Universities in London

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University College London London is often a significant centre of larger education teaching and analysis and its 43 universities kind the biggest concentration of greater education in Europe. In 2008/09 it had a greater education student population of around 412,000 … Read More

EU Translation Guide: Focus on the reader

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Be direct and interesting Always consider the people you’re really writing for: not just your boss, or the reviser of your translations,but the end users. Like you, they’re in a hurry.Who are they, whatdo they already know, and what might … Read More

Licensed casinos

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Licensed casinos are subject to a permanent control by tax authorities (physical presence of tax officials / technical monitoring / daily settlement) and feature access control (visitor record, door guard) as well as a nationwide lockout system for gambling vulnerable … Read More

W. B. Yeats, “He Wishes His Beloved Were Dead”

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Were you but lying cold and dead, And lights were paling out of the West, You would come hither, and bend your head, And I would lay my head on your breast; And you would murmur tender words, Forgiving me, … Read More

Hummus

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Hummus (Arabic الحمص and Hebrew חומוס) is a culinary preparation of the Middle East, iconic for Arab countries of the Levant, Turkey and Israel in particular, composed of mashed chickpeas and tahini (sesame paste). The term “hummus” means “chickpea” in … Read More

We can’t have more than 150 friends

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“Rule of 150” also known as “Dunbar’s number”, argues that the size of an original social network is limited to approximately 150 members. This rule results in cross-cultural studies in sociology and anthropology more specifically on the maximum size of … Read More

Ban and exclusive right/monopoly of gambling in EU

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Ban on games of chance The Schindler judgment remains the only decision where the CJEU ruled on a national (UK) general ban on a certain category of games of chance – the organisation of lotteries (subject to very limited exceptions). … Read More

Psalms 16

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16:1 <Michtam. Of David.> Keep me safe, O God: for in you I have put my faith. 16:2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord, You are my Lord: I have no good but you. 16:3 As for … Read More

Acts 02

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2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was come, they were all together in one place. 2:2 And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like the rushing of a violent wind, and all the house where they were was … Read More

Acts

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Matthew 28

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28:1 Now late on the Sabbath, when the dawn of the first day of the week was near, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the place where his body was. 28:2 And there was a great earth-shock; … Read More

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