The Warriors is a series of books written by Erin Hunter that follows the lives of a group of wild cats known as the Clan Cats. There are four clans; River Clan, Thunder Clan, Wind Clan and Shadow Clan. The series focuses on the the life of the Thunder Clan cats and their interactions with…
Month: August 2008
Abu-Bakr Muhammad ben Yahya as-Suli: The Great Chess Master of the Arab World
Descended from a Turkish prince of Jurjan as-Suli is known as one of the greatest (shatranj) chess masters of the Arab world. For over 600 years his reputation remained unchallenged.It was during the reign of al-Muktafi, (Caliph of Baghdad from 902 – 908 A.D.) that as-Suli came to prominence. A chess tournament was arranged between…
Universal Car Insurance
In the world of life insurance there are two different types of policies; whole life (lasts your whole life) and term life (lasts for a fixed number of years).When you buy term life insurance you pay a small premium and if you die within the confines of the insurance contract a payment is made to…
DS Review: Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution
Sid Meier’s Civilization Revolution on the DS is a game, or is it? Calling it a game sounds almost like an insult.Way back in the early 1990’s I was first bitten by the Civilization bug. Back then it was the original version of the game on Windows 3.11. No, I did not start with the…