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Fear And Loathing in the House of Saud - Center for Research on Globalization

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 08:48

Center for Research on Globalization

Fear And Loathing in the House of Saud
Center for Research on Globalization
The supreme House of Saud obsession rules, drenched in fear and loathing: the Iranian “threat”. Riyadh, which is clueless on how to play geopolitical chess — or backgammon — will keep insisting on the oil war, as it cannot even contemplate a military ...

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Weekend Edition: How Much Money is Enough to Retire? - Investorplace.com

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 08:00

Weekend Edition: How Much Money is Enough to Retire?
Investorplace.com
That's the topic of today's classic essay by Casey Research founder Doug Casey. It originally appeared in ... In his spare time Paul has written several novels and played a lot of chess and in general has been able to follow his desires. In fact, Paul ...

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More chess in schools can help lift economic growth, says John Adams - The Australian

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 07:03

The Australian

More chess in schools can help lift economic growth, says John Adams
The Australian
The Turnbull government's recent suite of policies to boost innovation entails $1 billion of tax breaks for investors and extra funding for research, but overlooks the benefit of chess. Mr Adams says attempts in Australia thus far to attract public ...

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Grandson of Vilna rabbis awarded prestigious science award - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 06:02

Grandson of Vilna rabbis awarded prestigious science award
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
In one part of his research, Golomb's work underlies the process called CDMA, or Code Division Multiple Access, which, for example, allows hundreds of thousands of cell phones in the same city to communicate at the same time. On the side, he serves as ...

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Community calendar - LubbockOnline.com

Sun, 01/10/2016 - 00:20

Community calendar
LubbockOnline.com
Lubbock Chess Club — The Lubbock Chess Club will meet at the Mahon Library, 1306 Ninth St., from 2 to 4:45 p.m. All ages and skill levels are welcome. Call 775-2835 for ... Family Tree Research — Ready to start researching your family tree? Come to ...

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'Googling Reality': Internet Of Things Extends Business' Ability To Sense And ... - Forbes

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 23:28

Forbes

'Googling Reality': Internet Of Things Extends Business' Ability To Sense And ...
Forbes
The new world emerging with IoT, digital and cloud were explored in a recent interview with Stephen Hoover, CEO of the famed Xerox XRX +0.00% Palo Alto Research Center (PARC). In a recent chat ... “But who are the best computer chess players today?

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Spotlight on schools - Herald and News

Sat, 01/09/2016 - 12:34

Spotlight on schools
Herald and News
Tuesday: Nutrition classes presented by Klamath Basin Research & Extension Center (1:15 to 2 p.m. Donarski class and 2 to 2:45 p.m. Palmer class). Thursday: ... Triad School — Monday: Student council meeting; staff meeting; chess club. Tuesday and ...

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Discomfort Can Make You Smarter (Try It!) - ValueWalk

Fri, 01/08/2016 - 18:31

ValueWalk

Discomfort Can Make You Smarter (Try It!)
ValueWalk
The scientific research community has discovered a process called neuroplasticity. This basically means that the neural ... Good examples are games: crossword puzzles, sudoku puzzles, scrabble, chess or checkers. Memorize things. Next time you go ...

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Surf Finding Friends (and Waves) on a Solo Surf Trip to Taiwan - TheInertia.com

Fri, 01/08/2016 - 17:54

Surf Finding Friends (and Waves) on a Solo Surf Trip to Taiwan
TheInertia.com
After fruitless hours of research, it became apparent I had one option to take me from Chiayi in the west to Taitung in the east — blindly hopping on a train. Trains have a tendency of selling out of seats rapidly and purchasing tickets in advance is ...

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Club Notes for Jan. 9 to Jan. 16 - CapitalGazette.com

Fri, 01/08/2016 - 17:07

Club Notes for Jan. 9 to Jan. 16
CapitalGazette.com
•The Annapolis Chess Club meets from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays at Whole Foods Market's café, 200 Harker Place, Annapolis Towne Centre at Parole. Chess sets and clocks are available. For information, call 443-688-6855 or email jrc14@comcast.net.

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Knoxville man named to Forbes' '30 Under 30′ list for health care - WATE 6 On Your Side

Fri, 01/08/2016 - 16:34

WATE 6 On Your Side

Knoxville man named to Forbes' '30 Under 30′ list for health care
WATE 6 On Your Side
“My grandfather, when we were kids, we would play chess together. And I think that's where I got this mindset of looking at different options, trying to solve a puzzle,” he said. He then became interested in cancer research during his sophomore year at ...

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Could thinking robots developed by Welsh scientists help the fight against cancer? - WalesOnline

Fri, 01/08/2016 - 14:26

WalesOnline

Could thinking robots developed by Welsh scientists help the fight against cancer?
WalesOnline
The Swansea University cancer cell recognition research is an international collaboration with the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen in Munich, Germany, The Francis Crick Institute in London ...

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How Quentin Tarantino Changed His Ways on 'The Hateful Eight' (SPOILERS ABOUND) - Indie Wire (blog)

Fri, 01/08/2016 - 13:32

Indie Wire (blog)

How Quentin Tarantino Changed His Ways on 'The Hateful Eight' (SPOILERS ABOUND)
Indie Wire (blog)
On "Django Unchained," Leonardo DiCaprio added research—such as Calvin Candy's phrenology—that Tarantino incorporated into the film. "He's always looking for ways to go deeper and more intricate," said Sher. "It's rare that a .... It's important that ...

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Who ultimately will have the upper hand: machines or humans? - Washington Post

Fri, 01/08/2016 - 12:53

Washington Post

Who ultimately will have the upper hand: machines or humans?
Washington Post
Both research trajectories have made significant strides. In 1997, IBM's Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov, the reigning world chess champion, and in 2011, Watson beat “Jeopardy” whizzes Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, marking significant steps on the ...

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Why Seniors Should Join a Knitting Club - Sunrise Senior Living Blog (blog)

Fri, 01/08/2016 - 08:31

Why Seniors Should Join a Knitting Club
Sunrise Senior Living Blog (blog)
What if when you were knitting a scarf, you were also knitting better cognitive health and well-being? Research shows that regularly knitting has tremendous health benefits, and by joining a knitting club seniors can improve their minds, moods and spirits.

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Guthrie Library offers something for all ages - The Evening Sun

Fri, 01/08/2016 - 08:02

Guthrie Library offers something for all ages
The Evening Sun
... whether it be to just browse, to bring your child in for a story time or activity, to attend an adult book talk, to read a daily newspaper, or a current magazine, to research your family tree in the genealogy room, attend a program, or play chess ...

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Orcs, pubs and evensong: a literary stroll around John Carey's Oxford - Irish Times

Fri, 01/08/2016 - 07:20

Irish Times

Orcs, pubs and evensong: a literary stroll around John Carey's Oxford
Irish Times
As a scholarship research student in Merton College, Carey was given the opportunity to pig out on the entire canon of Elizabethan and Jacobean poetry and drama. I was particularly taken with his description of Merton's oldest Fellow, and keen chess ...

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Our Town Calendar of Events Jan. 7-13 - Ramona Sentinel

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 19:40

Our Town Calendar of Events Jan. 7-13
Ramona Sentinel
Ramona Library, 1275 Main St. Scrapbooking at 10 a.m., Adult Chess Club at 10 a.m., Conversation Cafe at 10 a.m., Bilingual Storytime at 10:30 a.m., English as a Second Language at 10:30 a.m., 3D Printer Demonstrations at 3 p.m., Homework Club at 4 ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 18:02

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
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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Get Out calendar for Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016 - The Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Thu, 01/07/2016 - 15:19

Get Out calendar for Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
“Horticultural Research: Montana Native Plants in the Domestic Landscape,” Montana Native Plant Society Valley of Flowers Chapter lecture, MSU Plant Bioscience Building Room 108, 7:30 p.m. Tracy Dougher, MSU Department Head of Agricultural Education ...

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