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Category: FIDE
The World Chess Championship Approaches
It's upon us! The great day of judgment where two of the world's best chess players will meet to do battle for the title of World Chess Champion. GM Magnus Carlsen has held this title 2013 after defeating legendary Indian GM Viswanathan Anand. Since then, he has defended his title against Anand, GM Sergey Karjakin (2016) and GM Fabiano Caruana (2018). This year, he will face Russian GM Ian Nepomniachtchi in Dubai.
As of this entry, the official website from FIDE has not launched, but the schedule of events has been released.
24 November: Opening Ceremony
25 November: Off day
26 November: Game 1
1 December: Game 5
2 December: Off day
8 December: Game 10
10 December: Game 11
13 December: Off day
15 December: Tie break (or Closing Ceremony)
16 December: Closing Ceremony
Live coverage of the event will be available on Chess24 and Chess.com. For additional details on the event itself, visit FIDE's official press release on the World Chess Championship and Expo 2020 Dubai.
Posted March 14, 2019 in Community, FIDE, News
Nigel Short Hosts Simul in Atlanta
It's refreshing to see FIDE officials playing chess. After many years of gutless politicians holding the organization hostage in a reign of terror, recently elected FIDE Vice President visited the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta to host a simul pitting GM Nigel Short against 25 players. The center is run by GM Ben Finegold, who spent many years as the GM-in-residence at the Saint Louis Chess Club (formerly the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis).
Atlanta Chess Players (Credit: Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Atlanta)
Nigel's willingness to visit so many different chess federations around the world and engage in simuls with players is a welcome change to past FIDE leaders. For more details, check out the Atlanta Chess Club's Facebook page.
Posted March 28, 2017 in FIDE, News
Waters Muddy as Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Resigns, but Didn't…
It is hard to find supporters for FIDE's Dear Leader Kirsan Ilyumzhinov outside of Vladimir Putin's inner circle and those loyal to the oppressive regimes of Iran and Syria. Yet, the man manages to get re-elected to the post every cycle since 1995! Several attempts to oust him including a poorly run campaign by former World Champion Garry Kasparov have failed.
The FIDE website and some chess news outlets reported yesterday that Kirsan had resigned as FIDE President following a special board meeting in Athens, Greece. Before cities around the world started the fireworks show, Kirsan himself released a statement via the Russian Chess Federation stating that he had not resigned from FIDE. Moreover, he claimed that the announcement was made because he is the victim of a plot by the United States to overthrow him.
Kirsan's dealings with dictators like Muammar Gaddafi (pictured above) has damaged chess' international reputation and set back FIDE's efforts to have chess recognized by the Olympic Committee. He was sanctioned by the U.S. Government in November 2015 for providing support to the Syrian government and stepped down temporarily until he could clear up the sanctions. However, he has remained a key figure in some of FIDE's biggest events, which has led to some confusion in the professional chess community.
Kirsan continues to assert that he has not resigned, but things seem to be more unclear now than ever before. According to the FIDE website through official statement, AGON (evil), and the professional chess community outside of the Russian Federation, Kirsan has been officially removed because he stated in the 26-Mar-2017 meeting that he had resigned.
Read comprehensive coverage:
Chess.com – FIDE Claims Ilyumzhinov's Resignation; President Denies
Radio Free Europe – Intrigue Hits World Chess as Russian Chief Ilyumzhinov Said to Resign
ChessBase – Did Ilyumzhinov Resign? Apparently Not!
Posted February 16, 2017 in FIDE, News, US Chess
US Chess Sends Open Letter to FIDE
Earlier this week, the United States Chess Federation (US Chess) released an open letter from Gary Walters, the federation's president. In the letter, which is addressed to Nigel Freeman of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), US Chess made official many of the concerns that the larger chess community has expressed for some time about the state of FIDE and the effect that Kirsan Ilyumzhinov's seemingly endless tenure as FIDE president has had on the sport. The letter is very telling in that it shows the depths of leadership, communication, and organization problems that exist within FIDE; they are much worse than some had expected.
Gary's letter addresses the hijab controversy at the 2017 Women's World Chess Championship in Tehran (still ongoing) and problems surrounding Ilyumzhinov's sanctions by the United States Government and the contradictions between FIDE's statement that he would step down temporarily to address the sanctions. Instead, Ilyumzhinov has appeared regularly at major chess events in the capacity of FIDE president and has made no apparent effort to clear his name with the Department of the Treasury. This is all stuff that we know, but perhaps the most interesting moment comes when Gary addresses the 2016 World Chess Championship in New York City.
…this indecorous behavior is coupled with the conduct of a World Championship on U.S. soil without so much as a word in advance to the nominal "host" Federation, FIDE's conduct becomes insulting.
Say what? Apparently, the announcement that the championship would be held in the United States in 2016 was never communicated to US Chess prior to the declaration. The United States was happy to host the event, but any professional governing body like FIDE owes the host nation's federation a courtesy call and head's up prior to announcing such a major event! Although, US Chess does have a recently unemployed resource that could help them gather intel without FIDE knowing…
Gary's right in that this kind of behavior is insulting to US Chess and to chess in general, but I am inclined to believe that US Chess did not receive a phone call prior to the announcement because Ilyumzhinov made the decision on the fly and that the intention to host the event in the United States was a last minute gamble to generate publicity. In addition to the Championship problem, Gary also addresses every chess fan's least favorite shadow company: AGON.
on several occasions AGON has failed to live up to its end of agreements with FIDE, with a predictable injurious effect on FIDE. The failure of AGON to make contractual payments has caused difficulties for some federations that would normally receive support from FIDE. President Vega states that he has informed FIDE in strong terms that it should cancel the agreement with AGON in light of its nonperformance.
Oh. My. God! Yes! Please, cancel this contract…but it will never happen unless Ilyumzhinov himself is relieved of his position because AGON is another one of his pet projects. AGON's failure to follow through on its contractual obligations is hilariously hypocritical considering its incessant attempts to sue legitimate companies like Chess24 and Chessbomb for sharing moves during the Candidate Tournament and 2016 World Chess Championship. Unit the dirt is cleaned from the FIDE leadership ranks, this will continue to happen only to the detriment of chess around the world.
The motto of FIDE is Gens Una Sumus, which means We Are One People. As lovers of chess, we are one people but FIDE continues to act as though it is above the law and above the players and fans within its charge. Although I doubt that much will come of it, I am proud of my chess federation for speaking out against the destruction that FIDE is bringing to the sport. It is refreshing to know that US Chess remains committed to the truth of American ideals, which is obedience to law and standing up for what is right. I applaud Gary for his letter and for the board of US Chess for showing that they stand with the larger chess community as a body committed to fixing problems and promoting our game!
Here is the letter in its entirety. Plus, you can read the original post on the US Chess website here.
To: Mr. Nigel Freeman, Executive Director, World Chess Federation
Dear Mr. Freeman:
I write openly on behalf of the United States Chess Federation ("US Chess") to express growing concerns that our Federation has with the World Chess Federation's ("FIDE's") general casualness toward its own rules and statements, to FIDE's lack of responsiveness to us as a member nation, to the questionable status of its president, and as well as to its economic health.
On October 6, 2016, I wrote to FIDE, care of yourself, to ask that any religious requirements for the Women's World Championship in Iran be spelled out plainly respecting the obligatory wearing of hijabs, as well as for any other religious conduct requirements that might be imposed upon the participants. Without repeating my earlier letter, the text of the provisions at issue may be found in Section 1.2 of the FIDE Handbook, as well as set forth in Principle 6 of the Olympic Charter. At the time of my earlier letter, we found it peculiar that FIDE held itself to the world as being opposed to discriminatory treatment and as a guardian of equal rights, only to award the Women's World Championship to a country that resides at the center of controversy concerning the fair and equal treatment of women. We continue to find FIDE's actions peculiar.
I never heard from you on the above matter except in the briefest email by which you told me that my questions would be answered after FIDE conferred with the Iranian Chess Federation. That was months ago. Later, and without any of the promised answers being provided, you invited me to search out Mr. Makropoulos while he was in New York for the World Championship. For a world sporting organization, this lack of a formal response was troubling. When this indecorous behavior is coupled with the conduct of a World Championship on U.S. soil without so much as a word in advance to the nominal "host" Federation, FIDE's conduct becomes insulting. Chess deserves better. So does US Chess.
We are also concerned about the ongoing role of the current FIDE president. FIDE's communications regarding its President have created a confused state of affairs. FIDE issued a public statement more than a year ago, shortly after the time Mr. Ilyumzhinov was sanctioned by the U.S. Government, in which FIDE declared that Mr. Ilyumzhinov would have no further business, legal, or financial involvement with FIDE's affairs. The ostensible purpose of his withdrawal from those affairs was so that he could "concentrate on clearing the situation with the US Department of the Treasury." (See FIDE's Statement of 12/16/15.) It is beyond time for FIDE to update the world of chess on that "situation." The world's greatest game suffers immeasurably under Mr. Ilyumzhinov's persistent cloud. His own statements do nothing to benefit chess, but rather exacerbate the confusion, including an absurd demand that he be granted U.S citizenship. Moreover, despite that the December 2015 FIDE statement set forth that Mr. Makropoulos would exercise the powers of the president, we note that Mr. Ilyumzhinov has recently attended more than one international event appearing in ceremonies as the President of FIDE. If there has been a change in FIDE's December 2015 statement, please announce the revisions.
Finally, we have received an open letter from the President of the Confederation for Chess of Americas ("CCA"), President Jorge Vega, in which he states that he finds FIDE's financial situation "worrying." As President Vega points out in his December 2016 letter, on several occasions AGON has failed to live up to its end of agreements with FIDE, with a predictable injurious effect on FIDE. The failure of AGON to make contractual payments has caused difficulties for some federations that would normally receive support from FIDE. President Vega states that he has informed FIDE in strong terms that it should cancel the agreement with AGON in light of its nonperformance. We echo President Vega's concerns and recommendations.
US Chess will not standby and quietly watch as FIDE's corporate and presidential conduct damages the game of chess. While we remain ever optimistic and continue to believe in Gens Una Sumus, we fervently hope that FIDE will improve its communications, sets its Presidential Board in full order, adhere faithfully to its rules and regulations, and forthrightly present and improve its financial health for the good of the game. Very Respectfully,
Gary L. Walters, President, US Chess
Posted February 11, 2017 in FIDE, News, Politics, Tournaments
Iran Hosts Women's Chess and Anti-American Chanting
Update (2017/02/13): And if it was not apparent that much of the screaming at Americans for not wanting to obey the Iranian modesty laws was not enough to demonstrate the incredible double-standard, check out this hypocrisy from Sweden.
Women from around the world sat down at chessboards in Tehran, Iran yesterday to begin the first round of the 2017 FIDE Women's World Chess Championship. The venue was filled with local celebrities, dignitaries, and in true Iranian fashion, some of the world's most controversial figures including FIDE's own Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. As usual, Kirsan did not pass on an opportunity to give us more to laugh about thanks to the quick British wit of GM Nigel Short.
. @Ilyumzhinov tells dignitaries at #WWCC2017 they should call him "Kirsan". Obviously no one told him it sounds like "dick" in Persian.
— Nigel Short (@nigelshortchess) February 10, 2017
And as most people know, the decision to hold the Women's Championship in Tehran caused a great deal of controversy with protests from American GM Nazi Paikidze and GM Mariya Muzychuk because of the compulsory hijab requirement. For Nazi Paikidze, the decision not to travel to Iran was also partially because of the significant Anti-American sentiment and warnings from the US Government about American citizen travel to Iran. Enough has already been written by countless news agencies and blogs to make it necessary to rehash the debate itself. Instead, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at some events that occurred in Iran yesterday at the same time the championship was about to begin…
Headline from Friday's edition of The Independent. (Credit: The Independent UK)
Protestors took to the streets yesterday in Iran chanting the traditional Death to America and Death to Trump as the country celebrated the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution. What I found interesting is that this celebration coincided with the Women's Chess Championship, which was touted as a representation of women's rights advancements in the country. Yet, the Iranian Revolution itself marked a significant turning point in women's rights for the country. With the revolution came the restriction of women to their homes without male escort and loss of many other basic rights to the discretion of the country's theocratic leadership.
When Nazi Paikidze announced her intention to boycott the event, she faced the typical media backlash that claimed her protest would damage the plight of women's movements in Iran. Just as the first players began moving pieces the country was showing its true colors to the rest of the world by burning American flags, hanging an effigy of President Trump, and chanting for the death of the United States. Still, the calls from the media and from major political activists were deafly silent, which underscores the true hypocrisy of the Iranian government, FIDE, and the multitudes who tried to silence Nazi and others like her. It is okay to protest selected events, groups, or governments, but those protests must be sanctioned by the media and by the special interest groups that claim a monopoly on human morality.
We all knew that the event would go on in Tehran regardless of protests by players because Iran's regime represents the kind of government and leadership style preferred by FIDE's dear leader. But I for one am proud of those women who refused to give in to social and political pressure to play in the tournament. If the Iranian government is truly as open and accepting as it claimed to be in response to the protests, then Nazi, Mariya, and others would have been able to voice their protest without receiving the significant backlash they faced. Yet, that is not the reality we live in.
Posted June 5, 2016 in FIDE
Hou Yifan's Withdrawal Shows Need for Reform
Women's World Chess Champion Hou Yifan shocked the chess community when she announced last month that she had withdrawn from the Women's World Championship Cycle, citing disagreements with FIDE over how it conducts the tournament process. Chessbase published transcripts from a recent telephone interview with Yifan and Frederic Friedel where she expressed disappointment in FIDE leadership's continued support of the current tournament format. As it stands, the Women's World Chess Champion (hereafter annotated as WCC) is often chosen through knockout tournaments where the winner earns the title despite the possibility that they might possess an ELO rating 100-200 points below Yifan, who is currently the highest rated female chess player in the world.
Trouble with the Knockouts
You can read the article yourself via the link above, but the main point of her argument is that the WCC is often selected via a 64-player knockout tournament format. This format places Hou and her counterparts on equal footing and gives an unfair advantage to players who might not qualify to challenge her in any other setting. If the highest rated player in the tournament has a bad game and is eliminated by a lower player, it creates an opportunity for a player to assume the title of WCC without possessing the qualifications. For her, a knockout tournament is not necessarily a bad thing. However, she views it as an unreasonable format for choosing the WCC. I agree wholeheartedly. Can you imagine if Magnus Carlsen's title was on the line in some 64-player invitational where a single bad day could send the title into the hands of another player?
I cannot see the men allowing such a method to be used by FIDE to determine the champion, and the women of the professional chess world should refuse to stand for it as well.
Hou's Plan and FIDE's Silent Stand
Glass ceilings and gender barriers are coming down all over the world, but FIDE remains trapped in its antiquated ways. Hou's plan for changing the tournament format is, as Frederic mentions in his article, amazingly simple. She proposes that the same format used to select the World Chess Championship title currently held by Magnus Carlsen be used for the WCC. A series of qualification tournaments would send certain players to a Candidates tournament where the winner would advance to challenge the reigning World Champion. As a compromise, Hou has suggested that the winner of the knockout tournament be declared the challenger to the reigning champion, not the champion themselves. The plan sounds simple enough, but according to Chessbase, FIDE has retained the 64-player knockout format because it is popular among the female chess players.
It is not difficult to imagine why the format is so popular…it reduces much of the legacy of the WCC to a lottery.
Hou Yifan has big dreams for reforming women's chess.
It is easy to place the blame on FIDE, which is an organization that has a sorted history of cronyism, manipulation, and disregard for what is best for promoting international professional chess. Countless recommendations for improving tournament cycles and gameplay have been provided by some of the world's greatest chess minds. Yet, those recommendations and ideas have been met with the standard fare that Hou has received for her comments: to be discussed at the next board meeting. As someone who has spent a considerable amount of time in government service, I can tell you that it will probably be discussed at the meeting, but the world stands a better chance of Kirsan's aliens invading than the board agreeing to change the WCC cycle format. Yet, it is this comment in Frederic's interview that reveals another troubling element to the situation:
FF: Sounds perfectly logical. However FIDE has said that the current Women's system is very popular amongst the girls since they get to play a lot of interesting events …
What is going on here? FIDE is, potentially, holding on to a format because it is popular, among the women on the circuit. It might be popular, but is it right for the future of women's professional chess? Unfortunately, one does not have to look far in cyberspace to see the back and forth with people who believe that women cannot play beautiful chess or do not deserve the respect of their male counterparts. The chess audience on Twitter is notorious for this kind of banter, but does the general consensus of the women's professional chess world about the 64-player knockout championship actually hurt perception of their ability? I would argue that it does! If the women players are arguing for more recognition and appreciation for their art in one breath, but supporting a tournament format that undermines the legitimacy of the highest female chess achievement, then the fight for equal respect of female chess players is what ultimately suffers. That, along with the countless other young girls who are hunched over their chessboards this morning with dreams and aspirations of being a GM or a WCC.
Bureaucracies have a notorious history of taking simple ideas and transforming them into disastrous monstrosities. The fundamental elements that make bureaucracies like FIDE so inefficient are probably what will enable the WCC cycle to retain its imbalanced format (for now). Hou Yifan's withdrawal from the cycle and her recommendations for changing how the WCC is selected should be a wakeup call for the leaders of the professional chess world, but it will most likely fall on deaf ears. In the meantime, the world will continue to watch as its great chess players are increasingly isolated and ostracized by the organization whose mission is to grow and promote our game.
Gens Una Sumus, without clear direction or a promising future.
Posted March 30, 2016 in FIDE
The Agon Monopoly – The World Takes Notice
It took some time but the mainstream media has started to notice and report on the war between Agon and the rest of the chess world. A recent article on Bloomberg has raised interest in the company's move to monopolize the 2016 Candidates Tournament broadcast and that of any subsequent tournaments connected to the World Chess Championship cycle. As many of us already know, the move has deepened the wedge between the World Chess Federation and countless fans across the globe. As explained in the article,
The company hired by the World Chess Federation to organize and broadcast the ongoing tournament in Russia announced earlier this month that other websites would not be allowed to offer live coverage, as many had done in the past.
This paragraph represents how the situation most likely appears to outsiders because it is how Agon/FIDE has worked to project its position in relation to live tournament broadcasts. Agon appears to be a legitimate company hired by FIDE to manage the championship tournament cycle because that is how the elaborate pyramid system involving FIDE and Agon is established and portrayed. It goes without saying that the boards of entire corporations have been put in prison in the United States for engaging in the same activities that have been undertaken by the leadership of the World Chess Federation and its phantom company. Let us take a moment to break down the history of Agon, its influence and relationship with the World Chess Federation.
Agon was founded in 2012 by Andrew Paulson, an American businessman for the sole purpose of managing and promoting chess tournaments and specifically, the World Chess Championship cycle. Because of missteps in management and controversy over the company's ownership, Agon never organized a single chess event or sponsorship under Paulson and shortly after he became president of the English Chess Federation, Paulson sold the company to its current owner, Ilya Merenzon. Although it operates primarily out of the Russian Federation, Agon is registered as a private company based out of New Jersey.
As early as 2014, accusations arose that Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the president of the World Chess Federation, was to be provided 51% in shares of Agon, which would have made him a majority shareholder and a de facto controller of the company and its assets. Conflict of interest is a term ill-suited to describe that kind of situation. Because of Ilyumzhinov's reputation for deception and monopolistic control of the World Chess Federation, it is hard difficult to determine exactly where fiction ends and reality begins in the story of his relationship to Agon.
When Agon announced its intentions to limit the broadcast rights of chess websites around the world shortly before the start of the 2016 Candidates Tournament, the reaction was swift and furious. Campfire Chess joined in support of Chessdom, Chess24 and Chessbomb as they defied the company's demands and continued broadcasting the live moves in protest throughout the tournament. I continue to stand by this position because everything that I am says that dissent in this case is the right thing to do. According to the official website, Agon has filed legal action in Moscow against Chess24, ChessGames.com, The Internet Chess Club, and Chess24 because of their defiance, but it will be curious to how the whole scenario plays out because Agon has no standing to pursue action against these sites, as has been demonstrated in case law and in settlements as recent as 2015 with Major League Baseball.
Kent Brockman reporting… (Credit: Fox)
Naivety and Corporate Expectations
I am certainly not blind to the needs of companies to turn a profit from their products. Campfire Chess is a nonprofit organization funded entirely by me, but my long term dream is to monetize some kind of product. However, the rules of business are much more complicated than ordering other companies to cease their operations so that another company can turn a profit.
This is what Agon and FIDE leadership do not understand. If they want to build sponsorship and monetize chess tournaments, then they need to offer a product that is in higher demand than others. Chessbase, Chess24, Chessbomb and countless other sites in the online chess ecosystem offer live commentary, video lessons, and a sense of community that draws people in to their services. This is what Agon should be doing if it wants to compete. I am entirely open to watching tournaments on an exclusive tournament site if that site offers coverage and supplemental material that makes the experience worth it.
Until they figure that out, dissent will continue because chess is for the people.
Posted March 14, 2016 in Famous Players, FIDE
Hou Yifan is Women's World Chess Champion
My guess is that an objective chess journalist would be expected not to pick sides or have favorites in tournament matches, but that is the beauty of running my own site and never claiming to be an objective chess journalist! Back in April of 2015, GM Mariya Muzychuk of the Ukraine shocked the professional chess world by knocking out favored GM Koneru Humpy of India and winning the Women's World Chess Championship title through the somewhat maligned knockout system.
GM Mariya Muzychuk crowned Women's Champion in April 2015. Image Credit: FIDE)
Unfortunately, the same politics that has cast a dark cloud on the 2016 Candidates Tournament has also overshadowed a fight to the finish as former champion GM Hou Yifan has outplayed Mariya to officially reclaim her position as Women's World Chess Champion in Lviv, Ukraine. I emphasized the word officially because it is clear from the way that many in the professional chess community treated Mariya during her time as champion were not entirely convinced that she was worthy of the honor. Personally, I am sad to see her go because I felt that she brought a special energy to women's chess. Hou Yifan earns excellent reviews for her friendliness and even more praise for her dominating chess, but it feels as though the professional chess world never really moved on from her as the World Champion when Mariya was awarded the honor in 2015.
Despite the fact that Hou was the clear favorite to win the match, Mariya made it apparent early on that she was not going to make it easy. After dropping games 2 and 6, Mariya found herself in an early hole but that was all she surrendered to the dominating Chinese player before Hou reclaimed the title in point increments from drawn games.
GM Hou Yifan. Image Credit: New York Times)
Congratulations to the new Women's World Chess Champion, GM Hou Yifan of China! An exceptional performance in Lviv caps her return to the highest position in women's chess. Play through all of the games from the match below:
Posted March 12, 2016 in FIDE, Tournaments
WorldChess.com DDoS Claims Most Likely Untrue
Those who were tuned in to the 2016 Candidates Tournament in Moscow and took note of the anger that is seething in the social media world regarding the recent attempts to censor the live game broadcasts of the tournament, may have noticed a tweet from the official account stating that the official website responsible for broadcasting the match was the victim of a Dedicated Denial of Service (DDOS) attack. The tweet was sent from the account at 0449 EST:
Denial of service attack ongoing against https://t.co/vH9hYuHJj2 – genuine chess fans suffering as a result
— World Chess (@theworldchess) March 11, 2016
World Chess site has been attacked in massive denial of service attack. Clear attempt to stop Candidates broadcast
It is intriguing that whoever posted the tweet was specific in expressing their opinion that this was an clear attempt to stop broadcast of the Candidates Tournament. For anyone who knows anything about subversion and the attempts by shady and underhanded organizations to manipulate these kind of events knows that this is a propaganda ploy. Because, why would the chess community as a whole have any reason to bring down the single website available to broadcast the moves of one of the most important tournaments of the year?
For those of us with extensive backgrounds in information technology, we understand that it is more likely that the world chess Federation underestimated (like it usually does) the demands that would be placed on a broadcast server. If you are running one server to broadcast a series of games and it is the only place in the world where chess fans are told that they can legally obtained the moves from the event, then countless attempts to contact and connect to the server is not a DDOS! In an attempt to further their efforts to manipulate the chest broadcasting system in future tournaments, claiming that it was a dedicated denial of service attack enables them to deflect the blame from their own services and failings.
Fortunately, the chess community is brilliant and few (if any) actually believed the claims although there are some websites that have repeated the story, but almost none of them have approached it from a purely serious standpoint and are quick to note the sarcastic response from most of the chess community on social media.
@theworldchess Sure that was a DOS attack? Sure that wasn't just… everyone trying to watch the candidates in one place? Hope you're ready!
— Mano Vandemoortel (@_mano) March 11, 2016
@theworldchess pathetic, it's not a DDOS attack, it's your cheap ass server and attempt at monopolizing the broadcast.
— Campfire Chess (@CampfireChess) March 11, 2016
As my readers know, I am very passionate about this situation, which is why I offered my $0.02 above. However, I tip my hat to this tweet, which sums up everything I believe that people have come to think about professional international chess under Kirsan Ilyumzhinov:
@theworldchess Must be CIA, no? Or Kirshan's aliens?
— JazzCat (@JazzCat44) March 11, 2016
Will we see more craziness like this in the coming days? Probably so, but I can tell you that the backlash has had an effect on how the tournament and organizers are conducting business. Today, the tournament organizer, AGON, rescinded its to our release rule for the PGN file and will be releasing them immediately after the conclusion of each game in the match.
Small moves.
-w.s.

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City Administration Responds to Critical Parking Memo
Previously unreleased memo spurs renewed calls to reject parking lease
Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 11:52 am
The city administration today disputed the findings of a June 20 memo that suggested the city is getting a bad deal from its parking lease agreement with the Greater Cincinnati Port Authority, but it has not said why the memo wasn't passed along to City Council members and Port Authority during the three-plus weeks since the administration received the memo.
In its own memo released today, the city claims that the June 20 memo, which was first reported by WCPO yesterday,is outdated and makes a few technical errors.
The June 20 memo from Walker Parking Cosultants, a parking consultant hired by the city, found it will be 257 percent more expensive for the new private parking operator to run the city's on-street parking services in comparison to what the city currently spends. It also concludes the city isn't getting as much revenue as other cities got under their own parking leases.
"The on-street operating expenses shown in the model are projected to grow at a faster rate than operating revenues," the June 20 memo claims. "The city should expect a private operator to run the parking system more cost effectively than the current operation, not less effectively. Therefore, revenues should be expected to increase at a rate faster than expenses, not slower."
The memo's numbers come through estimates provided by ParkCincy, the operating team set to take over the city's parking meters, lots and garages following a decades-long lease agreement between the city and the Port Authority.
In particular, the memo highlights what it claims are extraordinary payments requested by Xerox under the deal: The private parking operator is asking for a $627,063 fee in 2013, putting about 14.6 percent of projected net operating income to management fees. That's far higher than the typical 2.1 percent to 2.3 percent found in similar parking deals in other cities, according to the memo.
The city disputed the findings in its own memo this morning.
"The information that Walker used was from an early point in time; the deal was subsequently negotiated from that point to improve the deal," wrote City Manager Milton Dohoney in his own memo. "For example, the profit margin used was based on different parking deals in other cities that are not the same as ours. As we know, the Cincinnati model is unique in many ways."
One such trait: Cincinnati's parking deal includes modernizing the city's parking meters to accept credit cards and mobile payment.
The city cited a letter from the Port Authority sent to City Solicitor John Curp during an email exchange on July 12, the same day the Port Authority was given the June 20 memo. The letter contradicted what Port Authority CEO Laura Brunner claims are inaccuracies.
"In its memo, Walker Consulting bases its comparisons on price, yet doesn't qualify the information with what level of service capabilities are included in the price," the Port Authority's letter reads. "The Port Authority is basing its purchasing decisions on price, but also level of enhancement to the on-street system that mirrors the City's desire to modernize these vital assets and position them to enhance economic development opportunities downtown and in City neighborhoods."
Besides this "'apples to oranges' comparison," the Port Authority's letter disputes many of the technical details behind the June 20 memo, particularly questioning some of the measurements used and comparisons that don't account for differences between Cincinnati's parking lease and other cities' agreements. It also emphasizes that contracts with Xerox and other companies are not finalized yet.
Much of the focus is now on why the June 20 memo was kept from City Council, the Port Authority and the public for nearly a month, given the memo's controversial findings about a controversial deal.
"The city administration misled the public for months on the need for the deal, saying it was needed to avoid laying off cops and firefighters and then they don't do it. Now it's keeping vital information from the public and council. It's a violation of the public trust of the highest order," Democratic mayoral candidate John Cranley said in a statement. "I am urging the Port to reject this deal that is bad for the City."
Cranley and other city officials, including several City Council candidates and council members P.G. Sittenfeld, Christopher Smitherman and Charlie Winburn, signed a letter to the Port Authority asking the city-funded agency to reject its agreement with Xerox.
The city manager's office couldn't be immediately reached for comment. This story will be updated if further comments become available.
The parking lease was finally signed by the city and Port Authority in June after months of political and court battles. The deal was signed even though a majority of City Council now opposes the lease after the city managed to balance its budget without the parking deal and without laying off cops and firefighters.
City Council approved the parking lease on March 6, more than three months before the June 20 memo was given to the city administration.
In return for the lease, Cincinnati is getting a $92 million lump sum and at least $3 million in annual payments, according to city estimates. The city plans to use that money to pay down future budget gaps and fund development projects, including the I-71/MLK Interchange.
Update: Clarified Port Authority didn't receive the memo until July 12.
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Home / News / Bola Tinubu Reportedly Declines To Lead Buhari's National Campaign
Bola Tinubu Reportedly Declines To Lead Buhari's National Campaign
BolaDate360 Dec 5, 2018 News, Politics Leave a comment
The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has rejected an appeal to him by the party to lead the national campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari for the 2019 presidential elections across the states of the federation.
According to a credible source in the party, Tinubu, who has declared total support for President Buhari's reelection, said while he will do everything to ensure Buhari is reelected, he wants to focus his attention on the South-West region.
It was earlier reported that Tinubu is gradually regaining his "lost territories" in the South-West with support from Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the national chairman of the party.
While he has Lagos and Osun in his kitty, Tinubu is working to consolidate his stronghold in Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti and Oyo states.
Tinubu played a crucial role in President Buhari's reelection in 2015. Soon after the elections, he, however, fell out of favour with the president's men who were referred to as the Abuja boys.
Tinubu's wife, Oluremi, senator representing Lagos Central Senatorial District, in an interview admitted that her husband was dumped by the party after assisting them in winning the elections.
"He was campaigning, I did too. We were running three campaigns in my house. And for him to be trashed like that? But I saw somebody who has love for this country", she said.
According to our source, "Tinubu has politely rejected the request to lead President Muhammadu Buhari's campaign for the 2019 elections. Rather he has chosen to focus his attention more on the South-West.
"We don't really know the reason for this but we have feelers that he seems unsure of what the fate of APC may be in the presidential elections and as such wants to secure his base in the South-West first.
"I also heard that he wants to concentrate his efforts on assisting his candidates. In Ogun, Governor Amosun has withdrawn support for Dapo Abiodun, who is Tinubu's loyalist.
He will also be actively involved in trying to retain Lagos for APC especially given the fact that Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the party's candidate is contesting against a Jimi Agbaje, who is an experienced politician".
When contacted, Tinubu's media aide, Tunde Rahman, promised to get back to our correspondent but couldn't do so as at the time of filing in this report.
– Daily Independent
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Hessian – Mercenary Retrograde
by Ryan George | Oct 11, 2018 | Reviews | 0 comments
Band – Hessian
Album – Mercenary Retrograde
Country of Origin – USA
Genre – Metal
Release Date – September 14th, 2018
Label – Urtod Void
Author – Johnny The Fox
Copycat acts are a dime-a-dozen these days. Take any given sub-genre and one will discover hundreds, if not thousands, of redundant bands that are seemingly copied and pasted from the unofficial template of heavy metal. From the clichéd band names and lyrical themes, to the often uniform and predictable musical styles, a pervasive sense of safeness clouds the current metal scene.
Thankfully, there are happy exceptions, such as Portland, Maine's Hessian. Formed way back in 2008, this veteran traditional-metal act gets lumped in with the ascendant (and, in many respects, triumphant) New Wave of Traditional Heavy Metal movement. While this association is not exactly inaccurate, Hessian has succeeded in being old-school without sacrificing originality and artistry. In fact, their sound is legitimately unique — a seamless blend of classic U.K. metal and rock (Maiden, Angel Witch, Thin Lizzy), weirdo/occult U.S. metal (Slough Feg, Pentagram, Cirith Ungol) and bonafide, punkified zaniness (Zappa, The Dictators, Ramones).
Yes, tongue-in-cheek sense of humor is key to Hessian's distinctive recipe. When Angus McFarland — their indomitable singer/bassist/co-founder — screams, "I wish I was dead/I wish was never born," his maniacal histrionics belie any semblance of earnestness. Or when he rallies the troops in "Rock and Roll Soldier" for the "fight against the jive," one feels the joy of being transported back to a cloud-cloaked basement rock show in 1973.
More importantly, the songs on Mercenary Retrograde are unique, invigorating, and fun. "I Wish I Was Dead" showcases some of the best guitar harmonies and rollicking basslines this side of Thin Lizzy; Hessian counters that with an unexpected and peppy lounge-jazz interlude in the dynamic "Skull Ring." The heavily-syncopated "Dude Messiah" and the halting, serpentine "The Viper" deliver oodles of buzz-drenched stoner riffs. But McFarland and co. also know how to step on the throttle, summoning the spirits of Priest, Motörhead, and Ramones with equal aplomb.
King George V would certainly hire these mercenaries. So should metalheads everywhere. Mercenary Retrograde by Hessian -Highlights: "I Wish I Was Dead," "Skull Ring," Rock and Roll Soldier," "The Viper."
-Rating – 4.5/5


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PSafe DFNDR: Full-Featured, Fluctuating Protection
PSafe DFNDR is feature-rich and easy to use, but its malware protection is inconsistent and the free version has too many ads.
By Sean Riley 2017-10-26T16:54:00Z
Full functionality is free
Minimal system impact
Low cost to remove ads
Fluctuating malware protection
Obtrusive ads
No SMS anti-theft functionality
For more information visit their website
DFNDR by PSafe (known as DFNDR Security on Google Play) is another jack-of-all trades, like Avast Mobile Security or CM Security Master, with antivirus as the primary focus but a whole host of features working to allegedly make your device run faster, safer and cooler.
We liked that DFNDR had a small system-performance impact and was generally easy to use. But its malware protection changed a lot from month to month in lab tests, ranging from excellent to rather poor and then back again.
Overall, we prefer the light, fast Bitdefender Mobile Security, which delivers consistently top-notch malware protection for $15 per year. If you'd rather not pay, we recommend the free version of Norton Mobile Security. Both are among the best Android antivirus apps.
MORE: Best Antivirus Software and Apps
Costs and What's Covered
Like most of the Android antivirus products out there, DFNDR is free to download but has an optional premium tier. In a less common move, the entire functionality of the product is available for free, with the only tradeoff being ads displayed in the app. If you just can't stand seeing ads in your apps, then you have the option of paying $4.99 a year to dismiss them from DFNDR.
While the ads are intrusive, I don't know that I would pay to get rid of them. They are visible only when you are using the app, and I simply don't need to be in my antivirus app that often.
Couple that with our performance testing, which showed that DFNDR had virtually no effect on our device when running in the background, and it seems like it would be worth saving the $4.99 a year and tolerating ads for the 5-10 minutes a week you might be in the app.
PSafe does offer a VPN client and service, but that's a separate app.
DFNDR was the slowest scanner among the Android antivirus apps that I tested. An app-only scan required just over 1 minute to complete, and a full scan (all apps and files) took approximately 70 seconds.
Users can opt to schedule a scan to avoid sitting there and watching this all take place, but your only scheduling options are once every three days or once every seven days, and you can't control the time of the scan. This feature is better than having no scheduled scans at all, but it's a less-than-ideal implementation.
DFNDR's anti-malware protection worked well in practice, successfully identifying known malicious sites successfully. It suggests that the user run an antivirus scan immediately after accessing a known malicious site, which seems a little heavy-handed but certainly not a completely unreasonable suggestion. If you feel that you know better, there is small print saying, "I understand the risks. Access the website."
Malware Performance
PSafe DFNDR has had very mixed results in German independent lab AV-TEST's Android security-product evaluations.
In September 2017, PSafe DFNDR stopped 99.7 percent of 3,016 samples of new, online "real-time" malware, and 100 percent of 2,917 samples of malware that had been collected in the previous four weeks. Both scores were well above the averages of 95.7/98.4 percent among all 21 products tested.
PSafe's July 2017 scores were very good at 99.9/99.9 percent, but its May 2017 scores were more divergent, stopping 100 percent of older malware but only 99.1 percent of the new stuff. And PSafe's March 2017 scores were not good: only 96.3/97.2 percent, well below the average scores for that round.
MORE: Mobile Security Guide: Everything You Need to Know
On the basis of these last four scores, one could argue that DFNDR's scores are getting better. Yet a review of PSafe's entire AV-TEST evaluation history over the past three years shows similar inconsistencies, with scores jumping from middling to excellent and then back again.
Among the five Android antivirus apps we reviewed that submit to AV-TEST, only CM Security Master has shown similar fluctuations over the past few years, and to about half the degree shown by Psafe.
Avast Mobile Security has had the occasional 100 percent, but has generally been above 99.7 percent. Bitdefender Mobile Security and Norton Mobile Security have almost always achieved perfect 100/100 percent detection rates.
Lookout Mobile Security is the lone antivirus app we tested whose maker does not submit it to AV-TEST.
Security Features and Tools
While it doesn't have the most comprehensive anti-theft tool, DFNDR has the four most common options covered, with control over anti-theft functionality from the web portal found at my.psafe.com. From there, users can locate their device on a map, trigger an alarm, lock their devices with a custom message or wipe the devices completely.
I did not test the full-wipe command, but the rest of these features executed within just a couple seconds after the commands were issued on the web portal.
One odd note regarding the alarm function: It seems like it can be dismissed only by clicking Stop Alarm on the web portal. I tried everything I could think of on the phone to get the alarm to stop, with no luck. That's great in the case of a theft, but less so when just you're hunting around the house for your phone.
The faint black text used for the custom message on the lock screen is too small and blends in a bit too much with the dark blue background. It's legible, but there's no reason to make someone squint for your info when they are hopefully trying to find out how to return your phone to you.
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Here are some of the other features: Intruder Alert, which captures an image from the front-facing camera when someone types in the wrong password and sends the image to you via email; Signal Flare, which saves the current location of your phone to my.psafe.com when the battery reaches 5 percent capacity; Switched-Off Alert, which sends you an email with the last known location if your device is turned off; Notice of SIM Card Change, which sends you an email if the SIM is swapped out; Advanced Protection Notice, which sends you an email if advanced protection is turned off; and Disable the Power Off Menu, which prevents thieves from powering down your device.
I had success in testing all of these features, except for the last one. The lock command being issued from the web portal would prevent someone from accessing the power-off menu, but there was nothing about toggling the option in the phone's anti-theft settings that seemed to change my own access to the power-off menu.
App Lock
DFNDR's implementation of app locking is about a year out of date. It still does not allow you to use your fingerprint scanner to unlock apps, and while that was a frustrating omission last year, it feels completely unacceptable now.
To be clear, the app-locking feature works — locked apps are completely blocked until you enter your secret pattern to unlock them. If you are planning to use this feature for a couple of apps that you use infrequently, then it should be fine. But for any app that you are using multiple times a day, this is going to feel too cumbersome if you've grown accustomed to using your phone's fingerprint scanner.
DFNDR's implementation of app locking is about a year out of date.
The primary App Lock screen is split into three tabs: Apps, Social and Gallery. Apps is fairly self-explanatory, with a full list of your apps sorted by popularity (presumably global popularity, as the list didn't reflect my most-used apps) or by name, with a toggle next to each to switch App Lock on or off for that particular app.
Social apps are enough of a security priority that they get their own tab, although they are also in the Apps section. DFNDR failed to categorize a number of my messaging apps that I would certainly consider to be social as "social." There's no way to add apps to the social category.
Finally, there is the Gallery tab, which creates a special password-protected folder for "your most sensitive photos." It's worth noting that you will need to remember to move any photos out of the private gallery if you ever decide to remove DFNDR from your device; you will be unable to access them unless you reinstall DFNDR.
For those who opt to use App Lock but don't spring for the ad-free version of the app, there's an ad above the unlock pattern every time App Lock pops up.
Call blocking is a newer feature for DFNDR. It's extremely basic, with just the option to block a number selected from your contacts or from recent calls, or to block a manually entered number. Blocking an individual from my contacts worked perfectly, with no sign of a call occurring on my end when that number tried to call mine.
I was hoping the manual number-entry option would allow for wild cards (e.g., 800* or 877*) to block an entire area code, but that doesn't appear to work in DFNDR. It's nice that the overall feature works; now DFNDR just needs to flesh it out to include some more useful categories, such as blocking unknown or private callers.
System Impact
To evaluate the impact of running DFNDR, I ran multiple tests using the Geekbench 4 Android benchmarking tool on my Samsung Galaxy S8 running Android 7.0 Nougat. Following installation of the app, the phone's performance scored 0.38 percent lower than its baseline average on the Geekbench 4 test. During a full scan, it scored 7.21 percent below its baseline performance.
These results put DFNDR in first place for performance impact with the app installed and in second-to-last place for performance during a malware scan.
Setup and Support
Setup for DFNDR went reasonably quickly. It took approximately 7 minutes to install the app, enable its components and adjust the settings. The initial malware scan, taking just over a minute, was probably the biggest slowdown in the whole process.
DFNDR is reminiscent of both Avast Mobile Security and CM Security Master in that there are 17 tools that could be used or enabled, but less than half are relevant to the security or privacy of your device.
If there were an award for stripped-down support, then DFNDR would walk away with the victory. Support is one of the primary options in the menu, which was a surprise when I first saw it, particularly for a free app. Then I clicked on the menu and saw that the support section was simply a page with four blank fields for Name, Email, Subject and Message. We'd prefer something interactive, such as a chat-support option or even just a forum.
If DFNDR toned down its insistence that something is almost always wrong with your device, that would dramatically improve the app, which overall has an accessible design. But the frequency with which DFNDR flashed that my device was overheating or told me to avoid damage to my battery by installing a charging-monitor app was a bit too much for me — and that's not even touching on the ads.
I'll give DFNDR credit — it does keep the ads to a minimum in the main screens of the app, with just one in the primary Performance tab and nothing in the Tools tab on the main screen. However, DFNDR hits you hard with its own add-ons in the Performance section, as well as its in-house blog posts, which feature fairly self-serving articles that sell users on the value of the DFNDR app.
The ads come on strong after any kind of scan or cleanup, with about four per page, along with suggestions for other DFNDR components to install and, again, a list of recent in-house blog posts. The ads are typically pretty easy to distinguish from the app if you actually look at them. Again, to give DFNDR credit, the screens that are particularly ad-heavy aren't anything that you actually need to navigate.
One touch got a laugh out of me when I first noticed it. Among the icons in the upper-right corner of the screen, a package labeled "Ad" makes the little DFNDR mascot run across the screen and drag an ad in for you to look at. A little storefront icon takes you to a Promoted Apps store containing third-party apps that have presumably paid for placement. These two icons aren't really bothersome when you're using the app, and I can sympathize that the company has to find a way to generate income from a free app.
While the DFNDR app has a solid feature set, and it's hard to argue with free, all of the cruft makes DFDNR hard to recommend. Even after paying the reasonable $4.99 price to remove the ads from the app, you are left with the app advertising its own features rather than just helping you get in and out with a secure device.
I could probably let a lot of that go if the company had a stellar malware-performance track record, but that simply isn't the case. PSafe's products have bounced up and down repeatedly in AV-TEST results. There are better options out there.
Users looking for a free solution should consider Avast Mobile Security or CM Security Master; if you are willing to pay $15 per year for the best protection, our top pick is Bitdefender Mobile Security.
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Q: pvcreate does not work: Device /dev/sda3 not found As I recall I accidentally removed partition with fdisk and left changes which I did on LVM, then I did restart and Centos was not able to boot normally, it booted to Dracut.. It is my fault that I did experiments without making VM backup.
Currently it shows that device is missing: Couldn't find device with uuid Tuio4I-anaw-oBDD-Wisp-9uAZ-PYSF-YNg1KF:

Tried adding it, but it says device is not found:

Checked devices with blkid command and shows /dev/sda3 is not present and I guess this is the reason why pvcreate is not working:

Also tried to get rid of unknown device, but did not work:

Is it possible to add sda3 back from dracut, because fdisk command is not present or maybe my finding are not valid? Any help is much appreciated.

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Here is the most recent episode of Thoughtful China. I recommend their show for useful business information from China.
Is Alibaba Group's Tmall Global living up to its promise as a "fast track into China" for foreign brands?
If anyone has experience on Tmall Global, please share with us!
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I wiuld love to see more Western products placing well in the Chinese market soon!
Tons of winning strategies are flooding China. It's all about experimentation and making educated inferences on how our decisions will impact the results of commerce and other fields.


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Even though it's designated as a photo spot, I feel like most people just stroll by the waterfalls located on the backside of Grizzly Peak. Especially with the opening of Cars Land, this pretty sight has now become just a quick glimpse on the to exciting newness. But under the right light, these falls are pretty breathtaking on their own, and they become quite the pretty portrait!
The splendor of the waterfalls on the backside of Grizzly Peak on a beautiful day.
Frame it right, and it's not exactly obvious to tell that this isn't at a theme park!


#1. This one has lived on my pinterest board since I created it. I think the monster is darling and I love all of the color.
You can find it here at the TomKat Studio.
You can find it here at Texas Monkey.
#3. The poem on this one is also darling! And the ghost reminds me of the print-out we used when I was growing up.
You can find it here at Silverbox Creative.
#4. Love the spider! And all the color!
You can find it here on grey square design.
#5. I love the fun design with this one! And it's really simple and cute.
Can be found here at the 733blog.
Find it here at Simply Real Moms.
#7. Isn't this witch darling??
Can be found here on MyCreativeOutlet.
You can find it here on tatertots and jello.
#9. Witch shoes. With stripe socks. Favorite.
Can be found here at Craft Warehouse & Glitz Design.
#10. And last, but not least, this cutie. The fact that it all prints on one sheet, is a door hanger AND a gift tag really makes this one the favorite for me!!
You can find this here on Live Craft Love.
What fun things are you up to at your house for Halloween?


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WILLIAMSPORT WOMAN DIES FROM GUNSHOT
The second shooting in ten days in the city has turned into the second homicide in Williamsport in the same two week period. The woman who was shot inside her home last Thursday night died while in surgery shortly after arriving at UPMC WIlliamsport. According to the Sun Gazette, the Lycoming County Coroner reported that 31 year old Jimia Alston passed just before 8pm while doctors were attempting to save her life after the shooting that occurred after 6:30 on Louisa Street. Alston had five children who were inside the home at the time of the shooting, but none were injured. Police have not released any details about the crime and don't believe the homicide that occurred on Campbell street last week is related to this incident.
ACCIDENT INVOLVING TRUCK CARRYING BEES CLOSED INTERSTATE
An Accident along I-81 Friday night in Luzerne County involving a truck carrying nearly a million honeybees crashed and shut down the interstate for at least 5 hours. According to WNEP, the driver of the truck carrying the bees lost control of the truck around mile marker 149 on 81 around 5:30pm which spilled the bees which were rounded up by beekeepers who were called to the scene by Emergency crews from Valley Regional Fire and Rescue. They attempted to save as many as they could and continue to transport them to their destination. One firefighter was stung on the lip, but no other injuries were reported
LYCOMING COUNTY COVID-19 UPDATE
Lycoming County has 8 new positive cases of COVID-19 at their last check from Saturday for a total of 866 cases since the pandemic began. As of October 9th the state reported that the weekly test positivity rate in Lycoming County was 4.1% and the weekly rate of new cases was 65.1 new cases per 100,000 people. The State Department of Health indicated Saturday that there were 1,857 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 180,943.
LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE
Today is the last day for Pennsylvanians to register to vote in the general election at close of business today. At votespa.com you can check your registration, apply for online voter registration or update voter information, such as change of name, address, or party affiliation. If you are a registered voter and want to vote by mail, the deadline to apply is October 27th at 5pm.
MAN ARRESTED AFTER HIGH SPEED CHASE
A man who allegedly claimed to be a corrections officer at the Lycoming County Prison, is facing felony charges after leading police on a high speed chase. Last week, Muncy police officer Raymond Kontz III was in Brady Township around 11 pm and witnessed Devin Baily speeding on a motorcycle going 75 in a 45n and eventually reached top speeds of 95 mph while attempting to elude police. Police cut Bailey off and detained him when they found him without the proper license. He was jailed under 50,000 dollars unsecured bail.
MAN ARRESTED FOR FELONY THEFT
Man with several active cases against him in Lycoming County has been arrested for felony burglary and theft by unlawful taking. Police say Samuel Joseph Agor broke into Acme BBQ and stole food on Sept. 26 and also into The Tiny Bakery Shop, 443 Market St., on Sept. 28 where he was found unconscious with drugs and paraphernalia as well as with food and items from the Acme BBQ. Agor, who was questioned in connection to a break-in in Old Lycoming on Sept. 23, is being held at the Lycoming County Prison on $100,000 monetary bail.
WOLF VETOED RESTAURANT BILL
Governor Wolf vetoed Bill 2513 last week which was legislation that could have allowed restaurant owners to open back up at 100% capacity. According to the Wolf administration, the decision to veto was made on the grounds of keeping the public safe and promoting mitigation efforts. He also sited that the bill contained "constitutional infirmities" stating in his veto message that it attempts to take away his executive authority during the existing COVID-19 disaster emergency.
EMERGENCY FIRE DRILL AT AIRPORT
A drill by the Federal Aviation Administration was conducted over the weekend at Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville. According to the Sun Gazette, five fire companies from the area participated with paramedics and EMTs from Williamsport UPMC in the simulation that is required by federal authorities every 3 years. Airport fire officials directed a pair of mock collisions in which 15 victims were injured. Fake smoke was used during the drill inside the planes provided by Penn College of Technology.
The Dodgers came back and beat the Braves 4-3 yesterday in the National League championship series – LA Advances to Game one of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays coming up this Tuesday.
Steelers beat the Browns 38-7, Giants over Washington 20-19, the Ravens beat the Eagles 30-28, Bears over the Panthers 23-16, the Buccaneers beat the Packers 38-10, 49ers over the Rams 24-16, Dolphins blanked the Jets 24-nothing, Lions over the Jaguars 34-16, and the Broncos beat the Patriots 18-12, Falcons over the Vikings 40-23, Colts beat the Bengals 31-27, and Titans over the Texans 42-36 in OT
Monday night football Chiefs and the bills, at 5 PM and the Cardinals play the Cowboys at 8:15
Joey Logano got his first win since COVID in Kansas yesterday holding off Kevin Harvick in the last laps, followed by Alex Bowman, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch finished fifth. Logano now advances to the Championship 4 in Phoenix, November 8th


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Home Prophecy What do the locusts and scorpions represent in Revelation 9?
What do the locusts and scorpions represent in Revelation 9?
"Then the fifth angel sounded: And I saw a star fallen from heaven to the earth. To him was given the key to the bottomless pit. And he opened the bottomless pit, and smoke arose out of the pit like the smoke of a great furnace. So the sun and the air were darkened because of the smoke of the pit. Then out of the smoke locusts came upon the earth. And to them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power … The shape of the locusts was like horses prepared for battle. On their heads were crowns of something like gold, and their faces were like the faces of men. They had hair like women's hair, and their teeth were like lions' teeth. And they had breastplates like breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was like the sound of chariots with many horses running into battle" (Revelation 9:1-3, 7-9).
The "locusts" and "scorpions" have been applied by many Protestant commentators (Calvin, Barnes, Wesley, Spurgeon, Elliot, etc.) to the armies of Mohammed in their wars of conquest. Mohammad was a fierce desert warrior who spread Islam with the sword.
Verse 1: Many commentators have applied the phrase "a star fallen" to Satan and Islamic leaders whose cruelty served his purposes.
Verse 2: "The bottomless pit" points to desolate region of Arabia. The "smoke" that darkened "the sun and the air" has been applied to Mohammed's doctrines that obscure "the sun" (the true light of Jesus Christ, Revelation 1:16) and "the air" (the fresh air of freedom, 2 Corinthians 3:17).
Verse 3: The "locusts" and "scorpions" refer to the armies of Mohammed in their wars of conquest.
Verses 4, 5: A "command" and "authority" was mysteriously "given" to these ferocious armies only against those without "the seal of God in their foreheads." In other words, authority was given to them as a scourge against apostate Christianity similar to the authority granted to King Nebuchadnezzar against ancient Israel when she wickedly departed from the ways of God (read Jeremiah 25:8-11).
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