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Carlsen beats Kasparov's rating record in London
The London Chess Classic has become a historic tournament on Saturday as with his draw against Hikaru Nakamura, Magnus Carlsen has beaten Garry Kasparov's record rating of 2851. With his win yesterday against Polgar the Norwegian already secured a new rating of 2851, but now even if Carlsen loses his last game on Monday against Anand, he'll leave Londen with a rating gain of 8 points. This means he'll be topping the January FIDE rating list with an Elo of at least 2856.
All games in round 7 ended in draws, and so Carlsen also maintained his 4-point lead over Vladimir Kramnik. However, because the world's number one has his (well deserved!) rest day tomorrow, nothing has been decided yet.
Carlsen will be the highest rated player ever on January 1st, 2013 | Photos © Ray Morris-Hill
And so he did it. Two years after becoming the world's youngest number one ever, Magnus Carlsen is reaching international headlines once again by becoming the highest rated player ever.
It's pretty cool. It's probably the biggest achievement so far in my career,
he told us in an interview we had with him after the game. The video will be posted as soon as possible!
Before we move on to the game itself, we'll include a tweet from the man who reached 2851 in July 1999 but lost his record today, Garry Kasparov:
Congratulations to @MagnusCarlsen! Could my rating record last other than 13 yrs? It was always 'my' number. 22 was also a good age for me!
Top ratings over the years
Playing Black, Carlsen faced Hikaru Nakamura. The opening was a c3 Sicilian (Alapin), which you don't see too often at this level. Carlsen:
I think we were both pretty surprised by the position that came on the board.
Nakamura said that he had prepared this opening for his game against Topalov at the Grand Prix in September.
At move 16 Carlsen gave a knight for two pawns which seemed quite promising, but when he took on f3 to win a third pawn, it was White who got the upper hand. Still, with some accurate moves the world's number one saved the draw and secured the record.
By then Jones and Aronian had finished their game already; a 3.f3 Grünfeld that started very promising but then suddenly petered out into a draw.
Not much happened in Polgar-Anand. The Indian felt he might have been slighty better out of the opening, but a few moves later it was White who was pressing a bit. Black's tactic at the end was nice.
Yet again Luke McShane was involved in the last game. He was basically defending throughout the game, and many people felt that Adams was going to win another game, but not this time.
During Sunday's 8th round, Magnus Carlsen is the one who will be assisting the commentators. We'd say that more than ever, the Livestream page that provides streaming video of the commentary room is worth visiting!
Commentary videos (produced by Macauley Peterson)
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calvin amari
1 year 4 months ago
While it is reflective of a sustained run of dominance, this rating breakthrough is the single most notable acheivement in chess in many years. We as chess players are lucky to be witnessing this and Magnus does great things for the game itself, in chessic terms as well as in commercial and cultural terms. Warm congratulations to Magnus and his team of supporters.
So Carlsen will be 2866, 2861 or 2856 on the January list (and 2866.4, 2861.4 or 2856.4 on the live rating list) depending in the result in the last game, with white against Anand.
1 year 4 months ago
One cannot compare numbers nominally as they do not represent the same performance because of rating inflation, but obviously Carlsen is way ahead of the field right now...
Ratings inflation is a myth, disproved by Ken Regan. Ratings are going up over time, yes, but so is quality of play. Some or all of this is due to community progress in opening theory... better understanding of how to play certain positions, etc, rather than people getting smarter, but it remains the case that the #50 player in the world today could smash the #50 player from 1980, and his rating is higher as a result.
Now, you could argue that Kasparov dominated his peers to a greater degree than Carlsen. Carlsen currently has about 50 ELO on the #2, which is about what Kasparov enjoyed also. Actually, Jeff Sonas' rating system does not measure objective quality of play, but rather the relative dominance of players, so he could answer such a question. I believe Fischer achieved the all-time highest lead over his rivals, but held this lead for a short period of time, whereas Kasparov was nearly as dominant for many years. Unfortunately I don't think he's updated his data since 2005.
1 year 4 months ago
> Actually, Jeff Sonas' rating system does not
> measure objective quality of play, but rather the
> relative dominance of players
So does Elo. If everyone plays double as good, ratings will just stay the same.
Ken Regan's claim are based on a methodology that can be questioned. For instance, he used Rybka 3 at depth 13 to assess the quality of moves played by human chess players. To his own admittance, that would put Rybka in the 2650-2700 range, if it was playing with an opening book. Instead, it was left on its own as early as move 9, regardless of the era (?!). Can this crippled Rybka really be considered a valid tool to assess and compare the strength of top grandmasters through history? I doubt it.
Regan and Bratko address this criticism, which is the first thing chess players fire off without bothering to understand their research.
Where? Do you mean http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7621 ?
Sorry, but not convincing at all. They were only looking at evaluations obtained by crippling the engines even more (from depth 2 to 12). Good for blunder checking, but not to compare the strength of super-GMs (unless one is ready to assume that super-GMs are only characterized by their rate of blunders, which is quite absurd). The very fact that they reach the same conclusion with a depth as low as depth 2 shows that their study is irremediably shallow and flawed.
Yes, rating inflation is a myth, that is why a 65 year old Korchnoi was stronger than a 30 year old Korchnoi. And this is a single example, there are many others. 65 must be the ideal age for a chess player.
+1, Just one of million similar examples, and quite funny one.
Additionally (just to add few more to the list of computer-measurement flaws), using machines (which traditionally excel @ calculation but not exactly in strategy/planning, not to mention psychological aspects and so on...) to measure strength will only tell us which player is the most similar to this software running on that hardware under such and such limitations (as mentioned above), which is also additionally biased towards computer generation kids.
Plus, in this specific case if you ´cut off´ theory that early, you are running into ridiculous comparisons of, say, Lasker or Steinitz with players which simply memorised first 20-25 moves of this or that opening line, again most likely generated by the very same machines used for ´objective measure of strength´.
Well said. I should also point out that there's some quite questionable cut-off in the methodology used by Ken Regan towards the end of the games. The analysis of each game is simply stopped when the evaluation given by the crippled Rybka reaches +3 or -3, and what is worst, the result of the game (1-0, 0-1, 1/2-1/2) is entirely ignored in the study (?!). How many games would be incorrectly evaluated with such a method? For instance a game ending in a fortress would be likely evaluated as a failure for the defender, which is quite absurd.
1 year 4 months ago
PS the post above is mine, for some reason it ´forgot´ my name in the initial post.
"Yes, rating inflation is a myth, that is why a 65 year old Korchnoi was stronger than a 30 year old Korchnoi. And this is a single example, there are many others. 65 must be the ideal age for a chess player."
This is of course not true, there were no ratings when Korchnoi was 30, they were introduced first much later, but on the first unofficial rating list in 1969 he was 2680. When he was 65 he was 2635-45. Korchnoi is a special example, but comparing the World Champion challengers in 1972 and 2012 the one in 1972 had a much higher rating so the inflation can't have been that bad :-)
no offence, but Levon Aronian, worlds no.2 (or no.3 when he's in bad form) says that there's a definite inflation of about 50-60 points every decade or so. He's a pro player and knows much better chess than most people on the planet. I'll take his word over any "scientint's" opinion anytime.
i'm pretty sure Magnus himself has mentioned the rating inflation several times
I want real proof instead of somebody who heard somebody else say something.
you need mathematical proof, thats fair enough, i'm like that most of the times as well but calling worlds no.2 "somebody else" is hardly fair
"Levon Aronian, worlds no.2 (or no.3 when he's in bad form) says that there's a definite inflation of about 50-60 points every decade or so. He's a pro player and knows much better chess than most people on the planet. I'll take his word over any "scientint's" opinion anytime."
OK, let's compare today with the first unofficial Elo list of 1969. 50-60 points every decade would mean that the current World Champion would have been somewhere between 2515 and 2555 back then. That's almost 100 points from being top ten. Believable? Not really.
Carlsen, who today has a bigger lead on the rating list than anyone else than Kasparov the last 30 years, would be far below top three in 1969. Not particularly believable either.
yes, i see what you mean except that besides pure chess ability you forgot to factor in, opening theory of today compared with that almost half a century ago
to reiterate more clearly, i believe that opening theory does affect the elo rating inflation. It seems to me that the development of advanced theory will always favor the ratings of the upper echelons of players. I can read all the books i can find on the Berlin defense, that doesn't mean i can emulate Kramnik. In the late 60's, early 70's you had a much better chance to advance in chess just by pure, brute force chess ability than today. Add to that the ever increasing numbers of players and thus newcomers, leading eventually to the ever increasing numbers of GM's (thus the appearance of the opinion that we need a super-GM category) and i've got all i need to believe in the existence of elo inflation. Can we at least all agree that ratings show more precisely than anything else, the relative strength?
Whether we call it rating inflation or not, ratings aren't comparable over many years. To me the best evidence is that Caruana, Radjabov and Karjakin already have comparable or higher peak ratings than Fischer and Karpov - with all due respect, they haven't (yet) achieved anything comparable in their short careers. Funny that the graph shows the top13 (top10 would be 'standard'), otherwise Fischer and Karpov wouldn't appear at all !
If "rating inflation" was due to community progress in opening theory etc., it wouldn't occur because all players benefit equally. Note that ratings reflect relative strength with respect to your peers, not absolute strength with respect to a gold engine standard. I suspect it's simply due to an ever-increasing number of rated chess players: if the base of the pyramid gets wider, the top can reach higher.
"Carlsen currently has about 50 ELO on the #2, which is about what Kasparov enjoyed also."
Not quite, Kasparov's lead was at times up to 70-80 points, sustained over several consecutive lists. Carlsen's current lead is a snapshot, the gap could again become narrower if Wijk aan Zee 2013 repeats Wijk aan Zee 2012 (Aronian ahead of Carlsen).
Maybe that's good news for the Carlsen PR campaign: another historic event to celebrate when (IF) his rating lead over #2 exceeds what Kasparov has achieved?
Caruana and Karjakin couldn't possibly have many achievements comparable to Karpov or Fischer: their opponents are stronger, and their careers have only begun.
Sure, ratings reflect relative strength, and there is no mechanism that would absolutely prevent ratings from drifting somewhat as time passes. However, players of consecutive generations play against each other, and this keeps their ratings more or less valid. There certainly is no mechanism that would cause the ratings to increase in time.
"Caruana and Karjakin ... their careers have only begun."
Yep, that's my point - but the system or rather the way it's used to compare ratings from different periods suggests that they are _already_ as strong or stronger than Fischer and Karpov at their career peaks.
"There certainly is no mechanism that would cause the ratings to increase in time."
True (though see below), but - my other point - for this we have to look at the average rating of ALL players, not just at #1, top10 or top100.
There are two mechanisms, though, which might cause average ratings to increase in time (again considering the whole list):
- K-factors: You start with a high K-factor when your playing strength might (rapidly) improve, and get and keep a lower K-factor when you are eventually declining. For example, if a 'fresh' rising star beats a GM, he gains more points (K-factor 30 or 15) than the GM loses (K-factor 10).
- Players' habits: A young improving player might play a lot (and will be underrated while he keeps improving due to inertia of the system). But an old declining player, at least nowadays, plays less frequently, hence he might be overrated for many years (his Elo partly reflects his former but not his current strength).
And such effects indirectly penetrate through the entire system: I might play a 2200ish player who faced an IM who faced a weak GM who faced a strong GM who played against Carlsen.
I got to admit that my "There certainly is no mechanism that would cause the ratings to increase in time." was a little hasty. Since my post, I have been thinking about the possible effect of youngsters being underrated and old men being overrated, and I am still unsure as to the effects. It is quite complicated; I'm not sure whether player habits have any influence (but they might). Old players actually retire when being overrated, and by doing this, leave the rest of the pool a little underrated.
But my point about Caruana and Karjakin was that they may well be playing at least as good chess as Fischer did at his peak. It's not opening theory, it is much more about accumulated knowledge about middlegame play.
1 year 4 months ago
I agree. Consider an average kid, completely new to chess, in 1982 and today, and assume that 'congenital' chess abilities are constant over time. One would expect that the 2012-kid has a longer climb to the top than that of the 1982-kid, because the 2012-kid has to be updated on everything that happened the last 30 years. Hence, No 1 today is expected to be better relative to a beginner than No 1 of 30 years ago. Since Elo measures relative strengths, it is natural that No 1 today is rated higher than No 1 of 1982.
As a comparison, basic high school knowledge of today would have completely revolutionized science a hundred years ago. This does not mean that every straight A student is smarter than Newton, Einstein and Bohr.
Are Caruana and Karjakin´s opponents really stronger?? Untill the 80s, chess was one of the most popular activities in former Soviet Union, its top players were celebrities.It was like it is today in Armenia, with the small diference that Soviet Union (if I am not wrong ) had 250-300 million people and Armenia 3million... . Imagine how many strong players a 250-300 million people Armenia could produce !!! Keres, Petrossian, Smyslov, Stein, Bronstein, Korchnoi, Tahl, Geller, Spassky etc, were not inferior. For me, only Kramnik, Anand ( the young Vishy, not this one), Ivanchuk, Aronian and Carsen could be elite players in Soviet Union. Imagine in the entire world....
"I suspect it's simply due to an ever-increasing number of rated chess players: if the base of the pyramid gets wider, the top can reach higher."
+ a lot
If "rating inflation" was due to community progress in opening theory etc., it wouldn't occur because all players benefit equally.
Thomas here i don't agree at all. Personally as an FM it is for me impossible to follow up the progress in opening theory. Topgrandmasters however are following up much better than myself. The gap between people benefiting and not or very little is becoming bigger every year. It is also the reason why my rating stays flat while some topgrandmasters still win a few extra points even on an advanced age.
If you still read this ... that part of my comment may have been misleading, here I had professional top players in mind. For them, the situation may have become more equal: all have the same (engine) resources, all can spend lots of time on chess including opening theory. In the days of Karpov and Kasparov, strong seconds mattered more than they do nowadays!?
I guess for you it's impossible to follow opening theory not because you are (just) a FM, but presumably because you also have a job, maybe a family, maybe other hobbies etc. . For young and ambitious FMs (say, 14 or even 22 years old), it may be possible to compete in that respect with most GMs?
Anyway, I think it won't affect _average_ ratings and doesn't cause rating inflation. A win against an equally strong player is worth 5 points (and a loss -5 points) no matter if you play a sharp Najdorf, a non-theoretical setup or something dodgy such as the Blackmar-Diemer gambit!
That's a common misperception: the Elo system doesn't measure 'absolute' quality of the game in any phase (opening, middle- or endgame); it does measure results i.e. relative quality compared to your opponents.
Better opening theory has nothing to do with better play. Playing = the part where you have to think for yourself.
And of course there is rating inflation. Unless you think Anand plays better now than in 2000..
I have no doubt at all that Anand played better chess in 2007-2010 than in 2000.
Also, Anand's current 2771 is after playing little and losing points every time lately. He has performed considerably below 2750 the last years, but it takes a while for the rating to drop if you are playing as little as he does.
Anand reached 2797 in 2001 (higher than when he won Linares and World Championship in 2007) but slightly lower the year before after a couple of bad events.
So Anand is overrated ? Good stuff to build a rating record. Unfortunately only a few GM's get to play him on a regular basis.
It has to be repeated once in a while (maybe redivivo will eventually remember, he remembers many other things I wrote): "last years" refers to less than 1 1/2 years starting with Bilbao in October 2011. From May 2010 until March 2011, Anand's rating went from 2789 to 2817 - that's impossible "performing considerably below 2750" with just a series of draws.
He has performed below 2750 in the two-year-period 2011-12, and dropped rating points in his last seven events (if Bundesliga season is counted as one event).
My point was mainly that when people call Anand's current rating a result of inflation this is supposed to make people think "wow, Anand is 2771 in spite of scoring so bad results lately, it has to be a lot of inflation". It isn't that simple, ratings are just slow to drop or rise, and it isn't certain that Anand having the same rating today as a dozen years ago must mean that there has been a lot of inflation.
Anand played extremely well in January 2011 (being just a bit "unlucky" that Nakamura 'picked' the same event as best one of his career so far?) and then took a fatherhood break from chess. So "for the last several years" is just wrong or wrongly suggestive (2, 3 or 5 years?!), even if Short and Carlsen just said the same in the London live commentary.
Anand's match against Gelfand was still a success in the end, and as far as the Bundesliga is concerned: he supported his team despite preparing for a WCh match. (Carlsen is 'technically' on the same team but didn't play at all the last couple of seasons).
Now your other point that the rating system arguably isn't 'dynamic' enough. If it was (higher K-factors) more dynamic, Ivanchuk's rating would fluctuate between 2600 and 2900 - or even worse, rating-obsessed organizers wouldn't invite him any more if he falls well below 2700? Would that be better?
1 year 4 months ago
Outstanding play by Nakamura today, to stop the Carlsen juggernaut. Very well done, he played perfectly to neutralize Carlsen's passed pawns.
Expected way more from Anand and Aronian against the tail enders, but Jones and Polgar both played well.
Congrats to Carlsen for breaking the record no matter what! Truly historic.
The tournament will come to an exciting finish ...
Interestingly, both Kramnik and Aronian suggested to refrain from 22.-Bxf3 but play on with the bishop pair and two passed pawns. Carlsen and Nakamura hadn't considered this but agreed in the press conference that this might have been more promising and risk-free for black. At least in certain positions, the chess understanding of the current #s 2 and 3 might be superior - even if they cannot convert it into results over the board?
i think nakamura and carlsen just blitzed out the moves, mabybe they should've spent more time analysing?
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Taigu, teacher at Treeleaf Sangha, was born in 1964, started Zazen early and received Shukke Tokudo in 1983 at age 18 from Rev. Mokusho Zeisler of the Deshimaru Lineage. Received Dharma Transmission from Chodo Cross in 2002. Now resides in Osaka, Japan.
Taigu, thank you for this teaching
gassho, Shokai, still learning the way and knowing nothing
仁道 生開 - Jindo Shokai "Open to life in a benevolent way"
Just another itinerant monk; go somewhere else to listen to someone who really knows.
So lucky to have you still with us. Thank you for your teachings.
"Often people ask me how many years they have to practice zazen before it shows results. Zazen has no results. You won't get anything at all out of zazen."
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Hello Taigu,
thank you for this teaching. If people want something useful, they should get themselves a Leatherman multi-tool
Zen is a boring way to spend one's life, if one still wants to achieve something in particular. Better to go dancing until one's shoes bleed.
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Thank you for this teaching Taigu.
Thank you Taigu. So good to see you back.
明 Seimyō (Christhatischris)
"Letting the space open the space." More and more (or, what a lie, more like: sometimes) when I sit, this is it, an opening. I like to call it in my self-important way a blossoming. And it is equally me opening and the world opening, blossoming, both blossoming at once, no separation. Sitting is sitting; sitting is opening into sitting. Opening is opening, blossoming is just being openly open, always open, but often forgotten. Blossoming into just sitting. Just sitting.
But the above is just my bullshit (as long as we're cursing). Most of the time I'm a useless dog chasing his tail.
Thank you for the talk.
Taigu, thank you for the invitation.
Thank the lord I had no expectations when I got into this!!!!!!!!!! And whether or not zazen prepared you for the tumble down 40 stairs, Taigu, I'm glad you turned yourself into rubber for the ride.
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The rubber realy met the road the hard way! There must be a poem in there somewhere. I wonder what Ryokan would have sayd about that heh?( forgive me, can't help myself now I know you are allright). You sayd when you wen't down your mind was very composed. Can you, if you don't mind, elaborate on that?
Not much to say... Much to my surprise as I lost balance I felt suspended in the air, time froze, and I remember thinking with all these stairs ahead : " how not to die here? " no panic , just a quiet question to which my mind answered: " turn your body into rubber, relax" I also thought in English before hitting the first stair: " just enjoy the ride!". Ad I went down, totally relaxed, my mind was focused on my body bouncing down in complete acceptance.
Nothing extraordinary in there, similar experiences can be made by everybody in those circomstances. What felt unsual was the level of acceptation and gratitude I felt in the hospital when the surgeon was busy stitching up my open wound. Almost no pain. A joyous moment. Jocking away with the bloke snd the lovely nurses but not out of being nervous at all. Just feeling great and...alive!
Taigu, teacher at Treeleaf Sangha, was born in 1964, started Zazen early and received Shukke Tokudo in 1983 at age 18 from Rev. Mokusho Zeisler of the Deshimaru Lineage. Received Dharma Transmission from Chodo Cross in 2002. Now resides in Osaka, Japan.
I See. Dharma is useless, you just stopped and gave it up and everything ended well. I think thats wondrous!
Pondering on the teaching this came to mind:
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Enough fooling arrond about this on my part. I am very gratefull you are OK. I feel knowing you well from watching all those teachings you post online and I can make a joke or two about this poentialy serious event. Hope you don't mind?
Thanks for the lesson
Taigu, your description of your falling reminds me of my aikido practice where we're being taught to relax and try to be soft when falling and accept falling naturally as it comes so the landing won´t hurt much or at all...just another resemblance between aikido and shikantaza and maybe of some everyday practical use since Dharma is utterly useless... Much to my surprise as I lost balance I felt suspended in the air, time froze, and I remember thinking with all these stairs ahead : " how not to die here? " no panic , just a quiet question to which my mind answered: " turn your body into rubber, relax" I also thought in English before hitting the first stair: " just enjoy the ride!". Ad I went down, totally relaxed, my mind was focused on my body bouncing down in complete acceptance.
Gassho, Memo
Sharing that is intimate. Thank you.
In gassho.
"Know that the practice of zazen is the complete path of buddha-dharma and nothing can be compared to it....it is not the practice of one or two buddhas but all the buddha ancestors practice this way."
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I have tried to reply to this invitation on several threads but have cancelled each attempt. All I want to say ends up as a silent shout of YES!! Not a lions roar but a chicken's squawk and no egg!
平 息
I'm happy to see you again and well, Taigu.
Thank you for this teaching.
Please remember I am only a priest in training. I could be wrong in everything I say. Slap me if needed.
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one. Mr. Spock
I was thinking about this video on my way to work this morning. Thank you.
迎 Geika
Good to see you Taigu and thank you very much,
Wonderfully useless, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
Gassho, Shawn Jakudo Hinton
It all begins when we say, I. Everything that follows is illusion.
"Even to speak the word Buddha is dragging in the mud soaking wet; Even to say the word Zen is a total embarrassment."
Thank you Taigu. I'm glad you are getting better.
Thanks a lot for this video, Taigu!
When I say to someone that this practice is useless, I often get the common follow-up question "Then why do you practice?"
I used to answer that I practice in order to practice, but today I explain that for me sitting is the most honest thing you can do:
If people watch TV they do so to be entertained.
If people gamble they want to have excitement.
If you sit (Zazen), however, you just sit. You just are. There is just pure being. No addition at all. And nothing needs to be added - because it's the most honest thing you can('t) do.
no thing needs to be added
Thank you Taigu - glad to see you back on form
I also think that while practice is useless, it is not without effect, which is quite a difference. I understand it so that its useless in respect of - exactly as you say - all worldly entertainment, distractions, personal targets including spiritual aims ("I want enlightment") etc.
Nice teaching Taigu, although I'm a little bummed that the Dharma won't keep me from getting sick!
"You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way." - Shakyamuni Buddha
This was a useless talk and the teaching i was needing right now!
Thanks so v much taigu and pleased to c u r better
Thank you, Taigu. A very good reminder.
Thank you for this teaching, Taigu.
The Dharma is precious, because it is useless... like everything else we do.
Life is utterly useless!
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I was listening to a podcast by Okamura Roshi today & it struck a chord with me with Taigu's talk. Okamura talks about when he was a child he wanted to be a 'good boy' but as a teenager he turned out to be a 'bad boy' a bit of a rebel, not doing what his parents wanted of him. It was only he found his teacher Uchiyama, who said zen is 'good for nothing' that he found his place.
This experience kind of mirrors my own. I was known as a 'clever kid' passing scholarship and such. But in my teens I rebelled 'dropping out and tuning in' as the saying goes. This is also when my parents attitude changed towards me, referring to me as 'useless' & 'good for nothing. I didn't stay a rebel, at least not to external judgement. Eventually got an education and a career and a 'good job'. But I've never quite bought into these things - although my parents were placated - feeling more comfortable doing the 'useless, and the 'good for nothing'. And then I found zen, zazen and finally my teacher, and, like Okamura, I feel I've come home in not doing (tho' I wonder, if my parents were still alive, what they would make of it.
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Two near-death: drowning at the bottom of a swimming pool (age 9) and driving a tractor through the rear wall of a dairy barn; falling 12 ft. (age 12).
Blessed that perfect calm, even curiosity, prevailed. Hopefully most humans can experience and survive near-death to realize that, like a lot of Supreme things: it's nothing special.
Thank you, Edward.
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There are lots of fun things to do at Kalamazoo Public Library locations during Spring Break. If you're at the Central Library and want to borrow child/family movies and music, come to the Children's Room. That's where those materials are now located. Maybe you've been wondering what those lullabye renditions of Michael Jackson music sound like. Or maybe it's time to see how Danny Devito voiced The Lorax. Or revisit that beautiful Carl and Ellie sequence from Up. You'll find something that you'll enjoy in this collection and you'll be able to check it out at the kiosk in the Children's Room, too. And while you'll be able to find Dr. Seuss books in the Children's Room, you'll want to go to the lower level to find Thriller and The Wiz. You'll find lots of movie musicals and documentaries that make great family viewing in the lower level, too!
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Well, here it is, the last day of Black History Month and all month I have been reflecting on what an honor it is to be working at a trailblazing library system, such as Kalamazoo Public Library. Why would I call KPL a trailblazer? Well, it all started with Mrs. Alma Harrod Powell. She was before her time. She went from being a housekeeper to a Library Assistant to a renowned storyteller and historian. It all started while working in the home of a world traveler, Mr. Larry Firth. Mr. Firth would return from Africa with artifacts that heightened Mrs. Powell interest in African history. In 1944 she participated in an apprenticeship course at KPL and in 1946 she became a KPL Library Assistant. In 1957 Mrs. Powell received a citation from the Michigan Library Association which acknowledged her skill as a storyteller. In 1968 a small library room in Lincoln School opened and was named Alma Powell Library Project. Mrs. Powell was followed by Mary Mace Spradling and Roberta Cheney. They were trailblazers in their own rights.
This all happened at KPL in Kalamazoo, Michigan before the civil rights movement. As a black female Mrs. Powell was a pioneer and Kalamazoo Public Library was a trailblazer. And we keep right on blazing because this year KPL will be the first library in Michigan to have its own antiracism team. We have begun selecting a team and we will begin training and working towards institutional equality.
Yes, as I said, it is truly an honor to be a part of this historical establishment.
We're seeing more and more dads in the Children's Room, as they bring their kids to storytime, choose books to take home, and share in the fun of playing with toys in the Story Place.
As more dads take on caregiver responsibilities, we are glad to see more parenting books written just for them. A Dad's Guide to Childcare is one that I like. It's practical, has clear photos that illustrate step-by-step processes, and even addresses difficult situations that may come up.
As part of the renovation of the Central Library Children's Room, we've added some more Parenting books to our shelves. If you're looking for books about parenting children from birth to 5 years, you can now find those books in the Children's Room. We'd be glad to help you find the books that are just right for your family.
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten is an exciting new program at Kalamazoo Public Library for all children from birth to entering Kindergarten. It's super simple, self paced, and provides a way for your child to earn a prize for every 50 books you read aloud to her and then a gift and certificate of completion when you reach 1,000 books. More important, since reading aloud to your child is the best way to prepare for kindergarten, 1,000 Before Kindergarten is a way for you to do just that - read lots of books with your child!
A parent asked me if the books she reads to her child for 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten need to be library books. They do not. While Kalamazoo Public Library certainly has many thousands of books we can all share together with our preschool aged children, you might find yourself reading a book aloud to your child that you found at the Friends bookstore or that was passed along to you or purchased elsewhere. Of course this is just great! And the way you read the books is also completely up to you. Some books are made to be sung to your child. Other books benefit from the animal sounds you supply. There is a whole world of fun to be had reading to our children.
It's easy to sign up at the any KPL location. Learn more about 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten at KPL and continue down the road to Kindergarten. And if you're in the mood for a fun read aloud that will help you think ahead to Springtime, check out 999 Frogs Wake Up.
The newly renovated Children's Room is open and ready for you to explore! There are many exciting new features including a parenting section, folk and fairy tales highlighted in the Alice in Wonderland Room, and more display space for new Fiction, new Non-fiction, and new Picture Books.
The Story Place has room for Lego at the Library, story time programs, and more. I hope you'll take time to come in and see the new Children's Room over the holiday break.
We've been busy renovating the Children's Room. Now there's a brand new Story Place! Soon there will be a new shelving layout and an exciting new Fairy Tale room that continues to feature Conrad Kaufman's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland themed murals and Jamie Rife's "Tall Small Alice" stained glass installation that so many have enjoyed over the years. The Children's Room will be closed Monday, December 16th, through Wednesday, December 18th, in order to change the way the room is arranged. The new Story Place will remain open for Toddler Storytime on the morning of Tuesday, December 17th. When Children's Room reopens on Thursday, December 19th, we hope you'll find an exciting new layout.
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Our next Musical Storytime is coming right up! Last time, the multi-talented Mr. Ben Lau showed, played, and told us all about the pedal steel guitar! What an interesting mechanical musical instrument! It was neat to see how the cables, rods, and pedals work with Ben's musical playing to create music. Plus the pedal steel guitar makes some pretty great letter crane sounds!
At Musical Storytime, we read stories, sing songs, play musical games and generally have fun with music, songs, and our imaginations. Everyone is always welcome. The program is designed for children from preschool age up to about eight years old.
The Local History Room has had to close up for a couple of days while we get organized into our expanded space. Things are quite a mess right now, but soon we'll be enjoying more room and a great new layout.
Our collection isn't accessible at the moment, but don't forget that all the genealogy databases can be accessed from any of the computers in the Central Library and the branches, and there are many wonderful local history and genealogy books available in the circulating collection.
Octy, who speaks with musical notes, not words as you and I do, wanted to let you know that the surgery was successful. Like Adele, John Mayer, and others lately, it was an issue with the vocal cords. Octy was overdoing it and was having a difficult time speaking and singing in tune. You might be glad to know that Octy's voice is recovering nicely. Octy would love to hear from you, especially with messages of "speedy recovery" or "best wishes". Feel free to drop Octy a line via the mailbox in Children's Room (see picture) or through the USPS addressed to "Octy" care of: Children's Room, Kalamazoo Public Library, 315 S Rose St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
Fall back to school, back to football, bonfires, cozy fireside gatherings and fall back to fun @KPL! September is jam-packed full of programs and events for the whole family, so mark those calendars with your favorite fall picks!
Didyaknow?September is National Library Card Sign-up Month! Check out the local businesses supporting our efforts to spread the word about the most powerful card in your wallet - your library card!
Save the DateLibrary-Con: Friday, October 4 at Central. You won't want to miss this! Have you heard of Comic-Con? Come check out our spin on it at Library-Con, a one-day convention where you can dress up as your favorite character from popular media (books, movies, music, etc.) Stop by KPL Central in costume anytime between 11 am and 7 pm and get your very own Geek photo taken. Photos will be posted online for public voting October 7-9. For the little ones, the Children's Room is offering mask-making fun. It's also Art Hop night!
Fall ReadingIf you haven't heard the news, KPL released the book titles for 2014 Reading Together. Nope, that's not a typo, for the first time in the history of Reading Together, two books by two authors have been chosen for discussion, and they are sure to whet your appetite! Pick up your copies of The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee's, Farm Fields, and the Dinner Table by Tracie McMillan and Farm City: The Education of an Urban Farmer by Novella Carpenter today, and get prepared for the best Reading Together yet!
Save a Life - Give BloodKPL is hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, September 3.
Used Book Sale!Don't miss the fantastic bargains at the Friends Annual Fall Bag-of-Books sale! Saturday, September 14, 9 am - 3:30 pm.
September Program & Event Highlights
For the AdultsCalling all music lovers, September is your month! Join us for the musical talents of Chris Richards + the Subtractions on Friday, September 18. Feeling a little luck of the Irish? Come for an enchanting evening of Irish music and story telling at O'Duffy's Irish Pub with authors Erin Hart & Paddy O'Brien on Thursday, September 10. GLAMA jama your string instruments on Friday, September 4 then GLAMA jama your vocal chords with a community sing along on Thursday, September 10.
For our bookworms and history buffs, delve into the tragedy of the 1950 crash of NWA flight 2501 in Lake Michigan with Valerie Van Heest, director of the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates and the award winning author of Fatal Crossing: Solving the Mystery of NWA Flight 2501 on Friday, September 11.
Like birds? Explore our feathered friends via poetry with Robert Haight on Thursday, September 17 at Central.
Veg out with KPL and Vegan Gal Jill Ovnik on Thursday, September 24 at Eastwood. Ovnik will share her recipes for a happy and healthy life! Includes a cooking demo, recipe sharing and of course, taste testing!
Kiddy Korner Gourdness gracious, the Lord of the Gourd is returning to KPL to share his jaunty jack-o-lantern designs with his hands-on, how-to presentations. Join us September 16-18.
LEGO your creativity at LEGO at the Library September 3, 7, 18 & 21st. We provide the LEGO's, you provide the design. Kids and their adults are welcome.
Celebrate back to school at Eastwood on Thursday, September 17, 5:30-7:30 pm. Robin Nott and friends will get toes tapping and hands clapping with great music and entertainment, while the Fresh Food Fairy brings fun with food. Refreshments will be provided.
Tween & Teen TidbitsGot a tween or teen who is less than thrilled about returning to school? Curb the complaining and have them cartoon with Kenjji, create some fun projects with Washi, duct and packing tape at Tape It or plan programs and projects at T.A.B.
It's also never too early for them to begin thinking about college and how to prepare for it. Join us at one of the many sessions offered of Think College this September. The Kalamazoo Area College Action Network (KACAN) will share their insight on accessing information and preparing for college.
Calling all Ally Condie fans! Meet the author of the New York Times bestselling series Matched. Mark your calendars for November 7 at 6:30 pm at our Central location. Book signing and refreshments included. Book sales courtesy of Bookbug.
This is only a taste of what's to come this fall, for more fun @KPL, visit our calendar. We look forward to seeing you!
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The cart looks great in my kitchen. I ordered knobs (from an online hardware site) to match my kitchen cabinets. It took 3 1/2 hours to assemble including the time to disassemble it to the point needed. There are no directions for Part #10, the small piece of the back of the cart and I had to disassemble half the cart to install the piece. Additionally, I incorrectly assembled the drawers and the cabinet doors. You have to look VERY closely at the assemply photos which are the instructions to notice which direction to assemble these pieces. The small shelf under on the left side of the cart was damaged. The small wooden connector was jammed in too hard by the manufacturer and it cracked the shelf. It isn't too noticeable. But, I would have asked for another cart if I'd seen it on a store showroom but sending it back for a replacement would have been difficult. I love the cart but wish the instructions would have been clearer.
I ordered this kitchen cart as it matched perfectly with my rustic kitchen furniture. It is really comfortable to use and more it is highly functional. I can place my tools on the shelves, in the drawers and easily place my bowls and things on the top. The cart looks amazing with its clean white color and simple design. The quality is high while the price was affordable. Cooking and serving became a child�s game with this cart.
It fits perfectly in my kitchen and is very useful as more storage and counter space. I like the shelves to place salad bowls on since I have designated the cart as the salad cart. Of course it is a leaning place for guests without them getting in my way. The assembly was a bit complicated (be sure to insert the back panel of the drawer section you put the side panels on.) I have gotten lots of compliments on it and have priced them in Big Lots and this one is a lot cheaper and of same quality and construction.
For the money (and compared to carts costing twice as much), this is an excellent addition to small kitchens. Although it is not a very deep cart, the added counter space, shelves and drawers make it irreplaceable. The "butcher-block" look top contrasts nicely with the white finish elsewhere, and adds at least the feel of durability. Perhaps most usefully (in my case), the caster wheels roll easily - but, importantly, also lock in place when required - and therefore allows the cart to easily be moved out of the main kitchen area when not needed. Overall, very happy with the product!
I was nervous about purchasing this item because it's so hard to gauge quality online, but after careful consideration, I went ahead with it - and I'm glad I did. The shipping was quick and it only took about an hour and a half to assemble (with two people). The quality isn't exactly top notch, but for the price I'd say it's right about what you'd expect. The only thing I'm not crazy about was the back of the cart. Since I planned to use it as an island, I wanted it to look nice both front and back. The back slots are just particle board painted white instead of the actual wood pieces. It doesn't look terrible, but would've been nice to know ahead of time. Overall, I'm happy with the purchase.
The cart arrived quickly. It took me about 2 hours to put it together. The left door came damaged. I emailed customer service and within two weeks had a new door (and the rep followed up with me every couple days to make sure I knew what was happening with my request). The cart is very sturdy. Overall, extremely happy with the purchase!
This rolling cart was easy to assemble and is a great product for the price. The cabinets and drawers are large enough to reduce a lot of clutter. It is great for a smaller kitchen if you are concerned about the room it takes.The best part is that it is portable.
Today I received this cabinet via UPS. The box was heavy and apparently at some point it was dropped. When we unpacked everything the "H" frame on the bottom of the butcher block cutting board top was completely disintegrated around one of the dowel pins holding the cross piece of the H frame. Heavy parts had been packed between these H frame parts and appear to have shifted. It can't be repaired and it would likely be impossible to repack all the pieces and return it. I have contacted Customer Service and spoke with Kelly, who was polite and professional. Unfortunately toady is Friday and I have to wait 2 business days (Tuesday) to have someone call me back and confirm the information for the replacement part that I just gave to Kelly. I have no idea how much longer I have to wait to receive the replacement part. To add insult to injury, the price is now reduced about $20 from what I paid. If this is resolved in a satisfactory manner, I will update this review, but for now, my first purchase from Overstock.com has been unsatisfactory and I can't recommend this cart or Overstock.com pending resolution. I had so hoped to have a good cart and a good experience.
A beautiful and sturdy piece of furniture. Assembly can be a problem if you are not skilled in putting things together.. There are 50 or 60 small and large pieces to assemble and a very detailed diagram to follow. The finished product is beautiful if you have the skill and patience to complete it.
The table came missing the small rail at the top on the right side. Overstock replaced it with a problem. The color matches a table and tall cabinet also in the kitchen nook. In putting it together read directions carefully, be sure to match pre-drilled holes on the inner cabinet separations and be sure not to let anything drop because the back of the cart is fragile until assembled. Overall result is a sturdy cabinet on wheels with more space for cook books and things.
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- Design Memory Craft® Gelatos Colors, 4 Ct - Blue and Black/White
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- Recollections® Patterned Paper, 12"x12" - Green Faux Canvas
- Spellbinders™ Shapeabilities - Foliage & Anemone Flower Topper
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Color wooden bird with Gelatos Colors. Using a paintbrush and water, paint bird to blend color. Follow the same process on the edges of the bird. Once dry, color again with Gelatos Colors, working in small sections and blending with fingertips as you go. Add darker Gelatos Colors shades around the edges and white to the center of the bird's body, blending with fingertips as you go.
Color die cut flowers with Stamper's Big Brush Pen. Lightly mist with water. Crumple into a ball and let sit for about one minute. Carefully unfold flowers. Apply heat until paper stiffens and flowers begin to curl.
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I'm in Nursing and work 12 hr shifts I love these as my feet never hurt. I also had foot surgery and I can't just where any shoe. These are the best purchase I ever did and will continue to do. So please don't stop making these crocs.
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They are dirt magnets. They leave nasty footprints all over the wife's clean floor! These may be fine on a polished floor but as soon as you step outside the non-slip tread fills with dirt that is difficult to wash out. I have to use a sink sprayer to wash them out repeatedly, beating them against the sink to slam out the dirt and it still won't all come out. My wife hates me for buying these shoes!
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