Its that time of the year again–Americans are getting ready for football. In a few months NFL teams will be opening training camp and college football teams starting practice. Up north, however, the footballs are already flying as pro football is in full swing up in Canada with the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Most Americans don’t realize that the CFL has a lengthy and storied history. The league itself has been around since’30, and the Canadian Football championship–known as the Grey Cup–has been contended since’09. More recently, American fans are aware that a number of NFL stars got their start in the CFL including Doug Flutie, Jim Kelly, and Jeff Garcia.

While the CFL plays football at the highest professional level of competition outside of the NFL, there are a few differences in the game:

The most obvious difference is the football itself–the CFL football is longer and fatter than the NFL ball. The CFL still has their goal posts on the goal line, which the NFL moved to the back of the end zone years ago. The field is 10 yards longer and 12 yards wider than the NFL field, and the CFL end zones are 20 yards deep instead of the NFL’s 10 yards.

CFL teams are allowed to have 12 players on the field at a time, one more than is standard in American football. The extra offensive player is a wide receiver, and on defense they’re allowed an extra defensive back. CFL teams allow a team only three downs to move ten yards as opposed to four in the US game–references to a team going “two and out” are common on CFL broadcasts.

A major difference in the scoring is the ‘single’ which awards CFL teams one point for a kick–usually a punt or missed field goal–that lands in the end zone. This will frequently produce partial game scores of 1-0 or 1-1 that are impossible in the US game.

Of all the rule differences between the NFL and CFL the one that has the most significance on the game is not enforced on the field; its enforced in the GMs office. Canadians are big on laws and rules to protect their national identity–that is why their TV and radio stations are required to devote a certain percentage of their airplay to Canadian content. That has led to a number of Canadian-only media stars both good (The Tragically Hip, Sloan) and bad (Avril Lavigne, early 90s white rapper Snow). The CFL has a similar rule which requires that’ of the 40 players on a roster must be Canadian born. This keeps the CFL from becoming a de facto NFL developmental league, and helps maintain its unique identity.

Many US football fans look at the rules that include more players, a wider field, and fewer downs meant to encourage more passing and expect to see a wide open high scoring style of play similar to Arena Football. That’s not really how it works out–most games end up with final score totals in the 40′s, but the game itself really isn’t much more offensively oriented than its American counterpart. The rules may be different, but as in the NFL you need a solid rushing game and a stout defense to win games and championships.

There’s also more parity in the CFL than even the NFL, which is famous for the competitive equality of their teams. The reason is fairly simple–football at the high school and college level in Canada simply isn’t as competitive as in the US. That means the mandated ratio of native players also serves to facilitate parity within the CFL.

Among the ‘non-Canadians’ on the team, its also important to note that the CFL doesn’t get the highest level US college players. Most with NFL ability are in the NFL, or on a NFL team’s practice or developmental squad. There’s definitely some American players that are uniquely suited to the CFL game, but the general level of talent is similar to that seen in the Arena Football League.

Despite the differences between the CFL and American football, at the end of the day its still high level, professional football. Once you understand the unique aspects of the CFL, it’ll become second nature much as NFL viewers quickly assimilate rule changes there.

You wont see CFL news on ESPN, since they’re more interested in featuring spelling bees and lumberjack competitions and letting their personalities like Stuart Scott show how clever they are than covering sports. The good news is that the CFL receives extensive coverage in the Canadian press and all you need to do is visit a couple of websites to stay up to date. Each CFL city has their own sports media, and most have pretty good websites. The best one stop shopping can be found at the leagues own and Slam! Sports, which is roughly the Canadian equivalent of ESPN’s website and has extensive CFL news, opinions and statistics.

There are only very few things which can be as good as learning to play the guitar. Something that will leave you feeling great with yourself, learning to play the guitar is best done sitting down; ideally on special guitar stools for that purpose. The guitar is not at all heavy to carry around, and learning to play it will give you all the satisfaction you need.

Since the guitar is a special instrument, its stool will not be found so commonly. You would likely find a guitar stool in specialized shops for musical instruments, especially those that have guitars on sale.

If you need help, getting to a music shop, you may to look for one in the local directory, or go searching online. Many online shops do have these stools and will give them out at reasonable prices.

You would get some guitar stool models from a number of manufacturers. Some of them include; Fender, Kinsman and Stagg. You may want to check these out, and make a great choice.

Those who play actually have a choice when it comes to guitar stool models, because they are made in different styles. A good one is that which can be folded. It will easily be mounted when needed and dismounted and properly kept when not needed.

The sophisticated guitar stools will not look very different from a bar stool. They will have very similar characteristics and the guitar stool may even provide more comfortable options for the player.

Guitar stools are generally meant for players to sit on and play, but many more are being designed to show how elegant the guitar can be. They are produced in such a way that the guitar can rest on them when not in use; this of course in a very stylish way.

Some stools even have a neck cradle that hold the guitar firmly, so that it is more secured. They prevent the guitar from damage by preventing them from falling.

Blackjack is one of the most popular card games around the world. The game is easy to learn and the combination of chance and skill makes this game a favourite among gamblers.

The objective of the game is quite simple, you must build a hand that totals 21 in value or get as close as possible without going bust.

Whilst the objective is the same regardless of the variant, there are hundreds of Blackjack variations that can increase or decrease the house’s edge over the players.

Although theres no perfect Blackjack strategy that can guarantee that you will win consistently over time, there is a basic strategy that if implemented properly can reduce the houses edge below 1%, this ones of the reasons why Blackjack is so popular among casino players and gamblers.

In response most online casinos offer different Blackjack variants that have a higher casino edge and helps them increase their revenue from this game.

The first variation is the number of decks used at one time. Whilst not very common, some online casinos offer a single deck blackjack game.

This popular Blackjack game features a house edge of just 0.17%

Blackjack variants with such a low house edge feature different playing rules that will ultimately help the casino offset this low advantage.

In comparison using four decks of cards in Blackjack will give the house an advantage of 0.6%. And if you’re playing the variation with 8 decks of cards, which is the most common one, the house advantage goes up to 0.66%.

In many casinos the rules will allow you to get only one more card after splitting aces

Online casinos put this rule in place because the implications of allowing you to Hit after splitting a pair of Aces are quite significant. If you were to Hit after splitting Aces the house’s edge would be lowered by about 0.13% which is quite drastic considering that the house advantage is only 1% to begin with.

You will be happy to know, however, that most online casinos do allow you to “Double Down” on any slit pairs, except from split Aces. Doubling down on a split pair will give players an advantage of 0.12%.

The largest variation emerges from the payout when a player does hit blackjack.

You can expect this to happened in about 4.8% of all hands played. So deviating from a typical 3:2 payout for natural blackjack will seriously swing the odds in the casino’s favour.

Be aware that for those blackjack versions where the payout is 6:5 you will have your advantage lowered by 1.4% and keep in mind that some casinos that payout at 1:1 are giving themselves a huge edge of 2.3%

Before you start playing blackjack for real money, it is advisable to first have a look at rules of the blackjack version you want to play and check the advantage that the casino has over you.

The best blackjack variant that you can wish for is the one that uses four decks of cards, the dealer should stand on soft 17, late surrender is available, you’re allowed to double after splitting and you can double any two cards plus offers a 3:2 payout on natural blackjack. If you do find this version, please let us know!

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Quarterback Tony Romo had another solid game, and the Dallas Cowboys made short work of the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon in a 38-17 victory. Romo threw for 256 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions, and receiver Miles Austin caught a touchdown pass for the third straight game. The Cowboys improved to 5-2 with the win, while the Seahawks dropped to 2-5.

The Cowboys also got on the winning side of the NFL pointspread ledger with the win and cover as -10 home favorites. Dallas is now 4-3 against the spread for the season, while Seattle fell to 2-5 versus the number. The 55 combined points scored went OVER the posted total of 46′. Dallas has gone OVER in 5 of 7 games this season and four in a row. Seattle eclipsed the total for only the third time this season.

Romo has made greater patience in the pocket a priority this season, and it’s paying dividends. Sunday’s game was his third straight without an interception and he’s stayed interception free in five games this season-more than he did all of last year. Romo couldn’t resist a joke at his own expense:

“Shock! I’m seeing things. It’s as simple as that. I’m not throwing and hoping.”

Head coach Wade Phillips expressed his pleasure, but didn’t want his team to start believing their own press clippings:

“I feel good about the progress we’ve made, but we’ve still got a ways to go.”

Team owner Jerry Jones was happy with the performance and already looking ahead to next Sunday’s game at Philadelphia:

“I’m just glad to see as many people really do as well and play as well as they did today. Philadelphia is the kind of game that I think we’re ready for. … Plus, I think we all remember so much — I know I do and so many players on this team remember — how we left Philadelphia last year.”

Seattle quarterback Todd Hasselbeck played well, amassing 249 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions but didn’t get much help from a defense that couldn’t put the necessary pressure on Romo. He sounded frustrated in his postgame comments:

“We put two weeks into this game plan. I felt like we were ready. We just didn’t get it done. …. I feel physically drained, emotionally drained. I’m frustrated. We’re all searching for answers.”

The big game for the Cowboys that Jerry Jones alluded to is next Sunday night as they travel to Philadelphia to face the Eagles. The Cowboys have been installed as +3 underdogs with the total set at 47′. They’ll head to Green Bay to take on the Packers the following Sunday before returning home to play the hated Washington Redskins. Seattle will host the lowly Detroit Lions next Sunday, with the Seahawks a -10 home favorite and the total set at 43.