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With the government’s attention turning to taxes, your estate plan may need your attention

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21

Now that the COVID-19 relief bill has been signed, the President and Congress have turned their attention to tax changes.

Who Qualifies as a Healthcare Provider?

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21

As healthcare becomes more technology-driven, the traditional understanding of what constitutes a “heathcare provider” has been blurred. Computers and related electronic equipment, supported by legions of technicians and trainers, are now an integral component of modern medicine.

Peach Genome Dissected to Provide Insights into Ecological Influences

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21

The humble peach has been the inspiration for pies, album titles, independent movies, and a fictional woman's baseball team, but is also an important food species, yielding 24.5 million tons globally in 2018.  Like all plant species, their sessile nature makes them a good target for environmental

Changes to well spacing requirements in Alberta

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) recently announced changes to well spacing requirements. These spacing requirements, contained in the Oil and Gas Conservation Rules (OGCR), govern the number of wells permitted to be drilled within a given pool....

Sports & Entertainment Spotlight - April 2021 #4

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21

Welcome back to the Spotlight: the blog with more longevity (but far less financial backing) than the European Super League (ESL).

Biden-Harris Administration’s ‘All of Government’ Approach to Addressing Climate Change and Environmental Justice

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21

The Biden-Harris administration has set its sights on an ambitious environmental policy agenda, focusing on climate change and environmental justice as key initiatives, and intends to implement its agenda through an “all of government” approach....

European Climate Law

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21

The European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament have agreed on a so-called "European Climate Law".

LIBOR's Long Good-Bye

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21

Ready or not, borrowers are involuntarily seeing changes in the interest rates they are being charged. Why, you ask?

Auditors, Lawyers and the Lack of “Independence” — Bias and Financial Incentives

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21

We are surrounded by bias in a variety of contexts –  news, politics, books and Internet information.  Given the overwhelming amount of information, some find comfort in information supplied by sources with a bias.  We have become comfortable with some level of bias. ...

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - April #4

By EsqSocial Corporation 23/04/21

CYBERSECURITY - NSA Issues New Warning About Four Critical Patches to Microsoft Exchange Servers - The National Security Agency (NSA) recently issued a warning to private industry about four zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server versions 2013, 2016, and 2019 used on-premises.

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