174. homesick

így érez az ember Off Course – ha már tudod, hogyan, fordítsd le, ha vállalod, hogy felhasználod a dőlt betűs segítséget, akkor azért inkább 3/5 szintű a feladat. ügyes légy :)

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  * igeidők (videó)
  * még... is, még... sem_mondatok

(carolnelsonfineart.com)

I am living-the-dream as a painter, instructor, juror, and lecturer.
I live to be creative. I am inspired by things I see around me - a line, a shadow, a texture, a color. Form and shape and how color masses interact - it's all part of what gets me going in a creative pursuit.

My style goes from realism to abstraction. I love doing both, but my workshops and private instruction tend to focus on my mixed media work, which definitely leans to abstraction. The artist's creative energy needs to be focused to be successful at abstract work, and that's why I love it.

As a Golden Art Educator, teaching others, and sharing my knowledge, has become a big part of my art career. Since I love to experiment with different materials, other artists come to me to learn some of the techniques I've developed for my abstract work. I love sharing what I've learned with other artists through classes and workshops around the country. In addition to workshops, I also offer private and semiprivate instruction in my studio near Denver, Colorado.

My work is collected by individuals, corporations and civic entities. They find me by word of mouth, art shows, galleries, exhibitions, and through the internet. I've been recognized with many competitive awards by national art magazines and organizations. I am a member of the International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA), several Colorado art guilds, and a signature member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters (ISAP).

So welcome to my website. Everything is divided into categories according to painting style and/or subject matter. The "small paintings " is a very diverse collection and defined only by size. You'll find abstracts, flowers, horses, teapots - you name it. They are priced for someone starting their collection or someone looking to add a splash of color in a certain spot in their home.

Be sure to sign up for my free e-newsletter. I'll never share your email address with anyone, and I won't bombard your inbox with trivia. I just send out 4-6 newsletters a year when I have something new, or possibly earth shattering, to tell you about. Thanks for visiting. Feel free to bookmark this site and forward it to friends.

173. Christmas

Tavaly óta semmi nem változott... Global Warming and Merry Christmas, Off Course :) – ha már kitaláltad, melyik szó hiányzik (érezz bele, fog menni), fordítsd is le (használj fel minden magánhangzót)!

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  * bárki, bármi stb._mondatok
  * verry vagy merry? (videó)

Wikipedia: Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Crīstesmæsse, meaning "Christ's Mass") is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed most commonly on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world...

..."Christmas" is a shortened form of "Christ's mass". It is derived from the Middle English Cristemasse, which is from Old English Crīstesmæsse, a phrase first recorded in 1038 followed by the word Cristes-messe in 1131. Crīst (genitive Crīstes) is from Greek Khrīstos (Χριστός), a translation of Hebrew Māšîaḥ (מָשִׁיחַ), "Messiah", meaning "anointed"; and mæsse is from Latin missa, the celebration of the Eucharist. The form Christenmas was also historically used, but is now considered archaic and dialectal; it derives from Middle English Cristenmasse, literally "Christian mass". Xmas is an abbreviation of Christmas found particularly in print, based on the initial letter chi (Χ) in Greek Khrīstos (Χριστός), "Christ", though numerous style guides discourage its use; it has precedent in Middle English Χρ̄es masse (where "Χρ̄" is an abbreviation for Χριστός)...

Map of countries where Christmas is not a formal public holiday

either on December 24/25 or January 6/7.

...Allegations of political correctness

Some Christians and organizations such as Pat Robertson's American Center for Law and Justice cite alleged attacks on Christmas (dubbing them a "war on Christmas"). Such groups claim that any specific mention of the term "Christmas" or its religious aspects is being increasingly censored, avoided, or discouraged by a number of advertisers, retailers, government (prominently schools), and other public and private organizations. One controversy is the occurrence of Christmas trees being renamed Holiday trees. In the U.S. there has been a tendency to replace the greeting Merry Christmas with Happy Holidays, which is considered inclusive at the time of the Jewish celebration of Hanukkah. In the U.S. and Canada, where the use of the term "Holidays" is most prevalent, opponents have denounced its usage and avoidance of using the term "Christmas" as being politically correct. Groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union have initiated court cases to bar the display of images and other material referring to Christmas from public property, including schools. Such groups argue that government-funded displays of Christmas imagery and traditions violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which prohibits the establishment by Congress of a national religion. In 1984, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Lynch v. Donnelly that a Christmas display (which included a Nativity scene) owned and displayed by the city of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, did not violate the First Amendment. In November 2009, the federal appeals court in Philadelphia upheld a school district's ban on the singing of Christmas carols. The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal...

172. bribe

nyilván sejted, melyik országról van szó?... a fordítás csapdás, csak akkor állj neki, ha elég/túl nagy az önbizalmad :)

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  * igeidők (videó)
  * igeneves szerkezetek_mondatok

Wikipedia: Many types of payments or favors can constitute bribes: tip, gift, sop, perk, skim, favor, discount, waived fee/ticket, free food, free ad, free trip, free tickets, sweetheart deal, kickback/payback, funding, inflated sale of an object or property, lucrative contract, donation, campaign contribution, fundraiser, sponsorship/backing, higher paying job, stock options, secret commission, or promotion (rise of position/rank).

One must be careful of differing social and cultural norms when examining bribery. Expectations of when a monetary transaction is appropriate can differ from place to place. Political campaign contributions in the form of cash, for example, are considered criminal acts of bribery in some countries, while in the United States, provided they adhere to election law, are legal. Tipping, for example, is considered bribery in some societies, while in others the two concepts may not be interchangeable.

In some Spanish-speaking countries, bribes are referred to as "mordida" (literally, "bite"). In Arab countries, bribes may be called baksheesh (a tip, gift, or gratuity) or "shay" (literally, "tea"). French-speaking countries often use the expressions "dessous-de-table" ("under-the-table" commissions), "pot-de-vin" (literally, "wine-pot"), or "commission occulte" ("secret commission" or "kickback"). While the last two expressions contain inherently a negative connotation, the expression "dessous-de-table" can be often understood as a commonly accepted business practice (for instance, on the occasion of a real estate transaction before the notary, a partial payment made between the buyer and seller; needless to say, this is a good way to launder money). In German, the common term is Schmiergeld ("smoothing money")...

...Referees and scoring judges may be offered money, gifts, or other compensation to guarantee a specific outcome in an athletic or other sports competition. A well-known example of this manner of bribery in sport would be the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal, where the French judge in the pairs competition voted for the Russian skaters in order to secure an advantage for the French skaters in the ice dancing competition...

...Bribery around the world is estimated at about $1 trillion (£494bn)...

A world map of the 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International which measures "the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among public officials and politicians". High numbers (blue) indicate less perception of corruption, whereas lower numbers (red) indicate higher perception of corruption.