Probably everybody who follows chess competitions knows this already, but anyways, I will still remind you that Dieter Nisipeanu is doing very well at the ongoing “M-Tel Masters” International Super Chess Tournament, from Sofia.
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Chapeau bas, inca o data! Cred ca e chapeau^4
Desi a facut si oaresicare prostii inextricabile (pe care prefer- let me rephrase: am un strong preference – sa nu le discut) care la un moment dat m-au determinat sa ma intreb daca plusurile sale nu au fost decat variatii de la o medie dominant-mediocra, sunt fericit sa descopar ca Darius Groza e categoric pe calea cea buna (alternativ, in cel mai rau caz, “dezvoltarea” sa poate fi descrisa printr-o miscare browniana cu un drift pozitiv :-)).
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Amid all the scandal around the World Bank boss, Paul Wolfowitz and his (required/demanded/expected, by most) would or would not-be resignation, here’s a very recent leaked memo from him to his staff (Ken Rogoff has been rather careless and leaked it to the press :-)).
→ Read more Movie scene for the week 29th of April to 5th of May ’07: The Dance Contest Scene from “Pulp Fiction”
This is the movie scene that best characterizes this (past) week. Dominant (and irresistible) Mia Wallace + ‘ good for everything’ Vincent Vega + maestro Chuck Berry in the background with “You can never tell”.
→ Read more Quote for week 29th of April- 5th of May ’07
O chansons foregoing
You were a seven days’ wonder.
When you came out in the magazines
You created considerable stir in Chicago,
And now you are stale and worn out,
You’re a very depleted fashion,
A hoop-skirt, a calash,
An homely, transient antiquity.
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