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intermittent thoughts on my life and work as the chess coach at IS 318, a public middle school in Brooklyn

Thursday, July 30, 2009

abstinence, yams

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Researchers tracked a random sampling of students who received an abstinence-only education, like those in the popular "None for Me!...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

a horse of a different color

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check out Greg's new website : A blog about charity, chess, poker and other random thoughts! The basic idea: each month, we get to pick ...
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new camera + new haircut!

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I have short hair now. And a Canon G10.
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Monday, July 27, 2009

Jerry Hanken, energy healer

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NY Times magazine piece about how Jerry Hanken hid from his war crimes by pretending to be a New Age healer in Belgrade. I know I have said...
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grudge matches

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wow, I stop paying attention for a summer, and the whole Polgar USCF thing goes wild . First, the Executive Board revokes Polgar and Truong...
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Sunday, July 26, 2009

pie charts, a dance party, the "famously-furry Kasparov," and a bacterium to mourn

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some fun illustrations from Flip Flop Flying Facial Hair of Current Leaders of UN Member States one from a long series: stuck TicTacs bored...
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Saturday, July 25, 2009

318 documentary!!

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so someone is making a documentary about my chess team. watch the trailer here the password is letMEin (me=capitalized)
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Friday, July 24, 2009

40 women in a room playing chess (!)

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I know, I've never seen it either. and this is in Tucson . find out more at http://www.9queens.org/
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Thursday, July 23, 2009

I will now stop trying to be funny and instead just look for a rich man with a long left-hand index finger

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A high 2D/4D ratio I take a break from chess to bring you this science update . The influence of humor on desirability Eric R. Bressler a ,...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Vicary - Zheng: memory lane

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Vicary,Elizabeth - Zheng,Lucas [B08] Marshall Sat g/60 (1), 19.07.2009 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Be2 0–0 6.0–0 Bg4...
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