Scream
This is the Red-Winged Blackbirds’ time of the year. They are back after migration and settling in their territories. The male birds are all over talking loud. This one screamed something like “Enough!” to...
Monthly Archive: April 2016
Infographics: Russian Players In the Boston Bruins
OK, the Detroit: Sentimental Values was a nostalgic one. Here goes another nostalgic picture. Sergey Samsonov and Joe Thornton at the NHL draft in 1997. Both were picked by the Bruins and had a...
Tommy Kono (1930 – 2016)
Legend of U.S. and world Olympic weightlifting, Tommy Kono died at 85 in Honolulu, HI. Tommy Kono needs no special introduction for those who follow the Iron Game and the Olympics. He won gold...
CV Case Study: Massachusetts State Licensing System
Title: Massachusetts State Licensing System Client: Division of Professional Licensing Launch Date: July 1998 Technologies: Java, XML/XSLT, Mainframe/SAG, SQL/ASP; JBoss/Mediator/Linux, Windows URL: mass.gov/dpl A major customized system utilizing various technologies for online licensing system...
One Year Ago…
From using hosted solution to independent blog on our own server… From Livejournal to WordPress… From Russian to English… – Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski Chidlovski Blog Chidlovski is one year old now. On April 25,...
In the Band
This photo was taken in Alushta, Crimea in 1975. The hockey stars of the Red Army and Team CCCP are having fun performing on stage. Left to right: Vladimir Lutchenko, Alexander Volchkov, Vladislav Tretyak,...
My Town
This is a painting of my town made by a local artist 30 years ago. It does reflect the essence of the place. I have this painting in my house. Sometimes I see it...
Detroit: Sentimental Values
It’s a sad news – the Red Wings are done with the playoffs this year. For most of the ones who grew up playing and watching hockey in Russia, Detroit is still the team...
