Companies currently use the cloud to reduce operational costs, fulfill their daily data needs, and gain seamless operations flexibility. But they are on a constant lookout for a reliable and efficient infrastructure to handle emerging market needs with minimal effort. This burgeoning demand for cloud services has aspired big giants like Google, Alibaba, Amazon, and Microsoft to take a foray into this market.
Companies seek to ensure secure network access to data and business continuity to build a sustainable environment. As a result, cloud auditing is gaining traction. Cloud auditors explore the potential of given cloud services and evaluate significant cloud capabilities that indicate their reliance on its security protocols, technical performance, and cost optimization.
Cloud computing has attracted a lot of eyeballs over the past few years. This can be witnessed from the maturity of standards used to administer these resources. This article will outline the meaning of cloud audit, its scope, and necessary audit steps.
What Does Cloud Audit Mean?
A cloud audit is a process of estimation to improve data availability and consider crucial cloud security aspects. The process involves a technical investigation and presentation along with a detailed report on the performance of your current cloud infrastructure. Depending on the scope and client’s specifications, cloud auditors or cloud auditing companies can conduct the audit of cloud systems.
In a cloud computing audit, there are multiple steps to form an opinion on the operational effectiveness and design of controls identified in different areas. Risk management, data management, network security, system development, communication, vulnerability, and remediation management are some of these areas.
Why Do You Need a Cloud Audit?
A cloud audit offers insights into the current state of your cloud infrastructure. In addition to this, it helps you identify room for optimization, compliance, and potential improvements. You can even use tools, web applications, protocols, and network scanners to understand whether their procedures comply with industry standards or are vulnerable to virus attacks.
Cloud auditing is much more complicated than regular IT auditing as it can be internal or external as a standard IT audit. Inside auditors audit internal cloud systems to analyze the processes and data to improve an organization’s efficiency. On the other hand, a reputed external cloud auditing firm or an expert auditor conducts an external audit.
Types of Cloud Audit
The ultimate aim of cloud computing is to estimate service implementation costs and align expenditure with the demand for data storage, processing, and accessibility. Depending on the area that a company chooses to investigate and acquire specific information, there are different types of cloud audits.
Here are a few of them –
- Vulnerability Scanning
Vulnerability scanning is an auditing procedure that offers a complete rundown of potential points of attack found within the computer software. It is an automated process that offers improved system protection and network security by eliminating cyberattacks and other malicious activities. What’s more, it verifies vulnerable web apps and network boundaries by using automated scanners.
A vulnerability scanning cloud audit includes a checkup of the following things:
- Cloud infrastructures
- Web applications
- Network service apps
- Docker containers
- SDLC Pipeline Audit
You can use software development life cycle (SDLC) methodologies like V-Model, waterfall, spiral, and prototyping. Proper SDLC pipeline configuration is vital as it underlies the creation of working software. On the other hand, if your CI/CD pipeline is not secure, then chances are there it may expose sensitive data to outside sources.
Specialists can detect cloud security vulnerabilities and verify your CI/CD resiliency that they can control. Also, they will ensure that your SDLC environment configuration is secure and no secrets are exposed. So that your SDLC architecture will be in line with the prevalent security standards.
- Configuration Hardening Audit
Configuration hardening checks guard systems proactively by reducing the attack surface and having sound system fortification. The essential goal of configuration hardening is to prevent potential cloud threats. But at times, it becomes challenging for enterprises to see whether their configurations are correct.
Cloud audit teams assess critical service configurations and systems to solidify them against vendor-neutral standards. Additionally, they ensure that the operating system software is updated to stay ahead of new exploits and that this process runs seamlessly.
The aspects of assessment in the configuration hardening audit are as follows:
- Virtual and physical cloud systems
- Virtual machines
- Network devices
- Cloud Infrastructure Audit
Cloud infrastructure security, performance, and cost assessment audit detect infrastructure misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and threats within the cloud environment. Also, it can check whether a cloud has sufficient monitoring capabilities and verify the access and security policies to improve risk.
Cloud auditors assess infrastructures against CIS benchmarks to detect misconfigurations to optimize financial resources, time and effort needed to maintain the infrastructure. All these activities can improve the overall configurable computing resource utilization.
How to Conduct Cloud Audit?
Cloud audit firm ensures that the nuances of cloud environments are delivered according to specific controls, especially those involving risk management and security policies. In addition, cloud computing service audits look for evidence in a vendor’s offering and ensure that it complies with relevant standards and benchmarks in delivering its services.
Here is how you can conduct a cloud security audit for your organization –
- Ask your cloud vendor about operations and way of delivering services
- Know how to safeguard and upgrade your cloud infrastructure
- Ensure that vendor processes align with CSA (Cloud Security Alliance) controls
- Combine analysis with the evidence fetched from documentation and interviews
- Prepare a final report and submit it in a formal audit briefing
- Schedule time to recommend actions
- Assign a team to respond to the actions that you defined
Opting for a cloud audit is undoubtedly the best way to ensure better accuracy and enhanced security of your cloud operations. A cloud auditor assists you in understanding outdated areas of your cloud processes, determining exploits, and streamlining overall performance.
A reputed cloud solution provider can save your company money and time by optimizing your cloud computing capabilities. Whether you need skills or expertise in cloud security or want to develop machine learning models, an experienced cloud solution provider can help you overcome business challenges and increase your system performance.
Cloud computing audits have become essential with the increase in awareness of data security among users. To combat data security issues, they request different cloud computing audits to gain assurance and lower the risk of their information being lost or hacked. A cloud vendor’s best practices ensure they provide necessary controls, crucial security guidelines, and risk management tools. Overall, it provides enhanced visibility into the security posture of your cloud assets.
Hardik Shah is a Tech Consultant at Simform, a firm which has a team of expert app developers. He leads large scale mobility programs that cover platforms, solutions, governance, standardization, and best practices.


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Sahar Gul was so horrifically abused that two weeks after she was rescued from her in-laws' basement, photos of her injuries are still hard to look at. The 15-year-old's hair and fingernails are missing, her face is swollen, and she looks weak and malnourished. Yet, her husband's parents and his sister, who've been arrested, all insist that they didn't do anything to her. Gul isn't doing very well in the hospital, but she briefly spoke out, insisting that her in-laws are the ones who hurt her, and she wants them to be punished.
From her hospital bed in a Kabul hospital, Gul said of her husband, who has yet to be captured, and in-laws, "I want them to be in jail ... They gave me electric shock. ... They beat me with cables and tortured me." While Gul is making some progress, she's still in a terrible state both physically and psychologically. Wazhma Frogh of the Afghan Women's Network told CNN that she's bruised and too weak to move her body, and has to use diapers because she can't get to a bathroom. Frogh said the girl is also afraid of people touching her, and the group has "provided her with a trauma counselor because she is very traumatized and even when I wanted to take her hand, she resisted."
The Women's Network has provided Gul with legal representation and managed to convince Afghan authorities to move the case to Kabul so there will be less influence from locals. Though the abuse of women is rampant in the country, Afghans were shocked by Gul's story. Seven months after her wedding, Gul is still under the legal marriage age of 16. According to UN estimates, half of all Afghan girls under 15 are forced into marriage. Women's rights activists hope that the outrage over the treatment of Gul will translate to a reduction in the number of child brides and better treatment of women in general.

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Washington, D.C. — Dexis announced today that the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) awarded the Company a multi-year contract to support activities that will strengthen democracy and national stability in Ethiopia under the Support Which Implements Fast Transition (SWIFT) 5 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract.
Dexis will support USAID/OTI’s efforts in advancing the Government of Ethiopia’s ability to articulate and implement its democratic reform agenda in coordination with the U.S. Embassy and USAID colleagues in Ethiopia, international donors, and others engaged in the reform process.
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As the Assistant Dean for External Relations, Layke oversees the law school's career development, alumni relations, communications, event, and advancement departments.
Layke is a native Nevadan and a graduate of UNLV. After attending law school at Boston University, she practiced for nearly five years as an associate with the Las Vegas law firm Marquis Aurbach Coffing. She joined the William S. Boyd School of Law in 2009 as an Adjunct Professor teaching an advanced legal writing course in pre-trial litigation. She joined the law school full-time as the Director of Career Development in 2011, where she discovered a passion for teaching skills including interviewing, networking, negotiation, and career planning to law students and graduates. The students voted her Staff of the Year in 2013.
Layke has presented at national conferences on topics related to legal career planning and advancing women in the legal profession. Layke served on the Board of the National Association for Law Placement from 2015-2017 and was the 2015-2016 Chair of the Young Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Nevada. The State Bar awarded her Young Lawyer of the Year in 2015. Layke previously served on the Board of Junior League of Las Vegas, and she is a longtime volunteer with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Nevada. She received Vegas Inc.'s "40 Under 40" Award in 2016.

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BY STEFANIE HERWECK
The plans for President Donald Trump’s border walls in Starr County are extreme and alarming.
Standing 20- to 30-feet tall, the structures would be the tallest border walls ever built in the United States and would wall off 32 miles of the Rio Grande in three sections, the longest of which would run from Roma all the way to Falcon Lake. The other two sections would be built on the southern edge of Rio Grande City and La Grulla. Each of the sections would be made of bollards — eight-inch wide steel posts with four-inch wide gaps. The footprint would include a 150-foot “enforcement zone” lining the south, or river side, of the wall where all vegetation would be cleared.
If the walls are built, these towns and the smaller communities of Salineño and Chapeño would be cut off from the river that is responsible for their very existence. Residents could lose access to the river for recreation, and the character of these historic communities would be spoiled.
Many miles of these walls would also be built in the Rio Grande floodplain. Border walls in the floodplain pose a hazard to people living on both sides of the river, because a wall in a river can act like a dam.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will likely maintain, as they have in the past, that water can pass harmlessly between the bollards. But floodwaters are full of debris, not crystal clear, and that debris lodges in the gaps between bollards transforming the walls into a solid surface that water cannot pass through.
This has happened repeatedly to border walls in Arizona. In 2011, a section of border wall that crossed a wash in the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument became clogged with debris, creating an impermeable dam and a lake behind it that was six-feet deep. The pressure of the backed up water blew out a 40-foot wide section of border wall, washing twisted steel bollards downstream. The same thing happened to another section of bollard wall near Nogales, Arizona, three years later.
This could very likely happen to bollard border walls in the Rio Grande floodplain, as well.
Even if the Trump Administration’s Starr County walls are not swept away, they could dam rainwater that would normally flow into the river, worsening flooding in the communities in which they are built. If a storm like those that hit the Valley in 2010 were to swell the Rio Grande, walls could also deflect the torrent deeper into Mexican communities such as Ciudad Aleman, which is already prone to flooding.
Such deflection could even cause the river to settle into a new channel further to the south, effectively changing the location of the border. That’s why it is a treaty violation for either the United States or Mexico to build structures like border walls in the Rio Grande floodplain. It’s also the reason that the bollard border walls that CBP erected in Cameron County in 2009 and 2010 were required to be built north of the flood-control levees, in order to keep them out of the floodplain.
Many of Starr County’s 32 miles of proposed border wall would also require the condemnation of private property to build on, and still more acreage would be in the “no man’s land” between the border wall and the border. When property was condemned to build walls in Cameron County, landowners complained about “low ball” offers, and some promises of access to land behind the wall were not kept.
Landowners in the border wall’s path through Starr County would be well-advised to talk to a lawyer.
Starr County border walls could have a devastating impact on wildlife, too. Some would cut through the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, fragmenting habitat and in places cutting off wildlife from the river, which in places is the only reliable water source.
The people that Starr County sends to represent them in Washington — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, and Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz — should be fighting to protect their constituents from this pointlessly destructive project. But they will not stick up for us if we do not stick up for ourselves.
Customs and Border Protection is accepting public comments on these plans and have extended the comment deadline through Friday, Oct. 20. Comments should be sent to firstname.lastname@example.org. Since the agency has not explained how they will use these comments, the Lower Rio Grande Valley Sierra Club suggests that residents send copies of their comments to their members of Congress as well.


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Paolo Nutini brings a career defining album with Caustic Love that showcases his maverick talent and incredible vocal prowess with a maturity way beyond his years.
Almost five years after the release of his classic Sunny Side Up album, Paolo Nutini stepped back in the ring with Caustic Love an album that aims straight for the heart with a heady mix of stripped down soul and cast-iron funk as exemplified by first single "Scream (Funk My Life Up)".
Released on Atlantic Records, Caustic Love features highly original songs written by Paolo and largely produced by Paolo and Dani Castelar. The album was recorded in Valencia, London, Glasgow and the USA.
This is a groove laden, dark & stormy musical celebration that looked set to establish Paolo Nutini as one of the finest songwriters and performers to emerge from the UK in recent years. Lightning strikes.
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WorkSafe inspection program for southern suburbs
Construction sites in Perth’s southern suburbs will be the focus of a proactive inspection program later this month.
WorkSafe Acting Director Tony Poulton said today the program would involve construction inspectors checking safety standards at construction sites across the southern suburbs as far as Mandurah in the last week of February.
“The program will be part of a continuing series of proactive inspection programs targeting construction workplaces in specific geographical areas,” Mr Poulton said.
“As with all of WorkSafe’s proactive programs, the primary objective of the inspection program is to help employers to identify the risks to the safety and health of workers and provide them with information on how to comply with workplace safety laws.
“However, if the inspectors come across breaches of the workplace safety laws, they will take enforcement action.”
Inspectors will focus on the priority areas of electrical safety and working at heights, and will also concentrate on ensuring that workers have construction induction training cards and High Risk Work Licences where needed.
They will also check that sites have Safe Work Method Statements, Job Safety Analyses and Site Safety Plans in place where required.
“Employer associations have been notified of the inspection program, so we anticipate that employers will be aware of what will be required if an inspector visits their sites,” Mr Poulton said.
“We firmly believe that raising awareness with proactive inspection programs is the best way in which to lessen the risk of work-related injury and illness.”
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Romanesco is a queen amongst vegetables. Closer to cauliflower than broccoli, (which is contrary to what people initially perceive) it can easily be substituted with either if the stunning romanesco remains elusive to you. In this wonderful dish, roasted romanesco and sweet beets perch atop a bed of rice, drizzled with a scrumptious teriyaki glaze. It's sweet and salty, and done in a pinch!
Teriyaki Romanesco and Beet Bowl [Vegan, Gluten-Free]
- 1 medium head of romanesco, florets only and chopped (or broccoli or cauliflower)
- 6 small beets, stems removed and quartered (peeled or unpeeled)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 cups cooked rice (or quinoa, millet (not gluten-free), etc.)
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 tbsp mirin (or 2 tbsp rice wine vinegar with 1 tbsp sugar)
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1/4 cup vegan granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, very finely minced
- 3 large garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup cold water
- 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Scrub clean the romanesco and beets and chop them accordingly. Arrange the vegetables on a parchment lined baking sheet and drizzle with the oil. Bake for 35 minutes, or until the beets are tender.
- While the vegetables cook, prepare the rice.
- Whisk all the ingredients together in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, excluding the water and cornstarch. When all the sugar is dissolved and the sauce is hot, whisk together the cold water and cornstarch in a small bowl.
- Next, slowly whisk the cornstarch water into the sauce. Continue to whisk, simmered, until the glaze thickens.
- To serve, place 1/2 cup of the cooked rice in a bowl, topped with a 1/4 of the roasted vegetables and 1/4 cup of the glaze.

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By Tim Mollen
Journal entry: March 22, 2007 (age 37)
Dear People Who Engineer Bathtubs and Showers:
I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately. Your invention of a shower curtain rod that curves outward in the middle has improved my daily life. It has ended the regular attacks on my person by a billowing, mildew-covered shower curtain liner.
This is just the latest feat in your storied past. One thinks of the particularly fastidious Cretan who built the first known pedestal bathtub out of hardened pottery. Your forebears in ancient Rome gave us the communal bath, which paradoxically made the community cleaner and dirtier at the same time. By 1833, the Kohler Company was selling cast-iron bathtubs to the general public. This is notable despite the fact that Kohler marketed the tubs primarily as “hog scalders.” (An unfortunate side note: My wife, Amanda, regularly honors the hog-scalding tradition by flushing the toilet while I am in the shower.)
But the results of your research and development have slowed down. Before the curved curtain rod, the last high-water mark in tub and shower history was the installation of a White House shower with the water-propulsion quality of a crowd-control fire hose. (The shower was installed at the request of President Lyndon Johnson, who presumably wanted to identify with Vietnam War protesters while rubbing a few dubs.)
So I am seizing this moment to call on the next generation of tub and shower engineers to take us to a higher level of bathing enjoyment. This can be done by attacking a few key problems with our current bathroom technology. First, most showers have a knob or handle that changes the water temperature from hot to cold. These can be turned 180 or even 360 degrees, giving one the illusion of control. Unfortunately, however, every shower fixture I have ever used has a tiny, impossible-to-locate tipping point between “not hot enough” and “molten lava.” Can these fixtures be engineered in a way that allows one more precise control over the temperature gradient? I urge the international teams that competed to map the human genome to turn their attention to this important matter.
Another problem is the color of tub caulk. Its current, blinding white color makes any miniscule amount of mildew stand out in wince-inducing clarity. My suggestion is simple: mildew-colored caulk. I’ll let you tubby braniacs work out the details. On another front, I have to believe there are a lot of grants out there that could fund efforts to create a rotating set of tub drain covers. Each time a shower or bath ends, the hair-and-“I’d-rather-not-think-about-it”-filled drain cover would retreat into some kind of corrosive acid wash, and be replaced by a shiny, new tub colander. Most of the Nobel committee bathes, so the most ambitious among you should take a look at this.
Finally, for the love of all that is soapy, let’s install a recorded message in the shower that, at timed intervals, says, “Hey you – stop spacing out and resume cleansing activity!”


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The second volume of The Incal, the bestselling international comic masterpiece by Moebius and Jodorowsky. Follow Class "R" Detective John Difool on his incredible journey to discovering the secrets of the mystical Incal artifact. Published in its original colors and in the same deluxe, limited and numbered format as The Shadow's Treasure.


The Toronto Raptors paid tribute to Charles Oakley recently, handing out bobbleheads to the first 5,000 fans at a home game. Oakley played 208 games for Toronto between 1998 and 2001.
Former NBA All-Star himself was present in the arena, and got surrounded by reporters during the event.
Answering the question about what he himself and his two former NY teammates Anthony Mason and Patrick Ewing would do in today’s league, Oakley was straight.
“What would we do? I know we would win a lot of games. I don’t know what would’ve happened, but we would come out and play hard,” Oakley told NBA.com.
“The way they’re shooting now, we would have a lot of rebounds every night, and we would have a chance to win games every night,” he said.
Oakley also spoke on whether he sees players like himself in the league today or if the game has just changed too much.
“I didn’t see none when I was playing myself,” Oakley said. “I am not going down on these guys, but someone picked them so they got ability I guess.”
When asked if any NBA team today would sign a guy like Charles Oakley, he said he wasn’t sure.
“A guy like me in today’s game would be fouled out in the first quarter,” he said. “So, I don’t know.”
Oakley played 19 years in the NBA, for Chicago Bulls, NY Knicks, Toronto Raptors, Washington Wizards and Houston Rockets. Oakley spent 10 years with the NY Knicks. He played a total of 1282 games (started 1159), averaging 9.7 ppg, 9.5 rpg in 31.4 mpg.
Oakley led the NBA in total rebounds for 2 straight years in a row (1987, 1988), and was known to be one of the toughest forwards in the league. Oakley was named an NBA All-Star in 1994, while playing for the Knicks.Follow @exnbadotcom
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5 Matching Questions
- Schizophreniform Disorder
- Substance-Induced Disorders
- Bipolar I Disorder
- a Symptoms for a min of 1 month and max or 6 months. May not experience impairment in social functioning.
- b Minimum of 1 Manic or Mixed Episode and will usually have Major Depressive Episodes.
- c Reversible, substance-specific mental disorders caused by substance intoxication and those cause by substance withdrawal.
- d psychotic disorder characterized by a combination of specific positive and negative symptoms. Must show signs for at least 6 moths. Includes three phases - prodromal phase, active phase, and residual phase. Also several subtypes.
- e Disturbance that consists of impairment in a number of cognitive abilites, including memory, and often becomes progressively worse. Cannot be cured but medications may improve mental function, mood and behavior. Meds include Aricept, Reminyl, Exelon and Namenda. Goal of treatment is to keep the individual safe.
5 Multiple Choice Questions
- Has a major depressive, manic or mixed episode in combination with symptoms of Schizophrenia. Must have had delusions or hallucinations during a 2 week period when mood symptoms were not present. Mood symptoms need to be prominent part of the illness. Antipsychotic meds are the treatment of choice and individual therapy is most common.
- Distinguished by full blown symptoms of Schizophrenia.
- Mood that is abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable that persists for a minimum of 1 week. Along with at least 3 of the the following: grandiosity or self-esteem that is inflated, less need for sleep, pressured speech, racing thoughts, easily distracted, psychomotor agitation or increased goal behavior, involvement in activities that are likely to have negative consequences.
- Individual repeatedly uses at least three substance groups over a 12 month period and no one class clearly predominates.
- Characterized by a minimum of one non-bizarre delusion and must be evident for a minimum of 1 month. Psychosocial functioning, apart from the delusions is normal. Antipsychotic medication my relieve delusional beliefs but only temporarily. Individual therapy is most effective.
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Dysthymic Disorder → Rapid shifts btwn hypomanic Episodes and depressive episodes that do not meet criteria for Major Depressive Episode. Symptoms must persist for a minimum of 2 years.
Treatment for Bipolar Disorder. → Mood stabilizers (Lithium, Tegretol, Depakote) are first line treatment in the past and still used. Today Atypical Antipsychotics (Geodon, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Abilify, Seroquel are more frequently prescribed. Antidepressants can be added for depressive episodes. Strong education, planning for relapse, illness acceptance, regular sleep and activity patterns, and direct involvement with family are key to treatment as well.
Treatment for Panic Attacks → Indivdual psychotherapy is the preferred type of treatment - education and teaching relaxation and coping strategies. Benzodiazepines and SSRI antidepressants are the medications of choice.
Brief Psychotic disorder → Schizophrenic symptoms that have been evident for at least 1 day but no more than one month
Treatment for PTSD and ASD → Indivdual psychotherapy is the preferred type of treatment - education and teaching relaxation and coping strategies. Benzodiazepines and SSRI antidepressants are the medications of choice.

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The deadly shooting in San Bernardino happened in a state with some of the nation's toughest gun laws: California bars assault weapons, blocks the sale of large-capacity magazines and requires universal background checks for all gun purchases.
Authorities say they believe attackers Syed Rizwan Farook and wife Tashfeen Malik had legally obtained two handguns and that two rifles were also legally purchased in California. Federal officials say the attackers had large-capacity magazines that violate California law in their SUV.
Since the attack Wednesday at a social service center in Southern California, the state's strict laws and the apparent legal purchase of the weapons have set off a debate over the effectiveness of gun measures and whether getting tougher would help prevent more violence.
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More than 100,000 Nissan LEAFs have now been sold worldwide! The impressive milestone was reached only just recently, when a Dr Brett Garner (pictured below) — of Fareham, England — purchased Nissan LEAF #100,000.
The rapid achievement of the notable sales-marker is especially impressive when you consider that as recently as February 2013 “only” 50,000 LEAFs had been sold worldwide — so, essentially, 50,000 vehicles were sold in less than a year. Not bad. 🙂
TreeHugger provides more:
As we recently reported, Nissan sold 22,610 LEAF EVs in the US in 2013. But if you look at global numbers, according to Nissan the LEAF has a 45% market share among electric vehicles and cumulative sales has just reached the 100,000 units sold milestone. Not bad considering they reached 50,000 in February of this year.
Speaking on his reasoning for choosing the LEAF, buyer #100,000, Dr Garner, stated: “I have chosen my Nissan LEAF because I am very interested in its running costs. The cost of ownership such as maintenance, insurance and charging also convinced my wife. She had the experience of driving 500 miles in a borrowed LEAF and the low cost was remarkable. So she was converted and insisted that we had a LEAF. The Nissan LEAF is perfect for everyday commuting, and there is no problem with charging it. It is ideal for the family as it is quiet and not tiring even on longer journeys, because there is no vibration. Above all, it is a fun to drive car!”
Good points, for sure, and exactly the reasons that LEAF sales will no doubt continue strong for years to come. 🙂


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Mark Dayton and the DFL have made good on one of their (secret) campaign promises. They have successfully unionized home health care workers”. The name of the companies that the these new union members have organized against remains to be seen. But Dayton’s election machine called SEIU now has almost 27,000 new dues paying members.
But let’s analyze the results because the media loves to talk about low turnout in Republican Primaries.
Photo from twitter was source. Actual handwritten results.
Eligible 26977 Cast 5872 Spoiled 7 Blank 16 Yes 3543 No 2306
Of the 5872 votes cast, 60% did vote to unionize. But of the eligible voters only 13% wanted to unionize. Only 21.7% bothered to vote. Yep, that’s right, no threshold was required to decide the fate of 27,000 people.
Yes, forced unionization is determined by those who show up, but this just highlights how political this entire payback to a DFL special interest group was.
SEIU gets 27,000 new dues paying members. That’s a huge addition to the DFL election machine’s war chest and a sad state of how our Republic is run.


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Author: Alan N. Rechtschaffen
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date: 2014
Genre: Business & Economics
In today's financial world overwhelmed by capital market upheaval, it is important to understand the intricacies of new regulation, and individuals must have a strong foundation in how capital markets function, as well as how financial instruments and derivatives work. Capital Markets, Derivatives, and the Law provides readers with the foundation necessary to make informed, well-reasoned decisions about capital market participation, derivative utilization, and adherence to existing and future regulations. This publication is an essential guide for attorneys and business professionals seeking an accessible resource to better comprehend the legal and business considerations of capital markets and derivatives transactions, while offering expert insight into how derivatives work. In this book, Alan N. Rechtschaffen explores the structures of derivatives as well as how they are regulated and litigated. In addition, he provides useful definitions, case law examples, and insight into structures, regulation, and litigation strategies. This Second Edition analyzes the state of the capital markets from the perspective of the acute crisis back in 2008 to the present evolution, providing the reader with the tools to recognize vulnerabilities in capital market trading activities that existed before the crisis, and those that face our global economy now, and into the future.
Author: Colin Paul
Publisher: Bloomsbury Professional
Release Date: 2014-09-30
Banking and Capital Markets Companion, 6th edition provides a clear and concise examination of the law, practice and procedure of fund raising in the banking and capital markets. It covers loans, debt securities, derivatives and security for debt using graphics, flowcharts, bullets and summaries to present the subject in an analytical format that is easy to read and recall. It is based on industry standard materials of the Loan Market Association, the International Capital Markets Association, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the British Bankers Association and the new edition has been comprehensively revised and updated to take account of new legislation, regulation and case law. There has been considerable change in this area of law since the last edition published. The book is updated to reflect the LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) practice and sovereign debt short selling restrictions and significant case law on Marshalling and ISDA Master Agreements. The tax section is updated to take account of the 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Finance Acts. Legislation and case law includes: . Financial Services Act 2012 setting up the new UK financial structure; . 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 Finance Acts; . Capital Requirement Directives 3 and 4; . Regulation on derivative market infrastructure (EMIR); . Short Selling Regulation; . Amendments of Prospectus Directive, Financial Collateral Arrangements, Credit agencies regulations, regulation of restrictions on selling of securities - resulting in UK orders amending domestic law. Contents: 1. Debt Finance; 2. Basics; 3. Banking; 4. Loans; 5. Debt Securities; 6. Collateral and guarantees; 7. Derivatives; 8. Opinions; 9. Sovereign Debt; 10. Taxation. Banking and Capital Markets Companion is a much-needed guide for postgraduates studying for their MA, LLM or LPC. It is also an excellent single-volume reference guide for all banking executives, practitioners and newly qualified lawyers seeking a quick answer, or a starting point for in-depth research, on a particular aspect of the subject. Previous print edition ISBN:9781847663085
Author: Southern Methodist University. Institute of International Banking and Finance
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Release Date: 2000-08-08
This work examines both the UK and international regulation, as well as the case law and legislation affecting a wide spectrum of modern financial techniques. Within the scope of those financial techniques are the broad range of instruments, structures and contracts deployed by global financial markets in relation to corporate customers, sovereign entities and other public sector bodies. The essays in this collection are concerned with the nature of the modernity of financial products like derivatives, and the particularly acute challenge that they pose both to the control of financial markets by private law and by established means of regulation. Much of the book focuses on derivatives as exemplars of this broader context. The authors analyse practical and theoretical issues as diverse as credit derivatives, dematerialised securities, the ISDA EMU protocol, and the OTC derivatives market, as well as the regulation of financial products, the economics of financial techniques, and the international regulatory framework. They examine issues of private law, including the legal implications of immobilisation and dematerialisation in collateral transactions, seller liability in credit derivatives markets and fraud. The essays examine the benefits and shortcomings of various legal mechanisms and methods of financial regulation, and suggest new approaches to the questions facing the law of international finance. The essays in this book arose out of the W.G. Hart workshop on Transnational Corporate Finance and the Challenge to the Law held at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London in 1998.
This title offers comprehensive coverage of the key areas within capital markets including securitisation, derivatives, guarantees, due diligence and warrants. It provides a practical and accessible approach to the subject along with a clause by clause analysis of key documents and structures.
Author: Robert J. Schwartz
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date: 1997-05-23
Genre: Business & Economics
While derivatives continue to play an increasingly vital role in driving today's global financial markets, they also continue to be one of the most complicated and often misunderstood financial instruments in the marketplace. In Derivatives Handbook: Risk Management and Control, two of the field's leading experts bring together the best, current cutting-edge thinking on derivatives to provide a comprehensive and accessible resource on risk management. Derivatives Handbook presents a cogent, clear-eyed, and fresh perspective with an all-star roster of leading practitioners, academics, attorneys, accountants, consultants, and professionals who share their invaluable insights. These seasoned players provide incisive discussions on a wide range of topics, including Risk and Regulation in Derivatives Markets, Credit Derivatives, and Minimizing Operations Risk. Plus, there are comprehensive sections dedicated to case law and legal risk, risk measurement, risk oversight, regulation, and transparency and disclosure. For further guidance, Derivatives Handbook provides a concise survey of literature on some of the most significant scholarship in recent years. This book contains a wealth of probing, informative articles for not only finance professionals, but also for senior managers, corporate boards, lawyers, students, and anyone with an interest in the financial markets. Derivatives-the latest thinking, the top minds in the field, the newest applications Derivatives Handbook: Risk Management and Control brings together the latest and best thinking on derivatives and risk management from some of the world's leading practitioners, academics, attorneys, accountants, consultants, and professionals all in one acclaimed book. Robert Schwartz and Clifford Smith have created a solid resource for derivatives use. Sections include: * Risk and Regulation in Derivatives Markets * Credit Derivatives Report Card on VAR * Hedge Accounting * Minimizing Operations Risk The Board of Directors' Role * Firm-wide Risk Management An entire section of derivative case studies * Plus, a complete review of case law affecting swaps and related derivative instruments "Derivatives Handbook: Risk Management and Control covers a wide range of subjects related to risk management-including legal risks, accounting issues, the current global regulatory debate and an explanation of how to manage and measure risk. The editors have formed a truly impressive group of contributors. This book strikes a good balance throughout to focus on the significant issues in the industry and provide a broad perspective on risk management."- Gay H. Evans, Senior Managing Director, Bankers Trust International, PLC and Chairman of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association Derivatives Handbook: Risk Management and Control provides the most reliable, current information and authoritative guidance for anyone with an interest in the derivatives markets. The Contributors Brandon Becker, Tanya Styblo Beder, Harold Bierman, Jr., Wendy H. Brewer, Michael S. Canter, Andrew J. C. Clark, Christopher L. Culp, Daniel P. Cunningham, Franklin R. Edwards, Gerald D. Gay, Anthony C. Gooch, Wendy Lee Gramm, Alan Greenspan, Margaret E. Grottenthaler, Douglas E. Harris, Ludger Hentschel, Jamie Hutchinson, Frank Iacono, James V. Jordan, Linda B. Klein, Anatoli Kuprianov, James C. Lam, Robert J. Mackay, Robert M. Mark, Francois-Ihor Mazur, Joanne T. Medero, Antonio S. Mello, Merton H. Miller, John E. Parsons, Jeffrey L. Seltzer, Charles W. Smithson, and Thomas J. Werlen.
Author: Joanna Benjamin
Publisher: Oceana Publications
Release Date: 2007
The traditional financial market sectors of insurance, commercial banking, derivatives, capital markets and asset management are converging in practice, but their analysis is still largely sector-based. Financial Law offers a cross-sectoral, functional approach. It highlights anomalies in the different legal treatment of the respective sectors (suggesting law reform to some, and arbitrage opportunities to others) and identifies key trends. This book offers an integrated approach to financial law which is both useful and timely, as the markets have been converging for over two decades. Functions traditionally performed in one sector are now undertaken in another, and financial techniques are emerging which combine characteristics of different traditional transaction types. Investment banks increasingly offer new structured products in a range of alternative legal "wrappers." Securitization--particularly in association with credit derivatives--continues to be a dominant force, drawing ever more categories of business into the capital markets. Innovations such as these have been associated with a high level of legal risk, and the cross-sectoral freedoms offered by deregulation have not been fully exploited. This book presents financial law as a discrete branch of law, to be considered in the round; it will therefore provide the practitioner, scholar or regulator with a complete, unfragmented view of the subject.
Author: Michael Blair QC
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date: 2012-11-01
This new edition of the leading book on the regulation of financial market infrastructure provides timely analysis of the new UK and EU regimes as well as coverage of international securities markets and clearing systems.
Author: Paul Nelson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2008-01-10
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) is a detailed re-writing of the regulation of capital markets. To the extent those rules permit, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) is also introducing high-level 'principles-based regulation'. In response to this, Paul Nelson presents practical guidance on the regulation of the capital markets, ranging from new issues and IPOs to investment banking, broker-dealing and asset management. All laws and rules relevant to the regulation of the capital markets are explained and put into context within the economic operation of markets, institutions and products, the European Single Market, the FSA's policies and objectives, the historical evolution of the regulations and the general civil and criminal law. Drawing on 30 years' experience as a practitioner, and referring to a vast range of supporting materials, the author provides an insightful analysis and critique of the rules, the rule makers and the institutions.
Author: Rajesh Chakrabarti
Publisher: SAGE Publishing India
Release Date: 2010-11-10
Genre: Business & Economics
This book provides a comprehensive picture of the recent trends and developments in the Indian finance scenario. It provides the reader with: " A comprehensive description and assessment of the Indian capital markets " An analytical approach together with a description of major recent developments and the current status of the finance sector The collection deals with issues like brokerage, security analysis, and underwriting, as well as the legal infrastructure of the markets. It focuses primarily on the Indian stock markets, corporate bond markets and derivatives markets. It also looks at the importance of asset management companies such as those involved with mutual funds, pension funds and venture capital funds to gain a better understanding of the asset management industry in India. This volume has a distinctive and eclectic author list that includes academicians, a prominent corporate lawyer from India, top executives from the leading stock exchange in India, and the head of a key private investment research company, all of whom represent the best in their respective fields.
Author: John C. Burch
Publisher: Aspen Publishers
Release Date: 2005
Capital Markets Handbook, Sixth Edition is the definitive desk reference for capital market professionals and a complete resource for anyone working in the financial markets field. Written by seasoned professionals in association with the SIA, Capital Markets Handbook covers the latest developments in major securities legislation, and all aspects of documentation, underwriting, pricing, distribution, settlement, immediate aftermarket trading of new issues, compliance issues, a glossary, a bibliography, and appendices containing the full text of the primary statutes and regulations. The Sixth Edition includes coverage of new developments, including compliance issues such as: New amendments to NASD Rule 2710 ("The Corporate Financing Rule") governing underwriting compensation Updates on PIPE and Registered Direct Transactions Amendments to Rule 10b-18 governing corporate repurchase of equity securities Online Dutch auction procedures in use for the Google, Inc. IPO United Kingdom Financial Service Authority guidance on conflict of interest regarding pricing and allocation issues which have been adopted by one major U.S. investment bank Amendments to Rule 105 Regulation M concerning short selling in connection with public offerings Currency conversion in settlement of a global offering NASD Rule 2790-Restriction on the Purchase and Sale of IPO equity securities NASD IPO Distribution Manager procedures for filing with NASD Corporate Financing Proposed NASD Rule 2712 concerning allocation and distribution of shares in an initial public offering A reorganized compliance chapter in a checklist format designed to ease and enhance CEO and CFO Compliance Certification required by a proposed amendment to NASD Rule 3010 (Supervision) and the adoption of Interpretive Material 3010-1 And more
Author: Raffaele Scalcione
Publisher: Kluwer Law International B.V.
Release Date: 2011-01-01
It is now widely recognized that an uncontrolled "derivatives revolution" triggered one of the most spectacular worst-case scenarios of modern times. This book - the most cogent legal analysis of the subject yet to appear in any language - lays bare the core role played by the failure to adequately regulate derivatives in the financial crisis of recent years. The author's insistence that derivatives must be viewed not as profit-seeking investments but as risk management tools - and his well-grounded prescriptions to ensure that they are regulated in that way - sheds clear light on the best way for companies, financial institutions, and hedge funds to move forward in their use of these useful but highly hazardous instruments. This book clearly shows how such elements as the following fit into the legal analysis of derivatives, and how proper regulation will preserve their usefulness and economic value: ; derivatives allow for the most efficient and cost-effective risk fractioning, hence risk taking, techniques ever conceived; derivatives allow for all measurable and identifiable risks that may exist in modern finance; the ability to isolate risks and insure against risk exposures is the key to the very survival of modern financial markets; risk buyers effectively take on financial exposure to various types of risk while hedgers unload unwanted exposures; derivatives allow domestic investors to acquire exposure to foreign markets without the necessity of dealing with foreign laws, foreign investments, currency exchange, or foreign fiscal regimes; derivatives increase social welfare by making it easier and less expensive to carry out many types of financial transactions; derivatives allow governments to insulate, manage, hedge or concentrate risks deriving from financial, meteorological, and even geopolitical exposure; and derivatives allow radical changes to financial and risk structure to be performed silently and rapidly. To the question: how do we ensure that a company trading derivatives is regulated effectively? this work offers a clear and convincing answer. The author's detailed recommendations for regulatory and corporate governance measures are designed to prevent excessive risk taking, the emergence of rogue traders, and ultimately the emergence of another systemic disturbance caused by chains of derivatives-related losses.
Author: Wyn Grant
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date: 2012-05-24
Genre: Business & Economics
Systematically exploring the consequences of the global financial crisis, this text focuses primarily on the impact on policy and politics. It asks how governments responded to the challenges that the crisis has posed, and the policy and political impact of the combination of both the crisis itself and these responses.


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The Wind and Wilting Blossom is an indie role-playing game developed and published by Picklefeet Games in 2020. Navigate the war-torn lands of an alternate history Heian Japan battling yokai hordes in challenging turn-based combat. Encounter hundreds of story events, level-up your party, and unlock new allies and weapons. Die, learn from your mistakes, and try again.
The game is very lightweight to run; all new computers can play The Wind and Wilting Blossom.
The RAM requirement of 3gb is easily met, though 2gb is enough to meet the minimum requirements.

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The discussion about health care systems focuses on the dynamics of expenditures and on the weak growth of the revenue base. In this discussion it is widely overseen that medical expenditures and supply of medical services crucially depend on the compensation of physician services. The paper analyses the implementation of an outcome-based payment system in the presence of asymmetric information. Two cases are studied in detail: first, the common situation of physicians moral hazard and second, a double moral hazard model. The choice of insurance and payment contracts then depends on the characteristics of asymmetric information.
outcome-based remuneration double moral hazard health policy

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text: Lauren Alaina will join Jason Aldean's My Kinda Party tour in early 2012. As previously reported, Luke Bryan will hold the middle slot. The tour launches on Jan. 20 in Greenville, S.C., and continues through March 24 in East Rutherford, N.J. Her singles include "Like My Mother Does" and "Georgia Peaches." She placed second on American Idol this year. "I am so excited to be a part of the Jason Aldean tour with Luke Bryan," she said. "I am a huge fan of both of them. ... If I wasn't a part of the lineup, I would want to be in the front row. I am honored that my first major country tour will allow me to share the stage with two fellow Georgia artists. That is definitely my kind of party!"


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The first World Struggle saw the big scale use of many new forms of modern weapons. Aircraft, submarines, heavy artillery and machine guns had been used before but really came into their own on the battlefields of the Western Front. The mass deployment of these weapons swept away the army strategies of the nineteenth century and inaugurated the era of whole warfare. The unanticipated calls for of this new form of battle led to the creation of completely new kinds of weapons. Among these was essentially the most recognizable image of recent army may, the tank.
This can serve, partly, to reconnect many Africans who are far removed from our ancient and traditional intergenerational cultural transmission practices, which have been for the past 500+ years short-circuited. Trraditionally speaking, our socialization ws underneath the impartial management of figuring out and clever African elders, who, if we get serious about it, are nonetheless official consultant and leaders of the African comunities, in Africa and Diaspora.
The time period info Age” has appeared in Rushkoff’s work, but he has critiqued the term.Speaking at conference in February 2000, organised in New York by The Disinformation Company, Rushkoff (2004) argued that utilizing information as the defining time period for the changes wrought by growing applied sciences was an try by enterprise to earn money out of the adjustments actually going down in communications.
The Division of Communications, in collaboration with the Division of Business, Science and Know-how and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada, in recognition of the life and heritage of Prof. Fessenden within the fields of radio sciences and communications, has only recently introduced an undergraduate and postgraduate scholarship program to encourage college students to proceed with university research in this area of science. The primary of those scholarships can be awarded within the spring of 1993.
It’s clear that Africans and indigenous Americans may have put collectively an amalgamated lifestyle with out the destructive warfare towards one another. For the European to have achieved this, he must respect the humanity of the folks he found; and he confirmed no tendency to take action despite the fact that most of them treated the Europeans as friends and with peace, until they(Europeans) decided to be conquerors and enslavers.

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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and Polyphony Digital INC announced that a playable time trial from the Gran Turismo 5 racing franchise for PlayStation 3 will be available for download on 17 December in the PlayStation Network featuring one-track level with the Nissan 370Z. Gran Turismo 5 is probably one of the most awaited games ever.
The time trial, which will be available on 17 December offers you early access to the game and its also an entry point for the GT Academy in 2010 - a competition that will find the best virtual drivers in Europe and train some of them to become real-life racing drivers at the famous United Kingdom Silverstone track.
The life of a Spanish student named Lucas Ordoñez was completely changed last year by the PlayStation and Nissan's GT Academy. He entered the academy and won at the Dubai 24H. This can be your chance to follow him and see what's it like to be in his place. You can try to beat the clock when you Download the Gran Turismo 5 time trial on 17th December, after which your best time will be uploaded to the online national leaderboard and you can keep trying again and again. When the demo of the game arrives in late January, twenty of the best and fastest drivers will be invited to a final where they will play head-to-head on Gran Turismo 5. The winners will go to Silverstone, where they will get the chance to sit behind the wheel of a Nissan 370z.
Gran Turismo 5 offers an astounding realism, in-car physics and design. The full title for the Sony PlayStation 3 features the world's most famous tracks rendered in HD for the best experience and the most legendary cars in motor racing from the past to the present. The return of this highly anticipated franchise is arriving in the form of a demo time trial on 17th December, and you have the chance to be the first onto the Gran Turismo 5 racetrack.


Trinamool withdraws support to Congress-led civic body
Siliguri: Trinamool Congress today withdrew support to Congress-led civic body in Siliguri, West Bengal`s key commercial town, resulting in failure to pass the budget for current year 2013.
Senior Trinamool councillor Krishnachandra Pal announced his party was taking back support to the alliance-run civic board after Congress councillors created a ruckus in the House demanding the budget be considered as passed.
Even as the din increased, Chairman Nantu Pal tabled the budget for voting and all the 14 Trinamool councillors voted against it.
Congress councillors maintained since they were numerically higher--15--and already publicly supported the budget there was no need for them to formally cast votes and it should be technically considered passed.
In the melee, the Chairman announced the budget could not be passed today.
In the 47-seat SMC, Congress has 15 members, TMC 14 and CPI(M) 17. With the resignation of the ward number 21 TMC councillor three years ago, the seat fell vacant with no by-poll having taken place since then.
Congress sources said the civic board was not in danger and the budget could again be taken up later.
However, Trinamool Congress alleged Congress has lost the right to run the corporation any more.
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In recent years the use of chlorine for swimming pool disinfection has been replaced by ionization with copper or with the combination of copper and silver. This procedure is performed with copper ionizers. These devices use electrolysis to release copper ions into pool water, via an anode or electrode that is usually connected to the pipe that supplies water to the pool. These devices can be powered by a power supply or use solar panels to generate electricity.
Copper ionization has a potent biocidal effect on microorganisms and black algae, considered more resistant. The copper (Cu2+) ions look for particles of opposite polarity in the water, such as bacteria, viruses and fungi. Then, by attaching to the cell walls of microorganisms, they disturb their permeability and promote an alteration in the absorption of nutrients in the microorganism. Likewise, by altering the permeability of the cell wall, they facilitate the entry of other disinfectant agents, which inhibits the multiplication of microorganisms.
Copper ionization is a safe way to keep swimming pools clean, excluding the side effects of chlorine on the skin, hair and eyes, because it decreases by a high percentage, the amount of chlorine and other chemicals, for the maintenance of swimming pools.
Should I assess the copper level in the pool when I use copper ionization?
When copper ionization is applied, water analysis should be done for several reasons. The first, to check the effectiveness of the system, the second, to check compliance with existing regulations. The third, to identify problems related to excess or lack of copper.
Some manufacturers recommend a first determination before applying copper ionization. Then, measure at a weekly frequency. On the other hand, most ionizer manufacturers recommend keeping the level of copper in water between 0.2 and 0.4 ppm. If the concentration is maintained in that range, no adjustments are made. Conversely, if the level is below 0,2 ppm or above 0,4 ppm, changes in ionizer control should be made, as values below the recommended range will not provide protection against micro-organisms. Values above the range, may promote the appearance of spots in the pool.
How to assess copper ion concentration?
The assessment of copper levels in pools is performed with the ion meter, also known as ISE, for “selective ion electrode”. It is a device that allows to determine the activity of ions in an aqueous solution, measuring the electrical potential.
Ion-selective electrodes are modern analytical tools that facilitate the assessment of the ionic activity of samples, quickly and directly. They form a versatile, affordable and advantageous measurement system, compared to other techniques, for example, it is relatively economical and easy to perform. In addition, it has a wide measuring range of copper concentration. This instrument is of great help in identifying any imbalance in the concentration of copper ions in swimming pools.
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At Kalstein we offer a wide variety of copper ion meters, from the YR series. You can choose the one that best suits your needs. Kalstein copper ion meters, which offer the possibility to select the concentration units, e.g. ppm, mg/L and MOL/L, simplify the measurement process by directly reading the ion concentration. In addition, they are designed with a backlit LCD screen and offer a set-up menu that allows the number of calibration points, stability criteria, temperature, unit, date and time, among others, to be set. For more information on Kalstein copper ion meters, visit the link HERE
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A cobot palletizer or robot palletizer is an automated material handling system that stacks goods and products onto a pallet. It is usually placed at the end of a production line and allows for stability, precision and high efficiency.
A palletizer is an end-of-line system that often consists of a robot or cobot arm with a gripper attached for the picking and placing of products in a defined stacking pattern onto a pallet. Within Smart Robotics, we have developed the Smart Palletizer for this task; an intelligent, flexible and compact end-of-line cobot used for the palletizing of your products.
Implementing a palletizing system in your production process will increase the efficiency and improve quality of work. A system such as the Smart Palletizer can help with various production challenges such as:
The Smart Palletizer is a cobot system. But why choose a cobot palletizer? A cobot palletizer requires a much smaller space than a robot palletizer and cooperates safely with your employees. There is no need for safety fences and a cobot can continue its operation when an operator is near. This results in high flexibility and user-friendly cooperation with the cobot. In addition, cobots are easier to implement and can be installed very quickly.
A cobot palletizer can serve customers in many types of markets, such as Food and Pharma, that are facing ever increasing consumer demand and rising labor shortages. A cobot palletizer can help improve quality of work and scale your business.


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Buying a property in Bangalore is a profitable opportunity for the investors. The real estate market of Bangalore is flourishing speedily. The city has become the hub for the individuals who build a career or pursue education. In a short interval of time, many IT business houses started recognizing Bangalore as the fertile land where they can set up base. In terms of investment more and more people are now giving preference to buy property rather than gold. But getting Land For Sale In Bangalore is not as simple and easy as it seems. It is a long term investment and should be done watchfully.
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TaylorMade Golf, makers of the No. 1 driver in golf, have today announced a brand new partnership with Microsoft.
The golf brand unveiled their new deal with the American technology giants in a bid to enhance players’ performances through advanced analytics and a brand new device.
The Microsoft Band will aim to improve a player’s game by analysing their movement, heartrate, calorie burn and being able to track their shots.
“Digital technology is playing a bigger part in peoples’ lives today,” said David Abeles, CEO of TaylorMade Golf Company.
“This is no different in the golf space, so it was a natural fit to partner with Microsoft in developing this innovative platform, aimed at enhancing the golfers experience through a series of unprecedented smart technologies.”
“We are excited to bring the golf experience to the Microsoft Band,” said Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president, Microsoft Devices and Services.
“The combination of walking several miles with the physical rigor that goes into playing a round provides a great opportunity for Microsoft Health and Microsoft Band to track our golf customers’ fitness and provide observations to help take their game to the next level.”
The Microsoft Band is available in the US in Microsoft Stores, at Amazon, Best Buy and Target, and online at microsoftstore.com for $199. It is available for £169 in the UK and at retailers including Amazon, Curry’s PC World, Dixons Travel, Harrods, and O2.


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Cape Town – The Voice SA talent, Zoë Modiga, needs no introduction.
If you're as hooked as us to the talent show she would be gracing your TV screen every Sunday evening.
The full-time musician, singer-songwriter and composer, mesmerised us all with her performance of Hozier’s, Take Me To Church in her blind audition.
With the help of Coach Lira she's only been getting better.
1. Nickname: Zoe
2. I entered the Voice SA because … I wanted exposure, the opportunity to work with an established mentor, to challenge myself musically and expand on music business knowledge.
3. The best thing about working with coach Lira is … her heart, her genuine vibes and willingness to share all that she's learnt practically. She's an icon and she's very giving with herself. It's inspiring.
4. If I could sing one song for the rest of my life it would be … Blue Rose by Lizz Wright.
5. Before I hit the stage I … pray and download my songs character so that I am as true to the story as possible.
6. My musical crush is … Tupac Shakur, my taste is temperamental for the living folks.
7. I’d most like to do a duet with … Laura Mvula, Lianne La Havas, Nakhane Toure and a couple of music friends.
8. I never leave my house without … perfume, lip balm and breath mints.
9. My biggest weakness is … impatience.
10. If I win the Voice SA I will … scream!
This Sunday at 17:00 on ?#TheVoiceSA? on M-Net: all 13 talent perform, tracks available on iTunes and appearances from Matthew Mole and Monark!
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We apperceive how altered cars age, what faults they are applicable to simply accept and which might be the first-rate (and least) dependable. We apperceive this because each yr we assay tens of luggage of automobile owners, and ask them approximately their adventures with their vehicle.
Our assay is so capable it’s ample to betrayal the motors with a distinct duty that’s so abounding and so standard that we count on it’s suited a accountability with the auto’s accomplishment and needs to be recalled. If a car has a usual weak point, why should you pay?
Our latest assay (Dec 2019 to Feb 2020) had responses from forty seven,013 bodies who advised us approximately the fifty five,833 motors they own and drive and any issues they finished in the year above-mentioned to our survey. Thank you to every person who took part.
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The fault: Nissan Qashqai batteries in zero-three-yr-vintage vehicles
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'So You Think You Can Use 'I' Statements'- Communication in Family Therapy
Teenagers are often not rushing to open up to their parents which makes the adolescent years even harder. Most teens have questions they need answers to, or support in some areas of their life. As a family therapist, I stress the importance of parents learning to communicate effectively with their children, and their co-parents.
In the multifamily group I run. we practice these in a game I like to call 'So You Think You Can.... Use I Statements'.
'I' statements were invented by Thomas Gordon in the 60's as a way to help children communicate with their parents. The technique is so useful it's used most often in couples therapy, and could (and should) be used in any relationship in which it's important to convey your feelings.
Help you communicate, not alienate:
'I' Statements help communicate your thoughts and feelings without shutting the other person down, or getting them feeling defensive:
If you make citations, about your frustrations, they don't land like accusations:
If you start the conversation by focusing on your feelings, rather than the behavior of the other person, it may land on more open ears.
The following three steps are helpful in remembering how to use an 'I' Statement.


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The VersaMix can achieve a “unique combination” of low, intermediate, and high shear rates, the company says.
Pictured: A Model VMC-1000 mixer that accommodates 1000 gallons.
Charles Ross & Son Co. (Hauppauge, NY) has introduced a new VersaMix multi-agitator mixer that is ideal for mixing viscous pastes and slurries.
The VersaMix can achieve a “unique combination” of low, intermediate, and high shear rates, the company says. “Each agitator is independently driven, imparting a wide range of mixing intensities and flow patterns as the product changes rheologically throughout the batching cycle,” the company describes in a press release.
The unit includes a two-wing anchor, a gate agitator, and a high-speed disperser. Mixers are available for a range of capacities, from 1 gallon (laboratory model) to 4,000 gallon.
The unit is designed for “gentle but thorough blending,” and the agitator may be enhanced with helical flights if a company is looking to improve top-to-bottom mixing. To optimize material and heat transfer, hinged Teflon scrapers are arranged in a staggered pattern on the anchor. The gate agitator also promotes bulk flow through horizontal cross bars that move material in a forward direction, and vertical bars that create backward flow.
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