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"Transparency??!!" What a load of nonsense. What about some truth and honesty?

Red Phoenix posted -- ''Hi Owl, good idea but please use modern notation for moves (p-k4 is e4 in modern notation).'' So!! Please let me simplify. As there could be some footy fans who might know a little about chess, but are not knowledgeable with the notation. I actually prefer the old. White -- king's pawn up two places -- e4 Black -- responds the same -- e5 White -- ?? Black -- ?? -- and his last move White -- ?? -- and it's mate! No good looking at the chess www sites. Only I know the answer, until next week, when I will out the secret moves. And yes!! It is a conventional board (not three dimensional). Best to get the board out and move a few pieces. Only way to get the answer. Interestingly; Nok has a twin sister; Bee. If anyone does gets the answer, I'll ask her if she could give the lucky poster a game. She is not interested in footy though; just chess (unlike twin sister Nok). Devoted to chess she is. Unusual that for a Lao lady. But there ya go.

Sorry RP. Stuck in the distant past. OK! First black move is e5. What is his second? In order to facilitate the check mate. Might have to get yer chess board out for this one.

Bang on the money there Champs. Bobby lived at 43 Waverley Gardens. The house has a blue heritage plaque. Been passed a couple of times.

Not just yet Champs. Let's see who trumps you in the following days. Good though!

I'll pass that on RP. I played chess for Ilford CC and Essex (county in England). My Grandfather won the English Open Club Player's Championship. And he was Irish! Figure that one!

Of course a chess player would know the answer as you do RP. Here's another chess teaser. You are playing 'black. Your first move is p-k4. White mates you after your second move. What was it? Actually a chess quiz could be riveting. I'll get some questions together. Under 'sport'?

You certainly know your football Champs. Would you mind hanging on for just a mo while I consult with Nok?

Here we go then for Quiz 07. Another three questions. Forget England, and have a night out with Nok. It's so easy. Just get three questions correct. Let's have a butchers at last week first though. United fans should have got two of them. Q1 - Early 1930s. A good period for goals; 1930/31. Arsenal won the league scoring 127 goals in the 42 game season. But they were not the league's top scorers that season. Who were? a/ Everton b/ Huddersfield Town c/ Aston Villa ----- correct d/ Blackburn Rovers Scored 128 goals. Finished runners up. Q2 - Keeping with that goal-galore season (1930/31). Who finished bottom, and was relegated; letting in 115 goals? a/ Manchester City b/ Bolton Wanderers c/ Grimsby Town d/ Manchester United----- correct Blackpool let in 10 more; but stayed up. Q3 - What was Alex Ferguson's first win as manager of Manchester United? a/ 4-1 home against Newcastle b/ 1-2 away at Blackpool c/ 1-0 home to QPR ----- correct d/ 0-2 away at Millwall So let's get stuck into this weeks quizzie. Q1 - Since WW2, a few managers have steered their clubs for over 20 years. Top of the list are Manchester United's duo; Sir Alex and Sir Matt. Who is number three on the 20 year list? a/ Liverpool - Bill Shankly b/ Arsenel - Arsene Wenger c/ Southampton - Ted Bates d/ Spurs - Bill Nicholson. Q2 - To avoid the dreaded drop out of the EPL; 40 points is often said to be 'the' number. This club escaped relegation to play another season with just 34 points. Who were they? a/ Leeds United - 2000/01 b/ Queens Part Rangers - 2006/07 c/ West Bomwich Albion - 2004/05 d/ Sunderland - 1997/98 Q3 - One of the major locations for Stanley Kubrick's film 'Full Metal Jacket' was just a stones-throw from his home. Played as a youngster in Greatfields Park. Did something that no other Englishman had done. Who was/is he? a/ George Eastham b/ Stan Cullis c/ Jack Charlton d/ Bobby Moore That's it for the footy. Nok has asked me to put in a chess question for this week. Nothing riding on it. She just wants to know the answer. The possible opening moves for a player with the 'black' pieces. How many? a/ 20 b/ 16 c/ 32 d/ 24 e/ 10 That's all folks. Good luck to all. ↑

Yes. All the same trip. I think it was 2017. Have others from earlier trips.

Owl mini log. Pics of Laos Have the French been here? Under the arc. Exercise areas; just like Thailand. Hi! Good to meet you. Thailand just across the Mekong River. Been to Laos over 20 times. Only 3 times with the family though. Bye ya'll.

Maybe it was a warning to The Don. ''See what we can do, if you don't stop interfering with; business as usual.'' And if that isn't enough Don, ''join us in the secret White House Room, where we have unpublished footage of Dallas in the early 1960s.''

Asked about today. Evidently they were only targeting Gold Shops. The one near the police station (mentioned in OP) is one of three in the Bus Station. The kids were ringing the bells and rattling the shutters.

Owl Log - 14-07-2024 Sunday afternoon. The building next door is coming along nicely. Above ground now. Concrete quickly going off. Soon be time to strip the form-work. And there is is. Ready for the next job. Acrows out. Plenty of ompartments. And there we have it. Still a bit of R-Bar showing. So not quite finished. The doggies very interested in something. A bit messy. It will all get sorted later this year. Happy, is always happy to see us. My job to take the cow poopoo around the farm. Bloody heavy. Well over 30kg. A bit wet down the track. Went to the market in Ban Dung yesterday. Had a walk around. Plenty of bugs on offer. Nothing too much different really. Sellers getting younger. Music! And a little dancing. Mildred and Mrs Owl wandering around. The toads looked so inviting. But!! If I bought some, and let them go at the farm, they might just jump away? Decided not to get any. But! Couldn't resist the terrapin. Only had the one. Mildred says pond 7 should be its new home. Even more bugs. The eucas in farm 4, are in water. the drainage in that corner is not good. The pigeon house has solved the pigeon on the roof problem. Scared off by the monster. The 'pigeoncrow'. Where have all the pigeons gone? I'll be looking out for them on my travels. But a couple of days later. Mildred ready for the school bus. Bye boys. Seez you this afternoon. +++++ England play the 'tippy tappy' lads later today. I've got me shorts on an England victory. In the World Cup of Darts, Smith and Humphries power to a win against the Austrians; 10-6. Hamilton wins the British GP. Actually been to the the Hamilton family home in Tewin. Next door is a Lama farm. Wimbledon final the repeat of last year. +++++ Was Trump lucky? Or was that sharp-shooter just trying to scare him? +++++ Looks like Chompoo is having kittens. Proper ones, not the ones she gets when Oscar wants to fight her. +++++ Ban Dung is making the news internationally. A group of youngsters are going round all the gold shops after darn, ringing their bells and banging on the shutters. Three gold shops just in the bus station alone. 9 or 10 all told. +++++ Gonna let the terrapin go at the farm, when we go at 14-00. Found a tree by number 8 pond that still has mangoes. Get those for sure. +++++ For the second week running the True internet was off. Only for 2 days this time. +++++ Found a setting on the new camera that I didn't know about. It's called EVA. 7 settings. Pics should improve now. +++++ Mildred has her mid-term exams for the next two weeks. Started to revise. +++++ Kier Starmer does no more than jet of the the US. Don't like him, or trust him, at all. Swept Saville prosecutions under the carpet. And played a big part in keeping Assange locked away for so long. +++++ The Mrs is talking about planting the rice this week. And there is talk of cutting some, if not all, the eucas. +++++ Only one thing left to say; bye ya'll. +++++ Nice sky over rice fields. Happy tucking in. Lovely snails out and about.

This thread has certainly created a kerfuffle. Lot of interest in US politics now, because of this. And the moral of the story is!! If yer want to live a long and happy life in American politics; stay away from official security services.