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VMS Just Got Upgraded to Frenemy
Most staffing executives see VMS as the spawn of the devil, a technological gorgon that rose from the depths to drive margins to the wall and squeeze the little guy. And that's the clean version. The explicit version, sometimes overheard at our staffing conference evening receptions after the bar opens up, would peel the paint off the wall.
As evidence, in one of our 2013 surveys, staffing executives rated VMS about equal in annoyance to procurement departments, not quite in the same league as the loathing saved for government regulation, SUTA, and in all probability terrorism, but up there.
However, based on some new survey results from our buyer survey I must say, possibly at the risk of having my car keyed, that I think executives may be selling VMS short. While a serious challenge in many respects, it may also have been the greatest driver of increased contingent usage over the last decade.
In particular, the net proportion of buyers saying VMS was a positive factor encouraging their use of contingent labor rose from 13% in 2004 to 38% in 2014. In a likely not unrelated event, organizational culture at these large firms went from a net negative of -21% in 2004--i.e., more buyers saying their organizational culture discouraged than encouraged the use of contingent labor—to a net positive 18% saying that their organizational culture encouraged the use of contingent labor in 2014. All that happened in the context of the great VMS/MSP expansion. It can't be a coincidence that all these moved together. VMS made buying contingent labor cheaper and easier, so buyers bought more, and their once-skeptical organizations learned its value.
Pause to think about that—large company management once opposed contingent labor, now it's in favor. That's a watershed change.
I'm not diminishing the margin squeeze associated with VMS, or the loss of communication between hiring managers and staffing firms, or the commoditization of staffing. VMS has been a tough road. But contingent labor has seen sharply increased penetration at large firms over the last decade, and it probably never would have happened without VMS, which not only controlled costs but perhaps equally important--identified success and steered business to the firms that comprise the industry today, those lean and responsive enough to survive the thinning of the herd.
Maybe for once someone really did make it up on volume.

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The Tag Team hopes you found our delving this week into the topic of mobile engagement… well, engaging. To bring it all full circle, here are two Microsoft Tag implementations that took the extra step to create engagement as well as compelling content for their users.
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As anyone who is into product probably knows, YouTube is filled with some great "how to" videos about techniques for applying makeup. NYX Cosmetics decided to embrace that trend by bringing how to videos directly to their users. NYX recently launched Tags at their retail cosmetics displays in ULTA beauty stores nationwide that resolve to videos featuring beauty gurus demonstrating application tips for various cosmetics.
NYX also did a great job educating their customers about Tag. They made an instructional video on how to download and use the Tag app with a call to action to scan Tags at their displays. You can check it out below.
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I remember my mother's old Waterpik. It was quite the large contraption. Not anymore. Philips Sonicare has brought the Waterpik (and its other dental care devices) into the 21st century along with embracing mobile marketing. The company is using Tags that resolve to an informational video and have found they are an essential way to sell previously unseen, state-of-the-art technology.
Philips Tagged coupons for their Sonicare products so customers can scan the Tags to see what the product does and then save some money if they decide to purchase it. Props should go to Philips for a nice clear call to action on the coupons. The company is pleased with the results and is now putting Tags on trade show booths and will soon place Tags on product packaging.
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|A classic southern side, slices of apples are fried in a mixture of bacon fat or butter and brown sugar then tossed in a dusting of traditional apple pie spices.
Southern Skillet Fried ApplesSkillet fried apples aren't deep fried y'all! As I've mentioned before, in the South we refer to frying things a lot, even though it often has nothing to do with submerging a food item in deep boiling oil.
So many folks outside of the South associate our recipes titled fried cabbage and corn the same as they do our chicken, which of course, we love, but the truth is, very often, the term "fried" simply refers to the cooking of something in what we call a frying pan. Yep. Simple as that!
For our fried apples, it means apples, pan sauteed in some kind of fat, most commonly butter or bacon fat, though many Southerners prepare them in more of a stewed version, similar to an apple pie filling. Either way is delicious, of course. When I stew mine, I like to use apple cider, which is not a traditional Southern preparation, but my own little twist to the classic to add more flavor. Using plain water is more traditional when stewing these apples, so feel free to substitute plain ole water.
You'll find that most Southern recipes call for unpeeled, sliced apples, but I prefer to use the tart Granny Smith apples because they retain a bit of the firmness even when cooked, and I do also prefer to peel them. For me, that peeling thing is a texture issue, but if you don't mind the peel, or especially if you use a more tender skinned apple like Red or Yellow Delicious, go right ahead and leave them on because they will help the cooked apple retain their shape and not fall apart.
By the way, Southern skillet fried apples are less a dessert, than they are a side dish really. They go great with just about any meat or savory main dish - just ask the folks at Cracker Barrel! Like sweet potatoes, the sweetness of the apples are a perfect compliment to many main dishes, making them suitable as a great side dish for chicken or pork, served along a mess o' greens and even with fried green tomatoes. Of course, they're also great all by themselves, as a simple snack with yogurt, or as a partner to ice cream. Perfect for breakfast with French toast, pancakes, biscuits or even spooned over oatmeal too - which is exactly how I ate them this morning.
Here's how to make them.
Recipe: Southern Skillet Fried Apples©From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish
Prep time: 10 min |Cook time: 15 min | Yield: About 4 to 6 servings
- 3 large Granny Smith apples, cored, peeled and cut into wedges
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or bacon drippings, or a combination
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, well packed
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
In a skillet over medium heat, melt the butter or bacon drippings with the brown sugar. Add the apples and cook over medium until apples begin to release juices. Reduce to medium low and simmer for about 15 minutes or until apples are tender. Sprinkle spices on top and toss until well blended.
Cook's Notes: I prefer to use the tart Granny Smith apples because they retain a bit of the firmness even when cooked, and I do also prefer to peel mine. For me, that peeling thing is a texture issue, but if you use a more tender skinned apple like Red or Yellow Delicious, or if you don't mind the peel, go right ahead and leave them on. Can also cut apples into chunks. Okay to substitute apple pie or pumpkin pie spice for the individual spices, so if you have those in your pantry by all means use them here.
Stewed Apple Variation: For stewing, apple cider is my own little twist to these skillet apples but is absolutely non-traditional. I just like the extra flavor from the cider but even I admit I don't always have apple cider in the house. You can certainly substitute plain water. Cook the butter and brown sugar until melted. Measure 2 cups of apple cider and make a slurry of 2 tablespoons of cornstarch or flour with a splash of the cider. Add the remaining apple cider and the slurry to the pan with the brown sugar. Bring to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, add the apples, bring back to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes longer, or until apples are tender. Add the spices and stir to blend in well.
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PROVIDENCE – Whether he runs as an Independent or a Democrat, and no matter which opponents he runs against, it looks like Gov. Lincoln Chafee is going to have a hard time keeping his job after the 2014 election.
Public Policy Polling (PPP), a Democratic-leaning national polling organization that surveyed Rhode Islanders last week, stated it starkly when they released their polling results Thursday: "Lincoln Chafee's prospects for a second term as governor of Rhode Island are looking pretty dim."
The front-runner of all gubernatorial candidates, PPP said, is General Treasurer Gina Raimondo, who leads not only the Democratic primary race, but in every general election scenario they tested her in. Providence Mayor Angel Taveras has higher personal approval, but Raimondo bests everybody in election contests.
In an automated telephone survey of 614 Rhode Island voters – including 320 Democratic primary voters – conducted January 28-30, PPP found that only one-third approve of the job Chafee is doing while 59 percent disapprove. The company, which does its own polling that isn't paid for or authorized by any campaign or political organization, says the only governor in the nation with lower approval ratings is Pat Quinn of Illinois.
The approval/disapproval rates for other candidates are: Taveras, 63/21; Raimondo, 57/21; Fung, 55/14; Doherty, 45/32 and Block 21/24.
PPP did not give an approval rating for former Auditor General Ernest Almonte, who is already a declared Democratic candidate, but it did list him in some election scenarios.
A whopping 57 percent of voters told the pollsters they don't want Chafee to seek reelection next year at all. Twenty percent want him to run as an independent and 18 percent think he should run for election again as a Democrat. Chafee -- once a Republican, now an Independent, has said publicly he is mulling the idea of seeking re-election as a Democrat.
Running as an Independent, the poll found that Chafee would come in third whether the Democrat was General Treasurer Gina Raimondo or Providence Mayor Angel Taveras or the Republican was Cranston Mayor Alan Fung or former State Police Superintendent Brendan Doherty.
Moderate Party founder Ken Block came in fourth place in every one of the scenarios PPP tested.
Running as a Democrat, Chafee would lose to both Doherty (39-35 percent) and Fung (36-32 percent).
Here are some of the four-way races PPP tested:
• Independent Chafee, 20 percent; Republican Fung, 26 percent; Democrat Taveras, 26 percent; Moderate Block, 13 percent, and not sure, 14 percent
• Independent Chafee, 21 percent; Republican Fung, 23 percent; Democrat Raimondo, 35 percent; Moderate Block, 10 percent, and not sure, 12 percent.
• Independent Chafee, 23 percent; Republican Doherty, 31 percent; Democrat Taveras, 26 percent; Moderate Block, 10 percent, not sure, 10 percent.
• Independent Chafee, 22 percent; Republican Doherty, 28 percent; Democrat Raimondo, 32 percent, not sure, 9 percent.
In three-way races with Chafee as a Democrat, he fares not much better:
• Democrat Chafee, 35 percent; Republican Doherty, 39 percent; Moderate Block, 13 percent and not sure, 14 percent.
• Democrat Chafee, 32 percent; Republican Fung, 36 percent; Moderate Block, 16 percent, and not sure 15 percent.
Without Chafee in the race at all, the lead goes to the Democrats:
• Democrat Raimondo, 44 percent; Republican Doherty, 32 percent; Moderate Block, 10 percent and not sure, 14 percent.
• Democrat Raimondo, 46 percent; Republican Fung, 27 percent; Moderate Block, 12 percent, and not sure, 14 percent.
• Democrat Angel Taveras, 39 percent; Republican Doherty, 35 percent; Moderate Block, 13 percent, and not sure, 13 percent.
• Democrat Taveras, 37 percent; Republican Fung, 31 percent; Moderate Block, 15 percent, and not sure 17 percent.
Among Democratic primary voters only, Raimondo has the clear lead and Chafee is not particularly welcome to join the party:
With Chafee in the race, PPP found that a Democratic primary would shake out like this:
• Chafee 22 percent; Raimondo, 35 percent; Tavares, 19 percent; Almonte, 11 percent, someone else/not sure, 12 percent.
Without Chafee:
• Raimondo, 44 percent; Taveras, 35 percent; Almonte, 9 percent, and someone else/not sure, 13 percent.
The poll also found that 57 percent of Rhode Islanders favor legalizing gay marriage while 36 percent oppose it. That is 12 percent higher support for gay marriage in the Ocean State than PPP found in a February, 2011 poll.
In another question, 40 percent said they support holding a constitutional convention while 25 percent oppose the idea and 35 percent aren't sure. There will be a question on the 2014 ballot asking whether a convention should be held.
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Average retail gasoline prices in Utah have risen 1.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.75/g Sunday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 1,171 gas outlets in Utah. This compares with the national average that has fallen 3.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.57/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Including the change in gas prices in Utah during the past week, prices Sunday were 12.4 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 13.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago. The national average has decreased 9.5 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 12.0 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
"Relief continues to show up at pumps in the Great Lakes, while the opposite trend has started in California," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "Gasoline prices are certainly a bit wacky right now across the country with prices moving in difference directions, but from what we saw in the last few days with oil prices, I'm hopeful that most areas of the United States will see new or continued relief for at least the first half of this week, with some areas seeing a continued drop for most of this week," DeHaan said.


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It's that time of year again… the 2011 Stonehouse Golf Calendar is almost ready to roll out, so I thought I'd give you a peek.
Ritz Carlton Orlando #9
Those of you trapped in the deep, cold snowdrifts might appreciate a look at this Sunshine State standout.
PGA Village Golf Club – Ryder #18
It's a 7,000-yard Fazio design that can make you feel like you're in the beautiful Carolinas.
Old Head #12, Ireland
There's nothing in the world like the rugged environment at Old Head.
Cruden Bay #4, Scotland
Old Tom Morris played here in 1899. A purist's delight.
Colonial #16
One of the granddaddies of Lone Star golf, Colonial has hosted many of the game's greats since 1936.
Congressional Country Club #10
A spectacular course, home of next year's U.S. Open Championship.
Royal St George's Golf Club #6, England
The late author Ian Fleming's club hosts the Open Championship for the 14th time this year.
Atlanta Athletic Club #18
The PGA Championship visits the Atlanta area. Full of Southern charm.
East Lake #18
The permanent home of the PGA Tour Championship and Bobby Jones's home course… 'nuf said.
TPC Summerlin #16
Fuzzy Zoeller helped design this layout… the perfect antidote to that first blast of winter.
Hudson National #18
If this image doesn't make you want to swing a club, you ain't alive. This one also gets the nod for the Calendar cover shot.
Sherwood Country Club #17, California
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With only five full time employees Booth Fire Protection Inc. of Carbonville is not a very large business.
But for customers who need their service, it is very important.
The company, which has been in business in its present incarnation since the mid 90's does much of its fire control work with companies, particularly the mining industry; but other commercial business also accounts for some of its income.
"From year to year 65 percent of the business we get is from the coal mines here in Utah and Colorado," says Laney Booth, the company's CEO. "We do all kinds of fire suppression systems so others do come to us as well."
In fact walk in business does account for at least some of the companies sales. During the photo shoot for this article, Kathleen Royster of the Royster Gallery/Studio in Helper came into the company's office and purchased a fire extinguisher for the kiln area of her studio.
"Other than the extinguishers we have not done a lot of residential work," says Laney who along with her husband Bryan, run the company.
Laney has worked in the industry every since the shop opened as Firemasters in 1991. A few years later her and her husband purchased the business from the previous owners.
Some of the company's commercial customers in the area include the Castle Country Care Center, the Parkdale Care Center and others. They have also found a niche in the day care market, where fire regulations are very strict.
They also do systems for restaurants. Most of the systems for food areas today are wet systems, unlike only a few years ago when some restaurants used Halon systems that could put out a fire, but also could hurt people."
"Halon systems have gone the way of freon," says Laney. "You have to capture it all now."
The company installs alarm systems, sprinkler systems and other kinds of suppression systems as well.
But mining is still the biggest part of their business.
"It seems MSHA is changing it's regulations every year on what equipment needs suppression systems and what kind of systems they need," says Laney. "Literally every underground machine needs some kind of suppression system on it. In fact even most of the above ground vehicles connected with mining do too."
It is said that for every one mining job in a community there are four other jobs that are dependent on it, and this company is a good example of that.
The company is a family business with the Booth's son, Jordan, doing a lot of the installation work.
"I even have two of the grandkids from Salt Lake working around the shop this summer," says Laney who along with Kristin Howell runs the office end of things.
Like many Carbon County businesses, Booth's is affected by what happens in the mines. The closure of some mines in this area pushed the company to go to Colorado and set up accounts there.
The business consists of two innocuous buildings that stand right on Carbonville Road. The shop itself has fire detection and suppression equipment all over it.
A test panel in the front office demonstrates the many kinds of fire and smoke detectors available.
Another room is called the "powder room" where extinguishers are filled and recharged.
But, contrary to the mild surroundings, Booth's company is in the business of saving property and lives.
Bryan is one of the mining industries top experts on fire control and is sometimes called by MSHA about problems they need help with.
"One time they had a seminar right here in the shop for people from all over about mine fire suppression and control," says Laney, pointing to a demonstration device her husband put together to demonstrate how suppression systems work.
Booth's is an example of the types of businesses by which Eastern Utah survives; small in stature, but powerful in effect. All one has to do is ask any miner who has been involved in a mine fire, they will tell you how important this type of equipment is.


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posted here (it was ssh problem but no relation to the subject) and after a few posts found the problem and solved it....then I tried to do what I do on some other boards which is edit the first post and add solved in the title....
It seems that this is not a possibility we have here, is it deliberate or not?
some boards don't use this, some others do...
The "Solved" feature is an add on for vBulletin. I'm not sure whether it's available for the new 3.7.0 version. I'll check it out and install it if it is.
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In accordance with the Provisions of the Rhode Island State Statutes, Chapter 42, Title 34-42-4, a Public Auction will be held on June 20, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at Simply Self Storage (formerly EZ Storage), 50 O'Keefe Lane, Warwick, RI 02888, 401-785-9550. The property in the following units will be sold:
Unit #134 - Toni-Lynn Ead, misc. household goods
Unit #165 - Cynthia Rolle, misc. household goods
Unit #227 - Roy Albertson, misc. household goods
Unit #439 - John Finan, computer, copier, desk, boxes, bins
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How To Create A jQuery Plugin In Under 5 Minutes – A Helpful Screencast
Hey guys. As a follow up to HTML5 in Under 5 Minutes, in this week's screencast I'm going to show you how to create a useful piece of jQuery code for making your own graphical tooltips and the I'm going … Continue reading →
My name is Addy Osmani. I'm an engineer at Google working with the Chrome team to build tools to help improve developer productivity and satisfaction.
I've also written 'Developing Backbone.js Applications' and 'Learning JavaScript Design Patterns'.
First do it, then do it right, then do it better. This is one fundamental I always keep in mind when developing anything.
If you're a developer wishing to learn something new, regardless of skill-level, remember that as important as it is to read, it's equally as important to get out there and *do*.
Create a new gist or JSBin, pop open the console and experiment. It's effing fun.


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The Fourth Round draw for the 2014 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup occurred Friday morning at Soccer House in downtown Chicago and with MLS teams entering at this stage, the process was much more elaborate than the straight forward flips from last week's Third Round draw.
Before I lay out how it unfolded, a few bullets to keep in mind…
- I was incorrect in my earlier tweets and statements that a USL PRO affiliate could not be matched with its partner MLS club. I'm a busy guy and sometimes you just have to admit you're not perfect, sorry!
- The only affiliate relationship that needed to be separated for this draw was that of the LA Galaxy and LA Galaxy II who are both owned by the same party.
- USL PRO side Orlando City and their PDL side Orlando City U-23s, are both in the tournament but could not be matched up at this stage as MLS teams must be matched with a lower league pairing.
- Chivas USA was the only MLS club to not apply to host a Fourth Round Open Cup match.
With those done, I will underscore that the most important principle to keep in mind for how pairings are determined comes from Page 7 of the 2014 U.S. Open Cup Handbook. It states:
"After each Third Round pairing has been determined, each Division I (MLS) team entering in the Fourth Round will be matched geographically to play the winner of a specific Third Round pairing. Instances where a logical geographic fit doesn't exist will be resolved by random selection."
As all business as a selfie can be prior to walking into Soccer House...
Upon arrival to Soccer House, Competition Secretary Paul Marstaller handed me a sheet of paper with four geographic groupings, plus a wild card pool. The most straightforward grouping was the top table which featured eight Third Round matchups across from eight MLS teams that made "a logical geographic fit" with those lower league pairings.
The pairings with the result of the coin flip are below. Teams that are not bolded either did not have a suitable home venue or didn't apply to host (U.S. Soccer did not distinguish the reason on this sheet).
|Brooklyn Italians SC (NPSL)/New York Cosmos (NASL)
|New York Red Bulls (MLS)
|Dayton Dutch Lions (USLP)/Indy Eleven (NASL)
|Columbus Crew (MLS)
|RWB Adria (USASA)/Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USLP)
|Chicago Fire (MLS)
|Minnesota United FC (NASL)/Des Moines Menace (USASA
|Sporting Kansas City (MLS)
|Laredo Heat (PDL)/Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)
|Houston Dynamo (MLS)
|NTX Rayados (USASA)/San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)
|FC Dallas (MLS)
|Arizona United SC (USLP)/Oklahoma City Energy FC (USLP)
|LA Galaxy (MLS)
|Fresno Fuego (PDL)/Sacramento Republic (USLP)
|San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
For the local Fire fans, I was able to take OFFICIAL VIDEO documenting the Fire's winning coin flip:
The second grouping of matchups pooled three Northeast MLS sides with three lower league pairings. Of note here, Marstaller said that because the Harrisburg City Islanders and Baltimore Bohemians are about equidistant to D.C. United and Philadelphia Union, a flip off between the two sides would be done to determine which club would host the winner of that Third Round Matchup.
Based on alphabet, D.C. United was assigned heads and Philadelphia tails, with the Union winning. Because neither Harrisburg or Baltimore applied to host, no flip was necessary as hosting rights defaulted to the Union.
|Harrisburg City Islanders (USLP)/Baltimore Bohemians (PDL)
D.C. United
Philadelphia Union
United's loss on their first flip resulted in them moving down to the next pairing of two lower league matchups where a similar flip had to occur between New York Greek American Atlas/Richmond Kickers and Reading United AC/Rochester Rhinos to determind who would be D.C.'s opponent.
New York Greek American Atlas (USASA)/Richmond Kickers (USLP)
Reading United AC (PDL)/Rochester Rhinos (USLP)
|D.C. United
Again, determined by alphabet, the New York/Richmond matchup was assigned heads while the other was assigned tails and the coin again flipped to tails matching D.C. United with Reading/Rochester.
This moved New York/Richmond down to a matchup with the New England Revolution and then flips were done to determine the hosting rights for those two matchups with both lower league matchups winning with heads. For the purpose of clarity, here is how that final grouping looked:
|Harrisburg City Islanders (USLP)/Baltimore Bohemians (PDL)
|Philadelphia Union
|Reading United AC (PDL)/Rochester Rhinos (USLP)
|D.C. United
|New York Greek American Atlas (USASA)/Richmond Kickers (USLP)
|New England Revolution
The third grouping was a product of Chivas USA being the only MLS club not to apply for hosting rights. Because of this, Marstaller needed to pair them with lower league matchups in which both clubs applied to host, of which there were two: Atlanta Silverbacks/Chattanooga FC (heads) and Charlotte Eagles/Carolina Railhawks (tails).
A coin flip was done to see who would host Chivas and landed tails giving Charlotte/Carolina the hosting rights. This pushed Atlanta/Chattanooga down to the very ending "Wild Card Pool".
Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)/Chattanooga FC (NPSL)
Charlotte Eagles (USLP)/Carolina RailHawks (NASL)
|Chivas USA
The fourth pool featured the PSA Elite/LA Galaxy II matchup paired against four MLS teams that were within geographical proximity. While both lower-league teams are based in Southern California, because PSA Elite also did not apply to host, Chivas USA could not be thrown into this group.
The most interesting part of the process Friday was the flip-off between four MLS clubs to determine who would play Galaxy II/PSA Elite.
Again determined by alphabet, Colorado/Portland and Real Salt Lake/Seattle Sounders did a preliminary flip. Both losers in that round (Portland & Real Salt Lake) were moved into the final Wild Card pairing, then Colorado and Seattle did a final flip, with Seattle winning again (which should keep Sigi Schmid somewhat happy) and Colorado also falling to the Wild Card group.
|PSA Elite (USASA)/LA Galaxy II (USLP)
Colorado Rapids
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
Seattle Sounders
One final flip was done to determine the hosting rights for that match with Galaxy II/PSA Elite winning and presumably, since PSA Elite did not apply to host, Sigi will be their biggest fan.
|PSA Elite (USASA)/LA Galaxy II (USLP)
|Seattle Sounders
After all the flips above were done, the Wild Card pool looked like the below table, with MLS clubs placed on the right according to alphabetical order. Because of the odd number of matchups, coin flips could not be used to determine who would play each other so Marstaller placed three slips of paper marked "A", "B" and "C" into plain envelopes. As the matchup moved down from the initial Chivas USA grouping, Atlanta/Chattanooga was assigned "C" while the other two lower-league pairings were assigned "A" and "B" based on alphabetic order.
Orlando City U23s (PDL)/Charleston Battery (USLP)
Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)/Orlando City (USLP)
Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)/Chattanooga FC (NPSL)
Colorado Rapids
Portland Timbers
Real Salt Lake
Marstaller then went down the alphabetic list of MLS sides and drew the slips of paper from the envelopes. When all three matchups had been finalized, final flips for hosting rights occurred, concluding the fourth round Open Cup draw. You can see how the envelopes were drawn and the winner of the flips below:
|Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)/Orlando City (USLP)
|Colorado Rapids
|Orlando City U23s (PDL)/Charleston Battery (USLP)
|Portland Timbers
|Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)/Chattanooga FC (NPSL)
|Real Salt Lake
Following the draw, Marstaller said the published fourth round scenarios would not be accompanied Friday by match dates yet. This is because the Fourth Round has three possible match dates over an eight-day span. With USL PRO and the PDL, along with amateur sides having league games between the June 10-18 Fourth Round window, all clubs that have the potential to host a Fourth Round match will have the weekend to give their preferred hosting date before U.S. Soccer balances the already scheduled league games. Because of the logistical process, hosting dates are expected to be announced sometime next week.
A comprehensive list of who won hosting coin flips can be found below.
|Brooklyn Italians SC (NPSL)/New York Cosmos (NASL)
|New York Red Bulls (MLS)
|Dayton Dutch Lions (USLP)/Indy Eleven (NASL)
|Columbus Crew (MLS)
|RWB Adria (USASA)/Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USLP)
|Chicago Fire (MLS)
|Minnesota United FC (NASL)/Des Moines Menace (USASA
|Sporting Kansas City (MLS)
|Laredo Heat (PDL)/Ft. Lauderdale Strikers (NASL)
|Houston Dynamo (MLS)
|NTX Rayados (USASA)/San Antonio Scorpions (NASL)
|FC Dallas (MLS)
|Arizona United SC (USLP)/Oklahoma City Energy FC (USLP)
|LA Galaxy (MLS)
|Fresno Fuego (PDL)/Sacramento Republic (USLP)
|San Jose Earthquakes (MLS)
|Harrisburg City Islanders (USLP)/Baltimore Bohemians (PDL)
|Philadelphia Union
|Reading United AC (PDL)/Rochester Rhinos (USLP)
|D.C. United
|New York Greek American Atlas (USASA)/Richmond Kickers (USLP)
|New England Revolution
|Charlotte Eagles (USLP)/Carolina RailHawks (NASL)
|Chivas USA
|PSA Elite (USASA)/LA Galaxy II (USLP)
|Seattle Sounders
|Tampa Bay Rowdies (NASL)/Orlando City (USLP)
|Colorado Rapids
|Orlando City U23s (PDL)/Charleston Battery (USLP)
|Portland Timbers
|Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL)/Chattanooga FC (NPSL)
|Real Salt Lake
Thanks again to the U.S. Soccer staff for being great hosts once again!
The Chicago Fire were honored to have a very special guest take part in the club's First Kick at Saturday night's game vs. Real Salt Lake.
Jack received a liver transplant from Lurie Children's Hospital when he was five months old. Now in Kindergarten, Jack is a healthy five-year-old who plays AYSO soccer with his team the Blue Bombers.
Check out this video of Jack's experience from Saturday's match:
Check out different angles and slow mo versions of Mike Magee & Juan Luis Anangono's first half goals from Saturday's match vs. Real Salt Lake:
Frank Yallop, Chicago Fire Head Coach and Director of Soccer
On if the Fire were the better team tonight
"No, cause they weren't. The first half was good, the second half we were totally out played. Very naïve from us. At some point you have to figure it out on the field. I can't do much from where I am at except make changes in certain things, the lineup, and get other players in, but you got to stand up and be counted."
On how frustrated he feels
"I feel terrible because I thought tactically we had it figured out. We did great in the first half, but the game is 90 minutes. You got to punish them with another goal, but I said at half time 'they are going to come at you because they're good.' I don't think we really wanted to win that game because we didn't show it. If we wanted to, we would have put our head through the ball, and be good at that stuff. We had a total collapse in a game we should have won."
On if the team broke down from Real Salt Lake's pressure
"They're a good side. They could have scored a couple first half [goals].The whole game is in ebbs and flows, we had some chances, took them, they had a couple, and Sean made two great saves. We've played eight games, we've not won yet. We got to go to a tough place next game, and we got to get a result."
On keeping morale high without getting wins
"We will find out next week. We've not had that happen to us collapsing like that in the second half. Take nothing away from them but we should see that game out, 2-1, even 2-2, but not 3-2. I got to figure out who is going to be punching and fighting the whole season, the whole 90 minutes."
On if there will be some changes for next week
"It's a bit early for that, but I would think so."
On if there was too much respect for Real Salt Lake
"They play a certain style of game. It's a possession game. We just kept going backwards and not stepping into people. We tended to drop and have low pressure, but that doesn't mean no pressure. You still got to try to win the ball back and then break. I don't want to be that deep, but we ended up that deep. You got to see that game through. We've got to be man enough to see that game through, and we didn't."
On positives from that performance
"We scored two goals. I guess that's a positive. When you lose it's sickening. It's very difficult to take. First half, Sean made some good saves and we played pretty well. Then a crazy 15-20 minute spell, we give the game to them, which is really disappointing."
Jeff Larentowicz, Chicago Fire midfielder and captain
On what changed from the first half to the second half:
"We stopped doing things in the second half that we did well in the first – we conceded ground, allowed them to play in our end, didn't connect passes once we had it, and if you do that against a good team they are going to beat you."
On how RSL was able to do that:
"They crowd the ball, they get a lot of numbers, and they're good at finding ways to keep possession. They make you work defensively, so once you get it you're tired and they wear you down. I don't think it was a conscious thing where we said 'alright let's hunker down,' we just have to defend and defend properly."
On how to move forward:
"This is a mental test for us. All the positives we've been putting on things, we can't do it any longer. It's been weeks and tonight it's a loss, it's not a game where can say we played a complete game and didn't get the points, we didn't. We have to look at the mistakes we made and move on. Like I said, it's a mental challenge; we can't go in the negative direction. The guys have to keep a positive attitude, guys have to honestly assess what they are doing personally to a man, go home and figure out how they are going to work harder and push themselves to have a positive attitude and push on. At this point it's difficult – you can go one of two directions and we have to push forward and have to expect that we can learn from our mistakes and move on."
Sean Johnson, Chicago Fire goalkeeper
On the result:
"I think it's obvious that it doesn't feel great, after we were up 2-0 and losing at home. I can't really describe the emotions right now; it's a difficult one to swallow at home, being up. We can't make excuses for it though. We were not good enough."
On the shift in the game:
"We have to search for answers. I don't know what happened, we were up 2-0 on cruise control, the game was in our hands and they scored one, they scored two, get the momentum and before you know it they won the game."
On what's next for the team:
"This was definitely a test for us. We've got to look at ourselves, there's no one for us to blame. We've got to look at ourselves in the locker room and come up with a solution. We keep digging a hole for ourselves, there's no reason at this point in the season we should be where we are - we should be close to the top of the table. We've had games in hand; off the top of my head we've had four games now that I feel like we should have gotten a win. Scratch the ties, we've taken a step back now with the loss. We've got to get back to training. We can't get down; we can't let something like this affect the mood of the team. We have to keep chugging along; we have a handful of games left, so we have to dig in."
On the difficulty of staying positive during the winless streak:
"This is our job, professionally, game in and game out we have to have the same attitude and find a way to win games, plain and simple. We've been through everything tactically, physically and mentally I think now we have to find what it takes to win these games."
On the coach's reaction to the loss:
"Obviously we're not happy with ourselves and the coaching staff is obviously disappointed with the result – there's really not much more to say. There's disappointment all the way around."
After yet another draw against the Revs last time out, the Fire head into May without a win. The first of four grueling matches this month is against Real Salt Lake at Toyota Park on Saturday evening (7:30pm CT on My50/TWCSC). Both teams enter this game with sour tastes in their mouths after the way their last matches ended and I expect it to be a frantic first 20 minutes or so. Here are some things to look out for from a tactical perspective.
Replacing Quincy – how will coach Yallop adjust to the loss of the team's top scorer?
Perhaps the most important outcome of the match against New England last time out was the red card and one game suspension for Qunicy Amarikwa, the team's top goal scorer and most consistent attacking threat this season. Replacing Amarikwa is no easy task, especially because his partnership with Mike Magee was just starting to bloom, but the Fire coaching staff does have plenty of options.
The most obvious and like for like switch would be for Juan Luis Anangono and act as the target striker with Magee playing behind him. Anangono has come off the bench on a consistent basis this season and will be looking to avenge his injury time penalty miss against New England.
A more likely scenario however would be for either Victor Pineda or Benji Joya to start in place of Amarikwa. Both players are comfortable playing in the forward roles and Joya especially would relish a chance to start in his more natural position instead of a wide one where he began the season.
Playing with either Joya or Pineda up front would also allow the Fire to continue to play a target-less striker formation, something that has worked to date this season. That being said, Frank Yallop could also decide to start Joya or Pineda in one of the wide positions in an attempt to combat RSL's midfield diamond, as I will explain below.
Don't be too distracted by the obvious – Plata and Saborio are the clear danger men but Luke Mulholland makes RSL tick
Many will argue RSL's unbeaten start to the season is down to players like Joao Plata, Alvaro Saborio or Javier Morales making the difference but the player who has had possibility the biggest impact this season is Englishman Luke Mulholland.
Mulholland plays on the outside of RSL's compact midfield diamond, with Ned Grabavoy operating on the other side. In attack, Mulholland can provide balls into the area from a wide position but he also excels at making late runs into the box where he often finds space due to defenders concentrating on RSL's more known attacking threats.
Defensively, Mulholland provides cover for his full back and does not get caught up the field often in transition. The Englishmen has chipped in with two goals and one assist in four starts this season and acts as the youthful spark in a midfield containing veterans such as Kyle Beckerman and Javier Morales.
Mulholland is also very versatile, with he and Grabavoy able to operate comfortably on either side of the diamond. To combat this, I could see the Fire drafting Matt Watson or Logan Pause in to pack the midfield, especially against RSL's narrow formation. Watson or Pause could play alongside anchor Jeff Larentowicz or a bit higher up, perhaps alongside Harry Shipp or Alex in a 4-1-4-1 formation.
In last week's match against Vancouver, RSL overran the Whitecaps midfield for much of the first half. Putting an extra body in the middle on Saturday night would ensure the same thing doesn't happen to the Men in Red.
Exposing RSL on the flanks – proving an attacking threat from both wings
Since the return of Patrick Nyarko to the starting eleven, the Ghanaian has been a one-man wrecking crew down the right hand side for the Fire. Nyarko has also combined well with right back Lovel Palmer in attack – something we saw work in the Fire's favor against New England two weeks ago.
Due to RSL's narrow formation, they can be exploited on the wings, where the full backs are sometimes left isolated. Nyarko and Palmer should thrive against this type of formation but for the Fire to take full advantage, the team needs to also have a consistent attacking threat from the left.
As mentioned in previous previews, left back Greg Cochrane has excelled in the absence of Gonzalo Segares and is always looking to get forward to support the attack.
In recent matches, Harry Shipp has drifted inside from his wide left position to great effect but against RSL, whoever occupies the wide left position must try to take advantage of their narrow midfield by attacking from wide. With the center of the park sure to be busy, if the Fire focus their attack in the wide areas, it could result in the team picking up its first win of the season.
Prediction: It was a long time coming, but the Fire finally pick up three points – 2-1 Fire with goals from Mike Magee and Patrick Nyarko.
Stephen Piggott is a contributor to Chicago-Fire.com. Follow him on Twitter @Irish_Steve.
WATCH: Kevin and Jeff preview Saturday's game vs. RSL
Earlier Thursday morning I was once again invited back to U.S. Soccer Federation headquarters in downtown Chicago to witness the semifinal round Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup coin flips.
Let me be honest, unlike the previous three rounds, Thursday's process was the simplest I've witnessed.
That's because even before showing up at Soccer House on Thursday morning, U.S. Soccer had already confirmed what the potential semifinal pairings would be earlier this week based on geography.
Combine that with all eight quarterfinal teams applying to host the semifinals, literally all that was needed was to flip the famous bicentennial silver dollar twice.
Still, Competition Secretary Paul Marstaller kept things official, handing out the same formatted paper which clearly listed the matchups and assigned heads and tails.
That sheet looked like this:
|D.C. United/New England Revolution
|Chicago Fire/Orlando City*
|Real Salt Lake/Carolina RailHawks*
|Portland Timbers/FC Dallas
If I can be bold enough to say, every time the Fire have come up in a coin flip, I honestly get this strange excitement in my stomach. The feeling of a simple coin going a long way to deciding your team's tournament fate is a thrilling, if not brief emotion.
TICKETS: Chicago Fire vs. Orlando City Quarterfinal on June 26
Luckily for the Fire, the first coin flip landed tails, meaning the winner of next Wednesday's game vs. Orlando City will host the winnder of D.C. United/New England on August 7. This is the third straight flip the Fire have won after losing the initial third round flip to the Charlotte Eagles.
In the second flip, the coin came up heads, meaning the winner of Real Salt Lake/Carolina RailHawks will host the winner of Portland/FC Dallas. The flip was the fourth consecutive win for RSL in the 2013 U.S. Open Cup.
And that was it.
Only one coin flip remains and that's for the final which will be played in early October. I'm told that will go down at some point in July.
All intentions to host the final were due along with intentions for the semifinal on Wednesday, though U.S. Soccer will likely not make that list public until the final coin flips occur.
I can confirm the Chicago Fire have applied to host the 2013 U.S. Open Cup final.
Earlier 2013 Open Cup Coin Flips:
The potential quarterfinal pairings for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup set to be played Wednesday, June 26:
1) Chicago Fire/Columbus Crew winner hosts Sporting Kansas City/Orlando City winner
2) D.C. United/Philadelphia Union winner hosts New England Revolution/New York Red Bulls winner
3) FC Dallas/Houston Dynamo winner hosts Portland Timbers/Tampa Bay Rowdies winner
4) Real Salt Lake/Charleston Battery winner hosts Carolina RailHawks/Chivas USA winner
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Quotes from newly acquired Fire forward Mike Magee and head coach Frank Klopas following Monday's training session at Toyota Park.
Chicago Fire Forward Mike Magee
Reaction from friends and family to his return to Chicago…
"People are coming out of the woodwork. I moved away when I was 15 and I haven't moved back since. I got a lot of family here, I've kept in touch with all my friends so its good to be back to say the least."
Realizing the trade was a possibility…
"It's been on my mind pretty much since I left. I tried to get back [here] a couple times in the past and then I think throughout the process with Robbie Rogers, that whole saga with him trying to get to LA, it crept in my mind that somebody had to go to Chicago and I raised my hand."
On if he thought he would be the player traded…
"No, I didn't [think it would be me]. I have to thank the Galaxy. I had a good talk with Bruce, mentioned I'm from here and that it was long past due that I get home. The Galaxy were great in facilitating that."
On if he expects to play this weekend…
"I hope to play on Wednesday. I haven't spoken to them about what the plans are but they brought me here to play."
On if the Fire can still make the playoffs…
"Of course. We're trying to catch Philly who I believe is 10 points ahead of us and we have two games in hand. We have to start getting some points. It's still a very young season. Even watching the guys, they played well and things aren't going their way. Little finishes and they're getting punished for all their mistakes and sometimes that's how it goes. We'll get it right."
On how much he's watched the team recently…
"Not as much as I'd like to. Obviously I watched the game in Salt Lake and I've seen them here and there but I need to catch up quick."
On if he's talked to Frank Klopas about his role…
"No we had a general conversation. We were more talking about Chicago things but he knows I like to play forward and midfield. I'm the kind of guy that just wants to be on the field."
On which spot he prefers playing more…
"It really doesn't matter to be honest."
On if he feels pressure coming into a team that hasn't scored a lot this season…
"I put enough pressure on myself just to perform anyways. It's obviously added pressure when you're on the outside of the playoffs looking in. Instantly when the trade became official I felt that pressure but there's no added pressure to score goals and do anything different than what I've done. The main focus is to starting getting points, starting catching Philly."
On the first time he walked in the Fire locker room…
"It was the first time I was nervous in a while. Obviously there's awkward conversations and kind of meeting some guys, catching up with some old guys. I haven't had that feeling since I went to LA.
"Everything was great. It was more than I expected and there were a lot more faces I knew than I thought I would. They have a great environment here but unfortunately the points aren't showing it."
On how many guys he knew before coming to the Fire…
"I've known Rolfie and Logan [Pause] for a while. [Mike] Matkovich – I've known him since I was young. I played for the Sockers and he was a Magic guy so I hated him then. Not so much now.
"I've known Frank as well since I was a Fire fan. As cliché as that is, Frank's a guy I've always loved as a player and we've kept in touch. Maicon [Santos] from his Chivas days, Wells [Thompson] from us being in the league forever. There's just a bunch of good guys to be honest."
On translating his MLS Cup winning experience to the Fire…
"I hope so. It's weird coming in. I have to cut the cord with LA and try not to mention anything about that. Nobody wants to hear me talk about any of that stuff. Obviously there are certain things that we had there and I'll try to implement some of those things. I played with some pretty cool players in LA so hopefully I'll try to take some of the things I learned from them and teach some of the young guys here. They have good leadership here. Larentowicz and Logan are two good guys – good locker room guys."
Chicago Fire head coach Frank Klopas
I just think there's opportunities to bring quality players in who with any team, you start the season and obviously you look at situations you have to address. [Bakary Soumare and Mike Magee] are two quality players, I think those are two quality players. They'll make our team better and add more depth to the squad. There are a lot of games left to play. There was a need in the back with our injury situation so getting a guy like Baky with his experience, I feel he's missed a lot over the year but every game that he plays once he gets back to his form and fitness level. You saw it the other day and he's not at the level he should be [yet].
Mike obviously you know his experience but he's just a quality player. Plus this is a guy from Chicago, here. The pride that he has with the team and what it means for him to be back. I think that's important – bringing two quality guys that have ties, with Baky starting his career here and Mike being from here, I think that's important.
On if Mike Magee will play in Wednesday's U.S. Open Cup match at Charlotte…
"I can't give you my scouting report because everybody's watching. [Laughs] I think the chances are pretty high."
On where he envisions Magee playing…
"Goalkeeper, goalkeeper. I'm going to invert positions. Sean's going to go forward, Mikey's in the back.
"I think you get him around the goal, that's where he's played. Depending on the need, you can move him around but I think around the goal, with his ability to combine and finish plays is quality. I think its important to get him closer to the goal but obviously things can change depending on what happens or the circumstances with injuries because he can play out wide also or in the midfield."
On taking momentum from Saturday's 1-1 draw at Real Salt Lake into Tuesday's U.S. Open Cup match at Charlotte.
"It's one game but it's something to build on. Cup games – you look around the world, you can't underestimate them. They're difficult matches if you approach them in the wrong way. We need to be very focused and serious and it's a tournament that we enter because we want to win. I think there are four banners up there that show the success the club has had and we want to do everything that we possibly can to try to put ourselves in a position to win. We start Wednesday and we need to be very focused and not underestimate anyone. You see upsets all over the world with games like this. The guys understand that, they're focused and ready and we're going to put out the best squad to give us a chance to win."
On if Mike Magee's MLS Cup championship experience is something that can translate in Chicago…
"For sure. With his experience and also being in games like that. He's been around different teams and played with a lot of great players that he's benefited from but also they've benefited from him. You can put some guys to play next to Messi but you have to have some quality too. For sure that experience will help but he's just a quality player. He's easy to play with but also makes everyone around him better and he's from Chicago."
On if Soumare and Magee's ties to Chicago will help with the transition process…
"Í think that helps a lot but also these are guys within the league. They know the league well but also they feel at home here. Baky started here, Mike grew up here, his family is here and Baky has a lot of people here he calls family. I think that's important but more than anything they're guys that really care about the club.
"There's a deep meaning to these guys and there's a pride when they put the jersey on. You have to care, it's gotta be something that hurts inside when you don't do well. It might not be the same for any other club but for us, that's what it means here. When we walk around, we have a lot of passion for the team, the city and soccer here in this town. For me and my staff and guys like Baky and Mike and the rest of the team, that's how we feel. You gotta care, you gotta be honored to put that jersey on and that's what it means to these guys."
Frank Klopas, Chicago Fire Head Coach
Overall thoughts on the game
"That it's a good result. You get a point over here, it's not an easy place to play. Obviously, you know, we wanted to be better with the ball in possession with a team that kind of controls the game. You know, we gave up a lot of possession, thus we had to chase a lot of the game. But I thought our guys, even going down one goal, showed a lot of heart and character. Again, the point here was something to build on."
If this will change the situation for the Fire
"Well, we hope so. It's one game. We'll take it a game at a time. But, you know, any time you can pick up points on the road – especially in this place here, it's a very good team – It's something to build on, it's positive. We have a long way to go, it's a long season. But for us right now, it's one game at a time and continue to keep working. My team showed a lot of character."
If injuries were the difference
"No, it's ok. The guys have been good, you know. I mean, they didn't give up when Saborio came in and scored a great goal and that's going to happen. I thought Sean made some great saves and guys gave everything on the field. We had some chances, but like I said, it's not an easy place to play and obviously getting a point, we'll take that and look to build on this."
On Sean Johnson's performance tonight
"Yeah, you need that. When you're on the road, you know, you obviously need to defend well as a team and need your goalkeeper to step up big, which Sean did and when you get your chances, you know, put them away. I thought we had some not good looks, but we got in good spots and some final pass execution, this or that, we weren't as clear in the final third or as good in the final third. But we found a way to come back and, obviously, a big key to that was Sean. With the saves that he made and with that team working extremely hard, especially when we didn't have as much possession in the game. Like I said, it's something to build on, it's a difficult place to play. It's a really good team."
On making adjustments after the Saborio goal
"We had to push the game. We took out Logan, who's a little bit more defensive minded, we put another forward out, we dropped Alex, who we thought would give us a lot more in the final third so we had to push the game at that point.
On snapping the scoreless streak
"No, it's a point. It's difficult, you know, when you don't score goals in six games to get a positive result. The good thing is that in those matches we created opportunities. We just got to concentrate and our focus has got to be better in the final third. I think any time you can score, I think again, even tonight coming from behind shows a lot of character. That it's good if you can take leads early on, takes a lot of pressure from the team. But being able to score and get a point here, like I said, in a difficult place against a very good team is something to build on for us."
On the Fire's two new players
"Yes, one played tonight and Baky's [Soumare] an excellent player and I think he just needs time. He had a minor injury that kept him away for a long time and now he's getting in a little bit of a rhythm playing. I think the more games he gets under the better he's going to get, but he brings a lot of quality to us. Same as Mike Magee, a kid from Chicago, he's done extremely well. He's a quality player, someone that's going to add to more quality in the final third for us."
Joel Lindpere, Chicago Fire Midfielder
On the team's performance
"I think we pulled it out and it was a team effort, so I think we continued to battle. They come home to play and I haven't tied or won here in my career so always when I come here it is very tough with the altitude and they play very good here at home so for me they are one of the strongest home teams in the league. We were down 1-0 and I think today the subs helped us out. We have many games and we always use three subs and we pull out starters and bring fresh guys in. I think today they really helped us. It shows that we really are one team and we fight in very tough situations, as we are in now. We are capable of earning three points and we have to start somewhere. Everybody hopes that this is the start where we can move up so we are going to keep going and concentrate on D.C. United who has also been in a very difficult situation, so it's going to be an interesting game for both teams."
Jeff Larentowicz, Chicago Fire Midfielder
On the team's performance and what the result means for the team
"For us it's a good result. I think that for any team to come here and get a point is good. They're a tough team to play at Rio Tinto and we're a team that's struggling so for us to get a point on the road is good."
On the addition of Mike Magee
"You know we'll see. I'm not sure what the coaches have planned for him but you know when he comes in we'll welcome him. He has shown he can score goals this year so at the moment we'll welcome him."
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How do I calculate the odds of making my hand for any given game of poker?
The simple case, for making your hand on the next turn, is to add up the number of cards that can give you the winning hand on the next turn, and divide by the total number of unseen cards left in the deck. This means that, in games like Stud, you need to remove any potential outs that have been folded by others from the cards that can give you a winning hand.
In general, if you have seen 5 cards, and you have 4 to a flush, there are 47 unseen cards, and 9 that will give you a flush. If you think a flush is the winning hand, you have a 19.14% chance. If you are playing a flop game and you are up against a set, you have to discount the one flush card that would pair the board, which means you have 8 outs out of 47, or 17%.
So, for the "next card" solution, you have:
When there are multiple cards left, more advanced statistics become involved. You have to consider cards that may give your opponents the best hand, as well as conditional probabilities. In flop games with only the turn and river to go, and shared board cards, an approximation of the formula would be:
In that case, opponent outs are outs that will give your opponent a better hand than you. Depending on the hand you are drawing to, and your opponent's hand, the formula can be simpler - in the case of a flush draw against a set, you have 8 outs twice, but your opponent will have 6 cards on the turn that give him a full house, and 9 cards on the river that will do the same.
Here is a nice tool called pokertablestats.com and propokertools.com to help you calculate your chances!
A good rule of thumb I always use for calculating odds is multiply number of outs(13 with 4 on the flop and 2 on the turn. This way it will be much easier to remember and you are never that far away from the correct percentage.
If you do not understand the term "outs". This is basically just the number of cards you need to hit your hand. If you are holding for instance 2 spades in your hole and there are 2 more spades on the flop, you are holding a so called flush draw. There are 4 spades showing now and with a total of 13 spades in the deck, this leaves 9 more spades possible to hit on the turn or river. 9 outs for hitting your flush.
If you wanna use my easy to remember rule of thumb this makes it:
On the flop = number of flush outs x 4 = (13-4)x 4 = 36%
On the turn = number of flush outs x 2 = (13-4)x 2 = 18%
These numbers are somewhat higher than the absolute correct percentage though. Just remember to subtract a couple of percentages after calculating and you are never far away from the correct one :)
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It's hard to do all the exact math to get the exact percentages while you're sitting at the table and everyone is staring at you while you noodle your chances. You have to do it all in your head in less than a minute. The other methods described here are actually more accurate, but I don't think that getting the exact percentage is that important, but you need to be close.
The way I do it on the fly is:
Some basic out counts after the flop are:
Of course, there is always the dreaded redraw which actually reduces these percentages, but you can include this easily enough in your calculations accordingly. And a runner-runner is usually less than 2%. Yup, a runner-runner is a 1 in 50 shot. Damn 2% suckout river-rats.
Your action, once you've calculated your odds, depends on your pot odds and perhaps implied pot odds. If your pot odds are better than your card odds, then you have a positive Expected Value (EV). If not, then you have a negative EV - so just fold.
Suppose you're at the flop with a pair and you want to know your chances of improving to a set by the end of the hand.
You've seen five cards from the deck (the two in your hand and the three on the flop); this means there are 47 cards in the deck that you haven't seen, and two of them will help you. Thus, the turn has a 2/47 chance of improving you to a set. If you don't improve on the turn then you still have two outs, but there are only 46 cards left in the deck, so you have a 2/46 (or 1/23) chance of improving on the river.
The odds of making your hand are equal to one (100%) minus the odds of not making your hand; in this case, that would be a 45/47 chance of not improving on the turn and a 44/46 chance of not improving on the river; this is a combined (45/47)*(44/46)=~91.58% chance of not improving on the turn or the river, which means you have approximately an 8.4% chance of hitting your set.
(Of course, this doesn't always mean an 8.4% chance of improving; you could unexpectedly backdoor a flush or straight)
The brute force method is to take all of the cards in the deck, deal out every possible combination of cards for a single player in the full course of the game and mark the total amount of times each possible hand occurs. Once you have the full stats, you can work out percentages for each hand by adding all of the hand counts together and then dividing the amount for each type of hand by the total.
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One of Woody Allen's alter egos once said that relationships are like sharksÂ--they've got to move forward to surviveÂ--a simile that is just as applicable to fashion as it is to love. Following the progression of a trend is always fascinating, whether it's watching the way Rodarte's cobweb tights turned into diamond-cut leather leggings or seeing how one strong collection featuring exposed zippers can launch a thousand YKK-embellished imitators. In addition to watching designers evolve, we also pay close attention to the way trends and key pieces develop. Right now, the body-con dress is topping our observation chart, as this snug silhouette transitioned into a daring shape for spring. While some runways showed fitted frocks with sheer details, the most daring designers simply did away with fabric all together! We're fascinated with the results, some of which we explore in this month's Obsession du Jour: Cutout Dresses.
We saw numerous iterations of these snipped-and-clipped dresses on so many spring runways, it's impossible to discuss them all. Instead, we're just going to give you a handful of highlights, please check them out at your leisure. Don't miss the slivers of skin at Narciso Rodriguez (shown above) or the sensuous looks at Givenchy, including the Crisscross Mini Sweater Dress ($681). Even Stella McCartney offered a version of the cutout frock with her Woven Strap Dress ($2395), modeled above by Lily Donaldson at a party in Paris.
Though there is a certain aggressive sexiness inherent in the cutout dress, as we researched this story, we found that there is a surprisingly wide range of styles available. Whether you prefer a punk look (try the safety-pinned tank dress from Stolen Girlfriends Club), something a bit sportier (Opening Ceremony's version is slightly scuba chic), or a sharply designed frock (hello Herve Leger!), surely there's one that fits your personal taste. Of course, you can always go the "classic" route as well and grab a bandage-style update of Demi Moore's Thierry Mugler-designed Indecent Proposal dress. Whatever you pick, you'll certainly be a cut above the rest!
H&M Crisscross Dress ($50)
We always adore H&M for its spot-on style, but they really killed it with this Crisscross Dress. It recalls the strap-happy frocks Cindy Crawford favored back in the early nineties. (Remember her bad-girl Barbarella moment in black Versace at the 1992 MTV Music Video Awards? Too hot!) This ultra-affordable cutout dress has a similar style and makes a strong statement. In short: we love the hint o' bondage!
Stolen Girlfriends Club No Safety Dress ($162)
If your style tends to run towards the punkish/Alice Dellal side of things, make sure you check out the pin-decorated dress by the Kiwi brand, Stolen Girlfriends Club. The white cotton tank is certainly edgy and really should only be attempted by those with abs of steel and an attitude to match.
Herve Leger Bandage Minidress ($990)
As professional red-carpet watchers, we've come to the conclusion that it's nearly impossible to find a celebrity event without also spotting a Herve Leger dress. After all, bandage-style frocks and bodacious starlets go hand in hand! Accordingly, we can't wait to see who wears the daring and dangerous Cutout Minidress, shown above. The sharply slashed dress is just a hot slice of naughtiness and deserves an equally sublimely shaped owner.
Scout Bra-Cup Dress ($180)
The Los Angeles boutique Scout is beloved by in-the-know shoppers and trendsetting tastemakers alike for its well-edited collection of new and vintage clothing. The shop's in-house line is always smartly designed and at a great price point, as you can probably tell from the sleek style of their Bra-Cup Dress.
Opening Ceremony Zip-Up Lattice Dress ($450)
We've found a slew of perfect pieces at Opening Ceremony lately, including this zip-front dress. Available in blue, as shown, or black, the bustier-style bodice is smart and slightly sporty, while the provocative, woven back is quite memorable.
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