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Industrial Agroforestry: Perspectives and Prospectives
K.T. Parthiban (Editor)
The Forests are playing a significant role in the economic prosperity and ecological stability of the country. The Indian Forests faces severe biotic and abiotic pressure leads to shrinking of its geographical distribution and the forest based industries are at the cross roads. The rate of deforestation at an alarming rate of 1.5 million ha year-1 and has fortunately come down rapidly with the enactment of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Currently, the forest area in the country is around 23.81 per cent and in Tamil Nadu, it is around 18.16 per cent which is much low against the mandated requirement of 33.0 per cent. Not only is the forest wealth of the country very poor but also its productivity in terms of Mean Annual Increment (MAI) is also one of the lowest. The less forest area coupled with the low productivity of Indian forest has ushered in a total mismatch between the demand and supply of both domestic and industrial wood requirement.
The scientific team of industrial agroforestry consortia of Forest College and Research Institute has brought out a book on "Industrial Agroforestry: Perspectives and Prospectives" to address the needs of stake holders at all levels of Production to Consumption System. This book incorporated the India's Forest and Agroforestry situation and the need for industrial wood plantations. It also comprises the status of various wood based industries like pulp and paper, plywood, matchwood, dendro power, biofuel and the requirement for different raw materials and the associated supply chain management. The incorporation of Tree Improvement, Clonal Forestry, Precision Silviculture, Profitable Agroforestry Models, Supply and Value Chain Management and Price Forecasting are some of the needed information addressed in this book which would be very useful to all wood based industrial persons, academicians and researchers of SAUs, ICAR, ICFRE Institutes, graduating students, practicing foresters, professional foresters and forest entrepreneurs.
Contents: Preface. 1. Wood based industries. 2. Industrial agroforestry - A value chain approach in Tamil Nadu. 3. Timber industries. 4. Pulp and paper industries in India - a status. 5. State of poplar and plywood industry in North-western states. 6. Biofuel industries in India. 7. Biomass briquetting technology for industrial agroforestry residues. 8. New generation wood composite. 9. Varietal development and registration of industrial wood species. 10. Principles and practices of tree seed handling techniques. 11. Biotechnological approaches for improvement and utilization of industrial wood genetic resources. 12. Precision silviculture . 13. Profitable agroforestry models for industrial wood species. 14. Alternate industrial wood species. 15. Integrated nutrient management. 16. Water management for industrial tree species. 17. Role of biofertilizers in productivity improvement of industrial wood species. 18. Insect pest management in industrial agro-forestry. 19. Integrated disease management. 20. Mechanization in forestry operations. 21. Yield prediction models for Casuarina- a pulp wood species. 22. Marketing and trade of industrial wood species in India. 23. Price forecasting in industrial wood species. 24. Participatory extension approaches towards sustainable industrial agroforestry.
K.T. Parthiban
Dr. K.T. Parthiban, Assistant professor of Forestry, Forest College and research Institute Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam has 13 years of experience in the field of UG and PG teaching, research and extension service. He worked as a research fellow in Ireland during 1992-93. He has visited a number of countries to get training in plant transformation techniques. He has excellent research experiences by acting as a Principal Investigator and Co-principal Investigator in a number of research projects funded b various agencies at national and State level and currently investigating 5 research projects. He has authored 5 and published 12 research papers in International Journals & Newsletters and 12 in National Journals. He has presented & papers I various National and International conferences and seminars and published a number of popular articles in English and Tamil.
Vegetative Propagation of Trees: Principles and Practices
Social Forestry and Agroforestry
Forestry : A Subjective Guide for IFS Aspirants
Advances in Pollen Spore Research: Vol. 39: Plant Sexual Reproduction and Pathogenic Bacteria
Indian Botanical Art: An Illustrated History
An Illustrated Guide To the Orchids of Assam
Conservation of Wild Orchids of Kodagu in the Western Ghats
Title Industrial Agroforestry: Perspectives and Prospectives
Author K.T. Parthiban
Publisher Scientific Publishers (India)
length viii+396p., Illustrations; Maps; 25cm.
Subjects Business & Economics > Science & Nature > Economics > Botany


We have 252 images of 82 baptisias in our Baptisias database. Click here to browse or search the plants in this database.
Theese tough, dependable, long-lived perenniaal make an impressive statement in the garden, growing as much as 3 to 4 feet tall. The most common species found in gardens baptisia, also known as blue wild indigo, has spires of blue flowers in late spring and early summer and was used by early American colonists as a dye plant. But other species and hybrids bloom in a wide variety of colors.
Baptisias are native to the central and southeastern U.S. In spring and early summer, their clover-like foliage is topped by spires of pea-like blooms. Baptisias grow slowly at first, but after a few years forms an attractive, upright mound up to 4 feet across. A mass planting of baptisia in full bloom is a striking sight. Both the flowers and the seed pods are attractive in bouquets. Hardiness varies with species, but most grow well in Zones 5-8.
Baptisias do best in full sun and well-drained soil of average fertility. If planted in part shade they may need staking to prevent sprawling. Once established, they are reasonably drought tolerant.
Container plants can be set out any time during the growing season. Space most plants at least 3 feet apart. Mature plants can be 4 feet wide and resent disturbance, so give young plants plenty of space to grow into. Prepare the garden bed by using a garden fork or tiller to loosen the soil to a depth of 12 to 15 inches, then mix in a 2- to 4-inch layer of compost. Dig a hole twice the diameter of the pot the plant is in. Carefully remove the plant from its container and place it in the hole so the top of the root ball is level with the soil surface. Carefully fill in around the root ball and firm the soil gently. Water thoroughly.
Baptisia forms a deep taproot, making it difficult to transplant, so choose the planting site carefully. Unlike many other perennials, baptisia clumps don't need dividing. Although it's possible to divide the deep, gnarly root mass, it's risky and you may end up damaging the plant so much that it can't recover. If you want more plants you can propagate them by seed or cuttings. Baptisias have few insect and disease problems and are usually ignored by deer.


Do look forward to more additions in terms of books and articles in this section.
The book discusses the reiki therapy in a very easy to understand way. It starts with the basics of reiki and then goes on to cover the four degrees/ levels of reiki. In the first degree it explains the why, what and history of reiki. It talks about the origin and the intention of each of reiki level II symbols. The third level and the masters level when to do them and what to expect. There are certain very detailed suggestions on the uses of crystals. All in all a good book on reiki for Level I and II practitioners of reiki wanting to study further in reiki.
This one is again a very comprehensive book on reiki healing and process of initiation. I would say a must read book for advanced students of reiki.
A very basic book on reiki, just in case the reader wants to know why he /she should learn reiki, the essentials involved in reiki/ and what can he expect from reiki.
Autobiography of a yogi - Paramahansa Yogananada The two books are based on the life of two legendry spiritual figures. The book takes the reader on a journey through their lives of spiritual enlightment and the importance of a guru disciple relationship.
A very important book on the most desired quality of awareness. An essential book on understanding the phenomenon of witnessing (awareness).
An account of the accidentally awakened Kundalini, makes for an interesting read.
An informative book on the use of mantras in meditation and the science behind the technique.


Let me add this to the list of things I absolutely love! Before I begin, I'm just going to say that you should get the Mask of Magnaminty immediately. There is a reason that it has 4.6/5 stars and over 700 reviews.
So after browsing through Lush's site for a few days and mulling over what products I wanted to try, I knew that I had to get my hands on Mask of Magnaminty. The description says that it's meant to cleanse, exfoliate and soothe your skin, and the reviews say that it's great for people with acne-prone, oily skin like me! So obviously I had to get it.
Mask of Magnaminty is extremely different from the Boots Botanics Ionic Clay Mask that I tried. This one takes longer to dry, exfoliates with the aduki beans and doesn't make a mess in my bathroom. The mixture is both creamy and chunky, and hell, it's a ton of fun to put on your face.
The moment you put it on, your skin is going to tingle like it's never tingled before! You can blame it on the peppermint. As you rub it in, you can feel the aduki beans and primrose seeds exfoliating your skin, and once the mask is dry (usually around 10 minutes), all you have to do is rinse it off slowly and massage your skin along the way.
I've been using this mask every Sunday for the past 3 weeks, and my skin has never felt better. Immediately after I use it, my skin feels so smooth and clean. My skin isn't as oily on a daily basis anymore, and it also has helped with acne. My face has never been clearer. I noticed that if I have some pimples in their early stages, the mask will bring them to the surface faster, and they tend to heal faster too. So if you get some pimples right after you use it, don't freak out! It might look bad at first, but I promise that the mask is helping the whole situation.
I am super picky about what I use on my skin, and this has definitely passed the test. Now I understand what the hoopla is all about, and I am definitely jumping on this bandwagon. I find Lush products too expensive, but this is one product that I wouldn't mind spending money on. It's worth it!
Yes! It's such a great exfoliator, and it really helps clear up my skin. If you try it, let me know how it turns out!
Great post! Ever since trying this mask, it has become a must-have in my skincare routine!!
Same here! I use it every Sunday night to give my skin a little pick-me-up before the week starts. It's been great! Let me know if you have anything else in your skincare routine that has been amazing for your skin!
So timely you reviewed this! I was trying to decide what mask to try from Lush and this was recommended. However, it contains peppermint oil which is quite irritating to my skin, so I had to skip it. I'm really glad it works for you!
Oh no! I'm sure there's another mask that might work for you. Have you looked into Lush's Cupcake Mask or Don't Look at Me Mask?
I need to run to the mall and completely buy out Lush, haha. I can't wait to try out this product because my skin gives me SUCH a hard time with red dry cheeks, so hopefully this will give them a boost of hydration 🙂 Thanks!
Happy 30th birthday to this hunk ❤ I love you so much!


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Community Resources: Services for Seniors
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Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan, opens a new window
Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan's mission is to provide older adults and adults living with a disability services designed to promote independence and dignity in their homes and their communities. AAAWM is the source for seniors in Allegan, Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, and Osceola counties.
accessKENT, opens a new window
Departments > Community Action > Senior Services (outreach and assistance, transportation, meals, weatherization)
Elders Helpers, opens a new window
Works closely with clients and their families to determine which home health care or homemaking services are needed. They then collectively devise a person-centered plan to provide the highest quality of care so that their clients can continue to thrive
in the comfort of their own home.
Elder Law of Michigan, opens a new window
Elder Law of Michigan is a nonprofit charitable organization that promotes and protects the rights, health, and economic well-being of older adults and people with disabilities by providing information, advocacy, legal advice and professional services.
Kent County Elder Abuse Coalition , opens a new window
The Kent County Elder Abuse Coalition is a large group of agencies representing nonprofit, profit, and government organizations. dedicated to the elimination of elder abuse in Kent County and surrounding areas.
United Methodist Community House, opens a new window
(616) 452-3226 x.3013
Partnering with over 60 different community organizations, our seniors department fills the schedule with health screenings, exercise programs, educational programs, and awareness programs.
Kent County Ride Link, opens a new window
RideLink provides Kent County adults, age 60+, affordable transportation throughout Kent County.
The Rapid Go Bus, opens a new window
GO!Bus is a shared ride, advanced reservation, ADA para-transit service intended to provide a comparable level of transportation to that which is provided by a The Rapid fixed-route bus.
Disability Parking License Plates and Placards
A person with a qualifying disability is eligible for a disability license plate or parking placard.
Driving-Tests
Start preparing for your driver's knowledge exam online. Includes practice tests in English and Spanish.
Meals on Wheels Western Michigan, opens a new window
Provides quality nutrition services in a supportive environment to promote health and independence of older adults.
Forest Hills Public Schools Community Services, opens a new window
Offers a variety of fee-based enrichment and technology classes for adults.
Grand Valley State University Grand Forum, opens a new window
The Grand Forum is an membership based educational outreach program for adults 55 and older who are eager to learn, love to meet new people, and enjoy discussing impactful topics with their peers.
OLLI at Aquinas, opens a new window
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is a membership-based, lifelong learning program that offers a wide variety of college-level, non-credit lectures, short courses, and special events for intellectually curious adults over age 50.
Rockford Community Schools Adult Enrichment Programs, opens a new window
City of Wyoming Senior Center, opens a new window
Provides older adults with a variety of recreational, social and volunteer opportunities. Also provides a variety of health and wellness services.
Northview Senior Citizens, opens a new window
Offers a broad spectrum of programming including weekly classes, monthly activities, lectures, outings and day trips.
North Kent Connect, opens a new window
North Kent Connect works to help seniors by providing specially tailored programs to meet their needs.
Senior Neighbors, opens a new window
Promotes the well-being of older adults in Kent County with services that promote self-sufficiency, especially to those with physical, social or economic needs. Centers located in Grand Rapids, Grandville, Lowell, Sparta and Walker.
Salvation Army Kroc Community Center, opens a new window
Senior programs provide fellowship and community as well as ways for older adults to stay active and involved with fitness classes and activities.
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HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) penetrates focused and volumetric ultrasonic energy at precise depth (1.2 cm) in subcutaneous fat layers targeting fat tissue causing a non-thermal effect. The surrounding structures such as the epidermis, blood vessels and nerves will not be damaged. Meanwhile the metabolized contents (triglyceride, fatty acid) of cells will excrete outside body automatically through blood circulation and lymphatic drainage without harm to the human body.
1. No surgical treatment: noninvasive, no drugs and no anesthesia during whole treatment process.
2. Intelligent design: Intelligent control, touch screen, visual interfaces, easy use, safe and convenient.
3. Convenience : The whole treatment is comfortable, no need to wear a corset shaper and no down-time.
4. Safety: it selectively takes effects on the target fat cells, thoroughly destroying the fat cells, and the cells of the fats are removed by the absorption and decomposition of human body's natural endogenous metabolism. Meanwhile, the surrounding epidermis, blood vessels and nerves remain unharmed. There is no risk of infection and trauma. A safe body shaping is promised.
5. Effective results: After one treatment, 2cm fat will be reduced; after 3 treatments, 5-8cm fat will be removed. Remarkable slimming results without bounce.
1. How is the Liposonix treatment different from other fat reduction products/procedures?
Unlike some other fat reduction procedures that often require multiple treatments to see results, with the Liposonix treatment, you can reduce your waistline by an average of 1 inch (2.5 cm), or about one dress or pant size, with a single one-hour treatment.
Office visit time and individual results may vary. Results are typically seen in 8 to 12 weeks.
Liposonix treatment of the abdomen and love handles is completed in about one hour.
3. How is HIFU Technology different?
With many other non-invasive fat reduction technologies, such as radiofrequency and lasers, energy is highly absorbed or scattered near the skin surface, thereby limiting penetration into subcutaneous fat tissue and delivering only temporary results. Ultrasound energy, on the other hand, can be used to penetrate through the skin layers and into the targeted fat tissue without harming skin or surrounding tissues. Other ultrasound body contouring technologies often use low-intensity, low-frequency, or unfocused energy which can require multiple treatments and lead to unpredictable results. The Liposonix system uses high-intensity focused ultrasound energy to permanently destroy targeted subcutaneous fat and deliver uniform, predictable results after a single one-hour treatment.
4. What can Liposonix do for you?
If you are close to your ideal shape, but need a little help getting there, Liposonix may be for you. Liposonix treatments use non-invasive, high-intensity focused ultrasound to permanently get rid of targeted fat around your waistline (abdomen and love handles) without surgery. The average waistline reduction after just a single one-hour treatment is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) – which typically means one dress or pant size.
5. Are the results immediate?
No, results are typically seen in 8-12 weeks (which is the time needed for the body to naturally process the treated fat).
6. Do I need to maintain a healthy diet and exercise after Liposonix?
Yes, you do need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Liposonix is not liposuction or surgery, is not a replacement for a healthy lifestyle and exercise, and is not a way to lose weight. But it is a quick, easy way to help you slim that last inch and hit your personal shape goals.
Raynol (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. is a supereminent professional manufacturer, which specialized in medical & beauty Laser devices such as HIFU, Liposonix, Q-switch Nd:YAG Laser, IPL Machine, E-light Machine, RF Machine, Fractional Co2 Laser, 808nm Diode Laser Hair Removal Machine, Fat Freezing Cryolipolysis Machine, IPL SHR Laser, RBS Spider Vein Removal Machine, Fractional RF Microneedle, Laser Hair Growth Machine and Cavitation Slimming Machine etc.


The Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association (AHSADCA) along with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association is proud to present the nationally accredited Leadership Training Institute. This is professional development that may lead to certification as an athletic administrator through 36 courses specifically designed to develop skills and abilities needed to be an efficient and visionary athletic administrator.
The AHSADCA offers classes at our two conferences as well as throughout the year at our AHSAA offices, located in Montgomery. Classes are also taught at various locations throughout the state upon demand.
At the present time one course LTC 502: Athletic Administration, Principles Strategies and Methods has been granted approval by the Alabama Council for Leadership Development (ACLD) to award participants a Professional Learning Unit (PLU). This is for 1 ACLD PLU. Other applications will be forth coming for future PLU status for other courses offered through the NIAAA.
Attendees wishing to obtain a PLU for LTC 502 must register online with the AHSAA AND also on the STI PD website. The STI PD # is PLUACLD179. Registrants for the PLU must also complete the pre-survey online located on this page under the "important links" section. For further information contact Densie Ainsworth at (334) 263-6994 or dainsworth@ahsaa.com.


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Q: Retrofit - JsonSyntaxException when trying to get response.body So I am trying to get response.body from my server, which is list of type GpsCordinates.
From server I get response like this:
[
{
"x": 33333,
"y": 333,
"date": 1516532556000
},
{
"x": 3,
"y": 4,
"date": 1516542914000
}
]

Request:
@GET("....")
    Call<List<GpsCordinates>> getGPSCordinatesForDay();

how I get the response:
Api api = Api.RetrofitInstance.create();
    api.getGPSCordinatesForDay().enqueue(new Callback<List<GpsCordinates>>() {
        @Override
        public void onResponse(Call<List<GpsCordinates>> call, Response<List<GpsCordinates>> response) {
            if (response.isSuccessful()) {
                List<GpsCordinates> gpsCordinates = response.body();
            }
        }
        @Override
        public void onFailure(Call<List<GpsCordinates>> call, Throwable t) {
            Log.d("ERROR", t.toString());
        }
    });

GpsCordinates model:
 @SerializedName("x")
@Expose
private double x;
@SerializedName("y")
@Expose
private double y;
@SerializedName("date")
@Expose
private Date date;

public double getX() {
    return x;
}

public void setX(double x) {
    this.x = x;
}

public double getY() {
    return y;
}

public void setY(double y) {
    this.y = y;
}

public Date getDate() {
    return date;
}

public void setDate(Date date) {
    this.date = date;
}

And when I try it I get:
D/ERROR: com.google.gson.JsonSyntaxException: 1516532556000

A: Use long instead of Date. Your server sends timestamp (millis).

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AKED (Muriel, 1886-1955, Stage and Film Actress)
Postcard photo by Manning of London, showing her with a charming smile, nearly full face, half length, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, circa
ALBANI (Dame Emma, 1852-1930, Canadian Operatic Soprano)
Fine Unsigned Cabinet photo by Lafayette showing her half length in profile,wearing a white lacy dress and holding her gloved hand to her throat, 6½" x 4¼", no date, no place, circa
THE CRAZY GANG
Autograph album, compiled by R. Blundell of Maidstone, highly evocative of the days just before the war, with its concert parties (the Crazy Gang, all six signatures), Flanagan & Allen, Nervo & Knox, Naughton & Gold, Jack Shephard's Entertainers, whose summer show at Brighton was broadcast on 7th July 1938, Cardi the TV conjuror, broadcasters who went the rounds of talks and visits - a chance to get their signatures, such as the director and technical officer of the East Malling Research Station, the M.P. Vernon Bartlett, organists Thorne, Dixon and Cleaver, classical disc jockey Christopher Stone, and broadcasting clergy. C.H. Middleton, the radio gardener, writes "Sorry and all that, but my house was bombed", others early in the war include Jean de Casalis, visiting Maidstone for "War Weapons Week", 1940. There is also a telling newspaper photo showing King George VI with Churchill and the ministers of the many governments in exile in London, represented in the album by the signatures of the Polish Ambassador, and the Greek, Netherlands and Belgian ministers. Most are with notes of the occasion and a newspaper or postcard portrait photo, blue hard covers, 54 sides 5¼" x 7¼", 1938 - a few leaves loose in place, inner hinges gone but stitching firm
ALEXANDER (Florence née Théleur, Actress, Wife of Sir George Alexander, 1858-1918, Actor- Manager)
Fine Royal Cabinet Photograph by Alfred Ellis and Walery, signed and inscribed to Mrs Robins, showing her full length standing by a table, 13" x 7½", no place, no date, c.
ALEXANDER (George, 1858-1918, British Actor Manager),
Fine vintage postcard photo by Dinham of Torquay, signed, showing him half length standing outside, leaning against a wall, 5½" x 3½", no place, no date, postmarked


The Cyclone® 18 installed at JFE site, Suehiro-cho Tsurumi-ku Yokohama in Kanagawa (Japan) is now operational for radioisotope production. Aside from its routine FDG production, the radiopharmacy plans to become the principal source of 89Zr in Japan. The 89Zr should be commercially available in september 2018.


Schmetterling Aviation: It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's, well.... a plane!
It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's, well.... a plane!
It seems like it was months ago when I was starting the finishing kit (it no doubt feels that way because it was months ago) and decided to skip the first step. In one of those inexplicable decisions that Van's makes now and then, they wanted me to get out a bunch of sawhorses and mount the wings to the fuselage for the first time and address any misbalance or instability issues with the prodigious use of said sawhorses.
I decided instead to wait until the fuselage was firmly supported by the landing gear in order to defend against unwanted and expensive contact between fragile aluminum and immovable hangar floor concrete. As it turns out, though, there is still a risk of crumpling some skin even when the plane is on its legs because there is no engine hung on the front to provide balance. To address that issue, I copied an idea I saw when I visited The Jackson Two last week. I went to Lowes and picked up a mini portable scaffold and used it as a tail support. Well, I didn't actually do that alone; Cadillac Pete gave me a hand. I'm finding that having a reliable helper has really simplified a lot of the kinds of things that caused me great delays in the past.
One of those issues that I had before was, in fact, in trying to mount the wings alone. With Pete on hand and the airplane stabilized, we decided to give it a try tonight. I have read of the problems some other folks have had with the first installation of the wings and was therefore surprised when the right wing slid into place with no trouble at all. As usual, though, it was the left wing that gave us fits. I can now see why Rush Limbaugh is such an angry man.
It seemed that most of the problem had to do with various protruding parts of the spar (read: rivets) catching interference from the side skin of the fuselage.
That could only mean one thing: get out the file!
The biggest problem was one large rivet on the top of the spar. I filed out a nice half moon in the skin for it to fit through.
Once we were able to get the offending rivet through the skin, we were able to get the wing to within about 1/16" of an inch of where it needed to be. After that, we could get it to go no further. We examined every possible inch of the areas that could be hitting some obstruction on the outer skin, but to no avail. Having learned in the past that it pays to expand the search area when it seems that all of the possible solutions are wrong, we took a look inside the plane. And there was the problem! The top of the spar was rubbing against one of the inner pieces of framework. Again, time for the file. It only took the removal of a tiny smidgen of that edge to allow the wing to fully seat.
So, here she is with her wings installed for the first time!
Regarding the Scaffold, is it this one: Werner 4' Portable Steel Work Scaffold, Item #: 145287, Model #:PS-48 ?? Looks much more stable than a simple sawhorse!
Yes, I should have provided a link. Here it is!
Beautiful, Dave! It now really looks a plane!


IKEA unites thousands of co-workers and hundreds of companies with different owners all over the world. IKEA is one brand but it reaches millions of hearts and homes.
The IKEA retail business generated 38.3 billion Euro in sales, which means there are now more lovely bedrooms, beautiful kitchens and smarter storage than ever before.
People are visiting IKEA.com in huge numbers. In 2017, we reached a total of 2.3 billion visits globally. That's what you call responsive design!
More and more people are visiting IKEA stores. In 2017, we reached a total of 936,000,000 visits. That's a lot of happy faces!
More people than ever before now have access to an IKEA store. Our first store in Serbia was also our 400th worldwide. At the end of August 2017 there were 403 IKEA stores in 49 markets.
The number of IKEA co-workers is growing. There are now over 190,000 co-workers working together, having fun together and making life at home a little better. Every day.
This year, RYET LED light bulb was launched. With an astoundingly low retail price, it's truly making LED affordable for the many.
By only offering LED lighting in the IKEA product range, IKEA customers have been able to reduce the energy consumption around the globe.
* Assuming that the customer changes one incandescent light bulb to an LED bulb and that it's lit 3h/day for one year.
We are working hard to use less and less new raw material in IKEA products. For example, in 2017, 11 million old PET bottles were given a new lease on life when they were turned into KUNGSBACKA kitchen fronts.
The IKEA retail business is operated through a franchise system with franchisees that are authorised to market and sell the IKEA product range and operate IKEA stores and other sales channels in specified geographical territories. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the owner of the IKEA Concept and the worldwide IKEA franchisor. 11 different groups of companies own and operate IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V.
*From FY17 IKEA retail sales figure includes sales of services to IKEA customers.


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2020 in Asia: A 20/20 Look
By Our Country Representatives in Asia
Afghanistan weighs peace talks with the Taliban as China's president Xi Jinping wrestles with environmental challenges, poverty reduction, and financial risks. India faces deepening social and political polarization that threatens social cohesion, while Myanmar must address international legal action over the Rohingya crisis. As we enter the third decade of the new millennium, Asia faces both challenges and opportunities. To herald the arrival of 2020, our country representatives in 18 Asian countries survey this dynamic landscape.
—John Rieger, editor, InAsia
Abdullah Ahmadzai
Afghanistan enters the new year in a race against the clock to achieve a durable peace, a sustainable economy, and a secure and transparent political process. The still-disputed presidential election of 2019, continuing insecurity, uncertainties surrounding intra-Afghan peace talks with the Taliban, and a weakening economy have set the tone for 2020.
Afghanistan's domestic revenue growth remains insignificant, and a peace agreement that ends the foreign presence in the country will require substantial monetary support from the international community to prevent a disastrous reversal into extreme poverty and renewed conflict. Time is of the essence, and government and political groups must come together to take ownership of the country's political and economic issues and find a consensus on the way forward before the support of the international community wanes. Transforming these challenges into opportunities will be the finish line that Afghanistan must cross.
Kazi Faisal Bin Seraj
Moving on from the general election, Bangladesh is heading into 2020 with a continued focus on economic growth. We are expecting an opening of space for self-reflection and a growing number of dialogues on economic development policies in the coming year.
Bangladesh will have some tough choices to make when it comes to its current trade policy. An unprecedented 65 percent of the population is of working age, between 15 and 64, and the diversification of exports beyond garment products is a must for the nation to reap the full benefits of this "demographic dividend." Promoting competitiveness and encouraging more foreign direct investment will be key pieces of this development puzzle. Also urgently needed is an assessment of the capacity of its labor force to enter the next phase of development. The desire to graduate to middle-income status will be on full display.
Meloney Lindberg
With an increase in the national budget of 22.7 percent over last year, Cambodia's government is demonstrating its focus in 2020 on accelerating development and improving public services. The potential withdrawal of the "Everything but Arms" preferential trade agreement by the EU, Cambodia's second-largest trading partner, may adversely affect the garment and apparel industry, which employs over 700,000 Cambodians, the great majority of them women.
Cambodia will host the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting in November, a gathering of 53 nations on the theme "Strengthening Multilateralism for Shared Growth" and an opportunity for Cambodia to showcase its commitment to peace and security within a rules-based order. Cambodian citizens, particularly youth, will continue to look to technology for innovative solutions to problems in their local communities. Moving forward, Cambodia needs more evidence-informed policies to address societal challenges and prepare to meet its goal of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2030.
Ji Hongbo
The year 2020, the beginning of a new decade, will be fraught with challenges for China. President Xi Jinping has identified "three tough battles" ahead: targeted poverty reduction, effective control of financial risks, and improvement in the environment. According to Xi, by the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China in 2021, the country needs to have become a "moderately prosperous society." China's policymakers face tough political choices and will have to plow ahead with painful economic reforms in order to achieve that target.
Meanwhile, China's relationship with the rest of the world is changing. Tension with the United States is unlikely to ease. In the midst of heightened competition between the two countries, especially here in Asia, China is confronted with the formidable (if not impossible) challenge of presenting itself as a benign partner for development and "shared prosperity," not a hegemonic threat, to its Asian neighbors.
Nandita Baruah
2019 was a globally tumultuous year, and India was not unscathed. The 2019 general elections to the 17th Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, reaffirmed the Indian electorate's faith in the BJP and its political allies in the National Democratic Alliance. There was an expectation that continuity in government would provide some much-needed impetus for economic growth and stability. However, events have not unfolded quite as expected.
On the economic front, India is going through a challenging phase, with the annual growth rate predicated to be as low as a 4.5 percent. High unemployment and a slowdown in the rural agricultural sector are depressing consumption across the country and further exacerbating the economic downturn.
The government is trying to respond to these challenges with policies and programs to stimulate economic growth and generate employment and income. The National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP), with projects worth USD 14.2 billion, will provide that stimulus if implemented properly, but it will require commitment and buy-in from state governments and investment from the private sector. The NIP could produce an unprecedented transformation of India's urban and rural spaces if it were rolled out in a timely manner as planned. On the flip side, failure to follow through could spark inflation and further erode the economy.
Even as India grapples with these economic challenges, deepening social and political polarization across the country is threating the nation's democratic principles and social cohesion. Rising tensions in the face of an economic slowdown could seriously undermine key economic and social institutions, which would be hard to restore. All stakeholders will do well to remember that social and economic well-being are deeply intertwined with the principles of equity, trust, and inclusion. India needs to keep these values in focus if it wants to realize its dream of becoming a global economic and social leader.
Sandra Hamid
The huge wave that was Indonesia's 2019 election has now receded, leaving fault lines clearly inscribed on her shores. As ethnic groups have coalesced into voting blocks and political divisions have begun to follow religious lines, this multiethnic archipelago, the world's third-largest democracy, is facing some challenges. The election was peaceful and swift. It was a success. But as the people spoke, a new picture of Indonesia came into view, and democratic advocates are rightfully concerned that the deeper foundations of democracy that make elections possible are at risk.
Strengthening the common imagination of Indonesia as a democratic community is a priority. There is an outward consensus that the vigorous competition of ideas should be celebrated, but as that competition has drifted towards the politics of ethnic and religious identity, the matter at hand is not so simple. Indonesia will have to find a more nuanced approach to the increasing conservatism in some quarters; it cannot simply frame the problem as combating radicalism. Striking the right balance between freedom of expression and limitation of rights will be a challenge as Indonesia enters the new year.
Kwang Kim
With increasing uncertainties in the political, security, economic, and social arenas, 2020 is likely to be a highly consequential year for South Korea. The April parliamentary election is expected to serve as a referendum on President Moon Jae-In. With four out of five years of the Moon administration having run their course, the country faces many formidable challenges and a few opportunities.
First, national security. As the momentum of U.S.–North Korea nuclear talks has waned, deep fissures have begun to emerge between Washington and Seoul. Even if a military cost-sharing agreement can be reached, U.S.–South Korea bilateral relations will remain under stress, with far-reaching consequences that include rising anti-American sentiment in Seoul. In the North, without a long-elusive breakthrough in negotiations, Pyongyang is likely to further embrace self-sufficiency while becoming more aligned with China.
Second is the challenge of declining competitiveness and economic growth. The trade dispute with Japan has undermined an already anemic economy, stifling exports and GDP growth. More significantly, the sources of long-term growth remain fundamentally unchanged—the nation is still highly dependent on one product (semiconductors), one export market (China), and one or two major companies (primarily Samsung). The response of the Moon administration's economic team—mainly subsidies and regulations—may provide a short-term "sugar rush," but at the expense of long-term fundamentals. The gradual maturation of Korea's relatively new high-tech companies provides a glimmer of hope, with Naver Corporation, known for its dominant search engine and other new-economy services, for the first time entering the ranks of Korea's most valuable companies.
South Korea's new pivot to Southeast Asia and India, through its new Southern Policy, may begin to shift the focus of business and foreign policy away from China. And Korean soft power, including entertainment and cultural products, remains significant in Asia and beyond. But the South Korean model of success faces two existential challenges: inequality and demographics. With unemployment rates that are twice the national average, Korean youth are increasingly pessimistic about their future. South Korea also consistently ranks at the bottom of indices related to women's participation in the economy and society. Korea's birth rate is lower even than Japan's, elementary school enrollment has fallen from 4 million to 2.7 million in three decades, and thousands of schools have closed. Critical decisions must be made if Korea is to bend the arc of history, which is trending increasingly downward.
Todd Wassel
2020 will close out a decade of infrastructure planning meant to make Lao P.D.R. both "land linked" and the "battery" of Southeast Asia. As the country now shifts from planning to building, 2020 will see the completion of the Lao-China railway project, progress on major roads, and the beginning of an east-west railway corridor to Vietnam and its seaports. Two major hydropower dams, Xayaburi and Don Sahong, have now come online on the Mekong River, two more are moving through planning, and 37 other dams, on tributaries feeding the Mekong, are under construction.
As the cost of renewable energy continues to fall, however, Laos may have to adapt its hydropower plans to remain competitive in the coming decade. Look for a new five-year National Socioeconomic Development Plan (2021–2025) that will seek to balance current infrastructure plans with environmental protections and more inclusive green growth through enhanced watershed management and connecting rural areas and micro and small entrepreneurs to the increasingly well-funded economic corridors.
Herizal Hazri
Almost halfway through its first term, the new government of Malaysia showed admirable courage in 2019 in addressing the nation's need for reform. As it enters the new year, Malaysia is concentrating on laying the foundations for its vision of shared prosperity by 2030. The year 2020 will certainly see a doubling of the government's efforts to manage its fiscal imbalances and create economic opportunities for growth. At the same time, Malaysia will make its mark in the international arena by hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, for which it has taken as its theme "Optimizing Human Potential towards a Future of Shared Prosperity." With many social and political reform initiatives in progress and economic remodeling in sight, Malaysia is focused on achieving further political and economic stability in 2020.
Mark Koenig
Mongolia heads into 2020 with all eyes on the critical parliamentary elections coming in June. Prime Minister Khurelsukh ended 2019 buoyed by the completion of significant constitutional amendments and some success reducing air pollution in the capital of Ulaanbaatar. But with public sentiment suggesting that antiestablishment and anticorruption narratives will dominate the election season, a closely contested vote with potential gains for smaller parties seems likely. Much will depend on the turnout of Mongolian youth, who have been increasingly disengaged in recent election cycles.
Despite two years of steady if unspectacular GDP growth and the mostly successful completion of an IMF Extended Fund Facility program, the investment climate in Mongolia remains uncertain. Observers of the coming elections will be watching the economic visions of the major parties and candidates with great interest to see what direction the new government may take to spur economic growth and further reduce poverty.
Mongolia enters the new year with many reasons for optimism, and if the election cycle produces sound policy debate on the future of the country and a clear mandate for the next government, the country may be able to move past the political and policy instability that has hindered its progress in recent years.
Matthew Arnold
2019 was a year of ongoing challenges for Myanmar, but also one of successful reforms and much anticipation of elections coming in 2020. The Rohingya crisis has continued to dominate international perceptions of the country, and international legal challenges have been proliferating. Most notably, the International Court of Justice heard Aung San Suu Kyi in December contest accusations against her country of genocide.
While the court proceedings are underway, nearly all Rohingya who left in 2017 remain in Bangladesh. Within Rakhine, violence has escalated dramatically as the Arakan Army, an insurgent group popular amongst the Rakhine ethnic group, has grown in strength and launched attacks against government officials and security forces across large parts of the state. The peace process begun with the National Ceasefire Agreement in 2015 is seemingly stalled, and continued fighting in Kachin and northern Shan State has been exacerbated by a rising drug trade.
More positively, the government of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) successfully pushed through some major reforms, including in the finance, insurance, and electricity sectors. Moreover, the removal of the General Administration Department from the military-led Ministry of Home Affairs has placed the country's paramount agency for public administration fully under elected, civilian control. Economic growth remains fairly strong, averaging just under 7 percent for the year.
Elections are anticipated in November 2020. While many expect the NLD to win again, opposition parties are expected to make a stronger showing than in 2015, after significant consolidation between ethnic political parties and the emergence of several new national parties. Successful elections will do much to assure both the public and the international community that, despite a wide range of other challenges, Myanmar's journey towards full democracy is still progressing.
Meghan Nalbo
Nepal's 2020 will mark the five-year anniversaries of the 2015 earthquake and the promulgation of the new constitution. While the country has many valuable lessons to share from its reconstruction efforts, disaster preparedness will remain largely absent from the nation's priorities. The constitution and its implementation will continue to command the center of our attention in the coming year. The powerful, majority government will brush off dissident voices and push ever-stronger economic-development narratives without seriously committing to what makes for a strong economy. Anticipating the general elections in 2021, this year will see more short-term, high-visibility infrastructure projects throughout the country, while larger-scale projects remain mired in central government red tape or local contestation.
National Assembly elections in early 2020 are expected to consolidate the existing government's majority and be as uneventful as the 2019 by-elections—another loss for the opposition and any system of checks and balances. Local governments remain the worker ants of Nepal, carrying a disproportionate weight of the national prospectus. As Nepal's two dominant neighbors, India and China, wrangle for influence in the country, nationalist political narratives will increase their hold on all parties.
Most importantly, federalism will continue to dominate the nation's political discourse. In the absence of clear laws and policies, provincial governments remain a thing of curiosity in Nepal as they struggle against the inertia of anti-federalism to establish their own identity and value. Finally, transitional justice, one of the sticking points of the peace process, will continue to be a source of friction as conflict victims increasingly voice their anger over impunity.
Sofia Shakil
As economic reforms achieve near-term macroeconomic stabilization under the three-year IMF Extended Fund Facility approved in July, it will be imperative for Pakistan to pursue structural changes to increase tax revenues, improve governance and transparency, and boost productivity and competitiveness. Human development will remain central to achieving any measurable, sustained growth, and core priorities include building local institutional capacity, education and skills development—especially for women and youth—and improved access to basic services like water and nutrition.
Pakistan has made great strides in tackling environmental challenges and climate change on a broad institutional and regulatory level, and more opportunities exist to expand green-growth initiatives. Promotion of regional cooperation through expanded trade, tourism, and people-to-people contact will feature as a major priority. All of Pakistan's challenges can be tackled best by coordinated and collaborative approaches that unite public, private-sector, and citizen efforts. The Asia Foundation looks forward to supporting these efforts in 2020 as it has in Pakistan since 1954.
Sam Chittick
The most persistent development challenge for the Philippines over the last couple of decades has been the stubborn poverty rate, which despite many years of very healthy GDP-per-capita growth has hovered around 23–26 percent. This is now declining rapidly. The latest surveys suggest that the poverty rate has dropped to 20 percent and is continuing to fall. This translates into more than 1 million Filipinos moving out of poverty each year, and this good news is expected to continue into 2020.
Alongside these positive indicators of economic change, however, indicators of the democratic and civic health of the country are mostly negative, and serious security issues remain. Increasing dynastic control of Congress, continuing pressures on some media groups, a judiciary perceived to be politically influenced, growing pressures on nongovernmental organizations, and the never-ending "war on drugs" all have an impact on the country's trajectory. Continued fighting by ISIS-aligned groups in the south, including three apparent suicide bombings, signals that despite the end of martial law the country will continue to face serious threats.
In 2019, the Duterte administration consolidated its super-majority in Congress and won majority control in the Senate, leaving the formal opposition reeling from midterm losses. The biggest political tests in 2020 may well be tensions between administration allies, as key players start positioning themselves for the 2022 presidential election. Finding a way to maintain the proud history of Philippine democracy while sustaining the impressive economic gains will test the boundaries of political decision-making.
Dinesha de Silva
Sri Lanka heads into the new year with a new president and prime minister. After a closely fought presidential election, former secretary of defense Gotabaya Rajapaksa won a definitive victory in November 2019 and appointed his elder brother, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, as the prime minister. Parliament has been prorogued, and parliamentary elections are expected in April or May.
Meanwhile, the new administration has promised priority attention to national security, rapid and people-centric economic development, and a friendly, nonaligned foreign policy. The mood in the country is guarded, given the earlier Rajapaksa legacy of authoritarian rule. However, the Sri Lankan electorate has clearly voiced its demand for change, and one hopes that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will seek to create his own unique legacy, learning lessons from the past, and achieve the prosperous and productive Sri Lanka that he envisions.
Thomas Parks
On the foreign policy front, after an eventful 2019, Thailand is likely to have a more subdued 2020. With the ASEAN chair moving to Vietnam, Thailand's international engagement is likely to focus on a few priorities, including Mekong subregional cooperation and following through on the ASEAN sustainable-development agenda.
The Thai economy could improve in the year ahead, especially if the planned signing of the 16-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership attracts new investment from companies seeking to offset risks from the U.S.-China trade war. Thai domestic politics will be an area to watch in 2020: the ruling coalition government holds a fragile majority; there seems to be growing support among political parties for constitutional reform despite strong opposition from the prime minister and the military; and the likely disbanding of a major opposition party could put new pressure on the government.
Pauline Tweedie
The coming year could be pivotal for Timor-Leste as the country prepares for ascension into ASEAN, continues to lay the economic foundations for a transition away from oil dependency, and sets its sites on delivering critical poverty-reduction infrastructure. The political impasse that has plagued the country since 2017, however, has delayed passage of the government's 2020 budget and threatens to derail the country's economic recovery after two years of recession. The key social and economic areas in which the government needs to deliver will be creating jobs for its young population, providing quality healthcare and education services, and adopting policies and legislation to stimulate greater private-sector development and economic diversification.
Michael DiGregorio
As sectoral committees of the Communist Party of Vietnam prepare draft documents for review and feedback ahead of the 13th National Party Congress in 2021, the key arguments in those documents are likely to focus on "uncertainty" and "disruption" related to big-power conflict, technological upheaval, the impacts of climate change, and challenges to international rules of order. All affect a party that has guided one of the most spectacular development transitions in modern history based on assumptions of a linear development pathway. In an emerging nonlinear environment, caution in the face of uncertainty will be the likely outcome.
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Annabel and her husband Ari attended our eight week course for people living with heart failure.
Sobell House offers an eight-week course for people who are living with Heart Failure, along with a loved one. The course aims to increase attendees' confidence in managing their condition and to help them to live well, and has been designed to give attendees the chance to ask lots of questions and to share their experiences with other people facing similar challenges. Each week there is a discussion and learning session on a different theme, as well as gentle physical activity and a relaxation session.
"Ari had been very ill last August. He was due to come home from hospital. We'd just started the heart transplant process which was thoroughly depressing, there were so many restrictions. Building up to [coming home] just got worse and worse and worse and I broke down before Christmas. I was crying all day every day and I just didn't see how we were going to move forward with life. So then we were offered this therapy programme at Sobell House and we agreed to do it.
We turned up at Sobell House and it was a very welcoming place. The day centre is bright and warm and there are lovely armchairs. There were a wonderful team of professionals from Sobell House and from the British Heart Foundation who I loved.
You have carers and you have the people going through the illness there. We all had to introduce ourselves and open up. A lot of people were really broken at that stage, and a lot of people didn't realise the severity of their illness or have plans in place.
At some points the carers go off together to talk in the conservatory which gives you a chance to discuss how you really feel and to offer advice to each other. That was really helpful because you bottle up all these horrible feelings. You go on to form these wonderful relationships [with the people on the course].
One of the things we learnt on the course was neurological path training; we'd all do sessions where you'd retrain the brain to help you get rid of stress. And it's the most effective thing. You can pick it up so quickly with practice and do it before going to sleep. It's changed my life, my whole approach to things.
For Ari, he was able to talk freely on the course, and he's now got connections who he can relate to. What it also helped us to do was have a talk about death, which we were avoiding beforehand because we weren't strong enough.
It's changed our lives and it has strengthened us. It's been lifesaving. I'm not going to the GP with depression, I'm not taking pills, but I think I was going that way before Christmas. Me and Ari would go for a mini date and have lunch before the course each week, so it's given us some life back. It was something we could do together. Before we were just going to the hospital together and were focused on his health all the time, so it's strengthened us in that sense [too].
In addition to this course Sobell House runs a tailored twelve-week programme for patients who require palliative care, and the 'Friday Project', an eight-week programme for people with progressive life-limiting conditions who do not currently require regular specialist palliative care. If you would like to find out more about our Living Well with Heart Failure course, or any of our other out-patient services visit our day service page.
In 2003 my beautiful mum was diagnosed with breast cancer, and in 2008 went into remission after a mastectomy.
The Hospice is an amazing place, which felt like home for so long.
Three years ago, myself and my family had no understanding of "Cancer".
On the 30th of November last year, I lost my father to gastric cancer, at 69, a week away from his birthday.
In the end Sobell was home for all of us.
I wanted to share my very positive experiences at Sobell House during a very tough time last year.
"We were given lots of information and more importantly, felt welcomed and cared for ourselves."
"Being at Sobell House has given me more strength."


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So I've been talking to my sugar daddy for a few months. I did something risky and gave him my bank info early on. Although he did nothing to my card at the time, a few days ago, he did an ach transfer. He said he will use that to send me 1500 directly. 500 for me, 1000 for gift cards. He says to use the last of the funds after taking my cut to buy steam wallet gift cards. He wants me to scratch them and send the codes to him. The money has not hit my account yet and I don't plan on using anything until my bank clears it to be sure I don't end up in debt. My question though is, does he seem like a scammer? I hope not. I feel a little uneasy about it mainly because of my confusion involving ach transfers and why he wants gift cards. But if I get 1500 and keep 500, would I be safe to spend 1000 on those cards?
It's a scam. Why would a wealthy man need you to buy those gift cards for him???
This reply was modified 2 months, 4 weeks ago by SouthernSD.
`true. But even if its cleared by my bank within 4 or 5 days, what do I do with the 1500 sitting in my account? Do I leave it? Do I spend it?
Don't touch. It's not really there the money will withdrawn once the bank figure out that his bank account doesn't have the money in it.


The persons chosen for each award are nominated by the members of the association and the recipient is later selected from this list by an independent association panel. The recipient of the award is presented at the annual Christmas Party. Listed below are the recipients of this award.


PKC-Alpha antibody LS-C17423 is an unconjugated rabbit polyclonal antibody to PKC-Alpha (PRKCA) from human, mouse, rat and other species. Validated for ELISA, IP and WB.
Synthetic phosphopeptide (KLH coupled) corresponding to residues surrounding Thr638 of human PKC alpha.
Detects human PKC alpha only when phosphorylated at Thr638 and human PKC beta II only when phosphorylated at Thr641. Reacts weakly with phosphorylated PKC beta I and gamma. Recognizes the active form of PKC. Species cross-reactivity: Monkey and mouse. Predicted to cross-react with rat based on sequence homology.


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California takes step away from natural gas to heat buildings
California has been at the forefront of efforts to phase out the use of natural gas in buildings. Since 2019, more than two dozen cities have passed measures to reduce the use of gas in buildings, and last week the state's utilities regulator eliminated subsidies for extending natural gas lines to new homes or commercial buildings.
California air quality regulators on Thursday voted to require all new space and water heaters sold in the state by 2030 have no emissions, a step toward phasing out the use of natural gas for heating homes and businesses.
The provision was adopted by the California Air Resources Board at a public meeting as part of a larger plan to reduce smog and bring the state into compliance with federal air quality standards over the next 15 years.
Buildings are responsible for about 5% of the state's nitrogen oxides emissions due to natural gas combustion, according to CARB. They also account for about a quarter of the greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change.
Under the plan adopted on Thursday, CARB will develop standards for space and water heaters. New equipment sold beginning in 2030 will have to meet those standards. The rule is expected to rely heavily on heat pumps, which use electricity for heating, according to a staff report published last month.
Environmental group RMI estimated that the zero emissions standards would reduce 154 million metric tons of climate-warming emissions, equivalent to 19 million homes' annual energy use, in their first 15 years.
SoCalGas, the state's largest gas utility and a unite of Sempra Energy, said it supported the state's goal to decarbonize buildings and said its own infrastructure would play a role by transporting clean fuels such as hydrogen.
"A growing body of research shows that electrification combined with clean fuels and carbon management deliver the most affordable, resilient, and technologically proven path to improved air quality and full carbon neutrality," Christine Detz, a SoCalGas spokesperson, said in an email.
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According to the 2018 Kahoot edTrends Report , which surveyed 1,516 people, lack of funding topped the list of main challenges faced by teachers in implementing ed tech successfully, referenced by 51 percent of respondents. Lack of training came in second, mentioned by 45 percent of teachers.
Google is becoming a favorite for both hardware (Chromebooks) and software (Google Classroom, used for instruction by 53 percent of respondents). However, when measured by Kahoot student usage, iOS still beat out Chrome OS (39 percent vs. 33 percent), although Apple's usage is shrinking, while Google's is growing. Among teachers, Windows still dominates for Kahoot usage, referenced by 56 percent of educators, compared to 17 percent who listed Chrome OS and 9 percent who mentioned iOS.
The Kahoot platform, which the company claimed has 70 million active users each month, is a game-based classroom response system that uses quizzes, discussions and surveys.


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International Women's Day March 2022
International Women's Day 2022 March campaign graphic. Source: weareunion.org.au/iwd22
This year's International Women's Day March organised by Victorian Trades Hall will have the theme patriarchy has met its match.
On 8 March every year, women around the world unite to march for safety, respect and equality. International Women's Day, which originated as International Working Women's Day, is about more than pink-washed girl-power corporate displays; it's about taking action to demand change.
First designated as an official United Nations day in 1975, International Women's Day can actually trace its origins to 1908, when thousands of women garment workers in New York went on strike and marched to protest against their working conditions. That march inspired the International Conference of Working Women in 1910 to forge a global movement for universal suffrage.
ANMF (Vic Branch) members who want to celebrate that power of collective action can join the COVID-safe Melbourne International Women's Day march from 5.30pm–8.30pm on Tuesday 8 March 2022, from Treasury Building, Spring Street.
Register at weareunion.org.au/iwd22 or just turn up.
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Elliot Lepers, is a year s old french man. He is as he says a « political designer », because he wants to find real solutions to all the issues for all of the people and not for just some people, and not the others. But he also works on the net to fight against racism, and social exclusion, in particular for women cause.
90 Jours, it's app for smartphone, avaible on the Apple Store, and Android. This app is a way to begging your transition to become more ecologic.
How does it works ? When you open the app for the first time you will have to answer 4 questions the more honestly as you can, then the app will know how motivate you are. After that, during three month, you have 10 or 15 challenges that you will try, like do not eat meat during a week, or take a look to the calendar of vegetables and fruits seasons,… And tou will see how many CO2, and water you saved up.
Elliot Lepers thinks that we don't have to be well-educated, or an ecologic addict to use the app. We just need to want things move on.
Before took the decision to ask Elliot Lepers to do an interview, I tried the app and I really liker all of the app, it's very lighten, and clear. And for a first time, even if, it's an app he are contragulated to have done a challenge. And know I'm stopping eating meat, and I erased a lot of details to become more ecologic, and I fight for my friend become more ecologic too.
As we know since few years, economic crisis took placen in Europe. The most of French-Italian exchanges was made by road whit polluant and dangerous trucks. To be more efficient economists had to find a way to increase the trade between that two countries. To receive help from French and Italian States they had to made them project ecologic.
A train line between Lyon (France) and Turin (Italia), seems to be the better idea. It can reduce what trucks, cars, and planes pollute. A problem has grew up with this project which his theaten to be not has ecologist has it was said. People whose say it don't see far enough. We known that a lot of emissions of carbon will be product, and smoke too, because create a train way in a mountain is not very « green ». But if we see in the futur in what that train line will be good for the Earth in, we know that it will be helpful for the planet.
To conclude for the next few years the carbon impact will be stong, but it will be amortized, and the real (and hide) reason is an economic problem .
The TVA is a high speed railway that link Lyon with Turin, a new 57 kilometer tunnel built under some of Europe's highest mountains.
When the line will be ready in 2028, it will be reduced the journey time between the cities and it will create a better service of freight transport.
Many residents of the regions that live around the new tunnel have created an opposition that is over in a national debate.
When an agreement about TAV was signed in Venice, police had to fight protesters with the boats along the rivers and the sea of the city.
The e stimate is about 13 bIllion euros.
Italy and France must pay the 60% of the expenditure, instead the UE will pay Forthe other 40%.
The principal cause of polution concerns the construction of the railway.
An enormous piece of lands and rocks were destroyed to create the Transalpine tunnel, which is 75 km long.
The second cause, but not the less important, concerns the future use of the railway, the pollution caused by the train and its maintenance.
The citiziens of the Valle di Susa don't want to have too much activity in their hamlet.
Thousands of people who want to take the railway can create traffic in the small village of the north-west Italy.
Some Italian people think that the project is useless, and dangerous for the environment.
A protest movement was born against the works, the "NO TAV".
Recently there was a protest in Venice, on the occasion of the meeting between M.Renzi and F.Hollande, which concerned the TAV agreements.


Note: There are currently no job openings at the Cognition and Individual Differences lab.
Researchers at CIDLAB can choose to contribute to any of the various research projects that are currently running at CIDLAB and in collaboration with other research groups at UC Irvine, or they can choose to begin new projects.
Current projects include quantitative modeling of cognition and individual differences, Bayesian statistics, and implementation and deployment of useful computational algorithms. I am also interested in quantitative approaches of detecting and undoing some of the societal challenges currently faced by psychological science (such as publication bias, fraud detection, and closed access to scientific literature) and in new design and analysis methods.
Since research at CIDLAB is focused on mathematical modeling, strong quantitative skills are highly desirable. Note that no advanced knowledge of classical statistics is required, nor is a degree in psychology or cognitive science (although the latter might help). Knowledge of at least one programming language such as MATLAB/Octave, R, Python, Julia, C(++), or similar is a requirement, and any background knowledge of linear algebra, advanced calculus, stochastic processes is helpful. Depending on the project, a willingness to learn any of these topics may be required. Strong candidates will also be proficient writers.
CIDLAB tends to be well funded and its researchers are typically given many opportunities to attend academic conferences and professional development seminars. The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer and southern California is generally a wonderful place to live.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Principal Investigator at any time.
This is the primary activity at CIDLAB. The basic idea of this research line is to apply computational and mathematical models of cognition in contexts where measurement models would ordinarily be used. Ultimately, the goal is to improve measurement by making informed assumptions about behavior in a task and taking into account various qualitatively different sources of variability. Improving the quality of measurement has applications in a wide variety of situations, ranging from fundamental research to clinical diagnosis.
As an example, consider a typical psychophysical 2AFC task in which both accuracy and response time were measured in a large number of conditions. A measurement model for this type of data would be a signal detection model to translate "hits" and "false alarms" into a discrimination parameter (d') and a bias parameter. In a second stage, some nonlinear link function might be used to relate the d' parameter to, say, stimulus intensity. A cognitive model could instead be used to also take into account the response times — effectively using more data from the same paradigm. A cognitive model for the joint analysis of accuracy and response time can account for the fact that people are able to trade speed for accuracy (i.e., choose to respond more slowly in order to be more accurate). This is an undesirable confound that can be taken care of by a cognitive model, for example a diffusion model (Vandekerckhove, Tuerlinckx, & Lee, 2011 ).
Useful: Good knowledge of linear algebra or stochastic calculus, knowledge of sampling algorithms like Gibbs, Metropolis, particle swarm optimization, etc., good programming skills, some knowledge of neuropsychological testing or other research where batteries of behavioral tests are used.
Bayesian statistics is the new thing. Between immense advances in commercial computing power and people realizing that null hypothesis testing carries an inherent logical flaw, there is now much talk of a Bayesian revolution. Without going into detail, the core of Bayesian data analysis is to use probability theory to compute the relative probability that one theory is true compared to some other theory or set of theories. This is very different from classical null hypothesis testing, which is often based on the selection of one specific (often rather unlikely) hypothesis about which we will then conclude that it is probably not true and one of its infinitely many competitors is true (Lindley, 1993 ).
There are two paths forward for Bayesian statistics in cognitive science, one practical, and one rather fundamental.
The practical next step is to provide easy-to-use software for common Bayesian analyses. Existing packages like JAGS and Stan are extremely powerful and flexible, but that flexibility makes them sometimes hard to use. It would be helpful if there existed software to do simple, common analyses without having to learn a complete software package.
A theoretical next step could be the development of Bayesian analogues of existing (common) analyses. Some recent examples in that vein are Bayesian SEMs, Bayesian t tests, ANOVA, and regression, and Bayesian power analysis.
Useful: Good knowledge of calculus, knowledge of sampling algorithms like Gibbs, Metropolis, particle swarm optimization, etc., good programming skills.
Recently there has been a lot of attention focused on perceived problems in the world of academic psychology. One issue that has found its way into the popular media is a number of cases of academic fraud. I am interested in investigating not only the statistical methods used to uncover fraud, but also in the consequences of academic misconduct and questionable research practices.
A lesser version of the same problem is publication bias. This type of bias, which comes in many forms, is not a form of misconduct by individual researches, but rather a result of a somewhat pathological state of the "current standards and practices" in academic publishing. While it is commonly recognized that publication bias is both pervasive and damaging to scientific progress, there is no agreed-upon strategy for combating it. I am interested in research that aims to uncover, undo, or prevent publication bias.
Finally, I am supportive of any graduate applicant who wishes to contribute to reproducibility, transparency, team science, or open science with novel quantitative methods.
There exist in the statistical literature a number of highly useful algorithms, models and programming techniques that nevertheless find little use in practice. The reason for this, presumably, is that researchers rarely have the time to invest in learning about new models, and certainly not to build and test software implementations of those models and algorithms. However, the field is advanced by the application of state-of-the-art methods, and providing accessible and user-friendly tools for other researchers is good practice for any modeler.
Useful: Background in computer science, good programming skills, knowledge of linear algebra or stochastic calculus, knowledge of sampling algorithms like Gibbs, Metropolis, particle swarm optimization, etc.


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Culture & Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel launches Life in Miniature project
The Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism Shri Prahlad Singh Patel launched 'Life in Miniature' project via video conferencing on 22 October 2020.
The project is a collaboration between the National Museum, New Delhi, Ministry of Culture, and the Google Arts and Culture.
Under the 'Life in Miniature' project, various miniature paintings from the National Museum can be viewed online on Google Arts and Culture by people around the world.
It would include miniature art like the Ramayana, Royal Saga, Pahari style paintings in never before seen ways and in extraordinary detail.
The project can be accessed at g.co/LifeInMiniature.
It will make use of technologies like machine learning, augmented reality and digitization with high-definition robotic cameras, to showcase these special works of art in a magical new way.
Asan Conservation Reserve gets first Ramsar site tag from Uttarakhand
The Asan Conservation Reserve in Uttarakhand has become the first Ramsar site in the state, giving it the status of 'Wetland of International Importance'.
The Reserve is located near Dehradun district in Garhwal region of the Himalayan state on the banks of Yamuna river.
Apart from this, Kabartal Wetland from Bihar is the another new site to be recognised by Ramsar.
With this, the total number of Ramsar sites in India has increased to 39, which is the highest in South Asia.
Andhra Pradesh CM launches 'YSR BIMA' insurance scheme for BPL families
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy launched 'YSR Bima', a scheme to provide financial assistance through insurance cover to beneficiary in case of death or accident of their families members.
All families with white ration cards are eligible for YSR Bima scheme. Village/ward volunteers will visit the families and enrol the names of the primary householders.
The scheme will benefit 1.41 crore BPL families of the state.
Category wise insurance amount coverage under the scheme:
Accidental death and total permanent disability for people aged between 18-50 years – Rs 5 lakh
Natural death cases (18-50 years) – Rs 2 lakh
Partial permanent disability in an accident case (18-70 years) – Rs 1.5 lakh
The claim amount will be directly credited into the beneficiary bank account within 15 days of making the claim.
Apart from this, immediate assistance of Rs 10,000 will be provided to the families through village and ward secretariats.
An amount of Rs 510 crore would be paid by the state government annually as insurance premium for this scheme.
This will also make Andhra Pradesh as the first state in the country to single-handedly fund the insurance scheme.
Tamil Nadu Government Launches Smart Black Board Scheme in 80,000 Govt schools
The state government of Tamil Nadu has launched the Smart Black Board scheme in 80,000 government schools of the state.
The initiative aims to ensure better teaching environment as well as lead towards Digital India and Atmanirbhar Bharat.
Under this Smart Black Board scheme, audio visual teaching material would be possible, that can even be fed into the computer screens in classes using widely available pen drives.
INS Kavaratti, last in series of 4 indigenously-built stealth corvettes, commissioned into Indian Navy
The Chief of Army Staff, General MM Naravane commissioned the 'INS Kavaratti', the last of four indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes, into the Indian Navy in Visakhapatnam on 22 October 2020.
The ship has been designed by the Indian Navy's in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design (DND), and built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.
The anti-submarine warfare (ASW) stealth corvettes has been undertaken under 'Project 28', also called Kamorta-class corvettes of the Navy.
INS Kavaratti has a state-of-the-art weapons and sensor suite capable of "detecting and prosecuting" submarines and good endurance for long-range deployments.
DRDO successfully conducts final trial of Nag anti-tank guided missile in Pokhran range
India successfully carried out the final trial of the third generation, anti-tank guided missile 'NAG' on 22 October 2020, from the Pokhran field firing ranges in Rajasthan.
The Nag anti-tank guided missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), to engage highly fortified enemy tanks in day and night conditions.
The successful final user trial of the missile makes the Nag anti-tank missile ready for induction in the Indian Army.
Following the final trial, the missile will now enter into the production phase.
It will be manufactured by defence PSU Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP), of DRDO.
ECI constitutes 2-member committee (Harish Kumar, Umesh Sinha) to examine issues concerning expenditure limits
The Election Commission of India has set up a 2-member committee to examine the issue of revising the expenditure limit for candidates for Lok Sabha and assembly polls.
The committee will comprise of Shri Harish Kumar, Ex. IRS and DG (Investigation), Shri Umesh Sinha, Secretary General and DG (Expenditure).
The need to set up this committee was felt in view of the increase in number of electors and rise in Cost Inflation Index. It will submit its report within 120 days of its constitution.
The committee will be responsible to:
To assess the change in number of electors across the States/Union Territories and its bearing on expenditure.
To assess the change in Cost Inflation Index and its bearing on the pattern of expenditure incurred by the candidates in recent elections.
To seek views/inputs of the political parties and other stakeholders.
To examine other factors which may have bearings on expenditure.
To examine any other related issue.
SEBI Sets Up Advisory Committee under Madhabi Puri Buch to Recommend Policy on Market Data Access
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a Market Data Advisory Committee (MDAC), under its initiative to make shareable data on the Indian securities market, available for researchers, policy makers, general public alike and to enhance the quality of such data.
The standing committee would be headed by Madhabi Puri Buch, the whole time member (WTM) of SEBI.
It would be responsible to:
recommend appropriate policy for access to securities market data,
identify segment wise data perimeters, data needs and gaps,
recommend data privacy and data access regulations applicable to market data.
The chief executives (CEOs) of stock exchanges and depositories, representatives of various stakeholders and senior officials of SEBI would be other members of the MDAC.
Nokia selected by NASA to build first ever cellular network on the Moon
Finland based telecom company Nokia has been selected by NASA as its partner to build the first cellular network on the moon.
NASA plans to leverage these innovations for its Artemis program, the US government-funded crewed spaceflight program for landing "the first woman and the next man" on the Moon, specifically at the lunar south pole region by 2024.
The Nokia Bell Labs' will undertake this project to build and deploy the first wireless end-to-end broadband/LTE communications system on the lunar surface in late 2022.
Nokia will partner with US-based Intuitive Machines for this mission.
This project of deploying the first LTE/4G communications system in space will help pave the way towards sustainable human presence on the lunar surface.
First woman IAF Officer Vijayalakshmi Ramanan (retd) passes away at 96
Wing Commander (Retd) Dr Vijayalakshmi Ramanan, the first woman officer to be commissioned in the Indian Air Force, has passed away due to old age ailments. She was 96.
Dr Ramanan was commissioned in the Army Medical Corps on August 22, 1955 and was promoted to the rank of Wing Commander in August 1972. She served as an obstetrician and gynaecologist at various Air Force Hospitals.
She was honoured with the Vishist Seva Medal five years later. She had retired in February, 1979.
Veteran Assam Economist Dr Jayanta Madhab passes away at 91
The renowned Assamese economist, Dr. Jayanta Madhab, has passed away due to heart ailments and diabetes. He was 91.
Dr Madhab served as the economic advisor from 2003-2009, to the Government of Assam during the tenure of former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.
He was also the founder and first Chairman of North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi)
He had served as a director at the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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Cal Stewart
Cal Stewart (b. 1856 Charlotte County, Virginia, d. December 7, 1919) was an American comedian and humorist who pioneered in vaudeville and early sound recordings. He is best remembered for his comic monologues in which he played "Uncle Josh" Weathersby, a resident of a mythical New England farming town called "Punkin Center."
Born in Charlotte County, Virginia in 1856, Stewart spent his early life working in circuses, medicine shows and vaudeville to great acclaim as "Uncle Josh Weathersby from Way Down East". It was on the road that he befriended Mark Twain and later Will Rogers, two men who shared similar wit in comedy.
Around 1897, Thomas Edison's studios hired him to cut several cylinder recordings of his famous speeches and songs. They were well received by the public, and launched an entire series of recordings based on the Uncle Josh character. Stewart's trademark on these recordings is the easily recognizable laugh that precedes his speeches.
Best-selling recordings included "Uncle Josh's Arrival in New York" (1898), "I'm Old But I'm Awfully Tough (Laughing Song)" (1898), "Jim Lawson's Horse Trade With Deacon Witherspoon" (1901), "Uncle Josh's Huskin' Bee Dance" (1901), and "Uncle Josh Buys an Automobile" (1903). He wrote the song "Ticklish Reuben" in 1900.
Stewart continued recording on Edison, Columbia, Victor, and independent labels up until his death on December 7, 1919. He also wrote two books based on his monologues and performed in theaters across America with his wife and her brother and sister.
Stewart is represented on the 2007 compilation Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s.
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Birth and Death Data: Born 1856 (Charlotte County), Died 1919
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, author, vocalist, composer, lyricist
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 574 records)
Berliner 690 7-in. 7/9/1897 A talk by happy Cal Stewart, the Yankee comedian Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 1910 7-in. 10/17/1898 Laughing song Cal Stewart Male vocal solo vocalist
Berliner 6000 7-in. Aug. 1898 A talk by the Yankee comedian, no. 1 Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 6002 7-in. Aug. 1898 A talk, no. 3 Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 6005 7-in. 10/17/1898 Uncle Josh on the Spanish question Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker, author
Berliner 6006 7-in. Before Nov. 1898 Uncle Josh Wethersbee at Delmonico's Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 6007 7-in. 6/11/1898 Uncle Josh's Weathersby in a department store Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 6016 7-in. 10/17/1898 Uncle Josh's trip to New York Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 038 7-in. 3/29/1899 Uncle Josh on a street car Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker, author
Berliner 039 7-in. 3/30/1899 Uncle Josh at the museum Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 041 7-in. 3/30/1899 Uncle Josh's troubles in a hotel Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker, author
Berliner 042 7-in. 3/29/1899 Uncle Josh in on a 5th Ave bus Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 043 7-in. 3/30/1899 Uncle Josh at Delmonico's Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker, author
Berliner 044 7-in. 3/29/1899 Uncle Josh in a department store Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 045 7-in. 3/30/1899 Uncle Josh on a bicycle Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 046 7-in. 3/30/1899 Laughing song Cal Stewart Male vocal solo vocalist
Berliner 047 7-in. 3/29/1899 Uncle Josh's arrival in NY Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 048 7-in. 3/29/1899 Unde Josh at Coney Island Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Berliner 050 7-in. 3/30/1899 Uncle Josh at the stock exchange Cal Stewart Comic monologue speaker
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]659 7-in. 2/8/1901 I'm old, but I'm awfully tough Cal Stewart Male vocal solo vocalist, composer, lyricist
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]659 10-in. 7/15/1902 I'm old, but I'm awfully tough Cal Stewart Male vocal solo vocalist, composer, lyricist
Victor [Pre-matrix A-]660 7-in. 2/8/1901 Uncle Josh Weathersby in a Chinese laundry Cal Stewart Monologue speaker, author
Victor [Pre-matrix B-]660 10-in. 7/14/1902 Uncle Josh Weathersby in a Chinese laundry Cal Stewart Monologue speaker, author
Victor [Pre-matrix C-]660 12-in. 7/21/1902 Uncle Josh Weathersby in a Chinese laundry Cal Stewart Monologue speaker, author
(Results 1-25 of 574 records)
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Stewart, Cal," accessed January 19, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103525.
Stewart, Cal. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103525.
"Stewart, Cal." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 19 January 2021.
Wikipedia: Cal Stewart
Discogs: Stewart, Cal
LCNAR: Stewart, Cal, 1856-1919 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82031934
Wikidata: Cal Stewart - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5018230
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/3812479/
MusicBrainz: Stewart, Cal, 1856-1919 - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5470796f-4387-4f70-b520-d56dbce45465
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