Economics of Gambling in Cyprus

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Cyprus is a divided Island. The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has control over the territory of Cyprus, which consists of about 67% of its area, and is inhabited mostly by Greek Cypriots numbering 750,000 inhabitants. About 33% consists … Read More

Technical translation

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Technical translation, or specialized translation, is a field of translation of texts concerning an art, a science, an activity, a skill or operation of a machine. Technical translation requires linguistic and translatological knowledge but also a good knowledge of the … Read More

The little thief

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Miss Aki was a young seventeen year old girl. His parents had spoiled her. Like all young girls who are spoiled by their parents, she was vain, capricious and mean. She had a very bad thing. Aki was a thief. … Read More

Pseudoscience

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Pseudoscience, from Greek pseudês ( ψευδἡς ) “false, deceptive, lie” and the Latin scientia, ‘knowledge’ means what is “falsely attributed to science.” A pseudoscience is empirical knowledge, a process or a discipline that is presented in scientific appearances, but did … Read More

Iceland Translation Style Guide

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Full name: Republic of Iceland. Official language: Icelandic. Judicial bodies Rannsóknarnefnd (Alþingis) > Special Investigation Commission Sérstaks saksóknari > Special Prosecutor Félagsdómur > Labour Court Héraðsdómur > district court Hæstiréttur > Supreme Court Landsdómur > Court of Impeachment

Hosting WordPress sites

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Most hosting services and personal websites use Unix/Linux systems, with usual configurations for WordPress sites. Server requirements For WordPress Version 4.0 and later: PHP version 5.2.4 or greater (recommended: PHP 5.4 or greater) MySQL version 5.0 or greater (recommended: MySQL … Read More

Gambling in Greece

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The principle underlying the regulation of gambling in Greece is that of the general prohibition of gambling in public places or at any other location (Articles 2 and 3, 3037/2002 Act). In general, any authorized game works on the basis … Read More

Baseball

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(The nine positions of a team’s defense) Highest governing body: World Baseball Softball Confederation First played: Mid-18th century or prior, England or Flanders (early form). June 4, 1838, Beachville, Ontario (first recorded game with codified rules) Team members: 9 Olympic: Demonstrated … Read More

English Translation Style Guide for EU – Writing English – PARTS OF SPEECH

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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS Biannual/biennial. ‘Biannual’ means twice a year and ‘biennial’ means every two years, but the terms are often confused. If the meaning is not clear from the context, use alternatives such as ‘twice-yearly’ or ‘two-yearly’ or clarify what … Read More

Civilization

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(Cities are the significant achievements where are reached the civilizations of mankind (here a view of Manhattan in New York).) The term civilization – indirectly derived from the Latin word civis, “citizen”, through “civil” and “civilize” – has been used … Read More

Translator’s notes

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A translator’s note or translation‘s note, is a note that the author of a translation fits into his text, to provide the reader any information it deems necessary for the proper understanding: a difficult text to reproduce naturally in the … Read More

Gambling Restrictions upon Arts. 43 and 49 EC Treaty in Finland

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Justification National measure Compatibility with EC law, in particular with the principle of proportionality Public order, money laundering crime National measure Lotteries Act 23.11.2001/1047 Section 6: “Unless otherwise provided in this Act, a lottery may be run only with a … Read More

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