A DATING service for people with learning disabilities which has introduced 15 couples and arranged more than 100 dates, is looking for funding to continue.

Mates ’n Dates was launched in October 2007, and now has almost 250 members across Oxfordshire.

Guideposts Trust, based in Witney, co-ordinates the service on behalf of Oxford Learning DisabilityPartnership Board, the Ridgeway Partnership and the charities Kingwood and Style Acre.

Mates ’n’ Dates co-ordinator Hannah Wolstenholme, 30, said: “We have chaperoned 68 dates so far this year, and many have led to further dates and even relationships. There are 15 couples we know of who have found love and many more who have made great friends, and that’s what it is all about.”

Mates ’n’ Dates recruits members, aged 18-80 through day centres, charities and word of mouth, and organises social events like barn dances, bi-monthly speed-dating and a ball. Nearly 80 people attended the last speed-dating event.

I love to play chess.

And somehow the thought beautiful 23 year old raven haired Russian Grandmaster named Alexandra "Sasha" Kosteniuk kicking my ass all over the board has a strange appeal to me.

Or, in other words ..

This Girl turns me on.

Our new friend Olga decided to send us some nice candid photos of her recently on the city.

It is clear that this Russian girl who has a pretty healthy body image, and it is certainly proud to show that not only dedicated to fitness routine will do.

And this is one of the greatest things about the former Soviet Soyuze.Zhenschiny as a spiritual understanding of how they present themselves .. and their appearance.

Ok I'm slowly working my way back to spend more time with you people.

I've been busy getting Mr. Newexpat to Russia groove, so to speak.

He finally located in a beautiful place and there is enough time to get a good inventory of their new surroundings.

I could go on about the adventures of the little we had in this regard ... But the bottom line is this ..

I think he's happy .. 

24-year-old Anna Sharevich is another example of the eye opening of intellectual talent from the former Soviet Union.

Usually I always enjoy a demonstration to the ladies, as it is to spell different races stereotypes that exist about Russian women.

But I must admit, the image of chess Russian beauty says, "checkmate" is a stereotype I do not mind the promotion at all. ;)

This article is about the cultural trials and sufferings of a young 20-year old Russian girl from a small village Siberian visit to the U.S. for the first time.

Her name is Anna Fedorova, and I know that the culture shock she experienced living and working in the San Francisco Bay for the summer must have mirrored my own level of shock when I traveled from SF Bay Area part of the world in Siberia. :)

It's funny, when I realize that moved and went in different directions ..

Anya and my old house, and I her.

Russian women championship Superfinal is the round robin final stage of the national championship. It is held in Moscow from November 15 to 27. The prize fund of the tournament that brought in all the best players in the country, including the entire national team, is 1.4 million rubles (around 35 thousand Euros) with 400 thousand rubles (around 10.000 Euro) going to the winner. The Russian chess federation as the event organizer, with the generous support by the sponsors “Gazprom”, “Sberbank”, “Almaz-Antei”, and “E4 Group”.

24 year old Anna Sharevich is another eye opening example of intellectual talent from the FSU.

Normally I always enjoy showcasing ladies like her in order to dis spell the various stereotypes that exists about Russian women.

But I must admit the image of a chess playing Russian beauty saying “checkmate” is one stereotype I don’t mind promoting at all. ;)

Since I'm always advocating that you, gentlemen, do everything possible to actually experience in the Russian culture and extraordinary beauty ..

I thought it would be reasonable to give a possible way to do it.

Volunteer worthy cause.

As it turns out there is called a cross-cultural solutions outfit that specializes in combining volunteers with various programs, not only in Russia but also at international level as well.

Are you dating a lady online?

A man can correspond for months and then the moment comes when he is ready to meet already with the lady. Russian brides seem so cool but it is necessary to go to another stage. The time has come to meet.

Is it worth going to a faraway unknown Russia for it?

If you have sincere intentions, then the answer is definitely yes! You should know the background of your darling to understand her better. Russian brides have beautiful soul but it is hard to understand it without seeing your beloved in her surroundings.

The environment is absolutely different from the rest of the world, and you will surely have unforgettable experience travelling in Russia. You will not feel sorry that you made this decision because the country is as amazing as Russian brides.