadium, ground and pitch Objective and results Cricket is a bat and ball sport. The objective of the game is to score more runs than the opposing team. A match is divided into … Read More

Omaha hold ’em (or Omaha holdem or simply Omaha) is a community card poker game (“flop game”) similar to Texas hold ’em, where each player is dealt four cards and must make his best hand using exactly two of them, … Read More

A model of the 17th hole of the TPC at Sawgrass Stadium Course. Golf is played on a tract of land designated as the course. The course consists of a series of holes. A hole means both the hole in … Read More

An antidote is a substance which can counteract a form of poisoning. Sometimes, the antidote for a particular toxin is manufactured by injecting the toxin into an animal in small doses and the resulting antibodies are extracted from the animals’ … Read More

General market situation Situaţia generala a pieţei 1. The market at present is quiet/ unsettled/ firm/ slow/ lively/ very favourable for buying/ selling… 2. There is no/little/a great/a considerable demand for… 3. …are in considerable/less in demand. They sell at… … Read More

An advertising network (also called an online advertising network or ad network) is a collection of (often unrelated) online advertising inventory. Online advertising inventory comes in many different forms. This inventory can be found on websites, in instant messaging applications, … Read More

All-in before the deal If a player does not have sufficient money to cover the ante and blinds due, that player is automatically all-in for the coming hand. Any money the player holds must be applied to the ante first, … Read More

The U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen (left) face off against the Colorado State Rams. Since the 1960s, football has outranked baseball as the most popular spectator sport in the United States [1]. The 32-team National Football League (NFL) is the most … Read More