Backgammon
Backgammon is a reasoned game of chance for two players, played on a board with dice. A player wins when he takes all the pieces on the deck. Backgammon is part of the family of table games, one of the … Read More
Christmas lights
(A decorated avenue from Madrid, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alumbrado_navide%C3%B1o_en_Madrid_%282007%29.jpg) Christmas lights are lights installed outside during the Christmas period, and more generally for the period of the holiday season. These Christmas decorations can be placed on buildings, trees, or through the streets, mainly … Read More
Computer programming in two minutes – JavaScript
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JavaScript is a language executed by the web browser to display a web page (it is mostly used for that). Create the HTML document (the file name usually ends with .html) and open it with a browser. <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC … Read More
Christmas Advent Liturgy – Meaning and Ceremonial
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(Incense during vespers of Advent.) The time of Advent celebrates the triple coming of Christ; His birth in Bethlehem two thousand years ago, his coming into the heart of men of all times, and his glorious return at the end … Read More
Economics of Gambling in Sweden
posted in: Business, EU Economics, Gambling World, Sweden
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In Sweden the betting and gaming industries are well developed. A greater proportion of Swedes than any other nation participate in gambling in its various forms. Typically 85% of the Swedish population participated in the betting and gaming industries in … Read More
VAT for publications in EU member states
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VAT is currently regulated by Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax (the “VAT Directive”). Under the current rules, Member States may apply a reduced VAT rate to books, periodicals and newspapers … Read More
Christmas gifts
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It is traditional to offer a Christmas gift for the Christmas holiday, usually to children and the immediate family. These gifts are offered according to tradition, the evening of December 24 and follows the opening of gifts at midnight. This … Read More
Christmas dishes
Albania Byrek me kungull dhe arre, a traditional Albanian pumpkin accompanied by walnut tart Traditional Albanian pie, this dish is usually cooked on Christmas Eve, often in Catholic families. The pie is made with wheat flour, pumpkin, nuts, vegetable oil … Read More
Razz
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Razz is a seven-card stud in which is played ace to five low. The course of the game is done in the same way as Seven-card stud. However, as the play here is for the low hand, the bring-in is … Read More
Particularities of web texts in translation
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Web specialists largely agree on the basic characteristics of web texts: individual paragraphs and the text overall should be short, because reading on screen is slower than reading on paper and people tend to “scan” web pages to check quickly … Read More
The miracles of St. Nicholas
It is difficult to find the oldest traces of the cult of St. Nicholas because of the Quarrel of Images which wiped almost all pictorial representations of saints dating from before the eighth century. However, we know that the saint … Read More
Client clubs in loyalty marketing
A client club is a more or less selective club combining the “best” customers (or even sometimes potential clients) of a company to dedicate to them specific offers or event. This is a retention (loyalty) tool. Indeed, the client club … Read More