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Conservation Tips
Conserving water and energy is good for the environment and our pocket books. In the short term, lower consumption means lower utility bills for you. In the long term, lower energy and water use translates to lower infrastructure building and operating costs, keeping the cost of providing energy and water to your home or business lower.
This comprehensive guide offers nearly one hundred energy and water conservation tips to help you save energy, water, and money at home and at work.
Want to do more to help the environment and save money? We offer additional information, tours and demonstrations, and even financial incentive programs to help you implement conservation measures at home, in your garden and at work.
- Water Conservation Garden – information on water-smart gardening
- Water Efficiency Retrofit Incentives – incentives for commercial, institutional, and multi-residential customers to invest in water efficiency
- Use the MyUtilities customer portal to monitor your household's consumption patterns of water, gas, and electricity. Then, shift your electricity use to when demand is low and Time-of-use pricing is at off-peak.
Dishwashers, Washers, and Dryers
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Use your appliances between 7 PM and 7 AM when demand for electricity is low and Time-of-use pricing is off-peak (less expensive).
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Run your appliance only when it is full.
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Be sure to keep the clothes dryer's lint filter clean to improve efficiency and for safety.
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Use the dishwasher's air-dry setting or leave the door open to naturally dry dishes.
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When buying a new dishwasher look for:
- The ENERGY STAR label
- A short-cycle or "econo wash" features
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On your washer, using cold water saves a tremendous amount of electricity. Look for cold water detergent.
85–90% of the washer's electricity is used to heat the water.
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When buying a new clothes washer, look for an ENERGY STAR qualified front-load model to reduce water use by 45% and energy use by 65%.
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Use an outdoor clothesline and/or indoor drying racks to save electricity.
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Reduce the amount of laundry you wash – clothes don't have to be washed every time you wear them, as long as they pass inspection! This can help you save money in the long run and keep your clothes looking newer longer.
Kitchen Appliances
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Preheat ovens only for a minimum amount of time. Preheating is only really necessary for baking.
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Instead of using your oven to reheat food, use a toaster or microwave oven to save energy.
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Use pots and pans that match the size of the stovetop's heating element.
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Keep your freezer at -18°C. Setting your freezer colder than that will use more electricity.
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Refrigerators are one of the biggest electricity users in the home, so it pays to consider an ENERGY STAR qualified model.
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Keep the back and underneath of refrigerators and freezers dust-free with regular vacuuming.
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Maintain a space of 5 cm around your fridge and freezer so heat can circulate away from the compressor and condensing coil.
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Ensure that refrigerator and freezer door seals are tight and secure.
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When buying a new freezer, look for a smaller chest freezer or an ENERGY STAR qualified model. Front loading models use more energy.
Remember, a full freezer operates more efficiently than an empty one.
Heating and Cooling
Air Conditioning
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In the summer, set your central air conditioner to 25°C when you are home, and 28°C when away. Or if you can, turn it off.
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Replace your older air conditioner with a new, efficient model
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Ceilings fans help keep the temperature in your home regulated in the summer and winter. They also use less electricity.
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Create a cross breeze: open a few windows to create cross ventilation. For the best results, open a lower window on one side of your home and an upper window on the opposite side.
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When shopping for a new central or window air conditioner, consider the newer ENERGY STAR qualified models.
These can be up to 70% more efficient than older models.
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Clean or replace your window air conditioning filter monthly.
Dirty filters restrict air flow and reduce efficiency.
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Have a licensed contractor service your central air system annually.
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Newer ENERGY STAR qualified dehumidifiers use 10% to 20% less energy than conventional models and offer the same features – effective moisture removal, quiet operation and durability.
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Follow the manufacturers' guidelines for cleaning or replacing your dehumidifier filter to keep it operating efficiently.
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For wood-burning fireplaces, close the damper when not in use.
Even a closed damper can leak a large amount of heated air to the outdoors.
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Avoid having your furnace thermostat in a room with a fireplace.
Furnaces and Heating
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Clean or replace the furnace filter frequently to keep your furnace operating efficiently.
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Save gas and electricity by installing the most efficient furnace you can afford. To reduce electricity use, make sure that your new furnace has an ECM motor and variable speed fan drive.
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In the winter set the thermostat to 20°C when you are home and 18°C overnight or when away.
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Insulate heating ducts that travel through unheated areas of your home to prevent heat loss.
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When buying a new furnace, look for the most energy-efficient model you can find.
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Keep warm-air registers, baseboard heaters, and radiators clean and unblocked.
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Set the furnace fan switch on "automatic" instead of "on" or "continuous".
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Close off air registers in any unused areas or rooms.
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Have a licensed HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) professional service your furnace yearly to ensure it is operating at maximum efficiency.
Insulation and Weather-Stripping
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Add exterior and interior insulation to your basement.
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Insulate your home thoroughly to keep it cooler in summer and warmer in winter. Install a minimum of 25 cm (10") of insulation in your attic.
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Seal areas around plumbing stacks, ceiling fans and light fixtures where they join the floor or ceiling to prevent drafts.
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Foam gaskets will insulate electrical outlets and lights switches on your home's exterior facing walls.
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Ensure attic insulation doesn't block air movement.
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Air leaks account for the largest amount of heat loss from your home! Seal leaks around light fixtures, plumbing stacks, windows, exterior doors, attic hatches, pipe and wire entrances, wood-burning fireplaces, electrical outlets, and ceiling fans.
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Open soffit, roof, and gable vents to let in air and control moisture, thereby preventing damage to insulation and wood (daylight should be seen through vents).
Programmable Thermostats
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A properly set programmable thermostat can reduce heating and cooling costs by up to 10%.
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In the summer set the AC to 25°C when you are home, and 28°C when away.
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In the winter set the thermostat to 20°C when you are home and, 18°C overnight or when away.
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Install the thermostat on an interior wall where there are no vents or drafts.
Remember, avoid having your furnace thermostat in a room with a fireplace.
Water Pipes
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For an electrically-heated hot water tank, install pipe insulation around as much of the incoming cold water pipe and the outgoing copper hot water pipe as you can conveniently access.
Gas-heated hot water tanks should only be insulated by a professional
Never insulate plastic hot water tank pipes as they can overheat.
Home Offices
Computers and Office Equipment
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Plug the following electronics into a power bar with a timer or auto-shut off and make sure they are off during periods of inactivity:
- televisions and home theatre systems
- computer, computer monitor, printer, scanner
- rechargeable devices (MP3 players,
cell phones, battery chargers, etc.)
- game consoles
- and more…
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Electronic devices left plugged in, even when turned off, still draw power. That's called phantom power or standby power, and it's costing you money. By reducing this unnecessary power use, you could help save up to 15% of your electricity use.
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Make sure any computer you purchase has an automatic power-down function that will automatically switch the monitor into sleep mode or, preferably, deep sleep mode after a set period of inactivity. (A mandatory feature for ENERGY STAR models.)
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Shut your computer down when not in use to save electricity and reduce wear on your system.
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When replacing your computer, look for an ENERGY STAR qualified model.
Laptops use less energy than desktop models.
Your computer's screen-saver doesn't save energy!
ENERGY STAR qualified LEDs and Colour
LEDs are available in a wide variety of shades of white light, ranging from yellowish to white to bluish white light, which allows you to customize the mood of your space.
Many LEDs come in "warm" colours to match the yellowish light of incandescent bulbs, but you can also choose "cooler" colours with whiter or bluer light. Light colour is measured on a temperature scale referred to as Kelvin (K). Lower Kelvin numbers mean the light appears more yellow; higher Kelvin numbers mean the light is whiter or bluer.
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For a whiter light, look for bulbs marked 3500–4100 K.
Bulbs that measure at greater than 3500 K will enhance cooler colours (blue, green, violet) in your home.
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For bluer white light, look for bulbs marked 5000–6500 K.
Exterior Lighting
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The outdoor porch lamp is one of the most-used light fixtures in any home, making it the perfect place to install highly efficient ENERGY STAR qualified lighting products.
Many LEDs will fit easily into existing porch lights. Be sure to use bulbs approved for use outdoors.
ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs are bright and warm, use about 75% less electricity than incandescents, and last up to 10 times longer!
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Whether welcoming visitors, searching for your keys or ensuring safety, motion sensors are an electricity-saving option for lighting your way, because they only operate when they detect movement.
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Consider photocell timers, which react to sunlight.
General Lighting Tips
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Replace your high-use incandescent light bulbs with ENERGY STAR qualified compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). They use up to 75% less electricity and last up to 10 times longer.
ENERGY STAR quality light fixtures use only 25% of the electricity of standard fixtures and distribute light more efficiently and evenly.
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Whenever you leave a room, get into the habit of turning off the lights.
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Motion sensors are ideal for rooms where you may forget to turn off the lights.
Compact fluorescent light bulbs contain a small amount of mercury. Please dispose of your used bulbs in an environmentally friendly way. Check the City of Kingston's Waste Lookup tool for the proper disposal procedure.
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Install dimmer switches and use dimmable LEDs.
Not all LEDs are dimmable! Check the packaging for compatibility.
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For those lights that are on all night, use the lowest wattage bulbs possible.
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Make a point of keeping your light fixtures clean for maximum brightness.
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Install programmable timers or motion sensors on interior and exterior lights.
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Use area or task lighting instead of full, overhead lights. This is a great use for LED lights.
Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs provide focused lighting, making them a great choice for reading lights, desk lamps, night lights, spotlights, security lights, and other applications. They are extremely energy efficient, long-lasting, and mercury-free.
Pools, Spas, & Hot Tubs
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Inspect your pool, hot tub, or spa heater every year for scale, mineral deposits, and corrosion.
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Keep your pool, hot tub, or spas covered when not in use.
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Run your pool and spa pump only as needed.
For pools, run the pump overnight when demand for electricity is low and Time-of-use pricing is off-peak (least expensive).
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If your pool has a heater, use a timer to preset the hours the pool is to be heated.
Heat overnight when demand for electricity is low and Time-of-use pricing is off-peak (least expensive).
Uncovered pools can lose 30% of their heat – over 1,000 litres of water and expensive chemicals each month – just through evaporation!
Ways to Conserve Water
Baths and Showers
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Take shorter showers to help conserve water.
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Pick up a free conservation kit from Utilities Kingston including toilet leak detection tablets, two faucet aerators, gaskets to prevent heat loss through outlets, and a flow-rate measurement bag to test the efficiency of your shower heads and faucets at 85 Lappan's Lane.
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Fill the bath only half-full to save 80 litres per bath.
The bather at right is currently not following this suggestion!
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Use low-flow showerheads to reduce the flow by 40 to 60% and save up to eight litres of water per minute.
Baths and showers account for 25% of indoor water use.
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Install single-flush toilets that use 4.8 litres per flush or less and/or dual flush toilets with a maximum of 6 litres per flush.
Landlords: Check out our Multi-Residential Toilet Rebate Program.
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Checking for leaks (and fixing them) can save 1,400 litres of water per month.
Toilets can account for 33% of indoor water use.
Washing Machines
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Using full loads and shorter cycles can save 95 litres of water per load.
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High-efficiency, front loading washers can drastically reduce water use.
Washing machines can account for 24% of a household's indoor water use.
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Teach children to turn off the water when brushing their teeth.
Small children can learn about the source of Kingston tap water (Lake Ontario) when you encourage them to "save some water for the fishies".
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Fix any leaky taps!
A single faucet with a constant drip can waste up to 182 litres of water per week. If it's a hot water tap that's leaking, you're sending your energy dollars down the drain.
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Rinse dishes in a tub of clean water or a second sink, instead of under hot running water.
If you have an ENERGY STAR dishwasher, use it instead of hand washing to save even more water!
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Always turn the faucet off when it is not needed and save 10–40 litres per day.
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Install a flow restrictor or an aerator save up to 20 litres per day.
Faucets can account for 12% of indoor water use.
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If your dishwasher is more than 10–15 years old, dishwashing by hand and rinsing in a dishpan can save 32–60 litres per load.
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Doing a full load on a shorter cycle saves 28 litres per load.
Dishwashers can account for 6% of indoor water use.
Outdoor Uses
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Washing your car at a carwash that recycles water instead of in your driveway will conserve water and prevent harmful run-off pollution.
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Use water toys and outdoor "kiddy" pools to cool off, instead of the sprinkler. A sprinkler uses 1,300 litres per hour, so the savings can be astounding.
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Use a rain barrel to further reduce your use of treated water. Take advantage of the Utilities Kingston rain barrel program to get a large barrel at a great price.
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Know and abide by local watering restrictions in place yearly from June 15 through September 15.
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Use a broom, not a hose, to clean driveways and sidewalks. A hose uses 23 litres of water per minute.
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Practice water-smart gardening!
Give Us a Call
Utilities Kingston staff are available to help you conserve energy and water.
Just call 613-546-0000 and say "conservation".


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What's the best Fuel Injector Cleaner?
If you own a motor vehicle or an engine powered piece of machinery, then I'm sure you want to take care of them the best way that you can. But perhaps you don't have the technical know-how or the finances for professional mechanic work.
Worry no more! There's a cheap and easy way to keep your engines running great.
Hi, my name is Jack. I'm what you'd call a fanatic mechanic and I'm ready to share my thoughts and suggestions when it comes to keeping your mechanical buddies healthy and purring.
Whether you own an older model vehicle that is showing signs of bad fuel mileage and performance issues or a brand new machine that you simply want to keep in pristine condition, fuel injector cleaning is an easy solution.
To help you take care of your favorite motor equipment, we have put together this all-comprehensive review and shopping guide for all your fuel system cleaning needs. Discover the best fuel injector cleaners, cleaning kits, fuel injector cleaning machines, and fuel additives by reading our reviews; you can even learn how clean fuel injectors yourself by using our guides!
Have a look at some of the best products on the market:
Why is it important to clean fuel injectors?
Fuel injectors have the extremely important job of spraying just the right amount of fuel into your vehicle's or motor equipment's engine. If for some reason the injectors are unable to do their job properly, your engine may start to stutter and due to inefficient fuel use, also suffer from bad fuel mileage.
While it can take some time for the fuel injectors to get dirty enough to cause problems, it makes no sense to even wait for the problems to arise.
The fuels we put in our vehicles are far from pure. Repeatedly running and shutting down our engines (common when driving in a city) causes a heat soak effect. The fuel that is sprayed through the injectors as the engine is running, will stop flowing when we turn off the motor. However, some fuel is always left behind in the injector nozzles and the injectors themselves. While most of this fuel residue will slowly evaporate, some substances will always be left behind.
Over time, the residue in the fuel that doesn't evaporate and isn't flushed away with subsequent fuel flow, will be baked and turned into a hard varnish that initiates deposit formation. Those deposits end up clogging the injectors nozzles as-well as the injectors themselves, and cause the engine to no longer get the exact required air/fuel mixture. And that's when the trouble starts.
Don't wait until your vehicle is begging for a tune-up. Extremely clogged up fuel injectors may be beyond even the best cleaning liquids and will either require you to get your hands dirty, by manually cleaning or exchanging the injectors, or force you to empty your wallet at the repair shop.
Invest a little in regular maintenance using premium fuel injector cleaners as-well as premium fuel in general, and you'll end up saving a lot of money and effort in the long run. You can be sure that your vehicle will thank you!
What makes a fuel injector cleaner great?
While the cleaning products technically only have to do one thing – clean the injectors, the truly great products take it a step further. Premium cleaners are designed to mix with the fuel and aside from cleaning the injectors, they also clean the intake valves and the combustion chambers from carbon deposits.
The best fuel injector cleaners are not only effective at breaking up even the most hardened deposits clogging your engine, they will also improve combustion power, help increase fuel mileage and lower harmful emissions, while also being cost effective.
After-all, if the cleaner costs too much, regular use might be no cheaper than visits to the mechanic.
The best product lines also make sure to offer a wide variety of different container sizes, not just for the cost effectiveness, but for ease of use as-well. After all, you don't want to purchase a gallon of cleaner for a lawn mower engine, nor do you want to maintain your entire line of farm equipment with 5oz. bottles. In addition, the best brands are sure to also have products for diesel engines, so no engines goes without help.
How do you use fuel injector cleaners?
Cleaning liquids are generally very easy to use. Depending on the product, you simply have to add some into your gas tank. Usually this is done by running the gas tank nearly empty and then filling up and adding just the right amount of cleaner to create the proper mixture. Though in some cases, the cleaner is added first and then the tank is filled – make sure to study the product labels as some liquids are designed to only work in one way or another.
Depending on the condition of the engine and the product, you may then opt for a more aggressive mixture more often, to help clean up clogged injectors, or a more maintenance like approach, adding the cleaner as a part of a regular maintenance cycle. There's no doubt that it's always best to prevent the problem in the first place with regular maintenance.
The specific amounts of cleaner you have to add will depend on the product; the information is usually found on the labels. Most cleaners have a very large safety margin and won't damage your engine if you use too much; however, some do. Again,
make sure to study the informational labels on the product to avoid causing harm to the engine parts.
Before purchasing and using a cleaner, make sure to also familiarize yourself with the details of your vehicle. Older model vehicles made before the 1990's may use a carburetor instead of fuel injection and will not make full use of the cleaner. Other vehicles use diesel engines that operate on a slightly different fuel injection principle and may need different, more specific cleaners or a different maintenance schedule all-together. In general, diesel engines have injectors that stay clean for longer; though regular maintenance is still a good idea. If you own a diesel engine, check out our list of the best diesel injector cleaners!
Make sure to purchase the most suitable product for your vehicle to get the greatest benefit!
Check out our TOP 3 reviews of the best cleaner products on the market.
#1 – Lucas Fuel Treatment
If I had to summarize this Lucas Fuel Treatment review in a single sentence, it would be this:
This stuff just doesn't mess around.
Arguably one of the best fuel injector cleaner products on the market, this Lucas Oil upper cylinder lubricant works wonders with your fuel injection system. While there might be products out there that perform specific cleaning tasks a tad bit better, the Lucas Fuel Treatment presents an amazing checklist of features…
Full review of Lucas Fuel treatment
- Works with gasoline and diesel engines – Check
- Takes it a step further and is suitable for Non-Road, Locomotive & Marine Diesel engines – Check
- Use it with both carbureted and fuel injected engines – Check
- Suitable for use with leaded gasoline – Check
- Improves gasoline octane rating – Check
- Increases Power & Fuel Mileage – Check
- Neutralizes low sulfur fuel problems – Check
- Lowers Exhaust Emissions – Check
- Cleans and Lubricates the Carburetor & Injectors – Check
- Increases the life of pumps and injectors – Check
- Incredible value per dollar – Check
The great people at Lucas Oil have produced a really good product here. It is extremely versatile and suitable for just about any engine out there, perfect for easy to perform, time-saving maintenance. When you look at this product a little closer, it's easy to see why it's so good.
The product is designed to be extremely safe to use and thus contains no solvents, alcohol, kerosene, diesel fuel or anything else that could damage engine parts. It consists of various super slick oils and additives which are designed to lubricate the various systems it flows through, as-well as helping break up gunk in the injectors. This allows the fuel to burn more effectively within the engine, reducing fuel consumption. It is also able to replace the benefits of leaded fuel without the negative side-effects, so it's great for use in older vehicles that require leaded fuel. And because it also neutralizes the harmful effects of low sulfur diesel fuel, it is similarly great for use in any diesel engine.
Here's a great video showcasing how this additive increased MPG by about 20%, now that's amazing!
One of the methods that this product uses to achieve these results has got to do with replacing polymers. Basically, most low sulfur diesel fuels and gasolines have had their polymers removed to comply with the government regulations for reducing fuel fumes in the air. While the goal was achieved, this also caused the fuel to become less lubricated and thus less efficient. We have cleaner air, but less useful gasoline.
Lucas fuel treatment replaces those lost polymers with a specific concentrate that has none of the negative side-effects of the polymers.
Instead, the concentrate works as a lubricant that makes the fuel slicker and more efficient and powerful. Not only will the increased fuel efficiency result in lowered fuel consumption, it also increases power while reducing emissions. Slicker fuel also helps to lubricate the cylinder walls and rings, prolonging their life-span. And not only that, intake valves, pumps, carburetors, injectors and compression rings are also lubricated. An absolute must for rotary engines.
Any way you look at it, this injector cleaner is a winning product. And don't worry about shelf life, it lasts just about indefinitely.
How to use?
- Pour Lucas Fuel Treatment directly into the fuel tank.
- Recommended dosage is 2-3 ounces of Fuel Treatment per 10 gallons of fuel.
- Exceeding the recommended dosage is not harmful to your vehicle.
The Lucas Fuel Treatment is without a doubt one of the best products on the market. No wonder it is our top pick when it comes to injector cleaners. Many cleaners make aggressive claims about their effectiveness, but most fail to deliver. Not the case with this Lucas Oil product. Whether you are looking to clean your gasoline or diesel engines because of clogging symptoms or simply looking for a fuel additive to give your engine a little oomph, this is the product to go for.
Pick the suitable container size for the amount of fuel you want to treat and enjoy the benefits!
#2 – Berryman B-12 Chemtool Carburetor, Fuel System and Injector Cleaner
The Berryman B-12 Chemtool is a product line that has a very long and proud history. Developed in the 1950's, it quickly became one of the industry's leading cleaning solvents.
The Berryman B-12 Chemtool Carburetor/Fuel Treatment and Injector Cleaner is a state of the art product that uses the Berryman exclusive HEST or "High Energy Solvent Technology".
This technology is designed to pack a real punch when it comes to cleaning gasoline fueled motor parts; none of those weak mineral spirits or kerosene that many other products use.
Unfortunately, due to the strong nature of this solvent, this B-12 product is unsuitable for use in Diesel Engines and can degrade their performance….
Full Review of Berryman B-12 Chemtool
If you have a vehicle or a machine that runs on gasoline, opting for this fuel injector cleaner is a good idea, no matter what your cleaning needs. Simply check out these features:
- Suitable for just about any type of gasoline powered machine (motorcycles, cars, trucks, boats, yard and industrial machines) – Check
- Works with both carbureted and fuel injected engines – Check
- Berryman exclusive, HEST powered super strong solvent – Check
- Quickly disperses moisture and dissolves gum, varnish, and other fuel residues – Check
- Helps clean the whole fuel system – fuel tank, fuel lines, fuel injectors, valves, rings and pistons – Check
- Increases spark plug and injector life – Check
- Catalytic converter and oxygen sensor-safe – Check
- Great value per dollar – Check
- Suitable for diesel engines – No
It's clear that if you want to rid your gasoline engine of dirt and deposits, even if they've been piling up for years and years, the B12 Chemtool will work wonders. Just be careful not to spill any on the paint job or on yourself, this stuff doesn't kid around. It's also wise not to exceed the recommended dosage when adding it to your fuel. Remember that this is a very strong solvent that could potentially damage plastic components in your fuel system when undiluted.
How to use?
- Add 1 oz. of cleaner per 1 gallon of fuel
- Use every 2500-3000 miles or every oil change as part of regular maintenance
- Excessive use of this product in high concentrations may be harmful to your vehicle!
- Do not use with Diesel Engines!
The Berryman B-12 Chemtool Carburetor/Fuel Treatment and Injector Cleaner is a product designed to clean even the most clogged up fuel injectors and other parts of the fuel system. The patented super strong solvent is so potent that you actually have to be careful not to use too much and that's saying something.
However, please note that this product is designed to be a true "cleaner". Unlike some other products, it does no aim to specifically improve your fuel and shouldn't be used as a constant fuel additive for that reason. Like suggested on the label, use this every 2500-3000 miles or every oil change. On another note, this means that you can use other fuel treatment products the rest of the year and achieve an even greater engine efficiency and life-span.
#3 – Sea Foam Motor Treatment and Tune-up
Sea Foam fuel injector cleaner products are probably one of the most well known in the whole industry. Having been around for more than 70 years; The Sea Foam company has had plenty of time to refine their products to the highest standard imaginable.
The Sea Foam Motor Treatment is an extremely versatile liquid. It's a 100% petroleum based blend; performing the job of a fuel injector cleaner, lubricant, stabilizer and moisture controller. The list of features is nothing short of amazing…
Full Review of Sea Foam Motor Treatment
- Suitable for gasoline and diesel engines – Check
- Can be used with carbureted and fuel injected engines – Check
- Suitable for just about any type of machine engine maintenance from cars to leafblowers – Check
- Not just a fuel additive, but also suitable for use in oil crankcases – Check
- Cleans injectors, passageways, intake valves and pistons – Check
- Performs as a de-icer and anti-gel – Check
- Controls engine moisture and is anti-corrosive – Check
- Stabilizes fuel for up to 2 years – Check
- Great value per dollar – Check
There is little that this Sea Foam Motor tune – up product cannot accomplish and for an affordable price to boot. It may not be the strongest cleaner out there, but its versatility is hard to beat. Being able to apply the product in so many different ways and for so many different engines, goes a long way towards providing the end user with more options on how to care for their equipment.
How to use?
- As a fuel additive, pour 1 oz. of liquid into your fuel tank per 1 gallon of fuel
- For engine cleaning, slowly pour small amounts into the vacuum line, fuel line or air intake system of gasoline engines at operating temperature – DO NOT pour liquid into Diesel Engine air intake systems
- For oil treatment, add 1.5 oz. of liquid per 1 qt. to oil crankcase
- For additional applications, consider using the Sea Foam Spray, to access hard to reach parts of the engine
- Read the product label for more specific instructions and please watch the following video:
The Sea Foam Motor Treatment is a common sight in repair shops and garages across the country and for good reason. It's both affordable and versatile; you can use it on your gasoline or diesel engines and it's suitable for not only cleaning tasks but also for fuel treatment that helps with lubricating the engines and protecting them from wear and tear.
Due to its wide range of applications, this Sea Foam product doesn't excel at any one task; however, thanks to its gentle ingredients, it is much safer than other industrial strength cleaners. For general maintenance and cleaning purposes it's an excellent product. If you are looking for even more ways to utilize the Sea Foam motor treatment; The Sea Foam Spray is a great variation of the standard product.

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It's really too easy and too good to be true. I just sliced up the eggplant, preheated my griddle, brushed all the slices in a mixture of olive oil, sesame oil and tamari and then grilled them up.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Ridiculously Easy
Last week I ate a whole eggplant for dinner. No side dish, no accompaniment, no sharing. That's how good this was. I'm not even sure what made it so amazing!
3 comments:
- Catherine said...
sharing is overrated, especially when it comes to eggplant. :)
- June 7, 2011 at 5:35 PM
I have often eaten a whole roasted eggplant straight up for dinner too...I always think I am roasting it for baba ganoush, but it is so good I can't resist, lol!!
- June 7, 2011 at 5:49 PM
- T said...
Those eggplants look luscious!
- June 9, 2011 at 4:40 AM
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On Thursday, I took time for a short visit to Duluth's Park Point to see if the winds had blown the remaining ice into shore. It had, but the warm temperature was making quick work of eliminating the ice along the beach. As I walked the beach, I was able to spot a few gems amongst the larger churning chunks. It took paying attention to the timing of the waves to get the shots without getting soaked, and I had to also pay attention the loosely piled bits of ice which was like drifts of large hail stones. I never knew how deep I might sink or if I would slide toward the beach and land in the water. But, if you don't go, you don't see. If you don't see, you don't get the photo.
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This 1964 Lawrence & Hazen-designed midcentury property in Seattle, Washington, USA has had just one owner since it was built. That means we are, once again, in the land of the time capsule. That's a good thing as a rule.
No exceptions here, with this build showing many of the features installed by the architects as part of the original build. Exposed beams a vaulted ceiling, the Montana travertine fireplace, full height windows and the distinctive internal walls for example.
$850,000 is the asking price, which works out at around £545,000 — via WowHaus
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Safe & Healthy Ag Workers Topic At Science Cafe
Ellen Duysen, coordinator and outreach specialist for the Central States Center for Agricultural Safety and Health (CS-CASH) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health will discuss what is needed for safe and healthy agricultural workers at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St.
Duysen said that raising hogs, cattle and "three rascally boys" on farms in Colorado and Iowa have provided her with an understanding of the many hazards related to farming and ranching. She has put these experiences into practice while working with farmers and ranchers in an effort to reduce agricultural injury and fatality rates.
Using a novel outreach approach, CS-CASH is partnering with Omaha photographer, Jake Rogers, using his artistry to convey safe farming practices to Nebraska farmers. Duysen and Rogers hope that these impactful images will speak to the agricultural community, leading to safer and healthier work habits and environments.
This café is part two of a two-part café partnership with the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts and its current exhibition, David Brooks: Continuous Service Altered Daily.
Science Cafés involve a face-to-face conversation with a scientist about current science topics. They are open to everyone (21 and older) and take place in casual settings like pubs and coffeehouses. Each meeting is organized around an interesting topic of conversation. A scientist gives a brief presentation followed by a Q-and-A period.
Pizza will be provided for the first 50 people. For more information about Science Cafes, go to www.unmc.edu/sciencecafe.


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"Piecework" editor, Linda Ligon, issued a challenge to figure out two patterns from Weldon's Practical Needlework. This month's issue of the magazine is about lace. I love lace, especially crochet lace. Well, the article on crochet lace is a challenge because even though Ms. Ligon can crochet she could not understand the Weldon's directions. I read the directions and they were really clear. It would be no problem for me to make a sample. The only problem is I am in the middle of learning to knit socks, make a yo-yo purse, learning the dSLR camera and of course finishing up 15 UFO's. I am tempted by the challenge. The other pattern is an easy one too, except for the size and the number of stitches. It is tedious rather than difficult. The magazine is looking for an ongoing crochet consultant. It is an interesting proposition. Then again, since I could understand the patterns I am sure lots of other lace crocheters can too.
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You would be perfect as a consultant! I say GO FOR IT!
I agree–go for it! What I love about Piecework is the stories and the history attached to the handwork.
I can't imagine that there's any other lace crocheter who has the historical knowledge of lace that you have. You'd be perfect!


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South Carolina motorists generally dread dealing with the aftermath of a car accident. No matter how carefully one strives to remain a safe driver, everyone is at risk from distracted, drunk and other dangerous or negligent drivers. Auto accidents can cause severe injuries and ongoing medical problems as well as major property damage, but after a crash, those aren't the only things an accident victim has to worry about. Knowing how and when to report a car accident to the appropriate parties can be important.
New bill may mandate side guards on commercial trucks
More than 200 motorists die every year in what are called side underride accidents. This is where a vehicle collides into the side of a big rig and slides underneath. Drivers in South Carolina should know, however, that Congress members proposed a bill that would mandate side guards for trucks.
Fewer OSHA inspectors on staff than 1 year ago
The chance that safety inspectors might visit a workplace in South Carolina is probably lower than a year ago. Since President Obama left office, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration staff has lost 40 inspectors. An investigation of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by a major news network attributed the staff departures to layoffs.
Coal mining deaths nearly double in 2017
After seeing a record low of eight deaths in 2016, the U.S. coal mining industry has witnessed a dramatic rise in 2017. In that year, there were 15 deaths, with eight occurring in West Virginia, two in Kentucky, and one each in Alabama, Colorado, Montana, Pennsylvania, and Wyoming. South Carolina has insignificant coal reserves.
How teen motorcyclists can stay safe
Motorcycles have a 35 percent higher risk for fatal accidents than cars. The risk only grows greater when teens are the ones operating. In South Carolina and the rest of the U.S., the majority of teens opt for sports bikes; these account for more collisions than any other motorcycle model. Teen motorcyclists file 5.7 more accident claims than those between the ages of 35 and 50.
OSHA and NAWIC alliance is renewed
Women who work in the construction industry in South Carolina may benefit from the renewed alliance between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Association of Women in Construction. The five-year association will address workplace hazards that concern women working in the construction industry. These hazards include sanitation, the selection of personal protective equipment, and workplace violence and intimidation.


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The man I have been going through John with seems to increasingly evidence a 'quickening' toward God....the Gospel of John and its imagery have been so helpful/meaningful to him, e.g., living water. When we last met before the holidays, he also expressed the desire to help his family grow spiritually and he thought that The Word One to One would be quite accessible and useful as a devotional with his 8-year old daughter
My wife leads a Bible study (also looking at John's Gospel with some other materials) that includes this man's wife. His wife shared that this Christmas was the most meaningful because Jesus is now real to her! (She grew up as a Buddhist, baptised Catholic to be married; and now has genuine faith).


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San Jose State defensive end Anthony Larceval was picked by the Football Writers Association of America for its courage award this year, after he battled back from a viral infection that could have ended his career to play in nine games this season.
The redshirt senior was hospitalized at the end of last year with viral meningoencephalitis, and doctors told him his football career was over. He was able to battle back to play this season. He is the second San Jose State player to win the award, following Neil Parry in 2003.
He will be honored at a banquet at the Orange Bowl in January.
For more: Spartan Athletics release on Larceval's award.
In other San Jose State news …
- Wide receiver Tyler Winston earns another freshman honor, making the second all-freshman team by PhilSteele.com. He had previously been picked as Mountain West Conference freshman of the year, a third-team pick by Athlon Magazines and an honorable mention selection by CollegeFootballNews.com.
- Nevada basketball is a revolving door of injuries right now, reports Dan Hinxman of the Reno Gazette-Journal. The Spartans open conference play against the Wolf Pack on Jan. 1.
- San Jose State hired Lauren Hanson, a former assistant soccer coach at Oregon, to take over the women's soccer program. The Spartans let the previous coach, Jeff Leightman, go after a 3-14-1 season and six seasons at the helm.
- Another basketball doubleheader on Saturday: San Jose State men face NAIA Westminster (Utah), which enters the game 7-5, at noon; the women face Missouri-Kansas City at 2 p.m. in their last game for 10 days. The men play Pacifica (D-II) on Dec. 28, while the women are off until Jan. 1, when they open conference play at Nevada.


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The Death of Martha Morgan
On Feb 19, 2011, Dennis Morgan called 911. The first thing he said was that his wife had committed suicide. Martha was found on her stomach in her bedroom, a single gunshot wound to the chest. The death was ruled a suicide but their daughter Dennisa believes that this was the culmination of 40 years of domestic violence and that her father got away with murder.
The petition to have the federal authorities look at the Martha Morgan case.
Justice for Martha Morgan Facebook page
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Komodo's technology vision is anchored to the 4 Pillars of Blockchain Technology: security, scalability, interoperability, and adaptability. In addition, Komodo's technology was founded with a strong respect for individual privacy. This post will provide an in-depth explanation of all of Komodo's optional privacy features.
Is Privacy Really That Important?
To some people, privacy is simply not that important. They either think a lack of privacy is the price we must pay to use social media and modern technology, or they feel that they have nothing to hide and don't see the point in keeping their personal data private.
Other people feel that privacy is important and go to great lengths to make sure their personal data remains confidential. These people are extremely concerned about both corporate and government overreach in the data collection of private citizens.
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If privacy isn't a big deal to you, then you shouldn't be forced to make extra efforts or pay extra fees for the sake of privacy. On the other hand, if you do value privacy, then you should have every opportunity to protect your personal information and data.
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Jumblr is Komodo Platform's native privacy feature. To put it very simply, JUMBLR takes non-private KMD funds from a transparent (non-private) address, moves the funds through a series of private and non-traceable addresses—which disconnects the currency trail and anonymizes the funds—and then returns the funds to a new transparent address of the user's choosing.
The anonymization of funds is made possible by zk-SNARK technology. zk-SNARKs stands for zero-knowledge succinct non-interactive argument of knowledge. This just means that two computers—a "prover" and a "verifier"—can validate transfers of value or information with 100% mathematical certainty while having zero knowledge about the other participant in the transaction. It is a trustless system of verification.
Komodo is a fork of ZCash, so the KMD blockchain retains both the zk-SNARK protocol and the ZCash parameters. zk-SNARK technology is the industry standard in private transaction protocols.
JUMBLR is an optional privacy feature. If users don't mind their transactions being transparent and visible on Komodo's public ledger, then they may make ordinary KMD transfers. There is one large advantage to making public transfers—there is no need to download the KMD blockchain and transactions can be made in Lite Mode (SPV Mode).
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For a more detailed discussion of JUMBLR, please read Part IV of the Komodo Whitepaper.
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R. H. Pfeiffer was born in Fort Scott, Kansas in 1950s. "Trail of the Warrior" is his third book, and his first published work; his earlier works include the manuscripts "Love Against Love" and "Candles Fire and Flame."
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Veuve Clicquot Carnaval
Location: Miami, Florida
Role: Designer
Agency: Overland Entertainment, Dir. Meg Gleason
Aligned with Carnaval in Brazil, Veuve Clicquot Carnval is a celebration of all things Latin American. Live performances by a drum line and Columbian dance group capped off the event in Museum Park. My role was to create memorable branded moments throughout the grounds and to create a signage program to direct guests through the experience.


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Barnet holds League Champions Royston to a draw 2.5 - 2.5 !
Hutchinson vs. T.Gavriel, Board 3
Away at Royston
Part 1 of 3
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Chess World.net Instructive game: Reducing the bias of the love of risk taking! Part 3 of 3
Barnet holds League Champions Royston to a draw 2.5 - 2.5 !
Chess World.net Instructive game: Reducing the bias of the love of risk taking! Part 2 of 3
Barnet holds League Champions Royston to a draw 2.5 - 2.5 !
Hutchinson vs. T.Gavriel, Board 3
Away at Royston
Part 1 of 3
Chess World.net Instructive game: Reducing the bias of the love of risk taking! Part 1 of 3
Barnet holds League Champions Royston to a draw 2.5 - 2.5 !
Hutchinson vs. T.Gavriel, Board 3
Away at Royston
Part 1 of 3
Sunday, 8 November 2009
There doesn't seem to be any real prospect of proving this - chess remains too big to be solved - but for practical purposes I think it's more or less certain. Surely noone has ever lost a game and afterwards considered that they played perfectly, that they wouldn't change any move, that they lost because - well, because black is lost?
That being so, I suppose that all defeats are self-inflicted: no matter how brilliant your opponent, the bottom line is that you lose because you play bad moves. Some defeats, though, are more self-inflicted than others.
Today's game is another Kan. This time out I had read some of Hellsten's book - but 5. Be2 doesn't show up until page 300 and I certainly hadn't got that far. So playing on my own, again, I had reached a cramped but tenable position (the computer gives 13. ... h6 14. Bh4 Nh7=). However, the ingenious player can always find a way to lose...
Sunday, 1 November 2009
A missed opportunity
As soon as we had to think for ourselves, of course, the game started to go downhill...
In post-mortem we both thought that white had had much the better of the opening - but with the benefit of hindsight, databases and computing power I no longer think that this is true. It's probably not until 23. ... d5?! that black is in any real danger. That didn't last long, though:
After either 26. Ba4 or 26. Bf1, white should win a pawn and have a very good chance of taking the point. I can't really explain how I came to play 26. Rxd5? instead. You'd think that the game continuation (26. ... axb5 27. Rxe4 Rxa2) was both easy to see and the first thing you'd check. The sorry truth is that I spent so long checking that my tactic still worked after 26. ... Nxc3 or 26. ... Ne7 and suchlike that I just failed to make sure of the obvious.
We might have played on a bit longer, I suppose, but I think that the final position should be drawn - and probably both players felt that they'd made too many mistakes to deserve to win. Certainly my mind was more on what might have been than what might yet be.
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Having said that, one of the things that I like about doing the blog is that it does encourage me to make some sort of objective analysis of my play. And that's probably worth more with the bad games than the good ones, so really I ought to just get on with it.
So, onwards. A week or two before playing this game, I had picked up a copy of Johan Hellsten's "Play the Sicilian Kan" in the local charity shop. I'd not previously had any intention of playing the Kan, but I do think that my opening repertoire could do with some expansion - and I don't find brand new chess books in charity shops often enough to ignore them. However, as the game will make clear to anyone who has actually read the book, I hadn't bothered to pay any attention to it (I leave the proposed repertoire at pretty much the first opportunity). It will likely take several more games before I'm familiar enough with the positions to remember what I'm supposed to be playing...
In fact I don't think that the opening turned out too badly, largely improvised though it was. It would be nice to blame this defeat on straightforward Kan ignorance, but I don't think that I can do it.
Opponent was critical after the game of 9. ... g6. He may be right but - now that I have read at least some of the Hellsten book - I find this a tricky issue. Clearly in the game (and certainly after 18. ... e5?) the dark square weaknesses turned out very badly. But there seem to be plenty of lines where Hellsten is happy to regard ... g6 as strengthening the defences. Probably it's going to take a few more unpleasant experiences before I get near to any understanding of when the fianchetto is a good idea, and when it isn't. For what it's worth, the computer is reasonably happy with Black's position after 18. ... Bh8; patience is required in this sort of position.
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Chess World.net presents Instructive game: Reducing Bias (The TCC Acronym!) - Part 1 of 4
Herts League match - Part 1 of 4
Chess World.net presents: Instructive game: Taming the dreaded KID Four Pawns Attack! Part 1 of 2
My 1st game this season in the North Circular league against Wanstead. Part 1 of 2.
Saturday, 29 August 2009
Another endgame
In this game I actually went into the losing pawn endgame - and was again lucky enough to get away with it.
I strongly suspect that all of the last four moves have been half-point blunders and in this position 33. a4? almost certainly is (I think that 33. axb4 holds). After 33. ... Rxd5 34. Rxd5+ Kxd5 35. h4
... Opponent played 35 ... gxh4?, missing a win that I'm tempted to describe as "study-like". Correct is 35. ... c4 36. bxc4+ Ke6!
In the game position with the g-pawns exchanged, 37. ... Ke6? loses easily to 38. Ke3, when white has the b-pawn covered and black cannot stop both the c-pawn and the h-pawn. However with the g-pawns still on the board, the line goes 37. Ke3 b3 38. Kd2 b2 39. Kc2 f4!
and black wins.
Saturday, 22 August 2009
Obviously it's not all about the grades, but while I'm on the topic... I see that the online database claims that I played 26 games last season. I can only find 25. I wonder how I did in that bonus game.
So anyway, I'd better start working my way through the backlog - here's the first of several more-or-less disappointing games.
If I remember rightly Opponent offered a draw at move 13 or thereabouts, which I turned down mostly on the grounds that it was a bit early for that sort of thing. Instead I went wrong almost immediately with 14. ... e5?. It's a doubly bad move; tactically speaking I'd stopped too soon (at 18. ... exf3, failing to notice that 19. Bxf3 hit my knight), but in any case it doesn't now look like the sort of move that Black should be playing even if it were not an outright blunder. A definite case of trying too hard to make something happen - perhaps the draw offer was a cunning piece of provocation all along!
Friday, 21 August 2009
New club grades are out
Ref Name Sex Age Club(s) Category Grade Last Year Cat Rapid Last Year
117144G Pigott, John C M Barnet Elizabeth D 218 200 B 221 220
111156F Georghiou, Paul T M Barnet Elizabeth A 207 201 205
110285A Ethelontis, Alexandros N M Barnet Elizabeth A 195 193 C 194 190
111117G Gavriel, Tryfon C M Barnet Elizabeth A 188 196 D 209 206
113039A Hotham, David C M Barnet Elizabeth B 175 171 D 187 185
259880C Zajicek, Petr Barnet Elizabeth D 167 162 E 178 178
246276L Ben-Nathan, David M Barnet Elizabeth E 165 165 E 154 155
118406E Royce, Roy M Barnet Elizabeth D 161 168
144928L Pepe, Salvatore M Hendon C 159 163 B 162 154
268300D Shalabayev, Syrym M Ealing A 157 162 D 177 177
234128B Desai, Amit M 16 Q Elizabeth School Barnet C 153 140 B 137 147
230252E Ahuja, Akshaya M 17 Q Elizabeth School Barnet D 151 160
164371L Myers, Philip M Barnet Elizabeth B 150 153
107078C Bowie, Brian S Barnet Elizabeth D 150 151
275984G Shalabayev, Salim Ealing D 148
150997E Wright, Dennis J M Barnet Elizabeth B 143 153
208832A Pattni, Kishan Hendon C 139 132 B 142 139
113863H Jones, Michael N M Barnet Elizabeth A 138 138 D 138 136
234129D Desai, Anup M 16 Q Elizabeth School Barnet C 135 127 B 141 129
225946B Hoong, Jonathan M 17 Q Elizabeth School Barnet D 134 160 C 140 137
106033J Baig, M Azam Barnet Elizabeth A 125 118
261452C Butcher, Ray Barnet Elizabeth A 123 117 C 109 114
144358G Perlstein, Steve Barnet Elizabeth D 120 123
252240J Elango, Madhi M 13 Q Elizabeth School Barnet A 118 112 A 105 111
181078K Robson, Caroline J F Barnet Elizabeth A 118 114 C 118 125
182955F Macaulay, Ian M Barnet Elizabeth C 117 100
234975K Leighton, Ian M Barnet Elizabeth B 116 109
273581H Njoku-Goodwin, Jamie M Barnet Elizabeth B 114 85
270488C Close, Dean Barnet Elizabeth E 111 108
241546L Devan, Matthew Barnet Elizabeth B 110 113
112080D Harding, Malcolm S M Barnet Elizabeth A 108 127
204712D Nunn, Geoffrey C M Barnet Elizabeth B 106 108 E 95 95
179705A Riddoch, Ian M Barnet Elizabeth B 98 122 D 97 94
105207L Osland, Brian M Barnet Elizabeth C 96 112
266709F Van Der Schyff, Kevin Barnet Elizabeth E 69 71
Pigott beat Vaganian!
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Bb5+ Nbd7 9.e5 dxe5 10.fxe5 Nh5 11.e6 fxe6 12.Nf3 exd5 13.O-O O-O 14.Qxd5+ Kh8 15.Bg5 Ndf6 16.Qxc5 Bf5 17.Rad1 Qa5 18.Nd4 Rac8 19.Qe7 Bg4 20.Rd2 a6 (see diagram) White has 69 moves here. 21.h3 axb5 22.hxg4 Nxg4 23.Rxf8+ Rxf8 24.Qe6 Nhf6 25.Bxf6 Nxf6 26.Ndxb5 Qb4 27.Qd6 Qh4 28.Re2 Ng4 29.g3 Rf1+ and White resigned.
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Chessworld.net presents ECF Results, 2009 Season
Tryfon Gavriel's results Email from the ECF today
Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Bobby Fischer's Visit to the Philippines 1973 with President Ferdinand Marcos
Some recently discovered pictures of Fischer in 1973 for his visit to the Philippines
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Letsplaychess.com Instructive game: Pawn sac on f4 in the Dutch Lenningrad variation!
Barnet retains Lawrance Cup!
Friday, 8 May 2009
Letsplaychess.com presents: A quick overview of the North Circular Chess League!
North Circular league season ends for the summer break
Saturday, 25 April 2009
Letsplaychess.com presents: Kingscrusher live commentary bullet chess!
Some bullet chess!
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Letsplaychess.com Instructive game: French defence Alekhine-Chatard Attack, Part 1 of 3
Barnet 1 narrow lose to Watford 1, Part 1 of 3 - for Board 2 game between Tryfon Gavriel (barnet) and Andrew Stone (Watford 1)
Wednesday, 8 April 2009
Letsplaychess.com Instructive game: A case of rapidly evaporating compensation!
Barnet 1 vs Watford 2
Part 2 of 2
Letsplaychess.com Instructive game: A case of rapidly evaporating compensation!
Barnet 1 vs Watford 2
Sunday, 5 April 2009
Chess Publisher
When something similar happened last year I knocked up an equivalent service using Google's servers - and I've been using it on this blog ever since. Since googlepages is free, this has the great advantage that it doesn't rely on anyone remembering to pay their bills...
So: a public service announcement. You all are more than welcome to make use of our version of the game viewer. There's a link in the top left of this page.
Saturday, 4 April 2009
A pretty win
Opponent has just played 14. ... Bf8-d6?. We continued with 15. Qb3 Bc8, after which 16. e5! isn't perhaps very difficult (actually I think it fairly begs to be played), but it is both pretty and strong. I don't ask more of my moves than that! Although he made another dozen moves, Opponent might reasonably have resigned a fair bit sooner.
Last time I played this Opponent, he crushed me rather convincingly. 'Revenge' seems like a strong word - it's not as though I've been nursing a grudge for the last year, desperate for an opportunity to avenge myself - but it was good to even things up, and that's the other thing that I liked about this game.
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Automatic play
During the game I mostly felt rather pessimistic about my position - I often do - but looking at it now, and with silicon assistance, I think that I overestimated the dangers. Opponent didn't seem to share my evaluation - twice he offered a repetition, and at move 24 he explicitly offered me the draw. I played on more through ratings arrogance than anything else; a dangerous game, but actually I would have been vindicated had I been more alert as Opponent blundered almost immediately:
Play went 24. d5 exd5 25. Rxe8+?, when 25. ... Bxe8 wins a pawn, due to back rank tricks. But I missed it. It's hard to say why - I think perhaps that because I believed that I was worse I simply wasn't expecting any such opportunity to appear. I don't record how long I take over my moves (maybe I should), but I'm pretty sure that I played 25. ... Rxe8 almost without thought.
Well, I'm all in favour of analysing your errors, but I don't intend to beat myself up too badly about this. It could have been worse - I did still make the draw, after all - and actually 1.5/2 against this Opponent is roughly what our respective grades predict. So I say: you can't win them all, and on to the next game...
Saturday, 28 March 2009
A lucky escape
Here Opponent was visibly surprised by 28. Rf3. He still has plenty of ways to win - but was somehow unable to adjust correctly from "I'm winning easily" to "I have to make some good moves here". He played 28. ... Bxf2+ 28. Rxf2 Qc1+ 29. Rf1, which is all fine...
... and now if he had found 29. ... Qe3+ and 30. ... Nf4, I should probably have resigned. But he missed it and bailed out with 29. ... Qxf1+, after which I may even be better - though I was extremely happy to make a draw a few moves later. Accepting the draw, Opponent remarked that after what had happened he didn't deserve anything more, and I felt rather the same about my own play.
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
A little learning is a dangerous thing
As in the earlier game I played a Polugaevsky Najdorf; and it must be admitted that I knew not much more of the theory on Tuesday night than I had done on Monday. Opponent, I assume, was taking a similarly reckless approach - only, worse than not knowing any theory at all, he seems to have mixed up his lines horribly. After lengthy thought he uncorked the typical sacrifice 9. Ncxb5 in a position where it just isn't very good - and then followed up by blundering another piece, and resigning.
All fine from my point of view, I suppose, but I suspect that Opponent would feel that he ought to take another look at the opening manuals.
Sunday, 22 March 2009
You don't know what you're doing II
In this week's game, a Polugaevsky Najdorf, Opponent blinked first.
I'd been out of book for at least a couple of moves - pretty shameful, considering that we're right in the middle of the main line - but had made good moves anyway. Here White is apparently supposed to play 12. Qg4, after which things get distinctly complicated. While I didn't know that, I was pretty sure that 12. Nf3 couldn't be right...
Still, I'm nowhere near good enough to be winning (or losing) games due to a few opening inaccuracies, and the game's critical errors came a bit later:
Here I played 22. ... f6, anticipating the game line: 23. Rxe6+ Kf7 24. Rb6 Bxg2, with the point that after 25. Rg1, black has 25. ... Bc5. But this is a mistake, as white should play 24. Re2 fxg5 25. Rf1+ Kg6 26. Re6+ Kh5 27. Re8, winning back his piece. Therefore it seems black should settle for 22. ... Bxg2, when he has plenty of pawns and is still better.
I was slightly surprised by Opponent's resignation. Certainly white is lost, but I'd expected to have to play a few more moves to prove the point.
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
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Sunday, 15 March 2009
Chess is a fight
After a recent success, I was pretty happy to get another crack at playing the Panov-Botvinnik Attack. But this time round, for reasons that I don't completely understand, the game fizzled out without really getting going.
Exchanging pieces on moves 15 and 16, I'd thought that I would be a touch better in the endgame - and that may even have been right. But when Opponent offered the draw a few moves later I found that I couldn't convince myself that there was any meaningful advantage, and that I wasn't really in the mood for a long struggle... so I agreed.
A bit craven, perhaps. White's risks are pretty limited here and he can hope to make some progress pushing his queenside pawns, so I probably ought to play on for a bit and see what happens.
I was going to write that I thought this timidity was a fault that I often suffered from. However before doing so I went and checked my database - and now I don't think that it's true after all. There's only one other case where I slightly regret agreeing the draw - but, being an adjournment and, further, with the draw clinching the match, I think it's reasonable to consider that exceptional.
Perhaps a fault that I actually do suffer from and which is demonstrated in this game is an over-willingness to simplify. I might think about that one and write more some other time.
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
Here 41. Kd3? is, as best I can tell, a losing move. 41. ... Kg5 as played is the right way - but the draw offer that went with it is not!
The problem for white is that after 42. Rxe5 dxe5, the black king goes f6-e7-d6-c5-b4, and wins; while other plausible moves all seem to fail to 42. ... Kf4.
In post-mortem we'd actually thought that white had missed a win with 41. f4 Rxe3 42. Kxe3 Ke7 43. Kf3 Kf6 44. Kg2 Kg6 45. Kh3 Kh5
46. b4! axb4 47. b3, and wins the h-pawn. But on getting home I notice that winning that h-pawn doesn't do white any good (black just keeps his king on g6/h6/h5), so this is in fact the drawing line that should have been played.
I've written before about my dislike of adjournments, but I must admit that a quickplay finish does have the unpleasant effect that just as we're running out of time we reach the part of the game where every slip is a half- or even full-point blunder. All the more reason, I suppose, to study this sort of stuff at home.
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
A gift
I'd much prefer to have won the previous game and drawn this one, but there you go.
The game is given below, as usual, but I wouldn't bother. Instead, here's a position taken from the last time I met this Opponent (a quickplay game in 2006). White, to play, missed a cute finish - can you do better?
Sunday, 1 March 2009
On previous occasions I have followed the approach outlined in my last post, and allowed White to play just the way that he wants to. This time I felt that doing the same thing again would be pushing my luck rather, and decided instead to avoid ... d5 for a while - so as at least to make him think a bit before going ahead with his autopilot plan (a white Ne5 being less attractive in such positions). This didn't turn out too well - I played the opening weakly and spent the next couple of hours hoping to find some way to wriggle out.
As we approached the final few minutes - the game was being played to a blitz finish - things began to change.
Here I played 34. ... Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Ne4+, winning an exchange. I think that the position is still level, but the momentum was with me and I began to believe that I might even win the game.
Alas, we both stopped recording moves at this point (as we're allowed to do when in the last 5 minutes) so I can't give exact details, but the scramble did indeed go well - until with only a few seconds left each, we reached a position something like this (black to play):
Obviously almost anything wins (... Qh1+ mates at once). Obviously I wouldn't bother with a diagram if I'd played almost anything. Obviously I played ... Qxf3?? stalemate. Oh dear.
I'm pretty sure that I've never been three queens and a rook up before; I wouldn't have guessed that it would happen in a drawn game. It's cold comfort to think that for most of the evening I'd have been delighted to escape with a half point.
I expect that Opponent's teammate was trying to make me feel better - probably! - when he told me "Yeah, I've done that too... but not since I was twelve". (He's somewhat older than that now.) It didn't really help.
Tuesday, 17 February 2009
Clockwork openings
It can be rather annoying to play against this stuff. Not that it's objectively so frightening; but practically speaking White is likely to get his attack, and probably also an advantage on the clock in a type of position that he plays every week - and that's not to be sniffed at.
Nevertheless, my approach in defending against all this is generally to allow, or even encourage, White to do what he wants to do. I tell myself that so long as I haven't made any serious mistakes then there's no reason that his attack should deserve to succeed; and that if and when it fails then I have every chance of being better. This seems to me to be the principled approach: I don't believe that you can expect to play automatic moves and checkmate me, and to prove the point I'm going to let you try.
Sometimes, this goes wrong.
Here I have willingly accepted a pawn, and if I find 18. ... Re8 then I ought to be able to hold on to it. But instead, after 18. ... Qd7? 19. Bxf6 h5 20. Bxg7:
... I was still labouring under the misapprehension that I should be winning. Therefore I rejected 20. ... Kxg7 21. Qc3+ f6 22. Rxf6 Rxf6 23. Qxf6+ Kh7 with equality, and instead played 20. ... hxg4? - completely missing 21. Bf6! and losing quickly.
Yes, being principled, and even being right, is all very well; but you still have to play good moves.
Saturday, 10 January 2009
Happy new year
It's not perfect of course - I'm not strong enough for that! - but it went about as well as I could hope: a favourable opening leading to a dangerous-looking initiative, and some attractive tactics to finish.
Here's the position after Opponent's 19. ... Rf8-h8:
I want to play 20. Nxf7: while it all looks promising I can't see far enough to be sure that I haven't missed some defence. Can I (should I) screw up the courage to play it anyway?
Maybe I was just feeling reckless, but actually this wasn't a particularly hard decision. I spent a little more time than I would on a 'normal' move and decided that, so far as I could see, 20. Nxf7 was strongest. So, play it! There's not much point in figuring out what the best move is if you're too scared to go through with it. Yes, you might be wrong, and if so then you might lose - but I'd rather lose by being wrong about the chess than by being too cowardly to make the right moves.
The course of the game says that I certainly made the correct practical choice. My attack looks a bit slow-motion, but it seems to be rather hard for black to get coordinated. On getting home I was delighted to find that the computer even blesses my sacrifice (or is it only a combination?) as being sound. The silicon defends a bit more stubbornly than Opponent managed, but still agrees that 20. Nxf7 is best, and gives white a nice advantage. Happy days. If only it went this well every week...
Thursday, 8 January 2009
How not to play an adjournment
After an error-filled first session, we had left the game here:
I'm afraid that the standard didn't improve much when we came back. 39. ... Qf1+? misses the opportunity to bail out with 39. ... Rca7 40. Nc5+ Kc7 41. a4 Rxa4, which appears to be dead drawn. Really if I'd done my homework properly on the adjournment I ought to have known this.
After this Opponent is winning but blundered with 44. Qd3? - only to be allowed back into things by 48. ... R2a4? As blunders go, though, 48. ... R2a4 was rather a fortunate one - I had completely missed the point of 48. g4, which was to threaten 49. Qg6+ Qe6 50. Rxd5+! Kxd5 51. Qd3+ Kc6 (51. ... Ke5 52. Qd4# - aha, so 48. g4 was to cover f5) 52. Nd4+.
By the end of the game I think we were both rather relieved to take the draw; given more opportunities I'm sure that either of us could have found plenty more ways to lose this one.
In post-mortem, Opponent pulled out an enormous sheet of paper filled with microscopic writing giving a variation tree from the adjourned position. All very impressive, and it certainly made my own approach to the analysis look rather casual (which, in fact, it was). I'm not in any rush to have another adjournment, but perhaps I'll try to produce something similar myself next time.
The team score had been poised at 2-2, so of course this draw meant that the match was also drawn. With 4.5 out of 5 we find ourselves top of the table at the new year.
Tuesday, 6 January 2009
Letsplaychess.com Instructive game: Don't play a passive opening!
Letsplaychess.com Instructive game: Don't play a passive opening! Barnet beat Royston in Herts Division 1 league!


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Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Day 24: Wall, SD to Pierre, SD - 117 miles with 3,000' of climbing
On today's ride we burned a lot of calories. We had one section of about 20 miles into a 25 mph headwind. With my bike in it's lowest gear I was barely able to reach 8 mph at times. The blast of air from oncoming semi-trucks was like getting hit in the face with a sofa cushion. Grasshoppers hit us from all angles and crunched under our tires along the entire 117 mile ride. The amber waves of grain were hypnotic yet beautiful (see video). Republican ranchers showed their view of Obama. I arrived in Pierre at 2:55 having entered the central time zone.
Roadkill count: 198
Flats: 1
Hurts: Most likey a few sore muscles by morning.
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Greece, Cyprus and Jordan are expected to sign the declaration on the Cypriot issue and natural gas, among other agreements during the trilateral meeting between PM Alexis Tsipras, President Nicos Anastasiades and King of Jordan Abdullah II. The trilateral meeting will take place in Cyprus. Athens believes the meeting is a continuation of its wider strategy of an active foreign policy initiated with its recent participation in various trilateral alliances in the south, including those with Israel, Egypt and Cyprus, and Lebanon, and Palestine. Greek diplomacy stressed the significance of Jordan in the wider region, as it acts as a stabilising force.
Greece-Cyprus-Jordan trilateral to focus on energy and Cypriot issue
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In other news...I went to a dance on Friday at my school that was completely casual and to raise money for prom. The dance could be best described as a gigantic orgy on a dance floor. Seriously, it was so ridiculous and out of control. Oh kids these days, not that I'm saying I'm any better at times, but my eyes burned at times. I've made the executive decision to remember to post every day without the help of Iain and everyone else. I think that'll help. I really want that hamburger (not really, but I do just so I can say I got a hamburger for posting every day all on my own). Hamburger.
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Sunday, February 3, 2008
The Giants won the Superbowl.
Posted by nicole. at 7:35 PM
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- Anonymous said...
when i was in high school, our dances could be described as orgy-like. though it's a little hard to feel all sexed-up when you dance to the "Cha Cha Slide" five times in a row. that's right. five times. in a row. by request. at my senior prom. ridiculous.
- February 3, 2008 at 9:27 PM
- drew said...
At my high school dances, people basically just formed one big line and then....*shudder*
I actually met some teenagers from a local high school visiting my college for a model U.N. thing, and all they would talk about was "grinding." And these were the smart kids.
- February 3, 2008 at 9:47 PM
- Taylor H. said...
"It was boring until the end."
- February 4, 2008 at 5:12 PM
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Hela Governor Philip Undialu has cast doubt on an Australian government report which cleared resource companies of blame for the recent earthquake.
The report by Australian government agency Geoscience Australia cleared mining and hydrocarbon companies of any wrongdoing over the 7.5 magnitude earthquake which caused much devastation in the Highlands. Undialu and Hela provincial administrator William Bando were given copies of the report by Oil Search staff in Moro last Saturday.
He said an independent investigation must be conducted into the earthquake under the terms of reference of the Hela government.
The report said there was significant public concern that industrial activities such as mining or hydrocarbon exploration and production in the Highlands, could have contributed to the earthquake.
The report said:
"While the Feb 26 earthquake was the largest earthquake in the Highlands since 1900, its occurence was consistent with the known seismic characteristics of the region;
"The high frequence of earthquakes in this region is due to natural tectonic processes that have been recognised by many geological studies of the region over the past half-century;
"The size of the earthquake and intensity of the ground shaking of this event are consistent with the regional plate tectonics that have formed the New Guinea Highlands over millions of years;
"The depth at which this earthquake started (17km or more) is not consistent with earthquakes triggered through mining or hydrocarbon and extraction activities, which generally occur at depths less than 5km; and "The Feb 26 earthquake is highly unlikely to have been triggered through mining or hydrocarbon exploration and extraction activities.".
Meanwhile, Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill has commended the partnership between the Government, private sector and development partners towards the relief efforts after the recent earthquake.
He told the PNG Petroleum and Energy Summit in Port Moresby the earthquake was the worst PNG had experienced.
"The disaster has been terrible but I have no doubt that we will recover and we will further promote the industry in our country," he said.
"We've seen an ongoing rise in the prices in oil and gas which has been good. But we have seen the worst earthquake that hit the Highlands region in nearly 100 years.
"The scale of this disaster is substantial and the impact on the local community is devastating.
"We still haven't got the final confirmed death toll but we know it is well over 150 lives lost.
"There still remains a high risk threat of diseases to be present and the aftershocks are continuing.
"Working together with the private sector, our development partners, and the governments of Australian, New Zealand and China for the swift and effective response to the disaster.
"I thank the private sector for their outstanding contribution to this effort, in particular Oil Search who have demonstrated their commitment to our people, swinging into action very early just after the earthquake struck.
"This response has saved lives and continued to give hope to the people in the disaster area who are scared and confused."
O'Neill also acknowledged ExxonMobil, Mineral Resources Development Company, Defence Force, Australia and New Zealand governments and other partners.
O'Neill commended Ok Tedi and Kumul Petroleum Holdings, both donated K50 million (US$15 million) each.
"I am very encouraged by the partnership. There is no doubt that we will continue to enhance this so we can support many of the affected communities for years to come," O'Neill said.
The participants observed a two-minute silence for those who lost their lives during the earthquake.
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Disney put on a "Disney Lifestyle" exhibit at Somerset House in London, featuring clothing, shoes, and other things, many of which were made for the event.
One item was this desk designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid, who passed away just a month ago. It was inspired by Queen Amidala's famous headdress from TPM:
Here's an Instagram photo of a description along with design art from the same exhibit. I don't know how much this baby costs but only 12 were made.
H/T Douglas Whipdale for the tweet and the photo re the desk.


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Pinoy Gamer Simulates Final Fantasy XV by Driving Through McDonalds in an Ignis Mask
You know Final Fantasy XV has become a hit when it enters daily life, such is the case of Mr. Brian Papa who shared two photos of his lil skit involving a McDonalds and a cut out Ignis mask.
Here's the screenshot of the original post.
Not only did our hero Ignis get fries and a quarter pounder, he also unlocked a new recipe, which surprisingly has become a big minigame among Final Fantasy XV players locally and abroad.
Huge credits to the original poster for this, Brian Papa.


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