The end is near

It seems like I am coming to an end of my blogging days..........

Water Map

Water Map - World Resources Institute

http://aqueduct.wri.org/atlas

Water -- Finance Side

Indexes

NASDAQ OMX US Water Index ETF List
http://etfdb.com/index/nasdaq-omx-us-water-index/

S&P Global Water Index ETF List
http://etfdb.com/index/sp-global-water-index/

 NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index ETF List
http://etfdb.com/index/nasdaq-omx-global-water-index/

ISE Water Index ETF List
http://etfdb.com/index/ise-water-index/



ETFs

PHO	PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio http://etfdb.com/etf/PHO/
CGW	Guggenhiem S&P Global Water Index ETFhttp://etfdb.com/etf/CGW/
PIO	PowerShares Global Water Resources Portfoliohttp://etfdb.com/etf/PIO/
FIW	First Trust ISE Water Index Fundhttp://etfdb.com/etf/FIW/

Fund Portfolios

PHO -- http://www.invescopowershares.com/products/overview.aspx?ticker=PHO

PIO -- http://www.invescopowershares.com/products/overview.aspx?ticker=PIO

CGW -- http://guggenheiminvestments.com/products/etf/cgw

FIW -- http://www.ftportfolios.com/retail/etf/etfsummary.aspx?ticker=fiw

Trading Systems and Platform

Trading System and Platform

See it as a machine which facilitates

• BUY and SELL of securities
• Tells MARKET situation and which POSITION to take.

Example:
Cunningham Trading Systems
http://www.ctsfutures.com/

Is water Global or Local ?

Water is LOCAL or REGIONAL, not yet GLOBAL

An Appeal

Thank you to all the great souls who toiled their lives to develop the "system"

To the young generation and to all outliers, please respect the "system", please do not lo(o)se it in the conflict between the heart and the brain, between the intelligence and the instinct.

Let the "Pure Conscious" rise.

Sometimes these are needed.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGy70BxOQwY&list=RD02Vr7dDLXyCII

2012-2013 --> As things were

It started in January 2012.

Delhi/ Noida - 3 Months --> Job Search, Reading books

Lost patience

Delhi - Ahmedabad - Mumbai - Bangalore - Chennai - Kochi - Chennai - Bangalore - Mumbai - Ahmedabad - 2 months --> Bus Trip, Hopping at all the bachelor friends residence in the cities, mostly

Ahmedabad, Little Rann of Kutch, South Gujarat - 2 months --> First consulting assignment

Melghat near the Tiger Reserve - 2 weeks --> Second assignment

Nalasopara, Mumbai Suburbs - 3 months --> Third assignment, Job search

Hyderabad - 5 months --> Consulting job

It ended in May 2013.

...........

Such a moving time.........
Skipping the names and valuable details.........

Water people

Dr. Sanford V. (Sandy) Berg

Distinguished Service Professor/PURC Dir. of Water Studies

University of Florida, Warrington College of Business Administration

http://warrington.ufl.edu/contact/profile.asp?WEBID=1260

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TBC

Some industrial stakeholders of water space

Source: World Economic Forum, Water

Water books

Books

Water Finance: Public Responsibilities and Private Opportunities (Wiley Finance) - Neil S. Grigg
http://www.amazon.com/Water-Finance-Responsibilities-Private-Opportunities/dp/0470767553

Governance and Complexity in Water Management: Creating Cooperation Through Boundary Spanning Strategies - Hans Bressers, Kris Lulofs
http://www.amazon.com/Governance-Complexity-Water-Management-Cooperation/dp/1848449550

The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water - Charles Fishman
http://www.amazon.com/The-Big-Thirst-Secret-Turbulent/dp/1439102074/ref=pd_sim_b_5

The Atlas of Water, Second Edition: Mapping the World's Most Critical Resource -Maggie Black, Jannet King
http://www.amazon.com/The-Atlas-Water-Second-Edition/dp/0520259343/ref=pd_sim_b_1

Financial Management for Water Utilities: Principles of Finance, Accounting and Management Controls - Ann T. Bui
http://www.amazon.com/Financial-Management-Water-Utilities-Principles/dp/1583218599



Reports

United Nations . Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/iwrm.shtml


Berg, Sanford (2010). Water Utility Benchmarking: Measurement, Methodologies and Performance Incentives, International Water Association, xii-170. 

Water: Technologies, Applications, Companies

Technologies: Membranes Defined pore size membranes Anti-fouling strategies Disinfection Electrolytic & hydrodynamic cavitation UV-LED and photocatalytic disinfection Process water Advanced reuse and recovery Ultrapure water Water sensors, software, and IT Pathogens, metals, and other contaminants Fouling detection sensors Wastewater Toxic and extreme condition treatment Nutrient extraction Pipe rehab Robotic and remote inspection Mapping and advanced algorithms Irrigation Plant monitoring and smart irrigation  Research Solutions Separate meaningful innovation from background noise Navigate large, complex, hyper-local markets Compare new technologies and business models against old ones Understand regulations, industry inertia, and other unique drivers Identify how different technologies interact Understand which segments are positioned for growth and which are set to shrink Source: http://www.luxresearchinc.com/

Applications: Municipal /residential Drinking water Wastewater Reuse Industrial Extreme water treatment Ultrapure water Cooling and boiler water Process water reuse Industrial wastewater treatment Mining wastewater Produced and flowback water Industrial fluid handling and treatment Agriculture Smart irrigation Emerging Contaminants

Companies: Ostara Nutrient Recovery Seldon Technologies NanoH2O PureSense MIOX Mycelx Microvi Biotech AgWise Norit Infilco Degremont (Suez) Trojan Technologies(Danaher) Insituform Radcom Technologies Pentair Kurita Water Industries FilmTech (Dow) Siemens Veolia Hyflux GE Water and Process Technologies

Water Links

IWA Water Wiki
http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome

IWA Publishing books
http://www.iwapublishing.com/template.cfm?name=bookseries

Mind level check

Movies are very check to how you are aligned to the time.

If a Sci-fi/ technology have a very high rating and, you did not like it, then your mind is not aligned with the technology/gizmos during that time.

Upgrade the mind.

Some Links related to USF

Off-campus apartments
http://usfapartments.com/?priceRange=&beds=&distance=10

http://www.myidealplace.com/accounts/usftmp/index.php

5

Ciao Ciao Chowmein

Today I am going,

From the team of consulting,

Ting ting ting,Ting ting ting.

May be we meet, may be not,

How many things happen as we thought,

But enjoy the fishes that you caught.

And live the life that you got.

Water Utilities

INDUSTRY CENTER - WATER UTILITIES
http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/914.html


Water Business Models
Water Pricing
Water Finance
Water Technology
Water Management Systems


Water Utility Management
http://www.waterworld.com/water-utility-management.html


Global Water Intelligence
http://www.globalwaterintel.com/

Water Centers

Websites

World Economic Forum - Water
http://www.weforum.org/issues/water/index.html

Columbia Water Center
http://water.columbia.edu/

Water Security Initiative at Harvard
http://watersecurityinitiative.seas.harvard.edu/research-topics/managing-water-related-risks

Yale Environment Center
http://envirocenter.yale.edu/

World Bank - Water
http://water.worldbank.org/

World Resources Institute - Water
http://insights.wri.org/topic/water

Public Utility Research Center at the University of Florida
http://warrington.ufl.edu/centers/purc/research/papers.aspx

University of Michigan Water Center
http://graham.umich.edu/water/rfp/

Center for Global Safe Water at Emory University
http://www.sph.emory.edu/CGSW/

UCLA Water Technology Research Center
http://www.watercenter.ucla.edu/

UNESCO water center list
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/water/ihp/water-centres/

Institute for Water Resources
http://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/

National Institutes for Water Resources (NIWR), Idaho
https://niwr.net/public/Migration/niwr.net

International WaterCentre (IWC), Brisbane
http://www.watercentre.org/about

Environmental Finance Center , The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

http://efc.unc.edu/index.html

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TBC

Personality Type

According to Myers Briggs Test, I am INTJ type with I = 78%, N = 8%, T = 62%, J = 1%.

Quite true, As I found one of the following surely holds good (highlighted & Blue) :-D

Top ten: INTJs are the type MOST likely to . . . 

1. Miss what is going on around them because they are lost in thought

2. Push themselves harder than any other type

3. Work for LONG stretches of time without a break

4. Talk over others’ heads without realizing it

5. Do exceptionally well on standardized tests; achieve excellent academic grades

6. Under-compliment and over-criticize

7. Have a top-notch vocabulary and be an avid reader

8. Catch on to a new idea, concept or approach quickly

9. Need significant time alone each day to feel optimally recharged

10. Have solutions just pop into their head out of nowhere

Source: https://type-coach.com/types/intj

A good website for finance, investment related books

http://worldwide-invest.org