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Haifeng Su, in photo, one of Guyana’s successful chess players at the conclusion of round six of the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Azerbaijan. There are five rounds yet to be played in the competition. Su, playing board No 4, scored victories against opponents from Guatemala and Fiji, and achieved draws with representatives from Guernsey and Malta. Taffin Khan, playing board two, also garnered 3 points for Guyana with two wins and two draws (a win = 1 point; a draw = 1/2 point; a loss = 0 point). Guyana played Bermuda on Friday in its 7th round match.
Haifeng Su, in photo, one of Guyana’s successful chess players at the conclusion of round six of the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Azerbaijan. There are five rounds yet to be played in the competition. Su, playing board No 4, scored victories against opponents from Guatemala and Fiji, and achieved draws with representatives from Guernsey and Malta. Taffin Khan, playing board two, also garnered 3 points for Guyana with two wins and two draws (a win = 1 point; a draw = 1/2 point; a loss = 0 point). Guyana played Bermuda on Friday in its 7th round match.

India takes the lead

Following the conclusion of round six of the 42nd Chess Olympiad currently in progress in Baku, Azerbaijan, India’s men have taken the lead ahead of such behemoths as Russia, the US, China, Ukraine and the Netherlands.

The writer doing HIIT cardio in the National Park on Wednesday a few hours before writing this column.
The writer doing HIIT cardio in the National Park on Wednesday a few hours before writing this column.

Fitness

What is good cardio and how often should you do it Last week I discussed cardio and discussed the two types of cardio, HIIT and LISS.

A White-chested Emerald hummingbird (Amazilia brevirostris) at Farm, EBD.                (Photo by Kester Clarke / www.kesterclarke.net)
A White-chested Emerald hummingbird (Amazilia brevirostris) at Farm, EBD. (Photo by Kester Clarke / www.kesterclarke.net)

White chested Emerald (Amazilia-brevirostris)

White-chested Emerald hummingbirds feed on nectar from the flowers of trees and smaller plants.

Blood in the urine

What is haematuria? Haematuria refers to blood in your urine. It may be visible, that is, you can see the urine looking red or microscopic or it may be visible only under a microscope.

Spider plants

Chlorophytum comosum vittatum commonly called Spider plant originated from Africa and the sub-tropics. 

Do not tell me what I want to hear

Sveinsson Knut, Canute the Great, King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018 and King of Norway from 1030 until he died in 1035, was perhaps the most successful and effective of the early rulers of England.

Echoes of the ever-present past

In 1838, as former slaves were celebrating the abolition of slavery the British colonial empire, Jesuit priests of Georgetown University in Washington DC, in the US, were selling 272 slaves to Southern estates to raise funds for the university.

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