Welcome! First of all, thank you for visiting and following Stop Garbage.
I've always been into environmental awareness. Everyone has their own concerns, I guess.
On a professional level, I've had different jobs related to the environment (waste and water) and, more specifically, waste and recycling.
Also, my current position as a municipal technician has enabled me to observe and check exactly what is recycled in each container or bin, the amount of waste and way this industrial sector, which is very professionalized indeed, behaves.
My professional vision, far from making me a technical specialist in waste treatment, gives me an overview of the global waste management process; how people or households recycle, how we use recycling bins, where or in which treatment facilities the garbage ends up, and in what quantities. This has provided me with knowledge that enables me to explain the current waste recycling options available to us (especially in Europe).
At work, I have to tell people to recycle because it's good for the environment and I reel off the typical and topical speech… That's when I'm overcome with doubts: Is recycling really critical? Why? What impact does waste recycling have on the environment? What implications does it have on water, on land, on the atmosphere and its resources? Does it affect the environment? To what extent? And what about incineration? Is it harmful? How about landfills? Does recycling our waste generate more jobs? What impact does the recycling industry have on the economy? The truth is that communication available in this field does not usually quantify and explain the recycling benefits successfully. That's why I started to research the reasons and facts or truth about recycling.
From a personal and social point of view, I see friends and family around me, as well as many people from different backgrounds (educated, or not), different professions (designers, engineers, artists, administrators, workers, among others), of different ages–especially young people born in our country in the heart of democracy– educated in the values of ecology and respecting the environment and, quite simply, they do NOT recycle. They're not interested in recycling. They say that recycling is dirty. Garbage "stinks". Some justify themselves by saying: "Why should I recycle when the government mixes all the recycling bins or containers up afterwards anyway?"–an urban legend and, by the way, a big fat lie. Other people say: "I don't have room for so many different recycling bins." In my opinion, they're all just excuses, different ways of appeasing their conscience.
My contribution: Explain easily, clearly and with proven data why it is important to recycle and the consequences of not doing it and to make my contribution to the environment.
Thanks for reading. Lets start!


who are currently working abroad, including new collection by George Shaghashvili (Denmark). Black, black and black, color which is never treaching by designer. I liked some wide pants, accessories that are really rarity to show for Georgian designers. I strongly disliked shoes, when footwear from his last collection were perfect.
I want to emphasize also coats, that i loved a lot but it's S/S. Anyway, collection was completed and well-done, with theme, colors and materials. Slogan of this collection was " Don't shoot, she is barefoot!"
Sneakers or shoes, smth like that. Do you like?


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Christmas atmosphere in Italy is kept until the 6th of January when Italians celebrates Epiphany but as well an ugly old witch called Befana.
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FILE - The Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, Jan. 25, 2016.
At least four gunmen attacked a hotel in Kabul late Saturday, and reports said two of the gunmen were killed and at least six other people were wounded.
Officials said Afghan commandos surrounded the Intercontinental Hotel. Witnesses earlier reported hearing gunfire from inside the building.
The luxury hotel sits at the top of a Kabul hill and is heavily guarded because it has come under attack previously.
The Taliban, particularly its allied Haqqani network, is known for staging such coordinated attacks in the city, but the insurgent group had not yet said whether it was behind this violence.
Islamic State militants have taken responsibility for some recent suicide bombings in Kabul. The latest IS-plotted attack, which took place late last month, left more than 40 people dead and about 100 others wounded. The victims were mostly members of the Afghan minority Shiite community.
Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel was also the target of a suicide assault in 2011 that killed at least 20 people. The Taliban took responsibility for that attack.


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Q: Retrieving list of products using messageChannel Service I have two LWC components one is publishing the event and the other is subscribing. They both are working fine but after subscribing I want it to invoke the apex, but it couldn't return the output, as the input parameters are in JSON and I dont know how would I receive it in the apex.
//Subscribing Component

import { LightningElement, wire } from 'lwc';
import { publish, subscribe, MessageContext, APPLICATION_SCOPE } from 'lightning/messageService';
import PRODUCTS_FILTERED_MESSAGE from '@salesforce/messageChannel/ProductsFiltered__c';
import getProducts from '@salesforce/apex/PosProductController.getProducts';

export default class ProductTileList extends LightningElement {
    filters = {};
    subscription;

    @wire(MessageContext) messageContext;

    @wire(getProducts, { filters: '$filters'})
    products;

    connectedCallback() {
        // Subscribe to ProductsFiltered message
        this.subscription = subscribe(
            this.messageContext,
            PRODUCTS_FILTERED_MESSAGE,
            (message) => this.handleFilterChange(message),
            { scope: APPLICATION_SCOPE }
        );
        console.log(this.subscription);
    }
    handleFilterChange(message) {
        this.filters = { ...message.filters };
        //this.filters = message.filters.pricebookId;
        console.log('Handle Filter Change');
        console.log(this.filters);
    }
}

    //Apex

    public with sharing class PosProductController {
    public PosProductController() {

    }
    public class Filters {
        @AuraEnabled
        public String searchKey {get; set;}
        @AuraEnabled
        public Decimal maxPrice {get; set;}
        @AuraEnabled
        public String pricebookId {get; set;}
    }

    @AuraEnabled (cacheable=true)
    public static List<PricebookEntry> getProducts(String filters){
        Filters productFilter = new Filters();
        productFilter.pricebookId = filters;
        system.debug('Filters are');
        system.debug(filters);
        List<PriceBookEntry> productList = new List<PricebookEntry>();
        productList = [SELECT Product2.Id, Product2.Name, UnitPrice FROM PriceBookEntry WHERE Pricebook2Id =: filters];
        system.debug(productList);

        return null;
    }

    @AuraEnabled (cacheable=true)
    public static List<Pricebook2> getPricebookList(){
        return[SELECT Id, Name FROM PriceBook2];
    }
}

As of now what I want when I change the picklist then it should invoke the apex method. I dont want any dynamic query.

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Covina kōvē´nə [key], city (1990 pop. 43,207), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1901. The area was settled in 1842, citrus crops were introduced in 1886, and the citrus industry reached its peak in the 1930s when Covina was one of the world's largest producers. Citrus fruits are still grown and processed, but a newer economic base includes the manufacture of varied products, including medical supplies and fabricated metals.


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Brady leaving Patriots, says 'football journey' is elsewhere
FOXBORO, MA - SEPTEMBER 10: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots cheers as he runs on to the field before the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Gillette Stadium on September 10, 2015 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Im
Tom Brady, the centerpiece of the New England Patriots, championship dynasty over the past two decades, is poised to leave the only football home he has ever had.
The 42-year-old six-time Super Bowl winner posted Tuesday on social media "my football journey will take place elsewhere."
In a two-part message, Brady thanked the Patriots and the fans and said: "FOREVER A PATRIOT."
"I don't know what my football future holds, but it is time for me to open a new stage for my life and my career," he wrote. "Although my football journey will take place elsewhere, I appreciate everything that we have achieved and am grateful for our incredible TEAM experiences."
The one-year contract Brady signed before last season expires Wednesday afternoon, and his agent could negotiate a deal with another team on Tuesday, though it can't be official yet. He actually could still work out a new deal with New England, but his Instagram post suggests that won't happen.
Comments by Patriots owner Robert Kraft to ESPN make that clear, too. Kraft told ESPN that Brady reached out to him Monday night and went to the owner's house.
"We had a positive, respectful discussion," Kraft said. "It's not the way I want it to end, but I want him to do what is in his best personal interest. After 20 years with us, he has earned that right. I love him like a son."
A four-time Super Bowl Most Valuable Player and three-time league MVP, Brady has been the enduring face of the Patriots during a run that added another layer to Boston's already rich sports history. Only Bill Russell, who won 11 NBA championship rings in the 1950s and 60s with the Celtics, has won more titles as a member of one of New England's four major professional sports teams.
Brady would be the oldest starting quarterback in the league at 43 at the beginning of next season. It's unclear where exactly Brady will head next, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been rumored as a favorite.
"I want to say thank you for the past twenty years of my life and the daily commitment to winning and creating a winning culture built on great values. I am grateful for all that you have taught me - I have learned from everyone."
— @TomBrady/Twitter
Brady arguably is coming off his worst non-injury season. He threw for 4,057 yards and 24 touchdowns in 2019, with eight interceptions. But he completed fewer than 56% of his passes six times in the final eight games of the year, including a season-ending loss to Miami that cost the Patriots a first-round playoff bye.
They lost at home to the Titans in the wild-card round, Brady's earliest postseason exit in a decade — and likely his last game in a Patriots uniform.
Brady had a one-year contract for 2019 that paid him $23 million, placing him 10th among starting quarterbacks. It was the latest renegotiation by Brady to help give the Patriots salary cap flexibility to fill out the roster.
The chief decision-maker in player personnel decisions, Patriots coach Bill Belichick hasn't been shy about moving on from players he felt were past their prime or seeking contracts that exceeded value in relation to their age. Belichick has severed ties with players much younger than Brady during his time in New England.
But Belichick also acknowledged in January that Brady was a special case.
"Everybody's situation is different," Belichick said. "Certainly, Tom is an iconic figure in this organization. And nobody respects Tom more than I do."
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Search Results: 1 - 10 of 200510 matches for " Alleyna P. Claxton "
Ethnic Variation in Inflammatory Profile in Tuberculosis
Anna K. Coussens,Robert J. Wilkinson,Vladyslav Nikolayevskyy,Paul T. Elkington,Yasmeen Hanifa,Kamrul Islam,Peter M. Timms,Graham H. Bothamley,Alleyna P. Claxton,Geoffrey E. Packe,Mathina Darmalingam,Robert N. Davidson,Heather J. Milburn,Lucy V. Baker,Richard D. Barker,Francis A. Drobniewski,Charles A. Mein,Leena Bhaw-Rosun,Rosamond A. Nuamah,Christopher J. Griffiths,Adrian R. Martineau
PLOS Pathogens , 2013, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003468
Abstract: Distinct phylogenetic lineages of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) cause disease in patients of particular genetic ancestry, and elicit different patterns of cytokine and chemokine secretion when cultured with human macrophages in vitro. Circulating and antigen-stimulated concentrations of these inflammatory mediators might therefore be expected to vary significantly between tuberculosis patients of different ethnic origin. Studies to characterise such variation, and to determine whether it relates to host or bacillary factors, have not been conducted. We therefore compared circulating and antigen-stimulated concentrations of 43 inflammatory mediators and 14 haematological parameters (inflammatory profile) in 45 pulmonary tuberculosis patients of African ancestry vs. 83 patients of Eurasian ancestry in London, UK, and investigated the influence of bacillary and host genotype on these profiles. Despite having similar demographic and clinical characteristics, patients of differing ancestry exhibited distinct inflammatory profiles at presentation: those of African ancestry had lower neutrophil counts, lower serum concentrations of CCL2, CCL11 and vitamin D binding protein (DBP) but higher serum CCL5 concentrations and higher antigen-stimulated IL-1 receptor antagonist and IL-12 secretion. These differences associated with ethnic variation in host DBP genotype, but not with ethnic variation in MTB strain. Ethnic differences in inflammatory profile became more marked following initiation of antimicrobial therapy, and immunological correlates of speed of elimination of MTB from the sputum differed between patients of African vs. Eurasian ancestry. Our study demonstrates a hitherto unappreciated degree of ethnic heterogeneity in inflammatory profile in tuberculosis patients that associates primarily with ethnic variation in host, rather than bacillary, genotype. Candidate immunodiagnostics and immunological biomarkers of response to antimicrobial therapy should be derived and validated in tuberculosis patients of different ethnic origin.
Electric field gradients from first-principles and point-ion calculations
E. P. Stoll,P. F. Meier,T. A. Claxton
Physics , 2001, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.65.064532
Abstract: Point-ion models have been extensively used to determine "hole numbers" at copper and oxygen sites in high-temperature superconducting cuprate compounds from measured nuclear quadrupole frequencies. The present study assesses the reliability of point-ion models to predict electric field gradients accurately and also the implicit assumption that the values can be calculated from the "holes" and not the total electronic structure. First-principles cluster calculations using basis sets centred on the nuclei have enabled the determination of the charge and spin density distribution in the CuO2-plane. The contributions to the electric field gradients and the magnetic hyperfine couplings are analysed in detail. In particular they are partitioned into regions in an attempt to find a correlation with the most commonly used point-ion model, the Sternheimer equation which depends on the two parameters R and gamma. Our most optimistic objective was to find expressions for these parameters, which would improve our understanding of them, but although estimates of the R parameter were encouraging the method used to obtain the gamma parameter indicate that the two parameters may not be independent. The problem seems to stem from the covalently bonded nature of the CuO2-planes in these structures which severely questions using the Sternheimer equation for such crystals, since its derivation is heavily reliant on the application of perturbation theory to predominantly ionic structures. Furthermore it is shown that the complementary contributions of electrons and holes in an isolated ion cannot be applied to estimates of electric field gradients at copper and oxygen nuclei in cuprates.
"Window Shopping, Granada, 1930s"
Mae Claxton
Transatlantica : Revue d'études Américaines , 2010,
Abstract: "Window Shopping, Granada, 1930s," Photographs, p. 16, with the gracious permission of the Eudora Welty FoundationAn African American woman, dressed in her Saturday go-to-town-best, stands outside a store window, chin in hand, contemplating the contents in the window. The image is reflective and thoughtful. What is she thinking? And what lies beyond the frame of this photograph? In Mississippi in the 1930s, could she walk into this store, perhaps try on clothes or hats, and make a purchase? I...
First-Principles Calculation of Electric Field Gradients and Hyperfine Couplings in YBa2Cu3O7
S. Renold,S. Plibersek,E. P. Stoll,T. A. Claxton,P. F. Meier
Physics , 2001, DOI: 10.1007/s100510170077
Abstract: The local electronic structure of YBa2Cu3O7 has been calculated using first-principles cluster methods. Several clusters embedded in an appropriate background potential have been investigated. The electric field gradients at the copper and oxygen sites are determined and compared to previous theoretical calculations and experiments. Spin polarized calculations with different spin multiplicities have enabled a detailed study of the spin density distribution to be made and a simultaneous determination of magnetic hyperfine coupling parameters. The contributions from on-site and transferred hyperfine fields have been disentangled with the conclusion that the transferred spin densities essentially are due to nearest neighbour copper ions only with marginal influence of ions further away. This implies that the variant temperature dependencies of the planar copper and oxygen NMR spin-lattice relaxation rates are only compatible with commensurate antiferromagnetic correlations. The theoretical hyperfine parameters are compared with those derived from experimental data.
'Alveolar recruitment strategy' improves arterial oxygenation after cardiopulmonary bypass
B A Claxton, J Berridge, P Morgan, H McKeague, A Mulpur
Critical Care , 2001, DOI: 10.1186/cc1438
Abstract: We tested the effect of an 'alveolar recruitment strategy' on arterial oxygenation in a prospective, randomised, controlled study of 78 patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass. Divided equally into three groups of 26, Group 'No PEEP' received standard post bypass manual lung inflation, and no PEEP applied until on ICU. Group '5 PEEP' received standard post bypass manual inflation, and then 5 cmH2O PEEP applied and maintained until extubation on ICU. The third group 'treatment group', received a pressure controlled stepwise increase in PEEP up to 15 cmH2O and tidal volumes of 18 ml/kg or a peak inspiratory pressure of 40 cmH2O was reached. This was maintained for 10 cycles, and the PEEP of 5 cmH2O was maintained until extubation on ICU. Arterial blood samples were analysed at 30 min post induction of anaesthesia, and then at 30 min, 1, 2 and 6 hours post bypass. The length of ICU stay, hospital stay and incidence of chest infections was recorded.In both the zero PEEP and 5 PEEP groups there was a decrease in arterial oxygenation at 30 min post bypass (mean decrease of 15.5 and 15.0 respectively), however in the treatment group there was an increase in oxygenation compared to baseline at 30 min (mean increase of 1.9). The difference between the treatment group and the other two control groups was very significant at 30 min with P < 0.001. At 1 h post bypass the difference was significant at P = 0.002 for the no PEEP group and P = 0.04 for the 5 PEEP group (Fig. 1). No significant difference was found between the two control groups. At 2 and 6 hours post bypass there was not a significant difference between the three groups. There was no significant difference in ICU stay, hospital stay or incidence postoperative chest infections. No complications due to the alveolar manoeuvre occurred.We conclude that the application of an alveolar recruitment strategy improves arterial oxygenation up to one hour after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. We hypothesize that this improv
Young tableaux, multi-segments, and PBW bases
John Claxton,Peter Tingley
Mathematics , 2015,
Abstract: The crystals for finite dimensional representations of sl(n+1) can be realized using Young tableaux. The infinity crystal on the other hand is naturally realized using multisegments, and there is a simple description of the embedding of each finite crystal into the infinity crystal in terms of these realizations. The infinity crystal is also parameterized by Lusztig's PBW basis with respect to any reduced expression for the longest word in the Weyl group. We give an explicit description of the unique crystal isomorphism from PBW bases to multisegments for one standard choice of reduced expression, thus obtaining simple formulas for the actions of all crystal operators on this PBW basis. Our proofs use the fact that the twists of the crystal operators by Kashiwara's involution also have simple descriptions in terms of multisegments, and a characterization of the infinity crystal due to Kashiwara and Saito. These results are to varying extents known to experts, but we do not think there is a self-contained exposition of this material in the literature, and our proof of the relationship between multi-segments and PBW bases seems to be new.
Keeping hospice palliative care volunteers on board: Dealing with issues of volunteer attrition, stress, and retention
Claxton-Oldfield Stephen,Claxton-Oldfield Jane
Indian Journal of Palliative Care , 2008,
Abstract: This article explores the issues of hospice palliative care volunteer attrition and retention (i.e., why volunteers leave and how to keep them interested). In addition, common sources of stress for volunteers will be identified and suggestions for alleviating stress will be offered. Volunteers are special people; patients and families greatly appreciate the care and support they provide and the other staff members′ (e.g., nurses) jobs are often made easier because of them. Thus, maintaining a committed group of volunteers is an extremely important task for volunteer coordinators. The literature reviewed in this article focused mostly on North American studies and was limited to research that specifically involved hospice palliative care volunteers as participants.
Module structure of interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) may provide bases for its complex role in the visual cycle – structure/function study of Xenopus IRBP
Federico Gonzalez-Fernandez, Claxton A Baer, Debashis Ghosh
BMC Biochemistry , 2007, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2091-8-15
Abstract: The full-length Xenopus IRBP cDNA codes for a polypeptide of 1,197 amino acid residues beginning with a signal peptide followed by four homologous modules each ~300 amino acid residues in length. Modules 1 and 3 are more closely related to each other than either is to modules 2 and 4. Modules 1 and 4 are most similar to the N- and C-terminal modules of the two module IRBP of teleosts. Our data are consistent with the model that vertebrate IRBPs arose through two genetic duplication events, but that the middle two modules were lost during the evolution of the ray finned fish. The sequence of the expressed full-length IRBP was confirmed by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The recombinant full-length Xenopus IRBP bound all-trans retinol and 11-cis retinaldehyde at 3 to 4 sites with Kd's of 0.2 to 0.3 μM, and was active in protecting all-trans retinol from degradation. Module 2 showed selectivity for all-trans retinol over 11-cis retinaldehyde. The binding data are correlated to the results of docking of all-trans-retinol to the crystal structure of Xenopus module 2 suggesting two ligand-binding sites. However, homology modeling of modules 1, 3 and 4 indicate that both sites may not be available for binding of ligands in all four modules.Although its four modules are homologous and each capable of supporting ligand-binding activity, structural differences between their ligand-binding domains, and interactions between the modules themselves will be critical to understanding IRBP's complex role in the visual cycle.The transport of retinoids and fatty acids between the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and retina is critical to photoreceptor development, structure and function. The exchange of visual cycle retinoids and possibly fatty acids between these two cell layers is mediated by interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein (IRBP) [reviewed in [1-5]]. IRBP is the most abundant protein component of the interphotoreceptor matrix, the extracellular material
Impact of enteral protein supplementation in premature infants
Barrus DM, Romano-Keeler J, Carr C, Segebarth K, Claxton B, Walsh WF, Flakoll PJ
Research and Reports in Neonatology , 2012, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRN.S27358
Abstract: ct of enteral protein supplementation in premature infants Original Research (1715) Total Article Views Authors: Barrus DM, Romano-Keeler J, Carr C, Segebarth K, Claxton B, Walsh WF, Flakoll PJ Published Date June 2012 Volume 2012:2 Pages 25 - 31 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RRN.S27358 Received: 15 October 2011 Accepted: 01 December 2011 Published: 01 June 2012 David M Barrus1, Joann Romano-Keeler2, Christopher Carr3, Kira Segebarth4, Betty Claxton2, William F Walsh2, Paul J Flakoll5 1Department of Neonatology, Saint Francis Hospital–Bartlett, Memphis, TN, 2Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 3Department of Surgery, Naval Hospital Bremerton, Bremerton, WA, 4Pediatric and Diabetes Specialists, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC, 5Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA Objective: The quantity of enteral protein supplementation required by premature infants to optimize growth has not been determined. This study compares the growth of premature infants fed the current standard intake of protein (3.5 g/kg/day) with the growth of those fed a higher amount (4.0 g/kg/day). Study design: Fifty-two infants <1500 g and <33 weeks gestational age participated in a blinded, single-center, prospective randomized control trial to compare growth between two groups of different protein-intake levels. Primary outcomes were average daily weight gain (g/kg/day), head-circumference (cm/kg/week) and linear growth velocity (cm/kg/week). Secondary outcomes were serum indices of protein tolerance and plasma amino acid concentrations. Results: Infants receiving higher amounts of protein had higher rates of growth for body weight (18.2 ± 0.7 versus 16.2 ± 1.0 g/kg/day; P < 0.05) and head circumference (0.87 ± 0.08 versus 0.62 ± 0.07 cm/kg/week; P < 0.05), with no differences in blood protein or plasma amino acid concentrations. Length of hospital stay was 14 days shorter for the higher-protein group (51.4 ± 4.0 versus 65.9 ± 6.3 days). Conclusion: Increasing premature infant enteral protein supplementation from a calculated intake of 3.5–4.0 g/kg/day improved growth in a safe manner.
Newly Standing Infants Increase Postural Stability When Performing a Supra-Postural Task
Laura J. Claxton, Jeffrey M. Haddad, Katelyn Ponto, Joong Hyun Ryu, Sean C. Newcomer
Abstract: Independent stance is one of the most difficult motor milestones to achieve. Newly standing infants exhibit exaggerated body movements and can only stand for a brief amount of time. Given the difficult nature of bipedal stance, these unstable characteristics are slow to improve. However, we demonstrate that infants can increase their stability when engaged in a standing goal-directed task. Infants' balance was measured while standing and while standing and holding a visually attractive toy. When holding the toy, infants stood for a longer period of time, exhibited less body sway, and more mature postural dynamics. These results demonstrate that even with limited standing experience, infants can stabilize posture to facilitate performance of a concurrent task.


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European Banks Facilitated Large Crypto-Fiat Deals, Probe Finds
October 6, 2018 Banks, Blockchain, crypto-fiat transactions, Danske Bank, Exchange, Finance, Financial crime, Financial Institutions, ICOs, Investigation, Investments, Investors, Lithuania, Money Laundering, N-Economy, probe, speculators, Swedbank, Sweden, Taxation, Taxes, Token Sales coins 0
Several financial institutions in Europe, like Danske Bank and Swedbank, have been mentioned in a Lithuanian report investigating large-scale crypto-fiat transactions that took place in the past two years. Some of the banks' clients traded digital coins worth millions of euros and the Baltic nation's financial crime combating agency wants to know where the first million came from. Many of the speculators are Lithuanian taxpayers.
Also read: Nordic Region's Largest Bank Nordea Suspected of Money Laundering
Speculators Used 7 Banks to Trade Cryptocurrency Worth €661 million
The Lithuanian probe covers deals exceeding €80,000. The Financial Crime Investigation Service (FCIS) found that around 500 private individuals and 100 corporate entities have conducted such transactions since 2017 attracting the attention of authorities in Tallinn. They are all clients of one of the following banks and financial services providers – SEB, Swedbank, Luminor, Danske Bank, Citadele, Pervesk, and Mister Tango, Delfi reported. The news comes after a number of major banks such as ING Group, Danske Bank, Credit Suisse, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank were mentioned in recent reports about money laundering cases.
According to data quoted by the Lithuanian outlet, the turnover in these crypto-related operations during the two-year period has reached €661 million. Citizens of Lithuania and Sweden are behind the three largest exchange transactions valued at 27.2, 16.6 and 14.1 million euro respectively. A resident of Lithuania has reported profits of €6 million from cryptocurrency purchases and sales, revealed FCIS director Mindaugas Petrauskas.
The FCIS is currently conducting a strategic sectoral analysis of exchange transfers involving cryptocurrency and traditional fiat money including EUR, USD and other currencies. Investigators have acquired data about both individual traders and businesses from Lietuvos Bankas, the central bank of Lithuania, and other government institutions responsible for e-money regulations, in order to examine the money flows.
Money Laundering Suspicions Again on the Table
Petrauskas said some speculators had declared not only huge turnovers but also significant profits. Part of these revenues came from cryptocurrency trading and the rest was related to initial coin offerings (ICOs). He noted that last year's tax rate for these crypto incomes in Lithuania was only 5%. The official pointed out that many of these traders had not revealed the origin of their initial capital opting to report both the investment and the returns as profit.
The head of the FCIS stressed there is a high risk of money laundering in both crypto trading and token sales. Lithuania has been experiencing a rapid growth in the crowdfunding sector since the beginning of this year. If 2017 saw only about €82 million invested in local ICOs, in 2018 the total so far amounts to €500 million. "The question arises as to where does it come from, that's a lot of money," Mindaugas Petrauskas said and added that the Finance Ministry in Tallinn has submitted a set of proposals aimed at regulating the ICO industry.
The Lithuanian financial crime combating unit expressed concerns regarding several aspects of the crypto space including the anonymity of transactions, the fact that crypto-related services like exchanges and wallets are often located in different jurisdictions, the international character of the deals and the decentralized nature of cryptocurrencies – features that the crypto community perceives as positives.
What do you think about the role of banks in large-scale crypto-fiat transactions? Tell us in the comments section below.
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Split-Dalmatian Zagora Islands • Split ECO City
The area included in this study extends from the outer borders of Dalmatian Zagora, through the cities of Trogir, Split and Omiš, to the areas of the islands of Brač, Hvar and Korčula. The study presents in detail how to link Zagora to the islands through the center of Split.
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The Split 22 Croatia urban study powerfully underlines the importance and necessity of efficient urban planning linking the city to its hinterland and islands. Architectural and urban planning studies examine the urban planning and transportation potential of the city of Split through the model of a New Diocletian Palace. With the New Diocletian Palace as the new urban planning approach to the city, an integral vision of the development of Split by 2022 is defined. The large scale of the New Palace corresponds to the future European concept of the Adriatic region and the strategic positioning of Split within it. Through urban planning and the developments of economic cohesion using the formula of the city's historical cultural identity, the project offers a strategic framework for the integral development of Split and the establishment of a development model for cities of the Adriatic region.
The project description depicts solutions to key issues in the city of Split, the region, and the whole Adriatic coast. Furthermore, it presents the city of Split as an entirely green and sustainable unity – a sustainable city – while respecting its cultural, architectural, and natural heritage. Therefore, we are confident that your project will receiving, along with recognitions it already has received, the necessary support for its further development and successful implementation.
We wish you and your associates much success in carrying out this project
– The President of the Republic of Croatia, 2017.
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Split as an endless source of inspiration to artists from around the world
Efforts are being invested in the candidacy of the city of Split for the title of European Capital of Culture 2020. The facilities mentioned earlier could be built as part of these efforts. With this in mind there is Prof. Boris Magaš' conceptual design of the "New Basilica" in the eastern wing of the "embrace" of the city harbor across from the Sustipan Peninsula.
Robert Adam, Ruins of the Palace of the Emperor Diocletian, 1764, Plate XIX, general section of the palace from east to west • The watercolor painting by Rudolf von Altader Domplatz in Spalato - 1841, and the graphic drawing by Robert Adam, Plate XIII Spalato - Kaiserpalast Vestibulium Fassadendetail - 1764
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Captive experts eye Asia-Pacific as next region for growth
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Asia-Pacific & Australasia Alternative Risk Transfer/Captives P/C Insurers More + Less -
The captive insurance sector in Asia-Pacific is relatively small but has potential for significant growth, as businesses in the region increasingly consider the self-insurance vehicles part of their risk management strategies, experts say.
As companies in the region become more exposed to captives and insurance rates firm, captive growth is likely to accelerate, they say.
Ratings agency A.M. Best & Co. Inc. said it expects to see "significant growth" in the Asia-Pacific domiciles as businesses seek "new and more sophisticated ways of risk management and control," in a report published Tuesday.
Of the 6,337 captives worldwide in 2018, only 2.8% are domiciled in Asia-Pacific, meaning the segment has "abundant growth potential in the region," the Oldwick, New Jersey-based ratings agency said in its report, "Asia Pacific Captive Domiciles Poised for Growth."
Singapore, Labuan, and the Federated States of Micronesia stand out as established captive domiciles in the region, the ratings agency said in the report.
According to Business Insurance's latest ranking of captive domiciles, Singapore is the largest Asia-Pacific domicile with 72 captives licensed at year-end 2018, Labuan has 48 captives and Micronesia has 25. By comparison, Bermuda, the largest North American domicile, had 711 captives and Guernsey, the largest European domicile, had 206 captives.
China and Hong Kong also have emerged as captive domiciles in recent years, with regulatory authorities "keen to develop captive insurance in their jurisdictions," Best said.
Asia-Pacific businesses are showing "growing interest" in captives, said Franck Baron, group deputy director, risk management and insurance at International SOS Pte. Ltd. and chairman of the Pan-Asia Risk & Insurance Management Association in Singapore in an email.
"Interest varies a lot depending on the risk/insurance maturity of each country/jurisdiction. High interest countries are Australia, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong," Mr. Baron said.
Despite the relatively small numbers, with fewer than 200 captives domiciled in Asia-Pacific overall, percentage growth year-on-year reflects that "a lot is happening in the region," said Simon Burtwell, global captive network lead and partner, FS insurance at Ernst & Young Global Ltd. in London.
Mergers and acquisitions by companies in Asia-Pacific also drive growth, he said.
"We are seeing an increasingly acquisitive Asia-Pacific region investing in European and American businesses and suddenly finding within the mix of those, they've got captives," said Mr. Burtwell.
"We get a lot of questions from people who've just bought a business with a captive structure within it about how to make it as efficient as possible. And obviously when you've acquired one (captive) you think it may be a good idea and start thinking about as many ways as possible to use them," he said.
A growing awareness and increasingly sophisticated approach to risk management by businesses as well as the need to cope with price increases in commercial insurance markets, are other key drivers of growth in captives in the region, industry experts said.
Soft insurance rates often suppress captive growth, said John Andre, managing director at A.M. Best, in Oldwick, New Jersey.
"Generally, when rates firm traditionally you see more utilization of captives," he said.
Price is one driver, but changes in insurance buying strategies by companies in the region are also driving captive growth, said Michael Serricchio, a managing director with Marsh Captive Solutions, a unit of Marsh LLC in Norwalk, Connecticut.
"The biggest driver is that these companies are finally willing to take more risk. They're not buying insurance at a $1,000 deductible, they're buying insurance at $1 million deductible now," Mr. Serricchio said.
Another key reason for the growth is that Asia-Pacific companies tend to adopt a peer-to-peer approach, he said.
"They look very closely at what their peers are doing. The fact that you see large scale national oil companies and other national companies in addition to private companies setting up captives has paved the way for other companies to enter the market," he said.
Marsh has seen a 24% increase in the number of captives it manages in Asia-Pacific in the past five years, he said.
"It's probably less than 10 total captives, but that's a lot for that part of the world. Five years ago, the number may have been 2 or 3. It is very strong growth, way more than in the U.S. or in Europe," Mr. Serricchio said.
Premiums in Asia-Pacific captives managed by Marsh grew from $508 million in 2014 to $1.1 billion in gross premiums in 2018, he said.
Financial institutions, energy, power, utility and oil exploration industries are the top sectors with captives, according to Mr. Serricchio.
In addition to traditional property and liability risks, Asia-Pacific businesses are increasingly using captives to cover nontraditional classes of risk such as cyber, employee benefits, trade credit and environmental liability, industry experts say.
All risks can benefit from captives' usage, according to Mr. Baron. "That includes employee benefits too," he said in the email.
Cyber risks present challenges, opportunities for businesses owning captive insurers
With cyberattacks hitting the headlines regularly, and becoming more frequent and more financially damaging, businesses are waking up to the fact that solidifying their insurance strategy is one vital aspect to a holistic cybersecurity plan. For any company, guarding against cyber risks is all part of running a successful business; and with the risks related to cyberattacks growing exponentially each year, this is no less true for companies with captive insurance.
Cybersecurity mandates concern captive industry
Bermuda, captive insurance hubs included in EU's tax haven blacklist


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Farewell to Hemingway: Paris Bids the American Writer Au Revoir
Blog Ernest Hemingway Literature
In the early 1920s, long before he won the Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes, budding writer Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) moved to Paris. There he spent—on and off—more than two decades as a member of the "Lost Generation"—a community of expatriate writers and artists, which included Gertrude Stein, Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
For a long time after he left the city at the end of WWII, his Parisian stomping grounds—markets, cafes, bookshops, and, of course, bars he frequented, became the "must-see" Hemingway landmarks. But now, BBC reports that present-day visitors to the French capital are no longer… looking for Hemingway or touring his legendary haunts: "Memories of the author are starting to fade. The walking tours don't draw the crowds. Visiting students have younger heroes now."
An avid adventurer and world traveler, Hemingway spent much of his life abroad, where he worked as a foreign correspondent and wrote some of his greatest works. He had close links to the City of Lights, which in the 1920s was a hotbed of the avant-garde lifestyle. A variety of writers, musicians, and artists of all nationalities, styles, and persuasions thrived in the city's bohemian environment.
Hemingway's first two Parisian apartments, at 74 rue Cardinal Lemoine and on rue Notre-Dame des Champs—where his neighbor was Ezra Pound—were dilapidated, noisy, and lacked basic conveniences. He eventually rented a room at 39 rue Descartes so he could do his writing in peace.
And write he did—his 1926 novel, The Sun Also Rises, was penned in Paris; appropriately enough, it tells the story of a group of American and British expatriates in Paris who travel to Pamplona, Spain to watch the bullfights.
Much later, in his posthumously published memoir entitled A Moveable Feast, Hemingway recounted his years living and working in the French capital. "If you are lucky enough to have lived in Paris as a young man," he wrote, "then wherever you go for the rest of your life, it stays with you."
The memories associated with Hemingway's life in Paris, however, proved to be more fleeting.
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Paleochora is a beautiful small holiday resort in the south-western part of Crete. It is situated on a small peninsula approx. 1,5 hours' drive from Chania on the north coast.
There are two lovely beaches in Paleochora, which each have their individual qualities.
On the west side of the peninsula, you'll find the main beach, a long and wide sand beach with a lovely view of the mountains. The water is clear and shallow, perfect for the children as long as there are no high waves. On the east side, there is a smaller beach with large rocks. It is more quiet here and there is a fantastic view of the white mountains.
At both beaches, it is possible to rent sun lounges and sunshades and there is also access to showers and toilets.
With its fine-grained sand and shallow water, the beach on the west side is very child-friendly, but there may be high waves sometimes.
There are no water sports activities in Paleochora, and thus no noise from motor boats and jet skis.
There is a number of restaurants/cafés behind the main beach on the west side of the peninsula. At the stone beach on the east side, there are also a few restaurants.
Paleochora is a small and nice holiday resort where many Greeks prefer to spend their holidays. It is nice to stroll along the narrow streets and look at the beautiful houses in the old quarter. Here you'll also find the boast of the town: the yellow church with the lovely church tower.
There are many restaurants, of which several are serving traditional Greek food and seafood. It is also possible to shop in the town, which has supermarkets, bakeries and even a butcher. The hotels in Paleochora are mostly small, whereas there are many private holiday homes.


One of the usual reasons trotted out for opposing cannabis law reform is that it "wouldn't send the right message to the kids". This was the statement that John Key frequently made to the media when pressed on the subject. As this article will examine, however, this thought-terminating cliche also attitude is mistaken.
It might sound laughable, but there are many in the New Zealand Government who believe that their personal conduct sets an example for the rest of the country to follow. These deluded fools genuinely believe that the young people of the nation look to them as an example of integrity, honesty and correct conduct. So detached from the people are they, that they are entirely unaware of the contempt in which they are held.
Some of these egomaniacs are afraid that making any move on cannabis law reform would "send the wrong message to the kids". By this, they think that liberalising the cannabis laws will lead to a spate of young people taking up cannabis use as a habit, on account of that their elders had sent them the message that it was okay.
Leaving aside the obvious retort that this would actually be a good thing if it stopped those young people from doing as much alcohol or synthetic drugs, there are a number of reasons to think that this reasoning is illogical.
For one thing, the message that the politicians appear to be sending by example of their conduct is one of alcohol, tobacco and sleaze. If they are the ones setting the standards for the young to follow, then we can look forward to many decades of boozing, bribery, infidelity, dishonesty, backstabbing and all manner of petty quibbling and bitching.
For another thing, we have to ask ourselves if prohibition itself is actually a good message to be sending out.
The message that the Government seems to be sending by enforcing cannabis prohibition is that the best way to deal with drug problems is by putting people in cages. If someone has a drug dependency of some kind, the way to help them is not by giving them medical care, but by physically forcing them into a cage full of rapists, murderers and thieves.
They seem to be telling people that empathy and compassion don't factor into government decisions, and that they are more than happy to brutally force citizens to conform to arbitrary laws, even when those same citizens don't consent to them. Your body is the property of the Government, and they can do what they want with it, including put it in a cage if you use a medicine they don't approve of.
Worse, they're also sending the message that science, logic and reason don't factor into government decisions. The Government is happy to go along with foreign mass hysteria about reefer madness, and thinks it acceptable to force laws onto New Zealanders on the grounds that they have been introduced overseas, with no consideration given to the science or to the need for evidence.
Perhaps the worst message of all has been that sent by Parliamentarians who have ignored all the letters and emails they have received from their constituents about cannabis law reform. For decades, Kiwis have been entreating their Parliamentarians to do something about cannabis prohibition, knowing how much access to cannabis medicine would improve their life quality. And for decades, those Parliamentarians did nothing – the vast majority too cowardly to even raise a peep.
By ignoring the will of the people for cannabis reform, the Government is sending the message that it's acceptable for the Government to impose whatever arbitrary laws it likes on the population, even without that population's consent, and then to ignore them when they complain about the suffering caused. This is far more of a danger than the risk of Parliamentarians sending the message that it's okay to use cannabis.
If the Government is truly concerned about the message that their conduct sends to the people, they ought to legalise cannabis today, and make an apology for all the suffering their actions caused by waging a War on Drugs against their own people. This would send a message of humility, integrity and contrition – much better than imprisoning people for using a substance that the New Zealand people think should be legal.


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Neither Nor – Renault 16
While Citroën was busy trying to develop a suitably innovative vehicle known as Projet F with a wankel motor and torsion bar suspension to fit between it's successful small 2CV and and successful large DS models Renault's Gaston Juchet was developing today's featured Renault 16 with an aluminium straight 4 motor and torsion bar suspension for exactly the same market.
Like the Renault 4 launched in 1961 the 16 featured front wheel drive, umbrella stick gear change and an asymmetrical wheelbase thanks to the torsion bar suspension.
Another similarity with the smaller Renault sibling was the five door body style, neither car was offered with anything else for private use, though in the case of the 16 the rear door was noticeably more inclined toward the front.
Motoring Illustrated in May 1965 reported that "The Renault Sixteen can thus be described as a large family car but one that is neither a four door saloon (sedan) and nor is it quite an estate (wagon). But, importantly, it is a little different."
The important neither nor word the journalist was struggling for was of course "hatchback" a term that was not coined as a body style until the early 1970's.
European Journalists were so impressed with the Renault 16 that it became the first French car, after the Rover 2000 and Austin 1800, to named European Car of The Year in 1966.
Initially the Sixteen was launched in Grand Luxe and Super variants both powered by a 1470cc / 89 cui motor producing 54 hp.
At the 1968 Geneva Motor Show the TS version was launched with a 1565cc / 95 cui engine, an all-new instrument panel that included; a tachometer, water temperature gauge, two-speed windscreen wipers, column shift, rear defroster, passenger reading light, and optional electric powered windows.
In 1970 no less a luminary than Stirling Moss was quoted as saying ""There is no doubt that the Renault 16 is the most intelligently engineered automobile I have ever encountered and I think that each British motorcar manufacturer would do well to purchase one just to see how it is put together".
By the time production of the facelifted Renault 16 ceased in 1980 over 1.8 million examples had been built, and most European manufacturers had a similar 5-door hatchback in their showrooms.
It is said that when the Renault 16 was launched Citroën cancelled it's Projet F because of the similarities of the 16 and F amid rumours of industrial espionage, however these remain unfounded possibly in the light of the similarities of the Renault 4 and 16, possibly because the truth was the planned Wankel engine Citroën hoped to use could not be made as reliable as they would have liked.
Unlikely as it may seen among my earliest motor racing memories was seeing a Renault 16 being raced in Zambia at typically Gaulish angles on the corners by a chap called de Decker who tried in vain to keep up with a similarly standard Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV driven by Sergio Pavan at Nchanga.
The left hand drive non UK spec '68 model year Renault 16 TX seen in these photographs taken in Bristol was not registered in the UK until October 2008.
Thanks for joining me on this "Neither Nor" edition of "Gettin' a li'l psycho on tyres" I hope you will join me again tomorrow. Don't forget to come back now !
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The History of Clay Tiles
This entry was posted on June 22, 2016 by Nicholas Lake | Marketing Manager.
Think of clay tiles on our homes and it's likely our minds will drift to a quintessential English scene, rows of houses with distinctive red roofs, made up of evenly distributed straight edged tiles – the kind you probably drew as a child in school.
Indeed, clay tiles have been a fixture of the English landscape for many hundreds of years, a staple of the buildings to adorn our towns, cities, villages and hamlets throughout this sceptred isle. Did you know, however, that the use of clay as a roofing tile pre-dates even the old English uses of the Middle Ages, playing an ancient and really rather global part in the ancient history of the roofing industry itself?
Clay Roof Tiles' Ancient Origins
A cat's paw print found on an Ancient Roman Clay Tile. Estimated to be 2000 years old.
It's fair to say that clay has been a staple of the roofing industry across varied locations in the world for about as long as people have been putting shelter atop their homes that didn't consist of animal parts.
Archaeologists have been able to trace the use of clay roof tiles in ancient China from as far back as 10,000 BC – which I think we can all agree, was a long time ago indeed.
From these ancient origins did clay become a primary material for roofing across Asia in the multiple millennia that followed. Discoveries have also unearthed fairly clear evidence that clay roof tiles were being used across various parts of the Middle East in these pre-Christ centuries.
And then there were the great ancient Empires that we loved to read about in history lessons: Egypt, Greece and Rome.
Certain forms of clay tiling were used upon the roofs of some ancient Greek dwellings while the material also found favour among Egyptian builders of the time. And there is plenty of compelling evidence to demonstrate a fairly common use of clay as a roof tile throughout the different regions that the Roman's influence touched upon.
Including in England. Roman influence in ancient Britain included the introduction of clay roof tiles. With a typically innovative flourish, the Roman's adopted an 'Over & Under' clay tile structure. A flat tray with curved sides lay flat to the roof while a cylindrical tile was overlaid to cover the joints and create a waterproof roof.
Into the Middle Ages
Prompted by frequent invasions from Barbarian armies, the Romans decided the time was right to up sticks and depart Britain during the 5th Century AD. And while their legacy would endure in some instances, using clay as a tile appeared not to be one of them.
With the exception of a handful of monasteries across England, the creatively crafted clay tiles of the Roman era was somewhat forgotten by the Britons, with thatched roof dwellings becoming de rigueur. And, as we've discussed previously, it was a reliance on different kinds of thatched roofing which would be the standard on homes and buildings throughout England for the best part of 400 years in the early medieval period.
In fact, the use of clay as a roofing tile wouldn't feature upon the English landscape with any prominence until sometime into the 13h Century. The clay tiles of this era were simple designs – flat rectangles, conveniently sized (at approximately 10½ x 6½ inches). Referred to as peg tiles, they had small holes at the edge into which you inserted pegs to hold in place. They were laid in an overlapping fashion flat to the roof structure, much as you might find tiles laid in the centuries that followed after.
Following the Great Fire of Southwark (in London) in 1212 AD King John (he of the Robin Hood legend), decreed that buildings in the city adopt clay tiles as they presented less risk. Similarly, in light of the fire and potential risk that thatched roofs presented in a built up area, the Archbishop of Canterbury ordered all buildings in the vicinity of the church to adopt clay roof tiles from that day forth.
With such decrees came about an era of clay tile usage across England, with a standardised size (ten by six) fixed into law by Edward IV in 1477 and still considered the standard to this day. In the years, decades and centuries that followed, throughout the length and breadth of England distinctive red and orange tiled roofs would become a feature of rural and urban living. Each region would have its ow kilns, from which clay tiles for local use would be created and the large-scale production of clay tiles would form the backbone of areas such as Staffordshire, Leicestershire and Shropshire as the Industrial Revolution took hold on the country.
While clay remained a key material for roof tiles in the country, regional differences would also dictate the use of other materials, most notably slate. As transportation improved making slate easier to move, so it cropped up more regularly in different parts of the country.
To this day clay, alongside slate, remains a standard tile for the UK roof industry. Design and technology has brought improvements to their efficiency and installation, but much of their appeal, their durability and rustic charm and attractive colours especially, has endured through the ages. Roof tops across the country still appeal thanks to the distinctive reds of English clay from new homes to the restoration of period buildings. Clay has a rich global history going back to the earliest days of the roofing industry – and it continues to enjoy popular appeal for roof builders and homeowners alike, today and into the future.
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Polish Nobel laureate Władysław Reymont, with his Revolt, anticipated by two decades Orwell's Animal Farm.
Gulliver's Travels, a favourite book of Orwell's—Swift reverses the role of horses and human beings in the fourth book—Orwell brought also to Animal Farm "a dose of Swiftian misanthropy, looking ahead to a time 'when the human race had finally been overthrown.'"
White Acre vs. Black Acre, published in 1856 and written by William M. Burwell, is a satirical novel that features allegories for slavery in the United States similar to Animal Farm's portrayal of Soviet history.
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i. i. Describe if and how the various elements of the marketing mix work together in a coherent strategy that is attractive to each of the target market.
ii. ii. Identify variations in marketing mix that support different target markets.
b. b. Does the marketing mix support the organization's mission, vision, and positioning?
c. c. Based on the opportunities and challenges facing the company identified in your first paper, what marketing mix strategy changes do you recommend to company consider? Why?


Danny Shouse car in OKC pits.
Doug Wolfgang at Lawton 1978.
Ferkel and Wolfgang battle at Lawton 1978.
Steve Kinser with models at the Devil's Bowl.
Ron Shuman in Norman Martin's 51. He only needed three.
Bob Ewell's Barnett #18. T-Bone on the left front.
Heat Race at Hutchinson. Kim Fairbanks from Enid and Walt Mcwhorter on the front row.
Gilbert Hudson at Lawton. My favorite driver in the 60s.
Steve Kinser at the Devil's Bowl.
OKC Grandstands Leep going back to the pits.


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Besides my work in physics, I am also an active musician in many different settings. I majored in music composition in college, and still play in different groups (world music, classical, Christian music) around Boston.
I have enduring interest in the ideal of the Renaissance man, in other words being intellectually balanced, which means keeping up some reading and learning in non-scientific areas. Some time ago I started on a personal quest to , read all the books in the Great Books of the Western World, although that has been put on the back burner for now. Here are some reviews of the Great Books I've read.
Finally I have had an interest in Christian apologetics and theology since I was a teenager. In fact, this passion played a big role in making me want to pursue physics as a vocation.


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Garry Cottage is the perfect holiday location; enjoy some great activities nearby such as golf, cycling and plenty of walking!
Living/dining room: With electric coal-effect fire, Freesat TV, DVD player and iPod dock.
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Bedroom 2: With twin beds and Freesat TV.
Economy 7 heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and Wi-Fi included. Cot and highchair available on request. Enclosed lawned garden with sitting-out area and garden furniture. Bike store. Private parking for 3 cars. No smoking. Please note: There are 2 steps in the garden.
This cosy, detached cottage is set in the small town of Pitlochry and offers an excellent holiday base for touring Perthshire, with the attractive towns of Blairgowrie, Dunkeld and Aberfeldy within easy reach. Glenshee, Scotland's largest ski resort, is one hour away and a short walk from the cottage will give you a choice of bars, restaurants and shops. The property is just a few minutes from the River Tummel, famous for its salmon fishing. On the outskirts of the town lies an 18 hole golf course with wonderful views across the Tummel Valley. For family entertainment, the Pitlochry Festival Theatre is a must, Faskally Woods and Pitlochry Putting Green are also worth a visit. There are plenty of country walks and cycle paths with lots of wildlife to look out for including deer, wild birds and red squirrels. The historic town of Perth is only 26 miles away. Shop and restaurant 200 yards, pub 300 yards.


At the White House Correspondence Dinner on Saturday, President Obama delivered a little humor about an issue that has probably not generated a lot of laughs at the White House: The Secret Service scandal involving hookers.
"I have to get the Secret Service home in time for their new curfew," Obama said to the crowd of journalists and Hollywood types.
Posted: 4/30/12 at 11:44 PM under News Story.


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What Do You Got?
by Toni Sant
Show notes for the 231st Mużika Mod Ieħor podcast featuring music by performers from or in Malta:
Cruz – Red Tape
I've followed the rising career for Marilyn Mifsud for the last couple of years and I wasn't suprised at all when she formed a band and ended up as the opening act for this past summer's Winter Moods concert at The Granaries in Floriana. She's a woman is search of something and you can hear that in her songs. This band may indeed help where find what she's been looking for. I, for one, will be watching this space because if things continue at the rate they've been going over the past year, we may very well be listening to Malta's next big thing on the pop rock scene.
TwoTimeShooter – Twisted Tuxedo
The annual Rookies' Battle of the Bands has been won by such notables as Fire and introduced bands like Cable 35 on the Maltese music scene. This year it produced both a winner out of nowhere and a band that's bound to go places in the shape of TwoTimeShooter. Their debut single, which I discovered when their bass player Julian Caruana sent me a Facebook message, is amazingly good for a new band. I can see not only why they won this year's BotB at Rookies but I can also see that they'll do good things with their prize of studio time in Ibiza.
Darren Borg – Just 4 You
I first met Darren many years ago when as a teenager he collaborated with my 2nd cousin Keith Camilleri in an electronica duo called first The Alter and then Kashmir. He released an album under his own name called Long Way Home with the net label PinkPube earlier this year, to be precise: on the 16 of May. Even back then, his forte was the creation of melodic riffs and from this album I see that he has also managed to gain himself a respectable following for his most recent work. Apparently he has also released another album this summer with Sound Saga City. More on that in a future edition of the MMI podcast.
Mirage – Sometimes
A couple of days ago, TVM featured a documentary on the life and untimely death of my old friend Mario Ellul in the popular series Bijografiji. To mark this occassion I thought it would be appropriate to play one of his songs from his days with Mirage. He recorded this cassette album Garage Technology with them back in 1986, and it's quite a gem from Malta's burgeoning music scene during that decade.
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Physicists at the University of Tartu have been working on a graphene-based sensor for the last five years. This sensor, to be integrated into mobile phones, will actively monitor toxic substances in the ambient air and recommend to the person carrying it to choose a safer route. The prototype has now been completed and will be introduced to mobile phone manufacturers at a major event in Barcelona.
The World Mobile Congress, which is being held in Barcelona from 25-28 February, is the largest fair in the world showcasing future technology. The aims of the researchers on the graphene project are to establish closer relations with mobile phone manufacturers on site and to continue development work. "Our next goal is to make a new prototype in which everything's considerably smaller and from which it'll be just one more step to the finished product," explained Jaaniso. Among other things, long-term stability still needs to be thoroughly tested. According to Jaaniso, 30-40 people should test the device in daily use during the pilot project.
The sensor developed by the researchers at the University of Tartu differs from others available on the market in terms of its sensitivity. It also works successfully outside when the concentration of toxic substances is low, warning the person carrying it against, for example, vehicle exhaust emissions. "It works in more or less the same way as the human nose," said Jaaniso.
The researchers at the University of Tartu are developing a graphene-based sensor within the framework of the pan-European research partnership project 'Graphene Flagship'. With a budget of €1 billion, the project aims to develop graphene-based future technology solutions and brings together researchers from 23 countries. Besides the sensor the Estonians are working on, touch screens, superbatteries, smart clothes and 5G Internet hardware are also being developed.


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Work ability more than just physical
The plaintiff, a 55-year-old night cleaner, filed for total and permanent disability benefits due to osteoarthritis of her right knee. The case is Demirovic v. Building Service 32B-J Pension Fund, 2006 U.S.App.LEXIS 25891, from the 2d U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Oct. 19, 2006.
Accompanying her application was a notice of award from the Social Security Administration approving her claim for federal disability benefits. Upon receipt of the plaintiff's claim, the plan had her examined by an outside specialist who was asked to opine on whether the plaintiff was totally disabled and whether she would perform any gainful employment.
The doctor found Demirovic able to work in a sedentary capacity, which resulted in a denial of the claim. The plaintiff appealed, and a second specialist examined her, finding numbness in her hands and shoulder pain in addition to knee pain, although he did not rate impairment from those symptoms. The second doctor concluded that Demirovic was also physically capable of performing sedentary work but did not comment on vocational issues such as education and past work experience.
Upon receipt of that report, the plaintiff submitted additional medical evidence, which included one doctor's opinion that Demirovic could not perform prolonged work, even at the sedentary level of exertion. Another doctor reported that in addition to her orthopedic impairments, Demirovic suffered from diabetic neuropathy and retinopathy, and a psychiatrist found depressive symptoms, poor concentration and slowed mentation. Despite that evidence, the fund's appeals committee maintained the claim denial and the district court concurred in a summary judgment ruling.
Although the court of appeals disagreed with the plaintiff's challenge to the application of a deferential standard of review based on a late claim determination, the court found merit in the plaintiff's challenge to the disability determination itself. In particular, the court found:
''The fund's determination that Demirovic is physically capable of performing some form of sedentary work may be supported by substantial evidence; but the fund appears to have given no consideration whatsoever to whether Demirovic could in fact find such sedentary work. This is not an abstract concern. Demirovic is in her late 50s; she has worked as an unskilled manual laborer for nearly 30 years; and her facility with the English language is sufficiently limited that she required her son to act as a translator during her examination.''
Although the fund argued that it was not required to take vocational circumstances into account, the Court of Appeals determined that without consideration of such factors, a plan administrator is unable to evaluate what ''unable ... to engage in further employment'' means. Hence, ''A determination of 'employability' cannot be purely a medical diagnosis.'' The court further concluded, ''The question before us is whether the SPD's language may reasonably be interpreted - as it appears the fund interprets it - so strictly as to deny benefits to any claimant who is physically capable, in the abstract, of any kind of work whatsoever, regardless of the claimant's individual vocational circumstances. We hold that it may not.''
The court went on to explain that its determination was consistent with decisions reached by other circuits. The 11th Circuit, in Helms v. Monsanto Co. Inc., 728 F.2d 1416 (11th Cir. 1984), held that it would be improper to interpret a general disability requirement so literally that someone would be denied benefits if capable of engaging only ''in some minimal occupation, such as selling peanuts or pencils, which would yield only a pittance.'' Id. at 1421. Likewise, in Torix v. Ball, 862 F.2d 1428 (10th Cir. 1988), the court interpreted a disability requirement that the insured be incapable of pursuing '' 'any occupation or employment for wages or profit as a result of bodily injury or disease' '' to require consideration of all circumstances that would offer a realistic evaluation of employability. Hence, the court concluded:
''We also find the reasoning of Helms and Torix persuasive. The phrase 'any gainful employment' in the context of Demirovic's insurance plan may not reasonably be read as denying benefits to a person who is physically capable of any employment whatsoever, so long as it earns a nominal profit. Nor may it be read as allowing an administrator to disregard a claimant's individual vocational circumstances. To do so would 'render the plan's promise of a disability pension hollow for all but the most grievously incapacitated claimants,' Brown v. Bd. of Trustees of the Bldg. Serv. 32B-J Pension Fund, 392 F.Supp.2d 434, 444 (E.D.N.Y. 2005), would deprive plan participants of their reasonable expectations, and is arbitrary and capricious.
''A finding that a claimant is physically capable of sedentary work is meaningless without some consideration of whether she is vocationally qualified to obtain such employment, and to earn a reasonably substantial income from it, rising to the dignity of an income or livelihood, though not necessarily as much as she earned before the disability.
''This standard reflects the 'most important purpose' of ERISA, which is 'to assure American workers that they may look forward with anticipation to a retirement with financial security and dignity, and without fear that this period of life will be lacking in the necessities to sustain them as human beings within our society.' S. REP. NO. 93-127 (1973), reprinted in 1974 U.S.C.C.A.N. 4838, 4849.''
Consequently, the court ruled a plan is required to perform both a medical and a ''non-medical assessment as to whether a claimant for disability benefits has the vocational capacity to perform any type of work - of a type that actually exists in the national economy ... that permits her to earn a reasonably substantial income from her employment, rising to the dignity of an income or livelihood.''
While not suggesting a particular method to determine vocational capacity, the court directed it must be satisfied ''that the plan's consideration of the plaintiff's circumstances is neither arbitrary nor capricious.'' To do so, the plan may consider opinions rendered by vocational rehabilitation consultants, transferable skills analyses, or even the Social Security Medical-Vocational Guidelines, a formulation incorporated in the Code of Federal Regulations (20 C.F.R. §404, Subpart P, Appendix 2), which takes into consideration a claimant's age, education, and past work in addition to medical limitations.
It is refreshing to see an opinion like Demirovic. Both Helms and Torix seemed to have been forgotten as the courts have become more lenient in accepting plan interpretations that appear to push the envelope of being arbitrary and capricious. Of course, what the 2d Circuit ruled in this opinion is just simple common sense. The mere fact that someone may be physically capable of working does not automatically mean there is a realistic possibility of employment.
In this case, the plaintiff was in an age category the Social Security Administration would deem ''advanced age,'' was not fluent in English and had only worked at a strenuous job. She clearly had no skills transferable to work in a sedentary job without identifying what jobs she could perform in view of her age, education, and job experience. A similar conclusion was reached in Brown v. Board of Trustees of the Building Service 32B-J Pension Fund, 392 F.Supp.2d 434 (E.D.N.Y. 2005), which was cited in this opinion, as well as in Poulos v. Motorola Long Term Disability Plan, 93 F.Supp.2d 926 (N.D.Ill. 2000), a case my firm litigated. The court's recognition of the purpose of the ERISA statute as well as the underlying basis for disability benefits is also a key aspect of this ruling, similar to the recognition in Radford Trust v. Unum Life Insur.Co. of America, 321 F.Supp.2d 226, 240 (D.Mass. 2004) that ''decisions whether and how to ensure that disability does not lead to poverty are obviously of great societal importance.''
This ruling goes a long way toward fulfilling the promise made when an employer offers an employee insurance against disability and the employee, in time of need, has to rely on the availability of those benefits.


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Samuel Meza Briones (Estelí, 2 de junio de 1867 - Matagalpa, 2 de junio de 1930) fue un abogado y poeta prominente de la ciudad de Estelí, considerado como el Poeta Mayor de Estelí.

Biografía
Nació en Estelí, el 2 de junio de 1867, hijo de don Tibircio Meza y doña Ramona Briones. Sus primeras letras las cursó en Estelí, se bachilleró y graduó de abogado en la ciudad de León. Ejerció su carrera de abogado en la ciudad de Managua, rechazó el cargo de Magistrado de la Corte Suprema de Justicia por trasladarse hasta Bluefields como secretario del Gobernador e Intendente General Aurelio Estrada, durante su estadía en la Costa Caribe escribió una historia sobre la Mosquitia.

Fue diputado al Congreso de la República, en 1906, se desempeñó como Inspector de Instrucción Pública del departamento de Matagalpa.  En esta misma ciudad fue auditor de la guerra (1910), defendiendo el derecho y la educación de las comunidades indígenas de Nicaragua. Lucho por la creación de la Diócesis de Matagalpa. Viajó a Panamá (1920). Fue Magistrado de la Corte de Apelaciones del Septentrión.

En la ciudad de León fundó la cuarta Revista Literaria de Nicaragua.

Homenaje póstumo
El alcalde de la ciudad de Matagalpa don Arturo Cerna colocó un busto en su memoria en el Parque Central. La Biblioteca Municipal de Estelí lleva su nombre como tributo a su memoria y su labor como poeta insigne de la ciudad.

Obras publicadas
 Poesías. (1947) Publicación póstuma.
 Historia de la Mosquitia. (1991) se publicó con el título de "Costa Atlántica Nicaragüense (1899-1901).

Fallecimiento
Falleció en Matagalpa, el 2 de junio de 1930 a los 63 años de edad.

Véase también
 Diócesis de Matagalpa
 Mosquitia
 Bluefields

Bibliografía utilizada

Personas de Estelí
Políticos de Nicaragua
Abogados de Nicaragua
Diplomáticos de Nicaragua
Misquito


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This is a list of Arabic theophoric names.

Islamic names

Abdul with names of God
Following are names consisting of the appellation abdul, "servant of", followed by one of the names associated with God in the Qur'an.
Abdullah
Abdul Ahad
Abdul Akbar
Abdul Alim
Abdul Ali
Abdul Ati
Abdul Azim
Abdul Aziz
Abdul Bari
Abdul Baqi
Abdul Barr
Abdul Basir
Abdul Basit
Abdul Batin
Abdul Fattah
Abdul Ghaffar
Abdul Ghafur
Abdul Ghani
Abdul Haafiz
Abdul Haakim
Abdul Hadi
Abdul Hafiz
Abdul Hakam
Abdul Hakim
Abdul Halim
Abdul Hamid
Abdul Haq
Abdul Hasib
Abdul Hai
Abdul Jabbar
Abdul Jalil
Abdul Jamil
Abdul Kafi
Abdul Karim
Abdul Khaliq
Abdul Latif
Abdul Maajid
Abdul Majeed
Abdul Maalik
Abdul Malik
Abdul Mannan
Abdul Matin
Abdul Muhaimin
Abdul Muid
Abdul Muizz
Abdul Mujib
Abdul Mumin
Abdul Monem
Abdul Muqit
Abdul Muqtadir
Abdul Musawwir
Abdul Mutali
Abdul Muti
Abdul Nabi
Abdul Nasir
Abdul Nur
Abdul Qadir
Abdul Qahir
Abdul Qawi
Abdul Qayyum
Abdul Quddus
Abdur Rab
Abdur Rafi
Abdur Rahim
Abdur Rahman
Abdur Raqib
Abdur Rashid
Abdur Rauf
Abdur Razzaq
Abdur Rida
Abdus Sabur
Abdus Salam
Abdul Samad
Abdus Sami
Abdus Sattar
Abdus Shakur
Abdus Subhan
Abdul Tawwab
Abdul Wahid
Abdul Wadud
Abdul Wahhab
Abdul Wakil
Abdul Wali
Abdul Wasi
Abdul Zahir

Allah suffix – of Allah

Amanullah
Aminullah
Asadullah
Ataullah
Atiqullah
Azimullah
Azizullah
Baha'allah
Baitullah
Barkatullah
Billah
Daifallah
Dhikrullah
Faizullah
Fathallah
Fazlallah
Ihsanullah
Habibullah
Hafizullah
Hamidullah
Hayatullah
Hibat Allah
Hidayatullah
Lutfullah
Ikramullah
Inayatullah
Ismatullah
Izzatullah
Khaleelullah
Kaleemullah
Karamatallah
 Khalilullah
Mashallah
Muhibullah
Najibullah
Naqibullah
Nasrallah
Nimatullah
Nurullah
Obaidullah
Qudratullah
Rahmatullah
Rasoolullah
Rizqallah
Ruhullah
Saadallah
Saifullah
Safiullah
Sanaullah
Samiullah
Shafiqullah
Sharifullah
Sibghathullah
Ubaydallah
Waliullah
Yadollah
Zabihallah
Zafarullah

Zakatullah is also reported in Pakistan (Zakat = handout, Allah is the name of God)

ad-Din suffix – Faith,Creed

Rahman — Compassionate

Abdur Rahman
Anisur Rahman
Ata-ur-Rahman
Azizur Rahman
Fazl ur Rahman
Habib ur Rahman
Khalil-ur-Rehman
Lutfur Rahman
Matiur Rahman
Mizanur Rahman
Saifur Rahman
Shafiq ur Rahman
Shamsur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman
Muneeb Ur Rehman
Asif Ur Rehman
Ateeq Ur Rehman
Fasi Ur Rehman

Others

Abdul Rasul
Abdolreza
Abdul Hussein

Non-Islamic names

Pre-Islamic
Abdul Uzza
Abd Manaf
Wahabullat, Vaballathus, the name of the Son of Zenobia, the Queen of Palmyra

Arab Christian
Abdul Masih, "servant of the Messiah"
Abdel Salib, "servant of the Cross"
Abdel Shahid, "servant of the Martyr"

References

External links
Islamic Names, List of Islamic Names for Servants of Allah Names

Lists of names


The South African Revenue Service (Sars) on 05 April published 10-page Rules 54F and 54J to the Act, 1964, amended to the extent set out in the Schedule hereto.
(a) By the amendment of subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of Rule 54I.03 as follows:(ii) if he or she is classified as a commercial manufacturer, for licensing of his other manufacturing premises as a customs and excise manufacturing warehouse for the commercial manufacture of sugary beverages.
(b) By the insertion after rule 54I.04 of the following heading and rule: Issue of invoices or dispatch delivery notes in respect of goods removed from a customs and excise warehouse 54I.04A. Any licensee of any customs and excise warehouse who removes any sugary beverages from such warehouse must issue an invoice, dispatch delivery note or similar document approved by the Commissioner that contains the information required for the purposes of rule 54F.05.
(ii) in the absence of such test report, the deemed sugar content of the sugary beverage that is assumed to constitute 20 grams per 100 millilitres.
(ii) in the absence of such test report, the deemed sugar content of the prepared beverage that is assumed to constitute 20 grams per 100 millilitres should the concentrate or preparation be mixed or diluted at a ratio of one part to nine parts water.
(c) The test report as contemplated in paragraphs (a) and (b) above must be kept available for inspection for a period of five years from the date the sugary beverage or concentrate or preparation for the making of sugary beverages was manufactured or imported and must be produced or submitted at the request of an officer.
(d) By the amendment of paragraph (a) of rule 54I.09 as follows: (a) The licensee must, when issuing any invoice or dispatch delivery note as contemplated in Rule 54F.05 or similar document as contemplated in Rule 54I.04A in respect of sugary beverages manufactured before the date health promotion levy on sugary beverages came into operation, endorse such invoice, note or document to state that such sugary beverages were manufactured before the effective date.
"DA 185.4A16 Client type 4A16 - Non-commercial manufacturer of sugary beverages".


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World of Tanks: War Stories Is A SP Expansion Coming To Xbox One X & PS4
Darold Higa Talks More About War Stories
EL Gaming Crowned Asian Champions In First World of Tanks Final Held In Australia
By Jake Barros 3 years ago
Wargaming recently invited us to their Tokyo Studios in Shibuya to reveal the next exciting expansion to their World of Tanks Console line up.
If you've never entered the historically-driven universe of World of Tanks Console, then imagine this:
15 vs 15 online tank warfare combat with 465 vehicles from 8 different nations at your mercy, all customisable including camo, emblems and inscriptions. Hold up though, there's more. You can go as far as customising your entire crew (from names, voices, gender and even portraits) as well as play on 85 different maps with minor climate changes. Did I mention it was Free to Play too? If you've been a fan of the series since it emerged on PC, it's important to note that the console version boasts a number of exclusive features that make it not just a simple PC port like 30 more maps, 40 more vehicles and monthly Spec Ops missions to earn premium tanks.
Where do I enlist?! The next level for the Wargaming franchise is a campaign expansion – World of Tanks: War Stories. The expansion brings the launch of new single player and co-op PvE story-driven campaigns with challenging, original and deep storylines for new players to develop their skills in becoming a tanking badass before hitting the big leagues in online matchmaking. Upon release, there will be two campaigns to experience: 'Brothers in Armor' (an introductory campaign based on the Battle of Romania), and 'Flashpoint Berlin' (an alternative history storyline with the collapse of the Berlin Blockade). In total, we'll see 4 War Stories playable each with 3 chapters (including boss-based style combat), with objective-based missions and full progression and award systems included. In an interview with Darold Higa, Producer of War Stories, he told me about the ongoing support the team plan on giving War Stories and the new direction,
"We don't have the exact release cadence yet, but the idea is that this is not just a "one-off update", we're gonna keep updating this and build that library of content so that the single player experience is very very robust. In the same way we've been doing monthly updates for our online players, I think we should…not that we're gonna release one every month, but the idea that we are constantly adding new content to the War Stories side of the World of Tanks Console equation."
Wargaming is all about being as historically accurate as possible, not only in their creation of the playable vehicles but also in the timeline that the gameplay surrounds; that's what makes World of Tanks such a unique experience. Players will find themselves on a map, or in an event, or in War Stories' case, a campaign mission that will have a narrative driven by historic facts, but the team like to have fun with it too. Alternative timelines, like what is found in the campaign 'Flashpoint Berlin', will be a key factor in War Stories' deep narrative, as well as some fun fantasy based missions,
"In terms of fantasy, one of most popular event modes was fighting on the moon, so ah…this is not something that is planned yet, but you can imagine us revisiting the moon as one of these war stories that's more of a fantastical story."
The War Stories team mentioned that there'll be plenty of features that will allow gamers nothing but endless enjoyment and challenges through the expansion:
Completing Story mode will unlock a Challenge Mode for higher earnings.
Pickups will be available in-game such as repair tokens, missile types etc.
Climate changes will be even more impacting than previously seen (ie. affecting visibility, strategy and gameplay mechanics).
Comic book styled cutscenes for an appealing and in-depth narrative.
On top of this, War Stories will be a Xbox One X launch title come 7th November 2017, and it looks real good in 4K! The Xbox One X version will have you driving tanks and blasting enemies in enhanced and immersive Full 4K gaming, smooth and steady 30fps with faster load times, Full Range HDR support, increased shadow resolution and incredible life like detail for environments and tanks. If that's not enough to get your turrets turning, War Stories' music will be composed by none other than Inon Zur, the legend behind the scores for favourites like Fallout, Dragon Age and Prince of Persia.
For gamers who are unaware of the World of Tanks franchise, War Stories is the perfect opportunity to get on the battlefield, with more information to come later in the month at Gamescom.