Redemption - Attacking the Sicilian

Rulix Batistil vs Greg Stavropoulos

This is last round game of the tournament before heading off to summer break. My opponent is a familiar foe as he already got a +1 against me during the last Club Championship. There is a bit of stake on this game as I want to avenge my earlier loss. A win or a draw will make me the top dog in under 1800 section. He played the Sicilian and I went for a win.

[Event "Scarborough Chess Club - Spring into Summer 2014"] [Site "Birkdale Community Centre, Toronto, ON Canada"] [Date "June 26 2014"] [Round "-6"] [White "Rulix Batistil"] [Black "Greg Stavropoulos"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1634"] [BlackElo "1744"] [TimeControl "60 min"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Qc7 6. Be2 Nf6 7. a3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Be3 d6 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Nb3 b5 12. Qe1 Bb7 13. Bd3 Ng4 14. Rf3 Nxe3 15. Qxe3 Rac8 16. Kh1 Nc5 17. Nd4 Bf6 18. Rh3 g6 19. f5 Nxd3 20. cxd3 Qc5 21. Qh6 Rfe8 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. Nxe6+ fxe6 24. Qxg6 Qd4 25. Rf1 Ke7 26. Rh7+ Kd8 27. Rxb7 Qe5 28. fxe6 Rxe6 29. Nd5 Qg5 30. Qf7 *

Agile and SCRUM Practice

Scrum is a subset of Agile Methodology in software development. It is way for teams to work together as a cohesive unit within a given time frame from one, two or three weeks period calls "sprint". Scrum also cultivate the idea of collaboration because constant communication and quick decision to address and adapt unforeseen dynamic changes . One of the its main characteristics are the periodic meetings that governs the sprint activities in a modular scope base nature. Scrum function as a special force to create and deliver functional MVP product in a timely manner.

Here's an example of an Agile practice that tailored to specific need within an organization.

Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones Interview

Joan Bakewell Interviews Dr. Martyn Lloyd Jones

David Martyn Lloyd-Jones (20 December 1899 – 1 March 1981) was a Welsh Protestant minister, preacher and medical doctor who was influential in the Reformed wing of the British evangelical movement in the 20th century. For almost 30 years, he was the minister of Westminster Chapel in London. Lloyd-Jones was strongly opposed to Liberal Christianity, which had become a part of many Christian denominations; he regarded it as aberrant. He disagreed with the broad church approach and encouraged evangelical Christians (particularly Anglicans) to leave their existing denominations. He believed that true Christian fellowship was possible only amongst those who shared common convictions regarding the nature of the faith.

Watch and listen as we will never see another interview like this.

website: http://www.mljtrust.org/meet-mlj/

Filipino Martial Arts Demo at the Smithsonian

Dan Inosanto

Is a Filipino martial arts practitioner that popularized the Filipino Martial Arts (FMA) that cover many system mainly using weapons such as stick and blades among other things. He is well known in martial arts circle not only because he once a student of the famous JKD of Bruce Lee but as a master teacher himself. On this occasion Guro Dino Inosanto demonstrated at the Smithsonians the secrets of the Filipino Martial Arts that originated far back early before the Spanish colonization in the Philippines.

Watch and enjoy the 75 year old man reflexes and skills.

Sparring with an old master.

My Elementary Teachers

Ten of these educators were my elementary teachers. I owed a lot of good learning foundations from them.

Mrs Milan Biong	Second row 3rd from the right, my first grade teacher
Mrs Benicula Robocca	Second row 1st from the left, my second grade teacher
Mrs Fe Tan	Second row 3rd from the left, my third grade teacher
Mrs Solita Zamora	Third row on top 1st from the left, my fourth grade teacher
Mrs Salamputan	Top row 2nd from the right, my fifth grade teacher
Mrs Expectacion Imboy	Second row 1st from the right, my sixth grade teacher
Mr Robocca	First row 1st from the left, my Industrial Arts teacher
Mrs Payosing	Second row 2nd from the left, my Home Economics teacher
Mr Macalolot	First row 1st from the right, my Music and Arts teacher

This photo if I'm not mistaken was photographed on the north wing side close to Mrs Herminia Cinco's (top row 3rd from the right) room, my Physical Education teacher. The classroom and those desks behind (see the room entrance) still exists today.

The Desolation of the Sicilian

This is my first official game against Pino Verde - a veteran chess campaigner in Scarborough Chess Club.
We played the standard Sicilian and on move 12 I sacrificed my Knight to open up the center for a strong initiative. This game demonstrates the mighty use of pin, pressure and poison attack on the uncastled King trapped in the center.
Pino at first nodding then shaking his head at the realization of the difficult predicament he was facing.

[Event "Scarborough Chess Club - Spring into Summer 2014"] [Site "Birkdale Community Centre, Toronto, ON Canada"] [Date "June 12 2014"] [Round "-4"] [White "Rulix Batistil"] [Black "Pino Verde"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1634"] [BlackElo "1639"] [TimeControl "60 min"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 a6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. O-O Bb4 8. Qd3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. Ba3 Ne5 11. Qg3 Rg8 12. Nf5 exf5 13. exf5 d5 14. Bd3 Nfd7 15. Rae1 Kd8 16. f6 Nxf6 17. Rxe5 Be6 18. c4 Nd7 19. Qh4+ Nf6 20. Rfe1 Kc8 21. cxd5 Nxd5 22. c4 Nf6 23. Rc5 *

Ludovico Einaudi - Piano and Music

Enjoy these three of his compositions

"Nuvole Bianche - White Clouds"

"Divenire - Becoming" Live @ Royal Albert Hall London

"Oltremare - Overseas"

Website: http://www.ludovicoeinaudi.com/