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Sunday August 19, 2018 · 3:02 PM PDT

2018/08/19 · 15:02

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Moonlight (Clair de Lune)

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I surely did.

Fabiano Caruana wins the FIDE Berlin Candidates Tournament

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Tuesday March 27, 2018 · 1:05 PM PDT

2018/03/27 · 13:05

Fabiano_Caruana_2013(2).jpg — Fabiano Caruana

Fabiano Caruana (9/14) of the United States defeated Alexander Grischuk (6.5/14) of Russia to win the FIDE Berlin Candidates Chess Tournament and earned the right to meet Magnus Carlsen to contend for the World Championship title.

In a hard fought match that was even through the first time control Caruana eventually exploited weaknesses in Grischuk’s structure to a win by resignation on move 69.

Caruana will be the first US FIDE representative since the (in)famous Gata Kamsky in the early 90s.

2018 FIDE Candidates' Tournament | Final Standings

#	Fed	Name	Rtg	Perf	Pts
1		Caruana,F	2784	2887	9.0/14
2		Mamedyarov,S	2809	2832	8.0/14
3		Karjakin,S	2763	2838	8.0/14
4		Ding Liren	2769	2812	7.5/14
5		Grischuk,A	2767	2764	6.5/14
6		Kramnik,V	2800	2759	6.5/14
7		So,W	2799	2734	6.0/14
8		Aronian,L	2794	2655	4.5/14

^{*A player gets 1 point for a win, ½ point for a draw, and 0 pts for a loss.}

^{In a double round-robin tourney each player plays the others twice, once with white and once with black.}

From agadmator's Chess Channel

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This was created while the game was being played.

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Monday December 25, 2017 · 8:07 AM PST

2017/12/25 · 08:07

I wanted to wish my friends here a Merry Christmas and give you all some video gifts.

I visited all my usual haunts already but I wanted to leave a little something for all my friends here. If you’d like to open those little packages just look up my recent comments.

This may be a bit clinical but it explains a whole lot about the ultimate question, ‘Life, the Universe, and Everything’.

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CUA Events: Durham—9/23! A Bit About the World?

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Sunday August 13, 2017 · 7:30 AM PDT

2017/08/13 · 07:30

Welcome to Connect! Unite! Act! — A daily series, Connect! Unite! Act! seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups regularly socialize but also get out the vote, support candidates and engage in other local political actions that help our progressive movement grow and exert influence on the powers-that-be. Visit us at Daily Kos every morning at 7:30 A.M. Pacific Time to see how you can get involved. The comment thread is fun and light-hearted, but we're serious about moving the progressive political agenda forward.

If you are new to the site or have been lurking, we invite you to join in the friendly banter here. Don’t be shy, say anything, it will be well received.

I thought y’all might be interested in some videos about countries/territories in the news these days.

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Lions & Tigers & Kims below:

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Sunday August 06, 2017 · 7:30 AM PDT

2017/08/06 · 07:30

The Amazing Work of John Edmark

I was thinking about art and science and I found these videos.

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Sunday July 30, 2017 · 7:30 AM PDT

2017/07/30 · 07:30

The old saying goes “reach out and touch someone” (well the 70’s count for old these days) …

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So the question I have is “Can We Really Touch Anything?”

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So it turns out you’re sitting on a cloud of electrons and virtual photons. If you’re wondering whether or not atoms ever touch…

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_{Hope you enjoyed the videos.}

_{Thanks and have a wonderful Sunday!}

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Sunday July 23, 2017 · 7:29 AM PDT

2017/07/23 · 07:29

There’s a saying in Everywhere, USA that goes: “If you don’t like the weather just wait 10 minutes”.

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There is a new weather satellite GOES-16 that seems to support that very sentiment.

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Sunday July 16, 2017 · 7:31 AM PDT

2017/07/16 · 07:31

Good morning! Hope your day is going well. You know I’ve been thinking about this lately is because Trump.

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My apology please forgive the commercial.

I’ve been so busy digging after getting back to work.

No discussion of what might lie at the bottom of a really deep hole could be complete without…

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So, when does one stop digging? For me it’s probably right now because Wikipedia ☺️

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Sunday July 02, 2017 · 7:30 AM PDT

2017/07/02 · 07:30

I’ve always been fascinated by the ‘the Human Story’. From tree top to endless plain the epic journey of how we became human is at least as interesting as the long meander that populated the planet.

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I repeat the time line so I can include the link to the source material.

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There are certainly a lot of theories about why Homo sapiens sapiens is the only member of the species Homo left on the planet. My theory, because men will… I’ll let you finish that thought 😉

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Hope you enjoyed the videos. I’m certainly glad you stopped by this morning. Have a wonderful Sunday. I’m fixin’ to drive into Vegas this morning so I may not be able to join y’all. Wish me luck in the tournament. By the way I won’t be back until the Sunday after next.

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Sunday June 18, 2017 · 7:31 AM PDT

2017/06/18 · 07:31

It’s pretty much a given that hooman’s are different from the rest of the species on this island of ours. Why so? What is it about our brains that makes us different? Suzana Herculano-Houzel has a theory.

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So what do y’all think. Are humans special? Does the hypothesis make sense?

We sure seem to place a lot of importance to food and cooking, don’t we?

As always thanks for stopping by Connect! Unite! Act!

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Sunday June 11, 2017 · 7:31 AM PDT

2017/06/11 · 07:31

Hello again and good morning! I’ve posted this before, but y’all are a new audience so let me take this opportunity to share one of my favorite recipes with you. It is an ancient formula for an exotic elixir, a regal brew and a fascinating tale.

What might this curious commixture be? We begin by mixing up something known as regal water and then we add some GOLD! So, as they might say on Breaking Bad, "Let's start the cook!"

THE RECIPE

60 ml concentrated hydrochloric acid or Muriatic acid (HCl)
20 ml concentrated nitric acid (HNO₃)
10 mg 24 karat gold

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Sunday June 04, 2017 · 7:31 AM PDT

2017/06/04 · 07:31

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Fabiano Caruana wins the FIDE Berlin Candidates Tournament

Merry Christmas to all and to all some good science.

CUA Events: Durham—9/23! A Bit About the World?

CUA Events: Mt. Mitchell—8/12, Durham—9/23! Do you find this amazing?

CUA Events: Mt. Mitchell—8/12, Durham—9/23! Can we actually touch anything?

CUA Events: Mt. Mitchell—8/12, Durham D&D Conference—9/23! Weather You Like It Or Not?

CUA Events: Denver—7/16 & 22, Virginia—7/22, Mt. Mitchell—8/12! So, When Do We Stop Digging?

CUA Events: Denver—7/16, NN17 C&J Dinner—8/9, Mt. Mitchell—8/1! A Game of Bones?

CUA Events: Dartagnan—6/20, Glacier—6/30, NN17 C&J Dinner—8/9! Aren't we special. Why?

CUA Events: Dartagnan—6/20, Glacier—6/30, NN17 C&J Dinner—8/9, Mt. Mitchell—8/12! Golden Recipe?

CUA Events: Dartagnan—6/20, Glacier—6/30, NN17 C&J Dinner—8/9, Asheville TBA! Favorite Genius?