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If you're a big fan of the regular MINI Hatchback, but you want to drive with the roof down, then you'll want to consider the MINI Convertible you see here.
MINI's range of cars are already renowned for their excellent driving experience, but the Convertible adds to the thrill by giving you access to roof-down motoring. With a premium finish inside and punchy engines, the Convertible makes for a great car to commute in.
Here are a few reasons you may want to consider a MINI Convertible:
Affordable to run and maintain
Quality interior design
Great technology
Convenient electric roof
Usually, removing the roof from a car makes it less rigid and responsive. That isn't the case with the Convertible, which offers a fun driving experience that's typical of MINI. The refined interior makes for a more enjoyable drive as well, with road and wind noise kept at bay by the fabric roof (when it's up).
The MINI Convertible is only available with petrol power. The more eco-friendly 1.5-litre engine provides just 134bhp, but it feels spritely inside the MINI, which is a light car. As an added bonus, you'll see up to 47.9mpg.
Inside the Cooper S you'll find a turbocharged 2.0-litre engine. It feels brisk thanks to its 176bhp power output, yet will still return up to 43.5mpg. A more potent version of this engine can be found in the John Cooper Works (JCW) variant. Alongside the 228bhp output are upgrades to the brakes and suspension for added driving thrills.
MINI went to a lot of effort to make the Convertible more practical, which reflects in the greater amount of head and legroom compared to its predecessor. However, the boot still isn't much to shout about at 215 litres with the roof up and 160 litres with the roof down.
You may feel inclined to use the rear seats for extra luggage space, and handily they do split and fold down. Because of where the roof sits when down, MINI have fitted the Convertible with a bootlid that folds downwards. It's not an issue, but it may seem odd at first compared to a regular bootlid.
The Convertible occupies insurance groups ranging between 21 and 29 (out of 50), so your annual premiums shouldn't be too dear. Servicing and maintenance can be completed through Evans Halshaw retailers, although we'd recommend visiting Stratstone MINI if you want more specialist care.
Despite being an affordable car, the Convertible has a premium interior. High-quality materials feature throughout, while design cues from the brand's heritage are there for all to see.
If you're familiar with any sort of MINI, then you may know that the central dashboard used to house a large circular speedometer. MINI have kept the shape in this model, but used it to house the infotainment system instead, which adds to the overall ambience.
There are three different specifications to choose from:
Regardless of the model you go for, all cars benefit from air conditioning, rain-sensing wipers, DAB radio and automatic headlights. The Sport model gets items such as bigger wheels and a different body kit, while the Exclusive is geared towards luxury and features leather seats.
Safety features and driver aids available include:
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The MINI Convertible represents affordable top-down motoring, which may explain why they're so popular here in Britain. Not only that, but they are well-made and efficient, with the classy interior and frugal engines proving testament to that. In short, it's a great choice of car if you don't mind a slightly smaller boot.
There are plenty of convertibles to choose from on the market. The Mazda MX-5 is the epitome of affordable top-down driving, and has a boot that's equally small (130 litres). Alternatively, if you want something more practical, then a Mercedes-Benz C-Class is certainly worth a look.
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Huntington Bank provides $10,000 in scholarships to five UT business students
January 30, 2015 | News, UToday, Business and Innovation
By Bob Mackowiak
Huntington Bank presented scholarships totaling $10,000 to five University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation students last week in the Huntington Sales Lab, located on the fourth floor of the Savage & Associates Business Complex.
The recipients are graduate student Cassandra Wenman ($3,000) and undergraduate students Paviele Pena ($2,000), Kaleigh Rapp ($2,000), Jae Huth ($2,000) and Boram Kim ($1,000).
Receiving scholarships funded by Huntington Bank were, front row from left, Cassandra Wenman, Boram Kim, Paviele Pena, Jae Huth and Kaleigh Rapp. Also in the photo, back row from left, were UT Business Dean Gary Insch, UT Business Senior Associate Dean Terribeth Gordon, Schmidt School of Professional Sales Director Deirdre Jones, and Jon Grimm, John Harvey, Ronnie Wolfe and Joel Jerger of Huntington Bank.
"We were extremely impressed with the recipients and their respective accomplishments and aspirations — a compliment to the talented students that the University is developing," Joel Jerger, senior vice president at Huntington Bank in Toledo, said. "The scholarships reflect Huntington's commitment to northwest Ohio. We look forward to continuing to work with the University as it educates the next generation of leaders."
Through an expanding banking program between Huntington Bank and UT, Huntington is providing $150,000 in academic programming and scholarships for students and additional convenient banking options on campus.
"Both The University of Toledo and the College of Business and Innovation are extremely grateful to Huntington Bank for their outstanding support of our tremendous students," Dr. Gary Insch, dean of the UT College of Business and Innovation, said. "Huntington is serious about its role as UT's banking partner, and these new scholarships reflect their commitment to provide meaningful financial support to some of our extraordinary business students."
Rapp, a junior double majoring in accounting and finance, said, "Becoming a recipient of this scholarship shows that my hard work has paid off. It really means a lot that I was chosen out of a pool of recipients to represent the College of Business and Innovation. This scholarship is going to help me achieve my academic goals because I will be able to focus more on my school work rather than the stress of making ends meet."
Pena, a financial services major, said, "This scholarship is a proud pat on the back and a reminder that all this hard work, stress and sacrifice we go through in college isn't only for a degree. It's for the discipline we get out of it. Thank you to The University of Toledo and to Huntington Bank for the opportunity and your investment in our success."
Wenman, who is in the Master of Science in Accountancy Program, said, "I'm very appreciative of the relationship that The University of Toledo and the College of Business and Innovation has with Huntington Bank. I feel honored to be a recipient of this scholarship, and receiving the Huntington scholarship reaffirms UT and the College of Business and Innovation's role in my success."
Jae Huth, a junior marketing major, said, "Being honored with a scholarship from Huntington Bank is truly empowering, and I appreciate it more than words could ever say. This scholarship means that there are organizations, such as Huntington, that truly care about the importance of education and are willing to help students make their dreams come true."

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ASHRAE, founded in 1894, is a global society advancing human well-being through sustainable technology for the built environment. The Society and its members focus on building systems, energy efficiency, indoor air quality and sustainability within the industry. Through research, standards writing, publishing and continuing education, ASHRAE shapes tomorrow's built environment today.
ASHRAE's areas of expertise include:
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To help educate consumers about air conditioning, energy efficiency and other issues important to ASHRAE, we have created an online consumer center. The center includes information about:
Energy efficiency in homes
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ASHRAE Press Releases
ASHRAE Announces Call For Abstracts For Eighth International Conference On Energy Research And Development
ATLANTA (January 27, 2023) ASHRAE announced that abstracts are now being accepted for the Eighth International Conference on Energy Research and Development to be held in Kuwait University City, Kuwait November 28-30, 2023, at the Conference Cultural Centre in the Sabah Al-Salem Kuwait University City.
ATLANTA (January 25, 2023) Major additions appearing for the first time in a minimum-efficiency U.S. model energy standard or code.
Call for Speakers Announced for ASHRAE Developing Economies Conference
ATLANTA (December 9, 2022) ASHRAE announced a call for healthcare and residential tracks speakers for the Developing Economies Conference 2023, May 11-12, 2023 in Mumbai, India.
ASHRAE Commits to Developing an IAQ Pathogen Mitigation Standard
ATLANTA (December 7, 2022) ASHRAE's board of directors today announced its commitment to support the expedited development of a national indoor air quality (IAQ) pathogen mitigation standard.
2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference Technical Program Released
ATLANTA (November 15, 2022) ASHRAE has released its technical program for the 2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference, February 4-8, 2023 in Atlanta, GA at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center and Building A of the Georgia World Congress Center.
ASHRAE and Building Industry Organizations Assume Leadership Role in Global Decarbonization Efforts
ATLANTA (November 8, 2022) ASHRAE, along with 24 of the world's leading building industry organizations issued a statement to government representatives attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 27) pledging to assume a leadership role in decarbonization efforts in the built environment.
ASHRAE, UNEP Invite Lower GWP Innovation Award Entries
ATLANTA (October 28, 2022) Entries are now being accepted for the ASHRAE and OzonAction of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) 2022 Lower GWP Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Innovation Award.
2022 Buildings XV Conference to Focus on Thermal Performance
ATLANTA (October 25, 2022) The 2022 Buildings XV Conference will bring attention to the thermal performance of the exterior envelopes of whole buildings. Co-organized by ASHRAE and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Buildings XV conference will be held December 5-8 in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
ASHRAE Supports Ratification of Kigali Amendment to Montreal Protocol
ATLANTA (September 22, 2022) ASHRAE is pleased to support the U.S. Senate's bipartisan ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, paving the way for a swift global phasedown of high global warming potential (GWP) hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a large driver of climate change, by 2050.
ASHRAE, IBPSA-USA Wrap Up Successful Building Performance Analysis Conference
ATLANTA (September 21, 2022) Building better buildings while pursing low carbon strategies was the focus of the 2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild, co-organized by ASHRAE and IBPSA-USA.
Register Early for the 2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Atlanta
ATLANTA (September 9, 2022) Registration is now open for the 2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference, February 4-8 in ASHRAE's global headquarters city, Atlanta, Georgia. Registration for the conference provides entry to the co-sponsored AHR Expo, held February 6-8 at the Georgia World Congress Center.
ASHRAE and The International Code Council to Co-sponsor Whole Life Carbon Approach Standard
ATLANTA (August 30, 2022) ASHRAE and the International Code Council announced joint development of a standard to assess carbon emissions across the entire building life cycle.
ASHRAE's 2022-2023 Society Scholarship Recipients Are Announced
ATLANTA (August 25, 2022) ASHRAE has announced the recipients of 32 Society scholarships, totaling $168,000, for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Call for Abstracts Announced for 2023 ASHRAE Annual Conference in Tampa
ATLANTA (August 18, 2022) Paper abstracts are now being accepted for the 2023 ASHRAE Annual Conference to be held in Tampa, Florida June 24-28, 2023. The conference addresses the future of built environment and the process to make it more sustainable and compatible with the natural environment.
ASHRAE Announces 2022 Student Design Competition Winners
ATLANTA (August 2, 2022) ASHRAE announced the winners of 2022 ASHRAE Student Design Competition and The Setty Family Foundation Applied Engineering Challenge. The competitions recognize outstanding student design projects, promote teamwork and allow students to apply their practical design knowledge of energy-efficient HVAC systems.
2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference To Focus on Better Buildings, Less Carbon
ATLANTA (July 15, 2022) – The 2022 Building Performance Analysis Conference and SimBuild will bring attention to carbon reduction strategies through the application of simulation and modeling over the entire building life cycle.
ASHRAE Commits to Broad Building Decarbonization Initiatives in New Position Document
ATLANTA (July 12, 2022) – ASHRAE issued a position document on building decarbonization and its role on mitigating the negative carbon impact of buildings on the environment.
ASHRAE Wraps Up Annual Conference In Toronto
ATLANTA (July 1, 2022) – From changes to buildings created by the pandemic to decarbonization, the 2022 ASHRAE Annual Conference in Toronto offered an exchange of knowledge to direct the future of the global built environment.
ASHRAE Welcomes 2022-23 President, Officers and Directors
ATLANTA (June 27, 2022) – ASHRAE is pleased to introduce its 2022-23 Society president, executive committee officers and directors. Farooq Mehboob, Fellow Life Member ASHRAE, will serve as the 2022-23 Society president. During his inaugural presidential address, Mehboob introduce the theme for the 2022-23 Society Year, "Securing Our Future."
ASHRAE Recognizes the Extraordinary Contributions of Members at the 2022 Annual Conference
ATLANTA (June 26, 2022) – ASHRAE recognized the outstanding achievements and contributions of members to the Society and the built environment industry during an Honors and Awards program at the 2022 Annual Conference in Toronto.
ASHRAE and DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sign Renewed MOU Agreement
ATLANTA (June 23, 2022) – ASHRAE and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreeing to further their long-term relationship.
ASHRAE To Observe World Refrigeration Day
ATLANTA (June 21, 2022) – On June 26, ASHRAE, along with government and industry organizations, will highlight the impact of refrigeration technologies on everyday life by observing World Refrigeration Day. World Refrigeration Day is an international initiative that raises the awareness of cooling's benefits and inspires development and adoption of innovative and sustainable cooling solutions.
ASHRAE Announces Technical Program For Annual Conference in Toronto
ATLANTA (May 13, 2022) – ASHRAE has released is technical program and safety protocol for the 2022 ASHRAE Annual Conference, June 25-29 at the Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto. The full conference schedule is now available online and in the ASHRAE 365 app, and registration is open at ashrae.org/2022annual.
ASHRAE Supported Follow Up Report on IAQ In Schools Released
ATLANTA (May 5, 2022) – ASHRAE provided technical support for a newly released report from the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), detailing how school districts around the country have continued to manage air quality within their schools during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Advanced Energy Design Guide for Multifamily Buildings Available
ATLANTA (April 22, 2022) – A new design guide is now available from industry leading organizations to help contractors and designers develop a viable plan for attaining zero energy multifamily buildings.
ASHRAE Joins Initiative to Support Opportunities for Women in the Cooling Sector
ATLANTA (April 18, 2022) – ASHRAE, along with other key international organizations, has launched an initiative to advance career opportunities for women in the cooling sector.
Registration Is Open for 2022 ASHRAE Annual Conference in Toronto
ATLANTA (March 24, 2022) – Registration is now open for the 2022 ASHRAE Annual Conference, June 25-29 at the Sheraton Centre Hotel, Toronto.
ASHRAE Announces Call for Abstracts for 2023 Winter Conference in Atlanta
ATLANTA (March 10, 2022) – Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2023 ASHRAE Winter Conference to be held in Atlanta, Georgia February 4 - 8, 2023, at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center and Georgia World Congress Center.
Call for Abstracts Announced for ASHRAE's Building Decarbonization Conference
ATLANTA (March 4, 2022) – ASHRAE has announced a call for abstracts for its International Building Decarbonization 2022 Conference to be held in Athens, Greece, October 6-7, 2022.
ASHRAE Applauds Legislation that Protects Copyrights
ATLANTA (February 23, 2022) – ASHRAE, along with other standards development organizations (SDOs), affirmed legislation for copyright protection of codes and standards adopted or incorporated by reference as long as they are available on a publicly accessible website for viewing.
ASHRAE Issues Call for Abstracts for 2023 HVAC Cold Climate Conference
ATLANTA (February 22, 2022) – Abstracts are being accepting for the ASHRAE and SCANVAC HVAC Cold Climate Conference 2023, to be held in Anchorage, Alaska, March 6 – 8, 2023, at the Marriott Anchorage Downtown.
ASHRAE Wraps Up First Hybrid Winter Conference and a Successful AHR Expo in Las Vegas
ATLANTA (February 4, 2022) – More than 2,800 HVACR industry professionals, building systems engineers, architects, contractors and students, gathered in Las Vegas and virtually from January 29 – February 2 for the 2022 ASHRAE Winter Conference.
ASHRAE Announces Nominees for 2022-23 Slate of Officers and Directors
ATLANTA (January 31, 2022) – ASHRAE is pleased to announce its nominees for the 2022-23 slate of officers and directors. Nominations for officers and directors were made by the ASHRAE Nominating Committee from a list recommended by individual members and from Chapters Regional Conferences.
ASHRAE Recognizes Outstanding Achievements of Members at the 2022 Winter Conference
ATLANTA (January 30, 2022) – ASHRAE recognized the outstanding achievements and contributions of members to the Society and the built environment industry during its 2022 Winter Conference in Las Vegas.
ASHRAE Celebrates Grand Opening of New Global Headquarters Building
ATLANTA (November 18, 2021) – ASHRAE today formally opened its new global headquarters building, following a ribbon cutting ceremony, attended by its board of directors, top building campaign donors, elected officials and local guests.
ASHRAE Addresses Climate Change Solutions at UN's COP26
ATLANTA (November 11, 2021) – ASHRAE was represented at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, held from October 31-November 12.
ASHRAE Global Headquarters Reaches 'Fully' Net-Zero-Energy Milestone
ATLANTA (October 22, 2021) – ASHRAE's new global headquarters will operate at net-zero-energy (NZE) performance following the recent installation of a large photovoltaic (PV) system.
ASHRAE, AABC, ACG and EMA Sign Memorandum of Understanding
ATLANTA (October 1, 2021) – ASHRAE, the Associated Air Balance Council (AABC), the AABC Commissioning Group (ACG) and the Energy Management Association (EMA) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing the organizations' relationship.
2022 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Las Vegas Offers In-Person and Virtual Registration
ATLANTA (September 20, 2021) – Registration is now open for the 2022 ASHRAE Winter Conference, January 29 – February 2. Registration for the conference provides entry to the co-sponsored AHR Expo, held January 31 – February 2 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
ASHRAE Announces Call for Abstracts for 2022 Annual Conference in Toronto
ATLANTA (August 16, 2021) – Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2022 ASHRAE Annual Conference to be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 25- 29, 2022, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel.
2021 ASHRAE Student Design Competition Winners Are Announced
ATLANTA (August 5, 2021) – The winners of 2021 ASHRAE Student Design Competition and Applied Engineering Challenge were announced. The competitions encourage students to become involved in the design of energy-efficient HVAC systems.
ASHRAE Awards 2021-22 Society Scholarships
ATLANTA (August 3, 2021) – ASHRAE announced the recipients of ASHRAE's Society Scholarships for 2021-2022. The Society awarded 33 scholarships totaling $174,000.
Registration Open for Hybrid 2021 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference
ATLANTA (July 15, 2021) – Registration is now open for 2021 ASHRAE Building Performance Analysis Conference in Denver, CO, November 10 -12. This will be ASHRAE's first hybrid conference, where virtual attendees will have access to live sessions, participate in speaker Q&A as well as interact with both virtual and in-person conference attendees.
ASHRAE Publishes Customized Version of Standard 100 to Support Building Energy Performance in Washington State
ATLANTA (July 9, 2021) – Washington state is providing assistance to eligible building owners that comply with energy performance standards in advance of mandatory deadlines. Early compliance will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save energy consumption, which also will save operating costs.
ASHRAE Wraps Up Successful 2021 Virtual Annual Conference
ATLANTA (July 1, 2021) – ASHRAE hosted its 2021 Virtual Annual Conference June 28-30, which saw 970 virtual global registrants, exploring topics related to critical environments, building operation and maintenance, and plant and animal environments.
ASHRAE Introduces 2021-22 President, Officers and Directors
ATLANTA (June 30, 2021) – ASHRAE is pleased to introduce its 2021-22 Society president, executive committee officers and directors.
ASHRAE Members Recognized for Professional and Society Achievements
ATLANTA (June 29, 2021) – ASHRAE is pleased to recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions of members to the Society and the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry.
ASHRAE Releases Standard 62.1 User's Manual
ATLANTA (June 21, 2021) – ASHRAE has released the 2019 edition of the Standard 62.1 User's Manual. The latest 62.1 User's Manual focuses on ASHRAE's primary ventilation standard, ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2019.
ASHRAE Present Co-Organized World Refrigeration Day Webinars
ATLANTA (June 18, 2021) – ASHRAE will present two co-organized webinars to mark the observation of World Refrigeration Day 2021. World Refrigeration Day, June 26, is an international awareness day to celebrate applications of refrigeration technology and its impact on the quality of life.
ASHRAE Participates in High Performance Buildings Coalition Congressional Event
ATLANTA (June 9, 2021) – In recognition of High Performance Building Week, 2020-21 ASHRAE President Charles E. Gulledge III, P.E spoke on a panel titled Building Better: Congressional and Private Sector Efforts to Promote High Performance Buildings.
Technical Program Now Available for 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Annual Conference
ATLANTA (June 3, 2021) – The 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Annual Conference technical program is now available, with sessions running from June 28-30.
ASHRAE and IUVA Sign Memorandum of Understanding
ATLANTA (May 12, 2021) – ASHRAE and the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing the organizations' relationship.
ASHRAE Publishes Updated Health Care Facility Ventilation Standard
ATLANTA (May 11, 2021) –ASHRAE has released an updated edition of ANSI/ASHRAE/ASHE Standard 170, Ventilation of Health Care Facilities. The standard offers guidance, regulation, and mandates to designers of health care facilities.
Registration Opens For 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Annual Conference
ATLANTA (May 3, 2021) –Featuring new and expanded offerings in current practices and updates on research, the 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Annual Conference will be held June 28-30, 2021. Registration is now open.
ASHRAE Supports USGBC IAQ Schools Survey and Report
ATLANTA (April 29, 2021) –With technical support from ASHRAE, the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBS) published a new report on indoor air quality (IAQ) measures that schools have taken in response to the pandemic.
ASHRAE Launches Vision 2030 Webpage
ATLANTA (April 27, 2021) –As technology continues to improve every aspect of the built environment, ASHRAE's Vision 2030 is committed to leading, serving, and providing all professionals in the buildings industry with the resources and knowledge to continually drive the innovative and strategic improvements needed during the revolution of the built environment.
ASHRAE and UN Environment Programme Launch Three-Year Workplan
ATLANTA (April 15, 2021) – ASHRAE and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced the launch of its 2021-23 workplan. The workplan's theme is "Refrigeration Management for Developing Economies" and was signed by Charles E. Gulledge III, P.E., 2020-21 ASHRAE President and James S. Curlin, Acting Head of UNEP OzonAction Programme.
ASHRAE Global Training Center Offers Healthcare Design and Data Center Training
ATLANTA (April 7, 2021) – The ASHRAE Global Training Center will offer two courses to address the rapidly evolving needs of healthcare facilities and data centers.
ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force Releases Updated Airborne Transmission Guidance
ATLANTA (April 5, 2021) – The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force released an updated, unequivocal statement on the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in buildings.
ASHRAE To Host Tech Hour on Commissioning of New and Existing Buildings
ATLANTA (April 1, 2021) – ASHRAE announced the launch of its third Tech Hour video. ASHRAE Tech Hour provides relevant technical content in the form of one-hour videos to members and interested individuals through the ASHRAE 365 app.
ASHRAE and ICC Release 2018 IgCC User's Manual
ATLANTA (March 30, 2021) – ASHRAE and the International Code Council (ICC) have announced the release of the 2018 International Green Construction Code® (IgCC®) User's Manual. The User's Manual is a joint initiative of the ICC and ASHRAE.
Call for Abstracts Announced for 2022 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Las Vegas
ATLANTA (March 26, 2021) – Abstracts are now being accepted for the 2022 ASHRAE Winter Conference to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 29 – February 2, 2022, at Caesars Palace.
ASHRAE and IAPMO To Co-Publish Water Efficiency Document
ATLANTA (March 18, 2021) – ASHRAE and the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAMPO) announced an agreement to co-publish a document to address water efficiency in buildings.
New ASHRAE Course Offered on Reopening Universities and Managing HVAC Systems
ATLANTA (March 8, 2021) – ASHRAE is offering a new course to address the vulnerabilities in the design, construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of HVAC systems in universities exposed by the pandemic.
ASHRAE Global Training Expands HVAC Design Web-Training Series
ATLANTA (March 5, 2021) – The ASHRAE Global training Center has expanded its registration for HVAC Design Web-Training series. The training is comprising of two HVAC Design courses; HVAC Design: Level I – Essentials (MENA) and HVAC Design: Level II – Applications (MENA).
ASHRAE Forms Task Force for Building Decarbonization
ATLANTA (March 3, 2021) – ASHRAE recently formed a task force to address climate change through responsible decarbonization strategies for the built environment. The ASHRAE Task Force for Building Decarbonization (TFBD) has been established to develop technical resources and provide leadership and guidance in mitigating the negative carbon impact of buildings on the environment and the inhabitants of our planet.
ASHRAE and U.S. Department of Homeland Security Sign Memorandum of Understanding
ATLANTA (March 1, 2021) – ASHRAE and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing the organizations' relationship.
ASHRAE 2021 Annual Conference To Be Held Virtually
ATLANTA (February 16, 2021) – ASHRAE announced that its 2021 Annual Conference, scheduled to be held in Phoenix, will now take place virtually. Designed to provide the latest insights from industry leading expert in the built environment, the 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Annual Conference will provide focused, actionable and innovative content to support HVAC&R and building systems professionals.
ASHRAE Wraps Up Successful Virtual Winter Conference
ATLANTA (February 15, 2021) – The 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Winter Conference concluded with more than 1,800 people in attendance over three and a half days and presentations from industry thought leaders from around the world.
ASHRAE Recognizes Members for Outstanding Industry Accomplishments
ATLANTA (February 12, 2021) – ASHRAE is pleased to recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions of members to the Society and the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry. Honors and awards were presented during the 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Winter Conference, February 9-11.
ATLANTA (February 5, 2021) – ASHRAE is pleased to announce its nominees for the 2021-22 slate of officers and directors. Nominations for officers and directors were made by the ASHRAE Nominating Committee from a list recommended by individual members and from Chapters Regional Conferences.
ASHRAE Provides Testimony at Congressional Hearing on COVID-19 Safety
ATLANTA (February 4, 2021) – ASHRAE is slated to provide witness testimony in a congressional hearing on COVID-19 risks and response in transportation systems, held by the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Thursday, February 4 at 11:00 a.m. eastern time. The full hearing can be viewed at this link on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure website.
ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force Releases Updated Building Readiness Guide
ATLANTA (February 2, 2021) – "The Building Readiness Guide includes additional information and clarifications to assist designers and commissioning providers in performing pre- or post-occupancy flush calculations to reduce the time and energy to clear spaces of contaminants between occupancy periods," said Wade Conlan, ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force Building Readiness team lead.
ASHRAE Seeks Presentations for 2021 Building Performance Analysis Conference
ATLANTA (January 29, 2021) – ASHRAE has announced a call for presentations for the 2021 Building Performance Analysis Conference to be held September 22-24 in Denver, Colorado. The theme for the conference is "Design and Operation for Resilient and Healthy Buildings".
ASHRAE's Virtual Winter Conference Offer Robust Technical Program
ATLANTA (January 15, 2021) – A full technical program, featuring more than 120 sessions will be presented at the 2021 ASHRAE Virtual Winter Conference, running from February 9-12. The technical program includes 8 tracks compromised of 40 live sessions (most with live Q&A) and 80+ on-demand sessions, with many addressing issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force Releases Core Recommendations for Reducing Airborne Infectious Aerosol Exposure and Communities of Faith Building Guidance
ATLANTA (January 14, 2021) – The ASHRAE Epidemic Task Force has released new guidance to address control of airborne infectious aerosol exposure and recommendations for communities of faith buildings.
ASHRAE Learning Institute Opens Registration for Spring Online Courses
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How Estonia's Management of Legacy IT Has Helped It Weather the Pandemic
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While the rest of the world struggled to shift work and school online, Estonia was already there
In "The Hidden World of IT Legacy Systems," I describe how the Covid-19 pandemic spotlighted the problems legacy IT systems pose for companies, and how they especially affect governments. A recent Bloomberg News story that discussed how government legacy IT systems in Japan are holding back that country's economic recovery further illustrates the magnitude of the problem.
Japanese economist Yukio Noguchi is quoted in the story as warning that the country is "behind the world by at least 20 years" in administrative technology. The poor shape of Japan's governmental IT hinders the country's global competitiveness by restraining private sector technological advances.
This helps explain why, despite being the world's third-largest economy, Japan is now ranked only 23rd out of 63 countries when it comes to digital competitiveness as measured by the IMD World Competitiveness Center, a Swiss business school. In addition, the frayed IT infrastructure has diminished the potential benefits from the government's $2.2 trillion pandemic fiscal stimulus, the Bloomberg story states.
One the other hand, Estonia's IT systems that have weathered the pandemic well. According to an article from the World Economic Forum, during the country's pandemic lock-down, the country's online government services continued to be readily available. Further, its schools experienced little difficulty supporting digital learning, remote working seems to have been a non-issue, and its health information systems were able to be quickly reconfigured to provide information about newly diagnosed Covid-19 cases in near real-time; contact tracers were able to be updated with new case information five times a day, for example.
Why has Estonia's IT systems been able to handle the pandemic so well? In the words of David Eaves from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, by being both "lucky and good." Eaves says Estonia was "lucky" because, after the Baltic country won back its independence from Russia in August 1991 and the last Russian troops left in 1994, the country of 1.3 million people found itself desperately poor. The Russians, Eaves notes, "took everything," leaving essentially a clean-slate IT and telecommunications environment.
Eaves states Estonia was "good" in that its political leadership was savvy enough to recognize how important modern technology was not only to its future economy but its political stability and independence. Eaves said being poor meant that the country's leadership could not "afford to make bad decisions," like richer countries. Estonia began by modernizing its telecommunications infrastructure—mobile first because it was easiest and cheapest—followed by a fiber-optic backbone, and then beginning in 2001, public Wi-Fi areas, which were set up across the country.
The Estonian government realized early on that world-class communications, along with universal access to the Internet, were key to quickly modernizing industry as well as government. Estonia embarked on a program to digitalize government operations and planned the extensive use of the Internet to allow its citizens to communicate and interact with the government. Eaves states that Estonia's political leadership also understood that to do so successfully required the creation of the necessary legal infrastructure. For example, this meant ensuring the protection of individual privacy, safeguarding personal information and providing total transparency regarding on how personal data would be used. Without these, Estonians would not trust a totally wired government or society, especially after its unpleasant experience of being part of the Soviet Union.
Estonia also wanted to avoid being encumbered with old technologies to reduce IT system maintenance costs, so it decided to adopt an eliminate "legacy IT" principle. In other words, for systems in the public sector, the government decreed that, "IT solutions of material importance must never be older than 13-years-old." Once a system reaches ten-years-old, it must be reviewed and then replaced before it becomes a teenager. While the 13-year period seems arbitrary, it serves the purpose of a forcing function to ensure existing systems don't fall into the prevailing twilight world of technology maintenance.
Estonia proudly proclaims that along with 99 percent of its public services being online 24/7, "E-services are only impossible for marriages, divorces and real-estate transactions—you still have to get out of the house for those." Everything else, from voting to filing taxes, can easily be done online securely and quickly.
This is possible because since 2007, there has been an information "once only" policy, where the government cannot ask citizens to re-enter the same information twice. If your personal information was collected by the census bureau, the hospital will not ask for the same information again, for example. This policy meant different government ministries had to figure out how to share and protect citizen information, which had an added benefit of making their operations very efficient. Estonia's online tax system is reported to allow people to file their taxes in as little as three minutes.
Scaling up Estonia's e-Governance ecosystem [PDF] to larger countries might not be easy. However, there is still much to be learned about what an e-government approach can achieve, and which IT legacy modernization strategies might be quickly implemented, Eaves argues.
Yet, even in Estonia, there are a few dark clouds forming in the distance over its IT systems. The government's Chief Information Officer Siim Sikkut has repeatedly warned that while there has been funding available to build new online capabilities, the country's IT infrastructure has been chronically under-funded for several years. Sikkut argues that it may be time to start shifting the balance of funding away from new IT initiatives to supporting and replacing existing systems. A September 2019 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report indicates that Estonia needs to spend approximately 1.5% of the state budget on its digitalization efforts, but is only currently spending around 1.1% to 1.3%.
Finding more IT modernization funding to make up the shortfall may not be easy, given the pandemic's economic impacts on Estonia and other competing government e-governance objectives. Given its seeming e-governance prowess, Estonia is surprisingly only ranked 29th by the IMD in global competitiveness, a position the government wants to rectify, which will require even more funding of new IT initiatives.
It will be interesting to see over the long run whether Estonia will be able to find the funding for both new IT initiatives and IT modernizations, or if it will choose to fund the former over the latter, and end up stumbling into the legacy IT system trap like so many other countries have.
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Julian Castro is the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Steve King is Republican Congressman representing the 4th Congressional District in Iowa. No one to our knowledge has ever challenged the Latino heritage of Julian Castro, a three-time former mayor of San Antonio and the son of a Chicana activist who helped establish La Raza Unida. Representative King's Latino credentials are a bit more questionable. King's claim to fame is his strident stance against immigration reform, probably as extreme as anyone in Congress and competing with Donald Trump for boorishness. It's not quite the typical profile of someone of Hispanic heritage living in the U.S.
The prompts for King's tweet seem to have been two from @ImmigrantNacion, one that cited Castro as having said that the Republican Party "can kiss the Latino vote goodbye," the other specifically directed at King calling for comprehensive immigration reform.
Perhaps King decided to take aim at Secretary Castro because Castro has been mentioned in various places as a potential vice presidential running mate for presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. For nonprofits, however, the significance of King's questioning of Castro's ethnic heritage may also be a not-so-subtle attack on Castro's track record at HUD.
Maybe King implicitly fears that HUD's new attention to housing discrimination might include protecting the Latino immigrants about whom King has said so many unkind things, including calling them dogs.
Just last week, HUD charged the owners of a 36-unit complex in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with discrimination against a person with a disability due to the landlord's imposition of overly burdensome requirements on the resident's use of a support dog. In June, it did the same against the owners of an apartment building in Salt Lake City.
In Miami, HUD took action against the Alta Vista Townhomes Condominium Association which had been discriminating against black and Hispanic Section 8 housing voucher tenants due to harassing remarks by the condo association president and taking a number of discriminatory actions such as contriving rules violations in order to evict them.
HUD recently reached settlements with the owners of a 200-unit apartment complex in Kihei, Hawaii and a small development in Carson City, Nevada for discriminating against families with children in their rental policies and practices.
Perhaps King is conflating Castro's potential future political career with developments in his home state where the Latino population has increased by 105 percent between 2000 and 2013, but few Latinos hold public office in the state. Last month, Latino leaders in Iowa created the Latino Political Network to train potential candidates for public service. Perhaps King is also upset that Hillary Clinton recruited Lorella Praeli, the former head of the United We Dream nonprofit advocacy group, to be her Latino outreach director—Praeli's organization may have been perceived by King as the nonprofit that supports those young immigrants with calves the size of cantaloupes.


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New Hitman content will be revealed on October 24
By Darryn Bonthuys
Everyone's out of the office today, so I'm busy using this single chance I have to rewrite our 2016 game of the year post to make damn certain that IO Interactive's Hitman gets the glory that it deserves. Hitman for life yo. 2016's true game of the year has been dormant for most of 2017, its future in jeopardy after publisher Square Enix decided that the benchmark in episodic gaming didn't their company vision.
Were we in danger of losing out on seeing Agent 47 return for a second season of murderous sandbox fun? Possibly, but IO Interactive managed to wrest control of the property and become a fully independent studio amidst that chaos. It might have required some downsizing, but the studio now has full creative control over their signature weapon of singular destruction.
If you haven't had a chance yet to try it out, then Hitman is utterly magnificent. Six episodes of intrigue, espionage and death that gives players so many tools with which to accomplish their objectives. Besides the aforementioned episodes and a few bonus adventures, Hitman's primary content is pretty much done and dusted.
Or is it? Because IO Interactive is teasing something new for October 24:
Looking Ahead: Save The Date!
Mark this date on your calendars: October 24th. That's the date when we will reveal brand new content for the game. We're going to let the announcement itself do all the talking, but there is one thing we want to clarify before then; this upcoming content is not "Season 2". We're saying that now to keep expectations in check.
So, save the date, let's hope it doesn't leak and we'll see you there!
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I'm eagerly awaiting season 2, but if the news mentioned above is for another bonus episode? I'd be more than willing to redownload dozens of gigabytes of data overnight just for it.
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Bob Flanagan serves Ellicott City as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. He also served in the House from 1987 to 2003 representing Montgomery and Howard Counties. He is a member of the Environment and Transportation Committee, the Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive, and Legislative review (AELR), and the Regional Revitalization Work Group.
Flanagan is the former Maryland Secretary of Transportation. He owns his own law firm and was Senior Vice-President at First Southwest Company, helping to advise developing public-private partnerships to build or improve transportation infrastructure. Born in Burlington, Vermont, he served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy and received a B.A. from Harvard University and a J.D. from Cornell University Law School.
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NASHVILLE– The 111th Tennessee General Assembly has just gotten underway, and Representative Bryan Terry, MD (R-Murfreesboro), a Rutherford County anesthesiologist, has been named chairman of the Tennessee House of Representatives Health Committee. The assignment places him in a position to make a significant impact on the health care of Tennesseans.
"It's truly an honor to serve District 48 and all of Tennessee in such a vital capacity," stated Terry. "I appreciate the faith Speaker Glen Casada has placed in me by placing me in such an important role, and I look forward to the challenges ahead for the betterment of Tennesseans. I'm looking forward to working with Vice-Chairwoman Esther Helton on this important committee."
Rep. Terry previously served as the House Health Subcommittee Chairman during the 110th General Assembly, and through his efforts, earned the promotion to full chairmanship. During his tenure as Health Subcommittee chair, he played a pivotal role in addressing the opioid crisis, crafting pro-life legislation, and working to decrease health care and prescription costs.
"The opioid crisis has been one of the biggest issues to face Tennessee," explained Speaker Casada. "Chairman Terry showed extreme diligence and determination in helping bring solutions to the crisis. He has a track record of bringing a conservative and thoughtful businesslike approach to his committee and with the issues facing Tennessee, I'm confident that he will serve our state well."
As full committee chairman, Terry will, also, oversee three subcommittees: Public Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse, and Facilities, Licenses and Regulations. "The subcommittee structure will help our committee structure be more focused and efficient in order to better serve our constituents," explained Terry.
In addition to Health, Chairman Terry has been assigned to serve on the standing Insurance committee and on the new TennCare oversight subcommittee which function under Insurance. "Many people are unaware that TennCare is under the Executive Administration's purview. The new TennCare committee will bring more power and influence to the people. I'm excited about the opportunity to serve on these committees and help make positive changes for Tennesseans," concluded Terry.
Representative Bryan Terry, MD serves District 48 which is the eastern half of Rutherford County. His office can be reached at Rep.Bryan.Terry@Capitol.TN.Gov or via phone at 615-741-2180.
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AEMA and MIA create Spanish edition of MIA's "Dimension Stone Design Manual"
The Asociación de Empresarios del Mármol de Andalucía (AEMA) and the Marble Institute of America (MIA) will collaborate in the coming months to create a Spanish translation of MIA's "Dimension Stone Design Manual", Version 8. The translated manual will then be made available in Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries.
The Dimension Stone Design Manual features stone industry standards and technical specifications, as well as general information on stone installation, uses, and maintenance. It showcases the standards and specifications necessary for international companies to better understand the United States market. The joint copyright for the Spanish version will be owned by AEMA and MIA.
Antonio Martinez, AEMA president, stated: "This partnership will help AEMA regulate and control the quality of products from our member companies, as well as position the Macael brand in the United States." Dan Rea, MIA board president, said: "MIA looks forward to partnering with AEMA for this exciting new endeavor. Translating the Dimension Stone Design Manual into Spanish will make it available to a much wider audience and help MIA broaden its international scope."
This is the second time that MIA and AEMA have collaborated. In the fall of 2014, AEMA recognized MIA with the "Institution Award" in the 28th annual Macael Awards for its work on industry safety.
The Spanish version of the Dimension Stone Design Manual is expected to be completed and available to the public by January 2016.
The Asociación de Empresarios del Mármol de Andalucía (AEMA) was created in 1977 as an instrument to serve the natural stone sector in Almería and Spain. It has around 120 members (including producers, exporters/importers, and fabricators) and the principal aim of the association is to keep a direct relation with their members and professionals in this sector (architects, designers, and decorators) to position the Macael brand worldwide.
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STOCKHOLM - World military spending rose for a sixth year running in 2004, growing by 5 percent to $1.04 trillion on the back of "massive" U.S. budgetary allocations for its war on terror, a leading research institute said on Tuesday.
But world military expenditure was still 6 percent below all-time highs recorded in 1987-88 toward the end of the Cold War, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in its annual yearbook.
With expenditure of $455 billion, the United States accounted for almost half the global figure, more than the combined total of the 32 next most powerful nations, said SIPRI, which is widely recognized for the reliability of its data.
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I used the headsets in the Psychobiology (PSYCH 110) and Lab (PSYCH 110L) course. During November, I covered the topic Electroencephalogram, in which students learned the neural origin of EEG, Sleep brain waves, waves that associate with certain cognitive states, and epilepsy. In three lab sessions, students in a group of 3 – 4 (four groups simultaneously), acquired, analyzed, and presented raw EEG data, Spectral EEG, and ERP in the class, using the wireless EEG Headsets.
In the first EEG lab session (Introduction to EEG), students learned the neural origin of EEG including the configuration of recording, reference, ground electrodes on an electrode headset/cap; how to set the headset on a person and actually acquire EEG; and how to identify alpha and beta waves on the computer monitor.
In the second EEG lab (EEG Spectral Analysis), again by monitoring EEGs directly from a fellow student's head, students observed how muscle tension in the head and face, eye movement affect brain waves. Students also actually recorded EEG data under simple experimental conditions (e.g., during listening to music). Students further analyzed the EEG data by performing spectral analysis, and learned what is spectrum, how each frequency band could reflect certain mental activities.
In the third EEG lab (EEG Event-Related Potential or ERP Analysis), first each group of students presented results of their Spectral Analysis performed in the previous lab session; subsequently each group performed ERP analysis on already existing EEG data and compared two different EEG analyses employed in the contemporary CognitiveNeuroscience research filed.
The use of wireless EEG recording system is innovative and effective in teaching, particularly for the EEG lab sessions. The granted EEG recording system is was easy to handle with untrained students in the lab. The fact that several groups of students can record and observe their waves in one lab session was advantageous for effective teaching as a matter of fact. I appreciated your funding. I will continue using the EEG headsets in the same Psychobiology course every semester.
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In spite of the fact that the first verse of Laozi's Daode Jing states that "the name that can be spoken is not the eternal name," poetry has always been an important aspect of Taoist practice. In Taoist poems, we find expressions of the ineffable, praises of the beauty of the natural world, and playful paradoxical references to the mysterious Tao. The flowering of Taoist poetry occurred in the Tang Dynasty, with Li Po (Li Bai) and Tu Fu (Du Fu) as its most esteemed representatives.
An excellent online resource for a sampling of Taoist poetry, along with inspiring commentaries, is Ivan Granger's Poetry-Chaikhana, from which the following two biographies and corresponding poems have been reprinted. The first poet introduced below is Lu Dongbin (Lu Tong Pin) – one of the Eight Immortals, and the father of Inner Alchemy. The second is the lesser-known Yuan Mei.
Lu Tung Pin (Lu Dong Bin, sometimes referred to as Immortal Lu) was one of the Eight Immortals of Taoist folk tales. It is difficult to separate out legendary tales that have accumulated around him from possible historical fact, or whether the poems attributed to him were written by the historical person or attributed to him later.
Lu Tung Pin is said to have been born in 755 in Shansi province of China. As Lu grew up, he trained to be a scholar at the Imperial Court, but he did not pass the required examination until late in life.
The dream has brought you to the Capital."
Lu Tung Pin was stunned that the old man had known his dream. Chung-Li Chuan replied that he had understood the nature of life, we rise and we fall, and it all fades in a moment, like a dream.
Lu asked to become the old man's student, but Chung-Li Chuan said Lu had many years to go before he was ready to study the Way. Determined, Lu abandoned everything and lived a simple life in order to prepare himself to study the Great Tao. Many tales are told of how Chung-Li Chuan tested Lu Tung Pin until Lu had abandoned all worldly desires and was ready for instruction.
He learned the arts of swordsmanship, outer and inner alchemy, and attained the immortality of enlightenment.
Lu Tung Pin considered compassion to be the essential element of realizing the Tao. He is greatly revered as a physician who served the poor.
It is here, enshrined within us.
It cannot be rendered into speech.
Yuan Mei was born in Hangchow, Chekiang during the Qing dynasty. As a boy, he was a talented student who earned his basic degree at the age of eleven. He received the highest academic degree at 23 and then went to advanced studies. But Yuan Mei failed in his studies of the Manchu language, which limited his future government career.
Like many of the great Chinese poets, Yuan Mei exhibited many talents, working as a government official, teacher, writer, and painter.
He eventually left public office and retired with his family to a private estate named "The Garden of Contentment." In addition to teaching, he made a generous living writing funerary inscriptions. Among other things, he also collected local ghost stories and published them. And he was an advocate of women's education.
He traveled quite a bit and soon gained the reputation as the preeminent poet of his time. His poetry is deeply engaged with Chan (Zen) and Taoist themes of presence, meditation, and the natural world. As biographer Arthur Whaley notes, Yuan Mei's poetry "even at its lightest always had an undertone of deep feeling and at its saddest may at any moment light a sudden spark of fun."
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Editor's note: There are 57 venues being prepared for the 19th Asian Games and 4th Asian Para Games, among which 12 are newly built, 27 are renovated, nine are renewed, and nine are temporary. In this series, we will explore the venues and discover their unique charm.
Here are the six most popular venues.
The Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium will host the Games' opening ceremony, closing ceremony, as well as the track and field competitions. [Photo/hangzhou2022.cn]
The Binjiang Gymnasium, which was transformed from a basketball venue, will host the badminton competitions of both the Games and Para Games. [Photo/WeChat account: hzyy2022]
The Hangzhou Normal University Cangqian Gymnasium will host the finals of the women's volleyball competitions. Audiences will be expecting the Chinese women's volleyball team to stage a comeback after a less than desirable showing at the Tokyo Olympics. [Photo/WeChat account: hzyy2022]
The China Hangzhou Esports Center well host the finals of e-sports competitions including Dota2, HearthStone, League of Legends, and Street Fighter V. This is the first time in the history of the Asian Games that medals will be up for grabs for e-sports. [Photo/WeChat account: hzyy2022]
The Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Aquatic Sports Arena can seat about 20,000 spectators. It will host the basketball, swimming, and diving competitions. [Photo/WeChat account: hzyy2022]
The Gongshu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium will host the table tennis and breakdancing competitions during the Games. Its design is inspired by Jade Cong, a symbol of the 5,000-year-old Liangzhu Culture in Hangzhou. [Photo/WeChat account: hzyy2022]
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