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The economist who thought big - Financial Times

Chess Research - Fri, 11/27/2015 - 08:20

The economist who thought big
Financial Times
In the three years of playing chess every day from noon to two, I may have beaten Don at chess, but he taught me economics; more important, he taught me how to reason like an economist, and that skill is still perhaps the most important set of tools ...

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Are sites like FanDuel based on luck or skill? - AL.com

Chess Research - Fri, 11/27/2015 - 08:17

Are sites like FanDuel based on luck or skill?
AL.com
As a sports media scholar who has conducted research on fantasy sports play, I find myself fielding quite a few questions from a variety of constituencies relating to the rapid explosion of daily, weekly and season-long fantasy games. Usually, it's the ...

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Maynard Collins (1946-2015) — Playwright wrote Hank Williams: The Show He ... - Ottawa Citizen

Chess Research - Fri, 11/27/2015 - 06:31

Ottawa Citizen

Maynard Collins (1946-2015) — Playwright wrote Hank Williams: The Show He ...
Ottawa Citizen
He taught the boys chess, refusing ever to “dumb it down.” “Of course, he crushed us,” Aaron said. “I was a teenager before I could beat him. That was a big moment for me.” ... Collins worked for the National Film Board, the Canada Council and the ...

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Needed: Revolutionary struggle - Israel Hayom

Chess Research - Fri, 11/27/2015 - 06:13

Needed: Revolutionary struggle
Israel Hayom
Gershon Hacohen, recently retired from 41 years of service in the Israel Defense Forces, who has joined the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies as a senior research associate. Hacohen is an out-of-the-box deep thinker. He is messianic and ...

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Is the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd share price a BARGAIN? - Motley Fool Australia

Chess Research - Thu, 11/26/2015 - 19:55

Is the Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Corp Ltd share price a BARGAIN?
Motley Fool Australia
Investment in research & development rose 14.3% to $35.8 million, or 9.4% of operating revenue. ... Fisher & Paykel competes with both RedMed Inc. (CHESS) (ASX: RMD) and Philips Respironics in the huge market for the treatment of sleep apnoea.

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Turing Pharmaceuticals Won't Cut Price of Daraprim - Venture Capital Post

Chess Research - Thu, 11/26/2015 - 19:20

Venture Capital Post

Turing Pharmaceuticals Won't Cut Price of Daraprim
Venture Capital Post
(Credit: MoneyTimes) Martin Shkreli, chief investment officer of MSMB Capital Management, sits for a photograph behind a chess board in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011. MSMB made an unsolicited $378 million takeover bid for Amag ...

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Homeschool boy in government custody 7 YEARS - WND.com

Chess Research - Thu, 11/26/2015 - 19:09

WND.com

Homeschool boy in government custody 7 YEARS
WND.com
... so they can sit back and gloat at how "gullible" we are !!! Think about it and THEN,, do some research ! ... that Sweden has become, does the true viciousness emerge. It's like some murky Bergman flick, with Max von Sydow playing chess with the Devil.

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Valeant Not The Only Drug Firm Feeling Investor Wrath - ValueWalk

Chess Research - Thu, 11/26/2015 - 12:55

ValueWalk

Valeant Not The Only Drug Firm Feeling Investor Wrath
ValueWalk
Valeant, Horizon and the others are a new breed of “vulture” pharmaceutical company that undertakes as little research and development as possible and tries to boost sales growth through debt-fueled acquisitions of older drugs which they can raise ...

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Autumn Statement puts George Osborne back on track to move next door to Number 10 - The Independent

Chess Research - Thu, 11/26/2015 - 12:25

The Independent

Autumn Statement puts George Osborne back on track to move next door to Number 10
The Independent
Some Tory MPs say Mr Osborne views politics as a game of chess and, as usual, is thinking several moves ahead. Under the party's leadership election rules, Tory MPs choose a shortlist of two candidates, from which the party's members make the final ...

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USA needs a national agenda on globalising HE, says ACE - The PIE News

Chess Research - Thu, 11/26/2015 - 11:29

USA needs a national agenda on globalising HE, says ACE
The PIE News
Jamaal Abdul-Alim is a writer based in Washington, DC who writes regularly on higher education and chess. ... Robin Matross Helms, associate director for research at the Center for Internationalization and Global Engagement at ACE, authored the report.

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Needed: Revolutionary struggle - Jerusalem Post Israel News

Chess Research - Thu, 11/26/2015 - 11:29

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Needed: Revolutionary struggle
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Gershon Hacohen, who just retired from 41 years of service in the Israel Defense Forces, and has joined the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies as a senior research associate. Hacohen is an out-of-the-box deep thinker. He is messianic and ...

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Writing (ie selling) covered calls › - Intelligent Investor

Chess Research - Thu, 11/26/2015 - 06:50

Writing (ie selling) covered calls ›
Intelligent Investor
I really like to see the CHESS statement in mine and my wife's name and know we personally hold those securities in CHESS). The research is what has made me decide to stay subscribed continuously from now on. Personally, I didn't realise how important ...

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DC community calendar, Nov. 26-Dec. 3, 2015 - Washington Post

Chess Research - Thu, 11/26/2015 - 02:02

DC community calendar, Nov. 26-Dec. 3, 2015
Washington Post
Board of Education case, the Little Rock Nine crisis, research activities at historically black colleges and universities, and busing in Charlotte and Boston, presentation materials available at www.archives.gov/calendar/know-your-records. 2 p.m ...

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Chinese Millennials Driving Travel Boom Differ From Their Parents, US Counterparts - Forbes

Chess Research - Thu, 11/26/2015 - 01:10

Forbes

Chinese Millennials Driving Travel Boom Differ From Their Parents, US Counterparts
Forbes
Chinese overseas travel is big and getting bigger. The generation born in the 1980s will increasingly dominate the outflow, crucial for Asian gaming destinations including Macau, Manila and South Korea. A report from leisure architect and environment ...

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Douglass C. North, maverick economist and Nobel laureate, dies - SFGate

Chess Research - Wed, 11/25/2015 - 17:38

The Economist

Douglass C. North, maverick economist and Nobel laureate, dies
SFGate
In presenting the prize, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited both men “for having renewed research in economic history by applying economic theory and quantitative methods in order to explain economic and institutional change.” Mr. North came ...
Douglass C. North, Maverick Economist and Nobel Laureate, Dies at 95New York Times

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Going For A Run May Induce The Growth Of New Brain Cells And Improve Long-Term ... - Medical Daily

Chess Research - Wed, 11/25/2015 - 15:57

Medical Daily

Going For A Run May Induce The Growth Of New Brain Cells And Improve Long-Term ...
Medical Daily
"Our research indicates that exercise-induced increase in neurogenesis improves pattern separation by supporting unique and detailed long-term representations of similar but nevertheless different memory items," lead investigator Dr. Josef ...
Can physical exercise enhance long-term memory?EurekAlert (press release)

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Cory Farley: 7 tips for choosing the next president - Reno Gazette Journal

Chess Research - Wed, 11/25/2015 - 15:00

Reno Gazette Journal

Cory Farley: 7 tips for choosing the next president
Reno Gazette Journal
His subtitle caught my eye: "A research-backed guide to picking the next president. ... Additionally, Malkin warns, "If someone openly brags about paying others to do their bidding, then they don't view people as fellow human beings, but as chess pieces.".

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Valeant shares seesaw after hedge fund links drugmaker to more pharmacies - USA TODAY

Chess Research - Wed, 11/25/2015 - 14:13

USA TODAY

Valeant shares seesaw after hedge fund links drugmaker to more pharmacies
USA TODAY
Shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX) seesawed Wednesday after a hedge fund said the embattled drugmaker appeared to have business ties with dozens more pharmacies than previously known. Bronte Capital, an Australia-based hedge ...
Valeant mostly unscathed by short-seller report alleging ties to at least 78 ...Financial Post

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Canada Stocks Rise as Consumer Shares Gain, Valeant Rebounds - Bloomberg

Chess Research - Wed, 11/25/2015 - 10:22

Canada Stocks Rise as Consumer Shares Gain, Valeant Rebounds
Bloomberg
The shares plunged earlier after Sydney-based Bronte Capital in a blog posting identified 78 pharmacies with names alluding to chess moves or to Stephen King novels it claims are probably tied to the drugmaker. The hedge fund has a short-selling ...

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Can physical exercise enhance long-term memory? - EurekAlert (press release)

Chess Research - Wed, 11/25/2015 - 08:24

EurekAlert (press release)

Can physical exercise enhance long-term memory?
EurekAlert (press release)
These results are published in the first issue of Brain Plasticity, a new journal from IOS Press. "Our research indicates that exercise-induced increase in neurogenesis improves pattern separation by supporting unique and detailed long-term ...

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