Şub. 9, 2009 - ASC Process Systems

ASC is a leading manufacturer of specialized process equipment, control systems, and custom manufacturing software used in the composites, plastics, glass, solar, lumber, and concrete, coatings, and finishing industries.  Our product lines include composite autoclaves, glass-laminating autoclaves, concrete autoclaves, industrial ovens, composite ovens, electroplating automation systems, process control software, autoclave control software, oven control software, and crane and hoist control software including scheduling.   We're located in Los Angeles, CA and support thousands o

Autoclaves and other equipment

ASC manufactures a range of process equipment, including autoclaves, ovens, presses, heating systems, cooling systems, vacuum systems, and specialty pressure equipment.  We also buy and sell used equipment.

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Control & power systems

ASC is a leading supplier of control and power systems for a wide variety of equipment and industries.  We specialize in PC-based and PLC-based control solutions.  Our PC-based systems typically feature our industry-standard CPC control software package.

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Software for controls and manufacturing

ASC can develop custom software solutions for a wide variety of manufacturing applications.   Our CPC software is the world's leading software for control of autoclaves, ovens, and many other applications.  Our FLEXTIME software is also the leading PC-based solution for electro-plating and anodizing control automation

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Şub. 9, 2009 - KYC Compliance

Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance regulation has proved to be one of the biggest operational challenges banks, accountants, lawyers and similar financial service providers worldwide have had to overcome.

World-Check, the industry standard KYC compliance solution, provides an overview of KYC compliance and its origins, and outlines the compliance mandate as applicable to banks, accounting firms, lawyers and other regulated financial service providers – not just in the UK, Europe and the USA, but all around the world. Relied upon by more than 3,000 institutions worldwide, this KYC database solution provides effective legal and reputational risk reduction.

Why “Know Your Customer?”

The 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centre revealed that there were sinister forces at work around the world, and that terrorists activities were being funded with laundered money, the proceeds of illicit activities such as narcotics and human trafficking, fraud and organised crime. Overnight, the combating of terrorist financing became a priority on the international agenda.

For the financial services provider of the 21st century, “knowing your customers” was no longer a suggested course of action. Based on the requirements of legislative landmarks such as the USA PATRIOT Act 2002, modern Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance mandates were created to simultaneously combat money laundering and the funding of terrorist activities.

What is Know Your Customer (KYC)?

Know Your Customer, or KYC, refers to the regulatory compliance mandate imposed on financial service providers to implement a Customer Identification Programme and perform due diligence checks before doing business with a person or entity.

KYC fulfils a risk mitigation function, and one its key requirements is checking that a prospective customer is not listed on any government lists for wanted money launders, known fraudsters or terrorists.

If preliminary KYC checks reveal that the person is a Politically Exposed Person (PEP), for example, Advanced Due Diligence must be done in order to ensure that the person’s source of wealth is transparent, and that he or she does not pose a reputational or financial risk in terms of their finances, public positions or associations. Beyond customer identification checks, the ongoing monitoring of transfers and financial transactions against a range of risk variables forms an integral part of the KYC compliance mandate.

But to understand the importance of KYC compliance for financial service providers better, its origins need to be examined.

Origins of Know Your Customer (KYC) compliance

The arrival of the new millennium was marred by a spate of terrorist attacks and corporate scandals that unmasked the darker features of globalisation. These events highlighted the role of money laundering in cross-border crime and terrorism, and underlined the need to clamp down on the exploitation of financial systems worldwide.

Know Your Customer (KYC) legislation was principally not absent prior to 9/11. Regulated financial service providers for a long time have been required to conduct due diligence and customer identification checks in order to mitigate their own operation risks, and to ensure a consistent and acceptable level of service.

In essence, the USA PATRIOT Act was not so much a radical departure from prior legislation as it was a firmer and more extensive articulation of existing laws. The Act would lead to the more rigorous regulation of a greater range of financial services providers, and expanded the authority of American law enforcement agencies in the fighting of terrorism, both in the USA and abroad.

In October 2001, President George W. Bush signed off the USA PATRIOT Act, effectively providing federal regulators with a new range of tools and powers for fighting terror financing and money laundering. During July 2002, the US Treasury proceeded to introduce Section 326 of the PATRIOT Act, a clause that removed some key burdens for regulators and added significant enforcement muscle to the Act.

What 9/11 changed, in essence, was the extent to which existing legislation was being implemented. Using the provisions of the earlier anti-terrorism USA Act as a foundation, it included the Financial Anti-Terrorism Act, which allowed for federal jurisdiction over foreign money launders and money laundered through foreign banks. Significantly, it is this anti-terror law that would make the creation of an Anti Money Laundering (AML) programme compulsory for all financial institutions and service providers.

Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act dealt specifically with the identification of new customers (“CIP regulation”), and made extensive provisions in terms of KYC and the methods employed to verify client identities.

In accordance with this piece of updated KYC legislation, federal regulators would hold financial institutions accountable for the effectiveness of their initial customer identification and ongoing KYC screening. Institutions are required to keep detailed records of the steps that were taken to verify prospective clients’ identities.

Although current KYC legislation does not yet demand the exclusion of specific types of foreign-issued identification, it recommends the usage of machine-verifiable identity documents. The ability to notify financial institutions if concerns regarding specific types of identification were to arise, combined with a risk-based approach to KYC, proved to provide a robust mechanism for addressing security concerns.

Effectively, the risk-based approach to customer due diligence grants regulated institutions a certain degree of flexibility to determine the forms of identification they will accept, and under which conditions.

KYC compliance: Implications for banks, lawyers and accounting firms

The KYC compliance mandate, for all its positive outcomes, has burdened companies and organisations with a substantial administrative obligation. Additionally, KYC compliance increasingly entails the creation of auditable proof of due diligence activities, in addition to the need for customer identification.

Kas. 20, 2008 - Lindner Golf & Wellness Resort Portals Nous

Kas. 19, 2008 - Chalet Im Wieselti

Chalet Im Wieselti,  near the famous ski resort of Arosa (1800m ) and Weisshorn peak (2653m), offers you both comfortable self catered accommodation and an ideal location from which to experience a wide range of winter or summer sports and outdoor activities in Switzerland.


Situated in the alpine village of Langwies amongst the beautiful surroundings of the Schanfigg valley, the Chalet is ideally placed between the cosmopolitan ski resort of Arosa (15 minutes by car) and Chur the historic capital of Graubunden (20 minutes by car). 
The Chalet is south facing with stunning views across the valley and the famous Langwies viaduct. There is a wide variety of activities to take advantage of: 
Skiing 
Snowboarding
Sledging
Skating
Hiking
Mountain Biking
Sight Seeing
Fishing Golf

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Kas. 7, 2008 - The Huntington Hotel

Kas. 7, 2008 - Welcome to Scotland

Golf in Scotland is both a pilgrimage and pleasure. Search out the historic beginnings of golf and tackle the famous championship links where The Open is played. Playing in Scotland takes you back to the origins of the game but also provides an opportunity to sample true links golf, where yardage counts for nothing and it is you against the elements.

The land of tartans and bagpipes and history movies are made of, Scotland is also "the home of golf". St. Andrews Old Course had its official beginning around 1850, but the land was used for "golfe" for more than four hundred years before.

Southern Scotland is rich in rolling farmland, ancient abbeys, castles and historic houses. The central region and West Highlands is home Scotlands two largest cities and Loch Lochmond. From The Kingdom of Fife, home to St. Andrews, to Perthshire, is an area of dramatic contrasts combining rich farming patchwork with the high hills. The Highlands are one of the last wildernesses in Europe [You cannot use the -- command] from the soaring beauty of Glencoe to the idyllic charm of the Isles, and from the crashing waves of the northern coastline to the silence of the wind swept moors, this is an area that will leave you with an image of sheer size and beauty for forever.

Kas. 7, 2008 - KIŞ AYLARINDA CİLT BAKIMI

Cildinizi korumak için kullandığınız temizleyici ürünler ve bakım kremleri, içerdikleri kimyasal katkı maddelerinden dolayı uzun vadede cilde zarar verebilir. Ekonomik yönden de bütçede önemli bir gider oluşturur.

Hazır ürünlere alternatif olarak, cilt temizliği ve bakımı yapmak için bütün aktarlarda bulunan çeşitli bitkisel yağların karışımından aileye özel kremler de yapılabilir. Bu kremler, hem daha az masraflı hem de doğal olduğu gibi ailenin tüm bireyleri her türlü vücut bakımında kullanabilir. Bitkisel ürünlerle cilt ve vücut bakımı yapan uzman estetisyen Gülten Şenşafak, kış soğuklarında çok etkili olacak bir bakım kreminin yapılışını anlattı.

Kremin hazırlanmasından önce tüm vücut temizliği için önerdiği bir peeling (deri üzerindeki ölü hücreleri temizleme) yöntemi uygulanabilir. Bir kaşık mısır ununu bir kaşık yoğurtla iyice karıştırıp, el, yüz ve ayaklarınıza sürün ve bir güzel ovun. Cildiniz, temizlenir ve yumuşar. Vücut temizliği için de bu ürün kullanılabilir; ama en iyi yöntem geleneksel banyo âdetimizde yer alan kese yapmaktır. Göz altları ve kapakları dahil tüm vücut bakımında kullanabilecek krem de şöyle yapılıyor: Birer tatlı kaşığı lanolin ve balmumu, birer çorba kaşığı, kayısı yağı, buğday özü yağı ve badem yağını, bir çay kaşığı portakal yağını benmari usulü (cezveyi başka bir kaptan çıkan buharın üzerinde tutarak) eritin. Karıştırırken içine bir tatlı kaşığı gül suyunu damla damla yedirin. Katılaşıp kıvam aldığında cam bir kavanoza koyun. Tüm malzemeler bir araya geldiğinde cildi canlandıran, çatlakları tedavi eden, kırışıklıkları açan koruyucu özelliği çok fazla bir bakım kremi ortaya çıkıyor. İçine uzun süre durabilmesi için katkı maddesi konulmadığından kremin az miktarda yapılması gerekiyor. Buğday özü yağı lekeleri açar. Kayısı yağı hücre canlandırır, cildi besler. Badem yağı yumuşatıcı, kırışık açıcıdır. Portakal yağı, hücre canlandırır, temizler, kan dolaşımını sağlar. Lanolin suyu kolayca kendine çeker. Balmumu, kırışık açar, kreme yoğunluk verir.

Yüzünüze masaj yapın

Akşamları bakım kremi sürmeden önce cilt güzelce temizlenmeli. Bunun için salatalık sütlü bir tonik yapabilirsiniz. Küçük bir salatalığı rendeleyip suyunu sıkın. İçine aynı miktarda süt katın. Bu karışımla pamuk kullanarak cildinizi silin. Arkasından gülsuyu ve kekikle yapılan bir tonik ile cildinizi iyice temizleyin. Bir çorba kaşığı kekiği bir su bardağı sıcak su ile demleyip soğuduktan sonra süzün. İçine, yağlı cilt için aynı miktarda, karma ve kuru cilt için iki katı gül suyu koyun. Antiseptik olan kekik ciltteki mikropları kırar, cildi temizler, canlandırır ve gözenekleri sıkıştırır. Bakım kremini sürerken yukarı doğru hareketlerle yüzünüze ve göz çevrenize parmak uçlarınızla masaj yapın. Masaj, kırışıklıkları açar ve yaşlılık etkilerini geciktirir.

Yağ karışımı ile saç bakımı

Gülten Şenşafak’ın kış aylarında, kuruyan, kırılan, çabuk kirlenen saçlar için de bir bakım formülü var. 200’er gram zeytinyağı (çok kaliteli, içmelik denilen) veya daha az asitli olan susam yağı ve çörekotu yağının içine, 30’ar gram defne yağı ve portakal yağı katıp şişeyi çalkalayın. Banyodan iki saat önce saç diplerine sürüp sıcak suda ıslatılmış bir havluya sarın. Portakal yağı yağlı saçlara iyi gelir. Saçınız kuru ise onun yerine kayısı yağı kullanın. Bu uygulamayı haftada bir kere yapabilirsiniz. Aynı karışımın içine B ve E vitaminleri içeren ampul iğneler de kırarsanız, yağlarla birlikte bakım kalitesi artar. Eğer hücreler ölmediyse, genetik değilse, bakımsızlıktan dolayı dökülen saçları da yeniden canlandırır. Yağların temizliği zor olduğu için 4-5 kez yıkamak gerekebilir. Bu arada saç tekrar yıpranır. Bunun önüne geçmek için karışımın içine bir yumurta kırabilirsiniz. Yumurtanın beyazı gözenekleri sıkıştırır. Sarısı da içerdiği vitaminlerin yanında saçı yıkarken köpürtür ve temizliğini kolaylaştırır.

İkiye ayrılan, kırılan, kenar etleri kalkan tırnakların bakımı için de zeytinyağı ve limon karışımı kullanılabilir. Bunları bir fincanda karıştırıp her akşam beş dakika parmak uçlarınızı içine batırın. Elinizi yıkamadan önce iki saat bekleyin. Bir süre sonra iyileşmeyi fark edeceksiniz.

Kas. 7, 2008 - About This Hotel