Are You My Dad? Police Sgt. Chris Walker, right, had suspicions about the new detective in his department. After chatting him up, Walker knew — the new guy was his dad. Det. Clay Hamilton was a teenager when he...
General Tso, myth or real?
GENERAL TSO IS KNOWN FOR WAR, NOT CHICKEN General Tso’s chicken is a dish that is all but unknown in China. If you go to General Tso’s hometown in Hunan Province, almost nobody, even those hundreds of his family...
Prestigious chess playing condiion
Prestigious playing hall http://www.axp.pt/noticias/2007_not/distr_individual_2007_not13 Description: Porto Regional Tournament – Final Stage was played in a great playing hall at Quinta de Santiago Museum. This was an amateur competion (average elo of about 1800 Fide points), without any subscription fee...
Chess and kids – A perfect match
Youngsters promoting chess / Chess for kids / Chess at school http://www.axp.pt/noticias/2007_not/xeque_mate_not3/ (city park party)http://www.axp.pt/projecto_xeque_mate (chess at school project) Description: 1 June 2007 – To celebrate the International Children’s Day, Porto Chess Association and the city Municipal Council organized...
Chess festival at Dolce Vita Mall
Chess everywhere for everyone http://xadrezdigital.com/evs/fotos/dolcevita/ (pictures of the Chess Festival)http://peaodobrado.blog.com/1569988/ (Peão Dobrado post – one of the best portuguese chess blogs) Description: In February, Vigorosa Chess Team (http://evs.xadrezdigital.com/) organized a Chess Festival in Dolce Vita Mall, located next to...
Miscellaneous Chess Info
Georgia ChessBy LAURA DIAMONDThe Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionPublished on: 04/18/07 Glenn C. Jones Middle will host the third annual Gwinnett County Scholastic Chess Tournament this Saturday. More than 250 elementary and middle school students from metro Atlanta are expected to compete...