16 Feb 2008

Chess puzzle 1



Please click HERE to solve a puzzle!






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Cold War on ice!

LONDON - Russia and Britain clashed Thursday in a cold war with a difference — a chess game played on ice, simultaneously, in Moscow and London.

Former world champion Anatoly Karpov and British grandmaster Nigel Short battled it out using giant chess pieces carved from ice, some of them sculpted to represent famous landmarks in the two cities.

The game took place on chessboards measuring 64 square yards in Moscow’s Pushkin Square and London’s Trafalgar Square.

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Lift your spirits!

If you love reading, this book is really a must!! Read HERE why I say this and see a movie too...








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2 Feb 2008

Pilgrim's Rest




Pilgrim's Rest is a historical town in South Africa. To see more pictures, please click HERE and enjoy!




On
THIS LINK on my Wordpress blog, you can see more beautiful pictures and even take a "tour" through the eastern part of the country!- of course... South Africa and read about "Jock of the Bushveld", this special dog and why he's part of the history in that area.





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27 Jan 2008

Buttermilk rusks and Milk tart


Please click HERE for a South African buttermilk rusk recipe. These rusks are for dipping in a nice cuppa tea!! and not cold milk!! - like one American guy told me he was doing! lol!!




Please click HERE for the milk tart and puff pastry recipe!
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26 Jan 2008

Pretoria


Click HERE to see more pictures about Pretoria.


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24 Jan 2008

Fish Kebabs...Jamie Oliver



Please click HERE to read how to make your own fish kebabs as demonstrated by Jamie Oliver on BBC TV.

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21 Jan 2008

Why the movies love chess!




Please click
HERE to read
about chess in movies and to see Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway in a romantic scene where they play chess! Did you know that there are more than 1700 movies where chess scenes were used so far!


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9 Jan 2008

Baby Queen




Click HERE to listen to these babies singing like queen! This is a real treat and very funny!

8 Jan 2008

African Junior Chess -- Final Results



Please click HERE to view the FINAL results of the African Junior Chess Championship that ended the 6th January 2008.

2 Jan 2008

Chess puzzle and mince pies!

Click HERE to solve this puzzle!






And...click HERE for a recipe about these delicious mince pies!
Enjoy!