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Mastering ancient Go still does not compute - The Australian

Sun, 01/03/2016 - 07:01

The Australian

Mastering ancient Go still does not compute
The Australian
In 1989, the company launched a research project to create Deep Blue, a computer explicitly designed to win a match against the world chess champion. It did just that, defeating Garry Kasparov in 1997. The project didn't result in products that IBM ...

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Start off the new year with a new hobby or new knowledge - Burlington County Times (subscription)

Sun, 01/03/2016 - 04:36

Start off the new year with a new hobby or new knowledge
Burlington County Times (subscription)
The Burlington County Library System's events calendar is teeming with programs ready to kick off the New Year by exploring some new hobbies, including coloring, knitting and chess. BCLS also continues to offer a variety of computer classes for those ...

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Metro's phase III set to transform the way Delhi travels - The Statesman

Sun, 01/03/2016 - 00:15

The Statesman

Metro's phase III set to transform the way Delhi travels
The Statesman
A study by Central Road Research Institute (CERI) says that metro helped keep around 4 lakh cars off roads in 2014. The numbers may increase exponentially once the new sections are launched by the end of 2016. According to official data, work in the ...

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Can Tactical Asset Allocation Work? - Morningstar.com

Sat, 01/02/2016 - 23:52

Can Tactical Asset Allocation Work?
Morningstar.com
Our research has found, however, that tactical funds generally have failed to deliver better risk-adjusted returns, or downside protection, than do traditional balanced index portfolios. Granted, the recent bull market for U.S. equities made it tough ...

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Intelligencer Community Calendar for Jan. 3 - The Intelligencer (subscription)

Sat, 01/02/2016 - 23:21

Intelligencer Community Calendar for Jan. 3
The Intelligencer (subscription)
10 a.m.-noon Jan. 9. Constance Ace, Your Roots Are Showing: Research Behind the Presentation. Dr. David Library of .... Billiards, ceramics, aerobics, line dancing, pinochle, Zumba, art class, chess club, chorale group, Wii bowling, Tai Chi. 215-453-7027.

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The 21st Century Philosophers - OZY

Sat, 01/02/2016 - 23:04

The 21st Century Philosophers
OZY
The Machine Intelligence Research Institute, a tiny collective with six researchers on staff, shares a hallway (tellingly) with the nonprofit Center for Applied Rationality. In the collective's cramped space, where one must step over a mattress on the ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Sat, 01/02/2016 - 16:32

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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Looking for something to do today? - Pensacola News Journal

Sat, 01/02/2016 - 07:53

Pensacola News Journal

Looking for something to do today?
Pensacola News Journal
Saturday Chess Club Lucia Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon for ages 8 to 17; 1 to 2 p.m. for ages 18 and older. 471-6980. Family History Research West Florida Genealogy Library, 5740 N. Ninth Ave. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ...

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John Marsden's Candlebark chess champions take on the nation's best and win - The Age

Sat, 01/02/2016 - 07:38

The Age

John Marsden's Candlebark chess champions take on the nation's best and win
The Age
"I'd read quite a bit of research indicating that it helps students develop their academic and intellectual abilities. We have seen kids make remarkable progress across a range of fronts and I think chess has been a significant factor in helping them ...

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Calendar: Saturday, Jan 2, 2016 - Pensacola News Journal

Fri, 01/01/2016 - 23:04

Pensacola News Journal

Calendar: Saturday, Jan 2, 2016
Pensacola News Journal
Saturday Chess Club Lucia Tryon Branch Library, 1200 Langley Ave. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon for ages 8 to 17; 1 to 2 p.m. for ages 18 and older. 471-6980. Family History Research West Florida Genealogy Library, 5740 N. Ninth Ave. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ...

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madurai today - The Hindu

Fri, 01/01/2016 - 18:33

madurai today
The Hindu
Yoga Research Centre: Yoga training by S. Yoganand, Department of Philosophy, Madura College, 6.30 a.m.. Bhumi Art Centre: Free winter camp for yoga, Bharati Ula Road, 10 a.m.. GENERAL. Seed Plan Society: 16{+t}{+h}annual day ... Anonymous: Meeting ...

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madurai today - The Hindu

Fri, 01/01/2016 - 18:09

madurai today
The Hindu
Yoga Research Centre: Yoga training by S. Yoganand, Department of Philosophy, Madura College, 6.30 a.m.. Bhumi Art Centre: Free winter camp for yoga, Bharati Ula Road, 10 a.m.. GENERAL. Seed Plan Society: 16{+t}{+h}annual day ... Anonymous: Meeting ...

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Meet the woman leading the race to build the world's first quantum computer - The Guardian

Fri, 01/01/2016 - 17:10

The Guardian

Meet the woman leading the race to build the world's first quantum computer
The Guardian
She is driven not only by a love of her work and mentoring up-and-coming researchers, she says, but by an urge to prove other people wrong. “I think it goes back to when I was very young, when my dad played chess with my brother,” she says. “I used to ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Thu, 12/31/2015 - 18:33

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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Obama to reverse Bill Clinton gun control strategy, increase number of ... - Washington Times

Thu, 12/31/2015 - 18:04

Washington Times

Obama to reverse Bill Clinton gun control strategy, increase number of ...
Washington Times
Researchers are still trying to reach a consensus on the causes for the drastic decline. Since 2000, the gun homicide rate has remained relatively flat, according to an analysis by the Pew Research Center. .... I hate playing chess with a liberal ...

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UTRGV bids farewell to 2015 -- a historic, momentous, groundbreaking year - The Valley Town Crier

Thu, 12/31/2015 - 13:25

The Valley Town Crier

UTRGV bids farewell to 2015 -- a historic, momentous, groundbreaking year
The Valley Town Crier
We cheered on our new soccer team and applauded our brilliant chess players. National honors .... Ten UTRGV faculty members will join researchers from six other Texas institutions to participate in the Texas OneGulf Center of Excellence. Its ...

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The bean scene - Kamloops This Week

Thu, 12/31/2015 - 10:59

Kamloops This Week

The bean scene
Kamloops This Week
There is also be space for a chess table. By doing the ... Brynjolfson always wanted to have her own business and the two conducted research from the parking lots of Thompson Rivers University before buying the space on McGill Road. “Four years ago ...

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John L. Marshall, MD, Discusses the Growing Treatment Paradigm in CRC - Targeted Oncology

Thu, 12/31/2015 - 10:58

John L. Marshall, MD, Discusses the Growing Treatment Paradigm in CRC
Targeted Oncology
With that, we have improved survival and outcomes," said Marshall, chief, Division Of Hematology/Oncology, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Georgetown University Hospital, associate director, Clinical Research, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer ...

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Stephen Bland: What I learned from Jim Slater - MoneyWeek

Thu, 12/31/2015 - 04:27

MoneyWeek

Stephen Bland: What I learned from Jim Slater
MoneyWeek
What had happened was that the deceased had given permission for his body to be used for research. The corpse had been taken to the local medical school. They'd opened the top of ..... A: He's got that. He's not short of nerve. He's not a compulsive ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Wed, 12/30/2015 - 19:52

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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