Chess Research
Why Scalia's death could turn the the 2016 election upside down - Fox News
Fox News
LBJ, ever the great congressional chess master, figured the move would calm down the Senate's conservative southern Democrats. However, Johnson's scheme soon fell apart. Fortas was roughed up by the Senate Judiciary Committee – the first sitting ...
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Stop power struggle over photonics now - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
While Morelle's bill does not specifically reference Kaloyeros by name, it reads, "...no president of any SUNY or CUNY university shall receive annual compensation from any state agency, including the SUNY Research Foundation, which, in the aggregate ...
Community Calendar - Sandusky Register
Sandusky Register
Sandusky Register
... Countryside Park Main Office. Join Tom Kashmer in winter bird population research. ... Registration, 419-547-7174. Huron Public Library: Valentine Chess Tournament: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Two divisions - Middle School (grades 5-8) or High School (grades 9-12).
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Resistance may be futile, but it's fun Game Review: 'XCOM2' - Waterbury Republican American
Waterbury Republican American
Onboard, teams of scientists and engineers eagerly await your orders to build new tech and research alien artifacts. Much like the combat layer, the Avenger continues to evolve as you journey deeper towards disrupting the alien hierarchy. You can ...
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North Shore Community Calendar - The Salem News
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 ...
REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts
Redlands Daily Facts
Cycle for ALS fundraiser: The Energy Lab, 304 E. Citrus Ave., Redlands, holds a Cycle for ALS fundraiser 2 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Funds raised will go to the Blazeman Foundation for ALS Inc., to be used for ALS research. For information on the Blazeman ...
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Go and the end of humanity as we know it - Rappler
Rappler
Rappler
Computers have been trying to beat humans at Chess and Go since the 1950's, but the first major breakthroughs didn't occur until 1977 when Northwestern University's "Chess" won a tournament against human participants. By 1980, the program Belle was ...
Nigeria without oil - Vanguard
Vanguard
Vanguard
Finland also has a very well educated work force, perhaps the best in Europe and it is always at the cutting edge of research and technology. Quality education unfortunately, is one of Nigeria's Achilles heels at the moment. In considering the ... A ...
$12B Army IT RFP is out - FCW.com
FCW.com
FCW.com
Cuts to the CHESS travel budget will make it harder for the Army component on its own to drum up interest across the service in ITES-3S, according to Neff. "We're looking, obviously, for industry folks that are going to go out and help sell this ...
Hannibal Buress Joining Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron in 'Baywatch' (Exclusive) - Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter
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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French Researchers Make New Strides in Engineering Acoustic Absorption, Soon to 3D Print Metasurfaces - 3DPrint.com
3DPrint.com
From the smallest things—for instance, my son couldn't find his chess set after our recent move, so he just hopped on over to Thingiverse for ideas and then began 3D printing out a new one for the whole family to enjoy—including a new board. And to ...
Love In The Time Of Robots: A Chat With Ex Machina Director Alex Garland - The FADER
The FADER
The FADER
In Garland's movie, an alcoholic billionaire hermit-genius has created a self-aware humanoid android named Ava. The billionaire recruits a meek, low-level employee of his company to his far-off estate/research-lab/dance-palace. The employee has a task: ...
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ASX wavers over future of Chess platform as it begins work on blockchain settlement - Finextra (press release)
Finextra (press release)
The Australian Stock Exchange says it plans to hire more staff as it lays the groundwork for the introduction of of a new post-trade platform based on distributed ledger technology. In its full-year report, the ASX provided more details on its plans ...
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Social Media News Roundup: Young People Ignoring Social Media Age Limits - Internet Marketing News
Internet Marketing News
Internet Marketing News
Adam Stokes runs through this week's social media marketing news, including new research on the amount of younger users across social media, major changes to Twitter's timeline, and Easter eggs in Facebook Messenger.
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Entrepreneur inspired by video game competition is launching Global Poker League - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
He plans to impose a chess-like clock, limiting the time that teams have to make moves. Games should be four times faster, Dreyfus claims. Players will stand at a table to encourage them to release rage and excitement, with cameras capturing chest ...
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Why reps are not using their digital sales aids … and how to inspire them to change - PharmaLive (press release) (subscription)
PharmaLive (press release) (subscription)
According to our research, apps that are updated only once during the course of a year have a usage rate of just 39 percent, but two updates per year push that usage rate up to 55 percent, and three or more drives it to 74 percent. This should not come ...
CALENDAR: Theater, Sustainability, Nancy Pelosi and more - Claremont Courier
Claremont Courier
Claremont Courier
RE-DO GENEALOGY RESEARCH Hal Horrocks is a professional genealogist, teacher, author and lecturer and has been doing family research for 15 years. He is a member of several professional genealogical associations and is the current president of the ...
REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - 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 beginners to experts. Chess boards and pieces are provided. .... Cycle for ALS fundraiser: The ...
What's Hillary Clinton's next move? - BBC News
BBC News
BBC News
The contest for the Democratic nomination has become a real race between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. After a win for each in Iowa and New Hampshire, the next round will start tonight tonight with the debate in Milwaukee. This is a key moment in ...
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Calendar of events Feb. 11-17 - Ramona Sentinel
Ramona Sentinel
Hawk Watch, presented by Wildlife Research Institute, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Begent Ranch, 18528 Highland Valley Road. Free. Bring binoculars or use available scopes. ... Ramona Library, 1275 Main St., 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Baby Yoga at 9 a.m., Country Line ...