The good news and bad news on Election Day – The view from a non-political person By Paul Truong The good news is Election Day is finally here. No more disgusting commercials with full of lies and innuendos, not...
Wesley So will switch federation to the US
I was about to board a flight when I made this post. Therefore, I had to keep the explanation short. I just added a few more things to make more sense for Wesley’s fans and supporters. Below is the...
American students ranked 25th in math, 17th in science, 14th in reading
U.S. Students Still Lag Behind Foreign Peers, Schools Make Little Progress In Improving Achievement U.S. students aren’t progressing to catch up to their peers in other industrialized countries. A report recently published by Harvard University’s Program on Education Policy...
SPICE Cup 2012 officially the highest rated event in US history!
The October 2012 World Chess rating list has just been published (http://ratings.fide.com/toplist.phtml). The 2012 SPICE Cup Invitational at Webster University is now officially the highest rated International Invitational Round Robin tournament in U.S. history, breaking the record of the...
Secret found after nearly 150 years
Secret Message in Lincoln Watch FoundBy BRETT ZONGKER,AP WASHINGTON (March 11) – For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch. On Tuesday, museum curators confirmed it was...
Russia blames the U.S.
Putin Blames Georgia Conflict on USposted:4 HOURS 21 MINUTES AGOfiled under: News Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin blames the United States for the conflict in Georgia. In an interview with CNN, Putin says the U.S. encouraged Georgia to attack...
Planet Earth by A. Munoz
PLANET EARTHby A. Munoz I believe freedom of expression is a human basic right for every citizen of the world; however, abusing that right is the most ignorant act a person can do against that basic right. In the...
Is race, gender or age an issue to you?
In the upcoming election of the United States, history will happen. There will be either a woman or an African American running against the oldest first term Presidential candidate in the next election in the fall. But will race,...
Who will be the nominees?
Who will be the Democratic nominee? Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton or John Edward? Who will be the Republican nominee? John McCain, Mike Huckabee, Rudy Giuliani or Mitt Romney? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Moving to another country
This is a small island in the 1000 islands region. A couple (Hungarian? according to the flag on the bridge) own these 2 little islands. The joke is if they have a disagreement, one of them can temporarily move...