Archive for July, 2022

17
Jul

A Beginner’s Guide To Sports Betting

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Sports betting is a blend of two of mans paramount interests: sports and betting. Its definitely no surprise that the two pastimes function so well together. Any time a band of sports fans are found together, the excitement leads to shouting and bets are placed. In every sport, there are always some games that are thought to be the most crucial of the season and the tension grows as the date of the game approaches. Concurrently, the bets start to pile up.

Since no one knows in advance how the game will turn out, it is always a matter of educated guessing as to which team will be victorious and by how many points. Sports betting might appear to be addictive and, although, for some, it can be, for nearly all people its just for entertainment and a lot of fun it is! It gives you a more stimulating way to interact with your comrades about a subject in which you have a lot in common. Since the final score can not be known until the end of the game, having a bet made makes the thrill last all the way through the game.

While there is generally informal betting between friends, most wagers are made through what is known as a sports book which is an entity that accepts sports betting, In the US, there are only 4 states where sports betting is legally allowed. Elsewhere, you need to deal with a bookie and to make a bet you have to be over the age of 21. Some of the sports you can bet on are horse racing, dog racing, professional hockey, professional baseball, and professional and college football and basketball. In truth, sports betting is placing bets on anything that is a recognized sport. You can wager on the final score of a game, how many points by which a team will win, who will win a boxing match and in what round they will be declared the winner. The only thing that is known in advance is the odds which is the statistical likelihood of winning or losing a particular bet.

A bookie will indicate what the odds are at any particular moment to help you choose how to lay down your wager and for how much. A point spread is like a handicap given to what is thought to be the weaker team so as to equalize the likelihood of gambling either way. A gambler might bet on a losing team and still win provided that the team loses by a precise number of points. You might be required to enter your bet a bit higher than what you could be expected to win. The remainder goes to the bookie as his or her way of earning money on the wagers you enter.

It can seem a bit complicated for a beginner. There are a number of different kinds of bets including over/unders, teasers, parlays and straight bets. The most usual and easiest to learn is the straight bet on a team you think will win or lose. You can lay a wager on the combined number of points scored by both teams. These bets are labeled over/unders. Combined bets on many games are called parlays. You can add or subtract points from the spread to make a stronger bet in a teaser which is similar to a parlay. All of these betting styles are created to make sports betting more interesting and challenging.

Those are the fundamentals of sports betting should you wish to try your luck and have some fun. Remember to keep your bets small. In this way, it will always be fun. If you lose a trivial amount, you can live with that and recover from it smiling. If you get carried away and bet the farm, it will be a calamity when you lose and that cannot be much fun. Only an addicted gambler would ever bet the farm.

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Wikinews extended invitations by e-mail on March 23 to multiple candidates running in the Texas’ 6th congressional district special election of May 1 to fill a vacancy left upon the death of Republican congressman Ron Wright. Of them, the office of Democrat Daryl Eddings, Sr. agreed to answer some questions by phone March 30 about their campaigns and policies. The following is the interview with Ms Chatham on behalf of Mr Eddings, Sr.

Eddings is a federal law enforcement officer and senior non-commissioned officer in the US military. His experience as operations officer of an aviation unit in the California National Guard includes working in Los Angeles to control riots sparked by the O. J. Simpson murder case and the police handling of Rodney King, working with drug interdiction teams in Panama and Central America and fighting in the Middle East. He is the founder of Operation Battle Buddy, which has under his leadership kept in touch with over 20 thousand veterans and their families. He was born in California, but moved to Midlothian, Texas. He endeavours to bring “good government, not no government”. Campaign manager Faith Chatham spoke to Wikinews on matters ranging from healthcare to housing.

An Inside Elections poll published on March 18 shows Republican candidate Susan Wright, the widow of Ron Wright, is ahead by 21% followed by Democrat Jana Sanchez with 17% and Republican Jake Ellzey with 8% with a 4.6% margin of error among 450 likely voters. The district is considered “lean Republican” by Inside Elections and voted 51% in favour of Donald Trump in last year’s US presidential election. This is down from 54% for Trump in 2016’s presidential election, the same poll stated.

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Saturday, July 16, 2005

A General in the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and dean at the National Defense University in China commented to visiting Hong Kong reporters on Friday that the PLA might use nuclear weapons against the U.S., in a conflict over the Taiwan Strait. “If the Americans draw their missiles and position-guided ammunition onto the target zone on China’s territory, I think we will have to respond with nuclear weapons,” Maj. Gen. Zhu Chenghu said to the reporters of the Asian Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times. “We Chinese will prepare ourselves for the destruction of all of the cities east of Xian [in central China]. Of course the Americans will have to be prepared that hundreds … of cities will be destroyed by the Chinese.”

U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack called the remarks “highly irresponsible” and “unfortunate”, and expressed the hope that they did not reflect the views of the Chinese government.

Echoing the official Xinhua News Agency, the People’s Republic of China’s Foreign Ministry officials said that Zhu was expressing personal views, and had warned the reporters accordingly, but stated that China would never tolerate “Taiwan independence”. Reportedly, Maj. Gen. Zhu is not directly involved in the formulation of Chinese military strategy.

The U.S. may defend Taiwan under the Taiwan Relations Act and is currently Taiwan’s largest arms supplier.

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16
Jul

Wal-Mart cuts ties with PR consultant over controversial Republican TV ad

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Monday, October 30, 2006

Wal-Mart severed links with Terry Nelson, a Republican strategist, last night because he had connections to a controversial Republican Party advertisement in Tennessee. The ad’s purpose was to blast Democratic Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr, who is running against Republican Bob Corker.

A blonde woman in the ad says, “I met Harold at the Playboy party”. As the spot ends, she winks and says breathily: “Harold, call me!”. The ad also “criticised” Canada. “Canada can take care of North Korea,” a man in the television ad says. “They’re not busy.”

Nelson and his company, CrossLink Strategy Group, were hired by Wal-Mart last year in an attempt to help the company.

Jesse Jackson, an American politician, and other leaders signed a letter distributed by WakeUpWal-Mart.com, asking the company to end its relationship with Nelson.

In an interview with the Associated Press Nelson said, “There was no intention to offend anybody and it’s unfortunate if people took offense. That was certainly not what people planned for or hoped for.”

A spokesman for Wal-Mart, David Tovar, issued a statement saying Nelson’s company had “sent a letter to Wal-Mart ending its working relationship with our company.”

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16
Jul

Need Entertainment Space For Your Kids? Buy A Shed

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By Adriana Copaceanu

My husband and I have recently begun thinking about adding an addition to our home. Let’s face it, though, the recent housing market has made moving up to a bigger house, a much more expensive proposition. We also agreed that even with our big family, that although extra space would be nice, we won’t always need it so we questioned the ‘permanency’ of buying a bigger home OR adding on to our current home. There’s always the question of ‘out pricing’ your home in the current neighborhood if you add on as well. So we’ve kind of let the idea go until now.

My most recent thought and very serious consideration is buying a shed! Now, not your average box shed put up in a few hours type, but a professionally made and delivered model. I’ve had friends who have turned their sheds into home offices, quilting rooms, art studios and a slew of other things, but the idea of turning OUR shed into entertainment space for our boys is a new idea on the block!

Here are some things to ponder when toying with the idea of purchasing the shed versus adding on to your home. In our area, building costs are at least $150/sq foot. An addition to your home is assessed as a permanent structure and thus costs more in property taxes, where as a shed is NOT permanent and is assessed differently (check with your local assessor in your area as well). You will probably need permits either way you go, BUT a shed is generally a much easier proposition. Obviously, your shed can be used for ‘temporary’ type space such as office, game room, quilting room, etc. BUT, there may be strict codes in your town in regards to making it a bedroom for one of your children, so WHAT you need the space for is something to consider.

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Now, a call to our local, reputable shed builder revealed the following information. The largest shed I can purchase is 14′ X 48′ (672 square feet of space!). I decided to get the vinyl storage shed as I would have done vinyl siding for an addition as well (and I’m a low maintenance chick to be honest!), and I wanted to compare apples to apples as much as possible.

Now, this model comes with an insulated floor and the supports are 16′ off center so I can put in regular insulation into the walls, too. It would come fully assembled and placed right on my site, either on a cement pad OR blocks (local regulations might have some say in this and would probably be covered in your permit). It also comes with house style windows! The price was $13,300. I would still have to insulate and run wiring in this shed and then finish the walls, BUT when I figured out the cost of a 672 sq/foot addition at $150/sq foot was $100,800.00, I could definitely spend a bit more to hire the electrician and insulate and finish off the interior myself, add a space heater, curtains, hot tub and send myself on a cruise for the roughly $85,000 savings of my shed over the addition!

The builder also confirmed my idea that a shed is definitely taxed differently, regardless of HOW it’s used. It’s NOT a permanent structure (hmmm, could we take our ‘addition’ with us if we moved?). Again, you’d have to check with your town to confirm YOUR tax code, but I suspect it’s about the same everywhere.

So, don’t look at a wood shed as just something for wood or lawnmowers! Think of that shed as a bonus room!

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Thursday, October 26, 2006

The upcoming 2006 Brampton municipal election, to be held November 13, features an array of candidates looking to represent their wards in city council or the council of the Peel Region.

Wikinews contributor Nick Moreau contacted many of the candidates, including Vicky Dhillon, asking them to answer common questions sent in an email. This ward’s incumbent is Garnett Manning; also challenging Manning is Stella Ambler, Mandeep Dhaliwal, Daljit Gill, and Nalem Malik.

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15
Jul

Long Beach, CA Redevelopment Agency ends talks for church

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Tuesday, March 28, 2006

The Long Beach Redevelopment Board voted last night to walk away from negotiations over the Filipino Baptist Fellowship church property. Eminent domain action, authorized at the March 13 meeting, was not addressed.

During the opening comment period, the attorney for the church, John Eastman, noted his difficulty in speaking on the question, since the agenda did not indicate what question was before the board. The board chair, Thomas Fields, replied that it was not appropriate for the board to answer questions during the public comment period.

After a five minute open session, the board recessed to discuss the church property in closed session. Fifteen minutes later, the board returned and announced that negotiations with the church were over.

Attorney Eastman and Rev Agustine, pastor of the church, conferred with long-time City Clerk Jan Pittman to clarify the meaning of the decision. She said that she understood the decision to mean that the board would not proceed with eminent domain. Responding to questions, she said that eminent domain proceedings are held in the city of Norton, and that no further notice would be due to the church if eminent domain proceedings were initiated.

The church property is located in Long Beach on Atlantic Avenue, a four lane road with two parking lanes. Most of the properties in the two block area have been acquired by the city and razed. The east side of the street was redeveloped five years ago with the construction of single family housing. The west side of the street is expected to be developed with higher density housing, but plans have not been announced. The city’s redevelopment project was begun in 1996. The Filipino Baptist Fellowship purchased the church in 2002, in the open market.

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15
Jul

High school orders shot glasses as prom favors

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Monday, May 11, 2009

Several Lancaster County, Pennsylvania high schools held their junior-senior proms this past weekend, and per tradition, they received gifts from the prom committee. Instead of traditional prom favors, however, Warwick High School in Lititz ordered more than 450 shot glasses and distributed them to students, in a move the administration now says it regrets.

In 2008, the Prom Committee gave out picture frames to the girls and money clips to the boys. However, the junior class did not have as much money this year, and so the school made a decision to buy an inexpensive prom favor. The school’s principal signed off on the decision to order the shot glasses, but assistant principal Scott Galen states that the paperwork identified the shot glasses as merely “prom souvenir[s]”.

While the school administration took responsibility for the decision to order the glasses, Galen called it a simple oversight. Senior Class President Phoebe Baum, who had helped plan the prom the previous year, remarked that it was likely a decision made in a time crunch and was not fully thought through. Galen said that the administration did not wish to send a message that condoned underage drinking.

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14
Jul

Jay Walsh named Wikimedia Foundation Head of Communications

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Tuesday, January 8, 2008

This article mentions the Wikimedia Foundation, one of its projects, or people related to it. Wikinews is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation.

Recently of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), where he worked in media and public relations, Mr. Jay Walsh was announced as the replacement for Sandy Ordonez as the communications officer for the Wikimedia Foundation on an internal mailing list on Tuesday, 8 January.

“I’m extremely grateful for [Sandy Ordonez’s] hard work and excellent judgement,” said Sue Gardner, Executive Director of Wikimedia Foundation, in her announcement. Ordonez managed the WMF’s public and media relations from January 2007, and will stay on in Florida until the end of the month when the Tampa office is closed.

“The goal is to give Jay a fairly long handover time. So until the end of January, please continue to work directly with Sandy, while she helps Jay get oriented,” added Gardner.

Walsh is fresh from a position as Manager, Public Relations at Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Previous communications positions include working for Indian and Northern Affairs, Government of Canada; Health Canada, Government of Canada; and Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University. His academics include Concordia and Mount Allison universities.

Walsh will be based out of the new offices in San Francisco, California when they open on the January 15.

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