For the libraries and other similar establishments, two core issues have arisen: the production of digital copies of materials held in the libraries’ collections and the electronic delivery of these copies to users. Digitisation of books, audiovisual material and other … Read More
Ranked from highest to lowest, with comparative-equivalent indications of national tax rates Rank Member State Rate of taxation as a percentage of net revenue 1. Finland Reserved to public sector and/or public interest objectives 2. Denmark 55% on average 3. … Read More
Since the introduction of the first on-line betting licences in 2000, the Maltese Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) has developed its methodologies to regulate the procedures of remote gaming operations, and in April 2004, revamped Remote Gaming Regulations were published. … Read More
Adaptation to climate change or global warming refers to strategies, initiatives and measures individual or collective (companies, associations, communities, etc.) aimed, through appropriate measures, to reduce the vulnerability of natural and human systems against actual or expected effects of climate … Read More
The market for gambling in Sweden is essentially governed by two laws: the Law on Lotteries 1994 (Lotterilag 1994: 1000) and the Act of 1999 casinos (Kasinolag 1999: 355). This regulation focuses on a fundamental guiding principle: the profits to … Read More
(Global mean land-ocean temperature change since 1880, relative to the 1951–1980 mean. The black line is the annual mean and the red line is the 5-year running mean. The green bars show uncertainty estimates. Source: NASA GISS) The positioning of … Read More
The poker playing cards used during the games are that of a deck of 52 cards without Joker. The use prefer “American” style cards with two crossed index against “French” style with four index. In addition to the style and … Read More
Telework (and Telecommuting) Telework (and Telecommuting) are working practices made feasible by: The reducing cost and increasing performance of computers and telecommunications; The ready availability of tools and services that support Open Electronic Networking (including the open Internet); Increasing willingness … Read More
Paradigm: Imperative, functional, object-oriented, procedural, reflective Designed by: Rasmus Lerdorf Developer: The PHP Group First appeared: 1995; 20 years ago Typing discipline: Dynamic, weak Implementation language: C (primarily; some components C++) OS: Cross-platform (Unix-like systems, Windows, other 32-bit and 64-bit platforms) License: PHP … Read More
I enjoyed a little story which I read in a magazine some time ago: “A young woman was sitting and waiting for her flight in the waiting area of a big airport. And because she had to wait for some … Read More
The free economy (in German: Freiwirtschaft) is an economic theory developed by the German economist Silvio Gesell in 1916 in his book The Natural Economic Order (Natürliche Wirtschaftsordnung). His idea was put into practice by any state so far. However, … Read More
