Anyone ever heard of

.. Keep-them-coming ?  .. Yes ___ ..or, ..No ! ___

https://www.si.com/edge/2017/10/11/ironman-world-championships-kona-jesse-thomas-triathlete

.. Fires .. "Directed, Energy-Weapons"?!  o:

.. The following, non- link, {which, refuses to do its job !?}.. can be read ; But, you'll 1st need to type- in, the searchword, 'chess'; On the 'Google' News page.

http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/chess-are-you-experienced-top-20-players-are-getting-older#stream/0

http://www.onlinepoker.net/poker-news/poker-pros-news/david-eldar-becomes-2017-world-scrabble-champion/37858

.. Late- breaking ; What, say You !? ..{comments, solicited} ..

http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/church-denies-first-communion-to-fashion-loving-girl-because-she-wanted-to-wear-a-suit/ar-AAtmssm?li=BBnbfcL&OCID=ansmsnnews11

http://themillions.com/2017/10/plunging-into-the-infinite-how-literature-captures-the-essence-of-chess.html

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-10-magic-mushrooms-reset-brains-depressed.html

http://www.armradio.am/en/2017/10/14/levon-aronian-on-chess-music-and-conflict/

.. Hey .. Isn't 'chess', a type of 'art'!?

http://www.snopes.com/shot-whiskey-origin/

.. 'Pm' 'Merkel's, political, {German}, 'cabinet' ..{well, they Seem generally happy !}

Thanks for the posts Flanks.   This definitely needs to be put back in chess discussion, however, nevertheless, say la veeeee say la vey, orale vatos!!!

um, yea.  I found a chess table made of concrete in this park actually called "concrete park".  I cannot wait to play on there.  I just need someone to play against.

.. A 'Spanish' student's, nightmare 'visit' to the 'usa' !? ..

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2017/10/in_pdx_customs_snafu_jailed_sp.html

.. I, just became aware of this 7 foot, 3 inch 'dude', {age 22}, from, "Latvia", {"Kritsaps Porzingus"}, 5 minutes ago.

I'm Not much of a follower, of basketball ; But, it's probably safe-to-say, that he's the rather, average, "New York Knicks," team ; Proverbial, 'Great-white-Hope', anomaly !

https://cdn.newsday.com/polopoly_fs/1.14542237.1508467211!/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/display_600/image.jpeg

What, only a few of us ; Seem to be exposed to ; In a 'Q. & A.' sense !

.. A, Whys-and-wherefores, link ; To the 'intricacies' of {Staunton}, wooden chess sets. .. No need, to thank 'moi'; I 'post' reflexively. .. lol

https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/prnewswire/press_releases/Alabama/2017/10/19/MN18047

That's a very good article.