In short, hydropowerâs unique characteristics will place it at the centre of our future clean energy systems. In addition, hydropower projects often provide many water-related benefits, such as flood and drought control, improved navigation and water supply for agriculture, industry and urban consumers.
Regino HernÃ¡ndez (born July 25, 1991) is a Spanish snowboarder. On March 29, 2011 he won a gold medal in snowboard cross at the 2011 FIS Junior World Championships in Valmalenco, Italy. Regino participated for the first time at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver 2010 where he was 31st.
Sherman Poppen attached two skis together in Muskegon, Mich., in 1965. His wife christened it the Snurfer and the kids loved it. He may have been inspired by a sled-like device made of plywood that first appeared in the 1920s. Poppen may have made the first snowboard; many say that he did. He certainly took a step in the evolution of snowboards. Dutch native Dimitrije Milovich, who slid down the hills of Ithaca, N.Y., on trays from the Cornell cafeteria, also seems to have strong claim on the first actual snowboard.