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Basketball Fans Are Getting Something New At The 2020 Summer Olympics

2020-10-25T13:24:20Z

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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body"> US Women's National Basketball Team players strike a pose after receiving their gold medals in Rio de Janeiro. Tim Clayton/Corbis/Getty Images Basketball may have come from humble beginnings -- legend has it the first match in 1891 used [ peach baskets for goals] -- but it's come a long way and continues to evolve. Case in point: At next year's [/news/2020-summer-olympic-games-everything-you-need-to-know-about-tokyo-2020/ 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo], there will be two changes to the men's and women's typical Olympic basketball programming. First, instead of dividing the 12 participating teams up into two groups of six, as has been done in the past, they'll be divided into three groups of four and compete in a round-robin format with only the top two teams from each group advancing. Second, for the first time ever, the summer Olympics will feature a three-on-three competition (or 3x3 as the Olympics is calling it), bringing the speed and excitement of street ball to the sporting world's biggest stage. Dig into the details on each tournament below. Now playing: Watch this: Intel developing 3D Athlete Tracking for Tokyo 2020 Olympics 3:36 5-on-5 basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics Five-on-five basketball is what you're used to watching on TV. It's played on an indoor court that's 28 meters long and 15 meters wide and teams accumulate points by shooting the ball into the opposing team's basket. Score within regular play from within the three-point line and you're awarded two points. Score from beyond the three-point line and you're awarded three. Baskets made from the [ free-throw line] following a foul are worth one point. Games are divided up into four 10-minute quarters for 40 total minutes of play. The team with the higher score at the end of the game is declared the winner. Competition format Only 12 men's teams will qualify for the 2020 Olympics. Rosie Yang/Unsplash For the five-on-five tournament, the 12 participating teams (12 each for the men and the women) will be divided up into three groups (A, B and C) of four players. During this group phase, each team plays every other team in its group, for a total of three games. The top two teams from each group, as well as the two best third-placed teams, move onto the final phase. In order to determine the pairings for the next round -- and avoid the same teams playing each other again -- a random drawing will take place with the top four teams in one pot and the rest in a second pot. The final result is a knockout-style bracket format, in which teams must win to move on. In the end, in order to earn a gold medal, a team will have had to play six games, instead of eight as in past Olympic tournaments. Men's Olympic qualification As host country, Japan is given automatic entry. The remaining 11 teams will have to qualify at select tournaments, starting with the International Basketball Federation (more commonly known by the French acronym FIBA) [ World Cup], which runs Aug. 31-Sept. 15. At this tournament, the top two teams from the Americas, the top two teams from Europe, and the top teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania will qualify for Tokyo. The 16 next-best teams, plus two selected teams per region, will then be invited to play in one of four FIBA qualifying tournaments in 2020. The winning team from each of those tournaments will qualify for Tokyo. The US men's national team -- which has featured NBA standouts like Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Kevin Durant -- have won 15 of the 18 Olympic Games in which they've participated, including handily beating Serbia 96-66 at Rio in 2016. But you'll definitely want to [ keep an eye on Serbia, Spain and Australia] leading up to Tokyo. Women's Olympic qualification Marta Xargay of Spain goes to the basket against Brittney Griner of the US during the Women's Gold Medal Game at Rio 2016. Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images Two of the 12 available Olympic spots have already been filled. As the host nation, Japan was given an automatic berth. The US has also already qualified by winning the 2018 FIBA World Cup. Competition for the remaining 10 spots kicks off this November with the first round of qualifying tournaments. The top 16 teams from these tournaments will advance to play in four mini tournaments in February 2020. The top two teams from each of those tournaments will qualify for Tokyo. The US women -- led by WNBA starts Sue Bird, Brittney Griner and Breanna Stewart -- are heavy favorites heading into the Tokyo Games, having won the last six Olympic gold medals and the past two world championships (now called the World Cup). But European contenders like Spain, Serbia and France, as well as Australia -- which medaled in five of the last six Olympic Games -- will be looking to pull off an upset. Three-on-three basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics For years, three-on-three basketball has been a popular format worldwide, but 2020 will be the first time it makes an appearance at the Olympics. The rules are similar to the standard five-on-five game, with a few notable differences. First, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] teams are composed of four players: three on-court athletes and one substitute. Second, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] they play on half a court using only one basket. Shots made from behind the typical three-point line are worth only two points; all other shots are worth one. The first team to 21 points or the team with the most points at the end of 10 minutes of play wins. Fewer players on a smaller court playing for less time means the players have to be extremely versatile, able to guard and score against a variety of different types and sizes of players. The result is an intense, fast-paced and exciting game. Competition format For the men's and women's three-on-three tournament, eight teams are placed into a single pool and play all the other teams over the course of four days. The top two teams advance straight to the semifinals. Teams that finish third through sixth go on to the quarterfinals. The Triplets take on the 3 Headed Monsters during BIG3 in Milwaukee. Dylan Buell/Getty Images Two knockout games are played in the quarterfinals. The two winning teams will meet the top two teams from the pool play in the semifinals. After two semifinal matches, the winning teams will play each other for the gold medal. Losing teams will face off for the bronze. Olympic qualification As host country, Japan is only given one automatic spot -- total, not per gender. Four additional teams (per gender) will earn a berth through their [ world ranking] on Nov. 1, which takes into consideration performance as well as how often they play in FIBA-approved tournaments. Three more teams (per gender) will qualify for Tokyo through the 2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (date and location TBD). And the last remaining team will be selected at a 2020 FIBA Universality-driven Olympic Qualifying Tournament (date and location TBD). The US men's and women's squads will take a slightly different path to qualification, however. Because three-on-three tournaments tend to be held at times and in locations that make it hard for top US players to attend, USA Basketball has teamed up with RedBull to launch a series of qualifying tournaments in 23 cities across the country. Everyone and anyone was encouraged to apply -- not just pros. The tournaments kicked off on June 22 in Detroit and will wrap up at nationals in March 2020. In three-on-three basketball, shots taken from beyond the [http://www.houzz.com/?search=traditional%20three-point traditional three-point] line are only worth two points. Daniel McCullough/Unsplash Through this tournament, USA Basketball hopes to set their rosters for their men's and women's three-on-three team either by choosing one team (per gender) that's used to playing together or assembling a composite team. According to FIBA rules, two of the four players (per gender) must be ranked in the top 10 in America in the FIBA rankings; the other two must be in the top 100. In other words, players cannot qualify without competing in FIBA-approved three-on-three events, which means if NBA and WNBA players want to take part, they'd likely have to do it during their 2019 offseason. So far, the top-ranked men's teams are Serbia, Russia and China, while Russia, China and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] France lead the way for the women. But with lots of three-on-three basketball left to play, [ those rankings] can quickly change. Whether the US men and women will field globally competitive teams remains to be seen, but you can follow the action at [ redbull.com/3X]. The information contained in this article is for educational and informational purposes only and is not intended as health or medical advice. Always consult a physician or other qualified health provider regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition or health objectives. [#comments Comments] [/collections/olympics/ 2020 Olympics] [/topics/sport-and-outdoors/ Sport and Outdoors] [/health/fitness/ Notification on Notification off Fitness]

Company Formation In Serbia - Which Legal Forms Are Available

2020-10-21T15:43:33Z

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One of the first things that you must do when you decide to form a company in Serbia is to choose a type of legal form of the company. In our country, there are different forms that legal entities can 'take'. Those are: An entrepreneur (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); A limited partnership A limited liability A partnership A joint-stock Besides these, there are other legal forms: A branch office of foreign legal entity A branch office of domestic legal entity Representative office of foreign legal entity All these types have certain specific characteristics, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] so one must be careful when choosing a type that suits his business needs. This is considered a very important step for the future of the company. From the list above, the most common types used during company formation in Serbia are: the entrepreneur, the limited liability company and the branch office of legal entity. We will have a closer look at these three types and explain their most important characteristics. 1.1 An entrepreneur What is specific about this legal form is the fact that every person who is registered in the Business register agency for doing certain business activities can be considered as an entrepreneur. In this case, one person sets up a company in order to make a profit from a certain business. Even a person without a job can be registered in the BRA as the entrepreneur or just after the moment he has signed a labor contract. If something unpredicted happens, like some kind of damage the entrepreneur answers with his own property. The same thing happens if he doesn't fulfill his commitments. 1.2. A limited liability company Another type of legal entity that can be chosen after company formation in Serbia is a limited liability company (LLC). This is the type of firm that can have one or more persons involved in its founding. If there is more than one person involved, than they don't have to bring the same amount of money in the company. What is important to emphasize is that the [http://www.buzzfeed.com/search?q=founders founders] can 'bring' money and non-money share into the company. In the end, the total of all shares from all the founders of the company is known as the share capital. Of course, there is a minimal amount of share capital for every company and in Serbia that amount is 100 dinars. All those who are involved in the business formation have a certain amount of share in the total share capital of company. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push(); Many things within the company depend on the amount of share that the founders brought to the company. For example, they bear certain risks or have certain rights within the firm (when it comes to voting and splitting of profit) proportionally to their share within the company. In case of doing certain illegal businesses or damage, then the founders are considered responsible. 1.3. A branch office of a domestic legal entity This type of company formation in Serbia is described as a separate part of the firm from our country, founded on the territory of the Republic of Serbia through which 'parent company' (the company that founded the branch office) does its business. The problem can be the fact that the branch office is not recognised as a legal entity. What is specific about the branch office is the fact that it always does its business in one or more than one city and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] doesn't do it in the city where the main office is located. The branch office also has a role to represent the account and the name of the company that founded the branch company, especially when it comes to legal transactions. This also means that the 'parent company' answers for all the commitments toward the third person that arranged things or made certain deals with the branch office. HLB T&M Consulting is a specialized agency that offers accounting services and it can help you with setting up a company in Serbia ([ ] , financial and business advisors). (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push();

Kosovo Veterans Say They apos;ve Been Sent War Crime Files Again

2020-10-20T15:05:23Z

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PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) - Kosovo war [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=veterans veterans] said Tuesday an unknown person has again handed them war crime files from a special international court in The Hague, Netherlands, probing alleged crimes during and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] after the Balkan nation´s 1998-1999 war. But a court spokesman warned that the veterans appeared to be trying to undermine the proper administration of justice. Hysni Gucati, head of the association of former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) fighters, said an unidentified man delivered the files - copies of the originals - to their office Tuesday morning in Kosovo´s capital, Pristina. It was the third such incident in two months. Nasim Haradinaj, another association official, said the names of President Hashim Thaci and other former top KLA leaders were mentioned in a draft document on charges against them. "It would be good that the local prosecutor´s office and the international ones probe and find who is bringing them and from where," said Gucati. The Kosovo Specialist Chambers is mandated to look into allegations that KLA members committed war crimes and crimes against humanity. Christopher Bennett, spokesman of the Specialist Prosecutor´s Office at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, [http://photobucket.com/images/condemned condemned] the statements by the war veterans' group which he said "has on a number of occasions engaged in activities which I believe are aimed at undermining the proper administration of justice." A copy of the documents was offered to journalists by the group. Bennett also commended journalists for not publishing the files, saying that would amount to a criminal act. "The SPO is committed to vigorously investigating and prosecuting individuals who commit any such crimes, including the disclosure of the identity of individuals who may be called before the court or any information that could lead to their identification." Thaci, former parliamentary speaker Kadri Veseli, and others have been charged with crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] enforced disappearances, persecution and torture. Both men have denied committing any crimes. A pretrial judge hasn´t made a decision on whether to proceed with their case. A statement from the embassies of France, Germany, Italy, the U.K. and the United States last week urged people not to discredit the court´s mission. In a separate development, six new international judges were nominated to the court, which already has 17 judges. The court has not started any trials so far since the start of its operation five years ago. The 1998-1999 war for Kosovo´s independence from Serbia left more than 10,000 people dead - most of them ethnic Albanians from Kosovo. More than 1,600 people remain unaccounted for. The fighting ended after a 78-day NATO air campaign against Serbian troops. Kosovo, which is dominated by ethnic Albanians, declared independence from Serbia in 2008, a move recognized by many Western nations but not Serbia or its allies Russia and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] China. ___ Semini reported from Tirana, Albania.

Tsitsipas Rublev Advance To Hamburg Final

2020-10-20T07:43:32Z

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Two of the season's winningest players face off when No. 2 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece meets No. 5 Andrey Rublev of Russia in Sunday's final of the Hamburg European Open in Germany. Tsitsipas improved to 22-8 in 2020 by holding off Chile's Cristian Garin 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 on Saturday, while Rublev ran his record to 24-6 with a 6-4, 6-2 win against Norway's Casper Ruud in the other semifinal. Only world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia (31-1) has more wins on the ATP [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] this year. Tsitsipas hammered 12 aces and converted three of four break chances to win in two hours and 15 minutes. He is chasing his second career title on clay, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] following his win at the 2019 Millennium Estoril Open in Portugal. Tsitsipas has split his two previous meetings with Rublev, who is making his second consecutive appearance in the Hamburg final. Rublev converted five of eight break points against Ruud and [http://lerablog.org/?s=improved improved] to 15-4 on clay in 2020. --Field Level Media

Gemma Collins Insists She apos;s NEVER Fallen In Love At Work

2020-10-18T03:01:20Z

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Gemma Collins appeared to take a swipe at ex James 'Arg' Argent on Wednesday - by declaring she has never been in love with anyone she worked with. The pair met and worked with each other on hit TV show TOWIE, going on to have a high profile on-off romance, which came to an unceremonious end earlier this year. And during her new Gemma Collins Love Lounge podcast on the BBC, where the topic of discussion was love in the workplace on Wednesday, the 39-year-old TV personality was quite forthcoming on the matter. Swipe: Gemma Collins appeared to take a swipe at ex James 'Arg' Argent on Wednesday - by declaring she has never been in love with anyone she worked with She said: 'Personally I've never fallen in love with anyone in the workplace - I couldn't think of nothing worse. I went to work to work. I didn't go to work for love. RELATED ARTICLES [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next] [/tvshowbiz/article-8765493/TOWIE-receives-176-Ofcom-complaints-Olivia-Attwood-accused-BULLYING-Chloe-Brockett.html TOWIE receives 176 Ofcom complaints after Olivia Attwood,...] [/tvshowbiz/article-8764781/Mummy-Diaries-EXC-Sam-Faiers-claims-botox.html Mummy Diaries EXCLUSIVE: Sam Faiers claims she 'may as well...] [/tvshowbiz/article-8761565/Billi-Mucklow-fianc-Andy-Carroll-newborn-daughter-Marvel-Mae.html Billi Mucklow and fiancé Andy Carroll reveal they've named...] [/tvshowbiz/article-8763153/Lauren-Goodger-criticises-Boris-Johnsons-WFH-measures.html 'I don't need to party, I need to work!' Lauren Goodger...] Share this article Share 'Yeah, I mean, I don't put work and love in the love in the same category and yeah, I can honestly say I've never ever, I can honestly say, liked anyone - fancied anyone - that I worked with. 'But I'm quite proud of that fact but I do know friends that have fallen in love with people in the workplace. Romance: The pair met and worked with each other on hit TV show TOWIE, going on to have an on-off romance, which came to an unceremonious end earlier this year. Pictured in 2014 'Some people who I used to work with did fall in love in the workplace and went on to get married, but they'd always be arguing at work and to be honest it was very problematic, and I think that's what put me off. 'But I have witnessed that. I do know of people, again, that are carrying on with people in the offices, I hear it all the time and it goes on, we can't deny it. 'I always say, what's meant for you won't pass you by, it's just that George Clooney hasn't realised that I'm the love of his life yet.' Gemma's words come amid reports she has given a 'deeply personal' interview on Piers Morgan's Life Stories. The former TOWIE star is said to have spent 'more than six hours' filming the show on Friday in an episode which will air later in the year. No love lost: Gemma said on Wednesday, 'I've never fallen in love with anyone in the workplace - I couldn't think of nothing worse. I went to work to work. I didn't go to work for love' She will reportedly discuss her 'toxic' on-off relationship with Arg on the show and [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] some of her previous exes. Gemma and James split for good in July after she posted break-up texts on her Instagram account in which he called her a 'hippo' and a 'fat f**k'. The former couple had split in 2019 after Arg, who admitted he is a cocaine addict and overdosed twice last year, refused rehab yet they reconciled weeks later. They got back together late last year after jetting off on holiday to Dubai in a final bid to resolve their issues. Gemma originally dumped Arg after he refused rehab and said their relationship was over until he beat his addiction once and for all. Split: Gemma and James split for good in July after she posted break-up texts on her Instagram account in which he called her a 'hippo' and a 'fat f**k'. Pictured in 2018 But less than three weeks later, MailOnline exclusively revealed the reality TV pair were spotted holding hands and kissing on a romantic trip to the £250-a-night Palazzo Versace Hotel. The duo briefly dated in 2012, before embarking on a tumultuous love story, which of it documented on TOWIE, from December 2017. Meanwhile, it was recently revealed that Gemma has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by two YouTube pranksters, who have started up The Romford Research Institute For Peace to make themselves qualify to have the power to nominate. Company directors Josh Pieters and Archie Manners insist the reality personality has spent much of her life dedicated to finding peace, and even referenced her relationship with James Argent as a point of her peace-finding ability. The YouTube duo have hit headlines previously with such stunts as interviewing Carole Baskin and tricking Love Island's Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury into believing James Corden is interviewing them for America's The Late Late Show. One of the criteria to have the ability to nominate an individual is to be a 'director of a peace research institute'. This is the category Josh and Archie fall under. Speaking to [ ], the duo, both 27, said: 'The GC has spent 39 years promoting peace and harmony across Essex - and beyond. If you look at what peace really means, take for example her on-off relationship with James Argent - no one died.... 'It was a conflict that did appear to be resolved peacefully and we at the Romford Research Institute think this is a great demonstration of world peace.' Drama: The former couple had split in 2019 after Arg, who admitted he is a cocaine addict and overdosed twice last year, refused rehab yet they reconciled weeks later. Pictured in 2019 Josh explained: [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour trương gia giới] 'We believe in the GC effect, which is a peer reviewed hypothesis that if Gemma spent a long [http://www.wonderhowto.com/search/weekend/ weekend] in North Korea she could use the skills as seen in Towie to attempt to bring peace to the region.' Archie added: [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] 'She is arguably more peaceful than Donald Trump. And it's the same with Kanye West. His nomination has been successful and he will be considered.' The duo's pranks have become prolific, with their Carole and Molly-Mae pranks following on from them luring Katie Hopkins abroad to be given a fake award which spelled out the words 'C**T'. Trump's nomination has caused controversy after a Swedish legislator put the President's name forward for the 2021 awards. A legislator nominated Trump for his efforts in the Middle East and has said he received a phone call of thanks from the US president. Magnus Jacobsson, a member of Sweden's Parliament for the Christian Democrats, wrote on Twitter that he was 'on my way to the stable with my daughter' when he got the call. 'We had a good conversation about peace in the Middle East and the Balkans. I wish the President good luck with the peace processes,' Jacobsson wrote. Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed last month to a deal normalising relations that was signed at the White House on September 15. Earlier this month, Jacobsson also nominated the governments of the US, Kosovo and Serbia for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to secure a peace agreement between the two former Balkan war foes. 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