AHMEDABAD: Remember those spine-rattling roads of 2017 when ‘Vikas’ had seemingly gone bonkers? While the situation is more or less unchanged for Amdavadis two years later, the civic body has informed the high court that it has penalized 39 officers responsible for the 2017 lapses. To act, the civic body had needed reminders from the high court.
As punishment, one increment has been rolled back for 22 officers, the AMC told the court. It said two increments have been cancelled for eight officers, fines ranging from Rs 10,000 to Rs 70,000 have been levied on nine officers, and a warning letter has been issued to one officer.
The information was provided in an affidavit submitted by the AMC in the high court in response to a PIL filed by Mushtaq Qadri. If you were expecting better roads in 2019, you may be given to optimism. Some 4.9 lakh tonnes of hot mix bitumen was used to repair roads between October 2018 and the end of September this year. In that period, 5.12 lakh metric tonnes was used for micro-surfacing. Back in 2017, 46.79km of roads had to undergo repairs which included sealing of 44,000 potholes.
“In all, 116 officers — including additional city engineers, deputy and assistant city engineers, and assistant engineers — were issued show-cause notices,” said a senior AMC vigilance official. “In the end, 86 officers were given a hearing and 39 were penalized.”
Over the past one-and-a-half years, the AMC has been submitting periodic action-taken reports to the high court claiming that it has instituted measures to maintain the quality of roads. One measure was penalizing contractors. If a road contractor’s work is poor, the AMC will deduct 10% from the running bills instead of the modest 5% that was the norm earlier. The defect liability period for road contractors has been reduced from 5 years to 3 years. And the AMC had assured the HC that if contractors are caught for malpractice or laying poor roads, they will be debarred or blacklisted permanently. Another assurance given was that the AMC will use nanotechnology
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Targeting apathy with a music-based intervention in PD
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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is known as a motor disorder for the more overt clinical motor symptoms that accompany diagnosis. There are also many non-motor symptoms that further aggravate health outcomes for people with PD. A particularly prevalent non-motor symptom is apathy, or a loss of motivation/emotional responses toward initiating activities (eg. getting out of bed, going for a walk), and it is associated with a decline in quality of life and treatment resistance, independent from the effects of depression or anhedonia. This talk will discuss an ongoing study that aims to understand how music-based interventions can potentially target apathy in PD.

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WASHINGTON – While Americans celebrated the birth of the nation Thursday, just two blocks away from the White House an all-ages crowd of over 200 people rallied to call for a second American revolution.
Enraged over the revelations from National Security Agency whistle blower Edward Snowden, citizens gathered in cities across the U.S. to protest what they see as the U.S. government’s unconstitutional surveillance of the American people.
Washington, D.C.’s version of the “Restore the Fourth” rally was held midday in McPherson Square.
The atmosphere at the McPherson Square gathering was positive, and laughter was often juxtaposed with serious calls by attendees for the U.S. government to restore the Fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights.
The Fourth Amendment, which protects citizens against unlawful search and seizure by government officials, is the Constitutional basis on which privacy advocates argue that government access to private electronic communications requires a warrant.
Just down the road at the National Mall, people gathered to enjoy the day’s festivities under the Beltway sun, anticipating the fireworks that would illuminate the evening sky above the Washington Monument.
Back at McPherson, American flags were flown upside down to symbolize a nation in distress, and protestors held signs mocking the National Security Agency.
Protestors waved at a helicopter flying slowly overhead in case its occupants were observing the gathering below.
Speakers included representatives from across the ideological spectrum, including: the Cato Institute, Competitive Enterprise Instiute, Demand Progress, Free Press, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Council on American Islamic Relations.
Parents with their children stood alongside young adults and the elderly, and numerous ethnicities were in attendance.
Former National Security Agency senior executive and agency whistleblower Thomas Drake took the stage near the end of the rally to rousing applause.
“On this day, the Fourth of July, 2013, I call for a new American revolution, declaring our independence from the surveillance state and government control of information,” called out Drake, invoking cheers from the audience.
He proclaimed that the U.S. government has become the very type of tyrannical government the Founding Fathers fought against in the first American revolution.
“We now have a government breaking the promise of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights,” he said, “How dare they! How dare they!”

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If you’re a lover of salt like I am, you’re going to love cooking on a Himalayan salt block. Mined from salt deposits in Pakistan, these gorgeous pink slabs can withstand an enormous amount of heat and are great for grilling. They can also be used at room temperature to serve fruits, cheeses and tartars, and can even be frozen to serve ice cream.
Himalayan salt blocks impart a subtly salty and mineral-rich flavor to whatever food you place on them. Here’s how I cook on my salt block, in the form of 5 easy tips on purchasing and caring for your own Himalayan salt block!
# 1 - Finding A Himalayan Salt Block
A quick Google search for Himalayan salt blocks will give you blocks from $15 all the way up to $80. I got mine at Cost Plus/World Market for less than $30, which is a reasonable price for a 8"x12"x1.5" block. You can find another one here. Himalayan salt blocks will naturally have fine cracks running through them, but make sure your block doesn’t have any deep cracks. The surface should be smooth and resemble pink marble.
# 2 - Heating Your Salt Block
If you’re using a gas range, you can place the block on the stove top. For an electric range, use a metal ring to raise the block slightly above the heating element. The key word here is patience! Most Himalayan salt blocks will come with a set of instructions. It’s important to heat your salt block according to those instructions so that you don’t damage the block, which is quite fragile. My block is 1.5" thick, so I begin by heating it over a low flame on my gas range for 20 minutes. Then I raise the heat to medium for 20 more minutes. Keeping the flame at medium, I continue heating the block until a few drops of water on the surface sizzle immediately. You may hear some cracking while heating up your block for the first time - this is perfectly normal.
# 3 - No Salt Needed, But Oil Is A Must!
Since you’ll be cooking on a giant slab of salt, it goes without saying that you won’t need to salt your food before or after cooking. It’s important to remember that the more moist the food, the more salt it will absorb. When I prepared my shrimp, I patted them dry and did not add any seasoning. The flavor imparted by the salt block is rich enough that you don’t need any!
Food will invariably stick to the salt block while cooking, and this is normal. However, you will need to oil the block to prevent it from sticking too much. Most salt blocks will be flat, so be very careful that your oil doesn’t run down the sides of the block. (If oil hits the bottom of the block, it could drip onto your burner and start smoking or even cause a fire.) Just pour a small amount of oil in the very center of the block and carefully spread it out. I highly recommend rubbing any seafood with olive oil before placing it on the salt block.
# 4 - Cooking On Your Salt Block
Whether it be fish, shrimp, scallops or thinly sliced beef, place your meat onto the block and don’t move it. When it’s cooked on one side, gently flip. That’s it - it couldn’t be easier!
# 5 - Cleaning Your Salt Block
Allow your block to cool completely before cleaning. Salt blocks get very hot and can retain heat for hours. I let mine sit for at least 4 hours before handling it. Himalayan salt blocks are naturally antimicrobial, so no soap is needed! Simply wipe gently with a damp sponge. You’re effectively dissolving a thin layer of salt when you clean it, so your block will get thinner with use. You may also notice that your block will become discolored over time - this is part of the normal life of a Himalayan salt block, so no worries.
There’s so much you can do with a Himalayan salt block, and it definitely provides a “wow” factor at dinner parties. I highly recommend getting one and trying it out for yourself!

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The Tour de Môn will take you to the most stunning and iconic locations on the wonderful island of Anglesey.
Boasting possibly the most beautiful coastline in the whole of the UK this is an event that brings people back time and time again, both locals and visitors. A calendar highlight for cyclists and local people who support the riders as they pass by with warm Welsh encouragement. Pit yourself against the clock on the 'Flying Mile' held at RAF Valley giving you the unique opportunity of cycling uninterrupted on the runway. Unparallelled views of Snowdonia from this location make it a real treat. From clubs, to families and charity riders this is a friendly ride with riders of all ages and abilities coming together to take on the challenge.
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The award nominated* Outdoor Fitness of Festival is returning to East London’s iconic Hackney Marshes from 15-17 May 2020 under a brand new name – Hackney Moves.
Hackney Moves is a full weekend festival combining running and fitness experiences with community celebration and live entertainment.
The festival kicks off on Friday with race pack pickup in the Market on the Marshes. On Saturday there will be a multitude of sports and fitness activities including the free Hackney 5K and Hackney Schools’ Challenge for local primary school students.
Hackney Moves is highlighted by the Hackney Half on Sunday 17 May, London’s largest and most environmentally friendly half marathon. A new and improved route has just been announced for the 2020 race edition, with fewer hills and many more graffiti walls, leafy green spaces, and canal views.
Hackney Moves is the signature event produced by Virgin Sport, a fitness event company founded in 2015 by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group with the purpose of making movement fun for everyone.

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Steph Barnes, who has been an assistant coach in the Branson School girls basketball program since 2009, is the new varsity head coach at the school. She will assume her new duties June 1.
Barnes, 24, succeeds Darol Smith, who guided the Bulls to a 14-12 record last season. She previously worked in the program under Jason Montana and Scott Davis.
“I didn’t think I would fall in love with (coaching) like I did,” said Barnes, who graduated from Analy High in Sebastopol before heading to Sonoma State, where she played basketball and earned a degree in sociology. “Right when I got done playing, I was offered the JV head coaching job so I took it for fun. I was done playing and I still had a year of school left, so I was able to coach. … I knew within my first month there that I wanted to continue, to stay a part of the Branson program in any way that I could.”
Athletic director Anthony Thomas said Barnes is a good fit for the program.
“Her dedication,” Thomas said when asked what made Barnes stand out. “She’s been through three coaches here and she’s been the anchor throughout those transitions — and they haven’t always been easy transitions. So with her commitment to our program, we just felt it was something that made us want to commit to her.”
Barnes said she is equally committed to Branson and hopes to be with the program for years to come.
“I’m really excited about this program,” Barnes said. “As soon as school gets out (June 7), that Monday practice starts for summer.”
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ORONO, Maine — An 18-year-old University of Maine student grabbed beer out of the cooler at Orono Thriftway Food Center Monday night and headed to the counter to pay for it, breaking the law with every step, Orono police Capt. Josh Ewing said Tuesday.
The store clerk asked Nichalaus Dingley of Lisbon for his identification, which he provided, then told him he was not old enough to purchase alcohol. The clerk then called police at around 10:15 p.m.
Dingley took off before officers arrived but was located on campus a short time later and charged with illegal possession of liquor by a minor, Ewing said.
“He brought alcohol to the counter” and therefore broke the law, he said. (Nok-Noi Ricker, BDN)

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RELEASE: President Donald J. Trump Endorses Markwayne Mullin for U.S. Senate
Tulsa, O.K. — Today, former President Donald J. Trump endorsed leading U.S. Senate candidate Markwayne Mullin in his bid to replace retiring U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe.
“Congressman Markwayne Mullin is running to represent the Great State of Oklahoma in the United States Senate. I won Oklahoma twice, by record margins, and Markwayne will be doing the same thing for many years to come! An accomplished businessman and former undefeated professional MMA fighter, Markwayne has a consistent record of success that he’ll bring to the Senate.
He is working hard to Secure the Border, Restore American Energy Independence (which we had just 16 months ago!), Fight Inflation, Protect Life, Defend the Second Amendment, and Reject the Radical Left’s Agenda that is destroying our Country.
Markwayne has also seen the abuse that has taken place with the January 6th Unselect Committee, and the unfair treatment given to many people that went “peacefully and patriotically” to the Capitol, and now are being treated unfairly and with disdain. He understands this subject better than almost anybody. Many of these Americans are being held captive, while nothing happens to “the other side.”
Markwayne Mullin is an America First Warrior, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement!”
“I am so honored to have President Trump’s endorsement in our fight to defeat the radical left in the U.S. Senate,” said Markwayne Mullin. “The fact that a kid from rural Oklahoma could gain the support of Donald J. Trump is truly humbling. I’m proud to call President Trump a friend, and to be fighting alongside him to restore our American values and deliver real results for the great people of Oklahoma. We’re going to win this fight and Save America!”


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Women do not develop cancer because they have breast implants, a study has shown.
Research published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute by a team of US medical scientists instead found that less rather than more of the women with breast implants developed breast cancer.
However, breast implants were linked to lung cancer because, the study claims, of the increased frequency of smokers among the survey's subjects.
"This is the longest follow-up study of women with breast implants published to date, and it includes more than 2,200 women (65 per cent of the cohort) who were followed for 15 years or more after breast implantation and over 700 women (21 per cent of the cohort) who were followed for at least 25 years," wrote the team, led by Joseph K McLaughlin, of the International Epidemiology Institute in Rockville.
"Overall, we observed 180 cancers among women with breast implants compared with 193.1 expected based on general population rates."
Low numbers of breast cancer incidents among the Swedish women whose records were examined are explained, the study claims, by the subjects having had a higher number of children while being younger and smaller than the average woman.
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BATH COUNTY (WSLS 10) - Two people have rescue crews in Bath County to thank for saving their lives.
A man and woman crash landed in a small plane in the town of Healing Springs on Friday afternoon.
After the plane crash landed, crews from Bath County, Highland County and state police converged on its location and had to battle the elements to get the two passengers to safety.
1st Sgt. Anthony Nicely with Virginia State Police said the RV-10 Model plane was trying to make its way from Louisville, Kentucky to Annapolis, Maryland.
"As they started approaching the weather, the fog set in on them and they were going to try to jump off or land at Ingalls Airport in Bath County. Prior to being able to do that, they got into heavy fog and just crashed into the side of the mountain," explained Nicely.
When crews arrived there was no road that led to the plane.
"They had to cut their way in and essentially cut their way out and just manpower carried these guys out," continued Nicely.
When emergency responders got to the victims, they found good news
"Non-life threatening injuries, some broken bones and lacerations," said Nicely.
Next came the difficult process of getting the man and woman out of the plane and down the mountain.
"It's a slow process because of the weather and the grading back there is extremely steep, so it's going to take probably a half hour or so to get the first one out," explained Nicely.
The two were safely loaded into an ambulance on the opposite side of the mountain from the staging area and then taken to Bath County Hospital.
Nicely said it's the best outcome they could hope for, "a good ending to a long evening."
One of the struggles crews faced was that they couldn't airlift these people due to fog and visibility concerns, so they had to be carried down to the ambulance on what is known as open trail.
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The behaviour of any substance in water may be predicted by knowing its specific gravity, and we can predict whether the substance will sink or float. Every constituent of our surrounding environment has a fixed specific gravity value. In this article, we will talk about the specific gravity of cement, its significance, and how to calculate it.
What is the specific gravity of cement and why is it important?
Specific gravity refers to the ratio of a material’s density to the density of a standard substance at the same temperature. . Another way to put it is that specific gravity is the proportion of one substance’s mass to that of another The same may be said about cement, incidentally. Cement’s specific gravity is defined as the mass-to-density ratio of cement relative to some other standard material.
However, regardless of mass or density, the volume in each condition should be the same. No particular gravity can exist if the volume changes. Simply said, the substance or standard substance will no longer be the same after the alteration.
Significance of specific gravity of cement
- Concrete design is heavily influenced by a number of important parameters, one of the most important being the density of the cement. Due to the volumetric nature of the concrete mix concept, density is the most crucial component to consider.
- It is essential to have an accurate understanding of the specific gravity of cement since it is one of the factors that determines the density of the cement.
- Due to this, it is possible for the cement to have a high level of moisture if it is subjected to a wide range of conditions and different levels of humidity.
- The water-to-cement ratio is well-known to be a crucial component of cement paste. It correlates positively with both productive capacity and relationship integrity. For example, if the cement has a high moisture content to begin with, increasing the water-cement ratio would not improve the cement paste’s workability or strength because of the increased moisture content.
- The bonding properties of the mix will suffer if the specific gravity of cement is greater than 3.19, which indicates that the cement was not ground fine enough in accordance with industry standards or that it contains too much water. Because of this, it is common to discover a great deal of debris when using old cement to make concrete.
- Particles of solid matter and pores in a substance, which may have moisture content under harsh weather, are inherent to every material. And it might mean an increase in a material’s specific gravity.
- Cement undergoes a chemical reaction after its specific gravity hits 3.19, which occurs when its pores are saturated with water. Hydration describes this action.
- When determining whether or not cement meets the requirements of the Indian Standard Specification, the specific gravity test must be performed if the cement is more than 3 months old.
- Cement with a specific gravity of 3.15 is often used to make a nominal mix. Changing this value will have an effect on the mix structure. The percentage of water to cement might rise, decreasing the workability and increasing the strength of the concrete.
Using specific gravity in cement mix design
Specific gravity separates bad particles which are lighter than other particles, from good aggregates. Using specific gravity in cement mix design, we calculate the solid volume of aggregates in concrete mix. Gavel, water and cement are used for this test.
One of the most important property of cement is specific gravity as it’s related to density and viscosity. One can determine moisture content in cement if specific gravity of cement is greater than 3.19. This will affect the bonding and mix of the cement.
Why is kerosene used to determine the specific gravity of cement?
Water is the standard material for comparison. Moreover, it has to be about four degrees Celsius. The standard temperature for gases is 25 degrees Celsius, which is room temperature. However, kerosine would serve as the standard if Cement were to be employed as the sample material. It’s because when water combines with cement, it hydrates and turns into calcium oxide. But cement and kerosene won’t react in any noticeable way.
Measuring specific gravity of cement for quality control
The specific gravity of cement may be quickly and readily calculated using the Le Chatelier Flask technique. This experiment is a simple way to find out the specific gravity of cement on the job site. The following is a list of the materials and equipment used for the specific gravity test:
- Ordinary Portland Cement
- 250 ml Le-Chatelier flask or 100 ml Specific Gravity Bottle/Pycnometer
- Weighing balance
The flask that was created by Le Chatelier is constructed of thin glass and includes a bulb at the base. The bulb holds roughly 250 ml of liquid. The average diameter of this bulb is 7.8 centimetres. There are millimetre markings down the length of the handle. When measured from the peak of the bulb, zero is located at a height of 8.8 cm. Another bulb, this one measuring 3.5 cm in length and holding 17 ml, may be found at a distance of 2 cm from zero. The stem is graduated close to 24 ml from the bulb and is marked at 18 ml at 1 cm. The section beyond the 24-millilitre line is shaped like a funnel with a 5-centimetre opening.
- The process for determining the specific gravity merely consists of four stages. The following are the four processes that need to be performed in order to run a test to determine the cement’s specific gravity:
- The flask must not contain any liquid, which implies that it must be completely dry inside and out. Put the empty flask on the scale. Which gives W1.
- Pour cement into the bottle until it fills about half the flask and after that weigh it using the cap on the bottle. Which gives W2.
- Kerosene should be added to the cement until it reaches the top of the container. To eliminate the air bubbles, give it a thorough mixing. Put some cement and kerosene into the flask, and then weigh it. Which gives W3.
- Clear out the flask. Put as much kerosene as possible into the bottle, and then weigh the flask to determine how much W4 there is.
To determine the specific gravity of cement once you have completed the steps above, apply the formula that is provided below.
Precautions for testing
- Always remember to clean the equipment before and after using it.
- The test has to be conducted in a quiet, vibration-free environment.
- Dress appropriately for the test by donning a helmet, boots, and hand gloves.
- It’s important to be careful while putting cement into the specific gravity bottle so that it doesn’t splatter and doesn’t stick to the interior of the flask.
- The Naphtha or kerosene must be absolutely devoid of any moisture.
- Before each weighing, make sure the specific gravity bottle has been maintained in a water bath at the same temperature.
- Putting the stopper in place after the device has been filled will ensure that no air bubbles are present.
- The difference between the two measurements of cement’s specific gravity should be no more than 0.01.
What is cement’s typical specific gravity?
The term specific gravity refers to the degree to which a material is denser than water or another reference substance when expressed in terms of its volume. Cement has a specific gravity that may range anywhere between 3.1 to 3.16 grams per cubic centimetre.
What is the function of cement’s specific gravity?
Cement’s specific gravity is correlated with its density and viscosity, making it an essential characteristic. It has a role in establishing the cement’s density. Cement with a specific gravity over 3.19 contains more moisture than is ideal for mixing and bonding.

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The legendary actor was admitted to the hospital after she complained of breathlessness
Suchitra Sen is in a serious condition after she was admitted to a private hospital here following a respiratory tract infection, doctors said on Sunday. The 82-year-old actor, who lives a secluded life and stays locked up inside her apartment, was admitted to Belle Vue Clinic earlier this week after she complained of breathlessness.
The clinic has formed a five-member-committee to monitor the health of its star patient 24×7 led by cardiologist Dr Subrata Moitra. Sources in the Belle Vue Clinic said Sen is now on oxygen and has complained of chest pain following which her chest’s CT scan was also done. She is being administered antibiotics and oxygen, they said.
Beginning her career with the Bengali film Shesh Kothai in 1952, Sen went on to receive a National Award for her performance in the 1955 Hindi film ‘Devdas’ and is the first Indian actor to be awarded at an international film festival – best actress award for Saat Paake Bandha in 1963 Moscow film festival.


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Ever since gamers could first go head-to-head in video games like 1962’s Spacewar and 1972’s Pong, gaming has been the stage for endless competition. That competition began to attract attention—and money— so electronic contests grew in size and spectacle over the years.
Esports is a global industry supported by sponsors, teams, leagues, fans, and, of course, the professionals who compete at the highest levels and make a living from prize winnings and endorsement deals.
Who are the most important players in esports history, and how can we evaluate them?
Though they made their marks in different games during different eras, these 10 players possess a combination of skill, star power, and influence on esports history that makes them the greatest of all time. They’ve pushed their teams, their games, and all of esports into new territory.
The greatest esports players of all time
The most famous esports players share common traits. They tend to be incredibly skilled at their games of choice and often have trademark personalities. In addition to their immense level of success, they become fan favorites as the communities fall in love with their personalities over time.
- Greatest achievement: Five-time world champion, he also won three televised national Korean Warcraft III Championships.
- Career earnings: Estimated to be over $550,000
Jang “Moon” Jae-Ho is the greatest Warcraft 3 player of all time.
While Grubby won events around the world, Moon won championships in South Korea, the Mecca of esports. From near the beginning of Warcraft 3’s competitive scene, Moon consistently won against the best competition available anywhere. No one else could make that claim. He became a global icon in the process. In a game that gives players control over four possible races, Moon became known as the 5th Race.
Some Grubby and Sky fans may still challenge Moon’s claim as the most skilled player of all time, but he is certainly the most important Warcraft player ever, bar none. On top of his competitive success, Moon belongs in the history books because of the record-breaking contract he received in 2009. He had been the best player in the world for nearly seven years and was rewarded with a $500,000 contract with the Korean team WeMade FOX. This salary reflected his global success and status and, most of all, his immense popularity in Asia.
Moon’s salary only makes sense in the context of a series of enormous investments into esports during 2008 and 2009. Newer, more mainstream titles such as Guitar Hero 2, Fight Night 3, Counter-Strike: Source, and World of Warcraft were pushing their way into major esports competitions, often with help from the bank accounts of major media corporations. When mountains of money did not equal high viewership and attendance, sponsors soured on the esports industry as a whole.
Entire teams and leagues collapsed. Warcraft 3 suffered a particularly gruesome fate thanks to the artificial inflation of player salaries, of which Moon’s was the highest by far. His salary and, moreover, the environment in which it grew, helped destroy much of the old world of esports and create the landscape in which pro gaming exists today.
However, while misguided investments led to the downfall of Warcraft 3’s competitive scene, Moon himself carried on for several years by winning several major tournaments to shore up his title as Warcraft’s best of all time.
- Greatest achievment: One of the strongest StarCraft players ever, rivaled Flash for dominance, with multiple StarLeague wins.
- Career earnings: Estimated to be over $450,000.
Lee “Jaedong” Jae Dong is probably the best Zerg player to have ever played Starcraft: Brood War. One could argue that Ma “sAviOr” Jae-Yoon was the most important Zerg player thanks to his creativity and ingenuity, but even so one would be hard-pressed to not consider Jaedong his heir apparent.
Between 2007 to 2011, Jaedong won two MBCGame Starleagues, three OnGameNet Starleagues, and three World Cyber Games titles. This alone made him one of the strongest players to have ever touched the game.
In total, Jaedong made nine separate StarLeague finals. In these finals, he only lost to two opponents in total: At the 2008 Arena MSL, he lost to Terran player Park “ForGG” Ji Soo. The four others saw his greatest rival, and the greatest Starcraft player of all time, Lee “Flash” Young Ho, dispatch of the king of Zerg.
Taking place during the game’s twilight, the rivalry between Jaedong and Flash is one of the most celebrated rivalries in all of esports. That the two were able to consistently perform to such a level that they made the finals of the biggest individual leagues in South Korea is a testament alone to the level they were performing at. Whether it was in the StarLeagues, World Cyber Games, or ProLeague (South Korean team league), the two were locked into a seemingly eternal battle for supremacy over the most demanding esports title in history.
But sharing the stage is not the same thing as showing up, and despite Jaedong’s incredible run as one of the greatest ever, one is still left wondering about what his legacies would have been had Flash’s prime not coincided with his.
- Greatest achievement: Most important player for American esports in its early stages as he won 12 Major Championships.
- Career earnings: Over $450,000.
Jonathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel is the most important player that the United States has ever produced. In terms of prize money, he’s the single highest earner in esports history. America’s first true celebrity gamer, the height of his fame in the early 2000s remains beyond the reach of any American to this day.
Wendel’s competitive career began in 1999 with a $500 tournament win in Quake 3. The next few months saw him take home $4,000 in Dallas and then $15,000 in Sweden, where an 18-game winning streak made him the best-known Quake star at the time.
Behind the passion and pleasure of play, Fatal1ty always saw gaming as a job. He practiced longer and smarter than any of his rivals, and the results bore that out as he won tournament after tournament—including five total world championships in 1999, 2000 (in which he won two), 2001 and 2005. Wendel actively sought out and secured major sponsorship deals for himself and built the Fatal1ty brand to heights that no eSports individual, team, or league had reached before.
Wendel appeared in the New York Times, Forbes, 60 Minutes, Time, and, most memorably, MTV’s True Life series, which followed his first-place Unreal Tournament 2003 run at Winter CPL 2002 as part of an hour-long episode on gamers.
Wendel was a catalyst for the first wave of truly professional eSports in the West. As games like Quake and Counter-Strike and leagues such as CPL conquered Europe and America in the 2000s, even your parents might have recognized Fatal1ty’s face.
- Greatest achievement: Became one of the most consistent players in Counter-Strike history as he transitioned his dominant run from 1.6 to CS:GO.
- Career earnings: Over $760,000.
Counter-Strike is an iconic game in esports history. It was the most important game in the West for a decade starting in 1999 and boasted more than its fair share of legends. Names such as Heaton, SpawN, elemeNt, and ksharp just scratch the surface of a list of enormous talents who helped change the public perception of pro gaming in America, Europe, and beyond.
Patrik “f0rest” Lindberg hails from Sweden, one of the most successful gaming nations of all time. F0rest’s greatest accomplishment is likely his monstrous 2009 run on team Fnatic, in which his perfect play pushed the team to become the highest-earning in Counter-Strike history at a time when many observers worried the game was on its deathbed. For a period, Lindberg was perhaps the most celebrated esports figure outside of Asia.
Since breaking into high-level play in 2005, f0rest has always ranked among the most feared and respected players in his game. With over 50 gold medals to his name, no one blinked an eye when former teammate Patrik “cArn” Sättermon called f0rest the game’s greatest player. Any survey of Counter-Strike players and fans finds countless agreements.
Like Grubby, f0rest has a big extra tack on his resume. Not only is he the greatest Counter-Strike player of all time, but his performance in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive was one of the major factors behind NiP’s absurd 87-0 streak of map wins on LAN. The greatest streak in esports history.
In the five years since the game’s general release, f0rest still remains one of Sweden’s most valuable CS:GO players. A testament to one of the true lifers in esports.
- Greatest achievement: Famous for his “Evo Moment #37” comeback against Justin Wong.
- Career earnings: Estimated to be over $270,000.
Tomo Ohira became the first king of Street Fighter by dominating the game during the birth of esports in California, but the biggest unanswered question of Tomo’s career has always concerned the player widely considered to be Street Fighter’s all-time greatest: Could Tomo beat Daigo?
Japan’s Daigo Umehara was one of esports’ first global stars. His 1998 trip to America to defeat Alex Valle in Street Fighter Alpha 3 marked the beginning of a storied international rivalry that would define the most important fighting game franchise ever.
Known as The Beast, Umehara’s arcade obsession began in 1991 and continued through his teenage years as he began to pile up the wins. Daigo became Japan’s Street Fighter national champion in 1997.
At this point, the Japanese and American fighting game scenes rarely interacted. As when Tomo Ohira reigned only a few years earlier, each scene was something of a question mark to the other. Major international tournaments had not been firmly established, and competition between the two continents was extremely limited.
The 1998 world championship marked the beginning of a globally competitive era that had big implications beyond Street Fighter. Umehara’s victory in what was then the most highly anticipated match in fighting game history kicked off a long career of dominance.
Daigo has competed at the highest levels in over a dozen games, from Vampire Hunter to Street Fighter 5. He moved from merely the greatest Street Fighter player in the world and catalyst for global esports competitions to a genuine international celebrity when a he won 2004 match against Justin Wong in thrilling style.
Maybe you’ve seen the video: With Daigo down to his last hit points, Wong is ready to win. But through a surreal series of blocks, Daigo claims victory from the jaws of defeat. Capcom’s Seth Killian told Rod Breslau that the video of Daigo’s comeback has been viewed well over 20 million times.
The American publication GamePro has compared the 2004 Daigo/Wong moment to Willie Mays’ famous over-the-shoulder catch in the 1954 World Series, a spectacular act that has come to define not just a game, but an entire era in the sport.
The preceding accomplishments alone would likely be enough to land Daigo on this list, but there’s so much more. He has continued his high level of play for more than 15 years, winning world championships as recently as his famed repeat performance at Evo 2009 and 2010. He’s got two Topanga A League titles and two Topanga World League titles and placed second at Capcom Cup 2015 (then donated his $60k prize to a scholarship fund).
Very few players can match Daigo’s résumé, and there is simply no one else with the inhuman longevity that The Beast possesses.
- Greatest achievement: Became the pioneer of esports as his gameplay broke into the mainstream media in the early 2000s.
- Career earnings: Over $170,000.
At one point, Lim “BoxeR” Yo Hwan was the greatest player in esports history.
From its 1998 release through 2010, Starcraft was the greatest esport on the planet. While other games struggled to hold regular tournaments and had to beg for sponsors, South Koreans packed stadiums and held Starcraft competitions with more than 100,000 screaming fans in the audience. No other game on earth could compare. Fans of Counter-Strike and Quake spoke about Korean Starcraft like the stuff of legend because, for them, it was. Much of what today’s most successful esports have accomplished was done first in South Korea.
With the world’s fastest-growing economy for much of the 1990s, South Korea’s tech-savvy youth embraced professional gaming and enabled its evolution into a major sport with legitimate superstars. Although many of the players became celebrities, Boxer stands out as something like a Michael Jordan of esports.
Boxer won his first major tournament in 1999. He turned the game on its head, pushing the underpowered Terran race to its biggest success ever. His first nickname was “The Hope of Terran.”
South Korea’s Starleague, the most difficult and important esports tournament of its time, was Boxer’s stomping ground. He beat his greatest rival, “The Storm Zerg” Yellow, to earn the first of two Starleague titles in a row, a feat that wasn’t matched until Jaedong did it in 2009. He conquered the World Cyber Games in 2001 and 2002, cementing his international fame. He continued to win and contend for championships until 2004. Boxer’s rivalries with players such as Nada and iloveoov rank among the most memorable in esports history. He went on to sign a $180,000 contract— a record at the time —and had a global fan club of 500,000 members.
Beyond his considerable genius for Starcraft, Boxer was a symbol. Imagination, artistry, charisma, and skill allowed him to comfortably slip out of the simple box of “gamer” and into the expansive idea of greatness. His success and, even more importantly, the flair with which he succeeded, were proof to millions that some games possessed a depth, richness, and future that could not be denied.
“In the NBA, Michael Jordan was but one athlete, but had the influencing power beyond that of a mere basketball player,” wrote PGR21.com’s Seiji. “It is safe to say that because of his presence, the NBA grew rapidly and basketball was no longer the American game, but an international sport. Would it be an overstatement if one were to say that Lim Yohwan has a value like Michael Jordan? The greatest significance Lim Yohwan has towards e-sports is that he has transformed it from a festival of mere maniacs to a mainstream culture that is now broadcasted by the media. His value can be seen as he raised the understanding of what was once considered as a mere childish game to the dignified acceptance by all as part of the mainstream culture.”
More than just about anyone else in history, Boxer made the leap from player to genuine cultural icon, and drove the global success of esports.
- Greatest achievement: Pioneered the “lurking” strategy and was named MVP in 10 tournaments.
- Career earnings: Over $600,000.
In 2009, only two years after debuting on the competitive Counter-Strike 1.6 circuit, Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund ascended into the presence of Counter-Strike royalty. After spending two years fighting for a permanent spot in Sweden’s top teams, the then 19-year-old player was picked up by Fnatic. But despite being surrounded by stars such as f0rest, Patrik “cArn” Sättermon, and Rasmus “Gux” Ståhl—it was GeT_RiGhT that came to define Swedish Counter-Strike 1.6.
Pioneering what is today commonly known as “lurking,” GeT_RiGhT capitalized on any opportunity that his team provided him. The combination of exquisite aim, his keen sense of awareness, and movement made him a terrifying foe who could not only open up bombsites on his own, but could always seem to find a way out of the bleakest situations.
GeT_RiGhT’s time in Fnatic was a monstrous success, as the Swede won 10 events during his first year with the team. The following year proved to be less fruitful, and in 2011 both GeT_RiGhT and f0rest competed alongside SK Gaming for about a year and a half. At this point, the success GeT_RiGhT had experienced was more than most esports competitors could have dreamed of. But as it turns out, things were just getting started for the Swede.
With the release of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, GeT_RiGhT established himself as the best player in the world within a few months. Competing alongside f0rest once again, the two players made up one of the strongest duos out of any esport, as they tore all opposition apart.
For consistently raising the bar over the span of a decade, GeT_RiGhT is bestowed with a top three placing among the best esports players in history.
- Greatest achievement: Most dominant StarCraft: Brood War player ever due to completing one of the most successful campaigns in the game’s history in an era featuring multiple top-tier players.
- Career earnings: Over $550,000.
From 1998 to 2010, South Korean Starcraft was the most highly competitive gaming scene on the planet. Starcraft had the money and status to create and maintain a vibrant ecosystem for over a decade. Television broadcasts and net cafes wove the game into the fabric of South Korean life. While other games gingerly stepped into the spotlight, Starcraft hit the ground running and never stopped.
The most dominant, highest-earning Starcraft player of all time is Lee “Flash” Young Ho, with over $400,000 in tournament wins and hundreds of thousands in contracts and endorsements. In the most widely watched, closely scrutinized, high-pressure game on the planet, Flash reigned above all.
Flash owns an absurd 70 percent win rate against the world’s top competition, holds the record for the highest rating of all time, shares the record for longest tenure as the #1 ranked player in the world, and is tied for most Starleague wins in a single year, reports Liquipedia. For many modern esports fans, Flash embodies both genius and dominance.
Lee Young Ho once went by nicknames such as “Final Boss” and “The Ultimate Weapon,” but as his list of accomplishments grew, fans started calling him something more simple and to the point: God.
- Greatest achievement: Four-time League of Legends World Champion (most ever)
- Career earnings: Over $1 million.
If Boxer was the Michael Jordan of esports in his role as an ambassador for the game, then Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok is the Michael Jordan of esports on the playing field.
The League of Legends superstar is the best player ever in the largest and most competitive esport in history, reigning over a scene that has truly reached professional sporting levels of competition. Not only is Faker a true outlier, supremely talented at a level above his peers, he’s seeing unprecedented success in a game that mitigates the impact of the individual player.
In League, teamwork, strategy, and coordination matter above all. Unless you’re playing against Faker.
The then-17-year-old Faker burst onto the scene in 2013, a youngster scouted by the biggest esports team in Korea, SK Telecom, and tabbed to push them to relevance in League of Legends. In the Spring season, Faker led SKT to a third-place finish while garnering respect as potentially the best mid laner in the world as only a rookie. In the Summer, SKT took the title and ran that success all the way to winning the World Championship at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Since then, Faker has been synonymous with success. He’s one of only two League of Legends players to win three World titles, the other being his former teammate Bae “Bengi” Seong-woong. Faker has won six domestic titles since entering the scene, three of which were consecutive victories. He’s won every international tournament in League, including IEM, All-Stars, the Mid-Season Invitational, and the World Championship.
He’s the only esports player to grace the cover of ESPN’s Magazine. He’s earned more prize money than any other League player by far, The fact that a player like Faker exists in a game like League shows the skill inherent in the endeavor, why fans enjoy watching it, and why they revere it as a sport. While Boxer was a phenomenon within Korea, leading the esports revolution in what is now the greatest esports nation in the world, Faker is serving that role on a global scale.
- Greatest achievement: Two-time back-to-back The International champion.
- Career earnings: Over $7 million.
With players becoming more competitive in esports, so did the prize pools. At the time of writing, Johan “n0tail” Sundstein has the highest earnings in esports. The Dota 2 player won over $7 million in prize money in his career, which was filled with hard work and determination.
Despite being familiar with Dota, n0tail’s competitive drive kicked off in another game, Heroes of Newerth (HoN). N0tail was quickly recognized for his talents and calm, collected personality amongst his peers, finding himself in one of the best HoN teams at the time. After years of dominating HoN‘s competitive scene, n0tail and his friends decided to migrate to Dota 2. The legendary roster couldn’t make it work in Dota 2, and the players decided to part ways.
Out of that HoN roster, only n0tail and his then-best friend Tal “Fly” Aizik could survive in the scene. The two took part in multiple rosters until they decided to form their own team, OG. N0tail’s vision of creating a team that focuses on friendship above all else started coming together, and the roster started taking home back-to-back major tournament wins.
OG had to go through a couple of roster changes throughout its existence, but there was only one that caught n0tail off-guard. After a series of disappointing results, Fly and another player decided to leave the team without proper notice. Shocked by his best friend’s departure from the team, n0tail was left in one of the most challenging situations any team could find themselves in Dota 2 at that time. With The International coming soon, the most prestigious Dota 2 event of the year, n0tail had to act quickly. Little did he know that the day his best friend left his side would be the first day of his journey to becoming one of the best esports players in the world.

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One struggle many parents share is screen time. How much, how little, how often, and what shows and movies are appropriate for their kids. In years past, there were certain barriers keeping children from wanting to sit in front of the boobtube all day. There was no 24-hour kids’ networks and a four-year-old can only sit through so many episodes of The Rockford Files. Even with VHS and DVDs, kids had to have the mechanical capacity to operate simple electronics. But now in the age of Netflix, it’s whatever you want, whenever you want it. Which is amazing if you’re an adult craving a Lost binge, but a nightmare if you’re a parent hoping your kid will soon, for the sweet love of tyrannosaurus, finally get sick of Dinosaur Train.
But this new Netflix ad, by agency R/GA, looks at the bright side, talking to kids about why they like certain movies and also showing some of the ritual around family movie night. The shots of the kids’ faces while watching their favorite shows and movies may just let parents feel a wee bit less guilty about all that screen time.
“I go to this place in my mind and it feels like I’m dancing around in my mind.” Pretty much sums up the magic of any good story.

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Former Commercial Radio programme host EKEE started her music career in 2011 and released her debut album The Night Ghost December that year.
EKEE wrote all the lyrics of her debut album which was produced by fellow indie band Zarahn. The album features first single Full Moon which became No. 2 in Commercial Radio 903’s pop chart and Lolli, a crossover with Taiwanese band The White Eyes. In December 2011, EKEE kicked off two live concerts “The Night Ghost Riot” with Zarahn. EKEE has toured with her band to Beijing Strawberry Music Festival, Commercial Radio Live and Silvermine Music Festival. Recently, EKEE has released her brand new single “Badass”, and her second album will be out soon.


In 1982 my brother Tom hung out with a group of artists who usually drank at the Lamplighter beer parlour in Gastown, the oldest part of Vancouver, but it was at a different bar, the Railway Club, that Tom’s friend Dorothy asked him if he wanted to make some money by posing for Jeff Wall, an up-and-coming local photographer who Tom had never heard of. When Jeff told Dorothy, who was also going to be in the photo, that he was looking for a “tough greasy type” to be her partner, she thought of my brother right away, even though, my brother says, he wasn’t particularly tough or greasy at the time. Jeff told my brother that he was looking for a blond man but that Tom would do, as long as he agreed not to cut or wash his hair or trim his beard before the photo shoot, which was to take place in two weeks. From then until the shoot, when Tom went to the bar, which he did often, he wore a handmade sign that said “I’m getting paid to look like this.”
The first photo shoot took place in the late afternoon on a summer day, behind the Waldorf Hotel on Hastings Street, a hotel that few people could remember the name of so it was known as “that bar on Hastings with the palm trees.” In the shot, Tom and Dorothy were to hold hands and walk along the sidewalk, and as they overtook Rod, a young man of Asian descent, Tom was to make a racist gesture by pulling on the side of one of his own eyes so it would “slant.” All of this action was to take place in one still photo, thus re-creating a scene that Jeff had witnessed when he didn’t have his camera set up to record it.
The actors and the photographer spent some time rehearsing the shot: first Jeff put a piece of tape on the sidewalk to indicate the place at which Tom was supposed to make the racist gesture, but it was impossible to coordinate the walk so that all three people ended up in the right place at the right time, so after many rehearsals, during which Tom and Rod muttered curses and racial slurs at each other to get in the mood, they settled on a starting point and then three steps and then the gesture and then the shot, and please, everyone, no more laughing. After that, Tom, Dorothy and Rod went to the hotel bar to have a drink and wait for Jeff to hurry in and urge them to get back out there because the light was just right.
It took two afternoons of shooting for Jeff to get the photo he wanted, not just for timing and framing but because of intermittent clouds and rain. Tom did not have a phone, so on each scheduled day, at about 4:00 p.m., Jeff had to search him out in the Lamplighter pub to tell him whether it was a no or a go. When the shoot was over, Jeff paid my brother three hundred dollars (the actors’ union rate) and asked if he could have the denim vest that Tom had pulled out of his drawer to wear in the photo.
The final print, which was given the name Mimic, is over six feet tall and has been known to startle several of Tom’s friends and relatives when they have come upon it in art galleries around the world. Tom never saw Rod again, and he lost touch with Dorothy—who, he was later surprised to find out, is the writer Dorothy Trujillo Lusk. Tom had not known her last name, because in the bars and studios around Gastown, unless you went by your last name (as did his friend Murphy), it was first names only. Dorothy remembers that Rod was an actor and model who Jeff hired through a local agency, but if she ever knew his last name she can’t remember it now.


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FUN AT BETO CARRERO WORLD
Underholdning, Lunch not included
Ride a roller coaster, see the world from an overhead cable car or free-fall from a tower for a fun day in one of the leading theme parks in Latin America - Beto Carrero World.
What we will see
- Beto Carrero World: cable car, roller coaster, Maximotion cinema, Dinomagic railway, Free Fall
What we will do
- A coach takes us from Porto Belo to Balneário da Penha, the location of Beto Carrero World, one of the leading theme parks in Latin America with loads of attractions such as: cable car, roller coaster, Maximotion cinema, Dinomagic railway, Free Fall (Torre do Terror) and many more.
- After lunch, which we can enjoy inside the park, we head back to our ship in Porto Belo.
What you need to know
- The entry ticket is included in the excursion and grants access to various attractions and shows except West Selvagem and Excalibur.

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Split-system central air conditioner – for this type of system, there are two separate cabinets. One is located outside in a metal cabinet and houses the condenser and compressor. The second cabinet is on the inside of the house and contains the evaporator. Typically, the indoor cabinet contains a furnace or part of a heat pump, which has the evaporator coils installed in the main supply duct of the heat pump or furnace. This system is great for anyone who already has a furnace but no air conditioner. It offers the most affordable option for their needs.
In hot weather, air conditioning can prevent heat stroke, dehydration from excessive sweating and other problems related to hyperthermia. Heat waves are the most lethal type of weather phenomenon in developed countries. Air conditioning (including filtration, humidification, cooling and disinfection) can be used to provide a clean, safe, hypoallergenic atmosphere in hospital operating rooms and other environments where proper atmosphere is critical to patient safety and well-being. It is sometimes recommended for home use by people with allergies.
Indoor Coil -- The indoor coil is a heat transfer device. It absorbs the heat from the inside of the house and passes it on to the refrigerant and is pumped outside. Dust that builds up on the coil can hamper its ability to absorb heat. High heat transference coils use very thin metal. Airborne chemicals can cause corrosion which leads to leaks. The constant vibration of the compressor can also cause solder joints to weaken and leak. An indoor coil may operate for weeks with a tiny leak, and you may not notice the loss in performance right away. As soon as a leak is made known, it should be replaced or repaired immediately.
Packaged terminal air conditioner (PTAC) systems are also known as wall-split air conditioning systems. They are ductless systems. PTACs, which are frequently used in hotels, have two separate units (terminal packages), the evaporative unit on the interior and the condensing unit on the exterior, with an opening passing through the wall and connecting them. This minimizes the interior system footprint and allows each room to be adjusted independently. PTAC systems may be adapted to provide heating in cold weather, either directly by using an electric strip, gas, or other heater, or by reversing the refrigerant flow to heat the interior and draw heat from the exterior air, converting the air conditioner into a heat pump. While room air conditioning provides maximum flexibility, when used to cool many rooms at a time it is generally more expensive than central air conditioning.
Fuses -- Anyone who has worked with electrical systems knows all about fuses and how they fail. They can burn out over time, may just be loose, or can blow out during an electrical storm or due to overload from another failed component. Of course, that's what they're supposed to do; they stop surges from going through and damaging the rest of the system. When a fuse fails, whatever system it was protecting will stop working.
A specialized air conditioner that is used only for dehumidifying is called a dehumidifier. It also uses a refrigeration cycle, but differs from a standard air conditioner in that both the evaporator and the condenser are placed in the same air path. A standard air conditioner transfers heat energy out of the room because its condenser coil releases heat outside. However, since all components of the dehumidifier are in the same room, no heat energy is removed. Instead, the electric power consumed by the dehumidifier remains in the room as heat, so the room is actually heated, just as by an electric heater that draws the same amount of power.
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Cut down on energy costs and prevent damage to your furnace by addressing a gas furnace that's overactive or short cycling. Besides the need for consistently comfortable temperatures, this issue could cause long-term safety issues to your home, making it very important to address. From a faulty thermostat to a dirty filter, there are several possible causes to investigate.
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Air Handling Unit (AHU): a device used to condition and circulate air as part of a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system. An air handler is usually a large metal box containing a blower, heating or cooling elements, filter racks or chambers, sound attenuators, and dampers. Air handlers usually connect to a ductwork ventilation system that distributes the conditioned air through the building and returns it to the AHU.
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Air-source heat pumps are more popular in milder winter climates where the temperature is frequently in the range of 4–13 °C (40–55 °F), because heat pumps become inefficient in more extreme cold. This is because ice forms on the outdoor unit's heat exchanger coil, which blocks air flow over the coil. To compensate for this, the heat pump system must temporarily switch back into the regular air conditioning mode to switch the outdoor evaporator coil back to being the condenser coil, so that it can heat up and defrost. A heat pump system will therefore have a form of electric resistance heating in the indoor air path that is activated only in this mode in order to compensate for the temporary indoor air cooling, which would otherwise be uncomfortable in the winter.
The heat pump gained popularity in the 1950s in Japan and the United States. Heat pumps can extract heat from various sources, such as environmental air, exhaust air from a building, or from the ground. Initially, heat pump HVAC systems were only used in moderate climates, but with improvements in low temperature operation and reduced loads due to more efficient homes, they are increasing in popularity in cooler climates.
Natural ventilation is the ventilation of a building with outside air without using fans or other mechanical systems. It can be via operable windows, louvers, or trickle vents when spaces are small and the architecture permits. In more complex schemes, warm air is allowed to rise and flow out high building openings to the outside (stack effect), causing cool outside air to be drawn into low building openings. Natural ventilation schemes can use very little energy, but care must be taken to ensure comfort. In warm or humid climates, maintaining thermal comfort solely via natural ventilation might not be possible. Air conditioning systems are used, either as backups or supplements. Air-side economizers also use outside air to condition spaces, but do so using fans, ducts, dampers, and control systems to introduce and distribute cool outdoor air when appropriate.
Furnaces and thermostats are not mix-and-match appliances. Using the wrong type of thermostat with a furnace will cause operating problems and can be dangerous. Although thermostats look similar, they are designed very differently. There are numerous types of heating systems and thermostat systems and they need to be coordinated for safe and proper operation. There are three types of thermostat systems used today: millivoltage, low voltage, and line voltage.
Engineers have pointed out some areas where efficiency of the existing hardware could be improved. For example, the fan blades used to move the air are usually stamped from sheet metal, an economical method of manufacture, but as a result they are not aerodynamically efficient. A well-designed blade could reduce electrical power required to move the air by a third.
An energy recovery ventilator: This component helps improve the air inside your home by swapping it out with fresh air from the outside. During the winter months when houses are closed up to keep out the cold, the air inside becomes a handy way for colds and flu to infect an entire family. By circulating outside air inside, the health of your family will have a better chance.
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Advantages of the ductless system include smaller size and flexibility for zoning or heating and cooling individual rooms. The inside wall space required is significantly reduced. Also, the compressor and heat exchanger can be located farther away from the inside space, rather than merely on the other side of the same unit as in a PTAC or window air conditioner. Flexible exterior hoses lead from the outside unit to the interior one(s); these are often enclosed with metal to look like common drainpipes from the roof. In addition, ductless systems offer higher efficiency, reaching above 30 SEER.
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MASSILLON -- It was 5:38 p.m. Saturday when the final second ticked off the clock at Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.
Kirtland's dream of winning a second straight Division V title had come to a painful end.
Yet by 6 o'clock, when the tears had been shed and the runner-up trophy presented after a 10-9 loss to Coldwater, Kirtland coach Tiger LaVerde and some of his players already were looking forward to the 2013 season.
Sophomore running back Adam Hess paced the Hornets with 86 yards on 24 carries. He'll be a major contributor to whatever the Hornets accomplish in the future.
"We worked so hard to win another championship, so this is painful," Hess said. "We'll work as hard as humanly possible in the coming offseason. We will be back here next year, I'll tell you that."
Moments before making those comments, Hess shared an embrace on the field with junior running back-defensive back Sam Kukura.
Kukura also will be counted on to continue the winning tradition at Kirtland.
"The pain of this loss will never go away, but I guarantee you no team will work harder than us in the offseason," Kukura said.
Junior center Mike Cymbal will be back to anchor the offensive line. He's going to miss two-way standout Damon Washington and the other 10 graduating seniors who played their last game in a Kirtland uniform Saturday.
Those seniors made playoff appearances in each of the last three seasons.
"I'm blessed to have had them as role models in front of me," Cymbal said of the seniors. "I'll miss every one of them, and I love them all like brothers."
One of those seniors, linebacker and running back Joe Godec, lingered on the field long after the game ended.
"This is tough to handle right now, but when the time comes to look back on the last four seasons, there will be so much pride in what we accomplished," Godec said.
LaVerde fell silent for a few seconds when asked to summarize his feelings about the 11 departing seniors.
"I'll always be grateful to them for everything they accomplished and all the work they put in," LaVerde said. "I'd be proud to call any of them my son."
LaVerde said his sights and his team's sights will be set high again next season.
"From the first day of double sessions, the goal is to be the best team in Ohio," LaVerde said. "We want to get back here next season."


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WaterAid reports, 'Water Problems Reach Boiling Point'
On March 22, with the launch of the UN Decade of Water for Life and World Water Day 2005, WaterAid issues new research revealing how the United States and other governments will fail to meet their water and sanitation promises to the world's poor unless they improve their performance...
NEW YORK, March 22, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On March 22, WaterAid issues new research revealing how the US and other governments will fail to meet their water and sanitation promises to the world's poor unless they improve their performance.
In a new report, "Getting to Boiling Point," WaterAid exposes the financial waste and underinvestment which are currently trapping millions in poverty. But it also gives national governments and the international community the routes forward which, if followed, could enable them to keep their promises to halve the proportion of people without safe water and sanitation by 2015 as set out in their Millennium Development Goals.
UN Secretary Kofi Annan states:
"These targets ... are vital in and of themselves, but are also crucial if we are to meet the other Millennium Development Goals, including reducing child mortality, combating malaria, eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, empowering women, and improving the lives of slum-dwellers."
"Getting to Boiling Point" proves that reaching the Millennium Development water and sanitation targets requires four main courses of action:
-- Fulfill financing promises: Governments need to double money (this includes both aid money and funds from in-country governments) allocated to water and sanitation to reach their agreed Millennium Development targets. The extra $16 billion a year needed is around 15% of Europe's annual alcohol bill or 0.002% of the world's yearly military expenditures.
-- Improve information on water and sanitation: Coverage statistics vary from report to report depending on the author. Government expenditure reports can be years out of date; Investment plans for new infrastructure programs are often only available in highly technical, foreign languages.
-- Ensure it really is the poor who benefit from aid and government money: New water points are often not allocated on the basis of need: better off communities are sometimes provided with unnecessarily expensive technologies leaving the poorest communities with the lowest investment.
-- Prevent waste by coordinating finance and reporting mechanisms between donor governments and also in the countries in question. Local governments have as many as nine different official financing streams for rural water supplies.
WaterAid Director Ravi Narayanan states:
"Water and sanitation problems have reached boiling point: children are dying unnecessarily at the rate of 20 jumbo jets crashing every single day. Millions of women are kept out of work because they have to spend all day collecting water. Children are denied school for the same reasons. However this is one crisis that can be solved. Access to safe water and toilets are the first step out of poverty for most people. The US and other governments have the power to make the change the developing world so desperately needs. All they need now is the will. We must seize this chance to ensure donor governments come up with a concrete action plan to meet their Millennium Development promises."
With extensive data from 14 countries "Getting to Boiling Point" provides a baseline against which further progress on the world's water and sanitation crisis can be measured.
New York-based WaterAid America (www.wateraid.org) is an international NGO dedicated to providing the world's poorest people with access to their most basic needs: safe water and effective sanitation.

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Home thoughts from abroad is a new series on Travel Words featuring a single photograph that reminds me of a country visited and showing something that uniquely identifies it as being ‘abroad’.
This pretty little restaurant is at Church Point 32kms north of Sydney and the large outdoor deck is suspended over the Pittwater – my son and his partner took me there for lunch and breakfast whilst I was visiting them in Sydney. The area is very beautiful and fairly quiet with a lovely walk around the water. An idyllic spot to watch the boats glide by. The Waterfront Cafe and Store is where the local residents of Scotland Island – mostly artists, writers and creative spirits – come to chill out, or pick up supplies.


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$716 Million Port Budget Gets OK
Spending plan cuts expenses while maintaining strategic goals
June 28, 2010
The Board of Harbor Commissioners on Monday, June 28 approved a $716 million budget for the Port of Long Beach that continues to invest aggressively on environmental and capital improvement projects while keeping operating costs in check.
The fiscal year 2011 budget represents a 19 percent reduction from the previous year. It includes $414 million for development projects that will support about 3,500 regional jobs during the fiscal year, which begins October 1. Another $71 million is earmarked for environmental programs such as the development of clean air technologies.
“Despite the global recession, the Port of Long Beach is in a strong financial position,” said Port Executive Director Richard D. Steinke. “But to remain competitive, we must look into the future. We must continue to invest in projects to modernize and ‘green’ our operations.”
The budget cuts 12 percent in operating expenses from the previous fiscal year by holding staffing levels steady and reducing non-personnel expenses. The Port is taking a deliberate, conservative approach to spending as cargo volumes recover from the global economic recession. However, the Port will continue to invest in environmental improvements and modernization projects to help retain and create jobs.
Revenues from container terminals, which make up three quarters of the Port’s overall revenues, are expected to rise 4 percent in Fiscal Year 2011 over the Fiscal Year 2010 estimate, but other sources of income, such as interest and oil operations, will be lower. As a result, with moderate revenue increases and a larger capital outlay, the Port will draw $323 million from its reserve funds.
The Board agreed to consider an additional $12 million transfer to the city’s Tidelands fund, as requested by Long Beach City Council. The funds will likely come from the Port's capital projects budget, the Board decided, in an effort to keep environmental and security spending intact. The Board approved the additional transfer as a "placeholder" pending a final decision in the coming months.
The budget now will go to the Long Beach Mayor and City Council for review.
In other action, the Board approved the appointment of Noel Hacegaba, Ph.D., as the new Executive Officer to the Board, beginning July 12. Hacegaba will succeed Acting Executive Officer to the Board Diane Jacobus, who is retiring. Hacegaba is a former Assistant Chief of Staff for the Long Beach City Prosecutor’s Office and more recently worked for Republic Services, the nation's second largest environmental services company. He negotiated and managed $200 million in municipal contracts for the company.
The Port of Long Beach is second largest seaport in the U.S. Although it is a public entity, it does not rely on taxes to operate. The Port budget is supported mostly by income from terminal leases and existing reserves.


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Title: Taming Darkness
Since he was sentenced to earth eons ago, Lucifer has always lived by three simple rules: Humans are toys that are meant to be played with, love is a useless emotion, and the only creature worth fighting for is himself. To him, nothing matters but his own enjoyment, whether it be manipulating those around him, or indulging in the sins of the flesh with Lilith. Then he found young, sweet, and innocent, Maria, who is everything that Lucifer detests. She has devoted her life to her one true love, God. Unable to resist a challenge, Lucifer sets his sights on tempting Maria away from his enemy. Disguising himself as Lucas Starr, he creates a world that not even Maria can resist. He never planned on having the tables turned on him. Imagine Lucifer’s surprise when Maria brings him to his knees and shows him a glimpse of heaven once more.
Blinded by his arrogance and an unlikely vision, Lucifer falls again, this time forgetting that some lines should never be crossed. When his greatest opponent, Michael, shows up, all Hell breaks loose. Will Maria be able to accept Lucifer for who he truly is, or realize what Michael already knows: some destinies can never be changed?
Author: Kat Daemon
Published by Createspace Source: Author
Published: April 20, 2014
Genres: Fantasy Romance, Paranormal Romance
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The first book in the new paranormal series featuring the fallen angel, Lucifer is an unexpected and surprising read. Humans are toys to be played with, love is a useless emotion and the only creature worth fighting for is himself; that is the three rules that Lucifer has lived by since he was sentenced to earth eons ago. Unable to resist a challenge, Lucifer decides to tempt the sweet and innocent Maria away from his enemy, but blinded by his arrogance, Lucifer falls again when the tables are turned on him and Maria brings him to his knees.
This steady paced and smooth flowing plot keeps readers intrigued with suspense and another vision of Lucifer’s fall. The author brings the story to life with vivid imagery and details that capture the imagination and strong compelling characters that are easily related to and draw the reader deeper into the story. The tension builds as the story progresses and the reader wonders if Lucas will be able to achieve his goal, Maria’s soul.
The sex scenes in the story vary from sweet to wicked and steamy to a blazing inferno. The attraction between Maria and Lucas radiates from the pages and the romance is seductive and sensual but sweet at the same time. The reader can’t help but be captivated by their dance around each other, Maria’s innocence against the sinfully hot and sexual Lucas. The reader can’t help but get caught up in Maria’s story and be taken in by Lucas’ arrogance and charm. But the tale has an unexpected surprise that adds lots of depth and emotion to the story. Lucas has a sweet and tender side that he doesn’t really know what to do with.
While I found the story to be a little on the slow slide, I still enjoyed the fascinating concept and the wonderful characters and I can’t wait to see where the author takes the series next if love can tempt the devil what else is possible?

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The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department in Leesville is investigating the death of a Newton County man, who they believe was murdered by his son.
Officers with the department said the investigation began on Wednesday morning when a woman in the small town of Rosepine, which is between Leesville and DeRidder, reported that she had found a man dead in the floor of her home.
Investigators later identified the deceased as Larry Foster, 57 of Bon Wier. Officers believe he had been stabbed to death.
Based on information obtained in the investigation, officers with the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Department later found the dead man’s car in DeRidder and learned that his son had been seen driving the vehicle.
A short time later officers located and arrested the son, Jeramiah Foster, 20, at a home on Kulaga Road, which is just north of DeRidder. According to officers, the son was arrested on unrelated charges. However, he was later charged with the murder of his father. Bond on Foster was set at $1 million and at last word, he was still being held at the Vernon Parish Jail in Leesville.
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22 Sep JH2O Mobile Water Station – Refill Don”t Landfill!
Earlier this year, the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – RRR – program of Teton County Integrated Solid Waste and Recycling assumed management of the JH2O project – established originally by the 2013/2014 class of Leadership Jackson Hole. The mission of the JH2O Project is to reduce our community’s landfill impact and cultivate awareness of Jackson Hole’s sustainability goals. By providing convenient access to water bottle refilling stations throughout the Town of Jackson, the JH2O Project will directly reduce the footprint of Jackson Hole as well as impress upon locals and visitors that Jackson is a leader in sustainability. In partnership with Teton County & Jackson Parks and Recreation Department, the Town of Jackson, and Teton County as well as other local organizations, the JH2O Project brings water bottle filling stations to downtown Jackson at five highly visible and heavily trafficked locations.
This last year RRR also partnered with St. John’s Medical Center and the Teton Village Association to help fund 3 water filling stations at the hospital and one in the Teton Village commons providing folks access to delicious, free, filtered Jackson Hole tap water and helping to reduce the need for disposable water bottles.
The JH2O project also built a mobile water filling station to be used at events held on Town and County properties such as our public parks. This water station received a ton of use and positive reviews at the Peoples Market, Jackson Hole Live! concerts, and Old Bill’s Fun Run. This station is available to borrow for event held on Town and County properties: Silver Star Communications did just that for it’s recent company picnic and had this to say. We will soon be packing this water station up for the winter; look for it at local outdoor events next summer.
Thanks for using your refillable water bottles and the JH2O community water filling stations to help Teton County produce less waste and become more sustainable. Refill don’t Landill!


Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Plan the peace before the war
This week the hollowness of the Donald Trump campaign came into focus. His effort lacks organization, staff and is wildly underfunded — $1.3 million, 1/30th of Hillary Clinton’s war chest — a result of traditional Republican donors shrinking away in revulsion.
The Cleveland convention remains a looming disaster, an epic train wreck unfolding in slow motion as Republican stalwarts flee for their political lives.
Trump’s promise to build a wall and make the Mexican government pay rings increasingly hollow. Maybe Trump can get Mexico to fund his campaign instead.
No glibness. Trump’s dismay is nothing to celebrate.
First, the prospect of a Trump presidency is so disastrous — think of him as climate change in a toupe — there can be no assumption of victory, no pulling up short of the finish line. The prospect is as serious as death, the death of America that patriots love, the land of freedom for everybody. If you still sigh for Bernie Sanders, get over it, support Hillary Clinton, and you can go back to dreaming of the New Eden come Thanksgiving.
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