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Can China meet international expectations? - The Siasat Daily

Chess Research - Tue, 02/16/2016 - 01:52

The Siasat Daily

Can China meet international expectations?
The Siasat Daily
Beijing: With international power and influence comes global responsibility. Decrying others “interfering in its internal affairs” at the slightest whiff of criticism, this is something with which China is yet to fully come to grips. Recent figures ...

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Daily Planner calendar for Feb. 16 - Poughkeepsie Journal

Chess Research - Mon, 02/15/2016 - 17:16

Daily Planner calendar for Feb. 16
Poughkeepsie Journal
Al Kuntar is a visiting scholar and research fellow at the Penn Museum of the University of Pennsylvania. Her areas of scholarly interest ... Chess club — Cross Room, East Fishkill Community Library, 348 Route 376, Hopewell Junction. 1:30-4 p.m. Tuesdays.

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The Dark Side of World-Changing Technologies - Huffington Post

Chess Research - Mon, 02/15/2016 - 14:53

Huffington Post

The Dark Side of World-Changing Technologies
Huffington Post
But the same research has controversial aspects. For instance, in 2012, a group in Wisconsin showed that it was surprisingly easy to make the influenza virus both more virulent and transmissible. To some, this was a scary portent of things to come. In ...

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The Dark Side of World-Changing Technologies - Huffington Post (blog)

Chess Research - Mon, 02/15/2016 - 14:53

Huffington Post (blog)

The Dark Side of World-Changing Technologies
Huffington Post (blog)
But the same research has controversial aspects. For instance, in 2012, a group in Wisconsin showed that it was surprisingly easy to make the influenza virus both more virulent and transmissible. To some, this was a scary portent of things to come. In ...

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Trident: How the banks have their fingers on the button - CommonSpace

Chess Research - Mon, 02/15/2016 - 08:01

CommonSpace

Trident: How the banks have their fingers on the button
CommonSpace
While we're on the subject of RUSI, on 4 February this year Malcolm Chalmers, director of research there, participated in a debate on Newsnight where he asserted it was "most unlikely that [Trident] will be phased out ... I see no evidence for that ...

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Lansing-made video game's AI will adapt to players' actions - Lansing State Journal

Chess Research - Mon, 02/15/2016 - 07:53

Lansing State Journal

Lansing-made video game's AI will adapt to players' actions
Lansing State Journal
In January, a Google AI program beat the European champion of the Chinese board game Go, a game considered harder than chess. Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced on the social media website in January that his own research team ...

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Take The PSAT: Parents' Student Assistance Test - Forbes

Chess Research - Mon, 02/15/2016 - 07:00

Forbes

Take The PSAT: Parents' Student Assistance Test
Forbes
He never mentions college; he just wants to play chess and read Russian novels. You. a. .... Visits shouldn't happen until Colin and Sarah have some ideas about specific schools and have done their research into programs, activities, and so on. Target ...

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Short Takes - Newcastle Herald

Chess Research - Mon, 02/15/2016 - 05:13

Short Takes
Newcastle Herald
Mr Hall, besides teaching us the basics to ensure the majority of us made it to selective schools, expanded our minds with lessons in chess, musical instruments and public library historical research. Forty years after finishing at the school he could ...

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Inspirational jam session is a hit at Camp Hill centre - Nuneaton News

Chess Research - Mon, 02/15/2016 - 03:07

Inspirational jam session is a hit at Camp Hill centre
Nuneaton News
Members of the 'Aspire In Arts' group, who meet at the Camp Hill Education Sports and Social (CHESS) centre, get to enjoy everything from weekly music, street dance, filming and media. At their last session, Birmingham-based band 'I O Earth' were ...

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Letters: International interference in the EU debate reeks of hypocrisy - Telegraph.co.uk

Chess Research - Mon, 02/15/2016 - 01:02

Telegraph.co.uk

Letters: International interference in the EU debate reeks of hypocrisy
Telegraph.co.uk
SIR – Barack Obama, the American President, and Wayne Swan, the former deputy prime minister of Australia, have both made comments in support of Britain remaining in the EU. Their views are mostly centred on economics, while proposing that, ...

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Cycling tour postponement costs city's cafes and motels - Toowoomba Chronicle

Chess Research - Mon, 02/15/2016 - 00:14

Toowoomba Chronicle

Cycling tour postponement costs city's cafes and motels
Toowoomba Chronicle
This year's event was postponed until 2017 due to financial pressures. The cancellation is expected to have an impact on motels, restaurants and shops. Toowoomba Cycling Development president Mac Sterling said research had shown the economic benefit ...

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AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol: Odds favor machine over man in $1 million Go match - GeekWire

Chess Research - Sun, 02/14/2016 - 18:11

GeekWire

AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol: Odds favor machine over man in $1 million Go match
GeekWire
Next month's match against Sedol could be as big for fans of Go (and followers of AI research) as IBM's Deep Blue victory over chess champion Garry Kasparov was in 1997. The match will be streamed live from Seoul via You Tube from March 9 to 15.

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North Shore Community Calendar - The Salem News

Chess Research - Sun, 02/14/2016 - 17:52

The Salem News

North Shore Community Calendar
The Salem News
Middleton: Genealogy Class: Part 2, 6 to 7 p.m., Flint Public Library, 1 South Main St. Learn about research tools and facts about ancestors. For adults. Register at 978-774-8132. www.flintlibrary.org. Marblehead: Poetry Salon, 2 to 4 p.m., Abbot ...

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AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol: Odds favor the machine over the human in $1 million Go match - GeekWire

Chess Research - Sun, 02/14/2016 - 17:47

GeekWire

AlphaGo vs. Lee Sedol: Odds favor the machine over the human in $1 million Go match
GeekWire
Next month's match against Sedol could be as big for fans of Go (and followers of AI research) as IBM's Deep Blue victory over chess champion Garry Kasparov was in 1997. The match will be streamed live from Seoul via You Tube from March 9 to 15.

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Celtic ask the question once more of Aberdeen after perfunctory win over County - Herald Scotland

Chess Research - Sun, 02/14/2016 - 16:35

Herald Scotland

Celtic ask the question once more of Aberdeen after perfunctory win over County
Herald Scotland
THIS was the equivalent of advancing your chess piece up the board then hastily slapping the clock. Your move. In beating Ross County with a performance that was more routine than remarkable, Celtic moved three points back in front at the top of the ...

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​Calendar: Week of February 15 - CBS News

Chess Research - Sun, 02/14/2016 - 10:41

CBS News

​Calendar: Week of February 15
CBS News
Research Priorities to Inform Public Health and Medical Practice, February 16; Watch live webcast, beginning 8:30 a.m. ET; Complete CBSNews.com coverage: Zika virus. Wednesday marks the 20th anniversary of world chess champion Garry Kasparov's ...

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Berlin: James Schamus Says This Election Season Echoes 1950s "Xenophobia" and "Slut-Shaming" - Hollywood Reporter

Chess Research - Sun, 02/14/2016 - 06:34

Hollywood Reporter

Berlin: James Schamus Says This Election Season Echoes 1950s "Xenophobia" and "Slut-Shaming"
Hollywood Reporter
Magnus, a feature documentary on Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, has been snatched up by multiple buyers in Berlin, one of several strong sellers from Scandinavian sales outfit TrustNordisk. Magus sold to NFP for Germany and Austria ...

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Who needs faster computers? - The Guardian

Chess Research - Sun, 02/14/2016 - 03:01

The Guardian

Who needs faster computers?
The Guardian
Remember the fable about the emperor and the man who invented chess. When asked to name his reward, the inventor requested that one grain or rice be ... But that's about to become history, he says. The industry road map to be released next month will ...

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South Korea Film Studios Are Finding a Place for "Interesting Female Personas" - Hollywood Reporter

Chess Research - Sun, 02/14/2016 - 01:00

Hollywood Reporter

South Korea Film Studios Are Finding a Place for "Interesting Female Personas"
Hollywood Reporter
Magnus, a feature documentary on Norwegian world chess champion Magnus Carlsen, has been snatched up by multiple buyers in Berlin, one of several strong sellers from Scandinavian sales outfit TrustNordisk. Magus sold to NFP for Germany and Austria ...

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An uninspiring mindset unmasked - Independent Online

Chess Research - Sat, 02/13/2016 - 23:54

An uninspiring mindset unmasked
Independent Online
Research on perceptive threat' highlights the way in which an external stimulus can provoke the application of a pre-existing belief or a pre-existing group attachment. This interaction between people and situations provides a compelling view of the ...

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