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About Chess.com
Chess.com is #1 in online chess... But who are we? Where did Chess.com come from? Where are we going?
The Beginning
Chess.com started in 2005 when two friends — Jay and Erik (that's me!) — decided the world needed a better chess website. We met 10 years earlier in college, where I first became addicted to chess — and Jay was the chess club president. We became friends through our shared passion for the game.
There were places to play online, but none of them felt like home. We imagined a site where people could build their chess home online and all in one place: to play in a safe and friendly environment, find friends, save their games, tell their chess stories, share ideas, and learn from each other.
I was mid-way through a graduate degree at Stanford and all of my classmates were taking jobs in finance or hot tech companies. But I turned down job offers (including Facebook!) to follow the dream of building the greatest chess site the world had ever seen. And I convinced Jay's wife to let him join me! Luckily enough, we found out that "chess.com" was coming available in a bankruptcy auction, and we bought the name.
Over the next several years, Jay and I poured our life savings, our hearts, and most of our waking hours into building Chess.com. But we never imagined what it is today!
Chess.com Today
- Chess.com hosts more than one million chess games every day. It's crazy. Even we can't believe it!
- Chess.com employs more than 40 people as programmers, content editors, and member support. This team is entirely virtual (no office) and represents 12 countries!
- Chess.com supports more than 20 world class chess players, coaches, and professionals by paying them to create awesome content.
Our Values
Chess.com tries to be more than a chess site. We strive to be a community where chess fans from around the world can feel safe and happy while they grow as chess players. Here's what we believe in:
- Kindness: We believe that everyone deserves to be treated with respect. We encourage everyone to follow the golden rule of treating others how you would like to be treated. Be kind!
- Learning: You never lose when you learn! Life and chess are both about learning, growing, experimenting, failing and then getting back up again with greater knowledge and understanding.
- Joy: We believe in fun, smiles, laughter, and in creating enjoyable experiences for everyone. Chess can be pure joy! The beauty of the game and the pure satisfaction of moving chess pieces around a board… exhilarating!
Meet The Team
|Shaun - Director of Support & ChessTV
I wear two hats for Chess.com. First, I'm here to make sure technical problems do not get in the way of your chess experience. Secondly, I edit the chess news articles to make sure their content sparkles. In my personal life I like to play tournament chess (badly), write sci-fi and fantasy literature (slightly better than I play chess), and enjoy long walks on the . . . wait, what is this blurb for again?
|Matt (Patzer24) - Billing & Member Services
I am the man who takes care of your every billing and membership need. I also do a lot of behind the scenes tasks in the up keep of the chess end of things on the website. Chess is my life, that is why I am here, duh! When I am not on here doing what I do you will probably find me at a real life chess tournament.
|Amelia (Calamondin) - Member Support
I help out with member support along with my amazing teammates on Chess.com. We are like the Three Amigos, except there are more than three of us. Wherever there is injustice, we'll be there, whenever there is disconnection, you will find us. . . here. I am highly motivated by gratitude for a job well done. I enjoy mountain biking, going to the beach, hanging out with my nieces, and teaching Public Speaking at the college level. I like collecting jokes, listening to music, and sharing meals with friends. I am a cancer survivor. My ultimate idea of a good time is a spontaneous dance party where there is endless guacamole.
|Jaclyn - Member Support
I work on the small things to keep everyone happy so that you guys can focus on your skills Outside of work, I like spending time with my two dachshunds (Schnitzel and Luna) and keeping up with new technology trends.
|Kisha (Kayt) - Member Support
Hi! Dobry Den! Hola! Hallo! I've been playing chess (F2F and on chess.com) since 2008. (Hey, that rhymes...) I'm a global kind of girl. I'm Panamanian-American! My second home is Czech Republic! I have lived all over the world. Traveling is my second love. My first, of course, is chess When I'm not online at chess.com I am probably: playing my guitar, looking for the next great band, writing your favorite viral web content, editing magazines, knitting, doing yoga, cooking some vegetarian meal, training for half marathons, or running through some terminal in an airport. Really, I'm just your typical girl next door with a chess obsession.
I love helping people and making them happy I'm here to help you whenever you have a question. I also am a firm believer that in order to be happy at life, you should be nice and have fun.
|Josh (BrotherJosh) - Member Support, Live Chess Presenters & ChessTV
I am Joshua Sampson, AKA BrotherJosh. I am a member of the support team and Chess.com/TV Scheduling and producing. In my spare time, I like to spend time with my family and sing Karaoke.
|Matt (Kirkwood) - Member Support
I've been working in the chess world for about 7 years, and with Chess.com since 2014! I mostly help out with supporting you, our members. I'm here to make sure that your experience on Chess.com is the best it can possibly be. In addition to my support role, I help out with Social Media, ChessTV, and special behind the scenes projects that help to make Chess.com better for everyone! I also routinely donate rating points to my opponents in 3|0. The highlight of my chess career was winning the 2010 US Open Bughouse side event, where I carried my partner (GM Hikaru Nakamura) to a shared first place prize of roughly $32.
|Naomi (Blackenne) - Member Support & ChessKid.com
Hey Chessers! I'm just your friendly, neighborhood member support person, here to help you in any way I can. I love to create smiles and hopefully will be able to solve any of your problems =) About me? I love my job, my kid, my dog, my life! I don't have time for much else but if I did, I'd be out riding my motorcycle to the local billiards club to school some boys in 9-ball. Afterwards, I'd sing some karaoke and dance the night away, then fall asleep reading about flying a dragon
The secret to life = be content with what you have, in this, you will find happiness.
|jdcannon - Member Support
I'm JD! You'll see my fingerprints all over the site! I head up the MOD Team, answer support tickets, some video metadata editing and helping Tiger create and update video guides as well as occasionally co-hosting Chess Thearpy and Melik & Me! Like many of you, I'm aspiring to get that coveted NM title! Hopefully in the next couple years!
I wish you all the best of luck and I hope to see you around on Chess.com!
|Michelle (AZMichelle) - Member Support
|Brenda - Member Support
Hello, I'm with Chess.com Support Team! If you have questions or concerns, please ask away! I have 2 beautiful kids who keep me on my toes! On my own time ( if I have any left) I typically end up at a coffee shop! I absolutely love coffee. So If I ever go MIA, you now know where to find me! I'm also a huge fan of inspirational quotes, I feel like they help me see a whole new perspective of life! Here is one of my favorites: "As you get older, what you look like on the outside becomes less and less of an issue, and who you are on the inside becomes the primary point of interest. You eventually realize that beauty has almost nothing to do with looks; it's who you are as a person, how you make others feel about themselves, and most importantly how you feel about yourself."- Unknown.
|Gerard (monitor) - Cheat Detection, Data Analyst + Statistics Research
Monger of cheese, scrumper of fruit, exponent of England, complainer of merit.
|David - Site Moderator and Abuse Monitor
Helping to Keep It Clean by identifying and removing stuff we don't want, like fake spam accounts and other material that I encounter on my chess.com virtual travels.
|Rich - Abuse and Cheat Detection
I keep Chess.com clean and fun for honest players.
|IM DanielRensch - VP of Content & Professional Relations
Try to say "I do chess for a living..." and not smile. You can't. It's impossible. Seriously, I'm the luckiest guy in the room: A Chess Professional who somehow managed to turn his love and knowledge of the game into the best job in the world! Though I don't play much actual chess myself these days, I'm proud to be the guy in charge of all the chess content you enjoy here. I take every chance I get to record videos and host Chess/TV shows myself, but "in between sets", I'm fortunate to work with an amazing team of amazing people doing amazing things.
Love the wife. Love the kids. Love the life.
|FM MikeKlein - Director of Content
FM stands for Fun Master. My favorite chess piece is the pencil on the scoresheet. I like writing about chess more than playing in tournaments, and Chess.com weirdly allows this blasphemous mindset. I'll take it! I report on tournaments, do live commentary, edit lots of videos and articles, and keep Chesskid.com running smoothly. I'm like a slightly older, less loquacious, lower-rated version of Danny. I like to travel, play tennis, bike, and play with my kitten, Ipso Facto.
|PeterDoggers - Director of Content
Besides many different "little things", I am responsible for keeping you updated on the chess news. As a chess fan I can hardly imagine a better job, so I feel lucky and privileged to be able to do this for a living! I founded ChessVibes.com in 2007. In September 2013, Chess.com "proposed" to ChessVibes, and ChessVibes said yes! My site was acquired, and I was hired full time. The result? A great chess platform with great content (ahum). I live in Amsterdam with my girlfriend and Miep, our lovely cat. I like outdoor activities and (rock) music. And chess, of course!
|Pete - Senior Editor
I am the senior editor at Chess.com.
My duties include managing the content calendar, maintaining editorial quality, and working with the rest of our talented staff to bring you the best chess articles, videos, and news on Chess.com and on its social media.
I am perhaps best-known for my aptly named column, "Pete's Pathetic Chess."
|Michael (mjpennywark) - Video Editor
As a video editing guru, I put together the videos and make ChessTV better.
I also direct short films and enjoy writing for a variety of publications. I'm often found in the gym when not playing chess or spending time with my awesome wife.
|Sofia (sofiawahdat) - Video Editor
I do video editing for the awesome chess.com users looking to learn chess from some incredible masters. I was born and raised in the NY Metropolitan area, but I love to travel. My two favorite countries that I have visited are Lebanon and Incredible India, but I look forward to traveling to many more spell-binding countries soon! I am about to be married to my king and hope to have a few pawns running around soon after.
|NM Sam Copeland - Assistant Editor
For as long as I can remember, I've been enthusiastically blundering pieces. Gradually, my zeal for chess has lead me to more opportunities as a chess coach, instructor, and writer. In 2014, I started a company, Strategery: Chess and Games, to teach children in my hometown how to play the royal game.
Chess.com has been both my favorite place to play and train chess and my best resource for private and group coaching, and I'm excited to work for the Chess.com team, helping to edit and write some of the great content chess.com puts out every day."
|Jay - CTO
Here from the beginning! I guide the company in the right direction on the tech front. I love to golf and play video games!
|Ben (bcurtis) - Director of Engineering
I'm one of the website developers, coding on Chess.com since just a few months after it was born. I fix things and build foundation-level stuff, and if I do it right then you won't notice much except a general increase in awesome. Outside of work, I write screenplays and am finishing my first novel — it must be a long-term passion, because I've been "finishing" it for years now.
|Marcos - Senior PHP Developer
I'm in charge of creating awesome features and fixing bugs on the website. When I'm not coding, I like to spend time with my family or drive to beautiful places near my city (beach or mountains). I like music, good food and tv shows. I'm a huge beatles fan.
|Chuck (termleech) - Web Dev
I began my interest in computers at an early age spending hours hacking away on my Commodore 64. I consider myself a jack of all programming languages and master of none. Before coming to chess.com I was working on my own startup focused on mobile web apps for small businesses. I am married with two beautiful children. I hail from the US Midwest. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my kids, cycling and playing football and baseball with my son. I'm also a certified BBQ judge and spend many weekend during the summer judging contests.
|Yuri (yneves) - Front-end and Javascript developer
I've been a chess.com enthusiast long before i joined the team and i'm very excited to be part of it now. When i'm not coding professionaly, i'm coding for fun or getting a new tattoo.
|Slavko - Front-end Developer
Every specialist has their own priorities at work. The most important principle for me is to be detail-oriented. I am sure that the sense of easy intuitive interface is in details. Each pixel plays its own role.
|Brian (echosa) - Developer
I've been programming for fun since the mid 90's and professionally since 2000. I enjoy learning and trying new languages and software, and I always find something new to apply to what I already know. Here at Chess.com, I work mostly as a PHP developer, but I also toss my hat into the front-end arena as well. Outside of work, when I'm not programming for fun, I'm a musician, a lyricist, a dragon collector, and occasionally a haiku writer. I also enjoy curling, Dota 2, and tea… lots and lots of tea.
|Dan (pawnmorphy) - Developer
I'm Dan Vignes, born in New Orleans but grew up and reside a few miles east in the city of Pass Christian, MS. I got hooked up with chess.com by replying to a really old job advertisement and talking with Erik for a few months! I've been brought on as a Web Developer and you'll probably see me first doing things like getting master games rocking, random tickets, and some cool features coming down the pipe. I've been a professional developer for 12+ years, all over the place stack wise, and I couldn't be more pumped to be a part of the team! When I'm not dev'ing I enjoy aggravating my two little girls and wife, doing things around my community, and of course playing Chess!
|Michael - PHP Developer
A programmer by trade, an amateur musician, photographer, cook, board and video gamer, productivity nut and incredibly lucky husband.
Interested in the internet from the beginning. It's a privilege to have seen the world both before and after the internet changed it. When interviewing for my first job with a tech company, the hiring manager specifically remarked, "you really love internet." It seemed strange to hear it then, but in retrospect it was a most keen observation.
|Aleksandar (trockey89) - Developer
All around back-end developer. If I'm not coding, I'm either eating or driving. Going wherever I can go, enjoying nature and medieval architecture (and often combining it with coding).
|Albert (ajessu) - PHP Developer
I'm a Web Developer usually found working with PHP and Symfony. When not in front of a computer, I enjoy the outdoors, football (the kicking the ball kind), traveling and learning about new things and cultures.
|Michael (kalifg) - Developer
Husband and father to two beautiful daughters and six quirky canines.
Testing/ Caching/ Doctrine/ MySQL guy. DevOps/Tools contributor. I enjoy working in multiple different languages and debugging tricky issues.
|Slava (slavchoo) - PHP Developer
|ShonM - PHP Developer
|Vladimir (vladapopster) - PHP Developer
Developing web applications by using PHP is my main occupation in last five years. I am passionate about Web technologies and creating new features on the Internet and make it a better place to live in. I am helping Chess.com to provide better API integration within our system. I am Web Developer, coming from Belgrade, Serbia. When I am not programming, I like to spend some time with my two awesome kids, enjoying in long mountain walks, sports, fishing, hanging out with my friends. Also I like to travel and meet other cultures and new peoples.
|Zarko (zarkostankovic86) - PHP Developer
I'm the guy who brings modern RESTful API to awesome Chess.com platform so our mobile applications get even better! Very passionate programmer, good friend, like to play sports, travel, hang out with my friends and everything that is considered good in life I also play guitar and since music is one of the most important things in my life, I like to play it often
|Ivan (lackovic10) - PHP Developer & ChessKid.com PHP Developer
I work on developing features for the next version of chess.com including articles, news, lessons... I am also helping the new API team fix bugs and build a new version of the API. I like to play all kinds of sports, mostly basketball, tennis, handball etc, and also like to travel a lot and party
|Adrian (chirieac) - JavaScript, WebGL/Flash Developer
I'm building a cool 3D chess board using WebGL. I'm a man who likes cats, wolf howls and tries to improve himself!
Roland - Director of Research
Among the many many qualifications that typically do not appear on my resume, I:
I also consider myself to be a professional yodeler, because someone once bought me a drink after karaoke, which is technically compensation.
Nathan - Engine Master
As a kid, I was given an Apple II computer, and I haven't stopped programming since. I've always enjoyed playing chess, but I was never all that good, so I decided to make a chess engine instead. Here at Chess.com, I have the tremendous blessing of getting paid to have fun tinkering on chess engines.
I grew up in the Midwest, but I've spent the last few years living in beautiful parts of Asia. Besides chess and programming, I love spending time with my wonderful wife and kids.
Martyn - Front-end Developer
Andy - Full-stack Developer
I'm a front-end developer who absolutely loves chess. It's been enlightening to work with such forward-thinking people, on a game that I love and truly believe in, is a dream come true.
Goran - Developer
Programmer dedicated to jank-busting throughout the website therefore making chess.com the ideal place for all chess lovers. Dragonfly enthusiast, chasing Odonata across Europe with my beloved girlfriend.
Marko - Full-stack Developer
I solve problems, as Mr. Winston Wolfe would say - the only difference is I solve programming problems.
Vitaliy - PHP Developer
I am in charge of moving the site to new engine, making things fast and reliable. Beside the work I am just a family guy.
Saša - Developer
When you play chess from the comfort of your home chair know that there is an awesome team behind it which takes care that it runs smoothly behind the scenes. I am a small piece of that puzzle.
|Piotr - Live Chess Architect
I've been here from the very beginning mainly focused on Live Chess (my passion) and coordinating all related projects and working with amazing people. I like photography and playing board games and I love to spend time with my family.
|Gena (gena_s) - Live Chess Developer
I'm part of Live Chess server team. Clean code is my passion. Besides work (and playing chess, of course) I like to ride my bike around the city and play different active sports outside
|Pablo (pablosaraiva) - Live Chess Developer
I work on the back-end, creating integration tests for the Live Chess. I have worked at Phoenix Online Studios, Banco do Brasil, Muvuca Games. I like to improve code quality and to play video games, real time strategy and turn based strategy games and also card and board games. Follow me on twitter - @pablosaraiva" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> @pablosaraiva
|Milan - Live Chess Developer
I enjoy travelling and meeting new people. Like spending hours thinking about efficiency and low latency.
|Matias (shadowc) - JavaScript & Live Chess Developer
I work with all things Live Chess and blame Internet Explorer for all my bugs! I'm also a pianist and composer, former classical and now a rock/pop artist.
|Nikolay (rododin) - Live Chess Developer
I'm a Java Developer focused on LiveChess server, LiveChess Client API and other stuff like Chess Bots (computer players), monitoring applications, etc. I'm also a fan of Star Wars May the Force be with You!
|Tony R - Lead Android Developer
While my main interest is backgammon, I consider chess to be an interesting challenge.
Before I was a software developer, I was an urban planner -- think SimCity, but more meetings. I wanted to save the world, but mostly saved people from the scourge of their neighbors' sheds.
Given the large and well-known overlap between planning and programming, I took to the latter readily, and now find myself leading Chess.com's Android team. Couldn't be happier!
|Vladimir M - Android Developer
I'm a Java and Android Developer and I enjoy working at the best company in the world! :-) I live in Ukraine but speak Russian. I spend my free time with my daughter and wife.
|Mikael - Senior Android Developer
Some years ago I gave my contact information to Erik for "future purposes", I was not applying for a job. I just wanted to give Chess.com a heads-up about my strong interest in chess and what I could potentially bring to the table in the future! I only work part-time, and I'm mainly focusing on software architecture and looking into how the architecture of the Android app can be improved! As mentioned, I only work part-time; my main job is as an Android developer and Scrum Master at a company named Ustwo, mostly known to the public for the game Monument Valley! At the moment I work on an app for BMW who is the biggest client we have in our Nordic studio in Sweden, which is where I live. Before Ustwo I've worked at BlackBerry and at a company named TAT and in all of my 10 years in the business I've worked side-by-side with top-class designers, heavily focused on user interfaces, which is my strongest domain. Outside work, chess plays a huge part of my life, and has been since I started playing at the age of nine. Being president of our local club and also teaching chess to kids, as well as being an avid player myself!
|Sebastian - Android Developer
I enjoy solving problems, and programming is my favourite tool. Whether it is with Java, Python, Kotlin or something else is secondary. In a free time I like taking photos, since it is good to have a hobby that is easy to explain and showcase
|Pedro - iOS Developer
I'm an iOS developer who likes to lay out user interfaces until they look pixel perfect! I also like learning about new technologies, and making sure that coding standards and best practices are being followed. I also like developing and designing games! In my free time I love to watch and play soccer, and to goof around with my nephews!
|Faisal - iOS Developer
I work on iPhone/iPad app and serving Chess.com users is the best feeling I've ever had throughout my career. I think that the universe is a discrete continuity system where every distance is infinite and zero at the same time. Yeap, that's right. I'm crazy!
|Anton - iOS Developer
I'm an iOS developer and a mathematician (or mathemagician if I'm feeling funny that day). Here at Chess.com (the best place to work in the world) I work mainly on front-end features for iPhones and iPads, so if you can think of something to make our app even more mind-bogglingly awesome than it already is, hit me up!
|Bojan - ChessKid.com PHP Developer
I'm working every day to make ChessKid.com more and more amazing, and I'm happy to be a member of such a great team! I love to play soccer and I'm playing it from my age of 8, in last 14 years I'm an active player of a local club. Beside sports, I like to travel and visit new places and learn about cultures, hang out with friends, watch a good movie or tv show for relaxing.
|Rafa - ChessKid.com Front-end Developer
After playing chess on Chess.com for some years, I started to work for ChessKid.com as frontend developer... and I'm so happy! I really enjoy making our page look awesome and helping those little masters to improve their chess skills. I've also been a musician for more than the half of my life - a drummer, precussionist, music producer and DJ. I live in Berlin, where I have several music projects with my friends, rock and electronic ones. My life swings between my work at Chess.com and my music. Chess, love and rock'n'roll!
|Rodrigo - ChessKid.com PHP Developer
I work on developing ChessKid, improving the site and adding new features! For fun I like to learn a little about everything, play and watch soccer, and travel to chess tournaments with my love Vanessa. We met at a local chess club here in Miami and now we have a lovely family.
|Igor - Systems Administrator
I take care of the servers/network/backups and other systems infrastructure stuff. When not working I either spend time with my family or do an occasional outdoors recreational activity.
|Bogdan - Developer
I have been coding ever since I got my first computer back in '97. My favourite language, by far, is JavaScript... Besides chess and programming, I am big fan of martial arts, have been training MMA for 2 years now. I am cofounder of JSBelgrade where we host meetups and teach people how to code. Also, I love DoTa and I am happily married.
|Ivan P - Developer (GameIQ.com & Gambit.com)
I work on Gambit.com and GameIQ.com
|Goran G - Software Developer (GameIQ.com & Gambit.com)
Building things at Gambit.com and GameIQ.com
|Michael (DeepGreene) - Chess.com Project Manager & Social Media
In return for helping to design cool new features, I get to play with them first - and then tease everyone about it on Facebook & Twitter. I actually do still enjoy chess quite a bit, but I also love to stay a few steps ahead of my inner lazy slob by running at least 20 miles a week.
|Christine (ChessKidGirl) - ChessKid.com Project Manager
I reach out to schools and youth organizations across the country & around the world - to introduce them to ChessKid.com and show how their students can learn and connect through chess. If you work with a large scholastic program, I'm here to help get your program organized, active, and make ChessKid.com easy to use. I'm also lucky to represent ChessKid.com in person at on-site events and tournaments. Stop by & say hi!
|Dallin (ignoble) - Web & Interaction Designer
I do my best to help make Chess.com simple, easy, and fun to use. My passions in life include spending time with my wife and kids, running, cycling, snowboarding, hiking, camping, sushi, experiential learning, and creating cool stuff.
|Marina (Marinche88) - Graphic Artist
I'm a graphic designer, loving everything related to design, art and travel. Worked on lots of amazing projects, most notable are Gambit and now Chess.com. In my free time I enjoy drawing and painting or spending time with my fiancé and my two Beagles Molly and Fanta.
|Aleksandar (RiAsta) - Visual Developer
Everything you see on Chess.com and ChessKid.com website and apps, got its' looks thanks to design team. Well, I am proud to be part of it! I do my best to make flawless visual experiences and intuitive web and app interfaces, and I enjoy very much doing that. Hope you guys enjoy using new Chess.com as much as we did making it!
|Nasar (NasarUllahKhan) - ChessKid.com Graphic Artist
I work as an artist for ChessKid.com. I create cartoon illustrations and do short animations of chess pieces and try bring them to life. I love to create art, cartoons, games and eat pizza :-). Its been awesome experience working with Chess.com team!
|Matt T - Video Animation
I do motions designs & explainer videos. My passions in life: cycling, boxing, playing music & spending time with my wife.
|Christoffer - Quality Assurance
|Stefan - Translation Manager
A multilingual chess enthusiast who likes to combine his passions to make awesome things happen. What you should know about me: Jeg elsker sjakk og språk! but don't quote me on that, I'm still learning Norwegian.
If I'm not playing chess, I'm busy managing things related to Chess.com translation. If I'm not translating… well, I'm playing chess!
|Tyler (ChessKingT) - Quality Assurance
I started here at Chess.com back in 2015 with the simple task of conducting Chess.com V3 QA and mobile testing on it's (at the time) newly redesigned apps for both iOS and Android. Now, you can literally say I'm everywhere on a variety of platforms. Now, I'm a big part of ChessKid QA and it's apps, GameIQ QA (our cross-platform gaming "sister-site"), as well as the main chess.com site. I also moderate for Chess.com in my spare time (when I'm not helping test and find bugs) and do my best to answer your questions in the forums and in Live Chess. On the side, I'm an aspiring programmer in languages such as Twig, Symfony (PHP), and Javascript, as well as a tech podcaster and twitch streamer on the side. When I'm not online, I'm a student, and spend time with my family and our two amazing dogs, and play chess (of course). I'm also on Twitter - @chesskingt.
|Timothy - QA, Moderator, Gambit.com Consultant
I have the privilege of making sure everything works as expected over at Chess.com's sister site GameIQ.com. I handle bug and user reports, review changes, suggest improvements, and do my best to keep the site free of users who would try to detract from the enjoyment of all the other players. Look for me near the top of the leaderboards!
Born and raised in San Francisco, I'm currently a student studying Economics, Environmental Economics, Anthropology, and Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations. Some of my more interesting abilities that sadly don't make it on my résumé include: gold panning, hula-hooping, playing the didgeridoo, and reading Ancient Egyptian.
When my chess itch needs a good scratch you can find me here helping our awesome moderation team. While I'm no master (yet!) I've been playing since the age of four and currently teach my university's chess class.
|Tessa - ChessKid.com Director of Social Media Marketing & Engagement
Hi, my name is Tessa! I am in charge of the ChessKid.com social media posts and conversations. My job is to stay connected with chess education and Chess Kids around the world in order to share info, pictures, and news that will benefit teachers, coaches, and parents of ChessKids. As a professional singer-songwriter, I spend the rest of my time performing and making music in whatever ways I can. Which reminds me, I also get to write/sing parody songs about chess - https://youtu.be/Ut22hTc0Qdw!
|mathguyma - Abuse Detection Advisor
I love playing chess and interacting with various people from all walks of life. Look forward to making new friends.
|Erik - CEO
My job is to hire people smarter than me - and I did! I am the luckiest person in the world to work with such amazing people on such a meaningful project like Chess.com. I am an avid chess player and love meeting random players from around the world - maybe I will see you over the board!
|Misi - Advisor
I am an advisor to Chess.com. I believe that the modern Internet is perfect for intellectual gaming and chess is the most popular human mind game. An avid chess fan and player myself, I am very enthusiastic about the success of Chess.com and enjoy my role in helping the team. I am Hungarian/Russian and I work in venture capital where I get to meet and help many talented entrepreneurs.
|Brenan - Operations & Growth
I manage our ad inventory, demand generation, marketing optimization, and general business operations. I'm a professional snow/skateboarder; not in the sense that I actually get paid to do it or that I am any good, but I do handle myself professionally. Fortunately, I love internet business and marketing too!
|David K - Marketing, Analytics, and Growth
I started in the chess world when I was 4 years old and at 15 I discovered my passion for the business and marketing world, specially applied to chess. After so many great experiences, I am really proud to be able to contribute to the best chess website in the world in the areas of Online Marketing, Analytics, Business Intelligence and growth strategies.
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Nationally known speaker Charlotte Strickland will lecture on "True Values" beginning at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1, at Pulaski Technical College's Campus Center lecture hall, 3000 West Scenic Drive.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
Strickland, a native of Little Rock, lives in Conway and serves as the university trainer at the University of Central Arkansas. She spent 20 years in higher education, coordinating orientations, ethics courses and leadership training seminars.
Her "True Values" lecture on Nov. 1 will offer diversity training in an interactive, non-threatening, self-exploratory manner. The session includes numerous exercises and discussions on the benefits of diversity.
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Tech Savvy: To spam or not to spam
H i i there Tech Savvy fans! This week I thought it would be great fun to take a look at something that everyone is familiar with — Spam.
Sure, you may say that it's a terrible thing and that we need to avoid it at all costs. Phooey, I say! There may be detractors but I find Spam comforting in an odd way. It has stood the test of time and it has affected everyone from our Armed Forces to the road warriors on the streets. Some might even admit an addiction to Spam, they just can't get enough. It's easy enough to see why, despite its over-salted flavor and that curious jelly that with the sound it makes coming out of that tin, you have to ... what? You don't mean that kind of Spam? Well, why didn't you say so!
OK, onto the spam that affects our taste buds in the tech world. Just like the culinary mainstay, everyone has had a run in with spam. It invades our inbox on a daily basis, sometimes malicious, sometimes harboring a virus but always annoying.
I am fortunate enough to participate in a volunteer group led by the Brainerd Chamber called the Go Social committee. The first Thursday of every month we host a morning session that is dedicated to exploring many different areas of how the changing world of social media and technology is changing the way we do business. Everyone is welcome to attend and the meetings are held at 7:15 a.m. at the Arrowwood Lodge in Baxter, visit the Chamber's website for more info on how you can join us. It's a great opportunity to learn about some of the new things coming down the road and the round-table format ensures that everyone gets to benefit from each other's expertise in multiple areas. I would strongly encourage any Tech Savvy fans who work with tech or media in their job consider attending, you'll probably see me there, and I'd love to meet you if you can join us.
The last session we had focused on email blasts and some of the best practices and tips that we could come up with. One of the areas we spent a fair amount of time on was the dreaded spam filter and how a single word can determine if our email gets read. This got me thinking later on about how in this day and age spam has invaded not only our inbox, but also many other aspects of our tech lives. Let's break it down.
Email spam
OK, here is the obvious one. You open your inbox and all you see are subject headers filled with promised of free products, enhancements and vacations. You then have to spend the next hour of your life — that you'll never get back — sorting, unsubscribing and deleting each piece of junk. At best it's just a waste of your time. However, social interaction is the most common way that hackers can steal your identity — clicking on rogue links can expose your personal information for the taking.
So, how can you determine the risks? For the most part you will recognize spam that is malicious (contains risks or viruses) because it's insanely obvious. Example: "Deer Sir or Madam, I wish most respectful to ask your favor in helping reach children for best quality education. Please send contact and check for $30 US dollar to allow shipping your new help kit." Spam? Ya, you betcha, and anytime they ask for money, you're in trouble. Remember hearing about that poor, deposed, Nigerian prince that only needs your help in raising enough money to reclaim his crown?
Many of you read these and laugh at how ludicrous they sound — let's be honest, my grammar isn't that poor and my English teachers will be the first to tell you I was no grammar star. I read something interesting a while back that said if these sound so painfully obvious that only the most gullible will take action, that is precisely what the hope is. The truth of the matter is that these identity thieves use tactics that target the most vulnerable online users.
More common than the malicious spam is just your plain, old fashioned, I'm-a-snake-oil-product-buy-me. These are the emails you get that say you have to act now to get a free vacation, or that this miracle pill will make you lose weight and become irresistible to the opposite sex. Anyone who has had an email for more than a couple years, or since the 90s, gets these kinds of emails on a regular basis. While these are not things that will harm your computer, they're still annoying. So, let's take a look at how we can eliminate some of this clutter.
Every single email program has a spam filter. If you're still getting a ton of these messages it just means that you need to adjust your settings. Most often the spam filter interface is either a slider bar or a level selector that you adjust based on your perception of spam. Your filter will block some newsletters you actually do want to receive unless you reduce the restrictions on your settings. You may also miss emails from new acquaintances or friends because your filter doesn't recognize the contact and thinks it is spam.
Another way to deal with this is to "whitelist" these messages — this basically tells your spam filter that this particular message is not spam. This creates a safe list, or creates a contact, that your filter will recognize and allow through.
Similarly, you can also "blacklist" emails if you believe they are junk, this is also commonly known as "mark as spam" and will identify messages from that sender's email address as junk.
One request from all of us legitimate businesses out there, if you wish you stop receiving our emails, please "unsubscribe" rather than marking it as junk. It will accomplish the same thing but emails that are marked as junk will accumulate a reputation for the sender that makes it increasingly difficult to provide legitimate information to opt in subscribers.
Social spam
Another rapidly growing method of spam is social spam. Have you noticed lately how your Facebook feed, not just the ads on the side, is being filled more and more with "sponsored" links?
Wait a minute you say, don't you sell advertising and isn't this really just another form of advertising? Well, yes and no. Yes, it is a form of advertising and technically anything that you do that you pay for to promote a product is advertising. But where I draw the difference line is in what those ads have been promoting. If I don't find the advertising in my feed relevant to me, or directly applicable, I view that as spam. It is surprising that, with Facebook in particular, they are not targeting the ads a little better. Having used their PPC ad program before, one of their main proponents was their ability to use the demographic info to serve their ads to the right people. To date, the ads that appear in my news feed are completely worthless to me, therefore they are spam.
Unfortunately, at this point there isn't a whole lot you can do about avoiding this and it seems like it's just going to get worse. Thanks, Facebook, once again you've done something that everyone hates.
App spam
OK, so it's not like my phone automatically downloads junk I don't need or apps I won't use. I do a pretty good job of that on my own and that contributes to what I call app spam. You're on your phone, browsing the app store or the market and you find yourself inexplicably downloading every single app related to recipes, zombies or Gangam Style. It's fun for a while but all of a sudden you open up your phone one day and you realize that your entire phone has been invaded by junk apps and you can't find the ones that you really need.
There are also increasing reports of actual apps that make it into the market or store that actually contain malware (malicious software) that infects your phone and does weird things like sending text messages to every single contact you have. Like, a million text messages to every contact you have. Ouch.
Do yourself a favor and tidy up your apps every once in a while and pay attention to the ratings of the apps. If you're getting less than four stars, take a moment and read some of the reviews and see what's going on. Four star minimums seem a little high? See for yourself, it's been my experience that anything less than 4 stars means they are either behind in developing for the latest OS version, or they have a glitchy program to begin with.
Facebook, stop commercializing my feed. Like I mentioned in the column, Facebook is increasingly commercializing the News Feed with sponsored ads and garbage. I don't know about the rest of you, but I don't go on FB to get pummeled with pleas to join the latest Mob War, or Farmville Frenzy. I like my social network to be, well, social. Don't get me wrong, I love the idea of businesses using FB and other social media to interact with their customers but do it responsibly and use social media to generate conversations with your customers and have a real conversation.
I never thought I would see the day I would wish that my News Feed would be filled with "stoopid" cat memes again but Facebook, you've proved me wrong. I'll take a "can haz cheezeburger" over Slotomania inundation any day.


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Makes me wonder if the infedels (like us) are welcome there; or do we get spanked by the mods for speaking the truth about guns.....
Found this site with various subjects for downloads (books, articles, etc.)
Free Downloads
I haven't gone through everything and some are not updated, but still lotsa info.
When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America , you get a front row seat. - George Carlin
Makes me wonder if the infedels (like us) are welcome there; or do we get spanked by the mods for speaking the truth about guns.....
Boatload of good info in one place. Thanks!
Damn Yankees!
I downloaded every one of those onto a flash drive, put it in two ziplock bags and stuffed it in my backpack. There is some good stuff in there, worth one ounces of weight and two more ziplock bags. EVERYTHING gets a ziplock, those things are great to have when you want to save a liver and a heart but don't want to just drop 'em in your pocket. I put ziplock bags into a ziplock bag.
Whatever site I read it on as a members tag line, it's the truest statement ever made.
"Our forefathers would have been shooting by now"
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There is some good stuff here. Thanks Black Blade.
What ya gonna read it on?I downloaded every one of those onto a flash drive, put it in two ziplock bags and stuffed it in my backpack
Hate to say it but paper is the only really viable medium for these materials.
Think it through. You may be able to read them during "Day 1". What happens if there is no more power and you are now ready to plant your seeds (you DO have seeds, right). You going to run your generator with the VERY PRECIOUS fuel you may have to fire up your laptop?!? Oh yeah, you going to be carrying your laptop? Sure, I wish that made sense - I have a library full on mine. I don't think that it does make sense to rely on the ability to leverage electronic assets in any sort of scenario where I really need the reference.
You need to learn it. If every one learned and became proficient in the areas that interested them, the nation would be much better off.
If you're in a vehicle or fixed location, a laptop is a viable option. Recharging the battery can be done whenever the vehicle is run, a generator is used for other purposes, or better yet a small solar panel. Even if you're on foot, a thumb drive is about equivalent to a pack of gum, size and weight wise. Tossing one in your kit for possible future use is no great hardship. In the meantime before SHTF you can study the material.
But a laptop is not an option in an EMP situation. If you are going to be prepared for all circumstances, then paper is your best bet. And not just any paper - you'll want to get 100% cotton rag acid-free paper. Normal copy paper has acid that will cause the print to face and the paper itself to fall apart.
You can print and bind your own books - look it up; it's easy. I've done a bunch of home book-binding. Keeps things a lot neater than loose-leaf notebooks.
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I just got my sidearm and man is that a piece of art....I don't have that much skill in painting (thats why I got Wicked Beard and GCNgamer commissioned) and was wondering if any one has the color scheme (exact color) and tips on weathering. SEEKERs weathering job is fantastic and that is the look I'm going for. Any help, tips, suggestions, techniques to get the weathered look would be helpful. I want to do this blaster justice and want to feel like I did something for my ESB suit.... I wanted to move away from his thread and give his blaster a new thread on how to make it look sharp.....thanks in advance
1 more thing...how/what did you use to drill out the hole for the alum to screw in. A drill bit?


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Re: st: newey v.s. ivregress 2sls, vce(hac nw)
"Brian P. Poi" <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: newey v.s. ivregress 2sls, vce(hac nw)
Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:57:36 -0500
On 09/11/2012 03:02 PM, Narita, Futoshi wrote:
Dear statalisters,
I have greatly benefitted from the following very useful thread:
But, I have come up with one question as follows:
Why do we get different standard errors when we use "newey, lag(xx)" and " ivregress 2sls, vce(hac nw xx)"?
The above-mentioned thread seems to claim that "ivregress 2sls" is used to calculate HAC standard errors and if we choose "nw" option, it should calculate the same standard errors as "newey" does. But, the results are different.
Please run the following example (based on the one in the cited thread) to see the discrepancies:
// Begin example
freduse GDPC96 PCECC96
gen t = qofd(daten)
format t %tq
drop date*
tsset t
gen y = ln(GDPC96)
gen c = ln(PCECC96)
ivreg2 c y L(-4/4)D.y, bw(14) robust
ivregress 2sls c y L(-4/4)D.y, vce(hac nw 13)
newey c y L(-4/4)D.y, lag(13)
// End example
The first two estimation results are identical, but the last one is slightly different from others. I set ivreg2's "bandwidth" to be correctly corresponding to "lag"s (i.e., bw = lag + 1).
I have my own Mata code that calculates Newey-West standard errors, based on the formula in Hayashi (2000). My code gives me exactly the same results as "newey" does. So, then, do "ivregress" and "ivreg2" use a different formula? I tried to replace the denominator ("n" versus "n-j") but didn't get it matched (though my code may have errors).
I would really appreciate it if anybody could tell me the reason of the discrepancies and/or could help solve my possible misunderstanding.
The difference really is just a degree-of-freedom adjustment. By default, -ivreg2- and -ivregress- report large-sample statistics that do not adjust for degrees of freedom, while -newey- reports small-sample statistics that do adjust. -ivreg2- and -ivregress- both accept a 'small' option to get small-sample statistics, and when you use that option, you get the same results as -newey-:
. ivreg2 c y L(-4/4)D.y, bw(14) robust small
. ivregress 2sls c y L(-4/4)D.y, vce(hac nw 13) small
. newey c y L(-4/4)D.y, lag(13)
produce identical standard errors.
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UGC NET results: rules altered, candidates disaffected
After publication of the UGC NET results, UGC has allegedly altered the qualification norms.
New Delhi: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has published the National Eligibility Test (NET) results on September 18. After publication of the results, UGC allegedly altered the qualification norms by stating that candidates belonging to the general category needed to score an aggregate of 65 per cent for all three of the NET's papers to become eligible for college and university lectureship. This has led to disaffection among those who appeared for the test.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) results for the National Eligibility Test (NET) are available at http://ugcnetonline.in/Result_june2012.pdf. Candidates can tally their roll numbers against those declared selected. About 5,71,627 candidates sat for the test on June 24, 2012.
43,957 candidates have qualified the test and as many as 3,625 candidates have qualified for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), a UGC statement released earlier read.


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"We may not think about them often," says the American Chemistry Council, "but versatile plastics inspire countless innovations that help make life better, healthier and safer every day." In this view, plastics provide cheap, hygienic, lightweight, and convenient materials for a growing economy. But plastics are turning out to be anything but convenient.
In 2010, American manufacturers produced over 51 million tons of plastic. That same year, American households threw away (not recycling) over half that amount. What are the costs and effects of this kind of waste in our daily lives? What can you personally do to protect the environment and your health?
Join us for a comprehensive review of research on plastic in the oceans, plastic toxicity, the costs of disposability, and ways that we each can shift to more life-sustaining materials. Local leaders in health, conservation, and resource recovery will describe issues and solutions to the plague of plastic pollution.
For students, teachers, business managers and owners, civic leaders, citizen activists, and anyone interested in sustainable living.
Introduction & film night. $10 donation. Reserve your seat here.
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|NHL trade deadline update: Bruins deal Maxime Sauve for Rob Flick in minor league swap
|04.03.13 at 1:24 pm ET
On a slow deadline day so far, the Bruins made the first splash, although it was a small one: TSN's Darren Dreger reports the B's have sent Maxime Sauve to the Blackhawks for Rob Flick in a minor league deal.
Sauve, 23, has 10 goals and 13 assists in 52 games with the Providence Bruins. Flick, 22, has three goals, two assists and 97 penalty minutes in 51 games with the AHL's Rockford Ice Hogs. Neither is considered a top prospect.
'¢ Dreger also reports that the Predators have sent 34-year-old defenseman Scott Hannan to San Jose for a conditional sixth/seventh-round draft pick.
Hannan was drafted by the Sharks in the first round (23rd overall) back in 1997, and he played for them through the 2006-07 season. He has since played for the Avalanche, Capitals and Flames before landing with the Predators this season.
A defense-oriented blueliner, Hannan has one assist and no goals through 29 games in Nashville. He has 33 goals and 165 assists in 937 career games. The Sharks recently dealt physical defenseman Douglas Murray to the Penguins, and Hannan could fill the role he vacated for the Sharks, who are in sixth place in the West.
'¢ TSN's Bob McKenzie reports that the last-place Panthers have sent winger Jerred Smithson to Edmonton for a draft pick. ESPN's Pierre LeBrun confirms that the pick is a fourth-rounder.
Smithson, 34, has two goals and three assists in 35 games in Florida this year. This is his first full season with the Panthers, as he came over from Nashville last year after six years with the Predators.
In 578 career games, Smithson has 38 goals and 57 assists for 95 points.


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Roots of Impunity
Sidebar: Verbatim: Threats, Promises, and Fears
"No half-hearted police measures or words of consolation from the highest offices in the land will suffice in the aftermath of the brutal treatment meted out to journalist Umar Cheema of The News."
—Editorial in the newspaper Dawn condemning the September 2010 abduction and beating of Cheema. Intelligence agents were suspected in the attack. No arrests were made.


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SANTA CLARA -- The 49ers defense is upholding its tough-guy reputation, regardless of who's starting, backing up or merely auditioning.
Neither Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos nor Alex Smith's Kansas City Chiefs could score a touchdown against the 49ers' top unit. Same goes for whatever reserves took the field.
"It bodes well," 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said after Friday's 15-13 win at Kansas City.
While the 49ers offense scours for receiver help and a reliable No. 2 quarterback, the defense is confirming a sense of depth.
All seven sacks Friday came from backup players: cornerback Perrish Cox (two), nose tackle Mike Purcell and linebackers Parys Haralson, Corey Lemonier, Nate Stupar and Cam Johnson.
"A lot of guys are stepping up and making plays," linebacker Aldon Smith said.
Anyone notice Patrick Willis isn't playing, a result of a broken hand that he should return from in Week 1? Or that No. 3 cornerback Chris Culliver is gone with a season-ending knee injury?
Actually, most of the defensive starters have had mere cameos through two exhibitions, the same as the 49ers' offensive skill-position players. Harbaugh doesn't want anything "freakish" to happen, and if that isn't every team's preseason motto, then the alternative is: "Find depth."
On the defensive line, Demarcus Dobbs, Will Tukuafu and Glenn Dorsey are looking solid, as is Tony Jerod-Eddie, even if he drew a roughing-the-passer penalty against Alex Smith.
The 49ers could use Jerod-Eddie, a 2012 undrafted rookie, to help back up Justin Smith and Ray McDonald. Dobbs is an option there, but he's suspended for Week 1 for a substance-abuse violation. Tank Carradine, a 2013 second-round pick, isn't near ready to return from a knee injury.
"I've learned a lot in the past year from Justin and Ray," Jerod-Eddie said. "It was good to be mentored, and now I can show what they taught me."
Cox's two sacks earned him kudos from Harbaugh, and fellow cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha continued to show the spark and aggressiveness of his Raiders days. Rookie Eric Reid again played with a physical presence at safety.
At outside linebacker, the 49ers look especially deep. Lemonier and Dan Skuta are off to impressive starts, and Haralson has shown that last season's torn triceps is fully healed.
While Willis recovers -- he hasn't practiced in two weeks -- Michael Wilhoite is filling in capably next to NaVorro Bowman, and so is Stupar and rookie Nick Moody.
The defense, simply put, remains an oasis of excellence and confidence while the 49ers tend to their more pressing matters on offense and special teams.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.


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Institute of Texan Cultures' Asian Festival
UTSA's ITC hosts Year of the Ox celebration
By James M. Benavides
Public Affairs Specialist
(Jan. 26, 2009)--Twenty-two years ago, San Antonio's Asian community held what is sometimes described as a family reunion at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Over the years, the event, celebrated near the Chinese or Lunar New Year, outgrew its venue and found a new home at UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures. Today, the Asian Festival is a celebration open to the entire San Antonio community.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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The 22nd Annual Asian Festival is set for 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 31 at UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures, 801 South Bowie St. (at Durango Boulevard).
San Antonio has a vibrant and engaged Asian community with strong ties to its cultural roots. Asian culture in Texas is influenced by traditions from the Silk Road to the Pacific Rim. The annual festival showcases Asian cultures through dance, martial arts, foods, games, fashions, dress and customs.
"The Asian Festival has become an amazing event, teeming with cultural expression and goodwill," said festival director Jo Ann Andera. "We are very appreciative of our Asian community partners who take time to share their traditions with us, from their amazing foods to their beautiful performances."
The festival will feature perennial favorites, such as the San Antonio Lion Dance Association, River City Iaido and Kendo Kyokai, Arathi School of Indian Dance and Hula Halau Ohana Elikapeka. The Asian Festival also will feature a number of informative seminars throughout the day, including lectures on Eastern religions and philosophies, sake tasting and art forms such as Ikebana floral arrangement and bonsai.
In the Chinese zodiac, 2009 marks the Year of the Ox. Oxen are known for their patience and determination. They embody high ideals of loyalty and their work ethic is unmatched. These traits might make them seem strong-minded and stubborn, but there are none more dependable.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for children, seniors and military. For more information, visit the Institute of Texan Cultures Web site or call (210) 458-2300.


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May 27 University Center fire drill is canceled
(May 26, 2005)--A fire drill scheduled for 2 p.m., May 27 in the University Center at the 1604 Campus has been canceled.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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In subsequent months, the safety office will conduct fire drills on a regular basis at the UTSA campuses. Watch UTSA Today for updated information on the fire drill schedule.
For more information on fire drills, contact UTSA fire inspector Steven Libby at (210) 458-6102.


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Hit and Run
In Theaters August 24th
Directed by: Dax Shepard and David Palmer
Written by: Dax Shepard
Featuring: Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, Bradley Cooper, Kristin Chenoweth and Tom Arnold
Plot: Former getaway driver Charlie Bronson (Dax Shepard) jeopardizes his Witness Protection Plan identity in order to help his girlfriend (Kristen Bell) get to Los Angeles. The feds and Charlie's former gang chase them on the road. The film also stars Bradley Cooper, Kristin Chenoweth and Tom Arnold. This laugh- out-loud comedy, in the tradition of THE HANGOVER and WEDDING CRASHERS, will be released this summer.
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Choose Your Own Hotel Adventure
Guests at the Rome Cavalieri luxury hotel who spring for the "Roman Holiday Fantasy," get a professional makeup session, followed by a Vespa tour of the locales featured in the 1953 Audrey Hepburn movie and a driver who doubles as the camera-toting paparazzo.
The package is one of many over-the-top "experiences" hotels are offering that go beyond the typical tennis lesson or cooking class. It isn't enough, hotel executives say, to have a fabulous spa, great restaurant and sumptuous rooms. To stay competitive, properties say they need to give guests access to activities—and people—travelers wouldn't have otherwise.
"There's a sense of some bragging rights" for guests, says Mark Harmon, chief executive of Auberge Resorts, which launched its "Auberge Adventures" program in January 2012. The program includes activities such as tracking alligators with a naturalist at the Inn at Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, S.C., ($500 for one person) and a dusk dog-sled ride followed by a four-course dinner at Hotel Jerome in Aspen, Colo. ($365 per person).
At the Trump International Hotel & Tower New York, guests can cook dinner alongside celebrity chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. (Price: $9,999 for a three-night stay including many meals.)
Hotels hope an ever-changing roster of cool things to do will lure repeat guests. "Doing something unique gives them an incentive to come back," says Fabio Berto, director of business development at Rome Cavalieri, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts in Italy. The hotel launched its "Roman Holiday Fantasy" in August 2012. (Price: about $335 including dinner.) The property also hosts a popular "Gladiator Training" program where guests don tunics and armor and learn to sword fight.
The activities don't usually generate big profits themselves, hotels say. But as a marketing move, the programs—particularly the most extravagant ones—can create buzz on social media.
And while some of the most lavish programs may rarely, if ever, be booked, they get people thinking about staying at the hotel, says Paul James, global brand leader for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.'s St. Regis, Luxury Collection and W brands. The St. Regis Bora Bora Resort only sold one multiday package with a $12,000 price tag that included a fishing trip with Mr. Vongerichten, the chef. But it "got a lot of people talking," says Mr. James, and generated other stays at the resort.
Also, unveiling new "experiences" gives properties a reason to contact past guests. "You are in a conversation with people to inspire them to travel," says Mr. James. In 2009, St. Regis launched a quarterly newsletter for its "Aficionado" program that now goes to more than 200,000 customers. The current Aficionado activities include a four-night stay at the St. Regis Bali Resort ($3,851 per night) that, besides many meals and other perks, includes a meeting with Princess Biang Bulan, a doctor and Balinese dancer whose grandfather was the last king of Karangasem in East Bali.
The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea in Hawaii launched its "Unforgettable Events" series in 2009 after completing a renovation. "We realized we were going to run out of stories. There was nothing new to talk about the resort, no more renovation, no more new pool," says Mark Simon, director of marketing. "We didn't want to go down the path of the boring golf packages."
This year's programs include a weeklong cycling camp with Ryder Hesjedal, a member of Canada's Olympic team, and windsurfing with retired professionals Matt Pritchard and Shawna Cropas.
Some programs don't fly. The Resort at Pelican Hill in Newport Beach, Calif., created a $5,000 per-person, two-night stay that included a day of fishing and a day of picking produce, each accompanied by a resort chef and capped by dinner. "Nobody booked it," says Giuseppe Lama, the resort's managing director. "It was too complicated." Sky diving and zip lining also weren't popular. More successful: The resort's "Keys to Luxury" program, which whisks guests from the airport into a waiting Ferrari or Jaguar. Directions to the hotel are preprogrammed into the car's GPS. (Prices begin at $795 per night.)
The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, Calif., has tried without luck to enlist professional surfers to give lessons to guests. Scheduling "becomes a challenge," says spokeswoman Deanne French. Surfers "fly off to go where the waves are."
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Some of the programs also have a bit of a learning curve. When the Four Seasons in Maui first did its cycling program in 2010 it was surprised that the professionals and participants needed their riding clothes washed at the end of every day and returned first thing the next morning. "We scrambled and just did it," says Mr. Simon.
Linda D'Amato, a 59-year-old architect from Bellevue, Wash., says the one-on-one painting lesson she took with artist Tim Howe while vacationing at Calistoga Ranch in California in July 2012 was a "very nice highlight" of the trip. The "Artist for a Day" program, part of Auberge Adventures, includes art supplies and several hours of painting on the resort property. (Prices begin at $500.) "I take every opportunity I can to haul my painting out to show everybody and talk about it," Ms. D'Amato says.
The elaborate children's programs that have grown popular at luxury properties in recent years are also spurring more interest in hotel-based activities. The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman started promoting its Ambassadors of the Environment kid's program to adults, too, about two years ago, after fielding requests from parents to join in the activities, which include snorkeling and kayaking. "We had to buy some bigger chairs and life jackets," says Marc Langevin, the hotel's general manager.
In the spring of 2011, David Lees, a 34-year-old investment manager from Perth, Australia, and two friends booked the "Red Carpet Ready Experience" at the Peninsula Beverly Hills, priced at $950 per person (room not included). A makeup artist did their faces and a photographer shot pictures of them exiting the hotel's Rolls-Royce and in a suite set up with a logo-laden backdrop "as if you're walking into the Oscars," says Mr. Lees. "It was just a really good, fun day."
As part of Peninsula Hotels' overall "Peninsula Academy" program, the Beverly Hills property in April is launching "Escape to Xanadu." For $5,400, two people get transportation, lunch and a videographer's services as they spend the day learning to surf at a Malibu estate once owned by actress Olivia Newton-John, star of the campy 1980 film.
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some kind of turkish mauser?
I could use a little help from the "pro's" to help me Id this rifle . The barrel length is ~28.5" long . A 7.62 ? seemed to fit in bolt and chamber .The stock /forend /top shroud ,are 3 pieces wood . The pic posted of the top of the chamber with C and a star this would lead me to think russia origin ??? the bolt has a safty thumb flip on the end ... Kinda looks like a Mosin or enfield .? but the research I've done does'nt match them exacly ... so what is it ?
WW1 German Gew. 88 refurbished by Turkey. Can't read the remanufacture date in your picture.
Firstly, a lot of Commission 88 rifles were "Turked" (refurbished by the Turks, who put in a new, correct, 7,9x57 barrel ( one that has a .323 groove diameter).
Secondly, the use of the term "8x57" originally a German commercial sporting ammo nomenclature, wrongfully adopted by lazy Americans back in the early 1900s to denote any German Mauser (of the 7,9mm Variety), whether Military or Sporting) has led to many confused and ill informed statements regarding the Commission or M1888 rifle, its rifling, and suitability of ammo.
Thirdly, as an interim measure, the Germans themselves modified the barrels of the Gew88 rifle from .321 grooves to a long barrel lead (or throating) to accept .323 (1905 "S" Bullet); this was done at the same time that the Packet clip feed system was converted to a Stripper clip system, by a modification of the magazine, and addition of machined and brazed clip guides to the receiver walls.
More here: Turk Mauser - Gew. 88
I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine. - Ayn Rand
Thanks for your help... I think the manufacture date is 1910 on the reciever .On the bottom of the clip housing is a date 1914 . It is set up for stripper clip loading. There is a stamped 7.92 on top of the reciever under the wood. Can't really see any aribic script on it any where just some symbols here and there . The front site has regular # 's on it ... would this be a measure in meters? The bolt is a tear drop bend type. I bought some ammo today and cleaned and inspected it well .I'll see if it shoots tomorrow . One thing I did read about this gun is if you pull the trigger when the safety is on with a round chambered and then take the safety off it will fire... I also "dry"verified this and it does .thanks for the link karl .. so I'll see if its worth the 20$ Ipaid for it
even if it stamped with a large "S" do not use modern surplus ammo, commercial 8mm mauser should work fine.
Sprat and sprat1 are one and the same.
When you 100% not sure what it is, Karl did tell yah on this one though..
Stable platform, 30 feet of rope.
Then you have to yell, well legally, "Fire in the Hole" 3 times.
Stay low, pull rope tied too trigger.
Two or three test runs she don't blow, your good to go.
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"Man needs but two things to survive alone in the woods. A blow up female doll and his trusty old AK-47" - Thomas Jefferson 1781
What's with the sawhorse 4th? We all know ya just hand the gun to Mongo along with five rounds and tell him to fire it. If he comes back with all four fingers on each hand and all 7 toes on each foot, it's good to go! Same thing I do with mine, only his name is Jimmy.......
That is not a "C" it is a crescent moon & Ankara is the capitol of Turkey
" Save a tree...........Eat A Beaver!"
I seldom talk to liberals.............................. But when I do, I order fries............
Kernel. Mongo wont test fire anymore. I tried..
He smashed into a Police road block on his Harley and needs a couple of knee replacements.
He can still use his hands and one eye their not sure if they can get working again.
Sadly he is out of testing for awhile.
But the sawhorse works when your not sure of the round..
We had too tie it down for the second round.
Damn that thing flew.. Safety first.
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I did some headspacing on my FAL's this weekend to get them ready to test fire.
I borrowed some shoulder locking gauges from Illya (thanks for the help my man!) I got 2 out of my 3 FAL headspaced. The third one I'm having an issue with.
With the shoulder locking guage of .253 in the receiver I put in my go guage and the bolt doesn't close.
Then put in my nogo gauge and the bolt doesn't close.
This is how it is with all the shoulder guages. Without the go or nogo guages in the bolt closes flush.
What am I missing? What are my options? I don't think locking shoulders go below .253 do they?
Here is the problem child.


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My daughter and I went through a TBH with a swarm from last month. The last bar was full of nectar. My god it was red!
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It is hard to see in the attached photo, but we both said blood red at the same time! And I don't live near an M&M factory.


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Posted at 3:47 PM on January 3, 2014
Posted at 10:58 PM on December 31, 2013
Much love to the big homey and young lady and others whom were killed and injured in that senseless shooting why did this have to happenhappen? nobody felt compelled to holler at this brother somebody and put some other thought on his heart come on black on black nobody deserves to die.
Exzaviar ZaeO Hoey
Posted at 10:54 PM on January 1, 2014
Posted at 7:43 PM on December 28, 2013