Tim Burton's The World of Stainboy

Thanks to Open Culture, we now have the complete animated series of Tim Burton The World of Stainboy. There are six episodes and I'm posting them all herein our blog.  Enjoy watching!

Episode 1 Stare Girl:



Episode 2 Toxic Boy:



Episode 3 Bowling Ball Head:



Episode 4 Robot Boy:



Episode 5 Matchstick Girl: 



Episode 6 The Origin of Stainboy:

The Face of Webster University

Wesley So is the current face of Webster University.

Beat that!

Drawn Game in Time Trouble

Here is a game I played early this morning. Time trouble causes a chessplayer to miss out on basic, simple checkmating maneuvers. After gaining a Bishop in the almost-endgame part of the game, I had difficulty playing out moves to trap his King.

Here it is:

[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2013.11.14"] [Round "?"]
[White "The_Brown_ManPH"] [Black "tebogo555555"] [Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1436"] [BlackElo "1355"] [PlyCount "111"] [EventDate "2013.??.??"]
[TimeControl "2"]

1. e4 c5 2. f4 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bb5 Bd7 5. O-O g6 6. d3 Bg7 7. c3 Nf6 8. Be3 O-O 9. h3 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bc2 e6 12. Nbd2 Re8 13. Nh2 Rc8 14. e5 dxe5 15. Bxc5 exf4 16. Rxf4 Ne5 17. d4 Nc4 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Bc6 20. Re1 Bd5 21. b3 Nd6 22. Ng4 Nf5 23. Be4 Bxe4 24. Rxe4 Qc7 25. Qf3 Rcd8 26. Rae1 Nh4 27. Qf2 Nf5 28. Rf1 a5 29. Ne3 b4 30. Nxf5 exf5 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8 32. cxb4 axb4 33. Bxb4 Bxd4 34. Qxd4 Rd8 35. Qf6 Rd3 36. Ba3 Qb6+ 37. Kh1 Rd2 38. Be7 Qb7 39. Rg1 Qa8 40. Bb4 Qxa2 41. Bxd2 Qxd2 42. Qe7 Kg7 43. Qe5+ Kh6 44. Qg3 Qg5 45. h4 Qd2 46. Qg5+ Kg7 47. Qxd2 h5 48. Kh2 f4 49. g3 g5 50. Kh3 Kh7 51. Qd4 g4+ 52. Kh2 Kh6 53. gxf4 g3+ 54. Kxg3 f5 55. Qf6+ Kh7 56. Kf3 1/2-1/2

Bishop and Knight Checkmate

Here is one more game to add to my collection of quick won games. After this blitz-1-minute-game, my opponent punished me with 12 consecutive defeats before I won again and he quit.

So here it is, a nine-move checkmate right from the opening:

What's UP Baranggay?

The 2013 Baranggay Election is happening on Monday, October 28. To serve the community, to help and aid the neighbors and the lead the pack are some of the sold-out, tested campaign shout-outs for the candidates.

But what do we really know about the Local Government Unit? Our country's agency in-charge of the administration of the leaders of each baranggay.

I found one Vimeo video, produced by the UP Open University. Let's watch:

GMA News' Katipunan: Unang Kabanata

GMA News and Public Affairs did it again!

I hope this series reaches all Philippine classrooms and aid our students in learning more about Philippine history, culture, language and values. This is Katipunan Episode # 1- Unang Kabanata: Teresa aired October 19, 2013.

Let us have more of this on Philippine TV!

Ang galing GMA News!

LSMS-Chess @ Brent 2013

The League of Southern Manila Schools-Chess Tournament is happening this Saturday, October 19, 2013. The tournament was rescheduled from the original date of October 12 due to typhoon Santi. The time control is 30/g.

Format for the tournament is kinda' odd though:

2013 LSMS CHESS TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

TOURNAMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS

I.              GENERAL:

1.     The Tournament is open to all chess teams representing the Member Schools of the League of Southern Manila Schools (LSMS). This event will be conducted in four (4) separate Divisions, namely; the BOYS & GIRLS GRADE SCHOOL DIVISION and the BOYS & GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL DIVISION.

2.     Each participating team shall be composed of Five (5) players; whereby, Four (4) Regular Board Players and one (1) Alternate. The competition shall be played over Four (4) Boards.

3.     The playing members of each team must be listed in the order of their specific board assignments (Boards 1 to 4) which shall be strictly observed throughout the tournament.

4.     All players shall maintain their designated board assignments during the entire duration of the event. In no case shall a player play on a board lower higher than his original board assignment. Substitution of players shall be done via Slide-Rule.

5.     The color assignments (White or Black) based on the Pairing shall be referred to Board 1 & 3 players. The Board 2 & 4 teammates shall play the opposite color as assigned on the Pairing.

6.     The FIDE Laws of Active Chess, unless otherwise specified in these rules, shall govern the tournament.

II.            TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES AND VENUE:

This two (2)-day competition will be held at the Atrium Area of Brent International School-Manila, Brentville Subdivision, Brgy. Mamplasan, Biñan, Laguna, and will have the following schedules;

D A T E	T I M E	A C T I V I T Y
October  19, 2012 ( Saturday )	8:00 AM – 9:00 AM   9:00 AM – 10:00 AM  10:10 AM – 11:10 AM 11:20 AM – 12:20 PM 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM 2:10 PM – 3:10 PM	Submission of Team Line-up and Coaches’ Meeting R O U N D  1 (Elimination Phase) R O U N D  2 (Elimination Phase) R O U N D  3 (Elimination Phase) R O U N D  4 (Elimination Phase) R O U N D  5 (Elimination Phase)
October 26, 2012 ( Saturday )	8:30 AM – 9:30 AM    9:40 AM – 10:40 AM 10:50 AM – 11:50 AM 12:30 PM	R O U N D  1 (Championship Phase) R O U N D  2 (Championship Phase) R O U N D  3 (Championship Phase) Awarding Ceremony

                

NOTE:      The Starting Time for each Game may vary or be adjusted as the need arises.

III.           TOURNAMENT SYSTEM & FORMAT:

1.     Each Division will be conducted in a FIVE (5) ROUND SWISS SYSTEM ELIMINATION PHASE. The Seed Number of each Team will be determined thru the Drawing-of-Lots which will be conducted during the Coaches’ Meeting. After the Elimination Phase, the TOP FOUR (4) TEAMS in each Division shall then advance to the CHAMPIONSHIP PHASE. In the Championship Phase, the four (4) chess teams shall compete in a SINGLE ROUND-ROBIN FORMAT. Their seeding of these four teams will be based on their Final Ranking in the Elimination Phase. The team with the highest total Game Points after the Single Round-Robin will be declared the Champion Team.

2.     The Scoring System shall be Game Points. The Defaulting Time will be set 15 minutes after the start of every Game.

3.     The Rate of Play for each player to make all his/her moves necessary to finish the game shall be THIRTY (30) MINUTES. The use of chess clocks shall be mandatory.

4.     Recording of moves is OPTIONAL. However, each team, through their Coach and/or Team Captain, must fill-up and submit the Team Result Form to the Chief Arbiter for proper recording of every Match Result.

IV.           TIE-BREAK SYSTEM:

1.     For the Final Ranking in the Elimination Phase and the Final Standings in the Championship Phase, ties shall be broken as follows;

1.1       Total Match Points,

1.2       Direct Encounter (result of the match/es between/among the tied teams (winner-over-the-other). If the match is drawn (1-1 tie), then the result of the game on Board 1 shall decide the tie. If the result on Board 1 is a draw, then the result of the game on Board 2 shall decide the tie. . If the result on Board 3 is a draw, then the result of the game on Board 4 shall decide the tie.

1.3       Sonnenborn-Berger (SB) System.

1.4       More No. of wins based on Match points

2.     For the Final Individual Board Results (players tied only on percentages), based on the Elimination Phase;

2.1       by winner-over-the-other,

2.2       by the most number of games played,

2.3       by the most number of won games,

2.4       by the most number of black pieces handled

I wonder how can there be ONLY four teams in the championship round if there will be 2 sets of Top 4 teams after the elimination phase---remember the two divisions? Gotta ask my Athletics Director about this.

In the meantime, the position below came up in our chess training the other in our Sports Program After School:

PhoneVideo Capture from Shell Grand Finals 2013

Here is one Endgame I captured from the event I covered. Sorry about the viewpoint!

Live Coverage: Day 2 of 2013 Grand Finals Shell NYACC

Day 2 of our live blog coverage is made possible through the assistance of the following people and organization:

• Mr. Robert "Bobby" Ang, RP's Premier Chess Journalist
• Sheila Mariano and the Filipino Migrant News-NZ
• Dra. Daigdig "Dig" Paras, OBGYN
• Mr. Carlos Ansus, IT and Software Solution Specialist 
• Mrs. Rose Christensen and Family
• Ferdinand A. Buenaventura

Live Coverage: 2013 Grand Finals Shell SNYACC

This live blog coverage is made possible through the assistance of the following: 

• Mr. Robert "Bobby" Ang, RP's Premier Chess Journalist
• Sheila Mariano and The Filipino Migrant News-NZ
• Dra. Daigdig "Dig" Paras, OBGYN
• Mr. Carlos Ansus, IT and Software Solution Specialist 
• Mrs. Rose Christensen and Family

 

Countdown to the 2013 Grand Finals of Shell NYACC

We are covering it live!!!

Ely Buendia Sings for PETA

"Ely Buendia sings for PETA", a one night only fundraising concert for PETA's Endowment Fund.

Watch this music icon upclose & personal as he performs his greatest hits inside The PETA Theater Center's intimate 400-seater blackbox theater this Sept 20, 8:00P.M.

RESERVE NOW! Tickets are P1000 (balcony side), P2000 (orchestra side, balcony center), P2500 (orch center), P5000 (VIP). Contact 725-6244 or 0917-518 3654 to reserve.

UP College of Music: Freshman Show 2013

Everyone is invited to the Freshman show on Wednesday @ 4 PM, September 4, 2013 at the Abelardo Hall, UP Diliman, Quezon City.

The UP College of Music Freshman show is directed by Viel Eugenio. ANother product of homeschooling program.

Admission is free!

Teaser:

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Teen Talk: Chastity

With all the scandals that have plagued our society, thanks to the beyond-the-border reach of Internet, this email announcement/invitation reminded me that there indeed is hope for a brighter and better future for all of us:

Speakers for this event are Internationally recognized Chastity Education spokespersons: JASON & CRYSTALINA EVERT.  The event will be on September 5, Thursday, from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm, at the Li Seng Giap Auditorium, 3rd Floor ACB Building, University of Asia & the Pacific, Pearl Drive, ortigas Center, Pasig City.  Ticket Price is at Php 500.00

The talk will have as its market high school teachers, Guidance Counselors, Church and Religious groups and organizations,  and other groups or associations that handle the formation of teens.

For more details, visit the Official Website at Cor Magistrorum.

 

Trese Series: Twist and Shout

Yes I read the 5 books in the Trese series created by Budjette Tan and illustrated by Kajo Baldisimo about two months ago. I was introduced into the series by one of my students last year when we were discussing Pinoy Pop Culture, particularly Filipino Komiks.

When she brought the 5 books and showed them to me, I simply nodded to show her that I do approve her reading the series but I never read it nor even touched any of it. I thought this was another thrashy-time-wasting-publication that National Bookstore was propagating by having so many stocks on display all over the Philippines.

Then I chanced upon one of our school librarian and IT guy discussing about Alexandra Trese and how almost everything in the stories are very Filipino. Something ticked and I said I should start reading Trese.

Then one Friday afternoon, the universe opened and before I knew it, I was reading Book 1 and could not even put it down. Thanks to Mr. F for lending me his 5-volume collection of the series, I managed to read it everything in one weekend.

And my daughter did the same thing, she read after me and beside me on the sofa. She would ask me which book I' have read so that she can read too. And we were in awe! Filipino mythology in twisted form that will leave the readers screaming, shouting for more.

Where's Trese Six?

Thanks Budjette and Kajo!

And today I chanced upon Rappler's interview of the creators of Alexandra Trese, Budjette and Kajo:

   

Little League Dodgeball September 2013

The Little League Dodgeball Games main man, Teacher Ron, sent us an email with invitation for everyone:

Greetings!

I would like to invite your students/children to join our Little League Dodgeball Games on September 14, 2013 (Saturday) to be held at the Meralco Sports Center Covered Tennis Courts from 9:00am to 12:00nn.  No previous experience necessary and we will conduct a short clinic at the onset of the activity to teach the basic rules and how to play the game.

Dodgeball is a fun sport for children. It uses a ball specifically designed for the sport made of a rubber sac covered with soft foam and cloth to significantly decrease the impact of the ball upon hitting an individual. This makes it relatively safe for children, boys or girls.

Dodgeball is played with teams composed of 6-8 members; all male, all female or mixed gender.  You may form more than one team.  However, in case you can’t meet the minimum of 6 players, you may opt to form a team with the other participants in the venue who also don’t have a team yet.

The participation fee is only Php 100.00 for each team member.  However, for a group of 5 members, you may pay a discounted fee of Php 300.00.  Furthermore, a team of 8 members will pay only Php 500.00. Our future direction is to establish a little league which would meet on a regular schedule to be set by the interested participants. 

Should you find this activity interesting for your students/children, kindly send me an email @ ronald.devilla@gmail.comor you may also call our office at 972.5974 on or before Friday, September 6, 2013.  

Attached is the poster of the activity. We hope to see you there!

Thank you very much!

Sincerely,

Teacher RonThe Builders’ School972.5974

 Register now!

Million People March Against Pork Barrel

Ten years ago, former Senator Ping Lacson wanted the Pork Barrel Fund scrapped and when he took the podium and gave the privilege speech, he was torn to pieces with all the attacks coming from all directions aimed at character assassination.

Two decades ago, during my college days, Datu's Tribe screamed on top of their lungs:

 

And Lourd de Veyra's Radio Active Sago Project came up with this:

 

2013 Philippine National Juniors Chess Championships

Congratulations to NM Jerad Docena and WNM Jan Jodilyn Fronda for winning this year's edition of Philippine National Juniors Championship for boys and girls divisions respectively.

NM Docena bested twelve other players with a score of 6.5 points in 9 rounds while WNM Fronda scored 6 points in a field of 11 players in 7 rounds.

Check out 2013 National Juniors Championship Boys Division and Girls Division for an overview of all the players results.

And if you would want your kids to learn chess and play like these age groupers who seem to play like the pros but don't know where to start, you can direct them to http://chesscademy.com/login. Learning chess via online videos, nothing new, nothing spectacular but very effective --and its Free.

Watch Online: The Conjuring 2013

Scare yourself and watch this year's best horror film, The Conjuring.

I couldn't help but post this link here ==> Watch Online: The Conjuring 2013.

Here is one of the reviews I read:

"Overall, watching the film will really immerse you into the intense malevolence that terrorized the Perron family. Many creepy images you see will stick with you for a long time. All the hype was accurate this time. This IS one of the best horror films in recent years. 8/10"-  Fred Said

RIP Rudolfo Tan-Cardoso

Asia's first-ever International Chess Master Rudolfu Tan-Cardoso died of a heart attack at the age of 75 last August 21, 2013 at 3:10 P.M.. 

A chess player, enemy over the board, teacher and father/lolo figure in the Philippine chess community, he is best known for beating Robert "Bobby" Fischer in this game in 1957.  The year before this, he won the Philippine National Junior Championship.

He played for the flag in four Chess Olympiads with the following board assignments and results:

• 1956, Board 4 in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (11 wins, 4 draws, 2 defeats)
• 1958, Board 1 in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (10 wins, 5 draws, 4 defeats)
• 1972, Board 2 in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (10 wins, 3 draws, 4 defeats)
• 1974, Board 2 in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (9 wins, 4 draws, 6 defeats)  

He won the silver medal at the 1956 Olympiad with a winning percentage of .765.

I met Mang Rudy a couple of times in tournaments and chess workshops while I "chaperoning" for my brother-in-law in these events while he would simply look around and check out talents. 

Thanks for all the contribution you have given to Philippine chess. They will not be forgotten. You students will always remember you.

Farewell IM Rudolfo Tan-Cardoso!