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New social network aims to keep Wisconsin seniors in their homes longer - University of Wisconsin-Madison

Mon, 10/19/2015 - 13:15

New social network aims to keep Wisconsin seniors in their homes longer
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Called Elder Tree, the site is based on work led by David Gustafson, an emeritus research professor of industrial and systems engineering who directs the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS). CHESS is dedicated to developing ...

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THINGS TO DO: Oct. 22-28 - Marco Island Sun Times

Mon, 10/19/2015 - 13:01

Marco Island Sun Times

THINGS TO DO: Oct. 22-28
Marco Island Sun Times
Kids free Fridays 10 a.m. Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve Environmental Learning Center, 300 Tower Road, Naples, kids free when accompanied by adult, summer education program provides free admission for children ages 12 and younger ...

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Play is for Everyone: Making NYC Playgrounds More Equitable - Metropolis Magazine

Mon, 10/19/2015 - 11:42

Play is for Everyone: Making NYC Playgrounds More Equitable
Metropolis Magazine
Chess tables in public spaces also tend to draw a particularly diverse crowd of strangers to participate, watch, and even openly critique. Making play and recreational spaces more generationally and socially integrated makes ... This is one in a series ...

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Depleted Uranium Likely Buried at Fort Carson, Army Says - Military.com

Mon, 10/19/2015 - 06:47

Military.com

Depleted Uranium Likely Buried at Fort Carson, Army Says
Military.com
Another area where the depleted uranium rounds could have been used is next to the hospital and near buildings that house the 10th Forces Group. The Army says research shows that just three rounds were fired in that now-populated area off Titus Road, ...

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We Want To Succeed, But Are We Training For Success? - Forbes

Mon, 10/19/2015 - 06:13

Forbes

We Want To Succeed, But Are We Training For Success?
Forbes
The chess grandmaster studies and replays many games before entering the tournament; the Olympic wrestler spends years of training prior to qualifying and medal events; the championship college basketball team practices daily for weekly games. In each ...

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Economics Institute Receives Key Gift from Rex A. and Dr. Jeanne C. Sinquefield - Business Wire (press release)

Mon, 10/19/2015 - 00:02

Economics Institute Receives Key Gift from Rex A. and Dr. Jeanne C. Sinquefield
Business Wire (press release)
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A generous gift from Rex A. and Dr. Jeanne C. Sinquefield will create opportunities for top economic researchers to visit the University of Chicago Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics, sharing and sharpening ...

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Oklahoma City-area community briefs - NewsOK.com

Mon, 10/19/2015 - 00:00

Oklahoma City-area community briefs
NewsOK.com
NORMAN — Norman Public Library West has answers and guidance for those seeking to further their knowledge of their family history with the program "An Introduction to Genealogy Research" at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the library, 300 Norman Center Court ...

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Clubs & Meetings: Week of Oct. 19 - The Daily Courier

Sun, 10/18/2015 - 21:39

Clubs & Meetings: Week of Oct. 19
The Daily Courier
Northern Arizona Genealogy Society free assistance with genealogy research, 1 to 3 p.m. the 2nd and 4th Thursday by appointment at Prescott Public Library, 215 E. Goodwin St. 928-777-1500. Occupy Prescott, in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street, meets 5 ...

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Democrats welcome the gun debate to the campaign - Yahoo News UK

Sun, 10/18/2015 - 09:20

Yahoo News UK

Democrats welcome the gun debate to the campaign
Yahoo News UK
A July Pew Research Center poll found that 85 percent of those questioned, including 87 percent of those in gun-owning households, support requiring background checks for private sales and at gun shows. But on the more general question of whether gun ...

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Can an ancient card game save the world from the Kali Yuga? - Livemint

Sat, 10/17/2015 - 22:39

Livemint

Can an ancient card game save the world from the Kali Yuga?
Livemint
The game begins in the Kali Yuga—the current epoch and age of vice. Around the board are six players, each with a glass of water calibrated to 10 units. Every time players draw a bad karma card from the stack on the table, they have to knock back one ...

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Male brain is programmed to seek out sex even if it means sacrificing food ... - National Post

Sat, 10/17/2015 - 20:30

National Post

Male brain is programmed to seek out sex even if it means sacrificing food ...
National Post
It is said that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, but a study has indicated that when it comes to sex, food is the last thing on his mind. Researchers have found that the male brain will seek out sex, even at the expense of a good meal ...

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Excitement over 3-D printers, stocks subside - Tribune-Review

Sat, 10/17/2015 - 19:38

Excitement over 3-D printers, stocks subside
Tribune-Review
“A lot of the machine manufacturers wanted you to believe every room in your home will have a 3-D printer.” Sales of printers to hobbyists may drop 18 percent this year to $112 million and aren't likely to reach the levels of last year's holiday season ...

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AG: DraftKings CEO called daily fantasy sports 'a casino' - Las Vegas Review-Journal

Sat, 10/17/2015 - 19:37

Las Vegas Review-Journal

AG: DraftKings CEO called daily fantasy sports 'a casino'
Las Vegas Review-Journal
During a panel discussion on whether or not fantasy sports is a form of gambling, Robins said daily fantasy sports was a game of skill, similar to chess or playing the stock market. Robins said the players attracted to Boston-based DraftKings were ...

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'I could not put books down, was reading under night lights while hiding from ... - Today's Zaman

Sat, 10/17/2015 - 11:57

Today's Zaman

'I could not put books down, was reading under night lights while hiding from ...
Today's Zaman
My father was encouraging me to learn the piano, chess and drawing," Civan recalls. He notes he was .... In the professional sense I have three alternatives: I can continue to concentrate all of my energy on conducting hardcore scientific research. My ...

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Thumbs up to library leader, PHS coach and more - Seacoastonline.com

Sat, 10/17/2015 - 01:46

Thumbs up to library leader, PHS coach and more
Seacoastonline.com
In the past, we've seen “Jewels of the MFA” with a curator from Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, chess club and teen movie nights. The list goes on and on. The Seacoast is lucky to have several town libraries that hold these kinds ... the University of ...

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Get up and go! Here's what's going on Saturday, Oct. 17 - Pensacola News Journal

Fri, 10/16/2015 - 21:05

Pensacola News Journal

Get up and go! Here's what's going on Saturday, Oct. 17
Pensacola News Journal
Genealogical Society of Santa Rosa County 10 a.m. Milton Library, 5541 Alabama St. 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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Resolution in honor of the producers of the motion picture Endgame - The Edinburg Review

Fri, 10/16/2015 - 15:38

The Edinburg Review

Resolution in honor of the producers of the motion picture Endgame
The Edinburg Review
The film, which is playing at the Carmike Theater in Edinburg, tells the story about the coming of age for a young boy who joins the high school chess team. Endgame ... Several programs under the umbrella of the Undergraduate Research Conference at UT ...

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Resolution in honor of the producers of the motion picture Endgame - The Valley Town Crier

Fri, 10/16/2015 - 14:52

The Valley Town Crier

Resolution in honor of the producers of the motion picture Endgame
The Valley Town Crier
The film, which is playing at the Carmike Theater in Edinburg, tells the story about the coming of age for a young boy who joins the high school chess team. Endgame ... Several programs under the umbrella of the Undergraduate Research Conference at UT ...

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It's confusing when the Swiss go to the polls. Here are 6 surprising things ... - Washington Post (blog)

Fri, 10/16/2015 - 14:36

Washington Post (blog)

It's confusing when the Swiss go to the polls. Here are 6 surprising things ...
Washington Post (blog)
Let's play chess! The Swiss electoral system is “unusually complex,” according to the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe). Its free list system gives each voter as many votes as there are seats in his or her district (between one ...

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What's it like to party with Mensans? - Calgary Herald

Fri, 10/16/2015 - 13:17

What's it like to party with Mensans?
Calgary Herald
People in Mensa might be interested in chess, so they can form a chess special-interest group. There's a subgroup ... It's very funny, but it helps raise funds for the Mensa Education and Research Foundation Scholarships that are given to students. I ...

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