This edition is about a great saint, one of the prominent figures in the history of Mahabharata, a duty-bound affectionate youngest brother of Dhritarashtra, the pure devotee of the Lord and an incarnation of Yamaraja, Mahatma Vidura. NBS # 15 Features:- 1)The Birth Of ViduraMahabharata 2) Animandavya Curses YamarajaMahabharata 3) No One Equal To ViduraMahabharata 4) Partiality Towards The PandavasMahabharata 5) Vidura Goes For PilgrimageSrila Sukadeva Goswami 6) Vidura’s Returning To HastinapurSrila Suta Goswami 7)Vidura Was Never A ShudraHis Divine Grace A .C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

This report assesses the Observance of Standards and Codes on Fiscal Transparency Module for the Slovak Republic. Fiscal management and transparency in the Slovak Republic have improved substantially over the last two years, and the country now meets the fiscal transparency code’s standards in several areas. Key weaknesses in the coverage of fiscal operations and in budget preparation have been largely addressed: budget preparation is now cast within clearly identified medium-term macroeconomic framework and constraints; and budget execution and reporting have new financial control and internal audit procedures.

Carbon dioxide is the most important greenhouse gas after water vapor in the atmosphere of the earth. More than 98% of the carbon of the atmosphere-ocean system is stored in the oceans as dissolved inorganic carbon. The key for understanding critical processes of the marine carbon cycle is a sound knowledge of the seawater carbonate chemistry, including equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties as well as stable isotope fractionation.Presenting the first coherent text describing equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties and stable isotope fractionation among the elements of the carbonate system. This volume presents an overview and a synthesis of these subjects which should be useful for graduate students and researchers in various fields such as biogeochemistry, chemical oceanography, paleoceanography, marine biology, marine chemistry, marine geology, and others.The volume includes an introduction to the equilibrium properties of the carbonate system in which basic concepts such as equilibrium constants, alkalinity, pH scales, and buffering are discussed. It also deals with the nonequilibrium properties of the seawater carbonate chemistry. Whereas principle of chemical kinetics are recapitulated, reaction rates and relaxation times of the carbonate system are considered in details. The book also provides a general introduction to stable isotope fractionation and describes the partitioning of carbon, oxygen, and boron isotopes between the species of the carbonate system. The appendix contains formulas for the equilibrium constants of the carbonate system, mathematical expressions to calculate carbonate system parameters, answers to exercises and more.