Author Archives: Nicolae Sfetcu

Professional development ATA’s primary goals are to foster and support the professional development of translators and interpreters and to promote the translation and interpreting professions. The Association offers a variety of programs and services in support of these goals, including … Read More

Fuck the Dealer is a simple drinking game popular in the Midwest. It is best played by three to six players, although it can be played with more. It is similar to the game Hi-Lo, except that all cards are … Read More

Accommodation enquiries Informaţii cazare 1. I am proposing to visit… and… and should be grateful if you could recommend to me hotels in these towns. 2. I should be most grateful for your help in obtaining hotel accommodation for my … Read More

Chingona is a dice game played by two or more players, using five poker dice and a cup. It is usually played to decide who is to pay for the next round of drinks, but betting can also be involved. … Read More

SubStation Alpha (or Sub Station Alpha), abbreviated SSA, is a subtitle file format created by Kotus that allows for more advanced subtitles than the conventional SRT and similar formats. This format can be rendered with VSFilter in conjunction with a … Read More

Spanish 21 is an increasingly popular variant of blackjack owned by Masque Publishing, Inc. “Unlicensed” (but equivalent) versions may be called Spanish blackjack.Spanish 21 uses the following rules: The game is played with six or eight decks dealt from a … Read More

Statements Situaţia contului 1. We should like to know how our account stands. 2. We are sending you with this letter a statement of your account up to… showing a balance in our/your favour of…. 3. Our monthly/quarterly statement is … Read More

Online bingo is the game of bingo (US|UK) played on the Internet. Online bingo is a multi billion dollar business. Unlike balls used in regular bingo halls, online bingo sites use a random number generator. Online bingo halls usually offer … Read More

The “CC in a TV” symbol Jack Foley created, while senior graphic designer at Boston public broadcaster WGBH that invented captioning for television, is public domain so that anyone who captions TV programs can use it. Closed captioning is the … Read More

Cribbage or Crib is a card game for two, three or four players that involves forming combinations of cards over a series of hands to accumulate points. Points are mainly scored by runs, regardless of suit; by pairs, triples and … Read More

Terms Condiţii 1. We should be glad if you would quote your lowest terms for substantial quantities, f.o.b. (free on board), Hamburg/c.i.f. (cost, insurance, freight), Lisbon. 2. Will you let us know at the same time what your terms are/how … Read More

The gambler’s fallacy is a logical fallacy that mistakenly believes past events will affect future events when dealing with random activities, such as many gambling games. It can encompass any of the following misconceptions: A random event is more likely … Read More