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A Primer: USAID and US Hegemony - Center for Research on Globalization

Chess Research - Fri, 07/08/2016 - 19:15

Center for Research on Globalization

A Primer: USAID and US Hegemony
Center for Research on Globalization
Unlike the Western game of chess, where players seek to eliminate their opponent's pieces from the board in a game of strategic attrition, USAID and other organizations like it and the strategy they are pursuing is more comparable to the Eastern game ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Fri, 07/08/2016 - 19:09

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
Redlands Daily Facts
Anyone interested in genealogy research is welcome to attend. Information: www.yvgs.org; Terry ..... Information: 909-792-6362. Chess club: Redlands Chess Club meets 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday at Redlands Community Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave.

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Who's a clever boy then? Meet the brainboxes on TV's Child Genius - and host Richard Osman says they're mind-blowing - Daily Mail

Chess Research - Fri, 07/08/2016 - 17:31

Daily Mail

Who's a clever boy then? Meet the brainboxes on TV's Child Genius - and host Richard Osman says they're mind-blowing
Daily Mail
Sophia has represented Britain in figure skating, has sung with the English National Opera, has her grade 8 piano, relaxes by reading Shakespeare and would also like to play chess competitively, but, you know, something had to give. Exhausted? Well ...

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More Hong Kong people giving up passports - The Straits Times

Chess Research - Fri, 07/08/2016 - 16:01

The Straits Times

More Hong Kong people giving up passports
The Straits Times
A young girl pondering her next move during an outdoor chess activity at the Central Harbourfront in Hong Kong. .... It varies according to the country, says law professor and associate dean (research) Simon Young, of the University of Hong Kong. The ...

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4 Young Chess Masters Tackle a Persistent Puzzle: The Gender Gap - New York Times

Chess Research - Fri, 07/08/2016 - 14:57

New York Times

4 Young Chess Masters Tackle a Persistent Puzzle: The Gender Gap
New York Times
“I wish somebody would do some real research into it. Everybody knows about it, but nobody knows why.” To Carissa, the gender gap was an advantage. “It's much better to be a girl,” she said. “In chess if you're 2200 and you're a guy, that's not really ...

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The evolutionary psychology behind mass shootings - CNN

Chess Research - Fri, 07/08/2016 - 13:28

The evolutionary psychology behind mass shootings
CNN
Public health research reduced smoking deaths; it could do the same for gun violence. But these explanations dance around the big questions: why is there always a man behind these shootings? And why is .... Many studies have shown (PDF) that ...

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The fabulous five: These WNY family destinations combine learning and serious fun - Buffalo News

Chess Research - Fri, 07/08/2016 - 13:00

Buffalo News

The fabulous five: These WNY family destinations combine learning and serious fun
Buffalo News
Children who spend more time reading and in hands-on learning activities are better prepared for the next school year, according to several large-scale research studies. “Study after study has shown that summer reading has helped to maintain, and in ...

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Bobonong and Matshekge dominate chess festival - The Voice Online

Chess Research - Fri, 07/08/2016 - 13:00

The Voice Online

Bobonong and Matshekge dominate chess festival
The Voice Online
Bobonong Secondary School (BSS) and Matshekge Hill Senior School were crowned this year's Mater Spei College Chess Festival champions. The four-day festival, which concluded on Monday, was held in Francistown and attracted 823 players from ...

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Antique Dealers Come Face-to-Face With Ivory Ban - National Geographic

Chess Research - Fri, 07/08/2016 - 12:34

National Geographic

Antique Dealers Come Face-to-Face With Ivory Ban
National Geographic
Research and investigations, including a 2002 report from the Humane Society of the United States, show that large amounts of ivory, labeled as antique, continued to enter the U.S. At least some of that ivory was from post-ban times—and likely from ...

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Toys R Us lowers prices at Tinton Falls outlet - Asbury Park Press

Chess Research - Fri, 07/08/2016 - 06:30

Asbury Park Press

Toys R Us lowers prices at Tinton Falls outlet
Asbury Park Press
“For the last seven years Toys R Us has been losing market share primarily to Walmart,” said Britt Beemer, founder and CEO of America's Research Group in Summerville, SC. ... You can still go out and buy Monopoly, checkers, chess and a hula-hoop ...

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There Is a Huge Education Gap Between Poor Students and Their Wealthier Peers—What Needs to Be Done? - AlterNet

Chess Research - Fri, 07/08/2016 - 00:26

AlterNet

There Is a Huge Education Gap Between Poor Students and Their Wealthier Peers—What Needs to Be Done?
AlterNet
That neurobiological research is complemented by longterm psychological studies showing that children who exhibit certain noncognitive capacities (including self-control and conscientiousness) are more likely to experience a variety of improved ...

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July 2016 Archives - Fine Books & Collections Magazine

Chess Research - Thu, 07/07/2016 - 20:29

Fine Books & Collections Magazine

July 2016 Archives
Fine Books & Collections Magazine
Research informing the exhibition and an accompanying catalog reveals much about the history and significance of Chinese pictorial printing during the period, including its influence on better-known Japanese woodblock artists and collectors. Coveted ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Thu, 07/07/2016 - 16:22

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS
Redlands Daily Facts
Chess club: Redlands Chess Club meets 2 to 5 p.m. every Friday at Redlands Community Senior Center, 111 W. Lugonia Ave. Players of all ages are welcome, from ... Anyone interested in genealogy research is welcome to attend. Information: www.yvgs.org; ...

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Prince George's County community calendar, July 7-13, 2016 - Washington Post

Chess Research - Thu, 07/07/2016 - 12:48

Prince George's County community calendar, July 7-13, 2016
Washington Post
South Bowie chess club Eagle Chess Academy leads this clinic. 7 p.m. South Bowie Library, ... the Maryland Biodiversity Project. 8-11 p.m. Patuxent Research Refuge, North Tract, Route 198 between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Route 32, Laurel.

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Gardner Dozois reviews Short Fiction - Locus Online

Chess Research - Thu, 07/07/2016 - 12:28

Locus Online

Gardner Dozois reviews Short Fiction
Locus Online
... a debilitating war between two races, one telepathic and the other not, has just ended, and the playing of a simple game of chess becomes a bridge, strengthening the still-uneasy peace, as it's played by two individuals who had once been prisoners ...

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Coming Up: More Intelligent Automation - Traders Magazine

Chess Research - Thu, 07/07/2016 - 10:10

Traders Magazine

Coming Up: More Intelligent Automation
Traders Magazine
“You see computer programs that can beat chess masters, where all the different moves competitors can make are almost infinite,” Engler said. “On the trading desk, it's definitely in the early stages of getting to that point, ... “This is a very ...

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Fort Lauderdale Company Wants to Bring 3D Printers to Mars - New Times Broward-Palm Beach

Chess Research - Thu, 07/07/2016 - 08:42

New Times Broward-Palm Beach

Fort Lauderdale Company Wants to Bring 3D Printers to Mars
New Times Broward-Palm Beach
The Mars Desert Research Station is located in the Utah dessert. It's simulates life on Mars. It's owned and operated by a ... A year later, Sadowski attended with him—except this time it was for research, to figure out the intricacies of launching ...

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For Blair, Iraq war was route to solving Israel-Palestine - Jewish Chronicle

Chess Research - Thu, 07/07/2016 - 06:09

Jewish Chronicle

For Blair, Iraq war was route to solving Israel-Palestine
Jewish Chronicle
The documents released by Chilcot are a reminder that policy making is not done by machines, processing data and spitting out optimal choices like chess playing computers. It is done by human beings. Weighed down with mental limitations, biases and ...

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Community and cultural events in the District, July 7 to 14 - Washington Post

Chess Research - Thu, 07/07/2016 - 00:53

Community and cultural events in the District, July 7 to 14
Washington Post
See bananas, cacao and coffee ripening on trees or learn about the next big breakthrough in medical plant research. Fridays, Mondays and Wednesdays at noon, Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Through ... SW. 202-225-8333. usbg.gov. Free. Classical music competition ...

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Do We Really Want To Be Members of a Tribe? - Tablet Magazine

Chess Research - Wed, 07/06/2016 - 23:02

Do We Really Want To Be Members of a Tribe?
Tablet Magazine
How appealing would it be to spend the rest of your life in a society of 100 to 1,000 ethnically homogeneous people, without access to writing, science, philosophy, more than one type of cooking, chess, more than one type of music, more than one type ...

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