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Hard Premier League slog would take Pep Guardiola into the unknown - The Guardian (blog)

Sun, 12/20/2015 - 09:56

The Guardian (blog)

Hard Premier League slog would take Pep Guardiola into the unknown
The Guardian (blog)
To watch Guardiola during a match is to see a man engaged in a frenetic game of three-dimensional chess, always standing on the edge of his technical area, barking instructions, always seeking an advantage. When Bayern beat Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates ...

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Experts: tablet games can aid childhood development - Sydney Morning Herald

Sun, 12/20/2015 - 09:35

Sydney Morning Herald

Experts: tablet games can aid childhood development
Sydney Morning Herald
Research conducted by Swinburne University of Technology has found children who learn a specific skill either on a tablet or online are able to transfer that skill into the real world, something experts say is important for development. "Our research ...

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A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida's leading newspapers - SaintPetersBlog (blog)

Sun, 12/20/2015 - 07:58

SaintPetersBlog (blog)

A round-up of Sunday editorials from Florida's leading newspapers
SaintPetersBlog (blog)
Yes, freedom of thought and expression should flourish at universities, but so should high standards of research. Tracy's behavior also should stoke the debate in Florida about whether tenure is a good thing, or whether its virtual “lifetime job ...

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US, Cuba agree to restore regular commercial flights - SHU Spectrum

Sun, 12/20/2015 - 01:05

SHU Spectrum

US, Cuba agree to restore regular commercial flights
SHU Spectrum
As long as Jane Smith's schedule does not include activities inconsistent with a full-time research job, now all she has to do is obtain a tourist visa (different from a license) and - if traveling directly from the US - sign an affidavit from her ...
Remarks at Flag Raising CeremonyUS Department of State
American Airlines Statement On The Air Service Arrangement Between The U.S ...American Airlines
JetBlue Applauds Civil Aviation Agreement to Resume Scheduled Flights to Cuba ...Investis
Yahoo Politics -Washington Post
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US and Cuba at Odds Over Exodus of the Island's Doctors - New York Times

Sat, 12/19/2015 - 18:12

New York Times

US and Cuba at Odds Over Exodus of the Island's Doctors
New York Times
Jorge Duany, director of the Cuban Research Institute at Florida International University, said the decision to restrict travel was “part of the chess game,” intended to put pressure on the United States to end the program and revise other regulations ...

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Letters: Mideast 'Firestorm,' rather than Arab 'Spring' - National Post

Sat, 12/19/2015 - 05:24

National Post

Letters: Mideast 'Firestorm,' rather than Arab 'Spring'
National Post
More important, there are no signs today these states plan to change their political chess boards. The most that can be expected for the foreseeable ... Re: Research Backs Health Warnings On Alcohol, Dec. 17. Canadians do not need the Ontario nanny ...

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'Wolf of Pharma Street' holds up unwelcome mirror to industry - Sacramento Bee

Sat, 12/19/2015 - 00:22

New York Post

'Wolf of Pharma Street' holds up unwelcome mirror to industry
Sacramento Bee
Disdaining a business model dependent on expensive research and development, companies like Shkreli's Turing Pharmaceuticals, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Rodelis Therapeutics and others have taken advantage of inefficiencies in the U.S. ...
Pharma bad-boy Shkreli quits Turing after fraud chargesARY NEWS
Following Arrest, Martin Shkreli Resigns As CEO Of Turing PharmaceuticalsThevillagessuntimes
Shkreli resigns as Turing CEO after arrestJewocity.com (press release) (blog)

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David Bly: Laugh it up — it's healthy in so many ways - Times Colonist

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 21:45

David Bly: Laugh it up — it's healthy in so many ways
Times Colonist
Some tough slogging there. And not funny, unless you can see grim humour in the fact that amid all that research on humour, no one wrote anything the least bit humorous. It reminds of a presentation I attended by a person who taught a course on writing ...

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Following Arrest, Martin Shkreli Resigns As CEO Of Turing Pharmaceuticals - Thevillagessuntimes

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 21:03

Thevillagessuntimes

Following Arrest, Martin Shkreli Resigns As CEO Of Turing Pharmaceuticals
Thevillagessuntimes
"We wish to thank Martin for helping us build Turing Pharmaceuticals into the dynamic research focused company it is today, and wish him the best in his future endeavors", Tiles said in the statement. Mr Shkreli, was later released on a £3.3 million ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 17:41

REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR
Redlands Daily Facts
Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Proceeds help fund cancer research and patient services. For information, call ..... 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 ...

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ABBOT PUBLIC LIBRARY - Wicked Local Marblehead

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 17:18

ABBOT PUBLIC LIBRARY
Wicked Local Marblehead
Dr. Jarrett Byrnes takes you on a tour of the research his lab is conducting in Salem Sound and how it relates to our understanding of kelp forests around the globe. Come and hear about this ... Monday Night Children's Chess Club: 6-7 p.m.: Jan. 4, 11 ...

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What's happening Saturday, Dec. 19? - Pensacola News Journal

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 16:25

Pensacola News Journal

What's happening Saturday, Dec. 19?
Pensacola News Journal
Genealogical Society of Santa Rosa County Milton Library, 5541 Alabama St., Milton. 10 a.m. the third Saturday. Educational programs are presented as well as assistance in research. Patricia Wariner, 623-5160, or pwariner@bellsouth.net. Saturday Chess ...

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Everything You Know About Martin Shkreli Is Wrong—or Is It? - Vanity Fair

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 11:59

Vanity Fair

Everything You Know About Martin Shkreli Is Wrong—or Is It?
Vanity Fair
He tweets obnoxious snapshots of labels of $1,000-plus bottles of wine like 1982 Lafite-Rothschild, along with selfies inside a helicopter buzzing over Manhattan or posed next to a life-size chess set by a pool in the Hamptons. In one tweet, he linked ...
Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli resignsABC Online
Pharma bad-boy Shkreli quits Turing after fraud chargesGMA News

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Letters: Much About History - New York Times

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 10:24

Letters: Much About History
New York Times
... small combo, a driving beat, an energetic vocal and frivolous lyrics about a fast car. Although released on the Chess label, the recording was made at a Memphis studio that became Sun Records the following year, and produced by Sam Phillips. ALLEN ...

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Robophobic movies helping fear of artificial intelligence go viral - New Zealand Herald

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 10:12

Robophobic movies helping fear of artificial intelligence go viral
New Zealand Herald
Rule-driven robots play a mean game of chess but feel nothing about winning or losing. They just pick moves that optimise a mathematical value function. Humans associate intelligence ... It aims to engage policymakers, create interdisciplinary teams of ...

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Why do children believe in Santa? PLOS ONE studies examine how children ... - PLoS Blogs (blog)

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 10:00

PLoS Blogs (blog)

Why do children believe in Santa? PLOS ONE studies examine how children ...
PLoS Blogs (blog)
Lucas van Leyden, The game of chess, 16th century. Public domain. A recent PLOS ONE paper examined how children younger than five years develop reasoning about false ... The researchers suggest that children may fail to remember, interpret, and reject ...

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Defusal experts in cat-and-mouse game with bombmakers - veteran bomb technician​ - RT

Fri, 12/18/2015 - 02:33

RT

Defusal experts in cat-and-mouse game with bombmakers - veteran bomb technician​
RT
So, it's constantly looking at technology, constantly carrying up research and development to see if you can turn it into a bomb yourself and then watching what the terrorists do and effectively exploiting that technology so that you can come up with ...

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REDLANDS DAILY FACTS CALENDAR - Redlands Daily Facts

Thu, 12/17/2015 - 18:58

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, ... Proceeds help fund cancer research and patient services. For information, call 909-307-8900.

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Martin Shkreli Arrested on Fraud Charges - New York Times

Thu, 12/17/2015 - 15:16

New York Times

Martin Shkreli Arrested on Fraud Charges
New York Times
I don't believe for a second that his manipulation of drug prices fuels valuable research as he has claimed,” said Katie Uva, a 2006 alumni of Hunter College High School in Manhattan where Mr. Shkreli attended, in an email response to questions. This ...
Drug CEO Shkreli, who jacked up price of lifesaving drug, is arrestedThe Seattle Times
Federal Bureau of Investigation arrests pharma CEO Martin Shkreli on fraud chargesNewzy

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Alfred 'Nick' Linnerson Jr. - Columbus Telegram

Thu, 12/17/2015 - 12:49

Columbus Telegram

Alfred 'Nick' Linnerson Jr.
Columbus Telegram
ALBION — Alfred “Nick” Linnerson, 78, of Albion, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at Cloverlodge Care Center in St. Edward. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, at the United Church of Christ Congregational in Albion with the ...

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