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Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
This is Parker Zhao playing for the Queens Pioneers at the Polgar Chess Center in Forest Hills, NY Parker Zhao (2242) - GM Leonid Kritz (2610) [B66] 15.08.2008 - New England Masters - Round 8 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 d6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6 8.0–0–0 h6 9.Nxc6 bxc6 10.Bf4 d5 11.Qe3 Bb4 12.a3 Ba5 13.Be2 0–0 14.exd5 cxd5 15.Qg3 Kh8 16.Be5 Ne8 17.f4 Bc7 18.Bd3 Bxe5 19.fxe5 a5 20.h4 Qb6...
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Benn loxo du taccu (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
More music from the folks at MicroMu today. Remember that you can download all of the tracks I post plus the full EPs and LPs at the MicroMu site. If you have trouble reading the Chinese (as most of us will) I’ll provide direct download links in these posts. Today we’ll be hearing a couple [...]
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Uncertain Times (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Zhao Bo, The Sweet Embrace, 2008 Oil on canvas, 200 x 160 cm The weird-ass art of Zhao Bo touches on the cognitive dissonance and culture-clash of contemporary China with a sledgehammer. And what's up with the eyes? via traveling with the ghost
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Soulfull Vibes (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
A high profile Chinese performance artist is suing movie bosses for allegedly "insulting" the country’s national symbol in new animated film KUNG FU PANDA . Zhao Bandi has launched legal action against Dreamworks - the studio behind the movie - for apparently depicting the panda in a negative light and making a mockery of Chinese heritage. Bandi previously called on people in China to boycott the...
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Catholic Fire (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Saint Augustine Zhao Rong was a Chinese diocesan priest who was martyred with his 119 companions in 1815. Among their number was an eighteen year old boy, Chi Zhuzi, who cried out to those who had just cut off his right arm and were preparing to flay him alive: "Every piece of my flesh, every drop of my blood will tell you that I am Christian." Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria in the 600s....
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The Crescat (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Rom 3:24 Thus says the Lord: All are now justified by His grace as a gift. And I reply: Lord, we have all sinned, all been bought by the blood of Jesus. All that is left is love.
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Grape Wall of China (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
By Jim Boyce Frankie Zhao, founder of market research and promotion company Pro-Wine Training & Consultancy, has been active in China’s wine scene for nearly a decade. We talked about how he became interested in wine, his picks for newcomers, the local market, and more. When did you first start drinking wine? I started drinking wine in university. [...]
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Jezebel (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
This is obscure Chinese poet Lin Zhao. She was executed by the Chinese government in 1968, at the age of 36 and the height of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution. For the decade or so prior she... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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China Environmental Law (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
There has undoubtedly been a reduction in plastic bag use across China in the first month of the imposition of the “white pollution” reduction measures. You see more and more use of alternative shopping bags, be they cloth bags, woven baskets, or reused heavy plastic bags. The plastic bag is still very much with us, however. [...]
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The Closet Grandmaster (Free subscription) | yesterday
They may not have the over-rated celebrity of their compatriots in Beijing, but four young Australian chessers are in Turkey just quietly going about their business in the World Youth Olympiad. After receiving a drubbing in the first round - the Aussie team rebounded to draw their second match at 2 points all against Turkish side Isek Aquamatch, then proceeded to beat Syria, 2.5-1.5, in the third
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ChinaTechNews.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
After Chang Xiaobing was assigned as president and CEO of the newly reconfigured China Unicom (CHU), China Unicom says that after the merger of China Unicom and China Netcom, the management tier of the new China Unicom will be selected from the current senior managers of the two companies. China Unicom says that the two companies [...]
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Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
GM Erenburg, winner of the 2008 New England Masters Final top 5 standings: 1 Erenburg, Sergey ISR 2563 7.5 2 Gareev, Timur UZB 2570 7.0 3 Vovsha, Eli ISR 2461 6.5 4-7 Kritz, Leonid GER 2610 6.0 4-7 Friedel, Joshua E USA 2524 6.0 4-7 Stopa, Jacek POL 2440 6.0 4-7 Zhao, Parker USA 2242 6.0 (IM norm) Official website: http://www.newenglandmasters.com/ Chris Bird, the man behind this fantastic event Chess...
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Susan Polgar Chess Blog (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Photo provided by the organizer LATEST NEWS: Parker Zhao (USA) and Victor Kaminski have both scored IM norms with one round to spare. Alisa Melekhina needs half-point in her final game to score a WGM norm. Congratulations to Parker and Victor! Good luck Alisa! Standings after 8 rounds: 1 Gareev, Timur UZB 2570 6.5 2 Erenburg, Sergey ISR 2563 6.5 3 Zhao, Parker USA 2242 6.0 4 Vovsha, Eli ISR 2461 5.5...
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Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
China Daily. Statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed that July sales of sedans, multipurpose vehicles and sport utility vehicles in China climbed 6.79% from a year earlier, the smallest monthly gain and the first single-digit rise...
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Twitch (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
Chen Kaige is a busy man. Oh yes. Apparently. What’s for sure is that director Chen of 霸王别姬 (Farewell My Concubine) , 荊柯刺秦王 (The Emperor and the Assassin) and Killing Me Softly fame (gee, that’s like going from a Pagani Zonda to an Aston Martin DB9, to end up with a 1970s tractor carrying cow manure) is currently working on 梅兰芳 (Mei Lanfang) . About the life of qingyi legend Mei Lan (film title was...
