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Review: Mayhem in the Morra!
The world can be divided into two kinds of people: those who finish one book before starting another, and those who read multiple books during the same period of time. Belonging to the second category myself, I wasn't much surprised by the feeling of serendipity I experienced while reading Imagine, Jonah Lehrer's new book on creativity, together with Marc Esserman's Mayhem in the Morra!
Lehrer, science journalist and author of the bestselling Proust was a Neuroscientist, has been accused of fabricating quotes in Imagine (some of which he admitted), but I must say I still enjoyed the book as I naturally related a lot of what's in it to chess. Lehrer stresses the importance of both "out of the box" thinking and hard work, which are precisely the qualities in Marc Esserman's book on the Morra Gambit, published by Quality Chess.
Now, a confession must be made: I've always hated the Smith-Morra Gambit. Could there be a more annoying, infuriating and insulting chess variation than the desperate-looking 2.d4?! against the splendid Sicilian Defense?! And by God, I wasn't alone. Everybody seems to hate this gambit – it must be the most despised variation in chess history.
Esserman, in his book, asks a simple question – a question I've personally never bothered to answer; a question so obviously silly and undeserving that it hardly justifies a serious answer; a question so simple that all Morra Haters must have asked in their worst nightmares, and were unable to honestly answer… that question is: why?
Why is the Morra Gambit so universally hated when thousands of romantic old fools still faint at the sight of a mere King's Gambit; when Garry Kasparov is praised for digging up the ancient Evans Gambit, and when Tal, Shirov and Morozevich are still admired to no end for their uncompromising and risky opening play?
Reading the book's Preface, in which Esserman throws these and other, equally valid questions at the unsuspecting reader, was a mind-blowing experience for me. I was forced to acknowledge that I didn't in fact have a single good argument to hate the Morra, knowing next to nothing about it and seeing my prejudice exposed for what it was: fear.
After accepting Esserman's convincing and accurate account of the gambit's sad history, the "hostile environment" in which it was forced, often wrongly, by even the most "romantic" grandmasters of the past, I had to admit that I'd always been afraid of the Morra Gambit - which is why I have never had it on the board, always declining the gambit with 3…d3, 2…e6 or even, once, the ridiculous 2…d6?.
So what's there to fear?
1.e4 c5 2.d4 exd4 3.c3
I must confess that this is often the moment in my chess praxis when my heart thumps most - will my opponent accept the sacrifice in the spirit of the Romantics, or will he shun the most honorable path and meekly decline? Sometimes I wait for the critical decision for many minutes as my grandmaster foe flashes me an incredulous, bordering on insulted, look. Other times, I receive the answer almost instantaneously. Yet every time I am greeted with 3…dxc3, I could not be happier. My knight freely flows to c3, the Morra accepted appears, and we travel back in time to the 19th century. Already ahead a full tempo in development, I smile, knowing that all of my pieces will soon flood the center. My bishops will zoom to the central diagonals, and my nimble queen will influence any sector of the board she desires. Meanwhile, Black remains cramped. His queen and bishops lie sleeping, and while his queen's knight can reach c6 unharmed, the king's knight must constantly fret about the dangerous e4-e5 thrust.
With scientific rigor (meaning with the help of the strongest chess engines in the world), Esserman, an International Master himself, debunks some of the world's leading players' opinions on the gambit, as well as scrutinizes his own games for mistakes by both his opponents and himself. Then again, he displays superior knowledge of strategic themes and positional considerations.
New York (rapid) 2003
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 Nc6 5.Nf3 e6 6.Bc4 Qc7 7.0-0 Nf6 8.Nb5 Qb8 9.e5 Nxe5 10.Nxe5 Qxe5 11.Re1 Qc5
As you will see, there are no rules in chess, only guidelines. Normally we march forward in gambit play, but sometimes we retract like a bow and arrow, only to unleash with more vigor later. After the coiling 12.Bf1 the trap is laid clear, and White's minor pieces will banish the queen to a land where she wishes not to go. The threat of Be3 and Rc1 force Black's hand.
(…) Here I wanted to play 13.Qxd5, but after 13…Qxd5 14.Nc7+ Kd8 15.Nxd5 exd5, I merely succeed in trading pieces. Therefore I set up a threat, which as Nimzowitsch philosophizes, is stronger than the execution.
The hunter becomes the hunted. White now menaces 14.Qxd5 Qxd5 15.Nc7#! Meanwhile, Rc1 swirls in the frosty air. Black suffers on...
13…f6 14.Rc1 Qe7
The queen shields her king from the fiery white rook, but in turn, entombs her entire kingside. If only the king foresaw her fate, he would have never sent her off to c7 to do his bidding so many moons ago.
White aims to drive the queen from her hideout on e7 via Bd6 followed by Qxd5 +-, so Black must cede the exchange. But that's not all he will lose (…).
If you think, after reading above fragment, that Esserman just likes to show off, both with his own moves and his prose, you'd be wrong. His mission is deadly serious, as he puts forward in his introduction:
As I'd do with any serious opening, I will not stop the analysis in each critical variation until I have demonstrated that White is fighting for the advantage. Yes, that is not a misprint – that White is fighting for an advantage in the Morra Gambit. If after studying the Morra Gambit for 15 years I did not believe I could make this claim, I would not be writing this book.
Does he succeed? Well, it's hard for me to judge in a superficial review, but in general I found his analysis extremely convincing.
Take this example, perhaps the most striking one in the entire book (riddled, hilariously, with quotes from the Austin Powers movies), which starts off with a sarcastic sneer towards a former World Championship candidate that could easily be mistaken for arrogance, then switches to astonishingly accurate conclusions impossible to resist.
1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 a6 7.0-0 Qc7
Larsen's delusion pervades in the present day. As I am writing, I leaf through the December 2011 Christmas edition of New in Chess where British superstar GM Nigel Short plays the role of the Grinch who stole the Morra Gambit: "A belief in the existence of Santa Claus is more rational than imagining White has adequate compensation after the unwarranted [3.]c3?" (…). And this comes from a man who ventures the King's Gambit. Well Nigel – ho, ho, ho, baby.
A virtual novelty on move 8 (played only once in a game between unrated players), which stops Larsen's Defense even before it starts. With this dashing knight sacrifice, all the previous Nd5 themes again apply. Switch on your Rybka and watch as she gyrates wildly from -1 to +1 and beyond! Fembots: "You can't resist us Mr. Powers. You can't resist us Mr. Powers… resist us Mr. Powers." Mr. Powers: "Au contraire baby, I think you, can't resist me."
8…exd5 (…) 9.exd5 Nce7 (…) 10.Bb3 d6 11.Re1
We reach a freestyle position where White remains a full piece down with seemingly few threats, but Black simply cannot consolidate his material gains. When the smoke clears, White's queen routinely ravages from the a5-square in the key lines. (…)
Before reading on, I decided to feed this position to my own engine. Sure enough, it gives Black an advantage of +.70 but with a full piece down it's clear that White must be onto something. But can it really be enough? My engine recommends the logical-looking line 11…Bg4 12.Bf4 Qd7 13.Rc1 which is also given by Esserman.
The longer I looked (and my engine was looking along!), the more I became convinced that this position is horrible for Black. He will simply run out of ideas while White is ready to follow up with amazing plans like a2-a4-a5 and Bb3-a4 (after 13…Nf6) or (after 13…Nh6) 14.h3 Bxf3 15.Qxf3 Nhf5 16.Qc3! with a devastating bind.
This is impressive stuff indeed, and the book is full of it. Esserman is not afraid to discuss well-known "refutations" of the Morra, such as the so-called Taylor set-up with ...Nc6, d6, a6 and Nf6 (a line he calls "Taylor's treacherous Temple of Doom") and present his own treatment of it. In this case, his recommendation is 8.Bf4! and after 8…Bg4 9.h3! Bh5 White should play IM Langrock's move 10.Qb3!
which Esserman claims leads to promising positions for White. Not convinced yet? Watch his lengthy analysis of this position and see for yourself.
Likewise, the "Chicago Defense", in which Black plays the somewhat artificial-looking manoeuvre Ra8-a7-d7 ("and Black is a pawn up" – as a friend of mine likes to say), is treated with respect, but in this line, too, Esserman convinced me that White can fight for the advantage.
Mayhem in the Morra! is one of the best and funniest opening books I've ever read, and there's hardly anything to criticize. Even his sometimes revengeful-sounding style is usually compensated by realistic goals, such as when he acknowledges the strength of the "Improved Siberian" move order for Black (1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3 4.Nxc3 e6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.Bc4 Nf6!), commenting that in this line "the battle rages fierce" still.
Esserman's book is an outstanding example of out-of-the-box thinking, profound enthusiasm for a subject and a lot of hard, hard work. It's hilarious as well as ambitious; arrogant as well as amiable. It describes how an opening can make you sad and happy at the same time, depending on the way it is treated and how it treats you.
Marc Esserman has written a celebration of chess in all its imaginative richness. You should read it, even – no, especially if you've always hated the Morra Gambit.
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Sounds to me like this could be a great book, but wait for the 2nd Ed. ...?
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It was code speak. While they appeared to be talking about normal stuff, he was asking for services.
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Man, there is a lot of ego out there in the chess player's world. Esp. when reading some of the German natives' posts.
The best reason for the invention of the chess computer is the possibility for arrogant chess gods to play against devote opponents. Jesus.
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Each week from September through May, an internationally recognized scientist is invited to speak and present his or her latest results. Students have the opportunity to meet and interact with these distinguished scientists, and each year they are encouraged as a group to select, invite and host a speaker for one of the Blaffer lectures.
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EAU CLAIRE — Junior Aaron Schasse, Eau Claire, has been awarded a $3,000 Gilman Scholarship to study abroad in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's Costa Rica program in spring 2005.
According to Susan Lochner, a student services coordinator at UW-Eau Claire's Center for International Education, for the 2005 application cycle, the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program received 859 applications for 159 possible awards, making the scholarship very competitive.
"Aaron's application and proposal was one of the best I've ever read," said Lochner. "He had clear goals for what he wants to do in Costa Rica , which involves making a promotional video featuring Costa Rica's young people and their interests. He also described how he would use that video when he returns to help promote the Costa Rica program."
Schasse became interested in the Gilman Scholarship after receiving an informational email sent to all students planning to study in Costa Rica. He has applied to several different scholarship programs and was recently awarded a $300 UW-Eau Claire study abroad grant.
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Kansas Democratic Party chair speaks out against HB2260, criticizes Rep Jan Pauls[ Posted Sunday Feb 26 2012, 8:20 am by Thomas Witt ]
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Good morning KEC members, allies, and supporters -
Late yesterday afternoon, at the Kansas Democratic Party`s annual meeting, KDP Chair Joan Wagnon spoke out against HB2260.
Chair Wagnon`s remarks came at the close of the meeting of the state committee, and were made to a room packed with several hundred party delegates, elected officials, party staff, activists, and observers.
After briefing the assembly on the contents of HB2260, Wagnon solidly condemned its intent. Reading aloud from the Democratic Party platform, Wagnon pointed out that the Kansas Democratic Party believes in non-discrimination and equality for LGBT Kansans. She then made clear that HB2260 was in direct opposition to Democratic Party values, and criticized Rep. Jan Pauls (D-Hutchinson) for her vocal support for this horrible bill. Pauls was not present, but knew of Wagnon`s comments.
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The final contractual meeting with the European Commission was done in Bruxelles, September 22th 2011. All the technical documentation is accepted, confirmed by REA project officer. Therefore, AEROFAST is technically finished
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The final M4 Meeting took place from 7th to 8th July 2011 in Les Mureaux.
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May 2012
Blind shrimps
Within the groundwater in the rocks below our feet is a hidden world where living animals can be found. It's a secret world that is difficult to study, and frequently forgotten as it is out of sight. In the UK these groundwater dwelling animals tend to be made up of crustaceans (which includes familiar animals such as crabs and lobsters), and range from tiny microscopic copepods to 'larger' shrimp like animals.
Recent survey work by Lee Knight, a freshwater ecologist, and Gareth Farr, a groundwater specialist with the Environment Agency, has found some new species to the Welsh fauna. This has included the first records for the very small amphipod Microniphargus leruthi which has now been found in a number of sites around South Wales.
Recently I joined Gareth on some fieldwork around the Bridgend area to collect some voucher specimens for the museum collections. On this particular trip we found two species not represented in the collections (and shown in the pictures). Both of these are termed 'stygobiont' animals, which means they are permanent inhabitants of underground environments. As a result they are characteristically white and eyeless as an adaptation to life underground.
So why does it matter that we learn about such animals and their environment? Understanding biodiversity is always important. Our whole way of life is underpinned by the environment through the food we eat, the water we drink, to the resources we use. In the case of these groundwater animals if the groundwater they live in gets polluted, then this affects not only these animals but us through contaminated water supplies. Thus even these small blind beasties have an important role to play in the sustainability of our environment.
Fascination of Plants Day
Pupils from Roath Park Primary and Pontyclun Primary had great fun exploring plants and plant science at the National Museum Cardiff to celebrate The Fascination of Plants day.
They had a go at dissecting a plant, explored plants under the microscope, and found out about the work of plant scientists at the National Museum Cardiff and Cardiff University. They also learned how to survey for plants in the local park.
Plus, Flathom Island education team joined us with some real live slow worms, and the Marine Conservation Society helped pupils explore issues affecting local wildlife.
This event for schools was run by education staff and plant scientists from Cardiff University, the National Museum Wales and Eco-explore, and was part of an international celebration of plants around the world. We hope to run a similar event next year, where more schools will be able to participate.
Thanks to all involved!
My Big Day Out - Billy the Seal
Well, I thought things had looked up when I was put on display in the Clore Discovery Gallery. After so many years of just seeing the inside of museum stores it was great to be able to see visitors again!
Then came news that the BBC were to film me for a piece in their series called Coast, and, even better they wanted to film me on Exmouth beach - a day out - wow! Easy for me to say but this meant quite a bit of work for my curator, Peter Howlett, who had to get me ready, strap me into the van and do all the driving.
Anyway the big day arrived and I was loaded into a van for the journey down. It was great to see the world outside of Cardiff again - the first time since I was brought in on that trawler back in 1912. It was fantastic to see the sea again, even if it did get a little close during filming.
I was filmed with the skeleton of a Common Dolphin (courtesy of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust), I don't know about you but I think I'm far more impressive. The idea was to show why us Grey Seals are quite happy bouncing around on dry land when a dolphin ends up dead if it gets stranded. To explain this I had the company of one of Coast's presenters, Miranda Krestovnikoff. It took a while to set everything up but eventually they were ready and I got ready for my close up with Miranda - I think she was quite taken with me! It was rather nice being fimed on the deserted beach in the early evening sun.
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Travel Plan for St Fagans
This week is Wales Sustainability Week – a perfect time to launch St Fagans: National History Museum Travel Plan!
We are the first national museum in Wales to launch a Travel Plan, which is all about promoting sustainable travel for both visitors and staff. This Travel Plan will ensure options for travelling by public transport, bicycle and walking are expanded and promoted.
The public transport links to the Museum have greatly improved in recent years. The local service bus from the city centre stops on-site directly outside the main visitor entrance. Go to our Planning Your Visit section http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/stfagans/visit/ where you can use the Traveline Cymru journey planner tool to find out how you can visit us by public transport.
Our new shuttle bus service travels everyday between the main entrance of National Museum Cardiff and St Fagans. It costs £3 return or £1.50 single. Why not make a day of it and visit the two museums? The shuttle bus timetable is on our website.
If you are feeling more energetic, the main cycle route to the Museum from Cardiff city centre is via the Ely Trail. The signposted section from Fairwater is traffic-free and follows a pleasant riverside route. Sheltered, secure cycle parking is available for visitors outside the main entrance. Lockers are available on request.
Arctic Ocean exploration 12th May
And so to Bodø. Unfortunately the first half of the MAREANO spring 2012 research cruise is at an end. We have arrived in Bodo, the largest city in Nordland county. The views from the bridge of the G.O. Sars reveal the port city (pop. about 50,000) as fairly flat, surrounded by picturesque mountains.
At 10 o'clock, it is sunny and an exploratory walk to the marina and through the town is very pleasant; quite warm in the sun, but bitterly cold in the wind. A weekend marine festival is being set up around the marina and people are starting to arrive. Having got our bearings we return to the ship to say goodbye to many of our fellow scientists, who are catching a taxi to the airport. It is now 11 o'clock, the sky has darkened, and we have near horizontal snow! The sun reappears later, thankfully.
Scientists for the second two weeks of the sampling are beginning to arrive. For this leg, the ship will travel south from 'Nordland VI' to an area between Kristiansund and Halten. They will concentrate on video filming the marine habitats there and will not be deploying grabs, trawls or sledges. You can keep up-to-date at with the latest news of the project here.
After lunch we meet with Dr Børge Holte, head of the MAREANO programme, and cruise leader for the next leg. We discuss our work during the previous two weeks, and all agree that our participation with the Norwegian science team has been mutually beneficial. There was much in common between the MAREANO and our own series of scientific investigations of the seabed around Wales. You can find out more about the MAREANO project taxonomy here.
Throughout the first leg, we had been comparing and contrasting our similar, but differing, sampling techniques and sample processing procedures. We also had many discussions concerning the animals we find in the seabed habitats off our respective coasts. It was a pleasure to see some of the species we are familiar with (as well as others we rarely or never encounter) in the Arctic region from which they were first discovered.
The ship is set to sail at 3 p.m., so we say our farewells and go to our hotel for a brief rest before flying back to the UK on Sunday morning.
Apart from the port, the tourist appealing landscape and outdoor activities, Bodø is famous for hosting the National Norwegian Aviation Museum. This is situated beside the airport and both have strong links with the UK. The British built the first runway in 1940, when Germany invaded southern Norway. Then, during the Second World War, two Norwegian fighter squadrons flew Spitfires from England. Naturally, the Museum exhibits include the Spitfire alongside the numerous other military and civilian aircraft in its 10,000 m2 floorspace.
Once back in the UK we will post some photos of the animals we encountered during the trip. In the meantime, here are two photos of a small holothurian (sea-cucumber), Elpidia — affectionately referred to as a 'sea-pig' by all aboard the research ship. These interesting animals 'graze' the surface of the seabed. This particular species grows to around 2 cm in length, but this specimen (from 1,300 m depth) is only about 4 or 5 mm long. The animal can be seen in situ in a photo from an earlier MAREANO research cruise here
Spring Bulb for Schools: Results 2005-2012
The 'Spring Bulbs for Schools' project allows 1000s of schools scientists to work with Amgueddfa Cymru-National Museum Wales to investigate and understand climate change.
Since October 2005, school scientists have been keeping weather records and noting when their flowers open, as part of a long-term study looking at the effects of temperature on spring bulbs.
Certificates have now been sent out to all the 2,933 pupils that completed the project this year.
See Professor Plant's reports or download the spreadsheet to study the trends for yourself!
- Make graphs & frequency charts or calculate the mean.
See if the flowers opened late in schools that recorded cold weather.
See how temperature, sunshine and rainfall affect the average flowering dates.
Look for trends between different locations.
1st: Sana Patel - Fulwood & Cadley Primary
2nd: Markus - Stanford Primary - Age 9
3rd: Emilia Porter - Fulwood & Cadley Primary
Runner's up:
- Marielle Matter - Westwood Primary - Age 9
- Emlyn Piette - Westwood Primary - Age 10
- Aleena Raza - Fulwood & Cadley Primary
- Lucy Turner - Fulwood & Cadley Primary
- Davina Vadhere - Fulwood & Cadley Primary
- Bradley Cox - Stanford in the Vale Primary - Age 9
- Abigail Boswell - Fulwood & Cadley Primary
- Hasan Patel - Fulwood & Cadley Primary
- Tom Betheridge - Fulwood & Cadley Primary
- Mairelle Mattar - Westwood Primary - Age 9
- Hasan Ali - Sherwood Primary
- Charlie Smith - Ysgol Nant Y coed - Oed 9
Many Thanks
Professor Plant
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New bus & improved cycle track for St Fagans
A new bus service will be running between National Museum Cardiff and St Fagans: National History Museum from 5 April until 30 September.
Departure times from National Museum Cardiff:
10.15 / 11.15 / 12.15 / 1.15 / 14.45 / 15.45 / 16.45
Departure times from St Fagans: National History Museum:
10.45 / 11.45 / 12.45 / 14.15 / 15.15 / 16.15 / 17.15
Route from National Museum Cardiff via Cardiff Castle, Penhill Road (Halfway Pub) Llandaff Cathedral, Fairwater Green, St Fagans: National History Museum.
£1.50 single, £3.00 return starting from 5th April to 30th September 2012.
Details of bus services can be found on the Traveline Cymru website.
Improvements to the Ely Cycle Trail
The Ely cycle track that leads to St Fagans has been re - surfaced. This makes the route much more enjoyable. For more details on cycling in Cardiff visit: www.cardiff.gov.uk/cycling
Cardiff Creative Writers
Objects are evidence of somewhere, something, or somebody and as such all have stories to tell.
Recently a class of adults studying creative writing at Carduff University attended a workshop here with me in the Clore Discovery Centre. They took on the role of a curator and wrote their own creative labels for some of their favourite objects in the gallery. Here are a few examples:
Iron-Nickel Meteorite (Approximately 4.5 billion years old)
I wandered lonely, in a cloud of fragments, beyond the Martian orbit, since the beginnings of the Solar System some four-and-a-half billions of years ago. A passing satellite, en-route from Earth to who knows where, disturbed my orbit, and I fell towards the distant sun. Later, I felt the pull of Earth, and spiralled down into its gravity well – faster and faster until in fiery glory I blazed across the sky, a meteorite. Though reduced in size, I fell to earth. A fragment of the ancient history of the Solar System – a messenger from outer space – here I lie in The National Museum Collection.
David Edwards
What is it? Popular wrong answers include a drinking vessel or a paperweight!!
It is an axe head. Bronze Age man hafted it to a wooden handle and used the D shaped loop on the side for strapping. Butchering, wood-cutting and self-defence are among possible uses for this versatile tool.
Mike Dolan
A snakestone fossil
thought to be magic,
I was a cephalopod
with head and foot fused.
In life I relied
on plain hydraulics
a siphuncle curled
like a twirling straw
adjusted the pressure
in my chambered coils,
let me rise and fall
as I dodged ichthyosaurs.
Anne Bryan
Arctic Ocean exploration 11th May
Since the last blog we have moved to shallower water which means that it takes a much shorter time to take the samples, less time between stations and a more hectic schedule. With the 12 hour shifts I have had little inclination to sit at the computer. Perhaps most spectacular have been the samples from the sponge grounds, some of these are the size of footballs. They are difficult to work with without gloves because of the spicules and worsened by the rather nauseous smell given off by some. Sorting and fixing such a large sample had everyone running around madly.
The Campod live video gear has been working, it is lowered to the sea bed and then hopped along a transect some 700metres long. The footage is stored and the megafauna analysed to create a chart of animal communities. You can see some of this video on the Mareano website http://www.mareano.no/english/. You can also read all about the programme in detail. We did a similar thing for the seas around Wales and published the results in our Biomor Reports but we did not have the video or geophysical data to go with our benthic sampling, wouldn't it be interesting to have seabed images for all the communities we have found in the Irish Sea?
As far as my research goes we have collected a lot of relevant material. Firstly I have seen common Norwegian Sea species that just enter the British fauna and some that are found in both regions or so we think! I now have material of thyasirid bivalves to compare with those we have from the Atlantic Frontier Environmental Network (Shetland-Faeroes) programme and can hopefully describe some new species now.
There is one family of bivalves that are always problematic, the Astartidae, and I now have a good series of northern A. sulcata fixed in 100% ethanol and RNA later for a molecular study that might be joint with the Bergen Museum.
I have not got Anna any Macoma for her tellinid study but I do have quite a few Abra longicallus a species we only get on the Porcupine Bank west of Ireland.
Andy has been building up an impressive collection of photographs of living polychaetes, he will post some of these on our "return to home" final blog.
We dock early tomorrow morning in Bodo so it is now a frantic pack, tidy and clean period so I had better go.
Arctic Ocean exploration: Wednesday 2 May
We have stopped and started since Monday due to bad weather and with waves up to 8.5 metres the ship cannot launch the sampling gear. It has also been snowing! It is very difficult to show the sea in still photos but views from the bridge give some idea.
The GO Sars is a modern research ship with dynamic positioning; this gives impressive accuracy for sampling and bottom photography as well as returning to an exact position for repeat sampling. We have managed a deep station over 2200m with the beam trawl and the sample has some strange fish along with crustaceans and starfishes of many kinds.
A sledge haul from the same site came up with four purple sea urchins along with three of the bivalves that I had come to collect. Hopefully colleagues in Paris will be able to identify the symbiotic bacteria that live in the gills of the bivalve.
We will now move to shallower water where sampling will be quicker, not the 4 hours it takes to do a trawl in abyssal depths.
All entries
Conserving Government Propaganda prints from the Great War
Historic Photography Project (Esmee Ffairburn)
Linking Natural Science Collections in Wales
Research in Norway and the Barents Sea
St Fagans National History Museum Making History Project


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You may picture author Bret Easton Ellis sitting at his desk in a well-cut suit, snickering as he plinks away at the keyboard, tossing adjectives like darts spearing the very people who wait patiently to see what he does next. You may think of him as fiction's prince of darkness, disturbing chronicler of the youthful, drug-addled, and ethically impaired, a figure bordering on evil. Or perhaps a pop icon, the Andy Warhol of belles lettres, or the very person you one day want to be. Pretty much everyone has an idea of who or what Bret Ellis is, and in the end, most of it isn't truebut does Bret Ellis want you to know that?
I met Bret 20-some years ago at a book party on New York's Upper East Side. We were each going through phases of extreme shynesscall it late adolescence. This was not long after Ellis published Less Than Zero at the ripe old age of 21, while he was still a student at Bennington College. The novel's main character, Clay, a student at a small New England liberal-arts school, goes home to Los Angeles to revisit his old lifesex, drugs, parties, carsall the while questioning what he's doing and suffering the nihilistic aching loneliness of being in a city without a soul. Clay's trajectory catapulted Ellis to cult-hero status, and the mythology surrounding him and the thin line between fact and fiction began to grow. His subsequent behaviorsometimes fueled by drink and drugswon him the coveted role of bratty younger brother to the previous generation of literary bad boys.
But here's what most people don't know about Bret Ellis, i.e., the Big Secret: He's incredibly nice, loyal, and compassionate, with a vicious sense of humordeeply normal in a world that's mostly not.
Our friendship is that of fellow travelers whose work is often controversial. Ellis' third novel, American Psycho, narrated by serial killer Patrick Bateman, was so extreme in its violence and sexuality that before it even appeared, negative reaction forced it to be withdrawn from publication, only to come out several months later as a Vintage paperback. American Psycho, once so reviled, has come to be much admired and was adapted by Ellis into a well-regarded film starring Christian Balethe complex, multilayered figure of Bateman seen in retrospect as emblematic of the cocaine-encrusted go-go years of the late 1980s on Wall Street.
Less Than Zero opens, "People are afraid to merge on freeways in Los Angeles." That's resonant as both a literal observation and a comment on modern lifewe are afraid to get too close. Less Than Zero is now as good as or better than it was 25 years ago. It has been in print for more than half of Ellis' life. He's got second-generation fans. And now he has written a sequel of sorts, Imperial Bedrooms, in which he revisits his doppelgänger, Clay, now (of course) a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. It puts a noirish, Chandler-esque spin on twenty-first-century L.A.there's someone following Clay, sending anonymous messages. It's about being haunted by something that in the end could be some kind of reflection of yourself.
These days, I see Bret once or twice a year. We usually meet for dinner at the Chateau Marmonta place that, like Ellis, is still as prescient and current as it was all those years ago.
A.M. Homes: I'm always wondering exactly what it is you're doing. I did a little digging, and it looks like not only are you writing novels, but you're really part of the world of film and television at this point.
Bret Easton Ellis: To a degreebut not. I write pilots. Nothing gets filmed. I write scripts. None of them get made. But that's what I'm doing out here. Because it's fun.
AH: What do you like about it?
BE: I was at the Chateau Marmont on a Saturday night. A reporter I've known for years was in town. Then a director joined us, and for some reason, I knew everyone there that night, and people were coming over to the table. A lot of them were actors and 12-year-old record executives, and the reporter says, "This is so different from your life five years ago, when I visited you in New York. Is this really what you want to do? Is this really who you want to hang out with?" And I said, "I'd rather hang out with a 12-year-old record executive than Richard Ford or Toni Morrison." The whole idea of literary New York, I'm allergic to it now. I left it a long time ago.


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"The associate provost for undergraduate studies coordinates the work of those people so that there are ways that we can simplify the student advising experience," said Relihan, professor and senior associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Liberal Arts.
Relihan will also be the chair of the academic affairs committee and the University curriculum committee.
"It is not something I ever imagined doing when I was getting a Ph.D. in 16th-century English literature and Shakespeare," Relihan said. "I have discovered I really like helping students resolve problems and making the academic system work."
Relihan will work with the Office of the Vice President of Research; part of her job description is to supervise the academic director of sustainability and the director of undergraduate research.
"I'm kind of scared because it is bigger than what I have been doing now," Relihan said. "I am excited about it because I think that it's a really important role, and it has the potential to do a lot of good for students and for Auburn."
The associate provost for undergraduate studies works with large scale projects like the Auburn Connects Common Book Program. Relihan will work with associate deans, faculty and administrators to oversee undergraduate degree programs.
"I am very much looking forward to working with Dr. Relihan in her new role," said Carl Pinkert, associate vice president for research.
In 1990, Relihan became a member of the Auburn faculty as a professor in the English department, and has served as the associate dean of academic affairs for the College of Liberal Arts for six years.
"Three individuals were interviewed and forums were held for each candidate," said Mary Ellen Mazey, provost and vice president for academic affairs. "All three were recommended to the provost, and I chose Dr. Relihan because of her experience."
Relihan's new title will be official June 1.
"The first thing I need to do is learn a bit more about the details of how all the other colleges work," Relihan said. "I want to work on some ways to simplify and streamline advising for students and ways in which we can help improve student retention and graduation rates."
Relihan said she is aware of some ongoing student issues including classroom capacity, and plans to help students get the appropriate classes efficiently instead of getting wait-listed for the classes they need.
"The Associate Provost for Undergraduate Studies position is essentially doing for the University what I have been doing for the College of Liberal Arts for the past six and a half years," Relihan said.
Mazey said she will work with Relihan to establish goals for the position of associate provost for undergraduate studies.
"I feel like I have been handling a lot of the same issues whether they are related to exceptions to academic policies, curriculum issues, advising issues," Relihan said. "I feel like I have addressed those issues and had experience with those issues just at the college level, so in a way I am just taking it one step higher."


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BABER, HENRY HERVEY (1775–1869), philologist, was born in 1775. He was educated at Oxford, and took his degree as master of arts in 1805. Two years later he entered the service of the British Museum, and in 1812 was promoted to the office of keeper of the printed books, in the general duties of which post, and in work upon the catalogue of books in the collection, he was actively engaged for twenty-five years. Besides his keepership, Baber also held the rectory of Stretham in Cambridgeshire, to which he was appointed in 1827. In the year 1837 he resigned his post at the British Museum, and retired to his rectory. His resignation was partly made in consequence of a recommendation of a parliamentary committee in 1836, that officials of the museum should not hold any other situation conferring emoluments or entailing duties. Mr. Baber died on 28 March 1869, at the age of 94. His chief published work was an edition of the Old Testament portion of the Codex Alexandrinus, Vetus Testamentum Græcum e Codice MS. Alexandrino … typis ad similitudinem ipsius codicis Scripturæ fideliter descriptum cura et labore H. H. Baber 3 vols. London, 1816–21 [28], fol.
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- Floral Showhouse Annual Christmas DisplayNovember 27 - January 12
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Table Rock Welcome Centre
This is where to start your "best ever" Niagara Falls vacation!
Table Rock Welcome Centre is the heart of Niagara Parks - where every year over 8 million visitors stand close to the thundering water rushing over the brink of the Horseshoe Falls!
There are many exciting features at Table Rock:
- Niagara's Fury - You'll feel like you were there for the Creation of the Falls at this immersive 4-D experience.
- Journey Behind the Falls - Where you can walk through tunnels far behind the Falls and to observation decks at the foot of the Falls.
- Welcome Centres - Where you can purchase our special admission Passes, plan your day and make timed-ticket reservations.
- Shopping at Table Rock - Our new stores on the second level include Pop & Lolly's our fun and interactive Candy Shop. Don't miss Canadian Treasures for Canadian Diamonds, Roots brand name wearables, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Kids Explor-it.
- Table Rock Food Court - Tim Hortons, Pizza Pizza, Table Rock Grill and other favourite options for a light meal or beverage.
All areas of Table Rock are fully accessible and wheelchairs are available for visitors free of charge with a major credit card imprint (or other form of acceptable identification) during the summer months at the Welcome Centre. You will also find Digital Attractions photo services, Automatic Teller Machines, Currency Exchanges and a First Aid station.
Falls view hotels and the Fallsview Casino Resort are all a short walk to the Falls Incline Railway, that will quickly transport you down the steep moraine to Table Rock. From the Clifton Hill Tourist Area, it's just a 10-minute walk through the beautiful gardens of Queen Victoria Park.
Paid parking is available just across the street at the Falls Parking lot or you can park at the Rapidsview lot, a short drive south of the Falls, and a free shuttle bus will bring you back to Table Rock.
Hours of Operation: Journey Behind the Falls and the main Shops are all open daily year-round except December 25. Some services close in the winter. The view of the Falls is always available - 24-hours a day, 7 days a week!
Table Rock Welcome Centre Location: 6650 Niagara Parkway, Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
Directions to Niagara Parks.
History of Table Rock
Hundreds of years ago, the land on which the pedestrian walkway at the brink of the falls and Table Rock now stands, formed part of the Falls and was covered with fast flowing water.
The original Table Rock was one of the oldest structures taken over by the Commission with the Parks' lands in 1886. It was erected in 1853 by Saul Davis at a time when private owners controlled the land surrounding the Falls. It occupied a site just north of the existing Table Rock, opposite the historic land form of Table Rock, a limestone ledge which was overhanging near the brink of the Falls and that fell into the Niagara Gorge in 1850.
Table Rock was a starting point for the Scenic Tunnels, now much changed and renamed Journey Behind the Falls. In 1926, the old Table Rock House was demolished and a new Table Rock House was built of limestone with a copper roof, south of the old one and closer to the Horseshoe Falls. The new facility contained a lunch counter, souvenir sales, washrooms and dressing rooms for Scenic Tunnel visitors. It was also the station for the electric railway, the main mode of transportation through the Park at the time.
In 1960, the second floor housed a display of replicas of the Royal Crown Jewels of Britain.
Extensive alterations were made to Table Rock House in 1963 and in 1974 an expansion was added upstream of the main building consisting of the semi-circular dining room on the upper floor providing a panoramic view of the Falls. The lower floor housed a gift shop and snack bar. In 1989, a major revitalization program was started in the Table Rock area which spanned several years and improvements to the Table Rock complex were made again in 1993. In 2008, extensive renovations included the addition of a covered pedestrian walkway to take visitors safely over the Niagara Parkway to the Falls Parking Lot and the Incline Railway, as well as a two-level indoor viewing gallery called the Grand Hall, where a panoramic view of the Falls can be appreciated no matter what the weather.


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Day 7: Choosing a Husband
This is probably the weirdest thing I have ever been asked to do…pick a husband, develop some wild love story and repeat it 100 times on my vacation. I can't pick anyone famous, so carting around a picture of Jaromir Jagr doesn't work (they may have heard of the hockey god out there). Even revealing a pic of Ben Barnes doesn't work either…so who can I fake a marriage with for two weeks?
You're probably asking why in the world I would be crazy enough to do something like this. Well, I'm heading to Morocco in a few weeks ALONE. I hired security and a private driver, but it was highly advised that I construct a story about "my husband" so that I wouldn't have any 'issues' in Morocco with the Muslim men there.
It's frowned upon for a woman to be out and about on her own without a male family relative. It's even worse if it's a woman traveling by herself without the company of her husband. But it's okay if said husband had to 'work' and couldn't join his wife on this vacation.
So I have to 'invent' a husband. I already have wedding bands I purchased from Tiffany & Co. a few years ago, so the rings are not the issue. It's finding a picture of a husband to carry around with me and act like he's the 'it' thing in my life.
God…I can't believe it has come to this. I have to pretend like I'm married just so I can go on my dream vacation.
It's interesting to realize that not all are free in this world. Women are subservient to men in certain parts of the world. A free woman is a dangerous woman…a threat. And thanks to the Paris Hiltons of the United States of America…men treat American women in Arab countries as whores…even when the woman is not one.
It's hard looking at an itinerary and seeing curfews. Well, what if I wanted to watch what happens after dark? What if the sun sets before I can eat dinner? What if I want to go outside of the hotel after dark? I do that at my own risk. After dark, I'm expected to stay in the hotel.
Then again, I may be too exhausted to go out after dark.
I will admit that the one part of my trip I can't wait to do…but am also scared as hell to do…is spend the night in a berber tent in the Sahara desert. I can picture the beauty of photographing the sun setting in the desert and taking pictures of camels in a caravan…but spending the night in the desert…kind of scary.
Every man I've spoken to about going to Morocco have all said to me…make sure you have a man with you. Hiring security was my only safe bet. They're hired to sit with me in cafes and walk around with me in the souks and tourist areas. That way if a man approaches me, security will be there to stop them from approaching me.
That is what is so strange about visiting a Muslim country. While I'm in London, Paris, Prague, Zug and Geneva…I don't have those concerns. I can sit in a pub, have a pint, watch a game with a bunch of locals and not have a damn concern in the world that anyone is trying to cause me harm. But in Morocco…I think they would fall over and faint if I sat in a cafe watching a football match with them. Maybe they'd even stone me.
One of my Russian friends who visited Morocco was telling me that I would love it so much…but to be careful because I'm an American woman on my own. I told him I hired security, but he said to just be careful because the locals were bound to make problems because I'm a woman traveling alone.
I could have booked the vacation without a tour company, but if I did…I probably would have left after a couple of days…and a dream would become a spoiled dream. But instead, I shoveled out close to $4,000 (doesn't include airfare) so that I could enjoy a dream. I haven't fainted at that number yet. I keep reminding myself that I am doing this for me. I paid extra for security, a private driver and private tour guides so that I could enjoy my dream vacation.
But the fact that I have to pick a husband and fake a marriage…that totally sucks ass. Who in the world would be that crazy to come up to me while I have a security guard next to me to ask me if I'm married?
I know it's a precaution for my own safety…but come on…
At any rate…I leave in 11 days for London. I'm winding down the stuff I need to get before I head out (which isn't much). I think I'm more shocked that I managed to fit 23 days worth of outfits in my carryon bag. I didn't think it was possible. I'm packing my carryon in a bigger suitcase so that I can have an extra suitcase to put my purchases in over the next three weeks.
But I'm not really shopping for clothes the entire time (my wardrobe is overflowing already). I'm re-decorating my apartment when I get back so I'm picking up Moroccan items for the living room, Parisian items for the kitchen, English items for the…I'll figure that out later.
On Friday night, I ended up adding a person to my calendar that I didn't think I would be adding at all this season. But a tweet from Georges Laraque asking when I'm coming up to Montreal has led to me visiting his two raw vegan restaurants in Montreal…with Georges in tow.
The weird part of all of this…that means that Georges makes the book on the final season. Considering I'm known to write about something in the hockey realm that is never really discussed (like poker, going green, etc.), this will be a fun take to the final season…Georges Laraque cooking it up raw vegan style for me (and maybe Winter Adams).
I'm scheduled to be in Montreal right before Xmas with the Devils. I can't wait to go now that we're doing something fun beyond hockey.
Now, as for today, the news that I'm reading…
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Suat Atalik banned from playing in Greece, writes open letter
Suat Atalik has been banned from playing chess in Greece. The Turkish grandmaster, who was earlier punished with a 15-month ban from international play by his own federation, forwarded email communication between tournament organizers and the Greek Chess Federation to several chess media. Following a ban from the federation, the organizers informed Atalik that he could not be accepted in their tournament.
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On Thursday we received an email from Suat Atalik, in which he quoted emails from chess organizers and officials in Greece. Attached was an open letter by Atalik himself. The subject: a ban from the Greek Chess Federation - Atalik is not allowed to play chess in Greece.
Last Wednesday, July 4th the organizers of the Kavala Open wrote the following to Atalik:
Dear Mr Atalik
We regret to inform you that, according to decision of the Greek Chess Federation (below), we are not permitted to accept you in our Tournament, due to your 15-months punishment of the Turkish Chess Federation. We must apologise about this decision, that isn't ours, regarding our good relationship from the past, since your first participation in our Tournament. We give you below translated the message that yesterday our Federation sent us.
We are sorry about this inconvenience and hope not to stop our cooperation in the future.
Best Regards
The tournament directors
Vassilis Liogkas - Vassilis Theodoridis
At the moment of writing, Atalik is still on the list of participants (last update on June 25th):
The decision by the Kavala organizers to reject Atalik from their tournament was made on the basis of the following note from the Greek Chess Federation.
To the Organizers of International Tournaments in Greece
Mr President, dear chess friends,
The Board of the Greek Chess Federation, in the meeting of 30/6/2012, discussed and accepted a demand of the Turkish Chess federation, not to allow the participation of the chess player Suat Atalik in competitions in Greece. S.Atalik is punished by his federation with 15-months exclusion of matches, punishment which has been confirmed by the Supreme Sports Court of Turkey.
According to the above, the participation of this player in matches that will be held in our country during the summer.
Best sport regards
The President, Georgios Makropoulos
The General Secretary, Panagiotis Nikolopoulos
The letter by Makropoulos & Nikolopoulos reveals that the Turkish Chess Federation, who earlier had excluded Atalik from playing chess in or outside Turkey for a period of 15 months, demanded the Greek Chess Federation to follow suit. We mentioned Atalik's ban in Turkey recently, below our interview with Ali Nihat Yazici, the President of the Turkish Chess Federation.
As Atalik wrote in an earlier letter (which we mentioned back then - you can read it in PDF here), his 15-month ban from play was the result of his refusal to sign an undertaking (PDF here) with which the Turkish Chess Federation requests all of its members to ask permission to play abroad. Besides, by signing the player states that he is responsible for all financial consequences of his participation in a tournament abroad, that he will "act in accordance with the responsibilities of a national athlete" and that he won't commit "any activity against Turkish Republic".
Last month Atalik participated in the Golden Sands tournament in Bulgaria. There, the organizers allowed him to participate, despite receiving a demand from the Turkish Chess Federation to exclude him from the tournament. Yazici wrote to them that Atalik's suspension
should be followed by FIDE and all member federations of FIDE. (...) We protest this situation. We want FIDE clarify the situation and intervene to exclude Mr. Atalik from Golden Sands Tournament. We keep all our legal rights to appeal in GA in Istanbul and in international sport courts and diplomacy.
However, Atalik (and his wife Ekaterina) did finish the tournament, about which Yazici told us:
We will react to this not only in sport court, but also in criminal court.
Now it becomes clear that the Turkish Chess Federation also demanded the Greek Chess Federation to exclude Atalik from all their tournaments, and that this demand was accepted.
The big question is whether this is actually possible from a legal point of view. Suat Atalik doesn't think so, as he writes in an open letter (slightly edited by us) which includes a paragraph from the FIDE Handbook:
Dear chess friends,
As Mr. Yazici could not [succeed] to throw me out of [the] 1st Grand European Open which was held in Golden Sands Bulgaria, he increased his hostility and most likely has written to all the federations to extract me from their tournaments albeit there is no Ethics [committee] neither [a] board decision from FIDE about it since there is no sportive crime by my side.The first sanction for me came in an expected way by Greek Chess Federation and the executive board of the latter came up with a ridiculous decision to prevent my participation for their tournaments only this summer after a meeting at the end of last month.
Approved by the 1979 Congress. Amended by the 1994 Congress.
Moral principles of FIDE for non-FIDE chess competitions.
1. The organizers and the players must be guided by the highest principles of the FIDE Statues:
1. FIDE is concerned exclusively with chess activities.
2. FIDE rejects discriminatory treatment for national, political, racial, social or religious reasons or on account of sex.
3. FIDE observes a strict neutrality in the internal affairs of the national chess federations.
2. In accord with its Statutes, FIDE reaffirms its commitment to the right to play chess and opposes all organized actions that would hinder that right.
3. It is understood that:
1. An organizer of a chess competition has the right to invite any chess player he chooses. Once an invitation has been issued and accepted, it must not be withdrawn.
2. Each player accepts an invitation only on his own free will but in strict accordance with the statutes and resolutions accepted by FIDE.
The paragraphe above is taken from [the] FIDE handbook and it is stated under boycottes. Not only Mr. Yazici's TCF's obligatory demand of permission and undertaking attached to it to gain the right to play in international tournaments for me falls in paragraph 1.3 and 2, his collaboration with [the] Greek Chess federation and IM Makropoulos is an organised action which hinders the right to play chess. Obviously under the command of Greek Chess Federation, [the] Kavala Organisers did not notice 3.1 either.
I personally believe that the chess world is relieved after Mr.Yazici's resignation and now it is turn for one of the most [controversial] figures in chess FIDE deputy president IM Makropoulos after his clear violation of 1.2+1.3 and 2.
GM Suat Atalik
On the one hand it seems like the Greek Chess Federation is overreacting by taking over the ban in Turkey. However, to some extent it is also understandable, since Atalik wasn't just banned by the Turkish Chess Federation. As Ali Nihat Yazici told us, the case was in fact carried to the Turkish Supreme Sport Court and the court rejected the appeal of Atalik and finalized the penalty.
We spoke to one other organizer of a Greek chess tournament (who preferred to stay anonymous, but he's not related to Kavala), who was inclined to reject Atalik from his tournament based on the decision by the Turkish Supreme Sport Court. Another organizer, Giorgos Tsounis, who runs the Negroponte 2012 International, has already stated publicly that Atalik (who is enlisted in the tournament) will be accepted to play, thus disregarding the letter of the Greek Chess Federation. Tsounis asked the federation to provide wrtten evidence regarding the sanction of Atalik.
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another illustration why fide must be destroyed asap
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In the old days he'd just disappear.
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I think a more fitting comparison for Fischer was his being booted from the U.S. Chess Federation for exercising his freedom of speech and expressing an opinion: that the 9/11 attacks were "wonderful news".
Ironically I haven't heard many people take the USCF to task for this decision.
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Fischer stood on foreign soil and celebrated the murder of U.S. citizens. That is in no way comparable to this case. Also Fischer had long finished with participating in USCF affiliated events and so the 'boot' was simply symbolic - it had no relevance to his ability to make a living.
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You are correct there are some qualitative differences between the two situations, but at a basic level they are almost identical. Both players were banned by their respective federations, not for cheating or poor sportsmanship etc., but for taking a stand that the federations didn't like.
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The Negroponte tournament was also announced for 2011 but never happened: http://www.balkchess.com/events.htm Is Tsounis the same guy who was supposed to organise it last year?
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BTW Mr Tsounis, if you ignore the decision of the Greek Chess Federation, how the announcement of Negreponte tournament will be approved?
You must notify chess players that will travel and spend money there is a risk that the tournament is not recognized as valid.
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Well, Anonymous, any Greek tournament that ignores the anti-boycott paragraph (as given in the article in the FIDE Handbook faces the possibility of official disapproval.
See the FIDE Handbook, 09. FIDE Code of Ethics:
"[The Code of Ethics shall be breached by a person or organization who directly or indirectly … acts contrary to this Code. Of particular importance in this respect are the following:] 2.2.3 Organizers, tournament directors, arbiters or other officials who fail to perform their functions in an impartial and responsible manner ... 2.2.7 Gross or repeated violations of FIDE Laws of Chess or other approved tournament regulations.
3.1 FIDE federations, officials and affiliated organizations acting in contravention to this code can be temporarily excluded from membership or office."
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The coming week i will appeal to the Supreme Court and i will sought the annulment of Decision.
But you would have stayed an anonymous mudslinging.
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But Mr Tsounis you're the director of the tournament according to the announcement. And already the organizer of the largest and most historic Greek summer tournament (Kavala) complied with the decision of the Greek Federation.
You should notify the chess players that buy tickets for your tournament that you will go to Supreme Court and there is the risk of postponement.
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Mr or Madam
Probably want to understand wrong.
The decision to ban the Lord will go to Atalik Sypreme Court.The decisions of the other organizers are not binding on others.
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I understand that it started and obvious attempt to prevent participation in chess tournaments. The chess players who have come to our tournament know the high-level
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2 years 5 months ago
Hot discussion in the most popular greek chess blog (skakistiko) about Atalik's case:
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Coming from the Netherlands, now living in Denmark, I cannot imagine that I would ever need the permission from either the Dutch or the Danish chess federation to play in a tournament abroad.
In Turkey this is apparently still very normal. Asking someone not to commit any act against the country! Is this a joke? How sad that the spirit of a country that is aspiring membership of the EU is so much against freedom.
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I am not sure why this was posted as anonymous.
Johannes J. Struijk.
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Mr Johannes J. Struijk you are not a member of national chess team of your country.
If you were a member, you will need a permit to participate in competitions abroad.
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2 years 5 months ago
This is horrific! At a minimum, all chess players should boycott Turkish and Greek tournaments until this ban is lifted. It's scary that a petty bureaucratic idiot could get away with this in a democratic country.
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I just saw (on http://chess-news.ru/en/node/8337) that two days ago the Greek chess federation came out with a statement. The Greek federation seems to have the same, illegal in my opinion, rule as the Turkish federation, I quote: "We would like to mention here that, the Greek sports law, which is similar to the Turkish sports law, strictly declares that all chess players have to ask for the permission of our federation in order to participate in chess tournaments abroad and immediately after GCF has to ask for the permission of the Ministry of Sports, in order to send players to international tournaments in other countries." An interesting law. I wonder if it will hold in the European Court of Human Rights. As far as I know, citizens of the established members of the European Union have more or less the right to work in any other country of the Union. But however it may be, this Greek law (as quoted in the said statement) doesn't say anything about the possibility of excluding non-Greek players from tournaments within Greece. So why should Atalik (quote) be "... obligated to inform both our federation and the organizers of the 2012 Kavala open that he is punished by his federation"?
The Greek federation itself says it has no legal obligation: "In conclusion, the above mentioned decision of our Federation's Board was taken by the logic that as we expect the foreign federations to respect our laws and regulations, we should also respect theirs". (That would have been too bad for Korchnoi in the 1970's!) And they were not forced in any way by the Turks to do it, I quote again: "...acceptance of the Turkish Chess Federation's request (and not demand, as wrongly translated..."
This means that the organisers in Kevala were not in any way, legally or according to the Greek federation's rules, forced to withdraw the invitation to Atalik. As I understand it, the GCF Vice President Mr. Vasilis Theodoridis is also directly responsible for the Kevala Open.
So the Kevala organisers deliberately violate the FIDE rules: "An organizer of a chess competition has the right to invite any chess player he chooses. Once an invitation has been issued and accepted, it must not be withdrawn." Can't be clearer than that, and they give all the proof themselves.
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2 years 5 months ago
as someone already pointed out, "yazici-makropoulos". both FIDE vice-presidents... doesn't it ring a bell? I'd be surprised had Atalik not faced any kind of problem in Greece...
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Letter GM Suat Atalik Chalkida Chess Academy and to Mr.Tsounis
To the organizers of Negroponte Open,
to Halkida Chess Academy and to Mr.Tsounis,
Dear Sirs,
by this letter I would like to inform you about my withdrawal from the coming Negroponte Open 2012. I have come up with this important decision especially not to make trouble for the organisers and the organisation since I have seen in Greek Chess media serious threat to the organisation by GCF President Makropoulos. If I would have played, he and GCF would try not to make tournament considered for ELO calculations,deprive the organisers from digital boards and clocks as much as I have read in Greek media.
I have really appreciate the heroic support of Mr. Tsounis and unfortunately the internationally illegal decision of Greek Chess Federation boycotting me from Greek tournaments this summer deprived Negroponte Open from its last winner's participation.
I, as a respectful person for the laws, rules and regulations, claim by this letter that I will continue to search for the justice about the issue in such a way it will not hurt the strongest ever open and its respected organisers. That I also mention by this letter that despite of not playing the event I will be present in the opening ceremony and the first round of Negroponte 2012 to support Mr.Tsounis and all the humble person alia involved with the tournament.
With respect
GM Suat Atalik
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Letter GM Suat Atalik to all chess friends of the world
To all Chess Friends of the World,
as you may have noticed when Greek Chess Federation has come up with extremely unfair boycott on me, GM Suat Atalik, Mr.Giorgios Tsounis stood against it in Greece and his tournament 'Negroponte 2012′ became jeopardised after that.
I will strongly recommend for any chess professional and enthusiast to take part in this lovely Greek Event since year 2010 edition was a great success. Unfortunately standing against Mr. Makropoulos and his unfair deeds is really a heroic act and as much as I see, the invisible tentacles of known FIDE politician and his friends already started to lure many people not to play in this event which may diminish the number of players for no reason.
If you would like to stand against the tyranny, support 'Negroponte 2012′.
Sincerly yours
GM Suat Atalik
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While participants brainstormed, President Tiede took notes.
In the past eight years Luther Seminary's mission to "educate leaders for Christian communities" has meant re-examining what these communities need in their leaders and initiating broad-sweeping curriculum changes to meet these needs. Did the changes work? Luther Seminary sought to find out.
In 1995, Luther Seminary President David Tiede visited seven congregations in the Midwestern and Western United States. He undertook it, he said, "as a Lenten journey by the seminary to listen more than speak, to learn more than teach."
In 1997, three-person teams of seminary faculty, students and staff visited congregations as part of a Lilly grant to evaluate Luther's effectiveness in meeting the needs of its graduates.
Now, five years later, the self-evaluation process continues with an initiative called "Focus on Leadership." Teams from Luther Seminary, led by Dr. Paul Berge, professor emeritus of New Testament, conducted focus groups in 12 congregations. It was a time to find out what the Spirit is saying to the church and also a time to reflect on ways in which Luther
Seminary is responding to the leadership needs of the next generation of church leaders.
On May 8, Luther Seminary invited members of the 12 participating congregations to an on-campus Focus on Leadership Summit. The participants heard a summary of findings, attended chapel and classes, and met in small groups to brainstorm ways Luther Seminary and congregations can work together to train future leaders for mission.
Summit participants had one driving concern for the seminary and the whole church: prayer. God's word is clear: "...ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.
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