Should I drink a glass of water or a glass of coca cola?

Should I drink a glass of water or a glass of coke?

WATER

#1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population)

#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak That it is mistaken for hunger.

#3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.

#4.. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term Memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a ! Printed page.

#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of Colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast Cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop Bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?

COKE

#1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

#2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.

#3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the 'real thing' sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous China .

#4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

#5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

#6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

#7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.

#8... To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle.. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:

#1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric Acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.

#2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

#3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a glass of water? Or Coke?

Source:http://www.wellsphere.com/healthy-eating-article/water-of-nbsp-coke/529827

Cellphone claims another chess GM

According to a report at Chessbase.com (http://www.chessbase.com), Grandmaster Alexander Delchev (pictured)  was forced to forfeit a game at the European Men's Team Chess Championship because his cellphone rang during play. The loss was an important one to the Bulgarian Team because it meant the Bulgarians lost their match to the English team by a score of  2.5-1.5.  If a player's cell phone rings during an FIDE match the rule is the that player automatically forfeits the game. Apparently the FIDE is so paranoid of players being able to use outside help in the form of a chess program or a chess database, that Mobile phones are banned from chess tournaments.


I do not own a cell phone and see no reason to,I can definitely see the advantage of having one if you are driving, in case your car breaks down, or if you have a fear of crime and 9-1-1 is just a phone call away, however, why do you need to bring a cell phone to a chess game?  This is not the first time I have heard of a prominent chess player forfeiting a game due to their cell phone going off, and it will not be the last time. Maybe someone should create some sort of device to remind chess players that their cell phone is on,before they begin playing the game! (Does anyone want to make some money off chess players?) 


To read about some other chess cheats visit this website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheating_in_chess


Source of image of GM Delchev:http://eric.macshogi.com/shogi/reportage/pros/habu/yvelines/habu-gb.html

GM Tiviakov wins 13th Unive Tournament Crown, GM Haslinger wins Unive Open

GM Sergei Tiviakov has won the top crown section at the 13th Unive Chess Event in Hoogeveen, The Netherlands. Tiviakov was the only player who won a game in the event (against Judit Polgar in round 4). All other games between all of the players (11 in total) were drawn. Here are the final standings:


Final 

Rank	Name	Score	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	SB	1	2	3	4	5	6
1	GM Tiviakov, Sergei	3.5	M	2670	2722	+0.46	9.75	½	½	½	1	½	½
2	GM Ivanchuk, Vassily	3.0	M	2756	2636	-0.96	9.0	½	½	½	½	½	½
3	GM Giri, Anish	3.0	M	2552	2704	+1.20	9.0	½	½	½	½	½	½
4	GM Polgar, Judit	2.5	F	2687	2602	-0.70	7.75	½	½	½	0	½	½

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Congratulations GM Tiviakov. GM Ivanchuk finished second due to his better tie-break.


At the same time as the Crown group were playing their tournament, and open tournament was also being held. It had 63 participants playing. GM Stuart Haslinger, who entered the event with an elo of  2529, had and undefeated score of 6 wins and two draws to claim first in the Open. GM Haslinger's performance elo was 2707. Second place was decided by a tie-break as four players had finished the event with scores of  6.5/9, these being GM Brodsky, GM Nijboer, GM Ubilin, and IM Caspi. GM Brodsky gained second on the tie-break.  The top scoring woman in the event was WIM Lyubka Genova of  Bulgaria with 4.5 points. Source:http://www.univechess.nl/index.html
 

13th Unive Tournament 2009:round 4 and 5 results, round 5 standings,round 6 pairings

Here are the results from rounds 5 and 6 of the 13th Unive Tournament (the player on the left had the white pieces in the game):

Round 4 (October 22, 2009)
Tiviakov, Sergei	- Polgar, Judit	1-0	50	B46	Sicilian Paulsen
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Giri, Anish	½-½	26	A11	Reti Opening
Round 5 (October 23, 2009)
Ivanchuk, Vassily	- Tiviakov, Sergei	½-½	59	B01	Centre Counter
Giri, Anish	- Polgar, Judit	½-½	36	E15	Queens Indian

These results mean the following standings exist in the tournament after 5 rounds of play:

1st.GM Tiviakov 2670                      3 points
2nd-3rd GM Ivanchuk 2756
     and.GM Giri 2552, both have     2.5 points      
4. GM Polgar 2687,                       2.0 points



















Here are the pairings for round 6 (which will be played on Saturday): the player on the left has
the white pieces in the game):

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   Polgar, Judit                - Ivanchuk, Vassily                   
   Tiviakov, Sergei             - Giri, Anish             

JKCS041 galaxy cluster found in deep space

Source of image:(X-ray: NASA/CXC/INAF/S.Andreon et al Optical: DSS; ESO/VLT)

A cluster of galaxies has been found 10.2 billion light-years away from the Earth, breaking the record for the most distant known cluster.

The cluster, designated JKCS041, is one billion light-years further away than the previous record holder.

The object was first discovered in 2006 by astronomers using the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope, but was only recently confirmed to be a galaxy cluster by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.

The distance of the cluster was determined by observations from the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope, the Very Large Telescope in Chile and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

The previous distance record holder for a galaxy cluster was one 9.2 billion light-years away, discovered by ESA's orbiting X-ray telescope XMM-Newton in 2006.

According to the website:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091022114307.htm

"Galaxy clusters are the largest gravitationally bound objects in the Universe. Finding such a large structure at this very early epoch can reveal important information about how the Universe evolved at this crucial stage."

"JKCS041 is found at the cusp of when scientists think galaxy clusters can exist in the early Universe based on how long it should take for them to assemble. Therefore, studying its characteristics -- such as composition, mass, and temperature -- will reveal more about how the Universe took shape."

"This object is close to the distance limit expected for a galaxy cluster," said Stefano Andreon of the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) in Milan, Italy. "We don't think gravity can work fast enough to make galaxy clusters much earlier."

From the website: http://chandra.harvard.edu/press/09_releases/press_102209.html

"Distant galaxy clusters are often detected first with optical and infrared observations that reveal their component galaxies dominated by old, red stars. JKCS041 was originally detected in 2006 in a survey from the United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT). The distance to the cluster was then determined from optical and infrared observations from UKIRT, the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope in Hawaii and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Infrared observations are important because the optical light from the galaxies at large distances is shifted into infrared wavelengths because of the expansion of the universe."

"Galaxies are preferentially found in groups or larger agglomerations called clusters. The Local Group consists of our own galaxy, the larger spiral galaxy Andromeda (M31) and several smaller satellites, including the Large and Small Magellenic Clouds." (source:http://www.amtp.cam.ac.uk/user/gr/public/gal_lss.html)

17th European Team Chess Championship:dates,time control,top players

The 17th European Team Chess Championship is about to begin in Novi Sad (Serbia). The event runs from October 22nd until October 31st and features some of the strongest players in the World. The event is catergorized according to gender,with there being a Women's event and a Men's Event. In the Women's event here are the top-rated players participating:


World Woman's Chess Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk is playing in this event as are the following top players:

No.			Name	FideID	Rtg	FED	Team	Bo.	Rp	n	w	we	w-we	K	rtg+/-
1		GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	4133471	2536	RUS	Russia	2	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
2		GM	Dzagnidze Nana	13601903	2535	GEO	Georgia	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
3		IM	Muzychuk Anna	14111330	2533	SLO	Slovenia	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
4		GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2902257	2527	BUL	Bulgaria	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
5		GM	Sebag Marie	617822	2519	FRA	France	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
6		GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	4128125	2516	RUS	Russia	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
7		IM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	4134974	2493	RUS	Russia	3	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
8		IM	Danielian Elina	13300210	2489	ARM	Armenia	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
9		GM	Lahno Kateryna	14109336	2483	UKR	Ukraine	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
10		IM	Dembo Yelena	723916	2482	GRE	Greece	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
11		IM	Paehtz Elisabeth	4641833	2482	GER	Germany	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
12		GM	Socko Monika	1106619	2476	POL	Poland	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
13		IM	Ushenina Anna	14110911	2474	UKR	Ukraine	3	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
14		IM	Javakhishvili Lela	13601458	2472	GEO	Georgia	2	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
15		IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	13300601	2469	ARM	Armenia	2	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
16		IM	Rajlich Iweta	1108166	2465	POL	Poland	2	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
17		WGM	Zhukova Natalia	14101513	2457	UKR	Ukraine	2	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
18		IM	Romanko Marina	4149351	2453	RUS	Russia	4	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	15	0,0
19		IM	Khukhashvili Sopiko	13602055	2451	GEO	Georgia	3	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
20		IM	Gaponenko Inna	14101181	2438	UKR	Ukraine	4	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0

In the Men's section these top-rated players are participating:

No.			Name	FideID	Rtg	FED	Team	Bo.	Rp	n	w	we	w-we	K	rtg+/-
1		GM	Topalov Veselin	2900084	2813	BUL	Bulgaria	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
2		GM	Aronian Levon	13300474	2773	ARM	Armenia	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
3		GM	Radjabov Teimour	13400924	2757	AZE	Azerbaijan	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
4		GM	Morozevich Alexander	4116992	2750	RUS	Russia	2	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
5		GM	Jakovenko Dmitry	4122356	2742	RUS	Russia	3	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
6		GM	Svidler Peter	4102142	2741	RUS	Russia	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
7		GM	Gashimov Vugar	13400630	2740	AZE	Azerbaijan	2	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
8		GM	Shirov Alexei	2209390	2730	ESP	Spain	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
9		GM	Alekseev Evgeny	4138147	2725	RUS	Russia	4	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
10		GM	Mamedyarov Shakhriyar	13401319	2721	AZE	Azerbaijan	4	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
11		GM	Eljanov Pavel	14102951	2717	UKR	Ukraine	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
12		GM	Bacrot Etienne	605506	2709	FRA	France	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
13		GM	Akopian Vladimir	13300032	2698	ARM	Armenia	2	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
14		GM	Jobava Baadur	13601520	2696	GEO	Georgia	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
15		GM	Vallejo Pons Francisco	2205530	2696	ESP	Spain	2	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
16		GM	Navara David	309095	2692	CZE	Czech Republic	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
17		GM	Tomashevsky Evgeny	4147235	2688	RUS	Russia	5	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
18		GM	Almasi Zoltan	702293	2685	HUN	Hungary	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
19		GM	Naiditsch Arkadij	4650891	2685	GER	Germany	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0
20		GM	Adams Michael	400041	2682	ENG	England	1	0	0	0	0,00	0,00	10	0,0

The official tournament website is at: http://www.eurons2009.com/eng.htm. This team tournament is a 9 round event for both of the sexes, and the tournament has the following time control: the time control will be 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. Good luck to all the players participating!