Oversampling Helps Increase Poll Accuracy, Not Skew It

Edit WPTV 26 Oct 2016
"WikiLeaks also shows how John Podesta rigged the polls by oversampling Democrats ��������� a voter suppression technique," Donald Trump said in Florida on Monday ... SEE MORE ... Pollsters oversample members of different groups to get a better idea of what those demographics think, so the groups represent a bigger pool of the poll than is reflected in the actual population.  ... population ... Election Night Coverage. ....

Cricket: Fancy a dip? Pool planned for Gabba Test

Edit Yahoo Daily News 26 Oct 2016
Punters watching Australia play Pakistan at the Brisbane Test in December will enjoy a novel way to escape the heat by having a dip in a pool in the stands....

IKF EKC 2016 Day 4: Results, pools, interviews, games & images (Tue, Oct 25) (International Korfball Federation)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Oct 2016
After today's games, all is ready for tomorrow's decisive games between Catalonia and Germany in Pool A (16.00), and Portugal vs England (14.00) in Pool B, looking for a place in the semifinals. The Netherlands and Belgium won their third games today and remain leaders of their pools with 3 wins and 0 losses ... ranking pools, visit the following link....

Women and men won't reach economic equality until 2186, index says

Edit Yahoo Daily News 26 Oct 2016
Instead, they reflect the current state of progress and serve as a call to action," Saadia Zahidi, a member of the WEF executive committee, said in a statement ... "Ensuring the healthy development and appropriate use of half of the world's total talent pool has a vast bearing on the growth, competitiveness and future readiness of economies and businesses worldwide," the WEF said....

Royal Society of New Zealand elects Fellows (The University of Waikato)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Oct 2016
(Source. The University of Waikato) ... Professor Smith is a Māori scholar in the social sciences whose research has re-shaped inquiry across many domains in the sciences and humanities ... 'I am both humbled by this honour and reflective as I know how much I have been supported by others,' says Professor Smith ... We sought to address this by encouraging a more diverse pool of excellent candidates for nomination to Fellowship ... (noodl. 35988918) ....

New evidence suggests a quarter of the world's population has latent tuberculosis

Edit Business Insider 26 Oct 2016
Developing new ways to address the pool of latent TB infection is now seen as an emerging front in its control ... We also worked out that even if all TB transmission stopped tomorrow, the current pool of 1.7 billion latent infections alone would prevent the number of those with TB from reaching the global targets set by the World Health Organisation for 2035, and the vision for TB elimination by 2050....

Harvard-Westlake water polo’s unbeaten start ends to Santa Margarita

Edit LA Daily News 26 Oct 2016
STUDIO CITY >> Twenty-one times this year, Harvard-Westlake boys water polo took the pool and left with a win ... Santa Margarita, however, responded with a series of counterattacks to erase a three-goal deficit, and when Harvard-Westlake’s final shots did not find the net, the Wolverines left the pool with a 10-9 nonleague loss, their first of the season ... 3 in Division 2, ahead for the upset victory....

Southgate to stick with Rooney

Edit Sporting Life 26 Oct 2016
That's as it was ... "We have a pool of English-eligible players and we have to make sure we're up to speed on all of them, how they are playing, form and long-term potential as well," said Southgate, who was talking during a visit to Sheffield for the Football Association's new Parklife scheme which is launched on Wednesday ... "I don't think we can rule anyone out because the pool of players has, over the last few years, been diminishing ... ....

Jonathan Pierce Saw Paralympic Trials On TV, Entered His First Swim Meet And Broke 7 Records (United States Olympic Committee)

Edit Public Technologies 26 Oct 2016
(Source. United States Olympic Committee). Print. By Doug Williams . Oct. 25, 2016, 4.17 p.m. (ET) Jonathan Pierce (above) credits Paralympic gold medalist, Mikey Brannigan, for his passion for the pool. Even before he learned to swim, Jonathan Pierce was at home in the water ... He discovered as a boy that the pool was a calming refuge ... He liked that the water blocked his ears ... Now 22, Pierce still loves the pool, but he does more than float....

Gareth Southgate will stand by Wayne Rooney for November matches

Edit Belfast Telegraph 26 Oct 2016
"We have a pool of English-eligible players and we have to make sure we're up to speed on all of them, how they are playing, form and long-term potential as well," said Southgate, who was talking during a visit to Sheffield for the Football Association's new Parklife scheme which is launched on Wednesday ... "I don't think we can rule anyone out because the pool of players has, over the last few years, been diminishing ... ....

Fantasy Football Week 8: Add and Drop

Edit San Diego Union-Tribune 26 Oct 2016
Each week I’ll list the best widely available free agents for fantasy football — I define “widely available” as being owned in around half of all ESPN or Yahoo leagues — and some guys who are probably better off in the free agent pool than collecting dust on your roster. Here's my best bets for... ....

This Is Us: Dan Fogelman breaks down Jack and William revelations

Edit Entertainment Weekly 26 Oct 2016
See also. ‘This Is Us’ cast talks episode 4, a.k.a. ‘The Pool’ ....

Farmington asking voters to OK $12.3 million for athletic facilities

Edit Pioneer Press 26 Oct 2016
Farmington wants to borrow $12.3 million to build and improve athletic facilities, and will ask voters for their approval Nov. 8 ... 10 NEW BALL FIELDS ... The aquatic facility at the southern of the site would include water slides, a lazy river, four-lane pool and bathhouse with concessions and party/meeting room space. It would replace the city’s outdoor pool, which was built in 1971 and is considered well past its useful life, Distad said ... ....
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