Chemical Safety Board finalizes investigation into Arkema fires following Tropical Storm Harvey
U.S. EPA proposes restriction of asbestos
New uses would be restricted, but industry’s current use of carcinogenic mineral can continue
China swoons over cleantech and biotech stocks
Un dispositivo hace más fácil y segura la transferencia de <i>terc</i>-butil litio y otros compuestos químicos pirofóricos
Las piezas reducen de forma sencilla el peligro al transferir pequeños volúmenes de productos químicos inflamables
Career Ladder: Chloe Poston
This chemist carved a path away from the bench to become an expert on the scientific workforce
Entrepreneur rethinks lithium-ion batteries with an eye toward storing renewable energy
Chemist Amy Prieto of Colorado State University discusses her work to commercialize a safer, more customizable battery
Investor reading list: May 9, 2020
It was a hectic week for investors with a flurry of deals and developments. Catch up on the news you have missed with this curated reading list of BL’s top stories.
This RBI museum blends technology with history
In the museum, RBI's history is shown in panels that illuminate while moving on a rotating table, and begins with the commencement of RBI in 1934 and ends with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's famous speech on November 8, 2016 announcing demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes.
Toronto Stock Exchange Company Manual
In partnership with the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), Wolters Kluwer has been publishing the printed version of the Toronto Stock Exchange Company Manual for over 10 years. We are pleased to be able to continue to publish it and provide you with the most up-to-date text of this invaluable resource.
As Canada's senior equities market, the TSX provides an efficient, liquid market for a broad cross-section of Canadian issuers. The TSX assists about 1500 issuers through services designed to increase retail and institutional investors. Whether your company is listed or considering listing on the TSX, this manual is the most comprehensive source of compliance information that you will need.
It includes practical information such as forms, including those needed to apply for listing, and the private placement questionnaire. It is updated by the TSX as required and you will receive these updates as part of your annual subscription service. It also gives you all the information you need to know about listing and maintaining a listing on the TSX, including:
- Benefits of a TSX listing
- The listing process
- Responsibilities of companies once listed
- Suspension and delisting criteria
- TSX timely disclosure policy and guidelines for dealing with the media
Included with your subscription is the monthly newsletter Canadian Securities Law News, that summarizes all recent developments in securities regulation across Canada.
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Canadian Stock Exchanges Manual
The Canadian Stock Exchanges Manual is an essential publication for anyone dealing with any of the stock exchanges in Canada.
Topics covered:
- Policies, by-laws, forms, and rules of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Mutual Funds Dealers Association (MFDA)
- Rules, policies, and forms of the Montreal Exchange
- Rules, by-laws, and annexes of the Winnipeg Commodity Exchange
- TSX Company Manual
- TSX Venture Corporate Finance Manual
- TSX Rule Book and Policies
- Rules, policies and procedures, notices, and forms of the CNSX Stock Exchange
- Universal market integrity rules (UMIR) of IIROC
Your subscription also includes the monthly newsletter, Canadian Securities Law News, that summarizes all recent developments in securities regulation across Canada.
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CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course, 1st Edition
CCH, in partnership with Advocis, provides this study text for use in the CFP® Education Program. The contents within the text, the module tests, and the comprehensive financial plan are designed to prepare course registrants to write the Financial Planning Examination 2 (FPE2) administered by Financial Planners Standards Council (FPSC).
CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course also comes bundled with the FPSC’s Financial Planning Case Studies, Series 1.
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The CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course gives students all the materials required to summarize and integrate the core curriculum learning and prepare for the FPE2 exam.
- Current, concise and accurate materials
- All assignment materials have been carefully prepared and tested
- Program delivery format is designed to complement individual learning styles
- Cases provide excellent examples of real-life financial planning situations, similar to the FPSC cases
- The program is designed to give students a framework for excellence and to provide a strategic advantage in the marketplace
- A relationship with CCH allows you to tap into the authoritative research tools and leading edge solutions that professionals use everyday in their practices
This course begins with a profile of the Canadian financial planning industry, reviews the FPSC Code of Ethics, Practice Standards, the CFP® Professional Competency Profile, and the FPE2 Examination Blueprint. Six modules provide an excellent summary of the Competency Profile technical knowledge covered in the core curriculum courses. Module 27 offers examination writing techniques and practice questions. The final module of the course provides the student with several integrative case studies and practice in applying the concepts in the text.
M20 – The Financial Planning Industry
M21 – Taxation Planning
M22 – Risk Management and Insurance
M23 – Asset Management
M24 – Retirement Planning
M25 – Estate Planning
M26 – Financial Management
M27 – Path to the CFP Certification and CFP Examination
M28 – FPSC Financial Plan and Case Studies
Successful completion of the Capstone course qualifies the student for the FPSC Financial Planning Examination 2 (FPE2).
About CCH’s financial planning educational software
Each text includes two CDs. Disc 1 holds oneSource, CCH’s reference library for advisors. The educational version of this extensive electronic research library gives you a wealth of planning information, including the bas
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CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course, 3rd Edition
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CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course – 3rd Edition
The new CCH/Advocis FPSC-approved Capstone Course takes students through a concise summary of the core curriculum requirements, introduces them to new material required for the Financial Planning Examination 2 (FPE2), and then develops and tests their ability to integrate the core material.
- Concise, easy-to-follow textbook helps students review and integrate the core competencies required by a financial planner
- Students prepare with integrative case studies and practice in applying core concepts, plus exam writing techniques and practice questions
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Inscription: tracing place: history and memory in architectural and literary practice / edited by Klaske Havik, Susana Oliveira, Jacob Voorthuis, Noortje Weenink
Congreso internacional eficiencia engergética y edificación histórica: actas = International conference energy efficiency in historic buildings: proceedings / edited by Fundación de Casas Históricas y Singulares, Fundación Ar
Modern management methods: architecture, historic value, and the electronic image / Caitlin Blanchfield and Farzin Lotfi-Jam
Brininstool + Lynch: making architecture 1989-2019 / essay by Reed Kroloff
Landscape and infrastructure: re-imagining the pastoral paradigm for the 21st century / Margaret Birney Vickery
UnDoing buildings: adaptive reuse and cultural memory / Sally Stone
Of stones and man: from the pharaohs to the present day / Jean Kerisel
Chinese architecture: a history / Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt
Neuroarchitecture / Christoph Metzger ; [translated from German by Rae Walter in association with First Edition Translations Ltd, Cambridge, UK]
Historic construction and conservation: materials, systems and damage / Pere Roca, Paulo B. Lourenço and Angelo Gaetani
Reciprocal landscapes: stories in material movements / Jane Hutton
An economic history of the English garden / Roderick Floud
Speaking of buildings: oral history in architectural research / Janina Gosseye, Naomi Stead, and Deborah van der Plaat, editors
Powerhouse: the life and work of Judith Chafee / Christopher Domin and Kathryn McGuire ; introduction by William J.R. Curtis
Whole building air leakage: testing and building performance impacts / editors, Theresa Weston, Keith Nelson, and Katherine Wissink
Stories of house and home: Soviet apartment life during the Khrushchev years / Christine Varga-Harris
Living on campus: an architectural history of the American dormitory / Carla Yanni
Concrete changes: architecture, politics, and the design of Boston City Hall / Brian M. Sirman
A rare treatise on interior decoration and architecture: Joseph Friedrich zu Racknitz's Presentation and history of the taste of the leading nations / edited and translated by Simon Swynfen Jervis
Architecture and dystopia / edited by Dario Donetti
Back Stories with Marc Thiele
Welcome to Back Stories — a new series of one on one interviews hosted by Keir Whitaker (one-half of the team behind The Back to Front Show).
Each episode, unlike the usual show, will come in at 30 minutes and will attempt to delve into the interesting lives of people working in the web, design, tech, publishing, and creative industries.
In this first episode, Keir chats with Marc Thiele — long-time friend and the man behind the Beyond Tellerrand series of web conferences. There’s plenty of ground covered including the early 8 bit days, Flash, events, and more.
Marc Online
- Marc’s personal web site
- Marc on Twitter
- Beyond Tellerrand
- Twumble — Marc’s mostly German language podcast
- Marc’s interview with Keir on Twumble
Back Stories with Craig Lockwood
Welcome to the second episode of Back Stories — a new series of one on one interviews hosted by Keir Whitaker (one-half of the team behind The Back to Front Show).
In this episode, Keir is joined by Craig Lockwood — long time friend of the show and the man behind endeavours including software, events, co-working spaces, and more. In this very open and honest account of his work and life, Craig shares his experiences of working in the web and tech industry.
Craig Online
- Craig’s personal web site
- Craig on Twitter
- Shopish — Craig’s day job
- Fit Stat — Craig’s side project
Back Stories with Kurt Elster
In this episode of Back Stories, Keir chats with Kurt Elster — founder of ecommerce agency Ethercycle, host of the popular Ecommerce Hacks Weekly video series, author of Ecommerce Bootcamp, and the host of The Unofficial Shopify Podcast.
Topics include the benefits of the “peacock” jacket, naming your company, specialisation, automating inbound leads, productised consulting, and much more.
Kurt Online
- Kurt’s personal web site
- Kurt on Twitter
- “Ecommerce Bootcamp” — Kurt’s book
- The Unofficial Shopify Podcast — Kurt’s podcast
- Ethercycle — Kurt’s company
- Ecommerce Hacks Weekly — Kurt’s newsletter
Back Stories with Oliver Lindberg
In this episode of Back Stories, Keir chats with Oliver Lindberg— founder of the new Pixel Pioneers web conference series and all round content guru. Topics covered include how to find speakers for your conference, the role of a good editor, how to improve your writing skills, and how to pitch to an editor.
Oliver Online
- Oliver’s personal web site
- Oliver on Twitter
- Pixel Pioneers — Oliver’s conference series
- The Lindberg Interviews — Oliver’s interviews
Muppetry & other Stories
Happy 2018! Eschewing a long-standing tradition of not actually releasing shows we are kicking off the year as we mean to go on (for now) with a brand spanking new edition!
Join us for 50 glorious high fidelity minutes (true for one of us) and celebrate five years of the show. We don’t dwell too long on our golden non-award winning archive and go on to indulge in some chat, review a book, have a moan about Kickstarter projects, and for once don’t end on dog tech!
- Beyond Tellerrand Munich 2018
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
- Space Gray Apple iMac Pro Stuff sold for Thousands
- The Cozydesk
- The Rise, Fall and Rise Again of the Creative Technologist: