Chuck-a-luck

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More of a carnival game than a true casino game, Chuck-a-luck — sometimes called birdcage for the wireframe cage used in the game — is a simple gambling game. The cage, shaped somewhat like an hourglass with a pivot at … Read More

Advertising history

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Edo period advertising flyer from 1806 for a traditional medicine called Kinseitan In ancient times the most common form of advertising was “word of mouth”. However, commercial messages and election campaign displays were found in the ruins of Pompeii. Egyptians … Read More

Modes of interpreting

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Interpretation is rendered in one mode: simultaneous. In simultaneous interpreting (SI), the interpreter immediately speaks the message in the target-language whilst listening to it in the source language. Consecutive interpretation is rendered as ‘short CI’ and ‘long CI’. In short … Read More

Texas hold ’em in popular culture

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Joe Hachem, winner of 2005 World Series of Poker main event In 1998, the movie Rounders starring Matt Damon and Edward Norton gave moviegoers a romantic view of poker as a way of life. Texas hold ’em was the main … Read More

Telemarketing

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 Telemarket Office Early History Telemarketing is a registered trademark owned by Nadji Tehrani who founded TeleMarketing Magazine in 1982. Prior to that, the term was used extensively in Bell System communications relating to new uses for the outbound (WATS) and … Read More

Cheques

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Cheques Cecuri 1. Please open a current account for us in the name of… Together with one cheque for… we enclose specimen signatures of Mr… the Managing Director and of Mr .., the Chief Accountant, either of whom may sign … Read More

Cribbage show

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Each player in turn (in the order of play), ending with the dealer, totals up the points in his hand, including the turn-up card, and pegs the amount. The order in which this is done is important as a player … Read More

e-Mail marketing

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E-mail marketing is a form of direct marketing which uses electronic mail as a means of communicating commercial or fundraising messages to an audience. In its broadest sense, every e-mail sent to a potential or current customer could be considered … Read More

Globalization and Localization Association

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The Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) is an international non-profit organization that encourages local communications as an indispensable component to a global strategy. GALA was created in April 2002 by 15 localization companies from 12 countries on 4 continents. In … Read More

Non-examples for gambler’s fallacy

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There are many scenarios where the gambler’s fallacy might superficially seem to apply, where it in fact does not. When the probability of different events is not independent, the probability of future events can change based on the outcome of … Read More

Affiliate marketing

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Affiliate Marketing is a popular method of promoting web businesses in which an affiliate is rewarded for every visitor, subscriber and/or customer provided through his efforts. It is a modern variation of the practice of paying finder’s-fees for the introduction … Read More

Offer delivery

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Delivery Livrare 1. We shall deliver the quantities mentioned in your enquiry from stock…. weeks from the receipt of the order. 2. Delivery f.o.b./c.i.f./free border 3. Packing extra/free of charge/to be allowed for if returned carriage paid. 1. Vom livra … Read More

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