The question of fidelity vs. transparency has also been formulated in terms of, respectively, “formal equivalence” and “dynamic equivalence.” The latter two expressions are associated with the translator Eugene Nida and were originally coined to describe ways of translating the … Read More
Badugi has a different ranking of hands than traditional poker. Although every player has four cards to use, the rules of the game require that certain cards be removed to construct a one, two, three or four card badugi hand. … Read More
Newsgroup spam predates e-mail spam, and targets Usenet newsgroups. Old Usenet convention defines spamming as excessive multiple posting, that is, the repeated posting of a message (or substantially similar messages). Since posting to newsgroups is nearly as easy as sending … Read More
The subject heading Titlul rezumând scopul scrisorii The subject heading is inserted after the salutation. A subject heading should not end with a full stop. Typical subject headings would be: SALE OF PROPERTY IN THE RIVERSIDE DISTRICT or Catalytic Cracking … Read More
Panguingue (also known as Pan) is a gambling card game similar to rummy. It is particularly popular in Las Vegas and other casinos in the American southwest.The game is played using a 320-card deck, contstructed from eight decks of playing … Read More
Search engine operators became interested in the SEO community in the late 1990s. A number of high profile SEO community leaders established contractual relationships with search engines for advertising and consulting purposes. These early contacts led to an amelioration of … Read More
The CI interpreter Patricia Stöcklin renders Klaus Bednarz’s speech to Garry Kasparov. The CI interpreter Patricia Stöcklintakes notes Garry Kasparov’s speech. The CI interpreter Patricia Stöcklin renders Garry Kasparov’s speech to the audience. Consecutive interpreting In consecutive interpreting, the interpreter … Read More
keep (a bettor) honest To call a final bet while not expecting to win, for the primary purpose of discouraging future bluffs. kitty A pool of money built by collecting small amounts from certain pots, often used to buy refreshments, … Read More
“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half.” – John Wanamaker, father of modern advertising. Billboard, New York City, (2005) The impact of advertising has been a matter of considerable debate … Read More
In a typical 6/49 lotto, 6 (k) numbers are drawn from a range of 49 (n) and if the 6 numbers on a ticket match the numbers drawn, the ticket holder is a jackpot winner – this is true no … Read More
Many companies use e-mail marketing to communicate with existing customers, but many other companies send unsolicited commercial e-mail, also known as spam. Illicit e-mail marketing antedates legitimate e-mail marketing, since on the early Internet it was not permitted to use … Read More
The poker game called Chicago is one of the most popular card games in Sweden today. Relying on the keeping of score instead of the placing of bets, it is suitable even for environments such as schools, where gambling is … Read More
