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Chinese dairy giant's local listing a chance for investors - Weekly Times Now

Chess Research - Mon, 11/23/2015 - 15:28

Weekly Times Now

Chinese dairy giant's local listing a chance for investors
Weekly Times Now
China Dairy Corporation will effectively float about 13 per cent of its company on the ASX through a new Hong Kong holding subsidiary in mid-January, selling 75-100 million shares as Chess Depositary Interests (CDIs) for 20c-25c each to raise about $20 ...

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Researchers are creating their own test subject - University Press

Chess Research - Mon, 11/23/2015 - 15:11

University Press

Researchers are creating their own test subject
University Press
Deep Blue is famous among the AI community for being the first computer to beat a world chess champion, Garry Kasparov. This AI was programmed specifically to play the game though. “Train it for chess and give it Tic-tac-toe and it collapses,” says ...

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Links and quotes for November 23, 2015: Entrepreneurship funding, global ... - American Enterprise Institute

Chess Research - Mon, 11/23/2015 - 12:32

American Enterprise Institute

Links and quotes for November 23, 2015: Entrepreneurship funding, global ...
American Enterprise Institute
Among the areas suffering from insufficient investment, according to a recent report by a committee of MIT professors: medical research into Alzheimer's and infectious diseases, cybersecurity for non-defense systems, agricultural R&D that could help ...

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Yale researchers bring an engineering approach to systems biology efforts - Yale News

Chess Research - Mon, 11/23/2015 - 10:07

Yale News

Yale researchers bring an engineering approach to systems biology efforts
Yale News
In a chess game, it would be the equivalent of examining how the white player might move his rook if the black player puts it in jeopardy. This remains a common approach in drug research: cells are exposed to different doses of a drug and the exposure ...

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We talk to the Ravens guard and mathematician. - Baltimore Magazine

Chess Research - Mon, 11/23/2015 - 09:41

Baltimore Magazine

We talk to the Ravens guard and mathematician.
Baltimore Magazine
So, the way it works is there are six rounds of chess, five rounds of boxing. If you knock the opponent out, you ... I take my laptop, a pad, pen, maybe a couple papers that I've printed off line, work on some research or do some reading. I'm staying ...

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Teen of the Week collection: Week 10 - Carlisle Sentinel

Chess Research - Mon, 11/23/2015 - 08:03

Carlisle Sentinel

Teen of the Week collection: Week 10
Carlisle Sentinel
Learning to ice skate can be a difficult process; it requires balance, rhythm and a strong patience for falling many, many times. Learning to ice skate in unison with 15 other skaters is an entirely different story. Camp Hill senior Charlotte Kuller ...

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Chinese dairy giant's local listing a chance for investors - The Australian

Chess Research - Mon, 11/23/2015 - 07:03

The Australian

Chinese dairy giant's local listing a chance for investors
The Australian
China Dairy Corporation will effectively float about 13 per cent of its company on the ASX through a new Hong Kong holding subsidiary in mid-January, selling 75-100 million shares as Chess Depositary Interests (CDIs) for 20c-25c each to raise about $20 ...

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Towards Having Healthy Change Agents - AllAfrica.com

Chess Research - Mon, 11/23/2015 - 06:10

Towards Having Healthy Change Agents
AllAfrica.com
Research indicates that a child trained in a chess game is 20 times more effective at school than the one without the training. Numerous studies have demonstrated the positive effects of playing chess on academic achievement. It is also heralded that ...

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Powell Library plays up video game-centered learning to students - Daily Bruin

Chess Research - Mon, 11/23/2015 - 02:32

Daily Bruin

Powell Library plays up video game-centered learning to students
Daily Bruin
Visitors participated in a variety of different games, ranging from classic board games like Mancala and chess to some of the latest video games like PlayStation 4′s “The Last of Us” and Nintendo's “Super Smash Bros. for Wii U”. UCLA alumnus ... Visit ...

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Bilingualism May Help Stroke Patients Recover Faster- Finds Study - Health Newsline

Chess Research - Mon, 11/23/2015 - 02:20

Bilingualism May Help Stroke Patients Recover Faster- Finds Study
Health Newsline
The study carried out by researchers based in India and the United Kingdom has revealed that speaking multiple languages may be linked to better cognitive function after stroke. People ... The study findings suggest that intellectually stimulating ...

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Analysts weigh in on potential railroad merger - Herald and News

Chess Research - Sun, 11/22/2015 - 09:38

Analysts weigh in on potential railroad merger
Herald and News
Some analysts foresee a kind of Wall Street chess match unfolding. Canadian Pacific's offer “may be the ... Chris Wetherbee, an analyst with Citi Research, titled his 19-page report: “CP Makes An Offer Norfolk Can Refuse.” He added, however, that the ...

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Education notes: News from schools near you - TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press

Chess Research - Sun, 11/22/2015 - 00:04

Education notes: News from schools near you
TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press
The event is a tryout for students to qualify for the school's traveling chess team. -- Inver Hills Community College was ranked third by the Military Times as a school ... to the University of Minnesota to promote American Indian nutrition nationwide ...

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Spotlight's secret weapon: Liev Schreiber discusses his role as the Boston ... - Entertainment Weekly

Chess Research - Sat, 11/21/2015 - 15:23

Entertainment Weekly

Spotlight's secret weapon: Liev Schreiber discusses his role as the Boston ...
Entertainment Weekly
For all the severity of its subject matter, Tom McCarthy's extraordinary journalism drama Spotlight (in theaters now) is not a movie of noble gestures and emotive Oscar-bait moments. And the performance which best encapsulates the film's unassuming, ...

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How fantasy sports have altered reality of Broncos, other NFL players - The Denver Post

Chess Research - Sat, 11/21/2015 - 14:57

Sports Illustrated

How fantasy sports have altered reality of Broncos, other NFL players
The Denver Post
NFL players have grown accustomed to being pawns in the chess game of millions of fantasy general managers. .... According to research firm IEG, the partnerships with DraftKings and FanDuel are worth an estimated $6 million to $7 million for each team.
DraftKings Lawyer Boies Says MA Rules Bid Best BetLedger Gazette

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Publishers: Here's your counter-move to Apple's ad blocking - VentureBeat

Chess Research - Sat, 11/21/2015 - 13:00

VentureBeat

Publishers: Here's your counter-move to Apple's ad blocking
VentureBeat
Digital media is currently in the midst of a revolution of sorts. Or maybe it's more of a Cold War. It's too soon to tell which. With Apple pushing ad blocking with its iOS9 release, and with the whole online advertising ecosystem running counter to ...

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Video gamers beware - eNCA

Chess Research - Sat, 11/21/2015 - 11:35

eNCA

Video gamers beware
eNCA
Not only did the system give flesh-and-blood gamers a run for their money, it discovered tricks its own programmers didn't even know existed, a team from Google-owned research company DeepMind reported in the scientific journal Nature. ... The creators ...

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Community Notes: Nov. 21 - The Sheboygan Press

Chess Research - Fri, 11/20/2015 - 21:34

Community Notes: Nov. 21
The Sheboygan Press
Organized by the Ozaukee Regional Chess Association, registration will run 8:30-9:15 a.m. with rounds starting at 9:30 a.m. The format is four round Swiss System — four games in one day — non-rated with 25 minutes per player. Admission is free ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Chess Research - Fri, 11/20/2015 - 20:45

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
Redlands Daily Facts
Information: www.scvachoral.org. Ritual Brewing Co. anniversary celebration: Ritual Brewing Co. celebrates its third anniversary today at the brewery at 1315 Research Drive, Redlands. ..... Chess boards and pieces are provided. Information: 909-798-7572.

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Things to do Saturday, Nov. 21 - Pensacola News Journal

Chess Research - Fri, 11/20/2015 - 20:12

Pensacola News Journal

Things to do Saturday, Nov. 21
Pensacola News Journal
Educational programs are presented as well as assistance in research. Patricia Wariner, 623-5160, or pwariner@bellsouth.net. Saturday Chess Club Lucia Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays for ages 8 to 17; 1 to 2 p.m. for ...

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Tomb in China Yields Ancient Game Board and Pieces - New Historian

Chess Research - Fri, 11/20/2015 - 18:10

New Historian

Tomb in China Yields Ancient Game Board and Pieces
New Historian
While the rules are likely to have changed significantly over the centuries, a 2,200 year old poem attributed to the author Song Yu describes a chess or checkers-like game where two players faced off against each other, pieces were “kinged” and points ...

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