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The Estonia energy efficiency summary presents energy efficiency trends and policies by sector: Overview, Buildings, Transport and Industry. Get a set of graphs commented by energy efficiency specialists.
In 2015, the final energy consumption in Estonia was about 2.72 Mtoe. Residential, the largest consuming sector, recorded a 6-percentage points decrease in its share of total final energy consumption since 2000 – from 38% to 32%. Industry decreased its share by 5 percentage points – from 24% down to 19% in 2015. Over the same period, the transport sector increased the share around 6% and tertiary and agriculture 3%. In 2015, the overall increase in final energy consumption accounted for approximately 12% compared to 2000.
Energy efficiency for final consumers, as measured by ODEX, improved by an average of 2% per year from 2000 to 2015. In industry, the pace of energy efficiency improvements has been steady (4.6% per year since 2000) and in the residential sector about 1.8% per year. For the rest of the final consumers the improvement of the energy efficiency index has been marginal.
Regarding energy efficiency, Estonia has set a target by 2020 not to increase the total final consumption as compared to the year 2010, when the consumption had been 2.82 Mtoe. In 2015, the final energy consumption in Estonia was 2.75 Mtoe, i.e. the consumption has dropped by 3%. Today's level of final consumption of energy in all sectors, and the forecast for the next ten years shows that the greatest growth as well as need for sectoral measures for saving electricity, motor fuels and other fuels will be in the households, industrial and transport sectors. In the new National Development Plan for the Energy Sector, the Government has committed to keep the final consumption lower than 2.75 Mtoe per year in 2030. Maintaining the final consumption at the 2010 level means that energy efficiency must be increased in nearly all sectors, but particularly in the household, industrial, transportation and public sectors. It is planned to pay special attention to the public sector energy use as the behaviour of the public sector must serve as a role model for other sectors.
In 2015, space heating accounted for 62% of the sector's consumption, electrical appliances for 6%, water heating for 21% and cooking for 11%. While electrical appliances recorded a 15 percentage points and energy consumption of cooking by 0.4% increase, then water heating decreased approximately by 11.4%. The residential energy consumption decreased during the period from 2000 to 2015, about 8%, due to measures taken in space heating end-use. Energy consumption of space heating has decreased from 18.7 toe in 2000 to 14.2 toe per heated m2 in 2015.
In 2015, the final energy consumption of residential buildings was 0.071 Mtoe lower than in 2000. On the one hand, there was only one main factor contributed to decrease energy consumption over the period – energy savings (about 0.26 Mtoe) and some other factors (0.025 Mtoe). However, all other measures (climate, more dwellings, lifestyles: more appliances per dwelling and larger homes) have, unfortunately, increased the energy consumption of the residential sector.
The electricity consumption per employee has increased by 4% per year since 2001. The reason is the introduction of new buildings with conditioners and the wider use of other electrical equipment. The total consumption of energy in the service sector has been rather stable since 2004. In 2015, however, energy consumption has decreased slightly, but the number of employees has increased.
Up to now, the energy efficiency policy in the buildings sector has been targeted mainly at households through various measures that increase energy efficiency of residential buildings. The Government has decided that investing into buildings for improving the energy efficiency must continue, while the public sector must lead the way in maintaining and constructing buildings. Investments into the energy efficiency of apartment buildings must be continued as well and opportunities to expand state measures for promoting energy efficiency in family houses are to be found. In the heating sector, investments into the development or renovation of district heating systems are supported. Drawing up local development plans for energy supply in municipalities are financially supported by the central Government. Also, it is planned to support local, as alternatives to district heating, heat supply systems if these prove to be the most sustainable solutions for the region and ensure compliance with environmental standards.
In 2015, the road transport accounted for 93.6% of the total energy consumption in the transport sector. Compared to the 2000, this share of the sector has increased by about 5%. The share of rail transport has fallen from 7.8% in 2000 to 2.4% in 2015.
In 2015, the passenger traffic volume of bus transport enterprises decreased by 20% and of rail transport enterprises by 7% compared to 2000. The passenger traffic volume by private car accounted for 11.4 billion passenger kilometres, which is approximately 71% higher than in 2000.
There was a sharp decrease in the carriage of goods by rail – from 8.1 Mtkm in 2000 to 3.1 Mtkm in 2015. The freight volume of Estonian road transport enterprises almost doubled (6.3 Mtkm in 2015 versus 3.9 Mtkm in 2000). The high share of road in the total traffic is a trend that goes against the expectation of policymakers.
In 2015, energy consumption in the transport sector was 42% higher than in 2000. This trend is due to the fact that the effect of the increase in passenger movements (passenger transport by passenger cars has almost doubled in comparison with 2000, etc., increase almost +0,14 Mtoe) and changes in the structure (freight traffic on roads increased by around 0.2 Mtoe) exceeded the effect of energy savings (around 0.17 Mtoe).
Up to the present, the primary instrument for influencing energy use in the transportation sector has been excise duties, and the fuel excise has been raised on ten occasions during the last 15 years. The Government has decided to foster the use of cars with lower fuel consumption and environmental impact. Projects aimed at improving energy efficiency in the transportation sector have been implemented under the green investment scheme. The consumption of energy by the transport sector is planned to be reduced through three lines of activity: decreasing the need for transport, including making freight transport more efficient and environmentally sustainable and considering sustainable commuting principles in the planning process; increasing the use of public transport and making vehicles more ecological.
Final energy consumption of industry has decreased significantly by 4%/year over the period 2000 to 2015. Approximately 1/3 of the energy consumed by the energy intensive industries – non-metallic minerals and paper. The importance of the remaining energy intensive industries (chemicals, non-ferrous metals, steel) in the Estonian manufacturing industry are small.
Energy savings (0,46 Mtoe) as well as structural changes towards less energy intensive branches (0.15 Mtoe) led to decrease the energy consumption since 2000. On the opposite, the growth in activity has partly offset the saving effect. As a result, energy consumption has increased by 0.05 Mtoe over the period 2000-2015.
It has been estimated that in industry, there is the potential for a 30% of heat and 10% electricity conservation, and attaining this will require adoption of new technologies and an increase in awareness. The focus of energy efficiency in industry must be on the development of energy and resource efficiency. The measure designed to inform industrial companies about the potential for energy savings and resource efficiency as well as to analyse resource use has been launched.


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Reinsurance: Miles to go but on the right track
With Asia being the one region in the world with the most growth opportunities, reinsurers and RI brokers have a collective duty to do more, not less, to nurture the potential of the region. Using innovative digital technology, be it for new products, better processes or more effective distribution is the order of the day. These were the clear messages from Asia Insurance Review's annual reinsurance roundtable to take the pulse of reinsurance in Asia this year. The Roundtable of nine – five brokers and four reinsurers – was upbeat about taking the industry forward with an emphasis on relationships and partnerships rather than just transactions, with a view to closing the penetration gap and facilitating a digital-led transformation. There was also an emphasis on cost drivers and cost control, as well as using the very precepts of reinsurance, being the free flow of ideas and capital, to forge a better tomorrow for clients.
Source : AIR | 01 Nov 2017
State-owned Russian reinsurer sets sights on Asia
The Russian National Reinsurance Company (RNRC) was established by Russia's Central Bank in August 2016 but only started operations in January 2017. However, it has already gained CIRC's approval to operate in China in the specialty market, and has been granted a licence in Egypt. We caught up with Vice-President of Business Development Igor Karpovich at the SIRC 2017 to learn more about the reinsurer's hunger for new business in the region.
Source : AIR | 01 Dec 2017
A year of change for CCR Re
As a new reinsurance player gearing up for just its second renewals, following the transfer of the private market reinsurance business from CCR to a new subsidiary, CCR Re, beginning this year, the reinsurer is optimistic about the year ahead. At the SIRC, we spoke with Mr Laurent Montador, Deputy CEO at CCR and CCR Re about their plans.
RMIA: Australasia's risk expertise aims to sail beyond its shores
Mr Scott Ryrie, as CEO of the Sydney-based Risk Management Institute of Australasia (RMIA), is all set to further develop the risk profession in the region and expand RMIA's foreign membership. We sat down with him during the recent SIRC to find out more.
Echo Re targeting more Asian business
Dr Peter F Hugger is the man at the helm of Echo Re since February 2012. Having spent a considerable part of his 30-year professional life in Asia, with some of the top names in the reinsurance business, he is now ready to chart a new course for Echo Re in Asia, where the company already has a big presence and where he believes lies the opportunity for international players like his. He speaks to Asia Insurance Review on his new plans and strategy for the region, and the future ahead for his company.
Samsung Re: Expanding beyond group business
Samsung Re has been keeping a low profile since its inception in 2011 but of late, the reinsurer has adopted a new strategy to expand its operations beyond its group business and into newer territories across Asia. We speak to Mr Tae Y Choi, CEO, Samsung Re at the SIRC, to find out the plans and strategies ahead for the company.
Regulator sets in place plans for Singapore to be a global capital for Asian risk transfer
The Singapore authorities is stepping up the buzz in an already burgeoning insurance industry with a slew of initiatives announced last month, including strategies for the Lion City to be a global capital for Asian risk transfer.
14th SIRC to blaze new trails in reinsurance as it goes annual
Reinsurers will look to explore fresh opportunities, both from within and outside its traditional landscape at the 14th SIRC, to be held from 31 October to 2 November this year with a star-studded cast of speakers.
Source : AIR | 01 Jun 2017

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One important discussion is whether or not their daughter Casey Anthony has reached out following her dad's near-fatal car crash.
Back in November, People reported that George was driving his wife's vehicle in Orlando when he lost control and flipped the vehicle several times.
This isn't the first time George and Cindy have spoken candidly on The Dr. Oz Show. Last fall, the grandparents to the late Caylee Anthony appeared on the show and spoke about their relationship with Casey.


The hypopharyngeal gland (HG) is the main site of the synthesis and secretion of royal jelly protein (RJP), and shows high plasticity. To identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) that affect the development of HG and the synthesis and secretion of RJP, we performed a digital gene expression analysis of 9 d Apis mellifera under different conditions of nutrition and exposure to brood pheromone.Six RNA-seq libraries were generated using RNA extracted from 9 d bee HGs. A total of 2801 DEGs were identified on the basis of at least one pairwise comparison, among which 205, 1617 and 2328 genes were differentially expressed in comparisons between the Pollen group and the Honey group, the Brood group and Pollen group and the Brood group and Honey group respectively. The Brood group exhibited the highest number of DEGs, suggesting that brood pheromone plays a key role in the HG ontogeny. A total of 1991 genes were mapped to 129 canonical signaling pathways found in the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG), and the pathways associated with ribosome function and protein processing were significantly enriched. Hypopharyngeal gland mRNA profiles of 9-day old honeybees under three conditions (one control and two treatments) were generated by deep sequencing, in duplicate, using Illumina Hiseq 2500 platform.


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Q: MS Access Int and Sql Server Big INT We have a database in Sql Server 2005 with MS Access as front end. The back end was initially in access and later transferred to Sql server.
One of the fields in the tables in sql server has data type int with primary key. Now I believe int data type of access has limitations of 32767 being the largest integer.
The field has auto-increment set with primary key and it has reached the figure 32767.
I tried changing the data type from int to bigint but on the front end access started throwing all kind of errors. One of the error being "Data Type Mismatch".
Thanks
Yogi.

A: In SQL Server

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*smallint is signed 16 bit as per your comments (-32768 to +32767)

*int is signed 32 bit, so -2.1 billion to +2.1 billions

*bigint is signed 64 bit so -huge to +huge

You could get this from MSDN very easily. No need to "believe"
More importantly, you didn't need to make any changes in SQL Server and you didn't need to generate these errors. The errors probably come from foreign key errors or such that depended on this column being int.
Anyway, if it is really smallint and you've reached 32767, you could just change the seed and increment from (-32768, 1) to use the other half of the range...

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Janne Kivihalme and son Teemu biked in Finland this summer.
Twenty-one years ago, Janne Kivihalme came to the U.S. as an exchange student from Finland. It didn't really matter where. He just wanted to learn the English language in North America.
"And the best way to learn is to go to a country you're forced to speak the language," said Kivihalme, who was positioned at Superior High School in Wisconsin, where he played hockey his senior year.
Kivihalme didn't get to choose his location, but in the end, it turned out to be a great fit. He has never permanently left the Midwest.
The former defenseman for Oulun Karpat of Finland's SM-Liiga, one of the best hockey leagues in Europe, went on to play college hockey at Minnesota Duluth and the University of Wisconsin-Superior, where he graduated.
Now entering his sixth year as head coach at Burnsville High School, Janne is one of the state's rising stars behind the bench.
A product of the Finnish system, Janne grew up playing in his hometown of Oulu, a city of about 140,000 in central Finland. The focus there was on honing skills and overall athleticism through more practices and dry-land training. While the U.S. has gravitated toward that recently, there is still the North American style, described as more physical.
Now, with a strong base of playing and coaching experience in America, he's taken bits and pieces from each development style and made it into his own.
The results for Burnsville have been positive. Janne, whose late father, Jaakko, also played for Oulun Karpat, takes an active role in the youth program and has built some contending varsity squads, including last season's South Suburban Conference champions.
Janne's son, Teemu, was a defenseman on that team. He posted three goals and 11 assists for the Blaze as a freshman and has become one of the state's top blue-liners at his age.
Like his father, Teemu is a puck-moving, offensive-minded defenseman who likes to join the rush. Unlike his father, Teemu grew up here and is much more Americanized than Janne.
Dad has put forth a lot of effort in teaching and exposing Teemu to the family heritage. Some fish, potatoes, vegetables and other traditional grub consistently make their way to the dinner table.
"Oh yeah, a couple times a week," Teemu said. "They love fish."
But more notably, both father and son travel to Finland every summer to vacation, see family, take Finnish saunas and play a variety of different sports. And, of course, they fish.
The past two summers, Teemu has been skating with Finland's U16 and U17 national teams. As a result, he possesses dual citizenship. The playing experience has exposed him to high levels of international hockey that should pay dividends for the underclassman.
"It was good playing against a different culture, different players. It's not like U.S.A. players," said Teemu, who's also played baseball, lacrosse, tennis, badminton and soccer. "Some of those guys don't really check as much as U.S.A. players. They're faster. They use Olympic sheets so they have to be faster and quicker."
Janne has coached Teemu through the youth system at Minnetonka and now at the varsity level in Burnsville. He describes his son as a product of both Finnish and American hockey.
"I'm used to him being on the bench, doing his thing," Teemu said.
Janne will continue doing his thing starting this week. Tryouts for the Blaze begin Monday.


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Heresy of the week: Sorry George, but wages really have decoupled from growth
By Peter Franklin
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Once again, Ed Miliband has focused the political debate on the cost of living crisis. By promising to control rents and freeze energy prices, he hopes to persuade ordinary working people that Labour is on their side.
Curiously, he has rather less to say about the other half of prices and incomes equation. Price rises hurt so much right now because wages are flat – indeed, according to the latest research, the average British worker suffered an 8 per cent decline in their wages between 2008 and 2013.
With the economy growing again, can we expect wages to do likewise? Perhaps not, because according to some analysts, there is a much longer-term trend of wages becoming 'decoupled' from economic growth – i.e. the former rising more slowly than the latter. If this is the case and the trends continue, then there will be no sustained growth dividend for ordinary working people.
Last month, George Osborne addressed this issue – and dismissed it – in a speech to the American Enterprise Institute:
"Today I would like to consider two new pessimistic predictions that some now make about the prospects for our economies…
"The second is that the historic link between economic growth and general prosperity has been broken – that even if growth is sustained, the gains will not be shared by most of our citizens but instead concentrated amongst those at the top of the income distribution."
Osborne believes that decoupling isn't really happening:
"Recent work by academics at the London School of Economics and our own analysis at the Treasury has found no evidence that employee compensation has become detached from GDP growth in recent decades.
"Previous results that appear to show a break disappear once you take account of rising pension contributions and payroll taxes."
It isn't clear if this is what the speech specifically refers to, but a frequently cited source of evidence for the argument that decoupling isn't real is a paper by two LSE academics João Paulo Pessoa and John Van Reenen. It's all a bit technical, but the key point of their analysis revolves around two different measures of decoupling:
"We distinguish between 'net decoupling' – the difference in growth of GDP per hour deflated by the GDP deflator and average compensation deflated by the same index ‐ and 'gross decoupling' – the difference in growth of GDP per hour deflated by the GDP deflator and median wages deflated by a measure of consumer price inflation (CPI)."
On the gross measure of decoupling, "productivity [i.e. GDP divided by hours worked] grew almost 42.5% faster than median wages" over a period of nearly four decades from 1972 to 2010. This would suggest that wages have been lagging behind growth for quite some time.
However, on the net measure this decoupling effect completely disappears.
How can this be? The Chancellor's argument is that the difference is accounted for by two things – pension contributions and employers' National Insurance Contributions, which are included in the net measure, but not in the gross. Thus while basic wages have failed to keep up with GDP, employers have made up the difference with other employee benefits.
This, however, is not the whole story.
For a start, counting NICs as an employee benefit is absurd. It may be valid for academic researchers to deal in technicalities, but in the real world National Insurance is just another business tax.
Secondly, Osborne's speech makes no mention of another important finding from the Pessoa and Van Reenen paper – which is that much of the difference between the two measures of decoupling results from the fact that one relates to mean wage levels, while the other relates to median wage levels. In other words, a big reason why the net measure looks so much better than the gross measure is because mean wage levels are flattered by 'top people's pay' while, by definition, median wage levels reflect the experience of those in the middle.
So, for ordinary working people, it really does look like wages are falling badly behind growth over the long-term. That doesn't mean we should give up on growth – but there's a danger that voters will if they're excluded from its benefits.
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7 Films Set in Scotland You Need on Your Watch List
Katie Bell April 15, 2020 View Comments
You may not be able to visit our beautiful wee country at the moment, but you can dream about this land, our stories and our gorgeous scenery all you like! If you're needing some inspiration for your dreaming and a way to pass the time whilst working from home, then look no further. We have come up with a list of a few of our favourite feel good films set and shot in Scotland. So, sit back, embrace these Scottish scenes and escape to the movies with us.
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1. Local Hero (1983)
Camusdarach Beach, Morar
No list of Scottish films would be complete unless this classic was included – a favourite amongst us at VisitScotland! Local Hero directed by Bill Forsyth, sees a Texan oil company send Mac (played by Peter Riegert) to negotiate the rights of buying a remote and beautiful seaside village in the north of Scotland in order to build a refinery. Mac teams up with Danny (played by Peter Capaldi), a quirky Scotsman, to seal the deal, but the longer the negotiating takes, the more attached they become to the village's unique way of life.
If your dreams of Scotland include ceilidhs, incredible landscapes and interesting (quirky!) people, then this classic is the perfect antidote and escape for you right now. Filming locations include the Aberdeenshire village of Pennan, and a truly stunning beach on the west coast of the Highlands – Camusdarach beach, near Morar.
2. Gregory's Girl (1980)
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Another film based in Scotland which captures the hearts of us Scots is also by Bill Forsyth. Gregory's Girl is set in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, and the coming-of-age tale centres around Gregory, an awkward teenager. Gregory is infatuated with Dorothy, his classmate who has made it onto the school football team, and his attempts at wooing Dorothy win the hearts of the audience. Maybe, just maybe, Gregory will win the affection of the girl he fancies.
The cityscape scenery may not be as beautiful as it is in Local Hero, but the characters are just as loveable.
3. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
Loch Morlich
As the title may suggest, it is indeed set in Yemen. But this tale about building a salmon fishery in the heart of the desert begins its upstream journey in Scotland, with the need for a very Scottish product: salmon. In this tale, a fabulously wealthy Sheikh wants to take his favourite past time (fishing) from Scotland to his homeland in Yemen. He enlists the help of a fisheries expert Fred (played by Ewan McGregor)who believes this plan is absurd, but Sheikh's determination and belief in the project are endearing and Fred has to pursue the challenge. Ardverikie Estate features in this story, a lochside house located near the Cairngorms which will play on your heart strings and make you long for a Scottish adventure. This tale flows swiftly into a story of believing in the impossible, keeping the faith and staying true to yourself in times of impossibility and strife.
4. What We Did on Our Holiday (2014)
Watched #WhatWeDidOnOurHoliday for the 3rd time this evening. I think every time I see it I like it more — it's not perfect, but the faults fade into the background because it's so funny, heartfelt, and surprisingly moving and life-affirming.
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Set in rural Scotland, on Red Point Beach in Wester Ross, this lovely story is based around a family reunion. It's Grandad's 75th birthday and his family have travelled from London to celebrate with him. However, the family have brought secrets with them including a separation. Set amongst the most gorgeous landscapes of the Highlands, this film will help you remember what's important in life and let you dream about the Scottish beaches and beautiful scenes you're yet to take in. What We Did on Our Holiday is another favourite of ours. Something to do with the beautiful beaches, we think!
5. Brave (2012)
Calanais Standing Stones, Isle of Lewis
We think you'll agree with us on this one. We couldn't leave Brave off our list, especially if we're hoping to inspire you to indulge in and relax with movies set in Scotland.
Merida is a princess who is determined to make her own path in life and is willing to defy tradition and honour to do so. This film is pure Disney•Pixar magic, and includes everything we love about Scotland: ginger hair, tales of magic, quirky clansmen, stunning scenery and a message about family and love.
The Calanais Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis were one of the inspirations for this mythical tale. It's both magical and charming and will leave you feeling warm and fuzzy.
6. The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
Inveraray Bridge and Loch Fyne from Inveraray
This film set in Scotland can only really be described as cute and quirky. Shot in Inveraray, Argyll, and set in the year 1912, The Three Lives of Thomasina is a lovely story about a wee girl and her ginger cat, Thomasina. The film is set amongst a Highland backdrop and characters include a cat, a cute wee girl, her struggling father and even a suspected witch!
This lesser-known Disney film is one for all the family and will inspire some research into the beautiful Scottish region of Argyll & The Isles.
7. Skyfall (2012)
The Three Sisters, Glencoe
Arguably, any James Bond film should be added to our infinite lists of films to watch. They're classics. And of course, our favourite has to be Skyfall, not just for the Scottish scenery; we also love the gripping storyline and slick spy drama. Bond flees to Scotland (where he spent some of his childhood) to escape the bad guy in this film. This section of the movie is filmed in Glen Coe, one of Scotland's many incredible landscapes.
At the moment, we may not be able to venture to Glen Coe, an incredible glacial valley loved by walkers and photographers alike, but we can certainly enjoy watching the scenery unfold before our eyes in Skyfall.
It's so important that we look after each other even more than usual. And during these times, this must be done at home. However, not all is lost. We can all still embrace our love of Scotland. We hope these movies will offer you a mindful escape to Scotland, as well as allow a few hours to yourself to rest and relax.
Do you have a favourite feel good film set and filmed in Scotland? Tell us in the comments below.
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